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GOOD EVENING.[RECONVENE MEETING]
FOOL'S DAYTHAT'D BE LED, FOLLOWED BY OUR PLEDGES, LED BY MAYOR PRO TIMM GEORGIA.
FATHER GOD, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY.
THANK YOU, WITH GRACING US WITH ALL THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO FOR US.
LORD, YOU GIVE US ANOTHER BREATH OF LIFE TO WITNESS UPON YOUR CREATION.
AND WE ARE SO EVERLY GRATEFUL, LORD, YOU KNOW OUR HEARTS, YOU KNOW OUR DESIRES, AND YOU MEET THEM.
YOUR PEOPLE ARE HERE IN PLACE TO DO AS YOU WOULD HAVE US TO DO.
LET US REMEMBER THAT ALL WE DO IS FOR YOU.
LET US REMEMBER THE GRACE THAT YOU GIVE US, THE FORGIVENESS THAT YOU GIVE US, THE PEACE THAT YOU GIVE US.
THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE HERE TO BE GRACE BY YOU, LORD.
BLESS ALL THAT ARE HEAR, BLESS ALL THAT WE DO.
WOULD YOU JOIN US IN THE PS TO THE US FLAG, FOLLOWED BY THE TEXAS IGI OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHAT WOULD IT STANDS ONE MISSION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
I PRAISE THE
[PRESENTATIONS]
A CERTIFICATE.THIS IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
AND IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE AND HAVE TIME THIS SUNDAY AT PLAYGROUND ADVENTURES, WE'LL BE GETTING TOGETHER, HAVING SOME FUN FROM 12 TO NOON AT PLAYGROUND ADVENTURES 12.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO PLAY 12 NOON.
12 NOON TILL TWO A 2:00 PM UH, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN AT PLAY GRAND ADVENTURES AND SEE WHY WE BUILT IT, IT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME FOR YOU TO SHOW UP.
UM, TWO WEEKS AGO OUT THERE ON A SUNDAY, WE WERE THERE TO CELEBRATE DOWN AWARENESS WEEK, AND THEY HAD THE NEATEST T-SHIRT, SEAN, ALL OF THEM HAD DOWN.
WHAT A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE IT.
THE CHILDREN WERE SO MUCH FUN.
SO JOIN US OUT THERE THIS SUNDAY AT NOON AT PLAYGROUND ADVENTURE.
EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT AUTISM.
HOW MANY OF YOU WATCHED SURVIVOR THIS WEEK? OH, MY.
YOU GOT A LESSON ON AUTISM, DIDN'T YOU? WE ALL DID.
HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS FOR EVERY, FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION, ENCOURAGING CONTINUED RESEARCH, AND EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS WITH AUTISM.
THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS PROUD TO HONOR ITS CITIZENS AND THEIR SUPPORT OF AUTISM RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TO INCREASE AUTISM AWARENESS AND COMPASSION IN THE CITY.
BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, I HAVE ISSUED THIS HONOR ON THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL.
DOCTOR, BRING YOUR GROUP DOWN, WHOEVER'S HERE TO RECEIVE, I HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES FOR YOU TO TAKE WITH YOU.
I'M GONNA TAKE SEVERAL MYSELF,
UM, I CAN SEE HOW PATIENT YOU ARE WITH HIM,
UH, IT'S A LIFE THAT YOU'RE FULFILLING WELL IN.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE TEACHING OTHERS IS HOW TO COPE TO BE BLUNT.
UH, WE LOVE YOU AND, UH, REBECCA, AND I KNOW WHAT YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND BLESS YOU FOR COMING UP HERE AND WHAT YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANNA SAY, FIRST OF ALL, TO OUR WONDERFUL
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MAYOR, UM, RON, WHO HAS BEEN YEARS OF SUPPORT TO US, TO MYSELF, TO CALEB.AND UNFORTUNATELY, HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
HE WASN'T FEELING WELL, AND HE'D BE RUNNING AROUND FOLKS.
YOU GUYS WOULD SEE HIM DARTING THROUGH HERE.
BUT THANK YOU MAYOR RON, FOR YOUR HEART AND CARE FOR US.
AND FOR THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY SON, CALEB, AND NOW OUR NEW NONPROFIT CALEB'S COMMUNITY.
WELL, WHAT BIG NAME? UM, WE ALL NEED A CALEB IN OUR LIFE.
AND YOU CAN'T SPEND TIME WITH CALEB BEFORE YOU LEARN PATIENCE.
SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S WHAT I GOT OUT OF IT, BECAUSE REBECCA KNOWS I'M NOT THAT PATIENT,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE WITH A YOUNG MAN LIKE CALEB MM-HMM
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HIM INTO MY LIFE.
AND THANK YOU TO OUR CITY COUNCIL, TO OUR, UM, WONDERFUL NEW CITY MANAGER, MR. BILL HILLS, AND TO YOU ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND ALSO FOR LIGHT UP BLUE, WHICH IS TOMORROW NIGHT, WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY.
IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US THAT YOU ALL HAVE RECOGNIZED OUR COMMUNITY AND SHOW THAT YOU CARE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTED AND THAT WE ARE VALUED AS FAMILIES.
COME ON DOWN AND INTRODUCE THE NEXT GUEST, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UH, CHIEF SNE, VERY DIFFICULT ACT TO FOLLOW BECAUSE THIS REALLY PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTISM MONTH.
HOWEVER, WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ACHIEVED REACCREDITATION AGAIN THIS YEAR.
TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW ARDUOUS THAT PROCESS IS, IS THE CHIEF OF BRIDGEPORT, STEVE SANFORD, WHO'S HERE TO, UH, PRESENT, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNCIL WITH OUR RE-ACCREDITATION, AND JUST SHARE A COUPLE BRIEF WORDS.
WOULD YOU JOIN ME? PLEASE, SIR.
I, I JUST WANNA FIRST TELL YOU THAT, UH, I'M A FAN OF YOURS, HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.
I'M A FAN OF THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT, UH, I'VE WATCHED YOU ON TWITTER AND ON THE, THE NEWS CHANNELS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND, AND YOUR, UM, YOUR SINCERITY AND YOUR TRANSPARENCY IS, IS ADMIRABLE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING YOU.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF GRAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS STEVE STANFORD, AND I'M THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS.
UH, HOWEVER, TONIGHT I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, WHERE I SERVE AS THE LEAD ASSESSOR, UH, ALSO AS THE ASSOCIATION'S ACCREDITATION PROGRAM CHAIR WITH OVER 1500 PROFESSIONAL POLICE CHIEFS.
TPCA IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY POLICE SERVICES TO TEXAS COMMUNITIES.
THE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPED AN ACCREDITATION PROGRAM MANY YEARS AGO.
MANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS FOR HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES.
ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
OUR PROGRAM IS SIMILAR, HOWEVER, IT'S VOLUNTARY.
AT LEAST TODAY, IT IS WHERE AGENCIES MUST PROVE THAT THEY MEET OR EXCEED 173 DEMANDING STANDARDS.
THE STANDARDS ARE BASED ON TEXAS LAW, TEXAS COURT DECISIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES.
THESE STANDARDS ADDRESS A FULL RANGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS USE OF FORCE, PROTECTION, OF CIVIL RIGHTS, PROPERTY, EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT, PATROL AND INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS, INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATION AND OVERSIGHT.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BECOME THE NEW GOLD STANDARD FOR TEXAS PROFESSIONAL TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION.
IN FEBRUARY, TWO, TRAINED ASSESSORS SPENT MULTIPLE DAYS HERE ON SITE WITH YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
DURING THIS TIME, SEVERAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED, AS WELL AS A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF YOUR POLICE FACILITY AND OPERATIONS.
ASSESSORS RODE WITH OFFICERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE HAPPENED IN THE FIELD.
THE LEAD ASSESSOR THEN SUBMITTED A SUMMARY REPORT TO THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF ONE SHERIFF AND EIGHT ACTIVE POLICE CHIEFS FROM AROUND THE STATE.
THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE REPORT AND VOTED THE AWARD UNANIMOUSLY TO RE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
DURING THIS PROCESS, YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS PROVEN THAT IT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE BEST PRACTICES FOR PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TEXAS.
WITH OVER 2,700 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN TEXAS, LESS THAN 20%
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ARE ACCREDITED.TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT.
AS A RE-ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM ENSURES THAT YOU, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE CITY MANAGEMENT, AND ALSO THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE, THAT THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT BEST PRACTICES OF TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IT'S WITH THIS COMMITMENT TO POLICE EXCELLENCE, THE ACCREDITATION STATUS MEANS THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE.
I WILL TELL YOU, I'VE DONE PLENTY OF THESE, NORTH OF 40 OF THESE ACCREDITATION ON SITES AND HAVE VOTED ON EVERY SINGLE, UM, REPORT.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, THESE GUYS LIVE THIS PROGRAM.
UH, CHIEF SES, CHIEF DYE, WHEN HE WAS HERE, CHIEF SES HAS CONTINUED THIS.
