* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:06] THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT. YOU GOTTA DO IT UP HERE. [RECONVENE MEETING] CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. UH, WE STARTED AT FOUR 30. THEY HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING SO FAR, AND, UH, BACK AN OPEN SESSION OUT SIX 30. UH, WE'VE GOT, UM, A LOT OF PROCLAMATIONS TO GET THROUGH TONIGHT, BUT WE START WITH OUR INVOCATION FROM PASTOR MAR STEVENSON OF MID-CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. COME ON DOWN. AND THEN OUR PLEDGES WOULD, WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUNIOR ON YOU. PLEASE RISE. WELCOME, REVEREND. THANK YOU SO MUCH, HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY. LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY. WE PRAY FOR OUR GREAT CITY OF ALMOST 200,000 RESIDENTS THAT NOW THAT YOU WOULD LEAD US AND GUIDE US AND BLESS US. YOUR WORD INSTRUCTS US THAT WE SHOULD PRAY FOR ALL MEN, BUT THAT ALSO WE SHOULD PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY AND LEADERSHIP, THAT WE WOULD LIVE PEACEABLE LIVES WITH ALL GODLINESS AND HONESTY. AND WE PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GRANT WISDOM, NOT JUST WORLDLY WISDOM, NOT JUST MAN'S WISDOM, BUT GODLY WISDOM THAT WOULD LEAD US AND HELP US. YOUR WORD SAID THAT IF WE WOULD PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP US AND YOU WOULD HEAL US. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME. JESUS, WE PRAY WE'RE THANKFUL FOR A CITY THAT VALUES PRAYER, AND WE GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY AND ALL THE PRAISE AND ALL OF THE HONOR, AND BLESS THIS CONGREGATION, BLESS THIS CITY, BLESS THIS MAYOR AND THESE COUNCILMEN AS THEY LEAD US. IN YOUR NAME, JESUS WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU. PLEASE JOIN US TO DO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL ON THE FLAG. FLAG. I PLEDGE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. FIRST I TURN [3. Cinco de Mayo Proclamation] TO, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM LOPEZ TO READ A PROCLAMATION ABOUT CIN DE MAY COMING UP. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW IN THE AUDIENCE. SO JOHN, TAKE IT AWAY, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE A PRO PROCLAMATION HERE WHERE IT READS, WHEREAS SINGLE DE MAYO, THE FIFTH MAY COMRADES THE VICTORY OF MEXICAN PS LED BY GENERAL IGNACIO OSA OF GO TEXAS OVER THE FRENCH OCCUPIED OCCUPATIONAL FORCES IN THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA ON MAY 5TH, 1862. AND WHEREAS SINGLE LA MAO IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN MEXICO AND ISRAELI CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED STATES BY MANY AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC ORIGINS, AND IS A SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF HISPANIC PRIDE AND A CULTURE THAT BLENDS BOTH MEXICAN AND AMERICAN ROOTS. AND WHEREAS THE SINGLE MILE COMMITTEE IS CELEBRATING THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY, AND THIS COMMITTEE HAS AWARDED OVER $425,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE GRAND PRIX STUDENTS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY, THE SINGLE MILE CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ON SATURDAY, MAY 6TH, 2023, BEGINNING WITH A PARADE AT 10:00 AM AND CON, CONTINUING WITH THE CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC CULTURE, INCLUDING MUSIC, FOOD, DANCING AT CITY HALL PLAZA. NOW, THEREFORE, RON THE MAYOR, RON JENSEN SIGNS THIS ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL AND, AND ALL OUR CITIZENS HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 6TH AS SINGLE THE MILE. THANK YOU DEPUTY MAYOR PRO. 35 YEARS. MY GOOD. COME ON, BRING THE GROUP DOWN, EVERYBODY. COME ON DOWN. GLORIA. UH, YOU KNOW, THE PARADE STARTS AT 10 AND WE USED TO START AT GRAPH CHEVROLET SATURDAY. WE HAVE TO START AT TERRY'S, UH, IN A FEW YEARS WE'LL BE STARTING IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS AND THE PARADE WILL END AT THREE O'CLOCK STARTING AT NOON. SO COME, COME ON, COME ON. GET ON UP HERE, WE'LL GET READY. BUT THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU FOR COMING. HERE YOU GO. AND I, I THINK YOU HAVE SOME THINGS YOU WANNA SAY. I DO. WELL, HERE YOU GO. THERE'S THE MIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANNA THANK, UH, MR. MAYOR. I WANNA THANK YOU AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS, UH, MR. JOHN LOPEZ AND DEPUTY MAYOR PROM, UH, MAYOR PROM, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE HONOR OF THIS PROCLAMATION, WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE CITIZENS OF THIS DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. 35 YEARS AGO, MR. JERRY DEBO, WHO WAS OUR MAYOR AT THAT TIME, ENCOURAGED TWO NEW BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAD JUST OPENED JACK IN THE BOX ON MAIN STREET TO DO A CELEBRATION FOR CINCO DE MAYO IN DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE. FROM THAT MEETING WITH GUS PORUS AND BESAM O DAY 35 YEARS AGO, [00:05:01] CINCO DE MAYO HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST CELEBRATIONS IN OUR CITY. WE THINK OUR SUPERINTENDENT LINDA ELLIS, OUR FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, SUSAN SIMPSON, FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF CINCO DE MAYO. THIS CELEBRATION IS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OUR CITY AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WORK TOGETHER. I WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE. , I WANNA SPECIALLY RECOGNIZE, UH, ONE OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, JOHN LOPEZ, DEPUTY MAYOR, PORT TIM, WHO'S BEEN WITH OUR COMMITTEE FOR 35 YEARS. I MEAN, HE'S BEEN WITH US. OKAY, YEAH. SUSANNA RAMIREZ, WHO'S BEEN WITH US FROM THE BEGINNING AND BESAM DAY WITH JACK IN THE BOX AND ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL SPONSORS. WITHOUT THE SPONSORS, THIS EVENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. THIS YEAR, WITH THE HELP OF OUR COMMITTEE THAT HAS WORKED SO HARD TO DO THIS, WE'LL BE AWARDING $35,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN GRAND PRAIRIE. AND WE'VE GOT OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN GRAND PRAIRIE. WE REALLY DO. AND, UH, OUR COMMITTEE HAS GIVEN A TOTAL OF $425,000 SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS, OF THIS EVENT. SO WITHOUT, UH, THE HELP OF THIS COMMITTEE INCLUDES MARCHON, WHO DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH, FOR US, FOR OUR PARADE AND, UH, OUR SPONSORS. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT 26 SPONSORS, AND I WANNA GIVE THE VERY FIRST COPY OF THE CINCO DE MAYO PROGRAM FOR 2023, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM TO OUR MAYOR. TO OUR MAYOR. THANK YOU. YES. AND THANK YOU. AND, AND CLOSING, I WANNA SAY THAT WE ARE GP AND G-P-I-S-D PROUD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 35 YEARS. $35,000. LET'S GIVE 'EM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. TURN AROUND. I THINK HE WANT, DID YOU GET THE FILM OF IT? YOU'RE OKAY. YOU, YOU'VE BEEN GOOD. EVERYTHING'S GOOD. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, Y'ALL LOOK GREAT. I'D RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER HEDEN. SHE'S GOT A PROCLAMATION TO READ FOR OUR, UM, [4. Municipal Clerk / City Secretary’s Week Proclamation] CITY SECRETARIES AND MUNICIPAL CLERKS. YES, GO AHEAD. VERY IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE MIS MUNICIPAL CLERK, CITY SECRETARY, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND CELEBRATES ITS 54TH ANNIVERSARY. AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL CLERK, CITY SECRETARY IS THE OLDEST AMONG, AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS. AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK, CITY SECRETARY PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS AND THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS. AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS, CITY SECRETARIES HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL. AND WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL CLERK, CITY SECRETARY SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS, CITY SECRETARIES CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION AFFAIRS OF ITS OFFICE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PROVINCIAL, COUNTY, AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. AND WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK, CITY SECRETARY. NOW, THEREFORE, I'M MAYOR JENSEN AND BE ON BEHALF OF GRAND PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL. DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY 6TH, 2023 AS MUNICIPAL CLERK CITY SECRETARY'S WEEK. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HEDEN. COME ON. COME ON NOW. SHAQUITA AND CHELSEA, COME ON. GET OUT HERE WITH HER. WE, WE KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN TO US. UM, KEEPING TRACK OF US IS NOT EASY. HELPING US KEEP TRACK OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO LEGALLY. UM, THE FORMS WE HAVE TO FILL OUT THE, UM, EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO DO. UH, WE DEPEND ON THESE YOUNG LADIES AND, UH, I, I, I, UH, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH, DON'T WE CREW? WE DEPEND ON THEM SO MUCH. SO LET'S THANK THEM UP, UP HILL. THANK YOU LADIES. THANK, THERE ARE SO MANY RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO GO BY POSTING. WE LEGAL, I MEAN, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SIMILAR RULES. WE [00:10:01] JUST HAVE MORE MEETINGS AND, UH, KEEP UP WITH IT. AND, UM, THE FORMS WE HAVE TO FILL IN, UH, TURN IN BECAUSE THE STATE WANTS TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT US. I MEAN, IT JUST, UM, IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SOMETHING WAS DUE LAST WEEK. DID WE ALL GET NO, I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU , BUT THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. AND THEY'RE RUN OUT MY OFFICE, OFFICE. I, I SEE THEM EVERY DAY BECAUSE I GO IN, I, I TURN ONE WAY TO GO TO STEVE'S OFFICE AND MARIA AND THAT SIDE AND MY OFFICE ON THE OTHER. AND I, I GET GREETED BY THESE SWEET SWEETHEARTS EVERY, EVERY DAY WHEN I GO IN THERE. JUST LOVE 'EM TO DEATH. THEY'RE, THANK YOU. SO, SO ONE OF MY ROUTINES IS CHELSEA, DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I'LL GET IN THERE AND I'LL HAVE SOMETHING ON MY MIND. AND CHIQUITA ISS THE FIRST ONE, CHELSEA'S BEHIND HER MONA'S IN AN OFFICE AND, UH, GLORIA'S IN AN OFFICE, BUT I'LL SAY, HEY, I'VE GOTTA TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. SO THEY COME OUT AND I STAND ON THE I HIGH, WE CALL 'EM BACK IN MY DAY, YOU KNOW, AND PUT AN ARM ON IT. I TELL 'EM A STORY AND THEN I, WE ALL GO BACK TO WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KEEP THEM UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE JENSEN HOUSE. COLD BICYCLE SAFETY. THANKS, MAYOR. [5. Bicycle Safety and Awareness Month Proclamation] I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION HERE. IT READS, WHEREAS THE BICYCLE IS AN ECONOMICAL, HEALTHY, CONVENIENT, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AND AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR RECREATION AND ENJOYMENT OF GRAND PRAIRIE SCENIC BEAUTY. AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MAY WAS FIRST DECLARED NATIONAL BIKE MONTH IN 1956 AND THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY, 2023, THE RESIDENTS OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND ITS VISITORS WILL EXPERIENCE THE JOYS OF BICYCLING. BICYCLING THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, RALLIES, RACES, COMMUTING EVENTS, CHARITY EVENTS, OR BY SIMPLY GETTING OUT AND GOING FOR A RIDE. WHEREAS GRAND PRAIRIE'S ROAD AND TRAIL SYSTEMS ATTRACT BICYCLISTS E EACH YEAR PROVIDING ECONOMIC HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, TOURISM AND SCENIC BENEFITS. AND CREATING A BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE CITIZENS HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. GROWING THE ECONOMY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, ATTRACTING TOURISM DOLLARS, IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY, SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES, AND REDUCING POLLUTION, CONGESTION AND WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR STREETS AND ROADS. AND WHEREAS THE BICYLING GROUPS ARE PROMOTING BICYCLE TOURISM AND GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF BICYCLE OPERATION AND SAFETY EDUCATION YEAR ROUND. THEREFORE, RON JENSEN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS ON BEHALF OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY, 2023 AS BICYCLE SAFETY AND AWARENESS. AWARENESS MONTH, MAYOR PRO. UM, MAY 18TH. THERE'S TWO THINGS GOING ON. MAY 18TH JOIN ME AT THE STEPS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE HONORING OUR FALLEN. THAT'S AT FIVE 30. AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT, FOLLOW ME OUT TO ACTION PARK OUT AT LONE STAR PARK, WHERE I'LL BE DOING MY MAY CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE RIDES. 