Nov 08, 2023 City Council Agenda Meetings

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023.

THE TIME IS 9:27 A.M., AND I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

TODAY'S INVOCATION SPEAKER IS ASSISTANT MINISTER JESSIE JONES.

JESSIE JONES. ALL RIGHT.

THERE YOU ARE. AND I'M NOW GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO PROVIDE OUR INVOCATION.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG FIRST, AND THEN THE TEXAS FLAG.

BROTHER JONES.

LET US PRAY.

OUR FATHER, OUR GOD WE LOVE YOU AND AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND, FATHER, NOT JUST FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE.

WE THANK YOU FOR BEING GOOD.

WE THANK YOU FOR BEING GRACIOUS.

WE'RE ASKING, KIND FATHER, THAT YOU HAVE MERCY UPON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

PLEASE, PLEASE FORGIVE US OF OUR SINS AND NOT JUST OUR SINS, FATHER, BUT EVEN OUR OPEN REBELLION.

WE ASK, LORD, THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER US BECAUSE WE NEED YOU.

WE CAN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU, AND WE KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TO EVEN TRY.

SO, FATHER, PLEASE PRESIDE OVER THESE MEETINGS.

FATHER, ENTER INTO THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO WILL SHARE AND ALL WHO HAVE THE DUTY TO TO DELEGATE.

WE JUST ASK, FATHER, THAT YOU WILL BE WITH US.

WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU.

LET ALL WHO AGREE SAY AMEN.

AMEN. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGES.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR COLLEAGUES, CHAIRMAN WEST AND COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ, FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE UPCOMING VETERANS DAY THIS YEAR.

AND SO AS WE KNOW, VETERANS ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY.

THEY'VE SACRIFICED THEIR TIME, HEALTH, AND SOMETIMES EVEN THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY.

THERE ARE NEARLY 18 MILLION VETERANS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY.

THEY COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AND NEARLY 2 MILLION OF FEMALES REPRESENT REPRESENTING EVERY BRANCH OF THE MILITARY.

VETERANS HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY.

THEY HAVE SERVED AS FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, TEACHERS AND BUSINESS LEADERS.

THEY'VE ALSO HELPED TO SHAPE OUR CULTURE AND VALUES.

WE OWE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO OUR VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE, AND WE CAN HONOR THEIR COMMITMENT BY SUPPORTING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DO THIS, SUCH AS VOLUNTEERING AT A VETERANS HOSPITAL, DONATING TO A VETERAN'S ORGANIZATION, OR SIMPLY SAYING THANK YOU.

SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT RELATED TO VETERANS.

VETERANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION.

VETERANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS PTSD, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY.

VETERANS ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO BE UNEMPLOYED THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION, AND VETERANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HEALTHCARE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION.

AGAIN, WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART TO HELP VETERANS OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES BY SUPPORTING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SHOWING OUR GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR VETERANS WHO ARE LISTENING, ALL OF OUR VETERANS THAT WORK FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS AND ALL OF OUR VETERANS WHO LIVE HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, INCLUDING MY BUDDY HERE, MR. CHAD WEST. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN WEST.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT VETERANS DAY AND THEN WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TOO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING VETERANS A PRIORITY IN THE CITY BY CREATING THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION, WHICH IS VERY ACTIVE AND HAS DEFINITELY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT THEY DO. AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUES SAID IT ALL.

GO, ARMY. THANK YOU.

WELL, I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL WHEN I SAY TO OUR COLLEAGUES WHO SERVED, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR THIS COUNTRY.

SO AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR CITY.

SO SEEING NO FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY SECRETARY FOR OUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS.

MADAM SECRETARY. GOOD MORNING MAYOR.

MR. MAYOR. GOOD MORNING.

SORRY. GO AHEAD.

I JUST I REALLY JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN ON.

OH GO AHEAD, VETERANS DAY, BECAUSE THIS IS ALWAYS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PUT OUR MARK ON THE CALENDAR IN TERMS OF OUR VOICES, WHICH I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE DOING 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR.

BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE PARTICULAR THAT WE WOULD CELEBRATE OF COURSE, OUR VETERANS HERE AROUND THE HORSESHOE AND THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING ON NOVEMBER 11TH AT 10 A.M.

FROM ILLINOIS TO LANCASTER CORRIDOR ON THE LAND FORMERLY KNOWN AS PATRIOTS CROSSING, WHICH IS CATTY CORNER FROM THE VETERANS HOSPITAL, WE WILL

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AND SO WE DID WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.

WE WANT TO ENSURE EVERYONE THAT IT IS A CELEBRATORY EVENT THAT IS PRETTY MUCH FOCUSED ON THOSE WHO GAVE OF THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO ARE IN THE HOSPITAL WHO CANNOT OFTENTIMES COME OUT TO CELEBRATE.

SO WE WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD THIS MORNING AND INVITE YOU TO COME OUT AND HELP US TO SUPPORT THE MESSAGE TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON THOSE WHO CANNOT COME OUT TO CELEBRATE WITH US AND THANKING THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S 10 A.M.

FROM ILLINOIS TO ILLINOIS AND LANCASTER DOWN TO THE VA HOSPITAL.

WE WILL CELEBRATE AND WE WILL HAVE A FLYOVER AT 11/11.

SO WE INVITE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT SESSION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE NEED YOU TO SPREAD THE WORD.

THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.

SO JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY CHIMING IN RIGHT NOW ON MY SYSTEMS WE'RE HAVING TO TRY TO FIX IT.

SO I MAY HAVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS RAISE A HAND OR SOMETHING BECAUSE I'M NOT ABLE TO SEE YOU SO.

CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN THE MILITARY.

MR. WEST AND MR. RESENDEZ, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DID, BUT ALSO TO YOUR FAMILIES FOR THE SACRIFICE OF NOT HAVING YOU HOME WHEN YOU WERE EITHER IN IRAQ OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY, IN THE WORLD.

THIS COMING SATURDAY, WEST DALLAS WILL HAVE ITS FIRST VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT THE MULTIPURPOSE CENTER STARTING AT 9 A.M.

UNTIL 2 P.M., AND OUR BRAND NEW FIRST EVER CHAIR OF THE VETERANS COMMISSION FROM WEST DALLAS.

RETIRED MARINE RONNIE MESTAS WILL BE HOSTING US AND HAVING THINGS GOING ON THERE.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR NOMINATING MR. RONNIE MESTAS AND TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR APPROVING HIM TO BE THE FIRST EVER CHAIR OF THE VETERANS COMMISSION THAT WAS STARTED BY THIS BY THIS COUNCIL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK I'M BACK UP AND RUNNING NOW SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOLDING UP YOUR HANDS.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD ANYTHING THEY WANTED TO ADD? AND BY WAY OF ANNOUNCEMENT, I DON'T SEE ANYONE.

I APOLOGIZE AGAIN IF WE'RE MISSING ANYBODY.

THE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT ACTING RIGHT THIS MORNING.

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW HEAR ITS FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS.

I'LL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.

SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL, WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN PERSON.

FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SESSION.

INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE TIME ON THE MONITOR AT THE PODIUM, WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP PLEASE STOP.

FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS I WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

ALSO, SPEAKERS, PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ADDRESS TO REFER TO A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY NAME, ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO MAYOR JOHNSON ONLY.

YOUR FIRST SPEAKER ANNE [INAUDIBLE].

I'M DR. ANNE [INAUDIBLE] I'M A RETIRED PSYCHIATRIST WHO LIVES IN DISTRICT 14.

I KNOW A LOT OF STUDIES HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH YOU IN REGARD TO THE ISSUE OF FLUORIDE IN OUR CITY WATER.

SO I'D LIKE TO COME FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TODAY.

I'D LIKE TO APPEAL TO WHAT YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HAVING EXPERIENCED YOUR OWN AND OTHERS GROWTH.

THERE WILL BE NO FOOTNOTES.

I WANT YOU TO RECALL YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND APPLY YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE EXPERIENCES.

I FIND MANY PEOPLE OPERATE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT PHYSICAL BODIES ARE BASICALLY THE SAME.

THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BODY, WHICH INCLUDES THE EMOTIONAL HEART AND THE MIND, OPERATES THIS PHYSICAL BODY AT TIMES GREATLY IMPACTING ITS FUNCTIONING.

THE PHYSICAL REACTIONS AND BEHAVIOR OF THE PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMMATURE CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE PSYCHOLOGICALLY MATURE.

SO LET'S LOOK AT PHYSICAL BABIES FIRST.

THEY NEED MILK AND ONLY MILK AT FIRST, BUT WE SLOWLY ADD MORE FOODS OVER TIME.

I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN INFANCY IN THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, THEY BELIEVE THAT ALL PEOPLE NEED THE SAME THINGS.

IF MILK IS GOOD FOR THEM, THEN IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE.

AND I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS A LACTOSE INTOLERANCE, WHO SUFFERED FOR YEARS BEFORE SHE UNDERSTOOD WHY AND CHANGED HER DIET.

SO CONTRAST THE INFANT STANCE OF MY WAY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL ADULTHOOD, WHICH IS A STANCE OF WHOLENESS.

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WHEN CONSIDERING THE ISSUE OF FLUORIDE IN OUR WATER, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE MOST PSYCHOLOGICALLY MATURE INDIVIDUALS IS THAT THEY ARE ATTENTIVE TO THE WHOLE OF WHAT IS PRESENTED TO THEM.

THEY'RE SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT NOT EVERY PERSON IS THE SAME AND SOME PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.

SO IF YOU LIKE FLUORIDE, WHY NOT ARRANGE FOR FLUORIDE PACKETS PACKETS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LIKE YOU, WHO WANT FLUORIDE IN THEIR WATER AND CAN TOLERATE OR EVEN BENEFIT BY IT.

BUT PLEASE REALIZE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER TYPES OF PEOPLE.

SOME HAVE DRAWN DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS BASED ON RESEARCH, WITH SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION WHO HAVE CLEARLY SUFFERED HARM.

I BESEECH YOU TO BE WILLING TO SEE, HEAL, HEAR, FEEL FOR, AND CARE ABOUT THE WHOLE OF OUR DALLAS POPULATION AND THEREBY BE WILLING TO MEET EACH PERSON'S UNIQUE NEEDS.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU.

SERENA NOLAN.

SIT DOWN.

HELLO, I'M SERENA NOLAND, DISTRICT 13.

THIS WILL BE MY THIRD APPEARANCE BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, AND I'D LIKE TO HOPE THE THIRD TIME'S THE CHARMER.

I'D HOPED TO GIVE A HEARTY SHOUT OUT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FINALLY, AFTER YEARS OF PETITIONING THIS COUNCIL TO STOP POISONING OUR WATER.

ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR THE COMMITTEE TO HEAR FROM A HIGHLY QUALIFIED, WORLD RENOWNED EXPERTS LIKE DR.

BRUCE LAMPIER AND DR.

GRIFFIN COLE.

YOU KNOW, SCIENCE IS ALWAYS EVOLVING, YOU KNOW, AND IT SHOULD BE ALWAYS QUESTIONED.

THIS IS A PRUDENT APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP.

IT TAKES COURAGE AND HONESTY.

YOU KNOW, HISTORY IS LITTERED WITH BAD IDEAS THAT TOUTED AS BENEFICIAL.

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST STUDY THAT LINKED SMOKING TO LUNG CANCER WAS CONDUCTED, COMPLETED IN 1920.

DECADES LATER, 1964, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FINALLY ISSUED HIS WARNING.

TOOK ANOTHER 30 SOME YEARS TO BAN SMOKING IN HOSPITALS.

MAYBE YOU ALL REALIZE THAT JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE CVC PHARMACY REMOVED COLD REMEDIES FROM THE SHELVES THAT PROBABLY A LOT OF YOU ALL HAVE USED.

BECAUSE WHY? BECAUSE THEY HAD NO BENEFIT FOR YOUR COLD SYMPTOMS, BUT THEY HAD THE NEGATIVE BENEFIT ON YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.

HOW MANY OF YOU ALL KNEW THAT FRONTAL LOBE LOBOTOMIES WON A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR THE PIONEERS OF IT? NO ONE DOES FRONTAL LOBOTOMIES ANYMORE ANYWAY.

