Jun 03, 2025 City Council 06032025

AND YOU HEARD THE COMMENTS IN THE BRIEFING.

SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T GET RESPONSES.

SOMETIMES THEY DON'T MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS AND WE CHOOSE THE BEST THAT WE FEEL LIKE FITS WHAT OUR PROPOSAL WENT OUT AND REQUESTED.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF ANYBODY FROM GRAND PRAIRIE HAD THE ABILITIES TO RESPOND TO THESE.

DID WE GET ANY? WE GOT NO RESPONSES FROM GRAND PRAIRIE, SO WE CAN'T FORCE IT ON SOMEBODY.

IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WE'VE HAD THIS SAME DISCUSSION ABOUT CARS.

WE'VE HAD THIS SAME DISCUSSION AND WE TOO WANNA DO IT LOCAL.

HOWEVER, I THINK ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS NO ONE IN THIS AUDIENCE WOULD WANT US TO PAY MORE FOR SOMEBODY LOCAL.

SO WE TRY TO GET WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND UH, THAT'S WHY THESE TWO WERE CHOSEN, MR. GARZA.

WELL THE QUESTION WITHIN THAT IS WHAT IS THE NET BENEFIT? IN OTHER WORDS, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SPENT IS PRETTY

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HANDSOME.

IT IS.

AND PROBABLY ABOUT WHAT? PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WE SPEND EVERY YEAR.

WHAT'S THE, THIS IS WHAT WE BUDGET NEARLY EVERY YEAR.

UH, SO WHAT IS THE EXPECTED RETURN ON, ON THE INVESTMENT IN THAT MARKETING? SAME, SAME AS ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

IN MY BUSINESS.

I ADVERTISE, WE GO TO SHOWS.

IF YOU DON'T GO, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DIDN'T MISS.

I MEAN, YOU, THERE'S NO WAY TO PROVE THAT A DOLLAR YOU SPEND IN ADVERTISING COMES BACK IN A DOLLAR 25 PROCEEDS DATA FROM PEOPLE THAT DO IT, TELL US IT WORKS.

BUT THERE'S NO WAY FOR US TO GAUGE, I'M HERE STAYING TONIGHT AT YOUR HOTEL BECAUSE I HEARD THAT ONE AD.

'CAUSE WE DON'T DO ENOUGH DATA TO PROVE THAT.

SO MR. GARZA, TO BE REAL HONEST WITH YOU, THERE'S NO WAY.

BUT WE TRY TO MATCH UP WITH OTHER CITIES.

WE'RE IN THE MARKETPLACE WITH OTHER CITIES, WE TRY TO MATCH UP THERE TO TRY TO SELL OUR CITY.

WELL, AND AGAIN, PART OF WHAT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION WAS IN THE VIDEO WE SAW FROM THE, UH, TEXAS MONTHLY, TEXAS MONTHLY, THE PRESIDENT MADE MENTION SPECIFICALLY OF YOUR INVESTMENT.

IS THAT IN ADDITION TO THIS? YES.

WE MADE A SIZABLE INVESTMENT IN TEXAS MONTHLY TO BE A TEAM WITH THEM.

AND THEY BRING EVENTS HERE, SUCH AS THE ONES THEY JUST BROUGHT THE TACO FEST, TACO FEST, THE OTHER ONE WAS THE FIRST TIME HERE JUST THAT MOVED HERE FROM WAXAHATCHEE.

SO THEY GAVE US A WHOLE SLEW OF EVENTS THEY'RE BRINGING HERE.

AND THIS COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THAT YOU MAY HAD NOT HAVE BEEN ATTENDING MEETINGS AT THAT TIME WHEN WE SAW THAT BRIEFING.

AND THEY WOWED US AND WE CHOSE TO GO WITH THEM.

SO YES, IT IS IN ADDITION TO THIS.

AND WHAT IS THAT ADDITION? HOW MUCH DO YOU RECALL THE, THE NET VALUE? I DO NOT RECALL, BUT I BET CLAUDIA DOES.

HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING TEXAS MONTHLY A YEAR FOR THE TEAM? SO, HI CLAUDIA GARBE, MARKETING AND HUMAN EDUCATIONS LOOKS FOR THE MY 25.

TEXAS MONTHLY IS 8 39.

522.

THAT'S 839,000 FOR THIS YEAR.

MM-HMM .

SO BETWEEN THE TWO, WE'RE LOOKING AT PLUS $2 MILLION BETWEEN TWENTY'S AGENDA IN THAT, CORRECT? MM-HMM .

BUT THE VALUE THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE ADVERTISEMENT AND THE BRANDING IS WHAT THAT THAT'S THE BENEFIT TO THE CITY.

AND AGAIN, AS MAYOR MENTIONED, WE DON'T KNOW THE ROI BUT WE GUESSTIMATE WHAT THAT'S GONNA BE LIKE BASED ON WHAT WE DO.

THEY GIVE US HOW MANY HITS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

JUST WHEN YOU, IF YOU EVER DO ANYTHING ON FACEBOOK, YOU GET DATA BACK FROM IT.

SHE'LL EXPLAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS.

UM, IT'S JUST LIKE THE WORLD CUP CUP COMING.

THEY TELL US HOW MUCH THEY THINK IS GONNA MEAN TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT.

BUT WHAT YOU KNOW IS THOSE HOTELS ARE FULL THAT NIGHT.

MR. GARZA, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR AMOUNT OF TIME.

4, 5, 3, 2, 1 ON THIS ITEM.

YOUR OTHER ITEM WAS, UH, 28.

YES, SIR.

ON 28.

IT'S IN REFERENCE TO THE OPERATING FUND BUDGETS.

AND I WAS KIND OF TAKEN ABACK BY THE BREAKDOWN.

AT ONE POINT YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS NOTED.

AND THEN IT SHOWS A 5% CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, UH, CONTINGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF 53,000, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL FUND OF 27,000 FOR A TOTAL COST OF LITTLE OVER $1.15 MILLION.

AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, AGAIN, WHAT ARE WE GETTING FROM THAT AND WHAT'S THE RETURN? WHAT, WHAT KIND OF RETURN ARE WE GETTING FOR THAT INVESTMENT AND HOW IS THAT WORKING? WE'RE GETTING SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

THEY WERE IN THE PACKET, BUT SHE'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

NOREEN HOUSEWRIGHT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND UTILITY SERVICES.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

UM, WE ARE BUILDING A AVIAN WALL, UM, GIAN BASKET WALL ALONG FISH CREEK TO, UM, HELP EROSION THAT IS GOING INTO OUR WATER AND OUR WASTEWATER LINES WATER.

CAN I ASK YOU, WHAT IS A GIAN, WHAT'D YOU CALL IT? SO GIAN BASKET WATER.

OH MY GOODNESS.

THOSE, THOSE ARE CRAZY.

YOU GO BY 'EM.

THEY, THEY PUT A WHOLE BUNCH OF ROCKS IN THE MUD AND THEN THEY PUT, THEY PUT, UH, STEEL MESH ON TOP OF THE ROCKS.

KEEP 'EM FROM FALLING ON.

YOU KIND OF LIKE CHICKEN WIRE WITH ROCKS INSIDE A BOX.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY, WHEN IF YOU OF LOOK OUTSIDE CONCRETE INSTEAD OF CONCRETE, THEY USE BIG OLD ROCKS.

REBECCA WANTS ME TO GET OUT AND TAKE SOME OF THOSE ROCKS HOME AND I DON'T LET HER .

SO BASICALLY IT, IT HOLDS A WALL LIKE A CONCRETE WALL WOOD, BUT IT, UH, ALLOWS WATER TO FLOW THROUGH.

AND IT ALSO OVER TIME, SOIL AND VEGETATION CAN REESTABLISH OVER IT.

BUT IT'S STILL, AND THAT'S THE WORD FOR IT.

GIAN WALL, THAT'S MM-HMM .

THIS SOUNDS

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GOOD.

LIKE I SAID, WE DIDN'T I DIDN'T COME UP WITH THAT NAME.

YOU LOOK, LOOK OUT THE WINDOW.

YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SOME ALONG OUR, IT'S A NON EROSION WALL.

AND THAT GABON WALL COSTS THAT KIND OF MONEY.

IT'S A LONG STRETCH AND IT'S VERY HIGH.

IT'S NOT JUST A FEW THINGS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOREEN 10 FEET AND BY STRETCH.

YES, YES.

I GUESS MY ANSWER IS YEAH.

AND BY STRETCH THAT KIND OF WALL, THAT LONG COST, THAT MUCH MONEY.

AND WHEN YOU SAY STRETCH, WE'RE REFERRING TO ACREAGE? UH, WHAT? NO, IT'S LINEAR.

