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YOU'RE WATCHING THE MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WITH MAYOR ERIC L JOHNSON, MAYOR PRO TEM TENNELL ATKINS, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ADAM BAZALDUA, COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAD WEST, JESSE MORENO ZARIN D GRACEY, CAROLYN KING, ARNOLD HEIMER, RESENDEZ.
JAYNIE SCHULTZ, CARA MENDELSOHN, GAY DONNELL WILLIS, PAUL E RIDLEY.
WE'VE BEEN AWARDED. ALL RIGHT.
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GOOD MORNING.TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2024.
I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AND WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE ANNUAL UGLY SWEATER MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL THAT I WAS NOT REMINDED ABOUT AND SO IN TROUBLE AND JUST AM AWAITING THE THE ONLINE WRATH TOTALLY SET UP THIS YEAR BY MY OWN STAFF. OKAY.
TODAY'S INVOCATION SPEAKER IS OUR GOOD FRIEND RABBI ANDREW PALEY FROM TEMPLE SHALOM.
HE'S ALSO A CHAPLAIN WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM FOR OUR INVOCATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, RABBI PALEY.
I DIDN'T GET THE MEMO EITHER ABOUT THE SWEATERS, SO DON'T FEEL BAD.
HOLY ONE OF BLESSING GOD OF MANY NAMES AS WE COME TOGETHER THIS MORNING.
LET US BE MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT DECEMBER IS A TIME OF CELEBRATION FOR MANY, MARKED BY TRADITIONS OF LIGHT, OF GENEROSITY, AND OF CONNECTION.
IT IS ALSO A TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE OTHERS, TO BRING LIGHT INTO DARK TIMES, AND TO EMBODY THE QUALITIES OF A DECENT AND GOOD CITIZEN.
AS WE GATHER THIS MORNING, WE PRAY, OH GOD, THAT YOU WILL HELP THESE BRAVE SOULS TO BE REMINDED THAT TRUE LEADERSHIP IS GROUNDED IN SERVICE, PUTTING THE NEEDS OF OTHERS BEFORE OUR OWN AND STRIVING TO UPLIFT THOSE AROUND US.
A SERVANT LEADER LISTENS, CARES, AND ACTS WITH HUMILITY AND PURPOSE, RECOGNIZING THAT THEIR WORK IS NOT ABOUT PERSONAL GAIN, BUT ABOUT MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY.
THIS SEASON WE ARE ALSO CALLED TO BE BEARERS OF LIGHT, JUST AS THE MANY LIGHTS OF DIFFERING.
TRADITIONS SHINE AS SYMBOLS OF HOPE AND RESILIENCE.
SO TOO CAN OUR ACTIONS BRING ILLUMINATION TO MOMENTS OF UNCERTAINTY.
O GOD, HELP THESE LEADERS TODAY TO COMMIT TO SHINING LIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY BY SEEKING JUSTICE, OFFERING KINDNESS, AND FOSTERING PEACE. AND FINALLY, HELP US ALL TO REMEMBER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP, TO RESPECT AND HONOR ONE ANOTHER, TO WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD, AND TO LEAVE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT.
TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE FEELS SEEN, FEELS VALUED, AND FEELS EMPOWERED.
MAY THIS MEETING BE GUIDED BY THESE PRINCIPLES OF SERVICE, LIGHT AND COMMUNITY.
I PRAY THAT YOUR DISCUSSIONS TODAY WILL BE THOUGHTFUL.
AS WE ALL EMBRACE THE SPIRIT OF THIS SEASON, MAY WE ALSO RECOMMIT TO THE YEAR ROUND WORK OF BUILDING A BRIGHTER, STRONGER, AND MORE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE EVERY DAY.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
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CHAD WEST, FOR OUR FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT.AND I'M NICE TRACKSUIT BY THE WAY.
I APPRECIATE THE HONOR OF THE DALLAS MARATHON COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, MAYOR.
NOW MOVING ON TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE SOMBER.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE LIFE AND GREAT WORK OF PETE SHINKLE, WHICH I'M ABOUT TO READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY COLLEAGUE, MISS WILLIS. I'LL JUST START OFF BY SAYING PETE WAS A PERSONAL FRIEND AND ALSO A, A REALLY A PILLAR OF OUR CITY.
AND WHEREAS PETE SHINKLE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH DALLAS TO RUDY AND MARY SHINKLE.
HE ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM FOREST AVENUE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1954.
HE WORKED ON HIS FATHER'S SMALL DAIRY FARM BEFORE VENTURING OUT ON HIS OWN.
HE EARNED THE REPUTATION IN DAIRY AS A FIERCELY COMPETITIVE AND ETHICAL BUSINESSMAN.
AFTER ADVANCING THROUGH THE RANKS AND ULTIMATELY PURCHASING SHEP'S DAIRY IN DALLAS, PETE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN A SERIES OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS OF REGIONAL DAIRIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THROUGHOUT THE 1980S.
PETE AND PARTNERS CREATED SOUTHERN FOODS AND GREW UP TO 31 DAIRY PLANTS, ACHIEVING GREAT SUCCESS.
AND WHEREAS PETE SCHENKEL BROUGHT THE SAME PHILOSOPHY TO HIS WORK IN THE DALLAS AREA CIVIC AFFAIRS, HE WAS A RESPECTED ADVISOR TO GENERATIONS OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING MAYORS, POLICE CHIEFS, SHERIFFS, AND STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, IN ADDITION TO OTHERS.
THIS PROGRAM ASSISTED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN FINDING JUSTICE, BUT ITS HIGHEST PRIORITY WAS BRINGING PEACE OF MIND TO THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS. AND WHEREAS PETE SCHENKEL'S CAREER AS A CIVIC LEADER ALSO INCLUDED TERMS AS BOARD CHAIR OF THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION BOARD AND THE DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE BOARD OF GOODWILL DALLAS AND THE DALLAS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.
AND WHEREAS, IN HIS CAPACITY WITH THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS, PETE SCHENKEL WAS THE CITY OF DALLAS POINT MAN FOR COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL AT COTTON BOWL STADIUM, WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH ATHLETIC DIRECTORS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA.
PETE SCHENKEL WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING CONTRACT COMMITMENTS TO KEEP THE CLASSIC TEXAS OU RED RIVER RIVALRY GAME AT THE COTTON BOWL STATE FAIR OF TEXAS THROUGH 2036. PETE WAS DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY, MARRIED PAT IN 1960, HAS THREE CHILDREN, FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, PETE.
I'LL RECOGNIZE FIRST THE MAYOR PRO TEM TENNELL ATKINS FOR SOME REMARKS.
YES. I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE FAMILY.
SO BUT BUT ANYWAY, HE WAS A PERSON THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT TEXAS OU GAME, AND I REMEMBER THE TIME THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THE TEXAS GAME. AND HE ALWAYS SAID, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THE THE MILK BOARD, I WOULD GO THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING, 430 IN THE MORNING.
WE MAKE SURE WE GET THIS OU TEXAS GAME TAKEN CARE OF.
AND HE ALWAYS HAD AN OLD SAYING THAT WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE MILK BOY.
HE SAID HE GOT UP EVERY MORNING AT 430 LIKE I DO.
YOU KNOW, HE GO TO DELIVER THE MILK TO THIS SCHOOL, TO THAT SCHOOL AND COME BACK.
EVERYTHING'S DONE. YOU JUST SERVE TO GOD.
BUT. BUT ALSO WITH PETE REALIZED WE'RE GOING TO MIX.
HE SAID, THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE IN RETURN YOU WILL RECEIVE.
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SO LET US TAKE AND REMEMBER PEOPLE BY GIVING AND WE GIVE, WE WILL RETURN MORE IN RETURN.YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR SOME REMARKS.
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M ON THE RECORD AS I TAP INTO THIS CONVERSATION CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MR. PETE SCHENKEL, OF WHOM I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PROBABLY IN 2014, 2015.
HE WAS JUST A VERY LOVING AND KIND GUY.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALSO, WE PUT ON THE RECORD, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT IN THE COMMENTS, IS THAT HE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH AND, WELL, HEALTH CARE AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
MOST OF YOU PROBABLY REALIZE NOW THE SCHINKEL TOWERS AND HOW THEY STAND UP HIGH AND VISIBLE FOR US TO SEE, BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE IN HIS POSITION WOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSCORE HIS COMMITMENT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE COTTON BOWL, AND I HEARD US TALK ABOUT THE GAMES.
BUT HE WAS ALL THERE FRONT AND CENTER WITH THE GRAMBLING PV GAME, WORKING WITH AL WASH AND HIS TEAM.
SO HE WAS A GOOD MAN, A KIND MAN.
AND I AM A GOOD IN A GOOD PLACE TODAY BECAUSE WHEN I HEARD MAYOR AND COUNCIL ABOUT ALL THE WORK AND I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THAT, THE WORK THAT HE DID WITH STARTING WITH THE AIRPORT BOARD AND PUSHING FOR EQUITY IN TERMS OF REPRESENTATION ON THE AIRPORT BOARD AND CONTRACTS, I WAS JUST AMAZED AND I TOOK TIME TO MAKE SURE WHILE HE WAS LIVING, I THANKED HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE DID IN TERMS OF THE DISPARITIES IN THIS CITY AND HIS COMMITMENT TO TO MANKIND. AND SO MY CONSCIENCE IS VERY CLEAR BECAUSE I SAID WHAT I NEEDED TO SAY WHILE HE WAS STILL LIVING.
AND I HOPE HIS FAMILY KNOWS THAT WE APPRECIATE.
SO AT ANY RATE, MY HEART IS HEAVY.
IT REMAINS HEAVY BECAUSE YOU DON'T FIND THESE PEOPLE TOO OFTEN.
I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, AS I THINK HE WOULD HAVE WANTED THIS TO BE IT TO BE.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR SOME REMARKS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR Y'ALL'S AWESOME RECOGNITION.
COUNCIL MEMBER, WEST AND WILLIS AND THE WORDS THAT HAVE BEEN SPOKEN SO FAR, I'LL JUST SAY ON BEHALF OF SOUTH DALLAS, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY RARE THAT THERE'S THE MONEY THAT GETS POURED IN AND INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S COUPLED WITH THE PASSION AND PRIDE THAT PETE SCHENKEL HAD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SPECIFICALLY, I ALSO DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENTS BECAUSE OF, AS THEY MENTIONED AT HIS FUNERAL, HE WOULD ALWAYS ANSWER THE QUESTION, I LIVE SOUTH OF ROYAL. AND AND SO HE HAD PRIDE OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR CITY.
AND JUST AS MISS ARNOLD MENTIONED FROM HIS ADVOCACY WITH PROVIDING HEALTH CARE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
WE ARE STILL SEEING HIS LEGACY CARRY ON BECAUSE THE SOON TO OPEN METHODIST COMMUNITY CLINIC IN BONTON FARMS WAS SOMETHING HE WAS INTEGRAL IN ONE OF HIS LAST DOINGS WITH THE CITY.
I THINK THAT HE EMBODIES A SPIRIT THAT WILL LIVE ON.
IN FACT, AT LEAST FOR A FEW DECADES IN THE TEXAS OU GAME BECAUSE OF HIS ADVOCACY THIS PAST YEAR, I REMEMBER GOING TO THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS PICNIC, WHICH IS AN EVENT THAT THEY THROW IN THE FIRST WEEK OF EVERY YEAR'S FAIR SEASON.
AND WHEN PETE CAME IN WITH ALAN WONG, THEY JUST CAME FROM A DINNER MEETING WITH THE COACHING STAFF
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AND THE EXECUTIVES FROM BOTH UNIVERSITIES.AND THAT WAS THE DAY THAT THEY ACTUALLY SEALED THE DEAL.
AND THE SMILE ON HIS FACE TOLD A HUGE STORY.
BUT THE LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON, AND HE HAS LAID SOME GROUNDWORK.
CHAIRMAN GRACEY YOU RECOGNIZED FOR SOME REMARKS.
THANK YOU. I DIDN'T HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING PETE LONG, BUT I KNEW OF HIS CHARACTER MUCH LONGER THAN I KNEW HIM.
EVEN AS A PERSON WORKING AS A CITY STAFF PERSON, I REMEMBER TALKING TO SOMEBODY AND THEY WERE IN A WE WERE AT AN EVENT AND THEY WERE SITTING NEXT TO HIM, NOT REALLY KNOWING WHO HE WAS AND HOW REGULAR HE WAS.
AND I REMEMBER HEARING THAT STORY AND HEARING MANY OTHER STORIES ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT HE WAS WELL BEFORE I MET HIM AND THEN HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HIM HIM AND HIS, HIS WIFE, PAT, AND JUST IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THEIR HEART.
I'M A VERY MUCH A HEART PERSON, AND I CONNECT WITH HEART LIKE PEOPLE, HEART LIKE HEARTED PEOPLE.
HIS REPUTATION WAS ALL OF THAT.
AND JUST MEETING I WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS AND FUMBLING AROUND WORDS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
IT WAS ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND WHO HE WAS AS A PERSON.
AND THAT, I THINK, IS A LEGACY THAT WE SHOULD ALL STRIVE TO.
SO, PAT, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SHARING, PETE.
AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO GET TO TO KNOW YOU KNOW HIM FOR THE BRIEF TIME, BUT EVEN MORE OF AN HONOR TO REALLY EXPERIENCE AND WITNESS THE IMPACT THAT HE'S HAD ON, ON SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. THANK YOU, MISS BLACKMON.
YOU RECOGNIZED FOR SOME REMARKS, DO YOU? I KNEW PETE BACK IN 2006 ON MY FIRST CAMPAIGN HERE AT THE CITY, AND I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME OLD NOTES THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND LO AND BEHOLD, ONE WAS RIGHT THERE FROM PETE.
THAT WAS WHAT PETE DID, IS HE WOULD SEND YOU NOTES EVEN AS A STAFFER.
SCHENKEL WITH A CLIPPING THAT SAID, GOOD JOB OR LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN HELP.
BUT THAT WAS WHAT PETE SCHENKEL DID, IS IT WAS NEVER ABOUT HIM.
AND I THINK THAT'S HIS LEGACY.
THAT IS WHAT PETE SCHENKEL IS ABOUT.
AND I SAW AUSTIN AT THE SERVICE, AND I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW AUSTIN.
OR DID AND, YOU KNOW, HIS FAMILY IS JUST LIKE HIM.
AND WE SHOULD BE ALL FORTUNATE TO GET TO KNOW HIS FAMILY AND HAD KNOW HIM.
SO I FEEL BETTER BEING BEING KNOWING HIM.
AND BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LET IT END HERE.
WE SHOULD CARRY OUT HIS LEGACY BECAUSE DALLAS HE WOULD EXPECT THAT FROM US.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE SCHOOL HE DID DROP OUT OF WAS TEXAS TECH, WHICH WAS KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS ABILENE CHRISTIAN BECAUSE HE KEPT SAYING, IT'S A COLLEGE IN WEST TEXAS.
SO I KIND OF CHUCKLED WHEN I HEARD THAT.
AND I'M HE WAS. HE WILL DEEPLY BE MISSED.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT.
OKAY, WE HAVE TWO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
EXCUSE ME. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, KIM TOLBERT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
AND GOOD MORNING TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
TODAY WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE FIRST ONE WHICH IS THE OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES.
THE AWARD THE BY THOSE THAT BY US RECOGNIZES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BUYING ENTITIES AND THEIR EFFORTS AND PERFORMANCE AND HOW THEY IDENTIFY AND LOOK AT THE DIVERSIFICATION OF SUPPLY CHAINS WITH CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES.
OUR PROCUREMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS AWARD DUE TO THE CITY'S FIRST EVER MASTER CLASS SERIES, WHICH IS AN INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE, THE SIX MONTH SERIES WAS CREATED TO STRENGTHEN EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS, EDUCATION, DEPARTMENTAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY CITY OF DALLAS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND EXECUTIVES TO REALLY SHOW DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE IN HOW WE SERVE THE CONTRACTING BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
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THE OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES, WHICH NOW HOUSES OUR NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISE HUB, WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE INCLUSIVE BEST PRACTICES AND SUPPLY CHAIN DIVERSITY, CITY CONTINUING TO INCREASE COMPETITION AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REDUCING OVERALL CONTRACT COSTS FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS. SO AT THIS TIME, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THE OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES ON BEING THE VERY FIRST RECIPIENT OF THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD.AND I SEE THEM HERE TO MY LEFT, IF Y'ALL WANT TO HEAD ON OUT SO THEY CAN SEE WHO YOU ARE.
IF Y'ALL JUST STAY ON THE SIDE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE OTHER GROUP OUT.
WE'LL GET ONE PICTURE WITH EVERYONE OKAY.
SO I'LL DO THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU.
SO THE NEXT AWARD IS CONTINUING WITH THE RECOGNITION OF OUR CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE HONORED TODAY THAT THE PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL JILL ROBINSON AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DEPARTMENT FOR ITS SAFE EFFORTS.
THIS AWARD ACKNOWLEDGES DALLAS PROACTIVE APPROACH IN ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY POLICIES, IMPLEMENTING SPECIALIZED TRAINING, AND PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
WE ARE SO VERY PROUD THAT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRYANT MORRIS HAS BEEN NAMED THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO ADVANCING SAFETY STANDARDS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THIS RECOGNITION REMINDS US OF THE DAILY CHALLENGES AND THE RISK FACED BY OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND IT ALSO REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THEIR SAFETY.
THIS INTERNATIONAL AWARD IS A PROUD MOMENT FOR DALLAS CONTINUING TO SHOWCASE OUR LEADERSHIP IN CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OVERALL SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER CODE COMPLIANCE AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE OFFICE OF CODE COMPLIANCE.
THIS AWARD IS FOR ALL OF US, THIS ENTIRE ORGANIZATION AND THIS ENTIRE CITY.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN.
AND I CAN SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF OUR CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT IS TRULY THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH EVERYONE.
SO YES, GET THE PROCUREMENT TEAM BACK.
IF Y'ALL CAN JUST COME INSIDE THE THE ROPES HERE, WE'LL DO A PICTURE WITH ALL OF YOU TOGETHER.
OR DO YOU WANT TO DO TWO SEPARATE ONES? IT'S OKAY. ALL TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO GET BACK HERE TO CONFIRM THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
SO HOW ARE WE ON NOW? WE'RE GOOD. MADAM SECRETARY, IT'S YOUR SHOW.
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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD MORNING.MORNING. THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW HAVE ITS OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS THIS MORNING.
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WE ONLY HAVE THREE OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS AND THEY'RE ALL IN PERSON.THEREFORE, I WILL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.
ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL AND PERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL, WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM. INDIVIDUALS BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
YOU'LL NOTICE THE TIME ON THE MONITOR AT THE PODIUM WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.
PLEASE STOP. ALSO, SPEAKERS, PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REFER TO A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY NAME AND ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO MAYOR JOHNSON ONLY YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, KEVIN FELDER.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR.
AS A CHILD GROWING UP, MY GRANDMOTHER HAD A PIVOTAL ROLE IN MY LIFE.
SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERATED COLORED WOMEN'S CLUBS.
SOME OF THE ALUMNI OF THAT ORGANIZATION.
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE AND HARRIET TUBMAN.
ONE DAY SHE SAT ME ON HER LAP AND SHE SEWED ME A CARD AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS? I SAID, NO.
SHE SAID, DON'T YOU EVER MISS VOTING? BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T GET TO VOTE UNTIL SHE WAS 50 YEARS OLD.
SO I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITH REGARD TO ME BEING DENIED THE RIGHT TO RUN IN THE DISTRICT THAT I WAS ONCE ONCE HELD.
HE CRAFTED $1,000 A MONTH THE USAGE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M TALKING TO YOU. YEAH, BUT I'M TALKING TO YOU.
I UNDERSTAND. I'M TALKING TO YOU.
DO YOU HEAR ME? THAT'S WHY I REFRAIN FROM USING THE NAMES OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE.
WELL, LET ME SAY THIS TO THE EXTENT THAT EVERYTHING I SAY REFERS TO COUNCILMAN ADAM BAZALDUA.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M JUST.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK ME TO LEAVE, BUT I WILL.
THE COUNCIL, HE DESCRIBED THE THE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT AS A IS ACTUALLY A RAISE.
IT'S NOT REALLY A TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.
THIS CITY COUNCIL MAKES $72,000 A YEAR, NOT 60.
THIS WAS DONE WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL.
HE NAMED FORMER COUNCILWOMAN DIANE RAGSDALE TO THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION.
30 DAYS LATER, SHE ENDORSED THIS CAMPAIGN AND GAVE HIM A DONATION.
HE DREW OUT TWO OPPONENTS DURING THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
THIS WAS A VIOLATION OF CHAPTER FOUR OF THE DALLAS CITY CHARTER.
THIS WAS AN ILLEGAL ACT TO SAVE HIS SEAT.
HE APPROVED A CHARTER SCHOOL ON A 20 ACRE VACANT TRACT OF LAND, AGAINST THE COMMUNITY'S WISHES, THAT WAS ZONED RESIDENTIAL, THAT COULD HAVE PRODUCED 200 NEW HOMES AND $1 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE.
BUT NOW IT PRODUCES $0 IN TAX REVENUE, AND NOW IT'S TAX EXEMPT.
INGENIOUS, RIGHT? MY OPEN RECORDS REQUEST WAS SENT TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO HIDE THE VARIOUS ETHICAL AND MAYBE CRIMINAL INFRACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN AMASSED.
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE.
THANK YOU. HE HAS COMMITTED THOSE PARTICULAR ACTS.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OKAY. YOUR NEXT SPEAKER, NATIVIDAD SERRANO.
NATIVIDAD SERRANO IS NOT PRESENT.
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HOW YOU DOING, MAYOR? YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN COMING UP TO THIS DAIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU AND I HAVE HAD OUR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES.I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU HANDLED COVID.
I DIDN'T LIKE THAT YOU SEPARATED THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS, THE FIRST FIVE, AND THEN SEPARATED THE REST TO THE END, MAKING MAKING IT MUCH HARDER FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHICH I WOULD DISAGREE WITH WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
I BROUGHT UP THE RING DOORBELL CAMERA.
I BROUGHT UP THE DIVORCE, AND THAT WAS MESSY.
AND I SAW RECENTLY YOU WERE AT THE RNC SPEAKING.
YOU WERE ALSO AT THE FUTURE 47TH PRESIDENT'S HOUSE.
SO NOW THAT YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE, I'D LIKE TO MEND THE FENCES IF I COULD.
YOU KNOW, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY CAN SOMETIMES BE VERY CATTY.
SO I'M GETTING A HOLD OF SOMEBODY VERY SPECIAL.
HELLO, PRESIDENT TRUMP, I'M HERE WITH MAYOR JOHNSON.
I'M WONDERING, CAN YOU HELP US OUT A LITTLE BIT? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE BEST FRIENDS.
CAN YOU HELP US OUT A LITTLE BIT? MEND THE FENCES.
WELL, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO BE HELPING OUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BETTER THAN ANYBODY'S EVER HELPED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BEFORE WE WON THE ELECTION, IN WHAT MANY PEOPLE WOULD CALL A LANDSLIDE, A BIGGER LANDSLIDE THAN CHRIS CHRISTIE AFTER WHITE CASTLE.
BUT YOU LOOK AT MAYOR JOHNSON AND NOT DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB HERE.
ICE IS GOING TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB TO INTERACT.
WAIT. WHY ARE YOU INTERRUPTING MY SPEECH? THERE WAS A POINT OF ORDER RAISED.
YEAH. WHY ARE YOU. FROM WHO? I HAVE A POINT OF ORDER. BECAUSE THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REQUIRES THERE TO BE SOMEONE IN PERSON OR ON CAMERA, VISIBLE IF THEY'RE SPEAKING, IF THEY'RE SPEAKING BEFORE A BODY.
THANK YOU. IN OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT.
HOLD ON A SECOND. IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU CAN USE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS.
YOU'RE SO SMART. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY.
I'LL LET YOU CONTINUE. GO AHEAD.
YEAH, YEAH, YOU HAVE TO ALLOW IT.
YOU HAVE TO ALLOW IT BECAUSE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS.
SORRY. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE FEMININE ONES WERE MATT OKAY.
GO AHEAD. WELL, THESE ARE VERY BAD PEOPLE.
IF THEY'RE TRYING TO INTERRUPT AND THEY PROBABLY SIT WHERE THEY PEE LIKE JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
YOU KNOW, I JUST MET WITH HIM.
AND WE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO SLAP YOU SO HARD, JUSTINE TRUDEAU.
WE'RE GOING TO SLAP YOU SO HARD WITH THE TARIFFS.
BUT HE DIDN'T LIKE THAT TOO MUCH.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT COUNTRY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FANTASTIC COUNTRY ONCE AGAIN.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF BAD HOMBRES IN THIS COUNTRY.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM THE HELL OUT.
CLEAN IT UP. PRESIDENT TRUMP, PLEASE TELL MAYOR JOHNSON TO FORGIVE ME.
BEFORE YOU GO. WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.
I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME.
ALEX DESERVES A PARDON, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
HAVE A GOOD ONE. AND THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW A LOT OF THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS PROBABLY GO TO DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME FOR CHILDREN.
AND THEY HANG OUT ON OAK LAWN AND LORD KNOWS WHAT THEY DO, BUT IT'S PROBABLY DISGUSTING.
BUT THAT'S YOUR TIME. I LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHNSON, I APOLOGIZE.
MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS FOR THIS MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR VOTING AGENDA, PLEASE.
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COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS YOUR ITEM.IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND. THANK YOU.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I.
PLEASE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU.
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AGENDA ITEMS. YOUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BUZZ DYKEMAN.SO MR. DYKEMAN WILL BE SPEAKING ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 29.
I LIVE AT EIGHT CHELTENHAM WAY IN DALLAS.
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I'M AN ATTORNEY AND A 40 YEAR RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 12.I'M JOINED BY A NUMBER OF CLAD, T SHIRT CLAD YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE STUDENTS AT J.J.
PEARCE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS LOCATED ONE HALF MILE FROM THE PROPERTY TO BE PURCHASED.
LISTED AS AGENDA ITEM 29, KNOWN AS ADVENTURE LANDING.
THEY WANT TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE THAT THE SAME ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY HAVE ALL ENJOYED WILL BE PRESERVED UNDER THE NEW OWNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.
THEY ARE UNABLE TO TRAVEL HERE FROM THEIR HOME IN FLORIDA TO THANK YOU THEMSELVES.
THEY ARE HAPPY THAT THEIR LEGACY PROPERTY WILL BE PRESERVED AS A PLACE FOR WHOLESOME FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT THAT ADVENTURE LANDING PROVIDES. THE OWNERS TURNED DOWN OFFERS FROM DEVELOPERS FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE THAN THE AGREED PURCHASE PRICE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS, BECAUSE NO DEVELOPER WOULD AGREE TO CARRY ON THEIR MISSION.
THAT THE HILDEBRAND'S HAVE HAD.
THE PERFECT SOLUTION WAS TO OFFER ADVENTURE LANDING PARK TO THE CITY OF DALLAS TO INCORPORATE IT INTO THEIR ALREADY WONDERFUL PARK SYSTEM.
THE CITY OF DALLAS OFFERS ITS RESIDENTS BY ASSUMING THE LEASE OF THE TENANT, THE CITY WILL BECOME THE OWNER OF THE TRADE NAME ADVENTURE LANDING AT THIS NORTH DALLAS LOCATION.
IN ADDITION TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK.
THE PROPERTY HAS TWO FULLY DEVELOPED SOCCER FIELDS WITH PAVILION SEATING FOR OVER 200.
THE TENANT WILL ABSORB ALL OF THE OVERHEAD AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES RELATED TO ADVENTURE LANDING AMUSEMENT AREA, AND THAT WILL RELIEVE THE CITY FROM THAT ONGOING EXPENSE WITH THE CURRENT REVENUE GENERATED BY ADVENTURE LANDING. THE CITY IS LANDLORD WILL RECOVER FROM ONE THIRD AND A MUCH GREATER AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OVER THE LEASE TERM AND AVAILABLE RENEWALS.
THIS IS A WIN FOR THE HILDEBRANDS WHO WANT THEIR VISION PRESERVED FOR MR. MISS AND FOR MR. WOODBURN, THE OWNER OF ADVENTURE LANDING BUSINESS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OF THE CITY OF DALLAS AS A WHOLE AND RESIDENTS OF NORTH DALLAS.
ONE FINAL THANK YOU TO DISTRICT 12 COUNCIL PERSON.
THANK YOU. HELP ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU. AND THE STUDENTS NEED TO LEAVE.
BACK TO CLASS. THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE.
YOUR SPEAKER ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 51 IS CANCELED.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHO SET THE AGENDA, BUT TURNS OUT I'M TWO PEOPLE IN FRONT OF MISS TEXAS, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AND LET SOMEBODY MORE ELOQUENT GET GET UP HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
I AM DEEPLY INVESTED IN THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE ALA IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO DALLAS SMOKING ORDINANCE, TO ADD E-CIGARETTES AND VAPING IN ITS DEFINITION OF SMOKING.
THEY'VE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE DENORMALIZATION OF SMOKING, AND CONNECT DIRECTLY TO DECADES OF PROGRESS IN REDUCING TOBACCO USE RATES IN DALLAS AND ACROSS THE U.S. BY SIMPLY ASKING TOBACCO USERS TO STEP OUTSIDE.
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RATE OF SMOKERS WHO ARE TRYING TO QUIT.SECONDHAND SMOKE IS A SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD, CAUSING MORE THAN 41,000 DEATHS PER YEAR.
IT CAN CAUSE OR MAKE WORSE A WIDE RANGE OF DAMAGING HEALTH EFFECTS IN BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INCLUDING LUNG CANCER, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND ASTHMA. THERE IS NO RISK FREE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE OR EXPOSURE TO SOME OF THE CHEMICALS FOUND IN E-CIGARETTES.
FURTHERMORE, AND AND AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE RISE OF E-CIGARETTES HAS LED TO A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF TOBACCO USE AMONG OUR TEENS, UNDOING DECADES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRESS.
RECENT EVIDENCE SUGGESTS, AND INCREASINGLY SHOWS, THAT THE AEROSOLS FROM E-CIGARETTES CONTAIN HARMFUL CHEMICALS AND CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE LUNG DAMAGE AND LUNG DISEASES, AND THEIR SECONDHAND EMISSIONS CONTAIN MULTIPLE CHEMICALS LINKED TO LUNG DISEASE.
A RECENT STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA FOUND THAT EVEN IN SMALL DOSES, INHALING THE TWO PRIMARY INGREDIENTS FOUND IN E-CIGARETTES IS LIKELY TO EXPOSE USERS TO A HIGH LEVEL OF TOXINS, AND THAT THE MORE INGREDIENTS A USER IS INHALING, THE GREATER THEIR TOXICITY.
IT IS A NECESSARY STEP IN PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION FULLY SUPPORTS.
THAT'S YOUR TIME, AND WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENFORCE THESE MEASURES.
THANKS, COUNCIL. YOUR NEXT SPEAKER ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 53 KCAM.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I DO, HOWEVER, WORK FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, CANCER ACTION NETWORK AND OUR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 210 NORTH HALL STREET HERE IN DALLAS. I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE THE THINGS THAT WERE JUST SAID YOU HEARD IT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO HEAR IT TWICE.
I THINK THERE MAY BE TWO OF US.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ATKINS IS THE OTHER.
I'M HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS UP AND REALIZING THAT ELECTRONIC SMOKING PRODUCTS DO CREATE A HAZARD IN WORKPLACES.
IT IS CRITICAL TO PROTECT WORKERS.
AND BY DOING THAT, YOU PROTECT THE CONSUMER WHO IS PRESENT IN THAT WORKPLACE.
YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF STUDYING THIS.
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THEM IS THAT THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS TO, TO TO PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS.
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY COME UP AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH.
WELL, YOU HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 54.
YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, ANNETTE ADDO YOBO.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.
I AM SO HONORED TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU ALL THIS MORNING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M THE CURRENT MISS TEXAS AS PART OF THE MISS AMERICA PROGRAM.
LEAVING FOR MISS AMERICA IN TWO WEEKS.
PRAY FOR ME. BUT I AM ALSO HERE TODAY AS A STATE AMBASSADOR FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND GO RED FOR WOMEN ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO EMPOWER US, A STATE TITLEHOLDERS, TO ADVOCATE FOR HEART HEALTH INITIATIVES AND HEART HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF MEN AND WOMEN ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, AND SO I AM HONORED TO PARTNER WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS.
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I AM HERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ALIKE, THAT ARE HERE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.AND AS SUCH, I AM JOINING THEM IN MY STRONG SUPPORT OF YOUR DECISION TO UPDATE OUR SMOKING ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES IN PUBLIC SPACES, INCLUDING WORKSPACES.
THEY ALSO HAVE A 57% HIGHER CHANCE OF DEVELOPING A STROKE OR HEART DISEASE.
AND SO FOR ME, THIS ORDINANCE IS PERSONAL.
ACROSS THE CITY OF DALLAS, THESE AEROSOLS THAT ARE EMITTED FROM ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES CONTAIN HARMFUL TOXINS SUCH AS NICOTINE, ULTRAFINE AND FINE PARTICLES, WHICH, SHOULD SOMEBODY BE EXPOSED TO? THOSE ELEMENTS CAN HAVE THEIR LUNG DAMAGED, LUNG TISSUES DAMAGED AND ULTIMATELY HAVE THEIR RISK OF A HEART ATTACK INCREASED AS WELL.
AND SO I AM ASKING YOU TO NOT ONLY CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE, BUT TO PARTNER WITH THE MANY CITIES ACROSS THIS NATION OR ACROSS THE STATE FOR MORE SPECIFICALLY, INCLUDING HOUSTON, EL PASO AND AUSTIN.
TO ENSURE THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS UPDATED TO BAN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES IN OUR WORKPLACES.
I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORT, CONTINUED TIME, AND RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER, AND I AM EXCITED TO SEE THIS ORDINANCE BE UPDATED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS LIKE ME, INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY YOUNGER BROTHER, ANDREW.
YOUR OTHER SPEAKER ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 54 HAS CANCELED.
THEREFORE, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
SPEAKERS WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.
YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH 60.
AGENDA ITEM 33 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.
AGENDA ITEM 38 WAS PULLED BY MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS.
AGENDA ITEM 62 WAS CORRECTED AND AGENDA ITEM 63 WAS CORRECTED.
THEREFORE. YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH 22, 24 THROUGH 31, 34 THROUGH 37, AND 39 THROUGH 64.
THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MOVE TO APPROVE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN FIRST FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WELL. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 29 AND CONGRATULATE DALLAS ON THIS EXCITING ACQUISITION OF ADVENTURE LANDING IN THE HILDEBRAND SOCCER FIELDS. THIS IS A MONUMENTAL STEP FOR OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY FOR DISTRICT 12, WHICH IS PART OF THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF DALLAS.
OUR PARK SCORE IS DEFINITELY GOING UP.
SO WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS NEW PARK? IT'S LOCATED IN COLLIN COUNTY, WHICH MAKES UP MORE THAN HALF OF DISTRICT 12.
IT'S RIGHT OFF COYOTE ROAD NORTH OF CAMPBELL.
THIS AREA, WHICH INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOODS SERVED BY PLANO ISD, ALL OF WHICH ARE TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN DALLAS, IS HOME TO MORE THAN 6700 HOUSING UNITS AND MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE WITHIN A TEN MILE, I'M SORRY, TEN MINUTE WALK TO THE PARK.
THIS PARK WILL CHANGE THAT, PROVIDING CRITICAL AMENITIES CLOSE TO HOME.
BUT WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY? WELL, IF YOU'VE LIVED IN OR VISITED DISTRICT 12, CHANCES ARE YOU'VE BEEN TO ADVENTURE LANDING.
LIKE MANY OTHERS, MY HUSBAND BARRY AND I HAVE HOSTED BIRTHDAY PARTIES FOR OUR CHILDREN THERE.
ADVENTURE LANDING IS PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S A 30 YEAR PLACE FOR FAMILIES.
SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND LASTING MEMORIES.
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THEMSELVES. WE ARE ALL IN ON THIS PROJECT.EVERY DOLLAR OF THE 5 MILLION OF DISCRETIONARY BOND FUNDS FOR DISTRICT 12 HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THIS ACQUISITION, ENSURING THAT ADVENTURE LANDING CONTINUES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS ACQUISITION ALSO SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
LOCAL BUSINESSES RENT OUT THE SPACES AND THIS ALL CONTRIBUTES TO THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC VITALITY.
IT'S ALSO A LONG OVERDUE INVESTMENT.
WHILE THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT SHARED WITH US RECENTLY THAT THEY'VE INVESTED OVER $1 BILLION SOUTH OF I-30 SINCE 2019, THEY'VE ONLY INVESTED 111 MILLION NORTH OF 635.
THIS ACQUISITION IS A GAME CHANGER FOR DISTRICT 12 AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
BUT NOT JUST THAT, BECAUSE IT'S A SMART FINANCIAL INVESTMENT.
THIS MEANS WE CAN EXPECT AN ANNUAL REVENUE OF 500,000 TO $1 MILLION A YEAR, WHICH WILL HELP MAINTAIN NOT JUST THIS PARK, BUT SUPPORT OTHER PARKS IN OUR CITY.
IT'S A FINANCIAL MODEL THAT WILL PAY FOR ITSELF WHILE SERVING THE PUBLIC GOOD.
IT'S ALSO A RARE OPPORTUNITY WHEN THE TOWNSHIP OF RENNER WAS ANNEXED IN THE 1970S AND 80S, THE AREA WAS BUILT UP QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION FOR GREEN SPACE.
WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT LONGTIME OWNER MR. HILDEBRAND, IN HIS MID 80S, MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
THE PARK BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED FOR THIS, AND IT WAS INCREDIBLY TOUCHING TO HEAR PEOPLE ACTUALLY PARK MEMBERS FROM ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT SPEAK OUT ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROJECT IS.
BUT OF COURSE, A BIG SHOUT OUT TO LANE CONNOR, DISTRICT 12 EXTRAORDINARY BOARD MEMBER ON THE PARK BOARD FOR HIS INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER, KIM TOLBERT.
THIS IS A WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY, A WIN FOR DALLAS, AND A WIN FOR ALL FAMILIES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON THE VAPING ORDINANCE.
MY MOTHER ACTUALLY DIED OF LUNG CANCER AT AGE 58, AND THIS IS VERY PERSONAL.
AND SO I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
AND SO ANOTHER SHOUT OUT FOR HIM.
YEAH, I'M WEARING AN ADVENTURE LANDING SHIRT, WHICH IS WHAT I'M HOPING FOR FOR HANUKKAH.
SO THAT'S HOW I FIT IN THE HOLIDAY THEME.
THANK YOU. OKAY, MISS BLACKMON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DWU.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A COUPLE OF PROJECTS OVER IN THE LITTLE FOREST HILLS AND FOREST HILLS AREA, AND THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF CONTRACTS TO HELP RELIEF WITH STORM DRAINAGE AND STORM SEWER IN THE FOREST HILLS AREA AND IN THE LITTLE FOREST HILLS AREA.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DWU.
MR. SCHULTZ, YOU ASKED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CITY ON THE BLOOMBERG GRANT.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM FOR THE ITEM 40 FOR THE FIVE SIGNALS THAT WILL BE IMPACTING WELL, FOR, FOR DISTRICT 11 AND AND ONE FOR DISTRICT 13, BUT ONE THAT WE ALSO SHARE.
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SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING SIGNAL DESIGN PACKAGE AND WE'RE THRILLED ABOUT THAT.IT'S ALWAYS A VERY EXCITING MOMENT AND I'M SURE WE'LL ALL HAVE LOTS OF ADVENTURES THERE.
THANK YOU, MISS WILLIS, FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT.
THANK YOU. I TOO WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION TO ITEM 40.
FOREST LANE IS ONE OF OUR UNFORTUNATE TOP OFFENDERS IN VISION ZERO.
AND SO WHEN WE BRING THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND CAN WORK ON TRAFFIC FLOW.
ET CETERA. THAT'S GOING TO IT'LL SAVE LIVES.
AND THEN. YES, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ AND I HEAR A LOT ABOUT HILLCREST AVENUE, AND I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF RESIDENTS AND NOT ONLY IN D 13 AND D 11, BUT SO MANY WHO USE HILLCREST TO GO MOVE THROUGH THE CITY EVERY DAY ARE REALLY GOING TO APPRECIATE THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS THAT ARE GOING TO ASSIST THEM IN MOVING A LITTLE MORE, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY SWIFTLY, BUT SENSIBLY THROUGH OUR CITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIRMAN ARNOLD.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT.
THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I'M LOOKING FOR MY NOTES QUITE A BIT GOING ON.
THOSE. THOSE CONSENT? YES, MA'AM. I DID WANT TO CLARIFY THAT I HAVE THEM HIGHLIGHTED.
SO JUST TO TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS JUST STATED TO HAVE FINALLY SOME WORK IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON LANCASTER ROAD TO KEITH'S BOULEVARD AND TO HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND BATTERY BACKUPS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
WE ARE DEFINITELY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING TO THE PUBLIC.
AND I'M BACK TO COMMUNICATIONS AGAIN.
WHEN, WHEN, WHEN THE WHEN WE MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS OR ALLOCATIONS, SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC DOESN'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL I REALLY GOT HERE THE DELAY SOMETIMES THAT IT TAKES IN TERMS OF ONCE YOU GET THE FUNDING AND THE PRODUCT COMES TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS LATER.
AND SO SOMETIMES THE COMMUNITY BEGINS TO LOSE TRUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MR. GUS. YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME UP HERE SO THAT I CAN THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM APPROPRIATELY.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT LIGHTS ON ON LANCASTER FOR AT LEAST ALMOST TEN YEARS.
MR.. GUS, YOU WANT TO COME UP? BECAUSE THEY NEED TO SEE WHO MR. GUS IS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN THAT CORRIDOR, BECAUSE THAT IS OUR VETERANS CORRIDOR, AND IT'S A MAJOR THRUST FOR US IN TERMS OF JUST GETTING THAT CORRIDOR UP AND RUNNING SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO GIVE THE RESPECT TO NOT ONLY TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT AN EXTRA ADDED FOCUS ON OUR VETERANS AND THAT HOSPITAL.
AS WE BRING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN EVERY YEAR.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO TAP IN BECAUSE I THINK WE ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE ON YOUR TALENT AND YOUR COMMITMENT WITH THE LEDBETTER ISSUE THAT WE WILL BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT TOMORROW WITH SENATOR WEST, AS WE CONTINUE WITH WITH HIS VISION ZERO JUST SAVING LIVES. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON REINVESTING INTO DALLAS THREE 60 FIVE SAFE, BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING WE MUST DO.
SO COULD YOU JUST KIND OF JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH ON ON WHAT YOU KNOW IS GOING TO HAPPEN? EVEN THOUGH THE FOLKS WERE FRUSTRATED AT THE MEETING WHEN WE SAID WE COULDN'T GET THE LIGHTS OVERNIGHT, JUST KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND AND HELP US UNDERSTAND PUBLICLY.
GOOD MORNING. GUS CARTER, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS.
THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RECOGNITION.
WE'RE VERY HONORED TO KIND OF BE WORKING ON THESE THINGS.
SO THREE ITEMS THAT I WILL BRIEFLY DISCUSS AND TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU SAID.
NUMBER ONE IS ANYTIME THAT WE HAVE FEDERAL FUNDS, THE THE ABILITY FOR US TO WHAT WE CALL LAY OUR HANDS ON THOSE FUNDS, WE'RE LAGGING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS BEFORE WE'RE ABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THE PROCEDURES.
SO THAT'S WHY IT TAKES TIME BEFORE BY BETWEEN THE TIME THAT WE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT WE WERE AWARDED THE FUNDS TO THE TIME THAT WE'RE BRINGING THE ITEM TO COUNCIL.
SO THIS IS THUS WHY WE HAVE THE ENGINEERING AWARD TODAY ON COUNCIL FOR THE LANCASTER.
THE OTHER THING IS, JUST LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR CITY WIDE COMMITMENT ON THE VISION ZERO AND THE IMPROVEMENTS, AND I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE IS THAT THE VISION ZERO IS A FRAMEWORK OF THAT ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE UPGRADES TO TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND SIDEWALKS AND SO ON.
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IN UPGRADING OF DIFFERENT TRAFFIC SIGNALS GOES INTO THE EFFORT OF A UPGRADING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND B THE VISION ZERO IN TRYING TO REDUCE IMPACTS AND ACCIDENTS.AND THEN LASTLY, THE EFFORT THAT THE JOINT EFFORT THAT WE'RE DOING WITH SENATOR WEST, ESPECIALLY ON THE LANCASTER AND THE GREATER AREA OF THE BUCKNER LOOP 12 CORRIDOR, BECAUSE BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF OUR MOST CHALLENGING CORRIDORS WHEN IT COMES TO INCIDENTS AND SO ON.
SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
WELL, WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
AND REALLY YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE, BUT YOUR TEAM.
BUT IT JUST TAKES A COMMITTED INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL GO BACK AND LOOK BACK TO SEE WHAT'S LAGGING.
BECAUSE AS WE CHANGE LEADERSHIP, SOMETIMES THE FOCUS GET OFF THOSE PROJECTS.
AND I KNOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I KNOW MR. RIDLEY AND AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ HAVE BEEN WORKING.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING ON MORE PARTNERS THAN JUST OUR DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE'LL BE BRINGING ON OTHER PARTNERS.
BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TODAY I PUBLICLY STATE MY APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO SEE THESE NEW LIGHTS. NEW TECHNOLOGY IS AWESOME, BUT YOU ARE TURNING THE DIRT IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
AND THAT IS THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE TODAY.
WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
BUT WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH YOUR TEAM.
AND I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW.
WE ARE REASSERTING OUR COMMITMENT TO KEEPING DALLAS SAFE 365 DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT.
AND THANK OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR CONTRIBUTING $250,000 TOWARD THE ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF KLYDE WARREN PARK, ONE OF OUR MOST HEAVILY VISITED PARKS IN THE CITY.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 29.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES.
MR. MENDELSOHN, I KNOW PART IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I, OF COURSE, IN MY DISTRICT EIGHT, WE GOT NUMEROUS PARKS.
INSANITY. BUT GOOD WORK, WELL DONE.
SUPPORTED. SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE BALL FOR GREEN SPACE WITH PARKS.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER I CAN DO WITH PARKS, I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.
THANK YOU. MR. RESENDEZ, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT.
I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 64, WHICH IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF A $1.5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THROUGH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO BUILD ON THE EXISTING AMENITIES AT CRAWFORD MEMORIAL PARK IN DISTRICT FIVE, AND MAKE THAT PARK AN EVEN BETTER SPACE FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WITH THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE PARK CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A WELCOMING, SAFE AND VIBRANT GATHERING SPOT WHILE FOSTERING A GREAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT MADE THIS POSSIBLE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE POSITIVE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE SO RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
MISS ARNOLD. MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE IS FRIDAY THE 13TH HERE AT CITY HALL IN THE FLAG ROOM.
AND THAT IS WHAT I WOULD WANT.
