Sep 01, 2026 City Council 09012026

AS A VETERAN, WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME? OKAY.

COME ON GUYS AND GIRLS.

LOOK, UH, I'M THEIR AGE.

GREW UP IN THE VIETNAM MAYOR.

WHY STAYED IN COLLEGE? UH, HAD I DROPPED OUT? I'VE BEEN DRAFTED.

'CAUSE MY LOTTERY NUMBER WAS A BIG OH 71, WHICH IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LOTTERY, THAT MEANT YOU WERE GOAL.

I WOULD'VE GONE.

DIDN'T WANT TO.

BY THE TIME I GRADUATED COLLEGE, EVERYBODY WAS TIRED OF IT.

TRUE.

AND BY THE TIME THESE MEN CAME HOME, EVERYBODY WAS TIRED OF IT.

AND THEY TOOK IT OUT ON THEM, DIDN'T WE? YES, THEY DID.

LOOK AT THE HISTORY.

FINALLY, AFTER YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, THEY'RE GETTING THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE.

YES, OUR VIETNAM VETERANS, AND I'LL EVEN THROW IN THE KOREAN VETERANS THAT ALSO HELP US SO MANY TIMES AT EVERY EVENT WE HAVE.

Y'ALL ARE THERE.

WE'LL SEE YA.

UH, COMING UP NOVEMBER FOR, UH, VETERAN'S DAY.

Y'ALL ARE THERE.

YOU VOLUNTEER.

UH, AND YOU'RE FINALLY GETTING THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR YOUR SERVICE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT A VERY WELL LIKED OR YOU SERVED AND SERVED US WELL.

SO THANK Y'ALL.

THIS IS FOR ALL OF YOU.

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IT'S A BIG GROUP TODAY.

IT'S A GREAT GROUP.

14 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

IS THAT FOR THE BLIND PEOPLE? OLD PEOPLE? GREAT.

I SAY A WORD, MS. BE OKAY.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO DATE, UH, RAIN PRAIRIE, THE CITY OF REPAIR.

THE MAYOR IN BEHALF OF THE VVA CHAPTER MEMBERS, UH, RAIN PRAIRIE, HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF US FOR EVERYTHING WE DO, EVERY TIME WE NEED SOMETHING.

I WAS JUST TALKING TO THE PARKS AND REC.

I WAS TALKING TO, UH, THE TRAFFIC CONTROL LADY AND THEY SEEMED TO BE VERY RECEPTIVE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

UH, IT'S NOTHING MORE THAT WE'RE HERE TO HELP VETERANS.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL AND MY DAUGHTER.

WHAT'S SHE AT? .

SAME LAST NAME, SAME LAST NAME.

SHE ALWAYS CALLED ME DAD.

READ THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS IN

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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

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

FOR ITEMS LISTED ON 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 THEIR REMARKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND NOT THE AUDIENCE.

WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED.

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

THANK YOU, HAROLD.

WE'RE PULLING ITEM

[CONSENT AGENDA]

SO MAYOR PRO TIMM, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS OR ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE'RE PULLING BOTH OF THEM EARLIER.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING UP ISSUES OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE AGENDA.

UH, AFTER HER FROM COUNSEL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ITEMS 5, 13, 14 AND 15, UH, TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

SECOND, WELL, MOTION IS SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PROTE.

HEADING ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

I OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM.

NO, WE'RE, YES.

UH, NOW SINCE WE'VE MOVED THOSE TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WE

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

TAKE CITIZEN COMMENTS NOW.

GINO PEARSON.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS GINO PEARSON, 1 0 5 3 1 FIREFLY COURT IN THE GRAND PRAIRIE, I'M SORRY, IN THE GREENWAY TRAILS AREA.

I AM HERE TO HUMBLY REQUEST, UH, FOR THE GO BOND THAT YOU ALL WERE APPROVED FOR TO GET SOME TYPE OF AMENITIES OR PICKLEBALL OR REC CENTER, SOMETHING SOUTH OF GRAND PENINSULA.

I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT SOME OF US STARTING TO FEEL LIKE LITTLE FOSTER KIDS DOWN THERE.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE, BUT WE HAVE NOTHING ON OUR END.

WE HAVE TO GO TO, TO MANSFIELD OR WE HAVE TO GO, UH, TO MIDLOTHIAN.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PATRONIZE OUR OWN.

SO WE'RE REQUESTING IT.

I'M, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SOME OF MY OTHER NEIGHBORS, UH, THAT WE USE, OR THAT'S BOND FOR SOME MORE AMENITIES SOUTH OF US, PARTICULARLY THE PICKLEBALL, PARTICULARLY THE, UH, REC CENTER OR A MULTIPURPOSE CENTER.

SOMETHING WE CAN USE AND CALL OUR OWN DOWN THAT WAY.

I SHOULDN'T SAY OUR OWN, BUT GRAND PRAIRIE, WE PART OF YOU.

YOU'RE PART OF US.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HUMBLY REQUESTING ON BEHALF OF MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS DOWN IN THE GREENWAY TRAILS AREA.

AS ONE COMPREHENSION, COMPREHENSIVE RECREATIONAL COMMUNITY DESTINATION.

AND, UH, APRIL COMES ALL THE TIME TOO.

SO THANK Y'ALL

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FOR YOUR TENACITY.

I THINK SAYDA SAYED APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL, SAY 67 0 5 PHI CIRCLE, NORTH COLVILLE, TEXAS 7 6 0 3 4.

IT'S AN HONOR FROM WE, IF PEOPLE SAW MY NAME OR SEE MY FACE AND SAY, HEY, APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

UH, WELL, I AM, UH, ONE OF THE CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR CURRENT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLACE ONE.

AND, UH, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AGAIN HERE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE KNEW ME, UH, BUT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

HEY, I, IF I SIT DOWN ON THE BOARD IN THE FIRST MONTH, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS A UNIFORM AND EQUAL ANNUAL APPRAISALS.

BECAUSE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, TAR COUNTED IT AS LOT OF UNEQUAL AND NON-UNIFORM APPRAISAL THAT CREATED, UH, NON-UNIFORMITY ALL OVER TRAN COUNTY WHERE ONE END IS TOO HIGH AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROTESTING GETTING LOWER AND LOWER, THAT CREATES A NON-UNIFORMITY, WHICH IS VIOLATION OF PROPERTY TAX CODE.

SO, UH, WE WANT TO DO ANNUAL APPRAISALS, UNIFORM AND EQUAL AND INCLUDE ALL THE TAXABLE PROPERTY ON YOUR TAX ROLL.

THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN, IN A LOT OF CASES, YOU CAN SEE, AND ESPECIALLY IN A SPLIT ZONING CASES, WHEN THE TAXING ENTITY IS NOT GETTING THE FAIR SHARE OF THE EVALUATION.

UH, THE THIRD THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF YOUR TAX ROLL EVERY THREE YEARS, BECAUSE SOME OF THE ENTITIES ARE SPENT SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY, NOT ONLY THEY'RE PAYING APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BUT THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY TO DO AN INDIVIDUAL.

UH, THEY'RE HIRING THE FIRM AND DOING THEIR OWN APPRAISAL.

AND THE BEST EXAMPLE IS HALTON CITY.

THEY DID IT IN 2024.

FIGURE IT OUT.

86 BUSINESSES WERE THERE FOR 20 TO 25 YEARS, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY VPP ACCOUNTS.

AND PEOPLE WHO OWN THE BUSINESS, THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE ANY CLUE THEY NEED TO DO IT.

AND, UH, AFTER THEIR, UH, FINDINGS, UH, THEY CREATED AN ACCOUNT WITH APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

SO BRING EVERYTHING UNDER, EXPAND YOUR, UH, TAXATION, UH, RULE.

AND THE LAST THING IS FOLLOW PROPERTY TAX CODE.

THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

UH, APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS VIOLATING AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AN INDEPENDENT A RB RIGHT NOW THERE TAD IS THE ONLY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WHO RESOLVED THE, THE PROTEST.

98% ONLINE.

NO ONE DOES IT.

APPRAISAL DISTRICT, UH, TAD DOES DID IT BECAUSE THEY ARE MEDDLING IN THE REVIEW PROCESS.

AND THE BEST EXAMPLE WAS LAST YEAR'S HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATIONS, UH, CHALLENGE.

THAT WAS DONE BY, UH, ONE OF THE CHALLENGE DONE BY CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND TED, HIDE THE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR TIME.

OKAY, HOLLY SMITH.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS HOLLY SMITH AND I LIVE AT 34 31 APRIL BREEZE TRAIL IN THE GREENWAY TRAILS NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND, UH, I COME TO YOU AGAIN.

UM, ON BEHALF OF, UH, RESIDENTS OF GREENWAY TRAILS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, UH, IN SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY TO CONSIDER BRINGING MORE RECREATIONAL ACT AMENITIES AND FACILITIES TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF YOUR OUR CITY.

UM, GRAND PRAIRIE IS GROWING, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART, THE CITY IS EXPERIENCING TREMENDOUS GROWTH.

THOUSANDS OF HOMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUILT AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING BUILT IN MANY COMMUNITIES DOWN THERE.

UM, WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSED MULTIPORT CENTER, CENTER AND THE PICKLEBALL FACILITY WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS ADDITION TO OUR AREA.

THESE FACILITIES WOULD NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF GREENWAY TRAILS, BUT ALSO THE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES LIVING IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND MANY MORE RESIDENTS WHO WILL CALL SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE THEIR HOME IN THE COMING YEARS.

AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE THE CITY THINK EVEN BIGGER.

WHAT IF THESE TWO PROJECTS COULD COME TOGETHER AS ONE INCREDIBLE DESTINATION FACILITY IN SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE? IMAGINE WHAT A $33 MILLION INVESTMENT COULD CREATE WITH THOSE RESOURCES BROUGHT TOGETHER AND DESIGNED

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INSTEAD OF BUILDING TWO OR MORE SEPARATE FACILITIES, PERHAPS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOMETHING TRULY EXCEPTIONAL.

UH, THAT INCLUDES PICKLEBALL IN THE MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY, GATHERING AREAS, RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND AMENITIES THAT SERVE RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES.

IT COULD BE EPIC TOO.

SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, WE'RE ASKING FOR EQUITABLE TREATMENT AND CONSIDERATION.

WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED AREAS OF GRAND PRAIRIE AND RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY THAT EXISTS IN THE SOUTH.

PLEASE DON'T SIMPLY TAKE OUR TAX DOLLARS AND CONTINUE BUILDING THE MAJORITY OF NEW AMENITIES.

NORTH OF I 20 INVEST IN US.

WE WANT OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, AND EVEN US TO PARTICIPATE IN GRAND PRAIRIE PROGRAMS. WE WANT OUR FAMILIES TO USE GRAND PRAIRIE FACILITIES.

WE WANNA SPEND OUR EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

WE WANNA SHOP AT GRAND PRAIRIE BUSINESSES, EAT AT GRAND PRAIRIE RESTAURANTS AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

SO GIVE SOUTHERN GRAND PRAIRIE SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.

GIVE US A REASON TO STAY HERE, PLAY HERE, SHOP HERE, AND SPEND OUR TIME HERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

ITEM FIVE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

HAROLD WILLIS.

5 3 8 LINLEY.

WHAT YOU HEARD DURING BRIEFING SESSION TONIGHT.

LET'S GO BACK TO AUGUST 1ST.

JUST A MONTH AGO, 7:09 PM 3,357 PEOPLE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT LASTED LIKE AN HOUR AND A HALF AT 11:58 PM ANOTHER 3,353 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AT 12 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.

FORTUNATELY, IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT COOLER.

WE GOT LUCKY THE NEXT DAY OVER IN DUNCANVILLE, JUST FOUR MILES TO THE EAST OF US.

4,876 CUSTOMERS RIGHT OVER THERE IN THE OLD DOWNTOWN PART OF DUNCANVILLE.

YOU HAD PEOPLE, YOU HAD ABOUT A THOUSAND, 1200, 1400 PEOPLE.

THEY DIDN'T GET ELECTRICITY TILL THE NEXT DAY.

SO LIKE ONE RETIRED ENCORE GUY TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED TO US IN SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE THAT HAPPENED OVER IN DUNCANVILLE.

WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE EXCUSE FOLKS? WHAT YOU SAW TONIGHT FROM ENCORE MADE ME THINK OF THE OLD JERRY, JEFF WALKER CLASSIC ABOUT URINE AND A STRONG WIND.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GETTING FROM ENCORE.

ENCORE SENDS OUT STANDARD UTILITIES SO MANY TIMES.

ONLY ONE PERSON ON A TRUCK FROM STANDARD UTILITIES.

I CAN'T GET UP ON THE BUCKET.

ENCORE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH CREWS.

LAST OCTOBER, ENCORE HAD A SUBCONTRACTOR PUTTING IN MORE UNDERGROUND LINES OFF NEWBURY AND CARRIER.

WHAT'S THIS FAR? IT'S A RECAP.

TIRE ENCORE DOES IT ON THE CHEAP.

THIS ISN'T GONNA LAST.

IT'S JUST A PATCH JOB.

AUGUST 5TH, SOUTH SOUTHWIRE, THIS OTHER COMPANY THAT ENCORE HIRED, THEY WERE PUTTING A CHEMICAL TREATMENT ON SOME OF THE UNDERGROUND LINES LIKE THE PEOPLE FROM SOUTHWIRE, THE SUBCONTRACTOR FROM ENCORE.

THIS CHEMICAL TREATMENT WILL LAST MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO, WHETHER OLD CLAY SOULS THAT WE'VE GROWN UP IN GRAND PRAIRIE, THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT, EVERYTHING SHIFTING AND MOVING.

THE GUYS FROM SOUTH WIRE ENCORE DOES IT ON THE CHEAP.

EVERYTHING SOUTH OF 20, ALL THOSE UNDERGROUND LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED.

THAT WAS TRAMMELL CROWS FIRST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE FIRE HYDRANTS, SAY 1985, THAT INFRASTRUCTURE'S GONE.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF ENCORE ENCORE IS FOR JR EWING TO SEND ALL OUR ELECTRICITY OUT TO THE PERMIAN BASIN.

THAT'S WHAT ENCORE IS GONNA STAND FOR.

AND THE FACT THAT THEY COULDN'T GIVE YOU A DEFINITIVE ANSWER, WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GONNA FOLLOW UP WITH? BECAUSE BETWEEN NOW AND THE 1ST OF JANUARY, THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.

THERE'LL BE THOUSANDS OF US THAT WILL GO OUT.

GO OUT.

SO IT'S JUST A TEMPORARY PATCH JOB.

NO HELP FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE ENCORE THE LYNDON JOHNSON TREATMENT.

FIX IT.

THANK YOU HAROLD.

UH,

[5. Amendment to the 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule]

THAT'S THE COUNCIL SCHEDULE.

YES, YOU ME, I RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TIM KURT JOHNSON.

OKAY, I'M ASK, WE ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR TO COUNCIL THE NOVEMBER 17TH MEETING.

WE WILL HAVE ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER, WHICH WILL BE NOVEMBER 3RD.

THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING ON NOVEMBER 9TH.

WITH THAT SAID, I MOVE TO AMEND

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THE 2026 CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR.

TO CON TO COUNCIL THE NOVEMBER 17TH, 2026 MEETING.

SECOND SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, UH, WE'VE HAD TO, UH, DO THIS TO MAKE SURE WE REACH A QUORUM.

UH, WE HAVE TML NLCS, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR COUNCIL THAT ARE ON COMMITTEES ON THE NLC AND TO, UH, MAKE, UH, TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE A QUORUM.

UH, THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC CLARIFICATION.

ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER 3RD.

SO THE AGENDA AND THEN THE, WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED NEXT YEAR'S NOVEMBER 9TH, WE APPROVED THAT.

JUST WE'RE, WE'RE CHANGING IT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER 3RD.

THAT'S THIS YEAR.

BUT, BUT IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE APPROVED NOVEMBER 9TH FOR NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S, THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

NEXT YEAR'S, CORRECT.

BUT JUST LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW NEXT YEAR'S ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THEN, CORRECT? WELL, WE DON'T KNOW.

DEPENDS ON WHEN THEY COME UP WITH THEIR MEETINGS.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BECAUSE THAT'S WHY THEY MOVED IT.

FROM THE, BUT GOODNESS.

THIS DOESN'T AFFECT NEXT YEAR'S.

A SECOND.

I OPPOSED SAY NAY.

ITEM

[13. Ordinance Amending Chapter 13, Article XII “Mobile Food Vendors” of the Grand Prairie Code of Ordinances to modify permitting requirements to align with changes in state law effective July 1, 2026 (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health & Environment Committee on 08/18/2026)]

13.

UM, WE WANTED THIS, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HAD A GREAT IDEA.

THIS THE CHANGE TO THE SYSTEM AND WE WANTED TO GET THIS EXPLANATION ON RECORD TO THE PEOPLE HERE WATCHING AT HOME OF WHAT THE STATE HAS CHANGED.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, MY NAME IS WARNER RODRIGUEZ.

I'M A PUBLIC HEALTH, THE POLICE HEALTH MANAGER.

AND, UH, WE ARE HERE BECAUSE, UH, A STATE LAW HAS CHANGED RECENTLY IN REGARDS TO, UM, MOBILE FOOD UNITS.

