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CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR SESSION PEOPLE AT DESK.AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 21ST, 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 BEGINNING OUR MEETING, LED BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, YOU WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH.
AND YOUR DECISION DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS STAND AS CAMRA PAN'S, RIGHT, HEAVENLY FATHER, TODAY WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, THANKING YOU FOR THE FAITHFUL SERVICE OF TWO DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS.
INTERIM POLICE, CHIEF SCOTT BERG AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JEFF BRYANT.
FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, EACH HAS ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH COMMITMENT, INTEGRITY, AND PERSEVERANCE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE COUNTLESS LIVES THEY HAVE TOUCHED, THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE FACED AND THE WISDOM THEY HAVE GAINED THROUGH YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF GARLAND.
AS THEY STEP INTO THESE NEW LEADERSHIP ROLES, WE ASK FOR YOUR ABUNDANT BLESSINGS UPON THEM.
LORD GRANT, CHIEF BOBERG WISDOM TO LEAD WITH COURAGE, FAIRNESS, AND COMPASSION.
GIVE HIM DISCERNMENT IN EVERY DECISION, STRENGTH DURING DIFFICULT MOMENTS, AND A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE.
PROTECT HIM AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THOSE WHO SERVE ALONGSIDE HIM MAY HIS LEADERSHIP INSPIRE CONFIDENCE, UNITY, AND EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT.
WE ALSO LIFT UP ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JEFF BRYAN.
BLESS HIM WITH WISDOM, VISION, AND HUMILITY AS HE HELPS GUIDE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.
GIVE HIM CLARITY IN EVERY CHALLENGE, GRACE IN EVERY CONVERSATION, AND THE ABILITY TO TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND A SERVANT'S HEART.
MAY HIS EXPERIENCE CONTINUE TO BE A BLESSING TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND TO EVERY RESIDENT OF GARLAND FATHER, SURROUND BOTH OF THESE LEADERS WITH TRUSTED ADVISORS, SUPPORTIVE COLLEAGUES AND DEDICATED TEAMS. GIVE THEM COURAGE WHEN DECISIONS ARE DIFFICULT, PATIENCE WHEN CHALLENGES ARISE, AND PEACE THAT COMES THAT FROM KNOWING YOU ARE WITH THEM EACH STEP OF THE WAY.
WE ALSO ASK YOU TO BLESS THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THEM THROUGH THE YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.
GIVE, GRANT THEM HEALTH, JOY, PROTECTION, AND ENCOURAGEMENT AS THEY BEGIN THIS NEW CHAPTER TOGETHER.
MAY SCOTT BERG AND JEFF BRIAN CONTINUE TO LEAD, NOT FOR PERSONAL RECOGNITION, BUT FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.
MAY THEIR LEADERSHIP STRENGTHEN OUR CITY, FOSTER UNITY, AND LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY OF HONOR, INTEGRITY, AND FAITHFUL SERVICE.
WE THANK YOU FOR RAISING UP LEADERS WHO HAVE DEVOTED SO MUCH OF THEIR LIVES TO THIS COMMUNITY.
CONTINUE TO GUIDE THEIR PATHS, BLESS THE WORK OF THEIR HANDS, AND LET YOUR FAVOR REST UPON THEM AS THEY LEAD WITH WISDOM AND COMPASSION.
IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES, STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC THAT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TEXT CITY COUNCIL JULY 21ST, 2026.
COUNCIL MEMBERS TAKE THEIR SEATS, TEXT CHRISTINA ANO, DISTRICT SIX, TEXT MICHAEL J RATZ, CITY MANAGER, TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR, TEXT MARGARET LUT.
DISTRICT THREE TEXT CARISSA DUTTON, DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM, DISTRICT FOUR.
AND WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION TO DO BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE REGULAR ORDER MEETING.
AND THIS IS IN MEMORY OF A, UH, OUTSTANDING DEVOTED MEMBER OF OUR GARLAND COMMUNITY WHO'S PASSED MICHAEL RAY HAYSLIP, WHEREAS MICHAEL RAY HASLIP, ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST DEVOTED HISTORIANS, STORYTELLERS, AND CIVIC VOLUNTEERS.
AND WHEREAS A SIXTH GENERATION GARLEY FA GARLAND FAMILY MEMBER, MIKE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY HE LOVED AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GARLAND LANDMARK SOCIETY.
HE SERVED THE ORGANIZATION IN NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP ROLES FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, HELP PRESERVE THE STORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTIFACTS, AND PLACES THAT DEFINE GARLAND'S HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
AND WHEREAS MIKE WAS THE AUTHOR OF GARLAND, ITS PREMIER CENTURY EDITOR OF SKETCHES OF CAPE JAMES, DALLAS COUNTY PIONEER AND A FREQUENT CONTRIBUTOR TO HISTORIC FEATURES TO THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS AND THE GARLAND NEWS.
THROUGH HIS RESEARCH WRITING AND REMARKABLE MEMORY, HE DOCUMENTED THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED GARLAND AND ENSURED THEIR STORIES WOULD
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NOT BE FORGOTTEN.AND WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, MIKE RAY HAYSLIP WAS MORE THAN GARLAND THAN GARLAND'S HISTORIAN HE WAS, ITS MEMORY.
HIS EXTRAORDINARY KNOWLEDGE, CURIOSITY, AND GIFT FOR STORYTELLING MADE HIM THE TRUSTED KEEPER OF GARLAND'S COLLECTIVE MEMORY, WHILE POSSESSING AN EXTRAORDINARY WIT INSATIABLE CURIOSITY AND SATIRICAL SENSE OF HUMOR.
AND WHEREAS MIKE DEVOTED HIMSELF TO NUMEROUS CIVIC CAUSES, INCLUDING THE GARLAND SUMMER MUSICALS, VISUAL AID VOLUNTEERS, AND THE STEPHEN D FELDMAN TRUST FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, HE BELIEVED THAT THE PRIVILEGES OF LIVING IN FREE SOCIETY CARRIED WITH THEM THE RESPONS RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE BACK.
AND HE FULFILLED THAT BELIEF THROUGH DECADES OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO OTHERS.
NOW THEREFORE, I DILLON HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL TO HEREBY HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MICHAEL RAY HASLIP, WHOSE CURIOSITY SCHOLARSHIP WIT AND UNWAVERING DEVOTION PRESERVE THE STORIES THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY.
WE EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF GARLAND AND EXTEND OUR HELP HEARTFELT SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL WHO ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KNOW HIM.
BUT MIKE HAS PAST THE STORIES HE PRESERVED AND COUNTLESS STORIES SHARED ABOUT HIM CONTINUED TO SHAPE GARLAND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
THE CITY MANAGER MICHAEL JZ, STANDS AT THE PODIUM, THEN STEPS AWAY, MAYOR DYLAN HEDRICK, THEN WOKES TO THE CENTRAL CHAIR, SITS DOWN, ADJUSTS HIS MICROPHONE AND REVIEWS PAPERS.
ALL RIGHT, MOVE NOW ON WITH OUR REGULAR ORDER.
FIRST ITEM IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNSEL.
WITHOUT DISCUSSION, COUNSEL 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.
THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER ONE, APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 7TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING THE MAYOR SHUFFLES PAPERS GLANCING UP.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS.
TWO A-G-P-N-L NAMAN NEWMAN, 1 38 KV TRANSMISSION LINE MATERIALS TWO B QUARTER REVITALIZATION PROGRAM PHASE ONE DESIGN SERVICES TWO C FIRE DEPARTMENT EMS BILLING SERVICES, 2D PURCHASE OF FOUR SUVS AND FIVE ONE TON SERVICE TRUCKS.
TWO E PROFESSIONAL AUDITING SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES.
COUNSEL APPROVED THE ZONING REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES.
THREE A IS ITEM NUMBER Z 26 DASH TWO.
MONITORS ARE ON THE DESK NEAR THE MAYOR HAKEEM INCORPORATED IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
ALL ABOUT PERMITS IN DISTRICT TWO.
ITEM THREE C IS Z 26 DASH 16 FSG SIGNS IN DISTRICT FIVE.
ITEM FOUR IS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE UPDATE ON THE CITY OF GARLAND'S HOUSING AGENCIES 2025 THROUGH 2029.
ITEM FIVE IS GARLAND HOUSING AGENCY'S ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN.
ITEM SIX IS GSD INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING WASTEWATER LINE CONSTRUCTION.
ITEM SEVEN IS RESOLUTION AMENDING THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL.
AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS RESOLUTION APPROVING A JOINTLY OWNED FACILITY EXCHANGE TRANSACTION BETWEEN ENCORE AND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY.
COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY ITEMS, ITEMS YOU WISH TO HAVE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE THAT WISH TO HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, COUNCILMAN THOMAS TEXT GARLAND.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE AND THEN ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES FOR US? YES SIR.
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
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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 10 MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS.
THE SPEAKER MUST SEND THEIR COMMENTS.
AND IF ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK AND HAS NOT ALREADY SIGNED UP, PLEASE DO SO BY THE CITY SECRETARY.
FIRST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS CONSIDER CONFIRMATION OF THE CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT BOMBERG AS INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE.
MR. CITY MANAGER AARON COUNSEL.
THIS NEXT ITEM CONCERNS, UH, THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, UH, CHIEF JEFF BRIAN WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER YESTERDAY.
AS I EXPLAINED LAST NIGHT, I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO HAVE JEFF'S LEADERSHIP, UH, IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
UH, I KNOW THAT JEFF LOVED BEING POLICE CHIEF AND I KNOW THAT IT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO WALK AWAY.
UH, BUT I NEEDED HIS LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT HE AGREED TO COME JOIN US.
UH, THAT PROMOTION CREATED A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE AND, UH, I HAVE APPOINTED SCOTT BOBERG TO SERVE AS INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE.
UH, LET ME TELL YOU BRIEFLY WHY I CHOSE, UH, CHIEF HOBERG.
UH, CHIEF BOBERG HAS SERVED THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
HE GRADUATED FROM GARLAND LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
HE SPENT HIS ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREER WORKING IN GARLAND.
HE'S BEEN WITH THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF ASSISTANT CHIEF.
HE LED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, NEARLY EVERY SINGLE PART OF THAT POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND IN DOING SO, HE HAS EARNED THE RESPECT OF THE MEN AND WOMEN, BOTH OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL SERVE.
AND I KNOW THAT HE SHARES THE COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AS THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND.
UH, I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO, UH, LEAD THE DEPARTMENT UNDER CHAPTER 1 43 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE HEAD OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE GOVERNING BODY.
SO WHILE I MAKE THE APPOINTMENT UNDER THE CHARTER AS CITY MANAGER, I AM BRINGING THAT APPOINTMENT TO YOU TONIGHT TO SEEK YOUR CONFIRMATION.
AND TONIGHT I WOULD ASK THIS COUNSEL TO CONFIRM, UH, CHIEF BOBERG AS INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE.
AND I DO SO WITHOUT ANY RESERVATION.
ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO CONFIRM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS? YES, I MOVE THAT WE CONFIRM SCOTT BOBERG AS INTERIM POLICE CHIEF AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER.
I HAVE A, A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COUNCIL MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE AND THAT ITEM IS PROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
TEXT VOTING RESULTS MOTION BY ED MOORE, SECONDED BY JOE THOMAS JR.
THE SCREEN SHOWS NINE NAMES, ALWAYS YES.
ZERO THE VIEW THEN TRANSITIONS TO A WIDE SHOT OF THE MEETING ROOM WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE SEATED AROUND A CURVED WOODEN TABLE.
SOME CLAPPING A MAN WALKS TOWARDS A PODIUM.
NOW INVITE OUR, YOUR POLICE CHIEF, MR. SCOTT BOBERG AND HIS FAMILY TO COME UP HERE FOR THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
A WOMAN WALKS WITH PAPERS FOLLOWED BY POLICE.
CHIEF RAISE HIS HAND, TAKES OATH.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE, OF CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY.
AND WILL AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
TEXT MARGARET LUT TEXT CARISSA DUTTON.
OFFICER LOOKS AT PAPERS, ADJUSTS THEM ON PODIUM.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE, UH, CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR APPOINTING ME AND CONFIRMING ME.
UH, THEY'VE BEEN VERY STRONG SUPPORTERS OF ME AND THIS WHOLE ENTIRE PROCESS.
NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JEFF BRYAN.
UH, JEFF HAS BEEN THE LEADER OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS, AND WE'VE HAD SOME, UH, VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGES OVER THE TIMES, INCLUDING A GLOBAL
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PANDEMIC AND NATURAL DISASTERS.UH, PERSONALLY, JEFF HAS BEEN A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
HE'S BEEN A HUGE SUPPORTER OF ME AND ALL THE COMMAND STAFF MEMBERS YOU SEE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, THE POLICE CHIEF GESTURES SPEAKING.
SO THANK YOU JEFF FOR YOUR 30 YEARS OF SERVICES, A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND TO ALL OF US.
UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY WHO ALL CAME IN FROM VARIOUS DIFFERENT PLACES.
BOTH MY KIDS THAT ARE ADULTS CAME IN, MY WIFE OF COURSE, WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE.
AND OUR BROTHER MARK WHO CAME IN FROM AUSTIN AND ALL THE OFFICERS YOU SEE HERE TODAY, I APPRECIATE YOU.
CHIEF BOBERG LOOKS AT HIS LAPTOP.
THEN UP AT THE AUDIENCE AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID, I GREW UP IN GARLAND.
UH, I GRADUATED FROM LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.
I WAS ACTUALLY A CITY LIFEGUARD FOR SURF AND SWIM WHEN IT WAS A FAIRLY NEW POOL.
BOBERG STANDS AT PODIUM FACING OFFICIALS.
AFTER GRADUATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
I CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY, THE CITY I CARE VERY DEEPLY ABOUT THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN BEST IN CLASS, UH, FOR A A LOT OF YEARS AND I WANTED TO MAINTAIN THAT WAY UNDERNEATH MY LEADERSHIP CHIEF BOBERG NEAR GARLAND LOGO.
EVERY TIME I'VE TAKEN OVER SOME NEW UNIT OR NEW DIVISION, I HAVE TOLD THE OFFICERS WHAT I EXPECT OF THEM.
