Sep 03, 2024 City Council

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WELL. GOOD EVENING. EXCUSE ME. AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS A CUSTOM AND TRADITION OF THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF 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. AND YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE.

THIS EVENING. AND TONIGHT, WE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE, SIR. WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME? ETERNAL LORD, AND ALL WISE GOD. FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU. THIS EVENING SEEKING YOUR WISDOM, YOUR COUNSEL, YOUR GUIDANCE, STRENGTH AND UNDERSTANDING. AS WE UNDERTAKE THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED INTO OUR CARE. WE ASK THAT YOU GRANT US CLARITY IN OUR DECISIONS THAT WE MAY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS, AND COMPASSION. HELP US TO LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS, ALWAYS CONSIDERING THE NEEDS AND WELL-BEING OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. TONIGHT, FATHER, WE HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST. WE WANT TO LIFT UP TO YOU THOSE WHO HAVE COMMISSIONED AS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE EMS OFFICERS, THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE PEACE AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CITY, AND COUNTRY. WE ASK, FATHER, THAT YOU WATCH OVER THEM. OUR HEARTS ARE VERY HEAVY THIS EVENING WITH THE THOUGHT THAT A LIFE CAN BE TAKEN SO RECKLESSLY AND NEEDLESSLY. WE OFFER OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO OFFICER DARREN BURKE, HIS FAMILY AND THE DALLAS COMMUNITY. WE PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION AND THE STRENGTH OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR CITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. AND THEN EVEN IN TIMES LIKE THESE, LORD, WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE STILL NOT GIVEN US SPIRITS OF WEAKNESS, TIMIDITY, OR FEAR. YOU'VE GIVEN US SPIRITS OF STRENGTH, OF HONOR, SOUND MIND THAT WE MIGHT PROTECT THOSE OF WHOM WE LOVE AND PROTECT THE PEACE OF THIS CITY. AND SO NOW, LORD, WE ASK THAT OUR DISCUSSIONS BE FILLED WITH RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING, AND MAY OUR ACTIONS REFLECT THE VALUES OF JUSTICE, UNITY, AND SERVICE TO SEEK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS COUNCIL AND UPON OUR CITY, THAT WE MAY WORK TOGETHER IN HARMONY FOR THE COMMON GOOD.

AND IT'S IN YOUR HOLY NAME THAT WE PRAY. AND ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN TOGETHER DID SAY AMEN.

AMEN. JOIN WITH ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. RIGHT THERE. ONCE YOU GET ATTACHED TO EARLY RIGHT. AFTER. WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND IT IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH. AND

[ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mayor may present proclamations, recognize attendees or accomplishments, and make announcements regarding City events or other matters of interest to citizens including but not limited to listed items. There will be no Council discussion or votes on these matters. Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation Pet of the Month]

AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU CAN CONTACT US. WE ARE CLOSED TOMORROW, BUT YOU CAN STILL

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YEAH. WE HAVE THE HONORABLE ROBERT VIERA WITH US THIS EVENING. COME ON AROUND HERE.

VERY GOOD. WELL YOU KNOW, TONY AND I WERE TALKING BEFORE THE MEETING, AND HE SAID THAT SURELY BY NOW I'VE GOT THIS MEMORIZED, BECAUSE WE DO IT, OBVIOUSLY, WE DO THIS RECOGNITION EVERY YEAR.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, I'VE GOT SOME OF IT MEMORIZED, BUT NOT ALL. NOT ALL, NOT ALL. BUT WE ARE HERE. THIS EVENING IN HONOR OF HISPANIC HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. AND WHEREAS THE HISTORY OF HISPANICS IN TEXAS DATES BACK TO THE EPIC JOURNEY MADE ACROSS TEXAS BY CABEZA DE VACA IN 1532.

