May 06, 2025 City Council

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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MAY 6TH, 2025 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 MEETINGS, LED BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS. AND 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 CHOOSING AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE TONIGHT. AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD FROM DISTRICT TWO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. WITH THE NEW COUNCIL COMING IN, THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME THE NINE OF US ARE IN FRONT OF YOU TO MAKE DECISIONS CONCERNING OUR CITY. SOME DECISIONS ARE EASY. SOME DECISIONS ARE HARD. SOME KEEP US UP AT NIGHT. BUT SOME DECISIONS ARE NOT ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT OR WRONG, BUT WHAT EACH OF US FEEL IS BEST. SO SOMETIMES WE DON'T ALL AGREE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. WHETHER WE AGREE OR DISAGREE, WE CAN ALL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, WHICH IS YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. TAKING THIS WITH ME, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF ON HERE.

[ 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. Pet of the Month Special Recognition for Garland's Recycled Water Program Honored with 2024 Texas American Water Works Association Bob Derrington Reuse Award Proclamation recognizing Public Service Recognition Week Proclamation recognizing Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation recognizing National Day of Prayer]

HE'S ALREADY NEUTERED, MICROCHIPPED, VACCINATED, DEWORMED. HE'S ALSO HEARTWORM NEGATIVE AND HIS ADOPTION FEE IS ONLY $25, SO YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT DEAL. WE ALSO HAVE LOTS OF CATS IN NEED OF HOMES AS WELL, SO IF YOU PREFER CATS, YOU CAN COME AND ADOPT A CAT FROM US. AND WE ARE ALSO IN NEED OF FOSTERS RIGHT NOW. SO IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO ADOPT, YOU CAN FOSTER WITH US EVEN SHORT TERM. AND THAT HELPS OPEN UP SPACE IN THE SHELTER FOR PETS THAT NEED TO COME IN. BUT JUST GIVE US A CALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET THIS SPECIAL LITTLE GUY AND HE'S READY TO GO HOME WITH YOU. YEAH, I KNOW, YEAH. WELL, THAT'S VERY GOOD. WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU, IRIS. YOU KNOW, FINALLY, YOU BRING A DOG. I'M WEARING A SHIRT THAT THE HAIR'S NOT GOING TO SHOW UP.

RIGHT? SO THANK YOU. YEAH. OF COURSE. I TOOK SIX YEARS TO GET THAT COORDINATED, BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MINIATURE SCHNAUZER MIX. YES, YES, I THINK WE'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL ON A DOG.

ALRIGHT, FIRST UP, I HAVE OUR 2025 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. DOROTHY, I THINK YOU HAVE LOTS OF GUESTS WITH YOU. YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. COME ON UP. YEAH. NO. COME ON AROUND. YEAH. COME ON. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. VERY GOOD. OH MY GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT. IT IS. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL RECOGNITION 2025 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. WHEREAS GARLAND IS THE 93RD LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE THIRD LARGEST IN DALLAS COUNTY. OUR CITY IS A VIBRANT POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT. HANG ON, THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS RESIDENTS

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YES, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING WELL, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS, AND THEN I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO SHARE SOME WORDS WITH US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.

HELLO, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE CELEBRATING WITH YOU TODAY, THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY, BUT ALSO THE UNITY. AND I LOVE THE OPENING WORDS FROM MISSUS BEARD AND UNITY. AND IT'S SHOWN NOT ONLY IN THE EFFORT THAT OUR COMMISSION HAS GIVEN THIS CITY, EVEN THOUGH NINE OF THEM ARE TRANSITIONING OUT. IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THEIR UNITY AS THEY REPRESENT WITH THEIR T SHIRT ONE CITY, AND THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND WE ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY. IN HONOR OF NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. WE ARE HAPPY THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING THIS THE BE THE RECIPIENT OF THIS ON A DAY WHERE THERE IS NO TRAGEDY AND OUR HOPE. OUR MESSAGE IS FOR ANY DAY OF THE YEAR. WE CAN ALWAYS REACH IN PRAYER AND WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. WE UNDERSTAND THEIR SEPARATION IN DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR CHURCHES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVERY YEAR, WE ARE HERE FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, ETHNICITY OR HISTORIES AND OUR DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS. WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE WHERE WE ARE ALL ONE FAMILY AND UNITED, AND WE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT POLITICAL LEADERS, WHETHER IT'S NATIONAL TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, WHETHER YOU'RE A PARTIZAN POSITION OR NONPARTISAN. WE DON'T HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN PRAYER. WE PRAY FOR EVERYONE THE SAME. WE HAVE PRAY FOR OUR CURRENT MAYOR. WE WILL PRAY FOR A FUTURE MAYOR. WE PRAY FORUR CURRENT CITY COUNCIL, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OUR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL, THE SAME AS ALL THE BUSINESSES, ALL THE SCHOOLS AND EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. BE ASSURED THAT YOU ARE COVERED IN PRAYER THROUGH OUR DIFFERENT CHURCHES. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE HAVE PICTURES. OH YES, WE DO PICTURES. EVERYBODY'S PTURE STAND RIGHT NEXT TO MAMA. I'LL GET IN HERE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. APPRECIATE THE MAYOR.ERY GOOD. YOU'RE WELCOME BACK ANYTIME. I LIKE YOUR ENERGY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. I'M GUESSING ONE OF THE 38 PEOPLE HERE IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF ROWS. YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COME UP, JENNIFER. YES. OVER. HERE.

COME ON UP. YOU MADE IT THIS FAR. YOU MIGHT AS WELL COME DOWN HERE.

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THANK YOU. KEEP EVERYBODY COORDINATED. WELL, THIS IS FOR ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH 2025. AND WHEREAS THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY IN 1978, IT EXPANDED TO A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION IN 1990 AND OFFICIALLY AND WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED BY CONGRESS IN 1992. THE CITY OF GARLAND WILL PROUDLY PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HOST THE THIRD ANNUAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING THE INNUMERABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, VIBRANT CULTURES AND RICH TRADITIONS OF ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. THE CELEBRATION FOSTERS CULTURAL EXCHANGE UNDERSTANDING, SHOWCASING THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC NATIONS THROUGH PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITS BY LOCAL AND CALIFORNIA ARTISTS, THE COMMUNITIES HAVE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL, INTEGRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND CONTINUE TO ENRICH GARLAND'S RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR TALENTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND TRADITIONS. AND AS WE CONTINUE AS WE COMMEMORATE THIS HERITAGE MONTH, WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING INCLUSION, DIVERSITY AND EQUITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL. SO NOW, THEREFORE, I SCOTLAND MAY MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2025 AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF GARLAND.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SIR. YOU MAY. JENNIFER. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET OUT OF THE WAY. JENNIFER, WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE WITH US, ALL RIGHT? YOU ALWAYS WITH US ALL THE WAY.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR SCOTT. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M JENNIFER NGUYEN. JUST IN CASE SOME OF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, BUT I THINK ONE PERSON IN THIS ROOM WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I TAKE THAT AS A VERY. THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE RESULT OF MANY HOURS, COUNTLESS TIME AND DEDICATION, NOT ONLY FROM SMALL GROUPS, BUT FROM EACH AND EVERY VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS. AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SO MUCH WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND SPECIAL EVENTS STAFF. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AS YOU CAN SEE, REPRESENTATION FROM THE ASIAN AMERICAN WE BROUGHT TO THE AUDIENCE FOR FIVE GENERATIONS. WE ARE THE FIRST WAVE OF REFUGEES SINCE THE FALL OF VIETNAM LAST WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY. OF THE FALL OF SAIGON, THE END OF VIETNAM WAR. BLACK APRIL WAS MORE THAN A HISTORICAL MARKER. IT IS THE ROOTS OF MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES. MANY, MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WERE TORN APART, AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE EVENTUALLY MADE IT HERE TO THE UNITED STATES. AND WE HAD TO START ALL OVER. WE HAD TO WORK 310 TIMES HARDER TO BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY, BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE BARRIER, CULTURE AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE PAIN, THE SACRIFICE, THE COURAGE AND THE STRENGTH IT TOOK US TO GET HERE. WE THE FIRST WAVE OF REFUGEES, FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE CITY OF GARLAND, AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR OPENING YOUR ARMS TO WELCOMING US. GIVE US A CHANCE TO BUILD OUR LIVES TODAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO SEND OUR GRATITUDE TO AMERICA, CITY OF GARLAND. AND AGAIN, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU OUT THERE.

