May 05, 2026 City Council 05052026

THANK FOR COMING.

PLEASE JOIN US AS WE FLAG IN HONOR TO TAKE FLAG, FLAG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND THE REPUBLIC STANDS, GOD AND INVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, ALL ON ANOTHER TEXAS FLAG.

I CITY, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

OKAY,

[4. Mayor's Teen Council 2025-2026 Program Conclusion Presentation]

VNA, YOU READY? YES.

WE'RE RECOGNIZING MY MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL TONIGHT.

SO, UH, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL VNA, NO LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS OFFICER.

TONIGHT WE ARE MARKING THE CONCLUSION OF OUR 20 25, 20 26 MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL.

SO WE HAVE A VERY SHORT VIDEO TO SHOW REAL QUICK.

OOPS.

GREAT LEADERS, FUTURE LEADERS.

WE'RE A DIVERSE CITY.

LOOK IN THIS ROOM.

I WANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SOMEBODY AND YOU'RE A PART OF MY CITY.

YOU'LL MEET ALL OUR DIRECTORS FROM ALL OUR DIFFERENT AREAS.

YOU GET TO SEE EVERYBODY.

WATER, SEWER, PLEASE.

FIRE, PRAY, PAUSE.

WE DO IT ALL.

WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU THE SMALL TASTE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

WE COLLECTIVELY, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR GRANDPARENTS, WHOEVER'S IN YOUR LIFE, YOUR TEACHERS COLLECTIVELY WANT Y'ALL TO SUCCEED.

WE CANNOT SUCCEED FOR YOU.

WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP OPEN DOORS FOR YOU.

BUT YOU'VE GOTTA DO THE WORK TAG, YOU'RE IT.

STUDENTS FROM SIX HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE.

UM, STUDENTS COMPLETED A FALL SERVICE PROJECT.

THEY TOURED EPIC WATERS AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM 15 OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS OR THEIR DIVISIONS, AS WELL AS RECRUITING OFFICERS FROM UT ARLINGTON AND UNT.

THEY WRAPPED UP THE YEAR BY EITHER PARTICIPATING IN THE BIG EVENT OR ORGANIZING THEIR OWN COMMUNITY CLEANUP.

UH, THIS YEAR'S EVENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AT

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GRAND PRAIRIE.

ISD SOME OF THEIR SPONSORS ARE HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.

AND OUR MAYOR'S TEAM COUNCIL COMMITTEE MADE UP OF ERIC FROM MARKETING RODERICK, OUR RECREATION DIVISION CHIEF AT PARKS, CANDACE, OUR COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR, AND CHIP, OUR DOWNTOWN MANAGER.

UM, SO TO THE STUDENTS, THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR TIME AND THAT YOU'RE WALKING AWAY WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE.

SO MAYOR, IF YOU WANNA JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM, WE WILL CALL THE STUDENTS UP BY THEIR SCHOOL AND Y'ALL CAN COME UP AND GET A PICTURE WITH THE MAYOR.

SO FIRST WE'VE GOT SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

COME ON SOUTH WITH US TONIGHT ARE KAYLEE FAITH JORDAN AND LEAN JOHNSON.

KJ? YES, SIR.

OKAY, EVERYONE.

THANK Y'ALL.

YOU OKAY EVERYBODY? OKAY.

THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT.

KJ HOSPITAL.

WE'LL IT TO YOU.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT PARIS.

MY GOODNESS, DUBISKI CAREER HIGH SCHOOL WITH ME IN MY CYCLING.

WHAT SCHOOL? WHAT SCHOOL? DUBISKI.

DUBS.

WE HAVE JACOB, BENIN, MADISON, LEXI AND BENJAMIN.

NEXT WE HAVE GRAND PRAIRIE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.

WE'VE GOT TONIGHT.

ALICIA, ROBERT, R AND LUMMI.

GET ON HERE.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE YOUR TURN.

SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY.

AND NOW WE'VE GOT GRAND PRAIRIE FINE ARTS ACADEMY.

HOW MANY YEARS HAVE I BEEN DOING THIS? THIS IS YOUR COULDN'T BE HADN'T BEEN BIGGER THAT LONG.

UH, WITH US TONIGHT ARE ISABELLA, JOSE, NATHAN AND ELAINE.

ONE MORE.

CAN'T BE 15.

UH, GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW ? WE HAVE JIMENA AND AUBREY.

PROBABLY 10, 11 YEARS.

AND NOW WE'VE GOT THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

WE HAVE IMANI, MARIA, FLORETA, KIMBERLY, AND JOANNA.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

TWO PICTURES RIGHT HERE.

ONE MORE KING.

COUNCIL, THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY THE REST OF THE MEETING 'CAUSE YOU ALREADY GOT YOUR CERTIFICATES.

SLIP OUT AS YOU WISH.

COUNCIL MEMBER

[5. Proclamation recognizing National Travel & Tourism Week]

ADAMS, YOU'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION TO READ.

I DO.

MAYOR.

WHERE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK CELEBRATED SINCE 1983 RECOGNIZES THE VITAL ROLE TRAVEL PLAYS IN STRENGTHENING OUR NATION'S ECONOMY, SUPPORTING JOBS AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WE, THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR DRIVER OF THE TEXAS ECONOMY GENERATING $201.8 BILLION

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IN ECONOMIC IMPACT, SUPPORTING MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION JOBS AND CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANT TAX REVENUE THAT BENEFIT COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DEEP IN THE HEART OF EVERYTHING, WELCOMES MORE THAN 13 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR TO ENJOY ITS ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATION, DINING, SHOPPING, AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS.

