Because in general our community face all these restrictions and it's taken a lot of work and a lot of struggle to change things. And so I always say if you don't celebrate anything else, celebrate the Juneteenth because it's been our day for over 150 years. And it's been the one day that we've been could feel some joy about being Americans. [♪ Music playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in background, playing in Welcome to a special edition of Ask Arlington, I'm Jay Warren. We appreciate everyone wearing a mask to help us reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Let's get to some questions now from Air Jeff Williams, Fire Chief Don Krauson, and Dr. Cynthia Simmons, the city's public health authority. How does wearing a mask help the Arlington community? Wearing a mask means you're being kind, safe and healthy. Governor Abbott recently announced in order mandating that all Texans wear a mask when social distancing isn't possible. And our city council strongly supports this order. Arlington is a kind and generous community and by wearing a mask you're being respectful of others and helping us reduce the spread of COVID-19. And of course Arlington is stronger together and by wearing a mask and practicing social distancing we're going to be able to get back to normal sooner rather than later. Let's stay Arlington strong and wear our mask when we're out in public. Does wearing a mask help stop the spread of COVID-19? We're five months into this pandemic and it's had a huge impact on all of us. It's affected our schools, it's affected our workplaces, it's affected our social environment. We're not able to easily and freely go out and eat. And so the one way that we can continue to get back to normal and reduce the spread of this virus is by wearing masks. It's shown to be very effective. And so by wearing masks, by social distancing, by washing our hands and performing the hygiene, the simple things that we've been preaching this whole time, we can get back to normal. We can reduce the transmission of the virus and get back to normal. So don't be afraid, put the mask on, wear it, cover your nose, cover your mouth, and let's reduce the transmission to get back to the lifestyle that we all love and appreciate. How will North Texas communities work together to ensure hospital space doesn't become overwhelmed due to COVID-19 cases? About four months ago, here in the EOC, we met with the hospitals in Arlington and developed a contingency plan for surge capacity at the hospitals. Fortunately, we have not had to exercise that plan, but we have a significant plan that will allow for additional surge issues in the city of Arlington. Since then, across North Texas, hospitals in all the hospital systems have developed surge capacity planning, and they are prepared for surge issues. What we're trying to do is avoid the implementation of such surge strategies, and the one thing you can do as a citizen is wear a mask. It's clear that the mask will suppress the virus spread. So we're asking you to protect yourself, to protect your family, to protect your friends, and protect our community. And by wearing a mask, by exercising proper social distancing and proper hygiene, we will suppress the hospitalization growth in North Texas. If not, we'll be implementing the plans that we have in place, and we'll be prepared for that. But the preference would be that we would not see that. And the way to do that is through the cooperation of our citizens. So please be a part of the solution and help your community suppress the COVID-19 virus. Thank you. How does wearing a mask help the Arlington Business community? By wearing a mask, you're also helping us keep our businesses open. And that's both big and small. Like many professions during COVID-19, Arlington businesses and restaurants have been forced to adapt to the new normal that we're all experiencing. And wearing a mask is essential when it comes to keeping both customers and employees safe. And even if your favorite restaurants are closed for dining and service, I encourage you to continue to support them through online orders, delivery, and carry out. Small businesses are the backbone of the local economy, but we need to do our part to keep them open. Be kind, be safe, and be healthy. Thank you to everyone at home for wearing a mask so we can reduce the spread of COVID-19 both here in Arlington and across the great state of Texas. Rangers manager Chris Woodward here a key part of a successful team is sticking together and with coronavirus we all have the same opponent. Be kind, be safe, be healthy, wear a mask, and help us keep our businesses open. For your family, your friends, and everyone you encounter in public, let's all do our part by wearing a mask and showcasing our respect for those around us. Ranger's nation, let's win this fight so we can get back to normal sooner rather than later. Together, we wear a mask and stay strong. Welcome to another edition of My Arlington TV News, I'm Jay Warren. As we head into Labor Day Weekend, health officials are reminding us all don't let your guard down on coronavirus. Enjoy the holidays safely by avoiding large crowds, practicing social distancing, and wearing a mask. These easy steps are the best way to slow the spread of the virus and keep our community open. And if you need to be tested, the city is ready to help. We have free drive-through testing available for any adult who needs it, no appointment necessary. You can find the latest information at ArlingtonTX.gov slash coronavirus. Veterans Park has been transformed into a stunning tribute to the victims of 9-11's terror attack, and the first responders who answered the call for help on that day. The Arlington Veterans Park Foundation created a display with 9-11 American flags. It will be up through September 12th. The group is also hosting a remembrance ceremony on the 11th at the Levit Pavilion. We posted those details online if you're interested in attending. Two hometown non-profits just got a big boost. Thanks to the church of Jesus Christ of later to Elater day Saints. The church donated 24,000 pounds of food this week to Arlington Charities and to Arlington Urban Ministries. This donation could not come at a more important time for Arlington. Here at Arlington Charities, we have gone from helping approximately 60 families per day to over 200 families per day. Many, many people in our community that are struggling that have never struggled before. We're always looking to share good news happening here in the American Dream City and you can help let us know about the positive stories happening in your neighborhood. You can message us on Facebook or email news at ArlingtonTX.gov. Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone and thank you for doing your part to stop the spread of coronavirus. So what's great about eSports is that not only is it accessible from a playing perspective, but it's extremely accessible from a viewing perspective as well. So in 2009 I actually got involved with the fighting game community that was my first step into eSports and slowly got into the back of an industry as an event organizer. To come from a guy that started out hosting Meetups in a garage, and then moving up to a hotel ballroom, it's actually able to build a facility that promotes that foundation for growth in the competitive gaming ecosystem that was a huge deal for me. We're in the digital age of technology and entertainment, right? So it really goes hand in hand with the plants of the city has from a sports entertainment perspective. When I first met with the city of Arlington, we took a look at a facility that was underutilized and had a lot of opportunity in life ahead of itself, but we needed a repurpose. Esports as a whole is a national worldwide phenomenon. It's not just located as a local or national level. It's an immersive experience that you can be a part of just by entering our facility. What's great about Arlington really being on the forefront of that is now they are the leader now when it comes to venue facilitation across the world. There's nothing like it and now they've created the Central Hub for eSports right here in Arlington. I really feel like I'm living my perfect dream here at eSports Stadium, Arlington. Not only the opportunity but the responsibility to be an industry leader in eSports and to work with the city that is pushing that front with me. I'm Jonathan Oeddon, Presidents of eSports Stadium, Arlington, and I am alive with the American Dream. Welcome back. I'm Andrew Tnullian with Myarlington TV. It's summer. It's hot. And what better place to be than a rolling ice ice cream where they're putting their own twist on this summer classic. Starting a business is one thing but maintaining it as a whole different beast. That's owner Rajah Raheel Kanzada. He opened a year and a half ago after seeing this way of preparing ice cream trend online. It originally started with street vendors in Thailand. You actually look at the ice cream how it's rolled. The interesting part about it is like, you know, you have something that's liquid and then you put it on the cold plate and you know, and it instantly freezes up. Yeah, that's because this center plate is at least negative 19 degrees Celsius for negative four degrees Fahrenheit more than enough to show the vanilla cream and everything else you want to mix in and you have plenty of options. We make our fresh base every morning. That gives it that bold quality taste as well. So when you're experiencing this, when you're looking at it through the glass, you know, and you're seeing how it's being shaped up right in front of you, it thrills you a little bit, you know, and people get excited. This is the cookie monster, and if you really want to treat yourself, you know, go all out, get it with a waffle. We feel like we got something really special over here. They do, especially when you learn Roger's story. He moved here from Pakistan when he was around seven years old. In fact, he not only grew up in Arlington, he lived around here. One of his first businesses was selling pizzas in this neighborhood. All these things kind of helped me, you know, become who I am today. And no matter the success, the most impressive thing about him is how openly he offers to talk about failure. I learned so much through my failures. I failed more than I've succeeded, but every time that I succeeded, outweighs all my failures. In attitude, that absolutely helps make Arlington, the American Dream City. Arlington is literally the dream city, you know. It's very fun to do business here. The people are great. It's the perfect city to do business and to be honest. Welcome to a special edition of Ask Arlington. I'm Jay Warren and joining me now to answer some important questions about wearing a mask as we're doing here and best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic is Dr. Susan Bailey, who is the president of the American Medical Association. You're actually a Terrent County resident as well, so we have the experts of the experts here with us today. And we really do appreciate you joining us, and we should point out that we're practicing what you're about to preach, which is we've got social distance here, we've got our masks on. And talk to us a little bit as a medical professional. How important is this mask during this pandemic? Well, thanks for having me, first of all, and wearing a mask is vital to stopping this pandemic. It's really the only tool that we have right now, since we don't have treatment and don't have a vaccine, wearing a mask, physical distancing, keeping your hands clean by either washing them frequently or using hand sanitizer. Those are the only tools that we have in our toolbox right now to fight COVID-19. Well, the good thing is, they're all three pretty easy things to do. We're not really having to stress out too much. We can reopen as a part of this, but wearing a mask is a part of being able to reopen and do it safely, right? Wearing a mask is really not questionable. It's just the best thing that we can do to protect yourself, to protect others. It's really telling everyone that you care about yourself. I talk about the golden rule of masks. Mask unto others as you would have them mask for you. And I think that's a good rule to follow. That is an excellent rule of masks. Mask unto others as you would have them mask for you. And I think that's a good rule to follow. That is an excellent rule to follow. Now, the Terrent County order really focuses in on businesses requiring customers to wear masks. What about if you're out in public? Let's say you're at a park or you're walking down a sidewalk. Should you still have your mask on then as well? I believe you should always have your mask with you. Optimalay have your mask on whenever you leave the house. You may feel like, well, there's nobody around. Why do I need to have a mask on? Well, you can be close to somebody before you know it and it's best to be prepared rather than reaching in your pocket and struggling and trying to get that mask on quickly. It's better just to put it on, keep it on, get used to it, you'll be safe for that way. As an old eagle scout here, I love that be prepared motto. And I think that's very smart for us all, right? What are some other things? You mentioned the kind of quick, easy rules that folks should follow that will really get us through this pandemic and hopefully save a lot of lives. Well, first of all, stay home if you can. Not all of us are privileged enough to be able to do that. So if you have to go out, make sure you stay at least six feet from the other person. I like the way we're spaced up here on the stage. Keep your hands clean, either by washing them for 20 seconds. Sing Happy Birthday twice. Use hand sanitizer. That seems to work very well and wear a mask. You know it's funny that singing the happy birthday song is really important. You don't realize how fast you wash your hands until you start doing that right? Yes thorough hand washing does take time and it's really best to you know get under your fingernails and get all the little cracks in between your fingers to really get them clean. But the last thing that we were doing here in Arlington we started this a couple of months ago to help with the reopening was a testing free testing that we're providing to folks who may have been exposed or had symptoms. How important is that testing to the process we're going through? Why it's spread testing is really going to be the key to finding out who has COVID-19, who may be an asymptomatic carrier and giving it to other people. And of course, to see if you've got the disease itself. We need more testing, we need