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I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF WILMER CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM WHAT'S YOUR, YOUR MIC? OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE WILMER CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.
YOUR PRESENCE RE REFLECTS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND WE TRULY VALUE YOUR INTEREST IN THE WORK AND PROGRESS OF OUR CITY.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, PASTOR HARRIS TO DO THE INVOCATION, TO PROVIDE, UH, ASK FOR EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE.
MOST GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW AS HUMBLE AS WE KNOW HOW, YET BOLDLY BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE, GOD THANKING YOU SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU ARE GOD AND GOD ALONE.
LORD, WE PRAY YOUR CHOICE, BLESSINGS OVER THE CITY OF WILL ON TODAY.
LORD, WE PRAY, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU WILL SEE YOUR SPIRIT TO INTERVENE, GOD TO COME IN.
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE WELCOME, FATHER GOD.
AND LORD I EVEN PRAY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, ALL THE MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THE COUNCIL, GOD, TO EVERYONE THAT ARE REPRESENTING HERE TODAY, GOD.
LORD, I JUST PRAY, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU WILL MOVE UPON THE HEARTS OF THE COUNCILMEN OF EVERYBODY THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE ADMINISTRATION.
I PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD TOUCH THEM, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU WOULD LEAD THEM IN THE WAY.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL CITIZENS OF WILL OF GOD, POOR, RICH, NO MATTER WHAT STAGE OF LIFE YOU'RE IN, GOD, I PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS, FATHER GOD, THAT SURE WILL BE DONE.
LORD, I PRAY FATHER, FOR UNITY, GOD, AND PEACE GOD, TO RULE OVER THIS CITY.
LORD, WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN FULL, THAT YOU ARE IN FULL CONTROL.
LORD, WE THANK YOU, FATHER GOD, THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD TO THOSE THAT LOVE YOU AND THOSE THAT ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO YOUR PURPOSE.
UH, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS OR COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
[CITIZENS' COMMENTS]
TO CITIZENS' COMMENTS.WE'LL NOW OPEN CITIZEN'S COMMENTS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS NATIA LAJUAN HARRIS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
MY NAME IS MATTIA LEWAN HARRIS.
I LIVE AT 220 COLLEGE STREET IN WILMER, TEXAS.
I WANNA SAY THAT WILMER IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL CITY, AND TROUBLE HAS COME TO WILMER IN THE FACE OF HATE AND, AND ANGER, AND I THINK SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, BUT I THINK THAT IT CAME IN THE FACE OF NO BETTER PEOPLE THAT CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
WHEN I LOOK AT WILMAR, I LOOK AT WINNERS.
I LOOK AT A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT PATRONIZE THE SMALL SHOPS, EVEN IF THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING, JUST SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER.
AND I WANNA SAY, WHEN I SAW THE MAYOR, SHE WAS WARM AND WELCOMING WHEN I SAW THE, THE POLICE CHIEF AND, AND MR. MOSES, I, I'M, WHAT I'M FINDING IS THAT WE CAN'T HAVE DIVISION AND STILL BE WELCOMING.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS I HAVE A LOVE FOR A, ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE I HAVE A HEART THAT LOVES GOD'S PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS WE FIND THAT WHEN THERE'S WRONG DONE, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE WRONG WITHOUT STILL LOVING THE PERSON.
YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR IS, IS A BEAUTIFUL HEARTED PERSON, AND SHE'S NOT HERE BECAUSE OF MISCOMMUNICATION AND THINGS BEING SAID.
AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER.
UM, I'M RUNNING OUTTA TIME, SO I WANNA SAY THIS.
I HAVE A DREAM THAT WE HAVE A, A BEAUTIFUL IDEA OF WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT.
WE HAVE A, A FATHER GOD THAT HAD A FAMILY OF CHILDREN, AND IT STARTED OUT IN A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN, AND HE DESIRED THAT HIS CHILDREN LIVE ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE AND BE
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EXAMPLES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF HIM.I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PART OF THAT DREAM, AND IT'S A DREAM OF WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE AFTER WE WORK OUT ALL OF OUR DIFFERENCES, ALL OF OUR PREJUDICES, ALL OF OUR HATE, ANGER, AND OUR TEMPER TANTRUMS THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE COME TO GROW, LEARN, AND CHANGE, AND BE A PART OF THAT SECOND PART OF THAT DREAM, WHICH IS, UH, JESUS YESHU WHO IS COMING BACK FOR A BRIDE WITHOUT SPOTTER WRINKLE, A BRIDE THAT IS GONNA WORK OUT HIS DIFFERENCES, A BRIDE THAT MUST BE READY BEFORE HE RETURNS.
AND I THINK THAT WE ARE AN EXAMPLE AS WE WALK THIS OUT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN COME TOGETHER THROUGH DIVERSITY TRAINING, THROUGH TALKING ABOUT THINGS, WHETHER WE LIKE ONE ANOTHER'S IDEAS, LOOKS OPINIONS, AND DEAL WITH THE FACTS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DEAL WITH THE FACTS.
LASTLY, I WANNA DEAL WITH THE PAIN THAT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY MAY BE GOING THROUGH, UM, SEEING SOMETHING TAKE PLACE.
BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED, I LOOK AT THE FACT THAT CIVIL RIGHTS HAS OPENED THE DOOR FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYONE.
TO BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, AND SO FOR US TO STILL BE HERE SO MANY YEARS LATER IS SAD, BUT I THINK THAT THAT CAN CHANGE WHEN WE HAVE DIVERSITY TRAINING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FAYE PLEASANT.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS FOR RECORD, AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
UM, CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS FAITH PLEASANT, UM, AND, UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO GRAPPLE WITH, YOU KNOW, WHY I HAVE TO EVEN BE HERE TODAY IN THE MIDST OF SO MUCH.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDST OF A COUNTRY THAT'S GOING THROUGH SO MUCH TURMOIL THAT I EVEN HAVE TO STEP FOOT IN THE CITY OF WILMER, WHERE MY MOTHER WENT TO SCHOOL, UM, AT WILMER HUTCHINS, UM, UM, WITH SO MANY AMAZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, I MEAN INCLUDING SPUD WEBB AND THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF CITY WILMER IS AND WHAT KIND OF CITY HUTCHINS IS, AND HOW THEY WERE ONCE TOGETHER BEFORE DESEGREGATION AND HAVING TAKEN SO MANY STEPS BACK.
UM, LOOKING AT A VIDEO WHERE I SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, CORRUPTION OF A MAYOR AND A SITTING POLICE CHIEF MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS AT A COMMUNITY MEMBER.
YOU KNOW, I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T BE HERE IN 2026.
I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THERE IS A FINE LINE THAT NEEDS TO BE DRAWN ON INTIMIDATION, CORRUPTION, UM, RACISM, AND ANYTHING THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH AS A PEOPLE IN 2026, MR. JACKSON SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HIS LIFE.
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY SITTING ELECTED, UM, OFFICIALS COMING UP TO HIM AND MAKING RACIAL SLURS THAT THEY TRY TO CONSISTENTLY DENY, UM, WITH THEIR LEGAL TEAM.
BUT WE KNOW YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IF THERE WAS NOT ANY TERRORISTIC THREATS OR RACIAL SLURS MADE.
AND JUST TO SEE THE FACT THAT I DON'T KNOW THE CAPACITY OF WHY HE'S NOT HERE, BUT JUST TO SEE THAT YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO FACE THE TRUTH OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT WILMER FACE TO FACE AND, AND FACE YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND FACE THE PEOPLE IN 7 1 7 5 1 7 2 THAT EXPECT YOU TO DO RIGHT EVERY DAY TELLS ME EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE HE SHOULD BE HERE.
HE SHOULD BE HERE TO FACE HIS CONSTITUENTS.
HE SHOULD BE HERE TO, TO SAY WHAT HE NEEDS TO SAY IN REGARDS TO WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY HAPPENED TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO ESCALATE TO, TO ATTACKING SOMEBODY.
WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY HAPPENED FOR YOU TO THREATEN SOMEBODY? WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY HAPPENED IN THAT SITUATION? AND THERE NEEDS TO BE DIVERSITY TRAINING.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMMITMENT, A PLEDGE TO MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY OF WIMER DOES RIGHT BY SERVING ITS ACTUAL CITIZENS.
