* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:09] I HAD TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THANK Y'ALL FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT. TONIGHT WE'LL BE LETTING OUR INVOCATION BY PASTOR DENNY DAVIS, ST. JOHN CHURCH UNLEASHED THAT'S MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO THE FRONT. HELLO, REVEREND. OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM JACQUELINE HEAD, AND PLEASE RISE. COME ON REVEREND. GOTTA WAIT FOR THE BIRTHDAY BOY TOMORROW. ALL RIGHT. TOMORROW'S HIS BIRTHDAY. TOMORROW'S HIS 70TH. 70TH. YES, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE EXCITED. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS AND ETERNAL GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF GATHERING TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THIS CITY AND ITS CITIZENS. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND EVERY PERSON WHO SERVES THIS COMMUNITY. GRANT THEM WISDOM IN THEIR DECISIONS, INTEGRITY IN THEIR LEADERSHIP, PATIENCE IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS, AND COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AS WE REFLECT. NOW UPON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF NINE 11, GOD HELP US TO CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE AND FREEDOM AND THE RESPECT OF OUR NATION, AS WELL AS THOSE WHOSE LIVES REPRESENT THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. AND NOW, GOD, WATCH OVER THIS CITY. KEEP OUR FAMILY SAFE, OUR BUSINESSES PROSPEROUS, AND OUR COMMUNITY PEACEFUL. LET YOUR PRESENCE GUIDE EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID AND DONE. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN RECITE ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAG, IGI FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION, OUR LIBERTY, TEXAS FLAG. I CITY, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE. OKAY. 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 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 PUBLIC HEARING, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, OR DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS. APPLICANTS FOR ZONING MATTERS MAY SPEAK FOR FIVE MINUTES. ALL SPEAKERS SHALL OBSERVE THE RULES OF DECORUM AND EXHIBIT ORDERLY AND RESPECTFUL CONDUCT DURING THE MEETING. 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. [CONSENT AGENDA] NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'D RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS TWO. HANG ON. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON CONSENT? I DON'T THINK WE DO. HAROLD ALWAYS DOES. OKAY. WE DIDN'T GET 'EM SORTED IN TIME. HAROLD DON'T MAKE THE MOTION YET. WE'VE GOT A FEW BELIEVE MY LAST, WHILE WE'RE DIGGING THROUGH SMORE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL STEFAN DAVIS UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM EIGHT. COME ON. JUST TO SUPPORT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR COMING. GOT IT. UH, THIS LOOKS LIKE BARRY SANDERS. BARRY, SAME, SAME THING. HERE TO SUPPORT. OKAY. KIM CANER. KIM HERE. SUPPORT. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. NUMBER NINE. HAROLD WILLIS. THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT. COME ON. HAROLD. HAROLD WILLIS. 5 3 8 LINLEY. WHAT IS OUR BUDGET FOR 2027 FOR THE 9 1 1 DISTRICT PLEASE? [00:05:07] ANYBODY YOU KNOW? GOOD EVENING, UH, HONORARY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, MY NAME IS ANIL AUSTIN AND I AM, UH, CFO AT KAREN COUNTY 9 1 1 DISTRICT. WE ARE FORMED UNDER CHAPTER FOUR. HOW MUCH THE BUDGET? IT'S 20 POINT. UH, AND IT'S NOT CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE BUDGET. IT'S TARRANT COUNTY'S BUDGET. I'M JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT WE PITCH INTO IT? ZERO, ZERO, $0. WE DON'T PITCH INTO IT FOR ANYTHING. BUT WHAT'S THE OVERALL BUDGET? 21.3 MILLION. THERE YOU GO, HAROLD. OKAY. 'CAUSE I REMEMBER IN, IN 1986 WHEN WE TAGGED ONTO TARRANT COUNTY, I THINK IT WAS A PORTION OF OUR PHONE BILLS 25 CENTS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS AT 85. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS IN 86. I'M SORRY. HAROLD . YES. WHAT ELSE YOU GOT, HAROLD? WELL, NO, I JUST WANTED TO, HOW BENEFICIAL 'CAUSE I WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE AND THE 9 1 1 DISPATCH, EVERYBODY AT THE POLICE STATION, JUST HOW BENEFICIAL THIS HAS BEEN. AND YOU HAVE AN EMPLOYEE BY THE NAME OF GAIL REEVES, WHO'S BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO THOSE OF US IN GRAND PRAIRIE WHEN WE LOST EVERYTHING IN FEBRUARY OF 21 AND NOTHING WORKED. BUT SHE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME GLITCHES WITH MY 9 1 1 AND TRYING TO GET THROUGH. AND HER AND HER STAFF AND YOUR STAFF, THEY HAD TO DO A LOT OF DIGGING IN THIS, BUT THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT THE HECK WAS WRONG WITH MY IPHONE. THE REASON MY NINE ONE ONE CALLS. YEAH. THEY'RE EXCELLENT PARTNERS, HAROLD. THEY'RE, THEY DO A GREAT JOB. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT 'EM. UM, THEY, AND IT'S NOT JUST US, IT'S EVERYBODY WITHIN THE DISTRICT. IT'S, IT'S WHAT'S KEEPING OUR PUBLIC SAFE. OH YEAH. WE WERE ABLE TO TAG ONTO THAT IN 1986. SO JUST WHATEVER THE BUDGET, JUST PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, HAROLD. APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. I TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS TWO THROUGH 12 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE CHANGE TO ITEM 11. IT GONNA BE 15, CHANGE. 15. OH, THANK YOU. SORRY. MM-HMM . WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. [23. SUP-26-06-0015 - Specific Use Permit/Site Plan - Large Retail w/ Gas Sales (City Council District 4). Specific Use Permit and Site Plan for a Large Retail with Gas Sales featuring a Drive-Through Pharmacy and a Convenience Store on 8.87 acres. A portion of Tract 1B13, out of James W. Brannon Survey, Abstract No. 156, and a portion of Lot 1R-1, Block 1, Lake Parks Retail Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-267A, within the Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 5201 & 5325 Lake Ridge Pkwy (On August 25, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial by a vote of 7-0)] IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION SINCE WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE IT AND THERE'S PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK, I'D LIKE TO TABLE ITEM 23 AT THIS TIME. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO TABLE ITEM 23 UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. WE HAVE MOTION. SECOND TABLE ITEM 23. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AND YOUR OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. THAT WILL BE HEARD ON OCTOBER 20TH. SO Y'ALL DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AROUND. ITEM 13. MAYOR HERE, HERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR THE RECORD, LIKE EVERYBODY THAT HAS REGISTERED THEIR OPINION ON THE CASE, ALL THAT INFORMATION GETS WROTE OVER TO THE OCTOBER 20TH, CORRECT? NO, I IT DOES IT. THEY HAVE TO SHOW UP THE 20TH. NO, BUT EVERYBODY THAT'S SUBMITTED SOMETHING ONLINE. OH, YES. BUT YEAH. SO ALL THAT SPEAKER CARDS, NONE OF THAT GETS ROLLED OVER. CORRECT. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. OF COURSE. ALL, ALL THE COMMENTS, ALL THE EMAILS, ALL THE, ALL OF THAT IS, IS IN THE FILE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YEAH. THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION. [13. Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 11762-2025 for the FY 2025/2026 Operating Fund Budget for new construction and a multi-phased development for the Main Street Commons Downtown Redevelopment Project; Authorize the City Manager to negotiate a Development Agreement, Ground Lease Agreement, and other necessary and related documents with the Grand Prairie Local Government Corporation and 3i Holdings, LLC, respectively, for the development and construction of a Mixed-Use Development including Multifamily Residential, Ground Floor Retail and Garage components (Grand Prairie Local Government Corporation reviewed on 9/14/2026)] ITEM, UH, 13. MEGAN MAYOR AND COUNSEL. I'M MEGAN MAHAN. I'M DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 13, WHICH IS ABOUT MAIN STREET COMMONS. THIS IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT TO US WHERE CALVARY CHURCH AND THE SONIC USED TO BE. WE ARE HERE TO, UM, PRESENT A, A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR A DEVELOPMENT WITH THREE I HOLDINGS THROUGH THE GRAND PRAIRIE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION AND THE GP PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION. OKAY. DO YOU WANNA GO BACK? THIS IS 300 RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, MULTI-FAMILY PARKING, GARAGE RETAIL SPACE. I WILL. AND A 301 SPACE CITY PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE. THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE A MIX OF AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE UNITS. WE ARE TARGETING A FINANCIAL CLOSING OF JANUARY OF 2027 WITH A CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION OF JULY, 2028, WHICH WILL BE, UM, RIGHT IN LINE WITH OUR DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE ROAD. THIS IS A, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION OWNED LAND. IT WILL REMAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION OWNED LAND THROUGH A 50 YEAR GROUND LEASE. THE CITY IS AGREEING TO IS, IS CONSIDERING AGREEING TO, UM, PROVIDE $11.5 MILLION WORTH OF FUNDING PRIORITY PAYMENTS GOING [00:10:01] TOWARDS THE CITY OWNED GARAGE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $9.3 MILLION. AND THE REMAINDER OF THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS ANY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE WILL BE, UM, PERMIT FEE WAIVERS AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND BECAUSE IT IS A, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION OWNED LAND, THERE WOULD BE A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION THROUGH THAT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE. THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE, UM, $200,000 IN GROUND RENT PLUS A $50,000 ASSET MANAGEMENT FEE EVERY YEAR AND WILL BE INCREASING 3% ANNUALLY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLOSING, THE CITY WOULD BE PAID A $450,000 ACQUISITION FEE, PLUS A PREPAYMENT OF TWO YEARS OF GROUND RENT. AND AT THAT TIME, THE CITY WOULD ALSO RECEIVE, UM, ANY THE 25% OF THE CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX SAVINGS RECEIVED BY VIRTUE OF THE AFFILIATES PUBLIC, UM, PARTICIPATION. AND 1%, IF THIS, IF THE DEVELOPER DECIDES TO REFINANCE, SELL THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST, UM, OR, OR IF THEY, WE DECIDE TO, UM, PARTICIPATE IN A FEE SIMPLE SALE, A JOIN FEE SIMPLE SALE, THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE 1% OF PROCEEDS FROM THOSE QUALIFYING SALES. IN ADDITION, THERE WOULD BE A $7 MILLION LAND VALUE THAT WILL BE DOCUMENTED THROUGH A SELLER LOAN WITH A REPAYMENT ANTICIPATED. IF THE CITY DECIDES TO JOIN IN AN APPROVED FEE, SIMPLE FULL SALE THE CITY DOES, WILL HAVE APPROVAL RIGHTS OVER MAJOR TRANSACTIONS AND WRITE A FIRST REFUSAL TO PURCHASE. AT THIS TIME. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEGAN? WE HAVE THE DEVELOPERS HERE, THE ARCHITECTS AND THE DEVELOPERS. THANK YOU MEGAN. OKAY. MICHAEL WILLIAMS. WE PRETTY WELL COVERED IT. MICHAEL, COME ON DOWN. GOOD FOR Y'ALL TO BE HERE TONIGHT. WE'RE EXCITED. BRING THE WHOLE TEAM. BRING YOUR WHOLE TEAM. BRING THE WHOLE GROUP. INTRODUCE 'EM. YOU ALL FILLED OUT CARDS. INTRODUCE 'EM. SOME OF YOU FLEW IN FROM FLORIDA, SO YES, SIR. I'LL TELL YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR NOT ONLY ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TODAY AND JUST, UH, TELL YOU HOW WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR STAFF. UH, CITY, CITY MANAGER HILL, AND MR. MCGINNIS AND MEGAN, THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB ALONG WITH THE, WITH US SUPPORT STAFF OF REALLY NEGOTIATING HARD AND MAKING SURE WE PROVIDE THE LGC THAT IS HELD, THAT IS LED BY, UH, COUNCILMAN KIRK JOHNSON. HE'S DONE. MAYOR PROTE JOHNSON AND HIS GROUP HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. PHENOMENAL JOB. UH, THE ONE THING THAT THEY SAID, YES, I THINK WE GIVE HIM ROUND APPLAUSE, BUT ONE THING THAT THEY TOLD US FROM DAY ONE IS THEY HAD ONE THING IN MIND WAS THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST. AND AS WE GOT INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY, SHE MADE SURE THAT ONE THING THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN IS THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO, WAS GONNA DO THE BEST THING FOR THEM. NOW THIS PROJECT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. UH, I GREW UP RIGHT HERE, CARTER HIGH SCHOOL FINEST. AND I BROUGHT MY PARTNERS, UH, DCL CAPITAL ALONG WITH VALVIA DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'RE BRINGING ONE TEAM TO THE TABLE. AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR NOT ONLY THIS TO BE OUR FIRST PROJECT, BUT MANY PROJECTS TO COME. AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA DO THAT, BUT WE, WE PROVIDE A OPEN, HONEST, TRANSPARENT RELATIONSHIP. AND THAT'S WHERE IT'S BEEN SINCE DAY ONE. SO WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED AND, UH, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, WE'RE READY. STAFF DID A GREAT JOB ANSWERING ALL OUR QUESTIONS TONIGHT. SO, UH, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE. YEAH. UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE BOUGHT THE CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH SITE, NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH IT YEARS AGO, BUT MAINLY AS A DEFENSIVE MECHANISM BECAUSE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HAD JUST SOLD DOWN THE STREET TO A CHARTER SCHOOL, AND THERE WERE, CALVARY LET US KNOW THAT THEY WANTED TO MOVE AND THEY WERE GONNA ENTERTAIN OFFERS AND WE WERE CONCERNED. AND SO WE VOTED TO BUY IT. AND NOW LOOK WHAT THE VISION HAS TURNED INTO. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT TO HELP BRING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN TO GO WITH THE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA BUILD NEXT DOOR. MM-HMM . TO THE APARTMENTS, WHICH WILL BE A LITTLE SHOPPING AND THAT. AND WE JUST CAN'T BE MORE EXCITED. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS COMES TO FRUITION, AND WE HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING ON SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, BUT THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. HOWEVER, I THINK I OWE IT TO MAYOR PRO TEM KURT JOHNSON TO SPEAK AND TO GIVE Y'ALL HIS KUDOS. MAYOR PRO TEM, I'LL GIVE YOU YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO. WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK WE PUT INTO THIS HERE. UH, WE MAINTAIN THE COUNCIL'S VISION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS HERE. [00:15:01] THERE MIGHT BE SOME TWEAKING HERE AND THERE, BUT, UH, I TOLD MIKE AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN HE CAME AND APPROACH HIM ABOUT DOING THIS PROJECT. AS LONG AS YOU STICK WITH US, WE'LL STICK WITH YOU AND DAVID. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE, UH, ANSWERING THE PHONE CALLS, HEARING WHAT THE STAFF HAD TO SAY. TRYING TO GET US ACROSS THIS FINISH LINE. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE ARE HERE TO HAVE THIS FOR THE CEDAR OF GRAND PRAIRIE TO CHANGE THE DOWNTOWN LANDSCAPE FOREVER. AND YOU GUYS HAVE MADE A, A HUGE IMPACT JUST IN THE DOWNTOWN BY ITSELF. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GOT FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND WORKING TOGETHER, UH, DURING THIS PAST YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK Y'ALL. WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED. MM-HMM. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. YOU CAN STAY THERE. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 13 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL ON VACATION TONIGHT, BUT HE WAS IN FULL SUPPORT TOO. THANK Y'ALL AGAIN FOR COMING. Y'ALL HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [CITIZEN COMMENTS] I HAD SKIPPED OVER CITIZEN COMMENTS, SO WE'LL START TO THEM. WE'LL GO BACK UP AND GO CITIZEN COMMENTS. OKAY. HOLLY SMITH, WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO MY NAME IS HOLLY SMITH AND I LIVE AT 34 31 APRIL BREEZE TRAIL IN GRAND PRAIRIE. IT'S THE SOUTHERNMOST PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE, WHICH I'M SURE BY NOW YOU ALL KNOW. SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF OUR GROWING COMMUNITY. I STRONGLY SUPPORT BRINGING THE MULTIPURPOSE CENTER AND THE PICKLEBALL FACILITY TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE. BRINGING THESE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER WOULD CREATE ONE INCREDIBLE DESTINATION FOR A RAPIDLY GROWING SOUTHERN PART OF OUR CITY. IMAGINE WHAT $33 MILLION INVESTMENT COULD CREATE A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES RECREATION, COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE, WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES, EVENTS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT, WE'RE ASKING FOR EQUITABLE CONSIDERATION AND INVESTMENT. AS THE SOUTHERN PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE CONTINUES TO GROW AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S TAX BASE, WE HOPE THAT WE CAN SEE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AMENITIES, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL SERVE THE RESIDENTS THAT CALL THAT AREA HOME. SO THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS HAVE ALREADY MOVED TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE, AND THOUSANDS ARE MORE EXPECTED WITHIN THE COMING YEARS. WE HAVE NO CITY RESOURCES DOWN THERE AT ALL. THE CLOSEST GROCERY STORES IN MANSFIELD. UH, THE NEXT CLOSEST WOULD BE IN MIDLOTHIAN, AND THEN YOU GO TO WAXAHATCHEE. UM, THERE'S NO CLOSE GROCERY STORE IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE TO US. SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A DESTINATION AND TO BUILD A COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, BRING US, BRING US GROCERY STORE, BRING US BUSINESSES. A POST OFFICE WOULD BE GREAT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY CAN DELIVER MAIL. UM, PLEASE CONSIDER BRINGING THESE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER. UH, AS I SAID, 33 MILLION INVESTMENT COULD BE VERY POWERFUL FOR OUR AREA AND SHOULD BE SHARED, UM, EQUITABLY WITH, WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, UM, OFFER A SPECIAL INVITATION TO EACH ONE OF YOU TO MAYOR, MAYOR PRO, TIMM JOHNSON, AND THE REST OF YOU. UH, GREENWAY TRAILS HAS BEEN PLANNING OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. THIS WILL BE OUR FOURTH, FOURTH YEAR DOING IT. WE'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR FIVE YEARS. I WANT TO INVITE EACH ONE OF YOU TO COME SEE WHAT GREEN BAY TRAILS IS. YOU'LL BE VERY SURPRISED, AND I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY PLEASED AND VERY HAPPY OF WHAT WE'VE DONE WE'RE WE HAVE A GREAT EVENT PLANNED. A LOT OF AMENITIES, A LOT OF THINGS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, AND I WOULD, UM, BE PROUD TO SAY WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. CHRISTOPHER DUL, WELCOME CHRIS. THANK YOU. HI, I'M CHRISTOPHER DEWOLF AT 27 27 CASTLE COVE DRIVE HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND, AND, UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, UH, GOLF COURSE AT, UH, KLE RIDGE BEING UNDER THE CITY'S, UH, MANAGEMENT. AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT [00:20:01] TRANSITION IS GOING AND, UH, WHAT CHANGES WE CAN EXPECT. PLEASE, RAY, CAN, I CAN'T GIVE YOU DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS, BUT YOU CAN TALK TO RAY. WHO'S RAY I WILL DO THAT. THANK YOU. HAROLD WILLIS. HAROLD WALLACE, 5 3 8 LINLEY. UH, LAST FRIDAY WAS NINE 11. THOSE OF US WHO GREW UP KNOWING NINE, UM, DECEMBER 7TH, 1941 AND NINE 11. THOSE ARE DATES WE'RE NOT GONNA FORGET. LAST TUESDAY NIGHT IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, IT WAS PACKED. THE RESIDENTS OF CASTLE RIDGE SHOWED UP IN FORCE TO SAY NO TO ANOTHER PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SURE WE'RE TIRED OF HOTELS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE TIRED OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT CENTERS. PNZ DID THE RIGHT THING. EVERYBODY DEVOTED AGAINST IT BECAUSE THEY HEARD WHAT THE CITIZENS SAID LAST WEEK THAT APPLICANT WAS WOEFULLY UNPREPARED. THAT WAS JUST PART OF THE SCAM OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO WAREHOUSE THOSE YOUNG LITTLE GIRLS THAT NEED BETTER THAN THAT. UM, THANK YOU. WHAT I WANT TO GET ACROSS TONIGHT, I WANT TO THANK ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER CHERYL DELEON. NOREEN, DURING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AT THREE 30, WE HAD THE SAME FOLKS UP HERE FROM SPECTRUM THAT WE HAD THREE YEARS AGO. THE SAME OLD STORY IN COUNCILMAN LOPEZ'S DISTRICT. YOU'VE HAD CABINETS, OPEN, BATTERIES, THE WHOLE BIT. I WANNA APOLOGIZE FOR LOSING MY TEMPER BECAUSE WHEN I STEPPED OUT HERE WITH THE GUY, WHEN YOU TALK DOWN TO SOMEBODY LIKE I HAVE MY JACKET AND MY HANDKERCHIEF, I KNOW MORE THAN YOU. I KNOW EVERYTHING. I'M GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. NO, YOU BLEW SMOKE UP OR SIGMOID COLON THREE YEARS AGO AND YOU JUST DID IT AGAIN TODAY. ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH SPECTRUM. BJ NICHOLS, BARBARA NICHOLS, BJ, ALL THE YEARS HE SERVED ON OUR PARK BOARD. HE LIVES RIGHT BEHIND ME. JUNE, WE LOST INTERNET FIVE TIMES, JULY, SIX TIMES, AUGUST, FIVE TIMES, ON AND ON AND ON. WE KEEP LOSING IT. THAT GUY THERE IN OUR MEETING TONIGHT WILL JUST CALL UP AND HIT ZERO. EVERYTHING WE KNOW, EVERYTHING'S GOING ON. NO, I WOULD ASK THIS COUNSEL TO, LET'S DO THIS LIKE LYNDON JOHNSON, WHAT KINDA BUSINESS ARE WE DOING WITH SPECTRUM IN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE? WE SHOULDN'T SPEND ONE PENNY WITH SPECTRUM. CAN WE GO GIVE OUR BUSINESS TO AT AND T OR BETTER YET, MAIN STREET COMMONS? I'M SURE WE COULD CREATE A GOOD LITTLE DEAL WITH AT AND T FOR THEIR NEW INTERNET FIBER TO WORK WITH MAIN STREET COMMONS WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS WRONG. EVEN MR. STANLEY MARCUS SAID, THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO MANY OF MY ELDERLY NEIGHBORS HAVE A LANDLINE FROM SPECTRUM. WHEN WE LOSE IT, THEY DON'T HAVE THE LANDLINE, EH, CELL PHONES. THEY DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT TOO MUCH. BUT AGAIN, TO THE STAFF, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM. TO THOSE OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL THAT WERE THERE, IT'S JUST, WE GOTTA, WE GOTTA GO LYNDON JOHNSON ON 'EM AND HOLD 'EM MORE ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA DELIVER THE SERVICE, BUT THEY'RE GONNA INCREASE THEIR FEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU HAROLD. DERICK, WORTHY, MY NAME'S, UH, DERICK JEVON WORTHY, UH, 3 6 4 4 WINTER WINTERGREEN STREET. GRAND PRAIRIE. AND THAT IS IN GREENWAY TRAILS. I'M HERE TO THANK COUNCILMAN KURT JOHNSON. HE WAS A SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER LAST WEEK AT A HOA MEETING. THERE WAS AN ISSUE GOING ON WITH, UH, A POSSIBLE PROPOSED SALE OF SOME HOA PROPERTY. THERE WAS A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS, THERE WERE A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AND JUST PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO BE SHADY. COUNCILMAN CAME TO THE MEETING, HE SAID WHAT HE NEEDED TO SAY. HE PUT THE FACTS OUT THERE AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. SIR, THAT CLEARED UP A LOT THAT A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT PRIVY TO. UH, MAYBE THE HOA CAN'T TELL US, BUT AT LEAST THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CITY, YOU WERE ABLE TO TELL US AND PUT THOSE, WHATEVER THOSE RUMORS WERE TO REST. AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. SIR, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. YES, GINO PEARSON. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNSEL, MY NAME IS GINO PEARSON, 1 0 5 3 1 FIREFLY COURT. GREENWAY TRAILS. GREENWAY TRAILS. IT'S GETTING KIND OF POPULAR, ISN'T IT? [00:25:01] I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THAT MULTIPURPOSE CENTER. PLEASE, PLEASE. WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS, WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS. WE HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS WHO THAT CENTER CAN REALLY, REALLY, UH, USE. IT COULD BE USED FOR A MULTITUDE OF THINGS. UH, I HEARD WHILE I'M SITTING HERE, YOU GOT A MAIN STREET PROJECT COMING. IT'S GREAT. WE HAVE AN EPIC HOTEL DEVELOPMENT COMING. I HEARD THAT ON THE LAST MEETING. THAT'S GREAT. AND I HEARD A GENTLEMAN TALKING ABOUT A GOLF COURSE COMING US DOWN AT GREENWAY TRAILS. WE HAVE NOTHING COMING. WE NEED SOMETHING DOWN THAT WAY FOR US. SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SAY, HEY, GRAND PRAYER, WE ARE PART OF YOU, YOU PART OF US. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A PERSONAL STORY. I HAVE A CHALLENGED SISTER AND I BROKE MY BEHIND TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO TAKE HER FOR DAILY ACTIVITIES AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYWHERE. BUT EPIC CENTER. EPIC CENTER IS 30 MINUTES FROM US THERE, 30 MINUTES BACK. MANSFIELD HAS SAME TYPE OF SYSTEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN'T PUT HER ON A BUS BY HERSELF. THE TRANSPORTATION WE HAVE IN GRAND PRAIRIE BY HERSELF FOR THOSE 30 MINUTE RIDE, 30 MINUTE BACK, I WOULDN'T TRUST THAT. UM, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THAT MANSFIELD AREA. AND I'M THINKING TO MYSELF IT WOULD BE PERFECT IF FOR 600 HOMES THAT WE HAVE DOWN THERE, PLUS THE GROWTH THAT'S COMING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 2 87, IT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS DOWN THERE FOR MY SITUATION, FOR THE SENIOR SITUATION, FOR THE KIDS' SITUATION, TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO, SOMETHING TO DO DURING THE DAY, AFTER THE DAY AFTER HOMEWORK, WHATEVER. SO I'M ADVOCATING FOR THAT MULTIPURPOSE CENTER DOWN IN OUR AREA IN GREENWAY TRAILS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. [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)] NOW WE'RE GOING TO ITEM 14. I BET YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR US TONIGHT, HOPEFULLY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNSEL. UH, THAT DOESN'T SOUND TOO PROMISING. WELL, I'M, I'M POSITIVE FOR NOW. OKAY. MY NAME IS CHUNG FUNG. I'M ONE OF THE, UH, CITY'S SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS. UH, LAST MONTH, UH, NOT LAST MONTH, LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I ASKED THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD'VE APPROVED A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE, UH, ATMI UH, GAS COMPANY. UM, DURING THAT MEETING, COUNCILMAN SHOTWELL AND THE COUNCIL HAD SOME QUESTIONS, UH, THAT, UH, I DID NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS FOR. AND SO I UPDATED THE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM AND, UH, WITH THE INFORMATION AND AT THE TIME I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS, UH, ITEM. TELL US WHAT THE PERCENTAGE WAS. THE PERCENTAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL OR FOR BOTH. OKAY, SO THE, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE APPROVED? HOW, HOW DID YOU GET FROM OUR MAIN QUESTION THAT TONY DID? IF, UH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, Y'ALL SAID A CERTAIN CERTAIN PERCENTAGE INCREASED 13% OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YES, BUT THE DOLLAR VALUE WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT. YES. SO EXPLAIN, OKAY, SO THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE INCREASE WAS ACTUALLY $13 AND 37 CENTS. THIS IS THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL BILL THAT WOULD'VE, THAT REPRESENTED A, A PERCENTAGE INCREASE OF 14.15%. SO HOW WE GOT THERE, YES, THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED TO KNOW. OKAY. SO THERE ARE TWO, THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO THAT. HOW WE GOT THERE WAS THAT THE BASE RATE, WHICH IS JUST THE CHARGE TO HAVE GAS SERVICE, WOULD INCREASE FROM $23 AND 65 CENTS TO $24 AND 35 CENTS. GOOD. 'CAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF A SPECIFIC QUESTION. HOW MUCH IS THE BASE RATE GOING UP? AND IT'S JUST SLIGHTLY NOT $13. EXACTLY. IT'S GOING UP. THAT PERCENTAGE IN THE REST OF IT IS SPREAD ACROSS THE USE. THAT IS CORRECT. AND THAT IS GOING AND THAT EXPLAINS IT. OKAY. SO THE CURRENT RATE, THE, THE CURRENT RATE IS, IS, UH, POINT, LEMME SEE HERE. IT'S 74. WELL $0.75 PER 100 CUBIC FEET OF GAS. THE APPROVED RATE UNDER THE SETTLEMENT WOULD BE A DOLLAR. WELL, 1.03839. IF THIS ITEM IS NOT APPROVED, THE RATE WOULD ACTUALLY BE 1.07465. THIS IF APPROVED IS LOWER THAN IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT. THAT IS CORRECT. AND IT WASN'T THAT WE DIDN'T WANNA APPROVE IT. WE JUST DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE MATH. I YES. THIS EXPLAINS IT. COUNSEL. Y'ALL REMEMBER IT. THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED. I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 14 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF SPEAKER CARD. OH, OH, WE HAVE A SPEAKER CARD. MS. RAY, ARE YOU, DOES THAT EDUCATE YOU? YES. THANK YOU. AND YOU ARE GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. , WE HAVE A MOTION? DID I GET A SECOND? OKAY. MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR, PROTE [00:30:01] SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A AYE. ANY OPPOSED? A NAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 14, [15. Public Hearing and Ordinance Adopting the FY 2026/2027 Operating Budget] ITEM 15. ITEM 15, TVO MANAGEMENT SERVICE INSTRUCTOR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, TODAY WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ADOPT THE FY 26 27 OPERATING BUDGET. THE TOTAL PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS IS $573 MILLION. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES A RECORD VOTE. STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT CITY COUNCIL MOVE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET VIA RECORD VOTE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WE'VE TALKED TO YOU A LOT ABOUT THIS AT A BUDGET RETREAT AND ALL. UH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. MS. RAY, YOU, YOU FILL OUT ONE CARD FOR FIVE ITEMS. DO YOU NEED TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THIS ONE? I JUST NEED A COPY OF THE BUDGET PLEASE. OKAY. WE CAN GET YOU THAT. OKAY, HAROLD, I NEED YOUR HELP HERE. UH, WE KEEP SEEING ALL THESE TV COMMERCIALS WITH GREG ABBOTT TALKING ABOUT HOW CITIES ARE RAISING TAXES AND THEY'RE NOT LIVING WITHIN THEIR BUDGET. GREG ABBOTT COULD BE A DEMOCRAT AND I'D STILL GO AFTER HIM THE SAME WAY WHEN WE'RE MICROMANAGED BY POLITICIANS IN AUSTIN WHO COULD NOT RUN THIS GOVERNMENT. YOU HAVE TO MAKE A STAND. IF GREG ABBOTT IS REELECTED AND THE POWER BASE STAYS THE SAME, WHAT IMPACT WILL THIS HAVE ON OUR BUDGET? IT'S WHAT, 3.5% THAT HE'S TALKING IN THIS COMMERCIAL. UM, WE NEVER KNOW WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE'S GONNA DO. A LOT OF UM, THINGS ARE SAID LEADING UP TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, UH, THAT NEVER COME TO FRUITION 'CAUSE THEY STILL HAVE TO GET THE VOTES IN AUSTIN. I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT AUSTIN'S GOING TO DO. ALL I KNOW IS NOW WE ARE LIVING WITHIN THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS THAT AUSTIN HAS IMPOSED ON US AND THEY KEEP IMPOSING ON CITIES FOR OUR CAP AND FOR HOW WE RAISE MONEY. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOBBY TO TRY TO MAINTAIN OUR CONTROL, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WILL FOLLOW WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE TELLS US. WE JUST WON'T KNOW UNTIL PROBABLY MAY OF NEXT YEAR. CORRECT EVERYBODY. SO CAN'T TELL YOU THE ANSWER TO THAT. 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW. WHAT ARE THE CURRENT BUDGET RESTRAINTS? WE'RE HERE 3.5. WHAT ARE, WE'RE AT A 3.5% CAP. AND AS WE MAKE THE MOTION TONIGHT, UH, THERE'S A KNOWN NEW TAX RATE THAT WE WILL READ INTO THE RECORD. THERE'S A TAX RATE WE ARE IMPOSING AND THEN THERE'S A VOTER APPROVAL RATE. WHAT THAT VOTER APPROVAL RATE IS, IS THAT CAP, THAT 3.5% CAP THAT IF WE WENT OVER THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE VOTERS. WE HAVE NOT CRACKED THAT VOTER APPROVAL RATE AND HAD TO GO TO THE VOTERS FOR THE, TO APPROVE IT IN YEARS, NOT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. SO WE ARE WELL WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS AT THIS TIME AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO STAY WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS, WHATEVER THEY ARE. HOW LONG HAS THIS 3.5% CAT BEEN IN EFFECT IN AUSTIN? UH, 2019. THAT'S SB TWO. SO AT LEAST 2019. SO 2019. YEAH. IF WE'VE BEEN LIVING WITH A 3.5, THEY WANTED TO MAKE IT 1.75 AND WE NEGOTIATED UP TO 3.5. OKAY. SO, OKAY. IS THIS GONNA BE ALSO ON NUMBER 17? I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, CONSOLIDATE ALL THIS. 17. IT'LL BE A SEPARATE ONE ALSO. IS THAT ON OUR BUDGET? THEY'RE ALL SEPARATE. VOTES. A PUBLIC HEARING, THEY'RE ALL SEPARATE. VOTES ALL SEPARATE. 