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NAME IS MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR,[A. CALL TO ORDER AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESULTING POTENTIAL ACTION The City Council will convene into Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.074, Personnel Matters to: 1. Discuss and review the recommendations of the Adhoc Committee regarding the employee evaluation of the Municipal Judge, City Secretary, and City Manager; and deliberate on action to be taken and approved as a result 2. Reconvene into Regular Session 3. Take any necessary action as a result of Executive Session]
AND I WANNA WELCOME YOU TO OUR REGULAR MEETING OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL.IT IS TUESDAY, MAY THE SIXTH, AND IT IS NOW 5:30 PM I WANT TO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER WITH A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER DYNA MARKS COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM HERE.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE EVALUATION OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE, CITY SECRETARY, AND CITY MANAGER, AND DELIBERATE ON ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND APPROVED AS A RESULT TO RECONVENE BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION AND TAKE ANY ACTION AS A RESULT.
IT IS 5:31 PM AND WE WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT IS 6:17 PM UM, AND WE ARE RECONVENING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AND OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE HAD NO ACTION AS A RESULT OF IT.
[B. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER]
THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO CONVENE INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.I'M GONNA ASK IF OUR CITY SECRETARY, MS. THOMAS, WOULD OPEN US UP WITH A ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNSEL, COUNCIL MEMBER PERT PARKER.
COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER DYNA MARKS HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM.
WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE.
FIRST WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY PASTOR MARSHA G SMITH WITH THE CHURCH ON THE WAY, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY STUDENT AMBASSADOR JOSHUA ROBLES WITH KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOUR PRESENCE CONFESSING THAT UH, WE HAVE FAULTS AND FAILURES, MESS UPS AND BLINDERS.
AND AS WE BOW BEFORE YOUR PRESENCE, FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU'RE A GOD AND YOU'RE A GOD ALONE.
AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE HELP, THE TRANSPORTATION AND THE WHEREWITHAL TO GET US TO THIS PLACE.
AND WE DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT WE ARE HERE TOGETHER.
AND NOW, FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO COME INTO THIS MEETING, GOVERN EVERY CONVERSATION.
WE ASK YOUR FATHER THAT YOU WOULD COVER US.
WE PRAY A SPECIAL PRAYER UPON OUR MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERY LEADER OF THE CITY, OF DESOTO, AND EVERY CITIZEN.
WE ASK YOU NOW, GOD, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS US BEYOND MEASURE THAT WE WOULD BE BLESSED GOING OUT AND BLESSED COMING IN, LORD, THAT WE WOULD BE BLESSED IN THE CITY AND THE FIELD.
AND THEN FATHER, WE ASK YOU THAT YOU WOULD KEEP US AND THAT YOU WOULD CAUSE YOUR FACE TO SHINE UPON US AND BE GRACIOUS TO US.
AND THAT YOU WOULD LIFT UP YOUR COUNTENANCE UPON US AND THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US PEACE, THAT YOU WOULD SATURATE EVERY CONVERSATION WITH PEACE.
AND THAT WHEN WE LEAVE FROM THIS PLACE, LORD, MAY IT BE RECOGNIZED THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DID, EVERYTHING THAT WE SAID, WE DID IT FOR YOUR GLORY IN SOME WAY.
AND NOW FATHER, WE PRAISE YOU.
IT'S IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF YOUR ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, YESHUA, THE ONE THAT WE CALL JESUS THE CHRIST.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ALL FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WIDGET STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
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THANK YOU PASTOR SMITH FROM CHURCH ON THE WAY FOR OPENING US UP WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL PRAYER.ALSO, CAN WE GIVE IT UP OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR, MR. JOSHUA ROBLES FROM KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY DOING SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB FOR US.
I'M GONNA READ JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. ROBLES.
UM, IT SAYS, JOSHUA ROBLES IS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
HIS PARENTS ARE NICOLE AND SERGIO ROBLES.
HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS, SUCH AS PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE HOMELESS AND PLAYING GOLF.
I ALSO HAVE BEEN, HE HAS ALSO BEEN IN STUDENT COUNCIL SINCE THE EIGHTH GRADE AND SINCE THEN HAS SERVED AS A CHAPLAIN TWICE AND TWICE AS A REPRESENTATIVE.
HE PLANS TO PURSUE THE MEDICAL FIELD AND CARDIOLOGY, AND AT THE MOMENT HE PLANS TO GO TO BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IN ORDER TO PURSUE THESE FUTURE ASPIRATIONS.
HE ALSO ENJOYS PROVIDING MINISTRY THROUGH HIS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH HIS ACADEMICS.
CAN WE GIVE THAT ONE MORE TIME FOR MR. ROBLES, WHO IS OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR FOR THIS EVENING? MR. ROBLES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT BODY AT KINGDOM COLLEGIATE? I'M JUST HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY AND, UM, ESPECIALLY TO REPRESENT MY SCHOOL TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TO GIVE GOD GLORY AND THE ACTIONS THAT I DO.
IS ANY OF YOUR, UH, YOUR SCHOOL HERE, YOUR PARENTS HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT? YES.
MY, UH, MY MOM'S OVER THERE AND MY GRANDPARENTS.
UH, AGAIN, MR. ROBLES IS OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR.
UM, YOU CAN SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THAT YOU WISH TO, HOWEVER, YOU MUST FILL OUT A CARD IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
AND SO HE WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU.
OUR FIRE CHIEF CHIEF SUER IS SITTING AT THE TABLE THERE AND YOU CAN GET THOSE CARDS THERE.
I'M GONNA COME DOWN, WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO AND I HAVE SOME GOODIES FOR YOU.
WANT, HI, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD AT THIS TIME, MS. THOMAS,
[C. PRESENTATIONS]
WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE.NEXT WE MOVE INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS.
FIRST WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENT RECIPIENT MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR PROCTOR BEST SOUTHWEST REPRESENTATIVE AMANDA TORRES AND THE SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR, OH, SORRY.
I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT, UH, THIS MAYORAL SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PARTS OF MY JOB IS TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO GET AND CLOSE SOME OF THE GAPS THAT THEY'RE, THEY HAVE WHEN THEY'RE, UH, TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO, UH, SECONDARY EDUCATION.
AND SO I'M GONNA ASK IF SHANE WILLIAMS IS HERE TO COME ON UP.
AND WHILE HE'S COMING, I'M GOING TO READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIM, UH, SO THAT YOU ALL WILL KNOW WHAT AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT HE IS AND WHY HE WAS THE RECIPIENT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP.
SHANE WILLIAMS, A DESOTO RESIDENT STUDENT FROM LIFE HIGH SCHOOL.
WAXAHATCHEE IS AN AMBITIOUS AND THOUGHTFUL YOUNG LEADER WITH A DEEP INTEREST IN GLOBAL CULTURES.
HE PLANS TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO TO PURSUE HIS ACADEMIC GOALS.
THROUGH HIS INVOLVEMENT IN TUTORING THE CITY YOUTH COUNCIL, ATHLETICS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES, SUCH AS BEING A LEADING ATTORNEY IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL TEAM, SHANE HAS DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP, RESILIENCE, AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT.
THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP, MAYORAL SCHOLARSHIP WILL SUPPORT HIS JOURNEY TOWARDS ACHIEVING HIS ASPIRATIONS.
CAN WE GIVE ONE MORE GREAT BIG HAND CLAP FOR MR. SHANE WILLIAMS, THE 2025 BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP MAYORAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER.
I'M GONNA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AS WELL? YES.
I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS ON BEHALF OF METHODIST CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTER AND WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN COLLEGE.
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LET'S GIVE SHANE ONE MORE HAND CLAP FOR THAT OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT.AT THIS TIME, MS. THOMAS, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
NEXT WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK.
MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL RECEIVING OUR DESOTO ISD NURSES.
I GREW UP WITH A NURSE WHO TOOK CARE OF VETERANS FOR 40 YEARS AT THE DALLAS VA.
SO I KNOW HOW MEANINGFUL NURSES ARE IN, IN WHAT YOU DO.
AND, UM, I THINK I LIKE NURSES BETTER THAN I LIKE DOCTORS
SO I'LL READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS NURSES WEEK SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO HEALING OTHERS, PROVIDING EXPERT CARE, GUIDANCE AND COMPASSION THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF LIFE.
AND WHEREAS NURSES ARE OFTEN THE FIRST TO RESPOND IN TIMES OF CRISIS AND THE LAST TO LEAVE A PATIENT'S SIDE, THEY SERVE NOT ONLY AS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, BUT AS COUNSELORS, EDUCATORS, AND ADVOCATES GUIDING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH DIFFICULT AND VULNERABLE MOMENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE STRENGTH, RESILIENCE AND LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED BY NURSES REMAIN ESSENTIAL TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AS THEY TIRELESSLY WORK IN HOSPITALS, CLINICS, SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND BEYOND TO ENSURE EQUITABLE AND QUALITY CARE FOR ALL.
AND WHEREAS IN HONORING FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE NIGHTINGALE'S ENDURING LEGACY, WE RECOGNIZE THE NURSING PROFESSIONALS CONTINUED E EVOLUTION DRIVEN BY COMPASSION, SCIENCE, INNOVATION TOWARDS A MORE RESPONSIVE AND HUMAN CENTERED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DESOTO EXTENDS ITS HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO NURSES EVERYWHERE AND CELEBRATE THOSE WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITY WHO EMBODY, EMBODY THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
THEREFORE, I, RACHEL L PROCTOR, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS BY AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH 12TH 2025 AS NATIONAL NURSES WEEK IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO SHOW APPRECIATION AND COMPASSION, COMPASSIONATE WORK FOR NURSES, AND TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH, DIGNITY, AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY IN WITNESS THEREOF, I HAVE SET FORTH MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO TO BE AFFIXED THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY, 2025.
RACHEL L PROCTOR MAYOR ATTESTED BY ALICIA THOMAS, CITY SECRETARY.
MY NAME'S NICOLE RAPHAEL, THE READER.
AND SO IF I COULD HAVE THE NURSES COME UP AND I WILL READ YOUR, I WILL NOT READ YOUR NAMES.
MAY I HAVE ALL OF THE SCHOOL NURSES TO COME UP? ALL RIGHT.
NOW LET ME GIVE THEM THEIR JUST DUE.
ANGELA GIBBONS, LVN, DEANDRE MARSHALL, LVN, MARY DAVIS, LVN, DIAMOND RONALDS, LVN.
GWEN SCOTT, LVN, MAISHA WILLIAMS, RN, IRIS GRAY, LVN KAYLA CHRISTOPHER, LVN, BRCA FLEMING, LVN, LISTIA WILLIAMS, PHD, RN AND DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES.
CAN Y'ALL GIVE THEM ANOTHER APPLAUSE? ALL RIGHT.
