Apr 09, 2025 City Council Agenda Meetings

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GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE A QUORUM. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2025.

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AND THIS MORNING I AM TOLD, AS HE APPROACHES THE PODIUM, THAT OUR INVOCATION, SPEAKER THIS MORNING IS GOING TO BE NONE OTHER THAN OUR COLLEAGUE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SPORTS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND AN EXECUTIVE PASTOR AT CONCORD CHURCH AND A MEMBER OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, FOUNDED JANUARY 5TH, 1911, THE GREATEST FRATERNITY EVER KNOWN TO MANKIND.

AARON GRACEY. TAKE IT AWAY, BROTHER. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.

LET US PRAY. ETERNAL AND EVER PRESENT GOD AS WE GATHER IN THIS CHAMBER TODAY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS.

WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH HUMBLE HEARTS AND OPEN MINDS.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR WORD IS ALIVE AND ACTIVE, SHARPER THAN ANY DOUBLE EDGED SWORD, PENETRATING EVEN TO DIVIDING SOUL AND SPIRIT, JOINTS AND MARROW. LORD, AS WE DELIBERATE ON MATTERS THAT AFFECT OUR BELOVED CITY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU JUDGE THE THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES OF OUR HEARTS.

NOTHING IN ALL CREATION IS HIDDEN FROM YOUR SIGHT.

EVERY DECISION WE MAKE, EVERY WORD WE SPEAK, EVERY INTENTION WE HARBOR, IS UNCOVERED AND LAID BEFORE YOUR EYES.

YOU TO WHOM WE MUST GIVE ACCOUNT. WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM THAT TRANSCENDS OUR HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.

GUIDE THE COUNCIL TO SEE BEYOND THE SURFACE OF ISSUES TO THE HEART OF WHAT TRULY MATTERS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

MAY YOUR LIVING WORD ILLUMINATE OUR PATH AS WE NAVIGATE COMPLEX CHALLENGES FOR OUR CITY OF DALLAS.

WE ASK THAT YOU THAT YOUR TRUTH WOULD CUT THROUGH CONFUSION AND DIVISION.

UNITE US IN PURPOSE DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES. HELP US TO BUILD BRIDGES WHERE THERE ARE WALLS AND FOSTER HEALING WHERE THERE IS HURT FOR OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, WE PRAY FOR OUR DISCERNING PRESENCE. MAY WE RECOGNIZE THAT BEFORE YOU ALL ARE EQUAL, ALL ARE VALUED.

ALL ARE WORTHY OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT. AND FOR US AS HUMANS, WE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR LIMITATIONS.

WE CANNOT HIDE OUR SHORTCOMINGS FROM YOU WHO SEES ALL.

YET IN YOUR MERCY, YOU STILL ENTRUST US WITH THE SECOND, THE SACRED DUTY OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.

SO AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING, SHARPEN OUR MINDS, PURIFY OUR INTENTIONS, AND STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE TO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION.

MAY OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS REFLECT YOUR JUSTICE AND YOUR LOVE.

FOR IT IS YOU WHO IT IS YOU WE MUST ULTIMATELY GIVE ACCOUNT.

AND IT IS IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG FIRST AND THEN THE STATE OF TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.

YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE I HAVE, LIKE, NO ACTUAL FORMAL NOTICE OF ANY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT I'M TOLD INFORMALLY THAT WE'VE GOT SOME. SO I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GUYS GO THROUGH THE CHANNELS, AND YOU LET ME KNOW AHEAD OF TIME SO I CAN HAVE IT IN MY SCRIPT AND KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

IT HELPS ME FOR PLANNING. BUT Y'ALL DIDN'T DO THAT TODAY, SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE I DON'T MISS ANYBODY. SO I SEE ALL THESE LOVELY LADIES OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED OUT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

I'M NOT SURE WHO'S HANDLING THAT. AND I FEEL LIKE FORMER COUNCILWOMAN IS OUT THERE.

I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE, IS THAT BEING HANDLED? ARE YOU DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT OR IS SOMEBODY RECOGNIZING THE DELTAS TODAY? YES, SIR. YOU ARE. I'M DOING THAT. YES, SIR. YOU'RE IN CHARGE HERE.

WELL, WELL, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE MAINTAINING ORDER TODAY, BUT AGAIN, I HAVE NO, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IN TERMS OF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO, I'M GOING TO DO THE ONES I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT ON THE WAY IN, AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE THE DELTA THING OUT. THANK YOU.

THOSE ARE YOUR STORIES. AND HEY, DON'T GET ME WRONG, I HAVE MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH DELTA SIGMA THETA THAT GOES BACK YEARS, BUT I THINK YOURS IS PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT CRIMSON AND CREAM.

AND SO TO BE IN ORDER. DELTA ALWAYS COMES FIRST BEFORE ALPHA, BUT IT ALWAYS IS UP TO YOU TO GIVE US THE HONOR THAT HONORS DUE AS WE SAY.

WE'RE GOING TO SAVE YOU FOR LAST. I'M GONNA LET YOU GET WARMED UP. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

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WHEREAS TRIPLE A FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY RESEARCH SHOWS CAR CRASHES REMAIN ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AMONGST TEENAGERS WHO ARE MORE AT RISK FOR A CRASH THAN ANY OTHER AGE GROUP. WHEREAS SIX OUT OF TEN TEENAGE CRASHES INVOLVE DRIVER DISTRACTION,

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AND WHEREAS RISKY DRIVING BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SPEEDING, DISTRACTIONS, AGGRESSION AND IMPAIRMENT HAVE INCREASED IN RECENT YEARS.

AND WHEREAS NEW TEENAGE DRIVERS AGES 16 THROUGH 17 ARE THREE TIMES AS LIKELY AS ADULTS TO BE INVOLVED IN A DEADLY CRASH.

AND WHEREAS TEENS LACK EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WHEEL, WHICH INCREASES THE ODDS OF A DEADLY OUTCOME.

WHEREAS TEENS ARE AT A GREATER RISK OF DEATH AND ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT LEGALLY OLD ENOUGH TO PURCHASE OR POSSESS ALCOHOL.

WHEREAS THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS A SUMMERTIME TREND WHERE THE RATE OF TEEN CRASHES INCREASES, IS QUICKLY APPROACHING. AND WHEREAS AA TEXAS AND THE CITY OF DALLAS MUNICIPAL COURTS JUDICIARY MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SEEK SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT TEEN INJURIES AND DEATHS ON THE ROAD, AS WELL AS TO HELP TEENS UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF BAD DRIVING BEHAVIORS SUCH AS DISTRACTED DRIVING, DROWSY DRIVING, SPEEDING AND NOT WEARING SEATBELTS AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG IMPAIRMENT DRIVING.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ERIC JOHNSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 12TH, 2025 AS TEEN DRIVER SAFETY AWARENESS DAY IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

MAYOR, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR FRIENDS FROM THE MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM HERE, INCLUDING JUDGE ROBINSON, AND WE HAVE OUR AAA FOUNDATION ALSO HERE, IF IT'S POSSIBLE, IF THEY COULD JUST SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT EVENT THAT'S COMING TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

I WILL ONLY ALLOW IT IF THE JUDGE HAPPENS TO BE A MEMBER OF KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED.

IS HE. IS HE OKAY? WELL, WHAT A COINCIDENCE YOU HAPPEN TO.

