Dec 10, 2024 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

[A. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING. TODAY IS DECEMBER THE 10TH, 2024. THE TIME IS 6 P.M, AND THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE DESOTO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. AT THIS TIME, WOULD

[B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

[C. CITIZEN APPEARANCES The Planning and Zoning Commission invites citizens to address the Commissioners on any topic not already scheduled for Public Hearing. Citizens wishing to speak should complete a "Citizen Comment Card" and return it to the table prior to the meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Planning and Zoning Commission cannot take action on items not listed on the agenda. However, your concerns may be addressed by City Staff, placed on a future agenda, or responded to by some other course. Anyone desiring to speak on an item scheduled for a Public Hearing is requested to hold their comments until the Public Hearing on that item]

[D. CONSENT AGENDA Any item may be withdrawn from the consent agenda and acted on separately. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the approval of each item in accordance with Staff Recommendations.]

AUTHORIZES THE APPROVAL OF EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM WHICH REQUIRES APPROVAL THIS EVENING, AND THAT IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEETINGS.

MINUTES FOR PLANNING AND ZONING. REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER THE 12TH, 2024. COMMISSIONERS HAVING ALREADY RECEIVED THOSE MINUTES AND REVIEWING THEM. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS? MR. CHAIRMAN, AS I WAS NOT AT THAT LAST MEETING UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TWO SHOWS ME AS VOTING. YAY FOR THAT ITEM. SO JUST NEED TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE SAME THING THAT I HAD, MR. DEWBERRY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES WITH THE CORRECTION OF REMOVING MR. DEWBERRY FROM THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELL. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LAURER.

AND ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSES. ALL RIGHT. IT IS. IT IS APPROVED. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TO ITEM E, THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE FIRST ITEM, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO REZONE A 2.946 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING TRACT 7.1 AND 8.1, IN THE JOHN LEWIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT 774, ALSO KNOWN AS 1404 AND 1406 SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, FROM EXISTING AGRICULTURE TO SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL SFR TOWNHOMES. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, SOUTH OF PARKERVILLE ROAD, AND NORTH OF BEAR CREEK ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS JJ CELLULAR AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS RODOLFO CARRILLO. THIS IS CASE NUMBER Z153424 AND WE HAVE NOTE STATING THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS AGENDA ITEM BE TABLED TO THE JANUARY 14TH, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT MORE TIME TO RESPOND TO STAFF, REVIEW COMMENTS AND TO FINALIZE THEIR PROPOSED SITE PLAN. WITH THAT BEING, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A SCHOOL, BUSINESS AND SCHOOL COMMERCIAL TRADE WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING THAT IS ADDRESSED AS 101.02 XL AND TO RESCIND SP 154. ORDINANCE NUMBER

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[1. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider making a recommendation to the City Council on an applicant's request to rezone a 2.946 acre tract of land legally described as being Tracts 7.1 and 8.1 in the John Lewis Survey, Abstract 774 (1404 & 1406 S. Hampton Road) from existing Agricultural (A) to Single Family Attached Residential (SFA/Townhomes). The property is generally located along the east side of S. Hampton Road, south of Parkerville Road and north of Bear Creek Road. The applicant is JJ Cuellar and the property owner is Rodolfo Carrillo. (Case # Z-1534-24) The applicant has requested that this agenda item be tabled to the January 14, 2025, Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting to allow the applicant more time to respond to staff review comments and to finalize their proposed Site Plan.]

SINCE WE'RE NOT CLOSING IT, THE ONLY MOTION WE'LL NEED IS EITHER IF WE'RE GOING TO. IF YOU WANT TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN CLOSE IT. IF THE COMMISSION WANTS TO LEAVE IT OPEN, THERE WILL BE A NEED TO BE A MOTION TO LEAVE IT OPEN. OKAY. TO A DATE CERTAIN. SO WE'LL HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE JANUARY 14TH, 2025. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BROOKS AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GRAHAM THAT WE CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THIS MEETING UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS JANUARY THE 14TH, 2025. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSES THE MOTION CARRIES. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON BACK TO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS TO

[2. Conduct Public Hearing and consider making a recommendation to the City Council on an applicant's request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to establish and operate a “School, Business and School, Commercial Trade” within an existing building that is addressed as 100 and 102 Ezell Drive and to rescind SUP-154/Ordinance No. 1274-98 which allowed outside storage for one of the prior tenants at 102 Ezell Drive. The applicant is Melissa Cuellar of MT Training Center and the property owner is Fort Box LLC. (Case #Z-1533-24)]

THE PROPOSED TRADE SCHOOL ALIGNS WITH THE GENERAL USES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE USE WILL NOT GENERATE EXCESSIVE NOISE, TRAFFIC DISTURBANCES OR DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OUT OF CHARACTER OF THIS OF THE AREA. THE USE IS HARMONIOUS,

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THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO OPERATE THE SCHOOL DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE PROPERTY HAS ADEQUATE PARKING. ADEQUATE AND REQUIRED PARKING, AND NOTICES FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2027, 2024, IN THE DAILY FORECAST NEWSPAPER AND STAFF MAILED 158 NOTIFICATIONS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 AND 400FT OF THE SUBJECT SITE, AND ONE LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT AND ALSO SHOWING THE LANDSCAPE THAT IS ON THE PROPERTY. THE APPLICANT ALSO SUBMITTED THIS FLOOR PLAN OF THE BUILDING SHOWING THE OFFICES, AS WELL AS THE AREAS THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BE USING FOR HANDS ON TRAINING, WHICH IS ALL THE AREAS IN IN BLUE. THE AREAS IN GREEN ARE THE OFFICES AND OTHER SPACES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN A FOR THIS USE. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR SUP TO OPERATE AND ESTABLISH BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL TRADE SCHOOL AT 100 AND 102 IZZO DRIVE IS PRESENTED AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT STAFF CANNOT ANSWER, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO ANSWER. AND LIKE I SAID AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE. COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU MAY ASK THEM AT THIS TIME. I GOT A QUESTION. MISS MUNOZ, HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU. MY QUESTION IS, WAS IT THE APPLICANT THAT REQUESTED THE RESCISSION OF THE SUP? 154.

YES, IT IS THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OWNER, BECAUSE THAT SUP IS NO LONGER USEFUL BECAUSE THEY THEY ARE THE THEY 102 ISRAEL DRIVE, WHICH IS, WHICH WAS PART OF THIS BUILDING.

THEY ARE THE COMPANY IS NO LONGER USING THAT PORTION OF THE BUILDING IS ACTUALLY THEY MAY BE OUT BY NOW. SO THE IN THIS APPLICANT IS GOING TO USE BOTH THE 100 AND THE WHOLE BUILDING.

SO THAT SUP WAS FOR THE PREVIOUS BUSINESS THAT WAS IN THIS BUILDING, WHICH WAS FOR I CAN'T REMEMBER THE USE, BUT THEY ARE NO LONGER IN OPERATION AND THEY WERE NO LONGER USING THIS BUILDING. SO TO CLEAN UP WITHIN OUR ZONING MAP AND ALL THAT, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO RESCIND SUP THAT ARE NO LONGER VIABLE. OKAY, GREAT. NOW, WAS THIS ORDINANCE CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SUP OR IS IT INDEPENDENT? YEAH. IT'S SUP. THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEY HAVE TO BE APPROVED WITHIN ORDINANCE.

YES. SO IF EVER IT'S GOING TO GO AWAY, IT HAS TO BE RESCINDED AND IT HAS TO BE RESCINDED IN A PUBLIC HEARING LIKE THIS. SAME WAY THAT IT WAS IT WAS ADOPTED. IT HAS TO GO AWAY THE SAME WAY.

GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING. SORRY. I TAKE IT THAT THE SCHOOL IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE GENERALITIES OF THE SCHOOL? YEAH, THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

THEY CAN SPEAK AFTER. YES. OKAY. POINT TAKEN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. DOES THE RETENTION OF THIS SUP PROVIDE OR LIMIT THE FLEXIBILITY OF THIS PROPERTY USED FOR ANY FUTURE TENANTS? WELL, THIS ONE IS GOING AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE THAT WAS THERE BEFORE IN 1 OR 2 EZELL DRIVE. BUT NOW THAT THAT IS NO LONGER IN OPERATION AND IS NO LONGER USED. I MEAN, BECAUSE IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SPECIFIC BUSINESS IN THIS BUILDING. SO NOW THAT IS NO LONGER THERE AND NO LONGER USEFUL. WE DON'T NEED TO KEEP IT BECAUSE THEN WE ARE JUST ENCUMBERING THE PROPERTY WITH SUP THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY. SO A FRESH SUP WILL HAVE TO BE GRANTED FOR THIS ONE FOR THE NEW APPLICATION AND THE OTHER ONE GOING AWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. SHED A LITTLE MORE LIGHT ON THAT SUP THAT WE'RE RESCINDING. ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS AN ELEVATOR COMPANY THAT OCCUPIED THAT BUILDING, AND THEY STORED STEEL, WIRE, ROPE

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ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO BE IN 100 AND 102. YES, THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO OCCUPY THE ENTIRE BUILDING. AND THIS ELEVATOR COMPANY WAS JUST 1 OR 2. I GUESS AT THAT POINT IT WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO. 100 AND 102.

SO THE 102 IS THE ONE THAT DID THE SUP. THAT IS WE ARE NOW RESCINDING BECAUSE THIS NEW APPLICATION IS GOING TO OCCUPY THE ENTIRE BUILDING. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR CLARITY. I THOUGHT WHEN WE DO AN SUP, IT STAYS WITH THE PROPERTY. YES, IT STAYS WITH THE PROPERTY, BUT IT CAN BE RESCINDED. OKAY. YES. JUST LIKE ZONING. SOMEONE CAN HAVE ZONING TODAY AND TOMORROW THEY COME AND THEY WANT TO REZONE IT. SO THE OTHER ONE GOES AWAY. SO WHAT DOES THAT IMPLY? SO IF THEY ARE EXTENDED THE SUP, THAT'S FOREVER. YES, IT GOES WITH THE LAND. UNLESS WE IT GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF RESCINDING LIKE WE ARE DOING NOW WITH THE OTHER SUP. YES, IT GOES WITH THE LAND. SO ON THIS LAND WE ARE CLEANING THE PREVIOUS SUP THAT IS NO LONGER VIABLE FOR THE FOR THE PROPERTY. AND SO THAT WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW THIS SUP IT CAN REMAIN THERE, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARY. LIKE I SAID, IT JUST ENCOMPASSES THE PROPERTY AND NECESSARILY. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. MR. BREWER, TO HELP PROVIDE CLARIFICATION IN YOUR PACKAGES. WE DID INCLUDE A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THAT SUP. 154 IT SHOWS THE DATE THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED THAT ORDINANCE WAS IN SEPTEMBER 15TH OF 1997. AND AGAIN, THAT ORDINANCE AND SUP WAS ONLY FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE. IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BUSINESS GOING ON. SO LET'S SAY ANOTHER BUSINESS CAME IN AFTER 1997 THAT SUP CONTINUED. IT WAS ON OUR MAP WHETHER OR NOT THE BUSINESS INSIDE WANTED TO DO OUTSIDE STORAGE OR NOT. AND SO WHEN WE SAW IT ON THE MAP, WE SAW A NEED TO CLEAN IT UP. WE ASKED THE APPLICANT, WE ASK THE APPLICANT WOULD THEY CONSIDER ADDING THAT TO THEIR CASE? AND THEY SAID YES. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BREWER. COMMISSIONERS. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP DOING MOST LIKELY IS JUST THAT 1997 ORDINANCE WILL JUST BE REVOKED. SO THERE WILL BE A LINE IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THIS SUP THAT SAYS ORDINANCE FROM 97 IS REVOKED. THAT'S ALL THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. AND IT'S JUST GOING TO REMOVE THAT USE FROM THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING AND SEEING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND THE TIME IS 6:18 P.M. AND IF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME. I'M REQUESTING PERMISSION TO READ AN INSTITUTIONAL OVERVIEW TO ANSWER MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS, IF THAT'S OKAY. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FIRST, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. DOCTOR MELISSA CUELLAR, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. EMPTY TRAINING CENTER HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SERVE THE GRAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY SINCE SEPTEMBER 18TH OF 2001. OUR INSTITUTION IS ACCREDITED BY TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION CAREER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES DIVISION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AS A THIRD PARTY EXAMINER. COUNCIL ON OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. WE TAKE PRIDE IN OFFERING AFFORDABLE TUITION TO THE COMMUNITY AND OFFER GENEROUS FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS MOST IN NEED. WE HAVE PROUDLY SERVED MILITARY VETERANS, DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH LANGUAGE BARRIERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED. EMPTY TRAINING CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE SCHOOL TAKES PRIDE IN OFFERING PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEEMED HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS FOR THE WORKFORCE. SOLUTIONS. GREATER DALLAS WE DO OUR VERY BEST TO SET EVERY

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THEREFORE, ALL OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMS EXCEPT FOR COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING ARE 50% ONLINE AND 50% IN PERSON TRAINING. COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, AND GED CLASSES ARE ALL 100% ONLINE DELIVERY. ON SITE, THE SCHOOL WILL OFFER A VARIETY OF THINGS FOR THE STUDENTS, SUCH AS LECTURE CLASSROOMS, TRAINING LABS, SPACE FOR EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. IN THE FUTURE, OUR SCHOOL WISHES TO ADD OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS CYBERSECURITY AND LINESMAN TRAINING. WE'RE ALSO OPEN TO ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR DESOTO BUSINESSES TO MEET THE SHORTAGE, SHORTAGES, AND GROWING DEMAND OF SKILLED LABOR. AS A MEMBER OF THE DESOTO ISD ADVISORY COMMITTEE, EMPTY TRAINING CENTER IS EXCITED TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH DESOTO ISD AND NEIGHBORING CHARTER SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME BEFORE I OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS? CAN YOU GO BACK AND READ? THERE WAS ONE PORTION THAT YOU READ ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY'RE SPENDING. CLASSROOM. COULD YOU JUST REPEAT THAT EACH? I CAN TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY, THE SHORTEST PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IS FOUR WEEKS LONG, BUT THE LONGEST ONE THAT WE HAVE IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS LONG, WHICH IS COMBINATION WELDING. SO IT WOULD BE 50%.

IT'S HYBRID. SO 50% WILL BE DONE ONLINE AND 50% PRACTICAL. SO IN PERSON TRAINING. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL COME BACK TO THAT LATER. IF NONE OF MY COMMISSIONERS ASK YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. BUT AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONERS WITH QUESTIONS? YES. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS. YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING. SAYING AFTERNOON. SO YOU MENTIONED A NUMBER OF TRADE SKILLS. WHAT SPECIFICALLY ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO AT THIS LOCATION? SO YOU MENTIONED A NUMBER OF THEM. SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR THIS LOCATION? WE'RE DOING ALL OF THEM AT THIS LOCATION. OKAY. AND THAT'S WELDING. COSMETOLOGY.

