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[ Call To Order]
WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 5TH, 2023 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL.IT IS A CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETINGS.
YOU'RE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
UH, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH.
YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING.
AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK FROM DISTRICT SEVEN, SIR.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE AWAIT AND PREPARE TO CELEBRATE YOUR COMING THIS CHRISTMAS, WE ASK THAT YOU SEND YOUR SPIRIT DOWN UPON US.
WE INVITE YOU INTO OUR HEARTS DURING THIS BUSY TIME, AND WE ASK THAT YOU GRANT US YOUR PEACE.
BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND MILITARY, SO THAT THEY MAY COME HOME SAFE TO THEIR FAMILIES.
BE WITH THIS COUNCIL AND GRANT US WISDOM TO DO IT AS BEST FOR OUR CITIZENS AND CITIZENS OF GARLAND.
WE, WE PRAY THESE THINGS, YOUR MOST HOLY NAME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE OF ALL.
[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
OH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.I ALWAYS ENJOY STANDING HERE WHEN THERE'S ACTUALLY FACES LOOKING BACK AT ME.
WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON, UH, THIS EVENING.
UH, SO AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UH, AT THE FIRST, AT OUR FIRST MEETING OF EVERY MONTH, IT IS PET OF THE MONTH.
AND I THINK PET OF THE MONTH IS, UH, ON ITS WAY TO BEING ADOPTED,
BUT, UH, WE'LL ADOPT THREE OF OUR CHILDREN.
BUT, UH, THIS IS, UH, CRYSTAL, WHO'S WITH US THIS EVENING.
ALRIGHT, THAT'S A LOT OF DOGS.
MY NAME IS CRYSTAL LAZO AND I'M AN ADOPTION SPECIALIST HERE AT THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER AND ADOPTION CENTER.
AND I HAVE RED BEARD WITH ME TONIGHT.
HE ACTUALLY
SO MY PARENTS ARE HELPING ME, UH, TAKE CARE OF HIM.
AND HE IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD.
WE'RE ALL KIND OF THINKING BEAGLE FOX TERRIER, BUT SOMETHING AS SMALL, SMALL, MEDIUM, UH, HE WON'T GET IN THAT MUCH BIGGER.
TECHNICALLY, HE ALREADY HAS A HOME.
UH, BUT HOPEFULLY HE'LL GET PICKED UP HERE, UH, ON SUNDAY BY A REALLY SWEET FAMILY.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHOWCASE HIM TO Y'ALL.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL, SEVERAL DOGS UP FOR ADOPTION PUPPIES, MEDIUM SIZE, LARGE SIZE, EXTRA LARGE SIZE.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, UM, THAT WE OFFER AT THE SHELTER, UM, YOU CAN FOSTER TO ADOPT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON, UM, WE DO SEE A LOT OF INCREASE OF ADOPTIONS.
PEOPLE ARE READY TO HAVE A PUPPY, BUT, UM, IT, YOU KNOW, DOGS ARE A BIG COMMITMENT.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN, FOR SURE, COME AND VISIT US.
WE'RE OPEN FROM 11 TO SIX EVERY SINGLE DAY EXCEPT FOR WEDNESDAYS.
AND, YOU KNOW, PUPPIES LIKE RED BEARD AND ALL THE OTHER DOGS THAT I'VE BROUGHT TO THE MEETINGS BEFORE, LIKE SADDLE, UM, THEY'VE ALL BEEN ADOPTED.
AND, UM, WE JUST HAVE VERY AMAZING DOGS THERE AT THE SHELTER.
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I HAVE, UM, VARIOUSSEE, THIS IS HOW THEY TRAP IT RIGHT HERE.
AND WE'VE GOT, UH, I'M GONNA KEEP MOVING.
SO I STOPPED THINKING ABOUT THIS DOG,
UM, AND WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US HERE TONIGHT.
FIRST WE HAVE OUR CURRENT LEADERSHIP, GARLAND, CLASS NUMBER 43.
IF I COULD HAVE YOU ALL STAND UP.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP GARLAND CLASS, AND TODAY IS CITY DAY.
AND SO THEY HAVE SPENT THE DAY LEARNING, YOU KNOW, GOING AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE CITY, AND, UH, KIND OF SEEING THE OPERATIONS, UH, WHICH IS JUST ONE OF MANY, MANY THINGS, UH, THAT THEY COVERED DURING LEADERSHIP GARLAND.
THANK, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE INTEREST IN OUR CITY.
AND I SHOULD TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES TODAY, THEY DID A MOCK ZONING CASE.
THEY ACTUALLY DID A ZONING CASE THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE HAVE DONE, UH, YOU KNOW, HERE AS WELL.
UH, SO, UM, I DIDN'T ASK HOW IT ENDED.
UM, I KNOW HOW IT ENDED WITH US.
I'M NOT SURE HOW IT ENDED WITH Y'ALL.
UM, BUT, UH, YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE, UH, TONIGHT TO, UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL ZONING CASES ON OUR, ON OUR AGENDA.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY AT LEAST THROUGH THE FIRST COUPLE.
YOU GET MAYBE BONUS POINTS IF YOU STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING.
I DON'T, DOES LEADERSHIP GARLAND HAVE EXTRA CREDIT? DOES DO WE, WE DO THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
AND THEN UPFRONT WE HAVE, UH, SOME GUESTS WITH US.
WHO ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS DOG? 'CAUSE I'M, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOUR PARENTS.
I CAN MAKE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, PAC 1978 HERE.
UH, THEY ARE, UH, SPENDING SOME TIME WITH US THIS EVENING, PART OF THEIR, UH, PART OF THEIR PROCESS OF LEARNING ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR CITY LEADERS.
AND, UH, SO WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK AND, AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.
AND, UH, SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
YOU SEE, SERIOUSLY EYEING THAT DOG.
AND THEN, UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
BETTY, IF I CAN ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD.
HOW, HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? FINE.
WELL, WE ARE HERE TO HONOR MR. STEVEN SEAL.
AND WHERE IS HE? WELL, HE JUST SNUCK IN.
HE WAS ACTUALLY IN A MEETING NEXT DOOR,
BUT, UH, THIS IS, UH, RECOGNITION FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE STEVEN FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO NIG HIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY OF GARLAND.
IN 2018, STEVEN MOVED TO HILLSIDE ON THE LAKE.
THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT 63 HOMES, UH, THAT IS NEXT TO THE OLD LAKE POINT MARINA.
SHORTLY AFTER MOVING TO THE AREA, HE NOTICED THERE WAS CRIME ALONG THE LAKESIDE, INCLUDING PROPERTY INVASIONS, CAR BURGLARIES, HOUSE BREAK-INS, VANDALISM AND LITTERING.
BUT HE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE STATUS QUO, DECLARING THAT THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE SEEING THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO WORK TOGETHER.
HE VISITED EVERY HOUSE AND DURING THESE VISITS THAT THE, AND THE DURING THESE VISITS IS HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH, UH, WAS BORN.
AND WHEREAS HE HAS ASSISTED RESIDENTS IN INSTALLING SECURITY CAMERAS AND SYSTEMS.
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ADDITIONALLY, STEVEN SUCCESSFULLY PETITIONED FOR A FENCE ALONG THE LAKE, EFFECTIVELY REDUCING THE FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.AND THE IMPACT WAS REMARKABLE, UH, WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, EXPERIENCING A CRIME FREE STREAK OF 25 MONTHS.
AND WHEREAS STEVEN'S COMMITMENT EXTENDS BEYOND CRIME PREVENTION, HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND IS A MEMBER OF THE CITY'S CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT IS MEETING RIGHT NOW.
HE IS AN ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP, AND WAS A FINALIST IN THE 2023 WHO'S WHO, UH, IN WHO'S WHO IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE YEAR AWARD.
HE ENCOURAGES HIS NEIGHBORS TO TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR HOMES AND YARDS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.
AND SO, WHEREAS THE, THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE STEVEN FOR HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO MAKING HILLSIDE ON THE LAKE A SAFER, MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
AND NOW THEREFORE, I, SCOTT LAMAY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY CONVEY THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION ON THIS DAY.
AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MET PREVIOUSLY.
WHEN YOU HAVE RECEIVED SOME OTHER REWARDS HERE FOR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY.