WE HAVE BEEN HERE 40 YEARS WITHOUT YOUR HELP, YOUR GUIDANCE. YOU GIVE US ROOM. YOU

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AMERICA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ESPECIALLY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND MAY YOUR SCOTLAND MAY. YES, MA'AM. WE ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR WHATEVER YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ARE YOU GOING TO SAY ALL THIS ON SATURDAY? YOU MEMORIZE EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST READ? NO, I DON'T MEMORIZE THINGS VERY WELL ANYMORE, BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO DO IT AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON DOWN HERE ON THE SQUARE DURING THE FESTIVAL. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE ALL OF YOU. WE WILL MAKE YOU SO PROUD.

WE MEAN WELL. WE ARE HERE TO HELP BUILD CITY OF GARLAND, THE BEST PLACE FOR OUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, TOM. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO JENNIFER, I'M GOING TO ASK AM I GOING TO ARE WE GOING TO AM I GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOWING UP ON SATURDAY WITH THIS. OKAY, GOOD I LIKE THAT I LIKE THAT ANSWER. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM.

THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD. IT'S ONE LESS THING I HAVE TO LOSE THIS WEEK. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, CITY OF GARLAND WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. COME ON IN HERE WITH THE HARDWARE. OH, HEY. THANKS FOR COMING. YES, YES. SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

SO. THIS IS A THIS IS OKAY. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER GROUPS HAVE HAD A FEW MORE PEOPLE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO CALL, GET SOME OTHER GUYS OVER. WE'RE EFFICIENT. WE'RE ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS IS IN HONOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

EXCUSE ME. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND HAS DEMONSTRATED FORESIGHT AND LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BY EVOLVING, BY EVOLVING FROM THE OPERATION OF A SINGLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO MANAGING TWO STATE OF THE ART BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.

THESE ADVANCED FACILITIES NOT ONLY SERVE GARLAND, BUT ALSO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF SAXY, ROWLETT, PARTS OF DALLAS, RICHARDSON, AND ALSO SUNNYVALE. EXEMPLIFYING REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. GARLAND IS, ASIDE FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, THE ONLY CITY IN THE REGION THAT OWNS AND OPERATES ITS OWN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. THESE FACILITIES HAVE UNDERGONE UNDERGONE MULTIPLE EXPANSIONS TO ADDRESS THE DEMANDS OF A GROWING POPULATION AND INCREASED NUTRIENT LOAD IN LOADING IN THE SERVICE AREA, ENSURING THAT PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTALTANDARDS ARE CONSISTENTLY MET. IN 1999, THE CITY OF GARLAND LAUNCHED ITS INNOVATIVE DIRECT USE RECYCLED WATER PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LUMINANCE, FORNEY ENERGY CENTER, REDIRECTING APPROXIMATELY 15,680 ACRE FEET OF TREATED WASTEWATER ANNUALLY FROM THE DUCK CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR USE IN COOLING AND STEAM GENERATION. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS PROVIDED A SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCE TO THE 1800 MEGAWATT FORNEY ENERGY ENERGY CENTER FOR OVER 25 YEARS, CONSERVING FRESHWATER AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS COMPARED TO COAL FIRED PLANTS BY REUSING TREATED WASTEWATER. THIS PROGRAM HAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESSENED FRESHWATER WITHDRAWALS, MINIMIZED DISCHARGE INTO LOCAL WATERWAYS, REINFORCING GARLAND'S LONG TERM WATER CONSERVATION GOALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE CITY OF GARLAND'S DEDICATION TO SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY, AND THE WELL BEING OF THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE GREATER NORTH TEXAS REGION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SCOTT LAMAY, ALONG WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY CONVEY THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION. RECOGNITION ON THE CITY OF GARLAND WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, WHO, , MAN. AMAZING. ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING SHINY HERE. WE BROUGHT SOME HARDWARE. YES, SIR. VERY GOOD. THERE YOU GO. OH,

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AND A PRIOR UTILITY I WAS AT. THEY WERE ONE OF THE LARGEST RECYCLING WATER PROGRAMS IN THE NATION, BUT AS A PERCENTAGE OF ITS TOTAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITY, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THE NATION CAN COMPARE TO THE TY OF GARLAND WITH REGARD TO THE AMOUNT OF WASTEWATER THAT IT TREATS, AND WAS ABLE TO REUSE WITH ILLUMINATE PLANT. SO IT'S ALMOST 39 TO 40% OF THE TOTAL WATER VOLUME FROM OUR PLANTS. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND REALLY IS A GREAT TESTAMENT TO US MANAGING OUR WATER RESOURCES PROPERLY. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INDUSTRY, LOOKING FOR CITIES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR GREEN INITIATIVES, GARLAND IS ONE OF THOSE. GARLAND IS A LEADER. GARLAND IS SETTING THE STANDARD WITH REGARD TO ITS WASTEWATER PLAN OR RECYCLE PLAN, BUT HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR OVER 25 YEARS, VERY QUIETLY. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO WHEN I GOT HERE TO GARLAND WAS, LET'S GET SOME RECOGNITION FOR ALL OF THE WORK GARLAND'S BEEN DOING OVER THESE MULTIPLE DECADES. SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL AND A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIONS AND COUNCILS BEFORE THOSE HERE TODAY. SO IT'S A IT'S A COMMITMENT TO THAT PROGRAM. I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE CITY OF GARLAND WATER UTILITIES. AND IT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. AND IT'S ISSUED BY THE ONE OF THE NATION'S PREEMINENT WATER UTILITY ASSOCIATIONS IN AMERICA, THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION. SO IT'S A GREAT, GREAT AWARD TO HAVE, AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND ALL OF THESE GENTLEMEN WHO ARE WITH US HERE.

OKAY. SURE. MY NAME IS MIKE BRINKMAN. I'M THE MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. THIS IS JAMES SACKER. JAMES IS OUR WASTEWATER DIRECTOR FOR ALL OF OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. JOE DUVALL IS OUR MANAGER FOR OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT COLLECTION SYSTEM.

CHRIS VANDERSLICE IS HELPING WITH OUR WASTEWATER IAE AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THE WATER TO THE PROPER PLANT, AND ANTHONY LIVONIUS IS A NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR US TO OVERSEE. A LOT OF THIS WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM TO PREVENT ANY FROM GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM AND US EFFICIENTLY MANAGING OUR SYSTEM. SO THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE HELPING US MAKE SURE WE DELIVER HIGH QUALITY WATER TO OUR CUSTOMERS, BUT ALSO TO BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SO THEY DO A LOT OF HARD WORK. THANK YOU. NOW YOU CAN CLAP FOR. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO DO. VERY GOOD. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MAYOR. JUST KEEP GOING, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THAT'S KIND OF SHARP. YEAH. NO. YEP. ALL RIGHT. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WE ALL ARE DRESSED ALIKE THIS EVENING. COUNCIL. AND JUST TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, THERE IS NO DRESS CODE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE CAN WEAR WHATEVER WE WANT. IT'S JUST TRADITION. IT'S JUST EXPECTED OF US THAT WE WEAR TIES AND DRESSES. AND I DON'T WEAR THE DRESSES LATER, BUT AS LONG AS YOU WEAR THE TIE WITH THEM, I GUESS IT'S OKAY. BUT TONIGHT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION WEEK. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR T SHIRTS, WE ARE TEAM GARLAND. AND SO WE ARE IN SUPPORT HERE TONIGHT OF OUR OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AND I HAVE MISTER REX HERE, CITY MANAGER. WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND CELEBRATES THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF MAY SINCE 1985 AS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, WHICH CONNECTS AND EDUCATES CITIZENS NATIONWIDE TO THE WORK OF THEIR GOVERNMENT, CELEBRATES THE DEDICATION AND EFFORTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES AND HELPS INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S FOCUS IS ON SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR NATION AS FEDERAL,

