Nov 14, 2023 City Council

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO A DISTRICT FIVE TOWN HALL, NOVEMBER 30TH AT THE SOUTH GARLAND BRANCH LIBRARY AT SIX O'CLOCK.

AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR AGENDA HERE.

FIRST ITEM ON OUR

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL.

WITHOUT DISCUSSION, COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZED AS THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.

I WILL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS AT THIS TIME.

LET ME READ THROUGH THE AGENDA.

ITEM ONE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023, REGULAR MEETING.

ITEM TWO, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS.

ITEM TWO, A BRIDGE REMEDIATION GROUP ONE C.

ITEM TWO B TRANSFORMERS FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY ITEM TWO C, DUCK CREEK SOUTH EXTENSION TRAIL.

AND ITEM TWO D, TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS FOR WAREHOUSE INVENTORY.

ITEM THREE, CITY HEALTH PLAN.

THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR EXTENSION.

ITEM FOUR, ACQUISITION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 39 22 UNIVERSITY DRIVE THROUGH THE HOME PROGRAM.

ITEM FIVE, COUNCIL IS, IS ASKED TO CONSIDER AFFIRMING THE CITY COUNCIL INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW.

ITEM SIX, RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR HUNTINGTON PLACE SENIOR LIVING AT 1702 EDGEFIELD DRIVE.

ITEM SEVEN, PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES.

COUNSEL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR CONSIDERATION.

ITEM SEVEN A IS Z 22 DASH 58, ABRAHAM SIMA IN DISTRICT FIVE.

ITEM SEVEN B IS ZONING CASE Z 23 DASH 20 CAT SCALE COMPANY IN DISTRICT SIX.

ITEM SEVEN C IS ZONING CASE Z 23 DASH 24.

ANGIE LIMUS IN DISTRICT ONE AND ITEM SEVEN D IS ZONING CASE Z 23 DASH 34.

FIRST PLACE FOODS IN DISTRICT SIX, ITEM SEVEN E IS ZONING CASE Z 23 DASH 35.

BOWLER ENGINEERING, TX LLC IN DISTRICT ONE.

AND I THINK THAT WAS IT.

I'D LIKE TO HANG, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

SORRY, MY TURN.

I THOUGHT I HAD, I THOUGHT I HAD MORE PAGES TO COME, BUT YES, PLEASE FEEL FREE.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS, UM, AS PRESENTED.

INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.

PLEASE COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR

[8. a. Consider an amendment to the Garland Development Code to allow Automobile Repair, Minor only by Specific Use Provision in the Community Retail (CR) District. This item was reported and recommended by the Development Services Committee during the September 18, 2023, City Council Work Session.]

UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD GO OVER THAT FOR US, PLEASE.

PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF.

THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER

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AT THIS MEETING, SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVED THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION.

APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS, SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS.

THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.

AND DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS EVENING? WE DO.

WE, WE HAVE APPLICANT SPEAKERS FOR ITEMS A EIGHT A AND AB.

OKAY, VERY GOOD.

UH, FIRST ITEM UNDER EIGHT, UH, HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ITEM EIGHT A IS CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW AUTOMOBILE REPAIR MINOR ONLY BY SPECIFIC USE PROVISION IN THE COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT.

THIS ITEM WAS REPORTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE DURING THE SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023 WORK, UH, CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION.

I BELIEVE MR. GARRIN, YOU HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION FOR US.

MAYOR, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING.

UM, SO AS YOU STATED, THE THIS, UH, GDC AMENDMENT WAS, UM, REPORTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING YOUR SEPTEMBER 18TH WORK SESSION.

UH, THE COUNCIL OF COURSE DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING FORWARD THE AMENDMENT, UH, FORMALLY.

AND SO WE FOLLOWED THE STANDARD KIND OF PROTOCOL FOR AGDC AMENDMENT, UM, INCLUDING SENDING IT THROUGH THE PLAN COMMISSION.

AND THERE WERE SOME NOTIFICATIONS, UM, INVOLVED AS WELL DUE TO A NEW STATE LAW, UM, INVOLVING, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS OF THIS NATURE.

SO I'LL KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE FURTHER HERE IN A FEW SLIDES.

BUT, UM, JUST AS A REMINDER, UM, THIS IS REGARDING AUTOMOBILE, AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, MINOR AS DEFINED IN THE GEC.