AND MS. DR. WILLIAMS, MS. SHE PUT YOUR COMMENT AND SPEAK ON BEHALF FOR EVERYONE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR, UH, THIS RECOGNITION.
UM, WE WORK REALLY HARD FOR OUR STUDENTS AT DESOTO ISD AND WE HAVE, AND I'M BIASED, BUT WE HAVE THE BEST NURSES THIS SIDE OF THE TRINITY RIVER.
SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU RECOGNITION.
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THANK YOU COUNCIL RAFAEL, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR NURSES, UM, HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.AT THIS TIME, MS. THOMAS, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE.
NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING POLICE WEEK AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM RECEIVING ITS POLICE CHIEF JOE COSTA AND HIS TEAM.
I AM COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING THE COUNCIL'S LIAISON FOR THE CITIZENS POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
UM, SOME OF THESE FOLKS DON'T, THEY'RE PROBABLY, THEY'RE NEW FACES TO THIS, UH, UH, RE RESOLUTION BECAUSE I ASKED FOR THEM BY NAME AND I'M SO
SO, UM, BEHIND ME, I DON'T HAVE CHIEF COSTA, HE'S PLAYING HOOKY TONIGHT.
UM, BUT I DO HAVE ASSISTANT CHIEF SNICK RAISE YOUR HAND.
I HAVE OFFICER BRITTANY GREEN RAISE YOUR HAND.
I HAVE DETECTIVE JASON PITTS, RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND I HAVE K NINE OFFICER RAH MARLOWE ROBERTSON, ALSO KNOWN IN THE STREETS AS SMILEY OFFICER.
I, UM,
AND I ALSO ASK THAT IF YOU ARE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, THAT YOU JOIN US AS WELL NEXT WEEK, NEXT WEDNESDAY, AS WE HONOR, UH, POLICE PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY AS WELL IN THE CITY.
AND THE PROCLAMATION READS, UH, WHEREAS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY IN MAY WITH THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, A TIME TO HONOR THE CARE, COURAGE, COMMITMENT, AND ULTIMATE SACRIFICES MADE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVE AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR, A HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NATIONWIDE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY MARKING A 25% INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR.
OF THESE, OF THESE 52 WERE KILLED BY GUNFIRE.
AND 46, UH, DIED IN TRAFFIC RELATED INCIDENTS, INCLUDING 17 STRUCK BY FATALITIES.
ADDITIONALLY, 49 OFFICERS DIED FROM THE OTHER CAUSES SUCH AS MEDICAL EVENTS AND, UM, ACCIDENTS.
TEXAS REPORTED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF FATALITIES WITH 18 OFFICERS MAKING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
AND WHEREAS SINCE THE FIRST KNOWN LINE OF DUTY DEATH IN 1791, MORE THAN 26,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OTHERS.
THESE FALLEN HEROES ARE REMEMBERED NOT ONLY FOR THEIR DEDICATION, BUT ALSO FOR THEIR LEGACY AND BRAVERY AND DUTY THEY LEAVE BEHIND.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DESOTO ACKNOWLEDGES AND HONORS THE CONTINUED SERVICE OF OUR LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS WHO SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITIES, UPHOLD THE LAW, AND RESPOND WITH COURAGE AND TIMES OF DANGER, THESE MEN AND WOMEN EXEMPLIFY INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO THE WELLBEING OF OTHERS.
AND WHEREAS IF THIS, IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO RECOGNIZE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I RACHEL L PROCTOR, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, DO HEREBY CALL UPON YOUR, OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN THE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION IN RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 11TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2025 AS POLICE WEEK AND MAY 15TH, 2025 AS PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO REFLECT ON THE VITAL ROLE PEACE OFFICERS PLAY IN PRESERVING THE SAFETY, THE ORDER AND FREEDOMS WE ENJOY.
LET US CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE REMEMBRANCE AND UNITY IN SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE AND WITNESS WHEREOF.
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AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS SIXTH DAY OF MAY, 2025.SIGNED RACHEL L PROCTOR, MAYOR ATTEST, ALICIA THOMAS, CITY SECRETARY.
AS I MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE, I, I HAND SELECT THESE PEOPLE FOR A FEW REASONS.
WHEN I, MY FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS ON CITY COUNCIL, I WAS EAGER TO TAKE A, UH, RIDE AROUND TOWN WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DID OUR CRIME LOOK LIKE AFTER HOURS.
AND I WAS PARTNERED WITH, UM, OFFICER ROBERSON, AND WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT.
ONE FRIDAY NIGHT, IT WAS, UH, JUMPING AND HE IS ACTUALLY THE OFFICER THAT, UM, HAS OUR K NINE WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THAT.
AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY SOLVED A LOT OF CRIMES AS A RESULT TO IT.
HE'S FROM JAMAICA AND HE REALLY LIKES, UH, RETE CAKE I WILL NEVER FORGET.
AND, UH, BRITTANY, UH, GREEN, UH, WHEN I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT, BRITTANY WAS THERE FOR ME AND, UM, HELPED CLEAR THE SCENE.
AMAZINGLY, SHE WORKS OUT AND SHE ALSO IS, REPRESENTS THE FEMALE BASE OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WE ARE ACTIVELY GROWING.
AND, UM, OFFICER PITTS, DETECTIVE PITTS, UH, WHEN, UM, DETECTIVE PITTS AND I ACTUALLY NOT ONLY WENT TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM PLEASANT GROVE, TEXAS, BUT WE ALSO BOTH ENLISTED INTO THE MILITARY AND FOUND OURSELVES CROSSING PATHS IN T LITTLE IRAQ.
AND SO TO WATCH HIM GO OUT IN MORE DANGEROUS GROUNDS THAN I WAS, AND TO SEE HIM TODAY HERE IN DESOTO AND SERVING IS QUITE AN HONOR TO, UM, UH, SEE THAT.
AND THEN I CAN'T FORGET OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF NIK, WHO LEADS THE PAC, UM, FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO, WHEN IN THE ABSENCE OF OUR CHIEF, I SAY THEIR NAMES AND I SAY, YOU TELL YOU THINGS ABOUT THEM BECAUSE THEY LOOK LIKE US AND THEY ARE VERY HUMAN.
AND WHEN WE CAN SEE THEM AND SEE THAT THE REPRESENTATION IS THERE, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE, UH, THESE FOLKS, THEY TAKE GOOD CARE OF US.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.
UM, ON BEHALF OF THE DESOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND, UH, THESE OFFICERS PRESENT HERE WITH ME TONIGHT, OFFICER GREEN, OFFICER ROBERTSON AND DETECTIVE PITTS, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO EXPRESS THAT WE ARE, ARE SO HONORED AND SO MOVED THAT THE MAYOR AND THIS CITY COUNCIL WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, POLICE WEEK, UM, IN, IN SUCH A FORUM IN, IN, IN FRONT OF OUR CITIZENS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
OF COURSE, POLICE WEEK IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK, AND THAT'S THE WEEK WHEN WE HONOR THE SERVICE.
AND, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE SACRIFICE OF ALL OF OUR PEACE OFFICERS ACROSS THE, THE NATION.
UM, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, UH, THE DESOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF HOSTING A PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL CEREMONY.
AND FOR MORE ON THAT, UH, LET ME INTRODUCE DETECTIVE JASON PITTS.
MY NAME DETECTIVE PITTS, UM, REACHING OUT FROM DESOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO CORDIALLY INVITE EVERYBODY TO JOIN US IN HONORING OUR FOLLOWING HEAL HEROES.
WE'RE HOSTING A PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL CEREMONY.
I KNOW EVERYBODY ALREADY SAID THAT, I'M JUST REPEATING IT.
IT WOULD BE HOSTED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH AT 9:00 AM AND IT WOULD BE AN HONOR IF EVERYBODY COULD COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND A LINE OF DUTY.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
NEXT WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF THE TOP 20 DESOTO GRADUATES.
MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO EACH YEAR, IS TO RECOGNIZE THE TOP 20 DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
AS AN ALUMNI MYSELF OF DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL, IT MAKES ME PROUD TO SEE THESE INDIVIDUALS
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WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET HERE AND TO ACHIEVE SUCH A MILESTONE IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.AND SO I'M GOING TO CALL THEM UP AND THEN I HAVE A COMMENDATION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU ALL TO COMMEMORATE THIS MOMENT FOR YOU.
UH, THE FIRST ONE THAT I'M GONNA CALL UP IS MISS YVONNE FU.
I'M GONNA DO LIKE THEY SAY AT THE GRADUATION, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN CALLED AND THEN YOU CAN CLAP SO WE CAN GET EVERYBODY UP HERE AND THEN WE'LL DO THAT.
WE HAVE ADDISON WALTON, WE HAVE DEMI CACHE NICHOLAS, I THINK I SAID THAT CORRECTLY.
UH, BRIANNA PEREZ, IVAN SOTO, KENNEDY WALLACE, EDWIN RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO BOTELLO, STEVEN KIRKLEY II, JAYDEN BLOCK, JADA NEWBERRY, JASMINE PEREZ, NICHOLAS MESA, TONY DIXON, CHASE HOLLOWAY, NICHOLAS ZAMORA, SIDNEY ROBINSON, SHAW WARD JR.
IRELAND, SANCHEZ TAMIRA SINGLETON.
AND IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND I DID NOT CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME.
I'M GONNA ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY IF SHE WOULD HELP ME TO CALL, UH, TO PASS THESE OUT.
YVONNE, I HAVE YOURS IN MY HAND.
AND YVONNE, YOU ARE THE VALEDICTORIAN, RIGHT? OKAY.
WE CAN GIVE HER A HAND CLAP AS WELL FOR, AND OUR SALUTATORIAN, MS. ADDISON WALTON, LET'S GIVE HER A HAND CLAP AS WELL.
THAT'S EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY EXCITING.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL OF THE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND SUPPORTERS, IF YOU COULD STAND SO THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU ALL A HAND AS WELL.
I'M GONNA READ THIS ACCOMMODATION.
SO THIS CCOMMODATION IS PRESENTED TO INSERT YOUR NAME ON BEHALF OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF DESOTO, AND ALL OF ITS CITIZENS, I'M HONORED TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
AS A TOP 20 GRADUATE OF THE DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2025, THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT REFLECTS YOUR DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.
YOU HAVE SHOWN RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES AND A COMMITMENT TO REACHING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.
YOUR SUCCESS IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOUR SCHOOL, AND THE ENTIRE DESOTO COMMUNITY.
WE RECOGNIZE THE EFFORT, FOCUS, AND DETERMINATION IT TAKES TO EARN SUCH A DISTINCTION.
AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOUR FUTURE WILL BE FILLED WITH CONTINUED ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT.
THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL PROUDLY JOINS ME IN CELEBRATING THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE.
WE WISH YOU EVERY SUCCESS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD INTO HIGHER EDUCATION AND BEYOND.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WELL-DESERVED HONOR SIGNED MAYOR RACHEL L PROCTOR.