YOU CAN'T SAY THAT YOUR MOTTO IS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY WHEN HE CAN'T EVEN COME TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY ON A DAY HE SHOULD BE HERE.
YOU CAN'T SAY YOU WANNA SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE AFRAID TO SHOW UP IN SPACES AND IN PLACES THAT WHERE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE AS TAXPAYERS AND THOSE THAT PAY FOR THEIR HOMES AND MORTGAGE PAYERS AND VOTERS OF YOUR CITY THAT IS NOT SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
SO, I I, I WILL ASK THE CITY OF WIMER TO DO THIS.
PLEASE INVEST IN PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE YOU, BUT ALSO INVEST IN PEOPLE THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU.
BECAUSE IF YOU REALLY WANNA HAVE COMMUNITY, YOU CAN'T HAVE IT WITHOUT YOU.
UNITY AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH MR. JACKSON, THAT WAS NO WAY UNITY.
AND ALSO, I WILL SAY THIS, FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS JUST HIRED 30 DAYS AGO AT $125,000 A YEAR,
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YOU COMING FROM THE MEDICAL RESEARCH INDUSTRY, THERE IS NOBODY IN THE CITY OF WOMEN THAT SHOULD BE MAKING SIX FIGURES WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BALANCE THIS BUDGET.SO YOU HAVE A DUTY AND YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T OPEN YOUR MOUTH TO SAY YOU AGREE WITH ANY SIZE OF ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THE FULL INVESTIGATION.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLEVELAND.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
UH, AGAIN, SHANITA CLEVELAND BY WAY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, AND, UH, I HEARD THE PASTOR SAY, GOD BLESS WILMER, BUT ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT THE GOOD LORD THAT I SERVE IS GOD DOESN'T BLESS MISS AMEN.
UM, ALSO, I HEARD THE YOUNG LADY SAID, UH, SAID, I HAVE A DREAM.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY PEOPLE LIKE MOSES GARCIA JR.
WHO'S, UH, ABSENT, EVEN THOUGH HE'S OUT ON BOND, HE'S OUT, HE'S IN THE FREE WORLD.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE, YOU KNOW, WON'T APPROACH PEOPLE TWO MONTHS IN SAYING, DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? HAVE YOU HEARD OF ME? I'M THE REASON WHY THE MAYOR IS OUT, WHY THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS OUT.
THAT IN NO WAY SAYS COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE, AND THAT I'M HERE TO SERVE.
AND THEN TO LEAVE, WELL, ACTUALLY, HE'S PUSHED AWAY BY HIS SON, WHO HE'S SETTING A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE FOR, AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY ON HOW TO ACT PROPERLY.
THEN HE GETS INTO THE CAR, ALMOST COMES BACK, THROWS HIS HAT, PULLS HIS SHIRT OUT AND SAY, NOW GIMME WHAT YOU GOT.
SOUNDS LIKE A DRUNKER TO ME IN THE CITY OF WILMER, AND THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO ADDRESS IT.
THEN HE ADMITS THAT HE'S THE ONE THAT ASKS MR. WHAT'S HIS NAME? UH, MO UM, UH, JESUS, SAY HOWEVER YOU SAY IT, THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, HE'S TELLING HIM, HE'S TELLING THE WORLD THAT I, IN THE INTERVIEW, I'M THE ONE WHO, YOU KNOW, UH, SOUGHT HIM OUT AND SAID, WE NEED, BECAUSE THE POLICE, BECAUSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OUT OF CONTROL.
SO I WENT TO HIM FROM FERRIS TO BRING HIM INTO WILMER.
NO, YOUR FRIEND, SOMETHING ELSE MAJOR'S HAPPENING.
YOU HAVE A ROGUE COUNCILMAN, MS. PHYLLIS, HE'S ROGUE, AND HE IS A TYRANT, AND HE IS A THREAT TO THIS CITY AND WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF THIS CITY.
I KNOW SHE WANTED PEOPLE TO THINK OF WILMER AS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, LET HIM COME SAY THAT TO ME.
LET HIM CALL ME A RACIAL SLUR TO SEE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HIM.
OKAY? LET LET HIM SAY IT TO SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT 70 YEARS OLD STANDING IN ONE PLACE.
WE ALREADY SEE WHO THE AGGRESSOR IS.
THE FIRST THING HE SAYS, INSTEAD OF TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH HIS, UH, WITH HIS, UH, LAWYER, IS, OH, THEY'RE PUTTING OUT STUFF BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT MY SEAT.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS IT, THEY CAN COME AND GET IT.
IN FACT, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE BACK AND HELPING PEOPLE, UH, CLEAN HOUSE, BECAUSE WILMER NEEDS A SHAKEUP.
THERE'S NOBODY ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS.
THE MAYOR RESIGN WITHOUT TELLING US WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU KNOW, SO WHAT, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? UH, YOU'RE NOT ASKING ANY QUESTIONS, MR. PODO.
IN FACT, YOU WAS LIKE PRETTY, UM, SHOCKED THAT HE WAS EVEN ARRESTED.
YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T SAY, YOU DIDN'T SAY NOT ONE TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT? LET ME FIND OUT WHAT'S REALLY, REALLY GOING ON.
MAKE IT A HUNDRED AND SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO SHOW UP FOR THE PEOPLE AS WELL.
MAYOR, YOU GOTTA PLEASE, PLEASE GET IT TOGETHER WITH HIM, OKAY? BECAUSE HE'S OUT HERE AND HE'S VERY ROGUE AND HE'S GONNA HURT SOMEBODY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. JEFF STEELE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU MAY BEGIN MAYOR PRO TIM COUNSEL, I'M JEFF STEELE.
I LIVE AT 4 0 5 WEST PLEASANT RUN ROAD HERE IN WILMER, TEXAS FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.
I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED TO ADDRESS THIS BODY ON TWO ITEMS ON TONIGHT, AGENDA AND I, THE BROADER CRISIS OF GOVERNANCE THAT HAS BROUGHT THE CITY TO ITS KNEES.
I WANT TO START WITH AGENDA NUMBER FIVE, THE PROPOSAL, THE PROPOSAL TO RETAIN CARPENTER AND ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES RELATED TO A CLEAT LETTER FILED ON BEHALF OF WILMER PERSONNEL.
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THE COUNCIL SHOULD KNOW, AND THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO KNOW THAT CARPENTER AND ASSOCIATES IS THE SAME LAW FIRM CURRENTLY REPRESENTING MOSES GARCIA.NO, HE MADE A TERRORISTIC THREAT.
YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO HIRE WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS, THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY OF AN ACCUSED CRIMINAL ON THIS VERY COUNSEL TO HANDLE A PERSONNEL MATTER THAT MAY WELL INVOLVE THE SAME COUNSEL MEMBER'S CONDUCT MISCONDUCT.
THAT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
AND THIS COUNCIL SHOULD VOTE NO.
NOW TURN TO AGENDA OF ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE PROPOSAL TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE POLICY ISSUES ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS.
I HAVE A, I HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION WHY THAT'S THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S JOB INVESTIGATING INTERNAL ISSUES, IDENTIFYING DEPARTMENTAL PROBLEMS, AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS.
THAT'S PRECISELY WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, MR. CITY ADMINISTRATOR, YOU'RE HIRED AND PAID TO DO THAT.
IF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PERFORM THAT FUNCTION, THEN THIS COUNCIL OWES OWES THE PUBLIC AN EXPLANATION.
AND IF THE REAL PURPOSE OF THIS THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATION IS TO PROVIDE POLITICAL COVER FOR DECISIONS ALREADY MADE, OR BUILD A CASE AGAINST EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE REFUSED TO GO ALONG, THEN THIS COUNCIL OWES THE PUBLIC FAR MORE THAN AN EXPLANATION.
THESE TWO AGENDA ITEMS TONIGHT ARE NOT ISOLATED PROPOSALS.
THEY'RE THE LATEST CHAPTER ON THE PATTERN THAT'S BEEN UNFOLDING SINCE THIS COUNCIL MAJORITY WAS SEATED IN MAY.
