3. Conditional Use Permit CU23-32 (Stellini Trattoria) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Mitchell Wegner requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU19-10 (Ordinance No. 2019-027) to allow for the City Council February 20, 2024 Page 2 possession, storage, retail sales, and on-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant, and the possession, storage, retail sales and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only) in conjunction with a market. This request is specifically to revise the floor plan by adding restaurant seating to the former market area. The subject property is located at 400 East Dallas Road, Suite 100 and is currently zoned “CBD”, Central Business District.

[3. Conditional Use Permit CU23-32 (Stellini Trattoria) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Mitchell Wegner requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU19-10 (Ordinance No. 2019-027) to allow for the City Council February 20, 2024 Page 2 possession, storage, retail sales, and on-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine and mixed beverages) in conjunction with a restaurant, and the possession, storage, retail sales and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only) in conjunction with a market. This request is specifically to revise the floor plan by adding restaurant seating to the former market area. The subject property is located at 400 East Dallas Road, Suite 100 and is currently zoned “CBD”, Central Business District. ]

SEE YOU 23 DASH 32.

PARDON ME, ERIKA MAROHNIC.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE FLOOR PLAN OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT BY ADDING ADDITIONAL SEATING INTO A PREVIOUS MARKET AREA.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, OR CBD, AND IS PART OF A LARGER DEVELOPMENT OF A FOUR STORY, 250 UNIT MULTIFAMILY PROJECT WHICH FEATURES FLEXIBLE LEASE SPACE FOR RESTAURANT AND RETAIL USES ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

THE EXISTING RESTAURANT HAS A CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL TO ALLOW FOR THE POSSESSION, STORAGE, RETAIL SALE AND ON AND OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

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IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND SEATING INTO AN 883 SQUARE FOOT AREA, WHICH WAS KNOWN AS A MARKET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN INTO AN ADJACENT SUITE, WHICH IS SUITE 200.

THE MAIN ACCESS FOR THIS RESTAURANT WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROM JANE STREET.

EXPANSION INCLUDES 24 SEATS FOR AN OVERALL TOTAL RESTAURANT SEATING OF 180 SEATS.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

THE APPLICANT, MR. MITCH WEGNER, WE BELIEVE IS HERE THIS EVENING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

ERIKA, MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. WITH THESE ADDITIONAL SEATING, DOES THIS CHANGE ANY OF THE REQUIRED PARKING FOR THIS BUSINESS? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? NO, SIR.

WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ARE WE HAVING CORRESPONDENCE? YES, SIR. THERE'S ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.

ALRIGHT. THAT'S ALL THE TESTIMONY THAT WE NEED TO TAKE.

YEAH, I THINK SO. WHAT ABOUT THE APPLICANT? I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S HERE, SIR.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION IS IN ORDER.

MADAM CHAIRMAN. OKAY.

WE NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION TO CLOSE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? YES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS CLOSED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

MOVE TO CLOSE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND CU23-32 PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON CU24-04.

[4. Conditional Use Permit CU24-04 (Portillo’s) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by HDGroup, Inc requesting a conditional use permit for a planned commercial center to allow for the possession, storage, and retail sales of on- and off-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer and wine only) in conjunction with a 6,750 square foot restaurant with a drive-through, outdoor dining, and outdoor speakers. The subject property is located at 460 West State Highway 114 and is currently zoned “HC”, Highway Commercial District. ]

ERICA. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN COMMERCIAL CENTER TO ALLOW A NEW RESTAURANT WITH THE POSSESSION, STORAGE, RETAIL SALE AND ON AND OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN APPROXIMATELY 30 SORRY, EXCUSE ME, 6700 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THRU, OUTDOOR DINING AND OUTDOOR SPEAKERS.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY ZONED H C HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

THIS WOULD BE THE FIFTH AND FINAL RESTAURANT, WHICH IS PART OF A PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER OF THE FORMER PAYTON- WRIGHT FORD AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP ON A SEVEN ACRE SITE.

THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO DEVELOP THE SINGLE STORY RESTAURANT FOR PORTILLO'S, AND IT WILL FEATURE 6200FT² IN SIZE FOR INDOOR DINING, ALONG WITH A 500 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR DINING AREA.

THE RESTAURANT WILL HAVE 160 SEATS IN TOTAL, WITH 128 SEATS INDOORS AND 32IN THE OUTDOOR DINING AREA, WHICH IS LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN ELEVATION ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING VELVET TACO AND FIREBIRDS WOOD FIRE GRILL.

THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES FOUR OUTDOOR SPEAKERS, INCLUDING A MENU BOARD ALONG ONE IS ALONG THE NORTHERN ELEVATION, THE OTHER THREE SPEAKERS, TWO OF WHICH WILL BE WITHIN THE OUTDOOR OR ADJACENT TO THE OUTDOOR DINING AREA AND ONE NEAR THE MAIN ENTRY.

THE APPLICANT WILL ALSO SHARE A 40 FOOT POLE SIGN WITH AN ADJACENT RESTAURANT THAT IS LOCATED ON LOT THREE, R2 AND THIS WAS APPROVED EARLIER THIS MONTH ON THE SEVENTH AS PART OF THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE.

FOR THAT, SHARED SIGNAGE, SHARED POLE SIGN, 95 PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED AND 105 PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED.

THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE, MRS. AMANDA SHARON, IS HERE WITH HD GROUP TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

AMANDA SHARON, 805 THE ALTOS, MESQUITE, TEXAS.

AND I AM THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT FOR PORTILLO'S HOT DOGS.

PORTILLO'S IS A CHICAGO BASED COMPANY FOUNDED IN 1963 BY DICK PORTILLO.

IT IS NOW A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY.

IT IS NO LONGER PRIVATELY OWNED.

IT IS A FAST CASUAL CONCEPT.

THEY SELL FOODS SUCH AS ITALIAN BEEF, HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS, AND THEIR FAMOUS, CHOCOLATE CAKES AND CHOCOLATE SHAKE CAKE.

CHOCOLATE CAKE SHAKES.

THAT'S HARD TO SAY. ALL OF THEIR RESTAURANTS HAVE DRIVE THRUS AND THEY HAVE, TYPICALLY A DOUBLE LANE DRIVE THROUGH THAT TURNS INTO A BYPASS LANE THAT THEY HAVE DOWN TO A SCIENCE ON GETTING PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THEIR DRIVE THROUGH QUICKLY.

THEY HAVE DIFFERENT DESIGNS, THEMES ON THE INTERIOR, SUCH AS PROHIBITION, CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, 1950S DINER, A 1950S GARAGE.

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THERE'S A NEWLY PROPOSED 1980S DINER THAT'S CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTHWEST GARAGE DESIGN THAT IS USED IN GRAPEVINE.

AND THEY HAVE THE INDUSTRY LEADING AVERAGE UNIT VOLUME.

AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE 84 RESTAURANTS IN 10 STATES.

AND I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH ONE IN THE DFW AREA.

NOT ALL OF THE OTHER FOUR ARE OPEN YET, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

ANY QUESTIONS? WE PROBABLY ALL REMEMBER FROM THE NEWS WHEN THE PORTILLO'S AND THE COLONY OPENED, AND THERE WAS LOTS OF INTEREST, LOTS OF.

IS THERE A STACKING PLAN FOR IF THE FIRST FEW WEEKS THIS LOCATION IS AS POPULAR? IS IT GOING TO WIND THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT FAR FROM THE INTERSECTION? YES, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING WITH ME, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.

THEY'RE VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT UNDER CONTROL BEFORE WE OPEN, AND THEY'LL HAVE MANY EMPLOYEES OUT THERE HELPING WITH TRAFFIC.

THEY USE CONES AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO MITIGATE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WILL THIS FACILITY HAVE IN IT? TYPICAL SHIFTS ARE ABOUT 30 AND 1 SHIFT OR 2.

IT'LL [INAUDIBLE] HOURS OF OPERATION.

YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE TWO.

IT'S LIKE 1030 TO, 10 TO 12, DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

NO MORE QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I THOUGHT YOU WERE KNOWN PREDOMINANTLY FOR YOUR HOT DOGS.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. BUT YOU KNOW, THIS SAYS BEEF BURGERS AND SALADS.

YOU DON'T EVEN MENTION HOT DOGS.

SO IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE FIRST.

PORTILLO'S WAS ACTUALLY A HOT DOG CART IN CHICAGO.

AND THAT'S WHERE IT STARTED.

AND PERSONALLY, I ALWAYS EAT THE CHILI DOG.

THATS GOOD TO KNOW, HOW DOES THIS SIZE COMPARE TO THE ONE IN THE COLONY? LIKE THE ONE IN THE COLONY IS ABOUT 7700FT².

SO THE NEWER RESTAURANTS, THEY'RE MAKING THEM MORE EFFICIENT THROUGH VALUE ENGINEERING.

SO WE'RE GETTING SMALLER.

GOTCHA. [INAUDIBLE] QUESTIONS.

SO WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS ABOUT YOU COMING.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CHAIRMAN, WE NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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

CLOSED. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

I'LL SEE YOU 24-4.

[5. Zoning Change Application Z23-08 and Conditional Use Permit CU23-35 (Stuart’s Paint and Body) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Oweis Enterprises, LLC requesting to rezone 2.4 acres from “CC”, Community Commercial District to “LI”, Light Industrial District. The applicant is also requesting a conditional use permit to develop an automotive repair body shop with outdoor vehicle storage and an 18-foot pole sign. The subject property is located at 2051 State Highway 121. ]

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON Z23-8 AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CU23-35 ERIC MAROHNIC.

THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE 2.4 ACRES FROM A COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO AN LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

IT IS ALSO A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO DEVELOP AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BODY SHOP, WHICH FEATURES OUTDOOR VEHICLE STORAGE AND ALSO AN 18 FOOT TALL POLE SIGN. THE PROPERTY IS PRESENTLY ZONED CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AND IS UNDEVELOPED.

THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO DEVELOP A 30 FOOT TALL, 23,000 SQUARE FOOT AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BODY SHOP KNOWN AS STUDENTS EXCUSE ME STEWART'S PAINT AND BODY.

THIS WILL INCLUDE AN INDOOR AUTO BODY REPAIR AREA, OFFICE, RESTROOMS, AND LOBBY FOR PATRONS.

AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A TOTAL OF 32 SPACES FOR OUTDOOR VEHICLE STORAGE ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHWEST PROPERTY LINE, ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING RESIDENCE INN HOTEL.

THIS WILL BE SCREENED BY AN EIGHT FOOT TALL WOODEN FENCE.

ALONG ITS EXTERIOR, THERE WILL BE TWO POINTS OF ACCESS.