[D. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
TIME, MS. THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.NEXT, WE MOVING INTO OUR ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.0415.
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCES INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING EMANATE THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AS WELL AS ANY LIAISON UPDATES.
AND MAYOR, IF I MAY, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE CANDIDATES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MAY 3RD GENERAL ELECTION AND TO THE DESOTO RESIDENTS WHO MADE THEIR WAY TO THE POLLS DURING EARLY VOTING AND ALSO ON ELECTION DAY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR RACHEL L PROCTOR ON HER REELECTION TO THE SEAT FOR MAYOR PLACE.
HOWEVER, IN THE RACES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACED FIVE, NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE.
AS A RESULT, A RUNOFF HAS BEEN TRIGGERED AND WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY JUNE 7TH.
TO DETERMINE THE WINNERS FOR BOTH SEATS, THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES IN EACH RACE HAVE ADVANCED TO THE RUNOFF.
HERE'S A FEW KEY DATES TO REMEMBER.
FOR ANYONE WHO DID NOT REGISTER IN TIME FOR THE MAY 3RD ELECTION.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME, TWO DAYS.
THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS THIS THURSDAY, MAY 8TH, 2025.
VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS ARE AVAILABLE HERE AT TOWN CENTER, THE DESOTO LIBRARY AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE SENIOR CENTER COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE MAILED TO THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT AT 1520 ROUND TABLE
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DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 4 7.EARLY VOTING WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY, MAY 27TH THROUGH TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD.
THE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND HOURS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS SOON AS THEY ARE CONFIRMED WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
WE WILL ALSO SHARE THOSE UPDATES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND IN FUTURE NEWSLETTER BLASTS.
YOU MAY ALSO VISIT THE DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS WEBSITE@DALLASCOUNTYELECTIONS.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO STAY ENGAGED AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN THE UPCOMING RUNOFF ELECTION.
UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, I SAW YOUR HAND GO UP.
WE CAN'T HEAR YOU HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.
I'M GONNA LET COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER GO WHILE THEY TRY TO GET THAT RECTIFIED, PLEASE.
OKAY, SO DESOTO, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BUDGET AND NOW IS TIME TO GET STARTED.
THE VERY FIRST BUDGET MEETING, UM, SESSION IS HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY, UM, MAY 8TH.
IT IS A VIRTUAL SESSION SO YOU CAN BE AT HOME.
I JUST NEED YOU TO GO ONLINE AND GET REGISTERED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH OUR SPECIAL GUEST, WHICH IS THE CITY OF DESOTOS FINANCIAL TEAM WILL BE ON THE CALL.
AND THE, UM, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE CALLED A, UM, THE FLYER STAND.
THE FLYER, THE FLYER STAND HAS FLYERS AND IT ALSO CAN BE, UH, CAPTURED ON THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL AS THEIR WEBSITE.
AGAIN, THAT IS A BUDGET MEETING HAPPENED ON MAY 8TH.
MYSELF IS HOSTING AND, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM.
AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE OUR FINANCIAL TEAM FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO TO GIVE GREAT INFORMATION TO THE CITY OF DESOTO ABOUT THE BUDGET.
SO COME ON OUT OR GET ON THE PHONE.
DO WE HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM GOOD TO GO.
MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU CAN TRY IT AGAIN.
CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME NOW? NOT REALLY.
DO YOU HAVE HER ANNOUNCEMENT? OKAY.
UH, DR. MARKS HAS YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT.
MAYOR TIM, IS IT OKAY IF SHE GIVES THAT TO US TONIGHT? OKAY.
IT SAYS, I'M JUST NOW GETTING THIS, I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GO THROUGH IT.
ALTHOUGH AMERICANS MONTH, SENIOR SYMPOSIUM HEALTH FAIR TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, 2025, STARTING AT 9:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 PM THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT.
PARADE OF HATS TEA PARTY TO TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 16TH, 2025 STARTED AT 9:00 AM UNTIL 11:00 AM YOU ARE INVITED TO A MOTHER'S DAY TEA PARTY AT THE DESOTO SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.
THE COST IS $5 FOR THE TICKET.
UH, GARDEN PARTY OPTIONAL ARE ALL WHITE ATTIRE.
SO YOU CAN, YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF WHAT TO WEAR.
AND THEN THERE'S MOTHER'S DAY CONCERT FEATURING THE NEW GOLDEN VOICES CHOIR.
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 20TH FROM NINE UNTIL 10:00 AM AT THE DESOTO SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, LOCATED AT 2 0 4 LION STREET HERE IN DESOTO, TEXAS.
JOIN US FOR AN ENGAGING MORNING, CELEBRATING MOTHERS AND THE TIMELESS MUSIC THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER.
OUR TALENTED SENIORS WILL TAKE THE STAGE TO SHARE THEIR VOICES AND STORIES IN A HEARTFELT CONCERT DEDICATED TO THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN IN OUR LIVES.
ROBINSON PRESENTS A CITY OF DESOTOS, PARKS AND RECREATION AND WILLIAMS ENTERPRISE PRESENTATION.
THIS PRESENTATION IS ROSES FOUR ROSE, DR.
THIS WILL BE HER 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, HONORING A TRUE HOLLYWOOD LEGEND.
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 30TH, 2025.
THE TIME WILL BE 7:00 PM HERE AT THE CORNER THEATER, LOCATED AT TWO 11 EAST PLEASANT RUN ROAD.
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THAT EVENT IS SOLD OUT AS WELL.
AND THEN DESOTO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE.
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH FROM 6:30 PM UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK.
8:00 PM THE LOCATION IS DESOTO CIVIC CENTER PECAN ROOMS TO 11 EAST PLEASANT RON ROAD HERE IN DESOTO.
DESOTO PARKS AND RECREATION HAS ENGAGED THE SPORTS FACILITIES, COMPANIES AND INDUSTRY LEADING AND RECREATION CONSULTING, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT FIRM TO UPDATE THE RECREATION PROGRAMMING PLAN.
NOW, THIS PROCESS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY'S ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT TO INVOLVE FUTURE INITIATIVES RELATING TO INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING, AQUATICS, ATHLETICS, SENIOR SERVICES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND MORE.
DESOTO PARKS AND RECREATION AND SPORTS FACILITIES.
COMPANIES WILL BE HOSTING A COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE AGAIN ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH AT
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6:30 PM TO, AND OF COURSE, WE WANT TO INVITE ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE INVITE YOU TO PROVIDE ANY, UH, FEEDBACK FOR THIS PARTICULAR STUDY.AND THEN LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THE BEST SOUTHWEST JUNETEENTH FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATION.
GATES WILL OPEN AT 5:00 PM IT WILL START AT 6:00 PM UNTIL 10:00 PM OVER AT GRIMES PARK.
HERE IN DESOTO, THERE WILL BE LIVE MUSIC, FAMILY, FOOD, AND FUN.
A MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT ZAP CHATNEY CRYSTAL INTENSE WILL BE THE BAND.
IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION, IT CAN BE FOUND ON DESOTO EVENTS DOT EVENT BRIGHTS.COM.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.
JOKES AND R AND B, THE FUNK DOCTORS DESOTO EVENTS.EVENTBRITE.COM.
THE SHOW WILL START AT 7:00 PM PRESALE TICKETS ARE $25 AT THE DOOR.
AND AGAIN, IT WILL BE HELD AT THE DESOTO CORNER THEATER HERE, LOCATED AT TWO 11 EAST PLEASANT RUN ROAD.
THAT WILL BE JUNE 28TH AT 7:00 PM MADAM MAYOR, THAT SEEMS TO BE ALL OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE AT THIS TIME.
WE'D LIKE TO WISH MR. HUEY BROWN, UH, WHO LIVES IN PLACE FOR HAPPY 93RD BIRTHDAY.
ALRIGHT, UH, MR. BROWN IS AN ICON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND, UH, LIVING LARGE AND DOING WELL.
HE WAS ALSO FEATURED ON FOX NEWS, UH, ON HIS BIRTHDAY THAT MORNING.
SO, UH, AGAIN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. BROWN.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17TH FROM 12 TO 7:00 PM PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE FIRST, FOR OUR VERY FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER FESTIVAL.
UM, CELEBRATE CULTURE AND COMMUNITY AT DE SOTO'S FIRST ANNUAL EVENT.
JOIN US FOR THIS VIBRANT CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY AT, UM, IT WILL BE HELD HERE AT THE DESOTO AMPHITHEATER.
AGAIN, IT IS FROM 12:00 PM TO 7:00 PM SOME OF THE THINGS YOU CAN EXPECT IS OUR CULTURAL PERFORMANCES.
UH, WITNESS STUNNING, TRADITIONAL DANCES, MUSIC, AND LIVE, UM, ENTERTAINMENT.
DELICIOUS CUISINE, SAVOR, THE RICH FLAVORS OF OF THE CULTURE, UH, WITH A VARIETY OF FOOD VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, INTERACTIVE GAMES, VENDORS.
LET'S EXPOSE OUR, OUR COMMUNITY TO A LITTLE BIT OF CULTURE, UM, UM, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DESOTO.
SO THAT, AGAIN, IS SATURDAY, MAY 17TH FROM SEVEN, I MEAN FROM 12:00 PM TO 7:00 PM AND IT IS TOTALLY FREE.
I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED.
UM, THE PEOPLE WHO DID ATTEND THE BUDGET.
I MEAN THE FINANCE SESSION WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT FINANCE, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, HOW OUR CRPS, OUR, UM, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE FUNDED.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UM, STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, UH, SPEED TRAFFIC, COMMON DEVICES.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, DIRECTOR TRACY COMIER FOR HIS, UH, GIFT OF FINANCE AS WELL AS MS, AND LET ME SAY IT, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, MS. COLTON.
AND SO THEY GAVE SOME GREAT INFORMATION, UM, GAVE THEIR INFORMATION OUT.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM, UM, SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT ON THAT SATURDAY MORNING TO GIVE THIS EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND THIS MONTH.
UM, THE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS HOSTING TWO EVENTS, UM, IN HONOR AND OBSERVATE OB OBSERVANCE.
UM, THE FIRST EVENT IS MAY 24TH, WHICH IS A 5K MILITARY APPRECIATION RUN.
YOU CAN REGISTER IF UNDER THE GOVERNMENT TAB, UNDER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
YOU CAN GO TO VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND TAP THE LINK AND REGISTER ON THAT PAGE.
UH, THE 5K WILL START AT 9:00 AM UM, AND COME ALL, IT'S OUR THIRD ANNUAL YEAR.
UH, THE SECOND EVENT IS ON MAY 26TH, WHICH IS ONE A TRADITION THAT THE CITY HAS DONE FOR, FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND THAT IS THE MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE AT NANCE FARM.
NANCE FARM IS LO LOCATED IN MANTLE BROOK AREA.
