May 24, 2023 City Council Agenda Meetings

>> THANK YOU. I JUST LIKE TO GIVE COMMENTS ON TWO ITEMS.

COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN.

[17. 23-1232 Authorize a resolution to support Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Detailed Application to the Texas Department of Transportation 2023 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Call for Projects which includes funding to construct segments of the Cotton Belt Trail in the City of Dallas - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

ONE IS ITEM 17.

I WANT TO THANK [INAUDIBLE] FOR PUTTING FORWARD THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FOR THE TRAIL.

I KNOW THAT THE COG HELPED WITH THAT AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF ACTUALLY BUILDING OUT THE REST OF THIS PROJECT.

I KNOW AT LEAST SIX OR SEVEN GROUPS IN MY DISTRICT HAVE SENT IN LETTERS OF SUPPORT, AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THEM.

DOING THAT IN ITEM NUMBER 33,

[33. 23-1230 Authorize (1) an additional twelve-month extension to a management agreement with Dallas Heritage Society at Old City Park for the period May 26, 2023 through May 26, 2024; and (2) allocation of $300,000.00 in funding to Dallas Heritage Society at Old City Park - Not to exceed $300,000.00 - Financing: General Funds]

WHICH IS EXTENDING THE CONTRACT AT OLD CITY PARK FOR DALLAS HERITAGE SOCIETY.

THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR PARKS.

WHAT A WONDERFUL ARTICLE IN TODAY'S PAPER, BUT THIS IS PARK NUMBER 1 FOR THE CITY.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PARK AND IT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE DESTINATIONS FOR ALL VISITORS TO DALLAS, BUT WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THE INVESTMENT THAT THIS AREA NEEDS JUST LIKE FAIR PARK.

THIS IS A TRUE GEM IN OUR CITY, IT REALLY BELONGS TO ALL OF US AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN,

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ADMISSION'S FREE RIGHT NOW AND YOU SHOULD GO, IT'S AMAZING.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT DALLAS HERITAGE IS CONTINUING FOR ANOTHER YEAR, BUT WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THIS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PARK TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN.

I'M JUST CHECKING THE QUEUE, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS ONLINE.

I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

MADAM SECRETARY, NEXT ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. BEFORE WE TAKE UP YOUR FIRST PULLED ITEM, WE WILL MOVE TO INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEM 42.

[42. 23-1381 A resolution of support for the adoption of Creating A Respectful And Open Workplace For Natural Hair (CROWN) standards which specifically link discrimination on hair texture and protective hairstyles, which include braids, locks, and twists, as well as dreadlocks and afros, to non-discrimination - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

AGENDA ITEM 42 IS A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE ADOPTION OF CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORKPLACE FOR NATURAL HAIR, CROWN, STANDARDS WHICH SPECIFICALLY LINK DISCRIMINATION ON HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES, WHICH INCLUDES BRAIDS, LOCKS AND TWIST, AS WELL AS DREADLOCKS AND AFROS TO NON-DISCRIMINATION.

YOU DO HAVE FIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

YOUR FIRST SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] WHO HAS CANCELED.

YOU NEXT SPEAKER, AISHA DAVIS.

YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY BEGIN.

>> GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS AISHA DAVIS, AND I SERVE ON THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

I REPRESENT DISTRICT 13, WHICH COVERS MOST OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I SINCERELY WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE CROWN ACT.

WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION FOR THE LAST TWO SESSIONS.

IT MAKES SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN BE IN A CLASSROOM LEARNING AND THEY'RE NOT SUSPENDED BECAUSE THEY WEAR NATURAL HAIR.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A THING ACROSS TEXAS.

WE'RE FORTUNATE HERE IN DALLAS THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPORTS STUDENTS OF ALL DIFFERENT RACES, ALL DIFFERENT HAIRSTYLES, BUT ACROSS TEXAS, THERE ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT STILL DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OUR STUDENTS FOR WEARING PARTICULAR NATURAL HAIRSTYLES.

JUST LAST YEAR, A STUDENT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ENROLL IN THEIR LOCAL ISD BECAUSE THEY HAD LOCKS.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO A CITY COUNCIL? IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE WORKFORCE IS GOING TO COME FROM THE STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSROOM, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THAT'S WHAT THE CROWN ACT DOES, IT MAKES SURE THAT THERE'S NO DISCRIMINATION.

IT GIVES OUR STUDENTS THAT GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN.

IN-BETWEEN THOSE TWO LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRAIN PEOPLE ALL AROUND TEXAS ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS BILL IS.

WHEN IT CAME BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS TIME AROUND, IT GOT HUGE SUPPORT.

IT PASSED COMMITTEE, IT PASSED THE HOUSE, IT PASSED THE SENATE AND NOW IT'S SITTING ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK WAITING TO BE SIGNED.

I'M SO HOPEFUL THAT YOU ALL WILL SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION SO HE UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO CITIES LIKE YOU THAT HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED THE CROWN ACT.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS SOME GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL, AND THEY'VE BEEN A MODEL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CITIES AROUND THE STATE.

COUNCILMAN THOMAS, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT HEALTH STANDARDS, YOU TESTIFIED ABOUT SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU ALL HAVE THAT HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON TEEN PREGNANCY.

WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, YOU MADE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS AWARE, AND WHEN WE WERE DOING THE SCHOOL SAFETY HANDBOOK, YOU CONNECTED US WITH POLICE OFFICERS HERE IN DALLAS THAT INFORM THE DECISIONS THAT SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS TEXAS USE WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION.

I'M EXCITED FOR THE CROWN ACT BECAUSE IT WILL CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. LINDA NEWLAND.

[NOISE]

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>> GOOD DAY, MAYOR.

MY NAME IS LINDA NEWLIND.

I'M IN DISTRICT 7.

I'M JUST NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION.

THE DEFINITION OF A RESOLUTION IS THE ACT OF FINDING AN ANSWER OR SOLUTION TO A CONFLICT PROBLEM, ETC.

WELL, YOU KNOW IT'S IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS THAT DO THE DISCRIMINATION.

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THERE'S DIFFERENT HAIRS, YES.

BUT WE SHOULDN'T DISCRIMINATE ON ANYBODY'S HAIR NOR OF ANYTHING.

IT'S IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS.

DOING A RESOLUTION IS NOT GOOD AS MAKE A FINAL END TO DISCRIMINATION.

IT'S IN THE HEARTS OF THE FOLKS OF ANYBODY.

SHORT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. DAKARI DAVIS.

>> GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU. YOU MAY CONTINUE.

>> YES. GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU ALL THIS MORNING.

I'M HERE TO EXPRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION, THE CROWN ACT.

AS I REFLECTED ON WHAT I WOULD SAY BEFORE ALL OF YOU THIS MORNING, I REFLECTED BACK ON A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD THESE PAST TWO SESSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES LIKE YOURSELVES AND SENATORS.

ONE OF THE COMMON QUESTIONS ARE COMMON THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO ME WAS THAT MANY OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OR HAVE BEEN UNAWARE THAT THIS TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND EXISTING.

I ATTRIBUTE A LOT OF THAT TO, THESE ARE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT TAKE PLACE AT HOME, AND IT'S JUST NOW RECENTLY MAKING MAINSTREAM MEDIA WHERE CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE BEING TOLD THEY CANNOT GRADUATE AND WALK ACROSS THE STAGE BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCKS.

OR LIKE MYSELF, A POLICE OFFICER HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WAS SEGREGATED FROM ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AS POLICE OFFICER FOR ALMOST A YEAR.

OR I SAT ON A DESK DUTY BECAUSE OF THE CORNROWS THAT I WEAR IN MY HAIR.

I ASK ALL OF YOU WHO MAY NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMEONE OR LOVED ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION TO CONSIDER HOW YOU WOULD FEEL TODAY THIS MORNING, IF MADAM MAYOR HAD APPROACHED YOU PERSONALLY AND TOLD YOU THAT WHATEVER TYPE OF HAIRSTYLE YOU ARE WEARING TODAY WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNPROFESSIONAL AND THEREFORE, YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING AND THAT YOU WERE TO SIT AT HOME UNTIL YOU CHANGED YOUR HAIR TO WHATEVER MADAM MAYOR DEEMED PROFESSIONAL.

THAT IS WHAT IS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY.

MANY PLACES HAVE ALREADY ENACTED THE CROWN ACT.

AS AISHA STATED EARLIER, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS PASSED IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.

WHAT THIS RESOLUTION WOULD DO IS IT WOULD SEND A MESSAGE TO ALL OF THE EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS AND ALL OF YOUR SCHOOLS THAT YOU WILL NOT ACCEPT AND YOU WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS FORM OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OUR EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, OR STUDENTS.

THIS RESOLUTION IS IMPORTANT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE OR WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR OPPORTUNITY PROVIDING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK AND FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

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>> THANK YOU. SEAN REED.

GOOD MORNING. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

>> MIC CHECK, PERFECT.

MY NAME IS SEAN REED.

I'M A DALLAS NATIVE, I GREW UP IN PLEASANT GROVE IN OAK CLIFF, A PROUD RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE.

I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN THOMAS FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK.

AS IT RELATES TO THE CROWN ACT.

I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH URBAN LEAGUE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND THE TEXAS NAACP YOUTH AND COLLEGE ADVISOR AND A FORMER EDUCATOR.

I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PROCEED WITH WRITING THE RESOLUTION TO THE TEXAS GOVERNOR FOR THE PASSING OF THE CROWN ACT TO ELIMINATE HAIR DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE, AND HAIR DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOLS.

I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ATTACK ON DE&I AND THE ATTACK ON DE&I BEING ONE AT THE STATE LEVEL IN ITS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

I THINK WE HAVE TO COMBAT THIS LEGISLATION LIKE THE CROWN ACT.

I ASK YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MESSAGE TO SEND TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO THE YOUTH.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SELF-WORTH AS THIS IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

IF STUDENTS DON'T FEEL THAT THEY CAN BE ACCEPTED AND FEEL LIKE THAT THEY ARE SEEN AND HEARD BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATIVE SKIN OR THE TEXTURE OF THEIR HAIR, HOW THEY DECIDE TO WEAR THEIR HAIR.

THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S NOT A STATE, OR SOCIETY, OR COUNTRY THAT I THINK ANYONE SHOULD LIVE IN.

A POET ONCE SAID, "HEAVY IS THE CROWN, BUT IT FITS." I THINK THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT WE SHOULD BE SHARING TO OUR STUDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW, NO MATTER HOW YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR YOUR HAIR, NO MATTER HOW IT GROWS OUT OF YOUR HEAD, IT FITS.

ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT TO SOME PEOPLE, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT, AND THAT'S YOUR CROWN AND THEY SHOULD BE PROUD THAT THEY HAVE A CROWN LIKE THAT.

THAT'S UNIQUE. SOME OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO SAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I FEEL A BIT THIS IS DISCRIMINATION AND RACIAL OPPRESSION AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IN 2023, WE'RE STILL SPEAKING ABOUT HAIR DISCRIMINATION AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A CASE TO END HAIR DISCRIMINATION.

IT SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT.

BUT HERE WE ARE.

AT NO POINT DID I EVER THINK OR THOUGHT THAT I'LL BE SKIPPED PAST BY JOB OPPORTUNITIES OR ELEVATION AND PROMOTIONS BECAUSE OF MY HAIR, BUT BECAUSE OF WEARING BRAIDS, BECAUSE OF WEARING LOCKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

NOR DID I THINK THAT IT DETERMINED MY ACADEMIC SUCCESS, OR HOW SMART I WAS, OR MY INTELLIGENCE.

BUT I THINK THAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SENDING TO OUR STUDENTS AND THAT'S NOT A MESSAGE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEND.

I SEE I'M RUNNING SHORT ON TIME SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION AND I URGE YOU ALL TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO URGE THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN THIS LEGISLATION INTO LAW. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR, THESE ARE YOUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.

FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> LET'S GET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> RECOGNIZE CHAIRMAN THOMAS AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AT A WHEREAS CLAUSE STATING THAT HB 567 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY BOTH HOUSES OF TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND IS AWAITING THE GOVERNOR SIGNATURE.

AMEND SECTION 2 OF THE RESOLUTION TO SAY THAT CITY COUNCIL CALLS ON GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT TO SIGN HOUSE BILL 567 INTO LAW TO PROTECT EACH STUDENT, EMPLOYEE, AND SERVICE RECIPIENT FROM DISCRIMINATION REGARDLESS OF DIVERSITY AND PERSONAL CLASSIFICATION, SO THAT NO PERSON MAY BE PENALIZED FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY CHOOSE TO WEAR THEIR OWN NATURAL HAIR.

>> IT'S SECOND.

>> THAT HAS BEEN MOTIONED, MOVED, AND SECOND.

DO YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENTS, FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK STATE REPRESENTATIVE RHETTA BOWERS.

SHE WANTED TO REALLY BE A PART OF THIS.

UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S ON THE HOUSE FLOOR RIGHT NOW AND SO SHE WASN'T ABLE TO STEP OUT.

BUT SHE IS THE AUTHOR.

SHE'S BEEN VERY DEDICATED AND COMMITTED TO THIS EFFORT.

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I ALSO WANT TO THANK STATE BOARD MEMBER AICHA DAVIS, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR CHILDREN AND FOR YOU STANDING WITH REPRESENTATIVE BOWERS ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR COLLEAGUE WHO'S ON THE SCREEN RIGHT THERE, CHAIRMAN ADAM BAZALDUA.

HE'S CHAIRED QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE.

I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THIS.

HE AGREED TO NOT ONLY PUT IT ON HIS COMMITTEE AGENDA, BUT CALL A SPECIAL CALL MEETING.

THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON THE COMMITTEE, YOU SAT RIGHT HERE AT 8:30, RIGHT BEFORE WE HAD OUR 9 O'CLOCK MEETING AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION AND I WANT TO THANK EACH PERSON WHO TOOK THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT.

I WANT TO ALSO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY ON YESTERDAY FOR CALLING ME AND POINTING OUT THAT IN THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION, THAT IT WAS SOME THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED.

WHEN WE FIRST BEGAN THIS PROCESS, WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED CHAIR BAZALDUA, THE SENATE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HADN'T HEARD THIS AS OF YET.

THAT'S WHY THE READING ORIGINAL RESOLUTION READS THE WAY IT DOES BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THE SENATE HADN'T AGREED TO HEAR THIS.

BUT BY THE TIME WE GOT HERE, NOT ONLY HAD THEY AGREED TO HEAR, BUT THEY VOTE IN SUPPORT OF IT AND DALLAS STILL CARRY A BIG STICK.

A RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS ENCOURAGING AND ASKING THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN THIS NOW THAT IT'S ON HIS DESK, I THINK WILL BE THE AMMUNITION THAT'S NEEDED TO GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THIS EFFORT JUST TO GET WHERE WE ARE.

COLLEAGUES, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND THAT WAY ONCE THE GOVERNOR ACTUALLY SIGNS THAT, WE CAN ALL BE A PART OF THIS GREAT CELEBRATION THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, THAT DAY THAT IT'S SIGNED, THEN NO ONE WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING DISCRIMINATED IN ANY WAY BECAUSE OF HOW THEY CHOOSE TO WEAR THEIR HAIR. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE VIRTUALLY.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER NAMES IN THE QUEUE.

ANY COMMENTS ON THE VIRTUAL WORLD? I RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIRMAN THOMAS WHO DID PRIORITIZE GETTING THIS IN FRONT OF US AND HAVING DALLAS TAKE A STANCE.

IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL POPULATIONS AND THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I SUPPORT AND I HOPE THAT IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN THOMAS FOR YOUR KIND WORDS ABOUT THIS HAIR, THE CROWNING.

BUT ALSO WANTED TO PUT A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, WHAT YOU DID.

YOU DID SEND THE RIGHT TONE, THE RIGHT MESSAGE DOWN IN AUSTIN.

I ALSO GOT TO THANK [INAUDIBLE] FOR WHAT HE DID, HE WENT THERE AND LOBBY STATE REPRESENTATIVE BYRON TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ON THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

I ALSO GOT TO THANK CHAIRMAN PAULA BLACKMON IN STATE HOUSE, SO IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE AS A COUNCIL DID ALL BY OURSELF.

WE ARE A TEAM AND WE DID GO AND LOBBY FOR THIS ITEM.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO DO GO DOWN TO AUSTIN TO LOBBY FOR DIFFERENT BILLS THAT NEED TO BE PASSED, ESPECIALLY THIS RESOLUTION THAT IT WILL SAY DISCRIMINATION OF HAIR I DON'T HAVE ANY HAIR.

MANY YEARS AGO, I HAD A BIG AFRO AND THE BRAIDS AND STUFF.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN I DID, I WORE A BIG AFRO FOUR OR FIVE INCHES THAT PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU STRANGE TO GET A JOB.

THERE'S NO BIG DIFFERENCE FROM THE BIG AFRO, A BRAID AND A CROWNING.

I DO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH BACK IN THE '60S AND THE '70S WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

BUT CHAIRMAN AGAIN, THOMAS, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO THE ATTENTION.

BUT CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA, I WANT TO THANK YOU STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART FOR YOUR CURIOUS AT 8:30 TO HAVE YOUR BREAKFAST AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE WAS AWARE OF THIS.

I ALSO THANK ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO CAME DOWN HERE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CAME, BUT YOU DID COME TO SHOW SUPPORT AND YOU LOOK AT TODAY THAT HAIR SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE DESCRIBE YOU, WHAT YOU CAN DO OR WHAT YOU CANNOT DO.

YOU SHOULD NOT BE DISCRIMINATED BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU'RE WEARING YOUR HAIR.

THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS A HERITAGE, BUT ALSO IS A NATURAL, IT'S A PART OF YOUR LIVES, SOMETHING FOR YOUR BELIEF IN YOUR HERITAGE.

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IT SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY, WHO YOU ARE, AND NO ONE SHOULD NOT TAKE YOUR HAIR AND PUT YOU IN A SEPARATE ISLAND, A SEPARATE STATUS QUO BECAUSE HOW YOU WEAR YOUR HAIR BECAUSE YOU ARE THE INDIVIDUAL, YOU'RE THE CHILD OF GOD. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK ALSO THAT CITY BOARD FOR BEING HERE AN EDUCATOR, WHO'S ALSO BEEN A PART OF THIS FIGHT.

BUT THEN I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SIGNIFICANT THAT WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE.

I'M LOOKING AT SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE THEIR HAIR IN A NATURAL WAY.

THEY HAVE THEIR HAIR BRAIDING, SO TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, PASSING A RESOLUTION THAT WILL SAY THAT YOU CAN WEAR YOUR HAIR IN ANY WAY YOU WANT TO IN SCHOOL AND WORK AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL THAT IS NOW SITTING ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK, WE JUST NEED HIM TO SIGN IT.

HAVING THE CITY OF DALLAS TO SAY THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR US TO PUT ON OUR AGENDA, THAT NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD.

I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT YOU ARE HERE.

YOU'RE SEEING GOVERNMENT AT WORK AND IN ACTION.

I THANK THOSE STAFF MEMBERS WHO DECIDED TO BRING YOU DOWN AND SAW IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY SEE GOVERNMENT IN ACTION. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

I'M SORRY. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ.

>> THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

FIRST, I JUST WANTED TO START BY THANKING REPRESENTATIVE RHETTA BOWERS FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS.

IT'S TAKEN TOO MANY YEARS, BUT SHE STAYED THE COURSE AND SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP AND SHE CONTINUED TO GET THIS THROUGH UNTIL IT FINALLY GOT ONTO THE FLOOR AND FINALLY PASSED HISTORIC BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE TEXAS HOUSE AND THE TEXAS SENATE.

NOW WE JUST NEED THE GOVERNOR TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND SIGN THIS BILL.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING THIS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE BRIGHT AND EARLY BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE WHEN IT HAD TO BE DONE AND EVERYBODY WHO WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT, I UNFORTUNATELY WASN'T ABLE TO BE THERE, BUT I GET TO VOTE ON IT TODAY.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, YOUR TEXTURE OF YOUR HAIR IS YOUR TEXTURE OF YOUR HAIR.

THE WAY YOUR HAIR GROWS IS THE WAY YOUR HAIR GROWS AND IT'S A HUGE INDUSTRY FOR PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR HAIR AND WHAT THEY WANT, BUT A LOT OF IT'S FORCED BECAUSE FOLKS FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TO FIT IN AND LOOK A CERTAIN WAY.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL HELP FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO WEAR THEIR HAIR AND NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST OR BE AFRAID THAT THEY CANNOT WEAR THEIR HAIR THE WAY THEY WANT TO WEAR THEIR HAIR.

IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS FAR TOO LONG.

IT'S 2023 AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DISCUSSING THIS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DO HAVE TO DO THIS.

I ALSO WANT TO CALL UP THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE UP THERE GETTING TO WATCH GOVERNMENT IN ACTION.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A BIG DEAL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, SO YOU GET TO SEE THE CITY COUNCIL DOING SOMETHING THAT'S CORRECT AND RIGHT.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CALL OUT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY.

I'LL BE MAKING SURE THAT IN MY NEWSLETTER THAT WE PUT INTO AN EMAIL THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THE CROWN ACT AND HAVE HIM SIGN IT.

BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS CAN ALSO CALL, YOU CAN CALL THE GOVERNOR STUDENTS.

YOU CAN EMAIL HIM, YOU CAN SEND A LETTER AND LET HIM KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE SHOULD HAPPEN SO THAT HE SIGNS THIS BILL AND MAKES IT LAW.

AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR THOMAS.

THANK YOU, MR ATKINS, THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL ON THIS AND LET'S GET THIS DONE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

I ALSO WANT TO, I'LL JUST TAKE THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING AT THIS TIME, THOSE ONLINE AND THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE YOU'VE HEARD DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ AND CHAIRMAN THOMAS SPEAK ABOUT THE STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT AND I BELIEVE MY NOTES, IF THEY'RE NOT CORRECT, YOU CAN CORRECT ME, BUT WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTENDING TODAY TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT GOVERNMENT FROM KIPP SCHOOL.

I BELIEVE THEIR DIRECTOR IS BRANDON VANCE.

MR BRANDON VANCE, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT.

IT IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, WE'RE ADDRESSING THE CROWN ACT AND I WOULD IMAGINE THAT YOU ALL CAN DO FURTHER RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC.

I ALSO WANTED TO JUST GIVE A LITTLE CLARITY TO WHY WE ARE HERE ON THIS ITEM AS WE ARE NOW.

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WE WERE LOOKING FOR REPRESENTATIVE BOWERS TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK BEFORE MOVING TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CAPTURE HER AT THE TIME SO THAT SHE COULD GO BACK AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

I WANT TO ESTABLISH THE FACT THAT HONORABLE STATE BOARD TRUSTEE DAVIS BY NAME SO THAT WE WOULD KNOW WHO WE'RE DEALING WITH AS THEY ARE HERE SPEAKING AND ADVOCATING.

I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE I GAVE THAT CLARITY SO WE ALL KNOW WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE AND WHO'S SHARING AND LEARNING AT THIS TIME.

I DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE QUEUE, NONE ON VIRTUAL.

AT THIS TIME IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE ITEM IS ADOPTED.

MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT BUSINESS ITEM.

WE'LL NOW MOVE BACK TO YOUR PULLED CONSENT ITEMS. YOUR FIRST PULLED ITEM, AGENDA ITEM 2.

[2. 23-1306 An ordinance denying rates as requested by Atmos Energy Corp. Mid-Tex Division provided pursuant to its January 13, 2023, Dallas Annual Rate Review filing and setting rates as recommended by the City Manager - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

AGENDA ITEM 2 IS AN ORDINANCE DENYING RATES AS REQUESTED BY ATMOS ENERGY CORPS MED TECHS DIVISION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO ITS JANUARY 13, 2023, DALLAS ANNUAL RATE REVIEW FILING AND SETTLING RATES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS BAZALDUA AND MENDELSOHN.

>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> NO, I HAVE A MOTION.

>> I'M SORRY. LET ME GET THE NUMBERS CORRECT.

COUNCILWOMAN YOU'RE EIGHT IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO THE FURTHEST ITEM UNTIL JUNE 14TH AND HAVE THE ITEM GO TO GPFM JUNE 13TH FOR AN UPDATE.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCILWOMAN.

>> YES. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM WAS BRIEFED MONDAY AT GPFM, AND WE APPRECIATE THE BRIEFING.

THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED TO AN INDEFINITE DATE AT THAT TIME BECAUSE WE WERE UNSURE ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS.

BUT WHAT WAS ASKED WAS IF OUR STAFF COULD GO BACK AND CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS.

THIS IS A VERY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN $180 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT BY ATMOS FOR 64 MILES OF PIPE WITHIN DALLAS AND 3,200 STEEL SERVICE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

SO THEY DO HAVE TO RECOUP AND ARE ENTITLED TO RECOUP THOSE INVESTMENTS.

IF WE DENY THIS, THEN THERE'LL BE ABLE TO APPEAL DIRECTLY TO THE RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION AND THEY WILL PROBABLY BE GRANTED IT.

SO WHAT WE'VE ASKED IS FOR CONTINUING NEGOTIATION TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING BETTER WE CAN GET.

STAFF HAS ALREADY MADE PROGRESS, BUT WE'RE HOPING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK TO HAPPEN ON THAT.

SO THAT'S THE STATUS OF WHERE IT'S AT AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS DEFERRAL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS.

>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN.

I WAS CERTAINLY COMMITTED WE DID DIFFER THIS.

AND THEN REASON WHY STATED AS CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN SAID NUMBER 1, THERE WAS NOT A RUSH TO GET IT DONE.

THERE IS STILL A TIMELINE THAT WE'RE NOT AGAINST THE CLOCK TO GET IT DONE RIGHT THEN.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THE FIRST CRUNCH, WHEN THE NUMBER CAME IN, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T SPEND $180 MILLION IN DOING SIX OR FOUR MILES OF PIPE.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THE GAS LINE IN CITY THAT THEY'RE ALL GAS LINE.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST TO REPAIR ALL THE GAS LINES IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

BUT THE FIRST NUMBER IS A HIGH NUMBER AND THEY'RE CLOSE TO $20 MILLION AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN GO AROUND THE CITY, GO STRAIGHT TO THE STATE, IT MIGHT STILL GET THE RIGHT HEIGHT, BUT ALSO WE STILL WANT TO BE HONEST WITH OUR TAXPAYERS AND MOST OF THE AMOUNT INCREASE IN THEIR GAS BILL, IS PROBABLY ABOUT $60 A YEAR.

IT MIGHT NOT SOUND MUCH TO YOU, BUT A SINGULAR ON A FIXED INCOME, $60 A YEAR IS A VERY BIG INCREASE WHEN YOU LIVE DAY BY DAY AT FIVE HOURS SOME SENSE OF A MONTH TO INCREASE YOUR GAS.

THIS WILL GIVE US THE TIME FOR GO BACK TO AVENUE.

THEY MIGHT COME BACK AND LOWER THE PRICE, THEY MIGHT NOT.

BUT WE STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE BEST DEAL FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION VIRTUALLY.

NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE ITEM IS ADOPTED.

MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS.

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>> THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 10,

[10. 23-1260 Authorize the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to acquire and own Axis Kessler Park, a multifamily development located at 2400 Fort Worth Avenue - Estimated Revenue Foregone: General Funds $7,880,155.00 (15 Years of Estimated Taxes)]

AUTHORIZE THE DALLAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE AND OWN AXIS KESSLER PARK, A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 2,400 FORT WORTH AVENUE.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL JUNE 14TH, 2023.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED TO DIFFER.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER?

>> I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION, MAYOR.

>> YES, SIR.

>> SO FAR EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS HFC ACQUISITION OF ONE OF OUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES IS PERFECTLY FINE.

THERE'S JUST TWO COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT HAD BEEN MET WITH, I'M WAITING ON LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM BOTH OF THEM, WHICH I DO EXPECT TO BE COMING.

WE JUST HAVEN'T GOT THEM YET AND ONE OF THEM HAS THEIR BOARD MEETING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO A TWO-WEEK DELAY SHOULD BE FINE UNTIL JUNE 14TH SHOULD WORKOUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ONLINE, IN THE VIRTUAL, I SHOULD SAY.

SEEING NONE OTHER IN THE QUEUE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AGENDA ITEM 19,

[19. 23-1253 Authorize a resolution to support the “Refined Hybrid Option” as recommended by the Texas Department of Transportation for future redevelopment of Interstate Highway 345 and the accommodation of the interface with Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s D2 alignment - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

AUTHORIZE A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE REFINE HYBRID OPTION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 345 AND THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE INTERFACE WITH DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT D2 ALIGNMENT.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST, COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY, AND COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

YOU ALSO HAVE 13 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.

YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, ADAM LAMONT.

>> PARDON ME BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

MADAM SECRETARY, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ALL OF THOSE MEMBERS IF THEY'RE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DESIRED TO SPEAK IF THEY'RE HERE IN PERSON, CAN WE ASK THEM TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MUCH TIME WAITING FOR THEM TO COME DOWN.

>> I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME GREAT.