HE, THEY, WELL, THEY INVITE OTHER AGENCIES TO COME INTO THEIR AGENCY ALL THE TIME, UH, THAT MY STAFF HAS BEEN HERE, HAS BEEN TRAINED BY YOUR TEAM.
PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SERVING GRAND PRAIRIE.
SO CHIEF NEY, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE TPCA ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE.
ONE THING I WANT TO CORRECT THAT STEVE SAID, HE SAID WE'RE ONE OF THE BEST.
WOULD YOU HANG UNDER THAT? OH YEAH.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE I GIVE IT TO YOU.MAY PRO TE SO MEL, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
HAROLD WILLIS, WE WILL JUST START.
YOU WANT NUMBER TEN FIRST, UH, HAROLD WILLIS.
WHO IS J FIVE ENTERPRISES? LLCF SLASH F SLASH ZERO.
WHO ARE THEY? BELIEVE IT, SIR KELLY EDELMAN, ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
UH, THEY'RE THE GROUP THAT REPRESENTS THE JACKSONS.
UM, AND THAT IS THE JACKSONS, UM, OF THE JACKSON FIVE.
AND, UH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM.
WE THINK THOSE THAT HAVE HEARD IT ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT AS WELL.
AS, YOU KNOW, MAIN STREET FEST IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EVENTS THAT WE HOST HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
IT'S A NOW A NUMBER ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN DFW, VOTED BY, UM, DALLAS OBSERVER.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THEM IN ON FRIDAY NIGHT, AND EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE REST OF THE LINEUP VERY SOON.
$90,000 FOR HOW LONG? IT'S AN HOUR, AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF.
IT'S THE JACKSONS HOUR AND A HALF.
THEY'RE A NA UH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE IT.
WE'RE I KNOW, BUT $90,000 FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.
NO, MAYBE AN HOUR AND 31 MINUTES.
ARE THEY GONNA BE LIP SYNCING?
ARE WE GONNA HAVE MICHAEL JACKSON IN HIS WHITE GLOVES? MOONWALKING? I DON'T THINK HE'S SET TO BE GO FOR.
THIS IS, UH, AND WHAT'S THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE JACKSONS? I MEAN, IF, IF THIS WAS GONNA BE, UH, M**K JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS, UH, RON WOOD, CHARLIE WHITE.
BUT $90,000 GUYS FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE APPROVED.
THAT'S, UH, I NEED THAT $90,000.
WHICH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL THIS BE? WHEN WILL THIS BE? OCTOBER THE 24TH.
WE'RE MOVING MAIN STREET FEST OF THE FALL THIS YEAR.
THEY'LL HEADLIGHT HEADLINE, THE FRIDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE.
IS THERE GONNA BE ANY ADMISSION CHARGE TO RECOUP THESE COSTS? MAIN STREET FEST IS ALWAYS FREE.
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA GONNA CHARGE ANYTHING THAT NIGHT.
WELL, I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST SAYING $90,000, THAT'S,
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WE WILL RECOVER THE COST THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS.HAVE YOU EVER ATTENDED OUR MAIN STREET FEST? OH, SURE.
WE, WE, WE COVER THE COST, I GUESS, IN, IN WHICH SPONSORS? IS THIS GONNA BE SOME OF TEXAS MONTHLY? ARE THEY GONNA UNDERWRITE SOME OF THIS? TEXAS MONTHLY? IS UNDERWRITING THE ONE THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH? BUT THIS IS OUR MAIN STREET FEST.
AND WE HAVE OTHER SPONSORS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE THE SAME SPONSORS THAT DO THE TEXAS MONTHLY COUNTRY REPORTER FESTIVAL.
I GUESS, WHERE WILL THE STAGE BE SET UP OUT HERE DURING THIS TIME? THIS YEAR? IT'LL BE THE SAME PLACE.
SAME PLACE AS LAST YEAR, RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
I'M SORRY THAT, I THINK WE COULD GET SOME K***Y FRIEDMAN PRICING ON THIS.
THAT'S, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR, THANK YOU, HAROLD.
SORRY, I JUST HAVE A RIGHT TO BRING THIS UP.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE PRINTED IN OUR AGENDA.
HAROLD, I WOULD LIKE TO DO 13 AND 30 TOGETHER.
UM, THERE WAS, UH, AND WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER 'CAUSE WE GOT BRIEFED ON THIS AND SURE.
THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS A GOOD ARTICLE ABOUT THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOW SO MUCH OF THEIR BALLISTIC VEST EQUIPMENT HAD WAS OUT OF DATE.
HOW DID WE DETERMINE WHAT IS THE, UH, THE LIFESPAN OF THESE VESTS AND HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN HAVING A DATE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT? RYAN SIMPSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO THERE'S AN, A, UH, GROUP CALLED THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, AND THEY HAVE A FIVE YEAR, UH, STANDARDIZATION FOR THE, THE SHELF LIFE, SO TO SPEAK.
SO DO WE, UM, I GUESS THE, THERE'S 62 EXPIRED BALLISTIC VEST.
WE 62 THAT ARE FORECASTED TO BECOME EXPIRED.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY VESTS THAT ARE ISSUED TO OFFICERS THAT ARE EXPIRED.
THAT, SO WE PLAN IT OUT AND WE STAY AHEAD OF IT.
DO WE GET SOME KIND OF A TRADE IN ON THESE 62 OR DO THEY GIVE US ANY KIND OF CREDIT, OR WHAT, WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE ONES THAT ARE EXPIRED? UH, WE'LL TYPICALLY DESTROY 'EM OR WE MAY USE 'EM, UH, JUST FOR TESTING, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THEY'RE NOT WORN BY OFFICERS AFTER THEY'RE EXPIRED.
THAT WAS, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY PARTY WITH, GIVEN SOMEBODY WHAT WE DETERMINED TO BE AN EXPIRED VEST.
THAT WAS JUST PRETTY, PRETTY UPSETTING TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON IN SAN ANTONIO THAT WE'RE NOT DOING, THAT WE'RE STAYING AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
SO OFFICER SAFETY IS GONNA, HE'S GONNA SKIP TO NOW ITEM 30 NOW, RYAN.
THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S I GUESS WITH 30, WITH THE 62.
THAT'S WHERE I WANTED JUST TO KIND OF COMBINE BOTH OF THESE.
'CAUSE I THOUGHT THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME, MORE OR LESS, AREN'T THEY? UH, SO ITEM 30 IS A GRANT TO FUND SOME OF THE VESTS.
AND THEN ITEM, UH, 13 IS A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE VESTS.
SO 30 IS THE FUNDING FOR SOME OF THEM, AND 13 IS THE CONTRACT TO DO THE PURCHASE.
AND IS THIS THE ABSOLUTE BEST PEOPLE THAT'S GONNA PROVIDE THIS? THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY? THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR.
ITEM 14, HAROLD, WHO IS NEXT GEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS? HERE YOU GO.
YOU'RE HOUSE RIGHT? DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND UTILITY SERVICES? YES.
UH, NEXT GEN IS THE CONSULTANT SERVICES OUTTA RICHARDSON.
SO THEY'LL TAKE, UM, ALL OUR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR OPERATING COSTS, CAPITAL COSTS, UM, WHAT WE PAY FOR OUR SOURCE CITIES WHEN WE BUY WATER, WHAT WE PAY TO TRA, THEY KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE TAKING IN AS INCOME AND SEE IF WE NEED A ADJUSTMENT TO OUR RATES.
I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I WAS CONCERNED WITH.
SINCE TRA, THEY SET THE RATES FOR OUR WASTEWATER, DON'T THEY? THAT'S DISAPP POINT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THAT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY HIT US UP WITH.
WELL, WE, WE PAY WITH, 'CAUSE THEY DO TREAT OUR WASTEWATER.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR RATE TO TREAT THE WASTE WATER.
AND, UM, THEY HAVE A MEETING EVERY YEAR TO KIND OF GIVE US AN IDEA.
IT DOESN'T LOOK, IT'S NOT DEFINITE, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK, THEY'RE RAISING THEIR RATES.
SO WHAT ABOUT FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS? ON THE WATER THAT WE PURCHASED FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, WE HAVE OUR MEETING COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
RIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME, WE START GETTING THE INFORMATION FROM OUR SOURCE CITIES AND TRA ON WHAT THEY EXPECT FOR THEIR NEXT YEAR.
'CAUSE THEY DO THE SAME THING.
THEY EVALUATE THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS, THEIR OPERATING COSTS, AND SEE IF THEY NEED TO INCREASE THEIR RATES.
SO RIGHT NOW, NO INCREASE IN THE TRA RIGHT NOW.
CON, THE IRRIGATION REPAIR SERVICE, IS THIS FOR, WHAT TYPE OF IRRIGATION REPAIR IS THIS? UH, SO THIS IS, UH, RUN BY THE UTILITY COMPANY.
SO WHENEVER WE DO A WATER WASTEWATER REPAIR, THEY USUALLY BEHIND THE CURB AND CITIZENS WILL PUT LIKE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN THEIR YARD.
SO WHEN WE GO TO DO THE REPAIR, SOMETIMES WE DAMAGE 'EM.
SO SINCE WE'RE NOT PLUMBERS, WE, WE HIRE THIS IRRIGATION SERVICE TO REPAIR ANYTHING THAT'S NEEDED.