UH, IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH IT, IT IS A HISTORICAL SITE, UH, FOR THE CITY.
UM, WE'LL DO THE OBSERVANCE THERE AT A 11:00 AM IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND.
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YOU.UM, AT THIS TIME I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
HAVING RECEIVED NO CITIZEN COMMENT CARDS, WE WILL HAVE A SLIGHT DEVIATION TO THE AGENDA.
WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.
WE HAVE CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2025, PRESCRIBING THE TERMS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH CERTIFICATES AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO.
MAKING THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESENTER IS LAKITA SUTTON, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CONTAINS STREETS AND WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS THAT REQUIRE THE SALE OF CERTIFICATE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IN ORDER FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO OCCUR.
A MULTI-YEAR BOND ISSUANCE PLAN COVERING FISCAL YEARS 25 THROUGH 2031 WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON MARCH 4TH, 2025.
THIS ISSUANCE WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS, COUNTY JOINT MCIP NUMBER TWO, WEST MORELAND ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNAL RENOVATIONS, TR NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION, CONCRETE STREET REPAIR, ASPHALT STREET REPAIR, AQUATICS AND RECREATION CENTER, AND PARKS CITY ENTRYWAY, MONUMENTS AND DIGITAL SIGNAGE, DRAINAGE AT WOLF CREEK WATER, SEWER CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND NANCE FARM PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION AT THE MARCH 4TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL BONDS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER, STATING THE TIME AND PLACE COUNSEL PROPOSES TO PASS THE ORDINANCE.
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT PROPOSED TO BE ISSUED WITHIN THAT NOI.
UM, THE AMOUNT WAS NOT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 49,500,000 FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WISHES.
CERTIFICATES ARE TO BE ISSUED AND IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL PROPOSES TO PAY FOR THE CERTIFICATES.
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDES THE COST OF ISSUANCE.
THE CITY'S FINANCIAL POSITION HAS BEEN RECENTLY REVIEWED BY RATING BY TWO RATING AGENCIES, AND THE CITY HAS MAINTAINED ITS IMPRESSIVE AA RATING.
THEIR CERTIFICATES ARE OFFERED FOR, WERE OFFERED FOR SALE TODAY, TUESDAY, MAY 6TH.
FINAL PRICING HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND THE RESULTS ARE BEING PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING, ALONG WITH THE ATTACHED DRAFT ORDINANCE.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE JORGE DELGADO, WHO'S WITH OUR FINANCIAL, UM, MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND THEY'RE GONNA, HE'S GONNA COME UP AND PRESENT TO YOU THE RESULTS AND WALK YOU THROUGH, UM, HOW THAT SALE WENT TODAY.
AND MAYOR COUNSEL, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
AGAIN, JORGE DELGADO WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES, PART OF YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISORY TEAM.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK AND TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
UH, ANDRE WAS HERE, UH, WITH PART OF OUR TEAM A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
UH, I BELIEVE TWO SESSIONS WALKING YOU THROUGH THE PLAN OF FINANCE.
AND, UH, TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT MS. SUTTON, UH, JUST, UH, PRESENTED TO YOU, NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
WHEN WE GOT YOUR DIRECTION IN FEBRUARY TO START IMPLEMENTING THIS, WE GOT TO WORK.
WE GOT THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL RATING PROCESS, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WHERE, UH, AS LUTA SAID, BOTH OF YOUR, UH, RATINGS BY STANDARD REPORTS AND MOODY'S GOT A, UH, AFFIRMED AT AA.
UH, THERE ARE TWO REPORTS OUT THERE THAT ARE NOW PUBLIC INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTING WHAT ALL GOES BEHIND THE SAUSAGE MAKING OF, UH, BEHIND THAT CREDIT RATING, YOUR FINANCIAL POSITION, YOUR STRONG RESERVES, UH, GDP GROWTH WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR TAX BASE IS EXPANDING.
UH, ALL OF THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED THERE BY A THIRD PARTY THAT JUST HELPS US PUT TOGETHER THE BOND SALE AND LOWER THE COST OF BORROWING FOR THE CITY.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS EVERY TIME.
UH, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
WE ARE STILL TARGETING TO FUND THE, UH, EXACT AMOUNT THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU, UH, IN FEBRUARY, WHICH IS 48 MILLION, UM, $550,000.
ALL WE DID WAS WE PUT TOGETHER AN OFFERING DOCUMENT, PUT THE RATINGS INTO THE OFFERING DOCUMENT AND ASK FOR BIDS TO COME IN THIS MORNING.
I'LL SKIP THIS SINCE, UH, NIKITA COVERED IT VERY WELL.
BUT THIS IS JUST A COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE PART OF YOUR RATING, UH, REPORT.
THAT IS PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT EVERY INVESTOR OUT THERE GETS TO READ.
WE ASKED FOR BIDS TO COME IN, UH, TODAY AT 10:00 AM MAYOR COUNCIL.
AND, UH, YOU GOT FOUR BIDS THIS MORNING WITH WELLS FARGO BANK COMING IN AS A LOW BIDDER FOR
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THE CITY CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.UH, IT'S A VERY STRONG BID WITH A FOUR POINT 17%.
THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE BUDGET THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU BACK IN FEBRUARY IN A MARKET THAT HAS GONE AGAINST US, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FLUCTUATE, UH, FLUCTUATIONS IN, IN THE INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON POLITICALLY, GEOPOLITICALLY, UH, THAT AFFECTS THE MARKETS.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO, WE WERE GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU CAME IN AT, UH, FOUR 17% STILL THAT SPEAKS, UH, WELL OF YOUR RATINGS, HOW WELL THEY ARE RECEIVED IN THE MARKETPLACE.
WHEN THERE'S FLUCTUATION IN THE MARKET.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THERE'S WHAT WE CALL A FLIGHT TO QUALITY RESPONSE.
INVESTORS DON'T LIKE UNCERTAINTY.
AND WHEN THEY SEE A DOUBLE A RATING, UH, WHICH IS A HIGH QUALITY TEXAS PAPER, THEY LIKE TO BID AGGRESSIVELY ON THAT.
THESE FOUR FIRMS THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE POWERHOUSE FIRMS. OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE HEARD OF WELLS FARGO.
JEFFERIES ACTUALLY WON YOUR 2024 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION LAST YEAR.
RAVEN JAMES HAS WON A NUMBER OF YOUR, UH, ISSUANCES IN THE PAST, AND B IS ANOTHER, UM, ANOTHER BIG PLAYER IN THE INDUSTRY.
ALSO, WHAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TO YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IS THAT WE LIKE TO SEE BIDS WHEN THEY'RE REALLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
THAT TELLS US YOU GOT A MARKET BID TODAY.
WE DON'T LIKE TO SEE THE SECOND BID BE 15 BASIS POINTS AWAY FROM THE FIRST BID.
SO THIS TELLS US THAT TODAY YOU GOT AN EFFICIENT MARKET BID FOR WHAT A DOUBLE A RATING, UH, WOULD PRICE AT WITH THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A FIXED INTEREST RATE BID TODAY.
YOU WOULD BE LOCKING THAT IN FOR THE LIFE OF THE CERTIFICATES, WHICH IS A 20 YEAR AMORTIZATION.
UH, THIS IS ALL WORKING WITHIN YOUR CURRENT TAX RATE PARAMETERS THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE TODAY.
DALLAS CAT, WHICH IS YOUR APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
THEY'RE TELLING US THAT PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARILY YOU GREW 8%.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE MORE GROWTH.
WE ARE TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT, BUT THAT JUST HELPS YOU ACCELERATE THE FIRST PAYMENT OF YOUR CERTIFICATES, BRINGING YOUR INTEREST EXPENSE DOWN, WHICH YOU HAVE DONE HISTORICALLY.
YOU, UH, HISTORICALLY AMORTIZE YOUR DEBT FAST.
AND THIS JUST HELPS YOU DO THAT A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
SHOULD YOU MOVE FORWARD TODAY, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, UH, AGAIN, YOU WOULD BE FUNDING THE $48.55 MILLION OF PROJECTS AND WE ARE TARGETING A MAY 29TH CLOSING, AT WHICH POINT THE CITY OF
AND THE FIRST PAYMENT ON THE DEBT DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL FISCAL YEAR 2026.
SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO INCLUDE IT, UH, IN THIS NEXT, YOUR NEXT BUDGET PROCESS THAT YOU'RE ABOUT, YOU'RE ABOUT TO START TALKING ABOUT.
ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE.
UM, WE'RE SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS, MAYOR COUNSEL, BUT I DO WANT TO GET ANY QUESTIONS TAKEN CARE OF.
COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS, DR. MARKS? I HAVE, UH, I'M, I'M NOT SURE IT'S A QUESTION AND MAYBE IT'S NOT FOR HIM, BUT IT'S JUST FOR COUNSEL'S, UM, CONSIDERATION AND FOR CLARITY.
UM, IN OUR PACKET IT SAYS THAT, UH, THIS IS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO PUBLISH.
AND IT ALSO CONTRADICTS ITSELF BECAUSE IT SAYS THAT IT'S ALREADY PUBLISHED.
SO I THINK WHEN WE GET READY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, WE'LL HAVE TO CORRECT THAT VERBIAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S PROOF CORRECT.
YEAH, ACTUALLY THAT THEY'LL BE, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE THAT'S AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, UM, OF THE, UM, OF THE, UH, CERTIFICATES.
UH, I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE STAFF REPORT WAS JUST TO CARRY OVER FROM A PREVIOUS PREVIOUS STAFF REPORT.
DO YOU WANNA CLARIFY THAT? THANK YOU.
UM, THIS EVENING WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE.
UM, THERE IS A DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT IS, UH, LOCATED INSIDE OF YOUR PACKET.
AND THE FINAL ORDINANCE WILL CONTAIN THE NUMBERS FROM THE SALE THAT, UM, MR. DELGADO JUST PRESENTED FOR YOU.
SO IT'S NOT THE PUBLICATION BECAUSE THE PUBLICATION HAS ALREADY BEEN, IT'S ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED.
SO TONIGHT IS ACTUALLY AUTHORIZING APPROVE, RIGHT? APPROVE DON'T, DON'T FOLLOW THE APPRO RECOMMENDATION.
THAT'S IN, THAT'S IN THE STAFF REPORT, CORRECT? CORRECT.
FOLLOW WHAT'S ON THE ACTUAL AGENDA.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, EVERYTHING.
THIS IS RELATED TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN TERMS OF, UH, BUDGETING.
SO WHAT CITY MANAGER WHEN WE WERE OR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WHEN WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF BUDGET SEASON, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE SIGNAL LIGHT, WAS THE SIGNAL LIGHT ALWAYS A PART OF C-D-C-I-P OR WAS THAT ORIGINALLY BUDGETED IN OUR GENERAL FUNDS? WELL, IT, SEE, AND THE ONLY REASON I'M ALSO ASKING 'CAUSE IT WAS CALLED OUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE ORIGINAL VERSUS THE REVISED, WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE, THE CIP IS ALWAYS EITHER PART OF A GENERAL FUND OR ANY ENTERPRISE FUND, SUCH AS WATER FUND.
