May 04, 2026 Work Session

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MAY 4TH. MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU WORK SESSION THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR REGULAR ORDER TODAY, WE HAVE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE. IT'LL BE THEIR LAST WORK SESSION WITH US COUNCIL MEMBER, BASS COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND ESPECIALLY WANT TO GIVE. WELL, GIVE A WORD OF THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO I'VE SERVED WITH, HAD A PLEASURE SERVING WITH AND WISH YOU THE BEST GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE VERY IMPORTANT COUNCILMEMBER HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, WHO'S SERVED OVER WELL. HE SERVED 12 YEARS, THAT BEING SIX TERMS AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FOUR. AND WE HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS WHO ARE SIGNED UP. THEY WANT TO SPEAK AND COMMEMORATE THIS, THIS MOMENT.

SO, MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER WHO SIGNED UP FOR THIS? YES, SIR. STEPHEN MASON. ANYWHERE YOU WANT. YES, SIR. IT'S O OPEN. I'M UP IN PERSONAL. FELLOW. YOU KNOW, MAYOR, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING. IT'S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

I'LL TELL YOU. I SERVED AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL SINCE 2019. BUT PRIOR TO THAT, CONSISTENTLY FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN CEDAR HILL.

AND I REMEMBER GOING BACK WHEN I FIRST CAME ON IN 2010, SHORTLY WITHIN MY WITHIN MY FIRST TERM, I HAD MET COUNCIL MEMBER BJ WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING, SIR. AND BJ WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS ALWAYS WARM, WHO ALWAYS CAME TO ME AND BE ABLE TO GIVE ME SOME WORDS OF ADVICE. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOUR YOUR COUNTERPART. AND HE JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST ALWAYS GAVE ME SOME WORDS OF WISDOM. I REMEMBER EVEN WHEN HE HAD TERMED OUT OF HIS FIRST CYCLE THAT HE STILL WAS ACTIVE WITH TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ORGANIZATION, IT IS AN AFFILIATE OF TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, TML AND YOU KNOW, WE THAT'S IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO COME AND EDUCATE, YOU KNOW, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A PLATFORM IF THEY NEED HELP WITH THINGS LIKE BUDGET, OR THEY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW TO BE ABLE TO BE A GOOD COUNCIL MEMBER. THAT'S WHAT THAT ORGANIZATION PRIDES ITSELF ON. SO COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THAT ORGANIZATION, THAT AFFILIATION, FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THAT'S WHERE WE MET. BUT EVEN AFTER HE HAD FINISHED HIS FIRST TERM, HE STILL STAYED ACTIVE. I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT HE HAS BEEN A GOOD, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SERVANT.

AND I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS A SURPRISE TO YOU, SIR, TO SEE ME HERE IN YOUR CITY, TO BE ABLE TO COME AND RECOGNIZE YOU. SO I DO HAVE A RESOLUTION HERE.

PLEASE OBLIGE ME TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS. WHEREAS CJ MEMBER I'M SORRY. WHEREAS COUNCIL MEMBER BJ WILLIAMS HAS DEDICATED DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF GARLAND AND BROADER NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY THROUGH EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVANT. MR. WILLIAMS SERVED FIRST SERVED ON THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL FROM 2012 TO 2018, AND WAS AGAIN SWORN INTO OFFICE IN 2020, CONTINUING HIS SERVICE THROUGH MAY 2026. THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, MR. WILLIAMS HAS DEMONSTRATED A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OF RESIDENTS. HIS SERVICE EXTENDS BEYOND ELECTED OFFICIAL ELECTED OFFICE, INCLUDING HIS ROLE ON THE GARLAND PLANNING COMMISSION FROM 2002 TO 2008, WHERE HE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THOUGHTFUL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. MR. WILLIAMS HAS BEEN A DEDICATED ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NAACP GARLAND UNIT FROM 1996 TO 2010. HIS LEADERSHIP HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE OF NATIONAL LEVELS THROUGH HIS SERVICE ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY COMMITTEE WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 2013 2014, AND THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES COMMITTEE WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES IN 2014 THROUGH 2018, MR. WILLIAMS HAS REMAINED ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN HIS COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS FAITH AND SERVICE AS MEMBER OF MOUNT. AND I CAN'T SAY THIS NAME, IS IT? PISGAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN RHARDSON, TEXAS, AND THROUGHOUT HIS LIFELONG

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THIS IS FOR YOU, SIR. MAYOR, DO YOU MIND? PLEASE? NO, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER LINED UP? YES, SIR. RONALD E JONES AND ERNST. GOOD.

YEAH. HONORABLE MAYOR. I USUALLY GIVE OUR SPEAKERS THREE MINUTES, BUT I WILL DEFER. YOU HAVE AS LONG AS YOU NEED, SIR. PLEASE GO RIGHT AHEAD. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEVIATE FROM PROTOCOL. THE MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM MANAGER AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I COME THIS EVENING REPRESENTING THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, PARTICULARLY THE THETA ALPHA CHAPTER, OF WHICH HONORABLE BJ WILLIAMS IS AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER. THE TENTACLES OF HIS SERVICE AND THE REACH OF HIS IMPACT IS NATIONWIDE, AS YOU KNOW. OF COURSE, I KNOW HIM AS A STAFF MEMBER OF GARLAND. I KNOW HIM AS THE MAYOR OF GARLAND. HE PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN MY ELECTION ALL THREE TIMES. HE PLAYED A MAJAJOR ROLE IN COUNSELING ME AS A STAFF PERSON, BUT A LOT OF THE HISTORY YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, MORE FOR INVITING US BY WAY OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL. WE APPRECIATE THAT. BJ HAD A MAJOR IMPACT IN CHANGING THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, BECAUSE WE USED TO ELECT COUNCIL PEOPLE AT LARGE. HE PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN. THAT LED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS, AND HE INSISTED THAT IT BE DONE PROPER IN ORDER, WITHOUT A LOT OF FANFARE BEING ALL IN THE NEWS AND ALL OF THAT. AND WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. BUT MY SPONSOR IN THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, WHO WOULD INTRODUCE OTHER MEMBERS WHO ARE WITH US, WILL DO MOST OF THE TALKING. BJ WAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WROTE A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION THAT LED TO ME BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE FIRST PHASE OF BEING CONSIDERED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BELOVED OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY. BROTHER ERNEST GOOD. WILL YOU INTRODUCE OUR OTHER MEMBERS WHO ARE WITH US AND THEN COMMENT ON BJ'S IMPACT? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ERNEST GOOD AND I HAVE KNOWN BJ FOR OVER 50 YEARS. NOT ONLY AS AN OMEGA BUT AS A NEIGHBOR. I LIVE IN MESQUITE ON THE HILL AND HE LIVES DOWN THE HILL IN GARLAND AND I ALWAYS TELL HIM IF IT RAIN, IF THERE'S A FLOOD, HE CAN COME INTO ME MY HOUSE. BECAUSE HE WON'T. WE WON'T GET WET. BUT THIS AFTERNOON, SEVERAL BROTHERS HAVE SHOWN COME TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT AND

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AND I'M GLAD THAT BILLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY OF GARLAND BECAUSE HE IS A SERVANT. HE'S A SERVANT LEADER. HE'S A DEDICATED PERSON, AS YOU ALL KNOW. AND WE ARE JUST SO PLEASED TO HAVE HIM IN AS A MEMBER OF OUR FRATERNITY. AND WE WOULDN'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND GIVE HIM HIS FLOWERS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD GIVE PEOPLE THEIR FLOWERS WHILE THEY CAN SMELL THEM. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A LOT OF TIMES AT FUNERALS, THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE AND BUT THEY COULDN'T HEAR A THING. I SAID, BUT BILLY, WE LOVE YOU AND WE RESPECT YOU. AND. AND I'LL SAY THIS, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE TURNING OUT SO THAT YOU CAN REST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO IT ALL. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHEN TO STEP DOWN. AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CITY IS STRUCTURED, THEY TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO STEP DOWN AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT YOU, IT'S BECAUSE THEY WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO COME IN AND TRY TO FILL YOUR SHOES. WE LOVE YOU, BILLY, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR HEDRICK AND THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO COME IN AND SAY THESE THINGS ABOUT BILLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU BETTY. LOVE YOU MAN. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM SECRETARY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. RICKY MCNEIL. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU GUYS SO VERY, VERY MUCH. THE LATE CONGRESS LADY EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON STATED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SHE SAID YOU CAN'T SERVE WITHOUT SACRIFICING. SO THE COUNCIL, LADY BEARD, MY COUNCILMAN, BASS, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. EVEN THOUGH TIME AWAY FROM FAMILY, TIME AWAY FROM LOVED ONES, WE KNOW IT'S COSTLY, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO SAY COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, THANK YOU. SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THE LATE ENTERTAINER AND POET NIPSEY HUSSLE. NIPSEY HUSSLE SAID, IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR CIRCLE AND THE PEOPLE DON'T INSPIRE YOU IN YOUR CIRCLE, YOU DON'T HAVE A CIRCLE. YOU HAVE A CAGE. CONSTABLE WILLIAMS, THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS CIRCLE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF MY CIRCLE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE CIRCLE, FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND AND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AREA. YOUR INSPIRATION, YOUR COURAGE, YOUR CONVICTIONS. THEY SPEAK A LOT.

BEING FROM LOUISIANA, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU DEARLY FOR THAT IN AND OF ITSELF, HOWEVER, BUT JUST FOR THE WAY YOU CARRY YOURSELF. WE WERE MR. MAYOR. WE WERE IN IN HOUSTON SEVERAL YEARS AGO, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS AND I, AND IT WAS ABOUT 1:00 IN THE MORNING AND I WAS TRYING TO GO TO BED. AND HE'S OVER THERE MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE. I'M LIKE, WHAT? THIS MAN, GO TO SLEEP. HOWEVER, THE LAST THING I REMEMBER HIM SAYING WAS, I SENT YOU AN EMAIL. HAVE YOU READ IT? GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING ABOUT SIX. CONSTABLE WILLIAMS ON THE PHONE. MAN, I SENT YOU AN EMAIL, HAVE YOU READ IT? I'M LIKE, BJ, YOU NOBODY READ AN EMAIL AT 530 IN THE MORNING. HOWEVER, WHAT THAT TAUGHT ME THOUGH, AS A YOUNG MAN AS AS HE WAS MENTORING ME,

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AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING THE CITIZENS OF GARLAND. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, SIR. ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME. HELLO. DO I HAVE TO SIT ANYWHERE YOU LIKE? IS THE MIC ON? OKAY? I'M COUNCILWOMAN ARTIFICIAL HILL OUT OF THE CITY OF BOX SPRINGS. I'VE KNOWN MR. WILLIAMS FOR AT LEAST. OH, JESUS. 2016. AND HE'S BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR ME. WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO OFFICE.

I STARTED IN 2015. SO HE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME AND HELPED GUIDE ME THROUGH MY POLITICAL CAREER. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO CALL YOU, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND YOU DESERVE THESE FLOWERS TODAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. I SEE YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE, SIR. MR. MAYOR, I, I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THESE MY BROTHERS, MAYOR, MAYOR JONES, MISS SMITH, ERNEST AND THE ETERNAL MAYOR OF CITY HILL, ALL OF YOU. MY HEART IS IS RUNNING OVER. YOU KNOW, I SIT HERE AND I LISTEN. BUT YOUR WORDS HAVE REACHED. AREAS THAT WERE UNREACHABLE THREE YEARS AGO, AND YOU'RE SHARING YOUR CARING. IT BROUGHT ME THIS FAR. AND I WANT TO SAY TO EACH ONE OF YOU, I APPRECIATE YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, LINDA, I APPRECIATE YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, ALL OF YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR ME TO YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MAYOR SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MISS YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AGAIN TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON WITH OUR REGULAR ORDER HERE. FIRST ITEM IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON OUR WORK SESSION ITEMS. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THAT PORTION? NO, WE DO NOT.

[ CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA]

[1. Head Start of Greater Dallas Lease Agreement Extension]

[2. Parking Restrictions in Downtown Garland]

[3. Investment Portfolio Report]

[4. Amendments to the Fireworks Prohibited Ordinance]

[5. Bottleneck Improvements Package No. 4: Right-of-Way and Easement Acquisitions Update]

[6. TxDMV Motor Vehicle Crimes Prevention Authority Catalytic Converter Grant Program Application FY27]

[7. GDC Amendment ORD 26-02]

[8. IH 635 Construction Update ​]

HOW'S IT LOOK? VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

HAPPY TO BE HERE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR LBJ PROJECT. HOPEFULLY YOU'VE NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE. BUT I WANT TO START OUT WITH JUST OUR LATEST SAFETY CAMPAIGN. YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE LOSE TEN PEOPLE A DAY ON OUR TEXAS ROADWAYS DUE

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I KNOW THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, BUT IT ALL FEEDS INTO TO GARLAND.

