I'd now like to call the meeting of the Orange City Council to order. Thank you for everyone coming and I'm very honored to be able to introduce Dr. Von Peaks from the Good News International Christian Center and the chair of our Community Relations Commission and he's going to give her invocation and lead us in the pledge of allegiance. Thank you Dr. Peaks. Please stand. Would you buy your hits with me please? Father tonight, we greet you with thanksgiving and endowed with the knowledge that it's unwise to govern without you. We thank you for bold city leadership that not only acknowledges your existence, but that also dares to enlist your presence. For leadership that seeks to work alongside the spiritual community and you. So we welcome you tonight. We welcome you into Arlington. We give you preeminence and full access to the proceedings, decisions and all the final outcomes that will take place here tonight because you know the end from the beginning. You know the end of the matter. So please make your heart known in these matters as we gather tonight. We petition you now and ask that you release your divine counsel, your wisdom and understanding into our midst. We give you access to the city and its borders. Keep her safe, we pray. Cause your peace to lay upon her. As your servant leaders gather here this evening, may your hand also extend to those who are serving in squad cars, those who are positioned in fire houses and those who are called to ambulatory services. Even as we pray for the injured in Dallas today, who are called to ambulatory services. Even as we pray for the injured in Dallas today, as we lift up those officers and those families, we pray that it would be a slow night here in Arlington, and that you'd keep our men and women safe. And finally, Father, place peace and keep your hand up on Arlington and be pleased with her. I mean, she shines as a beacon and as a testament because of her desire for you. And as millions travel here and gather around our entertainment, business and educational assets, may they encounter you, your angelic host, your peace, and the culture armed with kindness in Jesus' name. Amen. A pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, and liberty and justice for all. On a Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God, one in indivisible. and individual. Well, this is my favorite part of each one of our council meetings because we get to recognize the efforts of special people here. And tonight we're going to start out with recognizing a man who has really given decades of service to our community. Both as a staff member, as a citizen, as a volunteer, as a committed servant to our city. And that man is bill-request. And let me read the proclamation here, and then after I do that, I've got a few more things that I want to share and with that I tell you what I would love for Bill and Judy to come on up here beside me as I read this Bill and Judy Verkest. Here's the proclamation. Whereas Bill Berkesz thrived as a director of engineering for the city of Arlington in which he served our community with immense knowledge and brilliant leadership on projects such as Green Oaks Boulevard, Globe Life Park, and Interstate Highway 33 Bridges Project to name a few. And whereas Bill continues to give back to his community as a current hospital volunteer and as former member of the zoning board of adjustment, which compliments his dedicated service to both the City of Arlington and the State of Texas. And whereas Bill served as the president of the American Public Works Association from 2006 to 2007, where his expertise influenced the public infrastructure throughout the nation, and whereas he has most recently served as the chair of Arlington's Transportation Advisory Committee, where he has led the charge in delivering innovative ideas and recommendations that have resulted in Arlington being known as one of the most innovative cities in transportation in the nation. And whereas I would be remiss if I did not mention the dedicated service of his wife, Judy, which has been nothing short of exemplary and who has faithfully stood beside Bill through every step of his journey. Now therefore I, Jeff Williams, mayor of the City of Arlington, Texas, and on behalf of the Arlington City Council, do hereby proclaim April the 24th, 2018, as Bill Verrequeste. Now, some personal comments before I let Bill take this microphone. Bill has made so many contributions here to our city and his leadership, Anistonacity, and his organization are second to none. It is amazing how he is so diligent in getting things done. One of the men who continues to progress, well, Bill hasn't seen to slow down, no matter where he's been and what he's done. And then of course, it was really recognized when he was elected as the national president of the American Public Works Association, which really does. That's the city engineers and directors of Public Works across the nation. And here he served in that role and continues. They call on him all the time. But then there was, when we needed a leader for our citizens transportation committee, there was Bill still ready to go and he like say he hadn't slowed down at all and he came in and a very large committee 31 members. one of them and I attended the last meeting and it was amazing. Bill had each one of the committee members to go around and share their experience. And every one of them talked about the opportunity to share and the bonds that had been formed in that committee whether they agreed or not, they worked well together. And then interestingly enough, you know, from the recommendations of that Citizens