ON JUNE 5TH, THE SAME NIGHT, THE COUNCIL APPOINTED MR. ALEXANDER AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE POLICE CHIEF OF 24 YEARS WAS FORCED OUT AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR WASTER TERMINATED.
FIVE WEEKS LATER, MAYOR SHEILA PETA, A SIX YEAR INCUMBENT WHO HAD JUST WON A REELECTION, RESIGNED SAYING GARCIA'S ALLIES WERE NOTHING MORE THAN QUOTE HIS YES, PEOPLE.
SINCE THEN, CITY ADMINISTRATOR WITH NO MEANINGFUL MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE, A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MOSES GARCIA HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN PLACE OF QUALIFIED LEADERSHIP, AND GARCIA HAS NOW REPORTEDLY PUSHING TO PLACE HIS OWN SON WITH ZERO GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE INTO THE ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR.
SO TONIGHT I STRONGLY COUNT, I STRONGLY URGE THIS COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON AGENDA FIVE AND NUMBER SIX.
AND TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WHO HAS ENABLED, SUPPORTED, OR STATE SILENCE THROUGH ALL OF IT, I CALL ON YOU TO RESIGN.
YOU'RE ELECTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU MAY BEGIN.
I LIVE AT 10 12 HIGHVIEW DRIVE.
UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT, UH, ON, JUST IF I CAN SHOOT IT REAL QUICK.
DISCUSSION REGARDING CASE NUMBER PP TWO FIVE MARS ROAD, THE NEW INDUSTRIAL.
THIS, THIS, I BELIEVE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DISCUSSION BECAUSE THE PLAN HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE.
OH, THE PLAN HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
AND SO I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ERROR IN, IN IT BEING A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN'S, UH, I'M SORRY HE'S NOT A COUNCILMAN ANYMORE, BUT MR. JEFF STEELE ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
WE, WE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LINES ARE CLEAR.
COUNSEL, WE HAVE TO, AND I, I SAID THIS IN THE BEGINNING, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH FIRING EVERYBODY ALL AT ONE TIME BECAUSE THERE'S MANY THINGS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW AND THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW.
SO WHEN YOU JUST TAKE EVERYBODY OUT AT ONE TIME, YOU MAKE SIMPLE MISTAKES LIKE PUTTING THE WRONG ADDRESS ON THE AGENDA.
YOU MAKE MISTAKES THAT ARE ELEMENTARY.
YOU MAKE, MAKE MISTAKES THAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WOULDN'T MAKE.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO BE SET BACK.
YOU, YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY, BUT YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR YOU.
YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY AND FINDING SOMEONE LESS AND GETTING THEM TO HOOK UP.
AND WE CAN'T DO THAT IN THIS SEASON.
I WAS THE FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN WILMER, TEXAS IN 2020, AND, AND I THOUGHT AT THAT TIME WE HAD SEVERED WHO WE WERE.
BUT I SEE AGAIN IN 2026, WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND ADDRESS THAT.
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OUR NAMES OUR COUNCILMEN MAYOR.IT IS NOT NEGRO N***A BLACK OR COLORED.
BUT I, I THINK WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND WE HAVE TO EDUCATE AND, AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE'S NO ORGANIZATION THAT CAN EDUCATE.
AND THE BEST TO EDUCATE IS THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE.
AND WE, THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP 37% OF THE POPULATION IN WILMER, TEXAS ARE GRIEVED.
GRIEVE MIGHT LOOK A LOT LIKE ANGER, BUT WE ARE GRIEVED THAT WE COULD BE CALLED LIKE THAT BY SOMEONE WE ELECTED.
WE ELECTED HIM, AND WE ARE GRIEVED BY OUR OWN VOTE.
EVERY SINGLE VOTE MATTERS IN OUR VOTE.
WE ARE GRIEVE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED.
I BELIEVE THAT HE IS A GOOD MAN, BUT HE HAS AN ANGER ISSUE WHETHER HE IS DRUNK OR NOT DRUNK, HE HAS AN ANGER THING.
AND COUNSEL, WE CANNOT JUST BLINK.
AND I'M SO SORRY, BUT APOLOGY WILL NOT BE ENOUGH.
AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO, THERE IT IS BEEN SAID THAT WE WILL HAVE A NEW ELECTION, THAT IT'LL BE A MAYORAL ELECTION, BUT IT MIGHT NEED TO BE BOTH A COUNCIL AND MAYORAL ELECTION BECAUSE WE, THE PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE NEW TO SAY.
BUT I, UM, LASTLY, WANT TO, I I I AGREE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING HIS LAW FIRM ON BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE WATER BEING CONTAMINATED.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
UH, COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSIDERED AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND ARE GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.
THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE COUNS CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.
COUNSEL, BEFORE ENTERTAINING A MOTION, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNSEL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? REMOVE ANY CONSENT AGENDAS.
ALRIGHT, SO 'CAUSE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND SIX WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE REMOVED? HEARING NO FURTHER REQUEST.
MAYOR PROTE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT? THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED.
MOTION TO REMOVE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FIVE AND SIX HONOR IN WILER.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE FIVE AND SIX FROM THE AGENDA.
THIS IS WHAT EPIC MEDICAL RESEARCH ISSUED.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING? NO BACKGROUND IN CITY ADMINISTRATION.
IN A VOTE, VOTE TO REMOVE FIVE AND SIX FROM THE AGENDA.
AND SO FIVE AND SIX ARE OUT OF THE AGENDA? YES.
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MEET AN EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA PURSUANT TO AUTHORIZATION BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS THAT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 5 0 7 1 PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.
[1. Discussion regarding Case No. (PP-25-10) Mars Road project opportunity to develop new industrial facilities, housing and quality of life amenities within the Planned Development (PD) for Wilmer Olsen 450 Addition, on approximately 443.62 acres.]
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.DISCUSSION REGARDING CASE NUMBER PPP DASH 25 DASH DASH ONE ZERO MARSH ROAD PROJECT, OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, HOUSING AND QUALITY OF LIVE AMENITIES WITHIN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD FOR WILMER OLSON.
4 5 0 ADDITION ON APPROXIMATELY 443.62 ACRES.
STAFF REPRESENTATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY LAURA VOLT.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ANTOINE, UM, IN YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS PLANNING ON INTRODUCING YOUR NEXT SPEAKERS, UM,
OH, UM, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT A, A DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT
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HAS COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL A FEW TIMES IN A PLAT IN A ZONING CASE.AND THEY JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE THEY ARE WITH THE PROJECT AND GET SOME FEEDBACK BEFORE THEY GET TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BILL OLSON, WHO'S HERE TO TALK ABOUT HIS PROJECT.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? MY NAME IS BILL OLSON.
THIS WAS A, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE TODAY, BUT, UH, THANK YOU, UM, WILMER COUNCIL MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR, UH, MEETING WITH US, FRANK.
UM, OUR GOAL IS TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I, I LIVE HERE IN, UH, ROCKWELL, TEXAS, AND, UH, I'M REPRESENTING A PROPERTY THAT I OWN.
IT'S A 450 ACRE PROJECT ON MARS ROAD.
UH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
WE'VE BROUGHT TWO TREMENDOUS DEVELOPERS, UH, THAT WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A PRESENTATION TO YOU GUYS.
WE'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE, THE COUNCIL HAS TO SAY AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE AND FIT IN WITH, WITH WILMER AND BRING QUALITY DEVELOPMENT TO THIS, TO THE CITY.
UM, THE SPECIFIC PROJECT, UH, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AGAIN, IS OFF MARS ROAD SETS, JUST EAST OF I 45.
SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE A COUPLE PEOPLE.
THERE IS A, DO YOU GUYS HAVE THE, THE AERIAL PRESENTATION AND THE, AND THE AERIAL PRESENTATION? THE, THE, THERE IS A HUGE ENCROACHMENT OF TRUCK PARKING AND AUTO RECYCLING, UH, THAT IS HAPPENING REGARDING OUR, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROPERTIES.
WE'RE BASICALLY BEING APPROACHED DAILY BY TRUCK PARKING AND AUTO RECYCLING TYPE OF, UH, USERS.
