3. Conditional Use Permit CU23-33 (7-Eleven) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted City Council December 19, 2023 Page 2 by Jennifer Derenski requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU2019-02 (Ordinance No. 2019-006) for a master site development plan for gasoline sales and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only) in conjunction with a convenience store. This request is specifically to revise the floor plan to allow for a Laredo Taco Company restaurant within the existing 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station. The subject property is located at 3580 North Grapevine Mills Boulevard and is currently zoned “CC”, Community Commercial District.

[3. Conditional Use Permit CU23-33 (7-Eleven) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted City Council December 19, 2023 Page 2 by Jennifer Derenski requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU2019-02 (Ordinance No. 2019-006) for a master site development plan for gasoline sales and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only) in conjunction with a convenience store. This request is specifically to revise the floor plan to allow for a Laredo Taco Company restaurant within the existing 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station. The subject property is located at 3580 North Grapevine Mills Boulevard and is currently zoned “CC”, Community Commercial District. ]

CU 23-33.

IT'S THE 7-ELEVEN MAROHNIC.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN OF CONDITIONAL USE 1902 FOR A MASTER SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH GASOLINE SALES AND OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GASOLINE SALES.

THIS REQUEST IS SPECIFICALLY TO AMEND THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE EXISTING 7-ELEVEN CONVENIENCE STORE TO REMODEL IT AND ALLOW FOR LAREDO TACO COMPANY RESTAURANT WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING ENVELOPE.

THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND DEVELOPED AS A CONVENIENCE STORE, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2019.

WITH THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO RELOCATE WINE STORAGE TO ALLOW THE FLOOR PLAN TO REMODEL TO ALLOW FOR A 217 SQUARE FOOT LAREDO TACO RESTAURANT WITHIN THE EXISTING 3000 SQUARE FOOT 7-ELEVEN CONVENIENCE STORE.

TOTAL PARKING FOR THE REQUIRED CONVENIENCE STORE WITH RESTAURANT IS 26 PARKING SPACES AND 36 PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED.

THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE, MR. MICHAEL MCMUNN, IS HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION MAY HAVE.

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL MCMUNN.

I'M WITH SOS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.

I LIVE AT 125 GROVE AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15229.

SO I TRAVELED A LITTLE WAY TO MEET EVERYONE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, THOUGH.

AS MENTIONED, WE ARE LOOKING TO INSTALL A LAREDO TACO COMPANY INTO THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT.

FIRST SLIDE I HAVE, OBVIOUSLY IS THE STOREFRONT ITSELF.

UM, THE SECOND SLIDE I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS ADD A SMALL LAREDO TACO COMPANY SIGNAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.

WE DO HAVE A SIGNAGE PACKAGE IN FOR REVIEW RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY.

THIS IS JUST A RENDERING.

IT MAY MODIFY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON WHAT THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS GOES LIKE.

THE NEXT THE NEXT SLIDE.

I HAVE, TWO PICTURES.

ACTUALLY THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS AN ACTUAL CLOSE UP OF THE LAREDO TACO COMPANY, KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, HOW THE FOOD SERVICE LINE WILL BE, AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES.

AND THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE FLOOR PLAN ITSELF, WITH THE LAREDO TACO COMPANY IN IT, AS WELL AS THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE AREAS THAT WE TYPICALLY SERVICE.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AT THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

IS THE FOOD ACTUALLY PREPARED ON SITE, OR IS IT JUST LIKE CREATED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND WARMED UP THERE? DO YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK LUCAS PATTON HE'S A 7-ELEVEN REP TO KIND OF STEP UP IF YOU COME ON UP HERE.

YEP. AND KIND OF SPEAK TO IT.

I BELIEVE IT IS MADE FRESH.

BUT I WILL LET LUCAS SPEAK TO IT.

DO YOU MAKE THE TORTILLAS FRESH? WE DO MAKE THE TORTILLAS FRESH.

YEP. WE GET MATZO BALLS THAT WE PRESS FRESH, FOR FRESH TORTILLAS.

ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE DELIVERED FRESH.

AND THEN WE COOK THEM, PREPARE THEM ON A FLAT TOP GRILL ON THE BACK LINE.

YEP. HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WILL THIS? WHEN WE OPEN UP, WE'LL OPEN UP WITH BETWEEN 12 AND 15 EMPLOYEES JUST FOR THE LAREDO TACO SIDE.

AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 FOR THE RETAIL SIDE.

OKAY. WHAT ELSE? NO QUESTIONS. NO OTHER QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, YOUR HONOR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? NO, SIR. THERE'S NOT. MR. CHAIRMAN. YOU NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION TO CLOSE.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? THE COMMISSION VOTED TO CLOSE THE MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

CLOSE. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION Z 23-09, WHICH IS 7-ELEVEN EAST WALL STREET.

[4. Zoning Change Application Z23-09 (711 East Wall Street) and Final Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Martha’s Vineyard – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Neal Cooper requesting to rezone 0.230 acre from a “HC”, Highway Commercial District to a “R7.5”, Single-Family District for the purpose of developing a single-family residential dwelling. The applicant is also requesting to plat one residential lot. ]

AND THE FINAL PLAT OF LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD.

ERICA MAROHNIC.

YES, SIR. THIS REQUEST IS TO REZONE A LITTLE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN ACRE FROM THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO AN R SEVEN AND A HALF SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 3700 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY.

HISTORICALLY, THIS PROPERTY WAS ZONED C2 COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT PRIOR TO THE CITY'S 1984 CITYWIDE REZONING, HOWEVER, IT HAD ALREADY DEVELOPED AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.

THAT RESIDENCE AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE WERE VOLUNTARILY DEMOLISHED IN 2022.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE, MR. NEIL COOPER, IS HERE THIS EVENING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NEIL COOPER.

I LIVE AT 404 EAST WALL STREET.

I'M REPRESENTING THE KUMAR FAMILY.

THEY OWN THE PROPERTY. THEY ALSO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPERTY.

THE GOAL OF THIS WAS AGAIN TO GET CONTINUITY ACROSS THE NORTH SIDE OF WALL STREET AND BRING IT BACK TO RESIDENTIAL.

THIS WAS A HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WAS KIND OF A THORN IN EVERYTHING, AND THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY GREAT BREAKTHROUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT BAD PROPERTY OUT AND TURN IT OVER.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A PRAIRIE STYLE HOME IN HERE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE REAL CONSISTENT WITH THE AREA, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A REAL NICE ADDITION TO THE AREA.

SO HOPE YOU VOTE FOR IT.

QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS HERE? NO QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

APPARENTLY NONE.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, YOUR HONOR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? YES, SIR. THERE'S ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.

MR. CHAIRMAN.

WE NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION TO CLOSE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.

THE COMMISSION CLOSED A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

TO CLOSE. SECOND.

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ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

[5. AM23-06 Multi-Tenant Pole Signs – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to amendments and changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73, same being Appendix D of the Code of Ordinances, as follows: Section 60, Sign Standards relative to On-Premise Signs and Pole Sign Conditional Uses. ]

ITEM 23-6 MULTI-TENANT POLE SIGNS.

AND CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 82 -73, SAME BAND, APPENDIX D OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, INCLUDING SECTION 60 SIGN STANDARDS.

ERICA MAROHNIC.

YES, SIR. THE DEVELOPER OF THE PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER LOCATED AT THE FORMER PAYTON-WRIGHT AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP, CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION AT YOUR MEETING ON JUNE 20TH, 2023.

AND AT THAT TIME, THEY HAD ASKED FOR CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED ROCK AND BREWS RESTAURANT THAT IS ON LOT ONE, R4.

AT THAT TIME, THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSED A DESIRE FOR ADDITIONAL POLE OR PYLON SIGNS, AS THEY HAD SUBDIVIDED THE PROPERTY INTO MORE LOTS THAN THE THREE ORIGINALLY THAT HAD BEEN PROPOSED WHEN IT FIRST CAME BEFORE YOU.

AS A COMMISSION AND COUNCIL, THEY HAVE CURRENTLY REPLATTED THE PROPERTY INTO FIVE INDIVIDUAL LOTS, AND THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR PYLON SIGNS.

SO IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL POLE SIGN, THEY ARE REQUESTING TO AMEND IT'S SECTION 60 SIGN STANDARDS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR A SHARED POLE SIGN BETWEEN TWO LOTS LOTS 3R2 AND 3R1, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THE SCREENS BEFORE YOU. THE DEVELOPER, MR. BRETT [INAUDIBLE] IS HERE THIS EVENING AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

WE ALSO HAVE A CONCEPT OF WHAT THE SHARED POLE SIGN MAY BE.