AND, UH, I HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION FOR YOU.

I JUST MOSTLY INFORMATIVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS, UM, ORDINANCE IS TO BE IN LINE WITH THE STATE, THE NEW STATE LAW THAT CAME INTO EFFECT IN JULY OF THIS YEAR.

UM, THIS IS CALLED FOOD TRUCK FREE FREEDOM.

BILL.

THIS AS A RESULT OF THE HOUSE BILL NUMBER 28 44, SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST YEAR.

AND LIKE I SAID, IT CAME INTO EFFECT THIS YEAR.

UH, IT DIRECTS THE STATE TO REGULATE ISSUE PERMITS AND COLLECT PERMIT FEES FROM ALL MOBILE FOOD UNITS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS ALLOWS ALL MOBILE FIELD UNITS TO OPERATE IN ANY CITY WITHIN TEXAS WITHOUT HAVING TO OBTAIN A DIFFERENT PERMIT FROM, FROM EACH CITY.

ALSO PREEMPT US FROM, UH, REGULATING, PROHIBIT THEM OR REGULATING THEM, UH, WITHIN THE CITY.

AND, UM, WE ALSO CANNOT RESTRICT THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION.

PREVIOUSLY WE HAD CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS IN REGARDS TO HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT NOW WE CANNOT DO THAT.

THEY CAN OPERATE PRACTICALLY 24 7 AND, UH, THEY MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS REGARDING, UH, UH, FIRE CODES, LOCAL RESTRICTIONS AND ZONING CODE.

THAT'S, THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN DO.

UM, SO WHAT'S CHANGING? UM, EVERY REMOVAL UNIT HAS TO HAVE A PERMIT FROM THE STATE.

AND THE CITY CAN NO LONGER REGULATE THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

WHAT, UH, DOES NOT CHANGE? THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO REGULATE ZONING AND APPROVE OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS, FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, TRAFFIC NOISE AND PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS COMPLIANT WITH LOCAL LAWS UNRELATED TO FOOD SAFETY AND PERMITTING.

AND, UH, WE STILL CAN REGULAR CERTAIN, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS.

THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO.

I'VE BEEN ASKED DO WE DO INSPECTIONS? I THINK THE ANSWER'S NO, CORRECT? NO, WE DON'T, NOT, WE DON'T, NOT ANYMORE, SIR.

ALRIGHT, SO THE STATE'S TAKEN IT OVER.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THIS MAY BE MORE OF A SAVANNAH QUESTION.

ONE OF THE RULES IS THAT THE FOOD MEMBERS MUST COMPLY WITH THE ZONING RULES IN ARTICLE FOUR.

AND WHAT IN ARTICLE FOUR WOULD APPLY TO, TO THIS.

DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? SO WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FOOD TRUCKS.

UM, SO IT HAS TO BE ESSENTIALLY A NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

THERE'S SOME, UH, REGULATIONS FOR THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIKE A FOOD TRUCK PARK, WHICH IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

HAVE TO GET ADDITIONAL APPROVAL THROUGH THE SDP PROCESS.

SO IF THERE WERE TWO OR MORE UNITS, THEN THEY'D

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SO THAT'S WHAT IT'S IN ARTICLE FOUR? YES, SIR.

AND THEN ONE OF THE ONLY OTHER THING I WONDERED ABOUT WAS THE, UM, THE, UM, PUSH CART GUYS, UM, ONLY CAN PUSH CARTS ON SIDEWALKS.

YES, SIR.

HMM.

AND, UH, YEAH, THEY ALSO HAVE TO GET THE PERMIT FROM THE STATE.

WELL THEN MY LITTLE PALETTA GUY CAN'T, I CAN'T USE HIM ANYMORE 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

WELL, LET'S WORD IT THIS WAY.

CAN'T, A KENT'S A STRONG WORD.

THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SUPPOSED GO ANYWHERE EXCEPT ON THE SIDEWALKS.

I KNOW THEY CAN PUSH THAT DARN THING ANYWHERE THEY WANT TO AT ANYTIME THEY WANT TO, ANYTIME THEY WANT TO.

AND IT'S UP TO US TO CATCH 'EM.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE WARNERS OUT THERE LOOKING AT 'EM THAT DAY.

I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE WORD CAN'T NOT SUPPOSED TO.

DEPUTY MAYOR PROM.

HE, YES.

SO, UM, WITH THESE NEW CHANGES, LET'S SAY SOMEONE WANTS TO GET A FOOD TRUCK AND THEY'RE NEW TO THIS PROCESS, THEY GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE, DO WE HAVE, OR THE CITY WEBSITE, IF SOMEONE SEARCHES FOOD TRUCK OR A MOBILE FOOD VENDOR, UH, WHERE WE ARE LINKING PEOPLE TO THE APPROPRIATE PAGES TO REGISTER, SINCE THAT'S NOW DIFFERENT, THERE IS INFORMATION THERE TO LINK THEM TO THE STATE'S WEBSITE.

GREAT.

THANK Y'ALL.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON.

UH, ONE, ONE REAL QUESTION.

UH, WHEN THE OTHER ONES WEREN'T REAL? NO, WHEN I SAY NO, BECAUSE I'VE GOT AN UNREAL QUESTION AFTER I ASK.

OH, OKAY.

ONE REAL AND ONE UNREAL.

I THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

UH, WE'LL GIVE YOU A REAL ANSWER AND A NON REAL ANSWER.

THE FEE THAT THE STATE CHARGES FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IS HIGHER THAN WHAT MOST CITIES WAS CHARGING.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

AND IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

IT IS, YES.

AND, UM, BECAUSE THEY'VE TAKEN OVER REGULATION.

MY UNREAL QUESTION IS, IS CAN WE GET ICE CREAM TRUCKS TO GO BUY STATE REPS HOUSES AT 3:00 AM NOW DON'T ANSWER.

YOU DON'T.

AND FORMER, AS FORMER AS, AS A FORMER STATE REP ASKING THAT QUESTION.

BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO TRY AND COMPLY WITH, UH, AUSTIN KNOW WHY THEY DID IT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THIS BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION FOR MY MILITARY MEMBERS.

WE, UH, WE CALL THAT THE ROACH COACH IN THE MILITARY.

SO, UH, , WITH THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 13 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.

SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAPPELLE.

14, WE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

ITEM

[14. Ordinance Approving a Negotiated Settlement Between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division Regarding the Company’s 2026 Rate Review Mechanism Filing (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 09/01/2026)]

GOOD EVENING.

SORRY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

SO, ITEM 14, I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE, BUT, UM, THIS, WE ARE HERE TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE, UH, TO APPROVE A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ATMOS.

SO BACK IN APRIL AT MS FILED A RATE A REQUEST TO INCREASE ITS RATES PURSUANT TO A, UH, THE RATE REVIEW MECHANISM THAT WAS AGREED BY ATMOS AND THE, UH, AND THE CITIES UNDER THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE.

UH, IN THAT REQUEST, ATMOS ASKED FOR AN INCREASED SYSTEM OF SYSTEM-WIDE REVENUES OF $291 MILLION.

AFTER, AFTER, UH, THE, UM, ATRY COMMITTEE'S, CONSULTANTS, UH, REVIEWED AT FILINGS, UH, THE PARTIES BEGAN NEGOTIATING.

AND ULTIMATELY THE PARTIES CAME TO AN AGREED SETTLEMENT AMOUNT OF $260.5 MILLION.

UH, AT CONSULTANTS ARE, SORRY, A CSCS CONSULTANTS BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FAIR AND REASONABLE SETTLEMENT.

AND, UH, SO BEFORE THE, UH, BEFORE THE COUNCIL, IF THE, IF THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT PASSED, THE AVERAGE BILL WOULD FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WOULD INCREASE TO $14 AND 94 CENTS.

THAT'S OPPOSED TO AN INCREASE OF, UH, OR AN AVERAGE BILL OF $13 AND 37 CENTS IF THE, IF THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED.

SO CLARIFY THAT AGAIN, IF WE DON'T PASS IT, IT GOES UP TO 14 SOMETHING.

IF WE DO PASS IT, IT GOES TO 13 SOMETHING THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT'S FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WOULD INCREASE FROM $44 AND 82 CENTS TO $50 AND 9 CENTS.

SO WE ASK THAT THE ORDINANCE, UH, TO APPROVE THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ATMOS AND THE, UH, ATMOS, CITY STEERING COMMITTEES, UH, BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.

THE NEGOTIATED RATE, COULD YOU GIVE A PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE? PERCENTAGE INCREASE WOULD BE, IF DENIED IT WOULD BE A 15.81% INCREASE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

11.06 FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS COMPARED TO AN INCREASE OF ONLY 14.15% FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS AND 9.9 FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.

UH, WHAT I ASKED FOR THIS TO BE PULLED AND ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WAS, UM, YOUR RESIDENTIAL BILL.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL, YOU THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR.

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UH, I, YOU'VE GOT THE, UH, WE KNOW WHAT THE CUSTOMER CHARGE IS GOING TO BE.

THE NEW CUSTOMER CHARGE.

UH, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE OLD CUSTOMER CHARGE WAS? BECAUSE IS THAT WHERE, IS THAT WHERE MOST OF THE RATE INCREASE IS? OR IS IT IN THE, THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT YOU ACTUALLY USE? BECAUSE EVERYBODY PAYS THE MINIMUM BILL, WHETHER YOU USE ANY GAS OR NOT.

SO IS THE RATE INCREASE MOSTLY ON THE, ON THE CUSTOMER CHARGE OR IS IT ON THE GAS THAT YOU'RE USING? OKAY.

LEMME SEE.

NOW YOU HAVE A, WHAT WAS THE, AND WHAT IS THE CUSTOMER CHARGE? THE CUS THE BASIC CHARGE THAT YOU GET JUST FOR HAVING A METER IN YOUR FRONT YARD? OR DID IT STAY THE SAME? YEAH.

DO WE KNOW? I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE INFORMATION.

WE MAY HAVE TO IT.

WE MAY HAVE TO THAT INFORMATION.

IT'S ACTUALLY BROKEN DOWN IN THE NEXT ITEM FOR THE OTHER GAS COMPANY.

BUT THE, THE C ENERGY THAT ONE'S DIFFERENT THAN, THAN THE ONE.

SO WE, WE CAN BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO YOU.

WELL, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED.

PEOPLE, PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T HAVE THAT.

I ONLY HAVE THE AMOUNTS FOR THE, THAT WAS APPROVED HERE, WHICH IS $24 AND 35 CENTS PER RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER.

SO I DON'T HAVE 20, 25 FIGURES.

WHAT WE HAVE IS 26.

WE DON'T HAVE THE PREVIOUS ONES THOUGH.

WELL, DO YOU HAVE THAT SIR? WE HAVE AN APPLE REP HERE.

EXCELLENT.

DOES HE KNOW? DO YOU KNOW, ? COME ON DOWN.

WHAT WAS IT? WHAT IS IT? IF YOUR WEBSITE WORKED A LITTLE BETTER, IT'D TELL ME ON MY BILL RIGHT NOW WORKED THIS .

DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION? I DO.

I DO.

I'M I'M GONNA GET A SHOT.

I APPRECIATE SO THAT, UH, THAT INCREASE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF GAS THAT'S AT THE SERVICE THAT, THAT'S AT THE METER.

SO IT'S 14% GAS IS, IS, IS A COMMODITY.

SO WE THAT THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION AT THE METER.

DID IT GO UP? YES.

14.

WHAT, WHAT? LET ME GET MY GLASSES.

WHAT WAS IT? AND WHAT IS IT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.

I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.

YEAH, I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T BRING THAT SO, UH, BUT YEAH, SO IT'S A FOUR.

SO THE APPROVED SETTLEMENT WILL RAISE YOUR RATES BY 14%, WHICH IS $13 37 CENTS.

BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND HIS QUESTION.

I GOT A QUESTION.

WHAT WAS IT? WELL, TONY, HE, IF, IF, IF, IF THE APPROVED RATE IS GONNA RAISE IT $13, SOME OF THAT'S GOTTA BE GAS BECAUSE IT, I KNOW IT'S MORE THAN $10.

THAT'S WHAT I KNOW.

IT'S MORE THAN BASE CHARGE GAS.

WELL I KNOW IT'S MORE THAN $10 A MONTH RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

'CAUSE YOUR WEBSITE WON'T BRING IT UP.

SO ADD, TAKE AWAY.

I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT MY BILL.

TAKE AWAY 97% OR 87%, HOWEVER YOU DO THAT TO REVERSE OF 13.

IT'LL GET YOU TO WHAT IT WAS.

THAT'S BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS TO PAY THAT NUMBER.

AND IS THAT WHAT'S GOING UP? NO, JUST THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS FEE.

THE INCREASE IS ONLY EFFECTIVE AT YOUR GAS METER.

THIS IS THE SERVICE COST.

THIS IS NOT GAS.

THESE ARE, LIKE I SAID, GAS MARKET.

SO THAT'S TO HIS QUESTION.

TONY, IT IS GOING UP 13%.

THE THE MONTHLY CHARGE.

SO THE MONTHLY CHARGE IS GOING UP 13.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE 80 14 POINT, WHICH IS 13.

SO IT'LL BE ABOUT 86% LESS THAN $24 THEN.

YES, TONY.

SO EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY'S BILL'S GONNA GO UP A MINIMUM OF FIVE OR SIX BUCKS RIGHT THERE FOR THAT.

IT'S GONNA GO UP $13 37 CENTS ON AVERAGE.

ON AVERAGE.

ON AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL.

EVERYBODY PAYS THAT BILL.

SAME PRICE.

TO HAVE A METER IN YOUR FRONT YARD.

SAME PRICE, WHETHER YOU USE IT OR NOT.

CORRECT? YES SIR.

SO IF, IF, IF, IF YOU'RE AN ACTIVE CUSTOMER, THAT'S, THAT'S YOUR BILL.

I HOPE YOU DON'T BILL INACTIVE ONE.

NO, WE DON'T.

THAT'S ONE OF THOSE NON-SERIOUS QUESTIONS.

OKAY, TONY? WELL, NOT REALLY.

I DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? WE'LL, WE'LL BE HERE A WHILE.

COULD WE TRY TO DIG THAT UP? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU'RE RAISING THE BASE RATE BY $13.

I JUST, BECAUSE I, IF YOU'RE RAISING IT 2 24, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE RAISING IT 13 BUCKS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S MORE THAN 10 RIGHT NOW.

SO THE POINT IS IT CAN'T GO UP 13% IF IT'S JUST A $10 BILL.

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13% WOULD MAKE IT A YEAH.

SO SOME OF THAT'S GOTTA BE $11 AND 30 CENTS.

LET'S JUST DEAL WITH ROUND NUMBERS.

13% TO $10 WOULD MAKE IT A DOLLAR 30.

YEP.

1130.

YEP.

SO, SO, SO HOW DO YOU GET THE $13? THAT HAS TO BE GAS TOO.

IT'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING ELSE.

DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE, TO THE CUSTOMER CHARGE APPROVAL? I DON'T.

AND I'M SERIOUSLY TRYING TO SEE WHAT MY BILL IS TO YOUR SITE.

I JUST RUNNING SLOW IT.

YEAH, I MEAN, I, I I CAN GET YOU THE, GET THESE ANSWERS FOR YOU, BUT YEAH, THIS IS, THIS IS, HANG ON.

MY BILL JUST CAME UP.

, I DON'T HAVE GAS EXCEPT ON OCCASION.

IT IS 20.

IT IS $23 AND 70 CENTS NOW.

SO IT'S GOING UP TO $24 AND 35 CENTS.

SO IT'S GONNA GO UP $13.

AND SO THAT IS AN INCREASE OF WHAT? 60 CENTS? NO, IT'S GOING UP.

IT'S GOING UP, UH, A BUCK AND A HALF.

IT'S 2370 NOW.

SO 65 FOR THE BASE CHARGE.

FIVE.

SO HOW DO Y'ALL COME UP WITH A, SO WHERE DOES THE, WHERE DOES THE REST OF THAT COME FROM? UH, I'D HAVE TO GET THE QUESTION TO GET THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS.

WHEN DO WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS? I BY OCTOBER 1ST.

OH.

SO WE CAN DO THAT THE NEXT COUNSEL.

LET'S TABLE BOTH OF THESE.

I, I'D MOVE THE TABLE.

BOTH OF 'EM.

CAN'T TABLE 15? CAN'T TABLE 15.

TABLE 1515.

THEY GIVE US ALL THE INFORMATION AND WE NEED TO DO FOR THE OTHER ONE.

THE OTHER ONE'S GOT ALL THE INFORMATION.

SO I WOULD YOU WANNA TAKE, IS IT OKAY? I'D, I'D LIKE TO TABLE 14.

WE'LL SEE IF IT'S OKAY.

PUT THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.

I WOULD, BUT YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE TABLE.

IT AND CAN YOU GET THE INFORMATION BEFORE THAT BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY.

I PERSONALLY WON'T BE HERE THE NEXT MEETING.

IT DOESN'T, THE MATH DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.

IT, IT'S RIGHT MARY.

BUT I'LL, I'LL THE 13% ON $10 CAN'T BE $13.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE.

BUT MS. GEORGIA, DID WE GET A SECOND? YES.

DO YOU HEAR FROM THE SPEAKER? AND WE'RE TABLING IT.

WE'LL WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME.

