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I TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
WE'VE BEEN IN, UH, STARTED THIS AFTERNOON AT FOUR 30 AND, UM, HAD A NICE BREAK FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DOWN SOME GOOD CROWNS BARBECUE DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY REMEMBER YEARS AGO, CROWNS WAS IN THE DALWORTH COMMUNITY AND THEIR GRAND NIECE IS BACK COOKING BARBECUE, AND THEY'RE OUT AT PRAIRIE LAKES.
SO Y'ALL GO OUT THERE AND HAVE DINNER, LUNCH WITH THEM OUT AT PRAIRIE LAKES, UH, TONIGHT AND VACATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR EMMANUEL KUMA OF DALLAS-FORT WORTH, THE OHIOAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH.
OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY MAYOR PRO TIMM LOPEZ.
LET US ALL BOW DOWN OUR HEADS AS WE INVITE THE LORD TO BE IN OUR MIDST.
OUR MOST GRACIOUS AND EVERLASTING.
GOD, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AND THE OPPORTUNITY GRANTED, THE GRAND PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE YOU IN THIS CAPACITY.
LORD, I PRAY FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
UH, GIVE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WISDOM AND GUIDANCE US THEY DELIBERATE ON THE ITEMS BEFORE THEM TONIGHT.
MAY EVERY DECISION BE RIGHT YOURS IN YOUR SITE FOR OUR BENEFIT AND THE GLORY.
LORD, IT IS MY PRAYER THAT YOU REMIND YOUR LEADERS BECAUSE WE SOMETIMES FORGET FROM TIME TO TIME, ALL OF US ARE BOUND TO FORGET.
IF WE ARE NOT REMINDED THAT OUR LEADERS ARE NOT JUST LEADERS, BUT SERVANT LEADERS.
THAT IS, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS, UM, LEADING YOUR COMMUNITY, LEADING YOUR PEOPLE TO SERVE YOU IN A COMMON GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE.
LORD, YOUR PEOPLE HAVE, UH, CALLED LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE TO RESPECT, TO PROTECT THE, THE LEAST AMONG THOSE, UH, OF US, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN, OUR ELDERLY, THE POOR, AND THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY, HOMELESS, THE SIX STRANGERS, AND THEN THE IMMIGRANTS AMONG THE MYTHS OF THE PEOPLE.
LORD GRANT US AND THEM OUR LEADERS, WISDOM, THE COURAGE TO KNOW AND TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD AND TRUE AT ALL TIMES.
MOST IMPORTANTLY TONIGHT, OH LORD, I PRAY I LET YOUR PRESENCE BE FELT SO THAT YOU DIRECT ALL THE AFFAIRS OF THIS MEETING SO THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOUR PEACE AND YOUR GUIDANCE THROUGH THE JURISDICTIONS THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN, THESE LEADERS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN CHRIST JESUS'.
PLEASE JOIN US AS THE PLEDGE FOR THE US FLAG IN HONOR TO TAKE A FLAG PGI FOR THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND IT NEW REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR NATION INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR FORGI.
[4. Recognition of Nimo’s Training Gym and Faith Over Fear Boxing Team for 2023 USA Boxing National Championship Accomplishments]
GIVING A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO A BIG TIME TRAINING GYM HERE IN TOWN, NEMOS.THEY'RE HERE IN FORCE TONIGHT AND FAITH OVER FEAR BOXING TEAM.
I'LL CALL YOU UP IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT COACHES, AS I SAY YOUR NAME, WOULD YOU STAND UP IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR 2023 USA BOXING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS? THE BOXERS, MESSIAH NEMO, ZAFAR KASAN, MIGUEL JONES, COURTNEY GLOVER, AND MANNY GARCIA WERE AWARDED GOLD MEDALS AND BOXER DIAMOND.
TRISTAN AWARDED A SILVER, SILVER MEDAL, PLEASE Y'ALL THAT WON THOSE STANDUP.
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I'LL CALL YOU ALL DOWN FRONT, JUST A MINUTE.IT'S LOCATED IN THE, THE GYM IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF GRAND PRAIRIE, RIGHT OFF OF MAIN STREET.
FAITH OVER FEAR BOXING TEAM IS LED BY PLEASE STAND COACH JAY NEMO.
WHERE ARE YOU? JAY? COACH NEMO IS, IS RANKED IN THE TOP THREE OF 1100 COACHES AND WIN PERCENTAGES.
THE BOXING TEAM ALSO INCLUDES COACH COURTNEY HERE TONIGHT.
COACH VIC, COACH STO, COACH B AND COACH MIKE.
I DON'T WANNA GET IN THE RING WITH COACH MIKE
I HAVE ISSUED THIS HONOR ON THIS SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY.
COACHES, WINNERS, AND THE WHOLE GROUP.
COME ON DOWN AND MEET ME OUT FRONT.
LET'S GIVE 'EM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, FOLKS.
COACHES, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU'RE COACHING, BOXING, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, GYMNASTICS, TEACHING, PIANO, CHOIR, TEACHERS, PEOPLE THAT HANDLE KIDS AND TRAIN THEM, TEACH THEM, GET THEM TO DO THINGS, ARE MAKING AN IMPACT IN THAT CHILD'S LIFE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST SOON STAY HOME, BUT YOU DON'T WANT A TEAM DOWN, DO YOU? YOU WANNA SHOW UP FOR EVERYBODY ELSE AND THEN THEY TAKE IT AND TEACH YOU SKILLS.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE BOXING 30 YEARS FROM NOW, BUT YOU'RE GONNA REMEMBER THE SKILLS THESE COACHES TAUGHT YOU.
DISCIPLINE SHOWING UP ON TIME.
DON'T BRING BRINGING DRAMA TO MIND WITH JIM.
Y'ALL GET ON, GATHER AROUND ME.
COACH YOU WINNERS, GET UP HERE ON THE FRONT ROW.
COACHES, YOU HELPED ME GET 'EM UP HERE.
Y'ALL GOOD? YOU HAVE IT? YES SIR.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
OFF WITH NUMBER EIGHT.5 3 8 LINLEY NUMBER EIGHT, UH, 1.4 MILLION FOR THE, UM, HOLT CATERPILLARS, UH, FOR THE GENERATOR.
COULD WE EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THIS AND THE PURPOSE OF THE DORCHESTER LEVEE PUMP STATION PLEASE? GOOD EVENING.
SO, UM, THE GENERATOR IS FOR THE DORCHESTER LEVEE.
UM, IT IS FOR THE PUMPS THAT CONTROL THE, THE, IF IT FLOODS, THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, PUMP IT OVER INTO THE TRINITY.