I'M LAMONT, 9432 BRITAIN PARKWAY D10.

I'M NOT NAIVE AND KNOW THAT YOU DON'T VIEW REPLACING 345 AS A VIABLE OPTION RIGHT NOW.

I DO BELIEVE THAT COUNCIL COULD DO MORE TO PUSH BACK AGAINST ACCEPTING TEXT DOT AND MICHAEL MORRIS SAYS HIGHWAY PROPOSAL TODAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT POLITICALLY THEY HAVE PAINTED THAT PICTURE WELL, AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU ASK STAFF TO OFFICIALLY ASK THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ABOUT TITLE 6, AS SOMETHING THAT CITY STAFF IS SIMPLY TAKEN MIKE MORRIS'S WORD FOR WITHOUT HIM PROVIDING ANY REAL LEGAL EXPERTISE ABOUT IT.

I URGE YOU ALSO TO READ MORE ABOUT THE RESEARCH THAT SHOWS HOW HIGHWAYS AND SPRAWLS HURT OUR MINORITY COMMUNITIES.

THERE'S A 2016 STUDY TITLED, DOES URBAN SPRAWL HOLD DOWN UPWARD MOBILITY? YES, IT DOES.

THERE'S A 2023 STUDY CALLED, WHEN WORK MOVES, JOBS URBANIZATION AND BLACK EMPLOYMENT THAT FOUND AS THE PERCENTAGE OF JOBS LOCATED DOWNTOWN DECREASED, BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

IT FOUND THAT LESS JOBS ARE LOCATED DOWNTOWN WHEN MORE HIGHWAYS WERE BUILT IN THOSE CITIES.

AND WHILE DALLAS HAS THE MOST LAND DEVOTED HIGHWAYS IN DOWNTOWN OF ANY US CITY AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN FOUND, OF COURSE, TO BE THE LEAST ECONOMICALLY INCLUSIVE CITY IN THE COUNTRY.

SINCE I ONLY GET TWO MINUTES, JUST SKIPPING FORWARD A LITTLE BIT.

I'VE PRINTED OUT A PICTURE THAT SHOWS THE INTERCHANGE BETWEEN I30 AND I45.

TO CALL THIS A HYBRID WHEN WE HAVE WHAT'S BASICALLY THE HIGH FIVE GOING TO BE COMING TO OUR DOWNTOWN IS SIMPLY A FARCE.

WE CAN'T GROW SOUTH IF WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS SITTING BETWEEN OUR DOWNTOWN AND FAIR PARK.

SO I URGE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE AT THE VERY LEAST, DO ALL THAT YOU CAN TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGE THAT THIS HIGHWAY DOES DOWNTOWN AND IF WE PRIORITIZE CONNECTING NORTH AND SOUTH, I UNDERSTAND AND THINK THAT THAT'S A WORTHY CAUSE BUT HOPE THAT WE VIEW OTHER WAYS OF MAKING OUR CITY BETTER, OTHER THAN DOUBLING DOWN ON THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST. THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. REBECCA KORNBLUM.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS BECCA KORNBLUM.

I'VE MET WITH SOME OF YOU IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES,

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BUT TODAY I'M HERE AS A CITIZEN THAT LIVES IN A COMMUNITY NEIGHBORING 345.

I'M ALSO A CYCLING ADVOCATE AND PRESIDENT OF DALLAS BICYCLE COALITION.

I'M A DALLAS THAT CARES DEEPLY ABOUT CREATING A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN THAT SERVES ALL OF DALLAS.

I'M URGING YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THE REFINED HYBRID OPTION.

THEN FIRST THE NAME IS DECEIVING.

IT'S NOT A REFINED HYBRID OPTION.

IT'S A BURIED TRENCH THAT WILL COST MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS.

I KNOW THAT A VERY HIGHWAY WILL NOT WORK AND IT WILL NOT BE THE SAFE CONNECTOR THAT IS PROMISED BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH ANOTHER TRENCHED HIGHWAY IN DALLAS.

WHILE CROSSING OVER 75 AT ANY POINT, BLACKBURN, FITZHUGH, EVEN SMALLER ROADS LIKE HALL IN MCCOMMAS, WHICH IS THE DESIGNATED BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION TO KATY TRAIL, THEY'RE ALL MISERABLE CROSSINGS UNLESS YOU'RE IN A VEHICLE.

MOST PEOPLE CHOOSE TO DRIVE EVEN JUST FOR SHORT DISTANCES.

345 AS TXDOT IS RECOMMENDING, WILL BE NO DIFFERENT IN PRACTICE.

AS A NEIGHBOR OF 345, I LIVE IN OLD EAST DALLAS, I'M URGING YOU TO SEEK OUTSIDE INFORMATION ON HOW THIS WILL IMPACT OUR CITY.

I'VE RELAUNCHED DALLAS BICYCLE COALITION TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR ALL CYCLISTS IN DALLAS THAT BIKE ON UNSAFE ROADS AND SOME EVEN RISKED THEIR LIVES JUST TO GET TO WORK.

HAVE YOU EVER BIKED OR WALKED ON MAIN STREET FROM THE DEEP BONE TO DOWNTOWN AND HAD TO CROSS A 345 EXIT RAMP TO DO SO? THIS ROUTE IS THE DESIGNATED BIKE PATH AND SIDEWALK AND I'VE WATCHED FOR CARS AND PRAY THAT THEY SEE ME.

HIGHWAYS AND BUSY DOWNTOWNS DO NOT MIX.

TXDOT DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE DALLAS'S BEST INTERESTS IN MIND.

THEY ARE BEST AT BUILDING HIGHWAYS AND MOVING VEHICLES, NOT CREATING VIBRANT CORE DOWNTOWNS.

WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE OPINION AND INDEPENDENT STUDY.

I URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST TXDOT RECOMMENDATION, AND SUPPORT THIS INDEPENDENT STUDY.

>> THANK YOU. HEXEL COLORADO.

>> MY NAME IS HEXEL COLORADO, 2124 NORTH GARRETT AVENUE.

THE PROBLEM I SEE IS THAT WE ARE NOT REALIZING THAT THIS ISSUE OF I345 IS CONNECTED TO OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH.

NAMELY, I'LL GIVE ONE EXAMPLE, GROCERY STORES.

WHY CAN WE NOT ATTRACT MORE MAJOR GROCERS TO SOUTH DALLAS? SEVERAL COMMITTEES HAVE TACKLED THIS ISSUE AND WE KEEP RUNNING INTO THE SAME ALL REASONS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS WE SEE THESE REASONS AS EXCUSES RATHER THAN INTERCONNECTED.

NUMBER 1, NOT ENOUGH POPULATION DENSITY.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO SUPPORT A GROCER.

NUMBER 2, LOW MEDIAN INCOME, AND NUMBER 3, THE HIGH-INCOME EARNERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DRIVE THE SHOP ELSEWHERE.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU CAN DRIVE JUST AS EASILY 10 MINUTES OUTSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S NO INCENTIVE TO SHOP LOCALLY 15-MINUTE WALK DOWN THE STREET.

WHEN THE ALIGNMENT OF INCENTIVES AND WHEN WE TRY TO PROTECT THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO EASILY AND CONVENIENTLY DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE THEIR OWN COMMUNITY, THEN WHAT IS THIS CONNECTOR THAT WERE REALLY MAINTAINING? YES, IP45 IS A CONNECTOR TO JOBS, IS THE CONNECTOR THAT CHANGED PEOPLE OF DALLAS TO SERVE A LAND FAR AWAY, EVER FURTHER AND FARTHER NORTH.

WHEN WE LOOK AT TEXAS OWN STUDIES ABOUT WHAT 345 REMOVAL WOULD DO, THAT FIRST ISSUE, IT HAVE TO INCREASE THE POPULATION BY 12,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY CORE.

THE SECOND ONE, IT WILL CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MIXED INCOME POPULATION THAT COULD SUPPORT A GROCER THAT IS IN A FOOD DESERT.

THE THIRD, IT WOULD CREATE THE INCENTIVE, ALIGN THE INCENTIVES SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS, NOT PEOPLE FARTHER AND FARTHER AWAY OUT OF CITY LIMITS.

THESE ISSUES THAT WE STRUGGLE WITH ARE INTERCONNECTED AND WHEN WE REALIZE THAT THAT IS THE CONNECTION WE NEED TO CREATE, NOT A CONNECTION FOR CARS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. CALEB ROBERT.

>> GOOD MORNING. CALEB ROBERT, I LIVE RIGHT ON ROSSEN HALL.

WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOU-ALL TODAY IS I THINK THIS HAS BEEN MISSED CAST IS JUST A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.

I THINK THAT'S DOING A SOLID THIS SERVICE.

THIS IS NOT JUST A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.

IT'S A SOCIAL ISSUE.

IT'S A COMMUNITY ISSUE.

IT'S A HISTORICAL ISSUE, WHICH I THINK JUST ON THE TRANSPORTATION ASPECT, TXDOT IS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF TELLING YOU HOW TO GET TO A TO B.

BUT I'D LOVE FOR YOU ALL ON LEADERSHIP ON HOW TO DO ALL THE REST OF THE THINGS THAT'S NECESSARY.

WHY THIS IS NOT JUST A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE IS BECAUSE OF HOW IT WAS CREATED THROUGH 345,

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75, 45, WE KNOW THE COMMUNITIES THAT THIS PAVED OVER AND SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT WAS ERASED TO CREATE THESE CONNECTIONS ALREADY FOR THE SAKE OF THE REGION.

YET NOW WE'RE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHY SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE STILL APPARENT IN OUR CITY TODAY AND WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT AS A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.

WHEN MANY OF THESE COMMUNITIES, SOUTH DALLAS ARE LOOKING FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT THEY LOST BACK IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE HIGHWAY WAS THERE.

WE TALK ABOUT THE REGION AS WE NEED THIS CONNECTION TO STAY, WE NEED THESE PEOPLE NOT TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET NORTH, WE NEED TO GET SOUTH, WE NEED TO USE THEM IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS REGION THE WAY IT IS TODAY, AND I THINK THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.

I DO WORK IN SOME REGIONS TO THE SOUTH IN LANCASTER.

WE USE THEM AS A WAY TO SAY, HEY, THEY NEED TO GET NORTH, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO JOBS.

WHERE WHEN YOU WORK IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, THEY WANT THINGS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

THEY WANT TO GO OUTSIDE THEIR DOOR AND GO TO RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, IS REALLY WHY DOES ONE COMMUNITY REALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE BURDEN OF OUR WHOLE REGION WHEN THEY'VE HAD THE BURDEN EVER SINCE THE PAST AND THE HISTORY NOT ALLOWING THEM TO GROW IN A WAY WE WANT TO.

>> IT'S YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. D'ANDRALA ALEXANDER.

>> I AM VIRTUAL.

CAN YOU HEAR AND SEE ME?

>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU. YOU MAY CONTINUE.

|>> WONDERFUL.

MY NAME IS D'ANDRALA ALEXANDER, 9432 AMBERTON PARKWAY.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT 10. I HAVE THREE MAIN POINTS THAT BOTHER ME ABOUT THIS PROCESS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT.

THEY'RE ABOUT THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE OF DALLAS.

FOR THE PAST, TXDOT IS FAILING TO LOOK AT THIS FROM A HISTORICAL LENS AND FAILING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAST HARMS INFLICTED SOME BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS AND ITS INITIAL BUILDING OF 345.

THEY FAIL TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THIS HIGHLY IMPROVES THE LIVES OF THOSE DISPLACED FAMILIES NOW CURRENTLY RESIDE IN SOUTH DALLAS.

WHEN WE'RE ASKED THEM TO TALK ABOUT, THINK ABOUT AND MAYBE EVEN SHOW THEIR WORK ON HOW THIS WOULD IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, THEY GIVE US NOTHING.

THIS IS MY POINT WE NEED THE INDEPENDENT STUDY.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PRESENT, THEY'RE ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO RUBBER STAMP THIS IDEA BEFORE SHOWING THEIR WORK.

I'M MARRIED TO A MATH TEACHER.

YOU HAVE TO SHOW YOUR WORK TO GET CREDIT.

THEY'RE REQUIRING THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE THEIR PLAN IS FLUSHED OUT AND USING BULLY TACTICS BY WITHHOLDING THEIR FUNDING FOR ANY OTHER OPTIONS.

I WANT TO TALK LASTLY ABOUT THE FUTURE.

TXDOT WANTS TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO.

THIS IS THE PLAN THAT IS NOT BUILT FOR THE FUTURE THOUGH.

THE FUTURE IS SOUTH DALLAS, WHO ACTUALLY GAINED NOTHING FROM THIS CURRENT PROPOSED PLAN.

THERE'LL BE FOREVER REQUIRED TO DRIVE THE LONGEST DISTANCE AND LONGEST COMMUTES WHILE GETTING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT, AND MOST LIKELY BEING THE GROUP OF FOLKS WHO DO NOT OWN A CAR.

THE FUTURE IS LESS CAR DEPENDENT AND CREATING WALKABLE AND BIKEABLE DENSITY CENTERS IS NECESSARY FOR THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THIS REGION.

IF WE'VE LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THIS PANDEMIC, WE KNOW THAT HOW WE MOVE IN THE CITY CAN CHANGE AT A VERY QUICK PACE.

FINALLY, THE FUTURE IS GREEN.

IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A CITY THAT'S BUILT ON GREEN PRINCIPLES, IT CANNOT BE A CAR DEPENDENT FUTURE.

HIGHWAYS ARE A BIG CREATOR OF POLLUTION AND BUILDING HIGHWAYS GUARANTEES THAT THE GREEN FUTURE THAT WE LOOK FOR IN OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WILL NEVER BE REACHED.

IN CLOSING, AS A THERAPIST, I WOULD SAY THAT WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE, YOU SHOULD BELIEVE THEM.

TXDOT HAS SHOWN US HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY THAT THEY ARE NOT ALIGNED WITH OUR INCENTIVES FOR RACIAL EQUITY OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY IN THE CITY, SO I ASK YOU TO ASK FOR A REAL STUDY AND INDEPENDENT STUDY TO GET THESE DETAILS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. KRISTA NIGHTENGALE.

>> HELLO. I'M KRISTA NIGHTENGALE AND I LIVE AT 1623 MAIN STREETS 5201.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME.

>> I'M SORRY MISS NIGHTENGALE, CAN YOU MAKE SURE YOUR VIDEO IS DISPLAYING? WE CAN HEAR YOU WE JUST CANNOT SEE YOU.

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH, THERE WE GO.

>> OKAY, YOU MAY CONTINUE.

>> PERFECT. TEN YEARS AGO AN URBAN PLANNERS STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS IDEA OF 345.

GROWING UP ON A FARM IN OKLAHOMA, HAD SPENT A LITTLE TIME CONSIDERING URBAN PLANNING OR WHY CERTAIN HIGHWAYS WERE BUILT WHERE THEY WERE.

BUT AS I LOOKED INTO THE LEGACY OF ELEVATED HIGHWAYS AND DISCOVERED HOW THEY WERE INTENTIONALLY BUILT TO SEGREGATE CITIES, I BEGAN TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS IN WHICH RACIST POLICIES PLANNED OUR AMERICAN CITIES.

THIS DISCOVERY LED ME TO THE WORK I DO TODAY, WHICH INVOLVES TRAVELING THE WORLD AND WORKING ALONGSIDE THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN URBANISM AND THE MOST PASSIONATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SIMPLY WANTS TO LIVE IN A BETTER WORLD.

DALLAS, THE CITY WE ALSO BADLY WANTS TO BE CONSIDERED WORLD-CLASS, WILL NEVER GET THERE IF WE CONTINUE TO BUILD FOR THE CAR AND THE CAR ALONE.

I AM NOT SAYING THE CAR IS EVIL.

I'M NOT SAYING WE CAN REALISTICALLY LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THE CAR DOESN'T EXIST.

I AM SIMPLY ADVOCATING FOR A WORLD WHERE WE PUT AS MUCH IMPORTANCE ON YOU, ME, AND OUR NEIGHBORS AS WE DO OUR PRIVATE VEHICLES.

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LET'S BEGIN TO PRIORITIZE OUR PEOPLE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS JOBS IN SOUTH DALLAS.

IT MEANS WALKABLE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS.

AT ITS VERY CORE, IT MEANS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED IF WE RETHINK 345.

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW EXACTLY THAT'S GOING TO BE ACHIEVED.

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE THE TRAFFIC WILL GO IF WE LOOK AT DOING A BOULEVARD.

I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TXDOT TRENCH IS GOING TO BE ANY BETTER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

LET'S ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND LET'S GET A THIRD PARTY TO DO A STUDY TO LEAD US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I345 HAS TAUGHT SO MANY OF US A GREAT DEAL ABOUT DALLAS HISTORY AND IT HAS GIVEN US A ONCE IN A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK ITS FUTURE.

FROM THE DISCUSSIONS I'VE HAD WITH SO MANY OF YOU AND THE DISCUSSIONS I'VE LISTENED TO, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ALL AGREE SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN WITH THIS HIGHWAY.

LET'S NOT DOUBLE DOWN ON THE WRONGS THAT WERE DONE, BUT LOOK TOWARD A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE FUTURE.

LET'S RETHINK 345. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. EVA MASON.

>> YES. I'M EVA MASON.

>> I'M SORRY, MS. MASON.

LET'S FIGURE OUT.

[OVERLAPPING] [FOREIGN]

>> WHAT'S GOING ON? [OVERLAPPING]

>> AT THE SAME TIME AS ME, GERMAN FLORES.

>> OH, I AM THE INTERPRETER.

>> OH, I DON'T NEED AN INTERPRETER OR I DON'T KNOW.

I AM READY TO GO.

>> MS. MASON, WILL YOU PLEASE TURN OFF THE TRANSLATION CHANNEL, AND YOU MAY CONTINUE.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW, I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER, I'M REALLY SORRY.

>> I THINK YOU'VE DONE IT.

YOU CAN CONTINUE.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS EVA ATHENA MASON.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT 2, 4606 CEDAR SPRINGS AND I'M A MEMBER AND SECRETARY OF THE PEOPLE'S PARTY OF TEXAS.

IT'S NO SECRET THAT DALLAS IS SPLIT, AND IT'S ALSO NO SECRET THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR, HAVE THE POWER TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER BY REPLACING I-345 WITH AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING, GREEN SPACE, AND NOT ANOTHER ENVIRONMENT-KILLING, PEOPLE INFECTING AND LIFE MINIMALIZING MULTILINE HIGHWAY.

FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT MY PEERS HAVE SAID BEFORE, WE NEED ANOTHER STUDY, I URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THIS SO-CALLED HYBRID OPTION AND TO VOTE WITH THE NEIGHBORS THAT YOU HAVE, INSTEAD OF STATE AND CORPORATE INTERESTS.

INSTEAD OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WE ELECT, YOU'RE LETTING CORPORATE INTERESTS POTENTIALLY DICTATE INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO US.

PLEASE LET US BE HEARD.

PLEASE SUPPORT DALLAS BY INVESTING IN HOUSING TODAY, VOTING AGAINST THIS HYBRID OPTION.

YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU HAVE THE MONEY, AND NOW YOU HAVE THE CHOICE.

PLEASE REPRESENT US. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. PAUL CARDEN.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. PAUL CARDEN, 2007 HARLANDALE AVENUE.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU AND OF COURSE, IN REGARDS TO THE RESOLUTION, I KNOW YOU'RE VOTING IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY, YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

BUT AS MUCH AS THIS VOTE IS ABOUT I-345, I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT THIS IMPACTS THE MOST, WHICH IS SOUTH DALLAS.

A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION THAT I'VE HEARD HAS CENTERED AROUND THE NEED FOR I-345, AND IN EFFECT, PARTS OF I-45 THROUGH SOUTH DALLAS.

THAT CONVERSATION OFTEN CENTERS AROUND THE NEED TO GET RESIDENTS IN SOUTH DALLAS TO JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY IN NORTH DALLAS.

I JUST FLEW BACK IN LAST NIGHT FROM ICSC, WHICH IS THE LARGEST RETAIL REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE IN THE COUNTRY.

I ACTUALLY SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME THIS SESSION SPEAKING WITH NATIONAL RETAILERS ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LOOK FOR WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SITES AND LOCATIONS LIKE SOUTH DALLAS.

THE CONCLUSION I GOT WAS WHAT I ALREADY KNEW BEING THIS IS THE INDUSTRY THAT I WORK IN.

AT THIS STAGE, SOUTH DALLAS DOESN'T REALLY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH POPULATION DENSITY.

WE CAN OVERCOME THAT.

WE CAN OVERCOME THE INCOMES.

THE BIGGEST WEAKNESS RIGHT NOW IS A LACK OF TRAFFIC COUNTS IN THE AREAS THAT ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO BUILD SITES ON.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT EFFECTIVELY I-45 AND I-345 IN COMBINATION ARE DRAINING TRAFFIC AWAY FROM SOUTH DALLAS AND SO THE CONCLUSION FROM A RETAIL PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THE BEST WAY TO SERVE SOUTH DALLAS IS TO NOT PUT THE RETAIL IN SOUTH DALLAS.

THAT IS THE EASIEST WAY RIGHT NOW TO CAPTURE THE MARKET AND I-345 WITH ITS HYBRID OPTION CONTINUES THAT PROCESS.

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WE HAVE SOME EXCELLENT PARTNERS AND THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IN TXDOT'S, WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE.

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS HYBRID OPTION IS THE BEST USE OF THOSE RESOURCES AND THE BEST USE OF THE CITY OF DALLAS'S EFFORTS.

I THINK A STUDY WOULD BE THE BEST FIT FOR US AND I ASK THIS COUNCIL CONTINUES TO LOOK AT THAT PROCESS.

I UNDERSTAND, OF COURSE, AS A CITY THAT MANY HAVE SOME CONCERNS, OF COURSE, HOW DO WE GET SOUTH DALLAS FROM THOSE OPPORTUNITIES INTO NORTH DALLAS? BUT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK MORE AT IS THIS HYBRID OPTION [OVERLAPPING]

>> US PLAYING TO WIN OR IS IT LESS PLAYING NOT TO LOSE? THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. MARK ISHMAEL.

>> HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARK ISHMAEL.

I LIVE IN THE HENDERSON AVENUE AREA.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO AGENDA ITEM 19 AND IN FAVOR OF AN INDEPENDENT STUDY ON I-345 REMOVAL SCENARIO.

THE CITY OF DALLAS AND ITS RESIDENTS WOULD NOT BE BEST SERVED BY MOVING FORWARD WITH TXDOT'S HYBRID PLAN, WHICH WILL FAIL TO REDUCE TRAVEL TIMES AFTER BEING CONSTRUCTED, EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE YEARS OF VERY EXPENSIVE DISRUPTIVE CONSTRUCTION IN THE URBAN CORE.

IT WILL FURTHER ENTRENCH CAR DEPENDENCY AND WORSEN EMISSIONS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS ONCE IT'S COMPLETED.

THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID OPTION IS THAT URBAN HIGHWAYS ARE BAD FOR CITIES.

THERE ARE BAD TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION IN URBAN AREAS.

THEY CAN'T SCALE WITH DEMAND.

THEY COME TO A STANDSTILL WHEN WE NEED THE MOST AT PEAK HOURS.

THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO THE CITY STREETS THAT ONLY SERVE CAR TRAFFIC, WHICH IS WHY CITY COUNCIL HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED FOR MORE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE CITY.

IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, THE CITY ESTABLISHES A GOAL TO REDUCE SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE TRIPS FROM 88-62 PERCENT REMOVAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECONNECTED MULTIMODAL STREET GRID WOULD SERVE THAT GOAL BETTER THAN RECONSTRUCTING A MASSIVE URBAN HIGHWAY.

THIS WILL ALSO ALIGN WITH OTHER CITY INITIATIVES LIKE OUR VISION ZERO TRAFFIC FATALITY REDUCTION GOALS, WHICH LEADS TO FIX THE ISSUE OF DALLAS BEING ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY MAJOR CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.

THE HYBRID PLAN ALSO SEEKS TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH HIGHWAY CAPS.

WHILE CAP PARKS ARE NICE SOLUTIONS TO A LOT OF THE OBVIOUS PROBLEMS CAUSED BY URBAN HIGHWAYS THAT ARE EXPENSIVE, THERE IS NO FUNDING MECHANISM PLAN FOR THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF CAPING THAT TXDOT IS PROPOSING.

THE AMOUNT THAT PROPOSING WOULD MAKE IT LOOK MORE AKIN TO A TUNNEL AND HONESTLY, IT'S JUST NOT REALISTIC.

IT'S BEING SOLD BECAUSE THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PLAN, THEY'RE AWARE THAT THEY HAVE TO SELL A SOLUTION.

BUT THAT SOLUTION HAS NO FUNDING MECHANISM EITHER, WHICH IS A SIMILAR CRITICISM LEVEL TO THE REMOVAL OPTION.

I'LL SKIP TO THE END HERE.

INSTEAD OF YEARS OF EXPENSIVE CONSTRUCTION, THAT DELIVERS A TRENCH THAT DOESN'T IMPROVE TRAFFIC, WORSENS POLLUTION, AND MAINTAINS THE DIVISIONS BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITIES, WE SHOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN AT LEAST A STUDY OF REMOVAL. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NATE HEMBY.

>> AS I AM REMOTE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YOU SEE ME?

>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU. YOU MAY CONTINUE.

>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING Y'ALL.

MY NAME IS NATE HEMBY AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1 LIVING IN [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING DALLAS NEIGHBORS FOR HOUSING.

TODAY. I WANTED TO SPEAK AGAINST I-19 AND I WANT TO SUPPORT MY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT STUDY OF THE IMPACTS OF I-345 ON THE DOWNTOWN CORE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.

TXDOT'S SUGGEST BURYING I-345 AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE DECK PARK AND WHAT AN INTRIGUING OPTION.

THEIR PLAN DOESN'T REALLY PROVIDE A THOROUGH SOLUTION FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BY-TRAFFIC.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN COVERED, PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS ARE NOT WELCOMED DOWNTOWN.

I THINK THAT IT'S VITAL THAT WE THINK ABOUT HOW THIS PLAN IS GOING TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IS IT ACTUALLY GOING TO PROMOTE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND CONNECTIVITY AS CALLED FOR BY OUR TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE PLAN? OR IS IT GOING TO FALL SHORT AND LEAVE US WITH ANOTHER CAR SEWER THAT'S CLOGGING THE VEINS OF OUR CITY AND REINFORCING THE DRIVING, THE ONLY VIABLE OPTION FOR PEOPLE DOWNTOWN? OF COURSE, WE GOT TO CAREFULLY PLAN AND COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT MOBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS COMING FROM SOUTH DALLAS ARE ADDRESSED.

I KNOW THAT TEARING DOWN A FREEWAY IS NO SMALL TASK, BUT I DEFINITELY WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE SUPPORT FOR THAT OPTION.

IF DALLAS HAS ANYTHING, IT'S THE CITY THAT CONTINUALLY RE-INVENT ITSELF THROUGH BIG CHANGES, SUCH AS TEARING DOWN THE FREEWAY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND ENCOURAGE TXDOT'S PROPOSAL FOR I-345.

WE'VE GOT ONCE IN A GENERATION CHANCE TO TEAR OR SCAB OFF OF SOME OF THE MOST VALUABLE PARTS OF THE CITY AND ALLOW IT TO HEAL AND DO A HEALTHIER AND MORE PROSPEROUS PART OF THE CITY.

WHETHER WE DO A DECK PARK OR TAKE THE BOLD STEP OF REMOVING I-345,

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IT'S CLEAR THAT TXDOT'S PROPOSAL NEEDS MORE STUDY TO UNDERSTAND HOW A CHANGE CAN MAKE DOWNTOWN THAT AWESOME BETTER.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR DECISION.

>> THANK YOU. ANDREW HANSEN.

>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANDREW HANSEN, DISTRICT 14.

FIRST, I WANTED TO JUST TOUCH ON THE PROPERTY TAX IMPLICATIONS OF THIS HYBRID MODEL.

IT'S BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT DALLAS DEVOTES MORE OF OUR URBAN CORE TO FREEWAYS THAN ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTRY.

WE'VE GOT A CHANCE TO EXPAND OUR DOWNTOWN BY 30 PERCENT, 30 MORE ACRES OF THE CURRENT 90 ACRES, AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE SEA OF SURFACE-LEVEL PARKING LOTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN.

WE'VE GOT MILLIONS OF REASONS JUST IN THAT INSTANCE, TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND LOOK AT PROPERTY TAX BASE AND OUR REVENUE, AND FOR A CITY THAT HAS SOME OF THE WORST DEBT PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTRY, IT SEEMS LIKE A HUGE MISTAKE TO GO ALONG WITH TEXT DOT PROPOSAL WITHOUT STUDYING THE ISSUE FURTHER.

TO GO ALONG WITH THAT, I WANT TO TOUCH ON TEXTS.STUDY.