AND WHEREAS THROUGH VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE AND ITS TOURISM PARTNERS, THE CITY PROMOTES GRAND PRAIRIE AS A WELCOMING DESTINATION WHILE SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH JOBS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.

AND WHEREAS NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE TOURISM PROFESSIONALS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HELP SHOWCASE THE VERY BEST OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR MAYOR, RON JENSEN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS AND CITY COUNCIL OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 3RD THROUGH NINTH, 2026 AS NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK, AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT THE ATTRACTIONS, EXPERIENCES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT HELP MAKE GRAND PRAIRIE A VIBRANT DESTINATION.

DEEP IN THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WITNESSED BY MAYOR HAN AND SEAL BY THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS ON THIS DAY, MAY 5TH, 2026, SIGN, SALE AND DELIVERED RONEN COUNCIL.

YES.

WHAT YOU DO, SARAH, YOU'VE BEEN BUSY WITH YOUR COLLEGE STUDENTS.

, THANK Y'ALL.

FOLLOW TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THERE YOU GET TO YEAH.

I DELIVER IT TO YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER

[6. Proclamation recognizing Economic Development Week ]

HEDON.

YES.

TAG YOU'RE AT NOW.

THIS ONE FEELS FITTING.

IT'S 20 YEARS HERE.

HE'S NOT THE MICHELLE.

OKAY, TURN MY MICROPHONE.

THE EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

YES.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS MORE THAN 100,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE ARE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, EQUITABLE GROWTH AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE PROFESSION HAS LONG SUPPORTED COMMUNITY PROSPERITY, RESILIENCE, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND STRONG TAX SPACES.

AND WHEREAS THESE PROFESSIONALS SERVE ACROSS PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS, CONNECTING STAKEHOLDERS TO DRIVE JOB CREATION, INVESTMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS OUR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND VALID VITALITY OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AND WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL HAS LED AND ADVANCED THE PROFESSION GLOBALLY FOR 100 YEARS NOW.

THEREFORE, OUR MAYOR, RON JENSEN, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS AND CITY COUNCIL OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND PROCLAIM MAY 4TH THROUGH EIGHTH, 2026, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK, AND CELEBRATE A CENTURY OF IMPACT WHILE HONORING THOSE WHO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND INSPIRE FUTURE GROWTH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK.

GREAT.

WE GOT MICHELLE FRANKIE FROM .

SHE, SHE'S THE ONE THAT KNOWS MY FAVORITE SANDWICH FROM PAN PANERA, WHICH I'VE NEVER GOTTEN EXCEPT WHEN SHE ORDERS THE CARD.

NEED HER TO WRITE IT DOWN FOR ME.

HE'LL BE BACK SHORTLY.

COUNCIL MEMBER

[7. Municipal Clerk / City Secretary’s Week Proclamation]

CLEMSON THE LAST ONE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND WE GET TO HONOR TWO OF OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE AT LEAST TONIGHT.

AND IT'S WHEREAS THE PROFESSION OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN TEXAS, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE SMOOTH OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS SLASH CITY SECRETARY CELEBRATING ITS 57TH ANNIVERSARY IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS AND SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON, ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEW NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, WHILE SERVING AS A PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES, AND THE AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS.

AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND INTEGRITY IN THEIR WORK, OFTEN GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FACILITATE

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AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION TMCA REPRESENTS MORE THAN 1,100 MUNICIPAL CLERKS WHO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SUCCESS AND EFFICIENCY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS.

NOW, OUR MAYOR THAT, UH, RON JENSEN, ON BEHALF OF THE GRAND PRIX CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 3RD, 2026 AS MUNICIPAL CLERK SLASH CITY SECRETARY WEEK AND IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRIX, TEXAS.

AND FURTHER EXTEND APPRECIATED TO OUR CITY SECRETARY MONA LISA GALACIA AND DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY GLORIA COLVIN FOR THEIR VI VITAL CO CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND IMPORTANT ROLES THEY PLAY IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF OUR CITY AND FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S WITNESSED AND IT HAS THE SEAL, IT'S SIGNED, SEALED, AND OUR HONORABLE MAYOR WILL DELIVER.

I'LL DELIVER.

COME ON, MONA AND LINDA.

LOOK, UH, THERE WE HAVE A BIG JOB, THE POSTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, REAL STRICT POSTING REQUIREMENTS.

UH, MONA STAYED UP UNTIL THE LAST VOTE WAS GIVEN TO HER SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING TO GET US THE INFORMATION FOR THIS PAST ELECTION.

SHE'S IN CHARGE OF THAT.

I STAYED UP A LITTLE LATER ONLY BECAUSE WE WANTED TO SEE THE RESULTS OF OUR NEIGHBORING MAYOR'S RACE.

BUT YOU DO THAT EVERY ELECTION.

WE'VE GOT A RUNOFF COMING UP, SO YOU'LL DO IT AGAIN.

YOU.

UM, SHE'S OUR RECORDS.

YOU'RE THE RECORDS.

AND YOU'RE THE ONE THAT ASKED ME FOR PROCLAMATIONS.

I GET, I GET AN EMAIL EVERY DAY.

MAYOR, CAN THEY GET A PROCLAMATION? I OUGHT TO SHARE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WANT PROCLAMATIONS? READY.

SHE'S REAL GOOD AT EXPLAINING 'EM TO ME THOUGH.

ONE MORE FOR ME.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANK Y'ALL PRESENTATIONS.

OUR SWEET GLORIA HAD A TUMOR REMOVED FROM HER BRAIN.

IT WAS BENIGN.

THANK GOODNESS SHE'S RESTING.

