[ LEGISLATIVE PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
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NOVEMBER 2ND, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IT IS THE TRADITION TOO 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 YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER OR BOTH, AND YOUR DECISION IS STRICTLY A MATTER OF YOUR OWN CHOICE AND WILL NOT AFFECT THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE BY THIS COUNCIL IN ANY MANNER. TONIGHT'S INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS SIR.
LET US PRAY. DEAR GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH THANKFUL HEARTS FOR THE GIFT OF COMMUNITY AND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF CALLING GARLAND HOME. THANK YOU FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, FOR THE MANY BACKGROUNDS, TRADITIONS, TALENTS, AND EXPERIENCES THAT ENRICH OUR CITY. FOR FAMILIES WHO PUT DOWN ROOTS HERE, BUSINESSES THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITY, AND PEOPLE WHO QUIETLY CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER. WE GIVE YOU THANKS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, AND THE CITY EMPLOYEES WHOSE DAILY WORK HELPED OUR COMMUNITY FLOURISH, BLESS THEIR SERVICE AND WATCH OVER THEIR FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR LIBRARIES THAT OPEN DOORS TO LEARNING FOR PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATION CENTERS WHERE FRIENDSHIPS GROW, AND FOR PLACES WHERE MUSIC, THEATER AND ART BRING US TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTY OF OUR GREEN SPACES AND WATERFRONT, AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY YOUR CREATION. WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE WORK OF IMPROVING OUR STREETS, STRENGTHENING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, PROTECTING HOMES FROM FLOODING, AND CARING FOR ANIMALS IN NEED. HELP US SEE THE PEOPLE BEHIND EVERY PROJECT.
THE WORKER RETURNING HOME SAFELY, THE CHILD DISCOVERING A BOOK, THE FAMILY GATHERING OUTDOORS, AND THE NEIGHBOR FINDING A NEW OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR RESIDENTS WILLING TO HELP SHAPE SCOTLAND'S FUTURE AND FOR THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH CARRYING THAT WORK FORWARD.
GIVE US WISDOM, INTEGRITY, PATIENCE AND CARE IN USING THE RESOURCES PLACED IN OUR HANDS.
AND FINALLY, LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER DAVE SWABEY AS HE FACES ANOTHER ROUND OF CANCER SURGERY. THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS MEN LIKE DAVE NOW MORE THAN EVER, AND WE ASK THAT YOU RESTORE HIM TO FULL HEALTH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NORMALLY MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS. BUT. WELCOME AGAIN, EVERYONE. AND IT BEING THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH, WE HAVE OUR PET OF THE MONTH HERE WITH US. WE HAVE WITH US TONIGHT. I WOULD LOVE TO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ALBERTO MALDONADO. I WORK AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND TONIGHT I HAVE SOMEBODY VERY SPECIAL. AND HER NAME IS PIPER. PIPER IS SIX YEARS OLD AND SHE'S BEEN IN THE SHELTER SINCE OCTOBER 18TH OF 2025. SHE IS A VERY, VERY SWEET GIRL. SHE HAD HER BIRTHDAY WITH US, AND WE CELEBRATED IT BY MAKING SURE THAT SHE GOT SOME MCDONALD'S. I MEAN SOME GOOD DOG FOOD. NO ONE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH HER AND SHE'S A REALLY AWESOME GIRL. SHE'S VERY, VERY PLAYFUL. SHE LOVES TO JUMP AROUND AND I'LL SHOW YOU GUYS. AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE LOVES TO PLAY. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, EQUALLY AS MUCH AS SHE LOVES TO PLAY, SHE LOVES TO HANG OUT AS WELL. SHE IS CURRENTLY HEARTWORM NEGATIVE AND FOR PET OF THE MONTH, HER ADOPTION FEE IS TOTALLY FREE. BUT IF IF PIPER'S JUST NOT YOUR SIZE OR YOUR SHAPE OR YOUR FLAVOR, WE HAVE PLENTY OF OTHER DOGS AT THE SHELTER RIGHT NOW.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 250 ANIMALS COMBINATION OF DOGS AND CATS, PIPER BEING ONE OF THEM. AND ANY OTHER DAY THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO COME CHECK THEM OUT, IT'S $25 AND THAT COMES WITH SPAY AND NEUTER, UP TO DATE VACCINES, TWO FREE VET VISITS, DISCOUNTED VISITS, OUR PET GROOMER, AND NOT TO MENTION YOU GET TO BE PART OF OUR GARLAND FAMILY. SO PLEASE COME CHECK PIPER OUT. AND THEN ALSO GUYS, THIS WEDNESDAY AT THE JOHN COMER SKATE PARK, 1010 WEST MILLER. WE ARE HAVING A FREE RABIES VACCINE CLINIC. WE'RE DOING FREE RABIES FREE MICROCHIPS, AND WE'RE ALSO GIVING AWAY SOME FREE GOODIES. SO IF YOU GUYS PETS ARE UP TO
