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[Call to Order]
WE HAVE A QUORUM.TODAY'S WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2023.
I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE PHYLLIS WILLIAMS, A RETIRED POLICE SERGEANT AND A DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN, TO PROVIDE TODAY'S INVOCATION.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
LET US, PLEASE BOW OUR HEADS FOR A WORD OF PRAYER.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AS WE PREPARE FOR TODAY'S MEETING.
WE PRAY FOR YOUR PROTECTION, STRENGTH AND YOUR GUIDANCE.
WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY LEADERS AND OUR CITIZENS.
AND AS WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY AND HEALTH AWARENESS DURING THIS MONTH, I PRAY THAT WE REMEMBER THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THAT WE PAUSE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. MAY WE NEVER FORGET THAT WE ARE HERE TO SERVE OTHERS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND. WHEREAS, IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN AND OUR CITY'S 24 HOUR ECONOMY, THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND WOMEN UNITE ON MARCH 8TH, WHICH IS TONIGHT AT KESSLER THEATER. AND.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ERIC JOHNSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 8TH, 2023, AS WOMEN UNITE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE ALL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VISIT 24HOURDALLAS.ORG TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SAFETY RESOURCES AND TO SIGN THE CHARTER ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN'S NIGHTTIME SAFETY.
I'LL POINT OUT JUST ONE FACT, WHICH IS 1 IN 5 WOMEN IN THE US HAS BEEN RAPED IN THEIR LIFETIME.
AND AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CHAIRWOMAN WILLIS TO READ A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF DALLAS IS PLEASED TO JOIN CITIES AND NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND RECOGNIZING MARCH 8TH, 2023, AS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN.
THE DAY ALSO MARKS A CALL TO ACTION TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S EQUALITY.
AND. WHEREAS, THE 2023 THEME FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IS TO EMBRACE EQUITY.
AND. WHEREAS, WOMEN OF EVERY RACE, CLASS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND HAVE MADE HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF OUR COUNTRY IN COUNTLESS RECORDED AND MANY UNRECORDED WAYS.
AND. WHEREAS, THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IS AN OCCASION TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, WHILE ALSO NOTING WHAT OUR SOCIETY HAS YET TO ACHIEVE.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.CHAIR RECOGNIZES MAYOR PRO TEM ARNOLD.
WE WILL CELEBRATE WOMEN FOR A LUNCHEON THERE ON THAT DAY.
AND EVERYONE, OF COURSE, IS INVITED.
THE COUNCILWOMAN, OF COURSE, WILL ALL BE INVITED STAFF, BUT JUST BRINGING IT TO THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN BRING THOSE WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US CELEBRATE AND FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALL FOR WOMEN.
WE ARE WOMEN HERE ON MARCH 24TH.
THIS TIME, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES CHAIRMAN ATKINS FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST, LET'S GET ON TO GOD'S BLESSING TO BE HERE TODAY AND THE WOMEN DAY.
WE DO HAVE A WOMEN WHO, A WOMAN WHO IS THE MASTER OF CEREMONY FOR THE UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS.
THE UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR HIGH ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT TO FAMILIES THROUGH NATIONAL AND GLOBAL TOURS FOR 30 YEARS AND MORE THAN 25 MILLION SPECTATORS. UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS HIGHLY EXPECTED THE POP CULTURE GLOBAL BY BRINGING THE CAST OF INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE.
UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS DALLAS WILL RUN FROM FEBRUARY 23RD, 2023 TO MARCH 19TH, 2023, AT REDBIRD MALL.
ON THIS DAY THEY'RE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME DOWN AND SAY SOMETHING, THAT'S GREAT, AND IF YOU'RE WITH THE UNIVERSAL CIRCUS AND YOU'D LIKE TO BE A PART OF A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH, AFTER WE HEAR SOME REMARKS, WE'D ASK YOU ALL TO COME DOWN AND ASSEMBLE IN FRONT OF THE HORSESHOE.
NOT YET, BUT WE'LL LET THE SPEAKER GO FIRST, BUT THEN WE'LL TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH TOGETHER.
I'M FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, AND I AM THE CO RINGMASTER AT THE UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS.
AND WITH ME, I HAVE MEMBERS OF THE AMAZINGLY TALENTED CAST WHO CAME HERE THIS MORNING JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT WE DO UNDER THE BIG TOP.
FIRSTLY, OUR CEO, MR. CEDRIC WALKER, UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION, SO I'D PROUDLY RECEIVE IT ON HIS BEHALF.
IT IS THE MOST INTERACTIVE CIRCUS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
I ENSURE YOU IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU'RE FROM, WHO YOU ARE, YOUR AGE, WHATEVER YOU ENJOY.
ONCE YOU COME UNDER THE BIG TOP, YOU ARE INTENDED TO HAVE AN AMAZING TIME.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO COME ON DOWN AND SEE US.
WE WILL BE AT REDBIRD MALL UNTIL MARCH 19TH AND I PRAY THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE YEARS OF FAMILY FUN GIVING YOU GUYS MEMORIES TO REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AND ENSURING THAT YOU GUYS ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS WE DO.
SO AGAIN, ANOTHER HEARTFELT BIG TOP.
ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'RE WITH THE UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS, COME ON DOWN FRONT.
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OKAY. MADAM SECRETARY, I THINK WE'RE READY TO TAKE OUR FIRST FIVE OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS NOW.[OPEN MICROPHONE (Part 1 of 3)]
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND GOOD MORNING.THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW HEAR ITS FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
I'LL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.
FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SESSION.
INDIVIDUALS BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
FOR THOSE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, YOU'LL NOTICE YOUR TIME IS ON THE MONITOR AT THE PODIUM.
WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, PLEASE STOP FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
I WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
ALSO SPEAKERS DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REFER TO A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY NAME.
PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO MAYOR JOHNSON.
ONLY YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, WILLIAM HOPKINS.
YEAH. MY NAME IS WILLIAM HOPKINS, AND I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE ABOUT 25 YEARS.
THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DYING IN WEST DALLAS.
UH, WHAT THEY HANDED OUT TO YOU OR WHAT I'VE BEEN HANDED OUT FOR.
THE LADY HANDED OUT RIGHT NOW.
OH, THAT IT WAS BETWEEN A LAW FIRM AND THE PEOPLE OF WEST DALLAS THAT THE CITY WASN'T INVOLVED.
THIS IS WHAT THE CITY HAD BEEN SAYING SINCE 1997.
THIS WHEN THEY GAVE ME GAVE ME THIS DOCUMENT.
ERIC, IF YOU TURN THE PAGE OVER ONE, ONE PAGE.
IT'S GOT THE CITY OF DALLAS VERSUS THE RS LEAD SMELTER WHERE THEY SUED, ERIC.
THE CITY HAD BEEN LYING, LETTING THE BLACKS DIE IN WEST DALLAS THE WHITE CITY COUNCILMAN, THE BLACK CITY COUNCILMAN, THE HISPANICS.
DISTRICT SIX, HE WON'T SAY NOTHING.
HE WON'T EVEN INFORM THE PEOPLE IF THIS IS A FAKE LAWSUIT.
ERIC, I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE OVER 25 YEARS.
ALL THE GAY ISSUES, THEY THREATEN TO RIDE SOME BICYCLES.
ALL THE GAY ISSUES AND FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S HE HAD THE FOREFRONT.
BUT THE BLACKS DYING IN WEST DALLAS.
SOMETIME HE STAY IN THE BACK ROOM.
Y'ALL ALLOW HIM TO STAY IN THE BACK ROOM.
DISTRICT SIX LET THE PEOPLE DIE.
SOMETIME HE'LL COME OUT AND LET THE PEOPLE DIE.
THE CITY GOT A THE DEBRA WALKER DECREE.
THE CITY SUED. THE CITY GOT SUED FOR HOUSING.
THE CITY OF DALLAS HIRED PEOPLE FOR THE DALLAS HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE COUNTY.
I SPOKE AT THE COUNTY YESTERDAY.
JOHN, SOME KIND OF WAY, JOHN WILEY PRICE GIVE OUT THE MONEY THAT THE CITY SUED FOR IN THE BOYS CLUB.
HIM, THE MINISTERS IN WEST DALLAS THEY SOLD US OUT, HIM AND THE MINISTERS.
HAD THE PEOPLE NOT TO TELL NOBODY TO COME TO THE BOYS CLUB AND GET THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND YOU COULD STAY IN THE PROJECTS BECAUSE IN THE PROJECTS WON'T LET THE FAMILY FATHER LIVE IN THE HOME, SO IT'S NO FATHER IN THE THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF UNITS OF PROJECTS.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A FATHER IN THE PROJECTS.
SO THIS WAY THEY CAN LOCK UP THE CHILDREN.
JOHN HE OVER THE JUVENILE BOARD.
THE BLACK KIDS IS GROWING UP WITHOUT A FATHER.
AND THEN THE WHITE PEOPLE COME IN AND BUY UP THE LAND AND LIVE IN WEST DALLAS HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. AND THEY LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. LAMAR JEFFERSON
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? FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HONOR UNTIL MY CREATOR.SEEING YOUR FAVOR UPON ME AND ALLOW ME TO FOREVER SERVE YOU.
I CALL UPON YOU TO JUDGE ALL THE WICKED.
I DON'T SPEAK FOR MYSELF NOR MY BEST FRIEND.
WHOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.
IN VIOLATION OF THIS CONSTITUTION.
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF, OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR THE PRESS AND THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE AND PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR REDRESS.
I'M PETITIONING MAYOR ERIC JOHNSON FOR REDRESS.
I HAVE BEEN A REGISTERED VOTER IN MY DISTRICT SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2022.
NOT ME. I SHOULD NOT BE DEPRIVED OF A RIGHT TO PURSUE HAPPINESS.
YAGI IS THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY AND IT'S A HOSTILE TAKEOVER.
WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL, AS GEORGE WASHINGTON SAYS, OCCUPANTS OF PUBLIC OFFICE LOVE POWER ARE PRONE TO ABUSE IT.
AND I HAVE SEEN THIS COUNCIL IGNORE THE CRIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT THEM TO SERVE.
YA IS THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY.
AND YA IS THE ONE WHO PLACED KINGS AND TAKES DOWN KINGS.
AND YOU WILL LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE'S CRIES.
THREE YEARS FROM NOW, IT'S 100,000.
IT'S A MILLION AS THE TIME CLICKS.
YOU CAN IGNORE ME, BUT YOU WILL NOT IGNORE YA.
YOU ARE ACTING AS A FALSE KING WHEN YOU SHOULD BE A LOVING AND RIGHTEOUS KING.
AND ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN CHARTER, SECTION 18 INVESTIGATION THE COUNCIL OR THE CITY MANAGER, ANY PERSON OR COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED BY EITHER OR BOTH HAVE THE POWER TO INQUIRE INTO THE CONDUCT OF ANY DEPARTMENT OF ANY OFFICE.
WILL THIS COUNCIL OR THE CITY MANAGER INVESTIGATE THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT? I THANK YA. AND I ASK YOU TO EMPOWER ME TO BE A LIGHT AND LET MY LIGHT SHINE.
NOT FOR NOW, BUT TO THE FUTURE FOR THOSE WHO COME BEHIND ME.
ADRIAN ARJAMANDI ? GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'VE LIVED IN DALLAS FOR 47 YEARS.
WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING TINY AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T EVEN NOTICE IT.
IT'S GOING TO GO UP ON AN EXISTING POLE.
WELL, AS I FORWARDED IT TO YOU, THEY INSTALLED A NEW POLE AND SOMETHING GIGANTIC.
AND WE LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THERE ARE CHILDREN IN OUR HOUSES.
THERE ARE PEOPLE OF DISABILITY WHO LIVE JUST ADJACENT TO ME.
THERE ARE SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS.
I'VE LEARNED A LOT SINCE I STUDIED THIS.
THERE ARE SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS AS FAR AS HOW CLOSE THEY CAN BE TO YOU, TO SCHOOL.
THERE'S A SCHOOL WITHIN ABOUT 150 YARDS FROM US RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE.
THEY WERE GIVEN THE FAST TRACK.
I KNOW THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION ACT THAT WAS PASSED IN THE 80S.
THEY WERE GIVEN A FAST TRACK TO DO THIS.
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WE WERE NOT EVEN AWARE OF THAT.THIS PROJECT WAS OKAYED BY THE CITY OF DALLAS IN 2019.
THE FIRST WE HEARD OF THIS OR GIVEN NOTICE OF WAS OCTOBER OF 2022, AND THEY LED US TO BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING MINIMAL. NO HEALTH ISSUES, BUT I DOUBT IT.
AND WHOEVER I'VE SPOKEN TO IN THE CITY OF DALLAS AND OTHER AUTHORITIES, THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE UNTIL WE HAVE A PROOF THAT SOMEBODY IS GETTING HURT OR THERE'S A CANCER ISSUE INVOLVED WITH THIS RADIATION THAT THESE THINGS EMIT.
AND I'M ASKING YOU TO PERHAPS IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN.
UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE GOING AGAINST HUGE CORPORATIONS.
I KNOW I CANNOT WIN, BUT I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LITTLE GUYS HAVE RIGHTS, TOO.
AND OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS.
I HAVE A 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.
WELL, THIS IS NOT OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYWHERE.
AND I'M ASKING YOU, I'VE VOTED FOR YOU.
I VOTED FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SEE IF THEY DID THE RIGHT THING OR THEY WERE ALLOWED TO DO THIS.
BEFORE WE GO ON, I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHO'S GOING TO MEET WITH YOU HERE OVER ON THE SIDE, TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR SITUATION.
THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT.
SANDRA CRENSHAW? MS. CRENSHAW, WILL YOU PLEASE TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND UNMUTE YOUR AUDIO? THANK YOU. WE CAN SEE YOU.