Committee, our staff has taken that and now we have been on the National News with our rideshare program in VIA and then even what we've done with the autonomous vehicles, this committee has set us on a great path of innovation and transportation and you talk about finishing well now here's when you talk about finishing Here's the tough part Bill and Judy are moving to Be with their family in Arizona So I'm sure they will be working hard out there wherever they go But they are going to be missed because we call on them so many times to help us with so many things here in our community. And when you look around at so many of the things that were built, and I just picked out Green Oaks Boulevard because it circles our city, and many of those sections were so hard to get done and Bill provided leadership on that. And I remember when he first came there and he helped shepherd getting Glowblife Park across the finish line. And then of course also was very key in getting the funding and getting everything going on Interstate 30, the Three Bridges Project, just to name a few of the things around. There our director of engineering makes such a difference, but yet Bill didn't stop. He was a citizen too and a volunteer. And then Judy has been so faithful. And being there with him and being beside him, the Verkest have made a big difference. Thank you, Bill and Judy, and Bill would love to hear from you if you were. Thank you. Applause. Well, thank you very much, Mayor. I really appreciate the Bill Verkest. I haven't had a day before. I haven't. But it's really been great to be a citizen, a resident here of the city of Arlington. When I came to town, we were about half the size we are now, so it's growing quite a bit in infrastructure challenges have been there. But as one of your predecessors said, it's really good, it's really nice to be recognized. So I appreciate it, and I thank you very much for that. So let me summarize our time here in the city of Arlington this way. Thank you for every opportunity afforded to us. Thank you for every challenge presented to us, and I will tell you there were a few more of those and I probably wanted to do. And more importantly, thank you for every friendship made because this city is full of our friends and we appreciate everyone. Thank you so very much Well, the next proclamation is pretty interesting. You all see that we are in new council chambers. It was only what a couple of years ago till the lady moving maps were in our old council chambers and they told us that they were not going to need any help getting out of the old council chambers. Well, all the old council chambers were not. The slope was so great that it was not an accessibility or accessibility problem. It was so steep. But the lady moving maves got out of there without any help and they worked at it but they showed there were true athletes getting out of that old council chamber. So you can see now this is easy for you national champions, you know, here to be able to get in and out of here. But I thought it was appropriate that they would be excelling once again and before us here. So let me read the proclamation here for our Lady Move and Maps. Whereas in the spring of 2013, the University of Texas at Arlington established the Lady Move and Maps sports club team signing Morgan Wood from Tennessee as the first full-time UTA student on the team and three-time Paralympian Jason Nelms is volunteer coach. And whereas in the fall of 2013 the Lady Movin Mazz began their inaugural season with five players and one full-time UTA student athlete increasing their number to nine full-time student athletes in 2014. And whereas the young team continue to work and grow under the direction of Lady Movin Mav's Coach Nelms and support a program director, Doug Garner, winning their first national championship in 2016, and finishing his runner-up in the National Tournament in 2017, as the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Intercollegiate National Championships. And whereas this spring the UTA Lady Movin Mavs won their second NWA-BA championship with a 65-55 win over the University of Alabama. That isn't that awesome. Wow. Along with the selection of senior Rose Hollerman as MVP of the Women's Intercollegiate Division and the Player of the Game in the Championship Game. Now therefore, I, Jeff Williams, Mayor of made the city of Arlington and on behalf of the Arlington City Council do hereby proclaim April 24, 2018 as Lady Movin Mavs Day. Y'all come on up. Y'all come on through. You know I'm sorry we're not presenting a bigger challenge for you in this chamber, you know. Would one of you all like to speak? Does that grow? No. Awesome. Really, this team started about five years ago and we couldn't have done it with Morgan Wood. It was unbelievable experience to start this with UTA but we couldn't do it without all the backing of Arlington. And it means so much that the girls are able to come here and sit in front of you guys as champions once again So I really just want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you guys Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. I think it's glad that one Texas team can be Alabama. Well, yes, I've got trouble now, didn't I? I'd now like to call upon Robert Shipper, our council member here to do our next proclamation. Thank you, Mayor. I get the distinct privilege of proclaiming or giving a proclamation for older Americans months. So, Ms. Roy, as the lead ambassador for aging will, if you'll come up with anyone else that wants to come up to accept this proclamation. Let's all go out. How are you going to see you? We've got