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[Call to Order]
WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 9TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL.THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, SO HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
IT IS A CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, UH, LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, AND YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
UH, BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND YOUR DECISION WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING.
AND SO TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM BASS FROM DISTRICT ONE.
BEFORE ANY INDICATION, I'D LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT A, UH, LONGTIME GARLAND CITY EMPLOYEE WHO RECENTLY PASSED, UH, GARY CHAMBERS.
UH, GARY WAS A FIRE WHEEL GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT FROM 1995 TO 2013.
HIS LOVE AND SINCERITY WERE CONTAGIOUS.
GARY TREATED STAFF MEMBERS LIKE FAMILY.
HE WAS ALWAYS THERE, WILLING TO HELP OTHERS.
HE JUST SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEEDED.
GARY CHAMBERS WILL BE MISSED GREATLY AND WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS GENEROSITY.
JUST KNOWING HIM MADE YOU A BETTER PERSON.
AND, UH, PLEASE, UH, JOIN ME IN OUR INVOCATION.
UM, WE GATHER HERE TODAY TO COMMENCE A NEW YEAR OF SERVICE AND COLLABORATION.
LET US ALSO REFLECT ON LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER.
IN THE SPIRIT OF NEW BEGINNINGS, LET US BE MINDFUL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT LIE AHEAD FOR GARLAND.
MAY WE DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE BLANK CANVAS THAT IS THE COMING YEAR, MARKED BY FRESH PERSPECTIVES, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND A COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY.
MAY THE CHALLENGES WE FACE BE MET WITH RESILIENCE, THE DECISIONS WE MAKE, GUIDED BY WISDOM AND THE OUTCOMES OF OUR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROSPERITY AND HARMONY OF GARLAND.
IN THIS SPIRIT OF HOPE AND RENEWAL, LET US BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS WITH A SHARED VISION FOR A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY VOICE IS HEARD AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS VALUED.
MAY THIS NEW YEAR BRING FORTH POSITIVE CHANGE, GROWTH, AND UNITY FOR OUR CITY.
AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
GO TO THE P FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SEAT OF THE REPUBLIC FOR RELIGIOUS STATE, ONE NATION UNDER VALLEY INDIVIDUAL LAW WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
EVERYONE, AND AGAIN, HAPPY NEW YEAR.UH, IT IS ALWAYS, I ALWAYS COMMENT, I ALWAYS LOVE WHEN THERE ARE ACTUALLY FACES LOOKING BACK AT ME, UH, WHEN WE'RE HAVING OUR MEETINGS.
UH, I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE THIS EVENING.
UH, SO IT IS, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UH, BEFORE WE GET OUR MEETING STARTED.
UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER TRADITION AND THAT IS AT THE FIRST, OUR FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF EVERY MONTH.
AND SO IF ANY OF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A DOG, I'VE GOT A DEAL FOR YOU.
I'LL DO THIS WHILE YOU DO THAT.
I'M THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR WITH THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO PUMPKIN.
UM, SHE LOVES TO JUMP UP AND GIVE KISSES.
UM, SHE IS APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS OLD.
SHE IS SPAYED, MICROCHIPPED AND VACCINATED.
UM, SHE'S ACTUALLY BEEN AT THE SHELTER SINCE NOVEMBER.
SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FIND HER A HOME.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING TO ADOPT, IF YOU COULD SPREAD THE WORD, HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND HER A GOOD HOME SOON.
UM, 'CAUSE SHE IS AN ABSOLUTE SWEETHEART.
UM, SO SHE'S VERY, VERY TR TREAT MOTIVATED, WHICH IS A GREAT THING FOR A DOG.
HEY, YOU WANNA SHOW ME YOUR TRICKS? UH OH.
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON, BUT WE'LL TRY.
CAN I GET YOUR P OH, WE'RE GONNA ROLL OVER FOR BELLY GIRL.
UM, SO SHE'S AN ABSOLUTE SWEETHEART.
UM, SHE LOVES TO PLAY WITH TOYS, WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE, AND A DOG.
IT'S SO FUN TO WATCH A DOG RUN AROUND AND SHE CAN ACTUALLY ENTERTAIN HERSELF.
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RE CATCH IT, UM,SO, UM, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR HER TO HAVE AN ADOPTER THAT'S ABLE TO PROVIDE HER WITH EXERCISE AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING.
UM, AND THEN THE GREAT THING IS ALL OF OUR ADOPTIONS ACTUALLY COME WITH A WEEK OF FREE TRAINING THROUGH GOOD PUP.
AND, UM, THAT'S A GREAT THING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR GUIDANCE WHILE THEY'RE GETTING SETTLED INTO YOUR HOME.
UM, RIGHT NOW, ADOPTIONS ARE ONLY $25.
UM, SO ONCE AGAIN, GREAT TIME TO ADD A NEW FURRY FAMILY MEMBER TO YOUR FAMILY.
UM, WE ARE OPEN 11:00 AM TO 6:00 PM EVERY DAY, EXCEPT FOR WEDNESDAYS.
WE ARE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS, SO STOP BY THE SHELTER.
VISIT WITH OUR SHELTER PETS AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND A GOOD MATCH.
UM, 'CAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING DOGS AND CATS AT OUR SHELTER THAT ARE IN NEED OF HOMES.
ALRIGHT, AND THEN, UH, TONIGHT I HAVE, EXCUSE ME, UM, I HAVE A RECOGNITION, UH, FOR PAULA MORELAND AND IF I COULD HAVE, IF I COULD HAVE HER FAMILY, FRIENDS, ANYBODY COME FORWARD, THE MORE THE MERRIER.
WE HAVE, UH, FAMILY HERE AND FRIENDS AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE, UH, THE ARTS COMMUNITY.
UH, TONIGHT WE ARE HERE, UH, TO, UH, IN MEMORY OF PAULA MORLAND, UM, AND OUR COMMUNITY WISHES TO SHOW ITS SORROW FOR THE PASSING OF PAR, PAULA MORLAND, UH, WHO WAS INSPIRED BY THE BELIEF IN THE IMPACT OF THE ARTS AND THE POWER TO ENRICH LIVES.
PAULA MORLAND TOUCHED COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HER CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCE INSTRUCTION FROM BROADWAY TO THE WEST END OF LONDON TO RIGHT HERE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
PAULA'S INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS AND PERFORMANCE WAS IMMENSE AND LIFELONG.
SHE AND HUSBAND KAREN SAYAN PURCHASED ONE OF THE FIRST HOMES ON CEDAR CREEK IN 1976, AND THROUGHOUT HER LIFE, SHE SHARED, SERVED TO SHARE, SERVED TO SHARE DANCE AND THE ARTS AS THE OWNER OF BALLET CLASSIQUE AND GARLAND BALLET ACADEMY.
SHE WAS THE RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER FOR GARLAND CIVIC THEATER, IN ADDITION TO A LIFETIME MEMBER.
AND SHE CONTRIBUTED COUNTLESS HOURS, UH, TO GARLAND SUMMER MUSICAL PERFORMANCES OVER THE YEARS AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES FOR HER WORK IN THEATERS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS, AND WAS BELOVED IN, WAS A BELOVED INSTRUCTOR AT KD CONSERVATORY COLLEGE.
AND WHEREAS PAULA MORLAND HAS GIVEN OF HERSELF UNSELFISHLY BY HELPING HER COMMUNITY, AND THROUGH HER TIRELESS WORK DEDICATION, SHE HAS MADE THE CITY OF GARLAND A BETTER PLACE.
AND IN RECOGNITION, UH, I, SCOTT LA MAY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATION TO THE PROGRESS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND EXTEND HER FAMILY, OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY ON HER PASSING.
AND I WILL PRESENT THIS TO YOU.
AND YOU KNOW, THE, THE PERFORMING ARTS HAVE, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, UH, NOT JUST IMPORTANT BUT CRITICAL HERE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, UH, LONG HISTORY.
AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE A PERFORMANCE ON THE STAGE, THERE'S ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES THE WORK THAT GOES ON TO GET THAT PRODUCTION ON THE STAGE.
AND, AND IT TAKES PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE YARDS TO GET THE PERFORMERS OUT THERE.
AND SO, I, I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AND IF YOU WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS.
YEAH, I, I, I APPRECIATE YOUR RECOGNITION AND YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER HAS DEDICATED A LARGE PORTION OF HER LIFE TO GARLAND AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL THAT YOU GUYS ARE RECOGNIZING HER FOR THAT.
FEEL FREE TO TAKE THAT DOG WITH YOU,
UH, AND BEFORE, UH, WE GET STARTED, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS.DISTRICT FOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS, AND JUST NOSY FOLKS WHO WANNA FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU ARE INVITED, UH, JANUARY 25TH, THURSDAY, 6:30 PM FOR OUR TOWN HALL COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, AT SIX 30 AT THE SOUTH GUEN BRANCH LIBRARY.
AND YOU IN, THIS IS A NEW YEAR AND YOU ARE IN FOR SOMETHING NEW THAT YOU HAVE NOT WITNESSED BEFORE.
ALRIGHT, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET INTO OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ON OUR AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA.ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNSEL WITHOUT DISCUSSION.
COUNSEL 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 OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM.
I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
CURRENTLY, I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS, UH, AT THIS TIME, BUT LET ME GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE AGENDA.
ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 11TH, 2023, REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE FOLLOWING BIDS.
ITEM TWO, A CONSTRUCTION OF 2022, ALLEY PAVING AND WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS.
GROUP B, ITEM TWO B-G-P-N-L AND TMPA, CIRCUIT BREAKER TERM CONTRACT ITEM TWO C, HEALTH BENEFITS STOP-LOSS COVERAGE RFP ITEM 2D, CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO BL DASH 92 93 FOR NAPA AUTO PARTS ITEM TWO E-G-P-N-L LOOKOUT STATION N-N-N-T-T TERMINAL ADDITIONS.
ITEM TWO F-G-P-N-L GERVIN SWITCH TO GREASEWOOD TWO HARDWARE MATERIALS CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, ITEM TWO G, DATA CENTER SERVER AND STORAGE REPLACEMENTS.
ITEM TWO, H, G, P AND L TRANSMISSION AND SUBSTATION TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES.
ITEM TWO IGP AND L INGER UNIT TWO, CIRCULATING WATER PUMP REPAIR CHANGE ORDER.
ITEM TWO JGP AND L BEN DAVIS SUBSTATION CABLE TRENCH ITEM 2K TMPA DANSBY TO STEEP HOLLOW STEEL STRUCTURES.
ITEM TWO LGP AND LG SWITCH STATION CABLE TRENCH.
ITEM THREE, PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES.
COUNSEL APPROVED THE REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES.
CITY OF GARLAND IN DISTRICT ONE, ITEM THREE BZ 23 DASH 40 19 0 1 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY LLC IN DISTRICT FIVE.
AND I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU THE ON, I'M ABOUT TO READ SEVERAL, UH, FIVE ITEMS THAT SOUND KIND OF OMINOUS.
UH, BUT SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME EX EXPLANATION LAST NIGHT.
UH, WE, WE AS A COUNCIL, UH, DID OUR ANNUAL REVIEWS OF OUR FIVE APPOINTED EMPLOYEES.
AND SO WE ARE MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THEIR CONTRACTS BASED ON THOSE, UH, REVIEWS, PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
SO I JUST WANNA KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT.
UH, CONSIDER APPROVING BY MINUTE ACTION AND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH JUDSON REX RELATING TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AS CITY MANAGER.
ITEM FIVE, CONSIDER APPROVING BY MINUTE ACTION BY AND BY MINUTE ACTION AND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH BRIAN ENGLAND RELATING TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AS CITY ATTORNEY.
ITEM SIX, CONSIDER APPROVING BY MINUTE ACTION AND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT WITH JETSON JOHNSON RELATING TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AS CITY AUDITOR.
ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER APPROVING BY MINUTE ACTION AND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH JOHN SHELDON RELATING TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AS MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE.