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ARE INVITED.AND SENATOR WEST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THAT INFORMATION.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA TODAY? I DON'T SEE ANYONE, SO ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
MADAM SECRETARY, NEXT ITEM PLEASE.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW GO TO YOUR FIRST PULLED ITEM, BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEM 33.
[33. 24-3540 Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own the Burnett Lofts, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 512 North Ewing Avenue, Dallas Texas 75203 and 801 North Lancaster Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75203; and (2) enter into a seventy-five-year lease agreement with Savoy Equity Partners, LLC or its affiliate, for the development of the Project - Estimated Revenue Forgone: General Fund: $50,583,880.60 (see Fiscal Information)]
ITEM 33, AUTHORIZE THE DALLAS PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION TO ONE, ACQUIRE, DEVELOP, AND OWN THE BURNETTE LOFTS, A MIXED INCOME MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED AT 512 NORTH EWING AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75203 AND 801 NORTH LANCASTER AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS SEVEN FIVE, TWO, ZERO THREE AND TWO.THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.
IS THERE A MOTION MOTION FOR APPROVAL? IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT? SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND THERE IS A SECOND.
CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEM 33.
WELL, MAYBE THIS CAN BE MY HOLIDAY GIFT, THAT WE DON'T DEBATE IT.
I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO VOTE.
WE GOT TO GET MORE THAN THAT FOR THE HOLIDAYS, BUT.
OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? CHAIR MORENO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 33.
WE WILL TAKE IT. THANK YOU. MAYOR.
I, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR CHAIR WEST.
I'LL ANSWER IT. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, CHAIRMAN, AND FOR FOLLOWING UP ON THAT.
FOR ANYONE WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING A PFC DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO PUT NEW, YOU KNOW, NEW CONSTRUCTION, NEW RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THERE'S AN ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.
SO I'M GLAD THAT THAT HAPPENED.
AND FOR STAFF, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'LL HAVE ONGOING IS MAKING SURE WE'RE ALSO SENDING NOTIFICATION TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND MAKING SURE THERE'S COMMUNITY INCLUSION WITH THOSE.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 33? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM.
I DIDN'T SEE IT, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 38.
[38. 24-3612 A resolution amending the Board of Adjustment’s Rules of Procedure by (1) amending the duties of the board administrator and board secretary; (2) amending the timeframe that an applicant may withdraw or amend an application; (3) amending requests for board action to allow for the consolidation and assignments of cases and appeals to a single panel in extraordinary circumstances; and (4) making other non-substantive changes - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
BUT BEFORE I READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD.MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED.
YES. I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL MARCH 26TH, 2025.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIR. MISS, I'VE HAD MY LIGHT ON.
YES. AND THERE WAS A SECOND RIGHT HERE.
YEAH. AND YOU DIDN'T GET TO READ IT? OKAY, SO LET'S SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE ALL THAT COMPLICATED.
SO LET'S LET HER READ IT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE YOUR YOUR MOTION IN A SECOND.
WASN'T AWARE OF ANY DISCUSSION.
THEREFORE, I NEED TO READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
AGENDA ITEM 38 IS A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS RULES OF PROCEDURE BY ONE.
THREE AMENDING REQUESTS FOR BOARD ACTION TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSOLIDATION AND ASSIGNMENTS OF CASES AND APPEALS TO A SINGLE PANEL IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR MAKING OTHER NON-SUBSTANTIVE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES.
I'M SORRY. THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. OKAY, THAT IS THE ITEM.
NOW, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL MARCH 26TH, 2025.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU FIRST SINCE IT WAS YOUR MOTION.
BUT I'M GOING RIGHT TO MISS SCHULTZ.
SO YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON YOUR MOTION TO DEFER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS MOTION DEFERS IMPROPERLY.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH BURT.
BURT, WILL YOU COME FORWARD AND TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS? I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAME TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND PAUL RIDLEY, YOU BROUGHT UP A STATEMENT THAT WE ARE GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
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SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS UNDERSTAND WHY I DEFERRED THIS AND ALSO DEFERRED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.MR. MAYOR THE THE PART OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RULES OF, OF PROCEDURE THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS SPEAKING ABOUT HAS TO DO WITH SB 929, WHICH WAS PASSED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SB 929, YOU GUYS WILL GET BRIEFED.
I DON'T WANT TO BE WRONG, BUT I THINK IT'S JANUARY 14TH.
THE OUR CODE CURRENTLY OR HISTORICALLY HAS ALLOWED FOR COMPLIANCE CASES TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE ADVERSE EFFECT ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES, AND THEN THEY GO THROUGH THE AMORTIZATION PROCESS.
THE SB 929 KIND OF ACTED AS A DETERRENT TO AMORTIZATION CASES AND CREATED A BURDEN ON THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TO CREATE NONCONFORMITIES. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET OUR CODE TO MATCH SB 929.
THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RULES OF PROCEDURE INCLUDES A HEARING REGARDING AMORTIZATION.
AND OUR CODE NEEDS TO MATCH WHAT THE STATE LAW IS.
CURRENTLY. WE CANNOT DO BOTH WHAT OUR CODE SAYS AND WHAT THE STATE LAW SAYS.
I BELIEVE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.
AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD BE BRIEFED ON SOMETHING BEFORE WE MAKE A POLICY DECISION.
SO THAT'S WHY I DEFER DEFERRED THIS.
THANK YOU. OKAY, BEFORE I GO TO YOU, MR. SCHULZ, I GOT TO ASK YOU. IS THAT A WU-TANG PIN ON YOUR HOLIDAY SWEATER? MOS DEF, MOS DEF.
OKAY, I GOT I GOT ANOTHER QUESTION.
SO DO YOU REMEMBER, DID YOU STUDY LITERATURE LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE? DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT A COUPLET IS? WHAT'S A YOU KNOW WHAT A COUPLET IS? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE METHOD, MAN? COUPLET. OOH, HIT ME WITH A METHOD, MAN.
YOU CAN'T HAVE THE WU-TANG PIN ON.
CAN'T GIVE ME A A COUPLET FROM METHOD MAN.
THAT'S A HARD ONE TO FOLLOW UP WHEN BEING ASKED ABOUT SB 929.
YOU GOTTA BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS LIKE THAT.
GIVE ME GIVE ME A COUPLE FROM WORK ON THE SHIFT THEN.
GIVE ME, GIVE ME A RAEKWON COUPLET SOMETHING.
YOU GOT THE WU-TANG PIN ON YOU REPRESENTING THE TANG.
I'M. ALL I WILL SAY IS, IF I WAS GOING TO DO A COUPLET, IT WOULD BE FROM EYES BLEED AND IT HAS THE WORD ARIZONA IN IT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA LET YOU OFF THE HOOK.
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, MISS SCHULTZ.
I ACTUALLY STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST HOLIDAY SWEATER WHERE THERE WAS THE THE COMPETITION.
SO MY QUESTION IS, WILL WE ALSO BE ABLE, IN THAT BRIEFING, CAN WE INCLUDE IN THAT AN ATTORNEY'S BRIEFING, WHETHER IT'S IN CLOSED SESSION OR PALADINO ON THE SPECIFIC ON ON THIS, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER FUTURE ZONING CASES THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY THAT.
SO WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE.
AND SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION TO DEFER BY MAYOR PRO TEM? YOU'RE DISMISSED.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION TO DEFER PREVAILS.
NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEM 65.
[65. 24-3479 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)]
AGENDA ITEM 65.CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SYLVIA LAGOS IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NARVAEZ.
THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN.
SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT.
[66. 24-3364 A resolution authorizing (1) the final terms of the City’s joinder to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas (KBHCCD) use contract between Global Spectrum LP (dba OVG360), the City’s operator of the KBHCCD, and FWC2026 US, INC (FIFA) to facilitate an eight-month user agreement for use of the KBHCCD and other City spaces in 2026; and (2) the approval for the City Manager to join in the KBHCCD use contract, approved as to form by the City Attorney, and to provide for capital improvements - Not to exceed $15,000,000.00 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund]
HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER, DALLAS.CBCD USED CONTRACT BETWEEN GLOBAL SPECTRUM L.P., DBA OVG THREE 60 THE CITIES OPERATOR OF THE CBCD AND FWC 2026 US INCORPORATED FIFA TO FACILITATE AN EIGHT MONTH USER AGREEMENT FOR USE OF THE CBCD AND OTHER CITY SPACES IN 2026, AND TO THE APPROVAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO
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JOIN IN THE CBCD USE CONTRACT APPROVED AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND TO PROVIDE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS NOT TO EXCEED $15 MILLION.YOU DO HAVE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, JENNIFER SCRIPPS.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
WE HAVE MORE THAN ANY OTHER CITY, AND DOWNTOWN DALLAS IS EXCITED TO BE THE HUB OF OUR ENTIRE REGION, WHICH WILL BE PLAYING HOST ON THIS GLOBAL STAGE. D TEAM MEMBERS ARE ALREADY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY AND OTHER PARTNERS ON WORLD CUP PLANNING, INCLUDING MARKETING AND EVENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUSTAINABILITY, TO NAME JUST A FEW OF THE INITIATIVES.
AND OF COURSE, WE ARE ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO SHOW OFF THE CONVENTION CENTER AREA, WHICH WILL BE PLAYING HOST AFTER TODAY, HOPEFULLY UP TO THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER.
WE URGE YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF AGENDA ITEM 66 TO SECURE DOWNTOWNS.
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER AS THE VENUE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER, THIS IS THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR PEOPLE THAT WILL BE BROADCASTING FROM LITERALLY OUR DOWNTOWN TO EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE.
NO EVENT BRINGS US TOGETHER AS GLOBAL CITIZENS MORE THAN FIFA WORLD CUP.
OUR D TEAM AND THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND WORKERS THAT WE REPRESENT ARE EXCITED TO PLAY HOST.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE CITY AND THE CONVENTION CENTER TEAM, ESPECIALLY DIRECTOR ROSA FLEMING, TO THE INSPIRE DALLAS TEAM FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS GOTTEN US HERE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING HAND IN GLOVE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, BECAUSE 2026 IS GOING TO BE HERE FASTER THAN WE CAN IMAGINE.
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER THE SUCCESS THAT WE BELIEVE IT CAN BE.
I'M TRACY, MAYOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOTEL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH TEXAS.
OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 12 830 HILLCREST ROAD IN DISTRICT 11.
AND I'M HERE TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 66.
OUR ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERS OF THE HOTEL COMMUNITY FULLY SUPPORT HAVING THE WORLD CUP HERE IN 2026 AND THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER BE LOCATED IN DALLAS, WITH THE CENTER HOSTING THOUSANDS OF JOURNALISTS AND THEIR BROADCAST TEAMS. WE BELIEVE IT OFFERS SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IT WILL BRING TO DALLAS, BUT ALSO THE EXPOSURE IT WILL BRING TO OUR CITY. WE CAN EXPECT DALLAS TO SERVE AS THE BACKDROP FOR MANY OF THE STORIES PRODUCED HERE.
GREATLY EXPANDING OUR VISIBILITY TO MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO DALLAS BEING A MAJOR HUB IN THE FIFA WORLD CUP IN 2026.
OUR HOTEL MEMBERS AND THEIR THOUSANDS OF TEAM MEMBERS ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO WELCOME THE WORLD TO DALLAS AND NORTH TEXAS WITH THE NINE WORLD CUP MATCHES THAT WILL BE PLAYED HERE, AND ALL THE OTHER ANCILLARY EVENTS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE DURING THAT TIME.
THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT.
WE ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS AGENDA ITEM AND ITS APPROVAL.
YOUR NEXT SPEAKER, LATASHA HERRIN.
GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M LATASHA HERRIN BRUFF, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER TO EXPRESS OUR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF ITEM 66 AND REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
MAKING DALLAS THE HOME OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER IS A ONCE IN A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE OUR REGION ON THE GLOBAL STAGE.
THE FIFA WORLD CUP IS PROJECTED TO BRING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO NORTH TEXAS, CREATING JOBS, DRIVING TOURISM, AND BOOSTING BUSINESS.
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COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES TO BILLIONS OF VIEWERS WORLDWIDE, WHICH WILL IN TURN REINFORCE THE DALLAS REGION AS A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION FOR COMMERCE AND CULTURE.AND THE BENEFITS OF THIS WHOLE EVENT EXTEND BEYOND DALLAS CITY LIMITS TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC VITALITY OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR REGION AS THEY ACCOMMODATE AND SERVE THOUSANDS OF INTERNATIONAL GUESTS.
THE DRC IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS WORLD CUP AN UNFORGETTABLE SUCCESS AND CAPITALIZING ON THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IT BRINGS, WHETHER IT'S WELCOMING INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST TEAMS AND FIFA STAFF WITH TAILOR EXPERIENCES, OR CONNECTING FANS WITH THE VIBRANT ENERGY AND OPPORTUNITIES OF DALLAS IN OUR REGION, THE DRC AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE READY TO PUT NORTH TEXAS'S LEGENDARY HOSPITALITY ON DISPLAY.
IN SUMMARY, APPROVING ITEM 66 WILL ENHANCE THE WORLD CUP'S IMPACT AND CEMENT DALLAS AS A PREMIER GLOBAL HUB FOR SPORTS AND INNOVATION, THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER LOOKS FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY, FIFA AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION ON APPROVAL? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ. I'M GOING TO GO TO YOU FIRST FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY.
AND THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS.
START THIS TIME. SORRY. AT THE FIVE MINUTES.
IT'S SHOWING HE ONLY HAS 18 SECONDS.
THANK YOU MAYOR. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT FIFA WORLD CUP COMING.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH, MR. MAYOR, ABOUT TELLING PEOPLE EVERYWHERE I GO THAT WE GOT NINE MATCHES.
NO OTHER CITY GOT NINE MATCHES.
NOW WE'RE GETTING THE BROADCAST CENTER.
HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR THAT IN FAVOR OF IT.
AND BUT I NOTICED TODAY THAT WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR PRESS CONFERENCE, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS THERE FOR US WANTING TO HAVE TO DO THAT? SURE. THANK YOU.
ROSA FLEMING, DIRECTOR FOR CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES.
AND SO WE HAD A LATE CALL WITH FIFA YESTERDAY.
THAT SPEAKS TO THE BASE CAMPS, THAT TALKS ABOUT FANFEST AS IT'S MORE PREPARED, THAT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTIVATIONS AND WATCH PARTIES, ETC., AND THE ADDITION, I BELIEVE, OF AN ADDITIONAL BASE CAMP IN DALLAS.
I THINK. I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNEW THAT THIS WASN'T SOMETHING LIKE, OH, IT'S BAD OR SCARY.
MAYOR, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO WIN EVEN MORE STUFF.
I KNOW WE DIDN'T WIN THE FINAL GAME, BUT MAN, WE WON THE WORLD CUP.
AND WE'VE PROVED PROVEN OURSELVES WITH EVERY SINGLE DETAIL THAT FIFA IS LOOKING FOR.
CHAIRMAN ARNOLD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 66.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS.
AS YOU KNOW, I JUST HEARD THE COMMENT ABOUT THE JOBS, THE TOURISM AND THE BOOSTING OF BUSINESSES.
DO HAVE YOU TALKED ABOUT GETTING HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT ACROSS DALLAS OVER 380 SOMETHING SQUARE MILES? SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
I'M GOING TO ALLOW MONICA PAUL WITH THIS.
VISIT DALLAS SPORTS COMMISSION TO TALK ABOUT THE MARKETING COMPONENT.
YES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO BE HERE TODAY.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF DALLAS B IS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE WORLD CUP IN ONE FORM OR FASHION.
WE KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S NOT GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A MATCH, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAN FESTIVAL OPPORTUNITIES, THE POTENTIAL MEET AND GREET OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME OF THE THE PLAYERS OR THE COACHES AROUND THERE, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LEGACY INVESTMENT IN
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UNDERSERVED AREAS.THAT ALSO EXTENDS TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND OUR ENTIRE BUSINESS COMMUNITY FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S FOR FFA, WHETHER IT'S FOR THEIR VENDORS, THE AGENCIES THAT THEY MAY HIRE FOR AS MUCH OF THAT BUSINESS TO STAY HERE LOCALLY AS WE START TO DEVELOP NOT ONLY AROUND THE STADIUM'S BASE CAMPS AND OUR FAN FESTIVALS, BUT THE OTHER MARKETING INITIATIVES THAT WE WOULD BE BE DOING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WHETHER IT'S ANCILLARY EVENTS, WATCH PARTIES THAT THAT WILL TAKE SHAPE FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT IN 2025. WE'RE WAITING ON SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES, BUT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE WAY FROM NORTH DALLAS, ALL THE WAY TO SOUTHERN DALLAS, HAVE THOSE ACTIVATIONS AND THE TOUCH POINTS AND ABILITIES FOR PEOPLE TO REALLY EXPERIENCE THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS FOR MANY, A ONCE IN A GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
IT IS INDEED THAT IN TERMS OF SPREADING THE WEALTH THROUGH THIS MARKETING, NOT ONLY JUST MARKETING IS IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT THE INCLUSION IN TERMS OF ACTIVITIES. NOW, TO THIS POINT, JUST FROM A PRIMA FACIA STANDPOINT, AT THE TOP OF THINGS, I'M NOT SEEING THESE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE YOU HAVE THE TOUCHPOINTS AND THE FOOTPRINTS.
AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMICS, WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW IN EXCITEMENT THERE'S EXCITEMENT AROUND JUST THE SPORTS AS A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE AND ALSO OPTIONS IN TERMS OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT SOME YOUNG PEOPLE MAY HAVE IN TERMS OF MOVING INTO THAT, TO THAT FIELD.
SO I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH ME IN TERMS OF MY DISTRICT.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH ME IN TERMS OF MY SENSITIVITY TO THE LACK OF INCLUSION? SOMETIMES WE SEE WITH THESE BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS AND BIG IMPACTS.
YES, MA'AM. AND I THINK AS WE CONTINUE TO PLAN THROUGH 2025 AND THEN INTO 2026, IN CERTAIN AREAS FOR OUR LEGACY PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, IT IS OUR INTENT, THROUGH OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FIELDS AND PITCHES IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.
SO LOOKING AT OAK CLIFF AND OTHER AREAS WITHIN SOUTHERN DALLAS TO PROVIDE THOSE TO BECAUSE JUST DOING AN ASSESSMENT, PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO WE WERE OVER 150 SOCCER FIELDS SHORT BASED OFF OF THE DEMAND THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD.
SO WE KNOW THAT THAT IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAYBE NOT PUT 150 FIELDS IN THERE, BUT WE WE KNOW THAT THOSE KIDS NEED NEED THAT. SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF ONE EXAMPLE.
I ALSO FEEL LIKE SOUTHERN GATEWAY PARK WE'VE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS THERE IN TERMS OF ANCILLARY EVENT WATCH PARTY ACTIVATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE ENTIRE WORLD CUP, AND IN DISCUSSIONS WITH POTENTIAL HOST CITY SUPPORTERS AND SOME OF OUR OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WILL BE COMING ON.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WORLD CUP TO FOR THAT EXCITEMENT IN SOUTHERN DALLAS. SO WHAT IS OUR JOB DESCRIPTION AS A HOST CITY? SURE. SO FIFA REALLY IS THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AS IT RELATES TO RUNNING THE THE WORLD CUP.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A TICKET CENTER, VOLUNTEER CENTER.
OUR JOB IS TO WE'RE THE EXPERTS HERE WITHIN THE WITHIN THE CITY KNOW HOW TO HOW WE OPERATE.
TO PUT FORTH SOME OF THE VENUES FOR THEM TO CONSIDER.
THEY MAKE THE ULTIMATE DECISION, BUT THEN ALSO WORK WITH OUR OUR SERVICES HERE WITHIN THE CITY.
SO PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, WE ACTUALLY MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENTS HERE WITHIN THE CITY, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PLAN OVERALL AS A AS A HOST CITY, ENSURING EVERYONE IS SAFE AND ENSURING THAT OUR OUR SPECTATORS, OUR MEDIA, THE BROADCASTERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE HAVE A GREAT TIME AND ARE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY DO THEIR JOB, BUT ALSO EXPERIENCE OUR CITY.
NOW, ARE THESE THE BOOT CAMPS? WHO MAKES THE DECISION ABOUT THOSE BOOT CAMPS OR THOSE CAMPS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? YES, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT FIFA CONTRACTS DIRECTLY WITH THE FACILITIES WHERE THE BASE CAMPS AS WELL AS THE TRAINING VENUES.
SO WHO'S TAKING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE CITY OF DALLAS TO THESE UNDERSERVED AREAS? WELL, FOR A BASE CAMP, THERE ARE VERY CLEAR SPECIFICATIONS ON THE TYPE OF PITCH, THE SIZE, THE ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WHETHER
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IT'S A MEDIA CENTER, WEIGHT ROOMS, INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE TO EVEN BE CONSIDERED AS A BASE CAMP.SO WE DO AN ASSESSMENT OF ALL OF THE FACILITIES THAT WE KNOW OF, AND THEN WE FORM A SPORTS COMMISSION STANDPOINT, TAKE THEM TO ALL OF THOSE FACILITIES FOR THEM TO DO SITE VISITS.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, FIFA MAKES A DECISION.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S CONTRACT THAT IS, YOU KNOW, A PART OF THAT.
SO THE VENUE WILL THEN WORK DIRECTLY WITH FIFA IN TERMS OF THE LEGACY PITCHES THAT WE WILL BE WORKING THROUGH THAT IN 2025 TO TRY TO IDENTIFY WHERE ARE ALL THE KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER TO PUT A PITCH, WHETHER IT'S A FULL SIZE PITCH OR A MINI PITCH.
SO WE HAVE NOT STARTED THAT PROCESS, BUT WE FROM A HOST COMMITTEE WOULD TAKE ON THAT ROLE TOO.
ARE YOU TALKING TO COUNCIL MEMBERS REGARDING THIS EVENT? YES. WE HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GET THEIR LIST OF PROPOSED LOCATIONS FOR PITCHES, BUT WE WILL STARTING IN 2025.
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE OTHER PIECE I WANT TO ASK.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH KEITH'S PARK? OH, VERY MUCH SO.
WE'VE HOSTED SOFTBALL EVENTS THERE MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS FOR OAK CLIFF.
ALL RIGHT. SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT FACILITY LOOKS LIKE.
AND CADILLAC THE ROLAND PARISH PARK HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED YET, BUT IT MAY BE VERY WELL.
SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT LOOK AT MAINLY BECAUSE WE, WE WILL HAVE SOCCER FIELDS THERE.
AND IT'S A VERY POPULAR SPORT, YOU KNOW, THAT.
SO I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT ABOUT IT.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE WE NEED TO GET BEYOND THE ZOO.
WE NEED TO COME ON DOWN, EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD.
BECAUSE THAT IS NOT JUST WHEN YOU SAY, OKAY, WELL, WE'RE AT THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY.
AND SO WE ARE TIRED OF TAKING OUR MONEY OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME.
SO WE WANT TO SEE JOB OPPORTUNITIES, SMALL BUSINESSES EMPOWERED.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME MONEY WITH SOME OF OUR VENDORS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THIS IS $1 BILLION OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? IT'S ABOUT 2 BILLION FOR THE REGION RIGHT NOW.
THAT WAS THE INITIAL ESTIMATE BEFORE WE GOT THE FULL NINE GAMES, I BELIEVE.
IS IT A BILLION WITH A B IN THE IN THE DALLAS AREA? 2 BILLION WITH A B.
AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JOBS, JOB CREATIONS.
AND IT IS JUST AN EXCITING TIME FOR US TO BE ON THE MAP.
BUT I THINK IT'S ABOUT US BEING WE'RE WALKING, TALKING AND WALKING IS THE SAME.
WHAT I CONTINUE TO SEE IS THAT SOMEHOW, UNLESS SOMEONE IS OUT HERE RAISING THE LEVEL OF THE CONVERSATION, CITY MANAGER, SOMEHOW WE GET LEFT OUT OF THE EQUATION.
UNLESS WE'RE HERE, AND I'M GOING TO STAY HERE WITH MY VOICE AS LONG AS I CAN, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'LL SIT AROUND HERE, CITY MANAGER, WE WILL NOT DO THE RIGHT THING. AND THAT PERTURBS ME, BECAUSE WE ARE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EQUITY AND EQUALITY, INCLUSION, DIVERSITY.
AND IT'S NOW TIME FOR US TO PUT ON OUR BIG BOY SHOES AND BIG GIRL SHOES.
STAFF MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT.
SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT BEING LEFT OUT ALL THE TIME.
CHAIRMAN MORENO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 66.
THANK YOU MAYOR. TODAY IS A HISTORIC DAY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I WANT TO THANK ROSA AND MONICA AND Y'ALL'S TEAM FOR GETTING US THIS FAR AND WORKING WITH FIFA.
THE INVESTMENT THAT WE ARE HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE APPROVING HERE RELATIVELY SOON.
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WILL THIS INVESTMENT KEEP ROLLING DOWN? SURE. SO PART OF THE THE HOST CITY PROGRAM IS TO WORK ON LEGACY PROJECTS.AND SO THAT LEGACY PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE WORKED ON THROUGHOUT 2025.
AND I THINK THAT MONICA CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON HOW THAT ROLLS OUT.
BUT AGAIN, WE ARE THE CONCENTRATION FOR FIFA RIGHT NOW WAS TO ENSURE, ONE, THAT WE HAD THE IBC TO GET THE CONTRACTS FOR THE BASE CAMPS FANFEST, THE TRAINING SITES AND THE VOLUNTEER CENTER.
AND THEN DURING 2025 TO WORK WITH THE HOST COMMITTEE TO WORK ON THE THINGS THAT INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, THE WATCH PARTIES, THE ACTIVATIONS, THE LEGACY PROGRAMS, ETC.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE WILL START TO GO OUT AND TALK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TALK TO THEIR DISTRICTS ABOUT WHERE THOSE LEGACY PROGRAMS WOULD BE PLACED AND HOW THEY WOULD BE PLACED, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE OTHER ACTIVATIONS THAT OCCUR.
YEAH, I THINK I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FROM A HOST COMMITTEE AND A CITY STANDPOINT, THAT THERE IS LEGACY THAT'S LEFT OVER AFTER THESE MAJOR EVENTS, ESPECIALLY THE WORLD CUP.
WE HOST, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T HOSTED SINCE 1994.
THE LEGACY COMING OUT OF 94 WAS THE CREATION OF THE MLS AND THEN THE GROWTH OF SOCCER.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT.
WE ALREADY KNOW WE'RE WE'RE SHORT ON FIELDS, ON ACCESS TO SPORT EQUIPMENT NEEDS IN CERTAIN AREAS. GETTING SPORT INTO WHETHER IT'S JUNIOR HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS BOTH ON THE MALE AND THE FEMALE SIDE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS WITHIN THE SUSTAINABILITY SIDE AS WELL AS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS.
AND I WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL ROADMAP FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE THAT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND GROW, SOME OF IT CONTINGENT UPON THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THAT WE'RE JUST STARTING RIGHT NOW. AND THOSE ARE MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.
DO WE EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL BOOKINGS OUTSIDE OF FIFA TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE IMPROVEMENTS? SO MONICA AND I HAVE STARTED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, OUR CONCENTRATION IS ON THE JOINDER.
AND SO WE HAVE TO BRING BACK TO YOU ALL IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND THEN AS WELL AS IDEAS ABOUT THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, SOUTH DALLAS PROPER, ETC., SO THAT WE CAN START TO PLAN AND DECIDE COLLECTIVELY WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
AND YOU ALL HAVE DISCUSSED A LOT ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT WHICH IS CRITICAL TO THIS.
DISTRICT TWO WILL SOON WELCOME THOUSANDS OF NEW BROADCASTERS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.
BUT IT'S NOT ONLY THE IMMEDIATE DISTRICT, IT'S THE ENTIRE CITY.
THOSE SMALL LOCAL RESTAURATEURS, THOSE SHOPS, T SHIRT SHOPS TO TO MARKETING, TO OUR HOTELS WANT TO MAKE SURE, AS SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SPOKEN UP, THAT THIS BENEFITS THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING.
CORRECT. AND SO IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO THAT THE SPORTS COMMISSION RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM FIFA ABOUT HOW TO ENGAGE WITH SMALL AND W MWB BUSINESSES.
AND BRETT WILKINSON, WHO'S WORKING IN OUR OFFICE DILIGENTLY ON FIFA, IS WORKING WITH PROCUREMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO HELP US START TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT. WE'VE ONLY JUST RECEIVED IT.
SO I THINK IF YOU GIVE US JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON WHAT THAT ROLLOUT WILL LOOK LIKE, THERE'S A LOT OF RULES OF ENGAGEMENT RELATED TO FIFA AS A LONG STANDING ENTITY AND ORGANIZATION, AND SO WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO FOLLOW THOSE, UNDERSTAND THOSE AND IMPLEMENT CORRECTLY.
BUT AS WE SAID IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE SPORTS PROFESSIONAL SPORTS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION MEETING THE OTHER DAY, WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE FOCUS ON ALL OF THE DISTRICTS THAT YOU REPRESENT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SHINING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED.
AND SO I'M READY TO TAKE THIS VOTE.
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AND JUST KUDOS TO TO BOTH OF Y'ALL AND ALL Y'ALL'S HARD WORK, DETERMINATION AND CAN'T WAIT TO BE AT THE WORLD CUP.SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
MAYOR. CHAIRMAN GRACEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. I JUST AGAIN WANT TO JUST WE'VE SAID IT A NUMBER OF TIMES.
JUST DITTO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF THE HARD WORK, BOTH YOU AND MONICA, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN TO TO TO NOT JUST GET FIFA HERE, BUT MAXIMIZE EVERY SINGLE OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS COME ACROSS SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT ONE, OUR RESIDENTS HAVE AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER, BUT ALSO THAT 2 BILLION SOUNDS REALLY NICE.
SO THAT I THINK ALL OF THAT BEING ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THIS AND MAXIMIZING THAT IS GOOD.
BUT DRIVING EVERY SATURDAY MORNING WAY OUT NORTH PLANO, FRISCO AND THEN HAVING TO STAY OUT THERE TILL 2:00 BECAUSE I GO HOME AND YOU GET TO SPEND ALL THAT AND WE'RE MISSING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT EVEN BEYOND THAT, THIS IS OPENING UP A DOOR OF I'M BIG ON EXPOSURE.
THIS IS OPENING UP A DOOR TO THE WORLD FOR MANY OF OUR YOUTH.
SO WHETHER THEY GET TO ATTEND A SOCCER GAME OR NOT, JUST THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPOSED, I WANT TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPOSE THEM TO THE WORLD. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE COUNTRY, AND I'VE TALKED TO KIDS WHO THINK IT'S IT'S THEY CAN'T FATHOM GOING TO COMING TO AMERICA OR GOING TO ANOTHER PLACE.
BUT YET OVER THERE THEY TRAVEL TO TOKYO AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AS IF IT'S OUT OF STATE.
THE INDUSTRY IS HERE IN DALLAS, AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF BUILDING THAT.
AND FOR ME, THAT LEGACY IS WHAT ARE THE YOUTH? HOW WILL THE YOUTH REMEMBER THIS WHETHER THEY PLAY SOCCER OR NOT? SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO INVITING COMPANY OVER.
EVERY TIME I THINK YOU CAN'T GET MORE TRACKSUIT HERE, YOU DO.
I MEAN, MY GOODNESS, NOW YOU HAVE.
I CAN TELL YOU WHERE TO GO BUY ONE OF THESE IF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO.
I, I APPRECIATE THAT, I THINK NOT, BUT THANK YOU, MAYOR.
SO QUESTION FIRST IS WHAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS ITEM? AND THEN DO WE ANTICIPATE ANY TYPE OF ECONOMIC RETURN FOR THE INVESTMENT? SURE, ABSOLUTELY.
SO WE ARE USING THE CONVENTION CENTER CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND.
IT IS REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH THE CONVENTION CENTER EVENTS AND THROUGH EVENTS IN THE CONVENTION CENTER'S EVENTS. GENERATION OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
SO APPROXIMATELY 8.5 MILLION OF THAT WAS SLATED TO BE SPENT ANYWAY, TO KEEP THE CONVENTION FUNCTIONAL OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT ALMOST FIVE YEARS.
AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT, THE REST OF THAT 6.5 WERE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ENSURE THAT THE ALMOST 3 TO 5000 BROADCASTERS WHO ARE COMING IN DON'T EXPERIENCE ANY GLITCHES AS THEY'RE BROADCASTING ACROSS THE WORLD.
AND SO WE WILL RECEIVE A USER FEE THAT THE HOST COMMITTEE WILL BE PAYING FOR, FOR THE USE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. THAT USER FEE IS JUST BASICALLY THE RENT, AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED AV COSTS, ETC.
AND SO WITH JUST THAT USER FEE ALONE, WE'LL RECOUP MOST OF THAT.
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AND I THINK IT'S WORTH SAYING THAT INITIALLY WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION COMMITTEE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, ALMOST A YEAR AGO, WE THOUGHT THAT THE COST WAS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES OF 30 MILLION.AND AT THIS POINT, AS WE START TO BRING IN ACTUAL TRUED UP COSTS FOR WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE BUILDING, IT MAY BE EVEN LESS THAN THAT. SO I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I THINK YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION PERFECTLY.
THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT IS THAT QUESTIONS HAD BEEN COMING IN TO ME.
I HAD THE SAME QUESTION AS WELL ON WHY WOULD WE PUT MONEY INTO A CONVENTION CENTER FOR A TEMPORARY USE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REDO THE WHOLE THING ANYWAY? AND YES, IT'S AN EXPENSE THAT'S KIND OF A SUNK COST.
BUT THE WAY YOU ANSWERED IT GIVES ME IMPRESSION AND HOPE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT BACK.
PLUS A LOT MORE IN THE IN FROM THE USER FEE AND THEN ALSO FROM THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM THIS.
THEY MAY BE HERE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE ALSO THINK THAT OVER THAT TIME WHERE WE'RE IN CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER, THERE ARE A LOT OF EVENTS THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THAT WE'LL LOOK TO TO BE IN THERE TO CONTINUE, WHETHER IT'S FROM A ROBOTICS AND E-SPORTS STANDPOINT GYMNASTICS, FENCING, ETC..
AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THEIR FAMILIES.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, RESTAURATEURS.
THIS IS BENEFITING THE WHOLE CITY.
HOW ARE WE? ARE WE PREPARED? YOU KNOW, THESE ARE PEOPLE COMING FROM EUROPE, PLACES WHERE THEY CAN WALK IN THEIR DOWNTOWNS.
ARE WE THINKING ABOUT THAT? THE WALKABILITY, THE SAFETY OF CROSSING OUR SIX LANE ROADS IN DOWNTOWN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE TO THEIR HIGHWAY TO THEIR HOTELS.
YES. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, SAY, FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT, FROM A TRANSPORTATION STANDPOINT JUST NOW, KNOWING HERE'S WHAT THE FOOTPRINT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER WILL LOOK LIKE.
AND THEN WORKING WITH DOWNTOWN DALLAS AS WELL AS OUR TRANSIT AGENCIES ON WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WORKING WITH GUS ON FROM A STREET STANDPOINT HAVING DISCUSSIONS OF BEAUTIFICATION.
SO A LOT OF THAT PLANNING JUST NOW, STARTING NOW THAT WE ARE HOPEFULLY TODAY, ONE ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING AN INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER COMING TO DALLAS, BUT THEN ALSO LOOKING AT IT FROM HERE, WHERE MAJORITY OF THE BROADCASTERS MAY BE STAYING FROM A HOTEL STANDPOINT, MATCHING THAT UP, WHERE WE THINK TEAMS MAY BE STAYING, SOME OF THE VIPS, SOME OF THE STAFFING, THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE BEING BEING NEEDED.
SO A LOT OF THOSE PLANS, WE HAVE COMMITTEES THAT MEET ON A, WELL, PROBABLY WEEKLY BASIS, BUT SOME ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND WE'LL START BUILDING OUT SUBCOMMITTEES FROM THERE ACROSS ACROSS THE BOARD. WE'VE, YOU KNOW, JUST PUBLIC SAFETY ALONE HAS 18 DIFFERENT WORKING GROUPS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING WE SHOULD 100% MAKE OUR DOWNTOWN AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE TO WALK AROUND AND SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND ONCE WE DO THAT, AND ONCE WE PUT THOSE SAFETY PROVISIONS IN PLACE, WE SHOULD NEVER LET THEM GO.
WE SHOULD KEEP ON KEEP THEM THERE.
IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE I CAN GET BEHIND THAT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 66.
WELL, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY PART AND OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
WE APPROVED OVER $7 MILLION OF GRANT FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, OF WHICH ABOUT 5 MILLION PLUS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO SECURING OUR REGION, REALLY FOR FIFA.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S ESSENTIAL FUNDING.
WE DIDN'T REALLY CALL IT OUT BECAUSE FRANKLY, I WAS DISTRACTED WITH OTHER THINGS.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY TO CHAIRMAN GRACEY, IF YOU COME UP FOR SOCCER AND IT HAPPENS TO BE AT ADVENTURE LANDING, CALL ME AND I'LL MEET YOU AND WE'LL WE'LL HAVE A SHOWDOWN ON MINI GOLF.
OKAY? THIS IS THE KIND OF SPORTS I CAN GET INTO.
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OKAY. SO SO I DO THINK THAT ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT CHAIRMAN WEST WAS REALLY TALKING ABOUT WALKABILITY, KIND OF SAFETY, I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE'S PHYSICAL SAFETY AND TERRORIST THREATS AND OTHER KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE CAN PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR ADDRESS BEFORE IT BECOMES AN INCIDENT OR.AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BUT ALSO THANK YOU TO STATE AND FEDERAL FOR THOSE DOLLARS.
MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 66.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. ROSA, YOU KNOW, WE THINK ABOUT WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE LAST WORLD CUP TO NOW I'M JUST GOING TO BE MUCH BIGGER, MUCH GRANDER.
SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TURN THAT OVER TO MONICA.
SO WE LAST HOSTED THE WORLD CUP IN 1994.
TO DATE, THAT WAS THE LARGEST IN TERMS OF TICKETS SOLD.
2026 WILL BE THE LARGEST BECAUSE WE'VE JUST EXPANDED FROM 32 TEAMS TO 48 TEAMS, THERE ARE GOING TO BE 104 MATCHES, NINE MATCHES, WHICH WILL WHICH WILL BE HERE.
DALLAS ALSO HOSTED THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER IN 1994.
SO AND QUITE HONESTLY, WHAT THE MATCH AT AT COTTON BOWL STADIUM OF BRAZIL VERSUS NETHERLANDS.
BUT THE FACT THAT PEOPLE STILL REMEMBER THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER AND WAS TALKING ABOUT IT FROM 1994, I THINK IS EQUALLY IMPACTFUL ON WHAT THAT DID FOR DALLAS.
SO I THINK LEARNING, YOU KNOW, SOME LESSONS LEARNED FROM FROM A PREVIOUS STANDPOINT, THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT THE FACILITY IS SECURE AND FUNCTIONAL FOR FIFA, KNOWING EVERY, EVERY BROADCAST IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THE KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER ENSURING THAT THERE IS NO INTERRUPTIONS AND I CAN CAN'T THANK ROSA'S TEAM, OTHER OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE PUT FORTH TO GET US TO THIS POINT.
SO I THANK US. CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
SO WHAT AMENITIES WERE THEY GOING TO BE OUT IN THE PUBLIC? ARE THEY GOING TO ENGAGE IN THE PUBLIC? WHAT. YEAH.
THE FIRST MATCH DOESN'T START UNTIL JUNE 11TH.
SO THEM GETTING SET UP IN THE IN THE LATER MAY TIME PERIOD AND THE 1ST OF JUNE, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND 24 HOURS A DAY IN THAT KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER.
YES, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN HOTELS, MOST LIKELY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT WE'RE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO PROVIDE THOSE BROADCASTERS WITH, HERE ARE ALL THE RESTAURANTS, HERE ARE ALL OF THE THINGS TO DO ACTIVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S DISCOUNTS OR TRANSPORTATION, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE OUR CITY.
I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL PART FOR US HERE IN 2025.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE HOSTING A SUMMIT FOR THE BROADCASTERS IN 25 TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THEM AND HAVE THEM FALL IN LOVE WITH THE CITY JUST AS MUCH AS AS WE DO HERE, AS AS RESIDENTS.
BUT THEN WHILE THEY'RE WHILE THEY'RE HERE TOO.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE FUTURE TOURISM GROWTH AS WELL.
BUT WHAT I'M CONCERNED IS WHEN THE BROADCAST PRESS IS THERE WHO IS GOING TO BE THE LIAISON TO TELL THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, WHERE THEY DON'T NEED TO GO? AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW THE CITY THAT DALLAS? BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG DEAL.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SHOW THE CITY OF DALLAS? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GO AND WHO'S GOING TO MANAGE THAT? SO IT GOT TO BE SOMEONE IN CHARGE OR CAPTAIN AND SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE PLACES TO GO BECAUSE YOU WANT THEM TO SHOW DALLAS TO TELL THEM ABOUT DALLAS.
WHEN THEY GO BACK TO THE OTHER COUNTRY, THEY SAY, OH, COME HERE TO DALLAS.
YOU GO TO THE WEST END, YOU GO TO THE TRINIDAD.
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HOW IS YOUR STAFF GOING TO BE THAT PERSON? YES. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH STARTING IN 2025.WE WILL BE HEAVILY ENGAGED WITH THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, SO VISIT DALLAS AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE ALREADY PROVIDE TO THE VISITORS THAT COME IN, AS WELL AS INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS.
SO WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PULL ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER, HAVE THAT COMMITTEE VERY ACTIVE AS WE BUILD OUT THROUGH 2026, WORK WITH THE THE HOTEL ASSOCIATION AS WELL ON A ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS.
WE ALREADY HAVE A PROGRAM AND STAFF THAT WORK ON THIS FOR OTHER EVENTS.
THIS WILL JUST BE A VERY ELEVATED AMBASSADOR PROGRAM THAT WE WOULD BE PUTTING FORTH KIND OF ALSO ROLLS INTO VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THE COLLATERAL, WHETHER IT'S IN PRINT OR IN DIGITAL FORMAT.
THAT AND HAVE A PRESENCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER ON A DAILY BASIS.
SO THEY ARE COMING THERE TO WORK.
AND THE QUESTION THAT WE'VE BEEN ALWAYS SPEAKING AROUND HERE, MARKETING.
SO WHEN YOU MARKET THIS GREAT PRODUCT OF THE WORLD CUP, AND WE LOOK AT THE MARKETING ABILITY OF THE CITY OF DALLAS OR THE REGION AND LOCAL, WHEREVER, THAT YOU GOT TO HAVE SOMEONE IN CHARGE OF MARKETING, AND YOU ALSO GOT TO HAVE A BUDGET IN CHARGE OF MARKETING.
YOU GOT DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT INCOME.
SO WHO IS HANDLING THE MARKETING? WHO IS THAT PERSON IN CHARGE OF MARKETING TO MAKE SURE THE WHOLE CITY OF DALLAS IS MARKETED PROPERLY AND CORRECTLY? YEP. SO SO FROM A HOST COMMITTEE STANDPOINT, WE ALSO HAVE AN ENTIRE PR TEAM AS WELL AS MARKETING TEAM THAT IS WORKING WITH OUR LEGACY COMMITTEES AS WE BUILD OUT THE FAN FESTIVAL PLATFORM OF 39 STRAIGHT DAYS PLUS THE IN 2025.
BEING ABLE TO HONE IN ON WHAT HERE ARE THE ANCILLARY EVENTS, THE ADDITIONAL ACTIVATIONS, THE YOUTH INITIATIVES THAT WE WOULD BE TAKING SHAPE ENGAGING THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AND OBVIOUSLY OUR THE MEDIA AS WELL.
AND OUR KEY PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO, TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT.
SO WE WORK WITH FIFA'S MARKETING TEAM AS WELL.
THEY HAVE A TEAM IN ZURICH, BUT THEN ALSO A TEAM IN MIAMI.
AND HAVE IN JANUARY, I THINK WE'LL HAVE A FULL ABOUT 14 TO 16 MONTH CALENDAR OF.
HERE ARE THE MARKETING MILESTONES AND INITIATIVES THAT WILL ROLL OUT IN 2025.
REALLY HONING IN ON A YEAR OUT BEING JUNE 11TH, 2025 AND THEN THE DRAW, WHICH WILL KNOW THE TEAMS THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN OUR GROUP STAGES IN DECEMBER OF 2025.
SO THERE'LL BE AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM IN 2025 THAT HOPEFULLY THE NEXT TIME WE'RE ABLE TO BRIEF THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MUCH MORE DETAIL ON WHAT THAT CALENDAR LOOKS LIKE FOR 25.
I GUESS MAYBE TWO QUESTIONS, ONE FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND ONE FOR YOU.
I KNOW THERE IS 14 COUNCIL DISTRICTS HERE IN THE MARYLAND REPRESENTING THE WHOLE CITY, AND MY CONCERN IS I WAS HERE FOR THE LAST WORLD CUP, WAS HERE AND DID WE DID WE DID A POOR JOB OF MARKETING THE WHOLE CITY AS A WHOLE.
WE'RE 14 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF CITY.
SO CITY MANAGER, HOW ARE WE GOING TO COORDINATE THE CITY WITH FEVER MARCHING, THE MARCHING, THE WHOLE CITY AS A WHOLE? I KNOW THAT'S A HARD CONCEPT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHO DO WE GO TO? YOU KNOW, FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I KNOW WE CAN'T GO TO FEVER TO DO THAT.
WE GOT TO GO SOMEWHERE FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS.
WHO WOULD BE THAT PERSON? WHO WOULD BE THAT COMMITTEE? WHO WOULD BE IN CHARGE TO MAKE SURE THE WHOLE CITY IS MARKET FRIENDLY AS A WHOLE? THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS, AND I THINK IS WHAT YOU'VE HEARD THIS MORNING IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT PHASES OF PLANNING AROUND THE PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN AND THE OVERALL MARKETING STRATEGY.
WE WILL STILL NEED TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE COMMISSION.
SO I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE COMPREHENSIVE.
WE WILL UTILIZE OUR EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, AND THEN WE WILL DEVELOP ALSO AN INTERNAL TEAM.
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YOU KIND OF A BROADER PICTURE OF WHAT THAT OVERALL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.EVERY COUNCIL IS IS DIFFERENT.
BUT I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLAY.
I SHOULD GO TO COUNCILMAN MORENO AND JUST SAY, WHAT IS A GOOD PLACE FOR YOUR DISTRICT THREE OR WHATEVER? AND I THINK LAST TIME IN 1994, WE DIDN'T DO THIS, BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW WE MUST DO THAT, YOU KNOW, GO TO PLEASANT GROVE, DISTRICT FIVE.
HAMMOND, WHAT DO YOU THINK? IF YOU DON'T ASK US, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW I SAID IT, YOU DON'T KNOW OUR DISTRICT.
YOU DON'T KNOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO YOU GOT TO ENGAGE THE COUNCIL.
WE NEED TO BE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
THEY NEED TO COME TO US SO WE CAN TELL YOU, HEY, THIS IS A GREAT RESTAURANT OVER HERE.