SO IT'S MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO SUBCONTRACT THIS OUT VERSUS DOING YES.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CALL THEM WHENEVER WE DO HAVE A REPAIR THAT
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NEEDS NEW IRRIGATION.21 HAROLD, WHO IS THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LONE STAR SOFTWARE AND WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC MANAGE CENTER.
IS TDOT GONNA COVER THESE COSTS? OR, HI, CAROL DERE, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY.
UM, A WHILE BACK, TXDOT AND COG GOT TOGETHER AND SWEARY WAS THE CHOSEN INSTITUTE TO CREATE A SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ALL ENTITIES IN THE REGION TO COMMUNICATE WITH TXDOT AND THOSE TMCS SO THAT WE CAN SHARE VIDEO AND THINGS LIKE THIS.
SO SWRI IS THE CHOSEN, THEY CHOOSE A, THEY MADE A SOFTWARE, THEY HELP US WITH THE INTEGRATION OF IT AND KEEPING THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN NOT JUST TXDOT, BUT OTHER ITS FIELD DEVICES SUCH AS CAMERAS, UH, OVERHEAD MESSAGE BOARDS, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, ALL ACROSS THE REGION.
SO WHAT IS THE TAXPAYERS, WHAT IS OUR COST OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS? THIS ONE IS PURELY, UH, THE WHOLE THING IS THAT'S YOUR ANNUAL COST.
AND THIS FIRST YEAR WILL BE A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET THE SOFTWARE UPGRADED.
AND THEN BEYOND THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE SUPPORT AND ANY ADDITIONAL TRAINING WE WOULD NEED AND TO KEEP THE CONNECTIVITY GOING.
BUT IS THERE ANY GRANT MONEY IN THAT THROUGH TEXTILE? NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE.
SO WE, SO WE'RE, BUT, BUT THEN TEXTILE IS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS? WELL, WE, WE ALL ARE.
IF WE CAN'T TALK TO THEM, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS AND THAT'S WHY COG WORKED ON A REGIONAL SOLUTION SUCH THAT WE COULD ALL HAVE A PLUGIN AND WE CAN ALL BE ABLE TO TALK NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF SYSTEM YOU HAVE, YOU CAN STILL TALK BACK TO TEXDOT AND THEN TO OTHER ENTITIES AS WELL.
DOES THIS COVER THE TOLL ROADS? NO.
BUT UNLESS THEY DIAL IN FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION, BUT THEY'RE A DIFFERENT ENTITY.
BUT 20 AND 30, WHEN WE, I MEAN, TRAFFIC'S ALWAYS BACKED UP.
NOW EASTBOUND ON 20 DOWN THAT LINE ALL THE TIME.
WE CAN'T CONTROL EACH OTHER'S VIDEO, BUT WE CAN SHARE VIDEO BACK AND FORTH.
LET'S JUST, BECAUSE AFTER REDID ALL THE WORK, THE TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP NOW MORE THAN IT WAS BEFORE.
THE DYNAMIC MESSAGING SIGNS ON I 30, BUT, OKAY.
WHERE WE GONNA PUT 'EM ON? I STILL CALL IT HIGHWAY 80.
THOSE OF US THAT LIVED HERE, IT'S, IT'S BEEN HIGHWAY 80 SINCE IT WAS BUILT.
SO THE 180 THING, BUT WHERE, WHERE ARE YOU GONNA PUT 'EM ON HIGHWAY 80? THESE MESSAGE SIGNS, THESE ARE ALL THROUGHOUT PRETTY MUCH.
UM, I HAVE A, I HAVE A MAP I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.
BUT THERE'S ARE PRETTY MUCH VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT 180.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA TAKE ONE WAY OUT EAST SO THAT WE CATCH DRIVERS BEFORE THEY COME INTO THE BIG FUTURE ROUNDABOUT SO THAT WE CAN PULL THOSE TRUCKS OFF AND PULL THEM DOWN TO JEFFERSON STREET.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ONE OF THESE FURTHER OUT FOR THAT REASON.
THESE ARE ALL VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT.
THEY'RE ALL THE WAY BACK THROUGH PAST 1 61.
SO WILL THIS, UM, HELP OUT IN ENFORCEMENT OF KEEPING TRUCKS OFF THIS ROAD? DEFINITELY.
IT CAN ALSO HELP WITH INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.
IT WILL TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, ALL TRUCKS MUST DO THE ALL THROUGH TRAFFIC IF THEY HAVE DELIVERIES IS NOT.
THIS IS MESSAGING FOR ALL TRAFFIC DEVICES.
I KNOW WE JUST HAVE I 30, BUT ANYTHING FOR I 20.
I HAVE I 30 AND 180 AND I HAVE ANOTHER 1 61 COMING SOON.
BUT I 20 DID NOT HAVE FRONTAGE ROADS UNTIL RECENTLY.
SO THAT'S A, THAT WOULD BE A NEW PROJECT.
WELL, 25, THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.
THERE'S A REAL GOOD ART ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT HOW THE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR BUDGET CUT.
SO ARE WE
WE ARE NOT CERTAIN OF ANYTHING YET.
AND WE ARE CONTINUING WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL.
UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO EXECUTE THESE COOP COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND GRANTS AS THEY COME ALONG.
THIS IS KIND OF A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM TO KEEP THOSE THINGS GOING.
WE ARE NOT, UM, CERTAIN THAT ANYTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE YET.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC GRANT TOTAL RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS, THIS IS ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE HAVE TO GO, THIS IS KIND OF A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ACCEPT AND RECEIVE AND KEEP THOSE THINGS GOING.
THE CI BYRN STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM, UH, FOR ONE CRISIS SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
UH, WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION, HAROLD? THIS CRISIS SUPPORT SPECIALIST POSITION, IS THIS JUST GONNA BE A MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, NINE TO FIVE POSITION, OR ARE THEY GONNA BE AVAILABLE AT 6 55 AT NIGHT? YES, THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE AT NIGHT.
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OKAY.LET ME ASK YOU A COUPLE MORE OF THESE, BECAUSE THIS WAS THE PROBLEM THAT, UM SURE.
I HAVE 26, 27, 28 AND 29, SIR.
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ADVOCATE FOR $60,000.
THAT'S A GRANT TO, UH, ANOTHER GRANT TO HELP WITH OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. OKAY.
THE FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM GRANT.
THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HAVE RESOURCE TO GET, UH, HEALTHY AGAIN.
OH, THIS IS FOR POLICE OFFICERS? YES, SIR.
THAT DIDN'T, I COULDN'T REALLY OH, THAT, THAT'S VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH NEEDED.
THE ONE DOWN HERE FOR THE TWO VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATORS.
THEIR, THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO HELP VICTIMS OF PARTICULARLY VIOLENT CRIMES.
TO GET ALL THEIR AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO THEM, INCLUDING THE CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION.
NOW, THE VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATORS, I GUESS THE PROBLEM I HAVE, WE HELPED, UH, ONE OF OUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TAKE SOME LAUNDRY TO THE WASHER DOWN THERE BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
AND THERE WAS A LADY IN THERE THAT HAD BEEN IN THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND SHE WAS IN THE CHAIR URINATING ALL OVER HERSELF, EVERYWHERE.
AND THE LADY SAID SHE CALLED 9 1 1.
I CALLED AND I ASKED FOR THE CRISIS TEAM AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T WORK AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT ME FOR ME TO TRIAGE YOUR SPECIFIC OH SURE.
BUT IF YOU COULD GIVE ME THE SPECIFIC DATE AND TIME, HAROLD, WE'LL BE GLAD TO LOOK INTO THAT.
YEAH, I JUST, JUST HAVING MORE OF THESE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE EVENINGS.
'CAUSE I'VE GOT AT LEAST FOUR SCHIZOPHRENICS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD TOO THAT WANDER ALL NIGHT LONG.
THEY ARE NOT EIGHT TO FIVE, SO.
THAT'S JUST, WE JUST NEED MORE OF THESE FOLKS WORKING NIGHTS.
AND THIS VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATION, WHEN WE HAD THE FOUR FATALITIES LAST YEAR ON BELTLINE, THEY PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THAT FAMILY OR IS THAT STILL, UH, THAT, THAT WOULD BE WITHIN THEIR SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
BUT I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS ON WHETHER, HOW MUCH AID THEY OFFERED THAT PARTICULAR FAMILY.
BUT THAT WAS CERTAINLY AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THOSE FOLKS.
HAROLD, I'M ALL FOR ADDING ONE MORE HOUSING SPECIALIST FOR THE PORTABILITY FAMILIES.
MY ISSUE IS WHAT TYPE OF THREE NEW VEHICLES FROM SILSBEE TOYOTA ARE WE BUYING? UH, ESTHER COLEMAN HOUSING DIRECTOR.
WE ARE REPLACING VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE THAT ARE, UM, RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE.
THEY'VE GOT THE MILEAGE AND ALL OF THAT.
SO, WELL, WE'LL BE BUYING PRIUS SINCE THEY'RE 54 MILES TO THE GALLON.