YOU CAN SEE ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
THAT IS CORRECT. YOU MAY CONTINUE.
MISS CRENSHAW, YOUR VIDEO, WILL YOU, PLEASE? TURN ON YOUR VIDEO IT WAS DISPLAYING.
OKAY. WE WILL COME BACK TO MS. CRENSHAW. DOLORES SOROCA.
PLEASE ACT NOW TO ELIMINATE SHORT TERM RENTALS FROM ZONED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT STR OWNERS, THEY REALLY DON'T SEEM TO THINK ZONING REGULATIONS APPLY TO THEM.
THEY ARE LIKE AN INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE PLANT WORLD THAT DESTROY ALL THE GOOD PLANTS.
STRS NEED TO BE CONTAINED WITHIN AREAS ZONED FOR SIMILAR BUSINESSES, COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE AREAS.
AND WE'RE AT THE AGE THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ON A BIG PROJECT FROM THE ONSET.
WE TURNED DOWN SEVERAL LOCAL AND OUT OF STATE INVESTORS.
INSTEAD, HE TURNED THE PROPERTY THREE UNITS INTO STRS.
WHEN I CALLED THE OWNER, HE SAID, AND I QUOTE PEAKS EDITION HAS LOTS OF STRS.
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WE TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BUT WE WERE MISLED.INSTEAD OF A NEIGHBOR, WE HAVE AN STR HOTEL AND PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME WE WOKE UP AT 3 A.M.
BECAUSE OF LOUD NOISES OUTSIDE OF THE STR.
INSTEAD, HE GOT DEFENSIVE AND TOLD ME TO CLEAN UP MY PROPERTIES.
CALLING 311 OR 911 JUST DOESN'T WORK.
IT'S FUTILE. THE STR OWNER HAS CALLED US NAMES LIKE STUPID, DUMB AND SOME WORDS I CAN'T REPEAT HERE.
ITEMS ON MY PROPERTY HAVE BEEN STOLEN OR DAMAGED.
RECENTLY, AN AIRBNB GUEST STRUCK THE GAS METERS.
FORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT EXPLODE.
JUST THINKING ABOUT IT MAKES ME CRINGE.
AND ATMOS CAME OUT QUICKLY AND INSTALLED A BARRIER.
YOUR ZONING EXPERTS AT CPC SAID STRS ARE A LODGING BUSINESS.
WHY ARE YOU IGNORING THEIR RECOMMENDATION? WHY ISN'T THIS FIRMLY SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
PLEASE WEED THIS INVASIVE SPECIES OUT OF OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND UPHOLD OUR ZONING.
WE'LL GO BACK TO MS. CRENSHAW. SANDRA CRENSHAW.
WE'LL MOVE ON. WE'LL GET WITH MS. CRENSHAW AND HAVE HER COME BACK LATER IN THE MEETING.
LINDA NEWLAND? LINDA NEWLAND IS NOT PRESENT.
ARTURO SANCHEZ ? GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
I ENDED UP BEING A FOSTER CHILD AND AT OF BUTLER'S CHILDREN'S HOME AND GRADUATING OUT OF DISTRICT TEN AND ENDED UP GOING TO ATLANTA TO BECOME A STREET PROMOTER FOR A LOCAL WELL, ACTUALLY A MAJOR RECORD LABEL BY THE NAME OF SOSO DEF AND ENDED UP LEARNING WHAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS AND ENDED UP COMING BACK HOME AND STARTING A RECORD LABEL.
IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT, WE STARTED A MOVEMENT CALLED THE DIRTY, DIRTY.
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THAT PHRASE, WELCOME TO THE THIRD COAST.
AND IN THE MIDST OF THAT, THE CITY ITSELF STARTED CALLING OURSELVES WELCOME TO THE DIRTY, DIRTY MEANING, WELCOME TO THE DIRTY SOUTH FROM THE THIRD COAST ON A HIP HOP MOVEMENT STANDARD. AND IN THE WHILE WE'VE BEEN DOING MUSIC, WE HAD A MOVEMENT HERE AND WE ALL, AS A COLLECTIVE CULTURE, STARTED MAKING NOISE HERE AS A CULTURE IN THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY.
AND WE STARTED PRAISING THE CITY AS WELCOME TO THE DIRTY, DIRTY D.
WE'RE CALLING IT THE TRIPLE D.
WE THEN STARTED A BUSINESS TEN YEARS AGO.
TODAY IS OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY.
WELL, NOT TODAY. THIS YEAR IS OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY THAT WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS.
WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, SHOWING SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS THE FACT THAT CORPORATE AMERICA IS NOW COMING TO ASK YOU GUYS FOR A LICENSE AGREEMENT, WHICH THEN YOU GUYS ARE GIVING THESE LICENSE AGREEMENTS.
BUT THERE'S A MISTAKE OF HOW IT'S TRANSPARENCY ON HOW THIS IS GOING ABOUT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED BY THE CITY STAFF AND BEEN ON A CANCELING PROCEDURES WITH THE TRADEMARK OFFICE IN WASHINGTON DC THAT THE CITY STAFF IS TRYING TO CANCEL OUR CANCELLATIONS, NOT ONLY ONE CANCELLATION THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND NOW WE'RE AS A SMALL BUSINESS, WE'VE BEEN OVER $100,000 WORTH OF LEGAL FEES.
BUT NOW THAT WE'RE AT THE END OF THAT TO SEE WHAT THE TRADEMARK OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, DC IS GOING TO MAKE A RULING ON, THEY HAVE JUST NOW FILED A SECOND CANCELLATION AGAINST ANOTHER MARK THAT WE HAVE IN WHICH I FEEL THAT IT'S AN INJUSTICE AGAINST A SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS COMPANY AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION AND MAKE A STOP TO THIS SITUATION AND ACTUALLY COME TO THE TABLE AND ACTUALLY WORK SOMETHING OUT TO EMBRACE US AS TOGETHER AS A CULTURE, TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD AND
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GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING TO ANY OF Y'ALL.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. WE CAN BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN TO THE SIDE.
THIS CONCLUDES YOUR FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
MR. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR I'VE A MOTION.
GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR MOTION. CHAIRWOMAN, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ALLOW SPEAKER 13 TO SPEAK ON THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE IN THAT HE REPRESENTS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE, IF YOU COULD CALL HIM UP.
COLIN PACKER ? [INAUDIBLE]. MAYOR JOHNSON AND ESTEEMED COUNCIL.
I'M REPRESENTING REPRESENTATIVE CARL SHERMAN'S OFFICE.
I'VE JOINED HIS EXECUTIVE STAFF AS HIS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR WITH ALSO A FOCUS ON LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAITH LEADERS IN OUR DISTRICT AND BEYOND.
SO I WANTED TO FIRST BRING MY GREETINGS TO YOU, MAYOR JOHNSON.
HE WANTED TO PASS ON HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR RUNNING UNOPPOSED.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF AN UPDATE LEGISLATIVELY ON THE SESSION AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR OFFICE, BUT ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR WHATEVER CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE RELATED TO ELECTED CITY OFFICIAL ISSUES.
AS A FORMER CITY MANAGER AND FORMER MAYOR, LOCAL CITY IS IMPORTANT TO US AS A VALUE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE CLOSEST TO THE ISSUES ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES.
ANOTHER UPDATE I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU IS RELATED TO THIS SESSION.
BUT WE HAVE A NEW COMMITTEE WE'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO, WHICH IS LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
ONE IS THE MINIMUM SALARY FOR OFFICERS BILL, WHICH IS HB 1354.
THERE ARE MANY MUNICIPALITIES UNDER 5000 THAT OFFICERS ARE BEING PAID $25,000, $30,000.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STATE SUPPLEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT'S A MINIMUM IN THOSE CITIES OF $55,000 TO RECEIVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL SALARY, OFFICERS MUST ANNUALLY FILE AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED BY ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED MISCONDUCT.
AND SO THIS IS GOING TO UP OUR EXPECTATION OF OUR OFFICERS, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO GIVE THEM PAY.
IT'S MORE COMMENSURATE WITH THE RISK THAT THEY TAKE.
ANOTHER BILL THAT WAS JUST FILED YESTERDAY ACTUALLY IS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOOD DESERTS BILL, WHICH IS GOING TO WORK TOWARD ENSURING THAT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE DEALT WITH. AND SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CONTINUE TO TRACK THAT ONE.
AND THE LAST BILL I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS OUR AC IN PRISONS BILL, HB 1355, WHICH IS GOING TO ENSURE THAT TEMPERATURES AT THE STATE JAILS ARE KEPT AT AN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. RIGHT NOW, TEMPERATURES CAN GET UP TO 100 TO 140 DEGREES AND IT'S CAUSING THE DEATHS AND A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH OUR INMATES AND ALSO OUR STAFF. AND SO I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THOSE BILLS.
PLEASE BE IN CONTACT WITH OUR OFFICE FOR ANY INTEREST YOU HAVE RELATED TO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS COLINPACKER@HOUSE.TEXAS.GOV.
AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
THIS CONCLUDES YOUR SPEAKERS, YOUR FIRST FIVE, PLUS THE ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER, MR. MAYOR. WONDERFUL. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR VOTING AGENDA, THEN YOUR FIRST ITEM VOTING ITEM ONE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 22ND, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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ALL RIGHT. A MOTION AND A SECOND.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE TO YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE.
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AGENDA ITEM 12 HAS BEEN PLACED BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO.THEREFORE, YOU WILL HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SPEAKING ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. YOUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE SPEAKING ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 12.
COLT GRANQUIST? HE'D BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I'M COLT GRANQUIST. I'M JUST HERE.
ON REPRESENTING MARK CUBAN COSTPLUS DRUG COMPANY.
SIR, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? SORRY, I'M COLT GRANQUIST REPRESENTING THE MARK CUBAN COSTPLUS DRUG COMPANY.
I'M JUST HERE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR AGENDA NUMBER 12.
YOUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE KATHERINE BAZAN.
MS. BAZAN WILL BE SPEAKING ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 21 BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
REBECCA SEIBERT, OUR URBAN AGRICULTURE COORDINATOR.
CARLOS EVANS, SUSAN ALVAREZ, THE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF OEQS, BUT ALSO MAYOR JOHNSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO LED THE ADOPTION OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND WHO UNDERSTOOD THEN THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD ACCESS AND CREATED THAT VERY.
THE GOAL TO OUR ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE FOR SPENDING THE TIME TO REFINE THE DETAILS OF THIS PLAN AND TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONERS WHO WORKED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND STAFF TO BOLSTER UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT.
AND WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS A PLAN THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED FOOD AND PEOPLE WHO GROW FOOD IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. AND SO AS WE APPROACH OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, I DO HOPE THAT WE'LL GIVE THIS PLAN, THE FUNDING THAT IT NEEDS AND DESERVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
BUT WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE URBAN AGRICULTURE PLAN, WE HAVE ONE MORE TOOL TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN FAMILIES AND THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS NUTRITIOUS, AFFORDABLE FOODS IN DALLAS. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH 48.AGENDA. ITEM TWO IS BEING PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS AGENDA.
ITEM FIVE IS BEING PULLED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ AGENDA ITEM 13 HAS BEEN DELETED.
AGENDA ITEM 37 WAS DELETED AND AGENDA ITEM 43 WAS DELETED.
THEREFORE YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 3,4,6 THROUGH 12, 14 THROUGH 19, 21, 23, 24, 27 THROUGH 31.
33 THROUGH 35, 38 THROUGH 42 AND 44 THROUGH 48.
MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION? MR. WEST, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS OUR AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE MOU WITH THE BUILDERS OF HOPE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO WORK ON THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT TOOLKIT AS PART OF TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
I REALLY WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THE GREAT WORK OF STAFF ON THIS ISSUE AND THEN ALSO THANK JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION FOR AWARDING $250,000 AND THE DALLAS FOUNDATION FOR COMMITTING $150,000 FOR A BUDGET OF $400,000 FOR THIS GREAT PROGRAM.
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I KNOW THAT THEY WORKED HARD ON THAT.I KNOW THAT, AND JANIE, YEAH, I HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT EARLY ON AND BRAD BOA AND STAFF AND A LOT OF FOLKS TOOK TIME TO ANSWER THOSE AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M IN FULL SUPPORT AND EXCITED TO SEE THIS COME FORWARD.
THANK YOU. MR. MORENO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12.
THIS IS A DRUG COST PLUS BY MARK CUBAN THAT'S COMING INTO THE DEEP ELLUM AREA.
AND IT'S JUST GOING TO HELP A LOT OF FOLKS.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ROADBLOCKS WITH THIS, AND SO JUST HOPE STAFF CAN HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN GET FOLKS THE DISCOUNTED MUCH NEEDED MEDICINE THAT THEY NEED.
AND SO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PROJECT.
THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANTED TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE URBAN AQUACULTURE PLAN.
THANK YOU TO CHAIR BLACKMON AND NOW I KNOW CHAIR SCHULTZ AS WELL.
THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK AND IT WAS SOMETHING WE NEEDED AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT DONE.
THAT'S JUST HOW WE CONTINUE MAKING C-CAP WORK EVEN BETTER THAN WHEN IT FIRST STARTED.
ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THE OTHER THINGS THAT MY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER SAID.
ABSOLUTELY. THOSE ARE ALL GREAT.
BUT IF WE CAN GO TO NUMBER 18, THIS AFFECTS SIX, 11, 12 AND 13 LONG OVERDUE.
BUT WE'RE FINALLY HERE FOR THE ALLOWING THE DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL DESIGN, WHICH WE KNOW THESE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LITTLE OVER. THREE YEARS TO GET THESE FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED.
