Mar 03, 2026 City Council 03032026

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I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

TONIGHT OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY REVEREND MARSHA MIDDLETON OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

AND OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM JOHNSON.

PLEASE RISE.

GOOD EVENING.

PLEASE, UH, JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

ETERNAL GOD.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE, A PLACE WITH GOOD PEOPLE IN A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND ACCESS TO MANY, MANY THINGS THAT WE NEED.

OH, GOD, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT NOT EVERYBODY ALWAYS HAS THE SAME ACCESS.

AND SO WE LIFT UP OUR CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO ARE WITHOUT TONIGHT IN WHATEVER WAY THAT MIGHT BE.

AS WE GATHER WITH THIS COUNCIL, WE ASK THAT YOU STRENGTHEN THEM, THAT THEY MIGHT DISCERN IN SUCH A WAY, A PATH FORWARD THAT WILL LEAD TO PROSPERITY AND PEACE AND THE BEST FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE AND BE WITH THOSE WHO SPEAK TONIGHT AND ARE MAKING PRESENTATIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE CLARITY AND BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT.

WELL, WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF CHRIST.

AMEN.

AMEN.

WOULD Y'ALL REMAIN STANDING AND INCITE THE PLEDGE OF THE COUNCIL TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS? ONE NATION UNDER GOD, JUST DISPR.

OKAY, TAL EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, TVO MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

UH, I'VE GOT CLAUDIA GARBE, UH, MARKETING DIRECTOR WITH ME AND LATIA COLEMAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA SHARE A

[3. Update on Informational Outreach Related to 2026 General Obligation (GO) Program ]

OUR GOAL IS TO DIRECT RESIDENTS TO THE BEST SOURCES FOR DETAILS AND QUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE BOND WEBSITE, THE FAQ AND UPCOMING INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS.

THE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE ARE OPEN HOUSE STYLE.

IT'S COME AND GO, AND WE'LL HAVE STAFF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, USUALLY GENERAL QUESTIONS, MOST OF THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE, UM, THAT CAN BE ANSWERED ON THE FAQ.

SO WE'LL RETURN WITH AN OUTREACH UPDATE, UH, EVERY COUNCIL UNTIL THE ELECTION ON MAY 2ND.

AND WE'RE GONNA START WITH A QUICK SHORT VIDEO, UH, THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.

HI, GRAND PRAIRIE VOTERS.

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT A GEO BOND PROGRAM IN THE UPCOMING MAY 2ND CITY ELECTION, BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU? WE ARE HERE TO EXPLAIN A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND IS A WAY FOR THE CITY TO PAY FOR BIG PROJECTS OVER TIME.

INSTEAD OF PAYING FOR EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE, KIND OF LIKE FINANCING A MAJOR PURCHASE, IT SPREADS THE COST OUT OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

INSTEAD OF PAYING FOR EVERYTHING UPFRONT THIS YEAR, YOU'LL SEE THREE SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS ON THE BALLOTS AND YOU CAN VOTE ON EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY.

PROPOSITION A ASKS YOU TO VOTE YES OR NO ON 209 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS GRANT PRAIRIE PROPOSITION B ASKS YOU TO VOTE YES OR NO ON 78 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND UPGRADE EXISTING PUBLIC SAFETY ASSETS IN THE CITY.

AND PROPOSITION C ASKS YOU TO VOTE YES OR NO ON $39 MILLION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES, LIKE A MULTIPURPOSE CENTER, A PICKLEBALL COMPLEX PUBLIC ARTWORK, AND A BOTANICAL GARDEN.

IF THE PROPOSITIONS ARE APPROVED, THE CITY WILL ISSUE BONDS OVER TIME TO FUND THE PROJECTS.

IF THEY ARE NOT APPROVED, SOME PROJECTS

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REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE ON EACH PROPOSITION INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE THEY COVER DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROJECTS AND HAVE DIFFERENT TAX IMPACTS.

THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL TAX IMPACT ON A HOME WITH AN APPRAISED VALUE OF $100,000, $24 AND 99 CENTS PER YEAR FOR PROPOSITION A, WHICH COVERS STREET PROJECTS $9 AND 36 CENTS PER YEAR FOR PROPOSITION B, WHICH COVERS PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS AND $4 AND 65 CENTS PER YEAR FOR PROPOSITION C, WHICH COVERS PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECTS.

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT GPTX.ORG/BOND ELECTION 2026 OR ATTEND AN UPCOMING PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE ON THE CITY WEBSITE, WWW.GPTX.ORG.

HI, GRAND PRI, YOU.

THANKS TO OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL VIDEO, SHORT VIDEO THAT EXPLAINED A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION.

UM, YOU GUYS, UH, APPROVED THE BOND ELECTION IN FEBRUARY, SO NOW WE ARE HERE TO DO THE OUTREACH AND WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS UNTIL WE GET TO ELECTION DATE.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY CONTACTED 85 COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OUT OF THOSE 85, 24 HAVE ASKED THAT WE COME TO SPEAK WITH THEM.

UM, AND SO FAR WE'VE DONE FIVE OF THOSE, UH, 24 MEETINGS.

WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SAID, HEY, JUST SEND US THE LINK OF THE WEBSITE OR INFORMATION.

AND WE HAVE SIX OF THOSE THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH.

UH, WE'VE ALSO HAD ALREADY TWO CITY SPONSORED INFORMATION SESSIONS, ONE AT THE MAIN LIBRARY AND ONE AT THE SUMMIT RECENTLY.

WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME OUTREACH INTERNALLY AT CITY HALL, WHEREAS WE'VE SENT OUT POSTCARDS TO THE LIBRARIES, ALL THE RECREATIONAL CENTERS AND THROUGHOUT CITY HALL.

AND YOU'LL SEE AT THE BACK OF THE, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TONIGHT, WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE BOARDS THAT WE USE AT THE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS.

AND THERE'S ALSO SOME BOARDS IN THE, UH, FRONT HALLWAY THAT RESIDENTS CAN SEE WHEN THEY COME INTO CITY HALL.

OUT OF THOSE, UH, MEETINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE SEVEN, WE'VE HAD OVER 200 ATTENDEES THUS FAR IN EVERY MONTH.

EVERY COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE COME BACK, WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON HOW MANY WE'VE REACHED SINCE THEN.

WE'VE HAD, UH, 31 MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED, AND YOU GUYS HAVE AT YOUR LISTING THE DETAILS OF ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS.

UH, AS I SAID BEFORE, SEVEN HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

WE HAVE 24.

UPCOMING 19 ARE THE COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND WE HAVE FIVE THAT ARE CITY INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS.

ONE THING I WANNA MENTION IS THAT AT ALL THE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS, WE HAVE LOTS OF MATERIALS THAT ARE IN THREE LANGUAGES, ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE, INCLUDING OUR VIDEO THAT YOU SAW IS ALSO BEEN TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH.