THAT DECISION HASN'T BEEN MADE YET.
WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE AUTHORIZATION, UH, TO REPLACE THOSE THREE VEHICLES.
UH, WHAT VEHICLES ARE THEY PRESENTLY DRIVING RIGHT NOW? UH, THEY PRE WE CURRENTLY HAVE MALIBU, BUT AS WE KNOW, THE MALIBU WILL BE DISCONTINUED.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA MANUFACTURE M MALIBU AFTER THIS YEAR.
WHY ARE WE GOING DOWN TO BEAUMONT TO BUY THREE TOYOTAS? WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING THERE.
WE JUST ARE ASKING FOR THAT AS PART OF OUR BUDGET.
WE MAY ON WHAT THE PRICES ARE.
I GUESS SINCE WE HAVE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTY AND FREEMAN, THEY MAY NOT MATCH THE PRICE OF THEM THOUGH.
YOU WANNA ADDRESS THE PRICING.
UH, COLBY FRANZ, FLEET SERVICES MANAGER.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS FOR HOUSING'S BUDGET RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL BE BRINGING WHATEVER PURCHASE WE MAKE BACK TO COUNCIL TO CONFIRM THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST VALUE AND THE BEST HEEL AND ALSO TRY TO GO LOCALLY IF POSSIBLE.
SO YEAH, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS THEN WHEN WHEN THAT COMES UP.
IF WE'RE GONNA DO TIE IT OUT, I JUST WANT TO SEE THE REGULAR PLANO PRIUS AT 54 MILES TO A GALLON.
THAT'LL BE FIVE, 10 YEARS STILL IN THE FLEET.
UM, WE MET AT FOUR 30 AND REVIEWED THE AGENDA WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF AND AT THAT TIME, UM, WE HAD ONE AMENDMENT ON NUMBER SIX THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED.
SO MAYOR, I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 33, INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT ON NUMBER SIX.
[34. Approval of an Access Agreement with TEP Barnett USA, LLC to allow for 5,000 linear feet of temporary surface laid water lines to supply water to the Barnes Carpo gas well pad site (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health & Environment Committee on 03/17/2025)]
ITEM 34.I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MAYOR PROTE.
'CAUSE I HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF.
BEFORE I GO TONY, UM, MEL, COULD YOU JUST MENTION WHAT THE AMENDMENT WAS? SO, BECAUSE WE KNOW BUT IT NEEDS TO BE, I'M SORRY.
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THE AMENDMENT WAS ON THE, ON THE FACILITY NAMING POLICY WAS ON ITEM ONE A.IT'S FOR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO INDICATE THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, UM, THE, UH, POLICY APPLIES THERE.
AND ALSO TO CLARIFY THAT THE 25 YEAR REQUIREMENT IS FOR CITY CO UM, CITY EMPLOYEES, NOT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
GEORGIA, I MEAN, MAYOR PRO, HE STUCK.
PARDON? DO YOU WANT WE HAVE A SPEAKER.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ON ITEM NUMBER 34 UNDER ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
WHERE IS THIS GAS WELL LOCATED? WE HAVE A ADDRESS WHERE CINDY WOULD, CINDY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT? HELLO HAROLD, HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? HI THERE.
CINDY MENDEZ, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
UM, SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS FOR THE PROPERTY? YES, PLEASE.
AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT ON THIS PIECE OF PAPER.
UM, LET ME GET THAT FOR YOU REAL QUICK.
WHO'S PAYING FOR THIS WATER LINE? WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS TEMPORARY SURFACE LAID WATER LINES? SO TEP BARNETT IS REQUESTING AN ACCESS AGREEMENT.
THEY'LL BE LAYING THE WATER LINES AND BE PURCHASING WATER FROM CITY HYDRANTS.
HOW LONG WILL THIS TEMPORARY WATER LINE BE THERE? WELL, THE ACCESS AGREEMENT WILL BE FOR 180 DAYS WITH ABILITY TO EXTEND IT FOR UM, 60 DAYS.
AND WHAT TYPE OF RATE WILL THEY BE PAYING FOR THE WATER? UM, THAT IS IN THE AGREEMENT AND THAT NUMBER IS $11 AND 42 CENTS PER THOUSAND GALLONS.
THEY'RE NOT GETTING A, ARE WE GONNA PAY A HIGHER RATE AS RESIDENTIAL OR WERE THESE GAS WELL, ARE THEY GETTING A BIG BREAK ON THE PURCHASE OF WATER? NO, THEY'RE PAYING THE RATE THAT THE UTILITY CHARGES FOR COMMERCIAL USE.
WILL THERE BE A PERMANENT WATER LINE AFTER THIS TEMPORARY LINE OR WHAT'S NO, THE ONLY PURPOSE IS TO TRANSPORT WATER FROM CITY FIRE HYDRANTS TO EVENTUALLY THE GAS WELL PAD SITE.
WHY DO THEY CONTINUE TO REFRACT THESE WELLS? THESE AREN'T REFRACT, THESE ARE WELLS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FRACTURED YET.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER A COUPLE YEARS AGO THEY HAD THE SAME BIG PADDING UP DOWN THERE AND THEN THE ONE THAT THEY WERE DOING THERE BY IKEA ACROSS THE STREET FROM IKEA, THEY SEEMED TO JUST KIND OF CONTINUALLY, UM, HOW MANY WELLS ARE THERE? IS THIS, THEY'VE RECENTLY DRILLED SEVEN WELLS.
WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? ARE THEY HERE IN TEXAS, ARE THEY YES, THEY ARE.
I THINK THEIR OFFICES ARE NOW IN FORT WORTH.
AND I GUESS THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DO WE GET ANY ACCESS TO THESE NATURAL GAS WELLS IS OR THE WE GAS PUMP BACK INTO OUR CITY OR? WELL, THE GAS IS SOLD, SO IT WILL BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH TEXAS MIDSTREAM TO THE END USER.
SO WHERE THAT GOES, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAY SO OVER.
I JUST, I JUST WANT TO GET A BETTER DEAL SINCE THEY'RE TAKING SOMETHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH OUR FEET.
SO 5,000 LINEAR FEET FOR 180 DAYS.
AND ARE THERE, WILL THIS PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDE ALL THE WORK DOWN THERE IN TERMS OF FRACKING WITH THESE NEW WELLS? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THEY'LL HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN IN A YEAR OR TWO TO DO MORE FRACKING? TYPICALLY IT'S NOT IN A YEAR OR TWO.
I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE THAT THEY WILL NEED TO COME BACK AND REFRACT THE WELLS.
UM, WE HAVE WELLS WHO'VE BEEN, UH, DRILLED 20 YEARS AGO, UM, THAT
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THEY HAVEN'T HAD TO COME BACK AND REFRACT FOR.I'M NOT SAYING THEY NEVER WILL.
BUT WE HAVE NOT, UM, HAD THAT OCCUR YET.
IT'S JUST CURIOUS WHEN YOU SEE ALL THAT BIG GRAY BEIGE PADDING STUFF THAT THEY GOT SO HIGH IN THE AIR AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ALL THAT AT NIGHT.
SO JUST KIND OF, JUST WONDERING WHAT THE HECK THEY'RE DOING THERE.
QUICK QUESTION, RASHAD OR SAVANNAH? I, I NOTICE ON THE WRITING HERE IT DOESN'T INDICATE THE TIME PERIOD.
DO WE HAVE TO SPECIFY THE TIME PERIOD OR AGREEMENTS? FINE.
THIS WOULD, THIS WOULD BE CINDY, THIS WOULD, OKAY.
FOR THIS ACCESS AGREEMENT? YES.
'CAUSE IT IS TEMPORARY SERVICE, BUT THERE'S NO LIKE DATES OR SET DATES IN THE MOTION.
DO WE HAVE TO PUT THAT PART OF THE MOTION OR, OR JUST PUT PER AGREEMENT? NO, I'LL LET MEL ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
THAT INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE AGREEMENT, SO IT DOES NOT REQUIRE IT TO BE IN THE MOTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNSEL? UM, DURING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE YOU PROVIDED A, A PHOTO FOR US.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR COUNSEL.
WE WERE WONDERING WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ALSO BROUGHT UP AT THE TIME WAS, UH, JUST THE CONCERN THAT THEY WOULD TIMELY BREAK THAT DOWN BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S PRETTY SIZABLE, YOU KNOW, OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
NOW THEY ARE LEASING THE LAND TO MY UNDERSTANDING.
SO I GUESS THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE INCENTIVIZED TO, TO BREAK THAT DOWN QUICKLY.
UH, BUT I THINK I WAS INFORMED BY LEGAL THAT WE COULDN'T, UH, MANDATE ANY TIMELINE FOR TAKE DOWN AFTER THEIR OPERATION IS OVER.
WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT THEY ARE, WE'RE MOVING IN GOOD FAITH IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
WELL, THE ACCESS AGREEMENT RIGHT WILL UM, WE WILL LIMIT THE TIME THAT THEY CAN HAVE THESE, UH, TEMPORARY WATER LINES AS YOU SEE UP IN THE SCREEN THERE.
IT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND AS FAR AS, SO THEY WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE IN PLACE FOR 180 DAYS UNLESS THEY REQUEST AN EXTENSION FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO MONTHS.