BUT ABRAMS AND FOREST ARE BOTH OPEN IN THEIR FINAL CONFIGURATION, SO THAT IS THE SIGNAL. FINAL SIGNALS ARE UP. EVERYTHING IS NEAR COMPLETION THERE. WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TOUCH UP THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, BUT EVERYTHING IS IS GETTING VERY CLOSE ON THOSE TWO INTERSECTIONS. SKILLMAN AVENUE IS ALSO OPEN IN ITS FINAL CONFIGURATION. ALL THE FINAL SIGNALS ARE UP. EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE AT THAT LOCATION. AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, THE GENERAL PURPOSE LANES ARE OPEN FIVE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE'VE GOT TWO TOLL MANAGED LANES IN THE MIDDLE. THOSE ARE NOT OPEN YET. I'LL GET TO THAT HERE IN JUST A SECOND. BUT WE ARE WORKING ON ON THE TOLL MANAGED LANES. NOW HERE'S ROYAL AND MILLER. THAT ONE IS ALSO COMPLETE. YOU'LL NOTICE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE FRONTAGE ROADS WE'VE GOT SOME STAGING AREAS THAT WE STILL NEED TO CLEAN UP. THAT IS ON THE LIST TO DO, BUT THAT WILL COME A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PROJECT. THE GOAL IS TO GET LANES OPEN AS FAST AS WE CAN.

HERE'S PLANO ROAD. IT IS OPEN IN ITS FINAL CONFIGURATION. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PUNCH LIST.

CLEANING UP VARIOUS ITEMS THERE AT PLANO. KINGSLEY IS OPEN IN ITS FINAL CONFIGURATION AS WELL.

AGAIN, ALL THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS ARE DOWN, EVERYTHING IS OPEN. YOU MIGHT SEE US DOING A LITTLE BIT OF PUNCH LIST ACTIVITIES ALONG KINGSLEY, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THAT ONE'S OPEN. JUPITER, AS OF A FEW WEEKS AGO, IS OPEN IN ITS FINAL CONFIGURATION AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR STAFF HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE FASTEST WAY WE CAN BUILD JUPITER. THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON JUPITER. I'LL ALSO ADD THE GARLAND STAFF THAT WORKS ON THE SIGNALS. PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH IN OUR DISTRICT. WE WORK WITH A LOT OF CITY STAFF. THEY ARE TOP NOTCH, THEY KNOW THEIR STUFF, AND THEY ARE VERY QUICK TO HELP US OUT. VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE ON THAT ONE. HERE'S GARLAND ROAD, EXCUSE ME.

IT IS ALSO OPEN IN ITS FINAL CONFIGURATION. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN SEE MY CURSOR. THE EXIT TO NORTHWEST HIGHWAY WAS NOT OPEN WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. THESE PICTURES ARE AS OF APRIL 21ST. THAT HAS NOW BEEN OPENED. WE HAD SOME PAVEMENT REPAIRS AS YOU TIE DOWN TO NORTHWEST HIGHWAY THAT WE NEEDED TO DO, BUT THAT EXIT IS NOW OPEN SO ALL THE EXITS ARE OPEN. HERE IS SHILOH AND NORTHWEST HIGHWAY. I'LL JUST REMIND YOU IN THE FINAL CONFIGURATION, THE ACCESS TO THE MANAGED LANES IS FROM SHILOH. SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF OUR WORK CREWS GOING INTO THE MANAGE LANES FROM THAT SHILOH LOCATION. SOON WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT OPEN SO YOU WON'T SEE THE WORK CREWS AT THAT LOCATION.

BUT AGAIN, ALL THE GENERAL PURPOSE LANES ARE OPEN. NOW. WE'RE JUST WORKING ON THE MIDDLE TO COMPLETE THOSE TOLL MANAGED LANES. SO HERE'S CENTERVILLE AND FERGUSON STILL COMPLETING THE PAVEMENT WORK THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND SO THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET ALL THAT DONE. YOU CAN SEE MOST OF THE PAVEMENTS NOW. NOW IT'S JUST CLEANING UP SOME CURB AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT THAT LOCATION. SO CENTERVILLE IS VERY, VERY CLOSE. HERE IS LA PRADA. LA PRATA, FOR THE MOST PART, IS OPEN TO ITS FINAL CONFIGURATION. WE HAVE, IF YOU CAN SEE MY CURSOR, THE SOUTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD AS YOU'RE COMING FROM LA PRATA TO OATS, THAT WILL BE OPEN BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AS WELL. SO

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THAT'S WHAT WE WHERE WE PUT CONCRETE RIPRAP, IF YOU WILL. SO JUST LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE ITEMS, NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, IT SHOULD BE OPEN COMPLETELY BY THE END OF MAY.

CENTERVILLE OPEN BY THE END OF MAY, THAT SOUTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD THAT WE SHOWED IN THE PICTURE. END OF MAY OATS, END OF MAY GALLOWAY OVER 635. THAT WILL BE END OF JUNE. AND THEN THE TOLL MANAGED LANES IS GOING TO TAKE US UNTIL HOPEFULLY EARLY AUGUST, POTENTIALLY LATE JUNE OR LATE JULY TO OPEN THAT. SO WE'RE AS YOU DRIVE THROUGH, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE PUTTING ALL THE TRANSPONDERS OR THE COMPUTER GADGETS UP ON ON THE GANTRIES. RIGHT NOW, THAT WORK IS ACTUALLY ALL TIED TO THE BASE CAMP, IF YOU WILL, IS IN HOUSTON. AND SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE COMMUNICATIONS CAN GO BACK TO HOUSTON. THAT'S WHERE THEY THEY COLLECT ALL THE INFORMATION FOR THE TOLLING. THAT'S WHERE OUR CONTRACTOR IS BASED OUT OF. SO THEY ARE ON SITE WORKING ON ALL OF THAT, BUT THEY'LL WORK ON THE ALGORITHM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TOLL RATE TO SET. AND SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WORK LEFT OPEN, BUT OUR PRIORITY WAS MAKING SURE WE OPENED UP THOSE GENERAL PURPOSE LANES AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD. SO RIGHT NOW, THE SCHEDULE IS SHOWING THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST TO OPEN THOSE TOLL MANAGED LANES.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE US ALONG THE ALIGNMENT THROUGH THE END OF FALL, REALLY JUST CLEANING UP VARIOUS THINGS GOING THROUGH. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAUGHT, SOME OF THE GRASS ISN'T GROWING, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND REPLACE THAT GRASS. AND SO THERE WILL BE VARIOUS PUNCH LISTS. WE CALL IT PUNCH LIST ITEMS GOING THROUGH THE FALL. SO YOU'LL SEE OUR CONTRACTOR ON SITE THROUGH THE FALL. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK, YOUR FIRST IN THE QUEUE. I'M SO EXCITED THAT THIS IS ALMOST OVER. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY? BIG RIBBON CUTTING? WE CAN PLAN SOMETHING. ABSOLUTELY. LET'S JUST SHUT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE A PARTY ON THE HIGHWAY FOR NOT TO SHUT IT DOWN COMPLETELY. BUT WE CAN. WE CAN DEFINITELY PLAN SOMETHING. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT. YOU'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT. AND SO I DEFINITELY THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE THAT I DO. I TOTALLY AGREE AND IT LOOKS GREAT. IT'S IT'S REALLY NICE TO DRIVE ON A SMOOTH, FLAT NEW ROAD. HOW ON THOSE MANAGED TOLL LANES, ARE THERE TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION OR JUST ONE? SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. THE PLAN IS WE WILL ONLY TOLL ONE DIRECTION. SO IF YOU REMEMBER WE ARE GRANDFATHERED TOLLED MANAGED LANES. BIG DISCUSSION BEFORE WE STARTED. AND SO IN THE PEAK HOUR. SO IN THE MORNING WESTBOUND WILL BE TOLD THOSE TWO LANES, IF YOU'RE DRIVING EASTBOUND, THOSE LANES WILL BE FREE. AND SO WE'LL SWITCH IT OVER FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON. AND THEN FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT, EASTBOUND WILL BE TOLD. SO WE'RE STILL HONORING THE TWO TOLL MANAGED LANES. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. GREAT.

HOW MUCH LONGER ARE YOU GOING TO NEED CEMENT FROM THE CEMENT PLANT? THEY WILL BE THERE THROUGH THROUGH THE FALL BECAUSE THEY WILL BE POURING CONCRETE. BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TO GET THEM TO PACK UP AND MOVE OUT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCILMEMBER BASS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SUSAN.

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THANK YOU SIR, COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. SO YOU STAY THROUGH FALL. HOW MUCH THROUGH FALL ARE WE? ARE WE LOOKING. SO I TEND TO SANDBAG. AND SO I WOULD S THAT THE LAST DAY OF FALL, WHICH I THINK IS DECEMBER 20TH, AROUND THAT TIME FRAME. THERE YOU GO. NOW, IF YOU'RE MY STAFF, WHEN I SAY FALL, THAT MEANS THE FIRST DAY OF FALL. BUT YEAH, FOR YOU GUYS, I'M GOING TO SAY THE END. HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE VERY MINIMAL IMPACTS. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE A CREATE A DISTURBANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME SLOW ITEMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE LEAVING A GOOD PRODUCT.

PERFECT. I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE FROM THE LAST TIME THAT YOU WERE HERE, WE WERE HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE CLEANLINESS AND JUST MAINTENANCE UPKEEP WITH THE BATCH PLANT. AND THAT HAS DRASTICALLY IMPROVED. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, I TOLD YOU I DID NOT DRIVE ON YOUR HIGHWAYS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE. BUT I WILL SAY I HAVE DRIVEN ON THE NEW THE NEW STRETCH THROUGH GARLAND, AND IT ACTUALLY FEELS SO MUCH SAFER. IT IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE YOU ASKED TO GO AWAY TONIGHT. SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND I LOVE THE ACCESS ROAD. YES, ALL THE WAY FROM. SO YOU CAN GO UNDER 30. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT DOES NOT DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY PERIOD. AND SO SHE DEPENDS ON ACCESS ROADS. AND SO SHE WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE ACCESS ROAD WHEN SHE HAD TO TAKE ME TO TOWN EAST TO GET DIPPIN DOTS. SO, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING. AND WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THIS DONE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

I KNOW, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LOT ON THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE ALL GOTTEN QUESTIONS FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS. REALLY APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. I KNOW THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.

CAN YOU FOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING OR LISTENING, THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION HAD A HUGE ROLE I GETTING THIS APPROVED. YES. CAN YOU BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THAT A MINUTE? SO THE PROJECT COST $1.7 BILLION, GETTING THAT MONEY, GETTING THAT CHECK WRITTEN WAS A BIG. BIG HURDLE. I WAS ONE OF THE LAST MEMBERS TO TESTIFY AT THAT HEARING, AND I DIDN'T KNOW COMING DRIVING BACK, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT IT CAME THROUGH. SO WOULD Y MIND EXPLAINING TO YOUR AUDIENCE? YES. NO. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVE DOWN AND MAKE COMMENTS THAT ARE ARE TEX DOT TEX DOT IS GOVERNED BY A FIVE MEMBER COMMISSION. AND SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDING THAT THEY WILL PUT TOWARDS PROJECTS. AND SO ADVOCATES LIKE YOURSELF DRIVING DOWN TO AUSTIN MAKING THOSE COMMENTS, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE TEX DOT COMMISSION MONEY AS WELL AS REGIONAL MONEY. A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE DOES NOT GET FUNDED JUST BY BY ONE SOURCE. AND SO THE TEX DOT COMMISSION FUNDED IT, PROVIDED FUNDING FOR IT, AS WELL AS THE MPO FUNDS, THE LOCAL FUNDS HERE IN THIS REGION. AND SO WITHOUT PEOPLE GOING AND SPEAKING UP, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T WE'D PROBABLY STILL BE WORKING ON. 635 AND SO OUR COMMISSION KNEW THAT THIS WAS A BIG PROJECT, HUGE BOTTLENECK. WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS IT. AND THAT'S WHY THEY PUT FUNDING TOWARDS IT. RIGHT.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR SIR. COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. YES, THANK YOU ALL. YOU'VE DONE VERY, VERY WELL DONE. PRESENTATION, I MIGHT ADD.