LINEAR, OKAY.

LINEAR ALONG THE BANKS OF FISH CREEK.

SO IT'S THROUGH SEVERAL HOMES.

BACKYARDS, LIKE ON THE BACKSIDE OF, IT'S A LONG STRETCH.

IT'S A MILLION DOLLARS LENGTH OF STRETCH .

WE HAD SEVERAL BIDDERS ON THIS AND THIS WAS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER.

SO THIS IS THE BEST PRICE FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YEAH, NO, THOSE NOT ON THE CONSENT.

THEY'RE, BUT LET'S SAVE THOSE.

UH, WELL WE'RE PULLING THOSE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

MR. GARZA, YOU CAN STAND RIGHT THERE FOR A MINUTE.

LET ME TAKE CARE OF THIS ACTION.

WE'RE PULLING ADAMS 30 AND 31.

30 31.

THEY'RE TABLED.

WE'RE SO JUST STAND RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S ALL THE CARDS WE HAVE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, CORRECT? NOW YES.

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAYOR PROTE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS THREE THROUGH 29 WITH ITEMS 30 AND 31 BEING REMOVED FROM CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION.

AND SECOND.

BACK UP MR. GARZA FOR ITEM 30.

AYE.

OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES EIGHT.

OH.

WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DEBOSKY NOT PRESENT.

NOW YOU CAN COME

[Items 30 & 31]

THESE ARE THE FIRST READINGS.

WE'RE NOT TAKING A VOTE.

NO, WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THESE TONIGHT.

WE'RE VOTING FOR THE SECOND.

FOR THE SECOND HEARING.

WE'RE SETTING 30 AND 31 FOR THE SECOND HEARING, WHICH WE WILL VOTE ON.

BUT YOU CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MR. GARZA, WE'LL TAKE YOU FIRST.

ITEM 30.

UM, NOTICE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ANNEXING MORE LAND.

YES SIR.

IN BOTH CASES, AND BY MY MATH I WROTE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT ANNEXING, HOLD ON A SECOND.

WHERE DO I PUT THAT? 875.394 ACRES OF LAND IN ELLIS COUNTY WHEN YOU COMBINE BOTH OBJECTS IN BOTH 30 AND 31.

SO I HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS.

QUESTION NUMBER ONE IS, AT WHAT POINT OR IS THERE A POINT AT WHICH WE'RE GOING TO REDISTRICT CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE THE, THE INCREASE? I'LL ANSWER THAT.

THE LANDMASS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ONCE WE, OF COURSE THERE'S NOBODY LIVING THERE NOW.

SO AT THE POINT, HOPEFULLY BY THE 2030 CENSUS, WE WILL LOOK AT THE DATA AT THAT TIME, JUST LIKE WE DID IN 2020 AND PROPORTIONATE IT.

WE HAVE TO KEEP THE DISTRICTS WITHIN WHAT, 10%, 5, 10, 10, 10% OF EACH OTHER.

KNOWING OF NO ONE CAN BE OUT KNOWING THAT WHAT WE DID WAS GAVE US A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM THIS LAST TIME.

FAR GROWTH IN SOME OF THE DISTRICTS.

AND I ASSUME WHOEVER'S DOING IT AT THAT TIME IN 2030 WILL SEE THE GROWTH IN A SPECIFIC DISTRICT AND MAY SHORT, SHORT SIDE THEM AT FIRST 10% LOW TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW INTO THE 10%.

SO YES, BUT WE WON'T BE DOING THAT ANYTIME SOON 'CAUSE THERE'S NOBODY LIVING OUT THERE.

AND IF YOU WERE TO VOTE ON THESE TWO ITEMS ON THE AFFIRMATIVE, WHICH REPRESENTATIVE WOULD GAIN THAT NEW PROPERTY? COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

AND THEN IN ORDER TO SUPPORT, UH, RESOURCES IN THAT AREA, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF, OH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR YEARS.

WE ARE BUILDING FIRE STATION NUMBER 11 RIGHT NOW.

OUR, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE HAS IT ON.

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WE DREAMED UP YESTERDAY.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR PROBABLY 10 YEARS.

AND THAT FIRE STATION THAT IS BEING BUILT, IS THERE ALSO GONNA BE, 'CAUSE ONE THING I HAVE NOT SEEN, MAYBE I'M MISSING IT, IS WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME KIND OF ANNEX FOR POLICE.

'CAUSE WE HAVE POLICE UP HERE JUST BY WE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO DOWN THERE AT FIRST.

BUT THE LONG TERM PLAN IS YES, WE'LL HAVE A SUBSTATION DOWN THERE.

BUT THAT I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR THE CHIEF.

ALL OF OUR OFFICERS IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE SAME TIME FOR BEATS.

I'M SPEAKING FOR CHIEF FIGHT.

'CAUSE WE ARE GONNA MAN THAT FIRE STATION, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO ABOUT POLICE YET.

WE KNOW WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A BEAT OUT THERE AND WE LIKE HAVING

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I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA DO ANOTHER SUBSTATION OUT THERE THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEAT MEETINGS, BUT WE MAY HAVE A SUBSTATION OUT THERE TO DO OTHER THINGS.

THAT'S, THAT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT OUR MANNING? AND BY THAT I MEAN INCREASING IN STAFFING FOR POLICE? WELL THE IS AFFECTED BY THE POPULATION.

CHIEF, WHAT DO WE TRY TO DO? UH, ONE POINT WHAT PER THOUSAND 1.5 SIR? SO YES, JUST A MATH AND MR. GARZA'S MATH, SO SURE.

DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S OUT THERE OR NEXT DOOR TO YOU.

IF THE POPULATION GROWS, THE CITY GROWS.

WE TRY TO DO A 1.5.

YES SIR.

ASK ME THAT AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

SEE IF I REMEMBER IT.

PER THOUSAND.

AND BASED ON PROJECTED OR CURRENT RETIREMENTS, HOW DOES THAT FIT IN WITH MANNING ISSUES? I'M NOT GONNA DO THE MATH WITH YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT, THAT THE HR DEPARTMENT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ON TOP OF THAT AND WE'RE CONTINUALLY STAFFING AND ADDING TO TRY TO MEET AND KEEP THE 1.5.

I ONCE TAUGHT CALCULUS, SO I'M GOOD.

OH MY GOODNESS.

WELL IN MY NOSE, A NUCLEAR SUBMARINES.

THIS, THIS IS MORE ADD AND SUBTRACT AND DIVIDE.

IT DOESN'T GET INTO CALCULUS.

WELL, BEING A NUCLEAR SUBMARINES, YOU KIND OF GOTTA BE PRETTY GOOD AT MATH AND SCIENCE.

WELL, THAT'S, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND, UH, DOES THAT TAKE CARE OF NO, WE JUST, I'LL LET SHOTWELL TAKE CARE OF HIS AFTER WE GET ALL OF THESE, THAT'S ALL THE, THAT'S ALL CONTENT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET ALL THE CARDS ON 31 TONY, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK.

MR. IS THAT OKAY? MR. GARZA 31.

IT'S SAME ISSUES.

I'LL BRING YOU BACK UP FOR 32.

YOU FILLED OUT 31, DID YOU REALLY MEAN 30 AND 31 OR? I DID, SIR.

OKAY, WELL THANK YOU.

THE DEVELOPERS.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SHOTWELL, YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR LETTER ON, BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTION NOW AND THE DEVELOPERS ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

UH, WHERE'D YOU GO? TIFFANY? TIFFANY.

TIFFANY THERE.

SHE'S TIFFANY.

TIFFANY RAN OUT ON US.

HI, MS. BULL, HOW ARE YOU? HI, TIFFANY BULL, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.

UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JULY IS WHEN THIS WOULD COME BACK.

BOTH OF THESE WOULD COME BACK YES.

AT THE JULY 15TH MEETING.

SO I DON'T GUESS I'VE GOT ANY REAL QUESTIONS NOW, BUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE SURE THAT STAFF WAS AWARE OF WHAT MY QUESTIONS WOULD BE THEN, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST THE FIRST READING AND WE'RE SETTING THE DATE FOR THE NEXT ONE, YOU'RE GONNA VERBALIZE IT TONIGHT OR GET A MEETING.

I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA TELL HER RIGHT NOW WHAT A COUPLE OF THEM ARE.

THANKS.

UM, ON NUMBER 30, NO, I WOULD, UH, THE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A COMPANION ZONING CASE, I BELIEVE AT THE, WE, WE ANTICIPATE A COMPANION ZONING CASE ON, ON BOTH ITEM 30 AND 31.

WE ANTICIPATE A COMPANION ZONING CASE AT THE TIME WE CONSIDER THE ANNEXATION.

