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[Call to Order]

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WELL. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 2ND, 2024. REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO OUR MEETING, THIS WILL BE 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. YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY YOURS AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE. THIS EVENING. TONIGHT, WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON FROM DISTRICT SIX. HELLO WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE ARE FREE. 4TH OF JULY. WE CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE YOU GO. OKAY WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AS WE BRING THE FOURTH BACK TO THE SQUARE WHERE IT ALL STARTED. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED, WE START AT 5 P.M. AND WE'VE GOT A DRONE SHOW AND LIVE MUSIC AND A SKATING RINK. I SEE SOME OF YOU GUYS THAT WANT TO GO SKATING, SO WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL JOIN US. COME HAVE SOME FUN. WATCH THE DRONE SHOW, ALSO, I'M HAVING A TOWN HALL MEETING JULY 11TH AT HOLLABAUGH REC CENTER AT 630, IT'S NOT ONLY FOR DISTRICT SIX. WE INVITE EVERYONE IN THE CITY TO COME AND HANG OUT WITH US AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, AND, HOPE YOU GUYS, ESCAPE 4TH OF JULY WITH ALL OF YOUR FINGERS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG WITH THE STATE 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]

WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRADITIONS AROUND HERE. AND ONE OF THEM IS THE FIRST MEETING. OUR FIRST, OUR FIRST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF EVERY MONTH. WE HAVE A PET OF THE MONTH. AND SO TONIGHT, WE HAVE, BOY. COME HERE, COME HERE. HE'S YES. YOU ARE VERY WIGGLY. YES, HE IS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHRISTY FUENTES. I'M THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR WITH THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER. AND TONIGHT I BROUGHT GANSITO, HE'S A CHIHUAHUA MIX. HE'S ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OLD. HE'S ALREADY NEUTERED, MICROCHIPPED, VACCINATED. HE'S BEEN DEWORMED, HAS BEEN PROVIDED MONTHLY HEARTWORM AND FLEA PREVENTION, SO HE IS READY TO FIND HIS HOME, WE ARE VERY, VERY FULL AT OUR SHELTER RIGHT NOW, SO WE ARE WAIVING ADOPTIONS FEES FOR ALL OF OUR PETS, SO THERE'S NO FEE TO ADOPT HIM, WHICH IS A GREAT DEAL, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING HIM, YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL. IT'S (972) 205-3570.

OPTION TWO. DID YOU WRITE THAT DOWN, AND YOU CAN SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET HIM. WE ARE NORMALLY CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS. IT'S OUR DAY FOR TRAINING AND MEETINGS. AND THEN THURSDAY WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY. SO FRIDAY WOULD BE THE BEST DAY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME MEET HIM, WE HAVE OTHER PETS AVAILABLE AS WELL. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT IF YOU AREN'T WANTING A PUPPY. WE HAVE LOTS OF ADULT DOGS. SENIOR PETS.

WE HAVE CATS, KITTENS, SO DEFINITELY COME TO THE SHELTER AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE, IT'S GREAT TO ADOPT A PET. OKAY I CAN LEAVE HIM. ARE YOU DONE? YEAH OKAY. WOW ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. OH DO NOT. SO YOU TRY TO TRICK ME BY LEAVING THAT PAPERWORK HERE? WELL, YES. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, YOU KNOW, MY DOG'S LIKE, TONIGHT. MY DOG'S AFTER I GET HOME FROM THE MEETING WHEN WE'VE HAD PET OF THE MONTH. MY DOGS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN ME THAT NIGHT THAN THEY ARE THE ENTIRE REST OF THE MONTH. SO I'M SURE I'M SURE THIS EVENING WHEN I GET HOME. BUT, WE ALSO, HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS, TONIGHT, FOR SHIRLEY ROBNETT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP HERE AND JOIN ME. COME ON UP HERE, SHIRLEY. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT, TO HONOR SHIRLEY FOR HER SERVICE ON OUR SENIOR ADVISORY COMMISSION, SHE HAS, SHE HAS SERVED THAT COMMISSION VERY WELL, SHE HAS

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MOVED OUT OF THE CITY, SO SHE'S HAD TO STEP DOWN FROM FROM THE COMMISSION. BUT SHE AND I AND ACTUALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER BASS SERVED TOGETHER ON ANOTHER BOARD. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE YOU AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. AND SO THIS IS, SHIRLEY RAMOS SERVICE FOR SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION. WHEREAS SHIRLEY ROBNETT HAS SERVED W WITH UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION SINCE HER APPOINTMENT BY MAYOR RON JONES IN 2010, AND HAS CONTINUED HER DEDICATED SERVICE UNDER THREE ADDITIONAL MAYORS SINCE THEN. THAT'S GOT TO BE PRETTY CLOSE TO A RECORD, WHEREAS THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION WAS CREATED TO GENERATE BROAD BASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SUPPORT AND SUPPORT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS CONCERNS. AND WHEREAS, SHE HAS SERVED AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, PLAYING A CRUCIAL ROLE IN EVALUATING CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING SENIOR CITIZENS AND BRINGING THEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ENSURING THAT THE VOICES AND NEEDS OF GARLAND SENIOR RESIDENTS ARE HEARD AND ADDRESSED. AND WHEREAS SHIRLEY HAS BEEN A BEACON OF HOPE AND EXEMPLARY ADVOCATE FOR THE GARLAND COMMUNITY, TIRELESSLY WORKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO ENGAGE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THIS NOBLE CAUSE.

AND WHEREAS HER CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED SHAPE POLICIES AND INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS OF GARLAND, TEXAS. NOW THEREFORE, I, SCOTT LAMAY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION UPON YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE. SHIRLEY, THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL THANK YOU, AND WE JUST, YOU KNOW, THE FELLOW, YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNEW THAT WE KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR EVERYONE. AND SO THANK YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. YOU ACTUALLY, YOU GOT TO COME OVER HERE TO THIS. OH, SORRY. SORRY.

IT'S GOT TO BE OFFICIAL. OH. ALL RIGHT, ACTUALLY, THIS SHOULD BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND. I NEED TO BE THANKING THE COUNCIL, THE MAYORS, FOR APPOINTING ME TO THIS POSITION. AND ALLOWING ME TO BE ON IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND I'M GOING TO CRY. THERE IS NO CRYING AT CITY HALL. DON'T YOU BET ON IT. AND THERE'S ONLY TWO COMPLAINTS, OKAY, ONLY TWO, ONLY TWO. THE COMMISSION OR THE COUNCIL RATHER DID NOT ANNEX A ROWLETT. I COULD STILL BE HERE IF YOU HAD THE SECOND. I NEED A PULL FOR THE SENIORS. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK FOR IT. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU, THE COMMISSION AND ALL OF Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO. I THINK OUR LITTLE PUPPY FRIEND LICKED MY GLASSES A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND, HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE, TO READ THROUGH WHAT I'VE GOT GOING ON HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET UNDERWAY WITH OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING. THE

[CONSENT AGENDA]

FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEWW EACH OF THESE ITEMS T A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE

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CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL, TO REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS, LET ME READ THROUGH THE AGENDA ITEM ONE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 18TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM TWO A CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS IN NINE ALLEYS. PHASE TWO, ITEM TWO B, G, P, AND L ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING CHANGE ORDER ITEM TWO C ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR PEDESTRIAN ROUTES TO FOREST JUPITER DART STATION. ITEM TWO D CUMBERLAND DRIVE AND MONICA DRIVE WATER LINE REPLACEMENT. ITEM TWO E GP AND L BEN DAVIS SUBSTATION CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ITEM TWO F TMPA PRUITT SWITCH TO PINK SOLAR 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE ENGINEERING SERVICES ITEM TWO G, G AND L BEN DAVIS SUBSTATION MATERIALS, ITEM TWO H TAMPA DANSBY TO STEEP HOLLOW 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE. ITEM TWO I, G, P AND L GURBIN SWITCH STATION. ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ITEM TWO J, G, P AND L BOIOILER MAINTENAE SERVICES CONTRACT AND THEN ITEM THREE 2000 2425 CDBG HOME AND ESG FEDERAL GRANT ALLOCATION AND ACTION PLAN APPROVAL. THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE, COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY, YOU VOTE FOR US. PLEASE AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL

[ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION]

CONSIDERATION, ONE NOTE, COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK WILL BE RECUSING HIMSELF, FROM ITEMS SIX E AND SIX F, AND HAS ALREADY, FILED A PROPER PAPERWORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU GO OVER THE SPEAKER, GUIDELINES FOR ME, PLEASE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL THE SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER. IF 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 TEN 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 I BELIEVE, DO YOU ALREADY HAVE SPEAKERS LINED UP FOR TONIGHT'S ITEMS? YES, SIR. I HAVE SPEAKER CARDS FOR ITEM C AND D, OKAY, I THERE'S ANYONE, IF YOU EITHER USE THE IF YOU USE THE KIOSK OUT IN THE LOBBY, FINE. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT AND YOU PLAN ON SPEAKING ON AN ITEM TONIGHT. YOU CAN GET A SPEAKER CARD, APPEAR WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, AND THEN WE'LL

[4. Texas Municipal Power Agency Appointment]

GET YOU QUEUED UP, FOR THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR. OUR FIRST ITEM UNDER THIS SECTION IS ITEM FOUR, TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY APPOINTMENT, WE HAD A CHANCE LAST NIGHT TO INTERVIEW, APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION. THIS IS AN OUTSIDE BOARD, COUNSELOR BASS. ANK YOU.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, APPOINT, THE HONORABLE JAMES RATLIFF TO THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, NOMINATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BASS, A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, TO NOMINATE, JAMES RATLIFF FOR THIS POSITION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY? YOU PRAYER THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM.

[5. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board]

ITEM FIVE. DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT BOARD, ON THIS ITEM AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO INTERVIEW TWO, TWO OF THE CANDIDATES LAST NIGHT. I BELIEVE ONE WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN US, AND IN THIS, ON THIS

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ITEM COUNCIL, JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS, WE HAVE A FULL APPOINTMENT, AND THEN WE HAVE, AN APPOINTEE THAT WE HAVE A THIRD OF. SO I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MARK ABRAHAM FOR THE FULL POSITION AND MARK ENOCH FOR THE THIRD. I HAVE A NOMINATION, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK, FOR MARK ABRAHAM FOR THE FULL POSITION AND MARK ENOCH FOR THE THIRD POSITION. AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCHT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A COUPLE OF MEETINGS TO GET THAT DOWN. SEEING NONE. IF WE COULD, PREPARE E VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE AND THOSE NOMINATIONS ARE

[6.a. Consider a request by CCM Engineering proposing ninety (90) townhouses and open space. The site is located at 2000 and 2050 East Miller Road in District 3. ]

UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX. HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES, THE FIRST ITEM UP THIS EVENING IS ITEM SIX, A CONSIDER REQUEST BY CM ENGINEERING PROPOSING 90 TOWNHOUSES, AND OPEN SPACE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 2000 AND 2050 EAST MILLER ROAD IN DISTRICT THREE. ANGELA GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL MAYOR, OUR FIRST CASE IS Z 22 DASH 67. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS TO CONSTRUCT 90 TOWNHOUSE LOTS AND THREE HOA OPEN SPACE. LOTS THE LOCATION IS 2000 AND 2050 EAST MILLER ROAD. THE ACREAGE IS 11.19 ACRES AND IT'S ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1411 FOR SINGLE FAMILY TEN USES AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 8524 FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES. THE MAP SHOWS THE SITE WITHIN THE CITY AND THE LOCATION MAP SHOWS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH AND ACROSS EAST MILLER ROAD ARE CURRENTLY UNIMPROVED. HOWEVER, A SINGLE FAMILY FOR RENT DEVELOPMENT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS. PROPERTY TO THE EAST IS DEVELOPED WITH A RIDING ACADEMY AND STABLE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH IS DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES AND PROPERTY TO THE WEST. ACROSS EAST CENTERVILLE ROAD IS DEVELOPED WITH A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE. THE PHOTOS SHOW A VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SOUTH. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA AS TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CURRENTLY FOUND THROUGHOUT GARLAND AND PROVIDE AREAS FOR LOW TO MODERATE DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.

TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO ACCOMMODATE CONVENIENCE RETAIL, SUCH AS GOODS AND SERVICES, OFFICE SPACE, AND PUBLIC SERVICE. NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS PROVIDE A MIX OF RETAIL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. THIS CENTER SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY SCALED TO ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THIS PROPOSAL WILL OFFER ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SITE PLAN SHOWS THE PARCELS FOR TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT, ALONG WITH THE AMENITIES SUCH AS TENNIS COURTS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWS, THE BUFFER BETWEEN THE SINGLE FAMILY ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND THEN THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. A 3D RENDERING IS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT TO VISUALIZE THE SITE. THE DEVELOPER IS REQUESTING SOME FLEXIBILITY AS AS SHOWN THROUGH THE CHART. PER THE DEVELOPER, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL GIVE YOUNG PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND A MORE AFFORDABLE HOME OR EXPERIENCED HOMEOWNERS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO DOWNSIZE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1411 TO SINGLE FOR SINGLE FAMILY TEN USES AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 8524 FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED USES AND A PLAN. A DETAILED PLAN FOR TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT ON JUNE 10TH, 2024, WITH A 7 TO 0 VOTE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 1411 FOR SINGLE FAMILY TEN USES AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 8524 FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES.

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TWO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED USES, AND A DETAILED PLAN FOR TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT. 67 NOTIFICATIONS WERE MAILED, THREE WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA IN FAVOR, 12 WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST, SEVEN WERE RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST, FOR A TOTAL OF 22 RESPONSES. VERY GOOD , ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SECRETARY, YOU CAN CALL THE APPLICANT. FORWARD. BORIS, PLEASE. JAMES COOK. I'M SORRY. IS THERE? I'M SORRY, JAMES COOK, BUT I'M NOT AN APPLICANT. I'M A RESIDENT. OKAY OKAY. VERY GOOD. COME FORWARD.

AND I ASSUME THERE'S A TEAM OF YOU. THERE ARE A FEW OF US. YES. AND HAVE YOU FILLED OUT SPEAKER CARDS? OKAY. I'LL NEED TO GET THAT FROM YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE, IF YOU CAN GIVE ME GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION OR SIMPLY ANSWER QUESTIONS. IT'S UP TO YOU. LET ME GET OUR TIMER RESET HERE. IT'S SHOWING THERE WE GO, MY NAME IS CODY CRANDALL WITH CM ENGINEERING, 2570 JUSTIN ROAD, HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TEXAS, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROPERTY FOR A WHILE THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS, SOME HIGHER DENSITY, SOME LOWER DENSITY, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH SOME NEIGHBORS, AND WE'VE TRIED TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS. OF COURSE. ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS? ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE, SOME, CHANGES TO THE AREA THAT, THAT CAN IMPACT PEOPLE'S LIVES. SO WE'VE TRIED TO LISTEN AND DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE, BASED ON THE EXISTING ZONING, WE ARE PROPOSING A HIGHER DENSITY. BUT WHAT THAT HIGHER DENSITY DOES ALLOW IS SOME SEPARATION FROM THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD. IT ALLOWS US TO PUT A TRAIL IN AND PROVIDE A FEW AMENITIES THAT CREATE AN ENHANCED NEIGHBORHOOD, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT EXISTS WITH THE CURRENT ZONING, THE COMMERCIAL ZONING IN THE CORNER IS KIND OF AN ODDLY SHAPED, PROPERTY NEVER DEVELOPED. UNUSUAL INTERSECTION, WHICH WE FEEL IS NOT REALLY CONDUCIVE TO A QUALITY COMMERCIAL, SITE, WE APPRECIATE STAFF'S WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS. HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN, IN TRYING TO GET ALL OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND TRY AND PRESENT WHAT WE FEEL IS THE BEST AND HIGHEST USE FOR THE PROPERTY. SO THAT BEING SAID, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. VERY GOOD, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING SIR. I'M HERE. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU, YOU HAD YOU HAD MENTIONED, YOUR EFFORTS WITH THE NEIGHBORS, THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS, AND THEY PROVIDED FEEDBACK BASED ON THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES PER STAFF. CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC ON ONE, WHAT WERE THEIR CONCERNS AND HOW DID YOU ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED TO YOU BY THE RESIDENTS? THE WE HEARD THE ENCROACHMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT UPON THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT SECOND STORY WINDOWS LOOKING DOWN INTO EXISTING PROPERTIES. SO WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS, CREATE SOME OPEN SPACE OVER THERE, AND PROVIDE SEPARATION WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY OFFSETTING THE DEVELOPMENT WITH SOME OPEN SPACE THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP THE NATURAL TREE LINE ALONG THERE AS WELL. SO AS FAR AS NEW DEVELOPMENT GOES, WE'VE TRIED TO, ACCOMMODATE THAT AS BEST WE COULD. OKAY. AND MY QUESTION THAT YOUR THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION DO OR SEE THE NEED TO DO ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS ON YOUR PROJECT. WE DID. YES. AND IN FACT, WE HAVE THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER HERE. CAN YOU SHARE SORT OF A SUMMARY OF YOUR FINDINGS? SIR, I'LL NEED YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND I'LL NEED TO GET A SPEAKER CARD FROM YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE. I'M ALBERT FROM LEE ENGINEERING. 3030 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 16 SIX 1660 DALLAS, TEXAS 75234. COUNCILMAN, WE DID NOT DO TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. WE DID TRIP GENERATION PROJECTIONS. SO WHAT ARE THE OKAY, I THOUGHT HIS RESPONSE WAS WAS, YES, THAT YOU HAD DONE WHAT ? YES. AND THAT'S A SMALLER, SMALLER TRAFFIC STUDY. IT IS NOT A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS FULL BLOWN. BUT CAN YOU CAN YOU SHARE. YES. THE FINDINGS OF YOUR YOUR SCALED DOWN VERSION PLEASE. YES SO WE RAN THREE SCENARIOS.