I WON'T READ THIS WHOLE DEFINITION, BUT, UH, MINOR IS BASICALLY YOUR MAINTENANCE RELATED, UM, ITEMS RELATED TO AUTOMOBILES.

SO YOUR, UM, BRAKE CHANGES, TUNE-UPS, OIL CHANGES, UM, STATE INSPECTIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WHEREAS MAJOR AUTO REPAIR IS MORE COLLISION REPAIR, UM, BODY WORK, PAINTING AND WHATNOT.

SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY REGARDING AUTO AUTOMOBILE REPAIR MINOR.

IT IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT.

SO THE CHANGE IS REALLY, UM, IS JUST SIMPLY THIS, THIS IS JUST A, A SNAPSHOT FROM THE LAND USE MATRIX IN THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

UM, REGARDING, REGARDING, UM, MINOR AUTO REPAIR, CR ZONING, THAT'S YOUR, UM, COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONING.

THESE ARE YOUR ZONING DISTRICTS UP HERE ON THIS, ON THESE COLUMNS HERE, UH, WE'RE REALLY JUST CHANGING IT FROM AP TO AN S.

IT'S CURRENTLY AP, WHICH MEANS PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

WE'RE CHANGING IT TO AN S UM, PER THE, UM, UH, COUNCIL DIRECTION, WHICH, UH, INDICATES AN SUP UH, PROCESS THROUGH THE PLAN COMMISSION AND COUNCIL FOR THIS LAND USE, UH, MOVING FORWARD.

UM, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY, UM, ACTUALLY OVER 2,500 ACRES OF LAND ZONE COMMUNITY RETAIL OR ZONED IN A PD WITH COMMUNITY RETAIL BASED ZONING IN GARLAND.

SO PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, UM, AMOUNT OF LAND.

UM, I'VE GOT JUST A, SOME QUICK SNAPSHOTS FROM THE ZONING MAP.

THIS IS KINDA THE NORTHERN SECTION OF GARLAND.

MM-HMM.

, THE CR ZONING DISTRICTS ARE WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE RED, UH, INCLUDING THE HASHED RED AREAS AS WELL.

THOSE ARE PDS WITH COMMUNITY RETAIL.

SO THIS IS KIND OF THE NORTHERN, UH, SECTION OF GARLAND, UH, MORE CENTRAL, UH, COMMUNITY RETAIL, OF COURSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS COMMONLY FOUND, UM, ADJACENT TO NEIGHBORHOODS.

IT'S COMMONLY FOUND AT INTERSECTIONS AND ALONG THOROUGH AFFAIRS, BUT IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY, UM, HAS A LOT OF ENCY TO SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, WHICH ARE INDICATED KIND OF BY THIS YELLOW COLOR.

UM, SO AGAIN, THE RED COLOR INDICATES ALL THE CR ZONE LAND IN GARLAND, AND THAT'S, UH, SOUTH GARLAND THERE.

SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF APPROVAL, OF COURSE, CAME FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE DURING THE REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.

UH, AND THEN WE DID SEND IT THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND MAYOR, WE DID, AS I INDICATED EARLIER, UH, WE DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS ON THIS PER STATE LAW TO AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND, UM, I DID RECEIVE A, A NUMBER OF CALLS AND A FEW EMAILS AS WELL.

UH, JUST KIND OF CLARIFYING EVERYONE THAT REALLY CALLED AND EMAILED REALLY JUST HAD QUESTIONS AND NEEDED A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON, UH, WHAT THE AMENDMENT WAS AND HOW IT AFFECTED THEM.

SO, UM, JUST TO KIND OF, UH, UH, SHARE KIND OF WHAT'S BEEN SHARED WITH THEM, IT'S, IT'S, UM, THIS AFFECTS ANY NEW AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, MINOR USES IN COMMUNITY RETAIL.

THEY WOULD FOLLOW AN SUP PROCESS, UH, RATHER THAN BE PERMITTED BY.

RIGHT.

UM, AND AS FAR AS ANY EXISTING AUTO REPAIR BUSINESSES IN THE ZONING DISTRICT IS THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT FORCE THEM TO CLOSE BUSINESS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

UH, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REMAIN AND STAY LEGAL, NON-CONFORMING AND, UM, REALLY SUP IT MAY COME INTO PLAY FOR ANY FUTURE EXPANSIONS OR IF A USE IS ABANDONED FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, BUT OTHERWISE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REMAIN.