BUT THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS ALL ON US.
WE DIDN'T GET ANY FEDERAL DOLLARS TO TAKE CARE OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF BEFORE.
SO THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE GOOD ONCE IT'S ALL DONE AND THEY'RE FINALLY REPLACED AND WE CAN TAKE OUR TEMPORARY SIGNALS AND PUT THEM IN OTHER PLACES THAT WE NEED TO IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER EMERGENCY.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN SCHULTZ, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT ITEM 31.
IT'S AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SERVICE THAT'S NEEDED BY OUR SENIORS.
SO FOR THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
NEXT ITEM YOUR FIRST PULLED CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
[2. Authorize (1) preliminary adoption of the Proposed 2022 Amended CDBG-DR Budget and draft Action Plan Action Plan to accept additional Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) in the amount of $15,967,000, increasing the total amount to be received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from $24,433,000 to $40,400,000; and (2) a public hearing to be held on April 12, 2023, to receive comments on the proposed use of funds - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
AGENDA ITEM TO AUTHORIZE ONE PRELIMINARY ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED 2022 AMENDED CDBG-DR BUDGET AND DRAFT ACTION PLAN ACTION PLAN TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY CDBG-DR IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,967,000, INCREASING THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FROM $24,433,000 TO $40,400,000 AND TO A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 12TH, 2023, TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS.THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS.
HOWEVER, IT ALSO HAS ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JAMAR JEFFERSON.
MR. JEFFERSON, YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE TO YA, THE CREATOR, THE FATHER OF LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR US.
MAY YOUR BLESSINGS ALWAYS BE WITH US.
WITHOUT THE CREATOR, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GOVERN THE WORLD.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL NATIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROVIDENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY ALMIGHTY CREATOR, TO SUBMIT TO HIS WILL, TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE BLESSINGS AND HUMBLY BESEECH THE CREATOR'S PROTECTION AND FAVOR.
THE ISSUES TODAY IS THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY.
WHETHER MAN SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO GOVERN HIMSELF OR BE RULED BY ELITE FEW.
THE ADDITIONAL SEED MONEY FROM [INAUDIBLE] PROMPTS ME TO WONDER WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE 24 MILLION AND WHAT WERE WE DONE WITH THE ADDITIONAL 15 MILLION? THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO SEE THE RECEIPTS.
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ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE, TOTAL HOUSING ACTIVITY WAS $15,324,350.ADDITIONALLY, YOU WISH TO SPEND THE 12,585,650 ON ADDITIONAL HOUSING ACTIVITY.
THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO EXAMINE THE RECEIPTS.
HOW MANY PEOPLE IN PRECINCT 3024 OF DISTRICT SEVEN RECEIVED ASSISTANCE.
OUR COMMUNITY WAS ALSO DEVASTATED.
HOW CAN INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES ACCESS THESE FUNDS? THE REAL QUESTION IS WHO WILL RECEIVE THE CONTRACT FOR THE HOUSING ACTIVITIES? THE END OF DEMOCRACY WILL OCCUR WHEN LEADING INSTITUTIONS AND WEALTHY CORPORATIONS CONTROL THE GOVERNMENT.
HOW DID YOU ASSIST SENIOR CITIZENS ON FIXED INCOMES? THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SEE THE RECEIPTS DALLAS CITY HALL HAS THE APPEARS TO BE RIFE WITH CORRUPTION.
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO SPEAK THE TRUTH BECAUSE I'M ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE CORRUPTION IN THIS CITY.
PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN THE COLD NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.
TED CRUZ EVEN TOOK OFF TO GO TO MEXICO BECAUSE WE WAS UNPREPARED.
BEFORE THE MEETING, YOU PRAYED AND MENTIONED THE UNIVERSAL FATHER.
DID YOU FORGET? IN THE BIBLE, MOSES WAS TASKED WITH DELIVERING THE ISRAELITES FROM THE MIGHTY HAND OF PHARAOH, WHO ORDERED THE ISRAELITES TO MAKE BRICK WITHOUT STRAW, GIVE THE GRANTS FOR HOME REPAIRS TO HELP INSULATE HOMES, BUILD NEW ROOFS? PLEASE STATE YOUR POINT OF ORDER. THE SPEAKER SEEMS TO BE TALKING ABOUT MONEY ALREADY SPENT ASKING FOR RECEIPTS, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY YET TO BE RECEIVED.
AND SO I WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD STAY ON.
HE'S A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM PRETTY WIDE LATITUDE.
BY ADDING HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING.
WE MUST STOP THIS PRIVATE WAR AGAINST COMMUNITIES THAT YOU CLAIM TO SERVE.
HOW CAN WE BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SAY WHEN THE ELECTION IN DALLAS ARE NOT EVEN OPEN AND FREE? WE ARE TOO CLOSE TO HEAVEN TO BEHAVE THIS WAY.
YOU SHOULD DO GOOD WHILE YOU CAN.
MAYOR, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN PREPARE US WHILE YOU'RE IN THAT SEAT.
PREPARE THE PEOPLE, SPEND THE MONEY ON THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW NEED IT.
LOOK AT THE HOUSES IN EAST DALLAS COMPARED TO SOUTH DALLAS JUSTIFICATION HAS HAPPENED.
WE'RE NOT PREPARED AND STOP THE SLUM LORDS.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM TWO? MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRWOMAN WILLIS? WELL, I MOVED TO APPROVE THIS TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO ADD THIS TO THE NEXT HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AGENDA.
OKAY, THAT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT MOTION.
SORRY. SO, LOOK, I'LL LET YOU WITHDRAW YOUR INITIAL.
I WITHDRAW MOTION IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO IT.
YOU SAY THE MOTION YOU ACTUALLY SAID THE SECOND TIME? YES, I.
PRELIMINARY, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM TWO WITH DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO ADD THIS ITEM TO THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE AGENDA ON MARCH 21ST BEFORE IT COMES BACK FOR THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 12TH.
SECOND. THE LAWYERS ARE SAYING THAT'S GOOD AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRWOMAN WILLIS? YES. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. AS EXPLORING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS ADDITIONAL CDBG GRANT FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET THAT'S PROPOSED, WE'VE GOT $12.5 MILLION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
AND I IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL, BUT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN EXPLORED.
I ASKED MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WHO HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS AND WITH CHAIR THOMAS NOT PRESENT, CONSULTED WITH THE VICE CHAIR OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, MR. MORENO, AND TO JUST SEE IF THIS WOULD BE AMENABLE TO THAT COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO US.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED ABOUT WHETHER WE COULD MOVE MORE EXPEDIENTLY IN GETTING SOME HOUSING INTO THE MARKET THAT COULD HELP SHELTER AND HOUSE OUR UNHOUSED RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIRMAN WILLIS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
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AND WE'VE NEVER ALLOCATED THE FUNDING FOR IT.AND SO VERY OFTEN WE'RE TOLD BY STAFF THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO REMOVE PEOPLE FROM AN ENCAMPMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO PUT THEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM. SO THERE'S NO APARTMENT AVAILABLE.
BUT WE CAN EASILY CREATE WITH THIS THESE DOLLARS FROM HUD, WHICH I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE IMMEDIATE LOCATIONS THAT SOMEBODY COULD COME OFF OF AN ENCAMPMENT, BE GIVEN A PALLET WHERE THEY'LL HAVE PRIVACY, THEY'LL STILL HAVE COMMUNITY, THEY'LL HAVE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES AND ALL THE PROVIDERS OF THE CITY WILL HAVE A FOCUS OF WHERE THEY CAN GO TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME INDEPENDENT AGAIN.
SO I'VE TOURED ONE OF THESE PALLET HOMES.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT JUST LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE.
IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO VISIT ONE IN ANOTHER CITY.
SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR MORENO FOR AGREEING TO THAT AND SUPPORT THIS MOVEMENT.
THANK YOU, MR. RIDLEY. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I TOO WILL SUPPORT THIS MOTION.
I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO A HEARING AT THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN BLACKMON.
THANK YOU. MY QUESTIONS ARE AROUND WHAT WILL THIS DO TO THE PROCESS? WILL IT MISS? WILL IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE SENDING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR A BRIEFING AND THEN BRINGING IT BACK IN APRIL? NO, BUT JEANETTE CAN COME FORWARD IF SHE WANTS.
I BELIEVE THIS IS AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD.
AND THE COMMENT PERIOD, I BELIEVE, ENDS ON MARCH 31ST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SOME NUMBER.
SO NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEM.
OKAY. SO I WON'T JEOPARDIZE ANY RECIPIENT RECEIVING OF ANY FUNDS.
THANK YOU. MR. WEST, YOU'RE IN FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A REQUEST FOR THE CHAIR AND CO CHAIR.
I JUST ASK THAT WHEN THIS BRIEFING OCCURS, WE INVITE PARTICIPANTS FROM HOUSING FORWARD AND THE CONTINUUM OF CARE SO THAT NOT I MEAN, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE CITY STAFF BUT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR PROVIDERS IN THE INDUSTRY THERE AS WELL.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST MS. WILLIS'S MOTION ON ITEM TWO? MR. MAYOR? MR. BAZALDUA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. I, TOO, WILL SUPPORT THIS.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR SUCH STRONG SUPPORT FOR VETTING AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL BEFORE WE MAKE SUCH IMPORTANT DECISIONS AT THE COUNCIL. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS.
LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION ON HOW WE CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THESE FUNDS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MR. MORENO. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
CHAIRWOMAN WILLIS, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A ROBUST CONVERSATION WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, ESPECIALLY AS SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OTHER BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP THOSE MOST VULNERABLE WHO NEED HOUSING.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYONE AT THE TABLE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.
[5. Authorize an architectural services contract with exp US Services, Inc. to provide design services for the Airport Emergency Operation Center/Airport Operation Center and bid phase services at Dallas Love Field - Not to exceed $249,708.00 - Financing: Aviation Fund]
MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON CONSENT.DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. GO AHEAD.
I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO THE APRIL 12TH, 2023 COUNCIL AGENDA.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST IF ANYBODY HAS DISCUSSION.
STAFF HAS ASKED ME THIS MORNING TO GET THIS MOVED.
THERE WAS AN ISSUE THAT THEY NEEDED TO DEFER THIS A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
SO IF IF DEPUTY CITY MANAGER KIM TOLBERT WANTS TO EXPLAIN IT REALLY QUICKLY SO THAT MY COLLEAGUES KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, Y'ALL WANT THAT OR NOBODY WANTS IT, I'M NOT SURE IF SHE'S NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR, NOBODY WANTS TO TALK.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE EXPLANATION.
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SO SOMEONE. SOMEONE CAN COME AND EXPLAIN THAT.YEAH, THE MICROPHONE OVER THERE.
I THINK WE MOVED REALLY FAST ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING, SO.
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, AS YOU'RE WALKING UP, I'LL JUST REPEAT JUST THAT STAFF HAD ASKED TO DEFER THIS AND IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE THE EXPLANATION JUST SO THAT THEY, MY COLLEAGUES, UNDERSTAND WHY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ KIMBERLY BIZOR TOLBERT FOR THE RECORD, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
YES, WE REQUESTED FOR THIS ITEM TO BE DEFERRED.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD COMPLETE THAT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES ACTION.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ITEM DEFERRED UNTIL WE CAN COMPLETE THAT PROCESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE MOTION TO DEFER.
THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
IS IT TYPICAL TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER DEFER THIS OR IS STAFF NOT ABLE TO DO THAT DIRECTLY? I'LL LET THE CITY ATTORNEY ANSWER THAT.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ONCE THE ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA, IT REQUIRES THE COUNCIL TO DEFER THE ITEM.
THANK YOU. AND IF I CAN ASK THE CITY MANAGER, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OFF ITEM SPECIFICALLY, BUT IN A GENERAL SENSE, I THINK THERE ARE ALMOST A DOZEN ITEMS THAT WERE DEFERRED THAT WERE ORIGINALLY ON OUR AGENDA.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S A ISSUE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU COULD SHARE WITH US ON.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE MOST I'VE EVER SEEN.
I'M BEING ADVISED THAT IT'S REALLY NOT A DISCUSSION TOPIC.
THAT'S FINE. I'LL TAKE IT OFFLINE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION PREVAILS ON ITEMS DEFERRED.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[49. Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office) 23-576]
YOUR FIRST ITEM AGENDA ITEM 49 IS CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.THIS MORNING YOU ONLY HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT.
IS THERE A MOTION? MAYBE MR. MAGOO, AT LEAST SOMEONE.
WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NOMINEE.
OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.
[50. Authorize the second step of acquisition for condemnation by eminent domain to acquire sand and gravel rights to approximately 43 acres of land, from the Heirs of Byrd B. Fisher and husband W.W. Fisher, Ballard Y. Burgher, W.L. Burgher, Cedric Burgher, Laura B. Atwell and husband Webster Atwell, and Robert S. Burgher, located on Canada Drive near its intersection at North Hampton Road for the Dallas Floodway Project - Not to exceed $4,311.00 - Financing: Flood Protection and Storm Drainage Facilities Fund (2006 General Obligation Bond Funds) 23-527 Attachments: Map Resolution Exhibit A]
AUTHORIZE THE SECOND STEP OF ACQUISITION FOR CONDEMNATION BY EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE SAND AND GRAVEL RIGHTS TO APPROXIMATELY 43 ACRES OF LAND FROM THE HEIRS OF BIRD B FISHER AND HUSBAND WW FISHER, BALLARD WEIBERGER, WL BERGER, CEDRIC BERGER, LAURA B ATWELL AND HUSBAND WEBSTER ATWELL AND ROBERT S BERGER, LOCATED ON CANADA DRIVE NEAR ITS INTERSECTION AT NORTH HAMPTON ROAD FOR THE DALLAS FLOODWAY PROJECT, NOT TO EXCEED $4,311.THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRWOMAN SCHULTZ? ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. HEARING AND SEEING NONE A RECORD VOTES REQUIRED, MADAM SECRETARY.