UM, AND THEN I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE TEMPORARY WATER STORAGE, NOT THE LINES BUT THE, THE STORAGE.
SO IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE LINES, THEY WOULD HAVE TO FILL THOSE STORAGE TANKS FROM SOME OTHER SOURCE IF THEY NO LONGER HAD THE LINES.
BUT NO, BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE A PRIVATE CONTRACT BETWEEN, UM, THEM AND TEXAS MIDSTREAM WHO THEY'RE HAVE THE ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH.
WE, WE CAN'T ENSURE THAT THEY REMOVE THOSE TANKS, ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO PURPOSE IN HAVING 'EM THERE ONCE THEY'RE NO LONGER IN USE.
BUT YEAH, I WOULD THINK IF THEY HAVE TO PAY TO BE THERE, THAT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL GET GOING AND BREAK THAT DOWN QUITE QUICKLY.
AND WE'D HAVE NO RECOURSE IF WE FIND THAT THEY'VE BROKEN DOWN THEIR PIPES AND THEY LEAVE TOWN AND WE'RE LOOKING AT IT LONGER THAN WE'D LIKE, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.
WELL WE'VE HAD A VERY LONG RE RELATIONSHIP WITH TEP BARNETT.
UH, THEY'VE DRILLED MANY WELLS IN OUR CITY HAVE LAID MANY WATER LINES ALONG CITY RIGHT OF WAY.
WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH THEM, BUT WE DO HAVE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
UM, AND SO I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECOURSE IF THEY DON'T COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AGREEMENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? IF, AND WE DO HAVE THE TWO REPS FROM BARNETT HERE TONIGHT.
UM, COUNCILMAN LOPEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A MOTION? SURE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 34 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.
ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND WE CAN HAVE THE MAYOR RETURN NOW.
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WAIT TILL HE GETS OUT OF THE ROOM.[35. STP-25-01-0002 - Site Plan - Midtown Neighborhood Shops (Kalterra) (City Council District 2). Site Plan for two multi-tenant buildings for retail and restaurant uses within Midtown (Kalterra) Development on 2.42 acres. A portion of Lot 4, Block 1, Slink Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-397, within the SH 161 & IH 20 Corridor Overlay District, and tentatively addressed as 3743 and 3753 S Hwy 161 (On March 10, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0)]
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.THIS NEXT ITEM IS SITE PLAN FOR MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPS.
YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
UH, ITS ZONED PD 3 97 AND IT'S WITHIN OUR CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.
UH, THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SITE.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT, UM, THE DASH LINE AND RED SQUARES INDICATE THIS PROPOSAL AND THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS.
UH, CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A SITE PLAN WHERE THE GREEN STAR IS AND THERE'S A CURRENTLY A DEVELOPMENT REQUEST UNDER, UH, REVIEW, UH, FOR THIS AREA, UH, ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT LOCATION.
UH, SO THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TWO MULTI-TENANT BUILDINGS, UH, WHICH MEETS OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
UH, THEY'RE MEETING OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS AS WELL.
UH, THEY'RE MEETING OUR LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS OR EXCEEDING.
I DO WANNA POINT OUT, UM, THEY ARE PROVIDING SOME, UH, KIND OF COMMON OPEN SPACE, IF YOU WILL, BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS.
UH, THEY'VE GOT A LANDSCAPED AREA IN BETWEEN OUTDOOR SEATING AND TWO WATER FEATURES.
UM, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT ZOOMED IN MORE.
UH, IT INCLUDES BENCHES, ARTWORK, AND A BIKE RACK.
THESE ARE THEIR PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS.
YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING ARTICULATION WINDOWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
AND WITHIN OUR OVERLAY DISTRICT, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO MEET CERTAIN APPENDIX, UH, F MENU ITEMS, WHICH THEY'RE MEETING.
AND THEY ARE REQUESTING ONE VARIANCE TO THE OVERALL WINDOWS.
WE REQUIRE WINDOWS ACCOUNT FOR 50% OF THE OVERALL AREA OR LENGTH OF ALL FACADES ON THE BUILDING.
AND THEY'RE PROPOSING, UH, A 23% OF ALL FACADES ON MARCH 10TH.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FOR HER AT THIS TIME? NOT MR.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? UH, IS THE DEVELOPER HERE? IS THE DEVELOPER HERE? YES.
UH, COME ON FORWARD PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER HEADON HAS SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
MY NAME IS PETE STICKNEY WITH SELEX CAPITAL.
UH, WE'RE ALSO DEVELOPING THE SITE TO THE NORTH THAT WAS THE GREEN STAR ON THAT SITE PLAN THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD THE APPROVAL.
SO THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND THE DESIGN OVERALL ARE CONSISTENT ON BOTH.
UM, AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT TENANTS LINED UP.
BUT THE IDEA HERE IS WE HAD A A, WE TOOK IT UPON OURSELVES TO REALLY BUILD A NICE COURTYARD FEATURE WITH SOME NICE WATER FEATURES TO REALLY BRING A NICE, UM, YOU KNOW, GARDEN TYPE ENVIRONMENT TO TO END CAP RESTAURANT USERS THAT ARE GONNA BE ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT.
UM, BUT YEAH, WELCOME FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
MY QUESTION ACTUALLY WAS ABOUT THE TENANTS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME EXCITING, UH, PEOPLE LINED UP.
CAN YOU SHARE ANY OF THOSE COMPANIES WITH US THIS EVENING? WE DON'T HAVE THE LEASES EXECUTED, SO, UM, BEAR THAT IN MIND.
BUT ONE IS A LOCAL OPERATOR CALLED ROOTS CHICKEN THAT HAS A ROOTS CHICKEN ROOTS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ON ONE END, UM, ON THE SOUTH STRIP FACING THE COURTYARD GOING NORTH.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO RESTAURANT OPTIONS WE'RE TALKING TO ON THE SOUTH SIDE OR FACING THE SOUTH.
AND THEN WE HAVE A CITY VET, UH, VETERINARY CLINIC THAT'S GOING ON THE HARD CORNER OF FORUM AND 1 61 OR ONE 90.
UM, AND WE HAVE THREE OTHER TENANTS THAT ARE STILL IN THE LOI STAGE FOR THE OKAY.
BUT, UH, ROOTS CHICKENS SHACK IS CONFIRMED.
SO WE'RE SELECTING ONE OF THE OPTIONS THERE.
WELL I'M DEFINITELY GLAD I LOOKED IT UP TO MAKE SURE
UH, ABOUT MORE, MORE DINING I COULD SAY.
ONE'S A BREAKFAST CONCEPT THAT'S PRETTY WELL KNOWN.
UM, AND THE AREA AND THE OTHER'S A BARBECUE OPTION.
UH, WE HAVE LONG LINES AT OUR RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOW.
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE UNIQUE DINING EXPERIENCES, SO THAT SHOULD RELIEVE A LITTLE OF THE PRESSURE AND GIVE PEOPLE MORE OPTIONS, SO THANK YOU.
ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? I SURE AM.
OH, FOR THE ART I SAW CHECKED OFF ART.
UM, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE IN MIND FOR THAT? IS BE A MURAL OR A SCULPTURE? YEAH, SO, UM, BEYOND THE COURTYARDS UP THE, THE SIDES OF THE BUILDINGS, WE DO HAVE SOME WALL MURAL ART THAT WILL BE THERE.
UM, IT'S KIND OF A COMBINATION BETWEEN FRAMED ART MURALS THAT'LL BE FACING THAT SAME COURTYARD AREA.
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WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM, WHAT IS THIS ITEM 35 FOR THE CALT MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPS.WE HAVE MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL OF ALL, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND OPPOSED SAY NAY MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO NOTHING WITH TONY SHOTWELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL HAD TO RECUSE HIMSELF.
BLACKBERRY DINER HAS TURNED IN SOME STUFF.
THEY HAVE TURNED IN SOME THINGS.
UH, THEY MAY BE MOVING BUT STILL IN THE SAME LOCATION.
THEY'RE FIGURING OUT THOSE DETAILS.
THEY MAY MOVE TO A STRIP CENTER AS OPPOSED TO A STANDALONE.
BUT THEY'RE GONNA STAY AT THE CALERA, POSSIBLY OR CAL THAT AREA.
WHAT MAYOR IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING TO CAL TERRA'S LAND.
SO, UM, WE ARE AS OF THE, TODAY CONFIRMING TO MOVE THEM INTO THE ENDCAP OF THIS BUILDING THAT YOU JUST PRESENTED TO US.
AND THEN, UH, WE ALSO HAVE A QDOBA ON THE OTHER END.
I LOVE QDOBA THERE LISTED AS WELL.
AND GIVE SOME COMPETITION TO CHIPOTLE.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL IS JOINING THE DIOCESE AGAIN, SO WE'RE READY FOR ITEM 36.
UH, Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB TRYING TO EXPAND.
YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF LAND AVAILABLE, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT Y'ALL HAVE IN THE FUTURE FOR THE FRONTAGE ESPECIALLY.