AND IT BOILS DOWN TO THREE THINGS.
EVERY TIME I EXPECT THEM TO BE SAFE, I EXPECT THEM TO KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE.
I EXPECT THEM TO KEEP OUR OUR CHILDREN SAFE, AND I EXPECT THEM TO KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE.
THAT IS THE CORE REASON WHY WE EXIST AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND I EXPECT THEM TO WORK ON IT EVERY DAY.
AND I EXPECT THEM TO BE SCREENS DISPLAY GARLAND IN THE CIRCULAR LOGO, UH, PROFESSIONAL WHEN THEY ARE DEALING WITH CITIZENS, I EXPECT THEM TO BE FAIR.
I EXPECT THEM TO BE RESPECTFUL AND TO BEHAVE AT ALL TIMES LIKE A PROFESSIONAL.
MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS WE'VE BUILT OVER THE YEARS.
AND I PROMISE, UH, WORKING TOGETHER, WE'RE GONNA LIVE IN A NICE, SAFE AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY.
CHIEF BOBERG SMILES PICKS UP PAPER WALKS RIGHT AS COUNCIL MEMBERS CLAP.
CAMERA PANS LEFT, SHOWING MORE CLAPPING MEMBERS.
WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
AND CONGRATULATIONS KEN MAYOR DYLAN HENDRICK SMILES SLIGHTLY AS HE LOOKS DOWN AND THEN UP.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 11.
IT'S REPLACE RESOLUTION NUMBER TEN FOUR SIX EIGHT FOR THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT REVITALATION REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.
OKAY, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, TONIGHT I'M ASKING COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A MODIFICATION TO THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
UM, THIS WAS PRESENTED AT THE JUNE 16TH WORK SESSION.
WE DID TAKE DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL AND REMOVE ONE PORTION OF THIS.
AND THE CURRENT, UM, PROPOSAL IS LIMITED TO JUST THE TWO ITEMS, WHICH IS, UM, MAXIMIZING THE CAP OF THE REIMBURSEMENT TO 150,000 AND REQUIRING THAT 25% OF THE PROJECT, UM, BE DEDICATED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE REVITALIZATION.
SO SINCE THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED, I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UM, ON THE, UM, ITEM AND, UM, ASK FOR YOU TO SUPPORT IT.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY ON JUNE 15TH.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? MAN IN SUIT SITS AT DESK.
I SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT.
COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, LOOKING TO YOU, SIR.
I MOVE THAT WE, UH, REPLACE THE RESOLUTION WITH THE NEW RESOLUTION AS PROPOSED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE VOTING RESULTS.
GARLAND LOGO APPEARS, THEN DYLAN HEDRICK.
AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE ZONING CASES.
CONSIDER A REQUEST BY OMEGA SHIPPING X INCORPORATED, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF ONE, A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A TRUCK BUS REPAIR USE ON PROPERTY ZONE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
AND TWO, A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A TRUCK BUS REPAIR USE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
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LENNER, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.UM, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN SUP FOR A TRUCK BUS REPAIR USE ON PROPERTY ZONE INDUSTRIAL AND THE ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN MAP AND CASE INFORMATION.
THIS IS LOCATED AT 24 30 LOAN ACRE DRIVE, UH, 2.61 ACRES.
IT'S LOCATED IN DISTRICT FIVE AND ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL AND IT'S SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL.
UH, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS.
UM, THE SITE IS CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR TRUCK PARKING AND STORAGE, UH, IN 2022.
AND SUP WAS APPROVED FOR A TRUCK BUS STORAGE USE.
HOWEVER, IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT APPROVAL SUCH AS LANDSCAPING, THEY WERE ALSO SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN OFFICE BUILDING, UH, ON THE CONCEPT PLAN.
THEY DID COME IN, UH, FOR A BUILDING PERMIT A COUPLE TIMES.
UM, AND THEN, UH, BUT NEITHER OF THOSE TIMES THEY KIND OF SAW IT THROUGH, SO IT WAS NEVER COMPLETED.
HOWEVER, THEY DID COME AGAIN IN 2025 FOR THAT, UH, BUILDING PERMIT.
AND IN MARCH OF 2026, THAT BUILDING PERMIT WAS, WAS APPROVED.
HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF CONSTRUCTING THAT BUILDING, UH, THE APPLICANT HAS NOW COME FORWARD, UH, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SUP ON THAT PROPERTY.
FOR, UH, THE TRUCK BUS REPAIR USE TO BE AN, UM, ANCILLARY USE, UH, TO THE EXISTING PREP BUS STORAGE USE.
AS YOU COULD SEE, THIS IS DEEP IN OUR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
IT IS LOCATED, UH, IT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL AND EVERYTHING AROUND IT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL.
THERE ARE A LOT OF VEHICULAR STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION TYPE OF USES, BUT THERE ARE ALSO OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES SUCH AS MANUFACTURING.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES, UH, CAUSE THIS AREA OUT FOR INDUSTRY CENTER, UH, WHICH INDUSTRY CENTERS ARE GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL STREETS.
AND THEY'RE THERE FOR, UH, CLUSTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY THAT CAN CUMULATIVELY EMPLOY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE.
SO, TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, YES, AN INDUSTRIAL USE DOES GENERALLY FALL UNDER THE INDUSTRY CENTER CATEGORY.
UM, HERE ARE THE SITE PHOTOS, UH, THAT YOU COULD SEE.
THERE ARE ALREADY PARKED, UH, TRUCKS PARKED, UH, ON THE SIDE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.
THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
IF YOU COULD SEE A LONG LOAN ACRE DRIVE, UH, THERE IS A RECTANGLE THAT IS THE PROPOSED BUILDING THAT THEY'RE, UH, IT'S ABOUT 3000 SQUARE FOOT WITH THE MEZZANINE AREA.
SO THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT BUILDING TO BE USED FOR THE, FOR OFFICE.
AND THERE'S GONNA BE THREE, UM, THERE'S GONNA BE THREE SERVICE BAY, UH, FOR THE TRUCK BUS REPAIR SERVICES.
UM, AS YOU COULD SEE, THERE ARE SEVERAL LONG RECTANGULAR SHAPE PARKING TYPE SPACES THROUGHOUT THE SITE.
THOSE ARE THE, UM, TRUCK PARKING SLIPS IN 2022.
THE CONCEPT PLAN DID CALL OUT FOR LANDSCAPING ALONG LOAN ACRE DRIVE AND TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, NONE OF THAT, UH, REALLY TOOK PLACE.
THERE ARE THE FLOOR PLANS JUST SHOWING, UH, WHERE THE SERVICE BAYS WOULD BE, UH, FOR THE, UH, REPAIR SERVICES THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
SO ONE OF THE ELEVATION STAFF KIND OF ASKED THEM WHAT THEY COULD DO TO, UM, MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE SERVICE BASE, UH, FACING LOAN BECAUSE PDC DOES NOT, UM, ALLOW THE SURVEY SPACE TO LOOK AND LOOK TOWARD THE PUBLIC STREETS, UH, THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PROCESS THAT THEY CAN COME FORWARD.
BUT, UM, THEY, UH, STAFF WORK WITH THEM TO SEE, UH, WHAT THEY, WHAT COULD BE DONE.
AND THEY'RE OFFERING A MURAL, UH, ON THAT ELEVATION THAT WILL BE, UH, WRAPPED AROUND THE BUILDING AS WELL.
SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN SUP FOR A TRUCK BUS REPAIR USE TO OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXISTING TRUCK BUS STORAGE USE.
UM, THIS PROPOSED USE, THE REPAIR IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE ON SITE BY ITSELF.
IT CAN ONLY HAPPEN AS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORAGE USE.
THE STORAGE WAS APPROVED FOR 20 YEARS.
THERE'S 16 YEARS LEFT ON THAT.
UM, CURRENTLY THE SUP, THE NEW TIME PERIOD GUIDELINE RECOMMENDS EIGHT TO 15 YEARS.
UM, THE PLAN COMMISSION AND STAFF DID THINK THAT IF APPROVED IT COULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO JUST TIE IT ALL, UH, TOGETHER AND ONLY GIVE THEM 16 YEARS SO THAT, UH, BOTH USES ARE THERE AT THE SAME TIME.
JUST AGAIN, IT, IT DOES INCLUDE A NEW SERVICE BUILDING.
UM, THEY ARE OFFERING, UH, ADDITIONAL SHRUBS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTINGS ALONG LOAN ACRE DRIVE AND MURAL ON THE STREET FACING ELEVATION ON THE BUILDING SCREEN CHANGES TO A SLIDE TITLE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE OFFICIALLY OUR RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVAL JUST BASED
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ON WHAT'S THERE TODAY, THE SURROUNDING AREAS.BUT I'LL, I'LL, I'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE ANALYSIS BASED ON OUR RECENTLY APPROVED STRATEGIC PLAN.
UH, BUT OFFICIALLY OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS APPROVAL, UM, OF THE SUP.
UH, IT WILL OPERATE, THE REPAIR USE CAN ONLY OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRUCK BUS STORAGE USE AND NOT AS A STANDALONE USE.
AND IT WILL ONLY BE USED FOR COMPANY OWNED VEHICLES ONLY.
THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT, THAT THAT IS WHAT THIS IS FOR.
THERE'S GOING, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY OUTDOOR REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY ALLOWED OUTSIDE THAT'S PROHIBITED PER THE SUP ORDINANCE.
THEY'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE CONCEPT PLAN IF APPROVED.
UM, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE, THE ELEVATIONS THAT, UH, HAS THE MURAL CONDITION AND THE LANDSCAPING AS WELL.
AND, UM, ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SCREEN THE SURVEY SPACE ALONG, UH, LOAN ACRE AS WELL.
THE HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM AND SUNDAY FROM 8:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND PLAN COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION WAS ALSO APPROVAL, UM, WITH THE EXISTING SUP TIMELINE, WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY 16 YEARS LEFT.
UM, I DO WANNA BROUGHT, UM, SOME ATTENTION INTO OUR RECENTLY APPROVED STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH IS GARLAND ON THE RISE AND HOW WE ARE NOW LOOKING INTO CASES, LOOKING INTO USES AND LOOKING INTO THE ZONING CASES.
UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE CASES THAT CAME BEFORE THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED, BUT IF WE DO APPLY THE LENSES OF OUR CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, WE DO NOT, WE DO, WE WOULD NOT BE SAYING THAT THIS IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, 37 RESPONSE LETTERS WERE SENT.
UH, WE GOT ONE IN FAVOR AND NONE IN OPPOSITION WITH THAT.
OKAY, I HAVE COUNT, UH, QUESTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER LU HELA.
UM, WHO PARKS ON IN THAT LOCATION RIGHT NOW? IS IT THE, THE APPLICANT? THE APPLICANT AND THEIR BUSINESS? OR LIKE SOMEONE? DO THEY, UM, DO THEY ALLOW PARKING FROM OTHER COMPANIES TO PARK OPERATIONALLY? UM, WE WILL HAVE THE APPLICANT ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
AND THEN, UM, HOW MANY PARKING SPACES ARE BEING REMOVED IN ORDER TO MAKE SPACE FOR THAT SERVICE BUILDING IN THIS PLAN? SO THERE'S NO BUILDING RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S WHAT I MEAN, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A BUILDING THERE AND PARKING SPACES FOR THE EMPLOYEES.
BUT BA WITH THE BUILDING, UH, 10 PARKING SPACES WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THIS USE.
SO THEY ARE MEETING THAT REQUIREMENT.
I'M ASKING HOW MANY OF THE LARGE TRUCK SPACES WOULD BE REMOVED? OH, REMOVED.
IF, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE OF THE PROPERTY, UM, IT'S QUITE FULL.
AND TO ME IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE HERE TO PUT A BUILDING OR 10 PARKING SPACES FOR CARS AND STILL HAVE IT AS A USABLE SPACE FOR TRUCK PARKING.
SO WHAT WE COULD SEE, UM, THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE COULD SEE HERE.
HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT REALLY IMPROVE THE SITE PER THE CONCEPT PLAN.
SO ALL OF IT WILL HAVE TO BE REDONE TO MAKE THE CIRCULATION WORK, TO PUT IN THE BUILDING, TO PUT IN THE PARKING SPACES AND TO PUT IN THE TRUCK PARKING SLIPS.
CONSIDERING THEIR HISTORY OF NOT COMPLETING DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THE LANDSCAPING, THE MURAL, ALL OF THIS FOUR OFFICIALS AT A DESK WITH NAMEPLATES CIRCULATION WOULD UH, BE COMPLETED? WELL, WE'RE, WE'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH CODE TO MAKE SURE, UM, THEY CHECK ON IT PRETTY, PRETTY SOON AFTER OR BEFORE THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, UM, ISSUED ON THE BUILDING.
UH, BUT YEAH, I, I DON'T HAVE A REFERENCE, BUT YES, THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED IT FROM 2022.
SO AFTER FOUR YEARS THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT.
AND, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT, THAT THEY WILL IN THE FUTURE WITH THIS PLAN.
WELL, THEY DID NOT EVEN, THEY DID NOT GET THEIR BUILDING PERMITS.
A BUILDING PERMIT WAS ISSUED IN 2026.
SO THEY MAY MAKE THEIR ARGUMENT THAT WITH THAT BUILDING PERMIT, THEY INTENDED TO MAKE ALL THE CHANGES OR MAKE IT IMPROVED PER THE APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN.
HOWEVER, BY THAT DEFINITION, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PARK THERE AT ALL.
TODAY FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SHOWN, UM, BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE LIKE STRIPING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS CURRENTLY.
DYLAN HENDRICK SITS BEHIND THE DESK.
FOUR PEOPLE ARE SEATED AT A DESK.
I'M PROBABLY GONNA ECHO SOME OF WHAT YOU JUST HEARD.
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APPLYING FOR AN SUP NAME.BANNERS ARE DISPLAYED THAT OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS HAVE NOT ADHERED TO THE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE.
AND THEY'RE COMING BEFORE US TONIGHT ASKING FOR AN SUP FOR ANOTHER SUP, ANOTHER SUP.
UH, WHAT REASONS HAVE THEY GIVEN, UH, FOR NOT COMPLYING IN THE PAST? SO THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT A COUPLE TIMES.