SO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL.
PLEASE START VOTING FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE CHAMBER FOR THOSE VIRTUAL.
I WILL. PROMPT YOU WHEN IT'S TIME TO VOTE.
12 MEMBERS THAT ARE PRESENT HAVE VOTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA, HOW DO YOU VOTE ON THIS ITEM? YES. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER. MCGOUGH, HOW DO YOU VOTE ON THIS ITEM? YES, THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA MCGOUGH MENDELSOHN ARNOLD IS ABSENT.
MAYOR PRO TEM ARNOLD IS ABSENT AND VOTE TAKEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS WEST MAYOR JOHNSON COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS RESENDEZ SCHULTZ, MORENO RIDLEY BLACKMON AND ATKINS VOTING AGAINST COUNCIL MEMBER NARVAEZ WITH 13 VOTING IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED AND ONE ABSENT.
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VOTE TAKEN. THE ITEM PASSES, MR. MAYOR. WONDERFUL.NEXT ITEM. MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR ITEMS FOR THIS SESSION.
WONDERFUL. THE TIME IS 10:20 A.M.
APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE THIS AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE OUR QUORUM BACK AND THE TIME IS NOW.
AND THIS MEETING IS CALLED BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.
MADAM SECRETARY, BEFORE WE PICK UP ON OUR AGENDA, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE A SPECIAL GUEST THAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY IN THE CHAMBER. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BIT DURING THE COURSE OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
BUT I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE WHO IS A GREAT LEADER IN THIS COUNTRY, A MUNICIPAL LEADER.
AND ALSO I WILL POINT OUT PROBABLY THE FIRST MAYOR TO STEP FOOT IN THIS CHAMBER WHO IS HOISTED A LOMBARDI TROPHY WITH A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM OWNER, WHO LIVES IN DALLAS AND AT LEAST 30 YEARS.
HIS NAME IS QUINTON LUCAS AND HE'S THE MAYOR NOT OF DALLAS, BUT OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
SO WE HAVE THE MAYOR OF KANSAS CITY HERE.
SO, MAYOR LUCAS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
AND THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR LETTING ME COME SAY HELLO TODAY.
I PROMISED THE MAYOR, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, THAT I WOULDN'T JUST TALK ABOUT FOOTBALL THE WHOLE TIME.
AND THAT SAID, HAVING PATRICK MAHOMES, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT OUR CHANCES.
SEE THAT? I FORGOT THERE ARE SEVERAL TEXAS TECH ALUMNI WHO ARE.
HERE WE GO. HOLD ON, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS.
WE ARE BOTH WORLD CUP SOCCER CITIES.
SO IN 2026, LOOK FORWARD TO US HAVING GOOD PLANS FOR THAT.
YOU ARE A BUZZ, EXCITING CITY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING A LOT FROM YOU, WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
SO GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
LET'S GO RED RAIDERS AND I'LL BE SEEING YOU ALL.
THANK YOU. GOT SOME FANS IN HERE NOW.
MAYOR LUCAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VISITING.
MADAM SECRETARY, WE CAN GO ON WITH OUR AGENDA NOW, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'RE NOW AT YOUR ZONING AGENDA.
[Z1. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting the renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 2389 for a commercial amusement (inside) on property zoned a CC Community Commercial Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 595, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, at the southeast corner of South Malcolm X Boulevard and Birmingham Avenue 23-566]
MR. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z-1.THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA, ARE YOU THERE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE TO DEFER ITEM NUMBER Z-1 UNTIL APRIL 26TH, 2023.
MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN? NO, SIR.
ANYONE ELSE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. ITEM IS DEFERRED.
[Z4. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an expansion of Planned Development Subdistrict No. 138 on property zoned a GR General Retail Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, on the southeast line of Vagas Street and northeast line of Maple Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Denial Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a revised development plan and conditions Z212-301(JM)]
AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z-4.MR. MORENO RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE TO DEFER ITEM Z-4 UNTIL APRIL 12TH, 2023.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. MORENO, ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE? HEARING NONE.
SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM.
THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.
[ZONING CONSENT AGENDA]
YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS Z-1 THROUGH Z-3.ITEM Z-1 WHICH IS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED THEREFOR.
YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS Z-2 AND Z-3.
I'LL READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM -2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN MF-2A MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHWEST LINE OF WILLOW STREET AT THE TERMINUS OF BANK STREET BETWEEN SOUTH CARROLL AVENUE AND SOUTH FITZHUGH AVENUE.
THERE AREN'T ANY REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, BUT ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THESE TWO CONSENT ZONING ITEMS? ITEM Z-2,Z-3.
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NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR.THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA? IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE.
ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
[Z5. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for a public school other than an open enrollment charter school on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District in an area bounded by Vanderbilt Avenue, Delmar Avenue, Goodwin Avenue, and Matilda Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a revised development plan, a traffic management plan, a revised landscape plan, and staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a revised development plan, a traffic management plan, a revised landscape plan, and conditions Z212-218(JA)]
ITEM Z-5 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL OTHER THAN AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL ON PROPERTY IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY VANDERBILT AVENUE DEL MAR AVENUE, GOODWIN AVENUE AND MATILDA STREET.MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 208 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA.
REQUEST WE RECEIVED 12 REPLIES IN FAVOR AND THREE REPLIES IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD.
BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
CARL CRAWLEY, 2201 MAIN STREET, REPRESENTED THE DALLAS ISD.
THIS IS GENEVA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE'VE HAD 2 OR 3 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS OUT HERE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z-5.
NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.
MR. RIDLEY, YOU HAVE A MOTION? ON ITEM Z-5 I MOVE APPROVAL OF THIS MATTER SUBJECT TO A REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN, A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, A REVISED LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND CPC'S CONDITIONS.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION, MR. RIDLEY? NO. ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE? HEARING NONE.
SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Z6. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for a new subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 714, the West Commerce Street/Fort Worth Avenue Special Purpose District, on the southeast corner of North Hampton Road and Remond Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a development plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Denial Z201-321(MP) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council before opening the public hearings on December 14, 2022 and January 25, 2023; and is scheduled for consideration on March 8, 2023.]
ITEM Z-6 IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SUB-DISTRICT WITHIN PROPERTY WITHIN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN ONE FOR THE WEST COMMERCE STREET, FORT WORTH AVENUE, SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH HAMPTON ROAD AND RAYMOND DRIVE.MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 61 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA.
REQUEST WE RECEIVED SEVEN REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION DUE TO THE CPC RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL, THIS ITEM WOULD REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY TO PASS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, TIM HERFEL.
I'M THE TREASURER OF THE FORT WORTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, AND THE FORT WORTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP IS PLEASED AND PROUD TO CHAMPION CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE FORT WORTH AVENUE AND HAMPTON AVENUE SITE.
OUR MISSION, AS REFLECTED IN PD 714, IS THE IMPROVEMENT OF FORT WORTH AVENUE CORRIDOR THROUGH WELL-DESIGNED DEVELOPMENT THAT IS BIKE FRIENDLY AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, AUGMENTED GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, WALKABILITY, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ORIENTED DESTINATIONS.
THIS SPROUTS DEVELOPMENT PLAN DELIVERS ON ALL THREE OF THOSE MISSIONS WITH SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PARKING LOT FEATURING PEDESTRIAN SHADE AND SAFETY, HANDICAPPED ACCESS AND GREEN SPACES FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY IN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION AND PERMISSION TO PROCEED WITH THIS LONG AWAITED PROJECT.
BRIAN MAYNARD? COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR.
MY NAME IS BRIAN MAYNARD. I LIVE AT 1906 MARY DALE IN DISTRICT ONE.
STEVENS PARK ESTATES, ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
I'VE BEEN ASKED BY A GROUP OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO.
EXCUSE ME, SIR, COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC? IS IT? OH, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE COULD USE THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
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IT IS FREQUENTLY LITTERED.AND IT IS A MAGNET FOR VAGRANCY AND PANHANDLING.
I WOULD HOPE THAT IF A NEW DEVELOPMENT WENT IN THERE THAT EITHER THE SOUTHLAND CORPORATION OR THE FRANCHISEE THAT HAS THE 7-ELEVEN ON THE CORNER WOULD FOLLOW THEIR LEAD AND CLEAN UP THIS BLOCK.
WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AND WE HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE AS WELL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR JOHNSON AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M REBECCA MOORE, 2736 MATURE STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
I'VE ATTENDED MEETINGS REGARDING THE SPROUTS DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNER OF THESE TWO MAJOR ROADS AND HAVE KEPT MY NEIGHBORS ABREAST OF THE STATUS AND CHANGES MADE IN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. RECENTLY, I POLLED THE NEIGHBORS REGARDING THE FINAL PLANS OF THE SPROUTS DEVELOPMENT AND RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS YES IN FAVOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR.
JANICIA HILL? JANICIA HILL IS NOT PRESENT.
JEFF HARRINGTON ? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. MAYOR JOHNSON AND COUNCIL.
I'M A MY NAME IS JEFF HARRINGTON.
I LIVE IN 1939 MAYFLOWER DRIVE IN STEVENS PARK ESTATES.
I'M ALSO ONE OF THE FOUR FOUNDERS OF THE FORT WORTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A SURVEY THAT COUNCILMAN WEST OFFICE ASKED BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE REGION, THREE MILE RADIUS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE TO GAIN COMMUNITY INPUT.
I'M JUST GOING TO HIT A FEW VERY QUICK POINTS.
FIRST OF ALL, USING SURVEY BEST PRACTICES, WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES OF STEVENS PARK VILLAGE, STEVENS PARK ESTATES AND THE FORT WORTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP DESIGNED A DUAL LANGUAGE SURVEY, GAUGING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON 13 DIFFERENT POSSIBLE ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT AND HOW PEOPLE FELT ABOUT THOSE.
THE SURVEY QUESTIONS WERE WORDED VERY OBJECTIVELY.
FOR EACH QUESTION, RESPONDENTS CHOSE WHETHER THEY CONSIDERED THE ASPECT PRESENTED IN FRONT OF THEM TO BE VERY IMPORTANT, SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT, SOMEWHAT UNIMPORTANT OR NOT IMPORTANT AT ALL.
OR PERHAPS THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH A YES OR NO QUESTION.
SO IT WAS UP FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
DURING THAT TIME, MORE THAN 1700 RESPONSES CAME IN TO THE SURVEY.
YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT, MORE THAN 1700 RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY WE CREATED.
THE RESULTS WERE CALCULATED USING A WEIGHTING SYSTEM.
THOSE WHOSE ADDRESS WERE BEYOND TWO MILES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SITE GOT COUNTED ONCE THOSE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 MILES WERE COUNTED TWICE, AND THOSE WHOSE ADDRESS WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT WERE COUNTED THREE TIMES TO ENSURE THOSE WHO WOULD BE CLOSEST TO THE DEVELOPMENT SITE WOULD HAVE THE GREATEST SAY IN THIS PROJECT.
AND FINALLY, THEY WERE ASKED THOSE WHO ASKED IF THEY APPROVED OF THE DEVELOPERS REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY SO THE GROCERY COULD SIT AT THE BACK OF THE LOT RATHER THAN AT THE FRONT. 83.5% SAID EITHER YES OR YES, SO LONG AS THE DEVELOPER INCORPORATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S WISHES INTO THE DESIGN.
AND 16.5% SAID NO, THEY WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING.
SO THIS IS SORT OF THE KIND OF COMMUNITY INPUT APPROACH WE TOOK.
IT TOOK ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS PERIOD FROM START TO END, AND THOSE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY.
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
I LIVE AT 623 ASPEN VALLEY LANE.
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FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS MAYOR JOHNSON FOR CONSIDERING THIS ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA.ALSO, A BIG THANKS TO COUNCILMAN WEST, WHO NAVIGATED THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS QUITE GALLANTLY.
HE DID A VERY GOOD JOB IN NAVIGATING THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT FROM JEFF.
AND I ALSO REALLY DO WANT TO THANK THE FORT WORTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, THERE WAS A DENIAL AT FIRST FROM CPC. BUT I MEAN, WE REALLY DID TURN A CORNER AND WE DID THAT BY GETTING COMMUNITY INPUT.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN.
THERE WERE A LOT OF CONCESSIONS MADE, AND WHAT WE ENDED UP WITH IS A REVISION THAT REALLY DID TAKE IN A LOT OF FEEDBACK THROUGH THE SURVEYS THAT JEFF JUST SPOKE ON.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS COMING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE NEED MORE HEALTHY CHOICES IN AND THROUGHOUT OAK CLIFF AND TO SOMEONE'S POINT EARLIER JOBS THAT WILL COME IN THROUGH THIS PROJECT ARE ALSO OBVIOUSLY WELCOMED.
CHRIS BUTLER? YES, SIR. THANKS, COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THANKS, MAYOR JOHNSON.
I MEAN, I'VE LIVED ALL OVER DALLAS, NORTH DALLAS, EAST DALLAS, NORTH OAK CLIFF.
AND I REALLY THINK THAT BRINGING THE SPROUTS OUT TO NORTH OAK CLIFF WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THOSE CONCERNS AND WILL HELP OVER TIME INCREASE THE TAX BASE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I THINK THIS IS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, GOOD FOR THE HEALTH AND ALSO GOOD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND I IMPLORE EACH OF YOU TO PLEASE VOTE YES FOR IT.
CATHERINE HOLMAN IS NOT PRESENT.
TRUDY NEWTON ? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR JOHNSON AND COUNCIL.