SINCE WE CANNOT ANNEX OR SINCE WE CANNOT ZONE UNTIL IT'S ANNEXED.

UH, WILL THOSE BE SEPARATE ITEMS THAT NIGHT? THEY WILL BE, THEY'LL COME, THEY'LL GO THROUGH THE STANDARD ZONING PROCESS.

WE'LL HAVE TO ANNEX IT THEN ZONE IT.

AND THEY'LL, THEY'LL GO THROUGH A PNZ AND ALL THAT NINE YARDS.

YES SIR.

WILL THEY GO THROUGH PNZ BEFORE THEY'RE ANNEXED? NO, THEY WILL, THEY ARE SET TO GO TO PNZ LATER THIS MONTH, I BELIEVE.

AND SO THEY'LL, THEY'LL GO TO PNZ AFTER FIRST READING, BUT PRIOR TO FINAL ANNEXATION.

SO, OKAY.

SO THEY WILL GO THERE BEFORE ANNEXATION.

SO PNZ CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROPERTY THAT THEY WERE IN THE ETJ BUT NOT ANNEXED YET.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS.

AND UH, THEN ON NUMBER 31, OH, WELL THIS WILL BE ABOUT BOTH OF THEM THEN.

I DON'T HAVE TO, UH, DO DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS SUPERSEDE ZONING AT MY, I GUESS IF, UM, IF SOMETHING'S ZONED A CERTAIN WAY DOES, HOW DOES A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT, UM, AFFECT THAT? THERE ARE CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT CAN, UM, TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ZONING.

UM, AS FAR AS VESTED RIGHTS, UH, I BELIEVE YOUR INQUIRY COMES BECAUSE OF A CHANGES THAT ARE PROPOSED IN STATE LAW.

WE WILL ANALYZE THOSE CHANGES IN THE IMPACT AND COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.

THANK

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YOU.

STAY THERE.

IN CASE KURT JOHNSON HAS A QUESTION FOR YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

YEAH, IT'S, IT'S MANY, UH, REALLY FOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL, IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR, UH, PROPERTY THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF, OF THE DEVELOPER HERE THAT MAY AFFECT THEM IN THE FUTURE OR, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE GOING.

CA COUNCILOR MEMBER JOHNSON.

IT'S JUST THERE ARE SOME, UM, STATE LAW CHANGES THAT ARE, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN.

GOVERNOR HADN'T SIGNED THEM YET.

AND WE'LL, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT TIFFANY WAS AWARE OF THOSE AND THAT WE'D GET SOME ANSWERS.

GIVE HER A HEADS UP THAT IF THE GOVERNOR SIGNS THESE, THOSE QUESTIONS MIGHT BE ASKED THEN IS MOOT TO DO IT NOW.

'CAUSE THE GOVERNOR HADN'T SIGNED IT YET.

OKAY, THANK YOU TIFFANY.

AND MAYOR, IF I MAY, WITH REGARD TO YOU MAY WITH REGARD TO ITEM 31, UM, COUNCIL HAS BEEN PRESENTED WITH AN AMENDED VERSION OF THAT.

IT'S TO PROVIDE AND ENSURE ADDITIONAL NOTICE IT WAS LEFT ON THE TABLE, UM, DURING THE BRIEFING SESSION.

IT ADDS A FEW OTHER OF THE ABSTRACTS.

THE, THE LAND THAT WE'RE SEEKING TO ANNEX HAS NOT CHANGED.

WE'RE JUST ADDING ADDITIONAL DETAIL INTO THE TITLE TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC HAS PROPER NOTICE WHENEVER WE PUBLISH IT.

THANK YOU TIFFANY.

MAYOR.

MAYOR PROTI, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO READ INTO THE RECORD FOR ITEM 30 AND 31.

WE WILL BE NOT BE TAKING ANY ACTION.

ALRIGHT.

OH, WE ARE GONNA GO, WE ARE TO SETTLE.

WE'LL DO WHAT YOU ASKED US TO DO IN THIS MOTION.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I MOVE THAT.

ITEM NUMBER 30, BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING ON JULY 15TH, 2025.

SECOND WE HAVE MOTION.

SECOND.

THANK YOU MAYOR, YOU ARE READY.

I MOVE THAT ITEM 31.

BE APPROVED FOR FIRST READING AS PRESENTED AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING ON JULY 15TH, 2025.

SECOND, FIRST.

SECOND.

WE'RE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS, UH, AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE ONE NEW A-D-Z-A-D-Z 11 A WITH, UM, ADJACENT TO THE HUFFINES PROJECT.

[32. Public Hearing on the Proposed Expansion of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #3, Expanding the Boundaries to Include One New ADZ: ADZ #11A, Approximately 736.7 Acres to Be Included as Part of the Lakesong Development, Located in Ellis County, and Expiring December 31, 2063; Removing 17.2 acres from ADZ #11 as Part of a Boundary Alignment; and Setting Term of Area Development Zone 11A to Align with the Term of Area Development Zone 11 (Reviewed by Tax Increment Financing Board No. 3 on 5/20/25)]

32.

WHO'S GOING TO PRESENT THAT TO US? COME ON FORWARD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS NATALIE AALA.

I'M FROM PETIT AND ALA CONSULTING AND BASED OUTTA FORT WORTH.

WE HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS THE CITY'S UMTS CONSULTANT AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT AN AMENDMENT TO THE TS.

UH, I'LL GO OVER SOME BACKGROUND OF THE TS.

WE ARE, UM, HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY.

THERE'S NO, UM, FORMAL ACTION, BUT, UM, THE NEXT MEETING, THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, YOU WILL HAVE AN ACTION TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CREATION ORDINANCE.

AND SO I'LL GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THE TERMS, UM, FOR THE PURPOSES OF, UH, THE CITIZENS AND FOR YOURSELVES.

UM, DISCUSS THE 20, THE DETAILS OF THE 2025 AMENDMENT, UM, AS PART OF THE AMENDMENT PROCESS THAT WE DID PREPARE A PRELIMINARY AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE CREATION ORDINANCE.

AND THEN I'LL DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS.

SO THIS TOURS WAS CREATED IN 1999.

THE CITY PARTICIPATION WAS SET AT A HUNDRED PERCENT AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2020.

IN 2019, WE CAME IN AND AMENDED THE TOURS TO CHANGE THE CITY PARTICIPATION TO 75% AND WE ADDED SEVEN AREA DEVELOPMENT ZONES OR AZS FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT AREAS WITHIN THE TURS.

THEY ARE NON-CONTIGUOUS.

WE ALSO EXTENDED THE TERM FOR THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES IN THE NEW SEVEN AZS TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2041.

IN 2023, WE ADDED THREE NEW AD ZS AD Z NINE 10 AND 11.

ADZ NINE AND 10 WERE AT THAT TIME CALLED PRAIRIE RIDGE, LED BY THE DEVELOPER PROVIDENT AND A DZ 11 WAS UM, THE DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS LATENT SONG WITH THE DEVELOPER HUFFINES, WHO WE DO HAVE HERE TODAY.

WE EXTENDED THE TERM FOR THE NEW, THE THREE NEW A DZS.

SO NINE, 10 AND 11 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2063.

IN 2024, WE CAME BACK AND ADDED ONE ADDITIONAL A DZ TO BE KNOWN AS NINE A.

IT WAS A PART OF THE PROVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT AND WE EXTENDED THE TERM FOR NINE NINE A AND 10 AGAIN THE PRAIRIE RIDGE PROVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2084.

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UH, IT IS THE BOUNDARY DOES INCLUDE THE 719 AND A HALF ACRES, UH, TO BE, OR I'M SORRY, DESCRIBED AS TRACKS, FGHI AND J, WHICH WILL BE ADDED TO THE TS.

AND THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD AT THE FOLLOWING, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

DISCUSSING THE DETAILS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TRACKS ONE, FOUR AND FIVE WILL ALSO BE ADDED TO THE TURS VIA A BOUNDARY ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN FOR 17.2 ACRES.

AND AS PART OF THAT BOUNDARY ALIGNMENT, WE ARE REMOVING TWO TRACKS, TWO AND THREE FROM A DZ 11, THE ORIGINAL A DZ 11 BOUNDARIES VIA, UM, THE BOUNDARY ALIGNMENT AS WELL.

I'LL PROVIDE SOME VISUALS TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO NOW AS A DZ 11 A.

THIS INCLUDES THE 700 AND UM, 19 ACRES PLUS THE, UH, TRACKS ONE, FOUR AND FIVE.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER THERE THAT ARE PART OF THE BOUNDARY ALIGNMENT.

