[46.25-425A Consider: (1) adopting a resolution appointing _________ to the position of city manager; (2) approving the terms of the Agreement of Employment; and (3) authorizing the execution of an Agreement of Employment for the city manager. 25-425A]

I DON'T THINK THE MOTION IS NECESSARY BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TAKE IT OUT OF ORDER ANYWAY. I'M GOING TO DO WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO BY A MOTION THROUGH MY AUTHORITY TO MOVE THE AGENDA AROUND. SO I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY JUST ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST.

THANK YOU. NO NEED FOR A VOTE ON THAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT MOTION BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM 46.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, MEMBERS AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM IS WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THOSE SPEAKERS ON ITEM 46.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM NUMBER 44.

AND THEN WE WILL SUSPEND A DISCUSSION ON ITEM 46 UNTIL WE GET TO ITEM 46 WHEN WE COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO WE WON'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 46. WE'LL JUST HAVE THE SPEAKERS.

SO THE ORDER WILL BE ITEM 46 WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD BY THE CITY SECRETARY.

WE'LL HAVE THE SPEAKERS ON ITEM 46. THEN WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM 44.

WE'LL COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM 44, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 46.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE'LL HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON IT. SO IT'S JUST A NECESSITY THAT WE DO IT THAT WAY TO BE A PROCESS WISE IN ORDER.

SO WITH THAT, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 46, GET READY AND I'LL LET THE CITY SECRETARY TAKE IT FROM HERE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD. AGENDA ITEM 46.

CONSIDER ONE ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPOINTING BLANK TO THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER.

TWO, APPROVING THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, AND THREE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

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YOU DO HAVE THREE SPEAKERS. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, JIM NEAL.

MAYOR JOHNSON AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. I AM HERE TO GIVE MY UNCONDITIONAL ENDORSEMENT FOR KIMBERLY BIZOR TOLBERT TO BECOME THE NEXT CITY MANAGER OF DALLAS.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING MISS TOLBERT SHORTLY AFTER SHE WAS APPOINTED AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF COMMITTING DALLAS NEW PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM, DALLAS TRINITY FC, TO PLAY ITS HOME GAMES IN THE COTTON BOWL.

THIS WAS A DAUNTING TASK FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.

OUR NEW LEAGUE, THE USL SUPER LEAGUE, GAVE US ONLY THREE WEEKS TO CONSUMMATE A PIVOT FROM OUR PROPOSED VENUE IN ARLINGTON.

THE COTTON BOWL WAS AND IS UNDER RENOVATION AND WAS RESISTING NEW TENANTS, NOT SEEKING THEM, AND OUR NEW TEAM NEEDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY TO TURN THIS ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR DALLAS AND OUR TEAM INTO A REALITY.

I WAS ADVISED THAT WE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THE ATTENTION, THE FOCUS AND THE COOPERATION OF THE CITY IN TIME TO BRING THIS GOAL TO FRUITION. MY SON, CHARLIE AND I WERE IN LEXINGTON AT A LEAGUE MEETING AND CALLED COUNCILPERSON BAZALDUA ON A ZOOM CALL TO INFORM HIM THAT OUR GOAL APPEARED TO BE A BRIDGE TOO FAR, AND WHY HE ASKED US IF WE COULD HOLD THE LINE FOR A FEW MINUTES. HE WANTED US TO SPEAK WITH INTERIM CITY MANAGER TOLBERT, WHO WAS FINISHING UP A MEETING.

WE HAD NEVER MET KIM TOLBERT AND HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT SHE MIGHT TURN OUR SITUATION AROUND.

WE VISITED ON OUR ZOOM CALL FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND SHE UNDERSTOOD OUR PROBLEM AND OUR OPPORTUNITY RAPIDLY.

IT WAS A THURSDAY AND WE TOLD HER WE WOULD BE BACK IN DALLAS ON SUNDAY.

SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD SET UP A MEETING IN DALLAS FOR THAT MONDAY, AND DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A PATH FORWARD THAT COULD MAKE SENSE.

THE MEETING WAS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEETINGS I'VE EVER ATTENDED.

WE QUICKLY DEFINED THE NEEDS OF OUR TEAM FOR PROFESSIONAL VENUE, THE BENEFITS THAT COULD ACCRUE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS, AND THE CHALLENGES THAT NEEDED TO BE OVERCOME IN A LIGHTNING FAST SCHEDULE.

AN ACTION PLAN WAS ADOPTED. ALL THE RELEVANT PARTIES WERE ASSIGNED TASKS, INCLUDING OUR TEAM AND MISS TOLBERT'S STAFF, AND OUR TEAM WORKED RAPIDLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO BRING A BRING A SOLUTION TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR A VOTE IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS.

AS YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT, INTERIM CITY MANAGER TOLBERT GARNERED THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE OBTAINED A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL TO BRING WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TO THE COTTON BOWL, FOR WHICH WE WILL BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. MISS TOLBERT EXHIBITED ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS AND TALENTS OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CITY MANAGER.

THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, SHE WAS DECISIVE. SHE ASSEMBLED A TALENTED, MOTIVATED TEAM.

SHE ENCOURAGED ALL INVOLVED TO FOCUS ON GENERATING SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS SHE FOSTERED.

OKAY. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. I WENT SLOWLY. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, RANDALL BRYANT.

MAYOR COUNCIL. MADAM CITY MANAGER RANDALL BRYANT, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

SINCE 2007, I'VE PROFESSIONALLY WORKED THESE HALLS.

SINCE 2010, I HAVE SERVED ON FIVE CITY OF DALLAS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES.

SO I'VE SEEN A FEW THINGS HERE IN THIS BUILDING.

I'VE SEEN THREE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGERS AND NOW MISS KIM TOLBERT AS THE FOURTH CITY MANAGER, OVER 15 YEARS WORKING IN THIS CITY. AND ON BEHALF OF THIS CITY I'VE SEEN SOME OF OUR BEST DAYS WHEN WE'VE SHOWN HOW WE CAN HAVE INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION AND PRODUCE SOME GREAT IDEAS AND DELIVERABLES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE NOT SO GOOD DAYS. AND I CAN SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT FROM THAT EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS BEING ONE OF FEW PEOPLE HERE ACTUALLY IN THIS ROOM THAT ATTENDED ALL THREE TOWN HALLS WHERE THE CANDIDATES CURRENTLY FOR CONSIDERATION. PRESENTED THEMSELVES. I ATTENDED ALL THREE OF THOSE.

I CAN SAY, WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, THAT MISS KIM TOLBERT IS NOT ONLY THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE AMONGST THE THREE CANDIDATES THAT WE HAVE FOR TODAY'S CONSIDERATION,

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BUT SHE IS THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE FOR CITY MANAGER THAT I'VE EVER SEEN IN THE HISTORY OF WORKING IN THIS BUILDING.

AND SO I IMPLORE YOU, WHEN THE ITEM COMES BACK TO SUPPORT MADAM CITY MANAGER KIM TOLBERT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HARRISON BLAIR. HARRISON BLAIR IS NOT PRESENT. MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON WHAT'S POSTED AS ITEM 44.

[CLOSED SESSION]

DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER. AND WHEN WE RETURN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP THE AGENDA ITEMS IN YOUR AGENDA IN THE REGULAR ORDER.

SO LET ME READ YOU THE REQUIRED STATUTORY LANGUAGE AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT IS 10:02 A.M. ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025, AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTIONS FIVE, 51.071 AND 551 .074 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER DESCRIBED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM 44. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW IN RECESS AND WE WILL BE BACK.

WE ANTICIPATE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SAY BY NOON, BUT SAY, LET'S SAY 11:00.

11:00. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT. WE HAVE OUR QUORUM BACK. SO THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS COMPLETED.

IT'S CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND AT 1:37 P.M. ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025, WE'VE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION.

MADAM SECRETARY. SO IF WE COULD PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF ON THE VOTING AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL BEGIN WITH YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH 40.

A CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM 11 WAS REMOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 17 WAS DELETED. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 21 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY.

ITEM 25 WAS CORRECTED. AGENDA ITEM 36 WAS CORRECTED.

AGENDA ITEM 37 HAS BEEN PLACED BACK ON THE AGENDA.

AGENDA ITEM 38 HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY.

AGENDA ITEM 39 WAS CORRECTED AND HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ARNOLD.

THEREFORE, YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH TEN.

12 THROUGH 16, 18 THROUGH 20, 22 THROUGH 37 AND 40.

THIS IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, MR. MAYOR. WONDERFUL.

IS THERE A MOTION? APPROVED. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIRMAN, WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THANK YOU. MAYOR. TODAY IS A VERY BIG DAY, AS EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS. BUT I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO DISTRICT ONE WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR SOME RESULTS TO COME BACK.

I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 16. IT'S THE CITY'S ACQUISITION OF 9000FT² OF OPEN SPACE AT 902 SOUTH WAVERLY DRIVE.

IT'S AN EMPTY CORNER LOT IN THE SUNSET HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS LAND WILL BECOME A MUCH NEEDED POCKET PARK IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT EASY, TEN MINUTE WALKING ACCESS TO A GREEN SPACE.

I'M VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT NORTH OAK CLIFF, WHICH HAS SOME OF THE BEST PARKS IN THE CITY.

IF YOU'VE EVER COME AND VISITED DISTRICT ONE.

BUT WE HAVE A BIG AREA OF NORTH OAK CLIFF WITH LOTS OF NEIGHBORS AND LOTS OF FAMILIES THAT HAVE NO ACCESS TO PARK WHATSOEVER.

THIS ACQUISITION WILL SUPPORT THE CITY'S CAP ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS, SPECIFICALLY GOAL NUMBER SIX, THE WEST OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN, THE THREE YEAR AREA PLAN THAT WE WENT THROUGH WITH SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE ROOM TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT PARKS PRESERVATION IN THE FUTURE. THAT IDENTIFIED THIS AS A PARK DESERT AND THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND WHICH IDENTIFIED THIS AS A PARK DESERT AS WELL BY PASSING THIS PARK AND BUILDING A PARK OUT, WE'RE GOING TO SERVE 4500 PEOPLE AND 760 RESIDENTS, 85% OF WHICH ARE LATINO. WILL NOW HAVE ACCESS TO A PARK WITHIN A TEN MINUTE WALK OF THEIR HOMES.

WE HAVE SUPPORT LETTERS FROM SUNSET HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE HAMPTON HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

EAST HAMPTON HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND, ALL OF WHICH I GAVE TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING CHRIS TURNER AND JASON NEY FROM PARKS.

MARK PROCTOR FROM REAL ESTATE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TANYA LANE FROM PARKS, WHO HAS BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE PUSHING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.

I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT ME. THANK YOU.

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WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA? AS YOU HEARD IT READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON? CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. OH. THANK YOU.

ON AGENDA ITEM 39, WHICH IS. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING ITEM FOR US TODAY.

AS WE TALK ABOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF A CONTRACT.

CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, THE CITY SECRETARY, IS INFORMED THAT THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ON WAS PULLED.

SO IT IS NOW ON THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, NOT ON CONSENT.

SO YOU CAN JUST HOLD THAT THOUGHT FOR JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES, IF YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND.

IT'S ALRIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS THEY WERE.

THERE WERE SOME CHANGES TO IT. SO AS IT WAS READ INTO THE RECORD BY THE CITY MANAGER. THE CITY SECRETARY.

I DON'T SEE ANYONE. SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. AND CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOUR FIRST ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 11.

[11. 25-94A Authorize (1) the rejection of all bids received for solicitation CIZ24-AVI-3112 for construction services for the Dallas Executive Airport Streetscape Enhancements Project; and (2) the re-advertisement of the solicitation for construction services for the Dallas Executive Airport Streetscape Enhancements Project for new bids - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

AGENDA ITEM 11 AUTHORIZED ONE. THE REJECTION OF ALL BIDS RECEIVED FOR SOLICITATION FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT STREET STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT, AND TO THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE SOLICITATION FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT FOR NEW BIDS. THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY MOVE APPROVAL.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECOND DISCUSSION.

CHAIRMAN GRACEY. YES, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. AND AGAIN, I'M SORRY ABOUT ANY CONFUSION.

I THINK I SAID ACCIDENTALLY ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS. I MEANT IT'S IT WAS PULLED, SO IT'LL BE TAKEN UP WITH THE PULL ITEMS. THANK YOU. AND I WON'T BELABOR THIS, PATRICK, BUT JUST TO GIVE AN UPDATE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT, I KNOW WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH THE COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF THAT, BUT CAN YOU JUST GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN THAT STREETSCAPE PROJECT? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PATRICK MORENO, DIRECTOR OF AVIATION.

THIS ITEM HAS WAS BID OUT. IT CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER BUDGET.

WE MADE THE DECISION TO REJECT THE PROPOSED REJECTING THE BIDS AND GOING BACK OUT FOR A MORE FAVORABLE PRICE.

SO THIS PROJECT IS A STREETSCAPE PROJECT AT DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

IT WAS DESIGNED AND BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

AND WE HAD THE CAPITAL TEAM HAD SET A BUDGET AND UNFORTUNATELY IT CAME IN HIGHER THAN WE WERE EXPECTING.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE GOING BACK FOR IT.

AND, WE'LL SEE. NEXT STEPS WILL BE YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT WE GET BACK AND THEN MAKING SOME DECISIONS FROM THERE.

BUT WE STILL WILL BE MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS NOT A REJECTION TO NOT DO THE PROJECT.

WE'LL STILL BE MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT THE PROCUREMENT.

WE EXPECT IT TO MOVE FORWARD PENDING THE NEXT ROUND OF BIDS.

FAIR ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 11? ITEM NUMBER 11, CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD. YES, I DO RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES.

MEMBER GRACEY ON THIS, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS.

WHATEVER WE CAN DO. COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU.

WE SHARE THAT COMMUNITY, AND WE JUST NEED MORE IN TERMS OF MORE IN THAT SO THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHERE IT IS.

AND THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES WITHIN THE COMPLEX THAT NEED THAT ATTENTION.

AND SO WE NEED THAT ADDED VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY AS WE PUSH FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THAT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? GO AHEAD. ANYONE ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 21, AUTHORIZE A TWO YEAR MASTER SERVICES PRICE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS SOFTWARE,

[21. 25-96A Authorize a two-year master services price agreement for the purchase of various software including perpetual, fixed term, subscription and software as a service, software maintenance, support, implementation, and other services with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for the Department of Information and Technology Services through the Texas Department of Information Services cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $15,146,691.20 - Financing: Data Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)]

INCLUDING PERPETUAL FIXED TERM SUBSCRIPTION AND SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT, IMPLEMENTATION AND OTHER SERVICES FOR CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP.

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

NOT TO EXCEED $15,146,691.20. THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY.

MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR. IF I COULD HAVE SOME MINUTES, IF I COULD HAVE SOMEONE FROM IT, JUST COME UP AND TALK. AND THE REASON I WANTED TO SLOW DOWN ON THIS ONE, JUST BECAUSE WE GO THROUGH A LOT OF THESE ITEMS, BUT WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PROCUREMENT PROCESS, PROCUREMENT TYPES. THIS IS A CO-OP, BUT THIS IS ALSO A $15 MILLION CONTRACT THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH A CO-OP.

AND IT REALLY ENCOMPASSES A LOT OF DIFFERENT IT SERVICES.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS A SMART WAY TO DO IT USING THOSE PROCUREMENT TOOLS, BUT JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS IS ACTUALLY DOING AND WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR $15 MILLION?

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YES, SIR. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, DOCTOR BRIAN GARDNER INTERIM CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

SO, THIS PROCUREMENT HERE REALLY IS TO BRING SOME EXPEDITIOUS AROUND PURCHASING SEVERAL OF THE SOFTWARES THAT THE CITY USES AS A CORE.

BUT THE TOTALITY IS REALLY 44 DIFFERENT SOFTWARES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ONE.

PROCUREMENT. IT ALLOWS US TO PIVOT IF THERE'S A SOFTWARE THAT'S NEEDED, LIKE DURING THE SHORT TERM RENTAL STUFF THAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH WITH GRANICUS THAT'S ACTUALLY ON THIS. SO WE USE THIS TO LEVERAGE AND MOVE AND PURCHASE THOSE SOFTWARES.

SO THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO FOR SOME OF OUR EXISTING SYSTEMS. THIS WOULD ACTUALLY GIVE US THE ABILITY THROUGH THIS CO-OP.

AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO UPGRADE IF NECESSARY TO SOME OF THOSE EXISTING SERVICES AS WELL.

IT COULD ALL BE DONE THROUGH THIS CO-OP. YES SIR.

THAT IS CORRECT. TO ALLOW US MORE MAINTENANCE IF WE NEEDED.

FLEXIBILITY. FOR ANY OF THOSE PIVOTS THAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THOSE CORE SYSTEMS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THIS WAS, AGAIN, THIS WAS A LARGE CONTRACT. IT WAS A CO-OP.

WE'VE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS ITEMS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS A SMART USE OF THAT TOOL.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 21? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 38. AUTHORIZE ONE A CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GLENDALE PARK PHASE ONE

[38. 25-202A Authorize (1) a construction services contract for the construction of the Glendale Park Phase I Improvements Project located at 1515 East Ledbetter Drive - ALCC, LLC, dba Perfect Finish Landscaping, lowest responsible bidder of four; and (2) increase in appropriations not to exceed $850,000.00 in the Capital, Gifts, Donations & Development Fund - Not to exceed $1,830,638.40 - Financing: Park and Recreation Facilities (B) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($500,000.00), Capital, Gifts, Donations & Development Fund ($850,000.00), Park and Recreation Facilities (B) Fund (2024 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($480,638.40)]

IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT LOCATED AT 1515 EAST LEDBETTER DRIVE ALCC, LLC, DBA PERFECT FINISH LANDSCAPING, LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER OF FOUR AND TWO, INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS NOT TO EXCEED $850,000 IN THE CAPITAL GIFTS, DONATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT FUND NOT TO EXCEED $1,830,638.40.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY. MOVE APPROVAL.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE THIS IS WHEN I TRULY WANTED TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER CASEY THOMAS, I THINK SOME FOLKS FORMER PARK BOARD MEMBER TIM AND SOME OF HIS FOLKS ARE HERE AS WELL.

AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT COLLECTIVELY, WE HAVE ALL BEEN A PART OF AND WORKED ON.

MY FORMER PERSON THAT WAS RUNNING AGAINST ME, AUGUST DOYLE, EVEN REFERENCED THIS.

SO I WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO REALLY SHOUT OUT EVERYBODY THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS EVEN BEFORE ME, THAT HAS GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT WHERE WE'RE NOW CELEBRATING THE AWARD TO BEGIN PHASE ONE OF GLENDALE PARK.

AND I JUST REMEMBER IN THEIR AUGUST DOYLE, HE SHOWED THAT LETTER, AND THE LETTER WAS DATED APRIL 1ST OF, I THINK, 1987 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IN TERMS OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE PROMISED AT GLENDALE PARK.

AND HERE WE ARE NOW, FINALLY BEING ABLE TO MAKE THAT MOVE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PAUSE, SAY CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU TO MY PARK BOARD MEMBERS, PAST AND PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, PAST AND PRESENT AND ALL OF THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE TO SUPPORT THIS.

THIS IS SOMETHING HUGE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WAITING ON.

AND I JUST WANT TO TRY TO USE UP ALL OF MY MINUTES JUST TO REALLY SAY THANK YOU THAT WE'RE HERE.

AND STAY TUNED FOR THE LOOK FORWARD TO THE GRAND OPENING.

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

ITEM 38. THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO WEIGH ON THIS AS WELL, IS BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST ARRIVED TO COUNCIL, GLENDALE PARK THERE WERE THOSE WHO THOUGHT IT WAS IN DISTRICT FOUR.

BUT I DID HEAR STORIES REGARDING THE PROMISES THAT HAD BEEN MADE.

AND SO, OF COURSE, THEY REACHED OUT TO ME AS WELL.

I ACTUALLY HAD ME OVER THERE PUSHING FOR LIGHTS WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS IN REALLY, REALLY FULL, BUT THREE. BUT WHAT WE NEED THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE'S A THREE SIDE AND A FOUR SIDE.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IN THREE BENEFITS? FOUR AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE COMMUNITY.

AND SO THAT IS MY PURPOSE FOR SPEAKING NOW. WE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ENHANCEMENTS.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING A SKYBRIDGE OVER THE TALK CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD.

BUT JUST TODAY THIS IS A VICTORY TO AT LEAST BEGIN FOR THAT PARK.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE NEVER BEEN THERE, I MEAN, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PARK.

ONCE YOU GET THERE AND YOU DISCOVER THE CREEK AND ALL THE TADPOLES AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT REMIND YOU OF YOUNGER DAYS.

I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF YOU HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN IN THE CREEK AND DEAL WITH THE TADPOLES, BUT I DID, SO IT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES. BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK, AND I THINK AS WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE INVESTMENT IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, WE BEGIN TO GROW PLACES WHERE OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OTHERS CAN, CAN GRAVITATE TO AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO A DESTINATION POINT. AND SO I DID WANT TO GIVE YOU SUPPORT ON THAT AND THANK, OF COURSE, PARKS FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

BUT HOLISTICALLY, WE'VE GOT TO STAY WOKE ON THIS PROJECT SO THAT WE DON'T CONTINUE THE SAGA OF WHAT WAS PROMISED AND NOT DELIVERED.

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THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 38? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM, MADAM SECRETARY.

AGENDA ITEM 39 AUTHORIZE ONE A CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROLAND G.

[39. 25-201A Authorize (1) a construction services contract for the construction of the Roland G. Parrish Park Improvements Project located at 3800 East Kiest Blvd - Joel Brown & Co. LLC dba J.B. & Co. LLC, best value proposer of three; (2) an increase in appropriations not to exceed $1,001,000.00 in the Capital Gifts, Match, Donation & Development Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in the amount not to exceed $1,001,000.00 in the Capital Gifts, Match, Donation & Development Fund; and (4) the disbursement of funds in an amount not to exceed $1,001,000.00 from the Capital Gifts, Match, Donation & Development Fund - Not to exceed $8,008,297.25 - Financing: Equity Fund ($4,007,297.25); Infrastructure Investment Fund ($3,000,000.00); and Capital Gifts, Match, Donation & Development Fund ($1,001,000.00)]

PARRISH PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, LOCATED AT 3800 EAST KIEST BOULEVARD.

JOEL BROWN AND COMPANY, LLC, DBA JB AND COMPANY, LLC.

THIS VALUE PROPOSAL OF THREE TWO AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS NOT TO EXCEED $1,001,000 IN THE CAPITAL GIFTS, MATCH DONATION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND. THREE, THE RECEIPT AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,001,000 IN THE CAPITAL GIFTS, MATCH DONATION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND, AND FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,001,000 FROM THE CAPITAL GIFTS, MATCH DONATION AND DEVELOPMENT FUND, NOT TO EXCEED $8,008,297.25.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCILMEMBER ARNOLD, AND YOU DO YOU DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

MICHAEL HICKS JR. YOU MAY COME FORWARD.

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

GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. MY NAME IS DOCTOR MICHAEL ANTHONY HICKS JUNIOR, AND I AM A RESIDENT OVER THERE. BUT I'M ALSO A PERSON THAT HAS GROWN UP IN THIS CITY.

I AM A DALLAS KID. I'M A DISD KID. I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN GRADUATED FROM CARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND BEING IN SOME OF THE UNDERSERVED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES, I SEE THE NEED FOR DIFFERENT THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO THE NAMES THAT GO AND ATTACH TO THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT CAN HELP THOSE PEOPLE.

