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          MAY 19TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE TRADITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF 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 ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH. 
          AND YOU'RE JUST YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE, SIR. LET US PRAY. ETERNAL IN ALL WISE GOD. LORD, WE AND INTO YOUR PRESENCE NOW WITH OPEN MINDS, KINDRED SPIRITS AND GRATEFUL HEARTS, WE ASK THAT YOU SEND FORTH A FRESH ANOINTING OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT THIS EVENING UPON EACH AND EVERY PERSON BENEATH THE SOUND OF MY VOICE. THOSE WHO WILL SHARE IN THIS TELECAST AND AROUND THIS WORLD. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT OUR EYES ARE SEEING, WHAT OUR EARS ARE HEARING, AND WHAT OUR HEARTS ARE FEELING IN THIS MOMENT. WE THANK YOU FOR THESE WHOM YOU HAVE PLACED IN THIS CHAMBER OF LEADERSHIP. MEN AND WOMEN CALLED TO SERVE, CALLED TO GUIDE, TO LISTEN, AND TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY'VE ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE WHEN THE QUESTION WAS RAISED, WHOM SHALL I SEND AND WHO WILL GO FOR US? THEY'VE RESPONDED WITH WILLING HEARTS, SAYING, HERE AM I, LORD, SEND ME. AND FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS, THEIR COURAGE AND COMMITMENT, WE ARE GRATEFUL. AND SO NOW, LORD, REMIND US ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN US SPIRITS OF FEAR OR TIMIDITY, BUT YOU'VE GIVEN US SPIRITS OF POWER, OF LOVE AND OF SOUND MIND. WE ASK NOW THAT YOU LEAD, GUIDE, AND DIRECT US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS IMPACTING OUR PEOPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE PREPARED US FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, FOR THIS JOURNEY AHEAD, AND WHEREVER YOU'VE PLACED US, WE BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN US. SO WE ASK NOW THAT YOU ALLOW US AND HELP US AS WE DO JUSTICE, LOVE MERCY, AND WALK HUMBLY BEFORE YOU. MAY WE LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, GOVERN WITH COMPASSION. SEEK TRUTH OVER CONVENIENCE, UNITY OVER DIVISION AND SERVICE OVER SELF-INTEREST. WE BELIEVE THAT THE GOOD WORK YOU'VE BEGUN IN EACH OF US, YOU'RE ABLE TO COMPLETE IT, AND YOU WILL DO IT. AND IN YOUR HOLY AND RIGHTEOUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PRAY WITH ME. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          GOOD EVENING AGAIN AND WELCOME. WE HAVE SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT, BUT BEFORE THOSE, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FIFTH GRADERS AT DORSEY ELEMENTARY. I HAD THE HONOR OF GOING TO SPEAK TO THEM TODAY DURING CAREER DAY. THEY ASKED A LOT OF WONDERFUL QUESTIONS, AND ONE DEMAND THEY HAD WAS ASKING FOR A SHOUT OUT AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING. SO TO THE FIFTH GRADERS AND MISS SULLIVAN, MISS GUZMAN, MISS JONES AND MISS HERNANDEZ, CLASS AT DORSEY ELEMENTARY. HERE'S YOUR SHOUT OUT. I'LL CHECK AND SEE IF YOU'RE WATCHING TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK. I'D LIKE TO JOIN ME UP HERE. NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK. 
          WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF RECREATIONAL BOATING AS A VALUED ACTIVITY THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND THOSE PARTICULARLY AND PARTICULARLY WITH OUR CLOSE, CLOSE CONNECTION TO LAKE RAY HUBBARD. 
