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I CALLED THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.WE STARTED THIS AFTERNOON AT FOUR 30.
WE HAD A NICE BRIEFING, A LOT OF THINGS GOING IN THE BRIEFING THERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE INTO A BIGGER BRIEFING ROOM.
WE WERE STANDING ROOM ONLY TODAY AND A NICE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NOW WE'RE BACK ON OPEN SESSION.
UM, TONIGHT, OUR PASTOR OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, GRAND PRAIRIE PASTOR BILL SCARS HERE TO GIVE US OUR INVOCATION.
FOLLOWING THAT OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACQUELINE, PLEASE, PLEASE RISE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I JUST RECOGNIZED TONIGHT THAT WE ARE SO BLESSED BY YOUR HAND TO LIVE IN A CITY, UH, WHERE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER.
WE'RE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT'VE GIVEN GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP, UH, DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN SERVE ALL THE CITIZENS.
AND TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY THOUGH WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A WAR TAKING PLACE IN THE HOLY LAND OF ISRAEL.
AND I JUST PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE THERE.
I PRAY FOR THE DIRECTION AND THE THINGS THAT ARE DONE.
AND FATHER, I JUST PRAY PEACE OVER THAT LAND.
BUT FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU'LL JUST, UH, GIVE THEM GRACE.
BUT FATHER, TONIGHT, AS UH, DELIBERATIONS COME, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE ONES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF ME TONIGHT.
THOSE THAT ARE BEHIND THE FATHER OF THIS CITY MAY BE ALL THAT WE CAN BE, AND THAT WE MIGHT BE A LIGHTHOUSE, UH, FOR GOOD IN THIS COMMUNITY.
NOT ONLY THIS STATE, BUT OUR COUNTRY.
AND THEN FATHER THAT IS SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD.
SO BLESS THEM AND ALL THAT THEY DO.
PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE FOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHERE, WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE CONSENT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
TEM, WE'VE GOT A SPEAKER ON SOME OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. HAROLD, COME ON DOWN.UH, YOU NUMBER, NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE, SIR HAROLD WILLIS.
$30,000 A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS.
IN 1972, MR. CORAL SAID WE WILL MAKE THEM AN OFFER THEY CAN'T REFUSE.
THE $30,000 IS AN INSULT TO THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
T-MOBILE CAN'T KEEP MY PHONE WORKING.
HALF THE TIME, FEBRUARY OF 2021 T-MOBILE COMPLETELY ABANDONED THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
WHEN WE LOST ELECTRICITY, T-MOBILE DID NOT HAVE THEIR BACKUP GENERATORS WORKING.
MY NINE ONE ONE PHONE CALLS WERE SENT TO THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR 15 MINUTES FOR TWO DAYS, NO CELL SERVICE FROM T-MOBILE.
HOW HAS THIS $30,000 FIGURE BEEN SETTLED ON? GOOD EVENING, APRIL.
30,000 IS, UH, A TYPICAL RATE.
WE HAVE IT FOR ALL OUR ANTENNAS.
IT'S FOR SIX ANTENNAS ON A WATER TOWER, AND THAT IS THE STANDARD RATE WE HAVE FOR ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT IN THE CITY.
HOW MANY OTHER T-MOBILE TOWERS ARE IN GRAND PRAIRIE? WHAT ARE THEY PAYING US FOR? UM, THEY ARE DIFFERENT RATES DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY CAME IN.
UM, BUT 30 IS THE STANDARD THAT WE CAME UP WITH THROUGH LEGAL.
UM, WE HAVE, I THINK THEY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WE SAID WE WANT, BUT 30 IS WHAT THE REGULAR IS.
AND, AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, IT IT'S THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THEM TO HAVE SIX ANTENNAS ON THIS TOWER.
MY POINT IS T-MOBILE TONIGHT, ALL THE BASEBALL STADIUMS, ALL THE FOOTBALL STADIUMS, T-MOBILE, T-MOBILE, THEY SPEND BILLIONS ON.
YOU GOT THREE AND A HALF MORE.
THAT'S ALL I'M WANTING TO KNOW.
I JUST, MY POINT IS, THIS IS CORPORATE AMERICA THAT DOESN'T PAY TAXES.
WE SHOULD BE GETTING $30,000 A MONTH, OKAY.
FROM THIS ENTITY OF CORPORATE AMERICA.
SO IF YOU CAN'T KEEP, WHAT HAS T-MOBILE GUARANTEED US TO KEEP THE CELL PHONES ON WHEN WE LOSE ELECTRICITY? AGAIN, THE FACT THAT THEY FAILED US.
FAILURE IS A WONDERFUL TAX FREE DEDUCTION
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FOR CORPORATE AMERICA.AND TO ONLY SETTLE FOR THIS, HOW MANY OTHER TOWERS, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.
THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE DESERVE TO BE COMPENSATED AT THE HIGHEST AMOUNT.
EIGHT DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS.
THESE DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS GET 12 TO 14 MILES TO THE GALLON.
A PRIUS IS 55 MILES TO THE GALLON.
NOW, I KNOW AT THE RICK PERRY INSTITUTE OF MATH, THAT TEXAS A M UNIVERSITY, THAT WOULD BE A VERY DIFFICULT, UH, PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
I LIVED THROUGH THIS IN OCTOBER OF 1973.
12 TO 14 MILES TO THE GALLON, VERSUS 55 MILES TO THE GALLON.
WHY? WHY ARE WE NOT UTILIZING THE PRIUS FROM TOYOTA? TOYOTA HAS LOCATED ITS HEADQUARTERS IN TEXAS.
WHY ARE WE THESE CODE ENFORCEMENT GUYS? I DO THE SAME THING.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SEEN THEM AT PARK HILL? PARK, OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE CITY, PARKED IDLING IN JULY AND AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING? MAYBE 10 MILES TO THE GALLON WHEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE IDLING ALL DAY LONG.
BUT WITH A PRIUS THAT'S 55 MILES TO THE GALLON, OR HYUNDAI OR KIA, SOME OF THEIR ELECTRICAL VEHICLES, WHAT ARE WE PAYING THEN? YOU KNOW, HAROLD, THAT'S NOT A BAD POINT.
THERE'S SOMETIMES WE SHOULD BE DOWNGRADING TO THE SMALLER VEHICLES, BUT THESE ARE USED FOR SPECIFIC THINGS AND, AND, UH, LANDFILL AND THINGS, AND PRIUS JUST WON'T WORK.
BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO BE MORE COGNIZANT AND USE BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT VEHICLES WHERE POSSIBLE.
AND I, THAT THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.
I MEAN, THESE, WE'RE NOT GONNA BUY PRIUS FOR THE JOB.
THIS, THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS ONE FOR THE LANDFILL.
BUT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.
THE MURDERERS FROM MOSCOW CONTROL THE PRICE OF OIL.
HAROLD, LET'S TRY TO STICK TO THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN THE PRICE OF OIL QUADRUPLES? THIS HAPPENED IN 1973.
WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY LOOKING AT HOW TO INCORPORATE ELECTRIC VEHICLES INTO OUR FLEET.
AND WE'VE GOT A A LONG RANGE PLAN FOR THAT.
AND WE'VE SLOWLY BEEN INCORPORATING THOSE.
YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING THAT RIGHT NOW, CODE ENFORCEMENT COULD DRIVE AROUND AT A TIE TO COROLLA AND DO A GREAT JOB.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A CODE ENFORCEMENT TRUCK LOADED DOWN WITH DEBRIS.
AND I THINK STAFF NEEDS TO REALLY WORK ON THIS IN THE FUTURE, WHICH THEY ARE.
THEY SAY, AND I'M NOT PICKING ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
I REALIZE THAT THE LANDFILL, I REALIZE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BATTALION CHIEFS, EMS CHIEFS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
I REALIZED SOME OF THE BUILDING INSPECTION.
WHY AREN'T WE BUYING A ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRUCK FROM TOYOTA IN SAN ANTONIO? GOOD QUESTION.
I, YOU KNOW, ELECTRIC TRUCKS IN SAN ANTONIO.
I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE GROUP PURCHASING PLAN.
AS PART OF THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT.
UM, THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE DODGE IS, IS WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW AT TOYOTA.
AND YOU AND MEGAN NEED TO LOOK AT THESE.
AND WHEN WE CAN GET MORE EFFICIENT VEHICLES TO DO THE SAME JOB OF THE ADEQUATE JOB FOR IT, WE NEED TO LOOK MORE AT THAT.
WILL YOU? BECAUSE YOU CHASE RABBITS ABOUT POLITICS AND MOSCOW AND THIS GUY MAKING MONEY.
I, I LIKE YOU STICKING TO MAYOR.
YOU NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB BUYING VEHICLES THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT.
NOW YOU WANNA GO TO 13? WELL, HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE, MAYOR.
I'M A SENIOR AT GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.
