Nov 05, 2026 City Council

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GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE WILMER CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM.

ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE TO DO THE INVOCATION? YES, WE DO.

PASTOR RODRIGUEZ.

OKAY, I'M AHEAD OF YOU, SO OKAY.

SO AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR RODRIGUEZ TO PROVIDE THE INVOCATION.

WE ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE.

AMEN.

GOD BLESS YOU TONIGHT.

WE GO PRAY WITH, UH, THIS MEETING ON THE HANDS OF GOD.

WE DECLARE THAT THE GOD GON MAKE SPECIAL THINGS TONIGHT.

THE WHOLE YUGO, UH, EXCUSE GOD HAVE THE ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME IN YOUR PRESENCE AND GIVE YOU THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS MOMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF WHITMAN FOR, FOR, UH, THE CONSULATES, FOR THE MEASURE, FOR ALL THE PERSON HAVE, UH, UH, DIRECTED ONE AREA OF THIS CITY.

IN THIS MOMENT OF GOD, WE PRAY IN YOUR PRESENCE AND PUT IN YOUR HANDS ALL THE BUSINESS DESCRIPTION THEY WILL HAVE IT.

AND WE DECLARE YOU HAVE ANSWER FOR ANYTHING YOU GO RECEIVE ON YOUR PRESENCE.

GIVE, UH, WISDOM TO THE OLD PERSON ON THIS, ON TONIGHT.

AND YOU ARE DIRECTED THE HEARTS AND YOU DIRECTED THE MINDS TO EVERY, ALL THE BUSINESS TONIGHT.

YOU ARE GLORIFIED ON ALL THE SITUATIONS YOU WILL RECEIVE IN YOUR PRESENCE.

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS MOMENT.

I PUT YOUR HANDS THIS, THIS NIGHT, THIS TIME, ON THE NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

NOW WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE 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.

[PRESENTATION]

LIEUTENANT ORTEGA.

WE JUST NEED TO TALK ON THIS, NOTHING BUTTONS AND STUFF.

OKAY.

I APOLOGIZE.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET CLOSER TO IT.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS LIEUTENANT RAPHAEL ORTEGA.

I'M WITH THE WILLMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE QUARTER.

OKAY.

CID SIDE, WE'VE, UH, STUDIED MORE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING, ANY SEXUAL ASSAULT, VIOLENCE, UH, ADVANCE IN SAFIC AND CYBER CRIME INVESTIGATION AND ALSO NCFI, WHICH IS NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSIC INSTITUTE.

OFFICERS HAVE TAKEN ROADSIDE, UH, IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND DRUG INTERDICTION.

DISPATCH HAS ALSO COMPLETED SOME MORE TRAINING IN SUICIDE INTERVENTION, ALSO ADVANCED FAMILY VIOLENCE TRAINING.

ALL THE PATROL OFFICERS ALSO ARE TAKING COURSES IN NEW SUPERVISOR AND ALSO BASIC INSTRUCTOR CLASSES.

AND CURRENTLY WE ARE JUST SHORT ON STAFF AND PATROL, SO JUST A NOTE ON THAT.

AND THIS IS OUR THREE MONTHS FOR JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.

TRAFFIC STOPS ARE STILL UP THERE AS WELL AS ARREST AND ALSO ACCIDENTS, AS YOU CAN SEE.

AND GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

PURSUITS, HAD A FEW PURSUITS ALL WITHIN POLICY AND ALSO THE COMPLAINTS UNFOUNDED, ALL WITHIN DEPARTMENT POLICY.

AND JUST A NOTE ON THAT, I HAVE TWO NOTES THAT I HAD TO ADD ON THERE.

ONE, WE HAD A WAREHOUSE THAT WAS, UH, CARGO THEFT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

IN THE LAST 72, 72 HOURS, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DO A, EXECUTE A SEARCH WARRANT ON A HOUSE IN REFERENCE TO THE CARGO THEFT.

AND WE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THAT WITH OTHER AGENCIES.

AND ALSO THE FATALITY WE HAD IN FRIDAY, WE'RE ALSO STILL INVESTIGATING THAT TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT MANNER.

SO I KNOW THOSE WERE NOT NOTED ON THERE, JUST HAD TO ADD ON THOSE.

AND THE THREE MAJOR CASES RIGHT NOW FOR SURE IN OUR NEIGHBORS IS THE NARCOTICS,

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THOSE ARE OUR MAJOR CRIMES HERE IN THE CITY OF WILLMAR.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.

HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS DO YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW? OOH.

I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WERE SHORT, SO.

I DON'T KNOW THE, THE NUMBERS EXACT BECAUSE - OKAY.

I'M NOT OVER THAT SIDE, BUT I'LL GET YOU THE NUMBERS IF YOU NEED TO.

OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? ON THE, ON THE, UH, FIRST SHEET ON THE TRAINING, WAS THAT ALL OFFICERS THAT WENT THROUGH ALL THESE DIFFERENT TRAINING OR JUST CER- CERTAIN ONES WENT THROUGH, GOOD QUESTION.

YEAH.

WE CAN'T SEND EVERYBODY TO TRAINING, BUT WE TRY TO SEND AS MUCH AS WE CAN - OKAY.

WHEN WE CAN.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT ORTEGA.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

THE PRESENTATION OF THE AUGUST 2026 FINANCIALS IS POSTPONED UNTIL A COUNCIL MEETING IN DECEMBER.