AN EXISTING ACCESS IS PRESENT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 121 AT THE NORTH CORNER OF THE SITE, AND THEN THE OTHER ACCESS POINT WILL BE VIA AN EXISTING ACCESS EASEMENT ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF STATE HIGHWAY 26 TO THE WEST.

THE 18 FOOT POLE, EIGHT FOOT TALL POLE SIGN IS PROPOSED AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE OF THE LOT, ADJACENT TO STATE HIGHWAY 121.

TOTAL REQUIRED PARKING SPACES FOR THIS USE IS 79.

79 IS PROPOSED AND SHOWN ON THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

THE APPLICANT IS MR. OMAR OWEIS AND HE IS HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO YOU AND ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. GOT IT.

PERFECT. GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS OMAR OWEIS, I'M THE MANAGING PARTNER OF A DEVELOPMENT COMPANY BASED OUT OF DFW CALLED CANA CAPITAL.

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I'M HERE WITH MR. JARED AS WELL, WHO IS THE CEO OF QUALITY COLLISION.

AND THAT IS THE TENANT INTENDING TO, TAKE, TAKE OVER THIS FACILITY AFTER WE BUILD IT AND DEVELOP IT.

SO I WANTED TO QUICKLY I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION WE'RE HERE WITH OUR ENTIRE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH KHAN CAPITAL, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM FROM QUALITY COLLISION. WE'RE ALL HERE JUST TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR FOR THIS INCREDIBLE PROJECT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

SO REALLY QUICK, CANA CAPITAL IS A DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OUT OF DFW.

WE SPECIALIZE IN BOTH SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE PROVIDE SOME CONSULTING WORK, AND WE ALSO OWN SOME CAR DEALERSHIPS IN THE DFW AREA.

OUR PRIMARY WORK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY FALLS UNDER OUR COMMERCIAL, DEPARTMENT.

AND, WHAT WE DO IS WE PARTNER WITH NATIONAL COMPANIES AND WE BUILD OUT THEIR FACILITIES AND WE SIGN A LONG TERM LEASES, AND THEN WE OWN AND OPERATE A LOT OF THOSE LOCATIONS THAT WE BUILD OUT.

SO WE'RE HERE WITH, WITH QUALITY COLLISION TODAY.

I'LL LET JARED TALK TO THE DETAILS OF WHAT QUALITY DOES.

BUT WE ARE WE'VE SIGNED A NATIONAL CONTRACT WITH THIS AWESOME COMPANY.

AND SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT THIS SITE, YOU KNOW, THE FEW KIND OF HIGH LEVEL TOPICS THAT I WANT TO HIT ON IS THIS IS A REALLY HIGH END LUXURY FACILITY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF NEGATIVE CONNOTATION WHEN WE HEAR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OR WE HEAR, YOU KNOW, AUTO BODY SHOPS, QUALITY COLLISION REALLY FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON HIGH END LUXURY CARS.

AND THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO REFLECT EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A FACADE THAT'S GOT KIND OF METAL PANELING.

IT'S AND WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME RENDERINGS HERE ON THE LAST SLIDE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A MARQUEE LOCATION FOR THEM.

IT'S THEIR FIRST GREENFIELD LOCATION THAT'S GOING TO BE USED TO SHOW OFF TO A LOT OF INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PUBLICITY AROUND IT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE LOCATION THAT THEY PLAN ON HAVING, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST 30 YEARS.

THAT'S THE LEASE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ON THIS.

SO THEY'LL BE HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND, I'LL LET JARED KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STUART'S AND OMAR, YOU SAID EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY.

SO LEAVING NOTHING ON THE BONE FOR ME, BUT, SO JEROD GUERIN, CEO AND FOUNDER OF QUALITY COLLISION GROUP, AND WE'RE VERY HONORED TO BE HERE.

AS OMAR SAID, WE'RE A NATIONAL OPERATOR OF PREMIER COLLISION REPAIR BRANDS.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 62 LOCATIONS, REPRESENTING 13 TOTAL BRANDS IN NINE STATES.

OUR BRAND HERE IN DALLAS, FORT WORTH IS STUART'S.

IT IS AN INCREDIBLY PRESTIGIOUS BRAND.

YOU CAN THINK OF QUALITY COLLISION GROUP AND IN MORE SPECIFICALLY STUART'S AS BEING ALMOST THE NORDSTROM'S OF COLLISION REPAIR.

SO WE'RE PARTNERED WITH, COMPANIES LIKE FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI, PORSCHE.

SO THERE'S A PRESTIGIOUS THAT I THINK COMES TO ANY AREA THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING OUR SHOPS TO, AND WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE PROUD TO DO THAT HERE.

FROM A REVENUE PERSPECTIVE, WE FORECAST VERY CONSERVATIVELY ABOUT $35 MILLION OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

I CAN TELL YOU, OUT OF THE 62 FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE THAT WOULD PUT THAT AS THE SMALLEST OR THE LOWEST PERFORMING.

SO THIS IS THE YOU CAN'T SAY WE LIED TO YOU LATER NUMBER.

IT'S PROBABLY MORE IN THE 50 TO $60 MILLION RANGE.

SO, OMAR COVERED A LOT OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO HIT ON.

THE ONE THING I WILL SAY TO HIS COMMENT ABOUT, THIS BEING OUR FLAGSHIP FACILITY IS IT'S AS PRACTICAL FOR OUR COMPANY AS IT IS SENTIMENTAL FOR ME, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY GREW UP HERE, FROM GOING TO DOVE ELEMENTARY TO MY MOM WORKING AT MIKE DAVIS STATE FARM DOWN THE STREET FOR 30 YEARS.

IT'S VERY MEANINGFUL TO DO THIS HERE IN GRAPEVINE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LET'S GO.

JUST QUICKLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY SEE THE RENDERINGS ON THE LAST SLIDE.

SO THESE ARE ACTUAL RENDERINGS FOR THIS SPECIFIC SITE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THIS.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE.

YOU CAN SEE HOW LUXURIOUS IT LOOKS.

HOW WE. THERE WAS NO EXPENSE THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND ON THIS TO MAKE SURE IT LOOKS GOOD.

IT'S RIGHT OFF OF 121.

REALLY? THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THIS SITE'S BEEN AVAILABLE.

IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME BECAUSE IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD TO DEVELOP.

IT'S RIGHT OFF OF TWO, HIGHWAYS.

THE SHAPE OF IT, THE SOIL CONDITIONS.

IT'S JUST EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

WE REALLY HOPE EVERYBODY CAN CONSIDER THIS FOR APPROVAL TODAY, SO WE CAN BUILD THIS, AWESOME FACILITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO GRAPEVINE.

WE'RE OPEN FOR FOR ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE SIT DOWN.

WILL YOU TELL US? HAD YOU LOOKED AT ANY OTHER SITES IN THE CITY? YEAH. WE ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR PEOPLE HERE, ALI.

SHE'S THE SITE SELECTION, PERSON.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL AROUND DFW, ACTUALLY, FOR THE LAST YEAR, TO FIND THE SUITABLE FIRST LOCATION TO BUILD.

AND THIS ONE JUST CHECKED ALL OF OUR BOXES.

YOU KNOW, THINGS WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, CITY, FRONTAGE.

WHAT HIGHWAY YOU'RE ON? TRAFFIC COUNTS. THERE'S ALL SORTS OF STUFF THAT, THAT WE GO THROUGH, AND, WE'VE EVALUATED STUFF IN FORT WORTH, THE COLONY, MCKINNEY.

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AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE SETTLED ON AS BEING THE BEST LOCATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO THIS IN.

THANK YOU.

A COUPLE QUESTIONS, ONE ON THE RENDERINGS, I THINK ON YOUR THE HANDOUTS WE HAVE, THERE WAS A SPACE TO PARK THE CARS THAT ARE LIKE STORAGE UNTIL YOU GET TO THEM.

YES, MA'AM. IS THAT SOMEWHERE.

YEAH. IT'S IF YOU LOOK ON THE RENDERING ON THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER, AT LEAST ON MY SCREEN IT IS.

YOU'LL SEE. I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS.

THERE'S A PRETTY MASSIVE LANDSCAPE PACKAGE THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING TO THIS PROJECT, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AREA THAT'S ALREADY IT'S ALREADY FENCED OFF AND SCREENED OFF FOR THE VEHICLE STORAGE WITH AN EIGHT FOOT TALL WOODEN FENCE.

BUT TO ADD TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING A LOT OF LANDSCAPING, NOT ONLY THERE, BUT AROUND THE ENTIRE SITE.

OUR LANDSCAPE PACKAGE IS IT'S IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF MY OTHER PROJECTS.

IT'S QUITE SIGNIFICANT.

AND CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SOIL CONDITIONS? WHAT MAKES THE AREA A CHALLENGE? YEAH. SO WE COMPLETED A GEOTECH TEST, ACTUALLY ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PLASTICITY OF CLAY OVER THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, I WON'T GET TOO TECHNICAL, BUT A LOT OF SHRINKAGE AND EXPANSION, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DIG TEN FEET DOWN.

AND MOISTURE CONDITION IS THE TECHNICAL TERM OF THE SOIL.

JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET IT TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN POUR A FOUNDATION ON IT.

THAT'S AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE ENDEAVOR TO DO HERE.

AGAIN, IT'S COMMON IN DFW, IRVING HAS A LOT OF HIGH PLASTICITY CLAY.

BUT YEAH, EVERYBODY'S FOUNDATIONS AT YOUR HOUSES.

YOU PROBABLY SEE THAT.

BUT IT'S TEN FEET QUITE SIGNIFICANT, TEN FEET DEEP.

KEEPING IN MIND, THERE'S ALSO A PIPELINE THAT GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE PROPERTY.

IT'S A PETROLEUM PIPELINE FOR DFW AIRPORT.

IT ALSO INHIBITED THE PROPERTY QUITE A BIT.

SO WE REALLY HAD TO FIT.

I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT OF IT TOOK US, I'M GUESSING ABOUT FIVE MONTHS.

NATASHA, JUST TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS, WE HAD TO WORK REALLY HARD TO TO MAKE THE SITE WORK, TO GET IT TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

THANK YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS.

SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

YOU'VE GOT, AN EIGHT FOOT WOODEN FENCE ALONG AND THEN YOU'VE ALSO GOT THE WROUGHT IRON FENCE.

YES. OKAY. SO EXPLAIN WHERE THE EIGHT FOOT.

YEAH. THE EIGHT FOOT FENCE ACTUALLY SEPARATES OUR PROPERTY FROM THE DIMASI'S PROPERTY AND THE HOTEL.

JUST TO CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF SEPARATION BETWEEN US, THE WROUGHT IRON FENCE IS ON THE INTERIOR OF OUR PROPERTY, AND THAT'S WHERE THE BULK OF THE LANDSCAPE, PACKAGE WOULD GO IN TO SHIELD ANY KIND OF VISIBILITY INTO THERE, AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE GATED.

