[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
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JUNE 2ND, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND 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 THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO, AND 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 MEMBERS. MA'AMAM, ARE YOU READY FOR ME? HI, GUYS. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH Y'ALL A SMALL LITTLE STORY THAT I LIKE FROM A FAVORITE BOOK OF MINE. IT GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS. TWO PEOPLE ARE BETTER THAN ONE. OR THEY CAN HELP EACH OTHER SUCCEED. IF ONE PERSON FAILS, THEN THEY CAN REACH OUT AND HELP BECAUSE SOMEONE WHO FAILS ALONE IS IN REAL TROUBLE. ECCLESIASTES FOUR 910. IT MEANS IT TAKES A COMMUNITY GARLAND FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL. NOT ONE PERSON, NOT NINE A COMMUNITY FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
JUST ONE SPECIAL ITEM BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR REGULAR ORDER. AND IT IS OUR PET OF THE MONTH. SO WHO DO WE HAVE WITH US TODAY? WE GOT A SPECIAL TODAY. HELLO EVERYBODY.MY NAME IS ALBERTO MALDONADO. I'M THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR AT THE SHELTER HERE IN GARLAND. AND TODAY I HAVE SOMEONE REALLY AWESOME, REALLY COOL. AND IT'S CLINT. CLINT HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE NOVEMBER 13TH. CAME IN AS A STRAY, FOUND OUT IN FRONT OF A HOUSE. THAT BANDANA THAT YOU SEE ON HIM IS THE SAME ONE THAT HE'S HAD SINCE HE FIRST CAME IN. WE KEPT IT ON HIM JUST IN CASE OF CLINT'S OWNER DECIDES TO STOP ON BY. HE COULD RECOGNIZE HIM NO MATTER WHAT, BUT HE'S BEEN WITH US SINCE THEN. HE'S BEEN AWESOME. HE'S BEEN AN AMBASSADOR AT SCHOOLS, HE'S BEEN AT TV, HE'S BEEN ON TV, ON FOX FOR MULTIPLE OUTINGS. AND HE IS A GREAT DOG. HE LOVES RIDING IN THE CAR. HE'S AWESOME WITH KIDS. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HE IS ACTUALLY CAT TRAINED SO HE KNOWS HOW TO BEHAVE AROUND CERTAIN CATS. HE SPENT SOME TIME IN FOSTER CARE IN THAT HOUSE THAT HAD CATS, AND THEN THEY WENT AHEAD AND LET US KNOW THAT HE DID. AWESOME. SO LOTS OF QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK, ARE THEY GOOD WITH CATS? ARE THEY GOOD WITH KIDS? CLINT HAS BOTH OF THEM. THE ONLY THING THAT IS WRONG WITH CLINT. AS YOU CAN SEE, HE IS OVERWEIGHT. HE IS 89 POUNDS AT THREE YEARS OLD. IT'S KIND OF BIG FOR HIM.
HE'S A DOBERMAN MIX. HE SHOULD BE MAYBE AROUND 75 POUNDS. SO A HOME THAT WOULD FIT HIM BEST IS SOMEONE THAT'S WILLING TO DO A FIVE K EVERY DAY WITH HIM. LIKE I SAID, HE'S HEARTWORM NEGATIVE.
HE'S UP TO DATE ON ALL HIS SHOTS AND HE IS VERY WELL TRAINED. HE IS POTTY TRAINED, HE IS CRATE TRAINED AND HE IS ALSO HE DOES REALLY GREAT. AND LET ME JUST SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF THE TRICKS THAT HE KNOWS HOW TO DO. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HE'S VERY FOOD MOTIVATED. AS YOU CAN SEE, HE LOVES, LOVES, LOVES HIS TREATS. SO IF YOU GIVE HIM SOME TREATS, HE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A BUNCH OF STUFF FOR YOU. AND LIKE I SAID RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE PET OF THE MONTH, HIS FEE IS HIS FEE IS FREE. SO PLEASE COME CHECK US OUT AT THE SHELTER. IT'S 1902, STATE HIGHWAY 66. AND IF CLINT IS JUST NOT YOUR STYLE, COME CHECK US OUT. WE HAVE OVER 200 MORE PETS. PLEASE ADOPT. DON'T SHOP. CHECK US OUT. WE HAVE THEM ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW WITH OUR REGULAR ORDER. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THE SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION TO 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[00:05:05]
HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, AS WELL AS COUNCIL, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, AND ITEM FOUR A WILL BE PULLED. I'LL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM THAT ITEM. FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 12TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 19TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS.THREE A GARLAND HEIGHTS WASTEWATER REPLACEMENTS. THREE B DUCK CREEK WASTEWATER INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION PHASE SIX THREE C, G, P AND L OVERHEAD FACILITIES. RELOCATION SERVICES CHANGE ORDER THREE D, G, P AND L KING MOUNTAIN TO GRAND FALLS TESTING AND COMMISSIONING THREE E BARNES DRIVE AND RITA DRIVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THREE F CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE 2026 STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, REGION ONE THREE G EROSION MITIGATIONS AT EDEN DRIVE PHASE TWO. THREE H WESTMINSTER LANE AND WILMINGTON DRIVE. WATER, WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR A WILL BE POOLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 26 AND 32 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. SHORT TERM RENTALS. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER AT HOLFORD ROAD AND NAYMAN FOREST BOULEVARD. COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY ITEM YOU WISH TO HAVE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES? HAVE ANY ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? MAYOR HEDRICK WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER ON ITEM FIVE. ITEM FIVE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE SPEAKER? DOCTOR JONATHAN DEAN. HI THERE. JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. IS THE MICROPHONE ON? YEAH, I JUST TURNED ON. THERE YOU GO. MY NAME IS DOCTOR JOHN DEAN. I LIVE AT 3409 RIDGEDALE DRIVE HERE IN GARLAND. THIS IS CONCERNING ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH ARE THE CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THESE CHANGES.