HAMAS HAS CUT THE HEADS OFF OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS.
THEY HAVE MURDERED CIVILIANS AND WOMEN.
WHERE DOES HAMAS GET ITS MONEY FROM? FROM IRAN CONTROLS THE OIL.
MOSCOW CONTROLS THE PRICE OF OIL.
SAUDI ARABIA, OUR FRIENDS, WHAT OUR FRIENDS FROM SAUDI ARABIA DID TO US 50 YEARS AGO.
NO, A LOT OF YOU DON'T REMEMBER IT, BUT I WAS THERE.
WE HAVE NO DEPENDENCY UPON ANYTHING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, DUNN AND WILKES IN WEST TEXAS.
THIS IS GONNA CUT INTO DUNN AND WILKES'S LITTLE PROFIT LINES.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
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ITEM 13.I HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M NOT INTO THE WEST TEXAS OIL FIELD OR WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING.
SO ITEM 13, HAROLD, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT YEAR IN ELECTIONS.
WHAT IS THIS LEGAL ACTION FOR? PETITION SUBMITTED ALL NECESSARY LEGAL ACTIONS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 42 0 2.
UM, SIR, THE LAW CHANGED AS YOU KNOW, UM, LIMITING A LOT OF THE CITY'S ABILITY TO REGULATE IN CERTAIN AREAS.
AND SO THIS IS AN, THIS IS THE OPTION, UM, THAT IS DIRECTING STAFF TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANY LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PURSUE, UM, PURSUE ANY LEGAL ACTION.
SO THIS IS THE ACTIONS OF GREG ABBOTT, DANNY GAB FROM MARYLAND, AK DAN PATRICK, KEN PAXTON.
ALL OF THIS IS WHAT THEY PASSED IN AUSTIN.
SO NOW WE HAVE TO COME FORWARD AND FIGHT IT.
WE'RE INVESTIGATING THAT, SIR.
FOR GOLF CARTS AT TWO GOLF COURSES.
WHO IS THE GM FINANCIAL CLUB? CAR? LLC.
THE PREFERRED LEASING PARTNER, I WOULD ASSUME THAT'S WHO WE DO DO THE LEASES WITH.
HOW OFTEN DO WE CHANGE 'EM OUT? UH, THIS IS A FIVE YEAR LEASE REPLACING OUR PREVIOUS FIVE YEAR LEASE.
UH, THAT'S THE NAME OF THE LEASING COMP OR THE MORTGAGE? NOT MORTGAGE, BUT THE, UH, THE COMPANY THAT THE LEASE WOULD BE THROUGH.
AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR FIVE YEARS.
HOW MANY GOLF CARTS FOR A MILLION DOLLARS ARE WE LEASING? UH, 104 BY THE WAY.
A HUNDRED OF THOSE ARE ELECTRIC POWERED.
MY ISSUE, THE OTHER ONES ARE DIESEL, BUT THAT'S
WE REMEMBER THE DARK DIESEL BUSES, DON'T WE? NOW, THIS IS JUST MY POINT, THAT THAT'S A MILLION DOLLARS FOR FIVE YEARS FOR GOLF CARTS.
IT'S WORTH NOTING ON THAT, THAT WE DO CHARGE A CART FEE TO THE GOLFERS THAT COME THROUGH.
THIS COST IS PASSED ON THROUGH AND WE WILL EASILY RECOVER THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LEASE.
WOULDN'T IT BE A MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO OWN THESE GOLF CARTS WITH THE WEAR AND TEAR THAT GOES ON THE CARTS OUT THERE ON THE LEASE? UH, OR ON THE, ON THE TWO GOLF COURSES, OWNING THEM.
THE MAINTENANCE COSTS WOULD EASILY BE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IT'S TO LEASE, WHICH DOES INCLUDE A MAINTENANCE CLAUSE.
MAINTENANCE CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT.
SO UNDER THIS CONTRACT, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MAINTENANCE.
IF THE VEHICLES GO DOWN, THEY CAN'T SUPPLY ENOUGH.
IT DEPENDS A LITTLE BIT ON, OBVIOUSLY IF THERE'S ISSUES WITH NEGLECT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT, UH, AS FAR AS WEAR AND TEAR, THEY DO HAVE A WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE A, A PHONE NUMBER THAT THE CLUB PRO CAN CALL AND HAVE A MAINTENANCE TECH PULLED OUT THERE AND TAKEN CARE IF THEY NEED REPAIRS.
THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, $972,000 DIVIDED BY FIVE, ALMOST $200,000 A YEAR FOR GOLF COURSE.
JUST THINK IF WE HAD FOUR GOLF COURSES, LIKE SOME CITIES DO, OR SIX OR SEVEN OR 25 LIKE DALLAS DOES, THAT WOULD BE MULTIPLIED TIMES 12.
SO, UH, THIS IS THE, AND WE ONLY DO IT EVERY FIVE YEARS.
AND IF YOU PLAY GOLF, YOU'D BE OUT THERE SAYING IT'S TIME FOR NEW ONES.
OH NO, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
WE COULD, IF WE HAD THAT MANY GOLF COURSES, WE WOULD OWN THE GOLF CARTS
AND THE KIDS AT DUBISKI, THEY, THEY WOULD BE WORKING ON THEM FOR CREDIT.
AND I WOULD POINT TO, YOU KNOW, WE DID TAKE, UH, THREE BIDS AND THIS WAS THE LOWEST COST.
AND ALL OF THAT WILL BE PASSED ON.
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
HOW MANY BIDS? THIS IS THE LOWEST BID.
THIS IS A TEXAS BASED CONTRACTOR.
ITEM 17, PATSY GETS, PATSY GETS PRIORITY.
I I FILLED THIS CARD OUT FOR HER.
UH, MY CONCERN WAS, I, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16 WHEN I SAW THE $90,000 AND I SAW DELAWARE NOT INCLUDED, I BUCKED MY EYES BECAUSE OKAY.
A FITNESS CENTER MEMBERS, AND I WORK FOR THE CITY AT THE EPIC, AND I KNOW WE HAVE A FITNESS CENTER, BUT I WAS TOLD BY MY DIRECTOR, RAY, THAT THESE CENTERS WERE GOING TO BE IN A WALK AREA OFF ONE SIDE.
THIS ISN'T A REC CENTER UPGRADE.
NO, IT'S NOT A REC CENTER UPGRADE RAY.
UH, YEAH, I KNOW THAT NOW THAT THESE ARE GONNA BE FITNESS SITES AND THERE'S GONNA BE ONE AT TURN IN AT TYREE.
AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU'RE GONNA GET THE WORD OUT TO THE RESIDENTS IN DELAWARE
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ABOUT THIS SAME STAFF.THEY'RE GONNA BE PUT IN THEIR PIPELINE.
TO BE PUTTING THE PIPELINE, BUT I'M, I WOULD THINK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WOULD GO FUND WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING.
WE'LL GET THE WORD OUT A LOT MORE.
WELL, I HAVE WORKED BETTER THAN THE TRASH.
GET THE WORD OUT BECAUSE MY RE MY NEIGHBORS DIDN'T PAY ANY, ANY ATTENTION TO THE TRASH PICK UP.
I NOTICED THAT THIS MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT.
RAY, HOW ARE YOU GONNA GET THE WORD OUT? YES, SIR.
UH, RAY SERTA PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GET THE WORD WORD OUT THROUGH OUR, OUR PIPELINE NEWSLETTER.
WE'LL GET THROUGH ALL OUR WEBSITES AND ALL OUR, UH, ALL OUR, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND SO IT WILL GET OUT AND PLUS IT'LL BE AT ALL OUR RECREATION FACILITIES.
SO THE WORD WILL BE GETTING OUT.
I GOT ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WILL THERE BE AN, AN INCREASE IN MEMBER FEED FOR THIS ADDITIONAL SITE? NO, IT WON'T BE THIS.
WE DON'T CHARGE FOR ANY OF OUR OUTDOOR TRACKS, TRAILS OR ANYTHING.
I HADN'T WALKED ON, BUT ONE, AND THAT'S AT THE EPIC.
BUT WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE THE EPIC, WE DON'T CHARGE YOU.
WHY ARE WE SPENDING $28,000 FOR AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH SERVICES? UH, MR. WILLIS.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, WE'LL BE IN SEARCH OF A NEW CITY ATTORNEY AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE MOST VALUABLE PERSON.
SHE'S BEEN PROMOTED TO A DEPUTY ANYMORE.
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING, ARE YOU? NO, SHE IS NOT.
SHE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND WE'RE GONNA DO A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY ATTORNEY.
IT TAKES A NATIONWIDE SEARCH TO REPLACE HER.
UH, SHE'S ONE OF YOUR GUARDIAN ANGELS.
I'M GONNA MISS HER, BUT I DON'T GET TO DECIDE WHAT HE DOES.