SO IN ACTUALLY DOING THIS, YOU'RE NOT ONLY JUST HELPING THE COMMUNITY, BUT PLACING THE NAME OF MR. ROLAND PARISH ON TOP OF THAT WOULD ALSO HELP OTHER KIDS IN THAT COMMUNITY LOOK UP TO THOSE AND SEE SOMEONE FROM THEIR COMMUNITY THAT ARE DOING GREAT THINGS IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HELPING OTHERS. I WOULD NOT BE DOCTOR HICKS TODAY WITHOUT MR. ROLAND PARRISH. HE ACTUALLY HELPED ME DO MY INTERVIEW FOR MY DOCTORAL STUDY.

AS WE KNOW, HE HAS DONE GREAT PHILANTHROPY IN THE DALLAS COMMUNITY, AND HE HAS HELPED DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN MY AREA AND OTHER AREAS IN DALLAS AND JUST DOING GREAT THINGS AND HELPING WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU GUYS WERE TO VOTE TODAY, I WOULD VOTE THAT YOU GUYS HELP THIS GET PASSED ALONG SO WE CAN HAVE SOME THINGS IN OUR SOUTHERN SECTOR, IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE A POSITIVE TO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

MR. MAYOR. CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? TO MOVE TO APPROVE? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

DISCUSSION CHAIRWOMAN? YES, SIR. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

WE ARE ON ITEM 39 EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE FOLKS UNDERSTAND. I WAS SO EXCITED A FEW MINUTES AGO.

MY BIG BROTHER HERE, MR. OMAR NARVAEZ WAS TRYING TO TELL ME TO SPEAK, AND I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

BUT FOR HIS PARK, BUT I AM REALLY NERVOUS AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I'M SO EXCITED.

IT'S HARD FOR FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND THAT I'M REALLY A SHY PERSON, AND I'M REALLY SO I AM SO EXCITED YOU ALL JUST DON'T KNOW. ITEM 39. LET ME GET TO THE SCRIPT AND TRY TO STICK TO THAT.

THIS DAY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR THOSE WHO KNOW THE HISTORY.

THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS TO COME THROUGH.

IT'S A VERY PAINFUL SAGA, BUT I THINK WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO MOVING THAT COMMUNITY THAT HAS DEPENDED ON US THROUGH THE YEARS. WE GO BACK, AND IF SOME OF YOU WILL GO BACK TO THE HISTORY OF THE FLOODING, AND WHEN MAYOR MILLER WAS HERE AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW DO YOU DO YOU BRING JUSTICE TO A COMMUNITY? AND IT HAS TAKEN US A WHILE, BUT I WANT TO THANK THIS COUNCIL.

I WANT TO THANK STAFF PARKS. WE HAVE BEEN ON THIS CONVERSATION FOR SO MANY YEARS.

I KNOW THAT WITH THE NAMING OF THIS PARK HERE TODAY, IT WILL HELP US.

AFTER THREE DECADES, TAKING THE FIRST STEP ON DELIVERING THE RENEWAL OF AN AREA THAT HISTORICALLY HAS SUFFERED FROM THE LACK OF FLOOD PROTECTION, LACK OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND LACK OF LACK OF INVESTMENT.

AND SO WHEN WE BEGIN TO SEE THE SCOPE OF WORK ROLL OUT, WE'RE GOING TO ROLL IT OUT IN PHASE ONE.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP, AND I WANT TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS.

OTHERWISE, I MAY HAVE TO COME BACK WITH THE PARK BOARD.

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I CALL THEM REVEREND DOCTOR JENKINS. MR. O'CONNOR, CHAIR, YOU'LL CATCH IT BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE PARK COMES THROUGH.

CHAIR ARUN AGARWAL AND EVERYONE, EVERY DEPARTMENT.

I CAN'T SAY AT ALL, BUT PUBLIC WORKS, REAL ESTATE, BOND, ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE, ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, CITY MANAGERS HAS HELPED GET THIS ACROSS THE MARK.

BUT FOR MR. ROLAND G. PARRISH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HIM BY NOW, YOU NEED TO GET TO KNOW HIM.

I MET HIM YEARS AGO, NOT ON THE COUNCIL, DURING MY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE HE INVESTED IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH A SIMPLE COMMUNITY PICNIC.

DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DOING INVESTMENTS SO WE COULD HAVE THE PICNIC.

AND HE REALLY TOPPED IT OFF BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, THROUGH MCDONALD'S, IF YOU WERE ABLE TO GET THAT BIG YELLOW CANISTER WITH SOME JUICE IN IT, OH, IT WAS ON LIKE NECKBONES, THAT WAS BRAGGING RIGHTS.

SO HE PUT US ON THE MAP. AND SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE ABOUT MR. ROLAND G. PARISH IS ABOUT SERVICE. AND SO AS WE TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENT THAT NOT ONLY THE DOES COMMUNITY HAS PUT IN THE BOND THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, HE TOO HAS INVESTED. AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK RIGHT NOW THAT I STOP BECAUSE I NEED JUST FOR A MINUTE, MR. REVEREND DOCTOR JENKINS, CAN YOU COME UP? ARE YOU HERE? REVEREND DOCTOR JENKINS, DIRECTOR OF PARKS.

AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I HAD TO REALLY WORK WITH HIM TO GET THIS MONEY.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN ABLE TO HELP DELIVER.

CAN YOU JUST SPEAK FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THIS JOURNEY AND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR YOU? AND, OF COURSE, THE PARKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE OF YOUR MICROPHONE? I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE AND MONUMENTAL MOMENT FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS, FOR THE PARK SYSTEM, FOR AT THAT TIME, THE, I MEAN, THE CADILLAC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT FOR, AS WE USED THE TERM. AND IT'S TRUE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE THAT OCCURRED AND FOR THE PARKS AND THE CITY AND WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND ALL HER TEAM AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT, THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT SHOWS THE CITY THAT WE CARE FOR EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD IN THIS CITY. AND THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT THAT MANY FOLKS ARE GOING TO LOOK BACK 20 OR 30 YEARS FROM TODAY AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT SPARKED CHANGE.

THIS IS WHAT MADE PEOPLE SAY, I BELIEVE IN MY CITY.

I BELIEVE IN MY COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IN MY REPRESENTATION BECAUSE THEY CARE.

AND IT'S THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS ALL ACROSS THIS CITY THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE HELP OF EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT AND THIS COUNCIL AND THE PARK BOARD THAT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES.

SO THANK YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU FOR KEEP PUSHING FROM THE DAY YOU GOT IN OFFICE, THIS HAS BEEN YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

AND YOU HAVE NOT, YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN UP. AND YOU HAVE CONSTANTLY MADE SURE THAT WE KEPT THIS ON THE FOREFRONT.

SO THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN ARNOLD. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR JENKINS.

AND IN CLOSING, JUST SO THAT THEY'LL KNOW THAT WE ARE TALKING SERIOUSLY, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS AN INTERNATIONAL SUPER SPORTS COMPLEX.

AND WE WANT TO TOP IT OFF, BECAUSE THE WORK WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL TAKE PLACE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND I DIDN'T GET TO SPEAK TO SARAH STANDIFORD BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET ANOTHER HISTORICAL MARKER THERE.

WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL ABOUT THE HISTORY AND THAT IN THAT COMMUNITY.

BUT ALSO THE BIG CAP WILL BE THE WELLNESS FACILITY, AND THAT IS SO MUCH NEEDED FOR THAT COMMUNITY.

AND SO WE'RE TALKING NOW TO A POTENTIAL DONOR, AND I'M TALKING TO THEM ABOUT PUTTING THE MONEY UP FRONT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SEE ANOTHER 30 YEARS. BUT I BELIEVE IF WE DO AN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX THEME INVESTMENT, WE TOP IT OFF WITH THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

WE BEGIN TO SHOW A PEOPLE, A COMMUNITY THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEIR DAY TO DAY QUALITY OF LIFE, THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH BUT SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE SAYS SOMETHING AROUND THE HORSESHOE TODAY ABOUT IT, I MAY HAVE TO COME BACK.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

AND WE THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR THIS DISTRICT AND THIS CITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 39.

THANK YOU MAYOR. MR. JENKINS, YOU CAN COME BACK.

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I JUST WANT TO SAY NUMBER ONE. I GUESS I'VE BEEN AROUND HERE TOO LONG.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'D TAKE 20 TO 30 YEARS TO GET SOMETHING DONE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS, BUT THIS DID TAKE. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND IT HAS BEEN ON THE RADAR FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. CADILLAC HEIGHTS FLOODING. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET ABOUT? MR. JENKINS, CAN YOU JUST TELL A LITTLE HISTORY OF HOW THIS PARK CAME ABOUT? OH, YEAH. HOW THE PARK CAME ABOUT WAS WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

THEY APPROACHED THE PARK SYSTEM ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE PLANS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

AT ONE TIME, IT WAS GOING TO BE A FACILITY MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

IT WAS GOING TO BE A FUTURE POLICE ACADEMY. AND SO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE APPROACHED US AND SAID, HEY, IS THERE WE WANT TO SET ASIDE ABOUT 20 SOME ACRES SO WE CAN GET SOMETHING GOING FOR THE COMMUNITY OVER THERE, AND THEY APPROACHED US AND WE WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL DWU, AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND WORKING WITH THE COUNCILWOMAN.

WE CAME UP WITH A PLAN AND THAT'S HOW THIS ALL CAME ABOUT.

WITH BOND FUNDS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, PRIVATE FUNDS FROM MR. ROLAND PARRISH, AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, AND THE REASON WHY I ASK THAT, YOU KNOW, TO DO A PROJECT, WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT, THE RETURN ON THAT DOLLARS.

AND AS YOU LOOK AT WE TALK ABOUT ROLAND G. PARRISH, WE TALK ABOUT THE PARK DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ALSO CAPTAIN GIFT.

AND YOU SEE, YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITH A WHOLE LOT OF PARTNERSHIP WORKING TOGETHER TO GET A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND AT CADILLAC HEIGHTS, WE ALWAYS SAY, YOU KNOW, GROW SOUTH, GROW SOUTH.

I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW SOUTH, TO CONNECT THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.

THE TALE OF TWO CITIES. THIS PARK IS GOING TO BE A GREAT INVESTMENT TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS.

AND I THINK, AND I APPLAUD COUNCILWOMAN ARNOLD FOR HER DUE DILIGENCE AND STAY WITH IT ALL THROUGH THAT TIME.

IT WAS NOT EASY. IT WAS HARD. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WE ARE BLESSED WITH AN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND OF $3 MILLION DOLLARS.

SO THAT DID HELP THE GAP. I KNOW THE PARKS DEPARTMENT STARTED WITH 8 MILLION, YOU HAD ABOUT 3 OR $4 MILLION GAP.

HOW DO YOU FINANCE THAT GAP? BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW, ALSO THE PARK DEPARTMENT AND EVERYBODY WHO'S WORKING FOR THIS.

BUT ONE THING I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENT.

AND IF YOU NEVER BEEN TO THAT PARK, GO TO THE PARK BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK RIGHT ON THE TRINITY RIVER.

IT'S GOING TO GROW. IT'S GOING TO BE A BEACON TO THE TO THE DOWNTOWN DALLAS AND TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF TEXAS.

BUT PARKS IS NUMBER ONE AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN STEWART, YOU KNOW, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

REMEMBER, PARK IS A BLESSING IN MY DISTRICT, I GOT FIVE REC CENTERS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PARKS I GOT IN A TRAIL.

WITHOUT PARTS, WE'VE WOULD BEEN CRAZY DURING THE PANDEMIC, SO PARKS IS PARKS PART.

PUT THE P BACK IN PARK, AND THAT'S THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, YOU KNOW, I WALKED INTO CITY HALL BACK IN 2017, BUT MISS ARNOLD WASN'T HERE.

BUT SHE CAME IN SOMETIME IN 2018, ABOUT A YEAR LATER.

AND I THINK THE MINUTE I MET YOU, I ALREADY KNEW YOU, BUT THE MINUTE I MET YOU HERE AT CITY HALL, SHE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS PARK AND I WAS LIKE, WHOA.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, LET'S SHAKE HANDS FIRST. YOU KNOW, SHE WAS ALL ABOUT THIS PARK.

AND I'VE BEEN HERE NOW SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS, BUT WITH YOU SIX AND A HALF, AND YOU HAVE NEVER, EVER STOPPED WORKING ON THIS PARK, AND WE'VE SHARED IDEAS.

WE'VE SHARED DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO.

AND SHE LISTED A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT TOOK A LOT OF FOLKS TO HELP.

THIS WAS A COMMITMENT, AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY AND PROUD FOR YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY IS GOING TO THRIVE AS THIS PARK GETS TO GET BUILT. AND YES, OUR CHAIR AND MISS STEWART, COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART OF OUR PARKS.

YOU FEATHER IN YOUR HAT. YOU GOT IT. YOU HELPED HER GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

OUR CHAIRMAN, MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS ECO DEV. THANK YOU.

BECAUSE THAT GOT THAT DONE. WE HAD I MEAN, IT LITERALLY WAS EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT CAME TOGETHER TO FIND ALL THE NICKELS AND DIMES AND PENNIES THAT WE NEEDED TO DO TO GET THIS DONE. AND YOU'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF OTHER STUFF DONE, TOO.

BUT I KNOW THIS WAS YOUR NUMBER ONE MAJOR PROJECT THAT YOU YOU WERE YOU WERE LIKE A DOG WITH A BONE ON THIS ONE.

AND IN A GOOD WAY. AND YOU FIGURED IT OUT. OUR STAFF HELPED FIGURE IT OUT.

OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER. I KNOW YOU WERE PART OF IT. MAYOR JOHNSON, I KNOW YOU WERE PART OF IT.

I'M SURE EVERY SINGLE PARK BOARD MEMBER, THE COMMUNITY, ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WERE A PART OF THIS AND DIDN'T GIVE UP.

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THANK YOU. BECAUSE AS MAYOR PRO TEM SAID, MR. MAYOR, PARKS ARE IMPORTANT. PARKS DID SAVE A LOT OF LIVES DURING THE PANDEMIC.

BUT IT TAKES DOLLARS TO BUILD THEM AND IT TAKES DOLLARS TO MAINTAIN THEM.

AND IT TAKES PEOPLE TO USE THEM. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T USE THEM, A BAD ELEMENT WILL TAKE THEM OVER.

AND WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. AND, MR. MAYOR, I THINK, WHAT DID YOU TELL US? WE'RE THE BEST PARKS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

NUMBER ONE RATED PARKS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WE WERE AWARDED LAST YEAR.

WE CAME A LONG WAY FROM WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE IN 2017.

SO IT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. AND SO THANK YOU, COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT FOUR.

I'M GOING TO USE SOME OF YOUR WORDS AND STAY WOKE. WATCH THAT PART AND DON'T MOONWALK BACK ON ANY OF IT.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. ALRIGHT, CHAIRMAN GRACEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I'M RECOGNIZING NOW THAT MISS ARNOLD I DIDN'T DO MINE RIGHT.

SO I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO D3 FOR NOT RECOGNIZING GLENDALE PARK.

RIGHT. BUT ANYWAY NOW I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO.

BUT ALSO JUST TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. PARRISH AND JUST HIS CONTRIBUTION. AND ALL I'LL SAY IS HE'S EXTREMELY HUMBLE.

AND THIS IS SOMEBODY IF YOU GO TO FISK UNIVERSITY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HIS NAME ON THE SIDE OF A BUILDING.

AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF MATTERS BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE THAT TYPE OF STUFF FROM OUR COMMUNITY WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR NAMES ON THE SIDE OF BUILDINGS.

SO HE GOES BEYOND JUST THIS CITY. HE GOES TO HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITIES AND ALL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE FOR THAT.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THIS PARK. IT'S ABOUT THE NAME THAT'S ON THIS PARK AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO THIS COMMUNITY.

I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS HOSTED A BREAKFAST FOR HIM THIS MORNING. FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT BUT THAT'S JUST TO APPRECIATE WHO HE IS AS A PERSON.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT HE'S ALSO PART OF ONE OF THE GREATEST FRATERNITIES THAT EVER EXISTED, KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. SO OUT OF ORDER.

I'M SO OUT OF I TRY I TRY TO STAY IN ORDER TO KEEP Y'ALL FROM GETTING OUT OF ORDER, BUT THEN YOU GET ME ALL FIRED UP WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THE NUPES LIKE THAT.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? BEFORE I GO BACK TO CHAIRMAN ARNOLD FOR ROUND TWO? CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES? YES, QUICKLY. AND I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE MR. KEVIN SPATH KNOWS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION AS WELL, BECAUSE HE'S BEEN REALLY WORKING AS WELL, YOU KNOW THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CALLED YOUR NAME, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE, MAYOR, IF I CAN, SINCE MR. ROLAND PARRISH IS GONE, IF YOU NEED TO GOOGLE HIM, GOOGLE HIM.

VERY IMPRESSIVE, VERY IMPRESSIVE. BUT I NEED MR. HARRIS AND BLAIR, IF YOU COULD. MAYOR, COULD YOU JUST COME UP IN THE ABSENCE OF MR. HE CAN USE YOUR TIME. YES, HE CAN USE MY TIME BECAUSE HE IS MY PARK BOARD MEMBER AND HE HAD TO GET MY PHONE CALLS PROBABLY EVERY DAY. SO, DEPUTY MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR A MOMENT, MR. MAYOR I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE GIVEN THE TASK TO GET THIS PARK NAMED AFTER MR. ROLAND PARRISH, BECAUSE HE'S DONE SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO IT WASN'T A DIFFICULT ASK OF MY COLLEAGUES TO NAME IT AFTER HIM.

BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THIS IS ALSO A CASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

WE ARE CLEANING UP A COMMUNITY THAT ONCE HAD A BATTERY FACTORY NEXT TO IT AND A PIG FARM, AND SO NOW THAT SOIL IS LITERALLY GOING TO BE RENEWED FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS LIKE MYSELF AND MY MY FATHER IN LAW WHO HAS A BUSINESS DOWN THE STREET.

SO IT'S GREAT THAT WE GET TO BE A PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND I'M GLAD THAT Y'ALL ALLOWED ME TO BE JUST A SMALL COG IN THE CLOCK.

SO THANK YOU MADAM ARNOLD. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT, OF COURSE, WITH ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY. SO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU. WE'RE HOPING TODAY WE CAN GET A UNANIMOUS VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DALLAS TO SHOW ALSO THAT COMMUNITY THAT WE SEE THE WE HEAR THEM, WE SEE THEM, WE HEAR THEM. WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR THEM, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK, NOT ONLY JUST FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, BUT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS AROUND THERE.

AND I TOLD MR. CARLOS BEFORE HE LEFT, I KNOW I'LL PROBABLY BE DEALING WITH THE EPA SOON, BUT WE OWE THAT TO THAT COMMUNITY TO CLEAN IT UP TO PROTECT LONGEVITY IN TERMS OF QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I THINK AT THIS POINT, THAT'S MY ASK.

MY FOUR POINTS FOR THE DAY. BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO NEED US THE MOST.

AND THIS IS INDEED ONE OF THOSE. AND SO, MAYOR, I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ONE OF THE GREATEST FRATERNITIES IN THIS IN THE COUNTRY THAT MR. ROLAND PARRISH IS A PART OF, AND ALL OF THAT HE PLEDGED ON, HE'S LIVED UP TO.

SO I DO WANT TO GIVE HIM THAT, THOSE ACCOLADES, AS HE HAS HAD TO LEAVE TODAY TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

BUT HE WAS HERE WITH US FOR MOST OF THE MORNING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE RIGHT. HONORABLE ACHIEVEMENT IN EVERY FIELD OF HUMAN ENDEAVORS,

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AS IS, THAT'S IT. SO, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY ON THIS ITEM? BEFORE. BEFORE THE RECORD VOTE THAT'S BEEN REQUESTED BY CHAIRMAN GRACEY, CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM OCCURS.

ALL RIGHT. RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED, MADAM SECRETARY. RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN GRANTED. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND I'LL ASK THAT YOU ALL SPEAK INTO YOUR MICROPHONES WHEN VOTING.

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

ALL 15 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL VOTING IN FAVOR, THIS ITEM PASSES, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

YOUR NEXT WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

AGENDA ITEM 41 IS YOUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS MEETING.

THERE ARE NO BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.

AGENDA ITEM 42 AUTHORIZE THE SECOND STEP OF ACQUISITION FOR CONDEMNATION BY EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE A DRAINAGE

[42. 25-123A Authorize the second step of acquisition for condemnation by eminent domain to acquire a drainage easement containing approximately 3,644 square feet of land from A.J. Wallace and wife, Marilyn Wallace, located at East Woodin Boulevard near its intersection with Fernwood Avenue for the Kings Branch Culvert at Woodin Project - Not to exceed $13,700.00 ($10,700.00, plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $3,000.00) - Financing: 2024 Certificate of Obligation Fund]

EASEMENT CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 3644FT² OF LAND FROM A.J.

WALLACE AND WIFE MARILYN WALLACE, LOCATED AT EAST WOODLAND BOULEVARD NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH FERNWOOD AVENUE FOR THE KINGS BRANCH CULVERT AT [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT NOT TO EXCEED $13,700. BECAUSE THIS IS AN EMINENT DOMAIN ITEM, IT WILL REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE.

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 42? I HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ITEM 42.

SEEING NONE. WE'LL DO A RECORD. BUT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE TWO THIRDS WE NEED.

MADAM SECRETARY, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, NO. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, ALSO, WILL YOU PLEASE SPEAK IN YOUR INTO YOUR MICROPHONES? WITH ALL 15 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL VOTING IN FAVOR, THIS ITEM PASSES.

OKAY. MADAM SECRETARY, LET'S HOLD THIS ITEM 43 UNTIL LATER IN THE MEETING AND MOVE ON TO 45.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AGENDA ITEM 45. AUTHORIZE A SIX MONTH SERVICE CONTRACT TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL

[45. 25-250A Authorize a six-month service contract to purchase and install 19,860 square feet of synthetic/artificial turf and sand infill at Hillcrest Village for the Park & Recreation Department with Strickly Green Grass, LLC. dba SYNLawn Dallas through the Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement - Not to exceed $213,831.18 - Financing: General Fund]

19,860FT² OF SYNTHETIC AND ARTIFICIAL TURF AND SAND INFILL AT HILLCREST VILLAGE FOR THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WITH STRICTLY GREEN GRASS LLC, DBA KIMLEY-HORN DALLAS. THROUGH THE SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOT TO EXCEED $213,831.18. THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 45? YES, SIR. I MOVED TO APPROVE THIS AUTHORIZATION.

AND IF I HAVE A SECOND, I HAVE A COMMENT. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. YES. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT FOR THIS.

THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT THAT IF IT WORKS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SOD NOT HOLDING IN PLACE ALL OVER THE CITY.

AND THIS IS ALL DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF MY FORMER PARK BOARD MEMBER, JEFF KITNER.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN WEST. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES, ITEM 45.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A QUESTION ON WHY GENERAL FUNDS ARE USED FOR THIS INSTEAD OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, SINCE WE'RE INSTALLING NEW TURF HERE? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER WEST. THE REASON WHY WE'RE USING GENERAL FUND, THIS IS MORE OF A MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT IS EVOLVED INTO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE.

SO BASICALLY, WHEN WE BUILT THE PARK, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO. YEAH. ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, WHEN WE BUILT THE PARK.

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THIS WAS IN A STRIP MALL. AND THIS WAS ANOTHER ONE OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

AND WE TOOK A STRIP MALL THAT PROBABLY HAD LIKE 60% OCCUPANCY.

