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LOGO DISPLAYS THE TEXT.GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR SESSION, CITY MANAGER MICHAEL J BETTS.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARGARET LUCK.
MICHAEL J BETTS, CITY MANAGER.
TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR, TEXT MARGARET LUT, DISTRICT FIVE.
AND WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 REGULAR MEETING AT THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS THE TRADITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING LED BY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
YOU'RE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU CHOOSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND YOUR DECISION WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH GRATEFUL AND HUMBLE HEARTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF CALLING GARLAND OUR HOME.
AND FOR MANY PEOPLE, CULTURES FACE AND TRADITION THAT TOGETHER MAKE US ONE COMMUNITY.
WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING ON EVERY RESIDENT.
MAY EVERYONE WHO CALLED GARLAND HOME KNOW THAT THEY ARE HURT, THEY ARE VALUE, AND THAT THEY BELONG.
WE PRAY FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR PARAMEDICS, OUR DISPATCHERS.
WATCH OVER THEM AS THEY LEAVE THEIR FAMILY TO PROTECT OURS.
GIVE THEM COURAGE, GIVE THEM WISDOM, AND BRING THEM HOME SAFE.
PLUS, I'LL SEE THE EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE OUR RESIDENT EVERY DAY, OFTEN, QUIETLY AND WITHOUT RECOGNITION, GIVE THEM STRENGTH, PATIENT AND PRIDE IN THEIR WORK.
AND LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY COUNCIL.
GIVE US HUMBLE, GIVE US WISDOM TO LISTEN, COURAGE TO LEAD AND THE HONESTY, TO EARN THE TRUST THAT HAS BEEN PLACED IN US.
REMIND US THAT BEHIND EVERY DECISION, OUR REAL PEOPLE, REAL FAMILY, AND REAL LIVES, MAKE GOLAND ALWAYS BE A CITY WHERE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE, WHERE THEY FEEL WELCOME AND WHERE THEY ARE PROUD TO SAY, THIS IS MY CITY, THIS IS MY COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS MY HOME.
GUIDE US GUIDE OUR WORDS AND OUR DECISION TONIGHT AND UNITE US IN THE WORLD OF MAKING GOINS STRONGER FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES HERE.
PLEASURE TO APPLY FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION ON THE JOB INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TAKE THEIR SEATS AT THE CURVE DESK.
ALL RIGHT, WELCOME AGAIN EVERYBODY.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH, WE HAVE OUR PET OF THE MONTH.
SO WHO DO WE HAVE WITH US HERE TODAY? ALBERTO MALDONADO, COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR.
STANDS AT THE PODIUM WITH A DOG.
UH, MY NAME IS ALBERTO MALDONADO.
I'M THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR HERE AT THE SHELTER AT THE CITY OF GARLAND.
AND TODAY I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST AND HIS NAME IS BOSS OR HEFE FOR SHORT, WHICHEVER ONE YOU LIKE.
UM, BOSS IS A REALLY GREAT GUY.
HE HAS SOME AMAZING QUALITIES, ONE OF WHICH KENNEL TRAINED.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU KNOW THAT HAS A KENNEL TRAINED DOG? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING AT THE BOX.
KENNEL TRAINED THE NEXT GREAT THING ABOUT HIM THAT'S REALLY, REALLY AWESOME.
HE KNOWS HOW TO USE THE TOILET.
GRANTED, WILL HE USE IT IN HIS KENNEL EVERY NOW AND AGAIN WHO DOESN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT? BOSS BOSS KNOWS WHAT OUTSIDE MEANS.
ANOTHER THING ABOUT BOSS THAT'S REALLY, REALLY AWESOME, THAT'S KIND OF A DOWNSIDE DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU THINK.
HE DOES NOT LIKE TO RUN AROUND, HE DOESN'T LIKE TO JUMP UP, HE DOESN'T LIKE TO CHASE ANYTHING.
AND I WOULD SAY PROBABLY HIS BEST QUALITY THAT HE HAS THAT WE'VE LEARNED SINCE HAVING HIM IN DECEMBER IS THAT HE IS GREAT AROUND OTHER DOGS.
OTHER DOGS CAN GET IN HIS FACE, GET ROWDY AND GET WILD.
BOSS WILL CONTAIN HIMSELF, HE'LL HAVE COMPOSURE AND HE KNOWS HOW TO BEHAVE.
AND IF ANYTHING, HE FLEES THE SITUATION IN IN A MANNER THAT HELPS HIM TO, UH, NOT ESCALATE OR GET INTO ANOTHER ALTERCATION WITH OTHER DOGS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE NOTICED.
AND HONESTLY, THAT'S A REALLY GREAT TRAIT, UH, OF HIM AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE HIM AS PET OF THE MONTH BECAUSE HE HAS SOME QUALITIES THAT
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A LOT OF THE OTHER DOGS THAT COME INTO THE SHELTER DON'T HAVE.LIKE I SAID, HE'S BEEN WITH US SINCE DECEMBER.
HE'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB WITH US.
HE'S GONE OUT TO BEEN OVERLOOKED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HE'S A CLASSIC PIT BULL, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE'S THE SWEETEST THING THAT YOU COULD EVER, EVER HAVE OTHER DOGS HAVE.
LIKE I SAID, TRY TO PUSH HIM TO THE EDGE AND BOSS IS HEFE FOR A REASON, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, SO AS PET OF THE MONTH, HE IS GONNA HAVE A FREE ADOPTION THIS WHOLE MONTH.
BUT IF YOU GUYS JUST DON'T THINK THAT BOSS IS YOUR RIGHT FIT THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND THANKS TO THE A-S-P-C-A WHERE WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM WITH, UH, TO DO THE RESCUE EFFECT AND WE'RE DOING FREE ADOPTIONS THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND.
NOT ONLY THAT, WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING A WHOLE BUNCH OF GOODIES TO GO HOME WITH THE DOGS AND WE'RE ALSO PARTNERING WITH, UH, LEAD WITH LOVE, UH, DOG TRAINING AND EVERY ADOPTION THAT HAPPENS THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND, YOU GET FREE DOG TRAINING DIRECTLY FROM OUR TRAINERS.
SO PLEASE, GUYS, COME CHECK US OUT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AMAZING PETS OUT THERE.
ALL THE FEES ARE GONNA BE WAIVED.
ANY OTHER TIME THAT YOU GUYS WANNA CHECK US OUT, IT'S $25.
THEY COME VACCINATED, STERILIZED, MICROCHIPPED, UP TO DATE, UH, VACCINES.
AND IN BOSS'S CASE, YOU'LL HAVE A NEW BOSS FOR THE HOUSE.
SO PLEASE, GUYS, COME CHECK US OUT.
WE HAVE TONS OF PETS OUT THERE FOR YOU GUYS.
MALDONADO WALKS AWAY FROM THE PODIUM.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE TOO.
MALDONADO RETURNS WITH A PIT BULL ON A LEASH, THEN KNEELS TO PET THE DOG.
A GENTLEMAN MALDONADO AND THE DOG WALK AWAY.
MAYOR HENDRICK STANDS AND WALKS TO THE PODIUM HOLDING A PAPER.
ALRIGHT, YOUTH COUNCIL, YOU'RE SITTING OVER THERE IF YOU NEED A NEW DOG, YOU KNOW WHO TO TALK TO RIGHT THERE.
AND WE WILL INTRODUCE NOW OUR GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL, I TIFFANY VINO TO COME UP AND WE'LL START THE INTRODUCTIONS.
MAYOR HEDRICK HANDS THE PAPER TO TIFFANY VINO AS SHE APPROACHES THE PODIUM.
THANK YOU MAYOR HEDRICK AND CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER BETS, UM, AS OUR STUDENTS ARE ARE FILING IN.
UM, JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND, AND THANK ALL OF THE PARENTS FOR JOINING US.
WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP HERE IN THE IN THE CROWD, UM, TO CHEER THEIR STUDENTS ON AND THEIR MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL ON.
UM, AND WE THANK THEM FOR LOANING THEIR STUDENTS TO US AND LETTING THEM BE A PART OF THIS AMAZING PROGRAM.
MY NAME IS TIFFANY VINO AND I SERVE AS THE CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I GET THE DISTINCT HONOR OF BEING A SPONSOR TO OUR AMAZING GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL.
AND WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS OUR 20 26 27 CLASS OF THE GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL.
UM, OUR MISSION ON THE GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL IS TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH LEARN MORE ABOUT BUT ALSO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
UH, WE HAVE 36 AMAZING MEMBERS WHO ARE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT EITHER LIVE IN GARLAND OR ATTEND A GARLAND ISD SCHOOL.
UM, WE'RE GONNA LET THEM ALL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES PUBLICLY, ONE BY ONE.
WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUR AMAZING CLASS.
BUT BEFORE THEY DO THAT, I HAVE TWO AMAZING LADIES THAT ARE STANDING BESIDE ME AND I'M GONNA LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES 'CAUSE THEY HELP CO-FACILITATE THIS PROGRAM WITH ME.
THE ADULTS STAND BEHIND THE PODIUM.