SCENARIO NUMBER ONE WAS 90 TOWNHOMES. SCENARIO NUMBER TWO WAS 40 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

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UNITS AND EIGHT PUMP GAS STATION . THAT IS 16 FUELING POSITIONS. AND SCENARIO NUMBER THREE WAS 40 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNI. AND 26,000FTā– S RETAIL DEVELOPMET . AND WITH THIS SCENARIO, WE RAN TRIP GENERATION ESTIMATES BASED ON, A DOCUMENT CALLED TRIP GENERATION MANUAL PUBLISHED BY INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERS AND SCENARIO ONE IS WHICH IS 90 TOWNHOMES. WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING COMES OUT TO BE A SCENARIO WHERE THE TRIPS ARE MINIMUM TRAFFIC. PROJECTED TRAFFIC IS MINIMUM. HIGHEST WAS SCENARIO TWO, THAT IS 40 SINGLE FAMI DWELLING UNITS AND 16 FUELING POSITION GAS PUMP. AND SCENARIO NUMBER THREE WAS SECOND. NUMBER TWO, IN TERMS OF TRIP GENERATION. SO THAT'S THE FINDING. IF YOU WANT ME TO GO IN DETAILS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. NO, SIR. I'M. THAT'S SUFFICIENT FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE, I THINK WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS, FOR THIS. IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP, WE WILL GIVE YOU TIME AT THE END FOR A REBUTTAL. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. YOU CAN CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, JAMES COOK.

GOOD EVENING, SIR. IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. HANG ON A SECOND. LET ME GET OUR TIMER RESET HERE REAL QUICK. THERE WE GO. GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS JAMES COOK. I LIVE AT 1833 MEADOW VIEW DRIVE IN GARLAND. SO MY PROPERTY IS EXACTLY, THERE'S AN ALLEY. AND THEN IT WOULD BE THE PROPOSED, TOWNHOUSES. I HAVE SEVERAL OBJECTIONS TO THIS. THE FIRST ONE, THEY JUST TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC. I THINK THAT IT'S AT BEST A POOR MANIPULATION OF DATA. AND THE REASON THAT I SAY THAT IS THEY TALK ABOUT IF THEY PUT IN 40 HOMES VERSUS 90 TOWNHOUSES, THAT THE 90 ARE GOING TO HAVE LESS IMPACT ON TRAFFIC. AND THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE IF THERE IS A GAS STATION OR SOMETHING ELSE AT THAT CORNER OF CENTERVILLE AND MILLER, THAT THAT'S GOING TO ATTRACT TRAFFIC. WELL, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU, BECAUSE I DRIVE THAT AREA EVERY DAY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET PEOPLE COMING FROM DALLAS FROM ANY OTHER PLACE IN THIS LOCATION TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWN CENTERVILLE OR MILLER, JUST TO GO TO THAT GAS STATION OR THAT CONVENIENCE STORE OR WHATEVER. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE HIGHER DENSITY. AS THE RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE IN TERMS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE VERSUS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING, SO THE TRAFFIC HAS GOT TO BE LESS WITH 40 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES VERSUS 90 TOWNHOUSES. SECOND, I HAVEN'T SEEN AND I'VE READ A LOT OF THE DOCUMENTATION ON THIS, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY PUT ANYTHING ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT EXIST THERE NOW, PRESENTLY, AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE IMPACTED. ALL RESEARCH THAT I'VE SHOWN THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, NOT ALL, BUT THE MAJORITY OF TIME HOUSING PRICES DECREASE WHEN YOU ADD TOWNHOUSES AND APARTMENTS ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, THAT IS GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE VALUE OF NOT ONLY MY HOUSE, BUT ALL THE HOUSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE QUALITY OF LIFE THEY TALK ABOUT PUTTING IN SOME TRAILS AND EVERYTHING THAT MAY BE FINE FOR THE TOWNHOUSES DOES NOT IMPACT OR ADD ANY QUALITY OF LIFE TO OUR HOUSES THAT ARE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE FOUR YEARS AGO, I DID MY DUE DILIGENCE AND I SAW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES, WHICH MEANT THAT PROPERLY DONE, SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MY HOUSE. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I BOUGHT MY HOUSE BECAUSE I LOVED THE FACT THAT IT'S AN OLD ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE LIKE ME, WERE ELDERLY. I STILL WORK, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF US IN THAT

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NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE OVER 65. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE, AS THEY SAID, FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERS, THEY'RE GOINGO BE SELLING THOSE TOWNHOUSES MUCH CHEAPER. SO I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF HOMEOWNERS ARE GOING TO BE THERE. BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO THE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE THERE. AND ADDITIONALLY, THE LAST THING IS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT IS GOING TO BE ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR SCHOOLS AND SUCH. I HAD TWO GRANDCHILDREN THAT LIVED WITH ME. BUSSING IS TERRIBLE. HOW'S THAT GOING TO BE IF YOU GOT YOUNG FAMILIES? I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO SUM UP, SIR. ANYHOW, I AM AGAINST REZONING THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU.

YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE? GRACIE EVANS. GOOD EVENING. SIR. IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YES SIR, TRACY EVANS, I OWN, MERRYWOOD RANCH, WHICH IS AT 21, TEN EAST MILLER ROAD. THE RIDING ACADEMY. THAT'S THAT'S NEXT DOOR, I LIVE IN LUCAS, TEXAS, WE'RE ACTUALLY LIVE NINE HOP HILL. LUCAS, TEXAS. SO, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, WE'VE OWNED THIS PROPERTY NOW FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS, THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE SCENARIOS PRESENTED BOTH TO PLANNING AND ZONING AS WELL AS TO ME, AS THE OWNER OF THE EIGHT ACRES AS WELL, I DON'T KNOW, IN THE CORNER. I ONLY OWN THE EIGHT ACRES, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ANYWHERE FROM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY WHAT THEY CONSIDER AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE KNOW THAT THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY BY THE CITY, WE'VE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, LARGER HOMES. IT'S JUST NOT PRACTICAL TO BUILD LARGER HOMES ON ON THAT TRACT AND THAT PART OF PART OF GARLAND, SO I THINK THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST WE CAN DO. I DON'T THINK WE WANT A BUNCH OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AROUND US AS AS MERRYWOOD RANCH.

WE DON'T NEED A LOT OF EXTRA PEOPLE, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT BUFFER IS BETWEEN US AND THE TOWNHOMES, SO I THINK IT IS, IS ABOUT AS BEST IN USE AS YOU CAN GET, COULD IT BE BETTER? MAYBE. BUT I REALLY DON'T SEE A BETTER OPTION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? I WILL SAY IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

MERRYWOOD RANCH USED TO BE ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS, WHEN YOU GUYS WERE ON THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY. OKAY, SO, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS. OKAY. THANK YOU, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ? I'M SEEING NONE, SIR. I'LL HAVE YOU COME UP. YOU'VE HEARD SOME OF THE COMMENTS. IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD IN YOUR REMAINING TIME OR NOT, IT'S UP TO YOU, SIR. NO, I HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. LOOK I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO JUST QUICKLY GO OVER THE AMENITIES THAT YOU'LL PROVIDE IN THIS TOWNHOME CLUSTER. I GREW UP IN A TOWNHOME , SCENARIO WITH MY MOM AND, WE HAD A POOL IN THE MIDDLE WITH A CLUBHOUSE AND EVERYBODY KIND OF GATHERED THERE. THERE WAS A BASKETBALL COURT NEXT TO IT. I REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LOT TO FIT IN THIS SMALL AREA, BUT, IF YOU'LL JUST KIND OF GO OVER HOW YOU MIGHT CREATE COMMUNITY WITHIN THIS, COULD YOU REVERSE THE SLIDE BACK TO THE, TO THE RENDERING, PLEASE, OR THE SITE PLAN? EITHER ONE THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE IDEA WAS TO CREATE SOME GATHERING SPACES, FROM WHAT, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD.

WALKING TRAILS ARE THE NUMBER ONE AMENITY THAT PEOPLE WANT. AND, PROVIDING THAT OPEN SPACE OR THE BUFFER AROUND THE PERIMETER ALLOWED US TO PUT A TRAIL, ACTUALLY, AN ENTIRE CIRCULAR TRAIL, INCLUDING THE TRAIL OR THE SIDEWALK ALONG ALONG THE CITY STREET. SO YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE CIRCULAR TRAIL THAT CAN BE UTILIZED. BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE CENTER, A SMALL PLAYGROUND. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF SMALL GATHERING AREAS THAT AGAIN, IT WAS THE INTENT WAS TO CREATE KIND OF A COMMUNITY, AND, PICKLEBALL SEEMS TO BE THE OTHER THING THAT PEOPLE WANT. SO, THAT WAS THE IDEA OF BEHIND THE, THE DESIGN. OKAY. AND MAYBE ADDRESS THE LAST SPEAKER'S COMMENTS, MAYBE NOT THE BEST THING THAT WE COULD HAVE HERE, BUT CERTAINLY

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SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW. I'M SURE YOU HEARD THEM. YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, AS IT'S PRESENTLY ZONED, YOU KNOW, THE SINGLE FAMILY JUST DOESN'T WORK. IT'S IN KIND OF AN ODDLY SHAPED PROP PROJECT, AND YOU CAN'T REALLY GET THE DENSITY NECESSARY TO MAKE IT WORK, WORTHWHILE. SO WE RELY LIKE IT, I MEAN, WE THINK IT'S A IT'S A GOOD PRODUCT. IT'S ON TWO MAJOR INNER, A MAJOR INTERSECTION. IT'S KIND OF A BUFFER ZONING THING. AND, WE'RE WE'RE PROUD OF IT. AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE COME UP WITH IS A GOOD USE FOR THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM MORE EVERYONE? PRETTY MUCH, I THINK SO. THANK YOU SIR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

CODY, I THINK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN THE WAY OF YOUR PRESENTATION. AS FOR THE PROJECT THAT YOU'RE PUTTING FORWARD, ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT I, AS A CITY COUNCILMAN, HAVE IS THAT WHEN I ENTER INTO CASES SUCH AS THE ONE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US THIS EVENING, I ALWAYS TRY TO ENTER THOSE CASES WITH AN OPEN MIND, OPEN HEART, OPEN DOOR, NEVER COME IN WITH A PRECONCEIVED THOUGHT OR IDEA ABOUT IT. THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY, THEN, FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DO EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED, THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE DIALOG WITH THE PROJECT MANAGER OR WITH THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE BEING PLACED BEFORE THEM. AND WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED, WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. I WOULD ADD CLOSE TO TWO YEARS MAYBE. IS THAT IT'S CLOSE TO TWO YEARS. WE'VE BEEN AT THIHIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND, YOU HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE HAD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU, THE PROJECT MANAGERS, THE DEVELOPERS, SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AND EACH TIME IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT THE DIALOG HAS BEEN SUCH THAT THERE WAS A SHARING. YOU LISTENED AND THEY TOLD YOU WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT IT. EACH TIME YOU WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, YOU CAME BACK WITH RESOLUTIONS. YOU CAME BACK WITH REASONS, AND YOU CAME BACK FOR AMENITIES. YOU CAME BACK EACH TIME ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE WHATEVER THOSE ISSUES WERE. I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. AND SO THIS LAST WEEK, OF COURSE, YOU WANTED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM ME, I'M SURE, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WHERE I WAS AND BUT AGAIN, WHAT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS UNDERSTAND IS I REPRESENT A COMMUNITY, I REPRESENT A CONSTITUENCY. I AM THEIR EARS. I AM THEIR VOICE, I AM THE ONE.

AND INITIALLY I'M A FACILITATOR AND A FACILITATOR ROLE. I DO EXACTLY WHAT I'VE JUST STATED. I BRING YOU TWO TOGETHER AND LET YOU DIALOG. BUT THERE COMES A POINT WHERE A DECISION HAS TO BE MADE, AND TONIGHT IS THAT NIGHT WITH ALL THAT I'VE SEEN, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THI PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ZONING, AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF, AS IS WRITTEN AS IS PROPOSED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS TO APPROVE ITEM SIX A AS PRESENTED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, IF YOU COULD PAIR THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE AND COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. HERE WE GO AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SIR. MOVING TO OUR

[6.b. Consider a request by IBC Construction, LLC proposing gas station, convenience store, laundromat and retail use on the subject property. The site is located at 1270 Pleasant Valley Road in District 1.]

NEXT ITEM. ITEM SIX B CONSIDER REQUEST BY IBC CONSTRUCTION LLC PROPOSING GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE, LAUNDROMAT AND RETAIL USE ON A SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 1270 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD IN DISTRICT ONECASE 22 DASH 28. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS A TO CONSTRUCT A GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE, LAUNDMAT, AND RETAIL STORE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1270 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD AND IS 3.34 ACRES. THE ZONING IS COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. TO THE NORTHEAST, THEY ARE DEVELOPED WITH RETAIL USES. PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTHEAST ARE DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTHWEST. ACROSS NORTH COUNTRY CLUB ROAD ARE DEVELOPED WITH A GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE AND CHURCH. PHOTOS SHOW A VIEW OF THE SUBJECT, PROPERTY AND THE SUBJECT IN SOUTHEAST OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA AS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS. COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDE AREAS FOR MODERATE INCREASES IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING. IT EXPANDS HOUSING OPTIONS

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THROUGH INFILL AND REDEVELOPMENT WHILE CONTINUING WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA. THE PROPOSED USE IS A SUPPORTIVE USE TO THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THE SITE PLAN REFLECTS TWO PROPOSED BUILDINGS AND A FUEL CANOPY WITH 12 FUELING POSITIONS. BUILDING A , WHICH IS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, IS FOR RETAIL USES, AND BUILDING B, WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLIDE, WILL CONSIST OF A CONVENIENCE STORE AND LAUNDROMAT. THE FUEL PUMPS REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION IN THE COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT , WHILE THE LAUNDROMAT, RETAIL STORE AND CONVENIENCE STORE ARE PERMITTED. USES IN THE COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. THE SITE MEETS THE APPLICABLE SCREENING AND LANDSCAPE STANDARDS PER THE GDC. THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS ALSO MEET THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE SUP BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS. STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A FUEL PUMPS RETAIL USE AND A PLAN FOR A FUEL PUMPS, RETAIL USE, CONVENIENCE STORE, LAUNDRY, SELF-SERVE LAUNDROMAT AND RETAIL USE ON A PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. ON JUNE 10TH, 2024 WITH A 7 TO 0 VOTE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A FUEL PUMPS RETAIL USE AND A PLAN FOR A FUEL PUMPS, RETAIL USE, CONVENIENCE STORE, LAUNDRY, SELF-SERVE LAUNDROMAT AND RETAIL STORE USES ON A PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL. FOR THIS APPLICATION, 119 NOTIFICATIONS WERE MAILED. EIGHT WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THEY WERE AGAINST, AND ONE WAS RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST, FOR A TOTAL OF NINE RESPONSES RECEIVED. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? CUSTOMER WILLIAMS THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MISS ANGELA. HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING WELL. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PUT THE SITE PLAN BACK UP AND I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO. WOULD YOU SORT OF POINTING OUT, WALK THROUGH YOU. IT'S PRETTY DIVERSITY OF USES THERE. ABSOLUTELY. SO CAN YOU POINT OUT, WHERE THE CONVENIENCE STORE LAUNDROMAT. SO THERE'S A IT SAYS CONVENIENCE STORE LAUNDRY, SELF-SERVICE LAUNDROMAT AND RETAIL STORE.

IT'S A LAUNDRY. AND THE SELF-SERVICE LAUNDROMAT THE SAME ARE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT ONES, BY OUR DEFINITION, TWO DIFFERENT DIFFERENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ON THIS, ON THIS SITE PLAN, I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVEAN YOU KIND OF POINT OUT THOSE FACILITIES FOR ME, PLEASE? YES, SIR, HERE WE HAVE THE FUEL PUMPS FOR THE 12. AND THEN IN BUILDING B THAT IS THE LOCATION OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE AND THE LAUNDROMAT, AND THEN IN BUILDING A, THIS WILL BE THE RETAIL USE.