THIS IS A GREAT PARK OVER HERE.
IT'S A GREAT SCHOOL OVER HERE.
WHATEVER WE NEED TO BE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO DO RIGHT.
IF WE'RE NOT ENGAGED, SHAME ON US BECAUSE WE NEED TO START NOW.
I KNOW IT'S INVOLVING A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME, BUT TODAY WE NEED TO START TODAY.
THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE, I'M GOING BACK TO CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD FOR THREE MINUTES.
OKAY. CHAIRWOMAN, ARE YOU RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES ON ITEM 66? EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
QUESTION SENT TO ME IN TERMS OF.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT $2 BILLION MARK.
BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PRICING AND OUR HOTELS AND SOME OF OUR VENDORS, ARE WE HOW DO WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT NOT TRYING TO PRICE OUT THE LOCALS? SO WE CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO BUY A SHIRT? EVEN IF IT'S IF IT'S IN A CERTAIN ZIP CODE, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DEAL WITH PRICE GOUGING, SO TO SPEAK, IN HOTELS AND SOME OF THE VENDORS? SO FIFA HAD A VERY ROBUST PROCESS WHERE THEY RECEIVED PRICING FROM EACH OF THE HOTELS.
I'M SORRY. YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP.
SO FIFA HAD A VERY ROBUST PROCESS WHERE THEY RECEIVED PRICING FROM EACH OF THE HOTELS.
WE WORKED WITH THE DOWNTOWN TOURIST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE HOTEL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH TEXAS, ETC., AND HOTELS PROVIDED THEIR PRICING TO FIFA.
FIFA THEN CAME BACK AND NEGOTIATED.
THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY NEEDED A MYRIAD OF PRICING STRUCTURES AND I BELIEVE WE'VE ACHIEVED THAT.
YES. WE HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF DECEMBER, FIFA HAS THE CONTRACTS THAT THEY NEED WITH OUR HOTELS, WITH THE AGREED UPON PRICE THAT IS IN LINE WITH HISTORICAL PROBABLY RATES THAT FIFA IS USED TO PAYING OR KNOW THAT THEIR, THEIR, THEIR SPECTATORS, FANS, COMMERCIAL AFFILIATES ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO NEGOTIATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL BROADCASTERS? AS MR. ATKINS STATED? THERE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT WE REPRESENT THAT THAT MANY OF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS CONVERSATION SO THEY CAN GET THIS OUT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AS WELL, TO BE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION? IN WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM AND OUR MARKETING TEAM, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF DALLAS COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM AND ROSE'S TEAM, WE HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST LIST FROM A MEDIA STANDPOINT, BUT WE ALWAYS WELCOME.
WE CAN ADD AS MANY MEDIA BROADCAST JOURNALISTS TO OUR LIST SO THAT THEY ARE INCLUDED IN ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT WE ARE MAKING UP REGULAR, UPDATED PLANNING CALLS AND MEETINGS.
THEY CAN KNOW ABOUT THE CALENDAR OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES 25 LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES 26 LOOK LIKE? EVENTS THAT WE'LL BE DOING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO GET THOSE ADVISEMENTS AND BE UP TO SPEED ON ANY OF THE EVENTS
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THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORLD CUP.AND ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A HUGE INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TEAM THAT MEETS MONTHLY TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
IT INCLUDES OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
TOLBERT. INDICATED AND SHE I JUST WANTED TO JUST JUMP IN BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE'VE HEARD THE COMMENTS AROUND OVERALL ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW WE HAVE TO BEGIN THAT WORK.
AND SO WHAT I WANT TO ASSURE THE COUNCIL IS THAT TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT COMPLETELY MAPPED OUT.
AS PART OF THIS AGENDA ITEM, WE WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE'RE BUILDING THE FOUNDATION, WE'RE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND SHARE WITH YOU, GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOT MISSED AS IT RELATES TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE NOT ONLY OUR MINORITY MEDIA PARTNERS, SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT I DO BELIEVE WANT TO BE AT THE TABLE.
WE WANT THEM AT THE TABLE, INCLUDING THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO IF YOU'LL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THAT BACK AS A FULL CONVERSATION WITH THIS BODY, WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO PULL THIS WHOLE STRATEGY TOGETHER AROUND NOT ONLY THE INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS, BUT HOW ALL OF THE OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS WILL PLAY INTO THE COMMUNICATIONS AND THE MARKETING STRATEGY.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE AS WE GO BACK AND FORTH TODAY, YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU.
SO IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO EVEN SEE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADED.
BUT WE DO COMMIT TO BRINGING THAT TO THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO ARE YOU ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE TOPIC? I LOVE HIM. YES.
THERE ARE A FEW OF US. MANY OF US WHO DEPEND ON SMASH THE TOPIC.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S AT THE TABLE.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
BUT LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND I THINK I HAVE A MINUTE COMING UP THAT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS, WHETHER THEY'RE DISD, CHARTER SCHOOLS, WHATEVER, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY AND THE SPACE TO HOST SOME OF THESE EVENTS.
IN CLOSING AND I'M NOT GOING TO CLOSE.
I'LL PROBABLY COME BACK FOR THAT MINUTE.
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD CONVERSATION TODAY BECAUSE WE'VE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION, AND IT IS NOTHING MORE UNCOMFORTABLE THAN HERE HEARING BROADCASTERS CASTERS MISPRONOUNCE THE NAME, SUCH AS MARCELLUS TO MARCELLUS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ARE THEY.
SO WE NEED TO BE AT THE TABLE.
AND I NEED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL TODAY, ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE LISTENING.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO PLAY SOCCER IN SCHOOL, BUT I AM VERY MUCH AN ATHLETE, AND I'M VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE OF THE MAYOR FOR EMPHASIZING THE NEED TO KIND OF KEEP FOCUSING ON SPORTS.
BUT IF YOU NEED TO FIND ME, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR YOU.
IF PHIL FOSTER AND CINDY HALL CAN'T FIND ME, THEN CITY MANAGER KNOWS WHERE I AM BECAUSE THIS IS TOO.
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR LAST MINUTE NOW.
SO I'M HERE, MY COMMUNITY IS HERE.
STOPPING AT THE ZOO WHEN YOU'RE COMING TO THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
CITY MANAGER, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE OUR COMMITMENT.
SOME WANT TO CHANGE THE WORD OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND I'LL JUST RENAME IT.
SPIKE LEE. PROBABLY WON'T EVEN GET UPSET.
IT'S CALLED DO THE RIGHT THING.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A CITY OVER OUR 380 SOMETHING SQUARE MILES.
GET THE WORD OUT, BRING FOLKS IN, GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO HAVE A PIECE OF THIS PIE SO WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO WALK AROUND THIS WITH THIS MENTALITY OF LET ME KICK THE LEGS OFF THE TABLE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THERE.
SO ONCE AGAIN, I'M CAROLYN KING ARNOLD, DISTRICT FOUR.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT MY COMMUNITY HAS SENT ME HERE TO MAKE SURE WE GET A PORTION OF THAT $2 BILLION POTENTIAL ECONOMIC WINDFALL IN THIS CITY.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND IT'S ALL GOOD TO SEE THE WOMEN IN CHARGE OF THIS MAJOR PROJECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH OUR SPORTS AND OUR CITY.
THANK YOU. WORK ON THAT. THAT IS ALL OF YOUR TIME FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
YOU REALLY DID. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE SEEN YOU.
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THANK YOU. AN ITEM.IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 66? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.
WE WILL MOVE AHEAD SLIGHTLY TO AGENDA ITEM 73.
[73. 24-3774 Consideration of appointments to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board of Directors for Positions 01, 05 and 11 (Closed Session, if necessary, Personnel, Sec. 551.074, T.O.M.A.) (List of nominees in the City Secretary's Office) - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
AGENDA ITEM 73 IS A CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR POSITIONS ONE, FIVE AND 11.THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION, CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ? YES, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPOINT BEN LEAL.
MARIO QUINTANILLA AND DEMETRIUS SAMPSON TO THE DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FILL POSITIONS ONE, FIVE, AND 11 WITH THE TERMS TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 1ST, 2025 AND EXPIRE JANUARY 31ST, 2027.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? I HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ? YES. MR. FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU, MR. MRS. ITEM 73.
WE'RE TAKING IT SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER.
MR. LEAL AND MR. QUINTANILLA, THIS WILL BE THEIR THIRD TERM THAT THEY'LL BE SERVING.
AND AND MISS SAMPSON WILL BE SERVING HER SECOND TERM.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT IN THESE THREE, WE HAVE SOME AMAZING LEADERS ON THE BOARD.
AND I KNOW YOU KNOW VERY WELL, MR. MAYOR, SINCE YOU SERVE ON THE BOARD AS WELL.
BUT MR. BEN LEAL IS THE CURRENT BOARD SECRETARY.
AND DEMETRIUS SAMPSON IS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE DFW AIRPORT BOARD.
AND I CAN'T BE MORE PROUD AND EXCITED.
MADAM CHAIR IS UP THERE AND SHE'S WAVING TO EVERYBODY.
AND UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE EXPANSION OF THE AIRPORT THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THAT DFW AIRPORT IS NOW THE THIRD BUSIEST AIRPORT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
ALL OF THAT. EVERY LANGUAGE I CAN SAY IT IN.
ALL RIGHT? AND MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. YOU KEEP IT UP AS WELL.
AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN APPROVE THEM AND GET THEM BACK TO WORK.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 73.
THANK YOU. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEY WERE IN THE IN THE BUILDING, BUT WHAT I WANT TO SAY, WHAT I AM GOING TO SAY IS THAT IT WAS A DEFINITE HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THE CAPACITY OF MAYOR PRO TEM, WHERE I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE BOARD AND JUST WORK WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS, HAS JUST BEEN JUST AWESOME. AND TO WATCH THEM HANDLE THEIR BUSINESS, I FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE, QUALIFIED, BONAFIDE, CERTIFIED TO SERVE.
AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM.
I KNOW THAT I AM, AND SO I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, AS I'VE STATED, TO BE AT THIS BOARD TO TO REPRESENT DALLAS. AND ALL I CAN SAY IS THE THREE THAT WE'RE NOMINATING TODAY ARE VERY WORTHY OF IT.
NOW, I'VE JUST COME TO KNOW MR. LELAND QUINTANILLA, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I'VE KNOWN I'VE KNOWN MRS. SAMPSON FOR PROBABLY A COUPLE OF DECADES IN HER WORK AND SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
BUT I THINK ALL OF THIS GOES BACK TO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING WITH THE WORK OF PETE SCHINKEL, MAKING SURE HE WAS ADVOCATING SO THAT THESE TYPES OF INDIVIDUALS ARE AT THE BOARD AND AT THE TABLE, PUSHING NOT ONLY FOR US TO BE WORLD CLASS IN TERMS OF THE OF THE AIRPORT, BUT ALSO ADVOCATING FOR CONTRACTS, ACCESS, EQUITY IN TERMS OF WORKING CONDITIONS.
AND AND SO I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED TODAY TO CAST MY VOTE FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BEGIN TO TELL A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO IT THROUGH OUR MARKETING? WE ALWAYS GO BACK, BUT I THINK OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE VERY PROUD TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE THERE AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE US AND BE RESPONSIVE TO US AS WE PUSH FOR INCLUSION, DIVERSITY CONTRACTS AND YOU NAME IT, THE WHOLE GAMUT OF STANDING ON BUSINESS.
SO DALLAS CAN REPRESENT WORLD CLASS SERVICE IN THIS CITY.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN GRACEY RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST QUICKLY WANT TO SAY AGAIN, I SUPPORT THIS AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THESE CANDIDATES AND PARTICULARLY MISS SAMSON AND MR. LIAO, WHO ARE BOTH RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT THREE, AND LIAO, WHO IS ACTUALLY MY NEIGHBOR, SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THEM.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST ITEM 60 OF 73? EXCUSE ME. SEEING NONE.ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. CONGRATULATIONS.
WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM 67.
[67. 24-3495 Authorize the second step of acquisition for condemnation by eminent domain to acquire from Rickey Wilson, of approximately 4,342 square feet of land located near the intersection of Cleaves and West Levee Streets for The Bottom Revitalization Infrastructure Project - Not to exceed $90,000.00 ($85,000.00, plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $5,000.00) - Financing: ECO (I) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($80,000.00) and Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($10,000.00)]
AGENDA ITEM 67.AUTHORIZE THE SECOND STEP OF ACQUISITION FOR CONDEMNATION BY EMINENT DOMAIN.
TO ACQUIRE FROM RICKY WILSON OF APPROXIMATELY 4342FT² OF LAND LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CLEVES AND WEST LEVEE STREETS FOR THE BOTTOM REVITALIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, NOT TO EXCEED $90,000.
BECAUSE THIS ITEM IS IN EMINENT DOMAIN ITEM, IT WILL REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE.
IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, SIR? IS THAT CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD? YES.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. ON ITEM 67, THE BOTTOM.
I KNOW EMINENT DOMAIN IS KIND OF AN UNCOMFORTABLE PLACE TO BE, BUT IF IF I COULD GET THE PUBLIC WORKS HERE OR WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, I NEED TO GET CLARITY ON THE RECORD ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY.
AND I KNOW PUBLIC WORKS MAY HAVE TO WEIGH IN.
GOOD MORNING. ASHLEY EUBANKS, FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.
THANK YOU. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS LITTLE PROPERTY, THIS PIECE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON? YES, MA'AM. THIS IS A VACANT TRACT OF LAND.
IT IS IN THE BOTTOMS. PHASE TWO.
THIS IS THE LAST OF 12 TRACKS THAT WE NEED TO ACQUIRE.
IS THIS THE PROPERTY THAT BUTTS UP TO THE LEVY? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. AND SO BASICALLY, WHAT'S THERE NOW? RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST VACANT.
IT'S A VACANT TRACT. SO IS WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IN PUBLIC RECORDS MAY HAVE TO COME.
BASICALLY, WE CANNOT PUT A HOUSE THERE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
IS THIS THE LAST PIECE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THAT THE TRACTOR IS STILL SITTING THERE IN THE SAME SPOT? YES, MA'AM. WAITING FOR US.
AM I CORRECT ON THAT STATEMENT? YOU ARE CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.
BUT I ASSURE YOU AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY PUSHBACK FROM THIS PARTICULAR OWNER? EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.
NO, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, SO THERE'S NO PUSHBACK.
IT'S ONLY THE POSITION OF GIVING US ACCESS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE BOTTOM.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
NOW, I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOST OF YOU HAVE STRONGLY SUPPORTED US IN THE BOTTOM AS WE ARE IN THE BOTTOM DISTRICT AS WE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP, AND WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP PUSHING BACK ON THAT COMMUNITY.
THEY HAVE BEEN PUT IN LIMBO FOR PROBABLY A COUPLE OF DECADES, AND NOW IS THEIR TIME TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF THE WORK THAT THIS STAFF HAS PUT IN WITH INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS THAT THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS, WE FROM MR. BROADNAX WORK.
MR. ROBERT PEREZ AND NOW MR. GUS. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
AND OF COURSE, YOUR YOUR WORK WITH THE REAL ESTATE.
AND FOLKS, YOU FOLKS OUT THERE WHO ARE LISTENING AND EVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS, UNLESS YOU GO TO THE BOTTOMS ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHICH YOU PROBABLY DON'T BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN YOUR DISTRICT, BUT SOME OF YOU DO HAVE AN INTEREST OF SUPPORTING US AS WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WE TRY TO. I KNOW I TRY TO STAY DOWN THERE AS OFTEN AS I CAN TO LOOK AT THE WORK, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALLOWED THIS COMMUNITY TO GO WITHOUT FOR TOO MANY YEARS. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THAT, FOR YOUR BEING HERE AND YOUR WORK.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF THE SUCCESS IN THE BOTTOM DISTRICT BY SELLING THEIR PROPERTY, AND THIS IS A GOOD BIT OF CHUNK OF CHANGE THAT THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM THAT.
BUT I DID WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD SO NO ONE WOULD FEEL THAT WE WERE FORCING ANYONE OUT.
BUT MY COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP PUSHING FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
SO THEY'RE NOT JUST LABELED AS BEING IN THE BOTTOM.
WE NEED TO KNOW THAT THE BOTTOM IS RAISING ON UP.
WE'RE MOVING ON UP, AS GEORGE JEFFERSON WOULD SAY, UP TO THE TOP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, MAYOR.
I'M I'M GRATEFUL ALSO FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT WE ALSO HAVE STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE PARK DEPARTMENT IN THIS AREA AS WELL, IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING THIS AREA THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED. SO THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF THIS.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ASHLEY, COULD YOU COME BACK TO THE MIC? WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS PROPERTY IS BEING TAKEN?
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FROM CHINA. GOOD MORNING.SIR. THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
DID YOU TELL THEM THAT? OKAY, SO IS THERE A STREET THERE NOW, OR THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A STREET THROUGH THIS PROPERTY? I THINK I BELIEVE IT'S THE EXPANSION OF THE STREET.
OKAY. I WOULD NEED TO DEFER TO PUBLIC WORKS TO EXPAND ON THAT IF NEEDED.
OKAY. IS PUBLIC WORKS AVAILABLE? HELLO, SIR. THIS IS GUS.
I'M. I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT ITEM FOR FOR YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
OKAY. SO CAN YOU AT LEAST GIVE US A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS YOU'RE PLANNING FOR THIS 4300FT²? YES, SIR. IF YOU CAN, I NEED TO GET STAFF TO HELP ME WITH IT.
SO I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP TO SEE IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES.
I JUST THINK WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS GUY'S PROPERTY FOR.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR PUBLIC, LIKE THE PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDERS.
IT'S BEEN OPENED UP. SO NOW THOSE STREETS ARE.
YOU CAN GO ON FROM ONE TO THE OTHER, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST IT'S A DEAD END.
YEAH, IT'S A DEAD END. YEAH, IT'S A DEAD END.
OKAY. WE'LL START SAYING WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, YOU CAN JUST FINISH AND NOBODY KNOWS YOU'RE FINISHED.
AND WE'RE JUST OVER HERE WAITING. I'M JUST.
CAN YOU. I GOT THAT? GUS IS ON THE LINE NOW.
WELL, MR. MAYOR, MY APOLOGIES AGAIN.
I MEAN, THIS IS AGAIN THIS IS ONE OF THOSE I MEAN, AGAIN WITH THE OLD PUBLIC WORKS.
SO I JUST HAVE TO GET YOU THE INFORMATION, BUT I'M SURE IT IS IT IS FOR THE ROADWAY EXPANSION, AND I HAVE THEM ON THE LINE. IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ONE SECOND, PLEASE.
MR. MAYOR, I BELIEVE COUNCILWOMAN ARNOLD MAY HAVE THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION.
MAY I ASK HER? WELL, THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU.
WHAT WE HAVE DOWN IN THE BOTTOM FOR MANY YEARS WAS JUST A LOT OF DEAD END STREETS.
AND SO WE COULD WE NEEDED TO BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT OPENING UP THESE STREETS.
RIGHT NOW, YOU JUST KIND OF DEAD IN INTO WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK WE STARTED EVEN WITH JOE JORDAN'S CONVERSATION AROUND THIS YEARS AGO.
AND I HAVE A I HAVE THE ANSWER, SIR.
YOU DO? IF I MAY, I THOUGHT I ANSWERED IT, BUT.
SO CURRENTLY IT IS UNIMPROVED, AND WE'RE WIDENING THE ROADWAY.
WE'RE PUTTING IN A 26 FOOT ROADWAY, AND THUS THE NEED FOR THE FOR THE ADDITIONAL PARCEL.
GUS. SO, GUS, THAT WILL CONNECT TWO EXISTING STREETS SO THAT THERE'S NO LONGER.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU CAN TURN YOUR MIC OFF UNLESS YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO.
ARE YOU ABOUT TO GO? GO ARE YOU THEN THEN GO FOR THREE MINUTES.
SO I APPRECIATE THOSE QUESTIONS.
ON THE IN TERMS OF THE BOTTOM DISTRICT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IT'S VERY I'M VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE AS I SAID, WE'VE OVERLOOKED THE PROPERTY FOR SO MANY YEARS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE TO WALK BACK MEMORY LANE, AND I'LL JUST SPEAK TO THOSE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EMPLOYED BY THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WORKED AT IVANNA TOWNVIEW MAGNET CENTER, WHERE I SAW THIS COMMUNITY.
POINT OF ORDER BY STATE, YOUR POINT OF ORDER.
CAN WE KEEP COMMENTS GERMANE TO THE AGENDA TOPIC, PLEASE? MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT'S BEEN YOUR POINT OF ORDER IS RESPECTFULLY SUSTAINED.
THANK YOU. SUSTAINED. IT'S SUSTAINED.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE GERMANE AND RELEVANT.
AND SO I'M STOPPING THE ATTORNEYS.
WOULD THAT BE GERMANE? MAYOR, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TO TO TALK ABOUT, UNTIL SOMEONE RAISES THE POINT OF ORDER, YOU GET TO GO.
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THANK YOU. UNTIL SOMEONE OBJECTS.SO THE FACT IS, WE'VE BEEN OVERLOOKING THAT COMMUNITY.
AND SO NOW WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE CAN DO MORE AS A CITY.
AND OF COURSE, WHEN I TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE, SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WANT TO INTERRUPT THE PASSION AND THE COMMITMENT THAT I HAVE FOR MY COMMUNITY.
BUT I SAW, I WATCHED, I WITNESSED FOR DECADES THE INJUSTICE THAT THIS CITY PLACED ON THAT COMMUNITY.
AND SO NOW WE ARE MOVING ON UP.
I STAY IN TUNE, I STAY INTACT, BUT WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
I APPRECIATE THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN SUPPORT BUT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO TALK ABOUT EQUITY AND INCLUSION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LESS THAN US.
AND SO I AM ON THE RECORD SPEAKING ABOUT THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING, AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK ON THE BOTTOM AND ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BRINGING FOLKS QUALITY OF LIFE UP TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO CLOSE AT THAT POINT, BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT PUBLIC WORKS IS DOING AND REAL ESTATE IS DOING IN THE BOTTOM IN TERMS OF RESPONDING TO THE CALL TO BE A PART OF THIS CITY AND NOT TO BE EXCLUDED AS IF THEY ARE A THIRD WORLD COMMUNITY.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.
THAT BEING THE CASE, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I.
WE HAVE TO DO IT. TECHNICALLY, WE HAVE TO DO A RECORD, BUT I CAN'T DO IT BY VOICE.
CORRECT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR.
NO. IF YOU OPPOSE COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.
MORENO. IS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.
YES. WITH ALL 15 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL VOTING IN FAVOR, THE ITEM PASSES, MR. MAYOR. WONDERFUL.
LET'S MOVE ON. WE WILL MOVE AHEAD AGAIN.
[76. 24-3673 Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Incorporated (DBDT) for the provision of artistic services to the City through the Cultural Organizations Program for a period ending September 30, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $248,435.00, subject to one of the following occurring on or before April 15, 2025: (i) a decision by the National Labor Relations Board finding that DBDT has not violated the National Labor Relations Act in Case Nos. 16-CA-343777, 16-CA-347632, 16-CA347638, and 16-CA-348257; or (ii) the execution of a settlement agreement between DBDT and the American Guild of Musical Artists - Not to exceed $248,435.00 - Financing: General Fund]
I'LL READ THIS ITEM INTO THE RECORD.AGENDA ITEM 76 AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER, INCORPORATED DBDT FOR THE PROVISION OF ARTISTIC SERVICES TO THE CITY THROUGH THE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $248,435, SUBJECT TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURRING ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15TH, 2025 ONE.
A DECISION BY THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD FINDING THAT DBDT HAS NOT VIOLATED THE LABOR, THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, OR TWO, THE EXECUTION OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN DBDT AND THE AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS NOT TO EXCEED $248,435. YOU DO HAVE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
FIRST SPEAKER CHRISTOPHER HARRISON.
CHRISTOPHER HARRISON IS NOT PRESENT.
OKAY. ROSEMARY KURTZ I'M CHECKING TO SEE IF.
OKAY. YEAH. ROSEMARY KURTZ YOUR VIDEO NEEDS TO BE DISPLAYED ALSO.
SORRY. OKAY, LET ME GO BACK TO.
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OKAY. I'M SORRY, MR. LOWRY. ROSEMARY KURTZ, WE CAN.WE STILL CANNOT HEAR YOU, MISS.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ROSIE KURTZ.
I'M AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE DALLAS AFL-CIO FROM MY UNION, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS.
TODAY, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO AMEND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 76 TO CLARIFY THAT THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER WILL NOT RECEIVE THEIR $248,000 GRANT, REGARDLESS OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS MADE A FEW DAYS AGO.
WHY DIDN'T THEY OPT FOR REINSTATEMENT INSTEAD? THE ONE WORD IS LEADERSHIP, REQUESTING THAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS NEEDED ROOM AND BOARD PRESIDENT GEORGE SCAIFE RESIGNED FROM THEIR POSITIONS.
ISN'T WITHIN THE REALM OF WHAT AGMA CAN NEGOTIATE OR THE NLRB CAN DEMAND.
I BELIEVE THAT THE PUBLIC PRESSURE WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THAT GOAL EVENTUALLY, BUT THE DANCERS, UNDERSTANDABLY COULDN'T PUT THEIR LIVES ON HOLD INDEFINITELY AND RISK LOSING THEIR CHANCE AT FRONT PAY TO WAIT FOR THAT.
THE DANCERS COULD NOT GO BACK TO WORK FOR ZANETTA DREW AND GEORGE SCAIFE.
IT'S A LOSS BECAUSE BY PRIORITIZING THEIR DESIRE FOR DICTATORIAL POWER, THEY'VE LOST OUT ON INCREDIBLE TALENT, BOTH FROM THE DANCERS WHO WON'T RETURN AND FROM DANCERS IN THE FUTURE WHO WILL NEVER AUDITION BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION.
THIS COMPANY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
THE CITY OF DALLAS SHOULD NOT GIVE THEM ANY GRANT MONEY RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THIS DEAL HAS DONE NOTHING TO MERIT ANY FAITH THAT LEADERSHIP WILL TRULY CHANGE THEIR MINDSET WHEN IT COMES TO RESPECTING THEIR DANCERS AND THEIR RIGHT TO ORGANIZE.
AND THE APOLOGY ADDS, THEY'LL HAVE TO BUY.
AND THEY DON'T DESERVE ANY HELP FROM THE CITY IN EASING THAT FINANCIAL BURDEN.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE. THEY STILL NEED TO FEEL THE STING AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS.
DALLAS LABOR HAS SUPPORTED MANY OF THE MEMBERS ON THIS COUNCIL, AND I DON'T THINK WE ASK FOR A LOT.
BUT NOW WE ARE ASKING FOR YOU TO PLEASE VOTE TO AMEND THE AGENDA ITEM TO STRIKE THE LANGUAGE, ALLOWING THE GRANT TO BE GIVEN SUBJECT TO AN AGREEMENT AND YOU NEED TO REALLOCATE THE FUNDS TO A MORE DESERVING ORGANIZATION.
HI THERE. MY NAME IS DAVID LOWRY.
I'M CO-CHAIR OF THE YOUNG ACTIVE LABOR LEADERS HERE IN DALLAS.
YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM AT Y'ALL DFW.
FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL.
SO FAR, YOUR VOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS HERE WITH THIS CASE HAVE BEEN SPOT ON.
AND THAT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE THAT WE WILL HAVE JUSTICE.
TO ME, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A CASE OF BAD MANAGEMENT, BUT THAT THIS THEATER THIS THEATER STARTED OFF PROTECTING AND CULTIVATING CULTURE IN A COMMUNITY AND SPECIFICALLY THE FOUNDERS OWN COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE, SHOWING THAT MONEY, IF NOT HANDLED WELL, THAT EVEN WITH THE BEST INTENTIONS, WILL TOTALLY CREATE ITS OWN ECHO CHAMBERS TOTALLY RESET HIS PRIORITIES, BIRTH, DIVISION AND MALFEASANCE AND THEN TURN AGAINST EVEN ITS OWN COMMUNITY.
IT'S DOCUMENTED AND CLEAR THAT THAT'S WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO TOTALLY REALLOCATE THE FUNDS IN QUESTION TO TO OTHER DESERVING GROUPS UNTIL THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP TO STRIKE THE APRIL 15TH RECOMMENDATION DATE THAT THE ALLOCATION COMMITTEE MADE, AND THEN TO ALSO INCLUDE PERIODIC AUDITS.
I ALSO ENCOURAGE THAT THE NEW DANCERS TO NOT BE BLINDED BY THE SPOTLIGHT AND THINK LARGER PICTURE.
DO YOU WANT TO BE DANCERS, OR DO YOU WANT TO BE DANCERS WITH CONTROL OF YOUR OWN LIVELIHOOD AND ART? NOW, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WHEN WE STAND WITH LABOR, WE ABSOLUTELY STAND 100% ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AND WITH OUR OWN CONSCIENCE.
WE STAND WITH THE SPIRIT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING.
CESAR. CESAR. CHAVEZ, JOHN F KENNEDY, AND EINSTEIN.
CAPITAL IS ONLY THE FRUIT OF LABOR AND COULD NEVER HAVE EXISTED IF LABOR HAD NOT FIRST EXISTED.
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LABOR IS A SUPER SUPERIOR OF CAPITAL AND DESERVES MUCH THE HIGHER CONSIDERATION.SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GEORGIA SCAIFE.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YOUR MICROPHONE. THERE'S A BUTTON AT THE BASE OF THAT MICROPHONE.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GEORGIA GEORGES CAVE, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER BOARD REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WHICH WAS SUCCESSFULLY REACHED THIS PAST SUNDAY WITH THE AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS.
THE AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF REGION 16 OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, AND RESOLVES THE PENDING LABOR CHARGES REGARDING OUR FORMER DANCERS.
UNDER THE AGREEMENT, IN ADDITION TO US MAKING THE FORMER DANCERS WHOLE FOR LOSS OF EARNINGS AND OTHER EXPENSES, WE WILL HAVE THE NLRB CONDUCT TRAINING FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND REVISE POLICIES.
WE WILL WORK WITH AGMA TO REVISE POLICIES APPLICABLE TO THE MAIN COMPANY DANCERS.
WE WILL ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES CAN RAISE ISSUES OR ANY CONCERNS TO MANAGEMENT.
AND OF COURSE THE BOARD, AND WE WILL LISTEN AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
OF COURSE, THE DANCERS CAN ALSO RAISE ISSUES WITH AGMA UNRELATED TO THE AGREEMENT WITH AGMA.
WE ALSO HAD SOME LEADERSHIP CHANGES IN OUR ARTISTIC ARM OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WE BELIEVE THIS HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT. THE RESOLUTION WITH AGMA AND THE FORMER DANCERS ALLOWS US TO MOVE BEYOND PAST DIFFERENCES AND WORK WITH AGMA TOWARD A DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THAT SUPPORTS OUR DANCERS AND ADVANCES DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER'S MISSION.
THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER BOARD BELIEVES THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE BEST PATH FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THIS COLLABORATION AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORT MARKS THE START OF A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER, AGMA AND ITS ARTISTS.
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO BETTERING OURSELVES, THE COMMUNITY, AND ENSURING THAT DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND IT CONTINUES TO BE AN ORGANIZATION THAT YOU ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH.
TO THAT END, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE CITY CONSIDER RELEASING FUNDING THAT IS ALLOCATED WITHIN ITS ARTS AND CULTURAL BUDGET FOR DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER'S SERVICES CONTRACT.
DOING SO WILL ALLOW US TO FULLY REALIZE OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL ARTIST EXPERIENCE, ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE, ENRICHING CULTURE, AND INSPIRING OUR AUDIENCES BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.
THANK YOU, HONORABLE PHILIP KINGSTON.
MR. KINGSTON, YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN AN AGENDA ITEM 80.
THEREFORE, YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON BOTH ITEMS. PER OUR RULES, WE'LL WE'LL TALK TO COUNCIL ABOUT THAT AS WE GO.
HI, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
PHILIP KINGSTON, 5901 PALO PINTO.
I WAS ASKED TO APPEAR HERE BY AGMA, THE UNION REPRESENTING THE FIRE DANCERS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT WHAT HAS BEEN SAID.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO GET INVOLVED, BECAUSE WHEN I GOT TO THIS COUNCIL, I WAS PLACED IN CHARGE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, MUCH AS CHAIR BAZALDUA IS TODAY.
AND IN THOSE IN THAT TIME PERIOD, THE CITY'S BUDGET WAS STARTING TO ALLOW FOR THE RESTORATION OF FUNDING TO OUR IMPORTANT CULTURAL PARTNERS, OF WHICH DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER IS DEFINITELY ONE.
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YMCA, WHICH IS A SEPARATELY IMPORTANT BUILDING, EVEN SEPARATE FROM THE OPERATIONS OF DBDT.AND SO THE THING THAT BECAME OBVIOUS IN THIS SCANDAL IS THAT THE CITY IS NOT INCLUDING POLICIES THAT THIS COUNCIL WANTS IN ITS CULTURAL CONTRACTS.
AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE AND I WILL BE WORKING WITH AGMA AND CHAIR BAZALDUA TO INCLUDE LABOR, PEACE, LANGUAGE IN THE CULTURAL CONTRACTS THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE ADOPTED, THEY WILL PROTECT WORKERS IN THE WAY THAT YOU ALL WANT OUR CULTURAL PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND IS EXPECTED OF THEM.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY.
AND, MR. MAYOR, YOU'RE VERY HELPFUL.
CITY SECRETARY HAS ALERTED ME TO YOUR NEW RULE THAT SAYS I HAVE TO NOW TALK ABOUT ITEM 80.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU FOR, MR. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW MR. KINGSTON TO SPEAK SEPARATELY ABOUT ITEM 80.
TAKE TWO THIRDS. TAKE TWO THIRDS.
NO. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOUR NEXT SPEAKER, GRIFF GRIFFIN.
HI. MY NAME IS GRIFF BRAUN, AND I'M THE NATIONAL ORGANIZING DIRECTOR AT THE AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, THE UNION OF THE UNLAWFULLY TERMINATED DANCERS OF DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER. THANK YOU ALL, ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE ATTENTION THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THE PLIGHT OF THESE DANCERS AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE CITY'S FUNDING OF DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER. AS YOU KNOW, THE FIRING OF AN ENTIRE WORKFORCE OF ARTISTS FOLLOWING THEIR DECISION TO UNIONIZE IS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF.
THE SETTLEMENT THAT WAS REACHED THIS WEEK BETWEEN DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER AND THE NLRB, ON BEHALF OF THE DANCERS AND THE UNION, AVERTED THE HEARING THAT WAS TO HAVE STARTED ON MONDAY MORNING.
WHAT THE SETTLEMENT DOES NOT DO, HOWEVER, IS ENSURE REAL CHANGE AT DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER.
THIS WEEK MARKED THE FOUR MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRING OF THE DANCERS OF DBDT FOR MONTHS OF PUBLIC OUTCRY AND PROTEST, FOUR MONTHS OF SCRUTINY AND INVESTIGATION BY THE NLRB AND THE CITY FOR MONTHS OF PLUMMETING TICKET SALES, FOR MONTHS OF DONORS BACKING AWAY, FOR MONTHS OF WIDESPREAD CALLS FOR CHANGE, AND FOR MONTHS OF THE REPUTATION OF THIS IMPORTANT INSTITUTION DISINTEGRATING IN FRONT OF OUR EYES.
AND YET, AT NO POINT IN THOSE FOUR MONTHS DID THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER HEED THE CALLS OF THE PUBLIC AND MANY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THIS MEETING TODAY TO DO THE OBVIOUS, HOLD THE ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TERRIBLE DECISIONS THEY MADE.
A COMPANY THAT LIVES ITS VALUES RATHER THAN SIMPLY SUPPRESSING ALL CRITIQUE.
AND A COMPANY OF WHICH THE CITY OF DALLAS CAN TRULY BE PROUD.
HOPEFULLY, IT HAS RAISED QUESTIONS BEYOND JUST THE FIRING OF THESE TEN DANCERS.
IN THE WAKE OF ANNOUNCING THE SETTLEMENT, WE'VE BEGUN HEARING FROM OTHER FORMER EMPLOYEES OF DBDT SHARING SIMILAR STORIES OF TOXIC AND DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS AND QUESTIONABLE TERMINATIONS. THE REVOLVING DOOR OF FIVE DIFFERENT ARTISTIC DIRECTORS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS CERTAINLY DOES NOTHING TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE, EITHER.
AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN DALLAS, LAUNCHED A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS FROM DALLAS AND FOR WHOM DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER HAS BEEN A PART OF MY CONSCIOUSNESS FROM THE TIME I WAS A CHILD.
I SAY, DON'T LET THEM CLAMP THAT LID BACK DOWN AND CARRY ON WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL.
THE EVENTS OF THE LAST FOUR MONTHS WARRANT A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF THIS ORGANIZATION, BEFORE THE CITY OF DALLAS SHOULD CONSIDER ANY FURTHER TAXPAYER SUPPORT OF THE COMPANY OR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.
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GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JAY NAM, AND I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF REALLOCATING THE CITY FUNDING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY FOR DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER.I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AND AS A UNION MEMBER, I AM STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE DANCERS WHO WERE UNJUSTLY FIRED BY DBDT AFTER FORMING A UNION WITH THE AGMA.
WITHOUT THAT, THE THEATER DOES NOT DESERVE THE FUNDING DBDT LEADERSHIP PROVIDED.
THE MONEY IS BETTER SPENT ON AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL TREAT ITS WORKERS FAIRLY.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
MR. MAYOR, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES. I MOVE TO DENY THIS ITEM AND REMAND THE $248,435 FUNDING RECOMMENDATION TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION'S ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE FOR REALLOCATION TO OTHER OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425.
I WANT TO START, FIRST OF ALL BY COMMENDING ONCE AGAIN THE BLACK DANCE THEATER'S FIRE DANCERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CAUSE, FOR STANDING UP FOR THEIR OWN RIGHTS AND FOR JUSTICE.
YOU HAVE ILLUSTRATED THE IDEAL THAT WORKERS HAVE RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO UNIONIZE, WHICH I BELIEVE HAS BROAD SUPPORT AMONGST THIS ELECTED BODY.
I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SETTLEMENT, WHICH PROVIDES YOU SOME COMPENSATION BY FULFILLING YOUR FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS FROM YOUR CONTRACTS FOR THIS YEAR'S SEASON, AND ALSO PROVIDES AN APOLOGY FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER FOR THE OPPRESSIVE WORK RULES THAT THEY IMPOSED UPON YOU, AND FOR THEIR ILLEGAL EFFORT TO BUST THE UNION.
BUT THAT DOES NOT RIGHT ALL THE WRONGS THAT WERE DONE TO YOU.
THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR REPUTATION, TO YOUR CAREERS, BY BEING LEFT IN THIS UNCERTAIN POSITION DURING THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.
THIS DOESN'T CORRECT THAT SITUATION AND YOU ARE STILL LEFT WITHOUT GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO CARRY OUT YOUR DESIRE TO BE PROFESSIONAL DANCERS AND NOT HAVE TO SETTLE FOR SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT SO THAT YOU CAN FULFILL YOUR LIFE'S AMBITION.
BUT THAT WAS NOT RESTORED BY THIS SETTLEMENT.
WHAT'S REALLY LACKING IN THIS SETTLEMENT, AND THE STATEMENT OF THE BOARD CHAIR, IS ANY PROMISE OF A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION, AS MANY OF THE SPEAKERS HAVE MENTIONED TODAY? THIS SITUATION CALLS FOR REAL CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND THAT WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR.
THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF THESE ARTS GRANTS.
AND YET THAT'S WHAT IT COULD BE USED FOR.
IF THIS WERE APPROVED, I AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF AGMA THAT THIS IS A SITUATION THAT SHOULD NOT BE SUPPORTED BY THIS COUNCIL IN PROVIDING THE GRANT OF A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS.
INSTEAD, WE SHOULD ALLOW THOSE FUNDS TO BE REALLOCATED TO GO TO OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WHO BETTER ILLUSTRATE THE IDEALS AND WHAT THIS BODY STANDS FOR.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DANCERS FOR Y'ALL'S ADVOCACY.
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THAT HAS ALSO BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC SCRUTINY.I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE AND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT IN.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER, WE'RE LOOKING TO Y'ALL TO MAKE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE. WHAT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK AND WHAT IS BEING CHARACTERIZED AS A SETTLEMENT DIDN'T SETTLE ANYTHING.
IT'S ALSO SOMEWHAT BRAZEN TO FIND A PIECE OF YOUR CYA, TO FIND A HALF $1 MILLION IN ORDER TO MAKE IT GO AWAY FOR THE END RESULT TO GET A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS FROM US.
I THINK THAT SOME LEADERSHIP CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE, AND SOME HARD DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE.
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I SAW THAT THE CURRENT BOARD STRUCTURE AND WORK HAS NOT LENT ITSELF TO THE TYPE OF CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE.
SO MOVING FORWARD, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY, TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING. BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE SENDING A LOUD AND CLEAR MESSAGE, AND IF THINGS AREN'T ANY DIFFERENT NEXT YEAR, IT'S NOT GOING TO RESULT IN ANY NEW OUTCOME.
SO YOU CAN TAKE THAT FOR WHAT IT IS, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S A WAKE UP CALL.
WE WILL ALWAYS BE A CITY THAT STANDS WITH WORKERS, WITH WORKERS RIGHTS, WITH LABOR.
AS IT'S BEEN MENTIONED, UNION BUSTING IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE ANYWHERE.
JUST AS MENTIONED, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THIS CITY.
SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO HAVE SPOKEN, THOSE WHO HAVE WRITTEN, THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN US THEIR FEEDBACK ON THIS VERY PUBLIC FACING SITUATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR LABOR AS WELL, FROM THE MAJORITY OF WHO I'VE HEARD FROM.
BUT THERE'S ALSO A WAY THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE DANCERS WHO WERE WRONGFULLY TERMINATED, WHO HAVE BEEN SCRUTINIZED IN THE PUBLIC EYE, HAVE ALSO ORGANIZED AND STAYED PRODUCTIVE.
I ENCOURAGE ANYONE AND EVERYONE, IF YOU THINK THAT YOU SUPPORT LABOR OR YOU SUPPORT THE ARTS, GET OUT AND GO SUPPORT THESE DANCERS AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER NEXT WEEK ON THE 18TH AND 19TH.
I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY STRONG MESSAGE FROM OUR BODY, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE PUT IN AND THE STANCE THAT WE'VE TAKEN, BECAUSE THIS IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE SITUATION AT HAND AND THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND I HOPE THAT THAT SAME CLARITY IN THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SENDING DOESN'T JUST GO TO THIS ONE ORGANIZATION, BUT TO ANYONE WHO'S SEEKING MONEY FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO STAND BEHIND LABOR.
COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS, THANK YOU.
MAYOR. SO I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL INDULGE ME JUST FOR A BRIEF SNIPPET FROM WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY.
AND SO, WHILE I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOARD TAKING TAKING THIS ALL TO HEART, I SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO'S ON THE BOARD A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHO WAS STILL QUITE IN THE DARK, WHICH WAS PUZZLING TO ME BECAUSE OF THE MEDIA COVERAGE THAT THIS STORY HAS.
HAS RECEIVED, BUT ALSO IN THE WAY THAT THE OUTCOME IS BEING PORTRAYED.
IT STILL MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THERE MAY BE SOME TONE DEAFNESS, BECAUSE IN THE RELEASE THAT WAS SENT BY AGMA, IT SAID, WHILE THIS SETTLEMENT ALLOWS OUR LIVES TO GO ON AND GIVES US SOME SENSE OF MUCH NEEDED CLOSURE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE FIGHT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE AT DBDT IS FAR FROM OVER.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE ASKED FOR, AND I DON'T BELIEVE IN GETTING INTO THE BUSINESS OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHERE WE BELONG. THAT'S THEIRS.
THEIR THEIR ISSUE TO GRAPPLE WITH.
WILL IT BE A $240,000 DECISION NEXT YEAR?
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I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS WE'LL SEE.WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT SOME BEHAVING IN A WAY THAT COULD BE A THREAT TO THE BRAND.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO APPLY THAT UP AND DOWN THE LADDER, AND THAT IS WHAT I THINK A BOARD SHOULD DO.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT DONORS ARE REENGAGING.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THEM.
AND SO I STAND WITH THE MOTION.
AND I DO BELIEVE THIS YEAR WE'VE GOT SO MANY DESERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTS GRANTS AND FUNDING IS SO PRECIOUS THAT THIS WILL BE A YEAR WHERE I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR A REALLOCATION AND LET EVERYONE DO SOME SOUL SEARCHING AND EXAMINATION OF PRACTICES AND POLICIES, AND BEING SURE THEY'RE EQUITABLY APPLIED. AND I WISH YOU THE BEST ON YOUR PERFORMANCE TO EMERGENCE, BUT I SUPPORT THIS MOTION.
ON BEHALF, I STAND WITH YOU DANCERS AND THOSE THINGS.
AND I'VE SAID THIS AGAIN. JUST TIME AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
YOU ALL NEEDED TO BE SUPPORTED.
AND I COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR FIGHT.
SINCERELY. FOR THE LEADERSHIP AT THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER.
AND WHEN I SAY WE, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ME BEING AFFILIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION OR ANYTHING.
I KEEP SAYING THAT IT'S IT'S THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY LOST WHETHER THERE WAS A LACK OF IN JUDGMENT.
THE CHANCES OF THE COMPETITION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THE COMPETITION TO GO BACK.
SO IT'S JUST I'M JUST SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS, AGAIN, NOT AGAINST THE LABORERS.
THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLIC.
AND I'M SAYING THAT IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLIC.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN ALL FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. I'M STILL HERE PONDERING THE QUESTION.
I NEED TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT THE RETURN OF THE DANCERS TO THE PROGRAM.
CAN YOU CLEAR THAT UP FOR ME IN TERMS OF THE DANCERS OF THE DIRECTOR? WELL, THE DIRECTOR, WELL, THE PERSON WITH THE INFORMATION NEEDS TO COME DOWN JUST SO I CAN ASK THE QUESTION.
I NEED TO KNOW IF THAT IS INDEED THE FACT, OR WAS OR DID THAT CONVERSATION EVEN COME UP? WE DIDN'T MAKE A COMMENT THAT THE DANCERS DIDN'T WANT TO RETURN, BUT THEY AGREED WITH THE PROPOSALS THAT WERE PUT FORTH.
THE AGREEMENT WAS BROKERED BETWEEN THE DANCERS AGMA THE NLRB AND DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER.
SO I CAN'T HEAR YOU KIND OF WAY THAT THAT INFORMATION GOT TO ME.
SO I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE THE DANCERS DID NOT, THAT THEY WERE SETTLED HAPPY WITH THE SETTLEMENT, THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO RETURN TO THIS. SO FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, I THINK I NEED TO ASK THIS QUESTION.
DID THE LABOR BOARD EVEN TOUCH ON THAT TOPIC OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO BACK, OR HAVE GIVEN THAT OPTION? DID THE LABOR BOARD GIVE THEM AN OPTION?
