[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
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AUGUST 4TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE TRADITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING. IT WILL BE LED BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, AND YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. BUT YOUR PARTICIPATION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE. YOUR DECISION WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SIR. MISTER MAYOR, JOIN ME. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER IN SERVICE OF OUR COMMUNITY. GRANT US WISDOM TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS, HUMILITY TO LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS, AND COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT.
BLESS THE PEOPLE OF GARLAND, THOSE WHO SERVE OUR CITY EVERY DAY AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PROTECT US. MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS THIS EVENING BE GUIDED BY RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING AND A SHARED DESIRE TO LEAVE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT. WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR PEACE AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYONE AGAIN FOR JOINING US. AND TODAY BEING THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH, WE HAVE OUR PET OF THE MONTH. WHO DO WE HAVE WITH US HERE TODAY? THANK YOU. WOULD YOU CARE TO HOLD ON? I WOULD LOVE TO. HELLOLO GUYS. MY NAME S ALBERTO MALDONADO. I'M THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR AT THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER.AND TODAY I HAVE BROUGHT OUR PET OF THE MONTH WHO IS BOBBER. BOBBER IS SIX YEARS OLD AND HE'S 42 POUNDS. HE CAME INTO US AS A STRAY IN JANUARY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. AND YES, HE LOVES BELLY RUBS. HE KNOWS HOW TO STAND. HE LOVES CAR RIDES. HE'S A GREAT SWEET BOY. AND I THINK THE ONLY REASON HE'S STILL AT THE SHELTER IS BECAUSE HE HAS A FUNNY SHAPED HEAD. IF YOU GET TO SEE HIM, YOU'LL SEE IT'S LIKE REAL ROUND. SORRY YOU GUYS MISS ME? LAST MONTH, I WAS ON VACATION AND, ENDED UP DECIDING TO BE LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL PROBABLY SKIP THIS ONE, BUT. SORRY, GUYS. YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I COME UP HERE, I PREACH ADOPTION, ADOPTION, ADOPTION. AND WHILE ADOPTIONS ARE ALWAYS GREAT, I'M REALLY ASKING YOU GUYS TO SET ASIDE 5 TO 10 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE. AND THAT'S A LOT. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT FOSTERING. FOSTERING IS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR NOT ONLY OUR DOGS, BUT FOR US. AND IN THE SENSE BEING THAT WITH FOSTERING 99% OF THE DOGS THAT COME INTO OUR SHELTER, WE KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THEM. WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY BEHAVE IN A HOME. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY REACT. ALL WE KNOW IS WHAT THEY KNOW IN A SHELTER, IN A SHELTER, SOME OF THE BEST, SOME OF THE BEST OUTCOMES THAT WE'VE EVER HAD HAVE BEEN DOGS THAT HAVE SPENT TIME IN FOSTER, BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE HOW THEY REACT TO A ROUTINE, TO OTHER PEOPLE, TO PETS, TO KIDS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE ASK US WHEN THEY ADOPT AND. SWEET BOBBY, HOLD ON. LET ME GIVE HIM A LITTLE TREAT. YEAH. LIKE I SAID, I ALWAYS ASK YOU GUYS TO ADOPT. AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, ADOPTING IS AWESOME, BUT FOSTERING IS REALLY A GREAT THING. AND IF YOU FOSTER THROUGH THE GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE LITERALLY TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING. WE TAKE CARE OF FOOD, WE TAKE CARE OF BEDDING, WE'LL GIVE YOU KENNELS, AND WE COVER ALL MEDICAL COSTS. AND ALL WE ASK IN RETURN IS ONCE YOU HAVE THEM, LET US KNOW. AT THE END, WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE REPORT CARD. FILL IT OUT THE BEST THAT YOU CAN. THAT WAY, WHENEVER A FAMILY COMES IN LOOKING FOR A PET, WE'RE WE'RE BETTER. WE'RE ABLE TO BETTER MATCH THEM TO THE PERFECT FAMILY. AS YOU. YOU OKAY? BOBBY? SWEET BOY. BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GUYS ARE EVER INTERESTED IN MAYBE SEEING WHAT A DOG WOULD LOOK LIKE IN YOUR HOME, FOSTER FOSTERING IS A GREAT WAY TO DO SO. AND LIKE I SAID, WE
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COVER EVERYTHING. TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU GUYS SPENT LAST TIME AT A VET, AND I'LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU'LL SPEND WITH US FOSTERING. AND I PROMISE YOU, IT'LL ALWAYS BE ZERO. BECAUSE ALL WE WANT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FIND THE BEST HOME FOR OUR PETS. AND IF IT MEANS THAT, HEY, THE DOG HAS TO. BARBARA HAS TO COME OUT TO YOU GUYS FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT AND THEN EVENTUALLY HAS TO COME BACK. WELL GUESS WHAHAT? NOW WE KNOW HOW HE ACTS. NOW WE KNOW HIS BEHAVIORS, HIS ROUTINES INSIDE OF A HOME. AND LIKE I SAID, EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST THING THEY ASK, HOW DOES HE DO IN A HOME? IS HE GREAT AROUND KIDS? WHAT DO THEY DO AROUND OTHER CATS? WE DON'T KNOW THOSE ANSWERS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BRING IN STAFF KIDS AND BE LIKE, HEY GUYS, HANG OUT WITH BARBARA FOR A MINUTE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T DO THAT, BUT IN A CONTROLLED SETTING, LIKE A HOME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WITH EXPERIENCED PEOPLE, IT ALWAYS WORKS OUT AMAZING. AND LIKE I SAID, WE CAN BETTER MARKET THESE PETS TO POTENTIAL ADOPTERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FIND THEM THEIR BEST HOME. SO IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE COME CHECK OUT BARBARA.YOU COULD EITHER FOSTER OR ADOPT HIM. AND FOR THE MONTH OF, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, HIS FEE WILL BE FREE BECAUSE HE IS THE PET OF THE MONTH. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. AND BARBARA, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE SHELTER. OH, AND BY THE WAY, THIS WEEKEND WE'RE DOING FREE ADOPTIONS THANKS TO THE RESCUE EFFECT AT ASPCA. AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE'RE HAVING OUR LOW COST VACCINE CLINIC. WE'RE CALLING IT DARK AFTER DARK. IT'S GOING TO BE FROM 8 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE STAYS COOL. AND THAT WAY ALL YOUR PETS COME OUT AND GET VACCINATED. $10 FOR RABIES VACCINES. OR IF YOU WANT TO GET THE OTHER SHOTS LIKE THE D A PPV, WHICH IS FOR PARVO OR FVRCP FOR CATS OR A MICROCHIP, THOSE ARE FREE AS WELL. AND ON TOP OF THAT, PETSMART HAS GENEROUSLY DONATED US OVER 3,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, WHICH WILL WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY TO CITIZENS COMING IN TO MAKE. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PETS ARE NOT ONLY VACCINATED, BUT CAN ALSO BE FED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, OR IF YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE IT. SO PLEASE CHECK US OUT GUYS. WE'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS OUT AT THE SHELTER.
WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. WORKING WITH ANIMALS AND BABIES, RIGHT? OUR KIDS IN SHOW BUSINESS. YES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION. WE HAVE A A RECOGNITION OF A FILM FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR'S TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVITE THEM TO COME ON UP HERE. TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMIE HAVEL, AND I SERVE THE NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONS IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR IN TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM. I AM HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR ACHIEVING YOUR FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS CERTIFICATION.