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DATE OR ARE NOT UP TO DATE AND YOU NEED THE VACCINES, COME CHECK US OUT. PIPER JUST MIGHT BE THERE. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU PIPER. TODAY[ MAYORAL PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
WE HAVE AN APPROPRIATE PROCLAMATION AS WELL WITH US TAKING OUR FIRST LOOK AT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY. IF OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US. RECOGNIZING WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY. WHEREAS, THOUGHTFUL, VISIONARY AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL TO CREATING SAFE, PROSPEROUS AND RESILIENT PLACES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS, WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY, FIRST CELEBRATED IN 1949, IS RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY ON NOVEMBER 8TH TO HIGHLIGHT THE VITAL ROLE OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING IN SHAPING COMMUNITIES THAT PROMOTE QUALITY OF LIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO GUIDE GROWTH, MANAGE RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING EFFORTS AND WERE AS EFFECTIVE PLANNING SUPPORTS ECONOMIC STABILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE EFFICIENCY, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SERVICES, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GARLAND ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PLANNERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHOSE EFFORTS ENSURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REMAIN VIBRANT, CONNECTED, AND ADAPTABLE TO CHANGING NEEDS.AND WHEREAS WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF PLANNING PROFESSIONALS AND TO ENCOURAGE CONTINUED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY NOW, THEREFORE, I, DYLAN HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS, ON BEHALF OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 8TH, 2026 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER AS WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING AND BUILDING A MORE LIVABLE, LIVABLE, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WELL, I'M I'M A VERY PROUD PLANNER. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE PROFESSION. AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY AMAZING TO WORK FOR A CITY WHERE THE PROFESSION IS APPRECIATED AND SUPPORTED. AND WE'RE JUST LUCKY TO BE HERE. WE JUST HOPE TO CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THROUGH PLANNING, AND JUST MAKE GARLAND AN EVEN BETTER PLACE TO WORK. THANK YOU. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON. NOW WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS UNDER THE SECTION ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY A SINGLE MOTION OF COUNCIL WITHOUT DISCUSSION. COUNCIL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH OF THESE ITEMS AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION. AND APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE EACH ITEM. I WILL ANNOUNCE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, TO REQUEST THAT ANY ITEM BE
[ CONSENT AGENDA]
REMOVED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. FIRST ITEM ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 19TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 20TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. ITEM THREE IS APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BIDS THREE A, G, P, AND L OATS SUBSTATION CONTROL ENCLOSURE. THREE B, G, P AND L CENTERVILLE TO OATS ROAD TRANSMISSION LINE STEEL STRUCTURES THREE C DATA CENTER SERVER AND STORAGE REPLACEMENTS. D3D PURCHASE OF 30 REPLACEMENT CHEVY TAHOES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THREE E, G P AND LGIS UPGRADE AND IMPLEMENTATION THREE F PURCHASE OF FIVE REPLACEMENT BRAUN AMBULANCES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THREE G IS TMPA PREWITT SUBSTATION CONTROL ENCLOSURE, THREE H TRAFFIC CONTROL CABINETS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASE. COUNCIL APPROVED[00:10:01]