SO AND I WANT TO ABOUT THE BRIDGE GOING ACROSS SKILLMAN COUNCILS, WELL AWARE THAT I USE THAT BRIDGE EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT OR DATE NIGHT TO GET OUT OF TOWN. SO I DON'T EMBARRASS

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AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY ONE. AND SO IS THAT DECORATIVE? IS THERE SOME STRUCTURAL REASON THAT'S THERE? CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND? YEAH. NO, IT'S DEFINITELY A STRUCTURAL REASON.

EXCUSE ME. AT THE TIME WHEN WE WE DESIGNED SKILLMAN, THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A SEPARATE PROJECT. WE WERE GOING TO BUILD THAT SEPARATELY BEFORE THE THE REST OF FUNDING FOR 635 CAME THROUGH, BUT WE DID NOT THINK WE COULD FIT SUPPORTS UNDERNEATH IT. SO AS YOU'RE DRIVING UNDERNEATH SKILLMAN, THERE IS NOT A CENTER SUPPORT. EVERY OTHER BRIDGE ACTUALLY HAS A SUPPORT UNDERNEATH IT. SO AS YOU DRIVE UNDERNEATH ROYAL, YOU'LL SEE COLUMNS UNDERNEATH KIND OF A MID SPAN SUPPORTING THAT BRIDGE. SO WITH SKILLMAN AS A BREAKOUT PROJECT, BEFORE WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THE MAIN LANES BECAUSE WE WERE SIMPLY JUST GOING TO BUILD THE SKILLMAN BRIDGE. AND SO IT WAS IMPORTANT NOT TO HAVE THAT CENTER SUPPORT. SO THOSE ARCHES ARE ACTUALLY CARRYING THE LOAD FOR THE BRIDGE DECK. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS IT WAS AN ARCH. OKAY, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. I JUST WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY THAT THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE. IT'S JUST TIMING OF THE REASON. EXACTLY. YES. THAT ONCE WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO BUILD THE 635 MAIN LANES, WE COULD PHASE THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE CENTER SUPPORTS ON THE OTHER BRIDGES. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU GETTING TO THE END. YES. WE'RE CLOSE. SO WILL YOU BE BACK TO WRAP US UP HERE THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER? ABSOLUTELY. I'D BE HAPPY TO COME BACK AND HOPEFULLY UPDATE YOU ON A FEW OTHER GARLAND PROJECTS, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THE ONLY PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON IN GARLAND.

RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR COUNCILMEMBER BEARD. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL. IT'S IT'S WONDERFUL. I, I, I CAN REMEMBER WHEN 635 OPENED AND THIS IS LIKE THE NEXT BIG YAY. OKAY. BUT JUST FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER, REMEMBER WHEN 75 OPENED AFTER ALL THEIR CONSTRUCTION, THEY DID SHUT IT DOWN FOR A PARTY. SO, YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO THAT. BUT OKAY, I'M GOING TO TRY TO AVOID THAT.

PEOPLE ARE REALLY ENJOYING THE NEW LANES. BUT BUT JUST WANT TO REMEMBER Y'ALL. Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT THEY DID SHUT DOWN 75 FOR A PARTY. OKAY. BUT YEAH, IT'S IT'S GOING GREAT. I WAS AVOIDING 635 FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME. I AM GETTING OUT THERE NOW AND VENTURING IT TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS OPEN TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE EXITS ARE. AND I AM O ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT, OH MY GOD, THERE'S THE EXIT. AND I WASN'T USED TO THAT BEING THE EXIT. SO THERE IS A LITTLE LEARNING CURVE THERE, BUT IT DRIVES VERY SMOOTHLY. IT JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER GOING TO DOWN GARLAND AVENUE AND WENT ON. 635. YOU'VE GOT A U-TURN, BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE AN EXIT THERE.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN. I APPRECIATE YOUR UPDATE. AND AGAIN, WE COULD HAVE THAT PARTY.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE ONLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT UP FOR YOUR OFF COUNCIL. YOUR CONSTITUENTS WON'T COMPLAIN. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WELL, I'LL PILE ON THE KUDOS FOR FOR 635.

IT'S IT WENT FROM SOME SOMETHING TO ABSOLUTELY AVOID TO SOMETHING THAT IS NOW BEAUTIFUL AND REALLY NICE. COUNCILMAN THOMAS STOLE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, WHICH WAS ABOUT THE BRIDGE. THE ONE, THE ONE COOL. THAT REALLY COOL BRIDGE. I REALLY LOVE THE LIGHTING THAT YOU DID ON IT AT NIGHT. IT'S IF Y'ALL HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY APPRECIATE HAS BEEN YOUR ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS AND YOU'RE ABLE TO ANSWER EVERYTHING FROM BOTH, YOU KNOW, FROM THE TIMETABLE AND ALSO TECHNICALLY HOW THIS HAS ALL COME ALONG. AND SO REALLY APPRECICICIATE IT. THANK, THANK YOU, THTHTHANK YOU, THANK THANK YOU. YEAH. SO ONE THING I DIDN'T MENTION REGARDING SKILLMAN CITY OF DALLAS ACTUALLY MAINTAINS THE BRIDGE. SO THAT THAT IS ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND. LUCKILY YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE TO MAINTAIN A BRIRID. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE ROUND US OUT, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SOUNDS LIKE YOU CAME AND YOU GOT ALL THE ACCOLADES AGAIN TONIGHT THAT WERE NEEDED NECESSARY. I DO WANT TO ECHO THAT. OF COURSE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. 635 BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO COUNCIL AND TO ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING TONIGHT THAT THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY PROJECTS THAT CAESAR IS INVOLVED WITH. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER ON THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, I THINK THAT YOU'RE ALSO COMING IN WITH I-30 COMING IN TO 635. ALL OVER THE CITY, ALL OVER THE REGION. EVERYONE THAT

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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON HERE? SO WE'RE WORKING ON INTERSTATE 30. WE'RE HOPING TO ACTUALLY PUT OUT FOR BIDS BASS PRO DRIVE HERE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. AND SO WE THINK WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE THAT ONE. AND THEN WE'VE GOT MORE WORK TO TO DO ON INTERSTATE 30. AND SO THOSE ARE A COUPLE THAT I CAN COME IN AND UPDATE YOU, HOPEFULLY IN A LITTLE WHILE. THANK YOU. MIGHT WANT TO TAKE OVER 190 AGAIN. I THINK THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU. BLESS YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. AND WE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE YOU BACK TO TALK ABOUT THOSE OTHER PROJECTS VERY SOON. THANK YOU,

[9. New Voting Software]

MIKE AND I BOTH BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT IT. RIGHT. WE'VE HAD IPAD ISSUES WHERE STAFF HAVE TO COME UP AND WORK WITH YOU TO OVERCOME SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES. SO WITH THE AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY, ALL OF THAT REMAINS THE SAME IN REGARDS TO THE DISPLAYS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU. WE DID NOT HAVE TO BUY ANY ADDITIONAL HARDWARE. IT WAS JUST RECONFIGURATION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ALLOW A YES AND NO OPTION. SO YOU'RE WELL FAMILIAR WITH THIS SCREEN HERE. THIS IS THE SCREEN FROM THE IPAD. SO WHENEVER THE VOTE IS UP YOU SELECT YES OR NO. THEN HIT SAVE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF THE VIEW OF THE DISPLAYS THAT YOU HAVE OUT THERE TODAY AS FAR AS REQUEST TO SPEAK AND A SECOND IN THE MOTION. SO THIS REMAINS THE SAME. SO THIS LOOK REMAINS THE SAME TO REQUEST TO SPEAK AND MAKE A MOTION. AND A SECOND.

WHAT'S CHANGING IS ONCE THE SECOND THE MOTION AND SECOND IS COMPLETED, THE SECRETARY WILL ACTUALLY ACTIVATE THE VOTING PROCESS. ONCE THE VOTING PROCESS IS ACTIVATED, YOU WILL SEE THIS SCREEN ON THE LEFT THAT SAYS CHOOSE VOTING OPTION. BELOW YOU'LL SEE A YES OR NO.

AND ONCE JENNIFER DISPLAYS THE VOTE, YOU WILL ACTUALLY SEE THE YES'S AND NO'S. AND THEN YOU ALSO SEE A SCREEN WITH HOW PEOPLE VOTED. NOW ONE THING TO NOTE YOU WILL SEE AN ABSTAIN BUTTON. PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE THAT RIGHT? WE'RE ONLY GOING TO USE THE YES AND NO WITH THE CURRENT PROGRAMING SOFTWARE, THE ABSTAIN BUTTON HAS TO BE THERE. WE'RE LOOKING AT A FUTURE UPGRADE OF, YOU KNOW, AN UPGRADE IN THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM AND WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY TAKE THE ABSTAIN AWAY. SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS ACTUALLY WALK YOU THROUGH A TEST VOTE.

SO WE HAVE THIS ROOM CONFIGURED FOR AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I FAILED TO MENTION IS YOUR IPADS. SO HOW DO YOU SEE THE THE AGENDA. SO WE'LL STILL HAVE THE IPADS HERE. SO IF WE NEED TO CHECK ON AN IPAD FOR YOU TO, TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA, WE CAN DO THAT.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO USE YOUR PERSONAL IPAD LIKE YOU DID IN THE PAST OR WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE, RIGHT? TO PULL UP THE AGENDA. WHAT'S CHANGING IS JUST HOW YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO

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YOU'LL SEE IT ON YOUR MONITORS IN FRONT OF YOU, YOUR TOUCH PANELS, AS WELL ASHE LARGE MONITORS IN THE ROOM. QUESTION CAN JENNIFER SEE WHO HAS AND HAS NOT VOTED SO SHE CAN CALL THEM OUT? YES, SIR. YEP. SO JUST LIKE IN THE PAST, IF YOU DID NOT VOTE, SHE WILL CALL OUT.

PLEASE VOTE. IS IT POSBLE FOR. I'M SORRY, ONE ONE SECOND I IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR MIC ON. I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MIKES. THE VOTING RESULT SCREEN IS STILL UP, SO THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT. SO ONCE THE YOU KNOW, ONCE IT'S DISPLAYED, JENNIFER WILL REVERT HIDE RESULTS. SO THEN YOUR, YOUR TOUCH PANEL GOES BACK TO HOW IT SHOULD BE FOR MICROPHONE CONTROL. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW COUNCILMEMBER MOORE GO AHEAD SIR. YEAH. CAN THE REST OF US GET THE THE FAST PUSH BUTTON THAT KARISSA AND MARGARET HAVE SUCH THAT WHEN WE IT WOULD REALLY BE NICE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT ON OUR. YEAH. NO, REALLY, HOW DOES THAT WORK THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GET IT EVERY TIME. I MEAN,'LL BE SITTING HERE SOMETIME JUST WAITING TO HIT IT, YOU KNOW, IT JUST DOESN'T COME IN. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS PUT A DELAY.

THERE YOU GO. YEAH. DID THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AGE OR ANYTHING? I MEAN NO, SIR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. I WANT PLAY AGAINST YOU ON JEOPARDY, BECAUSE I THINK I WIN EVERY TIME WITH YOU. SLOW ON THE BUZZER THAT MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION, MA'AM? I DID NOT. I WAS TRYING TO MOTION FOR A PARTY ON SIX. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, SO ONE FOLLOW UP NOTE IS JUST LIKE WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM, WITH THE IPADS, IN THE EVENT YOU LOOK ON THE SCREEN AND IT SHOWS A VOTE, NOT THE WAY THAT YOU PRESS THE BUTTON, RIGHT. YOU PRESS. YES, BUT YOU MEANT NO. JUST LIKE TODAY, YOU CALL OUT FOR STAFF'S ATTENTION AND THEY WILL RESUBMIT THE VOTE. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. THE PROGRAM THAT WE WERE USING WITH THE IPADS, ARE WE SAVING MONEY BY GETTING RID OF IT? SO WE'RE ACTUALLY STILL USING IT. SO WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY FUNCTIONALITY. THE VOTING ON THE IPADS WAS ACTUALLY A ADD ON. SO WE IT'S SOMETHING WE GOT BY BUYING THE REST OF THE SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE. SO WE'RE NOT FORFEITING ANYTHING THAT WE'VE ALREADY INVESTED IN. AND THE BEAUTY ABOUT THE IPADS IS IN THE EVENT WE, WE CAN'T VOTE IN THIS BUILDING. SO WE COULD STILL REVERT BACK TO THE IPAD VOTING IF WE EVER HAD TO REMODEL LIKE WE DID YEARS AGO AND MOVE TO DUCKWORTH. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND IT'S THE SAME LIKE BECAUSE WE, WE DID THE AUDIO VISUAL ALL TOGETHER. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. SO MAYBE SOMEONE COULD JUST WATCH ONE OF OUR MEETINGS ON REPLAY AND HEAR THE AUDIO WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE IT'S STILL A LITTLE ROUGH. OKAY. IT'S BEEN ONGOING. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE'LL CONTINUE LOOKING AT THAT. WE'VE BEEN SLOWLY WORKING WITH OUR PARTNER TO COME OUT AND MAKE SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS, TRYING TO FIND THAT PERFECT SPOT FOR THEM TO THE AUDIO IS WORSE NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE.