OKAY. AND PARKING AND ACCESS. WOULD YOU WALK ME THROUGH THOSE, THROUGH ALL OF THESE FACILITIES AT THIS PROPOSED FOR THIS SITE? ABSOLUTELY VISITORS WILL ACCESS THE SITE FROM PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS FROM COUNTRY CLUB ROAD. AND THIS APPLICATION DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING. IN FACT, I BELIEVE THEY EXCEED THE PARKING REQUIREMENT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. COUNCILOR BASS. THANK YOU, THIS IS GOING TO BE A QUESTION FOR PAUL TRANSPORTATION. SO OF THE EIGHT RESPONSES AGAINST, MOST OF THEM MENTIONED, INCREASED TRAFFIC. SO I WANTED TO GET YOUR, YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT TRAFFIC. SURE, THE, THE SITE WILL GENERATE, QUITE A BIT OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS A LITTLE IT WAS A LITTLE BELOW OUR THRESHOLD FOR THAT REQUIRES A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY. SO IT'S NOT AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT, BUT THERE IS A QUITE A BIT OF CAPACITY. EXCESS CAPACITY ON THE ADJACENT ROADWAYS. BOTH PLEASANT VALLEY AND COUNTRY CLUB BUCKINGHAM. SO, THE, THE INTERSECTION THERE IS OPERATING AT A LEVEL OF SERVICE B SO THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF CAPACITY THERE FOR THAT WOULD, ABSORB THE TRAFFIC AND WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. OKAY. PERFECT. SO EVEN THOUGH THERE'S GOING TO BE INCREASED TRAFFIC, THERE'S PLENTY OF CAPACITY BECAUSE THE ROAD IS CURRENTLY UNDER UTILIZED. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I SEE NONE, SRETARY, IF YOU CALL, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE. I HAVE JASON,

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NOT POETS. I AM SUNNY FROM JASON'S FOR THE NEXT PROJECT. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP HERE AND TELL ME ABOUT THIS CASE AND NOT THE NEXT ONE. HAVE YOU FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD? NO, SIR, I HAVE NOT, BUT I WILL DO SO. OKAY SO IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND OR JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS. UP TO YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SUNNY RANDHAWA. SUNNY RANDHAWA ADDRESSES 533 COYOTE ROAD, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS 76092. MY NAME IS SUNNY RANDHAWA AND I REPRESENT THE OWNERSHIP GROUP THAT IS UNDERTAKING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT OUR PROPOSAL FOR A NEW GAS STATION, CONVENIENCE STORE, LAUNDROMAT AND RETAIL SPACE. OUR COMPANY HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF OPERATING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A FRIENDLY, WELL-MAINTAINED ESTABLISHMENT THAT SERVES AS A CONVENIENT HUB TO YOUR DAILY NECESSITIES, WE HAVE ALSO CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND OUR PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S VISION FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT. AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE AN ASSET TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE ZONING CHANGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WELCOME THEM. VERY GOOD SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU , THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.

COUNCILOR BASS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT,IR. THANK YOU. MAYOR YOU KNOW THIS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY SIMPLE, SIMPLE SOUP FOR FUEL PUMPS, BUT, YOU KNOW, PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY STAFF BOTH APPROVED IT UNANIMOUSLY AS A USE THIS LAND HAS NOT BEEN USED. NOT BEEN USED BEFORE FOR ANYTHING. SO IT SAT THERE EMPTY SINCE, SINCE GOD CREATED IT, HOWEVER, THE, CONSTITUENTS WHICH I REPRESENT ARE 100% AGAINST THIS USE. AND, YOU KNOW, I DO UNDERSTAND IT IS ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL. AND THE ONLY REASON IT'S EVEN COMING BEFORE US TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL PUMPS REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION. SO, BUT PERSONALLY, I HAVE TO I HAVE TO, REPRESENT, MY CONSTITUENTS AND SO I WILL BE MAKING A MOTION TO DENY I HAVE A MOTION TO DENY BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASE, AND I HAVE A SECOND, BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. COUNCIL, I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, JUST, REMINDER, THE MOTION IS TO DENY MADAM SECRETARY PEREZ A VOTE FOR US. PLEASE AND COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THE MOTION TO DENY PREVAILS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS. BEARD, MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE. NO, WAIT A MINUTE. HANG ON. BEARD. MOORE HEDRICK AND OTT IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. NEXT CASE IS ITEM SIX C CONSIDER REQUEST BY KIMLEY

[6.c. Consider a request by Kimley-Horn proposing a Full-Service Boutique Hotel on the subject property. The site is located at 3305 Zion Road in District 3.]

HORN PROPOSING A FULL SERVICE BOUTIQUE HOTEL ON A SUBJECT PROPERTY THAT IS LOCATED AT 33 ZERO 3305 ZION ROAD IN DISTRICT THREE, KC 24, 24. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A FULL SERVICE BOUTIQUE HOTEL. THE LOCATION IS 3305 ZION ROAD AND IT'S 4.12 ACRES. THE ZONING IS COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. THE CURRENT LAND USE FOR THE PROPERTY IS A SINGLE FAMILY ABANDONED STRUCTURE. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES INCLUDE THE LAKEFRONT PARK AND BOAT DECK, BOAT DOCK. EXCUSE ME. APARTMENTS CONDOS AND RETAIL.

PHOTOS SHOW LOOKING WEST TOWARDS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOOKING DOWN NORTH DOWN ZION TOWARD THE

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LAKE. LOOKING EAST DOWN BASS PRO DRIVE. LOOKING SOUTH DOWN ZION ROAD. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA AS REGIONAL CENTERS. REGIONAL CENTERS ARE AREAS WITH A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVITY THAT SERVE AS A DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. USES WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE PROVIDE A MIX OF RETAIL SERVICES, ENTERTAINMENT AND EMPLOYMENT, AND MAY OR MAY ALSO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL USES. REGIONAL CENTERS MAY BE FOUND ALONG MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND TURNPIKES, AND AT SIGNIFICANT BUS OR RAIL STATIONS. THE CONCEPT PLAN SHOWS A MAIN STRUCTURE WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK, WITH THE LARGER PINK AREA. 14 VILLAS, AS SHOWN HERE. OPEN AMENITY AREAS, TRAIL CONNECTIONS AND UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE AND ANGLED PARKING ALONG ZION ROAD, WHICH IS HERE. FOR PARKING THE HOTEL MOTEL FULL SERVICE REQUIRES A PARKING RATIO OF ONE ROOM, ONE PARKING SPACE PER ROOM, OR ONE PARKING SPACE PER 200FTā– S OF RESTAURANT, RETAIL, CONFERENCE OR OFFICE AREA. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY USE A PARKING RATIO OF 0.66 PER ROOM, PLUS ONE PER 2200FTā– S OF RESTAURANT, RETAIL, CONFERENCE AND OFFICE AREA. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES BY 45. THE PARKING STUDY WAS PROVIDED IN WHICH 12 FULL SERVICE HOTELS IN DALLAS AND LAS COLINAS WERE EXAMINED. THE PARKING STUDY CONCLUDED THAT AN AVERAGE OF 0.67 SPACES PER ROOM WAS NEEDED ON BOTH WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS, WITH THE LOCATION OF THESE HOTELS BEING MORE CENTRAL TO THE METROPLEX. THE PARKING STUDY ARGUED THAT THESE HOTELS WOULD HAVE MORE PARKING DEMAND FOR THEIR RESTAURANTS, OFFICE AND PARKING SPACE THAN THE PROPOSED FULL SERVICE BOUTIQUE HOTEL. ALSO CITED WAS THE INCREASED USE OF RIDE HAILING OPTIONS SUCH AS UBER OR LYFT, ESPECIALLY FROM OUT OF TOWN GUESTS FOR HOTELS IN THE AREA. THE GDC ALLOWS A 35 FOOT MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY. RETAIL DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A 58 FOOT MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT. THE GDC ALLOWS GUEST ROOMS TO BE ACCESSED ACCESSED FROM INTERIOR HALLWAYS, WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM A CENTRAL LOBBY AREA WITHIN THE BUILDING. EXCEPT FOR FIRST FLOOR UNITS, WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM AN INTERIOR COURTYARD OR SWIMMING POOL AREA, THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE GUEST ROOMS MAY MAY BE ACCESSED FROM THE EXTERIOR HALLWAYS IN THE 14 INDIVIDUAL VILLAGE STRUCTURES. TO MAKE THE VILLA CONCEPT POSSIBLE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO INCLUDE OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO ZION ROAD AND THE PUBLIC HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL SYSTEM, WITH THIS PROJECT, THE REQUEST WILL SEE ZION ROAD REBUILT IN TO ALLOW ANGLED AND PARALLEL PARKING SPACES ALONG THE NORTH FRONTAGE OF ZION ROAD.

THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE AS WELL, AND RECONSTRUCT THE WHOLE WIDTH OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. THE DESIGN WILL MIMIC THE DESIGN OF THE PREVIOUS ZION ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT, WITH A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AND A 12.5FT WIDE DRIVE LANE. IN ADDITION TO THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, A TEN FOOT WIDE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL IS PROPOSED OUTSIDE THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES AND IS SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CHANGE IN ZONING FROM COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES, AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A HOTEL MOTEL. FULL SERVICE. ON JUNE 10TH, 2024 WITH A 7 TO 0 VOTE. THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES, AND THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR A HOTEL, MOTEL FULL SERVICE. IN ADDITION, PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS, CLARIFY THAT THE EXTERIOR ACCESS TO GUEST ROOMS ONLY BE FOR THE 14 INDIVIDUAL VILLAS, AND THAT AN ALL ON SITE PARKING BE REQUIRED TO BE UNDERGROUND. FOR THIS REQUEST, WE MAILED 190 NOTIFICATIONS. FIVE WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA IN FAVOR, SIX WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST, TWO WERE RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST, FOR A TOTAL OF 13

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RESPONSES. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM ? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU ANGELA.

THANK YOU, SECRETARY, IF YOU CALL OUR CALL THE APPLICANT FORWARD, PLEASE. JASON NUTLETS SIX. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JASON HOROWITZ. I LIVE AT 4036 COTTON GIN ROAD UP IN FRISCO, TEXAS, I'M THE DEVELOPER REPRESENTING THE G2G VENTURES, LLC, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE IN GARLAND. I'VE PRESENTED BEFORE YOU BEFORE MOSTLY FOR MULTIFAMILY, AND IT'S KIND OF REFRESHING TO COME IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE. UPBEAT. THIS IS OUR TEAM, YOU GUYS KNOW KIMLEY-HORN. WE'VE GOT A GREAT ARCHITECT AND A GREAT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. G2G BOUTIQUE HOTEL. SO AS, AS YOUR STAFF PUT IT, FOR THE MOST PART, WE'RE DOING A MAIN STRUCTURE, 14 VILLAS AND OPEN AMENITY AREAS, TRAIL CONNECTIONS, UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE AND ANGLED PARKING ALONG ZION ROAD. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION ON IS, AS STAFF OUTLINED, REDUCTION IN PARKING. HEIGHT AND, HEIGHT INCREASE AND, OUR GUEST ROOM ACCESS FOR OUR VILLAS. WE FEEL OUR VILLAS ARE A GREAT AMENITY TO THIS PROJECT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T SEE A LOT WITH HOTEL AND BOUTIQUE. DEVELOPMENTS. AND IT'S VERY. IT COMPLEMENTS THE AREA AND IT WILL DRAW AN ATTENTION FROM OUTSIDE OF THE GARLAND AREA AND ACROSS, DALLAS FORT WORTH. OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS. IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ONLY IMPROVE HALF OF ZION ROAD, SO WE THINK IT WOULD DRAW A NICER, CURB APPEAL TO IMPROVE THE ENTIRE ROAD, AT THE REQUEST OF PLANNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE DID A LINE OF SIGHT STUDY, IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT THE TOPOGRAPHY ON THIS SITE HAS QUITE A BIT OF FALL. SO THIS IS ABOUT THE LOCATION THAT YOU'D HAVE TO PLACE A BUILDING, WHETHER IT'S A THREE STORY OR A FIVE STORY, IT DOES SHOW THAT THERE IS SOME IMPACT TO THE VISION, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD CHANGE WHETHER YOU HAVE A THREE STORY OR A FIVE STORY.

WHAT WOULD CHANGE WOULD BE, THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THIS SITE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE PARKING AND NOT LANDSCAPED AMENITIES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE CHOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SUBTERRANEAN PARKING GARAGE. ANOTHER VIEW FROM OUR LINE OF SIGHT STUDY, PROVIDED BY ARCHITECT SHOWS ABOUT THE SAME THING THAT I JUST EXPLAINED. IT'S JUST A NICE PRETTY SLIDE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL SITE PLAN, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S COVERED IN LANDSCAPED, LUSH GARDENS, SEVERAL WATER FEATURES, POOLS, JACUZZIS, AND THOSE ARE OUR VILLAS DOWN THERE TOWARDS THAT BOTTOM END OF THE OF THE PAGE. HERE'S WHAT OUR INTENTION IS ON THE INTERIORS.

WE REALLY WANT TO BRING AN AMENITY TO GARLAND AND LAKE HUBBARD. OUR GOAL IS TO BRING SOME MORE ATTENTION TO THAT LAKE AND NOT ON THE ROWLETT SIDE. WE WANT TO PUT A ROOFTOP BAR. WE WANT TO GO ALL OUT. AND HERE'S WHAT OUR GUEST ROOMS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE, THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROOMS INSIDE THE BUILDING AND THE VILLAS, EXCEPT FOR PRIVACY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE MAIN BUILDING IF YOU'RE IN THE VILLA AND YOU'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF PRIVACY WITH YOUR FAMILY. HERE'S OUR CONCLUSIONS. WE'VE DONE SOME STUDIES. WE RAN OUR MODELS, IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO DO A WORLD OF JUSTICE TO THIS AREA. CURRENTLY, THERE'S AN ABANDONED HOME ON THE SITE.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HANG OUT IN THERE, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S PARK IMPROVEMENTS GOING ON.

WE'VE TALKED TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE'VE TALKED TO STAFF. STAFF DID A GREAT JOB IN HELPING US COORDINATE THINGS. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, COUNSELOR WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING SIR. HEY SIR. HOW YOU DOING? I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE WORD BOUTIQUE BACK TO GARLAND ON THE GARLAND SIDE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. JUST JUST ONE QUESTION. WOULD YOU PUT YOUR PREVIOUS SLIDE UP WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE VILLAS. OKAY. WHICH IS A DELAY, SIR. HOLD ON. SURE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE? YEAH. RIGHT. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. AND STAFF MENTIONED ACCESS. THE ACCESS TO THE VILLAGE IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THE MAIN HOTEL. CORRECT? OKAY CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH ACCESS? IT'S ALL WILL BE EXTERIOR AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SECURITY PIECE AND HOW THAT DIFFERS FROM THE MAIN BUILDING,

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ACCESS TO THE VILLAS AND HOW HOW THAT WOULD, WOULD, HOW THAT WOULD OPERATE. OKAY, WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT THIS PROJECT TO STAFF, THEY EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE REASON THIS WAS IN THE ZONING CODE WAS TO PREVENT EXTERIOR, CORRIDOR TYPE. IF YOU REMEMBER, THOSE OLD MOTELS WITH THE BALCONIES, KIND OF BALCONIES, EXTERIOR CORRIDORS AND EVERYTHING WAS SEEN FROM OUTSIDE AND IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A MOTEL SICK OLD SCHOOL MOTEL SIX. THE INTENTION FROM WHAT I WAS EXPLAINED BY STAFF WAS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO PREVENT THAT KIND OF HOTEL. SO THAT WON'T BE THE CASE IN THE MAIN BUILDING. THE MAIN BUILDING WILL HAVE AN INTERIOR.

YOU'LL ENTER THROUGH THE LOBBY JUST LIKE EVERY NICE HOTEL YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO. YOU'LL HAVE YOUR ELEVATORS. YOU'LL HAVE YOUR INTERIOR CORRIDORS THATT ARE CONDITIONED AND BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED. DIFFERENCE WITH THE EXTERIOR VILLAS IS YOU'LL BE ENTERING FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE WON'T BE. YOU'LL BE PARKED IN THE PARKING GARAGE. YOU'LL BE WALKING. YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE A GOLF CART THAT WILL DRIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OVER TO YOUR VILLA, AND IT'LL BE AN EXTERIOR.

IT'LL BE LIKE A LITTLE MINI HOME, BUT IT'LL BE A ROOM THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN BUILDING.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T ACCESS THAT. THAT VILLA FROM A CORRIDOR. YOU HAVE TO ACCESS IT FROM AN OUTDOOR SPACE. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE THOSE PATHWAYS THAT LEAD YOU TO THOSE VILLAS.

