Aug 01, 2023 City Council 08012023

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CALL THE MEETING TO

[RECONVENE MEETING]

WE STARTED AT FOUR 30 TODAY, AND WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION, UH, TONIGHT.

OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY A GOOD FRIEND OF ALL OF OURS.

HE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT, REVEREND ARTHUR JAMES OF THE TRANSPARENT CHURCH.

AND THEN THE PS WILL BE LED BY OUR NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, PLEASE RISE.

GOOD EVENING.

LET'S PRAY.

DEAR GOD, WE THANKFUL.

WE'RE THANKFUL, RATHER, FOR THIS NIGHT.

SO THANKFUL FOR THE GREAT CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, THANKFUL FOR THIS GREAT LEADERSHIP, THIS MAYOR AND COUNCIL WHO YOU'VE ALLOWED TO HAVE VISION AND TO SEE THE CITY GROW TO ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN THIS COUNTRY.

WE THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THEIR SERVICE AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE JUST ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM TONIGHT AS THEY GO THROUGH EACH AGENDA ITEM, GRANT THEM WISDOM, GOD, SO THAT EVEN AS WE'RE IN THIS ROOM, YOUR PRESENCE IS IN THIS PLACE.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO, EVEN MORE SO IN THE FUTURE WITH THIS CITY.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS SO MUCH TODAY AND ASK AND PRAY THAT GOD, YOU ARE CONTINUING WITH US AS WE LEAVE THIS PLACE AS WELL.

SO WE JUST THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR A GREAT MEETING TONIGHT.

IT IS IN THE MIGHTY, MAJESTIC, MARVELOUS NAME OF JESUS.

WE PRAY AND WE THANK YOU.

AMEN.

THANK YOU REVEREND PLEDGE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION WITHOUT GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, ALL HONOR TEXAS FLAG TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE OF GOD.

ONE.

I'M GONNA DO THE HONORS

[2. Certificate of Recognition for Joaquin Soto]

JOAQUIN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND HEAD UP THIS WAY? REBECCA AND I MET JOAQUIN AT THE EPIC, DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

WALKED IN ART ALL OVER THE PLACE.

METAL WELDINGS KIDS, UM, PUTTING TOGETHER THINGS.

MY GOODNESS.

THEY TAKE SCRAP AND BUILD.

COME ON UP WITH HIM.

COME ON UP.

DON'T THROW SCRAP OUT.

HE DOESN'T THROW ANY SCRAP OUT.

LEMME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JOAQUIN.

GRADUATED OF GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, MY ALMA MATER.

AH, GP AH, GP WENT.

BUT THERE WAS BACK WHEN THERE WAS ONLY ONE HIGH SCHOOL IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WENT ON TO STUDY AT MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE WHERE HE REDISCOVERED HIS PASSION FOR ART AND WAS INTRODUCED TO THE ART WORLD.

HE THEN STUDIED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS WHERE HE MAJORED IN VISUAL ARTS AND OBTAINED HIS ART EDUCATION CERTIFICATE.

HIS CAREER FOR SEVERAL YEAR YEARS HAS BEEN ART EDUCATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

HE SAID, WORKING WITH TALENTED AND CREATIVE STUDENTS HAS PUSHED ME TO CREATE MY OWN WORK.

THERE'S A GREAT LEVEL OF FEEDBACK YOU GET WHEN YOU WORK ALONGSIDE YOUR STUDENTS MAKING ART.

MR. SOTO HAS LED FOUR GRAND PRAIRIE ISD STUDENTS TO THE FINAL 30 IN THE ANNUAL SCRAP FEST COMPETITION, WHICH IS A PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION IN MICHIGAN, WHICH Y'ALL JUST WENT THERE NOT TOO LONG AGO.

SO I'VE GOT A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR YOU, JOAQUIN.

I'M JUST SO PROUD OF YOU.

LET'S GIVE YOU A HANDS.

THANK YOU.

OH MY GOODNESS.

WHAT WAS THAT BIG OLD, WAS IT A TIGER? YOUR SIG ONE OF YOUR SIGNATURE PIECES? IT WAS A A BAT.

A GIANT BAT.

A GIANT BAT.

YEAH.

WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS THAT ONE? THAT'S ON THE WHAT? THE THE ANIMAL.

OH, FOR MINE IT WAS THE DOG.

THE DOG, OKAY.

LOOKED LIKE A LION.

LEMME TAKE PICTURE HERE.

GET IN HERE.

YOU KNOW, COME ON.

SO, UH, DID Y'ALL HAVE A TEACHER INSPIRED YOU? HOPE Y'ALL DID.

HE'S INSPIRING KIDS TO ME.

ALRIGHT.

OUTTA SCRAP.

BUT NOT ONLY THAT, UH, TO JUST EXPLORE AND, AND DO THINGS THAT THEY NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING.

WHEN YOU WERE IN SIXTH GRADE, YOU PROBABLY NEVER FIGURED YOU WOULD BE WELDING STUFF TOGETHER.

MAYBE YOU DID.

I TAUGHT IT IN FIFTH GRADE, ACTUALLY.

.

OKAY, YOU DID.

BUT WE NEED MORE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN LIKE HIM, INSPIRING KIDS LIKE THEM TO MAKE OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

THANK YOU.

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GO AHEAD.

OH, WOW.

THIS IS SURREAL.

UM, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY WHEN I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND IT'S SO, UH, GRATIFYING BEING HERE.

I I LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE IN GRAND PRAIRIE SINCE I WAS SEVEN, AND MY MISSION WAS TO MAKE THIS CITY PROUD OF SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE SOMEONE, UH, FROM THEIR HOMETOWN.

UM, AND I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR A FACT THAT I AM WORKING ON THE COMMISSION CURRENTLY, UM, THAT'S GONNA BE NEXT TO, UM, IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL BEING, BEING BUILT NEXT TO, UM, UH, EPIC WEST.

IT'S, IT'S THE, UM, RESIDENCE INN HOTEL, AND IT'S A, IT'S A COMMISSION PIECE THAT I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF.

AND I HAVE, UH, SOME OF MY STUDENTS HELPING ME WITH THAT COMMISSION PIECE, AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL ENJOY THAT.

AND IT'S GONNA BE DONE IN ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS.