AND WHEREAS HISPANIC CULTURE HAS BECOME A VIBRANT PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ESPECIALLY IN THE GREAT SOUTHWEST. AND WHEREAS AMERICANS OF HISPANIC HERITAGE HAVE CARRIED ON TRADITIONS OF MILITARY SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SINCE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. AND WHEREAS HISPANIC AMERICANS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPIRIT OF GARLAND, TEXAS, AND THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL HISPANIC HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2024, WE HONOR AND SALUTE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS AND HEREBY PROVIDE LOCAL RECOGNITION FOR THEIR DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO NOW, THEREFORE, I, SCOTT LEMAY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2024, IN GARLAND, TEXAS. HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. I USUALLY REMEMBER THAT PART.

YEAH, THAT'S HARD TO FORGET. BUT, TONY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND ALL OF OUR GUESTS THIS EVENING. OKAY. YES, MY NAME IS TONY. TONY TORRES, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF GARLAND SINCE 1972, WHICH TAKES IN A FEW DECADES. BUT WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, I WANTED TO SHARE SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON THE CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. THE CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH BEGAN WITH PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON IN 1968, WHEN HE ISSUED A PROCLAMATION FOR THE NATION TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK. IN 1988, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN SIGNED INTO LAW THE EXPANSION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK TO A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION. OVER THE YEARS, DIFFERENT THEMES HAVE SERVED AS A FOCUS OF THE CELEBRATION. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS PIONEERS OF CHANGE SHAPING THE FUTURE TOGETHER. TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THOSE PIONEERS HERE IN GARLAND. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THESE PIONEERS ARE NO LONGER WITH US. TWO OF THOSE WOULD INCLUDE THE LATE RUBEN AGUILAR, THE FIRST HISPANIC GARLAND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND GLORIA CISNEROS, A PIONEER EDUCATOR FOR THE GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT AMONG THOSE WHO ARE STILL WITH US, OF COURSE, WE HAVE PASQUALE AND SILVIA VALLE. PASQUALE IS THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE LAST OF THE FIRST LATINO FAMILY, WHICH SETTLED IN GARLAND IN THE 1920S. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE ELVIA FLORES, OUR FIRST HISPANIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER. ROBERT VERA, A FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, IS ALSO HERE WITH US TONIGHT. BLANCA SANCHEZ, A FORMER GISD EDUCATOR AND JOE GARCIA, ANOTHER FORMER EDUCATOR,

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EVERYBODY JUST GETS THEIR AWARDS AND THEY LEAVE. MAN WELL. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GET, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YESTERDAY WITH THE HOLIDAY, WE USUALLY HAVE OUR, OUR WORK SESSION ON, ON MONDAY NIGHT IN OUR REGULAR MEETING HERE ON THE TUESDAY. OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE DOUBLED UP THIS

[ 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 review each of these items at a previous Work Session, and approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute each item. The Mayor will announce the consent agenda and provide an opportunity for members of the audience, as well as Council, to request that any item be removed and considered separately.]

CURRENTLY, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS, BUT LET ME GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. ITEM ONE.

APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 20TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM TWO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 17TH, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING. ITEM THREE APPROVE THE FOLLOWING BIDS. ITEM THREE A, G, P, AND L TRANSMISSION AND SUBSTATION. TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES.

ITEM THREE B, G, P, AND L COLLEGE TO BRAND 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE STEEL STRUCTURES. ITEM TWO C, G, P AND L DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT. ITEM 2DTMT MPA MAKALU 138 KV. TRANSMISSION LINE ENGINEERING SERVICES. ITEM TWO D EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC ON SITE SERVICES AGREEMENT. ITEM 2FGL LOOKOUT TO NTT CONNECT CIP PROJECT MATERIALS. ITEM FOUR. ITEM FOUR AMENDMENT TO THE TAX ROLL. ITEM FIVE REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FROM D GARLAND, LLC. ITEM SIX EMPLOYEE HEALTH CLINIC FACILITY RENTAL. ITEM SEVEN

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[14. Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2024-25 Tax Rate The Texas Property Tax Code, Section 26.05 (d), provides that a governing body may not adopt a tax rate that exceeds the lower of the voter approval rate or the no-new-revenue tax rate until the governing body has held a public hearing on the proposed tax rate and has otherwise complied with Section 26.06 and Section 26.065 of the Texas Property Tax Code. At the Public Hearing, all interested persons shall be allowed to be heard for or against the 2024-25 proposed tax rate.]