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WELL, THAT WAS THAT A CONVERSATION THAT YOU ALL HAD WITH THE BOARD? YES. I MEAN, THERE WERE SEVERAL PROPOSALS THAT WERE DISCUSSED.SO IN THE CONVERSATION, DID THE AND I WOULD IMAGINE MAYBE THE DANCERS COULD COME.
THIS IS A VERY AWKWARD FOR ME IN TERMS OF KNOWING THE HISTORY OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR DALLAS AND THEN, OF COURSE, DEALING WITH THE THE DANCERS.
SO I'M TRYING TO GET A GOOD FEEL OF WHAT I'M TRYING, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO.
SO THE QUESTION BECOMES, DID THE BOARD HAVE THE AUTHORITY, IF YOU WILL, TO RECOMMEND STRONGLY AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THE DANCERS BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANTED TO INCLUDE, AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, A RETURN TO THE POSITIONS PREVIOUSLY HELD.
YES, THE BOARD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PROPOSALS AND COUNTER PROPOSALS.
ABSOLUTELY. SO WAS THE WAS THE OFFER MADE? WAS IT CONVERSATION AROUND MAKING AN OFFER TO RETURN? WAS THAT ON THE TABLE? WELL, I THINK THE FIRST CONSIDERATION WAS WHETHER OR NOT THERE WOULD BE REINSTATEMENT AND DISCUSSIONS.
YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE FIRST OPTION.
SO THERE WAS NO ANSWER TO THAT.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ALL DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT OFFERING THE JOBS BACK.
WELL, THERE WAS DISCUSSION, BUT ULTIMATELY WE DIDN'T AGREE WITH THAT.
ALL RIGHT. SO DID THE THE NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE FOR ME, I'M GETTING THE FEELING THAT THAT THAT THERE WAS NO WAS THERE INPUT FROM THE DANCERS? THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO KNOW FOR TODAY.
DID YOU HAVE ANY DANCERS THAT SAY THEY WANTED TO COME BACK? THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN TALKING THROUGH AGMA AND THE AGMA ATTORNEYS TO EXPRESS THEIR DESIRES.
ALL RIGHT. SO DID THE DESIRES TO RETURN COME TO YOU OR TO THE BOARD? IT IT CAME TO OUR THROUGH OUR ATTORNEYS.
SO WAS A DECISION MADE NOT TO OFFER A RETURN? I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? WAS THE DECISION MADE BY THE BOARD NOT TO BRING THAT TO ADDRESS THAT TOPIC OR TO OFFER THAT BENEFIT? YES. THERE WERE SOME PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE A REPERTOIRE COMPANY AND MOST, IF NOT ALL OF OUR REPERTOIRE INVOLVES DANCERS.
WE STAY GERMANE TO THE AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE.
I'LL GO TO. LET US TRY TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING.
LET ME GO TO THE ATTORNEY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS.
SO CAN I THANK YOU? IT'S NOT GERMANE.
YEAH. GO AHEAD PLEASE I AGREE I AGREE THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WHETHER OR NOT TO PROVIDE THE $248,000 TO THE TO THIS BLACK DANCE THEATER, AND NOT ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE SETTLEMENT.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS WHERE I AM.
I'M JUST. WHAT IS IT? NO. GO ON.
THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO.
I'M SIMPLY TRYING TO GET TO SOME TRANSPARENCY.
IF YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT, THERE IS NO ATTEMPT ON FROM THIS POSITION, DISTRICT FOUR TO JOURNEY DOWN A PATH THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO DESTRUCTION.
BECAUSE I'M HEARING, MORE OR LESS, YOU'RE HERE AND YOU HAVE A FREEDOM.
YOU'RE FREE, THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
I KNOW THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SIT ON THAT BOARD ARE NOT CRIMINALS.
THEY'RE NOT CONVICTS, AND THEY HAVE A REPUTATION, A STELLAR REPUTATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
NOW, YOU CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO IT IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
NOW, I CAN SPEAK TO IT BECAUSE I KNOW MANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON THE BOARD.
SO I DO TAKE OFFENSE TO US QUALIFYING THEM AS CRIMINALS.
SO THE QUESTION BECOMES FOR ME, HOW WHAT WAS THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE NEGOTIATIONS, IF YOU COULD DO THAT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A DECISION? THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO GET TO AS I STAND NOW.
IF I CAN GET THOSE ANSWERS, I'M GOING TO SIMPLY SAY NO, I DON'T SUPPORT CUTTING THEIR FUNDS, IF INDEED IT MAY CRIPPLE A PROGRAM THAT REPRESENTS THE CULTURE IN THIS CITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE MANY OF.
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TRYING TO DENY? ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.AND WE BUILT SERVICES THAT WE WOULD DELIVER TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND IF THAT MONEY GOES AWAY, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE STRUGGLING.
SO WHEN YOU STRUGGLE, WHICH COMMUNITIES TEND TO TO HURT THE MOST, IN YOUR OPINION WITH THIS PROGRAM? I PROBABLY NEED TO DEFER THAT TO ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
THE QUESTION WAS COUNCILWOMAN.
WHICH PROGRAMS, IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION? WE HAVE A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES IN DALLAS VENUES BEING THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
WILL YOU SAY YOUR NAME, PLEASE? WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU SAY, ANITA DREW.
I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CITY AND A TAXPAYER.
TAXPAYER FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT OF DISTRICT FOUR.
NOW THE QUESTION, MA'AM, WOULD YOU REPEAT IT, PLEASE? MY MY INTEREST IS GETTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW PROGRAMS MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE DENIAL OF THIS FUNDING. OKAY.
THIS YEAR THIS PAST YEAR, WE SERVED OVER 100,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS LIMITS PROPER.
INCLUDED IN THAT WERE 80 PLUS SERVICES THAT WERE PERFORMANCES IN THE VENUES OF THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WHERE WE PAY RENT, THE MEYERSON THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, THE MAJESTIC THEATER, AND OTHER VENUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WE PROVIDE FREE SERVICES, AND WE ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO OVER 80,000 STUDENTS VIRTUALLY, AND ANOTHER 20,000 THAT WERE IN PERSON.
AND THOSE ARE ALL REPRESENTED IN THE DISTRICTS OF ALL 14 OF WHICH WE'VE PROVIDED.
REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE WITH THAT DATA TO SUPPORT.
SO WITHOUT THAT FUNDING YOU, IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO CUT? IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE.
MANY OF THE SERVICES ARE OUTREACH AND LIBRARIES, PARKS, OTHER PLACES THAT ARE FREE.
AND THERE ARE A COST, AS YOU KNOW, TO ANYTHING THAT IS FREE.
AND SO AT THIS POINT, DID I HEAR THE STATEMENT THAT YOU HAVE SPONSORS WHO ARE COMING BACK ON BOARD, OR WE HAVE SPONSORS WHO ARE COMING BACK ON BOARD BECAUSE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SOME CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT THEY HAVE PERCEIVED IN THIS PROCESS.
THEY ALSO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO GET A FULL BACKGROUND ON THE TIMELINE, THE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED, SO THAT THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND NOT JUST LISTENING TO ONE SIDE.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY'RE ABLE TO GET A FULL GLIMPSE OF THE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN BY OUR BOARD.
ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY AS I SUPPORT LABOR AND AS I SUPPORT LABOR OF THE AS IT RELATES TO THE DANCERS, I ALSO SUPPORT THE LABOR OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A JOB AT THE DANCE THEATER.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD DAY FOR US IN DALLAS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN RECEIVED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE DON'T HAVE THE BLACK DANCE THEATER.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN PARTICULAR? BUT I THINK WHETHER THE VOTE GOES IN FAVOR IN YOUR FAVOR OR NOT, IN TERMS OF GIVING YOU ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE TO THE CITY THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF LABOR AND WE UNDERSTAND THE VOICES WHEN THEY SPEAK UP, AND I'M ALL CONCERNED.
DO I HAVE A COMEBACK? MY TIME IS UP.
YEAH, I'LL SPEAK TO THAT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO ASK STAFF A QUICK QUESTION BEFORE I MAKE REMARKS ON THIS.
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AND WHILE YOU'RE SITTING DOWN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE TO THIS MATTER AND THANK THE COMMITTEE AS WELL, FOR DEALING WITH THIS.COULD YOU SHARE, BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE WERE GIVEN AT THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET THAT THIS GRANT IMPACTS? PERCENTAGE OF DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER'S BUDGET? MARTIN PHILIPPE, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT $248,000.
YOU SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE.
SURE. IS THAT BETTER? MARTIN PHILIPPE AGAIN? DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, $248,000, IS ROUGHLY 7% OF DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER'S 7%.
IT'S A VERY CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER TO IMPROVE THEIR PROCESSES, IMPROVE YOUR PROCESSES, IMPROVE YOUR BOARD WITHOUT DEVASTATING YOUR BUDGET.
7% IS A THUMP, BUT IT'S NOT BY ANY MEANS A DEVASTATION.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU GROW, AND I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY STANDS FOR THAT.
IT'S A MESSAGE TO THE DANCERS.
WE IN THIS ROLE TODAY, WE ARE SERVING AS PHILANTHROPISTS IN THAT SENSE OF GIVING A GRANT TO YOU AND TO OUR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
AND AS GRANTORS, I THINK IT ALSO SENDS A MESSAGE TO FUTURE APPLICANTS THAT AS INVESTORS IN YOUR ORGANIZATION, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS HOLISTICALLY.
HOPEFULLY THINGS, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MENTIONED, WON'T HAVE TO COME TO THE NEWS AND THAT YOU CAN SEE US AS YOUR PARTNER SO THAT IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLES, IF YOU'RE HAVING STRUGGLES, WE ARE YOUR PARTNERS IN THIS.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE IN THE CITY INVEST IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.
AND SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THEN TO COME TO US EARLY AND SAY, WE'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS.
IT'S NOT JUST A CHECKBOOK, IT'S A PARTNER.
SO I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY A WIN WIN.
AND THOUGH IT'S A AS I SAID, IT'S SORT OF A THUMP ON THE HEAD.
IT'S NOT A DEVASTATION OR SERIOUS DAMAGE TO ANYONE.
AND I THINK IT'S BROUGHT A LOT OF WINS ACTUALLY TO OUR CITY.
AND THAT WE'LL SEE THIS AS A, AS A WE ALL LEARN.
SO THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MAYOR BAZALDUA THREE MINUTES.
I JUST WOULD LIKE IS GRIFF BRAUN FROM THE FROM AGMA STILL ONLINE.
PLEASE GIVE ME MY TIME BACK WHILE YOU ALL ARE FIGURING THAT OUT.
THANK YOU. I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT IF WE'RE GOING TO START CALLING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION AND DEBATE, THAT WE HAVE A BALANCED OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES OF A NEGOTIATION, IF THAT'S GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED. SO WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING THE ALLOCATIONS SPECIFICALLY AND THAT PROMPTED OUR CONVERSATIONS, I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD ENLIGHTEN US FROM THE OTHER PARTY ON THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT.
SURE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK FOR A FEW MOMENTS.
SO REINSTATEMENT IS THE REMEDY THAT THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD SEEKS IN CASES LIKE THIS, AND THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE SEEKING WHEN THE HEARING WAS SUPPOSED TO START THIS WEEK.
I MEAN, POINT OF INFORMATION, WHAT THE CLARITY IS, OR IS THIS REFERENCE BEING MADE TO REINSTATEMENT OF THE DANCERS? YES. REINSTATEMENT OF THE THE DANCERS THAT WERE UNLAWFULLY FIRED.
EXCUSE ME. MAYOR? YES. WHAT IS YOUR POINT OF ORDERS WOULD BE TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
SHE CAN ASK QUESTIONS TO THE MEMBERS ON HER OWN TIME.
I'M SENDING THIS TO THE MAYOR.
YOU ALL EXCUSE US FOR THIS SHOW OF WHAT I CALL DISRESPECT.
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AS I TRY TO GET TO THE ANSWERS, MAYOR, I'M TRYING TO GET CLARITY AROUND THE QUESTIONS AROUND REINSTATEMENT, BECAUSE MY QUESTION A FEW MINUTES AGO WAS REGARDING REINSTATEMENT AND SOME OF THOSE PROVISIONS AS IT RELATED TO ALLOWING THE CONVERSATION AROUND REINSTATEMENT OF THE DANCERS.SO COULD WE CLARIFY WHAT QUESTIONS WOULD FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF REINSTATEMENT? YOU NEED TO DO A POINT OF ORDER, BUT YOU DID NOT.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS YOUR STATEMENT? YOU NEED TO DO A PIANO, BUT BASS HAVE THE MIC NOW.
SO YOUR ORDER IS WHAT I NEED TO MAKE.
BASS, PLEASE. MAYOR, COULD I PLEASE CORRECT? MAYOR? MAYOR, COULD I GET A CLARIFICATION FROM THE ATTORNEY THEN? OKAY. WHEN WHEN DO I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO.
YOU CAN DO IT NOW IF YOU WANT TO.
WOULD IT WOULD IT BE INCLUSIVE? WOULD IT BE INCLUSIVE OF THE QUESTIONING THAT I ATTEMPTED TO TO POSE WHEN I WAS DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE RETURN OF THE DANCERS? WOULD THAT WOULD THAT BE AN UMBRELLA? WOULD IT BE GERMANE AND APPROPRIATE? I GUESS GERMANE IS THE WORD WE NEED TO USE, BUT IT'S NOT TO THE RULES RIGHT NOW.
TAMMY, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO HER AND.
THANK YOU. MY MICROPHONE IS NOT WORKING VERY WELL TODAY.
SO A POINT OF ORDER IS CHALLENGING THE VIOLATION OF A RULE.
AND YOU HAVE TO STATE THE VIOLATION OF THE RULE IF YOU'RE MAKING THE POINT OF ORDER.
POINT OF INFORMATION. POINT OF INFORMATION.
THEN THIS IS THE QUESTION TO THE PARLIAMENTARIAN.
SO I'LL BE GERMANE AND APPROPRIATE AND LEGAL.
THE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE HERE BEFORE US CITY ATTORNEY IS THE TERM REINSTATEMENT.
WOULD THE REINSTATEMENT BE BROAD TO INCLUDE THE PROVISIONS THAT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN MADE TO REINSTATE THE DANCER? THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT POINT OF INFORMATION GOES TO WHAT THE ITEM IS ABOUT.
AND YOU'RE FOCUSING ON REINSTATEMENT.
AND AND THE PREVIOUS RULING WAS THAT IT HAS TO BE GERMANE TO THE ITEM.
THAT'S WHAT THE PREVIOUS RULING WAS.
SO LET ME HEAR WHAT THE QUESTION IS IN TERMS OF REINSTATEMENT.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW.
I SAID I WOULD JUST LISTEN ON SO THAT I WILL KNOW WHAT'S APPROPRIATE.
I DO UNDERSTAND MY DUTY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DEVIN, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU CAN CONTINUE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. MR. BROWN, YOU CAN CONTINUE.
YES. SO, AS I WAS SAYING, REINSTATEMENT IS THE IS THE REMEDY THAT THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD WAS SEEKING WHEN THEY BROUGHT THIS CASE? AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS I SAID IN MY STATEMENT, AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF THIS VERY PUBLIC FIGHT THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN FOUR MONTHS, OF THE DETERIORATION OF THE REPUTATION OF THIS IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION, AND FOUR MONTHS OF THESE DANCERS STRUGGLING TO GET BY AND TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM AND WHY IT'S HAPPENED AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THEIR LIVES IN DALLAS.
THEY DID NOT FEEL SAFE TO GO BACK AND WORK FOR THIS COMPANY.
AND I THINK JUST I'LL SAY, I BELIEVE IT IS NOT FAIR TO IMPLY THAT BECAUSE THE DANCERS CHOSE A SETTLEMENT THAT DID NOT INCLUDE REINSTATEMENT, GOING BACK TO WORK FOR THESE SAME PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO RIGHT NOW, A MAYOR, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT EVERYTHING IS RIGHT.
OBJECTION. WHAT IS THE OBJECTION? I JUST HEAR THAT THIS GENTLEMAN IS SPEAKING ABOUT.
HE MADE A STATEMENT THAT THEY DID NOT FEEL LIKE THEY WERE IN A POSITION TO BE REINSTATED.
IS THAT THE STATEMENT THAT I HEARD? AND THAT WAS. THAT'S NOT GERMANE.
WELL, DID I DID? IS THAT IS THAT WHAT HE JUST SAID? WAS THAT THE STATEMENT ATTORNEY THAT WAS MADE? WOULD YOU. CAN I JUST TAKE A STEP BACK AND REMIND EVERYONE THAT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE FLOOR, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE FLOOR BACK OR GET THE FLOOR IS THROUGH A POINT OF ORDER, A POINT OF INFORMATION, OR A POINT OF INQUIRY.
SO IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THOSE THREE, OR YOU OR THE FLOOR IS NOT POINT OF WHAT? WHICH TERM DO YOU WANT TO USE RIGHT NOW TO FIND OUT IF WHAT THE GUY, THE YOUNG MAN IS SAYING ON THE RECORD IS THE SAME THING THAT I ATTEMPTED TO ASK, WOULD THAT BE A POINT OF INFORMATION? BECAUSE HE'S SPEAKING ON THE VERY TOPIC THAT I ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK ON A FEW MINUTES AGO.
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ARE YOU SAYING THAT HIS.IF YOU ARE, IT'S A POINT OF ORDER.
THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET THE FLOOR AND THEN IT WILL BE RULED ON.
ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE ON THIS QUESTION POINT OF INFORMATION WITH THE QUESTION? THE STATEMENT THAT WAS JUST MADE ABOUT THE RETURN OF THE DANCERS.
I WAS DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THAT QUESTION.
POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR. I WITHDRAW MY QUESTION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECLAIM MY TIME.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION NOW, MR. MAYOR. OKAY.
IT WOULD SET A TWO THIRDS VOTE SO THERE WOULD BE A RECORD VOTE.
ISN'T THIS A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE? I'VE. DON'T ANSWER RIGHT NOW.
DEBATE REQUIRES A TWO THIRDS VOTE.
TWO THIRDS VOTES. MADAM SECRETARY.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR.
NO. IF YOU OPPOSE COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.
I'M SORRY. WE'RE TRYING TO STOP THE DEBATE AT THIS TIME.
IS THAT THE QUESTION? YOU NEED A VOTE.
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.
NO. WITH EIGHT VOTING IN FAVOR, SEVEN OPPOSED. THE MOTION FAILS, MR. MAYOR. AS TEN VOTES ARE NEEDED FOR APPROVAL FOR PASSAGE.
YOU STILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. 30S.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR WHERE THIS LINE OF QUESTIONING HAS GONE.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR US TO JUST CONTINUE THE BUSINESS OF THE PEOPLE.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S GONE OFF THE RAILS A LITTLE BIT.
I'VE MADE MY POSITION VERY CLEAR.
I THINK WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE TO THIS POINT.
BUT WE WILL STAY THE COURSE AND CONTINUE TO GET THE WORK DONE FOR THE PEOPLE, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE BODY TO CONTINUE TO STAND WITH THE DANCERS AND TAKE A STANCE AS A CITY FOR LABOR.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT EVERYONE.
OKAY I'M GOING TO GO TO CHAIRWOMAN STEWART FOR FIVE MINUTES.
I'M TOLD SHE HASN'T SPOKEN YET. I WASN'T PRESENT FOR THE THE PREVIOUS ROUND.
SO, CHAIRWOMAN STEWART, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
OKAY. I LIKE TO HEAR FROM STAFF, AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT WHAT WAS THE PROCESS WHEN WE VOTED LAST? I THINK WE SENT IT BACK TO YOU ALL AND BACK TO THE COMMITTEE OR THE COMMISSION WHO WAS GOING TO REVIEW AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
CAN YOU ALL WALK US THROUGH WHAT THAT PROCESS WAS AND LET I REALLY WANT TO KNOW, WHAT DID THOSE COMMISSIONERS DECIDE? WHAT IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION? I THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
SO IN OCTOBER, THE ITEM SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE ALLOCATION AMOUNT FOR DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER WAS SENT BACK TO THE ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR RECONSIDERATION.
AND SO THEY DID THE WONDERFUL AND DILIGENT WORK TO PROVIDE WHAT'S NOTED IN OUR MEMO.
AND I WANT TO PAUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHAIR OF OUR ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE.
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MISS MICKEY BRAGALONE IS HERE TODAY WITH US.THANK YOU. MICKEY, FOR BEING HERE.
AND SO AGAIN, BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MEMO THAT WAS FURNISHED TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE.
ON THE 3RD OF DECEMBER, YOU'LL SEE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THAT IF A RULING IS MADE IN DALLAS BLACK'S FAVOR BY THE NATIONAL LABOR REVIEW BOARD ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15TH OF 2025, THEN THE FULL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION WOULD GO TO DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER AND IMMEDIATELY APPROVED.
IF AN AGREEMENT OR SETTLEMENT IS REACHED BETWEEN DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER AND THE NLRB ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15TH, THE FULL AMOUNT WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY APPROVED FOR DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER.
ALTERNATIVELY, IF DALLAS BLACK WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT IN THE PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED BY THE NLRB ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15TH, THEN THE FULL AMOUNT WOULD BE REALLOCATED TO ONE OF OUR OTHER FUNDING PROGRAMS NOTED AS COMMUNITY ARTS, COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM.
CULTURE OF VALUE OR ARTS ACTIVATE.
AND FOLLOWING DIRECT INSTRUCTION THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO FUNDING ALANA PROGRAMING, WHICH WAS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME DURING DISCUSSION AT A PRIOR QUALITY OF LIFE AND COUNCIL MEETINGS AND FORTH.
IF THERE WAS NO RULING OR DECISION OR RESOLUTION MADE BEFORE APRIL 15TH, THEN THE FULL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION AMOUNT WOULD BE REALLOCATED TO THOSE SAME PROGRAMS UNDER OUR PORTFOLIO.
WE PRESENTED THIS MEMO TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 3RD, AND THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT REWORDING THAT FOURTH BULLET.
ENCOURAGING STAFF TO CONSIDER REALLOCATING THAT FULL DOLLAR AMOUNT OUTRIGHT TO THOSE OTHER PROGRAMS IN OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS DIVISION. AND THE EXCUSE ME, THE FOURTH BULLET POINT WAS IF THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION.
AND SO SO ESSENTIALLY DISCUSSION DURING THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 3RD WAS DESPITE ANY RULING LIKE JUST TO KIND OF REMOVE OURSELVES FROM WAITING, IF YOU WILL, TO HEAR ABOUT A DECISION OR A SETTLEMENT AND IMMEDIATELY CONSIDER REALLOCATING THOSE FUNDS.
THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME.
OKAY. AND WAS THERE A FINDING OF FAULT? AND I'M NOT SURE WHO WAS MAKING THE FINDING OF FAULT, BUT THAT WAS THE WORDING.
WAS THERE A FINDING OF FAULT BY ANY ORGANIZATION INVOLVED? RELATED TO DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER? OUR STAFF IS ONLY AWARE OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BEING REACHED AND A FEW.
THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE.
ALL RIGHT, I KNOW I HEARD CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD SPEAK.
I WALKED IN WHEN SHE WAS SPEAKING.
SO BEFORE I GO BACK TO HER, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DIDN'T MISS ANYBODY.
OKAY. CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, WHAT ROUND ARE WE ON WITH YOU? YOU GOT TO BE HONEST WITH ME, THOUGH.
IT'S THE HOLIDAYS, SO HELP ME OUT.
WHERE ARE YOU? ON 3 OR 1? WHAT? HOW MANY MINUTES? I THOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE DOING A VENTRILOQUIST ACT.
OKAY, THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. SO THIS IS WHERE I AM NOW.
I. AND I KNOW THAT WHATEVER I DO IS NOT GOING TO BE POPULAR WITH SOME FOLKS, BUT I CANNOT SIT HERE AND LABEL THE DANCERS TO BE CRIMINALS.
I'M NOT IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN BE COMFORTABLE WITH WITH LABELING THE DIRECTORS AS CRIMINALS.
THIS IS A POSITION THAT I TAKE AS A INDIVIDUAL WHO'S RESPONSIVE TO WHAT SOME OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS HAVE SAID IN TERMS OF THE BLACK DANCE THEATER, IN TERMS OF IT BEING THE ICON IN THIS CITY.
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A DECISION THAT I'M GOING TO LIVE WITH.
BUT NONE OF NEITHER PARTY IS A CRIMINAL.
YOU HAD, IN MY OPINION, A DISAGREEMENT, SERIOUS AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN, BUT I'M NOT IN A POSITION OF COMFORTABLE BEING COMFORTABLE WITH KICKING YOU EITHER SIDE.
I'M NOT GOING TO KICK YOU AS DANCERS, AND I'M NOT KICKING THE DIRECTORS.
WE NEED TO RESOLVE THIS FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
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AND THE IMAGES I HEAR THAT THE THE SPONSORS ARE COMING BACK ONLINE.I'M LOOKING AT A GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AS DIRECTORS OF WHAT I SEE, AND I GET THIS FEELING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DESCRIBE THEM AS THIS IS WHAT I'M HEARING.
IT MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU ALL INTENDED THAT THAT THAT THE DANCERS ARE INVOLVED WITH A BUNCH OF CRIMINAL, BLACK, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, SEASONED WOMEN IN THEIR CRAFT.
YOU ALL GOT ME ON THE WRONG DAY TO DAY.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP THAT EMOTION OUT OF IT AND JUST STAY WITH THE FACTS.
BUT AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN WHO SITS ON THIS COUNCIL WHO FEELS SOMETIMES THE SAME WAY THAT I FEEL THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING THESE WOMEN, I'M OFFENDED BY IT.
WHAT I NEED TO DO IS TAKE THE EMOTION OUT AND DEAL WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT WE CANNOT LET OUR CRAFT BE CRIMINALIZED.
ARE WE ALL HAPPY CAMPERS? WE'RE NOT.
BUT WE MUST STAND STRONG FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS US.
BUT I WILL SAY, AS AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH QUITE A BIT.
YES, WE MAKE MISTAKES WERE MADE.
I'M GOING TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO OWN UP TO IT AND CORRECT IT AND KEEP IT MOVING.
THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE SOME MISTAKES.
THAT IS YOUR TIME FOR THIS ROUND.
WE'RE GOING TO STAND UP. I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE MINUTE.
GO AHEAD. YOU GET ANOTHER MINUTE IF YOU NEED IT.
ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS GOING TO BE GERMANE IN THE DECISION MAKING POSITION.
WE'VE MADE MISTAKES AROUND THIS HORSESHOE THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL, AND THE PUBLIC HAS HAD TO FORGIVE US SO WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB AND KEEP IT MOVING. SO I'M COMFORTABLE TODAY WITH POSITIONING MYSELF TO SAY, LET'S CLEAN IT UP.
SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH THAT TODAY.
MY POSITION IS THIS I CAN'T SIT HERE WHILE WE PAINT THESE SENIOR VETERANS AS CRIMINALS.
BUT WHAT WE DON'T DESERVE AS AFRICAN AMERICANS IS TO BE PAINTED AS CRIMINALS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MISS WILLIS.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE, WANT OR NEED? THREE MINUTES. YOU HAVE IT.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO BRING A POINT OF CLARIFICATION TO WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT QUALITY OF LIFE, BECAUSE WE DID RECEIVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ARTS COMMITTEE, BUT THERE WAS NOT ACCEPTANCE OF THAT.
IT WAS, I THINK, AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH BULLET IT WAS.
I DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT ONE OF THEM SAID THAT IF THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT REACHED, THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED GOING ON AND MAKING THE ALLOCATION TO THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER.
AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE.
AND SO I THINK WE HAD A MAJORITY MAYBE CHAIR.
I MAYBE YOU CAN CLARIFY FOR ME, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE AGREED WITH IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
AND ANOTHER POINT THAT WAS RAISED WAS ABOUT LANES THAT THESE COMMITTEES, THE ALLOCATION COMMITTEE AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, THEY LOOK AT THE PROPOSAL JUST WITHIN THE REALM OF ARTS.
AND SO OUR SCOPE WAS A LITTLE MORE BROAD.
AND THAT IS WHY I THINK YOU'VE SEEN A DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED WITH A MORE NARROW PERSPECTIVE TO HOW IT EVOLVED TO THIS BODY, WHERE WE CONSIDER A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS THAT WOULD ALIGN WITH OUR GOALS AS A CITY.
THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, HOW MANY MINUTES? A11 MINUTE.
THANK YOU. AND I DON'T NEED MUCH LONGER.
IN NO WAY AM I CALLING ANYONE CRIMINAL, OR AM I ASSERTING MY OPINION TO SOMEONE PERSONALLY.
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IN FACT, I FIND GREAT OFFENSE IN TAKING A STANCE TO STAND WITH A GROUP OF BLACK ARTISTS, YOUNG BLACK ARTISTS, AND WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A WRONGDOING, TO BE PORTRAYED IN ANY WAY AS A SPELL CAST ON A RACIST.MINDSET. I'M I'M BAFFLED AT THE CLAIMS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT I GET THAT.
AND I'M SORRY THAT EVERYONE HERE IN THE CHAMBER HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT.
OKAY. CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU HOW MANY MINUTES YOU HAVE.
WONDERFUL. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THOSE.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO START OFF BY.
BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE LOVE AND WE'VE BEEN AROUND WITH AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN IN THE CITY OF DALLAS SINCE 1998, AND WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF BRILLIANT YOUNG PROFESSIONAL DANCERS THAT WITHOUT WHOM THAT ORGANIZATION WOULDN'T EXIST.
THE NATIONAL LABOR BOARD DID PART OF IT.
I THINK YOUR UNION AND I HEARD THEM SAY THEY WANT TO WORK WITH YOU ALL.
AND I ALSO WOULD AGREE WITH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT SAID THERE WAS SOME TONE DEAFNESS THERE.
I'M NOT SAYING THERE IS, I'M JUST SAYING I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
I DID SPEAK WITH ONE OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS AT THE DALLAS BLACK THEATER.
THEY THEY TOOK WHEN I SAID I'D HELP, I SAID I WOULD.
AND SOMEBODY CALLED AND I GAVE THEM SOME IDEAS, AND I COULD SEE SOME OF THEM WERE IN THERE ALREADY.
I'M NOT SAYING I'M PERFECT AND RIGHT ON EVERYTHING.
IT'S JUST MONEY, RIGHT? Y'ALL ARE ARTISTS.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE STAGE DANCING AND PRACTICING AND IT'S LIKE, I'M NOT AN ARTIST.
SO. BUT FROM ARTIST FRIENDS THAT I KNOW, THEY JUST SAY LIKE THEY'RE EMPTY INSIDE.
WE NEED YOU ALL, WHETHER IT'S HERE IN DALLAS OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY.
AND THE DALLAS BLACK THEATER, WE NEED YOU ALL AS WELL.
PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE SOME BIG CHANGES THAT HAVE TO BE MADE, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
IT'S GOING TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE.
IT'S GOING TO BE HARD. IT'S GOING TO HURT.
THAT'S WHAT EVOLVING IS, IS HOW DO YOU CHANGE AND HOW DO YOU GET BETTER.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN DO IT.
I'M STILL WILLING TO HELP IF Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, HAVE QUESTIONS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
THERE'S A MISTRUST HERE, AND NOW IT'S OVER HERE, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY.
AND YOU CAN HEAR IT BETWEEN MY COLLEAGUES.
THERE'S A MISTRUST THERE NOW, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE NEED.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET BACK TOGETHER, MR. MAYOR. WE NEED TO GET WHOLE AGAIN.
AND THIS VOTE IS GOING TO HURT.
IT'S GOING TO HURT BAD FINANCIALLY.
IT'S GOING TO HURT BAD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO PICK A SIDE, AND I AM I'M I'M GOING TO PICK THE SIDE THAT SAYS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME THAT SAID LET THE COMMITTEE TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEND IT BACK.
I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY IT'S A PUNISHMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT.
IT'S WE GOT TO GET THESE FUNDS IN THE RIGHT SPOTS SO THEY CAN START HITTING THINGS.
AND I ALSO HEAR WHAT MY COLLEAGUE HERE TO THE LEFT IS SAYING, WHICH IS I LIVE IN A LATINO COMMUNITY.
IF A LATINO ORGANIZATION LOSES FUNDING, MY LATINO COMMUNITY LOSES.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET BETTER.
I BELIEVE IN YOU ALL AS A BOARD.
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I BELIEVE IN YOU ALL AS DANCERS.AND WE JUST GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP.
DON'T GIVE UP YOUR THING BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE BRILLIANT.
Y'ALL ARE AMAZING. AND YOU ALL AS WELL.
YOU ALL HAVE THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
AND AND DON'T GIVE UP ON IT EITHER.
IT JUST IT PROBABLY NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGES.
AND I THINK THERE'S PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP.
AND THERE'S PROBABLY BUT THEY SOUND ANGRY.
THAT'S PART OF IT. IT'S KIND OF HARD.
BUT I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 76? SEEING NONE. A RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
OKAY, HOLD ON ONE SECOND BEFORE WE START THE VOTING.
JUST JUST A POINT OF INFORMATION TO HEAR THE MOTION ONE MORE TIME, MR. RIDLEY. OF COURSE, THE MOTION I MADE WAS TO DENY THIS ITEM AND REMAND THE $248,435 FUNDING RECOMMENDATION TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION'S ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE FOR REALLOCATION TO OTHER OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425.
WE HAVE TO COMMENCE THE VOTING NOW.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.
I'M SORRY. MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS.
WITH 11 VOTING IN FAVOR, FOUR OPPOSED.
THE MOTION PASSES, MR. MAYOR. OKAY, LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
AGENDA ITEM. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 77.
[77. 24-3625 Authorize an approximately fourteen-month subrecipient agreement, subject to appropriation, to provide housing support, workforce/skills training, and/or certification and job placement assistance, to eligible individuals, on behalf of the Office of Community Care and Empowerment, approved as to form by the City Attorney with: (a) TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $157,500.00; (b) Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region in an amount not to exceed $277,095.00; (c) Shared Housing Center in an amount not to exceed $484,675.00; (d) Under 1 Roof in an amount not to exceed $861,990.00; and (e) Harmony Community Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $270,000.00 (increasing the authorized amount from $300,000.00 to $570,000.00) - Total amount not to exceed $2,051,260.00 - Financing: TWPD Coronavirus State and Fiscal Recovery Fund]
JUNE, ITEM 77.AUTHORIZE AN APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTH SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS, TO PROVIDE HOUSING, WORKFORCE SKILLS, TRAINING AND OR CERTIFICATION, AND JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE AND EMPOWERMENT.
BE COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE DALLAS REGION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $277,095.
SEE SHARED HOUSING CENTER IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $484,675.
D UNDER ONE ROOF IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $861,990.
ANY HARMONY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $270,000, INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED AMOUNT FROM $300,000 TO $570,000.
TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,051,260.
IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 78.
[78. 24-3639 Authorize a Chapter 380 Economic Development Grant Agreement in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 with HAECO Global Engine Support, LLC and/or its affiliate in consideration of a new aviation engine repair facility to be located at 11124 Goodnight Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229 including requirements for (a) the relocation and/or creation of 170 full-time jobs to the city of Dallas subject to a minimum 25% local hiring requirement; and (b) required minimum private investment of $17.5 million, in accordance with the City of Dallas Economic Development Incentive Policy - Not to exceed $500,000.00 - Financing: Public/Private Partnership Fund]
AUTHORIZE A CHAPTER 380 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 WITH HACO GLOBAL ENGINE SUPPORT, LLC AND OR ITS AFFILIATE IN CONSIDERATION OF A NEW AVIATION ENGINE REPAIR FACILITY TO BE LOCATED AT 11124 GOODNIGHT LANE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75229, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR A THE RELOCATION AND OR CREATION OF 170 FULL TIME JOBS TO THE CITY OF DALLAS, SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM 25% LOCAL HIRING REQUIREMENT, AND BE REQUIRED MINIMUM PRIVATE INVESTMENT OF $17.5 MILLION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE POLICY NOT TO EXCEED $500,000.IS THERE A MOTION? YES, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE APPROVAL.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
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JUST REALLY QUICKLY. FIVE MINUTES, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.I SAID IT LAST WEEK IN COMMITTEE.
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. THIS THIS COMPANY IS AN EXCELLENT COMPANY.
THEY'RE BRINGING 170 JOBS HERE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS.
BECAUSE AS OUR, OUR AS WE BOTH KNOW, MR. MAYOR DFW IS NOW THE THIRD BUSIEST AIRPORT IN THE WORLD, AND LOVE FIELD IS THE BUSIEST MEDIUM SIZED AIRPORT IN THE NATION.
AND SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE AVIATION DOWN, AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEIR SERVICES TO BE HERE.
AND 25% OF THE JOBS MUST BE LOCAL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE JOBS THAT DON'T GET MOVED OVER HERE WHEN THEY MOVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS FROM.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE Y'ALL WERE AT.
I WANT YOU ALL IN DISTRICT SIX.
I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ALL.
AND I'M GOING TO STOP BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ALL HUNGRY.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST ITEM 78? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT.
ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL, WE'RE GOING TO STOP HERE FOR A LUNCH.
I'M GOING TO READ YOU SOME STATUTORY LANGUAGE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2020 FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SEEKING THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 69.
SO WE NOW STAND AT RECESS UNTIL 2 P.M..
BEFORE WE DO GO TO LUNCH, WE HAVE THREE BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CHAIR RECOGNIZES CHAIRMAN GRACEY FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT IS ON THE WAY.
SO I'D LIKE TO WISH CHAD COUNCIL MEMBER WEST A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WHICH WAS YESTERDAY.
SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY.
JUST FOR THE RECORD. HURRY UP.
ALL RIGHT, MISS WILLIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
SPEAKING OF CAKES BEING ON THE WAY, I KNOW IT'S HERE, BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Z-MAN.
AND IT MEANS SO MUCH WHEN YOU COME UP TO US IN OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND START US OFF ON SUCH A THOUGHTFUL WAY AT SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY WITH YOUR FAMILY.
AND LASTLY, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ.
YOU KNOW WE MISSED THE LAST MONTH.
SO HE'S STILL HERE. HE'S CELEBRATING THE WHOLE YEAR.
SO WITH THAT, MARILYN I THINK IS GOING TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
MAYOR PRO TEM, GO AHEAD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
THAT'S THAT'S START. THAT START WAS A LITTLE MESSED UP, BUT WE GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU ALL AT 2 P.M..
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXEC NOW.
ALL RIGHT. I'M TOLD WE HAVE A QUORUM.
AND THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL IS NOW BACK IN SESSION.
ACTUALLY, I THINK I NEED TO READ A COUPLE MORE LINES.
THEY LIKED FOR ME TO QUOTE THE SECTION OF THE ACT.
MADAM SECRETARY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO YOUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEM 68.
[68. 24-3396 A resolution amending the city's policy governing the use of legislature travel funds in order to more efficiently allow for councilmembers to travel to Austin and Washington D.C to speak on legislatives matters - Financing: No cost consideration to the City (This item was deferred on September 25, 2024 and October 23, 2024)]
ITEM 68 IS A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY'S POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF LEGISLATURE TRAVEL FUNDS IN ORDER TO MORE EFFICIENTLY ALLOW FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TRAVEL TO AUSTIN AND WASHINGTON, DC TO SPEAK ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? YES.
HOLD ON. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU STILL AREN'T IN THE QUEUE.
CAN I PRESS THE WRONG BUTTON? PAUL RIDLEY'S IN.
HAVE YOU HAD A MOTION ON THIS? I DO, OKAY, LET'S.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO ME HAVING THE MOTION? WHO MADE THE ORIGINAL MOTION? JAYNIE. JAYNIE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO TO US WITHDRAWING THAT MOTION? ANYBODY? OKAY.
THEN THE ORIGINAL MOTION IS WITHDRAWN, AND WE'LL START WITH.
I COME BACK FROM LUNCH. I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE.
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HOC COMMITTEE CHAIR, OR B ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING THE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM OR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. YES, THERE IS FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 68, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE POINT OF THIS WAS TO FIND A MECHANISM THAT WAS NOT AS SUBJECTIVE AS IT WAS.
IT WAS LISTED BEFORE, AND IT ALSO WAS ONE THAT UNFORTUNATELY LENT ITSELF TO MAKING OUR DESIGNEES AS WRITTEN IN VERY AWKWARD POSITIONS.
WE WERE TRYING TO SEE IT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OBJECTIVE AND FAIR, AND ALSO TO PUT THE OVERALL ISSUE INTO THE HANDS OF THE BODY ITSELF.
SO I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL SUPPORT IT.
I DID SIT WITH MAYOR PRO TEM AND CHAIR MENDELSOHN ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE WE'VE KICKED THIS BACK, AND THIS WAS THE BEST SOLUTION THAT WE FOUND AFTER GOING THROUGH AND EXHAUSTING EVERY SCENARIO WE COULD.
CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 68.
SO FOR PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC.
NOW THIS JUST PERTAINS TO WHO CAN APPROVE LEGISLATIVE TRIPS, IS THAT CORRECT? I GUESS I'LL ASK THAT OF MR. BAZALDUA. THAT IS CORRECT.
THERE'S NO FISCAL NOTE TO THIS.
THANK YOU. YES, SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 68.
YES. I DO WANT TO ADD CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN IS NOT HERE.
AND THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.
WE MET ON MONDAY FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS.
WE HAD ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT MEETINGS.
WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH AND GO FORWARD WITH.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD? YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY STATED, JUST FOR SOME CLARITY, AS WE TALK ABOUT CREATING THE RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CITY'S POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF LEGISLATIVE TRAVEL FUNDS, THE QUESTION BECOMES WHY WOULD COUNCIL MEMBERS TRAVEL TO AUSTIN OR WASHINGTON, D.C., TO SPEAK ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS? WHO'S THAT QUESTION DIRECTED TO? SO THE QUESTION WOULD BECOME, IS MR. JAKE COMING? GOT IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR THE QUESTION.
JAKE ANDERSON, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE INVITED ON THE STATE AND THE CITY? THE STATE AND I MEAN THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL WE GET INVITATIONS TO TO TESTIFY.
THERE CAN BE INVITATIONS, CERTAINLY FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
THERE ARE INVITATIONS, BUT ALSO YOU CAN JUST REGISTER YOUR INTEREST WITH THE STATE.
ANY TRAVEL DOWN TO AUSTIN IN ORDER TO TESTIFY ON THOSE BILLS.
ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE WE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MONITORING AND JUST IN TERMS OF TRAVEL, THERE ARE ALWAYS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY ARE WE GOING TO X, Y, AND Z? I KNOW THAT I HAVE, OF COURSE, INTEREST IN TESTIFYING, OF COURSE, WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE WHETHER IT'S THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA OR MY THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
SO ARE YOU SAYING TO THE PUBLIC THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL, AN INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER COULD TRAVEL TO AUSTIN, RECEIVE FUNDING AND AND TESTIFY EVEN IF THAT ITEM IS NOT ON THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA? NO, MA'AM. THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING IS IF YOU WERE TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WHICH MEANS TESTIFYING ON WHAT IS ON THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
SO THE OTHER QUESTION IS, ON A FEDERAL LEVEL, WHO WOULD NORMALLY GIVE US AN INVITATION TO COME TO WASHINGTON TO SPEAK? WELL, IF THERE'S A COMMITTEE MEETING, OFTENTIMES THEY INVITE TESTIMONY.
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SO TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, NOW IN YOUR NEW POSITION HERE HAVE WE RECEIVED? AS OF NOW, ANY POSSIBLE INVITATIONS? NOT AS OF RIGHT NOW. NO, MA'AM.WE DON'T RIGHT NOW. BUT ON THE STATE LEVEL, WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS.
YES, MA'AM. WHAT'S THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION STARTS? WE DO ANTICIPATE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL AND TESTIFY ON BILLS.
ALL RIGHT. AND ALSO, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WAS ALSO SOMEONE SHARED THAT WITH ME FROM WITH EXPERTISE IN THIS MATTER THAT THERE MAY BE AN ITEM THAT'S ON OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. BUT IF IN AUSTIN, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ITEM IS NOT GOING TO NEED ANY FURTHER TESTIMONY.
IS IT WISE, THEN, THAT WE STILL BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THERE? IF THEY SAY NO, WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE TESTIMONY? ARE WE STILL IN A POSITION WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO GO ANYWAY TO LISTEN? OR JUST IN CASE THEY DECIDE TO TYPE OF ATTITUDE THAT I'LL DEFER ON THE WISDOM OF THAT? I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, BUT THAT COMES THROUGH, YOU KNOW, CONJUNCTION IN CONJUNCTION AND APPROVAL OF THE TRAVEL EITHER BY THE LEGISLATIVE CHAIR OR BY THE TWO. TWO MEMBERS HERE.
ALL RIGHT. SO WHO WOULD ADVISE US THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO COME TO AUSTIN OR TO GO TO DC? WHO WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO SAY WE'VE GOTTEN WE'VE GOTTEN THE WORD THAT THIS ITEM IS GOING TO GO THROUGH.
NO PROBLEM. YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO COME.
WHO WOULD TELL US THAT WE STAFF IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS STAFF IN THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE THE LEGISLATIVE CHAIR. ON ANY BILLS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERY FRIDAY DURING SESSION, WE'LL BE WATCHING.
THAT'S WHEN THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS ARE POSTED.
WE'LL KNOW WHAT BILLS WILL BE HEARD, AND WE WILL WORK THEN TO AGAIN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHAIR TO DETERMINE WHO SHOULD BE TRAVELING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK IN ORDER TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. SO WITH ME, I THINK I'M VERY EXCITED.
ALWAYS. AND I'VE BEEN ENGAGED, PROBABLY WITH THE LEGISLATURE FOR SOME TIME.
NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS IN THIS CAPACITY BEFORE I ARRIVED HERE, BUT I WANTED TO KIND OF LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'RE ACCUSED OF GOING TO TRY TO GO TO THESE POSITIONS TO TRAVEL SO WE CAN QUOTE CAMPAIGN.
AND SO THERE'S A THIN LINE I KNOW THERE IN TERMS OF JUST MAKING THAT ASSESSMENT.
BUT I THINK IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GROW, EVEN GROW OUR LEGISLATIVE POSITION AND JUST GROW THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF HOW THE I GUESS WE WOULD SAY, HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE AND THEN BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO EXPLAIN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AS WE FIGHT FOR THEM ON THIS LEVEL, IF THEY HAVE ASKED FOR SOMETHING AND PUSH FOR IT, FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN WHAT I'M DOING NOW WITH THE THEFT OF THE COPPER FROM OUR CABLE LINES THAT THEY UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES IS NOT GOING TO COME OUT THE WAY WE WANT IT TO BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE THE SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
WELL, THANK YOU, AND I'M SORRY THAT I MISSED COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA HIS COMMENTS.
I FEEL LIKE I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY BECAUSE WE'VE MET MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS TOPIC ALONG WITH MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS AND HAD VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS. SO THIS IS JUST AMENDING AN ORDINANCE.
WE'RE NOT CREATING SOMETHING NEW.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY JUST ONE SECTION THAT'S BEING CHANGED.
AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT.