UM, BUT AGAIN, BEING HERE IS SO GRATIFYING BECAUSE I WANTED THIS SO, SO, SO MUCH TO BE RECOGNIZED, NOT BECAUSE WHAT I'M DOING, BUT FOR, FOR YOU GUYS TO, TO DO THIS PUBLICLY.

IT MEANS A LOT.

AND HOPEFULLY, UH, THIS CAN BE SOMETHING THAT, UM, ANOTHER STUDENT OR ANOTHER PERSON CAN SEE AND THEY CAN BE LIKE, IF HE CAN DO IT, I CAN DO IT AS WELL.

UM, RECOGNITION FOR THIS AND, UM, HAVING SOMEONE, UH, HISPANIC, UM, WHEN I WAS STARTING OUT DURING THIS CAREER, THERE WAS HARDLY ANY HISPANIC, UH, WELDERS OR ARTISTS THAT DID SCRAP METAL.

AND NOW THERE'S MORE AND MORE.

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANT TO INSPIRE, UH, YOUNGER LATINO HISPANIC STUDENTS OR ANY ARTISTS OF ANY, ANY CULTURE TO SEE, ESPECIALLY THAT I CAME FROM REALLY, REALLY BAD.

UH, REALLY HARD CONDITIONS AND A REALLY BAD UPBRINGING.

UPBRINGING.

UH, SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

ALSO, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR OPENING UP THE CITY DUMP.

UH, I'VE BEEN, I WENT THERE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I GOT SCRAP METAL.

I FILLED UP MY TRUCK, AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE BIGGEST BLESSING I CAN RECEIVE FROM YOU GUYS.

THE BIGGEST SUPPORT , UH, THAT IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO AS A SCRAP METAL ARTIST IS TO FIND SUPPLIES.

YOU MAY THINK IT'S EASY, BUT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES I GET STUFF HERE AND THERE IN SMALL LITTLE AMOUNTS.

BUT FOR YOU GUYS TO OPEN UP THE FLOOD GATES AND HAVE MY IMAGINATION RUN WILD, THAT RIGHT THERE IS A LIFE CHANGING EVENT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

WE'RE PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU, JO.

WE'RE PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM.

WE HAVE, UH, HAROLD HAS SOME QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FIRST.

SO LET'S GET HIM DOWN HERE.

CAROL, COME ON DOWN.

BETTY, JUST GO ONE AT A TIME.

7, 10, 11 AND 14.

FIRST UP, NUMBER SEVEN,

[7. Purchase two Ram 3500 Tradesman Crew Cabs from Safeware, Westminster, Colorado, utilizing the Omnia Contract #4400008468 for the purchase price of $292,275.40 to include all make-ready and equipment mounting]

YOU LOVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO HAROLD, WE'RE PURCHASING, UH, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS, OKAY? THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT A SKID UNIT IN THE BACK TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH GARAGE FIRES, LIKE IN OUR APARTMENTS AS WELL AS WHEN WE'RE DEPLOYED, WE'LL GET REIMBURSED.

WE'RE JUST BUYING 'EM FROM A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT.

SURE.

WHO'S BASED OUTTA COLORADO? GREAT.

THAT'S IT.

AS LONG AS YOU GET THE BENEFIT IN THE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU.

WE GOT YOUR THINKING.

THANK YOU.

NUMBER

[10. Ordinance amending the FY2023 unobligated Street CIP Fund to allocate $1,422,881 of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Funds to the Street Assessment Fund for the renovation of the streets around the Grand Prairie Hospital District (Stewart Drive, Osler Drive, Hospital Boulevard and Mid-Cities Boulevard) (Reviewed by the Tax Increment Financing Board on 08/01/2023)]

I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE, PHONE WHEN I WENT OUT THERE.

THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW OF THE STREETS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED.

I NEED THE TAXPAYERS NEED STREETS FIXED IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY.

THAT HOSPITAL IS NOT GOING TO BE A HOSPITAL.

NOTHING'S GOING TO OCCUR OUT THERE.

THIS IS THE JERRY JEFF WALKER SONG P*****G IN THE WIND.

NOTHING IS GONNA HAPPEN OUT THERE.

LET ME, WE DID TALK ABOUT THIS IN BRIEFING AND WE'RE NOT DOING THIS BECAUSE OF THE HOSPITAL.

THERE'S A VALIN CLINIC OUT THERE.

THERE'S OTHER THINGS.

WE HAVE CITIZENS THAT LIVE DOWN OSLER THAT TO GET TO THEIR HOUSES GOING DOWN OSLER, THE ROAD NEEDS REPAIRED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE HOSPITAL OPENS UP OR NOT.

I'M WITH YOU.

THAT HOSPITAL MAY NEVER OPEN UP, BUT THIS WAS NOT CONTINGENT ON OR BECAUSE OF THE HOSPITAL IS BECAUSE THOSE STREETS OUT THERE NEED TO BE REPAIRED.

NOW THAT'S NOT TO SAY THERE AREN'T OTHER STREETS IN THE CITY THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED ALSO, BUT THIS IS WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT

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HAROLD, I GUESS BECAUSE MAYOR, YOU SERVED ON THAT HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING.

OH, YES SIR.

YOU AND WAYNE HANKS IN MARCH, 1985.

TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK.

NEXT ON 60 MINUTES, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK.

THAT HOSPITAL WAS ON 60 MINUTES OF MARCH OF 1985 THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE MOST NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

DON'T DISAGREE FROM STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION.

THAT WAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF THAT EPISODE OF 60 MINUTES.

SO PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS, WE'RE NOT PUTTING IT INTO THE HOSPITAL, HAROLD.

WE'RE PUTTING IT INTO STREETS THAT OTHER CITIZENS USE DAY BY DAY.

AND WE HAVE A VA CLINIC CLINIC OUT THERE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN BRIEFING 'CAUSE WE WERE, WHY WERE WE SPENDING, WE'RE NOT DOING IT JUST FOR THE HOSPITAL.

NOW, DO WE HOPE THAT HOSPITAL GETS UP AND GOING SOMEDAY? WELL, OF COURSE WE DO.

WILL IT? I I'M WITH YOU.

IT PROBABLY NEVER WILL, BUT IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE HOSPITAL, HAROLD.

THAT'S THE IMPLICATION THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

WHEN YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THE WESTCHESTER LIBRARY IN FRONT OF THE MACK LIBRARY, THERE'S A HIGHER VOLUME OF TRAFFIC FULL ON THOSE STREETS THAT NEED THIS FUNDING THERE.