BUT THE SAD THING IS, I THINK DALLAS REALLY EMBARRASSED ITSELF YESTERDAY WHEN A COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO HAD THE AUDACITY TO COMPARE HER MARKETING SKILLS IN MAKING POSTERS FOR JOHNSON AND JOHNSON WHILE GRANDSTANDING ON A PRE-PLANNED, PRE-SCRIPTED, DISTORTED MONOLOGUE THAT ADDRESSED NONE OF YESTERDAY'S STUDIES THAT WERE PRESENTED.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THESE SAME POINTS WERE IN THE PRE-DONE AND GIVEN AND PUBLISHED BY THE DALLAS OBSERVER, I THINK IT WAS.

SO IT WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE THE CONVERSATION, THE DIALOG BETWEEN THE MEDIA AND THAT.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE REALLY HAD ANYTHING BUT A PONY SHOW.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ASK, DID THE MARKETER OF THESE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON POSTERS, DID THEY PUT A LITTLE FOOTNOTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BABY POWDER ONE THAT CAUTION CAUSES OVARIAN CANCER? $4 BILLION JUDGMENT.

THAT'S YOUR TIME. NO, SORRY.

AND THEN THAT'S YOUR TIME.

OKAY. I HAD WANTED TO PIVOT TO ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.

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THANK YOU.

NEMO. NEMO IS NOT PRESENT.

ROSALINA JACKSON.

ROSALINA JACKSON IS NOT PRESENT.

MICHAEL SIMMONS HAS CANCELED.

RONNIE MESTAS.

RONNIE MESTAS IS NOT PRESENT.

IRA MELILLO.

GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL, E STEEMED GUESTS AND RESIDENTS OF OUR VIBRANT CITY.

I AM IRA MELILLO, A PROUD PGA MEMBER AND GOLF PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS OWNER.

ALSO, I AM A PROUD ADVOCATE FOR THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF INCLUSION.

I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF THE FORTHCOMING GOLF EVENT ON OUR BELOVED CITY.

NEXT WEEK, CEDAR CREST, ONE OF DALLAS'S ORIGINAL GOLF CLUBS, A JEWEL IN OUR CITY'S CROWN, WILL HOST THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SHOWCASE AT CEDAR CREST FROM NOVEMBER 13TH THROUGH 15TH IN SOUTHERN DALLAS DISTRICT FOUR.

THIS TOURNAMENT IS MORE THAN A COMPETITION.

IT IS A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY, TALENT, AND THE SPIRIT OF UNITY THAT GOLF CAN FOSTER.

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE WILL WITNESS 42 OF THE NATION'S ELITE BLACK AND BROWN COLLEGIATE AMATEUR GOLFERS 21 MEN AND 21 WOMEN, GRACE CEDAR CREST FAIRWAYS IN A 54 HOLE STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF A NATIONAL AUDIENCE ON THE GOLF CHANNEL.

THESE ATHLETES WILL ALSO BE VYING FOR THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE SPORT'S PROMISING FUTURE.

THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SHOWCASE AT CEDAR CREST STANDS AS A LANDMARK FOR SEVERAL PIVOTAL REASONS.

FIRST, IT CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO, SHINING A TELEVISED SPOTLIGHT EXCLUSIVELY ON BLACK AND BROWN COLLEGIATE AMATEUR GOLFERS, THUS OPENING THE DOORS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS SEEKING RELATABLE ROLE MODELS IN A SPORT WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED.

SECOND, IT ACTS AS AN ECONOMIC CATALYST FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS, PROMISING TO INJECT VITALITY INTO THE AREA WITH AN INFLUX OF VISITORS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SHOWCASING THE REGION'S CULTURAL AND HERITAGE, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND POTENTIAL.

THIRD, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT SYMBOLIZES OUR COMMITMENT AS A CITY TO FOSTERING DIVERSITY, CELEBRATING INCLUSION AND DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INNOVATIVE NEW WAYS.

AS A CITY, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT EVENTS THAT PROMOTE DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AS STEWARDS OF THIS GREAT CITY, IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE AND OUR DUTY TO CHAMPION INITIATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH THESE VALUES.

THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SHOWCASE AT CEDAR CREST IS ONE SUCH INITIATIVE DESERVING OUR FULL SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM.

THE I AM A GOLFER FOUNDATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PRESTIGIOUS SPONSORS INCLUDING SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, THE LOUIS EL BORAK FOUNDATION, OMNI HOTELS, CHASE BANK, UT SOUTHWESTERN AND CBRE HAVE JOINED FORCES TO CREATE THIS UNPRECEDENTED PLATFORM FOR BLACK AND BROWN COLLEGIATE AMATEUR GOLFERS.

THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SHOWCASE AT CEDAR CREST IS NOT JUST A TOURNAMENT, IT'S A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD THAT DALLAS LEADS WITH INCLUSIVITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT.

THANK YOU. THANKS, ALLISON [INAUDIBLE].

ALLISON [INAUDIBLE] IS NOT PRESENT.

CHUCK WALKER.

CHUCK WALKER IS NOT PRESENT.

ANDREA RUSH.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEAK ON THE REZONING OF SOUTH DALLAS WATERMARK.

I'M ANDREA RUSH.

I LIVE IN GARLAND.

I'M AN RN WITH CRITICAL CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERIENCE.

TODAY, I STAND WITH SOUTH DALLAS NEIGHBORS WHO'VE BEEN ASKING FOR OVER THREE YEARS FOR TRANSPARENT, HONEST, FULL DISCLOSURE REGARDING THE TRANSACTION BETWEEN DALLAS ISD AND WATERMARK IN THE ACQUISITION OF PEARL C.

ANDERSON SCHOOL, AND SPECIFIC ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS OF THE CHURCH'S PLANS.

UNTIL THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED, THE EXPECTATION BEING PLACED ON NEIGHBORS TO FORGE CONNECTION IS UNFAIR.

RELATIONSHIP IS BUILT ON TRUST.

TRUST IS BUILT ON HONESTY.

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THEY ASK IN GOOD FAITH, INDICATING WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER.

FROM THE BEGINNING WATERMARK LEADERS PATTERNED RESPONSE IS NO RESPONSE OF PERSPECTIVE.

GENERIC APOLOGY, SPOKESMAN SHARING, POSITIVE SPIN AND RELATIONAL LANGUAGE, AND NO ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

THE IRONY IS STUNNING.

IN THIS SETTING, NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS TEAMS ARE NOW IN PLACE TO HELP WITH TRUST BUILDING BEFORE ZONING CHANGES MADE, TRANSPARENT ANSWERS, AND DETAILED INFORMATION SHOULD PUBLICLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY BE DIVULGED BY ALL INVOLVED PARTIES.

A CHURCH BUILT ON A BUSINESS MODEL IS A BUSINESS WITH JESUS, THE PRODUCT AND PEOPLE THE COMMODITY.

LANCE FORD AND THE BOOK ON LEADER NOTES WHEN BUSINESS COMES FIRST, SHEEP ARE WOUNDED.

THE NEIGHBORS SENSE THAT SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT FEELS FAMILIAR.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE WATERMARK MEMBERS FOR SIX PLUS YEARS.

WE ATTENDED SOUTH DALLAS WATERMARK FOR 17 MONTHS.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

UNTIL IT WASN'T.

I WORKED AS A CHARGE NURSE AT THE WATERMARK HEALTH SKILLMAN CLINIC.

I RESIGNED SIX MONTHS INTO A THREE YEAR COMMITMENT DUE TO UNSAFE CLINICAL PRACTICE BOUNDARIES AT THE TIME AND DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF HIGH CONTROL, TOXIC MINISTRY LEADER BEHAVIORS INCLUDING EXCLUSIVITY, GOSSIP, GASLIGHTING AND VALIDATION, UNETHICAL STORY SPIN, AND FLATTERY.

THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR IS THE NOTED EXCEPTION.

THIS LONG STORY ENDED IN SOUTH DALLAS, WHEN MINISTRY AND CHURCH LEADERS THERE WHO ONCE CALLED US BROTHER AND SISTER, PERSISTED IN LACK OF REPENTANCE AND FAVORITISM IN THE SETTING OF HARMFUL MINISTRY, HOARDING, HERESY, DEFLECTION, DENIAL, AND IMBALANCE OF POWER, RESULTING IN UNHINDERED INFLUENCE IN THE DISSEMINATION OF A GROSSLY FALSE NARRATIVE. BEING ON THIS END OF THEIR SPIN HAS BEEN PAINFULLY EYE OPENING.

WATERMARK LEADERS KNOW THE POWER OF LANGUAGE AND THE VALUE OF REPUTATION.

I SHARE NOT AN UNFORGIVENESS OR STRIFE, BUT EXACTING WORD.

I'M FOR WATERMARK, BUT I'M CONCERNED FOR THE WELL-BEING OF UNDERSTANDABLY CONFUSED AND EXASPERATED PEOPLE.

I CANNOT REMAIN SILENT.

ELEMENTS OF HEALTHY COLLABORATIVE DISCOURSE INCLUDE ACTIVE LISTENING, VALIDATION OF PERSPECTIVES, DETAILED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WRONGDOINGS, AND TRUTHFUL, COMPREHENSIVE DISCLOSURE. BUSINESS ISN'T BAD DONE WELL, CHURCH ISN'T WELL DONE BAD.

CITY COUNCIL HOWEVER YOU VOTE, PLEASE ENSURE THE VOICE OF YOUR CITIZENS IN SUNNY SOUTH DALLAS IS REGARDED AND NOT SILENCED.

CHECK OUT A CHURCH CALLED THANK YOU, THANK YOU, JODIE WHITTAKER.

GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JODIE WHITTAKER, AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHICAGO ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS AND THE PARTNERSHIP TO BAN HORSE CARRIAGES WORLDWIDE.

THE VIDEO IS VERY DIFFICULT TO WATCH.

A 28 TO 30 YEAR OLD, EMACIATED AND MALNOURISHED HORSE WHOSE RIBS WERE SO EXPOSED, LYING ON ASPHALT ON A BUSY CITY STREET.

MEANWHILE, HIS DRIVER REPEATEDLY STRUCK HIM AND ORDERED HIM TO GET UP.

THE ANIMAL'S KNEES BUCKLED AS HIS OWNER JERKED THE REINS, SLAPPED AND FLOGGED HIM REPEATEDLY TO FORCE HIM UP.

NEXT, WE SEE POLICE HOSING HIM DOWN WITH POWER HOSES.

RIDER IS NOW DEAD BECAUSE OF THE CRUEL HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE INDUSTRY.

AISHA A 12 YEAR OLD HORSE COLLAPSED AND STUMBLED FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES BEFORE HANDLERS TIED HER LEGS WITH ROPES AND DRAGGED HER INTO A TRAILER.

SHE REPEATEDLY COLLAPSED OVER A 15 MINUTE PERIOD.

A VETERINARIAN WAS NEVER CALLED.

AISHA IS NOW DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS ARCHAIC TRADE.

THEN THERE'S CASH, A CARRIAGE HORSE WHO RAN INTO AN ICY RIVER ON CHRISTMAS WHERE HE DROWNED IN THE MISSOURI RIVER WITH THE CARRIAGE STILL ATTACHED TO HIM.

CASH IS NOW DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS EXCUSE FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TRAGEDIES I'VE SEEN, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE OR WHEN THESE FATALITIES AND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

HORSES USED TO PULL CARRIAGES ARE 1,000 PLUS POUND PREY ANIMALS, AND THE SLIGHTEST NOISE OR MOVEMENT CAN FRIGHTEN THEM.

AND IF THEY SPOOK THE PASSENGERS, THE OPERATORS AND THE PERSON, CHILD, PEDESTRIAN, BIKERS, FELLOW DRIVERS, ETCETERA IN THEIR WAKE ARE VERY REAL VICTIMS. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER SAD STORIES OF HORSES THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED, HARMED AND EXPLOITED BY THIS UNNECESSARY ACTIVITY.

THE ABJECT CRUELTY IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY URBAN HORSE CARRIAGE RIDES SHOULD BE BANNED.

BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ANIMAL PROTECTION, I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD CARE ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF HUMANS, AS THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED SO MANY HUMAN LIVES AS WELL.

