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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD PRESIDENT.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT MEETING SO FAR AND LET'S JUST CONTINUE IT.
UH, TONIGHT, OUR INVOCATION, WELL, IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY TIMES I GET INTERRUPTED, IS HOW FAST IT'S GONNA GO.
SEE? AM I, I GOT GOOD EARS ON THIS SIDE.
PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE DEBOSKY.
COME ON DOWN RIGHT THERE, REVEREND.
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE APPROACH YOUR THRONE OF GRACE, I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE, YOUR MERCY, YOUR SALVATION THAT YOU GIVE US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR JESUS CHRIST.
AND WE COME TO YOU, LORD, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEAD THIS CITY.
I PRAY FOR YOUR DIVINE PROTECTION, FOR YOUR DIVINE WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING AS THEY LEAD OUR CITY.
GOD, WE ALSO LIFT UP TO YOU ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT PROTECT OUR CITY.
LORD, I SPEAK BLESSINGS ON THEM AND THANK YOU LORD, FOR THEIR LIVES THAT THEY, THAT THEY COMMIT TO THIS CITY AND SERVE THIS US, OUR AS CITIZENS.
AND GOD, WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY.
AND, AND GOD, I THANK YOU FOR WISDOM AS THE CITY MOVES FORWARD.
AND MAY IT BE A SANCTUARY FOR YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE AND BRING SALVATION AND PROTECTION TO THIS CITY.
AND IT'S YOUR PRECIOUS NAME WE PRAY.
IF EVERYONE CAN REMAIN STANDING AS WE HONOR THE US AND TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE LIBERTY TO SUE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS ONE STATE, AN UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL.
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.
[3. Proclamation for Child Abuse Prevention Month]
FIRST, WE'RE GONNA READ A PROCLAMATION FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.WHO DID I GIVE THAT TO? I GAVE THAT TO COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON.
THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE AND OUR GREATEST RESOURCE, AND WHEREAS EVERY CHILD DESERVES A NURTURING FAMILY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO GROW INTO A HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE IS ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THREATENS THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS IN TARRANT COUNTY, 5,506 CHILDREN WERE CONFIRMED AS VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN 2022.
AND WHEREAS ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN PROVIDED TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO 2,434 CHILDREN AND 2022, WHEREAS FINDING SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND DEPENDS ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE, PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, OUR MAYOR, RON JENSEN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2023 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE YEARS TO COME.
IT IS SIGNED BY OUR HONORABLE MAYOR.
WHO? WHO'S WITNESS THIS? COME ON DOWN.
WE LIKE THIS GUY JUST A LITTLE TOO.
WELL, MY GOODNESS, I WISH THE POLICE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE YOU.
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WE WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE, QUITE FRANKLY, WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE SO MANY CHARITIES, TO BE FRANK.
BUT WE DO, AND BLESSING ARE BLESSED ARE
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THOSE THAT VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENTS FAR THINGS LIKE THIS.SOME OF 'EM I COULD DO, SOME 'EM I COULDN'T DO.
AND SO I, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO IN THIS FIELD AND AS A RESOURCE.
I KNOW OUR OFFICERS FACE THIS WAY TOO MANY TIMES.
AND I'D LIKE YOU TO ADDRESS THAT CHIEF, JUST SO MR. MAYOR, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, THE SAD TRUTH IS WE HAVE FAR TOO MANY CHILD VICTIMS AND OUR COMMUNITIES, AND IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL GROUP THAT CAN, UH, GET CRITICAL EVIDENTIARY INFORMATION FROM KIDS ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN, HAVE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO HELP US SOLVE CASES AND GET REALLY BAD PEOPLE IN, IN PRISON.
WELL, LET'S, LET'S GIVE 'EM ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
MY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOLLOWS ME EVERYWHERE.
PAPARAZZI, FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, IT'S MY WIFE.
THANK, SEE I'M GONNA STAY OUT HERE AND I'LL RECOGNIZE, UH,
[4. Proclamation for Autism Awareness Month]
COUNCILMAN ZANU TO READ ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.I'M HONORED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WHEREAS GRAND PRAIRIE IS A COMMUNITY OF COMPASSION AND DEDICATED TO BEING A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE A FAMILY.
AND WHEREAS EVERY FAMILY FACES CHALLENGES THAT REQUIRE FAITH, LOVE, AND HOPE.
WHEREAS IN THE UNITED STATES, ONE IN EVERY 36 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM.
AND OVER 5.4 MILLION ADULTS TODAY HAVE SOME FORM OF AUTISM, INCLUDING SOME FAMILIES OF OUR OWN CITY.
AND WHEREAS IT IS KNOWN THAT WITH PROPER EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY LIVING OPTIONS, INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM CAN LEAD DISTINGUISHED, PRODUCTIVE LIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND STRIVE TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.
AND WHEREAS WHILE THERE IS NO SINGLE KNOWN CAUSE OF AUTISM AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS, EARLY INTER INTERVENTION AND VARIOUS THERAPY PROGRAMS CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH AUTISM LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES.
THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SAME HOPES AND DESIRES AS ALL CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR, THE EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF APRIL, IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT AUTISM, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND, AND INTERVENTION, ENCOURAGING CONTINUED RESEARCH AND EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS WITH AUTISM.
NOW, THEREFORE, MAYOR RON JENSEN OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2023 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN OUR CITY, IN HONOR OF OUR CITIZENS, IN THEIR SUPPORT OF AUTISM RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TO INCREASE AUTISM AWARENESS AND COMPASSION IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
I BELIEVE IT'S SIGNED, SEALED, AND NOT YET.
WHAT I WANT TO DO, UH, WE'RE GOING TO, I'VE GIVEN THREE PEOPLE THIS AND WE'LL DO, UH, DR.
CROWDER, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD FIRST AND THEN WE'LL GET A PICTURE AND THEN WE'LL BRING THE LION CLUB UP.
HOW YOU DOING BUDDY? HOW YOU DOING? GET ON IN HERE,
CAN I TAKE A PICTURE? YES, YOU CAN.
AND THIS YOUNG LADY HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE.
UH, AND, AND WE LOVE HER FOR WHAT SHE'S DOING AND THE MESSAGE SHE'S GETTING OUT TO EDUCATE THOUGH.
UM, WHO WAS BESIDES JASMINE? BJ NICHOLS.
UM, BJ AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE I WAS 13.
UH, NOT MUCH, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FILM THAT BJ AND I DID INTRODUCING PLAYGROUND ADVENTURES, UH, YOU NEED TO, TO HEAR, UH, THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MAKE, UM,
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AT THAT.AND EVEN SOME OF THE ONES I MADE THAT YEARS AND YEARS AGO IS MY STILL MY FAVORITE.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE VIDEOS OF ALL TIME.
UH, AND WHAT YOU HELPED US ACCOMPLISH AT PLAYGROUND ADVENTURES.
AND JUST SINCE WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SO LONG, IT MEANS MORE TO ME.
UH, I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SINCE WE'RE DOING THIS, TO GET THAT SEGMENT, UH, AIMING OF THAT PLAYGROUND ADVENTURES SEGMENT.
NOT THE WHOLE THING, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND, AND, UH, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE PLAYGROUND ADVENTURES IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT AFTER YOU WATCH THIS VIDEO.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL POST IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN COME UP HERE NOW WITH US, TOO.
UM, AFTER WE, AFTER THE VOTE FOR THE EMPTY EPIC WATERS AND PLAY GREEN ADVENTURES, WHICH WAS A $75 MILLION VOTE THAT PASSED WHAT? OVER 75% APPROVAL BY THE CITY, UM, ESMI CAME UP AND, AND COME ON, GET IN HERE.
MARK MARC, UH, ESMI ESMI CAME UP AND ALMOST HAD US IN TEARS AT THE CITIZEN COMMENTS THAT NIGHT.
YOU REMEMBER THAT ISME? MM-HMM.
WHEN SHE THANKED THIS CITY FOR WHAT WE DID FOR PLAY GRAND ADVENTURES.
NOW, WE MAY BE KNOWN FOR EPIC WATERS AND THE EPIC AND, AND BASS PRO AND IKEA, BUT FOLKS, WE ARE ALSO KNOWN FAR PLAY GRAND ADVENTURES AND THANK YOU LINES CLUB FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR AUTISM AWARENESS AND, AND, UH, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THANK YOU ESMI, UH, FOR YOUR MORAL COMPASS.
WELL, I, A TEAMWORK HAS TO HAVE A TEAM LEADER.
WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING? I KNOW YOU CAN SEE ME THREE.
MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE IT A PAPA AND YOU CAN COME IN.
HOW YOU DOING? DOING? THERE'S NO SHOW TONIGHT, YOU SEE? ALL RIGHT.
ONE LAST COUNCIL MEMBER HEDEN.
[5. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Proclamation]
THIS IS THE PRO PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK PROCLAMATION.WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE POLICE, FIRE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, THE PROP RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND PARAMEDICS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY.
AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE FIRE COMMUNICATION CENTER.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES, BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY.
AND WHEREAS EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB IN THE PAST YEAR.
NOW, THEREFORE, I RON JENSEN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS DO HEREBY DECLARE THE WEEK OF APRIL NINE THROUGH 15TH, 2023 TO BE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY.
TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, IN HONOR OF THE MEN
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AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND CITIZENS SAFE, SEALED BY OUR MAYOR, OR ASSIGNED BY OUR MAYOR AND SEAL.THANK YOU CHIEF AND YOUR STAFF CHIEF.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE ONES ANSWERING THE PHONES THAT WE DON'T SEE.
WE TALK TO 'EM, BUT WITHOUT THEM, THEY WOULD NEVER GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
AND THE PATIENCE THAT THEY HAVE TO TRY TO GET THE CORRECT INFORMATION BECAUSE WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS 9 1 1, IT'S NOT USUALLY, WELL, THERE'S A DEAD DOG IN THE ROAD.