WE'VE HAD, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T, HI. YOU'LL BE SEEING US EVERY TIME UNTIL UNTIL SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENS. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM FOR US WITH CONTINUED VIOLATION OF THE EXPANSION OF THE PROPERTY TO 11 BEDROOMS FROM SIX WITHOUT A PERMIT, CONSTANT VIOLATION OF CITY CODE, INCLUDING TODAY AND THIS MORNING, THE LATEST SET OF GUESTS LEFT THIS MORNING IN SPITE OF THE PERMIT BEING REVOKED AND IN SPITE OF A RESTRAINING ORDER WHICH HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER FOR THE HEARING IN DALLAS COUNTY.
YET THIS AIVITY CONTINUES. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND, AND I KNOW THIS IS PRETTY MUCH UNIQUE TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, BUT LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T SPREAD TO ANYWHERE ELSE. AND I HOPE YOU ALL WOULD VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS. AND PLEASE, THAT SOME OF THESE RULES WOULD BE ENFORCED. THEIR CONSEQUENCES. THE OWNER AND THE HOST SEEM TO HAVE NO PROBLEM IN IGNORING US WITH THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. IS ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? SEEING NONE. COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YES. MOTION. OKAY. GOT YOU. MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CAVIANO TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM FOUR, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.
THE VOTE JUST WENT AWAY FROM MY SCREEN. I'LL DO IT ONE MORE TIME. IF YOU WOULD PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.
AND THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCIL, THIS IS FOR ITEM FOUR.
[a. Z 26-10 Jose Murga (District 3)]
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A Z 26 DASH TEN. A MERGER IN DISTRICT THREE, AND IT IS CURRENTLY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.WOULD ANYONE LIKE THIS ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION? SEE NONE. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE THIS ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION? THERE ARE NONE, COUNCILWOMAN SEGOVIANO. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN SEGOVIANO TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR A. AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOORE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE.
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM. MOVE ON NOW
[a. GDC Amendment ORD 26-02]
TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ OUR SPEAKER GUIDELINES FOR US? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING, SPEAKERS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK, PLEASE GO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY. FIRST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS ITEM SEVEN A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON GDC AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 26-02. THIS ITEM HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED DURING THE WORK SESSION AS WELL, SO WE'LL GO PRETTY QUICK ON THIS. SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO SEVERAL SECTIONS WITHIN CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS. CHAPTER THREE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND CHAPTER FIVE RELIEF PROCEDURE AND ENFORCEMENT.
MOSTLY THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IS RELATED TO SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
CHAPTER THREE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME RELEVANT MATTERS THAT ARE THAT RESIDE IN CHAPTER ONE AND FIVE. SO WE'RE TACKLING ALL OF THEM TOGETHER COMPREHENSIVELY. THE THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS REQUEST IS RELATED TO ALLEY WAIVERS, SIDEWALK WAIVERS, AND WORKING PLANS. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, IN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023, THE STATE ALLOWED CITIES TO MAKE THE PLANNING PROCESS ADMINISTRATIVE. PRIOR TO THAT, THE PLAT PROCESS WAS ADMINISTRATIVE ONLY. IF IT WAS A PLAT OF FOUR OR LESS LOTS, FOUR OR FEWER LOTS. BUT ANYTHING BIGGER THAN THAT, IT HAD TO BE A PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION MAKING PROCESS. HOWEVER, IT WAS MINISTERIAL. SO IF IT IF THEY MET EVERYTHING FROM THE ORDINANCE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS OBLIGATED TO APPROVE THE APPROVE THE PLAT FOLLOWING THE UPDATED STATE LEGISLATURE STAFF BROUGHT FORWARD TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO ADMINISTER ALL PLATS BY STAFF AND ELIMINATED THE NEED TO GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THAT PURPOSE.