THEY SHOULD FIX IT. OKAY. IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF ROUGH AUDIO. WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO REWATCH A COUNCIL MEETING, YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT? WHAT'S HAPPENING? SO THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. BUT I APPRECIATE SWITCHING FROM THE IPAD VOTING BECAUSE IT WAS, IT WAS A LOT ON OUR DESKS TOO. SO I'M, I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE GETTING AWAY FROM THAT. SO THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS, ISN'T IT? JONATHAN. YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE, YOU KNOW,

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SO WE SO I KNOW I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT NEW SYSTEM. I REALLY LIKE THE, THE, THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE. WE DIDN'T SEE THE ACTUAL VOTE THAT WE JUST DID, DID WE? OR WAS THAT A YES? WAS THAT A VOTE? JENNIFER SHAKING HER HEAD. NO. WHICH WAS IT? YES. YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU GUYS ACTUALLY SAW WAS HOW YOU VOTED. YES, I VOTED IT'S NOT THE ACTUAL. IT WAS. SO WE VOTED ECTLY AS WE VOTED EXACTLY AS THE SLIDE WAS. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHICH IS WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE I SAW THE SAME VOTE AS THE SLIDE. AND I'M GOING, WAIT A MINUTE. DID WE JUST FOLLOW THE SLIDE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE? I IT IS KIND OF A HECK OF A COINCIDENCE. COULD WE DO THAT ONE MORE TIME AND EVERYBODY VOTE NO EXCEPT CARISSA, YOU CAN ABSTAIN. JUST SO WE SEE THAT WE SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON THE SLIDE.

ABSOLUTELY. CAN WE DO ONE MORE. SO WE JUST NEED A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO ONE MORE TEST. YEAH. MARGARET HAD A QUICK FINGER THERE. AND I WAS STILL I WAS STILL SPEAKING MAYOR. I HADN'T REALLY RELINQUISHED THE THE MIC. I'M THE PARLIAMENTARIAN HERE. SO IT'S I HAD TO CLEAR THE MOTIONS. YES. ALL RIGHT. MARGARET. SOMETHING'S WRONG. I, I, I SEE HER, SHE'S ALREADY BACK IN HER CHAIR GIGGLING YOU'RE DOING THIS. DID WE DID WE VOTE. DID I MISS. YOU. DON'T REMEMBER IF YOU VOTED. I THOUGHT I WAS TOUCHING SECOND BUT I THINK I VOTED SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I VOTED. YOU HAVE TO TURN ONE. ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE THERE WE GO.

HAVE THE VOTE. IT'S DIFFERENT THIS TIME. YES. SUCCESSFUL TEST THERE. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THE VOTING SYSTEM? THE LAST THING IS WHAT'S NEXT. SO THE SYSTEM'S ALREADY OPERATIONAL IN BOTH ROOMS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS. IN THE EVENT WE HAVE TO REVERT TO THIS NEW SYSTEM TOMORROW, WE CERTAINLY CAN. THE STAFF IS READY. WE JUST HAVEN'T SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRAINING THE COUNCIL ON IT. SO WE'RE PLANNING ON TRAINING A LOT MORE TRAINING ON MAY 18TH AND 19TH. OF COURSE, WITH THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS COMING IN. BUT IN ANY EVENT, WE NEED TO WE COULD CERTAINLY USE THE SYSTEM TOMORROW NIGHT. IF THERE'S ANOTHER IPAD ISSUE LIKE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY, GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE LOOK FORWARD TO USING THE NEW SYSTEM VERY SOON. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WE'LL

[10. 2026-2027 Federal Grant Allocation Kickoff]

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M JASON WILLHITE WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THIS IS MOANA WOODARD, THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND MARILYN FITCH, WHO IS OUR FINANCIAL MANAGER FOR THE SAME DEPARTMENT. IT IS TIME AGAIN TO GO THROUGH THE 2026 2027 GRANTS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. SOME OF THIS IS GOING TO BE REVIEW, SO WE'LL TRY AND MAKE THAT BRIEF. SOME OF IT'S GOING TO BE NEW BUSINESS THAT WE'LL NEED SOME INPUT FROM COUNCIL ON COMING VERY QUICKLY. SO TRY AND MAKE NOTE OF THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. THE KEY TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT WE RECEIVED THREE FEDERAL GRANTS AND ONE NONFEDERAL GRANT, SO WE'LL GO OVER THAT HERE BRIEFLY. BUT THE MAJOR IMPACTS THAT WE TRY TO ACHIEVE BY DOING THIS IS TO FOSTER SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS, EMPOWER ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS, REDUCE HOUSING INSECURITY, AND ENCOURAGE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE ONE YOU'RE PROBABLY MOST FAMILIAR WITH IS

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WE. WE GO THROUGH AND WE WORK WITH NONPROFITS ON THAT AS WELL. AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE PROGRAM. WE'RE CURRENTLY ANNUALLY UNDER AN ANNUAL AGREEMENT WITH GHC PRETTY CLOSELY MIRRORS THE CDBG HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM. THE GRANTS TIMELINE IS BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND WE ARE NOW TO MAY OF 2026. SO WE ARE TO THE THE FIRST GREEN PORTION THERE WHERE WE HAVE COUNCIL KICKOFF PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT.

THERE'LL BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ALL OF THE SUBRECIPIENTS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL ABOUT THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, AS WELL AS COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND MEETINGS WILL BE FURTHER INTO THE MONTH. YOU WILL BE RECEIVING THE SUBRECIPIENT SPREADSHEET TOMORROW. SO THAT'S GOING TO GO TO OUR ACTIVE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO CAN RECEIVE THE EMAIL. THAT WILL BE WHERE WE START TO GO THROUGH AND ALLOCATE FUNDING, AND WE'LL GO INTO THAT IN MORE DEPTH HERE IN JUST A SECOND. THE SPREADSHEETS ARE DUE BACK VERY QUICKLY. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT YOU HAVE THOSE BACK TO US FILLED OUT WITH THE ALLOCATIONS BY MAY 15TH, 2026. THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE WANT TO HAVE OUR FIRST DISCUSSION ON MAY 18TH. WE'VE ALREADY GOT THAT SET ASIDE TO GO THROUGH THOSE ALLOCATIONS AND THE AVERAGES, AS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL ON JUNE 1ST. WE WANT TO HAVE THAT FINALIZED AND OUR FINAL DISCUSSION. AND THEN ON JUNE 16TH, WE NEED TO ADOPT THE ALLOCATIONS IN A REGULAR SESSION. JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. BY BY AUGUST 15TH OF 2026, WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN INTO HUD. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE DEADLINE TO HAVE THAT IN. SO WE REALLY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP. FROM THE TIME THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE ALLOCATED TO THE TIME THAT WE GET THAT ACTION PLAN PUT TOGETHER AND SUBMITTED TO HUD. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM IS GOING TO RECEIVE $2,089,794 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ANNUAL GRANT TO DEVELOP VARIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS.

JUST AS A POINT OF ORDER THERE THE ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY. THAT MEANS WE RECEIVE THAT DIRECTLY FROM HUD. THAT ALSO MEANS THAT WE REPORT DIRECTLY TO HUD. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO MEET THESE DEADLINES. AND THIS YEAR, THIS IS NOT AN ESTIMATE. I KNOW IN PRIOR YEARS I BRING ESTIMATES BEFORE COUNCIL. THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE'RE GETTING THIS YEAR. SO THERE'LL BE NO CHANGES AS FAR AS ADJUSTMENTS ON THE NEXT MEETING. THERE ARE FOUR KEY PROGRAMS TO THE CDBG FUNDS, THE FIRST BEING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS, SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION OF OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION OR DEMOLITION. THE SECOND, THE NON PUBLIC, NOT THE NONPROFIT PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS SUPPORT YOUTH AND ELDERLY POPULATIONS. MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THEN FOOD SERVICES. THE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. SO STREET AND SIDEWALK REPAIR, ELIGIBLE PUBLIC FACILITIES UPGRADES, SERVING LOW INCOME PERSONS IN PARKS AND LIBRARIES AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION AND LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEN THE CITY SPONSORED PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN LOW INCOME AREAS. LET'S GO BACK ONE SLIDE. THERE WE GO. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT HERE WAS THAT PROJECTS UTILIZING CDBG FUNDING MUST BE COMMITTED TO PROJECTS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND A FOUR YEAR, FOUR YEAR PROJECT FOR BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE FUNDING. THAT'S NOT FROM THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDING WHEN THE MONEY IS PUT INTO THAT PROJECT. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. I KNOW FOUR YEARS SOUNDS LIKE A VERERY LONG TIME, BUT IN IN THE THE LIFE OF SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, WE, WE DO RUN INTO TIMELINESS ISSUES QUITE OFTEN. CDBG CLIENT HOUSING ELIGIBILITY. AGAIN, THIS CDBG HOUSING REHAB AND ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE 1.125366 MILLION. SET ASIDE THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT

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THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME MUST NOT EXCEED 80% OF DALLAS COUNTY'S AREA MEDIAN INCOME. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, IF YOU HAVE A FOUR PERSON FAMILY IN DALLAS COUNTY, THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AT 80% WOULD BE $93,850. SO IT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD QUALIFY FOR THIS TYPE OF FUNDING, AND WE WANT TO GET THAT WORD OUT THERE THAT WE'RE OFFERING THIS KIND OF ASSISTANCE TO THOSE FAMILIES. AS FAR AS UNDERWRITING IS CONCERNED, THE HOME MUST BE IN REASONABLE CONDITION. THERE ARE STIPULATIONS THAT IT CANNOT BE SO DETERIORATED THAT WHEN WE'VE INVESTED THE FUNDING THAT IT DOES NOT MEET MINIMUM HOUSING CRITERIA WHEN WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THAT PROJECT. SO IT STILL NEEDS TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION IN ORDER FOR US TO BRING IT UP TO MINIMUM HOUSING. THE HOME CANNOT BE IN A FORECLOSURE OR LISTED FOR SALE, AND APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO SUBMIT ALL THE INCOME DOCUMENTS, JUST LIKE THEY WOULD IF THEY WERE GOING THROUGH A REGULAR LENDING INSTITUTION. AS FAR AS APPROVAL, STAFF REVIEWS AND APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL TO RECEIVE THE GRANT. IF APPROVED, INSPECTORS WILL DEVELOP A SCOPE OF WORK AND WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND HOMEOWNER THROUGH THE COMPLETION, AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE PROGRAM ALL THE WAY THROUGH COMPLETION AND THE FINAL CLOSING. THE CLIENT PUBLIC SERVICES ELIGIBILITY. WE HAVE $313,469. THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT COUNCIL WOULD ALLOCATE THE NOT TO THE NONPROFIT AGENCIES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REQUESTING, GOING OVER JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE. AND THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES FUNDING TO LOCAL NONPROFITS ANNUALLY. SO THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL ALWAYS COME IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AND ASK YOU HOW YOU WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY ELIGIBILITY OF THE HOUSEHOLD, SAME AS SAME AS WITH CDBG, 80% OF THE DALLAS AREA MEDIAN INCOME APPLICANTS FOR SERVICES MUST LIVE IN GARLAND. SO THAT'S THE RESTRICTION THERE.

THE APPROVAL NONPROFIT ENTITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPLICATION APPLICANT APPROVALS AND RELEASE OF SERVICES, AND THE CITY MONITORS EACH ENTITY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE GRANT. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LIST THERE OF THE 2526 ALLOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES. YOU'LL SEE THAT ON YOUR WORKSHEET TOMORROW AS WELL. THERE IT THERE'S A COLUMN THAT TELLS YOU WHAT THEY GOT LAST YEAR AND WHAT THEY'VE REQUESTED THIS YEAR. ONE CHANGE THAT WE ARE WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT WE HAD THREE. THE THREE FINAL RECEIVED LESS THAN $5,000 IN ALLOCATION. TAKES A LOT TO MANAGE THESE AND TO AUDIT THESE PROGRAMS. AND TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK WITH YOU, WE NEED TO UP THAT TO A MINIMUM OF $5,000 IN ALLOCATION TO EACH OF THESE OR NOT DO IT. THE CDBG PROJECT, ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC PLACES, NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT, AND CODE ENFORCEMENTWE HAVE $750,000. THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES THE FUNDING ANNUALLY, AND THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATED PROJECT DOLLARS ARE ADMINISTERED INITIALLY BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS WHERE IT CHANGES SIGNIFICANTLY, THOUGH IT IS AN AREA BENEFIT.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S A CDBG ELIGIBLE AREA WHERE YOU HAVE 51% OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA ARE AT 80% OR BELOW OF THE DALLAS AREA. SO WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS NOW.