HERE ARE THE COMPLETED INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS.

UH, AGAIN, SPOTLIGHTING THE TWO THAT WERE CITY SPONSORED, BUT AS WE HAVE COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO INVITE US, WE WILL SAY YES, WE WILL GO OUT SO THAT LISTING CAN CAN INCREASE.

AND THESE ARE OUR UPCOMING CITY SPONSORED, UH, SESSIONS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DO HAVE A UPCOMING ONE ON MARCH 12TH, WHICH IS, UH, IN SPANISH.

AND AGAIN, ALL THE MATERIALS WILL BE IN SPANISH.

AND SO THOSE ARE DIRECTED TO OUR SPANISH SPEAKING POPULATION.

BUT AT YOUR, AT YOUR CARD THERE, YOU HAVE A CARD HERE THAT HAS THE QR CODE, AND THAT ACTUALLY HAS THE THREE LANGUAGES.

SO YOU GUYS HAVE AT YOUR PLACEMENT, THIS ONE ON THE BACK, IT HAS THE THREE LANGUAGES AND ALSO THE QR CODE THAT DIRECTS EVERYONE TO THE WEBSITE.

SO WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC THUS FAR, UM, THERE ARE SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

SO AS WE GET THOSE AND THEY COME UP, WE ANSWER THOSE IN WRITING.

AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE IN WRITING ON THE WEBSITE, AND WE DO HAND THEM OUT AT THE INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THAT IN SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE AND SEE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE ASKED ALL THE TIME.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE.

SO LIKE, WHERE ARE THE STREETS? WHAT'S THE TAX IMPACT? WE'VE EVEN HAVE A TAX IMPACT CALCULATOR ON THE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR HOME VALUE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE TAX IMPLICATION WOULD BE.

WE EVEN HAVE SOME NOTES ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE THE SCENE YOU'RE FREEZE, THAT THAT WOULD NOT AFFECT YOU.

SO THAT IS ALL IN THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, AND THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FOUND VERY HELPFUL BY THE RESIDENTS.

SO WHAT ARE THE CITIZENS SAYING? SO THIS IS OUR SOME DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE CITIZENS THEY'RE THINKING US FOR COMING OUT.

MOST OF THEM ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HEARING IT FIRSTHAND OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BOND PROGRAM.

AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY THERE TO, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.

SO WE ANSWER AS MANY

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AND LIKE TAO SAID, WE DO DIRECT THEM TO THE WEBSITE.

UH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR MARKETING DIRECTOR TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COMMUNICATION TACTICS.

THANK YOU, LATIA.

I'M CLAUDIA GARBE WITH, UH, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS.

SO EARLIER TODAY YOU HEARD ABOUT A MARKETING STRATEGIC, UH, PLAN TO INSIGHT TO BRING PEOPLE IN, VISITORS INTO SPEND MONEY HERE.

SO THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN, UH, WITH OUR GOAL IS TO INFORM, TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS, UM, ONCE SO THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE WHEN THEY GO OUT TO THE POLLS.

SO THE MESSAGING HAD TO BE DRAFTED VERY CAREFULLY.

UM, WE WORK WITH LEGAL TO ENSURE THAT WE REMAIN FACTUAL AND, UH, WE QUICKLY, UH, PUT TOGETHER SOME IN-HOUSE, UH, TOOLS INCLUDING PRINT, DIGITAL, AND GRASSROOTS.

WE HAVE A DEDICATED BOND, A WEBPAGE, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER, UH, YOUR VOTE.

AND TODAY WE HAVE 1,512 VIEWS.

AND THAT'S IN LINE WITH OUR USUAL ELECTIONS PAGE VIEWERS.

UH, WE HAVE KICKED OFF FOR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WITH A LOT MORE COMING.

YOU SAW THE INFORMATIONAL VIDEO, WHICH WE'RE HEARING GOOD FEEDBACK.

THEY APPRECIATE HOW SHORT IT IS AND HOW, UM, INFORMATIVE IT IS.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE PRINT DIGITAL, UH, WITH PIPELINE AND DIGITAL SIGNS, THE MAYOR'S MESSAGE, TEXT MYGOV, WHICH SENDS A GENERAL MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO ARE REGISTERED, WHO, WHO ARE ACTUALLY SUBSCRIBED WITH THE CITY.

WE HAVE, UM, UH, UPLOADED OUR VIDEO TO GPTV.

WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED, UH, SOME, UM, ARTICLES IN OUR INTERNAL WEBSITE FOR EMPLOYEES TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THE BOND PROGRAM IT'S ALL ABOUT.

UH, THEY, UH, SERVE AS ONE OF OUR GREATEST AMBASSADORS.

SO WE LIKE TO, UH, KEEP THAT IN MIND WITH EVERY CAMPAIGN WE PUSH OUT.

WE'VE, UH, SENT OUT 2000 POSTCARDS, UM, AND CONTINUE TO USE THEM THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT EVENTS.

WE PUT OUT A HUNDRED YARD SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT ON THE NEXT PHASE.

UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, CLEAR CHANNEL DIGITALS, BILLBOARDS THROUGHOUT GRAND PRAIRIE.

UH, THOSE ARE FREE OF CHARGE.

THEY'RE PROVIDED BY CLEAR WATER, UM, AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO WE'RE SUPPORTING ALSO, UM, TAO'S TEAM AND LETITIA'S TEAM WITH, UM, ALL THE MATERIAL THAT GO OUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

SO THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

WHAT'S COMING? WE HAVE THREE MAILERS GOING OUT TO RESIDENTS.

UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE DELIVERED, UH, THROUGH MARCH AND APRIL.

AND THOSE ARE THE APPROACH THERE WILL BE TO PROVIDE AN, UH, THE FIRST ONE TO BE A BIG OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE BOND PROGRAM IS ABOUT.

AND THEN THE OTHERS WILL SERVE AS REMINDERS TO VOTE, TO REGISTER, TO VOTE, JUST TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED.

WE'VE, UH, ORDERED ADDITIONAL YARD SIGNS.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE SOCIAL MEDIA POST SCHEDULE THROUGH MARCH THROUGH MAY 1ST, EVEN JUST THE DAY BEFORE ELECTION.

AND WE ARE INCORPORATING A MULTI-FAMILY OUTREACH CAMPAIGN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOUSING TO REACH OUT TO THOSE LANDLORDS THAT, UM, THAT COULD HELP US SPREAD THE WORD.

OF COURSE, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH OUR PIPELINE.

UH, MAYOR'S MESSAGE WAS VERY EFFECTIVE.

UH, TEXT MYGOV, WE'LL DELIVER SOME MORE POSTCARDS, UH, POSTERS AND VIDEOS TO OUR CITY FACILITIES.

AND WE'LL, UM, CONTINUE PROMOTING OUR UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS.