SO IT HAS TO COME IN, THE FUNDING HAS TO COME IN FROM SOMEWHERE.
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WHEN, UH, YOU HAVE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATIONS, UM, THAT HAS TO PAY FOR, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT INCLUDED TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION FROM THE GET GO.UM, AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL RENOVATION AND THE NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL, SO RENOVATION IS JUST REPAIRING WAS THE OLD, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS THAT THIS MIGHT BE A, IS THAT AN ADDITION? BECAUSE I, I'M JUST SAYING I DON'T REMEMBER IT FROM THE BUDGET SEASON.
OH, WHEN WE BROUGHT THE, UM, FINANCING PLAN ON MARCH 4TH, THERE WAS A LIST OF, UH, OTHER PROJECTS THAT NAMED OUT ACCORDING, AND THERE WAS ALSO A CORRESPONDING LIST OF THE, UM, THE COST FOR EACH, UH, PROJECT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL RENOVATION.
OF COURSE THAT IS RENOVATION OF CURRENT TRA TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
SO OF COURSE THAT WILL FALL UNDER CIP AND NOT UNDER REGULAR.
UM, M AND O AND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION ON THAT LIST, UM, HAD A DOLLAR AMOUNT OF 400,000.
SO BOTH OF THOSE WERE QUALIFIED TO BE IN THE CIP.
I WASN'T QUESTIONING THE QUALIFICATION, I WAS JUST, JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER.
I WAS REMEMBERING, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS IN, IN IS FOUR, THE KJ AREA, PARKVILLE ROAD AREA.
SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO JUST BE CLEAR ABOUT IN BUDGET SEASON WHERE IT WAS LIVING AND THAT WAS ALL BECAUSE IT WAS A CALL OUT HERE.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH AND LET ME GO TO THE AQUATIC CENTER.
SO AS IT RELATES TO AQUATICS CENTER, THIS IS IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED TO FINISH THIS PROJECT OUT.
THIS IS THE CLOSURE OF, OF THIS PARTICULAR, UM, PROJECT.
MEANING, YOU KNOW, NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD BE NEEDED RELATED TO THE AQUATIC CENTER.
IS THAT CORRECT? AS AS IT WOULD STAND? CORRECT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT BARRING ANY, YOU KNOW, BARRING ANY, UH, YOU KNOW, UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT AS WELL.
'CAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED, UM, DURING, UM, THE COMMUNITY MEETING JUST ASKING, YOU KNOW, WILL ADDITIONAL FUNDING BE ASKED FOR? THE ANSWER WAS NO, GOD FORBID.
SO I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT OUT AND THANK YOU FOR, YOU COULD WORK ON THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, WORK ON IT AS WELL.
AND, UM, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.
I JUST WANNA ALSO CLARIFY THAT, AND I THINK, UM, MR. GLOVER HAS SAID THIS A FEW TIMES WITH THE AQUATIC CENTER, THE PRICE, THE PRICE E ANYTHING OVER THE PRICE WILL BE AT THE COST OF THE, THE CONTRACTORS AT THIS POINT, RIGHT? NOT YOUR HEAD.
IS THAT RIGHT? NO, NOT IF, IF I MAY ANSWER THAT.
NOT IF THERE'S A CITY REQUESTED ITEM CHANGE ORDER.
IF IT IS A CITY REQUESTED CHANGE ORDER, THEN THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
IF THERE'S, ACCORDING TO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, THEN THE CONTRACTOR IS OBLIGATED TO DELIVER AT THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
SO MOVING FORWARD, AS LONG AS WE DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING, IT STAYS THE SAME.
IF THE ECONOMY CHANGES OR ANYTHING CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION, THEY EAT THE COST.
AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS, UM, AND YOU ALL ARE THE EXPERTS, SO YOU TELL ME, BUT, AND WHEN I WAS READING THE ORDINANCE, UM, THE FINANCIAL DETAILS WERE NOT LISTED IN REGARDS TO LIKE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT BEING ISSUED, THE INTEREST RATE OR THE MATURITY SCHEDULE AND THE DETAILED PROJECT LIST.
UH, IS THERE A, IS THAT, IS THERE A REASON WHY THAT THOSE THINGS ARE NOT IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF? SURE.
SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY OF THAT INFORMATION UNTIL, WELL, WHEN IT WAS TIME TO POP PUBLISH THE, UM, AGENDA OF COURSE AND ATTACH IT.
BUT, UM, WE RECEIVED ALL OF THOSE NUMBERS TODAY.
UM, EVERYTHING DID COME IN AS JORGE, UH, PRESENTED, UH, EVEN LESS THAN OUR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.
AND SO THOSE WILL BE FILLED IN AND THAT'S WHY WE LABELED TO TONIGHT'S DOCUMENT AS A DRAFT ORDINANCE.
WITH THE DETAILED PRO, 'CAUSE YOU MENTIONED THE INTEREST AND THE, THE ISSUANCE, BUT THE DETAILED PROJECT LIST HAS BEEN, IS KNOWN.
SO IS THAT GOING TO BE, THAT DIDN'T CHANGE, RIGHT? NO, THE DETAILED PROJECT LIST DID NOT CHANGE.
WILL THAT BE ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE AS WELL? UM, THE ORDINANCE CALLS FOR, UM, CERTAIN LANGUAGE AND OUR BOND COUNCIL IS GOING TO, UM, ASSIST US WITH HAVING THE CORRECT LANGUAGE IN THERE AS IT RELATES TO THE PROJECT.
I KNOW LATELY, UM, THEY'VE BEEN WANTING US TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE PROJECTS.
EXACTLY HOW YOU DOING? I'M BRIAN KING, BOND COUNCIL FOR THE CITY.
AND SO IN REFERENCE TO THE ORDINANCE, WHAT WE DID SEND, AS LAKITA SAID, AN UPDATED DRAFT, BUT WE DO HAVE A LIST OF THE, THE PROJECTS LIKE IN GENERAL, AND THIS IS MORE SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE BONDS AND SO IT'S, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG, BUT IT'S IN SECTION ONE.
SECTION 1.1 A AND THEN WE LIST THEM OUT IN LIKE LITTLE PARAGRAPH FORMS, LIKE YOU'LL SEE LIKE ROMAN, LIKE ROMANT
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1, 2, 3, 4.AND SO THOSE ARE THE, THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECTS, BUT IT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY LIST LIKE, YOU KNOW, PROJECT BY PROJECT LIKE AQUATIC CENTER AND EVERYTHING.
AND SO WE HAVE TO KEEP EVERYTHING GENERAL FOR THE AG AG G'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
UM, COUNSEL, IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.
SECOND, UM, THERE IS A ORDINANCE TO BE READ ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2025, PRESCRIBING THE TERMS THEREOF, PROVIDING THE FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH CERTIFICATES AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN BYRD, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
UM, COUNSEL, WE WILL TAKE A HAND VOTE.
COUNCIL? NO, SHE'S GIVEN HER VOTE.
THAT MOTION PASSES FOR FIVE TWO.
[F. CONSENT AGENDA Items are listed on the Consent Agenda by the City Manager and are recommended to the City Council for single vote approval. An item( s) may be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate vote at the request of a Councilmember, the Mayor, or the City Manager. ]
TIME WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.NEXT WE'LL GO BACK INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS ARE LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY THE CITY MANAGER AND ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SINGLE VOTE APPROVAL.
AN ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE VOTE AT THE REQUEST OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE MAYOR OR THE CITY MANAGER.
FIRST WE HAVE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH 8TH AND MARCH 17TH, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH 18TH AND APRIL 1ST, AS WELL AS RECOGNITION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH HONORING BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, HONORING LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH, HONORING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, HONORING OLDER AMERICANS MONTH AND HONORING PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.
AS WELL AS CONSIDER CONFIRMATION OF JEFFREY BURNS TO THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT VIRGINIA HALL TO THE CITIZENS POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PLACE.
SEVEN JAMES PRUITT TO THE DESOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
DR. JENNIFER LEWIS TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR PLACE FIVE.
AND JAMES RONALDS IV AND RAQUEL SMITH TO THE TO THE LIBRARY BOARD AS WELL AS CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF CENSUS WATER METERS AND REGISTERS OF VARIOUS SIZES AND RADIOS FOR AQUA METRICS SALES COMPANY.
FOR THE, FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $215,000 AS WELL AS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF AN ATHLETIC FIELD SPRAYER FOR TURF TANK IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,075.
UTILIZING BY BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 7 0 6 DASH 23.
UH, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SPECTRUM FOR HIGH DEFINITION BROADCAST EQUIPMENT AND A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT CHANNEL AND THE NOT TOCE AMOUNT OF $53,795.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE A NEW 2024 JOHN DEERE THREE 20 P BACKHOE EXTER FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT FOR FROM RDO EQUIPMENT COMPANY, UTILIZING THE SOURCE WELL CONTRACT NUMBER 0 1 1 7 2 3 JDC FOR THE AMOUNT OF $157,377 AND 66 CENTS.
AND FINALLY, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE A NEW FORD F-150 TRUCK FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT FROM CHASTAIN FORD UTILIZING BUYBOARD CONTRACT 7 2 4 DASH 23 IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,878.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA? YES.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE CENSUS WATER METERS IS JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION OR ARE YOU WANTING IT PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE? IT'S A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
COUNSEL, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY, HEARING NOW WE'LL HAVE THAT QUESTION AND THEN WE'LL CALL FOR A MOTION.
HOW YOU DOING? UM, MY QUESTION RELATED TO THE CENSUS WATER METERS, UM, THE NOT TO EXCEED 2, 2 15, WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IN THE STAFF REPORT WAS, UH, TO REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING OR DAMAGED UM, EQUIPMENT ON THE THINGS THAT ARE MALFUNCTIONING.
IS THERE A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME OR, OKAY, LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
AS IT RELATES TO WARRANTIES WITH THESE CENSUS WATER METERS, IS THERE AT SOME POINT, LIKE
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WHEN WE GET IT, YOU KNOW, THERE, YOU KNOW, OUR WARRANTY GOES UP UNTIL A CERTAIN POINT OR I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY MALFUNCTIONING VERSUS REPLACE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH THE COMPANY ITSELF AND YOU KNOW, JUST THAT PIECE.ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO THERE ARE ACTUALLY SEVERAL REASONS WHY WE INITIATE A METER METER ORDER.
UM, NOT ONLY FOR WHAT WE CALLED OUT IN THE MANAGEMENT REPORT, BUT ALSO TO HAVE AN INVENTORY FOR, UH, NEW METER PLACEMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS AND SUCH LIKE THAT.