[15. Public Hearing on the 2024-25 Proposed Budget Section 5, Article VIII, of the City Charter, requires that a Public Hearing be held on the Proposed Budget for the coming fiscal year. At the Public Hearing, all interested persons shall be allowed to be heard for or against any item contained in the Proposed Budget. ]

HONORABLE MAYOR, HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. CITY MANAGER. CITY STAFF. I CAME HERE TONIGHT, TO REPEAT A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I SAID A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT ALSO TO CHANGE IT A LITTLE BIT TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY. I APPEALED BEFORE THIS COUNCIL A FEW WEEKS AGO, ADVOCATING THAT YOU WORK WITH THE CITY STAFF, CITY MANAGER, BUDGET DIRECTOR TO FIND A WAY TO REINSTATE THE COLA FOR THE RETIREES AND FUTURE RETIREES OF THE CITY OF GARLAND THAT SERVE THE CITIZENS OF GARLAND. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY. THE STAFF HAS AND ARE PREPARED TONIGHT TO PASS A BUDGET THAT INCLUDES A COLA THAT WILL REINSTATE, A BENEFIT THAT WILL BE A LONG LASTING BENEFIT, SUSTAINABLE FOR MY UNDERSTANDING. AND I KNOW THAT MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE WORKED HARD. THAT WAS THEIR GOAL. AND ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I APPRECIATE THOSE THAT I'VE HAD A

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MR. NEWSOME, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. MY NAME IS SHANE NEWSOME. I LIVE AT 1749 CREST RIDGE DRIVE. I'M HERE AGAINST THE TAX RAISES FOR THAT PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH BEING A SINGLE FATHER OF TWO KIDDOS. IT'S ALREADY ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO PAY FOR STUFF AS FAR AS EVERYTHING GOING RISING UP AS WELL, AND ESPECIALLY BEING A HOMEOWNER, YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY TAXING US A GOOD CHUNK OF MONEY FOR THAT AS WELL. SO I WOULD DISAGREE IF YOU GUYS PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO RAISE THE TAXES.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOW. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? RHONDA SPENCE? I WAS JUST TO REGISTER MY AGAINST. OKAY. SO, REGISTERING A POSITION AGAINST ON ITEM 15. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MARGARET STERN. STERN I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T. OKAY. ARE YOU. YEAH. YOU'RE GONNA GO AGAINST IT AS WELL? I'M NOT SURE WHAT. SO ARE YOU HERE TO TESTIFY OR JUST REGISTER A POSITION? I GUESS IT'S A POSITION. OKAY, LET THE RECORD SHOW SHE IS REGISTERING A POSITION AGAINST. I'M ASSUMING. ALL RIGHT. POSITION AGAINST ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. PAULA STANICKY. PAULA STANICKY IS REGISTERING, NOT TESTIFYING, BUT REGISTERING AGAINST IRENE RYAN. IRENE RYAN I GUESS I'LL GET UP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MA'AM, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. IRENE RYAN, 4618 COLGATE LANE. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS, I'VE HEARD THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE GARLAND ANIMAL SERVICES IS TO BE $20,000. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, AND I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAY THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAY.

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GOOD EVENING. IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JULISSA VICENCIO AND MY ADDRESS IS 4117 TIMBERLINE DRIVE, GARLAND, TEXAS 75042. I WAS INVOLVED IN THE TNR PROGRAM FOR TEN YEARS. IN ALL THOSE YEARS, I MANAGED TO TRAP 562 CATS. ALL OF THESE WHILE HAVING A FULL TIME JOB AND ATTENDING GRAD SCHOOL. THAT MEANT WORKING AND STUDYING SIX DAYS A WEEK ON MY ONLY DAY OFF, I VOLUNTEER MY TIME TRAPPING CATS IN THE CITY. I ASSISTED THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, THE ELDERLY, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS A CAUSE THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART.