WE GOT LOTS OF STREETS AROUND HERE.

NEED REPAIRING.

THANK YOU HAROLD.

OKAY, NUMBER 11, DEFINE MOBILE GENERATION WRITERS FROM ENCORE.

OKAY.

WHO CAN GET THAT ONE? GIMME ONE SECOND.

HANG ON A MINUTE, HAROLD, I STOPPED YOUR CLOCK.

OH, THAT'S FINE.

IN ADDITION TO THE COST RECOVERY FACTOR.

NO, I DIDN'T.

SORRY, .

WELL, ANYTHING TO RUN ME OFF.

OKAY, MEGAN.

SO IT'S ONE OF THE RATES THAT CHARGES, I CAN'T GIVE YOU, I'M NOT A TECHNICAL UTILITY EXPERT.

I CAN GET YOU MORE INFORMATION IF YOU'D LIKE IT, BUT IT'S ONE OF THE RATES THAT THEY CHARGE AND WE ARE DISPUTING THAT RATE.

THEY WANTED TO INCREASE THE RATES AND WE ARE DISPUTING IT WITH OUR, UH, STEERING COMMITTEE.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS TO DISPUTE THAT RATE INCREASE.

AND YOU'RE SUPPORTING US DENYING IT.

OH GOODNESS.

JUMP ALL OVER 'EM SIDEWAYS.

WHAT THEY DID TO US ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2021 ON CAR HAS TO WE'RE WITH YOU.

WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE DENYING.

HOW ABOUT NUMBER 14? WELL, JUST REAL QUICKLY ON MOBILE GENERATION RIDERS THAT GIVES YOU THE, LIKE ATMOS HAS THEIR TEMPORARY TRUCKS OF CNG THAT THEY BRING OUT TO GRAND PRAIRIE.

YOU JUST LOOK AT THIS AS SOMETHING TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY ON A DAY THAT WE USED ALMOST 84,000 MEGAWATTS TODAY, PRODUCTION FOR THE FALL.

WHETHER IT'S, THAT'S VERY MISLEADING THAT ENCORE TO EXPLAIN OF, UH, MOBILE GENERATION.

PLEASE.

AND I THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THAT.

NUMBER 14,

[14. Resolution to expand Public Improvement District No. 1, Westchester through annexation of the Dechman Multifamily Addition (Reviewed by the Westchester PID Advisory Board on 07/18/2023)]

SHOW US THE MONEY.

WHEN WILL THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX START PAYING INTO THE P DISTRICT? GOOD QUESTION, LEE.

WHEN WILL THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX START PAYING? HIS FIRST ASSESSMENT WILL BE, UM, BILLED IN OCTOBER OF 2023.

SO THE FIRST ASSESSMENT WILL BE PAID PROBABLY IN JANUARY.

AND I ACTUALLY HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THAT FIRST ONE.

THANK YOU.

UM, THE FIRST ONE IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT $1,900 BECAUSE THAT'S BASED ON PARTIAL CONSTRUCTION.

ONCE IT'S COMPLETE, THEY'LL BE PAYING.

NEXT YEAR THEY'RE EXPECTED TO PAY $57,000.

GREAT.

57,000.

AND THAT WILL, WILL THAT JUST INCLUDE THE, THE, THE FRONTAGE THERE ON DECKMAN? WHAT AREA DOES THAT INCLUDE FOR THE PIT DISTRICT, PLEASE? WELL, THE ENTIRE PART, APARTMENT PROPERTIES BEING ANNEXED IN.

UM, BUT THE APARTMENT HOUSE WILL, THE OWNERS WILL MAINTAIN THEIR OWN RIGHT OF WAY, WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE MONEY TO MAINTAIN OTHER THINGS IN WESTCHESTER, INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF WAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DENMAN.

OKAY.

OR I MEAN, UM, THE, SORRY, THE WEST SIDE OF DENMAN.

SURE.

SO THE MONIES WILL BE UTILIZED, JUST NOT CONCENTRATED ON THIS ONE SPECIFIC AREA.

RIGHT.

THAT'S KIND OF A ROBIN HOOD OF THE P PROGRAM.

SHARE THE WEALTH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.

THANK YOU HAROLD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I'D TURN IT OVER TO YOU NOW.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, SO JUST TO, UM, TALK ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA PROCESS, UH, WE, WE POSTED OUR FULL AGENDA.

WE REQUIRED ON CITY'S WEBSITE, THOSE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.

UM, FOR THOSE, FOR ANYONE WANTING TO MAKE A COMMENT ON TODAY'S AGENDA ITEMS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD ON ANY ITEM BEFORE US TONIGHT.

UM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK UP TO FIVE MINUTES, UM, ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM.

UM, DURING BRIEFING TODAY, EARLIER TODAY, WE REVIEWED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, UH, THREE THROUGH 14.

AND THERE WAS NO REVISIONS AT THIS POINT.

AND, UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM LOPEZ.

SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CLEMSON.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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AND OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 15,

[15. Boards and Commissions appointments for vacancies and terms expiring on July 31, 2023]

OKAY.

UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THOSE, UM, WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED THIS EVENING.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, SO IF YOU ARE BEING NOMINATED TO SERVE ON A, A CITY BOARD, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND OR WAVE.

THANK YOU.

JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

UM, IT'S WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY IS SO IMPORTANT AS A VOLUNTEER BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBER.

AND, UM, YOU REPRESENT US HIGHLY IN THOSE POSITIONS AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE, WE TRULY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF APPLYING AND ARE NOW BEING NOMINATED OR RENOMINATED OR REAPPOINTED TO ONE OF THESE BOARDS.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO READ THE NOMINATIONS FOR ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD.

AND I'M SORRY, MARSHA, I'M GONNA DESTROY YOUR NAME, BUT MARSHA PATITZ, UM, IN DISTRICT ONE, TRACY OWENS, I'M SORRY, MADELINE MONROE, DISTRICT THREE.

WE HAVE A VACANT SPOT FOR PLACE SEVEN BUILDING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD.

DISTRICT ONE AARON KING, DISTRICT THREE ARUNA, AND WE HAVE VACANCIES IN PLACE.

SEVEN IN DISTRICT SIX FOR CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.

WE HAVE OLIVER THOMPSON, COMMISSION ON AGING DISTRICT ONE.