IF YOU'VE BEEN TO ANY HOLIDAY, YOU KNOW THAT THEY'VE HAD THESE LITTLE VILLAS IN THESE NICE RESORTS. WE'RE TRYING TO MIMIC THAT. WE WANT TO BRING A RESORT FEEL TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. AND SECONDLY, THE UPGRADES ARE AMENITIES TO ZION. YOU MENTIONED SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

YES, SIR. CAN YOU TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THOSE, PLEASE? I'M GOING TO BRING UP MY ENGINEER. I CAN SPEAK TO IT VERY LIGHTLY. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPROVING THE BIKE TRAIL AND CONNECTING. IT WILL ALSO BE BE IMPROVING THE STORM AND WILL BE RE RECONSTRUCTING THE ROAD ITSELF.

BUT I'LL BRING UP MY COLLEAGUE FROM KIMLEY-HORN TO SPEAK MORE IN DEPTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD EVENING. AND I'LL NEED TO ASSIGN ONE OF THOSE SPEAKER CARDS AS WELL. RIGHT AFTER THIS, NAME IS STEPHANIE TUTT. I'M WITH KIMLEY-HORN ADDRESS IS 2600 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 400, IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS. 75080, FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ZION, WE ARE IMPROVING THE ENTIRETY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO BOTH LANES HEADING BOTH NORTH AS WELL AS SOUTH, AS LONG AS OR AS WELL AS THE TEN FOOT HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THAT ROADWAY. THERE ARE ANGLED PARKING SPACES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SITE, AS WELL AS SOME PARALLEL SPOTS ON THE NORTHERN SIDE, BOTH ALONG THE NORTHERN FRONTAGE, AS STAFF MENTIONED EARLIER, ALONG ZION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR YOUR FOR SHARING. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUKE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO IMPROVE THE LIKE A BOAT DOCK SO THAT, WAYFARER OR SEAFARING VESSELS CAN APPROACH YOUR COMPLEX? WE DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO, WE BROUGHT THIS UP, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE UP WITH THE DALLAS AUTHORITIES, BECAUSE APPARENTLY THEY CONTROL THE WAKE AREA. SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF, OF WE HAVE TO HAVE A DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT CROSSES BASICALLY WATER RUNOFF COMES FROM OUR PROPERTY AND WILL CROSS THE WAKE AREA. SO IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IT'S AN AMENITY. WE WANT TO BRING PEOPLE HERE, JET SKIS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CITY OF DALLAS TO DO THAT. AND WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS. BUT YES, WE WOULD LOVE TO ADD SOMETHING THAT WOULD DRAW PEOPLE MORE TOWARDS THE THEY COME TO THIS HOTEL, THEY CAN GO AND GET ON A KAYAK OR WHATEVER SAFE FOR LAKE HUBBARD. GOOD LUCK WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS AND WILL YOU? THAT'S WHY WE HAVE KIMLEY-HORN. WILL YOU GO BACK TO THE AMENITIES PAGE? I THOUGHT I SAW THE WORD SPA ON THERE. DID I SEE SPA? YOU CAN JUST ANSWER ME IF YOU LIKE. YOU DID? I DID, I DON'T RECALL, I'VE LIVED IN GARLAND MY ENTIRE LIFE. I DON'T RECALL EVER SEEING A SPA IN A HOTEL, MY ENTIRE LIFE, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE DESIGN THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD. IT FITS IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. IT'S INNOVATIVE, IT'S UNIQUE. IT'S A PRETTY AMAZING. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME VISIT ONCE IT'S BUILT. WELL, PLEASE SEND ME AN INVITATION. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER BASS. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS I'VE HEARD FROM THE OTHER, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'VE BEEN SAYING FOR A LOT LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL THAT WE NEED TO TAKE MORE ADVANTAGE OF THE WATERFRONT SPACE THAT WE HAVE. AND THIS IS THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE NEED, BUT IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT SHOWED THE, THE WHOLE, HOTEL AND THERE, THAT'S FINE. OKAY. SO SO 100% OF THE PARKING IS GOING TO BE UNDERGROUND, SO THERE'S NO SURFACE LEVEL PARKING EVEN FOR PEOPLE JUST COMING UP TO RECEPTION, OR THEY'LL BE PARKING. THEY'LL BE VALET THAT WILL BRING THEM INTO THE PARKING GARAGE, AND THEN THEY'LL BE

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OBVIOUSLY THE PARKING ON ZION THAT WILL BE IMPROVING. BUT ALL OF THE PARKING WILL BE SUBTERRANEAN. OKAY. SO THERE WILL BE PARKING ON ZION. SO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STAYING IN THE VILLAS DON'T HAVE TO DRAG THEIR SUITCASES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THAT DISTANCE. CORRECT. AND WE WANT THEM TO BE TRANSPORTED BY OUR STAFF TO BRING THEM. IF THEY DO PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGE, THERE'LL BE A GOLF CART THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO THEIR SPACE. OKAY. THAT WAS A CONCERN I HAD.

IT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT DISTANCE TO ESPECIALLY IN THIS HEAT. YEAH, EXACTLY. OKAY. I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I CAN'T WAIT, LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO THE RESTAURANT AND OVERLOOKING THE, THE LAKE THERE. SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PUTTING SUCH GREAT DETAIL INTO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. VERY GOOD. AND LET'S SEE HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS NIGHT IS PROVING TO BE VERY EXCITING. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR QUITE SOME TIME FOR AMENITIES OR PROJECTS ALONG THAT LAKESHORE, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO COMPLEMENTING WHAT IS TAKING PLACE ON THE OPPOSITE SHORE. JUST BASED ON ALL THAT I'VE SEEN HERE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW, I'VE NOT HAD OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TALK WITH YOU AND HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THIS TYPE OF A PROJECT, BUT JUST BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING PRESENTLY, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT I SEE HERE.

THE RENDITIONS, THEY ARE GREAT AS IT RELATES TO WHAT I HAVE IMAGINED COULD HAPPEN OUT THERE.

AND I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS HOPEFULLY BECOME SOMEWHAT OF A CAP, THAT IS, TO BRING OTHER PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THAT, BUT THERE ARE OTHER PROJECTS, NOT VERY OLD. THE APARTMENTS RIGHT UP THE, UP THE, THE LAKE FROM YOU THERE. I CAN JUST SEE SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING ALONG THAT LAKEFRONT. AND YOU'RE RIGHT THERE ALSO WITH THE PUBLIC RAMP, THERE'S JUST THERE'S JUST SO MUCH THAT CAN TAKE PLACE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU, HOPEFULLY AFTER THIS VOTE, WELCOME TO GARLAND. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. WE DO NOT. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE, THIS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL O OF THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED.

THERE'S A LOT OF SECONDING GOING ON THERE. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS TO APPROVE ITEM SIX C AS PRESENTED. I SEE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MADAM SECRETARY PREPARES TO VOTE FOR US. PLEASE COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT CASE. ITEM SIX D CONSIDER REQUEST BY 2916

[6.d. Consider a request by 2916 National, LP requesting to store equipment outside the building. The site is located at 2916 and 3002 National Drive in District 5.]

NATIONAL LP REQUESTING TO STORE EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. SITE IS LOCATED AT 2916 AND 3002 NATIONAL DRIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. THE NEXT CASE IS THE 2415. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES THE USE OF TO USE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT STORAGE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 29, 16 AND 3002 NATIONAL DRIVE, AND IS 2.97 ACRES. THE ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES. I'M SORRY. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE DEVELOPED WITH WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, EQUIPMENT LEASING, INDOOR OUTDOOR USE, AND AUTOMOBILE RETAIL REPAIR USE. THE PHOTO SHOW LOOKING NORTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE FROM NATIONAL DRIVE AND LOOKING AT THE NORTHERN LOT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE SOUTHERN LOT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA'S INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY CENTERS PROVIDE A CLUSTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE. OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE MAY REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAY RESULT IN MORE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS, SUCH AS SOUND AIR TRAFFIC, OUTDOOR LIGHTING, OR STORAGE OPERATIONS. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE SUCH ELEMENTS AS SEMI-TRUCK TRAFFIC LOADING DOCKS AND VISIBLE OUTDOOR STORAGE.

OVERALL, THE ARCHITECTURE CHARACTER, SCALE, AND INTENSITY SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TYPES. THE SITE PLAN SHOWS A 13,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT IS CURRENTLY

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USED FOR EQUIPMENT LEASING, RENTAL INDOOR ONLY ON LOT ONE, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE. LOT TWO IS USED FOR THE OUTSIDE STORAGE, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE. THE LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWS LANDSCAPING IN THE GREEN ON THE EDGES, SCREENING THE SITE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THE LAND USE FROM EQUIPMENT LEASING, RENTAL, INDOOR TO EQUIPMENT LEASING, RENTAL OUTDOOR TO ALLOW THE OUTSIDE STORAGE COMPONENT TO BE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING LINE. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING TO ALLOW THE OUTSIDE STORAGE AS A PRIMARY USE ON LOT TWO TO AVOID COMBINING THE. THE TWO LOTS. THERE ARE THREE LARGE CANOPY TREES ON LOT ONE. THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY NEW LARGE CANOPY TREES. HOWEVER, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN REFLECTS 34 HIGH LEVEL SCREENING SHRUBS ALONG NATIONAL DRIVE ON LOT TWO. THE OUTSIDE STORAGE COMPONENT IS CURRENTLY SCREENED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF LOT TWO. THE APPLICANT IS ENHANCING THE SCREENING BY PROPOSING AN EIGHT FOOT ORNAMENTAL FENCE WITH MESH FABRIC ALONG NATIONAL DRIVE. THE REMAINING PERIMETER OF LOT TWO WILL BE A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH MESH FABRIC. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM INDUSTRIAL DIRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR INDUSTRIAL USES, AND A DETAILED PLAN FOR EQUIPMENT LEASING, RENTAL, OUTDOOR USE. ON JUNE 10TH, 2024, WITH A 7 TO 0 VOTE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO A PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR INDUSTRIAL USES, AND A DETAILED PLAN FOR EQUIPMENT LEASING, RENTAL, OUTDOOR USE. IN ADDITION, THE PLAN COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT NO EQUIPMENT WILL BE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. FOR THIS CASE, 58 NOTIFICATIONS WERE MAILED. TWO WERE RECEIVED IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, ONE WAS RECEIVED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST FOR A TOTAL OF THREE RESPONSES RECEIVED. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LOOK. HI. YEAH. SO I THINK ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUES WITH THIS PROPERTY WAS THAT THEY WERE CITED BY CODE FOR STORING STUFF ABOVE THE FENCE LINE. IS THAT CORRECT? I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT THE REQUEST WOULD REQUIRE THE STORAGE WOULD BE BELOW THE FENCE LINE AND THEY'RE REQUESTING AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE.

YES. THAT IS CORRECT. SO IF THEY'RE NOT PARKING EQUIPMENT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THAT MEANS IT WOULD BE PARKED WITHIN THAT FENCE LINE. THAT IS SAYING THAT ANY STORAGE WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE FENCE LINE. SO EQUIPMENT WOULD BE PARKED WHERE WITHIN LOT TWO, WHICH IS WITHIN THE FENCE. OKAY. SO SO IF EQUIPMENT IS HIGHER THAN THE FENCE LINE, HOW HOW IS THAT DEALT WITH? THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE REFERRED TO A CODE ISSUE. SO THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY RUN OUT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCE. WHAT WE HAVE IN LET ME CONFIRM, THE REPORT CLARIFIED THAT IT SHOULD BE BELOW THE EIGHT FOOT FENCE LINE. OKAY. AND THAT'S THROUGH STAFF RECOMMENDATION OR THROUGH PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION. THAT WAS A PART OF THE, THE FEEDBACK PROVIDED BY STAFF, THE RECOMMENDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE THAT CLARIFICATION, BUT THE PLAN COMMISSION'S, DOES THE PLAN COMMISSION THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY ABOUT THE PARKING IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND DOES NOT SPEAK TO THE STACKING OF, OF EQUIPMENT OR MATERIAL IN LOT TWO? THAT'S A CODE ISSUE, THOUGH, SO, RIGHT. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT I PROBABLY WOULD WANT TO GET FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT FOR YOU. OKAY. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU CLARIFY EQUIPMENT VERSUS MATERIALS, PLEASE? YEAH, IT'S A OUTSIDE STORAGE GENERALLY RELATES TO MATERIALS AND NOT EQUIPMENT, I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY AS I SIT HERE, AWARE OF ANY CODE PROVISION THAT REGULATES EQUIPMENT THAT IS VISIBLE FROM A PUBLIC ROADWAY BEHIND A EIGHT FOFOOT OR ANY, ANY STYLE SCREENG WALL, SO IF YOU HAVE A BOOM ARM OR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, IT'S MOST LIKELY AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT IS NOT A CODE VIOLATION. THANK YOU. RIGHT SO BUT THE ZONING IS MATERIAL SPECIFIC NOT VEHICLE SPECIFIC OKAY. JUST CLARIFYING. ALL

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RIGHT. BUT THEY THEY WILL HAVE VEHICLES FOR RENT. IS THAT THE WHAT. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT OKAY. GREAT I WILL ASK THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE. NO THANK YOU SIR. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF I SEE NONE. THANK YOU, SECRETARY, IF YOU CALL THE APPLICANT FORWARD PLEASE. JESSE COPELAND. MR. COPELAND, IF YOU CAN GIVE A PRESENTATION, YOU'LL HAVE TEN MINUTES. YOU CAN MAKE A PRESENTATION AND OR ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS JESSE COPELAND WITH WINSTEAD PC, LOCATED AT 500 WINSTEAD BUILDING, 2728 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS 75201. I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE APPLICANT IN THIS CASE. I PROMISE I'LL BE BRIEF, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME ASPECTS ABOUT THIS SITE AND OUR REQUEST. SO THE FIRST SLIDE SHOWS THE AREA OF REQUEST, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH, AND THEN ALSO THE SURROUNDING SITES TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO THE SITE AND USES IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE SITE. THE EXISTING ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL IN, AND OUR REQUEST IS FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH THAT SAME INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AS THE BASE ZONING. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED ON THE NORTHERN PORTION BY A ONE STORY WAREHOUSE BUILDING WITH APPROXIMATELY 13,400FTā– S OF FLOR AREA THAT WAS FIRST BUILT IN THE 1980S, AND A LARGE FENCED YARD ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE OUTSIDE STORAGE IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT AS AN ACCESSORY ON THE SITE TODAY AND SUBJECT TO SPACE, LOCATION AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. HOWEVER, OUR REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING LINE AND FOR AN AREA GREATER THAN 50% OF THE BUILDING'S ENCLOSED FLOOR AREA, MAKING IT A PRIMARY USE. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE PROPOSING A LANDSCAPING PLAN AND SCREENING PLAN, WHICH PROVIDES AN EIGHT FOOT TALL METAL ORNAMENTAL ORNAMENTAL FENCE, ENHANCED LANDSCAPING ELEMENTS, OPAQUE MESH COVERING ON ALL SIDES. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO STACKING ABOVE EIGHT FEET AND FINALLY NO CHANGES TO THE EXISTING SITE ARE BEING REQUESTED. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS SOME VISUALS OF THE PROPOSED ENHANCED LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING. YOU'LL SEE DENSE HOLLIES LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE ORNAMENTAL FENCE ALONG NATIONAL DRIVE AND IN FRONT OF THOSE DENSELY PLANTED PINK MULEYS THAT PROVIDE, A PLEASING, APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE SCREENING OF OUR PROPOSED OUTDOOR STORAGE. THIS IS AN AERIAL OF THE SITE WITH THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPING. NOW, I WILL NOTE THAT THIS RENDERING WAS DONEND SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AN AERIAL. HAVING THE ADDITIONAL ENHANCED LANDSCAPING THAT YOU SAW IN THIS LAST SLIDE HERE. BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE IT DID ON THE SLIDE BEFORE. MAINLY WITH THE PINK MULEYS ALONG NATIONAL DRIVE . AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER AERIAL OF THE SITE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE MORE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE LANDSCAPING AND ENHANCED SCREENING FOR THE PROPERTY. AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE ARE PUSHING THE CURRENT FRONT FENCE LINE ALONG NATIONAL DRIVE BACK INTO THE SITE A LITTLE OVER EIGHT FEET SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE TEN FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND THE TEN FOOT PEDESTRIAN UTILITY EASEMENT, ALONG NATIONAL DRIVE. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS PORTION HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW HERE ON THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE SITE, IS AN 80 FOOT DEPTH QUEUING AREA FOR TRUCKS. OTHER VEHICLES LOADING THAT MAY OCCUR ON THE SITE TO AVOID STACKING. AND QUEUING WITHIN NATIONAL DRIVE. SO IN CONCLUSION, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE PLANN DEVELOPMENT WITH INDUSTRIAL BASED ZONING BE APPROVED TO ALLOW FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING LINE AND GREATER THAN 50% OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE PROPOSING ENHANCED SCREENING AND LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS TO THE SITE, AND I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. YES, SIR. I'M GOING TO.