THE ZONING REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED STAFF TO BRING FORTH THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE FOR A IS Z26-24 KIMLEY-HORN IN DISTRICT SIX, ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GARLAND AND THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK. ITEM SIX IS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GARLAND AND THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND PARK. ITEM SEVEN IS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS 2027. LEGISLATIVE AGENDA APPROVAL. COUNCIL. IS THERE ANY ITEM YOU WISH TO HAVE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM CONSIDERED SEPARATELY? SEEING NONE. COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS SIR. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE FOR US.THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL
[9. Hold a public hearing on the following zoning case:]
CONSIDERATION OR ONLY ITEM TONIGHT IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING ZONING CASE TO CONSIDER A REQUEST. NINE A CONSIDER A REQUEST BY LAURA FUNERAL HOME REQUESTING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 09-35 ALLOW AN ACCESSORY BUILDING FOR THE EXISTING MORTUARY, FUNERAL HOME USE, AND THE ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN SITE IS LOCATED AT 650 WEST AVENUE D. AND MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ OUR 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 SPEAKER OUT OF ORDER IF THE SPEAKER PRESENTS QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL UNDULY DELAY THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT THE MEETING, SPEAKER SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS, AS DETERMINED BY THE ORDER IN WHICH THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVES THE SPEAKERS 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 SEND THEIR COMMENTS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AND HAVEN'T SIGNED UP YET, PLEASE DO SO. DOWN BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PD AMENDMENT TO ALLOW AN ACCESSORY BUILDING FOR AN EXISTING OPERATIONAL MORTUARY, SLASH FUNERAL HOME USE, AND THE ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN, LOCATED AT 650 WEST AVENUE D, DISTRICT TWO, APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRES. ON THE NEXT SLIDE YOU'LL SEE THIS IS AT THE ON THE EDGE OF OUR DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICT. HOWEVER, PART OF THE PART OF THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED DOWNTOWN. PART OF IT IS UNDER PD 09-35. HOWEVER, SINCE PD 09-35 WAS ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO THE DOWNTOWN, THIS WHOLE PROPERTY IS BEING GOVERNED BY PD 09-35. AS OF TODAY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS AREA OUT FOR COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS. THE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD CATEGORY DOES TALK ABOUT ACCOMMODATING USES SUCH AS CONVENIENCE, RETAIL GOODS AND SERVICES, OFFICE SPACE AND PUBLIC SERVICES. THE MORTUARY SLASH FUNERAL HOME IS CONSIDERED A SERVICE ORIENTED, SERVICE ORIENTED USE, AND THE ASK IS REALLY NOT TO CHANGE ANYTHING WITH THIS PROPERTY, BUT TO ADD AN ACCESSORY BUILDING WHICH WILL BE USED AS A STORAGE FOR THE BUSINESS. HERE WE HAVE SOME SITE PHOTOS FROM FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. THE THE PROPOSED BUILDING IS GOING TO BE BEHIND THIS DUMPSTER. SO REALLY IT'S A STRAIGHTFORWARD CASE. THE PD OR ACTUALLY ANY NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT DOES NOT PERMIT AN ACCESSORY BUILDING IN OUR GDC. SO AND THIS PD HAS A BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY RETAIL. AND