I ALSO TRANSLATED THE TNR CLASS FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE, WHICH TOOK 14 HOURS. I HAVE VOLUNTEERED THOUSANDS OF HOURS DOING THIS BECAUSE I DEEPLY CAR. WHEN I STARTED RECEIVING PHONE CALLS AT WORK FROM PEOPLE IN DISTRESS BECAUSE THEIR CATS HAD COMPLICATIONS AND WERE DYING, I OUT. I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OND THE PHONE AT WORK, BUT I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM THROUGH. BRENDA JACKSON. MY JOB IS ALREADY STRESSFUL. I'M A CRIMINAL DEFENSE PARALEGAL, AND ADDING THAT TO IT DIDN'T HELP, NOR THE LANGUAGE BARRIER THAT EXISTED AS WELL. I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN, BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I HAVE TO PAY SCHOOL TAXES. SO THAT'S WHAT I DO. I DO NOT AGREE THAT PART OF MY HEART AND MONEY THAT I PAY ON TAXES WILL GO TO A PROGRAM THAT I DO NOT TRUST. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE SHELTER'S VET. DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL, ONE CAT THAT I TRAPPED DIED AND THREE OTHERS. THAT INCISION GOT OPEN. IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I HAVE VOLUNTEERED THAT HAD NEVER HAPPENED. ALL OF THEM WERE FEMALES. FERAL STRAY CATS MATTERED TO. WHEN I CALLED THE SHELTER TO TRY TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE, I WAS IGNORED. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO DISRESPECTED, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE HARD WORK THAT I HAVE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE SHELTER WAS EVEN HANDING OUT BUSINESS CARDS WITH MY NAME ON IT FOR PEOPLE TO CALL ME FOR ASSISTANCE. AND WHEN I REACHED OUT TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE, I WAS IGNORED. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE REFERRING PEOPLE TO THE SHELTER FOR TNR, AS LONG AS THE VET THAT IS THERE IS CONDUCTING THE SURGERIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? NO SIR, WE DO T. OKAY IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM OR REGISTER A POSITION? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOVING ON TO ITEM 16. AND THIS IS WHERE

[16. Ordinance to Ratify the Property Tax Revenue for 2024-25 As required by Local Government Code 102.007, the adoption of a Budget that raises more property tax revenue than was generated the previous year requires three votes by the City Council: (a) one vote to "ratify" the property tax revenue increase reflected in the Budget, (b) one vote to adopt the Budget, and (c) one vote to adopt the tax rate. This Ordinance ratifies the property tax revenue increase as reflected in the 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget by adding the following statement: This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $21,056,894 which is a 13.31 percent increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $2,050,244. An ordinance reflecting the ratification of the property tax revenue increase will be prepared for the Mayor's signature upon final vote and approval from the City Council.]

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[17. Adoption of the 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget In accordance with the City Charter, the City Manager presented his recommended Budget for fiscal year 2024-25 to the City Council on August 5, 2024. Copies were made available for public inspection at the City libraries, the City Secretary's Office, and on the City's website. Public Hearings on the FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget were held on August 20, 2024, and September 3, 2024. An ordinance reflecting final decisions regarding the Budget for 2024-25 and revised budgets will be prepared for the Mayor's signature upon final direction from the City Council.]

SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSL, THAT IS THE FIRST PART. THERE IS A SECOND PART TO THIS ONE, SIR. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. THE ADDITION OF 35,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PUBLIC ART CAMPAIGN, AND THE ADDITION OF NONRESIDENT FACILITY RENTAL FEES FOR HOLFORD RECREATION AND AQUATIC CENTER, AN INCREASE OF $2,600 TO THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE. VERY GOOD, FOR PART TWO OF THIS ITEM, I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE TO VOTE FOR US. PLEASE AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND PART TWO OF THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

LET'S SEE HERE. NOW, I'VE LOST MY PLACE. MOVING ON TO ITEM 1818 IS ADOPTION OF THE 2425 PROPERTY

[18. Adoption of 2024-25 Property Tax Rate The City Council has considered an ad valorem tax rate of 68.9746 cents per $100 of valuation for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024. All meetings, notices and public hearing requirements related to the adoption of the tax rate have been met in accordance with state law.]