WOW. PERFECT. COME ON UP. IF I CAN REQUEST WE TAKE A PHOTO AFTERWARDS, I APPRECIATE IT.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

JUST VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU LONG.

JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO DANIEL AND TO JUDGE CLANCY FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO TO PUT THIS ON EVERY YEAR.

IT'S THE SIXTH YEAR THAT THEY'VE DONE IT, AND IT'S A TREMENDOUS THING THAT THEY DO.

SO DANIEL'S GOING TO COME UP AND JUST CLANCY IS JUST GOING TO COME UP AND SAY HELLO AS WELL.

SURE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND MAYOR JOHNSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, ON BEHALF OF AAA TEXAS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR TEEN DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS JUDICIARY, ESPECIALLY JUDGES CLANCY AND ROBINSON, TO HELP BRING THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE TO LIFE.

AND WE'RE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO THE SUPPORT OF COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN, WHOSE COMMITMENT TO SAFETY HAS HELPED MAKE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.

WE'VE BEEN HONORED TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE JUDICIARY HERE IN THE CITY ON THIS INITIATIVE SINCE 2019, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ROADWAY SAFETY.

THIS EVENT IS PARTICULARLY TIMELY, AS IT WAS NOTED BECAUSE APRIL IS NATIONAL DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH, BUT ALSO THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS FOR TEEN DRIVERS IS QUICKLY APPROACHING.

THAT'S THE TIME BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY, WHEN WE SEE A SHARP INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FATAL CRASHES THAT INVOLVE TEEN DRIVERS AND DISTRACTIONS. MAKE UP SIX OUT OF TEN OF THOSE FATAL CRASHES INVOLVING THOSE YOUNG DRIVERS.

SO OUR NEXT WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY.

IT'S AT 11:00 AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY HERE IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS, AND WE INVITE ANYONE WHO IS ABLE TO ATTEND THIS FREE EVENT.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF SEATING. AND TO THAT END, TRIPLE A AND THE CITY OF DALLAS JUDICIARY ARE PARTNERING TO HOLD THIS WORKSHOP TO INFORM, TEACH AND INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE YOUNG DRIVERS ABOUT ROADWAY SAFETY AT TRIPLE A.

OUR GOAL IS SAFER ROADS TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT TAKES A COMMUNITY, AND EVERYONE INVOLVED TO MAKE OUR ROADWAYS SAFE.

THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF JUDGE ROBINSON AND DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH AAA AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT EVENT THAT WE CONTINUE TO BRING TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE DID YOU WANT TO PHOTOGRAPH? WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'VE ATTENDED THIS EVENT MANY TIMES.

IT'S EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE, NOT JUST FOR THE KIDS, BUT FOR THE PARENTS.

AND SOMETIMES WE'RE THE ENFORCERS OF AND SETTING THE EXAMPLE.

SO I KNOW THAT WHEN I HAVE PUT MY PHONE AWAY IN THE CAR, MY KIDS HAVE NOTICED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL CARRY THIS AROUND. WE WE HAVE TO SET THAT EXAMPLE BECAUSE WE'RE LOSING TOO MANY CHILDREN.

AND PROBABLY IF YOU AT LEAST ARE MY AGE, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN THAT HAVE DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

AND SO I WANT TO COMMEND THE COURT FOR TAKING THIS ON.

IT'S AN EXTRA RESPONSIBILITY ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOUR JOB.

AND YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. AND I SEE HOW YOU KEEP ADJUSTING IT TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER EVERY YEAR.

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AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING. AND THANK YOU FOR FOR DOING THIS HARD WORK.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING TO DO.

GO AHEAD. YEAH. COME ON DOWN. YOU CAN COME IN.

YOU CAN COME INSIDE THE RAIL FOR THE PHOTO AND OKAY.

I'M COMING, I'M COMING.

ALL RIGHT IS EVERYBODY MAKES THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR SEATS.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILWOMAN JAYNIE SCHULTZ FOR A RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO WELCOME TO OUR DALLAS CITY HALL.

I WANT TO WELCOME NICHOLAS GIACOMO, WHO'S HERE, AND HE IS GET WORKING ON HIS BOY SCOUT BADGE FOR COMMUNICATIONS.

AND WHEN I ASKED WHAT THAT MEANS, HE SAID IT SHOULD BE A DEBATE OR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

I WAS LIKE, YOU GET BOTH IN ONE PLACE. SO HE'S HERE LEARNING TO SEE HOW CITY COUNCIL WORKS.

AND WE'LL PROBABLY TUNE IN LATER FOR GREATER DEBATE, BUT MAYBE WE'LL GIVE HIM SOMETHING TODAY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR BEING HERE.

THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING. I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. WHAT RANK ARE YOU? OH, YOU'RE A TENDERFOOT. OKAY, I GOT OUT AFTER SECOND CLASS BECAUSE I WAS.

I WASN'T SUPER BIG AT THE TIME ON ALL THE ROUGHING IT THAT WE WERE DOING AT TROOP 718.

THE TROOP 718 OUT OF GREENHILL SCHOOL WAS PRETTY SERIOUS ABOUT THOSE CAMPOUTS, AND THEY WERE ROUGHING IT.

AND I WAS LIKE, I'M A CITY KID. I'M NOT READY FOR THIS.

SO BUT I'M GLAD YOU'RE STICKING WITH IT. AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I THINK LOOK, HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

JEROME AND ARNOLD, I KNOW THAT THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM YOUR BELOVED SORORITY WHO'S ACTUALLY SPEAKING DURING OPEN MICROPHONE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, I'M GOING TO LET YOU SAY IT NOW DURING THE RECOGNITION PORTION, THE ANNOUNCEMENT PORTION, BECAUSE SHE'LL BE ON THE CLOCK WHEN SHE'S SPEAKING.

SO, MAYOR, TO BE VERY HONEST AND TRANSPARENT, WE REALLY THOUGHT THAT WAS THROUGH YOUR OFFICE, BUT WE WILL FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. SO WHAT IS YOUR DESIRE? ARE THEY HERE TO. I THINK THEY'RE ON THE SPEAKER'S LIST.

YES THEY ARE, THEY ARE. THEY'RE ON THE SPEAKER'S LIST. I WANTED TO GIVE. I WAS JUST GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY. SINCE THEY'RE YOUR SORORITY SISTER. IF YOU WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YES, SIR. THEY ARE HERE, I THINK, JUST TO SHARE WITH US WHAT THE GREAT SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAVE HAD AS A CITY.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. AND IF YOU WANT TO PUT THEM FIRST, I GUESS THAT'S YOUR PREROGATIVE AS MAYOR.

BUT WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND SUPPORT.

WELL, THEY ARE FIRST AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND IS THAT TIFFANY YOUNG BACK THERE.

FORMER COUNCILWOMAN GOOD TO SEE YOU, TIFFANY. ALL RIGHT THEN, MADAM SECRETARY, LET'S GO WITH THE OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND

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I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO COME SAY SOMETHING IN AN OPEN MICROPHONE AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THEM COME. NO, JUST ONE.

BUT WE'LL DO THAT. YEAH, WE'LL DO IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

I'LL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES. SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

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

AND ALL SPEAKERS THIS MORNING ARE IN PERSON. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SPEAKING WILL NOTICE THE TIME ON THE MONITOR.