THEY JUST DIDN'T SEE IT THROUGH.
SO WE WOULD, IT'LL PROBABLY BE BETTER TO LISTEN FROM THEM.
UH, WHY IT NEVER WENT THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS.
AND VERY BRIEFLY, AGAIN, FOR PLANNING AND FOR, WELL FOR BOTH THE, THE ORGANIZATIONS TOO.
COUNCIL MEMBERS LOOK DOWN, APPROVE.
WHAT WERE YOUR REASONS AGAIN, YOUR RATIONALE? SO CURRENTLY OR PRIOR TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN BEING ADOPTED, WHICH IS WHEN THESE CASES WERE RECEIVED, UM, OUR LENSES WERE WHAT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS OUT FOR? WHAT, UM, ARE THE SURROUNDING USES, UH, WHAT IS CURRENTLY GOING ON, ON SITE OR WHAT IS CURRENTLY APPROVED ON SITE, WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPOSED USE GO ALONG WITH THAT, WITH ALL OF THAT THINGS.
AND IF YOU CONSIDER ALL THAT, IT'S, IT'S IN THE, IN THE MIDDLE OF INDUSTRIAL.
UM, IT IS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES CALL IT OUT FOR INDUSTRY CENTER.
IT IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER SIMILAR TRANSPORTATION RELATED USES, STORAGE TYPE USES.
AND THE COUNCIL HAD ALREADY APPROVED A STORAGE USE, WHICH THE WOMAN GESTURES PALM UP SUPPOSED TO BE.
THIS IS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH IT.
BUT WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW STRATEGIC PLANS, WE DO HAVE A ANOTHER LENS TO LOOK THROUGH THINGS.
AND WITH THAT LENS, IT, IT MAY NOT FIT THAT CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.
MAYBE I NEED TO ASK A LEGAL QUESTION AT THIS POINT THEN.
BASED ON THE GOAL ON THE RISE, OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, WOULD THEY BE GRANDFATHERED IN TEXT? JIMMY TRAN? ARE WE ABLE AT THIS POINT TO LOOK AT THEM AS IT RELATES TO TEXT CAROLYN DUTTON, THE NEW PLAN GRANDFATHERED IN? I'M SORRY, I'M, LEMME GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON YOUR QUESTION.
DO YOU MEAN GRANDFATHERED IN ON THEIR USE AS A, UM, PARKING FACILITY? NO, THE NEW SUP, THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE ADDITIONAL USE.
UH, IF YOU GRANT THE SUP, THEY WON'T NEED TO BE GRANDFATHERED IN BECAUSE THEY'LL BE GRANTED THE RIGHT TO USE IT, UH, PURSUANT TO THE SUP.
SO I, I GUESS I MIGHT BE MISSING SOMETHING IN THE QUESTION, BUT WHAT I'M GETTING IS PURSUANT TO THE SUP IS A STORAGE FACILITY, RIGHT AT THIS POINT THEY'RE GONNA BRING IN REPAIR OPERATIONS, CORRECT? RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO TO SAY TO DENY WOULD ONLY BE DENYING THE ADDITIONAL USE? THAT'S CORRECT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER TRANENT.
THANK YOU MAYOR, CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT THE PLAN, COMMISSION AND THE STAFF RECOMMEND FOR SUV FOR 15 YEAR OR 16 YEARS? SO IT STAFF WAS GOING WITH THE TIME PERIOD GUIDELINE, WHICH DOES RECOMMEND EIGHT TO 15.
UM, AND PLAN COMMISSION, UH, WANTED TO MAKE IT TIE TO THE EXISTING SUP, WHICH HAS 16 YEARS LEFT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE PROPOSED HOURS.
WHAT IS THE REASONING BEHIND THE, UH, PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION IN THE SUP? THAT IS WHAT THEY, UH, THIS IS NOT, I DON'T THINK THIS IS STAFF IMPOSED.
THIS IS WHAT OPERATIONALLY WHAT THEY VOLUNTEERED.
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE APPLICANT? I DO NOT BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE OR MAYBE THEY ARE.
IF YOU'LL FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTER YOU PRESENT.
IF YOU'LL, UH, FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTER YOU PRESENT CHARLES BOY 12 A.
THANK YOU SIR, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR A PRESENTATION.
CHARLES VOIGHT, ARCHITECT WITH SHEER MONK VOIGHT 1200 WEST STATE STREET, GARLAND, TEXAS 7 5 0 4 1.
WE HAVE BEEN, UM, WE WERE EMPLOYED BY THE, UH, CLIENT ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO TO EXPEDITE THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS AND EVERYTHING.
WE'VE DONE OTHER TRUCK FACILITIES IN GARLAND WHERE THEY ATTACHED TO THEM A MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO 'EM.
THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THEIR OWN TRUCKS THAT THE SITE IS, DOES HAVE CONCRETE ON IT RIGHT NOW.
AND THERE IS STRIPED RIGHT NOW WITH THE, WHERE THE PARKING OF THE TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING.
ORIGINALLY IT WAS DESIGNED FOR 38 TRUCKS.
THEY LOST FOUR TRUCKS AND THE TRANSFER OVER TO 34 INDIVIDUAL TRUCK PARKING AREAS NOW AND EVERYTHING.
AND SO, 'CAUSE ECONOMIC REASONS OVER THE PAST YEARS WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE TRUCK
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INDUSTRY, UH, THAT'S WHY THEY WANT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY TO DO THEIR OWN TRUCKS, NOT HAVE TO PROCESS THAT OUTSIDE AND SPEND THAT EXTRA EXPENDITURES AND EVERYTHING.SO I'M HERE AND THE OWNER'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LUT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS SCREEN SAYS, QUESTIONS I'VE NAMES SHOWN.
MY ISSUE IS THAT PREVIOUS, WELL HISTORICALLY, NONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN, UM, COMPLETED, UM, IN THE PREVIOUS SUP THAT WAS GRANTED FOR TRUCK STORAGE.
AND NOW I'M, I'M, I'M QUESTIONING THE OWNER'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE THESE NEW REQUIREMENTS.
NOT ONLY THAT AND MOST PARTICULARLY THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THOSE WERE NOT COMPLETED IN THE LAST SUP.
SO, UM, I, I'M HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN SINCE IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN FOUR YEARS PREVIOUSLY.
AND, AND THAT DISTRICT FIVE IS INUNDATED WITH AUTO USES.
UM, AND ALSO MONIKER DRIVE ITSELF IS INUNDATED WITH ON-STREET PARKING.
OVERNIGHT PARKING, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED.
AND, UM, AND I GET FREQUENT COMPLAINTS FROM THE BUSINESSES ON THAT STREET.
UM, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THIS CASE, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING MORE THAN A ONE YEAR SUP IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED AND AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING IS, IS COMPLETED IN A TIMELY FASHION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE PARKING ON SITE NOW AND THAT'S WHY IT'S CONCRETE AND THEY'VE GOT THOSE AREAS STRIPED AND, AND YES, THEY'RE PARKING ON AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE UNTIL THEY COMPLETED ALL THE SITE WORK.
AND THAT'S WHY THEY WENT FROM A, A SMALLER BUILDING INTO A LARGER BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR TRUCKING AND TRUCKING.
'CAUSE IT IS A PRIVATE TRUCKING FIRM AND EVERYTHING.
THEY HAVE TO GO BY CERTAIN LOT CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS AND EVERYTHING.
AND AS THE, UH, PLAN, UH, HEAD OF PLANNING POINTED OUT, THEY'RE GONNA DO A ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING.
AND IF YOU WANNA PUT A CONDITION ON IT THAT THESE THINGS HAVE TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, I THINK THE CLIENT WOULD BE, CHARLES BOYD STANDS AT A PODIUM GESTURES AND APPROVE THAT.
I, I, I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THEM TO MAYBE COME BACK AFTER THE ORIGINAL SUP REQUIREMENTS ARE FINISHED AND THEN, AND THEN WE COULD MAYBE RECONSIDER THIS AT A LATER DATE WHEN WE HAVE SOME PROOF THAT THOSE THINGS WILL BE COMPLETED SO THAT I COULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENCE THAT, UM, THAT A, A USE OF THIS TYPE, WHICH IS, UM, NOT NECESSARILY MOVING THE DIAL FOR THIS AREA IN A UPWARD MOTION.
UM, I, THAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER BECAUSE JUST SAYING, YEAH, WE'LL DO IT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT, UM, HE SET A PRECEDENT THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S, UM, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, JUST THEM GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND EVERYTHING AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF IT BECAUSE I JUST GOT INVOLVED WITH IT SIX MONTHS AGO.
BUT, UH, WE'VE GOT SEVERAL PROJECTS GOING ON HERE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, AND NATURALLY OUR OFFICE IS IN THE CITY OF GARLAND.
SO WE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF GARLAND.
AND ALSO FOR HIM TO EXPEDITE THIS PROJECT, I, I GOT MY NAME ON IT AND, UH, THAT, THAT DON'T, THAT DOESN'T MEAN A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT IT'S NOT ON AGENDA, BUT, BUT IT MAY BE ON THE PAPER.
I'VE GOT FOUR, IT'S NOT HERE, HERE, I GOT FOUR 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ON THIS BUSINESS BUSINESS AND EVERYTHING AS AN ARCHITECT AND I'VE GOT A VESTED INTEREST IN FOR HIM TO DO IT.
AND, AND I THINK HE CAN SPEAK FOR HIMSELF IF YOU, IF YOU WANT TO ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS TOO, HE'S WELCOME TO RESPOND.
GO ON SIR BOYD SHUFFLES PAPERS.
I'M, I'M WELL AWARE OF THAT CONCERN BECAUSE I JUST GOT RID OF THE, UH, GOOD SAMARITAN ACROSS MY STREET
ALRIGHT, SIR, IF YOU'D GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
YEAH, MY, MY NAME IS FRA FRA TTA.
I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, UH, I LIVE IN 6 2 4 PINE VALLEY, RICHARDSON, TEXAS.
UH, MA'AM, UH, FOR YOU, I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU BECAUSE, UH, THE, THERE ARE THE THING THAT IS TAKING THIS LONG, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CITY AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE'VE BEEN REQUIRED WITH THE FEDERAL MOTORS CARRIERS, UH, TO, UH, ADD A, A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN THE PROPERTY.
WA THE, THE INITIAL, UH, PURPOSE FOR US WAS JUST TO HAVE A, A TRUCK PARKING IN STORAGE, LIKE, UH, AS IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY OF GARLAND.
AND ONCE WE PASSED THROUGH THAT, UH, WE CAME TO FIND OUT WE HA WHAT IF WE HAVE A PARKING LOT, UH, FOR A COMPANY TO RUN UNDER F-M-C-S-A? WE HA WE HAVE TO HAVE A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN THE LOT FOR THE TRUCKS TO, UH, WHEN THEY GO IN AND OUT TO DO INSPECTION AND IN-HOUSE MAINTENANCE FOR THE, TO GET APPROVED FOR THE, WITH THE FMCC REGULATIONS.
AND THE REASON IT'S TAKING THIS LONG IS, UH, WE ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH,
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ESPECIALLY MY ENGINEER WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH IN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS TAKE LIKE SIX MONTHS.AND, UH, THAT'S AS MUCH AS YOU WERE CON FRUSTRATED AND FRUSTRATED TOO.
IT'S, IT'S, IT TOOK ME LIKE ALMOST FOUR YEARS TO GO THROUGH THIS.
WHY, WHY DID THAT PROHIBIT YOU FROM PLANTING LANDSCAPING PLANTS? THE LANDSCAPING PLAN WAS THERE.
IT, IT'S, IT IS THERE ALREADY.
AND WHY DID IT, WHY, WHY DID THAT PRECLUDE YOU FROM PLANTING PLANTS? WHY, WHY DID YOU NOT PLANT ANY OF THE LANDSCAPING REQUIRED? BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY THERE.
THE LANDSCAPING WAS REQUIRED ON THE PERIMETER.
SO WHY WAS THAT NOT DONE? THE LANDSCAPING THAT WAS REQUIRED IS ALREADY IN THERE.
IT'S ALREADY INSIDE THE PROPERTY.
THERE IS NO, ANY ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING WAS REQUIRED.
UH, IF YOU CAN SEE THE SITE PLAN, WE DIDN'T RE WE, THERE WAS NO REQUEST TO ADD ANY MORE APPLICANT STANDS, MA'AM, GREEN PLANTS AND LIKE, LIKE YOU SAID, OKAY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEFER TO STAFF NOW BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT YOU WERE REQUIRED TO PLANT LANDSCAPING AND DID NOT.
SO, UM, IF NABIL, IF YOU COULD CHIEF QUESTIONS, NAME BANNERS, LUCK, THOMAS OTT.
THERE ARE SOME NATURAL PLANTS ALONG NORTH, THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STREET, BUT, UM, THE WAY THE CONCEPT PLAN REQUIRES IT, LOAN ACRE DOESN'T HAVE THOSE TREES.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WAS PLANTED, IF THEY WERE PLANTED, BUT WE DID NOT OBSERVE THOSE TREES ALONG LO ACRE ACCORDING TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, ACCORDING TO THE LANDSCAPE, ACCORDING TO THE DETAIL PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE SUP CORRECT.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UM, I, I'LL DEFER TO YOU MAYOR IF YOU WANT.
NO, I I I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF THEN.
IS, UM, IS LANDSCAPING SHOWN ON A CONCEPT PLAN AT THAT TIME? IT WAS, IT WAS.
UM, I STILL HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS.
AND, AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU MADE THIS DEVELOPMENT INITIALLY THAT YOU WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE A REPAIR CENTER ON THE PROPERTY? I DID NOT KNOW.
WHEN DID THEY TELL YOU? I MEAN, THAT TEXT, THANK YOU QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER FOR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS, UH, THEIR OWN RULES AND REGULATION, RIGHT? AND, UH, WHEN YOU GIVE THEM THE ADDRESS, UH, AND YOU TELL THEM HOW MUCH TRUCKS THAT YOU RUN, AND THEY REQUIRE TO HAVE, UH, YOUR OWN MAINTENANCE FACILITY, AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT BEFORE YOU, I, I DIDN'T SET OUT ON THIS ENDEAVOR.