          AND WHEREAS NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK OBSERVED FROM MAY 16TH THROUGH MAY 22ND, 2026, SERVES AS THE ANNUAL KICKOFF TO THE RECREATIONAL BOATING SEASON AND IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE SAFE BOATING CAMPAIGN. AND WHEREAS THIS CAMPAIGN PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE BOATING PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE CONSISTENT USE OF LIFE JACKETS, SAFE VESSEL OPERATION AND PROPER PREPARATION TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND FATALITIES ON THE WATER. AND WHEREAS MANY BOATING 
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RELATED INCIDENTS ARE PREVENTABLE THROUGH INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ADHERENCE TO SAFETY GUIDELINES. AND WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA 08105 TEN PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN ADVANCING BOATING SAFETY THROUGH FREE VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS, PUBLIC EDUCATION COURSES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF GARLAND SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO PRACTICE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE BOATING HABITS. NOW, THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND 2026 AS SAFE BOATING WEEK IN GARLAND, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF BOATING SAFETY AND TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO ENSURE SAFE ENJOYMENT OF OUR WATERWAYS. THANK YOU SIR. LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL BOAT SAFETY WING AND THE FLOTILLA LAKE. ROBERT FLOTILLA, COMMANDER FROM THE US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, THE US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ARE PART OF THE US COAST GUARD ACTIVITY AND WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM ALL OVER THE YEAR AS VOLUNTEER AND FULLY VOLUNTEER AND IN DIFFERENT MISSIONS LIKE BOATER SAFETY, PATROLLING, TEACHING, RUNNING, BOATING, SAFETY CLASS AND ALL OTHER. THE MISSION ON THE ROAD, ON THE WATER AND IN THE AIR, INCLUDING SOME EXTRA MISSIONS LIKE INTERPRETER CORPS, MEANING BEING INTERPRETER FOR OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRY AND ASSISTING ALL THE US COAST GUARD ACTIVITY IN THEIR MISSION. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WARM WELCOME AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME UP HERE. ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH 2026. WHEREAS, ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY IN 1978, EXPAPANDED TO A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION IN 1990 AND OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED BY CONGRESS IN 1992. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND PROUDLY PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO HOST THE ANNUAL A P I HERITAGE FESTIVAL, CELEBRATING THE INNUMERABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, VIBRANT CULTURES AND RICH TRADITIONS OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS THIS CELEBRATION FOSTERS CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND UNDERSTANDING, SHOWCASING THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC NATIONS THROUGH PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITS BY LOCAL AND CALIFORNIA ARTISTS. AND. 
          WHEREAS AAPI COMMUNITIES HAVE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND CONTINUE TO ENRICH GARLAND'S RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR TALENTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND TRADITIONS. AND WHEREAS WE COMMEMORATE AAPI HERITAGE MONTH, WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND RESPECT FOR ALL. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. AND I MUST SAY, IF YOU DID NOT VISIT OUR FESTIVAL THIS PAST WEEKEND, YOU MISSED OUT ON A WONDERFUL TIME. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAY I SOUND. I HAVE BEEN SICK AND TRY TO RECOVERY FROM THE ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL. AGAIN, DEAR MAYOR HEDRICK AND MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS HERITAGE FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS ZACH AND PRIYA, COLLARBONE TOM, JENNIFER NGUYEN AND ONLY FIVE OF US, PLUS SPECIAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT. WE PULLED IT OFF 
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NICELY THIS YEAR. WE ARE OVERWHELMING. NEXT YEAR WILL BE 10,000 PEOPLE. WE HOPE SO AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE, THE ASIAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS OF GARLAND. WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, EVEN JUST TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR ISSUING THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS HERITAGE MONTH. YOUR SUPPORT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO OUR COMMUNITIES. BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND VITAL CONTRIBUTION OF A I P INDIVIDUAL, THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINUES TO FOSTER A WELCOMING, DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL RESIDENTS. THIS PROCLAMATION IS NOT ONLY CELEBRATES OUR HERITAGE BUT ALSO GIVES THE SENSE OF BELONGING FOR OUR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS. THERE IS NO OTHER GREATER GIFT OF THANKS TO AMERICAN SOCIETY THAN SHOWING. 
          OUR CULTURES HAVE BLOSSOMED IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSE FABRIC THAT MAKES GARLAND A WONDERFUL PLACE TO WORK, LIVE, AND ENJOY LIFE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH YOU TO BUILD AN EVEN MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. WE ARE HERE AT YOUR SERVICE. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, AND CITY STAFF. 
          WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU. WE ARE NOT COME HERE TO ASK FOR ANY HANDOUT. WE ARE HERE TO OFFER OUR SERVICE. WE ARE ONLY ONE TELEPHONE CALL AWAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR. OUR LAST PROCLAMATION. THE EVENING IS, EXCUSE ME, IS RECOGNIZING THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE. SO THEY'D LIKE TO JOIN ME UP HERE TODAY. 
          WHEREAS MAY 24TH, 2020 MARKS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE, COMMEMORATING THE RESILIENCE, SACRIFICE AND DETERMINATION OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING SOVEREIGNTY AND SELF-DETERMINATION. AND WHEREAS, ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE OF THOSE WHO WORK TIRELESSLY FOR FREEDOM AND TO CELEBRATE THE RICH HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF YTTRIUM. AND WHEREAS THE ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR REGION THROUGH THE SHARING OF ITS TRADITIONS, CUISINE, MUSIC, ARTS AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT, FOSTERING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE MANY DIVERSE CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES THAT STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH OUR CITY, NOW, THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 24TH, 2026 AS INDEPENDENCE DAY AND THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS, HERITAGE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU THAT DAY. THERE WE GO. SO WE JUST. SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO 
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MUCH FOR THIS AWARD. WE ERITREAN HAPPENED TO CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE IN GARLAND. WE ARE CELEBRATING THIS OUR INDEPENDENCE. 24TH SUNDAY. YOU ALL WELCOME. WE ARE. WE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND WE HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GARLAND CITY. 
          ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW WITH OUR REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS. WE'LL START WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER ONE. APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 5TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS. TWO A PURCHASE OF ONE DUMPSTER ROLL OFF TRUCK FOR SANITATION. TWO B PURCHASE OF TWO AUTOMATED SIDE LOADER AND ONE REAR LOADER BODIES FOR SANITATION. TWO C PURCHASE OF FOUR SEMI-TRACTOR TRUCKS FOR SANITATION AND TRANSFER STATION. TWO D PURCHASE OF THREE ROTO PACK SIDE LOADER BODIES FOR SANITATION. TWO E PURCHASE OF SIX CHASSIS FOR SIDE AND REAR LOADER BODIES FOR SANITATION TWO F, G, P AND L SQUARE TOP SWITCH STATION METERING UNITS. TWO G PURCHASE OF RESTROOM BUILDING SLASH PAVILION FOR LOU HUFF PARK. TWO H JACK COLEMAN, TENNIS CENTER LED RELIGHT RETROFIT TWO I CONSTRUCTION AWARD FOR THE 2025 ALLEY AND WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS GROUP. TWO TWO J PURCHASE OF PREFABRICATED RESTROOM BUILDING FOR WIN. JOYCE PARK TWO K CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR TO HOLFORD SEGMENT A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. TO L, G, P AND L WYLIE TO MALLARD TRANSMISSION LINE. 
          STEEL STRUCTURES CHANGE ORDER ITEM NUMBER THREE IS PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNCIL APPROVED THE ZONING REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES. THREE A IS CASE NUMBER Z26-03 PARS CAR IN DISTRICT SEVEN THREE B IS ZONING CASE Z26-07. SREENIVAS SHAH IN DISTRICT SEVEN. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON MARQUEE ROAD AND WOOD DRIVE. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON SIX SIX STREET ALLEY AND VISITOR PARKING FOR RON JONES MUNICIPAL BUILDING. AND ITEM NUMBER SIX IS CHILD CARE GROUP. LEASE AGREEMENT EXTENSION. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY ITEM YOU WISH TO HAVE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED? CONSIDER. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, AND I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM ITEM SEVEN. A SO MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          ITEM SEVEN A CONSIDER A REQUEST BY JOSE MURGA REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A NUMBER ONE 
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SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH USE ON PROPERTY ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT AND TWO. A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A RESTAURANT DRIVE THROUGH USE. THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 480 WEST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 30 IN DISTRICT THREE, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION. I DO. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT AND ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THIS IS AN IMPROVED SITE. THIS SITE WAS DEVELOPED WITH THE 2300 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT BUILDING BACK IN THE 2000. BACK IN 2000 AND SUP WAS APPROVED FOR A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT USED FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, AND THAT HAS SINCE EXPIRED. THIS SITE HAS HISTORICALLY OPERATED AS DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANTS. THERE WERE DIFFERENT OPERATORS BURGER KING, WILLIAM'S CHICKEN AND I BELIEVE THE LATEST ONE WAS JT SEAFOOD. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE SIGNS AND THEIR MENU BOARD IN THERE, BUT THE USE HAS SINCE VACANT. THE SUP HAS EXPIRED, SO THEY FOR ANOTHER DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT TO COME IN AND USE THIS BUILDING FOR THAT USE, THEY NEED A NEW SUP AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS PER THE NEW GDC IS TRIGGERED AS WELL. SO ANOTHER QUICK QUICK GLIMPSE LOCATED AT 480 WEST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 30. SO ALONG I-30 FRONTAGE ROAD. 
          THE SITE IS 0.67 ACRES AND ZONED COMMUNITY RETAIL. HERE WE HAVE THE ZONING MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER COMMUNITY RETAIL PROPERTIES. EVEN THE PD S HAVE COMMUNITY RETAIL BASED ZONING. THERE ARE OTHER FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, THE PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO IT TO THE WEST IS A PAWN STORE. IT'S A BIG, BIG BUILDING AND BIG PARKING AREA. AND TOWARD FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, WE HAVE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS. COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE AREAS WITH COMPACT DEVELOPMENT, PRIMARILY NONRESIDENTIAL, SERVING A COLLECTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS. THESE. THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A MIXED MIX OF USES INCLUDING RETAIL SERVICES, OFFICE USE, MULTIFAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT. IN THIS CONTEXT, AT THIS LOCATION, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FREEWAY, WE BELIEVE THIS USE MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION DEPICTED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. HERE WE HAVE THE SITE PHOTOS. YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING, THE DRIVEWAY, THE SIGNAGE FROM THE OLD USE THAT'S STILL THERE. YOU CAN SEE, I THINK ONE OF THE PICTURES, WE HAVE THE MENU BOARD AS WELL. AND THESE ARE JUST OTHER PICTURES FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN. THIS VERY MUCH SHOWS WHAT'S IN THERE. 
