Jan 06, 2026 City Council 01062026

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UNMUTED.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

[CALL TO ORDER]

FIRST MEETING 2026.

HOW MANY OF Y'ALL WHEN YOU USED TO WRITE CHECKS, WOULD TAKE YOU A MONTH TO WHERE YOU COULD WRITE A 2026 ON THE DATE OF YOUR CHECK? COME ON.

YEAH.

WELL, HOW MANY OF US WRITE CHECKS ANYMORE? OH, JOHN, COME ON.

OCCASIONALLY.

MAYBE ONE A MONTH.

WELL, FOLKS, LET'S HAVE A GREAT YEAR THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

TONIGHT OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR ANDRE WAITS WITH GREATER ALLEN TEMPLE, AND THE PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN LOPEZ.

PLEASE RISE.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

ILLUSTRIOUS COUNSEL.

GOOD TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE TODAY AS A NEW PASTOR OF GREATER ALLEN TEMPLE AME CHURCH.

WELL, WELCOME.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE'RE WELL.

WE'RE LOCATED AT 35 50 GILBERT ROAD.

IF ANY OF YOU WANNA STOP BY AND VISIT US, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME BACK.

THANK YOU.

AMEN.

WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND LET'S PRAY AND GET THIS THING STARTED.

RIGHT.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME INTO THIS PLACE RIGHT NOW.

LORD, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU TURN THIS COUNCIL ROOM INTO THE SANCTUARY AND TAKE YOUR PLACE, GOD, IN REVERENCE IN ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TODAY.

LORD, TOUCH EACH PERSON'S HEART.

OPEN THEIR MINDS AND OPEN THEIR SPIRITS TO RECEIVE WHAT IT IS THAT WILL BE SAID HERE.

BUT LET THEM KNOW, LORD, THAT ARE ILLUSTRIOUS, LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE PEOPLE ARE GUIDING IN WISDOM AND IN CARE.

AND MOST OF ALL, THEY'RE GUIDING WITH YOUR HAND, LEADING THEM IN THE PATH IN WHICH THEY SHOULD GO.

SO, GOD, RIGHT NOW, WE HOPE THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID HERE TODAY IS RECEIVED WITH GOODNESS, GLADNESS, AND OPEN HEARTS.

BUT MOST OF ALL, THAT IS DONE, LORD, IN YOUR WAY.

AND THAT NOBODY WALKS AWAY FEELING UNHEARD AND UNRECOGNIZED.

SO AS WE AS COUNCIL PEOPLE, AS CITY OFFICIALS, AS PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS, AS RESIDENTS OF THE CITY GATHER IN THIS MOMENT, LORD, LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT YOU ARE A PART OF THIS GREAT BODY AND YOU ARE A PART OF WHAT IT IS THAT GOD HAS FOR THIS CITY GOING FORWARD IN 2026.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THAT'S A GOOD START.

AMEN.

FOR OUR 2026.

AND JOHN STEWART, SINCE THIS IS A SANCTUARY, WILL YOU HANDLE THE, THE OFFERING PLACE AT THE JOHN LOPEZ? THANK YOU.

UM, ONCE AGAIN, UH, PLEASE JOIN US AS THE YOUTH FLAG IN HONOR OF THE TEXAS FLAG PGI, THE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC, WHICH UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE FLAG OF P TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE, ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.

I AM GONNA ASK OUR CITY MANAGER TO DO A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE IT'S HIS STAFF THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING.

SO, BILL TAG, YOU'RE IT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I DO THIS.

THIS CERTIFIES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO THE BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION AND TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR BEING NAMED TOP 10 IN THE NATION FOR PERMITTING EFFICIENCY BY LAMBERT'S 2025 RED TAPE INDEX 500, WHICH EVALUATES HOW QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY CITIES PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PERMITS BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

HE ISSUES THIS HONOR ON THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026.

COME ON DOWN.

COME ON.

SAVANNAH.

EXPECT FOR YOU PLANNING AND DEVELOPER FOR YOU.

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THANK YOU.

COME ON, GET ON THIS SIDE.

GREAT JOB.

GREAT JOB.

GREAT JOB.

COME ON DOWN.

CHIP SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHER, EVERYBODY.

SO, REBECCA,

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THIS GROUP WE'RE FIXING TO RECOGNIZE DID GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL CARPENTRY STUDENTS AND G-P-I-S-D-C-T-E PROGRAM IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT WOODEN CHRISTMAS TREES AS A PART OF MAIN STREET MAGIC ACTIVITIES WE SAW.

'CAUSE WE COME DOWN HERE AN AWFUL LOT.

Y'ALL DID SUCH A GOOD JOB AND I'M GLAD WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHO DID IT.

BOARD PRESIDENT AMBER MOFFITT WOULD'VE COME, BUT SHE'S GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO TALK ABOUT IT.

FLORENCE HILL TONIGHT, WE WILL NOT GO INTO THAT.

IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, I'VE ISSUED THIS HONOR TO Y'ALL TODAY, THE 6TH OF JANUARY, 2026.

CHIP, WHY DON'T YOU FILL IN SOME GAPS THAT I MIGHT HAVE LEFT.

SURE.

UM, MAYOR, COUNCIL, UH, THESE YOUNG FOLKS THAT ARE HERE IN FRONT OF US AND SEVERAL OF THEIR CLASSMATES HELPED US OUT, AS THE MAYOR JUST SAID, WITH THE, UH, BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE PROJECT THAT WE DID DOWN ON THE MAIN STREET AT THE OLD, UH, COUNTY COURTHOUSE SPACE.

UH, AND THEY, THEY DID IT AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM AND THEY DID IT TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 40 TREES.

YEAH.

AND WELL BEYOND ANYTHING WE COULD HAVE IMAGINED.

I TRIED TO GET OUT AND SELL A FEW OF EM, .

THEY WERE REALLY CUTE.

AND WE GREAT.

WE ARE GRATEFULLY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM.

