[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
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          SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE TRADITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND RECITAL OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, LED BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, BUT YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. SIR, JOIN WITH ME NOW IN A WORD OF PRAYER. THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF, THE WORLD AND ALL OF US WHO DWELL THEREIN. NOTHING HAPPENS BEYOND YOUR KNOWLEDGE. GOD ETERNAL AND ALL WISE. YOUR PRESENCE, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR CARE. IT'S ALL IN YOUR HANDS. AND YET, FATHER, IN THESE PAST TWO WEEKS, TWO OF OUR MOST PROMINENT AND BELOVED LEADERS HAVE ENTERED INTO YOUR ETERNAL KINGDOM. WE CONFESS TONIGHT THAT WE'RE DISAPPOINTED. WE'RE HEARTBROKEN. THEIR ABSENCE LEAVES A SPACE AMONG US THAT IS NOT EASILY FULFILLED. BUT EVEN IN THE MIDST OF OUR SORROW, WE'R GRATEFUL. WE'RE THANKFUL. AND YES, LORD, WE ARE JOYFUL. JOYFUL BECAUSE YOU ALLOWED US TO SHARE IN THEIR LIVES, THEIR LEADERSHIP, THEIR WISDOM, AND THEIR GIFTS. THESE PRECIOUS MOMENTS OF TIME THAT YOU ALLOW THEM TO SHARE WITH US BEFORE THEY WERE OURS, THEY WERE YOURS. 
          BEFORE WE KNEW THEIR NAME. YOU KNEW THEM. BEFORE THEY SERVED AMONG US, YOU HAD ALREADY PLACED PURPOSE WITHIN THEM. AND NOW FROM YOUR HANDS THEY CAME. AND INTO YOUR HANDS THEY HAVE RETURNED. SO, FATHER, WE MISS TONIGHT. LINDA GRIFFIN. WE MISS TONIGHT, BJ WILLIAMS. BUT WE WILL NOT FORGET. WE MISS THEM, BUT WE WILL NOT FORGET. WE WILL NOT FORGET TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR THOSE WHO SEEK JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. WE WILL NOT FORGET THE CHARGE TO ALWAYS BENEFIT CHILDREN. WE WILL NOT FORGET THAT TRUE LEADERSHIP IS FOUND IN SERVING ONE ANOTHER. WE WILL NOT FORGET TO LISTEN EVEN TO THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH US. WE WILL NOT FORGET THE LESSONS THEY TAUGHT, THE LIVES THEY TOUCHED, THE CAUSES THEY CHAMPIONED ARE THE DIFFERENCES THEY MADE. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR WITHOUT THEIR PHYSICAL PRESENCE AMONG US, REMIND US THAT THE GREATEST TRIBUTE THAT WE CAN OFFER IS NOT SIMPLY TO SPEAK THEIR NAMES, BUT TO CONTINUE THE WORK THE LORD. NOW WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US THE COURAGE WHERE WE MAY HAVE BECOME HESITANT, COMPASSION, FOR WE MAY HAVE GROWN HESITANT. 
          HUMILITY OR PRIDE HAVE ENTERED. AND WISDOM. WHEN THE WAY FORWARD IS UNCLEAR, REMIND US THAT WE TOO ARE STILL BECOMING. WE'RE STILL GROWING. WE'RE STILL BEING SHAPED INTO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE US TO BE. WE ARE LIKE CLAY IN THE POTTER'S HAND. SO WE ASK YOU TO HELP US TO USE THE TIME THAT WE HAVE WISELY. MAY WE SERVE FAITHFULLY, LOVE GENEROUSLY, LEAD COURAGEOUSLY, AND LEAVE BEHIND SOMETHING WORTHY FOR THOSE WHO WILL COME AFTER US. 
          AND WHEN THAT TIME DOES COME THAT WE HAVE TO DEPART THIS PLACE, WE PRAY, OH GOD, THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SAY, AS YOU HAVE DONE IN THEIR LIVES, WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. WELL DONE. AMEN, AMEN AND AMEN. JOIN WITH ME NOW IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE 
          [ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
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. 
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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MOORE, FOR THAT PRAYER. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO HONOR LINDA GRIFFIN WITH A PROCLAMATION. WE LOST A CHAMPION OF EDUCATION HERE IN OUR CITY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION IN HER HONOR IN HONOR OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE HONORABLE LINDA REID GRIFFIN. WHEREAS, IN MAY 1998, MISS GRFIN MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ELECTED TO THE GARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, SHE SERVED THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF GARLAND, ROWLETT, AND SACS, INCLUDING THREE TERMS AS BOARD PRESIDENT. LEAVING A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, AND DEDICATION TO EDUCATION. AND WHEREAS A LIFELONG LEARNER AND ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSIONAL MISS GRIFFIN EARNED MULTIPLE DEGREES, INCLUDING A MASTER OF ARTS FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AND ENJOYED A DISTINGUISHED CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN 40 YEARS IN TECHNOLOGY, CORPORATE LEADERSHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. AND WHEREAS, GUIDED BY HER FAITH, MISS GRIFFIN AND HER LATE HUSBAND, REVEREND DOCTOR ROOSEVELT, A GRIFFIN CO-FOUNDED SAINT MARK INSTITUTIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN GARLAND FOR HER DEDICATION TO CHRISTIAN SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP TOUCHED GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS MISS GRIFFIN WAS A DEVOTED MOTHER, MENTOR AND SERVANT LEADER WHOSE WHOSE LIFE REFLECTED HER DEEP COMMITMENT TO FAITH, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, SHE DEDICATED HERSELF TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, AND INSPIRED COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HER LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. HER PERSONAL MOTTO, ALWAYS BENEFITING CHILDREN, EMBODY THE LEGACY SHE LEAVES BEHIND. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND AND THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL EXTEND THEIR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE GRIFFIN FAMILY AND EXPRESS THEIR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR LINDA REED GRIFFIN'S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO HER COMMUNITY, HER LEGACY OF FAITH, EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE FAMILY OF THE HONORABLE LINDA REID GRIFFIN ON THIS 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. 
          YES. YES, SIR. GREENGS AND SALUTATIONS, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS RUBEN LEAL GRIFFIN. I'VE HAD THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE SON OF HONORABLE LINDA LORRAINE GRIFFIN. I THANK YOU ALL. I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PRAYERS. IHANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND THEIR SUPPORT DURING THIS TIME. ONE THING I JUST I JUST CAN'T SAY IS YAY, LINDA, YOU, LINDA. YAY, LINDA. I'M SO PROUD OF HER. AND EVEN THOUGH I'M GOING TO MISS HER, I'M SO HAPPY FOR HER. BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH PHYSICALLY I MAY BE SEARCHING FOR HER STILL SPIRITUALLY, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE SHE IS. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU. AMEN. 
          NOW WE HAVE A RECOGNITION RECOGNIZING THE BOB DAY TENNIS COMPLEX, RECEIVING THE 2020 6USTA OUTSTANDING FACILITY AWARD. SO HONORABLE DAVE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP HERE AND JOIN US. YES. SPEAKING TO HIM BEFORE THE MEETING. AND THIS IS THE TOP AWARD THAT THE USTA GIVES OUT FOR FACILITIES. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THIS AWARD HERE IN GARLAND. 
          WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PARKS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY 
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CONNECTIONS, AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. AND WHEREAS THE BOB DAY TENNIS COMPLEX OPENED TO THE GARLAND COMMUNITY IN MARCH 2026 AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR TENNIS, FEATURING 12 STATE OF THE ART COURTS, INCLUDING TWO PREMIER COURTS WITH TERRORIST SPECTATOR SEATING, A 3700 SQUARE FOOT PRO SHOP AND CLUBHOUSE, SPECTATOR AMENITIES AND SPACES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT TOURNAMENTS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. AND WHEREAS, THE COMPLEX PROUDLY HONORS DOCTOR BOB DAY, FORMER MAYOR AND LONGTIME GARLAND CIVIC LEADER WHOSE YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE CITY OF GARLAND. AND WHEREAS, IN 2026, THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED THE BOB DAY TENNIS COMPLEX WITH A USTA OUTSTANDING FACILITY AWARD IN THE PUBLIC COURTS LARGE TENNIS CENTERS CATEGORY, PLACING GARLAND AMONG A SELECT GROUP OF OUTSTANDING TENNIS FACILITIES FROM ACROSS THE NATION. AND WHEREAS, THE USTA OUTSTANDING FACILITY AWARDS RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN TENNIS FACILITY DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND RENOVATION, INCLUDING OVERALL LAYOUT, COURT SURFACES AND LIGHTING, PLAYER AND SPECTATOR ACCOMMODATIONS, ESTHETICS, AMENITIES, AND SUPPORT FOR THE GROWTH OF TENNIS. AND WHEREAS, THIS NATIONAL RECOGNITION REFLECTS THE CITY OF GARLAND'S CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN HIGH QUALITY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF CITY LEADERS, STAFF, PROJECT PARTNERS AND THE TENNIS COMMUNITY TO HELP BRING BOB DAY TENNIS COMPLEX TO LIFE. NOW, THEREFORE, I. DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE BOB DAY TENNIS COMPLEX FOR RECEIVING A 2026 USTA OUTSTANDING FACILITY AWARD AND ENCOURAGE ALL GARLAND RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING THIS OUTSTANDING NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND THE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OF RECREATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          OF COURSE IT. THE CENTER BEARS MY NAME, BUT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE MUCH MORE INFLUENTIAL IN GETTING IT WHERE WE WANT TO BE AND GETTING US INTO THE FUTURE. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR FOR THE EFFORTS THEY HAVE TAKEN, BECAUSE THE CITY DID IT RIGHT. IT DIDN'T CUT CORNERS. THEY DIDN'T DO THINGS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE. AND THE USTA HAS RECOGNIZED THAT FACT. I WANT TO CORRECT ONE THING. IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AT THE CENTER. THAT'S A PART OF THE JUDGING IS WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS WE HAVE AT THE CENTER. WE HAVE JUNIOR PROGRAMS, WE HAVE SENIOR PROGRAMS, BEGINNER PROGRAMS, AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND ALEX IS IN CHARGE OF THAT. 
          ALEX, CAN YOU TELL US A FEW THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE? THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE HIGHEST HONOR FOR US AND ONE OF OUR MOST SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. AS DOCTOR DAY HAS MENTIONED, WE ALREADY PROVIDE AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM, BUT IT'S ONLY GROWING. WE JUST GOT CONFIRMATION THAT NEXT YEAR WE'RE HOSTING A LEVEL THREE NATIONALS JUNIOR TOURNAMENT AGAIN MAY 1ST, SECOND AND THIRD. WE'RE A SATELLITE FACILITY. WE'RE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE THE MAIN FACILITY. WE NEED TO HAVE 25 COURTS, BUT THEY ARE USING SATELLITE AND BRINGING THE BEST JUNIORS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY TO PLAY IN GARLAND, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE. ADDITIONAL TO THAT, WE'RE HOSTING SIX JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR ADULTS NEXT YEAR. THAT'S ALSO CONFIRMED. 
          THAT MEANS THAT THE BEST STATE ADULT, 18 PLUS, 55 PLUS AND 60 PLUS WILL ALSO PLAY HERE IN GARLAND, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE. AND IT'S ONLY GROWN UP FROM THERE. THE USTA HAS A SERIOUS INTEREST IN SEEING GARLAND AS ONE OF THE MAIN HUBS FOR TENNIS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, SO IF AND HOPEFULLY WHEN THE FACILITY IS 25 COURTS BIG, WE WILL BE THE BEST CITY FOR TENNIS IN THE COUNTRY. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I. YOU GUYS HAVE. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. WE. HEAR OH, CHRISTMAS. I THINK WE CAN FIND A SPACE ON THE WALL AT THE 
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TENNIS COMPLEX FOR THIS AWARD. THIS IS OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU. THAD, I HAVE TO TAKE THIS OFF NOW FOR THE NEXT ONE. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS IN HONOR OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. I'D LIKE TO JOIN ME UP HERE. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE HISTORY OF HISPANICS IN TEXAS DATES BACK TO THE EPIC JOURNEY MADE ACROSS TEXAS BY CABEZA DE VACA IN 1532. AND WHEREAS HISPANIC CULTURE HAS BECOME A VIBRANT PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ESPECIALLY IN THE GREAT SOUTHWEST, AND WHEREAS AMERICANS OF HISPANIC HERITAGE HAVE CARRIED ON TRADITIONS OF MILITARY SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SINCE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. AND. WHEREAS HISPANIC AMERICANS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPIRIT OF GARLAND, TEXAS, AND THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2026, WE HONOR AND SALUTE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS AND HEREBY PROVIDE LOCAL RECOGNITION OF THEIR DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 2026 IN GARLAND AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. THANK YOU. JUST A FEW WORDS HERE. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU FOR, AGAIN, A EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY HERE E IN GARLAND, OF WHICH THE LATINOS MAKE UP A GOOD PERCENTAGE, AND ALSO, AGAIN, THINKING BACK 500 YEARS, I MEAN, THAT IS A LONG TIME TO BE HERE IN TEXAS. AND I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THAT READING A BOOK A COUPLE OF COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. BUT CORONADO AND HIS QUEST FOR GOLD, THE THE GOLDEN CITIES BACK ALSO AROUND 1540, 1541. SO A LOT, A LOT OF HISTORY HERE. BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, OF COURSE YOU WILL NOT WANT FOR CELEBRATIONS ABOUT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND THE COMMUNITY, RANGING FROM HAPPY HOUR MARGARITAS TO YOU NAME IT. THERE'LL BE ALL KINDS OF CELEBRATIONS GOING ON, SO YOU'LL HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. BUT I WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS WE'LL BE HAVING HERE IN GARLAND, THE BALLET 2000 BALLET FOLKLORICO WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE PAC ARTS CENTER ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER. AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE MARIACHIS, DANCERS, ALL THAT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND THAT. ALSO, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM IS DOING THIS YEAR. ALL FOUR LOCATIONS WILL BE HAVING ACTIVITIES. I THINK THEY STARTED TODAY ON THE 15TH AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY, AND MOST OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY, ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS. CENTRAL LIBRARY WILL BE HAVING A FAMILY LAB PINATA MAKING LESSONS. THE NORTH GARLAND WILL BE HAVING A LOTERIA IMAGE PAINTING. IN OTHER WORDS, THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW WHAT LOTERIA IS, IT'S LIKE LIKE A SPANISH BINGO. BUT THEY'VE GOT FIGURES, DIFFERENT FIGURES. YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GO PAINT YOUR FAVORITE FIGURE, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE. AND. ET CETERA. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE HANDS ON OPPORTUNITIES. SO YOU CAN GO OUT THERE AND TRY YOUR HAND AT IT. THERE'LL ALSO BE ON THE ON THE 17TH AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY TAPED TAPESTRY. IN OTHER WORDS, HOW TO WEAVE THIS AND THAT. THERE'S FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO TRAVELED CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, THE STUFF THEY DO OVER THERE WITH THE DRESSES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THEY WEAR IS JUST PHENOMENAL. SO AGAIN, YOU'LL GET SOME HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. SOUTH GARLAND, OCTOBER THE 3RD, IT'LL BE A JUNIOR ART STUDIO AGAIN. THEY'LL HAVE A AN ARTIST SHARING LESSONS ON FOR THE KIDS ON PAINTING. AND THEN ON OCTOBER, THE THIRD, ALSO WEST 
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GARLAND, THOSE OF YOU LIKE COFFEE, YOU WANT TO GO TAKE A TRAVEL AND EXPERIENCE COFFEE. 
