[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 17TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE TRADITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF ONE OF OUR MEETINGS, AND IT WILL BE LED BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY, SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. LET'S BOW OUR HEAEADS FOR A QUICK PRAYER, PLEASE. FATHER GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH OUR HEARTS FULL. WE COME REALLY TO REJOICE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR CITY, TO REPRESENT OUR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE TOUCH EVERYONE AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT MADE EASY. THESE DECISIONS COME WITH A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING, A LOT OF WORK AND THINKING OF OUR FUTURE. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS US, WATCH OVER US, AND LEAD US IN THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THIS CITY TO GO IN ALL THESE PRAYERS. IN YOUR NAME, AMEN. AMEN. 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. OKAY. THANK. YOU CONSENT TO ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR MOVING OVER FROM ONE ROOM OVER INTO THE
[ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
MAIN CHAMBERS HERE. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT. WE HAVE FOUR OF THEM, SO IT'S EXCITING TIME TO RECOGNIZE ALL THESE WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR ACACHIEVEMENTS. OUR FIRST ONE IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR THIRD PLACE AWARD AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS USA. SO CAMELOT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND JOIN ME. YOU'RE A MEMBER OF CAMELOT. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS.YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS RECOGNIZING THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR THIRD PLACE OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD USA. WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND RECOGNIZES THAT STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF VIBRANT, CONNECTED AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATES THE RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE DEDICATION STRENGTHENS THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, HAS DEMONSTRATED A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS, ENCOURAGING RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT, AND FOSTERING PRIDE WITHIN THE CAMELOT COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION, AND A STEADFAST DEDICATION TO KEEPING NEIGHBORS INFORMED AND ENGAGED. AND WHEREAS, THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS SERVED AS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTICIPATION, FOSTERING COLLABORATION AMONG RESIDENTS AND PROMOTING INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF GARLAND. AND WHEREAS, THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PROUDLY REPRESENTED THE CITY OF GARLAND AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS USA CONFERENCE, A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. AND WHEREAS, THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION EARNED THIRD PLACE IN THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER CATEGORY AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS USA CONFERENCE, RECEIVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR PRODUCING AN EXCEPTIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTER THAT EFFECTIVELY SHARES IMPORTANT INFORMATION, CELEBRATES COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS AMONG RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS THIS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL RECOGNITION REFLECTS NOT ONLY THE DEDICATION AND CREATIVITY OF THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, VOLUNTEER LEADERS, BUT ALSO THE SPIRIT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD EXCELLENCE THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE GARLAND A STRONGER COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN EARNING THIRD PLACE IN THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER CATEGORY AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS USA CONFERENCE AND COMMEND ITS OFFICERS, VOLUNTEERS AND RESIDENTS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY PRIDE. THE CITY OF GARLAND
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EXTENDS ITS SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S DEDICATION TO SERVING AS AN EXEMPLARY MODEL OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP, AND FOR BRINGING NATIONAL RECOGNITION TO OUR COMMUNITY. JUST TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR NEWSLETTER. OUR NEWSLETTER. INTRODUCE YOURSELF. OH, SORRY, I'M CYNTHIA HAWK. I'M THE EDITOR OF THE NIGHTLY NEWS, WHICH IS THE CAMELOT NEWSLETTER, AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 1999, AND IT'S BEEN A REAL JOY. AND I HAVE TO THANK, FIRST OF ALL, THE OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY FOR THE GARLAND AWARD AND THEN FOR FORWARDING IT ON TO NOOSA AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND ALSO ALL MY BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND MR. JOE FOR THE GOOD ARTICLES EVERYONE SENDS ME, THAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, CYNTHIA, THAT SHE'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 1999, BUT WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF IS SHE MOVED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN 2002, 2001. SHE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR 25 YEARS SINCE SHE LEFT CAMELOT. SO SHE'S SHE DID MENTION THAT THE. SHE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE BOARD MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME IN THE AUDIENCE. OUR PRESIDENT, REBA COLLINS, IS HERE, OUR SOCIAL CHAIRMAN, KIM ULMAN, AND OUR TREASURER, JOE SANDRA GREENBERG, ARE ALL HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU, LADIES, FOR COMING DOWN AS WELL. SO THANK YOU CYNTHIA. WELL DONE.APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MAYOR. THAT'S DEDICATION. 20 OR 25 YEARS AND MOVED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S WONDERFUL. I ASK THAT THE THE RIVER SET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THIS ONE. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR FIRST PLACE AWARD AT NEIGHBORHOODS USA. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF GARLAND RECOGNIZES THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF A THRIVING COMMUNITY AND DEDICATED RESIDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENTS HELP CREATE PLACES WHERE NEIGHBORS ARE CONNECTED, ENGAGED, AND PROUD TO CALL HOME. AND WHEREAS THE RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION HAS DEMONSTRATED AN OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING ITS NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM, COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION, FOSTERING A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, MEANINGFUL RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT AND A STEADFAST DEDICATION TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NEIGHBORS, RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE CITY OF GARLAND, AND WHEREAS RIVERSIDE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE 2025 GARLAND NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR, AN HONOR THAT REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY SPIRIT, AND POSITIVE IMPACT, AND EARN THE REPRESENT THE CITY OF GARLANDTO ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. AND WHEREAS, RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION PROUDLY REPRESENTED THE CITY OF GARLAND AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS USA CONFERENCE, THE NATION'S PREMIER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, NETWORKING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. AND WHEREAS, RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION WAS AWARDED FIRST PLACE IN THE SOCIAL REVITALIZATION CATEGORY NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR BY NEIGHBORHOODS USA, RECEIVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY THAT SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF GARLAND COMMENDS THE RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, ITS LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS AND RESIDENTS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO NEIGHBORHOOD EXCELLENCE AND FOR BRINGING NATIONAL RECOGNITION TO THE GARLAND COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN EARNING FIRST PLACE IN THE SOCIAL REVITALIZATION CATEGORY. NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR BY NEIGHBORHOODS USA, RECEIVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY THAT SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE RIVERSIDE RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTINUED DEDICATION TO STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO FIRST, I WANT TO COMMENT ON HOW SMALL THIS PRINT IS. AND HE WAS ABLE TO READ IT