SOME OF THE HEADLINES INCLUDE TWO TOURISTS KILLED IN HORSE AND CART TRAGEDY.

THE TOURIST PLUMMETED ALMOST EIGHT METERS TO THE ROCKS OF A STREAM BELOW.

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THEY DIED ALMOST INSTANTLY FROM HEAD INJURIES.

THESE WERE TWO AMERICAN TOURISTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN IRELAND.

ANOTHER HEADLINE.

IT WAS A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

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THIS WAS A FATALITY THAT HAPPENED IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

RESPONSIBLE TOURISM RESEARCHER DR.

CLARE WEEDEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON, UK, STATES THAT TOURISTS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED AT THE COMMERCIALIZED USE OF ANIMALS IN TOURISM.

ACCORDING TO WEEDEN, SUCH CONCERN IS LIKELY TO INCREASE IN LINE WITH GLOBAL WELFARE TRENDS AND THUS DRIVE FUTURE VISITOR DEMANDS.

TO BE SUSTAINABLE TOURIST DESTINATIONS MUST RESPOND PROACTIVELY TO THESE CONCERNS AND ENSURE ANIMAL WELFARE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF TOURISM POLICY.

THANK YOU.

THIS CONCLUDES YOUR FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS.

THE REMAINING OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES.

MOTION? SUSPEND THE RULES TO HEAR THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

WE'LL HEAR THE REST. THANK YOU.

YOUR NEXT SPEAKER.

ALBERT HOLMAN HAS CANCELED STEPHEN BRONDER.

YES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

OH, MY NAME IS STEPHEN BRONDER, AND I'M HERE TODAY AS A RESIDENT OF DALLAS COUNTY.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE ONGOING EFFORT OF MORE THAN TWO YEARS TO BAN HORSE CARRIAGES IN DALLAS, THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 17 MAJOR CITIES IN THE US THAT HAVE BANNED HORSE CARRIAGES, BUT NONE OF THESE ARE IN TEXAS.

HORSES ARE FORCED TO WORK IN INTENSE HEAT AND BRUTAL COLD, BRUTAL COLD, AND ARE FORCED TO WORK FOR UP TO NINE HOURS AT A TIME.

DOES THIS SOUND HUMANE? EVERY DAY THEY ARE FORCED TO WORK IS ALSO ANOTHER DAY THEY ARE FORCED TO RISK DEATH.

AS I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN, A CAR NEARLY HIT A CARRIAGE JUST WEEKS AGO IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT HORSES GOING THREE MILES PER HOUR TRAVEL IN THE SAME CONGESTED ROADS AS CARS GOING 50MPH.

THIS IS WHY ELECTRIC SCOOTERS WERE ORIGINALLY BANNED IN 2020 IN DALLAS AND THEY GO 20MPH.

THEY FACE ALL THE RISK, ALL OF THE HARSH, HARSH CONDITIONS, YET NONE OF THE PROFIT.

THE INCENTIVE FOR THE HORSE IS MERELY TO LIVE AS WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN WHEN A HORSE CAN NO LONGER PULL THE CARRIAGE? YOU'RE TREATED IN A SIMILAR WAY THAT A TOOL IS TREATED WHEN IT CAN NO LONGER FUNCTION.

DISCARDED. THE SUBJECTION OF THESE ANIMALS INTO THESE CRUEL CONDITIONS HAS NO PLACE IN OUR CITY.

IT IS ILLEGAL TO CHAIN A DOG FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS IN TEXAS, ILLEGAL FOR A HORSE TO WORK FOR NINE HOURS IN SIMILAR CONDITION, PULLING 2,000 POUNDS.

THIS ALL SOUNDS UNREAL, BUT SADLY IT IS REALITY AND ONLY YOU ALL CAN CHANGE THIS.

DOING SO WOULD PIONEER TEXAS INTO A TREND OF COMPASSION THAT DOES NOT STAND FOR THE OUTDATED PRINCIPLE OF PROFITING OFF OF THE ABUSE AND ENDANGERMENT OF ANIMALS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME.

THANK YOU. GLORIA CARBAJAL.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS GLORIA CARBAJAL, AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING HERE TODAY AND I AM NERVOUS.

ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE COURT, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY.

HAVING BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE IN THE DFW AREA SINCE 1983, I'VE ALWAYS HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE, PARTICULARLY ANIMALS.

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY NOT JUST AS AN ADVOCATE, BUT AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN WITNESSING VARIOUS ISSUES IN OUR CITY.

CHILDREN INNOCENTLY PLAYING WITH WATER BUBBLES.

JUXTAPOSED AGAINST HARSH REALITIES OF OUR CITIES, INSTANCES OF HARASSMENTS BY INEBRIATED INDIVIDUALS.

AMIDST THE CHAOS OF SPEEDING CARS AND BLARING NOISE.

DRIVERS ENGROSSED IN THEIR PHONES, UNAWARE OF THE DANGERS THEY POSE TO OTHERS.

HORSES ENDURING SCORCHING TEXAS SUMMER HEAT TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE UNFORGIVING CITYSCAPES .

NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC LAWS, INCLUDING DRIVERS DRIVER GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A ONE WAY STREET.

HORSES, MAJESTIC CREATURES FORCED TO EXIST IN A NATURAL AND INAPPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.

THESE EXAMPLES UNDERSCORE THE URGENT NEED FOR THE SHIFT TOWARDS HUMANE TOURISM.

HUMANE LEGISLATION IN OUR CITY.

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BEING PREY ANIMALS, THEY STARTLE EASY.

CONSIDER THEIR WEIGHT RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 900 TO 1,200 POUNDS, COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE CAR 4,200 POUNDS.

TRUCKS/SUVS 35 TO OVER 6,000 POUNDS.

THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS LOOMS, POSING EXTREME DANGERS AND TRAUMA TO ALL INVOLVED.

I IMPLORE YOU TO CONSIDER, ENACT AND ENACT LEGISLATION TO BAN HORSE CARRIAGES IN DALLAS.

LET OUR CITY LEAD THE WAY TOWARDS A FUTURE WHERE TOURISM IS NOT JUST ENTERTAINING BUT ALSO HUMANE, WHERE BOTH RESIDENTS AND ANIMALS CAN COEXIST SAFELY AND PEACEFULLY.

WE, THE CITY OF DALLAS, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TRAILBLAZERS FOR HUMANE TOURISM IN OUR GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. I'M HUMBLED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE] RANDOLPH.

[INAUDIBLE] RANDOLPH IS NOT PRESENT.

JOHNNY JOHNSON JR.

GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'M THE PEDIATRIC DENTIST OF OVER 40 YEARS.

ADDITIONALLY, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FLUORIDATION SOCIETY, A GROUP OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES UNDERGOING WATER FLUORIDATION DISCUSSIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE ANY INCOME FOR OUR WORK.

OUR ORGANIZATION IS LISTED ON THE CDC WEBSITE AS A PROFESSIONAL GROUP THAT SUPPLIES SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL WHO SERVED ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE FOR DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE ON THE SUBJECT OF DALLAS WATER FLUORIDATION FOR YOUR CITIZENS.

THEY HEARD FROM TWO PANELS ON WATER FLUORIDATION OVER THE PAST MONTH.

THEIR HOMEWORK IN EVALUATING THE TESTIMONY OF BOTH GROUPS, ALONG WITH THE REFERENCES GIVEN IN ALL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY EACH GROUP, WILL LEAD THEM IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE ON WATER FLUORIDATION.

THE WATER FLUORIDATION IS A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE.

THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING CAVITIES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AS WELL AS ITS SAFETY.

THERE ARE NO KNOWN ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM WATER FLUORIDATION AT THE OPTIMAL LEVELS FROM THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING IN DALLAS, AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE A PANELIST ON THE GROUP THAT GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THIS COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2023.

WE GAVE THE SCIENTIFIC BASED PRESENTATION ON THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF WATER FLUORIDATION.

THE OVERWHELMING BODY OF FLUORIDATION RESEARCH HAS FOUND ONLY BENEFITS AND ABSOLUTELY NO HEALTH RISKS IN FLUORIDATION.

WE ASK THAT THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL CONTINUE TO WATER FLUORIDATION FOR YOUR 2.6 MILLION CUSTOMERS ON YOUR WATER SUPPLY.

IT IS THE EQUITABLE THING TO DO FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

OVER $83 MILLION IS SAVED PER YEAR IN AVOIDED DENTAL EXPENSES BY SIMPLY ADJUSTING THE EXISTING FLUORIDE LEVEL IN YOUR WATER TO THE OPTIMAL AMOUNT TO REDUCE CAVITIES.

YOUR WATER UTILITY DOESN'T OUTSTANDING JOB OF MAINTAINING THESE LEVELS YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS THE HEROES OF CAVITY PREVENTION.

THEY PREVENT MORE CAVITIES BY OPTIMALLY FLUORIDATING THE WATER THAN ALL DENTAL OFFICES COMBINED COULD EVER DO IN THEIR LIFETIMES.

I HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO FLUORIDATE YOUR WATER, AS YOU HAVE DONE SINCE 1966.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE GROUP THAT SPOKE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE IN OCTOBER, WE ARE ALL AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JACOB [INAUDIBLE].

JACOB [INAUDIBLE] IS NOT PRESENT.

MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS FOR THIS MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR VOTING AGENDA.

YOUR FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 25TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[MINUTES]

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS. BLACKMON YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I WANT TO BRING TO.

OH. NEVER MIND. WE'RE ON THE MINUTES.

NOT ON THE MINUTES.

OKAY. CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA ON THE MINUTES.

ANYBODY ON THE MINUTES? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES? OKAY. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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NEXT ITEM. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA ITEM 3 WAS CORRECTED.

AGENDA ITEM 4 IS BEING PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

AGENDA ITEM 15 WAS CORRECTED.

AGENDA ITEM 18 IS BEING PULLED AND HELD UNTIL LATER IN THE MEETING.

AS ITEM PH1 MUST BE HEARD BEFORE THIS ITEM IS CONSIDERED.

AGENDA ITEM 27 IS BEING PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

OKAY. THERE WAS A CORRECTION.

AGENDA ITEM 27 HAS BEEN PLACED BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AGENDA ITEM 28 IS BEING PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

OKAY. ALL RIGHTY.

SO YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, I WILL RESTART IT.

CONSISTED OF ITEMS 2- 32.

AGENDA ITEM 3 HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

AGENDA ITEM 4 HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

AGENDA ITEM 15 IS CORRECTED AND AGENDA ITEM 18 IS BEING PULLED AS IT MUST, AS PH1 MUST BE HEARD BEFORE THE ITEM CAN BE CONSIDERED.

THEREFORE, YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 2, 3, 5-17 AND 19-32.

THIS IS YOUR MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.

IS THERE ANY? MRS. BLACKMON YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I WAS GETTING ALL EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT ITEMS NUMBER 20 AND 21, OUR EPA BROWNFIELD GRANTS.

THAT'S ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA AGENDA.

WE ARE ACCEPTING MONEY AWARDED BY THE EPA TO THE CITY THAT'S TOTALING $1.5 MILLION.

AND THESE TWO GRANTS WILL SPEAK TO THE GREAT WORK OF OUR OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY TO ADVANCE OUR CITY GOALS OF BY CCAP AND LEVERAGING OUR EXTERNAL FUNDS. THE $1.5 MILLION IN EPA GRANTING FUNDS ADDS TO THE $1.5 IN GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO REALIZE A BROWNFIELD PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON REVITALIZING OUR COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY THOSE IN HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

OEQS HAS ALSO, AT NO COST TO THE CITY, PARTNERED WITH GROUNDWORK USA, WHICH IS THE EPA'S APPROVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROVIDER, TO INCREASE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MAKE PROGRAM BENEFITS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE TIME TO BRING THIS UP, AND WHEN WE WERE NEGOTIATING EVERY DOLLAR OF OUR $4.6 BILLION BUDGET, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE LEVERAGING OUR EXTERNAL DOLLARS TO PROTECT ALL OF OUR HEALTH, OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, AND REVITALIZE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

AND I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT I WANT TO LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING HERE BECAUSE WE PUT 28 BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE WAS A SPEAKER SIGNED UP FOR IT.