          SOME DIFFERENT PARTS OF LATIN AMERICA, COLOMBIA, GUATEMALA, ETC. THEY WILL BE HAVING A SAMPLING COFFEE EXPERIENCE THERE AT THE WEST GARLAND LIBRARY. AGAIN, I WOULD URGE YOU TO CHECK THE WEBSITES FOR THE LIBRARY, AND SOME OF THESE REQUIRE REGISTRATION, SO IT MIGHT BE IN YOUR INTEREST TO SIGN UP EARLY AND AND SIGN UP FOR THE WHATEVER LESSONS. BUT AGAIN, I WANTED TO REACH OUT AND THANK THE CITY, ESPECIALLY MISS ARCHIBALD, THE LIBRARY, FOR THEIR EFFORTS, BECAUSE THEY'VE REALLY THEY'VE REALLY PUT ON A GOOD EFFORT FOR THIS MONTH AND JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. GENTLEMEN, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANKS AGAIN MAYOR. YEAH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. YEAH. TONY, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND D ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE HISPANIC AMERICANS HAVE MADE AS WELL. THANK YOU SIR. OUR LAST PROCLAMATION OF THE NIGHT IS A SPECIAL ONE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME UP HERE. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ELSIE WAKEFIELD AND EARNING THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD AWARD. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF GARLAND IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ELSIE L WAKEFIELD FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY IMPACT. AND WHEREAS L EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN GIRL SCOUTING THROUGH A SERVICE PROJECT BENEFITING THE TEXAS WOMEN'S RECOVERY CENTER IN TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, PART OF HER GOLD AWARD PROJECT L CONTRIBUTED 91 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO DESIGN AND ESTABLISH A LIBRARY OF MORE THAN 1000 BOOKS, CREATING A CHILDREN'S LIBRARY WITHIN THE CHILD CARE FACILITY, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CENTER'S RESIDENTIAL AND DORMITORY AREAS. AND WHEREAS, L INDEPENDENTLY SOURCED THE BOOKS THROUGH DONATIONS AND DEVELOPED A BOOK OF THE MONTH CURRICULUM TO FURTHER SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING FOR THE CHILDREN SERVED BY THE CENTER. AND WHEREAS, L ALSO EARNED THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD GOLD MEDAL AFTER COMPLETING AN EXTENSIVE TWO AND A HALF YEAR PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED 400 HOURS OF VOLUNTARY PUBLIC SERVICE, 200 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, 200 HOURS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES, AND A FIVE DAY, FOUR NIGHT EXPEDITION. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH HER DEDICATION, INITIATIVE AND COMPASSION FOR OTHERS, L HAS DEMONSTRATED THE QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE ELLE WAKEFIELD FOR EARNING THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD AND THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD GOLD MEDAL AND COMMEND HER FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE, PERSEVERANCE AND COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF PUBLIC SPEAKING WAS PART OF YOUR GIRL SCOUT AWARDS AND, YOU KNOW, REQUIREMENTS, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK MY GIRL SCOUTS LEADERS, MY PARENTS, FOR THEIR HELP IN ME EARNING THIS AWARD. I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES I'VE BEEN GIVEN, AND I REALLY HOPE I CAN FURTHER MY CAREER THROUGH GIVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHERS AND ENSURING THAT EVERYONE GETS THE OPPORTUNITIES I GOT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND, COME BACK. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO JUST RUN OFF WITH THAT. 
          WE HAVE TO SHOW OFF THE HARDWARE THAT YOU HAVE HERE. THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD, GOLD AWARD, AND YOU. DON'T BLOCK THE MEDAL. THERE WE GO. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CARTER. AND LOOKS UP HERE. YES. YES I HAVE YES. THERE WE GO. VERY GOOD. YEAH. 
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IF YOU GOT A MOMENT. I SAID COME ON BACK UP HERE FOR A MOMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT A PICTURE WITH YOU OR NOT. SO THE CHURCH WON'T LET US OFF IF WE DON'T GET A PICTURE TOGETHER. SO. ASK IF YOU WOULD COME AND I'LL TAKE A PICTURE. BUTTON UP. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          ALL RIGHT. WELL, WELCOME AGAIN TO OUR MEETING, AND WE'LL NOW MOVE 
          [ CONSENT AGENDA]
ON T TO THE REGULAR ORDER. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AS A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. 
          COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNENEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON HAS ALREADY REQUESTED ITEM THREE A BE PULLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, AND ALSO ITEM FOUR WILL BE PULLED AND DISCUSSED AT A LATER DATE. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS TO A PURCHASE OF A HYDRO EXCAVATOR FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO BE A VIA TELEPHONE SYSTEM, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE TO SEE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT TO D, G, P AND L MILLER TO NEWMAN. TRANSMISSION LINE MATERIAL TO E, G, P AND L DISCONNECT SWITCHES TWO F, G, P AND L WILEY SWITCH STATION TERMINAL TESTING AND COMMISSIONING TO G, G, P AND L BEN DAVIS SUBSTATION TESTING AND COMMISSIONING TWO H, G, P AND L QIN CREEK SUBSTATION CIRCUIT SWITCHES TWO I, G, P AND L SQUARE TOP SWITCH STATION CABLE TRENCH TWO J TWO, J, G, P AND L SUBSTATION CAPACITOR VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS PUBLIC. 
          HEARINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASES. COUNCIL APPROVED THE ZONING REQUESTS AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES. THREE A IS BEING CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, SO WE'LL. DO YOU NOT WISH TO PULL IT? I'LL PUNCH IN. AND IF YOU JUST. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, I RETRACT MY PULLING OF THREE A A. IT IS NOT ACTUALLY WHAT WE WERE WANTING TO GET PULLED. SORRY, WE WILL PUT IT BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THEN. ITEM THREE A IS CASE Z 2619 GLAMOR BY JESSICA. IN DISTRICT FIVE, ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS BEING PULLED. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS GARLAND. CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION INCORPORATED. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUE, BUDGET SUB GRANT RECIPIENTS AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. ITEM SIX IS AT. MISS TEX 2026 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM SETTLEMENT. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WISH TO HAVE PULLED CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO HAVE AN ITEM PULLED CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, COUNCIL MEMBER. WARREN. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN WITH THE ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR. 
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AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US. 
          AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. AND I MOVOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES FOR US? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IS GIVEN TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY RATHER THAN TO QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL OR STAFF. THE CHAIR MAY CALL A SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER 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 SERVE 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, SPEAKER MUST END THEIR COMMENTS AND WISH TO SPEAK PLEASE AND H HAS T SIGNED UP. PLEASE GO FILL OUT ONE OF THESE CARDS OVER BY THE CITY SECRETARY. FIRST ITEM 
          [a. Consider a request by Lone Star Green Homes, requesting approval of 1) an amendment to Planned Development (PD) District 22-67 to change the base zoning designation from Single-Family Attached (SFA) District to Single-Family-5 (SF-5) District to allow a Dwelling, Single-Family Detached development and amend certain development standards and 2) a Concept Plan for the PD. The site is located at 2000 and 2050 East Miller Road.]
FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS ITEM SEVEN. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING. CASE SEVEN A IS. CONSIDER A REQUEST BY LONE STAR GREEN HOMES REQUESTING APPROVAL OF ONE. AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 2267 TO CHANGE THE BASE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY FIVE DISTRICT TO ALLOW A DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DEVELOPMENT AND AMEND CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. 
          AND TWO A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PD. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 2020 50 EAST MILLER ROAD. AND THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 22-67 FOR TOWNHOMES. SINGLE FAMILY. ATTACHED IS THE ZONING AND THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A PD WITH SINGLE FAMILY, FIVE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED FIVE ZONING DISTRICT AND TO AMEND CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR THAT. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE SITE IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 311.16 ACRES AND AS MENTIONED, IT WAS REZONED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. 90 THAT PD ALLOWED 90 DWELLING UNITS NINE ZERO. SO THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE AREAS SUBJECT SITE IS OUTLINED IN TEAL. IT'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF MILLER AND CENTERVILLE. IT HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS SURROUNDING, BUT ALSO HAS SOME COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. THERE'S A LITTLE RESTAURANT, MONTESSORI, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT'S A PRETTY INTERESTING INTERSECTION. 
          SO NOW THE REQUEST IS TO GO FROM SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED TO SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED ESSENTIALLY. SO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CURRENTLY FOUND THROUGHOUT GARLAND AND PROVIDE AREAS FOR LOW TO MODERATE DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING. 
          SO THIS PROPOSAL BEING FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, IT MEETS THAT CRITERIA AND ALSO BECAUSE IT CHANGES THE CURRENT ENTITLEMENT FROM ATTACHED TO DETACHED. WE THINK IT'S IT MOVES THE NEEDLE FURTHER TOWARD MEETING THE COMPLIANCE OBJECTIVES. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SITE PHOTOS. CURRENTLY THE SITE IS UNDEVELOPED. SO DIFFERENT DIFFERENT ANGLES FROM MILLER AND CENTERVILLE. THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN. SO YOU SEE ORANGES IN PURPLE. SO WITH THIS PD THEY'RE PROPOSING TWO DIFFERENT TYPE OF LOT SIZES. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO IT HERE IN A MINUTE. BUT ORANGE IS TYPE A LOTS WHICH ARE 4100 SQUARE FOOT. AND TYPE B IS 3600 SQUARE FOOT. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE DETAIL, BUT IT HAS SOME DEDICATED OPEN SPACES IN TWO AREAS. CIRCULATIONS MOSTLY COMING FROM IS COMING FROM MILLER. AND THEY'RE PROVIDING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS HERE IN A IN A MINUTE. SO THERE'S A LOT TO GO OVER BECAUSE WE WANTED TO KIND OF COMPARE WHAT'S CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN THE PD, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, THEN WHAT'S ALLOWED IN THE SF FIVE BASE ZONING DISTRICT, PER THE GDC. AND THEN WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED WITH THIS PD FOR WITH THE BASE ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY. FIVE SO THE CURRENT PD HAS A DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, SO 90 DWELLING UNITS SF FIVE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T HAVE A DENSITY. IT'S JUST 5000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. BUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOES DECREASE THE DENSITY FROM 8 TO 6. SO THEY'RE PROPOSING 63 TO 68 UNITS MINIMUM LOT AREA BECAUSE IT'S ATTACHED IN THE IT'S IT'S FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED. IN THE 
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CURRENT PD IT'S 1500 SQUARE FOOT. OBVIOUSLY, SF FIVE HAS THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 5000 SQUARE FOOT. AND THE PROPOSED HAS TWO DIFFERENT TYPES TYPE A, AS I MENTIONED, 4100 SQUARE FOOT AND TYPE B 3600 SQUARE FOOT. NONE OF THOSE MEET THE SF FIVE STANDARD. HOWEVER, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FROM THE CURRENT PD, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES BECAUSE THE CURRENT PD IS FOR DETACHED LOT WIDTH. AGAIN, CURRENT PD 20FT AND 30FT FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SF FIVE REQUIRES 55 FOOT FOR INTERIOR AND 60 FOOT FOR EXTERIOR. THE PROPOSAL IS DEVIATING FROM STANDARD SF FIVE STANDARDS, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING 40 FOOT FOR INTERIOR AND 50 FOOT FOR EXTERIOR LOT DEPTH. CURRENTLY, 65 FOOT IS ALLOWED. SF FIVE REQUIRES 90FT. THE PROPOSED ACTUALLY MEETS OR EXCEEDS THAT REQUIREMENT. FRONT YARD SETBACK 20FT ACROSS THE BOARD. HOWEVER, DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THERE WAS A PROVISION FOR ARCHITECTURAL ENHANCEMENTS. 15 FOOT COULD BE ALLOWED. WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO IT HERE IN A BIT. LOT COVERAGE. THE CURRENT PD ALLOWED 77% SF FIVE ALLOWS 50% AND THEY'RE PROPOSING 65. 
          SO AGAIN, IMPROVEMENT FROM WHAT'S CURRENTLY ALLOWED. HOWEVER, NOT QUITE MEETING S FIVE SIDE YARDS, SIDE YARD SETBACK, TEN FOOT SETBACK. KEY CORNER LOT APPLIES WCH IS IN KEY CORNER LOTS. WHEN THERE ARE TWO FRONTAGES. BOTH FRONTAGE IS SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK, SO IF IT'S A CORNER LOT BOTH OF IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK, WHICH IS 20 FOOT. THE SF FIVE IS 15 FOOT. THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING 5015 FOOT, BUT THEY'RE JUST REQUESTING THAT THE KEY CORNER LOT REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY SO THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK JUST IN THE FRONT, AND THE OTHER WOULD BE SIDE YARD SETBACK. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE CURRENT PD FLAT WALLS MAY NOT EXCEED 30FT IN LENGTH. 
          SF FIVE REQUIRES THAT FLAT WALL LENGTH LIMITED TO ARE LIMITED TO 20% OF THE WHOLE FACADE. 
          THEY'RE REQUESTING TO UP IT A LITTLE BIT, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING TO ALLOW 40% OF THE FACADE TO BE ALLOWED TO BE FLAT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED THAT ARE IN ADDITION. SO THAT SHOULD HELP MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THAT PROPOSED DEVIATION WINDOW AND DOOR COVERAGE. MINIMUM 25% OF THE FRONT FACADE IS REQUIRED. SF FIVE IS THE SAME. THEY'RE REQUESTING. THEY'RE PROVIDING MORE THAN THAT. THEY'RE PROVIDING 30%, BUT THEY'RE ASKING THAT THE GARAGE DOOR IS INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION. 
          THE GDC IS NOT QUITE CLEAR ON WHETHER OR NOT IT INCLUDES GARAGE DOOR DESIGN ELEMENTS. 