AND WHAT IT SAYS IS THAT IF THE INDIVIDUAL MAYOR, CITY MANAGER OR I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE PERSON GO TRAVEL, THAT THERE'S ESSENTIALLY AN APPEAL PROCESS WHICH TWO OUT OF THE THREE POSITIONS OF DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM, MAYOR, PRO TEM AND MAYOR COULD THEN SAY, ACTUALLY, WE THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA.
SO IT PROVIDES, I THINK, TRANSPARENCY AND FAIRNESS, AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
I WILL SAY THAT THERE'S SOME WORK THAT'S HAPPENED AND I ACTUALLY HAD HOPED IT WOULD ALREADY HAPPEN, BUT CERTAINLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK IT'LL BE FIRMED UP WHERE INDIVIDUAL TOPICS THAT ARE ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM OR THAT WE KNOW ARE COMING BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FILING BILLS, ARE GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO AGREE TO TAKE THEM ON, AND THEY WILL BE THE LEADER OF THAT ITEM AND HELP DRIVE THE PASSAGE OR DEFEAT, DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE WE'VE DONE.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ANGST AND POSSIBLY EVEN PROBLEMS IN THE PAST ABOUT LEGISLATIVE TRAVEL.
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AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M VERY OPEN TO EVERYBODY PARTICIPATING.I'M VERY OPEN TO HAVING PEOPLE GO DOWN AND DO THAT WORK.
I DON'T ACTUALLY INTEND TO DO ALL OF THAT MYSELF AND NEED YOU, WANT YOU.
JUST A SPREADSHEET, JUST SHOWING WHO'S GOING WHERE AND ON WHAT TOPICS AND ON WHAT DATES.
AND THEN THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE'RE TOLD, ESPECIALLY FROM A COMMITTEE CHAIR IN AUSTIN, THAT ACTUALLY, PLEASE DON'T COME BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO MESS IT UP.
MEANING WE GOT IT TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU.
BUT IF YOU SHOW UP, IT MIGHT BE PROBLEMATIC.
AND REALLY, CLIFFORD IS GOING TO BE THE KEY ON THAT.
SOMETIMES THOSE COMMITTEE CHAIRS ARE GOING TO TELL ME DIRECTLY, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY REACH OUT AND SAY TO YOU, LISTEN, I KNOW IT'S YOUR TOPIC, BUT HERE'S THE POLITICAL REALITY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ACHIEVE SUCCESS WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, NOT MAKE IT ABOUT TRAVEL. AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE INTENSE CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT THIS TRAVEL IS THAT THIS IS A COMMITTEE UNLIKE ANY OTHER, BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH ANOTHER POLITICAL BODY, AND THE SANDS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AND THE GOALS ARE DIFFERENT AND THE POLITICS ARE REAL. AND SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GO WITH THE FLOW.
AND ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT I THINK I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SAY IT'S GOING WELL IF YOU DON'T.
I FEEL CERTAIN MANY OF YOU WILL TELL ME AND WE'LL ADJUST AS WE GO.
BUT I'M OPEN TO HEARING YOUR FEEDBACK AND IT'S ALREADY SUPER CRAZY.
IT WILL MATTER A LOT FOR OUR PROGRAM.
SO WITH THAT, I HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT THE HARD WORK THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM HAVE PUT INTO THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS.
MISS WILLIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. I DO SUPPORT THIS, AND I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT I KNOW THAT YOU ALL PUT INTO THIS AND THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE IN WHICH YOU'RE APPROACHING THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE POSTED OR WE'RE MADE AWARE OF WHO HAS TESTIFIED.
SO IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF NOTIFICATION OR IF YOU ALL ENTERTAINED THAT, HOW WE MIGHT GET A HEADS UP ON, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP OR WHO'S GOING FROM A COMMITTEE THAT WOULD ALSO BE OF INTEREST VERSUS HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE FACT.
SO THAT'S A REQUEST I WOULD MAKE, BUT I DO SUPPORT THIS.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR THREE MINUTES.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST ITEM 68 SEEING NONE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.
NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JEN. ITEM 69 WAS HELD IN CLOSED SESSION.
[69. 24-3674 Attorney Briefing (Sec. 551.071 T.O.M.A.) Seeking the advice of the City Attorney regarding: - Dallas City Charter, Ch. XI, Sec. 15]
AGENDA ITEM 70.[70. 24-3767 Authorize a resolution reporting the results of balloting for a nominee(s) to the Dallas Central Appraisal District Board of Directors - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
AUTHORIZE A RESOLUTION REPORTING THE RESULTS OF BALLOTING FOR A NOMINEE OR NOMINEES TO THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 70? MAYBE. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN? PERHAPS. THANK YOU.
TO SERVE BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN.
WELL, THE ONLY THING I'LL SAY IS YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. OUR DCAD PROCESS CHANGED BECAUSE OF LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AND IN THE PAST, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO JUST DESIGNATE SOMEBODY TO REPRESENT DALLAS.
I'M TOLD THAT IT'S APPROXIMATELY 600 VOTES TO GET A SEAT.
SO THIS WILL ASSURE OUR CANDIDATE, BETH MASADA, WILL GET A SEAT.
SHE SERVED FOR US FOR ONE YEAR.
I'VE HEARD SHE'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
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AND THERE ARE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL COME BEHIND AND ALSO PLEDGE VOTES.SO JUST AS WE DO FOR COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES, WE WORK WITH OTHER SUBDIVISIONS SO THAT WE CAN GET A CORPUS OF VOTES TO GET THE PERSON IN. SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 70? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU.
YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 71.
[71. 24-3769 Authorize a resolution reporting the results of balloting for a nominee(s) to the Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
AUTHORIZE A RESOLUTION REPORTING THE RESULTS OF BALLOTING FOR A NOMINEE OR NOMINEES TO THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 70? CHAIRWOMAN? THERE IS. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS CAST ITS 69 VOTES FOR THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATE TO SERVE THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS RICHARD GRADY AND RICHARD.
I'M SORRY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR.
ARE WE STILL IN THE MOTION? YES. OKAY.
I NEED YOU TO MAKE THE MOTION A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY, AND THEN WE CAN GO.
RICK GRADY, 69 VOTES TO SERVE BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT? OKAY.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION, CHAIRWOMAN.
THANK YOU. SO RICHARD GRADY IS RICK GRADY.
HE IS FORMERLY A COUNCIL MEMBER IN PLANO.
HE SERVED ON THE RTC WITH MANY OF US.
HE CURRENTLY CHAIRS A POSITION I ONCE HELD AS CHAIR OF THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION.
AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES, AND HE IS A VETERAN.
HE ALSO SERVED ONE YEAR PREVIOUSLY.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST ITEM 71? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT.
[72. 24-3771 Authorize a resolution reporting the results of balloting for a nominee(s) to the Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
AUTHORIZE A RESOLUTION REPORTING THE RESULTS OF BALLOTING FOR A NOMINEE OR NOMINEES TO THE DENTON DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.THIS IS YOUR ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? CHAIRWOMAN, I MOVE THE CITY OF DALLAS, CAST ITS 30 VOTES FOR THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND 30 VOTES TO SERVE BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, CHAIRWOMAN? YES. YEAH. FIVE MINUTES.
AND IS SOMEBODY WHO WE HAVE ELECTED TWICE BEFORE? DENTON COUNTY IS ALSO SPONSORING HER, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE AND SOUTHLAKE.
SHE IS FORMERLY THE CHAIR OF THE T FOUNDATION AND A MAYOR OF A SMALL TOWN IN DENTON COUNTY.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 72? I DO HAVE A QUESTION, MAYOR.
CHAIRWOMAN, ARE YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES? THANK YOU. IF I COULD DIRECT THE QUESTION TO CHAIRWOMAN.
QUESTION ON THIS PARTICULAR POSITION OR IN THE SYSTEM.
I HEARD YOU SAID THIS PERSON HAS SERVED BEFORE.
SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT YEAR SHE SERVED? SHE HAS SERVED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
ALL RIGHT. SO IS THERE A TERM LIMIT ON THIS BOARD? SO BECAUSE OF STATE LEGISLATION, EVERYBODY IS ONLY BEING ELECTED TO ONE YEAR THIS TIME.
AND THEN I BELIEVE THE NEXT TIME IT WILL BE A TWO YEAR AND THEN IT WILL GO TO REGULAR THREE YEAR TERMS. IS THAT CORRECT? BILIERAE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WHERE ARE THESE THE TERMS. ON WHAT LEVEL? WHO WHO ESTABLISHES TERM LIMITS, YOU KNOW, IN THIS PARTICULAR AGENCY.
SO I MEAN, JUST I MEAN, YOU UNDERSTAND.
YES. YEAH. SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT EVERYTHING CHANGED.
THEY WERE ON OUR BALLOTS, AND SO THAT WAS UNUSUAL.
SOME PORTION IS ELECTED, SOME PORTION IS APPOINTED.
AND SO AS IT'S GOING THROUGH THAT CHANGE, WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME UNUSUAL SITUATIONS.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
OKAY. BUT YOU WOULD AGREE THAT BECAUSE OF HER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND THE CONTINUITY WOULD HELP ADD VALUE TO THIS TO THIS POSITION AS WE VOTE TODAY? YES. AND IF YOU WILL RECALL, THE DENTON COUNTY BOARD REALLY HAD FACED SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES THEY ENDED UP TERMINATING.
WELL, THEY REJECTED THE BUDGET.
AND THEN WE ALSO, IN SUPPORT OF THEM, ALSO REJECTED THE BUDGET.
THEY TERMINATED THEIR DIRECTOR.
SHE'S BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT IN GOOD GOVERNANCE.
AND OF COURSE WE WANT THAT BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET FAIR APPRAISALS FOR EVERYBODY.
RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
SO I JUST REALLY WANTED TO HONE IN ON THAT.
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SO I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT WITH YOU TO SEE HOW WE CAN BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AS IT RELATES TO THESE POSITIONS.AND OF COURSE, SINCE WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE TO TO TERM LIMITS HERE, I THINK WE MIGHT ALSO LOOK AT THAT TOO, SO THAT WE CAN, AS SOME FOLKS SAY, GET A FRESH NEW SET OF EYES ARE ON THE BOARD AS IT RELATES TO OUR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. IS YOUR MIC STILL ON FROM THE EARLIER ROUND? CHAIRWOMAN YOU DON'T NEED ANOTHER ROUND.
I DO NEED ANOTHER ROUND. YES. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. SO THE ITEM WE'RE ON IS FOR DENTON COUNTY.
BUT I WILL SAY THIS HAS BEEN THE SITUATION FOR ALL OF THEM.
FOR COLLIN, WE ALSO HAD SOMEBODY WHO HIT A TERM LIMIT, AND LAST YEAR WE GOT RICK GRADY IN.
AND THEN ANN HAS ONLY BEEN IN FOR TWO YEARS.
SO SHE'S NOT YET UP AGAINST TERM LIMITS.
BUT THERE IS A TERM LIMIT FOR ALL THREE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 72? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.
YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 74.
[74. 24-3613 An ordinance abandoning a portion of a water and sanitary sewer easement to QT South, LLC, the abutting owner, containing approximately 14,662 square feet of land, located near the intersection of Webb Chapel Road and Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway - Revenue: General Fund $11,150.00, plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee]
AGENDA ITEM 74 IS AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING A PORTION OF A WATER AND SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT TO CU SOUTH, LLC, THE ABUTTING OWNER CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 14,662FT² OF LAND LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEBB CHAPEL ROAD AND LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY.YOU DO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
LAUREN MONTGOMERY, YOU MAY COME FORWARD.
YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
GOOD AFTERNOON. LAUREN MONTGOMERY, 6009 WEST PARKER ROAD.
JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS THIS CONCLUDES THE SPEAKER FOR THIS ITEM.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE.
MISS WILLIS, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS OKAY.
ANY OPPOSED? NEXT ITEM. MADAM SECRETARY.
[75. 24-3775 An ordinance granting a private license to 1815 N. Market Street, LLC for the use of a total of approximately 2,013 square feet of land to occupy, maintain and utilize an existing loading dock and sidewalk cafe and installation and use of a canopy and a trash dumpster with enclosure on portions of Record Street and Munger Avenue rights-of-way located near the intersection of Record Street and Munger Avenue. Revenue: General Fund $1,200.00 annually, plus the $20.00 ordinance publication fee]
OF APPROXIMATELY 2013FT² OF LAND TO OCCUPY, MAINTAIN AND UTILIZE AN EXISTING LOADING DOCK AND SIDEWALK CAFÉ, AND INSTALLATION AND USE OF A CANOPY AND A TRASH DUMPSTER WITH ENCLOSURE ON PORTIONS OF RECORD STREET AND MUNGER AVENUE.RIGHTS OF WAY. LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RECORD STREET AND MUNGER AVENUE.
THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, I MOVE TO.
OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? JUST THAT THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP TO MAKE THIS BUILDING IN THE WEST END TENABLE.
IT'S THE LOCATION OF THE OLD SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. CARRY. NEXT ITEM.
YES. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM.
[79. 24-3636 Authorize a public hearing to be held on January 8, 2025, to receive comments regarding amendments and updates to the City of Dallas Economic Development Incentive Policy for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]
AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 8TH, 2025, TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENTS AND UPDATES TO THE CITY OF DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE POLICY FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.MR. PRESIDENT, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THIS IS. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 80.
[80. 24-3637 Authorize amendments to Resolution No. 22-1008 previously approved on June 22, 2022 authorizing a development agreement (“Agreement”) and all other necessary documents, upon approval as to form by the City Attorney, with I-20 Lancaster Development, LLC and/or its affiliates ("Developer"), related to the University Hills Phase I catalyst project (“Project”) on property generally bounded by Interstate Highway 20 (Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway), Lancaster Road, and the DART rail line (“Project site”) to: (1) increase the City Subsidy by $1,750,000.00 from an amount not to exceed $34,210,966.00 to an amount not to exceed $35,960,966.00 by increasing the economic development grant payable from the City’s Public/Private Partnership Fund (“PPP Grant”) by $1,750,000.00 from an amount not to exceed $2,800,000.00 to an amount not to exceed $4,550,000.00 and include the specific requirement for Developer to design, construct, and achieve City acceptance of the specific wastewater infrastructure improvement originally planned to be delivered by Dallas Water Utilities (Project Area 75-4-C in the 2020 Unserved Areas Program); (2) extend various material dates and deadlines; (3) transfer an amount not to exceed $1,750,000.00 from the ARPA Redevelopment Fund to the Public/Private Partnership Fund; (4) make other corresponding modifications, and, in consideration; (5) increase the Developer's minimum investment requirement by $2,000,000.00, from $60,000,000.00 to $62,000,000.00; (6) amend the Minimum Vertical Requirements to require the Developer to prepare and sell an additional 50 residential sites to third-party builders for the construction of single-family homes; and (7) amend the Minimum Vertical Requirements to require the Developer to construct a community amenity center with a pool - Not to exceed $1,750,000.00 - Financing: Public/Private Partnership Fund ($1,750,000.00)]
AGENDA ITEM 80.AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 2-1008, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON JUNE 22ND, 2022, AUTHORIZING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS UPON APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH INTERSTATE 20,
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LANCASTER OR I-20.LANCASTER DEVELOPMENT, LLC AND OR ITS AFFILIATES.
DEVELOPER RELATED TO UNIVERSITY HILLS.
PHASE ONE CATALYST PROJECT PROJECT ON PROPERTY GENERALLY BOUNDED BY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 20, LYNDON B, JOHNSON FREEWAY, LANCASTER ROAD, AND THE DART RAIL LINE PROJECT SITE TO ONE INCREASE THE CITY SUBSIDY BY $1,750,000 FROM AN AMOUNT FROM AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $34,210,966, TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,960,000 AND 90. $966.
BY INCREASING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PAYABLE FROM THE CITY'S PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FUND GRANT BY $1,750,000, FROM AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,800,000, TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,550,000, AND INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT FOR DEVELOPER TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND ACHIEVE CITY ACCEPTANCE OF THE SPECIFIC WATER, WASTEWATER, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.
THREE TRANSFER AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,750,000 FROM THE ARPA REDEVELOPMENT FUND TO THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FUND FOR MAKE OTHER CORRESPONDING MODIFICATIONS.
AND IN AND IN CONSIDERATION FIVE INCREASE THE DEVELOPER'S MINIMUM INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT BY $2 MILLION FROM $60 MILLION TO $62 MILLION. SIX.
AMEND THE MINIMUM VERTICAL REQUIREMENTS TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO PREPARE AND SELL AN ADDITIONAL 50 RESIDENTIAL SITES TO THIRD PARTY BUILDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AND SEVEN.
AMEND THE MINIMUM VERTICAL REQUIREMENTS TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO CONSTRUCT A COMMUNITY AMENITY.
YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
HONORABLE PHILLIP KINGSTON YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
IF I SIT DOWN, I THINK YOU'LL THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE THE WHOLE THREE MINUTES.
PHILIP KINGSTON 5901 PALO PINTO I'M HERE REPRESENTING HOPE GLOBAL.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS NEEDS VERY BADLY.
SOUTHERN DALLAS LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY UNDER MAYOR ATKINS, HAS MADE THAT A PRIORITY.
AND YOU ALL KNOW FROM OUR EXPERIENCE IN REDISTRICTING THAT BETWEEN 2010 AND 2020, DISTRICT EIGHT WAS THE SECOND FASTEST GROWING AREA OF OUR CITY, AND NOT JUST IN TERMS OF POPULATION GROWTH, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF JOB GROWTH.
THOSE PEOPLE NEED PLACES TO LIVE NEAR THESE GREAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY UNT AND THE TERRIFIC JOBS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN BY THE INLAND PORT.
HOPE GLOBAL HAS TAKEN OVER THIS PROJECT AS OF 2022.
IT HAS NOT BEEN SITTING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS ON HOKE'S WATCH.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WAS PRESENT FOR A PERSONAL PROMISE, FROM THE DEVELOPER TO OUR CITY MANAGER TO BREAK GROUND IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR. SO THIS PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD.
IT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF MIXED USE, HIGH QUALITY INVESTMENT THAT SOUTHERN DALLAS NOW VERY MUCH MERITS. AND THE MONEY YOU'RE SPENDING TODAY IS NOT A SUBSIDY TO THE DEVELOPER.
IT PAYS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE CITY, FRANKLY, SHOULD HAVE LONG AGO PROVIDED TO THIS AREA WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A PRIVATE DEVELOPER TO EXECUTE ON IT.
YOU ALL PROBABLY ALL HAVE TALKED TO ROBERT PETRIE OVER THE YEARS.
MR. PETRIE IS SUPPORTING OUR PROJECT.
I KNOW HE'S CONTACTED SOME OF YOU ON OUR BEHALF, AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.
I WORKED WITH MY COACH IN DOWNTOWN BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT HE IS COMMITTED TO HELPING US BECOME A BETTER CITY ALL OVER THE CITY.
BUT CRITICALLY, WE NEED HIM RIGHT NOW FOR THE EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BANK OF AMERICA PROJECT.
HE EXECUTES ON THE THINGS HE PROMISES TO DO, AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
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BUT I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A PARTICULARLY GOOD PROJECT, NOT JUST FOR DISTRICT EIGHT.THIS WILL HAVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS THAT BENEFIT THE REST OF THE CITY.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS SOMETHING I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, BUT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THIS DAY TO DAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF IS LIGHTS OUT RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE BEEN BRINGING YOU GREAT PROJECTS, BUT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE HARD.
AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT ROBIN BENTLEY AND KIM TOLBERT HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN THESE AND HAVE CLEARED THE WAY FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? YES, MAYOR.
I'D LIKE TO ASK ROBIN BENTLEY FROM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO COME FORWARD.
THIS IS CRITICAL FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS, AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE VALID CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED.
AND I THINK ALL OF THE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE IS ARTICULATED HERE ON RECORD.
ROBIN, CAN YOU EXPAND ON ON WHY WE SHOULD FEEL ASSURANCE THAT THIS IS GOING TO GET DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND WHY THIS IS A BETTER SOLUTION THAN GOING THROUGH DWU? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
ROBIN BENTLEY FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
AS I MENTIONED AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING, IT IS IMPERATIVE TO THE CITY, GIVEN THE THE LONG TIME THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD, THAT WE HAD A VERY SHORT LEASH AND NO CURE, PERIOD.
SO WE MOVE OR WE MOVE ON ONE OR THE OTHER.
AND SO WE BUILT IN SOME DEADLINES INTO THIS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE IT MOVES VERY QUICKLY.
THE FIRST BEING THAT THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO EXECUTE THAT CONTRACT 30 DAYS AFTER I SIGN IT.
THE ATTORNEYS, TO THEIR CREDIT, SENT DRAFTS LAST NIGHT.
WE'LL HAVE THAT CONTRACT SIGNED VERY QUICKLY AND THEN WITHIN.
CORRECT ME IF I SAY THIS WRONG, KEVIN.
THE THIRD DEADLINE IS FINANCING.
I THINK THEY HAVE UNTIL THE END OF JUNE TO ACTUALLY CLOSE ON FINANCING, BUT MY COKE HAS REPRESENTED TO ME THAT THEY'LL BE CLOSING ON THE LAND AND THE FINANCING AND STARTING CONSTRUCTION ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY.
SO WE SHOULD SEE SOMETHING HAPPENING IN THE SPRING.
AND AND IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANOTHER PROJECT.
BUT I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THE HOPE TEAM AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO GET STARTED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MEAN, AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITING THIS PROJECT IS FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS.
I KNOW THAT IT WAS BROUGHT UP.
I MYSELF BROUGHT UP DURING COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THERE IS SOME HESITATION ON MY END BECAUSE OF SOME OTHER PROPERTIES THAT I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH THAT ARE OUTSIDE, THAT ARE CLOSER INTO MY DISTRICT.
THIS IS SOMETHING SOUTHERN DALLAS WANTS TO SEE MATERIALIZE.
I'M VERY HOPEFUL WITH HEARING YOU ALL'S CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY, BUT I'M ASKING THAT THIS ALSO BE A TONE THAT CAN BE SET FOR OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP MOVING FORWARD WITH HOPE GLOBAL.
AND LET'S GET TO THE TABLE TO SEE HOW WE CAN START TURNING DIRT ON THESE OTHER PROJECTS SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS MISCONCEPTION THAT IF IT IS OUT OF THE HORSESHOE AND START MOVING THESE PROJECTS ALONG, THAT I THINK IT JUST AS MUCH THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE POTENTIAL FOR MATERIALIZING ARE GOING TO BRING JUST AS MUCH CHANGE TO OUR CITY. SO I HOPE THAT THAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT'S RECEIVED BY US TAKING THIS STEP TODAY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORKING WITH HOPE GLOBAL.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL SAY ARTHUR SANTAMARIA FROM THE COMPANY IS HERE.
AND THEY WANT TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVE AS MUCH AS WE DO.
KEVIN. CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ FIVE MINUTES.
DON'T RUN AWAY. SO SOME OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT I SAW IN HERE WERE ABOUT ABOUT DOLLARS NOT EXCEEDING A CERTAIN AMOUNT, LIKE 1.75 MILLION.
AND REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL COST AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH WERE CONCERNS SOME OF US HAD.
SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT FOR ME, PLEASE? I SURE CAN. SO A KEY PART OF THIS PROJECT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND TYPICALLY DPW WOULD BUILD THAT AND THEN THE DEVELOPER WOULD UTILIZE IT.
THE DEVELOPER IN THIS CASE WANTS TO DO EVERYTHING ALTOGETHER.
AND THEY THINK THEY CAN DO IT FASTER AND CHEAPER THAN THE CITY CAN.
AND SO THEY HAVE MADE A BET ON THEMSELVES AND ASKED THAT THEY BE ABLE TO BUILD THE WASTEWATER LINE ON THEIR OWN TIMELINE, ON THEIR OWN RISK, AND THAT WE WOULD REIMBURSE UP TO 1.75 MILLION IF IT COSTS MORE THAN THAT.
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THEY SWALLOW THAT RISK.THERE'S NO CHANGE ORDERS, THERE'S NO COST OVERRUNS.
I ACTUALLY KIND OF LIKE THAT IDEA OF THERE BEING A LIMIT.
THOSE CHANGE ORDERS ALWAYS GET US IN THE END.
SO ON BACKGROUND AND THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GOOD FAITH THAT THEY'VE EXPENDED IN SPENDING DOLLARS ON THIS PROJECT ALREADY? ARE YOU TALKING, LIKE, ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? OH, SURE. SO WE APPROVED THIS DEAL, WHAT, TWO YEARS AGO? COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
AND IN. IN THE MEANTIME, THE COMPANY HAS CONTINUED TO WORK AND SPEND MONEY AND DESIGN.
THEY HAVE HOMEBUILDERS LINED UP READY TO BUY THE LOTS.
AND THEY'VE DONE ALL OF THAT WORK AND ALL OF THAT EXPENSE AGAIN AT THEIR OWN RISK.
BECAUSE IF COUNCIL DOESN'T APPROVE THIS TODAY, ALL OF THAT EFFORT WOULD HAVE BEEN WASTED.
SO LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE INVESTED.
THEY'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND WE'RE WE'RE ON THE TEAM WITH THEM.
VERY GOOD. AND, ROBIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND KEVIN AS WELL.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS STILL.
RIGHT. SO AND WE NEED THESE HOMES.
WE NEED HOMES, HOUSING ALL OVER THE CITY.
I I'M, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS.
HAVING THESE CHANGES THAT WE'RE THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED IN HERE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN FIVE MINUTES.
SO THERE'S BEEN SOME INTERESTING COMMENTS THAT SOUTHERN DALLAS WANTS US TO BE BUILT.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU, NORTHERN DALLAS WANTS US TO BE BUILT.
IT WAS FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
SO LET'S AT LEAST GET A GROUNDBREAKING GOING.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF LAND.
WE HAVE THE WILL. WE HAVE THE NEED.
THERE'S JUST NOTHING STOPPING IT.
I LOVE THAT THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO TO DO THE WATER ITSELF, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
WE DIDN'T START WITH THIS DEVELOPER.
RIGHT? THIS IS NOT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ONE.
AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW SOON CAN IT HAPPEN.
AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON.
AND THIS IS THE PROMISE OF THE BARBELL TIFF AND OF GROWING SOUTHERN DALLAS.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUPPORTIVE.
MR. CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN ARNOLD, FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. I'LL PROBABLY GO FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE.
NUMBER ONE, DID WE KNOW AS A CITY WHEN THIS DEED, THIS TIFF WAS CREATED AND THE DEED AWARDED TO THIS INDIVIDUAL THAT THERE WAS NO INFRASTRUCTURE, NO SEWER? YES, OF COURSE, THIS LAND WAS PASTURE LAND, ESSENTIALLY, WHEN THE TIFF WAS FORMED.
AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN MENTIONED, WE STARTED WITH AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT DEVELOPER.
AND TO MIKE'S CREDIT, WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT, HE STEPPED IN.
SO WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE IF YOU JUST KIND OF BOUGHT IT AS IS, SO TO SPEAK, HE HAS NOT BOUGHT IT YET.
HE WOULD BUY IT AFTER WE SIGN OUR AGREEMENT.
ALL RIGHT. SO AFTER WE TAKE THIS ACTION TODAY.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PUSHING BACK ON THE HOME DESIGNS, AS ARTHUR WILL TESTIFY.
WE WANTED REALLY NICE LOOKING HOMES FOR THIS AREA TO SET THE MARKET, AND SO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME REFINING AND UPGRADING THOSE HOME DESIGNS ALL TO GET READY FOR THIS. EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY.
NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
THE OTHER QUESTION IS THIS, FOR MY PURPOSE OF CLARIFICATION, IS THIS THE PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OR INCLUDE THAT MMD? YES, THERE IS AN MMD IN THIS AREA.
HAVE YOU ALL GOTTEN AN ANSWER TO WHAT THE MMD WILL DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY? SINCE THE LAST MEETING, THE COMMITTEE MEETING WHEN I SPOKE ON IT, NO.
THE MMD IS CREATED BY STATE LEGISLATURE, NOT BY THE CITY.
IT'S GOVERNED BY A SEPARATE BOARD.
SO THERE'S A PORTION OF THAT COMMUNITY.
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I THINK I TOLD YOU ALL THIS THE LAST TIME, DID I NOT? YOU DID. THANK YOU.THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE OF THIS MMD.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN RESPOND TO WHAT AN MMD IS FROM A LEGAL FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE? MISS TAMMY PALOMINO.
SO AN MMD IS A MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO HEAR THAT FOR THE RECORD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ARTHUR STANLEY.
SIR ARTHUR SANTAMARIA WITH HOPE GLOBAL.
I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE ATTORNEYS FIRST.
I'M WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
A MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF DISTRICT.
IT HAS IT'S IMBUED WITH WHATEVER POWERS THE STATE LEGISLATURE GRANTS IT.
THIS PARTICULAR MMD HAS A NUMBER OF POWERS.
AND INCLUDING CREATING A PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION.
IT CAN EXCUSE ME, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO THE PUBLIC? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? SURE.
SO IT'S NOT CREATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CORRECT? THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS IT HAS TO COME TO THE CITY TO GET PERMISSION, FOR EXAMPLE.
WELL EXPANDING THE TERRITORY WOULD BE ONE.
WHAT'S NUMBER TWO? AND THEN ONE OF THE POWERS I MENTIONED EARLIER WAS CREATING OR ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION, WHICH IS A BODY THAT COULD GRANT OR APPROVE PROJECTS CONSTRUCTING A CERTAIN TYPE OF PROJECT.
USUALLY THEY'RE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE CITY HAS ITS OWN PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION.
SO THE PUBLIC FINANCE CORPORATION PUBLIC FACILITIES, PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION.
SO THIS ITEM WAS ON THE NOVEMBER 5TH ELECTION.
SO HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE ON THIS BOARD? I DON'T HAVE THOSE EXACT NUMBERS.
IS IT FIVE OR. I THINK I THINK SO.
IT'S A SMALL BOARD. AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE ELECTION WAS HELD IN NOVEMBER.
THOSE THE WON THE ELECTION WAS HELD TO CONFIRM THE CREATION OF THE MMD, AND THEN TWO TO ESTABLISH OR INSTALL THOSE OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD.
DOES THIS BOARD HAVE THE POWER TO ESTABLISH OR WORK WITH THE JURISDICTIONAL PARTNER, IF YOU WILL, TO ESTABLISH ANY TAXING COMPONENTS OR CAPABILITIES? I DON'T YEAH. IT CAN'T, IT COULD.
YEAH. SO IT COULD CHARGE AN ASSESSMENT BUT NOT A TAX.
SO AN ASSESSMENT IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF FEE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LEVY A TAX.
WHERE WOULD THAT WHERE WOULD THAT ASSESSMENT TAKE PLACE IN AMONGST THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
WHERE WOULD THEY SEE IT. IS IT ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL.
WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO SEE IT.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD SHOW UP ON A BILL, BUT IT WOULD BE A FEE.
IT WOULD BE AN ASSESSMENT BUT IT WOULD SHOW UP ON A TAX BILL.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO GET TO THAT IT WOULD COME FROM.
IS IT COMING FROM DCAD WHERE THIS WILL COME? COME TO THE TAXPAYER.
RIGHT. SO DCAD WOULD COLLECT ON BEHALF OF WHICHEVER ENTITY IS COLLECTING THAT FEE.
ALL RIGHT. SO YOU NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAX A COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THIS GOAL, OF COURSE, TO BUILD FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT AND BRING THIS GREAT PROJECT, TO QUOTE THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT UNT, BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
GOOD. COULD I HEAR FROM THE THIS YOUNG MAN HERE? YOU WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE MMD? YES. SO IS YOUR GROUP YOUR GROUP ORGANIZED THE MMD? ARE YOU SELECTED THE DIRECTORS? I SAW SOMEONE'S NAME ON THE ON THE BALLOT.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY GOT THEIR NAMES ON THE BALLOT.
SURE. YES, MA'AM. WE WERE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION OF THE MMD, AND THE ASSESSMENTS THAT CAN BE LEVIED ON THE PROPERTY ARE ONLY CAN ONLY BE LEVIED OR ASSESSED ON WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
FUTURE. ONLY WHAT'S WITHIN THE DISTRICT? ARE YOU SPEAKING OF THOSE? HOW MANY? HOMES ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT? WE'RE SELLING 580 HOMES.
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580 HOMES.PROPERTY TAX OWNERS THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE TAXED BECAUSE OF THIS MMD.
SO IT'S A IT'S A VEHICLE TO MAKE THOSE THOSE HOMES POSSIBLE TO BUILD BECAUSE.
WITH THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO HOW ARE YOU COMMUNICATING? SEE, I'M CONFUSED NOW ON THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR THE DIRECTORS.
ARE YOU TELLING ME THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE TAXED, BUT THEY'RE JUST VOTING ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS? WELL, THEY THEY THEY WOULDN'T BE TAXED.
THE ONLY PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WOULD GET ASSESSMENTS.
ONLY. ONLY PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
I'M SORRY. COULD YOU SPEAK UP? I NEED TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN GETTING ASKED ABOUT THIS AND I'VE KIND OF OPINED ON IT JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WANT TO BE ACCURATE WHEN I GO BACK ON THE MEDIA AGAIN TO EXPLAIN THIS, AS FOLKS ARE ASKING ME, YES, MA'AM, WHO VOTED ON THE WHICH PART OF THE COMMUNITY VOTED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS OF NOVEMBER 5TH, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT YOU YOU ALL IDENTIFIED TO PUT THEIR NAME ON THE BALLOT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DID? POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR.
STATE YOUR POINT OF ORDER, PLEASE.
I THINK WE'RE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE GERMANE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA.
MADAM ATTORNEY, COULD YOU TELL THEM WHY HE ASKED FOR THE POINT OF ORDER? BECAUSE I THINK WE KIND OF OFF THE STREET WITH MMD.
AND SO IT IS NOT GERMANE TO THE TOPIC.
EXCUSE ME, ATTORNEY, DID YOU JUST SAY THE WORD SUBSIDY? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? THIS IS ABOUT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT AN INCREASE TO THE CITY SUBSIDY FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THE SAME POSITION THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY ON THE BLACK DANCE.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SUBSTITUTE TO AN ORGANIZATION FROM THE CITY.
WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.
IS THAT GERMANE? NO. TRANSPARENCY IS NOT GERMANE.
TRANSPARENCY TO THE VOTERS, TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IS NOT GERMANE.
OKAY. SO I'M EXTREMELY CONFUSED.
WHAT I WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW ON THIS PIECE.
NOW I'M TRYING TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, BUT WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS A TRAIL OF TEARS WHERE WE HAVE NOT SEEN WORK COMING THROUGH THROUGH THIS DEVELOPER.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON WITH THIS BILL.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.
IS THAT CORRECT, MISS ROBIN BENTLEY? THAT IS CORRECT. THIS IS THIS IS MY MONEY.
I PAY TAXES, AND MOST OF YOU AROUND HERE SAY YOU DO TOO.
SO ALL I'M SIMPLY SAYING IS, IN THIS PARTICULAR POSITION, I WILL HOPE THAT HE FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE I CAN SPEAK HONESTLY AND FROM A TRANSPARENT STANDPOINT THAT HE DID NOT DO THE SAME FOR MY COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE TALKING TRANSPARENCY.
SUBSIDIES AS IT RELATES TO TAXPAYERS DOLLARS IS WHAT I'M SPEAKING ON.
AND WE'RE NEVER IN MY POSITION.
I'M NEVER GOING TO BE NOT TRANSPARENT TO THE TAXPAYERS.
AND I CAN SEE NOW A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION BECAUSE FOLKS ARE ASKING, WHAT IS MMT? HOW DO THESE FOLKS GET ON THE BOARD? AND THIS ONCE AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO THE SUBSIDIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN THIS POT AS A CITY.
SO IF THERE ARE OTHERS THAT NEED TO SPEAK, SINCE SOME PEOPLE ARE UNCOMFORTABLE.
MAYOR, I'LL SIGN UP FOR THE SECOND ROUND.
WE ARE TIRED OF BEING PROMISED AND IT NEVER COMES TO FRUITION.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO A COUNCIL AND A CITY THAT WILL COMMIT.
TO STAND HERE FOR AND SIT IN THIS CHAIR IS THAT WE ARE NO LONGER SHORT CHANGED.
UNT WAS A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT WE CANNOT GET CAUGHT UP IN THESE BAIT AND SWITCHES AND BOONDOGGLES AND BROKEN PROMISES.
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THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.SO, CITY MANAGER, I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A COMMENT THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION.
WHO ELSE DID YOU SAY WAS INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK? MISS ROBERT BENTLEY, THE ENTIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND I THOUGHT I HEARD DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
WE'VE ALL BEEN INVOLVED IN GETTING THIS BACK ON TRACK.
PLEASE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMMIT IN WRITING HAS A TIMELINE.
LET'S MAKE SURE HE COMES THROUGH WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT HELD IN BONDAGE OR HOSTAGE.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT INSTITUTION.
IT MEANS A LOT FOR THE CITIZENS AND THE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE CANNOT PLAY ON THE EMOTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND ONCE AGAIN, TRANSPARENCY MATTERS.
TAXPAYERS DOLLARS MATTER AND REPRESENTATION MATTERS.
AND THEY WANT TO SEE THINGS HAPPEN, AND WE NO LONGER ARE GOING TO SIT BACK AND BE QUIET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS IMPACT ON THE POCKETBOOK OF PROPERTY TAX OWNERS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT AS WE TALK ABOUT A NEW BUDGET AND ASSESSING PROPERTY TAXES MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE.
WE TALK ABOUT A BARBELL, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU KNOW, DISTRICT 11, THE BARBELL WITHOUT A BARBELL.
NOW, THIS LEVEL, I DON'T THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LEVEL THE BARBELL.
I KNOW THAT FOLLOWING FOLLOW MY LEAD.
YOU'RE SLEEPING. YOU YOU YOU SLEEPING.
DISTRICT. DISTRICT LEVEL BARBELL VALLEY VIEW.
WITHOUT THAT RED BIRD MALL WOULD NEVER GOT DEVELOPED.
THE BARBELL TIP THOSE TAXPAYER DEVELOPED RED BIRD MALL.
THAT'S WHEN THE BARBELL TIP FIRST STARTED.
BEFORE IT STARTED THAT IT WAS AMAZON.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT DO THE BARBELL TIP COME IT DO HELP NORTH TO THE SOUTH WITHOUT A BARBELL FROM THE NORTH WITHOUT TAX DOLLARS COMING SOUTH, IT NEVER WILL EXIST IN MRS MENDELSOHN I KNOW YOUR BARBELL.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS EVER SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.
WITHOUT THAT MONEY COMING FROM NORTH, COMING TO SOUTH, WE NEVER GOT TO DEVELOP IT.
NOW I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ROBERT PETRAEUS, WHO CALLED ME, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
AND WE CANNOT PUT INFRASTRUCTURE THERE.
WE WOULD STILL ON NOT ON SEWAGE.
THE SEPTIC TANK. WE STILL ON SEPTIC TANKS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS.
SO WE NEED ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE CAN GET FROM ANY DEVELOPER OR MMD OR WHATEVER.
IT'S TAXPAYER MONEY. WE KNOW IT'S TAXPAYER MONEY.
WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THIS.
AND THAT'S WHY WE TRIED TO DEVELOP UNT DALLAS.
AND THE ONLY WAY WE COULD HAVE DEVELOPED UNT BETTER IF WE DID NOT HAVE THE ARPA FUND.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY AND CITY MANAGER FOR THE ARPA MONEY, THE FUND MONEY TO PAY FOR SEWAGE OVER BY UNT ON THE EAST SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE IN ORDER TO GET DEVELOPERS TO COME.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAD IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS WE LACK OF DEVELOPMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE IT COSTS TOO MUCH MONEY.
AND SO WE GOT TO PUT MONEY IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE DEVELOPER TO COME.
AND SO WE ARE VERY TRANSPARENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
NOW, MISS BENTLEY, WILL YOU COME FORWARD AND AND AND THIS DEVELOPER ALL THE WAY FROM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ALLEN BAZALDUA ALL THE WAY FROM CHAIRMAN ARNOLD.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS DEVELOPER, AND HE HAS HAD NOT BEEN DOING ALL THIS.
I'VE BEEN SAYING THE SAME THING FROM DAY ONE.
I HAVE NOT HIDDEN I'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THIS DEVELOPER.
BUT FIRST THING, WILL YOU EXPLAIN TO US THAT I ASKED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT IF HE DON'T DO WHAT HE DON'T GET NO SECOND CHANCE, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO AS I OUTLINED, THERE ARE THREE QUICK DEADLINES SIGNING THE CONTRACT, BUYING THE LAND AND CLOSING ON THE FINANCING.
WILL YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? SO EVERYBODY HEAR THAT? YES. IF THE DEVELOPER DOESN'T FOLLOW THROUGH ON THOSE THREE KEY DEADLINES, THE DEAL IS OVER.
THANK YOU. MISS ARNOLD, ROUND TWO.
YOU GOT THREE MINUTES. WE GOT ONE MINUTE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT JUST SAYING ONCE AGAIN.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO MR. PETRIE AND HAVE TALKED TO HIM THROUGH THE YEARS.
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HE LIVES IN DISTRICT FOUR.AND, OF COURSE, HE HE HAS PROPERTY AROUND THAT AREA WITH THE WITH THE RANCH, SKYLINE RANCH AND ALL.
HE'S ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES.
SO I KNOW HE SUPPORTS THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
AND HE SPOKE TO ME ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE.
BUT JUST QUICK THINGS REAL FAST.
NUMBER ONE, I WANT YOU ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HOLD ON TO THE SOUTHERN SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY, THAT IT STAYS IN THE SOUTH AND IT NOT GOES ANYWHERE ELSE THAT YOU ALL ALLOWED IT TO GO FROM, FROM SOUTHERN SECTOR TO ANOTHER DISTRICT.
THAT WAS NOT IT WAS NOT QUALIFYING FOR THAT DISTRICT.
SO WE HAVE TO STAY WOKE AND MAKE SURE OUR MONEY IS IS TAKEN CARE OF.
YOU SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
YOU'VE GOT TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT PUT IT JUST IN OUR HANDS AND EXPECT US TO TAKE CARE OF IT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVER TIME AS WE TRANSITION IN AND OUT. SO MY MESSAGE IS TO STAY WOKE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
ANY OPPOSE? AYES CARRY THE NEXT ITEM.
YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 81.
[81. 24-3829 Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 5 to exercise the third of three, one-year renewal options to the service contract with Accenture LLP for continued maintenance and support to host a customer relationship management software for the Department of Information and Technology Services - Not to exceed $437,090.80 - Financing: Data Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)]
AUTHORIZE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER FIVE TO EXERCISE THE THIRD OF THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS TO THE SERVICE CONTRACT WITH ACCENTURE LLP FOR CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT.THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM, MADAM SECRETARY.
WE'RE NOW AT YOUR ZONING AGENDA.
[Z6. 24-3554 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and a resolution terminating deed restrictions [Z890-182] as volunteered by the applicant on property zoned Subdistrict F within Planned Development District No. 468, the Oak Cliff Gateway Special Purpose District, with deed restrictions [Z890-182], on the north line of East Eighth Street, between East Jefferson Boulevard and South I-35 Freeway]
POW! REALLY? HEY. I MOVED TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO THE MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 8TH, 2025.SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.
[ZONING CASES - CONSENT]
YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS Z ONE THROUGH Z 13.AS PREVIOUSLY, THE PREVIOUS ACTION ON Z SIX WAS DEFERRED.
I'LL READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM Z2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TH THREE A TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT AND A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DEED RESTRICTIONS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GREENVILLE AVENUE AND OLD GREENVILLE ROAD, SOUTH OF FOREST LANE AND NORTH OF ROYAL LANE.
ITEM C3 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW TRACT OF PROPERTY.
ITEM Z4 IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW ONE MIXED USE DISTRICT, AND A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DEED RESTRICTIONS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH WEST LINE OF MOHAWK DRIVE, SOUTHEAST OF EMPIRE CENTRAL DRIVE.
ITEM Z7 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2326 FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED TO A BAR, LOUNGE, OR TAVERN ON PROPERTY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF MARKET CENTER BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF OAKLAWN AVENUE.
ITEM Z8 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 1767 FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED TO A BAR, LOUNGE, OR TAVERN, AND AN INSIDE AMUSEMENT.
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ITEM Z9 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MINI WAREHOUSE ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH LINE OF GANNON LANE, BETWEEN SOUTH COCKRELL HILL ROAD AND SOUTHWEST MORELAND ROAD.ITEM Z10 IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 1099 ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST COMMERCE STREET AND NEAL STREET. ITEM 11 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2341 FOR A BAR, LOUNGE, OR TAVERN ON PROPERTY ALONG THE WEST ALONG THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF EXPOSITION AVENUE, NORTHWEST OF PERRY AVENUE.
ITEM Z12 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A BAR, LOUNGE, OR TAVERN, AND INSIDE COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT LIMITED TO A LIVE MUSIC VENUE ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND MALCOLM X BOULEVARD.
AND ITEM Z 13 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT WITHOUT DRIVE IN OR DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH LINE OF WALNUT HILL, WEST OF MARSH LANE.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY OF THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS THAT WERE JUST READ INTO THE RECORD? NO SPEAKERS. MR. MAYOR, THIS IS YOUR CONSENT, YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.
BUT THERE WAS ONE LITTLE THING WRONG IN THE PD, AND WE NEEDED IT SENT BACK.
BECAUSE IT WAS WRITTEN IN TO PUT SOME.
AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE MEDIUM OR SHORT TREES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SHORT TREES, THAT'S JUST A BUSH.
BUT BUT SO WE HAD TO GET THAT CHANGED.
SO UNFORTUNATELY THE DEVELOPER HAD TO DO ALL OF THAT TOO.
BUT I SPOKE WITH THE DEVELOPER.
THEY WERE FINE WITH IT AND THEY GOT IT THROUGH LICKETY SPLIT.
AND HERE WE ARE. THANKS, EVERYBODY.
RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. NEXT ITEM.
[Z14. 24-3095 A public hearing to receive comments regarding a City Plan Commission authorized hearing to determine the appropriate zoning for the area to include but not limited to uses, development standards, and other appropriate regulations in an area generally bounded by River Oaks Road to the north, Union Pacific Railroad to the east, McCommas Bluff Road to the south, and Julius Schepps Freeway to the west, and containing approximately 522.18 acres and an ordinance granting an A(A) Agricultural District; a CR Community Retail District; a new Planned Development District; an R-1/2 ac(A) Single Family District; an R-1 ac(A) Single Family District; an amendment to Planned Development District No. 778; an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 773 for a metal processing facility, and a resolution terminating the deed restriction (D.R. Z067-152) Recommendation of Staff: Approval of an A(A) Agricultural District; a CR Community Retail District; an LI Light Industrial District; an R-1/2 ac(A) Single Family District; an R-1 ac(A) Single Family District; an amendment to Planned Development District No. 778; an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 773 for a metal processing facility for a permanent time period, to provide an expiration date that is five years from the date the zoning is approved; and termination of the deed restriction (D.R. Z067-152) Recommendation of CPC: Approval of an A(A) Agricultural District; a CR Community Retail District; a new Planned Development District; an R-1/2 ac(A) Single Family District; an R-1 ac(A) Single Family District; an amendment to Planned Development District No. 778; an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 773 for a metal processing facility for ten-year period with eligibility for automatic renewals for additional ten-year periods, and termination of the deed restriction (D.R. Z067-152) Z189-341(SO)]
ITEM Z 14 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON CITY PLAN COMMISSION AUTHORIZED HEARING TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE AREA TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO USES, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE REGULATORY REGULATIONS IN AN AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY RIVER OAKS ROAD TO THE NORTH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD TO THE EAST, MCCOMAS BLUFF ROAD TO THE SOUTH, AND JULIUS SCHEPPS FREEWAY TO THE WEST, AND CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5,522.18 ACRES, AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AA AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.A CR COMMUNITY RETAIL DISTRICT.