SHE CAN GET OUT SOME, BUT KENT HAS NOT STARTED BACK TO WORK YET.

UH, SO, UH, MAYBE NEXT WEEK.

TOMORROW.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

SO, UH, IT'S GREAT.

IT WILL BE GREAT TO HAVE HER BACK.

MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

YOU GO AHEAD, MEL.

GOOD EVENING.

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 THE CONSENT AGENDA, EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES FOR ALL ITEMS. CITIZENS MAY SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES ON ANY ITEM SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, OR DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS.

APPLICANT'S 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.

SPEAKER SHALL DIRECT THE 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.

THIS IS FOR THE CONSENT.

HAROLD, YOU GET A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 13, 14, 15, 16, AND 17.

YEAH, I JUST WANNA KNOW ON 13 AND 14, UM, HOW MUCH WE'RE ABLE TO BILL MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND PRIVATE INSURANCES FOR THE DIFFERENT PHARMACEUTICALS AS, UM, CHIEF IS COMING DOWN OH.

TO RECOUP ANY COST.

UH, IS IT WORTH EVEN BILLING FOR THIS? YES, HAROLD, UH, ROBERT FI, FIRE CHIEF.

SO WE USE A MERCON AS A THIRD PARTY BILLING.

AND WE BILL FOR JUST ABOUT ALL DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES, INCLUDING PHARMACEUTICALS.

AND PRIVATE INSURANCE IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT PAYING AND OF COURSE, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE JUST PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT.

SO WE, WE RECOVER QUITE A BIT FROM THAT.

OKAY, GREAT.

MM-HMM .

THIS ENGINE IS GOING TO DISTRICT ONE IN NOTTINGHAM.

UH, COULD WE JUST DO 17? WELL, I GOT HIM HERE PLEASE.

? YES.

YOU HAVE 15, 16, AND 17.

UH, YES.

ON 1717, CHIEF? YEP.

YES, PLEASE.

UH, WHAT, WHERE WOULD THIS ENGINE GO? WHAT STATION WILL IT GO TO?

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UH, WE'RE REPLACING THE KNIGHTS OF NOTTINGHAM, UH, FIRE ENGINE, UH, THAT WILL BE REPURPOSED DOWN TO FIRE STATION 11.

AND SO THAT IS WHERE THIS ONE IS GOING.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET IT IN OUR HANDS? OH, WE, IT'S IN OUR HANDS.

OH, YOU'VE ALREADY BOUGHT IT? IT'S, IT'S IN OUR HANDS.

OH.

GREAT.

WHAT ABOUT TRADING? SO AS SOON AS THIS IS APPROVED, WE WILL GET IT IN SERVICE IN ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO.

WHAT TRADE-IN CREDITS? WHAT WHAT? YEAH, THIS IS PRETTY NEW FOR US.

WE HAD A RESERVE AERIAL THAT JUST WASN'T GETTING MUCH USE.

AND WHEN WE REPURPOSED OUR, UH, APPARATUS LAST YEAR, UH, WE RECEIVED ABOUT A $224,000 TRADE IN.

IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN GOING TO AUCTION.

OH YEAH.

OR WHEN SQUAT CANNON, WHEN HE TOOK THE OLD 1948 WOODEN LADDER.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT TOO, BY THE WAY.

BUT THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER STORY.

JUST ON 15 AND 16 PLEASE.

UH, THE NEW LIBRARY MATERIALS, HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET THESE IN? I HAVE THREE GRANDCHILDREN.

I HAVE AN 8-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON WHO WANTS TO CHECK EVERY BOOK OUT OF THAT LIBRARY.

UM, WHEN HERE'S PETER FOR YOU.

SIGN, LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

THIS DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE TITLES RIGHT NOW.

SURE.

SHIPPING ISSUES ARE A LITTLE BEHIND BECAUSE ONE OF THE MAJOR VENDORS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.

SO INGRAM AND BRODART ARE BEING SWAMPED WITH BUSINESS FROM OTHER LIBRARIES.

SO WE PUT PRESSURE ON 'EM TO GET AS QUICK AS THEY CAN, BUT SOME OF THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OUT OF OUR CONTROL, SO I CAN'T GIVE YOU A GREAT ANSWER ON THAT.

OH, THAT'S FINE.

THOSE ARE, WILL THIS SPEAK FOR THE, UM, $90,000 FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS THAT YOU'LL HAVE BUDGETED TO BUY WITH NEW BOOKS? YES.

AND SO IT ALLOWS US THIS, BASICALLY THE CONTRACTS COME FROM THE STATE AND THEN WE SET THESE AMOUNTS AND THESE WILL SUPPLY BOOKS FOR ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS AND MOBILE LIBRARIES AND ALL THREE OF THE BOOK AND BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATIONS.

OKAY, GREAT.

UH, I HAVE A HAPPY GRAND OF SEVEN TWO GRAND.

YEAH.

, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SURE.

WHAT THE LIBRARY'S MEAN TO GETTING THESE KIDS DOWN THERE TO READING AND HOPEFULLY THIS SUMMER WILL HAVE ME BOOKS 'EM TO READ IN THE SUMMER.

WE WILL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, HAROLD.

THANK YOU HAROLD.

MS. PATSY RAY DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK BUT WISHES TO RECORD SUPPORT FOR ITEMS 15 AND 16.

DEPUTY

[CONSENT AGENDA]

MAYOR PO.

TIM, I TURN OVER TO YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR ON THE CONSENTING AGENDA.

UM, ANY DISCUSSION? I DON'T THINK SO.

I APPROVE TO, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 18 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IN ITEM 19 WITH A CHANGE TO THE EXHIBIT AS PRESENTED BY STAFF, UH, EARLIER.