WE WILL SEE IF WE TABLE IT FIRST.

WE HAVE A MOTION OF THE TABLE TILL NEXT MEETING.

IT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY POST A NAY.

HAROLD WILL HEAR YOU NEXT MONTH.

IF, UM, I'VE GOT NOTES.

YOU'VE GOT IT.

NO, I'VE GOT THE NOTES.

OH, YOU'VE GOT WHAT TO GET US? YES.

ADAM? YEAH.

THE MATH DOESN'T THE MATH AS MR. SWAFFORD WOULD SAY, THE MATH DOESN'T FOOT

[15. A Resolution to Deny SiEnergy Gas, LLC’s (the “Company”) Statement of Intent to Increase Gas Rates; Require Reimbursement of the City’s Reasonable Rate Case Expenses; Find That the Meeting at Which This Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; Require Notice of This Resolution to the Company and Legal Counsel (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 09/01/2026)]

ADAM.

15.

ITEM 15 IS A RESOLUTION TO DENY.

C ENERGY'S A C ENERGY GASES STATEMENT OF INTENTS TO INCREASE THE GAS RATES.

UH, BACK IN MAY C ENERGY FILED A STATEMENT OF INTENT TO INCREASE GAS RATES.

IT WOULD INCREASE THE RATES FROM $19 POINT 20.25 CENTS PER MONTH, PLUS A, UH, CHARGE PER 100 CUBIC FEET OF 65 CENTS.

ROUGHLY.

IT WOULD, THE STATEMENT OF INTENT TO INCREASE RATES WOULD INCREASE THE RATES TO $24 75 CENTS PER MONTH AND INCREASE THE CHARGE PER 100 CUBIC FEET TO ALMOST 90 CENTS PER.

SEE THAT'S WHAT DATA WE NEED.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT AL THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

WHAT THEY GAVE US.

IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GONNA APPROVE THEIRS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

THE DATA.

WELL, I ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS BECAUSE IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT, THEN IT WILL GO GO MUCH HIGHER.

, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.

WE PROBABLY WILL, BUT I CAN'T.

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UH, SO, SO THAT THE STATEMENT OF INTENT WAS FILED IN MAY IN JUNE.

IN JUNE, THE UH, CITY APPROVED A SUSPENSION RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWED US TIME TO REVIEW THE, UH, THE, UH, STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CONSULT WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AS WELL.

AND AFTER REVIEW, OUR CONSULTANTS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT A REASONABLE INCREASE AND, UH, RECOMMENDED THE, THE, UH, A DENIAL.

DENIAL OF THE, UH, SO YOU'RE RECOMMENDING DENIAL.

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, ANYBODY QUESTION? I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

UH, I'M NOT READY FOR A MOTION.

HAROLD'S GONNA BE IN FAVOR OF US.

DENIED IT.

AREN'T YOU HAROLD? YES.

IS THIS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE GOODLAND CENTER? I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT'S FOR.

IT IS NOT ONLY FOR THE GOODLAND CENTER, IT'S IT FOR ALL OF THE GOODLAND DEVELOPMENT AREA.

IT'S FOR ALL C ENERGY CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE STATE.

WHICH RIGHT NOW ARE THERE ARE ZERO.

HOW DOES IT AFFECT US? OUR CITY, WELL, AT THIS TIME ACTUALLY DOES NOT AFFECT OUR CITY.

'CAUSE THERE ARE NO SEA ENERGY CUSTOMERS.

IT'S JUST SORT OF TO KEEP US IN LINE WITH THE RATES THAT ARE GONNA BE APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

NO CUSTOMERS IN GRAND PRAIRIE YET? NOT YET.

AND SECOND TO DENY.

NO, I DON'T HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAY I MOVE TO DENY ITEM 15 THAT'S PRESENTED BY STAFF, SECONDED BY AND THIRDED AND FOURTH MAYOR.

POINT OF ORDER.

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THE RESOLUTION IS TO BE NEXT.

SO WE WOULD NEED TO APPROVE, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO RIGHT.

APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

TO DENY YOU ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT.

THAT CLARIFICATION.

WHO SECONDED IT FIRST AND YES.

YES AND YES.

THAT'S A CLARIFICATION.

WE'RE DENYING IT BY VOTE.

I AIN'T OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION TO DENY CARRIES.

ITEM 16.

OH, IT WAS DONE.

AND WE'VE DONE, UH, CITIZEN COMMENTS 'CAUSE WE'RE DOWN

[17. City Manager’s Contract]

TO ITEM 17.

I RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TEM KURT JOHNSON, WHO DID A GREAT JOB ON THE CONTRACT.

KURT MAYOR.

MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

UH, ON ITEM 17, I MOVE TO AMEND THE CITY MANAGER'S MANAGER'S CONTRACT AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH A 3% PAY INCREASE.

SECOND MOTIONS.

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

ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY.

18, CHERYL, IT'S A BIG NIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS, BILL.

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

ITEM

[18. Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 11764-2025 for the FY2025/2026 Capital Improvements Project Budget in the amount of $675,000 for EpicCentral Infrastructure; Authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and negotiate a Ground Lease and Development Agreement with Moon Brothers Management, Inc., for the development and construction of a full service 4-star brand Hotel, Convention Center and Parking Garage Facility at Epic Central]

YES IT IS.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO A, A PRESENTATION TO YOU TODAY.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTING TO YOU.

MY, BY THE WAY, MY NAME IS CHERYL DEION.

I'M ONE OF TWO DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS.

TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING AN ITEM FOR YOU GUYS, UH, FOR A HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER AT EPIC CENTRAL.

YAY.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, THEY'RE GOING TO PROBABLY SPEAK AFTERWARDS, BUT I WANNA INTRODUCE YOU TO THE DEVELOPERS OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT DEVELOPER FOR THIS HOTEL WILL BE THE MOON BROTHERS MANAGEMENT.

THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH PRODUCING VERY HIGH QUALITY HOTELS THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

UM, AND IF YOU'RE, UH, ANYBODY LIKE ME THAT LIKES BLING OR YOU LIKE FANCY THINGS FOR WOMEN, UM, THEY OWN THE SAM MOON TRADING COMPANY.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO.

SO, UM, THEY HAVE LOTS OF, UH, LOTS OF FUN THINGS THAT THEY, THAT THEY DO.

THESE ARE JUST AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THEIR DEVELOPMENTS AND SOME OF THEIR HOLDINGS.

AND SO DANIEL MOON, HE IS THE, UH, VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, AND ALSO I'VE GOT JAMES DRYSDALE.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE SCANNING.

THEY'RE OVER HERE AND THEY WILL BE PRESENTING, UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT LATER.

JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM.

SO THE PROPOSED HOTEL TONIGHT, WE ARE EXCITED TO PROPOSE TO YOU TODAY A LUXURY HOTEL.

THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR FIRST FOUR STAR HOTEL IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

WHAT THEY'RE THE, THE BRAND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS, IT WILL BE A MARRIOTT OF RENAISSANCE WITH APPROXIMATELY WHAT IF YOU'RE IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, YOU SAY 225 KEYS, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, IT'S, THOSE ARE ROOMS. SO THE OVERALL PROJECT BUDGET IS ABOUT $90 MILLION.

AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THE AMENITIES THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A FULL SERVICE BAR AND RESTAURANT.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE CONVENTION CENTER SPACE, 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE WITH BREAKOUT ROOMS, UH, PARKING GARAGE, A LUXURY POOL.

AND I ALREADY SET A RESTAURANT, BUT THEY WILL HAVE RESTAURANTS.

SO, SO WHAT WE HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY IS WHAT WE CALL A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

THIS IS JUST AN AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW OF BASICALLY THE OVERALL TERMS. WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU AT A LATER DATE WITH THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT.

BUT THIS, THESE ARE JUST THE KEY BASIC TERMS THAT WE'VE AGREED TO.

AS, AS I STATED BEFORE, THE AGREEMENT REQUIRES IT TO BE A FOUR STAR HOTEL.

WITH THE AMENITIES THAT WERE ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE ALSO HAVE AGREED THAT CONCORD, UH, WOULD BE THE PROPERTY MANAGER.

AND WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE TWO CURRENT HOTELS ON THE EPIC CENTER PROPERTY THAT ARE MANAGED BY CONCORD.

WE WOULD LIKE FOR THIS PROPERTY ALSO BE MANAGED BY CONCORD.

AND WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO HAPPEN IS TO HAVE LARGER CONVENTION CENTER SPACE.

SO CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO DO SOME OF THOSE LARGER CONVENTIONS.

WE CAN COMBINE THE THREE HOTELS NOW AND OFFER LARGER CONVENTIONS.

THE OTHER THING ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT, UM, THE CITY RETAINS ALL OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX REVENUES.

WHERE THE CITY DOES RECEIVE FUNDS IS WE RECEIVE AN ANNUAL GROUND LEASE PAYMENT AND THEN IS BASED ON AN AGREED UPON SCHEDULE THAT IS GONNA BE PART OF THAT DEVELOPER AGREEMENT THAT WE WILL DEVELOP.

SO THE OVERALL CITY INVESTMENT IS GOING TO BE 30.5 MILLION.

SO WHAT, WHAT IS THAT INVESTMENT? WHAT'S WHAT THE CITY IS GONNA ACTUALLY OWN? WE'RE GONNA OWN THE

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CONVENTION CENTER, WE'RE GONNA OWN THE PARKING GARAGE, AND THEN ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE SITE.

THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE USING FOR, THOSE ARE GONNA BE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

WE'RE GONNA BE USING SOME TAX INCREMENT, UH, FINANCING FROM DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.

AND THEN WE'LL BE ALSO USING SOME HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS MOU IS, UH, $675,000 PAYMENT FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES THAT ARE RELATED TO THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.

SO LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THE LOCATION SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE THIS IS GONNA BE.

THIS IS JUST AN OVERALL, IT'S ABOUT 6.7 ACRE SITE.

THIS IS ON THAT CORNER OF WARRIOR AND 1 61 .

THIS IS THE SITE HERE.

THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

THIS IS THE SITE HERE.

THIS JUST SHOWS YOU WHERE IT'S AT IN RELATION TO EPIC CENTRAL FOLKS, IF YOU, IT'S WHERE YOU DRIVE BY AND IT'S A BLACK TOP PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW.

THAT WE USE FOR OVERFLOW PARKING, THAT'S THE ACTUAL SITE.

IT'S THE LAST PIECE OF PROPERTY WE OWN AT EPIC CENTRAL.

AND THE PARKING GARAGE IS GOING TO BE MUCH NEEDED 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE 500 CARS.

THEY NEED 200 AND SOMETHING.

WE NEED 200 AND SOMETHING MORE.

SO IT HELPS US FOR PARKING, FOR THINGS BEING HELD AT EPIC CENTRAL.

CONTINUE.

PLEASE MA'AM.

SO THIS IS A, A QUICK VIEW OF THE HOTEL LOBBY LAYOUT.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS IS WHERE THE PARKING GARAGE IS GONNA BE.

THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, RIGHT NEXT TO 1 61.

THIS RIGHT HERE, THE, ALL THESE LITTLE TABLES RIGHT HERE, THAT'S JUST SHOWING YOU SOME OF THE SPACE THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE FOR THE BALLROOM.

UM, THEY ALSO HAVE SOME BREAKOUT ROOMS HERE.

THIS IS THAT LUXURY POOL THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.

AND THIS HERE IS, UH, WHERE THE HOTEL, UH, WILL BE.

THIS NEXT RENDERING JUST KIND OF SHOWS.

THIS WILL BE A SIX STORY HOTEL.

THIS AGAIN, JUST SHOWS THE ROOMS AGAIN, 225 KEYS FOR THAT.

SO I HAVE SOME EXCITING PICTURES TO SHOW YOU.

THIS IS WHAT VERY NICE THE HOTEL IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.

HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW, VIEW OF THE POOL.

I'VE GOT SOME DESIGN CONCEPTS HERE.

WE'RE NOT FAR OFF, NOT ALONG IN THE PROJECT, BUT THESE ARE WHAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING FOR SOME OF THE INTERIOR INSPIRATIONS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

CHERYL, EXPLAIN TO UM, EVERYONE HERE THE USE OF THE BRIER BILL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE ON THIS.

WITH THE, UM, WITH THE REVENUE THAT WE GET FROM THE BRIER BILL, WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS TO USE THE HOTEL TAX AND ANY SALES TAX GENERATED FROM THIS HOTEL AND THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US PAY BACK.

AND THAT'S OUR INVESTMENT.

THAT'S NOT OUR SALES TAX.

IT'S THE STATE'S.

THE STATE PORTION OF THE SALES TAX FOR 10 YEARS AND PROPERTY TAX 10 YEARS, I'M SORRY, FOR 10 YEARS.

WE GET THE STATE'S PORTION OF THE 6% SALES TAX.

HO HOTEL TAX.

HOTEL TAX, YES SIR.

UH, FROM THE HOTEL PROCEEDS.

AND WILL HELP US PAY OUR PORTION.

I THINK WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR FROM THE DEVELOPERS.

AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER SPEAKER AFTER UH YEAH, GO AHEAD.

AND THEY UH, THEY ARE THE DEVELOPERS SO THEY GET FIVE MINUTES.

MONA, DANIEL MOON, LONG TIME COMING.

DANIEL JAMES, YOU CAN BOTH COME UP THERE.

Y'ALL CAN TAG TEAM.

THE HYATT REGENCY FROM THE MALL.

YOU GET FIVE MINUTES EACH.

SO GO.

ALRIGHT.

MY NAME IS DANIEL MOON AND I'M WITH THE SAND MOON GROUP.

UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY THE FIRST LUXURY HOTEL, UH, WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

UH, MY COWORKER JAMES WILL BE SHARING KIND OF THE MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF, OF TIME ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE WITH WORKING WITH CITIES AND DEVELOPING, UH, FULL SERVICE HOTELS.

SO IN 2014, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF PLANO, UM, INVESCO AND CARAVAN COMPANIES TO DEVELOP THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL IN, UH, LEGACY WEST IN PLANO.

IT OPENED IN 2017 ALONG WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS.

AND IT'S NOW TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING HOT SPOTS IN ALL OF NORTH DALLAS.

UM, OUR SECOND, FIRST FULL SERVICE HOTEL, UH, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF FRISCO AND GENERAL GROWTH, WHICH IS THE MALL OWNER.

THAT PROJECT, UH, IS A HYATT REGENCY AND IT'S LITERALLY ATTACHED TO STONE BRIER MALL.

UH, THAT PROJECT ALSO TURNED OUT AMAZING.

IT OPENED IN 2020 AND NOW, UH, THERE'S MORE AND MORE SHOPPERS AT THE MALL.

YOU HAVE A WALKWAY TO SAND MOON FROM THERE? NO, THERE'S NO WALKWAY.

WE DO HAVE A SAND MOON.

IT'S ON.

NO, YOU DO.

I WAS THERE THE OTHER DAY.

THERE'S A WALK, BUT THERE'S A WALKWAY DIRECTLY TO

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THERE IS.

AND THEN THAT'S JUST MAKING, I MEAN, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT MALLS ARE DYING, BRINGING THE HOTEL THERE AND ALL THE, WE HAVE A LOT OF THE, UH, CONFERENCE MEETING SPACE THERE.

IT'S JUST BRINGING MORE AND MORE SHOPPERS AND EATERS AND THAT THAT MALL'S THRIVING.

I MEAN, THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST, UH, MALLS IN, IN ALL OF, UM, THE DALLAS AREA.

UM, AND THEN IN 2020 WE PARTNERED WITH JP MORGAN AND STREAM REALTY TO BRING THE FIRST EVER JW MARRIOTT, UH, WITHIN DALLAS.

AND THAT HOTEL OPENED IN 2023.

IT'S AN AMAZING HOTEL.

AND I, I HAVE TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY BRIGHT SPOTS LATELY YOU'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

BUT REALLY IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND THAT'S WHY THE NORTH SIDE OF DOWNTOWN IS REALLY THRIVING BECAUSE THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT KEEP COMING IN THERE AND, AND NOW WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE TO BRING THIS AMAZING FULL SERVICE HOTEL PROJECT.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JAMES, WHO'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC HOTEL.

KEEP IT GOING MONA.

UM, SO I'M, I'M COMBINING Y'ALL'S TIME.

SOUNDS GOOD.

UM, MY NAME IS JAMES DRYSDALE.

THANKS FOR TAKING SOME TIME.

UM, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT THE ACTUAL PROJECT.

CHERYL ALREADY WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THIS, SO SOME OF IT'LL BE REPETITIVE.

UM, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT THE RENAISSANCE GRAND PRAIRIE HOTEL, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST FULL SERVICE FOUR STAR HOTEL IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

UM, THE HOTEL'S GONNA COMPLIMENT THE AMAZING, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS, ENTERTAINMENT, UH, THE TWO SELECT SERVICE HOTELS THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTING IN EPIC CENTRAL, UM, WOULD JUST TO KIND OF VISUALIZE AS WE WALK THROUGH THE HOTEL WHEN A GUEST ENTERS THE HOTEL OR WHEN A RESIDENT OF GRAND PRAIRIE ENTERS THE HOTEL, UM, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS HERE, THEN YOU'LL IMMEDIATELY SEE THE UNIQUE BUT OVERSIZED, UH, LOBBY BAR AS WELL AS AN ADJACENT FARM TO TABLE FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT.