THAT WAS DONE BACK IN MARCH OF 2025. HOWEVER, WITH PLANTS, WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER MATTERS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TOGETHER WITH PLANTS. THOSE WERE NOT ADDRESSED AT THAT TIME, AND THOSE ARE ALLEY WAIVERS AND SIDEWALK WAIVERS. SO CURRENTLY, PER OUR GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, ALL OUR SUBDIVISIONS REQUIRE AN ALLEY. SO ANYTHING THAT IS ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT IS NOT PROPOSING AN ALLEY, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH AN ALLEY WAIVER PROCESS. WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN OUR GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS WHAT'S SHOWN ON ON THE SCREEN. SO IT IS KIND OF ALIGNED WITH HOW OUR PLAT APPROVAL PROCESS WAS BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
SO ANY ALLEY WAIVER FOR FOUR OR FEWER LOTS, THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING WAS ABLE TO APPROVE
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THAT, BUT ANYTHING BEYOND THAT HAD TO COME THROUGH PLAN COMMISSION. HOWEVER, NOW THAT ALL PLATS CAN BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED, WE DON'T SEE A NEED FOR HAVING THE ALLEY WAIVER PROCESS SEPARATED FROM THIS BECAUSE THEY ALMOST ALWAYS COME WITH THE PLAT. SO WE PROPOSE THAT WE TAKE OUT THAT FOUR OR FEWER LOTS OR FIVE PLUS FIVE PLUS LOTS, THOSE DIFFERENT DESIGNATIONS, AND WE MAKE THE WHOLE ALLEY WAIVER PROCESS. ADMINISTRATIVE.THEREFORE, THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING WOULD BE ABLE TO APPROVE IT. HOWEVER, WE ALWAYS NEED TO HAVE AN APPEAL PROCESS. IF SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH THE WITH STAFF, THEY WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO GO TO PLAN COMMISSION, WHICH IS AGAIN ALIGNED WITH OUR CURRENT PLAT PROCESS WHERE THE PLANNING DIRECTOR CAN APPROVE THE PLAT, BUT ANYONE CAN APPEAL TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SIMILAR THING FOR SIDEWALK WAIVERS AS WELL. CURRENTLY, THE DECISION MAKERS PLAN COMMISSION, AGAIN, IT'S ALIGNED WITH HOW THE PLAT PROCESS WAS BEFORE WE ADOPTED THE NEW NEW CHANGES. WE PROPOSED THAT WE MAKE THAT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING ENGINEERING'S APPROVAL WITH THE OPTION TO APPEAL TO PLAN COMMISSION. JUST A COUPLE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT CAME UP DURING DISCUSSIONS THAT WE THINK WOULD BE USEFUL TO INCLUDE IN THE IN THE DDC RELATED TO SIDEWALK WAIVERS. SOMETIMES IF IT'S AN INFILL OR REDEVELOPMENT, IF IT'S AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE SIDEWALKS, WE DON'T REALLY SEE THE NEED. WHY SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SIDEWALK WAIVER PROCESS, BECAUSE THE ENTIRE POINT OF SIDEWALKS IS THAT THEY NEED TO BE CONNECTED FOR THEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IF THEY DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THEM, THAT'S CONNECTING THEM TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE CITY PROBABLY NEED TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR THAT ENTIRE SUBDIVISION OR FOR THAT ENTIRE AREA. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE EXCEPTIONS THAT WE WANTED TO INCLUDE IN DISCUSSION WITH OUR ENGINEERING COLLEAGUES. AND THAT EXCEPTION WOULD EXEMPTION WOULD ALSO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOTOR OF ENGINEERING. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A HEAVILY ENGINEERING FOCUS TOPIC. WE ALSO SAY THAT IF A SIDEWALK WAIVER. WE ALSO PROPOSE THAT IF A SIDEWALK WAIVER PROCESS IS REQUIRED. CURRENTLY THERE IS A TWO YEAR WINDOW. SO SOMEONE PAYS THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT FEE. BUT IF THE SIDEWALK ISN'T CONSTRUCTED WITHIN TWO YEARS, THE UDC, THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO REIMBUR THAT AMOUNT TO TWO YEARS, IN OUR OPINION, IS PRETTY SHORT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT MONEY COULD BE USED TOWARD CONSTRUCTING THAT SIDEWALK. SO WE PROPOSED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SHALL CONDUCT SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT FORECAST EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF THAT SIDEWALK IS PROJECTED TO BE DESIGNED AS PART OF THE CITY PROJECT WITHIN FIVE YEARS. IF IT IS, THEN YES, THE APPLICANT NEEDS TO PAY THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT FEE. IF NO, THEN THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FEE FOR THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT. AND THE REASON THE HOW WE CAME UP WITH FIVE YEARS.