WE'RE QUALIFYING THE AREA, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE HEADING UP THOSE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO MANAGE THOSE, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONITORS THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE GRANT REGULATIONS. AND THEN THE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE LISTED ARE THE LIBRARY OUTDOOR LEARNING PROGRAM OR OUTDOOR EDUCATION AREA IS AT $421,570, AND THEN CODE COMPLIANCE IS AT 250 000, WHICH IS FOR 333 INSPECTORS IN THE CDBG ELIGIBLE AREAS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOME INFILL. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT NEW CONSTRUCTION. THE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW SINGLE FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. LIKE I SAID, MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THESE. THE THE KEY TO THIS IS THAT THAT THE CITY OF GARLAND IS CAPABLE OF IN-HOUSE FINANCING. AND SO HOLDING THESE MORTGAGES, WE CAN GO OVER THAT IN JUST A SECOND AS WELL. BUT HOLDING THESE MORTGAGES ALLOWS US TO GET PROGRAM INCOME BACK. AND WE'LL GO OVER SOME OF THE NUMBERS HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT CUSTOM MORTGAGE LOAN TOOL TO KEEP THE HOME AFFORDABLE AND STILL PUT A VERY NICE PRODUCT ON THE GROUND. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, AN EXAMPLE OF THAT MORTGAGE WOULD BE THAT THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $350,000. THE BORROWER'S DOWN PAYMENT IS ONLY $500. THAT'S PART OF THE

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THE MAIN THE MAIN PURPOSE FOR THAT WOULD BE IF WE NEED TO SPEED UP PROGRAM INCOME. SO WE'VE GOT OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ON THE TABLE WE WOULD LIKE TO DO AND OTHER HOMES WE WOULD LIKE TO BUILD. WE CAN GET THAT MONEY BACK IN A LUMP SUM AND PUT THAT DIRECTLY BACK INTO THE PROGRAM AS PROGRAM INCOME. THE HOME CLIENT ELIGIBILITY IS VERY SIMILAR TO CDBG. HOME HOME PROGRAM HAS GOT $645,106 PLUS. AGAIN, THE 400,000 IN PROGRAM INCOME. NEW HOMES ARE LISTED THROUGH THE MLS THROUGH AN AGENT AND THEN THE APPLICANTS MUST BE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS AND U.S. CITIZENS. ELIGIBILITY OF THE HOUSEHOLD. THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME MUST NOT EXCEED 80% OF DALLAS AREA MEDIAN INCOME MUST BE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS. WE DO A CREDIT CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CREDITWORTHY, AND THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT INCOME TO PURCHASE THE HOME. AS FAR AS UNDERWRITING, AGAIN, THIS THINK OF THIS AS A STANDARD MORTGAGE OFFICE. WE TAKE IN ALL THE SAME DOCUMENTS THAT A STANDARD MORTGAGE OFFICE WOULD TAKE IN. AND THEN FINALLY, THROUGH APPROVAL, THE STAFF REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS FOR APPROVAL IN THE MORTGAGE PROGRAM. THE PROPERTY AND LEGAL PAPERWORK IS SUBMITTED TO A TITLE COMPANY. SO WE GENERALLY GO THROUGH A TITLE COMPANY FOR EVERYTHING, RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND THE MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY. SO. ESG, THIS IS FOR THE HOUSING. SORRY, FOR HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK PEOPLE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS.

THERE'S $174,311 AVAILABLE. THIS CAN ONLY GO TO TO THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR ON THAT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE COULD TAKE AND ADD TO CDBG. THERE IS SOME CROSSOVER WITH WHAT CDBG IS CAPABLE OF, BUT NOT WHAT ESG IS CAPABLE OF. SO ESSENTIALLY THIS FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMELESS AND GARLAND GARLAND PERSONS. IT EXPANDS THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFIT ENTITIES TO PROVIDE HOMELESS SERVICES FOR PERSONS IN GARLAND AND PROVIDES PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFIT AGENCIES. THE NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDER IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT ON THAT, AND APPLICANTS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS. ELIGIBILITY IS AT 30% OF THE DALLAS COUNTY AREA MEDIAN INCOME, SO THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN 80% ACROSS THE BOARD, AND THEN MUST BE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. IF THERE HAS BEEN AN EVICTION NOTICE, YOU, THEY NEED TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND THEN THE STAFF REVIEWS THE NONPROFIT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH HUD REGULATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM. SO THE NONPROFIT IS AUDITED. AND OUR FINAL FUNDING SOURCE IS THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION HOUSING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. AGAIN, THIS VERY CLOSELY MIRRORS THE CDBG PROGRAM FOR HOUSING WITH A COUPLE OF LITTLEE CAVEATS. WE DO WORK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH GFWC FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. SO WE MAY USE PART OF THE HOME INFILL FUNDS TO BUILD A HOME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GHC, BUT THE BULK MONEY GOES TO HOUSING REPAIRS, EMERGENCY GRANTS TO SENIOR CITIZENS. WE QUALIFY EVERYONE THE SAME WAY, BUT THE GFWC FUNDING GIVES US SOME LEEWAY INTO WHO WE CAN HELP AND HOW FAST. SO THERE THERE ARE CERTAIN CAVEATS THAT CDBG REQUIRES THAT GFWC DOES NOT. AND WITH THAT, THAT IS THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION. I WILL SHOW YOU REAL QUICKLY THAT TOMORROW WHAT YOU'LL BE RECEIVING IS A SPREADSHEET. IF I CAN GET IT TO COME UP, A SPREADSHEET THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE THIS IN YOUR EMAIL, THE YELLOW COLUMN IS THE ONLY COLUMN THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO. THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL PUT IN THE AMOUNT YOU WANT TO ALLOCATE TO EACH TO EACH SUBRECIPIENT ONCE YOU RUN

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DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT, MONA? NO. YOU DID GOOD. OKAY. JUST AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO AVERAGE EVERYTHING YOU COME IN, WE CAN DISCUSS ALL THE DIFFERENT. WHAT I BRING BACK FROM WHOEVER SUBMITS THINGS TO ME. SO WE SHOULD HAVE THAT ALREADY. NOTHING'S CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON, WE'LL START WITH YOU. SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS WE'VE GOT NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS SWEARING IN ON THE 12TH. SO THIS IS KIND OF A A BIG THING. THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW THE INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW. NOW WE'VE GOT THREE PEOPLE COMING IN. THAT KIND OF CONCERNS ME. I, I DON'T I KNOW IN 2023, WE DIDN'T DO THIS UNTIL JUNE LAST YEAR. I GUESS WE DID IT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THAT IT WAS RIGHT IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. BUT WITH THREE NEW PEOPLE COMING IN, IT KIND OF CONCERNS ME THAT WE'RE DOING THIS SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM SWEARING IN ON THE 12TH, AND THEN YOU'RE WANTING. THIS WORKSHEET COMPLETED THREE DAYS LATER. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANYTHING CAN BE CHANGED ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT IS A VERY BIG CONCERN. AND I HAVE ONE ASK AFTER COUNCIL INDIVIDUALLY SENDS THEIR ALLOCATION TO YOU GUYS. AND THEN WHEN YOU DO THE AVERAGES, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INCLUDE WHAT EACH COUNCIL PERSON PUT IN THEIR WORKSHEET, JUST KIND OF AS A, A WAY TO KNOW WHAT EVERYONE IS THINKING, I GUESS. HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE.

BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, THAT IS ALL THAT I'VE GOT. WE CAN DEFINITELY SUBMIT EACH MIDDLE SO THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER THAT OKAY, HOW IT WAS AVERAGED. OKAY, PERFECT. THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM AS FAR AS CHANGING THE DATES AT THIS POINT, I DON'T THINK WE CAN BECAUSE IT'S BEEN POSTED.

IT WAS POSTED IN JANUARY, THE CALENDAR, AND IT'S BEEN SENT TO HUD. WE CAN TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION NEXT YEAR. BUT AS FAR AS CHANGING THE DATES AND LETTING NEW COUNCIL COME ON, I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE OLD COUNCIL DO THIS BUSINESS. AND NEXT YEAR WE WOULD LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SO INSTEAD OF A INSTEAD OF A 15TH DEADLINE, WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT A 12TH DEADLINE. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. SO BACK ON SLIDE SEVEN. YOU TALK ABOUT CLIENT HOUSING ELIGIBILITY. AND I AGREE THAT I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN GARLAND THAT WILL MEET THE AT LEAST THE INCOME REQUIREMENT HERE. BUT I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT AREAS THIS WOULD APPLY TO. IS THERE ANY AREA, EVERY SQUARE INCH OF GARLAND. THIS APPLIES. WE QUALIFY THE CLIENT WHEN WE DO HOUSING REPAIR PROGRAMS OR WITH PUBLIC SERVICES. IT'S A CLIENT ELIGIBILITY. IT'S NOT AN AREA ELIGIBILITY. NOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT DOING A COMMUNITY CENTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN IT IS AN AREA BENEFIT. OKAY, SO AND MAYBE THAT'S MY CONFUSION. I GOT A MAP LAST YEAR, CDBG DISTRICT SEVEN ELIGIBLE MAP. AND SO IT'S GOT SOME, SOME OF THIS GRAYED OUT AND SOME NOT. AND SO THAT IS THE THAT'S THE AREA PROGRAM. IS THAT WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE AND WHERE MY CONFUSION IS BECAUSE I, I BELIEVE YOU'RE RIGHT. I WASN'T IN ON THIS DISCUSSION. YOU HAD IT JUST BEFORE I WAS SWORN IN LAST YEAR. SO. OKAY. WELL, SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE, THE ANYBODY IN THE AREA VERSUS ANYBODY IN THE CITY, THIS PROGRAM COULD APPLY TO ANYBODY IN THE CITY. CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED. I WANT IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL BASED QUALIFICATION WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING. OKAY. YEAH THERE IS. THERE IS NO COUNCIL DISTRICT. WE HAVE NOT WORKED IN, I'M SURE. AND I AND I HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT I, I MAY THINK WOULD WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING, BUT ARE NOT AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THINGS LIKE THIS. AND SO I'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME AND I'LL SAY, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO, NOT KNOWING WHAT I CAN DO BECAUSE I WASN'T IN ON THIS DISCUSSION LAST YEAR. BECAUSE IF YOU DID IT, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BEFORE THE SWEARING IN. SO I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON, MAYBE ON MAY 31ST DEADLINE NEXT YEAR, TO GIVE NEW COUNCIL PEOPLE A CHANCE TO

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COUNCILMEMBER BASS, I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. AND YEAH, THIS OF COURSE, SOMETHING WE'VE ALL NOTICED, RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE TRANSITIONING OUT AND IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF A NEW THING, RIGHT? LAST YEAR WE HAD ONE NEW PERSON. THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, WE HAD ONE NEW PERSON. THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, WE HAD ONE NEW PERSON. SO THIS, YOU KNOW, FOR, YOU KNOW, 3/8 OF THE COUNCIL BEING NEW ISN'T SOMETHING WE'VE EXPERIENCED BEFORE. AND. YOU WANT TO COUNT YOURSELF TO THIRD. WE'LL GO THIRD. SO. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO TELL ANYONE HOW TO DO THEIR JOB OR NOT. BUT THERE'S I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS TIME.

SO BECAUSE ON THE MORNING OF THE 13TH, WHAT BJ, CHRIS AND I HAVE DONE ON THE 12TH IS MOOT, RIGHT? WE CAN FILL THIS OUT AND GIVE IT TO YOU. MORNING. 13TH HAS MOVED. IT DOESN'T COUNT ANYMORE, RIGHT? WHAT YOU GUYS COULD DO IS YOU COULD MEET WITH THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THERE'S THREE OF THEM, RIGHT? IT'S NOT A QUORUM. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE POSTED. YOU COULD MEET WITH THEM, GIVE THEM THE PRESENTATION, AND THEN GIVE THEM THE SPREADSHEET AND THEN GIVE THEM THE, YOU KNOW, FROM THE 13TH TO, I THINK YOU SAID THE 18TH TO GET THAT, TO GET THE THOSE FUNDS ALLOCATED IN THERE IN THE MANNER THEY SEE FIT AND GET THAT BACK TO YOU.