AND ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDER APPROVING BY MINUTE ACTION AN AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH NATALIE BANUELOS RELATING TO HER EMPLOYMENT AS ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE.
ITEM NINE, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.
ITEM 10, REQUEST FOR AN APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE PSL GARLAND, MOB LP TENANT IMPROVEMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT.
ITEM 11, GARLAND CHAMBER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT RENEWAL ITEM 12, REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FROM KRAFT HINZ FOODS COMPANY.
ITEM 13, AMENDING THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND CODE OF ORDINANCES TO COMPLY WITH RECENT STATE LAW CHANGES.
AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, ITEM 14, POLICE STAFFING REALIGNMENT.
UH, THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY SEEING NONE.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
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I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM MOORE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.
PLEASE COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, NEXT UP WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
UH, MADAM SECRETARY, COULD YOU COVER THE SPEAKER REGULATIONS FOR ME 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 THE MEETING.
SPEAKERS SHALL 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, PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS.
THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.
WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS ON MOST OF THE ITEMS TONIGHT.
AND JUST, UH, BEFORE WE GET GOING HERE, UH, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, UH, WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS THAT YOU CAN, UH, GET FROM AND RETURN TO OUR CITY SECRETARY AND WE'LL GET YOU QUEUED UP FOR THE CASE, UH, THAT YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON.
[15.a. Consider a request by Jacobs Communications / Christine Johnson, proposing a freestanding AT&T cellular tower. The site is located at 4535 Bass Pro Drive in District 3.]
A, UH, CONSIDER A REQUEST BY JACOB'S COMMUNICATION CHRISTINE JOHNSON PROPOSING A FREESTANDING AT AND T CELLULAR TOWER.THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 45 35 BASS PRO DRIVE IN DISTRICT THREE.
MR. GARIN, THANK MAYOR COUNCIL FIRST ZONING IN CASE OF THE YEAR EARTH ZONING CASE OF THE YEAR.
UH, THE, UH, SITE IS LOCATED ON THE HOLIDAY INN, UH, SITE OUT THERE AT THE HARBOR POINT PENINSULA AREA.
THE BUT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE ACTUAL LEASE AREA WHERE THEIR CELL TOWER IS PROPOSED ABOUT 48, EXCUSE ME, 488 SQUARE FEET ON THAT HOLIDAY INN SITE.
UH, IT IS ZONED WITHIN PD DISTRICT 14 DASH ZERO SEVEN.
THAT, UM, IS A, UM, PD SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HOLIDAY INN DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE GENERAL LOCATION IS, UH, HERE IN THE HARBOR POINT AREA JUST SOUTH OF I 30 AND SHOWN HERE, MORE SPECIFICALLY, YOU CAN SEE THE HOLIDAY INN, UH, EXISTING HOLIDAY INN SITE RIGHT THERE, THAT BUILDING SHOWN ON THE MAP.
AND THEN THE, UM, SMALL LEASE AREA IS RIGHT HERE ON THE NORTHEASTERN SIDE OF THIS SITE, UH, NEAR PRO DRIVE.
UH, SO AGAIN, AT AND T WOULD LEASE, UM, OR THERE WOULD BE A LEASE AREA FOR AN AT T CELLULAR CELLULAR TOWER.
UM, IN ADDITION, UH, IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, OF COURSE THERE'S THE BASS PRO SHOPS TO THE EAST, SOME OTHER, UM, RESTAURANT AND RETAIL TYPE USES, UH, TO THE WEST AS WELL, UH, EAST AND WEST AND SOME MULTIFAMILY APARTMENTS AND CONDOMINIUMS TO THE SOUTH.
UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS, UH, AREA'S REGIONAL CENTERS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE GREATER HARBOR POINT AREA AND HOW IT'S DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS A, UM, A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVITY AND DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
UH, THE PROPOSED MONOPOLE TOWER, UH, IS NECESSARY FOR THE EXISTING AREA AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PER THE APPLICANT.
UM, THE, UM, UH, TOWERS BEING PROPOSED AS THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, COVERAGE ISSUES AND DROP CALLS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND AS HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO US, WHAT, UM, APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IS THERE HAVE BEEN DROP CALLS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE, UH, BRIDGE, THE I 30 BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE LAKE.
AND SO THERE'S CERTAINLY BEEN SOME CONCERNS WITH THAT.
AND SO THIS, UM, ADDITION OF THIS TOWER WOULD HELP WITH THAT AREA AS WELL AS, UM, JUST IN THE GENERAL AREA.
UH, THE PROPOSAL SUPPORTS THE EXISTING HOTEL BUSINESSES RESIDENTS AS WELL AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING ADDITION ADDITIONAL CELLULAR COVERAGE TO THE AREA.
UM, HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THE HOTEL IN THE BACKGROUND THERE.
THE TOWER ACTUALLY WILL BE BUILT IN THE FOREGROUND RIGHT ABOUT HERE AT THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT.
UH, TWO PARKING SPACES WILL BE REMOVED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE, UH, LEASE AREA.
SO THAT'S ABOUT WHERE THE TOWER WILL BE.
AND THERE'S JUST SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREAS YOU CAN SEE THAT'S KIND OF LOOKING EAST OR SOUTHEAST OF THE PROPERTY TOWARDS THE SHORELINE.
IT GETS WELL TREE IN THAT AREA.
THIS IS ZOOMED IN ON THE LEASE AREA.
THIS IS BASS PRO DRIVE UP HERE, ENTRANCE INTO THE HOTEL SITE.
SO THIS WOULD BE THE, UM, AREA OF THE CELLULAR TOWER.
UM, IT WOULD BE 75 FEET IN HEIGHT, UM, WITH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE FEET FOR A LIGHTNING ROD.
SO INCLUDING THE LIGHTNING ROD 80 FEET TOTAL.
UM, IT WOULD BE ENCLOSED WITH A, UM, MASONRY WALL ENCLOSURE.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE SCREENING OPTIONS THAT THE APPLICANT HAD.
UM, WITH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STAFF, THEY WENT WITH THE MORE OPAQUE OPTION OF THE MASONRY WALL.
AND IN ADDITION, WHILE IT WASN'T A UM, CODE REQUIREMENT, UM, PER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, THE APPLICANT,
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UM, HAS PLANTED, UM, SOME EVERGREEN SHRUBS, AS YOU CAN SEE AROUND THE EDGE OF THE MASONRY WALL THERE TO HELP KINDA IMPROVE THAT, UM, LOOK FROM BASSPRO DRIVE.SO I BELIEVE THEY'RE CHINESE NIAS AS I UNDERSTAND, WHICH ARE AN EVERGREEN SHRUB.
UM, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, THE APPLICANT HAS ORIENTED, ORIENTED THE, UM, MASONRY ENCLOSURE SO THAT THE GATES OPENING INTO THE EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE WOULD, UM, BE ORIENTED SOUTH INTO THE SITE RATHER THAN OUT TOWARDS THE PUBLIC STREET.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE LANDSCAPING, THERE ARE SOME EXISTING TREES ALONG BASS ROAD DRIVE AS WELL WITH THAT WILL REMAIN.
UH, THERE'S KIND OF A GENERAL LOOK OF THE TOWER, UH, WITH SOME ANTENNA EQUIPMENT ON TOP AND THE MASONRY ENCLOSURE.
BUT LIKE I SAID THOUGH, WITH THE GATES, THOSE WOULD BE OPENING TO THE SOUTH INTERNAL TO THE SITE, NOT TOWARDS THE PUBLIC STREET VIEW.
UM, THERE IS AN EXISTING TOWER ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 1400, UH, FEET AWAY, 1,476 FEET TO BE EXACT.
UM, OVER HERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF I 30, THERE'S A RETAIL STRIP BUILDING THERE, IF YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT ON THE MAP.
AND THEN THIS OVER HERE TO THE EAST IS THE PROPOSED AREA.
UM, THE GDC DOES HAVE A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 5,000 FEET BETWEEN CELLULAR TOWERS.
SO, UM, THAT IS ONE OF THE, UM, OR THAT'S PART OF THE IMPETUS FOR THIS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
SO THE APPLICANT DOES REQUEST, UM, FOR THIS TOWER TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THAT AREA.
AND AGAIN, THE PURPOSE, OF COURSE IS, UM, TO IMPROVE CELLULAR SERVICE TO THE AREA.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL.
UM, THE PROPOSAL WILL IMPROVE CELLULAR COVERAGE FOR THE AREA FOR ENHANCED SCREENING AND AESTHETICS.
STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THE APPLICANT PLANT LARGE SCREENING SHRUBS ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MASONRY WALL ENCLOSURE.
THE APPLICANT CONCURS AND HAS PROVIDED THE LANDSCAPING ACCORDINGLY.
SO THAT WOULD BE, UM, AS PRESENTED, MAYOR AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL OF THEIR REQUEST, EIGHT TO ZERO AS PRESENTED.
AND MAYOR, WE, UH, MAILED OUT 407 NOTIFICATION LETTERS THAT GET HIT A NUMBER OF CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP.
UH, AND WE RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR AND SEVEN AGAINST THE REQUEST.
AND THOSE WERE ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM MOORE.
WILL AS ALWAYS, GREAT PRESENTATION.
I DO WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THOUGH THAT HOPEFULLY WILL ANSWER SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT, UH, WERE ISSUED, UH, RAISED BY SOME OF THE HOMEOWNERS.
UH, WHY DOES THE, UH, CAN YOU SPEAK TO, UH, WHY THE GDP DICTATES THE DISTANCE OF 5,000 FEET BETWEEN THE TWO ANTENNAS? SURE.
THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME.
UM, WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT AS A POLICY WE MAY WANNA REVISIT.
I KNOW IT'S A, FOR A, PROBABLY A TOPIC FOR ANOTHER FOR ANOTHER EVENING OR, UM, ANOTHER MEETING.
BUT, UM, UH, THAT, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE WANNA READDRESS.
'CAUSE IT IS SOMETHING WITH, UM, INCREASED DENSITIES AND CELLULAR DEMAND, UM, THAT WE ARE SEEING IS A PRETTY COMMON, WHEN WE DO RECEIVE A NEW CELLULAR TOWER, IT'S BECOME QUITE DIFFICULT TO MEET THAT 5,000 SQUARE FEET OR FIND A PLACE WITHIN, UH, THE CITY.
BUT I, I, I SUPPOSE THE PURPOSE WAS, UM, JUST TO LIMIT THE, THE NUMBER OF TOWERS REALLY GENERALLY SPEAKING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE, UM, TOO MANY CLOSE TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FROM A, AN AESTHETIC PURPOSE STANDPOINT, UH, PARTLY YES, SIR, CONTINUING ALONG THAT LINE.
UH, SO ARE THERE ANY PROBLEMS THAT A HOMEOWNER MAY EXPERIENCE AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW CELL TOWER GOING IN? UM, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER THAN, UM, PERHAPS AN IMPROVED, UM, CELLULAR SERVICE PERHAPS, BUT, UM, NO, ANYTHING PERTAINING TO EFFECTS ON WAVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS, IS GETTING OUTSIDE OF OUR KIND OF ZONING PURVIEW.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS IN THERE FROM THE CITIZENS, SO THAT THAT'S A LITTLE OUTSIDE THE KIND OF THE, THE PLAN, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING AND LAND USE, UH, PERSPECTIVE AND SOMETHING WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT QUALIFIED TO SPEAK OF.
UM, THE APPLICANT MAY BE ABLE TO, UM, EXPAND A LITTLE MORE ON COURSE, UM, COVERAGE AND IMPROVEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND, AND AS, AS WELL AS POSSIBLY DISPEL, I THINK THERE WAS A COMMENT OR TWO ABOUT, UM, INTERFERENCE, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE, THOSE LINES.