all of you great. Whereas Ambassadors for Agingwell Membership includes over 400 older residents of Arlington who enrich and strengthen our community. And whereas the City of Arlington is committed to engaging and supporting older adults, their families and caregivers. And whereas we acknowledge the importance of taking committed to engaging in supporting older adults, their families, and caregivers. And whereas we acknowledge the importance of taking part in activities that promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being no matter your age. And whereas ambassadors raging well and rich the lives of individuals of every age by promoting home and community-based services that support independent living, involving older adults and community planning events and to other activities and proving opportunities for older adults to work, volunteer, learn, lead, and mentor. Now therefore, W. Jeff Williams, Mayor of the City of Arlington, Texas. And on behalf of the Arlington City Council does hereby proclaim the month of May 2018 as older Americans month. Yes, I would like to say just a word or two. I'd like to thank the mayor and the City Council for the support they've shown us over the last few years. The last four and a half years that the ambassadors have been formed. We claim partial credit for the energy behind the new senior activity center that's going to be built over on West Green Oaks and we can't wait to see that come to fruition. We have started the musical memory singers which is a singing group every Thursday morning for people with early to mid stage dementia and their caregivers and community volunteers. We're offering free Tai Chi lesson starting next Saturday for the next consecutive five Saturdays at 201 East Abrams Street. And we do whatever we can to make life as good as it can be for all of Arlington, but especially with respect to those 50 and over. So thank you all for your support. I now let's call upon Dr. Victoria for our mires, whenever council members do the next proclamation. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks here. Please. Very good. It's now my pleasure to read the following proclamation. Whereas letter carriers with help from other postal crafts and thousands of other volunteers will stage a blitz on Saturday, May 12th to combat hunger in America, conducting national association letter carriers annual stamp out hunger food drive in every US state and jurisdiction. And whereas the annual and aC food drive is the largest one day food collection in the nation, in which you can help by placing your donations of food items like canned or non-perishable items at your mailbox on Saturday, May 12th, before your letter of carrier arrives to take to the post office to be delivered to Arlington Charities. And whereas the food drive is the hallmark of the Union's tradition of community services, a tradition that includes numerous heroic acts by carriers as they deliver mail along their routes. And whereas the city of Arlington is proud to recognize the significant and important contributions of the postal employees to the communities they serve. Now therefore, I, Mayor Jeff Williams. On behalf of the Arlington City Council, due to hereby proclaim Saturday, May 12, 2018, as National Association of Letter Curiors, annual fruit dot day. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This is the NALC's 26 year of the food drive. It is important. It is important. It is important that all of you, as well as your neighbors, spread the word, will be collecting food, may the 12th, all day. All day. So if someone misses your food, don't hesitate to call the post office. They'll send someone out to pick the food up because all the food that's collected stays in Arlington. We feed our own. So this is in Vegas, anything that goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas, all the food collected stays in Arlington. So thank you. Next, we'll move to appointments to boards and commissions and I'd like to turn to Miss Sopino or city secretary. No appointments this evening, Mayor. The Miss Sopino, could you go over speaker guidelines in general to CORE? Yes, thank you. We ask that citizens and other visitors and attendants assist in preserving the order and a CORE of this meeting. Any person making personal, profane slander or threatening remarks are who becomes disruptive addressing the mayor and council or while attending the city Council meeting, maybe remove from the council chambers. For speakers tonight, when your name is called, please come to the microphone of the podium and state your name and address for the record. During public hearings, the applicant will be asked to speak first and will be given five minutes to make their presentation and will be allowed three minutes for any rebuttal. Speakers in support or an opposition of an item will be given three minutes to make their statements. To the extent possible, please refrain from repeating testimony, which has already been given. A bell will signal the end of each speaker's time and consideration of other speakers. Please wrap up your comments promptly when you hear the bell, and we ask that you address your comments to the mayor and council. Next, we'll move to approval of items from executive session, Ms. Sapino. Thank you, mayor. Tonight we have three items for approval from executive session. The first two are condemnation resolutions which require separate votes and motions. So the first is a resolution authorizing condemnation of a drainage easement of 2,574 square feet. For public use in, over, through and across land located in the David Russell survey. Abstract