STEPHANIE JUMPER MORENO, DISTRICT THREE, PRUDENCE MATHIS PLACE SEVEN.

MADDIE PACKER, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION.

DISTRICT ONE, VIVIAN VANCE, DISTRICT THREE.

RICARDO CARON AND PLACE SEVEN.

DEBORAH BLUE BALL FOR THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

ZELDA FREEMAN, KEEP GRAND PRAIRIE BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION.

KEVIN ZA IN DISTRICT ONE, DISTRICT THREE.

BRANDI BASTA AND PLACE.

SEVEN.

MARCELLA GONZALEZ LIBRARY BOARD.

WE HAVE DISTRICT ONE AND CHILTON.

DISTRICT THREE.

VAN, NO PLACE.

SEVEN.

WHITNEY CARLISLE PARK.

FOUR.

DISTRICT ONE MAL PARK HILL EARL, DISTRICT THREE.

MIKE RILEY, PLACE SEVEN YUI JOHN FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

DISTRICT ONE, JOHN FEDORKO, DISTRICT THREE.

JULIA PEREZ, PLACE SEVEN.

CHRISTOPHER OLI, PLACE EIGHT.

TY JONES, CHAPMAN, PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE MAX COLEMAN IN DISTRICT ONE.

DISTRICT THREE.

VACANT PLACE SEVEN.

CAROL LANDRUM ZONING, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS MAYOR DEBBIE EK, DISTRICT TWO TIMOTHY IPO, DISTRICT FOUR, VACANT DISTRICT FIVE, JOSE EZ AND CONSENSUS TOMMY LAND AND MELINDA ROGERS.

I ALSO WANNA THANK THOSE WHO ARE ONLINE WITH US TONIGHT.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME OF THE, UM, NOMINATED, UH, NOMINEES ONLINE WATCHING, UH, TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERVING AND ARE WATCHING US ONLINE.

THANK YOU MON, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM ALL.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE BOARDS AND ADMISSIONS AND PRESENTED.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEADON.

THE MOTION WAS BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? A NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

WELCOME ONTO OUR BOARDS COMMISSIONS.

WE CAN'T RUN A GOOD CITY WITHOUT GOOD MEMBERS OF OUR VOLUNTEER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

SO THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

IT'S SOMETIMES A THANKLESS JOB, BUT ESPECIALLY THE ZBA, UH, PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BOARDS WE HAVE.

BUT THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

ITEM 16,

[16. Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute a Development Agreement and the related Development Documents with Palace Parkway, LLC (or affiliated entity) for the development of an entertainment project within the Gateway Corridor (Reviewed by the Tax Increment Fund #1 Board on 6/6/2023)]

ITEM 16.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE RELATED DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS WITH PALACE PARKWAY, LLC, OR AFFILIATED ENTITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENTERTAINMENT PROJECT WITHIN THE GATEWAY CORRIDOR.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 16.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND I'D ALSO, I CAN'T TELL YOU EVERYTHING 'CAUSE WE HAVE NDAS, BUT I'D LIKE MEGAN TO READ WHAT WE ARE AUTHORIZED.

THEN I'LL, UH, RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TEM LOPEZ.

THIS ENTERTAINMENT TOURIST DESTINATION WILL BE A WORLD CLASS ENTERTAINMENT VENUE WITH AT LEAST 230,000 SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SPACE AND PROVIDE A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE OPTIONS CONTAINING THEMED ENTERTAINMENT VENUES FOR ALL AGES, INCLUDING FOOD AND DRINK OPTIONS.

THIS DESTINATION WILL ATTRACT SIGNIFICANT TOURISM AND TAX DOLLARS TO THE AREA, AND WE PROJECT AT LEAST

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MAYOR PROIN LOPEZ.

YEAH, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION.

UM, DID THAT INCLUDE THE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON THE WORDING ON THIS ONE? YES.

YES.

IT GOT INTO THE FILE TODAY.

THE SLED ADJUSTMENT FOR THE PARKING AND THINGS? YES.

OH NO, THE TIFF WITH THE TIF BOARD.

OH, THE TIFF.

WE CAN MAKE A NOTE FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY.

SO, UM, GOOD, JOHN, THANK YOU.

WE NOTED THIS IN BRIEFING, BUT FOR THE AUDIENCE, UM, THE TA, THE TAX INCREMENT FUND NUMBER ONE BOARD, WHICH REVIEWED THIS ON SIX SIX SPECIFICALLY REVIEWED THE TIF ALLOCATION.

IT DID NOT REVIEW THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTS, JUST THE TIF COMPONENT OF THE AGREEMENT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR PROTI.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS TO EVER COME TO GRAND PRAIRIE.

YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD BACK THERE, ONE OF THE FARMER LANDOWNERS, UM, CAN'T ANNOUNCE WHO IT IS YET.

YOU'LL, YOU'LL BE REAL EXCITED WHEN I CAN.

UH, IT'S A GREAT DAY HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

MAYOR PRO TEM, I'D RECOGNIZE YOU FOR ITEM 17.

[17. Epic Central Convention Center Name]

UM, AS YOU KNOW, HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WE, WE HAVE A GREAT, UM, ENERGIZED CITY COUNCIL AND WE KIND OF REVIEW THIS NAME PROCESS OVER SEVERAL MEETINGS AND WE SET ON A NAME TODAY.

YOU THINK WE HAVE A HARD TIME DECIDING THEM? SOMETIMES YOU OUGHT TO SET IT ON THIS.

COMING UP WITH A NAME TOOK US FOUR, FOUR MONTHS.

SO GIVEN THAT IT'S A GREAT COUNCIL.

SO, UM, THE NAME WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD IS THAT WE ARE NAMING THE EPIC CONVENTION CENTER.

IT'S GONNA BE CALLED THE GRAND PRAIRIE EVENTS IN CONVENTION CENTER.

REAL SNAZZY NAME .

AND IT TOOK US MONTHS TO COME UP WITH IT, BUT WE ALL AGREE WITH IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.

WE HAVE MOTION A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED SAY NAY.

THANK YOU.

ITEM 18.

[18. Public Hearing Concerning a Proposed Strategic Partnership Agreement between the City and the Ellis County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1]

THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THERE IS NO VOTE NECESSARY.

THIS IS PART OF THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.

