* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] THANK YOU'ALL. [CALL TO ORDER] TONIGHT OUR INVOCATION WILL BE, WILL BE LED BY PASTOR ANDRE WATTS. THERE YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT, REVEREND GREATER ALLEN TEMPLE AND OUR PLEDGES TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL IS NOT HERE. SO I'VE ASKED CITY MANAGER BILL HILLS TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES, REVEREND AMEN. CAN WE ALL PRAY? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK LORD THAT YOU COME INTO THIS PLACE TODAY. LORD, COME BRING YOUR SPIRIT SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE HERE TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY, THOSE HERE LORD, THAT ARE HERE TO DO THE BUSINESS THAT YOU HAVE ASSIGNED THEM TO, THAT THEY FEEL STRONG ENOUGH, LORD TO SPEAK BOLDLY AND PROUDLY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND TO DO WHAT YOU DESIRE TO BE DONE. LORD, IN THIS TIME THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING SO POLITICALLY, WE NEED TO TAKE THE POLITICS OUT OF IT AND PUT THE HUMANITY INTO IT IS THE BEST WAY TO GOVERN IS THROUGH HUMANITY. SO, LORD, LET THEM MAKE GOOD HUMANE DECISIONS TODAY. LET THOSE WHO MIGHT FEEL SLIGHTED, UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYTHING'S NOT GONNA ALWAYS GO YOUR WAY. BUT AS LONG AS GOD GETS THE NOTICE, GOD GETS THE CREDIT AND GOD GETS ALL OF THE GLORY, EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT FINE. AND I KNOW RIGHT NOW, LORD, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE CHANGING. SOME PEOPLE SAY CHANGE IS SLOW WHEN IT'S GOING ONE WAY, BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO GO QUICK WHEN IT'S GOING THE WRONG WAY. SO LORD, LET THE SLOW CHANGE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND LET THE QUICK CHANGE MOVE OUT THE WAY SO THAT THINGS CAN BE RIGHT FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE. AND EVERYBODY HERE CAN BE RECOGNIZED AND BE FOUND TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF IT ALL AND YOU ONLY LEAD THE WAY. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN AND AMEN. THANK YOU. I'M, I MAY USE THAT QUICK AND SLOW AGAIN. , I, I TELL YOU, UH, YOU'RE, BUT I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHERE I'M GONNA USE IT, BUT I'M GONNA USE IT SOMEDAY. BILL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME WITH THE PLEDGE OF ELANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE STATE OF TEXAS? I TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONORED TEXAS. FLAG MY TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE AN INDIVIDUAL. AMEN. BEFORE I HAVE MEL READ INTO THE RECORD OF WHAT OUR POLICY IS ON PUBLIC COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ELECT DAVID CHAPPELLE. PLEASE STAND UP. DAVID. UM, HE CANNOT BE SWORN IN TONIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S STATE LAWS REQUIRING HOW MANY DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION, WHICH WAS JUST SATURDAY BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY CANVASS THE VOTES. AND WE CAN'T SWEAR HIM IN UNTIL THE CANVASSING. WE WILL BE CANVASSING THE BOAT VOTES NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT MEET AGAIN FOR FIVE WEEKS. CAN I GET A YEHA? BECAUSE WE WE ONLY MEET ONCE IN JULY. I'M SORRY, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT FIVE WEEKS. BUT I'M NOT SORRY. , THANK YOU FOR COMING. THAT DAVID? OKAY. 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 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. 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. YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UH, HAROLD, WE'RE TABLING ITEM EIGHT. WE'RE PULLING ITEM NINE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONS SO THE CITIZENS CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE OFFERING. SO THAT WAS TWO OF THE THINGS YOU WANTED TO SPEAK [00:05:01] ON SO YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE OTHER. UH, I THOUGHT THEY, WHICH ONE? UH, THE REST OF 'EM ARE ON INDIVIDUAL. YES, PLEASE. SO, UM, [CONSENT AGENDA] DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM, KURT JOHNSON. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALRIGHT, MAYOR. THANK YOU. UM, I MOVE TO, UH, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH TABLE AND I ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT, UH, REMOVING ITEM NINE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION FOR ITEM 17 TO SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND FINAL READING ON AUGUST 4TH, 2026. AND, UH, REMOVE ITEM 18 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A OPPOSED SAY NAY. YOU NOTICE THERE'S ONLY SIX OF US HERE TONIGHT. WE ONLY HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE SWEAR IN OUR NEW MEMBER. AND THEN TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OUT OF TOWN. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN LOPEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER TONY SHOTWELL. A GOOD LESSON FOR Y'ALL. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S ONLY SIX HERE, IT STILL TAKES FIVE VOTES TO PASS ANYTHING. IT MAJORITY DOESN'T WORK. IT'S GOTTA HAVE THE QUORUM. SO FIVE VOTES TO PASS ANYTHING TONIGHT. SO FOR [9. Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 11764-2025 for the FY2025/2026 Capital Improvements Project Budget in the amount of $475,000 for an Immersive Dome Experience; Lease with Polydome Ventures, LLC for an Immersive Dome Experience at EpicCentral; 5-Year Lease with One 5-Year Option to Renew with Estimated Rent in an amount up to $300,000 for the Initial Term and 5% of gross revenue, less tenant’s approved capital improvement costs, for the Renewal Term; Authorize Construction Contribution of $475,000 towards Eligible Expenses] INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WHO'S PRESENTING US? ITEM NINE. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. WE'RE SO EXCITED, SO EXCITED. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING US. ALRIGHT. ZANE KING, DEPART OR DEPART DEPARTMENT OF EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES. AND I HAVE MR. SCOTT BERMAN AND MR. JIM DROUGHT WITH, UH, PHO. SO WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY TO BRING A 360 DEGREE IMMERSIVE DOME VENUE. UH, WE'RE NOT CALLING IT A SPHERE 'CAUSE WE GOT IN TROUBLE LAST TIME WE CALLED IT MINI BELLAGIO. BUT, UH, THAT'S RIGHT. IT IS, IT, IT JUST KINDA LOOKS LIKE A SPHERE. IT IT IS A SPHERE. IT'S BIG AND ROUND AND IT GLOWS AND IT'S AMAZING. UH, WHAT'S GONNA BE INSIDE OF THIS? THESE ARE REPRESENTATIONS. UH, THERE'S A, CURRENTLY THE FILM RESOLUTION, SUNNI'S UNDER PRODUCTION. YOU HAVE LIVE MUSIC GOING ON, IMMERSIVE CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCES. THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE NOTHING ELSE IN THE COUNTRY. THERE'S LOTS OF SCREENS, THERE'S LOTS OF DOMES, BUT NOBODY'S DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE ON THE SITE? THIS IS BRINGING A WORLD CLASS ATTRACTION TO EPIC CENTRAL. THIS HELPS REINVENT EPIC CENTRAL. THIS HELPS GET US NEW AND EXCITEMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT AROUND THE DFW AREA FOR A LONG TIME. AND LUCKILY MY FRIENDS HERE, I HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY WANT TO COME TO GRAND PRAIRIE. THEY'VE HAD LOTS OF OTHER OFFERS FROM OTHER CITIES, BUT WE'VE MADE THEM FEEL VERY SPECIAL. UH, THIS IS A, THIS IS A HUGE PIECE. WE HAVE WAYS TO DO OUR STAGE. WE HAVE WAYS TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR FESTIVALS. THIS WILL BE BUILT IN AS PART OF THE FABRIC OF EPIC CENTRAL. THE OTHER EXCITING THING IS THIS GIVES US MORE MEETING SPACE. THIS GIVES US MORE RENTABLE SPACE. THIS GIVES US ANOTHER EVENT SPACE THAT COULD, THAT COULD BE USED AT, UH, EPIC CENTRAL. AND WHAT THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS, IS WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM SYMPHONIC STUDIO, THESE FOLKS ARE THE REAL DEAL. THIS, THIS IS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN. THIS IS ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMMING. AND UM, I WANTED TO BRING THEM UP TO YOU TODAY TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM AS A SITE PARTNER. AND THIS IS GOING TO REALLY BE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR EPIC CENTRAL. WE'RE ALL BLOWN AWAY BY IT. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US. I THINK YOU'LL BE HAPPY. I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY NEXT RTC MEETING. MAYORS AND JUDGES FROM AROUND THE METROPLEX. THERE'S 40 OF 'EM COME UP TO ME CONTINUING AND SAY, HOW DID YOU GET BASS PRO? HOW DID YOU GET ANDRETTI'S? THEY'RE GONNA SAY, HOW DID WE GET THIS? THANK YOU. IT'S GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE. OH, THANK YOU. WE'RE, WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED. YOU KNOW, UH, WE SPENT A LOT, A LOT OF TIME WITH THESE GUYS HERE AND, UM, WE DID HAVE SOME OTHER OFFERS, BUT THERE'S NO PLACE THAT WE WOULD RATHER BE THAN HERE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU LISTENING AND HERE, UH, DOES ZANE TELL THE, TELL THE CROWD WHAT FRIDAY NIGHT WAS LIKE AND WHAT OUR RESTAURATEURS TOLD YOU? YEAH, SO WE, WE HAD OUR, WE LAUNCHED OUR EPIC, UH, CENTRAL WATCH PARTIES ON FRIDAY NIGHT. UH, WE HAD ABOUT, ABOUT 6,800 PEOPLE. WE ALSO HAD JUNETEENTH GOING ON ON THE GRAND LAWN AT THE SAME TIME. BUT THE, THE MOST EXCITING THING WAS WHEN I GOT TO THE SITE ON SUNDAY, SIRIUS CAME UP TO ME AND SAID THAT THEY HAD THE BEST [00:10:01] WEEKEND THAT THEY'D EVER HAD ON THE SITE. FINCH AND VDOA WERE ABSOLUTELY PACKED. CHICKEN AND PICKLE IS PACKED. RIDI IS, IT'S THEIR, THERE'S ONLY TWO CHES, BUT IT'S DOING THE BEST OUT. BOTH CHES REALLY? . YEAH. IT'S DOING BETTER THAN FARMERS' BRANCH CONSIST THAN FARMER'S BRANCH. THEY'RE, THEY GET WALKUP TRAFFIC THAT THEY DON'T EVER GET AT FARMER'S BRANCH WHO ROCK. AND THEN THE LANDING, OF COURSE IS JUST PACKED. REBECCA AND I WALKED THROUGH THE LANDING AFTER WALKING THROUGH LUKE MINE. UH, I FELT SO GOOD. UH, IT'S GONNA WORK. THE LANDING IS THE REDEMPTION STORY. LUKE NINE DIDN'T WORK OUT, BUT MAN, THE LANDING'S EXCEEDED ANYTHING WE COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED FOR. AND YOU'RE GONNA HELP. OF COURSE WE'RE GONNA HELP FOR SURE. THEY'LL COME WATCH A SHOW AND GO EAT. EXACTLY. WELL, THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING. TONIGHT'S THE IDEA IS TO BRING THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER. YES SIR. THANK Y'ALL. FOR SURE. AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO PULL IT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION SO WE COULD PRESIDE PRESENT Y'ALL AND GET TO GET TO KNOW YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE, UH, ONE SPEAKER IN FAVOR, HAROLD HAROLD WALLACE 5 3 8 LINLEY. I WANT TO GET THIS ON THE RECORD. MAYOR THAT, TO PUT SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IF THIS IS GONNA GIVE YOU THE RIGHTS TO BRAG AT THAT LITTLE SPECIAL CLUB YOU'RE A PART OF CALLED THE RTC, THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PUT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. YOU KNOW, HAROLD, I DON'T PICK WHAT GOES WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA. WHO DOES STAFF? OKAY. I NEVER, I NEVER PICK HAROLD. NONE OF US EVER PICK. BUT HERE'S WHAT WE GET TO DECIDE, HAROLD. WE GET TO DECIDE WHAT TO PULL AND WHAT NOT TO, AND WE CHOSE TO PULL IT TONIGHT 'CAUSE WE AGREE WITH YOU. THIS NEEDED TO BE PRESENTED OUT HERE. OKAY. THE REASON. SO THANK YOU. WELL, NO, BECAUSE THE CRICKET STADIUM, THE ONLY CRICKET STADIUM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BOULDER ADVENTURE PARK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THESE TYPES OF ISSUES THAT ARE GONNA BE, THIS WASN'T ON THE CON THIS, THIS, WE PULLED IT TONIGHT JUST FOR YOU, HAROLD. WELL, I AM SO PROUD. I AM SO HAPPY THAT I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT IT TONIGHT THAT I GET THIS. WE'RE EX OKAY. WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST TO OUTLAY THAT THE TAXPAYERS OF GRAND PRAIRIE ARE GONNA PAY ON THIS? WHAT IS OUR SHARE? HERE WE GO. WE GOT IT. THE THE INVESTMENT IS 475,000. AND WHAT WILL THE DEVELOPER PAY? STILL WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS, BUT IT'LL BE BE BETWEEN ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF OR SO. SO THAT'S ALL THOUGHT IT'D BE MORE THAN THAT. 