UM, AND SO I'VE, I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE, SIR, I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOUR HOME, AND YOU'RE DOING FABULOUS.
AND AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AS FAR AS, UH, YOU KNOW, JOINING OUR, OUR, OUR OUR CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE.
MS. BETTY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, FOR THE RECOGNITION.
UH, UH, MISS BETTY WAS, UH, KIND ENOUGH TO, UH, UH, LEND HER, UH, RESOURCES FOR, UH, CLEANING UP THE LAKE.
WE, UH, AS A COMMUNITY, THE LAKE POINT MARINA WAS SEEING A LOT OF GARBAGE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO, UH, I REACHED OUT TO, UH, KEEP ROULETTE BEAUTIFUL.
'CAUSE THEY WERE CLEANING UP BEFORE AND THEY SENT ME TO HER AND SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE US ALL THE, ALL THE STUFF THAT WE NEEDED TO PICK UP THE, PICK UP THE STUFF AROUND THE LAKE.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THE HELP OF, UH, UH, ED MOORE CITY COUNCIL, UM, THE GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.
AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT 'EM AND WITH ALL THE SUPPORT FROM ALL THE COMMUNITY, AND MARILYN MAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GLAD CRYSTAL LEFT WITH THAT DOG
THAT IS, THAT IS GONNA CREATE A PROBLEM I THINK FOR ME.
BUT, UH, SHE SAID IT ALREADY HAD A HOME COMING, SO, UH, LET'S JUST HOPE THAT DOESN'T FALL THROUGH
OTHERWISE, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO CALL MY WIFE
ALRIGHT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH OUR MEETING HERE.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.UH, ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL'S HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION.
AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.
I WILL ANNOUNCE THE AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE OR THE CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
UH, CURRENTLY I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUEST, UH, FOR THAT BLINK.
GO AHEAD AND READ THROUGH THE AGENDA.
ITEM ONE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 14TH, 2023, REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM TWO, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS.
ITEM TWO, A-G-P-N-L LOOKOUT SUBSTATION EXPANSION PROJECT, STEEL STRUCTURES.
ITEM TWO B-G-P-N-L-G SWITCH STATION CONTROL ITEM TWO C-G-P-N-L OAKLAND SUBSTATION STRUCTURE ITEM 2D, WATER UTILITIES BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.
ITEM TWO E-T-M-P-A, SABINE CREEK TAP STATION CONTROL ENCLOSURE, ITEM TWO F-G-P-N-L GERVIN SWITCH STATION STEEL STRUCTURES.
ITEM TWO G POWERTRAIN REBUILD.
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9 1 1 ESI NET AND NG CS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT ITEM THREE 2023.BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, ITEM FOUR, 2023.
EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT.
ITEM FIVE, PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASE.
INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION.
THAT WOULD BE ITEM FIVE A WITH ZONING KZ 23 DASH 23 CLAYMORE ENGINEERING IN DISTRICT ONE.
AND THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.
AND THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT WILL BRING US ON TO ITEMS
[6. Public Hearing on a Revised TIF #3 Project and Finance plan that includes the expansion of the boundaries, extension of the termination date, and revised project listing.]
FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD COVER THE SPEAKER REGULATIONS FOR US, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
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 PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.
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 RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION.
APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED.
THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, SPEAKERS MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.
AND WE HAVE, I'M ASSUMING WE HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS EVENING.
WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
I ONLY HAVE, UH, TWO SPEAKER CARDS FOR ITEM SEVEN D.
THE OTHERS HAVE NOT DESIGNATED, UH, THE ITEMS THEY'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON.
WE WILL SORT THROUGH THAT WHEN WE GET THERE.
FIRST ITEM UNDER THIS SECTION, ITEM SIX, UH, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REVISED TIF NUMBER THREE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN.
THAT INCLUDES THE EXPANSION OF THE BOUNDARIES, EXTENSION OF THE TERMINATION DATE AND REVISED PROJECT LISTING.
UH, WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISED TIFF NUMBER THREE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE ITEM SIX AS PRESENTED.
UH, WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE THE VOTE FORCE, PLEASE COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[7.a. Consider a request by Marcer Construction to construct fifteen (15) condominium dwelling units in a townhouse-style configuration. The site is located at 2920 Broadway Boulevard in District 5.]
PUBLIC HEARINGS.UH, FIRST UP IS ITEM SEVEN A CONSIDER REQUEST BY ER CONSTRUCTION TO CONSTRUCT 15 CONDOMINIUM CONDOMINIUM DWELLING UNITS IN A TOWNHOUSE STYLE CONFIGURATION.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 29 20 BROADWAY BOULEVARD IN DISTRICT FIVE.
MR. GARREN? YES, MAYOR COUNSEL.
UM, AS YOU SAID, MAYOR, IT IS A PROPOSAL FOR 15, UH, CONDOMINIUM UNITS.
UH, THE LOCATION IS 29 20 BROADWAY BOULEVARD AND THE ACREAGE OF THE SITE IS 0.83 ACRES IN SIZE.
THE CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION IS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE.
THIS WOULD BE A REZONED TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FOR, UM, THIS, UM, THIS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THIS IS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ALONG BROADWAY BOULEVARD.
AND, UH, MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE ALONG BROADWAY BOULEVARD.
UM, IT IS SURROUNDED BY SOME OTHER COMMERCIAL, UM, BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SOME OFFICES AS WELL AS SOME RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICES, ADDITIONAL RETAIL, UM, ACROSS BROADWAY BOULEVARD AS WELL.
UH, THERE ARE SOME SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, OF COURSE, TO THE WEST.
AND, UH, MULTIFAMILY, UH, COMPLEX FURTHER TO THE EAST.
AND I SHOULD NOTE THE, UH, THERE IS A PENDING ZONING CASE IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST, UH, OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY REQUESTING A REZONE TO COMMUNITY RETAIL TO OPEN UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSSIBLE RETAIL, UH, RESTAURANT OFFICES.
SO THERE COULD BE A, UM, COMPATIBILITY OR ADDITIONAL, UM, SUPPORTIVE USES THERE BETWEEN THIS AND ADDITIONAL RETAIL IN THE AREA.
UM, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS, UH, SITE AS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED USE IS MULTIFAMILY, ALTHOUGH IT IS, UH,
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ALSO CONDOM MEDIUMS FOR SALE, UM, BUT FOLLOWS MULTIFAMILY STANDARDS ESSENTIALLY, UM, IT IS DESIGNATE, OR EXCUSE ME, DESIGNED IN A TOWNHOUSE STYLE, UH, CONFIGURATION.UM, MORE OF A MIDDEN, UH, RESIDENTIAL TYPE.
SO, UM, THE PROPOSAL COMPLIES AND ALIGNS WITH THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN DESIGNATION FOR THIS AREA.
NEW MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS CONSIDERED THE SECOND HIGHEST REVENUE PER ACRE GENERATOR PER THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE PROPOSAL REPRESENTS DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFILL LOT THAT WILL PROVIDE, UM, ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO THE AREA.
IT WOULD BE, UM, AS I UNDERSTAND MARKET RATE, UH, FOR SALE, UH, HOUSING.
AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE.
IT IS CURRENTLY UNIMPROVED, IT'S A VACANT SITE, SO THE PROPOSAL WOULD INVOLVE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND JUST SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA THAT'S LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS WA BROADWAY BOULEVARD.
AND THAT'S LOOKING TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
IT DOES, UM, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES THREE BUILDINGS.
UM, THE, UH, UNITS, UH, 15 UNITS TOTAL.
UM, THE UNITS WOULD EACH BE TWO BEDROOMS IN SIZE.
THEY EACH WOULD HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE.
UM, AGAIN, THREE BUILDINGS, THREE STORIES WOULD BE THE, UM, HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS.
I'M ACTUALLY GONNA JUMP TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN MIRROR THAT'S ILLUSTRATES THE DEVELOPMENT A LITTLE BIT CLEAR.
UM, EACH UNIT WOULD BE ROUGHLY ABOUT 2200 SQUARE FEET, UH, IN SIZE.
AND THIS OF COURSE SHOWS THE LANDSCAPING.