          CURRENT PD REQUIRES MINIMUM THREE SF FIVE REQUIRES MINIMUM THREE. THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING A MINIMUM OF FIVE WITH AN EXPANDED MENU. SO ALL THESE CONDITIONS, STAFF AND THE APPLICANT HAVE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD ON TRYING TO EXPAND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IMPLEMENT AS MANY ELEMENTS AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT A QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ENDED UP BEING LIKE HAVING AN EXPANDED MENU OF ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT THEY CAN PICK FROM, BUT THEY'LL HAVE TO DO MINIMUM OF FIVE. CURRENT PD ALLEY IS NOT REQUIRED. SF LIKE ACROSS THE CITY, ALLEYS ARE REQUIRED, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT. MAJORITY OF OUR NEWER SUBDIVISIONS DON'T HAVE ALLEYS. SO THIS ONE THERE WILL BE FRONT LOADED GARAGES IN THE FRONT, SO ALLEYS ARE NOT REQUIRED. IF YOU SEE HERE, THERE IS AN ALLEY THAT SERVES THESE HOMES HERE. SO IT'S JUST EXPLICITLY SAID IN THE PD THAT THE TYPE B LOTS CANNOT ACCESS THE ALLEY. THIS IS THEY'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN A TEN FOOT SETBACK FROM THAT ALLEY. SO THAT'S JUST THE CLARIFICATION THAT WE HAVE THERE. GARAGE PLACEMENT. GENERALLY WE REQUIRED WELL, THE GDC REQUIRES 20FT SETBACK THE FROM THE FROM THE STREET AND FROM THE FRONT BUILDING FACADE. THE GARAGE HAS TO BE SET BACK AT LEAST FIVE FEET. OF COURSE, THE REASON BEING WE DON'T WANT THE GARAGE TO BE THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE OF THE FRONT FACADE, AND THAT'S WHAT THE. WELL, THE CURRENT PD DIDN'T HAVE ANY OFFSET IN THE FRONT. HOWEVER, THE PROPOSED IS 20FT SETBACK FROM THE STREET. 
          HOWEVER, SIX INCHESROM THE FRONT FACADE AND IN CERTAIN. YES, SIX INCHES FROM THE FRONT 
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BUILDING FACE AND IN NO SITUATION THE GARAGE COULD BE PROTRUDE FORWARD. IT CANNOT GO BEYOND THE FRONT FACADE AND THE THOROUGHFARE SCREENING MASONRY WALLS REQUIRED ALONG MILLER AND CENTERVILLE WITH CANOPY TREES EVERY 50 FOOT, BOTH IN THE PD AND IN THE SF FIVE STANDARDS. 
          WITH THIS BEING AGAIN, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED PRETTY MUCH SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO THE SOUTH. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY TO HAVE 20% SOLID MASONRY SCREENING COMBINED WITH ORNAMENTAL METAL FENCING, WHERE MASONRY COLUMNS WILL BE PLACED EVERY 50 FOOT, AND TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT OPAQUE SCREENING, SCREENING SHRUBS WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG THE METAL SECTIONS. THE GDC CURRENTLY DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY LIKE IT ENCOURAGES DROUGHT RESISTANT LANDSCAPING, BUT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE. HOWEVER, DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, IT WAS PLANT PLAN COMMISSION'S DESIRE THAT DROUGHT RESISTANT LANDSCAPING WOULD BE REQUIRED WHERE FEASIBLE, USING THE GDC APPROVED MATERIALS. ENTRY MONUMENT. THE CURRENT PD DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY. IT'S PERMITTED SF FIVE. IT'S PERMITTED, OBVIOUSLY NOT REQUIRED. WITH THIS PD, WE'RE REQUIRING ONE ENTRY MONUMENT SIGN SIDEWALKS. CURRENTLY, THE CURRENT PD DOES SIX FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG CENTERVILLE AND MILLER SF FIVE SAME SIMILAR HERE, BUT A SIX FOOT MINIMUM SIX FOOT WIDE MEANDERING SIDEWALK. WE'RE REQUIRING THAT ALONG. MILLER. SO THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT AS WELL. NEITHER THE CURRENT PD OR SF FIVE REQUIRES ANY THOROUGHFARE FURNITURES, BUT WE'RE REQUIRING ONE BENCH AND ONE TRASH RECEPTACLE ALONG MILLER ROAD AND ALONG CENTERVILLE JUST TO JUST TO MAKE THE MAKE THE AREA LOOK A LITTLE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERESTING. AND BECAUSE WE'RE PROVIDING MEANDERING SIDEWALKS, WE WANT THE WANTED TO MAKE, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WHERE PEOPLE CAN REST A LITTLE BIT. AMENITIES CURRENTLY IN THE ATTACHED. IN THE CURRENT PD THREE AMENITIES ARE REQUIRED. SF FIVE DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY AMENITIES, BUT THE PROPOSED. 
          BEING SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED. THERE'S STILL PROVIDING TWO INSTEAD OF THREE, AND THEY CAN PICK FROM A MENU OF PLAYGROUND, GAZEBO, SPORTS COURT OR DOG PARK. HOWEVER, WE HAVE INCLUDED MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EACH OF THOSE SO THAT WHICHEVER THEY PICK, THEY'LL HAVE TO MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THOSE. HERE'S SOME REFERENCE ELEVATIONS OF HOW THE HOMES WOULD LOOK LIKE. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL WITH THE REQUESTED AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED. PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION IS REQUESTED AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED. ONE THING I DON'T THINK I MENTIONED QUITE IS WHEN THE 15 FOOT FRONT SETBACK WOULD BE ALLOWED, IT IS TO. IF THEY ARE ABLE TO PUT THE GARAGE BACK FIVE FOOT FROM THE FRONT FACADE IN THAT INSTANCE, TO ENCOURAGE THAT ARCHITECTURAL ENHANCEMENT, 15 FOOT SETBACK COULD BE ALLOWED. BUT IF THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT, IF THEY'RE KEEPING JUST THE SIX INCHES, THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ALLOWED TO DO THE 15 FOOT FRONT SETBACK. WE SENT OUT 72 LETTERS. WE RECEIVED ONE IN FAVOR, TWO IN OPPOSITION TOTAL, THREE THE ONE AND THE ONE THAT HAD COMMENTS IN THERE TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC. AND JUST GENERALLY THINGS THAT WOULD NOT APPLY IN THESE TYPE OF ZONING CHANGES. GIVEN THAT THE ENTITLEMENTS ARE ALREADY THERE FOR SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED. BUT THE LETTERS WERE SENT TO YOU EARLIER TODAY. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ONE SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER TRAM MAYOR. SO FROM WHAT I SEE THAT THERE ARE THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND STAFF SUGGEST FOR APPROVAL WITH THE REQUEST PROPOSED. WITH ALL THESE CONDITIONS. CONDITION. IS THIS ALIVE WITHOUT GARLAND ON THE RIGHT TEN YEAR PLAN. SO THIS IS NOT QUITE IN IN AN ECONOMIC FOCUS AREA. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, IT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF THE HOMES. IT IMPROVES THE LOT SIZES, LOT SIZES. IT IMPROVES THE THE HOUSING TYPE. SO I WOULD SAY IT DOES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THANK YOU. ONE SECOND. STAY THERE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO 
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TEM DENTON. I'M SORRY, I CANNOT MOVE. SO I COULD NOT READ. WHILE YOU WERE ALSO TALKING. 
          THE PROPOSED AMENITY LOCATION RIGHT THERE AT THAT MAIN INTERSECTION. YEAH. THAT ONE. 
          OR IS THAT WHERE THEY'RE WANTING TO PUT IT OR WHERE? THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING? IT'S THIS ONE AND THAT ONE, THOSE TWO AREAS. SO WE WANT IT TO BE KIND OF DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. BUT DURING THE SITE PERMIT PROCESS, THEY WILL SUGGEST WHAT PARTICULAR AMENITIES GO IN WHERE. AND WE CAN MAKE SURE IT'S AN AMENITY. THAT'S THAT IS THAT'S APPROPRIATE ALONG. MILLER. I JUST WOULD HATE TO SEE A CHILD'S PLAYGROUND ON A MAJOR STREET RIGHT THERE, UNLESS THERE'S A SIX FOOT TALL MASONRY WALL THERE, THAT'S GOING TO BE 20%. SO IF THAT'S THEIR OR IF YOU DON'T, WE CAN JUST PUT IT IN THE CONDITION THAT THE PLAYGROUND WOULD BE IN THE IN THE REAR SIDE. I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, GIVING CHILDREN EASY ACCESS TO A MAJOR ROAD ON MY PRO LIST. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WAITING AN EXTRA BEAT. ALL RIGHT. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL UP THE APPLICANT? YES, SIR. COLTON SMITH. SIR, YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. COLTON SMITH, 765 CUSTER ROAD, PLANO, TEXAS. MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THAT DETAILED PRESENTATION. I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. 
          WE THINK IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE CITY WITH THE REDUCTION IN DENSITY THAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE. WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF EXTENSIVELY ON THESE ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT TO ENSURE QUALITY HOMES WILL BE BUILT HERE WITH SOME ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST. SPEAK TO THE PLAYGROUND QUESTION. I THINK WE'RE FINE IF WE WANT TO LIMIT THAT TO JUST THE SOUTHERN AMENITY LOCATION AWAY FROM MILLER ROAD. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERN WITH THAT. WE WORKED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION A FEW WEEKS BACK AND WORKED THROUGH QUITE A FEW CONDITIONS WITH WITH THEM AND STAFF AND ARE FULLY IN CONFORMANCE WITH WHAT IS PROPOSED HERE TONIGHT AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          AND WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT. 
          COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. YES, SIR. SO THE SECTION IN PURPLE THERE. YOU SEE THAT MAP? THERE'S AN ALLEY THAT RUNS ALONG THERE ALREADY. IS THERE SOME REASON THAT WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO USE THIS ALLEY? AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF OR EITHER WHERE THE GARAGE AND THE AND THE DRIVEWAYS WOULD BE  THE BACK. I THINK THEY'RE AN ENGINEERING ISSUE WITH SOME OF THE GRADES. THEY'RE GETTING IT TO WORK TO CONNECT TO THE ALLEY. THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THOSE LOTS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER IS TO ACCOMMODATE A WALL BETWEEN THE ALLEY AND THIS PROPERTY. I KNOW IT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS OF THE ADJOINING COMMUNITY OF HAVING NEW TRAFFIC IN THEIR ALLEY. OKAY, OKAY. 
          VERY GOOD. THAT'S JUST JUST CURIOUS WHY WE DIDN'T USE EXISTING, BUT I CAN CAN'T TELL FROM THIS MAP WHAT THE GRADE IS, SO THAT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? LIKE TO SPEAK? SIR, I NEED YOU TO. IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, PLEASE SPEAK. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE YOU FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD. OKAY? MY NAME IS. AND I LIVE IN 4516 STREET, IRVING, TEXAS, 75062. I JUST WANT TO ADD, THANK YOU FOR. GREAT JOB FOR. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK THE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS TIME CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT. I TRULY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND STAFF AND. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION AND WORKI WITH THE STAFF AND. THROUGH THE PROCESS INVOLVED MANY DISCUSSIONS, REVISIONS AND COORDINATIONS AND I'M GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HAVE WORKED WITH US AND THE TIME TO LISTEN 
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TO OUR VISION AND HELP US THE PROJECT MOVE FORWARD. AS YOU ALL KNOW, GARLANDS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL, AND I'M PROUD TO BE INVESTING IN ITS FUTURE. MY GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CREATE A QUALITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT ADDS VALUE TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. I APPRECIATE I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE PROFESSIONALISM AND WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, ENGINEERING TEAM AND EVERYONE INVOLVED TO WORK THROUGH THE CHALLENGES AND. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER. MORE. WE'RE READY. I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE UNLESS ANYONE ELSE, ANYONE ELSE LIKES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE, SIR, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU SIR. TO THE DEVELOPER AND BUILDER, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY. INVESTMENT IS CERTAINLY GOING TO NOT ONLY BE WELL WORTH YOUR WHILE, BUT CERTAINLY WE BELIEVE WITH OUR OWN. IT SEEMS THAT IT'S BEEN. 
          YOU KNOW WHAT A GOOD YEAR. IT SEEMS THAT YOU MADE THE APPLICATION WITH THIS ONE. HOW LONG WAS IT. YEAH. I'VE BEEN, IT'S BEEN, YEAH, IT'S BEEN LIKE 2 OR 3 YEARS. THREE YEARS. YEAH. 
          LAST LAST YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE GOT APPROVAL. APPROVAL FOR OUR CIVIL PLANS FOR THE TOWNHOMES PROJECT. AND BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR THAT'S WHERE WE WANTED TO LOWER THE DENSITY FROM 90 TO 60%. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HANGING IN THERE AND BRINGING US A VERY GOOD PRODUCT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BOARD TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. THE ISSUE OF SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT. NEXT 
          [b. Consider a request by ZoneDev requesting approval of 1) a Planned Development (PD) District with a base zoning of Single-Family-5 (SF-5) to allow a Single-Family Detached housing development and associated improvements and 2) a Concept Plan for a Single-Family Detached development. The site is located at 4712, 4718, 4802, and 4902 Bobtown Road on properties zoned Agricultural (AG) District and Single-Family-10 (SF-10) District.]
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM SEVEN B. CONSIDER A REQUEST BY ZONE DEV REQUESTING APPROVAL OF ONE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH A BASE ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY FIVE TO ALLOW A SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS, AND TWO, A CONCEPT PLAN FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DEVELOPMENT. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT 47, 1247, 1848, OH TWO AND 4902 BOBTOWN ROAD ON PROPERTY ZONED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND SINGLE FAMILY TEN DISTRICT. THANK YOU SIR. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURAL A SINGLE FAMILY. TEN THERE WAS A SIMILAR REQUEST SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT ACTUALLY CAME THROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD RECOMMENDED DENIAL AND THEY HAD WITHDRAWN THAT THAT CASE. SO COUNCIL NEVER SAW THAT. HOWEVER, SINCE THEN THEY HAVE ADDED MORE PARCELS TO THE REQUEST AND WORK WITH STAFF TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE THE PROJECT. SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER THAT. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, 14.68 ACRES LOCATED IN DISTRICT THREE. THIS IS THE. YOU SEE THE SITE OUTLINED IN TEAL. THE. THE DARKER GREEN PART IS AGRICULTURAL AND THE YELLOWER PART IS SF TEN. THERE ARE SOME SINGLE FAMILY. THERE'S ONE, I THINK, TWO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES CURRENTLY. AND OF COURSE, IF THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED, THOSE WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND THEN REPLACED BY THE NEW NEW PROJECT. 
          SURROUNDING IS MOSTLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, GENERALLY SIMILAR IN NATURE. THE COMP PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS. AGAIN, TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FOR LOW TO MODERATE DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING. 
          AND JUST IN THIS CASE, I WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFY THAT THE COMP PLAN ALSO SUGGESTS THAT THAT SHOULD BE ONE BETWEEN 1 AND 6 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. AND THIS IS 5.4 WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. SO THEY'RE PROPOSING 77 HOMES AND 14.68 ACRES, WHICH IS FIVE POINT SOMETHING. SO IT IT IT MEETS THE TECHNICAL DEFINITION IN THE IN THE COMP PLAN AS WELL. HERE THE SITE PHOTOS, AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME ARE MAJORITY OF THE AREAS UNDEVELOPED, BUT THERE'S ALSO STRUCTURES ON SOME OF THE LOTS, JUST SOME SITE PHOTOS FROM OTHER ANGLES. HERE'S THE 
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CONCEPT PLAN ACCESS TO TO ACCESS POINTS FROM UPTOWN DETENTION POND ALONG UPTOWN THERE ARE TWO KIND OF AMENITY AREA. ONE IS KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AND ONE IS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF THE CORNER LOTS ARE BIGGER, BUT THERE ARE SOME INTERIOR ACCESS ROADS THAT WILL ALSO MAKE CIRCULATION OKAY WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. SO AGAIN, WE HAVE THIS LONG TABLE KIND OF WANT TO KIND OF GO OVER. 