          TODAY. THE BUILDING IS ABOUT 2300 SQUARE FOOT. THE LANDSCAPE AREAS ARE SHOWN IN GREEN. ONE DEFICIENCY THAT THEY HAVE IS RELATED TO PARKING. THEY CURRENTLY. BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT WITH PRIOR STANDARDS STANDARDS THAT WERE. PRIOR TO THE GDC ADOPTION. THIS CURRENTLY HAS 18 PARKING SPOTS, BUT FOR THIS USE, OUR CURRENT GDC REQUIRES 23 SPACES, SO THEY'RE SHORT FIVE SPACES. THEY DO HAVE A WAY FORWARD. THE SUP REQUEST CANNOT ALLOW FOR DEVIATIONS FROM THE GDC. HOWEVER, DURING THE PERMIT PROCESS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT AN ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REQUEST AND EITHER DO A SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT WITH ONE OF THE PROPERTIES TO THE WEST OR EAST, OR DO SHOW A PARKING STUDY BECAUSE IT'S A DRIVE THROUGH USE. SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR OPERATIONS AND WHETHER OR NOT WHY, WHY THE 18 PARKING SPACES WILL BE SUFFICIENT. STAFF IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEFICIENCY AT ALL. THEY HAVE A CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE TO THE WEST, WHICH IS THE BIG PARKING AREA WITH THE BIG POND POND STORE BUILDING. AND IT'LL BE VERY EASY TO GET A SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT WITH THEM  FOR THEM TO SHOW THAT THEY DON'T REALLY NEED 23 PARKING SPACES. HOWEVER, STAFF STAFF DOES REQUEST WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY PROVIDE ENHANCED LANDSCAPING. 
          SO WE ARE GETTING IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE GETTING THE PERIMETER LANDSCAPING, WE'RE GETTING THE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING. WE'RE GETTING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. ONE BIG CHANGE IS THEY HAVE A DUMPSTER TO THE SOUTH WEST SIDE OF THE SITE THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, AND THAT FACES THE STREET. PER THE GDC, THE DUMPSTER CANNOT FACE THE STREET, SO THEY'RE RELOCATING THE 
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DUMPSTER TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE, AND THEY'RE ORIENTING AS SUCH THAT IT WON'T BE FACING THE STREET. AND THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE ■THE THE DUMPSTER SCREENING AS WELL. SO WE'RE GETTING ALL THAT. WE'RE GETTING A LOADING SPACE. SO ALL THE GDC REQUIREMENTS WILL BE FULFILLED WITH THIS EXCEPT FOR PARKING. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 15 YEARS, THE SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDELINE RECOMMENDS 8 TO 15. AGAIN, THEY ARE IMPROVING THE SITE WITH ALL THE GDC REQUIREMENTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS. 
          HOWEVER, WE DO SAY THAT THEY DO SOME ENHANCED LANDSCAPING. PLAN COMMISSION DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE VAGUENESS OF THE TERM ENHANCED, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DEFINING LIKE THREE MORE SHRUBS OR FIVE MORE CANOPY TREES, BUT WE'RE DOING SO INTENTIONALLY TO GIVE THEM SOME FLEXIBILITY. SO DURING THE PERMITTING PROCESS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE IT'S FEASIBLE FOR THEM TO GO BEYOND THE GDC AND PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING. WE THINK THERE WILL BE SOME SOME SPACES ALONG THE PERIMETER OR ALONG THE PARKING ISLAND. WE SENT OUT. 52 LETTERS, HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES. AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. 
          COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. MADAM SECRETARY, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER AT. THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS. AT THE MEETING, SPEAKER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS, AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, MA'AM. DEREK WHITE. SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE TEN MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DEREK WHITE. I LIVE AT 1871 STEVENS BLUFF LANE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I AM HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK REGARDING IN SUPPORT OF THIS SUP. I AM THE APPLICANT. I WORK FOR DIG ENGINEERS. WE'RE THE CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEERS REPRESENTING THE OWNER ON THIS PROJECT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THERE'S NOTHING REALLY I CAN ADD MORE TO THE TO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED, BUT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ANY. OKAY. 
          COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, MA'AM. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE. I'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN MOORE, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. MADAM MAYOR, I THINK THAT STAFF HAS LAID THIS PLAN OUT QUITE WELL. THERE'S NOT VERY MUCH THAT I COULD ADD TO IT, OTHER THAN TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN MOORE AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DENTON. MADAM SECRETARY, WILL YOU PREPARE THE VOTE, PLEASE? AND THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH MINUS ONE. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS THE PROPOSED 
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH HEB LP. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WELL, AFTER MORE THAN 12 MONTHS, MAYBE OVER 18 MONTHS OF DISCUSSIONS, NEGOTIATIONS, CONSIDERATION AND COLLABORATIONS, WE ARE FINALLY HERE TONIGHT TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT. WE PRESENTED THIS PROJECT AT THE MARCH 2ND WORK SESSION. IT TOOK A WHILE TO COME BACK BECAUSE WE WERE WAITING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN HEB AND A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER TO BE FINALIZED. NOW THAT EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE, WE ARE FINALLY READY TO MOVE FORWARD. ABOUT HEB. I THINK WE DON'T. I DON'T NEED TO REALLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS SLIDE, BUT THERE ARE A POPULAR REGIONAL GROCER. THEY ARE ESTABLISHED IN 1905, OVER 450 OR MORE STORES IN TEXAS AND MEXICO. WE KNOW MULTIPLE RECENT PROJECTS IN THE DFW MARKET, MULTIPLE FORMATS FOR STORES. THEY OFFER H-E-B, SMART SHOP, CENTRAL MARKET AND TIENDA FOR PROPOSED SITE FOR THE HEB IS HERE. 20 ABOUT 20 ACRE SITE NORTH OF GEORGE BUSH AND SOUTH OF MACY'S FIREWALL TOWN CENTER BETWEEN CHRIS ROAD AND FIREWALL PARKWAY. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS A SHOT OF THE PROPERTY. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NOTHING ON. AND THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ON THIS 20 ACRE SITE. CURRENTLY, CITY IS COLLECTING A $22.96. BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXEMPTION ON IT. THIS NEW LARGE SCALE GROCERY GROCER ADJACENT TO THIS FIREWALL TOWN CENTER. 
          THIS IS REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US, INCREASING VISITATION AND FURTHER ACTIVATION ON IN THIS AREA. THE AGREEMENT PROPOSAL IS MINIMUM OF 17 MILLION INVESTMENT. 
          OBTAINING CEO BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST, 2030. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN OPEN BEFORE THAT TAX REBATE 1,550% FOR TEN YEARS ON REAL ESTATE BPP AND SALES TAX DEVELOPMENT FEE REBATE UP TO 1.2 MILLION. CASH GRANT UP TO 2.5 MILLION TO FOR ABOVE AND BEYOND COST TO MITIGATE SITE CHALLENGES. WITH THAT, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE? NONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? YES, WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING OR ARE YOU JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS? OKAY. BLAKE BEESON. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES TO GIVE A PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BLAKE BEESON. 646 SOUTH FLORIDA STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HEARING OUR AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT. THIS AGENDA ITEM AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEM. I JUST WANTED TO COME UP AND EXTEND A VERY WARM THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT'S BEEN PUT IN, OBVIOUSLY VERY CLEAR BY THE PRESENTATION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME. SO THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE TIME ON THIS MATTER. SO THANK YOU. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A POTENTIAL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. CHRISTIAN STEPHENS. 
          GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. CHRISTIAN STEPHENS 1226 TEN LANE GARLAND. THE CARDS ASK YOU WHETHER YOU'RE FOR OR AGAINST THE THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO PUT BECAUSE I'M PART OF ME IS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS THING, AND I KNOW A LOT OF THE CITIZENS ARE. I MEAN, BETWEEN THIS AND THE HOSPITAL, IT'S LIKE, WHICH ONE DO THEY WANT MORE? RIGHT? THE ONLY, THE ONLY THINGS I'M NOT REAL HAPPY ABOUT IS THE CEO BY 2030, I CAN TELL YOU, I MOVED TO GARLAND IN 1990, AND I REMEMBER THE YEARS THAT WE SAW THE SIGN OF AMC THEATER COMING SOON. I THINK THERE WILL BE A HUGE OUTCRY IF THE STORE ISN'T BUILT BY 2030. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I HOPE THE CITY HAS GIVEN MORE THAN A LITTLE 
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THOUGHT TO THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. AND WE'VE SEEN WHAT ROCKWELL'S OPENING WAS LIKE. 
          THAT CHUNK OF ROAD IS ALREADY HUGELY OVERSATURATED WITH TRAFFIC AT TIMES, AND WITH AN H-E-B. I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE A THING TO TO MANAGE. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS AND AND DO WITH IT WHAT YOU WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. COUNCIL MOTION. OH, COUNCILMEMBER TRAN, YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE TO SPEAK. SIR, DO YOU WISH TO MAKE COMMENT ON THIS? THANK YOU. MAYOR AT THE DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. WITH THAT. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN HEB AND THE CITY OF GARLAND. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THIS ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. IT'S A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR JOVI SMART SHOP BY H-E-B LP. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I ECHO SCHUSTER, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS PROJECT IS. WE ARE GOING. IT'S THE SAME SLIDE, SO I'M GOING TO SKIP THAT. THIS IS A PROPOSED SITE FOR JOVI SMART SHOP. IT'S 635 AND CENTERVILLE ROAD. THE HISTORY OF SHOPPING CENTER. 