SOUTHGATE, UM, ETJ ANNEXATION.

THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS IN THE PROCESS.

SO SINCE IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, YOU CAN COME SPEAK ON IT RIGHT NOW.

EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A CARD.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 19.

I'D

[19. Public Hearing and Ordinance Amending TIRZ #3 to Extend the Term and Expand the Boundaries to Create and Include Area Development Zones #9, #10, and #11 (Reviewed by the Tax Increment Financing Board on 08/01/2023)]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

JUST AS A RESET AND WHILE MARTY'S COMING DOWN HERE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, MEMBER ITEMS AND A RESET FOR THE REST OF COUNCIL.

AS YOU ALL RECALL, WE'RE WORKING WITH TWO DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS DOWN IN OUR SOUTHGATE AREA, WHICH IS THAT KIND OF 2 87, 360 CORRIDOR AND AREA.

UH, THE HUFFINES GROUP IS WORKING ON 2000 ACRES.

1,250 OF THOSE ACRES ARE IN OUR CITY, UH, OR IN OUR ETJ RATHER.

AND THEN PROVIDENCE IS WORKING ON ANOTHER 5,000 ACRE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR ETJ AS WELL.

PROVIDENT IS PROPOSING TO BE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL AND HUFFINES LARGELY RESIDENTIAL WITH, UH, SOME RETAIL.

I I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE NATE AND CASEY HERE WITH US TONIGHT FROM THE HUFFINES GROUP.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND WHAT MARTY'S GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH IS A PROPOSED EXPANSION OF OUR TURS THREE.

THIS WILL ALLOW THESE DEVELOPERS TO FUND THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, TO DEVELOP THESE PROJECTS.

AND COUNSEL, YOU'LL RECALL WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS AND THIS DISCUSSION, THE FIRST THING THAT WE DID WAS AN ETJ STUDY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS FEASIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE.

AND THAT SHOWED US THAT IT WOULD BE.

AND THEN REALLY WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON IS A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE DEVELOPMENTS AS OPPOSED TO THEM STAYING IN THE COUNTY IF WE'RE ABLE TO ANNEX THEM INTO THE CITY.

SO IN ORDER TO ANNEX THEM INTO THE CITY AND ALLOW A, A TS UH, UH, CONTRIBUTION AS WELL AS A PI OR AN MMD IN THE CASE OF LAKE SONG, UH, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE CITY SERVICES, IT WILL ALLOW YOU ALL TO HAVE MORE OF A, UH, UH, OWNERSHIP AND INPUT ON WHAT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE.

I CAN TELL YOU BOTH GROUPS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH.

SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

UH, THE HUFFINES GROUP WILL ANNEX THEIR PROPERTY IF APPROVED INITIALLY UPFRONT BECAUSE THEY DO OWN THE PROPERTY.

UH, THE PROVIDENT PROJECT WILL BE OVER TIME IF APPROVED.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I'M GONNA THROW IT OVER TO MARTY AND, AND I ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE DAVID AND NATALIE, OUR TIFF CONSULTANTS THAT WERE HERE.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND ANALYSIS ON THIS PROJECT.

MARTY, IF YOU WOULD GO THROUGH THE SLIDES FOR COUNSEL, I'LL BE GLAD TO.

STEVE.

UH, AND YOU SEE THEIR LOGO THERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER, UH, DAVID PETIT, NATALIE MOORE HAVE, HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO GET, GET US TO THIS POINT.

THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE TOURS

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WHAT WE'RE GONNA GO OVER VERY BRIEFLY, AND, AND CERTAINLY THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I THIS IS MEANT FOR YOUR BENEFIT TO ASK QUESTIONS.

PLEASE DON'T HESITATE IF YOU'VE GOT THEM.

UH, REGARDLESS THOUGH THAT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.

SO I'M GONNA GO THROUGH IT.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND ON TS OR TIFF NUMBER THREE.

UH, THIS, THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, THE PROJECTED REVENUE, THE PROJECT COSTS, AND A LITTLE BIT ON THE NEXT STEPS SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO, TO VOTE TO APPROVE.

UH, THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE.

BACK IN 1999, THIS PARTICULAR TAX INCREMENT, REINVE REINVESTMENT ZONE WAS FIRST CREATED AND IT WAS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE PENINSULA, THE ESTES PENINSULA, BUT IT DID INCLUDE BOTH DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTY INITIALLY, BECAUSE THE TARRANT COUNTY PORTION WHERE THERE'S LOTS OF HOMES NOW WERE UNDEVELOPED.

UM, IT, UH, THE CITY PARTICIPATION AT THAT TIME WAS 100%, AND IT WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE INITIALLY ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2020.

UH, WE CAME BACK AND TO THE COUNCIL THAT WAS IN PLACE HERE IN 2019 AFTER WE HAD WORKED WITH DAVID PETTIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNED THAT THE STATE LAWS HAD CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, UH, SINCE THAT 1999 VOTE THAT ALLOWED TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES TO MAYBE ADD NON-CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES OR REVISE WHAT THEY'VE GOT.

WE RECOMMENDED AT THAT POINT, AND, AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVED, UH, EXTENDING THE TERM.

SO WE HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME TO 2041 TO CHANGE THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION PER PERCENTAGE FROM 100% DOWN TO 75% TO ADD, IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU SEE IN RED, THE ORIGINAL NUMBER ONE WAS THAT ORIGINAL TOUR ZONE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TARRANT COUNTY PORTION.

SEVEN ADDITIONAL WHAT, UH, DAVID BRANDED APPROPRIATELY AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONES SO THAT YOU, AS YOU BRING THESE ON, YOU CAN HAVE OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE SEVERAL OF THEM ARE LOCATED.

AND, UH, WE HAVE SEEN DEVELOPMENT TAKE PLACE IN A NUMBER OF THOSE ZONES.

THERE'S ONE THAT'S BEEN HELD UP, ONE OR TWO, UM, AND, AND IT'S STRETCHED AS YOU CAN SEE QUITE A BIT FAR DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FAR SOUTH.

UH, THERE WITH YOU SEE NUMBER SIX, YOU'RE GONNA SEE THAT.

AND AGAIN, IN A SECOND.

THE GOALS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES NOW TO INCLUDE THREE NEW AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONES OR AD ZS, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO USE THAT ACRONYM FROM HERE ON OUT A DZ NINE 10 AND 11.