number 1323, tracked 1K and a portion of 1R, Tarant County, Texas, and a part of Track of Land, more fully described in a warranty deed with vendors lean recorded, an instrument number D194223600, deed records, Tarant County, Texas, otherwise known as 4,000 Curry Road, Arlington, Texas. Lots of call upon council member Charlie Parker. I hope this likes work and can you hear me? Yes. I move that the city council authorize the use of the power of immigrant domain by the city of Arlington to acquire the property necessary for public use as read by the city secretary and is more fully described in the resolution for this item. Mr. Pino, are there any speakers on this item? No speakers, Mayor. Okay, then I'll call for a second. Okay, we have a motion for approval from Council Member Parker and a second from Council Member Glaspy. Police catcher votes. Motion passes. Our second resolution is a resolution authorizing condemnation of a street right of way easement of 8,699 square feet, slope easements of 2159 square feet and a drainage easement of 4,036 square feet for public use in, over through and across. A tract of land located in the David Russell Survey, abstract number 1323, track W1, or 1W, excuse me, and described by Meets and Bounds in a Substitute Trustees deed recorded in volume 9753. Page 589, deed records, Tarrant County, Texas. Otherwise known as 16901, Russell Curry Road, City of Arlington, Tarant County, Texas. Mr. Pino, are there any speakers on this item? No speakers, Mayor. Okay, then I'll call for a motion. Charlie, Mr. Parker. Thank you. I move that the City Council authorize the use and the power of emirate domain by the City of Arlington to acquire the property necessary for public use as read by the City Secretary and is more fully described and the resolution for this item. Okay. We have a motion from Council Member Parker and then we have a second from Council Member K. Part. Please caster votes. Motion passes. On our third resolution is authorizing payment into the registry of the county court of At Law, of the award of special commissioners in the condemnation case styled City of Arlington versus Sundress resources LLC at all cause number 2018, 0,2-1 relative to the acquisition of 85,777 square feet of land for a water line easement for the Bethesda 24 inch water line extension Mansfield Cardinal Road Hudson Cemetery Road and Eden Road Project. Mr. Pino, are there any speakers on this item? No speakers, Mayor. Okay, then I'll call for a motion. We have a motion for approval from Councilmember Shepherd and a second from Councilmember K. Part, police catch your votes. Motion passes. Next we move to approval of minutes, Mr. Pino. Thank you, Mayor. Tonight we have the special meeting minutes from April 3rd, 2018, and the afternoon and evening meeting minutes from April 10th, 2018. Are there any additions or corrections from council members? Okay, seeing none, Mr. Pino, are there any speakers on this? No speakers, Mayor. Okay, then I'll call for a motion. We have a motion for approval from Council member Waman and a second from Council member for our Mars. Please cast your votes. Motion passes. Next we move to approval of consent agenda, Miss Sapino. Thank you, Mayor. The consent agenda this evening contains 14 minute orders, one ordinance and 11 resolutions. One, the minute orders seek to authorize one renewal of annual requirements contract for invasive plant removal at Johnson Creek Restoration Area, two annual requirements contract for vapor wake detection canines, three and four renewal of annual requirements contract for portable toilet rental and maintenance, and for PPG AccuTab CalCCM, Hypochlorite tablets. Five annual requirements contract for the rental delivery installation and pick up of traffic control devices. Six and seven construction contracts for fire station number four roof replacement and for the Arlington Police West Station roof replacement. Number eight is an engineering services contract for South Collins East or South Collins Street East Park Row Drive to East Pioneer Parkways for 303 9 is amendment to minute order 06 27 2017-004 for the body-worn cameras accessories and software contract for the police department 10 through 12 is purchase of walking and excavator resale items for the Parks and Recreation Department and moving services for the downtown library. Number 13 is a 42-month lease agreement with Vesage GPS software module for electric golf cars. And 14 is light up Arlington Fireworks. The ordinance is seek to authorize 15 zoning case PD 17-8, Greater Texas Federal Credit Union, 14-17 and 14-25 North Center Street, and the Resolution Seek to Authorize, 16, which is Texas Water Development Board, Principal for Giftness Agreement, 17 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Filing of Application, Designation of Authorized Representative, and Designation of TWDB as Management Agency. Number 18 program year 2018 HUD Action Plan for CDBG home and ESG. Nineteen is the 2018 Neighborhood Matching Grants Award. Twenty is the denial of Encore's application for approval of a distribution cost recovery factor. And number 21 is a continued participation in the Encore City Steering Committee and the payment of the participation fee and in the Atmos City Steering Committee and the payment of that participation fee. and in the Atmos City steering committee and the payment of that participation fee. clarification on 8.6 if we could that is fire station number 14. Yes sir. And then I would like to request for item number 819 that's the 2018 neighborhood matching grant awards. That has had a great impact on our city here