WITH THAT BASE ZONING, ACCESSORY BUILDING IS NOT PERMITTED. SO THE PD IS NEEDING TO BE AMENDED SO THAT THE BUILDING COULD BE COULD BE LOCATED WITH THIS WITH THIS BUSINESS, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS A 450 SQUARE FOOT DETACHED STORAGE BUILDING, WHICH WILL BE SOLELY USED FOR STORAGE PURPOSES TO SUPPORT THE FUNERAL HOME OPERATIONS. THE BUILDING HEIGHT THE PD ALLOWS FOR 30FT. BUT THIS IS A ONE STORY BUILDING, TEN FOOT WALL PLATE. THE RIDGE WHERE THE TWO SLOPED ROOF MEET COULD BE AS HIGH AS 15, SO THAT FALLS WELL BELOW THE ALLOWANCE OF THE PD. WE DID WORK WITH THE APPLICANT, AND APPLICANT IS VOLUNTEERING A[00:15:04]
CONTINUOUS SHRUB ALONG WHERE THE PARKING ROW IS, SO THAT THE PARKING PARKING SPACES ARE KIND OF S SCREENED AND THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE WILL BE RETAINED. HERE'S THE CONCEPT PLAN WHERE YOU SEE THE RED BOX. THAT'S WHERE THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY BUILDING IS AND WHERE YOU SEE THE GREEN BOX WITH THE SHRUBS. THAT'S WHERE THE IMPROVED LANDSCAPING WILL GO. IDEALLY, WE WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE A ENHANCED LANDSCAPING ALONG WEST AVENUE D AS WELL, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF UTILITIES AND UNDERGROUND THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WHICH WILL NOT BE SUSTAINABLE FOR US TO PUT LANDSCAPING OVER THERE. BUT HOW, WITH BASED ON HOW ANGLED THE LOT IS, THE LANDSCAPING HERE ALSO HELPS WITH THE VIEW OF THE CORRIDOR, SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AGAIN WITH THE CONDITIONS OF A MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 450 FOR THE ACCESSORY BUILDING, BUILDING HEIGHT NOT TO EXCEED 15FT AND CONTINUOUS FOUR FOOT HIGH SHRUB SHRUB SHRUBS WITH OPAQUE EFFECT AS AS SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT, PLAN AND PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS PRESENTED, WE SENT OUT 68 LETTERS. WE GOT ONE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION FROM WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. WE SENT OUT THE THE RESPONSE EARLIER TODAY.THEY REALLY MENTIONED THAT THIS BUSINESS MAY IMPACT THEM EMOTIONALLY. HOWEVER, THE BUSINESS IS NOT CHANGING. IT IS CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL. ALL THEY'RE DOING IS ADDING. ADDING AN ACCESSORY BUILDING. WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. DASHED LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR MAP ON THE CONCEPT PLAN. IS THAT IS THAT A RAILROAD TRACK? YES, SIR. IT GOES ACROSS. SO THERE'S NO RESIDENTS THAT BACK UP TO THIS PROPERTY. THE RESIDENT WAS OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY THEIR PROPERTY IS MOSTLY OUTSIDE OF THE NOTIFICATION AREA. BUT WE CONSIDER IT WITHIN BECAUSE IT TOUCHES THAT 400 FOOT BUFFER. OKAY. YES. BUT IT IS NOT A BUDDING THIS PROPERTY AT ALL. OKAY. AND I MEAN VIRTUALLY NO PROBLEM. NO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY COULD EVEN SEE THIS BECAUSE OF WHAT'S ALREADY THERE. THE RAILROAD TRACK PROVIDES A BUFFER AS WELL. THERE IS A QUADPLEX SOMEWHERE HERE, SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE CURRENTLY THERE. AND THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE THIS IS A 10 TO 15 FOOT TALL, 450 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. SO NOTHING SHOULD BE CHANGED FROM A VIEW PERSPECTIVE OTHER THAN IS AN IMPROVEMENT. OKAY. HOWICH TALL IS THE EXISTING BUILDING? IT IS ONE STORY I WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO REALLY LOCATE SOME, AND WHEN I TRIED TO EYEBALL IT, IT WILL BE 15 TO 20FT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THAT HELPS ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR.
COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY. YES, THANK YOU MAYOR. AND WE'RE SURE THAT THIS IS JUST FOR STORAGE USE ONLY. CORRECT. THAT'S THE CONDITION. YES, SIR. THAT'S MY QUESTION.. AND IT IS SO SMALL IN SIZE IT'LL BE DIFFICULT TO DO ANYTHING SUBSTANTIAL IN THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR.
COUNCILMEMBER TRENTON. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THIS IS A NEW STORAGE. IT'S NEW ROOF AREA.