OVERALL, THE AMENDMENT HAS NOT CHANGED SUBSTANTIALLY AT ALL FROM THE LAST MEETING WE HAD WHERE WE REQUESTED TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM IN OCTOBER OF 2023. THANK YOU.

OKAY.

HI. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? MR. CHAIRMAN. WELL, WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SHOW THAT SLIDE OF? OH, I'M SORRY. I'M ON YOUR LEFT.

SO WE WERE APPROVED FOR, SIGNED WITH JUST FIREBIRDS ON IT.

BUT WE HAVE A FIFTH USER, WHICH WE'RE NEGOTIATING A LEASE WITH PORTILLO'S.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY REQUIRE A PYLON SIGN AS WELL.

IT'S BEEN CLEAR THAT FIVE SIGNS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET, BOTH TENANTS REPRESENTED ON ONE SIGN.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO WHERE THE SIGN'S GOING TO GO BETWEEN THE? IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE FIREBIRDS PROPERTY, RIGHT WHERE YOU SEE THE GREEN MEET THE RED OR ORANGE AT THE FRONTAGE ROAD. AND THE FIREBIRDS PROPERTY IS THE GREEN OR.

YEAH, IT'S THE GREEN. IT'S THE PROPERTY IN THE BACK.

AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S OUTLINED IN GREEN AND IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD THERE.

OKAY. AND THEN CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT OTHER SLIDE.

WHAT'S THE OTHER RESTAURANT THAT'S GOING IN WHERE PORTILLO'S.

AND WHERE IS THAT.

THAT RESTAURANT'S ON A DIFFERENT LOT OR PLAT.

YES. OKAY.

WHERE'S THAT? IT'S, ON THE BLANK LOT WITH THE IT'S JUST DIRT AT THE MOMENT.

TO THE EAST OF SON OF A BUTCHER.

IN BETWEEN VELVET TACO AND SON OF A BUTCHER.

OKAY, SO IT'S ON THE DIFFERENT LOT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S RIGHT.

IF YOU GO BACK TO THE SIGN.

HI THERE. AM I READING THAT CORRECT? IS THAT ALL WITHIN ALLOWANCES THERE? ERICA, AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT? YES. THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS SHOWN AS 40FT.

OKAY. THIS LOOKS LIKE 45 OR 8 OR SOMETHING.

I COULDN'T TELL WHAT IT SAID. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS.

BUT NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

IS THERE AN OPTION? CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THERE ON THE RIGHT.

IT HAS BOTH RESTAURANTS ON ONE SIGN.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT SIGNS.

AND ON THE LEFT. IS THAT WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO.

THE TWO DIFFERENT SIGNS.

ARE THEY EQUAL SIGNS TWO PANELS ONE POLE OKAY.

BUT IT'LL BE THE TWO SEPARATE PANELS.

CORRECT? OKAY.

IS THE THINKING THAT THOSE WILL GET HUNG AT THE SAME TIME? OR DO YOU SEE A FIREBIRDS GOING UP AND THEN THE SECOND ONE COMING UP SOME OTHER TIME? I THINK THAT THE SIGN WILL BE BUILT WITH THE FIREBIRDS SHOWN, AND THEN THE OTHER PANEL WILL PROBABLY BE

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BLANK UNLESS THE LEASE WITH PORTILLO'S IS COMPLETE, HARD AND COMPLETE.

YEP. THANK YOU.

WHEN DO YOU THINK THESE RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO BE OPEN, ESPECIALLY FIREBIRDS.

FIREBIRDS SCHEDULED OPENING IS FEBRUARY 29TH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. APPARENTLY NOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE REGISTERED TO SPEAK? NO, YOUR HONOR. HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE? NO YOUR HONOR. MR. CHAIRMAN. MOTION TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED.

THE COMMISSION CLOSED A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON MP 23-1.

[6. MP23-01 Comprehensive Master Plan – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to amendments and changes to the Comprehensive Master Plan (1974-1994, updated 1987) of the City of Grapevine Ordinance No. 87-11, as follows: Subsection E., Future Land Use, of Section IV., Land Use to revise zoning districts consistent in corresponding future land use categories. ]

COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN.

CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN 1974 TO 1994, UPDATED 1987 OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE ORDINANCE NUMBER 87-11 AND CONCLUDING SUBSECTION A FUTURE LAND USE OF SECTION 4 LAND USE TO REVISE ZONING DISTRICTS CONSISTENT AND CORRESPONDING FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES.

ERICA MAROHNIC.

YES, THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND SUBSECTION E, FUTURE LAND USE OF SECTION FOUR.

LAND USE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN TO UPDATE THE TABLE THAT IS EXISTING WITHIN THE SUBSECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN.

THIS TABLE WAS ADOPTED ORIGINALLY IN 1993, WHICH ADOPTED THE WILLIAM D TATE STATE HIGHWAY 121 CORRIDOR STUDY AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN. THE TABLE WAS A TEXT AMENDMENT TO EXPLAIN HOW ZONING AND LAND USE ARE REFLECTED IN THE GRAPHIC FORM OF A MAP.

THIS TABLE IS ALSO HOW STAFF DETERMINES IF A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE REQUEST IS CONSIDERED, WITH APPROPRIATE WITHIN THE PROPERTY'S DESIGNATION, BASED ON DENSITY AND USE. THE LAST TIME THIS TABLE WAS UPDATED WAS IN 2017, WHEN THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL ADOPTED THE COMMUNITY MIXED USE DESIGNATION AND THEN DESIGNATED 733 ACRES THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN FIVE AREAS.

THIS HAS BEEN WORKSHOPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND BROUGHT BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

MOST RECENTLY, IT WAS AT THE JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 27TH.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AT YOUR PLACE AT THE DAIS, YOU WILL FIND SOME CORRECTED INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE ORDINANCE AND THE AGENDA MEMO THAT SHOWS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT FULLY AND ONLY, CONSIDERED CONSISTENT UNDER THE LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND REMOVED AND NO LONGER SPLIT BETWEEN LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED.

ADDITIONALLY, WHEN STAFF WAS REVIEWING THE PARAGRAPHS PRECEDING THE TABLE, THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OUTLINED WHAT COLORS SHOULD BE UTILIZED ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR EACH OF THOSE LAND USE CATEGORIES.

THAT WAS NEVER DONE IN PRACTICE, SO WE ARE ASKING TO AMEND THOSE LISTED COLORS FOR EACH FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY IN A TABULAR FORMAT, SO IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRACTICE AND THE ONLINE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL OR COMMISSION MAY HAVE.

QUESTION. MR. CHAIRMAN. NO QUESTION SIR.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

ERICA, I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

GRAPEVINE VINTAGE, AND I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER.

WE MOVED IT FROM IT'S MOVING FROM LOW INTENSITY TO COMMERCIAL.

THAT'S CORRECT. BUT WE HAVE GRAPEVINE VINTAGE NEAR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

CORRECT. OR HOW MANY AREAS ARE GRAPEVINE VINTAGE? I BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUR.

THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES WOULD INCLUDE, I BELIEVE, NASH FARMS, WHICH IS A CITY PROPERTY.

THERE'S SEVERAL VINEYARDS, WINE TASTING ROOMS, DELANEY VINEYARDS IS BROUGHT TO MIND.

AND THEN CROSS TIMBERS? AND CROSS TIMBERS. YES.

I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.

THAT'S NOT. GRAPEVINE VINTAGE.

NO, NO, IT'S NOT OKAY.

I WAS JUST CONCERNED WITH THE CHANGE IN DENSITY BEING CLOSE TO SINGLE FAMILY.

I AGREE WITH PAUL.

I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T LEAVE IT UNDER LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL.

I DO THINK TO THE EFFORTS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, ONE THING WE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

WE MIGHT LOOK AT HAVING A CATEGORY, WHETHER IT'S LAND USE PLAN OR WHETHER IT'S IN ZONING, WHERE WE HAVE WINE TASTING ROOMS, BECAUSE THE WINE TASTING ROOMS, AND I'M SURE SOME CITIES HAVE THIS ORDINANCE, ON MAIN STREET, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

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DOESN'T EVEN REALLY FIT WITH GRAPEVINE VINTAGE, BUT IT'S THE ONLY CATEGORY THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE IN BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SELLING REGULAR ALCOHOL, AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL KIND OF ZONING IN ORDER TO HAVE WINE.