SO THE APPLICANT, UM, I KNOW SAW THAT COMMENT OR WE SPOKE THE OTHER DAY AND IS PREPARED TO, UM, SPEAK ABOUT THAT OR PERHAPS DISPEL THAT, UM, THAT COMMENT.
SO IN YOUR OPINION THEN THE EMF RADIATION OR THE FREQUENCIES, UH, WOULD NOT BE HARMFUL OR TO AFFECT, UH, HUMANS OR ESPECIALLY CHILDREN? UH, CERTAINLY NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
THAT IS CERTAINLY OUTSIDE MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.
AND, UH, SO FAR WE ARE UNSURE THAT ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED, WE'RE REALLY UNSURE THAT, UH, IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
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SO MY QUESTION THEN BECOMES, UH, IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, IS THIS A GOOD USE FOR THE LAND? UM, YES SIR.WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF THIS AREA EXPERIENCING, UH, WE, WE DO ENVISION HIGHER DENSITIES IN THIS GREATER AREA OF THE HARBOR POINT AREA, SO THERE WILL BE MORE, UM, RESIDENTS, MORE BUSINESSES, MORE ACTIVITY TO THE AREA.
OF COURSE, I 30 IS BEING IMPROVED, SO IT'LL ALLOW FOR MORE TRAFFIC AND FREE FLOW.
AND, UM, AND, AND THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE A, A BIT OF A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL WITH THE DROP CALLS ON THE BRIDGES.
I KNOW THE, UM, AT AND T HAS HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UM, SO THERE'S CERTAINLY THAT ASPECT AS WELL.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I SEE NONE.
AND, UH, COUNSEL, I KNOW WE HAVE MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM THE APPLICANT AND, UH, BEFORE THE CITY ATTORNEY STEPS IN, UH, JUST TO REMIND, UH, WE ARE, WE ARE HERE TO DECIDE THIS BASED ON LAND USE, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK THE QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT, BUT WE ARE HERE TO DECIDE THIS CASE BASED ON LAND USE.
UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD, I KNOW LIKE I SAY, WE HAVE, UH, QUITE A FEW REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE APPLICANT.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA COME DOWN HERE IN A GROUP OR HOW, HOW WE, HOW THEY, HOW THEY INTEND TO DO THIS.
UM, BUT, UH, I GUESS CALL WHOEVER'S ON THE TOP OF THE STACK.
GRANT DOZIER
THE REST OF 'EM ARE JUST HERE FOR MORAL SUPPORT, SIR, UH, I'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
UH, YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND OR SIMPLY ANSWER QUESTIONS.
BRENT DOZIER 1 1 3 3 5 GLEN FOREST DRIVE, MONTGOMERY, TEXAS.
UM, I'M REALLY HERE JUST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE, UM, EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD TO ASK, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL, SO I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION.
UH, SO COUNSEL, WE WILL OPEN THIS UP TO QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT.
UH, THE STAFF HAS ALREADY STATED THAT THEY FEEL THAT THE LAND USE IS APPROPRIATE.
THE QUESTION THAT I ASK ARE COMING FROM RESIDENTS FROM IN THE, IN THE AREA.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE ASKED? YES, SIR.
SO WHAT WE BASED OUR FINDINGS ON ARE PROBABLY THE NATION'S LEADING AUTHORITY ON CANCER EMFS, AND THAT'S THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
UM, I THINK I PRESENTED A, UM, A REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY LETTING EVERYONE KNOW, I THINK THIS IS IN 2 20 21, THAT THERE IS NO HARMFUL EFFECTS FROM THE, THE EMFS COMING OFF OF THE TOWER.
I BELIEVE THE SEC BACKS THAT AS WELL, ALONG WITH ABOUT 14 OTHER STUDIES FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD THAT WE JUST HAVE TONS OF REPORTS THAT IT, IT'S, IT'S NOT HARMFUL.
UM, WE TRY TO BASE IT ON AGAIN, THE, THE WHO I CONSIDER OR THE, WE SHOULD CONSIDER THE, THE LEADING AUTHORITY OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
AND THEY'RE, THEY SAY, NO, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF REPORTS OUT THERE, YOU JUST DIG AS FAR AS YOU CAN TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE, THE, THE RIGHT DECISION.
WELL, THE, THE KEY HERE IS WE'RE WE'RE BEING TELEVISED TONIGHT AND WE HAVE A CONSTITUENCY THAT HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS.
AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE, I'M BOUND TO TRY TO GET TO THIS BEING YOUR DISTRICT.
WELL, I DO APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWERS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? UH, MA'AM.
SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS OR NO ENTRIES ON THE KIOSK.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR TEM MOORE, IS THIS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST AS STATED, I HAVE A MOTION, UH, BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM MOORE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS TO APPROVE ITEM 15 A AS PRESENTED SECRETARY, PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
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SO, UH, THE ITEM IS APPROVED, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION.
[15.b. Consider a request by Realty Investments C/o Maxwell Fisher to construct a multi-family development with live/work units. The site is located at 5305 Zion Road and 630 East Interstate 30 Freeway in District]
CONSIDER A REQUEST BY REALTY INVESTMENTS, UH, MAXWELL FISHER TO CONSTRUCT A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITH LIVE WORK UNITS.THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 53 0, 53 0 5 ZION ROAD AND SIX 30 EAST INTERSTATE 30 FREEWAY IN DISTRICT THREE.
TRYING TO TRIP ME UP WITH ALL THESE, MIXING THE, THE NUMBERS AND THE, THE LETTERS IN THERE.
UM, THIS IS A PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITH, UM, LIVE, WORK UNITS INCLUDED.
UH, THE LOCATION IS, UH, 53 0 5 SOUND ROAD AND SIX 30 INTERSTATE, UM, 30 FREEWAY.
I JUST SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WHEN YOU SAY IT OUT LOUD.
IT DID, RIGHT WHEN YOU READ IT OUT LOUD, I SAID SOMETHING WRONG AND I BACK UP
UH, THE CURRENT ZONING IS LIGHT COMMERCIAL.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, UH, TO REZONE TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UM, BASED IN MULTIFAMILY, BUT OF COURSE INCORPORATING THE, UM, UH, LIVE WORK KIND OF SMALL NON-RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT AS WELL.
UM, THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ALONG I 30 OR NEAR I 30.
AND, UM, THIS IS A SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE.
THERE WAS SOME PAR PARCEL ACQUISITION AS I UNDERSTAND IT, UM, HOW THIS CAME TO BE.
UM, OF COURSE THE, THE SITE WILL BE, WE'LL LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN, BUT THE ACCESS WILL PRIMARILY BE OFF ZION ROAD.
WHILE THERE IS FRONTAGE ALONG THE I 30 FRONTAGE, THERE WON'T BE DIRECT ACCESS ONTO THAT.
THERE'S AN OFF RAMP THAT COMES RIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY RIGHT HERE.
SO TXDOT WILL NOT ALLOW A, UH, DRIVEWAY PERMIT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THE SITE IS ZONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL.
THERE'S SOME EXISTING COMMERCIAL USES, UM, TO THE WEST AND TO THE EAST, INCLUDING SOME AUTO REPAIR, COLLISION REPAIR TYPE USES AS WELL, AS WELL AS SOME BOAT SAILS AND STORAGE.
UM, ACROSS ZION ROAD TO THE EAST IS A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD ZONED SF SEVEN AND TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHWEST, UM, ARE SOME, UH, MULTIFAMILY ZONED AREAS, UM, INCLUDING SOME EXISTING APARTMENTS AS WELL AS THIS DEVELOPMENT OVER HERE, WHICH IS THE, UM, STONE HAWK, UH, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED ABOUT A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AGO UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS BUSINESS CENTERS AND, UM, WHILE THAT IS, UH, PRIMARILY A NON-RESIDENTIAL, UM, DESIGNATION, UM, THE I 30, THE MORE RECENT I 30 CORRIDOR CATALYST HERE PLAN, UH, RECOMMENDS AND RECOGNIZES THAT NEW, UH, NEW HOUSING OPTIONS WILL BENEFIT THE AREA.
AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INFILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING HIGHER DENSITIES.
NEW MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS CONSIDERED THE SECOND HIGHEST REVENUE PER ACRE GENERATOR.
PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO THE AREA, INCLUDING LIVE WORK OPPORTUNITIES.
AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS LOOKING DOWN I 30 AND LOOKING EAST.
THERE ARE THREE BUILDINGS, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.
THE GREEN AREAS IN THE MIDDLE JUST REPRESENT THE COURTYARDS AND THE AMENITY AREAS.
UM, BUT UM, AGAIN, 250 UNITS TOTAL.
THAT INCLUDES SOME LIVE WORK UNITS, WHICH THOSE WILL ACTUALLY BE IN BUILDING TWO UP HERE CLOSEST TO INTERSTATE 30.
UM, THAT WILL BUILD BE THE BUILDING COMPRISING OF THE LIVE WORK UNITS, WHEREAS THE OTHER TWO, UH, LARGER BUILDINGS WILL BE, UM, MULTIFAMILY.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS ACCESS FROM, UH, ZION ROAD.
UM, AS FAR AS AMENITIES GO, UM, THE, UH, I BELIEVE THIS IS BUILDING ONE HERE THAT WILL INCLUDE A CENTRALIZED LEISURE AREA AND A SWIMMING POOL INCLUDES A GAME LAWN, UH, SOME SEATING PERGOLAS, UH, SHADED STRUCTURES IN A FIRE PIT.
AND THE COURTYARD DOWN HERE, UH, SERVING BUILDING THREE INCLUDES SOME SIMILAR, UM, OUTDOOR AMENITIES AS WELL.
AND THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, UH, THE SITE IS PRETTY WELL, UH, LANDSCAPED.
UH, YOU CAN SEE, UH, THERE'S SOME ROBUST LANDSCAPING TREE PLANTINGS AND WHATNOT ALONG THE I 30 FRONTAGE TO GIVE THAT A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL TREATMENT AS WELL AS SOME, UH, TREE PLANTINGS AND LANDSCAPING ALONG THESE ZION ROAD FRONTAGE.
THERE'S AN AMENITY POND THERE AS WELL.
AND THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS, I'LL RUN THROUGH THESE.
UM, THIS IS BUILDING ONE, UM, ENTIRELY MULTIFAMILY, UM, FAIRLY RESIDENTIAL, UH, STYLE TO IT.
UM, AND AS WE JUMP TO BUILDING TWO, THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN START TO SEE, UM, WHERE THE LIVE WORK UNITS
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WILL BE PROPOSED.YOU SEE MORE, UH, LARGER WINDOWS, A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A RETAIL TYPE FRONTAGE LOOK.
AND I'LL JUMP TO THE SOME 3D RENDERINGS HERE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDED.
UM, SO THIS WOULD BE REALLY THE VIEWPOINT FROM INTERSTATE 30, ALTHOUGH THIS DOES NOT, UM, SHOW THE LANDSCAPE, THE TREE PLANTINGS THAT ACTUALLY WOULD BE ALONG THE ROADWAY FRONTAGE.
UH, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A NON-RESIDENTIAL LOOK.
UM, KINDA A RETAIL FRONTAGE THAT WOULD, UH, FACE I 30, WHEREAS THE REST OF THE SITE FURTHER BACK WOULD BE, UM, ENTIRELY RESIDENTIAL.
THERE'S ANOTHER LOOK OF IT, AND THIS WOULD BE A VIEW FROM ZION ROAD.
THIS, UH, CORNER AREA IS THE CLUBHOUSE.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A MUCH LARGER CLUBHOUSE THAN THE, UM, GENERAL CODE REQUIREMENT WOULD BE, WHICH IS TWO ABOUT 2,500 SQUARE, YEAH, 2,500 SQUARE FEET.
THE APPLICANT IS PROVIDING A 6,000 SQUARE FOOT CLUBHOUSE FOR, UM, FOR INDOOR AMENITIES.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE VIEWPOINT FROM ZION ROAD TO BUILDING ONE.
