* 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. I'M GONNA AUTOMATICALLY [00:00:01] DENY MINE. I'D [RECONVENE MEETING] LIKE TO CALL TONIGHT'S MEETING TO ORDER TONIGHT. OUR, UH, INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR HEATH HUG OF THE OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH, AND OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. PLEASE RISE. AMEN. LET'S PRAY. ALRIGHT, AND FATHER LORD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS TODAY FOR THE WONDERFUL WORKS THAT TH HANDS HAVE MADE. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE. AND LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY. LORD, WE LIFT UP OUR THANKSGIVING FOR YOU, LORD, FOR WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT OF LOVE GIVEN TO US BY YOUR SON JESUS, WHO GAVE HIMSELF A RANSOM FOR US. NOW, LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE OVER THE PROCEEDINGS THIS EVENING. BE WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OVER THE DECISIONS, THE DELIBERATIONS THAT ARE MADE TONIGHT, THAT THEY MAY BENEFIT THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, BETTER OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT WE MIGHT BRING YOU. HONOR LORD, BE WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, GIVE THEM WISDOM, THE CIVIL SERVANTS, GIVE THEM MERE PROTECTION. AND TO THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE, YOUR LOVE AND YOUR MERCY. LET US REMEMBER TONIGHT, TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES AND PUT YOU FIRST AND ALL THAT WE SAY AND DO. MAY YOU RECEIVE ALL THE HONOR, ALL THE GLORY, AND ALL THE PRAISE. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. WOULD YOU JOIN OUR VOTES AND HONORING OUR US FLAG IN OUR TEXAS FLAG, OUR THROUGH OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE TWO REPUBLIC ONE NATION UNDER GOD INVIS WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE ARAH ON HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG OF ATION CITY IN, WE'RE GONNA GO [CONSENT AGENDA] INTO THE AGENDA REVIEW. WE HAVE A FEW, A FEW THAT WANNA ASK SOME QUESTIONS. SO, UH, HAROLD, COME ON DOWN. WHERE'S HIS, SORRY, AS AFTER THERE TALKING TO RAY HAROLD WILLIS. 5 3 8 LINLEY. LET'S START WITH NUMBER NINE. YES, PLEASE. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING, UH, UH, RAY, THEY WERE COUNT ENOUGH TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THERE. THE, ON THE 207,000, LIKE RAY WAS TELLING ME THE 176,000 WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE COSTS. WHAT DID HE TELL YOU OUT THERE? YOU LET US KNOW. . . WHAT DID HE TELL YOU? UH, REMEMBER ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER HERE. WHAT'D Y'ALL TELL HIM OUT IN THE HALLWAY? YES, THAT'S CORRECT, MARY, THANK YOU. UH, THAT, THAT, THAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT'S REIMBURSED. OKAY. AND AND IS THIS REIMBURSED FROM THE STATE OR FROM THE FEDS? UH, IT'S FROM THE DALLAS AREA AGENCY OF AGING. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE THEY'RE FUNDING FROM. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GET THEIR FUNDS. IT'S THROUGH DALLAS COUNTY. OH, I KNOW THE AAA GETS THEIR MONEY FROM THE FEDS. THAT'S IN MY COLLEGE PROGRAM. WE, MY GERONTOLOGY DEGREE, I DID A TON OF WORK ON THAT. I KNOW THE AAA GETS FEDERAL FUNDING. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY REAL QUICK WITH STAFF PLEASE, THAT WITH THE MILLS ON WHEELS, NONE OF THIS MILLS ON WHEELS IS THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING GROUP OR STAFFING RIGHT NOW? THAT'S CORRECT. ALL THE MEALS ARE PROVIDED AT THE SUMMIT. UM, NOW WE DO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS, WHERE WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T ABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AND BRING THEM THERE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR MEALS THERE. BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM ANY KIND OF MEALS ON WHEELS DELIVERY PROGRAM. OKAY. 'CAUSE THEY WERE SHOWING IN COLLIN COUNTY HOW THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS FOR THE MEALS ON WHEELS AND PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING FED. SO THAT WOULD BE THE SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE, IF WE HAD THE MEALS ON WHEELS ISSUES HERE, THEY COULD PERHAPS GET TRANSPORTATION TO, THEY COULD GET TRANSPORTATION TO THE SUMMIT FOR THESE MEALS. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. NUMBER 11, TARRANT COUNTY 9 1 1. THIS IS MY HAT . UH, WHAT IS OUR BUDGET CONTRIBUTION ON THE 9 1 1 FOR TARRANT COUNTY? TAKE THAT ONE. OH, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOUR QUESTION WAS, WHAT IS THE CITY OF GRAND PRIX CONTRIBUTION TO THE BUDGET? YES, PLEASE. WE DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE BUDGET. SO GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. SO THE 9 1 1 SERVICE FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED ARE DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO TARRANT COUNTY 9 1 1 DISTRICT, AND THEY USE THAT TO RUN THE DISTRICT AND FUND THE TELEPHONY IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE. OKAY. I BELIEVE WE STARTED IN 1986. SO ALL OF THE DALLAS COUNTY SECTION AND NOW THE ELLIS COUNTY AND TAR JOHNSON COUNTY SECTION OF GRAND PRAIRIE, ALL OF THAT MONEY IS POOLED TOGETHER AS ONE. SO TARRANT COUNTY 9 1 1 DISTRICT RECEIVES FEES BASED ON TARRANT COUNTY POPULATION, BUT THEY USE THOSE FEES TO SERVICE ALL RESIDENTS BUSINESSES, UM, INSIDE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, REGARDLESS OF THE COUNTY. REGARDLESS OF COUNTY. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO NO, I'M, I'M WE'RE FORTUNATE TO TAG ONTO TARRANT COUNTY IN 1986. IT'S JUST SUCH A BENEFICIAL PROGRAM. YES, SIR. AND, UH, I KEEP HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 9 1 1 CALLS, [00:05:01] . OKAY. BUT GAIL CAME OUT TO MY HOUSE AND HELPED ME. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ADAM 12, THIS CAPITAL LENDING EVENT TRUST FUND, MAJOR REIMBURSEMENT TO THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR 224,000. WHO'S GOT TVO MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR YES. ARE THE 224,000. WE'RE PAYING THAT BACK TO THE STATE. HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO THIS IS A GRANT THAT, UH, YOU, WE INITIALLY AS A CITY SEED THE MONEY FOR THIS FUND. AND THEN AFTER THE EVENT, UM, FOR THESE TWO DIFFERENT GRANTS, WE WILL GET A, A PORTION OF IT BACK IF WE HIT THE MILESTONES. IF WE DON'T, THAT ENTIRE AMOUNT WILL BE REIMBURSED BACK. SO WHAT ARE THE EVENTS THAT THIS TRUST FUND'S GOING TO? SO THEY'RE THE, THESE TRUST FUNDS ARE SET UP FOR MAJOR EVENTS. THE TWO THAT WE APPLIED FOR WERE THE CRICKET EVENTS, THE WORLD CUP IN THE ICC. OKAY. THE, THE MARKETPLACE, THE EVENTS THAT ON MAY AND ANY OF THAT, UH, THE, THE TWO EVENTS THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED ON THESE WERE THE CRICKET EVENTS. THE CRICKET EVENTS, THE ONE, JUST THE TWO CRICKET EVENTS. THAT'S ALL. JUST THE TWO. AND THAT WAS ALL FROM THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS? YES, SIR. INTERESTING. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE ANY, DO WE KNOW THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEND BACK TO AUSTIN? NO. SO AS PART OF THE FUND, WE HELP SET THE FUND UP, UHHUH, , AND THEN EVERYBODY THAT YOU HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND. AND THEN BASED ON THE METRICS, IF YOU'VE, WE'VE HIT THE ATTENDANCE AND EVERYTHING, WE GET A, THEY'LL WE'LL GET MONEY BACK REIMBURSED ON THE EVENT. OKAY. SO WE'LL GET MONEY REIMBURSED. YES. OKAY. I'M SORRY, JUST KIND OF CONFUSING THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE, THE CITY'S PORTION TO HELP INITIATE THE, THE FUNDING. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. 13. I WAS TALKING TO RAY ABOUT THIS. HE ANSWERED MY QUESTION. IN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS, THE UH, MASTER PLAN WILL BE COMPLETE AND DURING THAT TIMEFRAME FOR PUBLIC INPUT FOR FOLKS TO MEET WITH. SO. SURE. AND CUT THAT ONE. PATSY, I'LL GET YOU AFTER HE'S DONE. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? UH, YES PLEASE. THANK YOU. OKAY. NUMBER 14. UH, REMOVING AND APPOINTING GRAND PRAIRIE CRIME PREVENTION BOARD MEMBERS. WHO ARE THESE MEMBERS AND WHO'S GONNA BE? IT'S, IT'S REAL SIMPLE. IT'S A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD. AND NOT BY LAW OR RULE, BUT BY TRADITION IT IS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MINUS THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AFTER WE'VE NAMED A NEW MAYOR PRO TEM, WE TAKE THE, PUT THE OTHER MAYOR PRO TEM THAT WASN'T ON IT, WHICH WAS JOHN LOPEZ ON IT, AND TAKE THE CURRENT MAYOR PRO TEM OFF. AND THAT'S THE EASY WAY TO COME UP WITH A FLOATING SEVEN MEMBER CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT. OKAY. WHEN, SO IT'S JUST AUTOMATICALLY, WAS THIS AT THE START OF THE NEW BUDGET YEAR OR WHEN DOES THIS, AFTER THE NEW MAYOR PRO TEMS. AFTER THE NEW MAYOR PRO TEM. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU PATSY. YOU HAVE NUMBER 13. DID YOU HEAR HIS ANSWER? DID THAT ANSWER YOU TOO? NOT REALLY. OKAY. WELL, COME ON FORWARD. PAT SEA RAY, 2217 EL PASO GRAND PRAIRIE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. CITY COUNCILMAN. CITY MANAGER. MY, LET ME UNDERSTAND THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. DO WE KNOW WHAT ITEMS THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN? OKAY. NO, NO IDEA. STAFF, ARE WE, ARE WE GONNA BUILD A NEW PARK, A NEW HOUSING AREA? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? MEGAN MAYHAN, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. SO WHAT THIS DOES, THIS ITEM MM-HMM . IT'S AMENDING THE BUDGET TO ALLOW TO FUND THE PARKS OPEN MASTER SPACE PLAN. SO IT'S AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET BY THE AMOUNT OF $439,000 TO FUND THE PARKS OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN. IT'S NOT TO BUILD ANY BUILDINGS, NOT TO BUILD ANY BUILDING. NO. IT'S, IT IS WHAT WE THINK WE NEED TO BUILD OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. CORRECT. SO MY, UH, TYREE PARK MAY GET ITS NEW SWIMMING POOL. IT'S, WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. WE'RE NOT START, WE'RE NOT GONNA TELL YOU ANYTHING. IT'S GONNA GET, NOT GONNA COMMIT TO ANYTHING, HUH? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'LL HOLD YOU TO IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ITEM 16. NO. NOPE. THIS IS ALL, THAT'S ALL. I'LL CALL YOU BACK UP. OH, OKAY. WE GOTTA VOTE ON THESE NOW. OH, OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAYOR PROTE, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 14 ON [00:10:01] CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM CLEMSON, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM IS ON. YOU. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. ANY OPPOSED? AY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [15. Consider setting a proposed property tax rate of $0.660000/$100 valuation supporting the FY2024-2025 Budget, and set September 17, 2024, as the public hearing date and adoption date of the 2024 proposed tax rate via a record vote] 15. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. UH, TODAY WE ARE ASKING YOU TO SET A PROPOSED TAX RATE AT 66 CENTS PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE. THIS PROPOSED RATE IS ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE OF 0.6 3 9 4 4 4 PER $100. BUT IT IS BELOW THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE OF 0.6 8 4 6 0 2 PER $100. AND IT'S THE SAME RATE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. YES, SIR. WE'VE HELD THE TAX RATE STEADY FOR THREE YEARS. UH, THIS VOTE ESTABLISHES THE MAXIMUM RATE THAT WE CAN, UH, CONSIDER. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL TAX RATE AT THIS POINT. UH, THE FINAL TAX RATE WILL BE SET AT THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. THIS IS A ROLL CALL VOTE IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO ENSURE THAT TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE WITH STATE REGULATIONS AND AFTER SETTING THIS MAXIMUM RATE, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO TO REVIEW THE BUDGET AND WE'RE STILL UPDATING NUMBERS UNTIL THE FINAL VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. UM, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE PROCEED? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'D RECOGNIZE THE CHAIR OF THE FILINGS COMMITTEE FOR THE MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE SETTING THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE AS PRESENTED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND WE'LL DO ROLL CALL VOTES STARTING ON THE END. COUNCIL MEMBER ZANU, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, PRO TEM ZANU, MAYOR PRO TIM CLEMSON. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS AYE. MAYOR VOTES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEL BOSKY. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER HEADON. AYE. MOTION CARRIES NINE TO NOTHING. LET'S GO IN [16. Request the City Council to set a public hearing date of September 17, 2024, in which the City Council will meet to discuss and adopt the FY2024-2025 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan] TO ITEM 16 NOW, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 16 IS TO SET, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 17TH FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO MEET AND DISCUSS AND ADOPT THE BUDGET. OKAY, I HAVE A SPEAKER, PATSY RAY. NOW PATSY, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE JUST VOTING TO SET THE DATE FOR THE VOTE ON IT. I KNOW MAYOR, AND I JUST WANNA GET MY REQUEST STAND ON ITEM 16. COUNCIL, MAYOR, PLEASE. LET'S THINK ABOUT OUR HOMELESS PEOPLE WITHIN OUR CITY. I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT COUNCILMAN, UH, BETSY, AND I'M NAMING YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE MY GARDENER AND I WE'LL TALK LATER. BUT ANYWAY, THE, UH, THE STOREFRONT HOUSE IN MY, IN MY COMMUNITY WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE IF YOU ALL THINK ABOUT IT FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT ARE CONNECTED TO DELAWARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS REQUESTED, I'LL RECOGNIZE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MAYOR PRO TEM CLEMSON FOR A MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 16 AS PRESENTED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE RECORD OF VOTE. A RECORD VOTE. SO, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I. OPPOSED NAY. MOTION CARRIES NINE, NOTHING. ITEM [17. ZON-24-06-0017 - Zoning Change – 1423 E Marshall (City Council District 3). Zoning Change from Commercial (C) to Single Family-Five (SF-5) on 0.15 acres. Lot 2, Block C, Carbaugh Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Commercial (C) District, and addressed as 1423 E Marshall Dr (On July 22, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0)] 17. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. ITEM 17 IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE LOCATED AT 1423 EAST MARSHALL DRIVE. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM COMMERCIAL TO SINGLE FAMILY. FIVE. THIS WILL ALLOW, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. UH, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP ON JULY 22ND. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER SINCE Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. PATSY RAY, YOU WANT IT ON THIS ITEM TWO, ITEM 17. MY QUESTION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE BENDER THAT'S WANT THIS ZONING CHANGE FOR THE, UH, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING? IS THIS GOING TO BE LOW INCOME HOUSING? DON'T KNOW. DON'T KNOW. IT'S, WE'RE JUST CHANGING THE ZONING RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVEN'T JUST CHANGING THE ZONING RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. WHICH IS A AND I'LL SEE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER DEBOSKY THINKS, BUT CHANGING. [00:15:03] WE DON'T KNOW. THAT'S THE, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAVE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEBOSKY ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I, UH, MOVE TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ZONING ITEM 17 Z UH, ZON DASH 24 DASH ZERO SIX DASH 0 1 7. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEL BOSKY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AND OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES HAROLD WILLIS. [CITIZEN COMMENTS] CITIZEN COMMENTS. HAROLD WILLIS. 5 3 8 LINLEY. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF. NOREEN, UH, THE SEWAGE LEAK OUT THERE AT JOE POOL LAKE. HOW MANY MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF RAW SEWAGE WENT INTO THE LAKE? UH, THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU PUT THE PROPOSALS UP HERE TO HAVE THOSE LIFT STATIONS CONTINUING IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE. I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD THAT WAS, BUT THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED. SO THE RESPONSE TO GET OUT THERE AND WE, WE LOST REVENUE FROM CLOSING THREE PARKS AND NOT ONLY LOSING THE REVENUE FROM THE PARKS, PEOPLE ON ONE OF THE HOTTEST WEEKENDS HAD NO PLACE TO GO TO THE LAKE. SO WHATEVER FOLLOW UP WILL BE DONE BY TQ, WHATEVER THE HECK WE CALL IT IN