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FROM STANDING UP HERE. SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. WHAT MAKES THIS REALLY EXCITING FOR ME AND PROBABLY MY WIFE, IS THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR IT WAS A RESIDENT RAN HOA FOR THE FIRST FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AS IT WAS BEING BUILT, IT WAS THE DEVELOPER.WHEN WE TOOK OVER, WE HAD OUR FIRST SOCIAL EVENT AS A RESIDENT BOARD, WHICH WAS THE BIGGEST EVENT THE NEIGHBOR HAD EVER HAD. WE HAD 250 PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR OUR FIRST EVENT, WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT. BUT WHAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE ON AT THOSE EVENTS, BIG IS GREAT, BUT WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ONE SEGMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WASN'T REPRESENTED WELL ENOUGH. SO WE'RE REALLY REACHING OUT TO OUR VIETNAMESE NEIGHBORS TO GET THEMORE INVOLVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THIS IS REALLY GREAT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND REALLY LIKE ALL THE ATTENTION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW WELL GARLAND IS REPRESENTED AT THESE NATIONAL CONFERENCES. THAT'S A THIRD PLACE AND A FIRST PLACE AWARD. THAT IS WONDERFUL. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS RECOGNIZING THE 2026 GARLAND LIFEGUARDS. COME ON. COME ON UP. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NO RUNNING. YEAH. HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU SAY THAT? THAT WAS MY FIRST JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL. WAS A LIFEGUARD AS WELL. SO THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR A WONDERFUL SUMMER. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND RECOGNIZES THAT LIFEGUARDS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PROTECTING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ENJOYING GARLAND'S AQUATIC FACILITIES. AND WHEREAS BECOMING A GARLAND LIFEGUARD REQUIRES DEDICATION, DISCIPLINE AND EXTENSIVE PREPARATION, WITH LIFEGUARDS COMPLETING MORE THAN 30 HOURS OF FORMAL LIFEGUARD COURSE TRAINING, FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 15 HOURS OF ON SITE TRAINING BEFORE EVER STEPPING INTO A LIFEGUARD STAND. AND WHEREAS GARLAND LIFEGUARDS ARE HELD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF VIGILANCE, PROFESSIONALISM, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS GARLAND LIFEGUARDS CONSISTENTLY EXCEED STANDARDS ON ALL JEFF ELLIS AND ASSOCIATES RISK MANAGEMENT AUDITS, WHICH EVALUATE CRITICAL IDEAS, CRITICAL AREAS INCLUDING LIFEGUARD VIGILANCE, PROFESSIONALISM, EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN ACTIVATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTATION. AND WHEREAS, DURING THE 2026 SUMMER SEASON, GARLAND LIFEGUARDS PERFORMED MORE THAN 350 IN WATER RESCUES, DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS, QUICK THINKING, COURAGE, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THOSE ENTRUSTED TO THEIR CARE. AND WHEREAS BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL RESCUE IS A LIFEGUARD WHO STAYED ALERT, RECOGNIZED A POTENTIAL EMERGENCY, RESPONDED WITHOUT HESITATION, AND PUT THE SAFETY OF ANOTHER PERSON BEFORE THEMSELVES. AND WHEREAS, THE WORK OF A LIFEGUARD EXTENDS FAR BEYOND SITTING IN A CHAIR AND WATCHING THE POOL, GARLAND'S LIFEGUARDS SERVE AS EDUCATORS, FIRST RESPONDERS, ROLE MODELS, AND GUARDIANS OF OUR COMMUNITY'S AQUATIC SPACES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND IS PROUD OF THE PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION DEMONSTRATED BY THE ENTIRE 2026 LIFEGUARD TEAM AND RECOGNIZES THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF TRAINING, PREPARATION, VIGILANCE, AND SERVICE THAT MAKE GARLAND'S AQUATIC FACILITIES SAFER FOR EVERYONE. NOW. THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GARLAND COUNCIL AND BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE 2026 GARLAND LIFEGUARDS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE, PROFESSIONALISM, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. OH YEAH. IF YOU WON'T SAY ANYTHING, I'LL JUST SAY ONE MORE THING. I WAS AT SURF AND SWIM WITH MY SON THIS SUNDAY, AND I CAN ATTEST THAT I SAW A RESCUE FIRSTHAND AND YOU GUYS DID AN AMAZING JOB. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THIS SUMMER. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK AGAIN NEXT SUMMER. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE FINAL PROCLAMATION. THIS IS RECOGNIZING PAYROLL
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WEEK. ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE LOVES PAYROLL WEEK. YES. ON PAYDAY ESPECIALLY. EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT.SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING PAYROLL WEEK 2026. WHEREAS PAYROLL. ORG AND ITS MORE THAN 2000 MEMBERS HAVE LAUNCHED A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE NEARLY 150 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN SYSTEM BY PAYING WAGES, REPORTING WORKER EARNINGS, AND WITHHOLDING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAXES. AND WHEREAS, PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS IN IN GARLAND PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF GARLAND, CARRYING OUT SUCH DIVERSE TASKS AS PAYING INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM, PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, AND CARRYING OUT TAX WITHHOLDING, REPORTING AND DEPOSITING. AND WHEREAS, PAYROLL DEPARTMENTS COLLECTIVELY SPEND MORE THAN 2.4 TRILLION ANNUALLY COMPLYING WITH A MYRIAD OF FEDERAL AND STATE WAGE AND TAX LAWS, AND WHEREAS, PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS PLAY AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE FOR ENSURING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF AMERICAN FAMILIES BY HELPING TO IDENTIFY NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND MAKING SURE THEY COMPLY WITH THEIR CHILD SUPPORT MANDATES. AND WHEREAS, PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY PROACTIVE IN EDUCATING BOTH BUSINESSES AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ABOUT THE PAYROLL TAX WITHHOLDING SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS MEET REGULARLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE TAX OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS BOTH IMPROVING COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES AND HOW COMPLIANCE CAN BE ACHIEVED AT LESS COST TO BOTH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF GARLAND IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE HARDWORKING PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WHO KEEP OUR BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OPERATING EFFICIENTLY WHILE ENSURING EMPLOYEES RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION THEY HAVE EARNED.
NOW, THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6TH THROUGH 12TH, 2026 AS PAYROLL WEEK IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS AND GIVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN GARLAND AND OF THE PAYROLL PROFESSION. HI, MY NAME IS LAURA ESQUIVEL AND I'M THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR FOR THE DALLAS CHAPTER OF THE PAYROLL ASSOCIATION. ON BEHALF OF THE DALLAS CHAPTER OF PAYROLL. ORG, I AM HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PAYROLL. WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE ESSENTIAL WORK OF THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW WITH OUR CONSENT
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THE SESECTION 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 FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONONSENT AND EXCUSE ME, 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. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 25TH, 2026 SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS. APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 28TH, 2026 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS. APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 4TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS FOR A IS ROWLETT CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AERATION BLOWER. IMPROVEMENTS FOR B IS G, P, AND L NEUMANN TO NAME AND TRANSMISSION LINE MATERIALS, OR C IS G, P, AND L AND T, P A TRANSMISSION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE. ITEM FOUR D IS PURCHASE OF FIVE AMBULANCES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT. ITEM FOUR, E IS G, P AND L SQUARE TOP[00:20:03]
SWITCH STATION CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. ITEM FOUR, F IS G, P, AND L MILLER ROAD TO NEUMANN TRANSMISSION LINE. TREMENDOUS TRANSMISSION LINE CONDUCTOR ON THE SECOND SECOND PAGE ITEM FOUR G IS FIRE DEPARTMENT GEAR. ITEM FOUR H IS PURCHASE OF FORD F-150 AND F 550 AND TRANSIT VANS. ITEM FOUR I IS G, P AND L CENTERVILLE TO OATES ROAD TRANSMISSION ACCESS DRIVE. ITEM FOUR J IS SHILOH BUSINESS CENTER. PHASE ONE DEMOLITION ITEM FIVE IS. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASE. COUNCIL APPROVED THE ZONING REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE FIVE A IS CASE Z26-17, THE DIMENSION GROUP IN DISTRICT SIX COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WISH TO HAVE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED? CONSIDER SEPARATELY. SEEING NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES? 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, SPEAKER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKER'S INFORMATION. APPLICANTS ARE ALLOWED TEN MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS, AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS, THE SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND YOU WISH TO DO SO, PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD DOWN BY THE CITY SECRETARY.