SO WE NEED TO LET THE SPEAKER GO FIRST.

I DID NOT WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU, SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE CITY SECRETARY NOW TO LET THAT SPEAKER SPEAK BEFORE WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOUR SPEAKER, ON ITEM CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 28 IS TRAVIS REYNOLDS.

YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

YOU MAY BEGIN. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS MORNING.

MY NAME IS TRAVIS REYNOLDS.

I'M THE MANAGER OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL.

WE ARE THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES AND BACKGROUNDS, BUT ONE THING THAT WE ALL SHARE IS A DESIRE TO SEE DALLAS SUCCEED.

WE BELIEVE IN RESPONSIBLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT.

WE CONTINUOUSLY LOOK FOR WAYS TO PARTNER WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE CITY ON OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOWARDS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL, WHICH IS BUILDING A STRONGER DALLAS.

THAT'S WHY WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MEMBERS OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT STAFF IN 2018 TO DEVELOP TODAY'S CURRENT PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE, WHICH HAS SEEN OVER $12 MILLION DEDICATED INTO THE FUND SINCE ITS INCEPTION.

WE BELIEVE THAT PRESERVING GREEN SPACE IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITIZENS PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING, AND WE BELIEVE THAT PARKS ARE AN IMPORTANT AND VIBRANT PART OF OUR AN INTEGRAL PART TO HEALTHY AND STABLE COMMUNITIES.

BUT WE DO HAVE CONCERNS THAT A THE IMPACT THAT A DRASTIC FEE INCREASE, POTENTIALLY 100% OR MORE ON A PER DWELLING UNIT BASIS, COULD HAVE ON THE AVAILABILITY AND COST OF HOUSING IN OUR CITY.

AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, DALLAS IS IN A HOUSING CRISIS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN A SHORTAGE OF OVER 33,000 UNITS, AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO OVER 83,000 UNITS BY 2030.

BETWEEN THE EFFECTS OF RISING INTEREST RATES, SURGING BUILDING COSTS AND INCREASED REGULATORY BURDEN, MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPERS ARE IN AN INCREASINGLY

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TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THE FIRST TWO RESOLUTIONS IN A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS TO UPDATE THE PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE, WITH THE REST SET TO COME BEFORE YOU ON THE DECEMBER 13TH CALENDAR.

IT'S OUR HOPE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT STAFF, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CRAFT AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE LAID OUT BY THE STATE LAW, AS WELL AS BALANCE THE PRIORITIES OF OF OUR CITY HERE THAT ARE SET BY YOU. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 13TH.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS MORNING.

WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE NEXT MONTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRWOMAN STEWART, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THIS MORNING, WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF AMENDING OUR PARK LAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE TO COMPLY WITH HOUSE BILL 1526, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 212 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND REQUIRES US TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES.

WE ARE COMPLYING WITH TWO OF ITS REQUIREMENTS WITH THESE MOTIONS.

WE ARE AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS OF ONE OF THE TWO FORMULAS USED TO DETERMINE THE FEE A DEVELOPER PAYS ON A PER UNIT BASIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PROJECT.

ONE OF THE FORMULAS REQUIRES THE CITY TO DESIGNATE TERRITORIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY AS SUBURBAN, URBAN, AND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

ITEM AGENDA ITEM 28 ESTABLISHES THE DWELLING UNIT FACTOR AND THE DENSITY FACTOR FOR THIS SAME FORMULA.

THE NUMBERS WE ARE USING ARE FROM THE STATUTE AND SET A MAXIMUM FEE, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS AND ARE COMPLYING WITH HOUSE BILL 1526.

WE HAVE NOT YET CHOSEN WHICH OF THE TWO FEE OPTIONS WE WILL USE, NOR ARE WE SETTING A FEE STRUCTURE.

THE DISCUSSION IN THE PARK TRAILS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ON MONDAY CENTERED AROUND THE COMMITTEE'S GOALS OF CHOOSING A FEE THAT WOULD BRING IN MORE THAN THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, BUT ALSO BALANCE THIS WITH OUR CITY'S NEED FOR HOUSING.

I HAVE CERTAINLY LEARNED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS HOW IMPORTANT HOUSING IS TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO OUR CITY.

TO RECAP, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH A PROCESS TO AMEND OUR PARK LAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE, TAKING THE REQUIRED ACTIONS OF THE STATUTE, BUT NOT YET DETERMINING WHICH OF THE TWO FORMULAS WE WILL CHOOSE TO PUT IN PLACE.

AND WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT YET DETERMINING WHICH FACTORS, MULTIPLIERS OR DIVIDERS WE WILL USE IN THESE FORMULAS.

OVER THE NEXT WEEKS AND MONTHS, WE WILL PUT TOGETHER A FRAMEWORK AND EVENTUALLY FINALIZE A PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN WEST YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I JUST WANT TO SECOND WHAT MY COLLEAGUE, CHAIR STEWART, SAID AND WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON ITEMS 27 AND 28.

THIS IS IT TOOK ME ABOUT FOUR MEETINGS, AND I STILL DON'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY THE FORMULAS WE'RE GOING TO BE USING FOR THIS PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS EVEN THE LOWEST ONE IS GOING TO BE A 20 TO 25% INCREASE IN PARKLAND FEES, WHICH IS GREAT.

I LOVE PARKLAND, BUT I'M ALSO I SHARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE HOUSING INDUSTRY ON HOW DOES THIS IMPACT OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS, BECAUSE I KNOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS.

I MEAN, IT'S SET TO THE SIDE, BUT IN THESE MIXED INCOME DEVELOPMENTS WHERE YOU'VE GOT SOME MULTIFAMILY THAT ARE MARKET RATE AND SOME THAT ARE AFFORDABLE, IT CAN STILL IMPACT THE BOTTOM LINE OF HOW MANY AFFORDABLE UNITS WE'RE GOING TO GET.

AND SO I THINK WE'VE GOT TO WORK THROUGH THAT IN THE NEXT MONTH.

AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO MEET WITH INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, MEET WITH RYAN O'CONNOR.

I MET WITH HIM THREE TIMES AND I STILL DON'T GET IT COMPLETELY YET.

SO IT MIGHT TAKE MULTIPLE MEETINGS, AT LEAST FOR ME.

BUT IT'S A GOOD THING.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING AT THE END OF THE DAY.

WE JUST GOT TO WORK THROUGH IT, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE NOT HAVING TO GET IN THE WEEDS TODAY ON IT.

THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 11 IS GOING TO BRING NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERSECTION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING AND MEADOW STREET, WHICH IS VERY WELCOMED.

WE WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE WALKABILITY ON MARTIN LUTHER KING.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE ITEM 36 FOR BONTON FARMS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. I SEE WE HAVE THE FABULOUS GABE FROM BONTON HERE AS WELL WITH THE TEAM.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO FOR THE SOUTH DALLAS COMMUNITY AND BONTON SPECIFICALLY.

BUT THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH METHODIST HOSPITAL, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A CLINIC THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR

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THIS IS GOING TO BE ON LOTS THAT WE ALSO, AS A CITY, PARTNERED SO.

OH YEAH. AND THAT'S ON AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM ACTUALLY.

BUT SO I WILL I'LL PROBABLY TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM.

WHAT A WEIRD MORNING.

CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANTED TO SPEAK ON 27 AND 28 AND SAY THAT IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO THIS, BUT IT'S BECAUSE THE STATE LEGISLATURE CHANGED OUR WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND BEING ADVOCATES, BUT ALSO BE MINDFUL THAT WE KNOW THAT YOU ALSO SUPPORTED THIS.

SO WE'RE IN A BIT OF A CRUNCH FOR WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW RYAN DID TREK COME TO US OR OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM AT ALL TO TRY TO WORK WITH US OR WITH PARKS IN ORDER FOR US TO SEE IF THIS WOULD WORK, OR TRY TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM THE CITY IN ORDER TO MAKE TO SEE IF THIS WAS GOING TO WORK.

THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED FORMULA THAT WE NOW HAVE WHERE WE I THINK WE HAD A MUCH SIMPLER ONE BEFORE.

GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMAN RYAN O'CONNOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATION.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH TREK RECENTLY.

BUT WHILE THE STATE LAW PROCESS WAS GOING ALONG, WE WERE NOT ENGAGED WITH THEM AT THAT POINT, BUT 100% INTEND TO ENGAGE STRONGLY WITH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT SATISFIES ALL PARTIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST I HOPE THAT WE CAN THIS IS AN ODD TIME THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN PARTNERS, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THAT WE ARE PARTNERS ON ANYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE OR ATTEMPT TO CHANGE.

I KNOW THAT THIS WAS TO GET AT AUSTIN, AND YEAH, AUSTIN IS NOW GOING TO HAVE A SAVINGS FOR THEIR DEVELOPERS.

BUT THE REST OF THE STATE NOW, EVERY CITY IS HAVING TO INCREASE THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES, WHICH CAN ULTIMATELY HURT OUR AFFORDABILITY ON UNITS HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF I CAN JUST MAKE SURE THAT [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL TALK LATER.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT COMMITMENT BECAUSE HOUSING IS IMPORTANT TO US.

I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU ALL AS WELL.

I'M SPEAKING TO TREK JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS OUT THERE, BUT LET'S GET THAT PARTNERSHIP BACK IN PLACE.

LET'S GET THE RIGHT THING DONE.

AND WE GOT A MONTH TO DECIDE AND EVERYTHING.

WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS JUST THE FIRST PART OF THE PROCESS.

SO THAT'S THANKFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE FORMULA AND ALL OF THAT RIGHT NOW, AND WE CAN TRY TO GET TO THE BEST POSSIBLE THING WE CAN.

AND I'M SURE THAT IN TWO YEARS, THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A CHANGE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR THAT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF CITIES ARE GOING TO WANT TO CHANGE IT WHEN PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES ARE SO MUCH HIGHER.

SO BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN TWO YEARS.

BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT MONTH.

AND CHAIRMAN WEST, THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT IS VERY COMPLICATED.

AND IT TOOK IT TOOK ME, YOU KNOW, QUITE A BIT TO UNDERSTAND IT AND GO THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND, YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S WHY WE WERE SENT HERE IS TO GET THIS WORK DONE AND TO FIGURE IT OUT.

AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL SMART AND WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK RYAN FROM PARKS FOR HELPING US GET THERE AND NAVIGATING US THROUGH IT AND TRYING TO GIVE US THE MOST SIMPLE WAY TO LOOK AT THIS SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

AND HOPEFULLY IN TWO YEARS, WE CAN GET THIS FORMULA MORE ACCURATE FOR WHAT WE WERE DOING HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS AND NOT WHAT THE STATE ENDED UP TRYING TO DO, WHICH IS REALLY HARMED EVERY OTHER CITY WITH THE BY TRYING TO FIX ONE CITY.

SO WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM 28.

I WANT TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE FOR POINTS.

WE HAVE SEVERAL POINTS HERE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE FEE STRUCTURE AND THE CALCULATION.

COULD YOU TELL THE RESIDENT AND THE CITIZEN OF THIS BODY, WHAT DO IT REALLY MEAN IN LAYMAN TERMS? SO THIS IS A COMPLICATED TOPIC, BUT I THINK THE SIMPLEST WAY TO THINK ABOUT THIS IS THIS IS REALLY A PROCEDURAL ELEMENT THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE LAW.

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WE'RE SIMPLY DOING A PROCEDURAL STEP THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA? I DON'T SEE.

WELL, THAT WAS THAT WAS THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

RIGHT. BUT GO AHEAD, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES EVEN THOUGH YOUR LIGHT'S NOT ON HERE.

EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.

THIS MORNING, JUST QUICKLY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14.

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

LET ME GET A LITTLE WATER HERE.

MY STAFF IS GOING TO GET UPSET BECAUSE I'M COUGHING IN THE MIC.

COUNTS AGAINST YOUR TIME.

I'M JUST KIDDING. JUST KIDDING.

NEED FOR SOME CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.

AND SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THE SERVICES CONTRACT IN MOTION FOR THOSE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, PARTICULARLY BECKLEY AND [INAUDIBLE], WHICH THAT DESIGN WAS PUT IN FLAWED FROM THE BEGINNING.