AND THERE'S JUST SOME EXTRA ELEVATIONS, UH, SHOWING BUILDING THREE, WHICH WOULD BE MULTIFAMILY.
SO, UH, IN SUMMARY, THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ACCOMMODATE A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING A SMALL MIXED USE COMPONENT CONSISTING OF FIVE LIVE WORK UNITS.
THE ONLY OTHER FLEXIBLE STANDARD THE APPLICANT REQUESTS IS THE LANDSCAPE AND OMEN SPACE PERCENTAGE TO BE SET AT 37%, UH, WHEREAS THE GENERAL CODE REQUIREMENT IS 40%.
THAT'S BEEN A VERY COMMON, UM, REQUEST FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH, UM, EITHER SMALL OR ODDLY SHAPED PROPERTIES TO WORK WITH.
UH, BUT BENEFITS THROUGH THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE INCLUDE A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING A MIXED USE COMPONENT, UH, SPECIAL FRONTAGE FACING I 30, UM, AND URBAN INFILL DEVELOPMENT, ADDING RESIDENTS TO THE AREA AS WELL AS ALIGNMENT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE I 30 CORRIDOR CATALYST AREA PLAN.
SO WITH THAT, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.
UH, THE PROPOSAL OFFERS A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES A LIVE WORK COMPONENT AND GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE VIEW FROM I 30 PROVIDING THE NORTHERN BILLING TWO FRONTAGE, A MORE ENHANCED RETAIL TYPE DESIGN, AS WELL AS THE ENHANCED LANDSCAPING AS WELL.
AND PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL, UH, WITH ONE CONDITION ADDED.
JUST TO CLARIFY IN THE PD CONDITIONS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM, A MINIMUM OF ONE LIVE WORK UNIT AND A MAXIMUM OF FIVE LIVE WORK UNITS.
IN BUILDING TWO DURING THE PLAN COMMISSION HEARING, THE CONDITION WAS SIMPLY A MAXIMUM OF FIVE LIVE WORK UNITS.
UM, THAT WAS AN EIGHT TO ZERO VOTE.
AND WITH THAT MAYOR, UM, WE MAILED OUT 138 NOTIFICATION LETTERS AND WE RECEIVED ONLY THREE RESPONSES.
UM, THOSE WERE AGAINST THE REQUEST, TWO WITHIN AND ONE OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR STAFF COUNCILLOR DUTTON? I WILL, UM, I HAVE A QUESTION AS FAR AS THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT FACES OR THAT'S LIKE ALONG THE SERVICE ROAD FOR I 30 MM-HMM.
UM, WAS THERE PREVIOUSLY SOMETHING ON THAT PLOT OF LAND, ARE YOU AWARE OF? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING PREVIOUSLY BEING THERE.
UM, JUST BASICALLY WE'RE BUILDING TWO AS CLOSEST TO I 30, CORRECT? RIGHT.
I, I'M, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING PREVIOUSLY BEING THERE.
UM, CERTAINLY MR. FISHER, THE APPLICANT CAN CLARIFY THAT IF THERE WAS, UH, BUT NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
UM, BUT I KNOW PART OF THE, THE QUESTION OR THE RESPONSES THAT WE GOT WERE REGARDING LIKE TRAFFIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I KNOW THIS AREA HAS HAD A LOT OF CHANGE AFTER THAT FIRST TORNADO THAT WE HAD.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT PLOT OF LAND ALREADY HAD AN APARTMENT BUILDING THERE AT SOME POINT THAT KIND OF JUST TO MAKE IT COMPARABLE, I GUESS A LITTLE FURTHER EAST WHERE THE T INTERSECTION OF WHERE ONE 30 HITS I 30 JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THERE WAS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WAS DESTROYED BY THE TORNADO AND IT WAS REBUILT.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE FURTHER EAST OF THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY IN CASE THAT MIGHT BE WHAT YOU'RE, OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK, THANK YOU MAYOR.
I KNOW ONE WAS NOT REQUIRED, BUT TRAFFIC SAVVY YES.
TRAFFIC IMPACT ON, PARTICULARLY ON ZION ROAD.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT PLEASE? YES, SIR, I CAN.
UM, YES, UH, THE APPLICANT DID, UH, SUBMIT A TRAFFIC STUDY TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, SO THAT WAS LOOKED AT, MR. LUI AND HIS TEAM LOOKED VERY CLOSELY AT THAT.
UM, IN SUMMARY, WHAT IT, UM, ACTUALLY I'LL PULL UP A JUMP BACK TO LOCATION MAP IN SUMMARY, THE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT FROM IT FOCUS ON, UM, THIS IS PRETTY COLORFUL, BUT IF YOU CAN SEE WHERE ZION ROAD GETS CLOSE TO I 30 IN THIS AREA, IT RECOMMENDED SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS AREA.
SO IT, UH, RECOMMENDED SOME STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS TO, UM, UM, AS FAR AS CREATING A, A DEDICATED TURN LANE, DEDICATED ACCELERATION LANE, I BELIEVE IT RECOMMENDED A RIGHT TURN LANE FROM THE FRONTAGE ROAD TO ZION.
SO, UM, THAT, THAT IS SOMETHING ACTUALLY THAT, UM, MR. LUKI AND HIS TEAM,
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THE CITY IN TXDOT HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE, ARE CONTINUING.SO THAT IS SOMETHING ACTUALLY THAT THE CITY IN TDOT WILL KIND OF TAKE ON THAT CAME OUTTA THAT TRAFFIC STUDY.
UM, SO THAT, THAT WAS REALLY THE MAIN THING THAT CAME OUT ABOUT, UH, FROM IT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEE NONE.
NO, THANK YOU WILL, THANKS MAYOR.
UH, SECRETARY, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SPEAKER SPEAKERS.
MR. FISHER, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND SAY THIS, BUT I KNOW YOU KNOW THE PROCESS.
UM, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION.
MAXWELL FISHER WITH ZONE DEB 2 5 0 2 GRANDVIEW DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS 7 5 0 8 0 REPRESENTING REALTY INVESTMENTS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS DEVELOPMENT TO YOU.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT PIECE OF PROPERTY.
I'VE WORKED ON IT BEFORE WHEN A COUPLE DEVELOPERS KICK THE TIRES ON IT FOR A COUPLE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS AND, UM, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS PARTNERED WITH THE DEVELOPER, UM, AND IS ALSO THE OWNER IS ALSO A DEVELOPER OF, OF, OF CERTAIN USES.
AND SO THEY ARE, UH, EXCITED TO BRING THIS, THIS PROJECT TO YOU ON THE, ON THE PREVIOUS PROPOSALS, WHICH YOU WOULDN'T KNOW, THE BOTTOM SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT, UM, PAR PARCEL WAS NOT PART OF THOSE PROPOSALS.
SO WITH THIS REQUEST, WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY CAPTURE THAT PIECE AND DEVELOP IT AS OPPOSED TO SORT OF LAND LOCKING IT AND MAYBE POSSIBLY NEVER DEVELOPING IT, CONSIDERING IT'S, IT'S SO FAR FROM, FROM THE ROADS.
SO THE ONLY VIABLE COMMERCIAL PORTION REALLY IS A PART THAT FACES I 30 AND WE HAVE THE, THE GORE OF THE OFF RAMP AND TXDOT DOESN'T ALLOW DIRECT ACCESS DRIVEWAYS WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF THAT GORE BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE TO MAKE UNSAFE TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS.
SO THAT KEEPS THEM FROM DOING THAT.
UM, AND SO THIS, THIS SITE'S SEVERELY HANDICAPPED FROM A, FROM A RETAIL, UM, ATTRACTIVE STAMP ATTRACTIVENESS STANDPOINT.
REALTY INVESTMENTS WAS FOUNDED IN, IN 2017.
UM, THEY, THEY BOTH, UM, BUY ASSETS AND DEVELOP ASSETS BOTH MULTIFAMILY AND OTHER, OTHER, UM, TYPES OF, OF, UH, ASSET CLASSES.
UM, THEY, THEY USUALLY PICK HIGH GROWTH AREAS LIKE, LIKE THE I 30 CORRIDOR.
THAT'S IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING NOW IT'S 380 UNITS.
YOU CAN SEE A HIGH DEGREE OF ARCHITECTURE, HIGH QUALITY, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT THAT'S, UM, UM, STRUCTURED DEAL, UM, AT, AS PART OF THE ROCKWELL HARBOR DISTRICT.
UM, SO THEY BRING HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.
THEY PLAN TO DO SO HERE IN GARLAND AS WELL.
I'LL GO OVER THIS QUICKLY SINCE WILL DID A GOOD JOB OF SORT OF OVERVIEW OF THE, OF THE REQUEST, BUT IT'S 250 UNITS, IT'S THREE BUILDINGS.
UM, THERE ARE TWO INTERIOR COURTYARDS.
UM, WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF TUCK UNDER GARAGES IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, SO IT'LL BE 75 ATTACHED GARAGES, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE IN A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, UM, ENHANCED COURTYARDS AND, AND SOME OTHER FEATURES WE'LL SHOW HERE IN A BIT, UM, TWO ACCESS POINTS OFF OF ION ROAD.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN EMER TWO EMERGENCY ACCESS POINTS AS WELL THROUGH CROSS ACCESS TO THE PROPERTIES TO OUR WEST.
WE HAVE A RANGE, A LIST OF AMENITIES.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THESE, BUT A FEW OF THEM.
UM, WE, WE HAVE, UH, VALET TRASH.
UH, WE'LL OFFER OUR, OUR, UH, RESIDENTS AND, UM, UH, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, WALK-IN, UH, CLOSETS, STEP-IN SHOWERS, AND THEN A, A RANGE OF OF OUTDOOR COMMON AMENITIES THAT YOU SEE A LIST THERE.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THOSE, BUT BE HAPPY TO COME BACK TO IT IF, IF, IF NEED BE.
INTERIOR COURTYARD, UM, HAS A, A NUMBER OF, OF DIFFERENT AREAS THAT OUR RESIDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO USE, UM, FROM, YOU KNOW, A LIGHTED YARD, BASICALLY A, A LARGE POOL, AND THEN SOME OTHER, UM, POT AREA I CALL AMENITY PODS, UM, THAT THEY CAN USE.
ANOTHER VALUE ADD THAT I I THINK IS IMPORTANT ON THIS PROPOSAL IS YOU CAN SEE OUR PRIVATE YARDS ON THE PERIPHERY ON THE, ON THE BOTH SIDES, BASICALLY THREE SIDES OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
THOSE ARE PRIVATE YARDS THAT WILL, UM, BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE, THE PUBLIC, UM, AMENITY SPACE, KINDA LIKE YOU SEE AT SOME, SOME HOTELS WHERE YOU HAVE AN INTERIOR COURTYARD AREA.
SO WE THINK THAT'S A GREAT, UH, ADDITION HERE, UM, FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE, UM, FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO, TO, UM, GET ONE OF THOSE UNITS.
AND THIS IS NOT QUITE THE SAME BECAUSE IT FACES OUTWARD, BUT THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE CONCEPT OF HAVING A PRI THE PRIVATE SPACE SIDEWALK, AND THEN THE PUBLIC SPACE, UM, AND THAT SEPARATION.
BUT THEY STILL, THEY STILL ENJOY THAT PUBLIC AREA.
THERE'S THE OTHER INTERIOR COURTYARD DOESN'T HAVE A POOL, BUT IT HAS OTHER, UM, BASICALLY A YARD GAME AREA.
UM, ANOTHER CITY AREA IS OUTDOOR KITCHEN, BARBECUE PIT, ET CETERA.
UM, WE MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD BACK IN, UH, THIS SUMMER.
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MOORE, UM, WAS, UH, WITH US IN THAT MEETING.UM, THERE ONLY A FEW PEOPLE ATTENDED.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HAD CONCERNS WITH OF COURSE TRAFFIC, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
AND THE OTHER ONE IS JUST MAKING SURE THE BUILDING DOESN'T IMPOSE ON THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE SINGLE FAMILY TO THE EAST.
