[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] [00:00:08] WELCOME TO THE JUNE 16TH, 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 THE MEETING, LED BY ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU'RE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND YOUR PARTICIPATION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. MA'AM, TONIGHT, LET US PAUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MOMENT OF HISTORY, ONE THAT CALLS US TO REFLECTION. THIS FRIDAY MARKS JUNE 19TH, JUNETEENTH, A DAY WHEN OUR NATION REMEMBERS THAT THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM WAS NOT FULFILLED FOR ALL AMERICANS AT ONCE, BUT HAD TO BE CARRIED FORWARD THROUGH STRUGGLE, ENDURANCE, AND TIME. IT IS A DAY OF CELEBRATION, OF RESILIENCE, OF ACHIEVEMENT, OF THE LONG ARC OF JUSTICE. AND IT IS ALSO A REMINDER THAT FREEDOM'S WORK IS NEVER TRULY FINISHED. THIS SATURDAY, OUR COMMUNITY WILL GATHER TO HONOR THAT LEGACY HERE IN GARLAND, AT THE SITE OF THE FLATS, THE ORIGINAL FREE STANDING COMMUNITY WHERE AFRICAN AMERICANS BUILT LIVES, RAISED FAMILIES, EDUCATED, THEIR CHILDREN, WORSHIPED TOGETHER, AND CREATED SOMETHING LASTING. IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THIS CITY, A SCHOOL, A CHURCH, CAFES, BARBERSHOPS AND GROCERY STORES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT COMMUNITY SHAPED GARLAND. EVEN WHEN GARLAND DID NOT ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THIS WEEKEND, THROUGH HISTORICAL MARKERS, INTERPRETIVE PANELS, AND PUBLIC ART, WE BEGIN TO MAKE THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT, PRESERVING WHAT WAS BUILT SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS MAY KNOW AND CARRY IT FORWARD. AND AS WE LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK, WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD. TONIGHT, THIS COUNCIL TAKES UP CONSEQUENTIAL WORK, A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE HOW GARLAND GROWS AND INVESTS IN ITSELF OVER THE NEXT DECADE, A PLAN THAT WILL AFFECT FUTURE RESIDENTS FOR DECADES TO COME. GARLAND, ON THE RISE, ASKS US TO BUILD ON WHAT ALREADY EXISTS TO STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPAND OPPORTUNITY, AND CREATE A CITY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE WHO CALLS IT HOME. THE FLATS REMINDS US THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BUILT BY PEOPLE WITH VISION, PERSEVERANCE AND COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER. MAY THAT SAME SPIRIT GUIDE US TONIGHT. MAY THE DECISIONS WE MAKE SERVE ALL THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY, AND MAY WE NEVER FORGET THAT PROGRESS. TO MEAN ANYTHING AT ALL MUST REACH EVERYONE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STES 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] WELCOME, EVERYONE AGAIN TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING AND HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS BEFORE WE GET STARTED. THE FIRSTS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. THIS IS COMMEMORATING AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND HONORING THE COLONEL GEORGE MASON CHAPTER OF NSDAR. WHEREAS, ON JULY 4TH, 2026, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL COMMEMORATE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, MARKING 250 YEARS OF FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND NATIONAL UNITY. AND WHEREAS, THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON OUR NATION'S PAST, HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES OF ALL AMERICANS, AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO UPHOLD THE ENDURING IDEALS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND SELF-GOVERNANCE. THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS WAS SHAPED BY THE LEGACY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERATION AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, THOSE WHOSE SPIRIT OF COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, AND INDEPENDENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH OF NORTH TEXAS. AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL SOCIETY. DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. NSDAR, FOUNDED IN 1890, IS A NONPOLITICAL WOMEN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE LINEAL DESCENDANTS OF PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND WHO REMAIN COMMITTED TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION, EDUCATION AND PATRIOTISM. AND WHEREAS, UNDER [00:05:05] THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PRESIDENT, GENERAL DAUGHTERS ACROSS THE NATION ARE ILLUMINATING OUR LEGACY BY CELEBRATING AMERICA'S RICH HISTORY AND DIVERSITY, PROMOTING BELONGING THROUGH MEMBERSHIP AND MEANINGFUL SERVICE TO GOD, HOME AND COUNTRY, AND COMPLETING IMPACTFUL PROJECTS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FROM THE 200 AND 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY IN 