THERE'S NO SCIENCE BEHIND IT, BUT MOST OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS DETERMINATIONS ARE 3 TO 5 YEARS.
SO THAT THAT AMOUNT OF YEARS SEEMED REASONABLE FOR US TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT A PROJECT WILL BE DESIGNED WITHIN WITHIN THAT YEAR, WE WILL NEVER KNOW IF IT'S IF IT'S BEYOND FIVE YEARS, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'LL KNOW AT THAT POINT OF TIME. BASED ON ALL THAT CONSIDERATION WE THOUGHT FIVE YEARS COULD BE COULD BE A GOOD OPTION. ALONG WITH THAT, WE ALSO BRING IN ANOTHER KIND OF CLEANUP ITEM, WHICH IS OUR WORKING PLAN. YOU MAY BE AWARE PLATS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE APPROVED OR DENIED WITHIN 30 DAYS. AND SOMETIMES THAT THAT CAN CAUSE SOME UNNECESSARY BURDEN ON THE DEVELOPERS. BECAUSE IF THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT COULD BE WORKED ON, BUT STAFF IS IN A SHOT CLOCK PROCESS PER PER THE STATE, AND IF THEY'RE NOT MEETING THE STANDARDS, STAFF NEEDS TO DENY IT. THAT DOES CAUSE A LOT OF ISSUES FOR THE DEVELOPERS AND STAFF. BOTH ENDS. SO WE HAVE A WORKING PLAT PROCESS WHICH IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, WHICH 99% OF THE TIMES THEY COME IN WITH A SITE PERMIT. AND THAT IS NOT A FORMAL APPLICATION. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ENGINEERING AND OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS TAKE A LOOK AT TO MAKE SURE WHEN, WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR SOMEONE TO SUBMIT THE ACTUAL PLAT, THERE'S NO DELAY. STAFF CAN GO AHEAD AND REVIEW IT AND APPROVE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THAT WAY, STAFF AND THE DEVELOPER ARE WELL, WELL IN LINE WITH THE 30 DAY SHOT CLOCK THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO US BY THE STATE. SO WE WANTED TO. CURRENTLY, OUR LANGUAGE IS A LITTLE CONFUSING,
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SO WE ARE MAKING THE. WE'RE PROPOSING THAT WE CLARIFY THAT WORKING PLATS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT IF IT'S. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE THE CHANCE THAT, HEY, I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE WORKING PROCESS, I JUST WANT TO SUBMIT A PLAT AND TAKE THE RISK OF BEING DENIED BECAUSE 30 DAY SHOT CLOCK IS TICKING. THAT IS UP TO THEM. SO WE WANT TO MAKE THE WORKING. WE WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE WORKING PLAT IS A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED STEP. THAT'S REALLY ALL. WE RECOMMEND. APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT.PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT, AND WE'RE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE. OH. ONE SECOND. IS THAT A QUESTION? OKAY. YES. NO QUESTIONS THEN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCILMEMBER. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE. YES, I DO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE THE GDC AMENDMENT. AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. DENTON, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[b. GDC Amendment ORD 26-04]
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM SEVEN. B IS GDC AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 26-04. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS IS AN ITEM WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DEFINITIONS RELATED TO SMALL SHOPS. INTRODUCING A NEW DEFINITION FOR TOBACCO SLASH CIGAR SHOP, CIGAR SHOPS AND CLARIFYING SOME PROVISIONS FOR OUR MULTIFAMILY STANDARDS, WHICH IS TRULY CLERICAL.THERE'S NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL TO THE MULTIFAMILY PIECE OF IT. THIS ITEM DID COME FROM THE FROM OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE. WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND COME UP WITH THESE ADDITIONAL THINGS FOR REGULATING THE SMOKE SHOPS THE WAY WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE A SMOKE SHOP USE IN OUR LAND USE MATRIX AND DEFINITIONS. HOWEVER, THE WAY IT'S WORDED, THE DEFINITION, HOW IT'S WRITTEN TODAY, IT MAKES ENFORCEMENT A LITTLE CHALLENGING SOMETIMES. AND CURRENTLY THE SMOKE SHOP DEFINITION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VAPING COMPONENT, AND IT DOES NOT DISTINGUISH THAT USE FROM REGULAR TOBACCO CIGAR SHOP. SO TO ADDRESS THAT, THAT'S THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT. WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. IN