* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:07] IT'S [RECONVENE MEETING] CALLED THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. WE STARTED AT FOUR 30, HAD A VERY GOOD BRIEFING. FOLKS WE'RE GONNA HAVE REAL DINOSAURS OUT AT EPIC. YES. UH, WHEN THE SEVEN, 15, 16TH, AND 17TH OF MARCH, ROARING PRESENTATION OUT AT THE EPIC ALL OVER. YOU GOTTA MAKE IT THAT WEEKEND. 15TH, 16TH, AND 17TH. THAT WAS A SUPER PRESENTATION. TONIGHT, OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR DAVID GRACE OF THE LIGHT HOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH. BUT I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT HIM. HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE AVON VILLAGE CO-OP. REBECCA AND I LIVED THERE WHEN WE WERE FIRST MARRIED, PAID 50 BUCKS A MONTH TILL WE WENT TO THE TWO BEDROOM, AND IT SKYROCKETED TO 70 BUCKS A MONTH. PLUS $3 IF HE HAD AN AIR CONDITIONER, RIGHT? . BOY, IT WAS, WE HAD A GREAT TIME THERE. UH, PLEDGE TO THE US AND THE TEXAS FLAG WILL BE LED BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBER JACQUELINE HEADON, PLEASE RISE. LET'S PRAY. FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE SURE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY. THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY LEADERSHIP. LORD, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS AND, UH, WE THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THAT THEY'VE DEDICATED THEIR, THEIR, THIS PART OF THEIR LIVES THAT THEY'VE DEDICATED. AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE AND CONCERN AND THE CARE THAT THEY GIVE TO EVERYONE. FROM THE BIG DEVELOPERS TO, UH, CHILDREN, TO OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND TO ALL THE CITIZENS. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU'D BLESS THE MEETING TONIGHT. I PRAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS HERE TODAY WOULD BRING HONOR AND GLORY TO YOU. AND I PRAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT, UH, HAPPENS AND, AND THAT THIS GROUP IS ABLE TO BRING ABOUT WOULD BE JUST FOR THE BETTER OF OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS. LORD, WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, AND WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BLESS NOW IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE, THE P OF ALLEGIANCE, THE US AND TEXAS FLAG, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR, HONOR TEXAS FLAG A P TO SEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE FIRST ON [PRESENTATIONS] OUR PRESENTATIONS IS A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT'S HERE LOCAL, UM, MARSHALL, RENEE, CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES FOR BEING RECOGNIZED IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS 2023 ISSUE OF THE TOP WORKPLACES FOR BEST PLACES TO WORK IN DALLAS-FORT WORTH, SMALL COMPANIES, AND FURTHER CONTINUED CORPORATE PRESENCE IN GRAND PRAIRIE. MARSHALL, RENEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IS A FIRST TIME WINNER AND RANKED NUMBER SIX OUT OF 55. CONGRATULATIONS. LET ME BRING Y'ALL UP AND GIVE YOU THE CERTIFICATE AND, UH, GOODNESS. I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HER MOM AND DAD. IT BRINGS BACK . SHE LIVED AROUND THE CORNER FROM FARMER MAYOR BILL BOWLES THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY. COME AROUND HERE AND THIS IS THE PRESENTATION. MON, DO YOU MIND TAKING A PICTURE FOR US? YOU TELL YOUR MOM AND DAD. HI. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU HONOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WIN AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU TOO. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILMAN ADAMS, LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ THAT PROCLAMATION AND I'LL SIT RIGHT HERE AND WAIT FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD AFTER. I'LL INVITE Y'ALL UP AFTER SHE READS IT. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. MY MIC ON. WHEREAS FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH THE 29TH, 2024 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. AND WE'RE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN THE ACADEMICS, TECHNICAL AND EMPLOYABLE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR TRUE CAREER READINESS. WHEREAS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH CAREER EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES EARLIER IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH ENABLES THEM TO MAKE INFORMED AND BENEFICIAL DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC COURSEWORK AND PURSUE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND CAREER PATHWAYS. AND WHEREAS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THESE AND OTHER FULFILLING CAREERS BY OFFERING INTEGRATED PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT LINK SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND LEADS TO THE ATTAINMENT OF INDUSTRIAL [00:05:01] RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. AND WHEREAS ENSURING THAT EMPLOYERS HAVE ACCESS TO QUALIFIED WORKFORCE IS A CRUCIAL STEP IN ENSURING PRODUCTIVITY AMONG THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS CONTINUED AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. AND WHEREAS THE SMITH HUGHES ACT, THE FIRST ACT OF CONGRESS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WAS SIGNED INTO LAW 106 YEARS AGO, AND ALLOW US TO CELEBRATE HOW FAR CTE HAS COME TO BECOME A POWERHOUSE OF AMERICAN ECONOMICS. NOW THEREFORE, IN BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR, RON JENSEN, MAYOR OF CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY, 2024 AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SERVICES AND BENEFITS OFFERED BY THE CAREER IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE OUR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND PRODUCTIVITY WITNESSED BY OUR MAYOR HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS ON THIS DAY, 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. WOULD Y'ALL ALL COME AROUND WITH THE OATH? I WANT A GROUP PICTURE BECAUSE OF THE TRUTH. I ALSO WANT A GROUP PICTURE WITH US AND COUNCIL, WILL Y'ALL JOIN ME UP HERE AND LINDA SHARK TIME ELLIS, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD TO? OKAY, I'M JOKING WITH HER AND BOARD MEMBER. GLORIA, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? COME ON. COME ON KIDS. GET ON UP HERE. LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER. THE RED JACKETS ARE THE CPE MEMBERS. I'M GONNA HAVE Y'ALL COME UP SEPARATE IN JUST A MINUTE. OH, THANK YOU. GET ON UP HERE. I'M SORRY. SORRY. I'LL LEAVE Y'ALL UP HERE AND INTRODUCE Y'ALL WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. THANK YOU. UM, EVERYBODY UP HERE. LINDA, YOU UP HERE? GLORIA, WHERE ARE YOU? THERE YOU ARE PAST PRESIDENT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND THE OTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HERE. TERRY, YOU'RE THE PICTURE TAKER. SO LET ME TELL YOU WHAT ELSE. CAN YOU SEE EVERYBODY? WELL, YOU GOTTA GET UP FRONT. DON'T WE AIN'T GOT ALL MIC. HURRY UP. NO, I'M JOKING. WE'LL TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS WE NEED. SO TONIGHT OUR SUPPER. ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER. SHE'S NOT ON THE BOARD, BABE. OH NO, SHE'S NOT APPOINTING TO THE PARK BOARD, BUT SHE'S NOT ON THIS BOARD. , UH, THAT'S PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE'S BEEN WRONG. , CAN WE MARK THAT DOWN? DID I GET IT TAPED? DULY NOTED. DULY NOTED. SO, NO, I, I REMEMBERED WHAT I DUB BISKY STUDENTS IN THE WHITE SERVED US DINNER TONIGHT AND IT WAS GREAT. SO THANK Y'ALL. AND TWO OF THIS GROUP THAT ARE ALSO ON MY MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL, OUR NLC DELEGATES GOING TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND WE HAVE A GROUP GOING. SO SAUDI AND VIRGINIA, Y'ALL ARE THE TWO. SO RAISE YOUR HAND SO EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU. YOU, HEY, LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FUTURE. WE'RE GONNA BE OKAY. WE GOT KIDS LIKE THIS. NOT EVERY KID'S LIKE THIS, BUT WE GOT PLENTY AND WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE 'EM. WE SOMETIMES WATCH THE NEWS AND YOU THINK, OH MY GOSH, WE'RE GOING TO, WELL, THERE'S GOOD KIDS OUT THERE. YES, THERE'S GOOD HARDWORKING KIDS, THERE'S GOOD SMART KIDS. WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE THEM, SUPPORT THEM, AND RECOGNIZE THEM AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. SO TEACHERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, STAFF MEMBERS, LINDA GLORIA, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. LET'S GIVE 'EM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AGAIN. YOU GET THE PICTURES THEN REBECCA WANTS MY PHOTOGRAPHER. THANK Y'ALL AGAIN. WE ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE THAT OH MY HOW SWEET [00:10:01] IS THAT? CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE WELCOME. ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HIM, PLEASE. I'LL GIVE THIS YOU. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I TOLD THEM HE DID NOT HAVE TO STAY FOR THE MEETING. MAYOR PROTE, WE HAVE, UM, SOME COMMENTS [CONSENT AGENDA] FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, HAROLD. HE, HM. LET'S START WITH ADAM 10 HAROLD. AND THEY'RE READY. GO AHEAD AND COME UP. IT'S YOURS. UH, HAROLD WILLIS. 