Dec 12, 2023 City Council

MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER OTT WITH AN ASSIST BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND A SECOND, UH, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, NEXT WE'LL

[6.a. Hold a Public Hearing to expand the boundaries of TIF #1, extend the term of TIF #1, and revise the TIF #1 Project and Financing Plan]

MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD REVIEW THE SPEAKER REGULATIONS FOR US PLEASE? YES, SIR.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO SPEAK TO 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 OR BUSINESS AT THE MEETING.

SPEAKER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST, COME FIRST TO SERVE SPEAK BASIS AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION.

APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OF THEIR SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WITH THE PODIUM.

WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.

AND WE HAVE, UH, SOME SPEAKER CARDS ALREADY FOR THIS EVENING.

LET'S GO TO OUR FIRST ITEM.

ITEM SIX, HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ITEM SIX A, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF TIF.

NUMBER ONE, EXTEND THE TERM OF TIF NUMBER ONE AND REVISE AND REVISE THE TIF NUMBER ONE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN.

UH, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY IN A WORK SESSION.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SIR, IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

JOSEPH SCHROEDER LIVET 1726 ARCHERY LANE IN GARLAND 7 5 0 4 4.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF, UH, REMARKS TO MAKE.

WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE ITEM AT LENGTH, AND SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I WANTED TO MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TONIGHT, BUT ALSO LET THE CITY OF GARLAND, UH, RESIDENCE KNOW THAT IF THEY HAVE ANY DESIRE TO COME SPEAK, WE DO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD ALSO MEETS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND JUST FOR THE RIGHT, YOU ARE THE CHAIR OF YES, SIR.

I AM THE CHAIR OF GARLAND.

TIFF, BOARD NUMBER ONE.

AND MEET TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COUNSEL? SEEING NONE, COUNCILMAN ROD, I'LL LOOK TO YOU FOR A MOTION.

WELL, MR. MR. MAYOR, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WHAT IS ? IT'S GONNA BE A FUN NIGHT.

OH, THAT WE ACCEPT THE EXPANSION OF THE, UH, OF, UH, TIF ONE AND THE, AND THE, UH, TERM.

I THINK WE'RE JUST GONNA GO WITH AS PRESENTED.

AS PRESENTED.

THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.

PRETTY GOOD.

I LIKE THAT.

WE'RE GONNA GO WITH ITEM SIX A, A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER OTT, UH, TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON.

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ITEM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND COUNSEL, UH OH.

AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT UP IS, UH, ITEM

[6.b. Z 23-46 City of Garland (District 1) Consider a request by City of Garland, proposing an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 20-17 to exempt Data Centers from a Detail Plan process through Plan Commission and City Council, where Data Centers are already allowed by right and meet technical requirements. This area is generally northeast of North President George Bush Turnpike, west of Holford Road, and south of the city limits line in District 1.]

SIX B.

CONSIDER REQUEST BY THE CITY OF GARLAND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 20 DASH 17 TO EXEMPT DATA CENTERS FROM A DETAILED PLAN PROCESS THROUGH PLAN, COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL WHERE DATA CENTERS ARE ALREADY ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

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THIS IS, THIS AREA IS GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, WEST OF HOLFORD ROAD, AND SOUTH OF THE CITY LIMITS IN DISTRICT ONE.

MR. GARRIN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS KZ 23 DASH 46, AND THIS IS, UM, INITIATED BY THE CITY OF GARLAND.

UM, THIS WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO PD, UH, DISTRICT 20 DASH 17 FOR MIXED USES, UM, TO, AS YOU SAID, MAYOR EXEMPT, UH, DETAILED, UH, EXCUSE ME, DATA CENTERS SPECIFICALLY, UM, FROM A DETAILED PLAN PROCESS, WHICH IN THE PD 20 DASH 17 DOES REQUIRE A FULL PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.

UM, THE ACREAGE OF THE OVERALL PD IS APPROXIMATELY 277 ACRES.

UM, AND, UH, IT IS GENERALLY NORTH OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, SOUTH OF THE GARLAND CITY LIMITS LINE.

AND, UM, WEST OF HOLFORD ROAD.

HERE'S A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN NORTH GARLAND.

AND, UH, SHOWN HERE A LOT OF COLOR ON THIS MAP, BUT IF YOU CAN KIND OF FOLLOW THAT TEAL OUTLINE, UM, IT, IT ENCOMPASSES, UM, EVERYTHING WITHIN, UM, THAT AREA IS THIS PD.