MY CONCERN WAS, I THOUGHT MAYBE WE HAVE A NEW CITY MANAGER.
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH OUR NEW CITY MANAGER.
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WHY THE HECK ARE WE DOING THIS? AND IT AIN'T TO REPLACE HIM.
BUT YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ANYWHERE.
HOW LONG THESE I'M NOT GONNA CUT OFF MY RIGHT LEFT ARM.
NO, I'LL CUT OFF ANY IN MY ARMS. ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW ONE THING WOULD HELP THE CITY ATTORNEY STAY.
ADAM 25, HAROLD, HER, HER STAFF IS VERY DEALING WITH ME ON THE, WE GOT GREAT STAFF ORDINANCE.
THEY'RE VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO ME.
CHAPTER THREE 80, ZEAL ENTERPRISES.
FRANK ZAPPA NAMED HIS KIDS DE WEASEL AND MOON UNIT.
ARE THEY FROM WEST TEXAS ALSO? OH, OH YES.
WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU HAVE SOME OF THAT CBD PRODUCT, MAYOR, YOU AND I GREW UP WITH FRANK ZAPPA.
THAT FRANK ZAPPA, UH, WHAT ARE WE FOR? WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SENSE? WE ARE BUYING HIS ZAPPA CATALOG.
IT'S GOT SOME GOOD SONGS ON IT.
UH, COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE JUST MET THIS AFTER THIS AFTERNOON AND REVIEWED WHAT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED.
UH, MICHAEL ZE, UH, OWNS, BOUGHT OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE ACE HARDWARE ON JEFFERSON.
WE HAVE A NEW RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT COUNCIL APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS HE'S GONNA SPEND ABOUT $125,000, UH, MAKING MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HIS FACADE AND THE, THE STRUCTURE THERE AS A PART OF THE RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE CITY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE A ONE, UH, 100% MATCH FOR ANYTHING UP TO $100,000 INVESTMENT.
AND THAT'S BEEN AN ONGOING PROGRAM.
AND IT'S OPEN TO ANYBODY, ANY RETAIL PROPERTY OWNER IN THE CITY.
WE'RE TRYING TO SEE, THIS IS WHY IT'S SO CONFUSING, A CHAPTER THREE 80 WITH ACE HARDWARE FROM DE WEASEL.
HE OWNS THE BUILDING AND OWNS, OPERATES ACE HARDWARE.
SO THAT'S HIS OFFICIAL BUSINESS NAME.
BUT IT'S ACE HARDWARE THAT OPERATES THERE.
SINCE IT WASN'T A DBA OR SOMETHING.
THAT'S WHY THAT WAS SO CONFUSING.
AND I, I GUESS THIS, THIS CHAPTER THREE 80 THING, THAT'S A WAY THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALLOWS CITY GOVERNMENT TO GET MONEY BACK THROUGH A SHARED OF THE SALES TAX.
WE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION OUT OF A CIP FUND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE COMM COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT AS THE FUNDING SOURCE.
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OF THOSE.WE THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL MOMENTUM.
WE HOPE WE'RE, WE'RE AN OLD CITY AND WE'RE TRYING TO SPEND MONEY FOR REDEVELOPMENT.
WHERE DOES THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT, WHAT TYPE OF GRANT DID YOU SAY THAT CAME FROM? THE CHAPTER THREE 80 GRANT THAT'S ALLOWED THROUGH STATE LAW ALLOWS A COUNCIL TO MAKE A DECISION IF THEY WANT TO GIVE A GRANT OF FUNDS.
UH, IT WOULDN'T COME UNTIL AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT IS COMPLETED, BUT IT'S A WAY OF BEING ABLE TO PARTNER TO FOSTER RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT, MAYBE IN, UH, OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY THAT HAVEN'T GROWN AS QUICKLY OR NEED SOME REFRESHING.
I GUESS MY CONCERN IS THE PAYBACK ON THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX FROM THE HARDWARE STORE.
I'VE BEEN, ACE HARDWARE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE FIFTIES AND THE SIXTIES.
HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE FOR THE TAXPAYERS TO GET THEIR RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT? WELL, IT'S NOT, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX IMPROVEMENT THAT COMES WITH THE, THE BUILDING.
WE DIDN'T ASK THEM IN PARTICULAR FOR SOMETHING TO SHOW US INCREASED SALES BECAUSE THEY'RE BRIGHTENING UP A BUILDING THAT'S VERY OLD.
IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME, A LONG TIME.
BUT THIS WAS A COMMITMENT COUNCIL MADE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SEE CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY, EXISTING BUILDINGS TO BENEFIT.
LIKE WHAT? PEOPLE IN ONE, SOME THINGS WE DO, WE DON'T EVER GET PAYBACK ON.
RIGHT? I MEAN, I DIDN'T INCENTIVIZE AN HEB RIGHT NOW AND WE WON'T GET PAYBACK.
BUT THE INVESTMENTS WE MADE IN DOWNTOWN, WE SPENT $2 MILLION IN DOWNTOWN.
IF THE OWNERS OF DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS WOULD DO SOME, WE DO OTHER, WE MAY NEVER GET THAT MONEY BACK.
'CAUSE IT HAS TO INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUE.
THE ONLY THING YOU'RE GETTING IS HOW MUCH IT INCREASED THE PROPERTY VALUE.
AND THAT'S SUBJECT TO THE APPRAISER.
BUT THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE FELT LIKE IT WAS VALUABLE TO US TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS, TO UPGRADE OUR OLDER CITY.
SO I, I DON'T WANNA PUT A TIME LIMIT ON IF WE EVER GET PAYBACK AS THE FIRST, FIRST RING SUBURB TO DALLAS.
WE'VE GOT SOME OLDER PROPERTIES THAT COULD USE AN UPDATE.
AND THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT.
MY GRANDFATHER STARTED WORKING HERE IN 1941, SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THESE BUILDINGS, SO THANK YOU.
THAT WAS JUST WHAT WAS SO CONFUSING, ADAM 26.
THAT'S JUST, WELL, THAT'S OKAY.
HE JUST ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS.
HAROLD, I'M GONNA SKIP PATSY SINCE YOU'RE STANDING THERE.
GO TO 30 THEN I'LL COME TO YOU, PATSY, FOR 27.
HAROLD, YOU? NO, I SAID I'LL, I'LL LET YOU DO 30 RIGHT NOW.
I WAS, I GIVE RESPECT TO PATSY.
UM, THE PUBLIC SAFETY STORAGE FACILITY.
WHERE WILL THIS BE BUILT AT? THE PUBLIC SAFETY STORAGE FACILITY IS GONNA BE BUILT WHERE OUR CURRENT OFFICES ARE.
ALL OF, UH, 1 61 FOR ALL OF OUR FLEET SERVICES AND ALL OF THAT.
IT WILL BE BUILT ON THAT SAME PROPERTY WHEN YOU'RE HEADING DOWN 1 61 AND YOU GET TO THOSE THREE WHITE UGLY DOMES THAT ARE HIDING GRAVEL.
RIGHT NORTH OF THAT IS MARSHALL.
AND THAT'S THE TURN IN FOR THE BUILDINGS.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S, THAT'S WHERE IT'S GONNA BE BUILT.
AND WHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION START AND WHEN WILL THE BUILDING BE COMPLETED?
THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UH, PENDING APPROVAL TONIGHT, UH, CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN AT ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND IT'S, UH, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A 12 AND 14 MONTH CONSTRUCTION, UH, DURATION.
WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'LL BE PRIMARILY JUST FOR PUBLIC SAFETY? YES.
WE HAVE A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH, UH, OUR FACILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS PURCHASED FIVE EMERGENCY GENERATORS, PORTABLE EMERGENCY GENERATORS.
SO WHEN WE HAVE, UH, HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE IT AGAIN, BUT IF WE DO HAVE IT AGAIN WHERE WE HAVE A A MOMENT OF, UH, BAD INCLEMENT WEATHER, THESE GENERATORS WILL BE ABLE TO BE WHEELED TO OUR FACILITIES AND ACTUALLY PLUGGED IN TO BE ABLE TO POWER THEM UP.
WE TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS IN BRIEFING, SO I COULD PROBABLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
MATT, CHECK BACK THERE CAN TOO.
BUT WHAT DO YOU NEED PATSY RAY? 2217 EL PASO.
MY CONCERN ABOUT MICROCHIPPING THE DOGS, HOW ARE RELATIVES? UH, RELATIVES? OH, LORD JESUS.
WE'RE NOT GONNA START DOING THAT.
BUT I KNOW SOME PEOPLE, WHEN THE CHIEFS STOOD UP, THEY WERE AFRAID THEY WERE GONNA START MICROCHIPPING US.
BUT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
UH, I HAVE AN OLD DOG AND HE DOESN'T GET OUT, BUT HE OCCASIONALLY LIKES TO GO TO THE FRONT GATE.