BUT ALSO METERS DO TEND TO GET DAMAGED, UM, OUT IN THE FIELD FROM TIME TO TIME DUE TO, YOU KNOW, UH, RESIDENCE OR LANDSCAPING COMPANIES MOWING.
SO WE DO HAVE TO HAVE AN ONGOING INVENTORY THAT WAY WE CAN REPLACE THOSE.
THAT WAY WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION EXTRAPOLATED.
THAT WAY WE CAN CONTINUE TO, UM, BILL APPROPRIATELY AND EXPEDIT EXPEDITIOUSLY.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ON THE WARRANTIES, WE DO HAVE WARRANTIES ON METERS, RIGHT? SO BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ANY PARTS, WE WILL LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE SERIAL NUMBERS AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOTHING THAT WAS CAUSED BY ANY TYPE OF TAMPERING, UH, BY RESIDENTS OR ANY ISSUES YOU KNOW FROM US, YOU KNOW, OPERATE OPERATIONALLY.
BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE DO PERIODICALLY SEND METERS BACK TO THE COMPANY IF THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY.
I APPRECIATE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS THE WORD MALFUNCTIONING.
SO IT MADE ME THINK, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S MALFUNCTIONING THEN THIS IS AN OPERATOR, NOT OPERATOR ERROR, BUT YOU KNOW, MANUFACTURER ERROR, THAT KIND OF THING.
BUT THIS IS NOT, THIS IS IF IT'S OUTSIDE, IF IT'S OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, YES.
IT'S ON US TO REPLACE THOSE PARTS.
'CAUSE LIKE WITH ANYTHING ELECTRONICALLY, THEY, THEY DO MALFUNCTION FROM TIME TO TIME.
BUT IF, IF IT IS DEEMED TO BE A NEW METER THAT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WE'LL SEND THAT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER AND GET THAT REPLACED AT NO COST.
AND THEN WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IF THEIR, THEIR WATER METERS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO? IS THIS ALSO TO, TO DEAL WITH ANYTHING LIKE THAT? OR THESE ARE JUST THINGS THAT YOU DISCOVER ON YOUR OWN? NOT FROM THE RESIDENT SIDE.
SO ANY TIME, ANYTIME THERE'S AN ISSUE OR A RESIDENT BRINGS UP AN ISSUE THAT THEY THINK THAT THEIR METER MIGHT BE OVER REGISTERING, WE DO GIVE THEM THE OPTION OF INITIATING A TEST.
WE WILL, UH, SEND IT TO A THIRD PARTY.
THAT WAY IT'S A COMPLETELY, YOU KNOW, IMPARTIAL TEST.
AND IF IT COMES BACK WITHIN, UM, WHAT, WHAT'S CONSIDERED A WWA SPECIFICATIONS, YOU KNOW, PLUS OR MINUS I BELIEVE A PERCENTAGE AND A HALF OVER OR UNDER, UM, IF IT COMES BACK WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS, THE RESIDENT DOES HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT TEST.
IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT, THAT IT IS OUTTA SPECIFICATION, WE DO TAKE THE ACTIONS OF SWITCHING OUT THAT METER AND DO BILLING ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BUR UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I WAS NOT GOING TO ASK IT, BUT I I DID NOT WANT THEM ON YOUR, ON YOUR SCHEDULE.
UH, THE SAME QUESTION THAT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN RAPHAEL UNDER THE EXTENDED COST, YOU HAVE THAT AND THEN YOU HAVE A TARIFF COST IS, AND, AND THAT'S RIGHT AT $9,000.
SO IS THAT WHAT PRIOR TO THE TARIFFS BEING IMPLEMENTED, OUR COST WOULD'VE BEEN $9,000 LESS? IS THAT WHAT I AM TO READ INTO THAT? ARE TARIFFS, UH, ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE EQUATION? SO TARIFFS HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE EQUATION.
THAT'S REALLY A BYPRODUCT OF JUST THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN POLITICALLY, I I WILL SAY THIS, THAT THE ORIGINAL QUOTE THAT WE RECEIVED FROM AQUA METRIC WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF 208,000.
SO WHEN I, WHEN WE SAW THAT THE TARIFFS WERE GONNA COME TO FRUITION TO A POINT OF 10%, WE DID KIND OF LOOK AT IT IN AN EFFORT TO BE, UM, UH, FIDUCIARY, UH, RESPONSIBLE, UH, BE RESPONSIBLE, UM, ECONOMICALLY.
AND WE WENT BACK AND REALLY, UH, CHALLENGED AQUA METRIC TO COME DOWN ON SOME OF THEIR PER METER PRICING.
SO WE, UH, ASKED THE QUESTION IF WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY TYPE OF PROMOTIONAL COST, ANY TYPE OF SPECIAL PRICING.
SO THEY CAME BACK WITH A PRICE QUOTE OF ROUGHLY ABOUT $203,000.
SO YES, WE ARE PAYING THE TARIFFS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A LOWER PRICE PER METER WITHOUT, UM, SACRIFICING THE NUMBER OF METERS THAT WE WERE PURCHASING.
SO SAME, SAME NUMBER OF METERS, SAME, SAME QUANTITY, YES.
JUST THE PER METER PRICING WAS NEGOTIATED AT A LOWER COST.
AND, AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A NOT TO EXCEED PRICE.
SO ANYTIME WE REALIZE BETTER PRICING, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST, CORRECT? CORRECT.
THE, THE AUTHORIZATION AS TODAY IS 215,000, BUT THAT IS A NOT TO EXCEED COST.
COUNSEL, IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.
MARK SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM TO APPROVE.
ARE THERE ANY ORDINANCES TO BE READ, MS. THOMAS? NO, MA'AM.
UM, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.
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MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.I WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A FEW OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS.
UM, AND WE HAVE THE FIRST, UH, MR. JEFFREY BURNS, WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
WE ALSO HAVE MS. VIRGINIA HALL, WHO IS APPOINTED TO THE CITIZENS POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A CONFIRMATION OF MR. JAMES PRUITT TO THE DESOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
UH, WE HAVE THE CONFIRMATION OF DR. JENNIFER LEWIS JOHNSON TO THE DOMESTIC VI DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE MR. JAMES RONALD IV AND MS. RAQUEL SMITH TO THE DESOTO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD.
WE ARE ALWAYS VERY, UM, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF RESIDENTS WHO STEP UP TO SERVE IN THESE CAPACITIES, AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOU AND CONGRATULATE YOU, UH, FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.
[1. Zoning Case No. Z-1535-24 - Conduct a Public Hearing and consider an Ordinance to amend Planned Development No. 121 (PD-121) relating to the use and development of 82.19 acres of land in the Jeptha May Survey, Abstract No. 860, to amend the Site Plan, Landscape Plan, and Elevation Plan. The property is located approximately 700 feet west of Bolton Boone Drive and 700 feet south of Scotland Dr. The applicant is Ashley Reynolds of Westwood PS and the property owner is DPP DeSoto Professional Park LLC. ]
WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE.NEXT WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ATTENDEES MAY SPEAK ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA DURING THAT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, FOR TOPICS NOT SCHEDULED, ATTENDEES WILL SPEAK DURING CITIZEN APPEARANCES.
THE STANDARD TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER MAY BE MODIFIED AT THE MAYOR'S DISCRETION TO MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT FLOW OF THE MEETING.
COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ARE DUE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF AN AGENDA ITEM.
HOWEVER, COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO THE CITIZEN APPEARANCES PORTION OF THE AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE AMBASSADOR'S TABLE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.
FIRST, WE HAVE ZONING CASE NUMBER Z DASH 1535 DASH 24.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 1 21 RELATING TO THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF 82 POINT 19 ACRES OF LAND IN THE JTA MAY SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER EIGHT 60 TO AMEND THE SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN AND ELEVATION.
PLAN, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET WEST OF BOLTON BOONE DRIVE AND 700 FEET FEET SOUTH OF SCOTLAND DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS ASHLEY REYNOLDS OF WESTWOOD PS.
AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS DPP DESOTO PROFESSIONAL PARK, LLC MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS NAR JORDAN WILLIAMS PLANNER.
COUNCIL STAFF THE APPLICANT WISH TO UPDATE THE SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN AND THE ELEVATION PLAN IN SECTION NINE OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT 1 21 PARK AT DANIEL FARMS MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WEST DANIEL DALE ROAD AND BING BOONE DRIVE.
THE PREVIOUS, THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PD ALLOWS FOR MULTIFAMILY MEDICAL OFFICE AND GENERAL RETAIL FUTURE LAND USE.
PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PARCEL AS DESTINATION MIXED USE.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN.
44 LETTERS WERE MAILED AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 AND 400 FEET OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
NO LETTERS WERE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE UPDATES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF EXHIBIT E AND EXHIBIT F.
EXHIBIT G UPDATES RELATED RELATES TO THE EXTERIOR.
HERE ARE THE SUBMITTED EXHIBITS, REVISED SITE PLAN, REVISED LANDSCAPE, AND REVISED ELEVATION PLAN.
ON APRIL 8TH, 2025, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MADE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT WAS POSTED AT SIX TO ZERO WITH ONE COMMISSION BEING ABSENT.
THE ACTUAL NUMBERS WERE SEVEN ZERO.
ALL COMMISSIONERS WERE PRESENT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES FOR THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO AMEND PD 1 21 SECTION NINE, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT TRACK TO ALLOW FOR SITE PLAN, LANDSCAPE PLAN, ELEVATION PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR THE PARK AT DANIEL FARMS PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, MS. JORDAN AT THIS TIME, COUNSEL, I WILL.
DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE A SEPARATE PRESENTATION? I APOLOGIZE.
AT THIS TIME I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BY TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
MS. THOMAS, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK? UM, HEARING NONE, I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND, IT'S ALSO BEEN SECOND,
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EXCUSE ME, MOVED AND PROPERLY.SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER.
AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
COUNSEL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES.
COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I ACTUALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS, UH, PRIOR TO US.
AND THEN I WENT OUT TO THE SITE AND I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT A COUPLE OF ITEMS. YES, MA'AM.
NOW, IT SAID IN THERE THAT WE WERE GONNA BE INCREASING THE BIG, THE BUILDINGS, BUT WE'RE REDUCING THE UNITS.
AND SO I WAS KIND OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S BEING REDUCED ON THE, THE ACTUAL UNITS.
BUT THE BUILDING ITSELF, LIKE THE CLUBHOUSE, THOSE ARE BEING INCREASED AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT.
AND THEN THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO KNOW IS THERE'S A REDUCTION IN TREES FOR ABOUT WHAT? 10 TREES? UM, AND ABOUT 20 SHRUBS.
AND SO BECAUSE THOSE ITEMS ARE BEING USED FOR SCREENING, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE SCREENING OF THE ACTUAL UNITS TO OTHER PLACES IN THE, UH, AREA? THIS DEVELOPMENT IS A MIXED USE.