AND SO THAT IS ONE THAT JUST REALLY HAS PERTURBED THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO THANK YOU TO MR. GUS AND HIS TEAM FOR WORKING TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE SO THAT WE WILL SEE FEWER ACCIDENTS ON THAT CORNER.

THE OTHER ITEM THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HIGHLIGHT IS ITEM NUMBER 10.

ALSO WITH THE ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE DEALING WITH TRAFFIC AND THE DESIGNATION OF THE SCHOOL ZONES.

AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME REAL SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER NEAR SOUTH OAK CLIFF IN PARTICULAR, WHERE WE HAVE THE JUST SPEEDSTERS GOING THROUGH DAMAGING CITY, THE SCHOOL PROPERTY, DAMAGING ONE OF OUR PROJECTS THAT WE SUPPORTED, MR. RANDY BOWMAN THERE, JUST COMING THROUGH.

JUST WILD RACE CARS.

AND SO WE ARE PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN JEOPARDY.

THOSE STUDENTS, WHETHER THEY'RE COMING FROM FROM RANDY BOWMAN'S PROJECT AS WELL AS SOUTH OAK CLIFF WITH DISD.

SO I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED THAT WE'RE HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS AROUND THOSE SCHOOL TRAFFIC ZONES AND TRYING TO STRENGTHEN THOSE.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON THAT ITEM 28, 27 AND 28.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONVERSATIONS AND APPRECIATE MR. THE PARK DEPARTMENT.

MR. O'CONNOR, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH NOT ONLY PARKS, BUT THOSE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE IN THE INDUSTRY WHO IMPACT HOUSING. I HAVE A PROJECT NOW WHERE WE'VE RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT A PROJECT NEAR SOUTH OAK CLIFF, AND THE CONVERSATION CENTERS AROUND TRYING TO PUT IN A COMMUNITY, AND THAT COMMUNITY IS PROBABLY GOING TO INCLUDE A PARK, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, BY THE TIME WE REALLY GET IT MOVING, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO INCREASE THE PRICE OF THEIR PRODUCT.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE A QUALITY PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE A COMMITMENT OF THAT DEVELOPER TO PUT IN MARKET RATE AND A COMMUNITY THAT CAN THRIVE.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT ANY HALF BAKED PROJECTS COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITIES, BECAUSE WHEN WE DO THE MATH ON IT, YOU ALREADY KNOW IF I HAVE TO PAY MORE, EVEN IF WE'RE SAYING IT'S A CHEAPER, IT'S A CHEAPER, A LESS EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT.

THAT MAY NOT BE ONE THAT ALL DEVELOPERS CAN AGREE ON THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THEM TO BUILD IN SOME OF OUR MORE CRITICAL AREAS THAT NEED HOUSING. SO I ENCOURAGE THOSE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE LISTENING TO ME, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO BUILD OR WANT TO BUILD IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICT FOUR, WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO DO MORE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.

PLEASE REACH OUT TO US SO WE CAN GET A BETTER SUPPORT SYSTEM GOING FOR HOUSING AND OF COURSE, JUST A WHOLESOME QUALITY OF LIFE PRODUCT.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I WANT TO COMMENT ON AS WE MOVE FORWARD TODAY ON THIS CONVERSATION.

AND JUST HOLISTICALLY, I NEED THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE SPEEDING AND THE STREETS AND THE TRAFFIC CONTROLS.

SINCE WE WERE ON NEWS, I BELIEVE, YESTERDAY ABOUT OUR FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS.

WHAT IS IT? ZERO.

I THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN THE TITLE OF IT.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S DESIGNED TO REDUCE VISION ZERO, DESIGNED TO REDUCE FATALITIES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

AND I THINK WE WERE BEAT UP PRETTY GOOD ON THAT ONE.

SO I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT MR. GUS AND HIS TEAM IS DOING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRAFFIC.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THANKS, PARK.

THANK YOU PARKS. AND THANK YOU.

OKAY, TREK, FOR REACHING OUT BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AS WELL AS OTHER BUSINESS BUSINESS LEADERS IN THAT IN THAT FIELD.

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AND I THINK I DID WELL, I HAD 38 SECONDS LEFT.

YOU DID. THANK YOU.

HAVE SOME WATER TOO.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANYONE. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

OKAY WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

MADAM SECRETARY, NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 4.

[4. 23-2773 Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Maple Highline, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 5908 Maple Avenue (Project) and enter into a seventy-five-year lease agreement with Urban Genesis, LLC or its affiliate, for the development of the Project - Estimated Revenue Foregone: General Fund $4,938,708.00 (75 Years of Estimated Property Taxes, See Fiscal Information)]

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN.

ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE. OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? OPPOSED? NO. THE AYES HAVE IT, AND THE NO IS NOTED.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

YOUR FIRST ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 33.

[33. 23-2713 Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office)]

THIS MORNING YOU ONLY HAVE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS.

THERE IS ALSO AN OFFICER APPOINTMENT, BUT THAT ITEM WILL BE SEPARATED TO ALLOW THE MAYOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE ITEM.

YOUR NOMINEES FOR INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION.

[INAUDIBLE] IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.

MS. [INAUDIBLE] MEETS THE VISUAL ARTS SPECIAL QUALIFICATION.

TO THE BUILDING INSPECTION, ADVISORY, EXAMINING AND APPEALS BOARD JOSEPH SLAVINSKI IS BEING PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER BROADNAX. MR. SLAVINSKI MEETS THE GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR WITH AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION SPECIAL QUALIFICATION.

ALSO TO THE BUILDING INSPECTION, ADVISORY, EXAMINING AND APPEALS BOARD AUSTIN NIXON IS BEING PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROADNAX.

MR. NIXON MEETS THE BUILDER WITH AT LEAST FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SPECIAL QUALIFICATION.

TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RODNEY MILLICAN IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ, AND ROGER [INAUDIBLE] IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY. TO THE CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JAMES HOUSEWRIGHT IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ROSS KOHN IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ.

TO THE JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION.

SARAH MARTINEZ IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL BAZALDUA.

AND TO THE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY BOARD DANIEL TATUM IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

THESE ARE YOUR NOMINEES, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. YOUR CHAIR APPOINTMENT.

DAVID SMALL IS BEING NOMINATED CHAIR OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION BY MAYOR JOHNSON.

IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. PLEASE NOTE MY ABSTENTION.

NOTED, MR. MAYOR.

YOUR NEXT ITEM, AGENDA ITEM 34.

[34. 23-2819 Authorize (1) the application for and acceptance of the FY 2024 grant (Grant No. M2418DLEX) from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division for the annual Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) at Dallas Executive Airport in the amount of $90,000.00 or 90 percent of eligible costs estimated at $100,000.00, whichever is less; (2) a local cash match in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Aviation Fund for airport maintenance projects estimated at $100,000.00; (3) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $90,000.00 in the TxDOT 2024 Routine Airport Maintenance Program - RAMP Dallas Executive Airport Project Fund; (4) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $90,000.00 for reimbursement from TxDOT in the TxDOT 2024 Routine Airport Maintenance Program - RAMP Dallas Executive Airport Project Fund; and (5) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Total amount of $100,000.00 - Financing: Aviation Fund ($10,000.00) and Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds ($90,000.00)]

THREE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 IN THE TXDOT 2024 ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM RAMP DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT PROJECT FUND FOR THE RECEIPT AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM TXDOT IN THE TXDOT 2024 ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM RAMP, DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT PROJECT FUND, AND FIVE EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF $100,000.

[01:00:01]

IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM.

AGENDA ITEM 35 AUTHORIZE ONE THE APPLICATION FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE FY 2024 GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TXDOT

[35. 23-2820 Authorize (1) the application for and acceptance of the FY 2024 grant (Grant No. M2418DCBD) from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Aviation Division for the annual Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) at Dallas CBD Vertiport in the amount of $90,000.00 or 90 percent of eligible costs estimated at $100,000.00, whichever is less; (2) a local cash match in the amount of $10,000.00 from the Aviation Fund for airport maintenance projects estimated at $100,000.00; (3) the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $90,000.00 in the TxDOT 2024 Routine Airport Maintenance Program - RAMP Dallas Vertiport Project Fund; (4) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $90,000.00 for reimbursement from TxDOT in the TxDOT 2024 Routine Airport Maintenance Program - RAMP Dallas Vertiport Project Fund; and (5) execution of the grant agreement and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Total amount of $100,000.00 - Financing: Aviation Fund ($10,000.00) and Texas Department of Transportation Grant Funds ($90,000.00)]

THREE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 IN THE TXDOT 2024 ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM RAMP DALLAS VERTIPORT PROJECT FUND FOR THE RECEIPT AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM TXDOT IN THE TXDOT 2024 ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM RAMP, DALLAS VERTIPORT PROJECT FUND, AND FIVE EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF $100,000.

IS THERE A MOTION? ITEM 35.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

AGENDA ITEM 36 AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-1702, WHICH PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE SALE

[36. 23-2900 Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 22-1702, which previously authorized the sale of five Land Transfer Program lots and execution of a development agreement to Citybuild Community Development Corporation and/or its affiliates (Developer) for the construction of a Health and Wellness Center on such lots, to: (1) substitute the anchor tenant with Methodist Community Collaborative, (2) replace the required lease term duration with the anchor tenant with review and approval of the lease by the Director of the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization or his/her designee, (3) allow the 20-year affordability requirement to be met with one or more qualified healthcare services providers, (4) require an executed memorandum of understanding or term sheet with anchor tenant within six months of acquiring the lots, and (5) require a lease with the anchor tenant within 30 days of issuance of the certificate of occupancy to the anchor tenant -Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

DEVELOPER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ON SUCH LOTS TO ONE, SUBSTITUTE THE ANCHOR TENANT WITH METHODIST COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE TWO, REPLACE THE REQUIRED LEASE TERM DURATION WITH THE ANCHOR TENANT, AND REVIEW AND APPROVE OF THE LEASE BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE.

THREE ALLOW THE 20 YEAR AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT TO BE MET WITH ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDERS FOUR, REQUIRE AN EXECUTED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR TERM SHEET WITH ANCHOR TENANT WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF ACQUIRING THE LOTS, AND FIVE REQUIRE LEASE WITH THE ANCHOR TENANT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO THE ANCHOR TENANT.

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WE'RE ON ITEM 36, FOLKS.

SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

IS THERE? IT WASN'T GOING ON.

IT DIDN'T. IT DIDN'T.

IT WASN'T GOING ON. I JUST PRESSED MINE.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ITEM 36.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, THIS IS THE ONE THAT I WAS OUT OF TURN TO SPEAK ON DURING CONSENT.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE GOOD WORK THAT BONTON IS DOING.

THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS.

WE DID PASS THE LOTS FROM THE LAND TRANSFER.

THE ORIGINAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTNER HAS SINCE CHANGED TO METHODIST, AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S SOME NECESSARY LANGUAGE TO BE AMENDED HERE TODAY.

IT'S STILL A REALLY GREAT PROJECT AND NO BEATS HAVE BEEN SKIPPED FROM BONTON SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTING THIS MISSION.

SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE THE APPROVAL.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR Y'ALL'S WORK AND ALSO FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ITEM 36.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SUPPORT.

I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO METHODIST HOSPITAL.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE RESCUE OVER THERE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 36? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 37 AUTHORIZE A TWO YEAR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH COMMERCIAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

[37. 23-2895 Authorize a two-year cooperative purchasing agreement for commercial wireless communication services and equipment for the Department of Information and Technology Services with Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless through the Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $6,803,614.56 - Financing: Data Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)]

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ITEM 37.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COULD WE HAVE STAFF COME FORWARD? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT? HI SHEILA ROBINSON INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

[01:05:04]

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO PROVIDE CELL PHONE SERVICE FOR A CITY.

CELL PHONE SERVICE FOR THE CITY.

CITY EMPLOYEES. THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY, SO IT'S EXCLUSIVELY FOR CITY USE.

CITY EMPLOYEES, PRIMARILY NON PUBLIC SAFETY.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WE SHOULD BE GONE FOR AGAINST ITEM 37? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM.