THIS, THESE ARE THE BOUNDARIES FOR A DZ 11.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S SAVE AND ACCEPT TRACK TWO AND THREE, WHICH WE ARE REMOVING VIA THE BOUNDARY ALIGNMENT.

THIS IS A, A BETTER VISUAL HOPEFULLY THAT SHOWS YOU IN GREEN.

YOU CAN SEE TRACKS ONE, FOUR AND FIVE.

THAT'S WHAT'S BEING ADDED TO THE CITY OF GREEN PRIX.

AND TRACK TWO AND THREE IS WHAT'S BEING REMOVED BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CHANGES, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO DISCUSS THE TERM, UM, OF THE DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE TURS.

SO A DZ ONE THROUGH EIGHT.

AGAIN, THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES IN THAT FIRST AMENDMENT THAT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2041 A DZ 11 AND THEN ALSO 11 A.

SO ENCOMPASSING THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2063 AND THEN NINE, NINE A AND 10.

THE PROVIDENT DEVELOPMENT WILL EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2084.

AS I MENTIONED, THERE IS AN EXHIBIT TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE CREATION ORDINANCE THAT INCLUDES THE PRELIMINARY AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN THAT SERVES AS KIND OF THE GUIDING TOOL FOR THE TURS BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS UNDER THAT PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN.

WE TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS FOR ADCS ONE THROUGH EIGHT TO REFLECT THE LATEST KNOWN DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

WE ALSO WERE IN COMMUNICATION WITH PROVIDENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LATEST AND GREATEST FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN, UM, WHAT REALLY WAS THE CATALYST FOR THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT? WE WANTED TO INCLUDE THE A BZ 11, A DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS BASED ON THE DEVELOPER'S INPUT FROM HFFI.

IT DOES ALSO INCLUDE THE A DZ 11 TERM, WHICH AGAIN EXPIRES 2063.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS IN A BZ 11 A, AGAIN, THAT 719 ACRES, UM, HAS A BASE YEAR OF 2025.

SO ANY FUTURE INCREMENT WILL BE MEASURED ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING FROM THOSE PROPERTIES, WHICH IS ZERO BECAUSE IT'S NOT CURRENTLY IN THE CITY LIMITS.

SO IT'S ALL UPSIDE BASED ON ALL THE, UM, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

AGAIN, ALL THE DIFFERENT ADCS, THE TIFF COULD POTENTIALLY THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE TURS, UNDERSTANDING THAT PARTICULAR AREAS OF THE TURS WILL FALL OFF BEFORE THE ULTIMATE, UM, TERM OF A DZ NINE, NINE A AND 10.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THERE COULD BE $6 BILLION INTS REVENUE.

UM, AGAIN, THAT'S UM, ASSUMING THE CITY PARTICIPATION RATE OF 75% OF EVERY NEW DOLLAR GOES INTO THE TS.

THAT IS NOT, UM, OBLIGATED FUNDS.

THOSE ARE NOT DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN PLEDGED TO ANY PARTICULAR DEVELOPER.

THAT'S MONEY THAT GOES INTO THET FUND.

AND THEN ANY MONEY THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED OUT OF THAT FUND WOULD FIRST HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE TS BOARD.

AND THEN CITY COUNCIL, THE TS BOARD WAS BRIEFED ON THIS BOUNDARY EXPANSION AND THEY ALSO DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN ON MAY 20TH.

UM, TODAY WE'RE HERE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BOUNDARY EXPANSION AND ON YOUR JUNE 17TH MEETING AMONG MANY OTHER ITEMS, UH, YOU WILL HAVE THE COUNCIL ACTION ON THE BOUNDARY EXPANSION AS WELL AS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SEPARATE ORDINANCE ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANKS COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AUDIENCE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

YOU CAN, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS, YOU CAN COME FORWARD NOW, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A CARD.

SEEING NONE, MAYOR PRO TEM, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SET FOR CONSIDERATION ON JUNE 17TH, 2025.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

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I WANT TO READ INTO THE RECORD, I APOLOGIZE WE HAD SPEAKERS FOR THE DEVELOPER THAT WERE HERE IF WE HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

AYE.

OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM 33.

[33. STP-25-04-0013 – Site Plan - TMI Sports Med ASC (City Council District 6). Site Plan for a 16,300 sq. ft. ambulatory surgical center on 5.73 acres. 5.73 acres out of J. Lawrence Survey, Abstract No. 616, City of Grand Prairie, Ellis County, Texas, zoned PD-332A and generally located to the south of Double Oak Av and west of Heritage Pkwy (On May 12, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions by a vote of 7-0)]

THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT.

ALRIGHT, ITEM 33 IS A SITE PLAN FOR TMI SPORTS MEDICAL CLINIC.

IT'S AN AMBULATORY SURGICAL CARE CENTER LOCATED AT 38 11 DOUBLE OAK AVENUE.

YOU SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN, UH, RIGHT AT DOUBLE OAK AND HERITAGE PARKWAY.

AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A SITE PLAN FOR AN AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER.

IT'S ABOUT 16,300 SQUARE FEET FACILITY.

UH, THE SITE PLAN IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.

ACCESS IS PROVIDED OFF OF DOUBLE OAK AVENUE.

UH, THE OPERATIONS WILL INCLUDE FOUR OPERATING ROOMS, PRE AND POST OPERATIVE PATIENT CARE SPACES, UH, STERILE PROCESSING FACILITIES IN THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.

UH, THE PROPOSAL DOES MEET OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AND IT DOES MEET ALL OF OUR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

UH, ON THE SCREEN ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

MATERIALS INCLUDE BRICK STUCCO AND TWO TYPES OF STONE.

UH, THEY'RE PROVIDING THE NECESSARY DESIGN ELEMENTS SUCH AS ARTICULATION, OVERHANGS, ACCENT MATERIALS, AND TOWER ELEMENTS.

IT DOES REQUIRE A VARIANCE TO THE OVERALL WINDOWS.

IT'S PROVIDING THE REQUIRED APPENDIX F MENU ITEMS. AND AS I MENTIONED, THEY'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR 50% WINDOWS, UH, TO ALLOW 9.78 OVERALL WINDOWS.

UM, ON MAY 12TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH STAFF CONDITIONS BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO.

UH, SINCE THAT MEETING, THE APPLICANT HAS REVISED THEIR PLANS TO MEET ALL OF THOSE CONDITIONS.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS FOR YOU.

WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR HER? HER? CAN YOU WAIT? OKAY.

UH, CHRIS, ER 4 0 6 FOUNTAIN SIDE DRIVE, U LIST TEXAS.

I AM THE PROJECT ENGINEER AND I'M JUST HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO INSTEAD, A PROJECT ARCHITECT COULDN'T MAKE IT.

DAVID MAYOR PRO TIM IS ON YOU.

HEY CHRIS.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WOULD, UM, BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, BUT I'M JUST INTRIGUED.

WILL THEY ALSO BE DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY HERE OR JUST SOLELY SURGERY? I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.

SORRY.

GOTCHA.

I KNOW THAT I BELIEVE THEY ARE.

THEY WORK WITH THE STARS AND THE RANGERS AND THE COWBOYS.

SO SO THIS IS THEM? YES, THIS IS THEM.

I GO TO THE ONE THAT THEY HAVE IN ARLINGTON.

OH, SO YOU WENT TO, SO I WAS WONDERING IF THEY WERE DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY TOO, BUT THANK YOU.

DID THEY THERAPIZE YOU? THEY'RE GETTING READY TO REALLY THE .

UH, YOU GOOD? MM-HMM .

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON 34 AND 35.

YOU APPRECIATE IT.

I THINK I'M EXCITED.

WE'LL SEE WHAT KURT SAYS.

I MOVE WITH THE REAPPROVED.

ITEM 33.

YES, I'M EXCITED.

AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.

WE HAVE MOTION IN THE SECOND.

IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR CITY.

HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO USE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

[Items 34 & 35]

UH, WE ARE BEING REQUESTED TO TABLE 'EM TO THE NEXT MEETING.

STAFF? YES.

TO THE NEXT MEETING.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER HEDON.

UM, DID THE DEVELOPER PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR REQUEST? THEY'RE JUST REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONFER WITH THEIR APPLICANT.

UH, I MOVE TO TABLE ITEMS 34 AND 35 UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SECOND WE HAVE MOTION.

SECOND.

US TO OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS.

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

SAMUEL VOR.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS SAMUEL VOR.

I'M A RESIDENT OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FRIENDSHIP PARK, WHICH MANY OF US CONSIDER TO BE THE VERY BIRTHPLACE OF PICKLEBALL IN OUR CITY.

