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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH 5TH 2024 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. 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 LED BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, UH, YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH. AND WHATEVER DECISION YOU MAKE WILL NOT IMPACT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT FROM DISTRICT FIVE. ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE I SAT UP HERE OR STOOD UP HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND TALK TO EVERYONE ON TV AND FRONT OF ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF AND UM I JUST WANNA SAY HOW THANKFUL I AM TO BE HERE AND HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR THE EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS I'VE FORGED WITH STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES AND RESIDENTS. UM, IT'S JUST BEEN I DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD EVER HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN ANY OTHER CAPACITY, AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL AND I THINK THAT THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD LOOK AT LIFE, FIND THE THINGS THAT WE CAN BE THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR. THAT TRUMP ALL OF THE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. SO, UM THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE UP HERE, AND I HOPE FOR MORE RELATIONSHIPS AND MORE GOOD TIMES FROM ALL OF YOU AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
AGAIN. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND NIGERIANS. FIRST THE FIRST MEETING. WHAT WHAT I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO MEET THIS MONTH'S GUEST. GONNA GIVE US AN INTRODUCTION. I AM YES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHRISTY FUENTES. I'M THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR WITH GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER. AND TODAY I BROUGHT SHAWNE WITH ME. HE'S A ONE YEAR OLD MALTESE MIX MIGHT HAVE SOME TERRIER IN HIM. HIS HAIR IS KINDA SCRUFFY FEELING, UM HE IS NEUTERED MICROCHIPPED VACCINATED HEARTWORM NEGATIVE, AND HE'S ALREADY BEEN STARTED ON MONTHLY HEARTWORM AND FLEA PREVENTION. UM HE NEEDS SOME WORK ON BUILDING CONFIDENCE. HE'S A LITTLE NERVOUS ON THE LEASH, BUT HE'S A REALLY SWEET BOY. UM THE SMALL DOGS DO GO PRETTY QUICKLY.SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HIM, I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GIVE US A CALL TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET HIM. WE ARE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS SO WE COULD SET YOU UP TO COME IN ON THURSDAY TO MEET HIM. WE'RE OPEN 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M. AND, UM, APPOINTMENTS ARE HONORED BEFORE WALK INS. UM, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER AMAZING DOGS THAT ARE SMALL, MEDIUM LARGE. WE HAVE CATS. UM SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW FURRY FRIEND, DEFINITELY COME CHECK OUT OUR FACILITY AND MEET OUR PETS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. GOOD WHAT WAS THE NAME AGAIN? SHAWNY? YES, VERY NICE. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, CHIEF LEE? UH JOHNNY WAS EYEBALLING YOU. OK WELL, VERY COS UH, THERE WAS THERE WAS DEFINITELY A THING GOING ON THERE. WELL, VERY GOOD.
WELL WE DO HAVE A RECOGNITION TONIGHT IN HONOR OF NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE. AND IF AT THIS POINT I'LL ASK THE FRONT ROW TO JOIN ME. GOT PROPS AND EVERYTHING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US BEFORE YOU LEAVE. SEE CHIEF LEE. BEFORE WE BEFORE I GET DISTRACTED WITH SOMETHING ELSE. SEE THE GUY IN THE WHITE SHIRT OVER THERE? ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S FOCUS. WE ARE HERE IN HONOR OF NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY CLEAN UP CHALLENGE MONTH. UH, WHEREAS LITTER IS A PROBLEM AFFECTING THE BEAUTY AND HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS, IMPACTING
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OUR ENVIRONMENT BY POLLUTING OUR LAND AND WATER BODIES, THE STREAMS, RIVERS AND LAKES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE USED FOR RECREATION AND AS OUR DRINKING WATER SOURCES, TRASH AND LITTER THAT FINDS ITS WAY INTO OUR WATERWAYS POSES A THREAT TO WILDLIFE, THE HEALTH OF LOCAL WATER BODIES, OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. AND WHEREAS THE CLEANUP OF LITTER AND ILLEGAL DUMPING IS A COSTLY EXPENSE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, A 2016 STUDY OF NINE TEXAS COMMUNITIES THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 25% OF THE POPULATION OF THE STATE. REVEALED THAT APPROXIMATELY $50 MILLION BEING SPENT BY THOSE COMMUNITIES JUST ADDRESSING LITTER AND ILLEGAL DUMPING. AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ARE SEEKING WAYS TO HELP BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION, EXCUSE ME IN LITTER, CLEANUP EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, WHEREAS THE NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTH TEXAS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIGHTING THE PROBLEM OF LITTER THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A REGIONAL CLEANUP CHALLENGE THAT WILL BE HELD IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, APRIL AND MAY OF YEAR. AND THE CITY OF GARLAND DECLARES ITS SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. AND ENCOURAGES ITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN AND REPORT LITTER CLEANUP ACTIVITIES, WHICH DIRECTLY KEEP OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN DRINKING WATER SOURCES CLEAN AND HEALTHY. SO NOW, THEREFORE, I GOT LEMAY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, DO HERE BY, UH, BRINGING THIS, UH, SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE. MONTHS ON THIS FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 2024. AND NANCY.MM AND I'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU AND YOU CAN TELL US HOW DO PEOPLE GET INVOLVED IN THIS? WELL IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED, WE'RE LOOKING FOR GROUPS THAT WANT TO ORGANIZE CLEAN UPS. THEY CAN EMAIL VOLUNTEER AT GARLAND TX.GOV, OR THEY CAN CALL US AT 9722053.
THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION FORTHCOMING ON THE INTERNET. SOON AND CITY WEBSITE BUT WE'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE IF YOU KNOW A GROUP THAT IS ACTIVELY DOING CLEANUPS TO PUT THEM IN CONTACT WITH US, THE MORE LITTER THAT WE COLLECT PER RESIDENT THE HIGHER WE ARE LIKELY OF WINNING. SO WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE HERE AND WE JUST HAVE A SIGN THAT STARTING FROM NOW ON, WHEN WE HAVE PART CLEANUPS, WE'LL HAVE THESE SIGNS AT THE PARK. YOU'LL SCAN THE QR CODE, WHICH WILL LEAD YOU TO THE SIGN UP PAGE. UM, WE'VE GOT TWO CLEANUPS COMING UP IN MARCH 2 MORE IN APL. AND THEN WE HAVE THE DUCK CREEK CLEAN UP COMING UP ON MAY 4TH. WE HAVE LOTS COMING IN THE BOOKS. WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN US AT A FUTURE CLEANUP. YES I WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE THIS IS MISS CAITLIN GODFREY. WITH SKATE PARK RESPECT. THEY HOST A MONTHLY CLEAN UP AT THE SKATE PARK. UM MISS MICHELLE SUZAN WITH THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT. SHE'S HELPING PUT TOGETHER THESE ACTIVITIES AND WARREN PARKERS WITH THE ABIGAIL PARKER MEMORIAL FUND, AND THEY'RE HOSTING A LITTER CLEANUP ON APRIL 13TH, SOME OTHER PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T HERE TONIGHT. KEEP GARLAND BEAUTIFUL. WANTED TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OUT TONIGHT THEY HOST REGULAR GLITTER CLEANUPS AND AS WELL AS THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF THE SPRING CREEK FOREST. THEY WANTED TO HAVE SOMEONE HERE BUT THEY COULDN'T TONIGHT. BUT IF YOU KNOW ANY BOY SCOUT GROUPS OR OTHER CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS OR JUST RANDOM PEOPLE THAT GO ON WALKS AND PICK UP LITTER, THEY CAN TALLY THEIR IMPACT AS WELL. AND UH, HELP BOOST GARLAND'S NUMBERS. SO EMAIL US VOLUNTEER AT GARLAND TX.GOV. VOLUNTEER DO JUST IN CASE WELL, VERY GOOD. OH, YES. AND IF WE WIN IF GARLAND WINS, WE GET TO GET THE NORTH TEXAS TROPHY AND IT GETS TO SIT AT CITY HALL FOR A FULL YEAR. AND THEN ONCE IT HAS TAKEN IT AWAY, THEY WILL INSCRIBE GARLAND ON THE TROPHY, SO WE WILL BE FOREVER KNOWN THAT GARLAND WAS THE 2024 WINNER. YEAH SO WE'LL JUST WHEN WE WIN THAT WE'LL COME BACK AND DO ANOTHER CEREMONY. WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. CAN WE DO A PICTURE REAL QUICK. WE CAN DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE. YOU KNOW WE'RE HERE. YEAH. OK, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YEAH. II A LITTLE BIT. NO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT.