AGENDA ITEM 38 AUTHORIZE A FOUR YEAR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR A NETWORK

[38. 23-2897 Authorize a four-year cooperative purchasing agreement for the purchase of hardware and software, maintenance, and support for a network security management monitoring and response system for the Department of Information and Technology Services with Netsync Network Solutions, Inc. through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $2,167,522.05 -Financing: Data Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)]

HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT.

NEXT ITEM. MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR AGENDA FOR THIS SESSION.

OKAY, WELL, MEMBERS, LET'S DO A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION IN THE FLAG ROOM AT 11:00.

WE ARE GOING TO BE JOINED BY THE TEXAS RANGERS ORGANIZATION, AND THE COMMISSIONER'S TROPHY IS GOING TO BE MAKING ITS APPEARANCE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS AT 11:00.

SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO BE THERE FOR THAT AND GET YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MEET.

I THINK SOME OF THE PLAYERS ARE GOING TO BE THERE.

THE OWNERSHIP IS GOING TO BE THERE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT TROPHY IS GOING TO BE THERE.

SO YOU GET IT. I DON'T THINK THAT TROPHY HAS EVER BEEN IN THE DALLAS CITY LIMITS IN HISTORY.

SO THAT'S A PRETTY COOL THING, RIGHT? SO WE'LL DO THAT AT 11, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE AT 1:00 SO WE CAN TAKE UP THE REST OF OUR AGENDA.

BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU GUYS TO SHOW UP JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES EARLY, BECAUSE AT 11:00 WE'RE GOING TO BE JOINED BY CHAIRMAN ATKINS AND MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS ALMA MATER. THE FOOTBALL TEAM FROM SMU IS HERE TO BRING BACK THE MAYOR'S CUP.

THAT'S BEEN HANGING OUT IN HOUSTON FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

IT'S BACK IN DALLAS BECAUSE SMU BEAT RICE.

AND SO THEY HAD TO BRING THE TROPHY BACK TO DALLAS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE WE'RE BRINGING THE TROPHY BACK AND THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT IT HERE.

SO THAT'LL BE AT 1:00.

BUT IF YOU CAN COME BACK AT LIKE 12:55 OR SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

SO WITH THAT WE'LL STAND AT RECESS UNTIL 1 P.M..

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO, MR. MAYOR. OH YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHILE WE'RE AT RECESS, BUT WE'RE STILL COMING BACK AT 1 P.M., SO YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO GO BACK IN RIGHT NOW? KNOCK IT OUT NOW.

OKAY, THEN LET'S TRY IT.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN HALF AN HOUR.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR NOW AND THEN BE IN THE FLAG ROOM AT 11.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

DO YOU HAVE TO READ YOUR THING FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? I NEED TO READ THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION SCRIPT I'M TOLD TOO.

SO IT'S 10:35 ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023.

THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER DESCRIBED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

SEEKING ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CITY OF CAMDEN AT ALL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED VERSUS 3M COMPANY AND CITY OF CAMDEN, ET AL.

VERSUS E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, NKAEIDP, INC.

ET AL. WE'LL STAND AT RECESS UNTIL 1 P.M..

THE TIME IS 1:03 P.M..

ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS COMPLETED ITS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND WE'VE NOW RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION.

OKAY, THAT'S THE FIRST THING.

SECOND THING, TWO ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS BEFORE WE GET BACK TO OUR BUSINESS HERE.

IS CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA BACK YET? OKAY. AND COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ IS ALSO NOT HERE.

SO WE WILL HOLD OFF ON THOSE.

WE HAD SOME SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS WE WANTED TO MAKE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, SINCE THEY'RE NOT HERE, WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THOSE AND.

[01:10:08]

WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEEDED TO DO BEFORE WE DO THAT.

WE CAN KNOCK. LET'S KNOCK OUT THAT DEFERRAL REAL QUICK AND BUY A LITTLE TIME FOR CHAIR BAZALDUA AND COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ MAYBE TO GET HERE TO DO THEIR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

OKAY, MR. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR ZONING AGENDA, COUNCIL MEMBER WEST WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z3.

[Z3. 23-2729 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an MF-2(A) Multifamily District and a resolution accepting the deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the east side of South Polk Street, between Cascade Avenue and Elmhurst Place]

THANK YOU MAYOR, I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL JANUARY 24TH, 2024.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? ANY DISCUSSION? COMMENT? CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR.

THIS ITEM IS FOR A, IT'S WAS FORMERLY A GROUP HOME FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE FORMERLY HOMELESS AND ARE VETERANS. THEY CONVERTED THE GROUP HOME TO A MULTI FAMILY STRUCTURE OUTSIDE OF PROVISIONS OF CODE.

AND SO WE'RE WANTING TO DELAY THIS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CODE TO GET COMPLIANT BEFORE WE APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE, HOPEFULLY IN JANUARY SO THESE VETERANS CAN STAY IN THEIR HOUSING.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THE CODE SIDE OF THE HOUSE THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET DONE AT THE CPC LEVEL.

SO NOW THAT THEY'RE HERE, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE IN THE ROOM OR NOT, BUT I HOPE THEY GET THE MESSAGE THAT THEY SHOULD COMMUNICATE WITH CODE AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

THE MOTION PREVAILS.

THIS TIME I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

WE'D LIKE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OMAR, TO COUNCIL MEMBER NARVAEZ.

AND ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GAY DONNELL WILLIS.

AND SO WE'VE GOT SOME CAKES RIGHT HERE AND I'M GOING TO LEAD Y'ALL IN.

GO FOR IT, MAN.

YEAH, I DID TAKE MAGOO'S JOB.

STEWART TOOK MAGOO'S JOB.

I TOOK THIS JOB.

GO FOR IT, MAN.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR OMAR AND GAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

WOO [APPLAUSE]! NICE.

WHAT? YOU. WHAT DID YOU GET THERE? GAY WILLS. WHAT DID YOU GET? OKAY, I'LL BE DOWN THERE LATER.

WHAT ABOUT. WHAT ABOUT YOU CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ? THIS IS THE [INAUDIBLE] MANDALORIAN LEMON CAKE.

OH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

THAT LOOKS GOOD. ALL RIGHT THEN, NOW THAT ALL THAT SERIOUS BUSINESS IS OUT OF THE WAY, WE CAN GET TO SOME FUN.

LET'S GET TO SOME FUN.

DO YOU MIND IF I PROCEED WITH RECOGNIZING SOME SPECIAL GUESTS THAT WE HAVE?

[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]

ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL.

SO, LOOK, HERE'S THE DEAL.

THERE'S THIS RIVALRY.

IT'S A BIG, BIG RIVALRY, AS YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE CITIES OF DALLAS AND HOUSTON, THE CITIES OF DALLAS AND HOUSTON.

IT'S NO SECRET THEY DON'T LIKE US, AND WE AIN'T CRAZY ABOUT THEM EITHER ALL RIGHT.

SO BACK IN 1998, A TRADITION WAS STARTED BETWEEN DALLAS MAYOR RON KIRK AND HOUSTON MAYOR LEE BROWN. THEY CAME UP WITH THE MAYOR'S CUP.

THE MAYOR'S CUP GOES TO THE WINNER OF THE GAME BETWEEN SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY AND RICE UNIVERSITY.

THAT'S WHO GETS THE MAYOR'S CUP NOW.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THIS RIVALRY A LITTLE BIT THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW.

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

IT'S ACTUALLY AND I WAS TALKING WITH OUR MAYOR PRO TEM, WHO IS AN SMU FOOTBALL ALUM, AND SMU [INAUDIBLE] TO NOW ATKINS.

HE KNOWS THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND LONGEST RIVALRY IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY.

THE OLDEST RIVALRY IS BETWEEN SMU AND TCU, WHICH STARTED IN 1915, WHICH IS THE SAME YEAR THAT THE FOOTBALL TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED.

SO THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD FOOTBALL, WE SAID WE GOT TO PLAY TCU.

THE NEXT YEAR WE SAID WE GOT TO TAKE DOWN THE TEAM FROM HOUSTON AND WE GOT TO PLAY RICE.

SO IN 1916 WE STARTED PLAYING RICE.

SO IT'S THE SECOND LONGEST RIVALRY IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY.

AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES HERE TODAY FROM THE TEAM THAT BROUGHT BACK THE MAYOR'S CUP FROM HOUSTON, WHERE IT'S BEEN FOR THE PAST [APPLAUSE].

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS IT'S BEEN DOWN THERE FOR A WHILE, BUT THEY BROUGHT IT HOME BY BEATING RICE 36 TO 31 OVER THE WEEKEND.

[01:15:08]

I'M TOLD THAT WE HAVE THE MAN WHO BROUGHT BACK THE BARE MIDRIFF.

TYLER LEVINE.

IS TYLER LEVINE HERE, THE MAN WHO BROUGHT BACK THE BARE MIDRIFF IN FOOTBALL, JAKE BAILEY.

IS HE HERE? JONATHAN MCGILL.

ELIJAH CHAPMAN.

JUSTIN OSBORNE.

BRANDON CROSSLEY.

AND, OF COURSE, THEIR COACH, RED LASHLEY, IS HERE.

JOSH NASH, THE DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS, AND MEGAN CORNELL, THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HEAD COACH OPERATIONS, ARE ALL HERE.

SO COACH AND PLAYERS, CAN YOU GUYS COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND AND SAY A FEW WORDS? YOU'RE ON TV RIGHT NOW.

COME ON UP HERE AND LET'S SEE THAT THAT TROPHY.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE TROPHY.

AND WE'RE GLAD IT'S BACK HOME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. APPRECIATE Y'ALL HAVING US HERE.

AS YOU SAID, WE ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN THE CITY OF DALLAS JUST COMPETE WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON.

WE TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.

LAST YEAR, A LOT OF THESE GUYS WERE HERE WHEN WHEN HOUSTON CAME TO TOWN.

AND WE BEAT THE COUGARS.

THEN GETTING TO GO DOWN THIS YEAR AND PLAY RICE, THE MAYOR'S CUP IT'S BEEN THROUGH SOME ROUGH TIMES DOWN THERE AT RICE APPARENTLY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET IT FIXED UP FOR YOU, BUT THESE GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING THE CITY.

WE LOVE THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS AND SMU.

AND YOU KNOW, WE JUST ALWAYS TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN REPRESENTING FOR THE CITY.

AND SO REALLY PROUD OF THESE GUYS.

JAKE BAILEY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT TRANSFERRED TO SMU FROM RICE.

SO IT WAS A PRETTY IMPORTANT GAME FOR HIM.

SO I'M GONNA LET HIM SAY A FEW WORDS.

YEAH. NO I LIKE COACH SAID THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US.

WE LOVE BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT TOO AS WELL.

LIKE YOU SAID, I AM A RICE TRANSFER, SO IT PROBABLY WAS A LITTLE SWEETER FOR ME, BUT BUT NO HARD FOUGHT GAME, PHYSICAL GAME.

AND WE WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO BRING THE CUP BACK TO YOU GUYS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WHO ELSE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING? ANYBODY ELSE? LET HIM SAY A FEW WORDS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING US HERE.

AND I'M GLAD THAT WE WON THE TROPHY FOR YOU GUYS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL GIVE US.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANYBODY TALK, SO I'M GOING TO THROW IT OVER TO OUR MAYOR PRO TEM, OUR RESIDENT MUSTANG.

WELL THANK YOU MAYOR. GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.

BUT IT'S A GREAT DEAL WHEN YOU WIN THE CITY OF DALLAS WIN.

SO, STUDENTS, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT, BUT YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU LOVE DALLAS.

AND REMEMBER DALLAS IS SMU AND SMU IS DALLAS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME INSIDE THAT RAIL, WE CAN GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].

YOU GUYS CAN LOWER THOSE AND COME DOWN HERE AND BRING THAT [INAUDIBLE] BRING THE TROPHY WITH YOU.

WE WANT THAT. THAT'S THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

YEAH.

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WE HAD A WORLD SERIES TROPHY HERE.

WE'VE HAD A MAYOR'S CUP HERE.

I WAS JUST TELLING THE CITY MANAGER ON THIS HOT MIC HERE THAT WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF FUN, BUT IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK BECAUSE IT'S MAKING THE CITY MANAGER NERVOUS.

SO GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW MOVE BACK TO YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.