more accurate and more rapid testing. And hopefully, we'll soon have tests that are available using blood testing to check for antibodies to tell whether you're immune or not. But we don't have that test yet. So the best thing that we can do now, aside from wearing a mask, washing your hands and keeping your distance, widespread testing is a very important tool. Last question, because I'm hearing this and reading it a lot, kind of one of those rumors that's out there. But wear a mask, it's going to decrease my oxygen intake and somehow it's going to impact my health in and negative way. What do you say to that? Physicians and nurses have been wearing masks for decades and masks that are much thicker and much more occlusive than the ones that we're asking the public to wear. Wear them all day long in surgery, working, and never suffer any ill effects from that. It's just not possible to get carbon dioxide poisoning from breathing into a mask. You're going to get plenty of oxygen. Even if you've got respiratory conditions, it's wearing a mask is still very, very safe. If you have a health issue that you think it might be a problem wearing a mask is still very, very safe. If you have a health issue that you think it might be a problem wearing a mask, talk to your doctor and find out what's really the best way to protect yourself from this disease. But wearing a mask is safe and is not harmful at all. Wonderful. Well, good advice. And Dr. Bailey, thank you so much for all that you're doing to spread the word about wearing masks and how we can easily help stop this pandemic and I'll take that personal responsibility to do it. Thank you. We appreciate it very much. And thank you at home for joining us for this Ask Arlington episode. Remember, Arlington continues to offer free drive through COVID-19 testing and it's important that you take advantage of that if you feel like you have the symptoms or that you have been exposed to someone who does. You can always visit our website for more information on coronavirus that's ArlingtonTX.gov slash coronavirus for the latest information and news related to the city's response to COVID-19. you you you you you you I'm going to go to the next room. Mr. Shepherd, we're about to start. Can we get a quick mic check from you before we start? Yep, I'm here. Thank you, sir. I will now call the Audins and City Council to order and ask Ms. Martha Garcia, our Deputy City Secretary to please call the roll. Council Member Moeys. Council Member K. Part. Present. Council Member Sutton. Present. Council Member Peale. Present. Council Member Nunez. Present. Mayor Pro Tems Shepherd. Present. Present councilmember peel Councilmember Nunez present mayor pro tem shepherd Deputy mayor pro tem from our Myers present Councilmember Odin Wesley Thank you Martha before we begin. I'm gonna ask Martha to explain the format we are using and to lay out some housekeeping rules I would like to mention a few items before we begin. The meeting is being held in person and by video conference so that we can advance the public health goal of minimizing face-to-face meetings. Also known as social distancing to slow the spread of the COVID-19. I would like to mention a few items before we begin. The meeting is being held in person and by video conference so that we can advance the public health goal of minimizing face-to-face meetings. Also known as social distancing to slow the spread of the COVID-19. Governor Abbott has suspended some of the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act, which allows us to meet in this manner. The link to the online location or video of this meeting is available, can be found by going to the city's web page at www.arlingtontx.gov and clicking on Agendas. This information along with the Agenda Packet containing materials to be discussed during the meeting is posted on the city's website. This meeting can be watched on AT&T Uverse, Channel 99, Inspectorum, channels 16 and 15.1. It can also be watched by going to the city's website at www.arringtontx.gov and clicking on the I Want to Button at the top right and selecting Watch City Council meetings. Here are some pieces of basic information we want you to know about this meeting. This meeting is being recorded, and this recording will be posted on the City of Arlington's webpage. The City Council will be voting during this meeting and there will be an opportunity for public comments in this meeting. I will indicate when that time occurs and you will be allowed three minutes to make your comments. If you would like to comment on an item on this agenda, please call the number at the bottom of your screen. 833-268-8354, conference ID-889-745-725-pound. Tell the operator which item you want to speak about. Your name, address, and a callback number. City staff will call you back at the appropriate time for the item that you have registered to speak on. If you do not wish to speak but want to show supporter opposition for an item, please dial the same number. A332688354, conference ID, 889, 745 725 pound and let the operator know that you don't wish to speak but would like your name read out loud for showing in support or opposition. You will not you will not be kept on hold on the phone call and your name will be read out loud at the right time when the item is being discussed. All speakers must identify themselves by name every time they speak. We will remind speakers if they forget so that we can have a full record of All speakers must identify themselves by name every time they speak. We will remind speakers if they forget so that we can have a full record of this meeting and so that the public can have a full understanding of the discussion. For the members of the council, please ensure that you are in a quiet place where you will not be disturbed during the call. Background noise can be very challenging in a meeting like this. If you can have your own device on mute when you are not talking that would be helpful. If any member of the council has to leave the meeting you are requested to identify yourself at the time. You leave the meeting as well as a time you return. We will use the red green and white cards. We have given you for the following functions. The white card will be used when you want to be recognized to speak or make a motion. The red and green cards will be used to vote. Green for yes and red for no. When using the cards, please keep them held up until you have been recognized to speak. Your motion has been acknowledged by the Mayor or the vote has been announced. Do the members of the council have any questions? Please hold up your white card if you do so the Mayor may recognize you. Thank you, Ms. Garcia. We'll now begin the meeting. And as a reminder to the public, anyone who wishes to speak on an item on the agenda please dial 833-268-8354 conference ID 889-745725 pound. Then please indicate which item you wish to speak on and you will be registered to speak. Well, we're now honored to have Regis Scott from Filder Church to lead us in our invocation and pledge of allegiance. Regis, I just want you to pass back to your members. We appreciate all you do for our community and want a different cellar making to make Arlington a better place. Thank you. Let's stand. Thank you for the breath that we're breathing. Thank you for allowing us to open our eyes this morning to see the faces of our loved ones. Thank you for the details in our life that we often take for granted. Our cars starting, food in our pantry, clothes in our closets. God the fact that we're all here safe and sound and those who are joining us virtually as well. So God ultimately we also want to say thank you so much for guiding our city leaders, our mayor and others in this room and others that can't be with us this evening to lead us through this pandemic, lead us toward racial reconciliation, helping us and caring for the welfare of our citizens. We're grateful for their giftings, we're grateful for their leadership and their anointing. God ultimately were grateful for you loving us enough that you were sinned your son to sacrifice his life for all of mankind. And so we stand in this room under grace and under mercy and prayerfully with gratitude. We ask in Jesus' name that you would anoint the city councilmen and city council women as they would listen and hear, may they listen and hear and speak with humility, with respect, and for those who approach the platform and the podium, God, I pray that they would allow their voices to be heard, but with respect and with grace. And that way there is unity and harmony in this room as discussions and votes are being led. So God, we pray all these things in the powerful and matchless, individual, liberty, and justice for all. The text is flag, pledge allegiance to the De, Texas, one state, and for God, one, and individual. Thank you, Reggie. Thank you, Reggie. Next we'll move to a special presentation and its National Payroll Week. So I have a proclamation. Whereas the American Payroll Association and it's more than 20,000 members have launched a nationwide public awareness campaign that pays tribute to the nearly 150 million people who work in the United States and the payroll professionals who support the American system by paying wages, reporting workers' earnings, and withholding federal employment taxes. And whereas payroll professionals in Arlington, Texas play a key role in maintaining the economic health of Arlington, Texas, carrying out such diverse tasks as paying into the unemployment insurance system, providing information for child support enforcement, and carrying out tax withhold holding, reporting and depositing, and whereas payroll departments collectively spend more than $2.4 trillion annually complying with a myriad of federal and state wage and tax laws. And whereas payroll professionals play an increasingly important role in ensuring the economic security of American families by helping to identify non-custodial parents and making sure they comply with their child support mandates. And whereas payroll professionals have become increasingly proactive in educating both the business community and the public at large about the payroll tax with holding systems. And whereas payroll professionals meet regularly with federal and state tax officials to discuss both improving compliance with government procedures and how compliance can be achieved at less cost to both government and business. Now therefore I, Jeff Williams, Mayor of the City of Arlington, Texas, and on behalf of the Arlington City Council, do hereby proclaim the first full week of September 2020 as National Payroll Week. Do we have anybody from the American Payroll Association here? We'll pass that on to them and appreciate all of our payroll professionals who work to make our lives better. appreciate all of our payroll professionals who work to make our lives better. So with that, next we'll move to appointments to boards and commissions. Ms. Garcia, our Deputy City Secretary. Thank you, Mayor. We have 28 appointments to boards and commissions to the Arlington High Earth Education Finance Corporation, Philip Gunn, Place 2, Pollett Walker, Place 3, Floreen Henry, Place 7. To the Arlington Housing Finance Corporation, Marvin Sutton, Place 4. Animal Services Center Advisory Board, Ray Renschkeler, Place 9, Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, Board of Directors, Robert Mattwick, Chair and Place 14, Steve Martindale, Place 2, Jack DePetel, Place 7, Jim Baker, Place 10, Jim Connors, Place 12, Susan Skags, Place 15, Stacy Snyder, Place 16, Aziz Francis Copey, Place 17, James Watre, Place 22, to the Greater Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation. Sharon Newcourk, place 1, Philip Gunn, place 2, Paulette Walker, place 3, Kenneth Woods, place 5, Ron Hagen, place 6, Florian Henry, place 7, to the Landmark Preservation Commission. Jason Sullivan, place 4, Suzanne Sleek, Place 9, to the North Texas Higher Education Authority, Jerry McCullough, Place 1, David Petter, Place 3, Gracie Riddick, Place 6, to the Teen Court Advisory Board, Blake Davidson, Place 1, and to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, We have Brent home, place 13. Do we have a motion from council? Do we have a motion for approval from Mr. Sutton? And we have a second from councilmember Nunez? Please cast your votes. motion passes. Next we'll move to speaker guidelines in general to Corham and again I'll turn to Ms. Garcia. We ask that the citizens and other participating and others participating in the City Council meeting assist in preserving the order and a quorum of this meeting. We ask that all participants refrain from making personal profane, slanderers or threatening remarks and refrain from being disruptive while addressing the mayor and the City Council or while participating in the City Council meeting. For speakers tonight, when your name is called please clearly state your name and address for the record before providing your comments. If you have the occasion to speak again following another speaker please clearly state name each time before providing your comments. During public hearings for zoning cases the applicant will be asked to speak first and will be given five minutes to make a presentation. Speakers in support or opposition of the item will be given three minutes each time to make their statements. The applicant will be given three minutes for any rebuttal. For all other items on the agenda and during citizen participation, speakers will be given three minutes to speak, if multiple speakers plan to provide the same or similar public testimony. Those speakers may, if they so desire, designate one or more individuals to speak public testimony on behalf of the group. A bill will signal the end of each speaker's time. In consideration of other speakers, please conclude your comments promptly when you hear the bell. We ask that you address your comments to the mayor and council. Next we'll move to consideration of items from executive session. Ms. Garcia. Thank you, Mayor. We have two items for approval from executive session. One, a resolution authorizing the settlement of negotiations for a 3602 square foot street ride of White easement and a 657 square foot temporary construction easement in, under overthrew, across and along a portion of land, otherwise known as 4400 Blackberry Drive. Arlington, Texas, or the public use of constructing, reconstructing, maintaining and using street improvements and all necessary occurrences for the street improvements for Bowman Springs Road from I-20 to Enchanted Bay Boulevard Project. Two, a resolution determining the necessity of acquiring a 30,513 square foot temporary construction easement in under overthrew across in a long land otherwise known as 5621 parliament drive. Arlington, Texas for the public use to construct, reconstruct, repair, maintain, make connections to and use drainage improvements and all necessary occurrences for the key branch tributary to do this. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. Miss Garcia, are there any speakers on either of these items? We have no speakers, Mayor. Okay. With that, I'll call for a motion. We can vote on the two items together. Okay, we have a motion for approval from Miss K. Part, a second from Dr. Odom Wessling. Please catch your votes. Motion passes. Yes. We could that vote on our pads. Yes. OK. We need to redo that, Mayor. Hold up. OK. May I have the vote? I'm sorry, the motion. Mayor. Yeah, we have a motion for approval on 6-1 and 6-2. There a motion from Miss K-Part, a second from Dr. Odom Wesley. And now if we can come and bring it up. So that we can cast our votes. There we go. Okay, please catch your votes. Motion passes. Next, we'll move to consideration of minutes. motion passes. Next we'll move to consideration of minutes. Ms. Garcia. We have the minutes for the August 18th afternoon and evening meetings, as well as the August 20th Budget Town Hall meeting minutes, Mayor. Many council members have any additions or corrections? They're seeing none Miss Garcia are there any speakers on this items? We do not mirror okay, then I'll call for a motion I have a motion for approval from council member for our Myers the second from Council Member Moeys. Please cast your votes. Motion passes. Next we move to consideration. Next we'll move to consideration of consent agenda. And we'll go through those items. Ms. Garcia. The consent agenda this evening contains 19-minute orders, three ordin parks and recreation facilities. Two to four renewal of annual requirements contracts for mowing of code violation properties for traffic control signage and materials. and for submersible pump maintenance and repair. Five, purchase of gas chromatograph with a mass spectrometer detector system. Six, sole source purchase of electrical instrumentation and mechanical and rotor, K-Torque valve actuator maintenance and repair services. Seven through eight engineering services contracts for the Hooper Park sanitary to remain relocation and for 2020 geomorphological services 9 and 10 professional services contracts for 2020 surveying services and for the design of engineering control system for city facilities. 11 construction contract for JKWTP filter process control upgrades. 12 construction materials testing and geotechnical services annual requirements contract. 13 federal legislative consultant contract with capital edge strategies. 14 renewal of state legislative consultant contract with hill co partners. 15 police psychological services agreement. Renewal of State Legislative Consultant Contract with Hill co partners, 15, Police Psychological Services Agreement, 16, Police Polygraph Services Agreement, 17, Physguerra 2021 Special Projects Grant, SPP, 2103, Art is for everyone, 18, Physguerer 2021 Tax Treasures, TXT, 21003, Arlington Historical Newspapers, 1897 to 1920, Digital Preservation and Access Project, 19 Upgrade and Implementation of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Parcel Fabric and Local Government information model. The ordinance is seek to authorize 20, zoning case PD 20-1, blue bonnet trails, 857, 57, 40, 738, and 728 West Sublet Road, 21, zoning case PD 20-5, park 20-40, 801 South Collins Street, 22 special specific use permits, SUP 20-1, 205 North Davis Drive, 24 renewal of two year contracts for collection of delinquent property taxes and for collection of delinquent municipal court debts, 25 staffer drive and Wailin drive sanitary sewer main emergency repair, 26 interlocal agreement with the Department of State Health Services to share COVID-19 patient data, 27 Arlington independent school district agreement hometown recruiting officer, 28ending 2020, Council meeting calendar, 29, reserve at Mayfield, resolution of no objection, 30, second amendment to downtown bid management agreement with Downtown Arlington Management Corporation, 31, first amendment to the option agreement, 200 and 320 East Force, excuse me, East Front Street. This concludes the consent agenda for this evening. Mr. Garcia, do we have any speakers in order to order all decisions to the items that were all here on the consent agenda? We do, Mayor. We have under item 821, zoning case PD-20-5. We have the applicant Douglas Cooper and applicant Mals Terry. Okay, if they'll state their name and address to the record and present their testimony. the council. Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor All right. Any questions, Council? Okay. Seeing none. Mayor, we also have, um, play with my coski. Mr. McCosky. As a non-speaker and we have Seneca Dickerson as a non-speaker as well for this item. Okay. And Seneca Dickerson, um,erson registered in opposition non-speaker. And for item 822, we have the applicant Maxwell Fisher. Mr. Fisher, please state your name and address for the record. And he actually signed up as a non-speaker mayor, excuse me. We also have Jason Raffor who signed up in support non-speaker. Ms. Garcia before you proceed for the last one, the speaker where they in support or opposition. The first speaker on this item. On this item? No, 22. 22? The speaker was in support. Thank you, ma'am. Yes. Under item 824, we do have Cinnica Dickerson as a speaker and opposition. Hello. Yes, Mr. Dickerson, if you will state your name and address for the record. Thank you for the first time. Thank you for the long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long I'd like to point out that over the years most of the council members are taking campaign contributions from lineholders and while the E-Level is certainly just like Dr. Corp. I have tried to show a couple of notes here. I know that Victoria accepted $5,000 from them as a companion contribution. It did not feel, except $2,000. I know you all think they had $100. Helen Moines, 500 on Barbara, 500. I have not had a chance to research the council members. I do know however that Marvin's company is not accept any contributions. So I think it's an ethical. At the end of the day, I believe it is totally ethical to turn up to time, contributions from this company with the somewhat checkered past and then on the other hand, given contracts, that's it, after that, it is not appropriate. So that's my two cents Tuesday. Thank you. And under 830. Second amendment to downtown bid management agreement with downtown Arlington Management Corporation. We have Chris Dobson in opposition and he's a non-speaker. Under 831, first amendment to the option agreement. We have Kim Fale, who called in an opposition as a non-speaker. We also have Chris Dopson under 831 listed in opposition as a non-speaker. And those are all the speakers under the consent agenda mayor. Okay. and those are all the speakers under the consent agenda, Mayor. Okay. With that, there do we have any discussion or emotion? We have Mr. Sutton? Mayor, I'd like to withdraw 8.1 for later consideration. 8. Okay. You want to do what I'm sorry? 8.21 or lighter consideration, okay? Any other discussion? Okay, then do we have a motion for the rest of the consent agenda minus 8.21? We have a motion for approval from Miss K-Part, a second from Mr. Shepard. So a motion from Miss K-Part, and a second for Mr. Shepard. Okay, please cast your votes. Motion passes. So next we'll move to 8.21 Mr. Sutton. Thank you, Mayor. 8.21, we had a discussion last week, I believe, and gave the opportunity for a lot of the community to come out and weigh in on that because I wanted to make sure that their issues were addressed. I really want to come out and thank Cliff and Doug and Terry for actually taking the time to hold those virtual meetings while no one actually showed up for it. I think it's do we know that they made an effort to reach out to our community and thought he started to run across from the airport. I noticed there was a lot of oppositions on the side of the community versus ones that actually supported. My personal thoughts on it, I think, create jobs for the district. I do have some reservations about how to impact the community itself. With that being said, I'm not gonna be able to support it, but I do feel it would provide an economic engine for the area, but because of the opposition from the community who lived behind that particular area, it concerns me. Okay, thank you, Mr. Sutton. Any other discussion on 8.21? Okay, then we'll ask for a motion. I have a motion for approval from Mr. Shepherd and a second from Miss K-PART. That motion was from Mr. Shepherd and seconded from Miss K-PART. Okay, please cast your votes. Okay, motion passes. Next we'll move to public hearings, consideration of ordinance first reading. And we have specific use permit, SUP 20-2, 7409, Columbia Drive. And I'll call upon this topel, our director of planning and development services. and I'll call upon Ms. Topel, our Director of Planning and Development Services. Thank you, Mayor. Item 11.1 specific use permit, SUP 20-2, 74-09 Columbia Drive. At the August 18, 2020 meeting, City Council continued the request to the September 8 meeting at the request of the applicant. This is a request for an approval of a specific use permit for a secondary living unit on approximately 0.274 acres, zoned RS 7.2, residential single-family 7.2, addressed at 74 or 9 Columbia Drive and generally located west of Bowman Springs Road and north of west interstate 20. The subject site is currently developed with an approximately 1900 square foot single-family home. The proposed SUP would allow for a 324 square foot detached secondary living unit on the same lot. On July 15, 2020, staff received a petition of opposition from four property owners living just behind the subject property. The petition of opposition map in the package shows that the area in opposition within 200 feet of the subject property adds up to more than 20%, which triggers a super majority vote for Council approval. This evening we have Miguel de La Rosa and Carina de La Rosa, the applicant and owners presenting the case. Carina de La Rosa. Miguel de La Rosa. Please state your name and address for the record. Mr. or Mrs. Delarosa? Are you on the call? I'm sorry. Hello, Mr. Delarosa. Yes, I apologize. My computer broke and I had a lot of. I had a lot of. Unforeseen things come up so I'm in my car right now. If you will please state your name and address for the record. Yes, ma'am. My name's Miguel de la Rosa. And our address is 7409 Columbia Drive. And this is for me and my wife Miguel and Carolina de la Rosa. Please proceed. So our hopes, our dreams is that we're trying to build essentially what's like a guest, mother-in-law, room, convert our shed into that. And we're working with a professional contractor. We're hoping we can put in a good solid foundation, do some mild renovations to the inside, put in plumbing, professing salt plumbing, and electric. The reason we're trying to do this is my wife and I, we're first responders. Our schedules are very, very tough. So when it comes to family planning, we decided that it would really help us to have my mother-in-law there for that reason that when we were both away on our 24-hour shifts, we could have my mother-in-law help take care of our kids just watching for that one day where we're on duty. And the inverse side of that too is my mother-in-law has some special healthcare needs and it's been really tough finding adequate housing for her because of her foot. She really can't go up and downstairs. So this helps her and it helps us and it would really improve her quality of life. We bought this house and this neighborhood specifically because we like our neighbors, we like the neighborhood. We're not trying to do anything crazy, like, you know, turn that into like an Airbnb or a rental property which really like, we don't want to give you guys the wrong impression. This is purely for us. It would really give us an opportunity to do some family planning and some future planning for us and establish ourselves well within the neighborhood. I don't know if that answers some of the questions and some future planning for us and establish ourselves well within the neighborhood. I don't know if that answers some of the questions here. Am I able to control the powerpoint slide show here or are you guys able to proceed to the next slide? Sir, if you just tell us next slide, we will hit next slide. Okay, thank you again. I'm really, really sorry. We just got blindsided by some stuff here. So this slide is touching on what this is. Again, this is strictly, we're trying to build a place that will allow us to better care for my mother and not who, you, who she is getting older after talking to some of her daughter's, her foot situation is not gonna get better. We've done something like six surgeries now, after almost losing her foot. We've come a long way as a family together. So this is, again, we're focusing on that, on family planning and taking care of her in the future and things like that. As far as my neighbors, I've spoke to my neighbors directly to the side of me. They're okay. They're all on board. The people right in front of me as well. They like me. I have a good standing relationship with them. And the gentleman at the end of the street as well as talk to them a few times and they all understand and I'm not trying to make this Part of the planning for this shed. We want to make it look good. We don't want to make it You know, I don't want it to look trashier. I don't know what the right words for it is But we definitely want to maintain the look of the neighborhood and not affect any of my neighbors negatively. And as far as talking to them, they've all seen really understanding that at least my immediate neighbors have not really been able to talk to people further away, specifically in the street behind me, and right now with COVID and trying to stay away from people, it's been kind of hard. If we can proceed to the next slide, that would not. So, I do apologize if this is a little repetitive here. This is not going to be a rental property, it's not gonna be an Airbnb. We're not trying to do anything outside of just family planning and taking care of my mother-in-law and you know naturally maintaining the quality of life, the standard that the neighborhood has. I don't want to mess with my neighbors or do anything. You know because part of the reason I was interested in this neighborhood is what kind of at that end, it's nice and quiet, and everyone knew each other. When I started talking to people