AND OUR INTENT IS WE, WE DO NOT, WE'VE DENIED, UH, INTEREST IN THAT.
WE WANT TO BRING QUALITY TO, TO THE CITY OF WILMER.
UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR, UH, INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT AND FOR RESIDENTIAL.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THE RESIDENTIAL AND EMPLOYMENT TO THE CITY AS, AS ZONED.
BUT OUR GOAL WAS TODAY WAS TO SAY HELLO.
WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND TO INTRODUCE THE, THE DEVELOPING TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE.
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
AND WE'RE, AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN AND TO, UH, HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO SAY IN REGARDING, UH, THIS PROJECT.
SO I'M GONNA, UH, BRING UP, UH, TWO GROUPS.
UM, I CHAMPION, UH, WHICH IS A DEVELOPMENT GROUP THAT'S WORKED HERE EXTENSIVELY IN WILMER.
STEVE, THIS IS, UH, MY SON AND PARTNER.
UM, MY NAME IS STEVE MIDORI AND I'M THE CO-MANAGING PARTNER AT CHAMPION PARTNERS.
WE'RE BASED HERE IN THE DFW REGION, AND WE SPECIALIZE IN DEVELOPING INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, TYPICALLY ON A SPECULATIVE BASIS.
AND THAT MEANS WE USUALLY START CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT HAVING A TENANT IN HAND, BUT WITH A GOAL OF ULTIMATELY LEASING OR SELLING THOSE HIGH TO THOSE BUILDINGS TO HIGH QUALITY COMPANIES THAT WILL BRING WITH THEM JOBS AND SIGNIFICANT TAX REVENUE.
AND THE PAST FIVE YEARS IN WILMER, WE'VE DEVELOPED TWO SUCH BUILDINGS TOTALING 2 MILLION SQUARE FEET.
OUR TRADE POINT EAST BUILDING VISIBLE FROM I 45 AT PLEASANT RUN WAS RECENTLY SOLD TO WESTERN WARE COMPANY, CAVENDERS AT SUNRISE AND PLEASANT RUN.
OUR TRADE POINT WEST BUILDING, UH, WAS, IS LEASED LONG TERM TO T ONE ENERGY WITHIN THAT BUILDING.
T ONE CONSTRUCTED AND NOW OPERATES ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED SOLAR MODULE MANUFACTURING FACTORIES IN THE WORLD.
IT EMPLOYS OVER 1500 PEOPLE BASED ON THE CURRENT TAX ROLL OF DALLAS COUNTY.
THESE TWO BUILDINGS ALONE ARE PROJECTED TO GENERATE CLOSE TO $1.5 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE JUST TO THE CITY OF WILMER IN 2026.
THE CITY OF WILMER PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MAKING THESE PROJECTS A SUCCESS, AND WE APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIPS WE BUILT WITH CITY STAFF, THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL.
DURING THIS TIME, WILMER HAS BEEN A RESPONSIVE AND REASONABLE PARTNER, WHICH IS WHY WE WANT TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THESE TYPES OF HIGH QUALITY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN WILMER ON A PORTION OF THE LAND THAT THE OLSON FAMILY OWNS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS FOR WILMER AND FOR US.
WE NEED CITY STAFF SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY AS WE WORK THROUGH INITIAL ISSUES RELATED TO ROAD AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND ALSO AS WE MOVED INTO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND ULTIMATELY INTO MARKETING THESE BUILDINGS TO PROSPECTIVE COMPANIES, WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF, UH, OF BRINGING THESE PROJECTS AND THESE COMPANIES TO WILMER.
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE, UH, CONTINUE DOING THAT IN THE FUTURE.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH YOU AND ARE HAPPY TO ANY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED.
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I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO TONY KAREEM, WHO'S WITH KDC DEVELOPMENT.MY NAME'S TONY KAREEM WITH KBC.
UH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD TO WHAT STEVE SAID, EXCEPT THAT, UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE OLSON'S ON A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
I'VE BEEN DEVELOPING MANUFACTURING AND N WAREHOUSE FACILITIES IN DFW FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
UH, HAVE WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF WILMER ON THIS PROJECT AND BRING EXPOSURE TO THE CITY BY PUTTING THIS PROJECT IN FRONT OF THOSE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES TO BRING JOBS AND INVESTMENT TO THE CITY OF WILMER, UM, ON, ON THIS TRACT OF LAND.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK THE, THE THOUGHT TOO IS WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE BRINGING HERE IS THIS TEAM IS WE'RE, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TO BRING POTENTIALLY SEWER TO THE, THAT SOUTHEAST REGION FOR WILMER.
IF WE CAN BRING SEWER WITH, WITH THE GROUP THAT WE HAVE HERE, WE CAN BRING THAT RESIDENTIAL THAT THE CITY IS, IS WANT WANTING.
UH, WE WE'RE APPROACHED BY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPERS ON, ON A WEEKLY BASIS, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE SEWER WITH, BUT WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL WITH THE GROUP THAT WE HAVE HERE TO HELP BRING SEWER TO THE CITY.
AND, UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ITEMS WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT AND TO BRING THE THINGS THAT THE CITY, WE THINK, WHAT THE CITY OF WILMER IS LOOKING FOR.
UH, SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROJECT.
AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED OF, UM, AND, BUT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ZONING, BUT WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN AND WE WANT TO BRING QUALITY.
ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OF US, JOE? THANK YOU.
UH, SO CONSTRUCTION HADN'T STARTED ON ANY OF THESE, UH, PROPOSED BUILDINGS YET? NO, SIR.
AND, UH, I, I NOTICED BY YOUR PICTURES THAT, UH, IT'S GONNA BE IN MULTIPLE SIZES, UH, SOME OF 'EM OVER A MILLION SQUARE FEET.
DO YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVEN'T STARTED DEVELOPING ANY, DO YOU HAVE ANY VENDORS IN IN MIND? IS IT GONNA BE LIKE MANUFACTURING OR DISTRIBUTION? DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY LINED UP TO, TO GO INTO THESE BUILDINGS WHEN THEY GET COMPLETED? COUNCILMAN? UH, I'LL, I'LL SPEAK TO THAT.
SO WHEN WE, UH, DESIGN THE, THESE FACILITIES, WE TRY TO MAKE THEM AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE TO, UH, VARIOUS TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL USERS.
UM, WE WOULD LOVE TO FIND, UH, MANUFACTURING USERS BECAUSE THEY TEND TO INVEST A LOT OF THEIR OWN MONEY BACK INTO THESE PROJECTS.
UM, THAT'S A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT THAT THEY'RE MAKING THAT USUALLY SHOWS UP ON THE TAX ROLLS AS A HIGHER VALUATION FOR THOSE PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS ON THE BUSINESS, PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX SIDE.
SO THE MORE YOU CAN GET A, A, A BUYER OF THE BUILDING OR A TENANT OF THE BUILDING TO COME IN AND INVEST THAT KIND OF CAPITAL, IT'S TYPICALLY BETTER FOR EVERYBODY.
IT ALSO USUALLY MEANS IF IT'S A MANUFACTURING OPERATION IN TODAY'S WORLD, UM, HIGHER SKILLED LABOR AND HIGHER QUALITY JOBS THAN YOU, THAN YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE.
AS I MENTIONED, WHEN YOU BUILD SPECULATIVELY, WE DON'T HAVE A TENANT IN HAND.
UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DESIGN THE FACILITY TO A STANDARD THAT WILL BE ATTRACTIVE TO AS, AS TONY SAID, FORTUNE 500 TYPE COMPANIES.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. OLSON.
YOU SAID THAT, UH, THE SEWER PROJECT, IT, IT WOULD ENHANCE THE OTHER PART OF THIS ZONING WHERE IT'S TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL, CORRECT? YES.
THAT YOU ARE WAITING ON THAT TO IN PROGRESS WITH THIS SEWER, UH, BEING PUT IN.
UH, WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO THE CITY OF WALMART IS WE ARE GONNA RUN FORTH AND HELP CONSTRUCT AND PUT THAT IN WITH SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF OUR MONEY TO HELP BUILD THAT PROJECT.
WE'VE WORKED VERY EXTENSIVELY REGARDING EASEMENTS, UM, AND, AND DETAIL DISCUSSIONS WITH TRA TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.