17 IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. ALRIGHT. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLEAR BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE POLITICIANS IN AUSTIN THAT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, THIS GOVERNMENT RUNS AND THEY DON'T DO THAT DOWN IN AUSTIN STATE. THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I DON'T, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS. UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS, THEY CAN DO SO NOW. UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND, THEN WE'LL DO A RECORD VOTE AND I'LL CALL OUT THE VOTE THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE AS THEY I WANT TO . SO GO AHEAD. UH, OKAY. ITEM 15, MAYOR, THIS BUDGET HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY AND HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR PUB PUBLIC VIEW AND INSPECTION. UM, I'VE ALREADY OPENED THE MEETING TO A PUBLIC HEARING, SO NOW I'M READY FOR YOUR MOTION. I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27 OPERATING [00:35:01] BUDGET WITH PORT A PORT RENTAL RATES HELD AT THE FY 26 RATE OF 0.15 PER SQUARE FOOT WITH STAFF MAKING THE CORRESPONDING REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PROAM. I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT WAS THAT? READ THAT INTO THE RECORD AGAIN. THE ONE POINT, WHAT YOU CALL IT, 0.15 PER SQUARE. THAT'S THE RATE. THAT'S THE CURRENT RATE. SO THE RATE NOT, OKAY. I THOUGHT OUR RATE WAS SIX. SIX. NOT THAT'S JUST REPORTED PORT. OH, THE PORT OF PORT. WE'RE ON THE PORT OF PORT, YEAH. MM-HMM. THANK YOU. WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE COMMENT ABOUT THE PORT OF PORT 'CAUSE THANK YOU. IT'S NOT, IT'S PART OF THE BUDGET, BUT IT'S THE PORT OF PORT. THANK YOU. AT LEAST I THANK YOU. MARK DEVITA. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND AND WE HAVE TO DO A RECORD VOTE. I'LL START WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON APPROVE. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAPPELLE AYE. MAYOR VOTES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [16. Public Hearing and Ordinance Adopting the FY 2026/2027 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Budget] ITEM 16. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ADOPT THE FY 26 27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET. ON JUNE 2ND OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION 5 5 4 6 DASH 2 26, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE LISTING OF CIP PROJECTS. SINCE THAT RESOLUTION IN JUNE, THE STAFF HAS CONTINUED TO REFINE THE PROPOSED BUDGET, INCLUDING THE ONE YEAR CIP. WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY IS, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL MOVE TO ADOPT THE FY 26 CIP BUDGET AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS. MS. PATSY RAY, YOU OKAY. PATSY, THIS IS CIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. NANCY RAY 2217 EL PASO GRAND PRAIRIE. MY QUESTION IS, DID OUR BUN NOT COVER THE CIP BUDGET? THAT OUR WHAT? THE ELECTION BOND? NO. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THAT'S A SEPARATE BOND ELECTION TO BUILD THOSE SPECIFIC ROADS, THESE ROADS AND THIS AND THESE THINGS AND THIS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WHAT WE VOTED ON IN THE BOND ELECTION. OKAY. THE CIP BUDGET, CAN I HAVE A COPY OF IT PLEASE? OF COURSE YOU CAN. THANK YOU. HAROLD WILLIS, CAN WE JUST CLARIFY TO FOLKS LISTENING THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS, COULD WE JUST GIVE A QUICK RUNDOWN OF WHAT? JUST THE HIGHLIGHT FIRE TRUCKS, ROADS. GIVE THEM A LIST OF A FEW OF 'EM. JUST A FEW. YEAH. SO WE HAVE, UH, COMPUTERS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, WATER WASTEWATER, UM, AS PART OF THIS CIP, IT'S PRIMARILY STREETS, UH, COMPUTERS, HARDWARE, UM, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, UH, VEHICLES, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. BACKHOES, EVERYTHING, EQUIPMENT, EVERYTHING THAT MAKES THIS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT RUN. DOES SENATE BILL TWO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THIS CIP BUDGET? DOES THAT HAVE ANY IMPACT? IT'S PART OF OUR, OUR, OUR DEBT MANAGEMENT. SO, I MEAN IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE EVERY SENATE BILL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE BUDGET HAS AN IMPACT, BUT IT'S FIGURED INTO THIS VOTE. SO, SO THE 3.5 RATE, ALL OF THAT COMBINED INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET? UM, WE'RE OKAY. WE'RE WELL UNDER THE 3.5%. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S WITH ELECTIONS COMING UP. THAT'S JUST SOMETHING BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES 'CAUSE PEOPLE ARE ANGRY AT BOTH POLITICAL, EVEN THOUGH WE CAN RAISE IT TO HIRE, WE DON'T WANT TO, WE WANT TO STAY LEAN, BUT WE WANNA TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE. OF COURSE. YES. THE UM, MAIN STREET COMMONS, DOES ANY OF THAT COME OUT OF THE UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT? THERE ARE PIECES OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS. SOME SEWER, WATER, POSSIBLY, THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. BUT AS FAR AS THAT PARKING GARAGE AND THOSE OTHER TYPE OF PARKING GARAGE, LIKE THEY SAID, IT'S COMING OUT OF THE IT'S A, I'LL LET HIM ANSWER IT. DIFFERENT POOL OF MONEY? YES SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. YEAH, IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT WE STAND UP AND AND FIGHT THOSE AT AUSTIN BECAUSE FOR THEM TO TELL US WHAT TO DO. RUNNING OUR BUDGET. NONE OF THOSE IN AUSTIN HAVE RUN, I MEAN, AMENABLE GOVERNMENT. SO THAT'S, UH, SOMEBODY BREATHING DOWN OUR NECK THAT WE DEFINITELY DON'T NEED BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT HERE. THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIKE [00:40:01] OR COMMENT CARDS. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE RECORD VOTE, BUT IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYBODY ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE CIP GO AHEAD AND COME ON. COME ON FORWARD. STAY THERE. TAL. HE MAY HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. SEAN SPARKMAN. 72 19 LINA DRIVE. UH, I HAD A QUESTION. DOES THE CIP BUDGET INCLUDE FLOCK CAMERAS OR FLOCK CONTRACTS? GOOD QUESTION. NO. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO, UH, I'VE OPENED UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE. UH, MAYOR PROIN, I LOOK TO YOU FOR A MOTION. OKAY, MAYOR, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR. 2026. 2027. ONE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET. SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION. AND SECOND, THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE RECORD VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I AIN'T OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. ADAM, [17. Ordinance ratifying the property tax revenue increase in the FY2026-2027 budget as a result of the City receiving more revenues from property taxes than the previous tax year] ITEM 17. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS ITEM IS A COMPANION ORDINANCE TO ITEM NUMBER 18. THIS, UH, ADOPTING THE FY 20 26 20 27 BUDGET. THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1 0 2 0.007 C REQUIRES A SEPARATE RECORD VOTE TO RATIFY ANY INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE REFLECTED IN THAT BUDGET COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE FY 26 27 BUDGET ADOPTED UNDER THE PREVIOUS ITEM RAISES MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WHICH TRIGGERS THIS REQUIREMENT. STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE FY 26 27 PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. NO RECORD VOTE IS REQUIRED. WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE. UM, PATSY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? ITEM 17. YOU GOT A CARD, PATSY? I'M THINKING WHILE YOU'RE THINKING WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. UM, RICHARD, I'M SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME. I CAN'T READ IT. UH, SALINAS, IS THAT THE LAST NAME? WE GOT YOUR OPPOSITION. YOU DON'T WISH TO SPEAK. YOUR OPPOSITION IS RECORDED. PATSY PATRICK RAY 2217. TELL ME, I'M CONFUSED FROM THE TAX INCREASE ON 17 AND 18 AND THE TAX TAXES THAT YOU ALL ASKED FOR, OUT OF THE BOND MONEY HERE, IS THERE A INTERFACE OR A RELATIONSHIP? OKAY, THE BOND. ARE YOU TA ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE BONDS WE PASSED IN THE VOTE A FEW MONTHS AGO? YES. OKAY. THE BONDS THAT WERE PASSED DO HAVE A TAX INCREASE ATTACHED TO 'EM, CORRECT? T YES SIR. EACH ONE OF 'EM WERE SPELLED OUT IN EACH INDIVIDUAL VOTE? YES SIR. THAT IS NOT INCLUDED TONIGHT 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T SOLD THOSE BONDS YET. SO IT HASN'T AFFECTED THE TAX RATE, CORRECT. T YES SIR. THEY MAY AFFECT THE TAX RATE IN THE FUTURE AND THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN VOTER APPROVED. RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW, UH, NO OTHER CARDS. SO ITEM 17, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 17 AS PRESENTED BY STAFF MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL. IF THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A A OPPOSED SAY NAY. NAY. YOU HAVE A NAY. WE HAVE A MOTION CARRIES WITH BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON VOTING A ADAM. [18. Public Hearing and Ordinance adopting and levying the ad valorem tax for the FY 2026/2027 at a rate of $0.66 per $100 of assessed value on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the city on January 1, 2026, not exempt by law; providing revenues for payment of current municipal expenses for interest and sinking fund on outstanding City of Grand Prairie debt; providing for enforcement of collections; providing for a severability clause; and providing an effective date] 18 ITEM 18. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO SET THE TAX RATE OF 66 CENTS PER $100 OF VALUATION VIA RECORD VOTE. THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED TAX RATE EXCEEDS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, TAX RATE OF 0.6 3 5 3 8 8 PER $100 OF VALUE, BUT IS BELOW THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OF 0.6 8 5 8 3 0 PER $100 OF VALUE. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES A RECORD VOTE. STAFF REQUESTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MOVE TO ADOPT THE FY 26 27 TAX RATE OF 0.66 CENTS VIA RECORD VOTE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MS. RAY, YOU MARK THIS ONE DOWN TOO. I'M GOOD. OKAY. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS 66 CENTS PER $100 VALUE, SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR IN A FEW YEARS IN A ROW. [00:45:01] IT'S EXCEEDS THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF 6 3 5 3 8 8 CENTS PER 100 OF VALUE, BUT IS BELOW THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE OF 6 8 5 8 3 CENTS PER $100 WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PORTION OF THE TAX RATE AT 4 4 2 2 3 CENTS PER $100 OF VALUE AND THE INTEREST AND SINKING PORTION OF THE TAX RATE AT 21 7 7 9 7 CENTS PER $100 OF VALUE. I WILL NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO COME SPEAK ON THIS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A CARD. SEEING NONE, MAYOR, OH, COME ON DOWN. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY IGNORANCE. I'M JUST GETTING INTO THIS WHOLE NO, GO AHEAD. ASK AWAY. SO BASICALLY WE'RE JUST SAYING YOU WANT TO INCREASE MY PROPERTY TAXES? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE'RE KEEPING THE TAX RATE THE SAME? IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR APPRAISAL IS AND YOUR AGE, WHETHER YOUR TAXES WILL GO UP. UH, OKAY. IF YOUR APPRAISAL DIDN'T RAISE THE RATES ON YOUR HOUSE, YOUR WON'T, YOURS WON'T GO UP. IF YOU'RE 65 OR OLDER, IT WILL NOT GO UP 'CAUSE YOURS IS FROZEN. IF YOU DECLARE A HOMESTEAD THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF LAST YEAR, YOU HAVEN'T, YOUR RATES WOULD GO DOWN. WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE ARE COLLECTING ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND WE'RE NOT REDUCING THE RATE TO A NO NEW REVENUE RATE. UH, SO IF WE DID THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, EVEN IF YOUR APPRAISAL WENT UP THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF THE APPRAISALS, YOU WOULDN'T SEE AN INCREASE. BUT THAT'S ONLY IF YOURS WENT UP THE AVERAGE. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR APPRAISAL IS. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING THOSE OUT TO ME AND AND THAT'S GOOD FOR ME. WHAT, I MEAN, YOU SAID I'M NOT HERE JUST FOR ME. WELL, I I UNDERSTAND IT'S, UH, A BAD TIME. THIS A TIME TO BE ASKING PEOPLE FOR MORE MONEY WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN FILL UP YOUR GAS TANK OR GO GROCERY SHOPPING. WELL, AND WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT WE GAVE A THREE, I DON'T, I DON'T MAKE ANY APOLOGY TO THIS. WE GAVE A 3% ACROSS THE BOARD RAISED TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. GOOD. CAN'T DO THAT WITH NO NEW REVENUE. IT JUST DOESN'T AS MAYOR SWA, I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER S SWAFFORD USED TO SAY THAT DON'T FIT. SO, UM, WE NEEDED TO, OUR, OUR PEOPLE TO WORK HERE NEED TO BUY MORE GAS AND PAY MORE DIESEL AND PAY FOR MORE BREAD. SO WE GAVE, UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN YOU GET MOST PEOPLE, THOSE 3.5% RAISES, YOU RAISE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE BY 3%. FORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T RAISE OUR HEALTH INSURANCE THIS YEAR, BUT THANK YOU. YOU GOT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I THINK I NEED TO STUDY UP ON THIS STUFF AND GET BACK TO YOU WHEN I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE INTELLIGENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE JOB. Y'ALL DO. THANK YOU FOLKS. IT'S REAL. IT, IT'S, IT IS MATH. UM, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND TELL YOU WE, WE COULD, THAT WE COULDN'T REDUCE THE RATES, BUT WE CAN'T REDUCE THE RATES AND STATE NUMBER ONE IN THE AREA IN THE POLICE. WE CAN'T REDUCE THE RATES AND MAINTAIN THE GOLD RATING AND FIRE. WE CAN'T REDUCE THE RATES AND KEEP OUR SIT OUR EMPLOYEES, 1800 OF THEM WITH WHAT WE FEEL LIKE ARE DECENT WAGES AND COMPETITIVE WAGES IN THE DISTRICT, IN, IN THE AREA. 3% ACROSS THE BOARD. WHAT'S THAT IMPACT OUR BUDGET? 3% RAISE, HUH? ABOUT SEVEN. $7 MILLION? YES, SIR. JUST TO GIVE HER 3% RAISE. YES SIR. $7 MILLION. BUT WE HAVEN'T RAISED OUR TAX RATE. ARLINGTON'S NOT. THANK YOU. I'LL CONTINUE ON . THAT'S, I GET TO OVERRIDE THAT. UH, VERY, VERY, VERY FEW CITIES IN THE METROPLEX DO A NO NEW REVENUE RATE. ARLINGTON IS THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEY RAISED RATES 3%, 3 CENTS LAST YEAR. SO THEY ENDED UP HAVING A SURPLUS THIS YEAR. UH, BUT NEARLY EVERY ONE OF US ARE KEEPING THE RATE ABOUT WHAT WE HAD, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE BECAUSE APPRAISALS GENERALLY WENT UP. MAYOR PRO TEM, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALRIGHT, MAYOR, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF SIX 6 CENTS, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 3.87% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. AND THAT WE ADOPT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE AT [00:50:01] 4 4 2 2 0 3 CENTS PER $100 OF VALUE. AND THE INTEREST IN SINKING COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE AT 21 7 7 9 7 CENTS PER $100 OF VALUE. THIS ITEM MUST BE ADOPTED BY RECORD. VOTE SOMEBODY SECONDED. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. THIS IS A RECORD VOTE. I'LL START ON THIS END. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER A ADAMS MAYOR VOTES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAPPELLE AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ. AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PROAM HEADING. AYE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ONE. THANK YOU. ITEM [19. Second Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, Amending Chapter 26, Utilities and Services, of the Code Of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas by Amending Article VI, “Garbage Collection and Disposal,” Sections 26-111 Placement of containers, 26-113 Residential Fees, and 26-115 Commercial Fees; Making This Amendment Cumulative; Repealing All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Providing a Savings Clause, Severability Clause, and a Penalty Clause; and Providing for an Effective Date] 19. HI CART LADY. HEY THERE. NOW PATRICIA REDFERN, THE THE CITY IS NEVER GOING TO GET IT. THAT THINGS SHIFT A WHOLE DAY WHEN IT FALLS ON A HOLIDAY. THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO GET IT. . I KNOW YOU'RE JUST PLAYING WITH ME. NO, NO, THEY'RE JUST NOT. IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. YEAH, I SEND OUT REMINDERS AND THEY DO IT ONE DAY. THEY DO IT. THE, THE THING IS, BUT THEN THE NEXT YES, IT, IT FALLS APART BY THE END OF THE WEEK. I MEAN IT DOES. MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS. FOLKS, JUST PUT IT OUT WHEN YOU WANT TO. WE'RE GONNA COME GET IT ALONG WITH THE BIRDS AND THE SWIRLS. IT'S A KNIFE IN MY HEART, SIR. ALRIGHT. AND LEMME EXPLAIN THAT. THE TRASH. THERE WAS NO PICKUP ON MONDAY. SO IF YOU WERE A MONDAY, THURSDAY, IT WENT TO TUESDAY. FRIDAY AND EVERYBODY DID PRETTY GOOD ON TUESDAY, BUT THEY PUT IT BACK OUT ON THURSDAY. COME ON. IT WENT FROM MONDAY, TUESDAY TO, I MEAN, MONDAY, THURSDAY TO TUESDAY, FRIDAY WITH RECYCLING. WENT FROM WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY. YOU KNOW, STEPHANIE, THEY DON'T GET IT. ALRIGHT, NEXT. THANK YOU. SO THIS EVENING WE HAVE THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE, UH, CHAPTER 26 OF THE UTILITY AND SERVICES, UM, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT WILL CHANGE THE RATE AND IT'S COMPANION PIECE TO CHANGE THE RATE FOR REPUBLIC SERVICES, WHO IS BRINGING US THIS DELIGHTFUL SERVICE. UM, AND THAT IS THE SERVICES GOING TO TAKE US TO CARTS IN SEPTEMBER ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2027. SO, UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE FOR THOSE. LISTEN FOLKS, EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE USING CARTS AFTER SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR. YOU DON'T GET A CHOICE IF YOU PUT A CART OUT THERE, PUT A TRASH BAG NEXT TO IT WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE TO GET YOUR CART, THE BAG'S STILL GONNA BE THERE. DID YOU HEAR ME? THE BAG WILL STILL BE THERE. THEY'RE ONLY GONNA GET THE CART AND STUFF'S IN THE CART. IT'S REAL SIMPLE. FOLKS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR REDFORD? REDFERN FERN? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. HOLD ON. OH, GO AHEAD. I I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, QUESTION ABOUT, UH, MAYOR'S COMMENT ABOUT THE BAG BEING LEFT BEHIND. MM-HMM . SO IF YOU FIND THAT, UH, WITH THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AT YOUR HOME YOU'RE REGULARLY HAVING THIS ISSUE, UM, CAN THEY GET A SECOND CART? YES, THEY DO. YES. AND WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS AND WOULD THEY PAY FOR IT? PAY MORE? YES. THEY WOULD FREE, THEY PHONE, WATER, UTILITIES. THEY REQUEST A SECOND CARD. THERE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $6 AND 56 CENTS ON THE RATE. $6 AND 56 CENTS. MM-HMM. PERFECT. BIG AMOUNT. THEY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PUT ALL THAT TRASH IN THEIR CART. BETTER YET, IF THEY JUST RECYCLE, USE BOTH CARTS. YEAH. THEY CAN GET RECYCLE, RECYCLE AND GET PEOPLE TO DO RECYCLE. YEAH, INDEED. ALRIGHT. IT IS MAYOR PROM. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. , I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 19 AS PRESENTED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A OPPOSED AY NAY. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 22 [20. Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Franchise Agreement for Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Services with Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd., dba Republic Services of Arlington (Reviewed at the Budget Workshop on August 13, 2026)] VOTES. TWO DIFFERENT VOTES. GOTCHA. LET'S TAKE A MOTION ON WE DON'T NEED AN EXPLANATION. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM, UH, 20 ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PROIN. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. EIGHT TO NOTHING. ITEM [21. SUP-26-07-0017 - Specific Use Permit - Peaceful Pet Cremation (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit for Crematorium in a commercial lease space on 2.77 acres. Lot 2R, Block D, Cox and Hines Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned Light Industrial (LI), and addressed as 520 S Great Southwest Pkwy, Suite 160 (On September 8, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions by a vote of 7-0)] 21 AND WE CAN WE DO 21, 22 TOGETHER OR NOT? NOT THEY'RE DIFFERENT. YES SIR. THAT'S WHY. HEY, OUR GRANDDAUGHTER'S CHEERING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER TONIGHT AND I'M READY TO GO [00:55:01] SEE HER. COME ON A ZIP FOOT. ALRIGHT. ITEM 21 IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR PEACEFUL PET CREMATION. IT'S LOCATED AT FIVE 20. SO GREAT SOUTHWEST PARKWAY. LOCATED, UH, OUTLINED IN YELLOW ON THE SCREEN. IT ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND IT'S ABOUT A 2.7 ACRE PROPERTY. UH, THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW. THE ORANGE SHADING IS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE SUITE WITHIN THAT BUILDING. UH, THE REQUEST IS FOR A CREMATORIUM. IT'S FOR, UH, PETS AND AN EXISTING 9,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE. IT UTILIZES ALKALINE HYDRO HYDROLYSIS FOR ACCLAMATION. WOW. IT'S A WATER BASED CREMATION PROCESS. SO THEIR PROPOSED BUILDING, UH, BUSINESS HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM THEY HAVE, WE'LL HAVE EIGHT EMPLOYEES. UM, NO PUBLIC ACCESS IS PERMITTED OUTSIDE OF THEIR NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE ACCLAMATION EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS OCCURS DURING THOSE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS WITH OCCASIONAL EXTENDED OPERATION RUNNING BEYOND 4:00 PM IF NEEDED TO COMPLETE A PROCESSING CYCLE. THEY ANTICIPATE HANDLING 70 PETS PER WEEK BASED ON CUSTOMER DEMAND. UM, SO ON THE SCREEN AS AN OUTLINE OF THE PROCESS, DECEASED COMPANION ANIMALS WILL ARRIVE EITHER DIRECTLY VIA THE PET OWNERS OR THROUGH A TRANSPORT SERVICE FROM VET CLINICS. UH, THEY GO THROUGH AN INTAKE PROCESS AND THEN THE, UH, CREMATION THROUGH THE, UH, ACCLAMATION, UM, ON THE SCREEN IS THEIR FLOOR PLAN. AGAIN, IT'S A 9,000 SQUARE FOOT, UH, LEASE SPACE. WE LOOKED AT THE, UH, PROPOSAL THROUGH A FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS. SOME OF THE FINDINGS INCLUDE THAT IT'S, UH, CONSISTENT WITH THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION. IT'S LOW INTENSITY SPECIALIZED COMMERCIAL SERVICE USE WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL FRAMEWORK. SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AND, UH, THE SURROUNDING LAND USES. WE DID SEND OUT 11 NOTICES AND RECEIVED ONE LETTER IN OPPOSITION, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. AND ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO. THE FIRST CONDITION IS THAT OPERATION SHALL ADHERE TO EXHIBIT B OPERATIONAL PLAN. IF THE METHOD OF DISPOSITION CHANGES TO A TRADITIONAL CREMATION IN THE FUTURE, THEN AN SUP AMENDMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED. AND THE SECOND CONDITION IS THAT CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF APPROVAL TO REVIEW, UH, THE UM, SUP FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. I DON'T SEE ANY, UH, MAYOR PROTI. YOU KNOW, Y'ALL STILL HAVE THE OLD THINGS ON THERE. IT SAYS DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, SO Y'ALL CAN CHANGE THAT. YEAH, I KNOW HE'S MAYOR PRO TIM, BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET AND I'D READ IT. DEPUTY, I'M FINE WITH THAT. UM, YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE CREMATION WAS GONNA BE A AQUA WITH WATER, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO RECYCLE THAT WATER OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? I DON'T KNOW THE APPLICANT'S HERE. LET'S ASK. YES. SO THE APPLICANT IS HERE FOR COMMENTS. HERE WE GO FOR QUESTIONS. COME ON UP. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. ARE YOU, NATHAN, WHAT HAPPENS TO WATER? UH, CURRENTLY WE TAKE OUR WATER TO A FACILITY CALLED SILVER CREEK. WE USE A, A SEPTIC CALLING COMPANY. WHO SO YOU HAUL IT AWAY? CURRENT? YES. AND THEY DISPOSE OF IT? YES, CURRENTLY, BUT OUR, OUR AFFLUENT IS TREATABLE, UM, INTO, IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE FOR ACCLAMATION FACILITIES TO DISCHARGE INTO THE SEWER LINE, SANITARY SEWER LINE. BUT WE CURRENTLY IN ARLINGTON DO NOT DO THAT. OKAY, SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT OVER HERE EITHER? UH, WITHOUT APPRO, WITHOUT APPROVAL, WE WOULD NOT. IF WE ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY, WE OF COURSE WOULD, BUT OKAY, GOOD. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. YOU'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN ARLINGTON? CORRECT. AND HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS OR YOUR NEIGHBORS? UH, NO, WE HAVE NOT IN ARLINGTON, WE'RE IN A SMALL BUSINESS COMPLEX IN, UH, SOUTH ARLINGTON. WE, IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. WE DON'T RECEIVE COMPLAINTS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS. UM, AND WE AREN'T TOO FAR FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS, BUT WE'VE, WE'VE NEVER HEARD COMPLAINTS. THEY PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU DO IN THERE. CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. OF COURSE. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? UH, NO. UNLESS, UNLESS THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, YO UH, COULD WE PUT IN THE MOTION THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE PUBLIC SEWER LINES, THAT THEY MUST YES. COME BACK TO US? YES. YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT. BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. WE, WE'VE BEEN, UH, TALKING TO YOU. DON'T MIND US ADDING THAT TO THE MOTION. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS NOW WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TO GET A WASTEWATER PERMIT. WASTEWATER DIS DISCHARGE PERMIT. BUT IF THEY DON'T RECEIVE IT, THEY'LL HAVE TO [01:00:01] CONTINUE THEIR OPERATIONS AS THEY RIGHT. BUT HE TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER. IF HE WANTS TO, EVEN IF ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVES IT, THEY HAVE TO COME TO US. THAT'S HIS MO THAT'S WHAT HIS REQUEST IS. THAT MAY BE IN HER MOTION. UNLESS YOU THINK IF ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVES IT, THAT WE SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I WOULD SAY SO. I, I, I, I, I, IT'S, IT IS ENVIRONMENTAL. THAT'S THEIR, IF WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT DATA CENTERS AND THEIR WATER REUSE, I, I THINK THE PUBLIC WILL BE CONCERNED ABOUT. OKAY. WATER BACKUP. LET'S, LET'S, LET'S ADD IT TO THE SUP. OKAY. THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. COUNCIL MEMBER. CLEMSON, ARE YOU READY? I AM. I'M, THANK YOU MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 22 WITH CONDITIONS INCLUDING 21. UH, 21. THANK YOU. I TAKE 22 AT THE SAME TIME. I KNOW YOU'RE READY TO GO. UM, ITEM NUMBER 21 WITH CONDITIONS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE COMING BACK TO US IF YOU CHANGE HOW YOU, UH, DISPOSE OF THE WATER. OKAY. AND THAT INCLUDED, WE GET ANOTHER LOOK AT IT IN SIX MONTHS AND WE LOOK AT IT AGAIN IN SIX MONTHS. THANK YOU. HE AGREED TOO. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. I. OPPOSED? AY NAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALLALL. VERY MUCH. [22. 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)] 22. ALRIGHT. ITEM 22 IS CONTINUED FROM LAST MEETING. IT'S A ZONING CHANGE FROM PD 81 TO PD 81 B. UH, THE INTENT IS TO ESTABLISH CLEARLY THAT GENERAL RETAIL IS BASED ZONING DISTRICT. IT'S A REMINDER PD 81 ORDINANCE INCLUDES MEETS AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTIONS AND MARKERS THAT ARE OUTDATED AND CAN NO LONGER BE USED TO ACCURATELY DELINEATE THE BASE ZONING DISTRICTS. SO THIS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED GENERAL RETAIL AS THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT. IF APPROVED, THE PROPERTY WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE DENSITY DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERAL RETAIL. UM, STAFF EVALUATED IT USING OUR ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE FU LANE USE MAP AND THE STATED PURPOSE OF RETAIL DISTRICTS. UH, DEPENDING ON THE TENANT MIX, A SMALLER SCALE GENERAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT MAY PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE TYPE USES AND PROXIMITY TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS. WE DID SEND OUT 16 NOTICES TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. WE RECEIVED SIX LETTERS IN OPPOSITION. THE MAP ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE, UH, LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED THAT WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE LOCATION. AND ON A LOG 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. AND THIS WAS TABLED BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM, THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT. UM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? YES. UM, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. YES. OKAY. SO KENDRA. OH, I'M SORRY. THAT NOT THE KENDRA LAMAR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME TO KENDRA. YOU FILL OUT THE CARD. THE CARD? YES, I DID FILL OUT THE CARD. YEAH. UH, MY NAME IS TO KENDRA VISTA AND I LIVE AT 4 1 1 3 7 STREET GRAND PRIX, TEXAS. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, UH, I WANTED YOU HERE, UH, TO SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT, OH, COULD YOU JUST SHARE WITH US WHAT ARE YOU PLAN ON PUTTING ON THE PROPERTY? JUST GENERAL RETAIL, BASICALLY. I WAS THINKING LIQUOR STORE AND A COFFEE SHOP. OKAY. THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO I'M GONNA HAVE SOME RESTRICTIONS. THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO, TO THERE. THEY HAVE ALL THESE RESTRICT RESTRICTIONS. SO I'M GONNA CALL 'EM OUT NOW AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU FEEL THAT, IF YOU CAN LIVE WITH THAT. SURE. NUMBER ONE IS ALCOHOL. NO PROHIBITED ALCOHOL. PACKAGED BEER AND WINE CELLS. BAKERY. BAKERY, WHOLESALE CONVENIENCE. STORE WITH GAS CELL. CONVENIENCE. STORE WITHOUT GAS CELLS. A FLEA MARKET, HEAVY MACHINE. MINI STORAGE AND STORAGE UNITS. MULTI-PURPOSE, SPECIAL EVENT CENTER, PALM READING, PSYCHIC PAWN SHOP, PORTABLE CHEMICAL TOILET RE RESTAURANT WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH. SEXUAL ORIENTED BUSINESS. SMOKE SHOP, SMOKE AND LOUNGE, SMOKE, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS, TAILOR SHOP, TATTOO AND BODY PIEING, WINERY AND A, A WINERY. THAT'S GONNA BE MY MOTION TO PROHIBIT THOSE THINGS AT THAT SITE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO IT IS PROHIBITED AT THERE TOO. OKAY. SO THAT'S GONNA BE THE MOTION. IT MAY OR MAY NOT PASS. IT PROBABLY WILL PASS. THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T PUT ANY OF THOSE THINGS IN THERE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU MENTIONED WAS A LIQUOR STORE, WHICH MEANS IF HIS MOTION PASSES, YOU CANNOT PUT A LIQUOR STORE IN. OKAY. SO ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT THOSE RESTRICTIONS? YES. OKAY. ARE YOU READY TO MAKE THE MOTION? YES. YES. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO REREAD THAT INTO THE RECORD. OR DOES , ARE YOU GOOD WITH IT? WE'RE WE, WE PROVIDED THAT LIST. OH, SO YOU HAVE IT. WE CAN COPY WHAT WE SO PER THE LIST HE READ INTO THE RECORD, YEAH. OKAY. [01:05:01] THOSE USES ALREADY ON THE OTHER PROPERTY, SO WE CAN JUST USE THOSE THANK YOU. AND THAT'S THE WAY MAYOR PRO TEM WORDED IT. THEY'RE ALREADY RESTRICTED IN THE OTHER PROPERTIES, SO HE COULD JUST SAY SIMPLY, YEAH. YES SIR. I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT TO SAY. YOU KNOW WHAT TO SAY. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE GOOD AT THIS. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 22 WITH THE PROHIBITED ITEMS THAT'S LISTED IN THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? A NAY. MOTION CARRIES. SHE'S IN GAME TWO OF THREE GAMES, SO WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE ONE OF THE GAMES WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU'ALL ALL. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.