AT THE PODIUM. YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, PLEASE STOP.

ALSO, DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REFER TO A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY NAME.

AND PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO MAYOR JOHNSON ONLY.

FIRST SPEAKER EUREKA, DRAYTON.

GOOD MORNING. I'M EUREKA DRAYTON, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY,

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DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED IS AN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO SERVICE THROUGH SOCIAL ACTION SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1913. FOR OVER 112 YEARS, 112 YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENACTING POLICIES AND LAWS THAT SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL PEOPLE.

CHARTERED IN 1924 BY ONE OF OUR 22 FOUNDERS, FREDERICA CHASE DODD, WHO CURRENTLY RESTS AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME AND WHO WE EXPECT TO PROCEED WITH HAVING HER GRAVESITE AS A HISTORICAL LANDMARK IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER WAS THE FIRST GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATION IN DALLAS COUNTY FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS.

THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER HAVE BEEN LEADERS IN SOCIAL ACTION AND POLITICAL AWARENESS.

OUR LOCAL PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF OUR SORORITY, REFLECTING OUR FIVE POINT PROGRAMMATIC THRUST, WHICH IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND POLITICAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT.

AS MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS ALUMNI CHAPTER, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT. WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VOTER REGISTRATION, EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION, COMBATING VOTER SUPPRESSION, ADDRESSING EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES AND INEQUALITIES, PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY, REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY, ADVANCING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, AND SUPPORTING GENDER EQUALITY.

WE ALSO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO APPLAUD THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR ONGOING EFFORTS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.

WE CELEBRATE AND COMMEND THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS.

THE REZONING OF THE FLORAL FARMS COMMUNITY PARK IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS THE ROLAND G.

PARRISH PARK AND THE KEEP SOUTHERN DALLAS BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE DALLAS WINGS AND TRINITY FOOTBALL CLUBS, BOTH PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S SPORTS TEAMS. THE HIRING OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE CITY MANAGER.

THE 2024 DALLAS BOND THAT FUNDS PROJECTS SUCH AS THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND, OF COURSE, FOR ENSURING THAT OUR FLAGSHIP NEIMAN MARCUS STAYS AROUND JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

WE CELEBRATE THE NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS.

WE ARE PROUD TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR MEMBERS AS WE CELEBRATE 101ST ANNIVERSARY OF OUR CHAPTER.

MAYOR, THAT'S YOUR TIME, BUT GO AHEAD AND WRAP IT UP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS WE CELEBRATE OUR MEMBERS CITY COUNCILWOMAN CAROL ARNOLD, CITY SECRETARY BILLY RAY JOHNSON, CANDICE WEEKS, WHO SERVES AS A VICE CHAIR OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR CENTER, VERNA BROWN MITCHELL SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION, VINNIE HAMMOND, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARDS DIRECTOR MAXINE THORNTON REECE AND TIFFANY, A YOUNG ALL FORMER CITY COUNCILWOMAN, AND THE LATE DEBORAH WATKINS, WHO WAS A FORMER CITY SECRETARY.

WE CELEBRATE OUR 101ST ANNIVERSARY OF OUR CHAPTER.

WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR ONGOING LEGACY OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION THAT CONTINUES TO UPLIFT OUR CITY, EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITIES, AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF LEADERS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING INSIDE THE RAIL, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL. NORMALLY WE WOULD DO THAT EARLIER, BUT IT'S KIND OF A AGAIN A STRANGE FLOW THIS MORNING.

BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. IT'S ALL GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO END UP IN THE SAME PLACE.

HEY TIFFANY. I WALK RIGHT INTO.

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NEXT SPEAKER. ROD, SCALES.

YOUR MICROPHONE.

HOW'S THAT? IT'S GREAT. GREAT. YOU'RE PERFECT.

GOOD MORNING. ROD SCALES, 7625 CARTER VALLEY DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS.

SEVEN 75248. I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF NORTH DALLAS NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE SUPPORTING DOZENS OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS ON CITY MATTERS.

WE ARE ABOUT TO TELL YOU WHY THE SIDEWALKS ARE A MESS WITH THOUSANDS OF TRIP HAZARDS.

YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT YOUR RESIDENTIAL FRONT PROPERTY LINE STOPS ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 10FT FROM THE BACK OF THE CURB.

YOUR PROPERTY DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE CURB.

YOU DO NOT OWN THE LAND WHERE THE SIDEWALKS HAVE BEEN PLACED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE ARE HERE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN IN ERROR IN CHARGING RESIDENTS FOR REPAIRS TO SIDEWALKS ON CITY PROPERTY.

LET ME REPEAT THAT STATEMENT. THERE IS NO AUTHORIZATION IN THE CITY ORDINANCES TO CHARGE RESIDENTS FOR THOSE SIDEWALK REPAIRS.

AGAIN, IF YOU ARE NOT CLEAR, LET ME REMIND YOU THAT YOUR FRONT PROPERTY LINE STOPS ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 10FT BACK FROM THE CURB, AND YOU DON'T OWN THAT LAND WHERE THE SIDEWALK HAS BEEN PLACED INCORRECTLY.

CITY STAFF CLAIM THAT RESIDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE SIDEWALK.

CHAPTER 43, SECTION 33 STATES. ASSUMING YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF ALL THE MINOR DETAILS, THAT THE SIDEWALK REPAIRS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RESIDENTS. IF AND HERE I EMPHASIZE AND ONLY IF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY TOUCHES OR ABUTS THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK.

NOWHERE IN DALLAS IS THAT THE CASE. AT A MEETING IN JULY OF 20TH JULY 2023, WE OBTAINED CONCURRENCE OF THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT NO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TOUCH OR ABUT SIDEWALKS IN ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT.

THEREFORE, THE CITY HAS BEEN IN ERROR IN CHARGING RESIDENTS FOR THOSE SIDEWALK REPAIRS.

RESIDENTS HAVE HAD TO PAY 100% OF THE COST, EXCEPT WHEN FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE 5050 COST SHARE PROGRAM.

WE REVIEWED 93 LOCATIONS IN ALL 14 COUNCIL DISTRICTS WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED.

NONE OF THOSE PROPERTIES ABUTTED THE SIDEWALK OVER AN 18 MONTH PERIOD.

THE CITY HAS ERRONEOUSLY CHARGED ABOUT 1000 THOUSAND RESIDENTS SINCE THAT JULY 23RD MEETING.

WE REPEATEDLY ASKED REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND DPW TO STOP CHARGING RESIDENTS.

THEY DID NOT STOP. THE CITY IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO THAT, AND THIS PREDATES THAT 2023 MEETING.

THE REASON THE SIDEWALKS ARE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE, WITH MANY THOUSANDS OF TRIPPING HAZARDS, IS BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS SOMEBODY ELSE IS RESPONSIBLE, SO NO ONE IS. TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE SAY STOP WRONGLY MAKING RESIDENTS FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS.

YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO ASSESS THOSE CHARGES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. WILLIAM HOPKINS.

YO, MY NAME IS WILLIAM HOPKINS. MARY JOHNSON.

WHAT? THEY ARE HANDED OUT. IS THERE A LAWSUIT? I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GOT A JOHNSON. GOTTA LET US DIE IN WEST DALLAS.