SO WE WE'RE, WE'VE SPENT YEARS ON THIS AND OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THAT SEWER TO THE CITY, UM, AND HELP OPEN UP THAT AREA FOR RESIDENTIAL.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? AND SSON? I DO.
I I HAVE, I, I REMEMBER YOU FROM THE PAST.
YOU CAME UP HERE WITH YOUR DEVELOPMENT BEFORE AND YOU, YOU WERE TURNED DOWN, UH, BY THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, AND YOU TRY TO HOOK UP THE WATER AND SEWER AND WHATEVER FOR FREE AT THE TIME.
AND EVERYBODY REJECTED YOUR PROJECT.
HOW, HOW DO YOU EXPECT FOR US TO GIVE YOU, WHEN IT'S UP TO THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE YOU THE, THE OKAY WHERE YOU'RE, WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BUILD YOUR, YOUR PROJECT UP THERE ON MARS ROAD? HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY UP TO WELL, WE HELP, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
SO WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR ZONING.
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I MEAN, WE ARE, WE WANT TO, INSTEAD OF ME SELLING TO A, A TRUCKING FACILITY OR AN AUTO RECYCLING, I WANT TO STAY WITH OUR, OUR CURRENT ZONING.OH, AND I, I WANT TO BRING THAT, UH, HELP BRING THAT SEWER TO THE CITY.
UH, SO I WANT TO JUST CONTINUE ON WITH WHAT WE'VE AGREED WITH AND I HOPE WE, OUR GOAL, THESE GUYS WANTED TO, TO MEET YOU, SAY HELLO AND ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
BUT I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
WE, WE, WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY, SIR, TO DEVELOP.
I I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT COMPLIMENT.
AND ANOTHER, ANOTHER THING, WE, WE CAN'T, UH, ACTUALLY PREDICT OR TELL YOU WHO YOU CAN OR CAN'T PUT IN YOUR, IN YOUR, IN YOUR WAREHOUSES.
WELL, WE'RE, OUR GOAL IS AGAIN TO, UH, COUNCILMAN IS TO DO, TO BRING QUALITY.
AND THAT'S, IT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
AND WE, WE, WE BRING BROUGHT TWO, THE A TEAM GROUPS THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE GOT A TA TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE, UH, BOTH IN WILMER AND CITYWIDE.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I I'M HERE.
UH, WE MET WITH FRANK AND, UH, CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND WE'RE HERE.
SO I JUST WANT TO, TO PUT MY CARDS ON THE TABLE AND IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY TIME WE'RE, WE'RE HERE TO HELP AND SUPPORT ANY THANK YOU.
[2. Conduct a public hearing and decide on an application for a Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Building/Structure (Commercial) for property generally located at One Medline Drive. The subject property is further described as Parcel ID No.540151500E0010000 DCAD, Dallas County, Texas, consisting of approximately 45.66 acres and containing one (1) lot. Case No. (CP-26-001) (Conditional Use Permit)]
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF TONIGHT'S AGENDAS.THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FOR COUNSEL'S CONSIDERATION.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND DECIDE ON AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY BUILDING SLASH STRUCTURE COMMERCIAL FOR PROPERTY.
GENERALLY LOCATED AT ONE MEDLINE DRIVE, THE SUBJECT'S PROPERTY IS FURTHER DESCRIBED AS PARCEL SALE ID NUMBER 5 4 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 E 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.
DICA DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 45.66 ACRES.
AND CONTINUING ONE LOT CASE NUMBER CP DASH 26 DASH ZERO ONE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THIS ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY LAURA VOLT, CONSULTANT PLANNER.
UH, THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY AND SO ANYTHING UM, IN THAT DISTRICT REQUIRES APPROVAL FROM Y'ALL THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THIS REQUEST IS TO INSTALL A PREFABRICATED SHED BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MEDLINE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD.
AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE HERE THOUGH.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? OKAY.
NOW I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CP DASH 26 DASH 0 0 1.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I LIVE AT 10 12 HIGHVIEW DRIVE.
IT'S A SURPRISE THAT THIS ITEM IS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
IT NORMALLY WOULD'VE BEEN ON CONSENT AGENDA, BUT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A SHED THAT CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE ROAD, FROM THE HIGHWAY, THE PUBLIC.
NORMALLY THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IF IT WOULD'VE AFFECT US, UM, I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT DOESN'T AFFECT US, I'M JUST SAYING, BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY DONE, WENT THROUGH THE COUNCIL WITH AND JUST, THEY'RE SAYING, WE WANNA PUT A SHED HERE.
SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS COMPANY PUTTING A SHED ON THEIR PROPERTY.
IF WE DON'T SAY NOTHING, THEY WON'T DO NOTHING.
ANYONE ELSE IN WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST? HI THERE.
UH, I'M SHANI TO CLEVELAND AGAIN AND I AM IN OPPOSITION OF MOSES GARCIA, JR.
THANK YOU MADAM PRO MAYOR, PRO TEM.
IS THERE ANY, THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE CLOSED.
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I NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR APPLICANT? DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? MOTION? SECOND THAT PLEASE VOTE YES.
[3. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for a requested zoning change from Single-Family 1 (SF-1) to Light Industrial (I-1). The subject property is generally located at 379 Greene Rd (DCAD ID #65037980010070000), 408 Greene Rd (DCAD ID #65037980010120000), 404 Greene Rd (DCAD ID #65037980010080000), and 400 Greene Rd (DCAD ID #65037980010030000), City of Wilmer, Dallas County, Texas. Consisting of approximately 5.57 acres and containing four (4) lots. Case No. ZC-26-001 (Zoning Change) ]
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR A REQUESTED ZONING CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY ONE SF DASH ONE TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL L ONE.THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3 7 9 GREEN ROAD DCA, ID 6 5 0 3 7 9 8 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 GREEN ROAD DCA, ID 6 5 0 3 7 9 8 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 GREEN ROAD DCA ID NUMBER 6 5 0 3 7 9 8 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0.
AND 400 GREEN ROAD DCA ID NUMBER 6 5 0 3 7 9 8 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.
CITY OF WILMER, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 5.57 ACRES AND CONTAINING FOUR LOTS.
CASE NUMBER ZZ DASH 26 DASH ZERO ONE ZONING CHANGE.
THIS ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY LOWER VOLT CONSULTANT PLANNER.
UM, CAN I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OH ON ZC 26 DASH ZERO ONE.
SO THIS, THIS ZONING CASE IS LOCATED AT GREEN ROAD IN SUNRISE.
THESE ARE FOUR RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS THE LAST FOUR THAT REMAIN ZONED SINGLE FAMILY IN THAT AREA.
UM, ALL THE OTHER SURROUNDING ZONING IS SHOWN TO BE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF REZONING THESE FIVE ACRES SO THAT IT'S MATCHING THE CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NOT RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S YOURS, RIGHT? UM, THAT YOU WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO.
OH, ALEX STEWART, 1 0 2 1 6 GALLWAY DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 7 5 2 1 8.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEMAN, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ALEX STEWART AND I'M A PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WITH STREAM DATA CENTERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT REGARDING OUR REQUEST TO REONE FOR RESIDENTIAL PARCELS TO COMPLETE OUR CAMPUS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BELTLINE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT ZONING DECISIONS CARRY LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS AND WE APPRECIATE THE CARE AND RESPONSIBILITY YOU BRING TO SHAPING WILMER'S FUTURE.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT CHANGE CAN RAISE CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY WHEN INVOLVES LAND CURRENTLY DESIGNATED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.
THESE PARCELS ARE UNIQUELY SITUATED WHILE THEY'RE ZONED RESIDENTIAL.
TODAY THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY EXISTING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THEY PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR USE THAT ALIGNS WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND SUPPORTS WILMER'S LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GOALS.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERNS, UH, WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS IS TRAFFIC, PARTICULARLY HEAVY, HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC.
A DATA CENTER IS ONE OF THE LOWEST TRAFFIC GENERATING INDUSTRIAL USES AVAILABLE.
UNLIKE WAREHOUSES OR DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, WHICH CAN GENERATE HUNDREDS OF TRUCK TRIPS PER DAY.