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YEAH. THANK YOU. MAYOR, A QUESTION ABOUT THAT QUEUING AREA IS THE INTENT FOR VEHICLES TO THAT ARE LOADING TO BACK IN THERE IS WOOD 18 WHEELERS BE BACKING INTO THAT AREA. I WOULD SUPPOSE THAT HOWEVER THEY, DEEM NECESSARY TO PROPERLY LOAD THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S ON SITE, NOW, YOU SEE, THERE IS A PATHWAY LOCATED IN THE SITE. I DON'T IMAGINE THAT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR TURNAROUND, FOR AN 18 WHEELER. BUT THIS, QUEUING AREA IS EXISTING. IT'S NOT A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE SITE, AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING. OKAY. I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT IF 18 WHEELERS PULL IN, THEY WILL BE BACKING UP BLIND INTO OUR PUBLIC ROADWAY. AND I JUST WORRY ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES AT THAT WAY. SURE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. OKAY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, LOOK, WILL THEY BE LEASING EQUIPMENT? I HAVE ACTUALLY FOLLOWED UP WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AS WE WERE SPEAKING. AND I AM NOT SURE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I BET I HAVE AN ANSWER. DO YOU WANT TO CHECK? I CAN CHECK, OKAY. SO, NO, NOT THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. I THINK THE USE, DEFINITION LIMITS THIS STORAGE TO HARDWARE, STORE AND RELATED MATERIALS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS BIGGER THAN A HARDWARE STORE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT VEHICLES ARE CONCEIVED TO BE LEASED FROM THAT SITE. MR. CITY ATTORNEY CAN I ASK TO NOT HAVE VEHICLE OR EQUIPMENT LEASING AS PART OF THE PD? SURE OKAY. OKAY I APPRECIATE THE LANDSCAPING THAT YOU'VE ADDED, I ACTUALLY DRIVE BY THIS SITE EVERY SINGLE DAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK. SO ONE OF THE INITIAL ISSUES WITH THIS SITE WAS THE STACKING OF EQUIPMENT OR EQUIPMENT MATERIALS ABOVE THE FENCE LINE. IT'S CURRENTLY AT SIX. HOPEFULLY THE EIGHT WILL HELP, BUT THERE'S STILL TODAY, MATERIALS STACKED ABOVE YOUR FENCE LINE. SO I WILL BE WATCHING. PLEASE DO. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS AWARE OF THAT AND HAS REQUESTED THE TENANT FIX THAT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE . SO DON'T WORRY, WE'LL BE ON THEM. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THAT IT? YES, SIR. OKAY ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU. SIR, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. WE DO NOT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT? YES, SIR, MAYOR, I. I MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ZONING REQUEST AND DETAILED PLAN . WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL TO THE PD.

OKAY, SO YOUR MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE PLAN OR APPROVE THE REQUEST AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OR WITH THE EXCLUSION OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL. CORRECT OKAY. MR. CITY, AM I. THAT'S CORRECT. I'LL PROVIDE SOME LANGUAGE AND ORDINANCE AS AS IT COMES BACK IN TWO WEEKS FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. I'LL MAKE SURE THERE'S APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT MEETS THE INTENT OF YOUR MOTION, IT PROBABLY WON'T BE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR MOTION WAS, BUT IT'LL MEET THE INTENT AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE ORDINANCE THAT I DRAFT FOR YOU. OKAY? AND AGAIN, THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OR WITH THE EXCLUSION OF EQUIPMENT RENTAL. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PAIR THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE , SIR. COULD I GET A SECOND ON THAT? I'M SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON WAS THE SECOND. SORRY I WAS WRITING, AND PEOPLE WERE TALKING AT THE SAME TIME, AND THAT CONFUSED ME. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMR WILLIAMS. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. SIR AND JUST A REMINDER AT THIS POINT THAT, COUNCILMEMBER HEDRICK WILL BE, RECUSING HIMSELF FROM ITEMS

[6.e. Consider a request by OSI 1602 Kings Rd, LLC. The applicant proposes a Truck Storage Use on the subject property. The site is located at 1602 Kings Road in District 6. ]

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SIX E AND F, NEXT UP IS ITEM SIX E RE. CONSIDER REQUEST BY OSI 1602 KINGS ROAD LLC. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A TRUCK STORAGE USE ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 1602 KINGS ROAD IN DISTRICT SIX. THE 24 DASH 22. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO USE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR TRUCK STORAGE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 1602 KINGS ROAD AND IS 8.255 ACRES. THE ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY USED FOR TRUCK AND TRAILER STORAGE AND AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER DIRECTLY TO THE EAST. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE DEVELOPED WITH WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, MANUFACTURING AND VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL USES. PHOTOS SHOW LOOKING EAST TOWARDS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, LOOKING WEST ACROSS KINGS ROAD, LOOKING NORTH UP KINGS ROAD AND LOOKING SOUTH DOWN KINGS ROAD TOWARDS MILLER ROAD. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA AS INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY CENTERS PROVIDE A CLUSTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE. OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE MAY REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAY RESULT IN MORE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS SUCH AS SOUND AIR TRAFFIC. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE SUCH ELEMENTS AS SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC, LOADING DOCKS AND VISIBLE OUTDOOR STORAGE. OVERALL, THE ARCHITECTURE, CHARACTER, SCALE AND INTENSITY SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TYPES.

INDUSTRY CENTERS ARE GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AT SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT AREAS. SITE DESIGN ADDRESSES, FUNCTION AND VISUAL ESTHETICS THAT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE BUFFERING AT GATEWAY CORRIDORS, BETWEEN ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS, AND FOR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CONCEPT PLAN SHOWS A PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT A TRUCK STORAGE SITE.

THE WHITE AREA SHOWS PARKING AND AN OFFICE BUILDING IS SHOWN IN BROWN, WHICH IS HERE. IF I CAN GET MY MOUSE TO MOVE. IT'S NOT COOPERATING, SO. OH, THERE WE GO. IT'S RIGHT HERE. THESE MEET THE GDC REQUIREMENTS, THE LANDSCAPE AREA SHOWN IN GREEN WILL EXCEED THE APPLICABLE SCREENING AND LANDSCAPE STANDARDS PER THE GDC. THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO COMPLY WITH THE BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS PER THE GDC. AS A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION IS REQUESTED, T THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A TRUCK STORAGE SITE AND AN OFFICE BUILDING IN THE SOUTHERN PARCEL, MEETING THE GDC REQUIREMENT. LANDSCAPING WILL EXCEED THE APPLICABLE SORRY APPLICABLE SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING STANDARDS PER THE GDC. TO INCREASE PERIMETER LANDSCAPE BUFFERS FOR IMPROVED SCREENING OF PARKING AREAS AND WITHIN THE SITE TO IMPROVE ESTHETICS. THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS WILL COMPLY WITH THE BUILDING DESIGN AND THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A PERIOD OF 35 YEARS. THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE ALL DAY EACH DAY OF THE WEEK. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A TRUCK, BUS STORAGE USE AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A TRUCK BUS STORAGE. USE ON JUNETEENTH ON JUNE 10TH, 2024, WITH A 6 TO 1 VOTE, THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A TRUCK, BUS STORAGE USE AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A TRUCK BUS STORAGE USE. DURING THAT HEARING, PLAN COMMISSION ALSO APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE FOR A COMPLETE WAIVER OF A LANDSCAPING PROVISION PREVENTING FENCING FROM BEING IN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER. 42 NOTIFICATIONS WERE MAILED. ONE WAS OUTSIDE, WAS RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAINST, FOR A TOTAL OF ONE RESPONSE RECEIVED. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS THANK YOU. MAYOR. ANGELA, YOU SAID STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR DENIAL. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? THAT IS CORRECT. AND P AND Z WAS FOR APPROVAL. CORRECT. FOR APPROVAL. I THINK I MISSPOKE WHEN I SAID THAT APPROVAL FOR APPROVAL? YES SIR. OKAY. CAN YOU SHARE BRIEFLY, SOME RATIONALE FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, PLEASE? YES, SIR. FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WE THOUGHT THAT, THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THAT SITE, THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR INCREASED

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ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY, WE FELT THAT THE SITE SHOULD BE DEVELOPED WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OF USE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. VERY GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ARE THERE ANY PROPOSALS BEFORE US PRESENTLY AS IT RELATES TO A DIFFERENT USE FOR THE SITE? NO, THERE ARE NO PROPOSALS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU CALL THE APPLICANT FORWARD, PLEASE? MAXWELL FISHER. MAYOR. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MAXWELL FISHER. WITH ZONE DEV, 2502 GRANDVIEW DRIVE, RICHARDSON , TEXAS, 75080. I'M REPRESENTING ALTURA INVESTMENTS OR OUTDOOR STORAGE, WE ALSO HAVE ANDRE DANTAS HERE WITH US, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER.

DO YOU HAVE TWO REQUESTS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT? I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT TO THE FIRST ONE, SINCE WE'RE GOING IN ORDER HERE. SO A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY WAS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT WAS PART OF SEARS YEARS AGO, AND IT'S BEEN AN ANCILLARY TRUCK STORAGE, FOR A LONG TIME AT SOME POINT, OWNERSHIP CHANGE AND THEN, THE COSTCO BUILDING, THE BUILDING WITH COSTCO WHOLESALE IS TODAY IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM THIS PARCEL. THIS PARCEL WAS PURCHASED BY ALTURA BACK IN DECEMBER, THE PROPERTY WAS ON THE ON THE MARKET FOR OVER A YEAR BEFORE THAT. AND THEN SEVERAL CONTRACTS FELL THROUGH ON THIS PROPERTY BEFORE THAT, SO THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN DEVELOPING IT WITH A MANUFACTURING USE OR SOMETHING STANDALONE, BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT, THIS COSTCO WHOLESALE BUILDING THAT THAT OCCUPIED THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR, THEY HAVE A LEASE WITH OUR OWNER FOR THE NEXT 13 YEARS. SO THIS PROPERTY, IS TIED UP WITH THE COSTCO NEXT DOOR. AND WE'LL HAVE TRUCK TRAILER STORAGE FOR THE NEXT 13 YEARS, IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE TONIGHT. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO GO IN AND MAKE A MORE EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT. AND WE DO THINK IT HAS A HUGE TAX BENEFIT TO THE CITY, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT TO WHERE WE, WE SORT OF REALLOCATE THE, THE, THE TRUCK STORAGE FOR COSTCO TO THE SOUTHERN END. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, AND SO THE COSTCO WHOLESALE DEVELOPMENT HAS OVER 90 JOBS, PRODUCES OVER 90 JOBS FOR THE CITY, AND LIKE I SAID, 700,000 AND 650,700 IN ANNUAL TAXES. THEY THEY ACTUALLY, IF YOU BUY SOMETHING FROM COSTCO THAT'S BULKY, SUCH AS, LIKE AN APPLIANCE OR FURNITURE, IT LIKELY COMES FROM THIS FACILITY. THIS FACILITY SHIPS OUT TO SIX STATES. SO THIS STORAGE LOT NEXT DOOR IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THE COSTCO NEXT DOOR, AND, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE NUMBER OF SPACES THEY NEED AS, AS THEY NEED IT. OUTDOOR STORAGE LOTS ARE COMMON IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, IF OUTDOOR STORAGE, EITHER AS AN ANCILLARY USE OR STANDALONE, ISN'T ALLOWED IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, THEN WHERE WOULD YOU ALLOW IT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO KEEP THESE TYPE OF USES OUTSIDE OF YOUR INDUSTRIAL AND RETAIL AREAS IF IT'S NOT ALLOWED IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, THEN WHERE, WHERE, WHERE CAN THEY GO? THE EXISTING SITE TODAY YOU CAN SEE THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SITE IS MORE NARROW. SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TAKE THE, THE, THE I GUESS THE, THE DIP MOST DIFFICULT PORTION OF THE SITE, THE SOUTHERN END WHERE WE HAVE OUR STORM WATER, THAT WOULD BE SORT OF COSTCO HAVING CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE SITE. THEY WOULD HAVE, CONTROL OF 190, 183 SPACES. RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE 198 THEY USE. SO 183 ON THE SOUTHERN END. AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DEVELOP THE NORTHERN SECTION TODAY. THERE'S NO NOT A LOT OF, A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROPERTY. IT'S PARTIALLY GRAVEL.

IT'S UNDERSERVED FROM A STORM WATER STANDPOINT. THERE'S ALMOST NO LANDSCAPING. AND WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE THAT WITH THIS REQUEST. HERE'S BOTH PROJECTS SORTED TOGETHER. JUST SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY WOULD WORK. BUT THE SOUTHERN END WOULD BE THE COST WOULD BE FOR COSTCO EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE NORTHERN END, WE'LL GET INTO IN A BIT, BUT THAT WOULD BE FOR A DIFFERENT USER TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE TRAILER TRAFFIC, TRUCK TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE ON THE STREET. AND I'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED HERE ON THE SOUTHERN END. THIS IS THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING ON MILLER ROAD. IT'S SPORADIC, WE'RE PLANNING ON GOING IN WITH, A MIXTURE OF LARGE TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, SOME SHRUBS TO REALLY SCREEN THAT AREA, THERE WAS A STAFF RECOMMENDATION MENTIONED THAT THEY, THEY WANTED US TO RELOCATE OUR CHAIN LINK

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FENCE BECAUSE TYPICALLY YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT FENCES INSIDE THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER. BUT IN THIS CASE WE HAVE AN EXISTING FENCE. IT'S KIND OF SPLITS THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER IF WE MOVE THAT FENCE BACK JUST TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE. WHAT THAT DOES IS WE HAVE OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES. SO WE MOVE THAT FENCE BACK AND WE STILL CAN'T PLANT A LARGE TREE UNDER IT. SO WE'RE KIND OF WORKING WITH THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. SO WHAT WE PLAN ON DOING IS DOING ORNAMENTAL TREES UNDER THE LINE WHERE WE CAN IN FRONT OF THAT FENCE, AND THEN DOING LARGE TREES BEHIND IT AND THEN SHRUBS. WE'LL FILL IN AND REPLACE THOSE SHRUBS THAT ARE THERE THAT ARE PRETTY HIDEOUS LOOKING TODAY, AND SO WE WERE WORKING WITH WHAT WE HAVE HERE, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO CREATE AND MEET THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE LANDSCAPING. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. SO THEY LOOK MUCH BETTER FOR MILLER ROAD THAN WHAT IT DOES TODAY. HIS HER DETENTION POND WILL BE IMPROVING THE STORMWATER DETENTION, FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS LACKING TODAY, AS YOU KNOW, WITH ANY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSING USES, YOU HAVE A TON OF STORAGE, A TON OF TRUCKS ON THE STREET. THERE'S TWO, GENERALLY TWO TYPES OF TRUCK ACTIVITY ON THE STREET.