UH, FIRST THINGS FIRST, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE SPORTS POPULARITY AND PLANNING TO INVEST IN NEW FACILITIES.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU.

UH, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT'S A GREAT IDEA, UM, TO MAKE, UH, A CONTINUED LANDMARK INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH, UH, A NEW PROPOSAL.

SO THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD THE FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS AS PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND PAINT LINES

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ON A RARELY, RARELY USED TENNIS COURT.

UM, BUT THIS SOLUTION FAILS TO GRASP THE SHEER SCALE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT FRIENDSHIP PARK.

UH, THE REALITY IS, UH, SINCE THE LED LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED, WHICH WERE AMAZING, UH, PROBABLY THE BEST LIGHTS IN THE FW TO BE HONEST, UM, THE GROWTH HAS BEEN EXPLOSIVE AVERAGING AS HIGH AS 300 PLAYERS A DAY.

OFTENTIMES FROM SUNRISE ALL THE WAY TO MIDNIGHT.

ALL, ALL SIX COURTS, TWO OF WHICH WE KIND OF TAPED DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE BECAUSE THE DEMAND WAS SO HIGH.

UM, WERE COMPLETELY FULL.

AND TRUST ME, MANY WOULD STAY LONGER THAN MIDNIGHT IF THEY COULD, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH.

UH, THE DEMAND IS SO IMMENSE THAT PLAYERS BRING THEIR OWN PICKLEBALL NETS, TAKE OVER THEIR TENNIS COURT SPACE ANYWAYS, RIGHT? THE COMMUNITY ITSELF HAD TO DEVELOP A QUEUING SYSTEM JUST TO MANAGE THE OVERFLOW.

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN.

FRIENDSHIP PARK IS UNOFFICIALLY KNOWN AS PICKLEBALL PARK, RIGHT? PEOPLE ALL ACROSS DFW, THEY KNOW ABOUT IT.

I WISH THEY DIDN'T, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW ABOUT IT NOW.

SO HERE WE ARE.

UM, THE PROPOSAL FOR, UH, THE MULTI-USE TENNIS COURT ISN'T JUST ABOUT A SUBPAR PLAYING EXPERIENCE.

IT'S AN INEFFICIENT USE OF TALK OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, RIGHT? THE PLAN REQUIRES PURCHASING EXPENSIVE REMOVABLE NETS COSTING UPWARDS OF $2,000 EACH.

UH, PICKLEBALL EQUIPMENT'S EXPENSIVE.

PICKLEBALL PLAYERS LIKE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY , UH, THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE LIFESPAN OF PERMANENT POSTS.

WE WILL BE SPENDING SIGNIFICANT MONEY ON TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT FOR A TENNIS COURT THAT'S RARELY USED FOR TENNIS.

WHEN A ONE TIME INVESTMENT IN PERMANENT DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS IS FAR MORE COST EFFECTIVE.

UM, AS CITIZENS, WE WANT TO SEE OUR TAXPAYER MONEY SPENT WISELY TO MEET A CLEAR AND PROVEN DEMAND, RIGHT? SO WE ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKING THE COUNCIL TO AMEND THE PLAN AND INVEST IN EIGHT DEDICATED PURPOSE.

UH, PURPOSE-BUILT PICKLEBALL COURTS EIGHT COURTS IS A NUMBER THAT WILL MOVE US FROM CONSISTENTLY BEING OVERCROWDED TO BECOMING A TRUE COMMUNITY ASSET.

IT ALLOWS FOR OPEN PLAY BEYOND OUR LESSONS AND LOCAL TOURNAMENTS TO HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE AND HAS THE BENEFITS TO EXTEND BEYOND COURT LINES.

FRIENDSHIP PARK HAS BECOME AN ICON DRUNK PLAYERS ACROSS DFW METROPLEX THAT THEN SPEND MONEY IN OUR LOCAL GAS STATIONS, RESTAURANTS, BUSINESSES.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROJECT IS ALSO A PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE.

THE CONSTANT POSITIVE ACTIVITY IN THE HIGH TRAFFIC FAMILIES.

UH, YOU KNOW, PLAYERS EVEN AT NIGHT HAS PUSHED OUT CRIMINAL ELEMENTS, RIGHT? PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST HANGING AROUND DOING WEIRD THINGS AND MADE THE PARK SAFER RESIDENTS WHO ONCE FELT UNEASY.

NOW ENJOYING NOW ENJOY WALKING THE PARK WITH A SENSE OF SECURITY.

THE PROJECT ISN'T JUST ABOUT A SPORT, IT'S ABOUT RECLAIMING AND REVITALIZING OUR PUBLIC SPACES.

YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST TO BUILD PICKLEBALL COURTS, BUT TO SOLIDIFY GRAND PERRY'S REPUTATION.

LET'S FULLY EMBRACE THE IDENTITY THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY CREATED.

LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING THE FIRST TIME AND BUILD A FACILITY THAT MATCHES THE PASSION OF ITS PEOPLE.

PLEASE APPROVE A PLAN FOR EIGHT DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS, AIR FRIENDSHIP PARK.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME CONSIDERATION, COUNSEL.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'M JOKING.

, YOU'RE A GREAT SPOKESPERSON.

AND, UM, COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO, UM, TALK ABOUT THE END OF GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS.

MY NAME IS DEV KENNEDY.

I'M FROM RED OAK AND I JUST WANTED TO START IT OFF BY SAYING THAT ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT, I'M HERE ON THE BEHALF OF THE NAACP P AND ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT, UH, DR.

ANGELA LUCKEY, SHE'S NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.

SHE'S STILL, YOU KNOW, GRIEVING HER FATHER, DR. CHARLES LAFAYETTE, PERRY HARRISON.

AND, UM, I'M HERE TO JUST ASK OUR PUBLIC IF THEY CAN JOIN US TODAY FOR A DAY OF EDUCATION, CONVERSATION, FOOD AND COMMUNITY, UM, AND CONNECTION AT OUR SECOND ANNUAL IN GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY.

THIS IS A FREE FAMILY EVENT AND IT'S DEDICATING TO PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP, SAFE STORAGE, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY.

IT'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO WEAR ORANGE.

IT'S ON FRIDAY FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:30 PM AND IT'S GONNA BE AT THE GRAND PERRY POLICE STATION.

AND I JUST WANNA ADD AT THE END THAT, UM, DR.

LUCKEY WANTED TO THANK, UH, CHIEF NY.

HE'S, HE, HE WAS HELPING US LAST YEAR, I RECALL, AND MARQUITA

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NEMO FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

WE'RE TALKING PROPERTY NEGLECT.

IS THAT THIS FRIDAY? THIS FRIDAY, YES SIR.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY STAFF.

UM, I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE.

YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES, THE MAYOR KNOWS THAT I GOT.

I CAN RAMBLE.

SO, UM, GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS MELISSA COTTER.

I LIVE AT, UM, 2 38 WEST COBRA DRIVE.

AND NEXT TO ME IS A STRUCTURE THAT WAS BUILT BEHIND THE HOUSE THAT WAS, UM, AN A DU AT THE TIME.

IT WAS BUILT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING A INCOME GENERATING, UH, AIRBNB.

I'VE REPORTED CODE VIOLATIONS REGARDING THIS PROPERTY FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.

DURING THAT TIME, I'VE WATCHED DETACHED UNPERMITTED STRUCTURE TO BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE.

ONE NOW BEING RETROACTIVELY LEGALIZED INSTEAD OF BEING REMOVED.

THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

IT HAPPENED BECAUSE SOMEBODY, SOME PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY DID NOT FOLLOW UP INITIALLY ON A PERMIT.

THE PERMIT WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

SO I'VE HAD TO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE CONSEQUENCES.

WE'RE TALKING OVER PARKING A REVOLVING DOOR OF UNKNOWN TENANTS.

SO LET ME JUST SHARE A COUPLE OF THESE SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY REPORTED.

AN UN PERMANENTED DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR THE A DU, IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BEHIND THE HOME, AGAIN WITHOUT A PERMIT, A GARAGE TO BEDROOM CONVERSION DONE WITHOUT AN INSPECTION PERMIT, PAVING OF THE YARD WITH A ONE BY ONE PAVERS TO CREATE EXTRA PARKING WITHOUT CITY APPROVAL.

FAILURE TO NOTIFY NEIGHBORS AS REQUIRED BY STR ORDINANCES.

AT THE TIME, MULTIPLE UNRELATED ADULTS OCCUPYING THE PROPERTY, SUGGESTING ROOM BY ROOM RENTAL, AS WELL AS A STRUCTURE THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD MAYBE FOUR CARS HOLDING UP 10 TO 15 AT ANY BO GIVEN POINT.