5 3 8 LINLEY, NUMBER 10, [10. Purchase of three (3) new Dodge Ram 2500 regular cab 4x2 service body pickups ($54,255 each) for Utility Customer Service; two (2) new Dodge Ram 2500 regular cab 4x4 service body pickups ($56,947 each) for Facility Maintenance & Environmental Quality; and one (1) new Dodge Ram 3500 regular cab 4x4 dually pickup with crane body ($93,479) for Water Distribution from Grapevine Dodge DCJ for a total of $370,138 through a Cooperative Agreement with BuyBoard] ALL OF THESE DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS THROUGH BUYBOARD. ARE WE BUYING ALL OF THESE PICKUP TRUCKS THROUGH IN GRAPEVINE RIGHT NOW? UH, CORRECT SIR. ON, ON THIS GROUP OF TRUCKS, WE'RE GETTING THESE ON BY BOARD, UH, THROUGH GRAPEVINE. UM, THEY'RE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE GROUND OR IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DELIVERED. SURE. AND WE ACTUALLY COMPARED PRICES WITH THOSE. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST MEETING. SURE. UH, THESE CAME OUT VERY COMPARABLE OR ACTUALLY, UH, SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS COMPARED TO SOME OTHER OPTIONS. OKAY. I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF BY BOARD, IF WE CAN BUY DODGE TRUCKS IN TARRANT COUNTY, BUT WE CAN'T BUY CHEVROLETS IN TARRANT COUNTY. SO I GUESS THERE'S JUST, WE'VE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THE CHEVY DEALERS AND WE'VE INVITED THEM TO GO FORWARD IN OUR BID PROCESS. OKAY. SO THIS NEW FISCAL YEAR, ALL THESE PLANS, VEHICLE PURCHASES WE HAVE, WE'RE GONNA BE REACHING OUT TO THEM AND ALL THE OTHER LOCAL DEALERS AND ALLOWING THEM TO BID ON THOSE. OKAY. I'M JUST, I'M JUST GLAD I HAVE ISSUES WITH BUYBOARD. I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN CITIZENS COMMENTS. BUT RIGHT NOW, IF WE'RE GONNA BE BUYING THESE DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS, THEY'RE BEING BOUGHT IN TARRANT COUNTY, WHICH GRAPEVINE DODGE PAYS TAXES TO TARRANT COUNTY. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ITEM 11, HAROLD? UH, ITEM 11. SORRY. 16. OH HMM. MY HANDWRITING. 16. 16. HEY, I CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR HANDWRITING. OH, , I'LL COMPLAIN ABOUT IT. MY MIND, I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN IT WAS A ONE EVEN. WHO IS THE, I CAN'T EVEN READ THE SELECT [16. Lease agreement with Salcado Group Inc to lease the office building at 110 SW Dolores Huerta for use as the Downtown Services Office for a term of 36 months to begin March 1st, 2024, for a total amount of $95,227.00 for the entire term (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/20/2024)] CICADA GROUP. WHO IS THIS GROUP? IT IS THE CETO GROUP. THEY ARE A, THEY'RE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM AND ENGINEERING FIRM WITHIN THE CITY WHO BUILT NEW OFFICES AND THIS IS THEIR FORMER OFFICE. AND WE ARE LEASING IT FOR OUR DOWNTOWN GROUP OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE DOING ALL OF THE HARD WORK IN DOWNTOWN, IN THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ITEM [17. Second Amended and Restated Lease Agreement with Anschutz Texas, L.P. for Operation of the Texas Trust CU Theater for a 10-Year Term with Two 5-Year Options to Extend; Second Amended and Restated Luxury Suite Agreement] 17? YES, PLEASE. UH, THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CHUTS TEXAS, WHO ARE THESE INDIVIDUALS? THAT'S THE ONES WHO RUN TEXAS TRUST CU THEATER. OKAY. THEY HAD THE OPTION, UH, TO RENEW THEIR LEASE FOR NINE YEARS, WHICH THEY EXERCISED, THEY HAD THE OPTION BEFORE THEY EXERCISED THAT NINE YEAR OPTION TO PURCHASE TEXAS TRUST THEATER IN WHOLE FROM US FOR ABOUT $3 MILLION. THEY'RE GOOD PARTNERS FOR THE CITY. SO THEY CHOSE, INSTEAD OF PURCHASING IT THIS TIME TO RENEW THEIR LEASE, WHICH THEY DID THE LEAK, THE LEASE THAT WE RENEWED WITH THEM WAS AUTOMATIC AND WE WANTED TO BE, UH, THEY WANTED TO BE A BETTER PARTNER FOR US. AND THEY HAVE COME BACK WITH DIFFERENT TERMS, GIVEN US A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY, SOME JOINT, UM, COST CAP, UH, SHARING OUT OF PROFITS AND WHAT WE MAKE. SO WE, OR THIS IS A NEW LEASE TO REPLACE THE NINE YEAR OPTION THAT THEY EXERCISE. SO IF WE DON'T EXERCISE THIS OPTION, THE NINE YEAR LEASE WOULD STAY IN FORCE AT THE END OF THE NINE YEAR LEASE, THEY AGAIN HAVE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE TEXAS TRUSTEE THEATER. SO THAT GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW. SO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? UH, YES, PLEASE. LIKE THE LINE IN THE MOVIE, SHOW US [00:15:01] THE MONEY. WHAT IS THE MONETARY AGREEMENT ON THIS LEASE, PLEASE? MORE THAN WE WERE GETTING. IF IT WAS AS OF RIGHT NOW WITH THE NINE YEAR OPTION. THE NINE YEAR OPTION IF YOU WANT TO KIND OF GIVE HIM, BUT THEY, THEY INCREASED IT TO GIVE US MORE 'CAUSE THEY WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS AND DO A, UH, AND WE'RE GIVING 'EM A LITTLE BIT LONGER. ONE EXTRA YEAR LONGER ON THE LEASE WITH ONE OPTION. I'LL JUST GET TO