WHAT LENGTH OF TIME AND WHERE ABOUT AM I GONNA BE ABLE TO GET MY DOG MICROCHIP CHIEF, TAKE HIM TO THE POUND AND HOW MUCH IS IT GONNA COST ME? IS IT GONNA BE FREE? IT AIN'T GONNA COST YOU ANYTHING.
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15 BUCKS.BUT WE SAID WHY 15 BUCKS? BILL'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE COST JUST FOR YOU SAY PATSY, BILL HILL SAID I'M FREE.
SO WE'LL WORK WITH YOU ON, UH, ON GETTING YOUR, YOUR DOG MICROCHIPS.
UH, BUT, BUT LIKE MAYOR SAID, THERE, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A A COST TO YOU FOR THAT.
WELL, WE'RE DOING FOLKS, WE WANT PEOPLE WE WANT RE TO REUNITE CORRECT.
OR WE'RE TRYING AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET 'EM.
I MEAN, IF, IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET A MICROCHIPPED NOW, DOWNWARD HAS SOME PETS THAT RUNS, YOU NEED TO CALL 'EM AND THEY'LL, THEY NEED TO COME PICK 'EM UP.
UM, EVERY COMMUNITY HAS THEM, BUT WHEREVER YOU SEE 'EM, CALL 'EM.
DON'T TRY TO TAKE CARE OF 'EM YOURSELF.
CAN WE GET A FLYER AT DALWORTH SO WHEN THE PARENTS COME IN THE PARK AND RECREATION AIDS CAN GIVE THAT FLYER OR MAKE THEM AWARE? WE CAN WORK WITH 'EM ON THAT.
WE'LL GET WITH THE DIRECTOR THERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN, PATY.
ANY BLESSING I GET OUTTA MY POCKETBOOK.
I SLID HIM 15 BUCKS JUST FOR YOU, YOU SAID.
AND SOME MORE BES FOR REBECCA TO FIX.
SO, HEARING ALL THE CONSENT AND AGENDA ITEMS, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED ON CITY WEBSITE AS DIRECTED BY BY OUR ORDINANCE IN THE STATE RULES.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT A CARD AT THE FRONT OF THE, UM, DOOR HERE.
UM, IN, YOU'RE ALLOWED UP TO FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
SO HEARING EARLIER TODAY, WE REVIEWED ALL THESE ITEMS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 31 AND THEN THAT WE MAKE A MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO ITEM 27 TO INCLUDE THE VERBIAGE THAT THE MICROCHIPPING WILL BE FREE FOR DOGS, FOR ANIMALS AT THE SHELTER, DOGS AND CATS, NOT HORSES AND PIGS.
[32. Action Items Resulting from Staff Presentations:]
32.MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A, UM, BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO ITEM 32, UH, FOR THE, UH, CITY SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS, ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE TO CHANGE THOSE AMOUNTS TO $500 EACH.
UH, ITEM FOUR IS TO WORK WITH STAFF, UH, TO, UH, MAKE THE WORDING LEGAL AND COMPLIANT.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE TO APPROVE THESE FOUR ITEMS. MIKE, IF YOU CAN ADD THE REMOVAL OF GOTV TO ITEM TO YEAH, THAT'S ITEM 32.
YEAH, THAT'S WHY I PUT ON ITEM FOUR TO WORK WITH STAFF TO MAKE IT LEGAL.
SO WE'LL REMOVE, UH, GOTV AND THEN WORK WITH STAFF ON THE REST OF THE WORDING.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I THOUGHT DURING BRIEFING WE MENTIONED THAT WE WERE DOING POSSIBLE A THOUSAND.
JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FOR A THOUSAND FOR ITEM 1, 2, 3.
I SUPPORT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FOR A THOUSAND EACH.
YEAH, IT UP TO MIKE, BUT IT'S UP TO MIKE.
YEAH, HE MADE THAT, THAT'S FINE.
WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT THEN.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT SINCE THE SECOND WON'T TAKE IT AS A FRIENDLY.
OR CAN I SECOND THE FRIENDLY SECOND? I COULD SECOND IT.
YOU WANT TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION.
I THOUGHT YOU MADE THE MOTION.
SO WE'RE GOOD TO VOTE NOW, AREN'T WE? SO IT'S GONNA COME BACK TO ME TO MAKE THE CHANGE FROM 500 TO A THOUSAND.
NO, WE'RE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT.
WE'RE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT.
THEN WE'LL VOTE ON YOURS WHETHER THE AMENDMENT IS ATTACHED OR NOT.
SO WE'RE NOT VOTING ON ITEM 32.
NOW WE'RE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT CHANGING MIKE'S MOTION FOR ONE TO THREE FROM 500 TO A THOUSAND.
THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE OVERALL MOTION THAT WILL EITHER INCLUDE IT OR NOT.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
AND OPPOSED, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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VOTING ON MIKE'S MOTION, WHICH HAS BEEN AMENDED.SO ONE THROUGH THREE IS A THOUSAND.
ANY OPPOSED? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
Y'ALL GOT A LITTLE BIT OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
[Items 33 & 34]
ALL RIGHT.SO THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, MAYOR? YES.
UH, IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION? UM, THE FOLLOWING TWO ITEMS ARE PETITIONS BY PRO.
UH, PROPERTY OWNERS SEEKING REMOVAL FROM OUR ETJ STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT, UM, CITY COUNCIL DENY THESE PETITIONS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY THE PETITIONS FOR ITEMS 33 AND 34.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDEN.
[35. Select Developer for the Downtown Grand Prairie Redevelopment Property Project RFEI #23166 and Authorize City Manager to negotiate the terms of the Development Agreement and Construction Schedule with the Chosen Developer]
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR 35? YES, SIR.NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
2006 BISHOP STREET, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 7 5 0 5 OH.
I HAD TO ADD TO ALLEN BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST COMMON NAME IN AMERICA.
IT'S MY WIFE, CARLY SMITH, AND MY BUSINESS PARTNER.
UM, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
UM, ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS GREAT TOWN.
UH, I, I KNOW YOU DON'T HEAR THAT ENOUGH.
YOU GIVE FREELY OF YOUR TIME, YOUR ENERGY, YOUR RESOURCES, YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE MONEY WHEN YOU'RE HERE DOING THIS.
UH, THAT'S A LOT OF PERSONAL SACRIFICE YOU MAKE FOR THE CITY.
YOU LOVE IT AND WE LOVE IT TOO.
SO LISTEN, WE PITCHED ON, UH, ON THIS NEXT ITEM.
UH, IF EVERYONE IN IN THE ROOM DOESN'T KNOW THAT, YOU GUYS KNOW IT.
WE MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR IT.
WE'RE COMING UP ON FIVE YEARS ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING FOR US.
I MEAN, IT'S A TRIUMPH IN THE, IN, IN LIGHT OF COVID, AND YOU'VE BEEN AMAZING SUPPORT FOR US.
SO I, ONCE AGAIN, WE THANK YOU.
UM, LISTEN, WE, WE SPEND THE BULK OF OUR LIVES ON THIS MAIN STREET.
UH, WE'RE ACROSS THE STREET EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.
AND WE'RE FIGHTING TO MAKE IT BETTER.
SO IT IS OUR, IT'S OUR MISSION.
WE CALL IT MISSION MAIN STREET.
WE KNOW IT'S GOT A LONG WAY TO COME.
WE KNOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE FIGHTING, FIGHTING THE FIGHT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
BUT IT'S A BATTLE EVERY DAY FOR US.
AND, AND WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF WE DIDN'T LOVE IT.
WE LIVE IN BI, WE LIVE ON BISHOP.
UM, OUR INTENTION TONIGHT IS TO REMIND YOU THAT, UH, WE HAVE A GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR WHAT'S GOING ON ACROSS THE STREET FROM US, THE ANNEX BUILDING AND THE LIBRARY.
WE HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO SET UP TWO NEW BUSINESSES TO GROW JOBS, TAX DOLLARS, REVITALIZATION, EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS BELIEVE IN.
SO LISTEN, UH, WE'RE READY TO START TOMORROW.
NOT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, NOT A YEAR FROM NOW, NOT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
WE'RE READY TO START TOMORROW.
WE HAVE OUR ENTHUSIASM, AS YOU CAN TELL, A WILD ENTHUSIASM FOR ME.
UH, WE'VE GOT A TEAM, WE'VE GOT AN ENERGY, WE'VE GOT A PLAN.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOVE, A MOTION.
I MOVE TO SELECT WEST END GATEWAY DEVELOPERS AS THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPERS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE DEVELOPER AND BRING THE TERMS OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
ROBERT, WE THROUGH THE ORDER? SURE.
I WAS GONNA MAKE ANOTHER MOTION IF THIS ONE FAILS, IF YOU YEAH, WELL I THINK THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION CARRIES FIRST.