MY NAME IS RHONDA MTY AND THIS WILL BE MY THIRD YEAR AS ONE OF THE STAFF LIAISONS FOR GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL AND I'M ALSO A SUPERVISOR AT FIELDS RECREATION CENTER AS WELL.
SUPER EXCITED OF WHAT THIS NEW GROUP, THIS 36 MEMBERS HAVE TO BRING ON THIS YEAR.
UM, THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR WITH GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL.
UM, I'M ONE OF THEIR STAFF FACILITATORS AS WELL AND I AM ALSO A SUPERVISOR FOR ONE OF THE RECREATION CENTERS HERE IN GARLAND.
UM, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE, UM, WITH THIS GROUP AND TO HOPEFULLY HAVE A GREAT YEAR STUDENTS STAND BEHIND THE PODIUM WHILE THE SPEAKER TALKS TO THE COUNCIL.
I AM IN THE NINTH GRADE AND I GO TO LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MISS, UH, COUNCILWOMAN TIANO SANO, I'M SO SORRY HER NAME'S HARD TO PRONOUNCE,
AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE INTO THE THIS ASSOCIATION THIS YEAR TO SEE HOW THE CITY COUNCIL RUNS AND TO IMPACT MY COMMUNITY.
THE STUDENT STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS PNA GTO.
UM, I'M A SOPHOMORE AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, I WANNA THANK MAYOR DYLAN HEIDRICK FOR APPOINTING ME AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET OUT AND MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
THE STUDENT WALKS AWAY FROM THE PODIUM AND OTHER APPROACHES.
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EVERYONE, I AM NICHOLAS WORL.I'M IN 12TH GRADE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JIMMY TRAN FOR APPOINTING ME TO GYC.
THE STUDENT LEADS THE PODIUM AND IS REPLACED BY ANOTHER.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS LUCAS LEE.
I'M A SENIOR AT GRIN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER JIMMY TRAN FOR ACCOUNT, UH, APPOINTING ME THE YOUNG WOMAN WALKS TO THE PODIUM.
HELLO, MY NAME IS CAITLIN HERRERA.
I'M A JUNIOR AT SAXE HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMAN ED MOORE YOUTH COUNCIL MEMBERS.
STAND BEHIND THE PODIUM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER WHILE SCREENS ON THE BACK WALL.
DISPLAY THE CITY LOGO IN THE TEXT GARLAND.
I'M IN THE 11TH GRADE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS OP FOR APPOINTING ME THE BEST COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE STUDENT TURNS FROM THE MICROPHONE TO RETURN TO THE STANDING GROUP.
I'M A JUNIOR AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN MARGARET LUCK FOR APPOINTING ME.
THE STUDENT RETURNS TO THE ROW OF MEMBERS WHILE ANOTHER WALKS TOWARD THE PODIUM.
I AM IN NINTH GRADE AND I APPRECIATE MR. JUSTIN CARA WAY OVER HERE, UM, FOR APPOINTING ME AT THE GARDEN YOUTH COUNCIL.
IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND TO SERVE THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIA VELA KUNA.
I'M IN 11TH GRADE AND I GOT APPOINTED BY DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN CARAWAY.
THE STUDENT WALKS BACK TO JOIN THE GROUP.
HELLO, MY NAME IS CATHERINE RAMIREZ AND I GO TO NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M IN NINTH GRADE AND I'D LIKE TO THANK CHRIS, UH, FOR APPOINTING ME.
HELLO, MY NAME IS CATALINA IDY.
I GO TO SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M A FRESHMAN AND I LIKE TO THANK MISS COUNCILWOMAN CARISSA DUTTON FOR APPOINTING ME.
THE STUDENT GESTURES, SMILES, AND WALKS BACK TO THE GROUP.
MY NAME IS DANIEL SALVADOR AND I WANT, I WANNA GIVE A REALLY SPECIAL THANKS TO CHRISTIANA.
THE STUDENT STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T WANNA BUTCHER THAT AT ALL.
UH, I'M A 10TH GRADE SOPHOMORE AND I LOVE MY COMMUNITY AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO.
HOPEFULLY Y'ALL ARE JUST AS OPTIMISTIC AS I AM.
THE STUDENT RETURNS TO THE STANDING LINEUP.
MY NAME IS RUTH IKE AND I'M A SENIOR AT KNOCK ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER JUSTIN CARAWAY FOR APPOINTING ME TO THIS PROGRAM.
I'M HONORED TO BE THERE FOR THIS CAREER.
ANOTHER STUDENT STEPS FORWARD TO THE PODIUM.
HI GUYS, MY NAME IS ANDREW CVILLE GARLAND HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
THE STUDENT MAKES A HAND GESTURE WHILE AT THE PODIUM.
I'M MILES VARGHESE AND I GO TO LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AND I WANNA THANK MAYOR HEIDRICK FOR APPOINTING ME STUDENTS STAND IN A ROW BEHIND THE COUNCIL DESK.
HI, MY NAME'S DEAN N UM, I'M A FRESHMAN AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M THANKFUL TO MR. ED MOORE FOR APPOINTING ME.
THE STUDENT STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
GOOD EVENING, MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ.
I GO TO SSI HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M IN THE 11TH GRADE.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE SERVING WITH THE GYC AND I'D LIKE TO THANK JUSTIN CARAWAY FOR APPOINTING ME.
THE STUDENT STANDS AT THE PODIUM IN FRONT OF A DESK NAMEPLATE READING TEXT CARISSA BETO.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS JASON TRAN.
I AM A JUNIOR AND I GO TO SAXE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THANK YOU TO DI MAYOR DYLAN HENDRICK FOR APPOINTING ME.
THE STUDENT STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
UM, HELLO, MY NAME IS IVANKA HERNANDEZ.
UM, I'M A JUNIOR AT ISLE TEXAS GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I WANNA GIVE A REALLY BIG THANK YOU TO MARY DI HEDRICK FOR APPOINTING ME AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE SERVING MY SECOND YEAR IN GYC STUDENTS.
PROCEED TO THE PODIUM IN SUCCESSION.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR IN GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL.
I'M A JUNIOR AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO AN, TO AN AMAZING YEAR JUST AS LAST YEAR WHERE WE MADE A HUGE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
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WITH Y'ALL.AND OH, AND I FORGOT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MS. DUAN FOR APPOINTING ME AND LIKE COUNCIL MEMBERS REMAIN SEATED AS THE PRESENTATIONS CONTINUE.
UH, MY NAME IS MATTHEW MARTIN AND I AM A STUDENT AT NORTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M CURRENTLY A SOPHOMORE AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY AND ESPECIALLY OUR, OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR JUST BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTING THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS OTT, DISTRICT EIGHT FOR APPOINTING ME AND A LITTLE FUN FACT ABOUT ME.
I'M ACTUALLY A PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TEXAS OKLAHOMA DISTRICT OF KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL MEMBERS.
STAND IN THE LINE BEHIND A PODIUM.
HELLO? IS THIS THING ON? OKAY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS EMILY MILES.
I AM A SOPHOMORE IN GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMAN ED MOORE FOR APPOINTING ME.
AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THE STUDENT STEPS AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE AND WALKS BACK TO THE LINE OF MEMBERS.
UM, I'M A SOPHOMORE IN SAXY HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M, THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH, UH, THE CITY OF GARLAND YOUTH COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER LEAVES THE PODIUM AND REJOINS THE OTHER YOUTH COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M A JUNIOR AT LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MS. COUNCILWOMAN CHRISTINA FOR APPOINTING ME.
THE SPEAKER LEANS TOWARD THE MICROPHONE.
MY NAME IS BRIA MORALES AND I'M A JUNIOR AT SAXY HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR ON GYC AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. JO THOMAS JUNIOR FOR APPOINTING ME THIS YEAR.
THE SPEAKER ADJUST THE MICROPHONE.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. CHRIS OTT FOR APPOINTING ME AND I AND I'M, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY.
THE SPEAKER SMILES AND GESTURES.
HELLO, MY NAME IS NEHA PHILIP.
I'M A SOPHOMORE AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M SO HONORED TO BE APPOINTED BY MS. CHRISTINA ANO.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR, THE STUDENT WITH A MEDICAL GLOVE ON HIS HANDSTANDS AT THE PODIUM.
MY NAME IS CANON COLE MCCLUSKEY.
I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE BEST COUNCILMAN JOE THOMAS.
I AM A JUNIOR AT AXE HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW PEOPLE HERE AT OUR COUNCIL.
AND HELLO TO ALL THE RETURNING MEMBERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS A GREAT YEAR.
STUDENTS GATHER IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER BEHIND THE PODIUM.
MY NAME'S AURORA O I'M A JUNIOR AT S HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN FOR APPOINTING ME THIS YEAR.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR IN GYC AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO THIS YEAR.
THE STUDENT WEARING A PEACH DRESS STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
I'M HOMESCHOOLED AND I'M IN, UH, THE 11TH GRADE.
UH, THANK YOU TO OUR LIAISONS FOR BEING HERE TO, UH, SUPPORT US AND THANK YOU TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN FOR APPOINTING ME.