in this last year and I would love to hear from Miss Sarah Stubblefield from our staff to highlight here some of the awards here on the 2018 neighborhood matching grant awards if you could share with Ms. Stubblefield. Good evening, Mayor and Council. I'm excited to talk to you guys about the neighborhood matching grants for this cycle. We have nine projects that are on your agenda tonight. Many of them are entryway projects, which is how people get into their neighborhoods. So projects that beautify and identify those neighborhoods are on here also a neighborhood trail project and a playground remulch for the kids playground in one of our neighborhoods. And we actually, I think, have a lot of neighbors here tonight that came in support. And I think thanks for a grant award. If you're here for your neighborhood matching grant, can you stand up just for a second? Wow. So these guys put a lot of work into their applications and I think there's some really great projects that we'll see coming online in the next year. And just for your knowledge, since this program started with the approval of this resolution, we'll be at almost $700,000 for this program into our neighborhoods to 93 different neighborhoods. Thank you, Ms. Doublefield. And thank you to each one of the citizens for caring enough about your neighborhood. And we know it takes time to get the application together to get all your neighbors together and agree on the project and so forth. And thank you for that because you're making a difference there. And hopefully we'll look forward to going around and seeing the improvements here over the course of the next year. Do you have any comments from any of the council members? Okay. With that, thank you for coming out and thank you, Ms. Stubblefield, for heading up that program. Ms. Appino, do we have any speakers in support or opposition to the items on the consent agenda? We do, Mayor. We do have the applicant here on the ordinance. I'm just if needed for PD 17-8, just a council had questions. And then we had one speaker and three non-speakers here in support of 819. So our speaker is Carla Vita. Ms. Vita. And if you could state your name and address for the record, that would be great. Okay. My name is Carla Vida. My address is 21, 17, Royal Dominion Court, and I'm representing the Royal Dominion Homeowners Association. And we just want to say thank you so much to the city for this resource. This is incredible resource. All of us are longtime Arlington residents, but this is the first we actually knew of this. And so that is so exciting to have a resource to be able to update our neighborhoods a little bit and provide some lighting and resources for all of the pedestrians and visitors that come to the city of Arlington. And especially when I think as Sarah Stubblefield for her help in guiding everyone through this process. Thank you, Ms. Vita. And we have three non-speakers here in support also, the 819, if you could just raise your hand when your name is called, Scott Souter, Michelle Lowe, and John Jerrick. And those are our cards, Mayor. Great. Then with that, I will call for a motion. We have a motion for approval from Council Member Thalman and a second from Council Member Parker. Please cast your votes. Motion passes. Can't wait to see these neighborhood projects going to be awesome. All right, next we'll move to the public hearing, ordinances first reading. We have zoning case PD 17-18, bested below 4200 South Collins Street. And miss I have understand we have a continuance on this one. Is everybody in agreement to continue to continue this case? All right. Then we'll move forward. Next we'll move to Ordinance's first and final reading. We have Or providing for the issuance of $4,650,000 water and wastewater system revenue bond series 2018. And I'll call upon Mr. Mike Finley, Director and CFO with Finance Department. Thank you, Mayor and Mr. City Council, Mike Finley, Chief Financial Officer. This is the first and final reading of an ordinance awarding the sale and providing for the issuance of City of Arlington, Texas Water and Waste Water System Revenue Bond Series 2018 through the Texas Water Development Board in the aggregate principal amount of $4,650,000. This also approves an escrow agreement and a paying agent registrar agreement approving the form of said bonds and enacting other provisions relating there too. A couple of things about these bonds They're funding 2018 CIP projects the true interest cost is 1.06 percent which is about 165 basis points lower than normal Saving us about 756,000. I'll be glad to take any questions. Any questions from Mr. Finley? It's always great to hear about cost savings. That's right. Okay, Mr. Glaspie. Thank you, Mayor. Just, just, just, clarification. So, we as, our rate would be 1.65 or 1.65. Thank you, Mayor. Just, just, just, for clarification. So, we as, our rate would be 1.65 or 1.65. The rate is 1.06%. That's the true interest cost over the 20 year life of the bonds. So it's locked in, yes sir. It's locked in now. Yes, that's not a variable rate. Okay. All right. Any other questions? All right. Mr. Pinot, are there any speakers on this side? No, speaker, smare. Okay, then I'll call for a motion. We have a motion for approval from Councilmember Glaspin, a second from Councilmember Waman, please cast your votes. Motion passes. Next, we move to resolutions. First one is United Purcell Service Incorporated, amended and restated chapter 380 program agreement and I'll call upon Mr. Jim Parish on Deputy City Manager. Mayor and Council, before you tonight is is an amended agreement, 380 agreement for United Postal