WHY YOU GOTTA SIT THERE AND LET US DIE? BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO SEE IF SHE COULD, YOU KNOW, EXPLAIN. WHY IS IT THAT THE CITY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LAWSUIT? IN THE SECOND PAGE IS WHERE THE CITY SUED THE LEAD SMELTER.

AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH HER TO FIND OUT.

WHAT. IS THIS TRUE? IS THE LAWSUIT TRUE OR IS IT A FAKE LAWSUIT? DID THE CITY SUE THE LEAD SMELTER, GET THE MONEY FROM THE PEOPLE, GET THE MONEY FOR THE PEOPLE,

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HELP JOHN WILEY PRICE GET THE MONEY THAT THE CITY SUED FOR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED. JOHN WILEY PRICE GET THE MONEY THAT THE CITY SUED FOR AND TELL THE PEOPLE.

COME TO THE BOYS CLUB AND DON'T TELL NOBODY. THEY WENT TO THE BOYS CLUB AND GOT THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INSIDE THE IN SOME CUBICLES IN THE BOYS CLUB.

THE PREACHERS, THEY SOLD OUT. NOBODY WANT TO TELL IT ON THE PREACHERS.

I DON'T YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO PROTECT THE MINISTERS IN WEST DALLAS, BUT THE MINISTERS.

JOHN WILEY PRICE JESSE JACKSON CAME. I SAW ALL THIS.

I SAW JESSE JACKSON CAME AND TELL THE PEOPLE COME TO THE BOYS CLUB.

AND DON'T TELL NOBODY. THE THING WAS, IF YOU DON'T TELL NOBODY, THEN YOU GET THIS MONEY AND JOHN WILEY PRICE TOLD THEM YOU CAN KEEP YOUR PROJECT. YOU CAN KEEP YOUR SECTION 8. JUST DON'T TELL NOBODY.

IT WAS WITH THE FRED BARON AND BUDD LAW FIRM.

FRED. BARON, RUSSELL. BUDD. DOROTHY BUDD AND LISA BLUE IS FRED BARON WIFE.

I KNEW ALL THESE PEOPLE. THEY THAT'S WHO PAID JOHN WILEY PRICE THEM AND THE MINISTERS.

THE MINISTERS, THEY BUILD THEM CHURCHES. THEY PUT PARKING LOTS ON THE, AND PAVED THE PARKING LOTS FOR THEM.

THEY PUT WINDOWS IN THE CHURCHES FOR THE FOR THE MINISTERS TO HAVE THE PEOPLE.

DON'T TELL NOBODY. COME TO THE BOYS CLUB AND GET AND GET THIS MONEY.

THE DISTRICT SIX. HE WON'T SAY NOTHING. ALL THIS IS TRUE.

HE SIT THERE AND LET US DIE. HE NEVER SAID NOTHING.

ERIC, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO JUST TO FIND OUT.

IS THIS LAWSUIT TRUE? ERIC, I KNOW YOU GOT TO SIT THERE AND LET US DIE.

I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T SAID NOTHING, AND YOU PROBABLY CAN'T SAY NOTHING.

I DON'T KNOW IF FRED BARON AND BUDD IS PAYING YOU ERIC OR WHAT? BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

ERIC. THE CITY? SEE DALLAS MORNING NEWS TESTED DECEMBER THE 16TH, 17TH, AND 18TH OF 2012.

IT'S BEEN 13 YEARS. THEY FOUND LEAD AND STILL AIN'T NOBODY CAME.

WE'RE STILL WAITING ON SOMEBODY TO HELP US IN WEST DALLAS WITH THE LEAD.

I SEE YOU NEXT MONTH, MAN. THANK YOU. MARCUS COFFER? MARCUS COFFER IS NOT PRESENT. LIN MORGAN? LIN MORGAN IS NOT PRESENT. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS FOR THIS MEETING, MR. MAYOR. I'M SORRY. THIS NEW MICROPHONE IS HARD TO TURN ON SOMETIMES.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR VOTING AGENDA. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL MOVE TO YOUR FIRST ITEM. AGENDA ITEM ONE IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MARCH 26TH,

[MINUTES]

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

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

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

[CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA ITEM FIVE WAS CORRECTED. AGENDA ITEM 24 WAS DELETED.

AGENDA ITEM 27 WAS CORRECTED. AGENDA ITEM 28 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON.

THEREFORE, YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH 23, 25 THROUGH 27 AND 29. THIS IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, MR. MAYOR. SECOND.

I HEARD A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, AND A SECOND, AND I SEE SOME PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE.

SO I WILL RECOGNIZE MISS BLACKMON FOR FIVE MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO PUT SOME ATTENTION TO ITEM 21.

THIS IS WHAT PARTNERSHIPS LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE AND LOCAL COMING TOGETHER TO WORK ON AN ISSUE THAT REALLY AFFECTS THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE ACCEPTING $1 MILLION IN COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING THAT CAME FROM CONGRESSMAN ALLRED DURING HIS TIME, AND THIS WILL LOOK TO DO A PLANNING STUDY ALONG GARLAND ROAD, STARTING FROM THE 3G NORTH TO HIGHWAY 635.

AND IT'S. THIS WAS AWARDED OR GRANTED IN FY 2024.

BUT I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR WORKING WITH ME ON MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ADDRESS ISSUES IN OUR CITY WITH STATE HIGHWAYS. AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, IT'S PRETTY, IT'S SPEEDS.

IT'S GREAT FOR YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO GET SOME COFFEE, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO CHICK FIL A, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO WORK ON CREATING A BETTER SYSTEM OF MOVING CARS AND PEOPLE.

AND SO I AM HAPPY THAT WE WILL BE STARTING THAT WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THEN UPDATING THE GARLAND ROAD VISION 2.0 THAT GOES WITH THIS MASTER

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SO HAPPY THAT WE ARE FINALLY MOVING FORWARD ON SOME FUNDS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. BEFORE I MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER, I NEED TO LET THE CITY SECRETARY CLARIFY SOMETHING ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

GO AHEAD, MADAM SECRETARY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I OVERLOOKED THERE WERE TWO CLARIFICATIONS TO TWO OF YOUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM NINE IS CLARIFYING THAT THE ENGINEERING FIRM NAME IS PACHECO CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LLC, AND IS NOT A DBA AND CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 29 CLARIFYING THAT THE SERVICE CONTRACT DOES NOT INCLUDE DESIGN.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.

CHAIRMAN WESCH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I WANTED TO JUST SPEAK BRIEFLY ON ITEMS 22 AND 23.

THIS IS FOR THE ROSEMONT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.

ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT, AND THEN ALSO FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FINAL DESIGN WORK FOR THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.

PROPOSAL. THIS IS A LONG RUNNING PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE SAFETY INITIATIVE IN MY DISTRICT, WHICH IS GOING TO HELP IMPROVE WALKABILITY AND SAFE BIKE ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TO ROSEMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

VERY GRATEFUL FOR STAFF'S LONG TIME WORK ON THIS.

AND JUST TO THROW A STATISTIC OUT HERE FOR MY COLLEAGUES, IN THE SPIRIT OF VISION ZERO, IN 2024, DALLAS HAD 161 MURDERS. WE HAD IN THE SAME YEAR, 73 DEATHS BY PEDESTRIANS AND AND 210 VEHICULAR DEATHS. SO THESE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY ON OUR STREETS, OUR SIDEWALKS AND OUR ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS, ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.

CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU.

JUST RECOGNIZING THE ITEM EIGHT, I BELIEVE, 18 AND 19 AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC WORKS, MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR MR. GUS AND HIS TEAM AND, OF COURSE, TXDOT AND WE ALWAYS, ALWAYS HAVE TO GO BACK TO MONEY.

MIKE. MIKE MORRIS. BUT THANKING HIM AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN PARTICULAR, I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ. AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY. FOR SURE, WHEN WE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT REGULATING AND TRYING TO ENSURE SAFETY ON THESE FAST PACED HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS. AND SO WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE AS WE TALK ABOUT VISION ZERO.

BUT I WANT EVERY CITY MANAGER IN PARTICULAR. I TRY TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT MR. GUS AND HIS TEAM.

I'VE SEEN SUCH GREAT IMPROVEMENTS AND ADVOCACY OVER THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED DOWN IN THE IN THE LEDBETTER AREA AND OTHER PLACES ALONG 67 AND 35.

SO WE HOPE THE WORK CONTINUES. BUT I WANTED TO PUT, I AM PUTTING THAT ON THE RECORD.

WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCACY ADVOCATE FOR SAFE FREEWAYS, BYWAYS HIGHWAYS AND EVERYTHING THAT INCLUDES MOBILITY AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FOLKS IN AND OUT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.

SO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, MR. GUS AND YOUR TEAM FOR THAT WORK.

AND I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MISS CHERYL RUSSELL, FOR BEING A FANTASTIC ENGINEER.

AND SHE'S AN EXPERT ON SOLVING EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO MOBILITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN NARVAEZ RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 11.

THIS IS A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE BIDEN ADMIN FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN'S INFRASTRUCTURE LAW THAT WAS PASSED A FEW YEARS AGO OF $13 MILLION FOR DALLAS LOVE FIELD FOR UPGRADES ON THE ESCALATORS, AS WELL AS THE MOVING WALKWAYS, WHICH WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT WHEN WE WERE MOVING CERTAIN RIDESHARE PICKUP AND DROP OFF PLACES AT THE AIRPORT FROM FOLKS BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSTANTLY BEING BROKEN DOWN. SO THIS IS A GRANT THAT NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THAT IN THE RIGHT PLACE, WE CAN GET THESE UPGRADES DONE. SO I WANTED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR AVIATION DEPARTMENT FOR GETTING THIS $13 MILLION GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT NUMBER 19. THIS WILL AFFECT DISTRICTS ONE, THREE, FOUR, SIX AND EIGHT.

WE RECEIVED A NO MATCH GRANT FROM TEX-DOT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR $8.4 MILLION FOR 22 TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENTS.

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SO 22 TRAFFIC SIGNALS. SO TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT FREE GRANT. NO MATCH FOR US.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM SECRETARY. NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM 28. AGENDA ITEM 28 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32 PARKS AND WATER RESERVOIRS OF THE

[28. 25-1009A An ordinance amending Chapter 32, “Parks and Water Reservoirs”, of the Dallas City Code, by amending Section 32-11.3; to (1) add the Sunset Bay location that is in defense to prosecution for consuming or processing alcoholic beverages in a park; and (2) remove Dreyfuss Club location that is in defense to prosecution for consuming or processing alcoholic beverages in a park - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

ADD THE SUNSET BAY LOCATION THAT IS IN DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION FOR CONSUMING OR PROCESSING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A PARK, AND TO REMOVE DREYFUS CLUB LOCATION THAT IS IN DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION FOR CONSUMING OR PROCESSING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A PARK.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON. IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR A MOTION? A MOTION TO DEFER. OKAY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO HOLD THIS ITEM UNTIL MAY 14TH, 2025, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF TO REPOST THE ITEM.

IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. BLACKMON. THIS IS JUST AN ADMIN, SO FIVE MINUTES. OKAY, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

THIS IS JUST AN ADMIN ITEM THAT STAFF HAS ASKED US.

THEY HAD ACCIDENTALLY OMITTED SOME ITEMS, AND IT WAS EASIER TO REPOST AND EDIT THIS THAN TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS ONE MORE TIME.

THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 28.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THE DEFERRAL.

BECAUSE I ALSO WOULD LIKE STAFF TO COME AT LEAST PREPARED FOR A DISCUSSION ON WHERE WHAT DUE DILIGENCE WAS PUT INTO THIS WHEN LOOKING AT THE PARKS THAT THIS IS INCLUSIVE OF? I'M CURIOUS TO WHY NONE OF THE PARKS IN MY COMMUNITY OR IN SOUTHERN DALLAS HAVE THE ABILITY TO RENT OUT AND UTILIZE SPACES IN THE SAME MANNER.

SO I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH. YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS, HOW IT WAS VETTED, AND HOW WE'VE COME TO THE DETERMINATION.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, WILLIAM BLAIR PARK AND KIEST PARK, FOR INSTANCE, HAVE, YOU KNOW, LARGE LANDSCAPES AND HOSTS HUGE EVENTS.

AND I THINK THAT THAT THERE'S A DISPARITY IN WHAT'S BEING ASKED FOR US TO AMEND, TO PASS.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? THE MOTION ON ITEM 28 IS A MOTION TO DEFER. SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

ITEM IS DEFERRED. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEM 30.

[30. 25-833A Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office)]

THIS MORNING YOU ONLY HAVE ONE NOMINEE FOR INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT TO THE SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK OPPORTUNITY FUND BOARD ONE IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEST. [INAUDIBLE] MEETS THE LOAN UNDERWRITING EXPERIENCE SPECIAL QUALIFICATION.

THIS IS YOUR NOMINEE MR. MAYOR IS THERE A MOTION.

IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. CONGRATULATIONS. THE NOMINEE IS APPROVED.

AGENDA ITEM 31. AUTHORIZE THE SECOND STEP OF ACQUISITION FOR CONDEMNATION BY EMINENT DOMAIN.

[31. 25-983A Authorize the second step of acquisition for condemnation by eminent domain to acquire a drainage easement containing approximately 865 square feet of land from Johnie Wilson and wife, Mary B. Wilson located at Fernwood Avenue near its intersection with Louisiana Avenue for the Kings Branch Culvert at Louisiana Project - Not to exceed $7,500.00 ($4,500.00 plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $3,000.00) - Financing: Flood Control (D) Fund]

LOCATED AT FERNWOOD AVENUE NEAR ITS INTERSECTIONS WITH LOUISIANA AVENUE FOR THE KINGS BRANCH CULVERT AT LOUISIANA PROJECT NOT TO EXCEED $7,500. BECAUSE THIS ITEM IS AN EMINENT DOMAIN ITEM, IT WILL REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE FOR APPROVAL.

WE NEED A MOTION. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE A MOTION? I'M SORRY. MOVE TO APPROVE. CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION.

IF STAFF COULD VERIFY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ON THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

IN TERMS OF THE I THINK THE OWNERS ARE DECEASED.

IS THAT CORRECT, MISS? SARAH STANDIFER DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.

YES, MA'AM. THE OWNERS OF THIS PARCEL ARE DECEASED.

THERE ARE THREE HEIRS, BUT THERE ARE TITLE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED.

AND THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT AMONGST THE SIBLINGS.

SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT. COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I KNOW THIS AREA IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE WE WALKED THERE.

MATTER OF FACT, WE DID A WALK WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP MEMBERS ALONG WITH CHIEF IGER AS WELL.

SO I'M LOOKING I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE THIS IMPROVEMENT IN THAT AREA.

SO IF YOU WOULD GIVE US SUPPORT ON THAT. SO WE COULD GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. IT WILL BE AN ADDED VALUE.

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MR. MAYOR, THIS REQUIRES A RECORD VOTE. RECORD VOTE.

THANK YOU. SECRETARY. RECORD. VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR.

NO, IF YOU'RE OPPOSED. MAYOR JOHNSON IS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN.

. WITH ALL 14 MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR ONE ABSENT VOTE TAKEN.

THE ITEM PASSES. MR. MAYOR. YES, IT IS. IT IS NOW 1002 ON APRIL 9TH,

[CLOSED SESSION]

LET'S COME BACK AT AND UNDER SECTION 551.071, 551.1072 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT ON THE FOLLOWING MANNER DESCRIBED ON TODAY AGENDA ITEM 34. LET'S COME BACK AT 1030.

OKAY.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. OKAY. THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS COMPLETED ITS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTIONS 551.0715, 551.072 AND 551.087 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

AND AT 11:08 A.M. ON APRIL 9TH, 2025, WE'VE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION, MADAM SECRETARY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM 32.

[32. 25-1156A Authorize (1) the acceptance of a land donation from Commerce and South Ervay Streets from Slaughter Partners, LP, CCS Commerce A, LLC and CCS Commerce B, LLC; and (2) negotiations of a tenant lease of approximately 2,500 square feet of improved land located near the intersection of Commerce and Ervay Streets for the 1607 Commerce Street Land Dedication Project - Not to exceed $2,000.00, plus closing costs and title expenses - Financing: General Fund (This item was deferred on March 26, 2025)]

ACCEPTANCE OF THE DONATION IS CONDITIONED ON ONE THE SLAUGHTER GROUND LEASE BEING EXTENDED FOR A MINIMUM TERM THAT EITHER A IS THE SAME AS ANY OF THE OTHER GROUND LEASES, OR B ENDS ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2028, AND TWO THE ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION TO THE CITY OF THE EXTENDED GROUND LEASE MEMBERS HAS BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, CHAIRMAN RIDLEY? NOT AT THIS TIME.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 32.

THE MOTION, AS YOU HEARD IT READ BY MR. RIDLEY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AND I DO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO STAFF WHERE KUDOS ARE DUE.

I DO WANT TO ALSO STATE ON RECORD THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE SAME LEVEL OF URGENCY AND PASSION TO SAVE FAILING BUSINESSES IN SOUTHERN DALLAS SPECIFICALLY GROCERY STORES THAT WE'VE SEEN HAPPEN, DILAPIDATED SHOPPING CENTERS AND VITAL RESOURCES FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS, TO ME, ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A HISTORICAL STAPLE IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

I THINK THAT IT'S GREAT THAT WE ARE SAVING THIS, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO CELEBRATE, BUT WE NEED TO PROVIDE CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVE FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO GETTING THIS DONE AND HOW IT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME DUE DILIGENCE WE HAVE ALLOWED FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS RESIDENTS TO EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

CHAIRMAN MORENO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. EXCUSE ME.

I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER, ROBIN, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR WORKING ON THIS AND JUST DEMONSTRATING OUR DEDICATION TO MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD AND OUR COMMITMENT TO DOWNTOWN AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF DALLAS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. MAYOR. IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE, AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST ADD MY APPRECIATION FOR THE HARD WORK THAT I KNOW WENT INTO COMING UP WITH THIS VERY CREATIVE APPROACH TO MAINTAINING A VERY TIME

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AND I THINK THE RESULT IS GOOD. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I RECOGNIZE THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WITH THAT I THINK WE'RE READY TO VOTE, UNLESS ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO CHIME IN.

ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.

AGENDA ITEMS 33 AND 34 WERE YOUR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND THEY WERE HELD.

THEREFORE, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR AGENDA FOR THIS SESSION, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE HANDLED ALL THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS WE HAD.

SO WE ARE GOING TO STAND AT RECESS UNTIL 1 P.M.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS. SEE YOU AT ONE.

ALL RIGHT. TIMES 1:11 P.M. AND WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE, FOR COMING BACK SO EXPEDITIOUSLY.

MADAM SECRETARY, WHERE ARE WE ON THE AGENDA? MR. MAYOR, WE ARE AT YOUR ZONING AGENDA. WONDERFUL.

[Z5. 25-1053A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a private recreation center, club, or area on property in an NS(A) Neighborhood Service District, on the west line of Marsh Lane, south of Monet Place]

CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU.

I MOVE TO DEFER ITEM Z.5 TO JUNE 11TH, 2025, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TIME TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY.

IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, CHAIRWOMAN? NO.

THANK YOU. THIS IS MY FIRST DEFERRAL IN SIX YEARS.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION TO DEFER ITEM Z FIVE? I BELIEVE. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ITEM IS DEFERRED.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST DEFERRAL. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER NARVAEZ WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z.7.

[Z7. 25-1055A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for (1) an IM Industrial Manufacturing District; and (2) a Specific Use Permit for a potentially incompatible industrial (outside) use, limited to asphalt or concrete batching on property zoned IR Industrial Research District, on northeast corner of Spangler Road and Mañana Drive]

OKAY. WONDERFUL. ANY DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIRMAN? NOPE. ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE HEARING. NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. ITEMS DEFERRED. NEXT ITEM.

THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.

[ZONING CASES - CONSENT]

ITEM Z.2 IS BEING PULLED BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA.

ITEM Z.5 WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED. ITEM Z.6 HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON.

THEREFORE, YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS Z.1, Z.3, AND Z.4.

I'LL READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. ITEM Z.1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN MF-2 A MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS VOLUNTEERED BY THE APPLICANT ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH LINE OF WEST CAMP WISDOM ROAD BETWEEN CLARK ROAD AND ROYAL CEDAR WAY.

ITEM Z THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2170 FOR AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL USE ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH LINE OF WEST CAMP WISDOM ROAD AND THE WEST LINE OF INTERSTATE 335 EAST FREEWAY.

ITEM Z FOUR IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO AND A RENEWAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2115 FOR AN OFFICE SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH LINE OF RILEY CREST DRIVE, EAST OF SOUTH SAINT AUGUSTINE DRIVE.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THESE ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS Z.1, Z.3 OR Z.4? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD. YOU MAY COME FORWARD.

YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. PLEASE STATE THE ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING ON AND YOU MAY BEGIN.

AND I'M SORRY. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YES.

ELLEN TAFT, 7924 GLENWOOD DRIVE. DALLAS. AND I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO Z ONE.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ASKED ALL AREAS TO OPEN UP AND BE MORE, HAVE MORE DENSITY AND INCREASE THAT DENSITY.

THE MOUNTAIN CREEK AREA HAD 101,097 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS APPROVED AND OPENED IN 2024-25, ONE BLOCK FROM THIS SITE. ANOTHER 360 UNITS WERE RECENTLY APPROVED, AND TWO MORE UNITS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN A PROPOSED FOR THIS SAME INTERSECTION.