I'M TRUDY NEWTON AND I'M REPRESENTING STEVENS PARK VILLAGE, BOTH AS A RESIDENT AND I ALSO SERVE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, THE SPROUTS PLAN HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT.
IT WAS CONCERNING AT THE VERY BEGINNING ON HOW FAR THE DEVELOPER WANTED TO STRAY FROM THE PD 714 WHERE THE PROPERTY SITS, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PUBLIC MEETINGS REGARDING THIS CASE AND A SURVEY PREPARED ON THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE DEVELOPER HAS MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, INCLUDING STEVENS PARK VILLAGE, SEVERAL TIMES, TO DISCUSS THE PLAN AND ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT.
THE DEVELOPER HAS MADE STRIDES TO MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT MORE FRIENDLY TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALSO TO COMPENSATE FOR VARYING FROM THE PD 714 BY CREATING A NEW SUBDISTRICT WITHIN THE EXISTING PD.
THEY HAVE AGREED TO REMOVE ONE OF THE DRIVE THRUS ON THE PROPERTY FACING FORT WORTH AVENUE, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS OF THE SITE AND ALSO TO INCLUDE OPEN GREEN SPACES ON THE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC GATHERINGS.
I'M PLEASED TO SEE THE LIGHTING HAS ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SUBDISTRICT WITH THE STIPULATION.
SIDEWALKS ORIGINALLY STARTED OUT AT ONLY SIX FEET AND THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO MEET THE STANDARDS IN THE PD FOR 12 FOOT AND TEN FOOT SIDEWALKS, WHICH WILL DEFINITELY HELP WITH WALKABLE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SITE.
THIS MATERIAL IS FOUND IN BOTH STEVENS PARK VILLAGE AND STEVENS PARK ESTATES.
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IT WOULD REALLY HELP TIE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT TO OUR NEIGHBORS.PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT SPROUTS COMING IN AND I'M GLAD THAT THE DEVELOPER WAS WILLING TO WORK THROUGH VARIOUS ISSUES REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PLUS TO WORK TO MAKE SURE.
THESE ARE YOUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE ONE COMING FORWARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS ROB BALDWIN.
OFFICE AT 3904 ELM STREET, SUITE B IN DALLAS.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS.
THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN GREAT.
AND IT WAS NEVER ANY ADVERSARIAL.
THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED, AND THEY GOT US TO AGREE THAT WHAT THEY WANTED ACTUALLY MADE SENSE.
AND I THINK WE HAVE A VERY GOOD COMPROMISE GOING ON HERE.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.
HE STUCK TO HIS GUNS AND I THINK WE GOT EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO TO GET HIM WHERE HE WANTED, ESPECIALLY THE LARGE LAWN IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE A GREAT COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE.
AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY CLIENT, WHO IS WILLING TO DO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THE NEIGHBORS ASKED, SUCH AS BIOSWALES AND SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN THE PARKING LOT AND THE GREEN SPACE.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z SIX.
NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MR. COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.
IN CASE YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ME.
FIRST SHOPPING CARTS THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR CUSTOMERS FOR A GENERAL MERCHANDISE OR FOOD STORE GREATER THAN 3500FT² WITH A FLOOR AREA, MORE THAN 10,000FT² MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-THEFT WHEEL LOCK TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT SHOPPING CARTS FROM LEAVING THE PROPERTY.
SECOND, A 3500 SQUARE FOOT CONTIGUOUS OPEN SPACE WITH A WIDTH AND DEPTH OF AT LEAST 50FT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 125FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE ALONG FORT WORTH AVENUE.
THIRD, A DRIVE THROUGH LOUDSPEAKER USED BY A RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE IN OR DRIVE THRU SERVICE MAY NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 150FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE PROPERTY LINE ALONG HAMPTON ROAD AND MUST BE ORIENTED AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITHIN 1000FT OF THE LOUDSPEAKER.
COUNCIL MEMBER WEST AND ALSO COUNCILWOMAN BLACKMON FOR THE MOTION IN THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. COUNCILMEMBER WEST.
THIS CASE, WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, IS FOR THE SPROUTS GROCERY STORE CASE.
FIRST, THE WALKABILITY FACTOR.
PD 714 WAS WRITTEN OVER 20 YEARS AGO BY THREE HARDWORKING NEIGHBORS.
ONE OF THEM, MR. HARRINGTON, JUST SPOKE.
IT HAS WORKED VERY WELL IN DISTRICTS ONE AND SIX TO CREATE WALKABLE, MIXED USE PROJECTS.
THE BUILDINGS ON THE SITE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE EXISTING DO NOT CONFORM WITH THE PD.
THEY'RE ALL SET BACK FROM THE ROAD WITH THE PARKING LOTS UP FRONT.
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SO WITHOUT NEW CONSTRUCTION, NEW DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH NONCONFORMING USES.AND INTERESTINGLY, THIS PD ALLOWS FOR DRIVE THRU RESTAURANTS BY RIGHT WITHOUT AN SUV.
SO IF SOMEONE ELSE HAD BOUGHT THIS LOT AND DECIDED TO PUT UP A BURGER KING AND A LONG JOHN SILVER'S, THEY COULD HAVE DONE IT BY RIGHT WITHOUT GOING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR TO US.
THE RESTAURANT WILL HAVE A PATIO TO WELCOME PEOPLE RIGHT OFF THE SIDEWALK.
THE PD WAS WRITTEN BEFORE THE CITY CONTEMPLATED OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN.
AND WE LOVE THAT IN OAK CLIFF.
AND AND THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN ADDED.
OTHER REQUESTS LIKE DOWN LIGHTING, LIGHTS POINTING DOWN INSTEAD OF SHINING IN NEIGHBOR'S YARDS.
SPEAKER BOX POSITIONING ARE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED LANGUAGE.
BUT 89% OF THE 1480 PEOPLE WITHIN THREE MILES OF THE SITE SAID THEY WANTED A GROCERY STORE HERE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS AMENDMENT MEETS THAT INTENT WITH THE REMAINING TIME.
AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE.
MICHAEL PEPE, THE CASE MANAGER IN PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN, DAVID NEVAREZ, THE CITY ENGINEER.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ESPECIALLY HERE AT THE END, TO GIVE ME THESE LAST CONCESSIONS.
CATHERINE HOLMAN FROM THE FORT WORTH AVENUE DEVELOPMENT GROUP AND TIM AND HER WHOLE TEAM, JEFF HARRINGTON, WHO REALLY DESIGNED OUR SURVEY AND REPRESENTING SPINA ALONG WITH SOME OTHER FOLKS TODAY.
DAVID PREZIOSI STEVENS PARK VILLAGE, FOR HIS WORK WITH THE SURVEY AS WELL.
JANE HAMILTON, WHO SPOKE WHEN THE CASE WAS DENIED, I RECEIVED DOZENS, POSSIBLY HUNDREDS, OF EMAILS FROM ANGRY NEIGHBORS WHO MANY OF WHOM DID NOT WERE NOT AS PASSIONATE ABOUT PROTECTING THE ZONING IN THE CORRIDOR, AND THEY JUST WANTED THE GROCERY STORE.
I SENT ALL OF THOSE NEIGHBORS TO JANE AND I SAID, JANE, PLEASE HELP ME.
JUST KEEP THESE THESE FOLKS INFORMED BECAUSE WE WE WE WANT TO NEGOTIATE.
WE WANT TO GET MORE FROM THE DEVELOPER FOR THE NEIGHBORS.
AND SHE DID THAT. AND THE CALLS AND THE EMAILS STOPPED AND.
AND MOSTLY THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND IT JUST SHOWS HOW PASSIONATE.
EXCUSE ME, PASSIONATE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT.
CHAIRWOMAN SCHULTZ RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES, I BELIEVE, ON ITEM Z-6.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I AM VERY PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM, BUT I ALSO WANT TO USE THIS AS A MOMENT OF THIS IS A NEW STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AMONG OUR COLLEAGUES IN MANAGING A CHALLENGING SITUATION.
AND I THINK THAT YOUR POINT ABOUT IT BEING A BETTER PROJECT, BALDWIN'S POINT ABOUT IF THE DEVELOPER THEMSELVES IS SAYING THANK YOU, WE MADE YOU MADE US MAKE IT A BETTER PROJECT, I THINK THAT THAT REALLY SHOWS WHAT IT IS.
SO FOR THE COUNTLESS HOURS THAT OUR COLLEAGUE PUT INTO THIS, I JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL SUPPORT THIS WITH THE ENTHUSIASM THAT I DO. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
FIRST, I WANT TO START OFF BY CONGRATULATING AND THANKING MY COLLEAGUE, MR.
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WEST. IT'S NO SECRET THAT DISTRICT SIX AND DISTRICT ONE, WE SHARE FORT WORTH AVENUE CORRIDOR.AND WHAT HAPPENS ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE CORRIDOR AFFECTS THE NORTHERN END OF THE CORRIDOR.
BUT WE DEFINITELY NEEDED ONE ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE CORRIDOR.
BUT DON'T QUIT COMING TO COX ON THE NORTH SIDE BECAUSE WE STILL NEED YOU TO SPEND YOUR MONEY THERE.
WE WANT TO KEEP THAT ONE OPEN ON OUR END AS WELL.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE VERY EXCITED.
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS CASE.
AND SO THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS, YOUR ADVOCACY IN ORDER TO GET THE RIGHT PROJECT, THE RIGHT ZONING, THE RIGHT CASE, NOT JUST FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT FOR OUR ENTIRE LITTLE AREA THERE, THE FORT WORTH AVENUE CORRIDOR.
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT IT WORKED AND IT WORKED WELL FOR ALL OF US.
AND SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COMMISSIONER, MRS. CARPENTER. I KNOW THAT SHE GAVE HER $0.02 IN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT WAS ALSO MOVED FORWARD AND DONE WELL.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THIS, MY COLLEAGUES HERE, FOR ALLOWING MORE TIME WHEN YOU ASK FOR THE DELAY SO THAT WE COULD GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE WHERE WE ARE. AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHEN RESIDENTS JOIN TOGETHER AND ARE OPEN MINDED TO FIX, BUT ALSO NOT GIVING AWAY THE FARM TO GET WHAT YOU WANT AND WHERE WE CAN STAY AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT THAT HAPPENS.
AND SO THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND THAT CORRIDOR, THE THINGS THAT ARE CHANGING ARE ALL FOR THE BETTER AND THE AND THE BETTER BENEFIT OF NOT JUST YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THAT ENTIRE SURROUNDING AREA.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT AND GREAT.
AND THIS IS WHEN I'M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE CALL 911 EVERY TEN MINUTES BECAUSE OF THE BAD ELEMENTS THAT ARE THERE.
SO, MR. WEST, THANK YOU FOR STAYING THE COURSE AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR COMMUNITY WAS LISTENED TO.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID AND TO STAFF.
THIS WAS NOT AN EASY CASE, BUT IT WAS ONE THAT WAS DONE WITH EXCELLENCE.
SO, MR. CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
WELL, FIRST, I WANT TO SAY I LOVE SEEING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THIS.
I COULD SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
I COULD. SEE IT IN MY INBOX HERE AT CITY HALL EVEN.
AND SO I KNOW THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO IT.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOOD GOVERNMENT.
AND I THINK YOU FOUND THAT HERE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO.
WE OPENED A SPROUTS IN DISTRICT 12.
IT'S FABULOUS. IT'S THE RIGHT SIZE.
IT'S PERFECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND I HOPE YOU HAVE THAT SAME THING.
MS. BLACKMON. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND I, TOO, WANT TO CONGRATULATE CHAD, MR. WEST AND ALL THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING TOGETHER.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY COOL PLACE, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT.
WE'RE EXCITED. CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
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BENEFIT ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE.
CHAIRMAN ATKINS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES.
ECHO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WEST.
BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED, IT WASN'T FOR THE COMMUNITY, WOULD NOT BE CENTERED THE DAYS OF VOTING THIS THIS ITEM THE SURVEY YOU DID COUNCILMAN WEST HAD THE SAME THING I DO IN MY COMMUNITY SURVEY MEAN YOU KNOW WHAT THE SURVEY SAID AND I BELIEVE IT'S IN PRINT.
IT EXISTS. AND YOU DID PUT SOMETHING IN WRITING.
EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT PROS AND CONS, BUT THEY CAME TOGETHER AS COMMUNITY.
BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING SOMETHING TO THE TO YOUR DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
I'LL JUST BE REALLY QUICK AND JUST CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE EFFORTS.
AND SO WHEN I SAW YOU THERE COME UP TO THE FRONT, I'M LIKE, WELL, AND I KNOW THIS IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT DECISION BECAUSE I KNEW AND I KNOW YOUR BACKGROUND AND OF ALL THE FOLKS WE WORK WITH. SO I'M EXCITED NOT ONLY JUST TO SEE YOU TODAY, BUT JUST KNOW THAT SPROUTS IS VERY STILL CONNECTED TO VERY MUCH WHAT YOU'RE CONNECTED TO IS THE GREEN, THE GREEN SPACE AND THE COMMITMENT.
SO WE'RE EXCITED AND I KNOW THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH DISTRICT ONE, WE'LL EVENTUALLY GET SOME OF THE SAME BENEFITS AND WE BENEFIT FROM THIS AS WELL. BUT EVENTUALLY MAYBE WE'LL GET A PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN OUR DISTRICT SO WE CAN ALL CELEBRATE AND IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL AS MUCH.
BUT IT IS A GOOD DAY IN YOUR DISTRICT WITH SPROUTS.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MR. NARVAEZ, AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALL OF YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM Z-6.
A RECORD VOTE'S BEEN REQUESTED.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE INITIATE THE VOTE.