Service. This would extend the agreement one year to allow them to finish the project, which would involve 1,100,000 square feet of industrial and distribution space and result in 1,400 new jobs coming to our to our only ten. So this would extend the contract agreement by one year. Any questions from Mr. Parasjan? Okay, Ms. Sapino, are there any speakers on the Sun? No, speakers, Mayor. Okay, then I'll call for a motion. motion. We have a motion for approval from Councilmember K. Partt and a second from Council Member Thalman, please cast your votes. Motion passes. This is a very significant project in our town bringing a lot of jobs and a lot of investment here in our community. And in fact, just two weeks ago, I mean, quite two weeks ago, this project was nominated for one of the top industrial projects in the Metroplex. And this is the largest UPS facility in the Metroplex. And it was really want to commend our city staff on their work to bring UPS into our community. And it is going to be located at 360 and I-20 on that southwest corner of that intersection right beside the summit auto performance parts there. So a very significant project. And one of the reasons they need more time is that the conveyor system and separator system is state of the art, the best in the nation that will be installed in this facility. So very excited about what is happening there. Next we'll move to 13.2 Southwest Restaurant Equipment Incorporated Second Amendment to the Tax Abatement Agreement. Call it again, Abel and Mr. Parishon. Mayor and Councilor, what you have before you is a second amendment to our Tax Abatement Agreement with this project. This project would construct a 55,000 square foot two-story mixed-use facility along Arkansas Lane. This just extends two deadlines in the agreement to match up with the deadline that was extended in the first amendment. Any questions for Mr. Parasjan? And then Miss Sopino, are there any speakers on this item? No, the speaker is Mayor. Okay, then I. Pino, are there any speakers on this item? No, speakers, Mayor. Okay, then I'll call for a motion. We have a motion from Council Member Wolff for approval and a second from Council Member Walman, please cast your votes. Motion passes. Okay, next we'll move to citizen participation. And, Miss Alpino, could you go over the speaker guideline in decorum? Yes, Mayor Citusan. Participation gives a public and 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 Post and Council agenda for this evening. The Mayor and Council may only ask clarifying questions and are direct staff to take appropriate action. Speakers will be given three minutes to make their comments. Okay, I'd like to call upon Mr. Bill Middleton. Mr. Middleton, if you can state your name and address for the record, thank you. Mr. Middleton, if you can state your name and address for the record, thank you. Name is William Middleton. I live at 1111 North Center, which is right on the fringe of the entertainment district and in district one. What I'd like to visit with the council in May or about tonight is we were at the work session today and of course you're aware of the continuing issues that are being brought up regarding short-term rentals. I'd like to first of all thank everyone from the Council for your diligence and your attention and all your questions that were posed today in the level of seriousness that you put on it. On behalf of us, we're the people that have to live with these things. I'd like to mention again that I'm here on behalf of NANO and myself, but roughly about a dozen neighbors that are sort of a little organization that is in Avondale place, which is the neighborhood we're in. We have six of these within sight. They're within sight of my driveway. Two of these, I wish I had neighbors as good as them, in some cases. Four of them, they can go elsewhere. The biggest thing I wanted to bring to you is the comments that we heard today during the work session brought up a very strong commonality of issues that we have as well as you have. A clear and workable permit process that identifies who these people are, what they're doing, so that everybody knows about them. It's transparent, it's upfront. I keep and see limits, so we don't wind up having 30 people in a house. Parking restrictions. A clear line of enforcement that can happen immediately with an authoritative agency that can come out and address the situation, whether it is in conjunction with the police department, if it's a 24-7 hour number that we call, whatever, so that something that is creating an issue that is outside just a normal nuisance can be handled and dealt with in the owner of the property understands. He's made a big boo-boo and he's going to pay for it. At 24, seven contact that the city has their number, they know who they are and they can get a hold of them and say, hey, you need to get to your property. There's a problem. Required owner's liability and property insurance and property damage coverage to protect we the neighbors that live next door to these people. We wind up doing things like driving vehicle into my bushes. Things like that. Required safety items on the property to protect the renters that was talked about today during the work session. No exterior signage or advertising. But our big concern is from the work session today is a very strong push to make a rush to judgment and get this done now, now, now. This is a complicated issue. It needs a comprehensive, well thought out, well structured, well organized answer that really solves it. Not something that is put together in a week and pushed through. Please, for us, the residents that