AND, UH, WE'LL EXPLAIN IN A MINUTE WHILE THERE'S THREE, UH, IT EXTENDS THE TERM FOR THESE THREE PROPOSED NEW ZONES ONLY TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2063, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE BOTH OF THESE PROPOSED PROJECTS ARE RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE.

THEY NEED TIME TO GET INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE, AND THEN THOSE BENEFITS COME IN IN TERMS OF NEW VALUES.

IT ENCOURAGES VERY HIGH QUALITY PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU'VE TOLD US YOU DESIRE AND WHAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM OUR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO RESIDENTIAL AND A MIX OF USES.

UH, AND, AND THEN AS WELL, PART OF THE REASON WHY, AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S THREE ZONES.

UH, DEEP PED DAVID PET ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WISELY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, LOOK, ONE OF THESE PROJECTS IS DIVIDED IN TWO SEPARATE COUNTIES TO KEEP THINGS NEAT AND CLEAN.

LET'S CREATE ZONES IN EACH COUNTY.

UM, SO YOU'LL SEE THERE A DZ TEN NINE AND TEN NINE IN ELLIS, 10 IN JOHNSON FOR PRAIRIE RIDGE PRIVATE REALTY ADVISORS.

AND THEN A DZ 11 IS FOR THE HUFFINES PROPERTIES GROUP.

UH, THE LAKE SONG PROJECT THAT IS ENTIRELY IN ELLIS.

HERE'S THE EXACT, UH, LOCATION OF THE THREE NEW AZS.

AND TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE, THERE'S NUMBER SIX, THE ONE THAT WAS ADDED BACK IN 2019, SO YOU CAN SEE AS AS A C MANAGER, I EXPLAINED.

IT IS, UH, 10 AND NINE ARE BOTH TO THE SOUTH IMMEDIATELY, 11, A LITTLE BIT TO THE EAST, UH, AND SOUTHEAST.

THE TIFF, A AMEND AMENDMENT PROCESS ACCORDING TO THE STATE LAW IN CHAPTER THREE 11, UH, TALKS ABOUT PERMITS YOU TO CHANGE THE BOUNDARIES IN THE TERM OF AN EXISTING ZONE.

UH, SO YOU HAVE THAT RIGHT, PARTLY BECAUSE THE CITY WAS THE ONE WHO CREATED THIS ONE.

UM, AND, UH, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY THAT DESIGNATED THE ZONE MAY EXTEND THE TERM OF ALL OR A PORTION OF THE ZONE AFTER A NOTICE AND A HEARING TAKES PLACE.

WE DID PUT A NOTICE IN THE PAPER A FEW WEEKS AGO TO A APPROPRIATELY GIVE NOTICE THAT THIS WAS COMING.

AND THEN AGAIN, THIS IS YOUR PUBLIC HEARING.

HERE'S, UH, A LOOK AT THE, WHAT'S BEEN PR GIVEN TO US AS TO THE SITE MASTER PLAN.

AND YOU ARE, AS STEVE NOTED, Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

THIS IS WHAT PROVIDENT ROYALTY ADVISORS HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME.

UH, IT, IT'S BASICALLY DIVIDED BY THAT LINE GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH THE TWO COUNTIES.

YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT PRAIRIE RIDGE, UH, I IS A MIX OF USES.

THE, IN THE PRIMARY AMOUNT OF INDUSTRIAL IS IN ELLIS COUNTY PORTION, BUT THERE'S A COMBINATION OF SINGLE FAMILY, INDUSTRIAL,

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NOW, THIS IS GONNA GET A LITTLE TIGHTER, BUT YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS.

I'M GONNA FOCUS IN ON THE REAL PROPERTY AT THE BOTTOM LINE SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT ON A DZ NINE.

THE ELLIS COUNTY PORTION OF PRAIRIE RIDGE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AS EVERYTHING DEVELOPS IN THE YEARS TO COME BASED ON VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS AND SOME, AND SOME GROWTH OVER TIME, UH, THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT UPON COMPLETION, A LITTLE OVER $2 BILLION IN REAL PROPERTY VALUE.

AND THEN A PERSONAL PROPERTY OF 167 MILLION IN THE JOHNSON COUNTY PORTION, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL, IT'S A LITTLE LOWER.

IT'S 1.9 BILLION AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF, UH, WHAT IS IT, 92 MILLION PLUS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, A GOOD CHUNK OF SALES TAX REVENUES THAT WILL BE CREATED BECAUSE THERE ARE QUITE A BIT MORE IN THE WAY OF RETAIL USES.

UH, THAT'LL BOOST THAT UP COMBINED IN NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER 10, YOU CAN SEE THERE, JUST WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TOTAL TAXES THAT'LL BE GENERATED ARE ABOUT 2 BILLION.

THE TOUR'S REVENUE WOULD BE 1.2 BILLION, AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A NET BENEFIT TO THE GENERAL FUND.

THAT WOULD, IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THAT 25% THAT'S SET ASIDE, UH, ALLOWS THIS CITY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN A COST EFFECTIVE WAY, UH, AND TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS SO WE CAN BE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.

A DZ 11.

THE LAKE SONG PROJECT, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS, UH, EXTENDS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2 87.

I DID GET TO TALK TO FORMER ARLINGTON MAYOR, JEFF WILLIAMS, WHO'S GRAHAM ENGINEERING A WEEK OR TWO AGO, AND HE POINTED OUT HE'S INVOLVED WITH THIS, HOW THRILLED WE SHOULD BE.

HE THINKS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME GOOD QUALITY COMMERCIAL WHERE THE NEW INTERSECTION'S GONNA BE PLACED ON 2 87 AND WORKING WITH TDOT.

THAT'S, UH, THAT'S GOT SOME BENEFIT AS YOU CAN SEE THERE.

IN ADDITION TO, UH, WHAT THEY'VE BROUGHT IN, UH, OR PROPOSED AND WHAT DAVID PETTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAVE ANALYZED, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER 1.5 BILLION IN VALUE AND QUITE A BIT IN THE WAY OF SALES TAX REVENUES THAT CONCEIVABLY COULD COME ABOUT PROJECTED OVERALL REVENUE FOR A DZ 11, UH, TOTAL TAXES GENERATED.

AS YOU CAN SEE, 700 MILLION TURS REVENUE OF HALF A BILLION.