SO I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE AT SOME POINT FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO LOOK AT MAYBE ADDING A WINE TASTING ZONING CATEGORY. BUT I DO AGREE WITH PAUL IN THAT I THINK THAT GRAPEVINE VINTAGE SHOULD REMAIN IN LOW INTENSITY.

THAT'S MY DECISION. PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT SOMEBODY COME IN AND WANT A TASTING ROOM, AND THEN YOU APPROVE THE ZONING, AND THEN THEY COME BACK AND THEY WANT A BROAD AND DO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE ONE.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT BEFORE.

I KNOW WITH THE ONES THAT HAVE TURNED INTO ALCOHOL.

THAT WOULD BE THE RISK OF DOING THAT.

AND I DON'T SEE THE NECESSITY OF IT MYSELF.

BUT THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THAT, BILL.

THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.

I MEAN, IF YOU'RE NOT OKAY WITH THAT, I'M FINE WITH THAT.

WE CAN KEEP IT UNDER GRAPEVINE VINTAGE.

BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE HIGH INTENSITY BECAUSE WE HAVE.

NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WE GAIN BY JUST DOING A TASTING ROOM.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING, JUST A TASTING ROOM.

THEY CAN'T MAKE IT.

WELL, WE HAVE WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM ON MAIN STREET.

THEY HAVE MORE THAN JUST A TASTING ROOM.

IT'S A MISNOMER.

THEY'RE NOT A TASTING ROOM.

THEY HAVE RESTAURANTS AND FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

NONE OF THEM CAN SURVIVE JUST FOR TASTING.

WELL, THE WINE TASTING CATEGORY, IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY GET AT THE STATE OF TEXAS, THEY HAVE SOME FOOD AND THEY'RE PREDOMINANTLY WINE.

THEY CAN'T SELL BEER AND THEY CAN'T SELL ALCOHOL.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE I THINK THAT'S A WORTHY, WORTHWHILE DISCUSSION FOR US TO HAVE.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE REALLY ENGAGING IN TONIGHT.

SO WHEN WE WERE USING THE VINTAGE DISTRICT, IT'S KIND OF A BUFFER TO SINGLE FAMILY.

THE PROTOTYPE WAS MORE JUST A TASTING ROOM AT THAT TIME, AND THESE TASTING ROOMS HAVE EXPANDED MUCH BECOME MUCH MORE INTENSE SINCE THEN.

I AGREE. SINCE COVID, REALLY.

THAT'S WHY I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT IT.

BUT YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

WELL, THE BIGGER THE THE ISSUE IS UNDER THE GRAPEVINE VINTAGE ZONING CATEGORY, THE ONLY ALLOWABLE USE IS A WINERY AS A PERMITTED USE, THE GRAPEVINE VINTAGE ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE APPROVED THOSE ZONINGS, WE DID IT ON DELANEY, WE DID IT ON LA BUENA VIDA AND WE DID IT CROSS TIMBERS.

AND I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TALK ABOUT NASH FARM BECAUSE THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT SUBJECT.

SO THOSE BIGGER WINERIES THAT HAVE THE LAND AROUND THEM ARE ALL NEAR RESIDENTIAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION MAYBE OF DELANEY'S.

SO ALL I'M SAYING IS PUTTING THOSE UNDER A LAND USE AS HIGHER INTENSITY.

I'M NOT SURE AS THE DIRECTION WE SHOULD GO.

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

THEY CAN STILL DO EVERYTHING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT UNDER LOW INTENSITY.

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

AND I THINK PAUL'S RIGHT.

YEAH, I THINK I UNDERSTAND THAT, YEAH.

I THINK THERE'S SOME CREDIBILITY TO THERE.

I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND REALLY I GUESS WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT IS THE NEW WINE TASTING.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY THAT THEY COULD GET APPROVED, BECAUSE WHEN WE ORIGINALLY DID THE GV, IT WAS FOR THE BIGGER PIECES OF LAND.

BUT IF WE WANT TO LEAVE IT AS GRAPEVINE VINTAGE SO THAT THE WINE TASTING ROOMS AND I AGREE WITH YOU, AFTER COVID THEY HAVE A LOT MORE FOOD.

WELL, THE TASTING ROOMS ARE BUSINESS, JUST LIKE A RESTAURANT, AND THEY NEED TO BE IN A COMMERCIAL ZONING.

I THINK THEY DON'T NEED TO BE.

BUT THEY'RE STILL IN COMMERCIAL.

THEY'RE STILL IN COMMERCIAL.

YEAH. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I THINK NEED TO BE A BUFFER ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAD, CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER WINERIES . OKAY, SHOULD BE IN COMMERCIAL OR SHOULD BE IN LIGHT COMMERCIAL.

AND, UH, IT MY SENSE IS THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD FEEL THAT LIGHT COMMERCIAL WOULD PROBABLY BE ALL RIGHT.

IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE SOLELY BY GOSH, IN COMMERCIAL PERIOD, THAT THERE WAS SOME CONSIDERATION FOR THE LIGHTER COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AS WELL.

IS MY MEMORY CORRECT? NO, I THINK THAT'S CORRECT.

YEAH. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THEY ARE.

THEY ARE A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THE WAY THEY'RE OPERATING.

YES, YES. THAT'S IT OUGHT TO BE COMMERCIAL WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONING.

AS OPPOSED TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL IS THEIR LIGHT COMMERCIAL.

TALKING LIGHT COMMERCIAL.

I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

SO IS THE COMMISSION GOING TO REVIEW THIS AGAIN AS PART OF YOUR RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING? WE CERTAINLY CAN. ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU ALL WOULD PERHAPS LOOK AT THAT I THINK THAT MIGHT BE PRUDENT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? NO, SIR. OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR?

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COMMISSION CLOSED A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND.

THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

AND THAT COMPLETES THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE.

COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE SHORTLY.

MEETING ROOM TO OUR RIGHT.

IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND.

THE COUNCIL WILL REMAIN IN SESSION HERE.

AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH CITIZEN COMMENTS.

YEAH. YOU CAN GO BACK THERE.

I KNOW THEY NEVER KNOW.

ALL RIGHTY. CITIZEN COMMENTS AS A CATEGORY, WHEN ANY PERSON IS NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA, MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER CITIZEN

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

COMMENTS OR ON ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEM BY COMPLETING A CITIZEN APPEARANCE REQUEST FORM WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, EITHER BEFORE OR DURING THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM.

UPON BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR UPON THE CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

CITIZENS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THAT'S THREE MINUTES PER SPOKESPERSON, AND EACH SPOKESPERSON HAS TO REGISTER AND SIGN THE APPLICATION.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS RESTRICTED IN DISCUSSING OR TAKING ANY ACTION DURING CITIZEN COMMENTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY REQUESTS TONIGHT? YES, SIR, I HAVE FIVE.

OKAY. WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THEM THEN? YES, SIR. SARAH L GANGEE 607 HAYS DRIVE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL PEOPLE.

MY NAME IS SARAH EL-CHANTIRY, AND I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS BODY WITH REGARDS TO INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT CEASE FIRE IN GAZA, WHICH WAS EMAILED TO YOU LAST WEEK.

I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND SEEMINGLY AMERICAN ENOUGH THE WHOLE TIME.

I'VE LIVED HERE UNTIL A LITTLE OVER TWO MONTHS AGO, WHEN THE AMERICANNESS OF ARABS AND MUSLIMS COUNTRYWIDE HAS BEEN QUESTIONED, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE INCREASE IN HATE CRIMES AGAINST ARABS, MUSLIMS AND JEWS.

MY URGE TO EACH OF YOU IS TO USE YOUR VOICES, TO USE YOUR PLATFORM TO CALL FOR A CEASE FIRE.

THIS ISN'T AN ABSTRACT THING THAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE.

THIS CONFLICT IS ABOUT LOST LIVES AND LIMBS AND INNOCENCE AND HORROR AND CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR COMPREHENSION.

THESE ARE SADLY PERSONAL STORIES FROM MANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS WITHIN THIS ROOM AND FAR BEYOND IT.

THESE ARE STORIES OF 14 YEAR OLDS AND LOST LIMBS AND GRANDMOTHERS LOSING 22 MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES IN A SPAN OF TWO DAYS.

THEY ARE STORIES OF DISPLACEMENT, LACK OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND INJUSTICE THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ARTICULATE.