AND, UH, I THINK, KEN, I'M GONNA SPEAK FOR YOU.

I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ON THE HOOK TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR US.

IS THAT RIGHT? BUT WHERE ARE THOSE YOU SHORT OF ? HEY, NO, NOT A PROBLEM.

YOU'RE THE LEADER.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, .

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

GOOD TO MEET YOU MUCH.

YOU'RE DISMISSED.

YOU CAN GO HOME OR YOU CAN STAY MAYOR CARD.

SO LEMME GET OVER HERE NOW.

WHY DON'T YOU READ IN THE NEW RULES STARTING TONIGHT? GOOD EVENING.

CITIZENS MAY SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

ALL SPEAKERS MUST COMPLETE A COMMENT CARD PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.

FOR ITEMS LISTED ON CONSENT AGENDA, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES.

CITIZENS MAY SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM SCHEDULED AS A PUBLIC HEARING OR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OR DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS.

APPLICANTS FOR ZONING MATTERS MAY SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES.

ALL SPEAKER SHALL OBSERVE THE RULES OF DECORUM IN EXHIBIT ORDERLY AND RESPECTFUL CONDUCT DURING THE MEETING.

SPEAKER SHALL DIRECT THEIR REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL, NOT THE AUDIENCE.

WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MAYOR PRO TIM LASAGNA.

I'M READY FOR A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS FIVE TO EIGHT AND PULL ITEM NUMBER NINE TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION.

AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

A OPPOSED SAY NAY.

AS YOU CAN TELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON IS NOT HERE.

HE WAS HERE FOR THE F AND G COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT THEN STARTED FEELING ILL AND AFRAID.

OF COURSE, WITH ALL THE BUGS GOING AROUND, HE WAS WISE FOR HIM TO JUST NOT BE HERE TONIGHT.

SO HE'S AT HOME.

SO THAT'S WHY HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.

UH, THIS IS DIFFERENT.

WE ARE, WE MOVED CITIZEN COMMENTS TO NOW? NO.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.

WE STILL HAVE ONE ITEM, BUT I'M GONNA, GONNA DO ALL THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDER AFTER CONSIDERATION.

OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND.

'CAUSE IT IS ON THE CONSENT.

WE'LL DO ITEM NINE NOW AND THEN I'LL HAVE 'EM SPEAK.

I WAS JUST GONNA MOVE IT DOWN TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL.

SIX ONE HALF DOZEN OTHERS SHOULD INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

YEAH.

SO WE'LL MOVE IT TO WHERE I WAS.

BUT IT POINT IS WE'RE LETTING THEM SPEAK NOW INSTEAD AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

AND THEN JOHN, YOU CAN GO HOME.

JOHN STEWART.

AND YOU ONLY GET THREE MINUTES NOW.

JOHN.

I'M STARTING.

I STARTED IT WHEN YOU, DO I NEED TO RECLAIM MY TIME? DO I NEED TO RECLAIM MY TIME? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND LOOK, I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW I'VE SAID IT MANY TIMES.

I'VE SAID IT PUBLICLY.

I'VE SAID IT PRIVATELY.

THANK YOU FOR GOVERNING OUR CITY.

WE ARE BOOM TOWN.

I'M LOVING IT.

SO CONTINUE TO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JOHN STEWART.

I RESIDE AT 43 15 HAMPTON CIRCLE IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

I ROSE TO SAY THAT I

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JUST BECAUSE WE MAY DISAGREE ON CERTAIN ISSUES DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD FALL OUT OR STOP CONVERSING WITH EACH OTHER.

IT'S ALWAYS, IT HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN.

IT HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN THAT WHEN THE DIALOGUE STOPS CHAOS AND VIOLENCE BEGINS.

I WILL NEVER SAY THAT I WON'T VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT.

BUT THESE DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL POLICIES I CANNOT VOTE FOR.

THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.

THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER IS BEING ABUSED IN CERTAIN STATES, AND THESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

IF YOU DON'T RESPECT THIS COUNTRY AND IT'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, YOU CAN LEAVE.

LASTLY, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE THE FIRST BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, ASIAN, ET CETERA.

THE QUESTION THAT BURNS IS, CAN YOU DO THE JOB? DO YOU HAVE ANY INTEGRITY OR CHARACTER? THANK YOU.

MY TIME IS UP.

I THANK YOU FOR YOURS.

HAROLD WILLIS.

HAROLD WILLIS, 5 3 8 LINLEY.

HOW APPROPRIATE ON JANUARY 6TH, 2021.

THOSE OF US THAT ARE DEMOCRATS, WE REFER TO THE WISDOM OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, A DAY OF INFAMY TO OVERTURN OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC, TO OVERTURN OUR DEMOCRACY BY TRUMP REPUBLICANS.

LET'S GET THAT STRAIGHT RIGHT NOW.

AND WE MUST REMEMBER CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER BRIAN SNICK, WHO HAD CHEMICAL IRRITANTS SPRAYED IN HIS FACE, WHO DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES.

LET'S GET THAT ON THE RECORD.

I AM PROUD TO KNOW THAT THE RULES HAVE BEEN CHANGED BECAUSE OF THIS 1974 GRAND PRIX.

GOPHER HARALD R WILLIS.

LIMITING OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN A PUBLIC FORUM IS WHAT I EXPECT FROM REPUBLICANS.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE, MAYOR, YOU'RE A TRUMP REPUBLICAN.

YOU WANNA LIMIT OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS BECAUSE I BRING THINGS UP OFF THIS CONSENT AGENDA THAT LITTLE BIT ON THE SAFETY SIDE.

LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT RIGHT NOW.

STAFF WASN'T, STAFF DID THIS, BUT STAFF WAS DOING THIS AT THE ORDERS OF REPUBLICAN RON JENSEN BACK AT BASS PRO SHOP AND THE, UH, MARIO CART.

SO I FILLED OUT A CARD.