IN THE STUDY IT SAYS THERE WILL BE NO MATERIAL DIFFERENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN REGARDS TO THE BOULEVARD OR THE TRENCH FOR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OR PROPERTY VALUE IMPACTS, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME, THERE WOULD BE NO DIFFERENCE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OR PROPERTY VALUE IMPACTS IN TERMS OF A 60 FOOT TRENCH, 10 LANE HIGHWAY VERSUS A BOULEVARD THAT CONNECTS TWO OF OUR BEST NEIGHBORHOODS DOWNTOWN AND DEEP BELT.

NO DIFFERENCE. FOR US TO TAKE THAT STUDY AND SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, IS GROSS AND IT'S CRAZY, BUT WE'VE GOT TO CREATE OUR OWN FUTURE, IN DALLAS, WE DON'T NEED TO BE SIPHONING OUR WORKFORCE UP TO COLLIN COUNTY.

FRESCO DOESN'T NEED TO BE THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF NORTH TEXAS.

DOWNTOWN DALLAS SHOULD BE THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF NORTH TEXAS AND 345 WITH TRENCHING, IT WOULD SOLIDIFY THAT AND I SUPPORT THAT YOU'RE INVESTIGATING THIS FURTHER. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ABRAM OLIVAS.

>> HI. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. ABRAM OLIVAS.

I LIVE OFF MAPLE AT [INAUDIBLE] DISTRICT 2 AND I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES TO BUILD A HIGHWAY TRENCH THROUGH DOWNTOWN.

YEAH. I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT WAS JUST SAID.

HIGHWAYS DON'T PAY TAXES.

THERE ARE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND DO THE THING THAT THEY HATE THE MOST, COMMUTE IN THEIR CAR.

IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN A CONSIDERABLE WAY.

IT'S TXDOT IS ONLY LOOKING AT CONVENIENCE FOR DRIVERS.

THEY'LL SACRIFICE THE LIVES AND PROPERTY VALUES.

PEOPLE LIVING AROUND HIGHWAYS.

MAKE IT EVEN MINISCULE CONVENIENT FOR DRIVERS.

YEAH, DEFINITELY WANT TO SUPPORT A ALTERNATIVE STUDY.

I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND TEXTILES PRIORITIES.

WHOEVER DID THIS STUDY, THERE'S A SETTING IN THE GOVERNMENT, WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT FEASIBILITY STUDIES, IS THAT IF WE'RE LOOKING AT WHETHER PEOPLE ARE BEING TRUTHFUL IN THEIR STUDIES.

WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVATIONS? TEXTILES HISTORICALLY ONLY WANTS TO BUILD HIGHWAYS.

THEY DON'T LOOK AT THE SAFETY.

THEY DON'T LOOK AT PROPERTY TAXES.

REALLY WHEN THEY PAID FOR THEIR FEASIBILITY AND FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS JUST YOUR FEASIBILITY, THEY DIDN'T WANT AN ALTERNATIVE ANSWER IN THEIR STUDY.

I SUPPORT AND ALTERNATIVE STUDY.

I SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN THAT AREA.

TOTALLY TEARING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

I SUPPORT ANY AND ALL EFFORTS TO MAKE DALLAS A BETTER CITY.

OUR DOWNTOWN THIS WAS SO SAD.

>> THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

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>> BRIAN TONY.

BRIAN TONY, 1,500 PECOS STREET UNIT 4.

I'M HERE TODAY IN MY ROLE AS PRESIDENT OF THE BRIAN PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AS THE CLOSEST RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO 345.

OUR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE DISCUSSIONS CLOSELY.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONTINUE STUDYING THIS ISSUE FURTHER BEFORE SUPPORTING THE TRENCH PLAN IN ITS CURRENT FORM FOR THREE MAIN REASONS.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF BRIAN PLACES HISTORY, A LACK OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, AND THE CITY'S COST TO STUDY THIS ISSUE IS MARGINAL, BUT THE REWARD FOR GETTING THIS RIGHT WOULD BE MONUMENTAL.

FIRST BRIAN PLACE IN ITS CURRENT FORM, DEVELOPED IN THE 1980S, BUT BEFORE THAT, A FREEDMAN'S TOWN CALLED STRING TOWN STOOD.

CHURCHES LIKE NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH WERE LOST TO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.

YET ONE BLACK CHURCH STILL STANDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MACEDONIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST.

THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO RIGHT THE WRONGS DONE TO DALLAS'S BLACK COMMUNITY BY REPLACING 345 WITH A NARROW TRENCH OR POTENTIALLY A BOULEVARD.

SECOND TEXTS, THOUGHTS, LETTERS, AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS DO NOT ADEQUATELY GATHERED CITY OF DALLAS RESIDENCE INPUT.

WE WERE PRESENTED A ONE-SIDED ANALYSIS OF TEXTILES FINDINGS AND THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS FROM EVERY POSTER TO ARRANGE SPEAKER MIRROR THIS.

WE WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED MORE CITY OF DALLAS LEAD COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND STUDYING THIS ISSUE INDEPENDENTLY OF TEXT DOT, HELP US KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR DALLAS.

COMMITTING TO THE TRANCHES IS BEING PLANNED NOW WOULD BE SACRIFICING OUR LEVERAGE WHILE FURTHER SUBSIDIZING OUR SUBURBS DEVELOPMENT VERSUS OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN OURSELVES AS A CITY.

FINALLY, WE'D LIKE TO UNDERSCORE HOW SIGNIFICANT THIS DECISION IS.

NOT JUST FOR 2000 PLUS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ONLY KNOWN BEING BORDERED BY TWO HIGHWAYS.

BUT FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE, MORE ANALYSIS IS WARRANTED THAT CONSIDERS PERSPECTIVES BEYOND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

I'VE ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW AND WORK WITH MANY OF YOU PERSONALLY AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE.

LET'S TAKE THE NECESSARY TIME TO GET THIS GENERATIONAL DECISION RIGHT AND GIVE YOURSELVES A FLEXIBILITY TO ADJUST IF NEEDED, DOWN THE ROAD.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

THANK ALL OF THOSE SPEAKERS WHO CAME DOWN TO GIVE THEIR INPUT.

I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT SIGNED UP FOR SPEAKING, BUT YOU MIGHT BE CALLED.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MR. MORRISON, AS WELL AS MS. CLEMENS FROM TEXTS DOT.

DEPUTY MAYOR NARVAEZ, IS DO YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR US TODAY?

I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES, ADD A SECTION STATING THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS'S APPROVAL IS CONDITIONED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGN PHASE FOR THE REFINED HYBRID OPTION, INTEGRATING RELEVANT CITY DESIGN ELEMENTS, PLANS, AND POLICIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, THE RACIAL EQUITY PLAN, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, AND THE STREET DESIGN MANUAL, ADD A SECTION STATING THAT THE CITY'S APPROVAL IS CONDITIONED ON TEXT DOT BRIEFING AND APPROPRIATE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS THROUGHOUT THE REFINED HYBRID OPTION DESIGN PHASE, ADD A SECTION STATING THAT THE CITY'S APPROVAL IS CONDITIONED ON TEXT.INCORPORATING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FOR COPYING AND DECKING INTO THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE REFINED HYBRID OPTION PROJECT.

[NOISE]

>> EXCUSE ME.

ADD A SECTION STATING THAT THE CITY'S APPROVAL IS CONDITIONED ON TEXT.STUDYING POSSIBLE TRUCK REROUTING FROM IH 345 IN CONNECTION WITH THE REFINED HYBRID OPTIONS PROJECT AND ADD A SECTION STATING THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO INVESTIGATE THE AVAILABILITY OF AND THE CITY'S ELIGIBILITY FOR ALTERNATE SOURCES OF FUNDING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM FOR STUDIES REGARDING ALTERNATIVE DESIGN OPTIONS, INCLUDING OTHER HYBRID OPTIONS AND NEW OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF IH 345 AND THE CITY PURSUING AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN OPTION, AND THAT PURSUANT TO THE RESULTS OF THE STUDIES AND BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATE SOURCES OF FUNDING, THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO FULLY OR PARTIALLY WITHDRAW ITS SUPPORT OF THE REFINED HYBRID OPTION RECOMMENDED BY TEXT DOT FOR THEIR FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT OF IH 345.

>> THANK YOU OF MOTION FOR APPROVAL, AND SECOND IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. FIRST, I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE,

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AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAD JOINED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.

THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR'S LONG PROCESS AND SOME DAYS WERE EASIER THAN OTHERS.

BUT I WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE MEMBER BECAUSE WE HAD EXCELLENT, ROBUST CONVERSATIONS, VERY GOOD DEBATES, AND A LOT OF QUESTIONS CAME UP REGARDING WHAT DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES, WHAT DIFFERENT THINGS COULD HAPPEN, AND IT GOT US TO A MUCH BETTER PLACE WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS MOTION.

I WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT WE ARE GAINING RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH THIS OPTION.

WE ARE GAINING SOME LAND AND WE WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO CREATE MORE LAND, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF FOLKS HAD ASKED FOR.

THIS IS NOT THE DESIGN PHASE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT ALL THIS IS SAYING IS THAT WE GO INTO DESIGN PHASE WITH TXDOT.

THE DESIGN PHASE WILL GO UP TO 30 PERCENT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS PORTION RIGHT.

FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SPOKEN OUT THAT HAVE COME DOWN, PLEASE STAY ENGAGED BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE CAN GET THE CORRECT THINGS IN THERE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES AND OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, THIS IS WHEN WE START TO GET THAT IN THERE.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT I FEEL THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS HEARD THE RESIDENTS LOUD AND CLEAR, AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HEARD A LOT OF WHAT YOU ALL HAD ASKED FOR IS IN THIS MOTION.

THAT'S THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT REPRESENT YOU AND YOUR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS, LISTENING AND WORKING WITH EACH OTHER, WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME SOLID COMPROMISES.

WE AS COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HAVE PASSED A LOT OF IMPACTFUL POLICY OVER THE LAST TWO TO FOUR YEARS.

I APPRECIATE THAT TXDOT HAS AGREED TO INTEGRATE RELEVANT CITY DESIGN ELEMENTS, PLANS, AND POLICIES, LIKE WHAT I READ, THE CCAP, THE RACIAL EQUITY PLAN, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, AND THE STREET DESIGN MANUAL.

THEY DID NOT HAVE TO DO THIS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU TXDOT FOR SAYING THAT YOU'LL WORK WITH US.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE IN OTHER CITIES, AND SO THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR TXDOT.

THIS SHOWS TXDOT'S COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST POSSIBLE PROJECT.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE ROBUST CONVERSATIONS AND DEBATES THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS ISSUE.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS AT TXDOT, AND NCTCOG FOR THEIR EDUCATION, THEIR WORKING WITH US, AS WELL AS AGREEING TO A LOT OF THESE COMPROMISES.

THAT'S PARTNERSHIP, THAT'S US WORKING TOGETHER.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF AND THE DALLAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

MR. BROADNAX, YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT TEAM THERE.

THEY HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST POSSIBLE COMPROMISES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS RAN AS SMOOTHLY AS IT POSSIBLY COULD HAPPEN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE AN AMAZING DALLAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE RESIDENTS ONCE AGAIN FOR BEING ENGAGED, FOR COMMENTING, FOR EMAILING, FOR COMING DOWN, FOR JOINING DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEETINGS, FOR MAKING SURE THAT WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN WAS VOICED AND THAT IT WAS HEARD.

THAT IS HOW WE MAKE GOOD POLICY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS IS WHEN OUR RESIDENTS ARE ENGAGED.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST 15 MEMBERS SITTING HERE MAKING IT UP AS WE GO, IT'S LITERALLY US REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITIES.

IT'S NOT PERFECT.

I KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO DISCUSS AND GO INTO, BUT THIS MOTION TAKES US INTO THAT NEXT PHASE, THAT NEXT LEVEL THAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GET THIS DESIGN ACCURATE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S RIGHT.

I HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL APPROVE THIS MOTION AND MAKE THIS PASS TODAY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

>> COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE SPEAKERS THAT I HAVE IN THE QUEUE SO IT WILL FLOW A LITTLE BIT SMOOTHER FOR US.

THE NEXT RECOGNIZED THREE SPEAKERS WITH OUR COUNCIL MEMBER WEST, COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY.

COUNCIL MEMBER WEST, YOU RECOGNIZE IT THIS TIME FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT

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THIS AMENDMENT AND I'VE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF A TRENCH, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF AN ELEVATED FREEWAY, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF A HIGHWAY OF ANY TYPE CONTINUING TO DIVIDE THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF DEEP ELLUM IN DOWNTOWN.

A BOULEVARD SYSTEM, NOT JUST A SINGLE BOULEVARD, BUT A BOULEVARD SYSTEM, WOULD PROVIDE FOR A LOT MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, RESTITCHING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THINGS THAT WE ALL SAY ARE PRIORITY TO US, NOT JUST MOVING CARS, WHICH IS ALSO A PRIORITY.

BUT I'M GOING TO GRUDGINGLY SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TODAY, WHICH I APPRECIATE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM PULLING TOGETHER, ASSUMING A FEW DOORS REMAIN OPEN.

DR. PEREZ, CAN YOU COME UP, PLEASE?

>> HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ROBERT PEREZ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. YOU, SIR.

>> THE LATEST DESIGN FOR THE TRENCH, IS IT A SIX-LANE OR IS IT A 10-LANE DESIGN?

>> IT'S A SIX-LANE, SIR.

SIX LANES ARE EXISTING, SIX LANES WILL COME DOWN, AND SIX LANES WILL GO BACK.

>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

>> DOES THE AMENDED LANGUAGE THAT THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM READ IN? DOES IT ALLOW FOR COUNCIL TO CONTINUE REVIEWING THE DESIGNS AS THEY COME UP? IF WE HAVE A STUDY THAT SAYS, YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING DIFFERENT, CAN WE CHANGE OUR SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE?

>> THE AMENDMENT, AS READ WOULD ALLOW FOR THE APPROPRIATE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO BE BRIEFED AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS, SO THAT WILL ENSURE THAT COUNCIL WAS AWARE AS FAR AS WHAT WAS BEING DEVELOPED.

WITH REGARDS TO YOUR OTHER QUESTION OF IF COUNCIL DESIRE TO CHANGE ITS STANCE, AT ANY TIME, SIR, COUNCIL CAN DO THAT AT THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION.

I DO NEED TO NOTE THAT TXDOT HAS SHARED WITH US IF THEY CONTINUE DOWN THE ENGINEERING PATH FOR THE REFINED HYBRID, SHOULD THE CITY OF DALLAS CHANGE DIRECTION, ANY ENGINEERING THAT WILL BE AFFECTED THAT TXDOT HAD COMPLETED, THEY WOULD SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS ON THAT.

JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.

>> ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, IS THIS A MONTH OR TWO-MONTH-LONG ENGINEERING STUDY, OR IS THIS A YEARS IN THE MAKING ENGINEERING STUDY?

>> IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, I THINK IT'S ABOUT A TWO-YEAR NEXT PHASE UP TO THE 30 PERCENT CONCEPTUAL AS PART OF THE DESIGN AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL STAGE.

>> IT WOULD BE, IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE STUDIES TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS WHICH I KNOW AT LEAST I AND SOME OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SEEM TO SUPPORT, WE WOULD NEED TO BE EXPEDITIOUS ABOUT DOING SO BECAUSE THERE'S A COST THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE LONGER WE DELAY, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT, SIR.

>> GOT IT. UNDER WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US, IF A BOULEVARD SYSTEM ENDED UP BEING THE MOST ALIGNED WITH OUR OTHER POLICIES, HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THINGS THAT WE SAY ARE IMPORTANT, THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD ULTIMATELY CHOOSE TO SUPPORT.

>> YES, SIR. IF IT'S THE WEALTH OF THE COUNCIL. YES, SIR.

>> GREAT. WE'RE IN NO WAY LOCKED IN TODAY BY VOTING FOR THIS WITH THE AMENDED LANGUAGE TO THE SIX-LANE TRENCH THAT'S BEEN PUBLISHED.

GOING BACK TO MY PREVIOUS STATEMENT, THE COUNCIL COULD, IF DESIRED, CHANGE DIRECTION AS FAR AS THE SUPPORT.

AGAIN, TXDOT WOULD SEEK SOME REIMBURSEMENT FROM US IF THEY-

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU. I THINK THIS QUESTION IS PROBABLY FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

MR. BROADNAX, IS THE GUIDANCE IN THE AMENDMENT CLEAR IN TERMS OF REQUESTING THAT THE CITY MANAGER SEEK FUNDING AND ALSO SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE STUDY BEYOND JUST TXDOT STUDY FOR DIFFERENT DESIGNS?

>> YES, THE MOTION WAS CLEAR.

AGAIN, AS ROBERT HAS SHARED ON THE TEXTILE SIDE, I THINK, AND AS I'VE DISCUSSED WITH STAFF.

THERE MAY NOT BE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES OUT THERE THAT ARE NOT CITY-RELATED AND OR PRIVATE SECTOR-RELATED TO FIND A STUDY.

THEN I THINK WE ESTIMATE IN THE RANGE OF 1-2 MILLION DOLLARS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WORST-CASE, THERE MAY NEED TO BE DECISIONS FROM THIS COUNCIL ON ALLOCATING OUR OWN RESOURCES FOR THIS TYPE OF A STUDY, AND SO I THINK I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL IS CLEAR-EYED ON HOW WE MAY END UP.

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>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF OUR PRIVATE INDUSTRY GROUPS THAT HAVE WEIGHED IN AND HAVE SUPPORTED I THINK WHAT DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HAS COME UP WITH HERE, AND I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE TABLE TO HELP US AS WELL.

THANK YOU, DR. PEREZ. THIS IS A GENERATIONAL PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE CITY FOR THE NEXT 70 YEARS OR MORE.

TXDOT, IT HAS A DUTY TO MOVE CARS.

WE AS A CITY HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO DO OTHER THINGS.

WE WANT TO MOVE CARS, BUT WE WANT TO FIND HOUSING FOR OUR PEOPLE CLOSER TO JOBS.

WE WANT TO FIND MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY.

WE WANT TO RECONNECT AND RESTITCH NEIGHBORHOODS.

THESE ARE PRIORITIES WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT.

I THINK THIS AMENDMENT DOES THE BEST THAT IT CAN IN KEEPING THE DOOR OPEN FOR US REFINING THE DESIGNS AND LOOKING AT OUR PRIORITIES AS A CITY.

THIS IS NOT A PERFECT SOLUTION IN MY OPINION.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE CAN SAY IF WE SUPPORT THIS IS THAT TODAY TXDOT AND THE CITY OF DALLAS HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE DOWN A HIGHWAY AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING BETTER THERE IN ITS PLACE.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DID A GREAT JOB OF THANKING EVERYONE.

I WANT TO THANK HIM AGAIN.

I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES WHO BUCKED THE SYSTEM HERE AND SIGNED ON TO THE FIVE SIGNATURE MEMORANDUM, WHICH WENT THROUGH ABOUT 100 DRAFTS AND STILL WASN'T RIGHT [LAUGHTER]

>> AT THE END, AND I THINK THAT HELPS WITH GETTING SOME MOVEMENT ON THIS TODAY.

CITY MANAGER AND YOUR STAFF DID A GREAT JOB.

MICHAEL MORRIS, WHO'S BEEN WITH US MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT AND TXDOT AS WELL THAT ARE PROBABLY SICK OF TALKING TO ME BY THIS POINT.

DALLAS NEIGHBORS FOR HOUSING AND ADAM AND HIS TEAM, ALL THE INDUSTRY GROUPS, COALITION FOR NEW DALLAS AND DOWNWINDERS AT RISK WHO ALL PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THIS AND HAVE BEEN ADVOCATES FOR IF SOMETHING BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ.

MY QUESTION TO MR. MORRIS, PLEASE.

[BACKGROUND]

>> FOR THE RECORD. MICHAEL MORRIS, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AT THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, MADAM MAYOR, NICE TO SEE YOU.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, NICE TO SEE YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MORRIS.

ON THE SECTION THAT WE ADDED IN THE AMENDMENTS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S APPROVAL CONDITIONED ON TECH START INCORPORATING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FOR CAPPING AND DECKING.

WILL THE RTC OR OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF OR HAVE HELPED WITH, ARE YOU PREPARED TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THAT ENGINEERING SO THAT THE DECKING AND CAPPING CAN BE BUILT INTO THE PLANS ALL ON?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TRACK RECORD ON KLYDE WARREN PARK, THE PEDESTRIAN CAP AT THE ZOO, THE TWO PEDESTRIAN CAPS AND THE BUILDING PROPOSED FOR INTERSTATE 30, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE INTERESTED IN MAINTAINING OUR TCS INTEREST OF REMITTING COMMUNITIES, USING OUR FEDERAL FUNDS.

WE WOULD BE PARTNERING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN SEEKING FUNDS, JUST LIKE WE HAVE AN APPLICATION IN WASHINGTON RIGHT NOW ON RECONNECTING OLD CITY PARK TO FARMERS MARKET.

WE WOULD CONTINUE THAT INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH TRYING TO GET A LOCAL MASS FROM YOUR BOND PROGRAM, AS WE DID IN PHASE 1 AT THE ZOO.

SENATOR WEST WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING AN EARMARK THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WE'RE GOOD AT FINDING MONEY.

WE WOULD CONTINUE TO PLEDGE OUR SUPPORT TO ENHANCING AS BEST AS THIS COUNCIL WISHES, A HYBRID 345.

>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. I WON'T BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION, I WILL.

WE NEED TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AND EFFORT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM THAT THE HIGHWAY IS DESIGNED TO SOLVE, WHICH IS GETTING PEOPLE TO JOBS IN SOUTH DALLAS, PLEASANT GROVE, AND SOUTHERN DALLAS.

WHAT THE BOULEVARD PROPONENTS ARE ASKING, IT'S NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE TXDOT JUST SAID UNEQUIVOCALLY THAT THEY WILL NOT SELL AS THE LAND OR ALLOW THIS OPTION TO MOVE FORWARD.

AS FRUSTRATING AS THIS MAY BE, WE MUST NOW MAKE LEMONADE FROM THIS SITUATION.

I THINK TO SWEETEN THE BITTER TASTE, WE HAVE ASSURANCES AS WE JUST HEARD FROM TXDOT AND THE RTC, THAT THERE WILL BE AN NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS THAT THEY WILL HELP US WITH THE DECKING AND CAPPING TO BE BUILT INTO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY RETROFITTING.

WE ALSO HAVE EVERY SIX MONTHS CHECK-IN SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO REFINE IT.

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THEN WE ALSO, IN EXAMINING THE REROUTING OF TRUCKS, WE CAN POTENTIALLY EVEN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LANES FURTHER.

THE WAY TO REALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LANE'S IS TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AND TAKE AS SERIOUSLY THE PLANNING AS WE ARE TO THE ENGINEERING, TO THE CREATING JOBS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HIGHWAY NOT AS NEEDED.

I WANT TO THANK CHAIR NARVAEZ, YOU DID AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB MANAGING AN EXTRAORDINARILY COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT TASKS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITIES WHO SPOKE OUT AND PLEASE STAY DEEPLY ENGAGED BECAUSE THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES I THINK TO CONTINUE TO REFINE THIS AND MAKE THIS THE BEST THAT WE CAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. REPRESENTING DISTRICT 14, I HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN RECEIVING COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY IN MY DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR, WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH I-345, AND OUR OBJECTIVES TO RECONNECT THE COMMUNITIES ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT ELEVATED FREEWAY AND THE FUTURE OF THIS TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR BECAUSE IT WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT MY DISTRICT.

I WAS PREPARED TODAY TO VOTE AGAINST ITEM 19 AS IT STOOD BECAUSE I DO NOT SUPPORT THE CURRENTLY CONSTITUTED REFINED HYBRID PROPOSAL OF TXDOT.

I THOUGHT IT'S INSTRUMENTAL THAT WE AUTHORIZE AN INDEPENDENT STUDY THAT WOULD UPDATE THE TRAFFIC COUNTS, WHICH TXDOTS ARE SEVERAL YEARS OLD AND YET ARE THE BASIS FOR MUCH OF THE DESIGN THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING HERE.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ IS FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO THE OTHER VOICES ON THE COUNCIL WHO HAD SIGNED THE FIVE-PERSON MEMO, AND WE'RE CONCERNED AS I WAS, ABOUT HAVING AN INDEPENDENT BASIS FOR LOOKING AT THIS CORRIDOR.

I BELIEVE THAT THE AMENDMENTS THAT HE HAS PROPOSED TODAY ARE A GOOD COMPROMISE FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT SUPPORT THE TRENCH DESIGN OF TXDOT, IN THAT, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I THINK ALL AGREE THAT THE EXISTING ELEVATED HIGHWAY MUST COME DOWN IN THE FUTURE.

IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE NOW SO THAT THERE'S TIME TO PROPERLY STUDY IT AND ENGINEER AN APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A VOICE IN TERMS OF POLICIES THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS PASSED IN THE PAST, SUCH AS CCAP, THE COMPLETE STREETS PROVISIONS IN THE DESIGN MANUAL, THE RACIAL EQUITY PLAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, WHICH ARE OUR POLICY STATEMENTS THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THOSE CONSIDERATIONS THAT TXDOT BRINGS TO THE TABLE.

I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT IT WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE A VOICE THROUGH THE BRIEFING OF THE COMMITTEE PROCESS AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS SO THAT IF WE DO OBTAIN INFORMATION THROUGH INDEPENDENT STUDY, THAT WOULD CAUSE US TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES TO THE CURRENT TRENDS DESIGN OR REFINEMENTS TO THE CURRENT TRENDS DESIGN.

WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.

I WILL SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AS IT HAS BEEN AMENDED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S THE BEST PATH FORWARD AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER, REALLY THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES ON THIS ROUND.

MR. MORRIS MICHAEL, WOULD YOU COME DOWN, PLEASE? FOR THE RECORD, MICHAEL MORRIS, AGAIN.

QUESTION NUMBER 1.

HOW MANY STUDIES HAVE WE REALLY STUDIED ON 345 IN A CONCEPT WE HAVE DONE? SEVERAL. IT'S HARD TO REALLY COMBINE THEM. REMEMBER THEM ALL.

BUT YOU ARE THE ORIGINAL TXDOT REVIEW

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UNDER COMMISSIONER VANDERGRIFF TO LOOK AT THE RETHINKING OF THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN.

>> CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> TO RE-LOOK AT THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN SYSTEM THEN YOU HAD EARLY TEXTILE WORK.

THEN YOU, I THINK, HAD THE TOOL GROUP OR ANOTHER PRIVATE SECTOR GROUP THAT RAISED MONEY TO LOOK AT THE BOULEVARD OPTION.

THEN I THINK TEXT STOCK CAME BACK AND REVIEWED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY EFFORT THAT YOU'VE HEARD SEASON TALK ABOUT IN THE WORKSHOPS.

OF COURSE, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL REDOES THE MOBILITY PLAN EVERY FOUR YEARS.

WE REVIEW REGULARLY AND ARE FOCUSED ON NEW INVESTMENTS IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

IF YOU THINK OF KLYDE WARREN PARK, SOUTHERN GATEWAY I30, DEPRESSING OR CREATING A HYBRID ON I30 FAIR PARK AND THEN 345.

THAT'S A THREE TO FOUR DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE COUNTING.

>> WHEN WE DID LOOK AT 345 IN A CONCEPTUAL PLAN, WHATEVER, DID WE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY? AT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TRANSFER THAT, BUILD A TUNNEL.

DID WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SM RIGHT, WHICH REBUILT DEAD MAN, CARRIED DOWN TO THE BOULEVARD WE HAVE LAND TO MOVE AROUND THROUGH THE CENTER PART OF DALLAS.

DID WE ALSO HAD A STANDARD GATEWAY? WAS THAT OUR CONSIDERATION IN THREE-FOUR TO FIND A HYBRID?

>> YES COUNCILMAN, WE DON'T BUILD INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, WE BUILD SYSTEMS. SO WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING A SERIES OF DOMINOES WHERE WE GOT RID OF DEAD MAN'S CORNER.

WE TORE DOWN THE SM RIGHT FREEWAY, 175 GOT EXTENDED TO 45, 45 THEN HEADS NORTH TO 345.

WE HOPE YOU SUPPORT A HYBRID OPTION TODAY SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND MAXIMIZE OUR ABILITY TO GET FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS FOR REKNITTING THE COMMUNITIES.

YES. IT'S A SERIES SOUTHERN GATEWAY, INVESTMENTS OF FRONTAGE ROADS ON INTERSTATE 24, RED BIRD.

THESE ARE A SERIES OF SYSTEMS THAT ARE ALL INTEGRATED, PEDESTRIAN CAP AT THE ZOO TO CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A MAGNET TO GROW SOUTH.

THESE ARE NOT COINCIDENTAL AD HOC, RANDOM INVESTMENTS.

THERE ARE SYSTEM OF INVESTMENTS TO HOPEFULLY GROW THE REGION SOUTH AND REDUCE VEHICLE MILES OF TRAVEL AND ALL THE THINGS THIS COUNCIL HOPES WILL HAPPEN.

>> I GUESS THE KEY NOTE IS THE REGION, IS NOT JUST ABOUT TO SAY THE DALLAS.