WE GET LULLED INTO COMPLACENCY AND FORGETFULNESS AND FORGET HOW CHEAP BROWN AND BLACK LIFE IS UNTIL TRAVESTIES LIKE THIS OCCUR, WHERE THE WORLD LOOKS ON SILENTLY AS SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, REFUGEE CAMPS ARE BEING BLOWN UP BY OUR OWN TAX DOLLARS, MIGHT I ADD, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR POLITICAL PERSUASIONS ARE, ALL OF US ARE SEEING THE IMAGES OF UNIMAGINABLE PAIN AND SUFFERING.

LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR HERE.

MY REQUEST TO THIS BODY IS TO MAKE YOUR STANCE CLEAR ON VICTIMHOOD AND INJUSTICE, AND WHO HAS CLAIMS TO IT.

COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT IS AGAINST INTERNATIONAL LAW.

SINCE OCTOBER 7TH, A POPULATION OF 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MERCILESSLY AND INDISCRIMINATELY BOMBED AND BOMBARDED.

FOOD, ELECTRICITY AND MEDICAL NECESSITIES HAVE BEEN WITHHELD IN MASS, ALL TO PURPORTEDLY ROOT OUT A FEW.

8000 CHILDREN AND COUNTING HAVE BEEN KILLED.

SHOULD WE TAG THAT UNDER COLLATERAL DAMAGE? SOME OF THE BRAVEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE IN GAZA RIGHT NOW.

ACTUALLY, THE BRAVEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE IN GAZA RIGHT NOW.

THOSE HEROES ARE NOT ONLY RISKING THEIR LIVES, BUT THEIR VERY EXISTENCE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO PUSHING AS PUSHING THROUGH, AS JOURNALISTS AND NURSES AND DOCTORS IN THE MOST UNIMAGINABLE OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

AND DON'T LET IT COME FROM ME.

LET IT COME FROM THE SAVE THE CHILDREN, JEWISH VOICES FOR PEACE, DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS, OR THE POPE OR THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE NATIONS VIA THE UNITED NATIONS, WHERE 153 COUNTRIES CAME OUT IN SUPPORT OF AN IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT CEASE FIRE, WITH ONLY TEN VOTED AGAINST IT, INCLUDING THE US SHAMEFULLY.

THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY HERE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONFLATED WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, WHO ARE OVERWHELMINGLY IN SUPPORT OF AN IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT CEASE FIRE. AND LET US NOT CLOSE HISTORY BOOKS TOO SOON.

DEATH AND DESTRUCTION HAS SELDOM MADE THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE.

HISTORY BOOKS REMIND US THAT EACH TIME WE THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT, IT IS DIFFERENT.

IT NEVER IS. PALESTINIAN, ARAB AND MUSLIM AMERICANS AND MANY OTHER ALLIES SUPPORT HUMAN HUMANITY AND PEACE.

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ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

WILL GRAPEVINE CITY COUNCIL MEET ITS MORAL OBLIGATIONS? STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY, ALONG WITH THE SEVERAL OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO URGE OUR POLITICAL LEADERS, LEADERS TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT CEASE FIRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NEXT. MOHAMMED AYACHI 809 AMBROSE COURT.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.

I MEAN, THE STATISTICS ARE VERY CLEAR.

I MEAN, SHE'S MADE THE MESSAGE VERY CLEAR.

WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT A FULL CEASE FIRE THAT CAN.

IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY UNCONDITIONAL.

YOU SEE, I MY NAME IS MOHAMMED AYASHI.

I'M A RESIDENT OF DALLAS.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE. I'M A PROUD AMERICAN, AND I'M ALWAYS A VERY, VERY, YOU KNOW, AT LARGE ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE IN WARS AND PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE IN LOWER INCOME. THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN FUNDING ISRAEL'S WAR ON GAZA.

GAZA AS A WHOLE IS SMALLER THAN DFW POPULATION OF 2 MILLION.

AND TO ME, IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE BECAUSE ON MY WAY HERE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND DALLAS ALL DAY.

I SAW PEOPLE THAT WERE HOMELESS.

SOME OF THEM WERE SAID HOMELESS VETERANS, AND YET WE'RE STILL SENDING TAXES TO ISRAEL BY THE BILLIONS.

BUT WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN PEOPLE.

THERE WAS A MAN WALKING WITH A SIGN THAT SAID, PLEASE HELP ME PAY FOR MY DAUGHTER'S SURGERY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

I CAN APPEAL TO YOU ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS, BUT THE NUMBER ONE LEVEL THAT I APPEAL TO YOU ON IS AS OUR GOVERNMENT, AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES, AS THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE GRAPEVINE SO BEAUTIFUL AND MAINTAINED ITS HONOR AND DIGNITY.

THAT'S THE APPEAL I COME TO YOU AS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU ARE PEOPLE WHO TAKE ACTION, WHO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG FOR US TO SIT HERE QUIETLY WHILE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN GETTING KILLED.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

LOOK AT WHAT THE UN HAS SAID.

LOOK AT WHAT DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS HAS SAID.

LOOK WHAT ALL NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SAID ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GAZA.

TAKE A VERY SIMPLE APPROACH.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAN TOWARDS ANY SIDE.

LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS.

WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO SAY? IT ALL STARTS FROM A VERY BASIC LEVEL.

IT'S A VERY GRASSROOTS THING.

WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, DO NOT SEND OUR MONEY TO NATIONS THAT ARE KILLING CHILDREN AND COMMITTING WAR CRIMES, ESPECIALLY BEFORE TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN PEOPLE.

THE DAY THERE ARE NO HOMELESS VETERANS OR PEOPLE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY HERE IN DALLAS IS THE DAY THAT WE CAN MAKE IT JUSTIFIABLE FOR OUR OWN TAX MONEY TO BE FUNDING WARS IN OTHER NATIONS.

BUT UNTIL THEN, THE WAR BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL IS THEIR WAR, AND IT'S THEIR PROBLEM.

WE ARE HERE TO CALL FOR A CEASE FIRE.

WE ARE HERE TO CALL FOR US TO NO LONGER BE MEDDLING IN ISSUES HAPPENING ACROSS THE GLOBE, BECAUSE WHICHEVER SIDE THAT YOU TAKE, IT'S STILL NOT A SIDE THAT SUPPORTS AMERICANS.

WE ARE LOSING OUR TAX DOLLARS WHILE FIREFIGHTERS ARE GETTING LIKE FINANCIAL.

THEY'RE GETTING CUTS ON THEIR BUDGETS.

FIREFIGHTERS, THE PEOPLE WHO SAVE OUR LIVES HERE, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE THEM A LIVABLE LIVING, A LIVABLE WAGE.

A TEACHER WHO HAS FOUR CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES, WHO HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR TEN YEARS, SHE QUALIFIES OR HE QUALIFIES TO GET FINANCIAL AID FROM THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEIR SALARIES ARE SO CLOSE TO THE POVERTY LINE.

THIS IS THE TYPE OF THING THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE AMERICA FIRST, BY PREVENTING OUR TAX MONEY FROM GOING TO OTHER NATIONS AND HELPING OUR OWN CITIZENS AND OUR OWN RESIDENTS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO TALK.

I'M VERY TIRED. I'VE BEEN RUNNING AROUND ALL DAY, BUT Y'ALL ARE THE REAL HEROES.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME OUT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NEXT. IMAN FAHMY 114 MIDWEST DRIVE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS IMAN.

AS WE SPEAK, THERE ARE UNSPEAKABLE ATROCITIES BEING COMMITTED AGAINST INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN GAZA.

NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE THE IMAGES AND NEWS THE WORLD HAS BEEN WITNESSING IN THE PAST 73 DAYS.

IT IS HORRIFIC, BARBARIC AND INHUMANE.

BUT WHAT IS WORSE IS KNOWING THAT WE AS AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE A HAND IN THOSE ATROCITIES.

AS ONE ISRAELI GENERAL RECENTLY MADE CLEAR, I QUOTE ALL OF OUR MISSILES, THE AMMUNITION, THE PRECISION GUIDED BOMBS, ALL THE AIRPLANES AND BOMBS IT'S ALL FROM THE US. THE MINUTE THEY TURN OFF THE TAP, YOU CAN'T KEEP FIGHTING.

YOU HAVE NO CAPABILITY.

EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE CAN'T FIGHT THIS WAR WITHOUT UNITED STATES.

PERIOD. END QUOTE.

LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A UN RESOLUTION THAT SARAH REFERRED TO.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS GOVERNMENT WAS THE LEAD VETO TO THAT RESOLUTION THAT CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN CEASEFIRE AND IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL HOSTAGES AND ENSURING HUMANITARIAN ACCESS INTO GAZA.

DESPITE THIS SHAMEFUL VETO, WITHIN THIS COUNTRY HAVE BEEN BEACONS OF LIGHT AND HOPE.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.

