[Call to Order]
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WELL. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY 6 2024 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. AND BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THIS JUST WON'T LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WILLIAMS AND OUGHT OR NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOW IT BY PERSONAL REASON. YOU KNOW WHETHER WE'RE TOGETHER IN THIS ROOM OR WHETHER WE'RE OUT IN THE WORLD. WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT EACH OTHER, SO THEY WILL BE BACK WITH US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. BUT WE CERTAINLY SEND OUR SUPPORT TO THEM TONIGHT. AND IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INDICATION RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH. AND YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DISCUSSION DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MOORE FROM DISTRICT THREE, SIR. RIGHT WITH ME. ETERNAL LORD. OUR GOD. THE GOD OF ALL OF US. WE ENTER INTO THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. COME BEFORE YOU WITH HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE GRACE THAT IS STAINED US. THE SACRIFICES THAT HAVE PAVED THE WAY AND THE TRIUMPHS THAT INSPIRE US. MAY WE CARRY THIS SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE INTO OUR DAILY LIVES? RECOGNIZING THE BLESSINGS THAT SURROUND US. INSTILL WITHIN US NOW A DEEP SENSE OF UNITY. MAYBE WE RECOGNIZE THE COMMON THREAD THAT CONNECTS US ALL AND BREAKS DOWN THE BARRIERS TO DIVIDE. GIVE US.
FOSTERING A GUIDE US IN FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY. TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A WORLD WHERE LOVE TRIUMPHS OVER HATE. PEACE TRIUMPHS OVER WAR. CHARACTER TRIUMPHS OVER PIGMENTATION AND LOVE TRIUMPHS OVER HATE. WE THINK DENIED YOUR INSPIRATION TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES. GRANT US THE STRENGTH TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER. FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE. MAY THE STORIES OF EMPOWERMENT FROM OUR HISTORY. FUEL OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATING POVERTY AND PURPOSEFUL CHANGE. THAT PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL. WOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL OF HUMANITY. THIS IS OUR DREAM. AND THIS IS OUR PRAYER. AMEN. I'M GLAD YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TIME TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. MUNICIPAL WITH WHATEVER THE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL .
[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
EXCUSE ME. WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ALWAYS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE FACES LOOKING BACK AT ME WHEN I STAND UP HERE. AND FOR YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER TRADITIONS AROUND HERE AND ONE THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH. WE HAVE OUR PET OF THE MUD, AND TONIGHT'S PET OF THE MONTH HAS BEEN GETTING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ATTENTION AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T SEEN HER. LOOK AT THAT. SOMEBODY'S GOING HOME WITH THIS DOG TONIGHT. I CAN FEEL IT. IT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHRISTY FUENTES ON THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR WITH THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER. THIS IS ONE OF OUR ADOPTABLE PETS. HALEY SHE'S ABOUT TWO MONTHS OLD. WE HAVE ARE LISTED AS A LAB MIX. PROBABLY BE ABOUT 40 TO £50, WHICH IS A GOOD SIZED DOG, AND SHE'S ALREADY SPAYED MICROCHIPPED. SHE'S BEEN VACCINATED DE WORMED, SO SHE'S READY TO FIND A GOOD HOME. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PARKS OF ADOPTING A PET IS THAT THEY DO ALREADY COME WITH THOSE SERVICES DONE NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE ADOPTER. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ADOPT, SHE'S LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT BREED, OR YOU'RE WANTING A PET, THAT'S A LITTLE OLDER. WE'VE GOT A VARIETY OF BREEDS AGES. WE ALSO HAVE CATS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF GUINEA PIGS RIGHT NOW. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, WE PROBABLY HAVE IT OPEN 11 AM TO SIX PM EVERY DAY. EXCEPT FOR WEDNESDAYS. WE ARE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS. AND IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ADOPT, WE'RE ALWAYS ALSO IN NEED OF FOSTER'S AS WELL. SO YOU CAN ALSO FOSTER SHORT TERM AND THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. HALEY I DON'T THINK HALEY[00:05:04]
IS GOING TO BE AROUND VERY LONG. IT'S GOING TO BE OUT THE DOOR HER UP. JUST LET YOU KNOW I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL. SOMEBODY IN HERE TONIGHT ON THIS DOG. THANK YOU, CHRISTINE.ALRIGHT IT'S KIND OF HARD. THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW RIGHT THERE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED HERE WITH THE WITH OUR MEETING. FIRST EXCUSE ME. FIRST ITEM ON OUR
[CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCILORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS THAT ARE PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNATE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENT AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS CURRENTLY, LET ME GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. ITEM ONE APPROVED THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23RD 2024 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO APPROVED THE FOLLOWING BIDS ITEM TO A RELIC CREEK 48 8 48, INCH INTERCEPTOR MAIN REHABILITATION PHASE 10. ADAM TO BE 2022, PAVING WATER, WASTE WATER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT. G ONE CHANGE ORDER ONE PRESCOTT. ITEM TWO C REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SUBSCRIBER RADIOS. ITEM TWO D POLICE DETENTION CENTER RENOVATIONS. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ITEM TO E. CRIST ROAD WIDENING ITEM TO F. LEVINE PUMP STATION BACKUP GENERATOR. ITEM TWO G DUCK CREEK LIGHTING PROJECT. ITEM TWO H G, P AND L OAKLAND SUBSTATION STEEL STRUCTURE. ITEM TWO I, G P AND L. PRUITT 138 KV SWITCH STATION TERMINAL EDITION ENGINEERING SERVICES. ITEM TWO J. G P AND L. GURBAN TO GREECE WOULD 2345 KV TRANSMISSION LINE CONSTRUCTION? ITEM TWO K DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR TWO 215 SOUTHWOOD. ITEM. TO L ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TEXT DOT FOR SHILOH ROAD MILLER TO FOREST LANE. AND LAST ITEM UNDER THIS SECTION ITEM TO M OPTIONAL REDEMPTION OF TAX NOTES AND THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MORAL COULD LOOK TO YOU FOR A MOTION. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS RED. HAVE EMOTION. EXCUSE ME BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MORE IN A SECOND BY COUNCILOR REMORSE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED I'M CERTIFICATE PAIR THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION THAT SECRETARY IF YOU COVER THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES FOR US. 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 IN THE IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WOULD UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING. SPEAKER 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 SPEAKERS.INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES FOR A PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. VERY GOOD, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SPEAKER SIGNED UP FOR THE ITEMS THIS EVENING. YES SIR. WE DO. AND IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU CAN GET SPEAKER CARDS HERE AT THE CITY SECRETARY'S DESK AND WE'LL GET YOU QUEUED UP FOR THE AGENDA