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VERY GOOD. OK, CHIEF, DID WE GET THIS THING HANDLED? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WE'LL KEEP.WE'LL KEEP GETTING UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET
[CONSENT AGENDA]
INTO OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING. UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNSEL WITHOUT DISCUSSION COUNCILS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION IN APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES 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 UH WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY REQUESTS. UH, BUT LET ME GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. ITEM ONE APPROVED MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 20TH 2024 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO APPROVED THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM TWO A AMENDMENT TO 2019 BOND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES. ITEM TWO B CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE SHILOH ROAD WIDENING FROM INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 635 TO KINGSLEY ROAD PROJECT. ITEM TWO C REPLACEMENT TAHOES FOR GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT. ITEM TWO D DUCK CREEK, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, PLANT, FILTER REHABILITATION AND UV CONVERSION PROJECT. ITEM TWO E, GP, NL AND T MP, A TRANSMISSION AND SUBSTATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. CONTRACT ITEM. TWO. F JUPITER AND WALNUT, PHASE TWO WATER AND WASTE WATER IMPROVEMENTS. ITEM TWO G GP NL UNDERGROUND FEEDER CROSSING CHANGE ORDER ITEM TWO H CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE 2022 PAVING WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS. GROUP TWO. ITEM TWO I TWO I HELIPAD. CONSTRUCTION ITEM TWO J GP NL MCCREE TO SHILOH 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE CONSTRUCTION. ITEM TWO. K GP AND L URBIN SWITCH STATION CIVIL SITE DEVELOPMENT. ITEM TWO L, GP NL AND T MP, A TRANSFER TRANSFORMER SERVICES CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER. AND A TWO M CONTRACT AWARD FOR PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX SURVEY SERVICES. ITEM THREE. CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO CREATE A TREE MITIGATION FEE REDUCTION CRITERIA. THIS ITEM WAS REPORTED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE TO THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE FEBRUARY 19 2024 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. ITEM FOUR FIRE STAFFING REALIGNMENT. ITEM FIVE ORDINANCE ADOPTING FY 2324 BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE AND THE LAST ITEM ITEM SIX NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NINE CUSTOMER LOOK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR MEMBER L, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED I'M SECRETARY. PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. IT SHOWS THAT WE'RE ALL PRESENT. THAT'S GOOD. THERE WE GO IN COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED[7.a. Consider a request by Jesus Arellano, proposing a zoning change from Agricultural (AG) District to Single-Family-Estate (SF-E) District to build a single-family home. The site is located at 1717 Ben Davis Road in District 1.]
UNANIMOUSLY MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU COULD COVER THOSE FOR US, PLEASE. YES SIR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER AT THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL 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 SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED 10 MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. VERY GOOD. AND DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS, UH, ALIGNED FOR THE ITEM TONIGHT? NOT FOR THE ZONING CASE, SIR, NOT FOR THE ZONING CASE, OK, AND JUST A REMINDER. IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO DOES WANT TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, WHETHER IT'S ON THE ZONING CASE OR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU CAN, UH, GET WITH THE CITY SECRETARY SPEAKER CARD. UM AND WE'LL GET YOU SIGNED UP. ALL RIGHT. FIRST REQUESTS BY JESUS AURELIOONSIDER