[a. Reconsideration Request of a Previously Denied Zoning Application (File No. Z 26-14, Omega Shipping Ex. Inc., District 5)]
ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM SIX. A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A RECONSIDER RECONSIDERATION REQUEST OF A PREVIOUSLY DENIED ZONING APPLICATION. ITS FILE Z 2614 BY OMEGA SHIPPING ECS INCORPORATED IN DISTRICT FIVE. THANK YOU MAYOR, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A RECONSIDERATION ITEM. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE AN ENTIRE PRESENTATION. WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT SOME FACTS OUT THERE. AND AFTER THAT, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO SPEAK. SO AS YOU MENTIONED, THE REQUEST ORIGINALLY WAS AN SUV OR A TRUCK. BUS REPAIR USE. IT IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT FIVE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP LOCATED AT 2430 LONGACRE DRIVE, 2.61 ACRES AND ZONED INDUSTRIAL. A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE COUNCIL MOTION. SO COUNCIL DENIED IT 8 TO 1. ONLY SAM THOMAS WAS IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, SO HE CANNOT BE THE ONE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. BUT ANYBODY CAN. SECOND, IT REQUIRES NO LESS THAN THREE FOUR VOTE TO GRANT A RECONSIDERATION, WHICH MEANS SEVEN VOTES. AND JUST TO REFRESH THAT, COUNCIL IS NOT HEARING THE CASE ITSELF, JUST NEW EVIDENCE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO RECONSIDER AS REQUIRED. WE SENT OUT 37 LETTERS. AGAIN, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ANY RESPONSES. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK. QUESTION FOR STAFF. MR. IS IT YOUR. OH THAT'S OKAY. IS YOUR LAPTOP OKAY? SO IT'S STILL SHOWING UP GOOD. IS IS IT STAFF'S OPINION THAT THERE'S NEW EVIDENCE PROVIDED? THERE ARE SOME FACTS MENTIONED IN THEIR LETTER TO RECONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THOSE NEW EVIDENCE. WE'RE NOT TOO SURE. I HAVE SOME BACKUP SLIDES IF NEEDED. AFTER YOU HEAR THE APPLICANT, WE CAN PRESENT THOSE AS WELL. DOES STAFF HAVE ANY NEW EVIDENCE TO PRESENT? I WOULDN'T SAY WE HAVE ANY NEW EVIDENCE. WE MAY HAVE EXPLANATIONS BASED ON WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS TO SAY. BUT YEAH, I WOULDN'T SAY WE HAVE NEW EVIDENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? YOU DROPPED YOUR LAPTOP RIGHT BEFORE OUR BUDGET APPROVAL. WE'LL PUT THAT AMENDMENT INTO THE BUDGET. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE[00:25:02]
CALL UP THE APPLICANT? YES, SIR. A PREMIUM UP. OH, AND, WARREN NORTON, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND HAVE TEN MINUTES. THANK YOU. MAYOR, MY NAME IS WARREN NORD. I'M HERE WITH MY CLIENT, THE PRINCIPAL OF MY CLIENT, EPHRAIM MINX. THAT. AND WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHY THIS SHOULD BE APPROVED UPON RECONSIDERATION.I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW FIRST WHAT THE BRAND OF THE COMPUT IS THAT SURVIVED THE FALL, AS YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT THAT LATER. PERHAPS THE QUESTION OF NEW EVIDENCE. I THINK THAT PROBABLY THE BETTER WAY TO THE WAY TO SAY THAT IS THAT IT IS EVIDENCE THAT WAS MAYBE IMPROPERLY PROVIDED LAST TIME. AND SO WE MAY HAVE LEFT A MISPERCEPTION IN THE MINDS OF THE COUNCIL. SO THAT'S KIND OF REALLY WHAT WE FOCUS ON. THE I HAVE A SET OF HANDOUTS. I ALSO EMAILED IT TO EVERYBODY. I ONLY HAVE EIGHT. SO I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD. SO IF I CAN GRAB THIS AND GIVE IT TO JIMMY.
WHEN YOU GET THE EMAIL ON THIS, YOU'LL FIND THAT PROOF POSITIVE THAT I DID NOT USE AI BECAUSE AS WE'LL SEE IN A MINUTE, THERE'S CASE NUMBERS AND NAMES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDES. THE PROBLEM AS WE STRUGGLE WITH YOU SEE ON PAGE TWO OF MY PRESENTATION IS THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE LAND USE IN 730 DAYS, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SUP. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT RECALL, THE. THE SITE BUILDING PERMIT WAS REQUESTED TIMELY, SO WE. THE STRUGGLE HAS BEEN GETTING THE COE ON THE THIRD PAGE. WHAT YOU SEE IS JUST KIND OF A SYNOPSIS OF WHAT WE HAD. AND I THINK PART OF THIS IS WHERE WE'RE. WE HAD SOME CONFUSION AND OCOURSE, I WASN'T HERE LAST TIME, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD THE IN THE RED, WHAT WE HAVE IS, IS WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO. WHAT I'D LIKE TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION TO ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2025, THEY. THEY RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS WATERLINE ON THE PROPERTY IN THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET. SO INSTEAD OF GOING ACROSS TO FIX THAT. AND THEN THAT'S WHEN THEY GOT THE REVISED LANDSCAPING PLAN APPROVED. IT WASN'T UNTIL 2023 IF IF WE HAD STARTED WORKING IN 2023, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING AFOUL OF YOUR CODE. WE COULDN'T WORK ON THIS UNTIL 2025, AND THAT'S BEST CASE. AND YOU CAN'T DO THE WORK ON 2025 UNTIL YOU GET THE FULL THE FULL SET OF PLANS APPROVED. YOU CAN'T SAY, I'M GOING TO PLANT TREES IN A PLACE BEFORE I'VE TAKEN DOWN THE CONCRETE. THAT'S IN THE WAY. AND OF COURSE, I'VE MADE THE QUESTION, WELL, CAN YOU DO ANY OF IT? AND I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT THE NEW EVIDENCE WOULD BE SHOULDN'T NEW IS THAT EVERY ENTREPRENEUR TRYING TO WORK IN THE CITY GETS PETRIFIED OF RUNNING AFOUL OF ORDINANCES AND GETTING SHUT DOWN ENFORCEMENT SAYING, NO, YOU'RE DOING THE WRONG THING. SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION WITHOUT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THE EMAILS, THE CONTINUOUS WORK, WE HAVE FULL FUNDING, THEN ALL THE PERMITTING. THIS IS NOT SOMEBODY WHO HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING AT ALL FOR FOR YEARS AND SAID, NOW I WANT AN EXTENSION. NO, HE'S GOT EVERYTHING LINED UP, EVERYTHING LINED UP. FUNDING IS THERE, THE PERMITS ARE THERE. AND THAT WAS ONLY APPROVED, THOUGH THE LAST BIT WAS ONLY APPROVED IN JUNE OF 26. THE. I DO A LOT OF THESE THINGS AND QUITE OFTEN I'VE GOT TO EXCUSE POOR BEHAVIOR OR IMPERFECT PERFORMANCE. MY CLIENT'S DONE NOTHING WRONG AT ALL. AT ALL. HE IS DUTIFULLY WORKED TO TO STAY WITHIN THE PROCEDURE THAT GARLAND HAS PROVIDED. IF I WANTED TO BE CRITICAL, I WOULD SAY YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THAT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT IN TIME WHEN YOU WERE TWO MONTHS AWAY AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TALKING TO COUNCIL. MY UNDERSTANDING IS HE HASN'T DONE THE KIND OF THING THAT A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD DO WOULD BE TO APPROACH EACH OF YOU AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING. I'M GOING TO COME TO YOU AND NEED AN EXTENSION. SO THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WHERE HE'S FAILED AND THAT THAT SHOULDN'T BE A FAILURE. HE'S NOT ASKING YOU FOR MONEY. HE'S NOT ASKING YOU FOR VARIANCE. HE'S ONLY ASKING YOU TO ALLOW HIM TO OPEN HIS BUSINESS AND SPEND THE MONEY IN THIS, IN THIS CITY AND PUT PEOPLE TO WORK AND PAY TAXES. THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING YOU TO DO. I DON'T THINK THAT WAS AS CLEAR AS AT LEAST THIS TIME FRAME WAS AS CLEAR AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME IT WAS PROVIDED. THE LAST PAGE IS JUST JUST TO POINT OUT, I DO HAVE ONE MORE. IT'S JUST TO POINT OUT KIND OF WHERE WE WERE