SO NONE OF THE ISSUES WERE CORRECTED AT THE TIME.

AND NOW THAT CURRENT, THE, IT HAS A NEW OWNER AS OF FEBRUARY AND THEY'RE RECTOR RETROACTIVELY APPLYING FOR PERMITS.

AND I'M BASICALLY FEEL LIKE I'M BEING TOLD TO MOVE ON THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THEY HAVE RIGHTS, WHICH IS FAIR ENOUGH AND I CAN EVEN UNDERSTAND THAT TO A CERTAIN DEGREE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT SHOULD BE BETWEEN THEM AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

THEY, THEY BOUGHT A STRUCTURE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED, SHOULD HAVE HAD ALL THE PERMITS UP AND OPERATING, AND IT DIDN'T GO AFTER THAT OLD OWNER.

DON'T GO AFTER THE CITY, DON'T GO AFTER WHATEVER, FIX IT.

AND I KNOW THIS HOME DOES NOT MEET THE SDR CODES ANYMORE.

IT'S NOW AN EXTENDED STAY, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY CAN STAY.

SOMEBODY HAS TO STAY OVER 30 DAYS.

IT STILL MEANS THAT THE PERSON THAT'S OWNS THE PROPERTY DOES NOT LIVE ON PROPERTY.

AND IT'S NOT GOVERNED BY ANYBODY ON THE PROPERTY.

THERE'S NOBODY I CAN WALK UP TO THE DOOR AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU FIX THIS? THERE'S NOBODY THERE THAT I CAN CALL UP AND SAY, HEY, I NEED ATTENTION TO THIS.

ANYTHING THERE? NOW THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY, EVERYBODY THAT I'VE TALKED TO HAS BEEN VERY UNDERSTANDING AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY EMPATHETIC.

BUT RIGHT NOW I FEEL LIKE WE'RE FALLING WAY SHORT ON SOME ACTION.

I'VE SPENT FIVE YEARS TRYING TO PROTECT MY STREET, MY FAMILY.

IT WAS LEFT TO ME BY MY FATHER.

AND ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS MAINTAIN MY CHILDREN'S FUTURE AND MY COMMUNITY'S FUTURE BECAUSE NONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN US.

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING THERE AS TENANTS AREN'T THERE FOR LONG TERM.

THE PERSON THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY, NOT THERE.

I LIVE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, I LIVE IN MY COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED, A COMMUNITY AND A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

SO I'VE PROVIDED ALL THE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT I REPORTED TO THE CITY OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

AND IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW IT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO FIND ME.

I'M NOT HARD TO FIND, PROMISE YOU THAT, BUT I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF TO DO THREE THINGS.

AND THAT IS TO ENFORCE THE STR LAWS CONSISTENTLY TO TREAT EXTENDED STAY AS IF IT WERE AN STR BECAUSE IT TRULY IS.

AND TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH DOCUMENTATION AND I MEAN, VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH DOCUMENTATION.

STOP LEGALIZING ILLEGAL STRUCTURES RETROACTIVELY IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

ESTABLISH A MORTAR ROOM WHERE ON ADUS AND ADDITIONS IN SINGLE FAMILY

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NEIGHBORHOODS UNTIL A CLEAR POLICY IS IN PLACE.

UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS PERSON'S TRYING TO USE THIS PROPERTY FOR, WE NEED TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

I MEAN, WE'RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB OF MAKING OUR CITY SOMEPLACE THEY PEOPLE WANNA COME, BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA STAY IF THEY HAVE TO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THESE KIND OF STRUCTURES.

THERE'S NOTHING SAYING THAT.

THE NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ME, SORRY, THERE'S NOTHING SAYING THAT.

THE NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ME CAN, CAN DO THE SAME THING.

THANK, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

HELLO, MY NAME IS SHANE MATSON.

I'M A GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JENSEN AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE FOR THE RESIDENCE OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S CURRENT PLAN TO BUILD A NEW RECREATIONAL FACILITY AT FRIENDSHIP PARK.

THAT INCLUDES FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS AND ONE TENNIS COURT.

AT FIRST GLANCE, THIS PLAN MAY SEEM LIKE A REASONABLE COMPROMISE, BUT IN REALITY IT CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES IT.

MISREPRESENTS COMMUNITY NEEDS IT UNDER, USES VALUABLE SPACE AND SETS UP AN AVOIDABLE CONFLICT BETWEEN PLAYERS.

I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO CONSIDER A BETTER OPTION.

MAKE THIS NEW FACILITY AT FRIENDSHIP PARK FULLY DEDICATED TO PICKLEBALL.

NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC ACCESS ISN'T EQUAL.

YES, THERE ARE A FEW PLACES IN GRAND PRAIRIE TO PLAY PICKLEBALL, BUT LET'S BE HONEST, THEY'RE NOT TRULY PUBLIC.

MOST ARE TIED TO MEMBERSHIPS OR HIGH PER HOUR FEES, MAKING THEM INACCESSIBLE TO MANY RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY FAMILIES, SENIORS AND BEGINNERS.

THESE ARE NOT FREE DROP-IN COURTS LIKE WE SEE WITH TENNIS OR BASKETBALL.

IN CONTRAST, JUST 3.3 MILES AWAY OR AN EIGHT MINUTE DRIVE FROM FRIENDSHIP PARK SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS SIX PUBLIC TENNIS COURTS MANAGED BY G-P-I-S-D AND RECENTLY RESURFACED WITH CITY.

THESE COURTS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION, EQUIPPED WITH WINDSCREENS AND PLENTY OF PARKING.

TENNIS IS ALREADY WELL SUPPORTED IN THE CITY.

PICKLEBALL IS NOT.

THIS FACILITY WOULD BE THE FIRST TRULY PUBLIC PICKLEBALL SPACE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

NUMBER TWO, PICKLEBALL IS A SMARTER USE OF SPACE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT EFFICIENCY.

A TENNIS MATCH LASTS 60 TO 90 MINUTES AND USE AN ENTIRE COURT FOR TWO TO FOUR PEOPLE.

A PICKLEBALL GAME LASTS JUST 15 TO 20 MINUTES, AND FOUR PLAYERS CAN USE EACH COURT.

WITH FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS, 16 PLAYERS CAN ROTATE EVERY 15 MINUTES.

THAT'S OVER 60 PEOPLE PER HOUR IN THE SAME SPACE AS THE ONE TENNIS COURT COMPARED TO JUST A HANDFUL.

USING THAT TENNIS COURT PICKLEBALL IS SIMPLY A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF LIMITED SPACE.

IT ALLOWS MORE RESIDENTS TO STAY ACTIVE, SOCIALIZE AND ENJOY PUBLIC FACILITIES WITHOUT INCREASING MAINTENANCE COSTS.

NUMBER THREE, THIS LAYOUT BUILDS IN CONFLICT.

HERE'S THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY OF THE CURRENT MIXED USE DESIGN.

ON A BUSY MORNING, YOU MIGHT HAVE 40 TO 50 PICKLEBALL PLAYERS CYCLING THROUGH THE FOUR COURTS.

EVENTUALLY OVERFLOW PLAYERS WILL BEGIN USING THE TENNIS COURT WITH TEMPORARY NETS, NOT MALICIOUSLY, BUT BECAUSE THERE IS OPEN SPACE NOT BEING UTILIZED.

NOW IMAGINE A TENNIS PLAYER ARRIVING AT FRIENDSHIP PARK TO FIND THEIR COURT OCCUPIED.

THEY'LL HAVE TO ASK THE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS TO MOVE.

THAT'S UNCOMFORTABLE FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S NOT THE TYPE OF RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCE ANYONE WANTS.

THIS ISN'T SPECULATION.

IT'S HAPPENING IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MIXED LAYOUTS CREATE FRICTION COMPLAINTS AND CONFUSION AND OFTEN REQUIRE RECONFIGURATION LATER AT ADDITIONAL EXPENSE.

LET'S INVEST IN SOMETHING THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, NOT A COMPROMISE THAT KEEPS US DIVIDED.

NUMBER FOUR, THE BETTER OPTION.

A FULLY DEDICATED PICKLEBALL FACILITY BY MAKING FRIENDSHIP PARK ENTIRELY DEDICATED TO PICKLEBALL.

WE AVOID FUTURE DISPUTES.

WE SERVE MORE RESIDENTS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS.

WE PROVIDE GRAND

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PRAIRIE'S, FIRST FREE PUBLIC PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND MAINTAIN EXCELLENT PUBLIC TENNIS ACCESS AT SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

IT ALSO OPENS THE DOOR TO RECREATIONAL LEAGUES, SENIOR PROGRAMS, YOUTH CLINICS, AND EVEN TOURNAMENTS THAT COULD BRING NEW ENERGY AND VISITORS TO THE CITY.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET A RISING DEMAND AND MAKE GRAND PRAIRIE A LEADER IN INCLUSIVE FORWARD THINKING, RECREATION PLANNING.