there, they've known each other for 10, 15 years, specifically, people right in front of me, they've been there something like 30 years. And then we have a lot of mutual connections in one way or another and I really appreciated that. I thought it was a good sign. But we can proceed to the next slide please. I feel like I've hit on some of these points. I do want to express that the need for my mother and mother to have a safe environment. She can't go up and downstairs. That's really bad for her leg. Having her close to us really helps us. It gives us a lot of peace of mind. So I think this slide touches on some of that. I really think I've already addressed it though. If we could progress to the next slide, that would be. Thank you. So again, and talking to some of her doctors and talking to her, she's been really nervous about, well, what am I going to do is I keep getting older and older. She's been semi-independent, but there are some things that, like, for example, well, it's hard to explain, but it's a very specific type of handicap where she can't fully articulate her ample in her foot and in having her there with us that would really, especially with, you know, both of those being knowledgeable and the way that some of this stuff happens, we can really plan around, okay, let's design a space that is good for a designer, let's design a space that is good for a design, let's design a space that where we know she's not going to fall in herself. And you know, things like that where we can make the showers specifically how she would like to have it and things like that. And that's our big hope with this project is that we can accommodate her and better plan for our futures. We can proceed to the next slide, please. So this is currently the preview. We are planning on expanding it forward, out, towards the driveway. We have a really long driveway. You can probably fit a bus and probably two more cars behind that bus. It's a significantly long driveway. So we're planning on pulling the shed out a little bit, extending some of the square footage. And then that sighting that you see, that's a particle cement board, I believe, is what it's called. We're going to be covering that with brick veneer to match the house look. And that way the side that faces the street looks nice. It looks nice right now, but we wanted to look nicer. Again, in consideration for some of our neighbors, we can progress to the next slide please. Here are some of the diagrams of the existing structure. I do want to mention we've already kind of checked and talked and this shouldn't mess with any easements. It's this shouldn't mess with any easements It's not going to mess with any any water lines or power lines or anything that you know, there's three new obstructions There's we do have the room to build this And again, we're going to be planning on building a stable foundation underneath And you know properly insulating the shed. Doing some renovation work to it, to where it's very much a livable unit structure. I don't know if you guys, if anything, calls your attention here. Otherwise, we can proceed to the next slide. Forgive me here. Again, this is just kind of like a diagram that our builders provided us. It shows you the reference of where the shed is to the pool and to the house and how we're gonna, there's currently some fencing there, we're probably gonna be removing that and then extending that and rebuilding it to accommodate for that shed. But none of this is gonna mess with anything with my neighbors or with any of the current none of this is gonna mess with anything with my neighbors or with any of the current. You know, it's not gonna mess with the house or the structure of the house. It's gonna be completely independent living unit. We are thinking this is primary or thought processes. We're gonna put a small bathroom there in the corner. Again, have professionals lay out the plumbing and all that, and have her bedroom there as well. We're not planning on putting any gas or anything that will cause a fire hazard. We're not going to mess with any of that. If we cannot proceed to the next slide, this would be a side angle view of the additional, I believe, at seven feet, seven and a half feet that we're going to be adding. And this is all going to be done professionally, you know, the roofing, the siding. I really want to stress it. We're hiring professionals because I don't want this to look kind of like a, you know, something that was just put together because I care about that. I'm very detail oriented. And so we're going to maintain the structural integrity and also the look of the neighborhood. You know, we want to add that brick in here. Possibly, you know, accommodate some of these doors that are going to be better, easier for my mother or not to get in and get out. I don't know if you guys have any questions on this, but it's just a general diagram of what we're thinking it should look like. Otherwise we can proceed to the next slide. I wrote a letter. It's a two page long letter. It's essentially just explaining who we are and why this matters to us and why this can positively affect us. And it would be a great, great deal of help. I did have quite a few neighbors, at least my immediate neighbors, they all signed it. I do apologize. I didn't think of going to the other neighbors that are, I believe, the limits 200 feet and I was unaware of that. I thought it was just my immediate neighbors I needed to talk to. However, I don't want to positive feedback. They all seem to be on board. So I did have quite a few of them signed this letter in support. And again, it's just explained who we are, our situation, and what we're trying to do. Besides that, I agree to have a good relationship with my immediate neighbor's side. We always say, I watch out for each other. We can proceed to the next light please. So as you can see that's our house in relation to to our neighbors. It's at the dead end of that street of Columbia. And again, I've not met any objections from them. And you know, I was clear in that, you know that we kind of intend and staying out of their way and maintaining. The look, we like the neighborhood, we don't want to change it and make anything radical. We can proceed to the next slide. Here are some of the signatures. We can always scan these as a PDF document and email them to you if you would like so. But that's just a picture of some of the signatures and the letter that I sent to my neighbors. If we can proceed to the next slide, please. We chose this construction company. We have a good relationship with them. They're very transparent and they're pretty intelligent. They have quite a few, well at least they showed us quite a few verified pictures of projects that done and good references. So I have a lot of trust in them. I think they can get this done in a timely manner and professionally done. They're really honest. They don't cut corners. That caused my attention because I, again, this is where I'm planning on building a family. I want to do this right, do it right the first time. That's why we're here talking to you guys. I don't want to do anything without doing it right. They are definitely available for you guys if you have any questions as well. We can go ahead and proceed to the next line please. So I do want to conclude with this. If you could consider what this would mean for me and my wife, specifically just thinking how we've gone through quite a long lengthy process with my mother and all to get her back to good health, having her there would make our lives so much easier and not only improve our ability to take care of her, but in the future when we do wanna have kids, this is really gonna impact us positively. And, you know, we serve our community with pride and with compassion, and I really wanna, you know, put my roots down here in this neighborhood and make something happen. I really think you guys, I hope you can see that you have the power to impact that in a positive manner. I hope you can consider that you have the power to impact that in a positive manner. I hope you can consider our request. Thank you. Just council have any questions for Mr. Dale Rosa. Okay, we'll start here with Mr. Shepherd. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Dale Rosa. I appreciate your comments. And I bear with me. I've got several questions here for you. How long have you owned this house? So we just churned the year there. It's been a very good year. Very excited. I think we're still in the honeymoon period with the house. But yes, sir, it's been one year. And was the shed present when you bought the house? Yes, sir. Those are the pre-existing structure. It's actually on the land survey as well. OK. And where is the garage for your house? It is. There is a, I don't know if you have access to a picture of... Yeah, I'm looking at it on Google Earth right now. Okay, so if you can see the driveway, the driveway is very long. At the very end of the driveway is the shed. On the left hand of that, that is the garage. That is the entry to the garage. We did check, we don't think it's going to obstruct anything. It's really it's not going to touch it. There's it's a really long drive way. It's quite a bit of space. So yeah and I'm noticing there I don't know and I mean I'm just eyeballing it from Google Earth but it doesn't appear to me that the fence the distance between the current corner of the shed and the corner of the house where the garage appears to be. The distance doesn't look to me to be more than about six or seven feet. I can't give you an exact amount, but I know that when we talked with a construction company, they looked at that. And because I was concerned about it, I said, I don't want this to look ugly. I don't want it to be imbueding the garage or getting in the way of the house. I believe we're still going to have enough space to put a gate to come in and out of the backyard. So we did think of that. I can't give you an exact number though. So where does your mother live now? My mother-in-law has been kind of bouncing around. She had apartments for a while, but it just wasn't working out with her legs. So she's been staying part-time with my sister-in-law and then staying part-time with a friend that she runs her room from. And I'm sure you can understand that costs is a lot of stress for this family and then staying part-time with a friend that she runs her room from. And I'm sure you can understand that costs us a lot of stress for this family because we just, it's, you know, she doesn't have, right now she doesn't have a place to call her own. And it would really just be better to just have her there with us. All right, last question. So, you know, I don't want, I'm sorry to interrupt you, I don't want to give you the wrong impression. She's a very capable person. She's been very successful in her work ethic and all that. She's not a bad person. She just circumstances have brought it so that it's been kind of a stressful past year or two. And we really want to try to stabilize some of that. Okay, so last question. So if you're going to, if you're proposing to extend the shed, I don't know which direction that is on Google Earth, but down the driveway, closer to the garage. Yes, sir. And so the front door into the shed that your mother-in-law would use to access the premises would be on the driveway? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Okay, so describe for me then how your mother-in-law gets into the house. If she comes out of the shed, she walks down the long driveway to the street, and then is there a proper door to get into the house? Yes. She can just come in through the garage where there is a side door as well, facing the pool where she can just going through the back door into the house. I mean, that's what I'm trying to figure out. If her door faces the driveway, the pool is the opposite direction. So is there going to be a door going into the backyard? Yes, so the door that got her driveway? I don't know if this is maybe what you are thinking of, but we did think that we need two doors, that way she has two ways of getting in and out for whatever reason. The driveway is very wide. You can fit two cars and probably a bit more, I don't know, they've stacked with, but I know we with but I know we very easily fit two cars side by side and as far as that the shed coming towards garage it's not going to impede any traffic in or out of the garage or any traffic in or out into the shed. I don't know if that is kind of what you're getting at. All right, thank you for your response. Mr. Sutton. Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Dolorosa. Yes, sir. I'm gonna work with the group that is to oppose it. Have you had an opportunity to meet and talk to them about their concerns? I'm sorry, you could also. Can you hear me now? Yes, yes. The opposition, the group that signed an opposition for your proposed SUP, would you be willing to meet with them or have you met with them to address their concerns in the community? Oh, yeah, definitely. I would be happy to meet with them. After I found out that there was a small position, I left the letter to the gentleman behind me, which is strange because we've talked on the phone a few times, and he seemed really friendly, but I didn't think to bring this up because it wasn't the right time. But he has my letter, and in that letter, it's me asking, hey, if you have any questions, and this is as of the last meeting, I don't remember the exact date, but I believe it was almost two months ago. I left him a letter saying, hey, this is coming up. If you have concerns, if you have questions, I'm 100% available. It has my phone number, it has my wife's phone number, because I didn't think you know, maybe with COVID, they don't want to talk in person. And I know that that information has been given to them. If for whatever reason you know that they want to meet with me and they just haven't reached out to me directly, I will be happy to meet with them, answer any questions. Because I really feel like maybe as soon as they hear like secondary living unit, all they think about is like OAR and E rental or you know something something like that and that's that's really not what we're trying to do. Thank you. Miss Keikart. Thank you ma'am. Thank you Mr. Delrose and I certainly admire your concern for your mother-in-law. But in looking at this floor plan, I see a bathroom, a living area in a bedroom. I don't see any kind of a kitchen space. Correct. So we talked about that and we don't think that it would be prudent to try to put any sort of gas or anything like that. We thought maybe a microwave. We're not really trying to, because she's very active. I mean, I'd like to go with it. I'm going to be sure. So you explain that to us. I don't need all that again. Here's my concern. I would rather you try to find a way to attach her living quarters to your home. So, don't put her in a garden shed. Add on to your home. And that way she's got free access to the kitchen when she needs it. And instead of putting her at the end of the driveway in a garden shed, I have to say that just doesn't, that doesn't touch my heart very much. So those are my comments, thank you. Yes ma'am. I think currently as it stands, you're correct. It looks like a garden shed. However, that's why we're employing the use of a contractor to renovate that. I heard that, but I disagree with that. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Miss Moise. I actually have some questions for Jensi. So, my concern is we have very little here to go on other than a dream. And so, questions that I have to do with the structure itself, because the foundation that you could put into set of shed on is entirely different from a foundation you would put down for someone to live in. So you've got that issue. But you've got fire safety issues, life safety issues, you've got someone who says has some disabilities, but it's very active. Can you tell us what the process is? Because I'm assuming this, but I'll have to go through your department and be permitted, which means you need a complete set of drawings. You can't just have a contractor come in and kind of put this together. You're going to need maybe an architect and some drawings and approvals and permits and plans and slab weight load verifications. Am I right? What needs to happen next? So this will come in after the SUP is approved. It will have to come in as a residential permit. It's for new construction of a secondary living unit. That's exactly how it will come in RP-new. And when it comes, it will have the whole set of drawings with the floor plan, the foundation drawings, the roof drawings, the framing, the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, all included. So that is exactly like a new permit. It will have to have permanent foundation because it's a living unit. So is the applicant aware of all of these requirements? The applicant is aware and says he has hired a construction company. Now, the drawings that you see with the SUP, that is definitely not something that will be acceptable with a building permit. Well, and I have to say, I would hope that if he has an architect for all these plans, that as Ms. K-Parts said that it looks like more than a garden shed. And that's my concern is, hey, he's going to put a lot of money into this because the smaller building that you build, the more it costs. If it's not done well, it actually impacts his value, future value, and lowers it. So I guess at this point, I'm not sure how I'm going to vote on this, but I would really almost ask that he comes back with more information because I don't think I can vote on this with the positive the way this is presented tonight. I would like to add a note that you do not require an licensed architect for a residential apartment, but you still need all those drawings. No. No, sorry, that again. You do not need a licensed architect in the state of Texas for a residential building permit. Okay, so a draftsman working for a construction company who can do all the structural, the structural engineer could be attached to it. But a licensed architect does not need it. They will need low calculations. Yes, they will need all the calculations, definitely. Okay. Dr. Nunez. I'd like to address some comments to you, the applicant. address some comments to you, the applicant. This council has approved additions such as what you're describing in the past, but those applicants came prepared. Those applicants also made a significant effort to communicate with the people that they needed to communicate in their neighborhood, and they came here with the support of the neighborhood. And Council is looking at a list of opposition that is significant compared to the neighbors that have approved this. I'm going to encourage you to withdraw your application and come back better prepared and better armed to get this to pass because I can tell you the way it's worded right now. I'm sorry but I would vote no right now if you ask us to vote. Okay, so I just want to understand correctly you would like us to get an architect to drop some plans for you. Something that looks a little bit more specific and then also reach out to some of those neighbors that are in the opposition and talk to them. That is correct, sir. Okay. I'll turn to councilmember for our Myers she has comments. Thank you mayor. Actually those were going to be my comments. I'd very much like to see more additional plans around the structure itself. Also a little bit of concern about the egress and ingress or how your your mother law is going to get in and out of your house. I really would like to see a lot more detail than this. I applaud what you're trying to do. I think it's wonderful to try to take care of one's relatives, as well as to do the things that you're admirable. But I really do have a lot of questions on the structural portion of this. So I'd really, I would encourage you to also work with your neighbors. Clearly the structure was there prior to your buying of this house, but there has been a long, obviously a long concern about its viewpoint as well. So I would strongly encourage you to think about withdrawing if that is possible at this point, and come back and work with your neighbors as well as work with the details of your drawing. Thank you, Mayor. Any other questions from any other council members? Mr. Shepherd. Yes, since we seem to be talking about additional stuff, I pulled up your site plan again, Mr. Delarosa. It only shows one door. It doesn't show two doors. It looks very much like what you're doing is building a structure in front of the existing structure and calling the existing structure of the bedroom. And then everything that's being constructed is going to be called the living area in the bathroom. And so it looks like you're just trying to stick something on to the existing structure and to everybody's point there's there's a there's a severe lack of detail here for me to be comfortable that this is a dwelling unit for somebody to live in. I like Dr. Ferrarre Myers. I applaud what you're doing. I think it's wonderful. It sounds like a wonderful idea. Yes, sir. I think you're ready at this point with what you brought us for the council to consider. Would there be perhaps an example of that I can follow as far as the detail that you want? Because early on I was told that that I can follow as far as like the detail that you want. Because early on I was told that it just needed to be a very rudimentary drawing. And I feel that I, what I'm saying and what you're seeing are two different things. And then, Mr. Delarose, that is the problem. What you're saying and what we're seeing are two different things. And that makes it problematic because I have to prove based on what I've seen, not based on what you're saying. Yes, sir. Well, I can guarantee you we will definitely knew about making a solid concrete slab foundation. I am not very well versed. I gotta be honest, I'm not word world versed in construction, terminology or design or any of that. That's why I've employed somebody to do that for me. If I need to get an architect to, I don't know, speak the language that you guys were looking for then I guess I'll reach out to them and I'll be having to do that. I just, I don't know anything about design. I was really under the impression that I just needed to give you a simple sketch and then later on, present you the actual plans. Like an actual blueprint, I imagine, would be the word for it. There, if I'm adding, yes. Can we, it sounds like everyone is struggling to try to approve the case, but don't have the information, would it be possible if we could continue this case for a few weeks? Staff has heard what we've said. I think they can better communicate to the applicant what we're talking about. I don't want to spend an hour and a half designing the applicant's project for him. And I think maybe it continues with who be in order at this point because at least based on the comments I've heard this isn't going the direction the applicant wants it to go. We're at to be denied this evening I believe the applicant will be prohibited from bringing another case for at least a year or there abouts and so I think it might be prudent for us to continue the case for a few weeks let the applicant from bringing another case or at least a year or thereabouts. And so I think it might be prudent for us to continue to case for a few weeks. Let the applicant be a little more work with staff. See if they can communicate with him better what we're getting at. And then here's the case again in a few weeks. Is applicant amenable to that? Mr. Delarosa? Yes, sir. I would be very honored because we give me the opportunity to come up with more detail and information for you guys. And that would definitely, yes, sir. That'd be great. Ms. Topel can work with you and give an example of there of what we're talking about there and what's needed. I see you do have your contractor here but still the drawings need to match with what you're saying and what you're trying to accomplish. That's very important. Yes sir. Okay so do we need to take a vote? Okay, so do we need to take a vote? Do we want to have a motion for continuance then, Mr. Shepherd? Okay, we have a motion for continuance for Mr. Shepherd. We have a second from Mr. Sutton, any other discussion? Okay, please cast your votes for motion for continuance. Okay, so I approve yes, I don't know where it went, it just disappeared. Okay, motion does pass. Taylor also will look forward to you working with staff. They're in coming back there with your proposal. We appreciate your time and testimony here and we'll look forward to that. And of course, that also did include working with the neighbors there on behind you that express the the opposition. We appreciate your time. Thank you for your time in your consideration. Thank you. Next we'll move to 11.2's on in case PD 20-16, 200 East Abrams Street, and I'll turn to Ms. Topel. Thank you, Mayor. Item 11.2, PD 20-16, 200 East Abrams or Park Place. This application affects approximately 3.65 acres located at 200 East Abrams Street and 325 South Miscite Street, generally located east of South Miscite Street and South of East Abrams Street. The current zoning of the property is downtown business. The requested zoning is a planned development for a mixed-use development in downtown business zoning district. The subject property is currently developed as a mixed-use apartment complex known as Park Place. Building one, which is the south building, is addressed of Mesquite Street and Building Two, which is a north building Building is addressed of East Abram. Both buildings are five stories tall with central parking garages and a total of 308 units. The entire building has a gross floor area of 390,000 square feet. The UDC requires at least 15% of this gross lower area to be occupied by non-residential users in the downtown business zoning district to be called a mixed-use development. The area in Park Place, which is currently dedicated to non-residential uses accounts to 16.88%. Half of that space is designed for 45 live work units, which is considered as a non-residential use, accounting towards the mixed use. The live work units are built with flexibility such that it can be utilized as an apartment or live space. The intent of this application is to reduce that 15 required 15% non-residential gross flow area requirement by using the 35 out of 45 live work units to be used as apartments, and then slowly phase it back in as live work units within a five year period between 2025 and 2030. A similar type of PD was approved for 101 center located northwest of the subject property where their live work units would be slowly phased back in between 2023 and 2028. This evening we have the applicant Park 7 group represented by Christopher I'm going to go to the office. Your Christmas. Are you on the line? Yes. Can you hear me? Yes. If you'll please state your name and address for the record. Yes. I'm the applicant. Christopher Christman. Address 461. Park Avenue. New York. New York. You can proceed. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Councillors, for having me this evening. I will be succinct, but I hope you find it thorough. As it was just pointed out, we are requesting temporary relief from the 15% requirement for a non-residential use in our community. In our community, our non-residential use in our community. In our community, our non-residential use just happens to be on the ground floor. We have no non-residential use on the second through fifth floors. Next slide, please. As you're aware, we're in very unique times. It's what we're going through is being called retail apocalypse. Our live work units are intended for people that live in the residential unit but also operate a business out of there. A few examples I've pulled business insiders indicating more than 30,200 stores are shutting down. CNN money stores are closing at an epic pace. Los Angeles Times is shoppership online. So to California job. So a lot is going online. More businesses going online. Less is going into brick in mortar. Next slide please. Continuation New York Times. This is a quote from a small business owner. I can't keep doing this. Small business owners are giving up. 55% of business is closed on Yelp. We'll be shut down for good. Top right corner there, this is from Moody's. You can see this is a chart of likely to be the most and least affected states by COVID-19. Texas is in that higher category, not quite the most exposure, but certainly in the in the higher end of that. Lower rate hand corner, this is from Article just a couple of months ago, and it's indicative of what we're seeing in the retail world. cash traffic Americans loans are hard to come by. And this is really just again indicative that banks aren't lending. They're not openly lending. I think this is the case not just with commercial banks but also personal banks. I know a lot of banks will as far go for example this dot call home equity lending. There's just a lot of uncertainty in the world as it relates to personal and retail operation and business and commercial operation. Next slide please. These are a couple of charts on the left-hand side here. We're looking at, this is back in June of 2020, monthly unemployment rates in the United States jumped up to over 20%. It's now come down, I believe it's