THERE'S A CHANGE THAT AFFECTS THE DRAINAGE ON THE SITE. WE DON'T BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A DRAINAGE IMPACT. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY GET THEIR BUILDING PERMIT, IF THERE IS ANY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. HOWEVER, AGAIN, JUST THE SCALE OF THE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS SO MINIMAL. WE DON'T WE DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE AN ISSUE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES, SIR. MR. VOIGT. SIR, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES FOR A PRESENTATION. CHARLES VOIGT, CHAIR, MONK VOIGT, 1200 WEST STATE STREET, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040. I'M HERE REPRESENTING MARISOL TREVINO, AND I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU. COUNSELOR, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO
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WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE, COUNCILMEMBER. THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. I RECOMMEND THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS AS IS DUE, WITH THE CONDITION OF MAKING SURE THAT IT'S STORAGE USE ONLY. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPRPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE D AND THE CONCEPT SITE. PLAN A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE COUNCIL. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. AND THIS ITEM IS APPROVED 8 TO 1 WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION. I MOVE ON NOW TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR[ CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS]
AGENDA IS TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY, SIR, YOU HAVE A NOMINATION. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR MY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT MARISOL TREVIZO. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A NOMINATION BY COUNCILMEMBER CARAWAY AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER LUCK. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE NOMINATION? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PREPARE THE VOTE. THAT ITEM IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.[ CITIZEN COMMENTS]
MOVE TO THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. IT'S CITIZEN COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS ISSUES NOT ON THE MEETING AGENDA MAY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA. MADAM SECRETY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT? YES, SIR. WE HAVE TWO. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER, DAVID PARISH? IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. MY NAME IS DAVID PARISH. I LIVE AT 2526 PEPPER RIDGE, GARLAND, TEXAS, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF GARLAND SINCE 1980. I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME BE HERE. AND TO THE CITIZENS OF GARLAND IN SUPPORT OF CITY PROPOSITION A. IT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK, THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. SAFETY IS ALWAYS A BIG ISSUE NEXT DOOR. FACEBOOK, AL THESE SORTS OF THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, INTRUDE ON OUR LIFE. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO OUR VERY BEST TO TO EXTEND SAFETY. WE'VE DONE A LOT TO IMPROVE. AND GARLAND THROUGH THE 2019 BOND ISSUE. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE STAFF AT A LEVEL THAT WE CAN DO PROPER MAINTENANCE AND KEEP THINGS MOVING, PARTICULARLY I PARTICULARLY CARE FOR THE PARKS, OF COURSE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I ALSO THINK THE LIBRARY IS IMPORTANT. I HAVE A LIBRARY CARD AND I HAVE CHECKED BOOKS OUT REGULARLY. AND SO I THINK HAVING PLENTY OF MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY IS IMPORTANT.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. YOU KNOW, I LOVE WHAT'S HAPPENED TO DOWNTOWN. YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY EAT DOWN HERE, YOU KNOW, ONCE A WEEK WITH FRIENDS. AND I, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S OTHER AREAS IN TOWN WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE PROPOSITION EIGHT WILL HELP WITH THAT. AND WE JUST WANT TO KEEP THINGS GOING. YOU KNOW, WE WE BUILT A LOT OF MOMENTUM IN 2019, YOU KNOW, AND WHEN I STARTED ON THE PARKS BOARD, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP IT GOING.