SO, UM, IN A MIXED USE, UH, DEFINITION, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE A RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL, AND OFFICE ON THE SAME TRACK, WHICH, UH, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING.
UM, FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE SIZE OF THE UNITS, THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND CAN ADDRESS THAT.
AND THEN THE TREES FOR THE, THE TREES WITH THE SCREENING, BECAUSE IT, IT IS ALLOWED ON THE SAME TRACK.
THE SCREENING IS, IT IS FAKING AROUND, SURROUNDING THE TRACK OF SCREENING IS NOT, UM, NECESSARY FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
CAN THE APPLICANT PLEASE COME FORWARD PLEASE? HELLO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE ONLY FOR THE RECORD.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER HAS SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU REGARDING YOUR PROJECT.
I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.
UH, WELL IT'S THE SAME QUESTION THAT I ASKED HER, UH, ABOUT THE ACTUAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.
THE, UM, THE ACTUAL CLUBHOUSE AND BUILDINGS ARE BEING INCREASED, UH, ALMOST 2000 SQUARE FEET AND THEN THE UNITS ARE BEING REDUCED ALMOST A HUNDRED PER A HUNDRED, UH, SQUARE FEET LESS.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT WAS THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE REASONING BEHIND THAT FOR, I KNOW THE CLUBHOUSE GOT SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER.
AS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS, I CAN'T NECESSARILY SPEAK TO THAT, BUT I KNOW THERE WERE MINOR UPDATES TO THE BUILDINGS AND THEY'RE USING A MORE, UM, UPTODATE FLOOR PLAN.
AND IT COULD BE THAT THE HALLWAYS ARE MAYBE WIDER AND SO THAT DECREASED THE UNIT SIZE, BUT MIGHT HAVE INCREASED THE FLOOR PLAN.
I, AND I GUESS YOUR OTHER QUESTION ON LANDSCAPE, THEY HAVE SELECTED SOME DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT MIGHT GROW LARGER AND SO THAT'S WHY, UM, THERE ARE FEWER NUMBERS OF BUSHES AND TREES.
BUT IT'LL GIVE THE SAME KIND OF COVERAGE.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BY, I'M SORRY MADAM.
UM, I, I I I, I SEE THE, THE BENEFIT IN THE CHANGE OF THIS ZONING AND TO A MIXED USE JUST BASED ON THE RESIDENTS THAT CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE NORTH DESOTO AREA WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, UH, RESTAURANT AND BUSINESSES FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I GUESS MY QUESTION TO THE APPLICANT, UM, IS THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN NOT JUST THE DESIGN, BUT THE ELEVATION PLAN.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE REASONING FOR THAT? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY'VE GONE TO A MORE UP TO DATE, UM, ELEVATION, KIND OF A, A LOOK THAT'S MORE COMMON NOW.
THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS DONE I THINK IN 2017, AND IT'S A LITTLE OUTDATED.
AND SO THEY'VE SELECTED NEWER MATERIALS THAT, UM, ARE MORE WIDELY USED RIGHT NOW.
SO SPEAKING OF THAT, WAS THERE, WHAT IS THE RATIONALITY FOR REMOVING THE BRICK AS A FINISHING MATERIAL AND REPLACING IT WITH THE FIBER CEMENT SIDING? I DON'T KNOW THAT.
AND COUNSEL, DO KEEP IN MIND WITH THAT, WITH THE NEW LEGISL LEGISLATIVE CHANGES? I KNOW WHAT YOU'D LIKE.
WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T REGULATE, UH, BUILDING MATERIALS.
WE CAN'T REGULATE BUILDING MATERIAL.
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OKAY.UM, AND YOU OKAY? NO, I THINK THAT IS ALL OF MY QUESTIONS.
UM, ADAMIR, THANK YOU DR. MARKS.
I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THE, THIS CAME IN 2017, SO THE ONLY DI AND IT WAS APPROVED THEN.
SO THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THEN AND NOW IS THE SITE PLAN, THE SITE PLAN, THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
SO ALL OF THESE WERE EXHIBITS WITHIN THE PD.
AND BECAUSE WE ARE SLIGHTLY MODIFYING THEM, WE HAVE TO COME BACK WITH REVISED EXHIBITS.
SO YOU ARE THE LANDOWNER AND THERE'S A DEVELOPER WHO WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT? I AM ACTUALLY THE CIVIL ENGINEER.
OH, YOU'RE THE CIVIL ENGINEER? YES.
THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.
SO, UM, IN, IN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, SO I SAW IN, IN JUST THIS IS FOR JUST VERIFICATION AS IT RELATED TO THE GABLE ROOF.
THERE WAS, THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC THERE.
UM, WITH THAT CHANGE, CHANGE FROM GABLES TO HIPS, IS THAT MORE OF A FLAT? WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW.
I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I DID LOOK THAT UP WITH THE HIPS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN GABLES.
UM, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO AND THEY LOOK LIKE PYRAMIDS AS OPPOSED TO JUST STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.
AND THEN, UM, MY LAST QUESTION, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THIS IS FOR STAFF, UM, BECAUSE IN LOOKING AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, THERE WAS A QUESTION FOR ONE OF THE RESIDENTS AND UH, THIS IS A STAFF QUESTION.
UM, AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY, UM, DID THIS, DID STAFF GET A CHANCE TO LOOK INTO HER QUESTION? AND IT WAS RESIDENT, UM, AQUILA MCDONALD WHO'S A NEIGHBOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
SHE SAID, WHAT'S HER QUESTION WAS HOW IS THIS GONNA BE, UH, HOW IS THIS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THE SITE PLAN PROPOSED? SO SHE HAD THAT QUESTION AND I THINK YOU KIND OF SPOKE TO THAT.
UM, BUT SHE WAS ALSO CONCERNED, I GUESS, WITH WHAT WAS SURROUNDING, UM, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL MULTIFAMILY COMING INTO THE AREA.
SO DO YOU GENERALLY REMEMBER HOW SHE WORDED THAT? UM, I, I DID NOT SPEAK WITH THAT, UH, RESIDENT MYSELF.
SHE DID ADDRESS HER QUESTION TO, UM, THE, UM, THE DIRECTOR, UM, MS. CARLTON.
AND, AND SHE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWER THAT MS. CARLTON GAVE HER.
SO I WOULD YIELD TO MS. CARLTON.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
SO AS FAR AS THE AREA SURROUNDING, UM, THIS PARTICULAR ZONING CASE, UH, WE WILL BE BRINGING A, UH, ZONING CASE TONIGHT THAT, UM, RELATES TO MULTIFAMILY AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER EXISTING, UH, MULTIFAMILY, UM, COMPLEXES, YOU KNOW, IN THAT SAME AREA.
SO, BUT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT QUESTION AND I GUESS THAT WAS IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING THE EXPLANATION.
'CAUSE I THINK I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME VISUALIZING WHERE THIS WAS.
I KEPT, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO LOOK AT THE MAP AND WAS KEPT THINKING OF, UH, SOME OTHER PROPERTIES.
AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP OF ALL OF THIS.
SO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT BOLTON BOONE AND DANIEL DALE.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE IS, UM, QUITE A BIT OF LAND THAT IS UNDEVELOPED CURRENTLY, BUT AS INDICATED THERE ARE THE TWO ZONING CASES.
AND, AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M ALSO JUST KIND OF BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE I REMEMBER AS A PART OF THE, THE WILDWOOD PROJECT THERE WAS, THERE WAS A, A PLAN TO HAVE 600 UNITS AND I WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS A PART OF THAT, WHICH THAT'S KIND OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW IF THIS WAS A PART OF THAT WHOLE PLAN OF GETTING THOSE 600 UNITS IN THE AREA.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS NOT, BUT THAT, UH, PROJECT THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, I THINK IS, UH, NORTH, YOU KNOW, IN THE SAME VICINITY.
UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE READ.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS AS HERETO FOR AMENDED BY AMENDING AND RESTATING PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 1 21 AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED AND RESTATING BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2094 DASH 17, RELATING TO THE USE OF DEVELOPMENT OF AN AREA LAND NORTH OF DANIELDALE ROAD IN WEST OF BOLTON
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BOONE DRIVE ON APPROXIMATELY 82 POINT 19 ACRES OF LAND IN THE JETTA MAY SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER EIGHT 60 AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A AND DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT B ATTACHED HERE TOO, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF $2,000 FOR EACH OFFENSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE.
COUNSEL, WE WILL TAKE A HAND VOTE.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[2. Zoning Case No. Z-1536-25 - Conduct a Public Hearing and consider an Ordinance granting a change in zoning from Office 1 (O-1) to Mixed Use 1 (MU-1) for Lot 1, Block A, Red Sea Addition. The property is located at 1001 W. Danieldale Road, DeSoto, TX, and is northwest of the corner of W. Danieldale Rd. and Bolton Boone Dr. The applicant is Herchel Smith and the owner is St. Stephen Community Church Inc.]
HAVE THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.WE HAVE ZONING CASE NUMBER Z DASH 1536 DASH 25.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CHANGE, CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OFFICE ONE TO MIX, TO USE ONE FOR LOT ONE BLOCK A RED SEA EDITION.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1001 WEST DANIELDALE ROAD, DESOTO, TEXAS, AND IS NORTHWEST OF THE CORNER OF WEST DANIELDALE ROAD IN BOLTON BOONE DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT IS HERSCHEL SMITH AND THE OWNER IS ST.
COMING BACK WE HAVE ARI JORDAN WILLIAMS PLANNER.
AGAIN, THE APPLICANT REQUEST IS FOR A STRAIGHT ZONE CHANGE OF OFFICE ONE TO MIXED USE ONE.
THE FUTURE LAND USE IDENTIFIES THIS PARCEL AS DESTINATION MIXED USE.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN.
22 LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 AND 400 FEET OF THE PROPERTY.
IN QUESTION, WE RECEIVED ONE LETTER IN FAVOR, NO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION.
HERE'S THE PROPERTY SURVEY AND THIS IS A CON CONCEPT SITE PLAN.
THE PLAN IS NOT PART OF THE REVIEW, BUT TO SHOW INTENT THAT APPLICANT HAS A PRESENTATION AND IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POSTER REPORT STATES THAT ON APRIL 8TH, 2025, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY THE PNZ COMMISSION PREVAILED SIX TO ZERO WITH ONE COMMISSIONER BEING ABSENT.
I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WERE PRESENT DURING THE MEETING AND VOTED IN FAVOR OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING BY A MOTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BOLTON BOOM AND WEST DANIELDALE ROAD FROM OFFICE ONE TO MIXED USE ONE AS PRESENTED.
DO YOU HAVE, DO THE COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, COUNSEL, UM, DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE A SEPARATE PRESENTATION, MS. WILLIAMS? YES, MA'AM.