A NEW PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND R-1 HALF AC.
A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT AND DASH ONE AC.
A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT AND AMUSEMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
AND AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 773 FOR A METAL PROCESSING FACILITY AND A RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. YOU HAVE 40 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
EACH SPEAKER TWO MINUTES WILL BE GIVEN.
I'LL CALL THE FIRST 20 SPEAKERS IF YOU'RE IN PERSON, IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE, IF WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND HAVE A SEAT IN THE CENTER SECTION ON THE FIRST THREE ROWS, YOUR SPEAKERS WILL BE EVELYN MAYO AND MISS MAYO.
YOU MAY COME TO THE PODIUM IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE.
ALLEN MCGILL, GAYLE TERRELL, DANIELLE AYERS, FREDERICK HAYNES, THE THIRD, CHRISTINE HOPKINS, LESLIE RUSSELL, GERALDO FIGUEROA, JENNIFER RANGEL, MARSHA JACKSON, RACHEL LIT OR LETTY, BRENDA GURU, GURU MOORTHY, COLIN YARBROUGH, JAYNIE CISNEROS, JONATHAN SOUKUP, JERRY SOUKUP, CALEB ROBERTS, ALICIA KENDRICK, NEIL GOLDBERG, AND YOLANDA ALAMEDA.
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AGAIN, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.EVELYN MAYO, 2833 PROVINCE LANE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75228.
I'M ALSO A PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AT PAUL QUINN COLLEGE AND A CERTIFIED URBAN PLANNER.
THE 100,000 TON DUMP THAT WAS A PRODUCT OF TODAY'S ZONING.
I WORKED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THEIR LAND USE PLAN FOR A YEAR, AND ENGAGED THE CITY'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, BOTH ON FORWARD DALLAS AND THE AUTHORIZED HEARING TO BRING US TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT STAFF MADE AND CPC PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS DONE NOTHING BUT FOLLOW PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES LAID OUT BY THE CITY, AND HAS HAD TO DEDICATE THE LAST SIX YEARS OF ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY FOLLOWS THEIR OWN LAWS.
ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE CITY TO FOLLOW ITS OWN POLICIES CREATED IN FORWARD DALLAS, TO MAKE GOOD ON THE PROMISE TO PREVENT ANOTHER SHINGLE MOUNTAIN FROM HAPPENING, AND TO ENFORCE YOUR OWN ZONING AND LAND USE CODE EQUITABLY IN THE CITY.
THE FIRST STEP IS TO SUPPORT THESE SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS BY PROVIDING THEM THE BASIC PROTECTIONS THEY ARE DUE, BY BEING REZONED TO RESIDENTIAL AND BY REMOVING INDUSTRIAL ZONING ADJACENT TO HOMES, LEGAL BUSINESSES AND THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE FLOODPLAIN AND FOREST.
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TODAY TO TAKE A HISTORIC STEP IN REVERSING THE HARM CAUSED BY REDLINING, THE CONCENTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL USES IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, AND CHRONIC DISINVESTMENT.
PLEASE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN SIX YEARS TO BUILD CONSENSUS AROUND AND START LIVING UP TO YOUR PROMISES AND POLICIES, NOT JUST FOR THIS COMMUNITY, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF DALLAS.
WHAT KIND OF CITY YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO BE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE SENT 118 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.
WE RECEIVED FIVE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND 22 REPLIES IN OPPOSITION DUE TO 20% OF THE AREA IN OPPOSITION.
THE ITEM REQUIRES A THREE FOURTHS VOTE TO PASS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
YOUR MICROPHONE. THERE'S A BUTTON AT THE BASE OF THAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THANK YOU. I LIVE AT 1445 FIREBIRD.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT OUR UNITED NEIGHBORS REQUEST FOR AN AUTHORIZED HEARING TO APPROVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
AS IT HAS BEEN OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS CASE, THE FORWARD DALLAS 2.0 WAS APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2020.
FOR. ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THIS PLAN IS TO ADDRESS HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES, WHERE INDUSTRIAL LAND USES OPERATE WITH WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING IN GENERAL.
THE RECOMMENDATION IN THIS AUTHORIZED HEARING ALIGN WITH THE GOALS OF ADDRESSING HISTORIC, ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES AND ALIGN WITH ADOPTED FUTURE LAND USE MAP, INCLUDING INCLUDED WITH FORWARD DALLAS 2.0.
WITH THE RECENT PASSAGE OF FORWARD DALLAS 2.0, IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL UPHOLD THE POLICY GOALS AND APPROVE THE CPC'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ZONING FOR FLORAL FARMS. AND AS AN ASIDE.
FLORAL FARMS IS PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT MAKES UP SOUTHEAST OAK CLIFF.
SOUTHEAST OAK CLIFF ALREADY IS OVERBURDENED WITH MANY SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND VERY FEW NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS, PARTICULARLY RESIDENT BASED AND DRIVEN NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS.
SOUTHEAST OAK CLIFF IS THE HOME TO THE CITY'S LANDFILL.
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IT IS THE HOME.THANK YOU. IT IS THE HOME OF THE SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
MY NAME IS GAIL TERRELL, 1445 FIREBIRD DRIVE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND DALLAS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNITED, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR FLORA FARMS REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL VOTE, THEIR AUTHORIZED HEARING TO REZONE THEIR COMMUNITY, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE FORWARD DALLAS PLAN.
I ASK EACH OF YOU TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
I AM DANIELLE AYERS, 25 2522 FORT WORTH AVENUE.
AND THAT IS WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
SO COUNTLESS STUDIES AND REPORTS HAVE PROVIDED BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA THAT EXPOSES THE WAYS IN WHICH THE PRACTICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM LEADS TO ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES.
PUBLIC POLICIES HAVE A HUMAN IMPACT, AND WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, AND THAT THIS INJUSTICE IS BY DESIGN VIA PUBLIC POLICY IN THIS BODY, HAS THE POWER TO CORRECT ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE EXPERIENCED BY THE RESIDENTS OF FLORAL FARM AND, BY EXTENSION, MANY RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
AND SO WE SUPPORT THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ZONING OF FLORAL FARMS SO THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN HAVE PROTECTION FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING BUSINESSES AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND STETSON STEWART ROAD, TO BE ZONED AS COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND FOR THE MAJORITY OF HARMFUL INDUSTRIAL USES IN THE FLOODPLAIN TO BE REMOVED THROUGH A CREATION OF A PLAN DISTRICT.
SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THE MORAL COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND CORRECT THIS INJUSTICE BY WAY OF ZONING, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT FLORAL FARMS AND OTHER RESIDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE AND ACCESS TO CLEAN AIR AND FRESH WATER.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE HOPKINS.
I'M PART OF THE WEST OAK CLIFF COALITION, AND WE ARE HERE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH FLORAL FARMS AND ASK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PASS WHAT FLORAL FARMS NEIGHBORS WANT TO SEE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND REMOVE INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCIES.
I HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING ON THE BOARD OF THE COALITION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SELF-DETERMINATION, WITH FLORAL FARMS LEADER MARSHA JACKSON AND GENARO VINIEGRA, AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT IN TERMS OF BILINGUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WORKING WITH A BILINGUAL NONPROFIT URBAN PLANNER FROM THE GET GO, BUILDING CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE HISPANIC AND BLACK RESIDENTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE ON THE GROUND IN THE FUTURE.
AND I HAVE HEARD IN BOARD MEETING AFTER BOARD MEETING ABOUT HOW SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE TO CONTACT THE CITY WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT BAD INDUSTRIAL ACTORS ACTING WITHOUT PERMITS, WITHOUT COS, TO THE DETRIMENT OF RESIDENTS HEALTH, TO THE DETRIMENT OF THEIR PROPERTY VALUES.
AND WE NEED CHAMPIONS ON THE CITY COUNCIL, CHAMPIONS IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO STAND UP TO THE INDUSTRIAL PLAYERS THAT ARE TRYING TO PREVENT THIS FROM GETTING PAST TODAY AND GET THIS PASSED FOR THESE RESIDENTS.
LESLIE RUSSELL IS NOT PRESENT.
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CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS GERALDO FIGUEROA, 2220 WEST CLARENDON DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75208.
I AM HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE CPC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ZONING AND FLORA FARMS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ISSUES LIKE THESE GO BACK A LONG TIME SYSTEMATICALLY, ONLY IN OUR BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHY HERE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS DO WE SEE THESE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS, INEQUALITIES AND INJUSTICES.
I BELIEVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CPC WOULD ALLOW THESE INEQUALITIES TO START BEING CORRECTED AND PUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ON A PATH, ON BECOMING WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS A SAFE AND POLLUTANT FREE HOME.
THIS COMMUNITY IS A REAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU. AND PLEASE SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS IN FLORAL FARMS. THANK YOU. JENNIFER RANGEL.
ADDRESS 207 NORTH MOROCCO AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75211.
AND I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RIO PLANNING, A NONPROFIT THAT WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE EQUITABLE PLACES BY FIGHTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE OUTLINE REZONING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FLORAL FARMS. NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES HAVE EXISTED IN FLORAL FARMS SINCE THE 1920S, WAY BEFORE IT WAS ANNEXED BY THE CITY OF DALLAS IN 1956.
THEN IN 1980S, THE CITY SET NEW PLANNING POLICIES TO WRITE A NEW CODE IN ORDER TO ENACT, QUOTE TO HELP STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS, PROVIDE FOR TRAFFIC, PROMOTE QUALITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY QUALITY OF LIFE IN DALLAS.
AGAIN TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DALLAS, AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, A HANDFUL OF PROPERTIES BECAME NONCONFORMING WHEN THE CITY UPDATED THE CODE IN THE 80S, INCLUDING SEVERAL OF RESIDENTS HOMES.
IN SUMMARY, THE 1980S UPDATE DID NOT AFFORD THE SAME INTENT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLORA FARMS SINCE THE 1920S.
BOTTOM LINE THIS IS A FAIR HOUSING CONCERN.
IT IS A FAIR HOUSING ISSUE, BUT TODAY YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS WHAT THE 1980S UPDATED FAILED TO DO, WHICH IS TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING ZONING SHOULD PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT I URGE FOR YOU TODAY AND I ASK YOU TO SEE THE HUMANITY OF FLORA FARMS. IT'S YOUR TURN TO SAY WE SEE YOU AND WE HEAR YOU.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR MARCIA JACKSON, 4920 CHARLOTTE ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS.
THE RECORDS SHOW THAT THE HOMES AND THE BERMUDA DRIVE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE BUILT IN THE 1920S.
THESE HOMES WERE THERE BEFORE THE AREA WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY BY 1965.
BOTH NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN ANNEXED INTO THE MY NEIGHBORHOOD WAS ZONED LP AGRICULTURAL, AS WAS ABOUT ONE HALF OF THE BERMUDA ROAD NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE REST OF THE BERMUDA ROAD DRIVE WAS ZONED I-2, THE EQUIVALENT OF TODAY'S INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH.
THE HOMES AND FARMS WERE IN THIS AREA FIRST AND IT WAS AN AGRICULTURAL AREA.
THE CITY THEN DECIDED THE ERA OF SEGREGATION TO PLACE INDUSTRIAL ZONING NEXT TO THESE HOMES.
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THE CITY COULD HAVE CHANGED THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING ADJACENCY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, A COLOR TO CONFORM TO ITS POLICIES, TO NOT PLACE INDUSTRIAL ZONING TO RESIDENTIAL ZONING, BUT CHOSE NOT TO DO SO AND INSTEAD CONTINUE THE HARMFUL.I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THE ZONING AND TO AVOID OUR RESIDENTS, THE COMMUNITY AGAINST HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
RACHEL. LET LETTY IS NOT PRESENT.
BRENDA GURU-MURTHY IS NOT PRESENT.
JAYNIE 2021 BEDFORD STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS.
THE OUTCOME OF THIS AUTHORIZED HEARING HAS BEEN PENDING FOR FAR TOO LONG.
DOESN'T GIVE ME MUCH CONFIDENCE FOR THE AUTHORIZED HEARING IN THE SINGLETON CORRIDOR.
SO I'M ASKING YOU TO STAND UP FOR QUALITY OF LIFE AND VOTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS AUTHORIZED HEARING WITH NO INDUSTRIAL USES.
I'M JERRY TSOUKA AND MY SON'S SICK TODAY SO HE CAN SHOW UP, SO.
BUT I'M I'M THE NEXT ON THE LIST.
SO ANYWAY MY NAME IS JERRY SUKUP.
I'M OWNER OF SOUTHWEST PERENNIALS, WHICH IS PART OF THE FLORAL FARMS AREA.
I'M SORRY, ARE YOU JONATHAN, THIS IS JERRY.
YOU'RE JERRY. SO JONATHAN'S ON THE LIST, RIGHT? JONATHAN SUKUP IS.
YEAH. IS HE NOT PRESENT? NOT PRESENT? HE'S SICK.
JERRY SUKUP, AGAIN WITH SOUTHWEST PERENNIALS AT 9205 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.
WE'RE PART OF THE FLORAL FARMS PROJECT.
WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR TEN YEARS.
I'VE BEEN IN THE A GREENHOUSE HERE.
BUSINESS IN THAT AREA FOR 53 YEARS AND SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES.
WE WORK FOR THE GREENHOUSES NEXT TO THE LANDFILL AND SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES THERE.
THE LOCATION WAS STARTED IN 1928 BY THE TEENSY FAMILY AND THE CITY LIMITS.
AND THAT PARK HAS BEEN NAMED FOR HIM IN EAST DALLAS.
WE'RE ASKING, WHERE IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THIS AREA? THERE IS A LOT OF NEIGHBORS IN THIS AREA BEING AFFECTED BY ALL THE TRASH DUMPING, FILLING ROCKS AND DEBRIS AND TRUCK PARKING LOTS.
THESE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS.
WOULD ANY OF YOU LIKE TO HAVE THIS AS YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR? IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS PURPOSELY DONE TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO MOVE ELSEWHERE, BUT THIS IS THEIR HOME.
WOULD ANYBODY OFFER TO BUY THEM OUT FOR 500,000 A PIECE? NO, BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THEM? ALL WE HAVE HERE ARE INVESTORS WHO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN SOME NICE HOMES WITH NICE VIEWS, AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THESE PEOPLE, BUT ARE JUST OUT TO MAKE A PROFIT.
ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO SOUTHWEST ARE BEING FILLED WITH ROCK, CONCRETE AND OTHER DEBRIS.
RETAINING POND AND DRAINAGE FROM THE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN FILLED AND WATER DIVERTED TO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS AND ALSO OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS ON BIRD LANE ARE FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, PLUS ILLEGAL TRASH DUMPING IN THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FROM DUST AND DIRT FROM ADJACENT TRUCK LOTS, NO PAYMENT OR CARVED CONCRETE DRIVES TO EASE THE PROBLEMS OF DIRT AND GRIT ON HIGHWAY 310, THE ROADWAY.
AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WITH THE DUST.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CALEB ROBERTS.
ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DOWNWINDERS AT RISK HERE IN SUPPORT OF FLORAL FARMS. I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.
INDUSTRIAL PARCELS ARE 4 TO 5 TIMES LARGER THAN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
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SO BY DESIGN, BECAUSE IN AN AREA THAT IS DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, THEY WILL BE INUNDATED WITH MORE INDUSTRIAL OWNERS THAN RESIDENTIAL. SO ON THESE SETUP, IT IS HARDER FOR THEM TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR AREAS.AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH TODAY.
BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL HISTORY, THE FULL TRAJECTORY.
HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM FLORAL FARMS HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING OVER THE SIX YEARS? NOT JUST WHO YOU SEE TODAY, NOT JUST THE PEOPLE YOU TALK TO IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS? THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS.
THEY HAD TO INFORM THE CITY OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH SHINGLE MOUNTAIN TO COME TO A RESOLUTION.
THEY HAD TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.
YOU SEE HOW THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HOW IF WE DO NOT CORRECT THIS, WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE INDUSTRIAL OWNERS WHO DO NOT LIVE HERE HAVE MORE OF A SAY IN A PLACE THAT THEY DO NOT LIVE, OPERATE AND RAISE FAMILIES.
OKAY. HI, I'M ALICIA KENDRICK, 4741 JOPPA CIRCLE, DALLAS, TEXAS.
75216. AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AGENDA ITEM.
AND FIRST, I WANT TO COMMEND MR..
MISS JACKSON AND MR. MCGILL AND ALL THE RESIDENTS OF FLORAL FARMS ON THEIR DEDICATION TO THIS, TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING TO GET JUST THE BASIC RIGHTS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY TO LIVE AND BREATHE CLEAN AIR IN THE HOMES THAT THEY BOUGHT YEARS AGO.
AND SO I ASK YOU ALL, HOW LONG AND HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO COME AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING? HOW MANY TIMES BEFORE IT'S BEGGING, BEFORE WE HAVE TO COME AND BEG YOU? HEY, WE JUST WANT TO LIVE IN OUR HOMES.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING HERE TODAY AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAD TO LEAVE, BECAUSE THIS IT TAKES SO LONG TO JUST SAY ONE THING, JUST TO SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO LIVE AND BREATHE CLEAN AIR.
I WANT YOU ALL TO STAND ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS THAT YOU HAVE SET WITH THE FOR DALLAS.
AND THERE'S ONLY ONE RIGHT DECISION TO MAKE TODAY.
BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO LOOK AROUND AND LISTEN TO MISS MARSHA.
LISTEN TO EVERYBODY THAT'S COME UP.
SO I WON'T SAY EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE SAID.
BUT I WANT YOU TO ACTUALLY LISTEN TO WHO ACTUALLY LIVES IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHO IS BEING DUMPED ON, WHO IS FIGHTING AND WHO'S JUST HERE TO MAKE PROFIT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I'M NEIL GOLDBERG AT 5036 RADBROOK PLACE.
I WAS BORN IN DALLAS 70 YEARS AGO.
I'VE LIVED IN DALLAS MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'VE WORKED FOR 50 YEARS IN SOUTH DALLAS.
I'VE SPENT MORE AWAKE HOURS IN OUR SOUTHERN SECTOR THAN MOST.
BOTTOM LINE IS I LOVE THIS CITY.
THIS BUSINESS ACTIVITY FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS OF BIG CITY GOVERNMENT AND CODE COMPLIANCE.
THAT IS GOOD ORDINANCES AND ZONING LAWS ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ADD TO RIGHT NOW MORE REGULATIONS THAT WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED PROBLEM THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO FIX WITH A SIMPLE SOLUTION.
FLORAL FARMS. THIS DOESN'T WORK.
THIS PROPOSED SOLUTION WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF SOCIAL JUSTICE OR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
I WOULDN'T BEGIN TO ARGUE WITH YOU ABOUT PROTECTING CITIZENS RIGHTS.
I WOULDN'T ARGUE WITH YOU BECAUSE I'D BE RIGHT NEXT TO YOU, FIGHTING WITH YOU.
THIS IS NOT THE SOLUTION UNLESS RESIDENTS CHOOSE TO.
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THE U.P. RAILROAD, NEXT TO INTERSTATE 45, NEXT TO SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, A STONE'S THROW FROM INTERSTATE 20.ALL THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY, MANY AT NIGHT.
AND THAT BEING SAID, NOBODY DESERVES THE ILLEGAL AND ABUSE OF LAND USE OF SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
WE ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE RESIDENTIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRY CAN'T COEXIST AS THEY HAVE FOR THE LAST 60 OR 70 YEARS, UNTIL A BAD ACTOR CAME ON THE SCENE AND COST ME, AS A TAXPAYER AND THE CITY, A LOT OF MONEY.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS REZONING IS NOT THE SOLUTION.
HELLO THERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE, ZIP CODE 75224, AND MY ADDRESS IS ON FILE WITH THIS, THE REQUEST TO SPEAK.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.
I'M HERE TO SAY THAT, AS WE ALL KNOW, FLORAL FARMS COMMUNITY HAS WORKED VERY HARD FOR THIS MOMENT, AND THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO WORK SO HARD TO REALIZE THEIR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS OF THIS CITY, THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, AND TO HAVE A COMMUNITY SAFE AND FREE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS POSED BY INDUSTRIAL WASTE FROM NEARBY BUSINESSES. THIS RECOMMENDATION FROM CPC ALIGNS WITH THE RECENTLY PASSED FORWARD DALLAS 2.0, AS YOU'VE HEARD, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT REFLECTS THE GOALS OF THE FLORAL FARMS COMMUNITY TO HAVE BASIC THE BASIC PROTECTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL ZONING, TO REMOVE HARMFUL INDUSTRIAL USES, AND FOR THE PRESERVATION OF UNDEVELOPED FORESTS AND WATERWAYS.
WE FORMED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES, TO HAVE A VOICE AND TO BE A VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, SO THAT OUR HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY, SO THAT WE ARE NOT SORRY, OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY DISREGARDED, DISMISSED AND DISPLACED.
WE ARE UNITED IN OUR EFFORTS FOR TRANSPARENCY, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS THAT IMPACT INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE LIVES. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION IN ISSUES OF ZONING.
FINALLY, I'M HERE TO REMIND THIS BODY THAT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY ARE RISING UP AND THAT WE ARE ALL UNITED IN OUR SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER, IN OUR COLLECTIVE FIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO LIVE IN PEACE AND TRANQUILITY WITHOUT CONTINUED RISK OF HARM FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS OR DISPLACEMENT BY ZONING.
WE ARE ALL PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AND VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS REZONING REQUEST, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I WILL NOW CALL THE NEXT GROUP OF SPEAKERS.
YOUR NEXT GROUP IS ADAM LAMONT, JESSICA RAMIREZ, ZAIRE CARTER, SURAJ BHARAT, ANDRE WHITE, DOUGLAS MCCLAY, JIM SCHOENBECK, CINDY HEUER, ELI AMZALAG, GABRIEL AMZALAG, GREG BLOY, CALVIN SHAHEEN, SHAHEEN BAYONA, ABDULLAH WAYNE YARBRO, SCOTT MCMAHON, MICHAEL MILLER, LAURA QUINTERO, RUY TEIXEIRA, SASHA CLARK, AND ROBERT FERNANDEZ.
HELLO, ADAM LAMONT, DISTRICT TEN 9432 AMBERTON PARKWAY.
JUST SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE CPC RECOMMENDATIONS AND HOPE THAT CITY COUNCIL YOU KNOW, BOTH TALKS THE TALK AND WALKS THE WALK AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL DALLAS RESIDENTS HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOMES THAT ARE FREE FROM POLLUTION AND ARE SAFE FOR FAMILIES AND THEMSELVES TO LIVE IN.
HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JESSICA RAMIREZ, AND I RESIDE AT 272 WEST LAW IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE RALEIGH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
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THIS PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH DALLAS GOALS FOR SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH BY TRANSITIONING TO AGRICULTURAL ZONING.FLORAL FARMS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HUB FOR GREEN INITIATIVES AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT AND A STRONGER LOCAL ECONOMY IN A MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY FOR THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF DALLAS.
THESE ARE GOALS THAT REFLECT OUR CITY AND ALSO ITS LEADERSHIP.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO EXTEND, YOU KNOW, THE GRATITUDE TO OUR CPC BODY AS WELL AS OUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER LAURIE BLAIR, FOR ALL HER EFFORTS IN ENSURING THAT EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR IS REPRESENTED.
I'M A STUDENT AT PAUL QUINN COLLEGE.
THE ADDRESS IS 3837 SIMPSON STEWART ROAD.
AND THAT'S HOW I BECAME AWARE OF FLORAL FARMS. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF FLORAL FARMS BECAUSE I'VE DONE THAT MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE.
WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF FLORAL FARMS IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT THEY DID WITH SHINGLE MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LIVE A CLEAN LIFE LIKE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO.
HOWEVER, TODAY YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND FIGHT FOR THEIR WELL BEING.
FIGHT FOR THEIR HEALTH. BECAUSE NOW, BECAUSE OF THE A MOUNTAIN.
THERE'S A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES THAT THEY WILL HAVE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE THAT THEY CANNOT.
THEY DON'T HAVE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE THAT THEY CANNOT PROPERLY GET FIXED.
SO AGAIN, PLEASE VOTE FOR WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA.
I'M WITH 8800 JULIUS SCHEPPS FREEWAY.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE CPC RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF FLORAL FARMS. YOU KNOW, WE I AM WITH AN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY THAT IS HOME TO ABOUT A THOUSAND TRUCKERS THAT SUPPORT THE LOCAL DALLAS ECONOMY AND PROVIDE GOODS TO THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE ENTIRE DALLAS METRO.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT US BEING BAD ACTORS.
WHEN IN REALITY WE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND CLEAN UP THESE PROPERTIES.
YOU KNOW, SHINGLE MOUNTAIN IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS TYPICAL OF PEOPLE LIKE US.
WE'RE MAKING SURE NOT TO POLLUTE.
AND IF THERE IS ANY POLLUTION, WE'RE DEFINITELY MAKING SURE TO CLEAN UP.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS WOULD BE A DEVASTATION TO THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING AREA AND CONTINUES TO PUSH THESE USES FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT OF DALLAS WHEN THESE ARE JOBS AND INDUSTRY THAT IS VERY CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMY.
HELLO. HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOU KNOW, THERE'S.
9255 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.
ON THE BLUE DRAGON EVENT CENTER.
AND ALSO 9281 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, WHICH IS WHITE'S ONE STOP.
NOW, I'M HERE IN RESPONSE OF A LETTER FROM THE CITY SAYING THAT IT'S A HEARING BEING HELD TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT MY PROPERTY WOULD BE MY USAGE. MY CO WOULD BE AFFECTED BY BY THE CHANGE IN FROM SWITCHING FROM INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH OVER TO COMMUNITY RETAIL.
WELL, THAT WOULD THAT WOULD AFFECT MY BUSINESSES BECAUSE I'VE BEEN MY CO I'VE BEEN SINCE 2016.
THE PROPERTY BEEN THERE SINCE THE 1956.
AND I HAVE A GENERAL RETAIL OR GENERAL MERCHANDIZING AND AMUSEMENT
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COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT INSIDE AUTO SALES.AND I HAVE A CONVENIENCE STORE THERE.
SO I AM ADJACENT TO THE BLOCK OF S.W.
RIGHT. 310, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN THAT CAUSED ALL THE DAMAGE.
BUT I JUST ADD IN SECTION ON SECTION J ON THE USES FOR THE CO IT SAYS THAT IT APPROVES COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE I JUST WANTED WHY COME THEY SEND ME THIS LETTER IF I'M ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE? I WAS ASKING SOMEONE ON THE COUNCIL.
THEY SENT ME A LETTER SAYING I NEED TO BE HERE, SO I'M HERE.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION J ON THE USAGE.
IT SAYS COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT AND GENERAL MERCHANDIZING.
I'M IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT NOW.
I DON'T HAVE ANY. THE TRUCKING AND ALL THAT.
I'M NOT PUTTING THAT IN THOUGH.
IT'S GOING TO AFFECT MY BUSINESS AND I DON'T HAVE THE TRUCKING BUSINESS.
SO WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO FOR THE SMALL I, I'M, I'M OPPOSED OF IT.
MADAM SECRETARY, I HAVE A QUESTION.
OKAY, MISTER. MISTER, SOMEONE.
CAN WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM STAFF? PLEASE GO SPEAK WITH THIS GENTLEMAN.
HE'S TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY HE'S HERE.
WHICH ONE? THAT GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR COUNCIL.
I RESIDE AT 4521 EDMONDSON AVENUE IN DALLAS.
I WON'T BE REDUNDANT AS TO MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS DOWNSIZING DOWN ZONING, AS I EXPECT YOU'VE EACH INDIVIDUALLY READ MY EMAIL DATED DECEMBER 5TH, SENT TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL CITY OF DALLAS EMAIL ADDRESSES.
I QUESTION WHY THE CITY WOULD MAKE AN ARBITRARY DECISION TO REZONE PARCELS THAT ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE GUIDELINES SET BY THE CITY OF DALLAS AND MEETING ALL THE INSPECTIONS, BOTH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, FAVORABLY FOR THE PAST 80 PLUS YEARS.
I RESPECTFULLY CALL UPON YOU TO VOTE NO ON ANY DOWNTOWN ZONING ACTION GOING FORWARD.
JIM SCHOENBECK, 6120 LYNN HAVEN DRIVE.
FOR A FULL YEAR, AS MARSHA JACKSON AND HER NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED TO EVERY CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY THEY COULD FIND ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE ILLEGAL DUMP IN THEIR BACKYARDS.
THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL DID NOTHING.
WHEN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS SPLASHED THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORY ACROSS ITS FRONT PAGE AND QUOTED A COUNCIL MEMBER SAYING THE SITUATION WAS UNACCEPTABLE, THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL DID NOTHING.
THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL DID NOTHING.
WHEN RESIDENTS ARE ASKING NOW THE CITY TO HELP THEM BUILD A PARK ON THE SITE OF SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS DOING NOTHING.
NOT ONE HAS ORIGINATED AT CITY HALL.
TODAY, RESIDENTS SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE MOST THOROUGH, MOST TRANSPARENT, MOST IMPACTFUL NEIGHBORHOOD REZONING THIS COUNCIL WILL LIKELY EVER HEAR OR VOTE ON.
CINDY, WHO IS NOT PRESENT? ELI. AMZALAG.
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HELLO. MY NAME IS ELI AMZALAG.I OWN THE PROPERTY. 8500 SOUTH JULIUS SCHEPPS FREEWAY 75241.
I VOTE IN AGAINST THIS RULING TO OR THIS THIS THIS OPINION TO REZONE OUR PROPERTY, THIS 500 ACRES.
ONLY TWO PEOPLE, OBVIOUSLY, THE 20% MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE VOTED AGAINST THIS REZONING, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST 20% RIGHT.
AND AS YOU CAN TELL, IT WAS NOT JUST BY BY PERCENTAGE AND BY PROPERTY.
IT WAS WAY LARGER THAN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS REZONING.
5 TO 20. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, I'M A 29 YEAR OLD MAN.
YEAH, I OWN THIS PROPERTY WITH MY BROTHER.
RIGHT. THIS IS A VERY, VERY LARGE INVESTMENT FOR US.
YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO DESTROY EVERYTHING THAT I WORKED SO HARD FOR.
AND I'M A YOUNG MAN. I AM NOT SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD ALL THESE PEOPLE LAUGHING AT ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU GUYS? WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER HERE? IF THIS REZONING ACTUALLY GOES THROUGH, IS YOU'RE DISSUADING OTHER INVESTORS, OTHER PEOPLE FROM EITHER LOCAL PEOPLE IN DALLAS OR IN OR IN TEXAS, BUT ALSO NATIONAL PEOPLE FROM COMING AND WANTING TO PUT THEIR MONEY AND INVESTMENT INTO THE CITY OF DALLAS, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE DONE SUCH A GOOD JOB BUILDING UP OVER THE YEARS.
THE LAST THING THAT YOU WANT IS TO DESTROY IT FROM A REZONING LIKE THIS.
THIS WILL NOT BE HELPING AND ANY DO ANYTHING HELPING YOUR AGENDA THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO PASS.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. IT'LL ONLY HURT IN THE LONG RUN AND SHORT RUN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
AS MY BROTHER AND PARTNER JUST MENTIONED, WE'RE AT 4403 RIVER OAKS ROAD.
74241. YOU KNOW, WE COME IN AS OUTSIDE INVESTORS AND, LIKE, LIKE MY BROTHER SAID, WE'RE PUTTING IN INVESTING INTO OUR PROPERTY, AND WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE NOT JUST OUR PROPERTY.
OBVIOUSLY, FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
AND BY ALL MEANS, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WAS THAT WAS GOING WRONG, JUST LIKE SHINGLE MOUNTAIN BY BY A BY A COMPLIANCE ISSUE OR CODE ISSUE, YOU SHOULD LET US KNOW.
BUT OTHERWISE WE'RE TRYING TO TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN BY BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING BETTER, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE WANT WE WANT TO TRY TO HELP THE AREA AND THE COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S THAT'S COMING HERE SAYING THAT THEY'RE FOR THIS REZONING.
THEY'RE TRYING TO REZONE 522 ACRES, OF WHICH THE VAST, VAST MAJORITY ARE ALREADY INDUSTRIAL IF THEY WANT TO, TO REZONE THEIR HOUSES TO BE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BY ALL MEANS, WE WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST TRYING TO REZONE THE SMALL AREA THAT'S RESIDENTIAL.
THEY'RE TRYING TO REZONE 500 ACRES.
THAT IS THE MAJORITY MAJORITY INDUSTRIAL.
WE'VE YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT, LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE THAT ARE BLUE COLLAR JOBS, THAT ARE DRIVERS THAT LIVE IN AND AROUND DALLAS, THAT NEED A SAFE, CONVENIENT PLACE TO PARK AND TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND, YOU KNOW, DELIVER GOODS TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, BOTH GROCERY STORES, GOODS, APPAREL, WHATEVER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU GREG.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF UTSEY FINANCE AND THE PROPERTIES AT 9000 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.
I'M HERE TO REQUEST THAT YOU GUYS DENY THE PROPOSED REZONING PLAN FROM THE CPC.
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WE HAVE A 50 ACRE PARCEL, PROBABLY THE LARGEST PARCEL OF THE 550 ACRES BEING REZONED.WE'RE SURROUNDED BY THE HIGHWAY, INDUSTRIAL AND A RAIL SPUR.
WE'VE OPERATED THERE 20 YEARS WITHOUT ISSUE.
NO COMPLAINTS. WE DO NOT HANDLE ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
WE STORAGE CONTAINERS COME ON AND OFF OUR PROPERTY SERVICING THE AREA.
VERY SYMPATHETIC TO THE SHINGLE MOUNTAIN SITUATION.
I FEEL, THOUGH, THAT WE'RE BEING UNJUSTLY HARMED FOR SOMETHING WE DIDN'T DO.
AND WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
THAT'S THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE, YOU KNOW, TO THE WEST AND SOUTH.
AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY THERE FOR FOR 20 YEARS.
YOU GUYS HAVE A REAL SIGNIFICANT REZONING PACKAGE IN FRONT OF YOU.
AGAIN, I REQUEST THAT YOU DENY WHAT'S PROPOSED BY CPC.
AND IF YOU WANT TO MOVE, REALLY CONSIDER WHAT YOUR STAFF DID.
YOUR STAFF SAID, LET'S DOWN ZONE IT TO LEE.
KEEP KEEP A LOT OF THE INDUSTRIAL USES, BUT GET RID OF THE REALLY HARMFUL ONES.
AND AND I THINK YOUR STAFF WAS WAS THOUGHTFUL IN THAT PROPOSAL.
SO I WOULD THINK THAT GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THAT.
ALSO. WE JUST GOT WORD OF THIS IN THE SPRING.
WE WERE ON A BIG BUSINESS THERE.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CPC RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD ASK THAT THE DELAY, THE EFFECTIVENESS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS SO THAT THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS CAN CAN GET THEIR AFFAIRS TO MOVE AWAY, DO WHAT THEY GOT TO DO.
IT'S ALMOST UNCONSCIONABLE TO DEFEND OUR INVESTMENT AND WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON THERE.
AND AGAIN, I PLEASE VOTE AGAINST IT.
CALVIN SHEEHAN IS NOT PRESENT.
ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU.
HELLO. MY NAME IS DANA ABDULLAH, AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY OF FLORAL FARMS AND GETTING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD REZONED TO RESIDENTIAL AND TO PREVENT INDUSTRY FROM PUTTING PROFIT OVER PEOPLE.
AS SOMEONE WHO ONLY RECENTLY RELOCATED FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, DISTRICT 12 TO FORT WORTH, ONE THING I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS THAT THE STRUGGLE AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE IS A SHARED STRUGGLE THAT IMPACTS MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THE MOST HEAVILY.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IN 2024, I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO DEVELOPERS FROM OUTSIDE OF NEIGHBORHOODS WHY THE RHETORIC OF CLEANING UP A BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORHOOD AS A DEVELOPER IS OFFENSIVE AND WRONG.
JOBS ARE CRITICAL, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.
WHAT ARE YOUR INVESTMENTS? AND DO THOSE INVESTMENTS MATTER MORE THAN THE PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THAT ACTUALLY LIVE THERE? WE DON'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE BLUE COLLAR PEOPLE FOR BLUE COLLAR JOBS.
THOUGH MUCH HAS BEEN STUDIED ON THE IMPACT OF THESE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, THE LEGACY IMPACT OF HOW THESE POLLUTANTS PERSIST IN THE ECOSYSTEM AND WITHIN HUMAN BEINGS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE YEARS TO FULLY UNDERSTAND.
SO THE FLORAL FARMS COMMUNITY, AND TO THE ORGANIZATIONS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHT TO SAFE AND CLEAN PLACE TO LIVE, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR NEIGHBORS IN TARRANT COUNTY SUPPORT YOU TO CITY COUNCIL.
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO MAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANER AND SAFER.
NOW, THERE IS MUCH TO BE LEARNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
OKAY. ARE YOU READY? YEAH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK THIS THING.
I'M A PICK AND PULL IN SOUTH DALLAS ON 310.
THAT BUSINESS HAS BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST A CENTURY.
I BOUGHT IT IN 80 OF MARCH OF 80.
AND I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER THAT THE COMMUNITY IN THAT AREA, MOST OF THEM DRIVE MODEL CARS.
I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW PEOPLE OVER THERE THAT CAN'T AFFORD NEW CARS.
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A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD NEW CARS, AND THEY'RE HAVING TO BUY USED PARTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE PARTS FOR CARS ANYMORE.THAT'S OVER FOUR YEARS OLD AND THEY CAN'T GET PARTS FOR THEM.
THEY CAN'T KEEP DRIVING THEM OLD CARS.
AND WE HAVE A GOOD BUSINESS FROM THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY NEED OUR PARTS.
WE HELP. WE SELL PARTS FOR 75% LESS THAN WHAT THEY SELL FOR.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN AFFORD THEM.
I THINK WE'RE FRIENDS TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THAT.
WE SAW, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US.
WE BUY THE CARS AND WE BRING THEM TO THE YARD.
WE DRAIN THEM IMMEDIATELY WITH ALL THE FLUIDS OUT OF THEM AND THE BATTERIES OUT OF THEM IMMEDIATELY.
WE KEEP OUR YARD EXTREMELY CLEAN.
AND I THINK YOU PROBABLY SHOULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT.
BUT ANYWAY, THE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THESE PARTS AND THEY CAN'T FIND THEM.
AND IF YOU DO FIND SOMETHING NEW FOR THAT CAR, IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY.
AND IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THIS YARD AWAY FROM THEM, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 1500 CARS IN THERE ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. AND WE BUY THESE CARS AND SET THEM UP ON STAND.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. THAT'S YOUR TIME? YES. YOUR TIME. IT'S YOUR TIME.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. THAT'S YOUR TIME.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. IT'S YOUR TURN.
YOU CAN'T HEAR ME. THAT SHIP IS OVER, SIR.
IT'S YOUR TIME. OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SCOTT MCMAHON.
WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR PROPERTY WAS AND VOLUNTARILY SUBJECTED TO THIS PROCESS, AND WE'VE SINCE INVESTED OVER TWO YEARS OF EFFORT AND TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS. THIS IS NOT SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
DURING THIS PROCESS, EVEN EARMARKING OUR ENTIRE 102.6 ACRE PROPERTY AS PUBLIC PARK AND OPEN SPACE DURING EARLY STAGES OF THESE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS IS A MIGHTY GENEROUS ALLOCATION OF SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY.
FORTUNATELY, WE STAYED ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS.
DOING THE RIGHT THING HERE REQUIRES THAT YOU VOTE NO TO THE CPC RECOMMENDATION AND UPHOLD THE VESTED RIGHTS OF THE EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS. ANYTHING LESS SERVES AS A CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY AND WITHOUT A TAKINGS ASSESSMENT, TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT TO THOSE THAT HAVE INVESTED IN DALLAS AND HAVE VESTED PROPERTY RIGHTS THERE.
IF COUNCIL WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, WE WE ASK WE WE INSIST THAT A STIPULATION BE ADDED SUCH THAT NO CHANGE BE MADE TO OUR EXISTING PD. 778.
HELLO. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MILLER.
I REPRESENT WWE RAIL AND TRUCKING HERE AT 4416 RIVER OAKS DRIVE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES THAT WE'VE DONE.
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ONCE YOU ENTER OUR PROPERTY.AND OUR DIRT IS WHERE WE DO HAVE DIRT.
IT'S WELL PACKED, AND THE SAND ISN'T GETTING.
SO I THINK IT'S A CITY ISSUE WITH THE ROAD IF WE'RE FOR THE DIRT.
BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE AN INJUSTICE.
AND THEIR, THEIR FAMILIES WOULD BE AFFECTED.
WE ALREADY HAVE DRIVERS THAT DRIVE OVER AN HOUR JUST JUST TO GET HERE FROM THEIR HOMES IN, IN NORTH DALLAS AND IN THOSE AREAS. SO AGAIN, I OPPOSE IT.
HEY, EVERYBODY. I'M HERE WITH 800 JUDITH SCHEPPS.
I WANTED TO SPEAK AND VOTE AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE REZONING FOR AGRICULTURE.
I JUST WANTED TO REINFORCE A LITTLE BIT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HERE ALREADY SAID ABOUT IT.
AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO FOCUS FIRST ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE OF THE.
OF THIS ASPECT. THIS SEEMS VERY IMPORTANT.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND MONEY TO.
MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE ARE VERY CLEAN AND MAINTAIN A VERY GOOD.
STANDARD. AND IT'S UNDER THE COMPLIANCE FOR THE CITIES.
AND THAT'S DON'T GO LIGHTLY UNDER US.
AND WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY AND CLEAN.
AND ANOTHER POINT I WANT TO MAKE.
AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, IF THIS RULING GOES THROUGH, YOU KNOW, A LOT.
OF FAMILIES AND TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY HARD AND BUSINESS BECAUSE OF IT.
AND AND IT'S JUST EXTREMELY SAD, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR US FOR, FOR DALLAS.
ALL THE INVESTORS THAT ARE WILLING TO INVEST MONEY HERE AND THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS AND NEW BUSINESS.
TO BRING IN JUST BECAUSE OF THIS ASPECT.
I'M AT 1510 MUNICIPAL AVENUE IN PLANO, TEXAS.
ACTUALLY, I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER.
AND WE'RE HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE SOUTHERN SECTOR RISING AND FLORAL FARMS. AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE CPC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REZONING OF FLORAL FARMS. LOOK, A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN VERY ELOQUENTLY ON WHY THIS IS A NO BRAINER FOR ECONOMIC AND RACIAL JUSTICE IN OUR CITY.
THE FACT THAT SHINGLE MOUNTAIN HAPPENED IS PART AND PARCEL TO THIS WHOLE IDEA THAT WE MUST WE MUST ALWAYS PRIORITIZE PEOPLE'S BOTTOM LINE. WE MUST ALWAYS PRIORITIZE INDUSTRIAL WELL-BEING OVER THE OVER THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE.
I THINK ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN EARLIER MENTIONED LIKE, OH, WHY? WHY AREN'T THERE MORE PEOPLE HERE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REZONING? WELL, I IMAGINE THAT THIS MAN IS SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH WITH REGULAR, REGULAR, EVERYDAY WORKING CLASS PEOPLE THAT IT DOESN'T OCCUR TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE IN THAT AREA TO JUST COME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A WEEKDAY WHEN THEY PROBABLY HAVE JOBS TO WORK.
SO YES, I SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE WHOSE ACTUAL LIVES AND WELL-BEING ARE AT STAKE FOR THIS REZONING CHANGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON. OKAY, TURN YOUR MIC ON.
THERE'S A BUTTON AT THE BASE OF THE MICROPHONE HERE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US.
I'M HERE TO TO VOICE MY OPINION.
I'M HERE TO REPRESENT ROUGHLY ABOUT 75 EMPLOYEES FROM W.W.
WINTER'S CONTAINER SERVICES AND W.W.
AS MIKE STATED EARLIER ON THE ON THE TV THIS REZONING IS IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING SEVERAL BUSINESSES, IT'S AFFECTING SEVERAL EMPLOYEES.
AGAIN, WE HAVE BETWEEN THE TWO COMPANIES ROUGHLY 75 EMPLOYEES BY REZONING.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CHANGING EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE WORKED FOR HOW WE DO BUSINESS.
WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 YEARS, AND SINCE DAY ONE, THE CITY OF DALLAS
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DIDN'T MAINTAIN RIVER OAKS ROAD OR DRIVE.WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT, AND WE STILL CONTINUE TO DO IT, AS MIKE SAID WE'VE WE'VE REPAVED IT AT OUR EXPENSE. SO THE NEGATIVITY OF ALL THESE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA IS NOT ALL TRUE.
WE BRING GOOD THINGS TO TO THE CITY OF DALLAS.
WE WE PROVIDE OUTDOOR STORAGE TO ALLOW DIFFERENT COMPANIES DRAYAGE COMPANIES TO BRING IN LOADS THAT ARE BEING DELIVERED TO THE STORES.
THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES WAREHOUSES AND SO FORTH.
WE AS FAR AS OUR AREA, WE'VE MAINTAINED IT, WE KEEP IT CLEAN.
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN WAS A DISASTER, I AGREE, BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE FAULTED.
THOSE ARE YOUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? I SEE SEVERAL.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS DOCTOR JAMES HATLEY JUNIOR.
I OWN PROPERTY 9049 ON SOUTH CENTRAL.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.
I'VE BEEN PAYING TAXES ON THAT PROPERTY FOR 24 YEARS.
I BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY IN 2000 AS AN INVESTMENT.
I WAS A YOUNG MAN WHEN I BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE LANDFILL.
YOU CAN'T. YOU'RE NOT REZONING IT.
YOU CAN'T STOP THE TRUCKS FROM COMING DOWN THERE AND DROPPING DEBRIS ON THE HIGHWAY.
I JUST THIS IS THIS IS A PRETTY MUCH A RIDICULOUS REQUEST TO TO CHANGE REZONE 500 AND SOME ODD ACRES, AND THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 28 RESIDENTS IN THE WHOLE PLACE.
AND NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE OWN ANY PROPERTY THERE.
MOST OF THEM RENT THE PROPERTY THERE.
MARCIA OWNS HER PROPERTY AND ME AND MARCIA ARE GOOD FRIENDS.
WE OPPOSE. WE ARE ON OPPOSITE SIDES HERE.
LIKE I SAID, I WAS 48 WHEN I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY.
I PLAN TO USE IT AS AN INVESTMENT TO RETIRE ON.
I KNOW THE TIME IS GETTING LATE.