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NOW. THEREFORE, NOW, I THEREFORE, I SCOTT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALONG WITH OUR CITY CNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2025 AS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, MR. REX. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME. AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, THESE THESE SHIRTS AND THIS SYMBOL HAVE BECOME A BRAND AND A AND A SYMBOL OF SOLIDARITY WITH OUR WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES, WITH TEAM GARLAND, THERE ARE 2400, NEARLY 2400 WOMEN AND MEN THAT SERVE THE CITY EACH AND EVERY DAY TO MAINTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, BUILD OUR ECONOMY, AND OTHERWISE HELP THE RESIDENTS OF GARLAND LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE. AND IT'S GREAT THAT WE TAKE A WEEK EACH YEAR TO RECOGNIZE THEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOW UP EACH AND EVERY DAY AND REALLY EACH AND EVERY NIGHT. TOO MUCH OF WHAT WE DO IS A 24 OVER SEVEN OPERATION WHEN IT WHEN IT'S COMING FROM WATER RECYCLING TO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING ELSE. THE CITY DOES NOT SLEEP AND NEITHER DOES TEAM GARLAND. SO COUNCIL AND MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF TEAM GARLAND AND FOR RECOGNIZING THIS SPECIAL WEEK. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EVENTS PLANNED FOR TEAM GARLAND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, INCLUDING A BIG EMPLOYEE EVENT TOMORROW WHERE WE GET TO STEP AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER, EAT A LITTLE FOOD, HAVE A LITTLE FUN, AND OTHERWISE RECOGNIZE THE PUBLIC SERVANTS THAT ARE TEAM GARLAND. SO THANK YOU AGAIN MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY FOR SHOWING UP IN SOLIDARITY OF TEAM GARLAND. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THAT'S YOURS. ALL RIGHT. I EXPECT TO SEE THAT FRAMED ON YOUR OFFICE WALL. OKAY. I NEED TO GO AHEAD. AND.

DO. THAT. I'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A MOMENT. I'LL WAIT AND SEE IF I INVOKE THE RULE THAT IF YOU RECEIVE A RECOGNITION, YOU HAVE TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING. OKAY? SO. YEAH. YEAH, I THINK SO. LET EVERYBODY CLEAR OUT HERE FOR A SECOND. WHILE WE DO THAT. I'VE GOT JUST A COUPLE OF COUPLE OF NOTES HERE. ONE, ONE OF THE ZONING CASES ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. ITEM NINE A WE WILL NOT BE HEARING THAT ITEM TONIGHT. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A POSTPONEMENT TO OUR JUNE 17TH MEETING. SO IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. FIRST UP ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT

[ 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.]

ITEM TWO A REPLACEMENT DOZER FOR THE HINTON LANDFILL. ITEM TWO B POLICE GUN RANGE BULLET TRAP SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT ITEM TWO C SIDE AND REAR LOADER CHASSIS FOR SANITATION DEPARTMENT. ITEM 2DG

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ITEM TWO H BODIES FOR SANITATION DEPARTMENT TRUCKS. ITEM TWO I 2025 HINO X EIGHT SEMI-TRACTOR CAB CHASSIS TRUCKS. ITEM 2JG LOOKOUT SUBSTATION, BAY ADDITION CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. ITEM TWO K TRUCKS FOR SANITATION AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENTS. ITEM 2LG HOLFORD SWITCH STATION. TESTING AND COMMISSIONING. ITEM TWO M TMPA GIBBONS CREEK TO ZENITH PROTECTION SCHEME, ENGINEERING SERVICES ITEM 2NG TRANSMISSION SERVICES STORAGE FACILITY, LAY DOWN YARD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

ITEM TWO G, L AND TMPA SUBSTATION TESTING AND COMMISSIONING SERVICES. CHANGE ORDER ITEM 2PGL MILLER ROAD TO NEWMAN 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE REBUILD ENGINEERING SERVICES AND ITEM TWO Q, G L PLANT STAFFING SERVICES CONTRACT ITEM THREE SHILOH ROAD PROJECT ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2328 BROOK STREET. ITEM FOUR SHILOH ROAD PROJECT ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2329 BROOK STREET. ITEM FIVE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH BLOOMING INVESTMENTS GROUP ONE, LLC. ITEM SIX TMPA ASSET EXCHANGE. AND LASTLY, ITEM SEVEN FIRE AND POLICE STAFFING REALIGNMENT. THAT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? AND AGAIN, WE HAVE PULLED ITEM TWO F. WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. AS PRESENTED WOULD MEAN WITH WITH ITEM. I'M SORRY TWO F PULLED FOR. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM TWO F SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY, PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL. NOPE. NOPE. HANG ON. MAYBE. YES. MAYOR LEMAY, I'M HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO WITH THAT. WE WILL GO OLD SCHOOL. YES. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. THAT WOULD BE UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE WILL COME BACK TO. ITEM TWO. F HOLFORD MULTI-PURPOSE

[f. Holford Multipurpose Recreational Facility Bid No. 1038-25 Overland Partners $2,000,000.00 This request is to award a professional services contract to Overland Partners in a not-to-exceed amount of $2,000,000 for the design of the Multipurpose Soccer Training Facility, generally located at the southeast corner of Holford Road and President George Bush Tollway (Hwy190).]

AGENDA ITEM TWO F IS A REQUEST TO AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO OVERLAND PARTNERS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE RECREATIONAL TRAINING FACILITY THAT'S GENERALLY LOCATED AT HOLFORD ROAD, AND IT'S ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HOLFORD ROAD AND PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HIGHWAY, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS HIGHWAY 190. THIS PROJECT IS PROPOSED AS A TWO STORY FACILITY THAT IS SUPPORT THAT THAT IS TO SUPPORT ATHLETE TRAINING AND OPERATIONS.

THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT IS $18 MILLION, AND THE $2$2 MILLION THAT WE'RE REQUESTG AS A NOT TO EXCEED BUDGET OR NOT TO EXCEED CONTRACT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS OF AROUND 8 TO 8 TO 15%. I BELIEVE THIS ONE LANDS RIGHT AT 11%. SO WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, YOU ASKED FOR THIS TO BE PULLED. I DID I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, CRYSTAL, FOR GIVING US THAT UPDATE. THE REASON FOR HAVING IT PULLED WAS JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TRANSPARENCY SO THAT IT WAS OUT IN THE OPEN, SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. VERY

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[8. Agreement for Real Property Contract of Sale Between The Owl Icehouse Garland, LLC and the City of Garland Regarding Property Located at 519 State Street in the Downtown Historic Sub-district. Approve a Development Agreement and Real Property Contract of Sale between The Owl Icehouse Garland, LLC and the City of Garland regarding property located at 519 State Street in the Downtown Historic Sub-district. Council was briefed on this item at the April 14, 2025 Work Session.]

THERE WE GO. OKAY, WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU AGAIN ON THIS PROPOSED PROJECT AT 519 STATE STREET THIS EVENING. WE'D LIKE TO GO OVER A HISTORY OF THE PROJECT TO DATE, THE VISION FOR THE PROJECT, AND THEN GO THROUGH A REVISED PROPOSAL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. SO JUST TO KIND OF RECAP 519 STATE STREET IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY ALIGNS WITH MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES IN THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. SO THROUGH THE REVITALIZATION OF 519 STATE STREET, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE LIST OF ATTRACTIONS THAT REALLY POSITION DOWNTOWN GARLAND IN THE CORE OF THE BANKHEAD CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT AS A DESTINATION. THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVES TO DATE HAVE REALLY PUT US IN A POSITION TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL DESTINATION WE HAVE HERE IN DOWNTOWN. WITH THE REVITALIZATION OF THIS PROJECT, WE OR THIS PROPERTY, WE WILL ALSO BE PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF UNDERUTILIZED PARCELS AND BRINGING THOSE THIS POTENTIAL PROPERTY OR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY BACK ONTO THE TAX ROLLS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC VIBRANCY OF DOWNTOWN. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S IMAGE AND PERCEPTION AND THEN FURTHER ENHANCE OUR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE IN DOWNTOWN.