TEN HAVE VOTED. 11 HAVE VOTED.
ALL MEMBERS IN THE CHAMBER HAVE VOTED.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME FOR THOSE VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE HOW YOU'RE VOTING.
COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ, HOW DO YOU VOTE ON THIS ITEM? YES. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER. BAZALDUA? YES. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER. MCGOUGH? YES. THANK YOU.
WITH ALL 15 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL VOTING IN FAVOR, THE ITEM PASSES, MR. MAYOR. WONDERFUL.
YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO REACT LIKE THAT WHEN YOU LIKE WHAT WE DO.
I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING.
[Z7. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a public school other than an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District bounded by Boaz Street, West Greenway Boulevard, Glenwick Lane, and Inwood Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan, a traffic management plan, and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a 12-year period, subject to a site plan, a traffic management plan with corrections, and conditions Z212-261(JA) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council before opening the public hearing on January 25, 2023 and is scheduled for consideration on March 8, 2023.]
STREET. WEST GREENWAY BOULEVARD, GLENWOOD LANE AND INWOOD ROAD.MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 191 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 400FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.
WE RECEIVED 13 REPLIES IN FAVOR AND 12 REPLIES IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I HAVE A SPEAKER COMING FORWARD.
HE'D BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
CARL CRAWLEY, 2201 MAIN STREET.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PAUSING THIS AND ARRANGING.
DO WE HAVE THREE MEETINGS? YEAH, THREE MEETINGS.
ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU OKAY? YES, I'M OKAY. IT WAS DOWNTOWN BUILDING AND THE WINDOWS WERE SHAKING SO THAT THE NEIGHBORS AND THE ARCHITECTS, THOSE MEETINGS GOT US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, WHICH WE ALL GET STUCK IN BOXES ON OCCASION.
AND WE THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX BOTH ABOUT THE SCHOOL DESIGN AND ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.
AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF AND THE DISD AND ALL THE CONSULTANTS INVOLVED.
THERE WERE EMAILS AND TEXTS AT THREE AND FOUR IN THIS MORNING AND I DIDN'T WAKE ME UP.
I WAS ASLEEP. BUT THEY WERE BACK AND FORTH ABOUT PLANS AND CHANGES AND THE STAFF HAS DONE A HERCULEAN TASK ABOUT REVIEWING PLANS THIS MORNING AND YESTERDAY MORNING AND REVISING AND REVIEWING AND REVISING PROBABLY 4 OR 5 ITERATIONS.
I HAVE NO MORE REVISIONS THAT I'M AWARE OF.
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OTHERWISE, THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING UP WITH, I THINK A MUCH BETTER SCHOOL DESIGN AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE SCHOOL, AN AWARD WINNING SCHOOL, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCHOOL, AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A NEW ONE OF IT.ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z-7.
MR. MAYOR. CHAIRWOMAN WILLIS, MAYBE.
DO YOU HAVE A MOTION ON Z-7? I DO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A PERMANENT TIME PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE REVISED SITE PLAN AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN CIRCULATED TO CITY COUNCIL.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MADAM CHAIR? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY FIVE MINUTES.
THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY HELD ON JANUARY 25TH, AFTER OUR OFFICE BEGAN TO HEAR FROM NEIGHBORS REGARDING THE SITE PLAN AND THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN, THEY IDENTIFIED SOME SPECIFIC CONCERNS AND THE PLAN BEFORE YOU ADDRESSES ALL THREE.
AND IT'S A CREDIT TO THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH DISD.
TODAY IT WAS MET WITH APPLAUSE AT THE LAST COMMUNITY MEETING.
I WANT TO THANK DISD FOR THEIR WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THANK THE NEIGHBORS FOR THE WAY THEY ORGANIZED AND WORKED WITH DISD TO ADDRESS ISSUES AND REACH THIS AGREED UPON SOLUTION. I'M PROUD OF THE PLAN WE HAVE TODAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW LONGFELLOW CAMPUS AND ITS STATE OF THE ART PROGRAMS. HAVING STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES.
DISD IS SUCH A CRUCIAL PARTNER TO OUR CITY.
THEY'RE TRAINING UP THE FUTURE OF OUR BELOVED CITY.
THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON Z-7.
THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF AS IT RELATES TO THE THE SITE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.
I JUST WANT YOU, IF YOU WOULD, INTRODUCE YOURSELF SO THAT.
YES. MY NAME IS ANDREA LUTHRA.
I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OVER THE CURRENT PLANNING TEAM IN PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN.
THANK YOU. SO WHEN THESE ITEMS COME UP, PARTICULARLY WITH THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AS IT RELATES TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL OTHER THAN AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL AND ALL SCHOOLS, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT'S POSED TO ME IS WILL THERE BE SOME TYPE OF RISK, I GUESS CHECK PERIOD, OR FLAGGED PERIODS WHERE THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE TO COME BACK WITH THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT UPDATE PLAN.
AND HOW DO WE PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT? YES, OUR TEMPLATE CONDITIONS FOR ALL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS.
THEY ARE INCLUDED IN SUP AND PDS EUALLY.
THEY INCLUDE YOU'LL SEE CONDITION NUMBER EIGHT IN THE SUP PROPOSED CONDITIONS.
THEY'RE REFERRED TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THEY INCLUDE THE CONDITION THAT A TRAFFIC STUDY MAY BE SUBMITTED EVERY TWO YEARS TO CITY STAFF FOR ANALYSIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OPERATION INCLUDED IN THE TMP WORKS, IF WE SEE ANY ISSUES WE DO, DID INCLUDE CONDITIONS TO SAY THAT WE CAN SEND IT TO BACK TO CPC.
I THINK THAT KIND OF COVERS THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS.
ALL RIGHT. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE THROUGH THE YEARS WHERE WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, WE GET CAUGHT UP WITH, YOU KNOW, THE VALUE OF WHAT'S BEING TAUGHT AND THOSE THINGS IN THE IN THE BUILDING.
BUT ACTUALLY, THE SUP REALLY SPEAKS TO ONE OF THE THINGS, THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO THE CONVERSATIONS IN DISTRICT FOUR AND THE SOUTHERN SECTOR NORMALLY REVOLVES AROUND THE DISRESPECT, THE DISREGARD OF THOSE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STUDIES IN TERMS OF UPDATING.
AND SO I CONTINUE TO ASK CITY MANAGER TO DIRECT STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE BEGIN TO PUT IN SOME TYPE OF MECHANISM THAT WILL TRIGGER THE ALERT THAT IT IS NOW TIME FOR A REVIEW OF THIS PLAN AND THAT WE HOLD THOSE INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE, PARTICULARLY AS LONG AS WE DEAL WITH NUMBER ONE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE DEALING WITH CHILDREN IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES AND THE TRENDS THAT ARE IMPACTING THE SOCIETY NOW SO THAT WE DON'T LOSE ANY LIVES TO WHETHER IT'S MOBILITY ISSUES OR JUST RANDOM MADNESS THAT TAKES PLACE SOMETIMES IN OUR SCHOOLS.
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NOW, THE NEXT PIECE HERE IS THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, DOES IT SPEAK IN TERMS OF WHO WILL HELP MANAGE WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THE STUDY? IS IT IS THE DISD BUILT IN OR IS THE CITY OF DALLAS DPD BUILT IN OR IS IT REQUIRED TO BE? I BELIEVE IT'S A PARTNERSHIP.THE TMP IS SIGNED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL AND THE TMP.
ALSO, WE STARTED TO WE CHANGED IT A LITTLE BIT AND I THANK YOU FOR OFFERING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY WITH THIS NEW BATCH OF CASES WITH DALLAS ISD WE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT. THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS TO BE MORE MULTIMODAL AND TO LOOK AT PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND WE'RE LOOKING EQUALLY AT ALL MODES OF ACCESS. IF YOU LOOK ON THE LAST PAGE, WE ARE ALSO INCLUDING SIGNATURE FROM A TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTATIVE FROM FROM DALLAS ISD AND DEPENDING ON SCHOOL, WE SOMETIMES INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR A PEACE OFFICER OR SOMEBODY TO BE THERE DURING THE OPERATIONS FOR DROP OFF AND PICK UP.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S MOST OF MY QUESTIONS.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS WE TALK ABOUT EQUITY, WE TALK ABOUT EQUITY ACROSS THE BOARD IN TERMS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE RECEIVING THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY.
COUNCIL ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? ITEM Z-7 MR RESENDEZ WERE YOU? I THOUGHT I SAW YOUR HAND MOVE.
[Z8. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to and a renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 2189 for a recycling buyback center on property zoned an IM Industrial Manufacturing District, on the northeast line of Barry Avenue, between Upshur Street and East Grand Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a two-year period, subject to conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a two-year period, subject to conditions Z212-296(MP) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council before opening the public hearing on January 25, 2023 and was held under advisement on February 8, 2023 and is scheduled for consideration on March 8, 2023.]
NUMBER 2189 FOR A RECYCLING BUYBACK CENTER ON PROPERTY BETWEEN UPSHUR STREET AND EAST GRAND AVENUE.WE SENT 52 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 400FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.
WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z-8.
MR. MORENO, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.
AT LEAST FIVE VERTICAL FEET OF VISUAL SCREENING MUST BE MAINTAINED ALONG THE INTERNAL FENCE FACING BERRY AVENUE THAT BEGINS BETWEEN DOCKS EIGHT AND NINE AND EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 200FT TO THE RECYCLING BUYBACK CENTER.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDE?. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. MORENO. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR WORKING WITH US AND ADDRESSING SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO TEXAS TREE FOUNDATION COMING IN WITH SOME TREES ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM Z-8? HEARING AND S?EEING NONE.
[Z9. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an LI Light Industrial District on property zoned an A(A) Agricultural District on the west line of Bonnie View Road, south of Telephone Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval Z212-323(JA) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council before opening the public hearing on February 22, 2023 and is scheduled for consideration on March 8, 2023.]
SOUTH OF TELEPHONE ROAD.MR. MAYOR, WE SENT NINE NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE AREA REQUEST.
WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION AND ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z NINE.
CHAIRMAN ATKINS, YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIRMAN? ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM.
[PH1. A public hearing to receive comments regarding consideration of amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Development Code, Sections 51-4.212(13), “Service Station,” 51-4.217(b)(18), “Accessory electric vehicle charging station,” 51A-4.210(a)(19), “Motor vehicle fueling station,” and 51A-4.217(b)(1.1), “Accessory electric vehicle charging station,” and related sections with consideration to be given to appropriate zoning districts and developing appropriate standards associated with electric vehicle charging and an ordinance granting the amendments Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval DCA223-001(MK)]
SECTION 51-4.21213 SERVICE STATION 501-4.217B18 ACCESSORY ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION 51-A4.210.A19 MOTOR VEHICLE FUELING STATION AND 51-4.217B1.1 ACCESSORY ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AND RELATED SECTIONS WITH CONSIDERATION TO BE GIVEN TO APPROPRIATE ZONING DISTRICTS AND DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE AMENDMENTS.[01:50:07]
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM ONE.
CHAIRMAN ATKINS RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.
YEAH. I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM TH ONE UNTIL APRIL THE 12TH, 2023.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN? ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE HEARING SEEING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. ITEM IS DEFERRED.
NEXT ITEM. ITEM TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE ADOPTION OF REPROGRAMING BUDGET.
[PH2. A public hearing to receive comments on the adoption of Reprogramming Budget No. 1 (Substantial Amendment No. (1) to the FY 2022-23 Action Plan to: (a) use unspent prior year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds in the amount of $2,971,130 for the Residential Development Acquisition Loan Program; (b) use unspent CDBG CARES Act Relief Funds in the amount of $403,405 for the Emergency Assistance Program; (c) use unspent Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids CARES Act Relief Funds in the amount of $69,229 for the Emergency Assistance Program; (d) amend Schedule B to the FY 2022-23 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for CDBG; and (e) to add an activity for Out-of-School Time Program-Community Sites and reallocate $97,441 from Out-of-School Time Program-School Sites to the new activity; and (2) correct the department for Americans with Disabilities Act Improvements; and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize final adoption of Reprogramming Budget No. 1 (Substantial Amendment No. 1) to the FY 2022-23 Action Plan - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)]
NUMBER ONE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE FY 2022-23 ACTION PLAN TO A USE UNSPENT PRIOR YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,971,130 FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITION LOAN PROGRAM.B USE UNSPENT CDBG CARES ACT RELIEF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $403,405 FOR THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
C USE UNSPENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS CARES ACT RELIEF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,229 FOR THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
D AMEND SCHEDULE B TO THE FY 2022-23 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET FOR CDBG AND E TO ADD AN ACTIVITY FOR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM COMMUNITY SITES AND REALLOCATE $97,441 FROM OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM SCHOOL SITES TO THE NEW ACTIVITY AND TO CORRECT THE DEPARTMENT FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT IMPROVEMENTS.
AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZED FINAL ADOPTION OF REPROGRAMING BUDGET.
NUMBER ONE, SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE FY 2022-23 ACTION PLAN.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM TWO.
IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON PH-2 MAYOR PRO TEM? YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON PH-2.
THANK YOU. I'M A LITTLE BIT SLOW ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT THE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE, EVEN THOUGH I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT, IS WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR USE OF SOME OF THESE FUNDS ON UNSPENT, UNSPENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS CARE ACT RELIEF FUNDS TO ALSO INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS.
THANK YOU, MS. CHAN WILLIAMS IS COMING TO RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION.
COUNCILWOMAN. YOUR MIND, YOUR MICROPHONE.
MS. WILLIAMS. CHAN WILLIAMS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND BUDGET OFFICE.
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THE QUESTION WAS, COULD ANY OF THE CARES ACT HOPA FUNDS BE USED FOR SENIOR SERVICES? YES. UNDER.