THIS CASE IS NOT ABOUT GENERAL DENSITY. IT'S ABOUT A DEVELOPER TRYING TO CIRCUMVENT 15 EXEMPTIONS TO BUILD 234

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THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO DIG OUT THE WHOLE HILLSIDE, BUILD A TWO STORY UNDERGROUND GARAGE, AND THEN FIVE STORY BUILDINGS ON TOP OF IT, AND BRING IT ALL TO STREET LEVEL DEED RESTRICTIONS ONLY ALLOW A TWO STORY TALL BUILDING.

WILDWOOD IS PROPOSING EXEMPTIONS FROM THE 50 FOOT SETBACK BLOCK FACE, AND WE PROVIDED FOR YOU IN YOUR DOCUMENTS JUST NOW.

PICTURES OF BOTH THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THIS LOT WHERE THE 50 FOOT SETBACK WAS REQUIRED.

WILDWOOD WILL NEED A NEW PLAT DRAINAGE EASEMENT FOR THE ONE AND A HALF ACRES ON THAT.

RIGHT NOW THEY WANT TO BUILD THEIR SANITATION LINE.

THEY WANT TO BUILD ON TOP OF IT. 21 TOWNHOMES.

THEY'LL HAVE TO GET AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CITY FOR THAT.

THE ARTESIAN CREEK RUNS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THIS LOT, AND THEY'LL NEED TO GET AN EXEMPTION TO BUILD IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

WILDWOOD HAS OFFERED TO BUILD OR TO RESTRICT THEIR BUILDING TO 55FT AS A SETBACK FROM THE CENTER OF THE CREEK, BUT THE WHOLE CREEK IN THAT AREA IS ALREADY IN THE FLOODPLAIN, AND THEY'LL HAVE TO GET AN EXEMPTION FROM THAT.

EACH OF THESE 15 EXEMPTIONS WILL REQUIRE STAFF TIME AND MONEY.

AND AS THE NEWS MEDIA HAS ANNOUNCED, THE DALLAS PERMITTING OFFICE IS UNDER A HIRING FREEZE BECAUSE OF THEIR LOSSES.

SO WHY WOULD THE CITY WANT TO WASTE THEIR TIME AND MONEY ON A LOT? THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE AT LEAST 15 EXEMPTIONS.

ANY ONE OF THOSE EXEMPTIONS WILL STOP THE PROGRAM.

JUST BECAUSE A DEVELOPER CAN PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR MANY, MANY DIFFERENT EXEMPTIONS DOES NOT THEN MAKE THIS LOT AN MF.

THE BEST USE OF THIS LAND. IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AND THEY WANT TO PUT UP A FIVE STORY BUILDING.

AND THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE PROXIMITY SLOPE IS EXCEEDED BY THE FIVE STORY.

WE AS THE NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THE PICTURES. I HOPE THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE ZONING CONSENT ITEMS Z.1, Z.3 AND Z.4? YOU MAY COME FORWARD.

YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. PLEASE STATE THE ITEM YOU WILL BE SPEAKING ON IN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS STEVEN UTRECHT, 3748 PINE CREST DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS.

THIS DEVELOPMENT IS ALL THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING PHASE.

WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST OUR SITE PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE THE ON SITE ISSUES THAT WE MAY RUN INTO.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE BOUND BY THE PROXIMITY SLOPE.

WE ARE BOUND BY THE SETBACK. WE HAVE ADDRESSED ALL OF THESE ISSUES, AND I DO HAVE MY ENGINEER HERE ON SITE.

IF ANYONE HAS A SPECIFIC QUESTION REGARDING THE SITE, WE FEEL THAT THIS PROPERTY IS SOMETHING THAT IS A BENEFIT TO DISTRICT THREE. ALONG WITH THIS PROPERTY, WE ARE GOING TO BE DONATING AND MONETIZING ROUGHLY 27 ACRES OF PARKLAND. BEHIND THIS DEVELOPMENT IS A TREED AREA THAT IS IN DIRE NEED OF ATTENTION, AND THIS DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS US TO BUILD A CLASS A DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCE THE TREE, PRESERVE, BUILD THIS TREE, PRESERVE AND MONETIZE IT FOR NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS BUT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH THE CPC AND IN DOING SO WE HAVE DONE A VOLUNTARY DEED RESTRICTION.

WE HAVE PUT IN THE DEED RESTRICTION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 55FT OF THE CREEK, AND THAT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE PLANNED.

IT IS TO REASSURE THE NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE RESPECT THE CREEK.

WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF DEVELOPING WITHIN THE CREEK, AND WE WANT TO KEEP THE NATURAL BEAUTY THAT THIS SITE REPRESENTS.

WE ALSO WANT TO STEP FURTHER AND ENGAGE IN A GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT TO MEMORIALIZE WHAT WE HAVE DONE, WHAT WE WILL DO, AND WHAT OUR INTENTIONS ARE.

NOW, AS FAR AS THE EXEMPTIONS THAT MISS PAT'S REFERRING TO, THAT IS ALL THINGS THAT WE WILL WORK THROUGH WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

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IT DOES MAKE SENSE FOR THIS SITE AT THE MOMENT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN BRING OUR ENGINEER UP FOR YOU ALL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY OF THE ZONING ITEMS THAT WERE READ IN THE RECORD? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. FOR WHAT PURPOSE? CHAIRMAN GRACEY. REALLY WANTED TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF THESE ITEMS. I'M NEVER REALLY SURE THE TIMING OF THIS. WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US. LET ME GET THAT DONE.

I HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO NOW WE'RE ON DISCUSSION.

DID ANYONE WHO MOVED OR SECONDED WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE? FIRST. THE FLOOR IS YOURS NOW FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE WHOLE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO TALK FIRST ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT HERE.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MISS, MISS TAFFE FOR BRINGING SOME OF HER CONCERNS TO MY ATTENTION.

TYPICALLY, WITH THESE DEVELOPMENTS, THERE'S VERY MUCH SOME CONCERNS.

AND I'VE MET WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND THE ENGINEERS ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THIS AS IT RELATES TO THE CREEK AND THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR EROSION.

THE PROBLEM IS WE CAN'T ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS UNTIL WE ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD TO GET THIS APPROVED.

AND THEY HAVE COMMITTED AND SHOWN ME THE DESIGNS IN TERMS TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT ADDITIONAL EROSION FOR THE NEIGHBORS TO THE EAST.

THE OTHER PIECE ABOUT THIS, THIS IS A MARKET RATE APARTMENT FOR YOU IN SOUTHERN DALLAS WE TALK ABOUT THIS.

WE GET LOW INCOME APARTMENTS ALL THE TIME. LOW INCOME.

THIS IS A MARKET RATE APARTMENT IN AN AREA YEAR WHERE THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPER HAS PUT BOTH LOW INCOME SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, HOUSING FOR SENIORS, TOWNHOMES FOR SENIORS. AND NOW HE'S PUTTING A MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA ALL IN THE SAME AREA.

SO AGAIN, I LOOK AT THIS AS A WAY OF WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING FOR ALL, THESE ARE THE TYPE OF COMMUNITIES.