WE CAME UP WITH A WAY TO HELP REVITALIZE THIS AS AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

BUT PART OF THAT THAT WAS GOING TO DRIVE THIS REVITALIZING THE STRIP MALL WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF A BATTLE.

I WANT TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A 20 ACRE PARK.

MAYBE LESS THAN THAT. WELL, BECAUSE IT WAS SO POPULAR, WE DIDN'T EXPECT THIS TYPE OF FOOT TRAFFIC.

AND SO WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING IS IT WAS SO POPULAR, WE SAW THE OCCUPANCY GO FROM THE STRIP MALL FROM 60% TO NOW.

TODAY IT'S ABOUT 97% OCCUPANCY. THE PARK IS THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT HAS SO MUCH FOOT TRAFFIC THAT WE HAD TO KEEP COMING IN AND RESODDING, REPLACING THE TURF EVERY SINGLE YEAR BECAUSE OF THE POPULARITY.

AND IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO KEEP SPENDING 25 TO $30,000 A YEAR AND MORE KEEPS SODDING.

SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING SMART IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE THE PRODUCT NOW WITH THE SYNTHETIC TURF LASTS A LOT LONGER.

IT'S MORE DURABLE. IT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR US TO SPEND $200,000 VERSUS ME SPENDING 30 OR $40,000 A YEAR ON KEEP REPLACING SOD AND MAN HOURS MAINTAINING IT. SO WE'LL HAVE A SAVINGS MORE IN THE END.

AND THEN ALSO, WE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH THE FORMED THE FRIENDS GROUP UP THERE, AS WELL AS THE OPERATOR OF THE STRIP MALL THAT WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THIS TO BE REPLACED IN ABOUT 10 TO 15 YEARS, THAT THEY HAVE AGREED THAT THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THAT REPLACEMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE ITEM.

I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING WITH OLD STRIP MALLS LIKE THIS TO ACTIVATE THEM.

MY ISSUES WITH THE SOURCE OF FUNDS. SO WE HAVE LIMITED PARK MAINTENANCE FUNDS AS IT IS, I CAN'T HARDLY GET MY PARKS MAINTAINED BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDING, NOT LACK OF WILL. AND THIS STARTED OFF AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEM.

IT EVOLVED INTO PARKS MAINTENANCE NOW AND IT'S CONTINUING TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE FUNDING SOURCE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE.

AND YEAH, THAT'S IT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK YOU ARE YOU BEING A WISE STEWARD OF FUNDS BECAUSE THIS I THINK THIS WILL GO A LOT LONGER THAN CONTINUING TO PUT SOD IN THERE. SO I THINK THAT'S ALL GREAT.

IT'S JUST THE SOURCE. SO I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT.

AND I'LL ASK THE CHAIR YOU KNOW, CHAIR STEWART, IF WE CAN MAYBE LOOK AT THIS ITEM FOR HER COMMITTEE MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. JOHN, I THINK YOU JUST SAID THAT THE PARK IS 20 ACRES.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT AN ACRE AND A HALF. I MEAN, POINT 20.20.

YEAH, ABOUT POINT 20. MAYBE 0.15 WOULD BE. I THINK IT'S 1.5 ACRES.

YEAH. JUST DOUBLE JUST CLARIFYING THAT. SO MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THIS SOD HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES.

IS THAT CORRECT? OH, YES, MINIMAL. YEAH. AND SO WHEN THIS PARK WAS BUILT, IT WAS ACTUALLY IN DISTRICT 12.

ALL OF THE DOLLARS FROM THE 2017 BOND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WERE FUNNELED TO THIS ONE PROJECT, ALONG WITH PARK DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT, ALONG WITH OTHER MONEY THAT WAS REPROGRAMED TO GO TO THIS PROJECT.

SO A LOT OF DISTRICT 12 RESOURCES WENT TO BUILD THIS, WHICH IS NOW IN DISTRICT 11.

YES. AND TO MY COLLEAGUE'S POINT ABOUT USING GENERAL FUNDS, I'M WONDERING WHY DISTRICT 11 FUNDS AREN'T BEING USED TO MAINTAIN THIS.

BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS TRULY IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE.

IT TURNED INTO A MAINTENANCE ISSUE BECAUSE I WOULD DO THIS IN ANY ATHLETIC FIELD OR ANY OTHER PARK WHERE I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH TURF.

WE WOULD JUST KEEP SENDING STAFF OUT THERE AND REPLACING THE SOD.

BUT IN THIS CASE IT WAS LIKE, YEAH, I GOT TO MAKE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT BECAUSE IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO SPEND, WHAT, $212,000 VERSUS ME SPENDING OVER TEN YEARS $400,000 ON MAINTENANCE? WELL, I GUESS I'M JUST SAYING THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKS, EVEN IN DISTRICT 12, WHERE MONEY WAS MOVED OUT OF DISTRICT 12 TO DISTRICT WHAT IS NOW 11.

AND SO THE FIELDS AT CAMPBELL GREEN DIDN'T GET TAKEN CARE OF.

THAT ARE A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. AND THEY'RE A CAPITAL MAINTENANCE ISSUE, RIGHT.

THAT WE'RE HAVING TO FIND THE MONEY NOW TO TAKE CARE OF.

AND SO I'M JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY DISTRICT 11 ISN'T PUTTING UP THAT MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF IT, INSTEAD OF USING ALL OF THE GENERAL FUNDS. ONCE AGAIN, COUNCILWOMAN.

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BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT MAINTENANCE ACROSS THE ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM, I DON'T LOOK AT IT PER DISTRICT.

I LOOK AT THE MOST URGENT NEEDS, AND SO I JUST TRY TO ADDRESS IT THAT WAY FROM A MAINTENANCE THE STANDPOINT I DIDN'T APPROACH IT STRICTLY FROM JUST THIS IS A CAPITAL REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WASN'T A IT WASN'T A CAPITAL ITEM.

IT WAS A IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, WHICH WAS AN O&M ISSUE.

BUT NOW I'M GOING BACK WITH A LONG TERM SOLUTION, WHICH IS NOW A CAPITAL PROJECT.

I'LL JUST SAY I PERSONALLY LIVE VERY CLOSE TO THIS.

I GO THERE QUITE OFTEN. IS THIS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECT? I WOULD SAY NO, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

I THINK ESTHETICALLY IT'S NOT VERY PRETTY BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY WORN OUT.

BECAUSE LOTS OF KIDS ARE PLAYING THERE AND THAT'S AWESOME.

BUT I CAN THINK OF LOTS OF PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 12, AND PROBABLY EVERY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES CAN WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY A SAFETY ISSUE. MEANING I'VE GOT PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE ALMOST 40 YEARS OLD THAT HAVEN'T BEEN REPLACED, THAT ARE SO OUT OF DATE. POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR.

STATE YOUR POINT OF ORDER. CAN WE GET TO THE GERMANE OF THE TOPIC, PLEASE.

IT'S A SERVICE AGREEMENT. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.

SO THE GERMANENESS OF THE TOPIC HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE'RE USING GENERAL FUNDS TO DEAL WITH A MAINTENANCE ISSUE THAT I WOULD SAY IS PROBABLY NOT OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S BEING DONE. I'M GLAD IT'S BEING DONE.

I SUPPORT THAT IT'S BEING DONE. I THINK THE SOURCE OF FUNDS IS WRONG.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 45? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NOTE THE OPPOSITION, BUT THE AYES HAVE IT. IT'S NOTED.

YOUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 46. MR. MAYOR, THIS ITEM WAS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD.

[46. 25-425A Consider: (1) adopting a resolution appointing _________ to the position of city manager; (2) approving the terms of the Agreement of Employment; and (3) authorizing the execution of an Agreement of Employment for the city manager.]

WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD AGAIN? YES, FOR CLARITY.

YOU CAN READ THAT INTO THE RECORD AGAIN, BUT WE'VE ALREADY HEARD THE SPEAKERS ON THE ITEM. SO JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, WE'RE NOT BREAKING STATE LAW WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HEAR THE SPEAKERS BEFORE WE TAKE UP THE ITEM THAT HAPPENED ALREADY.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. SO GO AHEAD. THERE'S ALSO MAY MAKE YOU AWARE.

THERE'S ALSO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM THAT'S IN THE AUDIENCE. YES.

LET THEM SPEAK. OKAY. GO AHEAD. SO YOU CAN READ IT INTO THE RECORD AGAIN JUST FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR IT WHO'S HERE NOW.

OKAY. AND GO AHEAD AND COME ON DOWN. MR. BLAIR, SINCE YOU WERE, I THINK, OVERLOOKED EARLIER.

THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM 46, CONSIDER ONE ADOPTING A RESOLUTION, APPOINTING BLANK TO THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER.

TWO, APPROVING THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND THREE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER, HARRISON BLAIR. YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY BEGIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY.

I KNOW SECOND CHANCES DON'T HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT LET ME JUST SAY.

LET ME JUST SAY COUNCIL. I SPEAK FOR MY BOARD WITH THE DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MY STAFF AND OUR 900 PLUS MEMBERS.

WHEN I SAY THAT WE UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORT KIMBERLY TOLBERT TO BECOME THE NEXT CITY MANAGER OF DALLAS.

THIS IS THE WE DO HAVE A RULE AGAINST OUTBURSTS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS HERE FOR THIS ITEM.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT MOVING. BUT GO AHEAD.

AND LET ME SAY WE'RE IT'S NOT JUST THE DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AMERICA'S FIRST AND OLDEST BLACK CHAMBER, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FROM A MULTICULTURAL GROUP THAT SUPPORT THIS CITY MANAGER WHO HAS LED WITH A BALANCED HAND, WHO ELSE CAN GO IN A ROOM WITH BILLIONAIRES AND THEN ALSO TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ACROSS ALL THESE DIFFERENT SPECTRUMS AND CLASSES OF SOCIETY? SHE'S DONE THAT. SHE'S ALSO MADE SURE SHE STABLE THE SHIP, BECAUSE IF YOU LOSE THE TOP CAPTAIN, THEN ALL THE OTHER LIEUTENANTS START TO FALL AWAY.

AND THEN THE NINTH LARGEST CITY. WE DESERVE SERVICE THAT'S CONTINUOUS AND GREAT.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT KIMBERLY TOLBERT CAN PROVIDE THAT.

WE HAVE BEEN PATIENT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THAT WE DID NOT ASK FOR.

AND WE NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS GOT THIS WRONG, WE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING DURING THIS PROCESS.

WE LET OUR LEADERS MAKE THE DECISION THAT YOU THINK WILL BE BEST.

BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW FROM THE PEOPLE THAT YOU REPRESENT, WE WANT KIMBERLY TOLBERT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR A MOTION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF KIMBERLY BIZOR TOLBERT AS THE CITY MANAGER IN THE AGREED ON EMPLOYMENT INCLUDES A SALARY OF A $450,000. SECOND.

SECOND. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. MR. MAYOR.

YEAH. MISS STEWART, I HEARD WITH THE SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM.

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YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? IF SO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

YES, MAYOR. THIS HAVE NOT BEEN AN EASY JOURNEY.

I GUESS THE FIRST CITY MANAGER WAS UNDER ME WAS MARY SUEN, THEN AC GONZALES, THEN TC BROADNAX, NOW IS KIMBERLY BIZOR TOLBERT. SO IT'D BE FOR CITY MANAGER THAT HAVE WORKED FOR ME FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I BELIEVE THIS CITY MANAGER HAS THE EXPERTISE AND THE COMPASSION THAT I DO.

SHE BELIEVE IN TALKING TO THE PEOPLE AND SHE BELIEVE IN GOING TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE FROM EAST TEXAS HAVE THAT ATTITUDE, THAT DO RIGHT ATTITUDE TO COME TO THE CITY OF DALLAS AND SAY, HEY, IT'S NOT ABOUT ME, IT'S ABOUT YOU. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? AND I ALSO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS, LISTEN TO THEM, BUT I ALSO NOT LISTEN TO THEM TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.

AND SHE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. SHE DO KNOW HOW TO GET IN A ROOM AND TRY TO WORK IT OUT.

SHE TRIED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. IF SHE CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, SHE'LL COME BACK AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I CAN'T DO IT. BUT LET'S TRY ANOTHER WAY AND GET IT WHAT YOU WANTED.

TO SHOW HOW YOU CAN GET IT RESOLVED. BUT ALSO, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR JOHNSON FOR APPOINTING THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE.

IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY FOR ME OR FOR MY COMMITTEE OR FOR THE COMMUNITY OR FOR THE RESIDENT.

IT HAD BEEN VERY HARD AND VERY DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW A PROCESS AND A PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOW, THIS IS A PERSONNEL ISSUE. I KNOW THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WANT TO GET INVOLVED, BUT WE HERE AS COUNCIL MEMBER, WE HIRED THE CITY MANAGER AND WE TALK ABOUT PERSONNEL.

IT STAY IN PRIVATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

I KNOW THE NEWSPAPER LOVE TO READ ME AND LOVE TO TELL THE STORY, BUT WE HAVE TO DO WHAT DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND FOLLOW THE PROCESS.

I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN STEWART, CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN, CHAIRMAN RIDLEY AND ALSO CHAIRMAN MORENO. THEY SERVED ON MY COMMITTEE THAT WITH THEM AS AD HOC COMMITTEE.

I KNOW WE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF BAD PRESS, A WHOLE LOT OF BAD, YOU KNOW, BACKROOM TALK, AND I UNDERSTAND.

I TRY TO BE TRANSPARENT TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES.

WE CAN AGREE, WE DISAGREE. AND I WAS TALK TO CHAIRMAN COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ EARLIER.

WE CAN AGREE. WE CAN DISAGREE. WE CAN BE MAD.

WE CAN BE HAPPY. BUT ANY DAY WE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF CITY BUSINESS.

AND THIS IS CITY BUSINESS TODAY THAT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF.

AND I WANT TO SAY IT ALSO I RUN IT. WE START READY TO NEGOTIATE THIS ON JANUARY THE 15TH.

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT DAY IS. THAT'S MARTIN LUTHER KING BIRTHDAY.

AND HE SAID, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHERE DO WE GO NEXT? AND WHERE ARE WE GOING NEXT? IS A 21ST CENTURY OF DALLAS BECAUSE DALLAS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CITY IN AMERICA, AND WE SHOULD SHOW THAT WE HAVE THE GREATEST CITY MANAGER IN AMERICA.

AND TO DO THAT, WHAT DO WE DO? YOU ARE THE RESIDENT.

YOU ARE THE COMMUNITY. YOU ARE GOING TO GRADE THE CITY MANAGER.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE UPS AND DOWNS. YOU AGREE.

YOU GOING TO DISAGREE, BUT DO IT IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY.

RESPECT OUR CITY MANAGER AS A CITY MANAGER, RESPECT THE CITIZEN IN THE COMMUNITY.

RESPECT EACH OTHER AROUND THIS HORSESHOE. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND THIS HORSESHOE, BUT I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE UNIFIED TODAY, I BELIEVE.

I HOPE WE HAD A 15-0 VOTE THAT, HEY, WE CAN SHOW THAT WE DO SUPPORT THIS PERSON TO RUN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

AND THE WAY TO DO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RECORD VOTE, GOING TO ASK FOR THE RECORD VOTE.

AND THE REASON WHY THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

BUT IN CLOSING, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WE'RE GOING TO BE THE GREATEST CITY IN DALLAS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE THE GREATEST CITY IN TEXAS.

WE ARE GOING TO BE THE GREATEST CITY IN AMERICA.

AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH TOGETHER AND FORGET ABOUT THE TALE OF THE TWO CITIES, WHICH I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

WE ARE ONE CITY, ONE DALLAS, AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW WITH THIS NEW CITY MANAGER, WE CAN SHOW THIS IS ONE CITY AND ONE DALLAS WITH OPPORTUNITY ON THE EAST, THE WEST, THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH AS ONE CITY.

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ONE DALLAS, GO ONE DALLAS. THANK YOU. I'M NOW FACTORING THE APPLAUSE INTO MY ACTUAL COMMENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE CONCEDED DEFEAT ON THAT. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I FIRST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CHAIRMAN ATKINS AND YOUR COMMITTEE.

I KNOW THAT IT WAS A, IT WAS A PROCESS THAT GOT CONTENTIOUS AT TIMES.

I'LL TELL YOU, MAKING SAUSAGE IS NEVER PRETTY.

AND THIS WAS A VERY BIG DEAL FOR OUR CITY. IT WAS NEVER ANYTHING PERSONAL.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE SOMETIMES ON HOW IT'S CONSTRUED IN THE MEDIA, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE MEDIA DOES BECAUSE THEY NEED CLICKS.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS FOCUS ON THE RESIDENTS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I CANNOT SAY MORE POSITIVE THAN WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PUT IT INTO WORDS, HONESTLY.

KIM, WELL, LAST NIGHT I WAS EATING DINNER WITH MY FAMILY, AND SOLIS SAYS, HAVE YOU HIRED MISS KIMBERLY YET? KIMBERLY TOLBERT HAS A SERVICE ORIENTED WORK ETHIC THAT REALLY EXUDES PASSION AT EVERY TURN. I'VE NEVER SEEN HER GET DEFEATED.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER FEEL LIKE THERE IS AN UPHILL BATTLE SHE'S NOT WILLING TO START UP.

I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. EVEN WHEN I'M UPSET, THAT SEEMS TO GET HER UPSET.

SHE GOT TO CALM ME DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND HELP ME WITH SOLUTIONS.

BUT YOUR LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP AND THE MORALE UNDERNEATH YOU, TO ME SPEAKS VOLUMES.

I ALWAYS LOOK AT THE MORALE OF AN ORGANIZATION OF OUR SIZE TO IGNORE THE TIDE AND HOW IT TURNS IS A REALLY DISSERVICE. AND I SAID THAT OFTEN ABOUT TC. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN INTERIM, I'VE CALLED TC A FEW TIMES TO SAY, WHAT THE HECK? WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THIS? WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THAT? IN FACT, JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND, FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, HAVING A SITTING CITY MANAGER SIT ON THE FLOAT AND BE A PART OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR PARADE AND BE IMMERSED IN THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTH DALLAS IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW MY RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT SEVEN APPRECIATE. THE AMOUNT OF RESULTS THAT HAVE COME IN OUR DISTRICT, EVEN UNDER TC'S LEADERSHIP, CAN, BY AND LARGE, BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN KIM.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE IN A TRAJECTORY OF NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS IN GROWTH IN SOUTH DALLAS BECAUSE YOU CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN SOUTH DALLAS, SO I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. I ALSO CAN'T SAY HOW PROUD I AM TO MAKE THIS DECISION, HOW PROUD I AM TO BE ON THIS BODY, TO MAKE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A HISTORIC, MONUMENTAL DECISION.

I WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY CLEAR. I THINK WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INEQUITIES AND DISPARITIES THAT EXIST, THERE'S A LOT OF TALKING POINTS AND A LOT OF BUZZWORDS AND A LOT OF BS, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S GOING ON POLITICALLY THAT WANTS TO COMPLETELY UNDERVALUE AND DIMINISH THE WORTH THAT I SEE IN WHO WE ARE HIRING AS THE TOP EXECUTIVE OF OUR CITY.

EVEN INFERRING THAT THIS IS A DEI HIRE IS ABSURD.

AND I WANT TO SAY THAT VERY CLEARLY AND ARTICULATE, BECAUSE WHAT WE DID WAS AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH OF TALENT ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, AND WHAT WE ENDED UP WITH WAS WHAT? SOMETHING I ALREADY KNEW.

AND THAT'S THAT. WE ALREADY HAVE THE BEST IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO IGNORE THAT THERE'S BEAUTY IN THE FACT THAT FINDING THE BEST IS ALSO A BLACK WOMAN. THAT IS HOW WE CELEBRATE. WE DON'T CELEBRATE THAT SHE IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR THE JOB BECAUSE SHE IS A BLACK WOMAN. WE CELEBRATE THAT SHE IS THE RIGHT ONE, AND IT IS EVEN MORE TO CELEBRATE THAT IT IS A BLACK WOMAN WHO IS LEADING OUR CITY NOW.

SO I WANT TO SAY I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU IN THIS.

I AM PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE COUNCIL GOT US TO BRING YOU FORWARD TO BE OUR HIGHEST EXECUTIVE.

AND I KNOW THAT THE FUTURE OF DALLAS IS BRIGHT IN THE HANDS OF MISS KIMBERLY BIZOR TOLBERT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN GRACEY RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

ABSOLUTELY. THIS THIS MOMENT GIVES ME AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF JOY FOR THIS, THIS MOMENT.

AND I WAS INTENTIONAL. PEOPLE WERE ASKING ME, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU WHAT'S YOUR POSITION AND ALL THESE THINGS?

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AND I INTENTIONALLY WENT INTO THIS KNOWING WHAT WE ALL KNEW, BUT I WENT INTO IT WITH AN OPEN MIND, AND I REALLY DID LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION, BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY WERE WE GETTING THE BEST, THAT WE ALREADY HAD THE BEST, AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH KIM BOTH AS HER DIRECT REPORT.

SO I'VE SEEN HOW SHE MANAGES AND I'VE SEEN HOW SHE EXECUTES, AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS FIRSTHAND WHEN A SITUATION COMES UP, HOW QUICKLY SHE GOES INTO GO MODE AND HOW QUICKLY SHE STARTS MOVING THINGS.

AND IT'S, MY BRAIN IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS LADY'S BRAIN IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, PULLING HERE, PULLING THERE, PULLING THERE TO RESOLVE SITUATIONS. AND I'VE SEEN HER DO THAT FOR THE LAST YEAR, FOR ALL OF US, QUITE HONESTLY, AND THE WAY SHE'S ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO FOR ME, WE'RE MAKING A DECISION THAT I THINK COLLECTIVELY WE ALL ALREADY KNEW, BUT WE WANTED TO BE SURE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID SO PUBLICLY. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS FOR GOING THROUGH.

THIS WAS NOT AN EASY JOB AND I CAN SEE IT ON YOUR FACE MANY DAYS, MANY TIMES AND EVERYTHING.

BUT YOU PERSEVERED AND YOU STAYED TRUE TO THE PLAN THAT YOU SET OUT REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURE.

SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

MISS STEWART, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR GETTING US ACROSS THIS FINISH LINE AND DOING IT IN A WAY THAT WAS TRANSPARENT THAT WE COULD ALL APPRECIATE.

AND COLLECTIVELY, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF US, WHEN WE'RE ON AND WE'RE ALL USING OUR POWERS IN THE RIGHT WAY, WE CAN ACTUALLY GET TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE COLLECTIVELY SAYING AND VOTING AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THIS CITY.

AND I WANT TO COMMEND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

YOU ALL INSERTED YOUR SKILLS, YOUR GIFTS, EVEN THE, THE, THE, THE PUSHBACK.

BUT IT WAS ALL INSERTED PROPERLY IN A WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE A HEALTHY DISCUSSION AND GET TO THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE.

SO I'M TRULY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

MR. MAYOR, HOW YOU'VE LED US THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WELL.

I DON'T WANT TO OVERLOOK ANY PORTION OF THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO WHEN THESE DECISIONS GET TOUGH AND THINGS GET, YOU KNOW, WE GET CONTENTIOUS.

WE HAVE A FRAMEWORK OF HOW WE CAN GET THROUGH IT.

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN DO IT. WE DID IT, AND WE DID IT FOR SOMEBODY LIKE MISS TOLBERT, WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED HER HEART, HER GUTS AND HER SOUL TO SERVING THIS CITY, NOT KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT SHE'S GOING TO GET THE JOB.

AND SHE DID IT, AND SHE DID IT WELL. SO FOR THAT, MISS TOLBERT, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND TELL YOU IT'S EXCITING TO SEE.