ORDER TO DO SO, WE ARE ADDING A NEW USE WHICH IS TOBACCO SLASH CIGAR SHOP, WHICH IS DEFINED AS A COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT WHERE MORE THAN 75% OF THE STORE'S INVENTORY HAS TO BE TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN THEIR ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S PACKAGING. IN CONTRAST, THE SMOKE SHOP DEFINITION INCLUDES SMOKING, INHALING, VAPORIZING, OR CONSUMPTION OF ANY SUBSTANCE IN WHICH TOBACCO PRODUCTS MAKE UP LESS THAN 75% OF THE INVENTORY. SO A COUPLE CLARIFYING POINTS IN THE PAST, IT WAS BASED ON REVENUE. WE ARE PROPOSING TO CHANGE IT FROM INVENTORY TO THE 75% THRESHOLD. WE'RE PROPOSING TO APPLY IT TO THE STORES PUBLICLY DISPLAYED INVENTORY RATHER THAN ITS REVENUE. IT'S JUST EASIER FOR OUR CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT TO GO OVER THAT AND ALSO AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF SMOKE SHOP TO NOW INCLUDE THE VAPE VAPORIZING ELEMENT AND ANY ANYTHING THAT HAS WE HAS VAPING PRODUCTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S INCLUDED IN THE SMOKE SHOP, USE CLARIFICATION RELATED TO MULTIFAMILY. TRULY A MATTER OF NUMBERING. IN SECTION 2.52, YOU HAVE THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF YOU. NOTHING'S REALLY CHANGING ON THIS. WE HAD THE SMOKE SHOP AND MULTIFAMILY ON TOP OF EACH OTHER IN THE NUMBERING, SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT NUMBER WITH THESE CHANGES IN OUR RECENT MULTIFAMILY. REALLY, THAT'S THE GIST OF IT. WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WORKED WITH US ON THIS AS WELL. SO WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, OF COURSE, AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. WE DID SEND OUT NOTICES FOR THE STATE LAW TO
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STORES THAT WE THINK COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME NONCONFORMING. SO IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY SELLING VAPING PRODUCTS AND IT'S NOT ADDRESSED IN THE SMOKE SHOP DEFINITION, THERE'S A THEY WILL BE THEY MAY BECOME NONCONFORMING AS SMOKE SHOPS ARE ONLY PERMITTED WITHIN CITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. SO WE DID GET SEVERAL RESPONSES. WE DID GET A LOT OF CALLS.MOSTLY PEOPLE'S CONCERNS WERE RELATED TO WHAT HAPPENS TO MY BUSINESS IF THIS PASSES. AND AGAIN, HOW NONCONFORMING USES WORK. THEY CAN STAY IN BUSINESS FOR AS LONG AS THEY WANT TO, AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT EXPANDING THE BUSINESS, OR THEY'RE NOT SEIZING THE USE FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. SO THOSE ARE THE FACTORS. ONCE WE EXPLAIN THOSE, WE DIDN'T HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE SHOWING CONCERNS, BUT THERE WERE PEOPLE SHOWING UP AT PLANNING COMMISSION. WE RECEIVED SOME SOME LETTERS. THEY WERE SENT TO YOU EARLIER TODAY. SO MOSTLY THE CONCERNS WERE RELATED TO WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR BUSINESS. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. WE'LL START WITH MAYOR PRO TEM. LOOK, MAYOR, WILL YOU RECLARIFY WHAT HAPPENS TO AN EXISTING SHOP THAT MAY BE CATEGORIZED AS A SMOKE SHOP UNDER THIS UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, THEY CAN CONTINUE OPERATING AS IS. AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO EXPAND THE USE. AND IF THEY CEASE OPERATION FOR THEIR USE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, THEN THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE AGAIN. BUT AS LONG AS THEIR USE IS CONTINUOUS IN OPERATION, THEY CAN OPERATE UNTIL THE END OF TIME. MEANING THAT YOU'RE NOT WE'RE NOT SHUTTING ANY OF THESE BUSINESSES DOWN. IF THEY'RE IN CURRENT OPERATION, THEY WILL NOT BE FORCED TO CLOSE. THEY WILL NOT BE FORCED TO RELOCATE. THEY ARE GOING TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. I I'M GLAD THAT WE WENT OVER THAT PART. A LOT OF THE RESPONSES THAT WE HAVE ARE THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE WE'RE TAKING AWAY THEIR BUSINESS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANT TO DO. THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF THIS. THERE'S A COUPLE THAT THINK THAT THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE VERSUS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR OUR GUIDELINES. AND FOR CLARIFICATION, WE ARE TALKING JUST TOBACCO VAPES. IS THAT CORRECT? OR ARE WE TALKING