[3. Consider an ordinance ordering a General Election for the City of Garland, Texas to be held on the 4th day of May 2024, for the purpose of electing one Council Member to Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5, providing a date for a run-off election; providing for a process to determine position of names on ballots; providing for locations of polling places; providing for early voting dates, providing for authorization for the City Manager and City Secretary to enter into Election Agreements with Dallas and Collin County Elections Departments; providing for notice, publication and posting of this order; and providing an effective date. ]
ITEM. YOU'RE HERE FOR ALRIGHT WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE. UNDER THIS SECTION, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY 2024 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE CITY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, TWO DISTRICTS, 124 AND FIVE, PROVIDING A DATE FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION. PROVIDING FOR A PROCESS TO DETERMINE POSITION OF NAMES ON THE BALLOT, PROVIDING FOR LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING DATES , PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY[00:10:05]
SECRETARY TO ENTER INTO ELECTION AGREEMENTS WITH DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE FOR NOTICE. PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF THIS ORDER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS BASICALLY THE ORDINANCE THAT WE WILL APPROVE TO CALL OUR ELECTIONS FOR THIS SPRING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAYING NONE. DEPUTY MAYOR, PROTEIN MORE I LOOK TO YOU AGAIN , SIR. THANK YOU. MR MAYOR MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM THREE AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PROTEIN MORE IN A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE ITEM THREE AS PRESENTED I'M SECRETARY OF THE BOAT FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM. FOUR CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE[4. Consider an ordinance ordering a Special Election on proposed amendments to the Home Rule City Charter for the City of Garland, Texas to be held on the 4th day of May 2024, providing for the publication and posting of notice proposing amendments to the Home Rule Charter for the City of Garland, Texas; providing for authorization for the City Manager and City Secretary to enter into election agreements with Dallas and Collin County election departments; providing for early voting by personal appearance; providing for deadline for application for absentee ballot; providing for severability; and providing an effective date.]
ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, TO BE HELD ON THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY 2020 FOR PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF NOTICE, PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY SECRETARY TO ENTER INTO ELECTION AGREEMENTS WITH DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENTS. PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE, PROVIDING FOR DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND THIS WILL BASICALLY BE THE ORDINANCE CALLING FOR OUR CHARTER AMENDMENTS OR CHARTER. CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTIONS. UM AND IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAYING NONE.DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM THANK YOU. MR MAYOR MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MOORE AND THE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR AS PRESENTED SECRETARY OF THE BOAT FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS
[5.a. Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance adopting the 2024 Capital Improvement Program]
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE. HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS FIVE, A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED OVER SEVERAL MEETINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THIS IS, UH WE HAVE SCHEDULED AND A SORRY. I TOTALLY LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAYING NONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MAYOR PRO TIM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM. MAY I MOVED TO APPROVE THE 2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS PRESENTED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND REVIEWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. AND COUNCILOR DUTTON. IF YOU COULD REPLY WITH YOU'D YOU'D MOTIONED ME FOR A SECOND. GO AHEAD. TAKE IT ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM MORE IN A SECOND BY COUNCILOR DUTTON TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. HERE IS A VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM. ALRIGHT AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEM FIVE. SHOULD BE. ON MY
[6.a. Consider a request by Cross Engineering Consultants, Inc., proposing to construct a Senior Independent Living complex with 204 dwelling units. The site is located at 1600 Edgefield Drive in District 2. ]
AGENDA, SAYS FIVE A. BUT THERE'S OR NO, I'M SORRY. SIX A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. ADAM SIX. A IS CONSIDERED A REQUEST BY CROSS ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED, PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING COMPLEX WITH 2204 DWELLING UNITS. THIS SIDE IS LOCATED 1600 EDGEFIELD DRIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. SORRY. MY READING SKILLS APPARENTLY HAVE LEFT ME THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, THIS FIRST ZONING CASE ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA IS CASES 23-41. AND AS YOU STATED MAYOR, THIS IS[00:15:03]
A PROPOSAL BY THE APPLICANT TO CONSTRUCT A SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING COMPLEX WITH 204 DWELLING UNITS. THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT SITE IS 1600 EDGEFIELD DRIVE, AND THE ACREAGE OF THE SITE IS JUST UNDER SIX ACRES IN SIZE. IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR MULTI FAMILY USE. ITS MULTI FAMILY ONE IN F ONE IS THE CURRENT DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT MORE IN LINE WITH MF TWO FOR INCREASED DENSITY AMONG A FEW OTHER THINGS, UM HERE IS A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND HERE'S A LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE SUBJECT SITE.THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND THERE IS AN EXISTING APARTMENT COMPLEX IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH. UM TWO STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX JUST TO THE SOUTH. A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD IS ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT SITE TO THE EAST ZONE SF SEVEN. AND THEN TO THE WEST, OF COURSE, AS DUCK CREEK FURTHER WEST AS GLENBROOK DRIVE, BUT EDGEFIELD DRIVE COVERS THE PERIMETER, THE WESTERN PERIMETER OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND AGAIN DUCK CREEK IS JUST TO THE WEST AND A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH OF THE SITE OR TO THE SITE. UM EXCUSE ME FROM THIS HEIGHT IS A CENTRAL PARK AND THEN RECORD IN PARK IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY, REALLY? JUST TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE SUBJECT SITE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MILLER ROAD. THE COMFORTS OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA AS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS AND AGAIN. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR MULTI FAMILY USE. THE INCREASED DENSITY PROPOSED IS MITIGATED THROUGH ITS DESIGN, WHICH I'LL POINT OUT A FEW THINGS IN THE SITE PLAN. THIS PROPOSAL WILL EXPAND HOUSING OPTIONS FOR SENIORS AND CONTRIBUTE TO WALK ABILITY IN THE AREA THROUGH TRAIL THEY'RE PROVIDING AND TRAIL CONNECTIONS. THEREFORE IT IS A SUPPORTIVE USE TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. I MENTIONED THE WALK ABILITY AS THE LANGUAGE AND COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS DOES MENTION CONTINUING WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. NEW MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL. UNDERSTOOD THIS IS EIGHT RESTRICTED, IS CONSIDERED THE SECOND HIGHEST REVENUE PER ACRE GENERATOR PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO THE AREA FOR SENIORS. AND PER THE GDC INDEPENDENT LIVING IS 55 AGES, 55 AND UP. FOR THE DEFINITION OF THE G, D AND THE G D. C. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AGAIN, IT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. AND THIS IS LOOKING TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THIS IS THAT EXISTING APARTMENT COMPLEX I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND JUST SOME OTHER PHOTOS, LOOKING NORTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THEN WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TOWARDS THE CREEK AREA. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN PROPOSED ARE TWO BUILDINGS BUILDING ONE IS THIS ONE CLOSER TO EDGEFIELD DRIVE. IT IS FOUR STORIES IN HEIGHT. HOWEVER BUILDING TWO IS TWO STORIES IN HEIGHT THAT WAS PURPOSEFUL BY THE APPLICANT WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT ON THE ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A MASONRY WALL WITH VEGETATION PLANTED ON THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PERIMETERS OF THE PROPERTY. POINT OUT A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS I MENTIONED AND TRAIL EARLIER, THE APPLICANT. IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STANDARD SIDE WALKER CARMEN REQUIREMENT AND THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING AN 8 FT. WIDEN SIDEWALKS LAST TRAIL ALONG EDGEFIELD DRIVE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE, AND IT WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONNECT TO A FUTURE TRAIL CONNECTION. JUST DOWN HERE TO THE SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT SIDE ACROSS EDGEFIELD DRIVE. THERE'S EVENTUALLY A CITY TRAIL PLANNED ALONG DUCK CREEK. UM SO APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF, INCLUDING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THAT TRAIL ENHANCEMENT AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONNECTION. AND I'LL JUMP TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THERE ARE AMENITIES PROPOSED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT OF SWIMMING POOL PICKLEBALL COURT OUTDOOR SEATING BARBECUE AREA. THOSE ARE PRIMARILY CENTRALIZED WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE RESIDENTS, ALTHOUGH THERE'S A DOG PARK AS WELL TO THE WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE. INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY WAS LOOKED AT AS WELL. AND I SHOULD MENTION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THE AMENITIES REQUIRED PROVIDED ON SITE. THERE'S AN INDOOR AMENITIES AS WELL. CLUBHOUSE AND WHATNOT, BUT THE KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENHANCED SIDEWALK IN THE TRAIL CONNECTIONS HAVING CENTRAL PARK RECORD AND PARK, OTHER TYPES OF PUBLIC AMENITIES NEARBY, REALLY HELPING CONNECT THESE RESIDENTS TOO. WHAT GARLAND HAS TO OFFER A MINUTE. YOU WISE NEARBY SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND HERE'S SOME JUST SOME PHOTOS KIND OF SHOWING SOME OF THOSE AMENITIES AGAIN. A PICKLE BALL COURT. THE APPLICANT
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IS PROPOSING SOME RAISED PLANTERS FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY AND PERHAPS PLANT SOME FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND WHATNOT. AGAINST SEATING AREA THEY INTEND TO HAVE STRAINED KIND OF FESTIVE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THAT AREA AND A BARBECUE PAVILION. AND HERE, THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS.THIS IS, OF COURSE, SHOWING THE THREE D RENDERING WHICH OFTENTIMES DOES A LITTLE BIT BETTER JUSTICE. THIS IS, OF COURSE, THE FOUR STORY BUILDING WHICH WILL BE THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WILL BE INSULATED WITH WITH HAVING THE TWO STORY BUILDING BETWEEN THE FOUR STORY BUILDING, SO THIS IS PRIMARILY THE VIEW FROM EDGEFIELD DRIVE, AND THEN AGAIN, BUILDING TWO IS THIS TWO STORY? BUILDING HERE. THIS IS WHAT WOULD BE CLOSER TO THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.
ABOUT THAT. SO AGAIN, THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ACCOMMODATE A SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING DEVELOPMENT WITH STANDARDS TO ALLOW INCREASED DENSITY APPROXIMATELY 34 UNITS PER ACRE. THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING COVERED PARKING. THIS WAS DUE TO CONCERNS THE APPLICANT HAD ABOUT CHARGING MORE FOR CERTAIN CERTAIN RESIDENTS AND TRYING TO KEEP THE AFFORDABILITY AT AT A CERTAIN LEVEL AND KEEPING IT FAIR AMONG RESIDENTS IS MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL AS FLEXIBILITY ON THE LANDSCAPING AND OPEN SPACE PERCENTAGE AT 28.5. THIS IS AGAIN BEEN A VERY COMMON POINT OF FLEXIBILITY REQUESTED FOR MULTI FAMILY AND SENIOR LIVING DEVELOPMENTS. HOWEVER, AS THE TRADE OFFS IF YOU WILL TO BENEFITS OF THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT AGAIN, AN 8 FT. WIDEN SIDEWALKS LESS TRAIL ALONG EDGEFIELD DRIVE IS PROPOSED THAT WILL CONNECT TO THE CITY'S TRAIL SYSTEM PER THE TRAILS AND BIKE WAYS MASTER PLAN. A CONTEXT SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT RESPECTS THE ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD BY HAVING ENHANCED PERIMETER SCREENING A LOWER ADJACENT BUILDING HEIGHT BUILDING TO THAT IS AND RESIDENTIAL FARMHOUSE AESTHETIC AS THE APPLICANTS ARCHITECT TEAM CALLS IT THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. TO SORT OF BLEND INTO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA. AND THEN FINALLY, THE ENHANCED AMENITIES FOR ITS RESIDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A PICKLE BALL. COURT GARDEN AREA DOG PARK, AMONG OTHER OUTDOOR AMENITIES AND VARIOUS INDOOR AMENITIES AND AGAIN KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE WEIGHS CONNECTION TO HELP CONNECT THESE RESIDENTS TO THE NEARBY PARKS AND AMENITIES. SO WITH THAT MAYOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. AND THE PLANE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL. THAT WAS WITH A 7 TO 0 UNANIMOUS VOTE. AND MAYOR. WE MAILED OUT 75 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE WE RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR AND TWO AGAINST BOTH OF THOSE ARE ALL THOSE WERE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE APPLICANT HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. YES, SIR.
WE HAVE RYAN COMBS. CONES LAST YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR SIMPLY ANSWER QUESTIONS. IT'S UP TO YOU. OKAY.