I WAS THERE WHEN YOU WALKED IN THIS BUILDING, AND MANY DON'T KNOW, WE SAY, WELL, SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND ALL THIS. MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW JUST HOW MUCH. I MEAN, YOU HAD A NEW CITY MANAGER WALKING IN, AND YOU HAD KIM BACK THERE ON THE SIDELINES MOVING THINGS.

SO WHILE SHE DIDN'T HAVE THAT TITLE, SHE WAS EXECUTING AND SHE HAS BEEN EXECUTING.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS DECISION TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS, CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOU KNOW, A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY.

AND KIM KNOWS I LOVE STAR WARS. SO YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS CALL MYSELF A JEDI BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGHT THE BAD GUYS AND ALL THIS STUFF AND DO GOOD FOR PEOPLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, KIM, YOU ARE. YOU'RE LIKE PRINCESS LEIA, R2-D2, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS ALL WRAPPED UP INTO ONE.

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SPIRIT OF JOY.

EVERYTHING YOU COME ACROSS, I MEAN, I'VE SEEN YOU DOWN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT NOT FOR VERY LONG.

BECAUSE YOU ARE ALSO A STRONG WOMAN OF FAITH.

AND YOU CALL UPON YOUR LORD VERY QUICKLY, AND THEN YOU GET BACK TO WORK AND TO YOUR MOM.

I KNOW SHE'S SITTING OUT THERE, I KNOW YOU, I KNOW YOU GOT TO BE PROUD OF YOUR DAUGHTER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU RAISED AN AMAZING, AMAZING WOMAN. SO HATS OFF TO YOU. TO JOSH, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S MORE PROUD OF WHO AND WHO LOVES EACH OTHER MORE.

BUT YOU GOT A MOM THAT SHE EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS REALLY FOR YOU AND ABOUT YOU.

AND SHE SEES EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US AS YOU. I MEAN, I'M JUST TELLING YOU, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO KIM REALLY IS UNLESS YOU'VE WORKED WITH HER OR YOU'VE MET WITH HER. BUT WHAT I DO LOVE IS WHEN I SAID, I NEED YOU TO COME OUT TO WEST DALLAS.

SHE'S LIKE, LET'S GO. SHE WASN'T AFRAID TO COME OUT TO WEST DALLAS.

SHE WASN'T AFRAID TO GO TO NORTHWEST. DALLAS. NORTH. DALLAS. EAST. DALLAS. NORTHEAST. SOUTH. SOUTHWEST. SHE'LL MEET ANYBODY, ANYWHERE IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT THE JOB AND HOW TO GET IT DONE. YOU ARE. YOU HAVE INTEGRITY. YOU DO THINGS WITH GRACE.

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YOU'RE THOUGHTFUL, INTELLIGENT. YOU'RE VERY FAIR.

NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO THOSE. I KNOW I HAVE SHORTCOMINGS ON SOME OF THOSE.

AND KIND OF LIKE YOU'VE HAD TO. YOU HAVE TO TALK ME OUT OF A TREE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, I CAN BE A LITTLE CRAZY SOMETIMES AND.

BUT ALWAYS APPROACHED ME IN THE RIGHT WAY AND FIGURED OUT A WAY TO GET TO YES.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT COMES FROM, BUT YOU THE PROBLEMS THROWN AT THROWN AT YOU.

AND I WAS I WAS GOING TO TRY NOT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PREDECESSOR TOO MUCH, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THERE WERE TIMES WHEN NOBODY COULD FIGURE IT OUT AND YOU EVEN STRUGGLED WITH IT.

BUT YOU WOULD FIGURE IT OUT. YOU WOULD NOT LET GO OF IT UNTIL YOU FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM.

AND THEN YOU WORK. WHEN YOU BECAME THE INTERIM, IT WASN'T EASY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT PROMOTED UP, MEANING THEY GOT HIRED AS CITY MANAGERS.

SOME PEOPLE LEFT SOME PEOPLE, FOR SOME REASON, GOING SOUTH ON 35 HAD BECOME A THING.

AND THEN THERE WAS THAT DAY WHEN I KNEW THAT YOU KNEW HOW TO BE THE CEO WAS WHEN THERE WAS THAT RUMOR THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE WAS GOING TO GO DOWN SOUTH, AND YOU SAID, IF YOU'RE COMING TO DALLAS TO TAKE OUR CHIEF, STOP, TURN BACK AROUND, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE.

I MEAN, WHO DOES THAT AS A CITY MANAGER, ESPECIALLY AS AN INTERIM.

MOST INTERIM. I'VE HIRED A LOT OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS FROM SCHOOL BOARD TO THE CITY.

IT'S THE FIRST CITY MANAGER I GET TO HIRE, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT MOST INTERIMS ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE.

THEY'RE CAUTIOUS BECAUSE THEY PRETTY SURE THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE JOB OR APPLY FOR THE JOB.

SO THEY'RE IN A WORKING INTERVIEW AND YOU DID 11, 11 MONTHS.

MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU GOT IT DONE. IT WASN'T PRETTY.

IT WASN'T IT WAS ROUGH, BUT YOU GOT IT DONE AND YOU HAD A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO DO ALONG WITH THAT LITTLE PENSION AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM CATHY STEWART, MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT TEN.

COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US. AND ACCEPTING MY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS VOLUNTOLD OR, YOU KNOW, VOLUN ASKED OR WHAT IT WAS. AND, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK THE TRADITION OF WHAT OUR MAYOR HAS DONE IN THE PAST, AND YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CEO, OUR CITY MANAGER, KNOWS THAT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A PARTNER IN YOU AS SHE MOVES FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU. I CAN'T SAY, I MEAN, I CAN GO ON ALL DAY, KIM, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO.

BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TELL YOU THIS. THANK YOU FOR BREAKING DOWN SILOS.

THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE FREEWAYS. THANK YOU FOR FIGURING OUT DIFFERENT PROBLEMS ALREADY.

AND I JUST EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE ON A YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR CITY ON A ROCKET.

AND I'M GOING TO FINISH WITH ONE THING TO KEEP GOING.

THERE WAS THAT TIME THAT I SAID THAT JOKE AND IT STUCK.

AND IT ALWAYS STICK WHEN I SAID I WANT MORE KIM AND LESS HIM.

SO WE GOT KIM. CONGRATULATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR FAMILY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DALLAS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MISS BLACKMON, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO SPEAK. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, KIM.

CONGRATULATIONS ON EARNING THIS POSITION. YOU'VE EARNED IT.

YOU'VE LOVED THIS CITY. AND WHEN YOU LOOK UP SERVANT LEADER, YOU'RE THE PITCHER.

SO I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. I'M SO PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE WHAT YOUR NEXT 100 DAYS IS GOING TO BE LIKE.

OR 100 YEARS, WHATEVER IT IS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.

AND TO HER FAMILY, YOU RAISED A GOOD ONE AND YOU HAVE A GREAT MOM JOSH, WHEN I SAW MY SON OVER THE WEEKEND, HE WAS LIKE, Y'ALL STILL HAVEN'T HIRED KIM YET? AND I SAID, IT WILL GET DONE ON WEDNESDAY. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MY COLLEAGUES.

WE DID IT. WE GOT IN THE ROOM AND WE WORKED IT OUT.

AND MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US KEEPING US ON TRACK.

IT WAS IT WASN'T EASY. AND I'LL TAKE MY RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHERE WE GOT.

BUT I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE HERE. WE DID IT BEFORE THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY.

AND SO IT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN PRETTY, BUT WE GOT IT DONE.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. AND DON'T FORGET, I HAVE THAT LIBRARY I NEED TO KEEP OPEN.

THANK YOU. MISS WILLIS, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY, A HISTORIC DAY.

YOU KNOW, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, A LOT OF FOLKS I KNOW, A LOT OF MY RESIDENTS WERE ENCOURAGING US TO LOOK AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND SAID, OH, A PRIVATE SECTOR PERSON CAN COME IN AND REALLY TURN CITY GOVERNMENT AROUND.

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AND THAT'S WHERE THEY WANTED TO SEE OUR NEXT LEADER COME FROM.

AND SO THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD, EXCEPT FOR A FEW PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS REALLY WANT 15 BOSSES OR TO CONDUCT ALL OF THEIR BUSINESS IN A PUBLIC FORUM SUCH AS THIS AND HAVE IT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER OR ON THE 6:00 NEWS OR TO TAKE A BIG PAY CUT.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT IT, BUT AT THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING.

A YEAR AGO, WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM URBAN THREE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE LAND VALUE OF THIS CITY.

IT'S WORTH $154 BILLION. SO YOU'RE SITTING HERE WITH A CEO OF A $154 BILLION COMPANY AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A $154 BILLION COMPANY.

SO, TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, THE DALLAS COWBOYS, I THINK, ARE WORTH ABOUT 9 BILLION.

SO I JUST WANT TO FRAME THAT UP FOR YOU, BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW WE HOW THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO RUN COMPANIES OF THAT SIZE ARE COMPENSATED, THEY ARE GET THEIR SALARY, THEY GET ALL KINDS OF BENEFITS.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE THINKING OF COMPANIES WITH A $5 BILLION BUDGET AND HAVE TREMENDOUS VALUE, HOW THEY TREAT THEIR EXECUTIVES FOR SOME, FOR SOME CRAZY REASON, YOU'RE STILL WANTING THIS JOB, KIM. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S AN EXCITING DAY FOR THIS CITY.

AND I THINK THAT WE'RE BEING FAIR WITH YOU FROM WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR AND WHERE THIS CAN GO.

SO WHAT WE CAN GET IS THE PRIVATE SECTOR ACTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOMEONE COMING FROM THAT REALM.

IT CAN BE SOMEONE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW YOU BEFORE THIS LAST TEN MONTHS.

I WASN'T SURE I HAD IT MADE IT EASIER FOR ME TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND BECAUSE WE REALLY HADN'T WORKED VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER.

AND THEN YOU JUST BLEW OUT OF THE GATE WITH THIS 100 DAY PLAN THAT ENCOMPASSED THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AND TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND WHILE NOT EVERY SINGLE ONE WAS DELIVERED ON TO THE YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE WOULD WANT IT, YOU KEPT US UPDATED WITH REGULAR REPORTS, AND YOU DELIVERED ON A HECK OF A LOT OF IT.

AND YOU MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO YOUR STAFF WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS WERE AND WHAT DIRECTION THE SHIP IS SAILING.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, PART OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, A BUDGET APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WALKED IN HERE THINKING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT WAS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.

$78 MILLION MORE IN PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH WE KNOW IS SO IMPORTANT AND VITAL TO US AND TO OUR RESIDENTS.

AND YOU PUSHED YOUR TEAM TO REDUCE THEIR THE PREVIOUS EXPENSES BY $13 MILLION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER ON THAT $78 MILLION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

YOU HELPED GUIDE US THROUGH A FUNDING SOUNDNESS RESTORATION PLAN FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE PENSION.

YOU REALIGNED THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

I MEAN, PERMITTING, WAS THIS SPIRALING ISSUE THAT NOBODY COULD GET THEIR HEAD AROUND.

AND YOU BROUGHT A TEAM TOGETHER THAT DELIVERED HERE LAST WEEK TO US IN THE MOST IMPRESSIVE WAY.

AND YESTERDAY I WAS AT THE NORTH DALLAS CHAMBER. AND WHEN I READ THOSE STATS, THEY CHEERED AND APPLAUDED AT HOW THAT GAP IN THE PERMITTING TIME HAD BEEN REDUCED SO TREMENDOUSLY. WE KNOW WE HAVE MORE TO DO. BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

SO A FEW MONTHS AGO, YOU AND I AND A COUPLE OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SPOKE BEFORE A GROUP, A BREAKFAST GROUP. AND WE WERE ASKED TO GIVE OUR PHILOSOPHY IN A QUOTE.

AND THE QUOTE THAT KIM TOLBERT GAVE WAS, GET OUT OF MY WAY.

AND I'M SURE YOU MEANT IT IN THE FONDEST OF WAYS, BECAUSE WE'LL NEVER REALLY BE OUT OF YOUR WAY. BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING BE THE FUEL FOR A ROCKET. AND PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WATCHING OR WATCHING ON TV CAN'T SEE THIS, BUT STAFF STARTED COMING INTO THIS ROOM. THEY ARE ALL AROUND US. AND THAT SAYS SO MUCH.

THAT SAYS A WHOLE LOT ABOUT WHERE OUR CITY IS GOING, THAT KIND OF SUPPORT.

AND I KNOW IT'S MUTUAL FOR THEM. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO SAY. NOT ONLY DO YOU GIVE US OUR WEEKLY REPORTS, YOU SEND US PROACTIVE TEXTS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S PICTURES OF YOU ALL WORKING ON COUNCIL PRIORITIES AT YOUR SESSIONS.

AND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON COUNCIL PRIORITIES, YOU'RE WORKING ON RESIDENT PRIORITIES.

AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, KIM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NOT ONLY THE NEXT 100 DAYS, BUT FOR EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE ALL GOING TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.

CONGRATS. CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO TALK AT TOO LONG. I THINK I'M ALL RIGHT.

MAYBE FOR ONE ROUND, POSSIBLY THREE. BUT TODAY, AS I CAME TO THE CHAMBER AND I TRIED TO MAINTAIN MY SILENCE AS TO WHERE WE WERE GOING,

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I WILL PUT THIS ON YOUR MIND BY MCFADDEN AND WHITEHEAD.

AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW. WE CAN START TODAY IF WE CHOOSE TO, TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND THE RIGHT THING MEANS SELECTING MRS. AND EMBRACING MRS. KIMBERLY TOLBERT.

IN SPITE OF ALL THE NOISE THAT HAS BEEN GOING AROUND FOR SOME TIME, FOLKS ON THE OUTSIDE WHO DON'T WORK AT 1500, MARILLA, WEIGHING IN ON THE BUSINESS OF THE DAY BLOWS MY MIND.

NOW, TO STAY WITH MY NOTES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A JOURNEY IN MY MIND.

IF YOU CHECK THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, IN WHICH THEY DID GET THIS STATEMENT RIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT WE WASTED A LOT OF TIME.

WE SHOULD HAVE SUPPORTED HIRED MISS KIMBERLY TOLBERT LAST JUNE.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO DIDN'T WANT TO DO A NATIONAL SEARCH.

WASTING TAXPAYERS DOLLARS ON THAT, BECAUSE I ALREADY KNEW WHO SHE WAS AND WHAT SHE COULD DELIVER.

WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY TWO OTHER FOLKS, TWO OTHER MEMBERS, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHO KNOWS WHAT THIS STRUGGLE IS ABOUT.

COUNCILWOMAN TIFFANY YOUNG AND COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM MEDRANO.

THEY KNOW THIS IS THE HEART. THIS IS ALWAYS WHO AM I AND CASEY THOMAS, I'M NOT GOING TO FORGET YOU NUPE.

I'M SORRY. BUT YOU. YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN UP HERE.

BUT I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM BECAUSE YOU ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH IN TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE PRIVACY OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND. AND WHEN WE WERE BACK IN THE BACK ROOM AND, AND WHEN WE WERE IN CLOSED SESSION.

AND I KNOW YOU ALL HEARD US BUST OUT A FEW MINUTES AGO, WE NEEDED THAT LAUGH.

IT WASN'T ABOUT YOU, MISS TOLBERT, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT WITH DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. WE WON'T CALL NO NAMES, BUT TO BE TO BE SERIOUS HERE TODAY, AS WE GET TO THE PART OF STANDING ON BUSINESS FOR DALLAS, I WILL SAY THE SELECTION OF MISS KIMBERLY TOLBERT.

I APPLAUD YOU AND YOUR WORK. BUT I WANT TO SAY THIS I'M NOT SUPPORTING YOU BECAUSE I'M AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN.

PLEASE BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT. I'M VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT WHO I PUT MY NAME ON.

I'M VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT WHO I FIGHT FOR. I'M VERY PARTICULAR WHEN I STAND SIDE BY SIDE TODAY.

MISS KIMBERLY TOLBERT, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE FOUGHT FOR YOU.

I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR YOU. WILL THAT BE OKAY? AND I STAND BEHIND YOU. WITH YOU. WE'RE NOT GOING TO AGREE ALL THE TIME, AM I RIGHT? MISS TOLBERT, BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND, MY MIND IS LIKE THIS.

I WE'RE HERE IN DALLAS, THE NINTH LARGEST CITY.

WE NEED TO HAVE. AND WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S NOT A TOKEN.

SHE'S NOT A HANDKERCHIEF HEAD. SHE'S PROFESSIONAL.

AND THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR SOME PEOPLE. I'M GOING TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD.

THAT'S A PROBLEM WHEN YOU HAVE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WHO'S PROFESSIONAL, ARTICULATE, PROFOUND IN THE DELIVERY, ELEGANT, ELOQUENT. IT'S A PROBLEM. LASER FOCUS.

SO YOU JUST HANG ON, BECAUSE ALL THAT OUT NOISE OUT IN THE IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE, FOLKS HAVE ALREADY STARTED WEIGHING IN.

WE WORK HERE AT 1500, MARILLA. ALL OF THAT NOISE OUT THERE DOES NOT HAVE A VOTE AROUND THIS HORSESHOE.

BUT TODAY, I WANT TO BE CLEAR TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING, THIS IS THE TIME TO HAVE A LEADER WHO UNDERSTANDS THE DYNAMICS OF WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER IN THIS COUNTRY, AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

AND I HEAR FOLKS WHO TALK ABOUT MR. BROADNAX BECAUSE HE STAYS IN SOME OF OUR HEADS RENT FREE.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT TEAM, THAT THEY WORK TOGETHER.

YOU PAVED THE WAY FOR WHERE WE ARE WITH EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES.

AND NOW WE KNOW ALL THAT WE'VE INVESTED IS ABOUT TO BE THREATENED.

SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU, MISS KIMBERLY TOLBERT, WITH YOUR TEAM.

AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO BRING GOD IN HERE. SOMETIMES HE MOVES PEOPLE OUT OF THE SCENARIO.

SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. AND SOMETIMES WE GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

SO DON'T LET ALL OF THAT BOTHER YOU BOTHERED YOU ABOUT WHO LEFT? WHO STAYED? THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE ARE HERE.

AND THOSE THAT YOU WILL NEED WILL COME. BUT AS SOON AS WE GET THROUGH ALL OF THIS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

BUT DALLAS, THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME FOR US RIGHT NOW.

AND SO AS MY TIME WRAPS UP AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS I HAVE LEFT OUT, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW I SUPPORT YOU.

AND ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW HER ALSO, SHE'S A PROCESSOR.

YOU GIVE HER A PROBLEM, SHE'S ON IT. AND I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.

IT'S LIKE A LITTLE ROBOT. SHE JUST ANALYZES AND SHE'S ON IT.

BUT TODAY IS A GREAT DAY. AND PLEASE DON'T LET ANYONE DISTRACT YOU FROM WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GO AS A CITY, RESPONDING TO PEOPLE WHO NEED US, WHO SYSTEMICALLY, HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT.

AND I'M ONE OF THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE I KEEP AN EYE ON IT SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THAT HAPPENS TO OUR COMMUNITIES,

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I'M GOING TO BRING IT TO YOU AS THE PERSON WHO MANAGES DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND IF I HAVE TO COME BACK BECAUSE I TOLD YOU, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT TODAY, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO CRY, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON.

THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN STEWART, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND CHAIR ARNOLD. IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO FOLLOW YOU.

I HAD TO DO THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND I. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO AVOID THAT IN THE FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORDS. I'LL MAKE THIS VERY BRIEF.

KIM. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH YOU.

AS ONE OF THE APPOINTED NEGOTIATORS OF YOUR CONTRACT, AND I, WE HAD SOME INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS, AND I HAVE TO SAY, I'M REALLY STRUCK BY YOUR COMMITMENT AND DESIRE TO WORK WITH THIS HORSESHOE YOU AS PARTNERS.

YOU THAT THEME OF I WANT TO WORK WITH EVERYONE, I WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER CAME UP SEVERAL TIMES.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK TAMMY, OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

FOR YOUR WORK AS WE WE WE CAME TOGETHER AND WORKED THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS OF OF THIS CONTRACT.

IT TOOK IT TOOK A TEAM. AND I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP AND THE WORK OF BOTH OF YOU.

BUT WHAT I WAS REALLY STRUCK BY WHEN WE WERE IN YOUR OFFICE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE THE DETAILS OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, BUT YOU WERE HAVING A DIFFICULT DECISION. PUT IN FRONT OF YOU IS HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THIS CITY.

I WON'T FORGET THAT CONVERSATION. I WON'T FORGET WATCHING YOU AND LISTENING TO YOU WORK THROUGH A DECISION.

AND YOU PUT THE CITY OF DALLAS FIRST. AND FOR THAT I AM VERY, VERY GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T JUMP THE GUN ON THE APPLAUSE.

WE'RE NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE ALL THAT, BUT I'M TRYING TO WORK IT IN TODAY. I'M TRYING TO. I'M TRYING TO BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT IT. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. WHEN THE INEVITABLE POINT OF ORDER IS MADE ABOUT THE GERMANENESS OF MY WORDS, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT MY COMMENTS ARE ALL THINGS I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AND DECIDING HOW TO VOTE FOR CITY MANAGER.

THE DECISION BEFORE US TO SELECT THE NEXT CITY MANAGER IS ONE OF THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL CHOICES WILL MAKE FOR THE DALLAS FUTURE.

THERE'S ENORMOUS PRESSURE FROM INSIDE CITY HALL AND EXTERNAL FORCES WAGING AN INAPPROPRIATE CAMPAIGN.

BUT MY FOCUS REMAINS WHERE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ON DISTRICT 12 RESIDENTS WHILE SERVING THE WHOLE CITY.

AS I APPROACH THIS DECISION, I REFLECT ON WHAT I'VE OBSERVED AND EXPERIENCED AT CITY HALL OVER THE LAST ALMOST SIX YEARS.

MY VOTE WILL BE GROUNDED IN THE HOPE THAT I HAVE FOR DALLAS FUTURE, A FUTURE THAT DEMANDS A NEW DIRECTION AND A FRESH PERSPECTIVE IN OUR LEADERSHIP.

WE NEED A CITY HALL THAT PRIORITIZES THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST.

PUBLIC SAFETY, HOMELESSNESS, STREET REPAIR, AND THE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES WE FACE.

OUR NEXT CITY MANAGER MUST NOT ONLY ADDRESS THESE PRESSING ISSUES, BUT ALSO BRING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE TABLE.

IN THINKING ABOUT THIS DECISION, I CONSIDER THAT THE TRUE COST OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ON CITY ASSETS IS NOT BUDGETED TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. I CONSIDER A CONVENTION CENTER LESS THAN 15 YEARS 50 YEARS OLD, THAT WAS ALLOWED TO DETERIORATE TO THE POINT OF NEEDING DEMOLITION. WE NEED MANAGEMENT THAT ENSURES THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

I WONDER WHY A BUILDING WAS PURCHASED FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT REMAINS VACANT.

I QUESTION WHY IT TAKES SO MUCH LONGER TO ISSUE PERMITS IN DALLAS THAN IN OTHER CITIES.

WHY ARE POLICE STAFFING IS SO LOW? OUR RESPONSE TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS INEFFECTIVE 40% OF OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE OLDER THAN ME.

THAT OUR ROAD, ALLEY AND SIDEWALK CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY POOR THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE DECISION OF HIRING A CITY MANAGER, I SEE DEPARTMENT AFTER DEPARTMENT THAT'S IN NEED OF SIGNIFICANT REFORM, MODERNIZATION, AND EFFICIENCY. I CONSIDER WHY SMALL PROJECTS LIKE DIGITAL KIOSKS AND CITY BRANDING ARE PRIORITIZED OVER OUR CITY'S MOST URGENT NEEDS. THE SUBURBS AROUND DALLAS ARE THRIVING.