SEE. YES, I ACTUALLY CAN IF THERE'S A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND LOW INCOME.
WHAT I'M PUSHING FOR IS WOULD THEY HAVE WOULD WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INCLUDE SENIORS, WHETHER WHETHER THEY HAVE A MEDICAL OR NOT, TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM? IF THERE IS NO MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND LOW INCOME, THEY CANNOT BE PART OF THE HOPWA PROGRAM.
ALL RIGHT. SO THERE HAS TO BE A MEDICAL ISSUE.
YES, MA'AM. FOR HOPA? YES. HOPA STANDS FOR HOUSING.
OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS.
SO THAT IS A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT.
SO I GUESS MAYBE I BETTER READ THIS.
CAN ANY OF THESE FUNDS THAT ARE LISTED HERE.
I'M CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY NOW.
HERE'S UNSPENT CDBG CARES ACT RELIEF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT FOR EMERGENCY ACT RELIEF FUNDS.
COULD ANY OF THESE MONIES BE USED FOR SENIOR CITIZEN HOME REPAIR? EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR? HOME REPAIR? BECAUSE IF SO, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO US TODAY TO INCLUDE IT, BECAUSE I'M RUNNING INTO A NUMBER OF SENIORS WHO THEY MAY NOT HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE AS DEFINED BY THE DOCTOR AS A SEVERE ILLNESS.
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CREATES A MENTAL ISSUES.ET CETERA. ET CETERA. ET CETERA.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION IS NOT TO BE ANTAGONISTIC.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR ANY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST.
YES, MA'AM. CYNTHIA ROGERS IS FROM HOUSING.
I WILL SAY THE UNSPENT FUNDS FOR CDBG, THOSE ARE BEING ALLOCATED TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
THOSE FUNDS THAT WE'RE DIRECTING FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, THOSE ARE SPECIFIC FUNDS.
ONE IS THE HOPWA CATEGORY WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS.
THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS IS PRIMARILY SPECIFICALLY FOR HOME FOR HOMELESSNESS.
HOWEVER, THE 2.9 THAT IS GOING TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THAT THAT THAT IS WHAT'S GOING WITH THE UNSPENT MONEY ON THE CDBG SIDE AND CYNTHIA CAN TALK TO THE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE FUNDS.
SO THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO OUR DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY FOR OUR.
WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY PUT THE MONEY INTO HOME REPAIR.
WE DO HAVE 6 TO 8 OTHER HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN SERVE SENIORS IN WHICH THEY ARE THE PRIMARY APPLICANTS THAT WE RECEIVE. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AND REPROGRAM SOME MONEY FOR HOME REPAIR IF WE SEE THAT NEED.
ALL RIGHT. SO BECAUSE I AM I AM.
WE CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR HOME REPAIR AND HOUSING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
I JUST KNOW THAT WHERE I SIT NOW, AS WE'VE BEEN ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY OUR COUNCIL PRIORITIES, I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PRIORITIES AS IT RELATES TO SENIORS WHO NEED SOME MINOR HOME REPAIR EMERGENCY.
THAT DEFINITION DEPENDS ON HOW YOU DEFINE IT.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT ONCE A SENIOR HAS HOLES IN THE ROOF AND THEY WALK, THE FLOOR HAS CAVED IN AND YOU HAVE CRITTERS COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDOW, THAT DOES CREATE FOR US AN EMERGENCY.
AND IT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE HEALTH THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE IN.
AND SO I AM GOING TO ASK THE ATTORNEYS FOR ANY ASSISTANCE WE CAN GET IN TERMS OF COMING BACK TO REPROGRAM SO THAT I BETTER WE CAN GET TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE REALLY NEED.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I DIDN'T CATCH THIS AHEAD OF TIME.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU NOW.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR YOUR CONTINUED WORK.
THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN SCHULTZ, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR.
I THINK YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ARE THESE FUNDS DO THESE GO THROUGH CDC? SO THE CDC ALREADY REVIEWED AND SAID AND MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW THEY SHOULD BE SPENT.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
ARE THESE FUNDS ALLOWED TO BE USED FOR GENERAL HOME REPAIR OR ARE THEY RESTRICTED TO ISSUES RELATED TO THE STORM? THESE ARE REGULAR CDBG ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.
THEY'RE NOT RESTRICTED TO THE STORM.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST Z7? HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE.
EXCUSE ME. I APOLOGIZE TO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE AYES HAVE IT. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
[PH3. A public hearing to receive comments on the FY 2023-24 Operating, Capital, and Grant & Trust Budgets - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
ITEM THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE FY 20 2324 OPERATING CAPITAL AND GRANT AND TRUST BUDGETS.THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A MOTION JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M LOOKING FOR THAT MOTION RIGHT NOW.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? ANY OPPOSED? HEARING IS CLOSED.
CH FOUR WAS DELETED ON THE AGENDA.
[PH5. A public hearing to receive comments on the proposed amendments to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan (“Plan”) for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, the Skillman Corridor Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) District (the “TIF District”) to: (1) increase the geographic area of the TIF District by approximately 34 acres along Audelia Road from LBJ Freeway (IH-635) to Forest Lane; (2) specify that expenditures within the budget category titled “Other Skillman Corridor Improvement” may include redevelopment of publicly owned facilities; and (3) make corresponding modifications to the TIF District’s boundary and Plan; and, at the close of the public hearing, consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 26534, previously approved on December 13, 2006, as amended, to reflect these amendments - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 14, THE SKILLMAN CORRIDOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING TIF DISTRICT, THE TIF DISTRICT[02:00:05]
TO ONE INCREASE THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE TIF DISTRICT BY APPROXIMATELY 34 ACRES ALONG AUDELIA ROAD FROM LBJ FREEWAY CH 635 TO FOREST LANE, TO SPECIFY THAT EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE BUDGET CATEGORY, TITLED OTHER SKILLMAN CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT, MAY INCLUDE REDEVELOPMENT OF PUBLICLY OWNED FACILITIES AND THREE MAKE CORRESPONDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE TIFF DISTRICTS BOUNDARY AND PLAN.AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 26534 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2006, AS AMENDED, TO REFLECT THESE AMENDMENTS.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM FIVE.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR MOTION WE'RE LOOKING FOR ON THIS ONE OR TO ADOPT THE ITEM? OKAY. LOOKING FOR THAT MOTION? ATKINS MOTION. MOTION APPROVED.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED? EYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM.
WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO YOUR ITEM 20 CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 20.
[20. Authorize (1) the transfer of $5,551,590.00 from the Skillman Corridor TIF District Fund to the Park & Recreation Department Capital Gifts, Donation & Development Fund to support the design and construction of a new City park and multi-purpose facility at the northwest corner of Forest Lane and Audelia Road (the “Forest/Audelia Project”) in Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen (Skillman Corridor TIF District); (2) an increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $5,551,590.00 in the Park & Recreation Department Capital Gifts, Donation & Development Fund; and (3) the disbursement of funds in an amount not to exceed $5,551,590.00 from the Park & Recreation Department Capital Gifts, Donation & Development Fund to deliver the Forest/Audelia Project, such improvements being necessary and convenient to the implementation of the Skillman Corridor TIF District Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan, as amended - Not to exceed $5,551,590.00 - Financing: Capital Gifts, Donation & Development Fund (subject to availability and current and annual appropriations from tax increments)]
ITEM 20 IS AUTHORIZED ONE THE TRANSFER OF $5,551,590 FROM THE SKILLMAN CORRIDOR TIF DISTRICT FUND TO THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAPITAL GIFTS, DONATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT FUND TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CITY PARK WITH MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF FOREST LANE AND AUDELIA ROAD.THE FOREST AUDELIA PROJECT AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 14 SKILLMAN CORRIDOR TIF DISTRICT TWO AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,551,590.
AND THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAPITAL GIFTS, DONATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT FUND.
AND THREE THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,551,590 FROM THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CAPITAL GIFTS DONATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT FUND TO DELIVER THE FOREST AUDELIA PROJECT.
SUCH IMPROVEMENTS BEING NECESSARY AND CONVENIENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SKILLMAN CORRIDOR TIF DISTRICT PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN AS AMENDED NOT TO EXCEED $5,551,590.
WONDERFUL. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE. APPROVAL. IT'S BEEN MOVED.
AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.
MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR ITEMS FOR THIS AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE, YOUR REMAINING OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS.
[OPEN MICROPHONE (Part 3 of 3)]
WONDERFUL. LET'S HAVE THEM.THANK YOU. I'LL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.
SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE SAME RULES.
ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL AND PERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN PERSON.
FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SESSION.
INDIVIDUAL WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
YOU'LL NOTICE THE TIME ON THE MONITOR AT THE PODIUM WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.
PLEASE STOP FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
I WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO MAYOR JOHNSON ONLY WE WILL GO BACK TO.
WHAT HAPPENED TO SANDRA CRENSHAW? THAT'S WHO I'M GOING TO CALL SANDRA CRENSHAW ONLINE.
I'M SORRY. I'M JUST TOLD MRS. CRENSHAW HAS CANCELED LINDA NEWLAND.
LINDA? SHE WAS A SPEAKER I CALLED THIS MORNING.
I'LL COME BACK. WE'LL COME BACK TO MS..
THE BRIDGE IS KIND OF I WAS HERE FOR FEMA AND AND IT WAS THE CHURCH IS GONE AND THERE IS KIND OF KIND OF GONE BAD AND IT JUST NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. AND I'VE BEEN HOMELESS FOR 11 DAYS NOW AND I'M I'M A FUNDS UP TO GO HERE FROM FROM HOUSTON AND ALSO AMAZON
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HEADQUARTERS NEEDS TO BE REBUILT BECAUSE I'M AN ASSOCIATE TO AND LOVE FIELD NEEDS A DART I MEAN A SIDE BRIDGE OVER TO LOVE FIELD BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO PAY EXTRA $100.25 JUST TO GO TO LOVE FIELD AND LOVE LINK AND AND DART TRAINS TO GO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE MORE ON UPTOWN TRAINS.IT'S GOING LIKE OVER 100MPH AND SWERVING IT'S SLOW DOWN THE MORE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON.
I'M BACK AGAIN WITH THE SAME OLD THING FOR A DONATION.
HEY, WE JUST GOT TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS.
AND WE CAN DO IT IF Y'ALL SEND OUT A LETTER TO ALL THE CITIZENS, LIKE Y'ALL SEND OUT LETTERS TO GET.
ASK THEM IF THEY WANT TO KEEP FLUORIDATION OR STOP FLUORIDATION.
IT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? YOU PEOPLE HERE ON THE COUNCIL ARE NOT DOING IT.
NOT PARTICULARLY YOU PEOPLE, BUT THE COUNCIL STARTED IT BACK IN THE 1960S.
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT STARTED FLUORIDATION.
AND THEN YOU ALL WON'T STOP IT.
MISS NOLAN, WILL YOU PLEASE GET ON THE MICROPHONE? CAME AVAILABLE.
THAT SAYS FLUORIDATION IS NOT GOOD.
IT GOES THROUGH ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER.
BECAUSE ON THAT MEMORANDUM THAT WAS SENT TO THE COUNCIL BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THERE WAS ATTACHMENTS ABOUT. AND AGENDA 2030.
HEY, WHAT'S 2030? IT SAYS THEY WANT TO INCREASE AT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT Y'ALL CALL FLUORIDE IS NOT REGULAR FLUORIDE.
A BYPRODUCT OF THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.
THE CITIZENS ARE NOT AWARE THAT Y'ALL PUT FORENSIC ACID IN OUR WATER.
OH, BUT WHAT? WHY DON'T WE CHANGE? THE DEFINITION.
AND PUT IT SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD OF POISON.
I THINK GOING ON ABOUT GETTING A BRIEFING ON FLUORIDATION THAT WAS TO OCCUR.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENED? NOTHING. IT WAS STILL HERE.
Y'ALL GET THIS POISON OUT OF OUR WATER.
[02:10:01]
HELLO. HOW ARE YOU DOING? MY NAME IS PRECIOUS OILS.I'VE BEEN IN RECOVERY, LIKE, ALMOST THREE YEARS.
BUT I MADE SOME MISTAKES IN MY PAST DUE TO MY ADDICTION.
AND SO I HAD ITS WITH, ITS WITH A GROUP OF ITS WITH A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.
AND SO I WROTE MR BARKSDALE, HIGGINS THIS KIND OF THIS IS JUST SOME OF IT BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL I TELL YOU GUYS ALL OF THAT IN THREE MINUTES, BUT I WROTE TO FH OK FH SC THE FEDERAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND AND IT GOT PASSED TO BARKSDALE HIGGINS.
AND SO LIKE I WAS TELLING, I WAS TELLING BARKSDALE HIGGINS THAT I WAS BEING DEALING WITH DISCRIMINATION ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY AT, AT 2801 NINTH STREET. BUT I'VE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT PROPERTY AND I'M STILL DEALING WITH THE SITUATION.
AND SO I'M STILL DEALING WITH IT LIKE IT'S IT'S VERY SERIOUS.
THE POLICE ARE EVEN INSULTING ME.
YOU KNOW, I GOT ALL THESE POLICE REPORTS AND I AIN'T NO DETECTIVE CALLING BACK TO TRY TO HELP ME, YOU KNOW? SO THIS IS WHAT LED ME TO COME AND TRYING TO TALK TO THE CITY, YOU KNOW? SO THAT'S ALL I GOT.
YES. FOR WHAT PURPOSE? JUST IF I CAN ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS YOUNG LADY BEFORE SHE TAKES OFF SOMEBODY FROM FAIR HOUSING OR WHATEVER THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ACTUALLY, GO AHEAD, MADAM SECRETARY.