ONE OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS CAME OUT AND ASKED ME NOT TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THE MAYOR WAS GONNA BE ON CHANNEL EIGHT THAT FRIDAY.

SO I DIDN'T, I PULLED IT OFF.

UH, I DIDN'T COME UP HERE.

I DIDN'T, UH, UH, INTERRUPT YOUR LITTLE SURPRISE MAYOR, BUT YOU WERE ON CHANNEL EIGHT AS THE NEW DALE HANSON.

LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME.

I BROUGHT BASS PRO SHOPS.

I BROUGHT THIS DOWN HERE AND NO ONE ELSE COULD DO THIS BUT ME.

THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I DIDN'T PULL THINGS OFF.

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE CHANGING THE RULES, DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA SILENCE ME.

I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE 41 YEARS LONGER THAN YOU HAVE.

I FOUGHT FOR THOSE 15 YEARS WHEN CITIZENS WERE DYING IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

AND YOU WERE ON THAT DALLAS-FORT WORTH HOSPITAL CENTER PROTECTING THAT SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE DEATHS OF IN PEOPLE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE FUN GOING FORWARD BECAUSE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS OPEN UP THIS, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT HERE.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT DOWN HERE NOW, BUT AS TIME GOES FORWARD, WE DO HAVE ELECTIONS COMING UP.

SO I, AND IT'S WRONG, MAYOR TO JUST CUT THIS OFF AT SIX 30.

PEOPLE WORK, PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE A LITTLE BIT LATE, SOMETHING HAPPENING.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO KIND OF BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBLE ON SOME OF YOUR RULES BECAUSE THERE ARE ELECTIONS COMING UP IN MAY AND THERE'LL BE ELECTIONS IN NEXT NOVEMBER.

SO IT'S, UM, IT'S GONNA BE A VERY INTERESTING YEAR.

AND REMEMBER ALL OF THE SACRIFICES MADE TODAY, FIVE YEARS AGO, AS TRUMP SAYS, IT WAS A LOVE FEST.

THANK YOU JUNIOR.

I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO HAVE THIS QUICK PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE.

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MY SECOND AND THIRD GRADE TEACHER, MS. ALLIE SHOWMAN, SIPES.

SHE'S SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE.

UM, MS. SCHULMAN WAS MY, ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO REALLY BELIEVE IN ME.

SHE TOLD ME IN THIRD GRADE THAT ONE DAY I'D BE PRESIDENT.

I SAID, I CAN'T BE PRESIDENT 'CAUSE I WASN'T BORN IN AMERICA.

I'M A NATURALIZED CITIZEN, NOT A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.

BUT SHE SAID, DON'T WORRY, JUST KEEP WORKING HARD.

YOU'LL BECOME SOMETHING ONE DAY.

SO IF YOU COULD JUST STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER NINE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REMOVING THE SECTION OF EXCLUSIONS IN EXHIBIT A.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND NO DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES EIGHT.

OH, ITEM

[10. Public Hearing on and Consideration of an Ordinance amending various sections of Articles II and III of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 26, “Utilities and Services” Relating to Fees for Water and Wastewater (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 08/05/2025 and City Council Budget Workshop on 08/14/2025)]

THANK.

OKAY, SO, UH, ITEM 10 IS THE FIRST READIN OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S STILL NOT GOING UP.

GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE THREE MINUTES REP.

OKAY.

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ITEM 10 IS THE, THE FIRST READING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF ARTICLES.

TWO AND THREE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 26.

UTILITIES AND SERVICES RELATED TO FEES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER.

A COST OF SERVICE STUDY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AND DETERMINED THE REQUIRED WATER AND WA WASTEWATER RATES NECESSARY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE FISCAL YEAR 25 STUDY IDENTIFIED THAT A RATE INCREASE OF, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 SHOULD BE 4.5%.

AN ADDITIONAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY A DIFFERENT CONSULTANT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND CONCURS WITH THE PREVIOUS STUDY RECOMMENDING A 4.5 INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26.

UM, THIS PROPOSED RATE PLAN WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE ON FEBRUARY 1ST.

UM, THIS IS THE RESIDENTIAL IMPACT.

UM, THE CURRENT RATES VERSUS, UH, THE PROPOSED RATES WITH THE INCREASE, UM, THE AVERAGE USER IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN EIGHT AND 10 10,000 GALLONS.

SO, UM, THEY WILL SEE ABOUT A JUST OVER $5, UH, RATE INCREASE ON THIS.

UM, THIS IS THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON MULTIFAMILY RATES.

AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

AND THIS IS THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL, UH, WITH THIS 4.5.

AND IT IS, UM, FOR ALL RATE CLASSES THE SAME FOUR POINT HALF PERCENT.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M NOT READY FOR A MOTION, BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, QUESTION, YEAH.

THANK YOU.

UH, NOREEN, NORMALLY WHENEVER WE HAVE THESE RATE INCREASES, THEY GO INTO PLACE IN OCTOBER.

I, I BELIEVE OCTOBER 1ST.

MM-HMM .

WHY DID WE PUSH IT BACK TO FEBRUARY? UM, WE WERE WAITING FOR THE SECOND RATE STUDY TO COME IN.

'CAUSE THE ONE WE HAD WAS FROM LAST YEAR.

OKAY.

WHEN WE HAD THE SEVEN POINT A HALF PERCENT AND THEN IT PREDICTED THE NEXT FEW AT FOUR POINT A HALF.

SO WE WANTED TO WAIT TILL THAT STUDY WAS OVER TO MAKE SURE IT WAS THE SAME RATE.

MAKES SENSE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU WELCOME.

COUNCIL MEMBER KY.

YEAH.

HOW DID, WHEN YOU'RE WELL IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU WORK IN, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS, HOW ARE Y'ALL COMPARING THIS TO THE OTHER CITIES AROUND US, THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS TO METROPLEX AS A GROWTH? UM, SO WE DO COMPARE, UM, WE FALL IN THE MIDDLE.