WE WANT TO THANK DANA LODGE WITH VISIT GARLAND FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK AND COORDINATION IN THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBEBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND ALL CITY STAKEHOLDERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN REALIZING THIS EXCITING INITIATIVE FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND. Y JOIN OVER 200 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND HAVE POSITIONED GARLAND TO PROVIDE MEDIA PRODUCTIONS AND WITH AN INCREASED ASSURANCE THAT GARLAND IS INDUSTRY SAVVY AND SERIOUS ABOUT WELCOMING THEIR BUSINESSES TO YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU ARE PREPARED TO ACCOMMODATE ON LOCATION, FILMING ACTIVITY AND MATCH GARLAND BUSINESSES WITH MEDIA PRODUCTION RELATED NEEDS AND SERVICES. THE FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS CERTIFICATION HELPS TO CREATE JOBS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BRING PRODUCTION INVESTMENT INTO GARLAND THROUGH SPENDING ON LOCAL GOODS AND SERVICES SUCH AS CATERING, CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING AND MORE. THE TEXAS FILM COMMISSION IS A DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, CREATED IN 1971. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE TEXAS AS A PREMIER MEDIA PRODUCTION DESTINATION. FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS IS THE STATEWIDE NETWORK OF COMMUNITIES AND EXEMPLIFIES OUR STATE AS A MEDIA PRODUCTION FRIENDLY DESTINATION. BETWEEN 2007 AND 2025, THROUGH THE TEXAS MOVIE INDUSTRY, I ALWAYS MIX UP MY LETTERS THE TEXAS MOVING IMAGE INDUSTRY INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THE TEXAS FILM COMMISSION ATTRACTED $2.9 BILLION IN LOCAL SPENDING AND CREATED MORE THAN 223,000 PRODUCTION JOBS ACROSS THE STATE. THIS STATEWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF FRIENDLY, FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS YOURSELVES. WITH THIS CERTIFICATION, GARLAND NOW HAS CREATED ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE SOME OF YOUR SIGNATURE LOCATIONS, SUCH AS THE WINDSURF BAY PARK, FIREWHEEL GOLF PARK, DUCK CREEK, GREENBELT AND GARLAND DOWNTOWN. JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHAT GARLAND HAS TO OFFER THE TEXAS FILM FRIENDLY SORT OF. THE FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS CERTIFICATION
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DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CITY OF GARLAND MERCHANTS AND RESIDENTS HAVE COLLABORATED TO ANNOUNCE GARLAND IS INDEED READY FOR PRODUCTION ON BEHALF OF THE XAS FILM COMMISSION.CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING THE NEXT FILM FRIENDLY TEXAS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK STAFF WHO PUT ALL THEIR HARD WORK INTO GETTING THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT. AND YES, WE ARE READY FOR ANYONE TO COME COME TO GARLAND FILM. WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU OUT HERE.
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW WITH OUR REGULAR ORDER, STARTING WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER ONE. APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 21ST, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS. TWO A PARK GROVES WASTEWATER REPLACEMENTS. TWO B IS 2026 STREET REPAIR TERM CONTRACT AWARD REGION ONE TWO C IS 2026 STREET REPAIR TERM CONTRACT AWARD. REGION TWO TWO D IS TERM CONTRACT FOR CYBERSECURITY SERVICES. TWO E IS 2026 STREET REPAIR TERM CONTRACT AWARD REGION THREE TWO F IS PURCHASE OF CUZ TV TRANSIT VAN FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT. ITEM TWO G IS G, P AND L SQUARE TOP SWITCH STATION STEEL INSULATORS. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNCIL APPROVED THE ZONING REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES. THREE A IS CASE Z26-11 LONE STAR GREEN HOMES IN DISTRICT TWO. ITEM THREE B IS CASE Z 2618 LYLE ALLEN AND ASSOCIATES IN DISTRICT FIVE, ITEM NUMBER THREE C IS CASE Z 2620 CITY OF GARLAND IN DISTRICT SEVEN. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 2026 COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE, MAYOR PRO TEM ORT. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ANY DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES FOR US? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER AT. THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS. AT THE MEETING, SPEAKERS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST TO SPEAK BASIS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS, AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS.IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AND YOU HAVEN'T FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD, PLEASE GO DO SO BY THE
[5. Consider an Ordinance to Issue Tax Notes, Series 2026]
CITY SECRETARY. FIRST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ISSUE TAX NOTES SERIES 2026. CITY COUNCIL. THIS. THIS ITEM IS REALLY JUST MORE OF A[00:15:12]
MECHANICALS THING FOR US TO LOWER OUR LONG TERM DEBT. DURING THE 2026 CIP PROCESS, COUNCIL APPROVED FOR MANY OF OUR PARKS AND FACILITY PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED WITH LONG TERM DEBT CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. BUT AFTER WORKING THROUGH OUR DEBT MODELS, WE ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE CHANGE THAT DEBT INSTRUMENT TO A SHORT TERM DEBT INSTRUMENT CALLED A TAX NOTE, WHICH WILL PAY OFF IN ROUGHLY SIX MONTHS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE US MORE CAPACITY EN WE GET INTO NEXT YEAR'S CIP FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS OR FOR PROJECTS THAT MAY NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING. RIGHT. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? SEEING NONE. MAYOR PRO TEM, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, THAT WE. CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX NOTES FOR APPROVAL. FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM AND SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. MADAM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE ON[6. Hold a Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2026-2027 Tax Rate]
NOW TO ITEM NUMBER SIX IS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 TAX RATE. I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE? SEEING NONE. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND JUST TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 11TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. AND ALSO ON AUGUST 17TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M. HERE AT CITY HALL, THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M. FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AND[7. Hold a Public Hearing on the FY 2026-27 Proposed Annual Operating Budget]
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR.WE HAVE THREE. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, KELSEY CAPPS? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. NAME AND ADDRESS? YES, MA'AM. MY NAME IS KELSEY KATZ. I LIVE AT 510 SAN CLEMENTE DRIVE. GARLAND. I JUST WANT TO SAY, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR SERVING. I KNOW IT TAKES A SPECIAL CAPACITY TO SERVE ON A COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY TO TAKE THE BEST INTEREST OF, EVERYONE WITHIN OUR CITY TO HEART. BUT I DO, SPEAK TODAY. I JUST WANT TO URGE THIS COUNCIL TO REMOVE ANY ALPR FUNDING, IN THIS OR FUTURE BUDGETS. EVERY DAY, ORDINARY RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY DRIVE TO WORK, SCHOOL, DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, PLACES OF WORSHIP. THESE ARE ROUTINE TRIPS THAT ARE PHOTOGRAPHED, LOGGED AND STORED IN A SEARCHABLE NATIONAL DATABASE WITHOUT A WARRANT AND WITHOUT SUSPICION. IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT IT'S 30 DAYS OR TEN. ALL OF IT JUST ROLLS AND STARTS OVER. MORE THAN 100,000 OF THESE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS OPERATE ACROSS ALL 50 STATES. THE SYSTEM CAPTURES NOT ONLY PLATES, BUT VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, COLOR, AND DISTINGUISHING FEATURES THAT MAKE THAT DATA AVAILABLE TO THOUSANDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES NATIONWIDE. NEWER VERSIONS CAPTURE PEOPLE IN THE FREE FORM. SEARCH AUDITS AND PUBLIC RECORDS HAVE REPEATEDLY SHOWN THAT LOCAL CAMERA DATA HAS BEEN ACCESSED BY OUT OF JURISDICTION AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. EVEN WHEN LOCAL LEADERS WERE TOLD THAT THIS WOULD NOT OCCUR, THE ACLU HAS DOCUMENTED MULTIPLE INSTANCES IN WHICH THE COMPANY ITSELF PROVIDED AN ACCURATE INFORMATION TO CITY COUNCILS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF FEDERAL ACCESS. MORE THAN 50 MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ALREADY CANCELED OR REJECTED FLOC CONTRACTS PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THESE DATA SHARING PRACTICES AND THE ABSENCE OF MEANINGFUL LOCAL CONTROL. DOCUMENTED CASES OF MISUSE ILLUSTRATE THE RISK OF PLACING CONTINUOUS LOCATION TRACKING IN THE HANDS OF GOVERNMENT. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS IS NOT ABOUT OPPOSING TOOLS THAT HELP SOLVE CRIME. IT'S ABOUT REFUSING TO NORMALIZE THIS PERMANENT SUSPICIONLESS RECORDING OF THE MOVEMENTS OF EVERYDAY, LAW ABIDING RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. LOCATION DATA OVER TIME PAINTS A DETAILED PICTURE OF PRIVATE
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LIFE, AND ONCE COLLECTED AND NETWORKED, THAT DATA DATA IS DIFFICULT TO RECLAIM. AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN YOUTH MINISTRY, WE HAVE INSTANCES WHERE WE HAVE FAMILIES WHO HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO KEEP THE LOCATIONS OF CHILDREN, AWAY FROM DANGEROUS PEOPLE. THIS SCARES ME THAT THESE CAMERAS CAN BE HACKED AND THAT IT COULD BE VERY EASY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO TRACK DOWN THESE KIDS. SO TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY WITHOUT SURRENDERING THE PRINCIPLE THAT FREE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE TRACKED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT SIMPLY FOR DRIVING ON OUR PUBLIC ROADS. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, LISA CRAWFORD? GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HELLO. MY NAME IS LISA CRAWFORD. I LIVE AT 603 PERDIDO DRIVE.I'M HERE TO DISCUSS TECHNOLOGY THAT THIS BUDGET FUNDS. GARLAND'S HAD A PORALPRS FOR A LITTLE OVER FOUR YEARS. NO INDEPENDENT AUDITS, NO PUBLIC STATISTICS ON FALSE ALERTS, MISTAKEN STOPS AND SEARCHES OF INNOCENT PEOPLE. HOW PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DISCUSSED MUCH, BUT IT MATTERS FAR MORE THAN RECOVERED VEHICLES. BLOCKS OWN PUBLISHED FIGURES STATE SEVEN OUT OF EVERY 100 LICENSE PLATES ARE MISREAD. AN INTERNAL AUDIT BY ROSEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT MISREAD 71% OF ALL ALERTS IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD.