AND, UH, ONE OTHER THING WE'RE DOING DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME IS WE GOT A REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK, UH, FROM OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THE TEXT MESSAGES.

UH, AND THAT WENT OUT DURING THE, UH, WINTER WEATHER, UM, THE INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER WE HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO.

AND SO WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, WORKING ON SENDING OUT THAT AGAIN FOR REGISTERED VOTERS, UH, TO JUST SOME FACTUAL INFORMATION FOR THEM TO HAVE AVAILABLE.

AND OF COURSE WE'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR OUR MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY COME UP.

AND ALL THIS TO SAY THAT, UM, WE'RE LISTENING TO WHAT OUR RESIDENTS TELL US THAT WORKS AND WHAT THEY TELL US THAT DON'T WORK, AND WE ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.

THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN IS THAT IT IS, UH, ONGOING.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE ADJUSTING AS NEEDED.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER, CLEMSON AND SHOTWELL AND ADAMS? YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND THE VIDEO WAS REALLY GREAT.

I, THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION.

IF I WANT TO SEND THAT VIDEO TO SOMEONE, WHERE DO I GO TO FIND IT? TO COPY THE LINK

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SO WE ARE WORKING WITH HOAS AND PITS TO PROVIDE THEM ALL THE MARKETING MATERIAL THAT THEY CAN SHARE WITH THEIR, UH, GUESTS.

BUT WE HAVE THAT AVAILABLE ALSO ON YOUTUBE.

UH, THEY CAN DOWNLOAD IT FROM YOUTUBE OR JUST SHARE THAT LINK ANYWHERE THEY WANT TO.

AND WHAT DO YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU LOOK UNDER? I MEAN, WHAT, UH, IT'S THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE YOUTUBE LINK.

JUST CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND THEN IT WILL POP UP.

IT WILL POP UP.

MM-HMM .

OKAY.

AND THEN, UH, MAY WE STILL ADD SOME ORGANIZATIONS TO THIS? I DIDN'T SEE THE GRAND PRIX WOMEN'S CLUB ON HERE.

IT'S ON, IS IT? YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, BACK TO THE VIDEO, IT'S ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE, UH, ON OUR WEBPAGE DEDICATED TO THE BOND PROGRAM.

IF YOU, THERE'S AN OPTION THERE TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND YOU CAN COPY THAT LINK.

GREAT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, THE, UH, THE INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS, UM, SEEM TO SKEW SOUTH.

UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE'S NOT EVEN ANY NORTH OF 30.

UH, CAN WE START WRESTLING UP SOME WAY TO GET A COUPLE OF MORE PLACES TO DO THESE, UH, YOU KNOW, NOTTINGHAM AND ALL THAT UP THERE AND, AND KEITH HYATT AND SADDLE HILLS AND CONTINENTAL STATES.

YOU KNOW, WE WILL MAYBE, MAYBE TRY TO DO SOMETHING HERE AT CITY HALL ITSELF, MAYBE.

YEAH.

DO HERE AT CITY HALL FOR NOTTINGHAM SPECIFICALLY, OR FOR NORTH OF THREE NORTH.

WELL, IT MAYBE YOU EVEN GO NORTH OF 30 AND MAYBE TRY TO WRESTLE OR SOMETHING UP THERE, BECAUSE THAT'S A LONG WAY, WAY FROM CITY HALL TOO.

BUT KEITH HYATTS AND SADDLE HILLS ARE AROUND CITY HALL MAY UP THERE AT CROSSWINDS OR, UH, BUT, OR EISENHOWER, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE UP IN THERE.

GOOD IDEA.

AGREE.

SO CAN WE DO THAT AND ABSOLUTELY, SIR.

GET IT.

WE'LL GET NORTH AND ALSO THE ONE YOU'RE DOING OVER ON THE, IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF TOWN, UH, PERHAPS WE SHOULD, UH, WHOEVER DOES THAT, UH, SEND AN EXTRA PERSON TO TRANSLATE.

YES, SIR.

WE WILL HAVE A PERSON FOR TRANSLATION FOR SPANISH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. HI.

I THINK IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, UM, THE SELECTION OR HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THE 85 COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT YOU DID REACH OUT TO? THE MAJORITY ARE PIS, HOAS, UH, AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THEM, OUTSIDE OF THE PIS AND HOAS, THERE WERE OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST FOR JUST GENERAL INFORMATION, OR WE'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK, UM, FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE ONES, CERTAIN ONES.

UM, AND IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS SOMEBODY GET 'EM TO 'EM, THEY'LL, THEY'LL REACH OUT TO 'EM.

ANY, ANY GROUP.

AND THEN SOME, UH, WHEN WE ARE AT INFORMATION SESSIONS, WE'VE HAD RESIDENTS COME UP AND SAY, HEY, I'D LIKE YOU TO COME OUT TO X GROUP.

AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL REACH OUT AND SCHEDULE TIME TO EDUCATE ANYBODY THAT WANTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

OKAY.

AND THE REASON I ASK, AND AGAIN, PIG PIGGYBACKING ON MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHAT ABOUT CHURCHES? IF, IF ANY GROUP WOULD LIKE TO, SO WE DON'T OPPOSE GOING TO CHURCHES.

WE COULD, BECAUSE THAT'S THE, WE ARE OPEN TO ANYBODY THAT HAS EXPRESSING, WE'RE NOT GONNA SEND A LETTER OUT TO EVERY CHURCH IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

BUT IF THERE'S A CHURCH ONE, NO, I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T ONE.

RIGHT.

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THOSE ARE FACILITIES THAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, ACCESSIBLE.

ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE US TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, EDUCATION INFORMATION ABOUT THE BONDS.

OKAY.

THEY CAN REACH OUT TO US AND THEN WE WILL SCHEDULE TIME TO GET THEM ANY INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED.

OKAY.

AND CLAUDIA, YOU MENTIONED CLASS GRASS ROOT EFFORTS.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THAT INCLUDES THE YARD SIGNS, MA'AM.

UH, AND THE INFORMATION SESSIONS, UH, WE QUICKLY NOTICED WE NEEDED MORE YARD TANK.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

OKAY.

AND THE, UM, MULTIFAMILY OUTREACH, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? THAT WOULD BE, WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO, UM, EACH OF THE LANDLORDS, WE HAVE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION.

AND SO OFFERING, AGAIN, THAT MARKETING KIT, SO THEY COULD SHARE THAT OR PROVIDE PRINTED, UM, HANDOUTS AS WELL, UH, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR BEST NEED IS.

OKAY.

SO WHEN YOU SAY LANDLORDS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE APARTMENTS? APARTMENTS AS WELL? A YES.

OKAY.

MM-HMM .

AND FOR THEIR RENTERS.

MM-HMM .

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MS. RAY, YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS, BUT THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM TONIGHT.