AND I'LL JUMP TO A LITTLE BIT CLEANER MAP.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE ZONING SUB-DISTRICT MAP WITHIN THE PD.

UH, DATA CENTERS ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED BY RIGHT, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS PD, JUST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS YELLOW AND ORANGE AREA.

THIS IS THE GRAMERCY PARK SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS IS THE FIVE POINTS CHURCH.

BUT OTHERWISE, DATA CENTERS ARE ALLOWED BY WRIGHT, UM, THROUGHOUT THIS PD.

THE, UM, INTENT OF THIS PD IS REALLY TO FACILITATE A DEVELOPMENT TYPE THAT ALIGNS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE, UH, CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.

UM, IN ADDITION, OF COURSE, IT IS ALLOWED BY WRIGHT.

SO THIS, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD, UM, HELP FACILITATE THAT DEVELOPMENT, MOVE IT ONTO SITE PERMITTED BILLING PERMIT WITHOUT A FULL PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, BUT ONLY IN INSTANCES WHERE IT, UM, OF COURSE IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT.

AND IT MEETS ALL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE PD AND GDC.

SO THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT WAIVE ANY CODE REQUIREMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR DATA CENTERS.

IT'S JUST, UH, SIMPLY STREAMLINING THE PROCESS.

UM, THIS IS THE, UH, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA, BUSINESS CENTERS AND DATA CENTERS ALIGNED WITH THAT DESIGNATION.

AND PER THE ADOPTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, DATA CENTERS, UH, DO GENERATE THE MOST, UH, REVENUE PER ACRE BY BUILDING TYPE.

AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA WITHIN THIS, UH, PD, THERE'S AN ARRAY OF, OF USES.

YOU CAN KIND OF SEE BACK THERE A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE.

UH, THAT'S THE ENTRANCE TO THE GRAMERCY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS, UM, ONE OF THE DATA CENTERS THAT'S, UH, BUILT WITHIN THE PD.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, AND THAT IS A SUBSTATION, WHICH, UH, SUPPORTS, UM, THE DATA CENTERS.

SO IF APPROVED DATA CENTERS WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANY AND ALL NECESSARY PERMITS AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS, AND MEET ALL APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OF PD 20 DASH 17.

AND THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THIS, UH, REQUEST OR REQUEST, I GUESS WE'LL CALL IT A CITY INITIATED, BUT, AND, UH, THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL WITH A NINE TO ZERO VOTE, UH, DURING THEIR NOVEMBER 20TH MEETING.

AND MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT, UH, 288 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE.

WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND FIVE OPPOSED, UH, AND ALSO A ONE WITH AN, I DON'T KNOW, RESPONSE, UH, WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.

AND, UM, THREE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? UH, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU WILL.

SORRY.

SURE.

WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT AVAILABLE FOR IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

HANG ON.

UH, MAYOR PRO TEM BASS.

SORRY, I WAS GIVING EVERYONE ELSE A CHANCE TO BUZZ IN IF THEY WANTED TO.

SO, UM, IN, IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY, I WANT TO SIR, KINDA REITERATE A COUPLE THINGS HERE, PLEASE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS FROM THE, THE PD OR GDC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD NECESSITATE A HEARING.

SO, UM, CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT A DETAILED PLAN IS? ABSOLUTELY.

UM, SO A DETAILED PLAN IS, UM, A, NOT TO USE THE THE TERM IN THE DEFINITION, BUT A, A VERY DETAILED SITE PLAN THAT USUALLY IS ACCOMPANIED ALSO BY LANDSCAPE PLAN BUILDING ELEVATIONS, ET CETERA.

A LOT OF ENGINEERING REVIEW GOES INTO THAT.

UM, IT'S REQUIRED, UH, TYPICALLY WHEN, UM, IT'S WITHIN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT, UM, THOSE TYPICALLY REQUIRE A DETAILED PLAN.

AND THAT DETAILED PLAN IS REQUIRED TO COME FORWARD THROUGH AN ENTIRE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, THROUGH THE PLAN COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.

UH, IT REQUIRES, UM, A, A GREAT LEVEL OF, UM, REVIEW BY STAFF.

THAT PROCESS CAN, UM, EASILY TAKE A GOOD FOUR TO SIX MONTHS OR BEYOND.

UM, SO THIS, UM, THIS AMENDMENT WOULD SIMPLY, UM, NOT REQUIRE THAT WHERE DATA CENTERS REALLY ARE ALREADY ALLOWED BY WRIGHT, IT'S NOT A USE ISSUE.

