May 05, 2026 City Council

[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

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MAY 5TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE TRADITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, LED BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COUNCILMEMBER BEARD. MA'AM, THANK YOU. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR. TIME FOR THE ANNUAL TRANSITION ON GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. NEXT WEEK, THERE WILL BE THREE NEW PEOPLE OCCUPYING THESE CHAIRS. LET'S REMEMBER WHAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO SACRIFICE SO THAT THEY MAY SERVE THE PEOPLE OF GARLAND. LET US GIVE THEM OUR SUPPORT, UNDERSTANDING THEIR SACRIFICE OF TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, AND THANK THEM FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE EACH OF US. AND AS ALWAYS, BE KIND TO EACH OTHER. IT'S BEEN A GREAT TWO YEARS. THANK YOU. 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. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. GOOD

[ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

SUPER GENTLE. VERY, VERY KIND. HOUSE TRAINED. POTTY TRAINED. THE REASON THAT HE ENDED UP WITH US IS BECAUSE HIS OWNER WAS MOVING AND THEY COULDN'T TAKE HIM. SO LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIM BECAUSE HE'S SUCH A TREAT. HE'S SUCH A JOY. HE'S SO COOL. CHECK A COUPLE OF THINGS HE KNOWS HOW TO DO. ALL RIGHT. I'M GUESSING YOU'RE ALL WONDERING HOW MUCH HE WEIGHS.

CHUBBY HERE COMES IN AT A COOL 100 POUNDS. EVEN HE IS A BIG BOY. DON'T BE INTIMIDATED BY THE SIZE. LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE BECAUSE THEIR MAIN CONCERNS ARE THE FEEDING. BUT HONESTLY, 20 POUNDS A WEEK IS NOT A LOT. LET'S BE REAL. BUT YES. NO. SO CHUBBY CHUBBY HERE IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE. AND SINCE HE IS GOING TO BE OUR PET OF THE MONTH, HE WILL BE FREE ALL MONTH LONG. SO PLEASE GUYS, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO MEET HIM, COME CHECK HIM OUT. I PROMISE YOU HE DOES WELL WITH CHILDREN. HE DOES AWESOME IN CROWDS AND HE LOVES OTHER DOGS. YOU CAN COME CHECK HIM OUT. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PICTURES AND VIDEOS WE POSTED ABOUT HIM. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT I'M NOT JUST MAKING IT UP. CHUBBY IS TRULY, TRULY A GREAT DOG, AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT HIM OUT TO BE A PET OF THE MONTH, BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE HIM IN THE HOME. BECAUSE HONESTLY, I FEEL LIKE OUR KENNELS, EVEN THOUGH HE'S IN THE BIGGEST ONE, IT'S STILL WAY TOO SMALL FOR HIM. SO PLEASE GUYS, COME CHECK US OUT. AND IF CHUBBY'S JUST CHUBBY, JUST ABSOLUTELY WAY TOO BIG FOR YOU GUYS. WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM 6 POUNDS TO, AS YOU CAN SEE, 100 POUNDS. SO PLEASE STOP BY, CHECK US OUT. 1902 STATE HIGHWAY 66. WE'RE OPEN EVERY DAY, BUT WEDNESDAY FROM 11 TO 6.

SO I HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU GUYS THERE LINING UP FIGHTING FOR HIM. THANKS GUYS. I'LL SEE YOU. MAYBE, MAYBE JUST KNOW IT'S FREE. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FEW PROCLAMATIONS I'D LIKE TO PROCLAIM BEFORE OUR REGULAR MEETING. FIRST ONE IS FOR PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK. PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK, CELEBRATED SINCE 1985 DURING THE FIRST FULL WEEK IN MAY, CONNECTS AND EDUCATES CITIZENS ABOUT THE WORK OF THEIR GOVERNMENT, CELEBRATES THE DEDICATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, AND INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. THE CITY OF GARLAND PROUDLY PARTICIPATES EACH YEAR, HIGHLIGHTING THE MEANINGFUL WORK AND IMPACT OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AND WHEREAS, THIS YEAR'S FOCUS IS ON RECOGNIZING THE PURPOSE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR NATION AS FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES EACH DAY. AND WHEREAS, THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF TEAM GARLAND, WHO HAVE IN MANY CASES DEDICATED THEIR CAREERS TO SUPPORTING AND MOVING OUR COMMUNITY FORWARD. AND WHEREAS, DURING THIS TIME, ALL CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND

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ALL RIGHT. NEXT PROCLAMATION I HAVE HERE IS HONORING THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. WHEREAS ON JULY 4TH, 2026, OUR COUNTRY WILL CELEBRATE ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY ON MAY 17TH. IN CELEBRATION OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT, PUBLIC OFFICIALS WILL GATHER ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO REDEDICATE THE UNITED STATES AS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. AND WHEREAS, GARLAND IS THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN DALLAS COUNTY AND HAS OBSERVED THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR WELL OVER 26 YEARS. AND WHEREAS GARLAND IS HIGHLY DIVERSE, IS A HIGHLY DIVERSE CITY THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS RESIDENTS TO THRIVE AND UNITE AROUND COMMONALITIES. ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF A CAREER AT ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES OR MANUFACTURERS AS TOP TIER EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP THAT HAVE EXISTED FOR WELL OVER 150 YEARS. AND WHEREAS, NATIONAL PRAYER BEGAN WITH THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN 1775 AND WAS MADE OFFICIAL BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN IN 1952. ALTHOUGH ROOTED IN JUDEO-CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IS OPEN TO ALL FAITHS, AND. WHEREAS THE AREA PLANNERS OF GARLAND NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER HAVE AGREED ON THE 2026 THEME, GLORIFY GOD AMONG THE NATION'S.

SEEKING HIM IN ALL GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS PRAYER HAS SUSTAINED US IN CRISES SUCH AS THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS AND DAMAGE CAUSED BY FIRE, TORNADOES, FLOODS, AND WHEREAS PRAYER INCREASES OUR HOPE AS WE APPEAL TO GOD TO ANSWER CURRENT CHALLENGES AND REQUIREMENTS LIKE MAINTAINING A STABLE ECONOMY DURING A TIME OF MILITARY CONFLICT, OBTAINING HEALTH AND HOSPITAL CARE FOR CITIZENS OF ALL ECONOMIC CLASSES, ACHIEVING PROFICIENCY IN OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND IN EVERY STUDENT, REDUCING CRIME RATES, STABILIZING NEIGHBORHOODS, BEAUTIFYING ENVIRONMENTS, AND SEEKING GOD IN EVERY GENERATION. WHEREAS, CITIZENS OF GARLAND ARE ASKED TO PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR OR QUIETLY REFLECT ON THE WELL-BEING OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS, SAFY OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, WISDOM AND CIVIC LEADERS, AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 7TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IN GARLAND, TEXAS. MISTER MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WE HAVE RISEN TO THE OCCASION OF JOINING SUCH A MOVEMENT AS A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS. I WOULD EVEN SAY 100,000 THAT WILL BE PRAYING FOR THIS NATION. AND SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE HERE IN GARLAND THAT WE BE PRAYING FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, THAT GOD'S HAND WOULD BE UPON YOU AS YOU LEAD US, THAT GOD'S HAND WOULD BE UPON YOU AS YOU LEAD US IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND GODLINESS. AND WE FIND THIS, THIS, THIS CITY CONTINUES TO FLOURISH. AND THE DIVERSITY IS FANTASTIC. AND WE THANK GOD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO COVER IT WITH PRAYER. THERE'S MANY, MANY HOURS THAT HAVE BEEN THAT HAVE BEEN SOWN INTO THE LIFE, MR. MAYOR, OF YOURSELF AND THIS CITY COUNCIL. FOR THOSE THAT ARE FIRST RESPONDERS, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THIS CITY, AND WE JOIN THE NATIONAL THEME, AND THAT IS GOD BLESS AMERICA. AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RISING TO THIS OCCASION. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

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COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. YOU ALSO WOULD LIKE A MOMENT. Y'ALL KNOW I'M A CRYBABY, SO JUST BE READY, OKAY? COUNCIL, I'D LIKE YOU TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST LOOK AROUND YOU. THIS IS THE LAST TIME THAT A TUESDAY NIGHT IS EVER GOING TO LOOK JUST LIKE THIS. THAT'S A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW. SIX MONTHS AGO, I DIDN'T EVEN LIKE HALF OF Y'ALL. AND NOW I'M CRYING FOR YOU.

THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN THROUGH ABSOLUTE FIRE AND BRIMSTONE. AND THERE'S, I GUESS APPARENTLY ALSO, WE MAKE IT LOOK REALLY EASY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE COULD DO IT BETTER THAN US. BUT THERE'S NO ONE THAT UNDERSTANDS WHAT THAT FIRE AND BRIMSTONE HAS LOOKED LIKE. LIKE EACH OF YOU. SO TONIGHT IS ONE OF THOSE BITTERSWEET MOMENTS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, THE KIND WHERE YOU JUST FEEL PROUD AND GRATEFUL AND A LITTLE BIT SAD. I GUESS WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME UP HERE MAKING DECISIONS, DEBATING POLICY, DEBATING EACH OTHER REALLY, SOMETIMES JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT, AND WORKING THROUGH CHALLENGES THAT SOMETIMES WE FORGET TO PAUSE AND RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE SITTING BESIDE US, THE ONES WHO HELP CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THIS WORK. AND TONIGHT WE SAY THANK YOU TO THE THREE OF YOU THAT WILL LEAVE US NEXT WEEK. FIRST, JEFF BASS. JEFF, YOU WERE THE PERSON WHO DIDN'T JUST HEAR ME. YOU LISTENED. AND MORE THAN THAT, YOU TRUSTED ME. AT A TIME WHEN NOT MANY DID. THAT KIND OF TRUST ISN'T SMALL. IT CHANGES THINGS BECAUSE OF THAT TRUST. I TRULY BELIEVE OUR CITY NOW HAS A REAL CHANCE OF DOING SOMETHING REALLY GREAT. AND LET'S BE HONEST, YOU WERE ALSO THE FUN ONE. ALWAYS READY FOR A LITTLE BIT OF SHENANIGANS, DRESSING UP. JEFF NEVER COMPLAINED WHEN I SAID, HEY, LET'S REST UP FOR HALLOWEEN. JEFF SAID, WHAT ARE WE WEARING? AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF US WILL EVER, EVER BE ABLE TO DO A DAD JOKE QUITE LIKE YOU.

YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST, YOUR HUMOR, AND YOUR HEAR CHRIS BEARD CHRIS IS LEAVING AFTER ONE TERM, BUT WHAT A TERM IT WAS. YOU PICKED A REALLY GOOD YEAR TO JOIN COUNCIL. TALK ABOUT A CRASH COURSE IN HUMANITY 101. WITH THE CHALLENGES ALONE THAT WOULD

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IT IS THE MENTAL EATING THAT IS COUNCIL AND IT IS NOT DONE FROM ANYONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SERVANT HEART LIKE BJ. SO TO THE THREE OF YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR COURAGE, YOUR LAUGHTER, YOUR LATE, LATE, LATE NIGHTS, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STAND IN THE ARENA FOR THIS CITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE VOICE FOR FOR FIGHTING THE TOUGH BATTLES THAT SEEMED NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

BUT YOUR IMPACT WILL STAY FOREVER. THANK YOU FOR HELPING SHAPE GARLAND INTO WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT WILL BE. I LOVE YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW WITH OUR

[ CONSENT AGENDA]

I WILL 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. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON HAS ALREADY REQUESTED TO PULL ITEM NUMBER FIVE. FIRST ITEM ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 21ST, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS TWO A, G, P, AND L CONNECTORS AND FITTINGS. SUPPLIER CONTRACT TWO B, G, P AND L UNDERGROUND LINE LOCATING SERVICES. CHANGE ORDER TWO C, G, P AND L D MINERALIZATION TRAILER RENTAL CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER TWO D, G, P AND L APOLLO TO JUPITER. 138 KV TRANSMISSION LINE THREE CONDUCTOR ENGINEERING SERVICES ITEM THREE IS HEAD START OF GREATER DALLAS LEASE AGREEMENT EXTENSION. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION BYLAWS. ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN PULLED AND ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TEXAS DMV, MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY CATALYTIC CONVERTER GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION FISCAL YEAR 27. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED? IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO HAVE ITEM PULLING CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER BEARD, I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BEARD,

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[5. Amendments to the Fireworks Prohibited Ordinance]

AND SO WE HAVE A TASK FORCE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER THAT GOES OUT ON THOSE TWO HOLIDAYS AND ISSUES CITATIONS. WHAT THE AMENDMENT IN THE ORDINANCE DOES FOR US, WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH WE WOULD SHOW UP AT A HOUSE WHEN THERE'S A PARTY AND THERE MAY BE 30 PEOPLE, 60 PEOPLE AT THE PARTY, AND THEY'RE SHOOTING FIREWORKS. WE HAVE TO PROVE WHICH INDIVIDUAL IS ACTUALLY IN POSSESSISION OF THOSE FIREWORKS AND IS SHOOTING THOSE FIREWORKS, WHICH NOT EVERYONE IS VOLUNTEERING THAT INFORMATION TO US. AND SO AND SO WHAT WE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO DO IS TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE SO THAT IF THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED WHERE THERE'S A HOUSE HAVING A PARTY, SHOOTING FIREWORKS, THAT WE CAN ISSUE THE CITATION TO THE HOMENER WHO IS ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN. IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT PERSON THAT IS SHOOTING THOSE FIREWORKS, THAT MAKES SENSE. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? AND ONE QUESTION I RECEIVED ALSO IS IF YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE SHOOTING FIREWORKS, THEY COME ONTO YOUR PROPERTY, YOU GET IN BED AT MIDNIGHT, BUT THEY'RE ON YOUR PROPERTY SHOOTING FIREWORKS. WHAT IS THE HOMEOWNERS LIABILITY IN THAT CASE? NONE. IF THE HOMEOWNER RECEIVES A CITATION AND THAT TYPE INCIDENT, SOMETHING HAS GONE HORRIBLY WRONG. NO, OUR OUR FOCUS IS ON THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SHOOTING THE FIREWORKS THAT ARE CAUSING OR ALLOWING THIS EVENT TO OCCUR. AND SO IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR AND WE SHOW UP AT THE SCENE, IT WOULD BE THE INDIVIDUALS, WHICH IS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS WHO IS SHOOTING THE FIREWORKS. IT WOULD BE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE CITATIONS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, YOU HAD THIS ITEM PULLED. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED. JUST KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE WERE AND WHAT THIS THIS CHANGE MEANS FOR US. AND HOPEFULLY IT, IT ALLOWS YOU GUYS TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE THE THE TROUBLEMAKERS. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR ITEMS FOR

[a. Federal Grant Applicant Public Hearing]

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JUST YESTERDAY, A PARENT SHARED WITH ME THAT HER FOUR BOYS FOUR, LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM EVERY SINGLE DAY. EVEN MORE THAN GOING TO SCHOOL. THAT SPEAKS SO MUCH VOLUMES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, I'VE WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE CHALLENGES MANY FAMILIES FACE PARENTS LOSING JOBS, UNEXPECTED HARDSHIPS, AND DIFFICULT TRANSITIONS, AND THOSE MOMENTS. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE STABILITY, SAFETY, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR THEIR CHILDREN. BOTH PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE YEAR AFTER YEAR, THANKS TO THE CREATIVITY AND DEDICATION OF OUR OF OUR TEAM AT STARS CAMP RECREATION SPECIALIST HANNAH HARRIS AND OUR FIELDS RECREATION CENTER DARIAN RODRIGUEZ. SHE'S OVER OUR INCREDIBLE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. BOTH INTRODUCED ENGAGING IN MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES LIKE FROM STRETCH AND GROWTH FITNESS ACTIVITIES TO BIWEEKLY ART CAMPS LED BY INSTRUCTORS TO INSPIRATIONAL GUEST SPEAKERS AND THEMED WEEKS LIKE SCIENCE WEEK, WILDLIFE WEEK AND RETRO WEEK THAT OUR KIDS ARE CONSTANTLY LEARNING AND GROWING AND HAVING FUN. WE ALSO CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE EVERY DAY THROUGH OUR CAMPER OF THE DAY SPOTLIGHT AND EXCITING FIELD FIELD TRIPS THAT PLACES THE THE LIKE PLACES THE COVE WATER PARK WITH ARTS AND CRAFTS, THEMED BUILDING, THEME TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND IT'S CLEAR THAT STARS CAMP IS MORE THAN JUST A SUMMER CAMP. IT'S A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE WHERE MEMORIES ARE MADE, LEADERS ARE DEVELOPED AND FRIENDSHIPS ARE BUILT. OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IS JUST IMPACTFUL, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES THAT LIKE VISITS TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER, MOVIE DAYS, AND DAILY ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENTS THAT KEEP KIDS ENGAGED IN SUPPORTIVE AFTER SCHOOL. HOWEVER, TO CONTINUE DELIVERING THIS LEVEL OF IMPACT, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. RISING COSTS FOR MATERIALS, AND THE NEED TO PROVIDE FAIR WAGES FOR OUR HARD WORKING STAFF MEAN THEY ARE SEEKING FULL FUNDING NOT JUST FOR TODAY, BUT JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO 2027 AND BEYOND. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE TO REMOVE BARRIERS, ENSURE I KEEP TALKING OR STOP. OKAY? TO REMOVE BARRIERS. ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN STARS CAMP OR OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF OUR YOUTH, AND FOR STANDING WITH US AS WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN A GARLAND'S FUTURE, ONE CHILD AT A TIME. NOW, AT THIS TIME, I HAVE SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL TO ME. SHE'S BEEN WITH ME SINCE I WAS A SPECIALIST BACK IN 2018 AT BRADFIELD.

SHE'S A FORMER STAR CAMP. SHE WAS PART OF OUR TEEN CAMP, AND OFOURSE, SHE'S PART OF GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR HER TO SPEAK AND SHARE HER TESTIMONY. BRISA MORALES. HI. OKAY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR LIKE THE STARS CAMP PROGRAM TO THE TEEN CAMP TO NOW. LIKE, IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING, LIKE JOURNEY. AND I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS LIKE ABOUT EIGHT. AND IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. LIKE I'VE JUST SO MANY MEMORIES HAVE BEEN BUILT. I JUST CAN'T LIKE, IT'S JUST SO GOOD. AND I'M LIKE, REALLY THANKFUL FOR RHONDA. LIKE SHE HAS HELPED ME AND GUIDED ME SO MUCH, LIKE STARTING OUT AT STARS. I WAS LIKE A LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS JUST SHY, WHO DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE FRIENDS. BUT I'VE GROWN SO MUCH NOW TO BE LIKE, NOW I SEE I'M LIKE OPEN AND I LOVE TO TALK TO EVERYBODY. AND IT'S JUST ENCOURAGED ME TO JUST STEP FORWARD AND JUST TO BE MORE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO THANK MR. RHONDA FOR THAT. AND I LOVE STAR SCAN. SO. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE FOR THE YOUNG LADY WHO SPOKE AFTER YOU TO GIVE HER NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. FOR THE RECORD, MR. MORALES, YOU ADDRESS ME. I'M SORRY. YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. MY. MY ADDRESS? NO. HER ADDRESS.

YOUR ADDRESS? YOU COULD JUST GIVE. THE RECREATION CENTER ADDRESS IS FINE, YEAH. 01701 DAIRY ROAD. OKAY, PERFECT. GAIL FIELDS RECREATION CENTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, RENEE PERRY? GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RENEE PERRY. I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT THE SENIOR SOURCE, WHERE WE HAVE THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. AND WE HAVE BEEN HONORED TO HAVE AN ONGOING

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THERE'S NO ONE ELSE ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CARARE OR SPEAKING UP, OR ADDRESSING ANY ISSUES OR CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE, AND THE QUALITY OF CARE IN FACILITIES IN TEXAS, INCLUDING THE SIX IN GARLAND, IS NOT GREAT. WE HAVE NUMEROUS ISSUES WHERE RESIDENTS WILL PUSH THEIR CALL BUTTON AND NEED HELP, MAYBE GOING TO THE RESTROOM, AND THEY WILL BE TOLD, WE'LL COME BACK, TAKE CARE OF YOU LATER OR NOT. ADDRESS NOT COME WHEN THE CALL IS IS PRESSED. WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO DON'T GET THEIR PAIN MEDICATION ON TIME. WE HAVE RESIDENTS WHO AREN'T BATHED WHEN THEY SHOULD BE. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE DIGNITY ISSUES FOR OUR OLDER ADULTS WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY THEIR FINAL YEARS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY'RE FACING, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LIKE WITHOUT THE OMBUDSMAN MAKING THOSE VISITS EVERY TWO MONTHS OR TWICE EVERY MONTH, VERSUS THE MINIMUM STANDARD, WHICH IS ONLY NINE TIMES A YEAR. SO BECAUSE OF THE CDBG FDING, WE'RE ABLE TO BE MORE FREQUENT OBSERVERS AND ADVOCATES IN THESE FACILITIES, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT PANERSHIP AND FOR THAT FUNDING, AND WOULD REQUEST THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK FOR PEOPLE WHO CERTAINLY DESERVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON, DO YOU GO TO EACH SIX FACILITIES TWICE A MONTH? YES, MA'AM. WE DO. I HAVE A PATIENT THAT LIVES IN A NURSING HOME IN ROLLA, AND I CAN ATTEST THAT THE PROGRAM IS VERY MUCH NEEDED.