ANY KIND OF VAPE, WHETHER THAT'S THE DELTA EIGHT, DELTA NINE, DELTA 20, WHATEVER THEY HAVE NOW, IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO OF THOSE? I'LL LET CITY ATTORNEY ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IN THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED, THERE'S NOT A DISTINCTION DRAWN BETWEEN WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY INHALING. IT'S ANY SUBSTANCE. SO IT COULD BE DELTA EIGHT, I THINK IS WHAT YOU SAID. OR IT COULD BE NICOTINE OR IT COULD BE WHATEVER ELSE, WHAT OTHER FLAVOR THAT YOU MAY WANT THAT WOULD STILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A TOBACCO PRODUCT IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING. SO THAT WOULD BE AN ACCESSORY TO WHAT WE CONSIDER VAPES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ONE CLARIFICATION I WANT TO MAKE. THIS IS MOSTLY GOING TO BE FORCED TO FUTURE SHOPS. SO EXISTING SHOPS SHOULD NOT BE IMPACTED. THANK YOU COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. OH EXCUSE ME ONE SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. SO NABILA IN EFFECT WE'RE BLOCKING OUT ANY FUTURE COMPETITION FOR THESE CURRENT OWNERS. IS THAT IS THAT RIGHT? I WOULD SAY BLOCKING OUT. BUT YES, IF THEY'RE CATEGORIZED CLASSIFIED AS A SMOKE SHOP, IT'LL BE HARDER FOR THEM TO OPERATE ANYWHERE. THEY CAN ONLY OPERATE IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITHIN THIS. OKAY. SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT A SMOKE SHOP COULD BE IN AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, GET AN SUP, IT IS FUTURE, BUT IT'S JUST GOING TO BE HARDER TO DO THAT. SO IT'S IT'S IT'S LESS COMPETITION FOR THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY IN BUSINESS KIND OF. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. SIR, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS. MAYOR, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCILMEMBER SEGOVIANO. YES. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE IN DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN
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COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT? YES, SIR. BOBBY. DANIELLE. ESTES. SIR, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. DANIEL ESTES, BOBBY ESTES AND EVERYWHERE BUT THE IRS. SO, MR. BETTS, I'VE RENTED MY FIRST HOUSE FROM MR. SHELLEY, WHO WAS THE CITY MANAGER FOR GARLAND. FANTASTIC. I AM SO I CURRENTLY LIVE IN GARLAND. EXCUSE ME, ROWLETT, BUT I GREW UP IN GARLAND WEAVER ELEMENTARY. I SANG WHEN THE PARK WAS OVER HERE. I GRADUATED FROM LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL. O'BANNON. I RODE MY BIKE HERE, BOUGHT MY FIRST. GOT MY FIRST JEANS FROM CANNONS, MY FIRST SHOES FROM KOHL'S AND DAVIS. I'M SO SUPER IMPRESSED. YOU OPENED UP WITH ECCLESIASTES, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. AND I DO HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME BECAUSE MY SON, JUSTIN ESTES, OWNS THE GARLAND CROSSROADS THAT YOU ALL VOTED ON YESTERDAY. I JUST WOULD ASK YOU, I HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR, TO RECONSIDER BECAUSE SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT COMMUNITY. I'M A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH, COACH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, AND NOW I'M AT THOMAS JEFFERSON. I WAS A HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT WOODROW FOR YEARS. I AM BLACK AND GOLD.ONCE YOU'RE BLACK AND GOLD, YOU DON'T STOP BEING BLACK. HE'S BLACK AND GOLD BECAUSE HE PLAYED FOOTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE LOSING OUR COMMUNITIES. FRISCO IS BATTLING, LOSING THEIR COMMUNITY. PLANO IS BATTLING TO LOSING THEIR COMMUNITY. IT'S IN WYLIE RIGHT NOW, IS BATTLING, LOSING COMMUNITY. I DON'T ATTEND THAT CROSSFIT GYM. AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS BODY IS NOT MADE FOR CROSSFIT, BUT HE'S PUT HIS BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS AND HE IS GARLAND AND HE'S GOING TO OWN A HOUSE IN GARLAND. HE'S GOING TO BE IN GARLAND FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS. HIS GRANDPARENTS ARE GARLAND. HIS GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR GARLAND. YOU KNOW, HE IS GARLAND. AND I THINK YOU KIND OF LOOK AWAY FROM THE BIG PICTURE. RESTAURANTS OPEN AND CLOSE ALL THE TIME, RETAIL OPEN AND CLOSED ALL THE TIME. NONE OF THESE STORES ARE THE SAME.