THERE ARE SOME AMENITIES, UM, BEING PROVIDED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING, UM, A, UH, CHILDREN'S, UH, PARK, UH, GAZEBO AND GATHERING AREA.
UM, THIS OF COURSE WOULD BE A LINEAR, UM, REALLY SIDEWALK, UM, WHERE THE UNITS WOULD FRONT EACH EACH FRONT DOOR FRONTS INWARD.
UH, WHEREAS THE GARAGES, THE TWO CAR GARAGES FACE OUT TOWARDS THE DRIVEWAY AND FIRE LANE.
AND THERE'S SOME WORKOUT EQUIPMENT, WORKOUT STATIONS WITHIN SOME VARIOUS AREAS OF THE SITE.
AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THERE IS A HORIZONTAL DECORATIVE, UH, FENCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING.
FENCING IS NOT, UH, REQUIRED IN THIS, UH, WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY HAVE PROPOSED A FENCE INITIALLY AT THE PLAN COMMISSION HEARING, THE APPLICANT WAS PROPOSING JUST A STANDARD WOOD FENCE.
STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE ENHANCED IN TERMS OF A SCREENING FENCE, UM, THROUGH THIS PD.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS, UM, SINCE RESPONDED TO THAT AND IS PROPOSING A, UM, HORIZONTAL DECORATIVE FENCE AS SHOWN THERE.
UM, HERE THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS, THESE ARE A LITTLE MORE OF THE TECHNICAL LOOKING ONES.
I'LL JUMP TO THE MORE 3D UM, RENDERINGS HERE.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE STYLE HERE.
THE APPLICANT WAS VERY, UM, PURPOSEFUL AND, AND KIND OF WORKING WITH STAFF AND, UM, WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT AND, AND THE STYLE HERE.
THEY'VE, UM, MENTIONED WARMTH AND CHARACTER TO THE EXTERIOR WAS A HIGH VALUE WITH THIS, UM, STYLE.
AND THE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO BE MODERN, UM, BUT TIMELESS AT THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME AS THEY'VE PHRASED IT.
AND THIS DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, MEANT TO APPEAL TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PER THE APPLICANT.
UH, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW THE FRONT DOOR IS.
THESE ARE THE, THE MAIN FACADES THERE WOULD BE, UM, BALCONIES, UH, PATIOS AND BALCONIES AS WELL.
AND, UM, AND THEN THAT'S THE GARAGE, UH, TWO CAR GARAGE FACING FACADES.
AND THERE'S JUST ANOTHER LOOK AT IT, KIND OF AN AERIAL, AERIAL LOOK OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO, SO, UM, THROUGH THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, THERE IS, UH, FLEXIBILITY, UH, PROVIDED THROUGH THESE PD STANDARDS ON AMENITIES INCLUDING CLUBHOUSE AND SWIMMING POOL AS WELL AS THE OVERALL LANDSCAPE AREA.
THOSE HAVE BEEN, UM, FAIRLY COMMON, UM, PD STANDARDS REQUESTED FOR THESE SMALL INFILL, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
UM, UH, BUT BENEFITS, UH, THAT WOULD BE CONDITIONED THROUGH THE PD ORDINANCE, UM, DO INCLUDE THE UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE AMENITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS, UH, AS WELL AS THE DECORATIVE PERIMETER SCREENING, WHICH, UM, AGAIN, IS NOT A REQUIREMENT, BUT SOMETHING THE, UM, APPLICANT HAS IS PROVIDING AND HAS AGREED TO.
AND IN ADDITION, IT IS AN URBAN INFILL, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND ADD, UM, RESIDENTS, UH, TO THE AREA.
AND AGAIN, UH, ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO WITH THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
UM, THE SECOND PART OF THIS IS JUST GOING, UH, JUST MENTIONING AGAIN MAYOR, WHERE THE APPLICANT INITIALLY PROPOSED A STANDARD WOOD FENCE.
UH, STAFF RECOMMENDED A MORE ENHANCED LOOKING FENCE.
THE APPLICANT HAS RETURNED WITH A, UM, DECORATIVE HORIZONTAL BOARD FENCE, AND THE PLAN COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL.
THAT WAS WITH AN EIGHT TO ONE VOTE.
AND THE PLAN COMMISSION, UM, CONCURRED ABOUT THE ENHANCED SCREENING.
THEY INCLUDED A MASONRY WALL, UM, IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
UM, BUT AGAIN, SINCE THE PLAN COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THE, UM, PROPOSED, UM, HORIZONTAL
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BOARD FENCING.UM, MAYOR, AS FAR AS NOTIFICATION LETTERS, THE PLAN COMMISSION MAY, EXCUSE ME, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, MAILED OUT 85 UH, LETTERS ON THIS CASE.
AND WE RECEIVED JUST THREE RESPONSES.
THOSE WERE AGAINST THE REQUEST, UH, BUT ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, SO THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL REMORSE.
UM, WILL I, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS, UM, SITE PLAN, IT COMPLIES WITH THE GDC AS FAR AS PARKING REQUIREMENTS? THAT'S CORRECT, YES, MA'AM.
SO IS THERE ANY GUEST PARKING? SO IS IT, IS ALL A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE PARKING IN THE TWO CAR GARAGES? UM, SO EACH UNIT HAS A TWO CAR GARAGE AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE EIGHT, UH, GUEST PARKING SPACES, SURFACE GUEST PARKING SPACE PROVIDED.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? I DO NOT HAVE A CARD THAT'S DESIGNATED FOR THIS ITEM.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE FOR THIS ITEM? AND HAVE YOU FILLED OUT A CARD? ALL RIGHT.
I'LL ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD AND I'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL MATCH ONE OF THOSE CARDS.
AND YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND OR ANSWER QUESTIONS.
MAYOR LAME AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS RAUL ADA JR.
UH, REPRESENTING MERCER CONSTRUCTION.
UH, AND I'M JUST AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILOR LUCK.
UM, SO I GREW UP IN A TOWN HOME AND ONE OF THE MY MOM'S TOWN HOME.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY LOVED ABOUT THAT WAS A SWIMMING POOL AND A CLUBHOUSE, AND I WAS A LITTLE BUMMED TO SEE THAT YOU WERE NOT PROVIDING THAT KIND OF AMENITY THERE.
UM, WOULD YOU KIND OF ADDRESS HOW, AND LET ME ALSO SAY THIS, ANOTHER THING THAT I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND CRIME WATCH GROUPS, BECAUSE I REALLY FEEL LIKE THOSE BRING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO AN AREA AND REALLY HELP, YOU KNOW, THE AREA IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY IN OTHER WAYS OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE STREET.
SO, UM, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THE RESIDENTS OF THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT WILL COME TOGETHER, MAYBE AND, UM, WHAT MIGHT BRING THEM TOGETHER? SO WE DID CONSIDER PUTTING A POOL IN, BUT GIVEN THE SPACE, IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM VERY FEASIBLE.
UH, AND AS TO YOUR OTHER POINT, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THE AMENITIES WE OFFER WILL HELP PROVIDE, UH, KIND OF A BOLSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN THE, UH, RESIDENTS.
UH, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT, UH, THERE, THERE WILL BE AN HOA SO, UH, THE MEMBERS WILL, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF SHARED SPACES AS WELL.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT MIGHT ALSO HELP FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN THE RESIDENTS.
I'M, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'RE IN LINE WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
I THINK THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THIS CASE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS REALLY SQUISHED TOGETHER.
IT'S A, IT'S SUCH A SMALL SPACE TO FIT THIS MANY UNITS, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT WON'T, UM, YOU KNOW, THE HEIGHT OF THE UNITS WON'T NECESSARILY BOTHER, UM, THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, UM, YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT.
AND BEFORE I FORGET, CAN YOU GIVE US THE ADDRESS PLEASE, FOR YOUR 1636? OH, FOR, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OR NO, FOR YOUR ADDRESS? YOUR, YOUR CORPORATE ADDRESS, WHATEVER.
UH, 1636 CEDAR HILL AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 0.
CONSER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, JUST ONE QUESTION, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
THESE ARE TOWN HOMES FOR OWNER OCCUPIED, CORRECT? EXCUSE ME.
I'D ASK THE COUNCIL NOT CONSIDER THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WHEN YOU CONSIDER APPROVING OR NOT APPROVING THIS PARTICULAR PLAN.