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ON THIS. THIS IS NO INTENTION TO SELL. IF THIS IS DENIED, HE'S GOING TO TURN AROUND AND ASK FOR ANOTHER SUP BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DONE THUS FAR. BUT SURELY WE CAN WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS TODAY AND GET THIS THING DONE SO THAT HE CAN ADD SOME TREES TO TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY. WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK. WILL YOU JUST EXPAND ON WHY A CEO WAS NOT OBTAINED AFTER THE SITE PERMIT WAS GRANTED? THE SITE PERMIT? YEAH. HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME IS EPHRAIM. I LIVE IN 6 TO 4 PINE VALLEY RICHARDSON, TEXAS, AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY FOR YOUR RESPONSE FOR THAT, MA'AM, WHAT WAS THAT? IF YOU COULD SAY THAT AGAIN? I MEAN, WELL, YOU POINTED TO OUR ORDINANCE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE SAME, THE SAME RULES THAT WE GIVE TO EVERYONE. RIGHT? SO WHEN THE SITE PERMIT WAS APPROVED, IT WAS NOT COMPLETED. AND I'M ASKING WHY THE SITE PERMIT WAS APPROVED ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2025. AND MY PERMITS, THE FIRST PERMIT THAT I HAVE I'VE GOT WAS ON FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT WAS ON NOVEMBER 9TH. AND FOR THIS ACTUALLY THE PERMIT FOR THE SITE FOR THE SITE PERMIT WAS ON MARCH 19TH, MARCH 19TH OF 2026 OF THIS YEAR, AND AFTER THAT, ON APRIL 1ST, I GET THE RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT. ON MAY 6TH, I GOT THE TEMPORARY LIGHT INSTALLED AND ON JUNE 29TH OF 2026, WHICH IS LIKE A. ABOUT A MONTH AND TWO WEEKS AGO, THE WATER LINE WAS APPROVED. AND THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO YOUR INITIAL S P, CORRECT? YES. NOW THERE'S A THERE'S A QUESTION, THOUGH, THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT ANSWERED. THERE IS. THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO GET THE GET THE WATER FROM ANOTHER SPOT FOR I THINK IT HAD TO GO ACROSS THE STREET. AND SO ONCE THEY STARTED WORKING ON THIS, THEY REALIZED, OH, NO, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO MESS WITH THE STREET. YOU CAN THERE'S A WATER LINE ON THE PROPERTY. SO THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND THEY DID GO BACK. THEY PAID EXTRA $500 EXTRA, MORE MONEY. AND THEN THEY REDID THE PLAN SO THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO GO ACROSS THE STREET. THEY COULD USE THAT. THAT WAS A DELAY, AND THAT WAS A SUBSTANTIAL DELAY IN THE PROCESS. WHEN WAS THE INITIAL SIP APPROVED? THAT WAS ON. THE FIRST ONE WAS APPROVED ON OCTOBER 2023. AND WHEN DID YOU SUBMIT PLANS FOR A SITE PERMIT? IT WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AFTER THAT. AND WHY SO LONG? I YOU COULD NOT. FOR THAT, I REALLY DON'T. MY MY WHOLE MY WHOLE POINT IS THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE HAD AN INITIAL SUP THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THAT'S THE NEW EVIDENCE THAT I SEE. AND AND NOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS NEW EVIDENCE THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO COME BACK TO HEAR THE SECOND SUP THAT HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR. IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK THAT'S YES AND NO. IF I. OKAY, I HATE TO SOUND LIKE AN ATTORNEY, BUT THERE YOU GO. THE REASON THAT IT WAS NOT DONE TIMELY AND I GET COMPLETELY WHY YOUR SUPS ARE WRITTEN THIS WAY BECAUSE YOU WANT THIS DEFINITION OF ABANDONMENT. AND SO YOU WANT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BUY THE PROPERTY, DO THE WORK, AND NOT SIT ON IT FOREVER. I TOTALLY GET THAT. BUT THE SYSTEM SHOULD ALLOW FOR DUTIFUL, DILIGENT CLIENTS THAT ARE WORKING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, THE LAW SCHOOL QUESTION IS ALWAYS YOU'RE WORKING ON A BACKYARD FOR SOMEBODY SWIMMING POOL AND YOU HIT A BIG BOULDER. WELL, YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. THAT'S GOING TO SLOW THINGS DOWN. SO IN THIS CASE, IT WASN'T A BAD THING THAT WAS DISCOVERED. IT WAS A GOOD THING. SO SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GET THE WATER ON THIS SIDE. AND THESE THINGS DELAY. THEY ALL THEY ALL LINE UP ONE AFTER ANOTHER. YOU CAN'T SAY, I'M GOING TO DO THE LANDSCAPE BEFORE I'VE DONE THE WATER. THEY HAVE TO BE DONE IN A PARTICULAR PATTERN. SO IF YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO STAGE THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX CAN'T HAPPEN UNTIL THREE IS DONE. NOW, AS IT TURNS OUT, HE'S LINED UP ALL THE PLANNING. IT'S ALL READY TO GO. SO IF HE HAD TRIED TO DO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LANDSCAPE BEFOREHAND, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN VIOLATING ONE OF YOUR ONE OF YOUR ORDINANCES. THESE THINGS HAVE TO SHOULD ALLOW FOR REASONABLE, DILIGENT CLIENTS THAT ARE DOING THE WORK. I MEAN, THREE YEARS IS QUITE A LONG TIME TO PLANT TREES. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PLANTING OF TREES, BUT ONCE THE WATER LINE IS FIXED, I MEAN, YOU CAN PLANT TREES AND THOSE THINGS YOU CAN'T. MA'AM, MAY I? THE WATER LINE IS FIXED ON JUNE OF 2026, WHICH IS ABOUT A MONTH. AND YET STILL YET IT'S NOT EVEN INSIDE THE PROPERTY YET. THE PERMIT FOR THE WATER LINE IS STAMPED AND REVISED ON JUNE 2026. SO[00:35:05]
HOW AM I GOING TO DO ALL THE JOB? I MEAN ALL THE LANDSCAPING WITHOUT ANY APPROVAL, ANY WATER LINE, NO IRRIGATION SYSTETEM. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PERMITS TO PROCESS. I UNDERSTAND AND YOU WERE CORRECT. IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE EMAILS BETWEEN STAFF AND MY CLIENT, YOU WOULD FIND THAT HE'S EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION THAT THINGS ARE TAKING SO LONG. IT ISIS NOT AS THOUGH HE'S SITTING ON HIS LAURELS AND WAITING FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN. HE'S AGGRESSIVELY DOING THE BEST THAT HE CAN WITHIN THE SYSTEM. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY THE STAFF DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. HE WAS DOING THE WORK THAT HE SAID HE WOULD DO. AND SO THINGS DO SOMETIMES JUST TAKE LONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATE. I UNDERSTAND, BUT WE ARE HERE TO CONSIDER NEW EVIDENCE THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO RECONSIDER AT A FUTURE MEETING. YOUR SECOND SUP AND YOU'VE BROUGHT EVIDENCE REGARDING THE FIRST SUP, WHICH HAS STILL NOT BEEN COMPLETED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? FRANKLY, I WAS I WAS SAYING NOT TOO LONG AGO AND IT WAS FUZZY TO ME WHAT WAS BEING REQUESTED. THIS IS A DENIED SUP. AND SO IF WE'RE RECONSIDERING MOVING TO RECONSIDER, THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO VOTED NAY LAST TIME. RIGHT. SO THEN I WOULD LOOK TO THE EVIDENCE AND SAY WHAT WAS CONSIDERED OR WHAT WAS MIGHT BE, SAY, CONSIDERED.AND I THINK THAT WHAT WAS CONSIDERED LAST TIME WAS THIS IDEA THAT MY CLIENT COULD HAVE STARTED WORKING ON THE LANDSCAPING PLAN BEFORE THIS STAGE, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE WATER SET UP. IF YOU'RE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CONCRETE. HE'S GOT TO GET CONCRETE GUY TO TAKE DOWN CONCRETE. THE SECOND SUP DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING REALLY TO DO WITH LANDSCAPING OF THE FIRST SUP. THE SECOND S P WAS FOR A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP ON THE PROPERTY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT WAS JUST A IT'S A PERMITTING THAT THE SUP IS THE ZONING PART AND THAT THE PERMITTING OF THE BUILDING IS MAYBE SLOWED THINGS DOWN, BUT IT'S NOT A SUP WAS APPROVED FOR 20 YEARS. RIGHT.