AKRON, OHIO, YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

AND OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA WILL ALL GO DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AS A CITY COUNCIL THAT STOOD FOR HUMANITY AND CALLED FOR A BARE MINIMUM CEASEFIRE.

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NOT ONLY IS IT THE MORALLY CONSCIOUS AND RIGHT THING TO DO TO STAND UP FOR INHUMANE LOSS OF INNOCENT LIFE, BUT HERE ARE SOME REASONS AS TO WHY IT IS CONCERNS THE GRAPEVINE CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN THE ABOVE CITIES AND PASS A RESOLUTION REGARDING THIS INTERNATIONAL ISSUE.

NUMBER ONE, OVER 60% OF AMERICANS ARE IN FAVOR OF A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE AND ACCESS TO HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA.

THIS NATION IS MADE UP OF STATES, AND THOSE STATES ARE MADE UP OF CITIES.

WHEN THIS NATION OR STATE DOES NOT DO ITS JOB IN REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE THEY CLAIM TO SERVE, IT IS INCUMBENT FOR CITIES, AT THE VERY LEAST, TO ASSUME THAT ROLE AND SPEAK UP AGAINST THE INJUSTICES AND ATROCITIES BEING COMMITTED USING ITS CONSTITUENTS TAX DOLLARS.

NUMBER TWO, THE BILLIONS OF TAX DOLLARS BEING USED TO ANNIHILATE AN ENTIRE POPULATION AND THEIR LIVELIHOOD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE CAN INSTEAD BE USED TO BUILD A BETTER LIVELIHOOD FOR THE CITIZENS OF EACH CITY, INCLUDING GRAPEVINE.

NUMBER THREE PASSING THIS RESOLUTION WILL ENCOURAGE A SAFE PLACE FOR ANYONE WHO ENTERS GRAPEVINE.

KNOWING THAT THIS CITY IS IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO VALUE EVERY LIFE DESPITE RACE, ETHNICITY, OR BACKGROUND.

MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD OF THE SIX YEAR OLD BOY, WADEA AL FAYOUME IN CHICAGO, WHO WAS BRUTALLY STABBED AND MURDERED BY THE OLD LANDLORD, WHO WAS CONSTANTLY FED ZIONIST PROPAGANDA, AS WELL AS THE THREE COLLEGE STUDENTS IN VERMONT WHO WERE SHOT FOR SIMPLY WEARING A CLOTH LIKE THIS.

RESOLUTIONS SUCH AS THIS SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT THESE ACTIONS ARE NOT INVITED IN OUR CITY.

NUMBER FOUR, AS LONG AS WE STAY COMPLICIT AND ALLOW THIS GENOCIDE TO TAKE PLACE IN OUR NATION'S NAME WITHOUT DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR SPHERE TO STOP IT, THEN THE GAZA TODAY CAN BE GRAPEVINE TOMORROW.

WHAT MAKES OUR CITY SAFE FROM THE INJUSTICES THAT WE DO NOT SPEAK UP AGAINST? BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE PALESTINIANS HAVE ENDURED 75 YEARS OF LAND THEFT, KILLING, TORTURE AND HUMILIATION WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS GOVERNMENT, THIS CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION IS THE BARE MINIMUM WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO PASS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT.

NADEEM HAMANI, 1345 WINNIPEG DRIVE.

NO. FATIMA MOHAMMED, 960 SANTA FE CIRCLE IN IRVING.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS FATIMA MOHAMMED AND I AM 12 YEARS OLD.

I SEE MY YOUNGER SIBLINGS IN THE BROKEN FACES OF THE CHILDREN IN RAZA, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANY CHILD CAN DESERVE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO THEM.

I WANT TO ASK.

I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, AND I WONDER IF YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY A SCHOOL SHOOTING IF THE POLICE IF THERE WAS A SCHOOL SHOOTER IN A SCHOOL AND THE POLICE BOMBED THE ENTIRE SCHOOL TO KILL THAT SHOOTER, I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY THAT OR STAND FOR THAT, BECAUSE YOU ARE PEOPLE WITH HEARTS.

POVERTY IS ON THE RISE IN AMERICA.

WE SHOULD INVEST OUR TAXES IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED MEDICAL CARE, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED EDUCATION, AND OUR TAXES ARE GOING TO THE WRONG PLACE.

THIS IS NOT A CONFLICT.

IT'S NOT COMPLICATED.

IT'S SIMPLE.

THERE ARE INNOCENT CIVILIANS WHO ARE DYING.

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO ENJOY PEACE, FREEDOM, AND A CHANCE TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN SIT HERE TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE 7-ELEVEN OR WINE TASTING WHILE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE BEING MURDERED UNJUSTLY.

AND I HOPE YOU ALL CHOOSE TO REPRESENT YOUR PEOPLE AND CALL FOR AN IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT CEASEFIRE, SO YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE PROUD OF YOUR COURAGE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH AND OF YOUR HUMANITY.

ONE DAY WE WILL ALL HAVE TO STAND IN FRONT OF GOD, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL SAY THAT WE DID SOMETHING TO HELP GAZA AND THAT WE WEREN'T SILENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT COMPLETES THE CITIZEN COMMENTS, AND WE'LL PICK UP THEN WITH ITEM EIGHT.

[8. Ethel Strother and Jamey Cantrell from the Texas Animal Control Association to recognize Grapevine Animal Services Officer Kaylee Paniagua for being named Field Officer of the Year. ]

ETHEL STROTHER AND JAMEY CANTRELL FROM THE TEXAS ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION TO RECOGNIZE GRAPEVINE ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER KAYLEE PANIAGUA FOR BEING NAMED FIELD OFFICER OF THE YEAR.

KRISTINA VALENTINE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING.

IT IS MY DISTINCT HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE RECOGNITION OF YOUR GRAPEVINE ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER,

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KAYLEE PANIAGUA, FOR THE AWARD OF FIELD OFFICER OF THE YEAR.

WE DO HAVE A SHORT VIDEO.

PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO IT BEFORE I INTRODUCE OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TEXAS ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION.

YOU'RE SLIPPING.

SHE DEFINITELY WAS TIME CONSUMING, BUT ALL FOR GOOD REASONS.

IT'S SLIPPING. COME ON.

WHEN I ARRIVED ON SCENE, SHE WAS ALREADY RUNNING THE BACK AREA OF THE PARK.

I KNEW THAT SHE CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER AWAY FROM ME LIKE THIS.

IS IT LIKE, THIS IS OUR LAST TRY HERE? BECAUSE SHE WAS ALREADY STARTING TO KIND OF SLIP INTO THE WATER.

I TRIED MY BEST TO GET AS CLOSE AS I COULD TO HER, WITHOUT HAVING HER FREAK OUT AT THAT POINT, BUT I WAS ALREADY IN THE WATER WHENEVER THAT WAS HAPPENING.

AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO THINK TO MYSELF, LIKE, WHAT CAN I GRAB ON TO TO LEASH HER? BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE I HAD TO LEASH HER.

AND I PULLED IT AS HARD AS I COULD TO SEE IF IT COULD WITHSTAND MY WEIGHT.

AND LUCKILY IT DID.

AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS ABLE TO LEASH HER BARELY.

I MEAN, IT DIDN'T STOP THERE BECAUSE SHE WAS THRASHED AROUND, AND, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER.

I COULDN'T JUST TAKE HER TO THE TRUCK LIKE THIS.

LOOK AT THE FOOD I BROUGHT.

THAT'S ALL YOURS RIGHT THERE.

PUPPY. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU'RE A GIRL? OH, YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD GIRL.

I KNOW YOU'RE HUNGRY.

EAT THE FOOD. NO.

TRUST ME. PLEASE TRUST ME ENOUGH TO EAT AROUND ME.

YEAH. YOU JUST.

THAT'S HOW YOU WORK. SLOWLY HAVE HER SMELL ME.

AND THEN AFTER THAT.

YEAH.

YOU WANT TO GET DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL, SO THAT'S WHY I SIT.

OH, YEAH.

OKAY, I THINK WE'RE READY TO WALK.

ARE YOU READY TO WALK WILL YOU COME WITH ME? COME ON. IT WAS A GOOD MOMENT TO BRING HER TO MY TRUCK, AND SHE LED THE WAY ON A LEASH AND, YOU KNOW, SO IT TOOK ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO. YOU KNOW, SHE'S AN AMAZING DOG, AND I WISH NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR HER.

SHE'S AWESOME.

YOU KNOW? I MEAN, WHEN SHE GOT HERE TO THE SHELTER, IT WAS THE SAME THING.