THE STUDENT WEARING A NAVY AND WHITE SHIRT STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
I AM A STUDENT AS AT DALLAS COLLEGE AS A HOMESCHOOLER AND I'M IN THE 12TH GRADE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR, UM, APPOINTING ME, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CARISSA DUTTON.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT FIRST YEAR AT GS.
THE LAPTOP SITS ON THE WOODEN PODIUM.
LET'S GIVE OUR GYC ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THE STUDENT DEPARTS THE PODIUM AND THE CITY OFFICIAL APPROACHES IT.
I'LL SAY ON CAMERA THE SAME THING I TOLD THEM.
AND THEN BACK YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE LEADERS WHO WILL BE UP SITTING BEHIND THE TABLE HERE IN THE FUTURE.
AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR ONE OF YOU TO ACTUALLY TAKE ONE OF OUR PLACES.
WE CAN ONLY SERVE MAXIMUM OF SIX YEARS.
SO SOMEONE'S GOTTA STEP UP AND TAKE THOSE PLACES.
AND YOU ALREADY HEARD THAT THEY'RE PRACTICING THEIR PUBLIC SPEAKING, SO I THINK THEY ALL DID A GREAT JOB.
THE MAYOR WALKS TO HIS SEAT AT THE COUNCIL DESK AND SITS DOWN PEER REVIEWS PAPERS
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MY TIME.ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON NOW WITH OUR REGULAR ORDER.
FIRST ITEM IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNSEL WITHOUT DISCUSSION.
COUNSEL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZED AS A CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM.
I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS THE COUNSEL TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER ONE.
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11TH, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING.
MAYOR HENDRICK ADJUST ORGANIZES HIS PAPERS.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 17TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM THREE IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS.
A, FIRE ADMINISTRATION, SUPPORT SERVICES AND TRAINING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.
THREE B FORCE LANE MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS.
THREE C INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUILDING UPS REPLACEMENT 3D GP AND L WILEY SWITCH STATION ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THREE E-G-P-N-L CENTERVILLE TO MILLER, 1 38 KV TRANSMISSION LINE RE CONDUCTOR ENGINEERING SERVICES THREE F DESIGN CONTRACT AWARD FOR DAUGHTRY DRIVE AND PAMELA PLACE RECONSTRUCTION.
3G HIGHWAY ROAD WIDENING AGREEMENT WITH THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE SIXTH STREET AVENUE E AND AVENUE F IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT THREE HGPL WIDE AREA COORDINATION ENGINEERING STUDY.
ITEM FOUR IS AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES WITH DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND AND CONSENT TO SUB SUB-LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN DALLAS COUNTY AND ST.
VINCENT DEPAUL CHARITABLE PHARMACY.
ITEM FIVE IS CODE COMPLIANCE, CIVIL CITATION COLLECTIONS, CONTRACT COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WISH TO HAVE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO HAVE ANY ITEMS REMOVED, CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, MAYOR HEDRICK? YES.
UH, JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT ITEM FOUR WAS REQUESTED TO BE PULLED.
ITEM FOUR, THEN WE WILL PULL THAT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL SITS AT A CURVE DESK IN THE HEARING ROOM WITH THE WORD GARLAND DISPLAYED ON THE WALL BEHIND THEM.
RIGHT SCENE, NO, UH, ITEMS THAT WISH TO BE PULLED CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN TEXT JIMMY TRAN.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE TEXT VOTING RESULTS MOTION BY ED MOORE, SECONDED BY CARISSA DUTTON.
ZERO THEN ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES? YES, SIR.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF.
THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS 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 10 MINUTES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND ALL OTHER SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN THE PODIUM BUZZER SOUNDS.
THE SPEAKER MUST SEND THEIR COMMENTS IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK AND HASN'T DONE SO, PLEASE GO FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD NEAR THE CITY SECRETARY.
FIRST ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS ITEM NUMBER SIX.
WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST BY GLAMOR BY JESSICA REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECI, A SPECIFIC USE PROVISION FOR PERSONAL SERVICE USE AND A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICE USE.
THE SITE IS ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY OFFICE DISTRICT 11 DASH ZERO THREE AND DISTRICT FIVE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 29 0 3 SATURN ROAD.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR AN SUP TO ALLOW A PERSONAL SERVICE USE.
UM, A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ONE MORE TIME.
29 0 3 SATURN ROAD IS THE LOCATION THE APPLICANT DISCLAIMED BY JESSICA.
UM, THE SITE IS 0.231 ACRES, UH, THE
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PROPERTY ZONE PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMUNITY OFFICE, UM, BASED ZONING DISTRICT.UH, THERE, UH, AN SUP FOR THE SAME USE WAS ISSUED, UM, BACK IN 2011 FOR 15 YEARS.
SO THIS IS 2026 THIS YEAR THAT SUP HAS EXPIRED.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS COME IN, UH, TO REQUEST A NEW ONE JUST BASED ON HOW THE SITE IS DEVELOPED.
UH, THERE'S ONSITE PARKING THAT IS IN EXCESS OF WHAT'S ALLOWED BY THE GDC, HOWEVER, THOSE ARE GRANDFATHERED IN BECAUSE THOSE PARKING WERE ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO, UH, THE GDC ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM PARKING RULES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP.
UM, GENERALLY THE WHOLE AREA IS, UH, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, UH, ALONG SATURN.
THAT CORRIDOR HAS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, COMMUNITY OFFICE ZONING, AND THE USES THAT ARE THERE CURRENTLY ARE, UM, COMPATIBLE WITH THOSE ZONING.
THERE ARE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, PHYSIOTHERAPY TYPE THINGS, CHURCHES, SALONS, TEXT LOCATION MAP.
THEY'RE, AND THE, THE WAY THE STRUCTURES ARE BUILT, THEY'RE MOSTLY ONE STORY, NOT TOO INTENSIVE.
SO I WOULD SAY THEY DO COMPLIMENT THEIR SURROUNDING, UH, RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR, UH, TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CURRENTLY FOUND THROUGHOUT GARLAND AND PROVIDE AREAS FOR LOW TO MODERATE DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, AND ALSO ACCOMMODATE CONVENIENCE RETAIL GOODS AND SERVICES, OFFICE SPACES AND PUBLIC SERVICES.
WE DO THINK THIS PROPOSED USE, UH, IS, UH, IS COMPATIBLE WITH THAT, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION.
UH, JUST SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WANTING TO BRING IN WITH EACH ZONING CASE THESE DAYS IS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GARLAND ON THE RISE, THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF OUR ECONOMIC FOCUS AREA AREAS.
UH, THE WEDGE, UM, WITHIN THE ECONOMIC FOCUS AREAS, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE HOUSING MIXED USE CENTERS, WALKABLE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, ALTHOUGH THIS SITE IS, UH, GENERALLY WITHIN THE WEDGE, THIS IS NOT WITHIN THE INITIAL REINVESTMENT CORRIDORS.
UM, HOWEVER, ANYWAY, THE PROPOSED USE DOES ALIGN WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, IN THE SHORT TERM BY CONTINUING TO SERVE THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE PARKING SPACES, UH, IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
UH, CURRENTLY THERE'S NO LANDSCAPING THAT CAN BE SEEN, BUT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO PUT, UM, 10 SHRUBS IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING FACADE AND FIVE, UH, SHRUBS AND TWO ORNAMENTAL TREES.
SITE PHOTOS SHOW A BRICK BUILDING IN THAT, UM, LANDSCAPE OUTLET, TEXT PARKING ON SITE.
UM, SOME MORE PHOTOS OF THE SITE AND HOW THE PARKING IS, UH, PAVED.
UH, YOU CAN SEE A DILAPIDATED FENCE ON THE PHOTO TO THE, TO THE LEFT SIDE.
IT'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO TAKE OUT.
THE SIDE IS GENERALLY, UM, DEVELOPED LIKE THIS, UM, ON GOOGLE MAP.
IT DOESN'T REALLY SHOW THE PARKING IN THE BEHIND TO BE PAVED LIKE THIS, BUT, UH, THIS IS WHAT THEY WILL HAVE TO, UM, COMPLY WITH WHEN IF THE SUP IS APPROVED.
UH, THE APPLICANT DID REQUEST THE SUP TO BE ALLOWED FOR 15 YEARS, UM, WHICH WAS THE SAME TIME PERIOD IT WAS ALLOWED FOR THE LAST TIME.
UM, OUR UPDATED SUP TIME PERIOD GUIDELINE, UH, RECOMMENDS BETWEEN FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS.
AND BECAUSE THIS IS, UH, WITHIN AN ECONOMIC FOCUS AREA, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THIS AREA, UM, IN, IN FUTURE, UM, WE THINK IT'S THE RECOMMENDED TIMELINE SHOULD BE FIVE YEARS.
SO WITH THAT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, UH, FOR FIVE YEARS.
WE DO THINK THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPLIANT, CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN.
THEY ARE PROVIDING ENHANCED LANDSCAPING ALONG THE FRONT YARD AND THE STREETSCAPE ALONG SATURN THAT WOULD MAKE SATURN LOOK A LITTLE BETTER.
UM, AND ALSO THEY'RE REMOVING THE DILAPIDATED CHAIN LINK FENCE.
UM, SO OVERALL THERE ARE SITE IMPROVEMENTS HAPPENING WITH THIS REQUEST.
