May 20, 2025 City Council

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WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE MAY 20TH, 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 OR BOTH. YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY BEARING ON THE MATTERS WE ARE DECIDING ON THIS EVENING. AND TONIGHT WE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE. SIR, LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS AND SOVEREIGN GOD. LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IN A SPIRIT OF HUMILITY AND GRATITUDE, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT COMES FROM YOU. WE WANT TO THANK YOU THIS EVENING FOR THE CITY THAT WE CALL HOME, FOR ITS PEOPLE, ITS DIVERSITY, ITS DREAMS, AND ITS STRUGGLES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE GRANTED TO EACH OF US TO HELP GUIDE ITS FUTURE.

LORD, AS WE GATHER IN THIS CHAMBER, WE'RE MINDFUL TONIGHT OF CHALLENGES BEFORE US.

DIFFICULT DECISIONS, RISING TENSIONS, AND THE WEIGHT OF PUBLIC TRUST. WE ASK YOU TO REMIND US THAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT EGO OR PARTIZANSHIP. BUT ABOUT STEWARDSHIP. HELP US TO LEAD WITH WISDOM, TO SPEAK WITH CLARITY, TO LILISTEN WITH EMPAT, AND TO ACT WITH COURAGE. IN THIS SEASON, FOR OUR CITY IS ENGAGED IN A SIGNIFICANT ELECTION. WE PRAY FOR RESPECTFUL DIALOG, INFORMED VOTING, AND PEACEFUL PROCESS. LET TRUTH RISE ABOVE RUMOR. PURPOSE. RISE ABOVE POLITICS AND CHARACTER. RISE ABOVE CONFLICT. UNITE US TONIGHT, LORD, NOT IN UNIFORMITY, BUT IN OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, EQUITY AND COMMON GOOD. STRENGTHEN EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER, EVERY CITY STAFFER, EVERY RESIDENT WHO DARES TO STILL BELIEVE THAT GOVERNMENT STILL SERVES WITH INTEGRITY AND IN. BLESS OUR DELIBERATIONS THIS NIGHT, LET THEM BE MARKED BY GRACE, TEMPERED BY UNDERSTANDING AND ERECTED BY WHAT IS RIGHT, NOT JUST WHAT IS EASY. AND FINALLY, MAY ALL THAT WE SAY AND DO BE A REFLECTION OF YOUR LOVE, YOUR JUSTICE, AND YOUR HOPE FOR THE CITY. PRAY FOR PEACE IN THE CITY. IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN. NOW JOIN WITH ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. LET ME.

[ 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. Proclamation Honoring the Retirement of Fort Battad: Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence at the Coleman Tennis Center]

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SINCE 2002, FORT HAS TRANSFORMED THE JACK COLEMAN TENNIS CENTER INTO A VIBRANT HUB, WELCOMING PLAYERS OF ALL AGES, SKILL LEVELS AND CULTIVATING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE, MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO THE GROWTH OF TENNIS. HIS DEDICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTLESS ATHLETES AND HIS PASSION FOR THE SPORT HAVE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON OUR CITY, ENRICHING THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS AND STRENGTHENING THE SPIRIT OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS FORT'S LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND INSPIRATION WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PLAYERS, ENSURING THE CONTINUED SUCCESS AND VITALITY OF THE JACK COLEMAN TENNIS CENTER AND THE GARLAND TENNIS COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I SCOTLAND MAY, ALONG WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR FORT FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS ANDD LAING IMPACT ON OUR CITY AND SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE. AND SO, SIR, GET RID OF THAT. I HAVE THIS FOR YOU IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM PARKS HERE WHO HAS SOMETHING FOR YOU AS WELL. AND GUESS WHAT? I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU READ IT. COME ON OVER. I DID MY PART. YOU.