COSMETOLOGY. WHAT ELSE? DIESEL TECH. I CAN READ THEM AGAIN. TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING. AND WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TRAINING PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S WE HAVE CLASS B, CLASS A, CDL AND ALSO ADVANCED CDL TRAINING FOR THE ENTREPRENEUR COMBINATION WELDING DIESEL TECHNOLOGY, BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY AND COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING. SO FOR THE DIESEL OR FOR THE TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING OR SOMETHING, HOW DO YOU PLAN TO FACILITATE THAT SINCE YOU SAID THAT LIKE SOME OF IT WILL BE REMOTE, WILL THAT BE 50% REMOTE AND 50 IT ACTUALLY IS. SO AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WE HAD TO BE VERY CREATIVE IN THE WAY THAT WE DID THINGS, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE WE COULDN'T CONDUCT IN-PERSON TRAINING. SO THE WAY THE PROGRAM IS FASHIONED IS 50% WILL BE ONLINE. WE GET THE STUDENT UP TO THE POINT WHERE THEY GET THEIR LEARNER'S PERMIT, THEIR CLP, AND THEN THEY'LL BE ON THE ROAD. AND WE ACTUALLY WILL HAVE ANOTHER LOCATION IN GRAND PRAIRIE WHERE THEY DO BACKING AND MANEUVERS, WHERE IT'S LIKE A BIG, BIG, HUGE OPEN, OPEN LOT. WHAT ABOUT THE WELDING AND COSMETOLOGY? SO THOSE GENERALLY ARE HANDS ON SO TO SPEAK. CAN YOU 50% FOR BOTH ACTUALLY AND 50% IN PERSON. SO WE'LL HAVE WELDING LAB THAT'S EQUIPPED WITH VIRTUAL WELDING MACHINES AND ACTUAL WELDING MACHINES. WE TRY TO DO A LOT OF VIRTUAL, AT LEAST TO BEGIN WITH, SO WE CAN REDUCE CONSUMABLES. SO YOUR PLANS ARE TO HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION FOR THESE TRADES. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YOU MENTIONED THAT I GUESS THERE WERE MOU ESTABLISHED. WHAT TYPE OF MOU DO YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DESOTO AREA AND WITH WHOM WE. I'M SORRY. OH I'M SORRY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ESTABLISHED YET. WE'RE BANKING. I'M SORRY. OKAY. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? YEAH, I WAS JUST. HE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. I APOLOGIZE, BUT AS OF NOW, WE'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS. SO WE'RE, AGAIN BRAND NEW TO THE AREA, AND WE'RE JUST BANKING ON OR HOPING THAT WE'LL BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THIS TO BE HOUSED IN THIS BUILDING BECAUSE IT CHECKS OFF ALL THE BOXES FOR US. OKAY. BUT BEFORE YOU DECIDED TO MOVE TO DESOTO, HAD THERE BEEN ANY PRELIMINARY PLANNING OR MEETINGS WITH. THERE'S A LOT OF PLANNING REPRESENTATIVES. YES, MA'AM. THERE'S A LOT OF PLANNING. WE REALLY WANTED TO BE CLOSER TO A BUS LINE FOR OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION IS A REALLY BIG BARRIER. WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO LITERALLY HAVE NOTHING. SO THAT I THINK THERE'S A BUS STOP RIGHT ON DANIEL DALE.

SO NOT TOO FAR AWAY. SO WE HAVE A SHUTTLE BUS WHERE WE'LL PICK UP THE STUDENTS AND PICK UP THE,

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THE APPLICATION WAS AMENDED AND THIS WAS RE-ADVERTISED FOR TWO SEPARATE SUPS. SO LET ME READ WHAT OUR BUSINESS SCHOOL SAYS. IT SAYS A BUSINESS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE FOR A PROFIT AND OFFERING INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN A SERVICE OR ART, SUCH AS SECRETARIAL SCHOOL, BARBER COLLEGE, BEAUTY SCHOOL OR COMMERCIAL ART SCHOOL, BUT NOT INCLUDING MANUAL TRADE SCHOOLS.

THAT'S FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL. THEN THE NEXT ONE IS A COMMERCIAL TRADE. IT SAYS A BUSINESS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE FOR PROFIT AND OFFERING INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN TRADES SUCH AS WELDING, BRICKLAYING, MACHINERY OPERATION AND SIMILAR TRADES. THANK YOU MISS MISS.

COMMISSIONERS. OTHER QUESTIONS. MR. COMMISSIONER GRAHAM YES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS STAFF. WHAT CHANGED FROM THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD IN REGARDS TO THIS? WAS IT JUST THE ADDITION? WHAT WAS THE ADDITION? WHY WERE THEY WHY WAS THE APPLICATION AMENDED? THIS WAS. THIS WAS TO INCLUDE BECAUSE WHEN WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE APPLICANT AND TO REALLY FIND OUT ALL THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THIS TRAINING. AND THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT SHE'S NOT JUST DOING, YOU KNOW, BARBERING AND ALL THAT, BUT THESE OTHER THINGS LIKE BRICKLAYING AND THAT IS BEING DESCRIBED IN A COMMERCIAL TRADE TO A POINT WHERE IT STANDING OUT, I MEAN, JUST ONE BUSINESS SCHOOL WAS NOT GOING TO COVER ALL THAT SHE'S DOING. OKAY. AND WHICH ONE OF THOSE

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HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SUBSEQUENT ADVERTISING OR REAPPLICATION, SO THAT USE WERE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THAT USE TONIGHT. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN GO FORWARD, IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A MOTION FOR RECOMMENDATION, IS THE SCHOOL COMMERCIAL TRADE USE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT CAN GO FORWARD TONIGHT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WAS ADVERTISED. AND SO WITH THAT, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT WAS DISCUSSING DRIVING SCHOOL FOR TRUCK DRIVING. THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN COMMERCIAL TRADE SCHOOL USE. IT'S ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN BUSINESS SCHOOL USE.

IF SO, IF THEY DECIDE TO BRING BACK ANOTHER APPLICATION AT A LATER DATE FOR THE BUSINESS USE AND THE DRIVING SCHOOL USE, STAFF WILL PRESENT THAT TO YOU. THE ONLY THING GOING FORWARD TONIGHT IS THE USE FOR COMMERCIAL TRADE, WHICH IS DEFINED AS A BUSINESS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE FOR PROFIT AND OFFERING INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN A TRADE SUCH AS WELDING, BRICKLAYING, MACHINERY OPERATION AND SIMILAR TRADES. SO VERY BLUE COLLAR TYPE TRADESMAN ACTIVITIES. THERE'S ALL THAT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT COMMERCIAL TRADE DESIGNATION USE. IF YOU ALL PROCEED WITH GOING FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. SO TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION NOT FOR IN WHAT REGARD THE BUSINESS. YEAH. SO THERE'S NOT A BUSINESS SCHOOL. IT'S NOT IT'S LIKE WELDING BRICKLAYING. IT'S THE ONLY USE THAT'S GOING FORWARD TONIGHT. IT'S A TRADE SCHOOL USE THAT'S GETTING PAST TONIGHT. SO THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE TRUCK DRIVING BARBER BEAUTY SCHOOL, ART SCHOOL. SECRETARY SCHOOL. ANY BUSINESS TYPE EDUCATION IS

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COMMISSIONER GRAHAM. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER EDWARDS AGAIN. SO YOU TALKED ABOUT NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. WILL THERE BE ONLY ACTIVITY DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS? BECAUSE I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT YOU TALKED ABOUT THE TRAINING AND GRAND PRAIRIE. WILL THAT BE AFTER FIRST OF ALL, WHAT ARE THE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS? NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS ARE FROM 8 A.M.

TO 8 P.M. BECAUSE WE HAVE EVENING SHIFT FOR WELDING TYPICALLY. OKAY. SO WILL THERE BE ANY ACTIVITY FALLING OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OF 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M? RATIOS FOR STUDENTS IN THE EVENINGS FOR THE WELDING PROGRAM ARE MUCH LESS. I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT EIGHT STUDENTS ON ROLL, SO MINOR TRAFFIC, BUT NOTHING TOO SIGNIFICANT. SO YOU CHOSE DESOTO AS A AS A LOCATION FOR YOUR FACILITY. IS IT OPEN TO COUNTY RESIDENTS OR CITY RESIDENTS OR WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? ANYONE IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA, DALLAS FORT WORTH? YES, MA'AM.

SO IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WE DO OFFER VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO SOME PEOPLE AS FAR AS LEWISVILLE, JUST BECAUSE OUR ADVANCED CDL TRAINING, FOR INSTANCE, IS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN TEXAS THAT OFFERS PELL GRANTS OR STUDENT LOANS. FINANCIAL AID FOR CDL TRAINING. SO IS YOUR IS IT YOUR EXPECTATION THAT PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL FROM FORT WORTH TO FORT WORTH AREA TO DESOTO FOR SKILLS TRAINING? I THINK SO, YES. YOU THINK SO? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GRAHAM, JUST A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS FOR ATTORNEY AND STAFF. ATTORNEY. DID I HEAR YOU STATE THAT IN EITHER ONE OF THE SUPS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT ONE TONIGHT, EITHER ONE OF THEM DRIVING SCHOOL WAS INCLUDED. NO, IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER ONE. IT'S A WHOLE SEPARATE. SO THERE'S THREE USES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. THERE'S THE BUSINESS SCHOOL, THE TRADE SCHOOL AND THE DRIVING SCHOOL. THOSE ARE THREE DISTINCT USES. SO THE ONLY THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THE ONLY THING THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IF THE COMMISSION DECIDES TO RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL IS THE TRADE TYPE STUFF. SO WELDING IS THE ONLY ONE. THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE BARBERSHOP AND THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE TRUCK DRIVING. OKAY. NOW TO THE APPLICANT WITH THIS DISCOVERY, IT IS STILL YOUR YOUR DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ONE, EVEN THOUGH 90% OF WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT IS ON THE OTHER SUPS. HONESTLY, AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. OUR LEASE IS TERMINATING AS OF JANUARY 15TH, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD. I REALLY WASN'T AWARE THAT, YOU KNOW, I ASSUMED THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE COVERED WITH ALL PROGRAMS THIS EVENING. SO WHAT DOES THIS AND I'M YOU'RE BEING FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AT THE SAME TIME AS US, BUT IN SHORT OR, YOU KNOW, LONG. HOW DOES IT LOOK IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO LAUNCH WITH ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS, HOW QUICK WILL YOU BE COMING BACK? OR HOW DOES THAT LOOK, SINCE THE PROGRAMS ARE HYBRID UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH I BELIEVE IS IN JANUARY 14TH, RIGHT. WE CAN JUST DO HYBRID CLASSES FOR NOW SO THERE WILL NOT BE IN PERSON TRAINING FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK FOR TWO ADDITIONAL SUPS, CORRECT? ATTORNEY. IF SHE WANTS TO ADD THOSE USES, THEN YES OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER LAURA. THANK YOU. I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS. EARLIER YOU STATED THE SPECIFICS OF THIS BUILDING. SET YOUR NEED. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHY THIS BUILDING AND HOW DOES THAT FIT THE NEEDS OF YOUR OF YOUR PROGRAM? SURE,