THE, THE GENERATOR IS FOR IF WE HAVE A FLOOD EVENT AT THE SAME TIME WE LOSE POWER.
'CAUSE OTHERWISE IT WOULD BACK UP AND FLOOD HOMES.
SO THE PRIMARY SOURCE IS FROM ENCORE.
THIS IS STRICTLY OF A TOTAL FAILURE.
IF WE GET A 12 INCH RANGE, WHATEVER AND RIGHT.
AND THERE'S NO POWER THAT THE GENERATORS WOULD KICK ON.
SO THE PUMPS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK.
COULD WE GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHERE THE DORCHESTER LEVEE PUMP STATION IS LOCATED AT THE PLACE? YES.
UM, CARRIER, LIKE 1 61, YOU KNOW, THE, I
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THINK IT'S, UH, DWIGHT EISENHOWER SCHOOL.SO ALL OF THIS BASICALLY LIKE EGYPTIAN AND CARRIER OBJECTION OF THE WILDWOOD OAKS, ALL THAT OVER HERE.
SO THIS IS THE TOTAL COST 1.41 MILLION.
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR THIS SPEC? NO, IT'S FOR THE GENERATOR ITSELF.
THE CONCRETE PAD SITE, ALL THE CONDUIT, THE ELECTRICITY, LIKE THE HOOKUP TO GET IT HOOKED UP TO THE PUMPS.
IT'S LIKE THE TOTAL TURNKEY PACKAGE.
SO THE MONTHLY MAINTENANCE, THE QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE THAT THAT'LL BE DONE WITH STAFF, THAT'LL BE DONE IN ADDITION IN ADDITION TO THIS COST? YES, THAT'S, YES.
THAT COST IS JUST TO GET IT THERE AND HOOKED UP AND READY TO GO.
AND THIS DOES RUN ON DIESEL, CORRECT? I'M NOT SURE.
YEAH, HAVE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT.
I THINK HOL THEY, THEIRS ARE DIESEL AND THE OTHER ONES ARE NATURAL GAS, THE OTHER THAT WALMART HAS, SO I CAN FIND OUT AND I CAN EMAIL YOU.
NUMBER NINE, THE REHABILITATION OF THE THREE MAN HOLES FOR $77,000.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THESE MANHOLE COVERS, WILL THEY BE BOUGHT FROM BASSON HAYES FOUNDRY, A GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS COMPANY THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST 70 YEARS.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BOUGHT SOME OF THEIR MANHOLE COVERS FROM INDIA.
SO THESE MANHOLES ARE FOR MANHOLES THAT ARE NOW FALLING APART ON THE INSIDE.
THEY'LL CLEAN OUT THE EXISTING MANHOLE AND IT'S BASICALLY LIKE A LINER THAT GOES IN THERE AND HARDENS AND BECOMES THE NEW MANHOLE.
SO IT'S NOT FOR THE CO, THEY'LL PUT THE SAME ONE BACK ON AS FAR AS THE MANHOLE COVER.
IT'S FOR THE ACTUAL MANHOLE THAT WE'RE DOING THE LINE AND, AND IT'S CREATES A NEW MANHOLE IN THE INSIDE OF THE COR UH, COLLAPSE IN BRICK ONE.
MY CONCERN WAS WHEN YOU SEE THE MANHOLE STORM, STORM SEWER, YOU KNOW, THOSE METALS THAT LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BOUGHT THEM, NO OFFENSE TO THE FOLKS IN INDIA, BUT BASSON HAYES, MY WATER METER SAYS BASSON HAYES, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.
AND BASSON HAYES HAS BEEN A COMPANY IN GRAND PRAIRIE FOR 70 YEARS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'LL STILL BE USING THE ONES WE ALWAYS USE.
IN GRAND, WHICH BAY OR MAY NOT BE B EGGS.
YEAH, WELL IT'S JUST THIS DOESN'T OH, SURE.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T, YOU KNOW.
BUT THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE ACTUAL LINER THAT'S GONNA PERFORM INTO A HARDENED NEW MANHOLE.
WHERE IS MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES LOCATED IN THIS $118,000 FOR OUR LIABILITY POLICY THROUGH LLOYD'S OF LONDON.
WHAT ALL DOES THIS POLICY THROUGH LLOYD'S OF LONDON GUARANTEE PROVIDE US IN TERMS OF SECURITY FOR OUR SYSTEMS? THIS IS THE CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE.
SO MCGRIFF IS OUR INSURANCE, UH, PROCUREMENT, UM, BROKER OF RECORD.
AND SO THEY, THEY DO HAVE A LO THEY HAVE A LOCAL OFFICE, BUT THEY HAVE MANY OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT THEY, THEY HAVE BEEN, UM, OBLIGATED UNDER OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM TO GO OUT AND FIND THE BEST VALUE FOR OUR INSURANCE NEEDS.
SO WE UM, HAVE, WE HAVE HAD THEM GO OUT AND, AND GET A POLICY THROUGH LLOYD'S OF LONDON FOR $118,000.
AND IT PROTECTS US IN THE EVENT OF A CYBER EVENT WHEN THE CITY OF DALLAS GOT HACKED AND OTHER CITIES HAVE BEEN HACKED.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, WHAT DOES THIS PROVIDE US? INSURANCE COVERAGE.
JUST THE, THE LACK OF, IF WE HAVE TO SUBCONTRACT THIS OUT, SOMEONE TO COME IN AND CLEAN UP THE SYSTEM TO MM-HMM
FOR THE VIRUS, WHATEVER THE HECK THEY'RE DOING FROM RUSSIA, FROM CHINA TO HACK IN ON US.
IT'S JUST LIKE IF YOU'RE, UM, HOUSE GOT HIT WITH HAIL, SAME TYPE OF THING.
IF WE GET HIT WITH A CYBER ATTACK, THIS COVERS US FOR, UM, AN INSURANCE POLICY.
IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE HOW LONG THAT WE COULD GET OUR SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING AGAIN, IF WE WERE HACKED FROM THIS POLICY? THEY, THEY DON'T PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.
WE WOULD BE, THE ONUS WOULD BE ON US TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING.
THIS IS JUST AN INSURANCE POLICY, JUST A PAYMENT, JUST LIKE DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR HOUSE.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOESN'T REDO YOUR HOUSE.
SO IF THEY DO BREAK INTO US, IT'S UP TO US TO FIX IT.
BUT WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR 118,000 INSURANCE TO COVER WHAT IT MAY COST US TO DO THE FIXING.
SO THEN WE COULD GO THROUGH LLOYD'S OF LONDON TO GET REIMBURSED FOR OUR COST.