BASICALLY, SHE NEEDED SOME TIME TO ADJUST TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, UM, DIFFERENT NOISES.

SHE WAS A LITTLE FEARFUL OF, LIKE, OTHER DOGS AND STUFF.

SO, UM, WE WORKED WITH HER.

I MEAN, I STAYED IN HER KENNEL AFTER WORK, AFTER MY SHIFTS.

I WOULD GO IN THERE WITH HER AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO SEE HER AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND SHE BLOSSOMED INTO THIS PLAYFUL DOG THAT IRONICALLY LOVES WATER.

NOW SHE LOVES WATER.

[LAUGHTER] SO, I'M JUST SUPER, SUPER BLESSED AND HAPPY THAT I WAS ABLE TO CATCH HER.

AND, YOU KNOW, NOW SHE HAS AN AWESOME ADOPTIVE FAMILY.

SHE'LL ALWAYS HAVE, A PLACE IN MY HEART.

THANK YOU. KAYLEE, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US.

[APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE TEXAS ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT, MISS ETHEL STROTHER, I'M HERE TO PRESENT KAYLEE WITH HER AWARD.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE.

I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH MY VOICE, SO I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.

JAMEY CANTRELL, OUR PRESIDENT, IS AT A MEMORIAL SERVICES, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR HIM.

AND HE APOLOGIZES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THIS TODAY.

SO THE TEXAS ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION HAS VARIOUS AWARDS THAT WE PRESENT TO CANDIDATES THAT ARE NOMINATED, AND WE HAVE A NOMINATING COMMITTEE. WE REVIEW THESE CANDIDATES, AND WE VOTE ON THE ONE THAT WE THINK THAT IS THE THE BEST RECIPIENT FOR THESE AWARDS.

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THE JAMES BYERS FIELD OFFICER AWARD, IS AWARDED EVERY YEAR AT OUR CONFERENCE, AND THIS YEAR WAS IN SAN MARCOS IN NOVEMBER THIS PAST NOVEMBER.

AND THIS IS A AWARD THAT IS GIVEN YEARLY TO AN OUTSTANDING ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER WHO HAS, THROUGH HIS OR HER ACTIONS, PERFORMED DUTIES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS NORMALLY REQUIRED OR HAS CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED AS A PROFESSIONAL AT A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, REPRESENTING HIS OR HER AGENCY IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER AT ALL TIMES.

AND AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, THIS STORY WAS PORTRAYED TO THE, BOARD, UH, AND THE COMMITTEE AND SHE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS.

SHE WAS NOT AFRAID TO ENTER THE WATER TO GET THE DOG.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU SAY THIS IS JUST A DOG.

WELL, IT'S NOT JUST A DOG.

YOU KNOW, IN ANIMAL CONTROL, WE SAVE THE LIVES OF DOGS.

AND A LOT OF TIMES WE CAN'T SAVE THE LIFE OF A DOG, AND THEY HAVE TO BE EUTHANIZED, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE LITTLE GIRL THAT'S WALKING DOWN THE BEACH, AND SHE'S THROWING A STARFISH INTO THE WATER.

AND HER DADDY SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SHE GOES, I'M SAVING THE STARFISH.

AND HE SAID, BUT THERE'S THOUSANDS.

YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY SAVE THEM ALL.

WELL, SHE PICKS UP ONE AND THROWS IT INTO THE WATER AND SHE SAYS, I SAVED THAT ONE.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE DO IN ANIMAL CONTROL.

AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A VERY DESERVING OFFICER, AS OFFICER PANIAGUA IS.

AND IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE THAT I PRESENT HER WITH THIS PLAQUE THAT SAYS, IN RECOGNITION OF PERFORMING THEIR ANIMAL CONTROL DUTIES OVER AND ABOVE WHAT IS REQUIRED.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS.

THANK YOU. IT IS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE.

I DON'T SEE MYSELF ANYWHERE ELSE, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU, KAYLEE.

AND IT'S NOT JUST A BIG DEAL FOR YOU, BUT IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR OUR ANIMAL SHELTER AND FOR GRAPEVINE.

SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU FOR MAKING US LOOK GOOD.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

AND YOU'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.

IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

NEXT, TERESA GRADY, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF SIX STONES, IS HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF THE COMMUNITY POWERED REVITALIZATION PROJECT.

[9. Teresa Grady Chief Operating Officer of 6 Stones, to provide an update on the Community Powered Revitalization (CPR) Project. ]

TERESA. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY STAFF.

IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

SO I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE JUST A RECAP OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY POWERED REVITALIZATION HAS DONE IN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE FOR 2023.

SO WE'LL START WITH, IN GRAPEVINE, WE WORKED ON SIX HOMES THAT REPRESENTED 12 OCCUPANTS.

WE HAD 195 VOLUNTEERS FOR 1264 VOLUNTEER HOURS.

SIX ZONES OVERALL, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM HAS WORKED ON 850 HOMES, AND 31 OF THOSE NOW HAVE BEEN IN GRAPEVINE.

SO THESE ARE THE ANNUAL SPONSORS THAT WE HAVE AT SIX STONES THAT DONATE $25,000 OR MORE TO OUR ORGANIZATION, AND THEY HELP ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS HAPPEN. SO WHILE YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT THAT, LET ME TELL YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY DID WITH THE HOMES IN GRAPEVINE.

SO WE REPLACED A LOT OF ROTTED WOOD.

THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE DO, LOTS OF SOFFIT AND FASCIA AND TRIM.

THOSE ARE HARD TO GET IN PHOTOS.

SO WHEN YOU SEE THE HOUSES THAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IN A MOMENT, JUST THINK ALL OF THOSE HAD ROTTED FASCIA AND TRIM.

WE REPLACED PATCHED AND REPAIRED SIDING.

WE DID LOTS OF PAINTING, LOTS AND LOTS OF PAINT.

KELLY MOORE DONATES ALL OF THE PAINT THAT WE USE ON ITS HUNDREDS OF GALLONS, AND WE DID LOTS OF CLEANUP, LOTS OF YARD CLEANUP, LOTS OF REALLY INTENSE YARD CLEANUP, VINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, FENCING, AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF FENCING.

I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF THAT.

AND GATES IN FENCES.

WE TOOK DOWN SHEDS THAT WERE DILAPIDATED AND NEEDED TO COME DOWN.

AND WE DID TREE TRIMMING.

AND WE DID ONE ROOF IN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE.

SO LET'S LOOK.

SO THESE ARE THE IN-KIND DONORS THAT DONATED TOWARDS THE PROGRAM IN 2023.

IT'S NOT ONLY CONTRACTORS, IT'S ALSO PEOPLE PROVIDING LUNCHES AT THE HOMES, PEOPLE PROVIDING TOOLS FOR US.

YOU SEE THE ROOFING COMPANIES, THE ROOFING SUPPLY, SMITH LAWN AND TREE COMES IN AND DOES TREE WORK FOR US.

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SUNBELT RENTALS HERE IN GRAPEVINE LENDS US A BIG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO USE DURING THE BLITZ TO PICK UP ALL OF THE TRASH FOR US.

THIS IS A HOUSE ON WEST CHASE CIRCLE.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FENCE WAS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.

ALSO, THE HOUSE NEEDED A LOT OF ATTENTION.

THAT FENCE IS ON A THOROUGHFARE RIGHT THERE.

AND SO, AFTERWARDS, THE FENCE IS A LOT MORE PRESENTABLE FOR PEOPLE DRIVING BY.

AND THE HOUSE HAD THE ROTTED WOOD REPLACED AND PAINTED.

THIS IS ON PANHANDLE.

IT'S ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE WE DID ALL THOSE THINGS TO THE HOUSE ALSO, BUT A LOT OF FENCE.

THIS IS OAKHURST DRIVE.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF BEFORE.

AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT HELPED WORK ON THAT HOME.

THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS HOME, A REALLY SWEET STORY IS THAT THE HOMEOWNER, IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY ON THE DAY THAT WE DID ALL THIS ON HER HOME.

AND SO SHE WAS VERY, VERY EXCITED AND VERY, EXTREMELY GRATEFUL.

THIS IS A HOUSE ON BEL-AIR.

THESE ARE THE BEFORE PICTURES.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE STORY OF THE WHOLE YEAR IN ALL THE CITIES.

BUT THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNS THIS HOME, HIS NAME IS RAYMOND.

HE ACTUALLY LIVED THERE WITH HIS SISTER FOR YEARS, AND HE'S DEAF.