SO I'D LIKE TO KIND OF QUICKLY RECAP OUR TIMELINE AND KIND OF GO OVER HOW WE'VE ENDED UP HERE THIS EVENING. SO COUNCIL, AS YOU'RE ALL VERY WELL AWARE, IN OCTOBER OF 2023, THE CITY APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF 519 STATE STREET AND IN IN COMPLEMENT TO THAT HAD A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT IT. AT THAT TIME, THE TIFF ONE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN WAS AMENDED TO INCLUDE A $10 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE TO COVER THE ACQUISITION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. THEN, IN LATE 2023 EARLY 2024, WE DID BEGIN HEAR INTEREST FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO 519 STATE STREET AND AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND RESEARCH, WE LANDED ON WHAT WE FELT WAS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TOOL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY. AND THAT CAME IN THE FORM OF AN RFQ AND A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. SO

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AND 519 STATE STREET, BEING A VACANT BUILDING FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS IS A BIG PIECE OF THAT PUZZLE. AND SO THROUGH THE RIGHT PARTNERSHIP AND PROJECT COMING TO FRUITION, WE REALLY SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM JONES HARDWARE INTO A COMMUNITY ASSET. SO WITH THIS PROJECT, WE HOPE AND STRIVE TO FOSTER ECONOMIC VIBRANCY IN THE DISTRICT AND THAT WE WILL INJECT A STEADY AMOUNT OF FOOT TRAFFIC INTO DOWNTOWN GARLAND THAT LIVES OUTSIDE OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND IS NOT LIMITED TO THOSE SEVERAL WONDERFUL SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT THIS FOOT TRAFFIC WILL ATTRACT AND CREATE REPEAT RETURN VISITATIONS TO THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND DISTRICT TO VISIT ONE OF THE NUMEROUS ATTRACTIONS WE HAVE IN DOWNTOWN. SO WHETHER THAT BE, YOU KNOW, RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET TO A VINTAGE CLOTHING SHOP OR TO A RECORD STORE DOWN THE ROAD, DOWN THE ROAD, OR GRABBING ICE CREAM OR COFFEE AFTER YOUR TIME AT 519 STATE STREET, OR EVEN PLANNING THAT NEXT KID'S FREE OUTING IN DOWNTOWN OR A DATE NIGHT.

THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE STRIVE TO PARTNER WITH THE DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN BUILDING ECONOMIC DRIVERS IN TEXAS DOWNTOWNS AND REALLY PUSHING FORWARD ECONOMIC VIBRANCY IN THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN WORLD, AND ALL THE WONDERFUL INTRICACIES THAT COME WITH THAT. AS FAR AS TRYING TO SURVIVE IN A IN A HISTORICAL CHARACTER DISTRICT AS WELL. AND WE LOOK TO STRENGTHEN DOWNTOWN AS A WALKABLE, INVITING AND CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.

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OUR APPROACH PER YOUR DIRECTION, TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, WE FEEL MUCH STRONGLY ABOUT THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND A MEASURABLE ECONOMIC RETURN. WE DO FEEL THAT WE'VE REDUCED THE RISK THROUGH ANNUAL PERFORMANCE CHECK POINTS. SO THE DEADLINE FOR DEMOLITION AND BUILD OUT AND COMMENCING BUSINESS OPERATIONS. IF ANY OF THOSE DEADLINES AREN'T MET, THERE ARE CLAWBACK MEASURES IN THE AGREEMENT THAT WOULD EVEN PUT THE DEVELOPER IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO CONVEY THE PROPERTY BACK TO THE CITY AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. THE EXPECTED ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN PROPERTY VALUE AND GROSS SALES IS THAT SECOND BENCHMARK OF REALLY BUILDING IN ACCOUNTABILITY INTO THE STRUCTURE OF THIS DEAL, AND THEN WE REALLY FEEL STRONGLY THAT BY SUPPORTING THE ACTIVATION OF THIS LONG VACANT HISTORIC PROPERTY AND TURNING IT INTO A COMMUNITY ASSET WILL BE POSITIONING DOWNTOWN GARLAND TO CONTINUE TO TREND FORWARD AS A DESTINATION WITHIN THE BANKHEAD CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT. SO TO FRAME ALL OF THAT FISLLY, THE TOTAL INCENTIVE PROPOSED THIS EVENING IS CAPPED AT $700,000. THAT COMES DOWN TO ABOUT $53.85 PER SQUARE FOOT. AGAIN, $500,000. ISSUES ISSUED POST-CONSTRUCTION UP TO $200,000 ISSUED OVER FIVE YEARS. MOVING FORWARD, THE INCENTIVE IS MEASURABLE, TIME BOUND AND PERFORMANCE BASED. AND THEN LASTLY, IN REGARDS TO FISCAL FRAMING, I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THAT $8 MILLION OF THE $10,000,010 MILLION PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED IN THE TIF, ONE PROJECT PLAN FOR THE ACQUISITION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY, WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO BE REPROGRAMED BACK INTO THE TIF. ONE AREA FOR OTHER USES. AND BEFORE HANDING IT OVER TO MATT FOR A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT BASED ON RECENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE PRIOR INCENTIVE GIVEN TO A CATALYST RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN WAS TO FORTUNATE SON. THIS WAS FOR $500,000, WHICH CAME OUT TO ABOUT $67.45 PER SQUARE FOOT. WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING WITH THE ICEHOUSE COMES OUT TO ABOUT $53.85 PER SQUARE FOOT, AND SOME MORE BROAD BASED PROGRAMS IN DOWNTOWN. ONE OF THE PROGRAMS IN THE TIFF ONE PROJECT PLAN THAT I REFERENCED JUST A MOMENT AGO IS OUR DOWNTOWN FACADE AND REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. AND TO DATE, THAT HAS APPROVED ROUGHLY $1.1 MILLION IN APPROVED GRANTS. MR. WATSON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT A HIGH LEVEL PROJECTION OF WHAT THE REVENUES AND THE EXPENDITURES WOULD BE OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS FOR OPTION ONE, WHICH IS THE ALLIES HOUSE, WHICH IS BEING PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. AND OPTION TWO WAS THE ORIGINAL OPTION THAT WE TOOK FORWARD TO THE TIFF BOARD FOR A CITY OWNED EVENT SPACE. SO STARTING WITH OPTION ONE. WITH OPTION ONE, WHAT I'M ASSUMING HERE IS THAT THE PROPERTY VALUES WILL BE ABOUT $3.8 MILLION, AND WHAT THAT WILL BE IS ROUGHLY THE FIRST YEAR, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN ABOUT A $26,000 IN PROPERTY TAXES. BUT I HAVE INFLATED THAT OVER OVER TIME, ABOUT 3%. SO OVER 20 YEARS, THE AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 34,500. THE AVERAGE SALES TAX IN YEAR