MAYOR PRO TEM I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 68.974 $0.06 PER $100, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 12.3% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. MY MOTION WILL BE IN TWO PARTS. FIRST, I MOVE THAT THE RATE FOR DEBT SERVICE BE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF 39 AND 9000/200 OF A CENT. I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE FOR PART ONE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? UNDER PART ONE ON ITEM 18, I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. PLEASE COUNCIL. I MEAN DISPLAY. AND COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, JUST FOR THE RECORD, IN OUR SYSTEM, AN ABSTAIN VOTE IS A NO VOTE. OKAY, THAT MOTION, THAT PART OF THE MOTION PREVAILS, WITH, SEVEN IN FAVOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION. AND MAYOR PRO TEM, IF YOU COULD DO THE SECOND PORTION, PLEASE.

SECOND, I MOVE THAT THE RATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF 29 AND FOUR HUNDREDTHS OF A CENT, I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS FOR PART FOR THE SECOND PART OF ITEM 18. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY? PRAYER THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND ONCE AGAIN THAT ITEM IS APPROVED WITH SEVEN IN FAVOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION. MOVING ON

[19. Consider an Ordinance to Issue Tax Notes, Series 2024 Council to consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance of tax notes of approximately $45.8 million. ]

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED ON ITEM 19. AND COUNCIL. I'M SORRY, I THINK

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[20. Rate and Fee Changes for 2024-25 In considering the 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget, the City Council reviewed adjustments to existing rates and fees, the addition of new fees, and the elimination of certain fees, as outlined in the Master Fee and Rate Schedule. Revenue estimates included in the 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget are based on these actions. An ordinance will be prepared for the Mayor's signature once final direction has been given by the Council. ]

AND MADAM SECRETARY HAS THE VOTE FOR US. PLEASE COME AND. MAYOR PRO TEM, THERE WE GO AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. AND JUST THERE'S A QUESTION. THAT THE PRESENTATION ISN'T MATCHING THE EXPLANATION. I COULD SEE IT RIGHT UP HERE IN THE CORNER OF MY SCREEN. AND IT DOES MATCH. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND EVERYTHING FOR THIS YEAR, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER, BUT I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK ONCE AGAIN, OUR BUDGET STAFF FOR THE AWESOME WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY YEAR NONSTOP. SO I GUESS YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND START ON THE NEXT ONE NOW, AND WE'LL WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT SUMMER. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 20. HOLD PUBLIC

[a. Consider a request by JQ Infrastructure proposing a Water Storage Tank. The site is located at 2301 Lookout Drive in District 1. Consider and take appropriate action on the application of JQ Infrastructure, requesting approval of an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 23-46 for Mixed Uses to 1) Amend Table 5-1 (Schedule of Uses) to add the Ground Water Storage Tank Use to the Employment Mixed Use (EMU) Character Zone and 2) a Detail Plan for a Ground Water Storage Tank Use. This property is located at 2301 Lookout Drive. (District 1) (File Z 23-07)]