SO WITH THAT MAYOR, I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES.

JERRY LAWRENCE?

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COME TO THE PODIUM.

IT'S EASIER FOR YOU TO COME DOWN HERE THAN US TO GO UP THERE, .

WELL, I CHECKED THAT I WASN'T A SPEAKER, SO, OH, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME.

WELL, WELCOME.

AND IF SINCE THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME, I'LL TELL YOU WE'LL NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, UH, TO MAKE YOUR PRESENT, MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION.

UM, JERRY LAWRENCE.

UH, MY ADDRESS IS 1724 DIAMOND LAKE TRAIL IN JUSTIN, TEXAS.

UH, WE OPERATE A GULU FACILITY HERE IN GARLAND AT 2200 WEST CAMPBELL, UH, IN THE KROGER PARKING LOT.

UM, THIS WAS JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION A FEW DAYS AGO TO APPEAR HERE, SO I WASN'T EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE AMENDMENT WAS LISTENING TO THIS GENTLEMAN, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN ISSUE FOR US TO CONTINUE BUSINESS GOING FORWARD.

UM, SO THAT WAS NICE TO HEAR.

UNLESS WE NEED TO DO A, A RECONSTRUCTION OR SOMETHING, THE BUSINESS WILL SHUT IT DOWN FOR SIX MONTHS, CORRECT? CORRECT.

UM, SO TOMORROW WILL JUST BE BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR YOU AS USUAL, UNLESS YOU MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

YES.

RIGHT.

WHICH TYPICALLY THE ONLY THING WE DO IS REBRANDING, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE WITH ANYTHING.

IT'S OKAY.

I'M NOT, YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? UH, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO COME DOWN BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY.

GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS CORNELL SERNA.

UH, ADDRESS IS 7 5 0 9 PEBBLE BEACH DRIVE IN ROLLETTE, TEXAS.

UM, I DO OPERATE TWO, TWO BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF GARLAND.

SO, UM, AN INSURANCE AGENCY AND AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP RIGHT IN THE SOUTH GARLAND.

UM, I, THIS LETTER JUST CAME TO MY ATTENTION, JUST LIKE THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME.

I WAS A CONCERNED THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WERE GONNA LOSE OUR RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS.

BUT LIKE, LIKE HE SAID, MY ONLY CONCERN AND QUESTION I WOULD HAVE FOR THE GENTLEMAN IS WHAT HAPPENED.

SO I RECENTLY JUST PURCHASED THE BUILDING, RIGHT? IT WAS A, I'M, I'M A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER.

I PURCHASED THE BUILDING.

IT WAS A BIG ACHIEVEMENT FOR ME.

I DON'T WANT TO DO AUTO REPAIR FOR FOREVER.

I DO WANT TO LEASE THAT OUT.

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT FUTURE COS SO HOW DOES THAT WORK? I BET MR. GUERIN CAN ADDRESS THAT.

YEAH, GREAT QUESTION.

UM, THOSE COS NEW COS AND OWNERSHIP CAN, UH, CHANGE AND STAY LEGAL NONCONFORMING.

THAT INCLUDES NEW CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY.

SO AS LONG AS THE USE IS NOT ABANDONED FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OR AGAIN, UM, SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL EXPANSIONS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT, UM, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REMAIN.

THANK YOU MR. GAR? UH, YEAH, AND I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION IS, IS WHY IS JUST TOO MANY OF 'EM? I GUESS THAT'S WHAT IT WAS AND THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY TOO MANY AUTO REPAIR SHOPS.

AND IS THAT THE, IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON? TO SOME DEGREE, YES.

I I APPRECIATE THE TIME.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE YES.

GET A SPEAKER CARD.

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NONE.

UH, LET'S SEE HERE.

UH, COUNCILLOR HEDRICK, UH, THIS CAME FROM YOUR COMMITTEE, SIR.

CONSIDER A REQUEST BY CLAYMORE ENGINEERING TO ALLOW A COFFEE SHOP RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THROUGH TIM HORTON'S AT AND A RETAIL STORE.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT A AS PRESENTED.

SEE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU STAFF.

THANK YOU MR. KAREN.

THAT BRINGS US TO OUR ONE AND ONLY ZONING CASE FOR THE EVENING.