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HOWEVER, ON OPTION TWO, BECAUSE THE FACILITY WOULD BE A CITY OWNED FACILITY, THERE WOULD NOT BE PROPERTY TAX OR SALES TAX COLLECTION, AND THERE WOULD BE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE USE OF FACILITIES FROM RENTALS, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE AT GRANVILLE ART CENTER. AND WE DID LOOK AT LIKE KIND FACILITIES IN THE METROPLEX. AND WE WERE WE ASSUMED, ABOUT $263,000 OF REVENUE BASED OFF OF THOSE LIKE KIND FACILITIES, WHICH WOULD GENERATE ABOUT $5.3 MILLION OVER 20 YEARS IN REVENUE. HOWEVER, WE WOULD HAVE TO ISSUE THE FOR THE FOR THE LAND, $1.9 MILLION OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION PLUS FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE FACILITY. WE HAD A BUDGET ESTIMATE OF $8 MILLION. SO ISSUING THE COES FOR THAT ROUGHLY $10 MILLION PLUS THE OPERATIONS OF THE FACILITY OVER 20 YEARS, WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $17.9 MILLION. SO OVER THE 20 YEAR PERIOD, THERE WOULD NOT BE A NET PROFIT BACK TO THE CITY IN THE FORM OF ANY PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX, OR FROM THE EVENT USES, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT DEBT SERVICE. SO THERE WAS ALSO NOT A BREAK EVEN OR PAYBACK TO BE CALCULATED. WITH THAT, I WILL SAY THAT THE PROPERTY TAX VALUATIONS AROUND THE SQUARE PROPER, EXCLUDING ALL CITY OWNED FACILITIES, IS ABOUT $5.9 MILLION ON THE ON MARKET VALUE RIGHT NOW. AND WITH THIS FACILITY COMING IN ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3.1 AND 3.8, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALMOST A 50% INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY VALUES OF THE SQUARE. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM. COUNCILMEMBER HEDRICK THANK YOU. MAYOR, I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT DEVELOPMENT TEAM COMMITMENTS. HOW WILL THE INVESTMENTS, THE 2.5 MILLION IN REAL PROPERTY AND THE 600,000 IN FFA BE VERIFIED? WILL THEY SUBMIT RECEIPTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR HOW WILL THAT WORK LOGISTICALLY? LOGISTICALLY? TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS JUST BY LOOKING AT THE TAX ROLLS. AND IF THEY HIT THAT NUMBER, OKAY, SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY SUBMIT THAT THEY PUT IN. STOVES OR YEAH, WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS JUST HITTING THAT FROM A TAX PERSPECTIVE, THAT THE TAX ROLLS WERE SHOWING THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WAS ON THE ON THE TAX ROLLS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

OKAY. I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SPEAKERS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM HERE. IS THAT CORRECT, MADAM SECRETARY? YES, SIR. WE DO, MR. DONALD. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE. DO WE HAVE MIKE, LET'S I THINK LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THEM BOTH UP HERE AT THE SAME TIME. THAT WAY. NOT PLAYING TAG. GENTLEMEN, WELCOME. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND OR JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS. MY NAME IS DON DAY. I LIVE AT 110 EAST LOUISIANA STREET IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. AND I THINK YOUR STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF PRESENTATION. AND I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD OTHER THAN TO TELL YOU I HOPE YOU'RE APPROVING TONIGHT. MY NAME IS MIKE LUTHER. I LIVE AT 331 OAKWOOD TRAIL IN FAIRVIEW, TEXAS. I APPRECIATE AGAIN BEING ABLE TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE, REVISIT THIS. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION OF THE ADDITION OF THE OWL ICE HOUSE TO THE BANKHEAD CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT. WE HAVE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HEARING FROM YOU, THE RESIDENTS OF GARLAND, AND MORE RECENTLY FROM NEIGHBORING BUSINESS OWNERS. AND WHILE I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION TO SHARE THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO REITETERATE A F OF THE COMMENTS OR THE COMMITMENTS I'M SORRY THAT WE HAVE MADE. THE OWL

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WE ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING, WHICH IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF IS IN DESPERATE DISREPAIR AND WE WILL FULFILL THE VERY UNIQUE REQUIREMENT OUTLINED IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WE HOPE THAT YOU KEEP ALL THIS IN MIND AS YOU VOTE TONIGHT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EARNING YOUR TRUST AS WE WORK TOWARD TO BUILD A BRAND THAT DELIVERS BOTH ON THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE VALUE. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM? I SEE NONE GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND MADAM SECRETARY I BELIEVE WE'LL MOVE ON. DO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. WE DO. THANK YOU. AMBER, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY? SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. JUST SO I HAVE AN IDEA IN MY HEAD. WE HAVE NINE. ALL RIGHT, FAIR ENOUGH. WE'LL CALL FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE. AMBER RAY. MA'AM. AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. AMBER RAY, 1402 CEDAR CREST DRIVE, GARLAND, TEXAS I AM A PROUD GARLAND RESIDENT AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT, WHICH IS RARE FOR THE PROPOSED OWL ICE HOUSE AT 1519 WEST STATE STREET. WHILE MANY CONCERNS HAVE RAISED FOR PARKING, THESE ISSUES ARE MANAGEABLE AS WE INCREASE THE VOLUME OF THE PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THERE WILL BE SOME FRUSTRATION, BUT THAT FRUSTRATION WILL OPEN OPPORTUNITIES. AND I HAD TO CHANGE ALL THIS UP BECAUSE CERTAIN THINGS WERE SAID. THE EXISTING PARKING GARAGES, OTHER PUBLIC PARKING LOTS FURTHER OFF THE SQUARE, WHICH ARE OFTEN UNDERUTILIZED, WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH SPACES FOR PATRONS. WE COULD EVEN EVENTUALLY LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AT HAVING STREET CAR LINES. TROLLEY LINES, LIKE OTHER CITIES, USE TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE INTO THE CITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTRAL LOCATION OF THE ICE HOUSE WILL ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE AREA ON FOOT, REDUCING THE RELIANCE ON PRINCESS PARKING, PROMOTING PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE OWL WILL NOT THREATEN EXISTING BUSINESSES, BUT WILL INSTEAD COMPLEMENT THEM. THE INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC AND VISIBILITY WILL BENEFIT ALL THE BUSINESSES BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, EVEN THOSE NOT DIRECTLY ON THE SQUARE. SAY GOODBYE TO THOSE RUN DOWN AND VACANT LOTS IN SPACES, BECAUSE THEY WILL OFFICIALLY BECOME PRIME LOCATIONS THAT ALL THE OWL ICE HOUSE WILL BECOME AN ADDED CORNERSTONE TO OUR DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY, DRAWING VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE TO ENJOY THE DOWNTOWN, NOT JUST THE SQUARE. REGARDING THE 1.9 MILLION ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE FROM THE JONES FAMILY, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CUT OUR LOSSES INSTEAD OF INVESTING ANOTHER 8 MILLION INTO IT. LET'S START GENERATING REVENUE THROUGH TAXES PLUS THE INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC. ALL THE OTHER BUSINESSES WILL RISE IN SALES TAXES WHEN ONE OF THEM, WHEN THEY ALL WIN. SO LET'S GROW TOGETHER, VOTE YES AND BUILD GARLAND. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE AJ COLE. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I STAND BEFORE YOU REPRESENTING.

HANG ON NOW. SORRY. AJ COLE 1609. COME ON, JAMES GOODWIN, I SHOULD KNOW THIS BY NOW. YES, I STAND BEFORE YOU REPRESENTING 529 CONCERNED RESIDENTSND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE SIGNED A PETITION URGING THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THE PROPOSED SALE OF 519 WEST STATE STREET TO THE OWL ICEHOUSE LLC. THE PETITION WAS EMAILED TO COUNCIL ON FRIDAY, MAY 2ND. SO I

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COMMUNICATION VISION MISALIGNMENT. FEEDBACK FROM THE RECENT DOWNTOWN GARLAND PUBLIC SURVEY EMPHASIZED A PREFERENCE FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY DINING OPTIONS, RATHER THAN LARGE, ALCOHOL CENTERED VENUES. THE DISCREPANCY RAISES CONCERNS OF CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TRULY REFLECTS THE DESIRES OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE ONE SIDED AGREEMENT. ALTHOUGH THIS SECOND AGREEMENT IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR US, AND I DO THINK WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT STILL OVERLY FAVOR THE DEVELOPER AT THIS POINT, AND THEN IGNORING PUBLIC INPUT. I KNOW RIGHT NOW WE ARE FINALLY HAVING THE CHANCE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THAT, AND I DO APPRECIATE IT, BUT IT DOES KIND OF FEEL LIKE ALL THESE THINGS WERE PUT TOGETHER BEFORE THE PUBLIC REALLY HAD ANY IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION WOULD BE FIRST RIGHTS TO BUY BACK THE PROPERTY.

IF THE ICEHOUSE DECIDES TO SELL THE BUILDING BEFORE THE PAYBACK PERIOD HAS BEEN MET, I URGE THE CITY TO ESTABLISH A CLAUSE GRANTING THE CITY FIRST RIGHTS TO REPURCHASE THE PROPERTY. THIS BUYBACK SHOULD BE AT AN ADJUSTED RATE THAT REFLECTS THE REMAINING TIME LEFT IN THE BUYBACK PERIOD AND THE PAYBACK PERIOD, AS WELL AS THE COST THE CITY INCURRED. ALSO CLARIFYING WHAT IS NOT CONSIDERED SIMILAR TYPE ENTERTAINMENT. SO THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY THE ICEHOUSE CONCEPT DOES NOT WORK OUT AND THEY GO TO LEASE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. IT COULD GO TO, I DON'T KNOW, SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'S OUT THERE. GAME ROOM RESTAURANTS. SO CONSIDERING THAT AND AN RFP, I THINK THAT WAS MY BEEPER. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? I SEE NONE. I'M GOING TO CALL UPON OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES, PLEASE, IF YOU COULD. YES, MAYOR. JUST IN REGARD TO THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OR THE RIGHT TO BUY BACK FIRST, WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT THAT WILL GIVE THE CITY THE OPTION, AT ITS DISCRETION, TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY BACK IF IT'S NOT CONTINUED. AS THE ALLY OR ICEHOUSE UNTIL 2031, I THINK MAY OF 2031 AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. MARY IHLENFELD. GOOD EVENING MA'AM. GOOD ENING. MY NAME IS MARY ELLEN FELT. I'M 4306 WINDSOR DRIVE, GARLAND, TEXAS. KIND OF AMAZING TO HEAR ME UP HERE SAYING THAT I'M ACTUALLY FOR SOMEPLACE THAT'S SELLING ALCOHOL, CONSIDERING RIGHT DOWN ON ON 30, I WAS THROWN 30 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD BY A DRUNK DRIVER, BUT I'M ACTUALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT. AND WHY WOULD THAT BE? NUMBER ONE, WHEN I HEARD ALL THE COMMOTION ABOUT THIS OWL ICE HOUSE, I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT? OKAY, WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS ISSUE? AND ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND IS THERE'S A DEVELOPER, DON. THEY HAD NEVER MET YOU BEFORE. HI, SIR. MR. DAY IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL, JUST NORTH OF US. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE REVITALIZATION OF MCKINNEY'S DOWNTOWN AREA. IN ADDITION TO COMMISSIONING VARIOUS PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. HE'S A HISTORY. HE HAS A HISTORY OF REMODELING AND REFURBISHING HISTORIC BUILDINGS, LEAVING THE FLAVOR OF THESE BUILDINGS INTACT. HE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED OVER AND OVER BY THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION FOR ALL OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS IN MCKINNEY, AND HE'S BEEN A STRONG MENTOR FOR MANY BUSINESS OWNERS IN MCKINNEY, AND WOULD BRING ALL OF THIS EXPERIENCE AND EFFORT TO BEAR COMING INTO OUR DOWNTOWN GARLAND. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S MANY BUSINESSES AND THERE'S OTHER CONCERNS OF POTENTIAL COMPETITION AND THE IMPACT TO THE BUSINESS ENDEAVORS. HOWEVER, THE PROJECT

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IT'S NOT ON THE SQUARE, SO EVERYONE THAT'S TALKING ABOUT THE DAYS AND THE LOSERS BEING DOWNTOWN DEVELOPERS. YES. RICKS CHOPHOUSE. YES, BUT THE ICE HOUSE IN MCKINNEY IS ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM THE SQUARE, AND IF YOU VISIT IT, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S LIKE THE IMPRINT OF TWO POSTAGE STAMPS ON THREE STICKY NOTES. WHEN YOU WHEN YOU CONSIDER ADJOINING THE ICE HOUSE IN MCKINNEY IS TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, WITH OVER 100 PARKING SPACES DIRECTLY ACROSS EL DORADO PARKWAY IS THE COLLIN COUNTY CENTRAL TAX ASSESSOR'S BUILDING WITH OVER 300 PARKING SPACES. AND I'VE MADE THREE VISITS TO SEE FOR MYSELF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AT THE STIX ICE HOUSE. GREAT EXPERIENCE, NICE FOOD, PERFECT STAFF, GREAT EXPERIENCE AND AMENITIES. HOWEVER, THE LOCATION IS APPLES TO ORANGES TO A THIRD OF AN ACRE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND AT 519, COMPARED TO 1.69 ACRES, WHICH IS THE STIX ICE HOUSE, PLUS ALL THESE OTHER PARKING SPACES THAT THEY ARE AFFORDED NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS. WHEN THESE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES OF THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND THE COLLIN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT ARE CLOSED.

SO THEY HAVE A BUILT IN 400 PERSON OVERFLOW RIGHT AT THEIR BACK DOOR FOR PARKING, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. ANYWAY, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER. THIS IS NOT APPLES TO ORANGES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU.

LETICIA, CAN YOU COME HERE? JUST COME UP FOR JUST A SECOND. I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO ADDRESS. AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THIS NUMBER. NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE, DOWNTOWN GARAGES, STREET PARKING, ETCETERA. YES. SO WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN CORE, ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, IT'S I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE IT EXACTLY. I BELIEVE IT'S 3800 PLUS, BUT THAT'S WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. JUST TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT. THAT'S WITH THE BORDERING LINES OF ESSENTIALLY A BLOCK OFF THE SQUARE IN ALL DIRECTIONS. SO OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. TOM DENOFF. GOOD EVENING. NAME AND ADDRESS.

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SIR. WELCOME. IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS JOSH YINGLING, 2306 WILD OAK DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75228. I AM ONE OF THE PROPRIETORS OF FORTUNATE SON, AS TOM JUST MENTIONED AS WELL. COUPLE ISSUES. I JUST LIKE NOT ISSUES, JUST THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY. THE PARKING THING, I DON'T KNOW. WE PUT 10,000 PEOPLE DOWN HERE ON LIGHTING A CHRISTMAS TREE, AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND HAVE ENOUGH SPACE. AS FAR AS THE BUILDINGS CONCERNED, I'M NOT A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER BY ANY MEANS, BUT THE LONGER THAT BUILDING STAYS VACANT, THE MORE IT BECOMES DETERIORATED AND STARTS TO FALL APART. I WOULD BE WORRIED PERSONALLY, THAT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE PLAZA NEXT DOOR AND SOMETHING ELSE NEXT DOOR, AND IT'S GOING TO CAVE IN, OR MAKE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN IT IS. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING I'D LIKE TO GET ACROSS ABOUT THIS INVESTMENT IS THAT I'VE KNOWN MIKE AND RAY PERSONALLY FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. FOR THEM TO WANT TO COME DOWN HERE AND INVEST THIS KIND OF MONEY INTO A PROJECT THAT I RUN RESTAURANTS. I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY. EVERYBODY THINKS THERE'S TONS OF MONEY IN IT. THERE'S NOT. WE DO IT BECAUSE WE LOVE IT. WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY. WE LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN. WE LOVE MAKING PEOPLE SMILE WHEN THEY'RE HAVING A BAD DAY. FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND WANT TO SPEND THIS KIND OF MONEY, I THINK IS A WONDERFUL THING. I AKIN THIS TO VERY MUCH HAVING A NEIGHBOR MOVE IN NEXT TO MY HOUSE. I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY PAID FOR IT. IF THEY KEEP THEIR CAR CLEAN, THEY THEY MOW THEIR YARD. THEY HELP ME CUT DOWN A TREE. WHEN MY TREE GETS FALLING OVER AND THEY'RE COOL.

THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT IS THAT THEY'RE GOOD NEIGHBORS. AND I THINK THE POLICY OF BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO. AND I THINK THEY'RE ULTIMATELY VERY LOYAL, VERY HARDWORKING. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'D PROBABLY BE VERY GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT THEY'RE CHOOSING TO BE OUR NEIGHBORS, AND I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE COULD BE SO LUCKY THAT THEY'D BE OURS AS WELL. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY CHAD JONES. 3629 GLENBROOK COURT, GARLAND,

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AND IF YOU READ THE AGREEMENT WITH THE JONESES, NOWHERE IN THERE DOES IT MAKE A COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY WILL NOT SELL THE PROPERTY TO A THIRD PARTY. IN FACT, I THINK THERE WAS A QUOTE UP ON THE SCREEN WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT HOW THE CITY WOULD EITHER OPERATE OR CAUSE TO BE OPERATED A ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY, SUCH AS A RESURANT OR AN EVENT CENTER. AND IN MY ESTIMATION, AS I LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT, READ OVER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, WHAT THE WHAT THE DEVELOPER DEVELOPING THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAS PRESENTED TONIGHT IS IN LOCKSTEP WITH THE AGREEMENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WHO OPERATES THE FACILITY AND WHO OWNS THE FACILITY. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IN THAT AGREEMENT THAT ONE OF THE LAST PARAGRAPHS IN THAT AGREEMENT USES THE LANGUAGE OF NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY HAS FINAL AUTHORITY ON MATTERS RELATED TO DESIGN, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, USE AND OPERATION OF THE FACILITY, AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PROVISION IN THAT CONTRACT THAT WE INTENTIONALLY PLACED IN THERE, SO THAT ULTIMATELY, THERE'S ONE DECISION MAKER ON HOW THIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE OPERATED AND WHO'S GOING TO OWN IT. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CITY. AND HAS THE AGREEMENT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY SINCE ITS SIGNING? NO, IT HAS NOT. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. YOU CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. ROBERT SMITH.

MR. SMITH, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE, SO I'M GOING TO SAY NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, IN THREE MINUTES, JUST AS A REFRESHER. BE HAPPY TO ROBERT SMITH. DOWNTOWN GARLAND, 115 NORTH NINTH STREET. I HAVE BEEN WITH YOU FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ON THE REDEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN GARLAND. I CAN REMEMBER THE DAYS THAT YOU CAN FIRE A CANNON DOWN MAIN STREET AND NOT HIT A THING. IN 2016, I WAS FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH MR. DAY WITH THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION IN MCKINNEY, AND. HE SHEPHERD ME THROUGH KIND OF A ROUGH TIME WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT MATTERS THAT I WAS HAVING HERE. AND I WILL BE FOREVER, FOREVER THANKFUL FOR HIM DURING THAT TIME. I WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A

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AND SO I AM HERE IN ABSOLUTE 100% SUPPORT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? AND THAT'S FROM US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR OKAY. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

MADAM SECRETARY. CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER. I'VE LOST TRACK BY THE WAY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A NEXT ONE OR NOT. THIS IS THE FINAL SPEAKER. OKAY? OKAY. AND JUST BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, IF YOU. THAT HASN'T TURNED IN A SPEAKER CARD, NOW IS YOUR TIME, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS THREE MINUTES TODD ALLEN, 2017 RIDGECREST DRIVE, GARDEN, TEXAS. SO I WAS ACTUALLY BORN. I'M FOR LIFETIME RESIDENT OF GARLAND, TEXAS HERE. I WAS BORN AT GARLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY GARLAND NO LONGER HAS A HOSPITAL, WHICH IS A WHOLE NOTHER STORY. BUT IN THE PAST, IN MY OPINION, GARLAND HAS SEEN MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES SLIP AWAY. ONCE HOME TO ATTRACTIONS LIKE WET N WILD THAT BROUGHT IN TOURISM AND SUPPORTED A HOTEL AND AN IHOP. WE NOW HAVE A CARMAX, WHERE IT USED TO BE WHEN RAYTHEON WANTED TO EXPAND. INFLEXIBLE POLICIES PUSHED THEM TO RICHARDSON, COSTING GARLAND VALUABLE JOBS ECONOMIC STRENGTH. WE NOW HAVE A WAREHOUSE AND A TRUCK STOP IN ITS PLACE. IF WE WANT TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF MISSED CHANCES, WE NEED TO EMBRACE BUSINESSES THAT BRING LIFE AND VITALITY TO OUR COMMUNITY. GARLAND HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS FOR BECOMING A TRUE DESTINATION SPOT, BUT IT HASN'T BROKEN THAT THRESHOLD. A NEW RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN COULD BE THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE, HELPING GARLAND ATTRACT MORE VISITORS, ENCOURAGE LOCAL INVESTMENT, AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES BY FOSTERING A MORE VIBRANT AND DIVERSE DINING SCENE, WE SIGNAL TO ENTREPRENEURS AND DEVELOPERS THAT GARLAND IS A CITY WORTH INVESTING IN. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ONE RESTAURANT, IT'S ABOUT LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POSITIONING GARLAND AS A COMPETITIVE DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. AND I'LL ME ANOTHER COMMENT. I PURPOSELY COME COME THROUGH DOWNTOWN GARLAND NOW BECAUSE I SEE ALL OF THE ACTIVITY THAT IS RE, AND I WANT TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT AS IT'S HAPPENING. I USED TO BYPASS, I JUST GO DOWN AVENUE D OR B, WHICHEVER ONE GOES TOWARDS GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL, AND NOW I MAKE IT A POINT TO GO THROUGH GARLAND. BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION AND THE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I TAKE IT THAT MEANS WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER. YES, SIR. DAVID HONG, IT'S ALL RIGHT. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. SO, DAVID HOGUE, 2510 DILLON DRIVE. AND TO PUT A LONG STORY SHORT, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THIS, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BROUGHT UP CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING A LOT OF STRUGGLES. GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS, I AM NOT A BUSINESS EXPERT. I'M NOT AN EXPERT AT ALL, BUT I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OF THE BUSINESSES WE ALREADY HAVE STRUGGLE OR DISAPPEAR OUTRIGHT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF CONSIDERING HELPING THEM OUT, IF THEY SHOULD START TO HAVE STRUGGLES IN THE YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS APPROVED. JUST THE COMMENT I WANTED TO THROW OUT THERE AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? I SEE NONE. ALL RIGHT. LAST CALL. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. COUNCIL. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I DON'T KNOW THAT. I'M NOT SURE THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION TO BE HAD. AND I HAVE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. SO AT THIS POINT I AM GOING TO GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AS THIS IS IN HER DISTRICT. THANK YOU MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SALE OF 519 STATE STREET TO THE. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND ALONG WITH MULTIPLE

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AND I CAN HEAR BETTER TO APPROVE. MADAM. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I'M I'M I BELIEVE THAT OUR VOTING SYSTEM IS BACK ON TRACK, SO WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT. MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. PLEASE. COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. MOMENT OF TRUTH. THAT IT WORKS. DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE PREVAILS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION. AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT OR TWO. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S GOTTEN INVOLVED IN THIS. OKAY. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME OF MY SAGE EXPERIENCE FROM SITTING UP HERE FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT. IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT A CASE LIKE THIS GETS ANYBODY'S ATTENTION, FRANKLY, BECAUSE MOST THINGS THAT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS DO GO COMPLETE. THEY JUST WHIZ BY PEOPLE AND THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION, FRANKLY. AND I'M I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE WHETHER I AGREE WITH YOUR OPINIONS OR NOT. I AM HAPPY TO SEE PEOPLE PARTICIPATE, GET INVOLVED. NOW, THERE'S A SECOND PART TO THAT. IT'S REAL EASY TO GET UPSET ABOUT ONE THING. IT'S REALLY EASY TO GET UPSET ABOUT ONE THING AND SHOW UP AT CITY HALL TO TALK ABOUT IT FOR THREE MINUTES. BUT WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS IS WHEN THAT ISSUE IS RESOLVED, WE NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN. WE NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN. YOU GO BACK TO YOUR LIVES AND WE CONTINUE ON WITH OURS. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF THIS HAS GOTTEN YOUR ATTENTION, THAT YOU STAY INVOLVED AND ENGAGED IN AT'S GOING ON IN THIS CITY, BECAUSE, AGAIN, ISSUES LIKE THIS COME UP ALL THE TIME. BUT IF I USUALLY AM SITTING HERE TALKING TO EMPTY CHAIRS. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING. THANK YOU ALL FOR EXPRESSING YOUR OPINIONS. DON'T LET IT STOP TONIGHT. WE MEET EVERY OTHER WEEK, SO THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON. MOVING ON TO ITEM. LET'S