I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN FOR MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. SO I URGE EVERYBODY OUT THERE IN THE TV LAND AUDIENCE THAT WERE EMBEDDED, WATCH US THIS TO GO VOTE TOMORROW. AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION A. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER, RONNIE KENNEDY? SIR, IF YOU PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. I'M RONNIE KENNEDY, I LIVE AT 1034 ROCKET ROCK DRIVE. SORRY. SO GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO BRING ATTENTION TO AN ONGOING WATER LEAK THAT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE ON CENTERVILLE ROAD BETWEEN THE 1000 1100 BLOCK IN FRONT OF CENTERVILLE COURT SHOPPING CENTER. THIS IS NOT A MINOR LEAK. THE WATER IS LITERALLY GUSHING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE WATER LINE HAS BEEN EXPOSED. IT
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EXPOSES FLOWS ACROSS THE SIDEWALK. CURB AREA RUNS DIRECTLY RIGHT INTO THE HAND LANE OF CENTERVILLE ROAD FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC UP AND DOWN. THAT WAY, IT CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF STANDING AND MOVING WATER ON A BUSY ROADWAY. BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS, THIS LEAK HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JULY AND POSSIBLY JUNE. AND I BROUGHT THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCILWOMAN LUCKE. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THE CITY HAD IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A CUSTOMER SIDE WATER LEAK, MEANING IT WAS THE PROPER PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN REFERRED TO CODE COMPLIANCE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A MONTH HAD PASSED WITHOUT RESOLUTION, I CONTACTED CODE COMPLIANCE. THAT'S WHEN I HEARD FROM LANCE POLSTER, THE CODE COMPLIANCE MANAGER FOR THAT DISTRICT. IN HIS RESPONSE IN OCTOBER, MR. POLSTER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD INITIALLY EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IDENTIFYING THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY BECAUSE THE LOCATION OF THE WATER METER AFTER THE CITY HAD SINCE IDENTIFIED THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ISSUED A NOTICE REQUIRING THE LEAK TO BE REPAIRED. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE PROPERTY WAS SCHEDULED FOR REINSPECTION ON OCTOBER 22ND, AND THAT ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING CITATIONS, WOULD FOLLOW IF THE LEAK HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LEAK CONTINUES. IN SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE, MR. POLSTER EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD CONTACTED THE BUSINESS, WAS ESCALATING ENFORCEMENT THROUGH CITATIONS AND HAD LIMITED OPTIONS FOR IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING OFF POTABLE WATER SERVICE. I APPRECIATE THIS COMMUNICATION AND THE EFFORTS OF THE CITY STAFF. I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE MAY BE LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL LIMITATIONS TO THAT, BUT I HAVE TO ASK, HOW DOES A WATER LINE LEAK OF THIS MAGNITUDE REMAIN UNRESOLVED FOR MONTHS, EVEN AFTER THE RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBLE PROPERTY OWNER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND NOTIFIED? THIS IS A MOREORE OF A MATTER OF WASTED WATER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MATTER OF WASTED WATER, IT RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY. WATER IS FLOWING INTO AN ACTIVE TRAFFIC LANE. WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS CONTINUES INTO FREEZING TEMPERATURES? WHAT IS THE CITY'S PLAN TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL TRAFFIC HAZARDS? I UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S OPTIONS FOR IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING OFF POTABLE WATER ARE LIMITED, AND LIMITED. DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE ARE NO OPTIONS. HAVE ALL AVAILABLE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES HAVE BEEN EXPLORED, AND DEPARTMENTS ASSIST. OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN WHILE THE CITY WORKS TO COMPEL.WITH THE PROPER ORDER TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I RAISED THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF GARLAND'S CONTINUED GROWTH AND SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS AHEAD, INVOLVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER RESOURCES. RESIDENTS NEED CONFIDENCE THAT THE CITY CAN MANAGE THESE LARGER CHALLENGES. THAT CONFIDENCE BEGINS WITH ADDRESSING PROBLEMS ALREADY HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. RIGHT NOW, I'M ASKING THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER TO REVIEW THE SITUATION, DETERMINE WHAT ADDITIONAL STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN, AND A CLEAR PLAN AND TIMELINE FOR STOPPING THIS LEAK. TO ASK YOU TO SUM UP, SIR. ALL RIGHT. A PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR THE CITY FOR MONTHS. WE NEED AN IDENTIFIED RESPONSIBLE PROPERTY OWNER AND SHOD NOT CONTINUE TO RESULT IN GUSHING WATER IN A BUSY TRAFFIC LANE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SIR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT? SEEING NONE. THEN AT
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