CALEB, HE'S HAVING DIFFICULTY.

WE HAVE MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A OPPOSED AY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

IT'S TIME FOR CITIZEN

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

COMMENTS.

CITIZEN COMMENTS TO, UH, YOU GET THREE MINUTES SINCE, UH, IN OUR PRACTICE HERE ON CITIZEN COMMENTS, WE DON'T INTERACT 'CAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TO VOTE ON.

YOU CAN SPEAK, BUT I DON'T GIVE YOU ANSWERS OR SOLUTIONS OR, UH, ANSWER ANYTHING.

SO, UM, HANG ON JUST A MINUTE.

LET MONA GET HER TIMER READY THERE.

GO AHEAD.

DR.

RHONDA CROWDER, THE GRAND ENTRANCE.

I BET HE IS.

CALEB, YOU GUYS CAN SAY HOW WELL MAYBE HE CAN STICK HIS HEAD IN AND SAY HI.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M DR.

RHONDA BROWN CROWDER.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.

UM, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK FOR JUST A MOMENT.

UM, I HAD ORDERED SOME SPECIAL GIFTS FOR TWO PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL, UM, FOR THE MONTH OF AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.

AND THEY CAME IN A WEEK AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING.

SO HERE WE ARE, UH, WANTING TO PRESENT THESE TONIGHT.

UM, THE FIRST ONE THAT I HAVE HERE IS, UM, FOR YOU MARON.

AND YOU GUYS, I PROMISE I'M GONNA DO MY BEST NOT TO CRY , BUT, UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, WHEN I APPROACHED YOU ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO TO ISSUE AN AUTISM AWARENESS PROCLAMATION FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, YOU READILY AGREED TO DO THAT.

AND, UM, THAT INSPIRED ME AS A NORTH TEXAS AUTISM SPECIAL NEEDS ADVOCATE TO SAY, WELL, HEY, IF, IF MAYOR RON DID THAT, LET ME TALK TO MS. JIM ROSS OVER IN ARLINGTON AND LET ME TALK TO THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND LET ME TALK TO THE CITY OF DALLAS.

AND I WANNA SAY BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU BEGAN, WHAT BEGAN WITH YOU AND YOUR AGREEMENT TO DO THAT.

UM, THOSE THREE CITIES HAVE ALSO ISSUED PRO, UM, AUTISM AWARENESS PROCLAMATIONS FOR THEIR CITIES.

OH, THERE'S CALEB.

HI, CALEB .

SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I WANNA ALSO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PLAYGROUND, UH, PARK PROJECT AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF GOING OUT AND SUPPORTING ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.

WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THIS SAYS IT'S OKAY TO BE

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DIFFERENT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SIT ON THE SCREEN THERE AND IT SAYS, LOVE CALEB AND DR. ROWE AND THERE'S THREE, FOUR BIRDS ON HERE AND ONE HAS THE AUTISM PUZZLES.

AND SO THANK YOU MARY.

SWEET.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. BILL, AND FIRST OF ALL, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE AS OUR CITY MANAGER.

SO WELCOME.

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, BUT WELCOME .

BUT, UM, I ALSO WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU PUBLICLY AS WELL TO SAY THAT WHENEVER I APPROACHED YOU A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND SAID, HEY, WOULD YOU CONSIDER LIGHTING IT UP BLUE FOR AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH FOR OUR CITY? YOU READILY AGREED.

AND, UM, I TELL YOU, IT'S JUST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SITE TO DRIVE DOWN AND SEE THE COMPLEX, ALL SPARKLY AND BLUE AND THEN SEE THE WATER TOWERS AND, AND JUST, I'M SO PROUD ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT FOR, THAT'S US.

THAT'S US HOPING THAT IT WILL INSPIRE OTHER CITIES TO WANT TO DO THE SAME THING.

ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN I APPROACHED YOU AND SAID, HEY, HOW ABOUT WE CONSIDER A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND OUR, UH, GRAND PRAIRIE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT? BECAUSE OUR 18 PLUS PROGRAM WAS LACKING IN EMPLOYEES THAT WERE, EXCUSE ME, EMPLOYERS THAT WERE WANTING TO, UM, HAVE OUR STUDENTS COME OUT AND DO INTERNSHIPS.

AND BASICALLY YOU'RE ABOUT DONE DR.

CROWDER OKAY.

WORK ON THEIR JOB SKILLS.

SO YOU READILY SAID YES FOR THAT.

AND ALSO ONE MORE THING, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR OUR NEW ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY.

YEAH.

UM, THAT IS NOT ONLY, UH, ACTIVE DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, BUT ALL YEAR ROUND.

SO I WANT TO PRESENT THESE TO EACH OF YOU AND TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF CALEB, MYSELF, AND THANK YOU CALEB'S COMMUNITY.

THIS LOOKS LIKE CAROL JENKINS.

I, I'M SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCE.

I CAN'T READ THEIR FIRST NAME.

I BELIEVE IT'S CAROL CARL JENKINS.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR JANSEN COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY AND ALLOWING ME TO SAY THIS, WHICH IS A PREPARED STATEMENT.

I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE LOSS OF RIGHTS THAT PORT OR PORT TENANTS AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE AIRPORT RELY ON FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

THESE HANGERS HAVE OPERATED UNDER TERM LEASE THAT ALLOWED SUBLEASING NOW WITHOUT ANY COUNSEL ACTION.

TENANTS ARE RECEIVING CURE OR VACATE LETTERS DEMANDING THE REMOVAL OF SUBTENANTS WITHIN 30 DAYS.