THIS PD ALREADY CONTEMPLATES AND ALLOWS THESE, UM, USES BY WRIGHT.

UM, SO AS LONG AS REALLY THAT'S THE CASE AND, AND THEY'RE NOT, UM,

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UM, THEY WOULD JUST GO STRAIGHT ON SITE AND BILLING PERMITS.

AND LIKE I SAID, THIS WOULD NOT WAIVE ANY REQUIREMENTS.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF, UH, CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT IS JUST A MATTER OF STREAMLINING THE PROCESS.

OKAY, PERFECT.

SO THEY WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED TO DO THE SAME EXACT SAME THING AS IF THEY WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE A DETAILED PLAN.

ALL WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE REMOVING OBSTACLES, WE'RE SPEEDING UP THE TIMELINE FOR THEM, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, YES, SIR.

I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME, BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, UM, WH WHY WE'RE DOING THIS .

UM, OKAY.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY THING I HAD, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC.

OUR NEXT, UH, OUR NEXT ZONING CASE.

UH, COUNSEL, WE DO HAVE, UH, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE APPLICANT HERE.

IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE AND I BELIEVE THE ONLY SPEAKER CARD WE HAD WAS THE APPLICANT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

AND THAT IS CORRECT.

ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE CLEAR, BLAH.

UM, WE HAVE CLEARED THE QUEUE.

UH, MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UM, AMENDMENT TO THE PD AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR RE MORRIS TO APPROVE ITEM SIX B AS PRESENTED.

MAD, CAN YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR PLEASE COUNSEL COUNCILOR WILLIAMS? ALRIGHT, I THOUGHT I HAD DONE IT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE.

AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOVING ON TO

[6.c. Z 23-40 1901 W Northwest Hwy, LLC (District 5) Consider a request by 1901 Northwest Hwy, LLC., proposing an amendment to the Planned Development (PD) Conditions to allow the following uses: Pet Care/Play Facility (indoor), Learning Center, Specialized; Health & Fitness Gym (Indoor); Studio, Fitness or Performing Arts; and Veterinary Clinic, Small Animal (indoors only). The site is located at 1901 Northwest Highway in District 5.]

ITEM SIX C SIX C IS Z 23 DASH 40.

IT'S CONSIDERED REQUEST BY 1901 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY LLC PROS PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS TO ALLOW THE FOLLOWING USES PET CARE, PLAY FACILITY, INDOOR LEARNING CENTER, SPECIALIZED HEALTH AND FITNESS, GYM, INDOOR STUDIO, FITNESS OR PERFORMING ARTS AND VETERINARY CLINIC, SMALL ANIMAL, INDOOR ONLY.

AND THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 1901 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY IN DISTRICT FIVE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

LAST ZONING IN CASE OF 2023 , THIS IS .

SHOULD HAVE HAD FIREWORKS OR SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE HAD BEEN ON THE POWERPOINT.

YES, PLEASE.

UH, THIS IS KZ 23 DASH 40, AND AS YOU SAID, MAYOR, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT, A REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT TO AMEND THE PD CONDITIONS OF AN EXISTING RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER USES.

UM, AGAIN, THE LOCATION IS 1901 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY.

THE ACREAGE OF THE PROPERTY IS FIVE ACRES IN SIZE, AND, UH, THE PD NUMBER IS 94 DASH 35, INDICATING IT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 1994.

UM, THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION, UH, OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY HIGHWAY IN SOUTH GARLAND.

AND, UH, MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, YOU CAN SEE THE SHOPPING CENTER, UH, BUILDING THERE.

UM, FOR THE MOST PART, THE SITE HAD REALLY, THE FOOTPRINT HAS BEEN MOSTLY THE SAME, ALTHOUGH, UM, SINCE THE, UH, OWNERSHIP, WHICH IS TONIGHT'S APPLICANT, UM, TOOK OVER THIS, THIS, UH, CENTER, THEY HAVE ADDED A SCOOTER'S COFFEE, UM, WHICH IS ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

UH, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN OLD AERIAL, BUT SCOOTER'S COFFEE HAS BEEN ADDED.

THIS AREA AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY, UM, OTHER COMMERCIAL RETAIL TYPE USES.

THERE IS A HOTEL IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST AND OF COURSE SOME SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX HOMES TO THE NORTH.

HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE, UM, EXISTING SITE.

THE, UM, APPLICANT, IN ADDITION, OF COURSE, BRINGING SCOOTER'S COFFEE HAS DONE SOME FACADE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO.