I KNOW MANY PEOPLE SAY, WHAT ABOUT ANOTHER LOOP AROUND THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR FREIGHT? WE ALSO GOT A LOOP, TWILIO AND WE GOT 635.

BUT THE SUDBURY IS GROWING.

IS THERE ADEQUATE LAND ACQUISITION TO PUT ANOTHER LOOP AROUND DALLAS?

>> WELL, YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF SPACE AND AT EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING THIS WEEK.

WE'RE AT 8.2 MILLION.

THE REGION GREW 160,000 PEOPLE LAST YEAR SO WE'RE NOW GROWING AT A MILLION PEOPLE EVERY SEVEN YEARS.

PICTURE YOURSELF IN MY POSITION, FIGHTING FOR OUR FAIR SHARE ALLOCATION OF TXDOT REVENUES, [NOISE]

>> EXCUSE ME, AND THEN MAINTAINING THE ABILITY OF MITIGATING THE IMPACT AND HOPEFULLY THE LOCATION OF THE NEXT TWO OR THREE MILLION PEOPLE.

AT EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE, YOU'RE CREATING GREATER FOCUS ON NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU'RE CREATING GREATER FOCUS ON LAND-USE, GREATER FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY.

BECAUSE WE'VE EXPANDED A LOT OF OUR ABILITY TO BUILD THE SYSTEM.

THE SYSTEM IS PRETTY WELL IN PLACE.

LOOP 12 IS EXPECTED TO BE WIDENED TO HELP YOU WITH MOVING PEOPLE AROUND DOWNTOWN.

LBJ IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON LBJ EAST TO CREATE A BYPASS OF TRUCKS AND OTHERS FROM 45 TO THE SOUTH TO BE ABLE TO GO AROUND DOWNTOWN AND AVOID 345.

THESE ARE ALL CONSCIOUS INVESTMENTS RELATED TO THE SYSTEM OF NOW 8.2 MILLION PEOPLE THIS WEEK.

>> WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT 345, IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT IS A FEDERAL HIGHWAY THAT MOVE FREIGHT?

>> YEAH. IT MOVES EVERYTHING. IT'S AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.

IT'S A CONNECTION OF INTERSTATE 45 TO US 75.

IT MOVES FREIGHT.

YOU'VE HEARD SEASON TALKING ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF THE USERS HAVE AN ORIGIN OR DESTINATION IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

BUT IT DOES HAVE REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL IMPACT.

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>> WHEN YOU DO IT AT, I KNOW BACK MAYBE 2006, 2012 WE DEVELOPED THE INLAND PORT AND THEN A POLAR VERY, VERY TRYING TO GET JOBS TO THE INLAND PORT, TRYING TO GET COMPETENT MANUFACTURER TO THEM INLAND PORT, THEY USE 45 AND CENTRAL TO GO NORTH AND SOUTH, TO GO TO CANADA AND IT'S GOING NORTH, GOING TO CANADA AND SINCE IT'S A FEDERAL EXPRESSWAY, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO NOT TO STUDY WE NEED TO DO A HYBRID OR DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THAT TRAFFIC IS GOING ON FREEWAY.

GOT IT. IT IS A FEDERAL HIGHWAY.

IF YOU STOP THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN UNTIL THE BOULEVARD, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE INLAND PORT WITH FREIGHT GOING NORTH?

>> WELL, YOU WOULD HAVE HUGE IMPLICATIONS, BUT I NEED YOU TO THINK OF TWO THINGS.

SUPPORTING YOUR POINT.

YOU HAVE A SYSTEM OF FREEWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT HELPS YOU AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL, THE REGIONAL LEVEL AND INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS.

CLEARLY, THE PRESENTATIONS YOU'RE GETTING ON THE INLAND PORT, WE HAVE PEOPLE BUILDING PORTS IN LOUISIANA HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH US.

THAT'S THE REACH THAT THE INLAND PORT HAS.

BUT I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE A BOULEVARD OR BOULEVARDS THAT HAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 150,000 CARS A DAY ON IT AND YOU YOU WISH TO MAXIMIZE PEDESTRIAN AND MAXIMIZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MAXIMIZE CITY SAFETY.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CAPACITY OF MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO COME FROM WHEN THE 31ST STREET IS BEING USED FOR A LOT OF THROUGH MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC THAT USED TO BE ON THE FREEWAY SYSTEM.

WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN MOVING REGIONAL TRAFFIC FROM THOROUGHFARE STREETS TO FREEWAYS.

WE DID THAT ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.

I RECANTED THE STORY.

GREENVILLE AVENUE, I THINK WAS WITH MS. MENDELSOHN, YOU HAVE 39,000 CARS A DAY BEFORE WE DID CENTRAL, WE GOT TO WIDEN GREENVILLE NOW YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO BUILD CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND TAKE THAT REGIONAL TRAFFIC OFFER GREENVILLE [NOISE]

>> YES, OUR OFFICE AND THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL SUPPORTS TEXTILES HYBRID OPTION.

>> WHEN WE REDID CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, DID WE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION A NEIGHBORHOODS? DID WE DISTURB NEIGHBORHOOD? DID WE BREAK NEIGHBORHOODS UP?

>> I THINK A LOT OF TIME WHAT WAS DONE THAT WASN'T THE FIRST ENGINEERING PROJECT I WORKED ON.

WE CANTILEVERED THE FRONTAGE OF ROADS OVER CENTRAL TO MINIMIZE RIGHT AWAY.

>> EXCUSE ME COUNCIL MEMBER MR. MORRISON, COULD YOU BRING THAT MIKE CUP A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? [NOISE]

>> EXCUSE ME.

>> IF SOMEONE COULD BRING ME SOME WATER.

>> NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE WATER.

>> CHAMBERS.

>> CAN WE USE SOME WATER.

>> WHEN WE DID CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, WE CAN ALLEVIATE THE FRONTAGE ROADS OVER THE FREEWAY TO MINIMIZE THE RIGHT AWAY TAKE THAT WE WOULD HAVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> WHEN WE DID THAT, AT ONE TIME, WE'LL THINK ABOUT DOING A TUNNEL ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND CAN YOU SPEAK OF WHY WE DID NOT DO THAT?

>> WELL, THE ROADWAY WOULD EITHER BE IN A TUNNEL OR LIGHT RAIL IS IN A TUNNEL.

AS YOU KNOW LIGHT RAIL IS IN A TUNNEL FROM MOCKINGBIRD SOUTH UNDERNEATH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SO AS A RESULT OF THAT DECISION, LIGHT RAIL BEING IN THE TUNNEL, THE ROADWAY WOULD BE DEPRESSED AND FRONTAGE ROADS WOULD BE CANTILEVERED.

>> YOU KNOW, THAT WHAT WE REALIZED, I BELIEVE THAT CHAIRMAN WEST AND CHAIRMAN SCHULTZ AND CHAIRMAN OMAR, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE QUESTION YOU ASKED ABOUT STUDY, BUT ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT OH, MOM, YOU KNOW, THINKING OUT THE FACET IN MILMO AS THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WE'VE LOOKED AT IT AND THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF THOSE PROS AND CONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

THAT I REALIZED THAT WE ARE THE CURRENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE CITY OF DALLAS.

WE CANNOT KICK SOME DOWN TO ANOTHER COUNCIL.

WE GOT TO MAKE POLICY.

WE GOT TO MAKE THE BEST POLICY THAT WE THINK TODAY THAT WE FEEL THAT THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.

THERE WAS ONE THING THAT I LEARNED THAT YOU CANNOT PROMISE OTHER COUNCIL WERE THEY ARE GOING TO DO.

BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

WE HERE, EVEN THOUGH IT FACED HARD DECISION, VERY HARD DECISION TO MAKE A DECISION.

BUT WE GOT TO MAKE DECISION AND THAT'S ONE REASON THAT I WANT TO SUPPORT

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CHAIRMAN DEVICE HYBRID AND WITHOUT AN OPTION IN THERE TO THAT A CHECK-IN DATE WITH A POLICYMAKER, WE CAN REJECT ALL AGREE OR DISAGREE AT ANYTIME.

WITH THAT IN THE STUDIES THAT WE'VE DONE, THANK YOU, MIKE, DR. PEREZ, WILL YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE? I WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY, DR. PEREZ, FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE, YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE IN LOOKING OVER THE AMENDMENT THAT CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ HAS DONE.

JUST BY LOOKING OVER THE AMENDMENT, THE PEOPLE LISTEN TO THIS IN LAYMAN TERM, CAN YOU ASSURE WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING HIDDEN.

WE DO CARE ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS, SPECIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND I DO CARE ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE DALLAS BECAUSE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAD BEEN DISBARRED OF INFRASTRUCTURE, INSECURITY, JOB CREATIVITY BECAUSE OF LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE OR AT 20 THE FAMILY GATEWAY, IT HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED EVEN WITH SM RIGHT, TURN IT DOWN.

IT HAD BEEN DESTROYED, NOW WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD IT BACK UP.

WITH THIS RESOLUTION, DO YOU THINK THE STAFF, AND TXDOT CAN COME TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT THE BEST DEAL THAT WE CAN GET FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS?

>> COUNCIL ATKINS, ABSOLUTELY, SIR.

I THINK THAT THE MOTION, AS FAR AS THE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PROPOSED, IT WOULD ENSURE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS.

IT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE COUNCIL IS KEPT UP TO DATE AND GIVE US THE ABILITY TO BE FLEXIBLE IN THE FINAL PRODUCT.

YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH TXDOT AND RTC TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DESIGN.

>> WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK CITY MANAGER BECAUSE THOSE EMPLOYEE WORK FOR CITY MANAGER AND I HOPE THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO HAVE HAVE OVERSIGHT ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

I WILL HOLD CITY MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE FOLLOWED THROUGH WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS.

COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'LL ALSO BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION.

I THINK IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO STAY ENGAGED AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THOSE ADVOCATING FOR DIFFERENT OPTIONS OTHER THAN HYBRID.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.

I THINK IT HELPS US ALL GET THINGS TO A STATE WHERE THINGS CAN BE BETTER.

WE MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING, BUT THIS IS WHAT DIALOGUE IS ALL ABOUT.

BUT I DO ALSO WANT TO REITERATE MY SUPPORT FOR THE HYBRID PLAN THAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED BY TXDOT, BECAUSE THAT OPTION ACCOMMODATE AS MANY INTERESTS AND CONCERNS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, MOBILITY, GREEN SPACE, AND CONNECTIVITY AS PRACTICABLE.

WE KNOW THAT AT 345 IS A CRUCIAL CORE DOOR THAT CONNECTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.

AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR HIGHWAY 175, I'VE USED I-345 MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I CURRENTLY USE THE HIGHWAY ALMOST DAILY AND USUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY TO EFFICIENTLY REACH JOBS OR AMENITIES IN DOWNTOWN, UPTOWN, DEEP ELLUM, NORTH DALLAS, EAST DALLAS, AND WEST DALLAS.

TRAFFIC STUDIES PREDICT THAT REMOVING I-345 WOULD INCREASE TRAFFIC AND THE TRAVEL TIMES FOR SOME COMMUTERS WOULD INCREASE BETWEEN 30-50 PERCENT DURING PEAK PERIODS.

THE TIME OF SOUTHERN DALLAS RESIDENCE IS JUST AS VALUABLE AS THOSE WHO LIVE ELSEWHERE, AND SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RESPECT.

MOREOVER, TXDOT RECOMMENDATION IS FURTHER BASED ON EXTENSIVE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT CONSISTING OF HUNDREDS OF STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS RECEIVED OVER MORE THAN 10 YEARS, WITH OVER HALF OF RESPONDENTS FROM THE LAST ROUND OF PUBLIC MEETINGS SUPPORTING THE HYBRID PLAN.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT REMOVING THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING IT INTO A BOULEVARD, AS SOME HAVE PROPOSED, DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LEGALLY POSSIBLE UNDER TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, GIVEN THE DESPERATE IMPACT ON SOUTHERN DALLAS OF PURSUING THIS OPTION.

I-345 SHOULD PROBABLY NEVER HAVE BEEN BUILT AND IT'S A TRAGEDY THAT IT DESTROYED MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 50 YEARS AGO.

HOWEVER, TURNING THE HIGHWAY INTO A BOULEVARD WILL NOT BRING THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS BACK OR GUARANTEE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT.

IT'LL TAKE TIME AND SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN SOUTHERN DALLAS

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BEFORE THIS IMPORTANT CORE DOOR IS NO LONGER NEEDED.

FOR NOW, FACILITATING EFFICIENT ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY AMENITIES IS CRITICAL TO RESIDENTS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.

COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME, FIVE MINUTES DOWN.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

MY FIRST ONE IS FOR GAS.

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE PERCENTAGE OF DALLAS RESIDENTS THAT USE A BIKE TO GET TO WORK?

>> MORNING. GHASSAN KHANKARLI, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

AS SHOWN IN THE VISION ZERO PLAN, IT'S ABOUT 1 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO BIKE TO WORK.

>> IS THAT BASED ON THE CENSUS?

>> I HAVE TO GO FOLLOW UP ON THAT ONE TO VERIFY THAT, BUT I KNOW THAT'S THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE IN VISION ZERO.

>> I'M ASKING BECAUSE WE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THIS MORNING WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR BIKING TO WORK.

I THINK IT'S A VERY TINY NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

I'M WONDERING. MICHAEL MORRIS, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU, PLEASE.

YOU ARE IMAGINING WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO HAVE A BOULEVARD WITH 150 CARS PER DAY AND THE TRUTH IS, I DON'T KNOW OF A BOULEVARD THAT HAS 150,000 CARS PER DAY, AND I CAN'T ACTUALLY IMAGINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

THE ONLY THING THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME IS QUITE ROAD THAT HAS 55,000 CARS PER DAY.

WHAT I KNOW OF THAT IS IT IS NOT PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND IT'S NOT BICYCLE FRIENDLY.

IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THAT BOULEVARD HAS BECOME ITS OWN HIGHWAY.

DO YOU KNOW OF ROADS YOU CAN TELL US THAT HAVE THAT KIND OF LOCAL TRAFFIC? [NOISE]

>> EXCUSE ME. MICHAEL MORRIS, AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD.

OUR HIGHEST THOROUGHFARES STREET VOLUMES ARE IN THE PROBABLY THE 60,000 PER DAY, 345 IS 50 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE FREEWAY VOLUME.

YOU WOULD HAVE THE EQUIVALENT OF THREE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH EXCESS CAPACITY IS ON I-30 OR WOODALL ROGERS BUT NOT MUCH.

YOU'D HAVE TO ASSUME YOU'D HAVE MULTIPLE THOROUGHFARES STREETS CARRYING LOTS OF CARS SIMILAR TO PRESTON AND COIT.

>> I ALREADY KNOW THAT DOWNTOWN RESONANCE WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAVE A QUITE ROAD IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.

THAT'S AN INTERESTING THING.

THEN CHAIRMAN ATKINS ASKED ABOUT PREVIOUS STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT 345.

WE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE WHO'VE SAID, WE WANT TO SEE AN INDEPENDENT STUDY, ONE NOT DONE BY TXDOT.

BUT IT APPEARS THERE'S ALREADY BEEN AN INDEPENDENT STUDY. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? [NOISE]

>> EXCUSE ME. WE WERE ON AN OVERSIGHT PANEL FOR THE TWO GROUPS.

I BELIEVE IT WAS MONEY THAT WAS PAID FOR BY DEVELOPERS IN THE DEEP ELLUM AND DOWNTOWN AREA.

>> WHAT DID THEY STUDY EXACTLY? DO YO KNOW?

>> I THINK THEY STUDY THE HYBRID OPTION AND A SERIES OF PARALLEL THOROUGHFARE STREET OPTIONS INSTEAD OF THE HYBRID OPTION.

>> THEY DID A BOULEVARD OPTION AND A HYBRID OPTION?

>> YEAH. BOULEVARD SYSTEM.

>> SYSTEM.

>> OF OPTIONS.

>> DID THEY HAVE A RECOMMENDATION?

>> I'M NOT SURE REALLY WHAT HAPPENED.

IT LOST MOMENTUM NEAR THE END.

PATRICK KENNEDY WAS [NOISE]

>> INVOLVED IN.

HE COULD TELL YOU IF IT HAD A RECOMMENDATION OR NOT.

I'M NOT SURE IT HAD A RECOMMENDATION.

>> PRETTY SURE IF IT HAD A RECOMMENDATION, WE WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.

TEASY, CAN YOU TELL US THE POLICIES THAT ARE REFERENCED IN BOTH THIS MOTION AND OTHERS HAVE ASKED FOR WITH CONSIDERATION FOR THESE POLICIES, ARE THEY ADVISORY OR THEY'RE SET REQUIREMENTS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN, I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE TO CHECK AND ENSURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD HOW THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THE MOTION THAT I THINK THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM READ, I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE REFERENCING TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS A CHECKPOINT, TO ENSURE THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE WITH US VARIOUS POLICIES WOULD ALSO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

>> HAS MOTION SAYS, INTEGRATING RELEVANT CITY DESIGN ELEMENTS, PLANS, AND POLICIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AND THEN LISTED THEM.

MY QUESTION IS WE HAVE SOME GOALS SET IN LET'S SAY C CAP AND HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS.

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BUT ARE THESE ADVISORY GOALS, THESE ARE WHAT WE ASPIRE TO DO, OR ARE THESE REQUIREMENTS?

>> THESE ARE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS AS WE DO WITH ANY OTHER POLICY.

OUR GOAL IS TO WORK ACROSS THE BOARD NO MATTER IF IT'S INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO ENSURE THAT WE COULD ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS.

BUT AS WE KNOW OFTENTIMES WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT THIS IS A STARTING POINT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE AT LEAST DOING THE CHECKPOINTS TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THE GOALS ARE BEING ACHIEVED OR IF THERE ARE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE MADE.

BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY, CONTINUING I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE UPDATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT HOW WELL WE'RE MOVING WITH THE PROJECT AS WELL AS WITH THOSE PARTICULAR POLICIES IN GENERAL.

>> MR. PEREZ, I SEE YOU'RE STANDING THERE.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD ANSWER THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN MADE AWARE OF FOR THE HYBRID, HAVE THEY ALREADY CONSIDERED ANY OF THESE PLANS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN, IF YOU'RE REFERRING BACK TO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022.

YES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THOSE ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SO FORTH, THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THEIR STUDY.

>> COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN, IF I CAN JUST COME BACK AND CLARIFY? THE POLICIES THAT WERE LISTED, THE STREET DESIGN MANUAL, THAT IS THE ONE THAT HAS A REQUIREMENT THAT THE OTHER ONES ARE ASPIRATIONAL.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I CLARIFY THAT.

>> THANK YOU. THEN THERE'S A DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PLANS.

HOW WOULD THAT BE PAID FOR?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN, I THINK THAT TC HAD MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE WOULD LOOK FOR IF THERE ARE ANY AVAILABLE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, WE WOULD DEFINITELY RESEARCH THOSE, AND WHAT I THINK TC SAID, IF THERE WAS NOTHING, THEN ULTIMATELY IT WOULD REVERT BACK TO THE CITY OF DALLAS TO FUND THAT.

>> BUT WHERE WOULD THE MONEY COME FROM WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS?

>> ANY NUMBER OF PLACES, MA'AM, I MEAN, WITHOUT COMMITTING TO ANYTHING BY THE CITY MANAGER, I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT ANY AVAILABLE FUNDS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY BECOME AVAILABLE TO US.

>> I THINK, AND HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

I BELIEVE YOU THROUGHOUT A 1-2 MILLION DOLLAR NUMBER, IS THAT BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE OF HOW MUCH SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD COST, OR HAS THERE BEEN SOME INVESTIGATION?

>> STAFF HAS GIVEN ME THAT RANGE AND SO AGAIN, THAT IS NOT A PREFERRED STATEMENT BECAUSE THERE'S A BIG GAP IN THERE.

I WOULD PROBABLY BE ON THE HIGH END OF THE 1-2 MILLION AMOUNT.

>> NOT HOLDING YOU TO IT. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU DEVELOPED IT AND DID YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER THOUGHTS ON WHERE THAT MONEY WOULD COME FROM?

IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE GENERAL FUND, IN MY MIND.

IF THERE WERE ANY DEFINITIVE SOURCES BEYOND GRANTS AGAIN AND OR PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A DECISION THE COUNCIL WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE TO MAKE.

>> THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR SUSAN, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE.

DOES THIS MOTION GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO PROCEED TO RECOMMEND TO THE STATE TO FUND THIS AND TO SEEK FEDERAL FUNDS?

>> YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS DR. PEREZ MENTIONED, SHOULD THE COUNCIL CHOOSE TO CHANGE THEIR MIND, WE WOULD SEEK TO BE REIMBURSED THE ENGINEERING DOLLARS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO EXPAND.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THIS NEXT STEP TO COST CLOSE TO $20 MILLION.

>> TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER.

CITY MANAGER, SHE JUST SAID THAT SHE WOULD ANTICIPATE THIS NEXT STEP WOULD COST ABOUT $20 MILLION OF TECH STOCK FUNDS.

IF THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO CHANGE ITS MIND, WHERE WOULD YOU GET $20 MILLION FROM?

>> I'M NOT QUITE SURE, COUNCILWOMAN, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A STRETCH TO SAY I COULD FIND $20 MILLION, AT LEAST BASED ON THE PRIORITIES THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED IN OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO DO A STUDY AND ORDER REPAY FOR SOME DESIGN COSTS.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE A PRETTY HIGH BAR FOR US AND I THINK COUNSEL WOULD PROBABLY STRUGGLE WITH TRYING TO FIND ANY REALM 5,7,8,10 MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT REIMBURSING.

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>> YOUR 20 PLUS 2 MILLION TO DO THE STUDY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT.

FOR ME, I'LL JUST SAY I HAVE A LOT OF REASONS TO SUPPORT THIS HYBRID PLAN.

BUT REALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, TO ME IS FOUR WORDS, WHICH IS, FEDERAL FREIGHT HIGHWAY NETWORK AND IT'S REALLY JUST AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

THIS IS NEVER GOING TO NOT BE A HIGHWAY.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT TO HAPPEN EVEN IF IT WAS A GOOD IDEA OF WHICH I DON T THINK IT IS.

ALL WE'RE DOING WITH ALL OF THIS WORK IS DELAYING AND SO THIS MOTION IS GOING TO MOVE IT FORWARD ACCORDING TO SUSAN AND I'M HAPPY FOR THAT.

BUT ALL THESE OTHER EFFORTS, PEOPLE WHO'VE DECIDED TO MAKE THIS THEIR PASSION PROJECT, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO INSTEAD FOCUS ON WHAT IT CAN BE WITH THESE OTHER OPTIONS FOR THE DECKING, FOR THE CAPPING.

THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN.

BUT WHAT'S NOT GOING TO EVER HAPPEN IS FOR IT TO BE A BOULEVARD BECAUSE IT'S NEVER GOING TO STOP BEING A HIGHWAY.

LIKE THAT'S A HURDLE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO REACH BECAUSE IT LITERALLY TAKES AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND THE PEOPLE WHO CAN GET IT TO BE ENACTED, CONGRESS ARE NOT EVER GOING TO RECOMMEND IT.

WE JUST HAVE TO WORK WITH WHAT'S REALITY AND WHAT'S IN OUR BUDGET.

EVEN IF IT BECAME A BOULEVARD, WE'D NEVER HAVE A BILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD IT AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE NEARBY STREETS, SO IT ALL HAS TO BE REDONE.

WHILE WE'VE HEARD SEASONS SAYING MANY TIMES THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE, WE JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH REALITY AND MOVE THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES DURING THIS ROUND.

>> THANK YOU. I'M IN THE SAME CAMPUS, COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD ELEMENTS HERE THAT EVEN AFTER WE WERE ON I5 SIGNATURE MEMO AND I THINK FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, SOME OF US THE THIS DOES BEGIN TO GET A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT STILL GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION THAT I THINK SOME OF US ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

AS I LOOK AT THIS SAME LINE ABOUT INTEGRATING RELEVANT CITY DESIGN ELEMENTS, PLANS, AND POLICIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AND THAT'S WHERE I SEE THE DOOR FOR WHAT MY CONCERN WAS AND THAT WAS THAT WE HAD NOT NECESSARILY MODELED WHERE DALLAS WILL BE 20,30, 40 YEARS FROM NOW TO UNDERSTAND, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY STRENGTHEN THIS DECISION.

BUT MR. CITY MANAGER, SO WHEN WE LOOK AT YESTERDAY, WE WERE BOTH OUT AT THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.

LOOKING AT THE FUTURE OF THAT, WE'VE GOT LINDSEY FIELD, FAIR PARK, NEW PARK, VICKERY MIDTOWN.

WHERE ARE WE BRINGING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND MODELING AND PROJECTING WHAT OUR CITY WILL LOOK LIKE? IS THERE SOMETHING UNDERWAY OR DO WE HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT? IS THIS SOMETHING CHAIR ATKINS SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COMPLETE PICTURE IS BEING DRAWN OF WHERE WE WILL BE.

>> COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

AS WE'VE DISCUSSED AND I THINK THIS COUNCIL HAS DISCUSSED, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN ITERATIVE AND EVOLVING PROCESS FROM DAY TO DAY ONE.

BECAUSE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD EVEN CONSIDER, ONE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN THOUGHT ABOUT, MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT, WHO'S INTERESTED IN DEVELOPMENT, THE TIMING OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK THEY'LL EVER BE A PERFECT TIME TO SITUATE WHAT WE WOULD KNOW AND WHAT TO PLAN FOR.

BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S GOT IDEAS AND VISIONS.

WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM WHAT WE KNOW BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND WHAT'S WRITTEN AND OR PROVIDED IN ANY PLANNING DOCUMENTS, WHETHER THAT'S MTC, THE CALL, TEXT DOT, OR EVEN THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO SOME OF OUR FUTURE PLANS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE'S GOING TO ALWAYS BE IN AN ITERATION.

IT DOESN'T INCLUDE SOMETHING BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN IN BIG ENLARGE CITIES AND EVEN SMALL CITIES.

THERE'S NO PERFECT EQUATION.

WE CAN ONLY GO FROM WHAT WE KNOW TODAY AND WHAT FOLK HAVE ARTICULATED AS THEIR DESIRED STATE.

AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND WHETHER IT'S THROUGH COMMUNICATION WITH THIS FULL COUNCIL OR AT COMMITTEES, WILL GET SOME IDEA OF WHAT WE SHOULD BE ENVISIONING, AT LEAST FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE TO EVEN LOOK AT OR CONSIDER.

AGAIN, THERE'S NO PERFECT ANSWER.

TRYING TO GET TO THAT IS A FRUSTRATING SITUATION FOR STAFF BECAUSE WE'LL ALWAYS BE PLAYING CATCH UP.

>> WELL, I'M GLAD YOU SAID THERE'S NO PERFECT ANSWER BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE IS NO PERFECT ANSWER.

WE DON'T HAVE THE TEA LEAVES TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WILL BE DEVELOPED AND WHAT WILL FALL THROUGH,

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BUT WE WILL KNOW WHAT WE'RE PLANNING.

I MEAN, WE'VE GOT THINGS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS SO THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND PROJECTING.

WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS AROUND, WHAT SOME PARTS OF TOWN ARE GOING TO BECOME.

THERE IS DEFINITELY A GREAT FUTURE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, BUT I ALSO WOULD SAY THAT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY FUTURE JUDGING BY WHERE WE WERE YESTERDAY WITH INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IN DALLAS MIDTOWN.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT I THINK IT HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO THIS AND POSSIBLY STRENGTHEN IT AND JUST EVEN I35 ASIDE, IS TO EMBARK ON SOMETHING THAT MODELS THAT TO SAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT OR WORKING ON IN OUR OWN DISTRICTS, SOME AMAZING PROJECTS THAT WILL GROW OUR TAX BASE.

JUST TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THAT COULD BE 10 YEARS, 20 YEARS, SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT.

I THINK IT HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON ONLY ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I MEAN, EVERY SINGLE COMMITTEE CHAIR HERE SHOULD HAVE THE DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WOULD BE AROUND HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION, ETC.

I'LL SUPPORT THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF INSTEAD OF APPROVING ONE-OFF DEALS AND WORKING ON FORWARD DALLAS IS FANTASTIC.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR LAND USE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.

BUT LET'S PICK A TIME PERIOD AND LET'S START LOOKING AT WHERE WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE WITH REGARD TO ALL OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

I MEAN THE TAX IMPLICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION IMPLICATIONS, HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ETC.

IT WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THIS.

BUT IT WILL PLAY A BIGGER ROLE FOR US ALL TOO.

I'LL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK.

THANK YOU CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ AND OTHERS WHO WERE INVOLVED.

I WILL SUPPORT IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A STEP IN THE DIRECTION THAT THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT SOME OF WHAT FIVE OF US AT LEAST WE'RE TRYING TO GET TOO. THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE VIRTUAL WORLD FULLY.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO, YOU'LL RECOGNIZE FIRST FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I'M STILL UNEASY AND FRUSTRATED AND CONTINUE TO HAVE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WITH THE ONCE IN A DURATIONAL PROJECT THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.