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. MAN. IN RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE PRESENTED TO MISTER FORT PITTARD IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF OVER 20 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE JACK COLEMAN TENNIS CENTER. YOUR PASSION FOR THE SPORT, MENTORSHIP TO PLAYERS OF ALL AGES, AND TIRELESS EFFORTS IN MAINTAINING A THRIVING TENNIS COMMUNITY HAVE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON OUR CITY. YOUR SERVICE HAS NOT ONLY ELEVATED THE GAME, BUT ALSO ENRICHED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PASSED THROUGH THESE COURTS WITH DEEP GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION. WE HONOR YOUR LEGACY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU ARE WELCOME TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MISTER MAYOR AND A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS RECOGNITION. MY BEST WISH FOR THE NEW TENNIS FACILITY, WHICH IS THE BOB TENNIS COMPLEX. BOB DAY HAS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF ME SINCE THE BEGINNING 22 YEARS AGO. MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO MY WIFE FOR ALL THE WEEKENDS AND THE HOLIDAY THAT I MISSED, AND HOPEFULLY I WILL SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER IN THE WEEKEND FOR SOME BREAKFAST. TO MY STAFF. LORI IS HERE. SHE'S BEEN WITH ME SINCE THE BEGINNING AND IS HERE WHO HELPED ME AS MY ASSISTANT MANAGER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF BECKY IS HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE. MARILEE BIANCARDI, ALMOST AN EMPLOYEE WITHOUT ANY PAYMENT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN AT THE TENNIS CENTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT UNWRITTEN RULE THAT IF YOU GET A RECOGNITION, YOU HAVE TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING IS JUST NEVER GOING TO IT IS NEVER GOING TO STICK. AND NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I MENTION IT, THAT IS NEVER, NEVER GOING TO WORK. ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'LL GET TO OUR

[ CONSENT AGENDA All items under this section are recommended for approval by a single motion of Council, without discussion. Council has had the opportunity to 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.]

COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION. AND APPROVAL OF THE CONNT AGENDA. AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER AS DESIGNEE TO DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE

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WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. VERY GOOD. AND DO WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS ALREADY THIS EVENING? YES, SIR. WE HAVE ONE ON ITEM TEN A AND THE OTHER THREE ARE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS. VERY GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER THIS SECTION IS

[8. North Texas Municipal Water District Appointment Consider by minute action the appointment of a City of Garland representative to the North Texas Municipal Water District Board.]

AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM

[a. Public Hearing and Consideration of an Ordinance to approve the Youth Programs Standards of Care Approve an ordinance for the Youth Programs Standards of Care to meet the requirements of Texas Human Resource Code, Section 42.041(b)(14) to exempt recreational programs for children operated by municipalities from state child care licensing. Council was briefed on this item at the May 5, 2025 Work Session.]

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[a. Consider a request by Everest Gas and Food Mart Inc., requesting a variance regarding a distance less than the 300 feet minimum separation to South Garland High School from an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages. An Everest Gas and Food Mart Inc., which currently sells beer & wine, will need a new wine and beer retailer's permit due to expiration in July. The site is located at 3301 Broadway Boulevard. (District 4) (File BW 25-01) Consider and take appropriate action on the application of Everest Gas and Food Mart Inc., requesting a variance regarding a distance less than the 300 feet minimum separation to South Garland High School from an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages. An Everest Gas and Food Mart Inc., which currently sells beer & wine, will need a new wine and beer retailer's permit due to expiration in July. The site is located at 3301 Broadway Boulevard. (District 4) (File BW 25-01)]

THANK YOU. MAYOR. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A VARIANCE REQUEST TO REQUEST CITY COUNCIL TO GRANT A VARIANCE TO THE MINIMUM DISTANCE REQUIREMENT BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENT THAT SELLS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. HERE'S A QUICK CASE INFORMATION, AS YOU MENTIONED,OCATED AT 3301 BROADWAY BOULEVARD, THE SITE IS. THE ACRE ACREAGE IS 0.68 ACRES, AND IT'S ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL. THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS IN THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IN TERMS OF THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. SO THE FIRST ONE, A1 THAT'S OUTLINED IN RED, THAT YOU CAN SEE, IT SAYS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT SELLS OR SERVES ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY NOT BE LOCATED NEARER THAN 300FT OF A CHURCH, PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC HOSPITAL. THEN THE SECOND BOX THAT IS OUTLINED IN RED, THAT IS A1, THAT PROVIDES US DIRECTION ON HOW TO MEASURE THAT 300FT. AND IT IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN A CHURCH AND A PUBLIC CHURCH AND PUBLIC HOSPITAL VERSUS A PUBLIC SCHOOL. SO FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, B ONE PROVIDES THE DIRECTION THAT IN A DIRECT LINE, IT HAS TO BE A DIRECT LINE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE PLACE OF BUSINESS. SO FOR CHURCHES IT'S DOOR TO DOOR, BUT FOR SCHOOLS IT'S PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION. THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WAS ISSUED IN 2004. THEN IN 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014 AND 17. THERE ARE REASONS WHY THERE WERE MULTIPLE COS ISSUES. USUALLY IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP, IF THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS, THERE IS SOME RENOVATION WORK DONE. SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS THAT TRIGGERS AN EXISTING BUILDING TO GET A NEW CEO FROM THE CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT HAS HAPPENED FOR ALL THOSE CASES. THIS TIME, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE LICENSE DOES EXPIRE IN 2025, BUT THE NEW CEO AND THE LICENSE IS TRULY BEING TRIGGERED DUE TO A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP. THE SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1970. AND THERE IS A REASON WHY I MENTIONED THAT, BECAUSE ALL THOSE CEOS THAT WERE ISSUED, THE SCHOOL WAS THERE AND WE DON'T. NONE OF OUR RECORDS SHOW WHY WE HAD ALLOWED A CEO FOR THIS WHEN IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL. AND SO WE WERE WE WERE DIGGING INTO IT AND INVESTIGATING, AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF THE SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED AFTER THE BUSINESS. AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THE SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED WAY BEFORE. AND THE PARKING LOT, THAT IS THE SCHOOL OF THE SCHOOL PROPERTY THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN THERE FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 20 YEARS. SO THERE'S THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY HAS NOT EXPANDED TOWARD THE BUSINESS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF ANY ALCOHOL DISTANCE VARIANCE RECEIVED FROM CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ADDRESS. SO WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW THIS BUSINESS WAS BEING ABLE TO SELL BEER AND WINE FOR TEN PLUS YEARS. AND OUR CEO'S CONSISTENTLY SHOWED THAT IT DID IT. IT IS NOT WITHIN 300FT, WHICH IS NOT CORRECT. SO THIS TIME AROUND IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT, HEY, THERE

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THAT'S THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND THE, THE LINE THAT IS SHOWN. THE SITE THAT IS SHOWN IN LIGHT YELLOW, THAT IS THE SCHOOL PROPERTY. SO BETWEEN PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 50FT. ACTUALLY IT'S LESS THAN THAT. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 47FT. THE APPLICANT HAD BROUGHT IN THEIR OWN MEASUREMENT WHICH IS NOT PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE.

I HAVE IT IN MY PRESENTATION TOWARD THE END IN CASE THE APPLICANT WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT PER PER OUR GDC AND PER STATE LAW. THIS IS WAY LESS THAN 300FT AND REQUIRES A VARIANCE FROM CITY COUNCIL FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SELL BEER AND WINE. WE GOT ONE RESPONSE FROM THE NOTIFICATION LETTER SENT, AND THAT RESPONSE LETTER WAS SENT FROM THE EXISTING PROPERTY OWNER OF THE SITE, AND HE WAS IN FAVOR AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND WE CAN BRING UP THE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAD PROVIDED TO US FOR THE DISCUSSION. IF COUNCIL'S INTERESTED. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. LOOK, NABILA, THERE IS A ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT THAT SELLS BEER AND WINE ACROSS THE STREET. DO THEY HAVE A CO2? SELL BEER AND WINE. THEY HAVE A CO FOR A VARIANCE. THEY DO NOT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. NO OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ALONG THERE THAT WE HAVE GRANTED VARIANCES TO. THERE ARE OTHER BEER AND WINE VARIANCES THAT HAD COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. I'M JUST NOT AWARE THAT THE OTHER ESTABLISHMENT, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE IT, VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. SO WE WE'RE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE VARIANCES NOT FOR THIS SECTION. LOOK IN THAT AREA LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESSES HAVE VARIANCES IN THAT AREA. NO. YES. NO. YEAH. I, I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE IN THIS SEAT FOR A WHILE AND THERE HAVE WE HAVE GRANTED OTHER VARIANCES ALONG THIS, ALONG THIS AREA. WE JUST DIDN'T LOOK IT UP FOR THIS PURPOSE. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. WE'RE NOT. YES. THERE HAVE BEEN OKAY. THIS THIS IS A LITTLE A LITTLE WEIRD. DO YOU KNOW IF WE'VE HAD ANY LIKE HAVE WE TALKED TO THE SCHOOL? DO WE HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS FROM THE SCHOOL LIKE ANY EXTRA INFO THAT WE CAN GO OFF OF NOW? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

COUNCILMEMBER BASS, THANK YOU. AND I GUESS MY QUESTIONS ARE ALL ALONG THE SAME LINE HERE. SO.

OKAY, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY WE DIDN'T CONTACT THE SCHOOL TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS VARIANCE. DO WE HAVE ANY. AND BRIAN, STOP ME IF YOU WANT ME TO, BUT HOW ABOUT DO WE HAVE ANY POLICE REPORTS OF MINORS TRYING TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL HERE? ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT? WE DIDN'T LOOK INTO IT. DIDN'T LOOK INTO IT OKAY. AND THEN SO WITHIN THE. 300 FOOT AREA OF THE SCHOOL, COMPLETELY AROUND THE SCHOOL, HOW MANY DO WE KNOW? HOW MANY OTHER STORES ARE SELLING BEER AND WINE? WE DIDN'T LOOK INTO ANY OF THAT. THE PURPOSE WAS FOR THIS TO COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TO GET A WAIVER, BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFINITELY WITHIN 300FT. FEET.

WE DIDN'T LOOK INTO WHAT OTHER ESTABLISHMENT GOT A VARIANCE OR NOT. RIGHT. BUT IN ORDER TO IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THIS WAIVER OR NOT, WE NEED TO CONSIDER ALL OF THESE FACTORS. WE NEED TO CONSIDER HOW IT'S AFFECTING THE HOW, BECAUSE THE POINT IS IT'S NEAR A SCHOOL. RIGHT. AND SCHOOLS ARE OCCUPIED BY CHILDREN. SO THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER. RIGHT. SO WE NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. THESE ARE IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IT'S A YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO DECIDE IT BECAUSE THE RULES SAY WE HAVE TO DECIDE IT. NO, WE HAVE TO DECIDE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S SAFE TO BE AROUND OUR CHILDREN OR NOT, BECAUSE AT SOME POINT WE DECIDED THAT IT WASN'T. THAT'S WHY IT'S IN HERE. SO I DON'T I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE STAFF IS PREPARED FOR THIS AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THESE ARE REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH MINORS DRINKING? DOES GISD HAVE RECORDS OF MINORS DRINKING AROUND THE SCHOOL? DO DO THE POLICE HAVE MINORS? YOU KNOW, THE POLICE ARRESTED ANY MINORS FOR TRYING TO BUY ALCOHOL HERE? HAS TABC FIND THIS GAS STATION FOR TRYING TO FOR SELLING TO

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AFTER YOU HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. OKAY. COUNCILMAN ROT, JUST ONE QUESTION WAS I'M ASSUMING THAT NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO THE SCHOOL. CORRECT. AND DID THEY HAVE ANY FEEDBACK? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE. WHAT IS STAFF RECOMMENDATION? WE DO NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS. SO BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IS JUST A MATTER REALLY OF AS YOU'VE ALREADY STATED, WHICH IS NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, YOU FEEL THAT WE AS COUNCIL NEED TO ADDRESS IT. WE NEED TO DEAL WITH IT. THAT'S REALLY THE BOTTOM LINE. THAT'S WHAT THE GDC REQUIRES. YES. WE HAVE NO COMPLAINTS FROM ANYONE WE DIDN'T RECEIVE. WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE LETTER AND THAT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. OKAY. AND BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. IF THE NOTIFICATION LETTER GOT SENT TO GIS, DID IT GO TO THE SCHOOL OR TO GIS? TYPICALLY IT GOES TO THEIR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. I BELIEVE IN THE PAST, SO NOT NECESSARILY LIKE TO SOMEONE IN THE SCHOOL THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER APPROPRIATELY. DO WE KNOW IT GOES TO THE PROPERTY OWNER? YEAH. I MEAN, SO IT IT GOES TO GSD ADMINISTRATION OKAY.