I'VE GOT SOME BEFORE PICTURES HERE IN A FEW SLIDES.

UH, BUT THIS JUST SHOWS THE EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER.

THERE'VE BEEN, UH, THE LEASE RATE HAS GONE UP, OR THE LEAST PERCENTAGE, I SHOULD SAY, NUMBER OF TENANT SPACES THAT ARE LEASED, UH, IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO.

AND, UH, JUST SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA.

THERE'S THE SCOOTER'S COFFEE RIGHT THERE, AND SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS JUST KINDA LOOKING UP AND DOWN NORTHWEST HIGHWAY.

AND, UH, JUST KIND OF BEFORE SOME OF THE UPGRADES, JUST WANTED TO SHOW, UM, WHAT THE CENTER LOOKED LIKE BEFORE YOU CAN SEE KIND OF HOW IT WAS, UM, DESIGN, NOT REALLY MUCH CHANGES SINCE ITS ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION.

KIND OF SOME NEED OF SOME POWER WASHING THERE.

UM, SOME SIGNAGE THAT WAS, UM, DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

SO, UH, THIS, THIS APPLICANT AND, AND NEW OWNERSHIP CERTAINLY PROVIDED SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE AND, AND, UH, CERTAINLY REINVESTED INTO THIS, UH, PROPERTY.

UM, SO REALLY

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TONIGHT'S ZONING CASE, UH, THE APPLICANT IS WISHING TO ADD, UM, UH, USE ALLOWANCES, UH, TO THIS PROPERTY, TO THE PD, UM, TO BE ABLE TO FURTHER LEASE, UM, ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES AND, AND ALLOW, KIND OF OPEN THAT UP.

UM, THESE USES ARE, ARE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH, UM, SHOPPING CENTERS AND COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONING, WHICH IS THE UNDERLYING ZONING, BUT, UM, THAT INCLUDES PET CARE AND PLAY FACILITIES, INDOORS, THAT'S YOUR PET BOARDING TYPE, UH, BUSINESS, UM, LEARNING CENTER SPECIALIZED, THAT'S, UM, TUTORING TYPE, UH, BUSINESSES, SAT PREP, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UM, HEALTH AND FITNESS GYM, INDOOR, UM, STUDIO OR FITNESS OR PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO THAT CAPTURES A, IF THERE WERE TO BE A FITNESS STUDIO THAT'S UNDER 5,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE, WHEREAS A HEALTH AND FITNESS GYM IS OVER 5,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.

UH, DURING THE PLAN COMMISSION HEARING, UH, THE COMMISSION HAD RECOMMENDED ADDING THAT SMALLER, THAT 5,000 OR UNDER, UNDER 5,000, UH, FITNESS STUDIO.

SO THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE REQUEST.

THE APPLICANT WAS VERY MUCH IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

AND THEN VET CLINIC FOR SMALL ANIMALS, INDOORS ONLY.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, AND OF COURSE THE, THE EXISTING ZONING AND AND PROPOSAL WOULD CONTINUE TO, UH, BE, UH, COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL ZONED.

ACCORDING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, A SHOPPING CENTER HAS THE HIGHEST REVENUE PER ACRE FOR RETAIL TYPE DEVELOPMENT.

ALLOWING MORE COMPATIBLE USES WOULD INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES MOVING INTO THIS SHOPPING CENTER.

ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT HAS TAKEN STEPS TO IMPROVE THE FACADE AND OTHER EXTERIOR FEATURES OF THE SHOPPING CENTER OVER THE PAST YEAR.

UH, THIS PROPOSAL WILL HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVITALIZATION OF THE SITE.

AND WITH THAT, MAYOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST.

AND JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND IN ADDITION, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THE REMOVAL.

UH, WE REALLY KIND OF TOOK THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE PD AND, AND LOOK AND SEE IF THERE WERE ANY USES, UM, THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN MIGHT SPEAK TO.

SO, UM, STAFF HAS RECOMMEND RECOMMENDED THE REMOVAL OF THE, UM, AUTOMOBILE RELATED USES CURRENTLY IN PD 94 DASH 33 OR 35, EXCUSE ME, SPECIFICALLY, TIRE DEALER AND AUTOMOBILE LEASING.

UM, FORTUNATELY THE PD ALREADY DID PROHIBIT, UH, REPAIR, AUTO REPAIR AND AUTO SALES.

UH, BUT THOSE WERE TWO, TWO ADDITIONAL AUTO USES THAT, UH, WE FELT COULD COME OUT.

THE APPLICANT WAS VERY MUCH IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT.