UH, PLAN COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED, UH, APPROVAL FOR FIVE YEARS.
UH, WE RECEIVED, UH, TWO UH, LETTERS IN FAVOR WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA AND SIX LETTERS IN FAVOR, UH, WITH OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
NO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION WITH THAT.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL START WITH DEPUTY MPRO.
CAN YOU VERIFY WHERE, UM, 10 TREES AND OR 10 SHRUBS AND TWO TREES ARE GOING? YES MA'AM.
SO DO YOU SEE, UM, OH, WELL YOU CAN'T SEE MY, UH, CURSOR, BUT UM, ON THE SLIDE, UM, IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING YOU SEE THE LITTLE, LITTLE DOTS.
THAT'S WHERE THE SHRUBS ARE GOING.
AND ALSO, UM, VERY SOUTH OF THE SLIDE, LIKE ON THAT, THE DOWNWARD WHERE SATURN IS, THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE TWO BIGGER, UH, CIRCLES.
THOSE ARE THE TWO ORNAMENTAL TREES AND FIVE SHRUBS, UM, IN THAT ISLAND
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CONCEPT PLAN, SITE PLAN AND AERIAL MAP ALONG SATURN.OKAY, SO THAT LITTLE STRIP FOUR OFFICIALS ARE SEATED AT A CURVED DESK ON SATURN? CORRECT? FIVE SHRUBS AND TWO TREES.
A WOMAN IN A RED BLAZER STANDS AT A PODIUM.
SHE RESTED HER HANDS ON THE PODIUM.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THE WOMAN LOOKS DOWN AT HER NOTES.
TWO TREES ARE GONNA GO THERE WITH FIVE SHRUBS, ORNAMENTAL TREES.
YEAH, I, I, SO THEY WILL BE LIKE SMALLER IN SIZE.
THEY'RE NOT FULL CANOPY TREES.
UM, THEN THE REST OF THE SHRUBS ARE GOING IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THEIR PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING BETWEEN THE PARKING AND THE BUILDING.
SO THEY COULD BE PLACED IN PLANTERS.
THE CONCEPT PLAN SLATE IS SHOWN AGAIN.
UM, AND THEN WHAT IS THE BUSINESS? UM, NEXT DOOR? THE COUNCIL MEMBERS LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION ON THIS BUILDING OR THE PRESENTER STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
SO SHE LOOKS TOWARD THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE WAS AN OFFICE CO BACK IN THE DAYS, UH, CURRENTLY WHEN I VISITED THE SITE, UM, THE SALON WAS OPERATING ON ONE PORTION AND THE OTHER PORTION WAS CLOSED.
THERE WAS NO BUSINESS OPERATING FROM THAT OTHER PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
SHE CONSULTS NOTES ON THE LAPTOP.
ARE, ARE YOU REFERRING TO 3 3 3 SHOP THAT SHOWS UP ON THE, ON GOOGLE? SURE.
AND THAT BUSINESS IS NOT AN OPERATION? NOT RECENTLY.
IS THAT BUSINESS COVERED BY THIS SUP? NO, THE BUSINESS IS NOT EVEN ALLOWED IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT.
SO IF THEY UH, OPEN THAT BACK UP, THAT WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF OUR ZONING.
AND CODE COMPLIANCE IS AWARE OF THAT.
UM, AND THE SUP COVERS THE ENTIRE BUILDING? YES.
THE PERSONAL PERSONAL SERVICE USE CAN GO TO THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
ARE THERE, UM, OPERATION HOURS OF OPERATION HOST? NOT CURRENTLY, NO MA'AM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? TEXT MARGARET LUCK.
IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES SIR.
JESSICA HYNES TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK MAYOR, YOU PLEASE COME UP MA'AM AND YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES.
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR A PRESENTATION.
A WOMAN APPROACHES THE PODIUM.
MY NAME IS JESSICA JAMES MARTINEZ.
I OWN THE PROPERTY AT 29 0 3 ROAD.
WHERE'S MY SALON AND MY BARBER SALON LOCATED.
I'M REQUESTING THE PERMIT TO THIS SPEND TIME THAT WE CAN HAVE TO KEEP, UH, IMPROVING AND INVESTING ON MY BUILDING AND MY PROPERTY, WHICH IS GONNA HELP MY, THE SPEAKER SMILES AT THE COUNCIL, UH, BENEFIT MY CLIENTS, MY NEIGHBOR AND MY CITY.
ALSO, I'M WORKING ON IN IMPROVE THE EXTERIOR OF MY BUILDING, WHICH CAN BE LOOK BETTER FOR MY NEIGHBOR AND MY CITY TOO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
COUNCILMAN RELUCTANT THE SPEAKER ADJUSTER HA TEXT CHRIS OTT, MAYOR PRO TEM, DISTRICT EIGHT.
UM, WILL YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE 3 3 3 SHOP IS? THAT WAS ON THE PICTURE AND YEAH, THEY, IT WAS MY SON TRYING TO DO THE BUSINESS OVER THERE, BUT HE ALREADY MOVED.
STRAIGHT TO THE SATURN BEFORE NORWAY.
WHERE, WHERE IS THE BAR? NEXT TO THE BAR IS WHERE HE OPENED A BIG, UH, SMOKE SHOP OF IT.
SO HE ALREADY MOVED FROM OVER THERE.
UM, YOU DO HAVE A VERY NICE SALON AND YOU PROVIDE A, A NICE OH, A WONDERFUL SERVICE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'VE HAD MY HAIR CUT AT YOUR SALON AND, UM, YOU ALL DO A GREAT JOB AND THE RENOVATIONS THAT YOU'VE DONE INSIDE, UM, LOOK FANTASTIC AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT IN THE OUTSIDE AS WELL.
I ALREADY, I ALREADY SUBMIT MY PERMIT AND MY PLAN FOR THE CITY.
THEY ALREADY APPROVED THAT PERMIT TO KEEP WORKING BECAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE LIKE A NEW BUILDING FOR MY CITY AND MY NEIGHBOR BECAUSE I LIVE OVER THERE TOO.
ONE OTHER WHAT? HOLD ON ONE SECOND MA'AM.
UM, YES, I GOT TO VISIT THE SITE TOO.
UM, SO THE TWO THINGS I HAD, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR HOURS OF OPERATIONS GONNA BE? DO, DO WE KNOW? NO, UH, AND THAT, THAT BRIAN, I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.
YEAH, THE, UH, BECAUSE SANTA MY BARBERS, THEY WORK IN THEIR OWN TIME.
I WORK MY HOURS, BUT I HAVE EMPLOYEES TOO.
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DON'T WORK YEARLY, BUT THEY WORK LATE AND I WORK SUPER EARLY, SO I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC LIKE TIME, BUT I THINK MAYBE NINE 10 AROUND THAT TIME BECAUSE I START AT 7:00 AM IN THE MORNING, BUT I GET UP LIKE AROUND TWO OR MM-HMMTHREE, BUT THEY WORK DIFFERENT HOURS THAN ME.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING, SO IS THE FENCE STILL UP THERE? THE CHAIN LINK FENCE? YOU KNOW, THAT WE SAW THERE WAS LIKE A, A FENCE THAT WAS ON THERE AND IT LOOKED ON YOUR PROPERTY.
I THINK THAT YOUR SON HAD MENTIONED THEY WERE TAKING IT DOWN.
OH, WE ALREADY TAKEN HIM OFF, I THINK.
YEAH, WE WERE ALREADY REMOVED ALSO.
WE ALREADY DO ALL THE, THE PLANS AND EVERYTHING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SEE NONE.
THE APPLICANT STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
WE DID INCLUDE THE HOURS OF OPERATION IN OUR CONDITIONS AND IT IS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM SO THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE APPLICANT I BELIEVE SO.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT OUT ON THE RECORD WE HAVE THAT IN THE CONDITIONS THE APPLICANT GESTURES WITH HER HAND WHILE STANDING AT THE PODIUM.
COUNCILMAN UCK? UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CONFIRM WITH THE APPLICANT THAT THOSE HOURS ARE RECOGNIZED AND AND CONFIRMED.
IF YOU COME UP, MA'AM, IF YOU COME BACK UP, SORRY.
THE MAYOR REVIEWS DOCUMENTS AT HIS DESK.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND, YOU KNOW, SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BECAUSE I HAVE MANY BARBERS SO THEY WERE LATE THAN ME.
I USED TO LIVE BEFORE I WORK TILL EIGHT, BUT NOW I START MORE EARLY BUT THEY STAY A LITTLE BIT LATE BECAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, GUYS DO DIFFERENT HOURS THAN ME.
SO MAYBE WE HAVE LIKE AROUND EIGHT, 10 TO EIGHT.
SO WE CAN DO LIKE EIGHT TO 10.
'CAUSE I START SUPER EARLY AND THEY STAY A LITTLE LATE.
UM, I WILL, AM I OKAY TO DISCUSS THE HOURS OF OPERATION CONDITION? SURE.
CONDITION BECAUSE IN THIS CASE, YEAH, IN THIS CASE IT'S AN SUP THAT'S IN A, UM, UH, COMMUNITY OFFICE, UM, DISTRICT WHICH IS ADJACENT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO OURS OFF OPERATION OR RELEVANT TO THE LAND USE.