PER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, WE'LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH AND WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS, JUST LIKE AN INSURANCE POLICY ON YOUR HOUSE.
BUT I JUST SAW LLOYD'S OF LONDON.
WITH ALL THE HACKING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON THROUGH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER SYSTEMS, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROTECTED LLOYD'S AS LONDON DOES.
A LOT OF INSURES NO ONE ELSE WILL TOUCH.
THEY'RE, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE KNOWN FOR.
THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A, A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YEARS.
THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE NUMBER 14.
HAROLD, WHO IS B WEISS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP.
AND WHY ARE WE GONNA GIVE THEM
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$250,000 IN WITH A MASTER AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE? HOW DOES THIS WORK, PLEASE? SURE.SO, UH, BY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS A DALLAS BASED, UH, FESTIVAL, EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
AND THE $250,000 IS TO ALLOW THEM TO SOURCE THE VARIOUS NUMBER OF VENDORS THAT'S NEEDED TO PRODUCE MAIN STREET FEST.
SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT STAFF WOULD, UH, BE SOURCING OTHERWISE JUST ALLOWS THEM TO DO IT AT A POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES FROM THAT COMPANY.
HOW DOES THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE PLAY INTO THIS? THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE HAS A CONTRACT WITH THEM AND THIS IS A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO, UH, KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF OF THEIR CONTRACT AND USE THEM.
SO WE'RE GUARANTEED THIS AMOUNT WILL NOT GO ABOVE 250,000.
UH, WE CAN SPEND UP TO THAT AMOUNT BASED ON WHAT THE NEEDS ARE OF THE EVENT.
AND THIS WILL BE FOR THE MAIN STREET FESTIVAL IN MAY.
APRIL LAST WEEKEND AND APRIL? YES, SIR.
$1.5 MILLION FOR THE DENMAN HEALTH CLINIC RENOVATIONS.
AND THIS WAS REVIEWED BY CITY COUNCIL ON 11 1 20 22.
WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHERE THE CBDG CV FUNDING COMES FROM AND WHAT TYPE OF SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THIS DENMAN CLINIC? IT'S A, IT'S A PRETTY NEAT STORY, SO WE'LL BE HAPPY TO.
I'M THE HOUSING SERVICES MANAGER.
UM, THE FUNDING COMES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC THAT OCCURRED AND FOR FACILITIES AND CITIES TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO HAVE THESE KIND OF CLINICS IN PLACE TO HELP IMMUNIZE AND PROVIDE ALL KINDS OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE EVENT WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA BE SHARING THIS WITH, HOW'S THIS SHARED? BILL WAS EXPLAINING IT TO ME DURING THE BRIEFING OR BILL, UM, THE COUNTY? YES.
THE COUNTY IS PROVIDING SOME, UH, STAFF AND THERE'S GONNA BE A NURSE, NURSES AND I THINK THERE'S A DOCTOR THERE.
THERE WILL BE, UH, NURSE PRACTITIONERS THAT'LL BE ON SITE.
THEY'LL BE PROVIDING IMMUNIZATIONS.
THE COUNTY PROVIDES IMMUNIZATIONS BY CONTRACT WITH THE CITY ALREADY.
THEY WILL BE HOUSED IN THIS FACILITY AS WELL.
IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO PREPARE FOR OUR LESS FORTUNATE.
IT, IT IS ALSO GONNA BE A PLACE WHERE IN A PANDEMIC OR IN SOME TYPE OF EPIDEMIC, YOU CAN GO THERE AND GET YOUR FLU SHOT.
YOU CAN GO THERE AND GET YOUR COVID SHOTS.
YOU CAN CAN DO ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
AND IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY DO THAT, THIS MONEY WAS MONEY THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS PART OF THE ACT THAT ALLOWED, THAT GAVE US WHAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER TO RENOVATE THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.
ARE THESE COMMUNITY BLOCK DEVELOPMENT GRANTS? NO, SIR.
IT IS A SEPARATE GRANT FROM OUR STANDARD CDBG GRANT.
I JUST, WHEN IT SAW CBDG DOWN THERE, I JUST ACTUALLY IT'S A-C-D-B-G-R.
HOW OLD IS THIS DENMAN CLINIC? IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE.
IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
SO ARE WE, IS THIS A $1.5 MILLION FOR A BUILDING OF THAT? THAT'S THAT OLD? WELL, WITH THE COST OF THINGS THESE DAYS, HAROLD, THAT'S, THAT'S A, BASICALLY IT'S A GUT REHAB IS WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO.
SO THAT'S ABOUT WHAT IT'S GONNA COST AND Z CONTRACTORS, WAS THIS PUT OUT TO BID? YES SIR.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHO Z CONTRACTORS WERE.
WAS SO MANY FLY BY NIGHT CONTRACTORS.
HAVE THEY DONE WORK FOR THE CITY BEFORE FOR 1.5 MILLION? WHAT WE, WE, WE MET WITH THEM AND, AND WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND CHECKED UP ON THEM AS WELL.
THE, ALL THE OTHER BIDDERS AND THEY WERE THE LOW BID AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH THEM AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED, UH, THEY WERE PICKED.
YEAH, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN COMPLETED.
THEY WANNA BE STIFF BY A CONTRACTOR WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS.
WELL, HAROLD Z CONTRACTORS SPECIALIZES IN MEDICAL FACILITIES CONTRACTING.
THAT'S WHY YOU PROBABLY AND Z CONTRACTORS WILL BE WORKING FOR US.
THE APARTMENT PEOPLE BUILDING IN THE APARTMENTS DON'T.
THAT'S WHY IT'S, IT'S OUR MONEY AS TAXPAYERS.
SO I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY ADD THAT THIS FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY NOT ONE REPUBLICAN VOTED FOR THIS FUNDING.
EVERY DEMOCRAT, NOT ONE REPUBLICAN OF THE TEXAS DELEGATION VOTED FOR THIS.
NOW TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD THERE, ELECTIONS COMING UP.
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THANK YOU MAYOR.UM, FIRST OF ALL, UH, WE POSTED THE AGENDA AS REQUIRED.
UM, YOU COULD FIND THAT ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE MAKE SURE FILL OUT A CARD AS YOU WALK INTO THE CHAMBERS.
GIVEN THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 19 WITH ITEM NUMBER SEVEN BEING ALTERED TO A 6 MILLION CONTRACT.
SECOND, I HEARD A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDEN.
MOTION CARRIES DOWN TO NOTHING.
I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM 20.
UM, THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN TONIGHT.
WE AS DURING BRIEFING, AS YOU NOTICE, WE GO ON THE TABLE, THIS ITEM TO A LATER DATE.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DELBOSQUE.