SO THAT DOES, THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE PD CONDITIONS AND THE PROPOSAL.

UH, YEAH, AND AGAIN, THE APPLICANT OCCURS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL, UH, PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

AND IN ADDITION, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED, UH, FITNESS OR PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO TO BE ADDED.

AND THIS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE REQUEST AND PD CONDITIONS ACCORDINGLY, MAYOR.

SO, UM, NO, THERE'S A LOT THAT I MENTIONED AS FAR AS RECOMMENDATIONS GO, BUT, UH, THE PD CONDITIONS AND THE REQUEST AS PRESENTED DO CAPTURE THESE ADDITIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE REMOVAL OF THE TWO AUTO USES.

SO IF THE COUNCIL IS COMFORTABLE WITH, UM, THE STAFF AND PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION, UM, THE MOTION TO APPROVE CAN BE AS PRESENTED.

SO THOSE ARE ALREADY CAPTURED IN THE REQUEST.

SO WITH THAT MAYOR, UM, WE MAILED OUT 121 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE, AND WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED, AND BOTH WERE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, SO THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD, COUNCILOR LUCK.

MR. GARRAN, WE HAD DISCUSSED, UM, REMOVAL OF LAUNDROMAT AND DRY CLEANING USE.

IS, HAS THAT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PD OR WAS IT NOT ALLOWED THAT IT, IT IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED AND ENTITLED IN THE PD.

IT'S NOT REMOVED IN THIS REQUEST.

UM, I DID MENTION THAT TO THE APPLICANT, HE'S HERE THAT, AND TO, UH, POSSIBLY SPEAK ON THAT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THAT.

UM, IT IS KIND OF ON HIS RADAR.

IT WASN'T, UM, IT WASN'T REMOVED FROM THE REQUEST.

UH, AS I KINDA MENTIONED EARLIER, THE, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE USES, OF COURSE THE REQUEST, THE ADDITIONAL USES MADE A LOT OF SENSE.

WE FELT, AND IT REALLY ENHANCED AND IMPROVED THE SHOPPING CENTER AND ALIGN WITH THEIR GOALS OF CONTINUING TO REINVEST AND IMPROVE IN THIS AREA.

BUT WE REALLY SEARCHED FOR USES THAT WE FELT THAT THE, THE PLANS THAT GUIDE US, THE COMP PLAN, THE ED STRATEGIC PLAN, IF THERE'S ANY THAT, UM, ANY USES THAT THOSE SPEAK TO AND WE FELT THAT AUTO USES, WHICH THE ED STRATEGIC PLAN DOES SPEAK TO, UM, WOULDN'T REALLY ALIGN WITH THAT PLAN.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY WHERE, WHERE OUR FOCUS CAME FROM, THE LAUNDROMATS AND DRY CLEANERS.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT CAN CERTAINLY BE A DISCUSSION FOR COUNCIL AND, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE, LIKE I SAID, BUT THAT'S HOW WE CAME TO THAT.

ANY, EXCUSE ME, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR.

AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.

DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD? YES, SIR, WE DO.

CODY ER IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.

OKAY, SIR, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD

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AND I'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THE, THE, YEAH, THE TALL ONE.

HI, I'M CODY PERME.

I'M A RESIDENT OF DALLAS.

WOULD YOU THAT MY ADDRESS IS ADDRESS, PLEASE? IT COULD BE THE BUSINESS ADDRESS.

UH, 1 1 0 3 3 EASTVIEW CIRCLE, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 3 0.

AND, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

COUNCILMAN LUCK.

WELL, YOU HEARD WHAT I ASKED MR. GARRIN.

UM, MY ONLY REASON REALLY FOR ASKING ABOUT THE LAUNDRY SERVICES IS BECAUSE AN NMSD WAS GRANTED FOR THIS, UH, SITE BASED ON, UH, DRY CLEANERS THAT HAD POLLUTED THE GROUNDWATER UNDER WAY DOWN DEEP.

SO, UM, WOULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH, WELL THAT WAS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR US, WHICH WE'VE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE SINCE WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY.

YEAH, , UM, IF IT SUITS YOU, WE COULD LIMIT, UH, WHAT THEY CALL PLANT VERSUS DROPOFF DRY CLEANING.

UH, A DROPOFF DRY CLEANER HAS NO CHEMICALS ON SITE.

JUST TAKE THE CLOTHES, TAKE THEM OFFSITE TO BE TREATED.

UM, THAT HAS NO ENVIRONMENTAL RISK TO IT AT ALL.