THE, WE'LL GET TO IT AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW ALSO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LUXURY SUITE AGREEMENT. WHAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE WE GONNA RECEIVE FROM THESE LUXURY SUITES? WE DON'T RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. THIS IS THE SUITE THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. THEY'RE MOVING US. BUT DOES THIS PERTAIN JUST TO THE CITY OR TO ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT CAN RENT OR LEASE A SUITE OUT THERE? OH, INDIVIDUALS LEASE SUITES OUT THERE ALL THE TIME. THEY'RE PRETTY, THEY'RE PRETTY FULL LEASED UP AND THAT GOES INTO THEIR REVENUE. THAT IS PART OF THEIR SHARE, UH, OF WHAT THEY SHARE BACK WITH US. THE LEASE, THE SUITES HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE. SURE. AND THEY RENT THOSE OUT? YES. YEAH, I, GO AHEAD, I'M SORRY. SO, UM, THERE'S TWO, UH, RENT COMPONENTS. ONE IS A FIXED RENT THAT STARTS AT $79,000, UH, ANNUALLY ESCALATED AT 2.5% PER YEAR, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL RENT OF A GREATER OF 6% OF EARNINGS POOL OR 2000 PER EVENT ABOVE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD. SO IT WILL GENERATE ABOUT, UM, BETWEEN 150 AND IT COULD GO UP TO, IT JUST DEPENDS ON THEIR PROFITS. IT COULD GO, YOU KNOW, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT IN TERMS OF WHAT THEIR, IF THEIR PROFIT IS. BUT WE ESTIMATE IT SHOULD BE PROBABLY AROUND 150 TO $350,000 ANNUALLY IN RENT THAT WE WILL RECEIVE. AND THE RENT THAT THEY'D BE PAYING US WITHOUT THIS CHANGE IS WHAT, ABOUT $150,000. SO IT'S, IT, IT'S A INCREASE IN THE RENT. OKAY. HOW LONG IS THE COMMITMENT FOR THE NAME TEXAS TRUST CREDIT UNION THEATER? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH US. THAT'S A, BUT THEY DID GET A 10 YEAR LEASE THIS TIME, I THINK, VERSUS THE FIVE YEAR. I'M NOT SURE THAT, UH, AS YOU REMEMBER, IT WAS NEXT STAGE FIRST THEN IT WAS, UH, NOKIA, VERIZON, NOKIA, THEN IT WAS VERIZON. AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT A LOCAL COMPANY, UM, TEXAS TRUST CREDIT UNION IS THE ONE SPONSORING THE NAMING RIGHTS NOW. AND THEY ACTUALLY SIGNED A LONGER NAMING RIGHTS LEASE THAN NORMALLY. BUT THAT DOESN'T GET APPROVED BY US. IT JUST GOES INTO THEIR OPERATE, THEIR, UH, POOL OF INCOME. SO THE NAMING RIGHTS, THAT'S A COMPLETE SEPARATE, SEPARATE FUNDING ENTITY? WE'RE NOT TOLD NO, NO. IT, IT'S, THEY ARE, UH, THEY ARE ALLOWED, AN SHOOT'S ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS ALLOWED TO DO THE NAMING RIGHTS. JUST LIKE THE BASEBALL START. WE'RE ASKING JUST LIKE THE BASEBALL FIELD, IF YOU RECALL. OKAY. WAS QT STADIUM. RIGHT. THE BASEBALL TEAM AT THAT TIME, THE OWNERS OF THE LEASE HOLDERS GOT THAT MONEY. NOT THE CITY IT'S PART OF. SO IT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE, OKAY. ALRIGHT. JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR THE 10 YEAR AND TWO FIVE YEAR OPTIONS, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND UM, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL DO A LOT MORE BUSINESS OUT THERE BECAUSE MAYBE THAT'LL BE HOME OF THE, UH, MARK CUBAN SANDS HOTEL. GET MORE MONEY THERE. OKAY. THANKS. ON THAT NUMBER 17, MEGAN. OH, SORRY. NUMBER SEVEN, NUMBER [18. 2024 Sponsorship Requests] 18. YES. WHO THE SPONSORSHIP REQUEST, WHO ARE THESE GROUPS GETTING THE MONEY? HOW MANY GROUPS ARE GETTING THE MONEY AND WHAT IS THE, THE TOTAL OUT LONG LIST? UM, THEY WERE POSTED ON THE AGENDA. POSTED ON THE AGENDA. WE HAD THREE MEETINGS ON IT. UM, WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING, UM, A WEEK AGO. OH, MONDAY NIGHT, A WEEK AGO, MONDAY NIGHT LAST NIGHT IT WAS SPORTS CORP. AND, UH, WHERE WE WENT OVER THE LIST WHERE ISSUING WHAT, HOW MUCH MONEY? TOTALED EIGHTY A HUNDRED FIFTY TWO. $152,000 MOSTLY AS TO, UH, UM, IT'S ALL THE NONPROFITS, UH, THAT WE HAVE GIVEN MONEY TO BEFORE. AND UH, THIS IS WHERE IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHICH NONPROFIT GROUPS ARE GETTING HELD. IT'S ON OUR AGENDA. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT. IT, IT WAS ON THE AGENDA. YOU COULD HAVE DOWNLOADED IT TODAY BEFORE YOU GOT HERE. WELL, IT'S, IT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, MAYOR. SO NO, IT'S ON THE AGENDA. IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. IF YOU LOOK IN THE PACKET AND I CAN MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A COPY OF THIS, I'LL GET YOU A COPY OF IT. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO PUT IN THE CITY PIPELINE. EVERY, EVERY, EVERY AGENDA IS ON THERE. SURE. ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS CLICK ON THE LINK. EVERY PACKET, THE SAME ONE WE GET. OKAY. EXACTLY THE SAME ONE WE GET. OKAY. 152,000 FOR THE GROUPS. OKAY. THANK YOU. 22. [22. Ordinance Approving an Amended Project Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Number Three (Reviewed by the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3 Board on 02/20/2024)] [00:20:03] THIS AMENDED PROJECT FOR THIS TAX INCRE INCREMENT AND INCREMENT REINVESTMENT. CAN YOU TALK NUMBER THREE? WHERE IS THIS? UH, REINVESTMENT NUMBER THREE. WHERE IS THIS AT? IN THE CITY. IT'S MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE CITY. BUT WE'RE, WHO'S GONNA BENEFIT FROM THIS? UH, THE CITY WILL BENEFIT FROM IT. SO WHAT IT DOES IS IT TAKES A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE CITY'S TAX REVENUE AND PUTS IT IN A REINVESTMENT ZONE. UM, AND IT CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINVEST IN THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS. SO THE CITY HAS IDENTIFIED THOSE AREAS AND, UM, THEY'VE DONE THAT PREVIOUSLY. AND THIS IS JUST UPDATING AND RE-APP APPROVING THE PLAN IS THIS SOUTH OF 3 0 3, SOUTH OF 20. WHERE IS OUR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION FOR THIS? WE CAN GET YOU A MAP. IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. IT'S, IT'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT, I I CAN'T GIVE YOU A PARTICULAR AREA. SURE. 'CAUSE IT'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT LITTLE POCKETS. SURE. BUT IT'S, I'LL, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU. I'LL EMAIL IT TO YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO GET IT ON THE RECORD THAT NONE OF THIS WOULD BE GOING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. UM, NONE OF THIS IS GONNA BE S NO. OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T GOING TO THE NEW CHARTER. CHARTER. MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND SOMETHING. WE HAVE NO CONTROL ON WHETHER CHARTER SCHOOLS BUY PRIVATE PROPERTY OR NOT. IF IT DOESN'T COME BEFORE US, WE DON'T EVEN GET TO APPROVE IT. BUT THESE PIECES OF PARCEL CAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN SAY, DO WE OWN THESE PARCELS? NO. SO YOU CAN'T SAY THEY WON'T BE A CHARTER SCHOOL. WELL, THE MONEY WON'T GO TOWARDS CHARTER. NO, BUT YOU CAN'T SAY THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY WON'T GO TO A CHARTER SCHOOL. TRUE, TRUE. WE HAVE NO SAY IN THAT WE DO NOT OWN THESE PIECES OF PROPERTY. I WISH WE COULD CONTROL IT, BUT WE CANNOT. BUT NONE OF THE MONEY WOULD GO TO A CHARTER SCHOOL. OKAY. IF THEY BOUGHT IT AND BUILT A CHARTER SCHOOL. SURE. IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT? YES. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE NO TAXPAYERS DOLLARS IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ARE GOING TO THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS. WELL, YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS DO NOT PAY TAXES. SO, UH, WE ALL HELP PAY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. UNFORTUNATELY, MY MONEY BELONGS IN THE GRAND PRAIRIE AND ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDERSTAND. THAT'S NOT THAT UNDERSTAND. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T HAVE A BILL HERE. HERE KNOWS THAT'S A FACT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. THAT'S A FACT. WELL, WE'LL LIKE IT IN NOVEMBER. . OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS THIS TYPE OF INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. WHO'S GONNA BENEFIT FROM THE MONEY? OKAY, THANK YOU. 23. [23. Agreement with HC GPM, LLC, Riverside DPH, L.P, and HC Harmony Hill, LLC to Authorize Reimbursement of Public Infrastructure Costs from Tax Increment Financing Zone Number 3 for a Maximum of 30 Years in an Amount Not to Exceed 60% of the Ad Valorem Taxes Collected from the Property and an Economic Development Grant of Rollback Taxes (Reviewed by the TIRZ #3 Board on 2/20/2024)] WHO IS HCGP? MLLC. RIVERSIDE. D-P-H-L-P-H-C. HARMONY. HELL, ELC. AND THIS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE COST OF 30 YEARS NOT TO EXCEED 60%. WHERE, WHO ARE THESE INDIVIDUALS AND WHERE IS THIS GONNA GO? UM, THE DEVELOPERS HERE, WE CAN HAVE HIM COME AND EXPLAIN WHO THOSE ENTITIES ARE, BUT IT'S, UM, HINE'S GROUP IS THE MAIN DEVELOPER. UM, THIS IS A, AN AGREEMENT TO, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE, UH, REINVESTMENT COMPONENT TO THE TIF, UM, THAT YOU REFERENCED IN ITEM 22. UM, THE DEVELOPER IS PUTTING A SIG A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, ON THEIR, ON THEIR, ON OUR BEHALF. AND WE ARE REIMBURSING THEM FOR A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE, THAT FUNDING THROUGH THE TIF. BUT, BUT WHERE IS THIS LOCATED? IN THE CITY? WAY DOWN SOUTH, SOUTH OF 2 87. OKAY, SO THIS ISN'T THE RIVERSIDE GROUP. WHEN YOU SEE RIVERSIDE, THIS IS NO THIS'S THE ONE ON OVER 360. YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S NOT THAT ONE. THIS IS WAY DOWN SOUTH OF THREE OF 2, 2 87 OFF, 360 OFF, OFF