HE'S A QUADRIPLEGIC, SO HE'S GOT HE'S PARALYZED FROM THE NECK DOWN. SO HE WILL GET HIS CALL LIGHT ON AND HE WILL GO HOURS WITHOUT ANYONE COMING TO CHECK ON HIM. OR THEY CAN'T FIND A HOYER LIFT TO MOVE HIM. AND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE BUILDING AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A HOYER TO GET HIM OUT. SO THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FOR OUR AGING POPULATION. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, KYLE FRANCIS? GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, KYLE FRANCIS, I'M WITH THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS. WE RUN THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM. SO RECENTLY RELEASED DATA SHOWS THERE ARE MORE THAN 30,000 SENIORS LIVING IN GARLAND. AND OF THESE ELDERLY NEIGHBORS, MORE THAN 12% LIVE IN POVERTY, AND MANY MORE LIVE ALONE. I'D ASK. I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU FOR A MOMENT TO IMAGINE YOU ARE ONE OF THESE VULNERABLE SENIORS. YOUR PARTNER OR SPOUSE HAS PASSED AWAY. YOU DON'TAVE ANY FAMILY NEARBY. YOU JUST STEP A LITTLE BIT BACK FROM IT. IT'LL IT'LL PICK YOU UP BETTER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH IT. YOU CAN JUST STAY. THERE YOU GO. YEP. YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR. HAVE A LOUD VOICE AND GETTING TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. THE GROCERY STORE AND THE PHARMACY IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. YOU THOUGHT YOU PLANNED WELL AND HAD PLENTY TO SAVE FOR RETIREMENT, BUT THINGS ARE E MOE EXPENSIVE NOW THAN THEY USED TO BE. YOU'RE ON A FIXED INCOME, AND WHILE YOU OWN YOUR HOME, THE COST OF UTILITIES AND PROPERTY TAXES KEEP RISING.

AFTER YOU PAY YOUR BILLS EACH MONTH, YOU HAVE LITTLE LEFTOVER FOOD, AND COOKING HAS BECOME HARDER DUE TO YOUR HEALTH. THE NEIGHBOR WHO USED TO GIVE YOU A RIDE TO WORK OR TO GET GROCERIES, I'M SORRY, HAS MOVED AWAY AND YOU'RE THINKING, HOW WILL YOU BUY WHAT LITTLE FOOD YOU CAN AFFORD? THIS EXERCISE MAY BE FRIGHTENING, BUT IT IS A REALITY FOR SO MANY OF THE SENIORS. VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION MEALS ON WHEELS SERVES EVERY WEEKDAY, DELIVERING HOT, NUTRITIOUS, FRESHLY PREPARED MEALS. OVER 200 SENIORS RIGHT HERE IN GARLAND. DNA PROVIDES THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL NOURISHMENT THESE SENIORS RELY ON TO REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR HOMES. VINA PROVIDES SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST MEALS. IN ADDITION TO NUTRITION

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YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRENDA ROSINSKI AND I REPRESENT MY POSSIBILITIES. WE SERVE ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING AUTISM, DOWN SYNDROME, CEREBRAL PALSY, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND OTHER COGNITIVE CONDITIONS. OVER 100 IN ALL THROUGH CONTINUED LEARNING AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR 16 ACRE CAMPUS IS IN PLANO, LOCATED OFF OF THE GEORGE BUSH TOLLWAY BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE AND COURT ROAD. CURRENTLY, 1550 GARLAND RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUR DAILY PROGRAMING AT OUR PLANO CAMPUS, MAKING GARLAND THE THIRD LARGEST CITY WE SERVE BEHIND PLANO AND DALLAS. WHEN STUDENTS EXIT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, FAMILIES FACE A SIGNIFICANT SERVICE GAP RECENT POLLING FROM FAMILIES SHOW THAT 63% OF THEM DO NOT HAVE A PLAN. WHEN THAT SCHOOL BASED SERVICE ENDS. AND MY POSSIBILITIES IS HERE TO FILL THAT ROLE. WHAT MAKES MY POSSIBILITIES DIFFERENT IS OUR MODEL. WE ARE NOT AN ADULT DAYCARE PROGRAM. WE ARE A FULL DAY, YEAR ROUND PROVIDER, OVER 240 DAYS A YEAR THAT WE PROVIDE A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MIRROR POST-SECONDARY ENVIRONMENT. AS A STATE CERTIFIED PROVIDER, OUR SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD AND DEVELOP SKILLS, NOT JUST PROVIDE SUPERVISION, BUT THROUGH DAILY PROGRAMING. WE FOCUS ON LIFE SKILLS, JOB TRAINING AND COMMUNITY BASED INSTRUCTION. OUR CAMPUS, ALTHOUGH IT REFLECTS POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THEHEIRDULT LIFE, PROVIDING CONSISTENT ACCESS TO PROGRAMING THAT HELPS THEM RETAIN SKILLS, BUILD INDEPENDENCE AND SUPPORT THAT LONG TERM SUCCESS THAT THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR.

THIS MODEL ALSO INCLUDES WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS, SO IF YOU ATTEND OUR PROGRAM, YOU CAN ALSO RECEIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES AND THERAPIES. AND WE WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE ADULT WITH IDD, BUT ALSO THEIR FAMILY MEMBER. THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS IN TEXAS, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT FUNDING GAP.

MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT AVERAGES ABOUT $27 A DAY PER CLIENT, WHILE THE ACTUAL COST OF CARE IS CLOSER TO $72 A DAY. THIS GAP REQUIRES MY POSSIBILITIES TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, AND THIS REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE PROGRAM STAFF DELIVERING THESE SERVICES EACH DAY, ENSURING GARLAND RESIDENTS CAN CONTINUE ACCESSING ACCESSING CONSISTENT, HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THEIR ADULT LIVES. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON.

WHAT DOES IT COST FOR ONE STUDENT TO GO TO MY POSSIBILITIES FULL TIME FOR THE YEAR? SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ATTEND RECEIVE MEDICAID WAIVER FUNDING, ABOUT 85%. SO FOR THEM, IT'S NO COST TO THEM AT ALL. THAT'S PAID FOR THROUGH THAT REIMBURSEMENT THAT WE DISCUSSED, BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. SO WE ALSO FUNDRAISE. WE HAVE A TEAM THAT FUNDRAISES ABOUT 50% OF OUR SALARY. IT COSTS ABOUT 7500 A YEAR PER PARTICIPANT, BUT WE DON'T

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DO YOU, BY CHANCE, KNOW HOW MANY OF OUR GARLAND RESIDENTS ARE PRIVATELY? I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I DO KNOW OVERALL WE'RE SEEING ABOUT 15%.

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MA'AM. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, OR EXCUSE ME, MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, KENDALL BROWN. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY LEADERSHIP. MY NAME IS KENDALL BROWN AND I AM WITH FAMILY GATEWAY. WE ARE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES AND SHELTER FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN BOTH DALLAS COUNTY. DALLAS COUNTY AND COLLIN COUNTY. WE ARE REQUESTING $25,000 TO SUPPORT OUR ASSESSMENT AND DIVERSION SERVICES FOR GARLAND FAMILIES WHO ARE LITERALLY OR IMMINENTLY HOMELESS. THESE FUNDS WILL WILL PROVIDE SHORT TERM HOTEL STAYS WHILE FAMILIES SECURE HOUSING, AS WELL AS UP TO 90 DAYS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO STABILIZE FAMILIES. AS PART OF OUR TWO COUNTY WIDE SERVICE AREA, GARLAND FAMILIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN TURNING TO FAMILY GATEWAY IN GROWING NUMBERS. BACK IN 2023, WE SERVED 21 FAMILIES FROM GARLAND. IN 2024, THAT NUMBER MORE THAN DOUBLED TO 55.

AND LAST YEAR WE SERVED 91 FAMILIES FROM GARLAND. OF THOSE, 91, 78 WERE ABLE TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SHELTER SYSTEM AND STABILIZED USING DIVERSION SERVICES. AND HONESTLY, THIS TREND IS SOMETHING WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. MORE AND MORE FAMILIES ARE FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS JUST DUE TO THE RISING RENTS AND THE LACK OF DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY. ON TOP OF THAT, MOST OF THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE MAKE 0 TO 30% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SOONESTLY, JUSTSTST A S S SMALL FINANCICICL DISRUPEM OVER THE EDGE AND CAUSE THEM TO FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS. HOWEVER, DIVERSION ALLOWS US TO INTERVENE AT THAT MOST CRITICAL MOMENT AND IS ALSO THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. SO ON AVERAGE, IT COSTS US ABOUT $1,000 PER FAMILY FOR DIVERSION VERSUS $5,000 PER FAMILY FOR SHELTER. LAST YEAR, WE WERE GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE CDBG FUNDING FROM GARLAND $2,200, AND WITH THAT FUNDING, WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE TWO FAMILIES. ONE OF THOSE FAMILIES WAS A MOTHER WITH THREE CHILDREN. THOSE CHILDREN WERE ALL ENROLLED IN GARLAND ISD SCHOOLS, DOING WELL, VERY INVOLVED IN AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. AND THEN THE MOM LOST HER JOB. THEY FELL BEHIND ON RENT AND THEY WERE FACING EVICTION. THEY CAME TO US JUST BEFORE THEY LOST THEIR HOME.