THANK YOU. RYAN COMB 7619 KILL MICHAEL LANE. DALLAS, TEXAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH FOR A WHILE. NOW WE'RE WORKING. WE ARE HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH DAVID GIVENS AND THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ON THIS HOUSING FOR SENIORS AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND AND THE REASON THAT WE HAVE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AND TARGETING HOUSING THAT SERVES SENIORS IS THERE IS JUST A SILVER TSUNAMI OF SENIORS THAT ARE AGING OUT OF THEIR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WANNA STAY BUT ARE GETTING PRICED OUT OF HOUSING, AND WE'VE ALL SEEN JUST THE CONSTRAINTS JUST THAT THE RISING COST OF HOUSING AND OUR PARTNERING WITH GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS DEVELOPMENT TO GARLAND ALLOWS US TO PUT SOME PUT SENIOR HOUSING IN AN IN AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT BETWEEN TWO PARTS ON A WALKING TRAIL TO PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE PARDON ME. AN INCREDIBLE LIFESTYLE TO SENIORS THAT CALLED GARLAND HOME AND WANT TO CONTINUE BEING HERE WE DID, UM, PARDON ME. WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING IN SEPTEMBER COUNCIL. ONE WOMAN MORRIS HELPED US, UH, PUT TOGETHER THAT MEETING AND HOST THAT MEETING. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND A NUMBER OF AMENITIES. YOU KNOW, STAFF IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AS WE WORKED THROUGH THIS IN IN KIND OF KIND OF IDENTIFYING HOW TO PUT THIS HOW TO CONNECT TO THE TRAIL THAT'S COMING IN THERE . YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE IDEA WITH STAFF TO PUT IN THE PICKLE BALL COURT AND THE RACE PLANNERS IN SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE JUST GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREDIBLE LIFESTYLE. SO WITH THAT, I WON'T TAKE ALL 10 MINUTES. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. OKAY, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
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THEN I BELIEVE WE MAY DO WE HAVE DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? YES SIR. ONE OTHER ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER IN. WITH THE APPLICANT OR NOT WITH THE CITIZEN. WE'RE OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FOR YOU. AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY NEED WELL, WELL AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL HAVE YOU COME UP FOR ANY REBUTTAL, SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON THIS SIDE? UM.I SEE NONE. OKAY. GOOD JOB. WE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. CHRIS BEARD. I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS, BUT I'VE GOT TO SAY IT ANYWAY, BECAUSE THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL ASK ME FOR IT LATER. BUT I'M GONNA NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND IF YOU COULD, YOU CAN CHOOSE EITHER MICROPHONE. I WASN'T GONNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, BUT YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS CHRIS BEARD . I LIVE AT 1002 CEDAR DRIVE. YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. UM THIS DEVELOPMENT IS LITERALLY OUTSIDE MY BACK DOOR. AND I'M THE ONE THAT'S HOSTED THE MEETING. I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED VISITING WITH THE DEVELOPERS. I AM VERY FOR THIS EVENT THIS DEVELOPMENT ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ON CEDAR DRIVE THAT BACK UP TO THIS FIELD OR FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, UM YEAH, VERY WELL JOKED ABOUT OKAY. MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR US TO SELL OUR HOUSES AND MOVE INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT. UM. THIS FIELD HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND ZONED FOR APARTMENT LIVING AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED IN MY HOUSE, WHICH HAS BEEN 34 YEARS. AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED. AND WE'VE ALL BEEN KIND OF SWEATING. WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT WOULD COME IN? AND SO AFTER SEEING THIS, DESIGN THEM WORKING WITH US ON WHAT KIND OF BARRIERS WILL BE BETWEEN OUR BACKDOORS AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT KIND OF AMENITIES THEY'RE ADDING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING THAT WALKING TRAIL, WHICH WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM. WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE IT THERE. SO ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT BACK UP TO THIS FIELD OR FOR IT AND WE CAN I CAN VERIFY THAT WITH EACH ONE OF THEM, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PLEASE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY SOMETHING IN THAT FIELD, WE LIKE THIS ONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. CANCER, MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM AND YES, THAT'S MISS BEARD MENTIONED . UM THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTS, WHICH IS ALWAYS TENDS TO BE OUR BIGGEST, UM, CONCERN AND I HAVE ALREADY BEEN DAY LUGE SINCE THIS BECAME PUBLIC WITH PEOPLE WITH SENIORS CALLING ME AND ASKING ME IF THEY CAN APPLY AND WHERE TO GO, AND IT HASN'T EVEN BROKEN GROUND YET. SO WITH THAT UM, MAYOR, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX. A AS PRESENTED VERY GOOD. I HAVE A MOTION BY A COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS IN A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM BASS TO APPROVE ITEM SIX. A AS PRESENTED SETTING A PAIR OF THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE.
AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM ITEM. SIX BE CONSIDERED
[6.b. Consider a request by Ofi Chito to construct a restaurant with a drive-through [McDonald's]. The site is located at 4680 North Shiloh Road in District 7.]