ITEM EIGHT B,

[8. b. Consider a request by ClayMoore Engineering to allow a Coffee Shop / Restaurant with a Drive-Through [Tim Hortons] and a Retail Store. The site is located at 5050 North Garland Avenue in District 1.]

THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 50 50 NORTH GARLAND AVENUE IN DISTRICT ONE.

MR. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THIS IS CASE Z 23 DASH 23 FOR A, UH, TIM HORTON'S, UH, COFFEE SHOP SLASH RESTAURANT AS WELL AS A RETAIL STORE.

THIS WOULD BE A TWO TENANT, UH, BUILDING.

UM, THE, UH, IMPETUS FOR THIS MOVING FORWARD, OF COURSE IS THE SUP NEEDED FOR A DRIVE THROUGH.

THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS 50 50 NORTH GARLAND AVENUE AND THE ACREAGE OF THE, THIS WOULD BE A NEW PAD SITE THAT WOULD BE CARVED OUT OF THE SAM'S CLUB PARKING LOT.

SO CURRENTLY IT'S JUST A, A PARKING LOT, BUT THE NEW ACREAGE OF THIS PAD SITE WOULD BE, UH, 1.04 ACRES AND ZONE WITHIN THE PD.

UH, THAT INCLUDES SAM'S CLUB AND IS LOCATED OF COURSE IN NORTH GARLAND ALONG NORTH GARLAND AVENUE, JUST SOUTH OF GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE.

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AND LOCATED HERE, UH, ALONG NORTH GARLAND AVENUE LOCATED JUST BETWEEN THE SONIC AND THE, UH, FUEL PUMPS OUT IN FRONT OF THE SAM'S CLUB.

THIS IS THE SAM'S CLUB BUILDING HERE.

AND THE SURROUNDING AREA DOES INCLUDE SIMILAR RESTAURANT RETAIL TYPE USES AS WELL AS SOME MULTI-FAMILY FURTHER TO THE WEST.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS COMMUNITY CENTERS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH, UH, COMMERCIAL AND SHOPPING, RETAIL TYPE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

UM, UH, AS WE NOTED HERE, THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSIDERED A STANDALONE COMMERCIAL PER THE ED STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, AND TO A DEGREE RETAIL STRIP BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO TENANTS.

THE, UM, TIM HORTON'S BRAND IS A WELL-KNOWN CANADIAN COFFEE SHOP THAT IS LARGELY PRESENT IN CANADA, IN THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES.

THERE'S CURRENTLY ONLY ONE LOCATION IN TEXAS WITH NONE, UH, CURRENTLY IN NORTH TEXAS, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE, UM, BEGINNING TO EXPAND IN THE METROPLEX.

SO THIS IS ONE OF, UH, ONE OF SEVERAL.

AS I UNDERSTAND, UH, THE PROPOSAL WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX REVENUE TO THE CITY AND REDEVELOP A PORTION OF AN UNDER UNDERUTILIZED PARKING LOT.

UH, HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA JUST KIND OF PEEKING THROUGH FROM NORTH GARLAND AVENUE DOWN TO THE SAM'S CLUB ABOUT WHERE THIS, UH, TIM HORTON'S WILL BE LOCATED AND JUST SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA UP AND DOWN NORTH GARLAND AVENUE.

AND, UH, HERE'S THE SITE PLAN.

IT IS, UM, CAN BE ACCESSED FROM NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE AND OTHER MUTUAL ACCESS EASEMENTS.

UM, AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO TENANTS, UH, PROPOSED.

THE OTHER, THE RETAIL TENANT, THEY DO NOT HAVE A, UM, A TENANT LINED UP JUST YET.

THAT'LL BE A FUTURE, UM, SPACE THAT'S AVAILABLE, BUT THE TIM HORTONS WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH WILL BE, UH, MOVING FORWARD ON THIS SUBJECT SITE.

UH, THE SITE PLAN MEETS ALL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE GDC, INCLUDING PARKING AND LANDSCAPING AS WELL.

IT MEETS ALL, UM, REQUIREMENTS OF THE GDC AND THE TREES WILL BE REMAINING, UH, THAT ARE ALONG NORTH CARLAND AVENUE AND HERE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

AND THEY MEET ALL DESIGN CRITERIA OF THE GDC OH.

THERE WILL BE AN OUTDOOR, UH, PADDY, UH, OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AS WELL.