THEY'RE ATTRACTING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WITH RESPONSIVE, EFFICIENT, LOWER COST GOVERNMENTS, SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS, PREDICTABLE LAND USE, AND SUPERIOR ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

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WHEN I LOOK AT DALLAS MANAGEMENT, I SEE THE LIST OF KEY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EACH WITH ENORMOUS POTENTIAL TO BE SPECTACULAR.

THEY'RE LANGUISHING ACROSS OUR CITY, WHETHER IT'S FAIR PARK, UNIVERSITY HILLS, HENSLEY FIELD, OR VALLEY VIEW MALL. ADD TO THAT THE THREE PROPERTIES OUR CITY HAS PURCHASED THAT HAVE REMAINED VACANT FOR YEARS.

THESE ARE MISMANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CANNOT CONTINUE OR AFFORD TO OVERLOOK ANY LONGER.

DALLAS IS A CITY WITH EXTRAORDINARY PROMISE, BUT IT'S CLEAR WE NEED CHANGES IN BOTH OUR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND OUR GOVERNANCE TO REALIZE THAT POTENTIAL. THE NEXT CITY MANAGER MUST EMBRACE A NEW DIRECTION, BRINGING ACCOUNTABILITY TO CITY HALL, A CULTURE OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND DECISIONS AND ENSURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE THE ISSUES THAT MATTER THE MOST TO OUR RESIDENTS.

LET'S MAKE A CHOICE THAT REFLECTS NOT ONLY THE CHALLENGES WE FACE TODAY, BUT ALSO THE VIBRANT AND THRIVING DALLAS WE ALL WANT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE.

I KNOW MY VOTE WILL BE IN THE MINORITY, BUT I MUST SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE AND CONCERNS.

WITH THAT, I CONGRATULATE MISS TOLBERT AND PLEDGE TO SUPPORT HER BECAUSE IT'S URGENT.

OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR CITY SUCCEED. THANK YOU.

MR. RESENDEZ. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S AN HONOR TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION AND APPOINT KIM TOLBERT AS OUR PERMANENT CITY MANAGER.

THIS APPOINTMENT, IN PART, REFLECTS OUR CONTINUED FOCUS ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE. GROWING UP IN PLEASANT GROVE AND NOW REPRESENTING DISTRICT FIVE IN SOUTHEAST DALLAS.

I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE LEADERSHIP THAT UNDERSTANDS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF SOUTHERN DALLAS WITH KIM TOLBERT'S LEADERSHIP.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE EVERY PART OF OUR CITY, INCLUDING HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS AND OUR BURGEONING LATINO COMMUNITY, THRIVE EQUITABLY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU, MISS TOLBERT, AS WE CONTINUE BUILDING A BETTER DALLAS.

NOW IN SPANISH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MUCHAS GRACIAS. MISS SCHULTZ, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO START BY ASKING MAYBE OUR STAFF THAT'S HERE TO STAND UP.

AND ALL THE ONES OVER HERE. AND EVERYONE. THAT'S FOR OUR STAFF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THERE IS NO ONE. THERE IS NO ONE THAT I TRUST MORE AT CITY HALL.

THERE'S NO ONE THAT OUR STAFF TRUSTS MORE AT CITY HALL.

THERE'S NO ONE IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS TRUST AT CITY HALL, AS SHOWN BY THE RESULTS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE HAD.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

YOU'RE A TRUE SERVANT LEADER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED NOW.

WE NEED SOMEONE WITH A PURE HEART AND A BRILLIANT MIND.

SOMEONE WHO CAN INSPIRE ALL OF US TO REACH OUR POTENTIAL.

AND I FEEL HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS VOTE.

I WANT TO THANK YOUR FAMILY FOR SHARING YOUR BEAUTIFUL KIM WITH US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

AND WE THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF HER FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE.

AND I KNOW I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A TON OF TEXTS FROM PEOPLE.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING ONLINE WITH YOU AND THEIR HEARTS WITH US IN THEIR PRAYERS.

AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR LET'S FOR GETTING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS IN A VERY POSITIVE AND EXCITING WAY.

SO WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, IT'S REALLY SOMETHING POWERFUL AND I HOPE WE CAN DO IT MORE OFTEN.

THANK I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVEN'T OVERLOOKED ANYONE BEFORE I GO BACK TO CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, WHO HAS SPOKEN ALREADY. CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE HOLD MY THOUGHTS AND MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONTRACT

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THAT THE COUNCIL HAS NEGOTIATED WITH THE CITY MANAGER, SPECIFICALLY, THE PROVISION OF A GOLDEN PARACHUTE OF UP TO TWO YEARS PAY OR $900,000 IN THE EVENT OF HER TERMINATION. THERE WAS A HUE AND CRY IN THIS COMMUNITY WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED, AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE PREDECESSOR OF MISS TOLBERT, THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A YEAR'S SALARY OR OVER $400,000 IN SEVERANCE. AND ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT BEING CALLED SEVERANCE, FUNCTIONALLY THAT'S EXACTLY AN EQUIVALENT, AND I CANNOT JUSTIFY A $900,000 POTENTIAL PAYOUT IN THE EVENT OF TERMINATION FOR ANY PERSON WHO WOULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR THIS OFFICE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? BEFORE I GO BACK TO CHAIRMAN ARNOLD. OR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM OR CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ON ROUND TWO. THESE ARE THREE MINUTE ROUNDS.

CHAIRMAN ARNOLD, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES? THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE. FOR THE RECORD, I THANK MRS. KATHY STEWART FOR HER PROFESSIONAL. AND I KNOW MAYOR, YOU ALSO WORKED WITH HER, AND SHE WAS PRETTY MUCH TASKED WITH WORKING.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WORK WITH AN OPEN MIND, A CLEAR HEART AND A CLEAN MIND, A CLEAR MIND AND JUST WHAT WAS GOOD FOR THE CITY.

AND ALSO THANKING THOSE MEMBERS WHO WERE IN THE POSITION TO WEIGH IN AS A COMMITTEE.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, BEFORE I MAKE MY CLOSING COMMENTS MAY HAVE TO COME BACK FOR THE NEXT ROUND.

BUT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE JOB AT HAND OF MAKING DECISIONS, I ALSO LOOKED OVER AT AND SEE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AS WELL, ERIC WILSON UP THERE AS WELL. IT'S HARD. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT JOB.

TODAY WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 15. OH, YOU SEE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE.

AND SO WHEN WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, THIS IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO SEE US.

MAYA ANGELOU SAYS, WHEN PEOPLE TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT. YOU BETTER BELIEVE THEM, AND YOU BETTER BELIEVE WHAT YOU HEAR TODAY WHEN YOU HEAR AROUND THIS HORSESHOE.

THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL JOKE. WHEN YOU HEAR IT, BELIEVE IT.

AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE TO EMBRACE AS WE ATTEMPT TO SERVE.

YOU. AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. YES, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE 15 ZERO, BUT EVERYONE HAS TO VOTE THEIR CONSCIENCE.

WHEN I GO TO BED AT NIGHT, I SLEEP REAL GOOD BECAUSE I KNOW I'M SUPPORTING MISS KIMBERLY TOLBERT.

WHAT'S BEST FOR DALLAS AND WE SHOULDN'T GET AWAY FROM ALL OF THIS NEGATIVE NEGATIVITY.

THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD, IN THIS CITY, IN THIS BUILDING, SOME OF THEM WHO ENJOY NEGATIVITY.

THAT'S A HEAVY BURDEN TO CARRY. WE CANNOT MOVE DALLAS FORWARD WITH THE NEGATIVITY ON A DAY IN AND DAY OUT BASIS.

WE SHOULD MOVE TOWARD YES WE CAN. WE KNOW WE CAN.

BUT I'M GOING TO CLOSE BY SAYING THIS. YOU MAY SAY THIS.

YOU MAY WRITE ME DOWN IN HISTORY. WITH YOUR BITTER, TWISTED LIES.

YOU MAY TROD ME IN THE VERY DIRT. BUT STILL LIKE DUST I'LL RISE.

MAYA ANGELOU TO YOU. MISS KIMBERLY TOLBERT. NOTICE I NEVER SAID INTERIM.

I NEVER USED THE WORD INTERIM BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOU NAMING IT AND CLAIMING IT.

IT MAY SOUND CRAZY TO SOME FOLKS, BUT I ALWAYS HAD FAITH IN YOU.

SO KEEP THE WORDS CLOSE TO YOUR HEART OF MAYA ANGELOU AND THOSE OTHERS WHOSE SHOULDERS YOU STAND ON, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OF AN INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS IT AN INJUSTICE EVERYWHERE? AND THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN DALLAS.

AND IT'S AN INJUSTICE TODAY. IF WE CAN'T GET 15 FOLKS AROUND THIS HORSESHOE TO SUPPORT YOU WITH ALL YOU'VE DONE, AND THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY BECAUSE YOU ARE SHARING HER WITH US AND WE APPRECIATE.

BUT JUST STAY WOKE, STAY STRONG, AND YOU KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS, BECAUSE WE ARE DEPENDING ON YOU AND BLOCK OUT ALL THAT NOISE.

AND REMEMBER, YOU STILL NEED TO. WHAT? RISE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WILL JUST SAY I KNOW EVERYONE'S GOING TO HAVE THEIR OPINIONS.

I KNOW THAT POLITICIANS ARE GOING TO POLITIC, AND I KNOW A LOT OF POLITICIANS WANT TO GET THAT HEADLINE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DON'T DO IS I MEAN, WHAT WE DON'T DO IS OVERSHADOW THE POSITIVE THAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN OUR CITY TODAY. I ALSO THINK THAT CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT, AND TO THROW OUT JUST BASELESS COMMENTS THAT HAVE NO CONTEXT

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THAT, THAT, THAT ACTUALLY GO INTO THE TOPIC. WE EXHAUSTED DATA AND HAD COMPARATIVE DETAILS ON WHAT IT WAS THAT WE AND I WILL TELL YOU AS AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN A SUPPORTER OF MISS TOLBERT THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.

I BELIEVE SHE DESERVES MORE THAN WHAT'S IN THIS CONTRACT.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER CITY MANAGERS ACROSS THIS STATE AND ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS TO SAY THAT WE DID NOT ADDRESS THE PUBLIC'S CONCERN WITH A QUOTE UNQUOTE GOLDEN PARACHUTE IS DISINGENUOUS AT BEST.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT MY WORD IN THERE TOO, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE TODAY IS WE ARE GIVING EVEN LESS THAN WHAT IS HAS BEEN EARNED BY THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THIS JOB.

WHAT WE ARE DOING IS SETTING UP OUR CITY FOR A FUTURE THAT CAN THRIVE, THAT NEIGHBORHOODS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, AND THAT WE WILL PRIORITIZE THE PRIORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT AND THAT WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED WORK ON AROUND THIS HORSESHOE.

SO I DON'T WANT FOR THERE TO BE AN OVERSHADOWING OR FOR THERE TO BE AN ATTEMPT AT A GOTCHA MOMENT OR THESE HEADLINES THAT'S GOING TO GOING TO OVERSHADOW THE WORK. AND THIS GOES BACK TO MY ORIGINAL COMMENTS.

THIS IS A LEVEL OF SCRUTINY THAT I DON'T SEE OTHER INDIVIDUALS GO THROUGH.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TO MENTION TO YOU THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT THIS SECOND.

THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WE HAVE THE HAVE THE MOST QUALIFIED, THE BEST PERSON, AND THAT IS WHAT'S BEEN PUT FORTH IN FRONT OF YOU ON THIS AGENDA.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M PROUD OF, VOTING IN THE AFFIRMATIVE OF HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

AND IN NO WAY DO I WANT YOU TO THINK THAT THIS PROCESS HASN'T BEEN FAIR, HASN'T BEEN WELL THOUGHT OUT, AND HASN'T BEEN ONE THAT HAS BEEN HELD WITH THE UTMOST INTEGRITY, THAT MISS TOLBERT WAS A PART OF NEGOTIATION AS WELL, AND SHE ADVOCATED WELL ON HER OWN BEHALF. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HER CARRY OUT THE CONTRACT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO APPROVE ON THIS BODY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WAS THAT AN ACCIDENT THAT YOU CHIMED IN, OR DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? CHAIRWOMAN STEWART, IF YOU DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE CONTRACT, AND IF PEOPLE HAD QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO WALK THEM THROUGH THAT.

BUT I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MORE FORMAL STATEMENT THAT THAT WILL HANDLE THAT.

OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT.

WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM 46, AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.

I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON ANYONE'S TOES. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY, GO AHEAD, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS MYSELF.

BUT I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE ELSE A CHANCE TO EXHAUST THEIR COMMENTS.

IT LOOKS LIKE I'VE DONE THAT. SO LET ME SAY FIRST A FEW THANK YOUS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT THEY ARE WORTH REPEATING, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU HEAR IT FROM THE MAYOR OF THE CITY.

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT HIRE THAT THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL MAKES, PERIOD.

IT JUST IS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THAT OFTEN.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED ON THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WHO HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN TAKE THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF VOTE.

IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN DURING YOUR COUNCIL TERM THAT YOU SERVE, THAT THERE'S A TURNOVER IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

BUT UNDER OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT, THE COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT, THE ROLE OF CITY MANAGER IS KEY.

IT IS VITAL TO THE CITY'S SUCCESS, AND IT IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT HIRE THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.

SINCE WE BECAME A COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION WE GET TO MAKE, AND WE GET TO DO THAT TODAY. AND GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT DECISION, I WANT TO.

I'D BE REMISS AS THE MAYOR NOT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND ITS CHAIRMAN, TENNELL ATKINS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AD HOC COMMITTEE.

I THINK QUITE UNFAIRLY. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULDN'T RUN FOR THIS JOB IF YOU THINK EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU SHOULD BE FAIR.

THERE'S A LOT OF UNFAIR STUFF THAT'S BUILT INTO ANY POLITICAL JOB.

SO WHILE IT'S UNFAIR, IT'S EXPECTED. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB, I THINK, OF WORKING THROUGH A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSONNEL DECISION THAT WE MAKE.

AND SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM ATKINS, AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A SEARCH PROCESS THAT IS GOING TO RESULT. IT HASN'T BEEN VOTED ON YET, SO I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF AND SAY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VOTE HERE IN A MINUTE. AND IF IT GOES THE WAY I THINK IT IS GOING TO, WE'LL HAVE RESULTED IN WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS AT THIS TIME. SO THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN ATKINS. THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN STEWART FOR LEADING THE ACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR HOPEFULLY SOON TO BE

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CITY MANAGER. THAT WAS NOT AN EASY TASK OF TRANSLATING THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL AND ITS 15 MEMBERS AND THEIR PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS INTO SOMETHING INTELLIGIBLE FOR OUR CHOSEN CANDIDATE TO CONSIDER.

AND I THINK YOU DID A HONESTLY, I THINK YOU DID A DID A MASTERFUL JOB, AND I THINK THAT YOUR TEMPERAMENT AND PERSONALITY AND YOUR REPUTATION AROUND THIS HORSESHOE FOR BEING A PLAIN SPOKEN PERSON AND A TRANSPARENT AND STRAIGHT SHOOTING PERSON IS A TESTAMENT TO THE WAY YOU'VE LED SINCE YOU ARRIVED AT THE HORSESHOE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT CERTAINLY MADE MY JOB A LOT EASIER TO KNOW THAT I HAD A PARTNER IN THIS WHO I COULD JUST SORT OF SAY, YOU KNOW, I TRUST THAT YOU WILL ACCURATELY TRANSLATE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE COUNCIL TO THE CANDIDATE.

AND YOU DID THAT. AND THEN LAST OF MY THANKS, BEFORE I GET INTO HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE DECISION OF THIS BODY, I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO MAKE. IS THE COUNCIL THE FULL COUNCIL? I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU. I'M A PERSON WHO I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE.

I WAS RAISED TO SHOW GRATITUDE, TO THANK PEOPLE WHEN THEY'VE DONE SOMETHING FOR YOU OR WHEN THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.

AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF Y'ALL FOR Y'ALL MADE THIS PROCESS IN THE END WHEN YOUR VOICES WERE REQUIRED.

I THINK ALL OF YOU BROUGHT YOUR A GAME AND WHAT YOUR ACTUAL BELIEFS ABOUT WHAT THIS ROLE SHOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT IT SHOULD BE TO THE TABLE.

AND I PUSHED AT TIMES FOR FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY FEEL LIKE IT AT THE AT THE TIME, FOR WHATEVER REASON. BECAUSE EVERY VOICE ON THIS DECISION IS REQUIRED.

EVERY DISTRICT HAS SENT EVERYBODY IN THESE SEATS HERE TO SHARE WHAT THEIR VOICE WOULD BE IF THEY COULD SIT HERE.

SO YOU DON'T EVER REALLY GET TO PUNT ON THAT PART OF THE JOB, BECAUSE THEY'D BE HERE IF THEY COULD, BUT THEY'RE AT WORK OR SOMEPLACE DOING SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT, AND THEY SENT YOU HERE TO MAKE THAT DECISION ON THEIR BEHALF.

AND I THINK ALL OF YOU DID IT. I THINK ALL OF YOU DID IT.

THANK YOU ALL. SPOKE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THOUGHT ABOUT THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

SO I WANT TO SAY, AS MAYOR, THANK YOU TO ALL OF Y'ALL, BECAUSE I THINK YOU THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

NOW, NOW, LET ME ADDRESS THE ACTUAL DECISION THAT I BELIEVE IS ABOUT TO BE MADE AND WHERE I STAND ON THAT.

THE THREE HUMAN BEINGS ON EARTH THAT I LOVE THE MOST ARE NAMED WILLIAM AND GEORGE AND LILA.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS. I LOVE THEM MORE THAN I CAN EVEN PUT INTO WORDS.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU, IN SPITE OF LOVING THOSE THREE CHILDREN OF MINE, IF YOU DIDN'T FIGURE THAT OUT.

THOSE ARE MY THREE CHILDREN. NOT ONE OF THEM IS PERFECT.

NOT ANY ONE OF THE THREE. I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT ONE OF THEM IS PERFECT.

NONE OF THEM ARE PERFECT. BUT I GOT NEWS FOR YOU.

YOUR MAYOR ISN'T PERFECT. NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE IS PERFECT.

AND AIN'T NONE OF Y'ALL PERFECT EITHER. WHETHER YOU'RE IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT NOW OR ON THE OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING LOOKING IN.

ONLY PERFECT PERSON EVER WALKED THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.

GOT AS A REWARD FOR THAT BEING HUNG TO A CROSS.

AMEN. IMMA SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. THE ONLY PERFECT PERSON WHO EVER WALKED THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.

THEIR REWARD FOR BEING PERFECT WAS THEY GOT HUNG TO A CROSS.

AIN'T NOBODY PERFECT IN HERE OR OUTSIDE OF HERE.

SO IF IN YOUR MIND THIS RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO GO AND FIND THE PERFECT PERSON, THEN YOU HAD THE ASSIGNMENT ALL WRONG BECAUSE THAT PERSON AIN'T IN EXISTENCE.

WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY I THINK WE DID IT, WAS TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE RIGHT JOB AT THE RIGHT TIME. THAT'S WHAT THE ASSIGNMENT WAS. OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT THE ASSIGNMENT AND SINCE WE'RE DEALING WITH ALL IMPERFECT PEOPLE THAT SELECTION WAS GOING TO BE MADE FROM A POOL OF IMPERFECT PEOPLE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE ALL ARE. SO THAT THAT IS NO DISRESPECT TO THE TO THE APPLICANT POOL OR TO THE PERSON WHO WAS ULTIMATELY SELECTED FROM THE APPLICANT POOL.

THAT'S A STATEMENT OF FACT. SO HERE'S WHAT I WILL TELL YOU.

AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY, WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE SERIOUSLY AND WILL TAKE EVERY PUNCH AND KICK.

THAT ANYBODY IN THIS CITY OR IN THE MEDIA OR ANY PLACE HAS TO DISH OUT FOR THIS CITY IS THIS I WILL ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO USE THE JUDGMENT THAT I

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THINK GOD BLESSED ME WITH, TO LOOK AT ANY SITUATION AND MAKE WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE BEST DECISION, GIVEN WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. I'M ALWAYS GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION.

AND HERE'S WHAT I BELIEVE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, WHO AND HERE'S WHERE I DISAGREE WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS ON THIS COUNCIL, I THINK.

I THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER WORKED IN CITY GOVERNMENT, WHO HAVE ONLY WORKED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, OR PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER SERVED ON A CITY COUNCIL, HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THIS BUILDING. I THINK SOME OF US AROUND HERE THINK THAT WHEN THEY CRITICIZE US FOR THE WAY WE LOOK AT PROBLEMS, THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT THINGS, THE WAY WE APPROACH THINGS, THAT THEY'RE DOING IT MALICIOUSLY THAT THEY ARE, THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO THEY'RE ATTACKING US.

BUT HERE'S WHERE I WOULD ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND RECONSIDER HOW YOU APPROACH THAT.

I THINK THEY'RE OPERATING WITH THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY BRING TO THE SITUATION OF A VACANCY IN THIS CASE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. AND THEY'RE APPLYING THEIR THOUGHT PROCESS TO THAT AND SAYING, WELL, IF I WERE SITTING AROUND ONE OF THOSE CHAIRS, THIS IS HOW I WOULD APPROACH IT. THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IT LIKE A CORPORATION OR A PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITY OR HOWEVER THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IT.

AND HERE'S WHAT ELSE THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT. THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT EXISTS IN THEIR MIND, SOME PERFECT CANDIDATE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT EVEN EXIST.

I CAN TELL YOU ACTUALLY, IT DOESN'T EXIST. IT'S A PERSON THAT EXISTS IN THEIR MIND, AND THEY'RE HOPING AND IMPLORING US TO TO FIND THAT MYTHICAL, NON EXISTENT HUMAN BEING THAT FITS THEIR IDEA.

THEY ALSO DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ANY OF THESE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WORKING WITH.

AND SO HERE IS WHERE I'M GOING TO FILL IN SOME OF THOSE GAPS FOR SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE.

AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE. I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU NOW, IT'S NOT JUST AN OPPORTUNITY. I'M GOING TO REVEAL TO YOU THAT IT HAS BEEN, IN MY OPINION, A BLESSING TO ACTUALLY WORK ALONGSIDE KIMBERLY TOLBERT FOR THE LAST 11 MONTHS. AND I CAN TELL YOU, IF YOU KNOW MY PERSONALITY, YOU KNOW, THIS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

I'M NOT A PERSON WHO MAKES STUFF UP AND SUGARCOATS THINGS.

I'M NOT ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO FOR US ALL TO GET ALONG AND MAKE UP STUFF LIKE, I LOVE, I LOVE RUNNING AND TELLING IT ON PEOPLE AND TELLING THE TRUTH AND EXPOSING.

I LOVE IT, BUT HERE'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.

AND HERE'S WHAT I WANT. EVERYBODY OUT THERE WHO HAS A LACK OF INFORMATION THAT I'M GOING TO TRY TO FILL RIGHT NOW.

KIMBERLY TOLBERT IS FOR SURE. AND I HAVE WORKED IN TWO LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT NOW, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY OF DALLAS IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST, MOST HARDWORKING, MOST ACCESSIBLE, MOST HUMBLE AND EASY TO GET ALONG WITH AND WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH IN GOVERNMENT.