REQUESTS BY OFI CHEETO TO CONSTRUCT A RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THRU MCDONALD'S. THIS SITE IS LOCATED 4680 NORTH SIGNAL ROAD IN DISTRICT SEVEN, MR CARON. YES MAYOR COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THIS NEXT CASES 23-44 AND AS YOU STATED MAYOR AS A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT A RESTAURANT WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH IT IS MCDONALD'S. THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT SITE IS 4680 NORTH SHILOH ROAD. THE ACREAGE OF THIS PARTICULAR SITE PAD SITE WOULD BE ABOUT 3.3 0.359 ACRES IT IS OWNED WITH NPD DISTRICT, 20-35, WHICH INCLUDES THE MURPHY EXPRESSED AS WELL AS THE DUTCH BROTHERS COFFEE BOTH JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS SUBJECT SITE. HERE'S A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF ARAPAHOE AND NORTH SHALLOW ROAD. AND MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN HERE. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT, ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN EXISTING JOINT, UM DRIVEWAY ACCESS HERE, WHICH THE MCDONALD'S YOU UTILIZE TO HELP CONNECT IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DUTCH BROTHERS. COFFEE WHICH IS HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IS OPEN NOW TO THE NORTH. AND TO[00:30:03]
THE NORTH OF THAT IS A MURPHY EXPRESS, UM, CONVENIENCE STORE AND GAS PUMPS JUST TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT AROUND THE SURROUNDING AREA. MORE VACANT PROPERTY OF THE SOUTH AS WELL AS THE EAST A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST ARE SOME SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEN TO THE WEST ACROSS NORTH SHILOH ROAD IS A CHARTER SCHOOL. THERE'S A VACANT PAD SITE. BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO A CAR WASH AS WELL AS A STARBUCKS WITH A WITH A DRIVE THROUGH AND SOME ADDITIONAL RETAIL, INCLUDING A GROCERY STORE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST. THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA IS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS AND, OF COURSE, AS A REMINDER THE SITE IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL USES RATHER THAN RESIDENTIAL. HOWEVER, THE PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE A SUPPORTING RESTAURANT USED TO THE NEARBY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER USES, SUCH AS THE CHARTER SCHOOL NEARBY. THE PROPOSAL IS CONSIDERED STANDALONE COMMERCIAL PER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS CATEGORY REPRESENTS A PROPERTY TAX REVENUE PER ACRE AT 5300 AND $80 ON AVERAGE. IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSAL WILL ADD SALES TAX REVENUE TO THE CITY RESTAURANTS DO CONTRIBUTE. SALES TAX. OF COURSE, HERE IS A SERIES OF PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT SITE. IT IS A VACANT PAD SITE READY FOR DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE EXISTING JOINT ACCESS DRIVE. HERE'S A VIEW LOOKING NORTH ALONG NORTH. SHILOH ROAD. YOU SEE THE DUTCH BROTHERS COFFEE THERE ON THE RIGHT. AND THAT'S LOOKING SOUTH. ALONG NORTH CHINA ROAD, AND THEN THAT'S LOOKING WEST. YOU CAN SEE THE CHARTER SCHOOL, UH TO THE WEST ACROSS THE ROADWAY. HERE'S THE SITE PLAN. UM. THIS IS THE BUILDING. OF COURSE, THE MCDONALD'S BUILDING WOULD BE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 3800 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE. THE SITE MEETS PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE GDC AND AGAIN THE SITE CAN BE ACCESSED FROM BOTH NORTH TYLER ROAD AND A JOINT ACCESS. UM HE'S MET AND LANDSCAPE PLAN. UM TREES AND SHRUB PLANTINGS THROUGHOUT THE SITE THAT CONFORMS WITH GDC REQUIREMENTS. AND THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. SAME THERE. THEY MEET THE BUILDING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE DDC. THERE ARE NO VARIANCES OR PD AMENDMENTS THAT ARE REQUESTED WITH THIS APPLICATION. THAT CONSIDERATION IS FOR THE S U P FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH THE AFRICAN IS REQUESTING A TIME PERIOD OF 25 YEARS, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE TIME PERIOD GUIDE FOR RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGHS, WHICH IS 20 TO 25 YEARS. AND STATS, RECOMMENDATIONS, APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, MAYOR AND THE PLANE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL DURING THEIR JANUARY 8TH MEETING. THAT WAS WHAT THEY 70 VOTE. AND MAYOR. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT MAILED OUT 36 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE WE RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA AND ONE AGAINST OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THANK YOU VERY GOOD QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS SIDE OF I SEE NONE. THANKS, MAN. AND WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. YES SIR LESLIE FORD IS AVAILABLE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS VERY GOOD. WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS? YOU'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. I ANSWERED QUESTIONS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LESLIE FORD.MY ADDRESS IS 3224. COLLINSWORTH STREET. FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76107. AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE MCDONALD'S. AND HONESTLY, I MEAN, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO EXPAND. OBVIOUSLY THAT AREA'S GROWING QUITE A BIT WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT. SO ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE. WE WOULD LOVE TO TALK ABOUT HIM. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? HERE WE GO, COUNSELOR HEDRICK.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU NOTICE ON THE BUILDING PLAN LOOKS LIKE THE DINING AREAS LITTLE SMALLER. IS THIS A DIFFERENT STYLE FOOTPRINT THAN YOUR NORMAL RESTAURANTS? LITTLE SMALLER FOOTPRINT. MAYBE SO IT ISN'T A SMALLER FOOTPRINT. BUT WHAT MCDONALD'S HAS FOUND IS THAT THE NEED FOR THIRD PARTY DELIVERY DELIVERY SERVICES IS SO MUCH GREATER RIGHT NOW THAN ACTUAL DINING IN THE RESTAURANT THAT THEY'VE MOVED TO THAT MODEL FOR NEW STORES THAT ARE GROUNDBREAKING. UM IT'S JUST BACKED BY A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT YOU'VE SEEN. YOU KNOW THE DOORDASH, THE UBER EATS ALL OF THAT. THERE'S A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS COMING FROM THOSE, AND SO THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE . THERE'S ACTUALLY A DEDICATED AREA FOR THE DELIVERY DRIVER SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST A BIG CLUSTER OF PEOPLE AT THE REGISTER, WAITING FOR THE ORDERS TO BE PICKED UP. AND IS THIS A NEW LOCATION OPENER? THEY TRANSFERRING FROM ANOTHER LOCATION TO THIS PLACE, SO I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW THAT SO I DON'T. I'M NOT PRIVY TO EXACTLY WHAT THEY CLOSE AND OPEN TO DO THIS. I DO KNOW THERE IS ANOTHER MCDONALD'S. THAT'S POTENTIALLY LIKE I THINK IT'S ABOUT A MILE AWAY, BUT ACTUALLY IN THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, SO WE THERE ARE NO PLANS I HAVE BEEN. I CONFIRMED THIS AFTERNOON. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO CLOSE ANY WITHIN THE CITY OF GARLAND. UM SO I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE OTHER ONE, THOUGH. THANK