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CORRECT. WHAT? OKAY. THAT'S. I HAVE CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN CLASSROOM LECTURE HOURS AND LAB HOURS? LAB HOURS IS IN PERSON TRAINING OKAY. AND LECTURE CAN CAN ALSO BE CONDUCTED. ACTUALLY BOTH LECTURE AND LAB COULD TECHNICALLY BE CONDUCTED ONLINE BUT PRACTICAL IS CONSIDERED LAB HOURS. OKAY. BUT IN SOME OF THESE TRADES IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PRACTICAL TO DO LAB HOURS ONLINE. CORRECT. SUCH AS WELDING, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED HANDS ON AT SOMEBODY THERE. ALL RIGHT. I WAS LOOKING AT RELATIVE TO THE SCHEDULE FOR WELDING, IT WAS STATING THAT EVENING CLASSES COULD BE FROM 4 TO 9 P.M. YOU STATED HERE 8 P.M.

WHICH ONE IS IT GOING TO BE 9 P.M. OR 8 P.M? EIGHT AGAIN WITH THE WEBSITE MIGRATION. SO WHERE THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF CHANGES THAT ARE TAKING EFFECT, BUT IT'S NOW 8 P.M. OKAY. AND THEN IT ALSO SAID UNDER WELDING THE STUDENT WILL NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. HOW WILL THEY GAIN EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? TYPICALLY WE DON'T DO THE OUTDOOR, BUT WE DO GET REQUESTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE HELPED WITH THE PARKING GRAND PRAIRIE TO BUILD AN AWNING, SO THAT'S PRACTICAL, HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW, WE GIVE THEM OUT THERE. THAT'S WHAT THE OUTDOOR TRAINING CONSISTS OF. OKAY, SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING OUTDOOR TRAINING IN DESOTO? IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY? NO, WE ARE NOT. UNLESS THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS THAT THAT THE STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO DO OUTSIDE. OKAY. BUT IF STUDENTS ARE ASKING AND ARE REQUESTING FOR THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AGAIN, WE JUST FEEL LET'S GO AHEAD. CAN MR. CRITTENDEN. SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR YOU MAY COME STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. AND HE IS SPEAKING ON BEHALF FOR YOU, CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES. EDWIN CRITTENDEN, NICK SYNTEL CORPORATION, WE'RE DEVELOPER, THE DEVELOPER CORPORATION, 3535 YEAR, 35 YEAR RESIDENT OF DESOTO. MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS HERE. WE HAVE MAYBE, I THINK LIKE SIX PROPERTIES HERE.

SO, YEAH, WE'RE DESOTO ONES. I WAS BORN FIVE MINUTES FROM HERE. YES. I MEAN, YES, YOU YOU SAID YOU HAD SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO SHARE WITH US. OKAY. YEAH, I GUESS THE, THE, THE, THE PERTINENCE WOULD BE THE MAYBE ADDRESS SOME OF THE WELDING AND WHATNOT. IF WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT, WE'RE, WE'RE A CONTRACTING COMPANY. I'VE BEEN A FEDERAL CONTRACTOR FOR 27 YEARS. SO YOU KNOW WE HAVE ALL TRADES GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND WHATNOT. AND WE WERE HELPING EMT IN FOR A MYRIAD OF REASONS. THE ACTUALLY BRINGING A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SUCH AS EMT TO OUR CITY WOULD HELP WITH THE WITH JOB CREATION AND SKILLS FOR OUR TEAMS WITH THE SCHOOLS AND WHATNOT. THE MY JOB HAS BEEN MORE OF THE, THE MOU AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'M MORE ABREAST OF THOSE THOSE GOING ON GOINGS ON. THEY THE WELDING ITSELF. IF THERE WERE A NEED. WE'VE YOU KNOW, WE'VE

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BUT, YOU KNOW, NOT SO MUCH THE PRACTICE OF THE, THE, THE SKILL ITSELF, BUT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE NEW FUTURE DESOTO RESIDENTS AND CURRENT RESIDENTS GET THIS TRAINING. WE HAVE WE BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT. IT'S A IT'S A WHOLE THING. WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN MOU BETWEEN NIA KIDS YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH. THEY DO THE PLAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE CITY EVENTS. NIA KIDS. WE WE'VE BEEN LONG TERM FRIENDS FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. THEY OPERATE HERE MY COMPANY NEXT INTEL, EMT, EMT VOCATIONAL AND I ALSO HAVE A STANDING A STANDING UNIVERSITY PARTNER IS PREVIEWING THEM.

UNIVERSITY A DOCTOR GRIFFIN. HE'S ONE OF THE CHIEF GRANT WRITERS AND SPEAKERS AND ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT IN TEXAS, ACTUALLY. BUT HE ALSO SEES THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THIS TO CREATE A SELF-SUSTAINING CITY. AND THEY'VE AGREED TO POLICE THE DATA AND THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT COME ABOUT WITH THIS PARTNERING. WE WE'VE WE'VE NOT HAD THIS I'VE BEEN HERE FOREVER AND WE'VE NOT HAD THIS. AND I'VE ENDEAVORED TO TAKE THIS ON. IT'S A BIG, BIG. BIG, BIG MAN. Y'ALL EXCUSE ME PLEASE, BECAUSE I WAS ATTEMPTING NOT TO DO THIS, BUT MY BROTHER LONG TERM DESOTO RESIDENT. THEY CALL HIM CHEF CRAIG. MY BROTHER DIED YESTERDAY AT HIS HOUSE ON SPICEWOOD RIGHT HERE OFF OF ELLISON. AND I COULD NOT MISS THIS. SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN PREPARATION, BUT PLEASE JUST FORGIVE ME. THIS IS NOT TYPICAL, BUT MY BROTHER AS WELL. CHEF CRAIG, WE WERE. MAYOR SHERMAN WAS PREVIOUS. MAYOR SHERMAN WAS A HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE. AND MY BROTHER WOULD DO THE CATERING AND THINGS FOR THE EVENTS THAT WERE COMING INTO TOWN AND WHATNOT. SO OUR FAMILY IS DEDICATED TO THIS, AND WE WANTED TO BRING THIS IN TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE OUR CITY. SO IT'S MORE THAN IT'S NOT JUST SOMEBODY COMING IN AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. THIS IS THIS IS DESOTO BEGGING FOR THIS BEGGING. WE DON'T HAVE THESE THINGS IN OUR CITY, AND IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO GRAB THESE AND BRING THEM IN AND ORIENT OURS. OURS. WE HAVE WE HAVE OUR, OUR KIDS AND YOUNG PEOPLE GOING OUT TO SEEK THESE THINGS. THERE'S NO REASON, NO

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MULTILINGUAL LA FRANCAISE. SO THE JUST TO HAVE THAT A CULINARY SCHOOL POSSIBLY I HAVE TO I HAVE TO SEEK OTHER CHEFS AND WHATNOT BECAUSE BECAUSE WE'VE LOST OUR WE'VE LOST OUR, OUR FOUNDING CHEF FOR THAT PORTION OF IT. BUT WE'LL RECOVER THAT. I KNOW MANY, MANY CHEFS ALL OVER THE METROPLEX, BUT THOSE THINGS ARE NEEDED FOR US TO BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT. AND THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CRUX OF IT. I MEAN, MISTER CRITTENDEN, MY CONDOLENCES FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR BROTHER. I'M SORRY. IF YOU COULD GET BACK TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION, PLEASE. YES, SIR. WHICH IS IF THERE IS A NEED TO DO WELDING TRAINING OUTSIDE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? OKAY. IT WOULD NOT BE A, YOU KNOW, VERY INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, MASS PRODUCTION OF ANYTHING, MAYBE SOME SOME SITE, SOME SMALL SPOT WELDING. AND IF IT WERE FIGURINES OR WHATNOT, IT WOULD BE A COUPLE OF STUDENTS COMING IN ISOLATED, YOU KNOW, ISOLATED AREA. THE ALL THE FIRE PROTECTION AND EVERYTHING ELSE THERE. BUT THESE ARE NOT THESE ARE NOT LIKE MASSIVE INVOLVED WELDING LIKE, LIKE YOU WOULD WITH MARINE WELDING OR WHATNOT.