AND WE ARE GETTING CLOSE. WE'RE NOW ENTERING INTO TERRITORY THAT ACTUALLY SCARES ME TO THINK ABOUT.

WE'RE GETTING WE'RE STARTING TO APPROACH 20 YEARS OF DOING THIS STUFF AS BOTH A STAFF PERSON FOR A STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND THEN AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND THEN AS MAYOR. I'VE WORKED WITH LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT KIM TOLBERT IS FRANKLY, SECOND TO NONE OF THEM THAT I'VE WORKED WITH IN TERMS OF KNOWING HER STUFF, BEING PREPARED, AND BEING HONEST WHEN SHE DOESN'T KNOW RIGHT OFF THE BAT, RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF HER HEAD AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTION AND GOING AND FINDING OUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE PEOPLE THINK THIS JOB IS ABOUT OTHER THAN BEING PREPARED, BEING SMART, BEING COMPETENT, BEING ACCESSIBLE AND APPROACHABLE, AND BEING HUMBLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT HER JOB TO HAVE THE SAME POLITICS AS EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL. BECAUSE I HAVE A NEWSFLASH FOR YOU TOO.

ON THAT POINT, IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH THE MATH, THERE'S 14 MEMBERS AND A MAYOR WHO ALL HAVE DIFFERENT POLITICS, SO HOW CAN HER POLITICS MATCH ALL OF OURS? OUR POLITICS DON'T MATCH.

SO YOU CAN'T SAY THAT I CAN ONLY SUPPORT A CITY MANAGER WHO WANTS TO CUT TAXES.

EXACTLY THE WAY I WANT TO CUT TAXES. I WANT TO CUT THE TAXES IN THIS CITY A LOT.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO CUT THE TAXES AT ALL.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CUT THE TAXES SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PICK THE CITY MANAGER BASED ON WHETHER OR NOT SHE HAS YOUR EXACT POSITION ON WHAT THE TAX RATE OUGHT TO BE.

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YOU, FIRST OF ALL, THAT CAN'T BE DONE MATHEMATICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON THAT.

SECOND OF ALL, HER JOB IS TO EFFECTUATE THE WILL OF THE COLLECTIVE BODY.

NOT ANY ONE OF US, NOT EVEN THE ONLY PERSON UP HERE WHO'S ELECTED AT LARGE, WHICH IS ME.

SO THAT CAN'T THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT LITMUS TEST.

IF SHE WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED HER TO DO, THEN THAT'S THE PERSON I'M FOR.

WELL, THEN YOU REALLY, HONESTLY, YOU'RE LOOKING TO TURN THE CITY GOVERNMENT TO A DICTATORSHIP BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, AND I THINK WE HAVE FOUND IN KIMBERLY TOLBERT, IS SOMEONE WHO HAS SHOWN THAT SHE WILL LISTEN TO ALL 15 OF US AND WILL TRY TO EFFECTUATE THE WILL OF THIS BODY, WHO WILL PUT THE INTERESTS OF THIS CITY FIRST AND WORK HER TAIL OFF, WHO WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF US? AND WHO AND WHO WILL WORK IN A TRANSPARENT AND HONORABLE WAY.

AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY WITH AND MAKE IT UNEQUIVOCAL AND CLEAR AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT I WANT TO SAY THIS ON THIS GOLDEN PARACHUTE SEVERANCE ISSUE, I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION IN REAL TIME WHETHER OR NOT I WAS GOING TO PUT A CLOUD OVER THE DAY BY GETTING INTO HERE AT THE HORSESHOE. THE MECHANICS OF WHAT THIS COMPENSATION PACKAGE LOOKS LIKE AND HOW IT DIFFERS FROM HER PREDECESSOR, AND HOW I WOULD NOT CHARACTERIZE IT THIS WAY.

AND Y'ALL AIN'T HERE FOR THAT. AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU I CAN SIT DOWN WITH THE MEDIA AND WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ON THE RECORD, AND Y'ALL CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW WHAT WE DID TODAY DIFFERS FROM HER PREDECESSOR, AND WHY I WOULD NOT CONSIDER IT TO BE THE SAME ARRANGEMENT AT ALL.

BUT TODAY AND RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW AT 3:27 P.M., WHEN I KNOW WHAT Y'ALL ARE ALL HERE FOR, WHAT Y'ALL NEED TO HEAR FROM THE MAYOR IS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE TRUTH, WHICH IS THAT THIS PROCESS, AS CRITICIZED AS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, YIELDED THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION.

AND HER NAME IS KIMBERLY BIZOR TOLBERT. AND THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION.

THAT'S MY OPINION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND A RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

AND MADAM SECRETARY, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK YOU TO COMMENCE WITH THE VOTING PROCEDURE SO WE CAN HAVE THAT VOTE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WILL ASK THAT YOU SPEAK INTO YOUR MICROPHONE WHEN VOTING.

PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR. NO IF YOU OPPOSE.

WITH 13 VOTING IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSE, THIS ITEM PASSES, MR. MAYOR.

CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] Y'ALL, I'M GOING TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND ALLOW OUR NEW CITY MANAGER TO ADDRESS US IN A WAY THAT SHE SEES FIT AND HOPEFULLY SHE KNOWS BY THAT I MEAN BRIEF SO WE CAN GET TO THE REST OF THIS AGENDA.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW HER TO SAY A FEW WORDS SINCE I KNOW HER FAMILY'S PRESENT, HER MOTHER, HER FAMILY. I SEE Y'ALL ALL HAVE THE SAME OPTOMETRIST AND HAVE THAT THAT FLAIR FOR EYEWEAR, WHICH IS COOL. BUT IF Y'ALL COULD ALL HAVE A SEAT AND I'M GOING TO ALLOW HER ONCE SHE GETS HER HUGS OUT OF THE WAY TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK

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YOU SO VERY MUCH. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO GIVE ALL PRAISES TO GOD.

HE HAS PERFECT ATTENDANCE IN MY LIFE. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME TO SERVE AS YOUR CITY MANAGER.

WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU DURING THIS INTERIM TENURE HAS REALLY MADE ME A BETTER LEADER.

YOUR FAITH AND YOUR TRUST IN ME ALLOWS ME TO CONTINUE MY PASSION TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS MUCH BIGGER THAN MYSELF.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE NOT ONLY SHOWN TO ME, BUT TO OUR 13,000 PLUS TEAM MEMBERS DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.

WE PROACTIVELY LAID A NEW FOUNDATION TO EVOLVE INTO A MORE CUSTOMER CENTRIC ORGANIZATION THAT DOES BUSINESS WITH THOUGHTFULNESS YET URGENCY. I REALIZE THAT I AM NOT ON THIS JOURNEY ALONE, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEND THIS ENTIRE TEAM.

THEY DO THE HARD WORK AND THEY ARE THE SOUL OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

AND MY COMMITMENT AND HOW I PUT WORDS INTO ACTION AND MODEL THE WAY STARTS WITH ALL OF THEM.

TO THE MANY RESIDENTS, THE COMMUNITY, TO ALL THE BUSINESS LEADERS, TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AND TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE OF YOUR TIME TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO HELP US MAKE A BETTER DALLAS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE.

YOU ARE WHAT MAKES DALLAS EXTRAORDINARY. TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND MAKE DALLAS AN EVEN GREATER CITY.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT MY STRENGTH COMES FROM MY FAMILY, AND I'M SO HONORED TODAY TO HAVE MY MOM, MY SISTERS, MY WONDERFUL SON JOSH, THAT Y'ALL ALL HEAR ME TALK ABOUT OFTEN.

MY GODMOTHER IS HERE AND MANY OTHER FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME GROUNDED AND YOU CONTINUE TO BE MY AMEN CORNER.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG, MY GRANDFATHER CHALLENGED ME TO NOT COMPLAIN, BUT TO DO THINGS THAT I WANTED TO CHANGE.

TODAY, JANUARY THE 22ND, IS MY GRANDFATHER'S BIRTHDAY AND HE IS IN MY THOUGHTS.

HE IS THE REASON THAT I BECAME A PUBLIC SERVANT.

HE CHALLENGED ME TO BE THE CHANGE THAT I WAS SEEKING TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE DID NOT HAVE A VOICE. AND SO I REMAIN PROUD THAT I CAME TO DALLAS AS A BUDDING ROSE FROM TYLER, TEXAS.

AND DALLAS ALLOWED ME TO BLOOM. THIS IS MY HOME, AND I AM A AM A CHAMPION FOR THIS CITY.

I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE A MODEL FOR GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AND HOW WE CONTINUE TO INNOVATE, BECOME A MORE EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT AND CONTINUE OUR FOCUS ON TARGETED ECONOMIC GROWTH.

AND TO THIS CITY OF DALLAS TEAM, I SEE ALL OF YOU OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

WE WILL BE RESPONSIVE, ACCOUNTABLE, OPEN AND HONEST, AND REBUILD TRUST WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.

OUR MOMENTUM IS GREAT, BUT WE MUST KEEP RUNNING UP THE SCORE TO MAKE SURE THAT DALLAS IS AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD, WHICH IS WHERE WE BELONG. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I'M READY TO GO AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE TOO. MAY GOD BLESS THE CITY OF DALLAS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, MADAM SECRETARY. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ZONING AGENDA.

MR. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBER ARNOLD WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON Z2.

[Z2. 25-153A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for MF-2(A) Multifamily District uses and standards on property zoned an R-5(A) Single Family District, on the south line of Grant Street, between Ridge Street and South Denley Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to conditions Z234-170(GB/MP)]

CHAIRMAN ARNOLD, WHERE ARE YOU? SHE LEFT THE BUILDING.

OH, THERE SHE IS. ALL RIGHT. CHAIRWOMAN, ARE YOU RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION ON Z2? EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I NEED TO GET MY SCRIPT. I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ZONING MATTER UNTIL MARCH 26TH, 2025.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, CHAIRWOMAN? NO, SIR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ANYONE. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? QUESTIONS? THERE WERE. OH, I DIDN'T SEE ALL THOSE.

SORRY. YEAH, THERE'S LOTS OF THEM. THERE'S JAYNIE THERE'S CARA ALL KINDS.

WHO WAS FIRST? JAYNIE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF MISS ARNOLD, IS THERE ANY.

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YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING SO HARD TO BE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WITH THESE ZONING CASES.

IS THERE ANY INSIGHT AT ALL YOU CAN SHARE WITH US AS TO THE DELAY? YES. THANK YOU. I WAS TRYING TO GET ALL MY NUMBERS TOGETHER I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS ON. I KNOW WE MOVE FAST. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE REAL FAST ON ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO GET GOOD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT ARE NOT COMING TOGETHER.

AND WE NEED TO ALSO THAT OUR ZONING COMMISSION IS INVOLVED WITH THOSE MEETINGS.

WE GET DOCUMENTATION. SO THAT'S WHERE I AM STANDING ON THIS ITEM.

MISS SCHULTZ, DID THAT THAT SATISFY YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON Z2.

THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION, PLEASE? SOMEONE'S COMING ON UP. I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE CROWD.

IS ANYONE GOING TO COME UP AND ANSWER THE. OH, THERE'S BLOCKED IN.

OKAY. JUST LET'S JUST THERE WE GO.

MR. MAYOR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT Z2, RIGHT? I APOLOGIZE.

YES, IT'S Z2. FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE DATE? FEBRUARY 13TH. THANK YOU. 2024. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MISS BLACKMON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON Z2.

YES, I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THAT PAPER IN FRONT OF US.

OH, HERE IT COMES. WAS IT HELD UP AT CPC ANY? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WITH QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS ABOUT THE MOTION TO DEFER BY CHAIRMAN ARNOLD ON Z2? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. ITEMS DEFERRED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBER ARNOLD WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z FIVE.

[Z5. 25-156A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for MF-2(A) Multifamily District uses and standards on property zoned an R-5(A) Single Family District, on the north line of Grant Street and south line of Front Street, west of South Denley Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to conditions Z234-198(LG/MP)]

CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I MOVE TO DEFER THIS MATTER UNTIL THIS ZONING MATTER UNTIL MARCH 26TH, 2025. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, CHAIRWOMAN? YES, SIR. THE SAME. YEAH. FIVE MINUTES. NO. SAME ITEM.

THE SAME ISSUE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DOCUMENTATION WITH ZONING AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE IMPACTED.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYONE ON THIS? WE'RE ON Z5. MISS WILLIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE, I MEAN, I TALKED TO MY PLANNING COMMISSIONER ON THIS AND ABOUT EVERY CASE THAT COMES UP.

AND WHAT I'M GETTING IS THAT THERE WAS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

SO I MEAN, I GUESS WE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVE HERE.

I MEAN, I JUST I'M JUST CONCERNED. IT JUST IT SEEMS LIKE THE KIND OF THING THAT WE SIT AROUND AND TALK ABOUT, WE NEED MORE OF. AND SO I'M JUST I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING, POTENTIALLY.

COME ON. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. SO, HAS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TAKEN PLACE, OR CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE WHAT THE ISSUE IS? SURE. SO WE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE DEBT. YEAH. OH, SORRY.

MY NAME IS PAUL CARDEN. I RESIDE AT 636 ASPEN VALLEY LANE.

DALLAS 75208. WE HAD THREE DEDICATED COMMUNITY MEETINGS OVER A PROCESS OF ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS BASICALLY STARTING FROM THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AND MAKING MODIFICATIONS, ULTIMATELY TO SOMETHING THAT WE FELT THE COMMUNITY WAS OKAY WITH.

AND WE'VE CONTINUED THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SINCE THEN.

BUT YEAH, WE'VE BEEN PRETTY OPEN. WE'VE GOT AN ENTIRE DROPBOX WITH DOCUMENTATION, PHOTOGRAPHS AND EVERYTHING FROM THE ENTIRE PROCESS, FROM HOW IT STARTED TO WHERE IT IS TODAY. SO ARE THERE STILL STICKING POINTS? IS THIS WHAT I'M HEARING? AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, NO.

I MEAN, WE'VE MET WITH THE COMMUNITY REPEATEDLY.

I MEAN, I HAND OUT MY, MY NUMBER LIKE IT'S CANDY.

IT'S WE'VE GOT PRETTY GOOD SUPPORT FROM WHAT WE SEE.

WE EVEN HAVE. I'M SORRY. WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ENTIRE, LIKE, SIGNATURE AND PETITION AND A FEW EMAILS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I'M HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

BUT, YEAH, WE'VE WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT. DOES I MEAN, DOES THE DELAY WHAT IS THE DELAY OF TWO AND A HALF MONTHS DUE TO YOUR PROJECT.

IT MAY IT'S MAINLY GOING TO SLOW DOWN THE ABILITY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY MOVE FORWARD.

THE COMMUNITY FEELS FROM WHAT WE'VE GATHERED, THEY'VE REACHED A COMPROMISE THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.

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AND NOW THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OTHER THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANT TO SEE WORKED ON.

BUT WE KIND OF HAVE TO WORK SEQUENTIALLY. SO UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED, WE CAN ONLY MOVE SO FAR AND LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE. OKAY. SO I WAS GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I MEAN, SO IT SOUNDED LIKE HE'S NOT FEELING LIKE THINGS HAVE BEEN WORKED THROUGH, BUT YOU'RE NOT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ARNOLD. MISS ARNOLD, CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, I THINK SHE'S ASKING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND.

WELL, LET ME JUST SAY THIS SO THAT THE COUNCIL WILL KNOW I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE SHADY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I BELIEVE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE HAD YOU ASKED ME IN THE BEGINNING WHAT MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN.

I HAVE ATTENDED ONE OF THE MEETINGS OF WHICH HE WAS NOT THERE, BUT THERE WAS NO SUPPORT.

NOW MY ZONING COMMISSIONER IS TOM FORSYTHE. SO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I BRING TO YOU THE CONCERN THAT MY ZONING COMMISSIONER HAS BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED AND HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIRECTION.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU TRUST ME. MRS. ANDREA UDREA, WOULD YOU, COULD YOU COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE DATES WHILE WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO MARCH.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M BEING PUT ON TRIAL HERE, BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO TRUST ME IN TERMS OF MAKING A DECISION.

YOU HAVE TWO GROUPS. ONE IS COME LATTER AND YOU HAVE ONE THAT IS A LONG TERM GROUP WITH MRS. BRENTWOOD. AND SO I WANT TO BE FAIR, AND I'M GOING TO BE HONEST.

WE DIDN'T GET THE SUPPORT FROM THAT ONE THAT WE ATTENDED IN THE CHURCH.

AND SO PASTOR HENDERSON'S CHURCH. SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD MS. UDREA, WE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH FEBRUARY. WHAT WAS THE DIFFICULTY WITH FEBRUARY DATES? IF YOU WANT TO HOLD IT TO FEBRUARY. NO, NO, NO.

REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT WE WERE GOING TO BE OUT.

AND WE COULDN'T DO THE FIRST IN MARCH BECAUSE OF SPRING BREAK.

SO IF UNLESS YOU WANT FEBRUARY, WHICH IS WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO WEEKS, WE DON'T HAVE IN MARCH, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING AT THE END OF MARCH.

SO WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AND REALLY, I KNOW I DIDN'T HAVE TO RESPOND, BUT I LIKE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THIS IS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AS TRYING TO REPRESENT OUR DISTRICT, OF WHICH I WAS REPRESENTING DISTRICT FOUR, BUT ALWAYS KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY DIABOLICAL PLANS.

I'M NOT RETALIATING. YOU KNOW ME, MR. CARDIN.

YOU KNOW WHAT MY POSITION IS IN TERMS OF INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO I DON'T STAND BACK FROM THAT. AND SO WHEN WE HAVE DEVELOPERS AND I KNOW YOU'RE ONE WHO THEY'VE GOT TO TRY TO GET OUT AND LOBBY THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AGAINST THE COUNCIL MEMBER. MY CALLING, MY COMMITMENT IS TO THAT COMMUNITY THE BEST INTEREST TODAY, TOMORROW AND MOVING FORWARD.

AND SO I ASK FOR YOU TO VOTE IT UP. VOTE IT DOWN.

BUT MY CONSCIENCE IS GOING TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE I KNOW THE CHALLENGES THAT THAT COMMUNITY FACE.

WE JUST GOT A CALL THIS MORNING TO ADDRESS THE HEIGHT OF SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS.

AND THIS INDIVIDUAL SAID, WHEN I LOOK OUT MY BACK WINDOW, ALL I CAN SEE IS THAT IS THAT CONSTRUCTION POTENTIALLY BLOCKING.

SO COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS, THAT'S WHERE I AM. AND FEEL FREE TO ASK ME ANYTIME YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON IN MY DISTRICT, AND I WILL DEFINITELY HELP YOU, BUT I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE SHADY PEOPLE.

I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I'VE BEEN CALLED AND HIRED TO DO BY THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT FOUR.

THANK YOU. IS THAT ENOUGH? MAYOR IS MAYOR PRO TEM.

WILL THAT SUFFICE? IS THAT ALL, MISS WILLIS? MAYOR, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.

IS THAT ALL? I DON'T KNOW. YOU STILL HAVE SOME TIME.

I'M JUST ASKING. IS THAT. IS THAT ENOUGH? WELL, I MEAN, THAT WENT ON FOR MY TIME.

YEAH, I JUST I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES, BECAUSE WHAT I HAD GOTTEN FROM MY PLAN. COMMISSIONER AND FOLLOWING THE CASE, IT SEEMED LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS APPROVED. AND SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT ALL THE POSITIVES THAT WERE LISTED AND JUST WANTING TO BE SURE I REALLY UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHERE THE RUB WAS. SO IT'S SOUNDING LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SHE WAS MOVING FOR MARCH AND YOU WERE SAYING THAT'S IT JUST SLOWS THINGS DOWN A LITTLE, BUT IT'S NOT DETRIMENTAL. IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.

AND JUST LIKE WE'VE HELD THE PREVIOUS COMMUNITY MEETINGS WE'RE HAPPY TO HOST ANOTHER ONE.

LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN PRETTY OPEN TO THIS PROCESS.

SO AS LONG AS WE'RE AWARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAPPY TO LET EVERYONE KNOW YOU CAN COME ALONG AND SEE HOW THE PROCESS STARTED AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND HOW AND HOW WE FELT.

WE'VE REACHED A COMPROMISE. OKAY, WELL THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE CLARITY ON IT.

ANYONE ELSE? SO THERE WAS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM. MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER ARNOLD WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM C6.

[Z6. 25-157A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for MF-2(A) Multifamily District uses and standards on property zoned an R-5(A) Single Family District, on the southwest corner of Grant Street and South Denley Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to conditions Z234-202(MB)]

COUNCILWOMAN. OH. THANK YOU. A MOTION. I MOVE TO DEFER THIS ZONING MATTER UNTIL MARCH 26TH.

THESE ARE ALL IN THE SAME AREA. OKAY. OKAY. ANY COMMENT?

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NO COMMENT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM. THAT IS NO NOTED, MR. MAYOR.

[Z9. 25-160A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an LI Light Industrial District with consideration of a CS Commercial Service District on property zoned an A(A) Agricultural District with Specific Use Permit No. 890 for a radio, television or microwave tower, on the southwest line of South Central Expressway, between Youngblood Road and Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway Recommendation of Staff: Approval of a CS Commercial Service District in lieu of an LI Light Industrial District Recommendation of CPC: Approval of a CS Commercial Service District in lieu of an LI Light Industrial District Z234-287(LC)]

COUNCIL MEMBER NARVAEZ WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z NINE.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVED TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO MARCH 26TH.

OKAY IN THE COMMENT. AND EVERYBODY, THIS IS FOR MAYOR.

MAYOR ATKINS IT'S IN HIS DISTRICT. IT'S HIS ZONING CASE.

HE'S CHAIR. SO HE MAYOR RIGHT NOW. SO HE'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE MOTION.

SO I MADE IT FOR HIM. NO COMMENT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ARE. YOU ALL RIGHT, COUNCILWOMAN? SHOOT. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO WONDER.

SAME QUESTION THAT I HAD FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ARNOLD.

IF THERE'S A REASON THAT CAN GIVE US JUST INSIGHT AS TO WHY WE'RE POSTPONING, THAT'S ALL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.

[ZONING CASES - CONSENT]

YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS Z ONE THROUGH Z 15.

ITEM Z TWO WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED. ITEM Z FOUR IS BEING PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.

ITEM Z FIVE WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED. ITEM Z SIX WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED.

ITEM C7 IS BEING PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO.

ITEM C9 WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED. ITEM C12 IS BEING PULLED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA, AND ITEM C13 IS BEING PULLED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.

THEREFORE, YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS Z1, Z3, Z8, Z10, Z11, Z14 AND Z15. I'LL READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.

ITEM Z1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AUTHORIZED HEARING TO DETERMINE THE PROPER ZONING USES, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE REGULATIONS ON PROPERTIES IN JIMTOWN, AN AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY FRANKLIN STREET ON THE WEST.

THE ALLEY NORTH OF KINGSTON STREET ON THE NORTH, A LINE RUNNING NORTH SOUTH WEST OF THE ALLEY WEST OF HAMPTON ROAD ON THE EAST AND BRANDON STREET ON THE SOUTH, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 10.37 ACRES, AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AR-7.58 SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, ADU OVERLAY, AND AN MF-1A MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT ON A PORTION.

ITEM Z3 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN MF-2A, MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT AND 2A, RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE DEED OF THE TERMINATION OF DEED RESTRICTIONS AS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH LINE OF WEST DAVIS STREET BETWEEN NORTH DWIGHT AVENUE AND CHALK HILL ROAD. ITEM Z8 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A-3, A TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT, ON PROPERTY ON THE EAST LINE OF TOLUCA AVENUE, NORTH OF CIRCLE DRIVE.