OF THE OTHER 360, NOT THE 360 AT TRINITY. CORRECT. IT'S ABOUT 1500 ACRES SOUTH OF 2 87. OKAY. YEAH, WHEN YOU'VE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, IT WAS JUST A LITTLE THROWING RIVERSIDE GROUP OF THIS RIVERSIDE OF VILLE 360. UH, YOU'RE RIGHT. THE RIVERSIDE GROUP IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE. THAT GETS CONFUSED. IT'S, YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND ON THIS ITEM AS WELL, ITEM 23 NET. NATE WETZEL IS HERE AND SUPPORTS THIS ITEM, UM, BUT, AND CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS IF NEEDED. UM, ITEM 24, [24. Resolution approving the Grand Prairie Hotel Development Corporation FY 2023-2024 Budget (Reviewed by the Grand Prairie Hotel Development Corporation on 01/29/2024)] THE GRAND PRAIRIE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THEIR BUDGET. WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET? WHAT'S THE MONEY? I'LL HAVE TO LOOK UP THE EXACT AMOUNT, BUT THIS IS, UH, PART OF THE, UH, HOTEL THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE. AND THIS IS THE BUDGET FROM THE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE FLOWS THROUGH THERE. SO HAROLD, WE, ON THE TWO HOTELS THAT JUST OPENED UP, IT'S THE TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES FOR THAT ARE FOUR OVER $4 MILLION. 4 MILLION, MM-HMM . HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX THAT PEOPLE PAY? IT DOES NOT RELATE TO THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE, THE ANTICIPATED REVENUES, OUR NET REVENUES THAT WE EXPECT TO GET FROM THE TWO HOTELS. SO IT IS NOT HAVING TO DO WITH HOTEL TAXES AT ALL. AND WHERE ARE THE HOTELS LOCATED, PLEASE? [00:25:01] THOSE ARE NEW ONES THERE. EPIC CENTRAL NEXT TO, UH, LUKE NINE. OKAY. SO WITH THE, WITH THE CONFERENCE CENTER. OKAY. SO WE ACTUALLY OWN THESE HOTELS. I KNOW THE CENTER AND THE CONFERENCE CENTER AND THE CONFERENCE CENTER. BUT WHO IS MANAGING THE HOTELS CONCORD GROUP. WHAT TYPE OF, UH, ANY EXPENDITURES OUT OF THIS FOR THAT? WELL, THEY GET NOT, YES, THEY GET A PERCENTAGE OF, THEY, THEY, WHAT HAPPENS IS WE, THEY, WE PAY THEM A FEE FOR THAT AND THIS IS THE NET OF EVERYTHING. SO THESE ARE THE NET REVENUES THAT COME IN FROM REVENUES MINUS EXPENSES FOR RUNNING THAT HOTEL. OKAY. ARE BOTH HOTELS FULLY OPEN RIGHT NOW? THEY THEY'RE BOTH OPEN? YES THEY ARE. THEY'RE BOTH OPEN. SO 256 ROOMS, OUR OCCUPANCY AND EVERYTHING, WELL, WE JUST OPENED, SO WE'VE ONLY BEEN OPEN A MONTH LAST WEEKEND. I THINK THE OTHER ONE OPENED UP A FEW WEEKS AGO. RIGHT. SO THAT'S CORRECT. SO THEY'RE STILL, WE EXPECT GOOD, UH, WE, WE EXPECT GOOD ATTENDANCE FOR UM, THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL FOR SPRING BREAK AND THEN GOOD ATTENDANCE FOR THE SUMMER AS WE COME UP. BUT, UH, IT, IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME AFTER A MONTH. OH SURE. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE HOTEL TAX, THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES ON THIS. THANK YOU. GREAT. GOOD TO SEE YOU TONIGHT. HAROLD MAYOR PRO TEM. THAT IT, THAT ALL OF FOR TONIGHT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, I JUST DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE FULL AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. UM, ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS YOU COULD FIND ON THE WEBSITE AND FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE ITEMS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE SPEAKER CARDS IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM, PLEASE DO SO. UM, REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 16, UH, SPONSORSHIP REQUEST. I KNOW AS A COUNCIL WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS LAST COUPLE MONTHS. I KNOW IT'S, IT'S A LOT DIFFICULT 'CAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF NONPROFITS THAT DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE TRY TO TAKE, TAKE THE BEST APPROACH. UH, WE DID CAP THE AMOUNTS. UM, AS FAR AS EACH NONPROFIT, WE CREATED A, A CEILING FOR EACH ONE AND THEN, UM, ON THE PAPERWORK YOU MIGHT SEE A ADJUSTMENT FOR ONE, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THERE WAS A, UH, PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT AND WE'RE JUST MOVING THAT FORWARD TO MAKE SURE WE HONOR THAT AGREEMENT. SO GIVEN THAT I GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 24 AS PRESENTED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIMM CLEMSON. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES ITEM [25. Consider and Take Action on the Petition from Anh The Nguyen and Minh Thi Trang Le Related to the Property Located at 14020 County Road 511, Venus, Texas Pursuant to Legislative Authority as Authorized by Texas Local Government Code Section 42.023] 25. MEGAN, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT THEN? MAYOR PRO TIMM I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION AFTER SHE GIVES THE EXPLANATION. THIS IS A PETITION TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 2038. STAFF IS UH, REQUESTING THAT COUNSEL DENY THIS PETITION. ALRIGHT. YOU NO SPEAKER OF COURTS CORRECT? NO. OKAY. ALRIGHTY. ON THAT I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MO MOTION THAT WE DENY THE PETITION AS PRESENTED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIMM LOPEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES MAYOR PRO TEM. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 26 AND WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER, BUT WE ARE TABLING IT. SO, UH, WE WILL PROBABLY BE BRINGING THIS BACK UP THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SO, WE'LL, SINCE WE'RE TABLING IT, WE'LL WAIT AND LET Y'ALL UH, HAVE YOUR COMMENTS ON IT THEN. 'CAUSE IT MAY CHANGE. SO CORRECT. THANK YOU. UM, YES. AS WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TABLE THIS STUDY A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO ON THAT, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE ITEM 26. SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? STATE NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THAT BRINGS US TO, WE HAVE TO TABLE SOME ITEMS. LET ME SEE THERE. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM MAYOR POTE. THERE'S THREE ITEMS NEED TO BE TABLED. CORRECT. THANK YOU MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE ITEMS 27TH THROUGH 29 AT THIS TIME. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEAD. AND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES THE ONE ITEM FOR TONIGHT. SAVANNAH? YES SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS NEXT TIME YOU HAVE AN HOUR AND A HALF 'CAUSE ALL MIKE, MIKE, MIKE PUT THE OVER AND UNDER AT EIGHT 30. . THAT'S BECAUSE OF OUR BUDDY UP THERE, . IT'S NOT OVER YET. WE'LL SEE. WELL THAT'S YOUR, HE ONLY GETS FIVE MINUTES. SO THE 10 10 ITEMS THOUGH, THIS [30. STP-23-10-0024 - Site Plan – Hamilton Commercial Headquarters (City Council District 4). Site Plan for an office/warehouse development on 6.431 acres. A portion of Tract 2.2, out of the Memucan Hunt Survey, Abstract No. 1723, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, zoned PD-30, within I-20 Corridor Overlay, and tentatively addressed as 2105 Bardin Rd (On January 22, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 8-0)] ITEM IS A SITE PLAN FOR HAMILTON COMMERCIAL HEADQUARTERS. YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN. AND THIS IS FOR A NEW OFFICE SLASH WAREHOUSE LOCATED AT 2105 BARDON ROAD. IT'S ABOUT 6.4 ACRES AND IT ZONED LIGHTENED A PD FOR LIGHT. INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONCEPT PLAN, UH, IN 2023. AND SO THIS REQUEST IS FOR, UH, SITE PLAN TO EVALUATE THE DENSITY DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS PARKING STANDARDS. UH, THEY ARE MEETING THOSE, THEY ARE MEETING OR EXCEEDING OUR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. THESE ARE OUR BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND THEY'RE MEETING THOSE STANDARDS AS WELL. [00:30:02] THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY VARIANCES. AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO. THEY ALREADY HAVE THE ZONING. UM, IT'S A SITE PLAN. IT'S THE ONE REBECCA AND I DRIVE BY AND IT'S THE NEW YELLOW SIGNS. GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL THING. I'M GLAD IT'S NOT GOING ALL THE FIRST PICTURE SHOWING WHERE IT IS. I'M GLAD IT'S NOT GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE CORNER AT LEAST. UM, OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. UM, ANYBODY? MAYOR PRO TEM IS YOUR DISTRICT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS HERE. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND I'LL THINK THAT'S PHASE TWO, THAT THEY'LL MOVE TO THE PARDON IN YELLOW, BUT YEAH, . YEAH. YEAH, IT'S YES. NO, GIVEN THAT I GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UM, APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND IT. WAS THAT YOU, IT WAS A TIME. HE'S ALREADY, WE WILL GIVE IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS SPREAD, SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND ALL IN. AND WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES CITIZEN COMMENTS. [CITIZEN COMMENTS] TONY SHOTWELL. WE'RE ALL . THANK YOU MAYOR. MY NAME'S TONY SHOTWELL. I LIVE AT 3 0 9 NORTHEAST 31ST STREET. I KNOW YOU CAN'T ADDRESS COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR. SO I'M GONNA LOOK STRAIGHT AT YOU AND I'M GONNA THROW ACCOLADES TO COUNCIL MEMBER COLE HUMPHREYS OVER ON THE EAST END OF TOWN, ON THE EAST END OF MAIN STREET, ENCORE, OR SOME OF THEIR CONTRACTORS CAME THROUGH AND REPLACED A WHOLE BUNCH OF UTILITY POLES AND THE STREETLIGHTS WERE OUT FOR MONTHS. COUNCIL MEMBER HUMPHREYS CHECKED INTO IT, FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS ENCORE AND THEY WERE AFRAID TO TURN 'EM BACK ON BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T QUITE THROUGH WORKING YET, WHICH MAKES PERFECTLY GOOD SENSE. SO THEY DIDN'T ELECTROCUTE ANYBODY AND THEY HAD BEEN GONE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. AND WHEN THE LIGHTS NOT BEING ON CAME TO COUNCIL MEMBER HUMPHREY'S KNOWLEDGE, HE, ALONG WITH HIS, WITH THE UH, PUBLIC WORK STAFF HAD HIM BACK ON TWO NIGHTS LATER. NOW WE CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING OVER THERE. AND I, I'M GONNA LOOK AT HIM ANYWAY. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. NEXT HAROLD WILLIS. HAROLD WILLIS. 5 3 8 LINLEY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR GOOD FRIENDS DOWN IN CALDWELL COUNTY. THIS IS THE TEXAS TRIBUNE VERSUS CALDWELL COUNTY. THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, THE CALDWELL HAYES EXAMINER AND MANO MIA FILED A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING CALDWELL COUNTY'S POLICY OF HOLDING ALL BELL SETTING PROCEDURES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. UH, THEY WERE, THE PLAINTIFFS WERE REPRESENTED OTHER LEGAL GROUPS HERE. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT IN CALDWELL COUNTY, ITS MAGISTRATES AND ITS SHERIFF ARE VIOLATING THE FIRST AMENDMENT BY BARRING THE PLAINTIFFS AND THE PRESS AND PUBLIC GENERALLY FROM ATTENDING BELL HEARINGS, WHICH PLAY A CRITICAL IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. THE CLOSURE OF THESE BAIL HEARINGS UNDERMINES THE INTEREST OF OPEN COURTS IN FIRST AMENDMENT AND PROTECTIONS. WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS WE WITH OUR BY BOARD BOYS, ALL OF THESE CHEVROLETS, TAHOES SUBURBANS COME OUTTA CALDWELL COUNTY. SO IN CALDWELL COUNTY, IF IT TOOK THE MEDIA TO SUE THEM ON THESE BELL HEARINGS, WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON DOWN THERE? CALDWELL COUNTY IS TRUMP COUNTRY. CALDWELL COUNTY IS WHERE THE TRUCK TRAIN STARTS. CALDWELL COUNTY GOING TO KEEP IT WHITE. GONNA KEEP IT RIGHT FOR IN THE NAME OF TRUMP. ALL OF THESE REPUBLICANS DOWN IN CALDWELL COUNTY, I THINK THEY'RE ABOUT 75% WHITE DOWN THERE. THE VERY SMALL COUNTY. AND THIS CALDWELL CHEVROLET, YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT SOME GOOD BOSS HOG STYLE CORRUPTION IN CALDWELL COUNTY. OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING DOWN THERE. WE'RE A MINORITY MAJORITY CITY. I DON'T CARE ABOUT A TRUMP COUNTY IN TEXAS. I WANT MY MONEY IN DALLAS OR TARRANT COUNTY, NOT IN CALDWELL COUNTY. THIS STINKS. THOSE OF US WHO WE OBJECT TO THIS CALDWELL [00:35:01] COUNTY, THIS LITTLE BOSS HOG STYLE CORRUPTION IN TEXAS, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 254 COUNTIES AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THIS GOING ON THE BY BOARD ORGANIZATION. YEAH, MAYBE THEY DO SOME GOOD THINGS, BUT REALISTICALLY WHO'S GETTING THAT KICKBACK IN AUSTIN, TEXAS? WHO'S DRIVING THAT CAR FROM CALDWELL CHEVROLET? THE SHERIFF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE COUNTY JUDGE. WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE? OH, IT WAS JUST A, A LONER CAR FOR OUR BUDDIES DOWN HERE THAT THE TAXPAYERS OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS PAID TO KEEP CALDWELL CHEVROLET IN BUSINESS. WHEN WE HAVE GRAFF CHEVROLET, VANDER GRIFF CHEVROLET, UH, KEN THOMPSON CHEVROLET, THE THOMPSON GROUP, THE LARGEST CHEVY VOLUME DEALERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES. AND OUR MONEY'S GOING TO A COUNTY THAT HAS TO BE SUED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. SO HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT, IT'S LIKE SPEAKER TIP O'NEILL, ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL AND THOSE OF US, WE WANT OUR TAX DOLLARS KEPT LOCALLY KNOCKED DOWN IN A COUNTY AND THAT PART OF TEXAS THAT PROUDLY WAVES THAT TRUMP FLAG. AND RIGHT NOW THOSE OF YOU ARE REPUBLICANS, WHAT YOUR MURDERERS FROM MOSCOW DID TO NAVANI THIS WEEKEND? KEEPING THAT COVERED UP? NO, REPUBLICANS ARE SUPPORTING THE AID TO UKRAINE TO FACT THOSE BOLSHEVIKS FROM MOSCOW. SO THAT'S A COUNTY DOWN IN TEXAS THAT IS SUPPORTING THE RUSSIANS, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. I GIVE THAT LITTLE LOUISIANA REPUBLICAN CREDIT. HE MAKES NO BONES ABOUT IT. I'M FOR PUTIN BECAUSE TRUMP IS FOR PUTIN, TRUMP IS FOR THE MURDERERS FROM MOSCOW. SO WE DRAW THAT LINE. SO I ASK THAT THE BUDGET, I APPRECIATE WHAT THE STAFF HAS DONE, BUT WE HAVE ENOUGH DEALERSHIPS HERE. AND TONIGHT THIS WAS A GOOD MOVE. BUYING THESE DODGE TRUCKS FROM A DEALERSHIP IN TARRANT COUNTY. DON'T SEND OUR MONEY DOWN TO A TRUMP COUNTY. THANK YOU. WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.