SO, SO I, I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING STAFF UP TO MAYBE CLARIFY BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. AND THIS CASE IS FOR NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE SECOND SUP THAT WAS REQUESTED. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. AND, AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THERE HAS NO BEEN THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NEW EVIDENCE REGARDING THE SECOND SUP, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO RECONSIDER. THAT IS CORRECT. THE SECOND SUP WAS FOR A TRUCK BUS REPAIR USE AND THE ORIGINAL SUP WAS FOR TRUCK BUS STORAGE, CORRECT? SO THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. YES.
SO SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE SECOND THAT THIS LAST APPLICATION WAS DENIED WAS THE HISTORY OF NONPERFORMANCE ON THE FIRST ONE. AND SO THE NEW EVIDENCE WOULD BE PERFORMANCE ON THE FIRST ONE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO APPROVE THE SECOND ONE, BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO DENY THE SECOND ONE, BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT HE DIDN'T DO THE JOB ON THE FIRST ONE WHEN HE DID. WELL, SIR, I THINK THE KEY PHRASE HERE IS ONE OF THE REASONS IS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I'M YOU'RE ON THE COUNCIL AND I'M NOT. RIGHT. SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT NONPERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST ONE THAT THAT LED TO THE DENIAL OF THE SECOND ONE. AND SO I'M HERE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE. AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO SAY THAT WE WERE DILIGENT ON THE FIRST ONE. WE JUST DIDN'T GET IT DONE. AND SO THAT SHOULD ALL THE COUNCIL TO TO ALLOW A MAN TO DO WHAT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO AND WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DENTON, CAN I GET CLARIFICATION ON WHEN THE FIRST SUP WAS SUBMITTED OR APPROVED AND THEN THE SECOND SUP WAS APPROVED. THE FIRST WAS APPROVED ON OCTOBER 2023 AND THE SECOND ONE WAS DENIED, WHICH IS LIKE A ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I GOT A LITTLE DISCOMBOBULATED IN ALL THE BACK AND FORTH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND MA'AM, IF I MAY. WHAT KIND OF EVIDENCE ARE YOU TRYING TO SEE WHEN YOU ASK? WHAT IF WE WOULD COME WITH SOME KIND OF EVIDENCE? I MEAN, I MIGHT HAVE SOME PREVIOUSLY DENIED ZONING APPLICATIONS. IF IT'S DENIED, THEN YOU MAY ASK FOR US TO TO CONSIDER RECONSIDERING THE CASE UPON SUBMISSION OF NEW EVIDENCE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY NEW EVIDENCE REGARDING THE TRUCK REPAIR SHOP THAT YOU ASKED FOR IN YOUR SECOND SUP EVIDENCE LIKE, I
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MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S UP TO YOU TO PRESENT TESTIFY. IF YOU COULD TESTIFY AS TO THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE THAT PROBLY DIDN'T GET DISCUSSED LAST TIME. THE PERMITS DIDN'T SHOW ALL THE PERMITS. YEAH, I HAVE TO. I MEAN, I CAN SHOW YOU LIKE A SLIDE PROJECTOR. I CAN SHOW IT TO YOU. ALL THE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THEM. YOU DON'T YOU CAN'T HAVE PERMITS ON A ON A DENIED CASE THAT WE CAN SHOW THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEM WITH, WITH, WITH, WITH PERMITTED WORK. THAT'S GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME. AND WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THE BUGS. AND SO NOW WE KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THE WATER WAS, WHICH WE DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE. SO WE HAVE THAT PLAN AND IT'S GOING TO GO MUCH SMOOTHER. ONE WOULD ANTICIPATE IF YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE REGARDING A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP.SECOND SUP, WHICH WE ARE CONSIDERING RECONSIDERING TONIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR RIGHT NOW. IF THAT'S LIKE WHAT KIND OF EVIDENCE? I'M KIND OF CONFUSED BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT EVIDENCE ARE YOU TRYING TO LOOK? SHE WANTS INFORMATION THAT SHE HAS NOT HAD BEFORE. SO. I JUST HAVE SOME PICTURES OF THE LOT. WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE LOT AT THE LAST MEETING. OKAY. DID THEY WAS THERE A DISCUSSION OF THE ELECTRIC OF THE PERMITS THAT WERE OBTAINED LAST TIME THAT WERE DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO THIS TIME? AND THERE CAN'T BE PERMITS OBTAINED FOR A PROJECT THAT WAS DENIED. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. WELL, IF I HAD A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN ARLINGTON THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ONE, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT I THINK IF WE'RE DEALING WITH THE SAME EXACT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND THE WATER LINE HASN'T CHANGED. SO TODAY, IF WE WERE TO START OVER, WE WOULD START WITH THE RUNNING START OF KNOWING WHERE THE WATER WAS. SO THE FIRST SET OF PLANS WOULD BE CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN A MUCH MORE TRUNCATED FASHION. THAT WASN'T TRUE IN THE FIRST TIME. IT JUST WASN'T BECAUSE THEY HADN'T GONE THROUGH THAT. IT'S JUST LIKE IF SOMEBODY HIRED ME TO AGAIN, TO TO PUT THE SWIMMING POOL, NOW I COME IN, I KNOW THERE'S A BOULDER THERE, RIGHT? I'VE MOVED IT. I'VE MOVED THAT BOULDER. SO NOW THIS IS GOING TO GO MUCH FASTER IF THERE'S A BELIEF OR IF THERE WAS EVIDENCE LAST TIME, THAT THAT SUGGESTS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME DELAYS. I THINK THAT THAT'S BEEN DEMONSTRATED. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE SAME DELAYS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. WE HAVE A PLAN. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A THAT WE DID NOT HAVE LAST TIME THAT NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED. MAYBE NOT AT ALL. MAYBE JUST A NEW DATE. SO MAYBE I WAS UNCLEAR, BUT THE CASE WAS NOT DENIED SOLELY ON THE FACT OF INCOMPLETE LANDSCAPING. I'M LOOKING FOR NEW EVIDENCE REGARDING A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP FOR THE SECOND SUV THAT WAS REQUESTED AT THE LAST MEETING. OKAY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT PERFORMANCE UNDER THE FIRST USP WAS THE MAJOR PROBLEM, WHETHER THAT'S LANDSCAPING OR JUST SIMPLY THE FACT THAT IT'S TECHNICALLY BEEN ABANDONED ACCORDING TO RECIPE. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER QUESTION THEN, BESIDES THE PERFOFORMANCE UNDER THIS FIRST STEP. I DIDN'T HEAR IT. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE. SORRY. MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN PROVIDE MORE. YES, I THINK I CAN. I BELIEVE AT THAT HEARING. I EXPRESSLY. ASKED COUNSEL TO NOT CONSIDER POOR PERFORMANCE IN THEIR EVALUATION, WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE LAND USE FOR THIS LOCATION. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT ALTHOUGH THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A QUESTION OR TWO ABOUT THAT, THAT WAS NOT EVEN FROM WHAT THIS COUNSEL SAID ON THE RECORD. THAT WAS NOT A REASON FOR THE DENIAL. THERE WERE OTHER REASONS FOR THE DENIAL. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED THAT EVENING, BECAUSE, IN MY ESTIMATION, A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP DOES NOT RAISE THE CORRIDOR'S VALUE PER ACRE, NOR DOES IT LOCK, NOR DOES IT LOCK IN. IT LOCKS IN A LOW VALUE PATTERN THAT THAT DOESN'T RAISE THE QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS ZONE, IN THIS DISTRICT. AND THAT'S WHY I VOTED AGAINST IT. SO YOU THINK THAT THE EMPTY LOT IS BETTER THAN THE BUILDING. HE'S ALLOWED TO HAVE A BUILDING ON THIS ON THIS SITE, AN OFFICE BUILDING. AND I BELIEVE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF THE ORIGINAL SUP. YEAH. SO AND SO THERE, THERE ARE SEVERAL PORTIONS OF THE S P THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED. AND REGARDLESS OF OF THAT OF THAT, THE SECOND S P WAS FOR A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP. AND I'M HERE TO HEAR YOYOU PRESENT NEW E EVIDENCE THAT MAY ALLOW US TO REHEAR THE CASE REGARDING A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP.
MADAM, ALL I CAN DO IS I CAN TELL YOU THAT. THAT I SEE THE LOT AS IT IS, AND I. AND I SEE THE PLANS GOING FORWARD. AND I THINK THAT THE VALUE OF WHAT WHAT WHAT HE HAS PLANNED IS
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CLEARLY AN OBVIOUSLY BETTER THAN WHAT IS THERE NOW. SO IF IF THAT IS INSUFFICIENT, THEN AND YOU AND YOU WANT TO DENY IT ON, ON THE IDEA THAT SOMETHING ELSE WOULD GO THERE AND DO BETTER, CERTAINLY YOU CAN DO THAT, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. SO.ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, YOU'RE STILL RECOGNIZED. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, MA'AM? OH, GOSH. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE. NO. NO COUNCIL. I SAW SOME OTHER MEMBERS IN AND OUT OF THE QUEUE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. I WOULD THAT WAS THE WILDEST GAME OF PING PONG. I'M A LITTLE DISCOMBOBULATED BY THE WHOLE THING. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THIS CASE SO WE CAN MAKE IT MAKE SENSE WITH EVERYTHING AT THE TABLE, I THINK WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE. A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON TO RECONSIDER. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY, SIR. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK. I JUST DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS REAPPLICATION IS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE CASE. AND IS THAT CORRECT? SO IF YOU HEARD NEW EVIDENCE, THEN BY ALL MEANS SAY YES. BUT IF YOU DID NOT, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A DENIAL MOTION. VERY GOOD. ANYONE ELSE? DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER RECONSIDERATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KERRY. COUNCIL MEMBER. MORE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. SIR, THIS IS THE DISTRICT AGAIN IN DISTRICT FIVE. THIS IS IN COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AGAIN BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED. WELL, IT'S NOT APPROVED. 5 TO 4. IT NEEDED A SUPERMAJORITY. THOSE IN FAVOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. DUTTON LUCKED AND MAYOR HEDRICK AND OPPOSED OUR COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN MORE AND BUT. COUNCIL WILL THEN MOVE ON TO. OUR NEXT ITEM
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IS ITEM SIX B. IT'S A FISCAL YEAR 2020 627. PROPOSED TAX RATE. COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY.MAYOR, SORRY TO JUMP UP FOR ITEM SIX B THIS WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING AND ITEM SIX C WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE IT'S UNDER TT SECTION. WITH THAT, THEN WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 627. PROPOSED TAX RATE. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE? MADAM SECRETARY, IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT THEN. WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
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HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND THEN MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SIX C. WE'LL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2020 627 PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN. ADOPT ORDINANCE[7. Adopt Ordinance Ratifying Property Tax Revenue, FY 2026-27]
RATIFYING PROPOSED RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FISCAL YEAR 26 TO 27. COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAXES, PROPERTY TAX. REVENUE INCREASE OF 10,637,001 CENTS. $1 FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, OF WHICH[00:50:05]
3,235,000 248,000 IN TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM THE NEW PROPERTY. NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE, SIR. NO, SIR. NO SIR.OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR? I'M. I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT THE MOTION WASN'T PRECISELY. AND THE LAW REQUIRES A VERY PRECISE READING, AND I WOULD ASK FOR. I WOULD ASK THE MEMBER TO RESTATE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY, IF YOU COULD RESTATE THAT MOTION, SIR. SURE. I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RATIFY A PROPERTY TAX, A PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, SORRY, REVENUE INCREASE OF 10,000,637 $1 FROM THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR'S BUDGET. FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET, OF WHICH $3,235,248 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM THE NEW PROPERTY, ADDED THE NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL. AND WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US? AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
[8. Adopt the FY 2026-27 Annual Operating Budget]
ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY, YES, I MOVE THAT WE RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX RATE PRESENTED BY STAFF AND REFLECT IN THE BUDGET IN THIS BUDGET. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. DISCUSSION. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.ITEM NUMBER NINE ADOPTION OF THE 2020 627 PROPERTY TAX RATE. COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY. I MOVE THAT THE. DO WE NEED IT? I APOLOGIZE, WE NEED TO GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. ONE SECOND. THERE'S A SECOND PORTION OF THAT MOTION. I APOLOGIZE FOR THA COUNCILMEMBER, WOULD YOU PLEASE. SECOND HALF OF THE ITEM. NUMBER EIGHT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CITY'S THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. THE ADDITION OF $1,000,036.36. I'M SORRY, THE ADDITION OF 1,036,796 GENERAL FUND REVENUES RESULTING FROM CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX BASE VALUE THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO. TO FUND BALANCE. THE ADDITIONAL OF TWO $2,000,007. $207. 207,648. DEBT SERVICE DEBIT SERVICES. DEBT SERVICES FUNDS.