SO WE PUSHED OUR BUILDING BACK, WE HAVE OUR DETENTION IN THE FRONT, WE'LL HAVE, IT'LL BE WELL LANDSCAPED.
IT'S NOT SHOWN HERE IN THE RENDERING, BUT, UM, OUR BUILDING SETS BACK, BACK REALLY FAR FROM, FROM THE ROAD.
AND SO WE DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE IMPOSING ON ANY SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'RE, WE'RE BACK, UM, TOWARDS THE IN LINE WITH THE MULTI-FAMILY ACTUALLY BEHIND IT, UM, QUITE A BIT, UM, TO OUR SOUTH.
UM, SO THAT, WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD, UM, A GOOD MEASURE.
UH, HERE'S THE CLUBHOUSE AREA ENTRANCE THAT THE, THAT'S THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF THE, OF BUILDING ONE.
THIS IS FACING I 30 AS WE'LL MENTION.
THIS IS OUR, OUR LIVE WORK COMPONENT.
WE HAVE ABOUT 4,600 SQUARE FEET OF LIVE WORK ALL ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE BETWEEN FOUR OR FIVE UNITS.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THERE IS THAT, UM, MAKING SURE WE HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE TO FIVE JUST BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH UNIT FLOOR AREA FOR EACH, FOR THE LIVE WORK COMPONENT.
AND SO WE EITHER HAVE FOUR OR FIVE, WE WANNA MAKE 'EM A LITTLE LARGER.
UM, JUST SO WE, THOSE WE MAXIMIZE, UM, WE, WE BASICALLY WANNA MAKE SURE WE CAN RENT THOSE OUT TOO.
SO WHEN IT HAS A BUSINESS TYPE OF BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE IN THERE, IT COULD BE A A, A COUNSELOR, UM, COULD BE AN INTERNET, INTERNET BASED BUSINESS, COULD BE A CONSULTANT TYPE, AN ARCHITECT, AN ARTIST.
UM, IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S LOW INTENSITY OR WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT THAT BASICALLY WOULDN'T REALLY GOVERN WHO WE ALLOW IN THAT SPACE SINCE THOSE SPACES ARE ALSO GONNA HAVE RESIDENCES ON, YOU KNOW, ABOVE THEM.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA DEFINITELY MANAGE THAT CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE WE, WE ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY WORK COMPONENT.
BUT THIS DOES GIVE AT LEAST SOME COMMERCIAL ELEMENT ON I 30, WHICH IS ABOUT AS BEST WE CAN HOPE FOR, UM, FOR THE THIS CHALLENGE PARCEL.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THESE.
UM, THINK YOU'VE SEEN THESE A COUPLE TIMES.
HIGH ART DEGREE OF ARCHITECTURE, MEET THE, THE ARCHITECTURE, THE ARTICULATION REQUIREMENTS, ET CETERA.
SO WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE THIS REQUEST GIVEN THE SITE CHALLENGES.
WE THINK IT'S A BETTER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND ALIGNS WITH THE MULTIFAMILY AROUND IT.
UM, WE STILL HAVE THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT AS MENTIONED AS BEST WE CAN THERE.
UM, WE THINK IT EXPANDS THE HOUSING OPTIONS, UM, AND IT TAKES, BUT STILL TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE I 30 VISIBILITY WITH THE LIVE WORK COMPONENT.
AND WE'D ASK YOU TO FOLLOW STAFF SUPPORT AND THE PNZ SUPPORT TONIGHT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? EXCUSE ME.
COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU MAYOR.
YOU, YOU'VE SPOKEN TO IT ALREADY.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO, UH, THE TRAFFIC ISSUE? YES, SIR.
I, FOR MR. GARINS COMMENT, SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING ABSOLUTELY.
AND, UM, AND I'LL MOVE INTO THE SLIDE.
I'LL GIVE YOU PROBABLY TOO MUCH DETAIL ON TRAFFIC.
SO WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE, THERE'S, THERE'S, IT'S A CHALLENGING PIECE AND BEFORE WE GET TO TRAFFIC, BUT THE, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL COST FOR STORMWATER THAT MANY DEVELOPMENTS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE COST OF WHAT IT'S GONNA COST WITH THE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS, THIS SCALE, WE CAN DO THAT.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, WE'RE HAVING TO, UM, BECAUSE SOMEDAY ZION ROAD WILL BE A FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED ROAD.
UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST UNDIVIDED TWO LANE.
WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING TO PAY TO THE CITY FOR OUR PORTION, THE LENGTH OF OUR FRONTAGE ON ZION.
UM, SO THAT WILL HELP PAY FOR WHEN THE, WHENEVER THE BOND, WHENEVER THERE'S A BOND.
AND THE CITY DOES BASICALLY DOES THAT WHOLE SECTION AND IMPROVES THAT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT AND GETS, GETS THE CITY CLOSER TO BE ABLE TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE ROADWAY IMPACT FEES, SO WE HAVE TO PAY BOTH OF THOSE.
SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF COST AND DEVELOPMENT, UM, THAT WILL, THAT THE, THE COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT.
BUT ON TOP OF THAT, UM, THE, I MEAN, LET ME GO TO THIS.
SO WE DID OUR TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND, UM, AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WITH THE, A PREVIOUS MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED, THAT TIA ALSO HAD BASICALLY SOME OF THE SAME, UM, CONCLUSIONS, BUT BASICALLY, UM, WE'RE GONNA IMPROVE, UM, BY A STRIPING LANES AND, AND ADDING A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN LANE AS YOU'RE COMING EASTBOUND ON, ON THE SERVICE ROAD AS YOU'RE CONNECTING THE 30.
SO THOSE ARE GONNA BE STRIPING THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE ADDED BOTH COMING IN AND EXITING.
BUT THEN MOST, MOST IMPORTANTLY IS RIGHT NOW THERE'S TWO LANES HEADING NORTHBOUND ON ZION.
WE'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA MAKE ONE OF THOSE A DEDICATED LEFT TURN LANE TO CONNECT TO THE, TO THE CONNECTOR ROAD.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A LEFT TO GO EASTBOUND ON I 30, AND THAT WAY THERE'S A DEDICATED THROUGH LANE HEADING NORTH OVER THE BRIDGE SO THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE BACKING UP.
SO A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT TRAFFIC, THIS WILL
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ADDRESS A LOT OF THAT WITH THIS, WITH THESE IMPROVEMENTS.I DO KNOW THAT THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY THE CITY, UM, AND, AND THEY'RE HAVING TO WORK WITH TXDOT ON SOME OF THESE, BUT IT'S BEEN, IT'S IN THE PROCESS AND IT'S SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO HAPPEN.
UM, AND, AND SO THESE, THESE WILL BE DONE AND MADE, UM, AND WE THINK THIS WILL HELP.
THEY, THEY LOOKED AT POSSIBLY DOING A STOP SIGN HERE AND, AND IT WASN'T WARRANTED OR STOP OR STOPLIGHT AND THEY GO THROUGH WARRANTS AND THAT'S, AND IT WASN'T WARRANTED.
SO, BUT THI THIS SHOULD HELP, UM, WITH MINIMAL, MINIMAL IMPROVEMENT.
UH, I SAY MINIMAL COST, BUT HUGE IMPROVEMENT.
UM, IS, IS IS WHAT I THINK THIS WILL DO.
UM, I'M TRYING TO THINK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TRAFFIC WISE.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES, SIR.
UM, I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
I DID WATCH THE PLAN COMMISSION, UM, CASE AND SO A LOT OF THIS I'M SEEING A SECOND TIME, BUT I HAD A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.
MM-HMM,
ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS THE, THE WORK LIVE, UH, HOW YOU WERE GONNA HANDLE EXACTLY WHAT YOU SPOKE TO, THE INTENSITY OF, UM, BUSINESSES RUN FROM THERE.
AND I THINK YOU ADDRESSED THAT WITH, YOU SAID YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT THROUGH YOUR, UH, LEASE AGREEMENTS.
UM, AND THE OTHER ONLY OTHER MINOR QUESTION I HAD, UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT PRIVATE YARDS AND I THINK I SAW THEM IN SOME OF THE, UM, ELEVATIONS THAT WE WENT THROUGH.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE INDIVIDUALLY FENCED, ARE THEY? YEAH.
AND IT'S WROUGHT IRON INDIVIDUAL, HOW MANY OF THOSE? UM, YEAH, I MEAN, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE SOME SORT OF SMALL SHORT FENCE THAT PROVIDES THAT DEMARCATION BETWEEN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACE.
UM, BUT LIKELY IT'D BE AN OPEN FENCE.
UM, BUT THE LEVEL OF DETAIL EXACTLY WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT.
UM, BUT IT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF SHORT OPEN FENCE SO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AT LEAST SITTING IN THE PRIVATE AREA CAN STILL ENJOY THAT VIEW.
AND, AND DO YOU KNOW APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY OF THE UNITS WILL HAVE THE PRIVATE YARD? LET'S SEE.
WELL, LET'S SEE, LET ME GO BACK TO THIS PLAN.
I'VE JUST, EVERY, LET'S SEE, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, ABOUT 15 ON BUILDING THREE.
AND THERE'S PROBABLY, THERE'S PROBABLY 2025.
I HAVE TO COUNT EVERY ONE OF THOSE.
BUT WHAT YOU SEE THERE, YOU SEE AROUND THE PERIMETER IS WOULD BE THE NUMBER OF, OF UNITS THAT HAVE PATIOS.
AND, AND I HAVE DISCOVERED THESE LAST 18 MONTHS OR TWO YEARS, HOW REALLY IMPORTANT IT IS FOR A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO MOVE INTO APARTMENTS TO HAVE THE OPTION OF HAVING A FENCED YARD, UM, A PRIVATE YARD.
SO THAT IS A REALLY NICE AMENITY WE DON'T OFTEN SEE.
AND I KNOW THAT JUST MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPERS, THEY, THERE'S USUALLY A PREMIUM AND, AND THE, THE, UH, UNITS WITH PATIOS ARE DEFINITELY HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND GO FIRST.
SO THAT'S WHAT OUR INFO INFO SHOWS AS WELL.
UM, WILL YOU TALK ABOUT THE ONE BEDROOM UNITS A LITTLE BIT? IT KIND OF, YOU KIND OF WENT FAST ON THE PLANS AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THOSE UNITS IS.
UM, THE MINIMUM IS 650 SQUARE FEET FOR THE ONE BEDROOM.
I MEAN OUR, WE, OUR UNITS MAY RANGE A BIT.
UM, BUT YEAH, I MEAN THEY'RE, THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS SIX 50.
AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE, I'M WAITING FOR EVERYONE TO FINISH.
WELL, AS, AS IT'S ALREADY BEEN STATED, UH, THIS WAS A VERY CHALLENGING PIECE OF PROPERTY AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE, UH, TO THE DEVELOPER, BUILDER AND PRESENTER, UH, FOR THE MATTER BY WHICH YOU HAVE GONE IN THERE AND TAKEN THIS PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY THAT PIECE OUT THERE ON 30, UH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT UH, YOU WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT AND MAKE IT, UH, PART OF UH, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO, UH, DISTRICT THREE IN THAT, FIRST OF ALL, IT MEETS THE ENVISION GARLAND CONCEPT, THE I 30 CORRIDOR STUDY CONCEPT OF WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING THERE ON THAT I 30 CORRIDOR IN THE WAY OF, FIRST OF ALL, IF THE FINISHED PRODUCT OF ANYTHING LIKE THE RENDITIONS, WE'RE GONNA BEGIN TO SEE A GOOD FACELIFT AS YOU'RE TRAVELING DOWN I 30 GOING OVER TO IN, IN EITHER DIRECTION.
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE BEGAN TO DO THAT IN THE WAY OF ATTRACTING OTHER BUSINESSES, ANOTHER HOMEOWNERS INTO THE AREA.