          THIS IS THE PRIOR KROGER ANCHORED SHOPPING CENTER. KROGER CLOSED MAYBE 2005 OR 2006. IT'S REALLY ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND IT'S BEEN VACANT. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FILL THE SPACE TO REDEVELOP. AND IN 2010, EXTERIOR REMODEL WAS DONE BY THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER, BUT HIGH LEVEL VACANCY REMAINED. MULTIPLE RETAILERS ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE OR REDEVELOP, BUT THE FORMER PROPERTY OWNER HAD NO INTEREST TO MOVE FORWARD. HERE IS A PHOTO OF A CURRENT BUILDING. THIS IS ALL VACANT, SO THE BENEFIT FOR THIS PROJECT IS 1030 WEST CENTERVILLE ROAD AND THAT'S CURRENTLY CITY IS COLLECTING ABOUT $20,000 REVITALIZED SHOPPING CENTER THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR 20 YEARS. AND A NEW GROCER AND PET SITE I'M GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITY FOR US. NEW RETAIL TENANT EXPECTED TO REMAIN OF THE SHOPPING CENTER AND UPDATED FACADE AND LANDSCAPING FOR THE PROPOSAL AND AGREEMENT. MINIMUM OF 7 MILLION INVESTMENT AND OBTAINING CEO BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST, 2029. TAX REBATE 50% FOR TEN YEARS ON THE REAL ESTATE AND SALES TAX AND A CASH GRANT IS UP TO 1.5 MILLION FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE AND PARTIAL DEMOLITION COSTS. IT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? NONE. THANK YOU. ONE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, I SEE YOUR THIS CURRENT CITY REVENUE 19 $20,000. YES. DO WE HAVE PROJECTIONS FOR WHAT THE NEW REVENUE WOULD BE, OR CAN I EVEN ASK THAT? IT'S REALLY DEPEND ON THE THE SALES TAX AND THE PROPERTY TAX. AND YES, WE WE WILL BE EXPECTING TO THE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE. BUT HOWEVER, THIS EXISTING PROPERTY, IT'S VERY HARD TO PREDICT IT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME PROBABLY NOT MUCH INCREASE ON THE REAL ESTATE VALUE. OKAY. SO SO NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN CITY REVENUE. THIS ONE TO THE OTHER ONE, NOT REALLY, BUT THE SALES TAX WISE AND ALSO THE THEY HAVE A NEW PET SITE ON THE CENTERVILLE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE INCREASING SOME REAL ESTATE TAX VALUE. BUT NO WAY, NO WAY TO ESTIMATE WHAT KIND OF SALES TAX WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. AND AND SAME FOR THE PREVIOUS MOTION. IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO DO. OKAY. I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF ESTIMATE THERE. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. YES. DO WE HAVE A TIME FRAME ON THIS AS WELL? I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. RIGHT. THIS ONE IS ALSO THE THE THE CEO IS REQUIREMENT IS OBTAINING CEO BEFORE END OF 2029. YES. GOTCHA. THANK YOU AGAIN THIS 
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ONE HOPEFULLY SOONER THAN THAT. BUT YES. ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. SEEING NONE MADAM SECRETARY DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR. 
          THE APPLICANT SIGNED UP, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NO, SIR. COME UP. SPEAK AGAIN IF YOU WISH. 
          IT'S THE SAME APPLICANT AS THE PREVIOUS ITEM. WE'LL GO UP. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. AGAIN. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. 
          BLAKE BEESON 646 SOUTH FLORIDA STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE AN HEB PRODUCT IN OUR DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY IN A SHOPPING CENTER WHERE IT'S THERE'S BEEN A VACANCY IN THAT BUILDING FOR 20 YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER TO PLAY BALL. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING THAT HAPPEN. WILL YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'LL BE DOING TO THAT SHOPPING CENTER? YES. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THE STAFF PRESENTATION, WE COULD PULL UP REALLY QUICKLY. YEAH THAT'S FINE. I'LL JUST TALK REAL BRIEFLY SOME OF THE SITE RELATED ITEMS. SO ON THE SCREEN HERE YOU CAN SEE THE PARCEL AND READ THE RETAIL BUILDING THAT FRONTS BROADMOOR IN FRONT OF THE, I'M GOING TO CALL IT THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE BIG BOX THAT WILL BE DEMOLISHED. THAT PARKING FIELD WILL BE IMPROVED WITH LANDSCAPING ISLANDS, ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES WILL BE IMPROVED. AND THAT'S THE SHOPPING CENTER STRIP THAT IS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR RETAIL IN THE AREA BESIDES OUR BUSINESS. SO THAT'S PRIMARILY WHERE SOME OF THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS COME. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, TYPICAL STUFF THAT WE WOULD DO. PARKING LOT LIGHTING IS A VERY COMMON ONE. BRINGING THAT UP TO CURRENT CODE LED IS SOMETHING THAT WE PREFER AS WELL AS THERE'S SOME MINOR SIDEWALK AND LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CENTERVILLE ROAD AS PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT. OKAY. WHAT DOES THE THE SITE MANAGEMENT LOOK LIKE? HOW DOES YOUR COMPANY HANDLE ILLEGAL VENDORS THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY AND SECURITY OVERALL? YES. SO WE HANDLE SECURITY IN-HOUSE. SO WE HAVE A TEAM IN OUR LOSS PREVENTION DEPARTMENT THAT MANAGES ON SITE SECURITY. TYPICALLY, FOR A SITE LIKE THIS, THERE WILL BE A SECURITY GUARD STATIONED ON SITE OBSERVING THE PARKING LOT, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR CUSTOMERS SAFE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AREN'T IMPACTED. SO WE HAVE THAT TYPICALLY COVERED. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF THAT ARE INCREDIBLY EXPERIENCED. SO I KNOW THAT THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE WILL BE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE A CLEAR PARKING LOT THAT FEELS SAFER. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND I'M HOPING TO SEE IT BEFORE 2020 9TH DECEMBER. AS ALWAYS, IF WE IF THE CITY CAN SUPPORT PERMITTING PROCESSES, WE ARE VERY ACCEPTING OF THAT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU. ONE SECOND, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. SO I'LL TAG ON TO THAT. I KNOW WE'VE GIVEN YOU PLENTY OF TIME HERE WITH 2030 AND 2029. DO YOU ANTICIPATE ACTUALLY OPENING BEFORE THOSE DAYS? I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE EXACT DATES, BUT I WOULD SAY WE WOULD ANTICIPATE OPENING BY THE THE COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. OKAY. BUT IS IT DO WE GIVE YOU THAT SO THAT SO GIVE YOU PLENTY OF CUSHION IN CASE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE PROPERTIES. BUT IF ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NOTHING, NO SURPRISES, IT'S LIKELY YOU WOULD OPEN BEFORE THOSE DATES IS THAT I'M NOT ASKING YOU DOWN TO A DATE, BUT YOU WOULD OPEN PRIOR TO THAT, WOULD YOU? WE WOULD OPEN PRIOR TO THAT DATE. IT'S TOTALLY DEPENDENT, LIKE YOU SAID, ON THE UNKNOWNS OF THE SITE, AS WELL AS THE CITY PERMITTING PROCESS AND STAFF HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE. YOU'LL FIND OUR STAFF INCREDIBLY COOPERATIVE. SIR. WELCOME TO GARLAND. THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE EXCITED. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. 
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COUNCIL MEMBER SAVIANO. I'M SORRY. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. 
          WELCOME TO GARLAND. THANK YOU. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA TONIGHT. WE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING THAT ITEM. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 11 IS THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT APPOINTMENT COUNCIL. WE INTERVIEWED CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION YESTERDAY. FLOOR IS OPEN NOW FOR A NOMINATION APPOINTMENT. 
          COUNCILMEMBER MOORE MR. MAYOR. THIS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PUT JACK MAYS APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. MOTION FOR JACK MAY 2ND BY COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. ALL RIGHT. 
          ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COUNCIL. IT'S A MOTION TO APPOINT JACK MAY. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. AND ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. NOW WE'LL MOVE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA. MADAM SECRETARY, ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TONIGHT? Y Y, SIR. WE HAVE TWO. PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, MR. DAVID SWABY. SIR, YOU KNOW THE PROCEDURE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. EVENING. I'M DAVID RUSSELL, I LIVE AT 1115 HUGHES COURT, WYLIE, TEXAS. I WANT TO START BY SAYING, IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF STEVE MARTIN FROM THE JERK WITH THE H-E-B COMING, WE ARE SOMEBODY. 
          RUNNING THE GARLAND POLICE BOXING GYM FOR THE LAST 31 YEARS HAS BEEN. SORT OF AMAZING. 
          I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT. JUST LIKE ALL THINGS, YOU SEE A PEAK AND A VALLEY WHERE THINGS GROW BECAUSE OF THE NEWNESS, OR SOMEBODY DECIDES THAT THIS IS THE THE DRINK OF CHOICE OR THE RESTAURANT YOU WANT TO GO TO. AND OVER TIME, THINGS KIND OF DISSIPATE AND PEOPLE MOVE ON. 
          THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH THE BOXING PROGRAM, WITH THE ADDITION OF KARATE SOME 17 YEARS AGO, THERE'S AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IN THE GYM SOMEWHERE AROUND 150. WE HAVE SEVERAL WONDERFUL PARTNERS. THE EXPANSION OF GOOD SAMARITANS THAT IS NOW TAKING OVER THE OLD LIBRARY ON EDGEWOOD CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM WHEN THERE IS EXTRA NEEDS FOR SNACKS AND FOODS AND WHATNOT. WE'RE JUST SUPER EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS JUST CAME IN THERE AND LIT THE PLACE UP JUST MAKES ME HAVE TO CLEAN IT MORE OFTEN NOW. I DO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING, AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS SAFETY ISSUES IN THE BACK ROOM WITH WITH THE WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE BACK WITH THE 10,000 BREAKER BOXES THAT NOBODY KNEW WHERE THEY WENT. BUT IT IT LEADS TO THE CONNECTION THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. YOU GUYS HAVE INVESTED IN US, AND WE TRULY W WANT TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE QUALITY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AS WELL AS WONDERFUL STUDENTS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE OF OUR ALUM THAT IS IN WEEK FIVE OF THE POLICE ACADEMY, MARY JANE, I THINK LAST YEAR SHE CAME AND ADDRESSED YOU. DAVID ARORA, WHO IS ONE OF OUR OLYMPIANS. HOPEFULLY FOR THE 28TH CURRENTLY ATTENDING COLLEGE AND HOPES TO MAKE THE FIRE ACADEMY WITHIN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS TO 24. AND OF COURSE, ALEX, WE ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH ALEX ESPINOSA. HE LOST IN THE SEMIS IN TULSA FOR THE NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES, BUT HE FOUGHT A KID THAT HAD OVER 200 BOUTS AND 
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REPRESENTS THE UNITED STATES INTERNATIONALLY. SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND SPEAK. I MISSED THE CDBG MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND AS TIME GOES ON, MY TONGUE'S GETTING BETTER. SO I'M GOING TO START TALKING MORE. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER. SHAINA CHARAPATA. YAYA! NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. 
          YES. SHEENA CHARAPATA AND 6007 WILLOW WOOD LANE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. SO I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON THE GARLAND NINTH STREET GYM PROJECT, AND WE'VE COVERED MOST OF IT. SO I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE COMPANIES THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE BIG EVENT THAT WE'RE HOSTING, WHICH IS ACTUALLY TWO WEEKS FROM FRIDAY. WE HAVE OVER 400 PEOPLE ATTENDING THIS EVENT AND 50 PLUS COMPANIES. AND IN THREE YEARS IT'S GROWN JUST MASSIVE SUPPORT. AND I'VE BEEN AT PLANET FORD 635 FOR 11 YEARS. AND IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO THAT I EVEN HEARD ABOUT THE GYM. AND I LITERALLY DROVE THROUGH DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET, PAST THE GYM EVERY DAY AND STILL DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS THERE. SO JUST THE AWARENESS OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT HAS REALLY GROWN. AND SO MANY COMPANIES ARE EAGER THAT EVEN AFTER THIS EVENT, I HAD TEN TEXT MESSAGES FROM COMPANIES. SIGN US UP FOR NEXT YEAR. IT'S ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE EVENTS. SO LEO WAS ONE OF THE BOXERS WHO ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE GYM WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER AND HAS TWO COMPANIES IN GARLAND IS SPONSORING THE EVENT AND NOW GIVING BACK LOCALLY, AND HIS DAUGHTER, JULIANA IS ONE OF THE EIGHT DALLAS REGIONAL GOLDEN GLOVE WINNERS THAT IS NOW BOXING AND WILL BE BOXING IN THIS EVENT AS WELL. SO THERE WERE EIGHT DALLAS GOLDEN GLOVE REGIONAL WINNERS. OBVIOUSLY, HE MENTIONED ALEX AND DAVID, AND THEN COACH AMERICO HAS ACTUALLY BEEN THERE FOR 30 YEARS AND HIS SON RJ BOXED AND IS NOW A COACH GIVING BACK AS WELL. SO THE JUST AMOUNT OF YEARS, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT THESE KIDS GROW UP TO ADULTS AND GIVE BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT. AND WITH MJ GOING THROUGH THE POLICE ACADEMY WAS DETENTION OFFICER OF THE YEAR. AND WHEN WE WENT TO INTRINSIC, THESE KIDS ACTUALLY CAME UP AND HUGGED ME AND SAID, WOW, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY. AND IT TAKES A TEAM, ALL OF US, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. BUT IT'S JUST SO PHENOMENAL WHAT THESE KIDS ARE, THE DISCIPLINE. THEY SAY IT'S A SECOND FAMILY TO THEM. 
          THERE'S A TUTOR AT THE GYM, SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE GOOD GRADES TO BE ABLE TO BOX. AND JUST THE GROWTH OF THE AMOT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO COME TO THIS CLASS EVERY YEAR WITH THE NEW BOXING, AS SOME OF THE KIDS WERE BULLIED, AND WHEN THEY GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM, THEY GET THAT CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH BACK. SO IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS, OBVIOUSLY COMING UP AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL BE THERE TO TO SUPPORT. AND I THINK THAT'S MOST EVERYTHING I'VE GOT. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? SEEING NONE? 753
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