AND THE NET BENEFIT TO THE CITY 200, UH, ROUNDED UP 200, UH, MILLION.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S JUST FROM THE 75%.

THAT 200 MILLION WOULD AGAIN BE THAT 25% PROJECTED REVENUES NOW FOR THE ENTIRE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT OR, OR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT DISTRICT, TIF, TIF DISTRICT, UH, YOU CAN SEE THERE, AND THIS HAS BEEN ADJUSTED THANKS TO RESEARCH THAT DAVID PETIT AND NATALIE MOORE HAVE DONE ON OUR EXISTING ZONES IN TOURS THREE AND SOME OF THE GROWTH WE'VE SEEN RECALCULATED IN ADDITION TO THESE THREE NEW ONES QUITE A BIT IN THE WAY OF TOTAL TAXES THAT ARE GENERATED, A BIG TIFF OVERALL AMOUNT AND A NET BENEFIT THAT'S PRETTY DRAMATIC.

WHY WOULD WE TALK ABOUT ALL THIS? WELL, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT'LL BE COMING TO YOU, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN A MINUTE, IS, UH, PROJECT COSTS OF THAT 1.7 BILLION IN QUALIFIED REVENUES OUT OF THE TURS, UH, AS THE STATE LAW STIPULATES THAT CAN BE SPENT FOR A NUMBER OF USES.

AND THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS CHART THAT YOU SEE UP HERE THAT, THAT DAVID PETTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUT IN PLACE.

AS YOU CAN NOTICE, THESE ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON THAT AND THAT THEY CAN BE REVISED.

SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE LOOK AT HOW WE CAN HELP THE DEVELOPERS DO INFRASTRUCTURE TO BRING THIS ABOUT FOR THAT MATTER.

THERE'S A POINT, YOU SEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, SO WE CAN BRING IN THE RIGHT KINDS OF TENANTS.

IT GIVES THE CITY A LITTLE BIT OF A, UH, LITTLE BIT OF A BENEFIT IN BEING ABLE TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE BEST TENANTS POSSIBLE IN THESE PROJECTS.

AND THEN, UH, AS WE'VE SHARED ALL, ALL THAT WITH YOU, IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, WE REFERENCED THIS AT THE BEGINNING.

UH, IT, THERE'S A PROCESS THAT'S ANALYZED IN CHAPTER THREE 11.

THE TWO MAIN DOCUMENTS, THE ONE WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER TONIGHT, IS THE CREATION ORDINANCE.

IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD THAT PASS, AND YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD THE AMENDED TIFF PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN, WHICH BY THE WAY, DAVID PETTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR TEAM HAVE ALREADY PUT IN PLACE FOR US.

THE TIFF BOARD LOOKED AT TODAY, IT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.

UH, THE THING THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER TONIGHT ESTABLISHES THOSE FIVE KEY ELEMENTS THAT YOU SEE THERE.

BOUNDARY TERM, CITY PARTICIPATION, THAT DOESN'T CHANGE, TIFF BOARD, NO CHANGE.

AND THEN THE AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN THAT WOULD BE TO COME.

SO WHAT WE WOULD DO, COME ON NOW, HERE WE GO.

UH, IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS IN A CALENDAR, HERE ARE THE TWO DATES BOARD MET TODAY.

YOU'RE CONSIDERING IT NOW, SHOULD THAT MOVE FORWARD, WE WOULD THEN, UH, CONVENE TURS NUMBER THREE BOARD AGAIN AND RETURN TO YOU WITH THE PROJECT PLAN FOR CONSIDERATION.

MARTY, GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION.

JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO ADD THAT ALMOST $6 BILLION OF ADDED VALUE TO OUR CITY, WE

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UH, AND JUST CONTINUE THANKS TO THE TEAM.

THIS HAS BEEN A CITY TEAM OF ABOUT 12 TO 15 PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

SO A HUGE THANKS TO THE TEAM.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARTY? WE DO HAVE SOME SPEAKERS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARTY? YES.

YES, GO AHEAD, MARTY.

IS THIS THE SAME DAVID THAT, UM, WE WORKED WITH FOR EPIC CENTRAL DAVID? NO, THIS, THIS IS DAVID PETTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AS A CONSULTANT.

OKAY? YES, SIR.

JUST FOR TIFF ENTIRELY.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR MARTY? THANK YOU, MARTY.

YES, SIR, MY PLEASURE.

MEGAN.

THANK YOU.

NATE WETZEL AND CASEY STEVENSON SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND ARE HERE WITH QUESTIONS THERE WITH THE HUFFINES GROUP.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE HUFFINES GROUP? THANK Y'ALL.

TELL YOUR BOSS.

WE'RE EXCITED.

UH, I WILL TELL YOU, MAYOR WILLIAMS CALLED ME LAST WEEK, UH, MARTY, AND TOLD ME, UH, YEAH, HE'S EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

SO, UH, WE HAD A NICE DISCUSSION OF IT.

UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP, UH, YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND DO SO NOW.

WE JUST FOUND OUT RECENTLY, WE'RE THE LONGEST CITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

UH, BEFORE WE ADD THIS, THIS IS REALLY GONNA MAKE US LONG.

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 19, THE PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE AMENDED FOR TEARS.

NUMBER THREE.

SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM 20.

[20. ZON-23-05-0019 – PD Amendment/Concept Plan – Hamilton-Matthew Business Center Phase 2 (City Council District 4). Application for Amendment to PD-30 to adopt a Concept Plan for an office/warehouse development on 6.431 acres. A portion of Tract 2.2, out of the Memucan Hunt Survey, Abstract No. 1723, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, zoned PD-30, within I20 Corridor Overlay, and addressed as 4200 Matthew Rd (On June 26, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 5-0)]

THIS NEXT ITEM IS A PD AMENDMENT AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR HAMILTON MATTHEW BUSINESS CENTER, PHASE TWO.

THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO ADOPT A CONCEPT PLAN FOR AN OFFICE WAREHOUSE.

SINCE ON ABOUT 6.4 ACRES, I CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

UH, THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN.

THESE ARE THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS.

THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES AT THIS TIME.

AND ON JUNE 26TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.

YOU MADE A GREAT PRESENTATION THE OTHER NIGHT.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN TONIGHT.

WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS.

I KNOW JOHN HAS SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER.