UM, THAT'S AVAILABLE TO PATRONS.

THE, UH, APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR 25 YEARS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDE.

THIS IS, THIS REQUEST IS AN SUP ONLY.

UM, THERE'S NO AMENDMENT TO THE PD OR ANY DEVIATIONS OR VARIANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APPLICATION.

UH, SO WITH THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL.

AND THAT WAS WITH A NINE TO ZERO VOTE.

AND WITH THAT MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT 22 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WILL, UM, CAN YOU GO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT SHOWS THE SITE PLAN? MM-HMM.

? YES, SIR.

IS THAT AN ADDITIONAL ENTRANCE ON NORTH GARLAND AVENUE OR IS THAT THE EXISTING ONE? NO, SIR, THAT IS EXISTING.

THE ONLY ADDITIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS, SO TO SPEAK, WOULD JUST BE KIND OF THESE, THIS JOINT ACCESS HERE, BUT NO, THAT, THAT IS AN EXISTING, UM, DRIVEWAY.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.

UM, SECRETARY, WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM.

YES.

CLAY CHRISTIE.

MR. CHRISTIE, IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR SIMPLY ANSWER QUESTIONS.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNSEL CLAY CHRISTIE, CLAYMORE ENGINEERING 1903 CENTRAL DRIVE, UM, AS NORMAL STAFF.

DID A GREAT JOB IN THE PRESENTATION.

KINDA STEALS ON MY THUNDER FOR WHAT I HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH, BUT, UM, AS HE MENTIONED, JUST GIVING A LITTLE BACKSTORY, WE'RE WORKING WITH A GROUP TO BRING TIM HORTON'S, UM, TO THE DFW METROPLEX AS HE SAID.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE SITES THAT WE NOTIFY, UH, WE'VE, UH, IDENTIFIED AS BEING ONE OF THE FIRST SITES THEY WANNA BRING TIM HORTON'S TO.

SO, UM, WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COUNCILOR REMORSE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, SO STAFF SAID THAT YOU HAVE ONE OTHER EXISTING TIM HORTONS IN TEXAS, DOWN IN HOUSTON.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE IN NORTH TEXAS.

WE, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE IN PERMITTING AT THIS POINT IN TIME OF WHAT IT IS, BUT THERE'S ABOUT THREE THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE WORKING IN THE METROPLEX WITH OUR FIRST, UM, I GUESS WAVE OF TIM HORTON'S.

SO YES MA'AM.

ENTHUSIASTIC YES, SO THANK YOU MAYOR.

THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES.

WELL, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AND I WILL TELL YOU, UM, MR. GARRIN SAID THAT, UH, NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.

BUT WHEN, UH, THIS NEWS STARTED SEEPING OUT THIS WEEKEND, I RECEIVED A LOT OF RESPONSES AND APPARENTLY, UH, YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY POPULAR IN THE TOWN OF GARLAND .

SO, UM, HAPPY TO SEE THIS, HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

UM, SO MY VOTE WILL BE AN

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ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR, I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MAYOR PRO TIM BASS.

IS ITEM NINE, CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

UM, YOU KNOW, I SECOND ONE COUNCIL LADY MORRIS SAID WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND, UH, HAVE TIM HORTONS HERE AND, AND REALLY HAPPY THAT THEY HAD THE FORESIGHT TO CHOOSE GARLAND AS THEIR FIRST LOCATION HERE.

UH, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BODE WELL FOR ALL OF US.

SO, UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PROTI.

BY MAYOR PROTI.

ALRIGHT, ENOUGH SHENANIGANS WITH THAT MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR MORRIS TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT B AS PRESENTED.

NOW THE DISCUSSION WILL PREPARE THE VOTE COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT UP

[ 9. Consider appointments to Boards and Commissions.]

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS HAS AN APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING.

GO AHEAD SIR.

UH, MAYOR, I'M PLEASED TO, UH, UH, TO APPOINT, UM, THIS, THIS LADY ARLENE MACIAS TO THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE BOARD NUMBER THREE.

VERY GOOD SIR.

UH, COUNSEL, YOU'VE ALL HEARD THE APPOINTMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT APPOINTMENT IS UNANIMOUS.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 10, CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA.

MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.

COUNSEL AT THIS TIME, COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

IS THERE ANYONE, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.

WE HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS.