[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] [00:00:08] PATRICK'S DAY, AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH 17TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE TRADITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING. IT WILL BE LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OR BOTH, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED. YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I THOUGHT SAINT PATRICK'S DAY WOULD BE GOOD TO OFFER A TRADITIONAL IRISH BLESSING. MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU. MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK. MAY THE SUN SHINE WARM UPON YOUR FACE. THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS. AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS] ALRIGHT, WELCOME AGAIN, EVERYONE, AND WE HAVE A FEW PROCLAMATIONS TO START TONIGHT. FIRST ONE IS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SURVEYORS WEEK. AND AS AN ENGINEER, I CAN CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT SURVEYORS DO FOR NATIONAL SURVEYS WEEK. WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER, MILLENNIUM SURVEYORS HAVE PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE STORY OF AMERICA, HELPING TO DEFINE BOUNDARIES, ESTABLISH COMMUNITIES AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE NATION'S GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. AND WHEREAS THREE OF THE FOUR PRESIDENTS DEPICTED ON MOUNT RUSHMORE WERE SURVEYORS, INCLUDING THOMAS JEFFERSON, WHO TASKED TWO OF THE MOST FAMOUS LAND SURVEYORS IN US HISTORY, MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK, TO EMBARK ON AN EXPEDITION THROUGH THE UNCHARTED TERRITORY PURCHASED FROM FRANCE. SOWING SEEDS OF MANIFEST DESTINY AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE THAT WOULD SHAPE THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR PEOPLE FOR YEARS TO COME. AND WHEREAS THE PROMISE OF LAND OWNERSHIP BECKONED PIONEERS FROM DISTANT CORNERS OF THE GLOBE, AND IN THE ERA OF WESTWARD EXPANSION, MANY SUCH SETTLERS JOURNEYED TO THE LONE STAR STATE IN ORDER TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE. AND WHEREAS TO INSPIRE CONTINUED IMMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED STATES, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, THE FATHER OF TEXAS, PUBLISHED THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED MAP OF THE REGION IN 1830 AND UPDATED IT IN 1840 TO REFLECT TEXAS'S NEWFOUND STATUS AS A SOVEREIGN NATION. AND WHEREAS SURVEYORS PAVED THE WAY FOR MANY GLORIES OF THE PAST, AND THEIR INFLUENCE IS AS SIGNIFICANT AS EVER IN THE PRESENT, WHETHER CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, CONSERVATION, INDUSTRY OR DISASTER RECOVERY. MUCH OF MODERN LIFE DEPENDS ON OUR TALENTED SURVEYORS. AND WHEREAS THE FIELD OF LAND SURVEYING IS A SOPHISTICATED SCIENCE THAT INVOLVES THE PRINCIPLE OF GEODESY, MATHEMATICS, ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION AND MAPPING METHODS RELATED APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND RELEVANT LAWS TO MEASURE EVIDENCE AND BOUNDARIES. AND WHEREAS, FROM LAND OWNERSHIP TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SURVEYORS MAKE A MEANINGFUL, TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION. AND WHEREAS THE PROFESSION REQUIRES AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, ASTUTE ANALYTICAL ABILITIES, AND GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL. NOW THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST, 2026 AS SURVEYORS WEEK IN THE CITY OF GARLAND AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPLAUD THESE HARD WORKING PROFESSIONALS. THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO, WHICH IS OF GREAT BENEFIT TO US ALL. HAPPEN TO HAVE A FEW SURVEYORS HERE WITH US. THANK YOU. SIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? JUST A COUPLE WORDS AGAIN. NUMBER ONE, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY SECRETARY FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THE RECOGNITION. DURING THIS NATIONAL SURVEYORS WEEK, JUST FYI, YOU ARE JOINED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, GOVERNOR ABBOTT. AND LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 20 METROPLEX MUNICIPALITIES THAT PROVIDED US WITH THIS RECOGNITION. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO LET OUR CITIZENS KNOW, THE CITY HAS TWO SURVEYORS ON STAFF WHICH WORK [00:05:04] FOR YOU AND WORK FOR ME. I'M A I'M A GARLAND RESIDENT ALSO. SO GLENN AND JEFF DO A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE PROUD OF THEM AS FELLOW SURVEYORS. AND JUST ONE OTHER TIDBIT THAT'S EXCITING IS WE ARE WORKING WITH THE GARLAND ISD, AND WE'RE ON THE VERGE OF CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A SURVEY PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC FOR THOSE STUDENTS. SO AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU DO. THANK YOU, OUR MAYOR. THANK YOU. ANYTHING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THEY DO IN OUR CITY AND BEYOND. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH. WHEREAS MARCH HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS RED CROSS MONTH FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, HONORING THE NEIGHBORS WHO MAKE ITS HUMANITARIAN MISSION POSSIBLE IN GARLAND AND WHOSE ACTS OF KINDNESS PROVIDE RELIEF, COMFORT, AND HOPE WHEN HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED. AND WHEREAS THIS LONG STANDING TRADITION RECOGNIZES THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE GARLAND COMMUNITY IS ROOTED IN A SHARED COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER, A PRINCIPLE FIRST AFFIRMED WHEN PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT PROCLAIMED MARCH AS RED CROSS MONTH IN 1943. AND WHEREAS EACH DAY MORE THAN 180 DEDICATED GARLAND RESIDENTS PROUDLY SERVE AS RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS, OFFERING VITAL SUPPORT AND REASSURANCE TO NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING CRISIS. AND WHEREAS DURING THE LAST THE PAST YEAR, RED CROSS CONDUCTED MORE THAN 15 DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS WITHIN THE GARLAND COMMUNITY, DELIVERING SHELTER, NOURISHMENT AND ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTS FACING UNFORESEEN EMERGENCIES. AND WHEREAS RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE HOSTS RED BLOOD DRIRIVES HOSTED IN GARLAND IN 2025, COLLECTED MORE THAN 180 UNITS OF BLOOD, HELPING TO ENSURE LIFE SAVING MEDICAL CARE FOR NEW MOTHERS, CANCER PATIENTS, TRAUMA VICTIMS AND OTHERS IN CRITICAL NEED. AND WHEREAS IN 2025, THE RED CROSS PROVIDED MORE THAN 55 CRITICAL SERVICES TO GARLAND MILITARY MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, OFFERING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT AS THEY NAVIGATED THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH MILITARY SERVICE. AND WHEREAS MORE THAN 355 GARLAND RESIDENTS COMPLETED RED CROSS FIRST AID, CPR AND AED TRAINING COURSES, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. NOW THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2026 AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH IN GARLAND AND RECOGNIZE MARCH 25TH, 2026 AS RED CROSS GIVING DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE HUMANITARIAN MISSION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. PLEASE BE QUICK. THANK YOU, GARLAND CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS RECOGNITION. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS HONORED TO PARTNER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO HELP MAKE GARLAND A SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. EVERY YEAR, OUR WORK IMPACTS LIVES IN WAYS BOTH SEEN AND UNSEEN. WHEN A HOME FIRE DISPLACES A FAMILY AT 2 A.M. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS. MANY OF THEM ARE. NEIGHBORS ARE THERE WHEN HOSPITALS NEED LIFE SAVING BLOOD. OUR DONORS ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES WHEN SOMEONE COLLAPSES IN, A BYSTANDER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. OUR CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GARLAND VOLUNTEERS, WHO GIVE THEIR TIME, SKILLS, AND COMPASSION TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. AS WE CELEBRATE RED CROSS MONTH, WE HONOR THEM AND WE INVITE EVERYONE HERE TO JOIN US. WHETHER YOU GIVE BLOOD, TAKE A FIRST AID COURSE, VOLUNTEER, OR MAKE A DONATION, THERE'S A ROLE FOR YOU IN THIS MISSION. THE RED CROSS EXISTS TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES. AND BECAUSE OF YOU, THAT MISSION CONTINUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONTINUED SUPPORT. AS A GIFT FROM THE RED CROSS, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME T SHIRTS COMMEMORATING RED CROSS MONTH. AND AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE RED CROSS, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS. SURE. [00:10:35] WELCOME AGAIN. EVERYONE, MOVE ON WITH THE REGULAR ORDER OF OUR MEETING NOW. THE FIRST [ CONSENT AGENDA] ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE 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. WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 3RD, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVE THE FOLLOWING BIDS. 2A2 POINT 5 MILLION GALLON ELEVATED WATER TANK REHABILITATION PHASE TWO TO BE FIREWHEEL GOLF CART REPLACEMENT. TWO C CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE 2026 SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM. TWO D 2026 ANNUAL CONCRETE CONTRACT TO E, G, P, AND L MESA VIEW POINT OF INTERCONNECTION ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. TWO F, G, P AND L OATES SUBSTATION ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. ITEM NUMBER THREE. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE ZONING CASE. BELOW. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ZONING REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES. THREE A IS CASE Z 2539 LAYLA DISTRICT FOUR. THREE B IS Z 2543. WATERMILL EXPRESS AND DISTRICT 83C IS Z 2545. SPIR'S ENGINEERING IN DISTRICT EIGHT NUMBER FOUR IS FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 26. ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ITEM FIVE IS GRANT DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. HOUSING GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. ITEM SIX IS REPEAL OF ARTICLE FIVE. STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS OF CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS REPEAL OF ARTICLE SIX. DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND DRAINAGE PARTICIPATION PROJECTS OF CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. AND THAT IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL HAS WISHES TO HAVE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS SIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUK. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. MOVE ON NOW TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM [a. Consider a request by Maria Ramirez, requesting approval of 1) a Planned Development to allow for a Reception Facility, Large Scale use, 2) a Specific Use Provision (SUP) to allow for a Reception Facility, Large Scale use and 2) a Concept Plan for the Reception Facility, Large Scale use. The site is located at 219 West Kingsley Road (for the PD), Suite 322 (for the SUP) on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District in District 5.] SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES FOR US? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING, SPEAKERS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. THANK YOU MA'AM. IF ANYONE WISHES TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE GO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD BY THE CITY SECRETARY. FIRST ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY MARIA RAMOS RAMIREZ, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FOR A RECEPTION FACILITY, LARGE SCALE USE AND A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION TO ALLOW FOR A RECEPTION RECEPTION FACILITY, LARGE SCALE USE AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE RECEPTION FACILITY. LARGE SCALE USE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 219 WEST KINGSLEY ROAD FOR THE PD SUITE, 322 FOR COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY RETAILED DISTRICT IN DISTRICT FIVE. [00:15:09] THANK YOU MAYOR, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS REQUEST HAS TWO SECTIONS TO IT. SO THE S U, P IS REQUIRED BECAUSE THEY USE RECEPTION FACILITY LARGE SCALE. THE DEFINITION OF IT IS IT'S OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE USE, PRIMARILY FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTIES, DANCES, RECEPTIONS, BANQUETS OR SIMILAR SOCIAL EVENTS, AND HAS AN OCCUPANCY OF GREATER THAN 49. IF IT'S LESS THAN 49, THEN IT'S CONSIDERED A RECEPTION FACILITY SMALL, AND FOR THAT NCP IS NOT REQUIRED. SO IN THIS COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT, A RECEPTION FACILITY, LARGE SCALE USE REQUIRES AN SUV. SO THAT'S ONE PART OF THE REQUEST. THE SECOND PART OF THE REQUEST IS THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE IN OUR GDC WE HAVE A PROVISION THAT A RECEPTION FACILITY, LARGE SCALE, MAY NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 500FT OF RESIDENTIAL. AND THIS PROPOSED SITE AND SUITE IS WITHIN 500FT OF TWO SEPARATE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. SO ON THE ON ONE PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE HOW THERE'S A DIRECT LINE BETWEEN THE SUITE AND THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LINE. AND ON THE OTHER ONE, YOU SEE TO THE NORTH, THERE IS A MULTIFAMILY, WHICH IS ALSO WITHIN 500FT. SO THOSE TYPE OF DEVIATIONS ARE NOT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PROCESS THOSE WITH AN SCP REQUEST, WHICH IS WHY OUR PLAN DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO NEEDED. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO PARTS OF THIS REQUEST. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS LOCATED AT 219 WEST KINGSLEY ROAD. THE. THE S U P IS BEING REQUESTED FOR THE SUITE. 322 JUST A QUICK REMINDER, THE PD WILL APPLY FOR PROOF FOR THE ENTIRE SITE. THE ENTIRE SITE IS 11.6 ACRE AND THE SUITE QUESTION IS ABOUT 6000 SQUARE FOOT. THE ZONING IS COMMUNITITY RETAIL. THIS IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT FIVE. HERE. YOU SEE THIS IS. I'M SURE EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR. THIS IS A KEY CORRIDOR KEY CORNER FOR THE CITY. THIS IS THE RIDGEWOOD SHOPPING CENTER AREA NORTH OF WEST KINGSLEY AND SOUTH OF WEST KINGSLEY. THIS IS LOCATED NORTH OF THE SHOPPING CENTER THAT THAT IS NORTH OF WEST KINGSLEY. ON THE OTHER SIDE ON THE TO THE EAST, THERE'S ANOTHER SHOPPING CENTER, MOSTLY RESTAURANT, COIN, LAUNDRY, DIFFERENT MEDICAL OFFICE, DENTAL, GROCERY. THAT TYPE OF USES. TO THE NORTH THERE IS MULTIFAMILY AND OBVIOUSLY TO THE SOUTH THERE'S COMMERCIAL AS WELL BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL THAT YOU SEE IN YELLOW ON THE TO THE WEST, BETWEEN THIS SITE AND THE RESIDENTIAL, THERE IS A NARROW STRIP OF COMMERCIAL, AS YOU COULD SEE HERE IN THE RED. THOSE ARE MOSTLY THEIR AUTO REPAIR SALONS AND AT A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL USES. BUT THIS STRIP IS PRETTY NARROW. THAT KIND OF CREATES A BUFFER BETWEEN THE PROPOSED USE AND THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE COMP PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS. THE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDE AREAS FOR MODERATE INCREASES IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED AND SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING. IT EXPANDS HOUSING OPTIONS THROUGH INFILL AND REDEVELOPMENT WHILE COUNTING CONTINUING WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. SO MOSTLY THESE THE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND THINGS THAT CAN SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH THIS USE, WE DON'T BELIEVE IT DOES. HERE ARE SOME SITE PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE ON THE FIRST PICTURE. THAT IS THE SUITE IN QUESTION. YOU COULD SEE THE FOR LEASE SIGN IN THERE. VERY DILAPIDATED OLD SHOPPING CENTER. THE PARKING AREA STRIPES ARE PRETTY MUCH GONE. THERE ARE A LOT OF CRACKS AND REALLY OVERALL, NOT A SITE THAT HAS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS LATELY. SO THE SITE DOES REQUIRE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR OPINION. AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THERE'S LACK OF LANDSCAPING ALONG WITH KINGSLEY. AND JUST OVERALL IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER, THE CONCEPT PLAN IS REALLY AN AS BUILT AND IT'S JUST SHOWING SUITE THREE 322 TO SHOW WHERE THE SUV IS GOING TO BE LOCATED OR BEING REQUESTED TO BE LOCATED. THE FEW SIDE DETAILS. AGAIN, THE PD IS BEING REQUESTED DUE TO THE SITE'S DISTANCE TO THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MULTIFAMILY UNITS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS S, U, P FOR THIS USE ON THIS SITE THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2013. HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME, THE 500 FOOT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT WAS [00:20:03] NOT PRESENT IN THE GDC, SO THEY WERE GRANDFATHERED. ALTHOUGH THE GDC HAD UPDATED AND INCLUDED THE 500FT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT, THEY WERE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THEIR USE UNTIL 2023 BECAUSE THAT'S U P WAS PERMITTED FOR TEN YEARS. THEY'RE REQUESTING HOURS OF OPERATION FOR 10 A.M. THROUGH 6 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND 10 A.M. TO 1 A.M. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. IN THE PAST, THE PAST SUV THAT EXPIRED IN 2023, IT WAS ONLY ALLOWED. THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE ON WEEKENDS, FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, I BELIEVE, 7 P.M. TO 1 A.M. EVEN WITH THIS ADDITIONAL USE, WHICH WAS THERE BEFORE, THE PARKING WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE SITE. ALTHOUGH FOR THIS KIND OF REQUEST, NO ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING IS TRIGGERED BY THE GDC. BUT IF COUNCIL WISHES TO APPROVE IT, WE DO STRONGLY SUGGEST TO CONSIDER ADDING CONDITIONS TO THE S U P TO UPDATE THE PARKING LOT TO BE RESTRIPED AND LANDSCAPING BE ADDED. ALONG WITH KINGSLEY. THERE'S NOT REALLY SPACE TO DO IT, BUT THERE'S SPACE TO REMOVE SOME CONCRETE AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANTINGS. AGAIN, THAT IS ONLY IF COUNCIL WISHES TO APPROVE THIS THIS REQUEST. AND SINCE A PD IS ALSO BEING REQUESTED ON SITE, WHICH WILL WAIVE THE 500FT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT, WE. WE REQUEST THAT COUNCIL CONSIDERS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF LARGE RECEPTION FACILITIES TO ONE WITH THE PD. IF IT GETS APPROVED. AGAIN FOR REFERENCE ONLY. THERE WERE QUESTIONS AT PLAN COMMISSION ABOUT. SINCE THE SAME USE EXISTED BEFORE, AND THE GDC DOES HAVE THAT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT TO PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE NEARBY RESIDENTS. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD WE WERE WORKING WITH CODE COMPLIANCE, AND WE HAD ONLY GOTTEN TWO RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAD COME OVER THE YEARS. HOWEVER, WHEN WE HEARD SOME RESIDENTS TESTIMONY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE FULL REFERENCE. AGAIN, THESE ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY FOR INFORMATION ONLY. WE DID WORK WITH PD AND RECEIVED THE RECORDS OF LOUD NOISE COMPLAINT AND DISTURBANCE COMPLAINT, WHICH WAS A TOTAL OF 14 OVER THE YEARS. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TEN YEARS FOR THE S U P S U P. POLICY GUIDELINES DO RECOMMEND 5 TO 8 YEARS FOR THESE KIND OF USES WHERE ANY. THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT SITE IMPROVEMENTS. THEY'RE JUST GOING INTO A SUITE. WE DO RECOMMEND DENIAL PRIMARILY. WE DON'T BELIEVE IT MATCHES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND ALSO THE GDC DID PUT IN THAT 500FT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR A REASON. AND WHEN IT DOES VIOLATE IT ON TWO SIDES, WE DO THINK THAT'S A LITTLE EXTREME. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS DENIAL PLAN. COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED DENIAL. WE DID RECEIVE SIX RESPONSES IN TOTAL. WE MAILED OUT 202 RESPONSES. TWO WERE TWO RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THEY WERE IN FAVOR AND RECEIVED FOUR IN OPPOSITION FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THEY MOSTLY. COMMENTS INCLUDED THE SAFETY CONCERNS, LOUD NOISE CONCERNS GOING INTO THE NIGHT. IF THERE'S A PARTY, THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT CAN BE IMPACTED FOR THE RESIDENTS. THOSE WERE THE MAJOR CONCERNS THAT WERE PUT IN ON THE LETTERS. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, AND I BELIEVE WE ALSO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER BASS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU NABILA. AND LOOKING AT THE PICTURE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A THERE'S A WALL THERE IS BETWEEN IT AND THE. OKAY. BETWEEN THAT AND THE FIFTH STREET. YEAH. AND AFTER THAT THERE'S THAT NARROW COMMERCIAL STRIP. YES, SIR. OKAY, OKAY. THE WALL IS NOT REALLY TALL. I DID VISIT IT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO LAST WEEK AS WELL. IT'S VERY SHORT. IT WOULD BE ABOUT 3FT OR 4FT MAX. SO IT'S NOT A TRUE SCREENING WALL. OKAY. AND THEN AND THEN ON THE ON THE SOUTH SIDE ON KINGSLEY SIDE, IS THERE NO SCREENING WHATSOEVER? IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND THEN I MEAN, LOOKING AT THIS IS A VERY LARGE CORNER. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON THERE. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING? WHAT ARE OUR PLANS FOR THIS AREA? THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE BELIEVE IS RIPE FOR REDEVELOPMENT. VERY OLD SHOPPING CENTERS. YES. THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF ACREAGE THERE. [00:25:02] YES. WITH NOT A LOT GOING ON. I MEAN, THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD THAT WOULD BE A PART OF. IT IS CONSIDERED A KEY CORRIDOR FOR THE CITY. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU GO BACK TO ONE THING? WE HAD THE COMPLAINTS LISTED. YOU RECEIVED. AND YOU. WERE DONE. MY DINNER STREET WENT DOWN A DRIVE. CAN YOU WHAT'S THE PROXIMITY TO THIS? OH, THAT IS THE STREET THAT IS MOSTLY IMPACTED. SO CAN YOU SEE MY. YES, THIS IS MEDINA DRIVE. MEDINA DRIVE. OKAY. THAT'S. IT'S ABOUT A BLOCK, GIVE OR TAKE A FEW STEPS AWAY FROM THE FACILITY. RIGHT? CORRECT. THERE'S THIS JUST THIS NARROW COMMERCIAL STRIP BETWEEN THESE HOMES AND THIS SUITE. AND IT HAS COME FROM THESE COMPLAINTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF ADDRESSES ON THAT STREET. YOU MEAN THESE? YEAH. YES, SIR. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF REPEAT. LOCATIONS WHERE THE COMPLAINTS CAME FROM, INCLUDING THESE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM, WILL YOU SHOW THE DISTANCE MAP AGAIN? AND THIS WHITE LITTLE LINE THAT SHOWS 257FT, AND THIS ONE'S ABOUT 300 SOMETHING FEET. AND WHAT IS THE THE MINIMUM 500FT. SO IT'S ALMOST HALF OF THE REQUIRED. IT IS. AND IT'S ON TWO SIDES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IS THE APPLICANT THE OWNER OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY OR JUST THAT SUITE? NO, THEY'RE WANTING TO LEASE THAT SUITE FROM THE OWNER OF THE SITE. OKAY. BECAUSE I'M READING THROUGH THE. THE WRITTEN PLEA, I GUESS. SO THIS THE APPLICANT ALSO OWNS STEPHANIE'S DRESSES. IT'S IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER. THAT'S WHAT WE FOUND OUT. THEY ALSO THEY HAD THEY WEREN'T THE SAME PEOPLE THAT OWNED THE OR THAT LEASED THE RECEPTION FACILITY THAT WAS THERE BEFORE. BUT THEY HAVE LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OWNER AND THEY OWN OTHER OTHER SUITES OR THESE OTHER SUITES. OKAY. SO MY OTHER QUESTION IS ON THE PD COMPLAINTS. A LOT OF THEM CAME FROM 3105, CORRECT? THAT IS A CROSS. KINGSLEY. THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S THIS ONE THAT IS QUITE A WAYS TO HAVE A NOISE DISTURBANCE FROM AN EVENT CENTER, IN MY OPINION, TO GO ACROSS TRAFFIC. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THERE'S PROBABLY SOME EXCITEMENT THAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE. COULD BE. YES, MA'AM. AND THEN IN THIS WRITTEN PORTION FROM THE APPLICANT, THEY MENTIONED, THE VENUE BRINGS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, GIVING SHOP OWNERS NEARBY MORE BUSINESS BY ENTICING THEM WITH A QUICK SNACK. JUST A COUPLE OF PLACES, LIKE THE SHAVED ICE FIRST DONUTS, WHICH I DON'T IMAGINE THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DONUTS DURING THOSE HOURS. AND THEN SHOPPING AT THE DOLLAR STORE. FAMILY DOLLAR THE MEAT MARKET. IN YOUR OPINION? OR IS THAT LOGICAL THINKING THAT SOMEONE WOULD GO TO AN EVENT CENTER AND GO TO FAMILY DOLLAR OR THOSE COMPLIMENTARY BUSINESSES? NOT REALLY BECAUSE THE RECEPTION FACILITY WOULD BE LIKE, THEY WILL HAVE TO BOOK IT BEFOREHAND AND REALLY TO HAVE AN EVENT THERE. I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT'S LOGICALAL. THANK Y. AND ONE MORE THING I WANTED TO MENTION. WE DID DO A SEARCH AND THERE ARE TWO OTHER RECEPTION FACILITIES, THE SAME USED WITHIN A MINE. AWESOME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE, MADAM SECRETARY, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I'M UNAWARE IF THE APPLICANT'S HERE. IT'S THE APPLICANT FOR THIS ITEM HERE TONIGHT. WISH TO SPEAK? IS [00:30:03] THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT? MAYOR, I DO HAVE SOME SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS. VERY GOOD. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER? DONNA BAIRD. ALL RIGHT. NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES STARTING NOW. MY NAME IS JOHN BAIRD AT 3109 MEDINA. AND ONE OF THE CALLERS, I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SHE LIVES WITH ME, OBVIOUSLY. AND I WANT TO MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME YOUNG FAMILIES THAT MOVED IN. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY NEIGHBOR AT 37, 31, OH FIVE, AND THEY HAVE THREE GIRLS UNDER FIVE THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW. WHO KNOWS IF THEY MIGHT HAVE MORE. THE PROBLEM THAT WE WERE FACING BEFORE IS TRULY THE NOISE DISTURBANCE. AND IT'S LATE NIGHT. IT WAS ON WEEKENDS. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE ONLY ON WEEKENDS, BUT NOW I KNOW WHY. AND THE NOISE ENFORCEMENT I FOUND OUT BACK THEN, IT ONLY REALLY HAPPENS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING BUSINESS HOURS. SO I WAS CALLING NON-EMERGENCY POLICE TO COME OUT AND I HAVE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT G5 BALLROOM? AND THAT BALLROOM WAS JUST ONE SUITE. WHEN I WAS AT THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING, I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WANTED TO ENLARGE IT, WHICH BLEW MY MIND. BUT LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT CALLING NON-EMERGENCY. I WOULD CALL AND ONE OF TWO THINGS WOULD HAPPEN. ONE, THE NOISE WOULDN'T GO DOWN AT ALL. ONE, 2 A.M. 3 A.M. TWO THE NOISE WOULD GO DOWN FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WOULD GO BACK UP. SO TO BE HONEST, I SEE MY ADDRESS UP THERE ONLY THREE TIMES AND I DIDN'T ALWAYS CALL AFTER THAT. IT'S JUST WE WEREN'T GETTING WHAT WE NEEDED, WHICH WAS THE VOLUME DOWN. SO I WOULD TURN ON MY WHITE NOISE FOR MY IN MY DAUGHTER'S ROOM, IN OUR ROOM SO WE COULD SLEEP. AND AFTER THAT PLANNING MEETING THAT I WENT TO LAST WEEK, MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY REMINDED ME THAT ONE WEEKEND THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO WAKE UP AND BAKE MY NEPHEW'S BIRTHDAY CAKE, AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T GO TO SLEEP UNTIL AFTER 4 A.M. AND I HAD MY WHITE NOISE ON, I ACTUALLY DIDN'TVEN WAKE UP TO BAKE A CAKE, AND I HAD TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND BUY HIM CUPCAKES. THIS IS JUST QUALITY OF LIFE. AND IF THIS WAS HAPPENING IN ANY DISTRICT IN D EIGHT OR D ONE, I WOULD SAY DO NOT ALLOW SUCH A USE. IT IS NOT THE BEST USE BECAUSE YOU'RE CALLING RESIDENTS. IT TRULY IMPACTS OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, TRULY IMPACTS OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND WHEN I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT ADULTS, WE DO HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT WE HAVE KIDS. NOW OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE TURNING OVER. I MEAN. I DID MENTION TO MARGARET THAT IN MY EMAILS TO HER BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION COMMITTEE MEETING, I HADN'T HAD ANY ISSUE WITH THIS IN THE LAST YEAR. I FOUND OUT THAT I HADN'T HAD ANY ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR THE LAST YEAR, AND I HAD BEEN GRATEFUL. AND NOW HERE I AM AGAIN. AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT I JUST GET TO CONTINUE BEING GRATEFUL THAT I'M NOT CALLING ANYMORE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER DUNCAN, I LIKE I MENTIONED YOU'RE ACROSS KINGSLEY. YES. SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY HIP HAPPENING PARTY OR HIP HAPPENING. COULD YOU KIND OF GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE NOISE THAT YOU COULD HEAR FROM YOUR HOUSE? SURE. WELL, I'M NOW A MOM. SO AT TWO AND THREE IN THE MORNING, I'M ACTUALLY INSIDE MY HOUSE. I'M LIKE NOT OUTSIDE PARTYING. SO FROM INSIDE MY HOUSE, I AM HEARING THE PARTY WITH THAT HAVING WITHOUT ME IT IS, IT IS ENOUGH THAT I DID HAVE TO TURN ON MY WHITE NOISE JUST TO GO TO SLEEP. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EVEN JUST THE PARTY THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BUILDING. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE HAVING A PARTY. I GET IT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE OUTSIDE. THEY ALSO TURN UP MUSIC IN THEIR CARS AND STUFF. IT'S, IT'S A PARTY. AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE PARTIES. I WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE FUN. I JUST THINK IT NEEDS TO BE IN A LOCATION WHERE IT DOESN'T IMPACT RESIDENTS. SO AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS, DID THAT PARTY SPILL OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT? AND I MEAN, YEAH, I ONE THING THAT MY NEIGHBOR DID MENTION IS WE USED TO HAVE A HUGE ISSUE WITH STREET RACING AT FIRST IN KINGSLEY. NOW CORRELATION AND CAUSATION ARE NOT THE SAME THING. AND TO BE [00:35:04] HONEST, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OUR ROCK AND ROLL GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST KNOCKED IT DOWN. BUT WE ALSO HAVE NOT HAD WE STILL DO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, RACING DOWN AND YOU. BUT NOT LIKE EVERY WEEKEND THAT WE WERE HAVING. I MEAN, IT WAS A LOT OR EVEN JUST THE RACING. I MEAN, YOU GUYS COULD HAVE BROUGHT OUT YOUR CAMAROS AND STUFF IF YOU WANTED. AWESOME. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM LET MISS BARRETT, DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY LIKE I'VE HEARD THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DOOR OR SOMETHING OPENED ON THE BACK OF THE FACILITY THAT LED TO EVEN MORE NOISE THAN WHAT NORMALLY WOULD BE THERE. ALLISON WILL DEFINITELY TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. I, AND I SAW IT AT THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING. THERE'S A DOOR ON THE BACK SIDE. IT'S A STANDARD LOOKING DOOR. AND IF IF THE DOOR OPEN OR SHUT. TO BE HONEST, FOR ME, I WAS HEARING NOISE. REGARDLESS IF THEY OPEN THAT DOOR. I'M SURE IT WAS CRAZY LOUD FOR THOSE THAT WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND IT, BUT THEY COULD SHUT IT. THEY COULD PUT COTTON BALLS ALL AROUND IT. I'M STILL HEARING IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF KINGSLEY. YOU'RE LITERALLY IN THAT DARK GREEN SECTION, THE FARTHEST IN THE FARTHEST CORNER OF YOUR PROXIMITY LINE. AND WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE CALLING YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M MORE OF A T'BIRD GUY THAN A CAMARO GUY MYSELF, BUT THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, ALLISON WITT. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND START. ALLISON WITT AND I'M THE MULTIPLE CALLER AT 3000 105 MEDINA DRIVE. I DO INFUSIONS WITH TWO NEEDLES IN MY BELLY EVERY OTHER FRIDAY EVENING AFTER WORK AS I WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 830 TO 5, WHICH WOULD BE AN ISSUE FOR ME IF THIS WERE OPEN NOW FROM 10 TO 6 MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BECAUSE HOW AM I GOING TO WORK AND DO CALCULATIONS WITH A RECEPTION HALL THAT I'M HEARING MUSIC FROM NOW? DURING THE W WEK SINCE I SAW THE NEW HOURS OF THE ONE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US THAT WORK AT HOME. THE ISSUE THAT I HAD, AND I HAD TO KEEP CALLING ON IS THE VERY, VERY, VERY LOUD MUSIC INSIDE MY HOME. AND SO I BEGAN EMAILING MARGARET PROBABLY IN 2021, 2022, AND MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS WERE INVOLVED. WE REACHED NO RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS THE ONE WHO ADDRESSES THAT, AND THEY'RE ONLY AVAILABLE DURING THE DAYTIME. THEY'RE REALLY THE ONLY ENFORCEMENT IS THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE. THEY WOULD COME OUT TO MY HOME, THEY COULD HEAR IT INSIDE MY HOUSE AND OUTSIDE MY HOUSE, AND THEY'D GO ASK THEM TO TURN IT DOWN AND ISSUE A WARNING THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO ISSUE. THEY DON'T CHOOSE TO ISSUE A CITATION. THEY LET ME KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT PERSONALLY AND ISSUE A COMPLAINT TO THE OWNER MYSELF, BUT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THE OWNER, AND I WAS AFRAID TO DO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE THEY ARE AND THAT EXPOSES THEM, DIVULGES MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. AND AGAIN, MORE TIME OFF OF WORK FOR ME. AND SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THE CITY IS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE IT. IF THEY'RE CONSIDERING OPENING A PLACE LIKE THAT TO START WITH IN THOSE HOURS. SO I WOULD HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE, IF THEY CONSIDER IT, YOU COULD CONSIDER FINDING A WAY TO ENFORCE IT AS WELL. BUT THE LAST ONE, THE G5, IT WAS JUST EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND AND BEFORE HOLIDAYS. I EVEN CALLED BEFORE THANKSGIVING, LEAVING THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING. AND SO I'M TRYING TO STUFF A TURKEY. CAN I PLEASE DO THAT WITHOUT THIS BOOMING? AND SO IT WAS TOO MUCH. THE OTHER THING WAS THE RACING THAT WENT ALONG WITH THE PARTY'S UP AND DOWN. KINGSLEY WAS REALLY DANGEROUS AND LOUD. SO I'M SORRY TO COME UP HERE AND COMPLAIN, BUT IT REALLY IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THAT AREA. VERY LOUD. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO ALERT THE AUTHORITIES TO THE NOISE ISSUE. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND IN THOSE MESSAGES. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING SITUATION FOR YOU, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE ALWAYS VERY RESPECTFUL TO OFFICER SHERRY. CAN YOU ADDRESS THE THE DOOR? I KNOW THAT THAT WAS AN ISSUE. AT ONE TIME. THE OFFICERS WOULD COME OUT AND SAY, OKAY, SO THEY WOULD COME BACK [00:40:03] TO MY HOUSE AFTER THEY WENT OVER AND TALKED TO THEM AND THEY'D SAY, OKAY, WELL, WE HAVE THEM SHUT THE DOOR. IS IT BETTER NOW? I SAID, WELL, WE CAN STILL HEAR IT. SO IF I CAN STILL HEAR IT AND YOU CAN STILL HEAR IT AT MY HOUSE, IT'S BETTER. BUT REALLY THE CODE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO PASS THE PARKING LOT. YOU NEED TO GO BACK. I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THAT VERY MUCH, BUT THERE IS A VERY BIG METAL DOOR AND APPARENTLY THEY SAID THEY OPEN IT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF THE VENTILATION. IT GETS VERY HOT IN THERE, NOT A LOT OF VENTILATION, SO IT STAYS OPEN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND THAT JUST BOOMS OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. THE POLICE CAN ASK THEM WHEN THE POLICE ARE AVAILABLE, HOURS AFTER YOU CALL THEM TO CLOSE IT FOR TEN MINUTES UNTIL THE POLICE LEAVE, BUT IT WON'T STAY CLOSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SECRETARY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? YES. ONE MORE, PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, JIM, WITH. MY NAME IS JIM. I LIVE AT 3105 MEDINA. YOU SAW OUR ADDRESS UP THERE. I'M ALLISON'S HUSBAND. WE'VE LIVED, BY THE WAY, IN THAT PROPERTY FOR 277 YEARS. AND WE HAVE WE HAVE LOVED BEING THERE. BUT OBVIOUSLY I COME TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS. YOU MENTIONED WE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE G5 CLUB THAT WAS KIND OF ACROSS THE STREET IN THE PARKING LOT. I MEAN, THE WHATEVER THAT SHOPPING CENTER IS. AND MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER, PRIMARILY ON SATURDAY NIGHTS, LATE IN THE EVENING, YOU'D HEAR THIS THROBBING BASS BEAT, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. AND FOR IT WAS IT WAS HARD FOR ME. BUT MY WIFE, WHO HAS SOME PHYSICAL ISSUES, IT WAS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. AND SO I'M A I'M A MINISTER. I'M ON THE STAFF AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GARLAND. AND, YOU KNOW, SUNDAY IS A WORK DAY FOR ME. AND AFTER STAYING UP ALL NIGHT OR MUCH OF THE NIGHT LISTENING TO THE BOOMING, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO BE RIGHT ON TOP OF YOUR GAME ON SUNDAY. SO. SO I WOULD ACTUALLY PUT A PILLOW OVER MY HEAD IN HOPES OF MUFFLING THE SOUND. AND THAT DIDN'T WORK VERY WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING THIS NEW PLACE WOULD BE SIMILAR. IT WOULD HAVE THE SAME KIND OF MUSIC AND THE SAME KIND OF PARTYING AND THIS KIND OF STUFF, AND THIS KIND OF QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE MAKES A PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOOD REALLY STRUGGLE TO LIVE IN, WHICH IS REALLY SAD BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. WE'VE ENJOYED THE 27 YEARS IN OUR HOME AND WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE. BUT DEALING WITH THIS MUSIC THIS LATE AT NIGHT REALLY MAKES THINGS DIFFICULT. SO I HOPE YOU'LL VOTE AGAINST THIS. AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WE COME IN FRONT OF YOU, WE COME TO SPEAKING FOR SOMETHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. OH, I DON'T I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. MAYOR PRO TEM IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. YES, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO DENY ITEM EIGHT, A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUK TO DENY A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM EIGHT B, GDC AMENDMENT [b. GDC Amendment ORD 26-01] ORDINANCE 2601. IS THERE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE? MR. MAYOR, WE MADE THE PRESENTATION LAST WEEK. THIS IS JUST COMING BACK FOR A SECOND READING. WE HAD, WITH THE ADVICE OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY. WE JUST PUT IT PUT IT IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM, JUST BECAUSE THE NATURE OF THE ITEM. BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFO TO SHARE. BUT THAT'S ALL I NEED. NO THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT THEN I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANDOUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS LOOKING TO YOU, SIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUK. ANY DISCUSSION? THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. [c. MSD 25-01 Arrow Fabricated Tubing] [00:45:04] WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT C IT'S MSD 2501 FOR ARROW FABRICATED TUBING. DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE. THIS WAS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY AT THE MARCH 3RD, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. I'LL OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MAYOR I HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE, JOSH HARPER. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES. MR. MAYOR, MY NAME IS JOSH HOPPER. I'M THE PROJECT GEOLOGIST ON RECORD FOR THIS PROJECT, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT. IN THE APPLICANT, AARON FABRICATED TUBING TO ASK FOR OR SEEK FOR APPROVAL TO PASS AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT GROUNDWATER USE BENEATH THE PROPERTY AT 1010 EAST WALNUT STREET. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY HAVE. ONE FOR YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM LUKE, THE CONTAMINATION FROM THAT PROPERTY BLOOM INTO ANY OTHER ADJACENT PROPERTIES. WE DO BELIEVE IT HAS MIGRATED TO THE SOUTH, PROBABLY ABOUT 100FT OFF OF THE PROPERTY LINE. CAN YOU NAME THE IT'S IT'S A IT'S A VACANT LOT, BUT I THINK IT'S OWNED BY THE CHURCH. IT'S THE FIRST BAPTIST OR SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF GARLAND. OKAY. AND NOTIFICATION WAS PROVIDED TO THEM LAST YEAR. SO THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER? THE APPLICANT. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. OKAY, JUST ONE QUESTION, SIR. SIR, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE CONTAMINATION AFFECTED THE OTHER PROPERTY. YEAH. THE HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN GOING ON? HOW DID TELL ME, TELL ME. GIVE ME THE BACKGROUND. YEAH. SO THE FACILITY WAS FORMERLY AN INDUSTRIAL USER OF A, OF A DEGREASING SOLVENT KNOWN AS TRICHLOROETHYLENE. THEY USED THAT DURING THE 1990S FOR 15 YEARS APPROXIMATELY, AND DURING A DUE DILIGENCE TRANSACTION IN 2022, ANOTHER CONSULTANT HAD GONE OUT AND INSTALLED A SERIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOLE BORINGS AND GROUNDWATER WELLS, AND THEY DISCOVERED THE CONTAMINATION AT THAT POINT. AND HOW WOULD YOU REQUEST SOLVE THAT PROBLEM? I'M SORRY. HOW WOULD YOUR REQUEST, IF APPROVED, SOLVE THAT PROBLEM? MR. CITY ATTORNEY? MR. MAYOR, JUST A REMINDER TO COUNCIL THAT THE PURPOSE OF A MSD IS NOT TO RESOLVE CONTAMINATION. IT'S TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM ANY KIND OF DRILLING THAT MAY OCCUR, THAT TAPS INTO GROUNDWATER IN OR AROUND THAT LOCATION. SO IT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE MSD IS TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. OKAY, I STAND CORRECTED. I'LL REPHRASE THE QUESTION. HOW WILL THIS ELEMENT HELP PROTECT THOSE THINGS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEYS DESCRIBE? OTHER PROPERTIES? YEAH. IN THE CASE OF THAT PROPERTY, THERE'S A PROGRAM WITHIN THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CALLED THE INNOCENT OWNER OPERATOR PROGRAM. AND IF THAT IF AN APPLICATION COULD BE SUBMITTED BY THAT LANDOWNER PROVING THAT THEY DIDN'T CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTAMINATION, THEY COULD GET A RELEASE OF LIABILITY FROM THE STATE FROM HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE CONTAMINATION IN THE FUTURE. SO HAS THAT OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY THAT YOU REPRESENT, HAVE THEY APPLIED FOR THAT AND HAS IT BEEN CLEAR? WE PROVIDED NOTIFICATION TO THE LANDOWNER IN MARCH OR FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT THEY HAD ON RETAINER. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL DO. AND THEIR INDICATION AT THE TIME TO ME WAS THAT THEY WERERE GOING TAPPLY TO THAT PROGRAM. AND PROVE TO THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO APPLY, AND THEN THE TCU HAS TO GO. THEY HAVE THEIR RIGOROUS PROCESS TO PROVE. SO THE APPLICANTS, THE BURDEN IS ON THE APPLICANT TO PROVE THAT THEY DIDN'T CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO IT. AND BASED ON MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA, NOTHING'S EVER BEEN OUT THERE ON THAT CHURCH PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE A SOURCE OF THAT KIND OF CONTAMINATION. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO SUPPLY THAT PROOF TO THE STATE, AND THE STATE WOULD PROCESS THAT. A DETERMINATION THAT THE TCU HAS TO MEET. CORRECT. IT'S ON THE BURDEN OF THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE THE PROOF, BUT IT'S ON THE TCU TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE FINAL JUDGMENT. HAS THE APPLICANT DONE THAT? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. I DON'T KNOW, MR. MAYOR. JUST FOR PROCESS PURPOSES. THAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PROCESS. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE TCU WILL RECEIVE THE APPLICATION FOR THIS MSD, WITH THE RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE ATTACHED FROM THE CITY, AND THEY WILL THEN GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ARE PRESENT. AND THEN ONCE THEY DO THAT, THEY'LL DO A TECHNICAL REVIEW AND THEY'LL ADDRESS THE THE STATE REGULATORY AGENCY THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY QUALIFY OR NOT. TECHNICALLY, FOR AN MSD, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNCIL IS TO DECIDE OR TO CONSIDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS, SIR. SIR, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS [00:50:05] FOR THE APPLICANT? SEE NONE. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'M LOOKING FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER. DENTON, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BASS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? COUNCIL MEMBER MORE. THAT ITEM PASSES 8 TO 1 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS IN OPPOSITION. [9. East Zone Water Tower Project - Eminent Domain Authorization] MOVE ON NOW. ITEM NUMBER NINE, EAST ZONE WATER TOWER PROJECT EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORIZATION. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAYOR HEDRICK AND MANAGER, LET ME BRING UP THIS PRESENTATION REAL QUICK. ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME THIS EVENING. AS WE DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT, THIS IS FOR A WATER PROJECT, A WATER DEPARTMENT PROJECT LOCATED IN DISTRICT THREE. COUNCILMAN MOORE'S DISTRICT. THIS WAS A PROCT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE THE 2.5 MILLION GALLON ELEVATED STORAGE TANK TO SUPPORT WATER DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE CITY'S EAST PRESSURE PLANE. AND IT WAS FUNDING WAS SET ASIDE FOR IT. AND 2024 UNDER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NUMBER 30232. EXCUSE ME. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 43, 11, 43, 60 AND 4324 ROSE HILL ROAD. HERE YOU SEE A AERIAL OF THE THREE PARCELS THAT THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAS CHOSEN. IT'S LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT TO A SUBSTATION. AND HERE YOU SEE THE OUTLINE OF EACH OF THE PROPERTY INTERESTS THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO PURCHASE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. A THREE ACRE FEE. SIMPLE INTEREST FOR THE ACTUAL TOWER SITE. A .163 ACRES FOR A WATERLINE EASEMENT THAT RUNS FROM THAT SITE TO ROSE HILL, AND THEN A TEN FOOT WIDE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS EASEMENT TO HELP CONSTRUCT THAT WATER LINE. WE'VE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND AT THIS TIME, WE ARE STARTING A FORMAL PROCESS OF THE INITIAL OFFER, AND WE ASK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ACTION TO ACQUIRE THAT PROPERTY, IF NECESSARY. BY EMINENT DOMAIN. MEANS MEANS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WE DISCUSSED THIS ITEM LAST NIGHT AT THE WORK SESSION. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER MORRISON, YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF GROTON APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND, IF NECESSARY, AFTER HAVING MADE THE OFFERS AND FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED BY LAW, USE THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE AND FEE. SIMPLE. A TRACK OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 3.086 ACRES FOR PERMANENT WATER LINE EASEMENT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.163 ACRES AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND ACCESS [00:55:04] EASEMENT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.65 ACRES, ALL GENERALLY LOCATED AT 4311 ROSE HILL ROAD, 4360 ROSE HILL ROAD AND 4324 ROSE HILL ROAD, GARLAND, TEXAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST ZONE WATER TOWER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. A VALID PUBLIC USE PROVIDING WATER SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. YOU HEARD THE MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUK. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NOW FOR OUR FINAL AGENDA. ITEM OF THE NIGHT. 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 AGENDA. MADAM SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TONIGHT? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT? SEEING NONE. THEN AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.