AND THROUGH DIVERSION FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE TWO MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CONNECT THE MOTHER TO NEW JOB LEADS. TODAY, THAT FAMILY IS STILL IN THE SAME APARTMENT. THE KIDS ARE STILL ENROLLED IN GARLAND ISD SCHOOLS, STILL CONNECTED TO THEIR SAME ACTIVITIES, THEIR SAME FRIENDS, AND THE FAMILY HAS REMAINED STABLE, AVOIDING THE TRAUMA AND DISRUPTION OF ENTERING THE SHELTER SYSTEM ALTOGETHER. THIS IS WHAT DIVERSION MAKES POSSIBLE. WITH YOUR INVESTMENT OF $25,000, WE ANTICIPATE SERVING APPROXIMATELY 20 GARLAND FAMILIES, KEEPING PARENTS AND CHILDREN SAFELY HOUSED, AND PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS BEFORE IT EVEN BEGINS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT SO THAT MORE FAMILIES IN GARLAND CAN REMAIN STABLE, CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND OUT OF CRISIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND OF COURSE, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER DENTON.

WHEN YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT EITHER PROGRAM, THE DIVERSION SERVICE, OR GETTING THEM OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE HELP THAT YOU'VE GIVEN THEM SO THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST RIGHT BACK WHERE YOU WERE WHEN YOU STARTED? YES, DEFINITELY. SO ACTUALLY WE USE HMIS, WHICH IS A DATABASE THAT ALL OF THE HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY USE. AND SO WHAT WE DO IS AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR, WE GO BACK AND SEE TO CHECK HOW MANY OF THOSE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVED WITH DIVERSION, JUST WITH THAT KIND OF LIGHT TOUCH ASSISTANCE RATHER THAN SHELTER, HOW MANY OF THEM REMAIN STABILIZED? AND IT'S MORE THAN 85% EVERY YEAR THAT REMAINS STABILIZED. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THE INTAKE PROCESS. WE WE CALCULATE AND JUST GET ALL THAT INFORMATION FROM THEM IN TERMS OF INCOME AND THEN FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SUSTAIN LONG TERM. THANK YOU, YEAH. THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, I. 2026. YES. HOW MANY RESIDENTS DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR PROGRAM AND

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AND YOUR RATE OF RETENTION, RATE OF RETENTION, RETENTION FOR THAT PROGRAM, FOR THE PROGRA YES. LIKE HOW LONG THEY STAY IN THE PROGRAM, HOW LONG THEY STAY IN THE PROGRAM? YES. SO THE PROGRAM IS TYPICALLY LESS THAN 30 DAYS FOR DIVERSION, JUST BECAUSE IT TAKES JUST THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND RESTABILIZE THEM.

AND THEN FROM THERE, REALLY MOST OF THE TIME IT'S FAMILIES WHO LIKE THIS MOTHER. SHE LOST HER JOB AND JUST NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF SUPPORT TO GET BACK ON HER FEET. SO TYPICALLY IT IS LESS THAN 30 DAYS. AND THEN FROM THERE THEY'RE ABLE TO RESTABILIZE AND MAINTAIN THAT STABILITY. DO YOU MY LAST QUESTION, DO YOU SEE C D FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES OTHER THAN THIS ONE THAT YOU REQUESTED? SO WE RECEIVED CDBG FUNDS FROM CITY OF GARLAND LAST YEAR, AND THEN WE HAVE RECEIVED CITY FUNDING FROM PLANO AND MCKINNEY THROUGH THEIR GENERAL CITY FUNDS, NOT THROUGH C CDBG, BUT THROUGH THE SAME KIND OF GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. AND WHAT IS THE PARTICIPATION LEVEL IN THOSE CITIES? YES. SO IN PLANO, THE PARTICIPATION IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER JUST BECAUSE OUR SHELTER IS LOCATED UP VERY CLOSE TO PLANO. IT'S KIND OF IN NORTH DALLAS OFF OF PRESTON AND GEORGE BUSH MCKINNEY. WE SEE LESS FAMILIES THE FURTHER, THE FURTHER NORTH THAT WE GET. BUT THE MAJORITY OF OUR FAMILIES DO COME FROM DALLAS COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. I SEE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, ROBERT SHEPHERD? GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. YEAH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ROBERT SHEPHERD. I RESIDE AT 2010 HARVEST RUN IN GARLAND, TEXAS. I'M THE FOUNDING PASTOR OF RESTORATION COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY GREETINGS JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TIME. I'VE BEEN A PASTOR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR MY SAKE, THAT I STAY ON THE TASK OF TIME. SO TO DO THAT, I HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE SO THAT YOU CAN BE PROVIDED SOME VISUALS. AND AGAIN, SO THAT I WON'T PRESENT NOR PREACH LONG A RESTORATION COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. OUR SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IS MORE THAN JUST A SUMMER CAMP. IT IS A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO THRIVE ON IN A LOVING, CARING AND IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. WE OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS.

WE GO OFF THE G I, S D SCHEDULE WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT. WE BEGIN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8 TO 5.

OUR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE THREEFOLD. WE FOCUS ON ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH. WE FOCUS ON THE MOST IMPORTANT, WHICH IS AFFORDABILITY. AND THEN OF COURSE, COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT.

WE MAKE SURE THAT WE BRIDGE THE GAP OF LEARNING, WHICH OFTEN IS EXPERIENCED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. PERHAPS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW. OFTENTIMES CHILDREN, BECAUSE OF THE SUMMER MONTHS, THEY DON'T HAVE A STRUCTURED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THEY TEND TO FALL BEHIND. SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON THE THE ARTS, CRAFTS, AS WELL AS READING, WRITING, MATH SKILLS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE AFFORDABILITY PROCESS OF IT. WE FOCUS ON THE LOW INCOME AND THE UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. PERHAPS YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT THE AVERAGE COST OF SUMMER CAMP IS ANYWHERE FROM 120 TO $150 ON MOST CHILDCARE, PROVIDING FACILITIES. EVEN IN THE AWESOME CITY OF GARLAND, OUR CITY AND REC PARKS AND REC FACILITIES WHO HAVE THE SAME PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF THE STAR PROGRAM. THOSE PRICES ARE ALSO RANGED BETWEEN 100 AND 50, 120 TO 150.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROGRAM IS AFFORDABLE. SO OFTEN WE SCHOLARSHIP IN WITH PARENTS DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PAY TO PROVIDE OUR PROGRAM. AS I MOVE FORWARD HERE, WE FOCUS ON FOUR CONCEPTS LITERACY, CHARACTER BUILDING, CONNECTION, AS WELL AS NUTRITION. ONE THING WE DO, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE EDUCATE THEM. WE HAVE TOURS THROUGH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

EVERY YEAR OUR OFFICERS COME OUT. WHO DOESN'T LOVE OFFICER MATT PESTO, RIGHT? THEY COME

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SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, WE GO TO EVERY PARK AND RECREATION, YOU NAME IT, EVERY FACILITY THAT WE PROVIDE, FROM OUR AWESOME LIBRARIES TO OUR AWESOME DOWNTOWN, WE UTILIZE THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT ONLY LEARNING, BUT LEARNING IS FUN. SO THESE ARE JUST A FEW PICTURES OF WHAT WE DO. ARTS AND CRAFTS THEIR CREATIVE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT EACH CHILD IS DIFFERENT AND EACH CHILD HAS A PSON IN LIFE. LASTLY, I WANT TO SAY THE WAY WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

WE HAVE AN ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM. OUR CHURCH. WE ADOPT SHOREHAVEN. WE ADOPT LISTER. WE ALSO ADOPT WEAVER AND LAKE LAKE LAKEPOINT, THE FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE CLOSE PROXIMITY.

AND THE WAY WE DO THAT, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE DO SNACK PACKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALSO, WE SPONSOR CHILDREN, THE TEACHERS. WHO DOESN'T LOVE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES, RIGHT? THE REASON WHY I DO THAT, TO MAKE SURE WE BUILD A RAPPORT WITH FACULTY AND STAFF, AND WE GET TO SEE SOME OF THE KIDDOS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE SEE THROUGH THE SUMMER. THAT'S HOW WE MEASURE THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF THOSE WHO ATTEND OUR PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR TIMES PAST OF SUPPORTING. WE LOOK FORWARD FOR SUPPORTING. AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING FOR 12,500 TO HELP US WITH THE EVER INCREASING COST OF STAFFING. BUT ABOVE ALL, THE EVER INCREASING COST OF FILLING THOSE YOUNG TUMMIES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. SIR. IAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER BASS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ACTUALLY, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO THANK PASTOR SHEPHERD FOR BEING HERE TODAY, AND I WILL NOT BE ON COUNCIL WHEN THE FINAL DECISION DECISION IS MADE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR PASTOR SHEPHERD RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT CITY IS YOUR CHURCH IN? MY CHURCH IS IN GARLAND, TEXAS. AND THEN WHAT CITY DO YOU LIVE IN? I LIVE IN GARLAND, TEXAS. MY DISTRICT, MY CHURCH IS IN DISTRICT TWO, BUT I RESIDE IN DISTRICT ONE. PASTOR SHEPHERD IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF GARLAND PROGRAM TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HE IS A. YOU KNOW, EVERYONE UP HERE ON COUNCIL HAS A SERVANT'S HEART. AND I THINK THAT WE WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR SERVANT HEART.

AND WE SHOULD ALL HOPE TO HAVE THE THE SERVANT HEART THAT YOU HAVE. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND APPRECIATE THE LOVE AND CARE THAT YOU HAVE FOR GARLAND. LIKE I SAID, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR PASTOR SHEPHERD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SIR. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER? THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER UNDER THIS ITEM. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL BE MAKING OUR DECISIONS ABOUT FUNDING VERY SOON. MOVE ON TO

[b. Consider a request by Christine Wilson, requesting a variance regarding a distance less than the 300 feet minimum separation to Nuevo Pacto Christian Church from an establishment associated with the storage and distribution of alcoholic beverages. The site is located at 209 South Kirby Street, Unit 307 in District 6.]