AND THAT THAT WOULD BE THE SOLUTION FOR THIS. SO AS FAR AS I SEE. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK, WILL YOU GO TO THE SLIDE WITH THE LIBRARY AND CODE ALLOCATIONS ON IT. THE LIBRARY OUTDOOR LEARNING PROGRAM. WILL YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT, PLEASE? YES. CORRECT. YEAH. THAT'S FOR THIS YEAR. THE THE SOUTH GARLAND LIBRARY. WE'RE PROPOSING A WE'RE CALLING THE CURIOSITY GARDEN. WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE THAT MORE OF AN AMENITY FOR SOUTH GARLAND. AND THAT'S A FOLLOW UP TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL LIBRARIES TO REALLY JUST ENHANCE THAT CORRIDOR, GIVE THAT LIBRARY AN OUTDOOR SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO USE, AND HOPEFULLY MAKE THAT AN AMENITY WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT USES FOR THAT LIBRARY. SO CAN ANY OF THOSE FUNDS BE USED TOWARDS LIBRARY BOOKS? I DON'T THINK THEY CAN BUY BOOKS. THEY'RE THEY CAN BE USED FOR FACILITIES, NOT SO MUCH FOR IN FACILITIES BEING THE EXTERNAL PORTION ON THIS ONE. BUT THEY CAN'T BUY PRODUCTS LIKE THAT. OKAY. AND THEN FOR THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS. MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE COULD UP THE PORTION A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE NEED A LOT OF HELP AND CODE WITH OUR NEW PROGRAM GOING. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO HAVE AS MANY OFFICERS IN THERE AS POSSIBLE. BUT I DON'T DECIDE THAT. SO THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I HEARD TWO THINGS.

AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF HOMELESS VERSUS NEARING HOMELESS OR. AND THEN I HEARD YOU SAY AT ONE TIME, THEY HAVE TO BE HOMELESS. THE DISTINCTIONS. THE CITY DOES NOT DO RENTAL ASSISTANCE UNDER ESG SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY, TO BE QUITE HONEST. MOST OF THIS MONEY GOES TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER FOR ESG. SO YOU'RE ONLY WORKING WITH ABOUT $50,000 THAT GOES TOWARDS RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS PROGRAM. AND WE TAKE THE HOMELESS MONEY. WHEN WE SAY HAVE TO BE HOMELESS, THEY HAVE TO BE ON THE STREET. THEY THEY HAVE TO HAVE BEEN ALREADY EVICTED AND THEY NEED TO GET INTO SOME SHELTER OR SOME EMERGENCY SHELTER QUIT. NOW THE ALMOST HOMELESS, AS IF THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, IN DANGER OF BEING EVICTED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN DAYS. WE COULD DO THAT. BUT FOR GARLAND, WE HAVAVEN'T DONE THAT BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF MONEY TO SPLIT IT UP. WE'VE LOOKED AT PUTTING THAT MONEY FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WE DO IT IN CDBG PUBLIC SERVICE BECAUSE THERE'S MORE MONEY AVAILABLE AND YOU CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE BEING AT 80% BELOW RATHER THAN 30% BELOW. OKAY. AND FOR THE RAPID REHOUSING, THAT'S WHAT WE FOCUS ON. LIKE I SAID, IT'S ONLY $60,000. SO THAT DOESN'T GO A LONG WAY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING SOME CLIENTS IN HOUSING FOR PROBABLY TWO WEEKS IN A HOTEL AND THEN, YOU KNOW, 90 DAYS TO SIX MONTHS OF RENT AND UTILITIES, IT JUST DOESN'T GO FAR. SO THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THE MOST

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THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? THEN TOMORROW WE WILL BE RECEIVING THE SPREADSHEETS IN YOUR EMAIL. LOOK FORWARD TO FILLING THOSE OUT. EXCUSE ME. PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT. YES. SUB RECIPIENTS. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT

[11. Development Services Committee Report GDC Amendment ORD 26-03]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE, AND WE HAD COME UP WITH SOME SOME PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD IDEAS THAT WE'RE EXCITED TO REPORT OUT TODAY. THIS IS A VERY CONDENSED VERSION OF WHAT WE HAD PRESENTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE COMMITTEE. GOOD. OKAY. BUT IF YOU NEED SOME DETAILS, I HAVE THOSE SLIDES AS WELL. SO I CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE DETAILS THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE. BUT I WANT TO START OFF WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF LOOKING AT CARPORTS. WHY WERE WE LOOKING INTO THE STANDARDS? WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO LOOK INTO IT WITH THE VISION OF THE CURRENT CARPORTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, A LOT OF IT, THE WAY IT'S BUILT, THEY MAY NOT BE UP TO STANDARDS, OR EVEN IF THEY ARE, THEY DON'T. THEY MAY NOT ESTHETICALLY BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE MAIN STRUCTURE. THEREFORE, OVERALL, THE NOTION WAS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THESE ARE NOT REALLY CONTRIBUTING TO HAVING GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD ESTHETICS. SO THAT'S WHERE THIS CAME FROM. AND THAT'S THE LENS THAT WE HAVE USED TO COME UP WITH OUR STANDARDS. SO THAT'S WHY YOU IN THE VERY FIRST SLIDES, WE WE HAVE COME UP WITH THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO PUT IN THE STANDARDS. SO ONE IS A STANDARD THAT'S APPLICABLE TO ALL CARPORTS. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A CARPORT, IT HAS TO BE ON PAVED SURFACE. IT HAS TO BE ENGINEERING SAFE AND ALL THAT.

THOSE ARE JUST BASIC STANDARDS THAT ALL CARPORTS WILL HAVE TO FULFILL. BUT THEN IF IT'S A CARPORT THAT'S VISIBLE FROM THE STREET THAT BOTH TWO STAFF AND THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE HAS A LOT BIGGER IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD ESTHETICS THAN THE ONES IN THE REAR. SO THE STANDARDS THAT WILL APPLY TO THE CARPORTS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET.

CURRENENENENENTLY IN OUR CODE, S FRONONONTTT Y Y Y Y YARD OR SIDE N THAT CAN BECOME KIND OF INTER INTERPRETATION REALLY DIFFICULT SOMETIMES. BUT ONCE WE WE START DRAFTING THE AMENDMENT YOU'LL SEE HOW WE TACKLE IT. BUT THE IDEA IS IF IT'S VISIBLE FROM THE STREET, IT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE IN THE FRONT OR THE SIDE, AS LONG AS IT'S VISIBLE FROM A PUBLIC STREET, THE STANDARDS SHOULD BE HIGHER FOR THOSE CARPORTS, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE STANDARDS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO CARPORTS THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREETS, TYPICALLY IN THE REAR. ONE EXAMPLE IS IN THE REAR, IT COULD BE OF METAL CONSTRUCTION AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT. SO ONE BIG IDEA TO IMPLEMENT, AND WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH TO SEE, WHEN DID GARLAND START APPLYING THE TWO CAR GARAGE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES? AND THAT WAS WITH OUR GDC MAY FROM MAY 2015. SO PRIOR TO THE GDC BEING AMENDED BEING ADOPTED, THERE WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY SINGLE HOUSE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A GARAGE. THAT'S WHY WE SEE A LOT OF OLDER HOMES THAT MAY HAVE ONE CAR GARAGE OR WE SEE SOME. THE GARAGE MAY HAVE BEEN CONVERTED. SO THAT'S WHY WE SEE A WIDE RANGE OF HOMES THAT ARE NOT JUST TYPICAL TWO CAR GARAGE. NOW, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN THERE'S NOT A TWO CAR GARAGE, THERE IS A FURTHER NEED FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE A CARPORT TO

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AND THOSE WILL INCLUDE HEIGHT WHEN THE MAIN HOUSE IS TWO STORY, THEN IT'S ONE SET. IF IT'S ONE STORY, THEN IT'S ANOTHER SET OF HEIGHT, BECAUSE THE RELATIONSHIP WILL DIFFER FROM A TWO STORY MAIN HOUSE AND A ONE STORY MAIN HOUSE. HOW THE BUILDING MATERIALS. AND AGAIN, WE'LL WORK WITH CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ACTUALLY APPLY ALL THESE STANDARDS. BUT THE IDEA IS TO MAKE THE MATERIALS BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE MAIN HOUSE, PUT SETBACK STANDARDS, PUT SEPARATION STANDARDS FROM THE MAIN HOUSE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THOSE WILL HAVE THE MOST ROBUST SET OF STANDARDS WHEN THE THE CARPORT IS VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC STREET. NOW, CURRENTLY IN THE GDC, WE HAVE WE HAVE LUMPED TOGETHER CARPORT, CANOPIES AND PORTE COCHERE. WE DO SEE THOSE THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND THE IMPACT IS PRETTY DIFFERENT. WE HAVE SEEN. WE HAVE PICTURES OF SOME SOME PRETTY GOOD PORTE CASHIERS EVEN IN OUR DOWNTOWN THAT ARE INTEGRATED WITH THE MAIN HOUSE, THAT DO NOT LOOK LIKE A, A CARPORT, THAT SOMEONE WAS JUST TRYING TO PUT IT OUT THERE WITH NO FURTHER THOUGHTS OF THE ESTHETIC OF THE HOUSE. SO WE, WE THINK THE PORTE COCHERE SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN SET OF STANDARDS. SO EVENTUALLY IF COUNCIL GIVES US GIVES US THE THUMBS UP, WE'RE GOING TO SEPARATE STANDARDS FOR CARPORTS, WHICH WILL HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SET OF STANDARDS FOR VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC STREET, VISIBLE, NOT VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC STREET AND ALL CARPORTS. THEN WE'LL HAVE STANDARDS FOR PORTE CASHIERS, AND WE'LL HAVE STANDARDS FOR CANOPIES, WHICH ARE DIFFERENT THAN CARPORTS BECAUSE IT'S ALL LUMPED TOGETHER. WE OFTEN FACE A CHALLENGE TO INTERPRET THINGS. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GENESIS OF THE OF THE IDEAS THAT CAME OUT OF OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH DSC. THE PROPOSED STANDARDS, AGAIN WILL STREAMLINE AND CLARIFY GDC'S EXISTING DEFINITIONS. AGAIN, WE'LL DEFINE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CARPORTS, CANOPIES AND PORCHES AND ALSO PATIO COVERS. WE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WE WANT TO ADD. CLAUSE THAT THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DO FIND THERE ARE A LOT OF CARPORTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO GET A PERMIT FROM OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT THAT WERE JUST BUILT ILLEGALLY. SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO IN OUR GDC, PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD CARPORTS ILLEGALLY. AND AT THAT POINT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT CAN GO OUT THERE AND LEGALLY ENFORCE ALL THESE STANDARDS THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN, AND ALSO ENFORCE THE MAINTENANCE PIECE OF IT, WHERE IT COULD BE PAINT, IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE THE SUPPORT COLUMNS, MAYBE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. SO THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO WORK WITH CEO AS WELL. THE ANOTHER THING THAT THE COMMITTEE SAID WAS, WELL, ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WE HAD, IF IT IF THE CURRENT HOME HAS A ONE CAR GARAGE, THEN WE WANT THE CARPORTS WIDTH TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THAT GARAGE. SO IF IT'S A ONE CAR GARAGE, IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE WIDTH RESTRICTED TO TEN FEET FOR THAT CARPORT. IF IT'S A TWO CAR GARAGE, THEN IT'S MORE COMPATIBLE TO HAVE A CARPORT THAT IS COVERING THE WIDTH OF THAT TWO CAR GARAGE. SO THINGS LIKE THAT WILL LINE IT UP IN OUR AMENDMENTS. AND ALSO, THERE WAS A CONCERN RAISED BECAUSE WE HAD PUT IN MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR A CARPORT, WHICH WAS 400 SQUARE FOOT, BUT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN THAT FOR LARGE TRUCKS, THAT COULD REQUIRE MORE THAN 20FT IN LENGTH, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOME FLEXIBILITY IN OUR AMENDMENTS TO THAT. SO AGAIN TO SUMMARIZE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO HAVE CARPORTS TO BE PERMITTED FOR HOMES THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED AFTER 2015. HOMES THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 2015. THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO ROBUST DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, HEIGHT SETBACKS,