HOWEVER, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE ITEM BROUGHT FORWARD WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PRESENTED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.

NARVAEZ, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER NEVER ASKED FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR DEDICATION TO GETTING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE INVOLVED PARTIES, ESPECIALLY THE RESIDENTS WHO TOOK THEIR TIME TO COME SPEAK BEFORE US TO THE COALITION FOR NEW DALLAS, DALLAS NEIGHBORS FOR HOUSING, OUR DEFERENT FOUNDATION DDI, AAI.

THEY SENT THEIR LETTERS OF SUPPORT AS WELL.

I BELIEVE THAT MANY OF THEIR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED THIS MORNING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL REMEMBER AND REALIZE THAT THE CORE OF DOWNTOWN DEEP BELLUM FARMER'S MARKET, EAST QUARTER, BRIAN PLACE.

THESE ARE ALL NEIGHBORHOODS.

THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT TO US ESPECIALLY TO COUNT THE NUMBER, [INAUDIBLE] AND MYSELF AS WE REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS ALONG 345.

I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE'VE HEARD THEIR CONCERNS, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR FRUSTRATIONS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH ALL PARTIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT MOVING FORWARD.

I WON'T GO INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE INJUSTICES THAT HAPPENED PRIOR TO 345 BEING BUILT.

BUT I DO WANT THIS COUNCIL TO KNOW AND HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN SOUTHERN END IN SOUTH DALLAS TO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE WRITING AROUND.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO ME THAT WE GET RIGHT IS, WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT DALLAS BEING A WORLD-CLASS CITY, THAT WE WANT DALLAS TO BE A WALKABLE CITY, THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE ON BIKES OR PEDESTRIANS AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT, OUR STREETS AREN'T DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE TO SAFELY BE ABLE TO GET ON THEIR BIKE FROM THEIR HOMES AND GET TO WORK.

IT'S TRYING TO CREATE THAT ENVIRONMENT OF WORK.

PLAY IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGHOUT DALLAS.

FOR ME, IT CAME DOWN TO DECKING AND CAPPING AND MAKING SURE WE HAD THOSE OPPORTUNITIES MOVING FORWARD.

BECAUSE WITHOUT DECKING AND CAPPING, THERE IS NO WAY THAT I COULD SUPPORT THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, AND SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO JOINED IN THOSE AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

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SOMETHING THAT I DO WANT TO CONTINUE WORKING ON IS THE MULTI-MODAL PATHWAYS.

WE HAVE TO GET SOMETHING THAT'S WIDER THAN 10 FEET WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.

WE CANNOT HAVE FOLKS BOTH ON BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN GOING TO AND FROM.

I KNOW THAT OUR URBAN PLANNERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO MAKING THAT A PRIORITY.

PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MOVING VEHICLES, IT'S NOT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT TRANSPORTATION WHERE IT IS TODAY IN INDIA.

WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THOSE RESIDENTS THAT DO LIVE IN OUR CORE.

LET ME SAY THANK YOU TO X DOT FOR THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.

MICHAEL MORRIS AND TECH STARTUP.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONGOING PROJECTS SUCH AS CONNECTING ALL SITTING PARK TO DALLAS FARMER'S MARKET.

THAT DOES GIVE ME SOME REASSURANCE THAT WE CAN DO THAT WITH DEEP BELLUM IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

WE MUST FOLLOW END-USE OR ADOPTED POLICIES IN HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SEEK TO MOVE FORWARD.

I KNOW THIS MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A WIN AND RATHER A LOSS TO A LOT OF OUR SPEAKERS THAT CAME TODAY.

IN FACT, I DON T THINK THAT I HEARD A SINGLE RESIDENT COME SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PLAN, WE DID HEAR FROM STAKEHOLDERS, BUT NOT FROM RESIDENTS THEMSELVES.

I DO WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE DID HERE.

YOUR CONCERNS AND YOUR THOUGHTS.

I BELIEVE WE IMPLEMENTED A LOT OF THOSE INTO THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE HERE BEFORE US TODAY.

WITH THAT, MADAM MAYOR, HOPING THAT OUR COLLEAGUES WILL MOVE FORWARD TODAY SO THAT WE CAN FINE TUNE THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER, BAZALDUA, ARE YOU STILL ON THE FIVE MINUTES? THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I WILL JUST ECHO THAT, I BELIEVE IS A WIN FOR EVERYONE.

THE WIN THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN POLICY MAKING IS THAT IT CAN NEVER BE ZERO SUM IF ONLY ONE SIDE OF AN ARGUMENT IS WALKING AWAY AS A WINNER THEN IT WASN'T A WIN FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF STUDYING THE IMPACT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY HEARING THE CONCERNS OF MY CONSTITUENTS.

OTHERS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM FROM SOUTHERN DALLAS TO BE JUST AS IMPACTED AS ANY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE ABLE TO HAPPEN.

THIS IS MUCH LARGER THAN A PROJECT THAT IT IMPACTS JUST A COUPLE OF CAR TIRES.

I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO BE BOUND BY A DECISION NOW, BUT WE CAN GET SOME FUNDING IN PLACE.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE CONNECTING GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING ALSO IS ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE STILL GOING TO BE SEPARATED.

ONE PERFECT EXAMPLE IS THAT THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPLAIN TO THIS AND NOT ADDRESSED THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS JUST SOUTH CONNECTING IT AT THE TIP OF 45 THROUGH DALLAS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHY IS THAT NOT TRENCHED? WHY ARE WE INVESTING OR DOLLARS OR OVERPASSES TO PERPETUATE DISCONNECTING COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH DALLAS, BUT ARE USING A SELLING POINT OF CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

WE NEED TO REALLY ADDRESS THE INEQUITIES THAT EXIST AND GET TO THE BOTTOM AND THE ROOT OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE FOR IT.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THIS HYBRID OPTION DOES ALLOW FOR A THOROUGHFARE THAT WILL NOT INTERRUPT THOSE INEQUITIES THAT EXIST HERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T WAVE A MAGIC WAND TO CHANGE THAT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY.

I WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION.

THE OCEAN HAS READ IT, SAID ONE IN EVERY 12 MONTHS, BUT I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF MEMBERS MENTION. [INAUDIBLE]

>> EVERY SIX. COUNCIL MEMBER, IT WAS READ AS SIX MONTHS.

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>> IT WAS READ AS SIX?

>> YES, SIR.

>> I'M SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE COPY THAT I HAD.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY ON THAT AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO JUST GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO GIVE US CLEAR GUIDANCE IN THOSE UPDATES OF WHAT THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PHASE OUT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW TRAFFIC WOULD BE INTERRUPTED AT ALL DURING THESE PROCESSES.

I WANT THAT TO BE A PART OF WHAT WE'RE ALSO EVALUATING BECAUSE IF THERE IS A STRONG OPPOSITION THAT WE COULDN'T GO TO BOULEVARD OR JUST GET RID OF THIS AS AN OPTION, I THINK THAT THAT STANDS FOR A TEMPORARY BASIS AS WELL.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE NEEDS FOR COMPUTING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES.

I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS.

I DO WANT TO THANK SUSAN FOR WORKING WITH US, FOR NOT TAKING A ZERO-SUM APPROACH, BEING WILLING TO GIVE US SOME CHECKS AND BALANCES AS A CITY AND ALLOWING US TO DO MORE DUE DILIGENCE TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE GOING FORWARD.

BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER NAMES IN THE QUEUE.

I DO WANT TO TAKE THIS PRIVILEGE OF THANKING MR. MORRIS AND MRS. CLEMENS, ANY OTHER STAFF HERE FROM THE TRANSPORTATION WORLD.

WE DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE LEAD BY DEPUTY MAYOR NARVAEZ AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE COME TO SPEAK TODAY, I BELIEVE IT WAS STATED THAT, AND PLEASE UNDERSCORE THIS STATEMENT, THAT YOU ARE NOT BEING OVERLOOKED BUT WE ARE MAKING A DECISION THAT WILL HELP MOVE US FORWARD TO MAKE DALLAS THE CITY THAT WE WANT IT TO BE.

NOW WE'RE ON ITEM 41.

IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, MOVED, AND SECOND.

>> NINETEEN.

>> I'M SORRY, 19.

MOVED AND SECOND AND SO WE'RE READY NOW FOR THE VOTE.

>> RECORD VOTE.

>> IT'S BEEN ASKED FOR A RECORD VOTE.

I'M GOING TO ASK MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU WOULD GIVE US THE STEPS FOR MAKING THE RECORD VOTE SO THAT WE CAN DOCUMENT THIS PARTICULAR VOTE.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THE VOTING WILL BE BY ROLL CALL VOTE.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, NO IF YOU OPPOSE.

MAYOR JOHNSON IS ABSENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM ARNOLD?

>> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER WEST?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOUGH?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN? COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY.

>> RUNNING OUT, YES.

>> THANK YOU. WITH 14 MEMBERS VOTING IN FAVOR, NO OPPOSED, ONE ABSENT MAN VOTE TAKEN, THE ITEM PASSES. MADAM MAYOR.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO IF WE CAN GET THAT DONE BEFORE WE GO INTO, LET ME JUST CHECK.

ONE SECOND. THANK YOU.

MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THE NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 28.

[28. 23-1233 Authorize (1) service contracts for shelter capacity overflow services to increase sheltering capacity services for the homeless in the amount of $375,000 for Austin Street Center; in the amount of $375,000 for Bridge Steps dba The Bridge; and in the amount of $250,000 for Family Gateway, Inc., most advantageous proposers of five for the period from January 19, 2023 through September 30, 2023; and (2) ratification(s) for the Office of Homeless Solutions to pay outstanding invoices for services provided from January 19, 2023 through May 1, 2023 in the amount of $210,000 for Austin Street Center; in the amount of $128,240 for Bridge Steps dba The Bridge; and in the amount of $75,000 for Family Gateway, Inc. - Total not to exceed $1,000,000 - Financing: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant Funds]

AGENDA ITEM 28 AUTHORIZE 1, SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR SHELTER CAPACITY OVERFLOW SERVICES TO INCREASE SHELTERING CAPACITY SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS IN THE AMOUNT OF $375,000 FOR AUSTIN STREET CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $375,000 FOR BRIDGE STEPS DBA, THE BRIDGE, AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 FOR FAMILY GATEWAY INC, MOST ADVANTAGEOUS PROPOSALS ARE FIVE FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 19TH, 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.

TWO, RATIFICATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS TO PAY OUTSTANDING INVOICES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED FROM JANUARY 19TH, 2023 THROUGH MAY 1ST, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $210,000 FOR AUSTIN STREET CENTER, IN THE AMOUNT OF $128,240 FOR BRIDGE STEPS DBA, THE BRIDGE,

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AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR FAMILY GATEWAY INC. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

THAT IS YOUR ITEM, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, I'M SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED TO SECOND. COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN YOU RECOGNIZE IT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU. I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE FUNDING FOR THE NON-PROFITS BUT WHAT GAVE ME PAUSE WAS THE OUTSTANDING INVOICES ITEM AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT TO US.

I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE HAVE INVOICES THAT WERE FOR SERVICES IN JANUARY THAT WERE JUST NOW PAYING.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR THE QUESTION.

CHRISTINE CROSSLEY, OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS DIRECTOR.

WE IDENTIFIED THIS NEED LATE LAST SUMMER, EARLY FALL, AND TOOK TIME TO FIND THE FUNDING WITHIN OUR EXISTING BUDGET.

WE HAD TO SCRUB THE BUDGET TO FIND THAT THEN WE HAD TO DO THE RFP AND WORK WITH ALL OF THE VENDORS WHO WERE APPROVED FOR THE AWARD OR WHO APPLIED TO GET THEIR BUDGETS AND THEIR NEEDS AND GET EVERYTHING TOGETHER SO THAT WE COULD BRING IT FORWARD AS ONE ITEM, WHICH WAS THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF COUNCIL TIME.

BECAUSE OF THAT, WE KNEW THAT THERE WOULD BE ITEMS THAT THEY NEEDED TO PAY FOR AND SO WE WANTED TO GO AS FAR BACK AS WE COULD TO THE AWARD DATE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS COVERED.

BUT THERE WAS A BIT OF A TIME LAG IN THAT BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING TO WORK WITH THE PARTNERS.

MOVING FORWARD I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT A FASTER WAY TO DO THIS AND HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME POSSIBILITIES THAT WILL BE POTENTIALLY COMING TO YOU GUYS LATER.

>> WERE THE NON-PROFITS EXPECTING TO BE PAID FOR PRIOR WORK? DID WE COMMIT DOLLARS AND THEY WERE EXPECTING TO BE REIMBURSED BUT IT JUST NEVER CAME TO COUNCIL? HAVE YOU BEEN SITTING ON THE INVOICES? THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR A NON-PROFIT.

>> NO. THEY WERE MADE AWARE THAT THEY WERE THE ONES WHO HAD BEEN SELECTED FOR THE PROPOSED AWARD IN JANUARY AND THEN THAT WAS THE TIME THAT WAS NEEDED TO WORK WITH THEM ON THE BUDGETS AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

I THINK PROCUREMENT CAN PROBABLY SEE BETTER TO THIS THAN I CAN BUT AFTER THE DECISION IS MADE AND IT SAYS YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST IN TERMS OF SCORING THEN THE ACTUAL WORK WITH THE CONTRACTS AND THE PROCESS BEGINS AND IT HAS TAKEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME.

WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HONOR THAT GAP IN TIME AND GO BACK AND COVER THOSE EXPENSES.

>> IF WE DIDN'T PAY THE BACK INVOICES, ARE THEY EXPECTING THAT MONEY? I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

IT'S LIKE, HAVE YOU BEEN SITTING ON INVOICE SINCE JANUARY OR YOU JUST RECENTLY GOT AN INVOICE AND THEY'VE BACK DATED EXPENSES? THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.

>> DO YOU HAVE THAT TIME FOR [INAUDIBLE], CAN YOU PAY THEM?

>> I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BRING MY AD UP WHO CAN SPEAK TO THAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON THE TIMELINE WITH THOSE.

>> GOOD MORNING. I WANDER MORE THAN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR OHS SO THE RFP THAT SHE SAID WENT OUT, SO THEY AWARD I ONLY STARTED FOR JANUARY 19, SO THEY WEREN'T GUARANTEED ANY OF THE FUNDING UNTIL THE WAR WENT OUT SO THAT'S WHY THAT DATE, JANUARY 19TH IS IMPORTANT SO WE CAN GIVE THEM FUNDING FROM JANUARY 19TH BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY WERE ACTUALLY AWARDED FOR THOSE SERVICES SO IT'S NOT THAT WE WERE SITTING ON INVOICES.

>> WHAT'S THE DATE OF THE INVOICES? WHEN DID WE RECEIVE THE INVOICE?

>> NO, MA'AM. SO THIS RFP WENT OUT.

IT CAME OFFICIAL AWARDED TO JERRY ON 19TH, SO WE COULD NOT RECEIVE ANY INVOICES UNTIL JUNE REENACTING FOR THOSE SERVICES SO THERE'S NO PRIOR INVOICE THAT WE COULD PAY FOR.

>> WHAT'S THE DATE OF THE INVOICE? WHAT DATE DID WE RECEIVE AN INVOICE FROM ANY OF THESE NON-PROFITS?

>> WE RECEIVE INVOICES PROBABLY IN APRIL AND MAY WHEN WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT RATIFICATION, BUT ALL SERVICES.

>> THEY DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL APRIL OR MAY THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET FUNDING.

>> NO, MA'AM.

>> THEY KNOW AND JANUARY.

>> ON JANUARY 19TH, WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR AWARD, THEY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO GET THE FUNDING AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE WORKED WITH THEM AND WE GOT THOSE INVOICES PROBLEM OUT APRIL TO GET THOSE INVOICES TO BE PAID FOR JANUARY 19TH.

>> SORRY, I'M STILL NOT UNDERSTANDING THE TIMELINE SO YOU'RE TELLING ME ON JANUARY 19TH, YOU NOTIFY THEM THAT YOU WOULD START REIMBURSING THEM FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES?

>> YES, MA'AM. BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T AWARDED THE CONTRACT.

>> WE HAD NOT APPROVED IT.

I ACTUALLY KNOW THAT YOU CAN REIMBURSE THEM YET.

>> I CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS.

HOW THE PROCESS WORKS FOR RFP? THEY HAVE TO BE AWARDED FIRST AND SO THE NOTIFICATION THAT YOU

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AWARDED THAT YOU WANT THE PROCESS OF.

>> HIGHEST SCORING PROPOSED?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> BUT NOT ACTUALLY AWARDED A CONTRACT BECAUSE THAT WAS BECAUSE WE HAD TO GO TO COUNSEL.

>> WHEN WE BRING IT TO CANCEL, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS SINCE WE AWARDED THEM ON JANUARY 19TH AS OF JANUARY 19TH, WE CAN START FROM THAT.

WE CAN START PAYING YOU FOR THOSE SERVICES.

>> I THINK YOU MIGHT BE USING THE WRONG WORD BY SAYING AWARDING ON JANUARY 19TH.

>> I COULD.

>> I THINK YOU'RE JUST ACKNOWLEDGING TO THEM THEY WERE THE HIGHEST PROPOSER.

WHICH IS FINE. I THINK THEY'RE ACTUALLY ONLY AWARDED IT WHEN WE'VE APPROVED THE CONTRACT, CORRECT?

>> CORRECT. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TERMINOLOGY.

>> THAT'S FINE. I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT PART. WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

MY QUESTION IS, WERE THEY PROVIDING SERVICES ALL THAT TIME EXPECTING TO BE PAID BACK WHEN WE HADN'T ACTUALLY APPROVED THE CONTRACT?

>> WELL, SO I'LL SAY IT LIKE THIS.

THEY PROVIDE SERVICE ALL THE TIME WITH SHELTER.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT WITH SHELTER OVERFLOW CAPACITY SO THIS IS A DIFFERENT RFP, A DIFFERENT CONTRACT.

>> WELL, EXACTLY AND THAT'S MY POINT, IS THAT OF COURSE, NON-PROFITS PROVIDE SERVICES ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY MIGHT PROVIDE EXTRA SERVICES IF THEY EXPECT TO BE PAID BACK AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THEY DON'T GET THAT FUNDING AND SO I'M JUST THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR A NON-PROFIT AND I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS MUCH TIME IF THEY WERE STARTING TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN JANUARY.

THEY HAVE REAL STAFF AND MATERIAL EXPENSES.

>> A KEPT WOMAN, A MENDELSOHN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE RECOMMENDED VENDORS WHO ARE BEFORE YOU TODAY, WERE NOTIFIED BY THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WERE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD.

THERE WERE NO AWARDS GIVEN IN JANUARY.

BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIMEFRAME OF GETTING IT IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN GOOD FAITH.

THEY ARE HELPING US.

THEY'RE KEEPING PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND SO WE WANT IT TO IN GOOD FAITH BECAUSE WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND PAY THOSE INVOICES FROM THAT JANUARY TIMEFRAME SO THEY DIDN'T COME TO US IN JANUARY.

>> THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT I WANT THEM TO BE PAID.

WHAT I'M REALLY ASKING YOU ABOUT IS WHAT IS OUR PROCESS THAT WE KNEW ON JANUARY 19TH THAT WE WANTED TO PAY THEM AND WE'RE NOW AT MAY 20, WHATEVER 24TH, AND HOW HAS THAT HAPPENED?

>> I DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET MY TITLE WHEN I STARTED SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

KIMBERLY BISOR TOLBERT, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CHRISTINE MENTIONED IN HER EARLIER COMMENTS IS THAT IT WAS A PROCESS TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO REALLY LOOK AT THEIR TRUE BUDGETS, REALLY TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEIR EXACT NEEDS OR THE GAPS AND SO THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE THAT JANUARY TIMEFRAME AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE WORKING WITH BETWEEN THE PROCUREMENT TEAM, THE RHS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SO THERE WAS SOME DELAY IN THERE, BUT ALL OF THOSE PROCESSES, WERE MOVING FORWARD SIMULTANEOUSLY SO UNFORTUNATELY, IT TOOK US THAT LONG TO DO IT.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND FIND WAYS THAT WE CAN SHARPEN MY PENCIL AND BE ABLE TO GET THOSE AWARDS IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL A LOT SOONER.

>> THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE THAT YOU NOW THINK THAT YOU CAN START DOING THIS QUICKER AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK THEM IS THAT YOU GIVE A BRIEFING TO GPFM ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT THESE THREE DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT OKAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JACK, LET'S ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA, PLEASE.

>> THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, I WANTED TO SECOND THAT.

I'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS THAT THERE'S JUST BEEN SOME REALLY DELAYED CONTRACTS AND FUNDING THAT'S BEEN GOING OUT AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH DEPARTMENT IT IS.

I'M NOT TRYING TO POINT FINGERS HERE, BUT WE WANT PEOPLE TO WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS, ESPECIALLY OUR NON-PROFIT PARTNERS AND SO I'D LIKE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT AND JUST PROVIDE STAFF OF WHATEVER RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET THIS GET THESE CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND GET OUR NON-PROFITS ACTING IN OUR BEST INTERESTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS ZINH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE VIRTUAL WORLD? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING.

SEEING THOSE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.

I ANY OPPOSED IT IT'S BEEN PASSED.

MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WILL NOW MOVE BACK TO YOUR ITEM 3, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEM 43.

[43. 23-1396 Authorize a five-year lease agreement, with two five-year renewal options, with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, for approximately 528 square feet of City-owned land located at 500 North Malcolm X Boulevard to be used as a cellular transmission and receiving facility for the period March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2028 - Estimated Revenue: General Fund $460,356.00 (This item was deferred on May 10, 2023)]

AGENDA ITEM 43, AUTHORIZED A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TWO FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS WITH NEW SINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC, FOR APPROXIMATELY 528 SQUARE FEET OF CITY-OWNED LAND, LOCATED AT 500 NORTH MALCOLM X BOULEVARD TO BE USED AS A CELLULAR TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVING FACILITY FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1ST,

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2023 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2028.

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO?

WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS.

>> GOOD MORNING. ASHLEY EUBANKS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

>> GOOD MORNING, ASHLEY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS CONTRACT DOES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TERMINATED.

IF DALLAS DECIDES TO MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION WITH THE FIRE STATION THAT'S CURRENTLY HOUSED THERE?

>> YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER, THE CITY DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE AT IT'S CONVENIENT TO USE.

>> EXCUSE, COULD YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC. THANK YOU. SORRY.

>> THE CITY DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE AT ITS CONVENIENCE WITH 120 DAYS NOTICE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

WITH THAT, I'LL SUPPORT THAT MOTION.

>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ANY VIRTUAL WORLD, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER RESIDUE SEEING NONE IN THE QUEUE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? THIS ITEM PASSES.

MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. JUNE 1944 WAS DEFERRED.

[45. 23-1449 Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own The Elms, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 1710 Morrell Avenue (Project) and enter into a seventy-five-year lease agreement with 1710 Morrell Avenue, LLC or its affiliate, for the development of the Project - Estimated Revenue Foregone: General Fund $50,517.00 (15 Years of Estimated Taxes)]

AGENDA ITEM 45 AUTHORIZED THE DALLAS PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP IN ON THE ELMS, A MIXED INCOME MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED AT 1710 MEMORIAL AVENUE PROJECT AND ENTER INTO A 75-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH 1710 MOREL AVENUE, LLC OR ITS AFFILIATE, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT.

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, IS THERE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.

IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT START CONSTRUCTION ON OR BEFORE JULY 24TH, 2024, THE CITY'S AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PFC LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE APPLICANT WILL TERMINATE AND THE PROJECT WILL NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR A TAX EXEMPTION.

>> REMOVED AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> RECORD VOTE, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU PREPARE US FOR THAT?

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES.

IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, NO IF YOU'RE OPPOSED.

THIS IS FOR AGENDA ITEM 45.

MAYOR JOHNSON IS ABSENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM ARNOLD?

>> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOUGH.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOUGH WAS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN. COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS? COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY?

>> WITH 12 VOTING IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, ONE ABSENT, AND ONE ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN, THE ITEM PASSES. MADAM MAYOR.

DOES THIS ROUND OUT OUR BUSINESSES AGENDA?

>> YOU HAVE ONE MORE ONE MORE ITEM?

>> ONE MORE ITEM, THANK YOU.

>> AGENDA ITEM 46 AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER

[46. 23-1448 Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute development agreements with the SoGood Cedars Municipal Management District and the NewPark Municipal Management Agreement - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE SO GOOD CEDARS MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND THE NEW PARK MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. THIS IS YOUR ITEM.

>> IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> WE HAVE A SECOND, HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER REINA?

>> NO DISCUSSION.

>> NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

SEEING NONE IN THE QUEUE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE?

>> THOSE OPPOSED. MADAM SECRETARY, THIS ITEM PASSES.

>> THAT IS CORRECT, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME,

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE'RE PREPARING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. THANK YOU.

IT IS NOW 12:14 PM, ON MAY 24, 2023, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SECTION UNDER SECTIONS 551.076 AND 551.089 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER DESCRIBED ON TODAY'S AGENDA,

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DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS, INCLUDING, NUMBER 1, SECURITY ASSESSMENTS OR DEPLOYMENTS RELATING TO INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY., NUMBER 2, NETWORK SECURITY INFORMATION, THREE, THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, OR SECURITY DEVICES, OR NUMBER 4 IS SECURITY AUDIT REGARDING A RECENT RANSOM ATTACK, SECURITY INCIDENT RELATING TO THE CITY'S INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY.

WE WILL RECONVENE AT 1:30, THANK YOU, 1:30 PM.

MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM?

>> MADAM MAYOR, YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.

>> THANK YOU. THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS COMPLETED THIS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.06 AND 551.089 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND IN 1:37 PM, ON MAY 24, 2023, WE HAVE RETURN TO OPEN SESSION, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW RETURN BACK TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.

AGENDA ITEM 39 IS CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

AGENDA ITEM 40 WAS DELETED.

AGENDA ITEM 41 IS A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCURE THE SERVICES OF

[41. 23-1350 A resolution directing the city manager to procure the services of an independent consultant to conduct a feasibility study of the various alternatives for the future of Interstate Highway (IH) 345, including the Removal Alternative (also known as the Boulevard Option), with such study to be completed within one year of the execution of the consulting services contract; postpone placing a resolution in support of the Hybrid Alternative recommended by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for IH- 345 on a City Council agenda until after the consultant and/or City staff present their findings to the City Council; and investigate the availability of federal infrastructure funds for an event in which the City pursues an alternative not supported by TxDOT - including, but not limited to, the Removal Alternative (Boulevard Option) - for the future of IH-345 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) (via Councilmembers West, Willis, Blackmon, Moreno, and Ridley)]

AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES FOR THE FUTURE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 345, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL ALTERNATIVE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BOULEVARD OPTION.

WITH SUCH STUDY TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EXECUTION OF THE CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT, POSTPONE PLACING A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A HYBRID ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TXDOT FOR IH 345 ON A CITY COUNCIL AGENDA UNTIL FURTHER.

UNTIL AFTER THE CONSULTANT AND AN OR CITY STAFF PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND INVESTIGATE THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS FOR AN EVENT IN WHICH THE CITY PURSUES AND ALTERNATIVE NOT SUPPORTED BY TXDOT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE REMOVAL ALTERNATIVE BOULEVARD OPTION FOR THE FUTURE OF IH 345.

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MADAM MAYOR.

>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, LET'S GET A QUICK BRIEFING BY THE ATTORNEY, SO WE'LL HAVE THE PROPER DIRECTION AND DOCUMENT DATA.

>> I MEAN, THE CUSTOMER IS TO ALLOW THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE THE MOTION.

>> CHAIR, WOULD YOU GO AHEAD AND GET THIS DRAFT.

>> I HAVE A POINT OF INFORMATION.

>> YES, COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN.

>> I'M WONDERING IF THIS ITEM IS AN ORDER GIVEN OUR PRIOR ACTIONS.

>> WE WILL HAVE A MOTION TO ADDRESS THE PRIOR ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN, THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HAVE A CLEAR [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES, I THINK PROPER MOTION WOULD BE TO DENY IT BECAUSE IT CONFLICTS.

>> RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER? WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE PROTOCOL ESTABLISHED.

AT THIS TIME, WE RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WEST FOR THE COMMOTION.

>> SURE, I'M GOING TO REQUEST FOR A MOTION TO DENY.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?

>> BRIEFLY, MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU SIR.

>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES WHO STEPPED UP AND SIGNED THIS MEMO TO REQUEST FOR WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT.

IT'S JUST A REQUEST FOR MORE REVIEW OF THE TEXTILE PLANS.

I THINK ALL OF THOSE WERE INCORPORATED THANKS TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AND OTHERS INTO THE EARLIER ITEMS, SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR THIS ITEM AND IT WOULD BE IN CONFLICT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IF WE APPROVED IT TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANY COMMENTS VIRTUALLY COUNCIL MEMBERS? SEEING NONE. OH WAIT IT HAD BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION AS PRESENTED SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? MADAM SECRETARY, THE MOTION HAVE BEEN MOVED AND SECOND HAS PROPERLY VOTED ON, AND SO WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM, HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ZONING AGENDA.