SO IT'S GONNA BE VERY NICE, LUXURIOUS, YOU KNOW, GREAT AMENITY FOR THE GUESTS, BUT ALSO FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.

UM, FROM THE HOTEL LOBBY, YOU'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE THE POOL.

UM, 'CAUSE WE'LL HAVE FLOOR TO FLOOR TO CEILING, FLOOR TO CEILING GLASS, UH, LIKE A CURTAIN WALL BEHIND THE FRONT.

CHECK-IN DESK, WHICH WE'LL LOOK OUT TO THE POOL DECK.

AND ON THE POOL DECK WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, CABANAS, WE'LL HAVE A OUTDOOR FULL SERVICE BAR.

WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF LAWN CHAIRS AND COZY PLACES TO SIT, AS WELL AS LUSH VEGETATION.

IT'S GONNA BE VERY GREEN, LOTS OF GREENERY TO GO WITH SOME OF THOSE VISUALS THAT CHERYL SHOWED ON, UH, WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE.

ADDITIONALLY, A LARGE PORTION OF THE HOTEL WILL BE CONFERENCE MEETING SPACE.

UM, WE'VE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE HOTELS WE'VE DEVELOPED, IT'S ALWAYS A HUGE ATTRACTION TO BRING IN CORPORATE GROUPS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, UM, TO, TO ATTRACT 'EM TO GRAND PRAIRIE SO THEY CAN ALSO SEE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT GRAND PRAIRIE HAS ALREADY BUILT, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, EPIC CENTRAL.

EVERYTHING AROUND IT IS, YOU KNOW, AMAZING AND SHARING THAT WITH, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL GUESTS AND PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO VISIT IS, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT FOR THE CITY.

UM, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THIS CONFERENCE MEETING SPACE, THERE'LL BE A GRAND BALLROOM, THERE'LL BE A JUNIOR BALLROOM, SEVERAL BREAKOUT SPACES, AS WELL AS A LOT OF PRE-FUNCTION SPACE.

UM, AND SO THIS WILL BE, YOU KNOW, GREAT TO PARTNER WITH THE EXISTING HOTELS THAT ARE THERE, UM, TO ATTRACT LARGER, UH, GROUPS AND CONVENTIONS TO THE CITY.

AND LASTLY, WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH MARRIOTT.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH MARRIOTT BEFORE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE LARGEST HOTEL BRAND IN THE WORLD AND WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON THIS PROJECT.

UM, AND WE KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AND WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE CITY.

ANYTIME WE CAN BE MENTIONED WITH PLANO, FRISCO AND DALLAS, I'M OKAY WITH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

UH, WE MET YOU AT THE LOCATION IN PLANO.

I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE HOTEL THERE.

UH, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S PATIENCE AND WORKING, WE HAD TO GET THROUGH, YOU NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF DALLAS MARRIOTT , WHICH KIND OF DID DELAYED, WHICH KIND OF DELAYED IT A LITTLE BIT.

AND UM, I HAVE TO ALSO MENTION, UH, UH, JOHN LOPEZ, UH, BECAUSE HE WAS, UH, PART OF THAT INITIAL GROUP, UH, THAT WE MET WITH YEARS AGO.

JOHN, YOU AND I MET WITH HIM YEARS AGO, UH, IN THE LATE COUNCIL MEMBER DEL BOSKY.

AND SO, UM, I I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED.

IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE NEEDED.

UH, I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE ON THE PARKING GARAGE JUST WAIT, WE'RE GONNA BUILD A PARKING GARAGE, BUT I CAN'T BUILD IT YET 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE I CAN PUT IT.

AND THIS WAS A KEY PIECE TO THAT.

YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE, WE'RE SHARING THAT, SHARING THE COST IN IT.

AND, UM, COUNSEL, UH, UH, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM OTHER THAN SAYING WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT? THAT'S, THAT'S

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THE NUTS AND BOLTS.

THAT'S THE FINE TUNING.

BUT THIS IS THE PARAMETERS.

THESE ARE THE MAIN KEY POINTS THAT WE'VE AGREED ON.

UM, THANK Y'ALL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE, UH, UH, THE GRAND OPENING.

IF, IF THIS PASSES, I CAN, WE WILL SEE .

I CAN'T COUNT VOTES.

I DON'T LOBBY.

UH, I GOT A GOOD FEELING THOUGH.

UH, I WOULD RECOGNIZE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HEDEN.

SHE HAS HER LIGHT ON.

IT'S HER DISTRICT.

CAN YOU HEAR A COMMENTS? YES.

UH, AND WE HAVE A SPEAKER.

OH, THANK YOU.

I, I'LL GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU.

THE SPEAKER IS SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION, BUT NOW HE MAY FLIP HIS VOTE TO FAR.

BUT THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING, .

HAROLD WILLIS.

DO, DO YOU WANT US TO SWITCH IT HAROLD, TO IN FAVOR OF INSTEAD OF OPPOSITE, I'M IN FAVOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT, AS TAXPAYERS, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT THE $675,000 FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHAT'S THAT GOING TO BE SPENT ON EXACTLY.

WELL, I MEAN, WE'RE SPENDING 30 MILLION.

UM, SO DO YOU JUST WANT US TO EXPLAIN 600,000 OR DO YOU WANT TO BREAK DOWN ON THE WHOLE 30 MILLION? WELL, SIX HUNDRED'S EASY.

TELL HIM WHAT WE'RE SPENDING THE 600 FOR AND THEN WE'LL LET HIM OKAY.

JUST, OKAY, GO AHEAD.

THAT 675,000 IS JUST FOR OUR PORTION OF SOME OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES THAT WILL BE USE TO HELP BUILD THE HOTEL.

SO THAT IS PART OF OUR THIS ISN'T FOR WATER LINES OR SEWER LINES OR NO, THIS IS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND, AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.

COULD WE TALK ABOUT THE STATE PORTION OF THE HOTEL TAX? HOW IT'S THE SAME THING WE'RE GETTING FROM OUR OTHER COMFORT CENTER.

THE BRIER BILL, WHEN WE, WHAT'S THE BILL? IT'S CALLED THE BRIER BILL.

BRIER BILL.

WE TOLD Y'ALL ABOUT IT WHEN WE BUILT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN THE TWO HOTELS THAT WE WOULD BE GETTING THAT.

AND WE, WE HAVE BEEN, WE MAY GET, WHAT, 18 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS.

15 TO $18 MILLION OVER FROM THE STATE.

WE'RE GONNA USE THAT SAME BRIER BILL TO GET THE STATE'S 6% FOR 10 YEARS.

WILL WE GET THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS? MONTHLY.

FROM THE STATE? MONTHLY.

I'M SORRY, WHAT? MONTHLY.

MONTHLY.

I'M SORRY MAYOR.

I GOT THAT RINGING IN MONTHLY.

MONTHLY.

GOT THE RINGING IN THE EARS.

THAT'S OKAY.

SO MONTHLY WE'RE GONNA GET A CHECK FROM AUSTIN.

WE HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER ONE.

WE WILL ON THIS ONE.

COULD WE TELL US ABOUT WHO IS CONCORD MANAGER? THEY'RE THE ONES RUNNING THE HOTELS RIGHT NOW.

OUR TWO HOTELS.

AND OUR CONFERENCE CENTER.

WE LOVE THEM.

WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? ARE THEY KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED.

I JUST KNOW I LOVE THEM HAROLD.

AND THEY DO US A GREAT JOB.

WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED IS IRRELEVANT TO ME, BUT I CAN GIVE YOU THEIR ADDRESS IF YOU NEED IT.

GEE, MAYOR, YOU COULD BE AT THE COMEDY CLUB NOW.

I YOU'RE DOING SUCH A GOOD, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED ME TO BE WELL MAYOR, IT'S JUST UNDER HAROLD.

HAROLD, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

YOU DID.

YOU ASKED SOME GREAT QUESTIONS LAST TIME AND I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU ALL THIS TIME.

SO WHAT ELSE YOU GOT BUDDY? WELL JUST, UH, ARE WE GONNA GO TO 19 NEXT OR ARE YOU GONNA COMBINE BOTH 18? I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA LET YOU GET FINISHED AND THEN WE'LL GO, WE'LL VOTE ON THIS.

I JUST, YOU WERE IN FAVOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT NOW THAT YOU CAN VISUALLY SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.

IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY TAXES ON THE HOTEL OR ARE THEY GONNA BE PAYING PROPERTY TAXES ON THE HOTEL? NO, BECAUSE THERE'S OUR PROPERTY THAT, BUT THEY PAY US A LEASE.

THEY'RE GONNA PAY US.

LIKE LONE STAR PARK.

BUT AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, LONE STAR PARK'S FIXED THE OWN IT.

AND THEY'LL BE PAYING US PROPERTY TAXES STARTING MID NEXT YEAR.

BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

IT'S JUST NUMBER, IT'S JUST THESE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROPERTY.

THEY'RE NOT PAYING PROPERTY TAXES.

THEY'RE NOT PAYING PROPERTY TAXES.

BUT WE'RE GONNA GET MONEY MONTHLY BACK FROM THE STATE AND THE LEASE PAYMENT AND THE LEASE PAYMENT AND HOT TAX.

HAROLD? THEY'RE IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

YEAH, JUST KIND OF GIVE US MORE OF THAT DETAILED MAYOR.

JUST KIND OF A NUMBER TO SHOW THE TAXPAYER.

ASK ANY QUESTION WHEN YOU GOT HAROLD.

OH, MAYOR.

I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE, HAROLD.

THANK YOU HAROLD.

THEY'RE IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

A LITTLE, A LITTLE SOUTH EAST.

UH, KALAMAZOO.

WE HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND ALL.

NO WE DON'T.

DEPUTY MAYOR, I'LL GIVE YOU THE HONORS.

IT'S YOUR DISTRICT.

AND YOU'VE BEEN IN THOSE MEETINGS WITH ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

END RESTAURANT, SO WE'RE FINALLY GONNA HAVE ANOTHER HIGH END RESTAURANT.

I WANNA JUST THANK STAFF.

YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR GETTING US, UH, TO THIS POINT.

AND I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF I'S AND T'S TO CROSS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL DEVELOPER AGREEMENT.

AND WE ARE TRUSTING STAFF WITH THAT.

UM, CITIZENS HAVE BEEN WANTING A HIGHER

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SO IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE OUTER TOWNERS, BUT SOMETHING WE CAN ENJOY AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, I MOVE TO PROOF ITEM 18 FOR THE MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE.

SECOND COUNCILOR MEMBER ADAMS BEAT YOU TO IT.

MOTION SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S, WE STILL GOTTA DO 19 THOUGH, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO 19.

[19. Authorize the use of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 (TIRZ #1) funds in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000 for eligible Project costs as a funding source within the City Contribution for the EpicCentral Hotel Project, contingent upon approval of the related Memorandum of Understanding with Moon Brothers Management, Inc (Reviewed by the TIF #1 Board on 09/01/2026)]

ITEM 19.

MAYBE HAROLD WILL BE IN FAVOR OF THIS TOO.

MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

THIS ITEM HAS TO DO WITH THE PREVIOUS ITEM.

ITEM NUMBER 18.

WE MET EARLIER TODAY WITH THE, UH, TOURS.

NUMBER ONE BOARD, THEY APPROVE FOR THE FUNDS OF $8 MILLION FOR PART OF THIS PROJECT TO BE APPLIED AS PART OF, UH, THE INCENTIVE FOR THIS PROGRAM.

AND THAT'S WHY WE DRAW TIFFS.

TIFFS ARE THEIR OWN TAX.

A TIFF STARTS WITH ZERO OR STARTS WHENEVER YOU, IT STARTS WITH THE VALUE WHENEVER YOU SET UP THE TIFF.

LET'S SAY IT'S A DOLLAR.

EVERY NEW DOLLAR.

HAROLD, THIS IS GOOD FOR YOU.

EVERY NEW DOLLAR THAT'S PUT IN THERE, THE TAXES ON THOSE NEW DOLLARS GO INTO THE TIFF.

DON'T COME TO THE CITY.

THEY GO INTO THE TIFF, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THAT MONEY CAN, THE TIFF IS USED JUST FOR THAT DISTRICT WHERE THE TIFF'S DRAWN.

SO WE DREW A LITTLE CIRCLE AROUND THIS AREA.

SO IT HAVE ITS OWN TIFF TO HELP US HAVE IT PAY FOR ITS OWN INFRASTRUCTURE.

THAT'S WHAT A TIFF IS.

AND I WANNA TELL EVERYBODY THIS HERE.

IF YOU WANNA LEARN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND LOOK UP OUR AGENDAS.

AND I CHALLENGE YOU FOR 90 DAYS TO ATTEND EVERY MEETING WE HAVE.

NOT WE HERE, BUT THE T MEETING, THE HFC MEETING, THE HOUSING FINANCE CORP MEETING, THEY'RE ALL OPEN.

YOU WANNA LEARN ABOUT THE CITY? GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND LOOK UP OUR AGENDA.

SAYS ALWAYS POSTED MONA POST EVERY MEETING WE HAVE.

'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

YOU'LL LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT HOW A CITY COMES UP WITH THIS FUNDING MECHANISMS AND HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY AND HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS.

NOW HAROLD, COME AND CHANGE YOUR MIND.

WELL, MAYOR, THE $8 MILLION FOR PROJECTS, WHAT'S THE $8 MILLION GONNA GIVE US? THAT'S GOING TO, THAT'S YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE? YES.

ALL YOUR WATER, SEWER.

YES, CORRECT, YES.

ANY ROADS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN, THAT'S AUTHORIZED TO SPEND FROM THE TIFF.

ON THE TIFF, NUMBER ONE, WHERE DOES TIFF NUMBER ONE, WHAT JURISDICTION DOES THAT COVER? UH, THAT, HOW BIG IS A CIRCLE FOR TIF ONE? IT'S ALL OVER.

IT'S NOT QUITE A CIRCLE, BUT IT HAS, I HAROLD I'LL JUST GET YOU A MAP BECAUSE IT'S JUST DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN IT.

SO I WILL, WE'LL GET THAT TO YOU.

SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT TIFFS.

HOW MANY TIFS DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE TWO.

TWO TIF.

ONE AND THREE.

AND WHERE IS, THIS IS TIFF NUMBER ONE.

THIS, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN TIF ONE.

TIF THREE IS OUT SOUTH.

I'M SORRY, T THREE T TIF THREE IS OUT SOUTH.

JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT.

THAT'S ALL.

MAYOR, WE JUST, WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS.

WHERE ARE THE TIFF MEETINGS HELD? HELD AT THIS.

TODAY'S WAS HERE.

WHERE'S THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION? IT'S USUALLY HELD AT THE MOUNTAIN CREEK HOME.

BUT YOU'D FIND THAT ON THE AGENDA.

THAT'S THESE TYPE OF MEETINGS HELD AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.

MAYOR.

IT'S LIKE, FORTUNATELY I CAN ATTEND THESE, BUT A LOT OF THE OTHER GOOD, I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO ATTEND THEM, BUT A LOT OF THE OTHER CITIZENS CANNOT ATTEND THESE MEETING.

HAROLD, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A NUMBER OF CITIES HAVE THEIR MEETINGS IN THE MORNING.

MY TIME ON SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS, MAYOR, JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS COMING ABOUT IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WE WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

BUT THIS IS WHY BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO THE TAXPAYERS WAS PROPERTY.

I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO ATTEND THEM.

WE'RE ATTACKING THEM.

OH, I KNOW MARY, YOU'D LOVE FOR ME TO BE AT A LOT OF THINGS.

NO, I WOULD THAT WAY YOU WOULDN'T ASK US SO MANY THINGS.

MAYOR, I KNOW.

I'M CUTTING INTO YOUR SOCIAL SCHEDULE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

NIGHT OH'S.

NO, IT'S JUST THE RANGERS TONIGHT.

OH, I KNOW.

MAYOR.

YOU GOTTA GO OUT TO THE HANG OUT WITH YOUR BUDDY OVER THERE IN ARLINGTON, IN THAT ARKANSAS.

I LIKE MAYOR ROSS.

I KNOW.

DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIM.

WHAT ELSE YOU GOT FOR ME RIGHT NOW, HAROLD? THAT'S ALL.

MAYOR.

JUST THANK YOU.

IF YOU MAYOR, SOMETIMES YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, JUST AS CITIZENS, WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO QUESTION THIS, THIS DEVELOPMENT.

NOW THAT WE CAN SEE IT, WE CAN VISUALIZE WHAT HAROLD, I'M GIVING YOU ALL THE TIME YOU WANT THAT WE'RE GETTING MAYOR.

WELL, YOU'VE RESTRICTED

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WE WANT THE TAX DOLLARS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, GETTING THE MONEY BACK FROM THE STATE.

THAT WAS KIM BREMMER, THE STATE SENATOR.

IS THIS SENATOR? BRIMER.

WE'RE GETTING, IT'S KIND OF A MODIFIED AND IT MAY GO AWAY DISTRICT NEXT SESSION.

WELL, HOPEFULLY.

WE'LL, BUT THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT, HAROLD.

WE'LL MAKE SOME GOOD CHANGES ON NOVEMBER 3RD IN AUSTIN.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON.

YES, MAYOR, IF YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TIFF, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE, THAT MOTION AS CHAIR OF THE TIFF.