WHEN I GREW UP HERE, AND THEY CHANGE ALL THE TIME. HE'S HE OWNS A CONSISTENT CROSSFIT GYM THAT IS COMMUNITY ON LABOR. ON MEMORIAL DAY, THERE WAS 5060 PEOPLE WORKING OUT WITH THE AMERICAN FLAG THERE STARTED WITH PRAYER, AND THEY ENDED GOING TO THESE RESTAURANTS THAT, WHEN THEY WERE WORKING OUT, WEREN'T OPEN. AND I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU IF IF YOU BELIEVE IN COMMUNITY, YOU BETTER BELIEVE IN JUSTIN ESTES AND HE'S GOING TO BE HERE UNTIL HE THERE'S A PLACE THEY'LL PUT HIM IN THE GROUND IN GARLAND, WE DON'T MOVE FROM GARLAND BECAUSE HE'S NOT MOVING FROM GARLAND. AND I'M A GRANDFATHER. THAT'S MY NUMBER ONE JOB. BUT I THINK Y'ALL GOT CONFUSED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DOLLAR SIGN, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT Y'ALL APPROVED AREN'T GARLAND. HE'S GARLAND. SO IF YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY, I'D REALLY LOVE YOU TO REASSESS. BECAUSE I KNOW FOR ONE THING ABOUT MY SON, HE'S A MAN OF CHARACTER AND HE'S NOT LEAVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, JOSHUA THAMES. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. TEAM. MY NAME IS JOSH TIMS. I LIVE AT 2613 SOUTH GLENBROOK THREE ROAD. THAT SHOULD BE SLOWER THAN IT IS, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S NOT. I'M HERE TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE USE OF FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE. AND I LIVE AT 2613 WITH MY WIFE AND TWO SONS, KASH AND BLAZE. AND I JUST AM A PART OF WATCHING WHAT MATTERS INSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY. I GREW UP IN A SUPER HEALTHY FAMILY. DAD AND MOM HAD US ALL MOVING. WE MOVED A LOT AND I AM WATCHING. I ALSO GOT TO BE. I WORKED AT A CHURCH IN DALLAS CALLED WATERMARK AND WE RAN THE THE LARGEST YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY IN THE WORLD CALLED THE PORCH, AND I LED THE ONE IN DALLAS AND THEN THE ONE IN FORT WORTH. AND WHAT I SAW WAS YOUNG ADULTS DYING FOR COMMUNITY FOR, FOR THEY WERE HURTING FOR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH. SO I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND I JUST MOVED TO GARLAND A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND I STARTED COACHING AT THIS CROSSFIT GYM. AND I STARTED THINKING, MAN, THIS THING COULD BE WHAT THIS THING COULD BE IN ENERGY, THAT IT COULD COME. WE SAW SOSOME OF IT HAPPEN ON MURPH
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AND WAS EXCITED TO SEE THAT. AND I JUST GO, I'M HERE TO ALSO ASK YOU GUYS THAT YOU WOULD RECONSIDER BECAUSE WHEN I STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE CITY, THERE'S THERE'S FOUR POINTS AHEAD OF YOU. AND ONE, I THINK THE BREADTH OF THE COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A GYM, I THINK A HIGH END RESTAURANT SERVES, YOU KNOW, PAYING CUSTOMERS FOR THAT MEAL, AND ESPECIALLY THE HIGHERND, THE CUSTOMER OR HIGHER END RESTAURANT IS THE SMALLER THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE IT IS IT'S SERVING. AND I THINK IT'S A NARROW DEMOGRAPHIC, WHEREAS A GYM OPENS IT UP TO I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING. I'VE GOT STEVE HERE WHO'S INED. I HOPE I'M IN STEVE'S SHAPE WHEN I'M HIS AGE, ALL THE WAY TO LIKE, HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT ARE IN THERE AND EVEN MY KIDS, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR JOB AND WHAT YOU GET TO DO IS THINK ABOUT THE GREATER PUBLIC GOOD. AND I'M LIKE, MAN, A GYM HERE. I JUST THINK THAT THAT FILLS THE GAPS. WE ALREADY HAVE RESTAURANTS. I THINK THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT GARLAND NEEDS ANOTHER PLACE TO EAT. I THINK IT NEEDS A PLACE TO GET WELL, I THE SECOND ONE HERE, AND THIS IS THE LEAST OF IT, BUT IT'S A STRUCTURAL FIT.I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S A BIG OPEN BAYS. WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO LIKE TRANSFORM IT FOR A CROSSFIT GYM. IT'S ALREADY THERE, MAN. AND SO THE POTENTIAL RISK OF THAT TURNING AND BECOMING TAX DOLLARS BECAUSE OF WHATEVER'S GOING TO GO IN THERE, I THINK IS A LOT LESS. I THINK ALSO SIMILAR TO WHAT MR. ESTES WAS SAYING, THAT IT'S AN ANCHOR RISK VERSUS LIKE A BUSINESS OR STABILITY RISK, BECAUSE, I MEAN, CROSSFIT GARLAND HAS BEEN HERE FOR 18 YEARS, AND EVEN THE CONCEPT OF ONE OF THE ONES I KNOW GOT VOTED ON LAST NIGHT, AUTÉNTICO THAT ALREADY HAPPENED IN DEEP ELLUM AND IT DIED THREE YEARS LATER. I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S I HAD THIS YEAR, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE, BUT IT'S PRETTY OFTEN IT'S