IT'D BE SMALLER, ISOLATED SITUATIONS, MUCH LIKE THE, THE, THE ADORNING PIECES WE HAVE IN THE MEDIANS AND WHATNOT IN THE CITY. SMALL ISOLATED WELDING SITUATIONS, THE RAILS, THE HANDRAILS AT THE LIKE, THE NURSING HOMES. RIGHT. THE WE'VE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO HELP SOME OF THESE THESE PLACES LIKE DESOTO NURSING AND REHABILITATION BRING THEIR BRING THEIR SPACE UP BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR 2026 BID, 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALL-AMERICAN CITY. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SEEKING AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HELP. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR. THANK YOU. AND. TO PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER SAID, I DO SHARE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE LOSS OF YOUR BROTHER. IT'S ALWAYS HEARTBREAKING TO LOSE A LOVED ONE. SO. YES, YES, ON THE ONE HAND, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT MOU AND SHE SAID THAT YOU WOULD SPEAK, WE TALKED ABOUT NIA'S KIDS. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THAT. BUT WE ALSO HAVE DESOTO ISD, WHICH IS A FUNNEL FOR VERY WELL AND CAPABLE STUDENTS. AND SO IN MY ESTIMATION, THAT WOULD PROBABLY OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST MOU THAT WOULD HAVE ESTABLISHED WE'RE WE'RE HAVING TO WE'RE SEEKING THEM DILIGENTLY. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN SOMEWHAT BUSY AND NOT AS AVAILABLE AS WE WOULD LIKE, BUT WE'RE STILL AFTER THEM. WE'RE STILL AFTER THEM. BUT BUT THE BUT THE BUT THE LARGER GRANTS AND THINGS THAT WE WOULD BE SEEKING YOU YOU WANT TO GRAB A UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY WOULD KIND OF MENTOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE GOT WE HAVE PRAIRIE VIEW AND I ACTUALLY HAVE ALSO THE CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS FROM INSIDE OF DESOTO THINGS ALONG WITH THE WITH THE OFFICIALS AT PRAIRIE VIEW WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER TRYING TO GET THIS, GET THAT WORKED OUT. ALSO, I'M, I'M, I'M A THE FRIENDS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND WHATNOT. SO WE WILL YEAH WE WILL GET IT DONE. I MEAN I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU STEADILY MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR DESOTO, FOR OUR FOR OUR RESIDENTS POTENTIALLY IF THEY WERE INTERESTED. BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BE HOUSED HERE, CERTAINLY I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANT AND STRONG MOU WITH WHICH WE CAN WORK FROM. OH

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THEY'RE BUSY I DON'T KNOW. YEAH WELL IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN MORE ON THE, THE SCHOOL SIDE BUT I'M GOING TO GET IT DONE. IT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION. IT'S NOT A QUESTION. I'M VERY, VERY SOON I HAVE I HAVE THEM ON BOARD. BUT IT'S MORE THAT I HAVE TO GIVE TO THEM SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, SEE, DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE ALSO. AND THOSE THINGS WILL, WILL DEFINITELY BE. I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION, COMMISSIONER, AND I'LL ZIP IT IN TERMS SO, SO THE, THE ESSENCE OR THE GOAL IS ESSENTIALLY TO HAVE MULTIPLE TRADES. WHAT THOUGHT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO A PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. OH YES. GOT YOU ASK THE PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE CONTAINING OF MOST OF THESE TRADES JUST INSIDE THE WALLS OF THAT. YOU KNOW, OF THAT FACILITY, THE, THE ALL THE CODES, EVERYTHING WILL BE ADDRESSED. THE YOU KNOW, REGULAR INSPECTIONS WOULD, WOULD MOST LIKELY MORE THAN DEFINITELY BE WELCOMED. WE WANT TO WE ACTUALLY BRING SOME MORE EVEN FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER THINGS HERE. I BY TRADE, BY TRAINING. I'M A BIOCHEMIST. SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT COULD POSSIBLY EVEN BE THOUGHT OF HAVE BEEN PRE-THOUGHT BY MYSELF. WE HAVE WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION, REMEDIATION. I HAVE THAT THAT IS PART OF MY SKILL SET AS WELL. I DID THESE THINGS FOR, FOR THE DOD, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. SO ALL OF THESE ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AND PARAMOUNT IN OUR IN OUR MOVEMENT. SO JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. SO PUBLIC SAFETY IN TERMS OF TWO INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT SOMETHING. WHAT DOES THAT PLAN LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF MITIGATING THE RISK? I MEAN WE WOULD WE WOULD JUST AS ANY OTHER BUSINESS OR WHATNOT HERE. WE WOULD ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, SEEK THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAND ON AND THEIR PROTOCOLS. WE WOULD SUBMIT, YOU KNOW, TO HOW THEY WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE THE, THE, THEIR PROTOCOLS SET WITHIN ACTIONS IN THE FACILITY AS WELL. YEAH. MR. GRAHAM, BEFORE YOU ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO CHECK BACK IN WITH STAFF, PLEASE. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN, STAFF HAS PROVIDED OR FOUND NEW INFORMATION. APPARENTLY THIS WAS ACTUALLY RE-ADVERTISED AGAIN AND DONE CORRECTLY FOR BOTH THE BUSINESS SCHOOL AND THE TRADE SCHOOL. SO THEY FOUND. INFORMATION AND THEY'RE TELLING ME IT ACTUALLY WAS ADVERTISED CORRECTLY. SO IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR ONE OF EACH OR NOT OF THE TRADE SCHOOL AND THE BUSINESS SCHOOL.

SO NOW IT'S STILL WOULD NOT INCLUDE THE DRIVING SCHOOL, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE BEAUTY SCHOOL, BARBER SCHOOL, SECRETARY, SCHOOL BUSINESS TYPE MATTERS UNDER THE BUSINESS SCHOOL UMBRELLA USE, AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUS TRADE SCHOOL USES. WE DISCUSSED. SO GIVEN THIS NEW INFORMATION BY STAFF, IF THAT WAS THE CASE, THEN YES, WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH BOTH THE SUPS.

THANK YOU, MR. GRAHAM. TWO QUESTIONS. FIRST, A COUPLE QUESTIONS. WHAT IS YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL? MY INVOLVEMENT HAS BEEN TO ACTUALLY HELP VOCATIONAL BE USHERED INTO DESOTO AS A AS A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, MYSELF, AS A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER FOR THE CITY AND ASKING THAT WE. SO IS THAT ALMOST LIKE A SPOKESPERSON FROM DESOTO COMING TO DESOTO? I GUESS IT WOULD FOR WOULD BE. YES. OKAY. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION MAY BE FOR THE I FORGOT, MISS CUELLAR. YES, YES. JUST BECAUSE I HEARD A LOT OF DESOTO, DESOTO RESIDENTS, DESOTO NEEDS I JUST WANT TO GET A CLARIFICATION OF WHAT. AND IT MAY NOT MATTER, BUT HOW MANY