YOU'RE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS Z1.

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THAT ITEM WAS PULLED, THEREFORE, THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.

YOUR FIRST ITEM, ITEM Z1 IS

[Z1. 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 a D(A) Duplex Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 595, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, in an area bounded by Warren Avenue, Wendelkin Street, Julius Schepps Freeway, Pennsylvania Avenue, and South Harwood Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a site plan, a landscape plan, a traffic management plan, and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a site plan, a landscape plan, a traffic management plan, and conditions Z212-300(AU) 23-1268]

A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL OTHER THAN AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL ON PROPERTY IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY WARREN AVENUE, WENDELKIN STREET, JULIA CHEFS FREEWAY, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, AND SOUTH HARWOOD STREET.

>> MADAM MAYOR, WE SENT 62 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE AREA OF REQUESTS.

WE RECEIVED TWO REPLIES IN FAVOR OF THE REQUESTS AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

>> THERE ARE NO REGISTERS SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE A SPEAKER COMING FORWARD.

YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> ALSO BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, WOULD YOU PLEASE IT MAKES SURE THAT MIKE HAS PULLED UP SO THAT WE CAN HEAR YOU, AND ON, THANKS YOU.

>> THANK YOU. CARL CRAWLEY, 2201 MAIN STREET.

I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING, BUT WOULD PULLED OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AM I TOO HIGH NOW. IT IS PUSHED.

>> MOVE CLOSER.

>> OKAY.

>> USUALLY I'M PRETTY LOUD AND I BACK OFF, BUT THIS IS AN ADDITION, AN SQP FOR AN ADDITION OF A CLASSROOM ADDITION AND A BLACK BOX THEATER FOR THE MLK LEARNING CENTER.

I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, WE'VE GONE THROUGH.

THERE'S A LOT OF UTILITIES OUT THERE THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, LITERALLY A STORM SEWER LINE UNDERNEATH THE OLD SCHOOL THAT WILL REROUTING AND STUFF.

BUT WE'VE WORKED OUT A WAY TO DO SOME SPECIAL PLANTING OF TREES ALONG PENNSYLVANIA TO ADD SOME MORE TREES THE SITE.

I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPING THE WHOLE ARBORIST GROUP TO WORKING THAT OUT WITH US, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO START CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM Z1? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS TESTIFIED. [OVERLAPPING].

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA, COULD YOU SPEAK UP? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU IN THE CHAMBERS.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING ITEM AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

>> HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, WE HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER?

>> I DO NOT.

>> THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER NAMES IN THE QUEUE AND NO OTHER HANDS IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION SAY AYE?

>> GIVE ME A POSE.

>> THANK YOU. HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT BUSINESS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM C2 IS

[Z2. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for a Specific Use Permit for a drive-through restaurant on property zoned a GR General Retail Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, at the west corner of Lemmon Avenue and Herschel Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a five-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Denial without prejudice Z223-131(AU) Note: This item was held under advisement on May 10, 2023 and is scheduled for consideration on May 24, 2023. 23-1384]

A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT ON PROPERTY AT THE WEST CORNER OF LEMON AVENUE AND HERSCHEL AVENUE.

>> MADAM MAYOR, WE SENT 18 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE AREA OF REQUESTS.

WE RECEIVED THREE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

DUE TO THE CPC RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL, THE ITEM REQUIRES A THREE-QUARTER VOTE TO PASS.

>> YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JOHN DICKEY?

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS JOHN DICKEY, 701 FOR LATIN MORE DRIVE.

>> MR. DICKEY I'M SORRY TO KEEP YOU, COULD YOU ADJUST YOUR MIC AND YOU MAY HAVE TO PULL IT CLOSER.

>> IS THAT BETTER?

>> MUCH BETTER.

>> JOHN DICKEY, 701 FOR [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE DALLAS, 75252.

I WORKED FOR CORINTH PROPERTIES AND FRANK MEGALOPOLIS.

WE OWN 4411 LIMIT AVENUE, WHICH IS THE MOST ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

I SENT A LETTER OUT TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

I HOPE YOU RECEIVED IT, BUT IN SHORT, WE'RE IN FAVOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE, WHICH IS KIND OF A LARGER PROBLEM THAT DALLAS FACES WITH HOMELESS AND HOUSING.

BUT ALONG LIMIT AVENUE, THERE'S A LARGE HOMELESS POPULATION AND IT'S A DAILY OCCURRENCE ON OUR PROPERTY.

NEXT DOOR, THE BREAK-IN SET UP SHOP AND THEN COME OVER TO OUR BUSINESSES AND HARASS OUR TENANTS WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT THREE CALLS TO POLICE A WEEK.

JUST THIS YEAR THE BUILDING HAS BEEN SET ON FIRE TWICE.

THE SECOND REASON IS THERE'S A NEED FOR A HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE, QUICK SERVICE FOOD OPTIONS IN THE AREA.

THERE'S A MCDONALD'S NEXT TO US, TACO BELL AND KFC.

THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY THE MOST HEALTHY, BUT THE PROPOSED SALAD AGO DEVELOPMENT WOULD SOLVE BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS FOR US AND

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REALLY THE LONG-STANDING PUBLIC NUISANCE THAT THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES HAVE PUT UP WITH.

THEN PROVIDE THE MISSING AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY, QUICK SERVICE FOOD OPTION IN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER AND ACCEPTED STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO PROVE THE SUB. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD.

YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? MATT COPENHAGEN [INAUDIBLE], 14800 LANDMARK BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75254.

MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY.

WE HAVE THREE MINUTES THIS TIME NOT TO LAST TIME, SO SORRY, ABRIDGED MY COMMENTS, BUT WE ADMITTEDLY AREN'T EXPERTS IN NAVIGATING THIS PROCESS, SO THANKS FOR BEARING WITH US, BUT WE ARE EXPERTS IN MAKING AND DELIVERING SALADS TO OUR GUESTS.

WERE A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED RETAILER.

MEANING WE OWN THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF ALL OF OUR GOODS AND SERVICES AND WE DO THAT OFFSITE.

I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS US EXTRAORDINARY EFFICIENCIES AT OUR RETAIL LOCATIONS IN PRACTICE.

WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO IS THAT FROM THE TIME YOU PLACE AN ORDER TO THE TIME YOU LEAVE WITH YOUR SALAD IS TWO MINUTES OR LESS.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TIME I HAD TO SPEAK IF THIS WERE LAST TIME.

WE OPERATE 100 STORES IN FOUR STATES.

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IN THAT IS HOW TO OPTIMIZE THE QUEUING FOR OUR BUSINESS.

AT THIS SITE, WE ARE PROVIDING 310 FEET OF STACKING.

THAT'S THREE TIMES THE REQUIRED STACKING BY THE ORDINANCE.

WE'VE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY IN A REAL WAY.

WE'VE HOSTED MEETINGS WITH THE PERRY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

WE'VE HOSTED THREE MEETINGS AND PRESENTED TO THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE.

WE'VE GONE DOOR-TO-DOOR TO EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT ON RAWLINS STREET BETWEEN PRESS KIT AND REAGAN.

AS A RESULT, WE'VE RECEIVED OVER A DOZEN LETTERS OF SUPPORT.

ALL ARE IN THE BACK OF THE HANDOUT THAT WE PROVIDED TODAY, INCLUDING UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE.

WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT OUR PLAN IS NOT ONLY COMPLIANT WITH PD-193, BUT THAT WE ACTUALLY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE SPIRIT OF BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

WE'VE INTRODUCED AN EIGHT-FOOT MASONRY SCREEN WALL TO THE REAR.

WE'VE ORIENTED OR REFUSE COLLECTION AND OUR SPEAKERS AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNLIKE OUR COUNTERPART TO THE SOUTH.

WE'VE INCREASED LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING.

WE'VE INTRODUCED OUTDOOR SEATING, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE IN OUR PORTFOLIO ACROSS THE NATION.

THIS IS THE ONLY SITE AND WE'VE DONE THAT AS A GESTURE OF GOOD FAITH.

WE'VE ALLOWED FOR FRICTIONLESS PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO OUR WALK-UP WINDOW.

WE'RE INTRODUCING A PROPER BUS SHELTER, WHICH WE'RE DOING AT 100 PERCENT OF OUR OWN EXPENSE.

WE'VE MET WITH BOTH PLANNING AND COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICT 14 AND UNTIL THESE MEETINGS HAVE REALLY RECEIVED NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS OPPOSITION TO OUR DEVELOPMENT.

WE SPENT ABOUT A YEAR-AND-A-HALF ON THIS PROJECT.

AT THIS POINT, WE WERE INITIALLY TOLD THAT WE WERE ZONED BY RIGHT, ONLY TO BE TOLD 10 MONTHS LATER THAT ACTUALLY WAS INCORRECT AND SO HERE WE ARE AT THIS PROCESS.

SINCE WE'VE GAINED SUPPORT FROM STAFF, THE BROADER COMMUNITY, AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, THERE'S A FIVE-YEAR SUNSET ON THIS SQP.

WE DON'T LIVE UP TO OUR END OF THE BARGAIN, DON'T RENEW, BUT PLEASE GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. THANKS.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE TWO COMING FORWARD?

>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> DAVID GREATES.

I'M A SOLOMANGO ADDRESS 14700 LANDMARK BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75254.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WAS PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH FROM MEETING WITH THE PERRY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE THREE TIMES OUT AND GO SPOKE WITH THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE, WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN OAKLAND COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT.

AHEAD OF THE CPC MEETING, 18 PROPERTY OWNERS THAT FELL WITHIN THE AREA OF NOTIFICATION WERE NOTIFIED.

ONE FORMAL NOTICE WAS UP SUPPORT WERE SENT, NO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.

AHEAD OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE SAME 18 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED, THREE FORMAL NOTICES OF SUPPORT WERE SENT, NO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.

IN ADDITION TO THE FORMAL NOTICES THE CITY OF DALLAS RECEIVED IN FAVOR [INAUDIBLE] RECEIVED EMAILS AND SUPPORT FROM ANOTHER THREE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE AREA OF NOTIFICATION AND THREE EMAILS OF SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE AREA OF NOTIFICATION, ALL STILL COLLECTIVELY WITHIN THE PERRY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.

ALL OF WHICH [INAUDIBLE] HAS WILLINGLY SUBMITTED PUBLICLY FOR THE RECORD PREVIOUSLY.

DURING THE PREVIOUS CPC AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING,

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THERE WAS A MENTION OF LETTERS OF OBJECTION, BUT NONE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US OR OFFERED PUBLICLY FOR THE RECORD, THEREFORE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THE ONLY COMMENT THAT WE DID RECEIVE WAS THAT ONE OF THE LETTERS CAME FROM THE PRESIDENT OF PERRY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.

HOWEVER, DURING OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, I WAS INFORMED BY THE VP OF PERRY HEIGHTS THAT THEY DO NOT ISSUE A LETTER OF SUPPORT AS A WHOLE, SO YOU HAVE TO SEEK SUPPORT INDIVIDUALLY FROM RESIDENTS.

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE THAT MEANS A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE NEIGHBOR DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SITE, WILLIAM KING, AND FROM THE LANDOWNER NEXT TO US, FRANK, WHO HAD REPRESENTATION HERE TODAY SPEAKING, BOTH DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THIS PROPERTY. THAT'S ALL I HAD LEADERS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ELIAS BIHAR, I'M AT 3100 MACKINNON STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS 75201.

I'M THE CITY HALL LIAISON FOR THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE FOR THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, IS IS THERE A MOTION?

>> LET'S DO IT COUNCILMAN RIDLEY.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR DENIAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY HAVE FURTHER COMMENTS.

[BACKGROUND]

>> NOT AT THIS TIME.

>> I'M NOT SURE I JUST TRYING TO CLEAR THE QUEUE.

I RECOGNIZE.

COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION.

I DON'T SEE THE CHALLENGE WITH THIS.

IF COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY WANTS TO USE SOME OF HIS TIME TO EXPLAIN THE MOTION, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S NOT A WALKABILITY PLAN FOR LEMON AVENUE.

THERE'S NO INTENTION OF HAVING IT BE A WALKABLE AREA AND THE OTHER RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA I WILL DRIVE THROUGH ALL AROUND THERE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD DENY DERELICT BUILDING FROM BEING REBUILT IN AN AREA THAT'S ALREADY CAR CENTRIC.

>> THANK YOU. DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND, COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY?

>> SURE.

>> THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY WE SHOULD SUPPORT THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DETERMINATION HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, THERE WERE SEVEN COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVE FROM NEARBY RESIDENTS WHO WERE OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT FOR VARIETY OF REASONS, PRINCIPALLY, THE BACKUP OF TRAFFIC ONTO LEMON AVENUE.

THERE IS ANOTHER LOCATION FOR THIS VERY SAME BUSINESS ON ROSS AVENUE, WHICH HAS BEEN OBSERVED TO HAVE TRAFFIC BACKUP IN THE Q LINE ONTO ROSS AVENUE OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC.

THE ONLY SOLUTION HERE IS FOR THE MANAGER TO RUN OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND PUT CONES OUT TO KEEP CARS FROM ENTERING THE SITE, WHICH I THINK IS HIGHLY IMPRACTICAL.

IN ADDITION, IF WE APPROVE ADDITIONAL DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTS LIKE THIS ONE, THEN WE ARE ACTING IN OPPOSITION TO THE EDICTS OF C CAP BY PROMOTING IDLING CARS INSTEAD OF DRIVE AND ARRIVAL WITH IN-HOUSE SEATING.

IT'S ALSO NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH VISION ZERO IN THAT IT'S PROMOTING AUTO ORIENTED BUSINESSES OVER PEDESTRIAN ORIENTATION.

IT DOESN'T COMPLY WITH THE OAKLAND PLAN, WHICH PUTS A PREMIUM ZONING TO ENCOURAGE MORE URBAN BUILDING FORM, WHICH CREATES AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS AT THE STREET LEVEL.

FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, THIS IS A CASE WHERE I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR ZONING EXPERTS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCILWOMAN BLACKMON.

>> I ALSO STILL HAD TIME.

>> I STILL HAVE TIME, IF I MAY, MADAM MAYOR?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DR. UDRE.

>> THANK YOU. DR. UDRE COULD YOU SHARE THE OPPOSITION THAT WAS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FOR THIS?

[03:20:01]

>> YES. WE SENT 18 NOTICES WE RECEIVED THREE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN POSITION.

>> BECAUSE I PERSONALLY DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OPPOSITION LETTERS FROM ANYONE.

COULD YOU PLEASE JUST SHARE FOR A MINUTE, I KNOW THAT IN ALL OF YOUR ZONING CASES YOU DO TAKE VISION ZERO AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL AS THE CAPSULE.

COULD YOU JUST ADDRESS STAFF'S RESPONSE TO THOSE CONCERNS SHARED BY MY COLLEAGUE?

>> YES. WE WORK CLOSE WITH THE APPLICANT.

WE ASKED THEM TO REVISE THE SITE PLAN.

WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT AND WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STATE OF LEMON AVENUE.

OUR CONCERN AND OUR WORK WITH THE APPLICANT WE TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE SIDEWALK ALONG LEMON AVENUE IS AS CONTINUOUS AS POSSIBLE.

THE FIRST THING THAT WE ASKED THEM TO DO AND THEY DID TO NARROW THE DRIVEWAY.

WE ALSO ASKED THEM TO REACH OUT TO DART TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUS STATION THAT'S ON THE SIDE IS GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR A PAD FOR PROBABLY A SHELTER.

THEN WE ALSO ASKED THE APPLICANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A DEDICATED PEDESTRIAN PATH FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE FACE OF THE BUILDING SO IT'S ALSO A WALKING TYPE OF SITUATION.

WE ASKED THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL CURVE CUT ON HERSCHEL SO IT'S IN FROM LEMON AND THEN AN OUT ON HERSCHEL AND THEN WON'T CREATE A CONFLICT POINT WITH THE PEDESTRIAN PATH FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE BUILDING.

WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT AS ACCOMMODATING FOR ALL MEANS OF ACCESS AS POSSIBLE.

AGAIN, ACKNOWLEDGING IT IS A DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY, BUT BEING AN SUP WITH EVERYTHING, WE ARE LOOKING AT, THIS BEING BASICALLY SOMETHING THAT IS BEING USED FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL LEMON AVENUE BECOMES SOMETHING ELSE, IF IT WILL, IN THE FUTURE.

>> TO THAT POINT, ARE THERE PLANS, I KNOW WE'RE DOING FORWARD DALLAS, I GET THAT, BUT IS THERE ANY AUTHORIZED HEARING OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD RE-IMAGINE LEMON AVENUE THE WAY WE DID ROSS.

>> I WOULD LOVE TO.

>> BUT THERE'S NOTHING [OVERLAPPING]

>> THEN SPEAKING OF ROSS AVENUE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT FAMILIAR AND I KNOW STAFF USUALLY DOES A GREAT JOB, GOING ONSITE AND LOOKING AT THINGS TO THOSE CONCERNS ABOUT IN COMPARING THIS PROPERTY TO THE FACILITY ON ROSS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT?

>> YES. I LOOKED AT THAT WHEN COUNCILMAN RIDLEY BRING TO MY ATTENTION.

THIS ONE HAS AN ADDITIONAL CURVE CUT AND I THINK IT'S DESIGNED A LITTLE BIT BETTER TO TAKE THE CARS IN AND OUT QUICKER.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I THINK WHAT THIS SITE HAS IS THAT HERSCHEL AVENUE IS DEAD END RIGHT AT THE PROPERTY SO IT BASICALLY SERVES ONLY THIS PROPERTY AND THE ONE ACROSS WHICH IS ALSO A RESTAURANT TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.

WE WERE TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE DID THE DESIGN THINKING IF IT BACKS ONTO LEMON, WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL CURVE CUT ON HERSCHEL THAT IT'S IN AND OUT.

THEY NEED TO LET SAY CLOSE LEMON AND THEN JUST DO IT ALL WITH HERSCHEL BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY WON'T INTERFERE WITH ANY OTHER TRAFFIC.

>> THANK YOU. THEN FINALLY, COULD YOU JUST ADDRESS THE CONCERNS ABOUT URBAN FORM AND HOW THIS FITS IN WITH THE FUTURE?

>> WHATEVER THE FUTURE IS, WE DIDN'T IMAGINE IT.

WHATEVER 193 ALLOWS OR IS ENTITLING THIS PROPERTY FOR WHICH IS THAT UNDERLYING ZONING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN SUP FOR USE LIKE THAT SO WE WILL TAKE 193 AS IS.

I DON'T KNOW. AGAIN, THE SITUATION ON LEMON AVENUE RIGHT NOW IS PRETTY GRIM.

IT'S A LOT OF DRIVE THROUGHS FOR BANKS AND RESTAURANTS.

WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST DESIGN POSSIBLE OUT OF THIS LITTLE PARCEL AND THIS TEMPORARY USE.

>> GOT YOU, AND 193 IS GENERALLY OVERSEEN BY THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE, RIGHT? [OVERLAPPING]

>> THEY DON'T HAVE CONTROL, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE THE MOST DEEPLY FAMILIAR AND GENERALLY GIVE THE THUMBS UP OR DOWN TO PROJECTS THAT IMPACT 193, CORRECT?

>> TO MY KNOWLEDGE, YES.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. I'M FINISHED.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON, ARE YOU READY AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE OAKLAND PLAN AND IT'S NOT CONFORMING TO THAT.

CAN YOU LET US KNOW WHAT THE OAKLAND PLAN'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE?

>> WHAT WE CHECK WHEN WE DO THIS TYPE OF REVIEWS FOR THIS TYPE OF APPLICATIONS, THE OAKLAND PD HAS A VISION STATEMENT AND SOME GOALS, AND WE USUALLY CHECK AGAINST THOSE GOALS.

IT'S INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT AT PAGE 2 AND 3.

[03:25:03]

WE SAID THAT WHILE THE APPLICATION IS NOT NECESSARILY INTO THE VISION, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY 193 IS FOR THE ENTIRE UPTOWN SO IT WOULD ENVISION A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENSE USE AND LANDSCAPING AND ALL OF THAT.

WHILE IS NOT NECESSARILY, THIS IS NOT A HIGH DENSITY MIXED USE PROJECT, THE FACT THAT AGAIN, THE PD ALLOWS THIS TYPE OF USES AND SUP, THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY CHANGING THE ZONING.

WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY USE OF THE PROPERTY.

>> SINCE IT IS A TEMPORARY USE, IT COULD CHANGE IN 10-20 YEARS AS YOU BUILD OUT LEMON AVENUE TO A DIFFERENT VISION WHEN THE TIME COMES?

>> YES. STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS ONE WAS APPROVAL FOR FIVE YEARS WITH NO POSSIBILITY FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWALS.

IT IS UP TO THE BODY TO TAKE IT DOWN OR UP OR WHAT ANYBODY [OVERLAPPING]

>> IT STANDS FOR WHAT RIGHT NOW?

>> IT IS GENERAL RETAIL, GR.

>> WE ALSO TALK ABOUT QUEUE LINES AND YOU'RE NOT ON ENVIRONMENTAL.

IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED QUEUE LINES AND WAIT TIMES AND DRIVE THROUGHS, AND YOU SAID THIS STRETCH OF DALLAS IS PRETTY INTENSE ON THAT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK THERE WAS ONE OUT OF SMOOTHIE THAT WENT THROUGH CPC THAT A DRIVE-THROUGH WAS GRANTED AS WELL.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHY WOULD WE CHANGE NOW A DIRECTION WITHOUT A PLAN? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT THIS COULD BE TEMPORARY USE, ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW A DRIVE-THROUGH BECOMES THE ISSUE HERE.

CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? WAS THAT EVER DISCUSSED?

>> FROM AGAIN, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WAS APPROVAL.

FROM A CPC PERSPECTIVE, THEY MENTIONED WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER REALLY MENTIONED AS WELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THE IDEA OF PUTTING CONES WAS WHAT THE APPLICANT OFFERED. STAFF DIDN'T.

>> THAT'S NOT A STAFF RECOMMENDATION?

>> NO. STAFF HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO CONCERNS WITH QUEUING OVERFLOWING INTO LEMON.

WE WANTED TO ACTUALLY DESIGN OUR WAY OUT OF THAT THAT'S WHY WE PROPOSED AN ADDITIONAL CURVE CUT ON HERSCHEL TO BE SO WIDE.

>> I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD TRY TO START DOING AWAY WITH DRIVE-THROUGHS AT THIS POINT IN RELATIONS THAT SAYS TO SEEK OUT BECAUSE GARLAND ROAD, I'VE GOT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THAT FLOWS OUT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.

RESPONSES, DID YOU READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD OR WAS THAT FROM THE LAST TIME? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T GET THOSE.

HOW MANY WERE SENT OUT AND WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE BACK?

>> WE SEND 18 WE RECEIVED THREE IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION.

>> THERE WAS NONE IN OPPOSITION?

>> NOT FROM THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE NOTIFIED.

>> THIS OAKLAND COMMITTEE DID GIVE A NOD, CORRECT?

>> I THINK THEY HAD THE SPEAKER LAST TIME, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

>> REGARDING TO CPC AND EXPERTS, YES, THEY ARE VERY WELL-QUALIFIED, BUT I DO CONSIDER STAFF BEING THE EXPERT, SO I TEND TO LOOK TO THEIR DIRECTION AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO AMEND THIS BACK TO CPC FOR CONSIDERATION.

>> SECOND

>> THAT GETS SOME FEEDBACK.

MADAM ATTORNEY HAS BEEN AMENDED AND SECOND.

WHAT WOULDN'T BE OUR NEXT STEP HERE?

>> WE CAN DEBATE COMMITTEE REFERS WHAT THE EMOTION IS TO CPC, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

MOVES IN A SECOND ARE THERE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION OR COMMENTS ON THAT?

>> NO. I THINK I'VE MADE MY POINT STATING THAT INITIAL. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA, YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED?

>> YES, I DO MADAM MAYOR.

I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION, I THINK THAT THIS IS NEEDED TO REVISIT THE CPS LEVEL, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THE OPPOSITION EITHER, I DO WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THEIR ROUNDS TO THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW FOR US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I KNOW WE DON'T USUALLY GET REAL DEEP INTO ZONING CASES IF THEY'RE NOT IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS EYE-OPENING TO ME.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS ASK FOR WHENEVER THERE'S OPPOSITION IS THE PERMITTED USES BY RIGHT AND CURRENTLY WITH PD193, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PARCEL COULD BECAUSE THE APPLICANT SAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE

[03:30:01]

STUCK WITH THE PARCEL REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE USE IS, AND COULD RIGHT NOW BY RIGHT GO FOR A CAR WASH, SERVICE STATION, THE GAS STATION, COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT OR GARAGE, A LIQUOR STORE, A PAWN SHOP, MUFFLER SHOP, BAR LOUNGE OR TAVERN PRIVATE CLUB, A LOT OF UNDESIRABLE THINGS, BUT ALSO THINGS BY RIGHT THAT I BELIEVE WOULD HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON THE SAID OPPOSITION.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD GET TO RESOLVE WHERE THE CONCERNS LIE AND THIS BE A GOOD ADDITION IT SEEMS AS IF THAT'S WHERE IT'S HEADED AND I THINK THAT THE REWORK AT CPC WILL ALLOW US TO GET THERE QUICKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

>> MADAM MAYOR.

>> YES, COUNCIL MEMBER. I WAS TRYING TO RECOGNIZE THE QUEUE I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

COUNCIL MEMBER, WERE YOU REALLY RAISING YOUR HAND TO BE RECOGNIZED? COUNCIL MENDELSOHN IS UP AND THEN YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WELL, I'M SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT TO SEND IT BACK TO CPC BECAUSE I THINK IT NEEDS FURTHER LOOK.

THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT EFFORT BY STAFF TO HAVE ADDRESSED SOME CONCERNS THAT I'VE ALREADY HEARD WITH SIDEWALKS AND EGRESS.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE SMALL BUSINESS WE SHOULD BE BRINGING, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF ADDING ADDITIONAL VEHICLES TO DRIVE THROUGHS FOR RESTAURANTS.

PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH ON A RESTAURANT ON LEMON ARE GOING TO GO TO A DRIVE THROUGH ON A RESTAURANT.

IT'S JUST A QUESTION IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET A SALAD OR IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET BURGER AND FRIES? AS SOMEBODY WHO FREQUENTS A DRIVE-THROUGH AND GOES TO YOUR RESTAURANT AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, I'M GOING TO DO A DRIVE THROUGH EITHER WAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET OUT, I'M NOT GOING TO GET RAINED ON, I'M NOT GOING TO DO ALL OF THAT, I'M GOING TO DRIVE THROUGH AND KEEP GOING, AND SO AT LEAST WHEN I GET A SALAD TO GO, I CAN FEEL LIKE I'M PRETENDING I'M STICKING TO A DIET THAT I SHOULD AND NOT HAVING MY CAR SMELL FRIES.

I LOVE YOUR PACKAGING, I LOVE HOW QUICK AND EASY IT IS, HOW FRESH IT IS, I LOVE HOW CONSISTENT IT IS, HOW FAST YOU CAN GET IN AND OUT MY STAFF ENJOY THAT, IN FACT MONDAY, I BROUGHT IT INTO THEM.

I HOPE TO SEE IT THERE SO THAT WHEN I'M TRAVELING I CAN MAKE THAT GOOD CHOICE AND NOT HAVE FRENCH FRY REGRET.

THAT SAID, I HOPE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS, WHO AREN'T NECESSARILY THE PROFESSIONALS, OUR STAFF ARE ACTUALLY THE PROFESSIONALS, WILL GO BACK AND RE-LOOK AT THAT WITH SOME OF THE WORDS THEY'VE HEARD IT, COUNSEL, MAYBE THEY CAN GET THIS VERY THICK BOOKLET, NO OFFENSE NOT READING THAT.

BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING AND DALLAS IS A BUSINESS FRIENDLY PLACE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY APPLICANTS THAT STAND UP THERE AND SAY THEY'VE MADE THIS MANY CONCESSIONS, AND SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT DON'T GIVE UP ON US, I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR ME. BYE.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, FOR THE SUPPORTING THE MOTION TO REMAIN HCPC.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER, COULD JUST SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>> YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW?

>> THAT'S MUCH BETTER.

>> BE GREAT. I WILL BE SUPPORTING COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON'S MOTION TO END THE CPC.

I DID WANT TO ADDRESS SOME ITEMS. I TOO HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MORE FREQUENTLY VISIT THE SALAD TO GO ON ROSS AVENUE AND HAVE NOT SEEN THE STACKING ONTO ROSS ITSELF.

I'M NOT TOO TERRIBLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WILL AFFECT LEMON.

QUITE HONESTLY, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE PRO WALKABILITY THROUGH INDUSTRY AND LIMITS THE NUMBER OF DRIVE-THROUGHS THAT ARE EXISTING ARE THERE'S MANY OF THEM.