SO, UM, THE, THE LATE HOURS ARE A, A CONCERN JUST BECAUSE OF THE NEIGHBORS.
SO HOW ABOUT 7:00 AM TO 9:00 PM FINE.
MAYOR HENDRICK SITS AT THE MIC.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR, WE DO NOT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SEATED IN THE CHAMBER.
THIS IS IN DISTRICT, MA'AM? YES.
SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THIS SUP FOR A FIVE YEAR TIME LIMIT.
UH, THE HOURS OF OPERATION DISCUSSED FROM 7:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.
MAYOR HEDRICK IS SEATED AT THE CENTRAL PODIUM.
7:00 AM TO 9:00 PM NOW THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU SAID PREVIOUSLY.
I BELIEVE YOU SAID 8:00 AM TO 7:00 AM TO 9:00 PM 7:00 PM TO 9:00 PM THAT'S THE MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE FOR A FIVE YEAR APPROVAL FROM 7:00 AM TO 9:00 PM AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THE WIDE SHOT OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE.
THE AMERICAN FLAGS STANDS BESIDE THE CURVE.
THAT ITEM IS PROOF UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER SIX B.
CONSIDER A REQUEST BY MASTER PLAN CONSULTANTS REQUESTING ALU APPROVAL OF A PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT FOR CAR WASH.
AUTOMATED ROLLOVER USE IN DISTRICT EIGHT SITE IS LOCATED AT 1355 BELT ROAD.
THE MAYOR LOOKS DOWN AT PAPERS.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW THE CAR WASH AUTOMATED SLASH ROLLOVER USE TO BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT THROUGH THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS IN COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONING, UM, DISTRICT THAT USE REQUIRES AN SU TEXT CASE INFORMATION MAP OF THE CITY LOCATION 1355 BELTLINE ROAD.
UM, 0.785 ACRES ZONING IS, UM, COMMUNITY RETAIL CURRENTLY.
THERE IS AN EXISTING ONE STORY CAR WASH BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 3,500 SQUARE FEET BASED ON DCA.
WE FOUND OUT THAT THAT CAR WASH WAS, OR THE THAT BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN, UH, 1986.
UM, SO PRIOR TO THE 2015 GDC ADOPTION THAT USE WAS PERMITTED BY A RIDE.
HOWEVER, AFTER THE GDC ADOPTION IN 2015, THE CAR WASH USED, UH, IS ONLY ALLOWED WITH AN SUP.
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NOW MAKING THE EXISTING CAR WASH LEGAL NONCONFORMING, UM, I BELIEVE THEY HAD A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP, BUT THEY MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS.THE IMPROVEMENTS DID NOT INCLUDE SITE RELATED IMPROVEMENTS OR WHAT WE CONSIDER SITE RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE WAS NO LANDSCAPING OR ANYTHING, UM, SIGNIFICANT.
UM, THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE MOSTLY RELATED TO BUSINESS OPERATIONS, HOW CIRCULATION IS WORKING, THE BUILDING, THE PAINT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, SO THEY DID, UH, MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS VERY RECENTLY.
UM, SO NOW THEY'RE COMING IN TO REQUEST, UM, TO ALLOW THIS HUES BY RIGHT THROUGH A PD SO THAT, UH, THERE'S NO SUP ASSOCIATED WITH IT OR NO ASSOCIATED TIMELINE.
AS YOU KNOW, WITH SUVS WE IMPLEMENT TIMELINES AND THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS THE USE JUST BE, UH, ALLOWED BY.
UH, HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP YOU CAN SEE, UM, UNTIL THIS IS, UM, COMMUNITY RETAIL.
BUT UM, SURROUNDING USES ARE, THERE ARE SOME COMMERCIAL USES, BUT ALSO ADJACENT TO IT IS RESIDENTIAL.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES CALL THIS AREA OUT FOR A COMPACT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, SO THE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS PROVIDE AREAS FOR MODERATE INCREASES IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING.
UM, THEY CAN PROVIDE TRANSITIONS BETWEEN, UM, TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND HIGH DENSITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND SOME NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
HOWEVER, WE DO NOT THINK A CAR WASH USE FIT, UH, FITS THE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION HERE ARE THE SIDE PHOTOS.
UM, YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE NEW PAINT ON THE SIDE.
THERE ARE LOTS OF, UM, QUAM QUAM AREAS NOW ESTABLISHED ALONG THE WOOD WOODLAND PARK, UM, FRONTAGE.
UM, SO THERE HAS BEEN IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THOSE ARE ALL BUSINESS OPERATION RELATED.
HERE ARE SOME MORE SIGN, UH, PHOTOS OF THE, OF THE SITE AND OUR ZONING CHANGE SIGN AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, UH, THE APPLICANT IS NOT, UH, DID NOT AGREE TO PROVIDE ANY SITE RELATED IMPROVEMENTS AS SUCH.
LANDSCAPING OR ANYTHING THAT WE THINK WOULD BEAUTIFY THE CORRIDOR OR CONTRIBUTE TO BEAUTIFYING THE CORRIDORS IN ANY WAY.
UM, SO AT THIS POINT THEY'RE NOT, UH, PROPOSING ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION.
UM, WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW, UH, IN TERMS OF PARKING, STACKING, CIRCULATION, LANDSCAPING SCREENING, EVERYTHING WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
UM, THEIR WISH IS TO HAVE THE NON-CONFORMING STATUS LIFTED BY HAVING THE PD WHERE THE USE IS ALLOWED BY.
UM, HERE'S THE CURRENT SITE PLAN.
THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE ON SITE CURRENTLY.
WE RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE REQUEST.
FIRST OF ALL, IT DOESN'T MEET, UH, THE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, DESIGNATION.
WE DO NOT THINK IT TEXT STAFF RECOMMENDATION, DENIAL.
THE PD THAT WOULD ALLOW THE USE BY RIGHT IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE, UM, IN CR ZONING AND THAT GENERAL AREA, THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA AND SUP IS HIGHLY APPROPRIATE FOR THESE KIND OF USES.
UM, PLAN COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE REQUEST AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE DECISION OF COUNCIL IS, THE USE CAN OPERATE AS IS.
THEY CAN OPERATE AS IS AS A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USE.
UH, BUT OUR, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO, UM, APPROVE THE REQUEST WHERE THE CAR WASH.
THERE WILL BE A PRECEDENT SET WHERE THE CAR WASH WOULD BE ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN A COMMUNITY RETAIL ZONING DISTRICT.
UH, WE RECEIVED TWO IN FAVOR FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA, ONE IN OPPOSITION FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
THE LETTER LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO YOU EARLIER TODAY.
UM, THE ONE PERSON FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA THAT OPPOSED IT, UH, THEIR CONCERN WAS THE COMPATIBILITY WITH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE QUIETNESS, PRIVACY OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
AND, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY IT.
UM, WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEMA.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, YOU, YOU HIT ON ONE OF THE, THE, THE MAIN REASON I WAS BUZZING IN JUST TO MENTION THAT THIS, SINCE THIS IS LEGAL NON-CONFORMING, THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE BUSINESS AS IS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM? THE MAYOR SITS AT THE CURVE DESK.
MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE APPLICANT? YES, SIR.
QUESTIONS, SIR, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND THEN YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, GREAT.
UH, DALLAS, CATHERINE 1431 WEST MO, DALLAS, TEXAS.
UM, IT'S KIND OF AN UNUSUAL CASE.
THE WOUND IN RED LEAVES IS A MAN IN NAVY BROACHES.
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A 40-YEAR-OLD CAR WASH, YOU KNOW, AND WE'D LIKE TO BE CONFORMING.SO THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST BEEN THERE.
WE'VE ALSO SPENT NEARLY $700,000 ON SOMETHING THAT ONLY HAS $800,000 OF VALUE.
SO YES, WE COULD HAVE WAITED AND DONE IT AFTER A ZONING CASE, BUT WE THOUGHT WE'D DEMONSTRATE GOOD FAITH BY SAYING IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE 14 AND 15 AT THE BACK, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF THAT BEFORE AND AFTER WE DID PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS AND IT MADE A VERY LARGE INVESTMENT IN SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT A VERY, IT JUST, IT WAS AN OLDER CAR WASH.
IT DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY INSIDE IT.
IT FRANKLY DIDN'T GET CARS CLEAN ENOUGH.
WE'VE ALSO THE VACUUMS AND IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.
WE'RE GONNA BE A CARWASH WHETHER YOU VOTE FOR IT OR YOU DON'T FOR IT, VOTE FOR IT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN IRONY THAT Y'ALL HAVE MADE A, A, A GOOD EFFORT TO TRY TO ATTRACT MORE BUSINESS.
AND HERE WE ARE WANTING TO FOLLOW ALL THE RULES AND BE CONFORMING AND, AND INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY TO DO IT.
AND WE JUST LIKE TO HAVE ZONING WHERE WE'RE CONFORMING.
IF WE'RE SETTING A PRECEDENT, IT'S, WE'RE PUTTING A, A LOT OF MONEY UP FRONT, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, I MEAN IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT PEOPLE SPEND ALMOST AS MUCH AS ON IMPROVEMENTS AS THE PROPERTY IS VALUED.
ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SITE IS THERE'VE BEEN TWO TAKINGS.
SO WE WORKED WITH THE CITY IN BOTH INSTANCES.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT AT ON, UH, PAGE FOUR, THE YELLOW WAS ONE TAKING AND THE RED IS ANOTHER TAKING.
SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE ON TWO THOROUGHFARES AND ANOTHER STREET, SO THIS IS NEVER GONNA TRANSITION TO SOME SORT OF DENSER NEIGHBORHOOD KIND OF THING.
PEOPLE DON'T WANNA LIVE ON A, ON ONE BUSY STREET, MUCH LESS TWO BUSY STREETS.
AND, AND WE HAVE THREE FRONT YARDS.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LIKE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WHERE WE CAN'T, THIS JUST WOULD NOT MEET.
IT'S JUST NOT EASY TO DEVELOP THIS.
SO WITH THE TAKINGS, YOU CAN'T PUT A RETAIL BUILDING ON THERE AND PARK IT.
SO THIS IS NOT A PARTICULARLY DEVELOPABLE SITE.
THE ONLY THING I THINK, Y'ALL KNOW, WE WORK ON A VARIETY MASTER PLAN DOES A LOT OF RETAIL WORK.
THE ONLY THING WE COULD TEST FIT ONTO HERE WAS LIKE A COFFEE SHOP WITH NO INTERIOR PARKING.
THAT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT DRIVE THROUGH, WHICH I THINK WOULD PROBABLY ALSO REQUIRE AN SUP.
SO THIS IS A HARD SITE THAT DOESN'T QUITE FIT THE PLAN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I GET IT.
BUT WE HAVE AN OWNER WHO REALLY HAS DONE WELL IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I MEAN THIS IS A, A NATIONAL PLAYER.
THEY DO FREE CAR WASH CARDS FOR TEACHERS AND COACHES.
I MEAN ANYTIME I'VE ASKED SUPERSTAR FOR, I MEAN I ALREADY ASKED HIM, I JUST ASKED FOR SOME MORE FREEBIES TO BE ABLE TO PASS OUT.
THEY'LL DO CAR WASHES FOR THE BAND WHERE THEY GET DISCOUNTED ONES AND IT JUST GOES TO THEM.
SO THESE GUYS REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF ALL THE COMMUNITIES.
THEY'VE DONE SEVERAL OF THOSE FREE CAR WASH THINGS FOR THINGS MY KIDS ARE INVOLVED IN.
SO THIS IS A GOOD COMMUNITY OPERATOR.
WE JUST WANT TO HAVE CONFORMING ZONE CONFORMING ZONING.
I DON'T SEE THAT THE CITY'S ANY WORSE FOR WHERE ON THIS THAT WE'RE ALL AGREEING.
IT'S IN A PD, THEY'RE ALL THESE RULES CODE WOULD ENFORCE THAT IF WE'RE NON-CONFORMING, WELL WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE CAR WASH BAYS AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS WE'RE, YOU'RE NOT ANY BETTER OR WORSE OFF ON THIS.
SO WE MADE THE INVESTMENT UPFRONT.
UM, 'CAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
UM, THIS IS JUST KIND OF A WEIRD ZONING CASE.
THIS IS SORT OF A, I I'M ASKING YOU, AND I THINK I TOLD PLANNING COMMISSION THIS, I'M IN THE ZONING BUSINESS.
ZONING IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS RIGHT NOW THAT IS ALL MARKET BASED CITIES ARE IN THE PLANNING BUSINESS.
SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN TYPICALLY OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
WELL, THE CAR WASH IS STILL GONNA BE HERE.
I'D SUBMIT IT'S BEEN THERE 40 YEARS.
SO IF WE HAD BEEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE, IF WE HAD ASKED FOR AN SUP, WE WOULD'VE ASKED FOR AT LEAST 50 YEARS OR MORE TO AMORTIZE OUR INVESTMENT.
I'D ARGUE THE LADY WITH THE NICE BEAUTY SALON, SHE'S BEEN THERE 15 YEARS, SHE PROBABLY DESERVED MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
SO IF WE JUST, WE WERE NOT INTERESTED IN WORKING ON AN SUP FOR SOME SMALLER AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN WE'VE SPENT ALMOST WORSE THE PROPERTY'S WORTH.
SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE, YOU KNOW, WE BENEFIT FROM, WE'VE CREATED WHAT WE'VE TRIPLED THE NUMBER OF JOBS THAT WERE THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS IN SCHOOL TO GET TRAINING WORK, A KINDA UNUSUAL SCHEDULE WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT.
SO, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO, WE TRY TO REALLY BE FLEXIBLE THE COMMUNITY WE'RE IN AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE A BUMP IN THE, A VALOREM VALUE OF A REALLY HARD DEVELOPED SITE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE THOUGHT IT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A WEIRD ONE, BUT I RARELY
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COME HERE ON LAYUPS.I MEAN I JUST, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE GET HIRED FOR.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION AND IF WE LOSE, IT'S OKAY.
I MEAN WE'RE NOT GONNA LOVE IT.
WE THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD MARKET.
WE WANT TO BE IN IT AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE REALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BEFORE AND AFTER WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU REALLY SAID THAT YOU WANTED US TO MAKE THIS LOOK REALLY NICE.
WE DID THE VERY BEST WE COULD DO WITH A BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT WHEN I WAS JUST STARTING TO DRIVE AND I'M PRETTY OLD.
SO I MEAN IT'S BEEN THERE A LONG TIME.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
I THINK IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
I THINK IT DOES SEND A MESSAGE THAT IF YOU WANT BUSINESS TO IMPROVE IN THIS AREA, REWARDING THE COMPANY THAT'S SPENT, YOU KNOW, ALMOST AS MUCH AS THEY IS VALUED FOR IS A GOOD MESSAGE.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON, UM, HOW MANY VACUUMS DID YOU HAVE BEFORE THE RENOVATION VERSUS NOW? TEXT CARISSA DUTTON, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM? IT WAS ONE FOR ONE.
WE, WE MAY HAVE CREATED TWO EXTRAS.
SO WE, IF YOU HEARD THAT, WE MAY HAVE CREATED TWO EXTRAS.
IT WAS SIMILAR, BUT IT'S ALL NEW EQUIPMENT.
I I WENT THROUGH IT BEFORE THEY CLOSED JUST SO I COULD KIND OF COMPARE APPLES AND APPLES AND I DIDN'T VACUUM THE FIRST DAY 'CAUSE I WAS COMING HERE FOR A HEARING, BUT IT'S A, I'VE NOW BEEN THROUGH IT TWICE SINCE THEY HAVE OPENED.
I WENT ON OPENING WEEKEND WHEN, WHEN IT'S KIND OF A SOFT OPENING, IT'S MUCH BETTER.
I MEAN, THE CAR WASH QUALITY'S LIKE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND YOUR JOB IS TO SELL US ON A CAR WASH AND A REMODEL.
SO I WILL SAY THERE, I I CANNOT, I CAN'T GET BEHIND THINKING THAT YOU ONLY ADDED TWO VACUUMS. UM, WELL, I, I OH GIMME A SECOND.
I DON'T ACTUALLY, THE CAR WASH USAGE IS NOT A POINT OF CONTENTION FOR ME.
THE POINT OF CONTENTION FOR ME IS THAT YOU ADDED A LARGE NUMBER OF VACUUMS WITH RESIDENTIAL HOMES RIGHT BEHIND YOUR PROPERTY.
SO THAT CREATES A SITUATION THEN.
AND I, I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S FAIR THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY THAT YOU WERE INVESTING TO BE CONFORMING, YOU WERE INVESTING IN REMODELING TO GO FROM A FULL SERVICE CAR WASH TO A NOW AUTOMATED SELF-SERVICE CAR WASH.
SO IT, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE DESK TRYING TO GET INTO CONFORMING STATUS.
IT WAS, IT WAS A BUSINESS SITUATION, WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BUT LET'S CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
SO THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE GOT.
THE APPLICANT LOOKS AT THE COUNCIL.
I MEAN I, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S BEEN THERE, LIKE YOU SAID, FOR 40 YEARS.
SO I JUST SELL IT FOR WHAT IT IS.
THE APPLICANT STANDS AT THE PODIUM WHILE A WOMAN WORKS ON THE LAPTOP BEHIND HIM.
WELL, UM, MR. CATHERINE, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR COMING DOWN AND PRESENTING THIS.
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OBSERVED THE PRISONER.
HOW LONG HAVE, HAVE MAYOR ADJUSTED THE CENTRAL DESK? YOU HAD THIS PROPERTY, IS IT THIS YEAR, CORRECT? YES.
WE, WE CLOSED IN TEXT CITY COUNCIL SIX MONTHS AGO.
YEAH, WE'VE OWNED IT SIX MONTHS.
IT'S A LOT, IT'S A LOT DENSER THAN IT WAS.
I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT A LOT MORE EQUIPMENT IN THERE.
I MEAN I I I HAVE A HARD TIME REMEMBERING HOW THE VACUUMS WERE SET UP IN THE PAST, BUT, UH, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY PROMINENT NOW.