'CAUSE WELL LOOK AT THIS. OKAY. WHERE EXACTLY WILL THIS BE LOCATED? IT'S GONNA BE WHERE THE STAGE NORMALLY IS. OKAY. SO WHERE THE, WHERE THE EXISTING, WHERE THE, THERE'S AN EXISTING CONCRETE PAD THAT'LL HAVE TO BE EXPANDED. OKAY. BUT IF IT IS, WHAT YOU DON'T SEE ON THERE IS THERE'S A CAGE PIECE WHERE THE PROJECTOR SHOOTS ONTO UV, BUT IT IS AN EXISTING CONCRETE PAD THAT JUST HAS TO BE EXPANDED. SO IS THIS GONNA BE SIMILAR TO WHAT DREW CARRY ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT. WHEN HE WENT TO THE ONE IN LAS VEGAS? IS THIS GONNA BE KIND OF THE MINI ME OF LAS VEGAS FOR, THAT'S, THAT'S THE GOAL. IT'S GONNA OFFER IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES. IT'S NOT LED. UM, IT, IT IS 4K PROJECTION, BUT IT, IT'LL BE JUST AS EXCITING AND JUST AS IMPRESSIVE. I HAD A FRIEND ASK ME, IS THIS GONNA BE KINDA LIKE THE OMNI THEATER TYPE? EXACTLY. EXACTLY. A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THE, THAN THE EXISTING OMNI THEATER AT THE CHILDREN'S. THE, AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. BUT THERE WON'T BE ANY SEATS INSIDE OR ALL THE SITTING, OH, BOOM. LET'S, YES SIR. THERE'S MULTIPLE SEATING OPTIONS. 300 SEATS FOR 300, 300 TO 300 TO 500 CAPACITY, DEPENDING UPON THE SEATING ARRANGEMENT. INSIDE THE INSIDE. YES, SIR. OH, OKAY. SO THERE, THERE ARE STANDING, YOU WON'T BE WATCHING ANYTHING FROM OUTSIDE PLACES, EXCEPT THE LEDS IS ALSO A STANDING OPTION AS WELL. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF ROUGHLY TICKET PRICES FROM THE APPLICANT? DEPENDING ON THE VENUE OR WHAT WOULD BE, IT'S DEPENDING ON WHAT'S SHOWING. KINDA LIKE TEXAS TRUCKS. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S SHOWING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE, UH, THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THERE WILL BE FREE ACTIVATIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND THEN A, YOU KNOW, A 45 MINUTE EXPERIENCE IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN A TWO HOUR. OH SURE. CONCERT. ANY, UH, THANK YOU HAROLD. TIME ON CONSTRUCTION PLEASE. THANK YOU. WHEN COULD YOU JUST TELL US WHEN WE, WHEN WHEN WE, WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS? WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. I'D SAY SIX MONTHS. THAT'S ROUGHLY FROM, FROM TIME OF APPROVAL. SIX MONTHS OF WELL KNOW WITH CONSTRUCTION AND EVERYTHING. ANYTHING'S GOOD. JUST SOMETHING. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT'D BE READY BY CHRISTMAS TIME OR NEXT YEAR. WE HOPE SO. HOPE SO. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT, HAROLD. THANK YOU FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE OF IT. WE PULLED IT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. I ACCEPT A MOTION , UH, A MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM, UH, NINE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE PULLED ALSO ADAM 1818 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. [00:15:04] THINK USE THIS. THIS ONE. MM-HMM . THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT. EXCITED TO SEE THE FIRST SHOW. [18. Ordinance amending the FY 2025/2026 Employee Insurance Operating Budget in the amount of $37,695 for Group Critical Illness Coverage; Negotiate and Execute an Interlocal Agreement with Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML-IRP) for Group Critical Illness Coverage that is compliant with Government Code §607.153, issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and Administered by Amwins Group Benefits, LLC, effective January 1, 2026 (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health and Environment Committee on 06/16/2026)] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CARRIE SOLENS, HR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. SO I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT, WE, UM, ARE IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING AND EXECUTING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, UM, FOR CRITICAL ILLNESS BENEFITS, COVERAGE FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS WITH A MINIMUM OF 50 EMPLOYEES. UM, AND IT COVERS THEM FOR CERTAIN DISEASES WITHIN THREE YEARS POST-RETIREMENT. AND THAT'S BECAUSE BACK IN THE FALL THERE IS A BILL PASSED THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY STATING THAT WE, UM, NEED TO COVER FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAD CERTAIN QUALIFYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, THREE YEARS POST-RETIREMENT. AND FOR THOSE THINGS THAT ARE COVERED, IT'S CERTAIN CANCERS, UM, HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD COVER. OUR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. GOOD. UH, CHIEF, YOU'VE EDUCATED ME SO MUCH ON THE CANCER. UM, WOULD YOU SPEAK TO THIS? AND UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE PUBLIC, UH, FIREFIGHTERS HAVE ATTEMPT, YOU KNOW THE STATISTICS PLEASE. YEAH. THE, THE CANCER'S REALLY WHAT IS DRIVING THIS SPUR, DRIED THIS LAW THERE. SO MANY FIREFIGHTERS ESPECIALLY GET INTO RETIREMENT AND THEN THEY LAST TWO YEARS AND THEY GET CANCER. THAT WAS JOB RELATED. SO CURRENTLY THERE'S 11 CANCERS COVERED UNDER THE STATE LAW. CERTAIN CRITERIA WE HAVE TO MEET. THEY ADDED POLICE OFFICERS TO THIS AS WELL BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXPOSURE. UH, OBVIOUSLY WE SUPPORT THIS. WE THANK HR FOR FINDING A SUPPLEMENTAL WAY TO HELP RELIEVE THE BUDGET FROM PAYING FOR IT. WELL, THANK YOU. AND ALSO FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, YOU WOULD ASSUME THE BREATHING OF THE SMOKE IS WHAT CAUSED THE CANCER. IT'S NOT 'CAUSE THEY ARE BREATHING OXYGEN. IT'S THE ABSORPTION THROUGH THE SKIN. YEAH. WE ABSORB IT INTO OUR SKIN AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE ABOUT 9% HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON. SO THAT'S QUITE A UNFORTUNATE INCREASE OF RISK. AND TO EDUCATE THOSE UP HERE THAT DON'T KNOW, AND THE PUBLIC, THERE'S, WE DO THINGS DIFFERENT THAN WHEN YOU WERE A FIREFIGHTER. A HUNDRED PERCENT. THANKFULLY. EXPLAIN THE WARD. YOU EXPLAINED THE GEAR YEARS AGO. THE DIRTIER WE WERE, THE COOLER WE WERE. AND WE REALIZE NOW THAT THAT SMOKE IS GETTING INTO OUR SKIN AND IT'S ALL CARCINOGEN GOING RIGHT INTO OUR, OUR RENAL SYSTEM AND OUR KIDNEYS. SO NOW WE, WE HAVE A SHOWER WITHIN THE HOUR. WE HAVE A STRUCTURE FIRE. WE ROTATE CREWS OFF THE SCENE TO GO TO THE STATION TO GET CLEANED UP. THAT WAS UNHEARD OF YEARS AGO. HE WASN'T DONE. NO, BECAUSE THE MACHOISM GOT IN OUR WAY. UH, WE ROTATE CREWS IN, WE HAVE SECOND SETS OF GEAR. WE HAVE VAST CANCER PREVENTION PROTOCOL. UH, BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. HR HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER FOR THIS. SO I THINK THE COUNCIL, YOU SPEARHEADED IT TOO, CHIEF. COME ON. YOU SAW IT. UH, EDUCATED ME EARLY ON. I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU HR. THIS IS MUCH NEEDED. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALRIGHT, MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 18 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION. AND SECOND BY COUNCIL. MAYOR ADAMS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A OPPOSED SAY NAY. WELL, I HEARD YOU FIRST. COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. UM, [CITIZEN COMMENTS] CITIZEN COMMENTS. HOLLY SMITH, TUESDAY THE NIGHT IN MARCH. MM-HMM . HELLO, MY NAME IS HOLLY SMITH AND I LIVE AT 34 31 APRIL BREEZE TRAIL. SO I AM A RESIDENT AND AN HOA BOARD MEMBER IN GREEN BAY TRAILS SUBDIVISION. UH, THIS IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE VOTERS FOR, UM, APPROVING THE 2026 GO BONDS THIS YEAR, UH, INCLUDING PROPOSITION C FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS. THIS INVESTMENT DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. AS THE CITY BEGINS PLANNING FOR THE NEW PICKLEBALL FACILITY AND MULTIPURPOSE RECREATION FACILITY FUNDED THROUGH PROPOSITION CI RESPECTFULLY ASK COUNCIL TO CONSIDER LOCATING THESE AMENITIES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, GRAND PRAIRIE HAS [00:20:01] EXPANDED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SOUTH. UM, COMMUNITIES SUCH AS GREENWAY TRAILS LAKE VIEWPOINT, GOODLAND AND THE EMERGING, EMERGING, UH, EMERGING LAKE SONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ARE BRINGING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES TO OUR CITY. UM, DESPITE THE GROWTH RESIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CURRENTLY HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO AMENITIES AND RECREATION FACILITIES. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER BRINGING THOSE FACILITIES DOWN SOUTH. I KNOW THERE'S AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WHERE YOU'RE WANTING TO ANNEX MORE. SO THAT JUST IS ANOTHER PLUG IN OUR, IN OUR HORN THAT WE BEG YOU, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER, UH, YOU'RE WANTING TO EXPAND OUR WAY, EXPAND OUR WAY. WE WELCOME YOU. WE WELCOME ALL THESE AMENITIES. WE WELCOME THE SERVICES AND THANK YOU FOR THE TRASH BINS. PROBABLY NOBODY HAS EVER COME TO THAT COVER. I DON'T WANT A PICTURE WITH YOU, . WAIT, WAIT. OH. SO, UM, THE SOUTHERN PORTION REPRESENTS NOT ONLY GRAND PRAIRIE'S PRESENT GROWTH, BUT ALSO YOUR FUTURE. OUR FUTURE. SO WE ASK YOU, UM, FOR THESE FACILITIES, UM, BRING IT DOWN BEFORE I GET TOO OLD TO PLAY. OKAY. UM, I LOVE PICKLEBALL, SO BRING IT ON. BRING IT ON. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT LOVE PICKLEBALL AND, UH, WE WOULD JUST WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE THE GROWTH OF THE CITY. AND, UH, WITH THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. IS THAT ONE YOURS? I KEEP USING, USING YOURS. I KEEP PULLING OVER . UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE AND FOR YOU, UH, THE MULTIPURPOSE IS NOT A REC FACILITY. IT, IT IS NOT GONNA HAVE ANY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN IT AS FAR AS, UH, EXERCISE ROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'LL BE STRICTLY WHAT WE POSTED. IT'S A MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY WITH MEETING ROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. GO AHEAD, TRINA HALL AND I'LL START USING MY MIC. . HI TRINA. HEY. HEY. I'M SLOW TODAY. SORRY I MIXED ME SLOW. YOU'RE OKAY. IT WON'T START THE CLOCK UNTIL YOU GET UP THERE. OKAY. UM, I'M HERE TODAY. MR. WILLIAMS IS ALREADY AWARE OF WHAT'S WRONG. WHEN MY CONVERSATION'S GONNA BE ABOUT THE DO IS I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES HOW OFTEN OUR CITY INSPECTS THE AGENT, AGENT, UM, APARTMENTS, UH, IF THEY'RE OVER 50 YEARS OLD, THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED MORE OFTEN BY NOT ONLY, UH, HOUSING, BUT OUR, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR WHOEVER THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED BY. BECAUSE TWO WEEKS AGO, MY BROTHER THAT'S BEEN ASKING FOR A WHOLE YEAR, FOR THE MANAGER TO FIX THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM, EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT FLOODS HIS APARTMENT. TWO WEEKS AGO, HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE BED, FELL IN A PUDDLE OF WATER, IS ON HIS FLOOR BECAUSE OF THE RAIN WATER COMING IN. HE FRACTURED THREE PARTS OF HIS SKULL. SO SORRY. HE HAS BRAIN INJURY NOW. HE HAS BLEEDING ON HIS BRAIN, RIGHT ON HIS, THAT SIDE, HIS HEAD. HE'S GOT BRUISING ON HIS FOOTWEAR FOR PART OF HIS BRAIN. SO NOW HE'S GONNA HAVE TO HAVE TOTAL CARE TAKING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MY BROTHER DIDN'T DESERVE THAT. AND HE'S ASKED HIS MANAGER OVER AND OVER AGAIN, GET THIS FLOODING UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE PICTURES. I WENT TO MEGAN, I TRIED TO TALK TO MS. COLEMAN, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE EVERY TIME I TRIED TO TALK TO MS. COLEMAN, I WAS AVOIDED TALKING TO HER. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT SHE NEEDS TO BE, TO BE ON TOP OF THIS, THE CODE NEEDS TO BE ON TOP OF THIS. AND OUR CITY NEEDS TO BE ON TOP OF THIS AS VISTA TERRACE APARTMENTS ON [00:25:01] TART. THEY ARE TOO MANY OLDER APARTMENTS IN THIS CITY FOR OUR CITIZENS THAT LIVES IN THESE APARTMENTS TO BE INJURED OR NEARLY KILLED BECAUSE MY BROTHER NEARLY DIED. SO I'M ASKING WHY. I SAID STEP UP, DO BETTER INSPECTIONS IN OUR APARTMENTS. I'M LIKE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR BROTHER. THANK YOU. DOLORES PHILLIPS. DOLORES PHILLIPS, FORTUNE SQUARE, APARTMENT 2319 DALWORTH STREET, APARTMENT ONE 19 GRAND PRAIRIE, 7 5 0 5 0. EACH TIME I COME HERE, I DO BRING YOU MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE PAGE HANDOUTS. YOU DO HAVE A HANDOUT NOW AND I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND. DF DASH NINE TWO DASH 1 1 8 5 0. DALLAS COUNTY 255TH COURT. WE MOVED IN DALLAS AREA HABITAT HOME DECEMBER, 2006. IT CLOSED APRIL, 2008. SO I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING. I SENT YOU PICTURES OF THIS FORKLIFT. I WAS ON THAT FORKLIFT WHEN IT WENT UNDER THE WRECK. IT WAS NON REENACT. IT'S CRUSHED. IT SQUEEZED, IT PULLED BY THE GRACE OF GOD. I'M HERE. I'M NOT SAYING THAT FOR A PITY PARTY, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE ARE EXPOSING RACKETS AND I'M GOING TO TAKE THE BLOWS. I'M NO BETTER THAN JESUS CHRIST. I DON'T, I DON'T NEED A PITY PARTY. IT WAS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THOSE DOCUMENTS. REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU INSTRUCT AI TO DO, DELETE, DESTROY, EDIT, YOU KNOW, CHANGE DATES. THOSE DOCUMENTS EXIST. YOU WOULD CHOOSE FAMILIES WHO YOU BELIEVE ARE VULNERABLE, GULLIBLE, DEFENSELESS, AND YOU CAN BE ANY RACE. YOU PUT 'EM IN THE HOME AND YOU HAVE DONORS. YOU HAVE TRUE PHILANTHROPISTS GRANTING THESE MONIES. EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT HOME, THE TOOLS, THE ROOF, ALL OF THAT. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HOME WAS PAID FOR. WE PUT SWEAT EQUITY IN. IT WAS PHILANTHROPISTS WHO CAME AND PUT SWEAT EQUITY IN ON THAT HOME ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS US. STAY WITH ME MAYOR JENSEN, BECAUSE I HAVE MUCH LOVE FOR YOU. BUT YOUR PARTNER RIGHT HERE, HE PUT ADDRESS A GRANDMOTHER ADDRESS, ADDRESS ME. I AM MAYOR JENSEN. HE PUT A GRANDMOTHER OUT IN HER GRANDCHILDREN, BUT I'M NOT THE FIRST. AND WHEN YOU DO THINGS LIKE THIS, SADLY YOU ARE PROMOTED. SO HE CAME FROM HOUSING TO HERE AFTER HE PUT US OUT. THAT'S A BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE GOVERNMENT SOMETIMES CAN BE CORRUPT. NOW WHEN THEY PUT US OUT LAST YEAR, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025, THAT WAS A CONSTRUCTIVE RETALIATORY OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. NOW EACH OF YOUR WITNESSES, YOUR OPERATING UNDER COLOR OF LAW AND I'M KNOCKING ON DOORS. I WAS OUT IN THE ELEMENTS WITH MY BACK. IT SWO FROM 1998 UNTIL NOW. THEY STOLE EXHIBITS IN THE COURT OF LAW. WE'RE IN THE COURT OF LAW RIGHT NOW ABOUT MY BACK STAY WITH ME. A LIFETIME MEDICAL FOR MY BACK, I'M ALLEGING WAS, WAS SOLD BY THE SAME OPERATIVES ABOUT THAT HOUSE AND WHERE THEY PUT US OUT AND STOLE MONIES OVER THERE AT NEW ROCK MEADOW GREEN. YOUR NETWORKING WHEN I SEND Y'ALL DOCUMENTS, PAGES, OR MYSTERIOUSLY ERASED BEFORE IT HIT YOUR INBOX. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAROLD WILLIS. HAROLD WALLACE 5 3 8 LINLEY THIS WEEK. WE'LL MARK THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY THAT BRUCE SY WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT. AND UNFORTUNATELY GREG HUNTER WAS KILLED 22 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT. LET'S SEE, IT'S NOW OCTOBER. AND UM, GREG HUNTER PARKWAY. IS STILL WITHOUT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. UM, I GUESS ENCORE IS TOO BUSY TAKING CARE OF KELSEY WARREN IN HIS PARK. THEY'RE GIVING MONEY FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S YOU CAN, YOU CAN STICK AROUND TONIGHT. WE HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU, BUT I'M NOT GONNA DETAIL IT RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU CAN. YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US TO CELEBRATE AND MEMORIALIZE SERGEANT HUNTER THIS THURSDAY AT NINE O'CLOCK. YES. THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN TALKING ABOUT A DAMN TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME THERE THIS THURSDAY AT NINE O'CLOCK. WELL, AND IF YOU STICK AROUND, WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE ON GET NO SIGNALS. WHY DON'T YOU TELL US TONIGHT? WELL, I I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS. WE'LL, YOU STICK AROUND, WE'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU. WELL, I WOULD, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK [00:30:01] YOU. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THURSDAY MORNING. LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR HOTEL OVER HERE ON GOODWIN. UM, WHEN WE HAVE HOTELS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THIS WEEKEND THEY WERE PARKED AT 44 0 2 GOODWIN. THEY WERE PARKED IN THE FRONT YARD THIS WEEKEND. THIS IS A HOTEL WHEN YOU RUN A HOTEL IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH PEOPLE FROM OUTTA STATE. THE TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY HAD ARKANSAS TAGS. SO PARKING IN, THEY DID THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WAS SATURDAY. SO DO WE PARK IN OUR FRONT YARDS? NO, BUT THIS IS A HOTEL. THIS IS A PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. DOES THIS HOTEL PAY RESIDENTIAL RATES OR COMMERCIAL RATES FOR GARBAGE PICKUP? WATER, SEWER? THEY'RE RUNNING A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS. I EXPECT THEM TO BE PAYING COMMERCIAL RATES AS A TAXPAYER. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING. THIS HAS GONE ON AND ON AND ON. THEN YOU'LL SEE ALL OF THE TRASH BAGS THEY GOT SETTING OUT THERE. HUGE TRASH BAGS THAT WERE SET OUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SO WE TRY TO PUT OUR GARBAGE OUT LATE, LATE AT NIGHT 'CAUSE I'M A NIGHT PERSON OR EARLY IN THE MORNING ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS. BUT WHEN YOU'RE PILING ALL THIS GARBAGE OUT AND THIS HAS GONE ON BEFORE, THEY'VE ALSO GOT THE BIG ROLLING CARTS THAT THEY LEAVE OUT THERE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I WOULD ASK THAT STAFF. WE GOT BUDGET COMING UP. WE CAN INCREASE SOME REVENUE BY PUTTING THESE HOTELS, GROUP HOMES, PSYCHIATRIC HOUSES THAT ARE RUNNING PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS, THEIR BUSINESSES. AND THEY SHOULD BE TAXED ACCORDINGLY AS A BUSINESS. IF THE OTHER BUSINESSES AT EPIC CENTRAL ARE GONNA PAY COMMERCIAL RATES, RESIDENTIAL HOTELS WILL PAY RESIDENTIAL RATES. ALSO. TAPE IT FOR ME. THURSDAY MORNING LATER. VNA, CAN YOU MEET HIM? GO OVER THE RESULTS OF WHY WHEN THE ENCORE LIGHTS ARE GONNA BE FIXED. THE EMAIL YOU SENT ME. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND I'M NOT TAPING IT FOR YOU. HAROLD. ITEM [19. SUP-26-04-0007 - Specific Use Permit - Auto Driving School at 615 Small Hill St (City Council District 5). Specific Use Permit for an auto driving school in an existing commercial lease space on 0.76 acres. Lot 1, Block 1, Garrett Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, zoned Commercial (C) District, and addressed as 615 Small Hill St, Suite 112 (On May 26, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions by a vote of 7-0)] 19. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 19 IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO DRIVING SCHOOL. IT'S LOCATED AT SIX 15 SMALL HILL STREET. UH, THIS USE REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, WHICH IS WHY IT'S HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. UH, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO OPERATE IN ONE OF THE SUITES IN THE EXISTING BUILDING. IT'S A STATE LICENSE NON-COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOL, UH, THAT PROVIDES STANDARD DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES. UH, THEIR BUSINESS HAS ONLINE DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING AND AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTY ROAD TESTING. UM, THIS LOCATION WILL BE USED FOR IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND MOST OF THEIR OPERATIONS WILL OCCUR BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. THE ROAD TESTING AND DRIVER TRAINING, UH, VEHICLES WILL NOT BE STORED AT THIS LOCATION. SO THEIR PROPOSED BUSINESS HOURS ARE MONDAY TO SUNDAY, 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM WE DID SEND OUT PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THIS REQUEST AND ON MAY 26TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. THAT CONDITION IS THAT PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THEIR CEO, THE APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE A SIGNED TENANT SLASH LANDLORD SOLID WASTE VERIFICATION FORM TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT INDICATING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PERMISSION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER TO USE THE PROPERTY'S EXISTING ONSITE DUMPSTER. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT, UH, FORMED, THEN THE APPLICANT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE SOLID WASTE ACCOUNT AND INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A DUMPSTER. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKERS. I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS. COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, I THINK YOU HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL AND I DID ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I DID. AND ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER, TONY SHOTWELL, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PROTE, KURT JOHNSON. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AY, OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NINE, ITEM 20. ITEM [20. SUP-26-04-0008 - Specific Use Permit Review - SUP Review for Palace Poker (City Council District 1). Review SUP No. 1170A, a Specific Use Permit for Private Card Room, for compliance with SUP conditions, and modify, renew, or revoke if deemed appropriate based upon the review. Tract 31, Michael Farrans Survey, Abstract, No. 469, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-452, within IH 30 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 401 E Palace Pkwy (On May 26, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions by a vote of 6-0)] 20 IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REVIEW FOR PALACE POKER. THIS IS LOCATED AT 4 0 1 EAST PALACE PARKWAY. AND THE PURPOSE OF THE ITEM TONIGHT IS TO REVIEW THE EXISTING SUP, UM, AND AUTHORIZE THAT AUTHORIZES A PRIVATE CARD ROOM AND THEN MODIFY, RENEW, OR REVOKE IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE BASED UPON REVIEW. UM, BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2025, THIS, UH, SUP WAS RENEWED AND SOME [00:35:01] OF THE CON UH, OPERATIONS WERE MODIFIED. THEY WENT TO 24 HOURS OPERATIONS AND REDUCED THE, UH, TIME OF THEIR MINIMUM MEMBERSHIP. AND SO WITH THAT RENEWAL OF THE SUP CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED A REQUIREMENT FOR A SIX MONTH REVIEW. SO IT IS HERE TONIGHT FOR THAT SIX MONTH REVIEW. AGAIN, IT OPERATES AS A PRIVATE CARD ROOM. AS PART OF THE REVIEW OF THIS SUP STAFF, COORDINATED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THERE'S NO ISSUES TO REPORT. AND ON MAY 26TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO. AND THAT CONDITION IS THAT ALL PREVIOUS CONDITIONS APPROVED ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2025 SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT. I DO HAVE A SLIDE SUMMARIZING THOSE CONDITIONS IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR 'EM. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THEY'VE GOT NOTHING BUT GOOD REVIEWS. THE POLICE SAY THERE'S NO ISSUES. CHIEF SESSE SAYS THERE'S NEW ISSUES. Y'ALL HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS. UM, YOU'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS. UH, I DON'T SEE ANY CARDS. I MEAN, I DON'T SEE ANY LIKES. WE HAVE SOME CARDS. THANK YOU SAVANNAH. THE APPLICANT IS HERE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I THINK WE ALL JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT. UH, JEREMY, GO AHEAD AND STAND PLEASE. JEREMY. JONATHAN. JONATHAN, I MEAN, UH, I HEAR NOTHING BUT RAVE REVIEWS. UM, THE, THE ONES THAT VISIT PLACES LIKE THAT SAY OURS IS THE BEST, CLEANEST, BEST RUN. I THINK Y'ALL HEAR THAT TOO. UH, UH, BARRY WILL VOUCH FOR YOU. UM, SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING EXCEPT ANOTHER PERSON THAT SPENDS SOME TIME WITH YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON WANTS TO SPEAK. I DO. UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I I WANNA TELL FOLKS, UH, A LOT OF FOLKS WANT, UH, RESTAURANTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. THEY HAVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST FOOD NORTH OF I 30 IN GRAND PRAIRIE THAT, UH, YOU CAN GO TO. VERY NICE. UM, SO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GO TO A, A GREAT RESTAURANT, RIE IS THE RESTAURANT. THANK YOU MR. IT IS VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. HAROLD WILLIS. SORRY. I WAS OUT THERE DOING SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL CONSULTING WORK. I JUST WANNA KNOW WHY THAT THE POKER PALACE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS NOW. HOW LONG? YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF. 18 MONTHS A YEAR. YEAR. A YEAR. A YEAR. OKAY. THAT, WHY ARE WE COMING BACK FOR AN ADDITIONAL SUP REVIEW AT THIS TIME? BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE GAVE 'EM THE SUP SIX MONTHS AGO. WE REQUIRED IT REAL SIMPLE. OKAY. OH NO, THAT'S ALL MAYOR. DON'T, DON'T NO REAL SIMPLE. YEAH, NO, THAT'S ALL I THAT WAS STATED IN THE PRESENTATION. YEAH, THAT'S FINE. JUST WANT THAT GOING BACK AND FORTH. 