YOU CAN IF YOU SEE ON THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE THAT LITTLE GATE ON THE KIND OF THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT KIND OF GOES IN AND THEN IT GOES OUT TOWARDS TOWARDS THE HOTEL. OKAY.

AND WHAT WILL BE BEHIND THE WROUGHT IRON FENCE? IT'LL BE SO THERE'LL BE TREES AND BUSHES AND ALL SORTS OF LANDSCAPING AND THEN CARS WILL BE PARKED IN THERE.

OKAY. THAT'S ON THE INTERIOR.

SORRY. ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE FENCE.

ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE FENCE.

IT'S JUST THERE'S A FIRE LANE THAT WRAPS AROUND THE BUILDING AND THEN SOME PARKING SPOTS FOR CUSTOMERS, AND THEN THE WOODEN FENCE AND THEN.

NO, AND THEN THE WOODEN FENCE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

ON THE OTHER SIDE. YEAH, I GOT YOU. YEAH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I HAVE ONE COMMENT.

MONICA? JUST. I'M SORRY.

MAYOR. I GOT ONE, DO YOU MIND? HOLD ON. SO WE DISCUSS IT A LITTLE BIT DURING THE BRIEFING.

AND SO I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO UNDERMINE STAFF AT ALL IN THIS, BUT MY CONCERN WAS, IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE SOMETHING THAT'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A LITTLE POCKET OUT THERE.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHY THIS IS NOT DOABLE UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING THAT IT'S SITTING ON RIGHT NOW THAT WE COULDN'T WORK IT IN.

SO I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT IN THE BACK, I'M SURE, SOME MORE, BUT THAT WAS JUST A STATEMENT OF A FINDING.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, [INAUDIBLE] MR. PARKER. CONSISTENT. JUST TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, WE HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, FOR EXAMPLE.

FIRESTONE. THEN THEY CAN COME REQUEST A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WITH THAT COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONING.

BUT IT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE YEARS, THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING TO CITY COUNCIL THAT AN AUTOMOBILE BODY SHOP WOULD REQUIRE THAT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING.

RIGHT. AND I'M LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REMODELING HERE AND PAINTING AND WHATNOT.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A BUNCH OF [INAUDIBLE] HERE.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE EITHER. SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE CAN'T LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AND SEE IF WE CAN DO TO GET THESE GUYS IN THE ZONE THAT THEY'RE IN WITH THE [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH.

BUT AS I'M SAYING, IT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE YEARS THAT AN AUTO BODY SHOP, AS OPPOSED TO, FOR EXAMPLE, A FIRESTONE, WOULD REQUIRE THAT LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE. YOU DON'T MIND JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

I KNOW, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS IF WE CONVERT THIS TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, TEN YEARS LATER, IF THE TENANT MOVES OUT AND, YOU KNOW, NOW YOU'RE SITTING ON A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA.

SO WE'RE SIGNING A 30 YEAR LEASE WITH QUALITY THAT'S GOING TO BE IN PLACE.

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AND THEN TO ADD TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING CLOSE TO $10 MILLION BUILDING THIS OUT.

CHANCES OF SOMEBODY WANTING TO TEAR THAT DOWN LATER TO PUT UP A METAL SHOP THAT'S CONSIDERED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, YOU KNOW, VERY SLIM.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO PUT IT IN ANY ZONING.

YOU GUYS WANT ME TO PUT IT IN? I GOT NO PROBLEM AT ALL AGREEING TO ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO OR SIGNING SOMETHING SAYING WE'RE NOT.

WE DON'T INTEND TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS.

RIGHT AND I'M JUST A RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S IT. SO I GOT. THAT'S ABOUT ALL YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF ME.

SO JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.

QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

JUST ONE QUESTION.

ARE YOU YOU TALK ABOUT DOING HIGH END REPAIRS.

SO TO HIGH END AUTOMOBILES, ARE YOU DOING, WOULD YOU IF YOU JUST HAD AN OLD BROKEN DOWN FORD, WOULD YOU CAME IN THERE? WOULD YOU REPAIR THAT OR ARE YOU JUST DO LAMBORGHINIS? NO. WE REPAIR ANY MAKE AND MODEL.

WE HAVE JUST BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE HIGHER END OF THE MARKET.

SO IF YOU WALKED INTO ANY ONE OF OUR SHOPS, YOU'LL SEE PORSCHES, LAMBORGHINIS, BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE FORDS, KIAS, A GENERAL MAKE.

SO OUR MIX OF BETWEEN THE TWO IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 5050.

OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE A JUST THIS IS JUST A TECHNICAL QUESTION.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIALTY OF MECHANICS.

BECAUSE THAT'S KEY TO DOING ANY KIND OF REPAIRS IS IF YOU HAVE MECHANICS THAT ARE TRAINED IN THOSE SPECIFIC BRANDS.

YES. SO THOSE SPECIFIC BRANDS HAVE TECHNICIANS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THEM IN THE FACILITIES? YES, MA'AM. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK YOUR CONCEPT IS GREAT.

I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT LOCATION FOR IT, JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE WE ARE LOCATED IN GRAPEVINE.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF YOUR TAX REVENUE, SO THAT'S VERY NICE TOO.

AND THE FACT YOU'RE DOVE DOLPHIN, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY HELP SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CERTAINLY THE DOVE DOLPHINS.

YES. THE ENTIRE AREA OUT IN THAT PART OF TOWN IS ZONED COMMERCIAL HAS BEEN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT'S CALLED A SPOT ZONING, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE TYPICALLY DO NOT DO.

I WISH THAT THIS COULD BE LOCATED ALONG OUR, AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP ROW ALONG 114, WHERE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DEALERSHIPS.

AND YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU OWN SOME DEALERSHIPS.

CAN YOU GIVE US 2 OR 3 OF THOSE THAT YOU OWN? YEAH, WE OWN AUTO PARK DALLAS THAT'S LOCATED OFF OF, 35 AND CORPORATE IN LEWISVILLE.

KNOW WHERE THAT IS? YEP.

WE OWN. SO WE ACTUALLY BOUGHT, GUTTED AND DEVELOPED THAT BUILDING.

ACTUALLY, THE GUY THAT RUNS ALL THOSE CAR DEALERSHIPS IS HERE TODAY.

[INAUDIBLE] BACK THERE.

ALL RIGHT. AS WELL.

SO AND THEN THE OTHER DEALERSHIP WE OWN IS APEX AUTO SPORTS THAT'S BASED OUT OF, ADDISON.

OKAY. SO AND WE'RE LOOKING WE'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING OUT OUR THIRD LOCATION RIGHT NEXT TO THE AUTO PARK FACILITY IN LEWISVILLE RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FOURTH AND FIFTH LOCATIONS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GRAPEVINE.

ALI'S WORKING REALLY HARD TO FIND US SOME SPOTS IN GRAPEVINE, NOT ONLY FOR A COUPLE OF CAR DEALERSHIPS, BUT WE'RE MOVING KIND OF CAPITAL'S HEADQUARTERS TO GRAPEVINE AS WELL.

SO WE'RE LOOKING OFF FOR SOME BUILDINGS OFF OF MAIN STREET RIGHT NOW, TO POTENTIALLY MOVE INTO AND MOVE OUR COMPANY HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SOMETHING IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

THE BUSINESS THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING HERE, I THINK IS NEEDED.

AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD.

I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ZONING.

WE'VE GOT HOTELS OUT THERE, WE HAVE RESTAURANTS NEXT DOOR TO YOU.

AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THE USE OF WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF KILTER OUT THERE, PLUS THE SPOT ZONING.

SO, HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN MATERIALIZE SOMEWHERE ELSE ALONG THE WAY.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU HERE IN TOWN SOMEWHERE.

THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, I ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, I THINK.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY STOREFRONT LOOKING.

IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A RETAIL FACILITY.

I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER HERE.

IT'LL LOOK REALLY GOOD.

I UNDERSTAND, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT YOU'VE PUT IN.

I THINK IT'S A NICE LOOKING BUILDING.

I KNOW LOCATIONS ARE A CHALLENGE, BUT WE HAVE A MIX OF THINGS OUT THERE.

I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS REGARDING FUTURE LAND USE AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION THE COUNCIL AND P&Z NEED TO HAVE ON THIS ISSUE, BUT I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO BUILD THERE IS REALLY QUALITY.

UNFORTUNATELY, MY HUSBAND WON'T PAY ANYBODY TO DO ANYTHING ON THERE EXCEPT HIM, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT'S GOOD.

ANY OTHER? NO, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? NO, SIR. MADAM CHAIRMAN, THERE'S ONE.

I APOLOGIZE SIR, THERE IS ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.

I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOVE TO CLOSE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CLOSED.

A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL TO CLOSE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED ON CU23-08 AND 2335.

THIS COMPLETES THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THE P&Z WILL MOVE TO THE MEETING ROOM TO THE RIGHT.

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

IF YOU WOULD LIKE COUNCIL, REMAIN IN SESSION HERE AND CONSIDER ITS PUBLISHED AGENDA.

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[INAUDIBLE]

[CITIZEN COMMENTS ]

FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IT SAYS IN COMMENTS, ANY PERSON WHO'S NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON OUR SYSTEM, COMMENTS ON ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEM BY COMPLETING A CITIZEN APPEARANCE REQUEST FORM WITH THE CITY SECRETARY.

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 OF THE CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITIZENS WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT.

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

DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TONIGHT? YES, SIR. I HAVE 6.

6? OKAY.

ALRIGHTY. MICHAEL JOHNSON, 3046 PANHANDLE DRIVE IN GRAPEVINE.

[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL JOHNSON, 3046 PANHANDLE DRIVE.

HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

I'M A 20 YEAR RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNER WITHIN PEARL LINDA.

MY HOUSE IS ONE OF 11 BORDERING THE NEW DEVELOPMENT DOVE STATION.

WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS FIRST HELD LAST YEAR ON JULY 18TH, THE MAIN CONCERN RAISED BY THE HOMEOWNERS WAS THE EXISTING CONCRETE BORDER WALL.

WHEN DISCUSSED, WE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE WALL BEING TORN DOWN, REPLACED POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO OUR PROPERTIES.

DURING THE HEARING, [INAUDIBLE] AND KEITH HAMILTON CONFIRMED THE SETBACKS REQUESTED WERE FROM THE EXISTING CONCRETE WALL ON THEIR SIDE.

THEY HAD SURVEYED DOVE STATION, AND THERE WAS NO INTENTIONS TO REPLACE THE EXISTING WALL OR ENCROACH ON OUR PROPERTIES.