ITEM Z10 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND ONE AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PLAN DEVELOPMENT SUB DISTRICT NUMBER 145 WITHIN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, NUMBER 193, THE OAKLAWN SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT AND TWO, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A BANK OR SAVINGS AND LOAN OFFICE WITH DRIVE IN WINDOW SERVICE ON THE NORTH CORNER OF MAPLE AVENUE AND AMELIA AVENUE.

ITEM 11 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2411 FOR A RESTAURANT WITHOUT DRIVE IN OR DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH LINE OF BRUTON ROAD, EAST OF PLEASANT DRIVE.

ITEM Z14 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TOWER ANTENNA FOR CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS, LIMITED TO A MONOPOLE CELLULAR TOWER ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH LINE OF WEST KEITH BOULEVARD, EAST OF MOUNTAIN CREEK PARKWAY. AND ITEM C 15 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 1554 FOR A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION TOWER ANTENNA ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ELM ROAD BETWEEN SOUTH GATE LANE AND SUNBURST DRIVE.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON, I'M SORRY, TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM Z ONE MARY LOU POTTER, IS NOT PRESENT. VICTOR ROMO.

VICTOR ROMO, YOU MAY COME FORWARD.

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THERE'S A BUTTON AT THE BASE OF THE MICROPHONE AT THAT BASE ON THE MICROPHONE.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW Y'ALL CAN HEAR ME.

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? CITY COUNCIL, CHAD WEST.

THIS IS MY WONDERFUL WIFE, LINDA ROMO OF 54 YEARS.

TODAY IS ACTUALLY OUR ANNIVERSARY, AND IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL PRESENT TO US THAT Y'ALL WOULD GRANT US WHAT WE'RE ASKING. TO CHANGE FROM MULTI-FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY WITH A MOTHER IN LAW, HOUSE IN THE BACK AND A CAP.

WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS NEVER BEEN DONE IN CITY OF DALLAS.

AND I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE AND SAY THANK YOU TO CHAD WEST.

JUST LIKE MR. RIDLEY SAID. I'M TRYING TO BE HONEST.

I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHO MR. CHAD WEST WAS, AND I GOT TO MEET HIM AND GET TO KNOW HIM, AND HE'S A VERY, VERY FAIR MAN. AND I'M GLAD HE IS OUR PRECINCT ONE AND.

ALL MY CONSTITUENTS ARE THE 50 HOMES. AND I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT MAYBE NOT AS OLD AS WE ARE.

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL Y'ALL I'M FIXING TO TURN 70.

THEY'RE DEPENDING ON ME TO SIT THERE, SO THEY WON'T BUILD THREE, TWO STORY CONDOS THE WAY WE'RE SEEING ALL OVER THE CITY OF DALLAS.

AND IF THIS IS JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF THE ROCK THAT Y'ALL WILL GRANT US THAT WOULD MAKE US HAPPY AND MAKE THE 50 HOMES HAPPY.

AND I GUESS THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER THING WE CAN SAY AND SAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE IN CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR LEADERS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

AND WE ALSO ARE CONGRATULATING MISS TOLBERT TO HER MANAGEMENT.

AND THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM Z10, JAMES SCOTT. YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO ADD.

JUST WANTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN CASE THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOUR SPEAKER ON Z 15 IS CANCELED.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE. OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY OF THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS THAT WERE JUST PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD.

NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. CHAIR. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

SECOND. OKAY. ANY COMMENT? YES. GO AHEAD. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SO I'M SPEAKING ABOUT Z ONE SPECIFICALLY.

I'M. THIS IS THE JIMTOWN AUTHORIZED HEARING. YOU HEARD THE ROMO'S JUST TALK ABOUT SO ELOQUENTLY.

I'M SO EXCITED, COLLEAGUES, TO BRING THIS TODAY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME OTHER EXCITING STUFF AT THE HORSESHOE. THIS IS SUPER EXCITING FOR DISTRICT ONE.

WE'VE BEEN WAITING SEVEN YEARS FOR THIS, ACTUALLY, SEVEN AND A HALF NOW.

IT IS THE SECOND OF FIVE AUTHORIZED HEARINGS THAT HAVE EVOLVED OUT OF THE WEST OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN, WHICH WE CALL WOCAP, WHICH COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IN OCTOBER 2022.

SO THIS PROCESS FOR THE JIMTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD STARTED WHEN COMMUNITY LEADERS MARY LOU POTTS, WHO UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO LEAVE, AND TERESITA DELGADO WANTED TO ADD PROTECTIONS FOR THEIR SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO PUT IN ADUS BACK IN 2017. MOST OF THE AREA WAS ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY.

HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN DEVELOPED FOR DECADES AS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITH ADUS IN THE BACK.

SO I WANT TO COMMEND STAFF, ESPECIALLY FOR EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THIS WITH JIMTOWN NEIGHBORS.

LOTS OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS. AND GOING EVEN GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND KNOCKING TO GET NEIGHBORS INPUT.

AND ALSO FOR OUR NEIGHBORS FOR DOING THAT. PARTICULARLY SETH ACUFF, JALEN PORSCHE AND ANDREA GILLIS FROM PLANNING STAFF.

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SO THIS IS NOT A DOWN ZONE. I WANT TO BE VERY SPECIFIC.

THIS IS A LATERAL REZONING FROM MF2 TO SINGLE FAMILY WITH ADUS.

SO IT ALLOWS THE GENTLE DENSITY THAT MAKES SENSE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUPPORT MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING, WHICH IS WHAT THE NEIGHBORS WANT.

THIS SORT OF GENTLE DENSITY HELPS US MAINTAIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE MAINTAINING MUCH NEEDED HOUSING.

I'VE HEARD FROM OUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR PREDOMINANTLY LATINO NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT THESE ARE GREAT.

THESE ADUS ARE GREAT FOR HELPING THE SENIORS STAY IN THEIR HOMES, HELPING KIDS COME BACK AFTER SCHOOL TO AND KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER.

I HOPE THAT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT ONE AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY CONSIDER THIS ADU OVERLAY.

THANKS AGAIN TO NEIGHBORS FOR SHOWING UP. LASTLY, I DO WANT TO LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW.

LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE SECOND OF FIVE AUTHORIZED HEARINGS THAT'S COMING TO YOU.

IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THAT'S OKAY.

THIS HAS BEEN SMOOTH. THE LAST ONE WAS SMOOTH.

THE NEXT ONE WILL PROBABLY BE SMOOTH. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO VERY DIFFICULT ONES UP HERE.

I'M JUST GETTING YOU PREPARED FOR THAT NOW. HOWEVER, I THINK IT'S OUR DUTY TO FOLLOW THE WEST OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN THAT THIS COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. AND I WILL BE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT THEN, JUST LIKE I AM NOW.

THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD UNDERSTAND WHY THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION DATE WAS 2019. THIS IS FOR Z ONE.

I STAFF MAY WANT TO ANSWER THIS. I KNOW THAT WE CAN.

I USE YOUR TIME, COLLEAGUE. I ACTUALLY WAS LOOKING FOR A STAFF ANSWER.

NO PROBLEM. STAFF. MR. GRAYCEY, CAN YOU LET STAFF COME FORWARD, PLEASE? LET STAFF COME. LET STAFF COME FORWARD. HE WAS HOPING SHE'D NEED TO BE THERE.

OH. MY APOLOGIES. YES. SO THIS ONE WAS AUTHORIZED IN 2019.

AND I THINK IT WAS AUTHORIZED BEFORE WE HAD THE WEST OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN.

SO IT WAS SCORING A LITTLE BIT LOW IN OUR PRIORITIZATION.

ONCE THE OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN WAS APPROVED, WE MOVED IT UP AND WE TOOK ALL THE AUTHORIZED HEARINGS IN THE WEST OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN IN ORDER. AND WE WORKED ON THIS WITH PRIORITY, BECAUSE THE AREA PLAN WAS PRETTY SPECIFIC ON HOW TO ADDRESS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THAT'S WHY IT TOOK SO LONG. I WILL ALSO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT AUTHORIZED HEARINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN ZONING CASES.

THEY DO INVOLVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND A LOT OF WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS READY TO MOVE IT FORWARD, WE TRY TO HONOR THAT.

SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT TIME, A TIME FRAME AND TIME TIMETABLE FOR AUTHORIZED HEARINGS, JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE VERY RESPECTFUL TO THE COMMUNITY.

MISS BENTLEY. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT FIVE AND A HALF YEARS, EVEN WITH COMMUNITY MEETINGS, SEEMS RIDICULOUSLY EXCESSIVE. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN OMAR.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND I WANT TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE, MR. WEST. CHAD WEST, COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT ONE AND THE JIMTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU GUYS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THE ADU THING BY PETITION.

IT WAS DONE ONCE BEFORE, BUT IT WASN'T THROUGH PETITION. IT WAS THROUGH A CONSERVATION DISTRICT, I BELIEVE. AND WE PASSED THIS ORDINANCE TO ALLOW ADUS IN 2018.

SO, YOU KNOW, I HEARD THE QUESTION ABOUT 2019, BUT 2018 IS WHEN THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME AND THE HISTORY IS I DID MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THIS ORDINANCE TO MAKE IT AN OPT OUT INSTEAD OF AN OPT IN, SO THAT FOLKS LIKE THE MOORES WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THAT YOU, THAT FAMILIES, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WANTED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ENTIRE AUTHORIZED HEARING AND HAVE TO WAIT YEARS FOR AN AUTHORIZED HEARING TO COME TO FRUITION BECAUSE THEY JUST THEY JUST TAKE A LONG TIME.

AND IMAGINE IF THESE FOLKS COULD HAVE BUILT THEIR ADU BACK IN 2018 OR 2019.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT CHEAPER, RIGHT? AND IT WOULD BE WORTH A LOT MORE TODAY IF YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT.

BUT AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE ORDINANCE.

AND SO I HOPE THAT I DON'T, YOU KNOW IF OUR CHAIRMAN FOR HOUSING COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE IF WE.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE TAKEN UP. NOT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EVEN DO IT.

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IT'S, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. THERE'S ZERO LOT LINES AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT AND MAKE SURE THAT IF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS IT, THAT IT'S A FASTER WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO DO AN AUTHORIZED HEARING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE IT'S MONEY, IT'S TIME. AND ALL OF THESE FOLKS HAD TO WAIT SO LONG.

FOR THE YOU KNOW, THE MATERIALS HAVE GONE UP ASTRONOMICALLY SINCE 2019 WITH THE PANDEMIC AND EVERYTHING, BUT GOOD JOB, YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF JIMTOWN. AND ESPECIALLY MARY LOU, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S A WEST DALLAS GIRL.

SO YOU KNOW, I'M FROM THE WEST SIDE, TOO, SO WE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE SAY, THE BEST IS IN THE WEST.

AND I'M GLAD THAT Y'ALL WERE ABLE TO HELP MR. WEST GET THIS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR YOU GUYS. I'M FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING IN MISS ARNOLD'S RHYMING STUFF, SO THE GOOD PART IS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD. AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S A VERY LIGHT DENSITY THAT CAN HELP THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT MAKING THEM SCARED OF APARTMENTS OR BIG THINGS THAT COULD GO IN. AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WEST OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN.

AND I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY TO GET HERE, BUT FROM WAY BACK THEN.

BUT GOOD JOB, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS WHAT RESIDENTS WANT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT THEY WANT TO HAVE.

AND THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GREAT. AND I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

AND I HOPE WE SEE THE NEXT ONES AND THEY AREN'T AS SCARY AS YOU'RE SAYING.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WARNING. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. WEST. CONGRATULATIONS, JIM. TOWN CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. AND JUST A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR THE KIND WORDS AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE HARD WORK OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

AND I AGREE ON ADUS. WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I THINK THROUGH CODE REFORM IS WHERE IT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT DURING FORD DALLAS. I'D LOVE TO SEE.

YOU KNOW, I AGREE IT DOESN'T. ONE SIZE FITS ALL DOES NOT WORK.

BUT THERE IS A THERE'S A BETTER PATH THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

AND THEN ON CHAIR MENDELSOHN'S COMMENTS, I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE SPEEDING UP THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

I WANT TO DEFEND STAFF ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THE A LOT I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM WERE HERE WHEN THE PRIORITIZATION METHOD FOR AUTHORIZED HEARINGS CHANGED WHEN WE APPROVED IT. ACTUALLY, NO STAFF DID IT ON THEIR OWN. IT WAS A ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION DURING COVID.

EARLY DAYS OF COVID, WHERE STAFF SHUFFLED THE PRIORITIZATION METHOD AND ALL OF MY CASES WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS WHY IT'S TAKEN SO LONG.

WE DID THE WEST OAK CLIFF AREA PLAN, WHICH TOOK THREE YEARS, TO MOVE THEM TO THE TOP.

SO THE DELAY WAS IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF AND BECAUSE OF THE PRIORITIZATION CHANGE.

AND THEN THE LONG SCALE AREA PLAN THAT WE DID IN THE DISTRICT THAT AFFECTED 44,000 HOMES AND OUR 44,000 NEIGHBORS.

AND SO WE MADE IT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORS. AND I DID AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT AND STAFF.

AND WE'RE HERE TODAY, AND I WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE THE ROMOS ON THEIR 54TH ANNIVERSARY.

I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER THINGS YOU ALL WOULD RATHER BE DOING, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION.

SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY.

[Z4. 25-155A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a TH-3(A) Townhouse District on property zoned an LO-1 Limited Office District with consideration for a Specific Use Permit for a private recreation center, club, or area, and with consideration for a Planned Development District for LO-1 Limited Office District uses, on the north line of East Northwest Highway, east of Lockhaven Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval of a Specific Use Permit for a private recreation center, club, or area, subject to a site plan, a landscape plan, and conditions in lieu of a Planned Development District Recommendation of CPC: Approval of a Specific Use Permit for a private recreation center, club, or area, subject to a site plan, a landscape plan and conditions in lieu of a Planned Development District Z234-178(MB)]

NEXT ITEM, MADAM SECRETARY. THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM Z4.

I'LL READ THAT ITEM INTO THE RECORD. NOW ITEM Z FOUR IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TH-3A TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH LINE OF EAST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, EAST OF LOCK HAVEN DRIVE.

MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 79 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED NINE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND FIVE REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

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

DO I HAVE A MOTION CHAIRMAN STEWART? YES. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO A REVISED LANDSCAPE PLAN SHOWING TREES BEING RELOCATED TO AVOID UTILITIES. SECOND. OKAY. IN THE COMMENT YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY BRIEFLY THANK YOU TO NICK AND DAWSON FOR WHAT I WOULD SAY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE PROPOSED REUSES OF A PROPERTY.

WE HAVE AN OLD OFFICE BUILDING, PRAIRIE STYLE.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH EMPTY AT THIS POINT. AND THEY'VE GOT A GREAT CONCEPT FOR BRINGING FAMILIES IN AND REALLY IMPROVING THE AREA.

SO WE'RE LIKE HIGHLANDS IS VERY EXCITED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ANYONE? SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY.

NEXT ITEM MADAM SECRETARY. ITEM Z7. ITEM Z7 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT SUB DISTRICT FOR AN ART

[Z7. 25-158A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development Subdistrict for an art or craft production facility use on property zoned Subdistrict 3 within Planned Development District No. 317, the Cedars Area Special Purpose District, on the south corner of Griffin Street, east and South Ervay Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a revised Exhibit 317A (Property Descriptions) and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a revised Exhibit 317A (Property Descriptions) and conditions Z234-240(LG/MP)]

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OR CRAFT PRODUCTION FACILITY USE ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH CORNER OF GRIFFIN STREET EAST AND SOUTH ERVAY STREET.

MISTER MAYOR, WE SENT 45 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED ONE REPLY IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, BUT I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS ROB BALDWIN.

I'M AT 304 ELM STREET, SUITE B IN DALLAS. AND THIS IS A REQUEST FOR THE CEDARS UNION, WHICH IS AN ARTIST COOPERATIVE.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY. THE BEAUDOIN FAMILY FOUNDATION OWNS THIS HISTORIC BUILDING IN THE CEDARS.

IT'S BEEN USED FOR ARTISTS LOFT SPACES. THEY'RE, THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION, BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE TO STOP OPERATING AT 7 P.M..

AND AS A FATHER OF AN ARTIST, I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T GO TO BED AT 7 P.M..

THEY LIKE TO WORK OVER THE NIGHT. AND SO THAT THIS IS A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR LONGER HOURS OF OPERATION AND ADJUST THE PARKING FOR THE AREA. CEDARS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUPPORTIVE.

OUR NEIGHBORS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AS WELL. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM C7 NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.

MR. MAYOR, CHAIR MORENO I MOVED TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY PLAN COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE.

REMOVE THE FOLLOWING PROVISION. OUTDOOR SPECIAL EVENTS RELATED TO THE ART AND CRAFTS PRODUCTION FACILITY ARE LIMITED TO 12 TIMES A YEAR IN MONTGOMERY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THE CEDARS UNION IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THE CEDARS COMMUNITY.

THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT TWO, BUT ALSO THE ALL OF NORTH TEXAS.

THIS IS A LEGACY STRUCTURE. THE CEDARS UNION HAS BEEN A STRONG, HAS A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

THEY HELP EMERGING ARTISTS AND OFFER STUDIO SPACE.

AS MENTIONED, THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE HOURS. I, TOO HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT LOVES THE ARTS.

SO I FEEL YOU THERE. CPC, I BELIEVE, HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH THE HOURS CHANGING.

AND SO THEY ADDED A PROVISION IN TWO THINGS. THE ATTORNEYS ARE TELLING US THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PUT THIS IN HERE, BUT I ALSO DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S NECESSARY. THE CEDARS UNION HAS PROVEN TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

THEY HAVE STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE CEDARS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

AND SO I'M NOT SURE IF THE ATTORNEYS WANT TO WEIGH IN ON WHY WE WERE ASKED TO REMOVE THAT PROVISION.

IS THAT A QUESTION? YES. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET CLARITY ON WHY WE NEED TO REMOVE THAT PROVISION.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. CASEY BURGESS IS COMING UP TO THE MICROPHONE.

CASEY BURGESS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE CAN'T REGULATE SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGH ZONING.

ACTUALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY THAT THE SPECIAL EVENT CHAPTER SET UP, IT SAYS THAT IT ALLOWS SOMETHING THAT IS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY ORDINANCE.

SO EVEN IF WE WERE TO PROHIBIT IT THROUGH THE PD, YOU COULD STILL CONCEIVABLY GO AND GET A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT ANYWAY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL, MR. MAYOR. SEEING NO ONE ELSE.

SO ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRIED.

THE NEXT ITEM. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM Z 12. ITEM Z 12 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC

[Z12. 25-163A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2419 for a community service center on property zoned an MF-2(A) Multifamily District, on the northwest line of Avenue Q, between Laughlin Drive and Riek Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to amended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to amended conditions Z234-295(GB/RM)]

USE PERMIT NUMBER 2419 FOR A COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER ON PROPERTY ON THE ON THE NORTH WEST LINE OF AVENUE Q BETWEEN LOCKLAND DRIVE AND REICH ROAD.

MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 31 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION.

YOU DO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM Z 12.

STEPHANIE MOTTS. HERE REMOTELY. YES. WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU.

YOU MAY. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. WE'VE BEEN AT THE SITE FOR 34 YEARS.

WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 57 YEARS. WE, AS PART OF OUR MISSION STATEMENT, ARE AN ASSET TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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AND THE COMMUNITY. AND WE PLAY THE ROLE OF AN ENGINE IN THE DALLAS ARTS COMMUNITY.

THE WE HAVE 31 WORKING ARTISTS WHO SERVE AS OUR TEACHING ARTISTS.

WE SERVE OVER 2000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BOTH RENEW OUR PERMIT, BUT ALSO EXTEND THE RENEWAL THANK YOU.

THAT'S YOUR REGISTERED SPEAKER. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z 12.

NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

SECOND. YOU GOT A COMMENT? YEAH, I HAVE JUST A QUESTION.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE STAFF. PASSING WITH CITY PLANNING COMMISSION IS GIVING THE PERMANENT SUP STATUS.

IS THAT ACCURATE? YES. THERE IS NO EXPIRATION DATE FOR THIS SUP.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SEEING NO ONE ELSE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY.

NEXT ITEM. ITEM Z 13. ITEM Z 13.

[Z13. 25-164A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a community service center on property zoned a R-5(A) Single Family Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 595, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, on the southwest line of Carter Street, between Wahoo Street and Spring Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a 20-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a 20-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Z234-296(LC)]

IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF CARTER STREET BETWEEN WAHOO STREET AND SPRING AVENUE. MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 42 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED ONE REPLY IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE.

REMOVE THE PROVISION PROHIBITING INGRESS TO THE PROPERTY FROM JACKSON STREET AND THE SUP IS APPROVED FOR TEN YEAR PERIOD WITH NO AUTO RENEWALS IN THE COMMENTS.

SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL ZONING ITEMS.

[Z16. 25-167A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for specific residential and nonresidential uses on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the northeast corner of East Northwest Highway and Arboreal Drive Recommendation of Staff: Denial Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a development plan and conditions Z223-347(MP)]

ITEM Z16 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A SPECIFIC RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL USES ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND AVERILL DRIVE.

MISTER MAYOR, WE SENT 17 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED EIGHT REPLIES IN FAVOR AND SEVEN REPLIES IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z 16. NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, SIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

IN A COMMENT. NO. NO COMMENTS. OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD.

MR. MAYOR STAFF, COULD YOU COME FORWARD? THANK YOU. SO, MISS ANDREA, YOUR STAFF REPORT STATES THAT SURFACE PARKING IS PERMITTED AS AN ACCESSORY TO A PRIMARY USE PERMITTED IN THE EXISTING R 7.5. HOWEVER, IF NO STRUCTURE IS PROPOSED, IT MAY NOT BE USED AS ACCESSORY PARKING. STAFF CANNOT FIND JUSTIFICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM THESE RULES, WHICH GOVERN R 7.5 A WITHOUT A STUDY OF PARKING NEEDS FOR THE RELEVANT USES. DID I READ THAT CORRECTLY? I THINK SO, YEAH, IT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT. SO I TAKE IT THAT STAFF REQUESTED A STUDY OF PARKING NEEDS FROM THE APPLICANT, BUT NEVER RECEIVED ONE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS PARKING IS NEEDED TO MEET REQUIRED PARKING IN THIS ZONING DISTRICT, OR WHETHER IT'S JUST ADDITIONAL PARKING. YES.

AND AM I CORRECT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT CODE ONLY ALLOWS PERMEABLE PARKING FOR NON REQUIRED PARKING UNDER THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION, OR IS THAT ORDINANCE BEEN CHANGED? I WOULD SAY THAT'S NOT A ZONING. THERE'S MORE OF A ENGINEERING PERMITTING QUESTION.

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AND IT IS MY WE DON'T GET INVOLVED IN THOSE CALLS.

AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THE APPLICANT AGREES, I THINK WE HAVE A LIST OF APPROVED SURFACES AND THEY CAN DEVIATE FROM THOSE.

SO IT'S NOT A ZONING PER SE. SO AS A RESULT OF YOUR CONCLUSION THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE OR THE SURROUNDING CHARACTER.

AND IT IS A PD THAT FURTHER RESTRICTS THE USES AS COMPARED TO AN R7 FIVE.

SO IT ONLY ALLOWS A FEW USES. CHURCH, PARKING LOT AND SINGLE FAMILY.

SO YOU ALSO ANALYZE THAT ISSUE DIDN'T YOU, ABOUT WHETHER THIS WAS AN APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR A PD DISTRICT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES. AND YOU FOUND THAT IT WASN'T APPROPRIATE.