THAT QUESTION IS NOT RELEVANT TO WHAT Y'ALL ARE HERE TO DECIDE TONIGHT.
I STAND AND CORRECTED, BUT, UH, I, I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
UH, 'CAUSE YOU'RE, YOU'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE BIO FROM, FROM FROM MY DISTRICT AND, UH, THERE'S A STRONG NEED IN SOUTHERN SECTOR FOR, UH, FOR HOUSING.
AND AS COUNCIL LADY LIKE HAD SAID IT'S TIGHT SPACE, BUT AFTER LOOKING INTENSIVELY AT YOUR DEVELOPMENT, I SUPPORT IT.
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ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE, IS IT? THANK YOU, SIR.IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEEING NONE.
MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK, AND A SECOND BY, WE'RE GONNA SAY, COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[7.b. Consider a request by Marta Nambo de Flores for a Guest House in the backyard. The site is located at 609 Lawson Drive in District 6.]
ITEM SEVEN B.CONSIDER A REQUEST BY MARTA NABO DE FLORES FOR A GUEST HOUSE IN THE BACKYARD.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 6 0 9 LAWSON DRIVE IN DISTRICT SIX.
THIS IS CASE Z 23 DASH 31 FOR A GUEST HOUSE.
UH, THE ACREAGE OF THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT, UH, 0.2 ACRES.
UH, THIS HOME IS WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS OWN SINGLE FAMILY SEVEN DISTRICT.
AND HERE'S THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE, UH, HOME.
AND, UH, MORE SPECIFICALLY, OF COURSE, AGAIN, IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF AN SSF SEVEN SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE, LAWSON DRIVE.
AND THE, UM, AS STATED IN THE GENERAL LANGUAGE MAYOR, THE GUEST HOUSE, UH, WOULD BE IN THE BACKYARD, THE HOME FRONTS LAWSON DRIVE.
SO THE, UM, UH, GUEST HOUSE WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AS TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT CONFORMS WITH THAT, WHICH GENERALLY ALIGNS WITH SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, AS FAR AS THE, UM, GUEST HOUSE GOES THOUGH, UM, WHILE THE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE OF PLAN DOES NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND SOMETHING I ANTICIPATE THE, UM, UPDATE TO THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN ADDRESSING.
BUT, UM, WHILE IT DIDN'T ADDRESS ADUS, GUESTHOUSE DO OFFER AN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AGING IN PLACE AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING, AS WELL AS OFFERING RELIEF FOR A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.
AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE, UH, AREA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S INCLUDING THE MAIN HOUSE RIGHT THERE OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA.
AND, UH, TO SHOW THE SITE PLAN.
UM, AGAIN, THE GUEST HOUSE WOULD BE LOCATED IN THE BACKYARD.
UM, HERE, THIS IS THE PRIMARY HOUSE WITH THE DRIVEWAY AND HOUSE FRONTS LAWSON DRIVE.
IT IS A CORNER LOT OF COURSE ON LAWSON AND SANDERS.
THE, UM, GUEST HOUSE, THE STRUCTURE IS EXISTING.
UM, IT IS, UH, ABOUT 325, UH, SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
AND, UH, OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM THE APPLICANT IS IT IS, UM, INTENDED TO HOUSE FAMILY.
THEY UNDERSTAND IT CANNOT BE RENTED OUT.
SO THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION TO BE VALID FOR AN INDEFINITE, INDEFINITE TIME PERIOD.
UM, REGARDING GUEST HOUSE, THE SUP TIME PERIOD ACT GUIDE ACTUALLY DOES RECOMMEND A RANGE BETWEEN FIVE YEARS TO UNLIMITED, SO QUITE A LARGE RANGE THERE, BUT, UM, REALLY THE, UH, UNLIMITED, UNLIMITED TIME PERIOD IS IN LINE WITH THE SP TIME PERIOD GUIDE FOR THIS PARTICULAR USE.
AND, UH, SHOULD BE NOTED, THERE ARE NO VARIANCES OR DEVIATIONS REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION.
THE CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING IS THE SUP ONLY FOR THE GUEST HOUSE USE.
UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL.
UH, THAT WAS WITH AN EIGHT TO ONE VOTE OF APPROVAL.
AND MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT, UH, 86 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE.
WE RECEIVED SIX IN FAVOR AND SIX AGAINST, AND THOSE WERE ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK.
WILL, JUST A CLARIFICATION, IS THIS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE OR IS IT NEW CONSTRUCTION? IT'S AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT, IT IS EXISTING AND IT HAS BEEN, UM, USED FOR THE FAMILY MEMBER.
UH, CODE COMPLIANCE, UM, MADE THIS, UM, THE PROPERTY ORDER, THE APPLICANT AWARE OF THE SITUATION, UH, TOLD THEM THEY NEED, UM, THIS TYPE OF USE, THIS GUEST HOUSE USE.
UM, AS FAR AS ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR ACCESSORY BUILDING, BEING ABLE TO BE RESIDED IN DOES REQUIRE AN SUP PROCESS THROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION COUNCIL.
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CAME TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UM, TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS REALLY AS THE FIRST STEP.UM, IF COUNSEL DOES APPROVE THE SUP, THEY WILL STILL BE SUBJECT TO GO TO THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT TO GET ALL THEIR PROPER, UH, PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS IN PLACE.
WILL, UM, DO WE KNOW, HOW LONG HAS THE STRUCTURE BEEN THERE? WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE, BUT IT DOES APPEAR IT'S ONLY BEEN THERE SINCE 2022 BASED ON, UM, BASICALLY GOOGLE STREET VIEWS.
IT, IT WAS NOT THERE PRIOR TO ABOUT 2022 AND THEN, THEN WAS THERE, SO.
AND DO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE, UH, HOW MANY, HOW MANY INTERACTIONS THERE WERE WITH CODE COMPLIANCE? UH, I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION THIS EVENING.
BECAUSE OUR CITY ATTORNEY WAS MOVING AROUND IN HIS CHAIR A LOT.
UM, WELL, I GUESS I GOT PARKING ON MY MIND TONIGHT, BUT A NUMBER OF CITIZENS WHO, UH, RESPONDED WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WHEN THIS WAS BUILT, WHENEVER IT WAS BUILT, WAS ADDITIONAL PARKING BUILT FOR VEHICLES THAT MIGHT WANT TO ACCESS THE GUEST HOUSE.
THERE'S AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY, OF COURSE.
UM, BUT NO MA'AM, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ADDITIONAL PARKING PROVIDED AT THAT TIME.
UM, YEAH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A MAJORITY OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANKS.
SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? I DON'T HAVE A SPEAKER CARD, UH, ON THE ITEM THAT I'M AWARE OF.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? MR. KAREN, DO YOU SEE 'EM? OH, I'M SORRY.
THERE'S A FEW OBSTACLES IN THIS ROOM.
UM, YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND MAKE A PRESENTATION.
WE MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
SO I, MR. GARRIN, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STEP UP, PRETTY STEP IN HERE,
I'VE JUST, AND WILL, WE'RE GONNA NEED A SPEAKER CARD AS WELL.
WELL, WE'RE, BRING HER OVER TO THE PODIUM.
YEAH, SHE'S, SHE'S HERE, UH, TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE, THE HOUSING.
UH, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COUNCILOR DUTTON? AYE.
UM, ARE YOU THE HOMEOWNER OR, UM, THE RESIDENT OF THE GUEST HOUSE, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.
UM, HE'S THE HOMEOWNER IS WHAT HE WAS SAYING.
WELL, I, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ALLOWED TO ASK WHAT I WANNA ASK
UM, SO THE, THE APPLICATION SAYS THAT IT IS, UM, THE GUEST HOUSE IS TO BE OCCUPIED BY GRANDPARENTS.
SO IS THAT, IS THAT ACCURATE? WHO'S GONNA BE OCCUPYING THE GUEST HOUSE? UH, WHEN HER, WHEN HER PARENTS COME TO VISIT FROM MEXICO, THEY'LL BE STAYING THERE.
OKAY, SO IT'S NOT A FULL-TIME OCCUPANCY, IT'S JUST AN OCCASIONAL NO, NO, IT'S NOT.