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WE'RE REALLY ASKING WHETHER OR NOT THESE IDEAS RESONATE WITH YOU AND WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD GO AND SPEND TIME WORKING ON THESE AMENDMENTS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE YOUR EXAMPLES OF CARPORTS. SO THIS ONE IS IF YOU CAN SEE THE COLUMNS, THIS WILL NOT EVEN BE A PERMITTED BECAUSE IT IT'S NOT EVEN I DON'T THINK IT MATCHES OUR CODE TO EVEN TODAY, BUT YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE. IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE PAVED SURFACE. IT'S TOWARD THE TO THE GRASSY AREAS WHERE THEY JUST PAVED IT OUT AND PUT THAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE THERE. WE WILL NOT. THE NEW STANDARDS WILL NOT ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS. HERE'S ONE WHERE THE ORIGINAL HOME HAD A ONE CAR GARAGE, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHEN IT. AGAIN, THIS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN ANY WAY WITH THE PROPOSED STANDARDS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COMPLY WITITH THE STATE OF THE COMPACT. IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE MAIN HOUSE, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S WAY WIDER THAN WHAT THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EXISTING GARAGE AND HOW THAT CAN CREATE SOME KIND OF ESTHETIC DISTURBANCE FOR THAT HOME. THESE ARE THESE ARE GOOD, LIKE WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN THE IN THE CARPORTS. BUT HERE, THIS ONE AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THIS WAS THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED COMPATIBLE WITH OUR CURRENT CODE EVEN. BUT THERE'S NO YEAH. WE HAVE CARS PARKED IN THE GRASS AND YEAH, IT'S NOT. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF NON COMPLIANCE. BUT ALSO EVEN IF THEY DID PULL A PERMIT IT MAY NOT NOT FOR THIS ONE BUT FOR SOME OF THE OTHER ONES. THE PROPOSED STANDARDS IT WOULD NOT FIT. AND SEE IT'S OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S NO THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CARPORT AND THE HOME. THAT'S ALSO AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT. LET'S DO WE HAVE. I THINK WE HAD A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SOME NICE. CAN YOU CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ONE THAT YOU JUST HAD ON THE SCREEN? BECAUSE I'VE GOT, I'M INTERESTED TO, TO KNOW WHAT. WHAT WOULD BE A NO GO ON THIS ONE. WITH THE PROPOSED WITH THE PROPOSED STANDARDS. OH. YEAH. WELL FIRST OF ALL. WELL IT'S

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LIKE, YOU KNOW, SO I, PART OF ME THINKS LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF, MAYBE WE'RE PUTTING TOO MUCH THOUGHT INTO IT. IF YOU GO DOWN BUCKINGHAM, WHEN IT TURNS INTO PLEASANT VALLEY, THOSE HOUSES, ALL THE REAR ALL FACE ON BUCKINGHAM. SO THEY. IF THEY HAVE A CARPORT, IS THAT GOOD OR. NO, BECAUSE IT'S FACING A PUBLIC STREET LIKE SO I, I, I, I STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT WITH THIS ONE. AND WHAT ARE WE CONSIDERING A CANOPY LIKE A YOU PUT A TARP OUT OVER YOUR DRIVEWAY OR WHAT? ALL OF THIS IS FOCUSED ON JUST CARPORTS. JUST THINK OF TRADITIONAL CARPORTS BUILT TO PROTECT YOUR R. CANOPIES IN SOME SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN USED INTERCHANGEABLY IN THE PAST WITH CARPORTS, BUT IN THIS SITUATION, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT IT'S NOT A CANOPY, IT'S A CARPORT. WE'LL DEFINE WE'LL CLARIFY IT IN THE DEFINITIONS WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. OKAY. I GUESS I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE THE SLIDE THAT IT SAID CARPORTS CANOPIES, THAT'S HOW IT IS IN OUR CURRENT STANDARDS. YEAH.

OKAY. I MEAN, CANOPY SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED. IT'S LIKE A TEMPORARY BUSINESS SIGN. WE DON'T ALLOW THOSE. SO YEAH, TO ME FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, THERE'S NO USE FOR A FOR A CANOPY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO CLARIFY IN THE DEFINITIONS. BUT CURRENTLY IT'S ALL PUT TOGETHER IN ONE SECTION CARPORTS, CANOPIES, PORT CASHIERS. THERE'S JUST ONE SET OF STANDARDS FOR ALL OF THAT. AND THAT'S THE ISSUE. OKAY. PERFECT. YEAH. I MEAN, MY, MY BIGGEST CONCECERNS THAT WE'RE MAYBE OVERTHINKING IT. I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT T THE FEASIBILIY OF HAVING CODE COMPLIANCE REGULATE CARPORTS IS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I, I, IF I WERE STANDING AT THIS PROPERTY, JUST LOOKING AT IT, THAT CAN'T BE THAT THAT CARPORT WOULD BE THE LEAST OF MY WORRIES, THE ABSOLUTE LEAST OF MY WORRIES. AND IN THE SUMMER, ALL OF THOSE TREES BLOOM. YOU CAN BARELY EVEN SEE THE HOUSE FROM THE STREET. I JUST, I, I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'VE GOT OTHER LARGER FISH TO FRY. WHERE DO WE REALLY WORRY ABOUT MESSING WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY? SO THAT'S TOTALLY UP TO CITY COUNCIL TO DECIDE. WE DO THINK THERE IS A CASCADING EFFECT OF THINGS SOMETIMES IF A WHOLE IF THERE'S ONE I DON'T WANT TO, I'M TRYING TO BE REALLY POLITICALLY CORRECT AND AN ANESTHETIC AND A CARPORT THAT IS NOT AS THICK AS THETICALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE HOUSE. AND IT REALLY STICKS OUT. AND THAT ONE HOUSE IS REALLY CAUSING THAT ENTIRE BLOCK OR ENTIRE STREET TO HAVE SOME KIND OF IMPACT VISUALLY. AND THEN GENERALLY IT'S EASIER FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO THINK, OH, WELL, MY NEIGHBOR'S DOING IT, SO I'M GOING TO PUT UP A CARPORT THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S HOW IT MAY HAVE A CASCADING EFFECT, BUT IT'S TOTALLY UP TO CITY COUNCI TO DETERMINE ON THE PRIORITY. I MEAN, I, I, AND I GET IT RIGHT, I GET IT. I WOULD RATHER EVERYONE PUT UP A CARPORT THAN THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR HOARD PILES SPEWING OUT ALL OVER, ALL OVER THEIR YARD. SO I, I GET THE POINT OF IT. IT'S JUST THIS ONE'S A LITTLE, A LITTLE ROUGH FOR ME, SO THANK YOU. YEAH. OF COURSE, MAYOR PRO TEM. SO ON THE

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AND FOR MOST OF THESE, ESPECIALLY WHERE HOUSES REALLY WELL MAINTAINED IN THIS CASE, I THINK THAT THE THE STANDARDS THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING NOW IS MORE OF A TOOL IN THE TOOL KIT, NOT NECESSARILY. WE'RE GOING TO SEND EVERYBODY OUT TO GO LOOK AT ALL THE CARPORTS IN GARLAND AND WRITE A BUNCH OF CITATIONS. THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT THE THAT'S NOT THE GOAL. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO SEE SOMEONE WHO IS VIOLATING OUR ORDINANCE AND BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IT'S A TOOL. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER BEARD. ALL RIGHT. THESE ALUMINUM I CONSIDER THEM TEMPORARY CARPORTS. THEY HAVE POPPED UP ALL OVER MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. IT WAS JUST A COUPLE THAT WERE KIND OF GRANDFATHERED IN BECAUSE THEY'VBEEN THERE FOREVER. A BIG WIND AND THEY ALL GET DAMAGED. SO I CAN SEE WHERE THAT WOULD BE. WANT TO BRING THAT UP A LITTLE MORE PERMANENT IN THEIR STRUCTURE FOR BEING BUILT. AND I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO ADDRESS, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS WE NEED TO ADDRESS. AND I KNOW CARPORTS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS. OVERGROWN YARDS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS, BUT THEY'RE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS. SO SAYING WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THIS INSTEAD OF THIS. WELL, NO, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON ALL OF THIS AND WE NEED TO FOCUS ON ALL OF THAT. I'M LOOKING AT THIS CARPORT AND IT'S FALLING DOWN. ON ONE CORNER IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. I CAN SEE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE MAYBE 15 YEARS THAT ARE SEMI-PERMANENT, PUT IN THE GROUND STRONG AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. BUT LIKE I SAID, I'VE SEEN THEM POP UP ALL OVER THE OLDER PARTS OF TOWN THAT THE GARAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN CONVERTED. THE GARAGE WAS CONVERTED 30 YEARS AGO. THERE'S NO GARAGE, THERE'S NO CARPORT. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'VE GOT THESE LITTLE ALUMINUM CARPORT THINGS BEING PUT IN.

I'M SURE THEY'RE DONE WITHOUT PERMIT. I'M SURE THEY'RE NOT. SECURED IN THE BEST OF WAYS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THAT DEFINITION FIRMED UP AND SOME WAY TO ENFORCE IT FOR THOSE TEMPORARY CARPORTS THAT ARE ALREADY AND I'M SORRY, IT'S THEY'RE NOT TECHNICALLY TEMPORARY. THEY JUST ARE NOT PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE GROUND IN A STRONG ENOUGH FASHION THAT THEY WILL NOT BLOW AWAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. I LIKE TO SEE THAT THAT PART OF IT REALLY BEEFED UP SO THEY WON'T EVEN BE ALLOWED. SO THAT'S THE BEEFING UP THAT WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE DON'T ALLOW IT. NOW, THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, IF THEY WERE DONE WITH A PERMIT, THAT'S ONE THING. I DON'T SEE HOW THAT IF IT'S IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, IF IT'S METAL, IT'S A FRONT THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY ALLOWED, BUT THERE'S JUST A LOT OF VARIABLE THERE. BUT THE, THE BEEFING UP THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS NOT TO ALLOW THEM AT ALL IN THE WHEN IT'S VISIBLE ALSO ON THE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET, IF THE CARPORT IS GOING TO BE IN THE BACK. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THE BACK AND THE FRONT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET AND. I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DO IT. ARE WE GOING TO REQUIRE THE EXACT SAME

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OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. JUST ONE COMMENT ON THE CARPORTS CONCERN. THERE'S A STREET NEXT STREET OVER FOR ME. AND THE HOUSES ARE BUILT. AND IN ONE INSTANCE, I SAW A BUNCH OF CONSTRUCTION GUYS ON THE ROOF AND THEY THEY WERE BUILDING LOOKED LIKE AN ENCLOSED GARAGE. SO I MADE A CALL TO BUILD AN INSPECTION AND ASKED, IS IT IS IT PERMITTED? FOUND OUT IT WASN'T. SO THERE IS NO ENCLOSED CARPORT OR GARAGE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT THERE NOW. SO I THINK HOW WE HOW WE FOLLOWING THAT. THAT RULE AS FAR AS CARPORTS OR GARAGES, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM, PERMITTED, THAT ARE BUILT RIGHT NEXT TO A HOUSE. IN FACT, IT'S CONNECTED. THEY, THEY WERE ON THE ROOF USING THE SAME MATERIAL AND THEY, THEY WERE ABOUT TO BUILD A, AN EXTENSION, AND THEY PROBABLY WERE GOING TO USE IT FOR OTHER REASONS. SO WHAT DOES THAT COME IN? WHAT SO SO WHAT WHAT THEY COME INTO PLAY. WHAT WHAT BUILDING PERMIT COME INTO PLAY IN THIS WHOLE THING. COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, JUST A QUICK COUPLE OF NOTES JUST SO I CAN FRAME THE THE DISCUSSION IN TERMS OF POLICY MAKING HERE.