I MEAN, THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY BIG, UM, QUALIFICATION TO NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
SO I, COUNCIL MEMBER IS A DESK.
I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT IF YOU'VE GOT A CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY TO HAVE YOUR OWN TRUCKS AND, UH, AND YOU'VE PURCHASED LAND IN ORDER TO PARK THOSE TRUCKS ON IT, AND THEN YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS AND THEN ONE DAY THEY'RE LIKE, OH, BUT BY THE WAY, YOU NEEDED THIS MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
WE DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT MY ORIGINAL PLAN TO BUY THE LAND WAS JUST TO, UH, HAVE A PARKING FACILITY AND AN OFFICE IN THERE.
AND, UH, AND THE, THE FIRST APPLICATION WAS, UH, SET UP FOR THE CITY, SAME THING LIKE, UH, TO HAVE A PARKING LOT IN AN OFFICE, UH, SO THAT WE CAN OPERATE FROM THAT PROPERTY.
AND ONCE WE BOUGHT THE LAND, AND ONCE WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THE F-M-C-S-A ASKED, THEY ASKED YOU WHICH ADDRESS YOU LOCATE.
AND ONCE WE PUT THE 24 30 AND THEY ASK US HOW MANY TRUCKS THAT WE RUN, AND THAT'S WHEN WE, WE FIND OUT THAT, UH, WE HAVE TO HAVE A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ON THAT ADDRESS.
TEXT MARGARET LUCK DISTRICT FIVE.
TRUST ME, IT TOOK ME LIKE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
IT'S VERY STRESSFUL FOR ME TOO.
YEAH, I WOULD BE VERY UPSET IF I HAD TO DEAL WITH A COMPANY AND THEN THEY PUT A QUALIFICATION ON ME THAT I DIDN'T, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EITHER THAT, BUT I FEEL LIKE, UM, IT JUST SOUNDS FISHY TO ME AND I'M SORRY.
THAT'S JUST HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
UM, MAYBE OTHERS DO NOT, BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, FIRST NAME COUNCIL MEMBER SAVIANO.
UM, MR. BOYD, I FEEL BAD FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE, I JUST WALKED INTO THIS SIX MONTHS AGO, SO I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UM, SO IT WAS DESIGNED FOR 38 TRUCKS AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 34.
AND YOU WANNA BUILD SOMETHING WHERE YOU COME IN AND YOU FIX THESE TRUCKS.
IS THIS ONLY GONNA BE YOUR 34 TRUCKS OR ARE YOU BRINGING IN OUR TRUCKS? CORRECT.
IT'S ONLY, IT'S ONLY GONNA BE ON MY COMPLAINTS.
AND WE KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW, BASED ON OUR, OUR PLAN THAT WE HAVE DECLINING COMMERCIAL AREAS, RIGHT? WE, WE KNOW THAT WE WANNA UPLIFT THAT.
YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU'LL, YOU KNOW, NEW PAVING, FENCING, FIRING, LANDSCAPING, ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL THINGS, RIGHT? BUT THE THING IS, YOU'VE CAME BEFORE US AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN.
LOOK, ONCE YOU LOSE TRUST, IT'S REALLY HARD TO GAIN IT BACK.
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MR. BOYD, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US TO LOOK AT HAVING NEW PAYMENT FAR ENOUGH.WE'D HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT YOU 10 YEARS NOW, OUR OWN STAFF SAID THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP CODE ON YOU TO ENSURE THAT THINGS ARE GETTING DONE.
I THINK OUR CODE IS BUSY ENOUGH, RIGHT? MATT? MATT SAID YES, THEY'RE BUSY ENOUGH.
SO I, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN, BUT I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN LUCK.
THIS IS HER DISTRICT AND I, I FEEL THAT SHE'S DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR US.
HEY, UM, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY, WHERE DO YOU WORK ON YOUR TRUCK'S CURRENTLY? WHERE DO WE PARK THE NO, WHERE DO YOU WORK ON THEM? LIKE IF YOU HAVE MAINTENANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON YOUR TRUCKS CURRENTLY, WHERE DO YOU DO THAT AT? WE TAKE THEM OUTSIDE.
UH, ON THE AREA, THERE IS A LOT OF, UH, MANS STANDS, A PODIUM SHOPS IN THERE.
SO YOU'RE TAKING THEM TO OTHER SHOPS, YOU DON'T WORK ON THEM YOURSELF? YES, MA'AM.
BUT, UH, RIGHT NOW WE, WE HAVE TO HAVE LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN SIZE WITH THE TRUCKS, IT'S FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER REGULATION, LIKE THE SAFETY AND ADMINISTRATION, THEY REQUIRE THAT.
AND IF WE HAVE TO BE LOCATED ON THAT ADDRESS, WE MUST HAVE IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS.
SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE GONNA ALSO HAVE TO HIRE A MECHANIC.
AND ARE YOU'RE PREPARED FOR ALL OF THAT? ALRIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, SIR.
SO, UM, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO HAVE A MUCH SHORTER SUP TO ENSURE THAT THE LANDSCAPING IS DONE, LET'S SAY, I DON'T KNOW, ONE YEAR, TWO YEARS MAYBE.
AND, AND THEN YOU COME BACK IN TWO YEARS AND SAY, OKAY, HERE'S THE PICTURES NOW WITH THE LANDSCAPING.
NOW CAN WE HAVE THE REST, THIS, THE SUP THAT UH, MATCHES THE, THIS, THE REST OF THE 16 YEAR TERM? WHAT A SHORTER TERM TO ENSURE THAT, I MEAN, THIS IS, YOU CAN TELL THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO US TO, TO HAVE IT BEAUTIFIED FROM THE STREET AND, AND I, UH, WAS IN THE INDUSTRY FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW DEALING WITH THE FMC IS NOT EASY.
IT'S A LONG PROCESS DEALING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND SO, UH, BUT WOULD A, WOULD YOU ACCEPT A ONE YEAR SUP? LET ME JUST PUT IT TO YOU THAT WAY.
BECAUSE I THINK WITHIN A YEAR YOU COULD PLANT THE PLANTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE CONCEPT PLANNED HERE, AND THEN WE COULD, YOU COULD COME BACK IN A YEAR AND SAY, WE'VE PERFORMED NOW, NOW YOU CONSIDER OUR REQUEST.
WOULD THAT, WOULD THAT, WOULD THAT MEET THAT REQUIREMENT? OKAY.
JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WAS A, A POSSIBILITY.
IF THAT WOULD HELP ANYBODY ELSE HERE? SO, OKAY.
UH, SO NO BARE BUILDING PERMIT WOULD BE APPLIED FOR PERMITTED DURING THAT ONE YEAR.
IT JUST HAS TO UPGRADE IT TO THE ORIGINAL SUP AND ALL THOSE CRITERIA.
THEY HAVE BEEN TWO AMENDED PODIUM.
YEAH, I, I WOULD THINK THAT IF WE, IF WE DID A ONE YEAR SUP AND, AND IF YOU GET THE LANDSCAPING IN THERE IN SIX MONTHS, YOU CAN COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE READY TO GO AGAIN AND WE'RE READY TO ISSUE NOW WE'RE READY TO ISSUE THE BUILDING PERMIT BECAUSE WE'VE PERFORMED, LIKE WE SAID WE WOULD.
UM, THEN I THINK THEN YOU COULD CERTAINLY, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE YEAR.
IF YOU GOT IT DONE SOONER, THEN I THINK WE WOULD RECONSIDER IT SOONER.
TEXT ON THE WALL READS LA AND DENA BANNERS.
IDENTIFY CARISSA DUTTON, JOE DAMAS JR.
MA'AM, SIR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
CAN WE MAKE, UM, COMPLETION OF THE ORIGINAL SUP REQUIREMENTS? A CONDITION OF THIS SUP? I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT.
IT, IT'S NOT, UM, BEST PRACTICE.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, I CAN'T REMEMBER AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT DID THEY EVER GET A PERMIT TO BE OPERATING ON THIS SITE? SO THEY, THEY'RE CURRENTLY OKAY.
THE REASON, ONLY REASON I ASK ISN'T BECAUSE THAT SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR CONSIDERATION.
NOT, AND I'M ONLY ASKING THAT BECAUSE, UM, A PERMIT, THE CITY STAFF CAN WITHHOLD A PERMIT IF THEY'RE NOT, UM, MEETING CONDITIONS OF, UM, AN SUP, WHICH MEANS CURRENTLY THEY'RE PARKING IN THERE, UM, UM, IMPROPERLY WITHOUT A PERMIT.
UM, SO CITY STAFF CAN ENFORCE THAT, UM, UNTIL THEY MEET THOSE CONDITIONS OF SP AT THAT TIME, THEY CAN GET A PERMIT.
SO THEY HAVE SOME INCENTIVE TO GET A PERMIT, UM, TO MEET THOSE CONDITIONS SO THEY CAN GET THEIR PERMIT, BUT THEY WON'T GET THAT PERMIT UNTIL THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS OF THE ZONING.
WELL, IN THAT RESPECT, WOULDN'T THEY? I MEAN, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN MEETING THE
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CONDITIONS THIS ENTIRE TIME AND PARKING THERE, SO NOT HAVING A PERMIT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A CONSIDERATION.NOT REALLY A LAND USE OR ZONING ISSUE.
UHHUH, BUT I UNDERSTAND HOW IT OVERLAPS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE BECAUSE THE ISSUE AS YOU'VE DESCRIBED IT WAS THAT YOUR CONCERN THAT BECAUSE THE, THE PURPOSE OF THE PRIOR CONDITIONS ON THE PREVIOUS SUP WERE TO, UM, UM, HELP WITH THE IMPACTS OF THE USE.
THAT'S A TRUCK PARKING AREA AND IF YOU BEAUTIFY THE LANDSCAPING, THEN THAT'S GONNA HELP REDUCE THOSE NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
YOU'RE CONCERNED BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE MORE NEGATIVE IMPACTS WITH A ACTUAL MAINTENANCE OPERATION AND REPAIR OPERATION GOING WHATNOT, THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE DOWN THAT SO THAT, THAT MAKES SENSE AND THAT'S A RATIONAL BASIS TO EITHER, UM, DENY OR APPROVE WHATEVER THE COUNSEL MAY WANNA DO.
BUT YES, I SEE YOUR CONCERN AND SOME OF IT'S OPERATIONAL, WHICH IS SOMETHING THE CODE CAN ENFORCE AND UM, UM, AND CURRENTLY IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE, THEY'RE USING THE PROPERTY WITHOUT A PERMIT AND THAT'S CERTAINLY, THAT'S SOMETHING CODE CAN ENFORCE.
COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALRIGHT, I SEE NONE, MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS, OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR.
SHOT WHITENS TO SHOW PARTICIPANTS.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT, MA'AM.
UM, I YOU SHIFTS TO MARGARET LUCK.
A MOTION TO DENY ITEM 12 A I HAVE A MOTION TO DENY A COUNCIL MEMBER LT AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM DUTTON.
COUNCIL, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MAYOR DYLAN HEDRICK LOOKS AT PAPERS THEN GLANCES UP.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE.
TEXT VOTING RESULTS MOTION BY CARISSA DUTTON.
AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED EIGHT TO ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS IN OPPOSITION.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM DYLAN.
HEDRICK TOUCHES HIS CHIN LOOKING THOUGHTFUL, THEN LOOSE TO HIS RIGHT AND LEFT WITH A SLIGHT SMILE.
THERE'S NOT CONFUSION FOR THE RECORD.
WHEN YOU SAY THE OBJECT WAS APPROVED, YOU'RE SAYING THAT WELL, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED.
DYLAN HENDRICK SMILES THEN LOOKS DOWN AT PAPERS IN HIS HANDS.
MOVING, MOVING ON NOW TO ITEM 12 B.
IT'S CONSIDERED A REQUEST BY LONE STAR GREEN HOMES REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 2226 TO ALLOW DWELLING ZERO LOT LINE HOMES AS A PERMITTED USE AND TO AMEND CERTAIN STANDARDS AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PD.
THIS SITE IS LOCATED AT 1350 EAST MILL ROAD ON A PROPERTY ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 2226 IN DISTRICT TWO WOMAN BEHIND A PODIUM.
AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S A REQUEST TO AMEND THE CURRENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT 22 DASH 26 TO ALLOW DWELLING ZERO LOT LINE HOMES AS PERMITTED, PERMITTED USE, AND AMEND CERTAIN STANDARDS.
IT IS LOCATED, UH, IN DISTRICT TWO, UH, 3.18 ACRES, UM, LOCATED AT 1350 EAST MILLER ROAD.
THIS ONE, UM, IS ALSO HAS ONLY CASE FROM 2022.
UH, FROM THAT TIME, THE SITE ACTUALLY HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND AMENITIES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED THERE ALREADY.
SO NOTHING MAJOR IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE CHANGED SITE LAYOUT WISE WITH THIS REQUEST.
UH, THE GENERAL CONCEPT PLAN REMAINS THE SAME.
UH, THE TRIGGER FOR REZONING IS BECAUSE THAT PD ONLY ALLOWED TOWN HOMES AND, UH, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO BE INCLUDED NOW IS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED USES, UH, ZERO LOT LINE.
UM, SO THAT'S TRIGGERING THE REZONING.
AND ALSO, UH, THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, UH, HOMES, THEY'RE, UH, REQUESTING THOSE TO BE THREE STORIES.
SO THIS IS WHERE THE, UM, SITE IS LOCATED.
UM, IT IS SURROUNDED BY TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH.
THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THERE ARE ALSO, UH, GARLAND FIRE STATION NUMBER EIGHT AND, UM, AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY AND OTHER COMMERCIAL, UM, USES SURROUNDED, UH, AS WELL.
SO, UM, TEXT, TEXT LOCATION MAP.
IF YOU GO TO THE SITE TODAY, YOU'LL SEE THE AMENITIES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
UM, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, THE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDE AREAS FOR MODERATE INCREASES IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED HOUSING.
UH, WITH THE PROPOSAL NOW, UM, REQUESTING BOTH TOWN HOMES AND UH, DETACHED HOMES, WE, UH, DO BELIEVE IT MEETS THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PERFECTLY.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE SIDE PHOTOS TAKEN FROM, UH, MILLER AND SOUTH COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AND THERE'S SOME OTHER SITE PHOTOS AS WELL JUST SHOWING THE, UM, STREETS THAT ARE ALREADY ALREADY IN PLACE.