I WOULD LOVE TO FOR ONE DAY TO BE ABLE TO REVERSE THAT AND PERHAPS WE CAN ACHIEVE THAT THROUGH A PLAN PUT IN PLACE THAT WILL ADDRESS THOSE FOR THE FUTURE OF LIMIT AVENUE.

BUT AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION TO REMAND THIS BACK TO CPC. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS.

>> THANK YOU. I TOO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION TO REMAND THIS TO CPC.

[03:35:02]

IT SEEMS LIKE THE DELAY THAT WE HAD REALLY ONLY YIELDED MORE NEIGHBORHOODS SUPPORT FOR THIS AS I READ SOME OF THESE NEW LETTERS, AND IT'S FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD OFFICE WHO CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF ZONING CASES AND IMPACT ON NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS, AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE CASE IS STRENGTHENED FOR IT.

WE HAVE ONE IN DISTRICT 13. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE DON'T EXPERIENCE THE BACKUP AND THIS IS AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AT WEBB CHAPEL IN WALNUT HILL.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXTERNAL SEATING OPTION.

I MIGHT COME BACK TO YOU TO ASK FOR THAT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE NEIGHBORS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING YOU WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO WALK UP THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND EXPERIENCE.

WHO KNOWS? MAYBE THE LEMON LOCATION WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC ON THE ROSS LOCATION.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS THE CONSIDERABLE TROUBLE THAT THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES ARE EXPERIENCING.

WITH THIS BEING VACANT IT IS DRAWING AN ELEMENT, WHEN I'M HEARING ABOUT FIRES BEING SET INSIDE, THAT IS AGAIN A DRAW OF OUR CITY RESOURCES THAT JUST SEEMS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY AND AS I LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORY OF WHAT'S BEEN IN THIS LOCATION AND MINIMAX AND THINGS, PREDATORY LENDING, THAT SORT OF THING, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A STEP UP.

HAVING WORKED IN AND AROUND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND PATRONIZED THESE BUSINESSES, THE FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THROUGHS FOR NINE YEARS.

I WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT TO ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF WHAT'S OFFERED.

AS OUR BOOK SAYS, WITH SOME OF THESE LETTERS ATTACHED, JUST SHOWS EVEN MORE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT.

I APPRECIATE THAT MOTION AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.

IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE VIRTUAL WORLD BEFORE WE GO BACK TO THE HORSESHOE WHICH I DON'T SEE ANY IN THE QUEUE.

AT THIS TIME WE'RE READY FOR IT NOW MAKE SURE I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR ATTORNEY.

WE'RE READY FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON.

AS WE PROCEED WITH THE MOTION, I WOULD IMAGINE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THIS PARTICULAR VOTES, SO LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

>> ON COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON'S AMENDMENT.

>> YOU'VE RIGHT TO REMAIN TILL THE CPC.

>> MOTION.

>> THANK YOU. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OR NO IF YOU'RE OPPOSED.

AGAIN, THIS IS COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON'S AMENDMENT TO REMAND TO THE CPC.

MAYOR JOHNSON, ABSENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM ARNOLD.

>> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM NARVAEZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ AS IS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN.

COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOUGH?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS. COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY.

>> WITH 11 VOTING IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, ONE ABSENT, ONE ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN, THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSES, MADAM MAYOR.

>> WE'RE READY NOW TO MOVE TO THE NEXT BUSINESS ITEM. MADAM SECRETARY.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM C3.

[Z3. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an MU-3 Mixed Use District on property zoned an MC-4 Multiple Commercial District, on the north side of Vantage Point, west of Greenville Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval Z212-185(OA/JM) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council before opening the public hearings on August 10, 2022, and September 14, 2022, and was held under advisement on December 14, 2022, February 22, 2023, and May 10, 2023; and is scheduled for consideration on May 24, 2023. 23-1385]

C3 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AND MU-3 MIXED-USE DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF VANTAGE POINT WEST OF GREENVILLE AVENUE.

>> MADAM MAYOR, WE SENT A NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE AREA REQUESTS.

WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLYING OUR POSITION.

>> YOU DO HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

YOUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ADAM LAMONT.

>> YOU'D BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND YOU MAY BEGIN.

I'M SORRY. CAN YOU MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE?

>> THERE WE GO. SORRY. ADAM LAMONT, 9432 AMERINDIAN PARKWAY, DISTRICT 10 RESIDENT.

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I LIVE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AWAY FROM THIS REZONING, AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT IT.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE MEETING ON TUESDAY THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAD, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING ON THURSDAY WHERE CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND CATHOLIC HOUSING INITIATIVE TALKED ABOUT THEIR PROPOSAL.

I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF HOUSING MEETINGS IN D10 RELATED TO HOUSING.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE ONES WITH MUCH LOWER TEMPERATURE AND MUCH MORE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT FOR WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED.

I DRIVE BY THIS, AND WHENEVER I GO TO THE DARK STATION, I GO BY THIS.

WHAT'S THERE NOW IS NOT REALLY MUCH, AND SO THIS REALLY IS, FOR ME, AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST BOTH IN THIS PLACE AND ALSO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PROPOSAL.

I ALSO SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THIS LARGER CORRIDOR.

OBVIOUSLY, 12,000 GREENVILLE IS JUST UP THE ROAD FROM THIS PROPOSAL THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AS HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS BEFORE.

I THINK WITH THIS PROPOSAL, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THEN TO RECONSIDER WHAT'S POSSIBLE WITH 12,000 GREENVILLE AS CITY PROPERTY AND DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT.

I'M GLAD TO SEE FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBER HERE AS WELL, KATHY STEWART, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THIS TO HELP THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO NEED IT THE MOST AND THEN USE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER WHAT'S POSSIBLE ALONG THIS CORRIDOR MOVING FORWARD.

BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES RIGHT HERE, I HAVE SOMEWHAT OF AN INTEREST IN IT.

I REALLY SEE IT AS A WIN-WIN AND HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. CHRIS CARTER.

>> MY NAME IS CHRIS CARTER.

I LIVE AT 9523 HIGH EDGE DRIVE.

THAT IS IN DISTRICT 10.

THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER IS MISTAKEN.

THE RESIDENT HOMEOWNERS IN DISTRICT 10 ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THIS REZONING.

BUSINESSES LOCATED NEXT TO THIS STATE AMERICA ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED.

THE OLIVE GARDEN HAS INDICATED THEY WILL RELOCATE.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE WILL REVIEW THEIR OPTIONS.

BOTH HAVE SERVED MIDDLE-CLASS STOLTZ ROAD AND HAMILTON PARK NEIGHBORHOODS FOR DECADES.

DISTRICT 10 RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN DENIED ADEQUATE PUBLIC INPUT BY ADAM MCGOUGH AND PROMOTER MARK MILTON.

THEY INTENTIONALLY SCHEDULED A PUBLIC MEETING WITH ONLY SIX DAYS NOTICE AT NOON ON A MONDAY ON ZOOM.

STATE AND CITY LAW REQUIRE 30 DAYS NOTICE.

THIS WAS POINTED OUT MCGOUGH AND MILTON BEFOREHAND.

DURING THIS MEETING, PROMOTER MILTON DISINGENUOUS STATED," THERE'S ONLY 12 PEOPLE ON THE CALL.

THERE MUST NOT BE ANY OPPOSITION." IN DISTRICT 10, WE DON'T PUT UP WITH THIS KIND OF CHCANERY.

WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST MCGOUGH AND PROMOTER MILTON.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE.

>> POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR,

>> THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

>> I'M SORRY. MR. CARTER, COULD YOU HOLD ONE SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA, DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR OBJECTION?

>> YES. CAN SPEAKERS PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CALLING COUNCIL MEMBERS BY NAME BY THE RULES TODAY?

>> THANK YOU. I'M TRYING TO GET IT.

MY BUTTON'S STUCK. MR. CARTER. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. GOOD.

>> IT IS WELL-KNOWN THAT OUR COUNCILMAN-

>> MR. CARTER, JUST ONE MINUTE SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN DECORUM AND PROPER PROTOCOL HERE.

MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU REMIND THE SPEAKER ONCE AGAIN WHAT THE RULES ARE IN RELATION TO CALLING NAMES?

>> DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, IN THE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE, ALTHOUGH IT SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO OPEN MICROPHONE, WE DO CARRY THAT OVER.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REFER TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY NAME.

[BACKGROUND]

>> OKAY. YOU MAY CONTINUE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ARE NOT ALLOWED.

>> IT IS WELL-KNOWN THAT OUR COUNCILMAN IS

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DESPERATELY TRYING TO MONETIZE HIS EIGHT YEARS ON THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.

WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PREFERRED QUO ON THIS ONE IS.

IS OUR COUNCILMAN SOLICITING BRIBES OR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT?

>> POINT OF ORDER, MADAM MAYOR.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER, STATE YOUR OBJECTION.

>> THE VIOLATION OF THE RULES, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DISPARAGE- [BACKGROUND]

>> STOP MY TIME, PLEASE.

>> YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DISPARAGE OR MAKE COMMENTS THAT ARE NEGATIVE IN REFERENCE TO A COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE SPEAKER CONTINUES TO DO THAT.

>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR OBJECTION.

DULY NOTED [OVERLAPPING]

>> COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

>> MR. MCGOUGH MAY NOT CARE, BUT IT'S BOTHERING ME, SO I'VE JUST ASKED THAT THE RULES ARE FOLLOWED IN THIS CASE, PLEASE.

>> THE RULES HAVE BEEN DULY NOTED AND STATED AND THEN NOTED.

MR. CARTER, COULD YOU PLEASE CONTINUE?

>> I HAVE ANOTHER POINT OF ORDER, MADAM MAYOR.

WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE INVESTIGATION BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL BE WIDE-RANGING.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> GET THIS GUY TO SHUT UP.

>> LET GET TO THIS, MR. CARTER.

>> MADAM MAYOR.

THE ONLY WAY- COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA I'M TRYING TO GET TO YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT NOW TO MAKE AN OBJECTION, AND HE HAS DONE SO, SO MR. CARTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE ALLOW US TO HANDLE THAT?

>> WHAT'S THE OBJECTION?

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

MR. CARTER, IF YOU JUST HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA YOU RECOGNIZE, IF YOU COULD SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

>> YES. MADAM MAYOR, WHEN ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, I BELIEVE THE TOPIC NEEDS TO REMAIN GERMANE TO THE TOPIC, THE ITEM THAT THEY ARE DISCUSSING.

>> THIS IS QUITE GERMANE.

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA FOR YOUR OBJECTION.

MR. CARTER, IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES AS STATED, WE WILL HAVE TO TERMINATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

ARE YOU GOING TO COMPLY?

>> YES, I AM COMPLYING WITH THOSE.

>> IT NEEDS TO BE GERMANE.

IT CANNOT BE DISPARAGING TO THE CHARACTER.

YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AS ESTABLISHED BY THIS COUNCIL.

>> AS I HAVE SAID, DISTRICT 10 RESIDENTS ARE ASKING THAT THIS INVESTIGATION BE WIDE-RANGING.

WE ARE ASKING-

>> COUNCIL MEMBERS.

>> POINT OF ORDER.

>> LET ME ADDRESS THIS AT THIS TIME.

MR. CARTER, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN.

COULD YOU PLEASE ESCORT MR. CARTER OUT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE BUSINESS AND WE WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY? THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR COMING DOWN, MR. CARTER.

CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU CONTINUE?

>> NICE TRY, MCGOUGH

>> YOUR NEXT SPEAKER, JOSEPH DAEMON.

>> YOU MAY CONTINUE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR PRO TEM, THE COUNCIL.

>> MAKE SURE THE MIC IS ON.

THANK YOU. YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK INTO IT SO YOU NEED PROJECT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. THE MIC IS A LITTLE SHORT FOR ME.

>> YES [LAUGHTER]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

I'M JOE DAEMON, 2920 FOREST LANE IN DALLAS.

I'M HERE AS TREASURER OF THE CATHOLIC HOUSING OF ST.

JUDE INC. A PART OF THE CATHOLIC HOUSING INITIATIVE.

WE SUPPORT REZONING 9019 VANTAGE POINT FROM MC4 TO MU3.

ST. JUDE INC. IS THE SPONSOR AND THE OWNER OF THE ST. JUDE CENTER ON FOREST LANE IN DISTRICT 13 AND LBJ AND QUIET AND DISTRICT 11.

WE THANK THE CITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT FROM THOSE.

THEY OFFER PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE PAIRED WITH INTENSIVE CASEWORK AND PROGRAMS AIMED AT RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED HOMELESSNESS TO BEGIN WITH AND REBUILDING COMMUNITY AMONG THE RESIDENTS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A FLYER FROM THE CITY SECRETARY IN YOUR PACKET THAT WE PROVIDED HERE YESTERDAY.

OUR TWO ST. JUDE CENTERS ARE MANAGED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES.

THEY ALSO PROVIDE THE CASEWORK IN THE PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, WITH CLIENTS LIVING AT ST. JUDE CENTERS.

CATHOLIC HOUSING IS COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-PROFIT WITH ITS OWN GOVERNING BOARD.

WHEREAS CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS PART OF THE DIOCESE.

WE'RE FRIENDLY WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES, BUT WE HAVE SEPARATE INTERESTS THAT HAPPEN TO CONVERGE WITH THE ST. JUDE CENTERS.

ST. JUDE INC. INTENDS TO PURCHASE 99 VANTAGE POINT AND TO CLOSE PURCHASE LATE SUMMER OF THIS YEAR, DO A MAJOR RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTY TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR LONG-TERM OCCUPANCY AND TO REOPEN IT AS ST. JUDE CENTER VANTAGE POINT IN THE EARLY 2024.

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AT OUR HANDS, THE PROPERTY WILL LOOK BETTER AND THE OPERATION THERE WILL BE HELPFUL TO THE COMMUNITY NOT A BURDEN.

WE'LL BE TAKING FOLKS OUT OF ENCHANTMENTS, NOT CAUSING LOTS OF POLICE CALLS TO THE PROPERTY.

ST. JUDE CENTER WILL HAVE SOMEONE ON-SITE IN-CHARGE 24 HOURS A DAY.

WE SCREEN RESIDENTS AND WON'T TAKE THOSE WITH VIOLENT CRIMES OF RECORD.

WE HAVE STRONG HOUSE RULES FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND IF YOU CAN'T COMPLY WITH THEM, YOU'RE MOVING ELSEWHERE.

WE KNOW HOW SENSITIVE THIS IS TO THE NEIGHBORS, SO WE'VE GONE OUT OF OUR WAY TO MAKE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM.

ASK OUR NEIGHBORS THEY SUPPORT US.

THE CASE HAS BEEN RUNNING LAST SUMMER BUT WERE INVOLVED ONLY SINCE MAY.

WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND ANSWERED HIS QUESTIONS.

AT HIS REQUEST WE MET WITH THE COMMUNITY GROUP MAY 16.

A FAIR SUMMARY OF THAT IS MORE SUPPORTED THE REZONING THAN NOT.

WE MET WITH ANOTHER COMMUNITY GROUP, MAY 18, AND THEY ARE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE.

WE URGE YOU TO REZONE ON THE PROPERTY IT'S A TWOFER.

IT WILL HELP SOLVE A COMMUNITY PROBLEM, HOMELESSNESS, AND WILL ELIMINATE PROBLEMS THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSIENT HOUSING.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM C3.

FOR THE SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOUGH.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOUGH DO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION.

>> JUST BRIEFLY. I WANT TO FIRST THANK THIS COUNCIL FOR THE PATIENTS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DELAYED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND I BELIEVE FOR VALID AND GOOD REASON.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PROPERTIES HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY IN OUR ENTIRE AREA.

IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME.

YES. THIS IS JUST A ZONING CHANGE, BUT IT HAS LOTS OF IMPLICATIONS FOR OTHER IMPACTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ENGAGED IN FOR AWHILE AND WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO AWARD THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER THAT HAD BEEN SO BAD AND ALLOWED SUCH HORRIBLE IMPACTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED NOW IS A MUCH BETTER OPTION AND MORE THAN ANYTHING THE GROUP HAS OFFERED AND CONTINUES TO ALLOW THE COMMUNITY SPEAK INTO WHAT THE FINAL PROJECT WILL BE HERE.

WELL, THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY THE TIME FOR THAT BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A ZONING CHANGE.

IT DOES OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR I THINK, HOPEFULLY REALLY VALID A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MAKING A PROJECT THAT'S BETTER THAN EVEN WOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE.

I CAN SIT HERE NOW AND TELL YOU THAT, AS WE'VE MENTIONED, AT LEAST MORE THAN NOT HAVE IN THE AREAS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THIS AREA ARE SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT.

THEY DO REMAIN CONCERNED AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT CONTINUED TO BECOME ALL IN THE SAME AREA, IMPACTING THE SAME COMMUNITY, IN THE SAME RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR AS IT RELATES TO NEEDING AREA PLANS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE THIS COUNCIL SOON AS WELL.

BUT FOR THIS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S WORTHY OF MOVING FORWARD ON THE ZONING CHANGE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

LET ME COME OFF FOR JUST A MOMENT.

IN THE QUEUE THAT I HAVE NOW THAT HAS POPPED UP BEFORE ME.

I HAVE COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS AND THEN WEST AND SCHULTZ IN THAT ORDER.

>> THANK YOU. I'M SUPPORTING THIS MOTION AND I JUST WANT TO ASSUAGE ANY NEIGHBORS OR BUSINESSES WHO MAY HAVE CONCERNS THAT DISTRICT 13 HAS A ST. JUDE CENTER.

IT IS CLEAN, IT IS ORDERLY.

I THINK I WAS THERE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND WHILE AT FIRST THERE WAS NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION THAT NOW IT IS VERY MUCH SUPPORTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO SEES THAT A PROPERTY CAN BE KEPT UP, SECURE, LIT, AND ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT A COMMUNITY, THERE'S AN INTERNAL COMMUNITY AND THERE'S A REAL QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG RESIDENTS.

I THINK THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, IT WAS WALMART DAY TO GET ON THE VAN AND GO AND SO EVERYBODY WAS ALL EXCITED, BUT THERE WAS A REAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONGST THOSE WHO LIVE AT THE ST. JUDE'S CENTER ON FOREST LANE.

THEN THERE'S YOUR EXTERNAL COMMUNITY.

THE BEAUTIFUL THING IS,

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IS THAT THESE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE EXTERNAL THE LINES HAVE BEEN BLURRED.

THERE IS A DESIRE TO PLAY A ROLE AND TO BE A PART OF THIS.

MR. DAEMON, I COMMEND YOU AND CATHOLIC HOUSING INITIATIVE, YOU'VE GOT AN ESTABLISHED TRACK RECORD.

I THINK WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED THAT AFTER ALL OF THE DEFERRALS AND ALL OF THE REQUESTS TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND WORK ON THIS PROPERTY THAT WHEN A HAND WAS RAISED IT JUST REALLY MADE ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE I KNEW THE QUALITY OF WORK AND THE TRACK RECORD THAT YOU HAVE IN DISTRICT 13 AT THIS PROPERTY AND JUST HOW MUCH I'VE SEEN IT BENEFITS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR DISTRICT 10 TO HAVE THIS KIND OF PARTNER COME IN ON THIS PROPERTY.

YES, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT THIS MOTION AND COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE FOR GETTING THIS THROUGH AND SUPPORTING THIS TODAY AND LOVE EVERYTHING THAT CHAIR WILLIS SAID EXCEPT FOR WALMART DAY THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS AWFUL.

BUT EVERYTHING ELSE SOUNDS FANTASTIC.

>> WHAT A DAY?

>> I WOULD DO TARGET YEAH MAYBE. THAT'S STILL SOUNDS BAD.

BUT I KNOW I'VE HAD TOURED ST. JUDE'S FACILITIES BEFORE AS WELL IN THE DISTRICT 13 AND WASN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I FIRST VISITED AND WAS GIVEN THE TOUR.

IT LOOKS LIKE JUST ANY OTHER HOUSING FACILITY, MARKET RATE HOUSING IS VERY NICE WELL-KEPT.

I HAD NO IDEA WHEN I WAS POINTED OUT BY CHARLIE O'CONNELL, MY POLICY ADVISER, THAT IT'S COMING UP.

BUT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHICH ONE IT WAS AND BECAUSE IT WAS SO WELL KEPT AND IN BLENDED IN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WAS SHINY AND PRETTY IN THAT AREA.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS COME THROUGH AND HOPEFULLY ADD TO OUR STOCK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.

I'M SORRY. COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I WANT TO START OFF.

I WANT TO THANK CATHOLIC HOUSING INITIATIVES.

YOU REALLY ARE SETTING THE TONE FOR THE CITY.

I WISH THERE WERE MORE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOURS THAT WOULD INVEST IN THIS PERMANENT WAY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION.

NOT ONLY DO I WANT MORE ORGANIZATIONS, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE LOCATIONS.

I THINK THAT THE MODEL OF TAKING PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS AND ARE CRIMINAL IN OUR CITY AND REUSING THEM FOR GOOD IS A MODEL THAT WE OUGHT TO ACTUALLY SEEK OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT.

THIS PARTICULAR AREA I KNOW VERY WELL BECAUSE MY FAMILY WE OFFICE THERE, RIGHT ACROSS 635 RIGHT THERE SINCE 1981.

I WATCHED THE AREA CHANGE AND IT'S HIGHLY TRANSITIONAL AS CHAIR MCGOUGH MENTIONED.

I THINK IT IS PERFECTLY RIPE FOR AN AREA PLAN THAT COULD HELP ATTRACT THE KIND OF PROPERTY OWNERS LIKE THIS ONE, OUR NEW ONE, TO INVEST IN THAT AREA AND HAVE IT BE TRULY MIXED.

I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND CHAIR MCGOUGH FOR GETTING THIS DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S GOING TO ADD A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN.

COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK CHAIR MCGOUGH.

I KNOW THAT THIS WAS NOT AN EASY TASK.

THIS A HIGH TASK.

LIKE I SAID, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR EIGHT YEARS EVEN BEFORE YOU BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER IN COMMUNITY COURT, YOUR WORK DONE ON TO MAKE SURE THE QUARTER LIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT TAKES A LONG TIME, BUT THE POINT IS YOU HANG DEAR TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU MAKE SURE YOUR COMMUNITY WAS SAFE, YOU MAKE SURE DO YOU HAVE A GREAT PARTNER LIKE CATHOLIC CHARITY.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALSO BE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT TEAM AND CHAIR MCGOUGH.

BUT AGAIN, THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPENED IF WE DID NOT HAVE A LEADER LIKE CHAIR MCGOUGH, WHO REALLY CARED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY IN A COURT LAW LIGHT, AND MAKE SURE HE HAD A RIGHT PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THAT DEDUCE SEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, I WILL BE BRIEF.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUST REITERATE WHAT WAS JUST SAID BY A CHAIRMAN ATKINS.

I'D LIKE TO THANK CHAIRMAN MCGOUGH FOR YOUR WORK.

NOT JUST WITH REPRESENTING YOUR DISTRICT, BUT FOR AN EXAMPLE OF REALLY HOW TO REPRESENT ANY CONSTITUENCY AND TAKING THE TIME, IT MAY HAVE TAKEN A LONG TIME, BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT IN THE END.

I APPRECIATE THE SURPRISE THAT I GOT

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BY SEEING THE MOTION TO APPROVE TODAY AND GET THIS THROUGH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THANKS FOR SEEING THIS TO FRUITION.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

NOW LET'S LOOK AT THIS, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM OMAR NARVAEZ.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY WHAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SAYING, BUT THANK YOU, CHAIR MCGOUGH, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.

IT DID TAKE AWHILE, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE PATIENT, WE GET A WAY BETTER PRODUCT, WE GET SOMETHING WAY BETTER THAN WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN, AND YOU SAW THAT.

YOUR RESIDENTS SAW THAT.

THANK YOU FOR STAYING AND STICKING TO THIS BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE SO BENEFICIAL TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE THE MOST IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S NOT THE PERFECT SOLUTION, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A MUCH BETTER SOLUTION LIKE WHAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAN REWARDING A BAD ACTOR, AND WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS A CITY.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND GETTING A PARTNERSHIP WITH AN ORGANIZATION LIKE CATHOLIC CHARITIES BECAUSE AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, ST. JUDE'S IS A WONDERFUL FACILITY AND HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT UP TO THAT STANDARD.

IT'LL BE TOUGH AT FIRST, BUT THEN ONCE IT GETS THERE, I THINK THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WILL LEARN TO WORK WITH IT AND SEE HOW TO VOLUNTEER.

I'M SURE ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS IN NORTHEAST DALLAS WILL DEFINITELY BE WANTING TO HELP, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT ALL COME TO FRUITION.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER MCGOUGH, IS THERE ANY FOLLOW-UP? THANK YOU.

SEEING NONE AROUND THE HORSESHOE, NONE ON VIRTUAL.

>> ANY OPPOSED. MADAM SECRETARY, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS PH1.

[PH1. A public hearing to receive comments regarding consideration of amending Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas Development Code, Sections 51-4.217(b)(20) and 51A-4.217(b)(11.1) “Temporary inclement weather shelter” and related sections with consideration being given to appropriate spacing requirements for temporary inclement weather shelters within a half-mile of the central business district and an ordinance granting the amendments Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval DCA223-004(MK) 23-1270]

PH1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF AMENDING CHAPTERS 51, AND 51A OF THE DALLAS DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION 51-4.217B20, AND 51A-4.217B11.1, TEMPORARY IN CLIMATE WEATHER SHELTER.

THERE ARE NO REGISTER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGES THAT RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

>> BEEN MOVED AND SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER, DO YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS? THERE ARE NO FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS AROUND THE HORSESHOE IN THE QUEUE.

>> ANY ONLINE? YEAH. YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

>> COULD YOU SPEAK UP, COUNCIL MEMBER.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

>> WHAT IS YOUR MOTION, SIR?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHALL BRIEF THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON THIS PROVISION BY MAY 24TH, 2025.

>> MAY 24TH, 2025 BRIEFING BY THAT TIME.

>> POINT OF INFORMATION?

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> COULD YOU? HE SAID THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE.

IS THAT MEAN THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE?

>> YES. THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

>> WILL BRIEF WHICH COMMITTEE. SORRY.

>> COUNCILWOMAN CHOOSES ANSWER FOR CLARITY.

DID YOU SPECIFY A COMMITTEE OR JUST [OVERLAPPING]

>> A SPECIFIC [INAUDIBLE].

>> I WAS TALKING OVER HERE, SO THAT'S WHY I COULD NOT HEAR.

>> HOMELESS COMMITTEE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE MOTION IS PRESENTED AS ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NO QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION?

>> THE ONLY COMMENTS THAT I'LL ADD IS THAT I DID WORK WITH STAFF ON THIS MOTION TO GET SOME SAFE GUARDS FOR THE MOTION THAT'S BEING PUT FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU. BEING KNOW THAT I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER NAMES IN THE QUEUE, AND WE'RE READY NOW FOR.

I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA,

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I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. IF COUNCILOR MORENO WILL RESPOND, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT IS THE REASONING FOR THE TWO-YEAR DATE AND NOT GETTING SOMETHING BRIEFED ANY SOONER?

>> I DON'T WANT TO TIE THIS NECESSARILY TO ONE SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH, BUT IT ALIGNS WITH A LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, AND THE TWO-YEAR MARK GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO BE UPDATED ON CHANGE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN MOVING FORWARD.

IT ALIGNS WITH THE PROJECT, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY GO HAND IN HAND IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> IT DOES. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S ANY IMPACT FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT COULD COME FROM NOW TO THEN.

WOULD WE BE ABLE TO REVISIT THIS, WITH THIS DATE CERTAIN RATIFIED?

>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT DOES I THINK THAT'S THE REASON WE MADE THE MOTION THIS WAY BUT IF STAFF WANTS TO RESPOND THAT'S FINE.

>> YOU ASKED ME FOR HOUSING TO RESPOND TO THAT OR ARE WE CLEAR IS JUST A BRIEFING SO I THINK SOMEONE IS COMING UP FROM HOUSING.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTINE CROSSLY OHS DIRECTOR.

THE BRIEFING COMING BACK IN TWO YEARS WOULD JUST BE FROM OHS AND OEM ON THE EFFECTS OF THE CHANGE IN THE AREA, IT WOULDN'T BE TIED TO ANY LARGER ISSUE, IT WOULDN'T BE TIED TO THE ZONING.

IT WOULD BE AT THAT POINT IN TIME WHAT HAS THIS CHANGE WROUGHT IF ANYTHING, AND THEN OF COURSE DECISIONS COULD BE MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL BASED ON THAT BRIEFING.

>> THIS DOESN'T HINDER US FROM REVISITING THE POLICY ITSELF?

>> NO SIR, IT DOES NOT.

>> THANK YOU THAT'S CALLED THE CLARIFICATION I NEEDED.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MORENO. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND AT THIS POINT, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER NUMBERS IN THE QUEUE SO WE'RE READY TO VOTE AT THIS TIME ON THE MOTION.