[Item 21 - 24]
TABLE THE ITEMS THAT STAFF IS ASKING US TO TABLE? THANK YOU MAYOR.I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE ITEMS 20 THROUGH 21 THROUGH 24 AS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
[Items 25 & 26]
ALL RIGHT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
I AM GOING TO PRESENT ITEMS 25 AND 26 TOGETHER.
THEY'RE RELATED TO THE SAME PROPERTY.
THE, THIS IS AT 3 21 NORTHWEST 15TH STREET.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
UH, THE FIRST COMPONENT OF THIS REQUEST IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT.
AND THE SECOND IS THE ZONING CHANGE.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS COMMERCIAL, RETAIL AND OFFICE.
THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO SINGLE FAMILY.
AND SO THIS COMPONENT WILL, UH, AMEND THAT FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE ZONING CHANGE IS EXISTING AS GENERAL RETAIL.
THEY'RE PROPOSING A SINGLE FAMILY.
YOU CAN SEE THE ZONING, EXISTING ZONING WITH THE PROPOSED, UH, DESIGNATION ON THE SCREEN AS WELL AS AN AERIAL PHOTO.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY LAND USES.
SO THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
ON JANUARY 8TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF NINE TO ZERO STAFF'S UNABLE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL BECAUSE THE PROPOSED USE IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
HOWEVER, WE
CAN WE JUST DO AWAY WITH THAT IF, UM, THANK YOU.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS.
UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUMPHREYS? COUNCIL MEMBER HUMPHREYS.
UH, I'M READY TO MOTION TO APPROVE.
WAS THIS HAD, HAS THIS HAD A ZONING CHANGE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS? THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY? IT HAS NOT.
I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF, CAN I TAKE 'EM TOGETHER? YES, YOU CAN.
I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEMS 25 AND 26 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER HUMPHREYS MADE THE MOTION.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM, GEORGIA, CLEMSON.
ANY OPPOSED? ANY MOTION CARRIES ITEM 27.
[27. ZON-23-11-0043 - Zoning Change – 2033 Galveston St (City Council District 1). Zoning Change from Planned Development-146 (PD-146) to Single Family-Six (SF-6) on 0.25 acres. A portion of Lot 9 and Lot 10, Block 101, Dalworth Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Planned Development-146 (PD-146) District, within the SH 161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 2033 Galveston Street (On January 8, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 9-0)]
THIS NEXT ITEM IS ANOTHER ZONING CHANGE LOCATED AT 2033 GALVESTON STREET.THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PD 1 46 FOR COMMERCIAL TO A SINGLE FAMILY SIX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN ON THE SCREEN.
THEY INTEND TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE.
NOW THIS PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, WHICH DESIGNATES IT AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
SO LOOKING AT THE EXISTING BLOCK, THE EXISTING USES ARE SINGLE FAMILY.
SO THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING USES AS WELL AS THE FUTURE LANDING DESIGNATION.
ON JANUARY 8TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF NINE TO ZERO.
DRC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.
NICE LOCATION TO BUILD A LITTLE HOUSE.
UM, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM MY BUSINESS.
THE, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS.
COUNCIL, DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM.
UH, SINCE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING USES AND WOULD BE NICE THERE.
LET'S, UH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 27.
WE HAVE MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MAYOR ADAMS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[28. SUP-23-12-0049 - Specific Use Permit - Aqua Special Event Center (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit request for a Special Event Center in an existing commercial lease space in Asia Times Square on 12.47 acres. Lot 2A, Sam's Properties Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned Light Industrial (LI) and addressed as 2625 W Pioneer Parkway (On January 22, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0)]
THIS NEXT ITEM IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AQUA SPECIAL EVENT CENTER.IT'S LOCATED AT A SUITE IN ASIA TIMES SQUARE.
ADDRESS IS 26 25 WEST PIONEER PARKWAY.
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LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND THE PROPERTY IS ABOUT 12.5 ACRES.YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION ON THE SCREEN.
THEY ARE, UH, REHABBING AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE AND PART OF IT ARE PROPOSING TO BE USED AS A SPECIAL EVENT CENTER SLASH CONCERT VENUE.
SO THE SPECIAL EVENT CENTER IS WHAT IS TRIGGERING THIS REQUIREMENT FOR AN SUP.
THEY INTEND TO HAVE CONCERTS, CONVENTIONS, OTHER EVENTS.
THEY'VE GOT THEIR FLOOR PLAN SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
THEIR OPERATIONS, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 999 ATTENDEES.
THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION ARE 11:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT.
AND THEY HAVE CATERING COMPANIES AND VENDORS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, BEVERAGES AND FOOD FOR THE EVENTS.
UM, AND THEN THEY ALSO ARE PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE OTHER RESTAURANTS AND FOOD COURTS LOCATED AT THAT LOCATION.
THEY WILL HAVE SECURITY AT EACH EVENT AND THEN HAVE AN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
THE APPLICANT'S NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES.
AND ON JANUARY 22ND, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAVANNAH? FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THIS IS OUT AT ASIA TIMES SQUARE ON THE FAR WEST END.
USED TO BE TELEMUNDO, IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? TELE TRUMP.
I'LL GET YOU UP HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
AND THANK YOU WILLIAM FOR COMING TONIGHT.
STEVE, UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
UM, SO MATTHEW STENS REGRETS THAT HE CAN'T BE HERE TODAY.
HE, UH, HAS A, HAD A SURGERY TODAY AND IS RECOVERING AT HOME.
SO I WANNA START OFF BY SAYING THAT WE, WE REALLY CAME UP WITH THIS CONCEPT SO THAT WE COULD BE MORE IN LINE WITH THE CITY BEING RECOGNIZED AS A MUSIC FRIENDLY EVENT OR MUSIC FRIENDLY CITY.
UM, AS WE CONTINUE HAVING EVENTS YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE WANT TO GET THE SUPPORT AND WE NOTICE THAT WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE SUPPORT AND MORE UP AND COMING ARTISTS REQUESTING A VENUE AND THAT WE KNOW, SORRY, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL MAKE US ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEING THE DESTINATION, UM, TO CONNECTING CULTURES AND COMMUNITY.
ANOTHER REASON IS WE WANT TO DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC TO ASIA TIMES SQUARE.
UM, ON WEEKENDS WE'RE FAIRLY BUSY, BUT WEEKDAYS IT'S, IT'S SURVIVING.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE WEEKENDS, BUT HAVING A CONCERT DURING THE WEEKDAYS, LIKE A WEDNESDAY OR A THURSDAY NIGHT, WE'LL HOPEFULLY INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC FOR OUR RESTAURANT TENANTS.