THANK YOU, CHARAKA DHARMA GUNARATNA.
HELLO. MY NAME IS CARA DHARMA GUNARATNA, AND I LIVE AT 4530 VICTOR STREET.
DUE TO CRIME, DRUG USE AND REPEATED CALLS TO THE POLICE, I HAVE CONVERTED MY PROPERTIES FROM TRADITIONAL TO SHORT TERM RENTALS ONCE AGAIN DUE TO CRIME AND REPEATED CALLS TO THE POLICE. I HAVE CHOSEN TO CONVERT MY PROPERTIES FROM TRADITIONAL TO SHORT TERM RENTALS.
SHORT TERM GUESTS HAVE NO TENANT RIGHTS.
I CAN IMMEDIATELY REMOVE A BAD TENANT WITHOUT ANY DUE PROCESS.
I KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE GONE IN A MATTER OF DAYS.
IN THE LAST 15 YEARS I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PURCHASE FOUR BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC HOMES IN EAST DALLAS SINCE OWNING A STR IS MORE PROFITABLE, I AM ABLE TO INVEST MORE MONEY INTO THE UPKEEP OF MY PROPERTIES, PRESERVING THEM FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
I APOLOGIZE THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EMAIL YOU EVERY DAY OR COME TO EVERY MEETING.
I URGE YOU ALL TO NOT INTERFERE WITH MY RIGHTS TO RUN MY PROPERTIES UNDER CURRENT LAW.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN CHANGE ZONING GOING FORWARD, AND I RESPECT YOUR ABILITY TO DO SO.
I SUGGEST PUTTING A GRANDFATHER CLAUSE INTO ZONING, INTO ANY ZONING CHANGES THAT MAY TAKE PLACE.
I AND OTHERS ARE READY TO LEGALLY PROTECT OUR RIGHTS.
I WILL IMMEDIATELY FILE AN INJUNCTION IF THE CITY OF DALLAS INTERFERES WITH THOSE RIGHTS.
FINALLY, I AM IN A POSITION TO BRING A TOUCHY SUBJECT UP AND PLACE IT IN THE PUBLIC RECORD.
MOST OF THIS ROOM IS FAMILIAR WITH THE BIG D READS PROGRAM IN 2022.
THE BOOK WAS THE ACCOMMODATION BY JIM SCHULTZ.
IT SPEAKS TO HOW RACIAL BOUNDARIES WERE DRAWN IN DALLAS.
MOST OF THOSE BOUNDARIES WERE IMPLEMENTED USING DIFFERENT ZONING METHODS, XENOPHOBES TORCHED, BOMBED, ZONED AND BURNED, ANYTHING THAT THEY FELT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE, DIFFERENT, OR, IN OTHER WORDS, NOT WHITE.
LATER THAT SAME MONTH, MY NOISE, MY NOISE DETECTOR WENT OFF TWICE.
AND WHEN I DROVE BY, I SAW A GROUP OF WHITE STUDENTS HAVING A SMALL GET TOGETHER IN THE SAME HOUSE.
LET ME BE HONEST, SINCE THEY CAN'T IT ISN'T THAT STARS ARE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
[02:15:05]
IT IS THAT NON-WHITES ARE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.SIGN AND REPLACE THEM WITH KEEP MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHITE.
WILLIAM MCCLINTOCK IS NOT PRESENT.
YES, I'M HERE. CAN YOU SEE ME? I KNOW I HAVE TO HAVE MY VIDEO ON.
I'M A SHORT TERM RENTAL HOST AND AM A DALLAS RESIDENT.
I TOO, AM HERE TO SUPPORT WOMEN ON THIS SPECIAL DAY.
AND YES, HOST HAVE RIGHTS AS WELL AND DESERVE TO BE HONORED.
AND LIKE ANOTHER WOMAN THAT WE ALL KNOW SAID, WHEN THEY GO LOW, WHAT DO WE DO? WE GO HIGH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF SHORT TERM RENTAL HOSTS ARE WOMEN? WE ARE. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE CITY ASKED US TO REGISTER OUR SHORT TERM RENTALS? AND WE DID. DID YOU KNOW THAT CITY? THE CITY HAS ASKED US TO PAY TAXES.
AND WE DID. DID YOU KNOW? PER THE CITY REPORT, SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE GOOD FOR DALLAS.
I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW TO MAYOR JOHNSON AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
LOOK, RECENT WINTER STORMS AND TWO YEARS AGO.
WHAT IS IT, ICE GETTING, WHATEVER PEOPLE CALL IT.
WE OPENED OUR DOORS WHEN PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE POWER, DIDN'T HAVE HEAT.
I ASK YOU, DID I ASK EVERYONE, DID YOU OPEN YOUR DOORS FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS? WE'RE ALL ABOUT BEING NEIGHBORLY.
WE HELPED THOSE PEOPLE AND VERY PROUD OF IT.
DO YOU KNOW THE MAGNITUDE OF THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE THAT ZONING SAYS OR AN ESSENTIAL BAND THAT DO YOU KNOW THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AMOUNT OF DALLAS RESIDENTS, WOMEN AND MINORITIES THAT WOULD LOSE THEIR JOBS AND BE ON UNEMPLOYMENT? HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST THE CITY OF DALLAS? THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN THE CITY'S REPORT OUTWEIGHS THE FEW COMPLAINTS.
LOOK, I'M NOT FOR PARTY HOUSES.
I'M NOT FOR CRIME, I'M NOT FOR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, BUT I AM FOR FAIR AND BALANCED REGULATION.
I'M NOT FOR ZONING AND I'M NOT FOR A BAN.
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR JOHNSON, FOR COMMITTING ON THIS SPECIAL DAY TO HONOR US WOMEN AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN ON THIS SPECIAL DAY.
CAN YOU COME RIGHT BACK TO ME? WELL, THANK YOU. WE'LL COME BACK.
CLAUDIO GUTIERREZ IS NOT PRESENT.
[02:20:12]
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR JOHNSON.I'M 39, A PLANO RESIDENT, BUT BY EXTENSION A DFW PLANO RESIDENT AS WELL.
I'M A PATENT AUTHOR OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CATEGORY OF SUSTAINABILITY, CMO, SHAREHOLDER AND CONSULTANT OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MEDIA MARKETING ADVERTISING COMPANY.
EX CTO, SHAREHOLDER AND CONSULTANT OF MULTI MILLION DOLLAR MEDICAL FACILITIES.
A SUPPORTER OF UNITED WAY ORGANIZATION.
WATCH. WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF SOLDIERS, A FIRST RESPONDERS ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS CAFE MOMENTUM LOVING FATHER OF TWO, A US ARMY COMBAT WAR VETERAN AND SOMEONE WHO WOULD LITERALLY DO ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND.
I'LL BE SPEAKING FROM A PERSPECTIVE TODAY OF A FRIEND, A BUSINESS OWNER AND A COMBAT VETERAN.
AND MY ENTIRE LIFE I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH SUFFERING CAUSED BY GOVERNMENT OVERREACH IN THE FIRST WAVE OF ATTACK. ARTURO SANCHEZ, SITTING UP IN THE AUDIENCE.
YOU HEARD FROM HIM EARLIER, HAD BEEN ATTACKED WITH TRADEMARK CANCELLATION.
THIS THIS IS KNOWN AS TRADEMARK BULLYING.
YOU KNOW, TWO AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS LATER, AFTER WATCHING HIM CONTINUING TO STRUGGLE AND AGAINST THE ATTACK OF THE CITY TO GET TRADEMARK CANCELLATION, THEY WENT AFTER A SECONDARY LOGO, THE SAME LOGO WORN BY DAK PRESCOTT AND EARL SPENCE JR.
I FEEL LESS SORRY FOR MY FALLEN COMRADES AND THEIR FAMILIES THAN I DO FOR THE ONE WHO ENDURES TORTURE AND SUFFERING, SCRAPING EVERY PENNY THAT THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT AGAINST THESE VICIOUS ATTACKS.
NOW, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT A NOUN IS.
A NOUN IS A PERSON, PLACE OR THING, NOT A PERSON, PLACE AND THING.
NOW, WHY I SAY THAT IS THE CITY OF DALLAS IS A PLACE.
THE MUNICIPALITY IS FIGHTING IN WHAT I UNDERSTAND AS.
IT IS IT IS PRESSING THIS MAN TO HIS WIT'S END.
FROM AUSTIN TO HOUSTON, WE GOT LUCKY AND FOUND A REALLY GREAT FIRM.
OR HE RATHER NOT WE EXCUSE ME.
LET ME BE MORE SPECIFIC, BUT I'M JUST BEGGING YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO THIS GOVERNMENT OVERREACH AND MAKE ANY KIND OF MOTION OR MOVEMENT TO TRY TO CANCEL THIS CANCELLATION PROCESS.
I'M BACK. HE THOUGHT HE HAD ME.
BUT I'M BACK. THE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
MY SENTIMENTS ON SAVING THE CHILDREN.
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN.
ALL THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.
RED, BROWN, YELLOW, BLACK AND WHITE.
THEY ARE PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT.
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT LITTLE CHILDREN.
SOME OF THEM DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
THEREFORE, THEY ARE ALLOWING THEMSELVES TO HAVE OPERATIONS TO REMOVE THEIR AGENDA ITEMS LIKE THEIR BREASTS FROM LITTLE GIRLS.
[02:25:02]
THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CHANGE CLOTHES ONCE THEY GET TO SCHOOL TO FURTHER HELP TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY THINK THEY ARE. GOD MADE US AND HE MADE US IN TWO SEXES.WE ARE EITHER MALE OR WE ARE FEMALE.
AND WHEN WE GET TO HEAVEN OR HELL, WE'RE GOING TO STILL BE MALE OR FEMALE.
SOME OF THE CHILDREN ARE ABUSED IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
BECAUSE SOME OF THE TEACHERS, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD TEACHERS.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF TEACHERS WHO ARE GETTING USING TEACHING AS A JOB.
IT SHOULD BE A CAREER, A PROFESSION, A CALLING.
AND EVEN WITH THE ABORTION, IF YOU TAKE A PERSON AND YOU WANT TO GET THE ORIGIN OF THAT PERSON, YOU HAVE TO GO WAY BACK TO THE TWO CONCEPTION EGGS, MEAT, SPERM, SPERM, MEAT, EGGS.
AND IT GROWS INTO A MAN OR A WOMAN, A BOY OR A GIRL.
SO ANYWAY, I SAY LET'S STAND FOR LIFE.
OKAY. MARISOL, I CAN HEAR YOU.
CAN YOU PLEASE TURN ON YOUR VIDEO, PLEASE? TURN ON YOUR VIDEO.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO COME BACK TO ME ONE MORE TIME? NO. YOU'RE THE. YOU'RE THE FINAL SPEAKER.
WE CAN SEE YOU AND HEAR YOU. OKAY.
YOU MAY CONTINUE. YOU MAY CONTINUE.
WONDERFUL. HI, MY NAME IS MARISOL.
TIM. I'M AT 814 ELLSWORTH STREET IN OAK CLIFF.
I'M THE OWNER OPERATOR OF A SHORT TERM RENTAL AND A SUPERHOST ON AIRBNB.
I PURCHASED MY HISTORIC TRIPLEX LAST YEAR.
IT WAS BUILT IN 1912 AS A BOARDING HOUSE.
MANY VISITORS HAVE LAID THEIR HEAD IN THIS HOME OVER THE LAST 111 YEARS.
MY CURRENT GUESTS ARE AN OAK CLIFF FAMILY WHOSE HOME IS BEING RENOVATED.
THEY WANTED TO STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAINTAIN A NORMAL DAY TO DAY LIFE FOR THEIR FAMILY.
I'VE I'VE RECENTLY HOSTED A WIDOW WHO COULDN'T BEAR TO BE IN THE HOME WHERE HER HUSBAND DIED.
A NEW GRANDMOTHER COMING TO HELP HER DAUGHTER WITH HER NEWBORN BABY FROM ACROSS THE STREET.
THIS IS ALL IN ADDITION TO BRINGING IN HEFTY TAXES THAT SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SERVICES AND BRING REVENUE AND LOCAL BUSINESSES REVENUE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL WORKERS WHO HELP ME MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY TO A FIVE STAR LEVEL QUALITY REQUIRED BY MY GUESTS.
INSTEAD, LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF IRRESPONSIBLE HOSTING.
THIS INCLUDES YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS FOR THIS MEETING, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
[02:30:01]
AGENDA MEETING OR ANY OFFICIAL MEETING OF ANY SORT HERE AT THE CITY OF DALLAS.FOR MY CHIEF OF STAFF, TRISTAN HALLMAN, WHO IS LEAVING OUR OFFICE IN A WEEK.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY IN FRONT OF THE FOLKS HERE ASSEMBLED IN THE GALLERY, BUT ALSO, OF COURSE, ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I THINK THEY WILL AGREE YOU'VE ACQUITTED YOURSELF VERY WELL WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND YOUR PERSONALITY AND DEMEANOR, UNFLAPPABLE AND JUST A CONSUMMATE GENTLEMAN, GREAT HUMAN BEING.
WE'VE BECOME FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS, BUT YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I KNOW YOU LOVE THE CITY AND WE LOVE YOU, TOO, MAN.
AND I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE.
YOU DON'T LOOK IT, BUT YOU'RE A YOUNG MAN, SO I KNOW YOU HAVE A GREAT FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU.
AND I KNOW IT'S A REAL A REAL GRIND WORKING FOR ME.
AND AND THE JOB OF A CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE MAYOR IS ONE THAT I WELL, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE AROUND THIS DAIS WHO'VE HAD WHO'VE HAD THAT RESPONSIBILITY, BUT I HAVE NOT.
ANYONE SO GODSPEED TO YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.