THAT'S A GOOD MOVE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 19.

WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BY.

I'M GONNA GIVE LOPEZ TO ME A FLIP.

CHAPPELLE.

HE, LOPEZ HAS BEEN IN THE RECORDS TOO, TOO LONG.

WE NEED TO GET CHAPPELLE IN THERE.

UH, I'M SERIOUS.

BARRY, TAKE ME UP ON MY CHALLENGE.

HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

OPPOSED? SAY NAY.

YOU'D BE, YOU'D BE, YOU'D ENJOY IT.

BE YOU ENJOYED BEING AT THE SPORTS COURT MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT.

THE ONLY CITIZEN IN THE ROOM, SIR.

UH, MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

VERY, VERY EDUCATIONAL ITEM.

NINE

[20. Request the City Council to set a public hearing date of September 15, 2026, in which the City Council will meet to discuss and adopt the FY2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan]

I ITEM 20.

EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

TAVO MAN.

ITEM 20 SETS THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

IT ALSO AUTHORIZES THE REQUIRED NEWSPAPER.

NOTICE THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS FILED ON AUGUST 10TH.

STATE LAW SETS THE HEARING AT LEAST 15.

JAMES, DANIEL, THANK YOU.

AFTER THE FILING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, .

SO, UM, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU ARE T .

NOW THAT THEY'RE OUT THE ROOM, YOU'RE MORE IMPORTANT.

UM, SO THIS ITEM ALSO MUST COME BEFORE, UH, COUNCIL SETS THE TAX RATE.

NEXT TIME FOR THE BUDGET APPROVAL.

STAFF RECOMMENDS SEPTEMBER 15TH AT SIX 30 AS THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, DATE AND TIME.

UH, COUNSEL WILL HEAR THE HEARING.

THEY CONSIDER ADOPTING THE BUDGET.

THE TAX RATE AND CAPITAL PLAN ARE ALSO ON THE SAME AGENDA.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I DON'T SEE ANY, LIKE, I'M MAKING THE MOTION BEFORE I.YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

I'M, I'M, I'M NOT MAKING THE MOTION.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M JUST READING THIS.

THIS ITEM IS TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.

2027 ANNUAL BUDGET.

THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THAT HEARING.

THE NOTICE IS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN THE FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2026.

I RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.

MAYOR, I MOVE TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FY 20 26, 20 27 OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026 AT 6:30 PM AND AUTHORIZED PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND BY FELLOW FINANCE COMMITTEE PERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS AT ALL.

WHILE I'M DOING THAT, I WANNA RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON AS THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS IS ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON AS ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY.

[21. Resolution Approving Building Acquisition Proposal for the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County]

ADAM, 21.

UH, WE DON'T, WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO DENY THIS.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR, UH, I MOVE TO THE TO DENY ITEM 21 SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY ITEM 21.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT YET.

UH, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY BY MAYOR PROM.

SECOND BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

I OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES TO DENY ITEM 21.

[Items 22 & 23]

GOOD EVENING, PATRICIA REDFERN, SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DIRECTOR.

I AM HERE FOR THE FIRST READING.

ITEM NUMBER 22 IS THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.

SO WE'RE GONNA DO 23 ALSO AT THE SAME TIME.

EXCELLENT.

THEY ARE COMPANION PIECES.

THE FIRST ONE AMENDS THE ORDINANCE

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FOR THE NEW RATES.

AND THE SECOND ONE UPDATES THE RATE SHEET FOR REPUBLIC SERVICES.

OUR, OUR, UH, HAULING VENDOR FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, UH, GARBAGE AND RECYCLING.

UH, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY VOTING ON IT TONIGHT.

WE'RE SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT IS CORRECT.

I RECOGNIZE MAYOR PROM JOHNSON.

MAYOR, I MOVE TO SET THE SET.

THAT SHOULD BE SEPTEMBER 15TH.

ONE SECOND.

YES, TAKE A, I THINK YOU'LL BE HAPPY.

IN THE WRITEUP, IT SAYS THAT THE ORDINANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR SECOND FINAL HEARING IS PROVEN ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.

OH, YOU HAD THAT.

THEY, THEY POINTED IT OUT TO US.

BUT TONY, THANK YOU FOR READING IT.

I CONTINUE, I MOVE TO SET THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCES FOR ITEMS 22 AND 23 FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2026.

SECOND MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE PIS 24 THROUGH 195 24 THROUGH 42.

[Items 24 - 42]

WE'RE GONNA TAKE ALL THESE AT ONCE.

IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF I'M GONNA PAUSE, LET YOU COME AFTER WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THAT MAY HAVE QUESTIONS.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU FILLED OUT A CARD, YOU CAN COME SPEAK ON THIS, BUT WE WILL START WITH THE CARDS.

MARLENA VINCENT.

AND THIS IS PID NUMBER FIVE.

3, 3, 4, 5 GRAND PRAIRIE, UM, KIMBERLY LANE, GRAND PRAIRIE, 7 5 0 5 2.

AND I JUST REALLY WAS GOING FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

UH, ON THE STATEMENT IT SAID THE ESTIMATED COST OF MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2027, UH, 400, 540 1,900, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 631 199 WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH.

I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AMOUNTS, WHICH IS 89,299? UM, HOW DO WE GET TO ONE NUMBER AND THE OTHER? GOOD QUESTION NUMBER BEING SO HIGH, LEE HARRIS, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, UM, WELL, EVERY YEAR WE USE A FORM LETTER TO NOTIFY PEOPLE OF THEIR PET ASSESSMENT.

SO THE SIGNATURE READING IS, IS SIMPLY, UM, FROM A TEMPLATE.

ASSESSMENT REVENUE, 631,000.

OF COURSE THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY, THERE'S MORE MONEY BEING COLLECTED THAN WE'RE SPENDING THIS YEAR.

BUT WE SAVE THAT MONEY AND WE ROLL IT FORWARD FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

AND WHENEVER THE P HAS TO DO A, A LARGER PROJECT.

WHY, WHY ARE THE 2D NUMBERS THOUGH? YEAH.

OH, WELL, REVENUE, OKAY.

THE ESTIMATED BUDGET IS 541,000.

BUT THE REASON IS THEY'LL BE SAVING THE MONEY AND CARRYING IT FORWARD FROM HERE.

IS THAT, I WANNA MAKE SURE, IS THAT THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING? YEAH.

WHY? YEAH.

WE DON'T SPEND ALL THE MONEY YOU TAKE IN.

WE SAVE IT AND EVENTUALLY THEY'LL DO A PROJECT LIKE DEFENSE PROJECT, FOR EXAMPLE.

THEY GATHER THE MONEY TO SPEND TO COMBINE IT IN THREE YEARS POSSIBLY.

IN FUTURE YEARS, WHEN THEY DO A PROJECT, THEIR BUDGET WILL BE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENTS COLLECTED.

SO INSTEAD OF HAVING TO, THEY'LL TAKE CASH RESERVES TO PAY FOR IT.

WE DON'T TRY TO RAISE THE RATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AS WE NEED IT OR LOWER IT.

WE TRY TO KEEP IT STABLE AND JUST SAVE TO PLAN AHEAD FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.

I THINK THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

IT DOES.

WHO WAS, UM, JAMES? I CAN'T READ THE LAST NAME BEGINS WITH A P I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 36.

COME ON, PAUL.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

I AIN'T THAT BAD.

IT'S BETTER THAN MINE.

I CAN'T READ MINE, SO I'M IN TROUBLE.

PIT NUMBER 13.

I GOTTA TELL YOU, THIS IS KIND OF MY FIRST MEETING.

I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, BUT ONCE, BUT A PRAYER.

THE, UH, FLAGS AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT ONE.

I, I, I APOLOGIZE.

I DON'T KNOW THE TEXAS, SO, AND MR. JOHNSON, I'M IMPRESSED.

I'M VERY PROUD OF MY CITY COUNCIL.

I GOTTA TELL YOU, MR. ANDERSON, I VOTED FOR YOU A COUPLE, 2, 3, 4 TIMES.

I EXPECT YOU TO BE ON MY SIDE.

I AM NOT A SPEAKER.

OBVIOUSLY.

I HAVE A VERY BORING

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VOICE.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

GOD GAVE IT TO ME.

I DO WHAT I CAN WITH IT.

THE CLOCK'S RUNNING.

I DON'T CARE.

WELL, COULD BE BY WAY.

I GOT, I GOT, UH, UM, THE ARMY WANTED ME.

YOU GOT TWO.

I DON'T CARE.

I AIN'T GONNA FINISH.

I DON'T CARE.

BUT I GOT DRAFTED AND I'M ONE OF TWO PEOPLE IN MY CATTLE CALL THAT FAILED MY PHYSICAL THANK YOU.

GOD.

I JUST, I'M, I'M FROM COUNTRY CLUB PARK.

AND I JUST DON'T WANT Y'ALL RAISING Y'ALL MY PIT RAISING THE, UH, UH, DUES AGAIN.

WHEN I'VE TALKED TO MY COUNCILMAN ABOUT THIS, WHEN THEY WERE PUSHING IT, WE DON'T PUSH P ASSESS KNIGHT.

OH NO HE DIDN'T.

UH, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS GO TO THE PID MEETING.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SET THE ASSESSMENT.

NOT US.

NO, I WAS TALKING TO COUNCIL AT SOME FUNCTION.

WHICH INCLUDES VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DID TALK TO MY COUNCIL MEMBER.

I DON'T KNOW WHO HE WAS AND IT HIS YEARS AGO.

BUT, BUT HE TOLD ME THAT ALL OUR MONEY FROM COUNTRY, UH, PARK WOULD BE SPENT IN COUNTRY PARK, WHICH IT IS NOT.

'CAUSE IT GOES INTO ONE THANKS TO THE CITY IN ONE LITTLE POT NOW.

AND IT'S DIVVIED OUT TO BY GLEN.

I I GO TO THE .

UH, AND IT'S NOT, HANG ON, LET ME, I'LL GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME.

ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

DOES MONEY THAT GOES INTO ONE P GET SPENT ON ANY OTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY? IT'S ONLY, IT'S ONLY SPENT ON ONE P.

BUT COUNTRY CLUB PARK PIT CONTAINS BASICALLY THREE LARGE SUBDIVISIONS.

THE, THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS ALL THE PIT MONEY GOES INTO THAT PIT IS SPENT INSIDE THAT PIT.

BUT THE CITY PUT THOSE PITS TOGETHER.

ORIGINALLY IT WAS COUNTRY PARK O OKAY.

BUT IT'S JUST STILL THE SAME PIT.

A A PIT.

ONE PIT.

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME AND I'M NOT.

THEN WE COMBINED TWO OTHER PIGS.

AND THEY'RE TINY AND WE'RE BIG AND ALL OUR MONEY GOES TO THEM AND WE GET NOTHING IN RETURN.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THEY'RE NOT SPENDING IT PRO RATE OF SHARE.

THANK YOU, UHHUH.

BUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS GO TO THE PI MEETINGS.

I, I TRIED, MATTER OF FACT.

DID YOU, DID YOU GO? THEY'RE THE ONE, THE LAST MEETING I WENT TO, UH, OUR PRESIDENT AND HIS DEFENSE ACTUALLY SAID THEY WOULD NOT RAISE DUES 'CAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THAT MEETING.

AND HERE WE ARE RAISING DUES A FEW MONTHS LATER.

ARE THEY RAISING THEIRS THIS YEAR? NO.

THEY'RE NOT RAISING THEIRS THIS YEAR.

I THINK THAT'S BEEN MY TIME.

BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UN GET, UNDERSTAND YOUR P'S NOT RAISING THE DUE, THE P RATE.

DO WHAT NOW? YOUR P IS NOT RAISING THE RATE.

I, I JUST HEARD THAT I, THAT I WAS TOLD OTHERWISE, SO I APOLOGIZE.

THAT'S OKAY.

I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE.

NO, I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

GO TO THE PI BOARD MEETING THE NEXT ONE.

JUANITA VALDEZ.

JUANITA, I'M HAVING TO SPEAK AFTER.

ANYBODY ELSE WANNA COME AND SPEAK ON ANY P COME ON DOWN WHILE SHE'S COMING.

PIS, THERE ARE MANY, MANY DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CITY.

THE CITY WOULD'VE NEVER APPROVED UNLESS THE DEVELOPER AGREED TO SET UP A PIT.

TAKE FOR INSTANCE, ALGOS, BECAUSE OF ALL THE COMMUNITY PONDS OUT THERE, THEY HAD TO HAVE FAR RETENTION AND FLOODING.

THAT'S WHY THOSE PIS WERE SET UP.

THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WANTED BETTER FENCING, BRICK FENCING.

THE CITY WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

DRIVE DOWN CARRIER.

AND SEE WHAT I DIGRESS.

THE POINT IS, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PIGS, TO ALLOW THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS TO CHOOSE ON THEIR OWN.

HOW OFTEN THEY CHANGE THE FLOWERS OUT MORE OFTEN THAN I WOULD, HOW WELL THEY MAINTAIN THE FENCES.

AND WHAT KIND OF FENCES COME FAR? TELL US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND WHAT PIT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HELLO EVERYONE.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S AARON OWENS ANTHILL, AND I'M AT 2 7 1 4 SPARTACUS DRIVE, GRAND PRAIRIE.

7 5 0 5 2 IN THE FORUM ESTATES.

DOWN THE STREET FROM FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER RICHARD FRIGO.

REALLY? WOW.

WE'RE NEW HOMEOWNERS.

FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERS AS OF JANUARY, SO WE'RE LEARNING.

I WAS TOLD I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY.

I BUT YOUR TIME'S UP .

IF YOU DON'T FILL OUT A CARD, YOU ONLY GET 30 SECONDS.

WELL I BETTER GET IT OUT QUICK.

UH, I JUST WANNA SAY, I THINK OUR PIT IS DOING A GREAT JOB.

I THINK THEY WERE VERY CLEAR IN THE MEETING.

I ATTENDED THE, THE, THE SPECIFIC PIT MEETING.

UM, THEY'RE DOING GREAT THINGS, MAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK BEAUTIFUL, INVITING, DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THE ONLY THING THAT CAUSES ME CONCERN IS THE PI'S

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FLOCK CAMERA CONTRACT.

UH, SOMETHING I DID NOT REALIZE THAT WAS A THING BEFORE I MOVED IN.

I, I KNEW ABOUT THE PI, BUT NOT ABOUT THE CAMERA CONTRACT.

UH, AND PLOT CAMERAS ARE A REAL HOT TOPIC RIGHT NOW.

THEY ARE INDEED DATA CENTERS AND PLOT CAMERAS.

UH, AS, UM, MY HUSBAND IS A CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONAL.

I'M A CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL.

AND, UM, IT'S JUST, IT MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE.

THE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS OF THOSE POLES, UH, FLOCK COMPANY AS A COMPANY, THEY DO NOT DO PROPER CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTS ON THOSE CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS.

IF A CAR WAS TO HIT ONE AT A SPEED, UH, SO THERE'S A PHYSICAL ISSUE ON THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SIDE I HAVE WITH IT.

AND ON THE CYBERSECURITY SIDE.

UM, THERE'S JUST BEEN, IT'S BEEN NATIONAL NEWS.

THE, THE AUDITS CONSISTENTLY SHOW MASSIVE ABUSES OF THE DATA PRIVACY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK MY ONE THING.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS GREAT WITH THE PI.

I LOVE GRAND PRAIRIE.

THANK Y'ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THANK YOU MUCH.

AND, UH, SINCE IT'S NOT IN CITIZEN COMMENTS, WE CAN COMMUNICATE.

OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE URGING OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE HAS COME UP WITH A VERY ROBUST AUDIT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR OUR USE OF FLOCK CAMERAS.

UH, NONE OF THE PIS, EVEN THOUGH THEY HELP FUND THEM, HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA.

CHIEF SES HAS COME UP WITH A VERY, AS I SAID, ROBUST AUDIT TO MAKE SURE OUR OFFICERS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION DO NOT ABUSE IT.

WE HAVE STORY AFTER STORY AFTER STORY OF HOW IT HAS HELPED REDUCE CRIME AND CATCH VIOLENT OFFENDERS.

BUT WE, LIKE MANY OTHERS, ARE LOOKING AND WAITING TO SEE WHAT AUSTIN DOES THIS NEXT SESSION.

MM-HMM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

MAY I ASK THE, THE FREQUENCY OF THE AUDIT AND IF THAT'S POSTED PUBLICLY? WEEKLY? YEAH.

ANYBODY ELSE? I'D ENTERTAIN.

OH, THERE'S A, OH, GO AHEAD.

Y'ALL GET READY.

COME ON DOWN.

ALL OF THEM SPEAK LIKE, UH, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, BUT DON'T BE SO RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK THIS EVENING.

I LIVE IN COUNTRY CLUB PARK.

NAME AND ADDRESS.

1313 HOLLY HILL DRIVE.

IT'S WELL KNOWN BY MOST OF THE CITY OFFICIALS HERE.

I CAN TELL YOU , UH, NAME.

PARDON ME.

NAME BETTY HASTY.

AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THAT HOUSE SINCE OH NINE.

WELL, GOOD.

AND SO ANYWAY, UH, THE NINE IS NOT OH NINE, THE NINETIES, IT DOESN'T.

SO I HAVE BEEN THERE LIKE 36 YEARS AND OUR PI BOARD NEEDS HELP.