THE ONLY THING YES YOU'RE RIGHT, THE ONLY THING MISSING IS SINGLE FAMILY. BUT THE TOPOGRAPHY FOR THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY AFFORD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY THAT I AM SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT'S BRINGING THE MARKET RATE APARTMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR TO THE DISTRICT, AND IT COMPLETES THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HE'S BEEN DOING OVER IN THIS AREA.

AND I'M EXCITED FOR WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO FOR THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION. AND THEN I'LL STOP.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANYONE. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NOTE THE ONE NOTED, MR. MAYOR. VOICE OF OPPOSITION.

BUT THE EYES DO HAVE IT. SO THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM Z.2. ITEM Z.2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING

[Z2. 25-1050A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a public school other than an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned an R-5(A) Single Family Subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 595, South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, at the east corner of Elsie Faye Heggins Street and Malcolm X Boulevard Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a permanent time period, subject to a site plan, a traffic management plan, and conditions]

WE RECEIVED ONE REPLY IN FAVOR AND THREE REPLIES IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.

YOUR REGISTERED SPEAKER HAS CANCELED. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM Z.2? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION ON Z.2? I MOVE TO REMAND THIS ITEM BACK TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RE-ADVERTISE.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. YES, MAYOR. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES ON YOUR MOTION TO REMAND ON ITEM Z.2.

YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO HEAR FROM STAFF.

THIS WAS AT THE REQUEST, AND IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN WHY I'M SENDING IT BACK TO CPC.

YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY.

WITH OUR APOLOGIES. VERY LATE IN THE GAME, WE DISCOVERED A NOTIFICATION ERROR.

A LITTLE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED NC IN PD 595, AND WE DIDN'T MENTION THAT IN OUR CAPTION OR IN THE NOTICES.

SO WE HAVE TO REMAND IT TO CPC TO POINT TO THE CORRECT ZONING.

NO BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO BE ON THAT. WE WILL MOVE VERY, VERY FAST.

WE ARE HOPING TO BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A VOTE NEXT MONTH.

THE APPLICANT IS AWARE. WE APOLOGIZE. WE WILL IS NOT HOLDING THEIR PERMITTING TIME.

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THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET IT NEXT MONTH AND KNOCK THIS OUT FOR LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T GOING TO DELAY THE PROJECT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S VERY CLEAR. ALSO, WITH THE PUBLIC AND WE'LL GET THIS DONE ONCE YOU GET IT NOTICED.

AND BACK TO US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION TO AMEND? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. MOTION PREVAILS. NEXT ITEM.

ITEM Z.6 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION.

[Z6. 25-1054A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a government installation other than listed, limited to a police facility, on property zoned MU-3 Mixed Use District, on the south line of Fondren Drive, west of Greenville Avenue]

WE RECEIVED THREE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.

YOU HAVE THREE REGISTERED SPEAKERS. FIRST SPEAKER SHANNON SIMMS BRADISH.

HE'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. I'M SORRY.

I'LL CALL YOUR NAME NEXT. IT'S MISS SHANNON SIMMS. BRADISH. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND KEISHA KAY. KEISHA.

KAY. MISSION RIDGE CONSULTANTS, P.O. BOX 26203, PLANO, TEXAS 75026.

AS DENOTED, WE'VE GOT ROBBIE CORDER, THE CITY MANAGER WITH UNIVERSITY PARK, SHANNON SIMS, WHO'S THE ACM OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS WELL AS POLICE CHIEF BILL MATHIS WITH THE UNIVERSITY PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN I JUST WANT TO RESERVE MY REMAINING TIME FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT SPEAKER, BILL MATHIS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SPEAK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z.6. NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MR. MAYOR, IS THERE A MOTION? YES, SIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE.

THE SCP HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE. IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION. IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ANYONE.

CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES ON THE MOTION.

ON ITEM Z.6. MAY I REMOVE MYSELF FROM THIS PARTICULAR ITEM UNTIL I GET MY DOCUMENT? OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS WILLIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM Z.6. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OUR ADJACENT PARTNER, UNIVERSITY PARK, AND HAVING A POLICE TRAINING FACILITY THERE. FACILITY IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

IT WILL BRING POLICE PRESENCE, ALBEIT UNIVERSITY PARK VEHICLES INTO A PART OF THE CITY WHERE IT'S BEEN CLOSE TO SOME AREAS WHERE THERE HAS BEEN SOME CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. NOT IN DISTRICT 13, BUT IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET THE BENEFIT OF THAT PRESENCE WITHOUT US HAVING TO FUND THOSE OFFICERS. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU.

GOSH DARN IT. CHAIRMAN. CHAIRMAN [INAUDIBLE] FOR FIVE MINUTES.

ITEM Z.6. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO, AND THIS IS JUST A PROPERTY TAX QUESTION.

SINCE THIS IS A GOVERNMENT BUILDING FROM ANOTHER CITY, WILL UNIVERSITY PARK BE PAYING ANY PROPERTY TAXES ON THIS LAND, OR IS THIS LIKE ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT THAT HAS A FACILITY IN OUR CITY? AND THAT MIGHT NOT BE FOR ZONING, BUT IT MIGHT BE CFO QUESTION.

SO I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE THAT ANSWER. I'M COMING.

MY ANSWER IS I DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WITH ZONING.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD ANSWER FOR ME FOR THAT ONE.

SO THANK YOU. IT'LL BE TAX EXEMPT.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION ON ITEM Z.6? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION PREVAILS. NEXT ITEM.

[Z8. 25-1056A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for the termination of Deed Restriction Z834-294 on property zoned a CR Community Retail District, on the south line of Bruton Road, between North Prairie Creek Road and Riverway Drive]

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MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 25 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. MY APOLOGIES.

DUE TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL, THIS ITEM REQUIRES THREE QUARTERS VOTE TO PASS.

MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM Z EIGHT? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? YES. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO DENY THE ZONING CHANGE WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. RESENDEZ. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE.

HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION PREVAILS. NEXT ITEM.

ITEM NINE IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A HISTORIC OVERLAY FOR THE BIANCHI HOUSE FOR 503 RIEGER AVENUE,

[Z9. 25-918A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Historic Overlay for the Bianchi House (4503 Reiger Avenue) on property zoned Planned Development District No. 98 (uses in this Planned Development District are limited to residential uses) at the intersection of Reiger Avenue (north side) and North Carroll Avenue]

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, MICHAEL GIBSON.

MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 27 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA.

REQUEST. WE RECEIVED ONE REPLY IN FAVOR, TWO REPLIES IN FAVOR, AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION.

DUE TO THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO WITHDRAW OR FOR DENIAL, THIS ITEM REQUIRES SUPERMAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.

THANK YOU. YOU HAVE ONE REGISTERED SPEAKER, MICHAEL GIBSON.

IT'S NOT ONLINE. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM Z.9? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? ITEMS Z.9. YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO DENY THIS ITEM WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NOT AT THIS TIME. IN DISCUSSION. ANYONE? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION PREVAILS.

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

OKAY. MEMBERS, PLEASE RESTRAIN YOURSELVES. THE PUBLIC IS WATCHING, AND THEY WANT TO. THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE SAME ZEAL FOR ATTENDING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE MEETINGS. THEY HAVE FOR WATCHING THEM. AND I BET IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME LEVEL OF ZEAL. SO WITH THAT, IT IS 1:32 P.M.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL, WE ARE HEREBY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MEMBERS. GREAT JOB. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.