UM, JUST, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAD GREAT APPLICANTS AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UM, THEIR LAKES COMPANY AS A DEVELOPER FOR DOWNTOWN.
JIM LAKE, ADAPTIVE URBAN DEVELOPER.
AND EVERYTHING ELSE STAYS THE SAME.
WE'LL TAKE, I DO NOT ACCEPT AS A MOTION, BUT I WE WILL PUT IT ON THE FLOOR TO, UM, VOTE ON MIKE'S.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE VOTING ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION,
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WHICH IS DOING THE SAME LANGUAGE BUT ADDING THE LAKES.AND THE REASON I WANTED TO DO IT THE WAY I WAS WANTING TO DO IT, THIS WORKS TOO.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER MY MOTION WOULD PASS OR NOT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A GOOD DEVELOPER.
THE LAKES ARE A GOOD DEVELOPER.
AND THEN I WAS GONNA SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THE LAKES AND MAKING THE MOTION FOR THEM IF MINE FAILED.
BUT NOW I'M PUT IN THE POSITION WHILE I'LL HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST YOUR AMENDMENT JUST TO SEE.
SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
MAYOR
YEAH, IT'S JUST, AND THAT'S A RULE OF HOARDER THING.
IF WE'RE GOING THAT ROUTE, AND I'M NOT DOING THAT, BUT AS YOU JUST, WE COULD KEEP TRYING TO DO OTHER AMENDMENTS.
BUT I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY DOWN TO TWO CHOICES, I THINK.
I I THINK WE KNOW IT'S TWO CHOICES.
SO I'M, I THINK WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS.
WE'RE VOTING ON JOHN'S AMENDED MOTION THAT AMENDS MINE AND REPLACES IT WITH JIM LAKE ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT.
SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT AMENDED RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED? WELL, I SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL.
'CAUSE I THINK IF THE LAKES ARE GONNA BE IT, I WANNA SHOW 'EM.
YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT THE FIRST TIME.
I DIDN'T THINK I WANTED THEM AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T, THEY DIDN'T GIVE US ANYTHING ON THE, EVEN THE RESPONSE TO THE RFEI MIKE.
WELL THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS AN EXECUTIVE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO DO A BACKDOOR DEAL.
WE ARE SHOULD OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC VOTE ON THE RECORD.
I'LL LEAVE MINE AS A NO THEN MOTION.
ALL OPPOSED SAY, DOESN'T MATTER.
THE LAKE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS THE CHOSEN DEVELOPER.
WELL, WE GOTTA, WE, WE, NO, WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION NOW.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, WHICH INCLUDES THE LAKE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS IS FOR THE LAKES.
SO MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ONE WITH COLD VOTING.
'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA REDEVELOPMENT MAIN STREET.
MAIN STREET'S GONNA BE CHOKED DOWN FROM FOUR LANES TO TWO LANES AND, UH, IT'S GONNA BE FANTASTIC.
CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH THE LAKES AND, UH, GET 'EM, GET 'EM GOING AND SEE WHAT THEY BRING TO US.
[36. Restaurant Lease with Crowns Bar-B-Que Sports Grill for Prairie Lakes Golf Course Food & Beverage Services with a Rent of 10% Gross Sales for a five (5) year term, with an Option for an Additional Five (5) Year Term (Reviewed by the Finance & Government Committee on 10/03/2023)]
MAYOR AND COUNSEL.THIS IS A, UH, A RESTAURANT LEASE WITH CROWN'S BARBECUE GRILL.
WHO IS THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR PRAIRIE LAKES GOLF COURSE.
WHAT'S THE PLEASURE? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 36.
[37. Ordinance Amending the FY 2023/2024 EpicCentral Operating Budget; Authorize a Short Term Agreement with mHe3 Productions LLC for Event Creation and Media Content Integration in the amount of $250,000 (Reviewed Finance and Government Committee on October 3, 2023 and City Council Development Committee on October 10, 2023)]
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY THIS REQUEST AT THIS TIME.UH, WE MAY DO IT LATER, BUT THIS WAS JUST BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
WE MAY LOOK AT IT IN THE FUTURE.
SO I, I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY ITEM 37.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND.
IS IT POSSIBLE CHANGING YOUR MOTION TO THE TABLE ON THIS? IT IS.
UM, AND I, I WILL AMEND MY, I CAN AMEND MY OWN MOTION.
SEE, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF, SORT OF, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
'CAUSE IF YOU TABLE IT, IT'S PAST THE, IT IS PAST THE DATES ANYWAY.
SO I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE TABLE IT INDEFINITELY.
IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU, KURT? YES, SIR.
ALL IN FAVOR TABLING SINCE I ACCEPTED IT AS A I CHANGED IT MYSELF.
I THINK, UH, NEXT ITEM 38 THROUGH 44.
THE TABLE ITEMS. IS THAT CORRECT? SORRY HAROLD, I DIDN'T SEE YOU DOWN FOR 37, BUT I KNEW WHAT ACTION WE WERE TAKING.
[Items 38 - 44]
ADAM.UM, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THE FOLLOWING ITEM HERE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, UH, NOT ON THE MOTION,
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BUT TO THANK THE FOLKS THAT, UH, THAT'S WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITIZENS IN GREENWAY TRAILS WHO REACHED OUT TO THE DEVELOPER.PLUS, UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSES BACK TO STAFF AND THEN YOU KNOW HOW YOU FELT ABOUT THE PROJECT, UH, THE PROJECT.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS WHO RESPONDED.
WHERE ARE WE AT? ARE WE STILL ON THE TABLE? WE'RE VOTING ON THE TABLE.
WAS THE GOOD JOB YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT ONE THAT WE'RE TABLING? YES.
[45. STP-23-08-0022 - Site Plan - 1213 W Trinity - Proposed Industrial Warehouse (City Council District 1). Site Plan for an industrial warehouse on 4.48 acres. Lots 1 and 2, Block 3, Farmers Industrial Addition, and 2.929-acres out of John C. Read Survey, Abstract 1183, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned LI, within the SH 161 Corridor Overlay District and addressed as 1211 & 1213 W Trinity Blvd and 3030 Hardrock Rd (On September 25, 2023 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0)]
ALRIGHT.GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
THIS NEXT ITEM, ITEM 45 AS A SITE PLAN FOR 1213 WEST TRINITY FOR AN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO BUILD A NEW OFFICE WAREHOUSE.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
THEY ARE PLANNING TO, TO SCRAPE THE SITE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME ACTIVITY, BUT THEY'LL BE CONSTRUCTING A NEW BUILDING.
UH, THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE SITE PLAN.
IT'S ABOUT A 65,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE WAREHOUSE.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MEET OUR UDC REQUIREMENTS AND THEY ARE MEETING THOSE FOR THE DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS AS WELL AS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
AS PART OF THE PROPOSAL, WE EVALUATE THEIR LANDSCAPING PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES THEIR TREE MITIGATION AND TREE SURVEY PLAN.
THEY ARE MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS ON THE SCREEN.
YOU CAN SEE THEIR PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS.
THEY'RE REQUIRED TO MEET APPENDIX, UM, X FOR THEIR DESIGN.
THEY ARE INCLUDING SOME TILT WALL, THIN STONE AXONS AND GLAZING.
THEY'RE ALSO PROVIDING SOME, UH, BUILDING ARTICULATION AND ARE MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
THE APPLICANT'S NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
AND ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO.
I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS BY PATSY? GOT ANY SPEAKERS? YES.
RUBEN GARZA SUPPORTS THIS ITEM.
AND JOE LAYMAN WITH SPIRITS ENGINEERING IS HERE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
SINCE THERE ARE NO VARIANCES, THEY HAVE THE ZONING AND, UM, EVERYTHING THEY NEED, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 45.
[46. STP-23-07-0018 - Site Plan - DHI Forum Multi-Family (City Council District 2). Site Plan for a multi-family development with 261 units on 11.02 acres. Being 11.02-acres out of Charles D. Ball Survey, Abstracts 197 and 1699, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant and Dallas Counties, Texas, zoned Planned Development (PD-442) for Multi-Family use, within the I-20 Corridor Overlay District with an approximate address of 2300 S Forum Dr (On September 25, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0)]
THIS NEXT ITEM IS ANOTHER SITE PLAN FOR THE DHI FORUM MULTIFAMILY PROJECT.YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED LOCATION OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
AGAIN, THIS IS A SITE PLAN FOR A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT WITH 261 UNITS ON ABOUT 11 ACRES.
UM, BACK IN MARCH OF 2023, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE MULTIFAMILY ZONING WAS IN PLACE.
IT DID SHIFT ON THAT OVERALL LOCATION.
ON THE SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THE CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH WAS APPROVED WITH THE ZONING AND COMPARE IT TO THE SITE PLAN.
UH, THEY ARE AGAIN, KEEPING THE SAME NUMBER OF UNITS, SAME CONFIGURATION.