[36. SUP-25-01-0004 - Specific Use Permit/Site Plan - Frost Bank at 2575 W Camp Wisdom (City Council District 4). Specific Use Permit/Site Plan for a Bank with Drive-Through Lanes on 1.24 acres. A portion of Lot 1, Block 1, Lake Parks Retail Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, zoned PD-267A, within Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay, and tentatively addressed as 2575 W Camp Wisdom Rd (On March 10, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0)]
SAVANNAH, ITEM 36.THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND UH, SITE PLAN FOR A FROST BANK AT WEST CAMP BRISBANE ROAD.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
UH, THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS TRIGGERED BY THE DRIVE-THROUGH LANES, UH, WHICH YOU CAN SEE, UH, WHICH ARE SOUTH OF THE, UH, PROPOSED BUILDING IN ORANGE.
AGAIN, THE FROST BANK WITH DRIVE-THROUGH LANES, IT DOES MEET OUR DENSITY DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
UM, IT IS EXCEEDING THE MAX PARK PARKING, UH, REQUIREMENTS.
I THINK NEARLY EVERYBODY DOES.
THAT'S TRUE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE NEED EVERYBODY TO EXCEED IT EVERYWHERE ELSE.
SO TWIN PEAKS WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL PARKING.
I'M JUST SAYING EVERYBODY NEXT TO TWIN PEAKS NEEDS TO EXCEED THE PARKING SPACES.
SO THAT AREA AND CLOUDED AND RED MARKS THE KIND OF END OF THAT DESELL LANE, UH, STAFF SEES THIS, UH, DRIVEWAY AS A PROMINENT ENTRY POINT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE DRIVEWAY WILL NEED A DECELERATION LANE.
SO STAFF CANNOT SUPPORT THE REQUEST WITHOUT A DECELERATION LANE.
AND WE ASK THAT THE DECELERATION LANE BE CONSTRUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROPOSED BANK.
SO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN GENERALLY MEETS OUR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENT.
UM, THEY ARE REQUESTING ONE VARIANCE.
UM, AND I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS.
YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGE IN MATERIALS, ARTICULATIONS AND GLAZING.
UH, THEY ARE MEETING THE CHECKLIST REQUIREMENTS.
UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, THEY'RE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED PARKING SPACES.
UH, THEY'RE REQUESTING, UH, VARIANCE TO UH, LOWER THE REQUIRED, UH, WINDOWS FROM 50% TO 16%.
AND THEN ON THE LANDSCAPING, UH, THEY'RE PROVIDED PRO UH, REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NINE TREES ALONG THE STREET.
THEY'RE STILL PROVIDING ALL THE TREES, THEY'RE JUST MOVING 'EM INTO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
UM, SO ON MARCH 10TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, YOUR STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH A CONDITION THAT THEY CONSTRUCT THE DECELERATION LAYING CONCURRENT WITH THIS PROPOSED BANK SITE.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS FOR YOU.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM? JOHN, ARE YOU COUNCIL MEMBER? LOPEZ, ARE YOU READY? YES, MA'AM.
UM, YEAH, GIVEN THIS SITE, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COME TO THIS SITE AND IT'S BEEN TOUGH AND IT'S BEEN TOUGH AND, AND I MEAN FROM OIL CHANGES TO, YOU KNOW, TO, I THINK THINK THE CHICKEN PLACE WAS GONNA GO CHICKEN PLACE, A HOT CHICKEN APARTMENTS AND THEY SAID THAT COULDN'T, COULDN'T MAKE IT WORK.
AND, AND I THINK THIS HOPEFULLY IS GOOD SPARK IN ENERGY FOR THIS LOCATION.
SO I GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 36, UM, AS PRESENTED ALSO TO MAKE SURE THEY INCLUDE THE LANE AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF WHO SECONDED IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HEADON WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SQUI A THIRD.
SO, UM, ALL WE HAVE MOTION SECOND.
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MOTION CARRIES.I WILL SAY THIS ABOUT FROST BANK AND OTHER BANKS DO THE SAME THING, BUT FROST BANK HAS HIT THE GROUND.
RUNNING, IS INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THINGS.
UH, NOT THAT, THAT'S WHY WE APPROVED IT.
IT IS JUST NICE TO SEE THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN OUR CITY.
[37. ZON-25-01-0003 - Zoning Change - 1822 Mobile Rd (City Council District 6). Zoning Change from Agricultural District to Single Family-Five Residential District on 0.43 acres. Tract 48, Matthew Rd MH EST, Thomas J Tone Survey, Abstract 1460, Page 225, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Agriculture District, and addressed as 1822 Mobile Road (On March 10, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 5-1)]
SAVANNAH ITEM 37.ITEM 37 IS THE FIRST OF TWO ZONING CHANGES ON THE AGENDA.
IT'S LOCATED AT 1822 MOBILE ROAD AND SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.
UM, THE EXISTING ZONING IS FOR AGRICULTURE.
THEY'RE REP, UH, REQUESTING A ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY FIVE IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
AND CAN WE, WE NEED TO 'EM SEPARATELY, DON'T WE? YES.
UH, I THINK THIS NEEDS AN EXPLANATION TO THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING AND ARE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.
YEARS AGO BEFORE IT WAS ANNEXED, THERE WAS A MOBILE HOME PARK PUT OUT THERE IN THE OWNERS BOUGHT THEIR LOTS THAT WENT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
SO THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE STREETS THEMSELVES, BUT THEY HAVE NO MEANS TO DO SO.
UH, BUT CITIZENS STILL LIKE BUYING LOTS OUT THERE.
IT'S, IT'S JUST A COUNTRY FIELD.
THERE'LL BE A, THERE'LL BE A MOBILE HOME HERE AND A STRUCTURE BUILDING HERE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE, THEY'RE ASKING FOR TONIGHT.
AND WE'VE APPROVED THEM IN THE PAST, UM, WITH THE FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY'LL PROBABLY NEVER GET CITY SERVICES.
AND WE HAVE TRIED TO GET EASEMENTS FOR THE ROAD AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.
SO, UH, WE WARN EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN HERE TO TRY TO GET THE ZONING THAT YOU'RE BUYING IT AS IS.
AND YOU MAY NEVER HAVE CITY WATER OR CITY SEWER.
SO, UH, UNDER THOSE, SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT THIS COMES UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND I KNOW KURT HAS HAD 'EM BEFORE, BUT I WANTED TO SAY THAT FOR EVERYBODY AT HOME.
THAT, THAT COVERS SOME OF THE, THE ISSUES.
ME, I GET CALLS, I GET CALLS ABOUT IT.
I'M, I'M VERY, I'VE HAD MEETINGS OUT THERE.
UM, SO CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOME WILL HAVE TO MEET THE SINGLE FAMILY FIVE REQUIREMENTS.
AND AGAIN, UH, JUST NOTING THE LACK OF UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA.
UM, BUT WE DO NOTE THAT UM, THERE HAVE BEEN PRIOR ZONING CHANGES APPROVED BY COUNCIL, UH, FOR THE AREA.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HOUSING IN, IN THE AREA.
SO SHOULD THE ZONING CHANGE BE APPROVED, AFRICA COMMENDS THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN A PLAT AND FILE IT WITH THE COUNTY BEFORE THE CITY ISSUES ANY BUILDING PERMITS? GOOD IDEA.
UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, TONY COUNCILMAN SHOTWELL HAS A QUESTION OR A COMMENT? A QUESTION FOR SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, DO I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THAT THESE FOLKS USE UH, SEPTIC? CORRECT.
NOW THIS LOCATION IS WITHIN 300 F FEET OF A WASTEWATER LINE.
AND SO THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO TIE INTO THAT, THAT DETERMINATION WILL MAY BE MADE BY THE, UH, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UH, STAFF HAS MADE THE APPLICANT AWARE OF THAT.
UM, BUT IN GENERAL, YES, CORRECT.
WOULD THIS, WELL YOU KIND OF DANCED AROUND WHERE I NEED TO GO THEN.
I WAS WONDERING IF THIS ONE WOULD REQUIRE A NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM.
DO, IF THEY DON'T LET 'EM TIE IN, WHAT WOULD REQUIRE NEW SEPTIC? YEAH, WE DON'T KNOW YET.
SO THAT WOULD BE A CALL BY PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND TCEQ.
MAY THE STATUS OF THE YEAH, WELL IF THERE'S ONE OUT THERE.
THAT, THAT WAS MY QUESTION WAS, IS THERE, IS THERE A CURRENT ONE ON THIS LOT? WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO REUSE THAT ONE? AND THAT'S, WE DON'T KNOW YET.
OH, AND CINDY JUST HAPPENS TO BE HERE ANYWAY.
SO ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITIES HAVE TO BE SIZED FOR THE HOUSE THAT'S BEING BUILT.
SO TYPICALLY THESE SYSTEMS CANNOT BE REUSED.
'CAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SIZED FOR THIS SINGLE MOBILE HOME.
BUT Y'ALL WILL DETERMINE THAT AFTER YOU SEE THE PLAT AND ALL THAT AND RECORD, TELL 'EM WHAT'S REQUIRED.
SO THEY'LL HAVE TO GET, UM, SOMEONE TO GO OUT, SURVEY THE LAND, DO SOIL TESTS, RIGHT.