ONCE THE LETTER IS RECEIVED, EFFECTIVELY DECLARING ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN LAWFUL FOR DECADES SUDDENLY PROHIBITED.

OTHER PORT OF PORT OWNERS ON THE SAME LEASE STRUCTURES DID NOT RECEIVE THESE LETTERS AT ALL.

SO IT'S BEEN VERY SELECTIVE.

THESE MEANS.

THAT MEANS THE CITY IS ENFORCING NEW RESTRICTIONS SELECTIVELY, NOT UNIFORMLY, AND CERTAINLY NOT THROUGH AN ADOPTED POLICY.

WE NEED A PAUSE LONG ENOUGH FOR THE CITY, YOU GUYS, TO VERIFY THE ACTUAL LEASE LANGUAGE OF THE HANGERS OF THE, SORRY, AT THE AIRPORT.

THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER SMITH.

THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT 'CAUSE THE CHANGES DID NOT HAPPEN RECENTLY.

THEY TRACED BACK TO 2018 WHEN THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR ATTEMPTED TO RECLASSIFY THE TEMPORARY, THE PORT PORT HANGERS FOR TAX VALUATION.

AND THE EFFORT WAS REJECTED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

AFTER THAT LOSS, HE CHANGED THE LEASE TERMS AND POLICIES UNILATERALLY.

HE LATER ADMITTED TO THE FAA THAT THESE CHANGES WERE MADE WITHOUT COUNSEL AUTHORIZATION.

IMPORTANT STUFF OR AWARENESS THAT HAS CREATED A DIRECT CONTRADICTION WITH STATE LAW AND PLACED THE CITY AT RISK BY ALLOWING STAFF TO ENFORCE ITS OWN VERSION OF THE RULES INSTEAD OF COUNCIL APPROVED RULES.

AS A RESULT, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF CIRCUMSTANCES AMONG THE, THE PORT OF PORK STRANGE NAME FOR A HANGAR.

TENANTS, DEPENDING ON WHICH EACH LEASE WAS SIGNED OR RENEWED, THERE WERE ANYWAY, NONE OF WHICH WERE ADOPTED THROUGH A TRANSPARENT OR CONSISTENT POLICY PROCESS.

WE ARE ASKING THE COUNSEL TO HALT THE CURRENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS INITIATED BY THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR UNTIL THE PENDING PART 16 MATTER.

IT'S FA, A MATTER IS RESOLVED AND TO PRESERVE ALL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR AND A PORTA PORT TENANTS SO THEY CAN BE REVIEWED FULLY AND ACCURATELY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING THAT.

CARL, WOULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? CARL JENKINS.

I LIVE IN NORTH GRAND PRAIRIE, ALSO KNOWN AS IRVING, TEXAS 1701 LIVE OAK.

I WAS BORN THERE.

I GREW UP THERE.

I STARTED FLYING OUT OF YOUR AIRPORT AS SOON AS IT WAS OPENED BACK IN THE SEVENTIES.

I'VE BEEN HERE.

IT'S A GREAT AIRPORT, A LONG TIME.

IT'S A GREAT AIRPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE KEEP IT OPEN AND ALLOW ME TO REMAIN THERE.

GOOD EVENING.

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UH, SORRY, THIS IS GONNA SOUND QUITE REPETITIVE.

MY NAME'S CHRIS SMITH.

I'M NOT A RESIDENT OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

I LIVE IN COLLEYVILLE, BUT I DO PAY TAXES IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND, AND LIKE CARL AND THE OTHER CARL, I'VE BEEN VISITING AND FLYING TO THE GRAND BAY AIRPORT, GRAND PRAIRIE AIRPORT FOR PROBABLY CLOSE TO 20 YEARS.

UH, BOTH CARLS THAT ARE GONNA SPEAK TODAY AND VANCE ARE AIRLINE PILOTS.

UH, THEY'RE BOTH ALSO VETERANS AND THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY BEEN FLYING AND THEY KNOW THE AIRPORT QUITE WELL.

I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A, A PORTABLE HANGER.

IT'S GOT A WEIRD NAME, PORTA PORT, BUT IT'S A PORTABLE HANGER.

SO IT'S, IT'S THE CITY LAND AND YOU GRACIOUSLY LET THAT BE USED.

AND WE PUT SOME PORTABLE HANGERS ON THERE.

UH, AND THEY'RE NOT CHEAP, RIGHT? THESE, THESE HANGERS COST QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AND YOU'RE NOT JUST GONNA HEAR A BUNCH OF SOB STORIES ABOUT PILOTS.

IT'S REALLY NOT A RICH MAN SPORT.

I THINK THE CITY PROBABLY RECOGNIZES THE ECONOMIC VALUE THAT THE CITY BRING, THAT, EXCUSE ME, THAT THE AIRPORT BRINGS TO THE CITY.

IT'S TOURISM WEEK, ECONOMIC WEEK.

IF YOU LOOK OUT THERE ON ANY GIVEN DAY, YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE SOME JETS ON SOME HIGH PISTON TURBO PROP AIRPLANES, YOU KNOW, YOU NAME IT.

ALL THAT IS DRIVING ECONOMIC ENGINE AND CHANGE.

AND SO US AS THE REGULAR GUYS, UH, ARE KIND OF SHOCKED BY THE, THE, THE, FRANKLY THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND HIS NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE RULES.

LEMME JUST BE CLEAR, THE AIRPORT ITSELF, ITS OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC.

THE SUPPORT STAFF THERE, UH, ARE LONG TIME EMPLOYEES.

THEY'VE BEEN GREAT.