[ZONING CASES - CONSENT]

I'LL READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.

Z1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE CONJUNCTION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT, WITHOUT DRIVE IN OR DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE USE ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH LINE OF LAKE JUNE ROAD, EAST OF ROSE GARDEN AVENUE.

ITEM Z2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH LINE OF CEDARDALE ROAD, WEST OF CLEVELAND ROAD.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA ITEM Z1 AND Z2? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. WAS THERE A MOTION TO.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I DON'T SEE ANY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

ZONING CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

[Z4. 23-2730 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and (1) an ordinance granting a Planned Development District, and (2) and an ordinance granting the removal of the D Liquor Control Overlay on property zoned Planned Development District No. 9 with a D Liquor Control Overlay and a GR General Retail Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, at the east corner of Cedar Springs Road and Fairmount Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval of a planned development district, subject to a development plan, setback and height plan, landscape plan, and staff’s recommended conditions, and approval of removal of the D Liquor Control Overlay Recommendation of CPC: Approval of a planned development district, subject to a development plan, setback and height plan, landscape plan, and conditions, and approval of removal of the D Liquor Control Overlay Z223-114(JM]

ITEM Z4 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND ONE AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND TWO AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE REMOVAL OF THE D LIQUOR CONTROL OVERLAY ON PROPERTY AT THE EAST CORNER OF CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD AND FAIRMONT STREET.

MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 135 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED 29 REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

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

YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, SUZANNE [INAUDIBLE].

MAYOR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL SUZANNE [INAUDIBLE], 2323 ROSS AVENUE.

THIS IS A PROJECT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TEAM MEMBERS THAT I'D JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE HAVE JOHN WALTER AND CHASE PROSPERE, BOTH FROM LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE DEVELOPERS OF THE SITE.

WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM GREENWAY.

THEY'RE THE SELLERS OF THE SITE.

WE HAVE WORLD RENOWNED ARCHITECT SOM GROUP THAT WAS OUR LEAD ARCHITECT.

AND THEN WE HAVE OJB AND WE ALSO HAVE WESTWOOD PACHECO COACH ON OUR TEAM.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE SITE.

IT'S BEEN I'VE PROBABLY WORKED ON THE SITE 2 TO 3 YEARS NOW, TWO YEARS VERY ACTIVELY AND ONE YEAR IN THE CITY PROCESS.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS WHERE WE BEGAN WITH THE END IN MIND.

WE WANTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD MAKE THIS PROJECT REALLY SPECIAL FOR THIS PART OF TOWN, AND WHAT WERE THE COMMUNITY GIVEBACKS THAT THIS PROJECT COULD DELIVER.

AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY WE'VE COME UP WITH SEVERAL OF THEM.

WE HAVE UNDERGROUND PARKING.

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WE HAVE MUCH NEEDED RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

IT COULD BOAST UP TO 600 UNITS IN THAT AREA, AND IF THEY DO PAY PART OF THE FEE IN LIEU FOR THE MIXED INCOME HOUSING, THAT COULD BE ALMOST A $7 MILLION FEE ON THAT. WE HAVE MICRO UNITS ACTIVATED GROUND FLOOR SPACES.

WE HAVE ALL INTERIOR LOADING AND ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS THAT.

WE HAVE THOUGHTFUL SETBACKS AT THE GROUND PLANE AND SETBACKS AS YOU AS THE BUILDING PROGRESSES HIGHER.

AND WE MEET ALL OF THE CITY CCAP GOALS AS WELL.

AND THIS FOUR ACRE SITE IS REALLY JUST AMAZING.

IT'S A THREE BUILDING CONFIGURATION WITH AN OFFICE BUILDING, A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, AND AS WELL A HOTEL SLASH RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

WE'VE HAD GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR FROM SOON, AND THEN WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD ALSO WITH CPC AS WELL, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU FOLLOW THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOUR NEXT SPEAKER, SHELLY POTTER.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL AND OTHERS.

I'M SHELLEY POTTER, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF CHAMPION THE OAKLAND PLAN.

AND I LIVE AT 4437 COLE AVENUE.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.

THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE IS VERY PROUD TO PROVIDE OUR SUPPORT.

AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OAKLAND COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE PD 9 NEIGHBORS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS AND ALSO HELP SHAPE THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT FOR BOTH PD 193 AND PD 9.

YOU SHOULD HAVE COPIES OF OUR LETTERS FROM WHEN THEY MADE PRESENTATIONS, SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS THEM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN.

MY NAME IS TONY PAGE.

I LIVE AT 3210 CARLISLE STREET, DALLAS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR JOHNSON AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M APPEARING HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO OFFER OUR FULL, UNQUALIFIED AND ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANIES 2500 CEDAR SPRINGS PROJECT.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S LAND USE PLANS AND POLICIES, PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING TRADEOFFS, WHICH ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

FIRST, AN INCREASE IN FAR TO 8.0, IN EXCHANGE FOR A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR COMMITMENT TO BURY ALL OF THE PARKING AND EXISTING UTILITIES AND INTRODUCING MARKET RATE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY VIA THE PROVISION OF MICRO UNITS.

AND SECOND, AN INCREASE IN MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHTS IN EXCHANGE FOR A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED LOT COVERAGE RATIO AND INCREASED GREEN SPACE.

WE ALSO SUPPORT THE APPLICANT'S SPECIFIC REQUEST FOR MIDNIGHT CLOSING HOURS FOR ALL ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH WAS ONE PRODUCT OF LINCOLN'S COLLABORATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE INTENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR DALLAS, WHICH IS TO DIRECT NEW DEVELOPMENT AND DENSITY TOWARDS ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND MIXED USE AREAS AND AWAY FROM ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

THE TRANSFORMATIVE STRATEGY OUTLINED FOR THIS SPECIFIC BLOCK IN THE DOWNTOWN DALLAS 360 PLAN AND STAFF'S APPROACH TO THIS CASE BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE OAKLAWN PLAN, WHICH ENCOURAGES CREATIVE ENTITLEMENT TRADEOFFS IN AREAS ALREADY ZONED FOR HIGH DENSITY ONLY TO ACCOMPLISH DEFINED PUBLIC OBJECTIVES, AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 103 OF PD 183.

THIS PLAN MEETS THOSE TESTS.

WE ARE PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED BY LINCOLN'S DECISION TO WORK WITH SOM AND OJB, TWO OF THE NATION'S PREMIER ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS, RESULTING IN SUPERIOR TREATMENT OF THE GROUND PLANE, INCLUDING SPACE PROGRAMING, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE STREET EDGE.

WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT PROVIDING INCREASED DENSITY IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL DAYTIME FOOT TRAFFIC, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED BOOST TO UPTOWN RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FULLY SUPPORTS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM Z4? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. JIM RIDLEY YOU'RE NOT IN THE.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND. OKAY.

GO AHEAD. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I MOVE THAT WE FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, SETBACK AND HEIGHT PLAN,

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IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN? I'LL RESERVE MY TIME.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION? I DON'T SEE ANYONE, BUT MY QUEUE IS DOWN AGAIN, SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

ANYONE. OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, MR. MAYOR. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM Z5, ITEM Z5 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

[Z5. 23-2717 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for WMU-5 Walkable Urban Mixed Use District uses on property zoned an IR Industrial/Research District, on the southwest line of South Haskell Avenue, southeast of Interstate 30 Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a Frontage and Open Space Exhibit and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a Frontage and Open Space Exhibit and conditions Z212-287(MP) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council before opening public hearings on August 9, 2023 and October 11, 2023, and is scheduled for consideration on November 8, 2023.]

MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 49 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED TWO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, ITEM Z5? NO SPEAKERS MR. MAYOR.

CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE CPC'S RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED ANDECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR WORKING WITH US.

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY IN WHAT WAS DISTRICT TWO, WHICH IS NOW DISTRICT SEVEN FROM THE ELECTION.

ONE OF THE FIRST PIECES OF FEEDBACK I GAVE WAS THAT I WASN'T REAL SATISFIED WITH THE LEVEL OF AFFORDABILITY THAT THE PROJECT WAS BEING PRESENTED WITH, WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT AND GETTING THEM TO GO THE ROUTE THROUGH THE PFC.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING FROM 10% TO 50% ON THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS HUGE AND ADDRESSES MUCH OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC. SO THIS IS THE ZONING PIECE TO THIS PROJECT, AND WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD WITH THE PFC THAT JUST PASSED YESTERDAY WITH THE PFC BOARD FOR COUNCIL ACTION AND OUR DECEMBER MEETING.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

AND WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE CONTEXT FOR WHAT WE WILL BE CELEBRATING IN DECEMBER.

SO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN MORENO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA FOR TAKING AND MAKING THIS PROJECT BETTER AND MAKING IT A HIGHER NUMBER ON OUR AFFORDABILITY AFFORDABILITY UNITS.

AND THANK THE DEVELOPER FOR WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD AND A LONG PROCESS, BUT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE UNITS.

IT'S GOING TO HELP TRANSFORM THAT IMMEDIATE AREA.

IT'S GOING TO BRING RETAIL TO THAT BOTTOM FLOOR, AND IT'S GOING TO HELP ACTIVATE A CORNER THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND CAN'T WAIT TO BREAK GROUND.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM Z5? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THERE ARE TWO REMAINING ITEMS. ITEM PH1 IS YOUR NEXT ITEM.

[PH1. 23-2709 A public hearing to receive comments on the proposed amendments to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan (“Plan”) for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, the Fort Worth Avenue Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) District (the “TIF District”) to: (1) increase the geographic area of the TIF District by approximately 372 acres, extending west along West Commerce Street and Singleton Boulevard, to west of North Hampton Road, primarily to Manila Road, and incorporating property north of Fort Worth Avenue and south of Remond Drive, east of North Hampton Road, (2) maintain 70% City participation in the TIF District through the remaining term of the TIF District, (3) redefine and reallocate budget categories, and (4) make corresponding modifications to the TIF District’s boundary and Plan; and, at the close of the public hearing, consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 26798, previously approved on June 13, 2007, and Ordinance No. 27129, previously approved on March 26, 2008, as amended, to reflect these amendments - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

SO ITEM PH1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PROJECT PLAN AND REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 15, THE FORT WORTH AVENUE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING TIF DISTRICT THE TIF DISTRICT TO ONE INCREASE THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE TIF DISTRICT BY APPROXIMATELY 372 ACRES, EXTENDING WEST ALONG WEST COMMERCE STREET AND SINGLETON BOULEVARD TO WEST OF NORTHAMPTON ROAD, PRIMARILY TO MANILA ROAD, AND INCORPORATING PROPERTY NORTH OF FORT WORTH AVENUE AND SOUTH OF REDMOND DRIVE EAST OF NORTHAMPTON ROAD.

TWO MAINTAIN 70% CITY PARTICIPATION IN THE TIF DISTRICT THROUGH THE REMAINING TERM OF THE TIF DISTRICT.

THREE REDEFINE AND REALLOCATE BUDGET CATEGORIES.

AND FOUR MAKE CORRESPONDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE DISTRICT'S BOUNDARY AND PLAN, AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 26798, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON JUNE 13TH, 2007, AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 27129 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON MARCH 26TH, 2008, AS AMENDED TO REFLECT THESE AMENDMENTS.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, PH1?

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CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE APPROVAL.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? REALLY QUICKLY. FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COLLEAGUES, THIS WAS THROUGH ECO DEV, AND WE WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.

I THINK IT WAS MAINLY ME AND MYSELF AND CHAIRMAN WEST, BUT THIS IS THE EXPANSION OF THE FORT WORTH AVENUE TIF.

THE REASON FOR THE EXPANSION IS BECAUSE THE TIF HAS NOT FUNDED ITSELF THE WAY IT WAS CREATED TO DO.

IT WILL STILL EXPIRE IN 2029, JUST AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO.

BUT WHAT THIS WILL DO IS HELP FUND THE TIF WITH THE BALANCE THAT IT REALLY NEEDS IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WE NEED, ESPECIALLY LIKE ON WEST COMMERCE STREET. AN ITEM THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP SOON THAT I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT, AND THEN SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED, LIKE A FIRE STATION AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED IN THIS AREA IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING ALONG THE SYLVAN CORRIDOR AND FORT WORTH AVENUE THAT CHAIRMAN WEST AND I SHARE.