UH, THEY'RE MEETING OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS OUR AMENITY REQUIREMENTS AS PART OF THEIR LANDSCAPE PLAN, WHICH THEY ARE MEETING THOSE STANDARDS.
THEY DID SUBMIT A TREE SURVEY AND ARE PAYING INTO OUR TREE MITIGATION FUND.
THESE ARE THEIR PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND THEY ARE PROVIDING ALL OF THE AMENITIES AS REQUIRED BY THE UDC AND ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FOR THOSE AT HOME AND IN THE AUDIENCE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DREADED MULTI-FAMILY CASES, BUT IT'S NOT A ZONING CASE.
WHY DO I MENTION THAT? ZONING CASES WE CAN DENY WITHOUT PREJUDICE DON'T HAVE ANY HEARTBURN SITE PLANS.
YOU CAN'T, THEY ALREADY HAVE THE ZONING.
AS I EXPLAINED TO SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, MOSTLY IN THE WHOLE UNITED STATES, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, DIRT HAS RIGHTS AND, UH, IF IT'S ZONED, UM, A CERTAIN WAY, IT THAT CARRIES WITH THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP PROCESS, THE, THE DIRT RIGHTS MOVE WITH IT.
SO, AS SAVANNAH SAID, THIS ALREADY HAD ZONING FOR MULTIFAMILY.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? NO, SIR, WE DO NOT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HEADEN, YOU WORKED REAL HARD ON THIS.
WE'VE MOVED IT AROUND A FEW TIMES.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH IT.
UM, I JUST, IN LOOKING AT OUR PACKET, WE DID GET SOME LETTERS OF, UM, DESCENT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT HERE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE LETTER SAID WHY DOES THE CITY KEEP
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BUILDING THESE APARTMENTS? SO JUST WANNA CLARIFY ON THE RECORD, THE CITY IS NOT BUILDING THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX.WE'RE NOT BUILDING ANY APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
THIS IS, UM, A PRIVATE COMPANY.
THEY, IT'S ALREADY ZONED FOR THAT.
SO OUR HANDS ARE PRETTY MUCH TIED.
BUT THE CITY, WHEN YOU SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA, WE ARE, WE'RE NOT BUILDING APARTMENTS.
SO I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 'CAUSE THAT WAS IN THE, UH, CITIZEN LETTER.
UH, WITH THAT FOR ITEM 46, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SITE PLAN, UH, AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MAYOR JOHNSON.
[47. VCC-23-08-0004 - Unified Signage Plan - QuikTrip (City Council District 2). Unified Signage Plan to allow a pole sign, to exceed the maximum allowable height for a single-tenant monument sign, to allow gasoline price sign on a pole sign, and to exceed the maximum gasoline price sign area requirements. Tract 6 ACS 1.9045, Benjamin F Smith, Abstract No. 1377, Pg 505, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-16, within the IH-20 Corridor Overlay District, generally located on the southeast corner of IH-20 and S Belt Line Road, and addressed at 4005 S Belt Line Road (On September 11, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 9-0)]
ALL RIGHT.ITEM 47 IS A UNIFIED SIGNAGE PLAN FOR QUICK, QUICK TRIP AT 40 0 5 SOUTH BELTLINE ROAD.
OH, THEY MAY START WORKING ON IT, HUH? YES SIR.
ANYTIME THERE ARE VARIANCES TO OUR SIGN ORDINANCE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR MULTIPLE SIGNS WITHIN A DEVELOPMENT, UH, THE REQUEST GOES TO COUNCIL THROUGH A UNIFIED SIGNAGE PLAN.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND A SITE PLAN FOR A QUICK TRIP CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS SALES.
UM, SO THEY'RE REQUESTING TO ALLOW THIS SIGN, UH, VARIANCE TO ALLOW PROHIBITED POLE SIGN.
THEY ARE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEIGHT AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO ADD GASOLINE PRICE SIGNS TO THE SIGN, UH, WHICH THE UDC LIMITS THE APPLICATIONS OF THOSE.
AND THEN THEY'RE REQUESTING TO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE GASOLINE PRICE SIGN UP TO 50.7 SQUARE FEET ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF NINE TO ZERO.
UH, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, THE RACETRACK THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET, DO THEY HAVE A LARGE SIGN TOO? I MEAN, WOULD IT MIRROR THIS ONE? YES.
THERE ARE EXISTING SIGNS IN THAT AREA THAT ARE ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT.
UH, REQUEST SEEMS LIKE THAT PROPERTY DIP DOWN MORE SO THEY WANT HAVE A LITTLE HIGHER SO THEY CAN, SO RACETRACK AND QT SIGNS BE ALMOST THE SAME HEIGHT? I BELIEVE SO.
AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND THEY ACTUALLY DID A, A STUDY LOOKING AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SIGNS AND, AND VISIBILITY ALONG THE, THE HEIGHT.
IS THIS GONNA BE ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT AS THE RACE TRACK? CRAIG HONEYWELL 45 88 MOUNTAIN LAUREL DRIVE, GRAND PRAIRIE.
UM, THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THE HEIGHT FROM THE RACETRACK.
THE RACETRACK SITS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH OF US, UH, SERVICING.
THEIR SIGN SERVICE IS MOSTLY JUST BELT LINE.
UH, THIS SIGN WILL BE VERY SIMILAR IN HEIGHT TO WAFFLE HOUSE, THE CIRCLE K, THE SHELL, AND THE JACK IN THE BOX.
THE ONES RIGHT THERE ON THAT HARD INTERSECTION.
UM, AND, AND INCLUDING JACK IN THE BOX ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF I 20, UM, TALLER THAN THE RACE TRACK.
ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS WAFFLE HOUSE.
AND THOSE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF I 20.
JACK, JACK IN THE BOX IS 50 FEET.
UM, WE'VE SHIFTED OUR SIGN A LITTLE BIT TO THE SOUTH TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT BLOCKING JACK IN THE BOX.
UM, SO THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER HEAD, ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? YES, SIR.
UM, AND MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 47 REGARDING THE QUICKTRIP SIGNAGE VARIANCE.
SECOND, DO WE HAVE MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? A NAY? MOTION CARRIES ITEM
[48. SUP-23-08-0029 - Specific Use Permit - Special Event Center at 675 W Pioneer Parkway. (City Council District 3). Specific Use Permit request for a Special Event Center in an existing commercial lease space. Lot 11R, Block 1, Sharpston Heights No. 2 Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned General Retail, and addressed as 675 W Pioneer Parkway (On September 25, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-1)]
48.ITEM 48 IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SPECIAL EVENT CENTER LOCATED AT SE 6 75 WEST PIONEER PARKWAY.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
IT IS PART OF AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER, AND THE PROPERTY IS ZONED GENERAL RETAIL AND THEY ARE PROPOSING TO OCCUPY ABOUT A 3000 SQUARE FOOT SUITE ON THE PROPERTY.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED SPECIAL EVENT CENTER.
UH, THIS IS THEIR FLOOR PLAN AND THEY INTEND TO HAVE EVENTS SUCH AS BABY SHOWERS, WEDDING RECEPTIONS, UM, BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
THEY ARE, UH, PROVIDING THE REQUIRED PARKING AS PART OF A SHARED PARKING FOR THE ENTIRE CENTER.
UH, THEY ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO HAVE OR ACCOMMODATE UP TO 200 ATTENDEES.
NOW THIS NUMBER WILL BE SET WHEN THE, UH, PROPOSAL GOES THROUGH THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
UM, UH, BUILDING PERMITTING PROCESS.
UH, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE EVENTS, UH, IN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM TO 12:00 AM.
UH, THEY'RE PRO PROPOSING CATERING COMPANIES WILL HAVE A LICENSED
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BARTENDER AND THEY'RE PROPOSING SECURITY.THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
AND ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ONE STAFF'S RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
THE FIRST IS THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL HAVE THE BUILDING SPRINKLED ACCORDING TO FIRE CODES, AND THEN THE OPERATION SHALL COMPLY WITH SECTION FOUR POINT 14 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
THIS SECTION IS WHAT PERTAINS TO THE SPECIAL EVENT CENTERS AND IS APPLIED TO ALL SPECIAL EVENT CENTERS.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DEBOSKY, THANK SIR HAS THANK A QUESTION FOR YOU.
NO, JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
UM, THAT I SPOKE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL LAST WEEK.
I INFORMED HIM THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL ON PIONEER AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO I TOLD HIM THAT I CANNOT, YOU KNOW, DETERMINE HOW THIS IS GONNA GO.
UM, I KNOW THAT NOT FAR FROM THERE.
WE HAVE RUTHIE JACKSON CENTER AND THERE'S ONE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND THERE'S ALREADY TWO.
SO, UM, THAT BEING SAID, TOLD HIM I GIVE HIM GOOD FAITH AND LET'S LET HIM SPEAK AND THEN YOU CAN MAKE YOUR MOTION.
THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
KENNETH, I ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER DEBOSKEY'S EVENT CENTERS.
THEY, THERE DO SEEM TO BE A LOT OF 'EM HERE, BUT YOU, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO PRESENT US YOUR CASE.
UM, WE'VE REALIZED THAT THERE'S A COUPLE IN THE, IN THE AREA AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE COMMUNITY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN JUST EVENTS OR PARTIES.
UM, I I, I'VE BEEN IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES NOW, EXCUSE ME.
AND SO WHAT WE PLANNED ON DOING ALSO IS BRINGING IN A FINANCIAL LITERACY GROUP IN CLASS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
SO I WORK WITH A GROUP OF ATTORNEYS EVEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND SO WE'RE HELPING INDIVIDUALS IN THOSE THINGS.
WE ALSO DO THOSE THINGS FOR FREE.
SO WE'RE NOT EVEN CHARGING ANYONE FROM THAT.
BUT WE THINK, MY WIFE AND I, WE THINK THAT IT BRINGS, WE KIND OF HAVE A NICHE I THINK FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE DOING IT, PLUS THE SIZE.
UM, I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS' FACILITY, IT'S NICE
UM, THE OTHER ONES I KNOW ARE DIFFERENT SIZES.
AND IF YOU SEE THE PLAN THAT WE HAD, IT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE EVENTS THAT ARE SMALLER SO THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GAIN THAT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO USING A BIG O VENUE.
SO IT JUST, I I I THINK WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD NICHE AND A, A PRETTY GOOD COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT'S BACKING US WITH EVERYTHING.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVED ITEM NUMBER 48 SUP 23 0 8 0 0 2 9.
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO TWO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND COUNCIL MEMBER HUMPHREYS VOTING NAY.
[49. SUP-23-08-0032 - Specific Use Permit - Auto Detailing at 2029 E Main Street (City Council District 5). Specific Use Permit request for a Car Wash to authorize an Auto Detailing use associated with an existing Auto Dealership. A portion of lots 15-18 and lots 19-22, Block C, Twin Airports Industrial Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Light Industrial, and addressed as 2029 E Main Street (On September 25, 2023 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0)]
ITEM 49 IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO AUTHORIZE A CAR WASH, WHICH WILL AUTHORIZE AUTO DETAILING AT 2029 EAST MAIN STREET.AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
UH, THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO AUTO DETAILING AS PART OF THE CURRENT OPERATIONS.
THE REASON IT'S CLASSIFIED AS A CAR WASH IS BECAUSE THEY'RE SURE INVOLVING WATER.
UM, SO THE REASON IT'S, UH, BEFORE YOU DENY IT IS BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN 300 FEET OF SOME RESIDENTIAL ZONED PROPERTY.
UM, SO IT IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE OPERATIONAL OR THE SITE PLAN ON THE SCREEN.
THERE ARE SOME EXISTING BUSINESSES AND THEY ARE PROPOSING TO DO AUTO DETAILING WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THOSE EXISTING DEALERS.
UM, SO THE WORK WOULD INCLUDE MAKE READY SERVICES AND THE CAR WASH.
AND THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE LOCATION.
THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
AND ON BACK, SHOW THE LOCATION AGAIN.
AND ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
THE FIRST IS THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL STORE THE CHEMICALS USED IN OPERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIRE CODE REGULATIONS.
UH, THE DISCHARGE OF WATER USED TO WASH THE VEHICLE SHALL BE TO A SANITARY SOONER SEWER, AND THEN THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A SAND GRIP TRAP.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
MEGAN, I HAVE NO, NO SPEAKERS.
COUNCIL MEMBER HUMPHREYS, QUICK QUESTION.
UM, THE CURRENT O OPERATIONS AND THE NEW OPERATIONS THAT SUBJECT TO OUR ARBS RULES? YES.
MAY I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 49 AS PRESENTED?
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SECOND.WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEAD.
[50. TAM-23-09-0007 - Text Amendment - Article 15: Floodplain Management - Section 6: Basis for Establishing Special Flood Hazard Areas. An Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending Article 15: Floodplain Management of the Unified Development Code to Amend the descriptions of the Special Flood Hazard Areas adopted by the City; updating the effective dates of the Flood Insurance Study and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) for Ellis County; also adding a reference to the Johnson County FIS and FIRM; and to become effective upon its passage and approval (On September 25, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0)]
THIS NEXT ITEM IS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 15, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT OF UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO EDIT SECTION SIX BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS.
THERE ARE THREE THINGS THAT THIS ACCOMPLISHES.
IT AMENDS THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THOSE AREAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY.
IT UPDATES THE EFFECTIVE DATES FOR ELLIS COUNTY AND IT ADDS A REFERENCE TO JOHNSON COUNTY.
ON THE SCREEN IS THE ACTUAL RED LINE OF WHAT THE IS BEING PROPOSED.
ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO.
DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAVANNAH? FIRST? THANK YOU.
SHE WAS GIVING ME A GOOD UPDATE ON HISTORY.
MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED REGARDING THE FEMA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
ITEM 50, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT ITEM 50 AS PRESENTED.
[Items 51 & 52]
51.UM, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THESE, UH, 51 AND 52 BE, UH, TABLED INDEFINITELY.
ALRIGHT, WHAT ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTALS? DO WE HAVE SHORT TERM RENTALS IN THE CITY AT THIS MOMENT? WE SURE DO.
HOW, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT BRINGING THIS MOTION BACK? GO AHEAD AND COME, COME ON, COME ON UP.
WE'RE GONNA TABLE IT, BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE ASKING QUESTIONS, I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
AND SO I DON'T SAY ANYTHING THAT I SHOULDN'T.
MEGAN, CAN YOU GIVE HIM AN UPDATE ON SHORT TERM RENTALS? UM, YES.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A REGISTRATION AND, UM, WE CALL 'EM QUALITY OF LIFE REGULATIONS, UM, RELATED TO OUR CURRENT SHORT TERM, SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS.
THESE ITEMS ARE EVALUATING WHETHER OR NOT TO CREATE A BAN ON FUTURE SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS.
UM, WE ARE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE TABLE THIS WHILE WE SEE HOW THE LITIGATION IN DALLAS AND FORT WORTH COME OUT.
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH AND ANOTHER CITY, PROBABLY EL PASO.
BUT WE KNOW DALLAS AND FORT WORTH JUST FILED SUIT TO STOP THE ACTIONS OF DALLAS AND FORT WORTH.
SO OUR LEGAL COUNSEL GAVE US THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
SINCE OUR POLICY, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING, LET'S LEAVE IT AS IS NOW UNTIL WE SEE HOW THE COURTS PLAY IT OUT.
SO DO, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY SHORT TERM RENTALS WE DO? HOW MANY SHORT TERM RENTALS DO WE HAVE? 2, 216 DO WE HAVE, UH, BROKEN DOWN SOUTH OF 20 I 20, 30? I, I I DON'T HAVE IT ANY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS WHERE ALL THESE HOUSES ARE ALL OVER GRAND PRAIRIE.
THAT'S THE BEST I CAN GIVE YOU HERE.
ALL THAT GEORGIA WILL SAY ALL OF 'EM ARE IN HER DISTRICT BY THE NUMBER OF CALLS.
AND, AND SHORT TERM RENTALS VERSUS PLANO AND DALLAS.
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE LENGTH OF TIME PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO DO A SHORT TERM RENTAL IN GRAND PRAIRIE AT THIS TIME? SO THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN THE ORDINANCE.
THIS DEF DEFINING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL, HOW LONG THEY CAN RENT SOMETHING.
SO NOTHING IN THE ORDINANCE? CORRECT.
AND WILL THIS BE DECIDED BY THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT? IS THIS IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY AND WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW IT.
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE KICKED DOWN OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
'CAUSE WE'RE NOT PART OF THE LAWSUIT.
I I'M JUST STATE VERSUS FEDERAL.
IT'S UM, I THINK GRAPEVINE IT IS STATE, YEAH.
BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE FEDERAL.
IT COULD BE FEDERAL, BUT THE CURRENT ONE IS IN STATE.
I WOULD JUST WITH A DA AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF PEOPLE TO LOOPHOLE AROUND.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF HOMEOWNERS AND NOT SHORT TERM RENTALS.
AND AND THAT'S PART OF THE LEGAL ARGUMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL
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PEOPLE.THEY SUPPORT HOMEOWNERS RIGHTS.
IT'S A, IT'S A, OH IT'S COMPLIC.
SO WE'RE TAB ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I I MAKE A MOVE TO POSTPONE ITEMS 51 52.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
COMMENTS THAT DIDN'T GET MY CARD IN.OH, I TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU WERE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD, THEY WOULDN'T LET YOU, BUT I'LL LET YOU.