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PROPOSING A ZONING CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURE DISTRICT DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE DISTRICT TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 1717 BEN DAVIS ROAD IN DISTRICT ONE, MR GARRETT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. I'VE GOT ONLY ONE ZONING CASE FOR YOU THIS EVENING. THIS CASE, Z 24 01 . IT IS A CHANGE IN ZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE DISTRICT, AND THE INTENT OF THE APPLICANT IS TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, WHICH CONFORMS TO THE APPROPRIATE ZONING DISTRICT. THE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT SITE IS 1717 BEN DAVIS ROAD. UH, THE ACREAGE OF THE SIDE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.6 ACRES IN SIZE AND AGAIN. THE CURRENT ZONING IS AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. UH, HERE'S A GENERAL LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN NORTH GARLAND. BEN DAVIS ROAD JUST SOUTH OF BUNKER HILL ROAD. AND SHOWN MORE SPECIFICALLY HERE. AGAIN THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 1.6 ACRES IN SIZE. UM, THE APPLICANT AGAIN WOULD BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, UH, CONFORMING TO SFE STANDARDS, WHICH HAS A MINIMUM OF, UM 30,000 SQUARE FEET A LOT SIZE AND THE APPLICANTS. UM THE 1.6 ACRES TRANSLATES TO ABOUT 73 ACRE UH, 73,000 ACRES. EXCUSE ME, 73,000 SQUARE FEET. AND SO IT WAS LIKE, WOW, THAT'S BIG. THAT'S AWESOME. UM WHERE IS THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT HAS A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF TWO ACRES SO NOT QUITE MEET THAT, BUT IT WOULD CERTAINLY CONFORM TO SFE STANDARDS, WHICH IS INTENDED FOR LARGE LOT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE MAYOR TO THE EAST, UH, EAST AND NORTH OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY IS A AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS ON PD 05-54 FROM 2005. THAT PD IS, UH, BASED BASED IN THE SF SEVEN STANDARDS. OTHERWISE IT IS, UH, SURROUNDED BY OTHER AG ZONING AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE AREA. THE UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHOWS SOME RESIDENTIAL IN THE AREA. THE YELLOW SIGNIFIES COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ORANGE SIGNIFIES URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. UM THE MAP SHOWS, UH, THIS GREEN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE DESIGNATION . UH, DUE TO A CREEK RUNNING IN THE AREA. THE MAP, UH BY DEFAULT , UH, TYPICALLY DESIGNATES AREAS AROUND CREEKS AND FLOOD PLAINS AND THAT THINGS OF THAT NATURE AS THAT THAT GREEN PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, UH COLOR. HOWEVER THE APPLICANT IS AWARE WELL AWARE PER DISCUSSIONS WITH ENGINEERING AND CITY STAFF AS FAR AS WHERE THE FLOOD IS AND ISN'T AND THE HOME WOULD BE BUILT ACCORDINGLY. OUTSIDE OF THE FLOODPLAIN. UH, SO WE FEEL THAT IT DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME. UH, WOULDN'T PRECLUDE FUTURE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS GENERAL AREA SHOULD THEY ARISE. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE AREA, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, LOOKING STRAIGHT INTO THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY FROM BID DAVIS ROAD. UH, THIS IS LOOKING EAST ACROSS, UM BEN DAVIS ROAD A LITTLE FURTHER, THE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, UM, OUTSIDE THE PICTURE, BUT A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH OF THAT PICTURE IS THE UM UM RIVER, UH, SET NEIGHBORHOOD. A RARE PLACE. EXCUSE ME. RIVER PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S A RIVER SET IN A RIVER PLACE. UM THERE'S A VIEW LOOKING UP AND DOWN, UH, BEN DAVIS ROAD. AS IT EXISTSS TOY. UM SO AGAIN, THE G DC REQUIRES A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF TWO ACRES IN THE AG DISTRICT TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE. UH, WHEREAS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 1.6 ACRES, UH, THAT WOULD CONFORM TO THE REQUESTED SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE. UH, DISTRICT, WHICH HAS A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 30,000 SQUARE FEET. AND UM, THIS IS A STREET ZONING. UH, REQUEST. UH, SO IT IS JUST A CHANGE IN ZONING. ONLY THERE IS NO PD NO DETAIL, PLAN OR CONCEPT PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ZONING APPLICATION. AND IT WOULD, UH, BE REQUIRED TO, UM, MEET ALL G DC AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. UM, ONCE THE ZONING IS APPROVED, THE APPLICANT CAN MOVE FORWARD TO PLANNING AND PERMITTING OF THE OF THE HOME. UM, STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. AND THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS WELL WITH AN 8 TO 0 VOTE. AND MAYOR. WE MAILED OUT 46 NOTIFICATION LETTERS ON THIS CASE WE RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR AND ONE AGAINST AND THOSE WERE ALL WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? PUT TIM BASS THANK YOU. THANK YOU WILL FOR THE PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS. UM IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS THAT'S LISTENING. OK SO THIS APPROVAL IS JUST FOR ONE RESIDENCE BEING BUILT ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S CORRECT, OK, AND IF THIS LOT WERE ONE THIRD OF AN ACRE, LARGER THEN IT WOULD BE ALLOWED BY, RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. OK JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. THIS IS JUST REALLY. I MEAN, ALMOST A TECHNICAL SITUATION HERE. SO YEAH, EXACTLY TO BE ABLE TO, UM, LEGALLY APPROVE THE PLAT AND LET HIM, YOU KNOW. YES, SIR. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.UH, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. UH, DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM. UM IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? DO WE KNOW IF THE APPLICANT IS OKAY. UH, WE DO
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HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENT. IF ANYONE HAS A QUESTION, UM BUT OTHERWISE I SEE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. SO MAYOR PRO TEM BASS THIS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN. A AS PRESENTED OF A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. MADAM SECRETARY. PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS,[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
UH, OUR ONE AND ONLY ZONING CASE FOR THE EVENING. UH NEXT ITEM IS CITIZEN COMMENTS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNSEL 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. UH, MADAM SECRETARY. WE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE. YES, SIR. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MR THOMAS BROWN. IF YOU COME FORWARD, AND I'LL ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.LET'S HANG ON. LET'S GET THE CLOCK. THE TIMER SET HERE. GO AHEAD. THOMAS BROWN 2226 LIMESTONE LANE. I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE IN GAGA ON THE DAY OF 26TH OF AUGUST 26TH. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY THAT 7028 INNOCENT PEOPLE HAD LOST THEIR LIVES. UM, AND FROM AS I WERE IN 2913 CHILDREN HAD LOST THEIR LIVES AS WELL. AND FROM THAT POINT WE'VE ALL SEEN THE NUMBERS ITERATE BY THE THOUSANDS SINCE THEN. IT HAS BEEN FIVE MONTHS AND I'VE NOT HEARD ANY OF Y'ALL SPEAK ABOUT THIS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. TO DAY THE MARTYRS SIT AT 30,954. 100 WITH THE MORE THAN 14,000 CHILDREN KILLED AND 72,000. AND 43 INJURED. THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,900,000 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA WITHOUT ADEQUATE WATER AND FOOD. THERE IS NO PLACE TO PROPERLY SHELTER NOW IT'S ALL BEEN BOMBED. NO PLACE FOR PROPER HYGIENE HYGIENE , WHICH ALSO EXACERBATES DISEASE AND SICKNESS. IN NORTHERN GAZA. THERE ARE STILL 300,000, PALESTINIANS STARVING AND MANY OF THEM SUFFERING FAMINE. 85% OF PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AND CONTINUE TO FACE BEING KILLED BEING FORCIBLY STARVED. HARASSMENT KIDNAPPING. TORTURE.
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, ALONG WITH THE UNENDING STRESS OF WONDERING IF YOU'LL BE NEXT TO BE BOMBED.
THIS IS WHY TODAY I'M HERE TO REQUEST FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL TO STOP BEING COMPLACENT IN THE ONGOING GENOCIDE IN GAZA. I'M HERE TO REQUEST FOR YOU TO PUT THIS ISSUE ON THE AGENDA. AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE PROCESS OF PASSING A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CEASE FIRE IN GAZA AND FOR ISRAEL TO ALLOW FOR THOUSANDS OF HUMANITARIAN AID, HUMANITARIAN AID TRUCKS TO REACH THE CITIZENS OF GAZA SO THAT THEY CAN EVEN BEGIN THE RECOVERY PROCESS. I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO CALL FOR THEM TO STOP THE FIGHTING SO THAT THEY CAN BEGIN TO REPAIR THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE ARE MANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS ALL OVER THE DIASPORA SUPPORTING THIS ISSUE AND PUTTING IN SO MUCH EFFORT AND TIME. TO HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD. BUT IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE NOT BEING HEARD. PLEASE STOP BEING SILENT. THEY DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION,, AND THEY DESERE YOUR TIME. FREE PALESTINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU CAN CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MISS SHEILA PATEL. GOOD EVENING. IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. NO CAREFUL. UM MY NAME IS SHEILA PATEL. I LIVE AT 3613 DEXTER AVE. IN FORT WORTH. UM UH, SINCE OCTOBER, 7TH YOU CAN PULL THE MICROPHONE OVER IF YOU NEED TO.