have to live with this, take your time. Let's do it right one time. Okay? And very quickly, there were some questions about finding places that do this locally and have done it well other than the West Coast and Austin. Strongly encourage you to look at the Galveston ordinance. I brought a copy of it. I can get a copy of it. I sent a copy to Miss Farah Myers and Mr. Glassby. Galveston had a very unique way of developing that ordinance and I'd be very happy to talk to you about how they developed it and why it works. I've got a number of friends that live down there and deal with the Galveston ordinance on a regular basis. Thank you, Mr. Middleton. Thank you very much. Appreciate it very much. Next we have Anthony Nagy. Anthony Nagy, 1000 Curtis Court. I too is at this meeting this afternoon. And I thank you for all the work that you do. But I have a few sour grapes you might say. Here's what I observed. I was surprised to learn that some of the council members remarked that today was the first time they realized the issues and the prickly but major problem, a short-term rental presence in Arlington, and the degree of pleated ignorance and confusion. This is in spite of attempts by the state legislators endeavoring to take away city's rights to control short-term rentals. This is in spite of city staff being involved in state legislative affairs of important starleton. This is in spite of the hotel association and community such as Austin, Galveston, beating back the intention of state control. This in spite of citywide town hall meetings and public surveys by consultants spending taxpayer dollars with action languishing being superseded by bicycle renters and drop off boxes. I heard redundant justification because members were not members of a committee, which I believe is a municipal policy committee. I then considered the bane and problems of all organizations, lack of communication. I then thought, doesn't the standing committee's issue or don't the standing committee's issues report to the whole body. Don't they issue reports? Are the reports read in order to disseminate this information? Only one at large council members seem to be aware of the various building codes that may influence the control of short-term rentals. This particular at large council member is the only one that has ever answered my emails and has walk around town how it means to discuss constituent issues. One question from a council person hit the nail on the head and that was in regard to enforcement. This is a very good question because I don't think the city does a very good job of existing enforcement such as maximum occupancy. I won't go into the issue because of the statement offered by staff that various criteria for enforcement are, and I quote, up in the air. I was finally somewhat satisfied when I heard common agreement that no council member wanted a short-term rental next to their residence, and that consensus was that control was of, quote, primary priority. I was glad to hear that. Even though more time was needed to study the issue to come up with a solution that would not be continuously revisited, with all these things in my head, well, I was driving home to write this. I still wonder if the can will continue to be kicked down the road given the upcoming election. So I hope that you will pursue this with diligence. It's not an easy problem. I've lived here 39 years and it's a rash. A cancer occurring in District 1. I plead with you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Nagy. Next we'll move to Chris Dobson. Hello, Mayor and Councilor Harry, all doing today. I hope you've had a good couple weeks since the last time we talked or in the case of a few of us just a couple of days. It's kind of upsetting, I threw a costume party and everybody showed up in a costume. Some of you think that these are the clothes we wear and define who we are as people. But really, don't we look more at the heart of a man and the words that he speaks than the actual clothes on his body? I've said before that I think business suits are a sign of class affiliation as gang colors are to gang affiliation. We have a lot of citizens in our town who don't go to Texas Rangers games or Dallas Cowboys games who never have been to a black tie function. And yet they continue to persist in Arlington. After a decade I have continued to persist in Arlington. And though you look at me as a man with a costume on, let me tell you all now that I'm very serious about improving the way this city runs. But I like to have fun. Two weeks ago I brought a keg of beer out there, and none of you would come out and talk to me. Various conditions apply. But again, I will invite you to come out and talk with the residents who have been here through this council meeting outside these very doors, very expensive doors, these doors, and not be forced by regulation to only ask clarifying questions, but to engage in a real discussion, to spend your time like these citizens of Arlington are spending their time. I hope that, despite the antics I have pulled throughout the years, that we come to a place in Arlington where no voice is ignored, everyone is in equal, and entitlement isn't kept to a minimum because it is good for us as a city. So I appreciate your time tonight. Thank you. Thank you. Next we'll move to announcements, Ms. Sapino. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to remind our residents that 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. Does anybody else have any other announcements? Seeing none, I think that concludes the business of tonight. Thank you for coming out and we'll stand adjourn.