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CORRECT? OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER. LAHORE, I HAVE ONE MORE FOLLOW UP QUESTION REGARDING THE OPERATION. YES, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. NO. AS FAR AS THE CAPACITY AT ANY ONE TIME, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES, HOW MANY? YOU MENTIONED PARKING WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT YOU BROUGHT YOU TO THIS BUILDING. HOW MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES, DO YOU ANTICIPATE, MAX, AT ONE TIME? I ACTUALLY BROKEN IT DOWN. SO EIGHT CDL STUDENTS AT ONE TIME, WHICH WON'T BE ON SITE REGARDLESS, 15 COMBINATION WELDERS, 15 DIESEL TECH, EIGHT COSMETOLOGY, EIGHT BARBERING FOR A TOTAL OF 54 STUDENTS AT ONE TIME. KEEP IN MIND WE DO HAVE MORE ON ROLL, BUT SINCE IT'S HYBRID, THAT WOULD BE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ON SITE AT ONE GIVEN TIME. SO YOU'LL ALTERNATE HYBRID AND IN PERSON, CORRECT? OKAY. AND WE HAVE A TRAINING SCHEDULE THAT FLUCTUATES OKAY.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION. SO YOU DID MENTION BARBER WELDING OR WHATEVER. IT'S ABOUT 5050 PEOPLE AT ONE TIME. BUT YOU ALSO SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO LOOK TO EXPLORE INCREASING THE OTHER OFFERINGS. CORRECT. SO IF THAT IS THE CASE, WILL THAT NUMBER INCREASE FROM 50 TO 100 TO 100? I ANTICIPATE THAT IT WOULD INCREASE BY 25 TO 30%. THANK YOU. SORRY. ONE MORE FOLLOW UP. IS THERE A CAPACITY THIS MIGHT BE FOR STAFF ON THAT BUILDING? AS FAR AS HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SAFELY BE IN THAT BUILDING AT ONE TIME, PARTICULARLY WITH, I GUESS, THE SETUP OF DIFFERENT FOR US THAT WOULD FOR THE NUMBERS THAT I MENTIONED, THAT WOULD BE OUR CAPACITY IN THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS WE DO HAVE. WE HAVEN'T STARTED OFFERING DIESEL TECH YET, BUT WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR IT THROUGH THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND OUR ACCREDITATION BODY. IN THE CURRENT BUILDING WHERE WE ARE NOW, WE DON'T HAVE SPACE FOR IT, WHICH IS WHY ALSO ANOTHER REASON THAT MADE THIS BUILDING SO DESIRABLE. BUT I. I FORGOT YOUR QUESTION. I'M SORRY, IS THERE, I GUESS, A CAPACITY TO THE BUILDING LIKE A FIRE MARSHAL? YES, YES, THAT WOULD BE ADDRESSED WHEN THEY APPLY FOR THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

OKAY. THERE'S BOTH A MAXIMUM NUMBER DEALING WITH THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND THEN THE FIRE MARSHAL WILL BE ADDRESSING HIS ALSO. SO THEY WOULD BE SIGNING OFF ON THAT BEFORE THEY ARE ISSUED A CO. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF I COULD PLEASE I DID WANT TO ADD THE JUST THE CONSIDERATION, THE CYCLIC NATURE OF THE SCHOOL ITSELF. YOU HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE COMPLETING DEPARTING AND THOSE WHO ARE CYCLING IN. SO THE BALANCE REALLY COULD MORE THAN LIKELY BE MAINTAINED. IT'S NOT JUST AN ADDITION, ADDITION, ADDITION. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT THAT BE A NOTE.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO, I PROMISE THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION. SO YOU HAVE TOUTED THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS SHOULD BE WE SHOULD APPROVE IT BECAUSE DESOTO NEEDS IT. OR ARE WE LOOKING AT A RUN OF THE MILL FACILITY, OR ARE WE LOOKING AT A STATE OF THE ART TO BE RESPECTED IN THE METROPLEX? MORE LIKELY THE STATE OF THE MORE MORE NOT NOT JUST TO BE RESPECTED, BUT IT WOULD BE A TRAILBLAZING INSTITUTION FOR THE STATE. IT'S I MEAN, I KNOW WE HADN'T WE HADN'T SOUGHT TO EMBELLISH TO, YOU KNOW, TO GREAT EXTENT. BUT IF I COULD I MEAN, I PROMISE YOU, IT WOULDN'T BE BUT TWO MINUTES. JUST JUST ONE, JUST ONE BIT OF UNDERSTANDING OR TO A CHARACTERIZATION OF FRAMING OF EMT AND WHAT IT'S MEANT EVEN TO, TO GRAND PERIOD WOULD MEAN THAT WE WOULD WE WOULD COVET IT IF WE KNEW. BUT I RECALL A. MELISSA TELLING ME ABOUT A STUDENT, HE CAME THAT THIS STUDENT USED HIS LAST, THE LAST OF ANY RESOURCES THAT HE HAD TO GET TO THE SCHOOL

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THIS MAN NOW OPERATES $1 MILLION PLUS A YEAR TRUCKING COMPANY FROM HAVING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

AND THEY HAD TO PRETTY MUCH CARRY HIM TO THAT. TO THAT END, THEY CARE. WE NEED THEM HERE.

REALLY DO. AND I BEG THE COMMISSION, TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE OUR OUR STUDENTS WE. NO ONE HAS TO EXPLAIN TO ME THE, THE HARD FOUGHT EFFORTS THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OTHERS DO. MY WIFE IS ACTUALLY A PRINCIPAL, BUT THE PRINCIPALS WE'VE HAD EVERY I MEAN, THE PRINCIPALS WE HAD OVER THE PAST DECADE HERE AT DESOTO, THEY'VE BEEN THEY'RE MY FRIENDS, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. I CAN CALL THEM AND GO TO SIT WITH THEM AT ANY GIVEN TIME. EVEN THOSE THAT MAY BE EMBROILED IN SOME THINGS. THESE PEOPLE I KNOW, THEY TRY HARD, BUT WE COULD POSSIBLY USE SOME HELP. AND I'M JUST I'M JUST HONEST WITH THAT. MY, MY, MY CHILDREN CAME THROUGH, CAME THROUGH DESOTO AND WHATEVER. AND THEY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO, TO DO SOME MANEUVERING. BUT THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO PERSIST. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO PERSIST. BUT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GRAB SOME PARTNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED WITH SOME OTHER THINGS TO, TO GIVE THEM A CHOICE. AFTER MATRICULATING THROUGH THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME PLACES TO GIVE THEM SOME ADDITIONAL CHOICES AS WELL. WE DON'T WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN THEN BEEN CODDLED AND GROWN UP IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY, TOSSED OUT TO FIGURE IT OUT LATER. WE WANT TO HELP THEM. WE NEED TO HELP THEM. MISTER CRITTENDON. YES, MISS LA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. BUT BEFORE YOU GO, I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE. COMMISSIONERS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WITH US. WE DO KNOW THAT WE REALIZE WE'VE ASKED YOU ALL A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND WE'RE JUST SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND. AND AS WE TAKE OUR ROLE AND OUR RESPONSE ABILITIES VERY SERIOUSLY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE VERY GOOD FOR DESOTO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND JUST FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE, HEARING AND SEEING NONE. THE TIME IS NOW. SEVEN. 7:17 P.M. AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. AND REMEMBER, WE ARE MAKING A MOTION ON BOTH. SUPS. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR, AS IT RELATES TO CASE NUMBER. Z 1533 DASH 24, THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR TWO SUPS, ONE FOR A SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ONE FOR A TRADE SCHOOL. I MOVED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED BY THE STAFF. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER BELL AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LERER. THAT IN

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[1. Discussion and review of the re-envisioned/reduced Hampton Road Character Code (HRCC) Boundary Map and the proposed schedule for the rezoning of properties thereof.]