          THERE'S JUST A LOT TO UNPACK. SO GO OVER ON WHAT'S REQUIRED AND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. AND AGAIN, WHAT'S REQUIRED IS BASED ON SF FIVE BECAUSE THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE BASE ZONING THAT IS BEING PROPOSED. SO 50% IS THE ALLOWED LOT COVERAGE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 60% IT EXCEEDS IT IS A DEVIATION, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR BIGGER, BIGGER FOOTPRINT OF THE HOME LOT WIDTH. THE GDC REQUIRES 55 FOOT FOR REGULAR AND 60FT FOR CORNER LOTS. APPLICANTS PROPOSING 45FT FOR REGULAR LOTS AND 55FT FOR CORNER LOTS. AGAIN, SLIGHT DEVIATION FROM WHAT'S ALLOWED FOR THE GDC. SIMILAR TO THE LAST CASE, OUR GDC DOES REQUIRE THE GARAGE DOOR TO BE SET BACK AT LEAST FIVE FEET. WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IS 75% OF THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES SHALL HAVE THE GARAGE DOOR RECESSED BACKWARDS SIX INCHES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN THEY PROTRUDE OUT OF THE FRONT FACADE. HOWEVER, THE REST OF IT 25%, CAN BE ALIGNED WITH THE FRONT FACADE TO. TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT, THE ARCHITECTURAL IMPACT THAT MAY HAVE, THEY HAVE PROPOSED CARRIAGE STYLE GARAGE DOOR WITH SOME ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS THAT MAY MAKE THE. THE APPEARANCE OF THE GARAGE DOOR A LITTLE LESS DOMINATING. ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS. 
          AGAIN, THE GDC REQUIRES THREE REQUIRES THREE. THEY'RE ALSO PROPOSING THREE, BUT FROM A FROM A WIDER MENU. SO WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT CAN CREATE MORE ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST SO THAT HOMES DON'T LOOK SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER. THEY'RE MORE DIFFERENT. FACADES ARE ARTICULATED WITH DIFFERENT DESIGN ELEMENTS. SIMILAR TO THE LAST 120. THE FLAT, FLAT WALL CANNOT BE PER. THE GDC CANNOT BE MORE THAN 20%. THEY'RE UPPING THAT, THAT TO BE 40%. SO YES, MORE FLAT WALL. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS THAT CAN HELP OFFSET THAT. SOME WINDOWS AND DOORS. THE GDC REQUIRES 25% MINIMUM, PROVIDING 30%. AGAIN, THE GDC IS NOT QUITE EXPLICIT ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT INCLUDES GARAGE DOOR, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO BE SURE WHETHER OR NOT THAT 30% INCLUDES OR EXCLUDES THE GARAGE DOOR AND THE ALICANT SUGGESTING IT WOULD INCLUDE IT. NO ALLEY IS REQUIRED. LANDSCAPING, TWO LARGE CANOPY TREES ARE REQUIRED ON ALL LOTOT, AND AT LEAST 1ST MAY BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD. IN ADDITION TO THE GDC STANDARDS, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON UPDATING OUR APPROVED PLANT LIST TO, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE NONINVASIVE TREES, WE'RE ALSO REQUIRING LANDSCAPE BEDS AROUND THE BASE OF THE FRONT FACADE TO HELP IT HELP MAKE IT LOOK BETTER. SCREENING WALL EIGHT FOOT TALL BRICK OR STONE MASONRY WALL IS REQUIRED, ALONG WITH LARGE CANOPY TREE PLANTED AT MAXIMUM 50 FOOT CENTERS. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT BECAME SO SMALL, BUT. BUT PERIMETER SCREENING ALONG BOBTOWN. WE'RE NOT REQUIRING MASONRY WALL. WE'RE REQUIRING THEM TO DO COMBINATION OF TREES WITH SEVEN SHRUBS AND OR ORNAMENTAL GRASSES PLANTED PER TREE, DESIGNED TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE VEGETATIVE SCREEN. SO IT'LL STILL ACHIEVE THE SAME SIMILAR OPAQUE COVER, BUT NOT NOT A MASONRY WALL AND ORNAMENTAL FIVE FOOT TALL MASONRY FIVE FOOT TALL FENCE WITH MASONRY COLUMNS WILL BE PLACED, AND THEN MASONRY COLUMNS WILL BE EVERY 50FT SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE. AND THEN THE HOMES THAT HAVE FRONT OR SIDE ALONG BOBTOWN WILL HAVE SIX FOOT TALL BOARD ON BOARD FENCES, JUST SO IT DOESN'T. IT DOESN'T LOOK DILAPIDATED. 
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AMENITIES. NONE IS REQUIRED. THE. THEY ARE PROPOSING A PLAYGROUND AND SMALL SHADE STRUCTURE WITH A TABLE AND CHAIRS IN THE COMMON AREA NEAR THE ENTRANCE AND A BOCCE BALL COURT OR COMPARABLE AMENITY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN COMMON AREA. ALSO ALONG BOBTOWN. MOST OF IT IS CURRENTLY FOUR FEET. THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO UPDATE IT TO OUR CURRENT GSM STANDARD, WHICH IS SIX FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK, AND WE'RE REQUIRING THEM TO FOR IT TO BE MEANDERING. THAT DID. 
          THAT MEANDERING SUGGESTION CAME FROM PLAN COMMISSION AND THE APPLICANT AGREED TO IT. HERE ARE SOME RENDERINGS, JUST GENERAL EXAMPLES OF HOW THE HOMES WILL LOOK LIKE. THE RENDERING OF HOW THE GARAGE DOORS MAY LOOK LIKE WITH SOME FAUX WINDOWS, AND THE ENTRY ENTRY FEATURE ENTRY ELEMENT. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. BUT THEY HAD SOME ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS. I THINK I'VE ALREADY COVERED IT, BUT JUST TO. IT'S MEANDERING, SIX FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK, ORNAMENTAL FIVE FOOT TALL FENCE WITH MASONRY COLUMNS ALONG BOBTOWN SIX FOOT TALL BOARD ON BOARD FENCE ON SIDES AND REARS OF THE LOTS THAT ARE ALONG UPTOWN AND SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE. IF THEY CAN ACHIEVE. 
          IF THEY CAN ADD A PORCH OR SOME KIND OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT ON THE FRONT FACADE THAT WILL HAVE THE GARAGE SETBACK FIVE FOOT FROM THE FRONT FACADE. ONLY IN THAT SITUATION, THEY'LL BE ALLOWED TO DO 15 FOOT FRONT SETBACK, WHICH 20 FOOT IS REQUIRED. OTHERWISE, WE SENT OUT 138 LETTERS AND WE RECEIVED 50 FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA IN OPPOSITION AND TWO FROM OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA IN OPPOSITION. SO TOTAL OF 52 THE LETTERS WERE SENT TO YOU EARLIER TODAY. MOSTLY THERE WERE HUGE CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC. AND WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE HUGE CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC, CHILD SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABLE CAPACITY, LOSS OF OPEN SPACE. 
          OBVIOUSLY, THE RESIDENTS HAVE ENJOYED THIS, THIS THESE PARCELS TO BE OPEN FOR SO LONG. 
          SO THE THOUGHT OF DEVELOPMENT HAS MADE THEM UNEASY. SO THEY HAVE EXPRESSED THAT IN THE IN THE LETTERS AND. GENERALLY THOSE ARE THOSE WERE THE CONCERNS. I THINK I'M MISSING SOME O THE DENSITY, WHICH I MEAN, AS WE EXPLAINED IT, IT DOES MEET THE COMPLIANCE COMPLIANCE DESIGNATION. HOWEVER, THE RESIDENTS DID FEEL LIKE THE DENSITY WAS NOT RIGHT FOR THAT AREA, BUT THAT I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          LOOKED. WAS THERE A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY DONE ON THIS DEVELOPMENT? THERE WAS NOT A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS DONE BECAUSE THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS 77 HOMES, THEY DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD THAT TRIGGERS THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. HOWEVER, STAFF HAD ASKED THEM FOR A NOT A FULL ANALYSIS, BUT A MEMO THAT WILL SHOW SOME OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING IN AND EXPLAINING THE RESULTS OF THAT. YEAH, WE ASKED FOR, FOR, FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE SMALLER LIKE THIS ONE AND DON'T PRODUCE ENOUGH TRIPS TO WARRANT A FULL EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS THAT THAT T TYPICALLY IS, WE ASK FOR A, WHAT WE CALL A MEMO, A TRAFFIC MEMO. AND THEY DID THAT. AND IT, IT REALLY JUST LOOKS AT THE DRIVEWAYS PRIMARILY. AND THE, THE RESULTS OF THAT WERE THAT IT WAS, IT WORKS. SO SO ESSENTIALLY, BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT IS SO SMALL, THE IMPACT THAT A DEVELOPMENT OF THAT SIZE WOULD HAVE ON LOCAL TRAFFIC IS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO TRIGGER A TRAFFIC STUDY. RIGHT. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. SURE. MR. WHY NOT REQUIRE A MASONRY WALL? WE JUST THOUGHT BOBTOWN IS NOT TOO WIDE ANYWAY. TO US, MASONRY WILL BLOCK OFF THE VIEW OF THE CORRIDOR EVEN MORE SO WE THOUGHT VEGETATION WOULD MAKE THE CORRIDOR LOOK MORE SOFT AND AND IMPROVED. THAT WAS STAFF'S 
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THOUGHT. AND ALSO THE APPLICANT HAD SHARED THAT IF THE COST OF THE MASONRY WALL WASN'T INCLUDED, THEY COULD AFFORD SOME OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO. OKAY, SURE WISH WE COULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT COLOR BECAUSE IT'S AN AWFULLY BROWN DEVELOPMENT. EVERYTHING IS BROWN, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN ESTHETIC CHOICE THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DISCUSS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER THANK YOU. MAYOR. OKAY. 
          I'M SORRY. STAFF. YES. SORRY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE YEAH, I DROVE THE AREA AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED AS I THINK IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE AREA. SO I WAS REALLY SURPRISED BY THAT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS. IS THAT IS THAT NORMAL? SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SAYING, HOWEVER, TO EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE ASKING OR LIKE, OKAY, WELL, HOWEVER, IS THAT IS DEFINITELY A PATTERN WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE AS WE TALK TO BUILDERS, AS WE TALK TO DEVELOPERS, WE'RE SEEING THAT MORE AND MORE THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GDC ARE NOT QUITE MEETING OR THE MARKET IS NOT QUITE MEETING THE GDC REQUIREMENTS. SO THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON. OKAY, OKAY. BUT THIS THIS GUY SITTING RIGHT HERE IS LIKE, WHAT? I DIDN'T GET THAT APPROVED JUST FINE. BUT THE OTHER THING IS THAT I NOTICE THERE'S NO ALLEY. ARE WE GOING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ON STREET PARKING? IT'S A REALLY BUSY AREA. ARE THEY JUST GOING TO GO INSIDE THE SUBDIVISION OR BECAUSE THE WAY THE LAND IS STRUCTURED ON THAT CORNER, I'M JUST I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEY'RE ALREADY TAKING UP A LOT OF SPACE AND HOW NARROW THOSE BECAUSE IT'S A FRONT ENTRY HOME, NOT A REAR ENTRY HOME. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT REQUIRING ALLEYS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. SO FRONT ENTRY, FRONT GARAGE THEY'RE NOT. YEAH. 
          THAT'S WHY ALLEY IS NOT BEING PROVIDED. BUT IT STILL HAS A 20 FOOT DRIVEWAY. SO GENERALLY THEY CAN HAVE TWO CARS IN THE GARAGE AND TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY. I'M BLANKINGN WHETHER OR NOT THERE WERE ANY ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES PROPOSED. I KNOW THE FIRST FIRST ONE HAD, BUT I THINK THIS ONE ALSO HAS SOME RIGHT APPLICANT MAY SPEAK TO THAT, BUT OKAY. I'M SORRY. OKAY. AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION. SORRY, MAYOR, IS THERE A STRUCTURE ALREADY ON THERE? I THOUGHT WHEN I SAW A BIG HOME. YES. SO IS HE SELLING I GUESS ALL THAT LAND TOGETHER. YES. THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH THAT HUGE HOUSE AND A BARN LOOKING LIKE THING. IF THIS IS APPROVED AND THIS MOVES FORWARD. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YOU'RE YOU'RE WELCOME. ONE THING I DID WANT TO MENTION ALONG THE LINES OF, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DEVIATIONS? THAT IS OFTEN HOW A PD LOOKS, BUT IT'S STAFF'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THE PD DOESN'T JUST BECOME A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPER TO ASK FOR DEVIATIONS. THAT'S WHY WE ALSO ASK FOR A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEYOND THE GDC. AND THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS, WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT TO WHAT WE CAN SUGGEST. SOME OF THIS. YOU'LL SEE THE DEVELOPERS AGREED TO SOME, BUT WE STILL DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS ENOUGH. SO WE'LL ADD THOSE TO OUR RECOMMENDATION. SO THAT'S JUST GENERALLY HOW WE APPROACH THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT DOWN FOR ME. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, EARLIER YOU MENTIONED THAT THE THE AREA IS PART DESIGNATED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT IT IS NOT. HOWEVER, IF WE CONSIDER THOSE GENERAL RULES, IT IS ADDING HOMES THAT WE CONSIDER QUALITY. IT IS ADDING HOUSING CHOICES. IT IS ADDING AMENITIES FOR THOSE RESIDENTS. THE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE SIDEWALK WILL BE IMPROVED ALONG BOBTOWN SO GENERALLY ALIGNED WITH GARLAND ON THE RISE, BUT IT IS NOT IN AN ECONOMIC FOCUS AREA. AND YOU MENTIONED THAT WE SENT OUT 138 LETTERS AND 52 OPPOSITION. HAS THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANT SUBMIT THE RESIDENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THE LETTER. DO WE KNOW THAT IF THE APPLICANT WOULD YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? WELL, SINCE WE SENT OUT THE LETTERS RIGHT, YOU HAD A 52 OPPOSITION LETTERS, RIGHT? SINCE THEN HAS WE KNOW THAT THE APPLICANTS MET THE RESIDENTS OF BEFORE AND AFTER I. WE HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MR. MAYOR ABOUT. YES, SIR. THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THE COUNCIL. 
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THERE'S NO THERE'S NOTHING IN THE GDC THAT REQUIRES THAT. AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE COULD REQUIRE AS A CITY FOR THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SHOULD NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU DECIDE WHEN THEY DECIDE THIS CASE. THANK YOU. I TAKE IT BACK. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? MR. LUCKY? I JUST HAVE A COUPLE FOR YOU, SIR. AND THIS PROJECT GOES FORWARD DURING PLANNING. WILL BE PLANNING. BE CONSISTENT WITH THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN TO SHOW A WIDER BOBTOWN ROAD. SO THE CURRENT THOROUGHFARE PLAN CALLS FOR FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED. WE HAVE SOME STUDIES THAT SUGGEST THAT IT MAY NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE. IT'S NOT WHAT'S ON THE PLAN RIGHT NOW. OKAY. AND DURING THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS, ALL SITE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE MET THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS. YES. 