THAT'S, I THINK ALL I'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.
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OLA, UM, WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE WITH A FIVE YEAR PERMISSION FOR THIS? WE'VE HAD OTHER GUEST HOUSE REQUESTS AND WE'VE GONE TO FIVE YEARS TO SEE HOW IT WORKS.I DON'T SEE ANY, UH, I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE FIVE YEAR, THE FIVE YEAR, UM, SUP.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR DUTTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUCK TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED WITH A FIVE YEAR SUP UH, SECRETARY.
IF YOU COULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE, AND COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.
THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[7.c. Consider a request by MC Office, LLC for a Contractor's Office/Warehouse Use in an existing building. The site is located at 601 North First Street in District 8.]
UP IS ITEM SEVEN C.RE CONSIDER A REQUEST BY MC OFFICE LLC FOR A CON CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE WAREHOUSE USE IN AN EXISTING BUILDING.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 6 0 1 NORTH FIRST STREET IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
UM, THIS IS AN SUP REQUEST FOR A CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, UH, INDOORS ONLY ON A PROPERTY ZONE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
UH, IT IS LOCATED AT 6 0 1 NORTH FIRST STREET AND IS ZONED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND UPTOWN SUBDISTRICT.
THE ACREAGE OF THE SITE IS ABOUT 1.4 ACRES IN SIZE, AND, UH, THE APPLICANT IS THE OWNER AS WELL AS I UNDERSTAND, UH, THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SHOWN HERE WITH THIS, UH, KIND OF TRIANGLE PIECE OF LAND HERE, THE BUILDING AND THIS, UH, IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXISTING.
THE APPLICANT IS ADDING SOME, ADDING SOME PARKING, PARKING, LOT STRIPING, BUT THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXISTING.
THE APPLICANT IS WISHING TO, UM, MOVE INTO THE BUILDING WITH THIS, UH, PARTICULAR USE, WHICH DOES REQUIRE AN SUP.
UM, THE, UH, PROPOSAL IS GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE AREA.
THERE ARE, UM, QUITE A FEW INTENSIVE USES IN THE AREA, INCLUDING SOME AUTO REPAIR.
UM, THERE'S A, A FUEL STATION ACROSS THE STREET AND SOME OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH.
UM, AGAIN, THIS, UH, PROPOSAL WOULD BE, UM, KEPT INDOORS AS AN OPERATION FOR STORAGE AND, UH, WAREHOUSING.
UM, SO GENERALLY COMPATIBLE, ALTHOUGH THE, UM, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND, UM, UH, FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS SHOULD, SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND.
AND WITH THAT, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES, UH, IDENTIFY THIS AREA'S TRANSIT ORIENTED CENTERS, GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO THE DART STATION TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST.
UM, TO LOOK AT SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE SUBJECT SITE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA.
UH, THIS MAINLY REFLECTS THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, APPLICANT ADDING SOME STRIPING, THE UM, UH, USE WOULD BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING.
IT IS REQUIRED TO BE KEPT INDOORS, SO STORAGE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WOULD ALL HAVE TO BE INDOORS.
UM, STORAGE OF ROOFING MATERIALS, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT THE APPLICANT, UH, WHAT THEIR BUSINESS IS.
A CONTRACTOR FOR, UH, ROOFING.
UM, ALL THAT WOULD BE CONDUCTED INDOORS.
UH, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THE SUP TIME PERIOD OF 25 YEARS.
UM, THE SUP AND TIME PERIOD GUIDE ACTUALLY DOES NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDED, UH, TIME PERIOD FOR THIS PARTICULAR USE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
HOWEVER, UM, THE STAFF SUGGESTS A SHORTER, UH, SUP TIME PERIOD, UM, UH, TO CONSIDER FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE GREATER, UH, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, UH, WITH A NINE TO ZERO VOTE.
UH, BUT THAT WAS AS PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT AND MAYOR.
WITH THAT, WE MAILED OUT 52 UH, NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE AND WE RECEIVED, UM, JUST TWO RESPONSES.
THOSE WERE BOTH IN FAVOR, UH, OF THE REQUEST AND WITHIN THE
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NOTIFICATION AREA.ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE THAT.
DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? I DO NOT HAVE A SPEAKER CARD.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN EITHER MAKE A PRESENTATION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE, UH, IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
AND I SEE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE.
SO I'M GONNA NEED TO GET, UH, SPEAKER CARDS FROM BOTH OF YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
AND IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS LISA WATLEY MCCORD.
I'M GONNA HAVE ASK YOU TO PULL THAT MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU.
I ASKED WHEN WE CAME IN AND HE SAID TO SIGN IN ON THE KIOSKS, SO, OKAY.
I WOULD'VE FILLED OUT A CARD 'CAUSE WE ALL VERY GOOD.
NO, YOU'RE DO, YOU'RE DOING BETTER THAN I AM THEN.
WHAT ADDRESS DO YOU NEED? UH, YOUR BUSINESS LOCATION IS FINE.
UM, THAT WOULD BE, UH, 6 0 1 OH OH, I'M SORRY.
UM, SO YOU ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? YES.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OTT, YOU ARE IN THE QUEUE, SIR.
UM, JUST CURIOUS, UH, TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOUR, ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.
I KNOW THAT IT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ROOFING AND, UH, MATERIALS.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE INDOORS FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND.
AND WILL THERE BE EQUIPMENT, LARGE EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING? NO, JUST OUR, JUST OUR VEHICLES THAT WOULD BE PARKED OUTSIDE.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.
UM, WE'RE ROOFING, SO ALL THAT MATERIAL WOULD BE STORED IN INDOORS.
I UNDERSTAND YOU ALREADY OWN THE BUILDING, CORRECT? CORRECT.
THAT'S THE REASON, REASON FOR THE 25 SUP
AND IF WE WERE TO HAVE A SHORTER SUP, WOULD THAT BE A, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A BURDEN? WELL, OUR, OUR, THAT, THAT'S WITH THE BANK.
THE BANK IS THE ONE THAT ASKED US TO REQUEST THE 25 YEARS BECAUSE THAT'S THE, THAT'S BEEN OWED.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT'S? I, COUNCILOR DUTTON, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'RE LEAVING MY DISTRICT.
I SAID I'M JUST CUR CURIOUS IF YOU'RE LEAVING MY DISTRICT, IS THIS GONNA BE A WHOLE NEW LOCATION OR A SECOND LOCATION? NEW LOCATION? THIS NEW LOCATION? OKAY.
WELL, I'M SAD TO SEE YOU GUYS GO, BUT I'LL LET IT HAPPEN.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU, YOUR TIME.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, COUNCILOR ROT.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, ACCEPT THIS AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER OTT AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS, UH, TO, UH, APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED, WHICH WOULD BE THE 25 YEAR SUP.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.
PLEASE COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.
AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[7.d. Consider a request by Shearer, Monk & Voigt for a Truck Repair facility with 3 service bay doors. The site is located at 3877 Miller Park Drive in District 6.]
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SEVEN D.RE CONSIDER A REQUEST BY SHEARER MONK AND VOIT FOR A TRUCK REPAIR FACILITY WITH THREE SERVICE BAY DOORS.
THIS SITE IS, THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 38 77 MILLER PARK DRIVE IN DISTRICT SIX.
THIS IS CASEY, UH, 23 DASH 37, AS YOU SAID.
UH, SUP REQUEST FOR A TRUCK REPAIR FACILITY, UH, LOCATION BEING 38 77 MILLER PARK DRIVE.
AND THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 3.4 ACRES IN SIZE.
IT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL, UH, BUT IT DOES HAVE A, A CURRENT AND APPROVED SUP, UH, APPROVED IN 2021 FOR, UM, TRUCK STORAGE.
SO THIS REQUEST IS TO, UM, ADD THE, UH, REPAIR, UH, SHOP.
IT, IT WOULD STILL KEEP THE STORAGE ASPECT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE APPLICANT IS THIS, UM, WOULD SERVICE THE FLEET, UH, THE FLEET THAT THEY WOULD'VE ON THE SITE, UH, JUST AS A, AS NEEDED OR AVAILABLE SERVICE.