THERE'S STAGING, BASICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A TRUCK, A TRUCKER OR MOTORIST WHO'S THERE TO EITHER LOAD OR UNLOAD, THEY USUALLY IDLE SOMEWHERE FOR A BIT. A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S ON A STREET BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NOT A PLACE TO IDLE, AND SO THAT THAT IS JUST THE NATURE OF THIS AREA.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT WITH ANY PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT NECESSARILY, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WHERE YOU HAVE JUST ACTUAL TRUCKS ON THE STREET. I TOOK THIS ON A SUNDAY. AND SO THIS IS ON KINGS, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S TRUCK TRAILERS LITERALLY PARKED ON THE STREET OUT THERE. AND SO, YES, THE COSTCO PORTION THAT WOULD BE FOR COSTCO. BUT BUT THAT DOES IS BY ALLOCATING EVERYTHING TO THE SOUTH END. AND WE DO SOMETHING ON THE NORTH END FOR ANOTHER USER OR USERS. THEN IT COULD POTENTIALLY ADDRESS THIS TRUCK TRAILER ISSUE BECAUSE WE HAVE TRUCK TRAILER PARKING THAT'S OFF STREET. AND WE DID LOOK AT YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. AND, WE UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MAYBE HAD SOME COMMENTS THAT, EITHER FOR OR AGAINST, BUT WE WEREN'T MADE AWARE OF THOSE COMMENTS, I DIDN'T SEE THOSE IN THE STAFF REPORT, ALL I SAW WAS THE REPORT THAT BASICALLY SAID IT WAS AGAINST IT. SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN MADE AWARE OF ANY. USUALLY WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, YOU GET TO HEAR FROM ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND AT LEAST YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO, TO EVALUATE, EVALUATE THAT. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING FROM, A DEPARTMENT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT. SO WE'D LIKE TO IF THERE'S SOME, SOME ITEMS WE SHOULD ADDRESS. BUT WE DO THINK WE'RE MEETING THE STRATEGIC PLAN HERE. WE'RE ADDING AMENITIES STORAGE AND REPAIR, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN THE NEXT CASE IS AN AMENITY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND THIS HELPS TO EVALUATE MOVE POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR TRUCK STAGING AND PARKING OFF THE SITE. AND THEN WE'RE IMPROVING THE STORMWATER. SO WE'RE CHECKING THE BOX ON MANY OF THESE THINGS. AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT, THAT THE CITY HAD CARRIED OUT AND SEIZED AS A VISION, A VISION FOR THIS PROPERTY, SO I'LL SUM UP. THERE'S A LONG TERM LEASE ON THIS PROPERTY, TO CONTINUE THE STORAGE FOR 13 YEARS, APPROVING THE REQUEST ALLOWS THE CITY TO IMPROVE THE SITE FROM A BEAUTIFICATION STANDPOINT, STORMWATER, ETC, AND IMPROVES THE STREETSCAPE. AND THIS IS A HIGH. YEAH. I HAD TO LOOK AT THE SITE AS PART OF THE COSTCO BECAUSE IT'S THEIR SURPLUS PARKING. COSTCO IS A HUGE ECONOMIC DRIVER HERE WITH 90 JOBS AND OVER $700,000 IN AD VALOREM TAX. NOT TO MENTION SOMETIMES THERE'S SALES TAX WHEN DEVELOPERS HAVE WHEN A BUILDING HAS PRESENCE IN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS ONE DOES OR NOT. I COULDN'T FIND THAT. BUT THE POINT IS, IT'S A BIG IT'S A BI DEVELOPER, A BIG OPERATOR FOR THE CITY, WE THINK THIS PLAN ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING ALSO FELT SO, LIKEWISE. AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, I WILL STOP THERE AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT WE WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? FIRST UP, COUNCILMEMBER BASS, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MAXWELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU, QUESTION FOR YOU. SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP STAGING. SO ARE THERE PLANS FOR OVERNIGHT STORAGE AS WELL AS STAGING? SO ON THE SOUTHERN LOT, THE SOUTHERN LOT WOULD BE FOR COSTCO. SO RIGHT NOW COSTCO AND THE LEASE THAT THEY CAN JUST USE THAT ENTIRE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN LOT. SO WITH THIS APPROVING THESE TWO REQUESTS WITH THEIR CONTRACT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO MOVE EVERYTHING TO THE SOUTH END. AND SO IT WOULD BE FOR, TRAILER STORAGE AS NEEDED.

SO IT COULD BE OVERNIGHT. IT COULD BE FOR A LITTLE LONGER PERIOD. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON SO COSTCO SEASON FLUCTUATES LIKE THE RETAIL MARKET DOES OR RETAILERS DO. IT'S BASED ON THEIR DEMAND AND HOW WHAT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE BUYING THINGS. SO THEY USE THAT THAT TRUCK LOT

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AS THEY NEED IT, SO IT IT GOES THEIR LOT THAT THEIR MAIN LOT FILLS UP. SO, DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. WELL SO FOR OKAY, SO FOR THE COSTCO, SO FOR, SO I GUESS THEY WOULDN'T COSTCO DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A NEED FOR STAGING. THEY HAVE A NEED FOR STAGING. YES. SO LIKE A TRUCK IF, IF, IF A TRUCK DRIVER PULLS UP, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PULL IN THERE. IF THEY'RE EXCLUSIVELY FOR COSTCO. NOW WE DON'T ALLOW ANYONE LIKE AT LEAST ON THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. WE DON'T ALLOW TRUCK STAGING FOR JUST SOME RANDOM TRUCK DRIVER WHO'S MAYBE GOING TO ANOTHER SITE, RIGHT? YES, COSTCO USES THAT LOT FOR, FOR THEIR FOR LONG TERM STORAGE OR AT LEAST SHORT TERM STORAGE AND FOR STAGING OF TRUCKS THAT ARE SHOWING UP TO IF THEY HAVE TO GO ON TO THE MAIN LOT. OKAY. SO THERE'S A LOAD. YES. SO THERE'S A PLACE IN THIS FOR STAGING AS WELL. CORRECT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT'S A LONG QUESTION AHEAD OKAY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, LOOK, WILL YOU JUST DESCRIBE WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THAT NORTHERN LOT? SOUTHERN LOT IS FOR COSTCO, CORRECT? ONLY COST SOUTHERN? YES. THE CENTER LOTS FOR COSTCO. I HADN'T GONE INTO THE DETAILS OF THE NORTHERN LOT SINCE THAT IS, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT REQUEST CASE. BUT I WAS TRYING TO BECAUSE THEY'RE CONNECTED. SO I APPRECIATE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT, AND I'M HAPPY TO, TO SPEAK ON THE NORTHERN LOT AS MUCH AS THE MAYOR WILL LET ME. HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD. HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD. NO BECAUSE IT'S A SEPARATE ITEM. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. OKAY, COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. MAYOR, HOLD MY QUESTIONS. NEXT CASE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, FAIR ENOUGH.

COUNCILOR ROBERT MAXWELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE. I THINK YOU HAVE A 35 YEAR SUP REQUEST. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, IS THAT WHAT THAT SEEMS LIKE A COSTCO HAS A, WHAT, 13 YEARS LEFT ON THEIR LEASE, AND IT'S KIND OF TIED TOGETHER. WOULD IT BE? WOULDN'T IT BE, A BETTER TO HAVE IT IN SYNC WITH THE COSTCO LEASE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, HAVE A 13 YEAR SUP. SO.

AND I SEE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU GO FOR A LOAN ON PROPERTY, WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING, IT'S PUTTING A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN WITH A PARKING LOT AND STORM WATER. THE LENDER HAS A DIFFICULT TIME IN TAKING THE RISK OF LETTING YOU BORROW THE MONEY. IF YOU CAN'T SHOW THAT YOU CAN USE THE PROPERTY FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE IT FOR, FOR AT LEAST A USUALLY A 25 TO 40 YEAR TIME PERIOD. IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF USE AND DEPENDS ON THE LENDER. SO THAT'S WHY A LOT OF TIMES YOU SEE A LOT OF REQUESTS THAT ARE VERY LONG, IF THE COUNCIL WERE IF THEY WERE NOT GOING TO APPROVE IT BEYOND 13 YEARS, THEN I GUESS WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT. I HAVE TO TALK TO ANDRE, TO SEE IF HE'S WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT IF, IF YOU WANT THE COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT TO APPROVE IT BEYONOND 13, BUT IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A LOAN. SO IT COULD IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A PROBLEM FOR JUST HAVING THE PROJECT HAPPEN TO BUILD THE MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROPERTY IS THE SAME AS THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S NEXT DOOR WITH THE COSTCO WAREHOUSE IS LOCATED. IS THAT CORRECT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOU THE SITE, THE SUBJECT, THE SOUTHERN LOT AND THE NORTHERN LOT THAT'S UNDER THE REQUEST. THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME OWNERSHIP. OKAY BUT THE COSTCO BUILDING IS A DIFFERENT OWNER. OKAY THAT'S A SEPARATE OWNER. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR BECAUSE I SEE SOME CONFUSED LOOKS THE LOT WHERE THE ACTUAL COSTCO DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS ONE OWNER. THE PARKING IS A SEPARATE OWNER. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THERE'S A CONTRACT, RIGHT.

THERE'S A CONTRACT BETWEEN COSTCO AND ALTURA FOR 13 YEARS TO ALLOW STORAGE ON THAT. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT THOSE THOSE ARE THOSE SEPARATE OWNERSHIP. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER, ARE YOU IS THAT, OKAY, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUKE. OKAY. SO JUST ADDRESSING THIS E E RIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO F, WILL THERE BE STAGING ON IN THIS PARKING LOT? YEAH, THEY'LL BE STAGING FOR THE COSTCO. SO IF SOMEONE IF SOMEONE'S THERE TO UNLOAD OR LOAD A COSTCO IN THERE AND THERE'S NOT ROOM ON THE COSTCO SITE, THEN THEY COULD STAGE THERE. AND THEN IT'S ALSO FOR, FOR STORAGE AT COSTCO, AS COSTCO NEEDS IT FOR ALL OF THOSE TRUCKS THAT YOU SHOWED US PICTURES OF, WOULD THOSE BE ABLE TO PARK ON THIS LOT, THOSE TRUCKS, THOSE TRUCKS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARK ON THIS LOT. RIGHT SO BUT THEY CAN PARK ON THE NORTHERN LOT IF DEPENDING ON WHO WHO'S THE, THE TENANT IS OF THAT OR TENANTS OF THAT LOT. BUT YOU'RE NOT SURE. WELL WE'RE NOT SURE BECAUSE WE DON'T IT WILL GET YOU KNOW WE'LL HAVE A TENANT. SO IT MAY NOT ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU SHOWED US PICTURES OF. IT'S NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE ALL THE TRUCK

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TRAFFIC OUT THERE. BUT IT'S ALSO NOT NECESSARILY A HUGE PROBLEM, I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM.

WELL, IT'S A PROBLEM FOR SOME, FOR INDIVIDUAL OWNERS, BUT LIKE THE REASON WHY THEY PARK ON KINGS IS BECAUSE IT'S A WIDE ROAD AND IT'S A SAFE ROAD, AND NO ONE GOES ON THERE EXCEPT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GO ON THAT ROAD. SO IT'S NOT LIKE IN THE THOROUGHFARES AFFECTING PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S MY POINT. LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, SO IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU, HOW BIG A PROBLEM. IT'S A PROBLEM FOR SOME, MAYBE NOT MANY. NOT FOR MANY, THOUGH. WELL, THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE THERE'S STAGING AND EVEN A BRAND NEW TRUCK SCALE RIGHT AT MILLER AND JUPITER, AND WITHIN LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM HERE, THERE'S TRUCK PARKING BEING BUILT ON LONGACRE DRIVE. SO THERE IS TRUCK PARKING IN THE AREA THAT WASN'T NOTED IN YOUR MAP, BUT ALSO YOU REFER TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. SO I'D LIKE TO GET INTO THOSE BOXES THAT YOU TICKED OFF. OKAY I DID SEE THAT IN THERE.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE STAGING AND TRUCK PARKING WITHIN LIKE LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AWAY, MAYBE A HALF A MILE AWAY, WITH THE TRUCK PARKING ON LONGACRE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN SAYS THESE INDUSTRIES CAN HELP GARLAND'S FISCAL PROFILE, WHICH IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THE THING. RIGHT. SO DO YOU TAKE ANY OF THESE BOXES, FOOD MANUFACTURING, NAVIGATIONAL, MEASURING, ELECTROMEDICAL AND CONTROL, MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING, BAKERY OR TORTILLA MANUFACTURING , BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING, PLASTICS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING, AEROSPACE PRODUCTS. CEMENT AND CONCRETE PRODUCTS. PHARMA. MED MANUFACTURING I KNOW, BUT COSTCO IS A WHOLESALE AND DISTRIBUTION USE AND THAT IS A THAT'S A DISTRIBUTION PLACE. BUT COSTCO HASN'T REALLY BLESSED US WITH THEIR PRESENCE YET. SO MAYBE ONE DAY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT SOUTHERN PARKING LOT. IT'S LEASED TO THEM FOR 13 YEARS.

CORRECT. SO WE'RE REALLY DEBATING THE NORTHERN PART, AND THE NORTHERN PART DOESN'T TICK ANY OF THOSE TEN BOXES THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU POINT TO TELLS US WE SHOULD BE PUTTING ON THAT PROPERTY. NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT SERVES THOSE USES THAT YOU MENTIONED, WHICH ONE? ALL OF THEM. I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE. WHO WOULD BE? THEY'RE GOING TO BE A YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO BE THE OWNER. IT'S GOING TO BE A TRUCK REPAIR AND SERVICE CENTER. IT'S GOING TO SERVE TRUCKS, SEMI TRUCKS. SO ANY SEMEMI TRUCKWNER THAT THAT HAS, THEY COULD EASILY HAVE ANYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY, ANYONE HAS A TRUCK COULD, COULD ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR TRUCK OR SERVICE OR REPAIRED THERE. IT'S BETTER TO HAVE IT THERE THAN HAVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. THAT JUST MEANS IT'S MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC GOING ELSEWHERE. SO YOU'RE SAYING TRUCKS, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT MANUFACTURING. THAT'S WHAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN IS TELLING US TO HAVE. THEY'RE NOT TRUCK PARKING. IT'S TELLING US TO HAVE MANUFACTURING THERE, TO HAVE A BUILDING THERE THAT PRODUCES SALES TAX AND PRODUCES JOBS. YEAH. SO WE WOULD SO NOT TO GET INTO THE OTHER CASE, BUT YOU'RE ASKING ME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. SO WE WOULD HAVE A BUILDING AND WE WOULD HAVE IT WOULD INCREASE THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX GREATLY. AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO HAVE SALES TAX FROM, FROM THE REPAIR AND SERVICE. NO. I ASKED YOU IF IT FIT WITHIN BETWEEN IF IT FIT WITHIN ANY OF THOSE TEN ITEMS THAT I LISTED. IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT A MANUFACTURING USE, BUT ABSOLUTELY THAT NO, IT DOES NOT.

THE ANSWER IS NO. THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT HAS A DIFFERENT ALL SORTS OF USES, AND THEY ALL TIE INTO IT TO MANUFACTURING. SOME OF THEM ARE MANUFACTURERS, SOME OF THEM SERVE MANUFACTURERS.

THEY DELIVER THE GOODS IN THIS CASE, THAT'S WHAT COSTCO DOES NEXT DOOR. AND THEN THE LOT TO THE NORTH WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SERVES TRUCK. THE INDUSTRIAL CENTER, WITH TRUCK REPAIR AND SERVICE BUT DOESN'T SERVE ANYTHING WITHIN THE. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT WHAT COULD GO IN THAT LOT, WHENEVER IT MAY BE 13 YEARS FROM NOW, MAYBE TOMORROW, WHO KNOWS. WOULD BE WOULD BETTER SERVE US IF IT WERE A BUILDING. IF IT WERE A FOOD MANUFACTURER. I MEAN, DO I NEED TO LIST THEM AGAIN? YOU DO NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR DUTTON . WELL, THAT WAS FUN. THAT WAS SO, THAT DID THE WHOLE THING.

ACTUALLY JUST CONFUSED, I THINK PROBABLY 90% OF US, YOU SAY THAT IT'S GOING TO ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC ON KINGS, RIGHT? THAT WAS THE POINT OF THE PICTURE. BUT THEN YOU SAID THAT IT'S NOT

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REALLY GOING TO BECAUSE, WELL, BUT IT'S ALREADY A TRUCK PARKING SPACE. THE WHOLE THING IS, IS TALKING IN CIRCLES THAT DON'T THEY'RE NOT ADDING UP. WELL SO CAN I ANSWER CAN I ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE IT'S ALL TIED TOGETHER. SO IF YOU APPROVE THE SOUTHERN LOT AND IT REALLOCATES COSTCO TO THE SOUTHERN LOT AND ALLOWS US TO BUILD THE NORTHERN LOT, THEN THAT NORTHERN LOT WILL BE FOR NON COSTCO STORAGE OF TRAILERS. SO FOR US TO EVEN FOR US TO MAXIMIZE USE OF THE SITE, WE NEED TO INSTEAD OF HAVING THE WHOLE THING FOR COSTCO, WE ALLOCATE ALL THE 180, 80, ROUGHLY 180 SPACES TO THE SOUTHERN END. THEN WE BUILD MORE ON THE NORTHERN END. AN ACTUAL TRUCK SERVICE AND REPAIR, AND THEN THEIR STORAGE UP THERE AS WELL. THAT WILL NOT BE FOR COSTCO. SO THAT'S HOPEFULLY THAT ADDRESSES THE CONFUSION. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE TALKING OUT OF BOTH SIDES HERE THAT THAT IS THE IT'S JUST COMPLICATED BECAUSE WE'RE WE HAVE TWO REQUESTS AND APPROVING ONE HELPS US WITH THE OTHER TO ADDRESS POTENTIALLY ADDRESS THE TRUCK TRAILER TRAFFIC. THAT IS THE TRUCK TRAILER STORAGE THAT'S ON THE STREET. SO I'M I'M SORRY. I MEAN, IT'S STILL NOT I'M NOT I'M NOT LYING. I MEAN, I'M JUST TELLING YOU HOW. I MEAN, AND YOU MIGHT NOT BE NECESSARILY LYING. I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S MAKING IT'S NOT ADDING UP THE MASS, NOT MASSING ON IT. SO EITHER WAY, WE DON'T KNOW THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE TRUCK PARKING ISSUE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SAID IS NOT REALLY AN ACTUAL ISSUE, IT'S STILL WE'RE NOWHERE. THERE'S NO RESOLUTION. SO HOWEVER IT GOES, AM I GOOD TO MAKE A MOTION? NOT JUST YET, BUT THANK YOU FOR THINKING AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MAYOR, EVENING, MAXWELL 82 THINGS, GOING BACK TO THE REQUEST AT LENGTH, COUNCILMAN ART, QUESTION ABOUT THE ABOUT THE 35 YEARS AND YOU ELOQUENTLY TALKED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT AND ALL THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, BETTER THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THIS THIS BODY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY YOU TALKED ABOUT THE BANKING AND FINANCE, BUT YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY CAN CONSIDER. SO TELL ME ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE 35 YEARS ON THE PROJECT ON YOUR REQUEST, HOW DOES IT HOW DOES THAT THAT REQUEST TIE INTO TELL ME IN AS FAR AS RELATES TO THE PROJECT ITSELF, I DON'T DON'T TELL ME ABOUT THE BANKING STUFF. TELL ME ABOUT THE 35 YEARS COSTCO CURRENTLY HAS A 13 YEARS. RIGHT. SO CONNECT ME WITH THE PROJECT THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING, NOT WITH THE FINANCING PIECE. CAN YOU DO THAT? I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME.