ON JANUARY 31ST THIS YEAR, I RECEIVED KNOCKED ON MY DOOR FROM A FENCING COMPANY WORKING FOR [INAUDIBLE].

HE STATED HE WAS NEEDING ACCESS TO MY YARD FOR SURVEYORS BEFORE TEARING DOWN AND INSTALLING A NEW SIX FOOT WOODEN FENCE APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7FT INTO MY YARD. AFTER DENYING HIS REQUEST AND ASKING HIM TO LEAVE, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WITH ME LATER THAT DAY.

THE NEXT DAY, AFTER NO FOLLOW UP, I REACHED OUT AGAIN.

I WAS CONNECTED TO A DANIEL AT EXTENSION 3140.

I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND WAS TOLD NO PROVISIONS WERE ADDED ABOUT NOT MOVING THE CONCRETE BORDER WALL.

THAT NIGHT I SENT AN EMAIL TO YOU, MR. MAYOR, PLEADING FOR YOUR HELP AND EXPLAINING ALL THE DETAILS THAT WERE GOING ON.

I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP FROM THAT.

A WEEK LATER, I RECEIVED A NOTE ON MY DOOR FROM [INAUDIBLE] CLAIMING THAT ACCESS WAS NEEDED TO MY PROPERTY, THE EXISTING WALL TORN DOWN AND A NEW ONE ERECTED WITHIN A MONTH.

I CALLED AND RECORDED THE CONVERSATION WITH [INAUDIBLE] UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS INTENT WAS.

WHAT STARTED OUT AS A CORDIAL CONVERSATION QUICKLY ESCALATED TO AGGRESSION AND THREATS.

WHEN HE INFORMED ME THAT NOT ONLY WOULD HE BE TAKING MY PROPERTY, BUT ALSO KEEPING MY TWO CRAPE MYRTLES AS A BENEFIT TO THE NEW HOMEOWNER, CRAPE MYRTLES THAT MY WIFE AND I PLANTED WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED.

I WAS GOING TO PLAY THAT CALL FOR YOU GUYS TONIGHT, BUT OUT OF RESPECT, I DECIDED NOT TO.

I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS CONCERN WAS RAISED AND DISCUSSED, BUT THIS CITY DID NOTHING TO PROTECT OUR INTERESTS FOR OUR LONG TERM CITIZENS.

I AM APPALLED THAT A FELLOW RESIDENT, ONE THAT WAS GRANTED MULTIPLE DEVIATIONS TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, WOULD MAKE PROMISES TO THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS AND THEN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE BOTH.

I AM SHOCKED THAT A FELLOW GRAPEVINE RESIDENT WOULD SEE FIT TO TAKE PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER GRAPEVINE RESIDENT TO GAIN PROFIT.

THIS IS NOT HOW GRAPEVINE NEIGHBORS TREAT EACH OTHER.

IS THIS HOW THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE NOW TREATS THEIR CITIZENS? TONIGHT I ASK THAT THE CITY DO EVERYTHING IN ITS POSSIBILITY TO STOP THIS AND TO HELP THE POLENDO CITIZENS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. THE CITY DOES NOT GET INVOLVED IN BOUNDARY DISPUTES.

THAT'S BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOREVER.

IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME.

FENCES ARE NOT ON THE PROPERTY LINE.

AND IT'S A LEGAL ISSUE, NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE.

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NEXT. LINDA CRANE 2832 LONGHORN TRAIL GRAPEVINE.

I AM REALLY SHORT.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR TATE AND ESTEEMED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I ACTUALLY AM LINDA CRANE.

I RESIDE AT 2832 LONGHORN TRAIL AND GRAPEVINE, TEXAS.

ALSO PART OF THE LINDA ESTATES, ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND OUR FAMILY HAS CALLED THIS ADDRESS HOME FOR THE LAST 36 YEARS.

I SPOKE AT THE JULY 18TH, 2023 MEETING, AND I RAISED CONCERNS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF [INAUDIBLE], DOVE STATION PROJECT ON THE EXISTING BORDER WALL, AND THAT CURRENTLY SEPARATES OUR BACKYARD TO HIS PROPERTY.

AT THE MEETING, MR. [INAUDIBLE], PRESENTED DOVE STATION SITE PLAN DRAWINGS, WITH THE BORDER WALL IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION, AND HE ASSURED BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE LINDA ESTATES.

THAT THE BORDER WALL WOULD BE RETAINED, REPAIRED OR EVEN ENHANCED IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION.

AND AS MR. JOHNSON INDICATED, REGRETTABLY, HE'S NOT LIVING UP TO, THE ASSURANCES THAT HE MADE DURING THAT MEETING.

ON FEBRUARY 8TH, HE DELIVERED AN UNSIGNED AND UNDATED LETTER ON PLAIN PAPER ADVISING THAT HE'S GOING TO MOVE THAT BORDER WALL TO A NEW LOCATION. AND THAT NEW LOCATION WOULD SHORTEN THE BACKYARDS OF SEVERAL [INAUDIBLE] LINDA ESTATE RESIDENTS.

THE [INAUDIBLE] LINDA HOMEOWNERS IN THAT AREA THAT, SHARE THAT BORDER WALL HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING AND, BEEN IN POSSESSION OF THAT AREA, NEXT TO THE BORDER WALL FOR MORE THAN 33 YEARS.

THERE HAVE BEEN IMPROVEMENTS MADE THERE, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN PLACE.

THERE'S BUSHES, TREES, BUILDINGS IN THAT AREA.

AND IT'S DISHEARTENING THAT, THE BORDER WALL CONCERNS THAT WE RAISED AND THOUGHT WERE, RESOLVED BEFORE CONSTRUCTION WAS APPROVED ARE NOW CREATING MUCH UNDUE STRESS AND ANXIETY FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA.

MR. [INAUDIBLE] RECENT ACTIONS DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE STATEMENTS THAT HE MADE DURING THAT APPROVAL PROCESS.

I HAVE READ AND REREAD THE MINUTES OF THAT MEETING, AND HE HAS STATED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING HIS PRESENTATION THAT UNLESS THE FENCE IS COLLAPSING, HIS DESIRES TO LEAVE THE BORDER WALL AS IS AND WILL NOT DISTURB SHEDS, TREES, ETC.

SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS IS HONESTLY, LESS LEFT US PROFOUNDLY DISAPPOINTED AND WE FEEL THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN REPRESENTED AS WE SHOULD. I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND EAGERLY AWAIT A RESOLUTION THAT UPHOLDS THE INTERESTS OF THE LINDA ESTATE RESIDENTS AND HOLDS MR. [INAUDIBLE] ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE COMMITMENTS MADE DURING THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. LAURA DEVENDORF 2826 LONGHORN TRAIL GRAPEVINE. SHAWN FERREIRA, 3052 PANHANDLE DRIVE.

GREETINGS, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME TO HEAR ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE AND, HEAR US OUT ON OUR GRIEVANCE HERE.

MY NAME IS SEAN FERREIRA.

I LIVE AT 3052 PANHANDLE DRIVE, PART OF LINDA ESTATES, ON THE SECOND HOUSE OFF OF [INAUDIBLE].

I HAVE PROVIDED SOME DOCUMENTS THAT HOPEFULLY THEY'RE BEING PASSED OUT.

THE FIRST DOCUMENT, AND THIS IS MORE OR LESS TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR EXPERIENCE, RIGHT.

THIS IS WHAT WAS FIRST DROPPED OFF, AT OUR HOMES.

THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST CONTACT WE HAD WITH THE DEVELOPER IN ANY CAPACITY.

THIS IS THE FIRST FORM OF COMMUNICATION.

IT'S A SURVEY FROM A FENCE COMPANY.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AS I DID ON THE SHEET, THE YELLOW MARK.

AND IT'S VERY SMALL, BUT IT DOES SHOW A TEN FOOT REAR YARD DEPTH.

WHEN, IN FACT, THE CITY AGREED TO A 15 FOOT VARIANCE FOR REAR YARD DEPTH.

SO IT'S CLEAR AND OBVIOUS THAT THERE'S INTENT THERE TO ACCOMMODATE LIKELY THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT OR VARIANCE

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THAT WAS ALLOWED THE 15 FOOT.

I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DOCUMENT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF TIME AND TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

THIS IS A LETTER. THIS IS THE SECOND FORM OF COMMUNICATION WE RECEIVED AND THE ONE THAT MY NEIGHBOR HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, WHICH IS THE VERY INFORMAL LETTER.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE OF THAT LETTER, THE VERBIAGE OF THAT LETTER IS SUCH THAT IT'S VAGUE ENOUGH TO WHERE IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE'S AT LEAST A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE'S INTENT TO MOVE.

THE FENCE SURVEYOR WILL LOCATE PROPERTY PENS AND STAKE THE PROPERTY LINE.

I THINK THE COUNCIL IS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A 30 PLUS YEAR, COMPLICATION WITH HOW THAT FENCE AND PROPERTY LINE WAS DETERMINED BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 18TH MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT THE COUNCIL DID ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, PAUL, AND I BELIEVE YOU WERE AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE.

AND THERE WERE OTHERS.

THE THIRD, DOCUMENT THAT I HAVE SHARED, IS A TEXT BETWEEN [INAUDIBLE] AND I CONFIRMING AS SUCH.

AND THEN YET AGAIN, MORE EVIDENCE OF VERY OBVIOUS INTENT TO MOVE THE FENCE LINE.

ANY REASONABLE PERSON COULD TAKE THOSE, THREE PIECES OF DOCUMENTATION AND COME TO THE CONCLUSION VERSUS WHAT WAS SAID AT THE MEETING, VERSUS WHAT YOU SEE ON THOSE DOCUMENTS, THAT THERE'S INTENT TO MOVE THE FENCE LINE I'M GOING TO KEEP MOVING TO THEN THE NEXT, FOURTH PAGE.

IT WOULD BE THE SCREENSHOT OF THE SURVEY.

STAKE THAT IS ON THE CORNER OF KIMBALL, RIGHT BEHIND, MY NEIGHBOR, WHICH WOULD BE LOT ONE, A PAIR, LINDA.

AND THIS WOULD BE THE STAKE AT LOT ONE OF DOVE STATION.

I MEASURED WITH MY PHONE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM THE STAKE TO THE WALL.

IT IS TEN FEET.

HOW IS HE GOING TO COME UP WITH THE OTHER FIVE FEET WOULD BE MY QUESTION.

I WILL FINISH WITH THE LAST IMAGE JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE DAMAGE THAT WOULD BE DONE TO OUR PROPERTIES.

THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE.

THIS IS MY BACKYARD.

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS ALL WITH MY OWN HANDS.

I BUILT UP AND REDID MY FLOWER BED AND GARDEN AND THERE'S TREES THERE, BUSHES, A LOT OF HARD WORK TO MOVE THAT FENCE, OR RATHER THE BORDER WALL.