SAME CAMERAS THIS SURVEILLANCE IS VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE POPULAR EXAMPLE OF A MAN STANDING ON A CORNER RECORDING. IT'S NOT ONE CORNER, IT'S MULTIPLE CAMERAS NETWORKED TOGETHER THAT CREATE A TIMESTAMPED RECORD OF OUR DAILY ROUTINES. IT'S ALSO NOT THE SAME AS CARRYING A CELL PHONE, WITH SIGNED TERMS AND AGREEMENTS THAT CAN BE PUT IN A FARADAY BAG, AND THAT REQUIRES A WARRANT FOR A SEARCH. IT CHANGES THE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS. GOVERNMENT FEELS LESS LIKE A PUBLIC SERVANT AND MORE LIKE A WATCHER. IT'S DANGEROUS. I HAVE PROVIDED ALL OF YOU WITH DOCUMENTS, SOURCE BACKED DOCUMENTS WITH EXAMPLES OF ABUSE, FALSE ARREST, WRONGFUL DETENTIONS, DATA MISUSE, AND CONCERNS REGARDING FLOCK'S OWN PRACTICES. REAL CASES, NOT A HYPOTHETICAL. FOUR YEARS AGO, YOU WERE TOLD THESE CAMERAS WOULD ONLY EVER BE PLACED AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS, AND VALLEY MILLS IS NOT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. I CANNOT GO THREE BLOCKS WITHOUT SETTING OFF A CAMERA. YOU WERE TOLD BLOCKS FREE FORM APPLICATION COULD SEARCH FOR A RED FORD TRUCK.
THE NEW VERSIONS CAN SEARCH FOR A BLACK MAN WITH A WHITE HOODIE ON A BIKE. THE CEO OF FLOC RECENTLY TOLD FORBES THAT HIS CLIENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHICH VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE THEY'RE USING. DO YOU IMAGINE THIS TECHNOLOGY COVID 2.0 AND THE OVERREACHING ACTIONS? OFFICIALS HAVE ALREADY PROVED CAPABLE OF? YOU ARE TRUSTING EVERY FUTURE OFFICIAL AND AGENDAS THAT YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY KNOW. WITH RAPIDLY ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY AND THERE IS NO KILL SWITCH, THIS NEEDS TO BE REEVALUATED WITH REAL DISCUSSIONS AND NOT ONE SIDED PRESENTATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, JANIE BRITTON? GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. JANIE BRITTON 1318, SHANNON LANE. MOVE THESE CLOSER BECAUSE I CAN'T HEAR YOU. I'LL PICK YOU UP. THEY'LL ADJUST IT IN THE BACK. OKAY. I ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THE CITY OF GARLAND HAS BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH A COMPANY CALLED FLOCK SAFETY TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FROM SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WHILE THE CITY'S ORIGINAL INTENTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN GOOD, CONCERNS ABOUT THE LACK OF FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE GROWING, THE SUPREME COURT IS STARTING TO RECOGNIZE THAT ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY CAN UNDERCUT THE BLANKET. NO EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY NOTION. FOR EXAMPLE, IN CASES LIKE CARPENTER VERSUS UNITED STATES, THE COURT HAS HELD THAT WHILE A SINGLE OBSERVATION OF A PERSON'S MOVEMENTS IN PUBLIC IS NOT A FOURTH AMENDMENT CONCERN, COLLECTING AND STORING MOVEMENTS OVER TIME, LIKE THE FLOCK SYSTEM DOES, CREATES A DETAILED PICTURE OF THAT PERSON'S PRIVATE LIFE THAT
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DESERVES CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE, FLOCK.ORG AND BRING UP THE MAP. IT SHOWS THE LOCATIONS OF OVER 125,000 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING MANY IN GARLAND. WE MUST REMEMBER THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY JOB IS NOT TO ENSURE OUR SAFETY. IF IT WERE, THE BEST GOVERNMENT OF ALL, WOULD BE A TOTALITARIAN STATE LIKE CHINA. INSTEAD, AS OUR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE CLEARLY STATES, GOVERNMENTS ARE CREATED TO SECURE OUR UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, WHICH ARE ENDOWED BY GOD SUCH THAT NO MAN CAN TAKE THEM AWAY. THE CEO OF FLOCK SAFETY, GARRETT LANGLEY, SAID RECENTLY IN AN INTERVIEW THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD BE UNDER CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE. HE SAID THAT PEOPLE ARE LIKE SMALL CHILDREN. THEY WILL ALWAYS DO WHAT THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH AND WILL ONLY STOP DOING IT IF SOMEONE IS CONSTANTLY WATCHING THEM. THE FLOCK SAFETY WEBSITE ALSO STATES THAT SAFETY IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT. BOTH OF THESE IDEAS ARE FALSE AND UN-AMERICAN, AND I FIND IT FRIGHTENING THAT GARLAND IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A COMPANY WHOSE CEO HOLDS THESE VIEWS. IN THAT SPIRIT, I URGE YOU TO PLEASE DEFUND THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH FLOCK SAFETY ININ ANY SIMILAR COMPANY THAT PLACES SAFETY AHEAD OF PROTECTING OUR LIBERTIES. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THIS COUNTLESS TIMES, BUT AS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SAID, THOSE WHO WOULD GIVE UP ESSENTIAL LIBERTY TO PURCHASE A LITTLE TEMPORARY SAFETY DESERVE NEITHER LIBERTY NOR SAFETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM.MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? I WASN'T GOING TO, BUT, ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'D FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTER YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.
DAVID HOGUE 534 PAULA ROAD. I'LL ADMIT, I'M NOT AS WELL RESEARCHED AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS ON THE CAMERAS, BUT I'VE HEARD PLENTY ENOUGH TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. AND FRANKLY, THE WHOLE IDEA REMINDS ME OF 1984 SCREENED CAMERAS EVERYWHERE, WATCHING EVERY MOVE.