UM, WE WERE A LITTLE BIT BELOW THE MIDDLE WITH OUR EXISTING RATES AND WITH THIS RATE INCREASE, WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE, BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER UP.

AND I DO HAVE A BAR CHART NOW WITH ME HERE, BUT I CAN I SHOW YOU THAT SHOWS WHERE WE STAND, UH, WITH THE OTHER CITIES AND NO, IT'S NOT SO MUCH SHOWING UP, BUT IF Y'ALL CAN HAVE THAT ONLINE MM-HMM .

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF CITIZENS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING JUST SO YOU CAN SHOW WHERE WE COMPARE TO EVERYONE ELSE AND WE CAN, AND THEN FOR THE SECOND READING, I CAN PUT IT AS ONE OF MY BLIND.

YEAH.

I JUST SAID WE FOUND A HAPPY MEDIUM.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. MY QUESTION IS, HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE THE STUDIES AND HOW WOULD THAT REFLECT IN A RATE CHANGE SO YOU CAN HAVE THE STUDY? UM, HOW, HOW OFTEN DO WE HAVE IT? WELL, WE'VE BEEN DOING IT EVERY YEAR BECAUSE WITH ALL THE GROWTH WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN WE TRIED TO, UH, FUND OUR OPERATIONAL AND OUR CIP BUDGET, IT'S COMING OUT OF RATES.

IT'LL

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IMPACT FEES EVERY, IT'LL COME OUT OF BONDS.

BUT WE YEAR, BUT WE DO IT EVERY YEAR TO BALANCE EVERYTHING TO SEE WHERE WE STAND, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FISCAL FISCALLY MAKE IT THROUGH THE YEAR WITH WHAT WE NEED.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF ANYBODY WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, YOU CAN DO SO NOW, EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A CARD.

THANK YOU.

SEEING NONE, COUNT.

MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING AS PRESENTED AND SET THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE JANUARY 20TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

OKAY, WE HAVE MOTIONS.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A A OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[11. Approve Term Sheet and Short-Term Management Agreement, and Authorize City Manager to negotiate a Development Agreement with Grand Escape LLC for operation of Loyd Park]

MEGAN MAYHAN, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU A BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE CITY.

THIS IS A PROPOSAL BY THE GRAND ESCAPE AND THE DEVELOPER WILL COME UP AND BE DOING A PRESENTATION.

BUT FROM A VERY HIGH LEVEL, THE CITY HAS NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WHERE IT WILL BE A LONG TERM HIGH DOLLAR RENOVATION OF LLOYD PARK.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS WILL BE A SHORT TERM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WHILE WE WORK THROUGH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, BECAUSE LLOYD PARK IS A ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER LEASED LAND.

SO THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS WILL BE FROM MAY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH MAY 1ST, 2028, WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THE LARGER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SO WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL, UM, REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND LEASE AGREEMENTS DOWN THE ROAD.

SO, UM, FOR THIS FIRST TWO YEARS, THE FIXED RENT WILL BE A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR PAID TO THE CITY AS WELL AS DEVELOPER WILL AGREE TO PAY A MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR OF HARD COST IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE LLOYD PARK.

BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL BE WILLING TO THAT IS, UH, GOING TO BE SHARING WITH US.

NOW, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TOM HART.

DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THIS ONE OR? YEAH, WAIT A SEC.

THANK YOU MEGAN .

GOD, YOU GUYS ARE A LOT SCARIER FROM OVER HERE.

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I'M USED TO LOOKING AT YOU FROM THE SIDE.

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OH, WELL, WE'LL GET THROUGH IT MEGAN.

THANK YOU.

UH, A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT'S KIND OF A, IT IS BEEN A, A DREAM.

IT'S BEEN A PASSION PROJECT TO ME.

IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'VE WANTED FOR THE CITY.

UH, IT'S A JOURNEY THAT REALLY STARTED BACK, UH, 1999, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

UH, AND WHEN THE COUNCIL AND MYSELF SET OUT TO BRING SOME, UH, UH, LAND INTO THE CITY, 5,000 ACRES.

TONY, YOU SAT ON THE COUNCIL? PARDON ME.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.

WELL, YOU SAT ON THE COUNCIL AT THAT POINT.

AS LONG AS WE KNOWN EACH OTHER.

TONY .

MRS. CLEMSON, YOUR MOTHER SAT ON THE COUNCIL.

WELL, I REMEMBER MAYOR ENGLAND SAID, TOM, THAT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT TO GET THAT LAND.

WELL, HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS SAYING.

YOU'VE HEARD THE OLD SAYING, TOOK TAKES AN ACT TO CONGRESS.

WELL, IT LITERALLY TOOK AN ACT TO CONGRESS.

WE HAD TO GO TO WASHINGTON.

WE GOT A BILL PASSED.

AND THEN IF YOU REMEMBER, WE GOT VETOED, NOT BECAUSE OF US, WE WERE A WRITER.

SO THEN IT, WE HAD TO GO BACK TO WASHINGTON.

SO IT WAS A LONG ENDEAVOR.

BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE TOOK OVER 5,000 ACRES OF PARKLAND AROUND THE LAKE.

SO IT'S ALWAYS HAD A SPECIAL MEANING TO ME.

SO SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, SOME GUY NAMED RICK HAROLD INTRODUCED ME TO A TOPIC CALLED GLAMPING.

GLAMPING.

I NEEDED TO FIND THAT IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW.

IT'S, UH, GETTING TO BE A BIG TERM, BUT IT'S GLAMOROUS CAMPING.

AND, UH, SO RICK INTRODUCED ME TO THAT AND HE STARTED THE SECOND PART OF THIS JOURNEY WITH ME.

HE AND MY SON STARTED.

AND SADLY, NEITHER ONE OF THEM THERE TO SEE IT COME TO COLD CULMINATION.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE, I THINK THEY'RE WATCHING MM-HMM .

AND THEY'LL BE EXCITED.

SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR THE CITY, AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU JUST A FEW THINGS, BUT BEFORE I DO, LET ME, UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT I HAD TO GO OUT AND FIND PARTNERS, BOTH, UH, FINANCIAL PARTNERS AND MANAGEMENT PARTNERS AND SO FORTH.

IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH EXPERTISE THAT QUITE FRANKLY DON'T BE SHOCKED.

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE EXPERTISE I NEEDED.

OKAY.

SO WE BROUGHT THAT CREW TOGETHER AND THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL.

SO LET ME INTRODUCE, FIRST OF ALL, SOME OF YOU HAVE MET MR. TOM GROENE.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE HIM.

TOM HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OUR PROJECT FROM THE BEGINNING AND HIS

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SO HE WILL BE WITH US AND HE ROLLS HIS SLEEVES UP AND GET RIGHT IN IT.

AND JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW, HE BELIEVES IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

HE IS A MAJOR INVESTOR, THE MAJOR INVESTOR ON THE HIGHWAY 360 PROJECT, WHICH IS LOOKING VERY FAVORABLE.

HE IS AN INVESTOR IN BOULDER.

SO HE IS A BELIEVER IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

SO I'M, I'M PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS A PARTNER.

UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THE ODAY BROTHERS GOT HERE.

DID THEY COME? I'M NOT FOR SURE.

UH, INTERESTINGLY, WE ENDED UP MEETING A FAMILY CALLED THE O DAYS.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU KNOW, I'D NEVER MET 'EM.

THEY OWNED THE LARGEST MINORITY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN TEXAS.

THEIR DAD CAME HERE BACK MANY YEARS AGO, STARTED A SMALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BUILDING HOMES IN COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES.

BUILT HIS OWN HOME THERE.

HE AND HIS WIFE STILL RESIDE THERE.

THEY RAISED THEIR FIVE KIDS, OR SEVEN KIDS, I DON'T REMEMBER.

BUT THEY RAISED THEM RIGHT HERE IN THE GRAND PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY HAVE BECOME OUR MAJOR INVESTOR IN THIS PROJECT.

THEY ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THEY PLAYED ON THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THINGS WHEN THEY WERE GROWING UP.

SO IT'S REALLY TO ME NEAT TO HAVE THEM IN.

UH, AS I MENTIONED, UH, RICK AND MY SON STARTED THE ENDEAVOR.

WELL NOW, UH, I AM EXCITED.

CAN I INTRODUCE ONE OF MY OTHER PARTNERS THAT I'LL BE ANSWERING TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER, ELLIE HART.

STAND UP.

ELLIE, TAKE A BOW.

SO WE'RE EXCITED.

IT, IT, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PROJECT.

AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE, I'M EXCITED TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE ARM GROUP.

UH, I KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING THAT'S WHO I WANTED TO RUN OUR FACILITY BECAUSE THAT'S WHO RAN THE EPIC WATERS AND I KNOW WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED THERE.

THEY'RE THE BEST OF THE BEST GUYS.

WAVE YOUR HANDS BACK THERE.

SO WE'VE GOT SOME OF THEIR VICE PRESIDENTS HERE.

GLAD TO HAVE 'EM.

AND THEY'VE BEEN ROLLING THEIR SLEEVES UP AND ARE DOING GREAT.

WELL, TOM, YOU'RE USED TO GIVING PRESENTATIONS, BUT YOU'RE NOT USED TO BEING ON A TIME LIMIT.

, ISN'T THIS INTERESTING? STEVE SIGNED UP.

HE DOESN'T NEED TO TALK FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I'LL GIVE YOU HIS FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

UH, SPEAKING OF STEVE, I HAVE ANOTHER GENTLEMAN I'M PARTNERING WITH THAT IS GONNA BE DOING A REALLY EXCITING, CAN YOU STAND UP? STEVE? STEVE SMITH.

STEVE IS DOING A NATURE AREA.

IT'S GONNA BE REALLY GREAT.

AND HE'S WORKING RIGHT NOW TO START BRINGING FOLKS THAT'LL BE COMING IN FOR THE WORLD CUP TO TAKE 'EM OUT.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE EXPERIENCES OUT THERE AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

EXPERIENCES NATURE, UH, KAYAKING, HIKING.

WE HOPE TO HAVE HORSEBACK RIDING.

WE, UH, WILL HAVE KAYAKING.

WE'LL HAVE PADDLE BOARDING.

SO STEVE WILL BE WORKING WITH US.

IT'LL ALL BE UNDER THE UMBRELLA.

SO LET ME SHOW YOU, RUN THROUGH JUST A FEW SLIDES.

'CAUSE I WANT TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR OF WHAT'S COMING.

UH, HOW DO I CHANGE THIS? I, I, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST KIND OF OUR MISSION, BUT I THINK A LOT OF YOU KNOW ME FROM MY BACKGROUND.

EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.

IT'S GONNA BE OVER THE TOP, YOU KNOW, UH, I HOPE WE'LL HAVE BOY SCOUT TROOPS CAMPING OUT THERE.

WELL, 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA LET 'EM CAMP FOR FREE.

SO I HOPE THEY'LL COME.

I WAS A BOY SCOUT.

I WAS NEVER, I WAS NEVER ABLE TO ORDER ROOM SERVICE FROM MY TENT.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO.

SO IT'S A NEW DAY.

UH, WE'RE GONNA BE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.

SOME WE'LL HAVE ONE SECTION THAT'LL BE A REALLY ENHANCED AREA.

GOING AFTER THINGS LIKE THE A AND M BOOSTER CLUB COMING IN FOR GAMES AND SO FORTH.

WE'LL BE ADDING PULL THROUGH GLAMPING UNITS.

THERE'S ALL KIND OF GLAMPING UNITS.

ONE OF 'EM THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, WE'LL HAVE FLOATING DOMES OUT ON THE LAKE.

THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL UNITS.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

I MEAN, I EVEN GOT MY WIFE TO AGREE.

SHE'D BE HAPPY STAYING IN ONE OF OUR UNITS.

THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE OVER THE TOP.

YOU CAN SEE ALL EN SUITE RESTROOMS AND SO FORTH.

BEAUTIFUL.

UH, JUST SOME MORE VIEWS.

UH, TREE HOUSE.

WE'LL HAVE SOME TREE HOUSES OUT THERE.

UH, WHAT I WANT ARE THE YURTS.

I WANT KIDS TO, WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING THE PARK FROM THEIR VACATION TO SAY, HEY MOM, DAD, CAN WE COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND STAY IN THIS UNIT? UH, YOU CAN SEE THE YURTS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME SAFARI TENTS.

ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF ARE PARK HOMES.

THEY'RE ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR UNITS OUT THERE.

PEOPLE ARE GONNA LOVE 'EM.

AND WE'LL HAVE A BUNCH OF THOSE.

THEY ARE NOT WHAT YOU'D CALL ROUGHING IT TOO MUCH .

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WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT UP A NOTCH, BOTH WITH AMENITIES AND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

WE'LL BE BUILDING A RESORT POOL.

UM, WE'RE STARTING WITH, UM, WE'LL BE STARTING THIS SUMMER.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I WANT PEOPLE, NOT JUST THAT ARE STAYING THERE, BUT I WANT THE PEOPLE IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS TO COME OUT AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE LAKE.

WE'LL HAVE A FLOATING WATERPARK THAT I THINK THE KIDS WILL LOVE.

UM, GRAPEVINES GOT ONE, BUT, SO I'M EXCITED.

WE ARE, WE'RE GONNA BE THERE FIRST IN TEXAS, MAY I SAY.

WE'LL BE THE FIRST FLOATING PICKLEBALL.

WE ALREADY HAVE A, UH, CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH LINED UP.

WE'LL BE SENDING INVITATIONS TO GEORGIA AND TO MEGAN SHORTLY FOR THE INAUGURAL GAME.

THAT'LL BE HAPPENING.

UH, WE'LL BE BUILDING A RESTAURANT IN A PHASE TWO, BUT WE'LL BE STARTING WITH SOME REALLY NEAT FOOD AND BEVERAGE STUFF.

SO YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET REALLY QUALITY FOOD.

WE, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CONCERT AND FESTIVAL AREA.

NOW.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT THAT AND THINK IT'S A DOG PARK.

IT'S NOT.

THAT IS A PEOPLE EXERCISING AREA THAT YOU CAN BRING YOUR PET.

THE CORE DOESN'T LIKE DOG PARKS.

SO NEVER CALL BILL.

DON'T LAUGH.

THIS IS SERIOUS.

WE, WE WILL NEVER CALL IT A DOG PARK.

SO YOU CAN COME OUT AND EXERCISE AND BRING YOUR PET, UH, THEN THE NATURE AREA, AND AGAIN, STEVE'S GONNA BE DOING A LOT OF THIS.

HEY, PEOPLE COME TO TEXAS THINKING THEY'RE GONNA SEE A HORSE.

MOST OF 'EM NEVER DO.

IF THEY COME TO OUR RESORT IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO RIDE A HORSE.

THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO KAYAK, BICYCLE, HIKE.

WE WANT THEM TO ENJOY THAT EXPERIENCE.

SO I'M GONNA STOP, MAYOR, BECAUSE I RESPECT THAT.

I CAN GET A LITTLE WINDED.

I'M LONG-WINDED.

SO I'LL SIT DOWN OR I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE'VE BEEN FULLY BRIEFED ON THIS FOR MONTHS.

WE'VE SEEN YOUR PLAN.

WE, SOME OF US HAVE TAKEN TOURS OF IT.

WE'RE EXCITED.

I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS.

THANKS FOR BRINGING YOUR TEAM OUT HERE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL Y'ALL.

I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER DEBOSKY MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT.

YES.

TOM OR MR. HART.

TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE HORSES.

THE HORSE.

YES.

WELL, STEVE IS WORKING ON THAT ASPECT OF IT.

AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CORE.

GONNA BE WORKING WITH THE CORE.

THE CORE TOLD US WE COULDN'T DO THE, ON THE OTHER PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT, WE WERE TOLD WE COULDN'T DO THE BIG EQUESTRIAN CENTER.

BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, UH, JUST A RIDING STABLE.

THAT A PERSON CAN COME RENT A HORSE OR TAKE A, UH, TRAIL RIDE THAT WE WOULD BE OFFERING.

SO WE THINK THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THEY'RE GONNA LET US DO THAT.

I'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR POLICE CHIEF, WHO I THINK SINCE I HIRED HIM, I THINK HE'S ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.

LET ME ADD, NOT TO MENTION THE FIRE CHIEF WHO SAVED MY LIFE ONE TIME.

MM.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE, WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT.

AND I'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS GOING WITH CORY JOHNSON TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT BE AN AREA WE COULD WORK SOME OF YOU'RE AWARE HE'S WANTING TO DO WITH HIS CHARITY.

THAT'S THE DIRECTION I WAS GOING IN.

OH, WAS IT? YES.

WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HOPE TO DO.

AND WE'RE GONNA BE ASKING THE CORE FOR THAT.

WE GOT 800 ACRES HE NEEDS JUST A LITTLE BIT.

AND IF WE'VE ALREADY GOT HORSES, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE.

AND THEN WE'VE TOLD THE POLICE CHIEF, IF WE GET THAT DONE, IF THEY WANT TO STABLE THEIR HORSES, THE POLICE HORSES OUT THERE, WE WE'D LOVE TO HAVE 'EM AT NO CHARGE.

OKAY.

GOOD DEAL.

THANK YOU.

SO, ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN RENT 'EM OUT FOR TRAIL RIDES.

NO KIDDING.

WHAT ELSE FOLKS? WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU PROUD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU PROUD.

WELL, IT'S, IT LOOKS GREAT, TOM.

WE'RE EXCITED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TEAM FOR COMING.

UH, HAROLD.

HAROLD.