EVERY CITY PERSON THAT GOES THERE, I TELL THEM, TELL THEM WE NEED HELP.

THEY ARE ABUSIVE.

ESPECIALLY TO ME.

I'VE NEVER SPOKEN AN UNKIND WORD TO 'EM.

AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE ALL OF THIS WITH ANYBODY ON THIS BOARD THAT I DON'T APPRECIATE IT.

BUT I DON'T RAISE MY VOICE TO THEM.

AND I HOPE THAT SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENS OUT OF IT, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE FED UP WITH THE LANDSCAPING AND THE WAY THEY'RE BEING TREATED WITH THE PIT BOARD.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO, TO EXPRESS HOW I FEEL.

AND LEE, GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK.

NEXT MEETING THEY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

OH, IT'S WHEN SOMEONE 13, THAT THE CITY IS THERE.

THAT THEY DON'T ACT THAT WAY.

OH, WELL WE NEED TO BE THERE EVERY MEETING.

YES, YOU DO.

SHUT IT UP.

UM, MM-HMM .

WHO WAS THE NEXT ONE? COME ON DOWN.

WHO'S THE NEXT AFTER HERB? GET IN THE LINE.

TELL US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND THE PI YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT.

I AM ELIZABETH EZ.

I RESIDE AT 9 38 GLENBROOK DRIVE AND I AM PRESIDENT OF THE PI OF WELL, THANK YOU BROOK FOR THE PRESIDENT.

THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S NOT A THANK YOU.

IT'S NOT ONE OF THE EASIEST, BUT, UM, WE HAVE A, A SMALL PIT.

WE'RE RELATIVELY VERY SMALL.

UM, AND, UH, I THINK WE'RE PRETTY GOOD.

I THINK WE, UH, WE DON'T HAVE, UH, CITIZENS THAT COME AND TO OUR MEETINGS.

SO WE BASICALLY, THE BOARD JUST MAKES THE DECISIONS ON WHAT WE HAVE.

WHAT WE SEE, A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE COME THROUGH IS OUR LANDSCAPING, UM, IS CONSTANTLY DYING ON ROBINSON ROAD.

WE BRING IT UP EVERY TIME WE HAVE A MEETING, A LANDSCAPER REPLACES

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THE LANDSCAPING.

UM, HOWEVER, I THINK WE HAVE HAD SOME LEAKS ALONG THE PROPERTY AND KNOW, BUT THAT'S NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY HAVE TO DO, IS COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO FIX THE LEAKS.

WE, WE HAVE.

BUT WHEN WE RE REQUEST THE CITY TO COME CHECK THE METERS, THERE'S ALWAYS A DOWNFALL BETWEEN OUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND THE CITY.

AND AS A RESULT, WE HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE YEARS.

UH, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T, THERE IS STILL, WE CAN'T GO TWO YEARS.

LEE, CAN YOU GET INVOLVED AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S, WE GOTTA GET THE WATER.

LEE HAS BEEN HELPING US.

UM, BUT WELL, NOT VERY MUCH IF IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS.

WELL, THAT'S TRUE.

SORRY, LEE.

NO, NO.

BUT THAT'S PART, THAT'S PARTLY ON OUR MANAGEMENT.

THEY, THEY TELL US OR THEY TELL US THEY GET A HOLD OF THE MANAGEMENT.

WE NEED TO GET THAT FIXED.

THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT AND THEY'RE WAITING ON THE CITY.

AND IT'S ALWAYS, WE'RE WAITING ON THE CITY AND YOU SHOULDN'T BE WAITING ON US FOR ANYTHING.

BUT, UH, LEE, CAN YOU HELP HIM OUT? THANK YOU, MR. BREWER.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

AND MR. BREWER SEE THE RAISED HAND? HE'S NOT WANTING TO SPEAK NEXT.

ARE YOU COMING DOWN TO SPEAK? IF THAT'S OKAY? I'D LIKE TO.

YOU CAN IF IT'S ON THIS ITEM.

IT IS.

COME ON.

I PROMISE I'LL KEEP THIS EXTREMELY BRIEF.

UH, MICHAEL SMITH, 24 63 CANYON SPRINGS DRIVE.

UH, I'M ON THE BOARD FOR THE NUMBER 10 SILVERADO.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE BOARD.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SAY MS. LEE HARRIS HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.

SHE HAS FOR YEARS.

SHE COMES TO ALL OF OUR MEETINGS.

SHE DOES.

BLESS HER HEART, SIR.

I JUST WANTED TO 30 SECONDS TO SAY, UH, TO EXPRESS DEEP GRATITUDE FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CITY AND TO REPORTS.

SHE ATTENDS ALL OUR SPORTS COURT MEETINGS.

SHE ATTENDS EVER PID MEETING LEE.

I KNOW I ASKED YOU TO CHECK ON THAT, BUT MY GOODNESS, THE REASON I DO IS 'CAUSE I CAN COUNT ON YOU.

AND YOU KNOW THAT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

OH, THANK YOU.

UH, SHE, SHE ENCOURAGED US TO COME, SO THANK YOU.

SHE GOT US TO GET HERE.

LOOK, ANY OTHER PIT BOARD MEMBERS HERE? I KNOW.

TAL, COME ON.

THANK Y'ALL FOR SHOWING UP.

STAND UP.

COME ON.

I'M, I'M TELLING YOU WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.

UH, WE CAN'T THANK YOU'ALL.

I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THEM.

OH, DON, COME ON.

COME ON.

HELLO, MY NAME IS BRENDA VILLA GOMEZ AND I AM ON THE BOARD FOR THE BRICKS SHIRE PARK COMMUNITY.

UM, I'M AT 29 9 32 BEN BENTWOOD TRAIL.

AND MY CONCERN IS THAT A LOT OF PE OF THE RESIDENTS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS AND THEY WANT TO HAVE THEM TAKEN OFF.

AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND ALL THAT, BUT THEY'RE NOW DESTROYING THEM.

SO THEY'VE TAKEN THE SIGNS OFF OF THEM AND THEY'RE PUSHING 'EM OFF.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF VANDALISM ON 'EM, BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LIVE WITH FOR A WHILE.

AND SO MY CONCERN IS LIKE, WHO'S GOING TO ADDRESS THE VANDALISM AND KIND OF GET THEM CHIEF WHO TAKES CARE OF THE VANDALIZED FLOCK CAMERAS? WE DO.

WE DO.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANT OUR, WE DO, WE HAVE ONE CAMERA THAT HAS BEEN VANDALIZED AND THE SIGN TAKEN OFF.

SO I, I WENT TO MY WALK THE OTHER DAY AND SOMEBODY PROBABLY PURPOSEFULLY RAMMED THE FLOCK CAMERA, BUT, UH, CHIEF, THEY, THEY REPAIR IT, BUT WE PAID FOR IT.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE.

I TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE FIVE YEAR SERVICE PLAN.

APPROVE THE ORDINANCE, SETTING THE ASSESSMENT ROLE, AND RATE AND APPROVE THE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP FOR GRAND PRAIRIE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 19.

MOTION BY MAYOR PROTE.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHAPPELLE.

[43. STP-26-02-0005 - Site Plan - New retail at 3075 Claremont Dr (City Council District 4). Site Plan to construct a two-story retail building for commercial rental spaces and storage on 1.281 acres. Lot 1B, Block 1, Lodge Realty Addition No. 2, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-140, within IH 30 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 3075 Claremont Dr (On August 11, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0)]

AT 43 NOW? 43, YES.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SAVANNAH WARE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ITEM.

HANG, HANG, HANG ON A MINUTE.

COUNSELOR, ARE Y'ALL OKAY OR DO WE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK? Y'ALL OKAY? YEP, WE'RE OKAY.

OKAY, CONTINUE.

THIS ITEM IS A SITE PLAN AT 30 75 CLAREMONT DRIVE.

YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN AT ZONE PD ONE 40.

IT'S WITHIN OUR 360 OVERLAY

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DISTRICT.

UM, THE REASON IT'S HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO MAKE SURE IT'S MEETING ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS ON THE SCREEN.

YOU CAN SEE THEIR PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

IT'S ABOUT A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT TWO STORY BUILDING.

UM, THE FIRST FLOOR WILL BE, UH, DIFFERENT TENANT SPACES FOR, UH, RETAIL, COMMERCIAL.

AND THEN THE SECOND FLOOR IS STORAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE FIRST FLOOR TENANTS.

SO IT DOES MEET OUR DENSITY AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS OUR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

THESE ARE THEIR PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS.

THEY'RE MEETING OUR APPENDIX F REQUIREMENTS.

AND ON AUGUST 11TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS A SITE PLAN.

THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY NO VARIANCES.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T ATTENDED BEFORE SITE PLANS, IF THEY ARE NOT ASKING FOR ANY ORDINANCES, REALLY OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO APPROVE 'EM, UH, BECAUSE THEY MEET ALL THE ORDINANCES.

UH, SO WE DO HAVE THERE ANY QUESTIONS.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

OR DO WE GO AHEAD.

NOW SAVANNAH, I KNOW ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY, THERE'S A RIGHT OF WAY.

IT SAYS RIGHT AWAY WE MAGNA CARTA.

UM, SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT PART OF THEIR PROPERTY, RIGHT? IT'S STILL WITHIN THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY.

I KNOW THAT WE USUALLY GET A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT WHO'S GONNA MOW IT, YOU KNOW, IS IT WHICH THE PIT OR IS IT AT THE PI? SO IT'S THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S DISTRICT RESPOND.

, DEFINITELY.

I GET THOSE CALLS, MAYOR.

BUT YEAH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THE APPLICANT, I MEAN, THE CITY'S STILL GONNA BE OBLIGATED TO, TO MOW THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY ON THAT, ON THAT PART OF IT.

ALRIGHT.

TAKE, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

GIVEN THAT I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UM, APPROVE, UM, SITE PLAN 26 0 2 0 0 5 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM.

SECONDED.

ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

[Items 44 & 45]

ITEM 44 AND ITEM 45 OR COMPANION ITEM.

SO I'LL PRESENT THEM TOGETHER.

THE FIRST COMPONENT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION.

UH, THE EXISTING DESIGNATION IS HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE PROPOSED IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL OFFICE.

THAT CHANGES TO ALIGN WITH THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE, UM, WHICH IS CENTRAL AREA AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

AND THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE IS TO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW.

IT IS A DEVELOPED SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WITH 13 PARKING SPACES AND SIX OVERHEAD DOORS.

THESE ARE STREET VIEW PHOTOS OF THE LOCATION AND THEN THE EXISTING ZONING MAP AND THE PROPOSED ZONING MAP ON THE RIGHT.

SO THE CENTRAL AREA IS THE EXISTING MAJOR, UH, ZONING DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY.

AND, UH, USES LISTED ON THE SCREEN ARE INTENDED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE TYPES OF USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED.

THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, UM, WHICH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUITABLE AREAS FOR BUSINESSES THAT PRIMARILY SERVE CONSUMERS AND ACCOMMODATE A BROADER RANGE OF COMMERCIAL, UH, ACTIVITIES.

SO IF THE REQUEST IS APPROVED, THE ZONING WOULD ALLOW, UH, THE FOLLOWING USES BY RIGHT, WHICH ARE NOT CURRENTLY ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY.

SO STAFF EVALUATED THE PROPOSAL BASED ON OUR FOUR QUESTIONS THAT ARE USED TO ORGANIZE PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS.

UH, THE FULL ANALYSIS IS IN THE STAFF REPORT.

OUR FINDINGS INCLUDE THAT THE SURROUNDING AREA IS DEVELOPED WITH LOW INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES AND SOME SMALLER AND OFFICE AND NON-RESIDENTIAL USES.

AND ALTHOUGH IT DOES CONTAIN THAT MIX OF USES, THE EXISTING PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY LOW IN INTENSITY.

THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE TO COMMERCIAL WOULD EXPAND THE RANGE OF PERMITTED USES, WHICH COULD ALTER THE AREA'S EXISTING LAND USE PATTERN NEAR ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND, UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FOUR TO TWO.

SO IT DOESN'T TAKE A QUORUM THERE.

UH, SO DOESN'T TAKE FIVE? NO.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAVANNAH? WE HAVE SOME CARDS.

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RON CORNELIUS IS THE APPLICANT.

HEY RON.

UH, YOU WANNA SWAP? YEAH.

MY NAME IS CHASE NEWS YARD.

I LIVE AT 10 32 ROCK SPRINGS DRIVE IN BURLESON, TEXAS.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING CORNUS AND ASSOCIATES ON THEIR REZONING OF THE 300 SOUTHEAST FISH STREET.

THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE ZONING CHANGE IS FOR CONTRACTOR SHOPS.

WE'RE REMOVED FROM THE PO PERMISSIBLE USES IN THE CURRENT CENTRAL AREA ZONING.

IF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE IS APPROVED, THE CONTRACTORS WOULD BE CONFORMING USE.

AGAIN, THE PRIMARY USE OF THIS PROPERTY IS CONTRACTOR'S OFFICE SHOPS.

THE PROPERTY WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR RETAIL USE OF MINE.

EACH SUITE HAS A GARAGE DOOR, NONE OF 'EM HAVE AIR CONDITION.

THE STREET'S ONLY ABOUT TWO BLOCKS LONG.

DOESN'T HAVE ANY TRAFFIC ON IT ISN'T SUFFICIENT PARKING TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER KIND OF RETAIL.

THERE'S NO DEMAND FOR RETAIL AT THIS LOCATION.

ONLY CONTRACTOR SHOP THE PROPERTY IS AS HAS A VESTED USE, BUT EVERY TIME SOMEBODY ELSE RENTS IT, IT'S A FIGHT WITH PLANNING TO GET IT APPROVED BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN APPROVED WHATEVER USE.

SO IF THIS IS APPROVED, IT WOULD DO THE, WE WOULD DO THE SAME BUSINESS WE'VE ALWAYS DONE AND BE A HUNDRED PERCENT CONFORMING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE THEM THERE.

UH, DON'T SEE ANY LIES.

CHASE, RON, DO YOU WANNA COME FORWARD OR JUST IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COME ON DOWN.

, GOOD TO SEE YOU RON.

GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.

YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

JUST, YOU HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL YOUR DISTRICT, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU ARE VERY THOROUGH.

I'M SURE YOU'VE ALREADY FIGURED ALL THIS OUT.

WELL, I ACTUALLY KNOW THE PIECE OF PROPERTY AND I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DO.

AND, UH, I I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, FOR YOU TWO GUYS.

NONE AT ALL? NO.

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? NO.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AFTER EVERYBODY SITS DOWN AND MY GO SIT DOWN SO WE CAN GET TO YOUR AND RELAXES.

GO.

GO RELAX.

GOOD TO SEE BOTH OF YOU.

MY TURN.

YO UH, THIS PIECE PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY SOUTH OF A GRANDFATHERED AUTOMOBILE USE THAT'S BEEN THERE AND GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I KNOW THE FAMILY THAT OWNS IT AND THERE IS SOME RESIDENTIAL ZONING BY IT.

WE JUST DID A DUPLEX OR SOMETHING THAT WAS ALLOWED THERE, BUT THEY ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS THERE WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY CAME IN.

SO THE BUILDING IS NOT GOING TO BE USED FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE, YOU NOBODY'S GONNA PUT A GROCERY STORE OR A, OR ANYTHING.

IT'S DIFFERENT.

AND IT'S ON THE VERY FAR SOUTH END OF THE CENTRAL AREA, WHICH MAYBE WE NEED TO RELOOK AT THAT WHOLE DISTANCE OF THAT, HOW FAR THE SEPTAL AREA GOES DOWN INTO THE OLD TOWN DOWN THERE SOMETIME.

SO ALL THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD, UH, MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THIS IS JUST KEEPING ON GOING WHAT'S BEEN GOING THERE FOR YEARS.

YOU HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND 45.

BOTH OF THEM.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON 44 AND 45.

PROPERTIES TO SOUTH BY A LARGE UTILITY SERVICE STATION WITH POWER LINES.

AND OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION CARRIES

[46. ZON-26-06-0016 - Zoning Change - 1435 W Polo Rd (City Council District 6). Zoning Change from Planned Development-81 (PD-81) to Planned Development-81B (PD-81B) to clearly establish General Retail (GR) as the base zoning district on 0.42 acres. Lot 1, Block 1, Carwash Equipment Company Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Planned Development-81 (PD-81) District, and addressed as 1435 W Polo Rd (On August 11, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0)]

ITEM 46.

ALRIGHT, THIS NEXT ITEM IS A ZONING CHANGE AT 1435 WEST POLO ROAD.

YOU CAN SEE THE LA LOCATION OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN.

AND THE REQUEST IS CHANGE TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM PD 81 TO, UH, PD 81 B FOR GENERAL RETAIL USES.

SO THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO PLANT, UH, CONSTRUCT A MULTI-TENANT RETAIL BUILDING.

SO THIS, UH, REQUEST WILL ESTABLISH CLEARLY ESTABLISH GENERAL RETAIL AS THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT IF APPROVED.

THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD HAVE TO MEET THOSE GENERAL RETAIL REQUIREMENTS.

UH, WE'LL NOTE THAT THE EXISTING PD DOES INCLUDE RETAIL USES.

UH, IT IS A VERY OLD PD AT CONTAINS.