UH, AGAIN, THE WAY IT'S LAID OUT, UH, IT REMAINS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS APPROVED BEFORE IN, UH, 2022, WHAT IS SHOWN IN BLUE, UH, TO THE SOUTH SIDE.
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UH, THOSE REMAIN, UH, TOWNHOUSES AND THOSE WILL REMAIN TWO STORIES TO BE RESPECTFUL TO THE, TO THE NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH.UH, WHAT YOU SEE IN ORANGE, THE LOTS THAT ARE IN ORANGE, THOSE ARE WHERE, UH, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, UH, TO CHANGE THE TOWN HOMES TO SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES.
HERE'S SOME REFERENCE ELEVATIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE GONNA BE THREE STORIES WITH, UH, FRONT, FRONT FACING GARAGES, WHICH WANTED TO, UM, GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES.
UH, WHAT ARE BEING REQUESTED WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
UM, AGAIN, DUELING AND ZERO LOT LINE HOME, UH, SHALL BE A PERMITTED USE AND WITH THAT COMES IN THE SETBACK.
SO ZERO LOT LINE, UH, IN THIS CASE.
ON ONE SIDE THERE WILL BE ON THE INTERIOR SIDE, IT'LL HAVE THREE FEET, UH, SETBACKS ON, UH, THE OTHER SIDE, IT, THE HOME WILL BE ON THE PROPERTY LINE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED ZERO LOT LINE.
UM, SO THAT, THAT IS BEING REQUESTED AS AN AMENDMENT.
UM, THE ZERO LOT LINE HOMES, THEY'RE REQUESTING IT TO BE, UH, THREE STORIES, WHICH IS STILL, UM, WHICH STILL COMPLIES WITH OUR MAXIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT, UH, PER THE GDC, WHICH IS 35 FEET.
UH, BUT THE TOWN HOMES REMAIN TWO STORIES.
UM, THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS, WE SHOWED YOU A COUPLE EXAMPLES.
THE PLAN COMMISSION WANTED TO INCLUDE, UM, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT OUR GDC REQUIRES, THEY ALSO WANTED TO INCLUDE A CARRIAGE STYLE GARAGE HOME.
UH, BECAUSE IT IS DENSELY DENSELY PLACED HOMES AND THE GARAGE, WE DON'T WANT THE GARAGE TO BECOME THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE ON THOSE, ON THOSE HOMES.
UM, A MINIMUM OF ONE LARGE CANOPY TREE AND ONE ORNAMENTAL TREE, UH, SHALL BE PROVIDED ON, ON, ON ALL LOTS.
AND ONE OF THOSE, UH, HAVE HAS TO BE IN THE FRONT, UH, FRONT YARD.
UM, ALREADY MENTIONED THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS.
UM, BECAUSE THESE HOMES ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, UH, WE HAVE CHECKED WITH FIRE AND FOR TOWN HOMES, UH, FIRE SPRINKLERS WILL BE INSTALLED AND FOR THE DETACHED HOME, UM, THOSE WILL BE FIRE RATED WALLS.
SO THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SORTED OUT, UH, WITH, UH, FIRE, ALTHOUGH THERE'S ALREADY 38,000 SQUARE FOOT, UH, APPROXIMATELY, UM, SPACE, UH, OPEN SPACE INCLUDED BECAUSE IT'S COMING IN AS A, AS A ZONING CASE.
AND WITH EACH ZONING CASE, WE ALWAYS, UH, WANT TO SEE WHAT ELSE CAN BE IMPROVED, WHAT MORE AMENITY CAN BE IN, IN INCLUDED.
UH, WE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THIS SIDE TO INCLUDE A DOCK PARK AS WELL.
UH, SO THAT IS PART OF THE CONDITIONS.
UM, AGAIN, REPEATING THE CARROT STYLE DOOR.
UH, THE CANOPY TREE AND ORNAMENTAL AND THE DOCK PARK, WERE PART OF PLAN COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION.
SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THESE CONDITIONS.
PLAN, COMMISSION, UH, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THESE CONDITIONS AS WELL.
UH, WE DID SEND OUT 108 UM, LETTERS.
WE GOT ONE IN FAVOR, THREE IN OPPOSITION.
THE ONES THAT WERE IN OPPOSITION.
UM, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT, UH, BECAUSE THE APPLICANTS CALL LONE STAR GREEN HOMES, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE RESPONSES DID ASK, WHAT IS A GREEN HOME? ARE THEY GONNA HAVE GARAGE, UH, OR NOT? SO THEY WILL HAVE GARAGES, THEY WILL HAVE A 20 FEET, UH, DRIVEWAY.
UH, ALL OF THAT, UH, THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT TOO MUCH DENSITY, TRAFFIC, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS NOT CHANGING THE DENSITY AT ALL.
UH, 37 UNITS WERE PROPOSED BEFORE THE NUMBER OF UNITS REMAIN THE SAME.
UH, WITH THAT NUMBER AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM DENTON.
UM, NABILA, WHAT, UM, AMENITIES ARE ALREADY OUT THERE? UH, THEY HAVE A PLAYGROUND.
UM, THEY HAVE, LEMME SEE, UH, GAZEBO, UH, GAZEBO, UH, PLAYGROUND SEATING, UM, SEATING AREAS, BENCHES, PRESENTER GESTURES.
THE NODS ALREADY PLACED IN THERE, CORRECT.
PRESENTER TURNS YOUR HEAD THEN SMILES AND THE BIKE RACKS AND FENCING.
OKAY, FOR A DESK WOMAN AT M**K OTHERS REVIEW, WHAT IS THE PLA SIZE FOR EACH OF THOSE? MY, MY CONCERN IS REQUIRING A LARGE CANOPY TREE FOR EACH LOT ON A ZERO LOT LINE IS THAT IN 20 YEARS WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BUNCH OF HOUSES WITH FOUNDATION ISSUES THAT ARE GONNA END UP NOT IN THE BEST OF CONDITION.
UM, SO I I QUESTION IF REQUIRING A LARGE CANOPY TREE PER LOT IS ACTUALLY GONNA DO US MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DID COME UP AT PLAN COMMISSION AS WELL.
SO INITIALLY WE WERE WANTING THEM TO HAVE TWO LARGE TREES.
SO, UM, THE PLAN COMMISSION, UH, SAID ONE LARGE TREE AND ONE ORNAMENTAL.
AND THEN APPLICANT AT THE PLAN COMMISSION SAID THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SPACE FOR THOSE.
I MEAN, I, I'M SURE THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE, BUT IN THE FUTURE.
BUT, UM, TREE ROOTS WILL DESTROY AN ENTIRE HOME.
AND THEN IF WE'VE GOT A, AN AREA THAT NOW THEY'RE ALL WRECKED FOUNDATIONS BECAUSE WE REQUIRED LARGE CANOPY TREES ON EACH
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SPOT, ARE WE DOING OURSELVES A DIS A DISSERVICE BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE HOMES THAT AREN'T GONNA SELL, THEY'RE GOING TO GET, THE CONDITION OF THEM ARE GONNA BE WORSE THAN A TYPICAL HOME.UM, I WOULD SAY FOR US IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE GREENERY.
UH, BECAUSE THAT DOES CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY.
SO I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN AND THESE BEING VERY, UM, DENSELY PACKED, UH, LOTS.
UH, THERE COULD BE THAT CONCERN.
IT, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT LARGE TREE SELECTED.
LIVE OAK HAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF IMPACT THAN SOME OTHER TYPE OF CANOPY TREE.
IF COUNCIL SO WISHES, UH, WE CAN TALK TO THE APPLICANT TO HAVE, UH, MAYBE TWO ORNAMENTALS AND A FEW SHRUBS, MAYBE THAT WILL BE BETTER IF THE APPLICANT AGREES TO THAT.
UM, FOR, TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN, WE, WE, WE'LL BE OKAY.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY? UH, YES.
THAT WAS, UH, PRETTY MUCH ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WAS GONNA ASK AS WELL.
BEING A ZERO LOT, UM, ZERO LOT LAND ON THOSE HOMES.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AT A DESK, WE HAVE HOW MANY EXACTLY.
IF YOU'LL GO BACK TO YOUR PLANS, HOW MANY EXACTLY, UH, WILL WE HAVE IS TOWN HOMES AND COUNT THOSE UP REAL, REAL QUICK.
DISTRICT THREE CONCEPT PLAN SLIDE SHOWN 16, LOOKS LIKE 16 TOWN HOME UNITS.
AND, UM, 21 ARE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED.
NOW ON THOSE 16 TOWN HOMES, ARE THESE GONNA BE FOR SALE OR IS THIS, SO THESE, ARE THEY INDIVIDUAL LOTS.
AND ALL OF IT'LL BE ZERO LOTS.
CORRECT? THE TOWN HOMES ARE JUST TOWN HOMES, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT THE ORANGE ONES WILL BE ZERO LOTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MAN, A TABLE LOOKS AT DOCUMENTS AND I SEE NONE.
THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE APPLICANT? TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR SHAW ALTOFF AND BOBBY ROWLINGS.
ALRIGHT, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR A PRESENTATION.
GEORGE'S DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS 7 5 0 9 3.
IF YOU HAVE MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, HE CAN ANSWER THOSE.
WE HAVE, UH, BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR SOME TIME, AS WAS MENTIONED BY STAFF.
IT IS A COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK WE'VE COMPLETED VIRTUALLY ALL THE REQUIRED CITY, UH, IMPROVEMENTS, STREETS, UTILITIES, STREET SIGNS.
THE APPLICANT HAS MADE A DECISION TO BOBBY ROWLING STANDS A PODIUM, CREATE ANOTHER PRODUCT HERE ALONG WITH THE TOWNHOUSES.
AS YOU SEE THE, THE TOWNHOUSES IN BLUE, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE ATTACHED UNITS.
SO IF YOU'VE GOT A FIVE UNIT OR A SIX UNIT BUILDING, IT'S A BUILDING WHERE YOU HAVE COMMON WALLS.
UH, THEY'VE DECIDED TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLY BUILDING OR HOPEFULLY BUILDING A ZERO LOT LINE PRODUCT ACROSS THE STREET.
A THREE STORY PRODUCT, BUT IT'S AWAY FROM THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL.
THAT'S, THAT ABUTS US TO THE SOUTH.
UH, THE ONES AT THE FAR EAST END, UH, BACK UP TO THE FIRE STATION THAT EXISTS THERE.
NOW, BOBBY ROLLINGS GESTURES, THE ZERO LOT LINE HOUSES.
WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE, THE LOTS AS THEY SIT RIGHT NOW.
UH, THE, THESE LOTS ARE 25 FEET WIDE AND THEY'LL THAT WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SUBDIVISION.
WE'RE NOT ADDING DENSITY TO THE SUBDIVISION.
WE JUST LIKE TO ADD A DIFFERENT MARKET PRODUCT TO IT.
AND IT'S A ZERO LOT LINE, WHICH IS A DETACHED HOME, AS WAS MENTIONED BY STAFF.
UH, THE TOWNHOUSES ARE GONNA RANGE IN SQUARE FOOTAGE FROM ABOUT 1750 TO 1850 SQUARE FEET.
UH, WHAT THEY HOPE TO DO IS ON THE, UH, ZERO LOT LINE RESIDENCES, THEY'RE GOING TO A THREE STORY PRODUCT AND THOSE WILL JUST START AT ABOUT 2300 SQUARE FEET.
A LITTLE LARGER PRODUCT ON THOSE, UH, NEWER LOTS IF, IF APPROVED BY THIS, UH, COUNCIL.
SO STAFF PRETTY WELL COVERED EVERYTHING WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
WE'VE GOT A COMPLETED SUBDIVISION.
UH, WE ARE NOT TRYING TO ADD DENSITY, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CHANGE ANYTHING.
JUST A DIFFERENT PRODUCT LINE.
AND HOPEFULLY, UH, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL LOOK WITH FAVOR ON THIS AND, AND, UH, LET US MOVE FORWARD FROM THIS POINT.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
WE'LL START WITH DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM DUTTON.
UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST CLARIFY, UM, SOME OF THE RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED HAD SOME TEXT, MARGARET LUCK DISTRICT SIX, UH, INTERESTING QUESTIONS.
SO I JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WILL CLARIFY.
UH, I'VE I'VE GOT OF THOSE RESPONSES HERE, BUT PERFECT.
SO BOBBY ROLLINGS BY PODIUM, THESE WILL, THESE HOMES HAVE FOUNDATIONS? YES.
I, I READ THAT ONE WITH SOME HUMOR TO IT AS WELL.
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AND I, I THINK THAT SOME OF IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT, UM, SOME OF THE VERBIAGE MIGHT HAVE ALLUDED TO LIKE MODULAR HOMES OR RIGHT.SOMETIMES, UH, OUR IMAGINATIONS GET THE BEST OF US.
UM, AND WILL THEY HAVE SEWERS SET UP? YES MA'AM.
UM, I MEAN, THESE ARE REAL QUESTIONS.
SO, UM, WE'VE ANSWERED THE GARAGE PERFECT.
OH, THEY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY LOOK LIKE TRAILER PARK LOTS IS WAS THE, THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY WERE GONNA HAVE FOUNDATION.
UM, I, I HAVE SEEN THE PLAYGROUND GO UP, RIGHT.
I AM A STALKER OF ALL THINGS GARLAND, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR PEOPLE.
UM, SO I DRIVE BY QUITE FREQUENTLY.
UM, SO I'M, I'M EXCITED TO SEE SOME MOVEMENT, UH, GOING ON WITH THE, UH, AS IS THE OWNER.
UM, AND I, HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT THE DOG PARK SITUATION RIGHT OFF OF MILLER? YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE? STAFF PUT IT PROPERLY.
THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SOMETHING AND, AND THEY DID.
UH, FROM THE ORIGINAL ONE, IF I CAN, WE, WE'VE GOT AN AREA, WHERE'S MY, OH, THIS WORKED EARLIER.