OUR, WE ALSO NEED A MUCH LARGER SPACE FOR OUR NATIONAL LINE DANCE COMPETITION.
I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW THIS, BUT WE'VE BEEN HOSTING THE NATIONAL LINE DANCE COMPETITION FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
UM, THE WINNER FROM THAT GETS TO GO REPRESENT USA IN THE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT AND WE HAD OVER 30 SOMETHING TEAMS COME ON DOWN FROM HAWAII, CALIFORNIA, SEATTLE.
AND THE COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN SUCH GREAT SUPPORT THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO KEEP HOSTING IT HERE.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ALL BASED IN CALIFORNIA.
SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE NOT JUST THIS COMPETITION, BUT BRING MORE DIVERSE AND EXOTIC EVENTS DOWN HERE TO GRAND PRAIRIE.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, I MEAN, MAYOR PRO TIMMY HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
SO WE'VE BEEN SEEING DIFFERENT EVENT CENTERS COME THROUGH AND THE SCALE THAT YOU'RE BUILDING HERE IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER.
MY QUESTION TO YOU, YOUR OPERATION HOURS START AT MIDNIGHT.
WHY NOT DO IT TILL ONE OR TWO IN THE MORNING TO GIVE Y'ALL, WOULD THAT LIMIT THE, THE PERFORMANCE COMING OUT? OR DOES EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN AT MIDNIGHT? IS THAT WHY YOU CHOSE MIDNIGHT? OR WOULD EXTENDING IT TO ONE OR TWO IN THE MORNING GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO GET A BIGGER ACT? OR, OR, OR I'M JUST CURIOUS THE THOUGHT PROCESS ON THAT.
THE, THE RESTAURANT RIGHT NOW ARE CURRENTLY CLOSING AROUND EIGHT OR NINE JUST BECAUSE OF THE FOOT TRAFFIC.
UM, WE'RE HOPING THEY SLOWLY PUSH THEIR HOURS OUT WITH MORE INCOMING, WE'RE DEFINITELY OPEN TO THE IDEA OF GOING ON ONE TO TWO.
WE JUST WEREN'T SURE WHAT, UM, IF WE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THAT WITH THE CITY.
SO IF I, IF I MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO PUSH IT TO A ONE, I MEAN, TO ME YOU END THE EVENT AT 11 30, 11 45.
MAYOR MO, TIM, THAT LOCATION, I THINK IT FITS.
I MEAN WE'RE, WE'RE ATTRACTING A LOT OF PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT LIKE A, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THAT END.
I'M NOT SURE THERE'S NO SUPPORTER AROUND FOR THAT.
UH, I JUST WANNA COME IN WHEN WE HAVE DENIED OTHER EVENT CENTERS TO GO BEYOND THAT, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR PERMISSION TO, UH, STAY OVER TO ONE OR TWO.
SO ARE WE SENDING THE PRESIDENTS FOR THE FUTURE FOR ALL EVENT CENTERS TO CLOSE AT ONE OR TWO IN THE MORNING? YES.
I DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS GONNA, IT'S COMPARABLE TO THE RUTHIE JACKSON
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CENTER IN OUR CONVENTION CENTER HOSTING A THOUSAND.SO WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE ON THE SEATING CAPACITY THAT CAN STAY OPEN TO ONE OR TWO IN THE MORNING? I JUST DON'T.
GIVE THEM AND I, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH IT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING I THINK WE NEED TO PUT SOME MORE THOUGHT INTO IT AND HAVE A POLICY.
IT MAY BE, UH, SINCE THEY ASKED FOR 12, GIVE 'EM 12.
SEE HOW THEY DO IF THEY COME BACK WANTING ONE.
BUT JOHN HAS A GOOD POINT TOO.
IF, UH, I THINK SOME OF US ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INCLINED TO DO IT IN CERTAIN AREAS VERSUS OTHER AREAS.
AND IF THERE'S EVER A GOOD LOCATION FOR ANY EVENT CENTER, THIS IS IT.
SO I COULD GO, I COULD GO EITHER WAY ON THIS MAYOR PRO TEM.
AND I, I GUESS THE REASONING, I'M, I'M BRINGING THIS POINT UP.
I THINK MATTHEW IN THE PAST HAS, HAS COME BEFORE US AND HE WAS TRYING TO EXTEND A VENUE THERE AND HE WANTED TO GO A LITTLE BIT PAST MIDNIGHT MM-HMM
BUT WE KIND OF WENT BACK AND WE SAID, NO, ALL THE, ALL THE EVENTS IN THERE STOP AT MIDNIGHT.
SO HE'S LIKE, OKAY, LET ME THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M THINKING ABOUT NOW IS LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS GOING PAST MIDNIGHT WORK, BUT IT'S, I'M UP TO WHATEVER THE MOTION IS.
SO I THINK JUST BECAUSE WE SAY THEY COULD STAY OPEN TILL ONE DOESN'T MEAN THEY WILL.
UH, IT, THERE, THERE, THERE'S NOT A POLICY ON IT BECAUSE OF THIS DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.
THERE, IT, IT WAS PUT TO BE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SO THAT WE COULD, UH, PICK, LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM AND MAKE IT, WHETHER IT BE A LOCATION OR WHETHER IT BE, UM, A PROMISE OF, OF, OF THE APPLICANT OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
WE MADE IT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THAT REASON.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, I AGREE WITH THAT.
BUT, UH, TO BE CONSISTENT AND FAIR, I'M, I'M SURE WE DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST THREE EVENT CENTERS HAS COME HERE THAT WE APPROVED ON HOURS OF OPERATIONS.
I DO BELIEVE THIS LOCATION IS A DESIRABLE LOCATION TO BE OPEN TO ONE OR TWO IN THE MORNING.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO, IF WE CAN GIVE STAFF GUIDANCE, WHETHER IT'S A POLICY OR SAYING, HEY, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS.
I'D LIKE TO TRY TO BE FAIR POSSIBLE.
I COULD'VE TOLD YOU WE LIMITED THE OTHERS TILL MIDNIGHT.
I THOUGHT WE ALLOWED SOME TO GO TO TWO O'CLOCK.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS, THE FACT THAT IT IS WE HAVE YEAH.
REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
IS THE REA THE REASON WHY THAT IS THE CASE IS IT'S A, A CASE BY CASE SCENARIO.
SO YOU, IT, THERE'S STILL STIPULATIONS BASED ON THE LOCATION AND JUST LIKE ANY SUP, IF WE HAVE PROB THEY HAVE PROBLEMS, WE CAN BRING IT BACK.