SIX INCHES EVEN WOULD REQUIRE THAT MOST OF THAT'S TORN UP.

I MEAN, MY THE TREES AND BUSHES ARE NO FARTHER THAN A FOOT FROM THAT BORDER WALL.

WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE THAT I HOPE THE COUNCIL SEES FROM THESE DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONIES THAT WHAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL THAT NIGHT, ON JULY 18TH, IS NOT THE REALITY WE'RE FACING TODAY.

IT'S EGREGIOUS THAT THERE HAS BEEN THIS MISSTEP AND OR LACK OF HOMEWORK ON [INAUDIBLE] PART.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NEXT.

ANDREW CRANE 2832 LONGHORN TRAIL GRAPEVINE.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR TATE AND THE ESTEEMED CITY COUNCIL.

MOST OF MY QUESTIONS ARE OR ALL MY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, AND I JUST WANT TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF MY NEIGHBORS AND SAYING THAT I THINK THAT, WE'RE POTENTIALLY BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SO THAT MAKE US HOMES CAN MAXIMIZE THEIR PROFIT.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR AT THIS POINT AND I'D LIKE YOU TO INTERVENE ON OUR BEHALF.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MUCH.

NEXT, CHRIS NORTH, 3040 PANHANDLE DRIVE GRAPEVINE.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMAN THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS CHRIS NORTH. I LIVE OVER AT 3040 PANHANDLE DRIVE.

I'M ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS HERE SHOWING UP TONIGHT.

I, LIVE IN THE FOURTH LOT TO THE EAST OF KIMBALL.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE LIVED.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE IN GRAPEVINE SINCE 2012.

WE MOVED INTO NINE, TWO FIVE MAIN STREET.

WE HAD OUR FUN ON MAIN STREET FOR A BIT, AND, IN 2017, WE DECIDED, YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE WE NEED TO MOVE INTO A HOME, MAKE A HOME AND SETTLE DOWN AND HAVE SOME KIDS.

SO WE HAD OUR FIRST SON IN 2018, OUR SECOND SON IN 2019.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK A LOT OF PRIDE IN BUILDING OUT OUR HOME AND RENOVATING AND ULTIMATELY, LIKE YOU'VE HEARD MY NEIGHBORS MENTIONED HERE EARLIER,

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DOING SOME LANDSCAPING, MAKING OUR BACKYARD LOOK NICE, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUILDING A HOME FOR OUR KIDS, ETC..

I WON'T GO INTO THE LIST, BUT LONG STORY SHORT, WHETHER IT'S TREES OR LANDSCAPING OR A WHOLE LOT OF RIVER ROCK, I EVEN PROVIDED SOME PICTURES FOR YOU GUYS JUST SO YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE PUT BACK THERE.

SO, WITH THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, AS FAR AS WHAT MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID EARLIER ABOUT, THE WALL IS GOING TO BE TORN DOWN.

THAT'S WHAT WAS COMMUNICATED TO US FROM THE BUILDER.

MY UNDERSTANDING I WAS NOT HERE IN THE JULY MEETING WAS THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE.

I THINK MANY OF YOU EVEN ASKED SPECIFICALLY TO ARE YOU GOING TO TEAR THIS WALL DOWN? AND HE RESPONDED, NO, WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT, AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO BE QUOTE UNQUOTE NEIGHBORLY.

AND IF THERE'S ANY FAULTS WITH THE WALL, ETC., THAT WE WILL MAKE WHATEVER REPAIRS ARE NEEDED.

SO, I'M NOT HERE TO JUDGE.

I'M NOT HERE TO CHARGE ANYTHING.

BUT I WOULD ASK CONSIDERATION FROM THE COUNCIL THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE WAS BASED UPON INFORMATION THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY ACCURATE.

SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DON'T THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

WE'RE LIMITED MATTHEW.

WE'RE LIMITED. WHAT WE CAN SAY TONIGHT, COULD YOU WE'LL HAVE A RECORD OF THESE PEOPLE.

CAN YOU INFORM THEM OF WHAT? THE EFFECT OF THE PLAT, IF ANY, ON THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS WAS AND WHAT THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS ON PROPERTY DISPUTES? MAYOR, I CAN CONFIRM THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE COUNCIL IS LIMITED IN WHAT YOU CAN PROVIDE.

AS FAR AS A RESPONSE GOES, AS FAR AS THE FACTS, YOU ACCURATELY STATED THAT PROPERTY LINE ISSUES, ARE DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND DO NOT INVOLVE THE CITY. OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.

THAT COMPLETES THE CITIZENS COMMENTS.

WE'VE GOT THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

FROM THE P&Z. BUT I'M GOING TO WAIT.

WE'VE GOT STATE REPRESENTATIVE GIOVANNI PAPINI HERE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.

I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD HIM UP.

COME ON DOWN AND, AFTER THAT, WE'LL MAKE THE PRESENTATION TO THE MISS TEEN.

MISS TEXAS TEEN.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU TONIGHT.

AND AFTER THAT, WE'LL TAKE OUT OUR THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION CASES.

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MISS TEXAS TEAM BEFORE GIO.

[8. State Representative Giovanni Capriglione and Mayor Tate to recognize Miss Texas Teen Natalie Poveda. ]

BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT.

IS THAT OKAY? DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? GIO WOULD BE FINE WITH THAT.

OKAY. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS, IF YOU LIKE I'LL SWITCH IT UP REALLY QUICK.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, AGAIN, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS, GUESTS, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE WITH YOU, TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY.

WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST.

AND IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO INVITE NATALIE POVEDA DOWN.

[INAUDIBLE] SHE'S AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO JUST BRIEFLY, NATALIE, AS YOU KNOW, IS A GRAPEVINE RESIDENT, AND SO WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS DO A RESOLUTION FOR HER, TO THANK HER FOR HER WORK AND FOR HER EFFORTS.

I KNOW THE CITY ALSO IS RECOGNIZING HER FOR HER TALENTS.

AND SO I JUST READ A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, AND THEN I'M GOING TO LET NATALIE SPEAK FOR A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.

SO WHEREAS NATALIE GRAPEVINE HAS DISTINGUISHED HERSELF THROUGH HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHILE SERVING AS MISS COLLIERVILLE TEEN AND MISS TEXAS'S OUTSTANDING TEEN, AND WHEREAS MISS POVEDA IS A PARTICIPANT, I'LL STOP HERE FOR A SECOND.

I'LL ALSO SAY THAT SHE KNOWS MY DAUGHTER.

WE JUST FOUND OUT, SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE MISS TEXAS SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION PAGEANT SYSTEM, WHICH STRIVES TO EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.

IN ADDITION TO AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE, TO SHARE THEIR TALENTS, AND TO SERVE AS ROLE MODELS.

AND WHEREAS THE DAUGHTER OF TONY AND LARISSA POVEDA, NATALIE GRADUATED FROM GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE IS CURRENTLY STUDYING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN THE PRE-LAW HONORS PROGRAM AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR.

SHE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN NUMEROUS STUDENT GROUPS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE AND AS A MEMBER OF THE CONGRESSIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR U.S REPRESENTATIVE BETH VAN DYNE AND THE COLLEYVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

AND WHEREAS, A FITTING RECIPIENT OF THE MISS TEXAS OUTSTANDING TEEN CROWN, NATALIE IS A SOURCE OF GREAT PRIDE TO HER FAMILY AND TO HER COMMUNITY.

AND OF COURSE, THE GRAPEVINE HOUSE DISTRICT 98 AND THE TALENT AND DETERMINATION SHE HAS BROUGHT TO ALL HER ENDEAVORS, HERALD A FUTURE BRIGHT WITH PROMISE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT NATALIE BE CONGRATULATED ON HER SERVICE AS MISS COLLEYVILLE TEEN AND MISS TEXAS'S OUTSTANDING TEEN, AND THAT SHE BE EXTENDED SINCERE.

BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS TO NATALIE ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ITS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

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DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES. MIC IS ALL YOURS.

HI. SO, MY NAME IS NATALIE POVEDA.

I AM MISS TEXAS TEEN, AND I HAD THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING THE GRAPEVINE COLLEYVILLE AREA AND THE STATE OF TEXAS AT MISS AMERICA'S TEEN THIS WINTER BREAK, AND I PLACED THIRD RUNNER UP, AND I GOT $26,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FOR MY STUDIES AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY.

I'M A GRAPEVINE GIRL SINCE DAY ONE.

I WAS BORN AT BAYLOR GRAPEVINE HOSPITAL.

I PERFORMED IN THE CAROL OF LIGHTS EVERY YEAR WITH THE FABULOUS PHILLIES, AND I GRADUATED FROM GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL LAST MAY.

AND SO I'M JUST SO HONORED TO BE HERE.

AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS HONOR.

IT IS SO INCREDIBLE.

AND YOU GUYS HAVE ALL PLAYED SUCH AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN SHAPING MY CHILDHOOD.

SO THANK YOU, CITY OF GRAPEVINE.

AND THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE GIOVANNI.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND [INAUDIBLE].

FOR AN ACCOUNTING EXAM. YEAH.

SO WISH ME LUCK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, GIOVANNI, I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE. IT'S LAYING THERE.

I'M GOING TO LET YOU GIVE IT TO HER.

WE'LL. I'LL MEET YOU DOWN HERE AND WE'LL GET A PICTURE.

BUT I'M GOING TO READ IT FROM UP HERE SINCE YOU'RE THERE.

OKAY. WHERE IS THIS? WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE RECOGNIZES NATALIE POVEDA, A 2023 GRAPEVINE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AND WINNER OF THE 2023 MISS TEEN MISS TEXAS TEEN PAGEANT.

NATALIE IS THE DAUGHTER OF TONY AND LARISSA POVEDA OF GRAPEVINE IS A FRESHMAN AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDYING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AND PRE-LAW. SINCE THE MISS AMERICA TEEN MISS AMERICA PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN.

NATALIE WAS ORIGINALLY MOTIVATED TO ENTER TO WIN EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE, WITH HER FIRST EVER PAGEANT COMPETITION ATTEMPT.

NATALIE WON THE TEXAS STATE TITLE AND 16,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDIES AT TEXAS A&M, BUT SHE DIDN'T STOP THERE.

SHE WENT ON TO REPRESENT TEXAS AT THE MISS AMERICA'S TEEN PAGEANT AT WALT DISNEY WORLD IN JANUARY, WAS AWARDED THIRD RUNNER UP, WHICH EARNED HER AN ADDITIONAL $17,000 IN EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

A STUDENT'S FIRST YEAR IN COLLEGE IS AN ADJUSTMENT, TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT NATALIE HAS DONE IT WITH STYLE AND GRACE, WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY REPRESENTING THE STATE OF TEXAS IN HER HOMETOWN OF GRAPEVINE AND EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

NATALIE'S PASSION TO PROMOTE SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM IN THE CLASSROOM IS THE BASIS OF HER PLATFORM.