BUT THIS RECENT CHANGE TO NOT ALLOWING, UH, TO NOT ALLOWING A FRIEND TO BORROW YOUR PLANE, TO NOT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR FUEL COST AND CALLING THAT A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IS JUST ASININE, FRANKLY.

SO I THINK Y'ALL, AS THE OVERSEERS OF THE AIRPORT, UH, PROBABLY NEED TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THIS BECAUSE IF THESE, IF THE TENANTS GO AWAY, THAT LEAVES NOT A LOT OF INCOME.

UH, WE ALSO SUPPORT THE LOCAL MECHANICS, FUEL CELLS, SO ON AND SO FORTH AT THE AIRPORT, NOT TO INCLUDE FLIGHT TRAINING AND ANGEL FLIGHT.

SOMETHING THAT'S CLOSE TO MY HEART.

SO CANCER PATIENTS THAT NEED TRANSPORTATION THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO GET ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES OR HAVE AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SYSTEM CANNOT GET ON A COMMERCIAL CARRIER WILL FLY THEM FOR FREE IN OUR AIRPLANES.

IF WE'RE GETTING KICKED OUT, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO MY, UH, PREPARED STATEMENT IS, IS THIS, I'LL READ IT TO YOU FOR THE RECORD.

UH, I PURCHASED THIS HANGAR.

LIKE I SAID, WE PAY PROPERTY TAXER TAXES ON THESE STRUCTURES AS WELL.

I'M GETTING A 32ND COUNTDOWN HERE.

UM, HISTORICALLY WE'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO SUBLET THESE PLANES.

WERE NOT IN USE, BIG SHOCKER, AIRPLANES TRAVEL PLACES.

SO IF WE VISIT SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE NEED TO BORROW SOMEBODY ELSE'S HANGAR.

LIKEWISE, I LIKE TO PAY IT FORWARD AND HAVE PEOPLE BORROW MY HANGAR.

APPARENTLY THIS IS NOW CONSIDERED ILLEGAL.

UH, THERE'S SOME STATE LAWS THAT, UH, PROHIBIT BASICALLY THE ACT OF DOING THAT.

AND FOR US, THIS ISN'T THEORETICAL.

I MEAN, GETTING KICKED OUT OF YOUR HANGAR WHERE YOU'VE BEEN A LONG TIME TENANT IS NOT, I'D THINK THE INTENT OF THE AIRPORT OR THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS CARL WALKER.

I LIVE AT 8 0 8 HOLLY RIDGE COURT IN KELLER, AND I OWN A HANGAR IN GRAND PRAIRIE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK.

MY CONCERN TONIGHT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, SIGNIFICANT AIRPORT POLICY CHANGES ARE BEING MADE WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL.

RECENTLY, PORTA PORT TENANTS RECEIVED LETTERS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING THE TERMS OF OUR LEASES, RESTRICTING, UH, SUBLEASING LIMITING WHO CAN STORE AIRCRAFT IN OUR HANGERS AND IMPOSING OBLIGATIONS THAT DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ORIGINAL IN THE, IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTS.

WHEN I ASKED HOW THESE CHANGES WERE ADOPTED, I LEARNED THAT NEITHER THE COUNCIL NOR ANY PUBLIC PROCESS WAS INVOLVED.

THE CITY ATTORNEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AND THE DIRECTOR HAS CONFIRMED THE DECISION WAS MADE.

ADMINISTRATIVELY, THAT MEANS THE AIRPORT MANAGER IS REWRITING LONGSTANDING LEASE RIGHTS WITHOUT COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION, WITHOUT ORDINANCE, AND WITHOUT THE REQUIRED TRANSPARENCY CAUSING CONFLICTS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.

WHETHER ONE AGREES OR DISAGREES WITH SUBLEASING, THE POINT IS THAT IT HAS BEEN ALLOWED AT THE AIRPORT FOR DECADES.

IF THE CITY WANTS TO CHANGE THAT, IT SHOULD COME THROUGH YOU.

THE GOVERNING BODY, NOT THE UNILATERAL DIRECTIVE.

UH, LEASE TERMS CANNOT BE MODIFIED BY INTERNAL MEMO.

THE AIRPORT OPERATES ON A FEDERAL, ON FEDERAL GRANT OBLIGATIONS THAT REQUIRE CONSISTENT, FAIR, NON-DISCRIMINATORY, UH, TREATMENT.

WHEN POLICIES ARE CHANGED AD HOC WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY, THE CITY EXPOSES ITSELF TO LEGAL AND FAA

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COMPLIANCE RISK.

I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW THESE ACTIONS REQUIRE THAT LEASE OR POLICY CHANGE AFFECTING TENANTS BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AND ENSURE THAT THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT OPERATES WITHIN DELEGATED AUTHORITY.

TONIGHT IS NOT ABOUT PERSONALITIES, IT'S ABOUT PROPER GOVERNANCE AND PROTECTING THE CITY FROM LIABILITY CREATED BY UNAUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

BLAKE CHIMP.

YEAH.

HI, MY NAME IS BLAKE CHIN.

I LIVE AT 3 0 1 6 PICK AND DRIVE IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS.

UH, I'M PROBABLY THE YOUNGEST, UH, OF THE, UH, OF MY COHORT HERE.

UM, I STARTED FLYING PROBABLY THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO AT THIS POINT.

NOW, UM, GRAND PRAIRIE HAS BEEN THE LONGEST AIRPORT THAT I'VE HAD A HANGAR AT.

I WAS ORIGINALLY RENTING BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW, HANGERS ARE ALMOST UNOBTAINIUM.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BUILD YOURS IF YOU WANT ONE, UH, AND DFW.