AND BY DOING THIS, IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT HAVING TO CREATE ANOTHER TIF.

WE CAN'T CREATE ANOTHER TIF ANYWAY BECAUSE WE'RE AT CAPACITY.

SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK ROBIN BENTLEY AND HER TEAM FOR THE CREATIVITY IN COMING UP WITH A WAY TO LOOK AT UNDERFUNDED, UNDERFUNDED TIFS THAT AREN'T WORKING AND HOW CAN WE ADOPT CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM WORK.

SO SOMETHING THAT I HOPE THAT OTHER TIFS THAT AREN'T DOING SO WELL, THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT AGED, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL IN ORDER TO GET THOSE FIXES, AS WELL AS CREATING THE ABILITY TO HAVE HOME REPAIR PROGRAMS INSIDE OF THEM.

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING THAT WE DID BEFORE.

SO THANK YOU, MR. WEST, FOR THOSE IDEAS.

WHEN YOU AND CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, I MEAN, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ARNOLD DID THAT EXPANSION OF THAT OTHER TIF, WHICH WAS ABLE TO HELP US FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE FORT WORTH AVENUE TIF EXPANSION.

SO THIS IS GREAT FOR NOT JUST DISTRICT SIX, BUT ALSO DISTRICT ONE IN AN AREA THAT DESPERATELY NEEDS SOME INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WILL CREATE A REALLY GREAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AREA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. I THINK CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ SAID IT VERY WELL.

I CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING SAID.

ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, PLEASE.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST ITEM PH1? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 18.

[18. 23-2708 Authorize a tax increment financing (“TIF”) development agreement and all other necessary documents in an amount not to exceed $5,124,811.00 ("TIF Subsidy") payable from current and future Fort Worth Avenue TIF District funds and a Chapter 380 economic development grant agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,175,189.00 (“Grant”) payable from 2017 General Obligation Bond Funds (Proposition I City Council District 1 discretionary allocation) with WD FW Avenue Partners, L.P. and Columbus Trail-94, Ltd. and/or its affiliates, in consideration of the Vista at Kessler/Stevens Retail Redevelopment Project ("Project") on property currently addressed as 1340 North Hampton Road and 2045 Fort Worth Avenue in Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen (Fort Worth Avenue TIF District) - Total not to exceed $6,300,000.00 - Financing: Fort Worth Avenue TIF District Fund ($5,124,811.00) (subject to annual appropriations from tax increments) and ECO (I) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Funds) ($1,175,189.00) ]

AND COLUMBUS TRAIL-94 LTD AND OR ITS AFFILIATES.

IN CONSIDERATION OF THE VISTA AT KESLER STEVENS RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

PROJECT ON PROPERTY CURRENTLY ADDRESSED AS 1340 NORTH HAMPTON ROAD AND 2045 FORT WORTH AVENUE AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 15 FORT WORTH AVENUE TIF DISTRICT TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $6,300,000.

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR.

IS THERE A MOTION CHAIRMAN WEST? SO MOVED I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.

THE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO HIRE A LOCAL ARTIST TO DESIGN AND INSTALL AN ARTISTIC ELEMENT ON THE STAIRCASE, LOCATED FROM THE PROJECT SITE TO FORT WORTH AVENUE.

IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN? YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

MOST OF YOU WERE HERE WHEN WE HAD THE EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION DURING THE ZONING CHANGE FOR THIS SITE.

AND DURING THAT CHANGE, WE HAD A THOUSAND SURVEY RESPONSES FROM INTERESTED NEIGHBORS WHO REALLY WANTED A SPROUTS GROCERY STORE ON THIS SITE AND STILL DO. AND SO IN EXCHANGE, DURING ALL THAT PROCESS FOR ALTERING THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PHYSICAL GROCERY STORE, WE WERE GETTING MULTIPLE RESTAURANT SITES, A GROCERY STORE, MORE GREEN SPACE THAN REQUIRED BY THE PD IN THIS LOCATION, ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AND PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES FOR THE SITE.

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AND SO WE'RE ADDING THAT IN HERE, AND I WANT TO THANK COLTON AND HIS TEAM FOR AGREEING TO THAT AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY SO WE CAN CLOSE THIS CHAPTER ON SPROUTS AND HOPEFULLY GET IT BUILT. THANK YOU.

CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR APPROVING THE TIF EXPANSION.

AND THIS IS THE ITEM THAT I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE PREMATURE.

THIS THIS PROJECT IS IN THE EXPANSION AREA THAT WILL SEED THE EXPANSION AREA FOR THE REST OF THE EXPANSION THAT WE JUST APPROVED. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS AREA, THANKS TO MR. WEST'S LEADERSHIP IN GETTING THE MIRAMAR HOTEL CHANGED, THE CRIME HAS JUST GONE DOWN SO DRASTICALLY IN THIS AREA THAT A REPUTABLE GROCER LIKE SPROUTS WANTS TO BE IN THIS AREA, AND THE COMMUNITY IS EXCITED ON THE NORTH OF 30 AS WELL AS SOUTH OF 30.

THIS IS A GROCERY STORE THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED FOR BOTH AREAS.

AND THE COOL PARTS IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OPEN GREEN SPACES IN THE AREA YOU HAVE NOW, LOCAL ARTISTS.

THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN BRINGING LOCAL ARTISTS TO DO WORK ON SOMETHING THAT IS BEING BUILT.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF IT IN WEST DALLAS, AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IT IN OTHER AREAS.

AND WHEN FOLKS SEE SOMETHING THAT'S ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE THEIR NAME OR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD NAME OR WHATEVER IT IS, AND IT'S LOCAL, IT REALLY GIVES THEM A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OF THAT FACILITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT AMENDMENT IN THERE OR GETTING THE AMENDMENT IN THERE.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL APPROVE THIS, COLLEAGUES.

AND THIS IS JUST EXCITING.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE PROJECTS READY TO GO TO UTILIZE, TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS THAT WILL BE GENERATED OUT OF THIS TIF, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE UNTIL 2029 TO GET IT DONE.

AND IT'S EXCITING STUFF THAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN HERE IN THIS AREA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE BIG KUDOS TO COUNCIL MEMBER WEST FOR YOUR ADVOCACY ON THIS PROJECT.

THIS WAS ONE THAT I DID ALREADY MENTION MY KUDOS DURING ZONING, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THINK THE MAJORITY OF US WANT TO SEE HAPPEN IN OUR DISTRICT, WITH UTILIZING TOOLS AND COLLABORATING WITH OUR PRIVATE SECTOR, AND IN THE END, IT'S GOING TO BRING NOT ONLY GOOD GROWTH, BUT INCREDIBLE RESOURCES AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUR RESIDENTS.

SO THIS IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT I'M ECSTATIC TO SUPPORT.

AND I JUST WANT TO IMPLORE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF DEPARTMENT TO KEEP THIS, KEEP THIS UP, KEEP THESE GOING, BECAUSE THIS IS BRINGING REAL CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.

YES, MAYOR. I JUST FORGOT I WOULD BE REGRETTING IT LATER IF I DIDN'T THINK THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS.

AND THEY REALLY PUT THIS TOGETHER ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENED.

BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN ZONING.

THERE WAS A FINANCING GAP.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

AND IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE HARD WORK OF ROBIN AND KEVIN AND THEIR WHOLE TEAM.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 18? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING.

WONDERFUL.

I BELIEVE. IS THERE A MOTION SOMEONE WANTED TO MAKE? THERE IS AN OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKER, BUT WE SUSPENDED THE RULES TO HEAR ALL OF THE SPEAKERS, SO I'M NOT SURE.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ALLOW ONE SPEAKER TO SPEAK.

[OPEN MICROPHONE (2 of 2)]

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

RULES ARE SUSPENDED.

MR. MESTAS, COME ON DOWN.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

I WASN'T AWARE OF THE CHANGE OF RULES, SO I DID ASK TO SPEAK IN THE AFTERNOON.

I WASN'T AWARE OF THE MORNING ONE, BUT ANYWAY, I WANTED TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY, MAYOR, FOR APPOINTING ME AS A CHAIR FOR THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS. BUT OF COURSE, IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR COUNCIL PERSON, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN NOMINATED TO BEGIN WITH.

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SO I EXTENDED A OR I SENT OUT A INVITATION FOR OUR VETERANS DAY APPRECIATION DAY THAT WE HAVE THIS SATURDAY, AND THAT'S FOR EVERYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY OUR MILITARY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN ARMS. BUT IT'S A FAMILY PICNIC AND FAMILY EVENT, AND THERE'S TWO FLYERS IN THERE, ONE FOR THE PICNIC AND I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ABLE TO COME OUT.

THE OTHER ONE IS FOR OUR BATAAN CENTER.

AFTER ABOUT TEN YEARS OF HOLDING OUR ANNUAL PICNIC THERE AT THE BATAAN CENTER IN WEST DALLAS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE NOT AT THE BATAAN CENTER OR EVEN ON BATAAN STREET. LAST YEAR WE WERE ON BATAAN STREET ACROSS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SINGLETON, AND THAT WAS DUE TO THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH OUR COMMUNITY CENTER.

THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1932.

IT WAS A SOCIAL CENTER, AND IN 1945 WAS DEDICATED TO THE VETERANS COMING BACK FROM WORLD WAR TWO.

MY PERSONAL INTEREST IN THIS BATAAN CENTER, NOT ONLY FROM THE MILITARY SIDE, BUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SIDE, IS THAT MY UNCLE, WHO DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL DURING WORLD WAR TWO, BOTH OF THEM FROM ADAMSON HIGH SCHOOL, WAS BURIED AT SEA.

HE WAS A SAILOR AT 19 YEARS OF AGE, SO MY GRANDMOTHER NEVER SAW HIM COME BACK.

SO I HAVE A PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, INTEREST IN THAT HISTORICAL VALUE TO IT.

NOTHING ELSE, IT'S A HISTORICAL MILITARY ISSUE AND AN ISSUE TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MEDICAL CENTERS WHERE PEOPLE COULD GO AND ACTUALLY GET TREATED, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT HAVING TO GO DOWN TO PARKLAND OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

IT WAS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO BASICALLY THE FIRST [INAUDIBLE] KIND OF CLINIC.

BUT ANYWAY, I'VE ENCLOSED A LETTER AND IT'S FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY IT'S A NORTH TEXAS CIVILIAN AID, WHICH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKING CIVILIAN PERSONS HERE IN NORTH DALLAS.

AND HE HAPPENS TO BE AT THE HILLWOOD PROPERTIES.

HE WORKS THERE, BUT HE'S A RETIRED MILITARY.

BUT THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE MILITARY SIDE FOR THIS BUILDING BEING PRESERVED.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THE IN WEST DALLAS IS PRESERVE OUR HISTORY AND PRESERVE OUR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT ARE THE CULTURAL AND THE HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON WEST DALLAS, AND ESPECIALLY THE BATAAN CENTER IS ONE OF THE IT'S UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES.

AND IT'S THE POSTER CHILD FOR A FIXER UPPER BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD BUILDING.

BUT I'M HOPING THAT THE CITY WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

AND WE LOOK AT IT AS A PARK AND A CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL EVENT THAT COULD, YOU KNOW, REALLY BENEFIT NOT ONLY WEST DALLAS BUT THE CITY, BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT A VISION FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT JUST ONE AREA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR POINT OF PRIVILEGE.

GO AHEAD.

I JUST LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THAT WHEN I WAS RUNNING REBUILDING TOGETHER, THE BATAAN CENTER WAS ONE OF OUR PRIORITY AREAS, THE ENTIRE LA BAJADA AREA.

BUT WE DID A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE BATAAN CENTER.

AND IT'S REALLY A GEM OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND I AGREE WITH MR. MESTAS.

SORRY THAT WE WILL, THAT I HOPE THAT WE WILL END UP OWNING THAT FACILITY AND USING IT AS A COMMUNITY AREA.

THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY.

MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING.

WONDERFUL. WELL, THEN IT IS 1:42 AND THERE'LL BE NO MORE BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEETING'S ADJOURNED.

HAVE A GREAT DAY, Y'ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.