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THERE IS ANOTHER CHURCH TO THE SOUTH, BUT WE HAVE CHECKED IN. ALL OF THOSE ARE OUT OF THE 300FT DISTANCE PER THE MEASUREMENT SET UP BY THE STATE. SO WE HAVE SENT MAILED NOTIFICATIONS TO WITHIN 400FT, AND THAT 400FT IS A SEPARATE 400FT THAT IS MEASURED FROM THE OUTLINE OF THE PROPERTY. AND WE ALSO CALLED THE CHURCH IN QUESTION. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THEY DID RECEIVE THEIR CEO FOR A WAREHOUSE USE WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR THEIR TBK PERMIT. THAT'S WHEN THIS THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED HERE. HERE ARE A COUPLE PICTURES OF THAT AREA. I JUST DROVE BY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THEY ARE ALL PRETTY WAREHOUSE LOOKING UNITS. MOST OF THEM ARE THAT TYPE OF USE. BUT THE CHURCH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS WHERE THE CHURCH IS. AND THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW THE DISTANCE. SO THIS IS UNIT 307 THAT THAT IS WHERE THE WAREHOUSES AND UNIT 418 IS WHERE THE CHURCH IS. AN MEASURED PER THE STATE LAW, IT IS 86FT FROM EACH OTHER DOOR TO DOOR. HERE WE HAVE OUR DDC REQUIREMENT. JUST A REFRESHER, ANY ESTABLILISHMENT SELLING OR SERVING ALCOHOL NEEDS TO BE 300FT AWAY FROM A CHURCH, PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PUBLIC HOSPITAL. THE MEASUREMENT IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN A CHURCH AND A SCHOOL. FOR A CHURCH, IT'S DOOR TO DOOR. WE SENT OUT 77 NOTIFICATIONS. WE RECEIVED TWO. WE ENDED UP RECEIVING TWO IN OPPOSITION. ONE OF THAT IS A CHURCH THAT IS ABOUT 1200FT FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT. SO THEY DIDN'T THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THE 300FT, BUT THEY WERE COATING ON THEIR COMMENT LETTER. THE OTHER CHURCH THAT IS TRIGGERING THIS REQUEST. AND THEY MENTIONED THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. AND THE OTHER LETTER ALSO SIMPLY REFERRED TO THESE KIND OF USES MAY BE ATTRACTING THE TYPE OF BEHAVIORS THAT MAY THEY MAY NOT FEEL DESIRABLE. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTION. WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. MR. DID YOU YOU WRITE IN YOUR REPORT? DID YOU NEVER HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE CHURCH, AT LEAST IN THIS REPORT? AND AS OF THIS HEARING, HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THE CHURCH OR THE CHURCH LEADERSHIP? WHY THE CHURCH THAT IS TRIGGERING THIS REQUEST? WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. YOU'VE NOT HEARD FROM. WE HAVE NOT STAFF HAS CONTACTED THEM. WE HAVE SENT THE NOTIFICATION THAT THAT WE SENT TO EVERYONE. BUT WE HAVE ALSO TRIED CALLING THE CHURCH AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. WHEN YOU CALL THE CHURCH, DID YOU GETET AN ANSWER THE PHONE? THAT I DID NOT CHECK, ALL I RECEIVED WAS NO RESPONSE FROM STAFF. I CAN DOUBLE CHECK WITH THEM IF THEY RECEIVED A CALL BACK OR NOT, BUT THEY JUST NEVER LOGGED THEIR RESPONSE.

DID THEY RECEIVE NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS CASE? THEY DID OKAY AND THEY DID NOT SEND A LETTER BACK. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. MR. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. THIS FACILITY DOES NOT SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO THE PUBLIC NOW, SO NO ONE WOULD BE COMING TO THEIR FACILITY TO PURCHASE ANYTHING, LOITERING AROUND TILL THE DOORS OPEN TO GET THEIR BEER AND WINE. THAT IS NOT THE NATURE OF THIS, THIS USE. IT IS TRULY A WAREHOUSE USE. AND THEY HAVE A WHOLESALE COMPONENT OF IT. SO THE ONLY PEOPLE THERE ARE EMPLOYEES. CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON ONE WERE THE NOTIFICATIONS SENT OUT TO THE AREA LIKE THE CHURCH THERE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS? THEY'RE SENT 20 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PRIOR TO THE MEETING. DO WE KNOW WHEN THE CHURCH WAS CALLED BY CHANCE? AROUND THAT TIME WHEN WE SENT THE NOTIFICATION, I MEAN, LIKE, DID WE TRY ONCE ON A WEDNESDAY

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CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP OF THE THE SITE LOCATION? SO WE, WE'RE ACTUALLY IS WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE IT'S INDICATE AREA OF REQUEST. AND IT'S THAT WHOLE SECTION. SO DO YOU SEE MY CURSOR? YEAH, YEAH. IT'S THE LIGHT BEIGE COLOR. THAT'S THE UNIT WHERE THIS USE IS WANTING TO GO. OKAY. AND THE CHURCH IS HERE WHERE THE BLUE DASHED UNIT IS. I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S A REPAIR SHOP RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHURCH. SO IT'S A VERY ODD AREA. IT IS A VERY WHEN I DROVE AROUND, IT IS. THE ONLY THING THAT STUCK TO ME WAS IT IS A TRUE WAREHOUSE SETUP.

IT'S NOT A CHURCH SETUP, BUT YES, IT IS A VERY WAREHOUSE TYPE SETUP. THAT WHOLE AREA AND, AND I WOULD EVEN VENTURE TO SAY IT IS IT IS NOT A CHURCH AREA. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT IT'S A TRUE WAREHOUSE AREA EITHER. AND I ONLY SAY THAT BECAUSE ACCESS TO THIS SITE, IF YOU'RE GETTING DELIVERIES IS IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY LIMITED. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS THE APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT. THEY'RE NOT THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. WERE YOU ABLE TO GET WITH THEM AND ASK THEM LIKE WHAT THEIR DELIVERIES LOOK LIKE? IS IT COMING? IS IT COMING? SEMI. ANY OF THAT THEY CONVEYED THAT THEIR WINE OR THEIR WINES ARE BEING IMPORTED FROM ITALY, AND THEY WILL JUST USE REGULAR DELIVERY TECHNIQUES. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REALLY CLARIFY ESPECIALLY SEMIS WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE SITE AND BEING AT THE SITE. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD I WOULD ASSUME THEY THAT PERSON DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THAT ANSWER. SO I WILL SAY THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT THAT AREA CAN HANDLE A SEMI SAFELY TO MAKE A DELIVERY. AND I WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE ONE CATTY CORNER WHERE 3101 IS, IS ONE THAT GLENN ACADEMY, WE ALL KNOW, WE ALL GET CALLS ABOUT TRAFFIC AT SCHOOLS DURING PICKUP AND DROP OFF, RIGHT? TRAFFIC IS ALREADY HORRENDOUS. THERE ARE OTHER INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES ALONG EDGEWOOD THAT RELY ON SEMIS TO DELIVER. THEY BLOCK THE ENTIRE ROAD AND THEY HAVE A BIGGER AREA FOR DELIVERIES THAN THIS ODD LITTLE. IT'S THE SIZE OF A CONVENIENT OR NOT A CONVENIENCE STORE, BUT LIKE A SHOPPING CENTER LIKE THAT IS NOW IT'S OLD AND WE CALL IT INDUSTRIAL. SO THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERN. I SPOKE WITH THE PRINCIPAL AT WALNUT GLEN ACADEMY, AND THAT IS THEIR CONCERN AS WELL. IT'S NOT EVEN SO MUCH ABOUT THE ALCOHOL NOW, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. AND THE WAREHOUSE USE IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

BECAUSE IT'S ZONED INDUSTRIAL. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REGULATE AT THAT POINT. SO THEY'RE JUST A WAREHOUSE OR THEY DISTRIBUTE ALSO THEIR WAREHOUSE. THAT'S THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS FOR THEIR WAREHOUSE SHOWROOM INDOOR ONLY. THAT'S THE USE THAT THEY FIT FROM OUR USE CHART. THEY JUST STORE ALCOHOL THERE AND THEY HAVE A WHOLESALE COMPONENT TO IT. SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF DELIVERIES ARE GOING TO BE THAT FREQUENT AT THIS LOCATION. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE SEEMS TO BE STORAGE OF ALCOHOL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO

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COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. NABILA, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THE CHURCH NOT HERE TONIGHT. YOU HAVE NOT HAD OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THEM, BUT THEY HAVE VOICED OPPOSITION. IS THAT CORRECT? NOT THE CHURCH THAT TRIGGERS THE REQUEST. THE CHURCH THAT TRIGGERED THE REQUEST. THEY HAVE NOT VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION. THE CHURCH THAT VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION IS SOMEWHERE HERE. OKAY. OH. ALL RIGHT. SECONDLY, THE BUSINESS IS PRESENTLY IN PLACE. ARE WE WAITING FOR THEM? WAITING FOR US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT THEY WILL GO INTO PLACE? SO THEY RECEIVED THEIR CEO, BUT THEY NEED CLEARANCE FROM TABC TO START OPERATION. AND FINALLY, I MAY HAVE MISSED IT. I DID NOT HEAR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THESE SITUATIONS. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE NOT REALLY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE USE ITSELF. WE'RE REALLY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE DISTANCE CAUSES ANY CHALLENGE. WE BASED ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT AREA, WE DO NOT HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT UNIT STORING ALCOHOL IN THEIR. I DIDN'T HEAR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS ONE WOULD BE APPROVAL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER DULL. THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, MA'AM. I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THIS ONE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON. AND I DO NOT SEE A SECOND THAT FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND. COUNCIL LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER BASS. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS TO APPROVE. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE. THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE. THIS ITEM IS APPROVED 7 TO 2 WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS DUTTON AND THOMAS IN OPPOSITION. OUR NEXT ITEM IS

[c. Consider a request by EPR Parks, LLC, requesting a variance regarding a distance less than the 300 feet minimum separation to Spring Creek Elementary School from an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages. The site is located at 4550 North Garland Avenue in District 8.]