WHICH LIKELY CHUNKED IT AND IT AND I CAN TELL YOU IN PREVIOUS CASES GSD HAS COMMENTED OCCASIONALLY ON THOSE BECAUSE IT GOES THROUGH THEIR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. BUT YOU KNOW OKAY MR. ENGLAND CAN I COMMENT ON A NON LEGAL MATTER. JUST KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE ABOUT THE GENERAL AREA. AND THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST ONE AND THE ONLY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT IN THIS AREA THAT SELLS BEER AND WINE IS THE ONE ON THE CORNER OF BROADWAY. AND COLONEL, THERE THAT GAS STATION AND IT'S ACROSS THE STREET AND THAT'S WITHIN THE 300FT. SO THERE'S BEEN ONE VARIANCE, GRANTED. AND THAT'S AND THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY OTHER ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE AREA THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE RULE. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? I MEAN, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT TONIGHT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER BASS. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT WE POSTPONE THIS MATTER UNTIL WE HAVE. WELL, LET'S WELL WE'VE GOT I'VE GOT OTHER FOLKS IN THE QUEUE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, BACK TO YOU, SIR. WELL, WE HAVE HAD THE VARIANCE THAT THE CITY MANAGER I REMEMBER THAT ONE. THE RESPONSE, THE ONE RESPONSE CAME FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. I DID MY OWN INVESTIGATION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE SCHOOL. THE ADJACENT THE MCDONALD'S BEEN IN THEIR I'VE GOT NO REPORTS. I'VE GOTTEN NO NEGATIVE INCIDENT REPORTS FROM PD. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD THROW IT OUT THERE. AND THIS LOCATION, ALONG WITH THE LOCATION THAT THE CITY MANAGER ALLUDED TO. I'VE HAD NO INCIDENTS OF REPORTS OF ATTEMPTED SALES TO MINORS, AND WE KNOW MINORS CAN BE CREATIVE WHEN THEY TRY TO GET LIQUOR, BUT SO EITHER LOCATION, THIS ONE OR THE OTHER ONE THAT THE CITY MANAGER REFERRED TO. SO I THOUGHT I'D THROW THAT IN. AND I'LL HOLD MY FURTHER COMMENTS UNTIL AFTER WE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, WHAT DOES THE DOES THE APPLICANT HOLD A TABC LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? BEER AND WINE? THEY DO. OKAY. WEIRD. HOW DID THEY GET THAT WITHOUT THE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR

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OKAY. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY YOU WERE SENDING IT BACK TO ME. NO, I WAS SEND IT BACK TO YOU BECAUSE YOU GOT IN THE QUEUE. OH, SORRY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL STEP BACK OUT. ALL RIGHT. AND. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'VE CLEARED ON STAFF ON THIS ONE. WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE, AND THE APPLICANT HAS PUT IN A SPEAKER CARD. I INVITE YOU FORWARD. AND IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, TYPICALLY AN APPLICANT WOULD HAVEVE TEN MINES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR AND OR ANSWER QUESTIONS. IT'S UP TO YOU. HEY GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