          VERY GOOD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SIR. NO. ONE MORE. COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. THANK YOU. 
          MR. MAYOR. WOULD YOU COME PLAY, PLEASE? ARE THERE ANY PLANS PRESENTLY FOR FUNDING IN THE WAY OF. MAYOR? JUST ASKED. AND THAT IS IN THE WAY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ROAD. SO THERE'S NOT ANY FUNDING THAT'S DESIGNATED TO THAT ROAD AS OF RIGHT NOW. IN ORDER FOR THAT TO TAKE PLACE, WHAT WILL WE NEED IN PLACE FOR THE FUNDING TO TAKE PLACE? THE BOND OR MAYBE, YEAH, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE SOME SOME BONDS SOLD OR. THROUGH THE COUNCIL OR THROUGH AN ELECTION. WELL, AT THIS POINT, YOU'VE HEARD THERE WERE 50 LETTERS THAT CAME BACK IN OPPOSITION. AND SO FAR WE'RE HEARING THAT THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. CORRECT. ARE THERE VERY MANY? NABILA, YOU MAY HAVE TO ANSWER THIS FOR ME. ARE THERE VERY MANY OF THOSE LETTERS THAT TALK ABOUT THE ROAD CONDITION ITSELF, OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC? IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY BECAUSE THE TERMINOLOGY LIKE TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGIES, MAY NOT MATCH THE SENTIMENT, BUT WHEN I REVIEWED ALL THE LETTERS, TRAFFIC STOOD OUT TO ME MORE THAN ACTUAL. WELL, ROAD CONDITIONS WERE ALSO CONCERNED, BUT I THINK TRAFFIC STOOD OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE. WHEN YOU TALKED TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHEN WE BEGAN TO TALK ABOUT APPROVING OR DISAPPROVING OF PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS, AND MAYBE A LEGAL MIGHT HAVE TO HELP US WITH THIS. ALSO, CAN WE TAKE TRAFFIC INTO CONSIDERATION AS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE, THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS AGREEMENT? IT'S DIFFICULT FOR A CITY LIKE GARLAND WHERE WE HAVE OVER THE DECADES, BEEN BECOMING MORE AND MORE URBAN. AND AS WE'VE BECOME MORE AND MORE URBAN, ESPECIALLY ON THE EDGES OF THE SEA LIMITS, LIKE THIS PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION IS LOCATED SOME OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICITS. AND BECAUSE THIS IS SOME OF THE LAST PROPERTY TO BE DEVELOPED OVER IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA OF THE CITY, THOSE DEFICITS IMPACT THE THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND THE NEIGHBORING SUBDIVISIONS. AND IT'S NOT IT'S NOT PROPER TO ATTRIBUTE THOSE DEFICITS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER WHO WANTS TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN CREATED OVER DECADES, POSSIBLY BEFORE AND MOST LIKELY BEFORE THEY'VE EVEN OWNED THIS PROPERTY. SO NO, YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD IN CONSIDERATION. THAT WAS CURRENTLY PRESENT, BECAUSE THERE PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD FROM WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. IT WILL IMPACT IT GOING FORWARD. SO THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THEIR ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY OF THAT IMPACT, AND THAT GETS DONE THROUGH IMPACT FEES AND OTHER THINGS. AND SO THAT'S HOW THE CITY ADDRESSES THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND THESE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR US. THAT'S CORRECT. I, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS DISTRICT, DISTRICT THREE, IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ME TO LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENCY. SO I THINK AT THIS POINT, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. I'M GOING TO BACK UP ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MAY HAVE. I'LL ALLOW THEM OPPORTUNITY, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK WITH FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU. MR. IS THERE ON SITE, ON STREET PARKING ALLOWED ON TOWN? 
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NO. OKAY. I WAS LOOKING AT SOME GOOGLE MAPS PHOTOS, AND IT DOES SHOW SOME CARS PARKED ON THAT STREET. THERE ARE HOUSES THAT FRONT FURTHER DOWN FROM HERE, SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING, I GUESS, THAT THERE'D BE SOME OFF THE ROAD, BUT NOT IN THIS SECTION. OKAY, MY HOPE OF SOME TRAFFIC IF THOSE ARE NOT THERE. THANK YOU. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE APPLICANT? YES, SIR. MAXWELL FISHER. TO GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. STARTING. 
          LET ME GO BACK REAL QUICK. TO CLICK ON THE ONE WHERE I CAN SEE THE WHOLE SCREEN. OH, NO, I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, THAT'S FINE. MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. MY NAME. YOU'RE ON. GO AHEAD. I'LL JUST IN THE BACK. OKAY? OKAY. MAYOR. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MAXWELL FISHER WITH ZONE DEV, 2502 GRANDVIEW DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75080. I'M REPRESENTING SMC DEVELOPMENT AND MI HOMES. MI HOMES IS AN EXCELLENT BUILDER THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING HOMES OVER FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THEY HAVE OVER 170 FAMILIES SERVED. THEY ARE SIX TIME BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD BY THE DALLAS BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. THEY ALSO HAVE SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN DALLAS, FORT WORTH, AS YOU CAN SEE, IN VERY HIGH GROWTH AREAS TO THE NORTH, DFW. MI HOMES HAS AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION. THEY HAVE A HOME HOME BUILDING STANDARD. 
          THEY BUILD AN ENERGY EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS SEVERAL CERTIFICATIONS. THEY ALSO HAVE EXCELLENT RATINGS, 4.6 OUT OF FIVE STARS ONLINE, AND THEY ALSO HAVE A CURATED DESIGN CENTER. SO THAT WAY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME, THERE'S A SUITE OF DESIGN OPTIONS YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM TO CREATE YOUR DREAM HOME. HERE ARE SOME OF THE REVIEWS FROM HAPPY CUSTOMERS ON THE LEFT AND THEN ON THE RIGHT. THERE. THEIR EMPLOYEES ALSO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN SEVERAL WAYS BY FEEDING THE HUNGRY CANCER FREE DRIVES AND AND ALSO PICKING UP TRASH, ETC. HERE'S SOME OF THEIR COMPLETED PROJECTS IN THE AREA AND FROM SALINA, MESQUITE, PRINCETON. SO THE EXURBAN AREA TO TO THE FIRST RING SUBURB THROUGHOUT THEY DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DALLAS FORT FORT WORTH. AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE 77 LOTS ON 14.6 ACRES. IT'S 4.2 UNITS PER ACRE. IT FALLS IN THE LOWER DENSITY CATEGORY. THESE WOULD BE ONE AND TWO STORY HOMES. ALL FRONT ENTRY HOMES WILL RANGE FROM 1500 TO 2900FT■. IT WOULD BE MARKET RATE HOMES, THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM UNITS, TWO AND A HALF PLUS BATHS. AS MENTIONED ON 5000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS AND LARGER WOULD BE TWO POCKET PARKS, ONE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER WHERE A PLAYGROUND AND SHADE STRUCTURE, AND THEN A BOCCE BALL COURT AND A LINEAR POCKET PARK. IN THE SOUTH SIDE, WE WILL HAVE A LANDSCAPE FRENCH FRONT DOOR. AS MENTIONED, STAFF HAD A GOOD IDEA ABOUT LAND PROVIDING MORE LANDSCAPING ALONG THAT. THAT DEEPER FRONTAGE AREA THAT WE HAVE ON OUR PROPERTY, AS WELL AS SOME ORNAMENTAL FENCING AND WORKING WITH STAFF OVER SEVERAL MONTHS AND AGREEING TO THE CARRIAGE STYLE DOORS, WE ARE ASKING FOR SOME DEVIATIONS FROM THE CODE. HOWEVER, A LOT OF OUR OUR UNITS WILL HAVE A FRONT PORCH ON IT, SO YOU'LL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ARCHITECTURAL VARIETY. CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD A GREAT IDEA OF ALLOWING US TO REDUCE OUR. OUR FRONT SETBACK TO 15FT FOR THE FRONT PORCH. THAT WAY OUR FRONT PORCH CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OF THAT SPACE TO GIVE US A LITTLE MORE ROOM FOR OUR PAD. AS YOU KNOW, HE'S AN EXPERT ON RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, SO CAME IN HANDY. HERE'S A, HERE'S OUR SOME RENDERINGS THAT SHOW THE PRODUCT THAT WE PLAN TO DELIVER. THESE DON'T SHOW 
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THE CARRIAGE STYLE DOOR. THAT'S WHY WE GAVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD USE MATCH THOSE TWO TOGETHER AND SHOW HOW THE CARRIAGE STYLE DOOR WOULD LOOK, WE WOULD HAVE AN ENTRY FEATURE SIGN THAT WOULD BE ENHANCED, SOME ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, SOME MATERIALS THAT WOULD TIE IN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF. SOME INTERIORS OF OF A PRODUCT THAT WOULD BE MOST COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE PLAN ON DELIVERING. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE WITH AN OPEN CONCEPT LOOKING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE LOT. AS MENTIONED BY STAFF, THIS DEVELOPMENT DOES ADHERE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. WE FALL IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD CATEGORY OF UNDER SIX UNITS AN ACRE. YOU KNOW, IF IF THIS DOESN'T DEVELOP HERE, WHAT WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE? HERE IS THE QUESTION I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL. IT IS DETACHED PRODUCT. 
          IT EXPANDS THE HOUSING OPTIONS. IT RAISES RAISES THE NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY WITH THE HIGHER PRICE PRICE POINT FROM COMPARED TO THE ADJACENT HOMES. TRAFFIC STUDY IS MENTIONED BY PAUL. THE THE BUILD. WE DID A LITTLE TRAFFIC STUDY EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T IT WASN'T WARRANTED. WE HAVE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS. THAT'S THAT ALONE IS GOING TO ALLEVIATE AT LEAST TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DISSIPATION OF THAT TRAFFIC BY HAVING TWO DIFFERENT STREETS THAT SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT. BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE WAS WAS APPROPRIATE AT OUR PROPOSED STREETS. SOMEDAY, IF THERE'S MONEY THE ROAD FROM TOWN, THE SECTION WOULD BE EXPANDED TO A FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED ROAD, WHICH WOULD HELP WITH TRAFFIC. AND I KNOW IT'S IN THE DISTANT FUTURE, BUT FUTURE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH WOULD EXTEND ON OUR EAST SIDE, NORTH AND SOUTH, AND THERE LIKELY BE A CONNECTION AT BARNES BRIDGE. SO A LOT OF THAT TRAFFIC FROM SUNNYVALE TO THE SOUTH THAT COMES UP TO THE NORTH AND BURDENS GARLAND STREETS, THAT WOULD ALLEVIATE AT LEAST SOME OR A LOT OF THAT, THAT TRAFFIC, AS MENTIONED, EVEN AT PEAK HOUR, YOU CAN SEE THAT LITTLE CHART. WE HAVE A ROUGHLY 45 VEHICLES AT PEAK HOUR. SO THAT'S OVER A 60 MINUTE PERIOD. WE HAVE LESS THAN ONE VEHICLE COMING INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN COUNT THE FACT THAT IT'S SPREAD OUT BETWEEN TWO STREETS. WE THINK IT DOES, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT IN A DIRECT ECONOMIC FOCUS AREA. IT WE THINK THAT THAT DOES COMPLY WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THAT IT IT IS DEVELOPING A A NICE HOT HOUSING PRODUCT WHERE HOUSING MAKES SENSE. YOU WOULDN'T PUT MULTIFAMILY HERE. YOU WOULDN'T PUT COMMERCIAL HERE. IT'D BE EITHER TOO MUCH BURDEN ON THE STREETS OR IT WOULD JUST NOT BE APPROPRIATE WITH SINGLE FAMILY ADJACENCIES AROUND IT. SO WE THINK THIS IS A PERFECT BALANCE OF DENSITY WHILE ALSO ADDING HOMES THAT WOULD SUPPORT RETAIL ELSEWHERE IN THE CORRIDOR. THE SAME DEVELOPER IS WORKING ON A HIGH PROFILE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT NOT THAT FAR FROM HERE. THIS WOULD HOMES HERE WOULD WOULD SERVE SUPPORT THAT DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. AND SOME OF YOU WERE ON THE COUNCIL WHEN THIS CAME THROUGH THE L LAST TIME AND THEN THE REST OF YOU THAT WERE ON THE COUNCIL, YOU DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET TO HEAR IT BECAUSE WE DECIDED TO PULL THE REQUEST WHEN PLANNING AND ZONING SAW THE PROJECT DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DID AND DENIED IT 9 TO 0. SO I JUST WANTED TO SUMMARIZE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE AS A DEVELOPER FROM THAT ORIGINAL REQUEST, AND THAT WE HAVE A 50% INCREASE IN THE LAND AREA. WE ADDED A YOU KNOW, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE DID NOT JUST DEVELOP THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS, BUT ACTUALLY GRABBED THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT'S A DIFFICULT THING TO DO A LOT OF TIMES. AND SO KUDOS TO THE DEVELOPER OR FOR, FOR BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. AND SO THAT ALLOWED BASICALLY BASICALLY ALLOWED US TO DO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU SEE ON THERE, WHICH IS TO DECREASE THE UNIT SIZE, INCREASE THE LOT SIZE, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING UP TO 5000 PLUS AND AN INCREASE THE HOME SIZE AND THE HIGH END, AND THEN DECREASE THE DENSITY BY 40, 40% TO 5.2 UNITS PER ACRE. I'LL SUM UP, WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. IT'S A HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. 
          IT'S SUPERIOR TO THE PROPOSAL. AS AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING HOMES. 
          IT'S A HIGH REPUTABLY, HIGH REPUTABLE BUILDER. IT ALIGNS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT ALIGNS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND DIRECTLY IT'S SUPPORTED BY STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED SUPPORT THIS TIME, WHEREAS LAST TIME THEY WERE TOTALLY AGAINST IT. 