WE'RE ALREADY IN A WORLD WHERE PRIVACY BARELY EXISTS, AND NOW THIS JUST MEANS NONE AT ALL. I DON'T TRUST THAT IDEA. NOT FOR ONE SECOND. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE SPENDING MONEY, IF THEY'RE PAYING US MONEY, BUT IF WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON THIS, THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. NOT AT ALL. YES, I WANT TO BE SAFE, BUT I ALSO WANT PRIVACY. AND LIKE I SAID, OUR RIGHTS MATTER MORE. THE FACT IS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH SECURITY OR SURVEILLANCE YOU HAVE, WE LIVE IN A BROKEN WORLD. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PERFECTLY SAFE AT ALL TIMES, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. IS IT REALLY WORTH GIVING UP OUR RIGHTS FOR A LITTLE HIGHER CHANCE THAT MAYBE SOMETHING WON'T HAPPEN? I THINK NOT. SO PLEASE GET RID OF THOSE CONTRACTS IF WE HAVE THEM. THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SIR, IF YOU PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 11TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. AND ON AUGUST 17TH, 2026 AT SIX. AT 7 P.M. THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M. FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL MOVE ON NOW TO
[a. Consider a request by The Dimension Group, requesting approval of 1) a Specific Use Provision (SUP) for a Mortuary/Funeral Home use on property zoned Industrial (IN) District and 2) a concept plan for a Mortuary/Funeral Home use in District 6. The site is located at 3614 Security Street.]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WE'LL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. FIRST ITEM IS ITEM EIGHT A CONSIDER A REQUEST BY THE DIMENSION GROUP REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A MORTUARY FUNERAL HOME USE ON A PROPERTY ZONED INDUSTRIA DISTRICT, AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR A FUNERAL MORTUARY USE IN DISTRICT SIX. LOCATED AT 3614 SECURITY STREET. THANK YOU, MAYOR. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR A MORTUARY FUNERAL HOME USE ON PROPERTY ZONED INDUSTRIAL AND ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY A VACANT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, ABOUT 10,900 SQUARE FOOT. THE BUILDING WAS OCCUPIED WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN THE PAST. BEFORE THERE WAS A ROOFING ROOFING COMPANY. BEFORE THAT THERE WERE PROBABLY A FLOORING COMPANY, VERY INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES ALL ALONG. ALTHOUGH IN OUR LAND USE MATRIX, THE, WHAT THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO DO THAT IS BEING CLASSIFIED AS A MORTUARY FUNERAL HOME USE THERE. WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO IS A PET AFTER CARE AND CREMATION FACILITY. SO THEIR FACILITY WILL NOT HAVE REGULAR MORTUARY, FUNERAL HOME TYPE, BUSINESS OR FACILITY. IT WILL BE VERY, VERY[00:30:05]
MUCH IT WAS, IT WOULD BE 100% GEARED TOWARD PET AFTER CARE AND CREMATION. MORTUARY FUNERAL HOME WAS THE USE. THAT WAS THE CLOSEST THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY IN THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND THAT'S WHY IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS SUCH. AND IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, THAT USE REQUIRES AN SUP, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. IT IS LOCATED AS 3614 SECURITY STREET.THE LOT IS 0.80 ACRES ZONED INDUSTRIAL AND IT IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER INDUSTRIAL, USES.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF COMPANIES, AUTO SALES, OTHER STORAGE TYPE, ALL INDUSTRIAL, ALL ALONG. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES CALL THIS AREA OUT TO BE AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER. AN INDUSTRY CENTER PROVIDES A CLUSTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY THAT CUMULATIVELY EMPLOY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. WE DO THINK, WHERE THIS LOCATION IS, WHERE THAT BUSINESS, THIS BUSINESS IS WANTING TO COME IN, IT DOES MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, INTENTION. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES THAT YOU COULD SEE OF THE BUILDING. THE ACCESS FROM SECURITY STREET, THE ZONING SIGN THAT'S BEEN PLACED ON THE BUILDING, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
THE SITE IS VERY MUCH PAVED. THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY ANY UNPAVED AREA LEFT. SO WE HAD TO COME UP WITH SOME ALTERNATE LANDSCAPING IDEAS. SO HERE YOU COULD SEE, WHAT YOU SEE IN BLUE.
THAT'S THE BUILDING. PINK IS THE CANOPY, THE PARKING AREA ARE SHOWN IN THE GRAY AREAS.
AND WITH STRIPE, YOU COULD SEE THREE, TINY RECTANGLES THAT ARE GREEN ON THE, ON THIS CONCEPT PLAN. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THE APPLICANT PUTS IN, PLANTERS AND NINE PLANTS. SO THAT SECURITY STREET LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER. THESE ARE THE REFERENCE ELEVATIONS.
OF COURSE, THE BUILDINGS ARE ALREADY THERE. THAT'S WHAT IS BEING SHOWN ON THE, ON THESE ELEVATIONS. THE SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDELINE FOR THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS RECOMMEND 8 TO 15 YEARS. AND THE WAY WE ARE, WE HAVE CRAFTED THE CONDITIONS, THE OPERATION WILL BE LIMITED TO PET AFTERCARE AND CREMATORY SERVICES. IT WILL NOT OPERATE AS, AS A RETAIL USE AND IT WILL HAVE VERY LIMITED PUBLIC VISITATION. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING NINE POTTED PLANTS ALONG THE NORTH FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THEY'RE PROPOSING TO RELOCATE THE REFUSE CONTAINER BEHIND THE BUILDING TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENT. AND THE ROOFTOP MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE SCREENED. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, APPROVAL, AS WE MENTIONED, THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER, MIDDLE OF INDUSTRIAL USES. WE DO THINK, IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE OTHER HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES, THIS COULD BE ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT CAN DIVERSIFY THAT AREA. WE THINK TEN TENURE IS APPROPRIATE PER THE, SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDELINE. AND WE HAVE SOME CONDITIONS. AGAIN, IT WILL BE LIMITED TO PET AFTERCARE CREMATORY LIMITED TO NON-HUMAN SERVICES AND OPERATIONS. IT WILL NOT BE OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC. AND THE APPLICANT CAN TALK SOME MORE ABOUT THE GENERAL OPERATION, BUT THEY HAVE MENTIONED THAT USUALLY THEY GET THOSE PET DECEASED PETS FROM VETS. VERY RARELY WOULD SOMEONE SHOW UP AT THE DOOR FRONT WITH A DECEASED PET. THAT'S NOT THEIR BUSINESS OPERATION. THEY PREFER TO WORK WITH VETS TO BRING IN THEIR PETS AND, DO THE SERVICES THERE. THE REFUSE CONTAINER WILL HAVE TO MEET THE GDC REQUIREMENT BEFORE WE ISSUE THE CEO. THE SCREENING WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN ON THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT BEFORE WE ISSUE THE CEO. AND THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE LIMITED TO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8 TO 5 P.M. IT WILL BE CLOSED TO GENERAL PUBLIC SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. BUT THE APPLICANT, SAID THERE WILL BE SOME LIMITED INTERNAL OPERATIONS ON THE WEEKENDS WITH NO MORE THAN FOUR EMPLOYEES ON SITE. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR TEN YEARS AS WELL. WE SENT 74 LETTERS. WE GOT FOUR LETTERS IN OPPOSITION. THE LETTERS WERE SENT TO YOU EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, MOSTLY FROM THE LETTERS AND THE COMMENTS. IT SEEMED LIKE PEOPLE HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, HAVING A FUNERAL HOME AT THAT LOCATION AND THE TRAFFIC THAT IT MAY GENERATE. IT ALMOST FELT BECAUSE IN OUR NOTIFICATION LETTER, WE PUT IN THE OFFICIAL USE, WHICH IS THE FUNERAL HOME, THAT MAY HAVE CONFUSED SOME PEOPLE, BUT IF THEY'RE LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION, THIS IS VERY LIMITED TO PET AFTERCARE. AND WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE, THANK YOU. ONE SECOND.
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COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NABILA, YOU MAY HAVE SAID I I JUST DIDN'T HEAR IT.IS THERE GOING TO BE SOME TYPE OF LICENSE, STAFF, PHYSICIAN OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE ON, THE STAFF AT THIS FACILITY? AND I'M ASKING THAT BECAUSE YOU KIND OF RAISED IT. HOW WILL THEY BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A, SOME TYPE OF DISEASE OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE? OH, IT'S ONLY AFTER A PET PASSES AWAY. THAT'S WHEN THEY BRING THEM IN. OKAY. FROM THE VET FOR TO, FACILITY THAT IS ALREADY CERTIFIED THEN THAT THIS PET IS OKAY. CORRECT. SO THEY'RE COMING FROM THE VET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER TRAN. THANK YOU.
MAYOR. QUICK QUESTION. WHAT ARE ANY AIR QUALITY AND ODOR CONTROLS THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS LOCATION? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AS SUCH IN OUR ZONING ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THESE. BUT FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, THE, THE IMPACT SHOULD BE PRETTY MINIMAL, MINIMAL BECAUSE IT'S ALL INSIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. SO I READ THE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION, AND ALL OF THEM SEEM TO THINK THIS WAS FOR HUMANS. AND SO HOW HOW DID THEY NOT GET THE MESSAGE THAT THIS WAS ANIMALS? ONLY BECAUSE WHEN WE SEND THE NOTIFICATION LETTER, WE ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO SEND IT WITH THE OFFICIAL USE, WHICH IS FOR OUR LAND USE MATRIX. IT'S A MORTUARY SLASH FUNERAL HOME. IT IS WITHIN THE CONDITIONS WHERE WE ARE LIMITING IT TO A PET AFTERCARE. YOU HAVE HEARD US SAYING, HEY, IT'S THE USE, NOT THE USER. SO IF WE WERE NOT LIMITING IT IN THE CONDITIONS, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IF ONCE THIS BUSINESS, IF THIS BUSINESS LEAVES, ANOTHER MORTUARY COULD HAVE MOVED IN HERE. BUT WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH OUR CONDITIONS. SO OBVIOUSLY THE PEOPLE WHO GOT THE LETTER, THEY WERE NOT PRIVY TO THOSE INFORMATION. OKAY. I SEE, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU MA'AM.
THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR. MR. MICHAEL AND KEATON. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATION. YEAH. KEATON, MY WITH THE DIMENSION GROUP, 10755 SAND HILL ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS. WE'RE JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. I'M ACCOMPANIED BY GATEWAY SERVICE REPRESENTATION AS WELL. ONE THING I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON BEFORE GETTING TO THE QUESTIONS IS THAT WE DID DO A PARKING ANALYSIS OF THE SITE BASED ON THE USE. THE GDC FOR A FUNERAL HOME HAS A MUCH HIGHER RATIO THAN WHAT WE DETERMINED WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THIS TYPE OF USER. AND THAT STUDY SHOWED THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD ESTIMATE NO MORE THAN 15 PARKING SPACES WOULD BE NEEDED OUT THERE. AND THERE'S CURRENTLY 20 ON SITE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO MAINTAIN. AND SO I'D BE HAPPY TANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND IF I CAN'T ANSWER IT, I'M SURE THAT GATEWAY SERVICES COULD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DENTON. I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO HAVE THE APPLICANT COME IN AND GIVE US A QUICK, RUNDOWN OF WHAT YOU THINK OPERATIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE. I, I THINK CURRENTLY IF YOU WERE TO GET YOUR PET CREMATED, YOU HAVE TO GO TO A SEXY, I THINK IT'S THE CLOSEST PLACE. AND IT'S, IT'S COMMON THERE FOR PEOPLE TO JUST COME AND BRING THEIR PET THAT PASSED AWAY AT HOME. SO I WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO THAT IF THAT WAS PART OF, YOUR BUSINESS MODEL, BUT, JUST KIND OF, IF YOU FEEL UP TO GIVING ME A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I. MICHAEL DUNNING TO DANIELS WAY, CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR GATEWAY SERVICES. I'M SEXY IS ONE OF OUR FACILITIES. I THINK TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE REASON THAT WE HAVE, RETAIL WALK IN PEOPLE THERE IT IS A CEMETERY AS WELL. IT'S SIGNED FROM THE STREET. THAT WAS THE CORE BUSINESS THAT WE PURCHASED.
WAS THE CEMETERY. THIS FACILITY IN GARLAND IS STRICTLY CREMATION CEMETERY AND, YES, IT'S POSSIBLE SOMEONE COULD BRING A DECEASED PET TO US AND WE WOULD NOT TURN THEM AWAY.
BUT THE CORE OF OUR BUSINESS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE VETERINARY SERVICES. SO WE'RE PICKING UP THE PETS FROM THE VET, BRINGING THEM BACK, PERFORMING THE SERVICES, AND THEN BRINGING THEM BACK TO THE VET TO DISTRIBUTE BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES. AWESOME. WELL, I, AM
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IN FAVOR OF THIS. THERE ARE FAR WORSE USES THAT WE COULD HAVE OVER THERE AND ALREADY HAVE OVER THERE. WE'VE GOT A SURPLUS OF SOME AND I THINK MIXING IT UP A LITTLE IS NOT A BAD THING.SO, I AM IN FAVOR OF IT AND WE'LL SEE HOW COUNCIL VOTES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER. ONE SECOND SIR, WE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. ONE SECOND. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THE PARKING ANALYSIS. I, I FEEL THAT THAT WAS A LOT OF THE CONCERNS ON THE LETTERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE PARKING, THE EXISTING RESIDENTS. I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE CITY IT'S SOMETHING'S GOING TO GO THERE ANYWAYS, YOU OR SOMETHING ELSE.
SO REGARDLESS, AT LEAST YOU MADE THE EFFORT OF YOU KNOW, LET THEM KNOW THAT, HEY, WE'RE NOT GOING. WE'RE NOT HERE TAKING UP YOUR PARKING. IT'S DEFINITELY A SERVICE. AND I AGREE WITH WHAT DO I CALL YOU? I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS IT, MAYOR? OKAY, I AGREE WITH I THINK IT'S UNIQUE TO OFFER AND I FEEL THAT IN A IN A GOOD AREA I DROVE BY THE THE THE AREA AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD AREA. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SEE NONE. THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ITEM EIGHT A IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED. OH. DO WE NEED TO DO THE TIME? SORRY. YOU CAN INCLUDE BOTH IN YOUR MOTION IF YOU WISH. WITH THE TEN YEAR THE TEN YEAR. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A TEN YEAR TIMELINE ON THE PD AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LUK. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COUNCIL. SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE? THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WELCOME TO GARLANDND.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR NEXT ITEM. THESE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RECONSIDERATIONS. AND MR. CITY ATTORNEY, YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT? YES, MAYOR. THESE CASES DON'T COME BEFORE COUNCIL VERY OFTEN. IN FACT, I THINK IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE MAY HAVE HAD ONE, POSSIBLY TWO. SO I JUST WANT TO GO REAL QUICKLY OVER THE PROCEDURAL RULES IN THESE CASES. BOTH THE CASES TONIGHT FOR RECONSIDERATION WERE DENIED AT THE LAST REGULAR MEETING. AND THE APPLICANTS BOTH TIMELY FILED. THEIR RECONSIDERATION APPLICATIONS. SO TONIGHT'S QUESTION IS ONLY WHETHER COUNCIL WILL RECONSIDER EACH DENIAL. THIS IS NOT A ZONING CASE. THIS IS JUST A PROCEDURAL CASE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT EACH APPLICANT'S APPLICANTS PROVIDE YOU WITH ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER WORTHY FOR A RECONSIDERATION ON THE VOTE, THE APPLICANT MAY PRESENT ONLY NEW EVIDENCE THAT WAS NOT PRESENTED DURING THE ORIGINAL PUBLIC HEARING. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, ONE APPLICANT WAS NOT HERE. I BELIEVE IT'S THE FIRST ONE. AND SO ANY NEW, ANYTHING THEY PRESENT TONIGHT WILL BE NEW EVIDENCE THAT WAS NOT PRESENTED. A MOTION TO GRANT RECONSIDERATION MUST BE MADE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO VOTED TO DENY THE CASE. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY 2ND THE MOTION RECONSIDERATION REQUIRES AT LEAST THREE FOURTHS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING, BUT NEVER FEWER THAN FIVE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES. IF ALL OF Y'ALL WEREN'T HERE, WE'RE ALL HERE, SO THAT DOESN'T REALLY APPLY. IF RECONSIDERATION IS GRANTED, THE ZONING CASES WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR A NEW MERITS HEARING AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE REGULAR MEETING. AFTER ALL REQUIRED NOTICES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. IF RECONSIDERATION IS NOT GRANTED, THE ORIGINAL DENIAL REMAINS IN EFFECT AND THE COUNCIL WILL NOT REHEAR THE MERITS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, TONIGHT, LET'S BE CAREFUL WITH THEIR QUESTIONS BECAUSE REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT A SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW OF THE MERITS. THIS IS MERELY A PROCEDURAL MATTER. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. IN THIS CASE THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM EIGHT B. IT'S
[b. Reconsideration Request of a Previously Denied Zoning Application (File No. Z 26-12, Sweetness Sweets, District 1)]
RECONSIDERATION REQUEST OF PREVIOUSLY DENIED DENIED ZONING APPLICATION FILE NUMBER Z 2612.SWEETNESS SWEETS IN DISTRICT ONE. SO AS CITY ATTORNEY SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO OVER THE CASE. WE'RE JUST REMINDING SOME FACTUAL MATTERS OF THE CASE. FOR TEN TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD SWEETNESS SWEETS, THE REQUEST IS FOR A TATTOO BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENT. THE CURRENT ZONING ON THAT PRORTY IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD 25-29. IT IS IN THE FIREWALL FIREWALL, MALL, THE TENANT SPACE THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO, OCCUPY IS 1535FTā S. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