I THINK THIS IS AN AWFUL BAD IDEA.
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE RAILROAD, NOR YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE LANDFILL.
SO WHY WOULD YOU AFFECT EVERYBODY ELSE'S WELL-BEING OR MY LIVELIHOOD BY TRYING TO PLEASE. I'M A I'M OPPOSING THIS AND DON'T DON'T DON'T THANK YOU.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
MY NAME IS KAVYA SHAHABI WITH 9505 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AIR QUALITY, MONITORED AIR QUALITY AND MONITORING AND GROUNDWATER IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN CLOSELY MONITORED BY YOUR CITY STAFF. THE RESULTS DISCUSSED IN MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS THIS YEAR AND CONFIRMED NO ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THE AREA.
WHY IS THIS CASE STILL GOING ON? IT SEEMS CONTRADICTORY.
MOST OF THE TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA IS LINKED TO MCCOMMAS LANDFILL, WHICH WAS OPENED IN 81.
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DAILY BASIS.THERE IS TRASH AND WASTE ON THE ROADS, AND MAINLY FROM THE TRUCKS GOING TO THE LANDFILL.
AND THAT BLOWS ON OUR PROPERTIES.
WE ARE NOT THE ONES CAUSING THE POLLUTION.
THE LANDFILL WAS STRATEGICALLY PLACED IN THIS LOCATION PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
THIS DEVELOPED AREA HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR DECADES, SINCE THE 1940S.
IT'S HOME TO SCRAP YARDS, TRANSPORTATION HUBS, JUNKYARDS, SMALL, MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES, AND CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DISTRICT'S ECONOMY AND EMPLOYS LOCAL RESIDENTS.
HOWEVER, THIS PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES POSES A SEVERE THREAT TO ITS BUSINESSES.
HELLO. MY NAME IS SUZANNE SHIHABI.
I'M IN OPPOSITION FOR THE ZONING CHANGE.
INSTEAD OF RESTRICTING INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, IT'S ECONOMIC PLANNING TEAM DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THIS AREA AS AN INDUSTRIAL HUB. BY ATTRACTING MORE BUSINESSES AND IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, THE CITY CAN HELP FOSTER SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.
THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WILL NOT BENEFIT THE AREA, BUT RATHER HARM IT.
BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE OF THE COMMUNITY FOR DECADES.
INSTEAD OF MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL BE MOVING BACKWARD.
I URGE YOU TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THE ZONING CHANGES THAT THIS WILL HAVE, NOT JUST HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS OWNERS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN SACRIFICING THEIR WELL-BEING FOR THEIR BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO THE THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE AREA THAT RELY ON THESE JOBS.
THOROUGHLY REVIEW THIS CASE FROM ALL PERSPECTIVES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS TREY BROWN, 9601 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, BROWN.
LEWISVILLE PROPERTIES, 26 ACRES DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE CPC RECOMMENDATION.
IT WAS A PRODUCT OF UNDERWHELMING ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY CODE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES.
THIS IS ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION THAT ENFORCEMENT FAILED.
IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED THAT BUSINESSES IN THAT STATE.
STATE HIGHWAY 310 CORRIDOR SHOULD RELOCATE OUR OPERATIONS OUT OF DALLAS.
OUR BUSINESSES OPERATE IN SUPPORT OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT'S NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST DALLAS.
WHAT DO THESE HAVE IN COMMON? FLORA FARMS. THEY'RE ADJACENT TO TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, WHICH INCLUDE RAILROAD, HIGHWAY, AND MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS.
THIS REGION IS IN QUESTION IS BOUNDED BY MAJOR RAILROAD I-40 FIVE.
THIS REGION IS SURROUNDED BY FLOODPLAIN.
THIS REGION IS SUITABLE FOR THE EXISTING USES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF DENIAL.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS CHRIS BOWERS, SISTER LAW GROUP 1316.
VILLAGE CREEK DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS, AND A PROUD RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 12.
I AM HERE REPRESENTING AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL AND TRADING EIGHT.
TODAY THEY OWN PROPERTY AT 9505 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.
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IT'S 2.6 ACRES THERE.THE CPC AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS CALL FOR REZONING MUCH OF THE 500 ACRES, INCLUDING MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY, FROM INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH TO AGRICULTURAL.
AND I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
FIRST, THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED AS AS INDUSTRIAL MANY DECADES AGO.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS IDENTIFIED BY THE PROPONENTS ON BERMUDA STREET AND CHOATE STREET, THE OLDEST RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, AND THERE WERE ONLY EIGHT OF THEM WERE BUILT IN 1940.
THE PREDECESSORS TO MY CLIENTS BUILT THEIR INDUSTRIAL USE OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
TEN YEARS BEFORE ANY RESIDENTIAL USES SHOWED UP.
AND THEN A LOT THERE WERE A LOT.
OF OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THERE WAS NO ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM GOING ON.
AND YET YOU CANNOT GET RID OF THESE NONCONFORMING USES DUE TO SENATE BILL 929.
HELLO. MY NAME IS HERSCHEL BRADLEY.
YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TODAY.
MY NAME IS HERSCHEL BRADLEY AT 4416 RIVER OAKS ROAD.
WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE FOR 45 YEARS.
LIKE MY COWORKER STATED WITH WW TRUCKING AND WINTERS CONTAINER SERVICE, WE'RE A VITAL PART OF DALLAS BECAUSE WE DO BRING IN PRODUCT TO SERVICE, THE COMMUNITY AND STUFF. WE'VE BEEN THERE THROUGH THE RAILROADS SINCE THE RAILROAD MOVED OUT TO HUTCHINSON AND STUFF.
WE STILL SERVICE THAT AREA AS WELL.
SO WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THE ZONING AS IT IS NOW TO WHERE WE DO NOT REZONE IT.
WE GOT MECHANIC SHOP AND TRUCK PARKING.
WE GOT I GOT EMPLOYEE ABOUT 250 PEOPLE THAT ARE EMPLOYEES IN THE SAME LOCATION.
AND I'VE BEEN THERE OVER 20 YEARS, AND I LIVE IN THE AREA.
TRUCK PARKING OR INDUSTRIAL IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM IS THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS GOT THE DUMP CITY DUMP OVER THERE.
I'VE BEEN THERE OVER 20 YEARS.
I RAISED MY TWO BEAUTIFUL KIDS OVER THERE AND THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
AND I GOT PLENTY LOAN IN THE BANK THAT I HAVE TO PAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TODAY, I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE CPC'S RECOMMENDATION FOR FUTURE ZONING IN FLORAL FORMS. THIS EFFORT BEGAN IN 2019 AFTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER OF SHINGLE MOUNTAIN REVEALED THE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF IMPROPER ZONING.
THE CPC RECOMMENDATION PROVIDES A PATHWAY TO PROTECT HOMES WITH RESIDENTIAL ZONING THAT SHIELDS FAMILIES FROM INDUSTRIAL ENCROACHMENT, ZONING BUSINESSES AS COMMERCIAL RETAIL IN SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY AND SIMPSON STEWART TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH, REMOVE HARMFUL INDUSTRIAL USES FROM THE FLOODPLAIN THROUGH THE CREATION OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, PRESERVE DISTRICT PRESERVE, PRESERVE FOREST AND WATERWAYS AS AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT SAFEGUARDING THESE VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES.
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THESE CHANGES ALIGN WITH THE FOUR DALLAS 2.0 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DEMONSTRATING THE CITY'S PRIORITIES, EQUITABLE SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. THERE IS A WIDESPREAD CONSENSUS THAT WE MUST DE-INDUSTRIALISE THE FLOODPLAIN AND TRINITY FOREST TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS AND TO PREVENT FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE.THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ZONING.
IT'S ABOUT UPHOLDING THE JUSTICE AND ENSURING THAT NO COMMUNITY SUFFERS AS FLUOROFORM HAS.
THE PEOPLE OF FLORA FARMS ARE COUNTING ON YOUR LEADERSHIP.
PLEASE APPROVE THE CPC RECOMMENDATIONS TO SECURE HEALTHIER AND MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL.
THINK ABOUT IT. THEY SAID THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR 85 YEARS DOING THE SAME THING FOR YEARS.
AS A COUNTRY, WE USED TO HAVE LEAD IN OUR GASOLINE AND PAINT UNTIL WE FIGURED OUT IT WAS WRONG.
SUPPORT THE SUPPORT THE MEMBERS OF FLORIDA FORUM.
AND SO PLEASE, PLEASE SUPPORT THE CPC'S RECOMMENDATION.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M ROBERT MICKLOS.
MY BUSINESS ADDRESS IS 2500 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 600, PLANO, TEXAS 75093.
A QUICK SYNOPSIS, ALTHOUGH YOU ALL ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH.
IT SAYS THAT A NONCONFORMING USE CAN ONLY BE TERMINATED, AND IT GIVES THE LEASEHOLDER AND PROPERTY OWNER THE OPTION OF SAYING, PAY ME FOR THE VALUE OF MY BUSINESS. THE VALUE OF MY LAND.
USTY HAS VESTED AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING THEIR CEOS.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO DO RIGHT NOW IS EVERYONE BEHIND ME AND TO MY LEFT.
PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, ONE YEAR FROM NOW, TWO YEARS FROM NOW, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, THESE EXACT SAME INDUSTRIAL USERS WILL STILL BE THERE, STILL OPERATING JUST LIKE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
EXCEPT TWO THINGS YOU WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON ONE, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A BUNCH OF ATTORNEYS RICHER.
AND WHO DOESN'T WANT THAT, RIGHT? AND NUMBER TWO, YOU'RE GOING TO VERY MUCH HAMPER AND HANDICAP THE ABILITY OF THESE USERS TO GET LOANS TO REHABILITATE, REINVIGORATE, REINVEST AND EVOLVE THEIR BUSINESSES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS MANNER.
YOU'RE GOING TO SQUISH THEM DOWN AND SAY, JUST DO THE BARE MINIMUM.
AND FLORAL FARMS AND THESE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO SUFFER FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS FOLLOWING UP THEIR HORRENDOUS MISTAKE OF NOT ENFORCING THEIR ORDINANCES TO BEGIN WITH BY DOING THIS FALSE FEED.
THAT'S YOUR TIME PLACATING THESE INDIVIDUALS.
THAT'S YOUR TIME, AND DOING NOTHING THAT HAS AN ACTUAL IMPACT ON THEIR DAILY LIVES.
HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
I THINK IT MAY BE WRONG FOR A MINUTE.
MOSTLY HERE IN SUPPORT OF RESIDENTS OF FLORA FARM.
AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I'VE HEARD SO FAR FROM THIS DISCUSSION, A LITTLE BIT OF OPPOSITION.
I'VE HEARD THOSE WORDS OF, LIKE, MY OPPOSITION.
AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALL HERE FOR THE SAME THING.
DOING COMMUNITY ORGANIZING GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW DOWN.
I GET TO WALK THROUGH THE SAME STREETS THAT WE ARE ALL DISCUSSING TODAY.
IS THAT THINKING OF A FUTURE OF THIS CITY WHERE THERE IS OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT GET A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THOSE STREETS AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE DECISIONS YOU MADE TODAY CAN REALLY IMPACT THEIR FUTURE.
I ASK YOU TO BE COURAGEOUS TODAY AND HELP US WITH THIS PROCESS OF REPAIR.
IT BEGINS WITH, I'LL BE HONEST, PEOPLE LOSING MONEY.
IN FACT, THE CITY IS OFTEN ON THAT SIDE OF LOSING MONEY.
BUT IT IS A WELL WORTH INVESTMENT.
IT IS THE INVESTMENT THAT THEY WILL BE.
HEADLINES COMING UP AFTER THIS SAYING I RESIDENTS, THE RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY THAT WAS ABANDONED.
FINALLY, GET SOME OF THAT REPAIR.
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I'M NOT SAYING THAT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT.I'M NOT SAYING THAT WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE THE DECISION YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT DECISION OR THE WRONG DECISION, OR IT'S GOING TO BE MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY. BUT I AM TELLING YOU THAT IT'S GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR US AND NOT JUST FOR US, BUT FOR A WHOLE LOT OF KIDS OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO GROW UP IN THAT AREA.
I INVITE ALL OF YOU TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME SIDE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY.
CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? ROGELIO. MIJO. 803 25 SOUTH MESQUITE STREET.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JANELLE VINIEGRA, JUNIOR STATE, 9343 BERMUDA ROAD.
RESIDENT OF FLORAL FARMS. I'M HERE FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO APPROVE THIS RECOMMENDATION.
WE'VE BEEN BATTLING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND I JUST WANT TO COME HOME TO A CLEAN AIR.
I JUST WANT TO COME HOME WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO BE LOOKING OUT TO.
TO WHO WENT THERE AND TRYING TO OPEN SOMETHING ILLEGAL.
SO WE JUST TIRED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
AND SO ALL OUR NEIGHBORS CAN HAVE A LIFE THERE WITHOUT GOING OUT THERE AND TRYING TO STOP ANY OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WANTS TO GO THERE AND OPERATE. THANK YOU.
I THINK THERE WERE A FEW MORE SPEAKERS.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS, HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT COULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? ONE, TWO. OKAY. THREE MORE, I BELIEVE.
TIM PHILLIPS, 9000 SOUTH CENTRAL PARKWAY.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY THAT OPERATES OUT OF THAT PROPERTY.
ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY, AND I'VE HEARD BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY AND SOME HAVE EQUAL MERIT.
OF COURSE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL COMMUNITY THAT'S SPEAKING HERE, ALONG WITH THE INDUSTRIAL USE, WE FALL IN THAT SAME SCOPE, RIGHT? WE ARE IN TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS AND CONTAINER STORAGE.
WHEN I MADE THE DECISION OVER 20 YEARS AGO TO COME INTO SOUTH DALLAS, IT WAS FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
NUMBER ONE, THE METROPLEX WAS GROWING AT A FAST RATE.
WE KNEW WHAT WE DID AND DO SUPPLIES, GOODS TO THE METROPLEX AREA.
SO NUMBER ONE, IT WAS A GOOD INVESTMENT.
RIGHT. WE GOT THE ACCESS TO THE FREEWAY.
WE HAVE THE UP RAILROAD THAT'S NOT FAR AWAY.
IT GAVE US A GREAT POSITION IN DOING SO.
AND ONE THING I WILL SAY AS BEING OVER THE UNITED STATES AS A WHOLE, WE WORK IN 40 URBAN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE UNITED STATES WHERE WE ARE IN MIXED USE SITUATIONS.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS TO TAKE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION ON THIS TOPIC.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO THE GREAT COMMUNITY OF DALLAS.
SO I'D ASK YOU TO BE RESPECTFULLY THOUGHTFUL ON HOW YOU APPROACH THIS AND VOTE NO ON THE TOPIC.
HELLO. MY NAME IS RYAN SMITH, AND I WORK FOR UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE.
I MOVED TO DALLAS IN 2010 TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A TERMINAL MANAGER.
MY MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS TO GROW OUR BUSINESS IN THE DALLAS MARKET.
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LOCAL RESIDENTS IN DALLAS.IF WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE OUR FACILITY, THIS WOULD CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION IN OUR BUSINESS AND COULD POTENTIALLY JEOPARDIZE OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR CUSTOMERS, BECAUSE WE WILL NOT ABLE TO OFFER THE COMPETITIVE PRICING STRUCTURE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE.
UNIVERSAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD STEWARD TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
WE WE WERE DEEMED AS ESSENTIAL SERVICES, AND ALL OF OUR DEDICATED EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS CONTINUED TO COME INTO THE OFFICE EACH AND EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING THE MUCH NEEDED GOODS AND SUPPLIES TO ENSURE THAT THE STORES WERE STOCKED WITH THE CRITICAL ITEMS THAT THE DALLAS RESIDENTS NEEDED.
AS I MENTIONED, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS SINCE 2010.
OVER TIME, I'VE CONTINUED TO GROW PROFESSIONALLY AND MY COMPANY HAS ALLOWED ME TO ADVANCE IN MY CAREER, WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER IN THE CITY OF DALLAS A FEW YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE BUILT A GREAT FOUNDATION IN THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN OUR INDUSTRY, WHICH HAS CREATED TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT FOR COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS, THE PROPOSED REZONING OF OUR PROPERTY WOULD WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR OPERATIONS, EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS.
AND I WOULD ASK THAT THE COUNCIL VOTE AGAINST THIS ZONING CHANGE.
BY SHOW OF HANDS, HOW MANY MORE INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? BY SHOW OF HANDS.
I'M ACTUALLY TRANSLATING ON BEHALF OF A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.
SO I UNDERSTAND IT HAS TO BE A UNIQUE PERSON TO PRESENT THE MATERIAL.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THE TRANSLATING.
SO THIS IS ON BEHALF OF THE ROJAS FAMILY, AND THEIR ADDRESS IS 87.
CAN I GET A NAME? JUST AN ADULT ONE.
YEAH. SO DAVID ROJAS VIVO EN LA OPCION DE SEIS SIETE TRES BERLIN.
DID YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT HE LIVES AT 8973 BYRD LANE IN DALLAS, TEXAS? SO, DEAR MAREN AND DALLAS CITY COUNCIL, YOU'VE ALSO RECEIVED THIS BY EMAIL.
WE ARE WRITING THIS LETTER ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY, ROJAS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE FLORAL FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE 2008.
BACK WHEN WE MOVED IN, THERE WERE NOT AS MANY INDUSTRY AS THERE IS TODAY.
THE TIPPING POINT FOR US WAS SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
WHILE THE MOUNTAIN GREW, SO DID THE WORSENING OF OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
DURING THAT TIME, WE ROUTINELY FOUND OURSELVES IN THE HOSPITAL.
WHILE FIGHTING FOR OUR HEALTH, OUR COMMUNITY HAS REMAINED PROACTIVE IN PROTECTING AND IMPROVING FLORAL FARMS. WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY OPPOSED POLLUTERS AND ADVOCATED FOR OUR VISION, WHICH IS CLEAR.
ONE OF THE CENTRAL THEMES THAT EMERGED DURING THE CREATION OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE PLAN WAS THE NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY HUB, A PLACE FOR RESIDENTS TO GATHER AND ENJOY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE WORKED WITH HKS ARCHITECTS AND ALLIES TO ENVISION A PARK FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON SO WE EARN THE TIME.
OUR CHILDREN OFTEN ASK MOM AND POP, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO BUILD THE PARK? SO THEIR HOPE, LIKE OURS AND THAT OF OUR NEIGHBORS, REMAINS STRONG.
THIS IS WHY WE URGE YOU TO SEE THE HUMANITY OF FLORAL FARMS. PLEASE ALIGN THIS WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU TODAY AND VOTE YES.
I BELIEVE YOU'RE THE LAST SPEAKER.
YES. OKAY, I'LL SAY A LITTLE FEW FACTS THAT MY HUSBAND DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO.
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I'M REPRESENTING ATOMIC AUTO CRUSHERS AND PARTS, AND PRESENTLY WE LEASE OUR PROPERTY TO PICK AND PULL PROPERTIES.I'M SURE ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT MOST OF THESE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA, THEY HAVE.
COULD YOU SPEAK UP? COULD YOU SPEAK? A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS HAVE CARS? WHEN YOU SAY YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
MARY BETH YARBOROUGH, 4700 SHILOH FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS.
BUT I REPRESENT ATOMIC AUTO CRUSHERS AND PARTS.
AND THE LEASEE THAT LEASES OUR PROPERTY IS PICKABLE PARTS.
EVERY MONTH, OVER 10,000 PEOPLE VISIT THEIR LOCATION TO BUY PARTS.
MOST OF THOSE PARTS, IF THEY DO GET THEM, THEY'RE AT 75% OF THE RETAIL VALUE.
I THINK WE'RE BEING PUNISHED FOR SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE CITY LET IT GET THAT TALL.
MOST OF THESE BUSINESSES IN THIS 522 ACRE TRACT, THEY ARE REGULATED BY ENVIRONMENTAL.
THEY HAVE TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL ON THE AIR, THE WATER.
YOU'VE SEEN PEOPLE POP UP ON THE TELEVISION.
YOU'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME HERE FROM FLORAL FARMS. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE HAVE RIGHTS JUST LIKE THEM.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A THOUSAND THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS.
EVERY ONE OF YOU USE PRODUCTS THAT ARE TRANSPORTED BY TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.
AND HOW WOULD YOU WHERE ARE THEY TO PARK? AND IF YOU'VE LOOKED AROUND DALLAS, THERE'S NOWHERE TO PARK.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, MR. MAYOR. OKAY.
I MOVE TO HOLD THIS MATTER UNDER ADVISEMENT UNTIL MARCH 26TH, 2025.
SECOND. SECOND IN THE COMMENTS.
I'M TRYING. I'M WAITING ON YOU.
MISS MENDELSOHN, I'M WONDERING YOU KNOW, I ASK HOW LONG DIFFERENT ZONING CASES HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED.
I ACTUALLY HAD TO APPROACH TO SEE IF THIS WAS MAYBE A TYPO.
SO I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE A FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS ONLY EXPECTED TO EXPAND AT THAT LOCATION.
I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL RESIDENTS THERE AND ASPECTS OF QUALITY OF LIFE ABOUT THE ODOR COMING FROM THE LANDFILL, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT, AND THE TRAFFIC.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA, AND MAYBE EVEN JUST TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF SOMEBODY HAVING PURCHASED LAND THERE, POSSIBLY WHAT MOTIVATED THEM, WHETHER IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS AGRICULTURAL AND THEY COULD HAVE A HORSE AND, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT KIND OF LIFE, RIGHT? SO I'M OFTEN TALKING ABOUT THE SUBURBAN LIFE IN DISTRICT 12.
SO ANYHOW, I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY MY COLLEAGUE HERE AS WELL.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE MORE INFORMATION.
FIVE AND A HALF YEARS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF STAFF COULD COME UP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
COULD YOU ACTUALLY ANSWER WHY THIS TOOK SO LONG FOR IT TO GET TO US? SURE. SO, THE ANDREA GAIL'S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
THE ITEM WAS AUTHORIZED IN 2019.
COULD YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT LOUDER?
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WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. OH, IS IT OKAY? THE ITEM WAS AUTHORIZED IN 2019.IT DIDN'T GET KICKED OFF UNTIL 2022 BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD WE STILL HAVE QUITE A LIST OF AUTHORIZED HEARINGS THAT HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED BEFORE THIS ONE.
AND THERE WAS A DIFFERENT WAY THAT WE PRIORITIZED THOSE AUTHORIZED HEARINGS AT THAT TIME.
AND SO WE GOT TO IT AS SOON AS SOON AS IT WAS NEXT IN LINE.
HAVE WE EVER REZONED INDUSTRIAL OR AGRICULTURE TO RESIDENTIAL OR OTHER USES? THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
I, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES THAT I KNOW OF ON A LARGER SCALE.
WELL, ACTUALLY, WE JUST RECENTLY HAD A SMALLER AUTHORIZED HEARING WHERE WE HAD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, SOME VACANT PROPERTIES THAT HAD INDUSTRIAL ZONING ON THEM, AND WE REZONED THEM TO INDUSTRIAL TO RESIDENTIAL USES TO REFLECT HOW THAT AREA HAD CHANGED AND WAS. WHEN DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHEN THIS AREA WAS REZONED FROM RESIDENTIAL TO INDUSTRIAL WAS? I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE 80S.
AND THEN IS THIS REQUEST TO TRY TO RETURN IT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM, OR WHAT WAS IT ORIGINALLY? WAS IT WAS IT ZONED AT ALL? SO IT WAS ZONED.
THERE'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN A MIX.
AND THEN THERE WAS THE ISSUE OF CUMULATIVE ZONING, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY WHEN THE HIGHER ZONING YOU HAD MEANT THAT YOU COULD DO EVERYTHING IN THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE USES WITHIN THAT, THOSE CATEGORIES. SO THERE'S SOME OF THE MIXING WITHIN THAT.
SORRY. WHAT WAS YOUR THE FIRST QUESTION TO THAT? WELL, WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN.
I REMEMBERED IF WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IT BACK.
WHAT WE'VE SAID OUR PRIORITIES ARE MOVING INTO THE FUTURE, AND HOW TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT IS OUT THERE TODAY, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL, INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES THAT ARE OUT THERE I.E.
MUCH OF THE AREA THAT THERE IS A LOT OF AREA THAT'S UNDEVELOPED AS WELL.
SO WE STAFF WAS LOOKING A LOT INTO HOW DO WE HANDLE THOSE AREAS THAT ARE UNDEVELOPED AS OPPOSED TO THE AREAS THAT HAVE EITHER BEEN DEVELOPED FROM A RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT OR AN INDUSTRIAL STANDPOINT.
AND WHAT PERCENTAGE WOULD YOU SAY THAT IS THAT'S UNDEVELOPED? YEAH, I'D HAVE TO ASK STAFF, GIVE ME YOU STAFF CAN LOOK AT IT WHILE I CONTINUE TO LOOK.
SO COULD YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT IS THE IMPLICATION OF THIS AUTHORIZED HEARING FOR THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL OPERATORS? YOU CAN CONTINUE AS LONG YOU CAN CONTINUE OPERATING.
WE COULD CHANGE THE ZONE, YOU KNOW, TOMORROW, TODAY AND IN THREE MONTHS.
AND YOU CAN CONTINUE OPERATING THAT BUSINESS.
SO NO ONE'S TRYING TO TAKE ANYBODY'S BUSINESS AWAY.
THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE COMPLIANT WITH WHAT THEY'RE PERMITTED TO DO.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR OPERATIONS AT ALL.
THEY JUST HAVE TO DO WHATEVER THE LAW IS NOW, WHATEVER THE LAW IS NOW.
WERE WE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT I WAS ASKING 60%.
AND CAN YOU DO YOU MIND? WOULD YOU COME ROUND? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A COUPLE MORE ABOUT THAT.
SO JUST FOR MAYBE STAY MAYBE STAY BECAUSE FOR THE FOR MY COLLEAGUES WHO, YOU KNOW, IN CASE SOMEBODY DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REALLY STUDY THIS CASE, HOW MANY ACRES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 522.
BUT I HAVE TO DO THE COMPUTATION.
SO IT'S ABOUT ONE SQUARE MILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
AND SO WITH 60% UNDEVELOPED AND THEN WHAT PERCENTAGE IS COMMERCIALLY OPERATED BY TRUCKING COMPANIES.
DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I WOULD GUESS IT'S AROUND MAYBE 20%, 20% THAT.
AND THEN WHAT ABOUT THE I KNOW THAT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF LIKE THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAS AN AGRICULTURE COMPANY, LIKE A COMMERCIAL, LIKE A WHOLESALER FOR PLANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND WHO SPOKE IN SUPPORT? HOW IS THAT A PERCENTAGE? IS THERE QUITE A BIT? IS THAT MAYBE WHERE THEY GOT THE NAME?
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IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT.YEAH, I WOULD SAY LESS THAN 10%.
OKAY. WHO ARE OPERATING AS WHOLESALE AGRICULTURE? WHATEVER. AND THEN WHAT PERCENTAGE IS RESIDENTIAL, WOULD YOU SAY? IT'S VERY LITTLE. IT'S THE SMALLER PERCENTAGE.
YEAH. OF COURSE. BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
IS IT. IT COULD BE LESS THAN 1%.
OKAY. SO THAT'S THAT'S ZONED RESIDENTIAL OR THERE'S EVEN PEOPLE LIVING THERE.
GOTCHA. OKAY. AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY, I THINK THERE WERE COUNTER, NOT EVEN COUNTER.
SO RAY, CAN CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE IF YOU LIVE IN FLORAL FARMS. OKAY. SO THAT'S MORE THAN THE TWO.
AND THEN? AND THEN IF YOU OPERATE IN FLORAL FARMS, RAISE YOUR HAND.
THAT JUST HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS THERE.
ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION TO HOLD.
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE HEARD IT.
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE PASS IT.
THAT SAID, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE.
IN FACT, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO CALL THE CITY ATTORNEY UP TO FIND OUT WHAT IT.
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF THE REQUEST FOR THE BRIEFING HAS TO DO WITH LEGAL IMPLICATIONS.
SO TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN SHARE, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY WHAT IS THE REASON THAT THE REQUEST IS FOR US TO HOLD THIS MATTER? I'M HAVING BURKE COME UP AND EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, BUT CAN WE SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU? YES. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
BIRTHDAYS AT THE END AFTER YOU GET THE ANSWER TOMORROW.
MR. MAYOR BERT VANDENBERG, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
GET YOUR MIC. CAN YOU HEAR ME? BERT VANDENBERG, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS AT PLAY RIGHT NOW.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE 929 SB 929, WHICH WENT FORWARD THROUGH ZONE AND CITY PLAN COMMISSION.
CITY PLAN COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH WENT THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
AND I'M GOING TO SAY THIS JANUARY 15TH, I BELIEVE.
SB 929, AS WAS ALLUDED TO EARLIER BY SOME OF THE SPEAKERS, HAS SOME LONG RANGE EFFECTS ON HOW WE DEAL WITH NONCONFORMITIES. IT CREATED I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO DEEP INTO IT.
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WILL SAY THAT IT CREATED, BECAME A VERY ONEROUS PROCESS FOR CITIES TO CREATE NONCONFORMITIES AND TO FURTHER TO HAVE A PROCEDURE TO DEAL WITH NONCONFORMITIES AFTERWARDS.
WE'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO TO COME UP WITH THAT PROCEDURE.
YOU HELD THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RULES TODAY.
THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RULES.
WHILE THEY DO NOT CODIFY THE AMORTIZATION OR COMPLIANCE PROCESS, THAT IS WHERE THE AMORTIZATION, AMORTIZATION AND COMPLIANCE HEARINGS HAPPEN AND PART OF THEIR RULES OF PROCEDURE ACTUALLY DISCUSS HOW THEY HOLD THOSE HEARINGS.
COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING STAFF SETS IT ON AT THAT POINT IT WOULD MAKE THEN YOU COULD MAKE THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WILL MATCH WHAT 929 DOES.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS I HAVE NOT BEEN INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH THIS ZONING CASE.
IT WILL CREATE A NUMBER OF NONCONFORMITIES.
IF THOSE DO GET DEALT WITH LATER, WE WILL THEN HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH THEM.
AND I ON MARCH 26TH WAS THE DATE THAT WAS SET FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
ERGO, IT SORT OF MAKES SENSE TO HAVE IT ALL LINED UP AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE 929 DONE IN COUNCIL MUCH SOONER THAN THAT.
THE BRIEFING, THE BRIEFING, AND ACTUALLY GET THE ORDINANCE PASSED.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT PASSED.
SO IF WE IF WE VOTE FOR AYE, IF WE VOTE FOR A ZONING CASE IN THIS CASE AND FOR AFTER WE LEARNED THAT WE HAVE TO ADJUST THIS OR THAT, ARE WE ALLOWED TO BRING A CASE BACK TO OURSELVES TO VOTE IT AGAIN DIFFERENTLY IF WE NEED TO? IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RECONSIDERATION, WHAT ZONING IS, IS PAST.
CORRECT. AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AGAIN.
AND THERE ARE A FEW LITTLE HURDLES WITH THAT.
THERE'S A TWO YEAR WAIVER PERIOD.
THERE'S THERE'S A CERTAIN PROCEDURAL ISSUES.
GOTCHA. AND THEN WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW ALSO OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE HERE ARE OPERATORS.
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RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNEW ABOUT SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.IT WAS HAPPENING. I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
JUST. JUST. THIS GENTLEMAN DID.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE FOR NOW.
EITHER HOW FORWARD DALLAS APPLIES IS SO WE BECAUSE THE AUTHORIZED HEARING WAS GOING ON AT THE TIME THAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE FORWARD DALLAS PROCESS, AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION HAD RELATIVELY FOUND SOME CONSENSUS AMONG QUITE A FEW INDIVIDUALS.
THE FORWARD DALLAS RECOMMENDATIONS, FUTURE LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED, ACTUALLY BOTH BY STAFF AND CPC. WHAT WAS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED? WHAT WAS CONSISTENT? IS IT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PIECE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PIECE? AND WHAT DOES THAT CAN YOU SUMMARIZE? SO THERE WAS STILL IT WAS SORT OF AN AREA THAT WAS BEING ACKNOWLEDGED KNOWLEDGED THAT THERE HAD BEEN THERE HAD BEEN SOME, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL MIXING AND IT SORT OF HAD BEEN AN AREA IDENTIFIED FOR SOME TRANSITIONING AGAINST SORT OF THOSE HARD LINES BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
OKAY. WHY DOES STAFF WHY WAS THIS CASE HIGHLIGHTED AS REALLY THE EXAMPLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PIECE? WELL, BECAUSE STAFF THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ADJACENCY ISSUES WHERE WE HAD INDUSTRIAL USES RIGHT NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL USES, AND SO THAT THIS WAS AN AREA THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON TO TRY TO ADDRESS AND WORK THROUGH THOSE IMMEDIATE ADJACENCY ISSUES, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT CHANGE DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, THAT IT COULD BE LONG TERM TRANSITIONING, BUT THAT TO UTILIZE THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN TO SIGNAL CERTAIN AREAS WHERE WE SHOULD LOOK TOWARD TRANSITIONING.
IF WE DID NOT HAVE FORWARD DALLAS 2.0, WOULD WE BE ANALYZING? WOULD STAFF BE ANALYZING THIS CASE DIFFERENTLY? I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK WE WOULD BE I MEAN, IT'S SUPPORTED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT I THINK THAT THIS EVEN BEFORE STAFF GOT INVOLVED IN THIS, THIS WAS JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE ADJACENCY ISSUES HAD BEEN DISCUSSED EVEN BEFORE WE GOT INVOLVED IN THIS CASE.
OKAY. AND THEN JUST OVER THE YEARS, FROM YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE, BOTH WITH THE RESIDENTS AND WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS AS HAS STAFF, BEEN THE PRIMARY LEAD WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? HAS THERE BEEN SUPPORT GROUPS? CAN YOU EXPLAIN JUST HOW THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE? SURE. THROUGH THE AUTHORIZED HEARING PROCESS.
SO WE'VE FOLLOWED ALL REQUEST.
WELL, SO AT THE BASELINE, WE FOLLOWED ALL REQUIRED PROCESSING AND NOTICING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, AS I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT, WE'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT.
SO WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THE AREA.
WE HAVE OVER NOTICED OVER MAILED OUT TO EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY OWNER WHEN WE'RE HAVING MEETINGS.
YOU KNOW, GONE OUT TO DIFFERENT GROUPS, WORKED WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS, BUT ALSO MET ONE ON ONE BECAUSE AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE'S A THERE ARE DIVERGING OPINIONS AS TO HOW THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED.
SO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO DISCUSS THOSE MATTERS IN, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
SO WE'VE ALSO MET WITH SMALL GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WHENEVER THEY'VE REQUESTED US TO DO THAT.
LAST QUESTION, I BELIEVE, IS HOW DOES THIS AUTHORIZE HEARING COMPLY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN? I. I THINK IT'S IN LINE WITH CAP AS WELL.
IT'S IN LINE WITH A LOT OF THOSE GOALS.
I MEAN, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT I MEAN, THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE ON THIS.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EITHER RESIDENTIAL OR INDUSTRIAL USES.
BUT STAFF ALSO AGAIN, LOOKED AT SORT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THIS AREA.
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WE HAVE CREEKS RUNNING THROUGH IT.THERE'S A POND. THERE IS A LOT OF TREE CANOPY THAT'S IN THIS AREA.
SO PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION WAS ALSO BASED ON SORT OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES, AND NOT THE IDEA OF NOT PAVING OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THOSE AREAS.
THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME ISSUES WITH MOVING FORWARD TODAY.
I STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THEM FULLY.
I DO THINK WE NEED TO BE AS EXPEDITIOUS AS POSSIBLE GETTING GETTING THIS CASE HEARD.
I WANT TO COMMEND MAYOR PRO TEM FOR BRINGING THIS CASE UNDER YOUR WATCH.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
AND AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR SHEPHERDING THIS THROUGH.
AND EITHER TODAY OR IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I ANTICIPATE THIS BEING RESOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. AND I CAN APPRECIATE THIS.
AND I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING LOOSELY, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND.
AND I GUESS. DO YOU ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING? I DON'T WANT YOU ALL TO WALK AWAY FROM HERE THINKING THAT THIS WAS SOME BUREAUCRACY.
UNNECESSARY BUREAUCRACY VERSUS NECESSARY BUREAUCRACY.
CITY ATTORNEY. CAN YOU JUST MAKE SURE? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
AND THIS IS NOT KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, BUT A LEGITIMATE REASON.
I THINK THE MAYOR PRO TEM HAD SAID THAT HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THAT OUR SB 929 CHANGES ARE BRIEFED TO COUNCIL SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT GOING FORWARD ARE.
POTENTIAL NONCONFORMING USE AMORTIZATION PROCESS IS GOING TO BE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH 929 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FACT THAT TODAY, THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, WHO HEARS THOSE CASES, WE HELD THEIR RULES CHANGES SO THAT WE COULD MESH THOSE UP, BECAUSE IF WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH 929 AND OUR ZONING OR CODE ORDINANCE, WE'VE GOT TO FIX THEIR RULES TOO.
SO IT'S. LET ME ASK IT THIS WAY.
INTERTWINED. IF WE WERE TO APPROVE IT TODAY BASED ON THIS CONVERSATION, WHAT THEN WOULD HAPPEN MOVING FORWARD? I GOT MAD AT YOU.
I THINK THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO DO WITH THE AMORTIZATION PROCESS.
CHAIRMAN ARNOLD, FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I THINK IT WAS 2019 WHEN SOME OF US AND MAYBE ATTORNEYS, REMEMBER, WE WENT OUT TO SHINGLE MOUNTAIN ON THE BUS.
WE GOT PERMISSION TO GO OUT THERE WITH THE ATTORNEYS SO WE WOULD SEE.
YOU CAN'T SIT AT IT. YOU CAN'T SEE IT REALLY FROM THE HORSESHOE.
YOU NEED TO GO OUT AND YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT.
I THE FIRST TIME I WENT OUT THERE, I WAS JUST IN TOTAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS IN SHOCK OR IF I'D ALREADY DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN.
BUT I WILL SAY IT'S WORTH THE RIDE OUT THERE IF YOU, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CARE.
THERE ARE SOME OF US, OF OTHER OF US WHO HAVE SIMILAR COMMUNITIES.
AND SO I KNOW I HAVE ONE, AND I KNOW AT SOME POINT THERE HAS TO BE SOME RESOLUTION.
WE'RE NOT YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO KILL BUSINESSES AND KILL RESIDENTIAL.
SO AND OFTENTIMES WE DO HAVE OWNERS WHO HAVE PROPERTY BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, SO THEY DON'T LIVE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THEY DO NOT.
AND SO THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
BUT IF YOU, AS MY STAFF TELLS ME, SOMETIMES I'M IF I COULD SUGGEST YOU GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO OUT AND LOOK AT THIS AREA, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THE THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO COME FORWARD TO THIS CITY AND DEMAND A CHANGE.
AND I KNOW FOR A FACT YOU MIGHT YOU LOST YOUR MIND FOR A FACT.
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UPSET AT YOU THAT THAT BOTH SIDES ARE COMING, BUT I THINK WE MUST IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LIFE OF A CITY AND THE CITY GROWING, WE MUST FACE THESE ISSUES, AND EQUITY IS REALLY NOT ABOUT SOMEBODY'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THEY GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK.BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY, I THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO COME.
IF I TELL YOU SHINGLE MOUNTAIN BLEW MY MIND AND HOW WE EVEN AS A CITY AND YES, I'M SAYING THIS ALLOWED THAT TO HAPPEN TO TAKE PLACE.
SO IN CLOSING TODAY I'M AND MR. ATKINS MAYOR PRO TEM.
I KNOW THAT IS DISTRICT EIGHT, BUT I NORMALLY COME THROUGH THERE.
I WENT THROUGH THERE BECAUSE I HAD TO BE NOSY A COUPLE OF TIMES TO BELIEVE THAT.
BUT I OFTEN COME THROUGH WHEN I COME, WHEN I'M TRAVELING UP AND DOWN 45 AND TAKING THAT.
SO THAT WOULD BE WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOR THOSE WHO CARE.
YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT.
WHAT YOU TRY TO DO GOOGLE MAPS.
YOU HAVE TO GET IN YOUR CAR AND SEE THESE PLACES THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE TALKING ABOUT.
SO I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT.
OF COURSE, WE NEED TO WEIGH IN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CREATION OF JOBS, LOSS OF JOBS, LOSS OF HEALTH STATUE AND INFRASTRUCTURES IT IS A CHALLENGE. IT SAYS WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH CHALLENGES ALL THIS MORNING.
AND ALSO, JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT I KNOW IT'S KIND OF ROUGH.
WHEN WE GO, YOU TELL US WE'RE GOING LONG AND DRAWN OUT, BUT SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO BECAUSE SOME OF US LIKE TO TALK AND SOME FOLKS SAY, I LIKE TO TALK, BUT WE HAVE TO KIND OF GET IT ALL OUT SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO GET THE ISSUE ADDRESSED.
SO THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY IS GET IN YOUR CAR AND SEE FOR YOURSELF, AND THEN YOU CAN TESTIFY.
WE AUTHORIZED THE HEARING IN 2019, RIGHT? OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT, I THINK.
I THINK MOST OF US OR MY CLASS WAS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.
AND I THINK, MR. BAZALDUA, YOU KIND OF INITIATED THE CLEANUP OF SHINGLE MOUNTAIN WITH LEE KLEINMAN, AND WE GOT THAT MONEY IN THE BUDGET AND STARTED MOVING IT FORWARD. IT'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OF SHINGLE THAT WHERE WE HAD THAT IS THAT THEY HERE TODAY BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT WAS PRETTY MOMENTOUS THAT WE OWN IT NOW. OKAY. WE OWN THE PROPERTY NOW, BUT WE DIDN'T.
SO AS THE FORMER OWNER HERE BY CHANCE, BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT WAS PRETTY MONSTROUS.
LIKE MISS ARNOLD SAID, YOU SEE IT ON A PICTURE, BUT WHEN YOU GO TO IT, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE KNOW THAT MR..
CHAD, MR. WEST TALKED ABOUT CAP.
CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE TIME WE WERE WORKING ON IT, WHEN I WAS THE CHAIR, WE WERE WORKING ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, WORKING ON THESE BROWNFIELDS.
WOULD THIS PLEASE ELABORATE MORE? WOULD THIS HELP WITH THAT GOAL IN CAP? AND I KNOW WE HAVE IT IN THE REPORT, BUT IS IT A CLEAR WHAT WE'RE PRESENTED WITH TODAY? IS IT CLEAR THAT THIS WOULD HELP IN THAT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PIECE? IN MY OPINION, IT WOULD, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF AREA THAT HAS NOT BEEN PAVED OVER.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE TRUCK PARKING.
AND IF WE EXPAND THAT OUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY MORE IDLING, THERE'S MORE TRAFFIC.
THERE'S MORE TRUCKS. AND AGAIN, THIS ISN'T EVEN AN OPINION ON WHAT'S THERE TODAY.
IT'S AGAIN THE EXPANSION OF IT INTO MORE.
I DO THINK THAT THAT HAS THAT GOES AGAINST SOME OF OUR CAP RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO WHY WOULD I PUT SOMETHING THAT IS HARMFUL TO PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF OUR OUR CITY? SO I'M TRYING TO HELP UNDERSTAND, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS TIMELINE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE LAW AND I UNDERSTAND WE'RE BEING BRIEFED IN JUNE, I MEAN, IN JANUARY.
WHY COULDN'T IT COME BACK AT THE END OF JANUARY? WHY COULDN'T THIS ITEM COME BACK IN THE END OF JANUARY?
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I THINK BECAUSE THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RESOLUTION.I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN SINCE 2019.
WE HAVE CAP, WE IS REALLY WAITING TILL MARCH IT BECAUSE HAVING 50 PEOPLE COME SPEAK AGAIN I IT'S LIKE YOU JUST DON'T SEE IT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MY WE'RE PREPARED.
I JUST DON'T SEE WHERE THE TIMELINE IT CAN IT BE EXPEDITED? STAFF IS PREPARED TO SUPPORT ANY TIMELINE THAT YOU GIVE US.
OKAY. FINALLY, CAN YOU TELL ME, IS EVERYBODY OPERATING WITH THE CORRECT ZONING AND PERMITS IN THIS AREA? FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE, AGAIN, ACCORDING TO SB 929, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS WE HAVE TO SEND OUT THIS PRETTY SCARY MESSAGE ON OUR NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS THE CITY MAY BE MAKING YOU NONCONFORMING, AND IT'S GOT TO BE IN 14 POINTS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
WE HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH INTO THE USES THAT ARE PERMITTED THERE, AND THEN WHAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY NON-CONFORMING? WE DON'T NORMALLY DO THAT WITH ZONING CASES, BUT BECAUSE OF SB 929, WE'VE HAD TO DO THAT.
DUE TO THAT RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE SOME BUSINESSES THAT ARE WORKING OUTSIDE OF THEIR CO.
WE DON'T CONFIRM THAT WE I HAVEN'T GONE OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT THEM AND DONE SEARCH.
BUT IT APPEARS THAT WHAT THE CO SAYS IS NOT WHAT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I'VE TOURED IT, I'VE BEEN OUT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS.
BUT WE'RE GETTING WE GOT WE GET SUED EVERY TIME.
NEXT. WE DID IT! WE ACTUALLY DID IT.
STARTING. WE NEED TO START UNWINDING IT.
AND I DIDN'T WANT IT IN THE FAR EAST.
DALLAS. SO I'M NOT INCLINED TO PUT IT IN KEEP OR PERPETUATING IT IN SOUTHEAST DALLAS.
THERE'S GOT TO BE A TIME WHEN WE SAY, OKAY, WE'VE DONE IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN'T COME BACK AND CHANGE A ZONING, BUT, I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T KEEP PERPETUATING HURT AND ANGST WITH NEIGHBORHOODS. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SELF-DETERMINATION AND PRESERVING THEM, IT SHOULD BE ALL OF THEM.
IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST A CERTAIN PERSON OR A CERTAIN TYPE ANYWAY, SO I'M INCLINED NOT TO SUPPORT IT.
AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING.
AND BUT YOU KNOW, CITIES EVOLVE, THEY CHANGE.
AND I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 40 YEARS.
WEST DALLAS AT ONE TIME WAS INDUSTRIAL.
WE'VE PUT A LOT OF MONEY AND A LOT OF INVESTMENT AND WE'RE MOVING THOSE INDUSTRIAL USES OUT.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WHERE DOES INDUSTRIAL HAPPEN AND THEN MAINTAIN IT AS SUCH.
DO NOT PUT RESIDENTIAL THERE NO MATTER HOW MUCH SOMEBODY WANTS IT.
AND SO THIS IS YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE WORKING, WE'RE EVOLVING.
AND BUT I DO APPRECIATE STAFF FOR IN COMMUNITIES FOR COMING TOGETHER AND WORKING ON THIS.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ FIVE MINUTES.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON FOR MENTIONING WEST DALLAS AND THIS AREA.
FLORAL FARMS IS VERY SIMILAR TO PARTS OF WEST DALLAS THAT I REPRESENT.