AND WHEN HIS SISTER PASSED AWAY, THE HOUSE WAS IN HER NAME AND IT NEVER GOT TRANSFERRED TO HIM.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, BUT IT DIDN'T.

AND SO IN ORDER TO WORK ON THE HOME, ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM, WE NEED THAT PERSON TO BE THE OWNER OF THE HOME.

AND SO WE HAD A LAWYER THAT IS FRIENDLY WITH SIX STONES THAT ACTUALLY DID PRO BONO WORK FOR US TO GET THE HOUSE TRANSFERRED INTO HIS NAME SO THAT WE COULD WORK ON IT.

AND BACK IN THE SUMMER, WHEN IT WAS 110 DEGREES, A TREE FELL IN HIS YARD AND TOOK OUT ALL OF HIS ELECTRICITY.

AND VERY KIND NEIGHBORS ALLOWED HIM TO RUN A CORD SO HE COULD HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER IN HIS BEDROOM IN THE WINDOW.

BUT OBVIOUSLY THE HOUSE NEEDED A LOT MORE THAN JUST ELECTRICAL WORK AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ELECTRICAL WORK IS A LITTLE BEYOND OUR SCOPE OF OUR PROGRAM.

SO WHAT WE DID IS WE ASKED A CONTRACTOR, WE GOT BIDS ON IT, AND GRACE ACTUALLY VOLUNTEERED TO GO HALVSIES WITH US ON PAYING A CONTRACTOR.

AND BUT LANCE, OUR [INAUDIBLE] PR DIRECTOR, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT, ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND GOT A COUPLE OF DONORS TO COVER THAT.

AND SO WE DIDN'T BUILD A CITY FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO THAT.

BUT WHILE WE WERE THERE, WE SAW THE OTHER THINGS THAT NEEDED DONE ON HIS HOME.

AND SO THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE HOUSE THAT, HAD LOTS OF WORK AND, UM, GOT A NEW ROOF.

SO THIS IS A VERY SWEET MAN, VERY GRATEFUL.

SOME OF THE GROUPS WHO WORKED IN GRAPEVINE, WE DEFINE A GROUP OF SIX OR MORE PEOPLE WHO ASKED TO WORK IN A PLACE.

AND SO THESE ARE THE GROUPS THAT WORKED IN GRAPEVINE.

SO SOME OF THESE ARE OUR GO TO PEOPLE.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH GRAPEVINE IS VERY BOUGHT IN TO THIS PROGRAM IN GRAPEVINE WANTS TO BE WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, OBVIOUSLY AMBUCS THE ROTARY AND GRAPEVINE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, THEY ALWAYS SHOW UP ON OUR HOUSES, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.

IN ADDITION TO THESE OTHER PEOPLE, THIS IS A PICTURE OF FIRST BAPTIST GRAPEVINE.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ONES THAT DONATED SOME OF THE MONEY FOR THE ELECTRICAL ON ONE OF THE HOUSES.

AND HERE'S THE ROTARY.

AND, AT THE OAKHURST HOUSE.

SO FINANCIALS.

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23, WE SPENT $17,426 DIRECT EXPENSES.

WE HAD $21,800 IN IN-KIND DONATIONS, $15,168 IN VOLUNTEER HOURS.

SO IT'S A $54,000 VALUE.

AND THE CITY MATCH MONEY FOR THAT WAS $14,223.

AND SIX TOWNS IN GENERAL.

WE'RE IN A YEAR OF TRANSITION.

SO YOU THINK SOME OF YOU KNOW THAT THE BUILDING WE WERE IN WAS SOLD.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN IN A TEMPORARY SPACE IN HURST THAT WE ARE RENTING FOR $12 A MONTH.

AND SO WE HAVE OUR FOOD PANTRY THERE.

WE'RE SERVING ABOUT 130 FAMILIES A WEEK.

WE GIVE THEM ABOUT 60 POUNDS OF FOOD A WEEK.

AND HALF OF THAT IS USUALLY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

THROUGH OUR AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH GOOD FOR YOU PANTRY, WHICH IS THE THS PROGRAM, THE BLUE ZONES PROJECT.

SO THEY'RE GOING HOME WITH LOTS OF GOOD FRESH FOOD.

ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AT SIX STONES THIS YEAR.

JUST BECAUSE WE MOVED DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING STOPPED.

SO WE WORK CLOSELY WITH HEB ISD.

WE DID OPERATION BACK TO SCHOOL, AND I THINK LET ME LOOK AT MY NUMBERS HERE.

THE 3090 KIDS GOT SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BACKPACKS.

WE HAD THE BLACK AND BLUE SHOWDOWN, WHICH HAS THE BLACK AND BLUE FOOD DRIVE ATTACHED TO IT, WHICH GAVE US 65,000 ITEMS FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY.

ON THE TOP RIGHT WE HAVE A LIGA HEB, WHICH IS A SOCCER PROGRAM FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AT RISK BOYS.

AND WE'VE HAD 321 BOYS GO THROUGH THAT.

THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS REPORTED BACK TO US THAT THOSE BOYS HAVE IMPROVED GPA, FEWER BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.

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THEY AVERAGE FIVE DAYS, FEWER ABSENCES THAN THEIR PEERS.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM.

OUR MOMENTUM PROGRAM IS OUR MENTORING PROGRAM TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY.

SO WE'RE SEEING THE SAME PEOPLE COME THROUGH OUR FOOD PANTRY, AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF BREAK OUT OF THAT CYCLE.

SO IT'S NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE IN HEB.

IT'S LIMITED. IT'S ACTUALLY ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH A 16 WEEK PROGRAM.

IT'S EIGHT WEEKS IN WITH YOUR MENTOR IN CLASSES.

WE DO FINANCIAL LITERACY, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

EIGHT THINGS, EIGHT WEEKS AND THEN EIGHT WEEKS WITH YOU AND YOUR MENTOR.

AND WE'RE SEEING SOME REALLY GREAT RESULTS FROM THAT.

WE'VE HAD 235 PEOPLE GRADUATE FROM THAT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH A SPANISH VERSION IN THE SPRING.

OUR TRUCK ON THE GO, WHICH IS OUR RESALE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE.

WE WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND PICK UP YOUR DONATIONS.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE JUST GOT THROUGH LAST WEEK WITH NIGHT OF HOPE, WHICH WAS 21 PARTIES AND ALL THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN HEB FOR CHRISTMAS.

AND WE SERVED 3200 STUDENTS WITH 3100 VOLUNTEERS.

SO ALMOST A ONE ON ONE, WHICH THAT WAS TOYS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

AND THIS IS WHAT OUR NEW HOME FOR HOPE WILL LOOK LIKE.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE MOVED IN LATE SUMMER.

UM, IT'S GOING TO BE IN EULESS.

BUT WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY EXCITED TO SERVE GRAPEVINE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON HERE TOO.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NOW. I MEAN, WE COULD TALK A LOT ABOUT IT, BUT WE LOVE THE CPR PROGRAM.

AS YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF US UP HERE HAVE WORKED AT YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND IT MEANS A LOT TO SEE THE HAPPY FACES ON THESE HOMEOWNERS.

IT'S REALLY SPECIAL.

YES. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

WE APPRECIATE IT. I MEAN, THIS TIME OF YEAR IT ALWAYS SHOWS BUT YOU DO IT ALL YEAR LONG.

SO WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. YOU DO HAVE PLANNING AND ZONING BILL.

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE LARRY COME UP IF YOU WANT TO.

THAT'S UP TO YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

ITEM 43.

[43. Conditional Use Permit CU23-33 (7-Eleven) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2023-095, if applicable, and take any necessary action.]

CONDITIONAL USE C2333 WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.

MOTION IS IN ORDER. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

MAYOR. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 44.

[44. Zoning Change Application Z23-09 (711 East Wall Street) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2023-096, if applicable, and take any necessary action. ]

THE 2309 WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 45, FINAL PLAT.

[45. Final Plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Martha’s Vineyard – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and take any necessary action. ]

MARTHA'S VINEYARD WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.

I'LL MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE STATEMENT OF FINDINGS IN THE FINAL PLAT OF LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE, MARTHA'S VINEYARD.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 46 AM2306 FOR THE MULTI-TENANT POLE SIGN WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO.

[46. AM23-06 Multi-Tenant Pole Signs – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2023-097, if applicable, and take any necessary action. ]

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 47.

[47. MP23-01 Comprehensive Master Plan – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2023-098, if applicable, and take any necessary action. ]

WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT THE VINTAGE, AND, WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND TO MOVE IT BACK TO LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL.