WELL, YOUR YOUR EXPLANATION WAS WHEN ASKED BY COUNCILMAN ART ABOUT THE 35 YEARS YOU YOU GAVE HIM A RESPONSE, BUT YOU AND BUT YOU YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FINANCING PIECE AND ALL OF THAT VITALITY OF IMPROVING THE PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF GARLAND'S STANDARDS FROM A PAVING AND STORMWATER AND LANDSCAPING, ADDING ALL THAT COST AND THE COST TO DO THAT.

AND WE HAVE TO GET A LOAN AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE AN SUPP THAT'S ONLY APPROVED FOR A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD, THE BANK SAYS, WELL, YOU'RE THERE'S NO GUARANTEE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EVEN, YOU KNOW, PAY THIS OFF BECAUSE YOU MAY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A TENANT FOR LONGER THAN 13 YEARS, POTENTIALLY, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS I COULD TALK TO ANDRE AND IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO APPROVE THIS, THEN AND IN THIS 13 YEAR SMP, THEN IT'S PROBABLY BETTER THAN ZERO. OKAY, I'LL LEAVE THAT ALONE FOR NOW BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING ME BACK TO THE TO THE BANKING PIECE AND I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW. AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT WITHIN OUR PURVIEW, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT ALONE FOR NOW. LET ME ASK YOU, JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES, AND SOMEONE SAID EARLIER, WE WE'VE NOT HEARD FROM FROM THEM AND NOT NOT, BEEN CONTACTED, BUT YOU MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THE IMPACT YOU KEEP MENTIONING COSTCO, COSTCO, COSTCO. I'M. WOULD YOU. CLAIRE HAVE YOU ARE YOU REPRESENTING COSTCO? NO, I REPRESENT THE LANDOWNER NEXT DOOR TO COSTCO. USES PART OF THE. I KNOW COSTCO USES PART OF THE LOT. IS THAT THE REASON THAT YOU YOU YOU'RE REFERRING TO THEM? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY USE. WELL THERE ARE MANY REASONS. IS THAT IF COSTCO USES THE LOT NEXT DOOR AND THEY DEPEND ON THAT LOT, AND IF THAT LOT GOES AWAY AND THEY CAN'T USE THAT LOT, THEN THEY COULD POTENTIALLY THAT PROPERTY NEXT DOOR MAY NOT BE SUITED SUITABLE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. AND SO THEY COULD POTENTIALLY MAYBE NOT RENEW THEIR LEASE IN THE FUTUROR WHATEVER THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY OWN IT

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OUTRIGHT OR IF THEY HAVE A LEASE. BUT THE POINT IS THEY MAY RELOCATE AND THAT THAT'S MY POINT OF BRINGING IT UP, THAT IT'S NOT JUST IT'S NOT JUST A STANDALONE TRUCK LOT FOR THE SOUTHERN END. IT'S TIED. IT SUPPORTS COSTCO BECAUSE TRUCK COSTCO HAS A LEASE WITH, TO USE THAT LOT TODAY, SO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE IMPACT OF ON ON THAT THAT BUSINESS AS YOU TIE IT IN HERE. OKAY. AND THEY'RE NOT A PART OF THIS REQUEST. CORRECT. THEY'RE NOT PART OF THIS REQUEST BECAUSE IT'S A SEPARATE LOT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING WITH THIS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN INJECTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY ARE NOT A PART OF THIS REQUEST. WELL THEY ARE AND THEY'RE NOT. YES, THEY'RE NOT FORMALLY PART OF THE NO. THE QUESTION TODAY ANSWERED THAT QUESTION PART OF THE APPLICATION, BUT THEY'RE PART OF THE OPERATION. OKAY AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT A PART OF THE REQUEST. CORRECT I UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS. AND WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THE IMPACT PART OF THE REQUEST? THEY'RE NOT PART OF THE THEY'RE NOT A FORMAL. THEY'RE NOT AN APPLICANT OR AN OWNER. AND UNDER THE APPLICATION , OKAY, THAT THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO GET CLARITY FROM BECAUSE BECAUSE I HEARD I'VE HEARD THEM NUMEROUS TIMES. AND, AND I WANT TO GET CLARITY THAT, THAT THEY'RE NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT REPRESENTED AS A PART OF YOUR REQUEST. THANK YOU. MAYOR. VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER BEARD.

THANK YOU. OKAY MY QUESTION COMES FROM THE TRUCKING SIDE. OKAY. I KNOW COSTCO STORES, TRAILERS, THEY'RE THEY'RE PAYING YOU TO STORE TRAILERS. THEY'RE THEY'RE PAYING YOU TO QUEUE THERE. ARE THEY QUEUING OVERNIGHT? SO IF THE DRIVER COMES IN THE NIGHT BEFORE FOR A 7 A.M. DELIVERY, ARE THEY SLEEPING ON THE LOT, ANDRE, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP OR NOT? THEY'RE NOT SLEEPING ON THE. SO THERE IS NO OVERNIGHT STAYING ON THE LOT FOR DRIVERS UNDER THE CURRENT, UNDER CURRENTLY THERE'S NOT CURRENTLY THERE'S NOT OKAY. IS THAT CONSIDERED A PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOT. SO OKAY SO FOR QUEUING FOR THIS LOT AS WELL AS WHEN WE GET INTO THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT, THE DRIVERS WILL HAVAVE TO COME IN WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS. WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME THEY ARE ALLOWED TO QUEUE THERE BEFORE THEY PICK UP THEIR DELIVERY OR MAKE THEIR DELIVERY, PICK UP THEIR LOAD OR MAKE THEIR DELIVERY. NORMALLY THEY'D BE IN THE ON THE MAIN LOT, IF THEY HAVE TO USE THE SURPLUS LOT UNDER EIGHT, YOU WANT TO ANSWER WHEN THAT THAT LOT OPENS UP. AS FAR AS THE GATE ON THE SURPLUS LOT COME UP. I'LL NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND A SPEAKER CARD. THE CARD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANDRE SANCHEZ, ADDRESS 800 904, IN MIAMI. 33131, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE COSTCO THEY'RE THEY'RE TRUCKING ARE MANDATED BY NATIONAL RULES. THEY CAN ONLY BE ON THE RIGHT. THEY CAN ONLY BE DRIVING FOR CERTAIN HOURS A DAY. QUITE AWARE OF THAT. YES. RIGHT. AND SO WHEN THEY COME INTO THE LOT, IT'S NOT PART WE'RE NOT REPRESENTING COSTCO, BUT IT'S NOT PART OF THEIR OPERATIONS TO HAVE ANY OF THEIR DRIVERS STAY OVERNIGHT. THEY WOULD THEY WOULD STAGE WAIT MAYBE AN HOUR OR TWO OR HOWEVER LONG THE BACKUP IS, AS MAXWELL SAID, SEASONALLY THEY GET BACKED UP. THAT'S WHAT THE LOT IS FOR.

AND THEN THEY'LL EITHER LEAVE THE TRAILER IN THE TRUCK ON THE LOT, BUT THE DRIVERS THEMSELVES WILL LEAVE. WHERE WOULD THE DRIVERS GO IF THEY LEAVE THEIR TRUCK ON THE LOT, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE DRIVERS. THE TRAILER, THE TRAILER, THE TRAILER. YEAH. OKAY. CAN YOU DROP THE TRAILER? THEN YOU TAKE. YOU'RE STILL IN YOUR TRUCK. OKAY I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY, AND I'M VERY CONFUSED HERE. OKAY, SO I DRIVE FOR COSTCO AND I PULL INTO THE. I'VE GOT A 10 A.M. DELIVERY, AND I GET THERE AT 10 A.M. AND MY DELIVERY IS POSTPONED OR DELAYED OR WHATEVER, AND I CAN'T GET BACK INTO A DOOR UNTIL 5 P.M, SO I GO TO THE OVERFLOW LOT. IS THAT CORRECT? I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO GETS PARKED IN THAT LOT AND FOR HOW LONG. SURE, I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION TO KIND OF TO THE EARLIER POINT, WE'RE NOT COSTCO. THEY'RE OUR TENANT. THEY RUN THEIR OPERATIONS BASED ON. BUT AS YOUR TENANT, WOULDN'T YOU HAVE LIMIT TIME LIMITS ON HOW LONG THAT BECAUSE IF THE DRIVER IS WAITING ON A DELIVERY TO EITHER PICK UP A DELIVERY OR TO DROP OFF NEW MERCHANDISE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LEAVE THEIR TRUCK. SO THE DRIVER WOULD BE ON THAT LOT. ALSO THE DRIVERS GOT TO BE SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THE TRUCK'S THERE. SO I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE QUESTION IS. SO OKAY. IT'S GOING TO LOAD OR

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UNLOAD. MAY AND THEY SAY THEY LOAD UNLOAD AT THE COSTCO SITE. AN HOUR FROM WHEN THEY GET THERE. THERE THEY COULD BE ON THE STREET. THEY COULD BE IN. SO LET ME ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I'VE, I'VE, I'VE GONE AROUND THIS BLOCK ENOUGH TIMES. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THEY COULD PARK THE TRAILER THERE, BUT NOT THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE TO BE OUT ON THE STREET. THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT OKAY. ARE WE CLEAR ON THAT? OKAY. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'VE DRIVEN AROUND THE BLOCK A COUPLE OF TIMES, SO. ALL RIGHT, TRAILERS ON THE LOT. TRUCK IS ON THE STREET. WHETHER IT'S AN HOUR, WHETHER IT'S FIVE HOURS OKAY. OTHERWISE NO I KNOW I UNDERSTAND. OKAY AND DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. JUST TRYING TO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. TRYING TO BRING THIS BACK AROUND, I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. WE DO NOT.

COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, YOU'RE BACK IN THE QUEUE. YEAH BACK IN THE QUEUE, I JUST. OH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CITY ATTORNEY, BUT I'LL WAIT. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU, SIR. I REPRESENT MASIMO CORPORATION, MASIMO GROUP, WHICH WE'RE ADJACENT. WE'RE AT 3101. OKAY I'M ON THE ROAD. OKAY. I'LL NEED A SPEAKER CARD FROM YOU, BUT YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GO AHEAD, WELL, EVERYTHING HE SAID ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, THE ONE THING WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS THE 160 EMPLOYEES TO 180 EMPLOYEES. WE GOT PULLED IN THERE EVERY DAY, AND THE TRUCKS ARE IN THE WAY.

AND I DO THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE HAD A GREAT VISUAL WITH THE TRUCK SITTING RIGHT THERE. I MEAN, THEY'RE LINED UP AND THE DRIVERS ARE IN THEM EVERY TIME. SO, I MEAN, AND IT'S A WE FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO CREATE MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC AND MORE TRUCKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE STACKING UP ON THAT LITTLE STREET THAT GOES KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE CURVE. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT, OUR CEO AND WE'RE A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY. WE GOT A LOT OF ROOM FOR GROWTH IN IN MANUFACTURING, WE ACTUALLY JUST WENT PUBLIC APRIL 2ND. SO YEAH. SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WHICH MEANS MORE EMPLOYEES. BUT OUR EMPLOYEES, THEY GET TO WORK AT A CERTAIN TIME AND THEY'RE ALL PULLING IN THERE DOWN THAT ONE LITTLE STREET. YOU KNOW, HE SAID THAT'S ALL THAT THERE WAS, IS JUST THE WORKERS DOWN THERE. WELL, IT'S A LOT OF WORKERS, AND THEY GOT TO BE TO WORK ON TIME BECAUSE THEY GOT TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. SO YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. AND I'LL IF I CAN GET YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD, I'D APPRECIATE THAT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. COUNSELOR DUTTON, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. OH, SORRY. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. LET LET'S BACK UP, COUNSELOR WILLIAMS, YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY? YES, SIR. JUST FOR CLARITY, JUST CITY ATTORNEY.

JUST FOR CLARITY. I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THIS REQUEST THAT INVOLVES, BASED ON THE PRESENTATIONS, THAT INVOLVES OUR IMPACTS, ANOTHER ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PART OF THIS. HOW DO YOU IS YOU HAVE ANY ANY GUIDANCE ON OR THEY AND IF IT'S APPROVED, THAT COULD IMPACT BOTH OF THESE.

THIS IS APPROVED. HOW IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR CONCERN AS FAR AS IMPACT ON AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT BEFORE US? I GUESS THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU. WELL, THE ENTITY IN QUESTION HAS A LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY, AND THAT MEANS THEY HAVE THE POSSESSORY INTEREST ABOVE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. THE FEE, THE FEE OWNER. AND SO IN THAT REGARD, IT DOES IMPACT COSTCO. BUT LET ME I GUESS IT'S EASIER TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY'RE NOT APPROVED. COSTCO WILL CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS, POTENTIALLY IN PERPETUITY IN ON THIS PROPERTY, THIS THE WAY THEY'RE DOING IT NOW BECAUSE I'M MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE LEASE THAT THEY HAVE. AND I'M ALSO MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS THAT THAT THE REASON THAT THIS IS AN ALLOWED USE CURRENTLY ON THIS PROPERTY IS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN VESTED. WHENEN SEARS W THERE, SEARS USED THIS PROPERTY FOR THE SAME THING. AND SO NOW THEY'RE VESTED. SO AS LONG AS THIS PROPERTY ISN'T ABANDONED, THAT USE ISN'T ABANDONED ON THIS PROPERTY. THAT USE CAN POTENTIALLY GO ON INTO PERPETUITY, AND SO THAT'S THE WAY COSTCO IS TIED TO THIS IS THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A RIGHT TO USE THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY FROM A LEASE STANDPOINT FOR 13

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YEARS. BUT THEY CAN ALWAYS EXTEND THAT LEASE, AND THEY CAN EXTEND THAT LEASE FOR WHATEVER AMOUNT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND COSTCO COME TO AGREE ON TO A TERM. AND THAT COULD BE 30 YEARS. THAT COULD BE 40 YEARS, AND COSTCO WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE IT AS THEY'RE CURRENTLY USING IT AS A, I GUESS I GUESS IT'S A TRUCK STAGING STORAGE AREA. OKAY SO WITH THAT EXPLANATION, THE REQUEST IS FOR 35 YEARS ON THE SUP, COSTCO HAS AN EXISTING 13. I'M GOING BACK TO IMPACT HERE. AND IF THIS IS APPROVED, MY QUESTION IS I JUST WANT TO GET CLARITY FROM YOU ON IT. WOULD IMPACT IT SHOULD BOTH BE APPROVED AND THE ENTITY THAT IS NOT FORCED. YOU HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THAT. WELL I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ACTUAL OPERATIONS ON THE PROPERTY. I KNOW VAGUELY HOW THEY HOW IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION AND WHAT STAFF HAS PRESENTED. I'M NOT INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH HOW COSTCO'S ACTUALLY USING THE PROPERTY AND OPERATIONS. I KNOW GENERALLY HOW THEY'RE DOING IT, BUT AS FAR AS WHERE THEY'RE PARKING, THE TRUCKS AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN USING IT AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN USING IT FOR THE LAST, YOU KNOW, SINCE SEARS WAS IN THIS, IN THIS LOCATION, I CAN'T ANSR HOW THAT WAS. MY FEELING IS, IS THAT IF, IF Y'ALL PASS IT, IT'S GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON THIS PROPERTY THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY ALLOWED BECAUSE IT'S A NONCONFORMING USE . AND THE REASON IS IT'S NONCONFORMING USE BECAUSE THE GDC WAS PASSED IN 2015, AND SEARS WAS USING THIS PROPERTY LONG BEFORE 2015 FOR THIS EXACT SAME USE. AND SO I, I SUSPECT, AND THIS IS JUST MY SUSPICION, IS THAT IF YOU PASS IT, IF COUNCIL DECIDES THAT THIS THIS NEEDS TO PASS, THEN THEY'LL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS THEY PRESENTED TO YOU, NOT WITHOUT THIS BEING PASSED. THEY CAN'T IMPROVE THE PROPERTY IN THE WAY THEY WANT TO IMPROVE IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. HANG ON A SECOND. ONE MORE BUTTON, COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL DENY THIS REQUEST. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO DENY THIS APPLICATION FOR ITEM SIX. E AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK OR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. THIS IS THIS IS A RECENT CHANGE, AND I JUST HAVEN'T IMPLANTED IT IN MY BRAIN YET, HAVE AGAIN, THE MOTION IS TO DENY, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE AGAIN. MOTION TO DENY. AND OBVIOUSLY, COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK IS RECUSED, PLEASE DISPLAY THE VOTE. THE MOTION TO DENY PREVAILS WITH COUNT WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS BASS AND ORTT IN OPPOSITION. MOVING ON TO ITEM

[6.f. Consider a request by OSI 1602 Kings Rd, LLC. The applicant proposes Truck Repair and Truck Storage Uses on the subject property. The site is located at 1602 Kings Road in District 6.]