IT'S SOMETHING SERIOUS AND Y'ALL REMAIN CALM AND GET THE CORRECT INFORMATION SO YOU CAN PASS IT ALONG TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
SO Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
YOU'VE BEEN THERE QUITE A WHILE.
HOW MANY YEARS NOW? THANK 24 SIR.
I HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO TALK TO HIM.
I HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE TO TALK TO 'EM, BUT DON'T HESITATE TO CALL HIM IF YOU DO.
[6. Big Event Recap Presentation]
A BIG EVENT.UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH US HERE TONIGHT THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE BIG EVENT.
I WANT Y'ALL TO WOO Y'ALL STAND UP.
WE'VE GOT SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS AND JOB SITES.
THESE GUYS WORKED REALLY HARD LAST YEAR.
STEVE SAID, I WANT A HARDER JOB.
SO WE HAD OUR BIG EVENT ON MARCH 25TH.
WE KICKED OFF AT SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH IN THE MORNING.
UM, WE HAD SOME GREAT DONATED FOOD FROM WALMART.
UH, WE HAD 1600 VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR ON A HUNDRED JOBS.
IS THAT THE MOST EVER? IT'S MOST EVER VOLUNTEERS? YES.
UM, WE'VE COLLECTED 43 TONS THIS YEAR VERSUS 54 LAST YEAR.
BUT YOU MAY REMEMBER LAST YEAR WE HAD THAT HUGE ILLEGAL DUMP THAT WE SPENT WEEKS CLEANING UP IN ADVANCE.
UM, OH LOOK, WE KNOW THOSE PEOPLE RIGHT THERE THAT WE MADE WORK REALLY HARD.
UM, WE HAD FOR, WE HAD OUR GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE FEEL LIKE A THOUSAND RIGHT AROUND A THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS AND A HUNDRED JOBS IS A REALLY GOOD MATCH.
'CAUSE WE CAN MANAGE THAT, UH, WORKLOAD.
BUT IN REALISTIC, 40 TONS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA WANNA GATHER.
WE HAD GREAT VOLUNTEERS THIS, UM, YEAR.
WE HAD ADVANTAGE ACADEMY, GP EAST GIRL SCOUTS, GATEWAY CHURCH, MON AIR CALVARY, FIRST BAPTIST, DR.
UM, RICHMONT, THE MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL HOUSING.
Y'ALL ARE ALLOWED TO CLAP FOR YOURSELF.
UM, PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR AS WELL.
CITY MANAGER'S, OFFICE ENGINEERING, JUNIORS, TEAM POLICE, HOUSING, THE COMBINED GROUP OF HR FINANCE AUDIT LIBRARIES.
RYAN HARRELL, HE'S AN EMPLOYEE.
UM, AND HIS FAMILY PARKS BOARD.
BJ, YOU STILL HERE TO TAISHA DYE AND HER D TD FOUNDATION.
SO LOTS OF GREAT PARTICIPATION ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND IT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR SPONSORS? UM, ATMOS ENERGY WAS OUR BIGGEST SPONSOR.
AND ALL OF THESE OTHER GREAT, GREAT SPONSORS.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE MONEY AND THE ENERGY AND THE IN KIND DONATIONS.
UM, CONSTABLE EDDIE BROWN'S, YOU'RE HERE.
THEY'RE SPONSORED A BUNCH OF WATER FOR US NEXT YEAR.
I'VE TALKED 'EM INTO VOLUNTEERING.
SHE DID ALL OF OUR GRANOLA BARS.
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GREAT JOB TO EVERYONE.NEXT YEAR'S EVENT, WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR.
IT'LL BE MARCH 24TH DEPENDING ON WHEN THE NLC CONFERENCE IS.
SO Y'ALL CAN COME PLAY WITH US AGAIN.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHY THEY WERE GLAD IT WAS
UM, DO WANNA SAY ONE THING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO THANK IS WE REALLY NEED TO THANK REPUBLIC.
UM, A LOT OF THIS, THEY, THEY REALLY DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT THAT HELPED US PICK EVERYTHING UP AND COORDINATED EVERYTHING WITH THIS.
SO I WANNA SAY, AND ROBIN'S HERE.
AND ROBIN, SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THEM.
IT TOOK ALL THE EQUIPMENT WE OWN.
AND I'VE BEEN HANDED A LAST MINUTE NOTE.
WE RECEIVED WORD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S BIG EVENT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE 2023 BEAUTIFY TEXAS OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AWARD FROM KEEP TEXAS.
NOW, AMY, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA DO THE BIG EVENT ON A SUNDAY.
OH, DID I SAY, IS THAT A SUNDAY? YES, IT IS.
I LIKE THE CALENDAR THINGS AND I WAS ALREADY GONNA CALENDAR.
I'M, I'M GLAD YOU POINTED THAT OUT.
'CAUSE I PROBABLY HAVE IT ON SUNDAY ON MY CALENDAR.
AND THE 23RD WE'RE OUT OF TOWN.
BUT I DO CALENDAR THINGS A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.
FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE AND AT HOME, UH, THIS IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY TEXAS A AND M VIA COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON, WHOSE GRANDSON WAS AT A AND M.
AND A AND M STARTED IT YEARS AGO.
AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE US HAVE PICKED UP ON IT AS A BIG EVENT FOR THEIR COLLEGES AND FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, SORORITIES, ALL TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS GET BEHIND IT.
AND HER GRANDSON SAID, WHATEVER HE CALLS YOU, MIMI OR MOMMY OR WHATEVER.
BUT YOU KNOW, UM, THE ME MOM, YOU NEED TO COME DOWN THERE AND SEE WHAT WE DO.
SO WE ARE THE FIRST AND STILL ONLY MUNICIPALITY THAT DOES IT.
SO THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER CL CLEMSON FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.
UM, I I WILL GIVE YOU ONE PERSONAL NOTE.
REBECCA AND I STOPPED AT A HOUSE AND I WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE ADDRESS, BUT WHEN WE WENT TO THE BACKYARD, THERE WERE PROBABLY 30 PEOPLE WORKING AND THEY COULDN'T GET ANYTHING BIG INTO THE BACKYARD.
SO THEY FORMED A FIRE BRIGADE LINE, JUST LIKE WATER PASSING DOWN.
THEY WERE PASSING THINGS OUT TO THE DUMPSTER AND THEY HAD THE FULL, WHAT'S THE BIG ONE? 28, 30 YARD ROLL OFF, ROLL OFF, HALF FULL IN THE MORNING.
AND I LOOKED IN THE BACKYARD AND I TOLD REBECCA, THEY CAN'T FINISH THIS JOB TODAY.
AND IT AIN'T ALL GONNA FIT IN THAT ROLL OFF.
WELL, I WAS CORRECT ON THE ONE THING.
IT DIDN'T ALL FIT IN THE ROLL OFF.
WOULD YOU HAVE TO HAVE THREE ROLL OFFS FOR ONE BACKYARD? IT MAY HAVE BEEN THREE AT THAT HOUSE.
AT, AT THAT HOUSE HAD THREE ROLL OFFS.
AND AS OTHER TEAMS FINISHED, THEY WENT AND HELPED THAT TEAM THERE AND THEY FINISHED.
FOLKS, THIS IS ONE BACKYARD THAT FILLED UP THREE ROLL OFFS.
AND THE RESIDENTS WERE VERY GRATEFUL.
CAN CAN WE BRING EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE DOWN FOR ONE BIG PICTURE? WE CAN.
THEY GONNA GET THEIR MEETING WHILE THEY'RE COMING.
WHILE THEY'RE COMING, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE A FABULOUS TEAM THAT, UM, THE COMMITTEE THAT DID THIS WITH AMY SPRINKLES, SARAH DELIC, CHERYL, UM, DR.
REDFERN, WE HAD SOME FABULOUS PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING ON THIS THAT REALLY PUT BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS TO HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO BE A BLESSING TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
TALL PEOPLE IN THE BACK TODAY.
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ALL COME ON.AND I WANT SOMEBODY TO TAKE, HOLD ON.
WHERE? WHERE'S SARAH? SARAH'S HERE.
WHERE'S SARAH? SARAH'S RIGHT HERE.
TEAM, COULD I GET YOU OVER HERE? AND MAYBE I WANT YOU UP HERE.
ALL GIVE Y'ALL A SECOND TO CLEAR OUT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
OKAY.I'D RECOGNIZE MAYOR PROAM COLE HUMPHREYS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, THE FULL AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO REVIEW THE AGENDA IN MORE DETAIL.
UH, ADDITIONALLY CITIZENS MAY SPEAK FOR UP TO FIVE MINUTES ON, UH, ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WELL AS, UH, ANYTHING ELSE BY SUBMITTING A SPEAKER CARD.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH 28, PULLING ITEM 29 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, APPROVING ITEMS 30 THROUGH 45.
AND ON ITEM 35, WE'RE INCLUDING A 5% INCREASE IN COMPENSATION.
THE START OF THE NEW PAY PERIOD.
WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDON.
[29. Annual Contract for Concrete Paving to Santos Construction up to $13,910,710.00 annually. This contract will be for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods totaling $69,553,550.00 if all extensions are exercised. Award secondary to New Star Grading (up to $16,056,780.00 annually) to be used only if the primary is unable to fulfill the needs of the city (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 04/04/2023)]
ITEM 29.WHO'S PRESENTING ITEM 29? EVENING AMER COUNCIL.
ITEM 29 IS AN ANNUAL CONTRACT, UH, FOR OUR CONCRETE PAVING.
THIS PRO THIS, UH, PROJECT WAS BID OUT.
WE HAD, UM, BIDDERS CONTRACT IS FOR ONE YEAR WITH UH, SANTOS CONSTRUCTION FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF THIRTEEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED TEN SEVEN $710.
UH, IT HAS ANNUAL RENEWALS FOR ANNUAL RENEWALS FOR A TOTAL PRICE OF 69,553,000, FIVE 50 OF ALL, ALL OUR EXTENSIONS ARE SSIS.