A DATA CENTER IS VERY FEW ONSITE EMPLOYEES AND ONLY OCCASIONAL DELIVERIES AFTER CONSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE.
THERE IS NO CONSTANT SHIPPING OPERATIONS, NO FLEETS OF 18 WHEELERS MOVING IN AND OUT DAILY AND NO LARGE SCALE LOGISTICS ACTIVITY.
IF REDUCING HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC IS A PRIORITY FOR THIS COMMUNITY, A DATA CENTER IS A STRONG FIT.
WE'VE ALSO HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT WATER USAGE.
STREAM DATA CENTERS USES CLOSED LOOP COOLING SYSTEMS THAT CONTINUOUSLY RECIRCULATE WATER WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
THIS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES WATER CONSUMPTION COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL COOLING METHODS AND AVOIDS THE ONGOING HIGH VOLUME WATER DEMAND ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER INDUSTRIAL USES.
OUR APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO BE EFFICIENT, MODERN, AND RESPONSIBLE ON HOW IT USES LOCAL RESOURCES BEYOND THESE OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.
THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A MEANINGFUL LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN WILMER.
DATA CENTERS GENERATE SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAT HELP FUND ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES
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WHILE PLACING RELATIVELY LOW DEMAND ON INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROADS, SCHOOLS, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.COMPARED TO MANY OTHER TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEING RESPONSIBLE LONG-TERM PARTNER TO THE CITY OF WILMER.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO NOT ONLY DEVELOP A FACILITY BUT TO CONTRIBUTE, CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, RESPECT ITS PRIORITIES AND SUPPORT.
FOR THESE REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS REZONING APPLICATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHEN I'M ABLE TO.
YES, I HAVE, EXCUSE ME, I HAVE, I'M SORRY.
UH, WHAT WILL BE BUILT ON THAT, UH, PROPERTY, THAT 5.7 ACRES OF LIKE WHAT EXACTLY IS ON OUR SITE PLAN FOR THAT? YES.
I BELIEVE IT IS A, UH, ROAD CONNECTING THE DRIVE, THE, UM, ENTRANCE TO A PARKING LOT RIGHT THERE.
SO THAT PROPERTY, THAT PIECE OF THE PROPERTY IS WHERE OUR THIRD BUILDING, LIKE THE EDGE OF THE THIRD BUILDING IS GOING.
UM, SO THOSE RESIDENTIAL LOTS, IT'S HONESTLY MAINLY JUST GRASS THAT'S PLANNED RIGHT THERE.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? HOW Y'ALL DOING? I DON'T, I JUST GOT A QUESTION.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE FIVE C AND ALL THAT.
MY QUESTION IS, Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE THE RESIDENTS OUT OF THEY SPACE AND PUT A DATA CENTER WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT STAY HERE, WE DON'T HAVE A GROCERY STORE.
WE DON'T HAVE A CARE, UH, PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GO GET, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY CUT THEY SELF.
BUT WE GOT ALL THESE WAREHOUSES.
WE HAVE ALL THESE PLANTS AND NOT, WE GOTTA GO TO THE DOLLAR STORE TO GET A FEW THINGS AND PAY OUT OUR POCKET FOR A ARM AND A LEG.
WHAT ABOUT A GROCERY STORE? WHAT ABOUT A FACILITY THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE IF THEY SICK? WE GOTTA GO WAY TO LANCASTER OR WAY TO THE SODA DALLAS.
WE DON'T HAVE NONE OF THAT HERE.
AND THEN LIKE I SAY, THE DOLLAR STORE, YOU GO UP THERE, YOU GOING TO PAY HALF YOUR ARM AND YOUR LEG AND THEN SOME.
WHAT ABOUT US PEOPLE HERE? HAVE Y'ALL ASKED THESE PEOPLE IF THEY WANT A DATA CENTER OR IF THEY WANT WHERE THEY STAY, Y'ALL GONNA MAKE THEM SELL THEY PROPERTY TO MOVE OUT OF A PLACE THEY PROBABLY BEEN IN FOREVER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I'M JUST, I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT NONE OF THIS STUFF THAT'S GOING ON.
I STAY HERE IN WILBER 7 49 BYRON CLAYTON CROSSING ALL THIS MONEY THAT YOU'RE BEING CHARGED FOR YOUR TAXES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WHEN YOU GOT PEOPLE THAT'S BEEN HERE FOREVER THAT'S PAYING ALL THESE BILLS OVER THE AMOUNT THAT THEY EVEN MAKING, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I'M SHAKING 'CAUSE I'M NERVOUS.
I AIN'T NEVER DID NOTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT Y'ALL GONNA DO FOR THE PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY GOING TO GET OUTTA ALL THIS OTHER STUFF.
Y'ALL GOT THESE WAREHOUSES, OKAY, THEM JOBS.
BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HELP THE JOBS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE? YOU AIN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO FACILITATE ANYTHING IF THERE IS NO HELP FOR THESE PEOPLE.
I STAY AROUND THE CORNER FROM HER.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW SHE GOT DEMENTIA.
Y'ALL DON'T HAVE NO FACILITIES THAT I COULD TAKE HER TO AND HELP HER OR NONE OF THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I MEAN, JUST REAL TALK.
WE GOT PREJUDICE GOING ON TALKING ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS.
BUT WHERE IS THE PEOPLE'S HELP? WE RUNNING OUT.
I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME FROM DALLAS, A LONG TIME.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS IT GOING TO BENEFIT THE PEOPLE.
DON'T GET MAD AT ME, DON'T RUN ME OUTTA TOWN BECAUSE I'M ASKING YOU QUESTIONS.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS IT GOING TO HELP US? YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT GOING TO HELP US GROCERY STORE AND THEY KNOW THEY CHARGING THE ARM AND
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THE LEG OVER COST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NOTHING ELSE.WE DON'T HAVE NOTHING THAT WE CAN GO TO.
YOU GOTTA GO GET A PACK OF EGGS, YOU GONNA PAY $8 FOR SOME EGGS.
I WANNA GO GIMME SOME CHICKENS, BUT I DON'T, I STILL GO TO THE STORE, I SUPPORT THEM.
BUT WHEN YOU OVER SUPPORTING OR OVER GOING THROUGH THINGS, HOW IS THAT GOING TO HELP US? AT LEAST IF Y'ALL NOT GONNA GET US A GROCERY STORE, GO TALK TO THEM PEOPLE AND TELL 'EM PUT US SOME MEAT AND STUFF IN THERE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO WAY TO LANCASTER, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE TO GET SOME AND THEN GO PAY $20 FOR A PACK OF MEAT THAT YOU CAN'T FEED WITH FOUR PEOPLE.
I'M JUST SAYING HELP US, HELP HELP Y'ALL.
WE, WE WOULDN'T MIND DOING THINGS IF WE HAD THE CONSIDERATION FOR ONE ANOTHER THAT Y'ALL WANT FROM US.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST? MAYOR PRO TIM COUNSEL GEORGE LEVERETT, 24 MEADOW LANE HERE IN WILER.
UH, TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE, THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALL FLAT.
THERE'S NO BUILDINGS THERE WHATSOEVER.
SO ANYBODY THAT'S WANTING TO PUT A HOME UP IS LOOKING AT BUILDINGS FROM THE GROUND UP.
A HOME THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM T ONE ENERGY.
THEY'RE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET TO THE WEST OF LANCASTER TO THE SOUTH.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH, UM, TO THE WEST.
UH, THE PLAN IS, IS TO LEAVE THAT PROPERTY UNDEVELOPED SO IT CREATES A BUFFER BETWEEN THE RESIDENT THAT'S THERE, UH, AND THE REST OF THE CONSTRUCTION.
THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY DEVELOPER OR HOMEOWNER THAT'S GOING TO WANT TO BUILD A HOUSE ON THOSE LOTS.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA WANNA WALK OUT THEIR FRONT DOOR AND SEE T ONE ENERGY.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA WANNA LOOK OUT THEIR BACK DOOR.
UH, AND THEY SEE THE SIDE OF ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
UH, THEY'RE THERE, THERE IS NO PRACTICAL REASON FOR PUTTING A HOME THERE FROM THE GROUND UP.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS ALL FLAT, STRAIGHT ALL THE WAY TO SUNRISE.