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REMINDER, COUNCIL DENIED IT 8 TO 1. EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR CM OT, WAS IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT.SO HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN'T MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. ANYBODY ELSE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER, AND ANYBODY CAN SECOND, INCLUDING COUNCILMEMBER ART. AS CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED, IT WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST SEVEN VOTES TO GRANT RECONSIDERATION. AGAIN, COUNSEL IS NOT HEARING THE CASE ITSELF. IT'S THE NEW EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANT, HAS TO OFFER. THAT'S ALL WE WANTED TO, SAY. AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS ALL RIGHT. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE APPLICANT UNAWARE IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE? IS MISS JUANITA ALLEN HERE? IF YOU'LL FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD, PLEASE. AFTER. THANK YOU. YES. FILL UP YOUR CARD AFTERWARDS. BUT IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATION. OKAY. JUANITA ALLEN. AND THE ADDRESS IS 14 TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040. OKAY, SO HI, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS OR FIRST I'M. THIS IS VERY NEW TO ME TO COME TO GARLAND AND BE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS ABOUT 22 YEARS WITH SWEETS AND SWEETS, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL. SO SOME OF THE PROCEDURES I WASN'T AWARE OF. BUT I'VE COME TO FIND OUT A LOT OF THE PROCEDURES NOW. SO WITH SWEETNESS SWEETS WE'RE KIND OF LIKE A SHOP LIKE CLAIRE'S. AND SO IT'S, YOU CAN GO INSIDE AND GET BODY GET EAR PIERCINGS, BUT WE DO A FEW OTHER PIERCINGS AS FAR AS ABOVE THE WAIST,E'VE BEEN THERE IN THAT LOCATION FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS NOW. AND ANOTHER SHOP I BELIEVE CAME IN AFTER JUST RECENTLY, A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND SO WE APPLIED FOR OUR, CEO AT THAT TIME. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CEO THERE, BUT WE HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME OUT, DO A INSPECTION, AND WE ALSO HAD THE STATE OF TEXAS COME OUT, DO OUR, INSPECTIONS AND WE GOT APPROVED AT THAT TIME. SO NOW WE'RE UNDER PRESSURE, WE HAVE TO DO A PERMIT. AND SO WITH THAT PERMIT, WE'RE REQUESTING JUST TO GET THAT PERMIT FOR THAT LOCATION, BECAUSE WE'LL MOVE FROM OUR ORIGINAL SPOT IN THE MALL TO A NEW SPOT. SO WE'RE NEEDING A PERMIT FOR THE NEW LOCATION AND WE JUST DO A LITTLE EAR PIERCINGS, MORE OF LIKE A LITTLE, WE DO HAVE ACCESSORIES AND BODY PIERCINGS AND THINGS IN THERE. AND SO WE'RE JUST REQUESTING FOR THAT PERMIT FOR THE NEW LOCATION. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RECONSIDERATION REQUEST. COUNCILMEMBER TRIM THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING BUSINESS IN GARLAND DISTRICT ONE. AND I, I WENT THERE, SEVERAL TIMES, SO IT'S A NICE PLACE. CAN YOU SHARE WITH US THAT, IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE TO THE LAST MEETINGS ON JULY 7TH? IT'S, I WASN'T AWARE THAT IT WAS A SECOND MEETING. I WENT TO THE PLANNING MEETING AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT. SO I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE NEXT MEETING. AND SO WHEN I SPOKE WITH GARLAND, GAVE HIM A PHONE CALL. THEY SAID, BUT I HAPPENED TO TALK TO HIM, I THINK A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEY SAID, OH, IT WAS ANOTHER MEETING. AND I SAID, OKAY. I WASN'T AWARE THAT IT WAS ANOTHER MEETING. AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T SHOW. I WASN'T AWARE OF IT. AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN AT THAT TIME, BUT I WASN'T AWARE THAT IT WAS ANOTHER MEETING. SO YOU RECEIVED ANY EMAIL FROM OUR STAFF? NO, THEY DIDN'T SEND ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME ABOUT THE NEXT THE COUNCIL MEETING THAT JUST HAPPENED. THAT WAS WHY I CALLED THE OFFICE, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT MEETING. YEAH, BECAUSE I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE STAFF ALREADY SENT YOU AN EMAIL, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY SENT A LETTER. BUT IIDN'T GET THAT LETTER. WHEN I CALLED THE OFFICE, THEY SAID, WELL, WE SENT A LETTER TO THAT ADDRESS AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT LETTER IN TIME BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN. THANK YOU MA'AM, THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. YES. YOU WERE IN THE TOWN CENTER MALL ALREADY IN ANOTHER SPOT. YES. AND THAT WAS MORE THAN 500FT AWAY FROM THE SHOP. THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW, MISTER MAYOR, I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS WOULD BE RELEVANT FOR RECONSIDERATION EVALUATION TONIGHT. IT WOULD BE RELEVANT FOR THE NEXT MEETING IF COUNCIL GRANTS RECONSIDERATION. BUT WE'RE GETTING TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE ZONING CASE AND NOT THE PROCEDURAL MATTER AT THIS POINT.
VERY GOOD, I UNDERSTAND. I'LL WITHDRAW MY QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR. I'LL HOLD THOSE TO THE NEXT TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER. MORE. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO, THAT QUESTION, AND THAT IS. WE ARE GOING TO. OUR THOUGHTS TONIGHT ARE RELATE TO THE
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RECONSIDERATION. THAT'S ALL THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. AND I GUESS THE REAL QUESTION THEN BECOMES FOR ME, OKAY, WHAT NE INFORMATION IS BEING PRESENTED? OR SHOULD EVEN NEW INFORMATION BE PRESENTED THAT WILL, GIVE ME SOME TYPE OF THOUGHT AS TO WHY I SHOULD EVEN CONSIDER A RECONSIDERATION. AND AT THIS POINT, I DON'T SEE THAT THE APPLICANT IS ABLE TO REALLY GIVE ANY INFORMATION. I HAVE NOT HEARD STAFF GIVE ANY NEW INFORMATION, THEREFORE IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, IT SEEMS, FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I WOULD CHANGE MY VOTE TO RECONSIDER BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT I HAD BEFORE. I DON'T SEE HEAR ANYTHING ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I HEARD BEFORE. IS THAT. I'M NOT TALKING TO LEGAL. NOW. YOU'RE JUST TALKING TO LEGAL NOW. COUNCILMAN, I THINK YOUR ANALYSIS IS ON POINT AND ACCURATE. THAT IS THE. THAT'S HOW THAT'S A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF WHAT COUNCIL SHOULD BE CONSIDERING TONIGHT. JUST STRICTLY THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU TONIGHT. IF THAT'S NEW INFORMATION THAT YOU WERE NOT THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO YOU BEFORE WHEN YOU ORIGINALLY MADE THE DECISION. AND I THINK YOU KIND OF NAILED THE PROCESS PRETTY WELL IN YOUR DESCRIPTION. THEREFORE, I THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU AS THE APPLICANT TO RECOGNIZE AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT UNLESS WE HEAR SOMETHING TONIGHT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HEARD BEFORE, NEW INFORMATION, IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO RECONSIDER. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING DIFFERENT? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHY? NO, I CAN'T EVEN ASK THAT. EVEN SO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING NEW THAT YOU CAN PRESENT TO US? YES. A NEW INFORMATION THAT I HAVE IS, THAT I EMAILED TO THEM. IS THAT THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN IN THAT LOCATION FOR OVER TEN YEARS, AND THAT I'M ACTUALLY INSIDE OF A LEASE THERE IN THAT PARTICULAR SPACE FOR THAT. SO THAT WAS NEW INFORMATION THAT I DID SEND TO THEM. I SENT THEM MY LEASE LEASING INFORMATION AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN IN THAT LOCATION BEFORE THE NEW LOCATION, WE JUST SWITCHED UP TO ANOTHER BUILDING. SO I SENT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE WE'RE ORIGINALLY WAS ON CEDAR SAGE, HOW THE MALL IS, AND WE HAD ALL OF OUR LICENSE AND EVERYTHING THERE. AND THEN WE MOVED TO THE SORRY CORNER SPOT INSIDE OF THE MALL. SO THAT WAS THE NEW INFORMATION THAT WASN'T PREVIOUS. WE PRESENTED. AND I MIGHT GET MY HAND SLAPPED HERE, BUT IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU WERE DENIED. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT TO PRESENT TO US IS NOT NEW INFORMATION FOR US. SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE RECONSIDERATION TO THE APPLICANT? NONE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MADAM SECRETARY, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. AND COUNCIL, I WILL OPEN THIS UP TO YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO BASED ON WHAT WE HEAR TODAY AND, FROM THE APPLICANTS AND, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THIS RECONSIDERATION REQUEST OF THE PREVIOUS DENIED ZONING APPLICATION. THE 2612 SWISS SWISS DISTRICT ONE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY THE RECONSIDERATION, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, MORE COUNCIL.ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO DENY. SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. THIS IS A MOTION TO DENY RECONSIDERATION. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED 8 TO 1 WITH COUNCIL WITH MAYOR PRO TEM IN OPPOSITION. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR NEXT ITEM IS
[c. Reconsideration Request of a Previously Denied Zoning Application (File No. Z 26-15, Hamza Iftikhar Saleemi, District 6)]
ITEM EIGHT C RECONSIDER REQUEST RECONSIDERATION REQUEST OF A PREVIOUSLY DENIED ZONING APPLICATION FILE NUMBER Z 2615 BY HAMZA. IF SALIMI IN DISTRICT SIX. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS AGAIN A RECONSIDERATION CASE. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO PRESENT, DETAILS OF T CASE. JUST AS A REMINDER SUP FOR AN AUTOMOBILE SALES NEW YORK NEW OR USED USE, ON PROPERTIES PROPERTY ZONED INDUSTRIAL THE LOCATIONS 1805 RESERVE STREET, SUITE 101. THE ACREAGE IS 1.59 ACRES. LITTLE REMINDER ON THE MOTION. IT WAS DENIED 7 TO 2. THE MAYOR AND[00:55:01]
SAM MOORE WERE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL THAT CAN'T MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. BUT ANYBODY ELSE, ANYBODY CAN. SECOND AGAIN REQUIRE SEVEN VOTE. AND YOU'RE HERE TO WE'RE HERE TO GET NEW EVIDENCE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO RECONSIDER. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. ALL RIGHT. SECRETARY, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I'M UNAWARE OF THE APPLICANT IS HERE. IS MR. SALIM HERE? CALL ONE MORE TIME. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? ALL RIGHT? I DON'T SEE THE APPLICANT. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON, YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE, MA'AM. I ASSUME HE'S NOT HERE BECAUSE HE IS BUSY BEING IN BUSINESS RIGHT NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY THE REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION. HAVE A MOTION TO DENY. EXCUSE ME. WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER. OH. I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR SPEAKER, KYLE STEPHENS? ALL RIGHT. IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANKS, GUYS. KYLE STEPHENS, 2703 FOUNTAIN VIEW, CORINTH, TEXAS.I'M REPRESENTING BIG D. I'M JUST ASKING FOR Y'ALL TO, DENY THE REQUEST. JUST JUST BASED OFF SAFETY CONCERNS. AGAIN, AND JUST ALLOWING PEACEFUL, TRUCKS TO COME THROUGH OR WHATNOT. SO, YEAH, PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT ON THAT END. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T SEE ANY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, SIR. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS RECONSIDERATION CASE? ALL RIGHT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DENTON. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY THE REQUEST TO RECONSIDER. I HAVE A MOTION TO DENY BY MAYOR PRO TEM DENTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LOOKED COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THIS IS A MOTION TO DENY. SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. AND
[9. Councilmember Joe Thomas Jr.
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[10. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Carissa Dutton
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CITIZENS COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA. MADAM SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TODAY? YES, SIR, WE HAVE THREE. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, KIRSTEN MILLER? IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HELLO. MY NAME IS KIRSTEN MILLER. MY ADDRESS IS 3921 GREENSBORO CIRCLE, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE FLOCK CAMERAS. WHEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS STARTED TO GET IN THE SPOTLIGHT EARLIER THIS YEAR, I LOOKED UP MY LICENSE PLATE ON A WEBSITE CALLED HAVE I BEEN FLOCK.COM? ACCORDING TO THIS WEBSITE, MY LICENSE PLATE HAD BEEN FLAGGED AS SUSPICIOUS IN THE STATE OF OHIO BY OR BY. LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO POLICE OFFICERS BETWEEN SEPTPTEMBER 25, 2025 AND OCTOBER 2ND, 2025, AND THEIR SEARCH FOR IT HAD BEEN MADE USING OVER 92,000 CAMERAS ACROSS 6600 NETWORKS. THE REASON THAT THIS WEBSITE HAD THIS RECORD ABOUT MY PLATE WAS BECAUSE THE MUKILTEO POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE PUBLISHES THEIR DATA FOR THEIR FLOCK SYSTEMS. AS A RESULT, I, AS A CITIZEN OF GARLAND, TEXAS, HAD MY DATA FLAGGED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT IN OHIO IN. THE SEARCH ITSELF WAS RELEASED FROM A POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE. I'VE NOT BEEN TO OHIO IN WELL OVER A DECADE.[01:00:06]
ADDITIONALLY, USING A MAP THAT TRACKS FLOCK CAMERAS, I'VE IDENTIFIED THE PLACEMENT OF A FEW OF THEM THAT I FEEL ARE TROUBLING. ONE SUCH CAMERA IS POSTED NEAR A LATINO CHURCH OFF ENTRANCE OF THE CHURCH IS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET, IT IS ALSO VISIBLE WITHIN THE CAMERA'S VIEW I. WHILE I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING OF THIS. WITH THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT DOING THIS, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THE. THAT ICE USES DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE FLOCK DATABASE AND WITH. THAT IS A SITUATION I FIND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DEEPLY TROUBLING. ANOTHER FLOCK CAMERA IS FOUND ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF GARLAND ROAD, JUST NORTH OF WALNUT. IT HAS, IN ITS VIEW, ON THE RIGHT, A HOUSE THAT IS OWNED BY SOMEONE WHO DESIRES A PRIVACY SO MUCH THEY'VE HAD THE IMAGES OF THEIR HOUSE OBSCURED ON GOOGLE MAPS. I CAN'T VERIFY THIS, BUT IF IT'S HIGH ENOUGH, IT CAN SEE OVER THEIR FENCE AND TOWARDS THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEM. FLOCK IS NOT AN INFALLIBLE TOOL. A MAN IN OHIO WAS JAILED BECAUSE FLOCK READ THE SEVEN ON HIS PLATE AS A TWO. A WOMAN IN COLORADO WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING PACKAGES BECAUSE CAMERAS SPOTTED THAT SHE HAD SIMPLY DRIVEN THROUGH A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY 20 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. AN OFFICER IN THE HOUSTON AREA JUST RECENTLY RESIGNED DURING AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT HIM USING THE FLOCK CAMERA DATABASE TO TRACK SOMEONE IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE TO MAKE IT CRAZIER. THIS ISN'T LIMITED TO POLICE, EITHER. YOUTUBER BEN JORDAN HAS TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT HOW EASILY HACKABLE THESE CAMERAS ARE WITHIN THE RIGHT KNOW HOW. IT CAN BE DONE WITH COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE INTERNET BROWSERS, AND THAT KNOW HOW IS FOR SALE ON THE DARK WEB. JORDAN HAS POSTED A VARIETY OF VIDEOS TO SHOW THE SECURITY FLAWS IN FLOCKS CAMERAS, WITH THE COOPERATION OF 404 MEDIA, WHO RELEASED A VIDEO TITLED THE FLOCK CAMERA LEAK IS LIKE NETFLIX FOR STALKERS. IN THIS VIDEO, JORDAN WAS ABLE TO ACCESS THE ADMIN DASHBOARDS FOR CAMERAS REMOTELY THROUGH CONVENTIONAL SEARCH ENGINES. THEY WEREN'T ENCRYPTED, NOR WERE THEY PASSWORD PROTECTED.FLOCK MADE A RESPONSE ABOUT IT, AND JORDAN'S RESPONSE TO THAT, WHEN RECORDED WHEN RECORDED, WAS NOT USING ONE OF HIS OWN CAMERAS, BUT A FLOCK CAMERA THAT TRIED TO INSTEAD FOCUS ON NEARBY CHILDREN INSTEAD OF HIM. WHEN HE MADE ATTEMPTS TO REACH OUT TO FLOCK. TO ADDRESS THESE FLAWS AND ACTIVITY THAT IS TYPICAL IN THE INDUSTRY, TECHNICAL AND THE IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY CALLED, BOUNTIES. HE HAS BEEN GHOSTED BY FLOCK AND OTHER RECENT EVENTS SHOW THAT THEIR ANSWER TO JORDAN'S WORK WAS TO BLACKLIST HIM ENTIRELY. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO SUM UP, PLEASE. OKAY. THESE BASICALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF SECURITY FLAWS, AND WE HAVE THEM. WE HAVE LIKE THE SENATORS OF, LIKE US SENATORS HAVE ACTUALLY WRITTEN TO TRY TO GET CONSIDERATION ON THEM BEING A POTENTIAL THREAT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AS WELL. SO BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES AND THEIR INSECURITY AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, IT FEELS LIKE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO CANCEL OUR CONTRACTS LIKE OTHER CITIES SUCH AS LOS ANGELES HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL HER? EXCUSE ME, LUIS SALAZAR. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AS WELL. LUIS SALAZAR, 5662, SOUTHERN FERN ROAD. GOOD EVENING. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN GARLAND AND A FATHER OF TWO CHILDREN. I HAVE MANY RULES REGARDING MY CHILDREN, AND EACH ONE OF THEM WAS CREATED WITH SAFETY IN MIND. MY MOST UNPOPULAR RULE IS NO PHOTOS OF MY CHILDREN ONLINE. I ENFORCE THIS WITH FAMILY, CHURCH AND FRIENDS. I AM HERE ALSO TO TALK ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS AND TO ASK YOU TO CANCEL YOUR CONTRACT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THESE CAMERAS, WHILE THEY MAY BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT, I ASSURE YOU THERE IS AN ASTOUNDING AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE THAT THESE CAMERAS ARE DOING MUCH MORE THAN THAT. THESE SYSTEMS MARKETED FOR SOLVING CRIMES GET USED FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THESE TEMPORARY PROGRAMS BECOME PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH MANY CITIES LIKE CANTON, OHIO, AND EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, STRUGGLING AFTER THEY'VE CANCELED THEIR CONTRACT WITH ONLINE CAMERAS THAT HAVE STAYED ON FOR WEEKS, DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS GROW TO INCLUDE MORE AGENCIES, AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES ENABLE INVASIVE OF USES AND INVASIVE LOCATIONS THAT THEY ARE INSTALLED, INCLUDING POINTED RIGHT OUTSIDE PUBLIC RESTROOMS OR CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS OR PRIVATE BOXING GYMS. REGULATIONS AND OVERSIGHT CONSISTENTLY LAG BEHIND DEPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR ABUSE. AND HERE'S THE KICKER. BLOCK WILL NOT STOP INSTALLING CAMERAS. THEY CAN AND WILL DO IT WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY NEIGHBORHOOD MADE THIS EXACT MISTAKE. WE ARE LEARNING THIS THE HARD WAY. MY HOA AT PARKS AT ROSE HILL HAS AGREED TO INSTALL TWO CAMERAS POINTED OUTWARD. WE SIGNED FOR THEM IN THE SUMMER OF 2023 FOR ABOUT $10,000 A YEAR. IT SEEMED LIKE A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR LESS BREAK INS AND POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME OF THESE PEOPLE TO JUSTICE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT HAS NOT.
TWO MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED SOMETHING. THERE ARE TWO NEW CAMERAS ON EACH POST. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS FOR ONE CAMERA ON EACH POST POINTED OUTWARD, BUT NOW THEY'RE POINTED IN AND OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE MY OWN CAMERA POINTED RIGHT AT
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THAT, AT THAT CAMERA, AND AT FIRST THE IR SENSOR WOULD ONLY FLASH FOR CARS, BUT NEVER PEOPLE. NOW THEY FLASH FOR BOTH PLATES AND PEOPLE. YOU SEE, THESE UPDATES COME OVER THE AIR, AND WHEN THE NEW CAMERA, WHICH WAS INSTALLED, POINTED INWARD, IT WAS INSTALLED, POINTED DIRECTLY AT MY HOME LESS THAN 50FT AWAY. SUDDENLY A CAMERA I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CAPTURING MORE THAN JUST LICENSE PLATES IS POINTED AT MY FAMILY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY CHILDREN.I KNOW THAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR. IT'S OKAY. WE GOT SOLD, TOO. BUT I'M WARNING YOU THAT THIS IS A PRIVATE COMPANY. THEY ASPIRE TO MAKE MONEY, NOT JUST THE MONEY THAT THEY GOT FROM US. THE CITY OF GARLAND, BUT OTHER PRIVATE INTERESTS. THEY CLAIM TO ONLY KEEP OUR INFORMATION FOR 30 DAYS. BUT THEY CAN AND WILL SELL IT TO THIRD PARTIES WHO ARE HAPPY TO KEEP IT MUCH LONGER. THEY DON'T COME BACK TO ASK FOR MORE OF OUR MONEY TO DRIVE REVENUE. THEY WILL COME AND INSTALL MORE CAMERAS IN UNMARKED VEHICLES WITHOUT OUR CONSENT AS A CITY AND AGAINST US AS CITIZENS. I IMPLORE YOU, IF YOU NEED ANOTHER TOOL IN YOUR TOOL BELT TO SOLVE CRIMES, RECONSIDER. BASED ON WHAT I'M SHARING WITH YOU TODAY, THERE ARE. THERE ARE ALREADY PLENTY OF CAMERAS IN THE WORLD. MY HOMETOWN CANNOT BETRAY US LE THIS. RECONSIDER WHAT DAMAGE THIS DOES TO THE TRUST WE HAVE IN YOU AS CITIZENS OF GARLAND, AND TO THE PRIVACY OF FAMILIES JUST LIKE MINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, DENISE HAMILTON? GOOD EVENING. IF YOU'D PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS DENISE HAMILTON. I AM 13022 CLEARVIEW DRIVE IN FORNEY. BUT THE PROPERTY I'M CALLING ABOUT IS HERE ABOUT IS ON 1413 DAIRY ROAD HERE IN GARLAND. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DENISE HAMILTON REPRESENTING NEW HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMAN CALLAWAY CARAWAY FOR HIS TIME AND FOR HIS FOR HIM. I'M NERVOUS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS TIME AND BEING BRINGING OUR CONCERNS TO THE COUNCIL. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO WAIVE THE TREE MITIGATION FEE SO THAT WE CAN CUT DOWN THREE TREES IN FRONT OF OUR CHURCH. THAT'S, DAMAGING OUR SIDEWALKS. JUST LAST SUNDAY, WE RETURNED BACK TO OUR CHURCH AFTER NINE MONTHS OF RENOVATION, AND WE HAD A MEMBER OF OUR CHURCH FAMILY TO FALL ON THE SIDEWALK BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THAT THE TREE IS CAUSING, THE TREES ARE CAUSING. THIS CAUSE IS OVERWHELMING FOR A SMALL NONPROFIT CHURCH. WE MUST PAY FOR THE, FOR THE PERMIT. A CERTIFIED TREE SURGEON, A TREE REMOVAL BRUSH, HOWLING AND THEN PAY FOR THE MITIGATION FEE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHETHER THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD APPLY THE SAME TO CHURCHES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS IT DOES AS WE ARE NOT A NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WE ARE NOT DEVELOPERS. WE ARE A CHURCH TRYING TO MAKE OUR PROPERTY SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE. WE. WE ONLY BEEN BACK IN OUR CHURCH ONE WEEK AFTER NINE MONTHS OF RENOVATION.
WE ALREADY HAD OUR FRONT DOORS INTENTIONALLY VANDALIZED. THANKFULLY, NOTHING INSIDE THE CHURCH WAS DAMAGED OR STOLEN. THE TREES ALSO BLOCKED THE VISIBILITY OF OUR CHURCH AND THE SIGN FOR THE STREET. OUR MEMBERS ARE LONG TERM RESIDENTS, HOMEOWNERS, TAXPAYERS, AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. FOR MANY OF MANY WHO ARE SENIORS, THIS CHURCH, THIS IS.
THIS CHURCH IS THERE PRIMARILY TO PRIMARY PLACE FOR FELLOWSHIP AND SUPPORT. WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING FOR FAIRNESS AND CONSIDERATION SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE SERVING GOD AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR. THANK YOU MA'AM. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT.
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