ANGELA, YOU MADE IT THROUGH ALL THAT? YEAH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, OUR FIRST CASE TONIGHT IS Z 20 3-07. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 23, DASH 46 TO ALLOW A GROUND WATER STORAGE TANK. THE LOCATION IS 2301 LOOKOUT DRIVE AND THE ACREAGE IS 16.335 ACRES. THE ZONING IS PLANNED. DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 23 DASH 46 FOR MIXED USES. THE STAFF SHOWS THE LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY AND THEN THE PROPERTY LOCATION ALONG GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, LOOKOUT DRIVE AND TELECOM PARKWAY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA AS BUSINESS CENTER. BUSINESS CENTERS PROVIDE A CLUSTER OF BUSINESS OFFICES AND OR LOW IMPACT INDUSTRY, INCLUDING CAMPUS TYPE DEVELOPMENT THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOYS LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE. OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE OCCUR TERNAL TO BUILDINGS, RESULTING IN MINIMAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS, AND ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT TYPES AND ARCHITECTURE. CHARACTER SCALE AND INTENSITY. BUSINESS CENTERS ARE GENERALLY LOCATED AT INTERSECTIONS OF MAJOR AND OR SECONDARY ARTERIAL STREETS, OR SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT AREAS. PROXIMITY AND ACCESS TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REDUCE TRAVEL TIMES TO EMPLOYMENT. SITE DESIGN ADDRESSES, FUNCTION AND VISUAL ESTHETICS, PROVIDING APPROPRIATE BUFFING AT GATEWAY CORRIDORS BETWEEN ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FOR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE VIEW OF THE SUBJECT SITE LOOKING NORTH FROM LOOKOUT DRIV, AS WELL AS LOOKING WEST DOWN THE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE.

THE VIEWS ALSO SHOW THE SUBJECT SITE LOOKING EAST DOWN LOOKOUT DRIVE AND LOOKING NORTH UP TELECOM PARKWAY. THE SITE SHOWS THE WATER TANK IN THE CENTER. I APOLOGIZE FOR TRYING TO ZOOM IN, BUT NOT QUITE ABLE TO ACHIEVE IT, BUT WE SHOW THE WATER TANK AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL BUILDING THAT WE'RE BUILDING THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY. AND THEN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN ALSO

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ALL PROPOSED SIGNAGE WILL COMPLY WITH THE GDC STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS AN APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 23 DASH 46 FOR MIXED USES TO AMEND TABLE FIVE. DASH ONE SCHEDULE OF USES TO ADD THE GROUND WATER STORAGE TANK USE TO THE EMPLOYMENT MIXED USE CHARACTER ZONE, AND A DETAILED PLAN FOR GROUNDWATER STORAGE TANK USE. ON AUGUST 12TH, 2024 WITH A 7 TO 0 VOTE, THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 23 DASH 46 FOR MIXED USES TO AMEND TABLE FIVE. DASH ONE SCHEDULE OF USES TO ADD THE GROUNDWATER STORAGE TANK USE TO THE EMPLOYMENT MIXED USE CHARACTER ZONE, AND A DETAILED PLAN FOR GROUNDWATER STORAGE TANK USE. 19 RESPONSES WERE MAILED. WE RECEIVED ONE OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA AGAIN FOR A TOTAL OF ONE. RESPONSES RECEIVED. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? NOPE. MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. DID I MISS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION? I'D BE HAPPY TO SHOW IT TO YOU. I WAS HERE, BUT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR. VERY GOOD, MR. MAYOR. YES, SIR. AS A PART OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BY LAW, WE'RE REQUIRED TO ALLOW THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT TO BUILD THIS, AS LONG AS THEY'RE MEETING OUR REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, THE APPEARANCE OF IT AND THE LANDSCAPING AND OTHER THINGS, THEN WE'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO APPROVE THIS. VERY GOOD. SIR THANK YOU. I GOT A FEW FOLKS POPPING UP HERE, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS WILL PROBABLY GO TO THE, CITY ATTORNEY, BUT CAN YOU BRIEFLY THIS SERVICE, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVICE WHOM? WHO WILL BE SERVICED BY THIS PROJECT? CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? IS THAT OKAY? WELL, WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE. I WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK. WE'LL WE'LL LET THE APPLICANT ANSWER. THAT WAS HERE TONIGHT. YES THEY ARE OKAY. OKAY. I'LL HOLD THAT UNTIL THE APPLICANT COMES. OKAY AND SOMEBODY ELSE WAS IN THE QUEUE. AND THEN I THINK IT WAS EVERYBODY'S OUT. OKAY THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES, OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENT. THANK YOU. ANGELA MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU CAN CALL OR SPEAKER FOR. I BELIEVE IT'S FOR THE APPLICANT.