THE PLANNING DIVISION. THIS IS MORE FOR INFORMATION OR INFORMATION ITEM THAT WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMISSION IS AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE SO THAT THAT WAY YOU DON'T HEAR IT FROM THE GRAPEVINE. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST GIVE YOU INFORMATION AS TO WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT IS GOING ON. SO WHAT IS GOING ON IS THAT GOING BACK ON MAY 7TH, 2024, THE CITY COUNCIL WITHDREW THE REZONING THAT AT THAT TIME THE CITY WAS DOING FOR THE HAMPTON CORRIDOR. THEY FELT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF OPPOSITION AND THERE WAS A NEED TO RE-ENVISION, REVISIT THE HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR CHARACTER CODE PROPERTIES. THE REZONING OF THOSE PROPERTIES. SO AFTER THAT MAY, MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THEY WERE THERE WAS MEETINGS BETWEEN STAFF AND OUR ASSOCIATES. ALPHA ASSOCIATES WAS THE ONE THAT WAS WORKING WITH STAFF ON, ON ON THAT ON THE HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR CHARACTER CODE. SO THEY WERE MEETINGS THAT WE MULTIPLE MEETINGS THAT WE MET AND DISCUSSED THE WAY FORWARD. SO DURING THOSE MEETINGS IT WAS THEN, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED THAT WHY DON'T WE JUST REDUCE THE AREA THAT WE ARE COVERING BECAUSE MOST OF THE OPPOSITION WAS COMING FROM RESIDENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED WITH THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARY. SO PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT THE RESIDENTS DIDN'T WANT THEIR PROPERTIES TO BE MADE NON NONCONFORMING. SO THROUGH JUST, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THE MEETING, I MEAN JUST THINKING THROUGH WHAT, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH THE ORIGINAL HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR PROJECT. WE THERE WAS THAT IDEA OF LET'S REDUCE THE, THE BOUNDARIES AND LET'S ALSO GO AND DO SOME TOURS TO OTHER PLACES, OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE KIND OF PROJECTS. SO ON AUGUST AND AT THOSE MEETINGS, IT WAS SUGGESTED TO SAY, WHY DON'T WE BRING P AND Z CITY COUNCIL AND DESOTO DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION COOPERATION TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TO SO WE CAN INTRODUCE THIS IDEA OF A REDUCED BOUNDARY MAP AND THE NEED FOR THE GROUP TO GO AND SEE OTHER PLACES WHERE THIS HAS BEEN DONE. SO AT THE AUGUST 2023, THERE WAS A MEETING THAT WAS HELD, A JOINT MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL, P AND Z AND DDC. AND AT THAT MEETING THAT REDUCED BOUNDARY MAP WAS INTRODUCED. AND THERE WERE SOME DISCUSSIONS AND A PRESENTATION WAS DONE BY ALPHA ASSOCIATES.

AND AFTER THAT DISCUSSION, THERE WAS A TOUR THAT WAS MADE. AND FOR THE MOST PART, THE TOUR. WE MANAGED TO JUST GO TO TRINITY GROVES AS WELL AS BISHOP ARTS. THAT'S WHERE THAT THE GROUP, THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE MANAGED TO GO. AND I KNOW FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, IT WAS COMMISSIONER CAESAR AT THAT TIME. COMMISSIONER DREW DEWBERRY, AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER BROOKS. THOSE WERE THE THREE THAT I REMEMBER ATTENDING THAT MEETING, AND SOME CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE THERE, BUT OTHERS WERE NOT THERE. BUT ANYWAY, YES, THAT THE TWO MAPS ARE THE ONE ON THE ON THE LEFT SIDE IS THE ORIGINAL, WHERE WE HAD ALL THESE PROPERTIES INCLUDED. THAT WAS THE ONE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SAID WE NEED TO RE-ENVISION. WE NEED TO RETHINK THIS. A LOT OF OPPOSITION RESIDENTS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH ALL THIS. SO LET'S LET'S GO BACK AND

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WE ARE NO LONGER COVERING ALL THESE AREAS. THESE ARE THE AREAS. SO WE'LL BE BASICALLY SHOWING THEM THIS THIS MAP RIGHT HERE AND THEN ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE, THE PUBLIC MIGHT HAVE AND THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION WILL START HAPPENING THIS COMING SATURDAY, WHICH IS DECEMBER. DECEMBER 14TH WE WILL HAVE I WILL SHOW YOU THE CARD THAT WENT OUT, BUT WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THOSE THAT PUBLIC INPUT OR PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS IN DECEMBER. AND THEN IN JANUARY. WE ARE ALSO PLANNING TO HAVE A WORK SESSION WITH YOU ALL IN JANUARY, JANUARY 14TH, TO JUST GET YOU UP TO SPEED AND GET YOU TO ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE BEFORE YOU CAN TAKE ACTION. IN TERMS OF REZONING THOSE PROPERTIES, HOWEVER, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED HERE THE DATE THAT WE INITIALLY GAVE TO CITY COUNCIL WAS FEBRUARY 11TH FOR THE FOR THE COMMISSION TO DO SOME, SOME SORT OF WORK SESSION ON IT. AND THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE ON FEBRUARY 25TH. THAT'S WHAT WE GAVE TO CITY COUNCIL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A CALL FOR US TO BRING THE TIME DOWN TO LIKE, NO, LET'S NOT. THEY ARE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE READY TO JUMP IN AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, STRETCHING THE TIME. SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE JANUARY 14TH FOR PNC AS WELL AS JANUARY 14TH FOR WORK SESSION AND THEN JANUARY 8TH 28 FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE REZONING OF THOSE PROPERTIES. AND THEN WE WILL TAKE THAT TO CITY COUNCIL WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL.

THEN WE WILL TAKE IT TO, TO CITY COUNCIL FOR, FOR THEIR FINAL DECISION ON FEBRUARY 18TH. SO THIS IS WHY I ALSO STRUCK OUT THE, THE APRIL 1ST, BECAUSE WE, CHANGED WE CHANGED THESE DATES

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AND OUR GIS DEPARTMENT HAS ACTUALLY CREATED AN INNER INTERACTIVE MAP SO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN TAP ON ANY LOT THEY WANT IN THAT AREA AND SEE WHAT THEIR CURRENT ZONING IS AND WHAT THE PROPOSED HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE DESIGNATION REGULATIONS ARE EVEN GIVEN INFORMATION SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SAW WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MESSAGE BOARDS. THE PICTURE BOARDS THAT WE HAD OUT HERE. WE HAVE ALSO PUT UP THE THREE MESSAGE BOARD SIGNS AGAIN ALREADY IN HAMPTON ROAD. IT WAS VERY POPULAR AND IT WAS SEEN BY A LOT OF RESIDENTS. SO WE HAVE STARTED THAT PROCESS AGAIN. SO AGAIN, IN SUMMARY, THE 14TH IS GOING TO BE ON THAT ONE TOPIC ONLY FOR US TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED. WE'RE GOING TO EVEN TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO CALL IT. THE PRIOR COMMISSION DISCUSSED THE THINGS ON ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, THE NONCONFORMITY, THE MULTIFAMILY, ETC. THOSE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP THAT ACTUALLY STAFF WAS SOLID ON WHEN THEY WENT THE FIRST TIME. SO WE'RE READY TO FULLY DISCUSS ALL OF THAT WITH ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CURRENT COMMISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BREWER. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS SATURDAY IN THE EVENING MEETINGS. THIS TIME GO AROUND. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND IT'S JUST YOU'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION.

I'M WONDERING IF PEOPLE WHO WERE ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED PART OF THIS HAMPTON CHARACTER ZONING, WHERE THE RESIDENCES ARE, ARE THEY BEING CONTACTED SOMEHOW? ONLY BECAUSE IF THEY'RE WITHIN 240 TO LET THEM KNOW THIS HAS CHANGED, BUT YOUR PROPERTY IS NO LONGER BEING CONSIDERED AS PART OF THIS. WELL, THE 200 AND THE 400 MEANS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONTACTED. ACTUALLY, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE NOW ACTUALLY RECEIVING THIS POSTCARD, AND IT WILL BE SHOWING THEM THEY'RE NO LONGER I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE HAVE CREATED A SPECIAL LETTER.