SO I'M GONNA MOVE YOU TO CITIZEN COMMENTS SO YOU CAN SPEAK DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS.

'CAUSE WE'RE NOT TAKING ACTION ON THIS TONIGHT.

WE'VE ALREADY VOTED TO HAVE THE BOND ELECTION.

SO MEL AND I SAID, WE'LL JUST LET YOU COME BACK UP DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS.

MEL, YOU WANNA READ THE

[PUBLIC COMMENTS ]

CITIZENS MAY SIGN UP TO 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 FOR ALL ITEMS. CITIZENS MAY SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES ON ANY ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING, INDIVIDUAL

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APPLICANTS FOR ZONING MATTERS MAY SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES.

ALL SPEAKERS SHALL OBSERVE THE RULES OF DECORUM AND EXHIBIT ORDERLY AND RESPECTFUL CONDUCT.

DURING THE MEETING.

SPEAKERS SHALL DIRECT THEIR REMARKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND NOT THE AUDIENCE.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

HAROLD WILLIS.

HAROLD WILLIS.

5 3 8 LINLEY.

UM, ON ITEM NUMBER 11, WHAT IS THE SMART LEVEL AND SMART RAIN SYSTEMS? AND THIS CONTRACT WITH HEADER NECKS? HOW MUCH IS THE CONTRACT PLEASE? GOOD EVENING.

HEARING HEALTHRIGHT DIRECTOR OF, UM, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE? YES.

UM, SO THIS, THIS ITEM IS ACTUALLY THE, WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT, UH, WITH THE, UM, WITH THE SMART COVER.

THEY WERE BOUGHT OUT.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY TO CHANGE THE NAME TO THE NEW COMPANY.

OKAY.

AND TO, UH, CONTINUE THEIR EXISTING CONTRACT.

SO THEIR EXISTING CONTRACT IS UP TO 64,000 A YEAR, UH, WITH RENEWALS, BUT IT STARTED IN 23.

SO THIS IS JUST CHANGING THE NEW NAME.

AND, UH, THEY'RE TAKING OVER THE EXISTING CONTRACT IS, I GUESS, SMART RAIN SYSTEMS. IS THIS THE WATER METERS? THAT WHAT, WHAT? NO, THESE, THESE SMART COVERS ARE WHAT YOU PUT IN LIKE MANHOLES, LIKE FOR SANITARY SEWER.

AND THEY DETECT LIKE FOR OVERFLOWS AND FLOWS.

OH, GREAT.

SO IT GIVES ALERTS, LIKE WE PUT 'EM IN PLACES THAT WE, UH, WE MAY HAVE OVERFLOWS.

SO IT'LL GIVE AN ALERT TO STAFF THAT THEY NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING AHEAD OF TIME, SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT INCIDENT.

SO FOR THE, FOR THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM.

FOR THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM.

OH, THAT, THAT'S GREAT.

AND THIS GOES THROUGH, DOES TRA GIVE US ANY FUNDING FOR THIS OR ANY PARTICULAR WITH THE TRINITY RIVER REPORTING? NO, IT, THIS, THIS IS, THIS IS OURS.

THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO YEAH.

CARRY OH.

ANYTHING TO KEEP THE WATER CLEAN AND KEEP THAT DIRTY WATER OUT OF THE OTHER DRAINS.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

UM, WHAT NUMBER? 16, UH, ON THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS, THIS COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO IDENTIFY WHICH ROADS AND WHICH STREETS TO USE THIS GRANT MONEY WITH? CAROL DERE, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DEPARTMENT? UM, SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL IS THE NAME OF THE OVERALL GRANT.

AND INITIALLY, PHASE ONE ALWAYS HAS TO BE A, UH, AN OVERALL PLAN FOR THE CITY.

AND SO, UM, THEN YOU CAN GO ON LATER AND DO PHASES TWO AND THREE AND YOU CAN GET TANGIBLE PROJECTS.

SO WE NEED TO GET PHASE ONE DONE, WHICH IS AN OVERALL SAFETY PLAN, AND WE'RE GONNA DO A VISION ZERO POLICY ALSO TO, AS AN ADOPTION WITH THIS.

SO WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT AS TO WHAT THESE OVERALL SAFETY, UM, REQUIREMENTS WILL BE.

NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS, BUT A PLAN FOR OVERALL USES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WHAT THEY WILL BE.

WOULD, COULD THIS POSSIBLY INCLUDE, I MEAN, CARRIER PARKWAY FROM FOUR O'CLOCK TO SIX 30 IS A DRAGWAY.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COPS TO BE OUT THERE ALL THE TIME, BUT SOME SORT OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING.

I BELIEVE THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IS UTILIZING MORE ELECTRONIC MONITORING FOR, UM, SPEEDING AND OTHER TYPES OF ENFORCEMENT.

UM, WELL, PHASE ONE IS A, UH, PERFORMANCE MEASURE AND A STUDY.

IT'S NOT GOING TO ACTUALLY PRODUCE, IT'S NOT ANYTHING.

THIS IS JUST TO FUND THE STUDY.

OR TO FUND THE STUDY.

RIGHT.

AND SO ONCE THE STUDY'S IN PLACE AND EVERY CITY HAS THAT PHASE ONE OUT OF THE WAY, THEN YOU CAN, YOU CAN SUBMIT CAPITAL TYPE PROJECTS WHERE YOU CAN INSERT SIDEWALKS, THE ONE YOU, THINGS LIKE THAT OR THINGS YOU'VE MENTIONED MM-HMM .

OKAY.

BUT WE NEED TO GET PHASE ONE OUTTA THE WAY.

SO THIS IS A GRANT.

THIS IS JUST FUNDING THIS STATE WHERE WE, WE HAVE A LOCAL MATCH AND IT WILL GET PHASE ONE DONE, KINDA LIKE OUR BOND COMMITTEE.

WILL THE PUBLIC BE ALLOWED TO GIVE THEIR INPUT DURING THE INITIAL, OR WHEN WILL THE PUBLIC BE ALLOWED TO GIVE OUR INPUT ON THIS? PLEASE? I'LL CHECK.

THIS IS A FEDERAL GRANT.

IT HAS A VERY SPECIFIC PROCESS THAT GOES THROUGH IT.

OH, SURE.

SO I'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT, IF THERE'S A SECTION ON THAT.

YEAH, JUST, JUST SO MANY THE CROSSWALKS AND, UH, ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTING GOING DOWN.

CARRIER AND WESTCHESTER.

YEAH.

THOSE WOULD BE FUTURE PHASES WHERE WE GET TANGIBLE PROJECTS.

SO WE GET IT IN A FILE ONCE THIS IS DONE.

OKAY, GREAT.

AS A TOOL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

THANK YOU.

UH, DEPUTY MAYOR POPE TIM JOHNSON.

THAT'S ALL THE CARDS WE HAVE FOR

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

ALL RIGHT.