WE ALSO USE A SECONDARY CONTRACT IF THE FIRST, UH, CAN'T, UH, PROVIDE ALL THE, THE, THE NECESSARY STUFF FOR IT.
UH, SECONDARY IS N STAR GRADING, UM, WITH AN ANNUAL COST.
SO SIXTEEN MILLION FIFTY SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND.
UH, THIS ITEM WAS REVIEWED BY THE F AND G COMMITTEE AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DEPUTY MAYOR, PROTON LOPEZ? NO, WALTER, UM, APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
UM, AS FAR AS THIS ITEM, THIS CONTRACTOR, UM, IN Y'ALL'S OPINION, UM, THEY MET ALL THE RE BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR THIS CONTRACT.
AND THE, THE REASON I ASK FOR THIS TO BE PULLED WITH, THERE'S DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
ONE, I KNOW THAT WE HAD AN EXPO EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND ONE THING WE TRY TO DO IS MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THE PROCESS TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL THAT.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY RECEIVED FIVE BIDS, CORRECT? FOR THIS WHOLE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP THAT NIGHT SAYING THEY'RE PART OF THE CON CONCRETE PROCESS.
BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY EVALUATE AND REALLY CONSIDER DIFFERENT OPERATORS, WE NEED INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS, UNDERSTAND THE, THE RULES AND ALL THAT.
SO ONE THING I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE STAFF, UH, IS, IS CONTINUING TO BE IN LINE WITH US AS FAR AS MAKING SURE WE'RE PROVIDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
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WHERE IT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF MINORITY BUSINESSES ARE DOING IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND, AND, UM, ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.AND IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF PROCESS WHERE ONE CONTRACTOR GETS BID, GETS SELECTED EACH TIME JUST BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S THE SAME CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILMAN FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
AND, AND YOU BRING UP, UH, ONE OF THE GREAT EVENTS WE HAD, WHAT, WHICH WAS DEPO, WHICH REALLY CONCENTRATING ON DOING THAT, UH, SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE BIDDERS TO COME IN.
'CAUSE THE, THE MORE BIDDERS WE HAD, THE BETTER PRICES GET AND IT'S, AND IT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF US.
AND, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR, MAYOR, UH, I WOULD ADD TO COUNSEL, PLEASE, IF YOU TALK TO ANY CONTRACTORS THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE NAVIGATING THE PROCESS OR DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, YOU KNOW, IF THAT COMES TO YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN MEET WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND HELP, UH, WALK THEM THROUGH HOW WE CAN HELP THEM.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER, OH, COUNCIL MEMBER HADDEN.
UM, WALTER, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO, FOR THO, FOR NEW PEOPLE WHO ARE APPLYING, LET'S SAY THEY TRY TO SUBMIT A BID, UM, AND IT'S NOT CORRECT.
WHAT IS OUR PROCEDURE SINCE WE WANT TO WELCOME NEW PEOPLE AND ARE WE PROVIDING EDUCATION OR THEY'RE JUST TOSSED, YOU DIDN'T FILL OUT THE APPLICATION, RIGHT? YOU, YOU KNOW, AND THEREFORE YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERED NO.
UH, BETWEEN US AND OUR PURCHASING PRO, UH, DEPARTMENT, WE DO HAVE THAT EDUCATION WHEN THEY COME IN AND TALK WITH US, HOPEFULLY THEY COME IN EARLY ENOUGH BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO REQUIRE CERTAIN, UM, INSURANCE THAT THEY HAVE TO DO, UH, TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT.
SO WE DO PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM.
WHAT WE DO ASK IS THAT THEY GET IN CONTACT WITH US EARLY IN THE PROCESS.
AS SOON AS THE BIDS GO OUT, IT'S ON THE WEBSITE.
WE HAVE MANY WAYS OF GETTING IT OUT THERE.
SO THE, THE, THE FACE THEY GET IN CONTACT WITH US, THE MORE EDUCATION WE CAN PROVIDE FOR THEM.
SO BASICALLY TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
SO IF SOMEONE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY BASICALLY NEED TO BE THE FIRST TO GET THEIR APP IN SO THAT THEY COULD TR THEY CAN TROUBLESHOOT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD ON THAT.
I THINK WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TOO IS IN A LOT OF THESE THINGS, WE ACTUALLY HAD A PRE-BID CONFERENCE.
SO WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE, WHEN WE HAVE THAT PRE-BID CONFERENCE, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THOSE FOLKS TO ATTEND THAT BECAUSE THAT REALLY HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND THEN THEY CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS DURING THE BID PROCESS.
AT THE, UH, END OF MY COMMENT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION SURE.
SINCE IT WAS ON THE CONSENTED AGENDA, BUT STOP ME IF, IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT.
UM, I, I APPRECIATE COUNCIL DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM LOPEZ FOR BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE SPENT SOME TIME DEALING WITH THAT THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO HAVE IT IN A PUBLIC DISCUSSION IF NOTHING ELSE TO SHOW THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.