WE CAN DO THAT. WE CAN CREATE A SPECIAL LETTER THAT WE CAN JUST SAY YOU ARE NO LONGER PART OF. I MEAN, THE PROPERTIES THAT WILL BE REZONED, WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE WE DID ENGAGE THEM LAST TIME TO SAY YOUR PROPERTY IS BEING REZONED. SO NOW WE CAN SAY YOUR PROPERTY IS NO LONGER BEING REZONED. THE ONLY REASON I WAS ASKING, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE IN NUMBERS, WERE PEOPLE WHO FELT LIKE THEIR HOMES WERE GOING TO BE TAKEN AWAY BY EMINENT DOMAIN. THEY WERE JUST CONFUSED. AND IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW, HEY, WE HEARD YOU AND WE HAVE REDUCED IT. AND YOUR THIS AREA IS NO LONGER. I JUST THINK IT MAY BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE SAME PEOPLE MAY SHOW UP ONLY TO FIND OUT, OH, IT'S NOT AFFECTING MY HOME ANY LONGER. THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT, CHAIRMAN. I DO WANT TO NOTE THE FULL BOUNDARY HAS NOT GONE AWAY. THAT FULL BOUNDARY WAS ESTABLISHED AS A TERM, AS A TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT, IN ORDER TO ALLOW ANY INCREASES IN TAXES TO BE PLACED IN A STORED AREA, TO BE USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THAT FULL BOUNDARY AND THAT FULL VISION OF THAT ORIGINAL MAP IS STILL ALIVE. IT'S JUST THAT THE COUNCIL IS ONLY GOING TO PURSUE AT THIS POINT THE REDUCED BOUNDARY. SO I THINK IT STILL WILL BE SOME GOOD INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE KNOW. WHAT IS THE CITY'S BIG VISION FOR THIS ENTIRE AREA ALSO. SO JUST FYI, THAT'S EVEN TO ME, THAT'S VERY GOOD INFORMATION. AND I WOULD ALSO SAY BECAUSE WHAT I'M THINKING, THE WHOLE BOUNDARY HAS BEEN REDUCED AND IT'S NO LONGER BEING CONSIDERED. SO I ALSO THINK IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY, PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO UNDERSTAND THESE ARE STILL THE BOUNDARIES, BUT THIS IS ALL THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT, SO AS NOT TO COME ACROSS AS THAT. IT'S TRICKERY OR WHAT HAVE YOU JUST BEING TRANSPARENT. AND THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL THOUGHT. IF I WERE A RESIDENT LIVING IN THIS AREA. MR. MARAZZI, WHEN YOU SEND OUT THAT MAP, WOULD YOU SEND OUT A COPY OF THIS DECK TO ME? A COPY OF THE POWERPOINT, THE DECK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING

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[G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Discussion will be limited to the following pursuant to Gov’t Code 551.0415: (1) Expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) a recognition of an individual; (4) a reminder about an upcoming Planning & Zoning events; (5) information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event; and (5) announcements involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety.]

INFORMATION REGARDING A SOCIAL, CEREMONIAL, OR COMMUNITY EVENT. AN ANNOUNCEMENT INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANYTHING FOR THIS ITEM, AND IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO DOCTOR MARKS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR TUNDRA, OR WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO COVER IT? WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I'D PREFER YOU TO SPEAK TO US. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. IT FEELS A LOT DIFFERENT BEING ON THIS SIDE OF THE LECTERN. SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT THE PHYLLIS SANDRA PROGRAM THAT WE DO HAVE GOING ON. WHAT IT BASICALLY LOOKS LIKE IS THAT PHYLLIS TUNDRA MEANS THAT WE FILL THE BEDS OF TUNDRA TRUCKS. WE HAVE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH SOUTH TOYOTA. IT WAS FORMERLY CALLED SOUTH TOYOTA. NOW IT'S CALLED LEGACY TOYOTA. IT'S LOCATED AT 39 660 LBJ FREEWAY.

AND TO BRING IT HOME IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF HAMPTON ROAD AND 20 SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN ACTUALLY READILY IDENTIFY WITH THAT. WE ARE GATHERING TOYS FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN THAT ARE HERE, OR AS MANY CHILDREN HERE IN THE ALL-AMERICA CITY OF DESOTO AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. THE GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO FILL TEN TRUCKS TO. TO DATE, WE HAVE FOUR TRUCKS, SO WE'RE LACKING SIX TRUCKS. WE DO KNOW THAT THE ECONOMY IS DOWN. THINGS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. SO ALL OF OUR DONORS OR MOST OF OUR DONORS HAVE SOMEWHAT CAME DOWN ON THE NUMBERS OF TOYS THAT THEY ARE HAVE BEEN DONATING. HOWEVER, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE NUMBER OF TOYS THAT WE'VE COLLECTED THUS FAR. SO AS I STAND HERE TODAY, I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY CORDIALLY INVITE YOU GUYS TO PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU TRY AND DONATE, EVEN IF IT'S ONE TOY THAT WILL BE ONE ADDITIONAL FACE OR SMILE ON A CHILD'S FACE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE COMING THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON. ON THIS COMING SATURDAY, WHICH WILL BE DECEMBER 14TH. AND I SOMEWHAT CRINGE WHEN I HEARD THAT THAT DATE, SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT IS THE CULMINATING DATE FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. IT'S AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING. WE WILL DO. IT'S A DRIVE THROUGH. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WANTING TO DONATE TOYS. SO CERTAINLY WE WILL BE HOUSED OVER AT SOUTH TOYOTA. YOU WILL DRIVE THROUGH AND WE WILL ACTUALLY FILL THOSE TUNDRA TRUCK BEDS AT THAT TIME, AFTER WHICH WE WILL DO A CARAVAN FROM SOUTH TOYOTA OR LEGACY TOYOTA OVER TO THE DISTRIBUTION SITE, WHICH IS THE VILLAGE CHURCH, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 1121 EAST WINTERGREEN ROAD. THE TOYS WILL BE HOUSED THERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK. DURING NEXT WEEK, WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IS SORTING, LABELING, GETTING READY FOR OUR PARENTS TO COME IN AND DO SHOPPING FOR THEIR CHILDREN ON THE 21ST, STARTING FROM 8:00 UNTIL NOON, OR UNTIL ALL OF THE TOYS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. WE ARE PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, SO IF YOU HAVE JUST A FEW MINUTES THAT YOU CAN COME BY AND ASSIST US, CERTAINLY WE ARE OPEN TO HAVING ANY TIME THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO DONATE. THAT SEEMS TO BE ALL I HAVE. SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR SERVING OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN THE ALL-AMERICAN CITY OF DESOTO. I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MARKS AND COMMISSIONERS, AS WE'VE AGREED TO ASSIST ON THAT SATURDAY. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE WEAR YOUR BLACK SHIRTS. YOURS IS IN THE BACK ROOM THERE. MISS EDWARDS, SO THAT WE CAN TAKE A GROUP PICTURE. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING AT LEGACY TOYOTA AT 9:45 A.M. ALL RIGHT. THERE WAS THIS SATURDAY. DID I PUT THE WRONG DATE IN THERE? YEAH, IT'S THIS SATURDAY, MR. CHAIR. YES. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DOCTOR MARKS. ARE YOU IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS AT THE SOUTH TOYOTA LOCATION TO HELP FILL THE TRUCKS? I NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR BOTH LOCATIONS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT THAT UP. WE WILL NEED PROBABLY VOLUNTEERS FOR BOTH OF THE LOCATIONS, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY TOYS THAT COME IN FOR THAT PARTICULAR DAY. BUT USUALLY WE GET A LOT OF ASSISTANCE FROM SOUTH TOYOTA. AS A MATTER OF

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HOWEVER, WHEN THE TRUCKS ARE DELIVERED, WHEN THE TRUCKS ARRIVE AT THE DISTRIBUTION SITE, THAT'S WHEN WE NEED A LOT OF ASSISTANCE BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO TAKE ALL OF THE TOYS OUT OF THE TRUCKS, TAKE THEM INTO THE BUILDING, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STATIONARY SOMEWHERE SO THAT THE WORKERS CAN ACTUALLY START SORTING THAT FOLLOWING WEEK. JUST TO REITERATE, AND WE'VE BEEN BLESSED ON THIS END AS WELL, THAT THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH HAS ACTUALLY ASKED HIS CONGREGATION LAST YEAR TO ASSIST IN THAT EFFORT. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL DO THAT THIS YEAR OR NOT, BUT BUT CERTAINLY WE'VE BEEN BLESSED IN THAT AREA TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE CHURCH AS WELL. A LOT OF THE FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES HAVE AGREED TO ASSIST AS WELL. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN. SO ANYBODY THAT'S THERE, CERTAINLY WE CAN PUT YOU TO WORK. YEAH. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MARKS. SO COMMISSIONERS AS A GROUP, LET'S MEET AT LEGACY TOYOTA AT 945, IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND HELP TAKE TOYS AND PUT THEM ON TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING.

AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THE CARAVAN OVER TO THE CHURCH TO HELP UNLOAD. ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST? ALL RIGHT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS YEAR AND YOUR ASSISTANCE TO US. AND TONIGHT WAS ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS WHERE WE LEARNED A LOT AND WE WENT BACK AND FORTH, BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT, AND I'M HOPING EVERYONE WILL HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. AND IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR ANYTHING, I'LL HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. I MOVE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. I SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY MERRY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.