THEY DO HAVE A PRESENTATION? YES, MA'AM.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU, UH, SIR, CAN YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND STATE YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD PLEASE? OH, SORRY, MY NAME, MY NAME IS TAIN SMITH.
AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE? UH, CEDAR HILL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY FIRST, MY VIDEO THAT I HAVE.
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1001 WEST DANIEL DALE ROAD.AND WE WANTED TO CHANGE THIS FROM A OFFICE TO MIXED USE.
UH, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IS WHERE LUXURY MEETS STYLISH RETAIL, A GROUNDBREAKING MULTI-USE COMMUNITY THAT STREAMLESS BLENDS HIGH-END LUXURY HOMES, LOFT AND UPSCALE STOREFRONTS, CREATING A LANDMARK FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO.
OUR MISSION IS THAT WE AIM TO ATTRACT A DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT VALUES BOTH QUALITY TO TRANSFORMING THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE AND SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR MODERN LIVING.
THIS INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT WILL CATER TO DISCERNING RESIDENTS AND SHOPPERS SEEKING FA SOPHISTICATED LIFESTYLE, OFFERING A UNIQUE BLEND OF CONVENIENCE AND ELEGANCE, TYPICALLY FOUND ONLY IN DOWNTOWN HUBS AND THE FLUID NEIGHBORHOODS.
OUR VISION IS TO FOSTER A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS ALSO TO SUPPORT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TO BLEND RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FOR CONVENIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY.
ENCOURAGING A LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ATTRACTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND FRANCHISES.
WE WANT TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON DESOTO.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF DESOTO AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SO I'VE SEEN A MAJOR CHANGE IN THIS.
AND SO I, I WANT TO PLANT A POSITIVE SEED AND ALLOW THIS TO GROW WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.
SO OUR IMPACT ON DESOTO, WE WANT TO SEE ECONOMIC GROWTH, WE WANNA SEE JOB CREATION.
WE WANT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE INCREASING HOUSING OPTION IN REVITALIZING, REVITALIZING THE COMMUNITY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MR. SMITH.
AT THIS TIME, UM, THANK FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AT THIS TIME, COUNSEL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN PARKER.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BY TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIM TO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
MS. THOMAS, DO WE HAVE COMMENT CARDS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM.
I WILL CALL AND YOU CAN SEAT IT.
I WILL CALL THEM IN THE ORDER THEY WERE RECEIVED AND YOU ALL CAN COME UP ONCE THE ONE BEFORE YOU HAS COMPLETED ROYCE COLLEY, ANTHONY DAVIS AND TOM SMITH.
MR. COLLEY, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I'M A RESIDENT OF GLEN HEIGHTS, TEXAS.
AND SO I, PARDON ME, I UH, THIS IS MY PARTNER ANTHONY, BEHIND ME.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO KIND OF SPEAK TOGETHER.
IS THAT OKAY? UH, YOU WILL, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES EACH TO SPEAK.
UM, GOOD EVENING, MS. MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN.
MY NAME IS ROYCE COLLEY AND I'M A DEVELOPER HERE IN THE DFW METROPLEX AREA, BUT I'M ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE GENTLEMAN BUILDER.
WE'RE A COMMUNITY OF OVER 330 BUILDERS HERE IN THE DFW AREA.
AND PASTOR SMITH'S GRANDDAUGHTER HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE BUILDERS THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO TONIGHT WE ARE JUST HERE SHOWING SUPPORT FOR HER AS A ORGANIZATION AND LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW THAT AS A TRUSTED LEADER IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY, WE ARE HERE AND READY AND WILLING TO DEPLOY EVERY RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO SEE THEIR VISION COME TO REALITY.
MR. COLLEY, DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS? YES MA'AM.
WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT, UH, THE NEXT INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED UP.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR, SIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO STILL HAVE YOUR COMMENTS? OH, NO, WE'RE JUST DOING IT TOGETHER.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA DO IT TOGETHER.
I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE A SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
WE HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT CARD.
T-O-M-A-N-G SMITH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, THAT IS, NO, HE WAS THE APPLICANT WHO JUST PRESENTED MM-HMM
SO WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENT CARDS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISHES SPEAK.
AT THIS TIME, IF THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR COMMENT CARDS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
COUNSEL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
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A SECOND? THERE IS A SECOND.UH, COUNCILMAN BYRD HAS MADE THAT MOTION.
THAT MOTION WAS SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
UM, AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER RAPHAEL? SURE THING.
I WANTED TO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT TIMELINE.
SO SHOULD THIS MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT, WHAT IS THE, HOW IMMINENT IS THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? IF YOU COULD COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER RAPHAEL HAS SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
MY NAME IS DANIEL PERRY AND I'M
AND UH, WE'RE THE ARCHITECT OF VISUAL ARCHITECTURE.
I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMMINENT IS THIS PROJECT? SHOULD IT MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT? IF IT MOVES FORWARD TONIGHT? I BELIEVE THE FAMILY IS SECURING FINANCING AND THEN STARTING WITH PHASE ONE, WHICH WILL BE THE TOWN HOMES.
AND IS THE, THE, THE, UH, I'M SORRY, IS THE LAND ALREADY PROCURED OR YOU ALL ARE WORKING TOGETHER? YES, THEY OWN THE LAND OUTRIGHT.
YOU'RE THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER? YEAH, THEY ARE.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, BUT THE FIRST ONE THAT I DON'T THINK AT THE, UM, P AND Z MEETING THAT THAT VIDEO WAS SHOWN, UH, IT LOOKS GREAT, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE SIX STORIES.
IS THAT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, UM, I MEAN, I KNOW WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE CONCEPT ACCORDING TO PZ, THEY WEREN'T APPROVING THE CONCEPT.
THIS IS ZONING, BUT THIS IS STRAIGHT ZONING.
SO I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN, UH, MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, UH, WHEN WE'RE TALKING IN TERMS OF, NOW THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT CONCEPT, BUT IF YOU GUYS DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH, 'CAUSE THERE'S A, THERE'S A CHURCH SITTING ON THE SAME LOT, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO IS THAT CHURCH MOVING? YES.
THE CHURCH HAS BEEN AND THE PASTOR.
THE CURRENT PASTOR IS A PART OF THAT CHURCH BEING? THAT'S CORRECT.
IN ORDER TO PUT THIS IN THAT SPOT, THE CHURCH WILL REMAIN AND BE REPURPOSED AS A COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE CURRENT CONGREGATION WILL BE MOVED.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN AS FAR AS THE, UH, THE CONCEPT, I JUST WANT TO, I WANNA UNDERSTAND THE SIX STORY PIECE.
IS THAT JUST WHAT YOU WERE JUST SHOWING, YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING TO BRING A SIX STORY HIGH MULTI-STORY CONDOMINIUM AND THAT WAS A PART OF THE DESIGN IDEA, IDEOLOGY OF THE SMITH FAMILY AND THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT CONCEPT.
THAT'S THE SAME THING WITH TOWNHOUSES, LUXURY TOWNHOMES AS WELL AS CONDOMINIUMS, NOT APARTMENTS.
UH, JUST TRYING TO BRING IN THERE.
SO WHEN WE SPOKE WITH THE, UM, ECONOMIC, GO AHEAD.
I GUESS THE ULTIMATE QUESTION IS WHAT DOES THE ZONING ALLOW AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT IN THAT AREA? AND IT'S FOUR STORES.
SO BASED ON ZONING, IF WE WERE TO PROVE, UH, PROVE THIS TONIGHT, THE STOR, WHAT YOU DISPLAYED THE CONCEPT PLAN IS JUST REALLY A CONCEPT.
IT REALLY WOULD, IT REALLY IS A CONCEPT, BUT IT WILL ADHERE TO WHAT, UH, IS IN THE REZONING UH, APPLICATION.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, I SAW A CIRCULAR THING.
IS THAT A GARAGE? YEAH, THERE WAS A GARAGE.
SO WHAT IT IS, IS THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT IS TOWN HOMES.
UM, THERE'S THE CONDOMINIUM BUILDING WITH, UM, A GARAGE AS WELL AS, UH, RETAIL, UM, TO 20,000 SQUARE FEET.
TWO STORY RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACE ON THE HARD CORNER.
AND THEN A RESTAURANT, FREESTANDING RESTAURANT WITH THE SKY BRIDGE.
JUST ONE RESTAURANT? NO, THERE'LL BE, THERE'LL A CHANCE FOR MORE RESTAURANTS, BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE FREESTANDING RESTAURANT.
WITHIN THE 20,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE RETAIL THAT FACES DANIEL DALE ROAD.
THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE RESTAURANTS TO COME IN AND THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP HAS SPOKEN WITH ALREADY OTHER RESTAURANTS TO COME IN.
AND SINCE THIS IS, UH, GOING TO BE LUXURY, THE, THE, UH, THE IMPLIED YES.
IS THAT WE'RE GONNA GET AN UPSCALE RESTAURANT.
IS WELL IS WHAT IS WHAT YOU GUYS WILL BE GOING, THAT'S WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS.
THAT'S THE DEVELOPER IS I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER THAT REALLY, BUT I JUST WAS ASKING COUNSEL IF WE MAKE SURE WE FRAME OUR QUESTIONS, UH, AROUND THE ACTUAL MOTION.
UH, AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM, THEY GOT ME OFF.
I, I, I FORGOT WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU.
UM, I THINK YOU PROBABLY, WE PROBABLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST STRICTLY ZONING RIGHT NOW.
THE CONCEPT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD COME BACK WITH SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE, BUT RIGHT NOW I THINK WE SHOULD JUST STICK WITH STRAIGHT ZONING, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT THE ZONING TO BE CHANGED FROM OFFICE ONE TO MIXED USE BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTROL ANYTHING
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ELSE MOVING FORWARD.BECAUSE IF WE GO ON THE IDEA THAT HE MIGHT BRING WHAT HE BROUGHT UP THERE, THAT COULD TOTALLY CHANGE.
I THINK WE RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, WE SHOULD STICK TO ZONING.
I, I, I THIRD THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN BIRD, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
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ALL RIGHT.AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND THERE IS A ORDINANCE TO BE READ.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED FOR, FOR BE FURTHER AMENDED BY GRANTING A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OFFICE DISTRICT ONE TO MIXED USE DISTRICT ONE FOR LOT ONE BLOCK A RED C ADDITION IN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DESOTO, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, PROVIDING A CONFLICT RESOLUTION CLAUSE, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF $2,000 FOR EACH OFFENSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
COUNCIL, WE WILL TAKE A HAND VOTE PLEASE.
IT GETS A LITTLE DICEY AROUND THE LAST VOTE OF THE NIGHT, UH, FOR THE, FOR OUR AUDIENCE'S INFORMATION.
UH, AT THIS TIME THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND AT THIS TIME WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
IT IS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BY TO ADJOURN.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCIL IS 7:53 PM WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.