REVENUE RESULTING FROM CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAXES. TAX BASE VALUES. THE REDUCTION OF 2,811,072. FROM DEBT SERVICES FUNDS. EXPENDITURE. EXPENDITURE. EXPEDITION EXPENDITURES RESULTING FROM CERTIFIED PROPERTY, PROPERTY TAXES, VALUE AND THE APPROVAL OF THE 2026 DEBT INCREASE. THE ADDITIONAL OF $72,312 TIF ONE FUND REVENUES RESULTING FROM THE CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAXES BASE VALUE THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO FUNDS BALANCE. THE ADDITIONAL
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51,896 TIF TWO FUND REVENUES RESULTING FROM CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAXES. BASE VALUE THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE FUNDS BALANCE. THE ADDITIONA OF 536,805. I'M SORRY, 539,862 TIF THREE FUNDS REVENUE RESULTING FROM CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX BASE VALUE THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO FUNDS BALANCE. THE SECOND PART OF THE MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CARRAWAY. WE HAVE A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. MR. CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. AND THAT PORTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM[9. Adoption of 2026-2027 Property Tax Rate]
NUMBER NINE. ADOPTION OF THE 2026 2027 PROPERTY TAX RATE. COUNCILMEMBER CARRAWAY. THAT'S ITEM NINE, CORRECT? YES. ITEM NINE, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE OF 67.9900 CENT PER 100 OF VALUE ACTION, AND WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 5.24% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. M MOTION WILL BE IN TWO PARTS. FIRST, I MOVE THAT THE RATE FROM THE DEBT DEBT SERVICES BE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF 35 AND 99/100 OF A CENT PER 100 VALUE ACTION. VERY GOOD. SIR. YOU HAVE A FIRST HALF OF THE MOTION AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, SIR. THE SECOND HALF OF THAT. SURE. SECOND, I MOVE THAT THE RATE FROM MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BE APPROVED IN THE AMOUNT OF $0.32 PER 100 VALUE ACTION. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER. SECOND HALF AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR THIS ITEM. THAT ITEM IS[10. Calling the 2026 Special Tax Rate Election for November 3, 2026]
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NOW ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN. CALLING THE 2026 SPECIAL TAX RATE ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY, AGAIN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE CALLING FOR A NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026 SPECIAL TAX RATE ELECTION AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. SIR.[11. Adopt Rate and Fee Changes for FY 2026-27]
MOVING ON. ITEM NUMBER 11. IT IS ADOPT RATE AND FEE CHANGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO 27.AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FEES AND RATE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED WITH THE BUDGET AND DISCUSS WITH CITY COUNCIL A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RATE AND FEE CHANGES AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON AND SECRETARY. PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM. MADAM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 12. FISCAL YEAR
[12. FY 2026-27 Civil Service Classifications and Compensation Ordinance]
2020 627. CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION ORDINANCE.COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY, AGAIN, SIR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 CIVIL SERVICE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY, AS PRESENTED A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. MADAM, UNANIMOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR. YES, SIR. I ASK THAT YOU. WE WOULD. HE WAS READING FROM A
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SCRIPT. AND AS WE'VE DONE IN YEARS PAST, I'D LIKE TO ATTACH THAT SCRIPT TO THE SECRETARY'S AGENDA AND MINUTES. THAT WAY WE'RE CLEAR ON THE MOTIONS, JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE IN YEARS PAST. VERY GOOD. SIR. YES. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUDGET SEASON FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, LONG HOURS OF PUTTING TOGETHER A $1.0 BILLION BUDGET. THAT'S YOUR TAXPAYERS THAT WE GET TO DECIDE HERE. AND STAFF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR ANSWERING OUR MANY, MANY QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THANK YOU AGAIN. ALL[13. Garland Housing Finance Corporation Appointment]
RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13. IT'S GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION APPOINTMENT. YOU HEARD THE INTERVIEWS OF OUR FIVE FINALISTS IN OUR WORK SESSION BEFORE THIS MEETING. SO I WILL OPEN IT UP NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ROBERT SHEPHERD FOR POSITION OF ROBERT CORPORATION HOUSING CORPORATION BOARD AND NOMINATION FOR ROBERT SHEPHERD. IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? COUNCILMEMBER LUCK, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA TO THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHT. NOMINATION, MR. VOLUNTEER. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT.
COUNCIL, I'M LOOKING FOR SECOND ON ANY ONE OF THOSE NOMINATIONS NOW. PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER ART.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SECOND ONE OF THEM AND I, I, CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA, SECOND COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, YOU WERE PUNCHED IN, MA'AM. EXCUSE ME. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. NO, I WAS GOING TO SECOND CHRISTOPHER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CHRISTOPHER.