BUT, UM, WE GOT A PERMIT FOR ALL THE WORK TOO.
I'M CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, JUST SO IT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DID IT THE RIGHT WAY.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? TEXT CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER, 2026.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM? NO, SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS OBSERVE THE SCREENS.
IS THIS YOUR DISTRICT, SIR? OH, QUESTION, FIRST QUESTION FOR CITY ATTORNEY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS.
CAN WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THEY'VE ALREADY INVESTED A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY? IS THAT GERMANE TO THIS AT ALL PROBLEM? I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GERMANE.
I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBERS LOOKED DOWN, THEY INVESTED MONEY KNOWING, UM, WHAT THEIR PROPERTY WAS ZONED.
UM, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THAT AT THE TIME.
SO I'M NOT SURE HOW IT WOULD BE GERMANE TO THIS PARTICULAR DISCUSSION.
THAT WAS MY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MAYOR LOOKS AT THE COUNCIL.
WELL, MR. MAYOR, THE PRESENTER PREPARES YOUR NOTES AT THE PODIUM, UM, IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT, UH, WITH GARLAND ON THE RISE, AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR SECONDARY INTEREST ZONES AS FAR AS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE APPLICATION.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEMA TO DENY IT.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RELUCTANT IN DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COUNSEL, THE PRESENTER
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CLICKS HER LAPTOP.MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WATCH THE SCREEN AND ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, MOVE ON TO THEIR NEXT ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S ITEM SIX CGDC AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 25 DASH OH NINE.
THE PRESENTER STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
MAROON CHAIRS BEHIND THE PODIUM.
THIS REQUEST IS, UM, TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO SEVERAL SECTIONS WITHIN CHAPTER FOUR, SIDE DEVELOPMENT, CHAPTER SIX, DEFINITIONS AND CHAPTER SEVEN, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT GENERALLY RELATED TO CITYWIDE AND DOWNTOWN SIGN REGULATIONS.
UM, THIS ITEM DID INITIATE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE.
THERE WERE SEVERAL BACK AND FORTH WITH THE COMMITTEE.
AND THEN THE, THERE WAS A REPORT OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL WHERE THE COUNCIL, UH, GAVE STAFF THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO AND WORK ON THOSE THINGS.
AND AFTER WE DID, WE CAME BACK TO PLAN COMMISSION, PLAN COMMISSION.
UH, AFTER THEY VOTED, WE BROUGHT IT TO CITY COUNCIL TO A WORK SESSION AND PRESENTED THOSE IN DETAIL.
SO TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS, TODAY'S ITEM IS MORE ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I WILL STILL DO A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF, UH, WHAT WE'RE GOING, UH, WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
UH, BUT WE, I ALSO HAVE BACKUP SLIDES SO WE CAN DISCUSS ANY FURTHER AS WELL.
UH, BUT INITIALLY MY PRESENTATION WILL REALLY BE, UM, VERY SUCCINCT.
AND, UM, JUST SUMMARIZING, UH, THE CHANGES.
SO, UH, THERE ARE FOUR BIG COMPONENTS OF THE CHANGES.
UH, ONE IS, UM, THERE ARE SOME SI SIZE RESTRICTIONS.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT HAD TRIGGERED THE REQUEST FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE.
UH, WE WANTED TO BE MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY.
WE WANTED TO ALLOW, UM, BIGGER AND BETTER SIGNS WERE APPLICABLE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL SEE IN THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IS, UH, WHERE ADJACENT TO A FREEWAY, WHICH ARE, UH, IDENTIFIED AS ONE 90, I 30 AND 6 35, UM, THE SIGNS ARE ALLOWED TO BE BIGGER.
UH, IF THEY'RE IN A TALLER BUILDING, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE EVEN MORE BIGGER.
UM, SO THAT'S ONE PROVISION, THAT'S ONE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE HAVE ADDED IN OUR DOWNTOWN WAIVER PROCESS.
CURRENTLY, THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF WAIVERS.
ONE IS MINOR WAIVER, ONE IS A MAJOR WAIVER.
UM, SIGNS DO COME TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE MINOR WAIVER PROCESS.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE, UM, INTRODUCED, UH, A, A THRESHOLD WHERE AS LONG AS WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED, EVEN IN DOWNTOWN IS COMPLIANT WITH THE CITYWIDE REQUIREMENTS, IT COULD BE CONSIDERED ADMINISTRATIVELY.
SO THAT PROVIDES SOME, SOME, UH, PROCEDURAL, PROCEDURAL RELIEF.
UM, THE NEXT KIND OF BIG THING IS JUST CHANGING THE FORMAT OF HOW THE SIGN REGULATIONS ARE LAID OUT.
IF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT THE, UH, EXISTING SECTIONS, THEY'RE VERY, IT'S ALL TEXT.
THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT STANDARDS JUST LAID OUT RANDOMLY.
SO WE HAVE BROUGHT EVERYTHING IN DIFFERENT TABLES AND, UM, WE HAVE REFORMATTED THEM SO THAT ANYBODY WHO'S READING THE SIGN REGULATIONS, UM, DON'T HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO THE REGULATIONS.
AND ONE UNIQUE THING THAT WE ADDED, UM, IS THE ICONIC SIGN DESIGNATION.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE HISTORIC SCIENCE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT, BUT, UH, THERE WAS DESIRE.
THERE WAS DESIRE DURING THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE PROCESS, UM, TO HAVE THE ICONIC SCIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE JIMMY WALLACE SIGN.
WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT ADDS ON TO THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF DOWN, UH, GAR DOWNTOWN GARLAND.
UH, JUST SO WE ARE NOT MAKING IT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO BRINGING IN, UM, CULTURALLY UNIQUE SCIENCE, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THOSE WITH DEFINITIONS AND A PROCESS, UM, IN THESE AMENDMENTS.
UM, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL PLAN, COMMISSION, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
I CAN GO THROUGH THE DETAILS IF YOU'D LIKE.
UM, BUT AT THIS POINT I STAND BY FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS IN A WORK SESSION BRIEFLY, PREVIOUSLY.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THE CHAMBER IS ARRANGED WITH A CURVED DESK.
ALRIGHT, SO I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO SIR, WE DO NOT.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THE PRESENTER IS AT THE PODIUM.
ALRIGHT, I SEE NONE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MAYOR HEDRICK READS HIS DOCUMENTS.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODES AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, OR EXCUSE ME, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM DUTTON.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MAD SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE.
TEXT VOTING RESULTS MOTION BY CARISSA DUTTON.
ZERO AGAINST ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
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MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM SIX, DGDC AMENDMENT 26 DASH ZERO FIVE.THE PRESENTER IS AT THE PODIUM WITH A LAPTOP.
UM, THIS IS A REQUEST TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER TWO ZONING REGULATIONS.
CHAPTER FOUR, UM, SIDE DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER FIVE, RELIEF PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT.
AND CHAPTER SEVEN, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT GENERALLY RELATED TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS A STAFF INITIATED, UH, AMENDMENT, UH, REQUEST.
UM, AGAIN, THIS, UH, THIS DID NOT GO THIS, THIS, THIS DID NOT COME FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE, BUT IT, UM, INITIALLY CAME TO A COUNCIL WORK SESSION TO SEE IF COUNCIL WANTED STAFF TO WORK ON IT.
AFTER WE GOT THE GREEN SIGNAL WE DID AND THEN WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO PLAN COMMISSION AND THEN BROUGHT IT BACK TO WORK SESSION.
SO COUNCIL HAS, UM, SEEN THESE, SO I'M SUMMARIZING AGAIN, BUT AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
I HAVE DETAILED SLIDES AS BACKUP SO WE CAN GO TO THOSE AS WELL.
SO THE SUMMARY IS, UM, CURRENTLY IN THE LAND USE CHART WE HAVE THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS SET.
UM, SO IF SOME, SOME DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES, AND I'M GONNA USE THE NUMBER A HUNDRED BECAUSE IT'S ALL BASED ON PERCENTAGE.
UH, IF A DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES 100, UH, PARKING SPACES, UH, THE WAY WE ARE SETTING IT UP IS THEY COULD DO 115 UP TO 115 WITHOUT GOING THROUGH ANY PROCESS.
SO THAT ALLOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR THEM.
HOWEVER, WE DO NOT WANT SEA OF PARKING.
WE WANT MORE PLACES, UH, FOR PEOPLE AND NOT JUST CARS.
SO IF IT GOES FROM 15 TO 30%, UM, SO THEY CAN, IF THEY'RE WANTING TO DO UP TO 130, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PARKING DEVIATION PROCESS, UH, WHICH CAN BE ADMINISTRATIVE.
UH, BUT THEY HAVE TO SHOW US THROUGH A TRAFFIC STUDY OR SOME OTHER, UM, DOCUMENT PREPARED BY A PROFESSIONAL, UM, KIND OF DEMONSTRATING WHY THEY NEED, UM, MORE THAN 30% OR THAT MUCH MORE THAN WHAT'S ALLOWED.