WELL, IT'S 5 3 8 LINLEY.

I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF WHAT FORMER CITY MANAGER TOM HART HAS PROPOSED.

I I THINK IT'S GREAT.

THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

THAT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS THE DEFINITION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA.

SOMETIMES A LOT OF THAT CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS LIKE DR.

STRANGE LOVE IN HIS WHEELCHAIR WITH A SLIDE RULE.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO APPROVE? MM-HMM .

I MEAN, THIS IS GREAT, BUT WHAT ASSURANCES DO WE HAVE FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA COME UP AT THE LAST SECOND? AND MEGAN CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE APPROVAL ON AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ASK FOR APPROVAL.

YES.

THANK YOU.

SO, UH, MR. WILLIS, WE HAVE BEEN WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE THE LANDOWNER.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

THEY ALREADY HAVE SEEN THESE PLANS.

WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF TENTATIVE APPROVAL.

WE WILL BE GOING

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SO, AND WE'RE VERY USED TO IT BECAUSE THE MARINA, UM, THE GOLF RANCH ALL, AND IT'S THE SAME.

IT'S ALL THE SAME.

IT'S THE SAME LITTLE COLONEL THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH ON ALL THAT SAME GUY.

I GUESS RIGHT NOW I WOULD TAKE KIDS OUT THERE TO RIDE BICYCLES ACROSS THE DAM.

AND THAT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR WHAT, 10, 12 YEARS FOR REPAIRS.

THEY'RE NOT EVER GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR BICYCLE RIDING ANYMORE.

THEY TOLD ME.

BUT FOR PEOPLE JUST TO WALK ACROSS THE DAM, I MEAN, WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET IT FOR WALKING.

YEAH.

I MEAN JUST, BUT WE'VE GOTTEN SOME APPROVALS FOR THIS LAND.

DO WE? IS THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DO YOU MEET WITH THEM IN PUBLIC SO THE CITIZENS COULD COME ASK THEM QUESTIONS OR, SO AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE WILL BE DOING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.

THERE IS A PUBLIC COMMENT COMPONENT TO THAT.

SO THAT WILL BE WHERE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PUBLIC NOTICES.

YEAH.

THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS, THIS IS WONDERFUL.

IT'S JUST WILL THIS BE DONE INCREMENTALLY? I MEAN, HOW MANY YEARS IS THIS GONNA TAKE BEFORE IT'S COMPLETELY, UH, UP AND RUNNING LIKE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL, IT'S ALL DEPENDENT.

WE THINK THAT THERE WILL BE AN INITIAL SEVERAL MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT AND THEN IN UM, YEARS, TOM, PROBABLY TWO OR THREE, FOUR, DEPENDING ON CORE APPROVAL.

WELL, THERE WILL BE AN INITIAL, UM, VERY LARGE SUM OF MONEY THAT WILL BE PUT INTO, NO, I THINK IT'S GREAT.

AGAIN, IT'S JUST THE DEALING WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

THAT'S, UH, THEY IN, WE KNOW SOUTHEAST OFFICE BACK THERE.

WE KNOW.

AND THEY'RE IN THAT OFFICE ALL DAY LONG AND YOU NEVER SEE THEM.

SO THAT'S, THEY'RE A BIG HINDRANCE TO DEVELOPMENT.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY COMMON SENSE.

BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU MR. CITY, FORMER CITY MANAGER FOR THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ.

READY FOR A MOTION? I'M READY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 11.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, IT'S GOOD FOR OUR, THE, THE LAKE AND HOPEFULLY POLICY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

MOTION.

SECOND.

SECOND.

BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON.

I WAS LOOKING AT HER DIRECTLY.

WHEN, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A OPPOSED SAY NAY.

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM.

MAYOR.

CAN I SAY ONE LAST THING SHORTLY? YES.

I WANT THANK MEGAN AND BILL.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

THEY WERE A LOT EASIER, EASIER TO WORK HARD YEARS AGO, BUT IF THEY LOOKED OUT.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THEY THEY WORKED HARD TO GET US TO WORK.

IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN, UH, I AGREE.

AND I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

UH, ITEM 12.

[12. Second Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Franchise and Approving a Franchise Agreement for Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Services with Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd., dba Republic Services of Grand Prairie]

I KNOW.

ITEM 12.

NO, BUT I NEED HER TO COME UP HERE.

SORRY, I'M MOVING.

ALRIGHT, SO ITEM 12 IS THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE AND APPROVING A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING SERVICES WITH REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES OF TEXAS LIMITED DOING BUSINESS.

AND I HAVE A CORRECTION DOING BUSINESS, UM, AS REPUBLIC SERVICES OF ARLINGTON.

SO DO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT? YES SIR.

CHANGE IN OUR, AS PART OF THE MOTION.

ALRIGHT.

UM, THIS, THIS, UM, THIS WILL BE A 13 YEAR AGREEMENT.

AND IF THE BIG CHANGE IS THAT IT WILL BE BRINGING RESIDENTIAL CARTS FOR GARBAGE AND FOR RECYCLING TO THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

LET ME GET IT ON THE RECORD THAT REPUBLIC HAS TOLD US THAT THEY'RE PHASING OUT ANY BAGGED TRASH PICKUP.

THAT IS CORRECT.

UH, WE ARE ONE OF THE LAST CITIES IN THE AREA THAT HAS BAGGED TRASH.

AND I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN FOR SOME AND NOT FUN FOR OTHERS.

IT, IT'S SPLIT ABOUT 50 50.

BUT, UH, THEY'RE PHASING IT OUT.

THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY.

BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THEY'RE PHASING IT OUT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

REDFERN? COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

DR.

REDFERN.

UH, LET'S JUST SAY CURRENTLY IF I HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS, UH, WOULDN'T FIT INTO A BIN, I CAN LEAVE IT OUT ON THE CURB AND ON TUESDAY OR FRIDAY THEY WILL PICK IT UP.