THE, THE CALLS AND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION, UM, ARE NO LONGER STAFFING, NO LONGER VERIFY THE, THE BASE ZONING DISTRICTS.

UM, SO WE EVALUATED IT AGAINST OUR FRAMEWORK.

IT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE STATED PURPOSE OF RETAIL DISTRICTS.

UH, DEPENDING ON THE TENANT MIX, UH, SMALLER SCALE GENERAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT MAY PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE TYPE USES AND PROXIMITY TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

IT'S LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND ACROSS FROM EXISTING COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL USES, AND IS SEPARATED FROM THE RESIDENTIAL

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AND SO THE REQUESTED ZONING CHANGE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONING LAND USES.

AND WITH RECENT ZONING ACTIVITY, WE DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS.

UM, WE RECEIVED FOUR LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.

THE, UH, MAP ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE, THE CLOSEST LOCATION.

THE REST WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AWAY.

AND ON AUGUST 11TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE DO NOT.

NO SPEAKERS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAVANNAH? UH, IS THE DEVELOPER HERE? UH, IS THE DEVELOPER DON'T SEE HIM? UH, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND TABLE THIS BECAUSE HE'S NOT HERE.

HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

WELL, I, TO ENTERTAIN THE MOTIONS, I MOVE TO TABLE ITEM 46 AS PRESENT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.

UNTIL THE SEPTEMBER 15TH MEETING.

HELLO? UH, SHOTWELL, UH, I'M GONNA PAUSE A LITTLE BIT.

NO, WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND SHOTWELL GIVEN SECOND.

THE SHOTWELL ALL FAVORS.

UH, GATHERING SPACES, TELEVISIONS FOR ENTERTAINMENT, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

AND OPPOSED AIN'T NAY.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[47. TAM-26-08-0002 - Text Amendment - Article 4: Permissible Uses, Article 11: Performance Standards, and Article 30: Definitions. An Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending portions of the Unified Development Code of the City of Grand Prairie, including portions of Article 4: Permissible Uses to add Mixed-Use Cigar Lounge as a use allowed by Specific Use Permit (SUP) in the Central Area (CA) District only and to establish specific standards for the Mixed-Use Cigar Lounge use; amending portions of Article 11: Performance Standards to allow on-premise sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages as an accessory use for Museum, Art Gallery, and Bookstore uses within the Central Area (CA) and Planned Development-443 (PD-443) Districts by Specific Use Permit and with certain conditions and to allow on-premise sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages as an accessory use for MixedUse Cigar Lounges within the Central Area (CA) District with certain conditions; and amending portions of Article 30: Definitions to define Museum, Art Gallery, Bookstore, and Mixed-Use Cigar Lounge; Repealing all Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Containing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; Containing a Penalty Clause, and Establishing an Effective Date (On August 25, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0)]

47.

ALRIGHT.

47 IS A PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE FOUR 11 AND 30 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE REALLY CENTERED AROUND KIND OF TWO MAIN AREAS.

THE FIRST IS A MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE, AND THE SECOND IS ALCOHOL SALES AS AN ACCESSORY USE FOR CERTAIN RETAIL AND CULTURAL USES.

THESE CHANGES ARE LIMITED TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

THE FIRST IS THE MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL AREA ZONING.

AND THE SECOND IS THE CENTRAL AREA ZONING PLUS PD 4 43.

UH, THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 20.

UM, THIS SHOWS A MAP OF THE LOCATION.

SO THE PURPLE IS THE CENTRAL AREA ZONING DISTRICT.

AND THEN THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED AS PART OF PD 4 43.

SO THIS FIRST, UM, PART OF THE AMENDMENTS ESTABLISHES MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE AS A SPECIFIC LAND USE.

AND OUR, UM, UDC AND DEFINES IT AS AN ESTABLISHMENT, PRIMARILY ORIENTED TOWARDS THE ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION AND SALE OF CIGARS AND RELATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS THAT INCORPORATES A COMBINATION OF COMPLEMENTARY RETAIL, SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY ACTIVITIES.

UH, USES MAY INCLUDE A RETAIL HUMIDOR, PRIVATE OR MEMBERSHIP BASED LOUNGE AREAS, UH, LOCKERS OR SIMILAR CIGAR STORAGE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OR CUSTOMERS.

SO ALL ACTIVITIES ON SITE WOULD BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE OVERALL LAND USE.

UM, PART OF THE PROPOSED DEFINITION INCLUDES THAT NO MORE THAN 40% OF ALL ON-PREMISE SALES SHALL BE FROM THE SALE OF CIGAR PRODUCTS.

AGAIN, THAT IS TO, UH, DIFFERENTIATE IT FROM THE SMOKING LOUNGE AND EMPHASIZE THAT THE, UM, ENTERTAINMENT COMPONENT IS, IS PART OF THIS LAND USE.

SO WE DEFINE THE USE.

WE ARE ALSO ADDING IT TO THEIR USE CHARTS.

SO IT WILL BE ALLOWABLE WITH CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN THE CA ZONING DISTRICT.

WE DO ADD SPECIFIC REGULATIONS IN ARTICLE FOUR.

AND THEN WE ALSO ALLOW IT TO THE LIST OF PLACES WHERE ON-PREMISE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED, WHICH IS IN ARTICLE 11.

SO IT'S PERMITTED AS AN INCIDENTAL USE.

AND NO MORE THAN 25% OF ALL SALES ARE FROM THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

THE REGULATIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING, UH, SAYS THAT IT'S GONNA BE CONSIDERED A SMOKING LOUNGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR SMOKING ORDINANCE.

IT CANNOT BE OR OPEN INTO A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.

IT MUST MEET ALL APPLICABLE RULES AND REQUIREMENTS OF OUR SO SMOKING ORDINANCE AND OUR NOISE ORDINANCE AS WELL.

UM, WE'VE ALSO WRITTEN IN STANDARDS THAT ARE INTENDED TO, UM, MITIGATE ANY IMPACTS OF THE SMOKE OR ODOR.

UM, SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A SEPARATE HVAC AND AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM WHEN IN A MULTI-TENANT BUILDING OR WHEN IT'S OCCUPYING THE ENTIRETY OF A BUILDING THAT SHARES A COMMON WALL WITH ADJOINING BUILDING OR TENANT SPACE LIKE THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

UH, NO LIVE MUSIC OUTDOORS MUSIC CANNOT BE AMPLIFIED ON OUTDOOR SPEAKERS.

IT MUST MEET OUR NOISE RESTRICTIONS.

SO THAT IS THE, THE FIRST PART OF THE POST CHANGES RELATED TO THE MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE.

UH, THE SECOND PART OF OUR CHANGES ARE RELATED TO ALCOHOL SALES FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

AS AN ACCESSORY USE, WE

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ARE PROPOSING TO ALLOW THAT WITH CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A SUP FOR A MUSEUM, AN ART GALLERY, AND A BOOKSTORE ONLY.

SO WE ARE ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR THOSE THREE USES.

IN ARTICLE 30.

WE'RE ADDING IT TO THE LIST OF PLACES WHERE ON-PREMISE CON SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IS ALLOWED, WHICH IS ARTICLE ELEVEN'S PERMITTED AS AN INCIDENTAL USE IN THE CA AND PD 4 43 WITH APPROVAL OF AN SUP.

AND THEN NO MORE THAN 25% OF ALL SALES CAN BE FROM THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

ON AUGUST 25TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO.

I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

UH, CAN THIS GO ANYWHERE? IT CAN GO IN THE CENTRAL AREA ZONING DISTRICT.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

OR THE PD 4 43.

SO THANK THIS MAP.

THANK HERE SHOWS, UM, COUNSEL, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.

I, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL.

UH, I, AND I BELIEVE 25% IS TOO LOW.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL SHOWED ME THE APPLICANT.

AND THE APPLICANT IS, IN HIS OWN WORDS, WAS FEELING LIKE WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE, TONY, THAT THE APPLICANT FELT WOULD, HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE, UH, PROJECTION THAT I GOT FROM STAFF THAT THE APPLICANT GAVE THEM WAS, UH, OR, OR A PROPOSED APPLICANT.

LET'S GET THAT CORRECT.

UH, WAS 27.2 RIGHT PERCENT, WHICH TO ME STILL IS TOO LOW.

UH, I'VE ASKED STAFF AND COUNCIL MAYOR PROTE JOHNSON TO LOOK UP WHAT IT IS IN THE AREA AROUND SURROUNDING AREAS.

UH, MAYOR PROTE, CAN YOU YOU KIND OF GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THOSE? YES.

UM, I HAVE TO THANK STAFF FOR PROVIDING THIS HERE DETAIL.

IT'S NOT IN THE PACKET.

THEY GAVE THIS TO US LATE.

'CAUSE IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO COME WITH AS FINDING A, A PERCENTAGE OF ALCOHOL SALES TO PRODUCT SALES.

UH, GRAPEVINE HAS AN ALCOHOL SALES REQUIREMENT.

A CON, UH, CONDITIONAL USE, A ZONING DEFINED RESTAURANT MUST DERIVE AT LEAST 50% OF ANNUAL GROSS SALES FROM FOOD.

SO THE OTHER 50% COULD BE ALCOHOL.

FRISCO, A RESTAURANT REACHING 75% OR MORE OF QUARTERLY GROSS REVENUE FROM A ON-PREMISE ALCOHOL BECOMES AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.

ENTERTAINMENT DALLAS CLASSIFY A BAR.

LOUNGE OR TAVERN IS A DISTINCT LAND USE DISTRICT.

UH, SUP REQUIREMENT SUPPLY, 75% QUARTERLY GROSS REVENUE FROM ON-PREMISE ALCOHOL.

SO IF I CAN GO DOWN, THEN THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF PERCENTAGES.

THIS, IF WE APPROVE THIS, FILL IN THE PERCENTAGE.

I'M NOT COMING UP WITH A PERCENTAGE YET.

UH, AND THE CIGAR LOUNGE, WHAT I SEE IS CIGAR LOUNGE, THEY DON'T SERVE FOOD.

MM.

DOES THIS OR DOES IT NOT ALLOW 'EM TO SERVE FOOD? THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE? THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

SO THIS WOULD BASICALLY BE A CIGAR LOUNGE, RIGHT? UH, LIKE CIGARS INTERNATIONAL, LIKE THE ONE DOWNTOWN GRAPEVINE.

YOU GO IN, UM, HAVE A CIGAR AND A DRINK.

UM, I'M NOT SET HARD ON, I I THINK 75 PERCENT'S TOO MUCH, BUT I THINK 20 FIVE'S TOO LOW.

UH, WHAT DO YOU THINK? 49? WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT ARE Y'ALL THINKING? AT LEAST 50.

WELL, I'M CLOSE ENOUGH TO 50.

I'D GO WITH 50.

PUT A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

SEE IF IT PASSES.

I CAN GO BACK.

WELL, NO, WE, WE GOT, WE NEED TO DO SOME TALKING.

YOU CAN PUT A MOTION AND DISCUSS AFTER WE YEAH.

PUT THE MOTION ON THE TABLE.

I, I MOVE TO AMEN.

ITEM 47, WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF NO MORE THAN 25% OF ALL SALES FROM THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FROM 25% TO 50%.

JUST WANNA MAKE ONE COMMENT.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

THEN WE'LL OPEN UP FOR DISCUSSION.

JUST TWO POINTS.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A SMOKING LOUNGE IN OUR CLASSIFICATIONS AND, UH, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THAT IS 51% SHALL BE A SMOKING LOUNGE PRODUCT.

SO THE REMAINING 49% WOULD BE THE ALCOHOL CELLS OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF SALES.

SO WE'RE A, WE'RE A POINT OFF.

WANT YEAH, WE CAN'T JUST, IF YOU WANNA LEAVE IT AT 50, I'LL LEAVE IT AT 50%.

SO AS THERE'S SOME REASON FOR US TO MAKE IT LIKE THAT, INSTEAD OF KEEPING IT AT 50, JUST CONSISTENCY AND EASY TO IMPLEMENT.

SO TO MAKE IT CONSISTENT, HIS MOTION WOULD BE INSTEAD OF 50, BE 49? YES.

FOR CONSISTENCIES PURPOSES, I'LL ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT.

IF YOU WOULD, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS BEFORE WE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN THE CITY.

I UNDERSTAND SEPARATELY.

THERE'S ONLY ONE POINT THOUGH.

THAT'S WHY I

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COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL, I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME INPUT ON THIS.

WELL, YEAH, I'VE GOT A LOT OF INPUT ON IT.

UM, FIRST THERE'S UH, MORE THAN ONE ITEM HERE.

THIS ISN'T ALL JUST THE CIGAR BAR THING, CORRECT? CORRECT.

IT IS ALSO, WE'VE GOT THE OTHER PARTS OF THE, RIGHT NOW IT IS JUST, UH, THAT WE'RE DOING IT FOR, UH, EXCUSE ART, ART GALLERIES, MUSEUMS AND BOOKSTORES.

THAT'S WHAT THAT IS THE FIRST HALF.

AND THEN THE O OTHER HALF IS THE MIX.

SO YEAH.

SO WE, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT MORE ANIMALS THAN JUST THE CIGAR BAR.

SAY THAT AGAIN.

THE FIRST HALF IS, SO THERE'S THE 25% FOR THE MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE AND THEN THERE'S THE 25% FOR THE RETAIL, THE BOOKSTORE, THE ART GALLERY IN THE MUSEUM.

WHICH ONE WOULD HIS MOTION TAKE? MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE.

JUST THE CIGAR LOUNGE.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT HE'S WANTED TO ADDRESS.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M IN FAVOR OF.

MOCK THE BOOKS AND MUSEUM AND THINGS.

IT WOULDN'T CHANGE THAT.

IT'D LEAVE IT AT 25.

LEAVE AT 25.

YEP.

WELL THAT WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL, UM, MR. JACKSON ABOUT THE WAY IT'S WORDED IN THE, IN THE DEFINITIONS AND THE STANDARDS.

THE STANDARDS HAVE THE, UH, BOOKSTORES AND STUFF AT 25.

AND THEN LETTER M IS THE CIGAR LOUNGE, WHICH WOULD BE, IF THIS PASSES WOULD BE THE ONE THAT HE'S CONSIDERING.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

THE SECOND ONE, RIGHT, SAVANNAH, IT'D BE LETTER M UM, DOT NUMBER ONE ON LETTER M.

BUT THE, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE THEN? WHAT'S THE PURPOSE THEN OF LIMITING CIGARS AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO ONLY 40% THEN? I, I THINK I, WELL I'M GONNA LET YOU TELL ME AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING .

SURE.

SO THE REASON STAFF INCLUDED THOSE PERCENTAGES IS BECAUSE THIS WAS PROPOSED AS A KIND OF A MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE.

SO IT HAS A, A GOOD PORTION OF THE OPERATIONS ARE ENTERTAINMENT.

UM, THERE'S CIGAR SALES AND THEN THERE'S THE, THE ALCOHOL.

SO THE PERCENTAGES WERE INTENDED TO, UM, REFLECT THOSE MIX OF USES, ALLOW ALCOHOL TO BE SOLD, BUT NOT BE THE PRIMARY USE.

AND ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE ENTERTAINMENT PORTION MM-HMM .

IS A COMPONENT AS WELL.

WOULD BE A PART OF THE COMPONENT FOR THE NON-ALCOHOL USE.

ARCADES OR, YOU KNOW, INDOOR MINIATURE GOLF, THEY'LL NEED THIS TO, AND THOSE COULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD ON CASE BY CASE BASIS.

SO IF YOU, IF IF YOU ALLOW 50% TO BE ALCOHOL CELLS AND YOU LIMIT CIGAR CELLS TO 40%, YOUR CIGARS BECOME THE ANCILLARY OPERATION AND THE ALCOHOL BECOMES THEIR, THE, THE PRIMARY ONE.

SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS IF WE DO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BAR THAT ALLOWS CIGAR SALES.

YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A DRINK TO HAVE A CIGAR AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CIGAR IF YOU GO IN THERE, LET'S JUST CALL IT WHAT IT IS THEN.

AND I, I DON'T, YOU KNOW THAT I MAY, I MAY BE IN FAVOR OF THAT.

WE NEVER KNOW, BUT I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS, IS WHAT IT IS.

WE'RE, IF WE GO TO 50% AND LIMIT AS CIGARS TO 40, IF WE'RE APPROVING A BAR WITH CIGARS AS ANCILLARY USE, PERIOD, END THE CONVERSATION.

NOW ON THE OTHER PART OF IT, THERE'S A LADY OUT IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR PROBABLY, IT SEEMS, SEEMS TO HER LIKE A HUNDRED YEARS I'M SURE.

BUT, UH, MRS. REESE SMITH, WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET OPEN A BOOKSTORE, AND THIS IS PART OF HER DEAL AND I WANTED TO, UH, LET HER KNOW AND JUST LET, LET EVERYBODY ELSE KNOW THAT THAT'S THE LADY THAT'S WORKED REALLY HARD TO DO THIS.

AND THAT PART I THINK WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.

WELL, NO, I THINK AT, AT, LIKE I SAID AT THE CDC MEETING, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

I THINK THAT HE WILL NEED TO OPEN THIS UP TO MORE THINGS.

IF WE WANT TO GET DOWN TO THE DOWNTOWN WORKING, UH, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AT OTHER MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE, UM, UM,

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SO THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING TO THIS AMENDMENT HERE.