UH, EARLIER TODAY WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOT HEARING ANY, UH, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 19.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR POE, TIM JOHNSON.

SECOND BY COUNCIL M HEIN.

THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

A OPPOSED SAY NAY.

AS YOU NOTICE THE MOTION PASSED SEVEN TO ZERO.

WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS OUT TO THAT.

MAYOR PRO, TIM ZANU AND COUNCIL MEMBER KY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

PART OF THE AGENDA TONIGHT,

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THE FIRST TIME WE MOVED IT A WEEK BECAUSE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT, UM, NEED TO GO TO WASHINGTON, DC FOR THE NLC.

AND THEN BECAUSE OF A POSTING SITUATION, WE WERE MISSED A POSTING BY ONE DAY.

SO WE'RE MOVING IT A DAY FROM THE 24TH TO THE 25TH.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.

SO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE THREE WEEKS FROM TOMORROW NIGHT, THE 25TH, WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY.

SO IF YOU'RE GOTTA BE PRAYER MEETING NIGHT.

SO THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL, UH, IT'S TIME FOR CITIZEN

[CITIZEN COMMENTS ]

MS. PATSY RAY.

AND AS YOU KNOW, MS. RAY, DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS, WE DON'T COMMUNICATE.

YOU JUST TELL US WHAT YOU WANT.

YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR.

THAT'S RAY 2217, EL PASO, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK WHAT I LIKE AND WHAT I DON'T LIKE.

I WANT TO SEE OUR STREETS IMPROVE.

UH, JEFFERSON IS IN A BAD WAY.

I WANT TO KNOW.

WELL, I, MY TAX MONEY ON MY PROPERTY, IS IT ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF OR MY DWELLING? I CAN ANSWER THAT.

IT'S ON BOTH.

IT'S ON BOTH.

THANK YOU.

WANNA GET THAT CLEAR? SO I HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO THE MATH AND SEE HOW MUCH MONEY I'M GONNA BE HAVING TO GIVE UP A PROFESSIONAL ARTS CENTER, A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

I'M, I'M, I WANT TO DISCUSS THAT.

WE NEED, AND WE CAN DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU AFTER, BUT NOT DURING THIS TIME, RIGHT? NOT DURING THIS TIME.

YES, MA'AM.

SO THIS IS DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS, BUT WE DON'T DISCUSS THINGS.

WE'LL BE HAPPY TO VISIT WITH YOU AFTERWARDS.

OKAY.

I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

AND THE QUESTION WITH THE, UH, BOTANICAL GARDEN, YOU NEED TO SHOW UP AT ONE OF OUR BOND COMMITTEE.

I DID GOOD.

AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.

I'M GONNA MAKE ALL OF THEM GOOD.

ASK THAT QUE THAT CONCERNS ME.

ASK ALL OF THEM.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YOU BETTER STOP, STOP, STOP.

DON'T WELL, DON'T YOU TO GET YOUR QUESTION.

DON'T UGLY.

DON'T BE UGLY.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

WE WANT YOU TO GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

MS. RA? YEAH, I'LL, OKAY.

HAROLD WILLIS.

UM, HAROLD WILLIS.

FIVE THREE LILEY.

I'D LIKE TO START THE MEETING OFF BY PUBLICLY THINKING, WOO.

OH, THAT'S BROKE.

UM, CHERYL, DEION AND NOREEN, UH, ARE GOOD FRIENDS AT SPECTRUM.

THE GREEN BOX THERE ON NEWBERRY BY THE BLUE PARK.

THAT GREEN BOX HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE HALLOWEEN.

THE OTHER GRAY BOX THAT THEY PUT IN, SORRY, I DON'T MY PHONE.

THE SOMEONE KNOCKED THAT COVER OFF.

ALL THOSE BATTERIES, ALL OF THOSE, UH, GREEN RED LIGHTS, WIRES STICKING THERE.

THE WHOLE BIT CALLED SPECTRUM.

CALLED SPECTRUM.

NOTHING.

THE ONLY WAY YOU GET THINGS DONE WITH SPECTRUM IS TO GO THROUGH THE CITY STAFF.

UH, THANK GOODNESS, UH, Y'ALL WENT OUT THERE, GOT IT COVERED UP.

SO IT ISN'T A HAZARD ANYMORE.

THAT WAS WHAT, IN 23 WHEN THE ELECT LIVE.

ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE ON THE GROUND FOR A WEEK.

JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER WITH SPECTRUM.

I KNOW Y'ALL GET TIRED OF DEALING WITH ME, BUT LIKE I TELL PEOPLE, WE HAVE THE BEST STAFF IN WE DO IN TEXAS.

SO I APPRECIATE IT WHEN I MAKE A CALL WHEN THERE'S A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

WE GET TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF THE STAFF.

SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

AND WE LIKE THAT.

WELL, I KNOW YOU'VE MISSED ME.

ON THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY HERE, I WAS GIVING THE GRAND PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE LYNDON JOHNSON TREATMENT AT NIGHT.

THANK GOODNESS.

THE VOICES OF THE CITIZENS, THEY WILL NOT CLOSE.

CROCKETT, MY OLD SCHOOL, CROCKETT DALLAS MORE, THEY WILL NOT CLOSE.

CROCKETT.

UH, I KNOW TRAVIS THE WHOLE BIT.

CROCKETT ELEMENTARY AND TRAVIS ELEMENTARY WERE BUILT BY PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND THE NEW DEAL DEMOCRATS.

MY GRANDFATHER MOWED THOSE YARDS IN WORLD WAR II WITH A PUSH LAWNMOWER TO SAVE GASOLINE.

THANK GOODNESS IT'S THERE.

THANK GOODNESS.

THE SCHOOL BOARD, BECAUSE OF PRESSURE FROM OTHER PEOPLE, THEY DID NOT ADOPT SENATE BILL 11.

WE WILL NOT HAVE CALL TO PRAYERS.

AND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS.

22 YEARS AGO, MICHAEL GRACE AND KAREN WIGMAN WANTED TO BRING THE BIBLE IN CHARLIE ENGLAND.

OTHER PEOPLE? NO, MY GOOD FRIEND TERRY BROOKS VOTED FOR IT.

AND THEN TERRY HAD TO TALK TO KEN

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SO WE WON.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF, OF NO WAY.

I KNOW THAT BY TRAVIS, THAT THERE'S SOME ISSUES THAT WE HEAR ABOUT TRAVIS, BUT WILL HAVE WE TAKEN AWAY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR TRAVIS? THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1942 WHEN YOU BUILT STUFF IN CROCKETT ELEMENTARY.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THE, THE PEOPLE AT CROCKETT ELEMENTARY AT GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD, THE PEOPLE THAT WHERE THEIR KIDS CAN WALK TO SCHOOL DOWN AT DICKINSON, KEEPING DICKINSON OPEN, THIS IS A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT FOR THE KIDS THERE ON GRAND PRAIRIE ROAD, WHICH ARE NOW MEXICAN AMERICAN, HARDWORKING MEXICAN AMERICAN TAXPAYERS, SO THEIR CHILDREN CAN WALK TO SCHOOL AS MYSELF AND OTHER CHILDREN STUDENTS.