AND ALSO AS PART OF THE EVENT CENTER REQUIREMENTS THERE, THE, THE STIPULATIONS IN THE ORDINANCE UDC SAY THE HOURS ARE FROM, WAS IT EIGHT TO 12? SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY, UH, MR. MR. LOW PUT 12:00 PM UH, BUT IF Y'ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH EXCEED ALLOWING IT TO GO TO 1:00 PM I THINK IT'S A, A REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT.
AND FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE APPROVED SOME TO GO PAST 12 MIDNIGHT.
UM, MY THOUGHTS ARE PRETTY SIMPLE.
THEY'VE ASKED FOR 12, GIVE 'EM 12 IF THEY COME BACK IN THE FUTURE AND ASK FOR, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
WE CAN, I'M READY FOR A MOTION.
UM, WELL WE'VE HEARD VARIOUS THINGS AND UH, VARIOUS IDEAS ON THIS, BUT UM, AND WE DO APPRECIATE THE LOW FAMILY.
JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT AS WELL THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH ASIA TIMES SQUARE AND HOW YOU'VE MADE IT A REALLY SUPER TREASURE FOR OUR CITY AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GUESS HOW THEY'RE GONNA HANDLE THIS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY, OH, I WONDER WHAT A LOT OF TIMES IT'S A, UH, JUST KIND OF A FLIP OF A COIN.
WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER PEOPLE ARE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THEIR VENUE OR NOT, BUT WE KNOW THAT IT WILL BE, UH, A GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY.
BUT I WOULD ALSO, UM, LIKE TO GO BACK TO WHAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED, THE HOURS 11:00 AM TO 12.
AND IF THAT SHOULD CHANGE, THEY CAN COME BACK AND, UH, REQUEST THAT AT ANOTHER DATE.
SO, UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 28 AS PRESENTED.
MATTHEW, IF YOU'RE WATCHING, CONGRATULATIONS STEVE.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO AN OLD WALMART AND AN OLD SAM'S STORE.
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UH, THANK Y'ALL.[29. ZON-23-11-0044 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan - Lakesong Development (City Council District 6). Zone Change from Agricultural (A) to Planned Development (PD) for detached single-family dwellings, townhomes, and mixed-use development on 155 acres. The property is generally south of Seeton Road, East of FM 661, North of 287, and North of Kimble Road, Ellis County, Texas (Parcel IDs 190594, 190594 & 294666) (On January 22, 2024, The Planning and Zoning Commission recommend approval by a vote of 8-0)]
ALRIGHT, THIS ITEM IS A ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE LAKE SONG DEVELOPMENT.THIS REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PORTION THAT IS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, WHICH IS ABOUT 155 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURE TO A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR, UM, MEDIUM DENSITY AND MIXED USE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE CONCEPT PLAN ON THE SCREEN.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2023.
SO THOSE STANDARDS WERE APPROVED WITH THAT DOCUMENT.
THIS IS CODIFYING IT AND CREATING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR THE PORTION THAT'S IN CITY LIMITS ON JANUARY 22ND, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO.
AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS.
CASEY STEVENSON AND NATE WETZEL ARE HERE AND SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND COULD TAKE QUESTIONS IF GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL.
AGAIN, THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE.
UM, I THINK WE'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS BEFORE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT BACK FOR US.
YOU WANT FOR MAKE A MOTION? I AM.
UH, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 29 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.
UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE AUDIENCE, A LOT OF TIMES I GET QUESTION, WHY ARE ALL YOUR VOTES NINE OH OR BEFORE THIS GETS TO US TONIGHT? WE'VE BEEN BRIEFED, WE'VE MADE CHANGES TO IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON HAS WORKED WITH Y'ALL.
BY THE TIME IT GETS TO US, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
AND 95% OF THE TIME WE'LL GO ALONG WITH THE DISTRICT REP THAT COVERS THAT AREA.
'CAUSE THEY'VE DONE THE LEG WORK, WORKING IT OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAYOR.
SOMETIMES, MANY TIMES NOT, BUT ALWAYS IN CONJUNCTION WITH STAFF BECAUSE THEY KNOW OUR DESIRES.
SO TONIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON HAS SPENT TIME A LOT OF TIME ON DEEP SOUTH.
SO THAT'S A LOT OF TIMES WHY WE 95% OF THE TIME WILL GO ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S SUGGESTION.
I KNOW COLE COULD POINT OUT ONE TIME WE DIDN'T AND HE STILL WON'T FORGIVE ME FOR THAT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES AND TWICE.
HE, HE HAD TO HAVE, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT MIKE.
SO, UH, WE'RE GETTING TO THE CITIZEN
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COMMENTS NOW.WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT OUR LITTLE GAS, UH, MEASURING STATION DOWN THERE.
THAT WAS PUT IN LAST WEDNESDAY.
I CONTACTED THE RAILROAD COMMISSION DOWN IN AUSTIN BECAUSE THERE WERE NO SIGNS UP THERE.
THAT WAS ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE OLD BOY CALLED ME BACK REAL NICE.
I THOUGHT THIS'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WITHIN TWO DAYS HE HAD ATMOS OUT THERE PUTTING UP SIGNS, WARNING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.
SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS WERE ASKING WHAT GOES THROUGH THIS PIPELINE? I SAID, GASOLINE, DIESEL, JET FUEL.
YOU HAVE PIPE THAT'S PLANTED, WHITE AND RED PIPE, BLUE AND WHITE.
MY GRANDFATHER OF LONE STAR GAS, THEY WERE ALWAYS BLUE AND WHITE.
WHAT'S GOING THROUGH THIS? THESE SIGNS HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE SINCE SEPTEMBER.
THIS IS KELSEY WARREN'S LITTLE BUSINESS ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS.
KELSEY WARREN, THREE YEARS AGO MADE ADMITTED TO MAKING 2.5 BILLION TAX FREE WHEN WE FROZE, WE DIDN'T HAVE GAS WAS IN HERE IN NOVEMBER.
MAYOR ASKING THAT WE TELL THE CITIZENS WHAT, WHO OWNS THIS? WHAT IS IT? HOW ARE WE GONNA BENEFIT FROM IT? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE MORE GAS PRESSURE THIS TIME? WHAT'S THE DEAL? I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 1984, GOING OUTSIDE THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 1982, WHEN DAVID KUNKEL CAME TO TOWN, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH COPS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC PROGRAM.
SO I FOUND THE NEWS MEDIA TO HELP ME OUT.
SO I TURNED TO THE OUTSIDE REGULATORY AGENCIES TO HELP US BECAUSE I CONFRONTED YOU ABOUT THIS MAYOR AND YOU DIDN'T DO THIS.