TO THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAD RIGHT NEXT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE OUTRAGE WASN'T THERE EXCEPT FOR WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND I REMEMBER BEING HERE AND WATCHING THAT VOTE GO DOWN.
AND HAVE A DIFFERENT MENTALITY, WHICH IS GOOD, I GUESS.
BECAUSE PEOPLE DO EVOLVE AS WELL AS CITIES.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THANKS TO THE CCP THAT MAYOR JOHNSON, WHO'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE, COMMISSION COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS THAT HE EVER PUT TOGETHER, THAT WAS EVER PUT TOGETHER.
WE NEVER SAID ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THIS BUILDING BEFORE.
WE'RE NOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
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WE'RE MOVING THERE, AND WE'RE GETTING IN THAT DIRECTION.WE DIDN'T HAVE A CEMENT BATCH PLANT.
SUP. ITEM FOR TEMPORARY BATCH PLANTS BEFORE, BUT THANKS TO THE COMMISSION THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMITTEE, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THAT ACROSS THE BOARD IN THIS THIS COUNCIL VOTED FOR IT.
ARE THEY GOING TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS? YOU KNOW, THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER I GET THAT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF RESIDENTS THAT THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, THEY'RE LIVING SOMEWHERE AND THEY CAN'T HELP WHAT'S GROWN AND GOTTEN BIG NEXT TO THEM LIKE A SHINGLE MOUNTAIN.
LITERALLY. A MOUNTAIN'S WORTH OF MESS UP OVER THERE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED HELP.
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW.
WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, YOU KNOW, POLICIES, AND WE HAVE EPA TSEC AND, YOU KNOW, A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS.
SO IT'S BECAUSE I JOINED THE CITY COUNCIL.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER MR. ATKINS WHEN THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WAS CREATED AND YOU TOOK ME OVER TO SEE SHINGLE MOUNTAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND I HAD THAT SAME REACTION THAT YOU DID, COUNCIL MEMBER ARNOLD.
I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THIS THING? AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE WE WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO START, BUT WE GOT IT DONE.
MAYBE NOT AS FAST AS EVERYBODY WANTED, MAYBE NOT THE WAY THEY WANTED.
BUT THERE WERE SO MANY IMPLICATIONS THAT WE JUST COULDN'T WALK ONTO THIS COMPANY'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.
WE'RE JUST NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
IT JUST TOOK A LOT LONGER THAN WE EXPECTED.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I GAVE YOU CREDIT MR. ATKINS BACK THEN. I STILL GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR WORKING AS HARD AS YOU DID TO GET THAT MOUNTAIN GONE.
AND IT FINALLY WAS AND WE CLEANED IT UP AND HERE WE ARE.
THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED IT AS FAR AS I'M LOOKING AT IT.
I KNOW THAT MARSHA JACKSON, YOU AND I HAVE MET MORE THAN ONCE.
YOU. BUT YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH US, RIGHT? OR ME AT LEAST. AND WE GET THINGS DONE.
SO I'VE GOT A QUESTION. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A SECOND ROUND.
SO MY QUESTION IS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THIS DELAY THAT'S BEEN ASKED FOR.
WHAT ARE THE LEGAL ISSUES TO PASS OR TO WORK ON IT NOW AND TAKE A VOTE UP OR DOWN OR TO DELAY? WHAT DOES THAT LEGAL ISSUE THAT'S CAUSING THIS? I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S I JUST WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN IT IN REGULAR PEOPLE TERMS. SO AS IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, SB 929 WAS PASSED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS A UNIQUE PROCESS BY WHICH WE USED TO AMORTIZE NONCONFORMING USES.
THE SO WE BASED ON 929, THE CITY HAD TO BEGIN LOOKING AT ITS ORDINANCE ON AMORTIZATION. SO THAT WENT TO ZOIC.
THEN IT WENT TO CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
ON JANUARY 15TH, THE BRIEFING WILL BE HELD.
KEEP IT AT THE BRIEFING LEVEL OR MOVE FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE WOULD WE WOULD MOVE THAT FORWARD FOR COUNCIL TO PASS, AND THEN EVERYONE IN THE CITY WOULD BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT OUR PROCESS GOING FORWARD FOR NONCONFORMITIES WILL BE.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M GUESSING THAT THE THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE WAS FOR MARCH.
RIGHT, RIGHT. OKAY. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN MORENO FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. I TOO HAVE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION.
IF WE VOTE TO NOT DELAY THIS MATTER AND WE VOTE ON IT, IT WILL TAKE 12 VOTES FOR THIS TO PASS.
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IF WE DON'T GET 12 VOTES, IT FAILS.AND WE CAN'T TAKE THIS BACK UP FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
IT IS A THREE QUARTER VOTE BECAUSE THERE'S 20% OPPOSITION OR MORE FROM THE LANDOWNERS.
AND IF IT DEPENDS ON HOW IT FAILS, IF IT FAILS, YES, WE NEED 12 VOTES.
IF IT IF THE MOTION IS TO DENY WITH OUT PREJUDICE, IT CAN COME BACK.
IF IT'S WITH PREJUDICE, THERE'S A TWO YEAR WAITING PERIOD.
SO THERE'S 13 MEMBERS HERE TODAY.
I THINK I SEE EVERYONE ELSE AND SPOKE.
MADAM. ATTORNEY? YES, SIR. DID YOU GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED? CHAIRMAN MORENO I DID.
THIS IS A NOT AN EASY DECISION.
YES. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS MOTION FAILS AND IN THE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF IT WAS TO DENY OR DENY WITH PREJUDICE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF IT WERE TO FAIL? AND WE NEED 12 VOTES? WHAT HAPPENS THEN? A COUPLE OF THINGS COULD HAPPEN.
YOU COULD. SOMEBODY COULD MAKE A MOTION TO DENY WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE THE MOTION TO PASS TO APPROVE AND THAT FAILS, IS THERE A TWO YEAR DELAY? IT'S AN AUTHORIZED HEARING. SO THIS ISN'T REGULAR ZONING.
IS THERE STILL A TWO YEAR WAIT OR IS IT A YOU HAD TO GET BACK IN THE LINE ON AUTHORIZED HEARING ALL OVER AGAIN? WELL, IT COULD COME BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED HEARING FROM COUNCIL, CPC OR AN APPLICANT, BUT IT IS WITH PREJUDICE FOR TWO YEARS, UNLESS YOU WHATEVER TIME IT TAKES. THANK YOU. THANK THANK YOU.
BLACKMON. BUT WE ALSO COULD VOTE TO SEND IT BACK TO CPC.
YES, THAT WOULD BE IF WE GO THROUGH THESE SERIES OF VOTES AND THAT.
OKAY. AGAIN, THIS HAS STARTED IN 2019.
AND THANK YOU, MR. JACKSON, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND BOTH OF THOSE WERE IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
AND I ALWAYS LOOK AT PROCESS AND PROCEDURE.
HOW CAN WE COME UP WITH A SOLID CONCLUSION, A SOLID RECOMMENDATION, AND WHEN WE GET SOMETHING DONE? I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON 2019, BUT I ALSO TO GET AUTHORIZED HEARING, WE HAD TO LEAPFROG OVER OTHER PART OF THE CITY TO GET AUTHORIZED HEARING.
BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CPCS, WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO GET THERE.
AND BY NOT HAVING ENOUGH STAFF TO GET THERE, HERE WE ARE AGAIN SITTING HERE, THAT WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG? IT WAS A PROCESS AND A PROCESS THAT WE AS COUNCIL, TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND LISTEN TO STAFF AND RECOMMENDATIONS. RIGHT NOW, SENATE BILL 929 IS HERE.
SO WE HAVE BEEN HERE WAITING SINCE 2019 GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
BUT ALSO ON LOOKING AT THIS PROCESS, WE TALKED ABOUT JANUARY 15TH TO HEAR SENATE BILL 929.
OUR ORDINANCE CAN BE CHANGED TO CURRENT PROCESS IN FEBRUARY, BUT CITY ATTORNEY IS A POSSIBILITY.
THE CHANGE IN THE CURRENT PROCESS COULD BE HERE IN FEBRUARY.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE AMORTIZATION SECTION? YES, IT COULD BE, DEPENDING ON WHAT COUNCIL RECOMMENDS.
RIGHT. AND SO THEREFORE WITH THE MOTION THAT COUNCILMAN RIDLEY MADE MAY TO MARCH.
I FORGOT MARCH, IT WAS MARCH 1ST.
IS THAT CORRECT? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE ZONING OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE AMORTIZATION AMENDMENTS? THE AMORTIZATION AMENDMENTS? IT COULD BE HEARD IN FEBRUARY.
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OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE MOTION THAT COUNCILOR REILLY IS MAKING.AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE BEST THING TO DO TO GET SOMEONE TO TIME TO DIGRESS AND MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE CURRENT ISSUE GOING TO BE AND WHAT IS THE BILL OF THE NINE SB 922 NINE? SO WITH THAT.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY.
CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT THE ACTUAL MOTION IS? PAUL, WILL YOU READ IT PLEASE TO DEFER THIS MATTER UNTIL MARCH 26TH, 2025.
OKAY, NOW THE PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY.
COULD YOU STATE AGAIN ON THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF? WHAT IS THE VOTE IS NECESSARY? IS THAT APPROPRIATE FOR THE CURRENT MOTION ON THE FLOOR? IT'S A SIMPLE MAJORITY.
A MOTION TO HOLD IS A SIMPLE MAJORITY.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE VOTING ON HIS MOTION.
YES, BUT ON THE ORIGINAL THAT IS PRESENTED.
OKAY. MR. CHAIRMAN. MORENO, IS THIS IN MARCH OR NO LATER THAN MARCH IN THE EVENT THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY HEAR IT? IT COULD BE IN MARCH.
THANK YOU. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR.
COUNCIL MEMBER. RESENDEZ IS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN.
BLACKMON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.
YES. MAYOR JOHNSON HAS ASKED ABOUT TAKING COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.
THANK YOU. WITH SEVEN VOTING IN FAVOR FULL FOUR WITH SEVEN VOTING IN FAVOR, SEVEN OPPOSED, ONE ABSENT, ONE VOTE TAKEN.
THE MOTION FAILS, MR. MAYOR. NEXT.
HOLD ON. GOT TO DO. IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION? ANOTHER MOTION? ISN'T THAT A MOTION? I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL JANUARY 22ND, 2025.
ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF. I DIDN'T SPEAK AT ALL IN THE FIRST ROUND.
I JUST I THINK THAT THIS IS A HARD PLACE TO BE IN BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE, AS WAS ARTICULATED, WAS THIS TO FAIL. WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO DELAY JUSTICE.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE AT LEAST BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE INVOLVED, WHETHER YOU'RE NO MATTER WHAT SIDE YOU'RE ON OF THE OUTCOME OR THE ARGUMENT THAT THERE ARE SOME PRUDENT ACTIONS FOR THIS COUNCIL TO TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AT THE, AT THE, AT THE FIRST AND FOREMOST, PRIORITIZING OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE TAXPAYERS OF OUR CITY.
I WILL SAY THAT ALTHOUGH JUSTICE DELAYED IS IS SEEN AS JUSTICE DENIED, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE HAVE WAITED TO GET TO THIS POINT IN THE PROCESS A SMALL DELAY SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT DETERS US FROM THE OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR A WIN.
WHAT WE DO NEED TO DO IS DOT OUR I'S AND CROSS OUR T'S, AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS SB 929 IS NOT ONE THAT WILL HAVE AS GREAT OF IMPACT AS IT POTENTIALLY COULD, WHICH I BELIEVE THIS SMALL DELAY WILL ALLOW US TO TO WORK THROUGH.
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SO I DO BELIEVE IT'S UNFORTUNATE WITH WHERE WE ARE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WITH THIS HIGH OF A THRESHOLD OF A VOTE, THE LAST THING I'D WANT TO SEE HAPPEN IS IT GO DOWN IN FLAMES, AND THEN WE'VE GOT TWO MORE YEARS ON TOP OF THAT.SO I DO WANT TO COMMEND MAYOR PRO TEM.
I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT CASE.
THERE'S A MECHANISM THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY JUST TO HAVE THIS DEFERRED.
AND IT WOULD HAVE IT WOULD HAVE DENIED Y'ALL'S OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD TODAY.
AND IT WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR MAYOR PRO TEM TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL, WHICH IS WHY WE WENT THROUGH WHAT WE DID SO THAT WE COULD HEAR FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS. AND SO I DO I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHTFULNESS IN THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN GETTING US TO THIS PLACE.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
MAYOR PRO TEM AND I AGAIN BELIEVE THAT THIS SMALL WINDOW WILL GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
AND I APPRECIATE THE ADVICE OF OUR ATTORNEYS TO GET US THERE.
SO THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM CHAIRMAN.
WOMAN MENDELSOHN FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. I JUST THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO REALLY SET EXPECTATIONS FOR PEOPLE, BECAUSE I FEAR THAT AFTER HAVING SPENT SO MANY HOURS SITTING HERE AND REALLY, WE FEEL YOUR PAIN.
WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE SINCE 9 A.M.
YOU'RE GOING TO COME IN JANUARY AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT? IT'S GOING TO GET DEFERRED AGAIN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE READY, HAVING JUST HEARD THE INFORMATION FROM THE AUTHORIZED FROM I'M SORRY, FROM THE BRIEFING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND STAFF'S NOT GOING TO KNOW ALL THOSE ANSWERS.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I HEAR YOU WHEN YOU SIT THERE AND SAY, WOW, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND HOW FRUSTRATED YOU ARE, YOU DESERVE TO BE FRUSTRATED. AND LIKE I SAID, I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT WASN'T A TYPO ON HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON.
SO I'M JUST SAYING THIS TO MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE IT.
AND I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO BE UPSET.
AND SO I THINK MARCH WAS THE RIGHT TIME FRAME.
WITH THAT, BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE, I'M GOING TO PUT SOME RULES DOWN.
I KNOW IT'S CHRISTIAN HOLIDAYS AND WE WORK FOR THE PUBLIC, SO ANY QUESTION YOU NEED TO ASK, YOU NEED TO TURN IT IN BY DECEMBER THE 24TH DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET THIS DEFERRED AGAIN.
WE REPRESENT THE RESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE AND AND I THINK I TALKED TO THE CITY MANAGER, CITY MANAGER GOING TO ASK YOU TO LET US KNOW THE FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY.
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? ON ASKING ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DEADLINE, ANY QUESTION NEED TO BE IN WRITING BY THE 24TH OF DECEMBER.
SO. SO THE CITY MANAGER, IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT WITH YOUR STAFF AND CAN YOU GET THAT READY? I'M ASKING YOU.
MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS AND WE UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF THE MATTER.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD HEAR FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, RESEARCH INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT US TO HAVE READY, WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO BE PREPARED FOR THE BRIEFING, WHICH WOULD THEN MEAN THE VERY NEXT WEEK IT WOULD BE BEFORE THIS BODY FOR FOR ACTION.
SINCE THERE WILL BE A SHORT WINDOW BETWEEN THE BRIEFING AND THE ACTUAL VOTING DATE.
POINT OF INFORMATION, MR. MAYOR. YES. I PRESUME THAT BY ESTABLISHING THIS RULE THAT YOU WILL NOT FORECLOSE ALL QUESTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE JANUARY 15TH BRIEFING.
OKAY, GOOD. NOW REPEAT THAT AGAIN.
WELL, AND WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN BAKED, THAT THEY CANNOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO RESEARCH AND GIVE YOU AN ANSWER.
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SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, YOU KNOW, ON THE 24TH, MAYBE BEFORE JANUARY OR WHATEVER, MAYBE STAFF WILL GO AROUND AND TALK TO YOU BEFORE WE GO ON A BREAK ON THE 24TH. AND YOU ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.CAN YOU SEE STAFF AROUND TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAKE SURE FACE TO FACE ONE ON ONE, THAT ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE TO ASK, YOU CAN ASK THAT STAFF? WELL, I DISAGREE WITH THAT POLICY.
YOU CAN'T YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS.
I CAN'T MAKE YOU NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. RIGHT. IF I COULD JUST IF I COULD JUST ADD.
MAYOR PRO TEM, I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT MAYBE YOU DON'T PRESENT TO US PRIOR TO THAT JANUARY 15TH DATE, BUT BETWEEN THAT JANUARY 15TH DATE AND THE DATE, THE COUNCIL WILL ACTUALLY HOPEFULLY VOTE, THERE WILL BE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO WE WOULD JUST HOPE THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US THE COURTESY OF TRYING TO GIVE US AS MUCH QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, SO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE SPOT AT THAT JANUARY 22ND MEETING.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU. I JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR ALSO WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND THAT BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE QUESTIONS I THINK ARE GOING TO COME AROUND THAT AND SO IS THAT GOING TO IF FROM THE 15TH TO THE 22ND, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL FEEL, DON'T YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE GOOD ON IT BECAUSE I THE PROBLEM IS WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING IN MARCH AND SO WE'RE REALLY OUT OF LUCK, SO WE CAN'T DO THAT.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO CHECK IN WITH YOU ON THAT.
BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CLOSED, SESSIONS SO THAT YOU CAN ASK ALL THE LEGAL QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK AROUND THE IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S COMPREHENSIVE AND YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
GREAT. BECAUSE THE GOAL OF COURSE, OF THIS IS TO HAVE THIS BE A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BRIEFINGS, THERE'S MANY TIMES I LEARN FROM THE ANSWERS THAT ARE RECEIVED BY QUESTIONS GIVEN BY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ENOUGH TIME.
AND WHILE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IS GREAT, WE ARE, OF COURSE, RESTRICTED TO LEGAL QUESTIONS.
AND I THINK THE KEY HERE ARE THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS.
AND I THINK THEY'RE EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT.
AND WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT 500 ACRES AND HOW MUCH OF IT IS COMPLETELY UNDEVELOPED, HOW MUCH OF IT IS ALREADY GOT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY ON IT AND HOW MUCH OF IT HAS RESIDENTIAL.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO SEE AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN VARIOUS SCENARIOS.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH TIME.
SO I HEAR SOMEONE SAYING THAT THEY'RE WORRIED THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE MEETING IN MARCH, BUT WHY CAN'T THIS BE ON THE MARCH AGENDA? NUMBER ONE? BUT IF NOT MOVING TO JANUARY SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT FEBRUARY.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT JANUARY BECAUSE I CAN ALREADY SEE THE PROBLEM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
AND AS MUCH AS YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE THIS DEFER, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO END UP HAPPENING.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.
I WOULD BE WILLING TO IF MY SECOND WOULD NOT OBJECT TO CHANGE MY DATE CERTAIN TO FEBRUARY 12TH, WITH THE HOPE THAT THE CITY MANAGER, IF STAFF IS PREPARED AND TIME WILL GET US TO THAT JANUARY 22ND DATE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BIND US AND MAKE US NOT ABLE TO.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHO SECONDED ME, BUT IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION.
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OKAY, PERFECT.THANK YOU. MAYOR. OKAY WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. ONE. NAY.
[Z15. 24-3619 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a CS Commercial Service District; and a resolution accepting deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the southwest line of C. F. Hawn Freeway; between Silverado Drive and Jordan Valley Road Recommendation of Staff: Denial Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant Z223-302(GB) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on November 13, 2024 and is scheduled for consideration on December 11, 2024.]
ITEM Z 15 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CSS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT AND A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DEED RESTRICTIONS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF C.F.HAWN FREEWAY BETWEEN SILVERADO DRIVE AND JORDAN VALLEY ROAD.
MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 21 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.
WE RECEIVED THREE 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 ITEM Z 15? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. Z 15 ITEM Z 15.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, MR. MAYOR. MAYOR, I MOVE THE APPROVAL FOR Z 15.
AND COLLEAGUES, THIS IS IN MR. ATKINS DISTRICT IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
AND SINCE HE'S MAYOR AT THIS TIME, HE'S UNABLE TO MAKE A MOTION.
SO HE ASKED IF I COULD MAKE IT FOR HIM.
IT'S OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I.
[Z16. 34-3621 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new subdistrict for TH-3(A) Townhouse District uses and standards on property zoned Residential Use Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 625, on the south corner of South Lancaster Road and Crouch Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a conceptual plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a conceptual plan and conditions Z234-114(MB) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on November 13, 2024 and is scheduled for consideration on December 11, 2024.]
ITEM SIX Z 16 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW SUB DISTRICT FOR TH THREE.MR. MAYOR. WE SEND 71 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.
WE RECEIVED THREE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.
YOU DO HAVE SIX INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
THEY WILL BE CALLED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE.
I LIVE AT 7022 BATTLE OF DALLAS, TEXAS 75241.
ON 1119, 20, 24, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND DEVELOPER STATED THAT THERE WILL BE TOWNHOMES ON THE PROPERTY. THEY WILL RUN FROM 200 K TO 400 AND WILL HAVE AN HOA.
WE KNOW ONCE THE THE TOWNHOMES ARE SOLD THAT YOU CAN LEASE THEM OUT TO ANYONE.
STUDENTS. SECTION EIGHT ANYONE.
THE DESIGNS THAT SHE BROUGHT WOULD LOOK GOOD.
AND THE PRESENTATION THAT SHE DID WAS FANTASTIC.
AND I AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WANT THE TOWNHOMES THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A UNIVERSITY UNT D THAT DIFFERENT POLITICAL FIGURES ARE WEIGHING IN BEHIND THE SCENES TO TRY TO GET THIS THING PUSHED, BUT THEY DON'T LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE LIVE UNDER A BIG UNDERGROUND SPRING.
PLUS WE HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING NOW.
SHOOTERS. BECAUSE PEOPLE SHOOTS ALL THE TIME.
AND SO WE ASK THAT YOU ALL DENY THIS BECAUSE WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO KEEP OUR TREES AND THINGS SO THAT WE CAN BREATHE GOOD SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME DOWN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT.
AND THEN TOM FROM CAMP WISDOM, DEKALB CAN'T EVEN FIND THIS INDIVIDUAL.
YOUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALAN MCGILL, AND SPEAKERS WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
AND I JUST WANT TO WILL YOU TURN YOUR SPEAKER FOR NOT NOTICING THE IS YOUR MIC ON? MR. MCGILL? PARDON?
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IS YOUR MIC ON? YES. IT'S GREEN.AND WOULD PULL IT UP CLOSE TO YOU.
HOW ABOUT THIS? NO, IT'S MUCH BETTER.
HOW ABOUT NOW? OKAY. AND I WAS SAYING THAT I WANT TO APOLOGIZE, OR I DIDN'T NOTICE THE CLOCK WHEN I CAME UP EARLIER TO MAKE SOME REMARKS. AND I ALSO HAVE A HEARING DIFFICULTY THAT I WAS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PERSON WAS SAYING.
SO BUT I'M HERE THIS TIME TO ASK YOU TO DENY ZONING.
234-114. AND BASICALLY FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE IS THAT THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THIS PROJECT PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPACT HAVE VOTED REPEATEDLY NOT TO APPROVE IT.
THEY HAVE COME AND ASKED YOU REPEATEDLY NOT TO APPROVE IT.
THESE ARE THE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MYSELF.
I LIVE IN ONE OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ARE OVERBURDENED WITH ALL KINDS OF ISSUES.
YOU HEARD EARLIER ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ON THE MAIN TWO THROUGH FERRIES THAT RUN NORTH SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHEAST OAK CLIFF.
YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE HEALTH ISSUES THAT WILL BE CREATED, THE TRAFFIC ISSUES.
SO I'M HERE TO SAY THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS PROPOSED PROJECT.
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SAID, PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS PROJECT.
OUR QUALITY OF LIFE HAS ALREADY BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED BY OTHER ISSUES.
WE DO NOT NEED THIS ONE TO ADD TO OUR ISSUES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MAYOR.
MY NAME IS GAIL TERRELL, 1445 FIREBIRD DRIVE.
I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO EACH OF YOU INCLUDING THE CITY MANAGER A LETTER IN NOVEMBER 12TH.
OF COURSE, THE CASE WAS POSTPONED, BUT WHAT I DID ASK IS THAT YOU DENY I234114.
WE HAVE MORE THAN 59 SIGNATURES OF RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SAY WE DO NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT PREVIOUSLY SIGNED SAYING THAT SHE WAS IN SUPPORT OF IT, ENDED UP GETTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE FACED WITH AND THEN TURN AROUND AND SENT THE LETTER SAYING THAT SHE IS ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO DENY THIS DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEN WE LOOK AT CROUCH ROAD AS AN EXAMPLE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT COULD BE EXPANDED TO FOUR LANES.
SO I ASKED YOU TO STAND WITH US AND SAY NO TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING HOUSES.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT 2.5 IS.
I LIVE ON 7.5 AND THAT'S NOT THAT BIG.
5.0 IS THE ADJACENT COMMUNITY.
BUT NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING SOMETHING THAT'S 2.5.
MY COMPANY IS CALLED AVON NEIGHBORHOODS.
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THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT, THOUGH, HAS REALLY BEEN TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY.SO WE'VE HAD SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE LOOKING TO BUILD WEALTH IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO INITIALLY THIS WAS A 300 UNIT MULTIFAMILY PROJECT.
THE COMMUNITY ASKED FOR NO MORE MULTIFAMILY THEY WANTED FOR SALE.
THERE'S OTHER COMPONENTS, WHETHER WE ARE ADDING A RIGHT TURN LANE TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC.
I WILL SAY WE ALSO HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS COUNTY.
AND SO IN THAT, LOOKING TO GROW OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL AND MOVE THIS DEAL FORWARD.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT.
SO MY NAME IS TAMMY DERRICKS AND I RESIDE AT 2727 PALL MALL AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS.
75241. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AT 6601 SOUTH LANCASTER ROAD.
REASONS BEING A IT IS 100% AVAILABILITY FOR PURCHASE FOR INDIVIDUALS DECIDING TO OWN TOWNHOMES.
IT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INHERITANCE THAT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THEIR CHILDREN.
OWNERSHIP NECESSITATES EXTRA ATTENTION TO DETAILS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, AND RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE CHOICE OF VOICE.
SHE IS ATTENTIVE, AND DUE TO HER EXPERTISE, SHE POSSESSES IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND IS WELL THAT IS WELL BEYOND THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN IMAGINE.
THE. THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND BASED ON VARIOUS DISCUSSIONS, IT IS CLEAR THAT GROWTH IS IN THE DFW AREA IS INEVITABLE AND DEVELOPERS ARE ALIGNING WITH THE UNT DALLAS AREA MASTER PLAN. SO I'VE PARTICIPATED IN A WALKTHROUGH AT THE GRENADIER HOMES IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, WHICH HAS A SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSED AT 6601 SOUTH LANCASTER, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A MODEL, AND IT DIFFERS FROM ANY OTHER PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THIS DEVELOPMENT ENTAILS THE PLAN THAT INCLUDES A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF CROUCH AND LANCASTER ROADS, WHICH IS ALSO CONSIDERED. THAT'S YOUR TIME.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. AND I AM, I AM FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
ANTHONY. NATALIE OR ANTHONY? NUTTALL. I'M SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCED IT.
GOOD EVENING, ANTHONY NATALI WITH GRENADIER HOMES.
I WAS ASKED TO COME AND SPEAK.
AND WE WERE APPROACHED BY MAGGIE TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.
WE THINK IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR SALE IN THE COMMUNITY.
I'M REALLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
COUNCIL ABOUT THE THE TOWNHOMES, THE QUALITY OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING.
WE REALIZE ANY TIME WE GET INVOLVED IN A PROJECT, ESPECIALLY A PROJECT LIKE THIS WE'RE TRYING TO LEAVE A LEGACY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY, AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
YOU KNOW, 2 OR 3 COMMUNITIES A YEAR.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN VERY, VERY MUCH FOCUS ON.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS.
AND IF I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS HAPPY TO DO SO.
THANK YOU. THESE ARE YOUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THE ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.
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ITEM Z 16.PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
SABRINA BRANHAM 6621 LAGRANGE DRIVE.
THE TAXPAYING CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS AND DISTRICT EIGHT.
WE DO WELCOME DEVELOPMENT, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD GIVE A COMPLIMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. ON NOVEMBER THE 19TH, THE COMMUNITY WAS INFORMED THAT THIS AGENDA ITEM INCLUDED THE COMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURAL NEEDS FOR CROUCH ROAD.
I ASK THE COUNCIL TO DELAY THE VOTE UNTIL THE TAXPAYING CITIZENS CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON HOW THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL IMPACT THE INFRASTRUCTURAL NEEDS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
THE TAXPAYING CITIZENS OF HIDDEN VALLEY AND THE CITY OF DALLAS DOES NOT NEED TO EXPERIENCE ANY MORE FLOODING IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND TAXPAYERS DO NOT NEED TO PAY FOR ANOTHER SINGING HILLS RECREATION CENTER DUE TO THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS? SEEING AN INDIVIDUAL FOR IT.
GOOD EVENING, SUZANNE KEDRIN, 2323 ROSS AVENUE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND BE PART OF THIS TEAM.
AND THANKFULLY, MAGGIE DID DO THAT, AND WE ARE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
WE'VE HAD TWO OTHER LARGE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND I KNOW MAGGIE HAS MET HUNDREDS OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BRING MORE HOUSING TO THIS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR SALE HOUSING.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.
MR. MAYOR, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES. MOTION TO APPROVE.
GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, AND I WILL TRY TO BE MINDFUL OF TIME AS WELL.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS HOW THIS PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH FORWARD DALLAS.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
I WOULD ANSWER BY DEFAULT THIS WAS SUBMITTED BEFORE FOUR DALLAS WAS PASSED SO IT WOULDN'T WE DIDN'T CONSIDER OR REVIEW IT AGAINST THE EXISTING FOUR DALLAS. HOWEVER, THIS IS A TOD, A TRANSIT ORIENTED AREA DEVELOPMENT AREA, SO I WOULD SAY IT FITS WITHIN THE VISION OF THE CURRENT FOUR DALLAS THAT RECOMMENDS HIGHER DENSITY WITHIN A DISTANCE FROM RAIL STATIONS.
HOW CLOSE IS IT TO THE TO THE RAIL STATION? I THINK IT'S CLOSE.
LESS THAN A MILE. OKAY, SO GETTING CONFIRMATION FROM THE CORRECT ME PHONE A FRIEND OVER THERE.
THIS IS ALSO FOR SALE HOMES AS WELL.
AND THERE ARE 200 OF THEM, RIGHT.
I WILL LET THE APPLICANT TALK ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP.
YOU KNOW, LIKE HOUSING IS HOUSING.
IS IT SINGLE FAMILY OR IS IT MULTI-FAMILY? SO FROM OUR PURPOSES THIS IS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.
IF IT'S OWNERSHIP LIKE I WILL LET THE APPLICANT THAT WAS REPRESENTED AT THE HORSESHOE THAT IT WAS.
SO I'LL TAKE THE I'LL TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT.
THOSE OF YOU, MY COLLEAGUES WHO WERE AROUND IN 2020.
IT'S LIKE THREE AND A HALF YEARS PAST THAT.
BUT WE WE WE DID MEET THE INTENT FINALLY STAFF OF OF PLACING A THOUSAND NEW UNITS WITHIN A MILE OF TRANSIT ON ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY OR DART OWNED PROPERTY.
AND SO UTILIZING UNDERUTILIZED LAND, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
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AND I THINK WHEN WE PASS THAT MAYOR THE INTENT WAS REALLY JUST RENTAL UNITS AT THAT TIME BECAUSE WE NEEDED SO MANY MORE RENTAL UNITS IN THE CITY.SO THIS IS EVEN MORE OF A SUCCESS BECAUSE IT'S A IT'S FOR SALE, POTENTIALLY FOR SALE PROPERTY.
SO I'M I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT IT.
I WOULD HOPE THE DEVELOPER CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS MOVING FORWARD TO TRY TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC CONCERNS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT I WOULD NOT WANT TO HOLD THIS PROJECT UP TODAY. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN ARNOLD.
I KNOW IT IS A CHALLENGE TRYING TO GET INPUT.
WOULD YOU AGAIN, ANDREA, TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU SAID THERE WERE? 71. HOW MANY NOTIFICATIONS DID YOU SEND OUT? I'M SORRY. HOW MANY PEOPLE? HOW MANY NOTIFICATIONS DID YOU SEND OUT ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? OH 71.
71 IS WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU RECEIVED.
HOW MANY REPLIES WE RECEIVED THREE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION.
ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE MY NOTES AS WELL.
WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I'M HAVING TO DO THE SAME THING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I DON'T NEED ANY MORE OF THOSE.
WOULD YOU GIVE THAT. THANK YOU.
THE SOMETIMES WHEN WE GIVE THOSE NOTIFICATIONS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE ABSENTEE LANDLORDS.
AND SO FOLKS ARE RENTING AND SO THEY DON'T GET THE NOTIFICATION THE ABSENTEE LANDLORD DOES.
AND SO THE RESIDENTS ARE KIND OF SITTING THERE GOING, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? I DIDN'T GET ANY NOTIFICATION.
AND AND WITH FOR ME TODAY I WILL NOT VOTE AGAINST THIS PROJECT.
BUT I DO KNOW IT'S IT WEARS ME DOWN WHEN WE WE SEND NOTIFICATIONS AND THEY'RE NOT COMING TO THE FOLKS WHO DEAL WITH DAY TO DAY IS GOING TO THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT ANOTHER HOUSE AND PROPERTY AND IN OTHER PLACES BECAUSE THEY'VE DECIDED THEY HAD TO MOVE ON UP AND MOVE ON OUT.
BUT COMMENDING CHAIRMAN WEST, OF COURSE, ON YOUR COMMITMENT TO HOUSING.
AND I WANT TO CLOSE BY SAYING THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN DALLAS WITH HOUSING, THERE'S, THERE'S A, THERE'S A MENU FOR, FOR ALL DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES. MY CALLING IS TO MAKE SURE WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROVIDE HOUSING THAT WILL BOOSTER BOLSTER, I SHOULD SAY, THE THE REALIZATION THAT WE NEED TO OWN THE DIRT ON THE PROPERTY SO WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS, AND WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP RAISING GENERATIONS THAT'S ALREADY CHALLENGED WITH IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY GREW UP AND GREW UP IN, WHERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES AND EQUITY.
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A BRIGHTER LIGHT.
I DON'T WANT US TO ALWAYS BE SHACKLED BY RENT.
WE MUST TRAIN AND INDOCTRINATE OUR YOUNGER PEOPLE AND EVEN THOSE WHO ARE SEASONED.
THE IMPORTANCE OF OWNING THE DIRT BECAUSE THEY CANNOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS REALLY ABOUT ZONING.
YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE STILL LOCKED OUT BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING SOMEONE ELSE TO PROFIT OFF OF OUR LACK OF POWER.
SO FOR ME, MOVING FORWARD, I'M GOING TO KEEP DOING WHAT I CAN TO EXPLAIN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND THEN IT'S PART OF THE LAND BANK, WHICH IS WHAT I'M DEALING WITH IN THE BOTTOM.
SO HOLISTICALLY, I WILL THANK THE MR., THE EFFORTS TO BUILD HOUSING IN THIS CITY.
THE MINDSET IS THAT WE MUST BEGIN TO OWN SO WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, IF WE DON'T OWN THE DIRT, WE DON'T MAKE DECISIONS AND WE DON'T OWN THE DEEDS.
AND SO OTHER PEOPLE MAKE DECISIONS FOR US.
AND THAT'S KIND OF PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY.
BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME TYPE OF SHELTERS OUT IN THAT COMMUNITY.
SO THEY BECOME ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED TO SPEAK, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE CONVERSATIONS AROUND FORWARD DALLAS AND WHAT WE VOTED ON IS FORWARD DALLAS. YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS AS POWER AS PROPERTY OWNERS AND TO SUCCUMB TO A VISION THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU.
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AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON.YOU'VE GOT TO DO A BETTER JOB ABOUT BEING ENGAGED, BEING VOCAL AND EMPOWERED.
AND THAT IS WHAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE US WITH TODAY.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THOSE WHO ARE GIVING US FEEDBACK ON THAT.
SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY POSITION ON EMPOWERMENT IN THIS CITY.
CAN I GET SARAH STANFORD TO COME UP, PLEASE? MISS STANFORD? I KNOW THAT I RECEIVED A THREE PAGE LETTER FROM FROM OUR OFFICE, I THINK FROM MR. MCGILL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE QUARTER LIFE COMMITTEE PERTAINING TO ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS NOT IN RUNNING SPRING, BUT IT'S IN HIDDEN VALLEY.
INVALID ABOUT DRAINAGE THAT MIGHT AFFECT RUNNING SPRING.
COULD YOU GO THROUGH THAT SCENARIO? WHAT DID YOU FOUND WITH THOSE THREE ADDRESS ON BACK OF LOCKER? YES, SIR. SARAH STANDIFORD, DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
WE HAD RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FOLLOWING THE COMMUNITY MEETING IN MID TO LATE NOVEMBER.
OUR STAFF DID GO AND LOOK AT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS NOT A HISTORY OF PRESENTED FLOOD COMPLAINTS NECESSARILY.
THERE WOULD BE AN UPGRADE PROPOSED.
IT IS UNFUNDED, BUT THERE IS A NEEDS VALUE TO IT.
AND THAT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH A FUTURE PROGRAM.
SO THAT PROJECT WILL TAKE CROUCH ROAD, REMOVE THE BAR DITCHES, PUT IN, IMPROVE STREET IN WITH ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE WATER, WASTEWATER SERVICES AND IS PART OF THE FUNDED 2017 BOND PROGRAM, AND IT'LL BE GOING TO CONSTRUCTION IN SUMMER 2025.
NEXT QUESTION. WE HEARD THAT THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF CROSS ROAD TO THE FOUR LANE, THAT WHAT IS THAT DESIGN RIGHT NOW? WHAT'S THE STATUS OF IT? I KNOW GUS IS NOT HERE TODAY, SO CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE? THERE IS AN EXISTING 56 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.
IT WILL HAVE UPGRADED TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
AND IT'S ABOUT A 20 ABOUT A $12 MILLION PROJECT WHEN COMPLETE.
[Z17. 24-3623 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for CS Commercial Service District uses on property zoned a CS Commercial Service District with consideration for a Specific Use Permit for a truck stop, on the north corner of South Lancaster Road and Cherry Valley Boulevard Recommendation of Staff: Denial Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a development plan and conditions Z234-115(MB) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at public hearings on August 28, 2024, September 11, 2024, and November 13, 2024 and is scheduled for consideration on December 11, 2024.]
ITEM Z 17 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE USE.DISTRICT USES ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH CORNER OF SOUTH LANCASTER ROAD AND CHERRY VALLEY BOULEVARD.
MISTER MAYOR, WE SENT 59 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA.
REQUEST. WE RECEIVED FOUR REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.
YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, ANDREW RÜEGG.
YOU'LL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ANDREW RÜEGG, 2201 MAIN STREET HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT QUIKTRIP.
THIS IS FOR A PD FOR A NEW QUIKTRIP WITH A TRUCK STOP USE COMPONENT.
THE TRUCK STOP USE IS WHAT TRIGGERED THE ZONING REQUIREMENT.
WE'VE LOOKED INTO THIS HEAVILY WITH THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS NEW QUIKTRIP WILL REALLY SUPPORT THE INLAND PORT, THE LARGER INLAND PORT AREA, PROVIDING A NEW NICE, NEW CLEAN FACILITY FOR THE LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY IN THAT AREA.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD THERE BE ANY AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME TONIGHT.
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ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM Z 17? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. NARVAEZ, YOU HAD A MOTION.SECOND. THIS IS IN MR. ATKINS'S DISTRICT, AND HE ASKED ME TO DO THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION.
IF YOU NOTICE, THIS HAS BEEN DEFERRED AGAIN AND AGAIN.
THERE'S NO ACCESS FROM WHERE THAT IS.
IT'S NOT IT DOESN'T WORK WITH THE HIGHWAY AT ALL.
AND WE CAN CALL UP STAFF TO EXPLAIN IT BETTER THAN WHAT I JUST SAID.
COME ON DOWN. WHAT IF YOU COULD DOCTOR UDREA, COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE STAFF'S RATIONALE FOR DENIAL ON THIS? STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
IT CAN BE ADDRESSED WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
AND THAT WAS OUR RECOMMENDATION.
WE DIDN'T SEE THE NEED FOR THE FOR THE PD, SO WE THOUGHT THAT THIS IS ALREADY ALLOWED BY SUP.
YES. WE MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE LAYOUT OF THE SITE.
AND BUT AT THE END, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE STAFF REPORT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT SUP.
AND WE RECOMMENDED THE SITE PLAN EVENTUALLY.
SO SO LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION THEN IF MY, MY MISUNDERSTANDING POTENTIALLY OF YOUR DENIAL RATIONALE, I THOUGHT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH ACCESS ONTO THE ROAD.
I THINK WE SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE AT PERMITTING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
OKAY. SO THEN IT'S REALLY JUST A PROCEDURAL ISSUE.
IS THERE ANY SUBSTANTIVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SUP AND THE PD? THEY'RE ASKING FOR.
IT ALSO ALLOWS SOME FENCING, BUT AND OBVIOUSLY IT KIND OF LIKE TRIMS DOWN THE USES.
SO THE PD WAS WORKED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SITE.
SO I UNDERSTAND THE CONFLICT AND I WITHDRAW MY OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO ONE ELSE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? NOTED. DULY NOTED.
[Z18. 24-3624 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a CS Commercial Service District and a resolution accepting deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned an A(A) Agricultural District, on the southeast line of Telephone Road; between North Dallas Avenue and Van Horn Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant Z234-190(LC) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at public hearings on October 8, 2024 and November 13, 2024 and is scheduled for consideration on December 11, 2024.]
Z 18 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CSS COMMERCIAL SERVICE DISTRICT AND A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING DEED RESTRICTIONS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF TELEPHONE ROAD BETWEEN NORTH DALLAS AVENUE AND VAN HORN DRIVE.MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 12 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 400FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.
WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD.
YOU'LL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
THANK YOU. ANDREW RUIG, 2201 MAIN STREET.
AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
IT'S A CS DISTRICT WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z 18.
NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM.
SORRY. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
ANY OPPOSED? EYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM, MADAM SECRETARY.
[Z19. 24-3622 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a D(A) Duplex District on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the west line of University Hills Boulevard, south of Singing Hills Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval Recommendation of CPC: Approval Z234-257(GB) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on November 13, 2024 and is scheduled for consideration on December 11, 2024.]
BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF SETON HILLS DRIVE.MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 15 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA.
THE ITEM REQUIRES A THREE QUARTERS VOTE TO PASS.
THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, BUT I DO.
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YES, BUT I DO SEE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S COME FORWARD.PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
SO YES, I'M TIFFANY EPHRAIM SAUL.
6119 UNIVERSITY HILLS BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TEXAS.
I LIVE, WORK, SHOP AND PRAISED HERE.
I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TWO OPPOSITIONS THAT I JUST SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY.
ONE BEING A NEIGHBORING AN OWNER THAT I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH, I DIDN'T NOTICE.
NO, SHE DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ME ABOUT IT.
AND ON THIS EMPTY LOT ARE BELOVED HOMELESS.
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE A 6000FT² PART OF MY OWN LAND TO PROVIDE A DUPLEX, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A CRITICAL NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE TO, TO MATCH OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ATTEMPTING TO DO WITH IT.
AND I DON'T SEE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT IT WOULD HAVE.
I HAVE I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. YOU CAN'T STAND AT THE PODIUM.
MA'AM, IF YOU'RE FINISHED. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? Z 19.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THEN A MOTION.
YEAH. I WANT TO MOVE TO TO DELAY THIS ONE.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A THREE FOURTHS VOTE FROM THERE, AND I'M NOT SURE.
SO OKAY. OKAY. DID I GET A SECOND? OKAY. ANY OTHER JANUARY 15TH DATE? JANUARY 15TH.
NEXT ITEM. DID WE HEAR THE DATE FOR THE DELAY? JANUARY 18TH.
WHAT DAY? EITHER JANUARY 8TH OR JANUARY 22ND.
[PH1. 24-3560 A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting the creation of a new Special Provision Sign District, the Redbird Mall Special Provision Sign District, on property zoned MU-2 Mixed Use District 2, generally bounded by Camp Wisdom Road, U.S. Highway 67, LBJ Freeway, and South Westmoreland Road]
H1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE CREATION OF A NEW SPECIAL PROVISION PROVISION SIGN DISTRICT, THE REDBIRD MALL SPECIAL PROVISION SIGN DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ZONE MU2 MIXED USE DISTRICT TWO, GENERALLY BOUNDED BY CAMP WISDOM ROAD, U.S.HIGHWAY 67, LBJ FREEWAY, AND SOUTHWEST MORELAND ROAD.
ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL AT THE PODIUM? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK.
DISTRICT, YOU'VE NOT BEEN DOWN TO REDBIRD MALL LATELY.
THE PROBLEM IS IT'S DESIGNED LIKE A MALL AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
CITY STAFF, ESPECIALLY JASON POOLE, HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL WITH THIS.
I HOPE YOU CAN BE SUPPORTIVE AS WELL, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ITEM H ONE.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THIS ITEM.
SECOND. ANY COMMENTS IN THE COMMENT QUESTION? A QUESTION. YEAH.
SO MY QUESTION IS THROUGH THE LENS OF OUR DIGITAL KIOSK CONVERSATION, IS THIS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME TO HAVE PRIVATE DIGITAL KIOSKS ON THIS LIKE WE HAVE AT VICTORY OR OVER AT THE CRESCENT, THAT THEN THE CITY WON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANY REVENUE FROM THIS.
DOES IT ALLOW FOR IT ALLOWS FOR KIOSKS OR NOT DIGITAL KIOSKS? IT'S ALL INTERNAL.
COULD YOU SPEAK UP INTO THE MIC, PLEASE? IT'S ALL IN THE KIOSK OR INTERNAL TO THE SITE, WHICH IS NOT PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. IN THAT CASE, I'M HAPPY TO.
THANK YOU. I'M SEEING OTHER QUESTIONS.
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SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.THANK YOU. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY.
[PH2. 24-3473 A public hearing, pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, to receive comments on the proposed use of a portion of parkland at Bachman Creek Greenbelt, located at 3002 Shorecrest Drive, totaling approximately 2,597 square feet of land (0.06 acres), by Dallas Water Utilities for the construction of a 36-inch stormwater line for the Rexford Road Project for the public benefit; and, at the close of the public hearing, consideration of a resolution authorizing the proposed use of parkland pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Estimated Revenue: Capital Gifts, Donation and Development Fund $1,250.00]
PH TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 26 OF THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED USE OF A PORTION OF PARKLAND AT BACHMAN CREEK GREENBELT, LOCATED AT 3002 SHORECREST DRIVE, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 2597FT² OF LAND, 0.06 ACRES BY DALLAS WATER UTILITIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 36 INCH STORM WATER LINE FOR THE REXFORD ROAD PROJECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED USE OF PARK LANDS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 26 OF THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE.ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE.
THEREFORE, MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? SO MOVED. SECOND IN THE COMMENTS.
OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? COME ON, COME ON.
BILL. IS THAT EVERYTHING, BILLY? MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING AT 649.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ADJOURN FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
RIGHT? WHAT IS IT? OH, I KNOW IT. 9 A.M.
MORENO.
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