>> MR. MORENO

>> MR. MORENO'S MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER REMEMBER REALLY DO YOU WANT [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES POINT OF ORDER.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

>> YOU'RE RIGHT.

>> WE'RE VOTING ON APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WITH A BRIEFING REQUIRED IN TWO YEARS BY OHS AND OEM TO HHS.

WE'RE APPROVING IT SUBJECT TO THAT PROVISO, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> WELL I THINK HIS MOTION WAS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION SO YOU WOULD.

>> IT'S CALLED SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT'S WHY I'M UNCLEAR.

>> WELL SUBSTITUTE MOTIONS ARE NOT REALLY SUBSTITUTES HE WASN'T SUBSTITUTING, HE WAS ADDING TO AND SO YOU WOULD VOTE ON WHAT HE ADDED WHICH IS THIS AMENDMENT.

I THINK HE JUST READ FROM A MOTION THAT HAD THE APPROVAL LANGUAGE ON IT, SO IT WAS MEANT TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

WE WOULD VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT AND THEN IF IT PASSES WE COULD VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

>> I SEE THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

>> NO PROBLEM MR. WILLY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, MEMBERS WERE PREPARED TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

>> ANY OPPOSE?

>> WE'RE NOW READY FOR A VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION. ANY COMMENTS? NOPE, AS AMENDED.

ANY COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE ANY ONLINE, I DON'T SEE IN THE HARSH YOU ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO NEXT ITEM IS THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ADOPTED, MADAM SECRETARY.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS PH2,

[PH2. A public hearing to receive comments on the FY 2023-24 Operating, Capital, and Grant & Trust Budgets - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 23-1015]

PH2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE FY 2023-24 OPERATING CAPITAL IN GRANT AND TRUST BUDGETS.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TEKISHA HOBBES, MS. HOBBES, SHE'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

>> MY NAME IS TEKISHA HOBBES AND I'M AT 1616 AL LIPSCOMB WAY, DALLAS, TEXAS 75215.

I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING BIKE FRIENDLY SOUTH DALLAS AS WELL AS THE DALLAS BICYCLE COALITION.

HERE TO URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE FUNDS FOR BIKING AND SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO DRIVE IN A PERSONAL VEHICLE.

WHILE THE BUDGET DOES NOT SHOW A LOT OF THE DETAIL YET, I WANT IT TO BE HERE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN MISSING IN THE PAST.

[04:10:02]

THE 2022-23 BUDGET INCLUDED $2.5 BILLION FOR BICYCLES AND IMPLEMENTING BIKE LANES AND THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE NEW BIKE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT NOW.

IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET BIKES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS BUT I'M HERE TO FOCUS ON FOUR AREAS SPECIFICALLY.

NUMBER 1, A PORTION OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET SHOULD BE USED FOR SOME OF THE SMALLER TWO PROJECTS WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT FROM THE BIKE PLAN, COST ESTIMATES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED BUT SMALLER PROJECTS LIKE SIGNAGE AND BIKE PARKING COULD BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH OUR ANNUAL BUDGET RATHER THAN THE BOND OR BY SEEKING EXTERNAL FUNDS.

WE ALSO NEED MORE MAINTENANCE FOR A BIKE LANES SINCE MANY NEED NEW PAINT, NEW DEAL INTEGRATORS, AND MORE AND MORE ONCE THEY'RE INSTALLED IN ORDER TO BE USABLE.

BIKE LANES SWEEPING ALSO NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET.

LANES WILL NOT BE USED IF GLASS AND TRASH IS PRESENT AND BECOME A HAZARD FOR CYCLISTS AND LASTLY, WE NEED A SPECIFIC AMOUNT FOR TRAFFIC CALMING WHICH CAN BE USED TO IMPLEMENT THE BICYCLE BOULEVARDS INCLUDED IN THE NEW BIKE PLAN.

IN GENERAL, WE NEED MORE FUNDS AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE.

IN GENERAL, WE NEED TO FUND BIKES AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE MORE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM PH2? THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.

MADAM MAYOR, THERE NEEDS TO BE A MOTION JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE?

>> MOVED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND IT'S PROBABLY SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION HAS BEEN PASSED.

MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM OF A DISCUSSION.

>> THANK YOU AGENDA ITEM PH3 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON

[PH3. A public hearing to receive comments on the Proposed FY 2023-24 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant Funds - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 23-1228]

THE PROPOSED FY 2023- 24 HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN BUDGET FOR US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD GRANT FUNDS.

THERE AREN'T ANY REGISTER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM PH3, NO SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?

>> I'M SORRY JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> I'M SORRY MOVING TOO FAST.

>> MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING BY COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN WERE THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION RECOGNIZED OR NEEDED.

>> YOUR NEXT ITEM IS PH 4.

[PH4. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application by LDG The Crossing at Clear Creek, LP, or its affiliates (Applicant) to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Crossing at Clear Creek located at the Northeast Corner of Highway I75 and Woody Road, Dallas, TX 75253 (the “Development”); and, at the close of the public hearing adopt a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant, related to its application to TDHCA for the development of The Crossing at Clear Creek and in accordance with 10 TAC § 11.3(d) (the “Administrative Code”), specifically allow the construction of the development, as required by the Administrative Code, because the Development is within one linear mile or less of Meadowbrook (a 4% housing tax credit development located at 910 South Beltline Road), and is therefore subject to the One Mile Three Year Rule - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 23-1262]

PH 4 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING AN APPLICATION BY LDG.

THE CROSSING AT CLEAR CREEK, LP OR ITS AFFILIATES APPLICANT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, PDHCA, FOR 4 PERCENT NON-COMPETITIVE, LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR THE CROSSING AT CLEAR CREEK, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF HIGHWAY I75 AND WOODY ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75253, THE DEVELOPMENT.

AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR APPLICANT RELATED TO ITS APPLICATION TO TBHCA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CROSSING AT CLEAR CREEK, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SPECIFICALLY ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT IS WITHIN ONE LINEAR MILE OR LESS OF MEADOWBROOK, A 4 PERCENT HOUSING TAX CREDIT DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 910 SOUTH BELT LINE ROAD, AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR RULE.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JAKE BROWN.

>> HOLD ON MADAM SECRETARY.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> NO PROBLEM. MR. BROWN DIDN'T GO AHEAD AND JUST STAND THERE AND WAIT FOR US TO FINISH UP.

I NEED TO BACKUP YOUR SOUND VERY GOOD.

I DIDN'T WANT TO STOP YOU IN YOUR READING.

HOWEVER, I FAIL [LAUGHTER]

>> TO TAKE A VOTE ON P3.

SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PH3 SAY, AYE?

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH COUNCIL MEDICINE FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION.

>> ANY OPPOSE?

[04:15:01]

MADAM ATTORNEY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SECRETARY DIDN'T HAVE TO READ THROUGH ALL THAT AGAIN, SHE CAN ALLOW.

>> SHE DOES NOT.

>> THANK YOU. SO FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THAT.

MR. JAKE, YOU CAN SPEAK AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.

>> I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ACCOUNTS BACK. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? I HAD A PH 4.

>> NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

>> IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM?

>> JUST MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING [BACKGROUND]

>> COUNCIL REMEMBER, THIS IS A PH 4 COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS.

>> I'M SORRY AND APPROVE THE ITEM.

>> IN APPROVED ITEM.

TO CLOSE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THEN IS CLOSED, BUT WE WANT TO VOTE ON IT.

>> MOVED AND SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO OPPOSE. MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS.

>> YOUR NEXT ITEM IS PH 5.

[PH5. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application by LDG The Ridge at Loop 12, LP, or its affiliates (Applicant) to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Ridge at Loop 12 located at 1200 North Walton Walker Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75211 (the “Development”); and, at the close of the public hearing adopt a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant, related to its application to TDHCA for the development of The Ridge at Loop 12 and in accordance with 10 TAC § 11.3(d) (the “Administrative Code”), specifically allow the construction of the development, as required by the Administrative Code, because the Development is within one linear mile or less of Meadowbrook (a 4% housing tax credit development located at 910 S. Beltline Road), and is therefore subject to the One Mile Three Year Rule - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 23-1263]

PH 5 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING AN APPLICATION BY LDG, THE RIDGE AT LOOP 12, LP, OR ITS AFFILIATES APPLICANT TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TDHCA, FOR 4 PERCENT NON-COMPETITIVE LOW-INCOME TAX CREDITS FOR THE RICH AT LOOP 12, LOCATED AT 1,200 NORTH WALTON WALKER BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75211.

THE DEVELOPMENT AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR APPLICANT RELATED TO ITS APPLICATION TO TDHCA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIDGE AT LUKE 12.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SPECIFICALLY ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT IS WITHIN ONE LINEAR MILE OR LESS OF MEADOWBROOK, A 4 PERCENT TAX HOUSING CREDIT DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 910 SOUTH BELT LINE ROAD, AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR RULE.

YOU DO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JAKE BROWN?

>> BACK AGAIN FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR MAYBE. THANKS.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM PH 5? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY.

DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM?

>> YES, MAYOR, I DO. I MOVED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE FOLLOWING CLARIFICATIONS.

CITY COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY KNOWLEDGES, THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A CENSUS TRACT THAT HAS MORE THAN 20 PERCENT HOUSING TAX CREDIT UNITS PER TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS, AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING.

>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

THEY'VE BEEN MANAGED, THEY NEED MORE DISCUSSION.

I GIVE IN A MOVE TO JUST PRESENT AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE [OVERLAPPING]

>> SORRY, MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION. MADAM MAYOR?

>> COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ ARE IN THIS CUBE.

>> I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.

>> NO PROBLEM. IT'S JUST GOING TO FAIL UNDERNEATH OF MY NUMBER, BUT ALWAYS HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH AT LEAST HIGHER.

>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

DID YOU SAY THAT IT'S REQUIRED THAT HAVE AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OR NOT MORE THAN?

>> LET ME REREAD IT. IT'S A CITY COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A CENSUS TRACT THAT HAS MORE THAN 20 PERCENT HOUSING TAX CREDIT UNITS PER TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS.

>> THANK YOU. SO MY QUESTION THEN IS TO STAFF, IT'S A QUESTION.

I THINK I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR A WHILE NOW ON THIS REALLY UNDERSTANDING THIS MAPPING SO THAT WE DON'T FALL INTO THE PROBLEM AGAIN, THAT WE DID THAT CAUSED US A LOT OF PROBLEMS HISTORICALLY IN TERMS OF CONCENTRATING.

COULD YOU SHARE WITH US WHAT IS THE, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE NUMBERS OF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD BECAUSE I DIDN'T PREPARE FOR THIS BECAUSE OF THAT STATEMENT.

BUT CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THE PLAN IS TO TRY TO NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MADE ABOUT THE WEEK KNOWLEDGE THIS CHALLENGE?

>> YES. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. ALREADY QUINTO THE DHC, SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JAKE HERE.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION. NO OBJECTION.

JUST TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW HIM TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION TO THE STATE FOR THE TAX CUTS.

[04:20:04]

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, I'M SUPPORTIVE FOR THE BIGGER PICTURE.

>> THE BIGGER PICTURE.

I THINK OUR DIRECTOR HAS MENTIONED WE'RE DEVELOPING A PLAN WITH OUR NEW HOUSING POLICY THAT HAS JUST COME OUT AND BEEN APPROVED, AND WE'RE TRYING TO EVALUATE THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE WE CAN TARGET THESE AREAS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN.

AS OF YET, WE HAVEN'T DEVELOPED THOSE SPECIFIC PLANS AND THEN OUTLINE THOSE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.

BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THEM SO THAT WE DON'T RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM OF CONCENTRATING ANY POVERTY OR CONCENTRATING AFFORDABILITY IN ANY ONE AREA.

I WON'T REITERATE THIS HAS PASSED THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF FAIR HOUSING AND THEY HAVE APPROVE THIS FURTHER.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN, SCHULTZ, AND SUSAN, THANK YOU.

STAFF. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ONLINE OR DISCUSSION ONLINE? THEN WE HAVE BEFORE US A MOTION TO APPROVE AND THE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING [OVERLAPPING]

>> YES, MS. MILLER.

>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

>> I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD JUST COME AND EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT THE ONE MILE THREE-YEAR RULE MEANS.

>> ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR RULE, IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN THIS SPECIFIC RESOLUTION FOR THE APPLICATION TO SAY WE, AS A CITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IT'S LOCATED IN AN AREA POTENTIALLY THAT'S WITHIN ONE MILE OF ANOTHER TAX CREDIT PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

>> HOW MANY UNITS DOES THAT OTHER PROJECT HAVE AND HOW MANY OTHER PROJECTS ARE THERE?

>> JUST IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION, THAT'S ACTUALLY A TYPO IN HERE.

IT DOESN'T EVEN APPLY TO THIS.

IT WAS FOR THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT WE WENT OVER.

I THINK IT JUST GOT COPIED AND PASTED IN THERE.

THE ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR DOESN'T EVEN APPLY TO THIS ITEM AT ALL.

IT'S JUST INADVERTENTLY WAS ADDED.

>> MR. BROWN, I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

[LAUGHTER]

>> SORRY. WELL, WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT THE REFERENCE TO THE ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR RESOLUTION IN PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER 5 IS NOT EVEN APPLICABLE BECAUSE IT REFERENCES ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR OF MEADOW-BROOK APARTMENTS.

MEADOWBROOK APARTMENTS ISN'T SOUTHEAST DALLAS.

THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THIS.

THE ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR RESOLUTION, IT DOESN'T EVEN APPLY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

>> HAS THE CITY ATTORNEY EVALUATED ALL OF THESE DEALS THAT HAVE THIS CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY FOR LEGAL [INAUDIBLE]

>> THEY RUN ALL OF THE PROJECTS THROUGH THE FAIR HOUSING OFFICE.

THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE PROCESS, AND THEY EVALUATE THEM ON THE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING AND A COUPLE OF OTHER STANDARDS THAT I DON'T HAVE IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT IS THE PROCESS.

>> ARE THE FOLKS ON THE FAIR HOUSING OFFICE ATTORNEYS?

>> THEY'RE VERY WELL-TRAINED ON THE STANDARD AND YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AN ATTORNEY TO EVALUATE THE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING, THAT'S A FEDERAL STANDARD.

>> WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY I HAVE SOME HEARTBURN ABOUT CONCENTRATING LOW-INCOME HOUSING IN PLACES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE LOW-INCOME HOUSING.

I'M A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED THAT THERE'S NO OTHER CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE HORSESHOE ABOUT THAT WHEN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT QUITE OFTEN, AND WE TALK ABOUT IT IN OTHER DISTRICTS QUITE OFTEN, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

PERHAPS EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HAS SEPARATELY HAD A DISCUSSION AND NOW FEELS THAT THIS IS OKAY FOR EACH OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS.

BUT I MEAN, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT WHEN I READ THOSE, I WAS A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE ONES ALL IN THE SAME PLACE THAT WE ARE PURSUING WHEN WE SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN POVERTY IN SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN DALLAS, AND HERE WE ARE BUILDING AGAIN IN THE SAME SPOTS.

FOR ALL THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD TODAY ABOUT LINKING PLANS AND POLICY TO ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN, THIS DOES NOT MEET THOSE.

AGAIN, JUST A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED THAT THERE'S NO CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THIS IS PURSUING.

NOW, I LOVE A 4 PERCENT TAX DEAL SO THAT WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY ELSE PAYING FOR THIS GAP INSTEAD OF THE CITY, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.

[04:25:04]

AS MAYOR PRO TEM SAYS, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.

>> CAN I CLARIFY THOUGH, FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS IS SIMPLY A LETTER OF NO OBJECTION THAT GOES TO THE STATE AND THEY WILL MAKE THE DECISION.

ALSO, DOING A SIMILAR ANALYSIS OF AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING.

>> COUNCILWOMAN, ARE YOU WAITING FOR A RESPONSE OR YOU'RE DONE?

>> NO. I'M DONE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER WEST, YOU ARE IN THE QUEUE.

>> YEAH. I APPRECIATE IT MAYOR.

IF YOU COULD JUST STAY UP HERE FOR A SECOND.

I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO AN EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW OF WHAT FAIR HOUSING DOES IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO SUPPORT THIS OR NOT.

BUT I WOULD SAY, I MEAN, I AGREE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO CLUSTER LOW-INCOME HOUSING ALTOGETHER, BUT ANOTHER FACTOR WE LOOK AT IS IF IT'S A DEVELOPING AREA THAT WE WANT TO PRESERVE AFFORDABILITY.

YOU MIGHT HAVE A LOT OF LOW-INCOME THERE NOW BUT WE KNOW THE AREA'S INCREASING IN VALUE, IT'S GOING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY TARGETING IT TO PRESERVE AFFORDABILITY FOR THE LONG RUN.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS CONSIDERED?

>> YEAH. YOU ARE CORRECT IN THAT COUNCILMAN WEST.

>> CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE?

>> YES, I SAID YOU'RE CORRECT IN THAT.

WE TRY TO USE OUR TOOLS TO THE BEST THAT WE CAN AND NOT EVERY PROJECT IS PERFECT, BUT WE TRY TO ESTIMATE WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW.

A LOT OF TIMES THESE PROJECTS ARE PUT AND WHERE WE CAN FIND PLACES TO PUT THEM IN HOPES THAT IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL PROVIDE THAT CONTINUED AFFORDABILITY.

I THINK THE RESTRICTIONS ON THESE GO FOR 45 YEARS.

I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH TIMELINE TO GIVE US A REACH AND ALLOW FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT HERE IN OUR CITY THAT CONTINUES TO GROW RAPIDLY EVERY YEAR.

>> YEAH, SORRY, I APPRECIATE WITH MY COLLEAGUE'S SAYING AND I THINK IT WILL BEAR SOME WEIGHT, BUT THAT ALSO, I THINK IT OVERSIMPLIFIES HOW COMPLICATED THESE ANALYSES ARE, AND I JUST DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE THAT UNRESPONDED TO. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM NARVAEZ.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU TO MR. WEST FOR MAKING THOSE COMMENTS.

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS ARCADIA PARK, AND IF YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THERE, NOW DISTRICT 1 AND 6 ARE SHARING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH IT RECENTLY, YOU'LL SEE THAT AS YOU'RE WALKING THROUGH THERE OR DRIVING THROUGH THERE THAT A LOT OF WHAT WERE ONCE AFFORDABLE HOMES ARE EITHER BEING SCRAPED AND YOU HAVE BRAND-NEW, BIG GIANT HOMES BEING BUILT, AND SO THE AFFORDABILITY IS SHIFTING AND CHANGING VERY QUICKLY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY TO BE ABLE TO PRESERVE SOME OF THE AFFORDABILITY IN THIS AREA SO IT DOESN'T ALL DISAPPEAR, BUT IT'S A BALANCE.

AS WAS STATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, THAT THIS IS JUST A LETTER SAYING THAT WE SUPPORT IT AND THEN IT'S UP TO THE APPLICANT TO GET IT THROUGH THE STATE.

DOESN'T MEAN IT'LL HAPPEN.

WE'VE DONE THIS MANY TIMES WHERE LATER ON THE STATE REJECTS IT OR SAYS, NOT THIS TIME.

THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON FOR THIS BECAUSE THERE WAS A PAUSE AT THE BEGINNING AS WELL FOR ME UNTIL WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND SEEING THAT THE AFFORDABILITY, WE'VE GOT TO TRY TO HELP BALANCE OUT THAT AFFORDABILITY AS IT'S QUICKLY CHANGING IN THE ARCADIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ONLINE? MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU BRING US BACK TO THE ITEM, IS IT P?

>> PH FIVE.

>> AS AMENDED. YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ARE WE READY FOR THE VOTE NOW?

>> NO. A POINT OF ORDER.

IS THE AMENDMENT STILL NECESSARY SINCE IT IS NOT WITHIN THE ONE-MILE THREE-YEAR RULE?

>> SURE.

>> YES. THE AMENDMENT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE AMENDMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH STATE LAW AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE AMENDMENT STAFF.

IF STAFF WANTS TO COME AND EXPLAIN IT SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL UNDERSTAND.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, DARWIN LAKE, INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

YES, THE AMENDMENT IS STILL NECESSARY BECAUSE AS JAKE MENTIONED, WE STILL NEED THAT 20 PERCENT OF THE TAX PRO HOUSEHOLDS IN THE AREA THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE PART OF THIS RESOLUTION,

[04:30:01]

I HAVE NO OBJECTION SO YES. IT'S NEEDED.

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER REALLY, FOR THAT CLARIFICATION THAT WE HAVE PH 5, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND A SECOND.

WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS.

LET ME DOUBLE-CHECK MY QUEUE.

I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE.

IS THERE ANYTHING ONLINE? ARE WE PREPARED NOW FOR THE VOTE, MADAM SECRETARY?

>> I BELIEVE SO MADAM MAYOR.

>> WE'RE PREPARED FOR THE VOTE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? MADAM SECRETARY, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN ADOPTED.

WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT BUSINESS ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS

[PH6. A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application by LDG The Terrace at Highland Hills, LP, or its affiliates (Applicant) to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Terrace at Highland Hills located at 3100 Persimmon Road, Dallas, Texas 75241; and, at the close of the public hearing (1) adopt a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant, related to its application to TDHCA for the development of The Terrace at Highland Hills, a multifamily development (Development); (2) in accordance with 10 TAC § 11.3(d) (Administrative Code) and the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), specifically allow the construction of the Development, as required by the Administrative Code, because the Development is within one linear mile or less of the Ridge at Lancaster and Palladium Simpson Stuart (recent 4% housing tax credit projects located at 5703 South Lancaster Road and 3380 Simpson Stuart Road, respectively), and is therefore subject to the One Mile Three Year Rule; (3) pursuant to 10 TAC §11.3(e) and §11.4(c)(1) and the QAP, specifically acknowledge that the Development is located in a census tract that has more than 20% Housing Tax Credit Units per total households and the proposed Development is consistent with the City’s obligation to affirmatively further fair housing; and (4) pursuant to 10 TAC §11.101(a)(3) and the QAP, specifically acknowledge that the proposed Development is located in a census tract that has a poverty rate above 40 percent for individuals - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 23-1264]

PH 6 COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS HAS A CONFLICT AND WILL BE LEAVING THE CHAMBER ON THIS ITEM.

ITEM PH 6 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING AN APPLICATION BY LDG, THE TERRACE AT HIGHLAND HILLS, LP OR ITS AFFILIATES APPLICANT TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TDHCA, FOR A 4 PERCENT NON-COMPETITIVE, LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR THE TERRACE AT HIGHLAND HEELS LOCATED AT 3,100 PERSIMMON ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75241 AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, ONE, ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR APPLICANT RELATED TO ITS APPLICATION TO TDHCA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRACE AT HIGHLAND HILLS, A MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT TO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND THE QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN QAP SPECIFICALLY ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.

THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT IS WITHIN ONE LINEAR MILE OR LESS OF THE RIDGE AT LANCASTER AND PALLADIUM SIMPSON STEWART, RECENT 4 PERCENT HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS LOCATED AT 5703 SOUTHLAND CASTRO ROAD AND 3380 SIMPSON STEWART ROAD RESPECTIVELY, AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE ONE MILE THREE-YEAR RULE.

THREE, PURSUANT TO 10, TAC 11.3E AND 11.4C1 AND THE QAP SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED IN A CENSUS TRACK THAT HAS MORE THAN 20 PERCENT HOUSING TAX CREDIT UNITS PER TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING AND FOUR, PURSUANT TO 10 TAC 11.10183, AND THE QAP SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED IN A CENSUS TRACT THAT HAS A POVERTY RATE ABOVE 40 PERCENT FOR INDIVIDUALS.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JAKE BROWN.

>> JAKE BROWN LDG DEVELOPMENT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM PH6? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY, DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM?

>> YES MADAM MAYOR. I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE APPROVAL.

>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? DEPUTY MAYOR? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO CLOSE AND APPROVE.

ANY COMMENTS ONLINE.

I DON'T SEE IT IN THE QUEUE AND WE'RE PREPARED TO VOTE.

WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? THE ITEM IS ADOPTED.

MADAM SECRETARY WE'RE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. COUNSELOR ATKINS YOU MAY RETURN TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

YOUR NEXT ITEM IS PH7.

[PH7. A public hearing to receive comments concerning the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District (the District) expansion in accordance with Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code (the Act), allowing the City to include property in a hotel-public improvement district (hotel-PID) with the property owner’s consent if such property could have been included in the District, when created, without violating the petition thresholds, to provide supplemental public services funded by assessments on Dallas hotels with 100 or more rooms (Qualifying hotels); and, at the close of the hearing, authorize a resolution approving District boundary expansion to include an estimated two additional Qualifying hotels in the District not described in the resolution or petition renewing the District in 2016 and the resolutions approving the 2020 or 2022 boundary expansions (District expansion) - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) 23-1226]

PH7 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS CONCERNING THE DALLAS TOURISM PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT EXPANSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE ACT ALLOWING THE CITY TO INCLUDE PROPERTY IN A HOTEL, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HOTEL PERIOD WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER'S CONSENT IF SUCH PROPERTY COULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT WHEN CREATED WITHOUT VIOLATING THE PETITION THRESHOLDS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLIC SERVICES FUNDED BY ASSESSMENTS ON DALLAS HOTELS WITH 100 OR MORE ROOMS, QUALIFYING HOTELS AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING, AUTHORIZE A RESOLUTION APPROVING DISTRICT BOUNDARY EXPANSIONS TO INCLUDE AN ESTIMATED TWO ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING HOTELS IN THE DISTRICT NOT DESCRIBED IN THE RESOLUTION OR PETITION RENEWING THE DISTRICT IN 2016 AND THE RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE 2020 AND 2022 BOUNDARY EXPANSIONS, DISTRICT EXPANSIONS.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

FRED EULA. MR. EULA WILL BE VIRTUAL.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS FRED EULA.

[04:35:01]

I LIVE AT 10014 FIELDCREST DRIVE, DALLAS.

I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DALLAS TOURISM PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND I'M HERE JUST TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR DESIRED, [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM PH7.

NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU MADAM SECRETARY.

ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM?

>> YES. MOVE TO CLOSE TO PUBLIC HEARING FOR FULL APPROVAL.

>> I'M SORRY, I DID THAT, THE DISTRACTION [LAUGHTER]

>> WE HAVE A MOTION.

[FOREIGN]

>> OR TRANSLATOR.

THANK YOU. NO TRANSLATION IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE NOW A MOTION TO APPROVE AND TO CLOSE.

>> THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS.

>> THANK YOU. ITEM PH8 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS

[PH8. A public hearing to receive comments concerning the renewal of the Oak Lawn Hi-Line Public Improvement District (the District), in accordance with Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code (the Act), for the specified area of the District, to provide supplemental public services to be funded by assessments on real property and real property improvements in the District; and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize: (1) approval of a resolution renewing the District for a period of 10 years, from 2024 to 2033; (2) approval of the District’s Service Plan for 2024-2033 to provide supplemental public services, to be funded by assessments on real property and real property improvements in the District; and (3) a management contract with Oak Lawn-Hi Line Improvement Corporation, a Texas nonprofit corporation as the management entity for the District - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) 23-1227]

CONCERNING THE RENEWAL OF THE OAKLAND HIGHLINE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE ACT FOR THE SPECIFIED AREA OF THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLIC SERVICES TO BE FUNDED BY ASSESSMENTS ON REAL PROPERTY AND REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZE ONE; APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION RENEWING THE DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS, FROM 2024-2033, TWO; APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT SERVICE PLAN FOR 2024 THROUGH 2023 TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY [FOREIGN]

>> PUBLIC SERVICES TO BE FUNDED BY ASSESSMENTS ON REAL PROPERTY AND REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND THREE; A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT [FOREIGN]

>> WITH OAKLAND HIGHLINE IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION, A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AS THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY FOR THE DISTRICT.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL.

YOU MAY COME FORWARD, MR. ADAM HAMMOCK, WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

>> WANT TO TURN IT ON?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADAM HAMMOCK.

I'M AT 1807 ROSS AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75201 AND I'M HERE [FOREIGN]

>> TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

>> IS THERE SOMEONE ONLINE WHO NEEDS TO TURN THEIR MIC OFF?

>> WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. THAT'S A TECHNICAL ISSUE.

I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

>> NO PROBLEM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM PH8.

NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MADAM MAYOR.

>> MADAM SECRETARY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I'M LOOKING NOW FOR A MOTION FROM A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM.

>> I SECOND.

>> THIS ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED, MOVED AND SECOND FORECLOSURE AND APPROVAL.

IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION? DEPUTY MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THIS IS A RENEWAL OF A VERY GOOD PID THAT DOES A LOT OF GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND KEEP IT GOING.

IT'S A VERY GOOD AREA THAT IS BETWEEN DISTRICTS 2 AND DISTRICT 6. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FOR YOU ONLINE? I THINK YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN I SEE IT THIS TIME.

SEEING NONE OTHER THAN THE QUEUE.