UH, LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS, UH, SHOWN HERE IN THE WESTERN PART OF GARLAND, AND
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MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE AS, UH, MILLER PARK DRIVE, UH, CURVES AROUND.IT IS, OF COURSE SURROUNDED BY OTHER INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND, UH, VARIOUS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UH, OF COURSE, UH, DALLAS' CITY LIMITS IS IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THIS SITE.
AND, UM, IT ACTUALLY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE, UM, TRUCK PARKING USE CURRENTLY.
AND THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA'S, UH, INDUSTRY CENTERS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE, UH, EXISTING ZONING.
UM, AS, AS FOR THE PROPOSAL, THE PROPOSED USE PROVIDES A, UH, SUPPORTIVE BUSINESSES TO SERVICE TRUCKS, UH, IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA.
UM, IT IS SMALL SCALE AND IS NOT LOCATED ALONG A MAJOR CORRIDOR OR THOROUGHFARE.
UM, THE TRUCK REPAIR USE WILL BE PAIRED WITH AN APPROVED TRUCK STAGING SITE.
UH, THE ED STRATEGIC PLAN RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR TRUCK, UH, TRUCK STAGING AND PARKING IN THE AREA.
IT NOTES TO EVALUATE AND MOVE ON POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR TRUCK STAGING AND PARKING.
SO, UH, THIS SUP WOULD NOT INHIBIT THAT.
UM, IT WOULD, UM, RATHER, UH, COMPLIMENT OR KIND OF BE BE PAIRED WITH IT, UH, AS WE WROTE HERE.
UM, THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE SUBJECT SITE, AGAIN, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
AND THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA ALONG MILLER PARK DRIVE.
THERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
AND, UM, HERE'S THE SITE PLAN.
UM, WHAT I'LL POINT OUT HERE IS THE, UH, THREE TRUCK REPAY REPAIR BAYS ARE FACED, UM, INTERNALLY WITHIN THE SITE.
THEY'RE FACING WEST, SO THEY'RE NOT FACING TOWARDS THE STREET.
UM, FROM THE STREET VIEW, YOU WOULD BE SEEING THE, UM, OFFICE, UH, COMPONENT.
SO IT MEETS THE GDC STANDARD OF NOT HAVING BAY DOORS FACE THE STREET, AND, UH, COMPLIES WITH, UH, LANDSCAPE, UH, LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS.
THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL TREES AND LANDSCAPING PROVIDED, UM, THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND INCLUDING A LONG MILLER PARK DRIVE.
AND THESE ARE THE BILLING ELEVATIONS.
THIS IS THE, THE ELEVATION FACING MILLER PARK DRIVE.
AS I SAID, YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE, UM, OFFICE COMPONENT.
THE BAY DOORS WOULD BE FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION INTERNAL TO THE SITE.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A 25 YEAR, UH, DURATION OF THE SUP, UH, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDE FOR THIS LAND USE AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS, APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL WITH A NINE TO ZERO VOTE.
AND MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT, UH, 39 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILOR DUTTON? UM, CAN YOU HELP US, UM, MAYBE UNDERSTAND A LITTLE, THE APPROVAL THAT WE JUST DID FOR THIS, UM, PARTICULAR LOCATION JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO? UM, HOW IT VARIES FROM WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO, UM, THE, THE PREVIOUS SUP APPROVAL FOR THE TRUCK STAGING WAS ACTUALLY TWO YEARS AGO.
UM, IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO A PROPERTY THAT WAS JUST A FEW PROPERTIES DOWN TO THE SOUTH, YES, THAT WAS A DIFFERENT PROPERTY.
THAT WAS FOR TRUCK REPAIR, BUT DIFFERENT PROPERTY, DIFFERENT, UH, OKAY.
DISREGARD THEN THIS, THE SITE PROBABLY LOOKED VERY FAMILIAR, SO IT'S ALMOST IDENTICAL.
SO THAT WAS ONE, YES, IT'S VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE.
DO WE HAVE SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? UH, CHARLES VOIGHT.
SIR, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS.
MUNK VOIGHT, 1200 WEST STATE STREET, GARLAND, TEXAS, R 24 18 COUNTRY VALLEY ROAD IN GARLAND IS MY RESIDENCE AND EVERYTHING.
SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND, AND, UH, WE, YEAH, THAT'S WHERE WE ASKED FOR APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SAY NONE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, COUNCILLOR DUTTON.
FIRST ON BEHALF OF MARGARET, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING YOUR VDO FACING AWAY FROM THE STREET.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILLOR DUTTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED.
MAD SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.
AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT BRINGS US TO OUR LAST ZONING CASE FOR THIS EVENING.
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SEVEN E,[7.e. Consider a request by Peak Health Diagnostics for a laboratory use in an existing medical/dental office building. The site is located at 1605 North Garland Avenue, Suite A in District 8.]
CONSIDER REQUEST BY PEAK HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS FOR A LABORATORY USE IN AN EXISTING MEDICAL DENTAL OFFICE BUILDING.THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 1605 NORTH GARLAND AVENUE, SUITE A N, DISTRICT EIGHT.
IT IS AN SUP REQUEST FOR A MEDICAL LABORATORY.
UH, 1605 NORTH GARLAND AVENUE IS THE LOCATION.
THIS PARTICULAR, UM, UH, TENANT OR PROSPECT WOULD BE MOVING INTO ONE OF THE EXISTING TENANT SPACES WITHIN THE BUILDING.
UH, THE ACREAGE OF THE OVERALL SITE IS ABOUT POINT, UH, EIGHT ACRES IN SIZE.
IT IS ZONED WITHIN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UH, PD 82 DASH 17.
BUT THIS IS NOT AN AMENDMENT TO THE PD, THIS IS, UM, AN SUP, UH, JUST BASED ON THE BASE, UH, ZONING.
UH, SO THE CONSIDERATION THIS IS EVENING IS THE SUP ONLY FOR THE LAND USE.
UH, THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND, UH, SHOWN MORE SPECIFICALLY HERE.
IT IS A PREVIOUS, UM, PD APPROVAL FOR A MEDICAL OFFICE.
AND ESSENTIALLY IT IS A MEDICAL USE WANTING TO GO INTO MEDICAL OFFICE.
UM, THERE ARE SOME, UH, TWO, UH, OTHER MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE, UM, SUITES, UH, BEING USED.
AND SO THIS WOULD OCCUPY A VACANT ONE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 2,400 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
UM, THE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA, COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, WHICH DOES RECOGNIZE SOME, UH, SUPPORTIVE, UH, CONVENIENCE RELATED NON-RESIDENTIAL.
BUT OF COURSE, AGAIN, THE EXISTING ZONING IS NON-RESIDENTIAL.
CURRENTLY, UM, THE PROPOSED USE ALIGNS WITH OTHER SIMILAR MEDICAL, UH, USES WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING, WHICH GOES TO SUPPORT, UH, SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND HERE, UH, THAT IS A PHOTO LOOKING FROM THE STREET FROM NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE TO THE, UH, EXISTING MEDICAL BUILDING IS GETTING LATE WHEN WE TOOK THAT PICTURE.
AGAIN, THERE IS NO, NO NEW CONSTRUCTION.
THE, UM, TENANT WOULD BE GOING INTO AN EXISTING SUITE, UH, SUITE A I BELIEVE IT IS ON THE BUILDING, ABOUT 2,400 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
UM, OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PARTICULAR LAB USE IS, UM, THEY USE, UH, PCR, THEY DO PCR TESTING USING A PCR MACHINE FOR, UH, MEDICAL TESTS INCLUDING TESTING FOR, UH, FLU U-T-I-R-S-V AND COVID.
UM, AND AGAIN, AN SUP IS REQUIRED IN THIS PARTICULAR ZONING DISTRICT FOR THIS LAND USE.
UM, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THE TIME PERIOD OF THE SUP FOR 25 YEARS.
UM, THE TIME PERIOD GUIDE FOR SUVS DOES NOT HAVE YOUR RECOMMENDED, UH, TIME PERIOD FOR THIS LAND USE.
AND, UH, SHOULD BE NOTED, NO VARIANCES OR DEVIATIONS FROM THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OR PD ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION.
IT IS AN SUP ONLY CONSIDERATION AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THEIR REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THEIR REQUEST AS WELL.