'CAUSE WE GO BEHIND TEXAS TRUST CREDIT UNION THEATER, AND YOU'D THINK YOU'RE IN LOUISIANA, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH SOME SWAMP LAND ALMOST. IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. YOU'LL SEE SOME WILDLIFE. SO JOIN ME AT FIVE 30. WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED PROMPTLY AT FIVE 30 AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEN I'LL RIP OFF MY CLOTHES AND HAVE MY BIKE STUFF UNDERNEATH AND GO RIDE MY BICYCLE. NOT REALLY, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT JOIN, JOIN US MAY 18TH. NEXT [6. 2023 Flood Awareness Week Proclamation ] I'VE GOT, UH, UH, MIKE DEBOSKY TO READ A PROCLAMATION ABOUT FLOOD AWARENESS. THANK YOU. UH, MAYOR. THIS PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS TEXAS IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING. AND WHEREAS FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGES AND FLOOD RELATED DEATH, MANY OF WHICH ARE PREVENTABLE. AND WHEREAS FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY OFTEN HAVE A HIGHER FREQUENCY DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER THUNDERSTORMS. AND WHEREAS INTENSE RAINFALL OR SLOW MOVING STORMS THAT TRACK OVER THE SAME BARRIERS CAN CAUSE A RAPID RISE OF WATER FLASH, FLOODS, AND CAN DEVELOP WITHIN MINUTES. AND WHEREAS THE PUBLIC MUST UNDERSTAND THE SIX INCHES OF MOVING WATER CAN SWEEP A CAR AWAY TO THE RESPECTIVE POWER OF WATER AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE FLOOD PREPAREDNESS AND MITIGATION [00:15:01] MEASUREMENTS BEFORE A FLOOD REDUCES LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND TEXAS FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION URGE THE PUBLIC TO STAY INFORMED, BE PREPARED FOR FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS, TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON FLOOD SAFETY STRATEGIES TO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF FLOOD INSURANCE, TO BE AWARE OF FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WARNINGS, TO BE MINDFUL OF SIGNS AND BARRIERS, WARNINGS OF THE FLOOD DANGERS TO ALWAYS TURN AROUND. DON'T DROWN. NOW. THEREFORE, I RON JENSEN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE COUNCIL DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 22ND TO MAY 26TH, 2023 AS FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK. THANK YOU MIKE. YES, SIR MARIE ON DOWN. SO THANK Y'ALL. I MEAN, THOSE OF US THAT LIVE HERE, WE KNOW WE FLOOD EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. I MEAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO DOWN CARRIER PARKWAY, YOU'RE GOING ALL KINDA LOOK FIRST, UH, THEY'RE GOING BY THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND ALL AND SO IN OTHER SPOTS. SO THANK Y'ALL FOR KEEPING US AWARE AND UH, MAUREEN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND APPRECIATE IT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. GIVE ROUND APPLAUSE. ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON, UH, NATIONAL MAYOR, CAN YOU MAYOR, CAN WE HAVE A YES SIR. SIR, SORRY. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. [7. National Correctional Officers Week Proclamation] CORRECTION OFFICERS WEEK. YES, THANK YOU MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME TO READ THIS. AND COULD WE HAVE THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS COME DOWN AS I READ THIS, MAAM? THANK YOU. HERE'S THE BOSS. YEAH, RIGHT ON BOARD. I YOU I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THEM. WE READY? GET ON UP HERE. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE. FIX THAT. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. ARE WE READY? WE'RE READY FOR THE WE'VE ONLY BEEN OUTSIDE THE JAIL. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON, WE'RE READY FOR YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. WHEREAS THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT DETENTION CENTER IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAIN CUSTODY, SECURITY, AND CONTROL IN A SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND CONSTITUTIONAL MANNER. AND WHEREAS DETENTION OFFICERS ARE UNSEEN, DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHO CHOSE A CAREER AS COMMUNITY SERVANTS WHO MANAGE A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, SOME OF WHOM ARE VIOLENT, MENTALLY ILL AND DANGEROUS. AND WHEREAS DETENTION OFFICERS ARE INTEGRAL TO IN, TO ENSURING THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE ARE PROTECTED FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE, WHO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS DETERMINED ARE NOT SAFE TO BE AT LARGE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS IN 1984, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN DESIGNATED THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY AS NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK NOW, THEREFORE OUR MAYOR RON JENSEN OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIMS MAY SEVEN THROUGH 13TH, 2023 AS NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WEEK IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE. IT'S WITNESSED, SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED. DELIVERED AROUND TO GET A PICTURE. BUT WE WERE JOKING A LITTLE BIT. BUT THEIR JOBS TOUGH. WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS IN THIS CITY THAT ARE HARD. THIS JOB'S HARD. THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU BI GROUP. WHERE'S THE BICYCLE GROUP? DID Y'ALL, DID THE PASTOR COME ON? I DO. I COGNIZE YOU SOMEWHERE. GET ON DOWN HERE. Y'ALL RIDE WITH ME QUITE OFTEN. WE DO. AND WE'RE GONNA BE RIDING THE 17TH. NOW [00:20:01] COME THAT'S IMPORTANT. WHAT YOUR RIDE IS FOR IS IMPORTANT. COME AROUND HERE PLEASE. THE 17TH. I WILL BE RIDING WITH THEM THE NIGHT BEFORE I RIDE ON MY RIDE. AND I WANT HER TO TELL YOU WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND WHO IT'S TO REMEMBER. THANK YOU EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHERYL PORTER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF ARM RIDERS DALLAS CYCLING CLUB AND THE, UM, DIRECTOR OF BIKE FRIENDLY GRAND PRAIRIE. ON MAY 17TH, WE WILL BE RIDING IN HONOR OF ALL OF THE CYCLISTS, UH, GLOBALLY WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED WHILE RIDING THEIR BICYCLES ON THE STREET. IT'S NOT A POLITICAL RIDE, IT'S MORE OF A CELEBRATION OF LIFE. SO WE INVITE EVERYONE HERE IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT. IT'S A FAMILY FRIENDLY RIDE. WE DO ASK THAT IT'S 16 AND ABOVE JUST FOR SAFETY HELMETS ARE REQUIRED. AND WE'LL BE LEAVING FROM ANIME DALTON AT SIX 30. ALL ARE WELCOME. ALL BIKES ARE WELCOME AND WE WILL HAVE SUPPORT. SO IF YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOU UP. SO WE INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME OUT AND JOIN THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE WITH US. AND, AND I'LL BE THERE WITH THEM. AND THEY WILL, SOME OF THEM WILL BE AT MINE THE 18TH AND THEY DID LOSE ONE OF THEIR OWN. YES SIR. AT THE CORNER OF I 20 AND 1382. AND IF YOU ARE BY THERE ANYTIME, YOU'LL SEE THE MEMORIAL OVER ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. I BELIEVE OF THAT INTERSECTION. UH, IT WAS ONE OF THEIR RIDERS, A DEAR FRIEND OF THEIRS. I DID NOT KNOW THE GENTLEMAN, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK PROMPTED Y'ALL TO DO THIS. THANKS GOVERNOR. SO THANK Y'ALL AND THANK Y'ALL FOR ATTENDING MY RIDES. SO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. LET'S GET A PICTURE OUT HERE. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL. I'LL SEE YOU. I'LL SEE YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S NOT TOO LONG. I RIDE ABOUT SIX MILES. THAT'S ABOUT ALL I TEAM COUNCIL, COME ON DOWN, PLEASE. THIS IS MY MAYOR COUNCIL. SO A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO I STARTED ASSESSES IT ON THE SIDE. WHEN WAS IT ESTABLISHED? 2014. TWO 16. COME ON. 2014 I STARTED A MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL. THERE'S ABOUT 50 OF YOU IN IT. COME ON DOWN AND FACE THE CROWD. THIS IS A SMALL PORTION OF THE GROUP. ALEXIS, HOW MANY OF 'EM WENT OUT THE OTHER DAY? 50, 47, 45, 47 TOOK A TOUR OF GRAND PRAIRIE. UM, AND THEY LEARNED A LOT. IT WAS GREAT. AND THEY SENT ME SOME FABULOUS PHOTOS. UM, THE, THE REASON I STARTED THIS, THESE ARE LEADERS, THESE ARE FUTURE LEADERS. AND I WANTED THEM TO GET A TASTE OF THE CITY. NOT JUST CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT THE CITY FIRE. THEY WENT TO THE LANDFILL, THEY WENT TO PRAIRIE PAUSE. UM, THEY GOT A GLOBAL LOOK AT SOME OF THE OVER 1500 JOBS WE HAVE IN THIS CITY. AND I'VE LEARNED FROM SOME OF THEM AND FROM ALEXIS THAT Y'ALL REALLY KIND OF GOT A LOT OUT OF IT. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL GOING ON IT. BUT THIS IS THOSE AND I'M PROUD OF YOU. SOME OF 'EM ARE JUNIORS, THEY'RE JUNIOR AND SENIORS FROM ALL THE SCHOOLS, UH, HIGH SCHOOLS IN G-P-I-S-D. SO THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING HERE. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. 'CAUSE IT DOES TAKE, THEY THEY HAVE TO DO SOME THINGS. THEY JUST CAN'T GET THE, THEY RIGHT, THEY CAN'T, THEY HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN, UH, A GIVE BACK. SOME OF MANY OF THEM WERE AT THE BIG EVENT AND THEY DO DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I'M SO PROUD OF Y'ALL AND I'M HAPPY TO KEEP IT GOING. SO THANK YOU'ALL. GREAT, THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, THIS IS A SMALL GROUP. DID YOU GET IT? THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. DON'T WANT YOU TO COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING, NOT GET A PICTURE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT 50 OF 'EM AND THEY, IT'S REALLY NEAT THE THINGS THEY DO. AND, AND I RUN INTO 'EM. REBECCA AND I RUN INTO FARMER TEAM COUNCIL MEMBERS LATER, AND THEY COME UP TO MAYOR. I WAS ON YOUR TEAM COUNCIL, SO I HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL AROUND. I HOPE YOU'RE, I HOPE YOU'RE UP HERE SOMEDAY. I REALLY DO. RIGHT HERE, UP THERE. TEACHING FIREFIGHTER, POLICE OFFICER, CORRECTIONS OFFICER, CITY SECRETARY, SOMETHING. GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK Y'ALL. [00:25:13] SO, UH, I'M RECOGNIZED [CONSENT AGENDA] MAYOR PRO TEM COLE HUMPHRIES FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE FULL AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL AS OUT FRONT, UH, THREE DAYS. UH, BY LAW AHEAD OF OUR MEETING, IT NEEDS TO BE POSTED. UM, IF YOU WANT TO VIEW THE AGENDA IN MORE DETAIL, WE HAVE 'EM UP FRONT, UH, AND ONLINE. ON THE WEBSITE. UH, ANY CITIZEN CAN SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA. BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A SPEAKER CARD, I'M GONNA APPROVE, UH, A FEW ITEMS HERE. BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO NOTE THAT ON ITEM 12, IT STATES THAT THIS ITEM WAS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. IT WAS NOT REVIEWED BY THE FINANCING GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, MAINLY BECAUSE IT, WE WERE JUST RECEIVING MONEY TO HELP US FINISH WILDLIFE PARK PROJECT. SO, UM, IT'S MINOR CORRECTION, BUT WANT TO BE, UH, TRANSPARENT. SO THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 15, REMOVING THE REVIEW BY FINANCING GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ON ITEM 12. WELL, MOTION AND SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM LOPEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE NOT TAKING ACTION ON ITEM 16. THAT WAS JUST IN CASE WE NEEDED TO, BRINGS US TO ITEM [17. SUP-23-02-0005 - Specific Use Permit - Outside Storage at 2814 Sandy Ln (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit for Heavy Truck or Equipment Parking and Outside Storage. Tract 39, James McLaughlin Survey, Abstract No. 848, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-39, within the SH 161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 2814 Sandy Ln (On April 10, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0)] 17. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT PARKING AND OUTSIDE STORAGE. AT 28 14 SANDY LANE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED LOCATION OUTLINED IN RED ON THE SCREEN. AGAIN, THIS IS AN SUP FOR HEAVY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT PARKING AND OUTSIDE STORAGE. IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED PD 39 FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO USE THE PROPERTY TO PARK AND STORE SEVEN WORK TRUCKS, UH, SIX MACHINES, INCLUDING A MINI EXCAVATOR AND DRILL, AND THEN MATERIALS SUCH AS ROLLS OF CONDUITS AND CABLES. UH, THE UNIT UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT OUTSIDE STORAGE BE SCREENED EITHER WITH A MASONRY WALL IF THE STORAGE IS WITHIN 40 FEET OF THE STREET, OR A TYPE THREE FENCE, WHICH INCLUDES FIBERBOARD WOOD OR VINYL. UH, IF IT'S GREATER THAN 40 FEET AWAY FROM THE, THE STREET. UH, AND THEN THE FENCE MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 25 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. SO THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE EXISTING SITE. THE APPLICANT DID CONSTRUCT A METAL PANEL, UH, FENCE WITHOUT A PERMIT. UM, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO A VARIANCE TO KEEP THAT EXISTING FENCE. UH, SO THE VARIANCES THEY'RE REQUESTING, UH, IS A SETBACK. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LOCATION IS NOT 20 FEET FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. UM, THEY ARE, UH, THEN REQUESTING A FENCE TYPE VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE METAL PANEL FENCE INSTEAD OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW TYPE THREE FENCE. SO ON APRIL 10TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THE FIRST IS THAT THE OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA HAS TO BE AT LEAST 40 FEET AWAY FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. UH, THE SECOND IS THAT THE APPLICANT MAY UTILIZE THEIR EXISTING METAL FENCE, BUT THEY HAVE TO MOVE IT BACK 25 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. AND THEN THE STORAGE OF HEAVY TRUCKS SHALL BE PROHIBITED. UH, SO STAFF RECOMMENDED, UH, THREE CONDITIONS AND MADE THE NOTE THAT IF, UH, P AND Z AND COUNSEL CHOOSE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE APPLICANT UTILIZE THE EXISTING METAL FENCE, THEN IT BE PUSHED BACK. UH, SO P AND Z'S RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT. I WILL NOTE THAT THE THIRD CONDITION, THE STORAGE OF HEAVY TRUCKS SHALL BE PROHIBITED, IS INTENDED TO KEEP THE SUP CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING. HE'S NOT PROPOSING HEAVY TRUCKS JUST WORK TRUCKS. AND SO, UH, WE'VE ADDED THAT CONDITION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HE'S ASKING. UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. MAYOR PRO TEM HUMPHREYS. THANKS, MAYOR. REAL QUICK, SAVANNAH, OF THE CURRENT FENCE THAT WAS BUILT THERE. NOW THERE, MOST PROPERTIES HAVE AN EASEMENT OF SIX FEET, I GUESS, FROM THE ROAD. IS THAT, UM, OUTSIDE OF THAT NORMAL SIX FOOT EASEMENT? SO THE, SINCE THE THE FENCE WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A PERMIT, WE DON'T HAVE A DRAWING THAT SHOWS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THAT EXACT PROPERTY LINE AND WHERE THE FENCE IS NOW. UH, I WILL SAY THAT SOME OF THE EXISTING FENCES ARE, UH, CLOSER TO THE RIGHT OF WAY THAN THAT 25 FEET. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON. THANK YOU MAYOR SAVANNAH. UH, I WAS JUST WONDERING, IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING OR WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR A DUMPSTER AS LONG AS THEY'RE BEHIND THE FENCE. IS THAT CORRECT? AND, AND AWAY FROM THE, THE FRONT SETBACK. AND SO HAS THAT BEEN MADE CLEAR TO THE APPLICANT? I BELIEVE SO. THE, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND LANDFILL DEPARTMENTS ARE PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. [00:30:01] I SEE. OKAY. WE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND. SAVANNAH, I WAS CONFUSED. SO P AND Z RECOMMENDED MOVING THE FENCE BACK 25 FEET, BUT THEN NOT ALLOWING ANYTHING TO PARK WITHIN 15 FEET OF THE FENCE SO THAT ANYTHING PARKED IS 45 FEET FROM THE ROAD. CORRECT. SO, SO THIS APPLICANT BUILT A FENCE WITHOUT A PERMIT AND IS NOW ASKING US TO, TO, TO TRUST THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA PARK NEXT TO THAT FENCE ONCE THEY MOVE IT BACK. AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? CORRECT. THANK YOU. WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE? THAT THEY CAN'T PARK CLOSER TO THE FENCE? UH, PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH ENSURING THAT THE OUTSIDE STORAGE IS A CERTAIN DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT HELPS SCREEN IT. AND IT'S NOT VISIBLE IF YOU'RE DRIVING BY. UH, SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOT A VISIBILITY, EASE, UH, ISSUE FOR, UH, VEHICLES EXITING THE SITE AND, AND SEEING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HMM. COUNCILMAN ZANU. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU SAVANNAH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. I WAS CURIOUS, UM, THE, UH, SURROUNDING PROPERTIES THAT ARE AROUND THIS, UH, PLACE, ARE THOSE TRAILER HOMES OR JUST INDUSTRIAL? SO A A LOT OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STREET HAVE SIMILAR USES. MM-HMM . UH, THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO CAME IN BEFORE THE REQUIREMENT EXISTED THAT THEY OBTAINED A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. OKAY. SO THEY'RE INDUSTRIAL AROUND? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OUTSIDE STORAGE. YES. THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS. AND WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON? YES, SIR. UM, THE FACT THAT P AND Z HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS AND GIVEN US SOME CONDITIONS, AND OF COURSE THE OTHER STAFF CONDITIONS, THREE STAFF CONDITIONS, IS THAT CORRECT? AND THAT THAT'S IN ADDITION TO P AND Z'S 'CAUSE CONDITIONS OR DOES THAT INCLUDE SO STAFF STAFF'S CONDITIONS WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FENCE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT HE BE ABLE TO KEEP THAT METAL FENCE, NOTING THAT IT WAS, UH, MORE DURABLE AND AND BETTER CONDITION THAN SOME OF THE EXISTING OUT THERE. OH WAIT MINUTE. THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO MOVE IT. OH, YES. KEEP THEY THEY WOULD HAVE TO TO MOVE IT KEEP THEY MOVE IT. OKAY. KEEP IT BUT MOVE IT. YES SIR. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. OKAY. YOU'RE FINE WITH THAT? YES. AND THE FENCE AS FAR AS I COULD TELL LOOKED GOOD. YEAH, IT LOOKED GOOD. SO YOU'RE OKAY WITH MOVING IT BACK 25 FEET. AND THEN THE THREE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDED, IS THAT, WOULD THAT INCLUDE EVERYTHING? WHAT, WHAT WOULD HER MOTION, LIKE WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE HER MOTION TO BE? CONDITION ONE AND THREE AND ALLOWING THE APPLICANT TO KEEP THE METAL FENCE BUT MOVING IT 25 FEET FROM THE, LIKE SHE SAID, YES, BUT IF THEY'RE GONNA MOVE IT 25 FEET, WHY NOT MOVE IT THE ENTIRE 40 FEET AND THEN NOT HAVE TO HAVE TRUST IN THE APPLICANT NOT TO PARK WITHIN 15 FEET OF THEIR FENCE. THAT IS CERTAINLY A RECOMMENDATION YOU COULD MAKE. OUR, OUR UDC DOESN'T SPECIFY THAT DIFFERENCE AND, AND AT LEAST THE FENCE, THEY COULD PUT OTHER THINGS BETWEEN THE FENCE AND THE PARKING. I THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT. THEY DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TALLER THAN THE FENCE BEING PARKED RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FENCE, THE VISIBILITY. BUT HE COULD LAY, PUT SOME LAY PIPES ABOUT, YOU COULD PUT WHATEVER ELSE. A LOT OF THINGS IN THAT 25 FEET. I'D HATE TO MAKE 'EM, THEY CAN'T PUT ANYTHING IN THERE BACK AT 20 FEET. I DON'T, I I'M OKAY WITH P AND ZS, BUT THAT, THAT SPOT THERE. I'M, I'M OKAY WITH LEAVING IT TOO . I'M, SO, I, I'LL, I'LL GO WITH WHATEVER GEORGIA SAYS. MOVING IT BACK. I MEAN, LOOK WHAT'S AROUND IT, GANG. MOVING IT BACK MAY KILL SOME OF HIS STORAGE OPPORTUNITY. SO I, I WOULD BE CONCERNED AND SCREENING THAT. I'D BE CONCERNED WITH HIM PUTTING STUFF OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE AT THAT POINT. I I, YEAH. AND THAT MAY BE WHY THEY DID IT. I MEAN, RIGHT. COUNCIL MAYOR CLEMSON, I'M READY. I'M READY. UM, MAYOR, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM 17 WITH CONDITIONS ONE AND THREE AND THAT THEY KEEP THE METAL FENCE BUT MOVE IT BACK THE 15 FEET THAT WAS RECOMMENDED. IS THAT CORRECT? 25. 25 FEET THAT WAS RECOMMENDED? YES MA'AM. WE HAVE A MOTION. THANK YOU. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ZANU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANYY OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. [18. SUP-23-02-0003 - Site Plan - Restaurant/Retail at Belt Line and Marshall (City Council District 3). 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 18. THIS NEXT ITEM WAS TABLED FROM THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND AS PRESENTED TONIGHT, IT IS A SITE PLAN AT BELTLINE AND MARSHALL. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED LOCATION OUTLINED IN RED ON YOUR SCREEN. THE SITE PLAN IS FOR ABOUT A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING FOR RETAIL AND RESTAURANT USES ON ABOUT 2.867 [00:35:02] ACRES. THE CURRENT ZONING IS PD 3 58 FOR GENERAL RETAIL USES. UH, SO SINCE THE, THE LAST MEETING, THE APPLICANT REMOVED THE PROPOSED DRIVE-THROUGH LANE AND DECREASED THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWERS THAT DID A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT SHIFTED IT FROM NEEDING AN SUP. THAT IS CORRECT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHICH CHANGES IT TO A SITE PLAN. THAT IS CORRECT. WHICH FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, THE SITE PLAN MEANS IT ALREADY HAS APPROVED IT. THE THE USE IS APPROVED. YES. AND IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DENY SITE PLANS UNLESS, UNLESS THEY ASK FOR DEVIATIONS THAT WE DON'T LIKE. SO, CONTINUE ON. YES, SIR. UH, SO YOU CAN SEE THE SITE PLAN IS ON THE SCREEN. THEY'RE MEETING OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY IS OFF OF MARSHALL. UH, BELTLINE IS A STATE CONTROLLED HIGHWAY. SO, UH, ACCESS IS, IS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE IN BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION. UH, THE LANDSCAPING PLAN MEETS OUR DENSITY, OR EXCUSE ME, OUR LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN THE, ONE OF THE OTHER CHANGES THEY MADE IS TO DECREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWERS, UM, ON THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE UPDATED ELEVATIONS ON THE SCREEN. THE MATERIALS INCLUDE STONE, BRICK, AND STUCCO. THEY'RE PROVIDING BUILDING ARTICULATION, WINDOWS, AWNINGS AND CANOPIES. AND THEN AGAIN, THOSE TWO TOWER ELEMENTS. NOW THE EX NEXT IMAGE THAT I'M SHOWING ON THE SCREEN IS THE ORIGINAL RENDERING OF THE PROJECT. I WILL NOTE THAT THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THESE TWO TOWER ELEMENTS ARE MUCH LOWER AT THE 25 FEET. UH, SO THEY ARE MEETING THE, THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. STAFF DID RECEIVE SOME WRITTEN OPPOSITION TO THE CASE. YOU CAN SEE THOSE, UH, LOCATIONS OUTLINED IN BLUE ON THE SCREEN. THE DEVELOPER'S NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES. AND I WILL NOTE THAT A DRAINAGE STUDY IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. UH, THE DEVELOPER MUST SHOW NO LOSS OF VALLEY STORAGE WHEN FILLING IN THAT EXISTING POND. AND THEN ON MARCH 13TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ONE. AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. COUNCILWOMAN DEBOSKY. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, UM, FIRST I'M GONNA START OFF, I SPOKE TO MR. AND MRS. WILHOIT TODAY AND I MISINFORMED YOU ABOUT THE POND. UH, IT IS GONNA BE FILLED AS SAVANNAH HAS DISCUSSED. I ASKED THE GENTLEMAN HOW THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT SINCE IT'S SPRING FED. AND SO HE SAID HE WOULD, UM, LOOK INTO MORE OF THAT. SO EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SITE PLAN, I WOULD HATE THIS PROJECT, UM, FOR SOMEHOW SOME WAY THAT THAT WATER CAN BE REDIRECTED OR HOW THAT, HOW THAT'S GONNA BE CONSTRUCTED ON THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT. YEAH. UM, 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN FLOWING FOR MANY YEARS AS THE WILL HOYTS KNOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN IT AND YOU'VE LIVED CLOSE BY IT AND WE'VE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION TODAY ABOUT IT. UH, BUT BESIDES THAT, WITH THE NOTE VARIANCES AND I'VE GOT SOME SPEAKERS. YEAH. YEAH. OH NO. JUST WANTED TO SAY JUST TO MR. AND MR. WILHOIT, THANK YOU MIKE FOR INTERJECTING THAT MM-HMM . OH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIMM LOPEZ. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, SO THE RENDERINGS MENTIONED CERTAIN TYPE OF BUSINESSES. IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE ENVISIONING? IS THAT THEIR UNDERSTANDING? THAT'S JUST FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES. THEY DID NOT INDICATE ANY TENANTS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. AND THEN, UM, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE LIKE A DOLLAR GENERAL CLOSE BY, I KNOW WE HAVE A CERTAIN POLICY IN OUR CITY THAT THEY CAN'T DO LIKE A DOLLAR STORE TYPIST. CORRECT. THERE IS, ARE LIMITATIONS ON WHERE VARIETY STORES CAN BE LOCATED. AND SO THERE'S A DISTANT CRITERIA AND AS YOU NOTED, THERE'S ONE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THIS PROPERTY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. JUST AS LONG AS THE APPLICANT'S FULLY AWARE THAT. GOOD POINT. THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT THE TYPE OF RETAIL SPACE WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, JACOB CENTER IS AVAILABLE IF QUESTIONS AND SUPPORTS RESPOND. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, UH, TOMMY WILL HOYT, MR. WILL HOYT, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO EVERY ONE OF THE MEETINGS AND WE'RE GONNA FINALLY VOTE ON IT TONIGHT. SIR. WILL, UH, NAME AND A NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE, SIR. TOMMY HORT AT 1929 SHERIFF DRIVE. I'VE BEEN IN GRAND PRAIRIE 58 YEARS. GOOD FOR YOU. MIKE TOLD ME THIS AFTERNOON THAT THAT POND WASN'T GOING TO BE FILLED IN. AND I TOLD Y'ALL BEFORE, THAT'S SPRING FED. IT'S NEVER BEEN DRY. SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY WITH A CITY, I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS, SAID IT HAD GONE DRY ONE TIME. NEVER HAS. BUT, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT. DIVERT WATER FROM A SPRING FED POND. WE DON'T EITHER, BUT, UH, STAFF, WE, WE CAN'T LET 'EM DIVERT THAT WATER TO HAVE IT RUN OFF. Y Y'ALL KNOW THE RULES. WELL, THERE'S, THERE'S A DITCH COMES OFF A BELT LINE DOWN TO THE CREEK, BUT THAT PROPERTY ALSO GOES CLOSER TO THAT [00:40:01] OTHER SIDE OF THAT CREEK. IT DOESN'T STOP AT THE CREEK, IT GOES UNDERNEATH MARSH. NO, NO. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY LINE. CAN YOU PUT THAT UP THERE FOR ME? I'LL NOTE, I'LL NOTE THAT IN RED, IF THESE CONCERNS AREN'T ADDRESSED FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, MR. WILL, WAIT, HANG ON JUST A SECOND. WE, WE, WE UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. AND ON YOUR SIDE, LET RASHAD TELL US WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, NOT TO SPEAK FOR NOREEN'S UH, STAFF, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT, IF THE CONCERNS AREN'T ADDRESSED, THIS WON'T BE CONSTRUCTED. WE'LL MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT'S RESOLVED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. THERE'S BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE A SITE PLAN HAS COME IN. SITE PLAN IS ADMINISTRATIVE. SO IT IS, THE ONUS IS ON THE DEVELOPER TO SHORE UP THAT THIS CAN BE DEVELOPED AND OUR STAFF WILL REVIEW THAT AND THAT MEANS DEVELOP WITHOUT INJURING NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. WELL, SO, AND NOREEN LET, AND I'M NOT, I'M, I'LL CERTAINLY LET YOU KEEP TALKING, BUT I WANT TO GIVE THE STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF FILL IN SOME BLANKS FOR US TOO. SO NOREEN, SO THE, UH, THE, THIS DRAINAGE STUDY IS STILL UNDER REVIEW, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS ONLY A PORTION OF THE POND IS GONNA BE FILLED IN AND THEY'RE GONNA RECONFIGURE TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT LOSE THE VALLEY STORAGE. AND THEY'LL BE STUDYING THE DOWNSTREAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO RISE AND THERE'S NO LOSS TO THAT VALLEY STORAGE AND ALSO DOES NOT, UH, DAMAGE ANYTHING DOWNSTREAM. SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEING ANALYZED RIGHT NOW. SO, SO YOU'RE THINKING FILLING JUST PART OF THAT POND. UM, AND I THINK ONE OF THE RENDERINGS SHOWED WHAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THEY KIND OF RECONSTRUCTED THE POND IS EVERYTHING INSIDE THAT RED, THEIR PROPERTY. THAT IS THEIR PROPERTY. UM, IT, IT COMES ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF THAT DOLLAR STORE. SIT MIKE. YES SIR. SO IT COMES BASICALLY ON THIS SIDE, THAT CREEK ON FRONT AND BACK. YES SIR. SO IT'S NOT A STRAIGHT LINE. WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WATER DOESN'T, THAT THAT'S MY CONCERN IN BUILDING SOMETHING THERE AND THEN DOING THIS. AND I UH, AND STAFF, UH, SINCE HE'S A NEIGHBOR AND MIKE'S ALREADY TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT, CAN Y'ALL GET HIS NAME AND NUMBER AND AFTER THE REVIEW'S DONE VISIT WITH HIM PERSONALLY ABOUT IT? YES. EITHER BY PHONE OR SOMETHING. THEY'LL, WE'LL GET AHOLD OF YOU. MIKE'S GOT MY NUMBER. MIKE, WE'LL GET AHOLD OF YOU. OKAY. WE'LL WE'LL DO THAT MIKE. I HAVE STAFF DO IT ONCE THEY, AND HE CAN, OR HE COULD DO IT, BUT THEY, A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE DATA SO CAN SHOW YOU. BUT IT'D BE OKAY. MIKE WILL GET THE NUMBER TO 'EM AND WE'LL MAKE SURE YOUR CONCERNS ARE MET. 'CAUSE WE CAN'T BUILD SOMETHING AND HAVE THEM CLOSE IN. WE AGREE WITH YOU. WHERE'S THE WATER GONNA GO? AND, AND HE WAS TELLING ME THAT IT WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND THAT BUILDING AND I, I KNOW WHERE THE POND IS AND IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE MARSHALS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND IT. THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY FIGURE OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING AND THE INPUT THAT YOU HAD WITH MIKE AND HIS INPUT WITH YOU AND APPRECIATE IT AND STAFF WILL GET WITH YOU. ALRIGHT, THANKS. THANK YOU SIR. LOUISE WILHOIT DOESN'T WISH TO SPEAK BUT ALSO OPPOSE SOMETHING. I BET, I BET HE SAID EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED TO SAY OR, OR AT LEAST CLOSE TO IT. YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD SOME OTHER THINGS TO SAY, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I'LL, I'LL, UM, UM, MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ, A QUESTION FOR THE DEVELOPER. UM, ON, ON THE USE, YOU, YOU MENTIONED RETAIL AND RESTAURANT, YOU KNOW, IS IS RESTAURANT REALLY GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MAIN DRIVERS OF THIS SITE? I MEAN, IS THAT YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T NEED THE POWERPOINT, THAT'S JUST YEAH. DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET A RESTAURANT THERE? YES. UH, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN, THE THE FAR RIGHT USE WAS, YEAH. RESTAURANT USE. OKAY. BUT YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET A RESTAURANT THERE? YES. GOOD. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. AND YOU DON'T HAVE ONE I KNOW, BUT THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRYING TO MARK IT. CORRECT. OKAY. YES SIR. ALRIGHT, GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE DEVELOPER. HOW MUCH PARKING SPACES YOU GOT? ? NO, I'M JOKING. THAT'S, THAT'S USUALLY HIS QUESTION. UH, WITH THE PICTURE THAT'S UP RIGHT NOW AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE WATER FEEDING DOWN THERE CAN, 'CAUSE THAT WAS MY CONCERNS WHEN I REVIEWED THIS. IT APPEARS YOU'RE GONNA BUILD ON TOP OF IT. ARE YOU GONNA BUILD, WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF THIS YOU'RE GONNA BUILD ON TOP OF? IF I COULD PULL THE SITE PLAN UP, I COULD SHOW YOU. SURE, SURE. BUT KURT, NO MATTER WHAT PERCENTAGE, STAFF'S NOT GONNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH. SO IT'S KIND OF VALLEY STORAGE. MM-HMM . RIGHT. SO VALLEY STORAGE IS A KEY WORD. SO IT'S KIND OF CUT OFF HERE. UM, WITH THE DASHED AREA THERE, THAT KIND OF LITTLE FINGER. THAT'S KIND OF THE LIMITS OF OUR VALLEY STORAGE, WHICH IS TIED INTO OUR YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS? YES, SIR. SO THAT'S A, THAT DARK LINE IS A RETAINING WALL TO BUILD UP TO SITE. IT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT SEVEN FEET WHERE YOUR CURSOR IS. SO THE DASHED AREA, YOU KIND OF STEAM STORM PIPE OUTFALLS AND THAT'S OUR VALLEY STORAGE AREA. THAT WHICH THEN TIES INTO THE FLOODPLAIN AND THAT, THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW BIG THAT VALLEY STORAGE HAS TO BE. WELL, BASED BASED ON HOW MUCH DIRT YOU'RE PUTTING IN [00:45:01] THERE. WELL, BASED ON THE DESIGN THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH IN THE DRAINAGE TODAY, WE'VE SUBMITTED, WE HAVE THAT DEFINED. GOOD. IT'S JUST WE HAVE SO YOU'VE COVERED IT. YOU JUST HADN'T SHARED IT WITH THEM. WE HAVEN'T GOT FINAL APPROVAL. OKAY. SO THAT'S CORRECT. YOU GOT IT. YOU JUST HADN'T UNDER REVIEW. SO, SO IT'S THE PROPERTY IN, IN THE FLOOD ZONE? UH, YES SIR. WHAT PERCENTAGE? I'D SAY 75%. YOU CAN SEE JUST TO THE RIGHT, THERE'S A DASH DARK LINE. THAT'S THE LIMITS OF THE FLOOD PLATE. YEAH, THAT'S UH, CAN YOU TELL ABOUT THIS? UH, NO. STOOD THE ONE TO THE RIGHT? NOPE, THAT'S, IT DROPS OFF PRETTY FAST THERE, DOESN'T IT MICHAEL? THAT'S THE YEAH, THAT ONE RIGHT THERE, RIGHT HERE. THE OTHER DASH LINE, THE EROSION CLEAR ZONE, WHICH IS ANOTHER REQUIREMENT ENGINEERING HAS. UM, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE BOTH SHOWN. THEY'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD TO GET ANYTHING IN THERE, AREN'T THEY? YEAH. QUE IT'S VERY CHALLENGING. YEAH. YOU'RE, YOU'RE IT IS. AND UH, I I, IF YOU BRING SOME THINGS INTO THAT COMMUNITY WANTS, I THINK THEY'LL BE EXTREMELY HAPPY. THEY, THEY'RE UNDERSERVED THERE. SO WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BRING A RESTAURANT THERE AND SOME THAT IS THAT THE SERVICES. SO I, I HOPE THAT YOUR STUDIES AND WHAT YOU'RE GIVING THEM, IT DOES WORK OUT TO WHERE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT. 'CAUSE I KNOW MIKE'S AREA COULD REALLY USE IT. I I JUST WANNA HOPEFULLY THAT YOU DON'T BRING SERIOUSLY ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE OR VAPE STORE TO THAT LOCATION. AND I WISH WE COULD SAY THAT IN THE MOTION, BUT WE CAN'T. YEAH. NOW, JACOB, IF YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN BRIEFLY SPEAK ABOUT THE BLACK SOD LINE, WHICH IS GONNA BE THE RETAINING, ONE THING THAT I ASKED IS IF THERE'S A FIRE, WILL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BE ABLE TO GET A TRUCK AND GET AROUND THAT WHOLE BUILDING? THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WON'T SIGN OFF ON THIS UNLESS THEY FEEL IT'S ADEQUATELY COVERED. THAT'S CORRECT. HE'LL HAVE TO MM-HMM . SO WE HAVE A FIRE LANE DEFINED AS KIND OF ALONG THE, THE DRIVE AISLES. YOU SEE THE DASH LINE, THAT'S THE FIRE LANE. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE 150 FOOT HOSE LANE FROM FIRE LANE, WHICH COVERS THE BACKSIDE OF THE BUILDING. WHO DOES THAT? FIRE MARSHAL CHIEF? YES. YEAH, YEAH. THE FIRE MARSHAL WILL REVIEW THAT. YEAH. AND THEY MAY YEAH. BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT THE WILHOIT AND I, WE SPOKE ABOUT THAT ALL JUST A CONCERN. UHHUH . SO, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE, MR. WILHOIT, THAT FIRE MARSHAL LOOKS AT ALL THAT, WHETHER IT HAS TO HAVE 360 OR THREE SIDES. SOME BUILDINGS ONLY REQUIRE THREE SIDES ACCESS BECAUSE THE, THE SIZE AND EVERYTHING. BUT THE FIRE MARSHAL WILL REVIEW ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. THANKS MIKE. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU, SIR. WITH ALL THIS BEING SAID AND DISCUSSED AND THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT STAFF IS STILL GONNA DO, WORKING THAT THIS IS JUST A SITE PLAN, UH, I APPROVE TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THESE RESULTS ON THESE, UH, WATER, UH, STUDIES ON THE, UH, SITE PLAN. IS IT STILL SUP OR IT SHOULD NOT BE? SUP UH, ITEM NUMBER 1823 DASH TWO DASH ZERO THREE. THANKS. WHAT SHOULD IT BE? SUP OR S? THE REQUEST IS A SITE PLAN, BUT THE SUP NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY SIGNED. SUBMITTED. ALREADY DID IT. OKAY. IT'S AUTOMATICALLY SIGNED. JUST LEAVE IT THE SAME NUMBER. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND IS SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TIMM HUMPHREYS. UH, I THINK THIS IGNITES ADDITION TO YOUR, UH, DISTRICT MIKE. UM, WE HAVE MOST SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AND YOUR OPPOSED SAY NAY. GEORGIA, [CITIZEN COMMENTS] YOU HAVE A, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES. JUST WANTED TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER THAT THE CITY WILL SPONSOR AT THE LIBERTY BELL THURSDAY AT 12 NOON. AT WHAT A HONOR AND BLESSING IT IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. AND HOPE YOU'LL TURN OUT AND JOIN US. THE STARS START AT EIGHT 30. . WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.