THEY'LL HAVE TO GET A LICENSED ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITY, UM, PROFESSIONAL TO DESIGN IT.
UM, ENSURE THEY HAVE PROPER DRAINAGE.
THEY'LL HAVE TO COME TO THE CITY FOR A PERMIT.
UM, AND THAT'S THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS.
SO TYPICALLY THEY'RE NEVER REUSED.
THEY'LL, THEY'LL HAVE TO BUILD A NEW SYSTEM.
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QUESTION, TONY.THEY'LL HAVE TO BUILD A NEW UNLESS THEY TIE INTO THE, TO THE
AND IF THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, THEY STILL COULD IF THEY WANTED TO SPEND THE MONEY.
SO THE COSTS, THAT'LL BE RIGHT.
THE POINT IS THEY COULD, THEY COULD, THEY COULD.
IF THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED.
IF THEY'RE REQUIRED, THEY HAVE TO, THEY COULD, IF THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, IT'LL BE A COST ANALYSIS ON THEM.
IF THEY'RE MORE THAN 300 FEET FROM ORGANIZED SEWER, THEY'RE, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TIE IN AND THE EXPENSE IS WAY TOO MUCH.
BUT OTHERWISE AT LEAST IT'LL BE A NEW SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEMS WORK.
CORRECT YOU GOOD? THANKS CINDY.
COUNCIL, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
NO, CINDY, SAME QUESTION FOR YOU.
I KNOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE WALKING AWAY.
SO IF THEY ARE WITHIN 300 FEET, THEY WOULD BE, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TIE INTO OUR SEWER SYSTEM.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID THEY MAY BE REQUIRED.
SO IF THEY ARE WITHIN 300 FEET, THEN TYPICALLY THEY ARE REQUIRED UNLESS THEY REQUEST A VARIANCE.
E EVEN IF THE COST TO JOIN IT IS PROHIBIT, WHAT IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE COST? HOW DOES IT WORK? WELL, THEY CAN APPLY FOR A WAIVER.
THAT WOULD GO TO THE CITY MANAGER.
SO, BUT MAY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, THE COST OF A WHOLE NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.
IT MAY BE EVEN IF IT'S EVEN I'M TYING ON.
SO I THINK IT'S A COST ANALYSIS MORE THAN ANYTHING.
BUT THE CITY MANAGER COULD WAIVE THE FEE FOR THEM.
SO WHAT THEY CAN, THEY CAN GIVE THEM A VARIANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO INSTALL EP AN ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM RATHER THAN TYING ONTO TO THE CITY SEWER.
QUESTIONS HOLD TRUE FOR THE NEXT ONE.
SAME QUE ANSWERS APPLY IS SEPTIC ONLY WHEN WE GET TO THAT ONE.
THAT'S SEPTIC ONLY 'CAUSE IT'S FURTHER AWAY.
UH, WITH THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 36 WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE MOTION OF THE BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KY ADAM 37.
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ALL RIGHT.THIS NEXT ITEM IS VERY SIMILAR, BUT IT'S OUTSIDE THE 300 FOR SURE.
UM, SO AGAIN, EXISTING ZONINGS AGRICULTURE, THE REQUESTED.
ARE YOU READY, KURT? YES, I AM.
UH, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 38 WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ALL IN FAVORS.
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COMMENTS.CITY COUNCIL, FIRST THING, BEGIN BY SAYING THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE AUTISM RECOGNITION MONTH.
I AM THE PROUD FATHER OF AN AUTISTIC CHILD WHO IS 26 YEARS OF AGE.
AND IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY NEED FOR GODZILLA KNOWLEDGE OR MARVEL KNOWLEDGE, HE CAN HELP YOU FULFILL ANY GAP YOU MAY HAVE IN INFORMATION REGARDING GODZILLA OR MARVEL.
NUMBER TWO, I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOT ONLY FOR THE AWARD THEY RECEIVED, BUT TWO WEEKS AGO I MADE A CONCERN IN REFERENCE TO TRAFFIC PATTERNS NEAR MY HOME.
AND WITHIN A WEEK I GOT A CALL FROM THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ASKING ME HOW I COULD HELP TO RELATE TO RESOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY REMINISCENT OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, CONSISTENT WITH THE AWARD THEY RECEIVED WITH RECERTIFICATION.
ON THE THIRD ITEM, I WAS GONNA MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ACTUAL AGENDA ON EACH AGENDA ITEM, WHETHER IT BE CONSENTED OR OTHERWISE.
IT NORMALLY SAYS REVIEWED BY COMMITTEE X AND X, BUT IT NEVER TELLS YOU WHAT THE VOTE IS OF WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS.
WAS IT UNANIMOUS? WAS IT FIVE TO THREE? WAS IT WHATEVER THE NUMBER WAS? MAY I RECOMMEND THAT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE THAT WE CITE WHAT THE VOTE WAS THAT TOOK PLACE AT THAT COMMITTEE SO THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON UNDERSTANDS, UH, WHAT THE COMMITTEE WAS THINKING OR WHO MAY HAVE OBJECTED TO THE PROBLEM OR RECOMMENDED FURTHER ACTION ON IT AS THE CASE MAY BE.
ALSO WHAT I WANNA DO IS, UH, UH, DISCUSS AGAIN
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AN ISSUE THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT AND THAT IS PROFESSIONALISM AND DECORUM.WHEN SPEAKING TO ANY COUNCIL, IN MY VIEW AND IN ANY VIEW OF ANY ORGANIZATION, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PROFESSIONALISM WITH THE UTMOST CONSIDERATION, THAT WHEN WE ADDRESS ANY INDIVIDUAL, THAT WE ADDRESS THEM PROFESSIONALLY.
AND THAT WE KEEP ANY OPINIONS WE HAVE TO FACTS AND NOT TO INNUENDO OR OPINIONS.
BECAUSE AT THAT POINT THEN WE DIMINISH NOT JUST THE INDIVIDUAL BUT THE COUNCIL THEMSELVES.
AND THAT'S UNFAIR TO THE COUNCIL OR TO THE CITY OF GRAND PERRY, ESPECIALLY IF CHILDREN ARE REQUIRED TO WATCH AND THEY NOTICE THESE THINGS AND ASK, WHY IS THAT HAPPENING OR WHY IS THAT TRUE? OURS IS TO GIVE INFORMATION THAT IS PERTINENT TO DISCUSS ANY INFORMATION THAT'S NECESSARY AND TO DEBATE THE MERITS OF WHATEVER THE ISSUE MIGHT BE OR MAY NOT BE, AS THE CASE MAY BE.
AND TODAY I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND, UH, SOME COMMENTS THAT I THOUGHT WERE VERY INAPPROPRIATE.
SO AGAIN, I WANTED BRING IT UP TO COUNSEL THAT, THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT THAT.
AND I KNOW WE CAN'T CENSURE ANYONE UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT, BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE COURTESY OF BEING PROFESSIONAL AND WE SHOULD HAVE THE RESPECT OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE DON'T DIMINISH THEIR REPUTATION IN THE PROCESS, OR MORE IMPORTANTLY, DIMINISH THE REPUTATION OF GRAND PRAIRIE AS A WHOLE.
AND FINALLY, WHAT I WANNA SAY IS THAT I HAVE ONE LAST CONCERN IN REFERENCE TO THE AGENDA.
I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING BOTH THE FOUR 30 MEETING AND AS WELL AS THE AFTERNOON MEETING AS WELL.
AND I'M NOTICING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TREND IN MY MIND.
AND THE TREND IS IN REFERENCE TO THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MEAT ON THE BONE WHEN IT COMES TO AGENDA ITEMS. THERE KIND OF ARE WRITTEN A CERTAIN WAY IN SAY, A, B, C, AND D IS TRUE.
BUT THERE'S NO REAL DEBATE, NO REAL DISCUSSION.
TODAY, I WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSED BY COUNCILMAN JOHNSON AND HE ASKED SOME VERY POINTED QUESTIONS THAT I THOUGHT WERE VERY APPROPRIATE TO BE ASKED ON THE DID ITEMS. AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE WHERE I'VE SEEN A COUNCIL MEMBER SAY, WHAT ABOUT A, WHAT ABOUT B? AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY WORTHY.
AND CONSTABLE JOHNSON, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK IT'S A NAVY THING, BUT THAT'S JUST MY, MY PERSONAL BIAS THAT'S THERE.
AND FOR YOU DON'T KNOW, TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF NAVY CHIEFS.
IT'S 130 SECOND BIRTHDAY AND ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE NAVY KNOWS THAT THE NAVY IS RUN BY THE NAVY CHIEFS.
AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
TRINA HALL, I HELLO, STAFF AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU MAYOR FOR HONORING AUTISM AWARENESS.
AS YOU KNOW, I AM THE GRANDMOTHER AND GUARDIAN OF TWO AUTISTIC GRANDCHILDREN.
AND BESIDES THAT, I HAVE TWO GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTERS WITH AUTISM ALSO.
SO I AM AWARE OF AUTISM AND I LIKE TO SEE MORE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR CITY TO HELP OUR AUTISM COMMUNITY.