          SO I'LL STOP THERE AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, FIRST QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER MAXWELL, YOUR PICTURES DEFINITELY DO THE DEVELOPMENT MORE JUSTICE THAN STAFF'S PICTURES DID. SO I APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING THOSE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. WILL YOU DESCRIBE SOME OF THOSE, PLEASE? I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT. YEAH. I MEAN, A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S TO DO WITH THE WITH THE WINDOWS AND JUST HAVING HIGHER QUALITY WINDOWS 
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AND THEN DOORS, JUST AREAS WHERE THERE WOULD BE OPENINGS WHERE YOU'D HAVE A HIGHER QUALITY TO WEAR. AND THEN THEY DO TESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THERE'S SOME EFFICIENCY THERE. SO WE'RE NOT LOSING ENERGY FROM THOSE PLACES. BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER EQUIPMENT LIKE THE HVAC SYSTEMS THAT WE USE, HIGHER QUALITY BUILDING MATERIALS, INSULATION LEVELS OF INSULATION. SO THERE ARE A LOT, A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT. AWESOME. AND HOW MANY 1500 SQUARE FOOT HOMES ARE YOU PROPOSING? THERE WON'T BE THAT MANY THAT LOW. THERE'S A COUPLE OF OUR POPULAR FLOOR PLANS ARE WELL OVER 2000, LIKE 2300, 2400, SOME 2500. SO THAT KIND OF RIGHT IN THE UPPER END OF THE MIDDLE, I'D SAY IN THE MEDIUM POINT, A LOT OF THEM WILL BE THAT JUST BECAUSE THESE ARE YOUNG, GROWING FAMILIES THAT WILL BE MOVING IN, THEY NEED THE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM. THERE WON'T BE AS MANY ON THE LOW END. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON. 
          MAXWELL. SO I HAVE BEEN READING THROUGH SOME OF THE OPPOSITION COMMENT FORMS. FIRST, I WILL SAY IT. WHOEVER WALKED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. GREAT JOB. I LOVE ANYONE THAT GETS OUT AND INTERACTS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. BUT I WILL SAY THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES ON THESE CARDS THAT I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE WERE EXPECTING TO GO IN HERE. BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SAFETY, THEY FEEL LIKE THE SAFETY, THEIR SAFETY IS NOW GOING TO BE AT STAKE. CHILDREN'S SAFETY. WE'RE NOT BUILDING A, A A FELON NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T A LOT OF THESE COMMENTS ARE THEY'RE VERY REPETITIVE. SO. TOO MUCH CONSTRUCTION, LOSS OF OPEN SPACE, PRIVACY, CRIME, PEACEFUL. THE LAND SHOULD BE PRESERVED, THE VISUAL IMPACT OF A GARAGE BEING IN THE FRONT. THE NOISE. HAS THE LAND ALREADY BEEN BOUGHT? HAVE YOU GUYS ALREADY PURCHASED IT? OKAY, SO WE CANNOT TELL SOMEONE THAT THEY CANNOT DEVELOP THEIR LAND, RIGHT? IF IF YOU BUY YOUR HOUSE, I CAN'T GO IN AND TELL YOU, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HANG UP PICTURES. SO WE LAND IS GOING TO GET DEVELOPED. IF SOMEONE SELLS IT TO SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO DEVELOP IT, OR IF THEY WANT TO DEVELOP IT THEMSELVES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE FEELS LIKE CHILDREN'S SAFETY IS GOING TO BE AT STAKE. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT CONNECT TO THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE ISSUE WITH THE FRONT FACING GARAGES. IT IS PROVEN FACT THAT PEOPLE WITH FRONT FACING GARAGES ARE MORE ACTIVE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THEY DON'T PULL INTO AN ALLEYWAY, INTO THE GARAGE AND GO INSIDE AND STAY IN THEIR IN THEIR LITTLE THEIR HOUSE CAVE. I, I'M A VERY PERPLEXED BY THE, BY THE RESPONSE CARDS THAT WERE JUST BEING HONEST, YOU, YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A MULTIFAMILY, EIGHT FOOT, YOU KNOW, EIGHT STORY MULTIFAMILY, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT UP IN SOMEONE'S YARD. SO I, I'M A LITTLE, I'M A LITTLE DUMBFOUNDED BY THE, THE COMMENTS, BUT. MY ONLY CONCERN AGAIN, IS THE PLAYGROUND AT THE FRONT, ESPECIALLY, THERE'S NO FENCING. I AM NOT A FAN OF MASONRY WALLS. THEY FALL APART. THEY'RE UGLY. SO I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PLAYGROUND NOT UPRIGHT AT BOBTOWN, ESPECIALLY IF TRAFFIC IS A CONCERN. WE DON'T WANT KIDS PLAYING IN TRAFFIC. SO YEAH, SO WE'LL WE'LL HAVE THE ORNAMENTAL FENCE WITH SOME LANDSCAPING AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL PULL THE, THE PLAYGROUND BACK SO IT'S AS FAR AWAY AS WE CAN HAVE IT FROM, FROM THE ROAD FOR SURE. PERFECT. 
          AWESOME. AND THEN LET'S SEE. I THINK THAT'S, THAT WAS IT. I THINK THEY'RE SUPER CUTE HOUSES. 
          THEY REMIND ME A LOT OF THE RIVER SETS SUBDIVISION THAT WE'VE GOT IN DISTRICT SIX, WHICH ACTUALLY THERE ARE LOT SIZES ARE THERE LOTS ARE MUCH SMALLER. THEY'RE BASICALLY A ZERO LOT LINE. AND THEY JUST WON NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE YEAR. SO I, I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
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THANK YOU MAYOR. YEAH. THE THE PICTURES ARE REALLY GREAT. I, I DO AGREE TO THAT. AND I, I DON'T THINK THAT THE, THE ARGUMENT IS THAT YOU'RE NOT A GOOD BUILDER. I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS FANTASTIC. I THINK THE CONCERNS ARE FOR SOONE WHO'S BEEN ON THAT STREET MANY TIMES, I'VE HAD MY DAUGHTER OUT THERE. IT IS. THIS IS WHAT THE CONCERN IS. THERE'S A BUS STOP THAT STOPS RIGHT THERE. AND THE KIDS, THEY RUN TO THE BUS STOP CONSTANTLY. AND SO AND THERE'S IT'S A DENSE AREA AND THERE'S THAT CURVE THAT IT'S ALMOST LIKE A BLIND SPOT. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE CHILD SAFETY IN THERE, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE'S, THERE'S APARTMENT COMPLEXES. AND LIKE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM PRO TEM, SORRY. YES. CARISSA SAID THAT THE PLAYGROUND IN THE FRONT THAT IS JUST GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHILD SAFETY. SO I, I, I THINK THAT WHEN THEY SEE THAT, THAT'S PROBABLY WHY I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST OVERALL, THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS. YOU'RE DEFINITELY PROVIDING A QUALITY OF LIFE TO THOSE THAT ARE MOVING IN THERE. I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC. I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE EXISTING IN THERE. SO ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAD A QUESTION MAYBE NO I DIDN'T SORRY, THAT WAS IT. MAYOR. THERE WAS A QUESTION EARLIER THAT JUST I JUST THOUGHT OF LIKE WE COULD ANSWER REGARDING THE PARKING. SO BEFORE, WHEN WE WERE DOING SMALLER LOTS AND FRONT ENTRY, THERE WAS REALLY LITERALLY THERE WAS NO SPACE ON THE STREET F FOR PARKI. BUT WHEN WE WENT TO 5000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS, YOU KNOW, EVERY, EVERY LOT WILL, OF COURSE, WILL HAVE THE FOUR SPACES, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO ROOM ON THE STREET FOR ON STREET PARKING FOR GUESTS AND OVERFLOW. SO THERE IS, WE ACTUALLY DID A SORT OF A SPACE PLAN THAT SHOWS HOW MANY PARKING SPACES. THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS, I THINK, FROM THE NEIGHBORS ABOUT SOME ON ON STREET PARKING, ON BOBTOWN, SOME OF THE HOMES AS MENTIONED FRONT ON BOBTOWN. AND SO I THINK SOME OF THAT, THAT PARKING OVERFLOW IS BECAUSE OF THOSE HOMES FRONT ON BOBTOWN. WHEREAS WE'RE WE'RE ALL SORT OF SELF CONTAINED AND THAT WE HAVE STREETS, YOU KNOW, OFF THE BOBTOWN. SO WE WOULDN'T WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT FROM A PARKING STANDPOINT ON BOBTOWN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? SEE NONE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM? GEORGIA RAY. AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. HI. MY NAME IS GEORGIA RAY AND I LIVE AT 4501 LAKEWAY DRIVE, WHICH IS RIGHT OFF OF BOBTOWN ROAD. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED OFF OF BOBTOWN FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. WE'VE RAISED FIVE CHILDREN THERE AND THE AREA HAS. THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GROWTH IN THAT AREA IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. GROWTH FROM TERRELL FORNEY, SUNNYVALE, MESQUITE, GARLAND AND THE. GEORGE BUSH WAS EXPANDED TO 30. COLLINS, WHICH IS WHICH COMES AT SUNNYVALE, TURNS INTO BOBTOWN IS THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN INTERSTATE 80 AND I-30. BOBTOWN HAS BECOME A FREEWAY. ON MONDAY EVENING, TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP AS I WAS GOING TOWARDS. WAS BACKED UP GOING TOWARDS SUNNYVALE. I NEEDED TO TURN LEFT ON BOBTOWN. A KIND DRIVER LET ME OUT. AS I WAS MAKING MY WAY OUT, SOMEONE WAS BARRELING DOWN THE TURN LANE TO AVOID BEING IN THE BACKED UP TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HIT ME. ON AN GIVEN DAY, IT CAN OR EVENING, IT CAN TAKE AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES TO GET OUT OF OUR AREA ONTO BOBTOWN WHEN TRYING TO GET HOME IN THE EVENING. IN THE EVENING, TRAFFIC CAN BE BACKED UP PAST THE LIGHT. AT ZION. I CANNOT IMAGINE BRINGING IN MULTIPLE HOMES UNITS THAT MAY HAVE 1 TO 3 DRIVERS WITHIN THEIR FAMILY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TRAFFIC ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES BEFORE WE BRING IN 77 NEW HOMES. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SURVEYS WERE SENT OUT. ONE OF THE SURVEYS WAS SENT OUT TOO THE CRYSTAL LAKES AREA, WHICH IS BEHIND OUR AREA. THEY DON'T EVEN USE BOBTOWN. THEY USE LYONS ROAD. AND SO ANYWAY, I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT WE'RE THE RESIDENTS ARE GETTING A FULL REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT'S TRULY LIKE OVER THERE WITH THE TRAFFIC. I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE DO DO A FORMAL TRAFFIC STUDY. IF THAT'S AN OPTION. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER. MATTHEW. OH. 
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GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. SIR. THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND ASSOCIATED CHAIRPERSONS. MY NAME IS MATTHEW. I'M LEAVING 4510 BOBTOWN ROAD IN FRONT OF ZION, STARTING IN MY HOME. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE HOME. TONY HERE, BACK IN MY OLD AGE, I WANT TO LEAD A LIFE THAT MEANS PEACEFULLY TO LEAD THE LIFE. BUT NOWADAYS, IF I CAN STAND IN FRONT OF MY HOME AND CHILDREN, THERE IS NO SAFETY IN THAT AREA NOW. ALSO SUNNYVALE SIDE, IF WE GO THROUGH THAT SIGN ROAD, MORNING OR EVENING PEAK HOURS, IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO HALT THERE SIGNAL COME THERE. BEFORE THAT, TWO MAJOR ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE NEXT TO MY HOME. HIT THE TRUCK INSIDE AND BROKEN ONE WALL AND ENDED INTO THE HOUSE. 
          WE ALL SEEN WHAT CITY NOT TAKE ANY PREVENTIVE WALL OR ANYTHING THERE. SO IN THAT POINT OF VIEW, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PROTECTION WE MAY HAVE UNTIL AND UNLESS BUILT A BRICK WALL THAT IS VERY NECESSARY FOR OUR SAFETY. BEING A SENIOR CITIZEN, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN LEAD A LIFE OR STAY THERE MORE AND MORE. NOT ONLY ME, ALL THOSE, THAT AREA, KNOWING THAT AREA WAS VERY PEACEFUL 20 YEARS OR 15 YEARS BACK, TEN YEAR HISTORY. YOU CAN SEE OR WHAT NOW CRIME AND ALL THE APARTMENTS THERE. SO IF SOME OR OTHER WAY WE NEED PROTECTION, WE NEED SAFETY. WE NEED TO LEAD A LIFE, YOU KNOW, PEACEFULLY THAT IF I HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PAUL H. CROSS. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS PAUL H. CROSS. I RESIDE AT SIX THREE, ONE ZERO SASAKI WAY, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75043, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CRYSTAL LAKES SUBDIVISION. 
          AND I'M HERE INDIVIDUALLY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY WIFE AND ALSO THE CRYSTAL LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, OF WHICH I'M VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. I'M JOINED FOR CRYSTAL LAKES BY MR. WISHES GREER. HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF OUR HOA. BECAUSE MY TIME IS LIMITED, I WILL SUMMARIZE THE MAJOR POINTS WHICH DEAL WITH WHAT'S BEEN VERY WELL STATED BY THE FIRST SPEAKER, AND THAT IS THE HORRIBLE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE, COMBINATION OF THE VOLUME THAT'S COMING FROM SUNNYVALE AND OTHER AREAS, BUT ALSO THE DEPLORABLE CONDITION OF BOBTOWN ROAD. IT WAS THAT WAY BEFORE ALL THE DEVELOPMENT REALLY ENSUED, WITH ALL THE TRACT HOUSING THAT'S OCCURRED IN SUNNYVALE AND THE HOMES ACROSS WHEN THE DOCTOR HORTON DEVELOPMENT. BUT IT'S GOTTEN EVEN WORSE NOW IN MY SUBDIVISION, WE PRIMARILY USE LYONS ROAD. THAT'S AN EVEN WORSE SHAPE. PROMISES WERE MADE IN THE LATE 1980S, AND I MOVED TO MY HOUSE IN 1995. PROMISES WERE MADE LONG AGO TO UPGRADE THOSE ROADS THAT NEVER HAPPENED. 
          PROMISES WERE MADE TO THE VOTERS WITH THE. INN 2019 BOND ISSUE THAT BOBTOWN ROAD WOULD BE IMPROVED. IT VASTLY NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS NOT INDICATED ANY INTEREST IN, OR AT LEAST ANY WILLINGNESS TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO BOBTOWN ROAD. 
          BASED UPON THE UNIQUE PARTICULARITY IMPOSED BY THAT SUBDIVISION. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A TOTAL REBUILD. I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS DIRECTLY AND UNIQUELY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT. BUT AS THE FIRST SPEAKER SAID, THIS ROAD IS NOT CANNOT ABSORB TRAFFIC FROM 77 HOMES. MORE AND MORE, I THINK THAT ONLY TWO VEHICLES WILL BE PER HOUSEHOLD IS SIMPLY UNREALISTIC. AND THE ON STREET PARKING THAT THEY WILL HAVE IS GOING TO BE A 
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HORRIBLE SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE NARROW LOT SIZES, NOT AS MUCH ON STREET PARKING, BUT I WANTED TO ALSO SAY THAT TRAFFIC IS ABSOLUTELY A PARAMOUNT CONDITION, EVEN IF IT DATES FROM THE ROAD CONDITION. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE IN SECTION 2.211.004 A OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IT PROVIDES A. ZONING REGULATIONS MUST BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND MUST BE DESIGNED TO LESSEN THE CONGESTION OF THE STREETS. WE KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. PREVENT THE OVERCROWDING OF LALAND. WE HAVE A. THEY'RE ASKIG FOR HIGHER DENSITY. THIS IS GOING TO BE HIGHER THAN ANYTHING HERE. THIS IS AN AGRICULTURALLY ZONED PROPERTY. AND ALSO TO FACILITATE THE ADEQUATE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO TO. SECURE SAFETY FROM OTHER DANGERS. SO WE'VE HEARD ABOUT DIFFICULTY IN WALKING ACROSS THE STREET. I USED TO BE ABLE TO BICYCLE AND GO TO THE NORTH OF THERE TO GO OVER TOWARD WINDSURF PARK. THAT'S IMPRACTICAL. NOW THERE'S JUST THE ONE INTERSECTION THERE. 