YES, SIR. CHRIS BITTER? YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT FROM DOWN HERE. SO WE'LL BRING ALL OF YOU DOWN. AND I WILL NEED A SPEAKER CARD FROM EACH OF YOU. BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING EACH ONE OF YOU IS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, WE WILL GIVE YOU TEN MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR SIMPLY ANSWER QUESTIONS. AS LONG AS I GET SPEAKER CARDS FROM ALL OF YOU. SO WHOEVER WANTS TO START, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. MY NAME IS RJ MURASKI. I'M THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY FOR THE PLANNING AND THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT JUST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE HAVE NO PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE THINK THE STAFF DID A GREAT JOB PRESENTING THE PROJECT. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. LOOK RIGHT HERE. HI, SEEING AS HOW THIS IS SUCH A LARGE, WATER FEATURE, WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED TO HAVING THE CITY OF GARLAND'S NAME ON IT? SO ANY TYPE OF, LIKE, PAINTING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE A

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YEAH. IT'S REALLY NOT A PROPER QUESTION FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH TONIGHT. OKAY I DO APPRECIATE THE ANSWER, THOUGH. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HEDRICK, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, I FORGOT YOU WERE OUT. YOU GO AHEAD, SIR. I WILL I WILL COME BACK TO YOU.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. ONE QUESTION I RECEIVED IS ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF IT. IT'S BEING ALMOST 100FT TALL, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S STANDARD DESIGNS FOR THESE WATER TANKS, BUT GIVEN THAT IT'S SO BIG COMPARED TO THE OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE AREA, IS THERE ANY ABILITY TO SHRINK THE TANK AND TAKE OR SHRINK IT IN HEIGHT AND TAKE UP MORE FOOTPRINT BECAUSE THERE'S SPACE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE? PLAN TO DO THAT. SO IT WON'T BE SO DOMINATING OVER THE REST OF THE STRUCTURES AROUND IT. I'M GOING TO ASK TRAVIS MARKHAM, WHO'S THE PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS. OKAY TRAVIS MARKHAM, ENGINEERING PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE NORTH DISTRICT, THE PURPOSE OF THIS TANK IS PRESSURE MAINTENANCE. SO WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN A HEIGHT OF WATER TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEM. SO SHRINKING THE WHITE, MAKING THE TANK WIDER AND SQUATTER WOULD ACCOMPLISH VOLUME CHANGE, BUT IT WOULDN'T MEET OUR HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR THE PRESSURE MAINTENANCE. OKAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD ANSWER SIR, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. SORRY I GOT YOU OUT OF THE QUEUE AND DIDN'T GET YOU BACK IN. NO PROBLEM, MAYOR, I'LL DIVE BACK IN THE WATER TANK, GENTLEMEN, DID YOU HEAR MY QUESTION, MY QUESTION WAS, WHAT'S THE SERVICE AREA FOR THIS PARTICULAR TANK PROJECTS? WOULD YOU SHARE THAHAT WITH U AND WITH OUR PUBLIC AS PEOPLE DRIVE BY THERE TO IMPROVE THAT INTO THESE HUGE TANKS EVERYWHERE, WHO'S ACTUALLY BENEFITING OR SERVICING THROUGH THIS PROJECT? CAN YOU SPEAK ON THAT? THANK YOU, MR. COUNCILOR. ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS PART OF THE REGIONAL TRANS TREATED WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. THIS PARTICULAR TANK WILL HELP BENEFIT AND SERVE GARLAND, RICHARDSON AND PLANO ON THIS PART OF THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM. SO AGAIN IT'S A REGIONAL BENEFIT. GARLAND IS A RECIPIENT OF THAT AS WELL AS OTHERS. AND THE AS TRAVIS TALKED ABOUT, IT'S A FOR PRESSURE MAINTENANCE. SO IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF DISRUPTION WE CAN STILL MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND DELIVER WATER TO THOSE ENTITIES BEING SERVED BY THIS PART OF THE SYSTEM. AND, MADAM MAYOR, IF THERE IS A IF THERE'S A SERVICE NEED, WHO WOULD ADDRESS THAT FOR THIS PROJECT? I'M SORRY. IF THERE'S A SERVICE NEED AT THIS SITE, WHO WOULD ADDRESS THAT? NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. WOULD IT BE THE CITY OF GARLAND? WHO WOULD WHO WOULD BE ON CALL TO ADDRESS ANY SERVICE ISSUES, MALFUNCTIONS, ETC? I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. THAT WOULD BE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. SO WE ARE THE REGIONAL WATER PROVIDER. ANY ISSUES WITH THIS LOCATION WOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE.