AND IF YOU DO FIND ONE, IT'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A REGULAR CAR PAYMENT AND, UH, AND, AND A HOUSE PAYMENT PER MONTH.

UM, SO IT MAKES IT VERY UNATTAINABLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

UH, MY, UH, MY, MY THING IS IT'S JUST SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AT GRAND PRAIRIE AIRPORT.

UH, I'VE BEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS NOW.

I GOT THE, THE LETTER THAT WENT OUT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, THAT SAID EITHER YOU'VE BEEN RENTING FOR TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS NOW.

YOU EITHER HAVE TO MOVE OUT OR YOU HAVE TO BUY THE HANGAR.

AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO BUY THE HANGAR, WHICH WASN'T CHEAP, UM, FOR MY AIRPLANE.

AND, UH, BUT I'VE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND THEY HAVE, UH, A DREAM THAT THEY HAD TO GO FLY, DO THAT AIRLINE PILOTS OR, UH, OR BE A MECHANIC OR JUST FLY FOR FUN.

AND SOME OF THESE PLANES THAT YOU DEFINITELY NEED A, A HANGER FOR THEM OR THEY'RE GONNA GET DAMAGED.

'CAUSE WE HAVE SOON TO BE GOLF BALL SIZE HILL MAYBE COMING TONIGHT.

UM, AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE AN AIRWAY.

THE AIRPLANE, IF IT GETS GOLF FALLS ALL ITS HAIR ON IT.

UM, SO IT IS JUST, UM, WHEN I ORIGINALLY MOVED IN THERE, I GOT THE LEASE.

IT SAID THIS, I ASKED AND THEY SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT REALLY DOING THIS.

AND SO THERE WAS A SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT.

I WAS OKAY WITH THAT.

IT'S JUST THE WAY IT WAS WHEN I GOT THERE.

BUT THEN I GOT KICKED OUT OF ONE OF THE HANGERS THAT I HAD FOR NO REASON.

AND I ASKED THE GUY WHY, BECAUSE I PAID EIGHT MONTHS IN ADVANCE, WHICH I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY ELSE THAT PAYS EIGHT MONTHS IN ADVANCE FOR RENT.

UM, AND, UH, HE JUST NEVER GAVE ME A, AN ANSWER.

AND IT SAID I HAD TO GET OUT IN TWO DAYS, WHICH I DON'T KNOW, WOULD NOT FLY IN ANYTHING.

UM, IF, IF YOU HAD A, AN APARTMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT JUST, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S NOT EVEN THE LETTER OF THE LAW OR THE SPIRIT OF IT FOR THAT MATTER.

UM, SO ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS JUST IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS, IF THIS IS THE WAY THE COUNCIL FEELS NOW, MOSTLY IT'S THE AIRPORT MANAGER.

BUT IF THAT'S THE WAY HE FEELS NOW, I THINK HE SHOULD DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD WHERE EVERYBODY'S FAIR AND NOT HAVE IT SELECTIVELY WHERE FOR ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT.

YOUNGSTER DANCE DE PASQUALE.

I RECOGNIZE YOU, YOU'RE ON A SIMILAR SUBJECT, BUT DIFFERENT.

OWNER OTHER, OTHER THAN THE, UH, OWN STOR INTO THEIR HANGERS.

STEVE PASQUALE, 57 39 OSA HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

I'VE BEEN HERE QUITE A FEW TIMES, UH, NOW TALKING ABOUT THESE, UH, ISSUES AT THE AIRPORT.

AND, UM, FILED THE PART 16 ON THE, UH, ON THE AIRPORT HERE.

UH, WHICH THE, UH, I WANTED TO RESOLVE THAT, UH, AT THIS LEVEL AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.

YOU GUYS ARE THE AUTHORITY, NOT MARK AT THE AIRPORT UNILATERALLY MAKING THESE CHANGES.

UM, HE'S SELECTIVELY SAYING, IT WAS JUST ME.

UM, EACH ONE OF THESE, UH, THAT HAS SPOKE BEFORE ME IS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TENANT AT YOUR AIRPORT THAT HAS SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT AGAIN, UH, DIRECT ISSUES AT THE AIRPORT, WHICH I'VE TRIED TO EXPLAIN AND ARTICULATE IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, UH, THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR HAS TAKEN ACTIONS SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGING PORTA PORT TENANT RIGHTS WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THIS COUNSEL.

UH, WITHOUT DOCUMENTED, UH, POLICY LETTERS WERE RECENTLY ISSUED TO PORTA PORT TENANTS REQUIRING THEM TO REMOVE SUBTENANTS WITHIN 30 DAYS, PROHIBITING ANY AIRCRAFT

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OTHER TENANTS ON THE SAME LEASE TYPE RECEIVE NO NOTICE AT ALL.

THIS IS NOT UNIFORM IN ENFORCEMENT.

IT ENTERED BINDS CONTRACTUAL EXPECTATIONS THAT HAVE EXISTED NOW FOR DECADES.

HISTORICALLY, PORTA PORT TENANTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO SUBLEASE THEIR SPACE, MANY PUR PURCHASES AND SOLD THESE HANGERS RELAYING THAT.

RIGHT.

CHANGING THOSE NOW BY THE LETTER WITHOUT COUNSEL REVIEW IS AN UNILATERAL MODIFICATION TO THE, THESE RIGHTS AND EXPOSES THE CITY TO BOTH CONTRACTUAL AND FEDERAL COMPLIANCE RISKS.

I HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT NOW TO CON, UH, TO WORK HIM COOPERATIVELY WITH AIRPORT, UH, WITH THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, UH, AS WELL AS A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS, UH, COUNCIL TO, UM, TRY TO ARTICULATE THE, UH, THE ISSUES HERE.