THAT WAS WITH A NINE TO ZERO VOTE.
AND MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT 75 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE.
UM, THERE WERE, UH, SIX IN FAVOR AND FOUR AGAINST, AND THOSE WERE ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
THANK YOU HONOR ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? I DO NOT HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR THIS ITEM.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? OKAY, VERY GOOD.
UH, COUNSEL, THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
UH, IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT.
DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SIR, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD AND I'LL NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD.
AFTER, YEAH, JUST DON'T SNEAK OUT ON ME.
I NEED YOU TO GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, DAM AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
MOM MORAN 9 2 4 9 KILDA AVENUE, SKOKIE, ILLINOIS.
BUT I, BUT MY FAMILY MOVED OUT HERE, SO I'M JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH TO PARKER, TEXAS 68 0 4 BAN DRIVE, PARKER, TEXAS.
COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, I BELIEVE YOU HAD A QUESTION.
MY QUESTION IS, DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE RESPONSES? YEAH, YEAH, I, I'VE SEEN THE RESPONSES.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE COMMENTS ON THE PHONE FOR NO RESPONSES? ANY, ANY COMMENTS REGARDING ANY OF THE RESPONSES? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
NOBODY DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH ME FOR, FOR THE RESPONSES.
SO HOW CAN I, I RESPOND TO THEM.
NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE TO, I JUST ASK YOU YEAH, IF YOU HAVE AN OP IF YOU WISH TO, YOU HAVE YES, YES, YES, I CAN
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ABLE TO RESPOND TO THEM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE.UM, I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THEM.
YOU, THERE WERE, THERE WERE SEVERAL OF THE NO BUNCH THAT HAD TO DO WITH, AND I'M LOOKING AT MY LEFT EYE AT SOMEBODY DOWN THE OTHER END, BUT, BUT THE RESPONSES THAT HAD TO DO WITH SOME ISSUES THAT I THINK DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REALLY TO DO WITH YOUR REQUEST, BUT BUSINESSES, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS FROM SOME RESPONSE.
AND AND MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THEY ALREADY PRESENTED? UH, WHEN THEY, WHEN THE CONCERNS CAME, I ALREADY EMAILED THEM AND MY OWNER OF THE BUILD BUILDING THERE, THEY ALREADY GAVE THEM ALL THE RESPONSES TO THEM.
OKAY, SO YOU FEEL THAT THE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN ALREADY ADDRESSED, CORRECT? YES.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TESTING.
IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN MICRO.
UM, I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME THERE,
DE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MOORE.
I'D LIKE, UH, HAVE A QUESTION FOR, UH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, MR. ENGLAND.
IT, COULD YOU REMIND ME, UH, AS TO, UH, THE RATIONALE, THE REASONING BEHIND WHY COUNCIL IS NOT ABLE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, UH, PAST BUSINESS PRACTICES OF A BUSINESS? GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE SCOPE THAT THE COUNCIL'S BEING ASKED TO LOOK AT TONIGHT IN, IN ZONING CASES IS, UM, IS THE LAND USE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LOCATION? AND WHAT IMPACT DOES THAT LAND USE HAVE ON ITS NEIGHBORS OR DOES IT FIT WITHIN THE AREA? MM-HMM,
AND SO IF, UM, THE COMPLAINTS ARE RELATED TO BUSINESS PRACTICES, THOSE ARE GENERALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER IN DECIDING AT LAND USE.
'CAUSE WE DO NOT ZONE PEOPLE, WE ZONE LAND AND, UM, THERE'S AN EXCEPTION.
AND IF THAT IS, IF THERE'S A PUBLIC NUISANCE THAT THIS PARTICULAR USE IS CAUSING MEANING LOUD NOISE, MEANING, UM, SOME, UM, UM, NEGATIVE IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE PROPERTIES BEING USED AT THIS LOCATION, WHETHER IT MIGHT BE CODE VIOLATION OR SOMETHING LIKE SOMETHING ELSE, AND THOSE COULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, BUSINESS PRACTICES SHOULD NOT BE.
THANK YOU THAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THAT OUT TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE FOUR AND THE MANNER BY WHICH THOSE, UH, COMPLAINTS CAME.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE.
IT'S A LITTLE WARMER HERE THAN SKOKIE, ILLINOIS.
YEAH, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER NEED THAT CODE AGAIN.
15 YEARS I LIVED THERE FOR YEAH, NO, YOU WON'T, YOU WON'T NEED THAT CODE HERE.
MOST ONE IS LIKE, OH, WHY DID I MOVE FROM THERE TO HERE? YOU KNOW, SHE WAS BORN THERE AND MY WIFE WAS BROUGHT UP THERE.
WE LEFT LIKE A HUNDRED FAMILY MEMBERS OVER THERE AND, AND MOVED OUT HERE.
AND TELL HER THE REASON IS BECAUSE IT'S WARMER.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE.
UH, WELL I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS.
I'D LIKE TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED.
THIS IS A MEDICAL USE AND A MEDICAL BUILDING, SO I THINK IT'S A NO BRAINER.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER OTT AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM MOORE.
AND THIS WOULD BE AS PRESENTED WITH THE, UH, 25 YEAR SUP.
UH, ANY FURTHER? I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
UH, MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND COUNSEL AND DIS AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
AND IF I COULD GET YOU TO GET A SPEAKER CARD FILLED OUT FOR ME, I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT WAS OUR LAST ZONING, UH, CASE FOR THE EVENING.
[8.Citizen comments.]
ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM EIGHT, CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA.MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.
COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? MADAM SECRETARY? I HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS,
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ONE FOR CECILIA AND IAN ALEXANDER.AND, UH, THIRD FOR LINDA, FOR NICOLA.
CAN YOU CALL HER FIRST SPEAKER PLEASE? HANG ON.
DO YOU HAVE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE? CECILIA ALEXANDER, DO YOU HAVE HAVE ONE OFFICER FOR ANDRES? YES.
AND FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL THAT DON'T KNOW, THAT'S MY FIRST NAME.
IF I ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND I LIVE AT 1102 OVER HILL DRIVE.
IT'S IN DISTRICT FIVE, AND I LIVE AT THE CORNER OF BRIARWOOD AND OVER HILL DRIVE.
SO IS THAT ALL I NEED TO TELL YOU? YES, GO AHEAD.
SO, UM, MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME COMPLAIN OVER THE YEARS.
I'VE LIVED IN MY HOUSE NOW FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
UM, THE, THERE IS A BEND IN BRIARWOOD AS YOU APPROACH SATURN FROM RICK ODEN PARK.
AND IT LITERALLY IS A 45 DEGREE TURN, BLIND TURN.
EVERYBODY THAT LIVES EVEN CLOSE TO US HAD A CAR IN THEIR YARD OR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CRASHING, UH, JUMPING CURBS.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INTOXICATED, USUALLY COMING FROM THE PARK, FROM RICK ODEN PARK.
BUT IT'S A SCARY THING AND I'VE COMPLAINED AND I'VE COMPLAINED AND I'M COMPLAINED.
AND I ACTUALLY WAS AT THE, UH, MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT, UH, THE DISTRICT FIVE MEETING.
AND WAS THAT THE CITY SHERIFF, RIGHT? I THINK CITY, YES.
BUT ANYWAY, HE WAS, I ASKED HIM A QUESTION ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR THING AND I SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS? THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS BEND IN THE ROAD AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO.
WELL, LITTLE BEKNOWNST TO MYSELF, BUT I GOT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY GOT A PHONE CALL THAT THERE HAD BEEN A WRECK THAT NIGHT WHILE I WAS TALKING ABOUT IT AT THE MEETING.
BUT, UM, ANYWAY, MY FEAR IS THAT YOUNG CHILDREN LIVE AROUND THAT CURVE AND THEY'RE OUTPLAYING AND WE WANT THEM TO BE SAFE.
AND THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS, THERE'S NO SETBACKS.
THE YARDS, UH, THE HOUSES ALL ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE, THE STREET AND TO THE CURVE.
AND UM, SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE SOME HELP ON THIS.
I DID CALL OUR, UH, NPO AND HE RESPONDED TO ME.