UM, AND, BUT I DO WANT TO CO UH, COMPLIMENT SANTOS CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE IN MY FIVE YEARS, I'M NOT GONNA ASSUME THEY'RE LATINO 'CAUSE THEY HAVE A, A LATINO NAME IN, IN THEIR TITLE.
BUT, UM, BUT IN THE FIVE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON COUNSEL, I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN THE BEST PRICE AND BY FAR AND THEY'VE CONTINUED TO REBUILD OUR STREETS, UH, ESSENTIALLY AS, UM, OUR SALES TAX HAVE INCREASED AND WE'RE ABLE TO A DROP IN A BUCKET TO, TO BEGIN REDOING OUR STREETS.
AND I, I THINK THEY'VE BEEN, UM, THE BEST PRICE BY FAR SAVING TAX DOLLARS BY FAR.
SO, UH, WITH NO OTHER COMMENTS, I WOULD, UH, MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 29 AS PRESENTED.
MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ONE WITH DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ.
[46. Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, Amending Section 24-1.1 of the Grand Prairie Code of Ordinances to Increase the Homestead Exemption of All Owner-Occupied Residences to the Greater of Fifteen (15) Percent of the Appraised Value or Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000); Containing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; Repealing All Conflicting Ordinances; and Providing an Effective Date (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 04/04/2023)]
ITEM 46.UH, AS PER YOUR REQUEST, WE ARE ASKING TO RAISE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 12.5% TO 15%.
UM, THIS IS JUST A QUICK SLIDE TO SHOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION VERSUS A REDUCING THE TAX RATE.
UH, IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE, THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BY 2.5%, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING, ACTUALLY BENEFITS THE GRAND PRAIRIE HOMEOWNER ALMOST FOUR TIMES AS MUCH AS ACTUALLY DECREASING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BY HALF
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A PERCENT.UM, OVERALL THE IMPACT TO THE CITY IS THE SAME, ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH.
UM, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT, IT HELPS THE GRAND PRAIRIE HOMEOWNER A LOT MORE.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, SOME, SOMETIMES WE GET ASKED, WHAT DO YOU, WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION? ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO OWN YOUR HOME.
UM, YOUR HOME HAS TO BE YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE, SO YOU CAN'T HAVE, UH, RENTAL PROPERTIES.
THIS DOES NOT BENEFIT ANY RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
UH, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR A TEXAS ID.
SO THAT IS THE GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HOMESTEAD.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM LOPEZ? NO, JUST ONE QUESTION AND, AND SOMETHING WE LEARNED WITH THE DRIVER'S LICENSE PROCESS.
AND JUST TO BE AWARE, WHAT DRIVES THAT IS REALLY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, RIGHT? SO YES, EVEN THOUGH YOU QUALIFIED, SAY YOU'VE BEEN HAVING IT THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE WAY WE UNDERSTOOD IT AT THE, AT, UM, TAX ASSESSOR ANGEL'S PRESENTATION IS THAT THE STATE COULD JUST REVIEW DRIVER'S LICENSE AT ANY TIME.
SO YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD IT THE YEAR BEFORE, BUT YOU, YOU MIGHT BE TAKING OFF THE ROADS JUST BECAUSE YOU DID NOT MEET THE SAME CRITERIA REGARDING YOUR DRIVER LICENSE STATUS.
SO THE, UM, APPRAISAL DISTRICT WILL OCCASIONALLY DO AUDITS AND WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL COMPARE THE DPS DATABASE WITH WHAT DRIVER LICENSES ARE ON FILE, AND THEY'LL RUN THOSE ADDRESSES.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT YOUR ADDRESS HAS TO MATCH YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE.
SO THEY'LL RUN IT WITH WHAT, UH, CURRENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS THERE ARE.
AND IF THEY DON'T MATCH, THEY'LL, THEY'LL ASK FOR AUTOMATICALLY KICK IT OUT.
THEY'LL KICK IT OFF AND ASK FOR, UH, FOR YOU TO PROVE THAT YOU, THEY WILL SEND YOU SOMETHING.
SO WHEN THEY KICK YOU OFF, THEY WILL ASK FOR YOU TO, TO APPROVE YOUR RESIDENCY? YEAH.
AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THE CITY AS FAR AS US, WE DON'T HAVE NO ROLE IN THAT.
WE JUST GO BY DOING THE FLAT RATE.
THANK AND THAT'S A, UH, TEXAS STATE LAW THAT, THAT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO, TO CHECK FOR THAT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE THAT AT HOME THIS TWO POINT A HALF PERCENT, WE'VE GIVEN THREE, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD IN A ROW.
THAT'S LIKE GIVING YOU A SIX PENNY REDUCTION IN TAXES.
WE WOULD'VE HAD TO REDUCE THE TAXES BY SIX PENNIES.
THE OVERALL TO GIVE YOU THE SAME BENEFIT THAT 7.5% REDUCTION IN THE HOMESTEAD DOES, WHICH WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST CUMULATIVE.
TWO AND A HALF, TWO AND A HALF.