VOLUNTEER. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS NOMINATION? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL SECOND AND A MOTION FOR THAT CANDIDATE. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE? MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION AND A SECOND IN THE SYSTEM? THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. THE SYSTEM HAS TO WORK. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED. 7 TO 2 WITH COUNCILMEMBERS MOORE AND GOBIERNO IN OPPOSITION. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ITEMS. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS
[14. Councilmember Jimmy Tran
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COUNCILMEMBER TRENT THANK YOU. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT 14 CITIZENS ON THIS BOARD. ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE. LADIES. COMMENTS. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. JAMES VAN DIKE, COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION. MAYOR VALENCIA, CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION. BINA VAN, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. TONY PHAM, LIBRARY BOARD, EBONY FORTE, PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. NANCY JENSEN PLANS. COMMISSION. SCOTT ROBERTS, PROPERTY. STANDARDS. BOARD. MICHAEL PADULA, SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD. CAROL COOPER,, TI ONE. DOWNTOWN. AUSTIN NICHOLS. TIP TWO. SAL BILLS WISHER. TIP THREE. BINA VARNER AND UNIFIED BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. ROBERT SEIFERT. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, YOU HEARD THOSE NOMINATIONS LOOKING FOR SECOND ON THOSE NOMINATIONS. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK. ALL RIGHT.
ANY DISCUSSION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT IS APPVED UNANIMOUSLY. NOW,
[15. Councilmember Justin Caraway
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COUNCIL MEMBER CARAWAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. FOR MY BOARD OF COMMISSION FOR ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE, I HAVE JOHN OF VET COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION. I HAVE MARY, I DON'T WANT TO BUTCHER THE LAST NAME, BUT MARIA BORE MANAGUA CULTURAL ARTS COMMITTEE. I HAVE FELICIA FULLER FOR LIBRARY BOARD. I HAVE MICHAEL DEEGAN FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. I HAVE KAY MOORE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION, JULIUS JENKINS FOR PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD. I HAVE KAREN WISEMAN FOR SENIOR CITIZEN ACTIVITY BOARD. I HAVE AHMAD AHMAD CASTRO JUNIOR FOR TIP ONE, DOWNTOWN FOREST JUPITER BOARD. I HAVE DOCTOR MARY BUSHMAN FOR TIP TWO SOUTH BOARD. ELIZABETH MITCHELL FOR TIP THREE BOARD. I HAVE PAUL DOLLAR UNIFIED. BEAUTIFUL.UNIFIED. UNIFIED BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. I HAVE DWIGHT NICOLE COUNCIL. YOU HEARD THOSE NOMINATIONS LOOKING FOR A SECOND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT. COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. AND THOSE ARE
[16. Councilmember Christina Segoviano
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JAMIE UTARA, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. BRUCE BISHOP, COMMUNITY MOTOR OFFICER. I'M SORRY. COMMUNITY MOTOR CULTURE COMMISSION. COREY MCLELLAN. CULTURE ARTS COMMISSION. BLAKE EDWARDS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. ELIZABETH HARRIS, LIBRARY BOARD.
CHRISTINE SANCHEZ, PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. MOLLY BISHOP, PLANNING COMMISSION. MARISOL TRUJILLO, PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD. SAL LIBIDO, SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD. MISS. GLENDA DANIELS, DOWNTOWN FOREST. JUPITER. BOARD. PORTIA. PERNELL, TIFF. SOUTH.
BOARD. DOCTOR. DAVID. OR TIFF. BOARD. NUMBER THREE. RICHARD. VAL. UNIFIED. BUILDING.
STANDARDS. COMMISSION. JOHN CUSACK THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, LOOKING FOR A SECOND ON THOSE NOMINATIONS. SECOND, I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER TRAN. COUNCIL, ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE NOMINATIONS? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THOSE ARE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 17. COUNCILMEMBER LUCK
[17. Councilmember Margaret Lucht
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[18. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Carissa Dutton
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COUNCIL LOOKING FOR SECOND TO THAT NOMINATION. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CAVIANO.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT NOMINATION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT NOMINATION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE LEFT THE CITY WITH THEIR SERVICE. LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZENS. COMMENTS.
[ CITIZEN 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 WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR TONIGHT? YES, SIR, WE HAVE ONE. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL[01:10:04]
OUR SPEAKER, THE HONORABLE SCOTT LEMAY? SORRY. OH, ALL RIGHT, SIR, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL HAVE A STRICT THREE MINUTES. MAYOR. COUNCIL, MY NAME IS SCOTT LEMAY. 1704 INWOOD BOULEVARD, GARLAND, TEXAS, IN DISTRICT SIX. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO THANK YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH PUTTING THE TAX RATE ELECTION ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. I AM HERE REPRESENTING A GROUP THAT WE HAVE FORMED CALLED VOTE YES.GARLAND. INITIAL MEETINGS INCLUDE MYSELF AS CHAIR OF THAT PACK, FORMER CITY COUNCIL, FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT JOHN SMITH, FORMER CITY MANAGER BRIAN BRADFORD AND CURRENT CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSIONER CHIP VAN PELT. WE ARE GOING TO BE EXPANDING THAT GROUP OUT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WAITING TILL YOU WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL YOU MOVE FORWARD. THE GARLAND TAX RATE REDUCTION ELECTION IS ABOUT MORE THAN REDUCING THE TAX RATE. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE COST OF RUNNING OUR CITY AND KEEPING IT STRONG CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO INFLATION. THIS REFERENDUM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY STREETS, PARKS, LIBRARIES AND ALL OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES. WE WANT TO.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GARLAND CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THAT VOTING. YES, WE CAN HELP GARLAND RECRUIT AND RETAIN POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, EMS PERSONNEL AND IMPROVE OUR ROADS AND OF COURSE, INVEST IN OUR QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES. THE PLAN WAS SHAPED THROUGH INPUT FROM GARLAND RESIDENTS AND OFFERS A RESPONSIBLE, LONG TERM APPROACH TO RISING COSTS.
AND THANKS TO INNOVATIVE PLANNING BY OUR CITY LEADERS, OUR TAX RATE WILL ACTUALLY GO DOWN WITH APPROVAL OF THE REFERENDUM. AS I SAID, WE'VE SORT OF BEEN WAITING FOR THE ELECTION TO BE CALLED. WE HAVE MOST OF OUR PIECES AND PARTS IN IN READY. WE'VE BEEN WAITING TO PRESS THE GO BUTTON. WE WILL HAVE A WEBSITE, WE WILL HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT US. WE CAN COME OUT TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHATEVER, AND AND MAKE PRESENTATIONS. WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE EVER LOVELY YARD SIGNS. WE'LL BE OUT. BUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, WHILE BRIAN AND I AND COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH HAVE STEPPED AWAY FROM CITY HALL, WE CERTAINLY HAVE NOT STEPPED AWAY FROM SUPPORTING THE CITY AND ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO TO GET INVOLVED IN WHAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS WE'VE HAD HERE IN A VERY LONG TIME. SO THOSE IT IS THE WEBSITE IS NOT ACTIVE YET, BUT IT WILL BE. VOTE YES.
GARLAND.COM. KEEPING IT SIMPLE. AND FOR THE THREE PEOPLE LEFT IN GARLAND, TEXAS THAT DON'T HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT (214) 794-8904. I'LL TELL YOU, THAT PHONE RARELY RINGS ANYMORE, SO WHEN IT DOES, IT WILL PROBABLY FRIGHTEN ME. BUT I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THIS EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? NO, SIR. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT? SEEING NONE AT 813.
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