WALTER CROCKETT ELEMENTARY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ABEL FLORES.

ABEL FLORES, JR 2021 AVENUE.

A GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR RON JENSEN.

I'M A FJ.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.

ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, FLORENCE HILL ELEMENTARY, HAS REPORTED A CASE OF MOLD AND THERE'S, UH, RUMORS OF AN EVEN WORSE CASE AT THE DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

NOW I HAVE PLENTY OF EXPERTISE IN THIS MATTER AND WOULD LIKE TO OFFER MY EXPERT OPINION.

NOW, MOLD IS CAUSED BY HUMIDITY.

AND IN THIS CASE, THE HUMIDITY IS BEING CREATED ON PURPOSE.

BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON TO CREATE A HUMID ENVIRONMENT IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

REPTILE HABITATS, THE GRAND PRAIRIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS UNDER ATTACK BY SHAPE.

SHIFTING REPTILIANS, I'VE TRIED TO CONTACT THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING THIS MATTER, BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.

WHAT'S EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS ANOTHER SUPERNATURAL SIGHTING, THE COVERT INVISIBLE WOMAN.

NOW, AS FAR AS THE SOLUTION FOR THE MOLD, MY SUGGESTION IS TO INVEST IN A PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL SYSTEM NOW, WHICH WILL INTERMITTENTLY SPRAY PEPPERMINT AROMA AND THIS REPELS REPTILES.

AND THIS WILL ALSO HELP US IDENTIFY WHETHER REPTILIANS ARE, I'M STILL FIGURING OUT A SOLUTION FOR THE COVERT INVISIBLE WOMAN.

IF WE DO NOT ACT NOW, WE WILL ALLOW MORE SUPERNATURAL AND SPIRITUAL ENTITIES TO ENTER OUR PUBLIC SYSTEM.

RESPECTFULLY, I IMPLORE YOU TO, UH, TAKE ACTION AND FOLLOW UP.

I WILL REPORT BACK IN TWO WEEKS WITH THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THANK YOU.

DOLORES PHILLIPS, DOLORES PHILLIPS, FORTUNE SQUARE APARTMENTS.

YOU DO HAVE HANDOUTS.

I CAN ASSURE YOU WHEN I SPEAK BEFORE YOU, THIS IS NO BLUFFING.

THIS IS NO DOLORES PHILLIPS IS DISGRUNTLED HONORABLE MAYOR JENSEN.

THIS IS RACKETS BEING EXPOSED.

THEY JUST INTERCEPTED A $50 MILLION SSA SCHEME IN SCAM IN ASIA.

YOU CAN BEST BELIEVE THEY HAVE CONTACT HERE.

IT WAS A GREAT TRAVESTY CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM FOR A LIFETIME TO EXPOSE THE SSA DATABASE OF AMERICAS TO UNVETTED PERSONS.

NOW YOUR OFFICERS RESPONDED TO SSA, WHEN I CALLED THEM IN 2023, THEY TOOK $1,800 SAYING THAT I OWED PACER.

THAT'S THE COURT SYSTEM.

PACER DIDN'T GET ANY OF THE MONEY.

NOW GO BACK TO THE HABITAT HOME.

2001 SAN ANTONIO.

NO MONIES WAS OWED.

NO MONIES WAS OWED, BUT THEY TOOK THE HOME.

IT WAS THREE DIFFERENT BUYERS ON THAT HOME, BUT I THINK IT'S ONLY TWO FOR PUBLIC RECORD.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE THIRD BUYER.

THAT WAS ONCE PUBLIC RECORD DOWN AT DEC A.

NOW THE SAME PEOPLE WHO INTERCEPTED THE HABITAT HOME WHEN WE OWED NO MONIES BECAUSE THEY HAD A REPAIR FUND, ACCOUNT FUND TRUST FUND.

AND THEY WERE PUTTING ON RECORD THAT THE MONEY WAS GOING TO THE FAMILY, BUT IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE GETTING THE MONIES.

NOW, FAST FORWARD, IT'S OTHER EVICTIONS IN MY NAME AND I'M ALLEGING, KEEP THIS IN MIND.

DF DASH NINE TWO DASH 1 1 8 5 0 IS AT THE COURT.

THEY WERE ESTATES BEFORE THEY WERE

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AND I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THEY WERE STEALING DOCUMENTS, WHEN THEY DID THE RETALIATORY CONSTRUCTIVE EVICTION.

NOW, MIND YOU, LET ME SAY THIS REAL QUICK.

ROBERT HOLLIN ASKED A QUESTION BEFORE GRAND PRAIRIE, AND HE SPENT TWO DECADES INVESTED AS AN EMPLOYEE AND WAS BLACKLISTED AS A WHITE MALE.

SO I'M NOT AT ALL SURPRISED ABOUT THE RETALIATION THAT ME AND MY FAMILY ARE SUBJECTED TO, BUT WHAT I'M SHARING WITH YOU ON BOO JENSEN, TEXAS TRUST IS COVERING FOR THOSE INVOLVED.

NOW AT THE CORE, WE OWED THEM NO MONEY, SAID NEW ROCK MEADOW GREEN, TEXAS TRUST CLOSED MY ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT WOULD SHOW THAT.

AND NOW THEY HAVE DOCUMENTS IN THE CLERK'S RECORD THAT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY IN THE CLERK'S RECORD PRIOR TO THE CLERK'S RECORD BEING FILED.

IT'S WHO KNOWS WHO.

AND WE CAN TREAT HER LIKE AN EXPENDABLE IN A PE.

BUT HONORABLE CHIEF, MR. JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS JR.

AND HONORABLE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO JR.

THEY ARE USING THE COURTS TO DUPE THE COURTS TOE.

THAT POOR PEOPLE THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT, ARE EXPENDABLES AND THEY'RE NOT.

AND WE'RE EXPOSING THESE RACKETS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, LET'S GO TO ITEM

[20. Public Hearing and Consider an Ordinance abandoning a 1.701 acres (74,107 square foot) portion of platted street right-of-way and two supporting easements located on a portion of Page 3 of 5 City Council Meeting – March 03, 2026 4226 E. Main Street (also known or identified as 4138, 4150, 4200 E. Main Street) and authorizing the City Manager or his designee, to execute a Quitclaim Deed transferring said abandoned right-of-way and related easements to IG Grand Prairie, LLC (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026)]

GOOD EVENING.

RE THE HOUSE SIDE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

UM, TONIGHT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE ABANDONED IN 1.701 ACRES.