THE SECOND THING IS, THIS IS ONE OF TWO NEXT PURPOSE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.
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AND WE'RE JUST, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE AGAIN, THE VISION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DISTRICT IS BEGINNING TO TAKE PLACE AND YOU IN FACT ARE HELPING US TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE LET, OH, HANG ON ONE SECOND.
WE NEED, I NEED TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKERS.
UH, THANK YOU MAD SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? I DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CONTINUE
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, SIR, THAT WE, UH, ACCEPT THIS MOTION, UH, TO ADOPT THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BASS TO APPROVE ITEM 15 B AS PRESENTED.
AND I'M SORRY, I JUST WANNA DOUBLE CHECK.
DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE THE PLAN COMMISSION'S ADDITIONAL CONDITION? IS THAT, DID THE DEVELOPER ACCEPT THAT HAVE? YES, AND ACTUALLY THE, UM, THE PD CON CONDITIONS ARE DRAFTED ACCORDINGLY.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED EIGHT TO ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK IN OPPOSITION.
THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEM 15 C.
[15.c. Consider a request by Matt Drahos proposing to add automobile sales to the existing automobile repair facility. The site is located at 421 East Walnut Street in District 2.]
CONSIDER A REQUEST BY MATT DREJOS PROPOSING TO ADD AUTOMOBILE SALES TO THE EXISTING AUTOMOBILE REPAIR FACILITY.THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 4 21 EAST WALNUT STREET IN DISTRICT TWO.
UH, THIS IS AN SUP REQUEST, UH, BY THE APPLICANT FOR, UM, AUTO SALES TO ADD AUTO SALES TO, UM, AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS CURRENTLY USED FOR AUTOMOBILE REPAIR AND WOULD CONTINUE TO BE, UH, TO DO SO.
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR IS ALLOWED BY WRIGHT, UM, IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS INDUSTRIAL, UH, THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS 4 21 EAST WALNUT STREET, AND THE ACREAGE OF THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 1.58 ACRES IN SIZE.
AGAIN, THE CURRENT ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL, WHICH REQUIRES AN SUP FOR AUTO SALES.
AND, UH, THIS IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY JUST EAST OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE.
UM, IT IS AN EXISTING BUILDING AS YOU CAN SEE.
UM, THERE'S MULTIPLE BAY DOORS, UM, UH, THAT KIND OF FRONT WALNUT STREET.
UM, IT'S, IT'S USED AS AUTO REPAIR.
AGAIN, THAT IS ALLOWED BY RIOT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD A SALES COMPONENT.
UM, THE, UH, AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO US AS WELL AS TO THE PLAN COMMISSION, UM, THE APPLICANT SPECIALIZES IN CUSTOM AND, UH, SPORTS CARS AND, AND KINDA SPECIALTY CARS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND TAKES 'EM IN FOR REPAIR.
AND OFTENTIMES A CUSTOMER MAY NOT, UH, MAY NO LONGER BE ABLE TO AFFORD THOSE REPAIRS.
SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO, UM, HAVE THE ABILITY TO SELL THOSE CARS, UM, TO KIND OF TAKE THE TITLE AND THEN THEN SELL THOSE CARS ON SITE.
UM, BUT JUST TO LOOK AT THE SURROUNDING AREA A LITTLE BIT, OF COURSE IT IS, UH, SURROUNDED ON BOTH, UH, THE EASTERN, WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SIDES, UH, AS INDUSTRIAL ZONING WITH VARIOUS AUTO REPAIR, UM, SOME LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, WAREHOUSING OFFICE TYPE USES.
UM, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE, UH, SUBJECT PROPERTY ZONED SF SEVEN.
AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS, UM, AREA, KINDA THIS INDUSTRIAL AREA ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WALNUT AS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, PERHAPS CONTEMPLATING, UH, MORE OF A BUFFER, UM, UH, UP AGAINST THE EXISTING SEAL, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO THE NORTH.
PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO WHETHER ADDING, UH, AUTOMOTIVE, AUTOMOTIVE RELATED USES SUCH AS AUTO SALES THAT REQUIRE ZONING CHANGES ARE THE BEST USE OF LAND.
THE PLAN RECOMMENDS BEING SELECTIVE ON LAND USE REQUESTS REQUIRING REZONING SUCH ASS.
UH, THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT BE ANTICIPATE ANTICIPATED TO ADD SALES TAX REVENUE.
AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, EXCUSE ME, UM, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, UH, THAT WOULD BE, UH, PART OF THE FRONTAGE THERE.
AND THEN, UM, LOOKING FURTHER ALONG THE BUILDING, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF A LONG LINEAR BUILDING THERE, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE AREA LOOKING EAST AND WEST DOWN WALNUT STREET.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY EXPANSIONS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE BUILDING.
I SHOULD ADD, THE, UH, FOCUS OF THE SUP REQUEST IS STRICTLY ON, UH, LAND USE WITHIN THE BUILDING.
AND, UH, HERE'S A SITE PLAN HERE.
THIS REALLY JUST REFLECTS THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS.
AGAIN, THERE'S NO, UH, REAL SITE, UM, CHANGES OR EXPANSIONS OR ANYTHING WITH
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THIS REQUEST.SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO ALLOW THE AUTOMOBILE SALES USE, UM, WHICH REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
UM, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THAT, UM, FIVE OR MAXIMUM OF FIVE, I SHOULD SAY MAXIMUM OF FIVE AUTOMOBILES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT ONE TIME ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, THE APPLICANT CONCURS WITH THE PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP VEHICLES FOR SALE STORED AND DISPLAYED INDOORS ONLY, UH, WITHIN THAT EXISTING BUILDING.
UM, AGAIN, THE APPLICANT OCCURRED WITH THAT, UM, CONDITION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE SUP TO BE VALID FOR A TIME PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.
UH, THE DRAFT SUP CONDITIONS LIMIT THE SITE TO A MAXIMUM OF FIVE AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE ONSITE INDOORS ONLY WITH A THREE YEAR SUP TIME PERIOD.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS DENIAL OF THE REQUEST.
UH, STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
UH, HOWEVER, THE PLAN COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, UM, AGAIN, WITH THE CONDITION THAT AUTO AUTOMOBILE, UH, AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE SHALL BE DISPLAYED AND STORED INDOORS ONLY.
UH, THE APPLICANT CLARIFIED HE'S, UM, GOOD AND COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AS IT KEEPS THE AUTOMOBILES OUT OF THE WEATHER AND, UH, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND THAT, UM, RECOMMENDATION WAS IN ADDITION TO THE AS PRESENTED, UM, REQUEST OF THE THREE YEAR SUP REQUEST AND THE, UM, MAXIMUM OF FIVE AUTOS FOR SALE AT ONE TIME.
UH, SO WITH THAT MAYOR, UH, WE MAILED OUT 93 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE.
WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR AND FIVE OPPOSED, UH, ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, AND THEN WE RECEIVED ONE ADDITIONAL, ONE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? MAYOR PRO TIMM BASS.
UM, I'M SORRY, WILL, I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE, THE, THE, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AUTOMOBILES TO BE INSIDE.
THAT WAS STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THAT WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION? CORRECT.
AND THEN, UM, HOW WOULD THAT BE ENFORCED? UM, WELL THE, I I KNOW THE APPLICANT HAS, UM, OF STATED THAT THE INTENT IS NOT TO HAVE ANY SORT OF SIGNAGE, UM, ADVERTISING, ANY, ANY OF THE SALES ON SITE OR STICKERS ON CARS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
SO, UM, I GUESS ON ONE HAND IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE REAL APPARENT IF, IF THEY WERE OUTSIDE GIVEN, THERE WOULDN'T BE THE SIGNAGE THE APPLICANT HAS CLARIFIED.
THIS WOULD BE A PERMIT, UH, PROGRAM THROUGH THE DMV.
SO THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A, AS I UNDERSTAND A SMALL DMV SIGNAGE ADVERTISING THAT, UM, THAT IT'S A, UM, A SALES PERMIT, BUT BEYOND THAT, THERE WOULDN'T BE SIGNAGE.
BUT, UM, UM, IT, IT WOULD BE IN THE CONDITIONS SUP CONDITIONS.
BUT, UM, IT WOULD, UM, LIKELY IF THERE WERE, IF CERTAINLY IF THERE WERE A COMPLAINT, UH, A COMPLAINT ISSUE, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THE CITY CODE COMPLIANCE WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGATE AND, UH, SEE IF THERE ARE ANY AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE OR OUTDOORS VERSUS INDOORS.
UM, I BELIEVE, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR THE APPLICANT CERTAINLY, BUT I THINK THAT WAS PART OF HIS REASONING FOR REQUESTING ONLY THREE YEARS TO SHOW THE CITY THAT HE CAN COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS AND THEN COME BACK IN THREE YEARS, UM, FOR POSSIBLE EXTENSION.
SO AGAIN, NOT TO SPEAK FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF MY UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.
AND FROM THE PRESENTATION, LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS FOR THE APPLICANT, UM, MIGHT BE A BETTER QUESTION FOR HIM, BUT, UM, FROM THE PRESENTATION, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S WANTING TO, BASICALLY, IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO SELL THE CAR TO, OKAY, SO IS THAT, I MEAN, IS THAT A REQUIREMENT, UM, IN WRITTEN IN THE SEP OR IS THAT JUST WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN IS? NO, THAT, THAT'S REALLY JUST THE MECHANISM OF HOW, HOW THE, THE AUTOS, UH, COME TO BE THAT WOULD BE FOR SALE.
THAT'S JUST REALLY HOW, UM, HE, WHAT HE'S BEEN SEEING THAT CARS SOMETIMES HE GETS SORT OF STUCK WITH, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS AND, AND WOULD LIKE TO SELL.
SO I'LL CERTAINLY LET HIM EXPAND ON THAT, BUT NO, THAT, THAT PART WOULDN'T REALLY BE IN THE SUP CONDITIONS.
THAT'S JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW THIS REQUEST CAME TO BE.
COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
COUNCILMAN BASS ASKED MY QUESTIONS.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROAD WILL, UM, DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY, UH, CODE VIOLATIONS WITH THIS BUSINESS? NOTHING TO HANG, HANG ON A SECOND.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT A QUESTION THAT'S REALLY RELEVANT TO YOUR EXAMINATION TONIGHT.
IT'S JUST DECIDE THE LAND USE WHETHER OR NOT THE S'S APPROPRIATE OR NOT.
UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I KNOW THE APPLICANT, UH, IS HERE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD CALL, UH, MATT DREJOS,
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AND AS YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IN THE PREVIOUS CASES, WE'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR SIMPLY ANSWER QUESTIONS.
I'M MATT DREJOS, UH, 2 4 1 6 QUAIL CREEK DRIVE, LITTLE ELM, TEXAS 7 5 0 6 8.
UH, DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION, MAINLY HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
CLARIFY, UH, FIRST THING I WANT TO CLARIFY IS WE DO DO AUTO REPAIR, BUT IT'S, UH, IMPORTANT THAT IT BE NOTICED AS EXTREMELY SPECIALIZED.
UM, HIGH PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, MAINLY ON VEHICLES THAT ARE USED FOR OFF-ROAD, UH, SANCTIONED TRACK EVENTS.
UH, THESE ARE EFFECTIVELY HIGH PERFORMANCE RACE CARS.
UM, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS.
WE'VE MOVED AND BOUGHT THIS BUILDING AT 4 21 WALNUT, UH, IN, UH, 2019.
ALL OF OUR CLIENTS, UM, I CAN'T SAY ALL, BUT I WOULD SAY 99% DON'T LIVE IN GARLAND.
THEY COME TO GARLAND TO, TO VISIT OUR BUSINESS.
WE'VE, UH, GAINED, UH, NATIONWIDE, UM, NOTORIETY AND, UH, AND MARKETING EXPOSURE THROUGH THE, UM, THE TV SHOW, AMERICAN STREET OUTLAWS ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
THAT'S OUR BUSINESS THAT BUILDS THESE HOT RODS.