IN CLOSING, THIS ISN'T ABOUT TAKING ANY ANYTHING AWAY FROM TENNIS.

IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING SOMETHING THAT CURRENTLY DOESN'T EXIST FOR PICKLEBALL PLAYERS.

LET'S NOT CREATE A FACILITY THAT CAUSES FRUSTRATION.

LET'S BUILD ONE THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, SERVES REAL DEMAND, AND MAKES THE MOST OF OUR CITY'S INVESTMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

FOR LISTENING TO ME AND THANKS TO YOU FOR ALL OF THE SERVICE THAT YOU GIVE, ESPECIALLY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

KEN FREEMAN.

PARDON THE FLIP FLOPS.

HEY KEN.

HELLO, MAYOR.

BEEN A WHILE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

UH, MY NAME IS KEN FREEMAN AND I'M A, UH, 54 YEAR RESIDENT.

MY WIFE'S BEEN HERE LONGER THAN THAT IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND, UH, JUST PRIMARY TO SAFETY, YOU AND EVERYBODY HERE THAT LIKE TO REQUEST KIND THOUGHTS FOR THE HUNDRED PLUS RESIDENTS ALONG WITH MY WIFE AND MYSELF WHO CHOSE TO BEGIN OUR LATTER YEARS AT A COMPLEX CALL THE ROY OVER ON ARKANSAS LANE.

AND I SAY KIND THOUGHTS BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I, AS AN EXAMPLE, BECAUSE OF HER BLINDNESS, ET CETERA, WE SOLD OUR HOME OBVIOUSLY LOOKING FOR THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BEGIN CONTINUING THESE YEARS.

AND, UM, THAT'S WHERE WE ENDED UP HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH THOSE PEOPLE AT THE, AT THE VICEROY.

UH, REMEMBER IT JUST LIKE IT HAS HAPPENED 30 MINUTES AGO, THE CONVERSATION, IT WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, HAPPENED TO BE THERE AT A TIME WHEN A GUY HAPPENED TO BE THERE AND HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TLC GROUP THAT OWNED THE VICEROY.

NICE GUY, VERY NICE GUY, STOOD UP AND SHOOK HANDS WITH HIM.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS KIND OF INFLUENTIAL TO ME, AND I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY UNDERSTAND THIS IS, IS THAT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH MADE A AVAIL MADE SO THAT YOU GOT A FEEL AND A KNOWLEDGE BASED UPON THAT AND SOME POSTERS THAT IT WAS A BIBLICAL AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION.

AND I THINK YOU COULD UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD MAKE, UH, A FAMILY FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT CHOOSING THIS BECAUSE IT'S 55 PLUS.

UH, I'M BRINGING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT WAY ANYMORE AND IT'S VERY, VERY DISHEARTENING TO SAY THE LEAST BECAUSE THERE'S NO NOTICE ABOUT THAT.

AND WHEN WE WERE THERE, AND LET'S FACE IT, IT'S A BUSINESS, IT'S A BUSINESS.

WHEN I LOOK AT IT AND STANDPOINT OF MARKETING THOSE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT, THEY DON'T SAY, BY THE WAY, THIS IS A BUSINESS FOLKS, AND IF WE DECIDE IT'S NOT 55 PLUS TOMORROW, THAT'S TOUGH LUCK.

BUT THAT IN EFFECT WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.

SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR YOUR KIND THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THE REALITY OF IT BEING IS, IS THAT WHEN THINGS ARE CHANGED, WHEN YOU, IT'S COMMON, IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A LAW OF HUMAN NATURE.

IF YOU REDUCE STANDARDS, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.

UH, I TOOK THE TROUBLE TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION, THAT'S PEOPLE OVER THERE AND GAVE ME A, A, A LITTLE LISTING SHOWING POLICE CALLS THAT HAPPENED FROM SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR OVER TO THE ROY.

AND IT WASN'T THAT WAY LAST YEAR.

NOT THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, NOT ANYTHING HUGE, BUT LET'S JUST FACE IT, STANDARDS ARE LOWERED.

IT'S A DIFFERENT PLACE.

NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THAT.

BUT UM, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW FAR THIS GOES, NICE PEOPLE LOCALLY LAST WEDNESDAY, YOU WAKE UP, WE'RE MAYBE OLD FOLKS.

I'VE GOT INTERNET SERVICE.

IT WAS AN AMENITY.

I REALLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS AN AMENITY.

IT WAS JUST PART OF THE PLACE.

WHEN WE MOVED IN THERE BACK IN JANUARY A YEAR AGO, WE WERE ONLINE AND TO GET AN EMAIL THAT SAYS TOMORROW MORNING YOU WILL HAVE NO MORE INTERNET SERVICE.

OKAY, THAT'S POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF RIDICULOUS.

NO, NO, NO, A MONTH, TWO MONTHS, THREE MONTHS.

HEY, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.

THIS IS A BUSINESS TOMORROW YOU'RE OUT.

SO THAT'S WHY I SAY SOME KIND THOUGHTS AND BELIEVE YOU ME, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE CONSIDER, YOU WANT TO DO, GIVE CONSIDERATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY ELDER THAT'S IN YOUR FAMILY, THERE ARE NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND BE ABLE TO FIND A PLACE.

LOOK ELSEWHERE.

THANKS

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FANTASTIC PEOPLE.

THEY'RE NEIGHBORS OF OURS.

THEY'RE JUST ROUTE DOWN THE STREET.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

KEN.

GIVE OUR REGARDS TO JOANNA CLARA LASSER.

HMM.

HELLO, MY NAME IS CLARA LASSER AND I'M FROM GREENWAY TRAILS DOWN, UM, IN DISTRICT SIX WITH KURT JOHNSON.

UM, I'M HERE JUST TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT MY COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE A STRIP, A STREET THAT'S NEARLY OVER THREE QUARTER OF THE MILES LONG, NON INTERRUPTED.

AND I FEEL THAT IT CREATES A, THE ABILITY FOR CARS TO REACH EXCESSIVE SPEEDS.

AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE COULD RECTIFY THAT.

I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THE INITIAL PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY INCLUDED A ROUNDABOUT ABOUT HALF A MILE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WAS REMOVED AT THE FINAL DECISION AND THAT CREATES THAT LONG STRIP.

AND, UM, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

I PERSONALLY WITNESSED A LOT OF VEHICLES SPEEDING AND IT'S DANGEROUS TO CROSS THE STREET OVER THERE AND I JUST WANTED TO LET THAT BE KNOWN.

AND ALSO OUR COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 6 6 1 ALONG LAKEVIEW DRIVE AND IT'S BECOMING VERY NOISY WITH THE, THAT BACK ROAD WITH THE HIGH SPEEDS OF VEHICLES.

AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT THE CITY COULD PROVIDE A NOISE BARRIER WALL OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT.

I SINCERELY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY.

CHIEF SES WILL VISIT WITH YOU.

YOU CAN TALK TO HER AFTERWARDS.

HAROLD WILLIS, CHIEF, HAVE HER STICK AROUND.

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON WANTS TO SPEAK TO HER AFTERWARDS.

ALSO, HAROLD, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE HAVING SURGERY THIS WEEK, WE PRAY FOR OH, THANK YOU .

GOOD SURGERY AND A RAPID UH, RECOVERY.

OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH HAROLD WILLIS.

5 3 8 LINLEY, UH, THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT SIX O'CLOCK OUR TIME, CNN WILL BROADCAST GEORGE CLOONEY'S.

GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK.

UH, GEORGE CLOONEY KNOWS THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE US.

WE'LL NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO GO SEE A LIVE BROADWAY PLAY.

SO HE'S MAKING THIS AVAILABLE, WHICH IS A GREAT BENEFIT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT.

I WILL BE SAYING GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK TO MY PCA PUMP .

HOPEFULLY MY, I'LL BE VERY FORTUNATE.

MY WIFE IS AN RN.

I HAVE PRIVATE DUTY NURSE, SO SHE'LL MAKE SURE I DON'T RUN OUT OF DILAUDID IN MY PCA PUMP.

UH, I'M GETTING THE TONY SHOTWELL SPECIAL THIS WEEKEND, , OR THURSDAY AT NINE 30.

UM, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE IN HERE THAT'S HAD MULTIPLE BACK SURGERIES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO, TO GO THROUGH THIS AND WHAT IT'S, WHAT IT IS.

UM, I WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, DR.