THERE YOU GO. SINCE OCTOBER, 7TH PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN SLAUGHTERED BY THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES. UM CURRENTLY THE DEATH COUNT IS NEAR 30,000 ALMOST EVERY BUILDING AND IN THE GAZA STRIP HAS BEEN FLATTENED WITH BOMBS AND 1.5 MILLION CIVILIANS ARE DISPLACED. EVERY UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL HAS BEEN DESTROYED DUE TO DUE TO THE ISRAELI BLOCKADE. FOOD MEDICINE
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AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES CANNOT ENTER GAZA. PEOPLE ARE STARVING AND THIS IS NOT DUE TO FAMINE BUT BY DESIGN BECAUSE OF THE BLOCKADE SINCE THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING 150 CIVILIANS WERE SHOT TO DEATH BY THE ID F WHILE WAITING IN LINE FOR FOOD. THIS HAS BEEN CALLED THE FLOWER MASSACRE. A CHILD WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS STARVE TO DEATH HIS WEIGHT WHEN HE DIED, JUST 10 KG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CRUSHED TO DEATH WITH BULLDOZERS WITH THEIR HANDS TIED. THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE HORRORS THAT INNOCENT PEOPLE HAVE FACED SINCE THE LAST MEETING JUST TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS IS BEING DONE WITH AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS AND AMERICAN WEAPONS. WE ASK THAT YOU PASS A CEASE FIRE RESOLUTION TO HELP END THIS GENOCIDE. UM AND HE WOULD BE JOINING CITIES SUCH AS SAN SAN FRANCISCO AND CHICAGO. IN DOING SO, F PALESTINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. YES SIR. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS MISS SABINA IBRAHIM. GOOD EVENING. IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SABINA IBRAHIM, UH, MY ADDRESS IS 2449 KIMBERLY DRIVE, GARLAND 75040. CAN I STOP ? OK IT IS AN AWKWARD SITUATION FOR ME BECAUSE I'VE BEEN COMING OVER HERE AND, UH, MY INTENTION HAD BEEN TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, UH, OUR, UH, ANNUAL RAMADAN SHARING RAMADAN DINNER BEING HELD EVERY DAY EVERY YEAR AT EAST PLANO, ISLA CENTER. I HAD ALREADY EXTENDED THE INVITATION, BUT I WANTED TO EXTEND IT IN PERSON. UM SO HERE I GO. MADE THE PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF GOD BE WITH YOU. ALL MUSLIMS ACROSS THE WORLD WILL SOON BE CELEBRATING THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN. THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, THE MONTH OF RAMADAN WILL BEGIN IN THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. IT WOULD BE OUR IMMENSE, IMMENSE PLEASURE TO HOST YOU AT OUR SHARING RAMADAN EVENT ON THE 27TH MARCH 2024 AT EAST PLAINO ISLAMIC CENTER. RAMADAN IS THE NINTH MONTH IN THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, AND IT SYMBOLIZES A MONTH OF FASTING, WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING A FOR MUSLIMS ACROSS THE WORLD. WE FAST FROM DAWN TO SUNSET AND BE ENGAGED IN NIGHTLY WORSHIP EVERY MUSLIM COMMUNITY ACROSS THE NATION GATHERED TOGETHER FOR PEACE FOR EAST PLAIN ISLAMIC CENTER THIS MONTH, HAS ALWAYS REPRESENTED COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SHARING. WAIT A SECOND. RAMADAN GRANS AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK OUR FAST WITH UNIQUE PROGRAM. WE HOPE THAT DURING THIS WHOLE MONTH OF HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN, WE WILL FORM FURTHER BONDS OF NEIGHBORLY LOVE AND COMPASSION WITH LOVE AND PRAYERS IS PLAIN ISLAMIC CENTER. AND SINCE THE TOPIC OF, UH PALESTINE HAS COME ACROSS, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE AND AH ENCOURAGE AND REQUEST ALL THE EXTREMIST COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, UH YOU KNOW, IF OUR BROWN SKIN SEEMS LIKE A FOREIGN SKIN. I LOOK AT THE PEOPLE LIKE, UM LIKE NORMAN FEINSTEIN, UM AND IF NOT NOW, UM DEMOCRACY NOW, UH, IF AMERICANS KNEW THESE ARE THE WEBSITES THAT HAVE CLEARLY WITH FACTS, EXPLAINED WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT NEEDS WHAT IS WRONG WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST? SO ALTHOUGH I AM HERE TO EXTEND THE INVITATION, BUT I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT, YES, THE SADNESS OR THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE IS IN OUR HEARTS. IT MAKES US SAD AND WE WANT EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO IN OUR POWER TO STOP IT AND ASK FOR A BETTER WORLD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MA'AM. I BELIEVE THAT. EXCUSE ME. I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER. UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? NO SEEING NONE AT 730. WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.