'CAUSE I REALIZED SIX MONTHS AGO, A YEAR AGO, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE AGAINST THIS AND I WAS FOR IT. SO MY ONLY THAT THEY, THE MARKETING, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME OF WHAT'S GOING ON OVER AT JERRY WORLD RIGHT NOW, HOW MUCH BUSINESS ARE WE GETTING OFF OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY RIGHT NOW? AND WE COULD FILL IT UP WITH THEM. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, COUNCILMAN. WHOA, GO AHEAD. OKAY. I JUST WANNA SAY EVERYONE'S GIVEN, UH, PALACE POKER GREAT REVIEWS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SPADES NIGHT. SO YOU GOING OUT THERE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR SPADE NIGHT? THANK YOU. AND WELL, AND THEY HAVE SOME OTHER NIGHTS LIKE THAT TOO. IT, IT'S NOT ALL PLAYING POKER. YES. UM, THEY TRY TO ACCOMMODATE SOME CLUBS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING. AND SO COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON, SINCE IT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT YES IT IS. THE HONORS THANKFUL THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES FIRST CLASS FACILITY. UM, GREAT FOOD HAS BEEN SAID. AND THEY, NOT ONLY THAT THEY'VE ADDED PICKLEBALL COURTS TO THE, UH, AREA, ALSO THEIR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET UP HERE WHEN THEY'RE BRINGING SOMETHING NEW TO GRAND PRIX AND SAY, OH, WE'RE VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, THEN WE NEVER SEE 'EM. RIGHT. AND THEN THEY DISAPPEAR. AND, UM, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND, UH, OUR NONPROFITS AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOU AND WE DO NOTICE THAT. SO MAYOR, UM, I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 20. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. UH, UH, APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 20 WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE STATED PREVIOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AY NAY. MOTION CARRIES ITEM 21 [21. ZON-26-04-0009 - Zoning Change - 1818 Mobile Road (City Council District 6). Zoning Change from Agricultural District to Single Family-Five Residential District on 0.43 acres. Tract 47, Matthew Rd MH EST, Thomas J Tone Survey, Abstract 1460, Page 225, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Agriculture District, and addressed as 1818 Mobile Road (On May 26, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0)] HERE. YO, [00:40:01] YOU KNOW THIS 6 0 6 0 5 P UH, PZ. WELL, I KNOW WE GOTTA GET MORE MEMBERS OF THE P AND Z. ONE OF 'EM WAS SEVEN. OH YEAH. UM, BUT THERE'S SIX OF US HERE TONIGHT, SO I CAN'T THROW TOO MANY STONES AT THEM. WE'RE DOING THE SAME. SIX. YEAH. 6 0 6. OH, YOU'RE RIGHT ADAM. 21. ALRIGHT. UH, 21 MOBILE ROAD IS THE APPLICANT HERE. UM, DO YOUR PRESENTATION THEN I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU. OKAY. SO THIS REQUEST IS A ZONING CHANGE FOR 1818 MOBILE ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN. THE EXISTING ZONING IS AGRICULTURE. THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING A ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY FIVE. UH, THEY INTEND TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. UM, SO SOME OF THE BACKGROUND, UH, THIS, UH, MOBILE HOME ESTATES WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1968 BY MEETS AND BOUNDS. OH. EVERY TIME. FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S NOT PLATTED. AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW LOTS WHERE THE ZONING HAS BEEN CHANGED. UM, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ANNEXES IN 1969 AND TO DATE THE DEVELOPMENT AGAIN HAS NOT BEEN PLATTED AS A WHOLE. UM, THAT MEANS THAT THE STREETS HAVE NOT BEEN DEDICATED AS RIGHT OF WAY. UH, CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED, UH, 10 REZONING CASES, TRANSITIONING LOTS FROM AGRICULTURE TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH HAVE ALLOWED SINGLE OR ALLOWED CITIZENS TO CONSTRUCT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. UM, THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN 300 FEET OF EXISTING PUBLIC WATER AND WASTEWATER LINES. BECAUSE OF THIS PROXIMITY, THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE WATER AND WASTEWATER LINE TO SERVE THE LOCATION. THIS DETERMINATION WOULD BE MADE BY THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENTS. UH, THE APPLICANT IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THIS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. UM, THE MATTHEW ROAD MOBILE HOME ESTATES DOES HAVE A WATER SYSTEM. UM, AND THEN AGAIN, AS I'VE MENTIONED THAT THE STREETS ARE NOT PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. IT IS PRIVATE AND MAINTAINED BY RESIDENTS OF MOBILE HOME, UH, MATTHEW ROAD MOBILE HOME ESTATES. UH, IF THE ZONING CHANGE IS APPROVED, THEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME, LET'S MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE SF FIVE DISTRICT. AND ON MAY 26TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. THOSE CONDITIONS ARE THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL OF A PLAT AND FILE SAID PLAT WITH THE COUNTY BEFORE THE CITY ISSUES ANY BUILDING PERMITS. AND THE APPLICANT SHALL CONNECT TO THE CITY'S WATER AND SEWER SERVICES IF REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. UM, WE'VE APPROVED THESE, WE'VE NEVER TURNED ONE OF THESE DOWN YET. CORRECT. THE REASON I LIKE THE OWNER TO BE HERE AND I'M, I'M GONNA REQUIRE TONIGHT, BUT I WANNA MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY KNOW WE DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ROADS. WE DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE ROADS. THAT'S THE SINGLE MOST, UM, I GET EMAILS ABOUT THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. UH, MAYOR, WE PAY OUR TAXES. WELL, YOU PAY VERY LIMITED TAXES BECAUSE YOUR APPRAISALS AREN'T NEAR WHAT THEY WOULD'VE BEEN IF YOU WERE ON A CITY STREET. BUT WE ARE FORBIDDEN TO GO MAINTAIN THEIR STREETS BECAUSE THEY OWN THE STREET. AND WE TRIED TO GET THEM TO DEED IT OVER TO THE CITY AND THEY COULDN'T GET EVERYBODY TO DO IT. IT'S NOT LIKE WE DIDN'T TRY TO GET THEM TO GIVE US ACCESS. SO I THINK IF ANY OF Y'ALL THAT ARE LIVING OUT THERE ARE HEARING THIS, Y'ALL NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND START HAVING CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY EVERY MONTH PAID TO THE WATER, YOUR WATER USAGE TO BUILD UP A LITTLE BIT OF NEST EGG TO GET, BE ABLE TO GRAVEL THE ROAD EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. UH, BUT THEY WANNA LIVE THERE. THEY'VE, THEY CAN BUY THAT PIECE OF A, THAT PIECE OF DIRT CHEAP. AND WE'VE APPROVED ALL OF THEM SO FAR. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. YOU SAID THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE WATER SOURCE. UHHUH . THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE WATER SOURCE. THEY PAY THEIR OWN WATER BILLS. EVERYTHING. THEY HAVE NO, NO CITY WATER. WHO IS THAT? DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW? UH, IT'S, IT'S THEIR OWN. IT'S THE MATTHEW ROAD MOBILE HOME ESTATES. THEY DRILLED THE, WELL YEARS AGO BEFORE WE EVER ANNEXED IT. WATER? YES, IT'S WELL WATER. AND IT'S, IT'S LOCATED OFF THE SCREEN, BUT IT IS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. UM, I MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A I. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ITEM 22 ITEMS. 22 AND [00:45:01] 23. THREE. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO TABLE THESE ITEMS TO I MOVED THE TABLE. 18TH TO THE 18TH. WE HAVE MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. MOVE. MOTION TABLE TO THE EIGHT. 18TH. 18TH ITEM 24. [24. CPA-26-05-0009 – Comprehensive Plan Update. An ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas adopting a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Grand Prairie, which updates all previous Comprehensive Plans, the Future Land Use Map, the Thoroughfare Map and Community Facility Plans; and making this ordinance cumulative; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date (On May 26, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0)] JULY. AUGUST. AUGUST. GOOD. THANKS. RASHAD HERE. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT AGAIN. I'M HAPPY NOT TO PRESENT. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO HEAR IT AGAIN? CAN I HEAR A MOTION? SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I AIN'T OPPOSED SAY NAY. OH, I'M SORRY HAROLD. YOU, YOU, YOU'RE, YOU SPOKE NEVERMIND. UH, GO AHEAD. YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF IT ANYWAY. COME AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF IT, HAROLD. UH, IT DOESN'T, ON THE, ON ITEM NUMBER 24, IT DOESN'T SAY EPIC. UH, I THOUGHT MAYBE THIS WAS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. FUTURE LAND USE MASS THERE. THREE MAP. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU COULD SHARE WITH? OH MY GOODNESS. YES. WE CAN GIVE YOU THE WHOLE PRINTOUT. . YEAH. IN THE PACKET. THE ENTIRE PLAN IS IN THE PACKET. YEAH. WELL, YEAH. DOWNLOAD IT IN THE PACKET. THE ENTIRE PLAN'S. IN THE PACKET. IN THE PACKET. OKAY. WHAT OTHER OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE BESIDES THE DREW CAREY LAS VEGAS THING, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE IN THE WORKS DOWN? YOU'VE TABLED THE, THE HOTEL TONIGHT BY THE HAROLD. HAROLD, UH, RASHAD. GIVE HIM AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS IS. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SPHERE. SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, THIS IS A SPECIFIC AREA BETWEEN PIONEER AND A JO POOL LAKE AREA WHERE WE DID A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. ALL IT IS, IS A REVIEW OF OUR CURRENT FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES AND ZONING. AND WE ARE SETTING A GUIDELINE FOR HOW WE'RE GONNA DEVELOP AND REDEVELOP IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT THAT PLAN, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS FOR A WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR. UM, SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS, UM, THAT WAS BEEN, WAS MADE AVAILABLE, UM, ON OUR WEBSITES. AND THEN IT'S ALSO POSTED TONIGHT IN THE PACKET. UM, AND AS WELL AS WE HAVE A PROJECT WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BOUNDARIES AS WELL. AND THERE YOU CAN HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. GOOD RECYCLING HERE. NOW I WAS A MEMBER IN 1984. WE HAD THE LAKE SECTOR PLANNING COMMITTEE. IT'S SIMILAR TO THAT. OKAY. YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, 1984, MY GOSH, SHE WOULD WE DIDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO CONSIDER, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS IN 1984. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CELL PHONES. JUST TO REALIZE I WAS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY BOND COMMITTEE IN THIS LAKE SECTOR PLANNING IN 1984. THAT INTERSTATE 20 IS THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF GRAND PRAIRIE. SO ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE, THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN 1984. THAT IS THE CENTER OF GRAND PRAIRIE, NOT UP HERE. AND NOW THAT WE'RE SO FAR IN ELLISON JOHNSON COUNTY THAT HAVING THIS DEVELOPMENT DOWN ON 20 IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON DOWN THERE. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW THAT. AND DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY COPIES OF THE 1984 LAKE SECTOR PLANNING COMMITTEE? IS THERE ANY DOCUMENTATION LEFT FROM THAT? THAT WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN 1984? WE MAY, YEAH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE COULD PULL THAT UP, IF IT'S AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JUST TO COMPARE WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN 1984 AND AS TO WHERE WE'RE AT. THAT I'LL LET YOU COMPARE. IF I FIND IT, I'M NOT GOING TO COMPARE 'EM. WELL, I SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. I BET YOU'RE NOT GONNA READ THIS ONE. WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.