SHE'S FLUENT IN SPANISH AND A SEVENTH GENERATION TEXAN, THEREFORE IS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE.

I DO RECOGNIZE NATALIE PRAVADA FOR BEING NAMED MISS TEXAS TEAM FOR 2023.

WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON AN IMPRESSIVE LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FOR BEING AN OUTSTANDING AMBASSADOR FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WISH YOU ALL THE SUCCESS IN YOUR COLLEGE CAREER AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS ENDEAVORS.

THIS IS A LIST OF OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT ALL, BUT SHE THREE TIME PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARD PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE, U.S CONGRESS ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR OUR, US CONGRESS, WOMAN DANCE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AT CROSS TIMBERS MIDDLE SCHOOL, STUDENT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL, AMBASSADOR'S AWARD, SPANISH CLUB PRESIDENT, FABULOUS PHILLIES TEEN COURT ATTORNEY, HISPANIC AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP.

AND IT GOES ON AND ON.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

I HAVE TO SAY, BEING PART OF THAT SELECTION COMMITTEE, THAT WAS A HARD JOB WHEN ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED YOUNG WOMEN.

BUT THE WAY THE PAGEANTS WORK OUT, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY GET THE TITLE OF THE CITY YOU'RE IN.

I WANTED IT TO BE MISS GRAPEVINE, BUT SHE IS REPRESENTED GRAPEVINE IN TEXAS SO WELL.

WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU, NATALIE.

[INAUDIBLE] . THAT WAS THE FUN PART. LET'S DO THAT.

[7. State Representative Giovanni Capriglione to present an update on legislative actions. ]

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, LETTING ME SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.

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I WANTED TO GIVE A VERY BRIEF LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON NOW AND THEN.

I WAS GOING TO MAYBE DO THAT FOR 8 TO 10 MINUTES.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, ONE OF THE TOP THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW THAT I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU AN UPDATE IS THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE BORDER RIGHT NOW.

SO I WAS AT THE BORDER EAGLE PASS, SHELBY PARK, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE GOVERNOR LAST WEEK, AND I WAS THERE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS EARLIER THAN THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT TO THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME BEING AT EAGLE PASS.

IT WAS MY FIRST TIME GOING TO SHELBY PARK.

THIS WAS BEFORE SHELBY PARK BECAME FAMOUS.

AND IT WAS JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT GOT INVOLVED IN SHELBY PARK.

I WENT DOWN THERE WITH MYSELF, SOME MEMBERS OF DPS, AND WE SAW FIRSTHAND, JUST QUITE FRANKLY, HOW POROUS THE BORDER IS.

WE WENT IN THE HELICOPTER AND WITHIN 30S OF TAKEOFF, WE WERE ALREADY SEEING, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE STREAMING ACROSS THE RIVER.

AND WE CAME DOWN, WE WENT AND WE STARTED TO LOOK AT JUST THE BEGINNING OF SOME OF THE PHYSICAL BARRIERS THAT WERE BEING PUT UP.

OBVIOUSLY, THE WALL HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS.

AND ON THOSE SHIPPING CONTAINERS, THEY WERE PUTTING RAZOR WIRES.

WE WENT OUT INTO THE RIVER AND SAW THE BUOYS THAT OBVIOUSLY HAD BEEN DISCUSSED A LOT.

AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THERE WERE ABOUT 1000 OR SO INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE CROSSING ACROSS THE BORDER IN THAT AREA EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY.

A LOT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, OF COURSE, ARE COMING FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE'S BEEN FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN APPREHENDED GOING ACROSS THE BORDER FROM OVER 120 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INCLUDING PLACES LIKE SYRIA.

AND EVEN BEFORE WE GOT THERE, JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THERE, FOLKS FROM NORTH KOREA, A LOT OF FOLKS ARE COMING IN FROM PLACES LIKE CHINA AS WELL A THOUSAND FOLKS, MOSTLY IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE CHINESE THAT ARE COMING IN HAPPEN TO BE MALES IN THE 25 TO 30 YEAR OLD RANGE, WHEREAS WE LEARNED FROM DPS AND BORDER SECURITY THAT, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY PEOPLE FROM MEXICO OR GUATEMALA OR VENEZUELA ARE BASICALLY AGREEING TO PAY ABOUT $1500 TO $2000 TO GET ACROSS THE BORDER.

MANY OF THEM DON'T HAVE THAT.

AND SO WHAT THAT DOES IS IT MAKES THEM INDEBTED TO THE CARTELS.

THESE CARTELS ARE MAKING APPROXIMATELY TWO OR MORE BILLION DOLLARS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE MONTH, JUST IN THE MOVING OF PEOPLE FROM ONE SIDE OF THE BORDER TO THE OTHER.

THESE CHINESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMING ACROSS THE BORDER ARE PAYING UPWARDS OF $80,000 TO BE ABLE TO COME ACROSS THE BORDER.

SO PROBABLY NOT STUFF THAT THEY'RE THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS PAYING FOR THEM ON THEIR BEHALF.

AND WE CAN GO INTO DETAIL ON SOME OF THAT LATER.

BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF CONCERN, WHETHER IT'S THE TRAFFICKING OF PEOPLE FOR SEX, FOR DRUGS, TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS.

BUT THERE'S ALSO RIGHT NOW IT'S BECOME THE BIGGEST GOOD GOING ACROSS IS PEOPLE LABOR TRAFFICKING.

NOW FAST FORWARD TO ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

IN THAT TIME, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE PUT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RAZOR WIRE DOWN AT THE BORDER AT LAST COUNT THAT I GOT ABOUT 287 MILES OF RAZOR WIRE, AND IT LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN IT DID BACK THEN.

THE GOVERNOR TOLD US THEN, AND THEN IT BECAME PUBLIC ON FRIDAY THAT THE GOVERNOR IS NOW GOING TO BE CREATING BASICALLY A BASE CAMP RIGHT THERE IN EAGLE PASS, DRAWING IN NATIONAL GUARDSMEN FROM ALL THE LOCAL AREA OF ABOUT 1800 OR SO NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WHO ARE GOING TO BE CAMPED IN BASE RIGHT AT THAT LOCATION.

SO WE'VE SEEN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING ACROSS GO AT THAT AREA, GO FROM ABOUT A THOUSAND A DAY TO ABOUT A DOZEN OR LESS RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'VE SEEN A MASSIVE DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GOING DOWN IN THAT AREA.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS GOING TO GO ON FOR A LONG TIME.

I'VE SUPPORTED AND YOU'VE ALL SUPPORTED WITH MONEY GOING TO CREATE THESE PHYSICAL BARRIERS, BUT ALSO JUST THE HUMAN RESOURCE THAT'S THERE, NATIONAL GUARDS, THE DPS AND SO ON.

NOW GO ON TO A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TOPIC, IF THAT'S OKAY.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WORKED ON A LOT, OBVIOUSLY TEXAS HAD THE BIGGEST SURPLUS THAT'S EVER HAD IN HISTORY.

WE WERE LOOKING AT A $35 BILLION SURPLUS.

WE WERE ABLE TO PUT MORE THAN HALF OF THAT BACK IN TERMS OF PROPERTY TAXES.

AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT'S MEANT FOR YOUR CITIZENS, BY THE WAY, THE NUMBERS I'M GOING TO TELL YOU TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO GET, I DON'T KNOW WHY? BUT THE AVERAGE, HOMEOWNER IN GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD SAW ABOUT A 23% REDUCTION IN ACTUAL PROPERTY TAXES BEING PAID. WE DID THAT BY BASICALLY TAKING SALES TAX DOLLARS AND WITH YOUR VOTE AND YOUR SUPPORT IN NOVEMBER, BASICALLY GIVING THAT MONEY

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TO THE SCHOOLS IN TURN, WHO HAVE TO LOWER THEIR PROPERTY TAXES TO INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD.

SO THAT'S REAL REDUCTION.

AND THAT'S ABOUT 21 TO 23% IS ABOUT PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE OF NORTHEAST TARRANT IS HOW MUCH OF A REDUCTION WE'RE GETTING.

WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT THE BUDGET FOR NEXT SESSION, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING, OKAY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP AFFORDING THIS? WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT NEXT SESSION AT AN OVER $20 BILLION SURPLUS FOR THE STATE.

SO I THINK IF THINGS WORK OUT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE EVEN MORE OR PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION.

AND FOR THE NEXT YEAR, A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WORK ON WERE ALSO TO GO AND SUPPORT, OUR FINANCES HERE IN THE STATE. TEXAS IS DOING REALLY WELL.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A TRIPLE A RATING, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE NOT JUST BECAUSE OF OUR SURPLUS, BUT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR PENSIONS.

I HAPPEN TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PENSIONS, INVESTMENTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE.

SO THIS SESSION THROUGH MY COMMITTEE, WHAT WE PASSED WAS A LOT OF HELP FOR OUR PENSIONERS, SPECIFICALLY OUR TRS, OUR RETIRED TEACHERS WHO HAD NOT SEEN AN INCREASE IN THEIR STIPENDS OR THEIR PAYMENTS THAT THEY RECEIVE IN DECADES.

AND AS YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH THINGS COST AND AS THE PRICE HAS GONE UP, THAT'S JUST EATING INTO THEIR MONTHLY ALLOWANCES.

AND SO WE PASS AND I'M A SPONSOR OF THE BILL THAT BASICALLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, CREATES A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR OUR RETIRED TEACHERS.

DEPENDING ON HOW WELL THE FUND DOES, IT'LL BE ABOUT A 3 TO 6% ANNUAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, ALONG WITH ANOTHER ONE TIME SUPPLEMENT.

I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ONE OTHER THING THAT I'M WORKING ON, AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF TOPICS WE CAN COVER.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON IN THE HOUSE IS MAKING SURE THAT WE PROTECT NOT JUST OUR PHYSICAL BORDERS, BUT MORE OF OUR VIRTUAL BORDERS, RIGHT.

SO ON CYBER SECURITY, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STATE AND OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CITIES AND OUR COUNTIES, OUR ELECTIONS ARE PROTECTED FROM ALL OF THE CYBER ATTACKS THAT ARE GOING ON, WAR HAS ESSENTIALLY MOVED IN A LOT OF WAYS FROM THE PHYSICAL SIDE TO PEOPLE AND NATION STATES AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ABLE TO USE THEIR POWER FROM BEHIND A COMPUTER TO GO AND ATTACK AND TRY AND STEAL YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR DATA.

AND WE'VE SEEN THAT COUNTLESS TIMES.