AND ONE REASON THAT MYSELF AND OTHER NEIGHBORS BELIEVE
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YOU DIDN'T DO THIS IS BECAUSE CONSUMERS JUST GOT GOUGED BY ATMOS.THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS TODAY DROPPED DOWN BELOW $2 AND TENCENT A CUBIC FOOT.
WHAT WAS THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS? IN ADDITION, THE RATE INCREASES THAT ATMOS HAS BEEN GIVEN.
NO DISCUSSION IN THIS COUNCIL.
CHAMBERS OF THE RATE INCREASES.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S ALL BULKED TOGETHER AND DONE BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN AUSTIN.
BUT WHAT THAT MEANS IS OUR REPUBLICAN BUDDIES GET DOWN THERE AND DO OUR LITTLE BACKROOM DEALS AND JACK UP RATES FOR CONSUMERS WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
20, 30 YEARS AGO, THEY STOOD RIGHT HERE AND DEFENDED THEIR RATE INCREASE.
BUT WITH 20 YEARS OF REPUBLICANS IN AUSTIN, NO PROBLEM BABY.
THIS IS SOME GOOD CORPORATE REPUBLICAN WELFARE.
WE'RE GOING TO JACK THIS PRICE UP ON YOU NO MATTER WHAT.
SO I'VE ASKED THAT YOU'VE NOTIFIED THE CITIZENS NOTHING.
AND ONE REASON YOU DIDN'T WANNA DO THIS IS BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE ATMOS.
HOW MUCH DID WE PAY FOR THIS AS RATE PAYERS? ATMOS DOES NOT PAY FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
LIKE THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, KANSAS CITY VERSUS MIAMI, GOTTA PAY TO WATCH THAT ONE.
SO YOU HAVE THESE MAJOR CORPORATIONS, THEY DON'T PAY TAXES.
THIS IS A IMPROVEMENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AT LEAST 20 YEARS AGO WHEN REAGAN WAS BUILT.
THE OTHER HOUSES BEING PUT IN, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE THERE.
THAT OLD BOY FROM LONE STAR GAS THAT STOOD RIGHT HERE IN THAT BRIEFING SESSION, MARCH OF 21 AND APOLOGIZED.
IT IS WHY JEFF WOOLDRIDGE IS OFF THIS COUNCIL.
IT'S ONE REASON WHY GREG GESNER IS OFF THIS COUNCIL, BECAUSE THE BLOWBACK IN 21 DIDN'T HAVE NATURAL GAS, SHE DIDN'T HAVE ELECTRICITY.
SO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION, THEY STEPPED UP.
WHEN WILL THE COUNCIL INFORM US ASSIST YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S 10 YARDS RIGHT OFF BARTON 10 YARDS.
THEY COULD HAVE MOVED THIS BACK 400 YARDS.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION TOLD ME THEY'RE GONNA PUT UP SOUNDPROOFING FENCING, MORE SECURITY, PUT A ROAD.
WHEN IS THIS GOING TO OCCUR? AND THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST WITH NO NOTICE TO THE CONSUMERS OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS IS WRONG.
BUT THIS IS HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND HERE FOR 40 YEARS.
I CALL THE OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO GET ANSWERS.
I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENT, A FELLOW TEXAN, A HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZER, A UNION ORGANIZER, A MOTHER ALSO EXPECTING MY SECOND
LIKE MY, UM, LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD IN THE NEWS, THE DEATH TOLL IN PALESTINE RIGHT NOW IS RISING TO 27,000.
UM, THOUSANDS OF THEM, THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN BRUTALLY MURDERED.
AND WE ASK THAT YOU DON'T LET THE NUMBERS JUST SINK IN.
DO NOT TRY TO RATIONALIZE THEIR DEATHS WHERE THEY ARE SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE, A GENOCIDE AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY.
WE RAISE OUR KIDS TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT EVEN WHEN IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE AND EVEN WHEN PEOPLE REFUSE TO LISTEN.
WE ARE NOT JUST BEGGING YOU TO LISTEN, BUT TO ACT IN FAVOR OF A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION LIKE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL AND USE YOUR VOICES TO GET AID THROUGH TO GAZA WHILE ISRAEL CONTINUES TO BLOCK AID.
PLEASE DO NOT FAIL IN REPRESENTING PEOPLE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JUSTIN MITCHELL AND I'M PROUD TO CALL GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.
MY HOME FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS NOW.
LIKE A COUPLE OTHER, OTHER COUPLE OF OTHER HERE, UH, COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
UH, I'M HERE TO ASK THE CITY OF GRANDBERRY TO PASS A RESOLUTION FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA.
I FIRST WANNA SAY I'M PROBABLY NOT THE FIRST PERSON ANYONE WOULD EXPECT TO BE HERE.
UM, I AM AS RECENTLY I GUESS, BUT, UM, I COME FROM A FAMILY OF FARMERS AND TRADESMEN.
I GREW UP IN A SMALL RURAL TOWN IN TEXAS, UM, AND A TOWN THAT I RARELY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE.
MY GRADUATING CLASS WAS ONLY 34 PEOPLE.
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EVERYONE IN MY TOWN KNEW EACH OTHER AND WHILE WE DIDN'T ALWAYS GET ALONG, WE LOOKED AFTER ONE ANOTHER.AS YOU MIGHT GUESS, NEITHER I NOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN MY HOMETOWN HAD TOO MUCH EXPOSURE TO ANYONE WHO WAS NOT WHITE OR AT LEAST CHRISTIAN.
I NEVER MET ANYONE WHO WAS MUSLIM OR ANYONE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST UNTIL I WAS IN COLLEGE.
BUT THAT MATTERS VERY LITTLE BECAUSE THE VALUES I WAS RAISED WITH REMAIN UNIVERSAL AND MY HOMETOWN WE LOOK AFTER AND TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER.
I WAS RAISED TO CARE FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR TO HELP THOSE IN NEED AND TO SPEAK OUT WHEN YOU SEE WRONGS BEING COMMITTED AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WELL, GRAND PERRY, TODAY I'M HERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE WRONGS BEING COMMITTED AGAINST MY PALESTINIAN NEIGHBORS.
SINCE OCTOBER 360,000 RESIDENTIAL HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR DAMAGED, 386 SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.
OUR MEDIA HAS GONE FROM ARGUING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT ISRAEL ATTACKED THE HOSPITAL TO TRYING TO JUSTIFY THE ATTACK OF MANY HOSPITALS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OCTOBER 221.