UM, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL IS WHAT'S ALREADY PLANNED BY THE CITY AND THAT'S WHAT SHOULD BE DEVELOPED THERE.
TO ADDRESS THAT, TO ADDRESS THE GROCERY STORE ISSUE WITH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF PARKLAND MEDICAL CENTER WITH LENAR HOMES, UH, CURRENTLY BUILDING ADDITIONAL HOMES IN THEIR SUBDIVISION ACROSS THE STREET.
DIRT'S BEING MOVED FOR ANOTHER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS MULTI-PHASE.
THE FIRST ONE'S GONNA BE APARTMENTS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A PROJECT PLAN WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD ADDITIONAL HOMES BACK OF THAT PROPERTY.
THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD TOWN HOMES.
NOW, SOMETHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
MR. OWEN'S PROPERTY WITH HIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT, UH, IS ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE HOMES, UH, THE INDUSTRIAL SITES.
YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOMES.
SO YOU'VE GOT HOMES GOING UP, UH, ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF OUR CITY ON THE, UH, SOUTHEAST SIDE OF OUR CITY.
YOU'VE GOT NEW HOMES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY.
YOU'VE GOT ADDITIONAL HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BELTLINE.
THE GROWTH FOR UH, RESIDENTIAL IS HAPPENING.
IT'S OCCURRING RIGHT NOW AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, UH, FOR QUITE A FEW MORE YEARS.
SO, UH, WE HAVE, UH, ANTOINE LONG, WHICH IS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, UH, DIRECTOR WHO HAS BEEN DISCUSSING WITH VARIOUS NUMBER OF GROCERY STORES SINCE HE STARTED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
HE ATTENDS THE CONFERENCES AND THE CONVENTIONS SO THAT HE CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH THE MANAGEMENT WITH THESE GROCERY STORES AND TELLS THEM ALL ABOUT WILMER AND WHAT WILMER CAN DO FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR WILMER.
THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE.
THE CITY HAS NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM TRYING TO GET A GROCERY STORE OR MORE, UH, HERE IN OUR CITY.
IT'S A SLOW PROCESS, BUT WE ARE STARTING TO THE CITY STARTING TO SEE MOVEMENT.
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BRINGING IN RESIDENTS HERE IN THE CITY.UH, THEY'RE BRINGING IN RESIDENTS OFF OF BELTLINE.
THEY'RE BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL HOMES WITH MR. OWEN'S PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AND IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR US.
NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR ME, NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR YOU, NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR ANY OF US, BUT IT IS HAPPENING.
SOMETHING I WISH COULD BE DONE OVERNIGHT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
UH, SO ALL WE CAN DO, ALL OF US IS JUST BE PATIENT.
BUT JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THINGS ARE HAPPENING, DEVELOPMENT'S TAKING PLACE.
THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE COMING.
SOME ARE IN PRODUCT, UH, IN PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE.
SO IT IS A LONG PROCESS, UH, BUT IT IS OCCURRING AND I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT AS WELL.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? KATONYA ANDERSON THREE 17 BLUE SKY LANE.
WILL THERE BE A RETENTION POOL POND FOR RECYCLED WATER? AND HOW WILL THIS PROJECT IMPACT ELECTRICITY? THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO? YES, YOU CAN.
YES, WE HAVE, UM, ONSITE RETENTION PONDS PLANNED.
AND AGAIN, I JUST WANNA REITERATE, CLOSED LOOP COOLING SYSTEM.
YOU FILL IT ONCE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP ADDING WATER TO IT.
UM, I KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE HAVE HAD A TOUR OF OUR FACILITY AND SEEN THE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM FIRSTHAND.
UM, AND THEY'VE ASKED THE TOUGH QUESTIONS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS ASKING AS WELL.
AND SO THEY CAN, UM, IF YOU, IF YOU WANNA ASK THEM AS WELL.
IT'S, IT'S A VERY LOW WATER USAGE.
OUR, OUR WATER USAGE FOR, UM, INSIDE THE BUILDING IS DOMESTIC ONLY.
IF THERE'S A SHOWER IN THERE, IT'S A SHOWER.
UM, OUR ONE IN GARLAND USED LESS THAN 200,000 GALLONS OF WATER INSIDE THE BUILDING LAST YEAR.
UM, THE, THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER WAS USED ON LANDSCAPING AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE TWO WATER METERS, WE METER OUTSIDE THE BUILDING AND INSIDE THE BUILDING.
SO I, I I JUST WANNA REITERATE, CLOSED LOOP COOLING SYSTEM.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING STREAM BUILDS.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS REQUEST? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
I'M A LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR THAT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING WALMART, TEXAS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UH, PART OF IT DOES HAVE TO DO WITH THE STREAM DATA CENTER AND I'M LETTING YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S SOME ISSUES THAT I STILL HAVE THAT ARE UNANSWERED.
AND I JUST WANNA SEE IF YOU GUYS CAN ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.
HAS GROUNDBREAKING STARTED GROUND, BEEN BROKE OR HAS THE PROJECT STARTED ON THE STREAM DATA CENTER YET? NOT AT THAT LOCATION, NO, BECAUSE I, I READ IT STARTED IN APRIL THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BELTLINE.
AND WHERE DID THAT GET APPROVED? IN THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
HAS THAT ZONING ALREADY BEEN DONE? UM, I BELIEVE IT HAS BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE OF IT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING FROM Y'ALL'S FROM TOMA THAT THAT'S BEEN DONE.
SO WHAT I, WHAT I WAS ALSO LOOKING AT, AND I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, THIS 140 ACRE CAMPUS, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT 1.4 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF DATA HALLS AND UP TO 240 MEGAWATTS.
AND YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME CLARIFICATION IF THAT'S RIGHT OR NOT, BUT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING TO BRING IN ANOTHER SUBSTATION TO SUPPORT THIS.
HAS THAT BEEN ZONED? I DUNNO, HAS HERKO BEEN NOTIFIED HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH EXTRA ENERGY IS GONNA BE BROUGHT INTO THIS TOWN? CONTAMINATED WHAT? SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY THIS.
GREG ABBOTT TODAY I JUST READ IN THE NEWS, HAS STOPPED ALL FUNDING AND ALL HE'S DOING AN INVESTIGATION INTO, BECAUSE ERCOT HAS ASKED HIM TO, FOR ALL OF THE DATA CENTERS THAT ARE GETTING BUILT ACROSS TEXAS.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, HOW DOES THAT, DOES THAT HELP US? DOES THAT HURT US? YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THAT PROCEED? IT HELPS US.
SO JUST LASTLY, AND I HAD A REALLY BIG SPEECH PREPARED AND SINCE I SAT IN A LITTLE BIT OF THE ZO UH, OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEETING, UM, I KIND OF DEFERRED A LOT OF IT, BUT A LOT OF IT HAD TO DO WITH THE CORRUPTION OF ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FIRING OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAPPENED SINCE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN IN, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCILMEN, A LOT OF THESE HAVE RESIGNED AND NOT I, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
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SPOKEN TO EVERY ONE OF THEM.ALMOST EVERY ONE OF 'EM EXCEPT FOR THE MAYOR, THE PREVIOUS MAYOR, I'M SORRY, I'M SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE COUNTY.
OH, I THOUGHT HE WAS THAT, UH, THEY'RE PUSHED OUT.
SORRY, I'M GONNA JUST SAY THIS RIGHT NOW.
AND I'M STILL WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON AND I HIGHLY SUGGEST WITH THE CITY MANAGER, Y'ALL DON'T FIRE ANYBODY ELSE.
THE TEXAS RANGERS ARE INVOLVED AND SO IS THE DALLAS COUNTY DA.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST? BRING THEM ON.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THIS TO THIS REQUEST? HI THERE AGAIN, SHANITA CLEVELAND AND I AM IN OPPOSITION OF MOSES GARCIA JR.
AND ALSO JESUS MAN, THEIR CORRUPT AND RACIST BEHAVIOR, VERY BAD, BAD BEHAVIOR AND OPPOSITION.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST? HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS WINSTON PARKER AND I JUST WANT TO SHOW THE RESIDENTS OF WILMER WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU LIVE NEXT TO A DATA CENTER.