AS AN EXAMPLE IN HOW IT RELATES TO THE BORDER IS JUST MONTHS AGO, SOMEBODY PROBABLY A NATION STATE, STOLE THE PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF TEXANS WITH CHINESE SURNAMES.

WE'RE SEEING THAT SOME OF THAT DATA IS BEING USED TO GO AND HELP THE CARTELS THAT ARE BRINGING PEOPLE OVER, THAT HAPPEN TO BE CHINESE, TO BE ABLE TO GET DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER THINGS SO THAT THEY CAN BE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE THAT WE PROTECT THAT INFORMATION, PROTECT THAT DATA.

AND THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP IS A BILL THAT I WORKED ON LAST SESSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON, AND IS WHAT I THINK THE NEXT BIG AND MAYBE THE NEXT LAST BIG TECH DEAL, WHICH IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

A LOT OF THE DATA THAT YOU'VE ALL GIVEN UP THROUGH YOUR CELL PHONE OR THROUGH OTHER MEANS THROUGH YOUR CARS IS NOW BEING USED TO TRAIN VERY POWERFUL COMPUTER SYSTEMS THAT HOPEFULLY WILL HELP YOU WITH YOUR ESSAYS OR HELP YOU WITH YOUR ACCOUNTING EXAM, MAYBE HELP WITH YOUR HEALTH AS WELL.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RISKS TO THAT, RIGHT? THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION WE SAW JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT SOMEONE USED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO CREATE A DEEPFAKE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN, THEN USED IT TO TRY AND CONVINCE PEOPLE TO NOT VOTE IN ELECTIONS.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE GENESIS OF THAT MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN FROM SOMEONE IN TEXAS.

RIGHT? SO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO BE WORKING ON TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT INNOVATION HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT ALSO THAT WE HAVE SOME GUARDRAILS TO PROTECT EVERYDAY CITIZENS FROM SOME OF THE POWERS THAT IT HAS.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S JUST A REALLY BRIEF, EXPLANATION OF THE LAST 365 DAYS.

SO HAPPY TO AGAIN, REALLY BRIEF, HAPPY TO BE HERE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT ALL.

IF ONLY THE SESSIONS WERE THAT BRIEF.

I'M SORRY, I SAID. IF ONLY THE SESSIONS WERE THAT BRIEF, I KNOW, I WISH THEY WERE.

WE ENDED UP THIS TIME.

THIS IS THE LONGEST I'VE EVER. I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF THE LONGEST EVER IN HISTORY.

WE HAD FOUR SPECIAL SESSIONS, AND I THINK TECHNICALLY WE WERE IN THERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A PART TIME LEGISLATURE.

WE WERE THERE LONGER THAN FULL TIME CONGRESS WAS, ESSENTIALLY, I THOUGHT WE'D BE DONE IN MAY, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE MID-DECEMBER WHEN WE LEFT.

BUT WE DID GET A LOT OF THINGS DONE, MOST OF THE SPECIAL SESSION, MOST OF IT.

NOT ALL OF IT. MOST OF IT WAS RELATED TO BORDER.

SO STARTING IN MARCH, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE LAWS THAT WILL GO AND GET INTO EFFECT TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE BORDER CRISIS.

WE FINALLY DID THE PROPERTY TAX RATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE SPECIAL SESSIONS.

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BUT I AGREE WITH YOU.

THEY'RE AWFULLY LONG.

THE OTHER THE OTHER THING, AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A LOT OF IT, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU'VE WORKED HARD WITH US, TOO IS THE CONTINUED LOCAL CONTROL OF SHORT TERM RENTALS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR US.

YES. THANK YOU. I WAS SUPPOSED TO MENTION THAT, LOCAL CONTROL IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S, A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES, A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A LOT OF DIFFERENT COUNTIES.

STATE COMES IN EVERY TWO YEARS.

I KNOW FOR SOME OF YOU, THAT MIGHT BE TOO MANY TIMES THAT WE GO BACK, BUT LOCAL CONTROL ALWAYS SHOWS UP.

SO I'LL TALK ABOUT ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT I KNOW IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE AND TO ITS RESIDENTS AND ACTUALLY ALL OF HOUSE DISTRICT 98.

AND THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS WHEN IT RELATES TO DENSITY, FOR INSTANCE, OR THINGS THAT RELATE TO SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THERE WAS ONE BILL IN PARTICULAR.

WELL, I'LL TALK ABOUT ONE BILL THAT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.

IT WAS A BILL THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY, IF PASSED, WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED YOU ALL FROM BEING ABLE TO REQUIRE A LOT SIZE, YOU KNOW, REQUIRE A LOT SIZE FOR A RESIDENT ANY BIGGER THAN 1500 SQUARE FEET.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED EFFECTIVELY TO ALLOW FOR 1500 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.

SO IF YOU DO THE MATH, OKAY, WITH TEN FOOT SETBACKS ON EVERY SINGLE SIDE, THAT'S ABOUT HOUSES, ABOUT 700FT² TO 800FT².

SO OBVIOUSLY THAT DOESN'T WORK.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY DEPENDING ON THE AREA AND THE ZONE AND ALL OF THAT AND NOT HAVE THOSE RESTRICTIONS.

NOW, THERE WAS ANOTHER BILL THAT DID MAKE IT TO THE HOUSE FLOOR, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING CALLED AUXILIARY DWELLING UNITS.

RIGHT. AND THIS WOULD BE THE ABILITY, WITHOUT YOUR ABILITY TO SAY, HEY, DON'T PUT A WHOLE NOTHER HOUSE ON THIS PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, WITH NO SETBACK NEXT TO SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE AND I KNOW I HEARD FOLKS TALKING ABOUT CREPE MYRTLES AND OTHER THINGS.

I MEAN, THIS COULD HAVE SET UP A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE COULD LITERALLY BUILD A HOUSE NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE, NEXT TO THEIR HOUSE, NEXT TO ANOTHER HOUSE.

RIGHT. AND THAT CAME THAT BILL CAME OUT FOR A VOTE.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I TRIED TO NEGOTIATE A LITTLE BIT WITH THE BILL AUTHOR, TO SAY, LISTEN, CAN WE JUST CUT OUT CITIES SMALLER THAN 100,000 OR THAT KIND OF STUFF? BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS IN AUSTIN, THAT'S FINE, BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, NOT FOR COLLEYVILLE.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT.

SO MYSELF AND SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS, WE WERE OPPOSED TO THAT BILL, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF FOLKS THAT HAD HEARD FROM GRAPEVINE AND OTHER AREAS.

AND THE BILL ACTUALLY.

SO THE WAY IT WORKED IS WE VOTE, AND WHEN YOU HAVE A VOTE AND IT'S CLOSE, ANYONE CAN BASICALLY SAY, WE WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK IF THAT'S THE VOTE.

RIGHT. AND SO WE HAD THE VOTE AND I THINK IT WAS IT LOST THE BILL FAILED BY ONE VOTE OKAY.

WHICH MEANT SOMEONE ASKED FOR A REVOTE.

AND WHEN YOU DO A REVOTE, YOU MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WAS SITTING IN THEIR SEAT.

IT GIVES PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, OH, I MADE A MISTAKE, WHATEVER.

AND SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF THAT, THE BILL FINALLY DIED, LOSING BY ONE VOTE IN THE HOUSE.

SO THE GOOD NEWS, RIGHT, WE WERE ABLE TO GO AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD LOCAL CONTROL.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WHAT I'LL TELL YOU IS IT'S A ONE VOTE, SITUATION.

SO, ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT I DID, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WHEN WE HAVE CONTACTED YOU, AND TOLD YOU THAT WE HAD A CONCERN OR WE NEEDED SOME HELP, YOU HAVE HELPED US IN EVERY WAY YOU POSSIBLY COULD FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THANK YOU. BRUNO IS ABLE TO REACH YOU WHENEVER HE NEEDS TO.

ANY OF US CAN.

AND PERSONALLY, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR OUR CITY.

AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

PEOPLE DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THAT BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT DIED BY ONE VOTE.

BUT WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT IN KILLING IT.

IT WOULD HAVE DESTROYED CITIES LIKE GRAPEVINE ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A 7-ELEVEN STORE NEXT TO SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, AND THE CITY WOULDN'T HAD ANY ABILITY TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR AND, DOESN'T REALLY LIKE CITIES.

HE'S DONE A LOT TO TAKE RIGHTS AWAY FROM THE CITY.

SO THERE'S BEEN SOME BILLS THAT HAVE PASSED THAT HAVE LIMITED OUR ABILITY TO TO GOVERN.

THERE'S A PURPOSE WHEN YOU'RE LIVING TOGETHER IN A CITY, THERE'S A NEED FOR ZONING.

THERE'S A NEED FOR VARIOUS THINGS FOR GOVERNMENT TO DO.

YOU HEARD THE PEOPLE COME UP TONIGHT AND WAS COMPLAINING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO IT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION IN THAT MATTER.

BUT WE'VE LOST JURISDICTION THAT TRADITIONALLY WE'VE HAD ALREADY.

IF WE HAD TO LOST THIS AND IT HAD BEEN OVER, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO GOVERN A CITY IF I COULDN'T PROTECT THE PEOPLE ON LAND USE.

AND IF IT COMES BACK AND PASSES, THEN THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE SHOCKED.

SURE. AND NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND PART OF WHAT YOU DID WAS EDUCATE ME, ALL OF YOU ON COUNCIL, EDUCATE ME ON WHAT YOUR CITIZENS WANTED.

AND I THINK WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THERE FOR ANOTHER NINE MONTHS.

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SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALSO EDUCATE OTHER MEMBERS.

NOT EVERYBODY KNEW WHAT THE BILL DID.

I MEAN, WE'LL VOTE.

WE FILE.

BEGINNING OF LAST SESSION, WE FILED 8500 BILLS.

WE ENDED UP PASSING 1200.

SOME DAYS WE'LL VOTE ON 100 BILLS A DAY, SOMETIMES 50 AN HOUR.

RIGHT. SO THINGS GO QUICK AND THEY GO FAST.

BUT AT LEAST NOW WE HAVE A HEADS UP ABOUT WHAT MIGHT COME.

WHAT THE GOVERNOR NEEDS TO KNOW IS THE PEOPLE HE KNOWS THAT PEOPLE ARE MOVING FROM THE RURAL AREAS TO CITIES, AND CITIES NEED MORE POWER AND LESS POWER BECAUSE THE ISSUES ARE COMPOUNDING.

AND PEOPLE THINK GOVERNMENT SOLVES ALL OF THEIR ILLS, ESPECIALLY ON A LOCAL LEVEL.

THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS STATE TO TAKE AWAY POWERS OF CITIES, TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE ON A LOCAL BASIS.