[a. Consider a request by Prime Data Centers/Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr proposing an expansion of the existing Planned Development (PD) District 23-47 for a Data Center and Electric Substations to the northeast corner of Arapaho Road and Holford Road, currently zoned Agricultural (AG) District. The site is located at 2000 Holford Road in District 7. The developer has requested that this item be considered at the June 17, 2025 Regular Meeting. Consider and take appropriate action on the application of Prime Data Centers / Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, requesting approval of 1) an expansion of the existing Planned Development District 23-47 for Community Office (CO) uses to include additional area (currently zoned Agricultural) within the PD boundary to primarily accommodate a change in the driveway location 2) an updated Concept Plan for a Data Center and Electric Substations. The site is located at the Northeast Corner of Arapaho Road and Holford Road. (District 7) (File Z 24-37) ]

WELL, THERE'S THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH. ALL RIGHT, MADAM SECRETARY, YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS TO POSTPONE COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, THERE WE GO AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. THE MOTION TO POSTPONE IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM

[b. Consider a request by Leslie Montena, requesting a "Major Waiver" to the Downtown Sign Standards to install a 30-square-foot wall sign positioned lower on the facade, where only 10-square-foot signs are permitted below 12 feet above grade. The site is located at 622 West State Street. (District 2) (File DD 25-01) Consider and take appropriate action on the application of Leslie Montena, requesting approval of a Major Waiver to Chapter 7, Table 7-7 of the Garland Development Code to install a 30-square-foot wall sign positioned lower on the facade, where only 10-square-foot signs are permitted below 12 feet above grade on a property zoned Downtown (DT) District, Downtown Historic (DH) sub-district. The site is located at 622 West State Street. (District 2) (File DD 25-01) ]

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APPROVAL. WE DON'T REALLY SEE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS REQUEST. IT'S REALLY A ONE OFF WAIVER JUST BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT OF THAT BUILDING WE DO THINK THIS WILL CREATE. THIS WILL MAKE THE BUSINESS THRIVE. THIS WILL ADVERTISE THE BUSINESS BETTER. AND PLAN. COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH 9 TO 0 VOTE. WE DID GET RESPONSE LETTERS. WE GOT WE SENT OUT 116, MAILED OUT LETTERS, AND WE GOT FIVE RESPONSES BACK. ALL IN FAVOR. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. AS THE MAYOR SAID, THE APPLICANT COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT SHE WAS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH STAFF MOVING FORWARD. I WAS GOING TO SAY SHE WAS SHE WAS SHE WAS ON BOARD WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. THERE YOU GO. MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GETTING AN APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. APPROVAL? RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ZONING.

IS IT A SITUATION WHERE WE NEED TO REEVALUATE? MAYBE THE SIGN USAGE? IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME THAT I'M IN FAVOR, TOO. AND IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, WE NEED TO MAYBE TAKE THIS INTO COMMITTEE AND REEVALUATE. IT IS CURRENTLY IT IS. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

VERY GOOD. AND I THINK AS A GENERAL COUNCIL POLICY, THE ATTACHED SIGNAGE REGULATIONS ARE REVIEWED ABOUT EVERY 18 MONTHS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. AND THAT TRADITION WILL CONTINUE? YES. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. SO HOW ARE THEY GOING TO CONNECT THE LETTERS OR THE SIGNAGE TO THE BUILDING? BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A. IT IT LOOKS LIKE A CHARACTERISTICALLY ART DECO KIND OF BUILDING WITH OLD I DON'T KNOW WHAT STUCCO I I'M NOT FULLY SURE ABOUT THE EXACT MECHANISM OF HOW THEY'RE GOING, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE LETTERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUT ON THE WALL. THIS IS JUST A GENERATED IMAGE. THAT'S PROBABLY WHY IT LOOKS A LITTLE OFF. THIS IS NOT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT SHE'S WANTING TO SHOW US. UNDERSTOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. I SEE WE HAVE CLEARED THE QUEUE AND I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD. THANK YOU. YOUR DISTRICT, MISS MONTANA IS IN AUSTIN WITH LEADERSHIP. GARLAND. TODAY IS WHY SHE IS NOT HERE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SIGN WAIVER AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. AND THERE WE GO. AND WE'RE JUST WAITING ON ME, APPARENTLY. ALL RIGHT, CALM DOWN AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM UNDER THIS SECTION. MOVING ON TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO

[10. Citywide Appointment Art Munoz, Animal Services Advisory Committee]

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[11. Citywide Appointment Ashton Tassin, Animal Services Advisory Committee]

COUNCIL AND DISPLAY THE VOTE. AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT BRINGS US TO

[ 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.]

MADAM SECRETARY, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SPEAKERS. SPEAKER MARY EISENFELD. MA'AM, NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE SHORT MEMORY SOMETIMES, SO. TO MY HONOR AND CITY REPRESENTATIVES, SOON OUR CITY WILL MARK A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN OUR LEADERSHIP. FIRST, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO OUR OUTGOING MAYOR FOR HIS TIRELESS DEDICATION AND THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS HE HAS INSPIRED. DURING HIS SERVICE, SCOTT HELPED BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION UPON THE HARD WORK AND SUCCESS OF OUR CITY'S TEAM, AND I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE OUR CITY COUNCIL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT SUCCESS IN THE CURRENTCONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CITIZENS OF GARLAND NEED LEADERSHIP THAT WILL BUILD LOCAL MARKETS, BRING SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS, AND BUILD A CITY THAT CAN ECONOMICALLY, FINANCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS. Y'ALL ARE IN FOR A TALL ORDER. I BELIEVE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER, COMMUNICATING OPENLY, AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, WE CAN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS. I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE AS A CITY CAN NAVIGATE THIS TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY AND EMERGE STRONGER AS A TEAM. TO ADDRESS THIS, I AM ASKING THE COUNCIL FOR SOME TIME OF SELF-REFLECTION TO ADDRESS A GROWING CONCERN THAT STARTED OUT SMALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S BEEN IGNORED AND IS NOW GROWING. IT'S KNOWN AS PERSONALITY CLASHES VERSUS VISION CLASHES. EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL HAS A VIEW OF HOW THEY EXPECT EVERYONE SHOULD THINK, ACT, BELIEVE, REPRESENT OR WHATEVER. YET THERE IS NOT ONE MEMBER ON THIS COUNCIL THAT SOME CITIZENS HAVEN'T HAD SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO SAY OR A RURUMOR TO ARE. AT SOME POINT. EVERY ONE OF YOU. DURING THIS PAST ELECTION CYCLE, I HEARD LESS ABOUT HOW CANDIDATES ENVISION CHANGES AND MORE ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE PERSONALITY CONFLICTS WITH EACH OTHER, AND I FOUND THAT VERY CONCERNING. AS WE TURN THIS LEAF AND BEGIN UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP, I ENCOURAGE EACH MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL TO REFLECT ABOUT HOW OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS ENCOURAGE A TEAM THAT'S BUILDING GROWTH, OR A TEAM THAT'S BUILDING A DESTRUCTIVE ENTITY THROUGH PETTY COMMENTARY ABOUT EACH OTHER. YOUR CITIZENS VOTED FOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES NOT BECAUSE OF HOW YOU THINK THEY SHOULD LOOK, THINK, ACT, DRESS OR WHATEVER, BUT BECAUSE HOW EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE DEVELOPED A REFLECTION WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY OF BEING SOMEONE THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO REPRESENT THEM. BY NITPICKING AT YOUR ELECTED, THE ELECTED CANDIDATES, YOU ARE DISCOUNTING THE CITIZENS VIEWS AND VOTES. PLEASE RETHINK THESE CHOICES AS YOU BEGIN UNDER A NEW MAYOR. WHOEVER WINS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? NO SIR, WE DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.