I DID CALL TRANSPORTATION AND SHE CALLED ME YESTERDAY MORNING AND, UH, SHE WAS GONNA DO A DRIVE THROUGH JUST TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT FAMILIAR AND SHE WAS LOOKING AT ON GOOGLE AND SHE WASN'T GETTING THE FULL IMPACT OF THE DANGER THAT'S INVOLVED THERE.
AND SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID THE DRIVE THROUGH THAT DAY OR NOT YESTERDAY OR NOT, BUT, UM, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
AND, UM, ANDREAS WHO'S GONNA COME UP AND SPEAK, HE AND HIS WIFE TALKED ABOUT, UH, SOMETHING THAT I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THESE YEARS ABOUT MIGHT BE A WAY TO FIX IT, IS, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY DO THOSE, UM, LIKE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND YOU GO OFF ON THE SIDE AND THERE'S LITTLE, THOSE LITTLE CUTS IN THE ROAD AND IT MAKES YOU WAKE UP AND YOU KNOW, OH MY GOSH, SOMETHING'S GOING ON HERE.
THAT WOULD BE UNOBTRUSIVE AS FAR AS PUTTING UP BLINKING SIGNS AND ALL THIS OTHER KIND OF STUFF.
BUT PEOPLE WOULD KNOW SOMETHING'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN AS THEY APPROACH THAT CORNER AND SEE THERE'S A HILL THAT COMES DOWN AND THEN YOU GET TO THAT TURN AND YOU'VE GOT TO GO FAST AND MAKE A TURN OR GO UP INTO THAT PERSON'S HOUSE.
AND THIS WAY, IF YOU'RE COMING THIS WAY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S FLAT, IF YOU DON'T MAKE THAT CURVE, YOU'RE GOING INTO THAT HOUSE.
AND I'M SURE MY NO, I STILL HAVE TIME.
OH, WELL THE, THE TIMER I DIDN'T STARTED LONG AFTER YOU DID.
SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO SUM UP, OKAY.
AND I DON'T WANNA SAY THAT I'M GOING TO KEEP COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, BUT I AM BECAUSE THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH AND WE'VE HAD SO MANY, I ALMOST CHAINED A TRUCK TO MY FENCE ONE TIME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS AND THE PEOPLE USUALLY RUN AWAY.
AND THAT'S WHY WE DON'T CALL THE POLICE IS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
THEY JUST DO THEIR DAMAGE AND LEAVE.
SO, IS THAT MY SUMMATION? YEAH.
MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
SO I'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UH, MY ADDRESS IS 1107 BRIARWOOD DRIVE GARLAND, TEXAS.
AND, UH, I'M JUST HERE JUST TO VOICE MY CONCERN AS JAN WAS, UH, EXPLAINING TO EVERYONE.
I DO LIVE AROUND THAT CORNER WHERE
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I DO SEE, UH, MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS OCCUR.I'VE BEEN IN THAT ADDRESS FOR THE, UH, LAST SEVEN YEARS.
AND, UH, SINCE YOU KNOW, THE FIRST FEW THAT I WAS THERE, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT, UH, JUST ANYONE THAT GOES THROUGH THE AREA, THEY TAKE IT AS A SHORTCUT AND AS THEY TAKE IT AS A SHORTCUT, THEY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND, AND SPEED TO GET TO SATURN.
UM, I DID, UH, WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH, UH, MARGARET, UH, AND, UH, I WILL BE WORKING WITH HER ON, UH, JUST ADDRESSING MORE CONCERNS.
UM, I WAS INVITED TODAY JUST TO SEE HOW, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, WORKS OUT.
AND, UH, SO FAR IT'S BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE FOR ME.
UM, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A, UH, STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENT GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT AND, UH, I WANNA BE INVOLVED AS MUCH AS I CAN AND INVOLVE MY NEIGHBORS AND HOPING TO IMPROVE THE, UH, THE STREET WHERE I'M AT, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THE END OF, UH, CERTAIN ACCIDENT STOPS.
UM, BUT YEAH, I JUST, I JUST WANNA VOICE MY CONCERN.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO COME TO THE MEETINGS AND, UH, LIKE THAT WE CAN SEE IF, IF WE COULD, UH, HELP MY AREA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
EVERYONE HAVE A EVENING? GOOD EVENING.
CAN YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE? LINDA FERNICOLA? YES, MA'AM.
IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO PULL THAT MIC DOWN JUST TOWARDS YOU, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, I'M STILL THE PROPERTY OWNER OF 2 8 1 0 POTOMAC DRIVE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER, IT HAD A FIRE.
ALLSTATE CAME AND DID THEIR THING.
IN APRIL, IN MAY, I WAS OUTTA TOWN, SO NO WORK GOT COMPLETED.
AT THE END OF MARCH, WE WERE HERE IN THE CITY HALL AND IT WAS STATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JUNE.
THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN, THEY WERE NOT.
AND WHEN I CAME HOME FROM BUSINESS IN JUNE, THE CAB DRIVER DROVE OFF WITH MY DRIVER'S LICENSE, MY LUGGAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, A SOCIAL WORKER FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND.
MELISSA SULLIVAN WAS ASSIGNED TO ME IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR TO HELP FACILITATE THE REPAIRS AS I THOUGHT ON THE HOME WITHOUT A PHONE, WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE, I COULD NOT GET ANYTHING DONE.
IN AUGUST, MY WATER WAS SHUT OFF AFTER I HAD ALREADY VISITED GARLAND POWER AND LIGHT.
WHEN I WENT BACK THERE, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ORDERED BY SEAN WEINSTEIN OF CODE COMPLIANCE.
OVER 10 CALLS WERE MADE TO HIM AND I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM HIM.
I DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MY LOCKING MAILBOX BECAUSE A GUY BY THE NAME OF RDA ELK COUNTY, HAS THE KEY TO MY MAILBOX.
THIS MAN WAS CRIMINALLY TRESPASSED FROM MY PROPERTY AND HAS RETURNED TO MY PROPERTY AT LEAST 10 TIMES, STEALING STUFF FROM ME.
ON NOVEMBER 2ND, A NOTICE WENT ON MY DOOR SAYING THAT MY HOME WOULD BE DEMOLISHED ON THE 14TH.
ON NOVEMBER 3RD, I WOULD MANAGE TO GET SEAN WEINSTEIN ON THE PHONE.
HE SAID AS LONG AS REPAIRS WERE MADE, IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
I WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL, I INFORMED MR. WEINSTEIN VIA PHONE MESSAGE, WHATEVER AT MY HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED.
THE CITY OF GARLAND MADE ME HOMELESS THANKS TO MELISSA SULLIVAN AND SEAN WEINSTEIN.
I CAME HERE DIRECTLY FROM A DEALERSHIP TRYING TO GET A VEHICLE.
AND WHAT COULD NOT HAPPEN WAS THE FACT THAT MY AWARD LETTER FOR DISABILITY IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
YOU DEMOLISHED A HOME THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE DEMOLISHED AND MADE ME HOMELESS.
AND DESPITE MY SEVERAL CALLS TO THE PEOPLE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING TO, I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.
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NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND DURING THIS TIME.AND WHAT CAN I EXPECT TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES ON MY BACK AND WHATEVER IS IN MY ROOM.
I GOT A NEW BANK ACCOUNT ON THE 27TH OF OCTOBER.
DEMOLITION WAS APPROVED OCTOBER 17TH.
WHY DID SEAN WEINSTEIN TELL ME THAT I COULD MAKE REPAIRS WHEN DEMOLITION WAS ALREADY APPROVED? WHY WAS I LIED TO AND MISLED AND SOMEONE TUCKED A HOMELESS SHELTER PAMPHLET IN MY DOOR? THE PROPERTY WAS VALUED BY DEC AD AT $267,000.
AND IF YOU ESTIMATE THE PROPERTY THAT WAS INSIDE OVER 35 YEARS ON A HOME THAT WAS PAID FOR TO BE MY RETIREMENT, IN LIGHT OF MY DISABILITY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
I WORKED MY WAY THROUGH SCHOOL.
AND EVERY ATTEMPT TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B BY ME ALONE HAS GOTTEN ME NOWHERE.
ALRIGHT, MA'AM, I WILL NEED YOU TO SUM UP, BUT THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY.
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS THIS EVENING? THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNSEL THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE, UH, AT UH, EIGHT 18.