CAN YOU STATE WHY? YES. AND I KNOW I'M AWARE LIKE WE DO HAVE A DIFFERENT TOOL IN THE CODE.

IT'S CALLED A P DISTRICT. THEY COULD HAVE DONE A GENERAL ZONING CHANGE TO A PD DISTRICT.

EVEN WITH THE PD, PROBABLY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD A TRAFFIC STUDY OR SOMETHING IS PARKING NEEDS STUDY. THE P DISTRICT IN THE BASE CODE ALSO REQUIRES STANDING FOR PARKING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES. I'M SORRY. YES, WE DO HAVE A PARKING ZONING DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS ONLY SURFACE PARKING LOTS.

AND IT'S UNDERSTANDING WHEN IT WAS CREATED BACK IN THE 60S WAS SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.

AND THAT TYPE OF GENERAL ZONING CHANGE COMES WITH THE SITE PLAN AND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING.

SO WE WANTED TO ENGAGE IN THAT CONVERSATION, AND WE DIDN'T BECAUSE THE APPLICANT DIDN'T AGREE TO DO THAT.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS APPLICATION.

AS STAFF HAS INDICATED, THIS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

IT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR A PARKING LOT.

IT IS NOT IT DOES NOT QUALIFY AS ACCESSORY PARKING FOR A BUILDING ON SITE.

AND THIS IS LAND THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR R 7.5.

THAT IS MUCH BETTER USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES, CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT THAN IT IS FOR A LARGE PARKING LOT.

COUNCILWOMAN SCHULTZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COULD WE CALL THE APPLICANT TO THE OR APPLICANTS REP.

GOOD AFTERNOON, ROB BALDWIN 3904 ELM STREET, SUITE B IN DALLAS.

THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN. COULD YOU EXPLAIN, PERHAPS START WITH WHAT WAS CPC'S RATIONALE FOR APPROVING THIS WHEN STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL? SURE. SO THIS IS AN INTERESTING PIECE OF PROPERTY.

IT'S RIGHT ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, JUST WEST OF WHITE ROCK LAKE.

ACROSS THE STREET THE WHITE ROCK, WHICH IS NOW THE WHITE ROCK FELLOWSHIP, WAS A CHURCH BUILT IN THE 1970S.

IT'S GONE THROUGH DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS, BUT RIGHT NOW, THE WHITE ROCK FELLOWSHIP OWNS THE PROPERTY, AND THERE ARE GROWING CONGREGATION. IF YOU DRIVE BY THIS PROPERTY ON SUNDAY MORNINGS, PEOPLE ARE PARKING ON THIS PROPERTY TODAY.

IT'S NOT PAVED, BUT THEY'RE PARKING THERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO PARK ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, AND THEY NEED TO HAVE A PLACE TO PARK. THE CHURCH PROACTIVELY DECIDED TO BRING THIS TO MAKE IT LEGAL.

SO WE HAD THREE OPTIONS. WE COULD DO A PARKING DISTRICT, WHICH ONLY ALLOWS PARKING.

IT COULD NEVER GO BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY. IT COULD NEVER BE USED FOR A CHURCH USE.

WE COULD DO A MIXED USE DISTRICT, WHICH IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE AT THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL AND PARKING.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT USE. LEADING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD.

OR WE COULD DO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE PROPOSE TO DO. THAT ALLOWS US TO USE IT FOR PARKING.

IF FOR SOME REASON THE CHURCH WOULD MOVE AWAY, THEY COULD STILL DO SINGLE FAMILY ON IT.

OR IF THE CHURCH WANTED TO RECONFIGURE THEIR CAMPUS.

SO THEY PUT THE CHURCH ON THIS PROPERTY AND THE PARKING ON THE OTHER SITE.

THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. WE THINK THAT IS A GOOD USE OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE CITY PLANNING STAFF IS CONCERNED OF THE PROLIFERATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN USED INAPPROPRIATELY IN THE PAST, I WOULD THINK.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT USE FOR ONE. AS FOR STAFF ASKING US FOR A PARKING STUDY, WE DIDN'T OBJECT TO DO A PARKING STUDY,

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BUT WE DIDN'T. WE DID OBJECT TO SPEND $7,000 TO HIRE A PARKING CONSULTANT TO TELL US SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH.

THAT PEOPLE ARE PARKING HERE ON SUNDAYS. THE DALLAS CITY CODE IS HAS IN THE PARKING ONLY REQUIRES YOU TO PARK THE SANCTUARY AT ONE SPACE PER FOUR SEATS. AS YOU KNOW, CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, THEY'RE NOT JUST SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS ANYMORE.

AND PARKING JUST THE SANCTUARY DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH PARKING.

YOU MEET THE CITY CODE FOR PARKING, BUT YOU DON'T MEET THE PARKING.

YOU REALLY NEED TO OPERATE THE SITE. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THIS IS A GOOD USE OF THE PROPERTY, AND I HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT IT.

SO IT'S IRONIC, RIGHT, THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED MORE PARKING SOMEWHERE.

THE CHURCHES ARE ONE OF THE FEW USES THAT NEED MORE PARKING THAN THEY NORMALLY REQUIRE.

IF WE DENY THIS, THEN WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CARS THAT ARE PARKING WITH THE CHURCH? DEPENDS.

AND YOU MEAN FOR HAVING AN EMPTY LOT. BE THERE THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PARK ON.

IS THAT RIGHT? THEY COULD PARK ON THE STREET BECAUSE IT'S LEGAL TO PARK ON A PUBLIC STREET THAT DOESN'T HAVE NO PARKING SIGNS.

SO IS IT I DON'T KNOW THE AREA THAT WELL. IS IT RESIDENTIAL? PRIMARILY. NORTH OF HERE IS RESIDENTIAL. SO IF THEY GATE OFF THE LOT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED AS A PARKING LOT, IT'S GOING TO FORCE THE PARKING ONTO RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN ACROSS OUR CITY.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT MORE OF THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? AND IF I CAN SAY TWO OTHER THINGS. ONE, THE PD, IT CALLS FOR AN ENHANCED LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG OUR PERIMETER BOTH ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND ARBOREAL AND SIDEWALKS.

AND WE ADDED THE IMPERVIOUS COVER ALLOWANCE INTO THE CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DOES ALLOW YOU TO DO IMPERVIOUS COVER AND ALTERNATIVE PAVING REQUIREMENT, BUT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THEIR APPROVAL PROCESS TO DO TO THAT.

WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT. BUT WE THINK THAT ALLOWING THE OPTION TO DO IMPERVIOUS COVERS LIKE DECOMPOSED GRANITE IS BETTER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SHOULD THE PROPERTY BE REDEVELOPED, IT WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE AND GREENER TO REMOVE DECOMPOSED GRANITE THAN CONCRETE.

SO PERVIOUS. NOT IMPERVIOUS. YEAH. SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING PERVIOUS.

YOU WOULD HAVE A SURFACE THAT WILL ALLOW MORE DRAINAGE THAT WON'T CAUSE MORE WATER ONTO THE STREET.

THE APRONS AND ANY FIRE LANES WOULD HAVE TO BE CONCRETE.

CORRECT. BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKING SPACES WILL NOT HAVE TO BE.

GREAT. SO NOW I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS, AND I THINK THE LOGIC PROBABLY OF OUR CPC THAT WE TEND TO FOLLOW, IT DOES TO ME, THE IDEA OF FORCING MORE PARKING ONTO RESIDENTIAL STREETS WOULD NOT BE A GOOD MOVE.

SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NOTED ONE. NO. NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU. ITEM Z17 IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR A

[Z17. 25-239A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for a Specific Use Permit for a commercial amusement (inside) limited to a dance hall on property zoned a CR Community Retail District, on the north line of West Camp Wisdom Road, between South Cockrell Hill Road and American Way Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a five-year period, subject to a site plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Denial without prejudice Z234-239(WK) Note: This item was held under advisement by the City Council on January 8, 2025, and is scheduled for consideration on January 22, 2025.]

SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT INSIDE.

LIMITED TO A DANCE HALL ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH LINE OF WEST CAMP WISDOM ROAD BETWEEN SOUTH COPPER HILL ROAD AND AMERICAN WAY.

MR. MAYOR, WE SENT FIVE NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION DUE TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL.

THIS ITEM REQUIRES A THREE QUARTERS VOTE TO PASS.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE ITEM? I SEE.

TWO INDIVIDUALS COMING FORWARD. THE FIRST ONE, WILL YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. HI, MY NAME IS MONICA HARVEY.

I AM THE APPLICANT AT 4107 WEST CAMP WISDOM ROAD, DALLAS, TEXAS.

I SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR REZONING FOR COMMERCIAL EASEMENT INSIDE, AND I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF YOU GUYS WOULD APPROVE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. HI. MY NAME IS NIKKI CRAVER.

I LIVE AT 6720 MATINEE CIRCLE, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY BEHIND MISS HARVEY'S CLUB.

EXCUSE ME, DANCE HALL. AND WE I JUST CAME TO SAY THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT MISS HARVEY HAS PROPOSED TO US.

SO I HOPE YOU GUYS APPROVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM Z 17? NO FURTHER. NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. I HAVE A MOTION.

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YES, MR. MAYOR. I MOVE APPROVAL PER STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.

INSTEAD OF A FIVE YEAR SUP, WE MOVE IT TO A TWO YEAR SUP.

AND THEN THE DANCE HALL OPERATING HOURS WILL BE FROM 11 A.M.

TO 11 P.M. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND 12 P.M.

TO 12 A.M. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SECOND. SECOND.

ANY OTHER COMMENT? YES. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE.

AND I KNOW SOMETIMES OUR COLLEAGUES WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT IRRITATED WHEN WE HOLD ITEMS, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE DETAILS OF, OF WHAT IT, WHAT IT MEANS AND THE, THE LEVEL OF PARANOIA THAT MANY OF OUR FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE WHEN THESE NOTICES COME THROUGH.

SO IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

IN THIS CASE, WHEN I FIRST SAW IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE TO BE A CLUB, BUT TO MY SURPRISE, I ACTUALLY DID GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE AND TALK TO SOME FOLKS AND THEN ITS PROXIMITY TO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS OPERATING AND FUNCTIONING IN THE WAY THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO, AND THE WORDS REFLECTED THAT. SO I DID GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE THE SPACE.

AND NOT ONLY DID I SEE A BEAUTIFUL WITH GREAT POTENTIAL EVENT HALL THERE, BUT IN THAT SAME SHOPPING CENTER, I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THAT THERE WERE FOUR WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES IN THAT VERY SAME SHOPPING CENTER.

THERE'S A SMALLER EVENT SPACE RIGHT DOWN THE WAY.

THERE WAS, I BELIEVE THAT WAS A GHANAIAN RESTAURANT THAT WAS THERE.

GHANAIAN. THANK YOU. AND THEN A AND A AND A WORKFORCE AND THEN A WOMAN'S APPAREL SHOP THAT WAS THERE.

AND THEN THERE WAS A WORKFORCE PLACE ALL IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER.

SO I WAS GLAD I SPENT ABOUT A COUPLE OF HOURS THERE VISITING WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE.

SO TO SEE THAT COMMUNITY THERE, THAT'S WHY WE DELAY THESE SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS, HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY, AND WHAT IS THE PERCEPTION OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. SO I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT AND CATCH HER VISION.

SHE HAS GREAT INTENTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS ONE AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ANYONE ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ONE. NO. AYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM.

[Z18. 25-91A 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 held on December 11, 2024, and is scheduled for consideration on January 22, 2025.]

ITEM Z 18. ITEM Z 18 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A DA DUPLEX DISTRICT ON PROPERTY ON THE WEST LINE OF UNIVERSITY HILLS BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF SINGING HILLS DRIVE. MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 15 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND TWO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION DUE TO 20% OPPOSITION RECEIVED FOR THIS REQUEST.

THIS ITEM REQUIRES A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, BUT I DO SEE AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE AUDIENCE. PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

ON THAT MICROPHONE, THERE'S A BASE BUTTON ON THE BASE.

OKAY. HI, I'M TARA EPHRAIM. I'M THE APPLICANT.

IT'S MY RESIDENT, AND I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS? THANK YOU.

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? MR. MAYOR, MOVE APPROVAL.

SECOND. ANY COMMENT. YES, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE AGAIN HELD UP.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT'S VERY SENSITIVE.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY TAKING A LOT THAT SHE OWNS SPLITTING THAT LOT UP AND ADDING A DUPLEX TO THE NEXT DOOR TO HER TO HER EXISTING PROPERTY. I WAS HESITANT ABOUT THIS, OBVIOUSLY FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, BUT THE LOCATION OF THIS PARTICULAR LOT IS REALLY, IT'S REALLY MORE COMMERCIAL TO THE THERE'S FOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT, BUT TO THE OTHER SIDE THERE'S A CHURCH. BEHIND IT IS A CEMETERY, I THINK, AND QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S REALLY MORE OF A COMMERCIAL. SO I TALKED TO THE CHURCH NEXT DOOR, I TALKED TO SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, AND THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR THIS. CAN I JUST ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO CLEAR MY HEAD FOR SOME OF THE OTHER HESITATION THAT I HAD? WHEN WE MAKE DECISIONS LIKE THIS, THESE ARE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS FOR THE PUBLIC.

AND I'VE SAID THIS TO MY CONSTITUENTS AS WELL.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN ABOUT APPROVING THIS WAS I DON'T WANT TO APPROVE THIS, AND THEN RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET THERE'S A COMPLETE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THEN PEOPLE GET THE GET THE IDEA THAT, OH, COUNCILMAN GRACEY IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.

NO, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS ONE BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE IN ITS LOCATION.

[03:30:03]

SO CAN YOU JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT THESE DECISIONS ARE ALWAYS MADE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND DOESN'T NECESSARILY SET PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE DECISIONS? THAT IS CORRECT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO ANSWER THAT.

YES. EACH ZONING CASE, AS YOU KNOW, WE SAY AT EVERY ZONING CASE IS CASE BY CASE BASIS.

IT WE MAKE DECISIONS AND WE ASK THE QUESTION, IS THIS THE RIGHT USE OF LAND AT THIS LOCATION? THEY DO NOT SET PRECEDENT FOR ONE ANOTHER. SO IF EVEN IN THE SAME BLOCK, IF EITHER THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WANTS TO APPLY FOR THE SAME REQUEST, WE WOULD CONSIDER ON ITS OWN MERITS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I DID. I TOILED OVER THIS ONE, AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT I DID DELAY.

SO I COULD MAKE SURE I WAS MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT DISTRICT THREE, AND I'VE GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS ITEM.

SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIRMAN.

CHAIRWOMAN. THANK YOU. GLAD TO HEAR THOSE COMMENTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS I TRY TO DO IS TO GO OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE THESE.

SO I'M NOT VOTING WITHOUT SOME KNOWLEDGE. AND I, AND I GENERALLY KNOW THAT AREA, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO LOOK AT THIS, BUT I DO. I WILL RESPECT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN DEEP THOUGHT TO IT.

I ONCE AGAIN HAVE TO STAY ON THE ON THE RECORD.

THERE HAS TO BE A BALANCE, WE KNOW, WITH DEVELOPMENT AND RESIDENTS.

AND SO WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPERS TO COME UP TO US TO, TO ENCOURAGE US, TO PERSUADE US TO GO ALONG WITH JUST THEIR PROJECT. AND SO, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE DO MAKE THAT DECISION, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT EITHER THE COUNCIL MEMBER, THE COMMUNITY OR THE DEVELOPER. SO I WOULD SIMPLY SAY THIS CONTINUE TO DO THE DUE DILIGENCE.

AND I'M GOING TO VOTE TODAY KNOWING THAT I'M SUPPORTING YOU.

BUT I THINK WHAT I TAKE OFFENSE TO, I'LL SAY THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME A FEW MINUTES AGO WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN AND THEIR BOTTOM LINE IS ABOUT MAKING A PROFIT, I ALWAYS WEIGH IN, TRY TO HARD FOR THE PEOPLE BECAUSE LONG TERM, IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, I KNOW WHAT WE WHAT WE HOW WE ARE CONFIGURED, HOW WE'VE BEEN DESIGNED WITH PAST SITE PLANS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AND MANY OF THOSE PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN SOME OF OUR UNDERSERVED AREAS ARE HURTING US IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO ACCESS RESOURCES AND THE AND THE ABILITY TO GROW IT. ALSO, THE WAY THE CONFIGURATIONS ARE OF SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

IT ALSO DOES NOT ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

FOLKS DON'T WANT TO BUILD THEIR HOMES THERE. THEY DON'T WANT TO BUILD THEIR BUSINESSES THERE. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE HAVE TO WEIGH IN. WE KNOW PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO THEIR DESIRES HAVE TO BE BALANCED, BUT LONG TERM IT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE WE TALK ABOUT IN THE CITY.

IT HAS TO BE FOR THE COMMON GOOD. AND SO I WANTED TO BE ON THE RECORD FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING ONLINE AND THOSE WHO ARE WHO LISTEN.

AND I'M ONE OF THOSE WHO STRONGLY BELIEVE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION, TRY TO GO TO CAN BEFORE WE CANNOT.

BUT I FELT THE DAY AFTER MY INQUIRY ABOUT MY LEADERSHIP AND MY DISTRICT, I HAVE TO KEEP HONING IN ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S I'M VERY OFFENDED BY IT.

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I DO SUPPORT YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND CAREFUL EXAMINATION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S CHANNEL EIGHT ONE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. CHANNEL EIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE. DO WE HAVE A, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM Z 19 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO AND AN EXPANSION OF

[Z19. 25-238A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to and an expansion of Planned Development District No. 456 on property zoned Planned Development District No. 456 and an R-10(A) Single Family District, in an area bounded by Forest Road and Skyline Drive to the north, Shepherd Road to the west, and Stults Road to the south Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to an amended Exhibit 456A (Conceptual Plan), amended Exhibit 456C, amended Exhibit 456D, amended Exhibit 456E, and amended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to an amended Exhibit 456A (Conceptual Plan), amended Exhibit 456C, amended Exhibit 456D, amended Exhibit 456E, and amended conditions Z234-280(LC) Note: This item was deferred by the City Council before opening the public hearing on January 8, 2025, and is scheduled for consideration on January 22, 2025.]

PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 456 ON PROPERTY IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOREST ROAD AND SKYLINE DRIVE TO THE NORTH, SHEPHERD ROAD TO THE WEST AND STULTS ROAD TO THE SOUTH.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE A CORRECTION TO THE NAME THAT IT SHOULD BE FOREST LANE INSTEAD OF FOREST ROAD AS REPORTED.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE SENT 229 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED TWO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND 17 REPLIES IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS HONORABLE MAYOR. MY NAME IS MARGO MURPHY, BALDWIN ASSOCIATES, 3904 ELM STREET, SUITE B, DALLAS, TEXAS 75226. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

I'VE GOT A PRESENTATION, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND NOT OFFER THAT PRESENTATION AND OFFER THE FOLLOWING WORDS.

I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT A FOREFRONT LIVING, WHO OWNS PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE NORTH.

JANELLE BERTOLINO, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.

THEY HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1980. THEY OWN OVER 65 ACRES THERE, AND THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS,

[03:35:06]

FROM SKILLED NURSING TO ASSISTED LIVING TO INDEPENDENT LIVING IN A VARIETY OF OPTIONS APARTMENT, PATIO HOMES, APARTMENTS, ETC. IT IS A FABULOUS PLACE.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS THIS REQUEST IS JUST TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT ZONES, BRING HEIGHT TO THE CENTER.

THEY JUST AS THEY RENOVATE BUILDINGS, THEY THEY WANT TO GO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE THEIR RESIDENTS A TEN FOOT CEILING.

I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY MUCH AS SIMPLE AS THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE HEIGHT TOWARDS THE CENTER.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE REQUEST IS. THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, WE HELD A VARIETY OF MEETINGS EVEN BEFORE WE FILED THIS CASE AND MET WITH LEADERS, HAD COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND EVEN HAD A ZOOM MEETING LAST NIGHT WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO KIND OF JUST CAME OUT OF THE WOODWORKS AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN NOTICED. AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SOME OF THEM HAD ATTENDED A COMMUNITY MEETING.

I STAND READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND I HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT REQUEST.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z 19. CHAIRWOMAN STEWART. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

ANY COMMENT. I THINK IT'S WE HAD A GOOD MEETING LAST NIGHT.

WE HAD WHEN I HEARD THERE WERE 17 CARDS THAT CAME BACK NO, I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS, WE GOT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

SO WE REACHED OUT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT JUST HAD QUESTIONS.

AND MOSTLY IT MOSTLY IT WAS WHAT THEIR CONCERN WAS, WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEM.

THERE'S REALLY NO PLANS TO CHANGE ANYTHING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEM.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN OR WHAT WILL HAPPEN, I THINK IN THE RELATIVELY NEAR FUTURE IS WEST OF THEM AND IN MORE OF THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY.

AND ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION SEVERAL TIMES OVER THEY SEEMED SATISFIED.

AND I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO COME TODAY AND SUPPORT THAT.

AND THEY ALL GAVE ME THE THUMBS UP. AND SO I THINK WE'RE READY TO GO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES CARRY. NEXT ITEM. ITEM PH1 ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING AN APPLICATION BY LIH

[PH1. 25-118A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application by LIH Paradise Gardens Preservation, LP, an affiliate of LEDG Capital, LLC (collectively referred to as Applicant) to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits (4% Housing Tax Credits) for Paradise Gardens located at 1500 North Garrett Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75206 (Project); and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant, related to its application to TDHCA for the redevelopment of Paradise Gardens - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

PARADISE GARDENS PRESERVATION LP, AN AFFILIATE OF LEDG CAPITAL LLC, COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. TDHCA FOR A 4% NONCOMPETITIVE, LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR PARADISE GARDENS, LOCATED AT 1500 NORTH GARRETT AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75206 PROJECT AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZED A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR APPLICANT RELATED TO ITS APPLICATION TO TDHCA FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PARADISE GARDENS.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM H ONE. I SEE A SPEAKER COMING FORWARD. YES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

THERE'S YOUR MICROPHONE. THERE'S AT THAT BASE. THERE'S A BUTTON.

THERE YOU GO. IS THIS BETTER? OKAY. DMITRI GURKIN, MISSOULA, MONTANA.

I'M REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPER ON THIS PROJECT, AND I'M HERE JUST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM PH1?.

NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. MOVE. APPROVAL.

SECOND. YEAH. QUICK. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

NEXT ITEM. ITEM PH2. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

[PH2. 25-115A A public hearing to receive comments concerning the issuance of tax-exempt revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $152,000,000.00 by Public Finance Authority for the benefit of AIDS Healthcare Foundation to finance the cost of acquisition, construction and equipping of (i) a multifamily apartment building and related amenities to be located at 2330 W Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas 75220 and (ii) a multifamily apartment building and related amenities to be located at 8051 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75251, as required by 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code); and at the close of the public hearing consider host approval of a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds as required by Section 147(f) of the Code - Financing: No cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)]

ITEM PH2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX EXEMPT REVENUE BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $152 MILLION BY PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION TO FINANCE THE COST OF ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF ONE A MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING AND RELATED AMENITIES TO BE LOCATED AT 2330 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS 75 220 AND TWO. A MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT BUILDING AND RELATED AMENITIES TO BE LOCATED AT 8051 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS 75251. AS REQUIRED BY 147 F OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER HOST APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE.

THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 147F OF THE CODE.

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

[03:40:02]

ITEM PH2. NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. ANY COMMENT? NO COMMENT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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

IT IS NOW 4:41. THE COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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