2023, THROUGH THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREATY OF PARIS IN 2033, DAUGHTERS ARE HONORING ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE SECURED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND ESTABLISHED THIS GREAT NATION. AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, INCLUDING THE COLONEL GEORGE MASON CHAPTER, PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN 2026, HELPING COMMEMORATE AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE NATION'S FOUNDING. NOW, THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM RECOGNITION AND CONDEMNATION ON THE COLONEL GEORGE MASON CHAPTER IN SDAR FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMEMORATING AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO REFLECT UPON OUR NATION'S HISTORY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE FREEDOMS AND VALUES THAT UNITE US ASS AMERICANS. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ALSO TO VISIT OUR EXHIBITHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY SHOWING OUT IN OUR CITY HALL LOBBY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GARLAND'S HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE. AND CELEBRATING AMERICA'S HISTORY AS WELL. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE HERE IS THE RIVER CITY NEIGHBORHOOD, RIVER SET NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME UP AND JOIN ME, PLEASE COME ON UP. RIVER SET IS A RELATIVELY NEW NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS LOCATED JUST ACROSS FROM WHERE I LIVE, JUST SOUTH OF BUCKINGHAM, AND I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SEVERAL OF THEIR EVENTS, AND THEY'RE RELATIVELY NEW, BUT BOY, THEY'VE ALREADY MADE AN IMPACT ON OUR CITY. SO I'M HAPPY TO PROCLAIM THEM AS NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. SO WHEREAS STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF A THRIVING COMMUNITY, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS AMONG RESIDENTS, ENCOURAGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT ENRICHES THE LIVES OF ALL WHO CALL GARLAND HOME. AND WHEREAS THE RIVER SET NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED IN DISTRICT SIX OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, HAS DEMONSTRATED AN OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEERISM, NEIGHBORHOOD INVOLVEMENT, AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO CONNECT AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF ITS RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS, RIVER SET HAS SUCCESSFULLY STRENGTHENED NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONSHIPS, PROMOTED INCLUSIVITY, AND CREATED A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT SERVES AS A MODEL FOR NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS OUR CITY AND BEYOND. AND WHEREAS THESE EFFORTS HAVE EARNED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FROM NEIGHBORHOODS USA, ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING AND CELEBRATING NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHEREAS, RIVER SET HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2026 NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR IN THE SOCIAL REVITALIZATION CATEGORY, A PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL HONOR RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS, THIS ACHIEVEMENT NOT ONLY REFLECTS THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF THE RIVER SET NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ALSO BRINGS DISTINCTION TO DISTRICT SIX AND THE CITY OF GARLAND, SHOWCASING THE POWER OF NEIGHBORS WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE. AND WHEREAS THE RIVIVER T NEIGHBORHOOD EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY, THAT MAKES GARLAND A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY. NOW THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AND RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR ITS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AS THE NEIGHBORHOODS USA NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR AND THE SOCIAL REVITALIZATION CATEGORY AND COMMEND ITS RESIDENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND LEADERS FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY. THANK YOU MAYOR, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO ACCEPT THIS AWARD AS THE NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL IN OUR EYES. WE, WE, WE LOVE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE TRY TO EMBRACE THAT. AND WE TRY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF OUR EVENTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND IT'S MY. THERE YOU GO. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS FOR THE 250 ANNIVERSARY. THERE YOU GO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING WITH OUR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF GARLAND FOR 13 YEARS, AND I'VE TOLD MY [00:10:08] CHILDREN. DON'T TRY TO MOVE ME ANYWHERE ELSE. I LOVE IT HERE. I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO LIVE ALL OVER THE WORLD THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE LIFE, THANKS TO MILITARY SERVICES. THIS CITY IS SO EMBRACING ANYBODY WHO MOVES HERE. AND YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEING VERY DIVERSE. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS DISTRICT THREE CHAIRMAN WOULD KNOW WE ARE VERY DIVERSE IN HERON'S BAY, AREN'T WE, SIR? WE REPRESENT A LOT OF PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. BUT AS FAR AS THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH THE. I GUESS, ASSIGNMENT. AT LEAST THE WOMEN OF THIS ORGANIZATION HAVE TAKEN IT AS AN ASSIGNMENT. AND THE TWO 50TH HAS HELPED US A LOT, I THINK, AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZING THAT, OH, WE REALLY HAVE A UNIQUE HISTORY AND WE'D LIKE TO EDUCATE EVERYONE AND WE WILL HAVE A BOOTH, THANKS TO THE CITY AT OUR RED, WHITE AND BLUE ON THE JULY 3RD. PLEASE COME BY AND SEE US. AND WITH YOUR CHILDREN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF THINGS FOR KIDS ALL THE WAY UP TO BIG KIDS TO TO TAKE, HAVE AND SEE AND CHAT WITH US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL JUST MENTION ONE MORE TIME. YES, WE'LL HAVE OUR RED, WHITE AND YOU CELEBRATION ON JULY 3RD IN OUR DOWNTOWN CITY SQUARE, SO I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US. ALL RIGHT. AND JUST A SHORT. NOW, BEFORE WE BEGIN, COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON WILL NOT BE JOINING US TONIGHT. SHE IS OUT ILL. MOVE ON. NOW WITH OUR REGULAR ORDER, [ CONSENT AGENDA] WE'LL START WITH OUR 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 AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 2ND, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS. 2ATMPA PRUITT. 138 KV ELECTRICAL BYPASS MATERIALS. TWO B APOLLO PUMP STATION PLC AND HMI MODERNIZATION. TWO C FIRE WILL 5 MILLION GALLON GROUND STORAGE TANK REHABILITATION. TWO D ARBOR VIEW DRIVE, CHERRY HILL LANE, FOX BASIN DRIVE, ONTARIO DRIVE AND SUNCREST DRIVE. WATER PIPE BURSTING TWO E IS HOLFORD PGBT 16 INCH WATER MAIN. TWO F BRAZOS STREET, TRINITY STREET AND KATHLEEN COURT. PAVING, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS. TWO G IS TERM CONTRACT FOR G, P AND L UNDERGROUND LINE LOCATING SERVICES. TWO H IS G, P AND L SUBSTATION SURGE ARRESTERS TWO I IS G, P AND L CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES CHANGE ORDER ITEM NUMBER THREE IS 2026 TO 27. CDBG HOME AND ESG FEDERAL GRANT ALLOCATION AND ACTION PLAN APPROVAL ITEM F IS C, D, B G. MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE SOUTH GARLAND LIBRARY, CURIOSITY GARDEN PROJECT AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS APPROVE CLEANUP AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 22 HEALTH OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATED TO THE REGULATION OF FOOD TRUCKS COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WISH TO HAVE PULLED SEPARATELY? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU. MAYOR, I MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUKE AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SEGOVIANO. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? THAT [00:15:05] ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. AND BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO HAVE ONE HOUSEKEEPING MATTER IS THERE ARE VERY CLOSELY RELATED AND WITH NO OBJECTION FROM COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THEM AND JUST CHANGE THE ORDER A LITTLE BIT. WE'LL MOVE WITH ITEM SIX AND THEN NUMBER EIGHT. AND THEN FINALLY NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS THE SELECTION OF OUR ECONOMIC FOCUS AREAS. WITH ITEM SIX, [6. Adoption of the City of Garland Housing Strategy Prepared by CZB, LLC] WHICH IS ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF GARLAND HOUSING STRATEGY PREPARED BY CZE, LLC. COUNCIL CITY MANAGER BETTS. YES, SIR. YES. WE PRESENTED THIS ITEM LAST EVENING AT WORK SESSION AND TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE WORKSHOP WITH NO ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT WE HAVE MANAGING DIRECTOR BECKY TEAMS HERE TONIGHT WITH THE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, FROM MANAGEMENT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND I SHOULD MENTION THAT THERE IS YOU ARE ABLE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS AND IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP YET, PLEASE DO SO BY THE THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE READ US THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES BEFORE WE BEGIN. 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 SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF 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. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. AND AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS, PLEASE SIGN UP BY THE CITY SECRETARY. ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST ITEM IS THE ADOPTION OF THE HOUSING STRATEGY. CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THAT WE DISCUSSED IT LAST NIGHT. OUR WORK SESSION, MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. I MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF GARLAND HOUSING STRATEGY PREPARED BY KB, LLC. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER? MADAM SECRETARY? ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MADAM SECRETARY, WITH NO DISCUSSION, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE? ITEM IS APPROVED [8. Garland on the Rise 2026–2036 Strategic Plan Adoption] UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL MOVE NOW TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. IT'S A GARLAND ON THE RISE 2026 THROUGH 2036. STRATEGIC PLAN ADOPTION. CITY MANAGER BETTS. YES, SIR. YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU. WE PRESENTED THIS A WEEK AGO SATURDAY, AND WE WERE HERE LAST NIGHT AND ONCE AGAIN RECAPPED THE DETAILS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. IT OFFERS A VISION FORWARD FOR THE CITY FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS TO SOLVE BOTH THE HOUSING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN A DECLINE IN SOME OF OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND CHALLENGES TO OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. AND IT ALSO DEALS WITH THE PLAN TO DEAEAL WITH T STRUCTURAL FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THAT RESULT FROM SENATE BILL TWO AND THE REVENUE CAPS THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS IMPOSED ON US, UNLESS THE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU DO, I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND WE HAVE STAFF ALSO. IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AND SUPPORT THE COUNCIL. WHATEVER YOU DECIDE. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THIS LAST NIGHT. SO ANYONE ELSE HERE? ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. VERY GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK TO YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT. GARLAND ON THE RISE 2026 TO 2036 STRATEGIC PLAN ADOPTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. [7. Selection of Economic Focus Areas] WE'LL GO BACK NOW TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IT'S SELECTION OF ECONOMIC FOCUS AREAS. CITY MANAGER BETTS. YES, MAYOR. THE THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS FOR THIS COUNCIL IN IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ONE OF YOUR FIRST DUTIES UNDER THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO SELECT [00:20:04] ECONOMIC FOCUS AREAS. THAT'S THE PLACES WHERE WE WILL FOCUS OUR EFFORTS IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO AND BEGIN TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THOSE AREAS. SO THAT'S YOUR FIRST DUTY. LAST NIGHT, WE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE STAFF MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL IN WHAT AREAS THE DATA SUGGESTS WOULD BE MOST PRODUCTIVE FOR US IN BEGINNING OUR WORK. AND TONIGHT WE WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO SELECT ECONOMIC FOCUS AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE MADE OR WHATEVER THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE IS, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. AND MANAGING DIRECTOR BECKY KING IS HERE. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ECONOMIC FOCUS AREAS THAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. BACK TO YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. THANK YOU. MAYOR, IOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN SELECTION OF ECONOMIC FOCUS AREAS. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE AREAS THAT WERE DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO [9. Consider a Resolution Supporting the Designation of Opportunity Zones in the City of Garland] ITEM NUMBER NINE. IT'S CONSIDER A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF OPPORTUNITY ZONES IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. ALL RIGHT. THIS WAS ALSO DISCUSSED AT LAST NIGHT'S WORK SESSION. STAFF'S AVAILABLE. IF WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF OPPORTUNITY ZONES. AS WE DISCUSSED AT LAST NIGHT'S WORK SESSION, I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT [10. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board Appointments] ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER TEN IS DALL AREA RAPID TRANSIT BOARD APPOINTMENTS COUNCIL. I'LL BREAK THESE INTO TWO. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE SHARED SEAT THAT WE HAVE WITH ROWLETT AND COCKRELL HILL FIRST. SO OPEN UP FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THAT APPOINTMENT. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE DAVID MOREHEAD FOR THE SHARED SEAT ONE NOMINATION FOR DAVID MOREHEAD. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? CLEAR THAT. COUNCILILMEMBER MOO. YES, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE JEFF BASS FOR THE SHARED SHARED SEAT. OH I'M SORRY, WHAT IS IT? THE SHARED SEAT? NO. AND YOU NOMINATE MOREHEAD, ENOCH AND ENOCH NOMINATED. IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL ASK FOR A SECOND ON. DAVID MOREHEAD. SECOND ON OUR FIRST NOMINATION FOR MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. SEEING NONE. IS THERE A NOMINATION? SECOND ON MAYOR, ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND FOR MOREHEAD. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE WILL TAKE THAT ONE UP FIRST THEN. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU'D PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR NOMINATION OF DAVID MOREHEAD FOR THE SHARED SEAT. MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION IN THE QUEUE, PLEASE? THERE WE GO. IS BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ART FOR THIS ONE COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. SORRY, I NEED A SECOND IN THE SYSTEM. SECOND. THAT'S FINE. YEAH. I DON'T HAVE TO BE THE. ALL RIGHT. [00:25:14] COUNCIL MEMBER CHAN. AND THAT ITEM IS TIED 4 TO 4. AND BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A MAJORITY, IT FAILS. ALL RIGHT. LOOK FOR A SECOND FOR COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE'S NOMINATION OF MARK ENOCH. SECOND ON THAT ONE. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS ON THAT ONE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS NOMINATION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. THAT ITEM PASSES 6 TO 2 WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, CARAWAY AND LUCK IN OPPOSITION. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO THE FULL SEAT. REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL, OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE JEFF BASS FOR THAT SEAT, PLEASE. NOMINATION FOR JEFF BASS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT. I SEE NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE TO NOMINATE JEFF BASS TO THE FULL SEAT? AND THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE APPOINTEES. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED TO BE ON THAT BOARD. APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WILLINGNESS TO CERTAIN WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. [11. Consider the Appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem] THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 11 IS CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCIL WILL TAKE THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION. FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER. MOORE. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE CHRIS OTT TO MAYOR PRO TEM PLEASE. THE NOMINATION OF CHRIS OTT AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER OR EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. PERHAPS YOUR LAST MOTION IS MAYOR PRO TEM THERE ANY ANY OTHER ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM OTT AS MAYOR PRO TEM. MADAM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WILL MOVE TO NOMINATION OF A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBER. LUCK. COMES AT YOU FAST. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CHRIS DUTTON FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, A NOMINATION COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE? AND THAT ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON, AND PLEASE GET WELL SOON. ALL [ CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS] RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSION. COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE, YOU HAVE SEVERAL NOMINATIONS. YES, SIR. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO ALL OF THEM AT ONCE? WE COULD DO IT HOWEVER YOU WISH. ALL AT ONCE IS FINE BY ME, SIR. THANK YOU. SIR, I'D LIKE TO APPOINT DOCTOR VICKI JACKSON. HIGH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. ALEX ALEXANDER, COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION. DANIEL KEMP, LIBRARY BOARD. TERRY HILLIARD, PLANNING COMMISSION. JEFF SMITH, TAX INCREMENT FINANCE NUMBER TWO. SOUTH WARD AND SIMON MATTHEW, UNIFIED BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE A SECOND ON THOSE NOMINATIONS? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR THIS. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE TO [ CITIZEN COMMENTS] OUR LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, CITIZENS. COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE [00:30:03] AGENDA. MADAM SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT? YES, SIR. WE DO. PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER. I BELIEVE HE LEFT, BUT. MR. MARCO FLORES, ARE YOU STILL HERE? OKAY. MONICA MOORE. PLEASE. YES. IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES IF YOU JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS 21 TEXAS. I'M. I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT TO URGE YOU TO URGE THIS COUNCIL TO REJECT THE PROPOSAL TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE AND DECOMMISSION BRADFIELD POOL. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, BRADFIELD POOL HAS BEEN MORE THAN JUST AN ITEM IN A BUDGET. IT IS THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND GARLAND. FOR GENERATIONS, THIS POOL HAS PROVIDED LOCAL CHILDREN WITH A SAFE, POSITIVE PLACE TO GO DURING HOT SUMMER MONTHS. IT IS WHERE KIDS LEARN TO SWIM, WHERE NEIGHBORS CONNECT, AND WHERE FAMILIES WHO CAN AFFORD, WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE PRICES OF OTHER GARLAND AQUATIC FACILITIES OR THAT DO NOT HAVE BACKYARDS. POOL BACKYARD POOLS CAN FIND RELIEF AND RECREATION. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNCIL FACES A DIFFICULT FINANCIAL DECISION. WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE REPORTS THE 2.2 MILLION NEEDED FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIRS AND THE 650,000 IN OPERATING ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS ARE SERIOUS NUMBERS, BUT I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT AN EVEN GREATER COST TO OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU LET THIS ASSET SLIP AWAY PERMANENTLY, IF YOU VOTE TO CLOSE MY POOL, BRADFIELD POOL, YOU LEAVE A MASSIVE GAP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GARLAND FAMILIES WILL BE LEFT WITH WITHOUT AN AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, PUBLIC QUALITY PUBLIC AQUATICS FACILITY CLOSE TO THEIR HOMES, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SHORT TERM EXPENDITURES MAY FEEL DAUNTING, BUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, YOUTH AND SAFETY ARE WORTH THAT INVESTMENT. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ACTIVELY LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING. PLEASE DO NOT LET THE CLOCK RUN OUT ON A FACILITY THAT HAS DEFINED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR HALF A CENTURY. WORK WITH US TO FIX THE EQUIPMENT, KEEP THE WATER BLUE, AND KEEP BRADFIELD POOL OPEN FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF GARLAND FAMILIES. COUNCIL MEMBER LOOK, I'M GOING TO STEAL YOUR WORDS EARLIER. BUILD ON WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. AND VOTE TO KEEP IT OPEN. COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY, THIS POOL IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. VOTE TO KEEP IT OPEN. AND COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, I LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT. I URGE YOU TO VOTE TO KEEP IT OPEN. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU MA'AM. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TONIGHT? NO, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? WHY NOT? SIR, IF YOU WOULD. AFTER YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD. BUT IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. DAVID HOGUE 534 APOLLO DRIVE. TWO QUICK THINGS. FIRST FOR THE GARLAND ON THE RISE PLAN. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN IMPLEMENTING THAT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT LETTING THE CITIZENS KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP CONTRIBUTE, NOT JUST THE BUSINESS OWNERS, NOT JUST THE PROPERTY OWNERS. EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING WE CONTRIBUTE CAN CONTRIBUTE. EXCUSE ME, WHETHER WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO IT OR NOT, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN BE INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL. AND ALSO TO FOLLOW UP ON THE PREVIOUS BIT WITH BRADFIELD. I ALSO OPPOSE CLOSING BOTH OF THOSE FACILITIES DOWN. I KNOW BUDGETS ARE TIGHT. I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST IF THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN AFFORD TO KEEP THEM IN THE SHORT TERM, MAYBE LOOK AT AN INDEFINITE CLOSURE INSTEAD OF A PERMANENT CLOSURE. WE CAN ALWAYS PUT IT ON THE BACK BURNER AND BRING IT BACK LATER IF WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. BUT IF WE CLOSE THEM BOTH, THAT CORNER GARLAND IS GOING TO BE LEFT WITH NOT REALLY MUCH IN TERMS OF AMENITIES, AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LEAVE THEM OUT TO DRY LIKE THAT. SO TOUGH CHOICE, I KNOW. BUT KEEP IN MIND WE GOT TO LOOK AFTER THE WHOLE CITY. AND IF WE CAN REBUILD WHAT THE OTHER FIVE REC CENTERS IN THE LAST 5 TO 7 YEARS SEEMS A BIT SHORTSIGHTED TO CLOSE THE LAST ONE, BUT THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. YOU FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD, SIR. AND IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. LAST CALL, GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SEEING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.