THANK YOU. REMINDER ABOUT THE SPEAKER. SPEAKER CARDS VERY GOOD. OH, AND IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. CUSTOMER BASS THANK YOU, MAYOR ANGELA, YOU'RE READING MY MIND. I JUST WANT TO. I'D LIKE YOU TO POINT OUT SOMETHING WHICH WAS IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT IT HAS COME UP IN THE QUESTION. SO, WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US HOW THE HEIGHT, DOES THE HEIGHT COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT PD, FOR THIS PARTICULAR USE, WE'RE ADDING THE USE. OKAY, PD AND SO, AS AN ADDED USE, ALL THE ELEMENTS WOULD COMPLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 21, ZONING CASE 2307, AS PRESENTED, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASE TO APPROVE ITEM 21 A AS PRESENTED WITH A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

MORE SEEING. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. PLEASE COUNCIL. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

[b. Consider a request by Moin Muhammad, proposing a change in zoning from Industrial (IN) District to Community Retail (CR) District. The site is located at 1010 North Shiloh Road in District 8. Consider and take appropriate action on the application of Moin Muhammad, requesting approval of a Change in Zoning from Industrial (IN) District to Community Retail (CR) District. This property is located at 1010 N Shiloh Road. (District 8) (File Z 24-27)]

THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 1010 NORTH SHILOH ROAD IN DISTRICT EIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS CASE IS

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THE DISTRICT MAY BE USED AS A TRANSITION DISTRICT BETWEEN LOWER INTENSITY RETAIL OR OFFICE USES, AND MORE INTENSE USES. A CR DISTRICT IS GENERALLY APPROPRIATE ALONG MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, BUT IS GENERALLY NOT APPROPRIATE IN PROXIMITY TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT BUFFERING AND SCREENING FEATURES. AN EXAMPLE OF ALLOWED USES IN A CR DISTRICT IS A RETAIL SHOPPING AREA THAT MAY BE LARGE IN SCALE, WITH VERY LIMITED OR NO OUTDOOR STORORAGE TRAFFIC GENERATED BY USES IN A CR DISTRICT MUST BE FOCUSED ON TO THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. NETWORK DEVELOPMENT IN A CR DISTRICT MAY NOT BE DESIGNED IN A MANNER THAT INCREASES TRAFFIC THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS. IN THE EVENT THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST IS APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE PLANNING OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND SECURING A SITE PERMIT AND A BUILDING PERMIT PRIOR TO COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION. IT WILL BE DURING THE PERMITTING PROCESS THAT STAFF WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT ON AUGUST 12TH, 2024 WITH A 7 TO 0 VOTE. THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT 36. NOTIFICATIONS WERE MAILED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. WE RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR, ONE AGNST WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA, WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR RESPONSES RECEIVED. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE WITH US. YES, SIR. MAYOR. MR. MOIN MOHAMMED.

OOPS ONE, ONE. VERY GOOD. SIR, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU'LL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR SIMPLY ANSWER QUESTIONS. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MOIN MOHAMMED. I LIVE AT 609 SAINT GEORGE IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS. 75081 I'M HERE TO REQUEST FOR THIS STRAIGHT ZONING CHANGE, I DID HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION,

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[ CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Terms are usually staggered whereby at least half of the membership has previous experience. Members are appointed based on qualifications.]

HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? OKAY. SEEING NONE AT 758,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.