SIX F, CONSIDER REQUEST BY OSSI, 1602 KINGS ROAD LLC. THE APPLICANT FOR. YOUR YOU'RE ONE LETTER IN THE ALPHABET TO EARLY THE ALPHABET. THE ALPHABET. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TRUCK REPAIR AND TRUCK STORAGE USES ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 1602 KINGS ROAD IN DISTRICT SIX. AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE NORTHERN PORTION. CASEY, 2423. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO USE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR TRUCK REPAIR AND STORAGE. THE LOCATION IS 1602 KINGS ROAD AND IT IS 6.644 ACRES AND ZONED INDUSTRIAL. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY USED FOR TRUCK AND TRAILER STORAGE. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ENTIRELY ZONED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND CONTAIN USES SUCH AS WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, MANUFACTURING AND OTHER VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL USES. THE PHOTO SHOWS LOOKING EAST FROM KINGS ROAD TOWARDS THE SUBJECT SITE, LOOKING WEST ACROSS KINGS ROAD, LOOKING SOUTH DOWN KINGS ROAD AND LOOKING NORTH UP KINGS ROAD. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA'S INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY CENTERS PROVIDE A CLUSTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE. OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE MAY REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAY RESULT IN MORE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS SUCH AS SOUND AIR TRAFFIC. OPERATIONS MAY INCLUDE SUCH ELEMENTS AS SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC LOADING DOCKS AND VISIBLE OUTDOOR OUTDOOR STORAGE. OVERALL, THE ARCHITECTURE, CHARACTER, SCALE AND INTENSITY SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TYPES.

INDUSTRY CENTERS ARE GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AND AT SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT AREAS. SITE DESIGN, ADDRESSES, FUNCTION AND VISUAL ESTHETICS THAT PROVIDE

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APPROPRIATE BUFFERING AT GATEWAY CORRIDORS, BETWEEN ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FOR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CONCEPT PLAN SHOWS PARKING FOR THE WHITE AREA IN THE GREEN SHOWS, THE LANDSCAPE AREA, AND THE BROWN SHOWS. THE BUILDING. THE APPLICANT PROPOSALS TO PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT A TRUCK STORAGE SITE AND TRUCK REPAIR BUILDING WITH AN OFFICE IN THE NORTHERN PARCEL MEETING THE GDC REQUIREMENTS. THE LANDSCAPING WILL EXCEED THE APPLICABLE SCREENING AND LANDSCAPE STANDARDS PER THE GDC. TO INCREASE PERIMETER LANDSCAPE BUFFERS FOR IMPROVED SCREENING OF PARKING AREAS AND WITHIN THE SITE TO IMPROVE ESTHETICS. THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS WILL COMPLY WITH THE BUILDING DESI STANDARDS PER THE GDC, REPAIR BAYS WILL NOT BE FACING THE STREET, THUS COMPLYING WITH GDC STANDARDS. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A PERIOD OF 35 YEARS AND THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE ALL DAY EACH DAY OF THE WEEK. IT APPEARS THAT OUR SLIDE FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS OUT OF ORDER. SO I'LL START THERE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A TRUCK BUS REPAIR. USE AND TRUST BOOKSTORE BUS STORAGE, USE ON A PROPERTY ZONED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A TRUCK, BUS REPAIR, USE AND TRUCK BUS STORAGE USE. HOWEVER, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT A SHORTER SUP TIME PERIOD BE GIVEN THAN THE REQUESTED 35 YEARS, A TIME PERIOD OF 20 TO 25 YEARS IS SUGGESTED, WHICH FOLLOWS THE SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDE IN ADDITION, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE HOURS OF OPERATION BE SHORTENED TO MORE STANDARD BUSINESS HOURS FOR THE SUP. ON JUNE 10TH, 2024, WITH A 7 TO 0 VOTE, THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A TRUCK, BUS STORAGE USE AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A TRUCK BUS STORAGE USE PLAN COMMISSION. ALSO DURING THIS HEARING, APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE FOR A COMPLETE WAIVER OF A LANDSCAPE PROVISION PREVENTING FENCING FROM BEING IN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER. 18 NOTIFICATIONS WERE MAILED. ONE OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AGAINST THE REQUEST. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESPONSES RECEIVED ONE. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM ? COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON, CAN YOU TELL USS OR IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA HOW MANY, TRUCK BUS REPAIR SLASH STORAGE FACILITIES DO WE HAVE WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS OF THIS LOCATION? UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION. OKAY ALL RIGHT. THAHANK YOU. OKAY ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. ANGELA AND MADAM SECRETARY, CALL THE APPLICANT. FORWARD PLEASE. MAXWELL FISHER. AND IF WE COULD RESET THE TIMER. THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL. MAXWELL FISHER, 2502 GRANDVIEW DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75080.

REPRESENTING OUTDOOR. OUTDOOR. ON THIS REQUEST ON THE NORTHERN PARCEL IS GOING TO GET TO THAT REQUEST. SO THE NORTHERN PARCEL WOULD BE A 13,400 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING WOULD BE EXCLUSIVE FOR TRUCK REPAIR AND SERVICE BUILDING. IN THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND THEN THERE WOULD BE SOME REGULAR PARKING AND THEN ALSO THE L-SHAPED PORTION AROUND THE BUILDING WOULD BE, FOROR 133 TRAILER PARKING SPACES. SO A NATIONAL TENANT, THERE'S A FEW TENANTS THAT WE'RE TALKING TO, INDUSTRIAL USERS IN THE AREA AND WAREHOUSING USERS SUCH AS OLD DOMINION, WHO HAVE OUTGROWN THEIR SITE, AND ARE NEEDING SOME ADDITIONAL STORAGE OF TRAILER STORAGE. SO THIS WOULD THE STORAGE COMPONENT ON THE NORTHERN SITE WOULD SERVE SERVE THAT SERVE A USER LIKE THAT, AND THEN THE TRUCK SERVICE REPAIR, WOULD BE HAVE A WOULD BE A TENANT AS WELL. AND SERVE TRUCK TRUCK SERVICE AND REPAIR FOR THE AIR FOR A PARTICULAR USER, HERE'S THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING ON KINGS. THERE IS NO LANDSCAPING TODAY. IT'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE ONLY. YOU SEE, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF PARKWAY DEPTH HERE, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THE FENCE WHERE IT IS, AND THEN WE WOULD BUILD LANDSCAPING ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT FENCE. THIS IS A PROPOSED LANDSCAPING WITH. WE WOULD DO LARGE TREES ALONG THE PARKWAY, AND THEN WE WOULD

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DO CLUSTERS OF ORNAMENTAL, TO SCREEN THE, THE STORAGE COMPONENT OF, OF THIS PROPOSAL, WE WENT OVER THESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES A BIT AGO, WE BELIEVE THAT THE A TRUCK SERVICE REPAIR IS AN AMENITY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL AREA. IT'S GOING TO SERVE, TRUCK TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, THERE I HAVE A FRIEND THAT'S, OWNS A TRUCK COMPANY, AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO GET TRUCKS REPAIRED. AND SO BY HAVING ANOTHER TRUCK, REPAIR SERVICE USER, IT KEEPS COSTS DOWN, THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE IN THE AREA, AND HAVING THIS TYPE OF TRUCK SERVICE REPAIR IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA MAKES SENSE. IT KEEPS TRUCK TRAFFIC IN IN THE INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL AREA AS AS OPPOSED TO SOMEWHERE ELSE, SO WE'D ASK YOU TO APPROVE THIS. SUP, IT LIKE I SAID IT WOULD.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S, COSTCO HAS THIS PORTION AS WELL AS TRAILER STORAGE. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO APPROVE THE REPAIR AND SERVICE FOR A BUILDING THAT WOULD ADD, YOU KNOW, ADD TO THE TAXAX BASE, AND THEN ALSO ADDITIONAL NON COSTCO TRUCK TRAILER STORAGE FOR A FEE TO A PARTICULAR USER OR USERS IN THE, IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM OKAY. SO AS WE DISCUSSED IN A PREVIOUS ZONING CASE, THERE'S ONLY ONE PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT REALLY POINTS TO TRUCK STORAGE. AND THAT IS FOR TO REDUCE THE PARKING ON OUR ROADS. RIGHT AND LIKE WE SAID EARLIER, THE PARKING, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PARKED ON KINGS ROAD WON'T REALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARK IN THIS FACILITY. CORRECT BECAUSE AS, AS, AS YOU SAID IN YOUR SLIDE MUST BE ABLE TO PAY HIGH MONTHLY RENTS. AND IF THOSE TRAILERS ARE THERE FOR A WEEKEND OR OVERNIGHT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY A HIGH MONTHLY RENT. THEY'RE GOING TO STAY ON THE STREET. A MOTORIST, A TRUCK DRIVER THAT'S STAGING THAT'S THERE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOADING AND UNLOADING SOON. THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PARK ON THE STREET. THAT'S THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO STOP. STOP THAT, THIS WOULD THIS, THIS REQUEST BY HAVING THE TRAIR STORAGE AVAILABLE, IT WOULD HELP LIKE A COMPANY THAT TODAY DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TRUCK STORAGE ON THEIR SITE. COULD BE IN GARLAND, COULD NOT BE IN GARLAND, LIKELY WILL BE IN GARLAND BECAUSE THEY HAVE PRESENCE THERE. AND THEY HAVE A REASON TO BE THERE ALREADY, SO THAT WOULD HELP THEM, SO THAT WAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARKING TRUCK TRAILERS ON THE STREET, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD WOULD PARK A TRAILER ON THE STREET IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE LIKE, I WOULDN'T KNOW WHY. SO, LIKE ON KINGS TODAY, THERE'S PEOPLE PARKING TRAILERS OUT THERE. IT MUST BE OUT OF NECESSITY.

LIKELY. I MEAEAN, I DON KNOW WHY YOU WOULD PARK A TRAILER ON THE STREET. PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY HIGH MONTHLY RENTS. WELL, THAT WOULD BE THE TENANT. SO THE TENANT COULD THEN ALLOW SOMEONE TO PARK THERE. THE TENANT THAT PAYS HIGH MONTHLY RENTS WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR TRUCK PARKING TO PARK ON THEIR LOT, I DON'T KNOW. YES GO AHEAD IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT. YEAH, THAT'S SORT OF THE POINT WHERE WHERE SOMEBODY RENTS THE LOT FOR A PRICE AND THEN CARVES IT UP FOR SMALLER PIECES, AND IT MAKES IT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR SMALLER USERS TO USE THE LOT. SO YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT ONE, ONE ENTITY.

WHY WHY WOULD WINCO WANT TO SHARE THEIR PARKING LOT WITH THE PEOPLE THAT PARK ON THE STREET? THAT'S RIGHT. BUT IF YOU IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THOSE PICTURES, YOU'LL SEE CR ENGLAND SHOW ME PLEASE. LET'S LET'S BE CAREFUL ABOUT GETTING INTO OPERATIONS. NOT WHICH ONE, LET'S HANG ON JUST A SECOND, PLEASE. YEAH, MR. MAYOR, LET'S BE CAREFUL ABOUT GETTING INTO THE OPERATIONS OF IT. AND AS OPPOSED TO LOOKING AT THE LAND USE. UNDERSTOOD? YEAH SO LET'S BE CAREFUL ABOUT, I WAS JUST ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TRUCK PARKING ON, ON THE ROAD AND THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT WOULD BE ALLEVIATED. BUT AS THE, GENTLEMAN FROM MASSIMO SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, THEY'D LOVE TO EXPAND MAYBE A FUTURE ENDEAVOR OF YOURS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE, COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. SO I DO NOT SUPPOPORT THIS APPLICATION FOR SEVERAL REASONS, CURRENTLY THERE ARE WELL OVER 900 PLUS ACRES OF LAND IN THE CITY THAT ARE UTILIZED FOR AUTO RELATED BUSINESSES. I KNOW TWO OF, OFF MILLER PARK THAT ARE LITERALLY THE SAME THING, TRUCK, BUS, FACILITIES, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ADDING ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE RELATED USE, THAT DOES NOT

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INCLUDE A DENSITY DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT, CONSISTS WITH THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN, AS IT'S BEEN MENTIONED, ADDING ANOTHER BUS, TRUCK STORAGE YARD IS GOING TO INCREASE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THAT OTHERWISE HONESTLY WOULDN'T BE THERE TO BEGIN WITH. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO ALLEVIATE AN EXISTING PROBLEM. IT HAS POTENTIAL TO JUST ADD TO THAT. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, THAT WE DENY THE REQUEST FOR THE TRUCK BUS REPAIR, USE AND STORAGE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK TO OR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK TO DENY THIS REQUEST. THIS IS ITEM SIX. F SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY.

PRAYERS A VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AGAIN, THE MOTION IS TO DENY. AND AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK IS RECUSED AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. THE MOTION TO DENY PREVAILS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER OTT IN OPPOSITION. AND THAT WAS OUR LAST ZONING CASE FOR THIS EVENING, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR

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AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS. 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, DO WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS LINED UP? YES, SIR. I HAVE ONE SPEAKER. OKAY CONNIE CHILDRESS, MA'AM, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND EVERYBODY ELSE, MY NAME IS CONNIE CHILDRESS, AND I LIVE AT 1513 NASH AND, LONGTIME GARLAND RESIDENT, 40 YEARS, 39 YEARS.

HOMEOWNER, RETIRED FROM NAAMAN FOREST. GO RANGERS AND ALSO WORKED FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND AS A SWIM INSTRUCTOR AND ALSO ADAPTIVE PE, ADAPTIVE SWIMMING. ALL OF THAT. OKAY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HAVING FUN AT THE PROGRAM TOMORROW. WHEN, LEANN RIMES WAS HERE LAST YEAR, IT WAS LIKE SARDINES. WE WERE ANTS. EVERYBODY WAS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. IT WAS NOT SAFE. AND SO I HAD HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO ALLOW US TO BRING LAWN CHAIRS OR, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST KIND OF STAND AND HOLD ON OR WHATEVER. SO I CONTACTED MY CITY COUNCIL, PERSON HERE, CHRIS, AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR JOINING THIS GROUP, ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED SOME CLARIFICATION ON THAT. AND, SHE MENTIONED TO ME THAT I COULD GO AHEAD AND BRING A LAWN CHAIR OR A SMALLER, MAYBE A SMALLER CAMP CHAIR. AND SO REALLY, I'M HERE JUST TO ADVOCATE AND MORE AWARENESS FOR PEOPLE WHO MAYBE HAVE A CANE OR EVEN A WHEELCHAIR, JUST ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT. AND I EVEN TALKED TO A COUPLE OF GARLAND POLICE OFFICERS AND WHAT I'VE WANTED TO KNOW, REALLY, WAS THAT CHANGE TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY LIKE THEY HAD IN LAS VEGAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AT A CONCERT. AND I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OTHER JUST GARLAND POLICE OFFICERS OVER THE WEEKUST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS. WE IT'S PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN THE OTHER. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR, EXPLAINING IT TO ME. AND I'VE INVITED A 50 PEOPLE AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE, NO, NO LAWN CHAIRS. SO GET THERE EARLY. IT STARTS AT FIVE. I'LL PROBABLY BE OVER THERE ABOUT 2:00. SO I JUST WANT TO THA YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INCREASE AWARENESS. I DO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN SPECIAL ED. I'VE TAUGHT THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, THE HEARING IMPAIRED. I HAVE TAUGHT IN SPANISH, IN ENGLISH, IN SIGN LANGUAGE FOR NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS, AND THEY'RE A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY TOO.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND, I'M ENJOYING RETIREMENT, BUT I STILL SUBSTITUTE FOR GARLAND, AS AN AUTISM SPECIALIST. AND TEACHING IN SPANISH. SO I WANT US TO ALL CELEBRATE TOMORROW AND THE NEXT DAY AND THE NEXT DAY. AND ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. MA'AM. I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR ONLY SPEAKER, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? PROBABLY NOT. AFTER THAT. SEEING NONE AT 925, WE

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