UH, THE PLANT, UH, GROUPS ARE, ARE MORE OF A PROBLEM.

AND THAT'S WHAT WAS THERE ORIGINALLY.

MM-HMM, .

UM, I WOULDN'T DO, I HAVE SO MUCH SCAR TISSUE FROM TWO PLANT DEALS IN MY LIFE THAT I WOULDN'T DO ONE ANYHOW.

UM, IF IT SUITED YOU TO, UH, RESTRICT IT AS SUCH, THEN I'M, I'M HAPPY TO CONSIDER THAT.

UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT AND MAKE IT AN AMENDMENT TO IF WE CAN.

IT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION.

IT'S, UM, IT'S NOT BEEN POSTED TO AMEND THE CURRENT PD, UM, TO REMOVE CURRENT USES THAT ARE ALLOWED.

IT'S ONLY POSTED TO ADD THESE ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS, SO IT'S A CLOSE CALL.

UM, THERE'S A RISK THERE.

SO I'LL LET Y'ALL DECIDE IF Y'ALL WANNA TAKE THAT RISK OR NOT, BUT IT'S NOT BEEN POSTED TO DO THAT.

IF, IF I MAY YES, SIR.

ADD ONE THING.

YES.

UM, THERE ARE, THERE'S ONE TENANT FOR CERTAIN AND A COUPLE PROSPECTIVE TENANTS WHO ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHANGE TO GET THEIR BUSINESSES UP AND RUNNING AT THE CENTER.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT ANY CHANGES AT THIS POINT MIGHT AFFECT THAT TIMELINE AND CAUSE PEOPLE WHO ARE LINED UP TO BE, TO HAVE THEIR TIMELINE KIND OF THROWN INTO CONFUSION.

UM, SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE CHANGE AT ALL, BUT I DO WANNA MAKE THAT, THAT ONE POINT.

WELL, UM, I DO, I I REALLY DO BELIEVE YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT PUT A, A PLANT SERVICE, UH, DRY CLEANER THERE.

AND I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH AN OFF-PREMISES, UM, INSTALLATION.

SO I I'M NOT GONNA GO THERE, UM, RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, JUST PLEASE KEEP THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

NOT MY WORD.

BUT SECONDLY, I'M SORRY.

NO, GO AHEAD.

UM, SECONDLY, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE RENOVATIONS THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THAT CENTER.

IT IS, I MEAN, IT, IT IS SO MUCH BETTER.

THE RESIDENTS AND TOWN GATE, THE ADJACENT, UM, TOWN HOME COMPLEX THERE.

THEY ALL LOVE IT.

UM, WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU'RE THERE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, THANK YOU COUNCILOR MORRISE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I WILL JUST ECHO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LUXE WORDS AND THAT WAS REALLY THE ONLY REASON I PUNCHED IN.

I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I, I ALSO COMMEND YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE, UM, INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE YOU HAVE MADE IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER.

AND I JUST HOPE EVERY OTHER SHOPPING CENTER OWNER WHO MIGHT HAPPEN TO BE WATCHING THIS TAKES NOTE AND FOLLOWS IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE AND I DON'T, DO NOT BELIEVE, UH, THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM, UH, THAT I CAN SEE IN THE CHAMBERS.

UH, AND WITH THAT, UH, COUNCILOR LUCK? YES SIR.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION, WE APPROVE THE APPROVE ITEM SIX C AS PRESENTED .

IT'S JUST BEEN ONE OF THOSE STAYS.

HAVE A MOTION, UH, BY MEMBER RELUCTANT A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE ITEM SIX C AS PRESENTED.

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

COUNCIL IS YOUR LAST VOTE OF THE YEAR.

MAKE IT COUNT.

COUNCILOR DUCK.

IT'S, THERE WE GO.

AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.

AND THAT ITEM WAS, IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, THAT WAS OUR LAST, UH, ZONING CASE FOR THE EVENING.

UH, NEXT IS ITEM SEVEN.

CITIZEN COMMENTS.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP, BUT I'LL ASK THE QUESTION.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE.

AND BEFORE WE ADJOURN, OBVIOUSLY AS WE'VE SAID, THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING,

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UH, FOR THE YEAR.

UH, WE WILL RECONVENE AT SOME DATE IN JANUARY.

THAT ESCAPES ME AT THE MOMENT.

UH, BUT UH, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE, UH, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR'S.

AND UH, WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN JANUARY AND IT'S SOMETIME THAT, I DON'T KNOW, SEVEN 30.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.