THIS IS A BIG SITE, 77.48 ACRES AND IT IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL. THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS THAT YOU SEE IN TEAL. SO THIS ONE, THIS SITE DID GET AN ALCOHOL DISTANCE VARIANCE FROM CITY COUNCIL BACK IN 2022. THE REASON THEY'RE HAVING TO COME BACK IS AT THAT TIME, IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IT WAS SPECIFIC TO BEER AND WIN AND THAT THAT'S THAT WAS THE ABC PERMIT THAT THEY WERE TIED TO. THEY NOW WOULD LIKE TO SELL MIXED USE BEVERAGE MIXED BEVERAGES. SO IN CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE WANT IT TO BE SAFE AND BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL AND MAKE SURE CITY COUNCIL'S COUNSEL WAS OKAY TO HAVE THAT COMPONENT THERE AS WELL. IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED SPRING CREEK

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SO THIS IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE WHOLE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY LINE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE SCHOOL. SO THERE I JUST REALIZED YOU ALL CANNOT SEE MY CURSOR. SO IT IS 50FT. PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE TO ONE SCHOOL. THERE ARE TWO OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE OVER 300FT THAT YOU CAN SEE IN BLUE STRAIGHT LINES, BUT THE ONE THAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT, THAT IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IN REALLY SHORT RED LINE, WHICH IS 50FT. AGAIN, REFRESHER 300FT.

AND FOR SCHOOLS, IT'S PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE. HERE, THE SITE PHOTO WE SENT OUT 111 LETTERS. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE ON THIS ONE. AND WITH THAT WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER BASS THANK YOU. QUESTION DID YOU GET FEEDBACK FROM GPD ON THIS? WE DID LOOK INTO IT AND I HAVE A BACKUP SLIDE HERE. SO IN THE PAST SIX YEARS, WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF ONE ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS FROM OUR POLICE RECORD. RIGHT. OKAY. AND DID DID THEY ALSO HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION? DPD NO. OKAY. ONLY ONE ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS IN SIX YEARS. AND DO WE KNOW APPROXIMATELY PER SEASON HOW MANY PEOPLE PATRONIZE HAWAIIAN WHATEVER IT'S CALLED TODAY, WATERS FALLS. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU SIR. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. WELL, COUNCILMEMBER BASS ALREADY STOLE THE THUNDER. I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT GPD, BUT IT'S HAWAIIAN. IT'S HAWAIIAN WATERS.

AND I, I HEARD I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANY CONSTITUENTS ANY PROBLEMS OVER THERE. IT'S IT'S BEEN VERY TRANQUIL. SO I DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE ANY ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS REQUEST. AND I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY, THIS IS A BIG PROPERTY AND THE AREA WHERE ALCOHOL IS BEING SERVED IS INSIDE IT. IT'S NOT THE WHOLE AREA IS NOT OPEN FOR SERVING ALCOHOL. SO THAT ALSO MATTERS. YOUR EXHIBIT HAPPENS TO ALSO HAVE ALL OF. I THINK IT'S WINTER'S PARK ALSO IS, IS THAT ACTUALLY PART OF THE REQUEST? THAT IS HOW WE NOTIFIED. WE ALWAYS TRY TO BE CAREFUL AND OVER NOTIFIED THAN RISKING UNDER NOTIFYING. SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T JUST INCLUDE THE AREA THAT IS JUST HAWAIIAN FALLS. WE INCLUDED THE WHOLE PROPERTY.

RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, LET ME GO BACK TO THE CRIME STATS SLIDE.

DID GPD PINPOINT THAT THIS DWI CAME FROM HAWAIIAN FALLS, OR WAS IT JUST IN THE GENERAL AREA? AND THAT'S THE SURROUNDING AREA OF FOUR, 550 THAT THAT ADDRESS. SO WE DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS AN INSIDE HAWAIIAN FALLS OR NOT. WE DON'T KNOW THAT. RIGHT. SO THEY COULD HAVE BEEN COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE OR BEEN SOMEWHERE ELSE IN ANOTHER CITY COULD BE COME INTO OUR CITY.

YES. BUT THE FACT THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE, WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK IT WAS. IT CAUSED ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? IS MISS PAM MILLER HERE? OKAY. IF YOU COULD FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTER YOU SPEAK, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. I. AND I'LL LEAVE IT UP. COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I DON'T SEE ANY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. THEN DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PASS THIS AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MARTIN, A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION? THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? HE'S CURRENTLY NOT AT THE DAIS RIGHT NOW. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED

[d. Consider a request by Paras Khara, requesting approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision (SUP) for a Car Wash, Automated/Rollover use on property zoned Community Retail (CR) District and 2) a concept plan for a Car Wash, Automated/Rollover use. The site is located at 3401 West Buckingham Road on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District in District 7.]

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FURTHER TO THE EAST WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.

NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS PROVIDE A MIX OF RETAIL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES.

THIS CENTER SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY SCALED TO ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS. NOW THERE COMES A LITTLE BIT OF INTERPRETATION ON HOW WE APPLY THE CATEGORIES TO GREENFIELD SITES VERSUS BROWNFIELD SITES. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IF IT WAS A NEW CAR WASH REQUEST ON A NEW SITE, OR EVEN A EVEN A SITE THAT WAS A CAR WASH IN THE PASTT BUT CEASED OPERATION FOR, FOR A WHILE, WE WOULD SAY THAT IS NOT WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR. WE WOULD LOOK FOR MORE NEIGHBORHOOD ORIENTED USES, BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN OPERATION HAS NEVER CEASED OPERATION ON THAT SITE, AND IT'S LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CONTEXT, IT HAS BEEN IN BLENDED IN, IN THAT SURROUNDING FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND IF WE IF IT'S NOT BROUGHT UP TO STANDARDS, THEY ARE STILL ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOR FOREVER. HERE, THE SITE PHOTOS THAT WE TOOK FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. THIS IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE KEEPING THE GENERAL ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING THAT IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW ORANGE, BUT THEY'RE REDUCING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING SOME EVERYTHING IN GREEN. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING LANDSCAPING UP TO STANDARD. IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE SITE, THERE'S NO LANDSCAPING ALONG WEST BUCKINGHAM. THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT THEY THEY PROVIDE ALL THE LANDSCAPING ALONG OUR STREETS AND PARKING ISLAND LANDSCAPING AS WELL. CIRCULATION WILL BE SOMEWHAT IMPROVED BY THIS CONCEPT PLAN AND OVERALL THIS IS. THIS SITE WILL COMPLY IF APPROVED, WILL COMPLY WITH OUR CURRENT STANDARDS. HERE ARE SOME CONCEPT ELEVATIONS OF THE NEW NEW CAR WASH. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 30 YEARS. OUR TIME PERIOD GUIDELINES. THIS IS A PARTIAL REDEVELOPMENT. IT RECOMMENDS 8 TO 15 YEARS. WITH THAT THIS REQUEST THEY'RE INCLUDING A BUILDING REDUCTION, UPGRADED VACUUM AREAS, IMPROVED SITE SITE CIRCULATION AND ALSO UPDATED SIGNAGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A POLE SIGN THERE TODAY. AND WE'RE MAKING IT A CONDITION THAT THEY TAKE DOWN THAT SIGN AND PUT MONUMENT SIGN IN THIS LOCATION AND LANDSCAPING WILL BE ENHANCED AS WELL. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR THIS SUP FOR 15 YEARS WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE SIGN BE REMOVED AND AND SIGN BE INSTALLED. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY AGAIN IF THIS SAME REQUEST HAD COME IN FOR ANOTHER SITE WHERE AN EXISTING OPERATIONAL CAR WASH DIDN'T HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO STAY IN OPERATION FOREVER, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN APPROVAL. WE'RE REALLY TAKING IN THE FACT THAT THIS WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT TO

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SO OVERALL THE SITE WILL BE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY. BUT ALSO WITH THE SUP IT PUTS A TIMELINE ON THIS USE CURRENTLY. AGAIN, THERE'S NO TIMELINE. LEGAL NONCONFORMING CAN STAY THERE FOREVER WITH THE SUP. HOWEVER MANY YEARS CITY COUNCIL APPROVES IT FOR IN. IF IT'S 1015 YEARS, IN 15 YEARS THEY'LL HAVE TO COME. AND AT THAT TIME, IF THE VISION OF THAT AREA SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGES. AND WE REALLY KNOW THAT, NO, THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF USE THAT WILL BLEND IN THAT AREA ANYMORE, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY NO. SO THAT'S WHERE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS COMING FROM. WE DID SEND 47 LETTERS. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES ON THIS.

AND WITH THAT I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND HE HAS A NOT A PRESENTATION, BUT A VIDEO TO SHARE WITH CITY COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER BASS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THIS. AND IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S IT'S KIND OF COUNTERINTUITIVE. IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, THE CITY HAS NO CONTROL OVER THIS PROPERTY. IF WE DO APPROVE THIS, THEN THAT GIVES THE CITY CONTROL OVER THIS PROPERTY AND ITS FUTURE USE. SO IT'S IT'S A LITTLE COUNTERINTUITIVE THERE, BUT I JUST JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING IT SO WELL. NABILA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WE ALSO WANT TO SEND WE DO NOT WANT TO SEND MIXED MESSAGES. WE ARE TRYING TO CONVEY TO THE TO THE APPLICANTS, TO THE DEVELOPERS, WHAT KIND OF USES ARE DESIRED. AND THIS IS NOT GENERALLY ONE OF THESE. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO GO INTO FURTHER DETAILS AND EXPLAIN WHY IN THIS SCENARIO, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL. COUNCILMEMBER DENTON, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE RENDERING, PLEASE? SO IT WILL BE COMPLETELY. JUST DRIVE THROUGH. SO THE STRUCTURES WITH THE LIKE THE CURRENT STRUCTURES WHERE THEY DETAIL THE CAR THAT WOULD BE GONE, IS THAT THAT'S WHAT OUR UNDERSTANDING IS. YES, MA'AM. YEAH. THEY HAVE I THINK THEIR CANOPIES HERE. THOSE ARE GOING AWAY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PARKING SPACES. AND THIS WILL BE RESERVED FOR ACCESS ONLY. OK. AND THEN WITH THIS SIGN IT'S SHARED SIGN WITH CNM TIRES AND WHEELS. SO IS THAT GOING TO CAUSE AN ISSUE. CAN WE I MEAN, IF WE'RE IF WE'RE REQUIRING A MONUMENT SIGN. BUT IF IT'S ON THE SHARED WITH CNN. SO WE'LL HAVE TO CONTACT THE TIRE SHOP AND MAKE THEIR SIGNAGE MADE INTO COMPLIANT COME INTO COMPLIANCE AS WELL. MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO THAT FURTHER IF THEY HAVE TALKED TO THE THE OTHER OTHER STORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE, MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE APPLICANT? CHRIS KIHARA.

IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATION. MY NAME IS KARA, 660 DRIVE IN FRISCO, TEXAS. GD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KAREN. I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS OF FIVE CAR WASH. WE'RE A FAMILY OWNED, LOCALLY OPERATED BUSINESS WITH MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE DFW AREA.

AT FIVE, OUR FOCUS IS SIMPLE WE TAKE OLDER, OUTDATED CAR WASH PROPERTIES AND WE TRANSFORM THEM INTO MODERN, WELL MAINTAINED COMMUNITY ASSETS AND WE INVEST IN UPGRADED EQUIPMENT, IMPROVED LANDSCAPING AND A CLEANER, MORE EFFICIENT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR GUESTS, ALL WHILE BEING MINDFUL NEIGHBORS TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. BEYOND THE WASH ITSELF, WE'RE PROUD TO BE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND THAT I PERSONALLY GREW UP IN HOSTING LOCAL EVENTS, SUPPORTING CHARITABLE INITIATIVES, AND CREATING A SPACE THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY ENJOY VISITING THIS LOCATION IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT MISSION. THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT REVITALIZING AN EXISTING SITE, IMPROVING, IMPROVING ITS APPEARANCE, AND DELIVERING A HIGHER QUALITY EXPERIENCE THAT REFLECTS THE STANDARDS THAT WE BRING TO EVERY COMMUNITY WE OPERATE IN. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I ALSO HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT JUST DEMONSTRATES ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DID IN A SIMILAR PROPERTY IN PLANO, WHERE WE TOOK AN OLD, OUTDATED PROPERTY AND RENOVATED IT. I'M

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THANK YOU. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS HERE. WE'LL START WITH MAYOR PRO TEM LUKE I. HOW LONG HAVE YOU OPERATED AT THIS LOCATION? HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNED IT? HOW LONG HAVE WE PERSONALLY OWNED IT? WE HAVE ACQUIRED IT IN AUGUST OF 2025. OKAY. WELL, I'VE BEEN TO THAT LOCATION BEFORE AND THEY BROKE MY CUP HOLDER AND PUT IT IN MY CENTER CONSOLE AND BROKE ONE OF MY BUTTONS OFF OF MY DASHBOARD.

SO HOPEFULLY THIS REMODEL WILL ALSO BRING WITH IT HIGHER EMPLOYEE STANDARDS. YES, BECAUSE I WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT THAT. AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I, I WAS LYING. VERY, VERY UPSET.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO DEAL WITH THAT A LOT IN THE INDUSTRY. AND YES, WE, WE HAVE A MUCH MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS AND DAMAGE CLAIM PROCESS AT OUR SITES THAN, THAN WHAT IS TYPICALLY THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. I AM TYPICALLY ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO ANY AUTO USES.

HOWEVER, I FEEL LIKE NOT APPROVING THIS WOULD JUST KEEP AN OUT OF DATE RUNDOWN CAR WASH THERE, AND THAT DOESNSNSN'T'T'TD OF THE USE. SO I AM IN SUPPORT T RENOVATION AND ALSO IN SUPPORT OF A 15 YEAR TIME. SUP15 YEAR'S P THE MONUMENT SIGN. ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT? YES. AND ACTUALLY THAT WAS A WE ACTUALLY PRESENTED THAT AS OUR PREFERENCE AS WELL.

I'M SURE IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THE SITE, THAT SIGN IS NOT A PRETTY. NO IT'S NOT. AND SO IT DOESN'T REALLY GO WITH OUR OVERALL DESIGN AND FEEL. AND SO THAT WAS PART OF OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL AS WELL. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF I CAN JUST ANSWER, I THINK THE QUESTION OF THE ADJACENT BUSINESS SHARING THE SIGN, IT'S JUST A VERBAL AGREEMENT THAT WE ALLOW THEM TO USE THE SIGN. SO THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM THAT PREVENTS US FROM ELEVATING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR IMPROVING A SPACE THERE. THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. YES, SIR. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT. THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE MY WIFE NEEDS FULL SERVICE THAT I SEND IT TODAY. AND SO WE IT'S YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS ONE IS TIRED. IT'S IT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. AND SO I, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. YOU REQUESTED A 30 YEAR'S U. P AND OUR GUIDELINES SAY 8 TO 15. WHY WOULD YOU NEED 30. 30 WAS ACTUALLY A. AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH STAFF AND THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, IT WAS PRESENTED THAT THIS MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A 30 YEAR TO BE PRESENTED. WE HAD A FEW MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN SUPPORT OF A 30 YEAR. AND SO THAT IS WHY WE HAD REQUESTED IT. OKAY. BUT I BELIEVE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTUALLY APPROVED. 15 DID THEY NOT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVE A LOT OF CAR WASHES IN GARLAND NOW. IT WON'T BE NEARLY AS NICE AS YOURS, BUT THAT'S WHY IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE CONSIDERING THE FUTURE HERE. AND DOWN THE ROAD IS DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, IF HOME DEPOT GOES BELLY UP. OKAY, MAYBE NOT, BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER BETTER USES FOR THIS PROPERTY. AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. SO I THINK IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH THE 15 YEAR'S U. P, THEN I FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING FORWARD BECAUSE WE GET ALL THE NEW LANDSCAPING, ALL OF THE YOU BRING IT UP TO ALL THE STANDARDS. AS COUNCIL MEMBER BASS POINTED OUT, IT BECOMES A MODERN FACILITY INSTEAD OF THE KIND OF TIRED FACILITY THAT THE ROYAL CAR WASH IS TODAY. SO ANYWAY, OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR, SO MUCH. THANK YOU SIR, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. SO YOU LIVE IN FRISCO, RIGHT? I DO, SO WOULD YOU ONE OF YOUR ONE OF YOUR PURPOSES IS

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THANK YOU. I WOULD GO AHEAD. SO IN IN EVERY CITY THAT WE DEVELOP IN, WE CONSTANTLY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE A PART OF. WE SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES. WE HOST EVENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. I GREW UP, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN PLANO. I GREW UP IN SURROUNDING AREAS AND CITIES. AND SO I'VE BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE. I VERY MUCH CARE FOR THE DFW METROPLEX. AND SO THAT IS WHY I MAKE THAT A BIG PART OF OF OUR MISSION. IT INCLUDES GARLAND. IT DEFINITELY DOES. YES. SO SOME TIME IN GARLAND. GARLAND. RICHARDSON. PLANO. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO WE APPROVE THIS. YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT TO MAKE THAT SAME COMMITMENT, MR. MAYOR. YES, SIR.

THAT'S NOT AN APPROPRIATE LINE OF QUESTION. JUST. ALL RIGHT. ONE LAST TIME FOR TRADITION.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SCRATCH THAT. IS THAT RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT, YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR STAFF DIDN'T MENTION IS THERE'S A DAYCARE DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR. THIS PROPERTY. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT LANDSCAPING. I PERSONALLY WOULD BE MORE INTERESTED IN A LANDSCAPE BARRIER BETWEEN YOUR PROPERTY AND THE DAYCARE, BECAUSE IT'S WIDE OPEN RIGHT THERE AT THEIR PARKING LOT. THE CURRENT CAR WASH IS ONLY OPEN UNTIL 6 P.M. IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR STANDARD OPERATION HOURS ARE 9 P.M. THE CURRENT LOCATION IS THEY HAVE LIKE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH MAYBE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. LIKE THEY'RE NOT, IT'S NOT A HIP HOP AND PLACE THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GO. SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT YOU WOULD BE BRINGING A LARGER VOLUME OF VEHICLES COMING THROUGH. SO MY CONCERN WOULD BE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN THAT ARE RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE YOUR DRIVE IS GOING TO COME RIGHT ALONG THEIR PARKING. SO THAT THAT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SOME SORT OF, I DON'T WANT A BRICK WALL. OKAY. LIKE DON'T NOTHING CRAZY, BUT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO SLOW CHILDREN DOWN FROM RUNNING BECAUSE KIDS ARE WEIRD AND THEY'LL RUN CONCURRENTLY ON THAT ON THE EDGE OF OUR PROPERTY THAT WE SHARE WITH THE DAYCARE, THERE IS A, THERE IS A WOODEN FENCE BARRIER AS, AS WELL AS ON THE DAYCARE PROPERTY SIDE AS WELL. ON OUR SIDE, THERE'S CONCRETE UP UNTIL THAT PORTION, BUT THERE IS A ALSO A BARRIER ON OUR SIDE AS WELL. WE INTEND TO, AS PART OF OUR RENOVATIONS, MAKE THAT NOT ONLY JUST LOOK NICER, BUT ALSO FUNCTION A LITTLE BIT BETTER TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. YES, I DEFINITELY KNOW YOUR CONCERN, AND I SHARE THAT CONCERN AS WELL WITH. I HAVE TWO KIDS AS WELL TOO, SO I DEFINITELY SHARE THAT CONCERN. AND SAFETY IS DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES. YEAH, THAT WOODEN FENCE ONLY GOES ABOUTLUSH WITH THE BUILDING. AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, IT GOES UNTIL RIGHT WHERE THE DRIVE GETS OFF. AND THEN THERE'S GRASS AND LANDSCAPING THERE. THERE WILL BE SOME LANDSCAPING IN THAT GRASS AREA AS WELL. PERFECT. AND THEN IS 9 P.M. YOUR TYPICAL THOSE TIMES IN THE SUMMER? IT IS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CARTER. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT. SO I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM. SO THE THE CURRENT POLE SIGN IS ON YOUR PROPERTY AND THE THE THERE'S NO CONTRACT WITH CNM TIRE. IT'S MERELY A VERBAL AGREEMENT. EXACTLY. AND YOU HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM ABOUT THEM FINDING AN ALTERNATE SIGNAGE. WE HAVE NOT WE'VE TRIED TO GET AGREEMENTS SIGNED WHEN WE PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AND HAVE FAILED TO. THEY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DELINQUENT ON THEIR VERBAL. AGREED PAID RENT AS WELL TOO, AND SO. BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONVERSATION WITH THEM IN TERMS OF MOVING THEIR SIGN TO ANY OTHER LOCATION. OKAY. BUT YOU HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM. YES. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE CSIDERATION OF 15 YEAR'S U. P COMPARED TO 30 YEAR, ARE THERE ANY HINDRANCES YOU FORESEE IN BEING GRANTED A 15 YEAR FOR ME PERSONALLY? NO. OKAY. AND THEN JUST FOR ONE MORE TIME FOR CARISSA SAKE HERE WITH THE DAD JOKES, I FEEL THAT THERE'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. YOU COULD HAVE NAMED IT CAR WASH. THANK

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[e. Consider a request by Srinivas Chaluvadi, requesting approval of an amendment to Planned Development District 15-43 (PD 15-43) to modify parking standards for the subject property and adopt the current off-street parking requirements of the Garland Development Code (GDC). The site is located at 6313 North President George Bush Highway in District 7.]