SIGMUND FREUD, PART OF MY DIAGNOSIS IS DR.

SIGMUND FREUD DIAGNOSED ME WITH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ENVY.

AND YOU FOLKS ARE MY TREATMENT PLAN.

TWO TUESDAY NIGHTS A MONTH.

YOU, YOU COULD BILL MEDICARE FOR EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL PUT UP WITH ME, WITH DR.

SIGMUND FREUD KNEW THAT.

I LIKE THAT IDEA.

YES, , DR.

FREUD KNEW THAT CLOCK RUNNING, YES, THAT I WAS MY M MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ENVY GRAND PRIX, DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC PROGRAM.

EVERY CITY IN DALLAS COUNTY DID OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FINALLY IN 1982 WHEN DAVID KUNKEL CAME OUT TO GRAND PRAIRIE FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, DR.

FREUD JUST KIND OF PUT ME ON TELEVISIT SINCE THEN.

SO THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON.

I WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK EVERYONE, ALL OF YOU AS STAFF MEMBERS, YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

YOU ARE OUR OFFENSIVE COORDINATORS.

YOU'RE RUNNING OUR SPREAD OFFENSE.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS COMMUNITY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND HOW MUCH I SINCERELY THANK YOU.

ALL OF Y'ALL ARE SO NICE TO ME.

AT NO TIME WOULD I EVER WANT TO BE RUDE OR ANYTHING TO A STAFF MEMBER.

I KNOW I HAVE A BAD HABIT WHEN I, I ASK A QUESTION AND WITH A QUESTION AND THEN I WIND UP TELLING THE NEUROSURGEON ABOUT HAROLD HA'S WEATHER FORECAST AND THE HEAT WAVE OF JUNE 80 AND JUST KINDA GET OUT THERE A LITTLE BIT.

BUT PLEASE, PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCEREST APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THIS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.

I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE FOR 41 YEARS NOW, SO I KIND OF WANT TO TAKE THAT OLD FORD COMMERCIAL

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THE BEST IN TEXAS.

I WOULD ALWAYS TELL JIM SWOFFORD THAT THIS IS THE BIG TIME.

WHAT WERE THE 17TH, 16TH, 18TH LARGEST CITY IN THE SECOND LARGEST STATE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THIS IS POSITIONING WHY WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF, OF Y'ALL, EVERYBODY IN HERE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT.

UH, I SINCERELY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING WHEN I ASK QUESTIONS, JUST LIKE ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS SAID WHEN I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE LANDFILL, TURNING THAT INTO NATURAL GAS, THAT'S, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

AND JUST TO ELABORATE A LITTLE FURTHER, SO THAT'S WHY WHEN I PULL STUFF OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'M NOT MEANING TO BE RUDE OR MEAN TO ANYBODY.

THERE'S JUST OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE TO ELABORATE ON.

AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS.

SO I DO WANT TO BE BACK BY AUGUST 1ST.

AUGUST 1ST, 2000, THE MOST HISTORIC DAY IN THE HISTORY OF THIS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, GRAND PRAIRIE FIRE RESCUE TOOK OVER THAT NIGHT.

WHEN I COME BACK ON AUGUST 1ST, 2000 WHEN I'M BACK HERE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1ST, HOPEFULLY.

AND MY WALKER, MY BACK BRACE, I'LL SHARE WITH YOU MY CHARLIE ENGLAND AND TOM HART STORY THAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.

PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.

I HID AND I JUST WATCHED THEM.

I WISH THE HECK OUT.

I HAD THIS 'CAUSE I, I COULD HAVE RECORDED THAT.

UM, ALSO THIS AUGUST 2ND, 1985 IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DELTA CRASH, WHICH MYSELF, I WORKED IN DAVID CORSEY OF THE GRAND PRIX DAILY NEWS.

I'LL SHOW YOU, UM, SHARE THAT LITTLE STORY WITH YOU.

BUT Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD SUMMER.

UH, HOPEFULLY THIS WON'T BE MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS.

I'LL BOUNCE BACK LIKE TONY AND THE OTHERS OKAY? YEAH.

SO I'LL BE IN MY BACK BRACE AND Y'ALL ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET OUTTA HERE A WHOLE LOT QUICKER.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND TO ALL THE STAFF OF YOUR KINDNESS AND CONSIDERATION AND WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD SUMMER.

SEE YOU IN AUGUST.

HAROLD, TRULY WE'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU.

I HOPE FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

I KNOW WHAT TONY WENT THROUGH.

IT'S, IT'S NOT AN EASY, IT'S NOT AN EASY OPERATION, BUT YOU NEED IT.

AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.

I SINCERELY APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK Y'ALL.

JOHN STEWART.

GOOD THING WE'RE ONLY LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.

I LOVE IT.

I JUST LOVE IT.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JOHN STEWART.

I RESIDE AT 4 3 1 5 HAMPTON CIRCLE IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

MAYOR, YOU AND THE COUNCIL, I'M JUST ECHOING SENTIMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY GONE FORTH TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR MANAGING AND CARING FOR OUR CITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND THAT IS HEARTFELT AND YOU MENTIONING PRAYER.

UH, OUR COMMUNITY PRAY FOR THIS COUNCIL ALL THE TIME AND WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO REGARDLESS OF ANY DIFFERENCES THAT WE HAVE.

MAYOR, ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS HERE IN OUR CITY, WE HAVE SOME VERY NICE NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, BUT I FEEL LIKE, AND I HOPE I'M WRONG, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE SOME QUALIFIED HOMEOWNERS IN THESE COMMUNITIES.

FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIVE IN NICE COMMUNITIES, THEY SHOULD WANT TO ABIDE BY CODE.

THEY SHOULD WANT TO ABIDE BY HOA DEED RESTRICTIONS.

SO I WOULD HOPE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS, BECAUSE EVERY TIME I CALL COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, EVERY TIME I CALL COUNCILMAN , THEY'RE RIGHT THERE.

THEY RESPOND.

AND I KNOW EVERYONE UP HERE IS THE SAME WAY.

WHETHER IT'S COUNCILWOMAN, HEDEN, ADAMS, WHOEVER, YOU ALL ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PRECINCTS.

AND IN WESTCHESTER, I'VE LIVED HERE IN THIS CITY NOW FOR 34 YEARS AND, AND A LOT OF YOU HAVE LIVED HERE LONGER, BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFERENCES WHEN DECISIONS ARE MADE.

BUT THANK GOD WE CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS AND WE JUST DO OUR BEST TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE ON THOSE DECISIONS.

BUT MAYOR, I'M A CAPITALIST.

AND IF YOU PAY MORE, YOU GET MORE.

THIS IS NOT SOCIALISM, IT'S NOT COMMUNISM.

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I'M A CAPITALIST AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE SHARE THAT SENTIMENT AS WELL.

BUT I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE A PART OF OUR EFFECTIVENESS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CITY.

I'M ALWAYS GOING TO VOLUNTEER MY TIME, ANYTHING THAT WE ASK OF THE COUNCIL FROM WESTCHESTER OR FROM WHEREVER.

ANYTHING WE ASK OF YOU GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR PART BECAUSE WE HAVE A PART TO PLAY AS A COMMUNITY, NOT JUST THE COUNCIL.

IT'S NOT JUST YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS A COMMUNITY TO HELP YOU MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD.

UH, LAST THING, BECAUSE I KNOW MY TIME IS ALMOST UP.

I VOTED FOR DONALD JOHN TRUMP AND A CONSERVATIVE PLATFORM.

PEOPLE MAY DIFFER, BUT THAT'S AMERICA, JUST PLAIN COMMON SENSE.

PROTECT OUR BORDERS.

MEN DON'T PARTICIPATE IN WOMEN'S SPORTS.

MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN.

THERE ARE ONLY TWO GENDERS, MALE AND FEMALE.

JUST PLAIN COMMON SENSE, IT'S AMERICA FIRST.

IT'LL ALWAYS BE AMERICA FIRST.

FOR ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD, I AM A UNITED STATES CITIZEN AND IT'S AMERICA FIRST.

AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE, THANK YOU FOR RUNNING.

BUT IF YOUR BELIEF IS YOUR JUST ALL THINGS, YOUR ETHNICITY, IF YOU ARE ALL THINGS, YOUR PARTICULAR RACE, WE GOING TO HELP VOTE YOU OUT BECAUSE WE LOVE DIVERSITY IN THIS CITY AND WE WANT TO SEE DIVERSITY IN THIS CITY.

BUT YOU ARE STILL THE BEST MAYOR IN TEXAS AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.

IT'S NOT SAID ENOUGH.

WE APPRECIATE YOU AS OUR MAYOR AND OUR COUNSEL.