HOW WILL THAT, HOW WILL THAT WORK? BECAUSE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS AN ARM AND A GUY'S NOT GONNA GET OUT AND GO OVER AND PICK THAT UP.

SO WHAT, WHAT'S THE DEAL? HOW, HOW WILL WE DO THAT? IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE CREATIVE.

OH.

SO THE BINS THAT WILL BE DELIVERED ARE 96 GALLON BINS.

MM-HMM .

AND THOSE ARE FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL.

BUT IF THEY WON'T FIT IN THAT, IF THEY WON'T

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AND THAT'S CONSIDER YOU YOUR BULKY CAN GO OUTSIDE OF THAT'S YOUR BRUSH CAN GO OUTSIDE OF THAT.

GOOD.

OKAY.

WELL HOW'S THAT, HOW DOES THAT GET PICKED UP? THAT WILL GET PICKED UP BY A SEPARATE TRUCK.

SEPARATE TRUCK.

SO YOU'VE GOT THE AUTOMATED ARM UHHUH ON THE TRUCK THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE BIN.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT A DIFFERENT TRUCK THAT WILL COME AND TAKE CARE OF THE BULKY IN THE BRUSH.

HOW WILL HE KNOW TO COME BY? DO WHAT? HOW DID THE GUY WITH THE ARM, HOW, HOW THE SECOND, HOW WILL A SECOND.

SECOND.

SO ALL OF YOUR SERVICES WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON THE SAME DAY.

SO SAY FOR INSTANCE, YOUR SERVICE IS ON TUESDAY.

UHHUH, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON TUESDAY.

YOUR BIN WILL GET EMPTIED ON TUESDAY.

YOUR BULKY AND BRUSH WILL GET PICKED UP ON TUESDAY.

YOUR RECYCLING WILL GET PICKED UP ON TUESDAY.

HE, WELL, HIS QUESTION IS, HOW WILL THEY KNOW TO COME PICK UP THE BRUSH? YEAH.

HOW HE, HOW'S HE GONNA KNOW? I GOT A, THAT TRUCK'S GONNA GO BY.

I HAVE NO BOOKCASE.

THAT TRUCK IS GONNA GO BY.

THAT TRUCK IS GOING BY NO MATTER WHAT, NO MATTER WHAT.

THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER.

THANK YOU.

NOT A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT.

IT'LL BE A DIFFERENT TRUCK.

IT'LL BE A DIFFERENT BULKY ITEM.

A BRUSH ITEM TRUCK.

NOT A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT THAN IT IS NOW.

THEN .

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR.

WELL DOWN MY STREET, EVERYBODY CAN PUT THEIR STUFF IN A BIN EXCEPT FOR THE BRUSH.

AND WE PUT MORE BRUSH OUT THERE.

NEVERMIND.

WE PUT NO BOOKCASE DOWN THERE.

YEAH.

NOW REPUBLIC WILL BE PICKING UP BUNDLED BRUSH, BUT OUR CITY TRUCKS WILL STILL REGULAR SERVICES IS SOMETHING D THAT'S, THAT'S ONE FOURTH.

THAT'S ONE FOURTH OF THE CITY AT A TIME.

ONE WEEK AT A TIME.

RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ.

DR.

REDFORD.

UM, AS YOU NOTICE WE ARE, WE'RE STARTING TO GET EMAILS REGARDING THIS ITEM AND, AND PREPARING RESPONSES.

JUST REALLY JUST TRYING TO LEAN, LEAN IN.

I MEAN, GIVEN THAT WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR OUT OR SO, DOING IT MASSIVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

MM-HMM .

UM, IS A PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL LIKE YOUTUBE VIDEOS, UM, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY EVEN WE USED TO DO TRASH PICKUP IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE, OF THE CITY.

MAYBE DOING THAT GOOD IDEA AND HAVING THE CARTS THERE.

YES.

SO PEOPLE COULD SEE WHAT THE CART LOOKS LIKE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT CARS.

CORRECT.

AND THEN ALSO WORKING WITH OUR HOAS.

'CAUSE I KNOW HOAS SOMETIMES HAVE THEIR OWN REGULATIONS AND THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THEIR RESIDENTS, THEY'RE ALREADY REACHING OUT.

YES SIR.

SO, SO ALL THAT'S BEING DONE.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A WEBSITE.

CAN YOU JUST REPEAT THE WEBSITE TO US? WHAT GO THROUGH? YES SIR.

UM, WE'RE WATCHING FOR UPDATES ON WWW DOT GPTX DO ORG SLASH GARBAGE.

I JUST WANTED TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

OH, I'M SORRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER HEDON.

SO FOR THE APRIL 20, 26, PHASE ONE.

MM-HMM .

UH, WITH THE ONE DAY A WEEK, WILL THE REST OF THE CITY WHO'S NOT IN PHASE ONE ALSO BE MOVING TO ONE DAY A WEEK AT THAT TIME? NOT YET.

NO.

JUST, THAT JUST APPLIES TO PHASE ONE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

SARGE, EVERYBODY ELSE WILL STAY ON THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULE.

MM-HMM .

OKAY.

GREAT.

AND THEN WITH BAGS.

WITH, WITH BAGS.

SO A FOLLOW UP FROM UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AL'S QUESTION.

SO THERE'S ANOTHER HYPOTHETICAL.

SO LET'S SAY I'VE GOT MY BIN FULL OF REGULAR TRASH BAGS.

MM-HMM .

AND I HAVE MORE TRASH BAGS THAT FIT IN THE BIN THAT DOES NOT QUALIFY OR BRUSH OR LARGE.

MM-HMM .

CAN I SIT THE BAGS NEXT TO THE BIN? WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE BAGS? WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND, YOU'VE GOT A 96 GALLON CART FOR YOUR TRASH.

THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS PROBABLY NO.

WELL HANG ON.

WE'VE ALSO GOT A 96 GALLON FOR RECYCLING.

WHAT I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IN ORDER TO GET EVERYTHING INTO YOUR 96 GALLON.