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YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I'VE SEEN HIM. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD BEFORE YOU LEAVE. I NEED TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION. HELP ME. HOLY SPIRIT. I LOVE IT. 30 TO 1 KEY WITH DR GARLAND, TEXAS. MY NAME IS PASTOR SHARING SHEPHERD. UM, THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC. ON THAT ROAD. YOU HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT. HOLD ON. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU RESTART? CAN YOU START THE TIMER, PLEASE? IT'S STILL SET AT 10. THERE WE GO. THERE YOU GO. ANYWAY I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE LONG. THERE IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD.IT'S CONGESTED BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL THERE. AND YOU HAVE OTHER ENTITIES THAT'S GOING ON. AND IT BEHOOVES ME. WE CAN'T EVEN GET THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF MY DOMAIN CLEARED OUT IN A SPECIAL WAY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS ALL JAMMED? THE KIDS ARE TRYING TO GO WALK ACROSS THE STREET TO GO TO MCDONALD'S. DO DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR SAFETY MEASURES IF IT'S ALL CHAOTIC AND JAMMED UP? HAVE WE LOOKED INTO THOSE MEASURES BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING UP THINGS IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, BUT WE'RE NOT TAKING THE TIME TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN. OUR SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PEOPLE THAT GET AROUND IN THE AREA. SETS IT SEEMS LIKE I'M GOING TO BE HERE AND GARLAND FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I WOULD LIKE THAT QUESTION ANSWERED. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE. CANCER. HEDRICK. YEAH I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE S U P AND THE DETAILED PLAN AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUCKED. TO APPROVE ITEM SIX B AS PRESENTED. SECRETARY OF THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED 6 TO 1 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS OUR LAST ZONING CASE FOR THE EVENING. NOW WE MOVE ON TO
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CITIZEN COMMENTS. CITIZEN COMMENTS. MEMBERS WISH 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 COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA. BELIEVE WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS. YES SIR. OKAY FIRST SPEAKER CARD IS FOR WALLED RAMALLAH. OKAY? AND IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, YOU CAN FEEL IT. IF YOU HAVEN'T SPILLED FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD. YOU CAN DO THAT NOW. GOOD EVENING, MA'AM. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YOU CAN MOVE OVER TO THAT WHEN I FEEL IT'S YOUR CHOICE. REALLY. MY NAME IS WYATT ALMALLAH. I LIVE AT 1825 HARBOR CREEK. DR GARLAND, TEXAS. MY READY TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO OPEN UP WITH WHAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAD MORE HAD STATED IN HIS PRAYER, HE SAID, WERE PEACE TRIUMPH FOR AND THAT RESONATED WITH ME. I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PALESTINIAN ISRAELI CONFLICT. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT BECAUSE IT'S A GENOCIDE THAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING. I'M HERE TO ACTUALLY PLEAD AND URGE YOU TO CETERA CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. UM A CEASE FIRE RESOLUTION. IT'S NOT A POLITICAL POSITION. IT'S AN END TO THE OCEAN OF BLOODSHED THAT HAS COMING INTO ITS FOURTH MONTH. IT'S A STOP FOR A FATHER PICKING UP WHATEVER IS LEFT OF HIS CHILDREN'S LIMBS AND PUTTING THEM IN A PLASTIC BAG FOR BURIAL. IT'S A STOP FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SCREAMING FROM UNDER THE RUBBLE AND NO ONE IN SIGHT, INNOCENT CIVILIANS BEING HURT THROUGH THIS CONFLICT. AND TODAY, THERE'S ABOUT 27,000 INNOCENT LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN. AND ONE LIFE. ONE INNOCENT LIFE IS A LITTLE TOO[00:40:05]
MANY. ONE INSTANT LIFE IS TOO MANY FOR ANYONE. PROBABLY ASKING YOURSELF WHY WHY SHOULD A LOCAL CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR A CEASEFIRE DECLARATION? WELL IT'S BECAUSE THIS CONFLICT IT IS POURING INTO. THE US THIS CONFLICT AS A THERE WAS A RALLY FOR PALESTINE, ACTUALLY IN AUSTIN ON SUNDAY, AND A 23 YEAR OLD BOY GOT STABBED BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING THE CALL FOR YOU. SO THE CONSTITUENTS HERE ARE NO LONGER FEELING SAFE. IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO WALK IN THE STREETS.IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS AND STAND ON FOR THE CIVILIANS OF FOR THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS OF THE PALACE. WHOEVER STAND WITH PALESTINIAN ISSUE XENOPHOBIA AND ANTI SEMITISM.
BOTH ARE ON THE RISE. IN THIS COUNTRY, AND IT DOES AFFECT THE CONSTITUENTS SO I WOULD PLEAD AND URGE YOU TO CONSIDER PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA. AND PROTECTING EVERYONE. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? YES SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS A MOD ALKER, PAULIE. VERY GOOD. SIR. IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR, OF COURSE FULLY FOR TIFFANY TRAIL AND VISITING YOUR FROM RICHARDSON. I SUBMITTED SOME DOCUMENTS TO THE CITY SECRETARY INVITING YOU ALL TO A TEACHING. WE'RE CONDUCTING GAVE HER 10 COPIES SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT. THIS IS MODELED AFTER TEACHING WE DID IN THE CITY OF ARLINGTON. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE MAYOR BOB DUBEY AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RICHARDSON, WHERE I'M FROM AND THEY'VE AGREED, PRELIMINARILY TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL OR EXCUSE ME TO THAT TEACHING. WE'RE COLLECTING QUESTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT THAT TO THEM 40 HOURS BEFORE AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN ENGAGE WITH THE CONSTITUENTS THERE. I JUST WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THAT ONE IN ARLINGTON WAS REALLY POSITIVE. UM IT WAS ALSO WITH THE MAYOR. I FORGET HIS NAME. I THINK MAYBE JIM ROSS. MAYBE UM, BUT IT WAS OVERALL, VERY POSITIVE INTERACTION, SO I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND THAT INVITE TO YOUR 100% EDUCATIONAL AND IT'S TAKING PLACE IN MY MOSQUE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO MY MOSQUE. IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT I WANTED TO READ AN EXCERPT FROM MY SPEECH. UM AND RICHARDSON. WE GET FIVE MINUTES, BUT I'M ABLE TO CUT IT DOWN HERE. HOPEFULLY. BRUCKNER HIGH SCHOOL WAS HONORED WITH THEM. AIRBNB LAMAR AWARD FROM THE RICHARDSON FREEMASON LODGE ATTRIBUTE TO LAMAR, THE FATHER OF TEXAS EDUCATION. LAMAR'S ADVOCACY FOR EDUCATION WAS ROOTED IN HIS VISION OF TEXAS AS A SELF RELIANT, ENLIGHTENED NATION STATE. HE BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION TO A LIGHT AND LIGHT IN SOCIETY AND SUSTAIN FREEDOM. LAMAR'S ADVOCACY FOR EDUCATION WAS NOT A MERE POLICY POSITION. IT WAS A DEEPLY HELD CONVICTION ABOUT THE ROLE OF EDUCATION UPLIFTING OUR SOCIETY.