UM, THIS IS NOT HOW FEDERALLY OBLIGATED AIRPORTS ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE.

THE FAA REQUIRES SIMILARLY SITUATED UNI U USERS TO BE TREATED THE SAME.

THE POLICIES APPLIED CONSISTENTLY AND THE GOVERNING BODY REMAINS OVERSIGHT OF THE MAJOR DECISIONS.

WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IMPOSE NEW RULES WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, IT CREATES AN APPEARANCE OF LACK OF SPONSOR CONTROL, SOMETHING THAT THE FAA TAKES EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY AND CAN LEAD TO, AGAIN, FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

UM, LET'S SEE, UH, TWO, TWO, UH, TWO ASKS TONIGHT.

UM, IMMEDIATELY I'M ASKING THIS COUNSEL TO IMMEDIATELY RESCIND THE EVICTION NOTICES BY THE, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, THAT THESE OTHER PORTA PORT TENANTS HAVE NOW USED AND BEEN, UH, EVICTED UP FOR DIFFERENT REASONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, UM, UNTIL THE PART 16 CAN COME TO A A, A CLOSE.

AND NUMBER TWO IS PRESERVED AND REFRAIN FROM DESTROYING, ALTERING OR CONCEALING ANY RECORDS, COMMUNICATIONS OR DOCUMENTS RELATING TO HANGAR LEASING, SUBLEASING PRACTICES, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS, AND ISSUES OF EVICTION NOTICES, INCLUDING EMAILS, MEETING MINUTES, LEASE FILES, AND INTERNAL MEMOS.

HAROLD WILLIS.

5 3 8 LINLEY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BOND PACKAGE.

IN 1984 AND 1990, I WAS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY BOND COMMITTEE, UH, CHIEF ROBERTSON DAVID KUNKEL EMPLOYEE.

THAT BOND PACKAGE IN 1984 PASSED BY ABOUT LIKE 70% TO 30%.

THIS BOND PACKAGE SATURDAY NIGHT PASSED BY SEVEN POINTS.

YOU WEREN'T GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT.

YOUR BOTANICAL GARDENS THAT WERE DEFEATED, THE VOTERS ARE ANGRY, NOTHING WAS DEFEATED, WAS IT? NOTHING WAS DEFEATED.

PLAN C WASN'T APPROVED, NOTHING WAS DEFEATED.

WAS PLAN C NOT APPROVED BY THE VOTERS? IT WAS APPROVED.

NOTHING WAS DEFEATED.

THE LATEST STEP DEBT THAT I SAW YOU WERE LOOKING AT DALLAS COUNTY ON YOU.

CAN YOU GIVE US THE NUMBERS THEN? UH, MONA HAS 'EM.

YEAH, IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.

ALL THREE PASSED.

THE BRIDGE WILL START ON CONSTRUCTION.

TRYING TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING.

OKAY, GREAT.

'CAUSE I ENCOURAGED EVERYBODY TO VOTE FOR THEM BECAUSE I HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE CONTACT ME THAT WHEN I WAS UP HERE ASKING YOU ABOUT PROPOSITION A THAT OUR MAYOR TELL US ABOUT THE ROADS.

TELL US ABOUT THIS $66 MILLION OUT ON LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY.

YOU COULDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

YOU HAMMERED AND HUMMED AROUND AND DID EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO THAT IS A BIG THING RIGHT THERE, MAYOR, THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS, YOU HAD SO MANY MISLEADING INFORMATION.

YOU HAD THIS, YOU HAD THAT ON THE WEBSITE, YOU HAD EVERYTHING.

YOU DIDN'T GIVE US A DEFINITIVE START TIME.

WHEN WILL THE, IN LAKE RIDGE PARKWAY, THAT'S THE BIGGIE.

THOSE BRIDGES ARE 43, 44 YEARS OLD.

BY THE TIME YOU GET GOING THIS, THEY'RE GONNA BE 50 YEARS OLD.

SO WHEN IS THIS CONSTRUCTION GOING TO START AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU HAVE APPROPRIATED? LIKE I HAVE A FRIEND THAT'S AN ENGINEER, DOUBLE THAT, DOUBLE THAT.

AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO DO THAT? THOSE BRIDGES ARE FALLING APART NOW.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IF AND WHEN THAT PENINSULA IS EVER DEVELOPED BY HAVING A SIX LANE BRIDGE OUT THERE THAT YOU COULD TAKE THAT LIKE THIS ENGINEER GUY WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THOSE OF US WHO'VE BEEN TO AUSTIN AT LADY BIRD LAKE UNDER CONGRESS WITH THE BATS, YOU COULD HAVE A BAT HABITAT UNDERNEATH THERE.

THAT WOULD BE A BIG TOURIST APPROACH RIGHT THERE THAT WE COULD HAVE APPROPRIATE THAT IN THERE.

SO WE COULD HAVE THAT IN THERE, BUT BE MORE UPFRONT AND HONEST WITH US OF WHAT IS GOING ON THAT, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE COVER THREE DIFFERENT COUNTIES TRYING TO COVER WITH EVERYTHING, I'M GLAD EVERYTHING PASSED.

BUT BEFORE YOU START CONSTRUCTION ON THAT BRIDGE, TELL US WHEN

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I'D TAKE ACTION ON ITEM 20.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS.

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WE NEED TO MAKE A FORMAL MOTION TO TABLE IT.

OH, UM, I JUST NEED TO MOVE THE TABLE.

WERE YOU ASKED TO SAY SOMETHING SAVANNAH? NO.

I WANT, I I NEED A MOTION.