ONE IS THAT CPTER 3000, SECTION 3000 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE RELATES TO BUILDING MATERIALS ON RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CARPORTS BEING CONNECTED TO HOUSES OR GARAGES AND THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE, THERE'S VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF WHAT MATERIALS THEY USE AND WHAT ESTHETICS, WHETHER IT MATCHES THE HOUSE. SO IF IT'S ONCE IT'S CONNECTED, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE WHAT MATERIALS THEY WANT. THAT INCLUDES PRE-ENGINEERED ALUMINUM. IF THAT'S WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL QUESTION IS. IS THERE ANY KIND OF BUILDING PERMIT? YES. SO TO GET MORE DIRECTLY TO YOUR POINT IS, HOW DO WE REGULATE THE SITUATION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN AND DECIDES WITH THE PLAN TO BUILD A GARAGE ONTO THEIR HOUSE, IT'S GOING TO BE REGULATED PRIMARILY THROUGH SETBACKS FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND THE SIDE OF THE HOUSES, IF THEY'RE ALLOWED UNDER OUR CODE BECAUSE OF SETBACKS TO BUILD A GARAGE AND THEY CAN BUILD A GARAGE, AND IF THEY ATTACH IT TO THEIR HOUSE, THEY CAN PROBABLY USE ANY MATERIAL THAT'S APPROVED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CODES. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU SIR.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. WELL, OUR FINE CITY ATTORNEY JUST BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH ON THAT ONE. I WAS THINKING BUILDING MATERIALS WERE SOMETHING THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REGULATE. AND IF IT IS FREESTANDING, THAT IS WHEN WE CAN DETERMINE THAT. SO WE WOULD PROBABLY BE WISE IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CODE OF A METHOD FOR REGULATING CARPORTS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE, AND YOU CAN ALSO REGULATE EVEN GARAGES THAT ARE ADD ONS, NOT JUST THROUGH SETBACKS. YOU CAN ALSO USE ARTICULATION DISTANCES. SO YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE HOUSE AS ONE PORTION OF THE HOUSE CAN EXTEND FROM THE FRONT OF THE LOCATION, EXTEND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FEET OUT FRONT. AND THAT CAN ALSO HELP LIMIT THE USE OF CARPORTS AND

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ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE WHOLE I, WHAT I TOOK FROM THIS COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION. AND THAT WAS WHERE THE COMMITTEE WANTED TO HAVE MORE CLARITY. VERY GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR.

COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHAT I'M HEARING IS. I'M VERY MUCH APPRECIATING WHAT I HAVE HEARD COMING FROM PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS THE DIFFERENT MANNERS BY WHICH THEY ARE LOOKING AT BRINGING THIS ORDINANCE OR. INTO COMPLIANCE. I'M THINKING NOW MORE ABOUT THE CZB STUDY AND WHAT THAT STUDY HAS SUGGESTED TO US AS IT RELATES TO OUR HOUSING STOCK AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING TO DO AS WE GO FORWARD. AND WHAT I HAVE HEARD THE PLANNING COMMITTEE SAY TO US IS THAT THESE ARE SOME CATEGORIES, THESE ARE SOME STANDARDS. THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO BRING TO US THAT WILL HELP US TO BE ABLE TO FORMULATE THAT, THAT ORDINANCE OR THOSE RULES AND REGULATIONS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THAT TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY BECAUSE I ALSO HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT THIS SUBJECT, AND I DON'T THINK I LIKE THAT, I THINK I DON'T THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING CAN BE SUBJECTIVE. I THINK THAT WHATEVER WE DO, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE STANDARDIZED TO THE EXTENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO NOT GO OUT TO A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND SAY, I LIKE THAT, OR I DON'T LIKE THAT, BUT TO GO OUT THERE AND HAVE A SET OF STANDARDS THAT SAY, THIS IS WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE GOING TO BE. AND SO WITH THAT, I'M THINKING THAT THIS MAY BE A GOOD TIME FOR US BECAUSE YOU'VE GIVEN US YOUR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU HEARD FROM THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE. I THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO SAY TO THEM, LET THEM GO BACK AND CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS AND BRING US SOMETHING BACK THAT MAY BE MORE CLOSER TO WHERE WE MAY BE. ALL THAT AT A POINT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, THAT'S, THAT'S GETTING CLOSER TO WHAT I THINK THAT WE CAN. AGREE TO. BECAUSE IF YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE GOING RIGHT NOW, I'M HEARING MORE SUBJECTIVITY AND OBJECTIVITY AS IT RELATES TO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS, THIS PROPOSAL, WITH THIS PLAN. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, MR. MAYOR, IS THAT WE SEND IT BACK TO COMTTEE. I'LL SEND IT BACK AND LET THEM CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT. AND WE AND BRING IT BACK TO US AGAIN IN A MORE STRUCTURED FORM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YES, I KNOW IT MENTIONED IN THE REPORT THAT SOMETHING WILL BE COMING FORWARD TO COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE AND. TYPICALLY IN THESE SITUATIONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND NOT SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE IF I DON'T HAVE TO. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BASED UPON THE FEEDBACK TONIGHT AND THE FEEDBACK THEY RECEIVED IN COMMITTEE HEARING. I WOULD ALSO LIKE THAT PRESENTATION THAT YOU SHOWED BRIEFLY THAT WAS SHOWN DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETING. IF YOU DISTRIBUTE THAT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, AND THEN WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE MORE FEEDBACK ON THAT AS YOU'RE WORKING THROUGH AN ORDINANCE AND THEN HAVE IT COME BACK IN A FUTURE WORK SESSION, IF THAT'S OKAY. SO I'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THAT WITH AN THANK YOU, SIR. YES, I AGREE, THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD. THEN WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT COME BACK AT A FUTURE WORK SESSION THEN. COUNCIL, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN GOING A WHILE, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS NEXT ONE WILL BE

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BUT THE BIGGEST ONE IS THAT WE DON'T RESTRICT PARKING IN FRONT OF IN FRONT OF SOMEONE'S PROPERTY WITHOUT THEIR REQUEST OR CONSENT OF THAT PERSON. THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE LEARNED THE HARD WAY OVER TIME. AND IT'S NOT JUST DOESN'T GO WELL WHEN WE DO THAT. THE CITY ORDINANCE HAS SEVERAL WAYS OF RESTRICTING PARKING. THERE'S THERE'S LARGE PARTS OF THE ORDINANCE THAT LIST ALL THE STREETS THAT HAVE PARKING IN THE VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE ON THEM. AND THEN THE CITY MANAGER DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO, IN THE ORDINANCE TO GIVE RESTRICT PARKING LESS THAN 100FT. WE DO THAT FOR SMALL, SMALL, SMALL, MINOR ISSUES. AND JUST A REMINDER, KNOW THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARK ON ANY PUBLIC STREET IN GARLAND OVERNIGHT. THAT'S WHETHER IT'S SIGNED OR NOT. SO ON WOULD LOOK LIKE, COUNCILMAN THOMAS SAID. WE. WE DID LOOK AT TWO DIFFERENT STREETS, WOOD STREET AND MARQUIS WOOD DRIVE AND DRIVE. WE. THE. THE PROPOSAL WAS TO RESTRICT PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES TO TRAVEL DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE IF THERE'S PARKING ON BOTH SIDES. SO WE WENT AND SURVEYED ALL OF THE BUSINESSES ALONG THE STREET ON BOTH SIDES, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SURE WHICH SIDE WE WANTED TO RESTRICT PARKING ON, AND ALL OF THE ONES WE TALKED TO, 12 WERE IN FAVOR OF IT. FIVE WE DIDN'T. RESPONSES FROM TWO OF THOSE WERE JUST UNOCCUPIED LOTS. NO ONE WAS OPPOSED TO IT. SO REALLY WHAT WE GOT WAS WE'RE PROPOSING RESTRICTING PARKING ON NEARLY ALL OF BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT PEOPLE WERE ASKING FOR. AS I MENTIONED, WE TALKED TO ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES ALONG THE STREET. THERE IS A LARGE SECTION THAT IS ON THE NORTH SIDE THAT'S BEING REDEVELOPED RIGHT NOW. WE COULD REVISIT THAT IN THE FUTURE WHEN THAT GETS OCCUPIED, BUT THEY THEY MAY VERY WELL WANT RESTRICTIONS THERE AS WELL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT OF THE STREET THAT'S ALREADY RESTRICTED TO NO PARKING. DID THE SAME THING ON MAKI DRIVE. AGAIN, THE IDEA WAS TO RESTRICT PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET. WE SURVEYED ALL THE BUSINESSES. 11 WERE IN FAVOR, THREE DIDN'T RESPOND. NO ONE WAS AGAINST IT. AND THIS IS THIS IS THE FINDINGS. SO WHAT WE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. AGAIN, THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF THE STREET THAT'S ALREADY RESTRICTED FROM PARKING. THE DASHED LINES ARE WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADD RESTRICTIONS.

AND INTERESTINGLY, THE THE THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS WE'RE ADDING ALONG KINGS ROAD BECAUSE THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHEN WE TALKED TO THEM, THEY WANTED IT RESTRICTED ALONG THOSE AS WELL. SO EITHER EITHER THEY DIDN'T OPPOSE THE RESTRICTIONS OR THEY HAD ASKED US FOR ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS. SO THAT'S FAIRLY COMMON WHEN WE TALK TO PEOPLE IN THESE IN THESE IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA, THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM WITH PARTICULARLY WITH TRAILERS THAT ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE BECAUSE OUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT ENFORCE THE PARKING ARE NOT TYPICALLY AROUND OVERNIGHT. SO THAT'S NOT IT'S JUST IT'S JUST NOT A NOT EASY TO ENFORCE. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. OKAY. AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARKING AND THEN THE DRIVER LEAVING THE VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF HE'S JUST WAITING IN THE VEHICLE TO GET INTO THE BUSINESS TO GET LOADED, BECAUSE THE YARD'S ALREADY FULL, THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. NO, THAT'S ACTUALLY CONSIDERED STANDING NOT OKAY.

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I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE PAYING $20 TO PARK FOR 24 HOURS AT RIKKI ROCKETT. IT'S DEFINITELY A SITUATION. SO I, I WOULD IF YOU CAN TALK TO JUDY, SHE KNOWS THE WHOLE. STORY WITH THE DELIVERY LADY TRYING TO GET THROUGH THERE AND IT'S JUST NOT SAFE. AND, BUT I DO I DO APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH. I HOPE THAT IT HELPS, BUT I, I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO CARE ABOUT A NO PARKING SIGN. SO WHERE WE HAVE, I THINK, I THINK WE HAVE WHERE WE HAVE NO PARKING SIG, THEY CAN AT LEAST ENFORCE IT.

SO IT DOES SEEM TO HELP, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. I KNOW, I KNOW COUNCIL HAS ASKED US TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND WE TRIED TO TAKE THAT ON A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND IT'S BEEN A LITTLE DAUNTING TO TRY TO TACKLE THE WHOLE AREA ALL AT ONCE. SO I THINK I THINK WHAT ACTUALLY WORKED, THIS HAS WORKED PRETTY WELL. THIS, THIS PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH FOR THIS. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD, A GOOD THING TO IF, IF TO DO THIS SORT OF ONE, ONE OR 2 OR 3 STREETS AT A TIME AND THEN JUST TAKE IT ON A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME, THAT SEEMED TO WORK PRETTY WELL. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY KEEP DOING THIS FOR THE NEXT STREETS AND JUST KEEP

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RIGHT. I MEAN, THEY RAN, THEY GO THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. WE CAN'T EVEN KEEP THEM OUT OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO, I MEAN, IT'S I DON'T HAVE FAITH IN THEM, NOT US. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SOUNDS TO ME THOUGH, LIKE BY DOING THIS, AT LEAST IT'S GOING TO GIVE THE MARSHALS OUR CODE COMPLIANCE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST EORCE. WHEREAS RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO ENFORCEMENT.

AND WHAT I THINK I HEAR STAFF SAYING IS THEY WANT TO TRY THESE TWO STREETS INITIALLY.

AND THEN IF IT WORKS, OF COURSE, GO FORWARD. IF NOT, THEN REPOSITI. IS THAT IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? I THINK, PAUL, IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU? YEAH. I MEAN, I DO FEEL LIKE IT'S I MEAN, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S, IT'S. I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK INITIALLY. I MEAN, IT DEPENDS ON ENFORCEMENT. WE CAN, WE CAN TALK SOME MORE TO THE MARSHALS, BUT IT DOES, IT DOES AT LEAST GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND TRY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. PLUS IT'LL, IT'LL ALLOW THEM TO DO IT DURING THE DAY, WHEREAS THE, THE, THE NO PARKING OF OVERNIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, THEY CAN ENFORCE THAT ANYWHERE ALL THE TIME. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY DAUNTING TO TRY TO ADDRESS OVERNIGHT EVERY NIGHT. OKAY. AND WHAT I HEAR IS WE DO WANT TO AT THAT POINT, BEGIN TO DO SOME TYPE OF ONGOING REPORTS SUCH T THAT YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IS THIS OR IS THIS NOT WORKING? IS THAT WHAT I'M GETTING? OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. YES, THIS IS A GREAT PLAN. I WANT IT DONE ALL OVER THE ENTIRE INDUSTRIAL SECTION. ABSOLUTELY. AND AND BECAUSE DOING THE ENTIRE ZONE

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[ ANNOUNCE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

I WOULD LIKE FOR CHIEF BRIAN TO COME TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND TALK ABOUT NOISE VIOLATIONS, HOW MANY CALLS WE'VE GOTTEN, AND 2025 HOW MANY TICKETS WERE ISSUED IN THAT REGARD. AND SECOND, COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL THEN AT 812. WE'RE

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