          WE IN TERMS OF FUND, WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH BOBTOWN ROAD? I THINK THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. NO FUNDING IS COMING. BY THE WAY, I THINK COUNCILMAN MOORE VERY ELOQUENTLY STATED THAT THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO COME ALONG. NOTHING'S ASSURED. AND SO THIS IS BASICALLY TO THINK THAT THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS WILL SOMEHOW BE CURED BY SOME NON-EXISTENT FUNDING. THAT OR SOME FUNDING THAT MAY SOMEHOW OCCUR AT SOME JUNCTURE IS JUST TOTALLY UNREALISTIC. AND SAFETY BECOMES WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, BECOMES SAFETY ISSUES. WE'VE HEARD ABOUT NEAR COLLISIONS AND THAT TRAFFIC IS JUST COMING AT A GREATER RATE. AND THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT FOR THIS. THAT IS NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO SUM UP YOUR THREE MINUTES. I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I'VE HAD TWO DIFFERENT REALTORS OPINE THAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF MY HOUSE AND OTHER HOUSES IN THE AREA WILL DECREASE BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. AS REALTORS SAY, LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. WELL, YOU CAN'T GET IN THERE AND OUT OF THERE. THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. 
          AND FOR THOSE REASONS. AND AGAIN, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE STANDARDS, TRANSPORTATION IS A PARAMOUNT ASPECT. AND IT'S THE HORRIFIC CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC. 
          THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE DENIED, THEHE SPEAKERER SAID. AD WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT DO WE WANT? LESS DENSITY AND FEWER CARS. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU. SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER MR. THOMAS? IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND YOU AIN'T DOING. MY NAME IS THOMAS AND I AM RESIDING AT 4522 BOBTOWN ROAD THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED ZONING PROPERTY. I AM SHARING AND I. WE NEED A BRICK COMPOUND WALL, AT LEAST MINIMUM EIGHT FEET HIGH. THEN ANOTHER THING. THE BOTTOM ROAD IS TOO MUCH CONGESTED AND WE CANNOT CROSS THE ROAD IN THE VEHICLE. IT TAKES MAYBE 30 TO 35 MINUTES BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC FROM EITHER WAY AND THE SIGN ROAD. FROM THE SUNNYVALE. SO THE THE OUR AREA IS TOO MUCH CONGESTED AND THE BUILDER HAS EXPLAINED EVERYTHING IS PART. IT IS GOOD. 
          IF YOU ASK DR. HORTON, HE WILL ALSO TELL. THEY ARE BUILDING THERE. THEY WILL TELL. OH, MY TRAFFIC IS NOT HITTING THE BOBTOWN ROAD. IF YOU ASK. PAUL TAYLOR IS ALSO MAKING HOMES THERE. HE WILL ALSO TELL. MY CLIENT WILL NOT ENTER INTO YOUR. MAKE ANY TRAFFIC CONGESTION. 
          OLSEN APARTMENT IS NOW COME. THEY ALSO TELL. SO THE BUILDER IS PART. HE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO TRAFFIC IN THE IN THE OF TOWN ROAD, BUT WE ARE EXPERIENCED IN THE. WE ARE FINDING DIFFICULTY IN CROSSING, PASSING OR TRAVELING TO I-30 AND THE TRAFFIC IS TOO MUCH THERE. SO WE HAVE TO WIDEN THE ROAD BOBTOWN ROAD AND GIVE A SIGNAL BETWEEN. WARRENSBURG AND SUNNYVALE. THE. THE GARLAND BORDER SO THAT IT CAN BE REDUCED. THE TRAFFIC CAN BE 
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CONTROLLED. ANOTHER THING 77 HOMES WILL PRODUCE MORE TRAFFIC. SO THE BUILT UP AREA OF THE HOUSE SHOULD BE INCREASED. THAT IS MORE THAN 2000FT■S. HOUSES BUILT OF HOUSES CAN BE ALLOWED THERE SO THAT THE INTENSITY CAN BE REDUCED. THESE ARE THE THINGS I HAVE. IT IS FOR YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER? MR. BOBBIN KAY? THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESPECTED PEOPLE. AND LET ME TELL YOU FIRST, I LOVE THE LORD AND I LOVE THE CITY. OKAY. WHAT HAPPENED IS NOWADAYS MY LIFE OVER THERE IS NOT EASY. I'M LIVING THERE. AND THAT AREA LAST 45 YEARS. I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN THERE I SEE THE THERE IS A SIGNAL IN FRONT OF THE BOB TOWN AND ZION ROAD. THERE IS 22 TO 25 CARS BACKING UP ALL THE WAY UP TO ZION BRIDGE. IT TAKE 2 TO 3 SIGNAL TO GET INTO MY HOME. THE TRAFFIC. WE ARE CONSIDERING ONLY THE NEW DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC. BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE. THE DR. HORTON IS BUILDING ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE. THERE IS A HUGE APARTMENT CAME AND ALSO THE Q TRIP THERE. THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC PROBLEM AND ALSO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT NOW IS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC AND THINGS GOING OVER THERE. SO THIS DEVELOPMENT IS ADDITIONAL HEADACHE TO US. THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE. THERE IS NO OPEN SPACE RIGHT NOW, AND THERE IS A LOT OF ADDITIONS COMING. AND ALSO THE PEOPLE USE FROM 830 THAT THIS BOBTOWN ROAD TO ACCESS 80. SO ALL THE WAY TO COLLINS ROAD AT THIS BOBTOWN GOES TO COLLINS ROAD AND THEN TO CONEY. SO ALL THIS TRAFFIC IS COMING THERE. WE CAN JUSTIFY THIS 77 HOMES OVER THERE. BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE. THE REAL TRAFFIC IS LOT MORE THAN THAT. AND THE NUISANCE IS MORE THAN THAT. I SEE THAT EVERY DAY. THE PEOPLE STOPPING OVER THERE FOR 2 OR 3 SIGNAL AND THEY CURSE AND THEY HONK. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I SIT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I AM LIVING IN 45, 18 BOBTOWN ROAD. 
          I CAN HEAR THEIR SOUND AND THEIR CURSING AND THEIR FRUSTRATION. I DON'T BLAME THEM. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHO TO BLAME. OKAY, SO CONSIDER OUR LIFE OVER THERE. I AM NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT. A DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE WITHIN THE LIMIT OR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOMES OVER THERE TO HAVE. SO GIVE US A RELIEF. GIVE SOME OPEN SPACE SO WE DON'T. WHEN THE TRIP COMES, A LOT OF PEOPLE AGAINST THAT AT THAT TIME, THEY AGREE SO MANY THINGS. THEY TOLD US THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WAIT ANY ANY TRUCK OVERNIGHT. BUT I SEE A LOT OF TRUCKS ARE IN THEIR PARKING LOT WAITING OVERNIGHT. OF COURSE, I ALLOWED DRIVERS THEY ARE BRINGING OUR FOOD, BUT MORE THAN THAT THEY PUT. THEY TOLD US THEY ARE GOING TO PUT A HEIGHT BAR OVER THERE. THERE IS NO HEIGHT BAR. 
          IT IS AGAINST THE STREET. SO THIS ROAD CANNOT HANDLE. AND OUR LIFE IS MISERABLE. CITY. 
          THE. THE BEST ASSET OF THE CITY IS THE HAPPY CITIZEN AND PLEASE HELP US. DON'T PUT US IN MORE MISERY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PC MATTHEW? SIR, IF YOU PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR ONE, TWO, TWO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. JIMMY. JUSTIN, EDMORE, CHRISTINA AND 
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MICHAEL AND MARGARET. THEN KARISSA. JOE RESORT OR ATTORNEY AND CITY SECRETARY. I'M HERE BECAUSE THAT AREA IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HOUSE. I'M ALSO AN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NEARBY COMMUNITY HOUSES THERE. SO THIS INTERSECTION, WHAT MR. MATTHEW WAS TALKING. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED INSIDE THE CAR, GONE INSIDE THE HOUSE. LUCKILY, THE HOUSE OWNER WAS INSIDE THE KITCHEN, SO HE SAVED HIS LIFE. SO NOW EDWARD DID A GREAT THING TO HELP IN PUTTING IN SIGNAL. 
          SIGNAL. APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO, I USED TO DRIVE THAT ROAD SO OFTEN BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER LIVE IN SUNNYVALE TO SEE GRANDKIDS MOST OF THE DAYS I DRIVE THEM, SO THAT TRAFFIC IS CORRECT. 
          EVEN IF YOU GO, YOU HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST FROM THE FROM THE INTERSECTION, MAYBE TWO FURLONG AWAY. YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE SUNNYVALE STOP SIGN. EVEN THE ROAD YOU SEE FROM SUNNYVALE BORDER. THE ROAD IS VERY BEAUTIFUL, NICE. YOU DON'T HAVE BUMPS IN. OUR ROAD IS VERY BAD. 
          AND SUNNYVALE, YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE VERY CAREFULLY DRIVING 30 OR 35 HERE. PEOPLE DRIVE VERY FAST. AND THE STREET, I MEAN ROAD MARKINGS ARE NOT THERE. WHEN YOU COME BACK, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE LANES. WE HAVE TWO LANES, MIDDLE SPACE THERE. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS MANY PEOPLE TRY TO OVERTAKE BECAUSE OF THE LANE, BECAUSE THERE IS A FIRST COMMUNITY. D.R. HORTON, SECOND COMMUNITY, D.R. HORTON, THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GO TO D.R. 
          HORTON, THE FIRST COMMUNITY. FROM HERE, THEY WILL TRY TO OVERTAKE. AND I WAS ABOUT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE SIGNAL, PEOPLE JUST DRIVE CRAZILY. SO LIKE CARISSA WAS LEARNING ABOUT CHILD SAFETY. WHEN PEOPLE'S SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT, NO JOB IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SAFETY IS ENDANGERED. I LEARNED IT WHEN I WORKED WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. CONSIDER THAT. AND ALSO THE SMALL COMMUNITY, LIKE 78 HOUSES. I HAVE A NEARBY HOUSE, PULTE HOMES. LAST I MET THE BOARD MEMBERS, THEY SAID THERE IS NO ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND NO SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES. THEY LIKE OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE POOL, WE HAVE GAZEBO, WE HAVE LAKESHORE. SO ASK ME, CAN WE MERGE? I SAID WE CANNOT MERGE. WE CAN INVOLVE IN COMMUNITY TOGETHER. SO THESE ARE THINGS A SMALL COMMUNITY. THERE IS NO ACTIVITY FOR THE CHILDREN WHERE THEY GO. SO THIS IS ALL WE HAVE TO CONSIDER. AND I AM NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT AND PULTE HOMES QUALITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION I APPRECIATE. I AGREE WITH THAT ONE. THERE ARE OTHER HOMES, BUT THE THING IS WE HAVE TO PLAN SOMETHING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE SO CONCERNED CONCERNING THE PEOPLE'S SERIOUS CONCERN. I REQUEST MAYOR AND COUNCIL CONSIDER THAT TO SOME POSSIBLE ACTIONS. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER? YES, SIR. FINAL SPEAKER, CATHERINE SOSA. YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CATHERINE SOSA. I LIVE ON 5502 CAREY LANE. THE PROPOSAL IS REQUESTING MANY THINGS. IT'S REQUESTING 45 FOOT LOTS. THE SF FIVE STANDARD IS 55. THEY'RE ALSO REQUESTING TO INCREASE THE LOT COVERAGE FROM 50% TO 60%. THEY PLAN TO WAIVE THE REQUIRED ALLEYWAY, AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EXCEPTIONS THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR INDIVIDUALLY. EACH EXCEPTION MIGHT SEEM MINOR, BUT TOGETHER THEY CREATE A MORE COMPACT DEVELOPMENT THAN WHAT IS STANDARDLY ALLOWED. LASTLY, BOBTOWN ROAD HAS TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS MADE THIS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. 
          SOMEONE ELSE TOUCHED UPON HOW A TRUCK WENT INTO SOMEONE'S LIVING ROOM. I WAS IN THE BACKYARD OF MY HOME WHEN THAT HAPPENED. IF ANOTHER SECOND WOULD HAVE WENT BY, I ALWAYS THINK, WHAT IF? INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE LIVING ROOM, HE LANDED IN MY BACKYARD. I HAVE LIKE 30FT AWAY FROM MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, WHICH THIS OCCURRED IN, I KNOW, NOT AN OFFICIAL TRAFFIC REPORT IMPACT WAS REQUIRED, BUT I THINK ONE IS NEEDED. I HOPE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD, AND I ASK THE COUNCIL TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER ALL OF THESE DEVIATIONS ARE TRULY WHAT'S BEST FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. COUNCIL. NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. 
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COUNCILMEMBER. MORE. SIR, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. EXCUSE ME. SORRY ABOUT THAT, SIR. ONE SECOND REBUTTAL. INDEED. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR SIR. APPRECIATE NEIGHBORS COMING OUT. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A STAKE IN THIS. THEY LIVE NEXT TO THE PROPERTY. A COUPLE THINGS, THE TIMING OF OF ADDRESSING THE THE ROADS AND DEVELOPMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WAY THINGS WORK IS YOU DEVELOP OR YOU PROPOSE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT, IT GETS APPROVED. 