LESS THAN THREE YEARS THAT RESTAURANTS OPEN AND CLOSE. AND THEN FINALLY, HERE'S MY LAST ONE I'LL GET TO. BUT PUBLIC HEALTH IS A CITY PRIORITY. A COMMUNITY FITNESS IS A DIRECT, MEASURABLE INVESTMENT IN REDUCING THE BURDEN OF CHRONIC DISEASE, OBESITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. SO I JUST LOOK AT YOU GUYS AND GO, LIKE, I THINK WHEN YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IS A PLACE, WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU EMULATE. AND IF THE PLACE THAT YOU GUYS ARE WANTING TO BUILD IS INVESTING IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY TO GET HEALTHY, TO GET BETTER AND TO GET WELL. AND IT'S HERE ON THE, ON THE SQUARE. I MEAN, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER MESSAGE YOU CAN BE TELLING YOUR PEOPLE. SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT Y'ALL WOULD RECONSIDER. AND I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE IT. AND IT'S BEEN IT'S MEANT A LOT FOR MY WIFE AND I TO BE DOWN AT THE SQUARE AND TO SEE OTHER PEOPLE COME AND NOT COMING TO CONSUME, BUT TO INVEST AND TO MAKE THEMSELVES BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM. YEAH, MAN, IT GET ME FIRED UP, YOU KNOW? AND LAST THING I'LL SAY IS I RUN A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS HERE IN GARLAND. IT'S CALLED NINE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION. I REALLY DO HAVE NINE BROTHERS, ALSO HAVE FOUR SISTERS. SO THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF US. WE JUST ALL DECIDED TO MOVE TO GARLAND, AND HERE WE ARE. AND WE LOVE BEING HERE AND HOPE TO SEE IT BE EVEN BETTER. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR TIME. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER? THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I ASK YOU TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTER YOU ARE DONE SPEAKING. BUT IF YOU PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. DAVID HOGUE 534. PALO SO I WASN'T GOING TO, BUT AFTER THEY SPOKE, I HAD TO THROW IN A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. ASIDE FROM THE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS, MY OPINION THAT DECISION WAS MADE JUST A LITTLE TOO FAST. I MEAN, A LOT OF FOLKS ON COUNCIL ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED TOUGH DECISION BETWEEN THOSE INITIAL FOUR. AND THE DECISION WAS JUST, OH, LET'S JUST GO WITH THESE TWO. THESE SOUND GOOD. A LITTLE TOO QUICK IN MY OPINION. I THINK IT NEEDS A LITTLE MORE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ALL FOUR OPTIONS THROUGH BEFORE MOVING AHEAD.
PERSONAL OPINION. BUT ALSO, AS I SAID BEFORE, THAT RESTAURANT, ONE DOES WANT TO TAKE OUT THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS AND NOT A BIG FAN OF THAT. AS COOL AS THE CONCEPT SOUNDS, PUBLIC RESTROOMS ARE A NECESSITY. THOSE OUTDOOR PAVILIONS ARE COOL, BUT NOT A NECESSITY, SO I MIGHT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN COME UP THEN. IF YOU'D FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTER YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING. BUT PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MICHAEL WHITE, I LIVE AT TEXAS, BUT I DID GROW UP HERE, AND I GRADUATED FROM LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO I ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH CROSSFIT GARLAND WHEN I WAS EMPLOYED AS PART OF THE HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY EMPLOYEES, THEY PAID FOR PART OF THE OUR MEMBERSHIPS FOR THE CITY. AND I, I AFTER EVEN AFTER THAT PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED, I STAYED ON FOR ANOTHER 15 YEARS. SO IT'S BEEN A BENEFIT. I KNOW A LOT OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE ENJOYED IT, AND I THINK IT WOULD STILL BE. I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT ASSET TO HAVE AND TO ALLOW THEM TO EXPAND AND TO TAKE OVER THE THE FIRE STATION. I THINK THAT THEY'RE MORE THEIR BUSINESS IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO THE BUILDING. IT DOES BUILD MORE COMMUNITY. AND IT COULD STILL CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD ASSET FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK HERE AND THE BENEFITS. SO GREAT. THANK YOU SIR. FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD, SIR. SIR, IF
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YOU'D GO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AT THE SECRETARIES STATION. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I SEE NONE. THEN AT* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.