JOHN, IS IT OKAY IF I GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE SPEAKERS COME FORWARD? ONE OF 'EM IS MR. PECK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTE HAMILTON PECK, WELCOME BACK.

GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.

MAYOR HAMILTON PECK, 2 4 4 9 MOUNTAIN VIEW COURT, CEDAR HILL, TEXAS 7 5 1 0 4.

UM, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS MY NEW HEADQUARTERS.

UM, IT'S GONNA HOUSE MY FIVE COMPANIES AND I, I WASN'T HERE FOR THE LAST MEETING, BUT I DID HEAR SOME OF THE, THE CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS, AND SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I KNOW THERE WAS, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT MAYBE TWISTING THE, THE WAREHOUSE, WHICH DOESN'T WORK.

UM, IT WOULD MAKE IT TOO SMALL.

UM, AND THEN THERE WAS TALK ABOUT A WALL IN THE VERY BACK.

AND SO, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IS, UM, THERE IS NO 18 WHEELER DRIVES IN THE BACK.

IT'S JUST BASICALLY FEDEX TRUCKS AND UPS TRUCKS THAT DELIVER OUR MATERIAL.

SO WE WILL BE VERY QUIET.

WE DON'T, WE DON'T MAKE NOISE.

SO I KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS THERE.

THERE IS A, A PRETTY GOOD SIZE BUFFER BETWEEN THE WAREHOUSE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS 75 YARDS AND THERE'S A LOT OF TREES AND STUFF.

BUT, UM, AND THEN THE WALL REALLY DON'T WANT TO PUT UP A WALL BECAUSE, SO BACK BEHIND THAT PROPERTY, THERE'S A LITTLE CREEK.

AND SO WE WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, IF WE PUT UP A WALL, IT'S LIKE A PRISON, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS SET A BUNCH OF GRASS BACK THERE TABLES AND LET OUR EMPLOYEES SIT BACK THERE AND, YOU KNOW, ENJOY THE CREEK, ENJOY NATURE.

SO I WAS HOPING THAT, UM, YOU WOULDN'T MAKE ME PUT UP A WALL .

MAYOR, PRETEND YOU WANNA TAKE THE FLOOR DOWN.

SURE.

UM, GO AHEAD AND TURN THESE TIME OFF.

UH, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.

I KNOW WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK A COUPLE POINTS, AND UM, YOU DID MENTION THAT IF YOU WERE TO FLIP THE POSITION OF THE BUILDING, YOU MIGHT ENCROACH A LITTLE BIT ON THE FLOOD THERE.

THERE'S

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AM I CORRECT IN THAT ASSUMPTION OR? YES, YOU ARE.

YEAH.

AND THEN IT WOULD MAKE THE BUILDING A LOT SMALLER.

UM, AND IT WOULD MAKE IT, UM, SO SMALL THAT IT WOULDN'T WORK FOR ME.

I NEED AT LEAST 50,000 SQUARE FEET FOR MY COMPANIES.

YEAH.

SO TWISTING IT.

AND THE OTHER THING TOO IS THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LAND.

SO IT KIND OF HAS A NATURAL DROP OFF BACK TOWARDS THE CREEK.

AND SO IF WE TWIST IT NOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BUILD IT UP AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE THESE HUGE RETAINING WALLS AND THEN STAIRS GOING DOWN.

BUT THE, THE MAIN THING IS THE BUILDING WOULDN'T BE BIG ENOUGH FOR ME IF I TURN TURNED IT SIDEWAYS.

OKAY.

AND, AND WE DID TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WAREHOUSE AND IT'S MORE OF A STORAGE FOR YOUR BUSINESS, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S NOT TRADITIONAL TRUCKS COMING IN 24 7 OR ALL DAYS.

I MEAN, WHAT, HOW DO YOU ENVISION YOUR DOCK HOURS TO BE OPERATING? UM, IT'S GONNA BE JUST REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.

8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM WE DON'T WORK SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

UM, AND IT'S MOSTLY UPS AND FEDEX DELIVERIES.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

WE DON'T GET, WE DON'T GET 18 WHEELER TRAILERS, 18 WHEELER.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN, THEY CAN'T EVEN FIT BACK THERE.

AND THEN WE HAVE, WE HAVE A 24 FOOT BOX TRUCK.

AND SO WHEN THE MATERIAL COMES IN AND THEN WE NEED TO TAKE IT OUT, IT WOULD GO OUT IN THAT BOX TRUCK.

YES.

ALRIGHT.

SO, SO IT IS NOT LIKE A TRADITIONAL WAREHOUSES THAT WE MIGHT SEE AND THERE'S CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF TRUCKS COMING IN AND IDLING AND, AND NO SIR, CONSTANT THAT'S FLEXING GATE AND THAT'S WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE KIND OF SEEING ALL THESE WAREHOUSES, ESPECIALLY ALPHA BARGAINING COMING IN AND, AND, AND THEY UNDERSTAND WITH FLEX GATE, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF YOU.

I MEAN, THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT OPERATION, THEY UNDERSTAND THE NOISES THAT COULD CREATE FROM THOSE TYPE OF WAREHOUSES.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO ENVISION ON YOUR PROPERTY.

YEAH, I, I'VE BEEN OUT THERE AND IT'S LOUD WITH FLEXING GATE.

THEY'RE A PRETTY LOUD COMPANY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING MAYBE MY WAREHOUSE, YOU KNOW, WILL CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF A BUFFER, BUT I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK THAT NOISE IS GONNA GO STRAIGHT OVER THE TOP OF EVEN MINE.

IT'S PRETTY LOUD.

YEAH.

IT'S JUST, WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE BIG NOISE IN THE 18 WHEELERS.

YEAH, NO SIR.

I, I WON'T HAVE ANY NOISE.

CORRECT.

AND I'M THE OWNER, IF, IF THERE'S EVER ANY NOISE PROBLEM, JUST COME TALK TO ME AND I WILL SQUASH IT.

THE LAST THING I WANT IS TO MAKE NEIGHBORS UPSET.

I WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

OKAY.

AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE NOTICE AND, AND I'M APPRECIATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD REACHING OUT TO ME ON, ON THURSDAY WHEN THEY SAW IT.

AND ACTUALLY I SPENT TIME, UM, GOING OUT THERE DURING, UH, DURING LUNCH AS WELL.

WELL, AND I WANT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT THAT.