UM, SO WHAT I'M SAYING AND TRYING TO GO GO IS I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF APPREHENSION WITH, UH, EXISTING AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES AND ESPECIALLY SALES IN GARLAND.
AND, UM, WE DON'T WANT TO WEAR THAT BLACK GUY.
WE'RE NOT THAT TYPE OF BUSINESS.
WE'RE ALSO, UH, NOT INTERESTED IN USED CAR SALES.
WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN, IN FIXING UP EVERYDAY VEHICLES.
WE'RE VERY NICHE AND VERY SPECIALIZED.
THE VEHICLES WE WANT TO SELL DO COME TO US, UH, IN A, IN A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS WHERE THEY'RE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE VEHICLES, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR.
THERE'S A LOT OF SCENARIOS WHERE THE REPAIRS BECOME SO EXTENSIVE THAT THE OWNERS ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXIT.
UM, IT'S A CLOSE KNIT NETWORK AND THERE'S ONLY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT DO THIS TYPE OF, UM, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY.
AND, UH, WE TEND TO BE CONNECTED WITH A LOT OF THEM THAT ARE, UM, LOOKING TO EXIT RACE CAR VEHICLES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO GET INTO THE SPORT.
SO BEING ABLE TO BROKER SOME OF THOSE DEALS ON THOSE CARS THAT COME THROUGH OUR SHOP IS REALLY OUR ULTIMATE GOAL.
AND JUST TO BE COMPLIANT WITH DMV AND AS WELL AS ZONING REQUIREMENTS TO LEGALLY ABLE TO SELL VEHICLES IS OUR ULTIMATE PURPOSE.
UM, IT SHOULD BE ALSO NOTED, WE DON'T PARK ANY VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE BUSINESS OUTSIDE OF BUSINESS HOURS.
ANY TIME WE DRIVE BY OUR BUSINESS OUTSIDE OF OUR MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, UH, 10 TO 6:00 PM THERE'S NEVER A VEHICLE, UH, OUTSIDE THE VE THE, THE BUSINESS, UH, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW.
WE BRING EVERY VEHICLE IN EVERY NIGHT.
UH, THE VEHICLES THAT WE WANNA SELL, OBVIOUSLY, UM, BE MARKETED INSIDE.
THESE ARE NOT VEHICLES THAT WE WOULD HAVE ANY LUCK OR SUCCESS SELLING.
PARKED ON THE, UH, THE, THE WALNUT ROAD, THE, THESE ARE JUST NOT YOUR EVERYDAY CASH CARS THAT SOMEBODY'S GONNA DRIVE BY AND SAY, THAT LOOKS GOOD.
THEY'RE GONNA BE MARKET EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH INTERNET, UH, RACING FORUMS, UH, TRACK EVENTS AND THAT TYPE OF TYPE OF THING.
SO WE HAVE NO PROBLEM PARKING THOSE CARS AND, UH, DISPLAYING THOSE INSIDE.
UH, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, UH, I THINK THE PLAN COMMISSION SUGGESTED.
SO I'LL PAUSE THERE AND SEE WHAT QUESTIONS WE HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK.
UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF STORING THE BUILDING THE VEHICLES INSIDE, BECAUSE JUST LOOKING AT THE BUILDING, EACH OF THE BAYS THERE HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE SPACE INSIDE FOR UP FIVE CARS? YES, SIR.
UH, IT'S ABOUT A 25,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.
WE HAVE, UH, THE, UH, LEFT SIDE OF THE BUILDING'S PR PRIMARILY MECHANICAL REPAIR, THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUILDING'S PRE PREDOMINANTLY, UH, BODY.
AND, UH, THE CENTER SECTION OF THE LAST THIRD, I WOULD SAY, UH, NEXT TO THE BODY SHOP IS BASICALLY A STORAGE FACILITY FOR US RIGHT NOW.
UM, OUR ENTIRE FLOOR IS AN IT'S EPOXY COATED CONCRETE FLOOR.
WE HAVE EXCELLENT LIGHTING IN THERE.
WE ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF AUTOBODY DETAILING FOR CUSTOMER'S CARS IN THAT SECTION RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'S ALREADY PERFECTLY OUTFITTED FOR A DISPLAY OF A VEHICLE FOR SALE.
UM, DO YOU PLAN ON ALLOWING PEOPLE TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLES BEFORE THEY BUY THEM? IT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKELY.
MOST OF THESE CARS ARE NOT STREET LEGAL.
THESE ARE TRACK SANCTIONED VEHICLES.
UM, THAT'S A, A GREAT QUESTION.
I I THINK THERE COULD BE A, A SMALL CHANCE WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO, TO BRING IT OUT AND, AND SHOW THAT IT MOVES UNDER ITS OWN POWER.
BUT, UH, TO TAKE IT ON THE STREET, UM, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TO PROBABLY BE MOST OF THE TIME, UH, ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO THEY'D HAVE TO TEST IT IN OUR PARKING LOT.
AND, UH, MOST OF THESE CARS ARE TRAILERED IN TRAILERED OUT.
I, I SEE THAT THERE'S SOME TESTING DONE CURRENTLY IN YOUR PARKING LOT.
AND MY CONCERN IS THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO YOU, AND IF THERE ARE ALL OF THOSE, ALL OF THOSE BURNT RUBBER MARKS, UM,
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THERE, I CAN IMAGINE THAT THE NEIGHBORS PROBABLY HEAR THAT.SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S MY CONCERN.
I HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS REGARDING THAT.
UM, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ATTRACTING, UH, NEW VEHICLES.
ANY VEHICLE WE HOPE TO SELL WOULD BE A VEHICLE THAT'S ALREADY IN OUR SHOP.
SO IT'S, UH, NOT GONNA BE AN INFLUX OF ADDITIONAL VEHICLES THAT WOULD BE CAUSING DISRUPTION.
WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK KIND OF, UH, HIT ON, WHAT I WAS THINKING OF WAS THE LOGISTICS OF HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE DISCIP DISPLAYING THESE.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE DEDICATING, BASICALLY YOU'RE GONNA BE DEDICATING A, A SECTION THAT'LL BE A SHOWROOM WITHIN THE BUILDING? Y YES, SIR.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO THAT TO GET OUR OFFICIAL DEALER PERMIT FROM, FROM THAT ENTITY.
UH, SO THE CARS DO HAVE TO BE SEPARATED FROM OTHER VEHICLES AND ROPED OFF ACCORDINGLY AND HAVE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR THOSE CARS TO BE FOR SALE.
SO, UH, WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO, PLENTY OF SPACE TO DO THAT INSIDE.
I DON'T ENVISION MORE THAN FIVE CARS AT A TIME FOR SALE.
IT'S JUST, IT'S AN AUXILIARY BUSINESS, UH, ANCILLARY BUSINESS TO WHAT WE ALREADY DO.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO EXPAND OR GROW, WE JUST WANNA BE TO CAPITALIZE ON OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE SEEING PASS US BY, BY NOT BEING ABLE TO LEGALLY PARTICIPATE.
AND COUNCILLOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I NOTICE THEN, AND DID YOU REQUEST A THREE YEARS FOR THE SUP? CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? YES, SIR, SIR, MR. RATIONALE FOR, FOR THE, FOR THE THREE YEARS, PLEASE.
THREE YEARS WAS, UH, AS, UH, MR. GARRIN MENTIONED OUR, UH, EFFORT TO, TO PROVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GONNA DO AND, UM, YOU KNOW, GIVE US A CHANCE TO PROVE OUR CONCEPT AND COME BACK WITHIN THREE YEARS.
AND WE'D OBVIOUSLY LOVE TO, TO HAVE A, A LONGER TERM, BUT WE UNDERSTAND, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THERE'S A LOT OF APPREHENSION ABOUT.
SO AS A COMPROMISE, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD MAKE IT MORE BEARABLE AND, UH, APPROVABLE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE SUGGESTED THAT.
UM, I DID ALSO WATCH THE PLAN COMMISSION, UM, REVIEW OF THIS, UH, UH, OF YOUR APPLICATION.
AND, UM, AND I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT, THAT A LOT OF THEM EXPRESSED, UM, I THINK WHAT MOST OF US UP HERE AUTOMATICALLY FELT WHEN WE SAW AUTO SALES, WHICH IS, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT IN GARLAND.
BUT AFTER, UM, AFTER WATCHING THAT AND AFTER REVIEWING YOUR INFORMATION, I DID NOTE THAT TWO OF THE PLAN, COMMISSION PLAN COMMISSIONERS ON THEIR OWN, UH, COMMENTED THAT AS THEY DRIVE PAST YOUR SITE NEARLY DAILY ON THE WAY TO THE TRAIN STATION, THAT THEY HAVE NOTED THAT IT'S ALWAYS CLEAR THAT AFTER HOURS IT, IT'S, IT'S EMPTY, IT'S AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, AND THEN IN THE MORNINGS THEY HAVE SEEN SOME OF YOUR EMPLOYEES OUT SPECIFICALLY CLEANING AND CLEARING THE PARKING LOT TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
UM, THE, UH, CONCERN ABOUT NOISE AND THE TESTING IN THE PARKING LOT.
UM, AND THAT IS A, THAT IS A VALID CONCERN.
I HAVE NOT TO DATE IN THE FOUR YEARS SINCE YOU BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY, I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE COMPLAINT.
UM, AND I TALK WITH THE NEIGHBORS BEHIND YOU RATHER A LOT.
SO I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANY OF THEM THAT, THAT YOU ARE DISTURBING THEM.
BUT THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE SOMETHING WE WOULD WANNA BE SENSITIVE TO.
UM, SO INDOOR ONLY DISPLAY IN SALES OF A MAXIMUM OF FIVE VEHICLES FOR SALE AT ANY ONE TIME.
AND A THREE YEAR SUPI CAN DO THAT, UM, FROM WHERE I'M SITTING AND, UH, WOULD CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO, TO LET YOU ALL PROVE UP, UM, AND SHOW THAT YOU'LL DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU'LL DO.
SO, UM, MAYOR, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
I, WE DO HAVE, SO ANOTHER SPEAKER, I BELIEVE MADAM SECRETARY, CORRECT? YES.
OH, HE'S WITH THE APPLICANT? YES.
UH, WHO, NO, YEAH, I DON'T, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A, A MISSENT ENTRY.
ARE YOU HERE FOR, TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM? OKAY.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, COUNCILLOR MORRISE.
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CASE, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS, UH, A APPLICATION AS PRESENTED AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE PLAN COMMISSION'S, UM, INDOOR ONLY DISPLAY IN SALES, A MAXIMUM OF FIVE VEHICLES, AND, AND THE THREE YEAR SUP.I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN RE MORRIS AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TIM BASS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM, UH, WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S CONDITIONS ON INDOOR DISPLAY AND THREE YEAR SUP.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FORCE PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.
UH, EIGHT TO ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION.
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ZONING CASE.
[15.d. Consider a request by 708 Studios, LLC/Clara M. Carlisle, proposing to rezone the property from Neighborhood Office (NO) District to Community Retail (CR) District. The site is located at 2930 Broadway Boulevard in District 5.]
CONSIDER REQUEST BY 7 0 8 STUDIOS, LLC CLARA M CARLISLE PROPOSING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE DISTRICT TO COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT.THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 29 30 BROADWAY BOULEVARD IN DISTRICT FIVE.
COUNSEL, UH, THIS IS A CHANGE OF ZONING REQUESTS FROM NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE TO COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT.
THIS IS A STRAIGHT ZONING CASE.
UH, THE LOCATION IS 29 30 BROADWAY BOULEVARD.
THE ACREAGE OF THE SITE IS ABOUT 1.16 ACRES IN SIZE.
AGAIN, THE CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT OF THE, UH, SUBJECT PROPERTY IS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE DISTRICT.