MAYBE WHEN WE GET OUR DOWNTOWN PROJECT THING FINISHED, IF THAT, THEN WE CAN DISCUSS A WHOLE BUNCH OF 'EM AT ONE TIME.

GOOD IDEA, MEGAN.

WE CAN DISCUSS ANYTIME ANYBODY PUTS IT ON THE AGENDA.

SO I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF THOSE TWO.

I MIGHT EVEN BE IN FAVOR OF THE 50%, BUT I JUST WANT LET EVERYBODY KNOW.

LET'S CALL IT A, IT'S A BAR WITH CIGARS AS AN AC CELLAR USE PERIOD.

AND YOU CAN GO IN THERE AND HAVE A CIGAR, NO LIQUOR, AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND LIQUOR NO CIGAR.

YOU CAN DO EITHER, EITHER ONE YOU WANT, BUT ONCE YOU GET THE, THAT'S THE PRIMARY BUSINESS.

THAT'S THE PRIMARY BUSINESS.

THE PRIMARY BUSINESS IS ALCOHOL SELL, NOT CIGARS BEER.

UNLESS THE CIGARS CHEAPER THAN THE, IF THE SHOT OF COGNAC.

IF MORE, IF YOU'RE BRINGING IN SOMETIMES A $75 SHOT COGNAC.

I CAN BUY A LOT OF CIGARS.

BRING CIGARS.

IT'S A BAR.

THE VERY FEW TIMES THAT I'VE CELEBRATED WITH A CIGAR WAS WITH A COGNAC IN THIS HAND TO DIP IT IN.

AND A B 52 IN THIS HAND AND A CIGAR RIGHT HERE.

THAT WAS YEARS AGO.

OUT ON THE BALCONY OF THE DIAMOND CLUB, IF YOU REMEMBER THE DIAMOND CLUB .

ANY OTHER WE HAVE, UH, COUNCILMAN ADAMS. UH, SAVANNAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

WILL CHANGING THIS ORDER IMPACT WHETHER OR NOT SMOKING WILL BE ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING? NO.

IT, NO, IT'S JUST CAN'T SMOKE OUTSIDE.

AND ANOTHER QUESTION, IF YOU GO BACK TO YOUR, UM, THE AREA THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED, WHY IS THERE ONE LITTLE SECTION? IS THIS THE PD 4, 4 3? NO, AT THE VERY, WHAT IS THIS LITTLE SECTION DOWN THERE? YEAH.

WHY DO WE HAVE THESE LITTLE OUTLIERS? THAT'S WHAT, SO ARE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, THERE ON COLLEGE AS WELL AS BRANDON STREET? BOTH OF THEM.

SO BEFORE PD 4, 4 3 WAS CREATED, A LOT OF THAT AREA WAS THE CENTRAL AREA.

SO PURPLE.

AND SO THIS CARVED OUT THE PROPERTY THAT THE CITY OWNS AND CREATED ITS OWN UNIQUE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S WHY THE BOUNDARIES LOOK THE WAY IT DOES, INCLUDING THE ONE AT BRANDON.

WAY DOWN SOUTH IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOMEDAY AND MAYBE PULL THAT OUTTA CENTRAL AREA INTO SOMETHING ELSE.

AND IT'S JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR WHAT IS IN WE CHANGED THE OVERLAY.

WE COULD CHANGE THE OVERLAY.

SO THE MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE IS JUST FOR THE PURPLE.

THE ALCOHOL ACCESSORY SALES FOR THE BOOKSTORE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY IS THE PURPLE PLUS THE RED OUTLINE.

GOOD, GOOD EXPLANATION.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

DON'T ASK ME TOMORROW.

MAYOR PROTI SAVANNAH, CAN YOU, UH, COME BACK AND, UH, YOU SAID THAT THE STAFF DETERMINED THAT THE REVENUE SALES WILL COME FROM 25% ALCOHOL IN CIGAR SALES IN ENTERTAINMENT.

WHAT ENTERTAINMENT? HOW DID YOU GUYS DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT? SO THE PERCENTAGES WERE BASED ON A PROPOSAL FOR THIS TYPE OF LAND USE THAT WAS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT USES WOULD BE TAKING PLACE.

SO THAT'S HOW YOU GOT IT.

THAT'S HOW WE GOT IT.

I'M STILL LOST ON THE, THE PROPOSAL.

SOMEBODY MUST HAVE PROPOSED SOMETHING.

WHO, WHO, WHO? FOR THE CIGARETTE LOUNGE.

WHO PROPOSED THAT? I, I DON'T HAVE DETAILS ON WHO PROPOSED THAT.

I, I JUST, WE EVALUATED THAT PROPOSAL BASED ON THE LAND USES A POTENTIAL END USER FOR THIS TYPE OF USE, PRESENTED THIS DOCUMENT TO STAFF THAT SHOWED THEIR PROJECTED REVENUE FOR EACH PERCENTAGE.

SO THAT'S HOW Y'ALL CAME UP WITH AND THAT'S WHAT WE CAME WITH.

YOU DIDN'T VET IT WITH ANYTHING ELSE OR ANYTHING, BUT THAT'S BASED ON THE TIMING THAT THAT'S CAME UP FORWARD CAME FORWARD.

ALSO, THANK YOU, UH, SAVANNAH, UM, TO COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL, I DO AGREE YOUR COMMENTS, BUT IF WE'RE SIDNEY NESS IN, UH, PD 4 43 IS ONLY FOR THERE THAT WE'RE DOING A CIGARETTE LOUNGE OR DIFFERENT SMOKING ACTIVITY.

ALL THE C IN THE PURPLE, CORRECT? YES.

ALL PURPLE AREA.

HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF FOOD AND ALCOHOL AND THEY MAKE THEIR, THEY EARN, THEY'RE LIVING OFF OF ALCOHOL SALES IS MORE THAN FOOD SALES.

SO IT'S NOT, I DON'T WANT THE THE CITIZENS, IT'S JUST THE PURPLE AREA.

GOT THAT.

NOW WITH THE RESTAURANTS, THEY

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SO I I FEEL THE SAME AS HUH.

SO JUST WANT TO CONSIDER THAT AS WELL.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION FROM 50% TO 49%.

DR. MITCHELL, COME ON FORWARD.

I'LL TAKE THE AMENDMENT.

I WAS A SECOND.

YES, THANK YOU.

THAT GETS IT MORE CONSISTENT.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIKES.

WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS.

UM, GO AHEAD AND READ 'EM IN DR. ALBERT MITCHELL.

SORRY YOU HAD TO WAIT SO LONG.

NO PROBLEM.

THAT'S ENJOYED JUST WATCHING THE DISCUSSION.

YEAH, WELL SINCE YOU ALL JUST MADE THAT MOTION, THAT'S HALF OF MY PRESENTATION , SO I'M GLAD THAT Y'ALL WANT TO UP THAT FROM 25%.

I THINK THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.

ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF OUR MOTION? YES.

MY NAME IS DR. ALBERT MITCHELL.

UH, RESIDE AT 26 0 7 WATERFRONT DRIVE, OWNER OF ES SQUARE.

WE'RE, UH, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION AMENDMENT FIRM BASED RIGHT HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, ALSO AT, UH, FIVE 30 SOUTH CARRIER PARKWAY.

GOOD.

UM, SO THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE NOW IS LOOKING AT HVAC REQUIREMENTS THAT'S IN THE, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORS FROM REQUIRING CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE PRESSURE, AIR PRESSURE.

BUT AS WRITTEN IN SECTION FOUR MANDATES THAT ALL THE AIR IS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED TO THE EXTERIOR.

THIS IS THE ENGINEERING IN THE ENGINEERING WORLD.

THIS FORCES US TO BUILD A 100% OUTSIDE AIR SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD FORCE CON, UH, CONSTANT SUCKING WOULD FORCE WOULD BE FORCED TO CONSTANTLY SUCK A HUNDRED DEGREE WEATHER.

MY AIR RIGHT NOW IN TEXAS COOL IT DOWN TO 70 DEGREES AND THEN CONSTANTLY BLOW IT OUT OF THE, UH, OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

THAT'D BE HARD TO DO.

CRAZY.

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS DON'T DROP AT 40 DEGREES NORMALLY.

AND SO THE PROBLEM IS IT'S ALMOST LIKE HAVING YOUR HOUSE.

YOU'RE TRYING TO COOL YOUR HOUSE.

NO, I KNOW THE PROBLEM.

AIR CONDITIONERS ONLY DROP AT WHAT, 15%? 12%.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO, AND THEY'RE DOING GOOD.

SO STAFF, IS HE INTERPRETING THAT CORRECTLY? THE VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS CAME FROM A DISCUSSION FROM CCDC AND WE CHI IN WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TO GET FOLLOW UP.

SO THIS IS, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DILEMMA'S GONNA BE? IT IS HARD IF HE'S, IF I UNDERSTAND HIM CORRECTLY, EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN HAS, YOU CAN'T RECIRCULATE IT.

YEAH, WE CAN TRY TO REWRITE THAT, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE WERE PROVIDED IN THE RESEARCH WE DID.

I DON'T THAT'S DOABLE.

NO, UH, YOU CAN'T AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. THEY, THEY MEASURE THE DROP YOUR UTILITY BILL BE MORE THAN MONEY YOU MAKE FROM ALCOHOL.

WELL, YEAH.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO IT.

JUST CAN'T DO IT.

UH, WHAT DO WE, WHAT DO WE, UH, COME ON, HELP ME HERE.

THE INTENT OF THAT WAS, SO IF IT'S IN A SUITE IN A BUILDING OR IF IT'S IN A BUILDING THAT SHARES A WALL WITH ANOTHER BUILDING, THAT THERE'S NO CIRCULATION INTO THE OTHER SPACE.

BUT THEN THAT'S THE INTENT TO MAKE THAT THE RULE.

NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO SUCK IT ALL IN FROM OUTSIDE.

AND I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THAT.

WELL, WE JUST CHANGED, WE JUST AMEND THE MOTION.

WELL, OH, COULD, COULD YOU REPEAT? COULD YOU REPEAT? WHICH, WHICH ITEM IS IT? WHERE IS IT? THIS IS IN, THIS IS, UH, PART OF THE 47.

THE, THE, UM, I DON'T HAVE THE TEXT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT TALKS ABOUT HVAC SYSTEMS AND EXHAUSTING ALL OF THE AIR OUT OF THE, THE FACILITY.

IN OTHER WORDS, NOT RECIRCULATING THE AIR.

AND SO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS YOU NEED TO HAVE A, UH, HEPA FILTERS, ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS AND, AND CLEANING THE AIR MORE THAN EXHAUSTING THE AIR.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I'M GETTING AT? OKAY.

UH, BUT THE OTHER SECTION OF THAT SAYS THAT THE VENTILATION SYSTEM SHALL BE RE DESIGNED SO THAT THE AIRFLOW IS DIRECTED FROM THE ADJACENT FROM THE SMOKE-FREE AIR INTO THE LOUNGE RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

THAT'S TRUE.

BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXHAUSTING THE AIR.

THE PART WHERE TALKS ABOUT EXHAUST.

WHERE YOU GONNA EXHAUST IT TOO? LIKE AIR IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T GO OUTSIDE LIKE AIR HOUSE, IT RECIRCULATES IT RECIRCULATE.

BUT YOU NEED TO FILTER THAT AIR.

YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE, YOU DON'T PUSH ALL OF THE AIR OUT OF THAT.

NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

STAFF HELP IS HERE.

I I THINK, I THINK THEY'RE JUST SAYING IF YOU EXHAUST ANY, IT, IT ALL, THE EXHAUST HAS TO GO OUTSIDE, NOT INTO A ANOTHER BUILDING.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

THAT'S, YEAH.

I THINK THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR.

AGREE WITH THAT INTERPRETATION? WE'RE NOT, I THINK, I THINK THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IN THAT.

FROM A, JUST FROM A PURE ENG ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, JUST WAS UNCLEAR HOW IT WAS WRITTEN.

RECIRCULATE INSIDE THE BUILDING.

WE'RE NOT GONNA, YOU CAN'T DROP THE OUT.

WE'RE GONNA LET THE AIR INSIDE THE BUILDING.

TECHNOLOGY RIGHT NOW TO CLEAN UP THE AIR.

AND USING A PROPER 'CAUSE.

THEY, THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD

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THAT WOULDN'T PUT A PART OF IT ALSO, BUT IT HAS TO EXHAUST OUTSIDE.

IF WE DOOR THE FINAL EXHAUST GOES OUTSIDE, NOT INTO ANOTHER BUILDING.

TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

GO TO AND WE CAN AIR CONDITION NEXT DOOR.

THAT IS THE, THAT'S AN INTENT.

BUT IF WE NEED TO ADD THAT RECIRCULATION PORT, WE CAN'T.

YOU NEED TO CLEAN THAT UP.

YEAH, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

HOPE YOUR DAUGHTER THANK YOU SIR.

IS OKAY.

OH YEAH, SHE'S DOING WELL.

SORRY WE'RE KEEPING YOU SO LONG.

ALL GOOD.

REESE SMITH.

HELLO, MY NAME IS REESE SMITH.

I LIVE AT 1405 EAST TARRANT ROAD IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

AND I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE, UM, ALCOHOL VARIANCE FOR BOOKSTORES.

I AM LOOKING TO OPEN A BOOKSTORE HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

YOU WANTED TO KIND OF DO A WINE, A BOOK BILL, DIDN'T YOU? I, I REMEMBER IT.

YES, SIR.

SO WELL LET LET YOU DO THAT.

THIS WILL LET ME DO THAT.

AND ACTUALLY I WA I DID WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT THOUGH ABOUT THE 50% OR 49% FOR THE, UM, CIGAR LOUNGE AND WAS WONDERING IF Y'ALL WOULD CONSIDER A LITTLE MORE FOR THE ART GALLERIES AND BOOKSTORE AS WELL.

UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT AS THINGS GET MORE POPULAR IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AS YOU START SEEING PEOPLE WANDER THROUGH, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE SALES FOR THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THAT AS A POSSIBILITY.

SO IS THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY BRING THEIR OWN BOOKS AND WANT A GLASS OF WINE AT YOUR PLACE? ? HOPEFULLY NOT, SIR.

I'M HOPING THAT THEY'RE GONNA BUY THEIR BOOKS HERE.

WHAT MY INTENTION, SO JUST TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YES.

MY BUSINESS MODEL, UM, MY HOPE IS THAT BOOK CLUBS, FOR EXAMPLE, GAME NIGHTS, THERE'S GROUPS LIKE, UM, THAT PLAY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS OR MAGIC, THESE TYPES OF GAMES THAT ARE INTERACTIVE AND GROUP, THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME FIND A PLACE THAT'S NOT A BAR, THAT'S NOT A RESTAURANT YOU CAN JUST KIND OF SIT AND ENJOY AND THAT THEY WILL BE PURCHASING SOME ALCOHOL OCCASIONALLY.

AND SO WHAT'S A GOOD PERCENTAGE THAT YOU THINK YOUR BUSINESS MODEL COULD THRIVE AT? I COULD THRIVE AT 30, 35.

THAT WOULD BE THRIVING.

THIS IS AT 49.

I DON'T NEED 49 .

OH.

BUT I'M ON THE BOOKSTORE.

I'M ON THE BOOKSTORE SIDE.

OH, THE BOOKSTORE'S 25.

YES, SIR.

SO YOU COULD, YOU WOULD BE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT AT THE BOOKSTORE.

35 WOULD BE GREAT.

I, I THINK WE CAN GO WITH THAT.

LET'S AMEND THE MOTION TO 35 FOR THAT SIDE BEFORE I AMEND, AMEND THE MOTION.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THE HVAC SYSTEM AGAIN? WHAT ARE WE SAYING? IT'S A REGULAR HVAC SYSTEM FOR THE BOOKSTORE, BUT IT CAN'T GO NEXT DOOR.

YOU CAN'T, THAT'S ALREADY IN HERE.

AND, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S NOT FOR THIS.

SO THE HVAC SYSTEM, THE VENTILATION ISSUES AND THE STANDARDS ARE TWO FOR THE MIXED USE CIGAR LOUNGE.

NOT FOR THE BOOKSTORE.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

BUT OH, WE HAVE BEEN THE MOTION FOR THE C LINES FOR HVAC.

WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DO ANYTHING.

AR WE, WE, WE, WE, I PLAN ON ADDING THE LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE, UM, CIRCULATION, ADD CIRCULATION, EVERY CIRCULATION TO THE LANGUAGE.

JUST TO CLARIFY.

IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T EFFECTIVELY CHANGE THE MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THE, UM, NO MORE THAN 25% OF ALL SALES FROM SALE ALCOHOL FOR THE MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, OR BOOKSTORES FROM 25% TO 35% IN THE CIGAR LOUNGE.

FROM 25% TO 49%.

AND I ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT AS THE SECOND TERM.

UM, THE DISCUSSION.

UM, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

OH, HE'S, YEAH.

WHAT'S THERE? LET'S VOTE ALL THE, ALL THE FAVOR.

IT'S LATE.

IT'S, IT'S 8 38.

DID THE SECOND ACCEPT? I DID.

'CAUSE THAT WAS IT.

UH, I WAS THE, I SAID THE SECONDER.

UH, GOT A MOTION.

A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

I HOPE YOU, I HOPE YOU THRIVE.