OKAY? IMAGINE WALKING OUTSIDE AND YOU HEAR THAT 24 7, 365 NONSTOP.
AND THEY ALSO SPOKE EARLIER ONCE.
I GOTTA LET Y'ALL REALLY HEAR IT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A VIDEO FROM SOMEONE IN NEW JERSEY, FINLAND, NEW JERSEY.
THIS IS OUTSIDE THEIR BACKYARD.
THIS IS A VIDEO OF SOMEBODY'S BACKYARD.
YOU, YOU'RE BENEFITING FINANCIALLY.
UM, THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
AND I, I JUST WANNA READ THE CAPTION.
AN AI DATA CENTER COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU.
THIS ONE IS IN BINLAND, NEW JERSEY.
OUR CITY LEADERS LITERALLY SNUCK THIS IN WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT.
THEY USE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY, WHICH IN TURN THE TAXPAYER'S BILL WILL SKYROCKET.
SO THE SOUND IS CONSTANT NOISE POLLUTION.
THE MAIN SOURCES ARE THE COOLING SYSTEMS, LARGE FANS AND CHILLERS, WHICH ARE THE BIGGEST CULPRITS BACKUP GENERATORS, ESPECIALLY DURING TESTING AND OUTAGES, AIR HANDLING UNITS, A STEADY ME MECHANICAL HOME, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE HEARING RIGHT NOW.
AI DATA CENTERS REQUIRE ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY TO TRAIN AND RUN MODELS.
THIS CAN INCREASE CARBON EMISSIONS.
IF THE FUEL, IF THE ENERGY COMES FROM FOSSIL FUELS, SOME LARGE FACILITIES CONSUME AS MUCH POWER AS SMALL TOWNS.
WATER USAGE, COOLINGS, THE SERVICE OFTEN REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER.
AND I HEARD EARLIER SOMEONE SPEAK ON THE FACT THAT Y'ALL'S WATER IS ALREADY CONTAMINATED.
SO I MEAN, YOU CAN HAVE A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM AND I RESPECT THAT.
UM, THAT WATER'S EVENTUALLY GONNA HAVE TO BE REFRESHED.
BUT IF YOU HAVE WATER THAT'S ALREADY CONTAMINATED, MAYBE WE SHOULD FOCUS ON THAT FIRST.
MAYBE WE SHOULD FOCUS ON GETTING A HOSPITAL, A GROCERY STORE, SOMETHING TO HELP THE CITIZENS INSTEAD OF HEARING THIS 24 7.
AND I REALLY WISH THIS MICROPHONE WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN.
PLEASE DO NOT, DON'T SELL YOUR PEOPLE OUT.
I'M IN OPPOSITION TO HIM TOO, BY THE WAY.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST? MARY PEREZ.
WHEN MY HEIGHTS DRIVE, I DIDN'T WANT THE DATA CENTERS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, SO PLEASE, LET'S NOT GIVE THEM MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE MORE DATA CENTERS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST? REAL QUICK? I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY.
UM, WHAT ARE THE DATA CENTERS ACTUALLY FOR? LIKE WHAT IS IT FOR? IS IT FOR CLAUDE? UH, IS IT FOR GEMINI OR IS IT FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE? UH, LIKE FLOCK.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOTICED ALL THE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT ARE WATCHING US.
THEY'RE NOT LICENSE PLATE READERS.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY TRY TO TELL Y'ALL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GETTING EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
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THEY'RE GETTING YOUR CAR'S DESCRIPTION, THEY'RE GETTING WHERE YOU GO AND THEY'RE TRACKING YOU ACROSS THIS STATE.THEY RECENTLY JUST HAD A CASE IN WHICH A SHERIFF USED 83,000 FLOCK CAMERAS TO TRACK A WOMAN WHO GOT AN ABORTION.
AND I DON'T CARE WHO AND HOW YOUR FEELINGS ARE ABOUT ABORTION, THERE'S GONNA BE MISUSE OF THESE DATA CENTERS.
THERE'S GONNA BE MISUSE OF THESE MASS SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES.
SO LET'S BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT TO HELP US, THIS IS TO WATCH US, TO CONTROL US, TO HURT US.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY TRY TO SAY, THE MONEY IS NOT WORTH IT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST? Y'ALL HEAR WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE MORE TIME.
ALRIGHT, MADAM MAYOR PROTE, THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE CLOSED.
I NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR APPLICANTS OR THE APPLICANT? SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE A DECISION WHILE GOVERNOR ABBOTT HAS THIS PAUSED OR MORATORIUM, SORRY.
SO WITH A PAUSE OR THE MORATORIUM.
WE'RE GONNA GO FORWARD WITH ALL THIS.
I THINK WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND RESEARCH WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE SAYING TO US.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? STAFF? DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? YEAH.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, TO ACCEPT THAT, UH, THE CHANGE ON THE ZONING.
[4. Discuss and consider adopting an ordinance amending Chapter 1, “General Provisions”, Article 1.04, “City Officers and Departments”, Division 2., “City Administrator”. “Records Management”, is amended by adding 1.04.033(a)(9); Chapter 9, “Personnel”, Article 9.01, “General Provisions”, is amended by amending section 9.01.001, “Employees”. ]
AGENDA ITEM IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER ONE, GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 1.04.CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS DIVISION TWO, CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
RECORDS MANAGEMENT IS AMENDED BY ADDING 1.0 4.03389, CHAPTER NINE.
GENERAL PROVISIONS IS AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 9.01 EMPLOYEES.
SO THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE CITY'S PERSONNEL PROVISIONS TO CLARIFY THE APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY, DUTIES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND UPDATES THE CITY'S PERSONNEL ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA PACKET.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE INTENDED TO ENSURE THE CITY'S ORDINANCE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND PERSONAL PRACTICES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED.
YOU WANNA GO AND DO EXECUTIVE SESSION? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THIS ITEM WILL BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 DASH SEVEN FOUR PERSONNEL MATTERS.THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD NOT RECESS INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE REGULAR MEETING IS CLOSED AT WHAT? LET'S READ THIS PART.
I'VE GOT ALL OF THIS RED AND WHITE AND WHITE.
AT THIS TIME, UH, WE ARE NOW RECESSING OUR COUNCIL MEETING AND GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:09 PM 8 0 9.
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CITY COUNCIL[RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION]
IS NOW RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 8 58 50 AT 8:50 PM[ANY ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.]
PURSUANT TO, UH, CHAPTER 5 5 1 SUB CHARTER D OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.THE COUNCIL WILL NOW CON CONSIDER ANY ACTION NECESSARY ON THE ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALRIGHT, AGENDA FOUR IS DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER ONE, GENERAL PROVISIONS ARTICLE 1.04.
CITY OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS DIVISION TWO CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
RECORDS MANAGEMENT IS AMENDING BY ADDING 1.0 4.03 A NINE.
CHAPTER NINE, PERSONNEL ARTICLE 9.01.
GENERAL PROVISIONS IS AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 9.0 1.001.
EMPLOYEES DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
THIS IS, ISN'T IT THIS ONE? IT'S FOR THIS ONE.
'CAUSE WE JUST CAME BACK OUT HERE.
NO, THIS IS OVER THE, THE RECORDS.
NO, THIS IS NUMBER FOUR, RIGHT? YEAH.
NEXT DISCUSSION IS, UH, REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, RESIGNATION, OR DISMISSAL OF A CITY OFFICER EMPLOYEE UNLESS SUCH OFFICER EMPLOYEE REQUESTS A PUBLIC HEARING TO WI CITY SECRETARY AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
I MOVE TO APPOINT KAISHA BRUNER MYERS AS CITY SECRETARY FOR THE CITY OF WILMER.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? I HAVE I MOTION.
CAN I SECOND A MOTION? I SECOND.
I SPEECH A AND, UM, I MOVE TO APPOINT LAURA CARSON AS RECORD MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF WILMER.
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HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND SHOULD MOVE FORWARD ON THE A SECOND.UM, THIS CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.
THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AT 8:56 PM THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.