AND IT'S INCREDIBLE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO WE. YOU'RE LIKE THE LITTLE BOY WITH THE DUTCH BOY WITH THE THUMB IN THE DIKE.

YOU SAVED US THIS TIME.

WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF HOLES IN THE DIKE, AND, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF CHANCES.

I DO AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU TELLING ME HEADS UP WHEN THIS STUFF HAPPENS.

BECAUSE WHEN EVERYBODY FILES THESE BILLS, I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF 8500, RIGHT? NOBODY CAN. BUT WITH YOUR HELP, WE'RE ABLE TO PINPOINT THOSE, AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO TARGET THEM.

AND SO WHEN YOU ALL SEND LETTERS, WHAT YOU DO, THEN AT LEAST MYSELF AND MY STAFF, WE PUT A LITTLE TARGET ON IT, AND WE CAN TRACK THEM AS THEY GO.

AND HONESTLY, SOME BILLS, THEY DON'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE THEY'RE SO BAD.

BUT THEN YOU GET SHOCKED WHEN SOME DON'T.

BUT YEAH.

SO WE'LL KEEP AT IT.

I THINK THE MOST ONEROUS BILL OVERALL DURING THE LAST SESSION WAS THE ONE THAT WOULD HAVE STRIPPED CITIES AND COUNTIES FROM THE ABILITY TO ENACT ORDINANCES FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR CITIES.

AND I THINK THE GENESIS OF THAT, IS WHEN, GOVERNOR ABBOTT WANTED TO CUT DOWN A TREE IN HIS BACKYARD IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN WOULDN'T LET HIM.

AND HE'S BEEN MAD AT CITIES AND COUNTIES EVER SINCE THEN.

AND THEREFORE, HE WANTS TO TAKE THE ABILITY FOR CITIES TO GOVERN THEMSELVES.

HE WANTS TO TAKE LOCAL CONTROL AWAY FROM ALL OF US.

BUT I GO BACK TO 2020 DURING COVID, WHEN HE WOULD NOT ENACT A MASK MANDATE OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE TO EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE BECAUSE THEY WERE DIFFERENT. SOME OF THEM HAD NO CASES OF COVID, SOME OF THEM WERE RURAL, THEY WEREN'T WELL POPULATED.

AND SO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COVID TO SPREAD VERY FAST WAS NOT APPARENT.

AND IT WAS NOT LIKELY IN SOME OF THE VERY RURAL AREAS.

THEREFORE, HE SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO ENACT A STATEWIDE MANDATE TO WEAR A MASK THAT GOES TO THE SAME THING FOR LOCAL CONTROL.

THE PEOPLE IN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CITIES.

HE DOESN'T SEEM TO CONNECT THOSE TWO.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE A TALK WITH THAT MAN AND TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT TO HIM.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? AND AGAIN, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

WELL, I THINK EVERY CITY, ESPECIALLY AUSTIN, WISHES THEY WERE LIKE GRAPEVINE.

SO WE'LL TRY AND HELP THEM OUT.

THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO BE HERE, BY THE WAY, THURSDAY, AND NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.

I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S GOING TO WANT TO HAVE THAT LONG OF A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF.

BUT ANYWAY, WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THAT YOU PUT INTO IT, YOU KNOW, HELPING MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I KNOW IT'S A TREMENDOUS PERSONAL SACRIFICE FOR YOU, YOU SPEND A TON OF TIME IN AUSTIN.

YOU'RE AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT YOUR DAUGHTERS HAVE HAPPENED AS THEY GROW UP YOU'VE MISSED BECAUSE YOU'RE IN AUSTIN.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SACRIFICE AND THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU MAKE, THAT YOU SACRIFICE WITH YOUR TIME TO HELP MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE FOR US ALL TO LIVE.

THANK YOU, GIO.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NO THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE NOPE, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST LET ME KNOW.

I'M PROUD TO HAVE, MY CAMPAIGN OFFICE IN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE NOW.

SO THANK YOU FOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION.

[26. Conditional Use Permit CU23-32 (Stellini Trattoria) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-016, if applicable, and take any necessary action. ]

ITEM 26.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

SEVEN OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CU23-32.

I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. FAVOR.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 27.

[27. Conditional Use Permit CU24-04 (Portillo’s) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-017, if applicable, and take any necessary action.]

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A VOTE OF SEVEN ZERO OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CU24-04.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

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

ITEM 28.

[28. Zoning Change Application Z23-08 (Stuart’s Paint and Body) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-018, if applicable, and take any necessary action.]

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL WITH A VOTE OF FIVE, TWO FOR ZONING CHANGE.

APPLICATION Z23-08.

WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CONTEXT FOR THAT DECISION?

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THE FACT OF PUTTING A SPOT OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WHERE THERE ARE NO SPOT ZONING ISSUE.

ALL RIGHT, FAIR ENOUGH.

I MOVE THE CASE, BE DENIED.

HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? NOT FOR ME. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

IF THERE'S NO SECOND, I'LL SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL MOVE SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

YOU'RE MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE APPROVING THE CASE, CORRECT? OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A SECOND ON DENIAL, SO I'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE IT.

WHO IS TO GRANT THE ZONING? YES, SIR. AND YOU HAVE A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. CORRECT? YES. IT'LL TAKE SOME SUPERMAJORITY TO OVERRIDE THE P&Z.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. MOTION FAILS.

ITEM 29.

[29. Conditional Use Permit CU23-35 (Stuart’s Paint and Body) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-019, if applicable, and take any necessary action. ]

YOU HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION? WE, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL WITH A VOTE OF FIVE TWO OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CU23-35.

I MOVE THE CU BE DENIED.

I GUESS I'LL MAKE ANOTHER MOTION FOR APPROVAL SO IT CAN GO DOWN AGAIN.

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

I HAVE A MOTION. YES, SIR.

YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A MOTION.

AND A SECOND. THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE.

ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, THE CONDITIONAL USE COULDN'T BE BUILT ON THIS PROPERTY SINCE THE ZONING DIDN'T CHANGE.

IS THAT RIGHT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY? I BELIEVE THAT IS. YES, CORRECT.

OKAY, SO DO WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? AFTER ALL, WE DO NEED THE CASE DISPOSED OF ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CASE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A SECOND OR NOT.

THERE WAS. YES. CHRIS SECONDED.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IT TO BE APPROVED.

DOES THIS TAKE A SUPERMAJORITY TO.

IT DOES. YES.

ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION FAILS.

THAT COMPLETES THE RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THANK YOU. MONICA. CHAIRMAN.

ALL RIGHT, WE RETURN THEN TO ITEM NINE.

[9. Consider Ordinance No. 2024-012 to amend the Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number One Project and Financing Plan, and take any other necessary action. ]

CONSIDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-012 TO AMEND THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE REINVESTMENT ZONE.

NUMBER ONE MATT FURMAN.

YES. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE FOLLOW UP CONFIRMING ORDINANCE THAT WAS, WILL APPROVE THE AMENDED PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FROM TIFF ONE FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. CONSIDERATION IS IN ORDER.

MAY I ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE? YES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS? THERE'S SOME SORT OF A REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITY.

CAN YOU ALL EXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS? YEAH. SO THIS WE CAME IN JANUARY TO AMEND THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD.

SO WE HAVE THE NEW BOARDS IN PLACE NOW.

NEXT, WE ARE MAKING EXPENSES ELIGIBLE AT THE TIFF FACILITIES, ALLOWABLE TIFF EXPENSES.

THOSE EXPENSES WILL BE BUDGETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

GC ISD IS PAYING FOR THOSE EXPENSES CURRENTLY AS WE SPEAK.

AFTER WE AMEND THE THE THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN, WE WILL BE CONSIDERING A REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT THAT GC ISD WILL BE CONSIDERING ACTUALLY MONDAY EVENING AT THEIR BOARD MEETING.

WE'LL THEN RETURN ON MARCH 5TH TO HAVE THAT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AVAILABLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

REIMBURSEMENT. MEANING THE MONEY COMING FROM THE TIF.

EXACTLY. YES. THE TIF WILL BE PAYING FOR THOSE OPERATING EXPENSES, THEREFORE FREEING UP BUDGET IN THE ISD'S BUDGET THAT WAS INITIALLY DEDICATED TO THOSE EXPENSES.

OKAY, AND WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THIS CURRENTLY TO 2031.

2031.

THANK YOU. YES. AND IS THIS COMPUTATION OF EXPENSES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE CAMPUSES IN GRAPEVINE, OR IS IT ALL CAMPUSES IN GC, ISD? SO THE TWO FACILITIES THAT WE ARE TARGETING FOR THOSE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FACILITIES ARE MUSTANG PANTHER STADIUM AND GRAPEVINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ARE TIF ELIGIBLE ONLY.

BUT I THINK HIS QUESTION WAS LATER.

I'M SORRY. NO.

GO AHEAD. NO.

I'M DONE. I THINK HIS QUESTION WAS THAT THE ALLOTMENT OF MONEY EACH YEAR IS GOING TO PAY FOR SROS IN IN GRAPEVINE, ANY SCHOOL THAT HAS A GRAPEVINE OFFICER WILL HAVE THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

YES. GRAPEVINE OFFICERS ARE ONLY IN GRAPEVINE.

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CORRECT? CORRECT. AND ONE FACILITY AT BEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY, BUT NO COLLEYVILLE SCHOOLS.

NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANKS.

SO JUST MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY THIS.

SO THE BUDGET AMOUNT IS BUDGETED BASED ON THE SALARIES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

AND THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT CORRECT WILL BE.

CORRECT OKAY.

YES.[INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. AND SO THE MONEY THAT HAS BEEN GOING INTO THIS TIF THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPENT.

CORRECT? OKAY. WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THAT? IT IS THE INCREMENTAL VALUE THAT GC ISD HAS CONTRIBUTED INTO THAT TIF FUND.

OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN GC ISD'S MONEY, CORRECT, TO BEGIN WITH, AND NOW WE'RE JUST MAKING IT SO THEY CAN USE THEIR MONEY.

THAT WENT INTO THE TIF.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS.

SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT. ALL IN FAVOR.

ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM TEN.

[10. Consider Ordinance No. 2024-013 to amend the Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Two Project and Financing Plan, and take any other necessary action. ]

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024-013 TO AMEND THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN.

MATT FERN. YEP.

THE ONLY IDENTICAL ORDINANCE JUST THIS TIF TO FACILITY IS GRAPEVINE MIDDLE SCHOOL WOULD BE THE FACILITY.

THE ELIGIBLE FACILITY.

I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

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

THANK YOU, MR. FERMAN.

THAT COMPLETES THE ORDINANCE.

AND NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[ CONSENT AGENDA ]

ITEM 11 THROUGH 25 ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR ANY COUNCIL DEBATE.

ANY GUEST PRESENT CAN ASK ANY ITEM BE REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.