THE DISCUSSION WENT AROUND THE IDEA THAT IF WE HAVE ANY THAT ARE APPLYING FOR ZONING TO BE EMBEDDED INTO A SINGLE FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL AREAS WILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS, BUT IT CERTAINLY COULD BECOME A BUFFER IF IT'S ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THOSE AREAS.

AND SINCE WE'RE LOOKING AT A SPEAKER ORDINANCE THAT COULD ALSO HELP CONTROL ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES WE HAD THAT WE EXPERIENCE.

SO WITH THAT CHANGE, WE DID AGREE TO THAT MOVE.

IT WAS APPROVED AS PRESENTED OTHERWISE SEVEN ZERO.

ARE YOU YOU'RE LIMITING THEM TO COMMERCIAL OR NOT? IT'S COMMERCIAL. NO.

IT'S COMMERCIAL. LIMITED.

LOW INTENSITY.

LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL? WHAT. LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL.

OKAY. YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT.

YOU GOOD WITH THAT? YEAH.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMEND AMENDED RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU. LARRY. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU FOR THAT AMENDMENT.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TONIGHT.

WE'LL RETURN TO THE TOP OF OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM TEN.

[10. Consider Conditional Use Permit CU23-21 (Mohler MMA) and Ordinance No. 2023-087 relative to an application submitted by Shawna Mohler requesting a conditional use permit to allow for a 2,056 square foot training area expansion along the southern elevation to the existing fitness studio specializing in mixed martial arts. The subject property is located at 201 North Starnes Street and is currently zoned “HC”, Highway Commercial District. The public hearing and first reading of this item were held at the November 21, 2023 meeting]

CONSIDER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT C23-21.

SECOND READING ERICA MAROHNIC.

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THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW FOR A 2000 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING FITNESS STUDIO SPECIALIZING IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND THE EXISTING BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 10,000FT² ALONG THEIR SOUTHERN ELEVATION.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AT YOUR NOVEMBER 21ST MEETING.

THE APPLICANT SOUGHT AND RECEIVED APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST FROM THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT AT THEIR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST CU2321 ON THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION.

THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE AND ARCHITECT, MR. BROCK JONES, IS ALSO HERE THIS EVENING TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. CONSIDERATION IS IN ORDER.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF CU2321.

SECOND.

DISCUSSION. IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

IT'S APPROVED ON FILE.

SECOND AND FINAL READING.

THANK YOU. ERICA. THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM 11.

[11. Consider calling a public hearing regarding AM23-02 (Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations) to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 82-73), same being Appendix D of the City of Grapevine Code of Ordinances, as follows: to create definitions for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and supply equipment in Section 12, Definitions; to permit EV charging stations as a new land use through approval of a conditional use permit in Section 22, “R-MF”, Multifamily District Regulations, Section 25, “CC”, Community Commercial District, Section 26, “HC”, Highway Commercial District, Section 28, “CBD”, Central Business District, Section 31, “LI”, Light Industrial District, Section 32, “BP”, Business Park District, and Section 38, “GU”, Governmental Use District; and establish use-specific standards in Section 42, Supplementary District, and take any necessary action.]

CONSIDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AM23-2 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION.

AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, APPENDIX D AND A LIST OF OTHER THINGS AS PUBLISHED AND ADVERTISED. ERICA MAROHNIC.

ELABORATE. YES, SIR.

THIS IS A REQUEST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND THEIR SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WHICH BEGAN ON AUGUST 1ST, CONTINUING ON TO OCTOBER 17TH IN NOVEMBER 21ST DISCUSSING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION AS A NEW AND UNLISTED USE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND WHETHER IT SHOULD BE PERMITTED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN NON RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT.

THEY IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR DEFINITIONS AND USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS, PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS FOR EV CHARGING STATIONS, BUFFERING TO ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND USES SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS AND AN APPROVAL PROCESS.

THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A SIX MONTH MORATORIUM AT THEIR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 5TH OF THIS YEAR, WHICH WOULD EXPIRE IN MARCH OF 2024.

THIS AMENDMENT PROPOSES TWO DEFINITIONS ONE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND ITS SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.

IT ALLOWS FOR EV CHARGING STATIONS TO BE APPROPRIATE AND APPROVED THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS AND SEVEN ZONING DISTRICTS, INCLUDING THE RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITY, COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY, COMMERCIAL, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS PARK, AND GOVERNMENTAL USE DISTRICT.

IT ALSO SETS FORTH SEVERAL USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS WHICH ARE NOW HOUSED IN SECTION 42, SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND THESE INCLUDE REQUIRING A BUILDING PERMIT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OR CONSTRUCTION.

THAT CHARGING STATION PARKING IS IN ADDITION TO MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING FOR THE PRIMARY USE OF THE PROPERTY AND LOT.

THAT SIGNAGE IS APPROVED THROUGH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS THAT NO OFF PREMISE SIGNAGE, INCLUDING DIGITAL SIGNAGE, IS PERMISSIBLE.

THAT CHARGING STATIONS MAY NOT BE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.

THAT IF LOCATED WITHIN 50FT OF ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES OR DISTRICTS, THAT SCREENING WOULD BE PROVIDED.

IT INCLUDES SETBACKS OF A MINIMUM 20FT FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY LINES THAT THE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS FEEDER AND DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT, BE LOCATED UNDERGROUND, AND THAT ANY TRANSFORMERS OR SWITCHGEARS BE PAD MOUNTED SO THERE WOULD BE NO AERIAL TRANSFORMERS ON OVERHEAD LINES.

ADDITIONALLY, EVERY APPLICATION FOR EV CHARGING STATIONS REQUIRE UTILITY WILL SERVE LETTER FROM THE LOCAL ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, AND THAT EMERGENCY POWER SHUT OFF ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALSO THAT THE CHARGING STATIONS BE PROHIBITED IN PARKING STRUCTURES PER THE ADOPTED BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.

THIS CONCLUDES THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE VARIOUS SECTIONS.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

CONSIDERATION IS IN ORDER TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.

I MOVE THAT WE CALL A PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 12 SIMILAR.

[12. Consider calling a public hearing regarding AM23-08 (Short-term Rentals) to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 82-73), same being Appendix D of the City of Grapevine Code of Ordinances, as follows: Section 12, Definitions; Section 21, Reserved; Section 22, “R-MF”, Multifamily District Regulations; and Section 56, Off-Street Parking relative to Short-term Rentals including associated regulations, and take any necessary action.]

CONSIDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AM 23-8 ON SHORT TERM RENTALS TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE.

ERICA MAROHNIC.

THIS IS A REQUEST TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO SHORT TERM RENTALS AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS.

IT HAS BEEN THE CITY'S CONTENTION SINCE 2017 THAT SHORT TERM TRANSIENT RENTALS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS SHORT TERM RENTALS, ARE NOT ALLOWED AND HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED IN SINGLE

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FAMILY DISTRICTS OR WITHIN THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE.

THE STRICT PROHIBITION OF SHORT TERM RENTALS OCCURS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ACCOMMODATED UNDER THE EXISTING DEFINITIONS FOUND WITHIN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, RELATIVE TO ATTACHED OR DETACHED DWELLING UNITS.

OPERATION OF SHORT TERM RENTALS DETERIORATES SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THEIR INFLUX OF RESIDENTS, GREATER AMOUNTS OF TRAFFIC ON STREET PARKING, THE NOISE, LITTER, AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OTHER PUBLIC NUISANCES THAT ARE NOT NORMALLY OCCURRING IN OWNER OCCUPIED NEIGHBORHOODS.

THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL MAY FIND THAT ENACTING A PERMITTING PROGRAM FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS MAY BE APPROPRIATE OUTSIDE OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS, AND THEREFORE A DRAFT ORDINANCE HAS BEEN PRESENTED AND PROVIDED TO YOU.

IT WAS ALSO WORKSHOPPED AT THE JOINT COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 27TH.

THIS AMENDMENT, AS PROPOSED TO DATE, INCLUDES NEW DEFINITIONS WITHIN SECTION 12 DEFINITIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO [INAUDIBLE] SERVICE, HOSTING PLATFORM OPERATOR, SHORT TERM RENTAL, AND SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY SHORT TERM RENTALS, AND IT ALSO DEFINES SECTION 21, WHICH IS CURRENTLY RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE AND PROVIDES FOR USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THESE INCLUDE PROHIBITION WITHIN SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS, ALLOWANCE FOR MULTIFAMILY SHORT TERM RENTALS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, LIMITATION ON THOSE HOSTING PLATFORMS AND BOOKING SERVICES, AND ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE CITY STAFF.