MAYOR, CAN I CUT IT TO THREE MINUTES SINCE I'M LETTING YOU WIGGLE IN.
OH, THIS IS, THIS IS HISTORY 1 0 1.
RIGHT NOW ED WALLACE DOES THE BACKSIDE OF HISTORY EVERY SATURDAY MORNING I'M GONNA DO MY KIND OF VERSION OF ED WALLACE ON THE BACKSIDE OF HISTORY.
OCTOBER 6TH, 1973 WAS A SATURDAY.
WE WERE LISTENING TO THE RADIO THAT WE, EGYPT AND SYRIA HAD STARTED A WAR AGAINST ISRAEL.
UH, OCTOBER, 1973 WAS VERY HISTORIC.
THAT NEXT THURSDAY WE WERE PLAYING IRVING NIMITZ.
THE PA ANNOUNCER TOOK A BREAK FROM THE OFFICIALS TO INFORM US THAT SPIRO T AGDU HAD RESIGNED THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT.
KIND OF A BIG THING BACK THEN.
UH, SPIRO T AGNEW TAKING HIS CASH BRIBES IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
EVEN NIXON HAD STANDARDS BACK THEN.
UM, OCTOBER 20TH, THAT SATURDAY NIGHT, NIXON DID THE SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE FIRING ALL THE WATERGATE SP SPECIAL PROSECUTORS.
MY DRAFT NUMBER WAS 0 7 2 1 A FOR IMMEDIATE INDUCTION.
MINE WAS, WE WERE GOING, OH YEAH.
FORTUNATELY PRINCIPAL HOBBES WILLIAMS WAS A VERY WONDERFUL MAN.
HOBBES WILLIAMS INFORMED US WHAT HE SAW, THE COMBAT THAT HE SAW IN THE PACIFIC.
I'LL MAKE SURE YOU BOYS GET THE HOLY LAND TOUR.
THE ARMY AND MARINE RECRUITERS HAVE BEEN AFTER OUR FOOTBALL PRACTICE.
HOW MANY OF YOU WANNA BE A CORPSMAN WITH A MARINE DETACHMENT? THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
IN OCTOBER OF 73 EVEN NIXON WENT NUTS.
IF YOU'LL WATCH THE, UH, JOHN BELUSHI, DAN AYKROYD GET FROM SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, HOW NIXON WAS PULLING KISSINGER DOWN ON THE FLOOR TO PRAY 'CAUSE HE WAS DRUNK.
ALEXANDER HAGUE WAS RUNNING THE COUNTRY.
WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER 73? THOSE OF US WHO LIVED THROUGH THAT, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRICE OF OIL? WHAT DID OUR FRIENDS THE ROYAL SAUDI FAMILY DO? THEY EMBARGOED THE OIL.
WE HAD TO WAIT IN LINES TO GET GASOLINE.
THE EFFECT ON OUR ECONOMY GASOLINE, 21 CENTS A GALLON GASOLINE WENT TO 50 55 CENTS A GALLON OVERNIGHT.
THE DOLLAR 65, AN HOUR SALARY DIDN'T INCREASE.
MY CONCERN IS NOW THAT SAUDI ARABIA AND MOSCOW CONTROL THE PRICE OF OIL WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR OIL.
NOW THOSE OF YOU ON THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, THIS WAR ESCALATES THE CARRIER BATTLE GROUP.
NOW, HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE SOME MORE CARRIER BATTLE GROUPS OUT THERE, BUT IF THIS WAR ESCALATES, SOMETHING HAPPENS.
I KNOW THE UNITED STATES, WE PRODUCE MORE OIL THAN SAUDI ARABIA.
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IF THE PRICE OF OIL DOUBLES QUADRUPLES THIS WAR EXPANDS.
I WORKED WITH TWO DOCTORS WHO WORKED IN THE 67 60 DAY WAR AND THE 73 WAR FROM ISRAEL.
THE ISRAELIS AIN'T NO QUIT IN THE ISRAELIS.
THEY'RE LIKE THE MARINE CORPS.
THEY DON'T QUIT NOW THAT THEY'RE CUTTING OFF THE HEADS OF ISRAELI PRISONER OF WARS.
THE ALITOS IN IRAN, THEY HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY'RE IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
OF COURSE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
THIS IS WHY I WAS ADVOCATING FOR THE MOST FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES WE COULD POSSIBLY GET OUR HANDS ON.
BECAUSE THE SOONER AS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, AND THIS IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO SHOW TEXAS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THIS IS THE CITY THAT IS DIVERSIFYING ITS FLEET TO HYBRIDS, TO ELECTRICAL VEHICLES.
I KNOW THERE'S SO MANY THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO RUN ON DIESEL, BUT IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW A FOREIGN COUNTRY TO PULL US AROUND BY OUR SHORT HAIRS.
AND SAUDI ARABIA'S BEEN PULLING US AROUND BY OUR SHORT HAIRS SINCE 1973.
THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NINE 11 ATTACK.
THE MIDDLE EAST IS LIKE WHAT WOULD GO ON AT THE SPORT AUDITORIUM.
TODAY'S FRIEND IS TOMORROW'S ENEMY AND TOMORROW'S ENEMY IS TODAY'S FRIEND WHO KNOWS WHAT DOWN THERE.
BUT WE CAN CONTROL OUR DESTINY IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS BY UTILIZING OUR FLEET VEHICLE MORE APPROPRIATE.
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MEGAN.THANK YOU FOR WAITING, TAMARA.
I LIVE AT 5 9 5 5 WATERFORD DRIVE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
UM, I'M HERE TO DISCUSS, UM, MY HOME, WHICH IS ON WATERFORD DRIVE.
I BACK UP TO MILDRED WALKER PARKWAY AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR.
I'VE EMAILED A COUPLE OF PEOPLE AND ALL THE VEGETATION HAS BEEN REMOVED.
SO THE WILDLIFE, UM, COYOTES ARE JUST RUNNING AMUCK.
UM, PEOPLE ARE WALKING IN THAT AREA.
UM, WHEN I PURCHASED MY HOUSE 17 YEARS AGO, I PAID EXTRA.
IT WAS CONSIDERED A PREMIUM LOT.
UM, THEY TOLD ME NO ONE WOULD EVER BE BACK THERE.
THERE WOULD BE NO NOTHING, NO NOTHING BUILT.
BUT NOW WE HAVE A BRIDGE, UM, WITH THE BRIDGE AND THE VEGETATION GONE.
UM, SO I'M WONDERING WHAT MY CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE CAN DO TO HELP ME AND MY OTHER HOMEOWNERS ON WATERFORD DRIVE.
WHAT WE CAN DO, WE CAN'T ADDRESS IT HERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
WE'VE VISITED WITH YOU VIA EMAIL ALREADY AND OKAY.
YOU CAN VISIT WITH STAFF AND THEY GIVE YOU OPTIONS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING AS YOU SO I CAN'T, I REALLY CAN'T SAY ANYMORE.
BUT THE EMAILS TOLD YOU WHO DID THE VISITATION.
UH, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THAT.
AND RASHA, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION.
IT'S WHERE THE ENCORE LIGHTS ENCORE EASEMENT IS.
WHEN THEY'RE DONE, I'LL TALK TO YOU.
WELL, I GUESS HE'S NOT GONNA COME UP HERE.
I BET YOU KNOW WHAT HE WANTS TO SAY.
YOU GOT THE FLOOR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT.
UM, SHE'S THE BEST NEIGHBOR I'VE HAD.
SO I DO WANNA BRING UP THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LAND THAT'S IN BETWEEN OUR HOMES AND THE BRIDGE IS, UM, OWNED BY THE ARMY CORPS OF AN ENGINEER.
YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT BEHIND OUR HOMES.
THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS KEEPING THAT NICE AND CLEAN.
SO NOW I CAN GO BACK THERE, MAKE SURE MY DOGS THAT ARE CHIPPED DON'T GET OUT, SNEAK OUT AND GO, YOU KNOW, PLAY WITH THE GUY BACK THERE MOWING AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT I WHAT I WOULD LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.
YOU GUYS DID DO, I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT.
UM, A NOISE STUDY BEFORE THE TOLL WAS PUT IN, UM, THE TOLL 360.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAYBE SEE ANOTHER NOISE STUDY COMPLETED.
SEE IS, HAS THAT NOISE REALLY GROWN? I'M PRETTY SURE IT HAS.
UM, TO SEE IF THERE, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE.
SO WE, BECAUSE WE WANNA RETIRE HERE, WE'LL GET, WE WILL GET WITH YOU AND WE'LL SEE UH, WHAT IT TAKES TO DO A DO STUDY.
WHO'S BEST TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE VEGETATION STUFF AND THE NOISE STUDY.
BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE EMAIL STREAM, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE THE PERSON TO ADDRESS IT THOUGH.
WE'RE ADJOURNED AND THE RANGERS ARE UP THREE TO NOTHING.