MAYOR, I, UM, LOVE THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, AS VALUES RAISE, WE'RE ABLE TO AT LEAST MAKE A SMALL DENT IN THE, UM, HOMEOWNER IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 46 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, SECOND.
DEBOSKY, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
A OPPOSED SAY NAY FOR THE, AGAIN, FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE, THE YES, THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE.
THE, UH, AUSTIN IS LOOKING AT REDUCING, UH, FROM 10% A YEAR THAT YOUR APPRAISAL CAN GO UP.
NOW YOUR APPRAISAL CAN GO UP, YOUR VALUE OF YOUR HOME CAN GO UP 50%.
IT DOESN'T STOP YOUR VALUE FROM GOING UP, BUT THE, THE, OR THE LAW THAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS THE TAXING DISTRICT CANNOT RAISE IT MORE THAN 5% A YEAR.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOUR APPRAISAL WENT UP 20%, THEY COULD ONLY TAX YOU AT LAST YEAR'S LEVEL PLUS 5%, NOT THE FULL 20%.
THE NEXT YEAR WOULD GO UP THE OTHER 5% UNTIL IT GOT UP, CAUGHT UP WITH THE ACTUAL APPRAISAL.
BUT THAT IS BEING ENTERTAINED.
I THINK IT WAS IN THE SENATE BILL.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THE HOUSE DOES WITH IT AND SEE WHAT COMES OUT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT,
[47. Public Hearing and Standards of Care Ordinance for 2023 After School Program and Camps]
UH, PUBLIC HEARING.UH, EVERY YEAR WE COME BEFORE YOU FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HELPS US DO OUR JOB.
AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, THE STAFF THAT'S GONNA GIVE THAT PRESENTATION.
CHRISTIAN APP IS THE, UH, RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT AND ROD HAYES IS OUR SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR.
BOTH OF 'EM STARTED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO TOGETHER, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS.
HOW YOU DOING? MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, TONIGHT THE PARKS, ARTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT BRINGS BEFORE YOU THE STANDARDS OF CARE ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION.
BY ADOPTING THESE STANDARDS TONIGHT AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING, UM, THE CITY WILL REMAIN EXEMPT FROM STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO OPERATE OUR CHILDCARE PROGRAMS AND CAMPS.
THIS ORDINANCE COVERS ALL CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE CAMPS AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
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THE 2023 SUMMER CAMP WILL RUN 10 WEEKS AND WILL PROCEED INTO THE HOLIDAY CAMPS AS WELL AS SPRING BREAK CAMPS.UH, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I JUST DIDN'T LOOK AT IT IN TIME.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH MEANS EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A CARD AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS, YOU CAN COME FORWARD NOW.
COME ON DOWN, PATSY, BUT ONLY ON THIS ITEM.
DON'T BE DRIFTING OFF ON SOMETHING ELSE.
I'M MISS PATSY RAY, LIVE AT 2217 EL PASO HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING AS OBSERVANT AS YOU ARE.
PRAY FOR YOUR MINDSET THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
THESE ARE MY COWORKERS, MY BOSS, AND MY BOSS, WHICH I'VE WORKED WITH THESE TWO YOUNG MENS IN DEL WORTH FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT ON POINT TO THIS SUBJECT.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF LATITUDE.
YOU SEE, I'M STILL WEARING MY BADGE FROM WORK.
THESE YOUNG MEN HAS PUT FORTH A PROGRAM THEY HAVE AND I ENJOY WHAT I DO WITH THE CHILDREN DOING CAMP GOOD AT
AND NOW THAT I WORK FOR THE EPIC WITH THE BABIES, OOH, WHOLE DIFFERENT CAMP BALLGAME.
BUT THEY DO THEIR BEST AND I WANNA TELL THEM I'M PROUD OF YOU.
MS. STANTON WOULD BE PROUD OF YOU AS ALL THE MOTHERS OF DELAWARE THAT HAS COME BEFORE ME.
UM, ANYBODY ELSE? SEEING NONE.
MAYOR, I WOULD, UH, MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 47 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND, WE HAVE MOTIONS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON.
[48. STP-22-11-0058 - Site Plan - Jefferson at Loyd Park Phase 2 (City Council District 4). Site Plan for Phase 2 of Jefferson at Loyd Park, a multi-family development with 352 units on 14.13 acres. A tract of land out of the Ralph Graves Survey, Abstract No. 569, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-431, and generally located south of Prairie Waters Dr and east of SH-360 (On April 10, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0)]
ITEM 48, A SITE PLAN.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS NEXT ITEM IS A SITE PLAN FOR JEFFERSON AT LLOYD PARK.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION IS OUTLINED IN RED ON THE SCREEN.
THE MIDDLE IMAGE IS THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE ZONING.
UH, THIS PORTION OF THE PROPOSAL IS THE NORTHERNMOST PHASE.
UH, THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A SITE PLAN WITH 352 MULTIFAMILY UNITS ON ABOUT 14 ACRES.