UH, IT IS RIGHTAWAY AND TWO EASEMENTS.

THIS IS ALONG, UH, 40 MAIN STREET AT 4 2 2 6 EAST MAIN STREET.

THIS RIGHT OF WAY.

AND THE TWO EASEMENTS WERE DEDICATED BY PLATTE IN 1989.

THE PROPERTY IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN, HAS, HAS MADE NO IMPROVEMENTS OR HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE CITY.

UM, THERE IS A-U-P-R-R BARRIER.

UM, THE ABANDONMENT DOES NOT HINDER ANY DRAINAGE OR UTILITIES.

AND ALL UTIL PUBLIC UTILITIES HAVE AGREED TO THIS ABANDONMENT.

THANK YOU, DAVID.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

I'M NOT READY FOR A MOTION YET.

OKAY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE GONNA DO? THANK YOU.

YOU'RE READY.

'CAUSE YOU GOTTA READ IT ABOUT HOWEVER, JUST LET ME PAUSE A MINUTE.

ITEM 21, UH, YEAH, THAT FOR ITEM 21.

DO YOU NEED TO SPEAK BEFORE? OKAY.

UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, YOU CAN DO SO NOW.

SEEING NONE NOW, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 20 AS PRESENTED.

WE MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM KURT JOHNSON IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BESSIE ADAMS. THANK Y'ALL.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

ANYY OPPOSED? AY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 21,

[21. First Reading of an Ordinance Annexing Approximately 69.75 acres of land in Ellis County, Texas Being More Particularly Described and Graphically Depicted in Exhibit A, such tract is generally located south of Highway 287, East of VV Jones Road, North of Highway 67 and Including Land Situated in the L. Kelsey Survey, Abstract No. 593 and the B. Canfield Survey, Abstract No. 197 Being all of a Called 15.04 Acre Tract of Land Described in General Warranty Deed to Ronald Lee Burseen, Recorded in Instrument Number 1904974, Official Public Records of Ellis County Texas (OPRECT) and All of a Called 46.78 Acre Tract of Land Described in General Warranty Deed to W&L Jones Realty Holdings, LLC-Series 6 Recorded in Instrument Number 2243658 OPRECT and all of a Tract of Land Described in a Special Warranty Deed to Eagleridge Energy, LLC AND USG Properties Barnett II, LLC Recorded in Instrument No. 1817328 OPRECT and in a Surface and Mineral Deed to Marubeni Shale Investments LLC Recorded in Instrument No. 2405140 OPRECT and Being Described in Volume 2510, PAGE 2263 OPRECT, All Adjacent Rights-of-way into the City of Grand Prairie, Texas; Providing for Incorporation of Premises, Amending of the Official City Map, and Acknowledging a Service Plan; Requiring the Filing of this Ordinance with the County Clerk; Prescribing for Effect on Territory, Granting as Appropriate to All the Inhabitants of Said Property All the Rights and Privileges of Other Citizens and Binding Said Inhabitants by All of the Acts, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Regulations of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas; Providing Cumulative Repealer, Severability, and Savings Clauses; Providing for Engrossment and Enrollment; and Providing an Effective Date.]

DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.

ITEM NUMBER 21 IS THE FIRST READING OF THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 70 ACRES OF LAND.

IF YOU WILL LOOK, THE KIND OF LIGHTLY COLORED SHADED AREA IS R CITY LIMITS.

THAT DARKER BROWN AREA IS A HOLE IN OUR CITY LIMITS.

THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 70 ACRES.

PROVIDENCE REALTY ADVISORS HAS PURCHASED THIS LAND AND THEY ARE SEEKING TO ANNEX IT INTO THE CITY.

UM, IT IS WHOLLY SURROUNDED BY, UH, PD 4 54 A AND WOULD BE ADDED INTO THAT, UM, WITH THE ANNEXATION.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

.

.

I WAS LOOKING AT A TEXT.

, THERE'S ELECTIONS GOING ON TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A SPEAKER.

HAROLD, COME ON.

UH, HAROLD WAS, THANKS SIR.

OH, I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

ELECTIONS ARE OPEN TILL NINE O'CLOCK TONIGHT.

VOTE LATE.

UH, THEY JUST PUT THAT ON THE NEWS.

UH, ON THIS 70 ACRES, WHAT IS THE PROXIMITY OF THIS LOCATION TO THE NEW FIRE STATION OUT THERE? THIS IS SOUTH OF THE FIRE STATION.

IF YOU LOOK TO THE ONE ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF UP THE NORTH.

THIS IS 2 87 AND THIS IS PRAIRIE RIDGE BOULEVARD.

SO THE NEW FIRE STATION IS ACTUALLY UP OFF THE SCREEN.

AND THIS IS DOWN FURTHER SOUTH OFF OF VV JONES, JUST NORTH OF 67.

KIND OF A, AS THE CROW FLIES A ROUGH ESTIMATE.

MILE TWO MILES.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? PRETTY FAR? PRETTY FAR.

HOW FAR? PRETTY.

PRETTY FAR.

OH, OH, I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN .

I JUST, JUST WANNA

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OH, I, UH, ROBERT, FIRE, FIRE CHIEF FIRE.

IT IS AT LEAST EIGHT MILES HERE, HERE.

EIGHT MILES.

IT'S, IT'S FAR.

WOW.

OH, WHEN WOULD, UH, A NEW FIRE STATION, WOULD WE BE REQUIRED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT? YEAH, WE ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER DOWN THERE FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE STATION.

AND IT'S COVERED.

OKAY.

SO THE DEVELOPER WILL GIVE US THE LAND FOR WHAT YOU WANT.

WE GOT YOU COVERED.

THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO THE LAND'S THE CHEAP PART.

YEAH, THE BUILDING'S CHEAP.

STAFFING AT COST.

IT'S THE HUMANS THAT ARE EXPENSIVE.

WATCH OUT, RUN OF THOSE LAWS.

.

SORRY ABOUT THAT, BOSS.

THANK YOU.

NOW DEPUTY MAYOR PROTE.

YOU OKAY.

I MOVE TO APPROVE FIRST READING AS PRESENTED AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

A FINAL READING ON APRIL 21ST, 2026.

SECOND MOTION MADE BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEDEN.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

A OPPOSED A NAY.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[22. SUP-25-12-0045 - Specific Use Permit - Western Union at 817 W Pioneer (City Council District 2). Specific Use Permit to add a Check Cashing Business at an existing Western Union in a commercial lease space on 4.286 acres. Lot 4B, Block 1, Carrier Crossing Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned General Retail (GR) District, within the SH 161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 817 W Pioneer Pkwy, Suite 156 (On February 10, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0) ]

ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

ITEM 22 IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

UH, THIS IS LOCATED AT 8 1 7 WEST PIONEER PARKWAY.

UH, AN EXISTING WESTERN UNION BUSINESS IS REQUESTING TO ADD CHECK CACHING SERVICES TO THEIR OPERATIONS.