          AND THEN THE COUNCIL REACTS TO THAT BY INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF ROADS, ETC. THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF, OF OF HOW IT HAPPENS. SO MORE DEVELOPMENT MEANS BETTER, BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE ROADS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS. WE WILL HAVE TO PAY ROADWAY IMPACT FEES THAT ARE IN THE SIX FIGURES. SO WE WILL BE PAYING OUR SHARE. BASED ON THE ROADWAY IMPACT FEE ORDINANCES WITH THE CITY. THERE WAS ANOTHER COMMENT MADE ABOUT INCREASING DENSITY. TWO THIRDS OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AG TODAY, AND THE OTHER PORTION ZONED SF TEN. AND SO BASICALLY ANYTHING PROPOSED WOULD BE INCREASING DENSITY OUTSIDE OF, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING FARMS AND THE PROPERTY. SO WE'RE WE'RE ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WE THINK THIS IS A REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT. I GUESS I'D ASK THE COUNCIL NOT TO PENALIZE US FOR LEGACY ISSUE WITH TRAFFIC. WE WOULD ASK YOU TO TO EVALUATE THE MERITS OF THIS REQUEST BASED ON THE PLANS THAT YOU HAVE APPROVED IN THE CITY. I'LL STOP THERE AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THE APPLICANT. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS OR THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT I'VE HAD TO MAKE DURING THESE PAST SIX YEARS. AS YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD. THESE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I HEAR COMING FROM MY CONSTITUENCY, FROM THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED, WHO ARE AFFECTED BY WHAT IS TAKING PLACE. THEY'RE COMING FROM THEIR HEARTS. IT'S VERY EASY FOR. US TO HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. WE DON'T LIVE IN THE AREA. THEY LIVE THERE, AND THEY ARE CERTAINLY IMPACTED BY IT. AND I THINK TONIGHT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO KNOW IS THAT WE HEAR THEM, THAT THEY'RE BEING HEARD. AND I WANT TO ASSURE YOU TONIGHT THAT YOU ARE INDEED BEING HEARD. AND THEN THERE IS ANOTHER SIDE TO THIS EQUATION. AND THAT'S THE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAS SPENT THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY TO PUT FORTH A VISION, TO PUT FORTH A PLAN THAT THEY SEE IS NOT GOING TO ENHANCE THEMSELVES, BUT IT'S GOING TO ENHANCE THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BRING TAX DOLLARS TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BRING NEW NEIGHBORS, IT'S GOING TO REVITALIZE. IT'S GOING TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ATTEMPTING TO DO AS WE GO FORWARD. SO FOR THAT REASON, MR. MAYOR, I, I HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT I AM TRANSPARENT THIS EVENING, NOT ONLY TO MY CONSTITUENTS, BUT ALSO TO BUSINESS OWNERS. I WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING THAT. 
          BOB TOWN ROAD HAS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM LONGER THAN THIS APPLICATION HAS EXISTED. THE ROAD WAS ALREADY AGING BEFORE ANY OF THIS CAME TO US TONIGHT. THE CONDITIONS OF THAT ROAD IS NOT THE MAKING OF THE APPLICANT, HOWEVER. SO I WANT TO START BY TALKING TO THE CONSTITUENTS. I HEAR YOU. I DON'T JUST HEAR YOU. I FEEL YOUOU. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING TONIGHT. 
          FOR THAT REASON, I REVIEWED YOUR LETTERS. I WENT OUT TO BOBTOWN ROAD MYSELF AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE EVENING. I WANTED TO SEE IT. I TOOK YOUR 
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CONCERNS DIRECTLY ALSO TO OUR CITY MANAGER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CITY MANAGER THAT I'VE TAKEN YOUR CONCERNS TO THE LAST TWO CITY MANAGERS. I TOOK YOUR CONCERNS TO. I PERSONALLY MET WITH THEM AND TOLD THEM WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH BOBTOWN ROAD. AND BOTH TIMES I RECEIVED THE SAME ANSWER. THERE IS NO MONEY, NO MONEY AVAILABLE WITHOUT A BOND MEASURE OR TAX INCREASE. BECAUSE HEAR ME. HEAR OUR STREETS DEPARTMENT. THEIR OWN PRIORITY SCORING DOES NOT RANK BOBTOWN ROAD HIGH ENOUGH TO MOVE IT FORWARD PRESENTLY. THAT'S THE HONEST TRUTH. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. WE'RE DEALING WITH A SYSTEM THAT WE UTILIZE NOT JUST FOR BOBTOWN ROAD, BUT A SYSTEM THAT WE UTILIZE TO REPAIR EVERY STREET IN THIS CITY. AND BOBTOWN ROAD AT THIS POINT DOES NOT MEET THAT CRITERIA. TO THE APPLICANT. WHEN THIS COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION PUNISH PUSHED BACK ON YOUR ONGOING PROPOSAL, YOU DIDN'T WALK AWAY, CAME BACK WITH A STRONGER, BROADER, LARGER LOTS. YOUR HOMES, VOLUNTARY TRAFFIC STUDY, MONTHS OF HOA MEETINGS, AMENITIES ON OUR OWN CODE NEVER REQUIRED YOU TO MAKE. PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED YOUR REVISED PLAN AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THAT PROCESS MATTERS. AND AFTER MY GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT THE STREETS THEMSELVES, YES, I SAW THAT THE TRAFFIC IS STILL HORRENDOUS THERE. BUT I DID NOT SEE BOTTLENECKS. I SAW CONSTANTLY MOVING TRAFFIC. I DIDN'T SEE SITUATIONS WHERE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE TURNS ON TWO. TRAFFIC WAS PRETTY MUCH. NOW THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I WENT. BUT WHAT I DID SEE, I SAW THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH BOBTOWN ROAD. 
          AND SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE OPPOSING, THE OPPOSITION IS RAISED TRAFFIC AS ITS PRIMARY CONCERN. THIS IS WHAT I NEED YOU TO HEAR. THOSE CONCERNS ARE LEGITIMATE. BUT I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH THIS COUNCIL AND WITH THIS COMMUNITY ON THE TEXAS LAW AND OUR OWN CITY STANDARDS, GENERALIZED TRAFFIC CONCERNS, WITHOUT A TECHNICAL FINDING THAT A PROJECT TRAFFIC GENERATION EXCEEDS APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS ARE NOT A LEGAL SUFFICIENT BASIS TO DENY OR OTHERWISE NOT TO LEGALLY PASS A REZONING REQUEST. OUR OWN TRAFFIC ENGINEERS REVIEWED THIS PROJECT AND CONFIRMED THAT IT GENERATES APPROXIMATELY SEVEN SIX PEAK HOUR TRIPS ACROSS THE DRIVEWAYS BELOW THE THRESHOLD. THAT TRIGGERS A MANDATORY STUDY, WITH BOTH ACCESS POINTS PROJECTED TO OPERATE AT ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF SERVICE. DENYING THIS APPLICATION ON THE TRAFFIC GROUNDS ALONE WITHOUT THAT TECHNICAL FINDING, IS A POSITION THAT PUTS THIS CITY AT HEAVY RISK. AND SO WITH THAT, I HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT THAT I AM GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. NOW, DON'T GET ME WRONG. I WILL BE VOTING FOR IT. THAT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I THINK BJ WILLIAMS TAUGHT ME HOW TO COUNT LONG TIME AGO. HE SAID THAT IT TAKES FIVE OR MORE. IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THIS. DONE. YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD. THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL HAS HEARD YOU TONIGHT. 
          I'VE HEARD YOU TONIGHT. BUT AS YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, LOOKING AT THE TOTALITY OF THE ENTIRE CITY, OUR STUDY, OUR ENVISION GARLAND, A GARLAND ON THE RISE. EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I HAVE TO VOTE TONIGHT TO APPROVE THE PROJECT. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DUTTON COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I MUST SAY I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU ON YOUR POINTS THERE. I THINK THAT THE APPLICANT HAS COME SHOWED SOME FORTITUDE BY COMING BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS A SECOND TIME. AFTER GETTING A DENIAL FIRST ROUND AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND COMING BACK WITH A BETTER PRODUCT, THAT REALLY ALIGNS WITH OUR HOUSING STUDY, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUR GARLAND FORWARD PLAN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE AND CALL ON A WORK SESSION ITEM TO HAVE STAFF COME AND BRIEF US ON LYONS ROAD AND BOBTOWN ROAD IN THE FUTURE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THAT AND AS IT RELATES TO FIXES WITH SAFETY AND STRIPING AND 
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SIGNAGE AND ENFORCEMENT, AND ALSO WHERE IT STANDS IN OUR CAPITAL PLAN. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AT A WORK SESSION IN THE FUTURE, BUT I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MEASURE AS WELL. 
          SIR, IF WE COULD ALSO GET A VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM GOING THERE FOR A NEWER. LEGAL. 
          IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WAYS BY WHICH THE PROJECT CAN GO FORWARD, THAT WE CAN KIND OF FINE TUNE WHEN TRUCKS ARE GOING TO COME IN. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT MINIMIZES, THAT MINIMIZES THAT TRAFFIC SITUATION DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. IF IN FACT THIS PASSES, CAN YOU HELP BE THEIR. CERTAINLY. I THINK THAT WHAT WE CAN DO BASED ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND OUR OWN TECHNICAL STANDARDS MANUAL, IS THAT WE CAN PUT A PROVISION IN HERE IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO, OR WE CAN COME UP WITH THAT, WHERE THE APPLICANT HAS TO MEET WITH STAFF TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT REASONABLY ADDRESSES CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCES, ALL HAUL ROUTES OVER STREETS, THE TIMING OF CONSTRUCTION, AS FAR AS THE TIMING OF THE DAY, MAYBE THE DAYS OF THE WEEK. THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO LOOK AT IN OUR TECHNICAL STANDARDS MANUAL, AND IN CHAPTER TWO, 11 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE THAT ALLOW US TO DO THAT. SO THE IMPACT OF THE CONSTRUCTION ITSELF WON'T BE AS WON'T CREATE A DISTURBANCE AS MUCH OF A DISTURBANCE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WOULD AT LEAST MINIMIZE THAT THOSE EFFECTS. RULE OF THE SECOND, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT MOTION. AND THE SECOND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU AGREE? OKAY. VERY WELL. WE HAVE THAT AMENDED MOTION TO WORK WITH STAFF ON A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
          ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COUNCIL? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM IS APPROVED. 7 TO 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND TRAN IN OPPOSITION. MOVE ON NOW TO OUR NEXT ITEM. IT'S CONSIDERING APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE A CITYWIDE APPOINTMENT. THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS OR. SIR, WHAT DO WE DO? ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? THE CITYWIDE APPOINTMENT, 
          [8. Citywide Appointment ​
Animal Services Advisory Committee — Josh Polando
]
SIR. I HAVE ONE. MOTION. WE'LL LET THE. LET'S MAKE A MOTION. A MOTION TO APPROVE JOSH POLANCO TO ANIMAL SERVICES COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE JOSH AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LUCK AFTER THAT RIGHT THERE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE. 
          COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AGAIN. OH, Y'ALL FORGIVE ME, PLEASE. I'M JUST A LITTLE DISCOMBOBULATED. COUNCILMEMBER TRAN. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AND. COUNCILMEMBER 
          [9. Councilmember Margaret Lucht
All Abilities Committee — Christina Godfrey ]
LUCK, DO YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AS WELL? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE APPOINTEE CHRISTINA GODFREY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER LUCK, A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY FOR CHRISTINA GODFREY TO THE ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS 
          [ CITIZEN COMMENTS]
CITIZEN COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA 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 TONIGHT? YES, SIR, WE HAVE TWO. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, PAUL MAYOR? SENIOR. SIR, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND NOT A SECOND MORE. MAYOR. 6309 CHELSEA WAY, TEXAS, 75044. HERE ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSING VOTE YES FOR GARLAND. AS A 37 YEAR RESIDENT OF GARLAND AND 37 YEAR CEO OF THE 
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GARLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I SPEAK FOR BOTH OF US. THIS IS WE'RE AT AN INFLECTION POINT WHERE A SIGNIFICANT INFLECTION POINT AND VERY SIGNIFICANT THAT THIS EVENING RECOGNIZED A LOT OF HEROES AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TRANSPIRED THROUGH THESE LAST THREE DECADES, ALMOST FOUR DECADES, THAT HAVE CHANGED THE NARRATIVE OF GARLAND. WHEN I GOT HERE IN 89, 90, I WAS EXCITED AS A NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPER COMING INTO TOWN, 4000 EMPTY ACRES UP NORTH, BIG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, TRANSPORTATION LINKS, WORKFORCE, ALL THE INGREDIENTS NECESSARY TO BUILD A GREAT CITY. BUT WHAT I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN WAS THE NARRATIVE OF THE CITIZENS OF GARLAND. AT THAT TIME, I CHARACTERIZED IT AS LOW SELF-ESTEEM. WE WERE LOOKING OVER THE FENCE AT OUR NEIGHBORS AND SAYING, WE WANT THAT. THAT NARRATIVE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY, SIGNIFICANTLY. THE NARRATIVE NOW IS PEOPLE LOOKING OVER OUR FENCE AND SAYING THEY WANT THIS TO MAINTAIN THIS, TO GROW THIS TO, TO TAKE, TO CAPITALIZE ON ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU AND FORMER COUNCIL HAS DONE. STAFF HAS DONE. WE NEED THIS ELECTION TO PASS. WE NEED TO PASS FOR THE FUTURE OF GARLAND.. A YES VOTE MEANS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM. WE WILL CONTINUE THAT NARRATIVE. WE WILL CONTINUE THE GROWTH THAT IS SPARKED THIS SUPPORT FOR WHAT GARLAND WANTS TO BE IN THE FUTURE. I REALIZE AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT, I'M SPEAKING TO TO YOU, THE AUDIENCE, THAT THE FOLKS THAT HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE. SO ON ONE HAND, I'M SAYING THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING, I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AT THE CHAMBER COMMUNITIES. I'M MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE, PLANNING OUT A STRATEGY TO TALK TO FOLKS. WE'RE TALKING TO OUR BUSINESSES. IT'S GOING TO TAKE NEIGHBORS TALKING TO NEIGHBORS. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. 
          AND I'M 40S LEFT, SIR. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, WESLEY JOHNSON? SIR, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AS WELL. WESLEY JOHNSON, 3007 BLUFFVIEW DRIVE, GARLAND 75043. SAVING THE BEST FOR THE LAST, RIGHT? BY THE WAY, CONGRESSPERSON OR COUNCIL PERSON, IT'S NOT BROWN, IT'S EARTH TONE. ANYWAY, I'M UP HERE AT SECOND WITH PAUL SAID. I'M UP HERE TO SUPPORT VERY MUCH ENTHUSIASTICALLY THE VOTE YES FOR GARLAND. MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN GARLAND SINCE 19 OR EXCUSE ME, SINCE 1993. SO THAT'S 33 YEARS WE HAVE PAID OUR PROPERTY TAXES SINCE THAT TIME, SO WE HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME. I HAVE NEVER LIVED IN GARLAND. WHEN IT'S MORE EXCITING THAN IT IS TODAY, IT'S THE CITY IS ALIVE. AND YOU KNOW, I, I HEARD IT HERE TONIGHT IN THE BUILDING, THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING INTO DISTRICT THREE, THAT'S EXCITING. AND IT'S GOING TO BRING IN THE FAMILIES THAT WE WANT TO BE LIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS I DROVE HERE TONIGHT, I DROVE BY OLD EASTERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE, AND SOON THERE WILL BE 300 HOMES THERE. AND I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WILL LIVE THERE WILL BE ATTRACTED TO THIS COMMUNITY BY THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE MADE THROUGH THE BONDS IN 2019 AND 2025, AND THE PROPOSITION THAT'S ON THE BALLOT WILL HELP PROVIDE THE OPERATING EXPENSES THAT WILL MAINTAIN THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. 
          IT'S AS IF WE ARE GOING TO BUILD A ADDITION TO OUR HOUSE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THAT'S SILLY. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT. SO I'M UP HERE JUST LIKE PAUL. AND SECOND, THE PROPOSITION TO INCREASE THE OPERATING EXPENSES TO TAKE CARE OF OUR NEW IMPROVEMENTS. AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THAT VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT? COUNCIL AT
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