just below 9% but still pretty significant. More stores to close, to stay closed pandemic. This came from Credit Suisse and it was indicating that roughly 87% of all retail stores on the Pops are in jeopardy of not re-opening factor the closures. On the grandhand side, we're looking at, assuming everyone's wearing the PPP payroll protection program that was put in place a couple of months ago, that gave small businesses a lifeline to continue funding their payroll. That was a six-month program. A lot of those are starting to expire in September and October. I've got a list here as we encroach into October of a major company in playoffs and what we're seeing and I think one of the reasons we're not seeing a lot of retail leases at Park Place is because there's the concern that PPP is going to expire and these companies are going to have to lay people off. By way of example Ford has announced 1400 layoffs MGM in Las Vegas, 18,000 united over 16,000 American Airlines over 19,000. Coca-Cola recently announced 4,000. And as strong as people tended to think, tech is these days, except for maybe the past three or four days, Salesforce has announced over 1,000 LAS, LinkedIn, about 1,000 LAS. So PPP and its expiration, I believe, is giving people hesitation to spend money. And I think in recent days, we've seen the anxiety in the markets as the markets started to crater a little bit. Triple digit losses, I think in the past four days for the Dow, because I think people are starting to see a few tremors in the market, what happens when PPP expires? How do I then pay for myself? How do I pay for my family? The last thing I believe on our mind might be this is a great time as people are getting laid off and unemployment is potentially taking up to go start a retail business and sign a new lease in one of our live-work units. So now trying to paint a negative picture here necessarily, but just trying to give a land-to-land, so to speak. Next slide, please. This is just a very quick snapshot. We have a retail broker that is trying to lease our retail space as well as our live workspace. A couple of retailers we've reached out to in the past couple of months. Really, we've had them in H2 years. Anywhere from coffee shops to bodegas to pizza rias to sushi. And unfortunately, there's so much uncertainty in the market these days. We've had no success. We remain both on live work standpoint and a retail commercial space standpoint. We remain unleashed. We've taken steps to try and rectify that. We've dropped our lease rates significantly from $24 per square foot, which is market rents. Down to $18 per square foot, our tenant improvement allowance we've increased from $30 per square foot to $45 per square foot. So we're trying to do everything we can to get tenants interest and really get them in and at least give us a letter of intent that we can work with and maybe negotiate on and get a tenant in here which we do think will help spur some success. As we've seen it one-on-one center they went through a similar request with this PD and the temporary live work unit conversion and I think we've seen some really good success. Their residential occupancy from the last market report I've received is up to 87%. I believe in year one, very similar to us, year one, I believe they were 35%. And they had no retail tenants in place other than Frostbank. But, see, every real commercial broker, I believe they're working on their final retail lease currently. Next slide, please. So this is our ask, so to speak, and it is it mirrors what was requested and approved in one-on-one center. Opening date, 2020 of this year of our 45 units can burn. 35 of those, too, residential. Keep 10 of those as live work units. And over the course of years until we use 20, 30, slowly feed back into that live work inventory. What we're trying to do with this is, and it's part of our greater strategy, is create a vibrant downtown downtown one that has lights on at the ground floor. Currently if you were to drive by part-place in the evening ground floor is totally dark. We want an urban vibrant tiny little work ground floor area. Now I apologize. My time up. Yes. Any questions for Mr. Krzman? Yes, Dr. For our Mars. Thank you, Mayor. I actually have a few questions for you, Mr. Krizman. Mr. Krizman, isn't it true that this project was built, it was already zone multifamily, so you just went ahead and built this by right? Is that correct? Correct. It was zone downtown business DB. So we developed this project under the DB downtown business. So when did you design this project? We designed this back in 2017. So in 2017 you did a market study and you believe that this is the product that you should build at this location. Is that correct? Correct. Okay. Given the fact that you articulated that over two years, you've been looking for tenants for your grant, I guess, first floor locations, is that correct? Correct. And you knew the situation already at 101 Center because you continue to go back and forth and say that we should give you the same deal or same dispensation that we gave to 101 because you feel that you're comparable to them. Is that correct? Correct. I would say that we are a like mixed use development. The question I guess that confuses me a little bit here, sir, is that if you already knew the situation in 101 center, you already knew it was transpiring. You gave us a lot of data for the last year and all we know of the tragedy that's happened post-COVID, but this problem was pre-COVID. And so my question to you is, what is your remedy? What were you trying to do prior to that? And what is your plan to actually meet if we were to give you this dispensation? What is your plan to actually meet that we are to give you this dispensation. What is your plan to actually meet that? Great questions. Thank you. So I think two years ago we were in a different environment, not well clearly as a country and pre-COVID, but we were dealing with a project that was under construction and from a regional standpoint it's very difficult to get and we've developed numerous projects over the country and we've seen this in each instance. It's very difficult to get the interest of a retail tenant. If they can't walk into the space, see the space, touch the space. So although we had interest, we didn't have anyone who was ready to sign the lease. We really had people to respond to us and said, why do I want to sign the lease now when I can't move in? Well, when you don't deliver for another 18 months, but then I can't even open my space for another 24 months. It's much easier and it's much more in my interest to find a space that is readily available potentially one at one center and you know you've argued that did we lose tenets to one at one center because they were ready for movement and build out potentially. So our plan is I as I highlighted is really we're looking to engage a new broker, as matter of fact, we've been in discussions with one-on-one centers broker who has successfully demonstrated their ability to lease not only the commercial space but the work spaces as well that are available. And that's a testament from year one opening when they were 35% least to current year, they are 85% least. So we've been speaking with our broker about engaging them. And as I mentioned earlier, we're including more tenant improvement allowance going from $30 to $45 per square foot. And we're dropping our asking rent from $24 per square foot, which based on our study seems to be the market and when the one center is getting to $18 per square foot. Does that answer your question? I guess I would like to know just a little bit more about what your plan is going forward. I mean, certainly there has been some leasing that has transpired. I understand you're in competition because you're across the street. But what is your actual plan going forward? What are you going to look for on that first floor? Well, on that first floor, we have a couple of key tenants that we really want from a retail standpoint. We want to go dig in in urban market and we want to coffee shop and we want those to as anchors. And we would like to fill in the rest with some service retailers. We do want to give incentives and we're offering three incentives up to six months, come to live work units. That's half of a year on the 12 months lease that we're giving. And again, we're engaged in a new broker because we've just come to realize that our broker isn't as apt into the market as we thought perhaps they were. So, we'll engage the new broker, we'll put out new marketing materials, we're cutting our asking prices, we're offering incentives, and we're increasing the tenant allowance that we're offering. One final question, Mayor. On your live work units, do you have improved internet? What are the, just remind me of the amenities that you provide in your live work units? Yes, we offer cable, we offer internet, we offer sewer, water and trash service. What level of internet do you provide? Do they have a gig? They do. I know it's high speed. I would have to give that to you without the answer. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Any other questions from Mr. Krzman from the Council? Okay. Yes, Dr. Odom Wesley. Okay. Yes, Dr. Odomusley. Yes, I just have one question and thank you for the information this evening. What percentage of your apartments are rent? Not the new work units, but the other units. We are currently a 45% least occupied. And I can say I was actually looking at this rumor today. We have 15 plus or minus people that are interested in the ground floor units, because they want that interactivity, connectivity to the street level, but we're unable to least do them currently, because we can't least do them as a non-commercial use. So you want to lease to them on in the first floor units as just regular apartments converting your live work units? Yes, ma'am. And then you'll convert them back to commercial and live work in five years? Yes, a repar said? Yes, ma'am. Yes. Over a period of time that was outlined in the chart earlier. Okay, so the people who released it now would have to get out in five years? They would at least. Yes. Yes. Our hope is that we can continue, the retail improves, and we can continue to find people that want to operate a business in there. Downtown is becoming more vibrant. You see more people walking around, you see more activity, retail activity, shopping, dining, and we hope that that continues to grow and with a new strategy and with a new broker and in some sort of putting in place, we hope that we can attract more people into that building. And we think that they play off each other. We think the commercial plays off the residential and the residential place off the commercial. And as we get more tenants in the building, we draw on more commercial. And we think one-on-one center and what they're doing over there is indicative of what we can do. As I mentioned, year one, they started out 35% pleased with at opening very similar to us, no commercial tenants in place. They had a lease signed with Frostbank. We are working on one with Bank of America, but it's kind of fallen on a hard time, so to speak. But they're currently, again, 85% occupied for our market study. So we think that we can follow a very similar track to that. Thank you very much. Thank you. Ms. K. Part. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Christman. On your, the tenants, you say you're at 47% at least. Is that right? 45, yes. So is that mostly students or what's the makeup of your tenancy? It's very difficult for me to say because we don't track whether there's students or not students. I can say that we do ask if you cannot provide verification of your income. We ask for a guarantee. And I can say that 92% of our tenants have a guarantee. So the assumption would be that yes, they are students. That's 92% students, 8 percent non-students, but I can't say definitively. So when you've been at the project, were you targeting students, are you targeting non-students? We weren't. We knew that we would have a mix and being very proximate to UTA and we knew that we would have a majority students. However, if you're familiar with the building, it's separated. It's two separate buildings connected by a skybridge on the north side and south side of South Street. We specifically worked with planning to ensure that the North Building was really a mix of studio through three bedrooms, really geared towards non-students. And these south building had a mix of predominantly studios through four beds with a sprinkling of five beds, which tend to geared towards students. So the thought was really that we would by for Kate are tenants that way, and that they would naturally just gravitate towards the North Building or the South Building as designed. So it sounds like you're to some degree retargeting students. So it sounds like. So then you had COVID, and everybody went home on spring break, and nobody came back. And now, school is delayed, now we're gonna try opening it, and we may have to close it again because of COVID, yada yada yada. So that probably had, it had to have had some impact on your ability to lease commercial. Now, once the student body is back in person, and things are back to what we used to call normal, do you think that those live work spaces and those commercial spaces will be more attractive than they are while we're in the middle of COVID? That's certainly our hope, as 101 center has demonstrated. But is it going to take some time? Yes. I mean, they did have the benefit of not dealing with COVID on their trajectory. It's hard to say what's going to happen. And again, our goal was to develop and deliver a great project that brought a lot of energy, a lot of benefit to downtown Arlington. And I think we've done that, but I feel what's missing is that ground floor of energy and activity and quite frankly, lights on in the building, to draw people in and encourage walkability and activity. Thank you. Ms. Molyce. Okay. I look at this Mr. Kritsman just a little bit differently coming from more of a commercial and office background. When you mentioned $45 a TI for your ground floor retail spaces, but that told me as you probably have a five to seven year lease on those spaces, when you lease them even for live work, is that a fair assumption? Well, the live work units are fully built out. Okay. So there's no TI. No TI, just your retail space. So there's, so there's very little difference to you. If it's someone who is running, well you have to do reconfiguration on those spaces. If you're gonna lease them as apartment instead of a live workspace, or you're gonna be able to use them as they are. Well, we can use them as the way that they are. We work with planning development services on the design of these units to ensure that there is a certain portion that's effectively dedicated to residential and another portion effectively dedicated to commercial or working space. So for you, if the units are exactly the same, if you start to see an uptick in live work, you will just shift the use sooner than the ten units in five years to live work. Is that right? Yes. Yes. So I guess that's why I'm less concerned because to me if the market starts to improve, you don't really have an investment to make to convert these back. Really what you're asking us is just to give you permission to lease them as an apartment without the live work element attached. Am I correct? Correct. It's more of a technical designation. Okay. Then I certainly understand your dilemma. And I would hope it doesn't take you five years or four years, which is what you really have left here to get 10 of those units at least and start breaking into the rest of them. So part of this is just a safety measure, I think, in terms of your timeline is stretching it out longer, although I would assume you might not. You know, this is the third, I think we had a case on Davis where we had to convert first floor retail to multi-family. And I think it's really ambitious that as a city we really want a first floor business environment those are really difficult to pull off even in big cities often so I think it's great that you're trying and I appreciate that you're trying and I want to support you by approving this so that you can keep going and give us some activity on the first floor and Hopefully we'll look up and your way ahead schedule on the live work side of it You bet thank you any other questions for mr. Kritzman Okay with that I'll turn to miss Garcia. Do we have any speakers on this out of miss Garcia? the motion. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. and I'll ask the Council for any discussion, comments, or a motion. Dr. Nunez. They moved to approve. They'll have a motion for approval from Dr. Nunez. Do we have a second? Any other discussion? Okay. Dr. Odom Wesley. Okay. Thank you. Like my car was disappearing. Okay. With the motion to approve. I noticed there are some stipulations that the planning and our car was disappearing. Okay, with the motion to approve, I noticed there are some stipulations that the Planning and Zoning Commission put in. So we approve it, or we approve in that stipulation that requires annual monitoring of the progress toward compliance. Is that included in the motion to approve? Yes, it is. Okay, thank you. Any other discussion? Okay then let's please cast your votes. the Motion passes. Okay, well next move to the updated Arlington Tourism Public Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan and Role and Levy of Assessments. And I'll call upon Mr. Jim Parishan, Deputy City Manager of Economic Development and Community Investment. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor and Council, before you tonight is following a public hearing is your annual assessment for the Arlington tourism public improvement district service and assessment plan and levy of assessments. Nothing has changed from last year. It is the same level of assessment. If you recall this is a assessment that the hoteliers have agreed to put on themselves to help pay for improvements in the hotel market for our tourism. Any questions for Mr. Parishon? Okay, Mr. Garcia, do we have any speakers on the side? We have no speakers, Mayor. Okay. Okay, Ms. Garcia, do we have any speakers on the side? We have no speakers, Mayor. Okay, and I'll now close the public hearing and ask for a motion. I have a motion for approval from Mr. Shepherd, a second from Ms. K. Partt, any discussion? And please cast your votes. Motion passes. Next we move to updated downtown business improvement district service and assessment plan and roll. Setting the assessment rate and living the assessments. I'll call again on Mr. Parish. Yes. So, Mayor and Council, before you tonight, following the public hearing is again very similar to the T-PID, but it's for the downtown. It's a service and assessment plan, and then a setting the assessment rate and levy for the assessments. It again is the same as it was the previous year, and this is part of the downtown management, downtown Arlington Management Corporation's assessment and service plan. And this is how that gets funded. Happy to take any questions. Okay, any questions from Mr. Paragion? Okay, thank you, Mr. Paragion. Mr. Garcia, do we have any speakers on this item? We have no speakers, Mayor. But for the record, we do have one non-speaker, Chris Dopson, who registered in opposition of this item. Okay. And with that, I'll now call for a motion. I have a motion for Mr. Shepard. I have a second for Mr. Sutton. Any discussion? Please cast your votes. Motion passes. Next we move to adoption of the fiscal year 2021 operating budget and I'll call upon Mr. Mike Finley, our finance director. Thank you Mayor, members of the City Council, Mike Finley, Director of Finance. Section 102.006 of the Texas Local Government Code requires a public hearing on the fiscal year 2021 operating budget. After the public hearing, the governing body must take action. During the council deliberations, staff has made the following changes to the operating budget. Number one, increase expenditures by 325,000, the Fire Department, to fund additional bunker gear. Two, increase expenditures in the communication and legislative affairs department by 174,246. To fund two positions and increase the general fund position count by two. Now these were the two that were originally in the grant, they were moving back to the general fund. These will be funded by a slight increase in sales tax of about 650,000. Be glad to take any questions. Any questions for Mr. Finley? Any questions for Mr. Finley? Seeing none, Mr. Finley, thank you. Ms. Garcia, do we have any speakers on this item? We do, Mayor. We have one speaker in support. Joanna Cardosa. There's no one here. Ms. Cardosa, are you on the line? Yeah. Okay, please state your name and address for the record. And as a reminder, you have three minutes to make your comment. Okay, this is the high my name is Joanna Cardoza. I live at 5521 with my drive, Arlington Central, 6017. I am calling it tonight to provide input for the 2021 proposed budget. Many streets east of Cooper are in need of a permanent solution, not continued as well patching, as has been done, such as Nathan Low Drive and Turner Warnell. There are also many streets and districts who are in need of sidewalks in this possible bike lanes for the safety of residents and families. But as Harris roads and families can safely walk to Harris Park and Nathan Loathe Drive, you often have to drive around to the opposite lane during the day and during the night to avoid people either walking on the street or riding a bicycle. I would also like to see the street lights on the greenhouses and the subway. I'm sorry, the greenhouses in my last subway and spot front in the working order. It is a perception of the overall condition of states and roads had declined since 2018 from 43% to 40% in 2002. And we are to public safety, unfortunately domestic violence is a growing issue in our community and I would like for the city to consider investing in programs and community partners that work in residents and families that have been affected by the pandemic climate. During my conversation with many residents in this issue, there is also a concern about cities, vehicles and residential systems and an increase in vehicle borrowers. My family in Iraq could meet our kids to hour a couple of years ago to be available in our neighborhood. Put it up. And what I just need is a self-arranged complete statement to make it a useful opportunity to communicate with neighbors. The neighbor that is about, you see them there, neighborhood. It's an important witness starts the process. In reverse the subject, the patient, I am also concerned with the increase in response times for fire P1 and P2 emergency response times that are increasing since 2019. I believe we are forced to be somebody that we might be coming to you. I'd be supporting the Board. Ms. Cardoza. Ms. Cardoza, if you can please speak clearly into the phone. Okay, can you hear me now? Yes. Okay. I would also like to follow up with what the status of the independent, deeper dive into the statistical data in order to examine the nature of minority related contacts with the police, that Bill Carmen Consultant, the auditor for the police department, recommended in his police department audit under the summary of findings. Considering that Arlington is such a diversity, I would also like the city to I would like to thank the city for the fine deeds. Considering that Arlington is such a diversity. I would like to like the city to consider hiring the Director of diversity, equity, and inclusion in fiscal year 21. Thank you. Thank you. Miss Garcia, do we have any other speakers? There are no other speakers, Mayor. Okay. Mayor? Yes, Ms. K. Part. Yes, I don't know if Ms. Car does it still on the line. But I'd like to speak to a couple of her concerns that she pointed out. One with regard to Harris Road. Harris Road that is from Cooper West was on the last bond package and it will is coming up for bid probably in the next six months. Secondly, the last two bond packages that the citizens approved, district two got more money for roads and street improvements than any other district. Three, with regard to sidewalks and Turner-Warnell, Turner-Warnell was also in that last bond package in front of some in high school and there will be improvements on Turner-Warmale and sidewalks built. For Nathan Low is a street that has to go through reclamation and now we're patching it together and every street across the city has to come in some sort of sequential order. And so we're very aware of the problems in Nathan Low, but I would challenge anybody to think District 2 hasn't gotten more than its fair share of roadway improvements in the last eight years. We've done quite well. We can always do better. And District 2, like District 3, has a lot of county type roads, a lot of bar ditches, and very few sidewalks. But the good news for District 3 and District 2 is because we're kind of the last to get them because of our county type roadways, we're being able to build bike lanes in the middle, complete streets, which some of the older districts can't do. They have to kind of modify and retrofit it and we can build it from the beginning. So, Ms. Cardoso maybe is not completely informed about what has really happened and I wanted to like her fears. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. K. Pant. Okay, with that I'll now close the public hearing and ask for either a motion or discussion Mr. Sutton. So we have a motion for approval from Mr. Sutton. We have a second from Miss Cape Art. Any other discussion? Okay, with that please cast your votes. for Miss Cape Art, any other discussion? Okay, with that, please cast your votes. the motion passes. Next we move to 11.6, Leving, taxes for fiscal year 2021, and I'll call upon Mr. Mike Finley, finance director. Thank you, Mayor, members of City Council. In accordance with Section 102.009 in Tax Code number, Section 26, when the proposed tax rate exceeds the effective tax rate, one public hearing must be held. One public hearing must be held. The ad valour tax rate to require, required to support the fiscal year 2021 operating budget is $62.25 per $100 valuation. I think I said effective tax rate, that's old school. It's the no new tax rate, which was 61.53 cents per 100-dard valuation. The state law requires to rate be adopted in two parts, one for debt and one for operations. The rate necessary for the Anderson sinking fund is 21.4 cents, and the rate for the general fund is 40.85. I'd be glad to take any questions, Mayor. Any questions for Mr. Fenley? Thank you, Mr. Fenley Thank you mr. Fenley appreciate all your work Miss Garcia do we have any speakers on this item we do not mayor Okay The Arlington City Council will vote on the proposed tax rate denied upon closing this public hearing and at the September 15, 2020 City Council meeting. The September 15, 2020 meeting will begin at 6.30 p.m. and be held in the City Council chambers located in the Arlington Municipal Building, 101 West Abrams Street, Arlington, Texas, 76010. Okay, with that, there with that concluding our speakers, Dr. Nunez. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to move that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 62 and 2500 of a cent per $100 valuation, which is effectively at 1.2% increase in the tax rate. Do we have a second, Mr. Sutton seconds? And I do need to close the public hearing. So any discussion? Seeing no other discussion, please cast your votes. Yeah. Mr. Sudden. Thank you for all the work here on the budget. I appreciate the Council's work, staff, a lot went into this and really appreciate the hard work in a very challenging time there in the midst of the pandemic and so forth and really really appreciate the work that's been put forth there in that and a lot of thought there from all the city departments there from the bottom up and thank you so much. Next we'll move to 12.2. I don't know. I'll say 12.1. How about that? Water and sewer chapter ordinance amendments. And I'll call upon Mr. Craig Cummings, Director of Water Department. Mr. Cummings was ready right there at it. Good evening, Mayor and Council. Craig Cummings, your water director. Tonight before you is the first reading of an ordinance which will amend the Water and Sewer chapter of the Code of the City of Arlington which if adopted would become effective on October 1st of this year. As discussed during the budget process by city manager, Yevverton, this ordinance would allow a residential customer's deposit to be refunded as a credit to their account after 12 months of continuous excellent service or payment. The deposit would be refunded with a crude interest. We do pay a small amount of interest on the deposits of our customers. But again, that is a credit to the account, not as a cash check or anything like that. I would be happy to answer any questions. Any questions from Mr. Cummings? Thank you, Mr. Cummings. Mr. Garcia, do we have any speakers on this item? We have no speakers on this item, Mayor. Okay. Then I'll now ask the council here for any discussion or take action. discussion or take action. Miss K-PART. It makes a motion for approval. Okay we have a second from Dr. Odom Wesley. Any other discussion? Please cast your votes. Motion passes. Next, we move to 12-2 settlement with Atmos energy corporation mid-tex division regarding the Atmos mid-tex 2020 rate review mechanism filing. I'll call upon the city attorney Tara Sawas Mr. Mayor David Johnson from my office is actually here to present on this item tonight Thank you, Mr. Johnson Good evening mayor and members of the City Council. The ordinance before the City Council tonight concerns setting gas rates for natural gas service within the city. On March 31st, Atmos Energy filed a request with the Railroad Commission to increase its race by $141.2 million to recover capital expenses system-wide. The Atmos City steering committee of which the city is a member, reviewed the request and negotiated a settlement with Atmos reducing the rate request to about $90 million for member cities. The settlement provides for a two month delay in the effective date from October 1st to December 1st, which is expected to save another $9 million for member cities. The ordinance before the city council approves the settlement agreement with Atmos Energy and the Associated Tariffs and I'd be happy to answer any questions that Council may have. Any questions from Mr. Johnson? Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Appreciate it. Ms. Garcia, do we have any speakers on this item? We have no speakers, Mayor. All right. Any questions or comments from Council? We have a motion for approval from Mr. Shepherd. And we have a second from Miss K-PART, any further discussion? A seeing none, please cast your votes. Motion passes. Next we move to 12.3 Fire Department Civil Service authorized specialized pays for Fire Department personnel. I'll call upon Ms. Yoko Matsumoto, the Director of Human Resources. Good evening, Mayer and members of City Council, Yoko Matsumoto, Director of HR and Civil Service. Before you, I have a first reading of an ordinance that's amending ordinance number 17-065, which is an ordinance establishing special tip pays. There are three main modifications. I'll just briefly point them out to you. The first one under the education piece was basically expanding the bachelor's degree in the original ordinance. It lists about 18 bachelor's degrees that would receive a monthly payment. And what we are asking for you to consider is expanding it to open any bachelor's degree, but it has to be from an accredited university. And post secondary as certified by a commission on higher ed. So that's the first change. The second one was just basically to clarify under assignment the positions that would receive the position pay. And that basically means these are firefighters that are assigned to an sworn firefighter that's assigned to an eight hour shift and's assigned to an eight-hour shift and not one going through a TDA, which is a transitional duty assignment. So we just really wanted to clarify that language to make it very clear of who would be receiving that pay. And then the third piece is really adding an assignment pay for the RF firefighters, those firefighters who will be placed in the aircraft rescue and firefighting and that would be a team of about 15 members that would be receiving this pay. So we needed to add that as it's going to be a new certification requirement for that new RF vehicle for the fire department. So those are the three changes and modifications to the ordinance for your considerations this evening. Any questions? Any questions from Council? Thank you, Ms. Monsomato. Thank you. Ms. Garcia, do we have any speakers on this item? We have no speakers on this item, Mayor. Okay. With that, then I'll turn to Council here to take action. We have a motion for approval from Mr. Shepherd. We have a second from Miss K. Partt. Any discussion? Okay, then please cast your votes. motion passes. Next we move to resolutions. We have a nominee for Terrent appraisal district board of directors and I'll call upon Ms. Terrasolus your city attorney. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mayor and members of. There currently is a blank in the ordinance. And so if the council decides to move forward in nomination, we will need a name as well. I'll call upon Ms. K. Part. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to nominate Tony Poppop for the representative from Arlington. We have a second from Dr. Nunez. And then for sake of discussion, to Mr. Pampa was the candidate that was approved by Arlington ISD here previously this week. Any other discussion on Mr. Pampa? Okay. to Pampa. With that, please cast your votes. Motion passes. motion passes. Next we move to 14.1. Zoning case PD 20-18. Benton Plaza. 18-18 East Pioneer Parkway and I'll call upon Ms. Topal, Director of Planning and Development Services. Thank you, Mayor. The item before you today is a consideration to call a public hearing for zoning case PD 20-18. 18-18 East Pioneer Parkway or Ben-Tan Plaza. On August 5th, a motion to approve this case for limited community commercial uses plus a package liquor store with a development plan failed at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting by award of 440. The applicant is making an appeal to the council to consider the case after the recommendation of denial from the Planning and Zoning Commission. For the record earlier today, I forwarded an email supporting the case from Sue Phillips to all of you. We have the applicant, Charles Klausen, representing Klausen Consulting LLC, presenting the case this evening. Mr. Klausen, are you on the line? Yes, I am. If you'll please state your name and address for the record and as a reminder you have five minutes to present your case. Thank you very much. Charles Clausson 6219 Lake Ridge Road. I'm representing David Dange and his request for his hearing before the City Council. I'll try to be brief in our discussion. Again, I'm representing Mr. Dangan his request for the public hearing to present our zoning case. As stated in the staff report, Mr. Dangan's own this property for a number of years and currently has a liquor license for all premise sales of wine and beer. has elicolises for all premises of wine and beer. He is proposing to construct a small liquor store of 1290 square feet inside the existing grocery store at Bintang Plaza. This zoning request is accompanied by a variance request of the separation from the public school. As you know, the distance requirement is measured from property line to property line, not door to door. In this case, the property lines are separated by major roadways, six lanes divided, and approximately 120 feet in depth. The students at the dam, dipper, AISD, facility, and question are bused in and bus bust out or picked up by the parents. They do not have contact with Bentayn Plaza unless their parents bring them over to shop following the school hours. When the middle school was located on the AISD sat in the floor I did observe and notice that students cross the parking lot and attempted to cross the Pioneer Parkway. This is no longer the case. I estimate the separation distance from door to door, even though we're not considering it is close to a thousand feet. We have collected a petition of over 500 signatures in support of our case. Those in support are primarily customers within the grocery store and would like the added convenience of a liquor store. Those signing petitions are not only support the zoning request, but also support Mr. Deng's involvement in the community and all of these done. I asked Mr. Danks to stop the petition shortly after began, mainly because we had made our point. Those using Vientine Plaza for their shopping and dining experience support this case. I will be prepared to discuss in detail all of the portions of the application, assuming if the council approves this request. And I appreciate your time, your work for Arlington, and respectfully request that you grant a public hearing for our case. We have to answer any questions. Any questions for Mr. Clausson? Miss K. Partt? Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, Mr. Clausson. Mr. Clausson? Ms. K. Park. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, Mr. Clausson. Mr. Clausson, I've not watched the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Was the objection from some of the commissioners the proximity of the school? There was one comment, Ms. K. Park, concerning the school's distance requirements. The other command was it was more of a crime activity in the East Darlington area. So both are the only two commands and it was never brief. Okay, thank you. Ms. Ma'am. Any other questions or comments from Mr. Clauson? Okay. Thank you, Mr. Clauson. Ms. Garcia, do we have any speakers on this item? We have no other speakers. Okay. Then with that, I'll now ask Council to take action and we have a motion for approval for Mr. Shepard a second for Mr. Sutton any other discussion please cast your votes. motion passes. Next we move to citizen participation. Ms. Garcia do we have any speakers for citizen participation? We do, Mayor. We have one speaker. Okay. If you could go over the speaker decorum and guidelines and then announce our first speaker. Thank you, Mayor. We have a citizen participation gives the public an opportunity to make comments or address concerns which are not posted on the evening's agenda. However, please understand that the Mayor and Council are not permitted by law to respond or address your concerns at this time, as these items are not included on the posted council agenda for this evening. The mayor and council may only ask clarifying questions and or direct staff to take appropriate action. Speakers will be given three minutes to make their comments. We have Chris Dobson. Are you on the line with have Chris Dobson. Are you on the line, Mr. Dobson? We are. Mr. Dobson, go ahead. Go ahead. Mr. Dobson? Hello? Hello, can you hear me? This is Chris Dobson. My address is 2708 Buffalo Drive, Arlington, Texas. And I come before the Mayor and Council and City Manager and City Attorney and City Secretary to again address some ethical lapses that I've seen by our City officials. In reviewing the 2019 campaign finance reports, I've noticed a number of corporations which have donated to candidates. Specifically in 2019 campaign finance report number four for Jeff Williams. for Jeff Williams, I find SB foods to have contributed as well as red roof in contributions by corporations to candidates in the state of Texas are considered a felony. I also found a number of misdemeanor violations involving the donations of cash to large to be accepted. The state limit is $100 and Jeff Williams 2019 campaign finance report November 3. You will find a contribution by one Chuck Parker who I believe to be Charlie Parker, former councilman, who donated $500 cash. These felonies and misdemeanors are untenable in the view of the public trust, which I believe has now been violated. I would like all council members to go back through their campaign finance reports to see if they have also Likewise taken money from corporations It's Supprising I guess to some maybe the number of times that you hear business coming before this council in which they have contributed to our council members and Mayor, line marker earlier has donated. I noticed that David Deng has also contributed to the mayor. These sorts of improprieties lead to the lack of turnout we see in voting and in community programs because people no longer have faith that there's an equal bar for all people. The fact that our council continues to provide special exemptions for hotels or sorry apartment buildings, approving special agreements with downtown business in the entertainment district and the veridian turn zones also shows an unacceptable intertwining of business and governmental authority. We need to make sure, and particularly our city officials need to make sure that the laws are being followed. We are not allowing people to get away with abusing their authority and saying that they are above reproach. We need to make sure that they are above reproach. We need to make sure that we are all following the rules. Thank you, Mr. Dobson. Thank you. And of course, we cannot respond to you tonight, but we certainly will. And we thank you for your time. Any other speakers tonight, Ms. Garcia? We have no other speakers. All right. With that, thank you for your attention tonight. I certainly appreciate our council members and really appreciate what they do each and every day to make a difference here in our community. Thank you for all the work staff put in here on the budget and now I'll go to announcements there and Ms. Garcia. Do we have an announcement? Yes, I'd like to remind our residents Arlington City Council evening meetings are rebroadcast on Sundays at 6 p.m. and on Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 6.30 a.m. The Council's afternoon work sessions are rebroadcast on Sundays at 1 p.m. Wednesdays at 1.30 p.m. and on Saturdays at 6 p.m. You can also watch meetings online anytime at www.ArlingtonTX.gov. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Miss Cape Art. Thank you, Mayor. My announcement is just to thank all of you. I've had an opportunity to serve with a lot of different council members, several different mayors, had an opportunity to serve with a lot of different council members, several different mayors. And I've never found any of the colleagues that I have worked with to be anything but the most ethical people I could have ever hoped to work for. So while some people may not see that, as I see it, having, it's like a family, as you all know. And we sometimes agree and we sometimes disagree, but I have never, having, it's like a family, as you all know. And we sometimes agree and we sometimes disagree, but I have never, ever encountered a council member that was an ethical and honest. And I wanna thank each of you for having the integrity that you do and for standing before the public and taking the bows and arrows and sleens and everything else that we take. But I'm honored to serve with you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Miss Cape Art. Any other announcements, Mr. Sutton? Thank you, Mayor. I had the opportunity this weekend, been my life to do door hangers for the US Census. And it was a great honor to work on that effort, but the last state-complete the census is the 30th of this month. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Sutton, and such an important time. And Dr. Farmer, thank you for all your promotion there of the census here for so long. Mr. Sutton, thank you for your work this weekend. And of course, it is very important there that we get everyone counted there in our community. Any other announcements? So seeing none and seeing no other business will stand adjourned. Thank you. you you you