THE SITE PLAN MEETS OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
THE AMENITIES INCLUDE A CLUBHOUSE, POOL, DOG PARK, AND PERIMETER WALKING TRAILS.
AND IT DOES MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS.
ON THE SCREEN IS THE LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.
THEY'RE PROVIDING A WROUGHT IRON FENCE WITH MASONRY COLUMNS, WHICH IS RE REQUIRED.
UH, THEY ARE PRESERVING SOME SMALLER, UH, DESIRABLE TREES, WHICH ARE THREE TO EIGHT CALIBER INCHES, AND THEY DON'T OWE A MITIGATION FEE.
ON THE SCREEN ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS.
THE MATERIALS INCLUDE TWO COLORS OF BRICK STONE AND THEN TWO TYPES OF FIBER CEMENT SIDING.
THEY DO MEET OUR APPENDIX W DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS.
UH, THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES AND SINCE THEY ARE MEETING THOSE RECOMMENDED DESIGN ELEMENTS, THEY ARE ELECTING TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF ONE BEDROOM UNITS.
UH, JUST TO NOTE THAT THEIR CIVIL PLANS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AND THEY'RE EXPLORING OPTIONS, UH, TO BRING WASTEWATER, UH, ADEQUATELY TO SERVE THE PROJECT.
SO THIS WOULD NEED TO BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION.
UH, ON APRIL 10TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.
CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD TO READ INTO.
CARLOS LEAL IS HERE AND SUPPORTS THIS ITEM AND HE'S AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DOES HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, SIR, COME ON DOWN AND GO AHEAD AND SPEAK YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, SIR.
I'M CARLOS LEAL, REPRESENTING KIMBERLY HORN AS THE APPLICANT ENGINEER.
I LIVE AT 6 0 1 GLEN HILL LANE IN LEWISVILLE, TEXAS.
NOW, CARLOS, UM, APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH, WITH ME ON THIS AND UM, I THINK WE GOT THE COLORS LINED UP WITH THE OTHER PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
UM, MONICA, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THAT WE, WE DID APPROVE HOUSING TO BE IN, IN BETWEEN THESE TWO PROJECTS.
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YOU HAVE AN UPDATE? IS THAT GONNA BE THIS YEAR? NEXT YEAR.ANY, ANY TRACTION REGARDING THE HOUSING, HOUSING BEING THE, THE TOWN HOME AREA BETWEEN THE TWO TOWN HOME? YEAH.
UH, NO TRACTION AS OF RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSION WITH THAT NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER TALKING ABOUT EASEMENTS AND WHATNOT, KIND OF GOING THROUGH THERE TO SERVE THESE TWO TRACKS.
UM, BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE, THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND HASN'T MOVED FORWARD AND I'M NOT PRIVY TO ANY, UH, TRACTION ON THAT PROPERTY.
YEAH, I MEAN, AND JUST TO TAKE BACK TO THE GROUP, I MEAN, ONE OF THE VISION WE HAVE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF THE OVERALL VISION.
YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH WALKABILITY AND, AND THE, AND THE TRAILS IN BETWEEN ALL THE PROJECTS.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, THAT'S STILL WITHIN THE VISION.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 48 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.
UM, ESPECIALLY THE NOTE THAT WAS NOTATED.
SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM LOPEZ.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
[49. SUP-23-02-0003 - Specific Use Permit/Site Plan - Restaurant/Retail at Belt Line and Marshall (City Council District 3). Specific Use Permit for a Restaurant with a Drive Through and a Site Plan for a 10,003 sq. ft. building on 2.867 acres. Lot 14 and a portion of Lot 12, Block A, Lakeland Heights, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-358, generally located on the southeast corner of S Belt Line Rd and E Marshall Dr, and addressed as 1850 S Belt Line Rd (On March 13, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-1)]
ITEM 49.I'D RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER DEBOSKY.
UH, ITEM 49, WE'RE GONNA TABLE, UM, SUP DASH 23 DASH TWO DASH 0 0 3 TO THE MAY 2ND, 2023.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
THIS IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.WE DO GIVE A GIVE AND TAKE BACK AND FORTH DURING AGENDA ITEMS, BUT DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS, WE JUST LISTEN.
SINCE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE DON'T GET INTO DISCUSSION, WE CAN STAY AFTERWARDS AND DISCUSS IT.
BUT GO AHEAD WITH YOUR CITIZEN COMMENTS.
UH, MY NAME IS JUAN VICENTE GONZALEZ.
I'M FROM, UH, I LIVE ON DISTRICT FIVE.
UH, INSTEAD OF RUNNING IN HERE, I DECIDED TO WALK IN HERE.
I DO HAVE A FEW GRIEVANCES, UH, SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST, UH, THOSE THAT WE CHOOSE TO GOVERN AND PROTECT US.
UH, AND UNFORTUNATELY, UH, I DO HAVE EVIDENCE AGAINST IT AS WELL.
BUT LIKE I SAID, TODAY I CHOOSE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND, UH, I WILL BE PRESENT MORE OFTEN, ESPECIALLY DURING ELECTIONS.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.