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THE PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE IS LESS THAN 50 50FT, WHICH IS CORRECT. AND DOOR TO DOOR DISTANCE IS LIKE WAY TO LIKE WAY TOO FAR. OKAY. IT'S NOT DIRECTLY LIKE DOOR TO DOOR. IT'S LIKE MORE THAN 6000FT, I BELIEVE. RIGHT. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, FOR THIS USE AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBOR, IT'S PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE. YES. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING LIKE THE HOW THE PREVIOUS WHOEVER HAS THE BUSINESS BEFORE, HOW THEY GOT THE PERMIT THERE. WELL THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CONUNDRUM THAT WE'RE IN THIS EVENING. AND, AND I THINK THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF QUESTIONS TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. YES. SO I'M LIKE, I'M NOT I'M LIKE, I DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M GOING TO SUPPOSED TO DO ONCE THE PERMIT EXPIRED, LIKE I'VE BEEN SELLING, I'M IN THE I HAVE OTHER STORE TOO. WE'VE BEEN SELLING BEER AND WINE TO THE CUSTOMER AND WE HAVE LIKE COMPLIANCE FROM THE CITY, FROM THE STATE, FROM THE TABC. AND WE ALL FOLLOW THAT ONE. LIKE EVEN THE MINORS COMES TO THE STORE. OUR JOB IS TO VERIFY THE ID BEFORE I SELL TO THE MINOR RIGHT OR BEFORE I SELL TO THE CUSTOMER, RIGHT? YEAH. BEFORE I SELL TO THE CUSTOMER, WE HAVE TO VERIFY IT. AND NOWADAYS THIS IS TECHNOLOGY. IT'S VERY EASY TO VERIFY AND IT'S ALL RECORDED EVERY TIME WE SCAN THE BEER THERE IS OPTIONS TO PUT DATE OF BIRTH ON IT. OKAY. IT'S ALREADY RECORDED. SO LIKE IF YOU GIVE US, LIKE A PROOF, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO LIKE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ALLOW US TO DO NO MATTER WHAT, WE WILL DO IT AND WE WILL LIKE TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION ON THAT. LIKE, LIKE WE'LL PUT THE MORE SIGNAGE, MORE WE'LL TRAIN OUR EMPLOYEE ON BASIC ON THAT, ON TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL BEVERAGES, HOW TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. RIGHT. AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU'RE THE CURRENT TABC PERMIT. I BELIEVE IT SAID IT EXPIRES IN JULY. JULY 31ST, JULY 31ST.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. AND THEN I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER BASS THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN HERE TODAY. QUESTION FOR YOU. SO FOR AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT'S FINE FOR THE TABC LICENSE. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FROM YOUR POINT OF APPLICATION TO THE POINT THAT THEY GRANT IT? IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 8 WEEKS. OKAY. SO WITH IT EXPIRING AT THE END OF JULY, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH AT THAT PERIOD RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, GOOD EVENING SIR. THANKS FOR COMING DOWN. DO YOU OWN ANY OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA OR IN THE CITY OF GARLAND? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY STORE IN GARLAND.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION? WE ARE FROM 6 TO 12, SIX IN THE MORNING TO 12 AT MIDNIGHT. AND WHAT DO YOU SELL? IN ADDITION TO BEER AND WINE? WHAT IS YOUR. WHAT IS YOUR MAIN? MERCHANDISE THAT YOU OFFER THE PUBLIC? I LIKE CHIPS, SODA, COFFEE, GROCERIES. I'M GONNA. I'M GONNA WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OKAY. I'LL WITHDRAW THAT QUESTION. DO YOU ALSO SELL GAS? YES, SIR. OKAY, THAT'S THAT'S WH I WANT TO KNOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND. YOU'RE DEALING WITH A JULY DATE. IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN ON YOUR REQUEST IN TIME FOR BY JULY, WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? WE'LL END UP LOSING LOTS OF CUSTOMERS AND LOTS OF REVENUE. PROBABLY. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY RENT TO MY LANDLORD, AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY SALARY TO EMPLOYEES. SO EVENTUALLY WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE STORE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THAT'S ALL MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. AND WHILE WE'RE HERE,

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ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I WILL NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD. AFTER YOU.

YOU CAN COME ON DOWN NOW. YES, YES. SORRY. AND IF YOU CAN, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MYSELF, NILESH DHOLAKIA. AND I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS RENTING THE STORE. AND SINCE I'VE BEEN OWNING THE STORE SINCE 2011, IN MAY AND AFTER THAT I HAVE RENTED THIS PREMISES. EVERY TIME I RENTED THIS PREMISES, I MAKE SURE MY TENANT FOLLOW THE TABC LICENSE AND THE. MAKE SURE HE STAYS IN COMPLIANCE. TILL NOW I 100% SURE THERE IS NO POLICE COMPLAINT OR THERE IS NO. NONE OF MY TENANTS SOLD BEER WINE TO MINOR AND I HAVE IN MY LEASE MENTIONED THAT IF THEY TRY, IF THEY MISS THIS RULE, I WILL BREAK THE LEASE AND I'M SURE THIS PERSON WILL FOLLOW TO. AND AS HE MENTIONED TO LIKE IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO SELL THE BEER WINE THERE WILL BE NO BUSINESS AND WE WILL EVEN I WILL WANT ABLE TO PAY MY MORTGAGE. IF NOBODY PAYS ME RENT. SO THAT'S THE MAIN ISSUE. AND THERE IS ONE MORE STORE WHICH IS CLOSER TO SCHOOL AND IT THEY ARE SELLING BEER, WINE A AND WE ARE FAR FROM THAT FROM HIM. LIKE IF THEY MEASURE THE DISTANCE FROM SCHOO, ENTRY TO OUR ENTRY IS WAY FAR THAN THE OTHER STORE IS SELLING BEER WINE. OKAY. BUT AGAIN, IN THIS CASE IT'S PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE, NOT DOOR TO DOOR.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND, BUT STILL THAT STORE IS MORE CLOSER TO US. AND THAT STORE WASN'T APPROVED WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED IN 2011. AND SOMEHOW THEY GOT APPROVAL IN 2017. OKAY, SO NOW.

SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU HOLD ON FOR JUST A SECOND. MAYOR PRO TEM MORE. MY QUESTION, I THINK, IS MORE IN LINE TO OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT THAN TO THE APPLICANT. YES. MR. I'M WONDERING AT THIS POINT THE APPLICANTS ARE DISISCUSSING EIR ABILITY TO HAVE AN INCOME. AND IS THIS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE USE OF THE LAND AND THE INCOME SHOULD NOT ENTER INTO OUR DISCUSSION OR OUR CONSIDERATION? I CAN'T THINK OF A REASON WHY THE INCOME WOULD BE A CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL, OTHER THAN FOR EQUITY PURPOSES. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A CONSIDERATION THE GDC HAD CONTEMPLATED. IF YOU READ THE GDC, IT JUST SPEAKS OF A VERY BROAD STANDARD, AND THAT

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ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'VE CLEARED THE QUEUE. THE SPEAKERS, STAFF AND THE APPLICANT. COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, THIS IS. INTERESTING HOW THIS IS SORT OF PLAYED OUT. I THINK SOME SOME REASONABLE QUESTIONS HAVE COME FORWARD. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE ARE PARTS OF THIS AREA THAT I HAVE STORED IN MY MEMORY ACTIONS WE HAVE TAKEN. BUT WE CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T BE BASING OUR DECISIONS ON MY FADING MEMORIES. AND I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANT IS UNDER A DEADLINE, BUT I BELIEVE THE INFORMATION, THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED COULD BE TURNED AROUND TO US BY OUR JUNE 3RD MEETING. I THINK THAT WOULD BE AMPLE TIME TO BRING THIS. IF WE WERE TO BRING THIS BACK, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AMPLE TIME. WE CAN ANSWER, WE CAN GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A MORE CLEAR PATH. BUT THAT IS STRICTLY MY OPINION. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS IS SENIOR DISTRICT, SIR. WELL, MR. MAYOR, IF QUESTION OF CITY ATTORNEY THEN I'M PREPARED TO MAKAKE A MOTION. GO AHEAD. IF WE WERE TO TABLE THIS MR. CITY ATTORNEY, COULD WE PUT IT. COULD WE MAKE IT TIME SPECIFIC TO BRING BACK FOR THE JUNE 3RD MEETING? THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PRACTICE IF Y'ALL. OKAY? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE IT. IF THAT'S THE MOTION THAT PASSES, YES, WE SHOULD PROBABLY GIVE IT TIME. CERTAIN OF WHEN THAT'S COMING BACK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT OKAY. GO AHEAD SIR WITH THAT. WITH THAT SAID, IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE JUNE 3RD MEETING TO ALLOW FOR THE QUESTIONS AND THE INFORMATION THAT COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED TO BE PROVIDED AND TO BE REVIEWED. AND ON JUNE THE 3RD, AT OUR JUNE 3RD MEETING, IT WILL BE PRESENTED AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL OUR JUNE 3RD MEETING AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BASS. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US, PLEASE. COUNCIL. AND MR. THERE WE GO. AND DISPLAY THE VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SIR. THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM UNDER THIS SECTION. NEXT

[ 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.]

AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. YES, SIR, MR. MATTHEW BANKS. MR. BANKS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING. IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. SIR, I INTO THIS MICROPHONE. RIGHT. YOU GOT IT. FABULOUS. MY NAME IS MATTHEW VERNON BANKS. I RESIDE AT 416 KINGSBRIDGE DRIVE. YOU CAN BACK UP FROM THE

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SHYAM. SUNDAR. GENE. GENE SHRUM, I APOLOGIZE. YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SHYAM SUNDER. GANESHRAM AND I RESIDE AT 12164 GONZALES DRIVE, FRISCO, TEXAS, 75035. I'VE COME HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK ABOUT DART'S FUNDING. RECENTLY, SOME DIFFERENT CITY AGENDA RESOLUTIONS AND STATE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATIVE BILLS, INCLUDING HOUSE BILL 3187 AND SENATE BILL 1557 HAVE BEEN FILED, WHICH 3187 HAS FAILED TO PASS. CALENDAR. BUT THESE BILLS AND AGENDA RESOLUTIONS IN EFFECT, CUT DART'S FUNDING BY 25%. AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, MULTIPLE BUS ROUTES ACROSS THE REGION WOULD BE DISCONTINUED AND THE TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS WOULD BE DISCONTINUED. IF. ARE YOU ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT LINE? IT'S A COMMUTER LINE BETWEEN FORT WORTH AND DALLAS AND. SO TODAY I'M SEEKING TO REQUEST THE CITY OF GARLAND TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT FULL FUNDING FOR DART, AS IT WOULD SHOW MORE CITIES ARE IN SUPPORT OF DART, RATHER THAN PEOPLE HAVING DIFFERENT CITIES AND DIFFERENT BOARD MEMBERS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT BUDGET CUTS FOR DART. I'M ALSO OPEN TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE CAN'T DO THAT DURING THIS SECTION, BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE'VE RECEIVED SOME ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS. YES, SIR. SUNNY PATEL. GOOD EVENING. YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS SAANVI PATEL AND I LIVE AT 709 GROVE DRIVE. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF GARLAND. MY NAME IS SAANVI PATEL, AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU AS A PROUD CITIZEN OF GARLAND CITY AND A VOLUNTEER. BAPS CHARITIES BAPS CHARITIES IS A WORLDWIDE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN NINE COUNTRIES ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS. EACH YEAR, OVER 100,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 12,000,000 HOURS IN SELFLESS SERVICE, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. BAPS CHARITIES ADDRESSES CRITICAL NEEDS IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, DISASTER RELIEF AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. WITH OUR 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN NORTH AMERICA, BAPS CHARITIES IS A RESPECTED NAME IN THE WORLD OF NONPROFIT SERVICE, COMMITTED TO UPLIFTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. AFTER A 22 YEAR JOURNEY OF ORGANIZING WALKS ACROSS DIFFERENT CITIES IN NORTH TEXAS AND THE DALLAS METROPLEX, BENEFITING SEVERAL LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST OUR ANNUAL BAPS CHARITIES WALK IN FRISCO FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THIS COMMUNITY DRIVEN EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK IN FRISCO ON SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2025. WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S LOCAL BENEFICIARY, THE AMERICAN LEGION. THE AMERICAN LEGION IS THE LARGEST US VETERANS ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION MEMBERS WHO STRENGTHEN THE NATION THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND ADVOCACY. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US

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AND WHILE THE HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS IN THE STATE DO SEEM TO BE FAILING, HOPEFULLY THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE OPPOSITION IS GONE. SO WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT DART STICKS AROUND FOR THE LONG HAUL. IT'S BETTER FOR US AS A CITY AND FOR THE REGION AS A WHOLE. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKER CARDS, MADAM SECRETARY? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? SIR? AND I'LL NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD ONCE YOU'RE DONE. IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YES. MY NAME IS JORGE FLORES. I RESIDE AT 609 CARRIAGE HOUSE LANE. SO DISTRICT ONE. I JUST WANTED TO VERY BRIEFLY LEND MY SUPPORT TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID EARLIER ABOUT SUPPORTING A RESOLUTION TO PROTECT AND DEFEND DART. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THAT IT'S SEEMS TO HAVE COME TO THAT, BUT IT HAS. AND LIKE THEY'VE SAID, IT LOOKS LIKE THE BILLS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE WILL FAIL. BUT LIKE WHAT WAS ALSO MENTIONED, THE OPPOSITION WILL PROBABLY STILL EXIST EVEN AFTER ITS FAILURE. SO ANY ANY LITTLE BIT TO HELP DART AND THE SERVICE THAT IT PROVIDES THIS CITY I THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. AND JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET THE SPEAKER CARD FILLED OUT.

APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE AT 803, WE

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