PLACES OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING SOME OF THE OLDEST MOSQUE AND CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN THE WORLD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
85% OF GAZA'S, 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INTERNALLY DISPLACED AND ARE NOW REFUGEES.
47% OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE CHILDREN.
OUT OF GAZA'S, 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE, NEARLY 28,000 ARE NOW DEAD WITH AROUND 67,000 INJURED AND MANY MORE JUST UNACCOUNTED FOR WITH THE MAJORITY BEING WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
THAT'S 11,002, 11,500 CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND MANY MORE WITH PERMANENT INJURIES.
I'M NOT CALLING YOU FOR, TO SUPPORT VIOLENCE AGAINST ONE GROUP OR ANOTHER.
I'M ASKING FOR THE BARE MINIMUM THAT YOU CAN DO IN YOUR POSITION, WHICH IS TO SHOW YOUR HUMANITY AND APPLY PRESSURE ON OUR STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE.
IF YOUR HESITATION IS NOT UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES OR MISUNDERSTANDING THE ATTEMPT OF THE, IF ANYONE HERE TODAY, I WOULD ASK YOU TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF OTHER NEARBY CITIES OFFICIALS AND JOIN A TEACH HIM MARTIN LUTHER KING SUPPORTED PALESTINIANS, MALCOLM X SUPPORTED PALESTINIANS, NELSON MANDELA SUPPORTED PALESTINIANS.
TODAY I'M ASKING GREG PERRY TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AND ALSO SUPPORT PALESTINIANS.
UM, I SPOKE, UM, LAST TIME HERE AS WELL.
UM, UH, I GUESS I'LL JUST GO A LITTLE BIT WITHIN MY, MY OWN HISTORY AS WELL WITH, WITH GRAND PRAIRIE.
UM, I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR ABOUT NINE MONTHS NOW.
UM, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS HERE AND I'VE SEEN ALSO SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO CHANGE.
UM, I ALSO HAVE A LONG FAMILY HISTORY HERE.
MY FATHER'S WORKED FOR POLY AMERICA FOR 17 YEARS.
UM, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO CHANGE THERE TOO.
UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THAT RECENT FIRE THAT PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO MY FATHER'S HEALTH ISSUES.
BUT, BUT WHAT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT IS, UM, THE LIES AND THE CORRUPTION AND THE FACT THAT THINGS NEED TO CHANGE.
SO SINCE YOU DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL MATTERS, AT WHAT POINT DO PEOPLE STOP MATTERING TO YOU? IS IT WHEN KINDERGARTNERS IN SOUTHERN GAZA SAFE ZONES ARE BEING BOMBED WITH MISSILES MADE HERE? IS IT WHEN PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THIS COUNTRY DROWN, TANGLED IN DANGEROUS FLOATING BORDER WALLS BLEEDING FROM UNCONSTITUTIONAL RAZOR WIRE? OR IS IT WHEN YOU REALLY WANT THAT NEW IPHONE EVEN THOUGH IT CONTAINS THE BLOOD OF MILLIONS, THE SYSTEMIC RAPE OF THOUSANDS, THE CORPORATE COSTS OF DESTABILIZING THE CONGO JUST TO MAKE OUR COMFORT CHEAPER? OR LET'S GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME? WHAT ABOUT CORPORATIONS WHO DUMP CHEMICALS ON GRAND PRAIRIE SOIL AND MAKE OUR WATER UNDRINKABLE WITHOUT A PURIFIER? OR WHAT ABOUT LOCKHEED MARTIN RECEIVES MORE FUNDING THAN YOUR SCHOOLS? THOSE KIDS THAT CAME IN THERE, I'M, I'M A TEACHER AND THOSE KIDS WERE, WERE BEAUTIFUL AND I, AND I COULD TELL THAT THEY WERE SO PROUD OF THEMSELVES FOR ALL THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED.
BUT THEN AT THE SAME TIME, I COULD NOT STOP THINKING ABOUT THE 10,000 CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED IN GAZA IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS.
UM, SO IF YOU VALUE CHILDREN, IF YOU VALUE CHILDREN'S FUTURES, THEN IT IS CRUCIAL FOR US TO DEMAND A CEASEFIRE AND TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE AND DIVEST FROM WEAPONS MANUFACTURING.
THERE IS NOTHING FREE ABOUT NEUTRALITY, ABOUT FOCUSING SOLELY ON LOCAL ISSUES AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO PUT AMERICA FIRST GRAND
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PRAIRIE FIRST, THE TRUTH IS GLOBALIZATION IS HERE.OUR SUPPLY CHAINS, OUR MILITARY TOUCHES EVERY PLACE ON THIS PLANET IN ORDER TO FIX ISSUES HERE.
WE CANNOT CLAIM AN ISOLATED STANCE.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN FLINT COULD HAPPEN HERE.
WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE BORDER HARMS THE SOLES OF THE PEOPLE HERE.
THE TECHNOLOGY ON THE BORDER, THESE CHECKPOINTS, THE RAZOR WIRE, THE FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE IS INSPIRED BY THE CHECKPOINTS THAT PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK EXPERIENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST FROM WANTING TO MOVE FROM ONE PART OF THEIR HOMELAND TO ANOTHER, JUST FROM WANTING TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND BACK TO THEIR HOMES.
EVERY ARMED CONFLICT ON THIS PLANET, EVERY SINGLE ONE CAN TRACE AT LEAST ONE WEAPON SEAL TO THIS COUNTRY.
THAT'S LIKE, SO HOW CAN WE CLAIM NEUTRALITY WHEN WE'VE SPREAD VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WORLD? I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE CONSTANTLY POLICED AND PROFILED.
I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE FORCIBLY SEPARATED FROM MY FAMILY.
STILL WITH ALL MY FRI MY PRIVILEGE.
IN THE WORDS OF CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS FANNING LOU HAMER, NOBODY IS FREE UNTIL EVERYBODY IS FREE.
HELLO GRAND PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, LISTENING TO ME TODAY.
I AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A MORE EQUITABLE, UH, PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM.
AND WHILE I RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, WHICH HAS MADE VIA FREE FOR STUDENTS TO UNIVERSITIES, I'M ASKING YOU TO ALSO CONSIDER THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY BY MAKING VIA FREE TO GROCERY STORES.
I RECOGNIZE AND EXTENSIVE PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM WILL BE HARD TO IMPLEMENT, BUT I BELIEVE THE MOST IMPLE UH, MOST REASONABLE STEP TO MAKE THE CITY MORE EQUITABLE IS TO WORK WITH THE EXISTING SYSTEMS WE HAVE LIKE VIA AND MAKE THEM HELPFUL TO EVERYONE BY MAKING VIA FREE TO GROCERY STORES.