TEXAS, UH, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, WHATEVER, ARE WE GONNA BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE COSTS? ARE THE COST GONNA BE BECAUSE OF US? WHATEVER, WHAT, WHATEVER THE HECK HAPPENED. SO, UM, JUST, BUT THIS IS WHY PART OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS SO CRUCIAL. WE CAN'T ANSWER THAT. UH, I WANT TO QUICKLY, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THERE, THERE ON MARSHALL STREET IN KINGSTON. WHAT'S WHAT, NINE, 10 DAYS AGO? HOW MANY PEOPLE BURNED TO DEATH DOWN THERE? BECAUSE TWO IDIOTS DRAG RACING DOWN THE STREET. UM, OUR, OUR STREETS AREN'T SAFE. UH, THOSE FIVE PEOPLE, THAT FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH THE OTHER NIGHT OVER IN FORT WORTH BECAUSE A 19-YEAR-OLD DRUNK, THIS BRINGS BACK A LOT OF BAD MEMORIES. UH, GRAND PRIX POLICE OFFICER, BRANDON SI HOPE THAT WHITE TRASH IS ENJOYING HIS UN CONDITIONED PRISON UNIT DOWN IN HUNTSVILLE RIGHT NOW. ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS GO OVER THERE AND GET HIM TWO METAL LICENSE PLATES. HIS ACTIONS RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER. UH, SOMETHING'S REALLY BEEN BOTHERING ME FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HERE ON CHANNEL 11 NEWS. LAST WEEK THEY HAD GRAND PRIX POLICE OFFICER, UH, AJ CASTANEDA'S BROTHER ON WITH, UM, JD MILES. WHY HAS THERE BEEN A COVERUP IN THE DEATH OF GRAND PRIX POLICE OFFICER AJ CASTANEDA, THE FORT WORTH OFFICER THAT WAS KILLED BY THAT DRUNK? WE SAW HER PICTURE, AND I'M A NEWS NERD. I, WE SAW ON TV IN 91 OR CORRECTION 21 WAS WE SAW THAT TWO 80 Z FROM THE SEVENTIES KIND OF AT AN ANGLE. AND I HEARD PEOPLE SAY, WELL, AJ CASTANEDA WAS OUT IN TRAFFIC AND GOT HIT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE SITUATION WAS. JOHN DOE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON THE TOW ROAD WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH GRAND PRIX POLICE OFFICER AK CASTANEDA. WHY DID WE HEAR NOTHING? WHY THE NEWS BLOCKOUT, IN MY OPINION, THIS IS OUR GREAT TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COVERUP. LIKE DPS HAS A COVERUP IN NEW VALLEY. 77 MINUTES. WE KEEPING THAT COVERED UP WHEN BOTH AND JOHN WAS SHOT IN HIS HOUSE, DPS SAID, SHOT IN HIS CHEST, CAME INTO HIS DOOR. THAT WAS INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER ON THEIR INITIAL REPORT. SO A GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE OFFICER, AND NOT ONLY AJ CASTANEDA THAT LOSS, BUT THE CARROLLTON POLICE OFFICER THAT WAS KILLED OVER THERE TWO YEARS AGO IN CARROLLTON ON THAT TOW ROAD, THESE TOW ROADS AND YOU'RE ON THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL MAYOR, THESE TOW ROADS ARE OWNED BY WALL STREET. WALL STREET HAS ONE CONCERN THEIR PROFIT HAD WE HAD A MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, WAS THE PUBLIC INFORMED WHAT HAPPENED TO AJ CASTANEDA? WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN BAD NEWS, BAD PUBLICITY FOR WALL STREET. WALL STREET DOESN'T CARE ABOUT POLICE OFFICERS. THEY CARE ABOUT THEIR TAX FREE BILLION DOLLAR PROFITS. I WOULD ASK THAT, AND PLEASE IF I'M WRONG, WAS IT, WAS IT EVER PUBLISHED? WAS THE NAME OF THE PERSON INVOLVED? I HEARD IT WAS AN 18-YEAR-OLD KID. HE LIVED IN MANSFIELD. I DON'T KNOW. BUT ALL THE NEWS REPORTS I READ, THERE WAS NEVER A PUBLICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT DRIVER'S LICENSE DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC STREET IN TEXAS, YOU'RE NOT A PRIVATE PERSON. NOTHING IS COVERED UP. UH, BUT IN THIS CASE, AND IF SOMETHING WAS, WAS IT PRESENTED TO THE GRAND JURY? WAS IT PRESENTED TO THE DALLAS COUNTY GRAND JURY? THE TARRANT COUNTY GRAND JURY? DID IT EVEN GET BROUGHT TO A GRAND JURY? WE AS [00:20:01] TAXPAYERS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO KNOW WHY A GRAND PRIX POLICE OFFICER AJ CASTANEDA WAS KILLED OUT ON THAT TOW ROAD. AND IT'S NOT JUST A TOW ROAD, IT'S A REVENUE STREAM FOR GOLDMAN SACHS. SO I WOULD ASK THAT, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE A REPORT OF THE TRAGEDY OF AJ CASTANEDA. HIS LOSS WILL NOT BE IN VAIN. AND AS WE MUST INCREASE THE TRAFFIC LAWS, BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, WE'RE KILLING PEOPLE RIGHT AND LEFT ON OUR ROADS, NOT FROM TERRORIST. BUT REMEMBER AJ CASTANEDA AND TELL US THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. WE 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.