AND HERE IS A, UH, GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, NEAR BROADWAY AND, UM, DAIRY ROAD AND SHOWN HERE KINDA THIS L-SHAPED PROPERTY THERE OUTLINED IN TEAL, UH, JUST KIND OF ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY AND DAIRY.
THIS PROPERTY AT THE HARD CORNER OF BROADWAY AND DAIRY IS ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL.
THERE'S AN EXISTING BUILDING THERE THAT WAS ZONED TO TO COMMUNITY RETAIL, UH, IN 2022.
UH, SO THE APPLICANT COULD ADD SOME, UM, YOU KNOW, RETAIL PERSONAL SERVICE TYPE PER PERSONAL SERVICES TYPE USES, UH, TO THE PROPERTY.
AND THIS ZONING MAP ACTUALLY IS ALREADY A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST.
THIS, UH, 29 20 BROADWAY BOULEVARD WAS RECENTLY REZONED TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR CONDOMINIUM USES.
SO, UH, WE DO SEE SOME COMPATIBILITY THERE WITH SOME FUTURE RETAIL RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RESIDENTIAL, OF COURSE, UH, UH, SIDEWALK, WE'LL CONNECT THE TWO AS EACH PROPERTY DEVELOPS.
AND THEN JUST SOME, UH, OTHER USES IN THE AREA.
THERE'S A MEDICAL OFFICE, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY, AND OF COURSE, UM, A VARIETY OF RETAIL AND, UH, RESTAURANT, UH, AND COMMERCIAL TYPE USES.
ZONE COMMUNITY RETAIL ACROSS BROADWAY BOULEVARD AND, AND FURTHER DOWN, UM, FURTHER SOUTH ALONG BROADWAY.
UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH, UM, RECOGNIZES, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME COMPATIBLE AND SUPPORTIVE NON-RESIDENTIAL USES.
UH, THE COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT WOULD OFFER SUPPORTIVE, UM, RETAIL USES, UH, TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREA AND A REZONING TO COMMUNITY RETAIL, UH, OPENS THE SITE TO ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL USES SUCH AS RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS, WHICH MAY GENERATE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX FOR THE CITY.
AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT.
UH, SO AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS A TRADITIONAL, UH, REZONING WITHOUT THE FORMULATION OF A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THERE'S NO PD OR EXCUSE ME, DETAIL PLAN, UH, OR ANY KIND OF SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APPLICATION.
THE APPLICANT'S INTENT IS TO, UH, PURSUE RETAIL RESTAURANT OFFICE TYPE USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN COMMUNITY RETAIL, BUT THERE IS NO, UH, PLAN AT THIS TIME.
UH, BUT ONCE THEY'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD, UH, THE APPLICANT WOULD COMPLY WITH ALL THE DESIGN STANDARDS PER THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL, UH, WITH AN EIGHT TO ZERO VOTE.
AND MAYOR, WE MAILED OUT, UH, 67 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE.
WE RECEIVED, UH, THREE IN FAVOR AND TWO OPPOSED ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, SO VERY GOOD.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? I DO NOT HAVE SPEAKER CARDS OR ANYONE REGISTERED ON THE KIOSK.
UH, MR. GAREN, DO YOU KNOW IF THE APPLICANT IS WITH US THIS EVENING? IT'S THAT BACK ROW.
UH, I WILL, BEFORE WE GET TOO CARRIED AWAY HERE, UH, DO WE FORESEE HAVING ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
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I DO NOT SEE ANY, BUT THANK YOU.UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, COUNCILOR LUCK.
THIS IN YOUR DISTRICT, WE'RE GONNA FINALLY WORK ON SOME ZONING CASES ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM TONIGHT.
I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 15 D AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE ITEM 15 D AS PRESENTED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.
AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[15.e. Consider an amendment to the Garland Development Code to create a Small-Scale Reception Facilities land use. This item was reported and recommended by the Development Services Committee of the City Council during the December 4, 2023 City Council Work Session.]
E.CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO CREATE A SMALL SCALE RECEPTION FACILITIES LAND USE.
THIS ITEM WAS REPORTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE, UH, OF THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE DECEMBER 4TH, 2023 WORK SESSION.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HENDRICK, YOU ARE CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE? YES, SIR.
I MOVED TO, UH, MEND OUR GEC AS, UH, DESCRIBED IN OUR AGENDA HERE.
NO, I GAVE THE THREE OF YOU A CHANCE.
I'M LOOKING THIS DIRECTION, BUT I HEAR IT COME FROM OVER HERE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK, AND I'M GONNA SAY A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS TO APPROVE ITEM 15 E.
'CAUSE I CAN, I I CAN, I CAN HEAR STILL.
MADAM SECRETARY, YOU CAN PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US PLEASE.
UH, MIGHT WANNA ASK THE PUBLIC IF THEY WANNA MPROMISE.
OH, DID YOU, DID I MISS IT? I DON'T KNOW.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM? CANCEL THE VOTE.
WHERE ARE WE? I THINK WE'RE VOTING.
AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT WAS OUR LAST, UH, ZONING CASE FOR THE EVENING.
[BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS]
BOARDS AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON, YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING? YES, SIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT LARRY DUNN TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND NOMINATIONS NOT REQUIRING A SECOND, UH, COUNT, UH, MATTER.
SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND COUNSEL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
UH, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING.AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? I HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR, OH, GO AHEAD.
I HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR JEREMY GONZALEZ AND I SAW ANOTHER HAND GO UP.
SIR, HAVE YOU FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD? VERY GOOD.
MR. GONZALEZ, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD PLEASE AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION.
I SEE YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF MATERIALS WITH YOU.
SORRY, I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS.
MY NAME IS JEREMY GONZALEZ AND I LIVE AT 1105 KEARNEY DRIVE.
UH, I'M ALSO IN THE, IN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING FIELD, AND I'VE WORKED ON A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS.
I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THIS PRO UH, THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR SATURN SPRINGS ESTATES AREA PLANS WERE REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC BACK IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF 2023.
PART OF THE PLANS INCLUDE STREET SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS WHERE NONE EXIST TODAY.
IN 2019, THE CITY OF GARLAND VOTERS VOTED AND APPROVED ON 2019 GARLAND PRO PROGRAM.
AND THIS PROGRAM, PROPOSITION C STORM DRAINAGE HAS SIX AREAS TARGETED FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AREA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING'S AREA FIVE SATURN SPRINGS ESTATES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC, UH, WAS VAGUE IN DESCRIBING WHAT STREETS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY IMPROVEMENTS AS AND DOES NOT DISCUSS THE REMOVAL, ASPHALT STREETS AND CONSTRUCTION CON CONSTRUCTING CONCRETE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
I'VE ALSO LOOKED AT PROPOSITION A STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION.
SATURN SPRINGS IS NOT TARGETED FOR NEW STREETS AND SIDEWALKS IN THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH MARGARET, THE COUNCIL DISTRICT REP REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, AND SHE HAS INFORMED ME THAT BEEN THE MAJORITY OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD WANTED THIS PROJECT.
UH, I HAVE WITH ME THIS EVENING
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SIGNED PAPERWORK FROM MY NEIGHBOR STATING THEY DO NOT WANT TO SEE PAYMENT AND SIDEWALKS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.WE HAVE OVER 58% PROPERTY OWNERS ON RECORD SO FAR.
AND OUR POLL IS NOT YET COMPLETE.
WE, WE ARE, HOWEVER, IN FAVOR OF THE DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS.
WE ARE NOT REPLOTTING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, NOR IS IT BEING REDEVELOPED AND WE SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO CONFORM TO ANY PAVE OR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS.
I'M SUBMITTING TO THE COUNCIL MY RESULTS IN ATTACHING DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S INFORMATION SHOWING THAT THE SIGNATURES ACQUIRED ARE THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, HERE ARE THE FEW THINGS OUR NEIGHBORS, NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, CONCERNS WITH CURB APPEAL, PROPERTY VALUES AND ABILITY TO PARK AND STAY WITHIN CODE DUE TO AGE OF HOMES OR LACK OF ALLEY, UH, INCREASED PROPERTY TAXATION, FOOT AND VEHICLE TRAFFIC THAT ARE NON-RESIDENTS, WILDLIFE DISTURBANCES DUE TO REMOVAL OF MATURE TREES.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS I'VE HEARD FROM THE CITY IS THAT SIDEWALKS WILL IMPROVE SAFETY PRODE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND MO MOBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE GENERAL FEELING FROM RESIDENTS IN OUR, IN OUR STREET, ON OUR STREET, SORRY, IS SAFE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS.
WE HAVE CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT WHEN WALKING OR BIKING WITH OUR FAMILY OR ON THE STREETS AND WE CAN SEE CARS, AND CARS CAN SEE US.
THERE ARE NO CARS PARKED ON OUR SIDE OR ON OUR STREETS TO IMPEDE THE LINE OF SIGHT OR HIDE.
SMALL CHILDREN, UH, BEHIND CARS THAT POP OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN'S DRIVING SIDEWALKS ALSO ALLOW MINIMUM SPACE TO SHARE SMALL VEHICLES LIKE BIKES AND A RESIDENT, WHILE IN THEORY IT SOUNDS SAFE TO ADD SIDEWALKS.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR THE LAYOUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD LIKE TO RE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL PAUSE THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE WISHES OF THE MAJORITY.
YOU CAN LEAVE THOSE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS SHE CAN TAKE.
IT'S NOT HANDOUTS, IT'S JUST A SIGNED, UM, POLL.
AGAIN, I CAN'T, I CAN'T DISCUSS IT WITH YOU, BUT YOU CAN LEAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY.
YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE? YES, SIR.
MS. HALL DID STATE THAT SHE MIGHT NOT REMAIN IN.
YEAH, I THINK THAT MAY BE THE CASE.
DO WE HAVE ANIT ANOTHER SCAN IT AND SEND IT TO ALL OF THEM.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS.
I'VE GOT A GENTLEMAN HERE IN FRONT OF ME WHO HAD RAISED HIS HAND EARLIER IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK.
UM, AND I'M GONNA NEED A SPEAKER CARD FROM YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
RUSSELL HALL, EAST RUSSELL HALL.
ALL THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I LIVE AT 1205 SATURN SPRINGS IN GARLAND 7 5 0 4 1.
HE MENTIONED IN THE BOND PROPOSAL THAT THEY MENTIONED THE STREETS OF ASHWOOD OVER HILL IN SYCAMORE AND DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HAYES BRANCH AT ALL.
AND THAT WAS NOT, UH, SHOWN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL OCTOBER WHEN THEY WERE SURVEYING.
THEY DID SURVEY THROUGH MY YARD, BUT I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING THAT TO ESTABLISH BASELINES FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CREEK.
YOU TOOK OUT A HUNDRED DIAMETERS, FEET OF TREES WHEN YOU DID THE PARK LOT DRAINAGE PROJECT IN 2017.
THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE OUT APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND DIAMETER FEET OF TREES, INCLUDING VERY LARGE, VERY MATURE TREES.
THESE TREES PROVIDE SHADE TO OUR HOMES SO THAT OUR ELECTRICITY USAGE IS NOT, IT CAN GO DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SHADE.
WE HAVE, UH, TRAFFIC NOISE FROM LBJ AND BECAUSE THEY'RE ELEVATING LBJ, THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE TRAFFIC NOISE.
AND IF YOU TAKE AWAY THE TREES, WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE BUFFER THAT THEY PROVIDE.
THERE IS A POLE THAT I, A SER, PARDON ME.
THERE IS A STUDY THAT I FOUND THAT SHOWS THAT IF YOU HAVE AN INCREASE OF GREEN SPACE IN YOUR AREA, YOU HAVE A 28% PLUS REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL DEMENTIA.
THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE EPA AND OZONE LEVELS REACHING DANGEROUS HIGHS WITHOUT THE TREES, WE WILL LOSE OUR OZONE PROCESSING CAPABILITIES.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? NO.
UH, AT EIGHT 30 WE ARE ADJOURNED.