BOBBY ROLLINGS CLICKS THE FOUR UNITS THAT ADJOIN THAT, UH, BACK UP TO THE FIRE STATION ON THE FAR EAST END.
ON THE NORTH END OF THAT, YOU CAN SEE THAT SPACE.
THAT'S ABOUT, THEY ASK FOR A MINIMUM A HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT DOG PARK.
THAT WOULD BE A 10 BY 10 FOOT AREA.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE OVER 2,500 FEET OF HOA SPACE, THE GREEN AREA.
EVERYTHING IN GREEN ON THIS SITE IS AN HOA OWNED PROPERTY.
UH, A A ABOUT ALMOST 27% OF THIS PROPERTY IS COMMON AREA OF THE 3.17 ACRES.
WE'VE GOT, UH, ABOUT 27% OF IT IS, IS COMMON AREA.
WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO JUST ADD A FOUR FOOT, UH, ROD.
WE'VE GOT A MASONRY WALL ALONG THE FIRE STATION.
WE'VE GOT A ROCK COLUMN WALL WITH WROUGHT IRON ALONG MILLER ROAD.
WE'RE GONNA PUT A FOUR FOOT, OR WE IF, IF APPROVED, WE'LL BUILD A FOUR FOOT WROUGHT IRON FENCE ALONG THE STREET AND THEN ALONG THE, THE SIDE OF THAT DWELLING THAT, THAT BUILDING THERE.
AND, UH, WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE ABOUT 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF DOG PARK.
I I HAD A DIMENSION OF, OF, UH, ABOUT 32 TO 34 BY 85 FOOT SPACE THAT CAN BE DESIGNATED FOR THAT.
UH, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S OPEN SPACE RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO DOES EACH UNIT HAVE A YARD OR NO.
I MEAN, THEY HAVE A FRONT YARD AREA.
THEY BACK UP TO A GREEN SPACE AREA.
UM, AND AS YOU PROBABLY NOTED, THE, THE LANDSCAPING IS INSTALLED IN ALL THE COMMON AREAS AND RIGHT.
I'VE DONE THIS FOR SOME TIME, AS YOU CAN TELL BY LOOKING AT ME.
AND THE, THE LANDSCAPING IS PRETTY EXTENSIVE FOR A SITE LIKE THIS.
THEY, THEY PUT SOME MATURE STUFF IN THERE.
IT'S, IT'S ATTRACTIVE IN MY OPINION.
SOME OF IT LOOKS A LITTLE, UH, FRAZZLED.
WELL, YOU MIGHT NEED SOME EXTRA WATER.
AND
THAT MADE ME FRAZZLED AS WELL.
SO, UH, AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT, UM, THE TREES? WELL, YOU KNOW, UH, I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE LARGE TREES IN THAT GREEN AREA.
UM, SO THAT WE'RE LITERALLY TEXAS, UM, GROUND DOES NOT NEED HELP WRECKING FOUNDATIONS.
AND THE FRONT AREAS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PLANNING ARE, ARE NOT LARGE AREAS AS WELL.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A TWO CARD WIDE DRIVEWAY ON A 25 FOOT WIDE LOT.
SO, UH, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF AREA IN THE FRONT TO PLANT A TREE, BUT, UH, IN THE GREEN STREET YOU'VE REQUESTED OF US OR REQUIRED OF US, YOU PICK THE WORD THAT FITS BEST AND, UH, UH, WE AGREED TO IT.
BUT IF, IF, I MEAN, WE'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH STAFF OR WHOEVER.
IF YOU, Y'ALL GOT A, A SOMEONE ON STAFF THAT'S MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF TREES AND SUCH, I, I DON'T THINK THE OWNER HAS A PROBLEM WITH WHAT'S PLANTED.
AND JUST TELL US WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN, IN WHAT INDIVIDUAL LOT AREA WE HAVE ON THE, ON THE SITE.
I MEAN, I, AND I THINK AT THREE STORIES, UM, I MEAN, 'CAUSE THE, I THE IDEA OF HAVING TREES IN FRONT OF YOUR HOME IS FOR SHADE.
IT HELPS WITH YOUR ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ALL OF THESE THINGS.
IT ALSO HAS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.
HOWEVER, FOR YOUR HOME, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS THAT SHADE.
THE TREES PROVIDE, AND AT THREE STORIES, WE'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER 80 YEARS BEFORE IT GETS TALL ENOUGH TO DO THAT.
UH, IN THE MEANTIME, ALL OF YOUR PLUMBING IS A DISASTER AND YOU'VE GOT CRACKS IN YOUR WALLS.
SO, UH, WE SUBMITTED AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE SITE, NOT JUST COMMON AREAS, BUT FOR THE, FOR
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THE RESIDENCES THEMSELVES THAT WERE PART OF OUR SUBMITTAL TO THE CITY.AND, UH, IF THAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED OR REVISED, UH, I'M SURE I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE OWNER, BUT NOD YOUR HEAD
I, I BELIEVE HE WOULD, UH, AGREE TO SIT DOWN OR WORK WITH WHOEVER HAS A CONCERN.
AND, UH, ANYTIME YOU GO FROM A A CANOPY TREE DOWN, IT'S PROBABLY LESS EXPENSIVE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU SPENDING MORE MONEY GETTING A SMALLER TREE.
SO I DON'T THINK IT'D BE A DOLLAR AND CENT ISSUED TO THE OWNER.
UH, IF THE CITY'S WILL JUST DIRECT US ACCORDINGLY.
WELL, I'M IN FAVOR OF, UM, OF THIS PROPOSAL, UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR TREE REQUIREMENT.
I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND BE A LITTLE MORE MINDFUL OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WHERE, UM, OUR REQUIREMENTS ARE GONNA LAND IN US 20 YEARS IN A HOUSING MARKET IN THAT AREA.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY? UH, YES.
UH, MY QUESTION IS REALLY SIMPLE.
UH, WHAT MADE US CHANGE OUR MINDS ON THE ORIGINAL PLAN FROM, UH, 2022? TEXT JIMMY TRAN, DISTRICT ONE? WELL, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S A LITTLE CHANGE IN THE MARKET.
I THINK THE OWNER IS LOOKING TO BUILD MAYBE A LITTLE LARGER PRODUCT THAN THE TOWNHOUSE PRODUCT.
AND THE ONLY WAY, THIS IS THE PRODUCT HE CHOSE TO TRY TO PUT ON THESE LOTS, THE, THESE WILL BE 500 OR MORE SQUARE FEET LARGER THAN THE TOWNHOUSE PRODUCT ON IT.
IT'S REALLY MORE OF A BUSINESS MARKET DECISION THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AS, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED.
AND I CAN'T SEE IT BEING ANY DIFFERENT THAN THAT.
I FORGOT TO SAY THANK YOU LAST TIME, SO THANK YOU MAYOR.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY, YOU KNOW, COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS, EVERYTHING THAT'S SURROUNDING IT LOOKS REALLY GREAT.
I'M KIND OF ON WITH CARAWAY, COUNCILMAN CARAWAY, WHAT HE SAID, UM, WHY YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.
SO NOW, NOW, BUT WHAT IS THE PRICE DIFFERENCE GONNA BE? THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ARE WE GONNA, NOPE.
MAYOR DYLAN HEDRICK SITS AT DESK, HE SMILES.
TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR, ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MA'AM.
UM, FOR COM I'M HAPPY THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE A BETTER PRODUCT, HIGHER QUALITY, LARGER, UM, THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
TEXT JOE THOMAS, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, ALONG THAT NORTHERN SIDE, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO PLANT ITALIAN CYPRUS INSTEAD OF LARGE CANOPY TREES? COULD WE MAKE THAT A REQUIREMENT? THE ROOT SYSTEM ON THOSE ISN'T AS LARGE AND THEY STILL GET VERY HIGH.
FOR OTHER THINGS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I DO WANNA MENTION THAT ALONG, UH, MILLER MM-HMM
THEY'RE ALREADY PROVIDING, UH, PER THE ORIGINAL PLAN, UH, 28 CANOPY TREES WHERE THE GDC ONLY REQUIRES 15 MM-HMM
UM, SO I, I THINK THE CONCERN CAME FROM THE, THE TREES REQUIRED PER LOT.
AND WE DO THINK, UM, BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEY ALREADY PROVIDED, UM, MORE THAN ENHANCED, UM, ALONG MILLER, UH, GOING TO ONE, UM, ORNAMENTAL MAY NOT BE MAYBE A GOOD IDEA.
WOULD AN ITALIAN CYPRESS SUFFICE FOR ORNAMENTAL AS WELL? I, I, I HAVE A CREPE MYRTLE AND, UM, IT'S A HORRIBLE TREE.
I, I WISH IT WOULD GO AWAY, BUT EVERY TIME WE CUT IT DOWN, IT JUST GROWS BACK SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO WE HAVE THAT AS PART OF OUR APPROVED PLANT LIST.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S UNDER CANOPY OR IF IT'S UNDER ORNAMENTAL.
IF COUNSEL CAN KEEP THAT MOTION A LITTLE OPEN-ENDED FOR US TO WORK ON IT AND BRING YOU BACK THE ORDINANCE.
WOULD IT, WOULD IT BE OKAY TO SAY, UH, AN, A TREE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPACE? SURE.
AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO, COULD WE JUST SAY PLANT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPACE BECAUSE, UM, OKAY, GREAT.
SO ON LUCK SMILES, THOMAS LISTENS.
ONE OF THE OBJECTIONS HERE IS THAT THERE WAS SOME RUNOFF OF THIS PROPERTY ONTO ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT BACKS UP TO IT.
UM, SO DO YOU HAVE A, A PLAN TO KEEP WATER FROM RUNNING OFF INTO THE, INTO THE BACKYARDS OF THE PROPERTIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE? WELL, DURING MY OWN TEXT, MARGARET LUCK ENGINE, I MEAN, WE BUILT IT AND IS INSPECTED AND ACCEPTED.
I, I WE ARE NOT AWARE, WE'VE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A DRAINAGE ISSUE ON AN ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER.
UH, THE SITE IS, WE BUILT A RETAINING WALL ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE.
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ABOUT A THREE FOOT TALL RETAINING WALL.ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S A SIX FOOT MASONRY AND ROCK WALL.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DRAINING ONTO SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY AND IF IT'S HAPPENING, AN ENGINEER MISSED SOMETHING SOMEWHERE AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO CORRECT IT.
BUT OTHER THAN WHEN I SAW THESE, UH, NOTICES TODAY, UH, WE'D NOT HEARD ANYBODY.
NO ONE'S CONTACTED US ABOUT THAT.
BUT I, I'M, I'M NOT TRYING TO DODGE IT.
I'M JUST SAYING, UH, SOMEWHERE IN ENGINEERING, WE NEED TO FIND OUT A WAY TO CORRECT THAT.
WELL, AND I'M NOT ASKING THAT IF YOU HAVE EVIDENCE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BUT IT WAS OF SOMEBODY RAISED AN OBJECTION THAT WAS AGAINST IT.
I WOULD'VE SENT A LOT OF WATER FLOODS INTO THEIR BACKYARD.
AND SO LET'S LOOK AT IF I APPRECIATE, SEE IF THERE'S ANY ISSUE THERE.
'CAUSE CERTAINLY THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE'D WANT TO REMEDIATE DURING THIS PROCESS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A, JUST A CONCERNED NEIGHBOR THERE.
SO THE OTHER GUY THAT SAID THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE STORAGE UNITS, IT'S LIKE, OKAY, NO
I LOVE THESE COMMENTS SOMETIMES.
UH, ANYWAY, UH, THAT'S REALLY MY, MY QUESTION IS IF I BELIEVE SOME OF 'EM WERE CONFUSED ABOUT THE ZONING, OBVIOUSLY.
WE, WE'VE GOT TOWNHOUSE ZONING.
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TOWNHOUSES HERE, BUT THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CHANGE THE PD TO ALLOW ANOTHER PRODUCT IN, IN A CERTAIN PORTION OF THIS PRODUCT.
HAVING BIGGER HOUSES, THAT'S JUST BETTER FOR US ALL AROUND.
AND SO I'M, I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY TO APPROVE THAT, BUT I JUST WANNA ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF YOUR LOT, MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO WATER GOING TO THE BACKYARDS OF THE NEIGHBORS BACK THERE.
TEXT MARGARET, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT, I SEE NONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY, SIR, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT.
I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE TEXT ED MOORE IN REGARDS TO, UM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FIGURING OUT THIS TREE SITUATION PLANTS.
I'M GONNA ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY, DO WE NEED ANY CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION THERE? TEXT CITY MANAGER.
I CAN BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE, UM, FINAL ORDINANCE THAT HAS LANGUAGE THAT I THINK I CAN GET TO.
WHAT COUNCILMAN WOULD LIKE US TO GET TO OUR UM, UH, MAYOR PROTON LUCK.
THEN WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CAREWAY AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
IN DISCUSSION, I SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE.
THE OVERLAY TITLED VOTING RESULTS APPEARS ON SCREEN COVERING MOST OF THE PREVIOUS VIEW WITH A SUNFLOWER LOGO IN THE WORD GARLAND IN THE BACKGROUND.
THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNSEL, I'M GONNA TRY TO PUSH THROUGH.
WE'RE GONNA GO ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 12 C.
IT'S CONSIDERED A REQUEST BY THE CITY OF GARLAND REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A ZONING CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 84 96 IN DISTRICT SEVEN, THE MAN LOOKS DOWN AT SOME PAPERS HE HOLDS IN HIS HANDS.
UM, THIS IS, UM, LOCATED ALONG HALFORD ROAD.
UM, IT IS A CITY INITIATED REZONING IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE.
UM, 0.44 ACRES, CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED, UH, REZONING BOUNDARY UNTIL, IF YOU MAY REMEMBER, COUNCIL DID APPROVE A REAL ESTATE TRANSFER, UM, IN JUNE, UH, WITH THAT TRIANGLE AND THE TRIANGLE TO THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF IT.
UM, SO THIS IS TRULY TO, UH, BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT THIS TRIANGLE WORK IN CONJUNCTION OR WORK BETTER WITH THE EXISTING PD 84 DASH 96 THAT'S ADJACENT, UH, TO THIS TRIANGLE.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS TWO SEPARATE, UM, UH, CATEGORY ON THIS.