WE ARE GROWING IN AUTISM COMMUNITY IN OUR SCHOOLS.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHILDREN OF AUTISM IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND I LIKE TO SEE MORE AUTISM IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEIR NEEDS.
UM, I I'M GOING BACK TO THE OLD MODEL, UNITY WITH THE COMMUNITY
BUT ANYWAY, UM, MY DEAL IS UNITY WITH COMMUNITY AS THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS POST YOU NOT WITH OUR CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO WORK WITH THEM HAND IN HAND.
IN THOSE TIMES, I HAVE SEEN MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAS BEEN DRAGGING, LAGGING, NOT DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
THERE'S A FEW CO COMPLIANCE, ANIMAL CONTROL.
IE ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT ANIMAL CONTROL AND I'M GOING TO GET SOME HELP ON THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE IT.
BUT THE DEAL IS OUR CO COMPLIANCE ARE LACKING.
I MADE REPORT, SOMEBODY CAME OUT, THAT STUFF HAS BEEN DOWN THERE FOUR WEEKS STILL, RIGHT? I SAW IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,
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UH, STREETS, I'M REPORTED FOR REPAIRS AND STILL HASN'T GOT DONE YET ON MY STREET.I REPORTED THAT TO THE STREETS.
THIS IS WHAT WE GOT A PROBLEM.
OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE SEEM TO BE LACKING AND LACKING IN SERVICES, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT.
AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE ALL OF Y'ALL.
Y'ALL KNOW TODAY'S APRIL FOOL'S DATE.
IT'S ALSO YOUR BIRTHDAY AND IT IS MY BIRTHDAY.
WE, I AM HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE IT WITH Y'ALL BECAUSE I AM PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT I'M ABLE TO SPEAK WITH FOR MY COMMUNITY TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY OUT AS A WHOLE.
I LIVE AT 2 38 WEST COBRA DRIVE.
AND I WILL SAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY THINGS DONE TO HELP WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMAL CONTROL AND VARIOUS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THROUGH THE INSPECTORS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND I WON'T GET INTO THE BIG STORY OF THIS, BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED A COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SEAMLESS FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON WHEN THEY COME IN.
UM, I'VE BEEN GIVEN BITS AND PIECES OF INFORMATION AS I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN I HAVE A COMPLAINT, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH ANIMAL CONTROL, TWO DIFFERENT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE.
AND THE LAST ONE FINALLY MENTIONED THAT I HAVE TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT.
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO HAVE A SEAMLESS WAY OF COMMUNICATING WITH OUR, WITH OUR PEOPLE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH GAPS.
AND I THINK THE CITY IS MAKING COMMENDABLE, UM, STEPS TOWARDS THAT.
I JUST THINK WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT WAYS TO GO ON THAT AND I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING THAT TO THE FOREFRONT ON THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT ME AND THE MAYOR HAVE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS ON THIS VIA EMAIL IN DIFFERENT WAYS AS WELL, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OF THE CITY STAFF MEMBERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GETTING THEIR ACCREDITATION AND YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE DOING SO MUCH TO HELP OUR PEOPLE, ALL OF OUR PEOPLE, THE AUTISM AND, YOU KNOW, DOWN SYNDROME.
WE'RE HAVING ALL OF THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU ALL.
WHILE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE GRAND PRIX POLICE DEPARTMENT, ONLY 20% OF AGENCIES IN TEXAS HAVE THIS, UM, CREDENTIALING.
WE CANNOT FORGET THE SACRIFICES OF DAVID KUNKLE.
IN 1982, WE GOT THE FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE FROM THE, THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR DAVID KUNKLE TO COME OUT HERE AND BRING HIS LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM THAT HE DID TO GRAND PRAIRIE, ALL OF OUR POLICE CHIEFS SINCE THEN HAVE FOLLOWED THE OFFENSE THAT DAVID KUNKLE HAS SET UP FOR US.
WE CANNOT FORGET LYNDON KING, GREG HUNTER, AJ CASTANEDA, AND BRANDON S THE SACRIFICES OF THESE OFFICERS ARE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'VE RECEIVING THIS AND TO LOSE THAT MANY OFFICERS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, GARY BLAIR AND ROGER HOB AND TWO OTHER GRAND PRAIRIE GUYS.
DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, JUST SOMETHING.
BUT, UH, AND I'M SO GLAD FOR THIS OTHER GRANT TO HELP OUT BECAUSE, UH, JOSEPH WAMBAUGH, WHO DIED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HE WAS AN LA COP.
HE WROTE A LOT OF COP BOOKS, WHAT COPS PUT UP WITH, AND THOSE OF US IN HEALTHCARE, THAT'S SOMETHING WE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF.
WHAT I WANNA BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, SUNDAY NIGHT ON CSPAN, THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAZI WAS IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAZI.
THAT, THAT, TO DO THAT IN A PUBLIC FORUM BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS A CITY COUNCIL ISSUE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAZI HOLDING UP THAT NAZI SALUTE, THOSE FLAGS, UHUH WE'RE GONNA FIGHT WHAT HE DID SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF SOCIAL SECURITY.
IF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIM IS LEGITIMATE, WE WILL PAY THAT CLAIM.
WHO WE YOU SOUTH AFRICAN NAZI UNDER MEDICAID.
IF IT'S A LEGITIMATE MEDICAID CLAIM, WE WILL PAY THAT CLAIM.
SAID THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAZI, WHO IS HE? HE HAS
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CALLED FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN, A PONZI SCHEME.THE PONZI SCHEME THAT THIS SOUTH AFRICAN NAZI RUNS IS DOWN ON SOUTH PADRE ALLEN WITH THOSE TWO EXPLODING D****S THAT BLOW UP OVER THE CARIBBEAN.
FORTUNATELY ONE OF 'EM DID BLOW UP OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TO DISRUPT A LITTLE REPUBLICANS DOWN THERE IN THAT GROUP.
OUR SOCIAL SECURITY CRI IS IN CRISIS RIGHT NOW.
THIS WHOLE THING IS FALLING APART.
ONE OF THE LADIES ON THE STREET WHOSE HUSBAND DIED, I WAS ASSISTING HER TRYING TO EVERYTHING WITH HER HUSBAND, TRYING TO GET THROUGH ON THE PHONE, TRYING TO GO OUT THERE IN PUBLIC.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE SCARED RIGHT NOW.
AND WHEN THE WHOLE THING IS JUST FALLING APART, THIS IS WHY THOSE OF YOU IN YOUR DISTRICTS, I STRONGLY URGE YOU AS I HAD TO DO WITH THIS LADY, DO A CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY.
AND I DO MY CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY AND I'M PROUD TO SAY WE HAVE A IN MY NECK OUT THERE, WE GOT A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
SO YEAH, SHE TALKED ABOUT HOT WHEELS AND SHE'S GOT FIRE IN HER BELLY.
JASMINE CROCKETT, GO THROUGH HER OFFICE, GO THROUGH OUR OTHER MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND JUST SEE, LET JOHN CORNIN AND FIDEL CASTRO CRUZ LET 'EM EARN THEIR KEEP.
BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TIMES.
THIS IS THOSE OF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY AND THIS IS A CITY COUNCIL ISSUE.
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH SOME OF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS? DON'T HIT THE BANK.
OH, WE'RE NOT GONNA CUT SOCIAL SECURITY.
TRY TO GO OUT THERE ON CARRIER PARKWAY.
THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE NOT A PROBLEM WITH THEM.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YEAH, THESE FLAGS BEHIND US.
AND FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, LYNDON JOHNSON'S MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, AND TO HAVE A SEE WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT LEGITIMACY, HOW MANY ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN DOES THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAZI HAVE? YOU KNOW, THEY MAKE FUN OF NICK CANNON, UH, BLACK MAN HAVING ALL THESE BABIES.
AND OF COURSE, WELL, EVEN JERRY JONES HAS, HAS BABY MAMAS ALSO
JERRY JONES IS PLAYING THE BABY MAMA GAME.
BUT TO HAVE THIS MAN TALK ABOUT LEGITIMACY OF SOCIAL SECURITY OF MEDICARE, MEDICAID, NO, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU, WE HAVE ELECTIONS COMING UP AND WE NEED TO RETURN JOHN LOPEZ BACK TO THIS DISTRICT AND CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS.
I WAS SO READY TO GET NEVERMIND.
COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL HAS THE FLOOR.
I JUST, I JUST WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW AND, UH, REMEMBER THAT THERE'S A, UH, SERVICE THIS FRIDAY AT ONE O'CLOCK FROM ONE O'CLOCK TILL THREE O'CLOCK AT, UH, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FOR DR. DAVID LOWE.
UH, USED TO BE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE, UH, 37 YEARS.
GRAND PRAIRIE CHIROPRACTOR TOOK CARE OF VERY MANY OF US.
AND, UH, LONG TIME ROTARIAN TOOK, UH, PRIDE IN OUR CITY AND JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY REMEMBER THAT HE DIED.
HE PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY, BUT THE SERVICE IS THIS FRIDAY AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
WE'RE, WE'RE ADJOURNED, ADJOURNED.