IT REALLY REQUESTS THAT THE PARKING STANDARDS FROM THE PD BE BROUGHT TO THE STANDARDS OF THE GDC TODAY, SO THAT THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN ATTRACTING TENANTS. SO THIS IS WHERE THE SITE IS. YOU CAN SEE THE OUTLINE IN TEAL AND AROUND THAT, MOSTLY APARTMENTS ARE THERE AND SLIGHTLY SOUTHEAST. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A A LOT OF ACTIVITIES IN FUTURE. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR A BUSINESS CENTER. AND THIS PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL BUILDING DOES SERVE THAT BUSINESS CENTER. CRITERIA. PURPOSE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SITE PHOTOS. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR MORE MODERN LOOKING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AS IT WAS BUILT MORE RECENTLY. SO THIS IS WHERE THE MEAT OF THE REQUEST IS. SO IN THE PD THERE ARE STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY, BUT THOSE ARE ALREADY BUILT. SO THEY'RE NOT TOUCHING THAT. THEY'RE TOUCHING THREE. WELL, ACTUALLY TWO LAND USES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PARKING STANDARDS. SO OFFICE GENERAL, OUR GDC STANDARD IS ONE PARKING SPACE PER 300 GROSS FLOOR AREA. AND THEY'RE KEEPING THAT THE SAME FOR RESTAURANTS. THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR MOST STRICT USE THAT HAVE THE MOST PARKING REQUIREMENT. SO OUR GDC STANDARD IS ALREADY PRETTY HIGH, WHICH IS ONE PER 100 GROSS FLOOR AREA THAT PD REQUIRED ONE PER 75, WHICH MEANS PER THE PD CURRENTLY, BASED ON THEIR CURRENT TENANT, THEY ARE HAVING TO PROVIDE 27.

THE GDC WOULD HAVE REQUIRED 20 FOR RETAIL. OUR GDC REQUIRES ONE PER 303 33 GROSS FLOOR AREA, AND THIS PD REQUIRES 250. SO HIGHER. WAY HIGHER. SO THE PD REQUIRES 36. THE GDC WOULD HAVE REQUIRED 27 SO OVERALL ON THIS THE PARKING PROVIDED PER PD IS 83 AND THE SITE IS CURRENTLY COMPLIANT. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 83 PARKING SPACES, BUT THE PARKING REQUIRED IF WE APPLY

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THE PD, THE PD FROM 2012 REFERS TO THE OLDER STANDARDS. PD 1543 REFERS TO PD 1241. FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL, BASED ON THE STAFF REPORTS THAT WERE WRITTEN OVER TEN YEARS AGO, IS THAT A PARKING STUDY WAS DONE NOT JUST FOR THE COMMERCIAL, BUT FOR THE OVERALL. AND AT THAT TIME, THE APPLICANT WANTED TO PROPOSE THOSE RATIOS. BUT NOW THE MULTIFAMILY IS MOSTLY DONE.

IT'S OCCUPIED THE COMMERCIAL. IT'S I THINK THEY SAID THEY'RE 60% OCCUPIED. SO THE CHALLENGE THEY MAY HAVE IS IF ONE OF THE RETAIL LEAVES AND THEY WANT TO BRING IN A RESTAURANT AND WHICH REQUIRES MORE PARKING, THEY WILL BE STUCK IN THAT SITUATION. SO WE REALLY DON'T SEE ANY CONCERNS IN. WE ADOPTED THE GDC STANDARDS FOR A REASON. WE BELIEVE THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS.

THOSE ARE THE PARKING THAT SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THOSE USES. SO STAFF DOESN'T REALLY HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT SITE PLAN. AGAIN, THEY DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TO SUBMIT A CONCEPT PLAN. THIS IS JUST AN AS BUILT. THIS IS WHERE. SO THEY HAVE ALL THESE PARKING HERE. THIS IS THE BUILDING AND THEY HAVE PARKING BACK OF THE BUILDING AS WELL.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE TEXT AS PRESENTED. WE SENT 25 LETTERS AND RECEIVED ONE OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA. THAT IS AGAINST. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE BUSINESS LIST ON GOOGLE MAPS. AND THERE CURRENTLY THERE'S CURRENTLY ONE RESTAURANT AND THE REST ARE LASER HAIR REMOVAL HAIR SPA. YEAH, SERVICE, THE SPA SALON A COUPLE PLACES. SO DO YOU THINK THAT THIS CHANGE TO THE PARKING. AND CONSIDERING WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON NEAR HOLFORD AND PG T WOULD ATTRACT RESTAURANTS TO THIS SPACE AND APPROVING THIS AS WOULD WOULD THAT CAUSE A PROBLEM TO CAUSE MORE RESTAURANTS TO COME HERE OR. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD ATTRACT RESTAURANTS, BUT IF THEY ARE ABLE TO BRING A RESTAURANT TENANT, IT WILL REMOVE AN OBSTACLE FROM THEIR PATH, WHICH WOULD BE PARKING. SO THAT IS A MAJOR, USUALLY A MAJOR CONVERSATION TOPIC WITH TENANTS. SO YEAH, THIS WILL HELP IN THAT REGARD. SO THIS HELPS THEM IF THEY'RE WANTING TO BRING RESTAURANTS TO BE CLOSER TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO COME TO THAT INTERSECTION AND WANT FOOD, IT SHOULD. OKAY. VERY GOOD. I, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND IT'S KIND OF BACKWARDS THINKING. WE TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE A REDUCTION TO MEET GDC. IT'S TYPICALLY THE OTHER WAY. SO I THINK THIS ONE'S LIKE A LITTLE COUNTERINTUITIVE TO WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK. SO OKAY. VERY GOOD.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I HAD. THANK YOU, MAYOR SIR. COUNCILMEMBER BASS THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NABILA. SO NABILA, LOOKING AT PD 1241 AND PD 1543. ARE THERE ANY OTHER THINGS THAT STAFF NOTICED THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT? I GUESS KIND OF WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS WHETHER COMPROMISES MADE TO IN, IN GETTING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY IN WHEN THESE PD WERE WRITTEN IN 2012 AND 2015, POSSIBLY THE APPLICANT SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE MORE RESTRICTIVE ON THE PARKING IF YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OVER HERE. DID YOU SEE ANYTHING OEITHER OF THOSE PD THAT THAT LOOK KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW, SUSPECT OR I DID NOT FIND. I READ THE STAFF REPORT AND FOR BOTH YEARS I THE STAFF REPORT AT LEAST DIDN'T DOCUMENT IT, ANY OF THAT. BUT IT DID DOCUMENT THAT THERE WAS A PARKING STUDY DONE. AND PER THAT THE APPLICANT CAME UP WITH THAT RATIO. OKAY. BUT I WOULDN'T BE I WOULDN'T BE I WASN'T CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S CONSTRUCTED ALREADY AND BEING OCCUPIED. SO ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITE NOT HAVING ENOUGH PARKING WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY NOW. SO THAT'S NOT THE CASE. YEAH. AND I THINK OUR ESPECIALLY WHEN RETAIL IS CONSIDERED, OUR PARKING NEEDS ARE NOT THE SAME AS THEY WERE IN 2012. YES.

THAT'S ALSO POST COVID. AND YEAH, IN THE RECENT YEARS THOSE THINGS ARE LOOKED AT DIFFERENTLY. YOU'RE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AWESOME. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, IS

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OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE OR JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS? IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY. I'M VERY GOOD. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THEN FURTHTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS'S DISTRICT, SIR. YES, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS VARIANCE PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS, A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.

WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. MAYOR, CAN WE VOTE BY HAND? ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL VOTE BY HAND ON THIS ONE. AND THAT IS WHY WE WERE GETTING NEW VOTING SYSTEMS VERY SOON. SO. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND THAT IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. WE HAVE NOW CITIZENS. COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF

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THERE'S NO SIGN LEFT OR THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TO READ THE INFORMATION THAT'S THERE.

THERE'S FOUR MORE MISSING. CAN'T EVEN FIND WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DESTROYED ONES.

I AT LEAST KNOW WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. MISSING ONES. THERE'S JUST NOTHING. DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY WERE EVER PLACED. THERE'S ONE THAT'S ONLY BARELY READABLE. 11 AND STATES LIKE MINOR AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE AND ONLY THREE THAT STILL APPEAR TO BE PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

THAT'S HALF THE MARKERS UNUSABLE. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE HAS AN EMERGENCY AND NEEDS TO TELL FIRST RESPONDERS WHERE THEY ARE A LOT HARDER? IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PERSONAL RECORD OF WHERE THESE THINGS ARE, WHICH MARKERS IS WHICH ONE, MOST PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT. SO IF SOMEONE HAS AN EMERGENCY, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. WHEN EVERY SECOND MATTERS. I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP TO A FEW OF YOU A FEW TIMES AND STILL NOTHING. SO I'M BRINGING IT TO EVERYBODY HERE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT BECOMES A CRISIS. PREFERABLY THE CRAZY WORLD OUT THERE. YOU CAN'T DEPEND ON NO EMERGENCIES, UNFORTUNATELY. SO WE NEED TO BE AHEAD OF THE GAME ON THIS ONE. SO Y'ALL NEED INFORMATION. I'VE GOT A WHOLE LIST OF ALL OF THEM THEIR CONDITIONS, PHOTOS, EVERYTHING. SO COME TALK TO ME AFTERWARDS IF YOU NEED MORE INFO, BUT SOMEONE PLEASE TALK TO SOMEBODY. GET THIS FIXED BEFORE IT TURNS INTO A PROBLEM.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I SEE NONE. THEN AT 8

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.