ONE IS A BUSINESS CENTER, ONE IS AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
AGAIN, THIS IS TRULY A STRAIGHT REZONING SO THAT, UM, THE, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY THAT CAN BE BUILT AS MULTIFAMILY OR MIXED USE, UH, THEY HAVE A BETTER COHESIVE, UH, WAY OF DEVELOPING IT.
AND THE CITY ALSO HAS SOME SMOOTH, EFFICIENT WAY OF MAKING THE, UM, ROAD EXPANSION AND NAIMAN FOREST ROAD EXPANSION WORK.
THERE'S NO CONCEPT PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.
UM, AGAIN, THE CONSIDERATIONS ARE SB EIGHT 40 DOES ALLOW MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, UH, ON PD 84 96.
ALL WE ARE ASKING IS TO CHANGE THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT PD SO THAT WHEN DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS ON THAT PIECE, UM, IT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE OPPORTUNITY TO HAPPEN MORE COHESIVELY.
UH, IF THE REQUEST IS APPROVED, AGAIN, ALL OF IT WILL HAVE TO MEET.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
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UH, 11 LETTERS.WE DIDN'T GET ANY, UH, RESPONSES FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
WE DID GET ONE RESPONSE, UH, FROM OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
UM, AND THAT SIMPLY REQUESTED DON'T BUILD ANYTHING ELSE ALONG HALFORD ROAD, WHICH OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T REALLY HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST.
UH, WITH THAT I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR HEADRICK LOOKS DOWN THEN LOOKS UP AND SMILES.
I WON'T CALL THE APPLICANT 'CAUSE THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY OF GARLAND.
BUT MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR.
TWO SCREENS SHOW THANK YOU QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT, SIR.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED.
A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUT.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE VOTING RESULTS.
MOTION BY MARGARET LUT, SECONDED BY JUSTIN CARAWAY.
THAT ITEM APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL ZONING CASE OF THE NIGHT.
CONSIDER REQUEST BY LYLE ALLEN AND ASSOCIATES REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE DISTRICT 82 20 TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR CR USES AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN DISTRICT FIVE.
UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE SITE IS CURRENTLY ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT FROM
UH, THE BASE ZONING IS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE.
UH, THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE IT, CHANGE THE BASE ZONING FROM NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE TO COMMUNITY RETAIL.
IT IS, UM, LOCATED IN DISTRICT FIVE, UH, 10 15 WEST CENTERVILLE ROAD IS THE ADDRESS.
UH, THE SITE IS AN EXISTING DEVELOPED SHOPPING CENTER.
IT'S PART OF A BIGGER SHOPPING CENTER ACTUALLY, AND THE ACREAGE IS 1.3 ACRES.
UM, AS MENTIONED, IT'S ZONE PD WITH THE, UH, BAY ZONING OF NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND, UH, NO EXPANSION, NO CONSTRUCTION.
UM, PROPOSED WITH THIS REQUEST.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST IS TO TRY AND EXPAND THE PERMITTED LAND USE.
UH, NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE IS THE, UH, MOST RESTRICTIVE AND LEAST INTENSIVE, UH, NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE.
IF YOU GO THROUGH THE LAND USE CHART, YOU'LL SEE UM, ONLY A FEW OFFICE TYPE, VERY LOW DENSITY OFFICE TYPE USES ARE ALLOWED IN NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, OFFICE ZONING DISTRICT AS OPPOSED TO COMMUNITY RETAIL IS A MUCH MORE EXPANSIVE, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, RETAIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL, UM, USE ORIENTED ZONING DISTRICT.
SO THAT'S WHERE THEY, THEY'RE WANTING TO DO, THEY'RE WANTING TO EXPAND THEIR VOICE OF USES AND TENANTS THAT THEY CAN ATTRACT, UH, ON THE SHOPPING CENTER.
UM, HERE'S THIS SITE OUTLINED IN TEAL.
AS YOU COULD SEE, UM, ON DIFFERENT SIDES, IT IS SURROUNDED BY, UM, OTHER COMMUNITY RETAIL, BUT, UH, MOSTLY PDS, BUT UM, HAS A BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY RETAIL, UM, TO FURTHER WEST.
UH, IT HAS OUR URBAN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH WAS, UM, REZONED LAST YEAR THROUGH A CITY INITIATED REZONING TEXT COMMUNITY CENTERS.
UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES CALL THIS AREA OUT FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS.
COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE AREAS WITH, UM, COMPACT DEVELOPMENT, UH, PRIMARILY NON-RESIDENTIAL, UH, SERVING A COLLECTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, WHEN COMPARED TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, CATEGORY ALIGNED MORE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE OR COMMUNITY RETAIL, WE DO THINK THE PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY A ACTUALLY MORE ALIGNED WITH WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS FOR.
UH, THESE ARE THE SITE PHOTO AS YOU CAN SEE, FULLY ESTABLISHED SITE.
AGAIN, NOTHING'S BEING PROPOSED ON THE BUILDING ITSELF.
UH, WHAT YOU SEE IN GRAY IS THE BUILDING.
WHAT YOU SEE IN BLUE IS, UM, THOSE ARE THE PARKING SPACES.
UH, WE ARE REQUIRING, UM, SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS FROM THE APPLICANT, UH, BOTH ALONG CENTERVILLE AND, UM, MARKETPLACE AND THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING BECAUSE CURRENTLY THERE'S NOT MUCH PARKING LOT LANDSCAPING, UH, PROVIDED.
SO WE ARE REQUIRING ALL OF THAT, UH, WITH THIS, UH, REQUEST.
UH, OR WE, WE ARE REQUIRE, WE ARE REQUESTING ALL OF THAT WITH THIS AMENDMENT.
UM, SO PERMITTED USES, UM, WILL FOLLOW WHATEVER'S ALLOWED IN COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT WITH A COUPLE, UM, EXCEPTIONS PER THE CONDITIONS.
WE'LL, I'LL GO OVER THAT HERE IN A MINUTE.
UM, BUT WE'LL HAVE THREE LARGE CANOPY TREES AND 21 SHRUBS ALONG CENTERVILLE.
WE'LL HAVE SEVEN LARGE CANOPY TREES AND 49 SHRUBS ALONG MARKETPLACE.
AND WE'LL HAVE 10 LARGE CANOPY TREES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOTS.
UH, AND ALL REQUIRED LANDSCAPED AREAS SUCH AS THE PARKING ISLAND.
THEY WILL BE COVERED BY LIVING PLANT MATERIALS AND NOT ROCK OR STONES OR OTHER THINGS.
WE DO THINK THIS COULD BE A GOOD THING TO BE ABLE TO
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ATTRACT, UM, OTHER TENANTS THAT ARE MORE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL RETAIL TYPE USES.UM, BUT COMMUNITY RETAIL ALSO DOES ALLOW A COUPLE USES THAT, UH, WE DO NOT THINK WILL BE BENEFICIARY FOR THIS SITE.
UH, WE DO NOT THINK, UH, SO LAUNDROMATS ALREADY REQUIRE AN SUP IN COMMUNITY RETAIL.
UH, SO FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND REQUEST, THEY WILL HAVE TO COME THROUGH COUNCIL ANYWAY.
UH, BUT BASED ON WHAT WE ENVISION, UH, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT LAUNDROMATS BE OUTRIGHT PROHIBITED, UH, ON THIS PD.
UM, FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS OR APPLIANCE SALES RENTAL TYPE.
THE HEAVIER COMMERCIAL USES, UH, BE ALSO BE PROHIBITED WITH THIS PD, UM, CONVENIENCE STORES, WHICH OFTEN COME WITH GAS STATIONS.
UH, WE ALSO DO NOT THINK THOSE COULD BE APPROPRIATE.
SO THOSE WE ARE, UH, LIMITING, UH, WITH THE PD, MAKING THEM PROHIBITED.
USE NUMBER 10 IS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
UH, GROCERY OR SUPERMARKET USE.
HOWEVER, PER OUR, UH, GDC THAT UH, MEANS A GROCERY IS OVER 5,000 SQUARE FEET AND BY DEFINITION, SO WE JUST, UM, CREATED, UH, A CONDITION THAT LIMITS IF IF IT COULD BE A GROCERY, BUT WE WANT IT TO BE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE, UH, AND NOT TO EXCEED, UH, 5,000 SQUARE FOOT.
UM, SO THOSE ARE OUR CONDITION.
UH, PLAN, COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL PER OUR CONDITIONS AS WELL.
WE GOT ONE IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION WITH THAT.
UM, AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR HELIX, THOUGHTFUL.
I DON'T SEE ANY FROM COUNCIL, BUT I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
THE LOCATION OF THE DUMPSTER PAD IS UP FRONT, ALONG THE FRONT STREET.
DOES STAFF HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT BEING SO CLOSE TO THE RIGHT OF WAY? DYLAN HENDRICK SMILES AND GESTURES.
WE'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR, UH, SANITATION, UH, DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR THAT.
BUT IT'S EXISTING THERE ALREADY.
BUT, UH, THAT'S WHY WE, TO MOVE BEHIND THE BUILDING.
UH, THAT'LL BE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
BUT, UH, YEAH, UM, IT IS EXISTING BUT WE DO WANT, UM, TREES PLANTED THERE SO THAT IT'S NOT VISIBLE FROM THE, FROM MARKETPLACE.
ALRIGHT, I SEE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
IS THERE AN ENCLOSURE AROUND THE DUMPSTER? TEXT MARGARET LUCK? AH, I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING AN ENCLOSURE.
THANK YOU MAYOR DYLAN HEDRICK LOOKS FORWARD AND SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT WITH A NEUTRAL EXPRESSION.
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE APPLICANT? I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'RE HERE, BUT MR. ALLEN OR MR. GEERS, ARE YOU HERE? THANK YOU.
I'M HERBERT GE AT 4 5 2 6 WILD BRIER IN IRVING, TEXAS.
MAN, A PODIUM MAN WITH PAPERS.
I'M, I'M THE OWNER OF OW AND ASSOCIATES, MY SON'S NAME BY THE WAY, OUTHOUSES WERE MENTIONED EARLIER.
YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY OLD ENOUGH TO WEAR, I GREW UP OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND WE HAD AN OUTHOUSE AND WHEN YOU FIRST GOT TOILETS BACK THEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO PUT IT 'CAUSE IT'D BEEN A HOUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH A BATHROOM.
SO THEY CORDONED OFF A LITTLE, ROPED OFF A LITTLE PART OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S BEDROOM AND ONLY THE GROWNUPS WERE ALLOWED TO USE IT.
BUT ANYWAY, UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS PROPERTY.
UH, IT'S GONNA LOOK A LOT BETTER.
THE DUMPSTER WILL HAVE A VERY NICE, UH, STONE ENCLOSURE.
IT DOES, YOU KNOW, HAS AN ENCLOSURE NOW.
UH, BUT OUR, OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTY, MAKE IT LOOK BETTER AND THERE'S APPARENTLY SOME NONCONFORM LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USES THERE NOW.
AND SO WE HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO COME IN AND CLEAN THAT UP.
AND SO THROUGH A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, THEY SUGGESTED THAT WE ASK FOR THIS BASE ZONING IN PARTICULAR.
UH, WE WEREN'T REALLY SEEKING OUT A LOT MORE USES.
THE BASE ZONING DOES ALLOW A LOT MORE USES, BUT MAINLY IT BRINGS OUR PROPERTY INTO CONFORMANCE.
SO WE WERE HAPPY TO EXCLUDE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER USE OF STAFF DIDN'T WANNA SEE THERE, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT HERE, YOU KNOW, IN THIS SORT OF COMPACT AREA.
HERBERT GEARS AT A WOODEN PODIUM, GESTURES AND SPEAKS.
I HAVE A QUESTION HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK.
SO, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF LANDSCAPING THAT YOU HAVE TO ADD WITHIN THIS, UM, PROPOSAL.
UH, THE PREVIOUS LANDSCAPING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ROCKS.
SO, UM, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE THAT THIS LANDSCAPING WILL BE ADDED AND, AND THE ROCKS WILL BE TAKEN AWAY AND WE'LL HAVE PRETTY THINGS IN GREEN TEXT.
CARISSA DUTTON WILL BE, AND IT, AND IT WILL BE IRRIGATED SO THAT IT WILL STAY LIVING.
UH, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA USE WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND IS GONNA LOOK GOOD.
SEATS AND WOMAN WITH A TABLET AND, AND WE CAN KEEP IT THAT WAY.
I'M A, I'M A BIG FAN OF ZEROSCAPE.
UM, THE LESS WATER YOU HAVE TO USE, THE BETTER AND TRUE STAY GREEN ALL THE TIME.
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I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ENCLOSURE.DO YOU INTEND TO PUT A GATE ON IT? ON THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE? MM-HMM
SO, SO RIGHT NOW IT'S THREE SIDED WITHOUT A GATE.
OPEN AND THEN TWO TREES ON ONE OF THE SIDE THAT'S IN POST.
MM-HMM
IF YOU CUT IT BACK IT WAS GONNA BE STICKS.
POUR IT OUT AND PUT GRAVEL THERE.
STABILIZE IT
PROBABLY LATE IT FOR OCTOBER AND WE'RE NOT HUNDRED SEVEN DEGREES.
I, I'M AWARE I HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE GIVE ME A CALL ABOUT THOSE ROCKS.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THAT.
UM, THAT LARGE SCALE LANDSCAPING CHANGE, IT, IT, IT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE THERE.
UM, SO IF WE ADDED THE REQUIREMENT OF A DUMPSTER GATE, YOU WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THE MAN IN A DARK SUIT AND TIE.
THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 12 TEXT GARLAND WITH THE INCLUSION OF A REQUIREMENT FOR A DUMPSTER GATE.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE INCLUSION OF A DUMPSTER GATE.
A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON IN DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
DYLAN HEDRICK LOOKS OF PAPERS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE BOEING RESULTS.
ZERO NO, ZERO ABSTAIN WITH GARLAND LOGO AND ITEMS APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST STORY WE'VE HAD ABOUT AN OUTHOUSE HERE IN, IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
ITEM NUMBER 13 IS, UH, CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
YOU HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS? YES SIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT KRISTEN LUCIDO TO THE PLAN COMMISSION AND RENEE GRANADO TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE NOMINATIONS FOR THE PLAN COMMISSION LIBRARY BOARD.