IF IT'S MORE THAN 30%, UH, PERIOD, THEY HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL AND CONVINCE COUNSEL WHY THEY NEED, UM, MORE THAN 30% OF WHAT'S, UM, WHAT'S REQUIRED.
SO, UM, DURING THE WORK SESSION PRESENTATION, COUNCIL'S SENTIMENT WAS THAT WE, UH, KEEP IT TO NON-RESIDENTIAL ONLY AND DO NOT APPLY TO MULTIFAMILY BECAUSE WE HAD ANOTHER SECTION FOR, UH, MULTIFAMILY.
SO WE NOW HAVE REMOVED THAT, UH, FROM THE AMENDMENTS.
UH, WE HAVE ALSO, UH, IT WAS COUNCIL'S WISH THAT WE EXEMPT STRUCTURED PARKING, WHICH MAKES TOTAL SENSE.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE MORE STRUCTURED PARKING.
SO IF THEY'RE PROVIDING THE EXCESS PARKING IN A STRUCTURED PARKING OR GARAGE, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE PROCESSES.
UH, AND ALSO IF THEY'RE THE APPLICANT IS, OR THE DEVELOPER'S MAKING, UM, THE DOWNTOWN, IF IT'S IN DOWNTOWN AND THEY'RE MAKING THEM PUBLIC PARKING, THEY'RE ALSO EXEMPT, UH, FROM THESE MAXIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE WE DO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR MORE PUBLIC PARKING IN DOWNTOWN.
SO REALLY THOSE ARE THE MAJOR POINTS.
UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL PLAN, COMMISSION, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? TEXT DYLAN HEDRICK.
THE COUNCIL WATCHES THE PRESENTATION.
WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THE PRESENTER STANDS AT THE PODIUM.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN MAYOR HEDRICK LOOKS DOWNWARD.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE GARLAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE IN DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
UM, SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE.
THE GARLAND CITY LOGO APPEARS ON THE SCREEN, FOLLOWED BY THE VOTING RESULTS.
THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVE ON NOW TO APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
MR. CITY MANAGER, YOU HAVE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
UM, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 1 43 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, I'M REQUIRED, UH, BY THAT OR THAT STATUTE TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO OUR CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
SUBJECT TO THE CONFIRMATION OF THIS COUNSEL.
UM, TONIGHT I HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS.
UH, THE FIRST APPOINTMENT IS, UH, PATRICIA ANTHONY, WHO CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, IS COMPLETING AN UNEXPIRED OR AN EX SOON TO BE EXPIRED TERM IN SEPTEMBER.
UH, THAT SHE, UH, BEGAN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR SIT AT THE DESK.
I'M ASKING THAT SHE BE APPOINTED.
I'M ALSO APPOINTING, UH, GLENNA, UH, EGIA, WHO IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION.
UH, TO COMPLETE THE UNEXPIRED TERM MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER SAID, BEING VACATED BY MAYOR AND MANAGER.
WATCH THE COUNCIL MAYOR SAUL, UH, VISIO FOLLOWING HER APPOINTMENT TO THE PLAN COMMISSION.
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UH, I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO, UH, CONFIRM THOSE APPOINTMENTS TONIGHT.ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN SIR.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CONFIRM PATRICIA ANTHONY AND GLEN, UH, SEIA TO RECEIVE OF SERVICE COMMISSIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONFIRM BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN AND WE HAVE SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM DUTTON.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SEATED AT THE BASE.
I THOSE APPOINTMENTS ARE CONFIRMED UNANIMOUSLY.
WE MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
YOU HAVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS? YES SIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT MARGARET BE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, TRACY CLAYBROOK TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
CATHERINE HEDGE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
JASON AGUIRE, THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, GA OWENS PROPERTY STANDARDS BOARD.
GAIL BELTON, SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION.
LUKE JAMSU, TAX INCREMENT FINANCE NUMBER ONE, DOWNTOWN FOREST JUPITER BOARD.
JASON SHANKS, TAX INCREMENT FINANCE NUMBER TWO, SOUTH BOARD MAY WISH.
CON TAX INCREMENT FINANCE NUMBER THREE BOARD AND TYLER WILLIAMS TO THE UNIFIED BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE NOMINATIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY DEPUTY MEMBER TIM DUTTON.
ANY DISCUSSIONS ON THOSE ON THOSE UH, APPOINTMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBERS STUDY DOCUMENTS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE COUNCIL MEMBERS LOOK THROUGH THEIR DOCUMENTS AND THOSE ARE APPRO UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBERS LOOK TOWARD THE CENTRAL DESK.
ALRIGHT, MOVE ON NOW TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
UH, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POST AGENDA.
MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER SIGN UP TONIGHT? YES SIR.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR SPEAKER CHIP VAN PEL? THE SPEAKER STANDS AT THE WOODEN PODIUM FACING THE COUNCIL.
SIR, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
MAYOR COUNCIL, I'M CHIP VAN PEL, 34 25 RIDGE OAK DRIVE.
IN GARLAND SPEAKER REFERENCES PODIUM NOTES.
I SERVE ON THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE VOTE YES.
UH, THIS IS SECOND VERSE, SAME AS THE FIRST RIGHT HERE.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE NOVEMBER 3RD TAX RATE ELECTION.
FIRST, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHY WE ARE HAVING THIS ELECTION.
THE TEXAS STATE, UH, HAS, UH, TEXAS HAS, UH, HOWEVER WELL-INTENTIONED AS PUT TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES IN A DIFFICULT FINANCIAL POSITION WITH IT, WITH ITS THREE POINT A HALF, UH, PERCENT REVENUE CAP, ESPECIALLY CITIES LIKE GARLAND THAT RELY DISPROPORTIONATELY ON PROPERTY TAXES.
I'M AN ARTIST, NOT A FINANCIAL PERSON, BUT EVEN I CAN SEE THAT 3.5% DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO COVERING THE REAL COST INCREASES FACING THE CITY.
AND THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A ONE YEAR BUDGET CHALLENGE.
A NO VOTE COULD MEAN GARLAND LOSES GROUND IN SERVICES AND PERSONNEL YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DEBATE ABOUT A YES VOTE VERSUS A NO VOTE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HIRING OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND 9 1 1 DISPATCHERS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A MINUTE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME KNOW THAT I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT CULTURAL ARTS, NOT SIMPLY AS AN AMENITY, BUT AS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE.
AND THERE MAY BE NO BETTER EVIDENCE OF THAT THAN WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN GARLAND SINCE THE SQUARE WAS RENOVATED.
LIKE FIELD OF DREAMS. WE BUILT IT AND THE PEOPLE CAME.
AND WITH THOSE PEOPLE CAME NEW BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS, AND IMPORTANTLY, INCREASED SALES TAX REVENUE.
A KEY DRIVER OF THAT ACTIVITY IS THE NUMBER OF EVENTS AND CONCERTS HELD IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
EVENTS LIKE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, ART MADE HERE, ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE, JUNETEENTH, FALL FEST, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT MUSIC MADE HERE.
CONCERTS, THEY CONTINUE TO GROW IN POPULARITY.
PEOPLE CROWD THE DOWNTOWN, THEY VISIT OUR SHOPS, THEY EAT IN OUR RESTAURANTS.
AND THESE EVENTS CAN PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES WITH THEIR MOST PROFITABLE DAYS OF THE YEAR.
CHIP BEN PELL READS OF THE LECTERN.
WHAT NOW IMAGINE WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PROPOSITION IS DEFEATED AND MANY OF THESE EVENTS ARE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED.
THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THOSE BUSINESSES.
THINK ABOUT THE LOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.
THINK ABOUT THE SALES TAX REVENUE THAT GOES WITH IT.
WOULD BUSINESSES HAVE, UH, LIKE THE OWL OR THE FORTUNE OR UNFORTUNATE SON HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO LOCATE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND? IF THEY BELIEVE THE MOMENTUM AND ACTIVITY THAT ATTRACTED THEM COULD NOT BE SUSTAINED, HOW MUCH MORE DIFFICULT WILL IT BE TO ATTRACT NEW RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS TO
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DOWNTOWN? I'VE LOOKED AT THE OPTIONS AND I'VE RUN THE NUMBER WITH THE ONLINE CALCULATOR.I'LL BE VOTING YES FOR PROPOSITION A FOR ME, THE APPROXIMATELY 12 OR $13 A MONTH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A YES OR A NO VOTE IS AN INVESTMENT IN CONTINUING THE INCREDIBLE MOMENTUM GARLAND HAS BUILT OVER THE LAST DECADE.
I BELIEVE WE'VE COME TOO FAR, BUILT TOO MUCH TO START MOVING BACKWARD NOW.
MAYOR HEDRICK PRESIDES FROM THE CENTRAL BASE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? THE MAYOR LOOKS DOWN AT HIS DOCUMENTS.
THEN AT EIGHT 10 WE ARE ADJOURNED.
AN ANIMATED GRAPHIC DISPLAYS THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL LOGO.
A TITLE CARD FOLLOWS LISTING MAYOR DYLAN HEDRICK.
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICTS ONE THROUGH EIGHT.
JIMMY TRAN, JUSTIN CARAWAY, ED MOORE, CHRISTINA ANO, MARGARET LUT, CARISSA DUTTON, JOE THOMAS JR.