UH, YOU CAN SEE THE AERIAL VIEW ON THE SCREEN.

THIS IS PART OF AN EXISTING STRIP CENTER.

UM, SO THEY'RE OFFERING, UH, CURRENTLY OFFER FINANCIAL SERVICES, UH, SUCH AS MONEY TRANSFERS.

UH, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING TO ADD CHECK CACHING TO THEIR OPERATIONS, WHICH REQUIRES AN SUP.

UH, THEIR PROPOSED OPERATIONS, UH, WILL NOT REALLY CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT OPERATIONS.

ONSITE SHOWS THE HOURS, UH, EXCEPT THAT THEY WILL BE ADDING THAT, UH, CHECK CASHING SERVICE TO THEIR OPERATIONS.

UH, THEY ANTICIPATE, UH, HAVING 10 TO 30 CHECKS CASHED PER MONTH.

UM, ARTICLE FOUR OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE HAS, UH, STIPULATIONS ADDRESSING CHECK CASH CASHING BUSINESSES.

UH, THERE ARE SOME PROHIBITIONS.

THE FIRST IS THAT IT CANNOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ANOTHER CHECK CASHING BUSINESS.

UM, THERE IS AN EXISTING ONE LOCATED AT THE HARD CORNER, UH, SHOWN ON THE MAP IN BLUE.

UH, IT CAN BE LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL ZONING OR USE.

UH, THERE IS SINGLE FAMILY TO THE WEST AND TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN IT CANNOT BE LOCATED WITHIN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT.

AND SO THIS, UH, LOCATION IS WITHIN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT.

SO THEY'RE REQUESTING THREE EXCEPTIONS TO THOSE, UH, PROHIBITIONS IN THE UDC.

SO AGAIN, PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER CHECK CASHING BUSINESS, UH, EXCEPTION TO THE PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL USE AND, UH, TO THE PROHIBITION OF IT LOCATING IN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT.

UH, WE DID SEND OUT 53 NOTICES, UH, TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR.

WE DID RECEIVE ONE IN OPPOSITION.

AND ON FEBRUARY 10TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH, UH, CONDITIONS BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO.

ONE IS THAT THE BUSINESS OPERATION SHALL REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE ATTACHED OPERATIONAL PLAN.

AND THEN TWO MONTHLY CHECK CASHING ACTIVITY IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 100 CHECKS PER MONTH.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

COUNSEL MEMBER HEADON THIS, THIS, UH, NO MORE THAN 100 CHECKS PER MONTH.

IS THAT, UH, I DON'T KNOW AN ORDINANCE WE HAVE? OR IS THAT STATE LAW OR WHERE, WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM? SO OUR DEFINITION OF A CHECK CASHING BUSINESS EXCLUDES, UH, CERTAIN BUSINESSES LIKE A BANK OR A GROCERY STORE THAT PROVIDE CHECK CASHING SERVICES AS LONG AS IT'S UNDER THAT 100 CHECKS CASHED PER MONTH.

AND SO WE BORROWED THAT LANGUAGE.

OUR INTENT WAS TO HAVE THAT NARROWLY DEFINED SO THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME A 100% OF THEIR BUSINESS AS CHECK CASHING.

OKAY.

AND IT SAYS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WILL BE DETERMINED BY AN AUDIT BY CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

UM, HOW OFTEN WOULD WE BE CHECKING ON THAT IF THEY WERE APPROVED? O ONLY IF THERE WAS A, AN AN ISSUE.

UM, PROCEED .

OKAY.

WE WOULDN'T KNOW IF THEY CORRECT.

CORRECT.

UM, AND THIS, THIS WOULD BE MOST USEFUL IF WESTERN UNION WENT AWAY AND A DIFFERENT LOCATION CAME IN, UH, WHEN EVALUATING THEIR OPERATIONS FOR THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT IT MIRRORED EXACTLY THE OPERATIONAL PLAN IN THAT 100 CHECKS PER MONTH LIMIT.

OKAY.

SO, UH, TO CLARIFY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT IF THE WESTERN UNION WENT AWAY, ANOTHER COMPANY COULD COME AND JUST DO CHECK CASHING IF APPROVED.

N NO, IT WOULD HAVE TO TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED OPERATIONAL PLAN, WHICH WESTERN UNION INCLUDES OTHER FINANCIAL

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AND THEN THE CHECK CASHING ACTIVITY.

IF COUNSEL RECOMMENDS OR APPROVES THAT CONDITION, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE LIMITED TO 100 CHECKS PER MONTH.

OKAY.

SO THEY, ANY NEW BUSINESS COULD NOT EXCEED THAT.

AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, I CERTAINLY DON'T.

BUT I WOULD THINK THAT WESTERN UNION DOES OTHER STUFF.

BUT IF A PLACE, UM, DOES OTHER STUFF, 'CAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO, AS YOU STATED, BUT LET'S SAY THAT THEY MAYBE HAVE A FOCUS OF CHECK CASHING.

I WOULD THINK THAT MAYBE A PLACE LIKE THAT COULD EXCEED THE A HUNDRED CHECKS PER MONTH.

UM, I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK IT THROUGH BECAUSE THE WESTERN UNION IS ALREADY THERE.

I SEE THAT P AND Z VOTED TO APPROVE SEVEN TO ZERO.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY CHANGE THE FACE OF THAT STRIP MALL.

I'M JUST THINKING AHEAD.

IF FOR SOME REASON SOMETHING ELSE WILL COME.

SO IF THE OPERATIONAL PLAN IS BASICALLY THE SAME, BUT IT'S NOT WESTERN UNION, IT COULD JUST SAY CHECKS CA CASHING, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE TYPE OF PLACES THAT HAS A COUPLE OTHER SERVICES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS, THEY COULD AUTOMATICALLY BE APPROVED.

WE WOULD HAVE TO EVALUATE THEIR OPERATIONAL PLAN, THEIR, THEIR SERVICES, THE, UM, AMOUNT OF, OF SERVICES THEY'RE PROVIDING.

SO A, A BUSINESS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR, THEIR BUSINESS IS CHECK CACHINGS WOULD NOT FIT THIS OPERATIONAL PLAN OR THIS CONDITION.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR.

UH, THAT, THAT WAS A CONCERN.

MY ONE OTHER QUESTION.

UM, IT SHOWS THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE CLOSING AT 7:00 PM WHICH, UH, IS IDEAL.

BUT SOME OF THESE PLACES THAT OFFER THIS SERVICE ARE, UM, 24 HOURS.

SO IF THEY EXTENDED HOURS, WOULD THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL? OR THEY COULD JUST EXTEND HOURS IF THEY WANTED TO.

IF IT'S IN THEIR OPERATIONAL PLAN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT.

IT WOULD REQUIRE SOME SORT OF AMENDMENT.

OKAY.

THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.