WE HAVE A SECOND ON THOSE NOMINATIONS.
ISSA SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM DUTTON.
IN DISCUSSION SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE AND I'M APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVE ON NOW TO SYSTEMS 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, COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE PURSUIT AGENDA.
AND SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGN UP TONIGHT? YES SIR.
ALRIGHT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER MICHAEL COOLEY? THANK SIR.
IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES? YES SIR.
I AM AN UNHOUSED CITIZEN OF GARLAND.
I CAME TO SPEAK TO YOU LAST YEAR SOMETIME AND ASKING YOU TO FUND CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I HAVE REALIZED THAT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF THE UNHOUSED HAS SHOWED THIS DISCRIMINATORY FACE IN GARLAND, TEXAS.
NOT THAT IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY THE SUPREME COURT PASSING, UH, THAT IS NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO TICKET SOMEONE BUT SLEEPING IN PUBLIC PLACES.
BUT THAT THE GARLAND PD LIAISON OFFICER SPECIFICALLY WRITES TICKETS AND CITATIONS AND IGNORES THE DUE PROCESS OF THIS LAW.
THE DUE PROCESS HAS EXPLICIT RIGHTS FOR THE UNHOUSED AND STEPS TO CLEARLY MANDATE SO THAT THIS WILL PREVENT A PERSON FROM ENTERING THE SYSTEM AND AN INDIGENT PERSON THAT CANNOT PAY A FINE.
AND SO BECAUSE THIS IS NOT BEING DONE AND THEY'RE BEING TICKETED AND JAILED AS OF RECENTLY AS OF THIS PAST FRIDAY, UH, FURTHERMORE, UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL FLATLY REFUSES THE HELP THAT THE LIAISON OFFICER GIVES THEM, THAT IS THE ONLY WAY A CITATION IS TO BE WRITTEN.
NOW THIS IS COVERED EXPLICITLY IN THE GUIDELINES.
HOW DO WE GET TO THIS POINT? WELL, BESIDES OUR PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER, WE GOT TO THIS POINT BECAUSE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, THE CITY OF GARLAND, WE STILL RECEIVE FUNDS FROM HUD.
NOW THIS IS WHAT I LOOK UP CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET MY INFORMATION CORRECT AND THE CITY OF GARLAND STILL RECEIVING FUNDS FOR HUD, BUT YET IT'S LISTED THAT WE HAVE SHELTERS AND WE DO NOT.
IT'S LISTED THAT WE HAVE TRANS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND WE DO NOT.
IT LISTENS THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC HOUSING AND WE DO NOT.
AND THE LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECT PROGRAM HAS NOT TAKEN AN APPLICATION IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
SO WHERE'S THIS MONEY GOING? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE UNHOUSED BECAUSE YOU ARE HANDICAPPING THE RESOURCES FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP US.
AND THEY, WE AND THEREFORE THERE IS NO HELP.
AND SO WE ARE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IF WE DO NOTHING FOR THEM, IF WE
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DON'T HIRE THEM AND WE DON'T GIVE THEM ANY ASSISTANCE, THEY WILL LEAVE BECAUSE THE MESSAGE THAT WE ARE RECEIVING IS THAT THE MAYOR CALLS THE CHIEF AND THE CHIEF CALLS TELLS HIS OFFICERS OF THE NO CERTAIN TERMS, GET RID OF THE UNHOUSED.WE DO NOT APPRECIATE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.
WE REMIND YOU 2013 DALLAS RECEIVED A DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FOR THESE VERY SAME PRACTICES IN WHICH $68.5 MILLION WAS AWARDED AGAINST THE CITY OF DALLAS.
THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING HERE.
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO HAVE A COME TO JESUS MOMENT AND READ ISAIAH AND MATTHEW AND PROVERBS AND JOHN AND SEE WHAT JESUS WOULD DO AS HE SPEAKS ABOUT THE POOR AND THE HOMELESS.
AND WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE NOTICE, TO ASK TO SPEAK WITH US INDIVIDUALLY, FORM A PILOT COMMITTEE, HOW WE CAN RECTIFY THE SITUATION.
BECAUSE WHAT'S MORE PRODUCTIVE, A TAX PAYING PERSON THAT HAS BECOME, THAT GOES FROM UNHOUSED TO HOUSE BECAUSE HE GETS A JOB.
I'VE BEEN TWO YEARS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM YOUR SANITATION IN THIS DEPARTMENT WON'T HIRE ME BECAUSE I'M UNHOUSED.
PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEERED AT GOOD SAMARITANS CAN'T GET HIRED BECAUSE THEY'RE UNHOUSED.
HOW CAN WE COME UP OUT OF OUR CONDITION UNLESS WE GET THAT SANTA HELP? THANK YOU.
MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, UH, JOER.
JULIET CERVANTES, TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK MAYOR.
A MAN SITS AT A DESK SPEAKING INTO A MICROPHONE.
ALL RIGHT, I GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING TO ME TO SPEAK TODAY AS A PART OF MY, UH, PROJECT FOR CITY, UM, COMMUNITY INTERVENTION.
I'M PRESENTING TO GO GOVERN GOVERNING BODY GARLAND.
UM, CITY COUNCIL IS WHERE I RESIDE.
MY NAME IS JULIAN C CERVANTES AND I'M A MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENT AT EAST TEXAS A AND M.
MY COMMUNITY INTERVENTION PROS FOCUSES ON THE VARIOUS ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PHASE WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS LONG-TERM TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT.
BECAUSE GARLAND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY, THESE BARRIERS ALSO AFFECT OUR MEMBERS OF OUR OWN COMMUNITY.
DALLAS COUNTY IS HOME TO MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION RESIDENTS AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,284 HOSPITAL REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES EACH YEAR.
HOWEVER, THIS NUMBER LIKELY DOES NOT REFLECT THE TRUE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM.
MORE THAN HALF OF THESE ADULTS, 53% HAVEN'T HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT YET.
OVER 80% OF THESE CASES ARE NEVER REPORTED.
MY ASSESSMENT HAS ALSO FOUND SEVERAL BARRIERS THAT PREVENT SURVIVORS FROM RECEIVING LONG-TERM CARE.
IN ADDITION, LONG WAIT LIST, TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, STIGMA AND A LACK OF AWARENESS ABOUT AVAILABLE SOURCES MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR MANY SURVIVORS TO ACCESS AND REMAIN WOMAN OF PODIUM AND AND REMAIN IN TRAUMA INFORMED CARE.
MY PROPOSED SOLUTION IS TO IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED CONTINUUM OF CARE MODEL THAT STRENGTHENS COLLABORATION AMONG HOSPITALS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, VICTIM ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES.
RATHER THAN REQUIRING SURVIVORS TO NAVIGATE MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ON THEIR OWN, PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS WOULD WORK TOGETHER THROUGH STANDARDIZED REFERRAL PROCESS, REGULAR COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATED CASE MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE SURVIVORS RECEIVE CONTINUOUS SUPPORT.
THROUGHOUT THIS MODEL WOULD CONNECT SURVIVORS NOT ONLY TO IMMEDIATE CRISIS INTERVENTION, BUT ALSO LONG-TERM COUNSELING GROUPS, LEGAL ADVOCACY, HOUSING RESOURCES WHEN NEEDED, AND OTHER TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES JULIA PODIUM EMPTY.
IT WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY SERVICE GAPS, REDUCE DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE BY STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS AND SHARING RESOURCES.
BY CREATING A MORE COORDINATED NETWORK OF SERVICES, SURVIVORS WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AFTER THE INITIAL CRISIS AND MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE LONG-TERM SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR HEALING RECOVERY.
I ENCOURAGE THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND STRENGTHENING COORDINATED REFERRAL SYSTEMS SO SURVIVORS CAN MORE EASILY ACT AS A LONG-TERM TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE THEY NEED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
AND SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YES, SIR.
ELLA HAGG, THE MAN LOOKS UP AND SMILES FAINTLY.
IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
BELLA HOG STANDS AT A WOODEN PODIUM REVIEWING PAPERS.
I LIVE AT 8 3 4 MAGNOLIA DRIVE 7 5 0 4 OH.
I'M HERE IN MY CAPACITY AS A RAPID RESPONSE VOLUNTEER WITH EL MOVIE MINTO.
RAPID RESPONDERS ARE TRAINED IN LEGAL, OBSERVING AND COMMUNITY CARE IN RESPONSE TO ICE ABDUCTIONS OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAW READS, A PODIUM WE DISTRIBUTE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KITS WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO RECEIVE MUTUAL AID AS WELL AS SOME LEGAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECTIONS.
UH, BEFORE LORENZO SALGADO, UH, RAJO WAS MURDERED IN HOUSTON.
ICE HAD BEGUN RAMPING UP ABDUCTIONS ALL ACROSS THE NATION AS OF LAST MONTH.
DALLAS COUNTY IS NUMBER ONE FOR ICE DETENTIONS IN THE NATION AND THE DALLAS FIELD OFFICE HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST DETENTION QUOTA IN THE COUNTRY.
THEY DETAIN 85 TO A HUNDRED PEOPLE A DAY.
WE ARE ALL AWARE OF OPERATION METRO SURGE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
THE SAME TACTICS THERE ARE EMPLOYED HERE EXCEPT THE
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DALLAS FIELD OFFICE COVERS 128 COUNTIES IN NORTH TEXAS AND ALL OF OKLAHOMA SPREAD OUT OVER THAT TERRITORY.ICE'S ICE, EXCUSE ME, CAN TERRORIZE COMMUNITIES LARGELY UNIMPEDED UNLIKE THE COMMUNITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS THAT HAVE STOOD UP FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS.
TWO WEEKS AGO I RESPONDED TO AN ABANDONED VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE PARKING LOT OF A RESTAURANT ON KINGSLEY ON WEST KINGSLEY ROAD.
THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BY ICE, BUT NOT BEFORE THEY SMASHED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WINDOWS.
ROWS OF EMPTY BURGUNDY SEATS FILLED THE AUDITORIUM BEHIND.
I FOUND A KEY AND VARIOUS BUSINESS CARDS AND HIS PASSPORT.
UM, THE SCENE BEFORE ME WAS A STILL LIFE OF LIFE INTERRUPTED WITH INFORMATION FOUND IN THE TRUCK, A VOLUNTEER NETWORK WERE ABLE TO CONTACT HIS WIFE.
THE FAMILY HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS TRUCK FOR THREE DAYS.
HE HAD BEEN HUNTED AND SNATCHED AWAY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS.
PEOPLE FROM GARLAND ARE A PART OF THAT DAILY QUOTA, THE DALLAS FIELD OFFICE.
I UNDERSTAND YOU CANNOT COMMENT DIRECTLY AT THIS TIME, BUT I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO OPEN A DIALOGUE ON HOW WE CAN PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND LOVED ONES.
ICE OUT.ORG HAS REPORTED 43 VERIFIED AND UNVERIFIED SIGHTINGS IN GARLAND, TEXAS FROM JANUARY TO TODAY.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE THAT HAVE BEEN UNREPORTED.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEGAL OBSERVERS ALIKE HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE AT THE HANDS OF ICE.
PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THOSE WHO CAN STAND UP TO THIS TYRANNY DO SO.
SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YES, SIR.
MAYOR DYLAN HENDRICK SITS AT THE TABLE WITH A NEUTRAL EXPRESSION.
SIR, MAY ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES ALL DAVID HOGUE 5 3 4 PAULA ROAD.
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE IF I HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING THROUGH THIS ONE FOR A WHILE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GARLAND'S CHALLENGE AND HOW RISE TO A BETTER TOMORROW.
A LOT OF HARD WORK FROM ALL OF US REQUIRED NOT JUST THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF, WE NEED THE WHOLE COMMUNITY ON BOARD, BUT THERE ARE SOME OF US WHO NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN HAVE THAT MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION.
THE GROUP THAT'S LEFT TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS WAY TOO MANY TIMES, THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED OR DISABLED FOR THOSE WHO KNOW THAT TERM BETTER.
MANY OF THOSE, THE PROSPECTS OF GAINING AN INCOME, LET ALONE MAINTAINING IT FOR ANY REAL LENGTH OF TIME, RANGES FROM DAUNTING TO NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
MANY STRUGGLE WITH THINGS THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULDN'T EVEN THINK TWICE ABOUT MANY NEED ACCOMMODATIONS, BUT FACE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE NOT ONLY DO THEY NOT EXIST, BUT THOSE WHO NEED THEM ARE LOOKED DOWN UPON.
ALL TOO OFTEN SOCIETY LOOKS AT THESE SORTS OF FOLKS AND THEY CALL US LAZY, INCOMPETENT, MANY OTHER LESS THAN IDEAL THINGS, BUT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO REACH OUR FULL POTENTIAL.
WHILE THOSE WHO FACE THESE UNIQUE STRUGGLES ARE LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES WITHOUT SO MUCH OF AN ATTEMPT TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE, THOSE WHO CARE FOR THE LEAST AMONG THEM ARE THE ONES WHO COME OUT AHEAD.
IN THE END, THE FACT THAT COUNCIL VOTED TO CREATE THE ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH PROOF THAT THIS ISN'T A NEW IDEA.
BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT, TO BRIDGE THE BIGGEST GAP THAT DIFFERENTLY ABLE FACE EMPLOYMENT.
TO THAT END, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THE CITY STAFF AND THE ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE TO FIND WAYS TO HELP ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WHO STRUGGLE WITH EMPLOYMENT INTO SOME OF THE THE CITY JOBS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF FINDING THEIR FOOTING SOMEWHERE.
I ALSO ASK THAT THE CITY SEEK TO ENCOURAGE OTHER EMPLOYEES WITH NEEDS, BOUNDARIES.
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WHILE OUR CITY'S ON THEIR RISE, WE BRING EVERYONE ALONG.
WHEN SOME OF US CAN'T THRIVE, WE'RE ALL HELD BACK.
UM, SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, SIR.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? MAYOR HENDRICK LOOKS FORWARD THEN DIRECTLY AT THE CANBERRA.
SEE NONE THEN AT 8 44 WE ARE ADJOURNED.