DURING HIS TEXAS PRESIDENCY. LAMAR'S POLICIES WERE DRIVEN BY THIS BELIEF, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR TEXAS GROWTH. AND INDEPENDENCE, HE SAW EDUCATION AS CRUCIAL FOR AN INFORMED AND AUTONOMOUS CITIZEN TREE EDUCATION IN LAMAR'S EYES WAS THE MEANS THAT ENSURED FREEDOM WOULD BE ENDURING AND SELF SUSTAINED. THESE DEEPLY ROOTED VALUES TEXT IN AMERICAN, FUNDAMENTALLY HUMAN OR NOT CONFINED WITHIN THE BORDERS. THE UNITED STATES THE ECHO PROFOUNDLY AMONG THE PEOPLE OF PHILISTINE, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN GAZA, AND A PLACE WHERE THEIR PHYSICAL FREEDOM IS HEAVILY RESTRICTED. THEY HAVE TURNED TO EDUCATION AS A AS A VESSEL OF LIBERATION. AND THIS CONSTRAINT ENVIRONMENT. ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE IS NOT JUST LEARNING IT IS EMANCIPATION EDUCATION AFFIRMS THEIR DIGNITY IN THE PURSUIT OF THEIR DREAMS. YET AS WE SPEAK AS THEIR LIVES UNDER THE SHADOW OF A BOMBING CAMPAIGN, THERE'S TURMOIL. 570 SCHOOLS IN GAZA STAND AS BEACONS OF HOPE. THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE MORE THAN JUST EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, THEIR SANCTUARIES OF DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS, EMBODYING THE UNDYING SPIRIT OF A PEOPLE WHO REFUSED TO BE DEFINED BY THEIR OPPRESSORS. AS OF TODAY, 346 SCHOOLS IN GAZA HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY DESTROYED. THAT IS JUST OVER 60% OF ALL SCHOOLS IN GAZA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOD BLESS PHILISTINE AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA. I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE THE CITY COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SORRY THE TEACHING. I'LL SEND YOU ALL AND EMAILS AND PLANNING ON SPEAKING TODAY, BUT I HOPE YOU ALL CAN MAKE IT. UM EDUCATION IS WHAT MAKES US AMERICAN. PURSUING THE TRUTH IS WHAT MAKES US AMERICAN AND, UH FIGHTING FOR THIS CAUSE FIGHTING AS A IRAQI FULL OF STINNEY AMERICAN BEING ACTIVE AND DOING ACTIVISM FOR THIS CAUSE HAS MADE ME FEEL THE MOST AMERICAN I'VE EVER FELT IN MY LIFE. I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT. THANK YOU, SIR.
CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. YES SIR. WE HAVE MARIA TERESA OCAMPO. WELL I BET WE'VE GOT, UH, WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU. ARE YOU SPEAKING FOR?
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WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? OKAY THIS ONE IS FINE. MA'AM, IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES SIR. MY NAME IS MARIA TERESA CAMPO. AND MY ADDRESS IS 19 17TH PLACE ONE LANE. GARLAND TEXAS, IT ACCOUNT HOME. THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS THAT, UM, I LIVE BY MYSELF, OKAY? I HAVE A TOWN HOME. I GOT REAR ENDED IN 19 NINETIES. SO I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR . I WASN'T ABLE TO BRING MY WHEELCHAIR TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSPORTATION. BUT UM, IT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO WALK. ANYWAY I LIVE ONLY DOWNSTAIRS IN MY TOWN HOME. AND I HAD VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT THE UTILITIES. OKAY I KEEP MY THERMOSTAT AT 68 DEGREES. TURN OFF LIGHTS WHEN I LEAVE A ROOM ALABAMA SELF AND THIS MONTH MY BILL CAME TO $564 LAST MONTH, IT CAME TO $328. I HAD NO CHRISTMAS TREE. I HAD NO CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE THE CITY OF GARLAND UTILITY SYSTEM MONOPOLY AND NOT ONLY ME, BUT MY NEIGHBORS, MOST OF THE NEIGHBORS AROUND ME GOT UTILITY BILLS THIS MONTH OF OVER $500 TO $700 OKAY, OVER $700 THAT IS WRONG. WE NEED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE COMPANY THAT WE CAN THAT WE CAN USE. BECAUSE THEY'RE RAISING OUR RATES. I HAD PEOPLE COME OUT TO CHECK MY HOUSE AND THEY SAID, OH, YES, THE METER WAS FINE. THEN I CALLED. THEY SENT MARIO TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG IN MY HOUSE, HE SAID. OH, YOUR WINDOWS NEED REPLACING. OKAY MY WINDOWS NEED REPLACING, BUT THAT COSTS $20,000, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I WAS A TEACHER FOR 35 YEARS AND TEACHERS DON'T MAKE AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY. OKAY I BARELY MAKE IT WITH MY RETIREMENT INCOME. I DON'T GET DISABILITY. I DON'T GET SOCIAL SECURITY OR ANYTHING ELSE. OKAY SO I HAVE TO MAKE IT WITH WHAT I HAVE. AND GETTING A BILL THAT IS $564 IS WAY TOO HIGH. AND THAT'S WHY I CAME TO ASK YOU, YOU KNOW, PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE WAY THEY'RE CHARGING US. AND IF POSSIBLE, LET OTHER UTILITY COMPANIES IN SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A MONOPOLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THESE GENTLEMEN CAN ASSIST YOU. OKAY AH. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? YES SIR. I HAD THREE OTHER CARS. OKAY CALL THE NEXT ONE. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TANITA SMIRKY. GOOD EVENING, MA'AM. YOU CAN PICK EITHER MICROPHONE NEVER SEEN THE CHOICES BEING MADE ON MICROPHONES SO MUCH THIS EVENING . BUT IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS DANUTA SMIRKING. I LIVE IN 1869 PLACE. ONE LANE LIKE MY GALLANT TEXAS 75042. UM I CAME TO TALK ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAVE BECAUSE MY ESPECIALLY LESS LAST BILL WAS OUTRAGEOUS. I WAS NOT EVEN HOME FOR THREE WEEKS I WAS AWAY. FOR CHRISTMAS AND I DON'T TRY TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF EXCEPT MY REFRIGERATOR. AND I MY BILL WAS $475. AND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS THAT HAPPENED, SO I ALSO WAS TRYING TO SEE IF THERE IS POSSIBILITY THAT WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER COMPANY. THERE WILL BE COMPETITION AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WERE CHARGED SO MUCH AND ALL THE PLACE ONE LINE PEOPLE HAD DID THE OUTRAGEOUS DEAL. ESPECIALLY I WAS NOT HOME FOR THREE WEEKS, SO ANY. ANYTHING YOU KNOW I AM FROM WORKS OF POLAND. I ALWAYS HAD THAT TEXAS HAS LOTS OF GUESTS IN OIL AND THEN DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE PAYING SUCH A HIGH ELECTRIC DEAL. UM, I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ALSO, MOTHER SUBJECT IS POSSIBLE. YES. NEXT TO OUR COMPLEX. UM. I FORGOT ALSO TO SAY THAT I HAVE ONLY TWO[00:50:08]
BEDROOMS, TOWNHOUSE, AND NEXT TO OUR COMPLEX IS INDIAN START. AND THAT INDIAN STORE HAS LOTS OF DELIVERY DOING DURING THE NIGHTTIME. LIKE 23 IN THE MORNING. ONE STARTS FROM ONE 2 TO 3 IN THE MORNING AND THEN THEY WHEN THEY COME WITH THOSE HUGE DRUGS. THEY MAKE LOTS OF NOISE. UNLOADING MY HOUSE IS CLOSE TO THE THAT FENCE WHERE IT IS DIVIDING US, AND I'M ALWAYS AWAKE EVERY TIME AT NIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT THIS CAN BE SOMETHING THAT MAYBE THEY CAN GET SOME WARNING. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING BECAUSE DURING THE DAYTIME WOULDN'T BE SO BAD THAT THEY'RE DOING DURING DELIVERY DURING THE NIGHTTIME. AND IT'S VERY DISTURBING AND THE POUNDING SO HARD WHEN THEY OPENED THAT DOOR. FROM THERE. TRACK LIKE THEY SLAMMED THROUGH THE CONCRETE. THE WHOLE HOUSE. MY HOUSE IS SHAKING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT COULD BE SOMETHING DONE THINKING, GET WARNING CAN DO DELIVERY DAYTIME. OR MAYBE L IN THE MORNING, BUT NOT TO THREE O'CLOCK. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME, AND I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT OUR UTILITY BILL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE ANOTHER COMPANY THAT WILL COMPETE. YEAH, LET'S DO HAVE PLANS TO HAVE. AND WHAT? WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE AND WE HAVE TO PAY THIS VERY HIGH IDEAS AND IT'S VERY HARD BECAUSE WE'RE SENIORS AND ON FIXED INCOME. OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM.THANK YOU. WE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. SHARON SHEPHERD.
NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS SHARON SHEPHERD PASTOR. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON. THE END OF NOVEMBER. I WAS AWOKEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. I COULDN'T. GET MY THOUGHTS TOGETHER. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS SOME SORT OF GUESTS IN MY HOUSE, AND IT'S ALL ELECTRIC. AND, UH, I'LL CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEY CAME OUT. TALK IN THE MORNING. AND I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK IN MY HOUSE. THEY STOOD AT MY FRONT DOOR AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING'S FINE. GO BACK IN. GO BACK IN. PUT YOUR DOG UP. GO BACK IN. AND I SIT THERE AND I SAID NO, IT'S SOMETHING WRONG. I SO YOU EITHER CALL THE PYRAMID IX OR I WILL. CALL THE PARAMEDICS. PARAMEDICS SHOWED UP. THE YOUNG MAN WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE TRUCK. I WAS SO OUT OF IT. LOST I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS SAYING. BUT WHEN I GOT ON THE PARAMEDICS TRUCK THE YOUNG MAN. CHECK MY PULSE.
HE CHECKED MY OXYGEN LEVEL, HE SAID. IT'S BELOW 40. WHILE THE FIREMAN WAS SITTING OVER THERE ON THE SIDE LOOKING AT ME, HE STARTED TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. AND THE PARAMEDICS LOOKED AT ME, HE SAID. MISS SHEPHERD. WE'RE GOING TO SAVE YOU. DON'T WORRY. GOT YOU, MISS SHEPHERD. WE'RE NOT GONNA LET ANYTHING HAPPENED. YEP. YOU MAY CALL ME A LIAR. AND YOU CAN CALL ME WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT IT'S ON ME. BECAUSE HE DOESN'T CARE WHAT YOU HAVE. WHO COMING AT ME BECAUSE I AM A TARGET. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M A TARGET. BUT EVERY TIME I LOOK UP SOMEONE'S IN MY HOUSE. IF THEY'RE NOT IN MY HOUSE, THEY TAKING MY KEYS IF THEY'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING, ARONE IUS, I'M THE ONLY ONE THE CITY OF GARLAND. POLICE HAD SOME WENT DOOR TO DOOR ASKING ANY QUESTIONS. HAVE PEOPLE COMING OUT. NOW I HAVE A PART OF FIRST BAPTIST. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO HELP ME. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M GONNA BE RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND BY THE HELP OF THE LORD, BECAUSE I HAVE TO SEE THIS THING THROUGH. I HAVE TO FIND OUT WHY I HAVE BECOME A TARGET. HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG BUT HELP PEOPLE. I'VE BEEN A PASTOR. I'VE
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HELPED. FEED THE HOMELESS HAVE TAUGHT SCHOOL HE WORKED AT WALMART. THEN A SINGLE MOTHER.AND I'VE BEEN THE BEST WIFE TO MY HUSBAND WHO OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T RESPECT ME AS HIS WIFE.
THERE IS NO LONGER IN THE HOUSE. BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO LOOK INSIDE YOUR HEARTS AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT 32 01 KEY WEST DRIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS FRANCIS HEINER. VERY GOOD.
FRANCIS HEINER 1113 INTERVAL GARLAND, TEXAS. A LOT OF THE NEW MIKE. ALRIGHT DON'T FAINT. I AM NOT HERE TO FUSS AT YOU THIS TIME. THIS IS A FIRST I KNOW. BUT I'M GOING TO SAY JOB WELL DONE. LBJ IS COMING ALONG LONG, HARD FIGHT. WE MADE IT. WE'RE ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE. LOT OF ACTIVITY AND SOUTH GARLAND THANKS TO A LOT OF HARD WORK. MARK COUNCIL VIRUS CITY. BARS CITY PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE NEW RESTAURANTS OLIVE GARDEN OPEN TWO WEEKS AGO. MORE IS COMING. SOUTH GARLAND IS REALLY BATTLE IZED. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALL OF THE STAFF THAT HAS WORKED SO DILIGENTLY WITH US IN SOUTH GARLAND. TWO.
GET TO THIS POINT. I'M SEEING A LOT OF NEW RESTAURANTS, A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES AND A LOT OF EXCITEMENT. NOW WE'RE ABOUT IF 18 MONTHS OUT FROM LBJ, PLUS OR MINUS IT'S NOT BAD. WITH THE PANDEMIC IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. IT ONLY TOOK US 41 YEARS TO GET ME A SON WALL. AND 25 YEARS TO GET A FREEWAY BUILT. BUT WE DID IT. AND THE CITIZENS IN SOUTH APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY GOOD LUCK ON THEIR ELECTIONS AS WE'RE COMING UP MAY 4TH FOR THE NEW ONES THAT ARE TRYING TO OPPOSE OR CURRENT STAFF. BUT GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. AREN'T YOU PROUD? I DIDN'T FUSS AT YOU. I DID GET HIM TO LAUGH. HE CAN'T RESPOND, BUT HE CAN CHUCKLE. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE AT 757. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.