WE'LL

[COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS]

CLEAN UP WILMER, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL BULK DROP-OFF EVENT.

IT WILL BE NOVEMBER 7TH ON SATURDAY HERE AT CITY HALL SQUARE FROM 90 AM TO 2PM.

QTS WILL PROVIDE LUNCH FOR THE STAFF THAT WORKS THAT DAY.

OKAY.

NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE 6TH, AND HONORING THE CITY OF WILMER'S MUNICIPAL COURT PERSONNEL FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO INTEGRITY, SERVICE, AND JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION.

UH, WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL COURTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ENSURING JUSTICE FOR ALL THROUGH THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW, AND WHEREAS THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF WILMER AND ITS STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE JUSTICE, UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW AND SERVING THE CITIZENS OF WILMER WITH PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY, AND RESPECT.

AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HAS DESIGNATED THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF NOVEMBER AS N - AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK.

AND WHEREAS DURING THIS WEEK, WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE WILMER MUNICIPAL COURT, INCLUDING THE DEDICATED SERVICE OF ITS JUDGES, COURT CLERKS, PROSECUTORS, BAILIFFS, AND ALL SUPPORTING PERSONNEL WHO WORK DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE DUE PROCESS AND JUSTICE ARE CARRIED OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF WILMER IS PROUD TO HONOR AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT STAFF FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

WE SAY THANK YOU.

YES.

MS. ALLEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME AND BE PRESENTED WITH, IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, MY NAME IS PAULA ALLEN.

I AM THE, UH, BOARD ADMINISTRATOR AND WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND THIS IS, UH, UM, BRIONA AND MS. POND.

AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

IF Y'ALL WANT TO.

ANGELICA IS SPEAKING.

OH, IS SHE? OH.

OH, OKAY.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT - NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR PIONEER DAY AND FALL FESTIVAL.

THAT IS NOVEMBER 14TH.

IT WAS RESCHEDULED.

IT'LL BE FROM 12:00 PM TO 9:00 PM AT THE CITY HALL SQUARE.

THERE WILL BE A LIVE DJ, CANDY, FOOD TRUCKS, BOUNCE HOUSES, FREE CARNIVAL RIDES, VENDORS, AND A FREE FACE PAINTER.

OKAY.

NOW WE WILL

[CITIZENS' COMMENTS]

I WILL ASK THAT DIANE ALRUSSEN APPROACH THE PODIUM.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD.

MY NAME IS DIANE ARUSAN.

I LIVE AT 306 WILMER HEIGHTS DRIVE.

UM, MY, MY, UM, REQUEST FOR HELP IS ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE CLEANUP FOR WILMER BULK.

UM, I'VE BEEN ON WILMER HEIGHTS OVER 20 YEARS, AND I KNOW BACK IN THOSE DAYS THEY USED TO PUT, UM, A CONTAINER DOWN AT THE DEAD END OF OUR STREET SO THE CITIZENS AROUND COULD GET TO CLEAN OUT THEIR, WHATEVER NEEDED TO BE DONE.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD START DOING THAT AGAIN BECAUSE THERE'S CITIZENS THAT DON'T HAVE A TRUCK TO MOVE STUFF LIKE ME.

UH, AND I, EVERY YEAR I MISS OUT BECAUSE I CAN'T DRIVE ALL THE WAY OVER HERE.

AND IT'S JUST LIKE IF IT'S GONNA BE DONE FOR THE CITIZENS IF I'M REQUESTING OR TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE FOR OUR LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THAT AREA, NOT JUST MY STREET, BUT SURROUNDING STREETS AROUND THERE THAT WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW, BORROW THE TRUCK BECAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE NOTHING.

FOR MY HOUSE, I CAN WALK LITERALLY TO THAT BOAT THERE TO GET, BUT EVERY YEAR I MISS THAT

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AND I, THEY USED TO BE THERE EVERY TIME THEY DID BOAT CLEANUP.

THEY ALWAYS HAD ONE THERE.

SO I WOULD GLADLY, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE IF Y'ALL CAN LOOK INTO THAT AND HELP US AS CITIZENS TO REDO THAT, YOU KNOW? THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

NEXT WE'LL HAVE MS. VICKI VANDEGRIFF.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

HELLO, COUNSEL.

I'M VICKI VANDERGRIFF.

I LIVE AT 247 DEWITT STREET HERE IN WILMER.

I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT REGARDING OUR SENIOR CI- CITIZEN CENTER.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT A ROLE THIS PLAYS IN OUR CITY.

MANY OF OUR SENIORS DO NOT GET OUT.

UH, WE HAVE HAD OUR DOCTORS TELL US THAT BEING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE, GETTING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IS GOOD, NOT ONLY FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH, BUT OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.

NOW, OUR SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER OFFERS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE OF OUR AGE THAT ARE FACING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUES THAT WE ARE.

ALSO, WE HAVE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WE USUALLY HAVE, UH, ONE OUTSIDE TRIP A MONTH WHERE WE MAY GO TO A MOVIE.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, IT HAD ABSOLUTELY BEEN YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN TO A MOVIE THEATER.

I MEAN, WHO WANTS TO GO OUT BY THEMSELVES? BUT THIS OPER - OFFERS US THE OPPORTUNITY AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.

UH, WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER.

WE KNOW THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING AND WE REFER TO EACH OTHER AS OUR SECOND FAMILY.

UM, I THINK I HEARD THAT, UM, FERRIS NO LONGER HAS A SENIOR CENTER, AND I CERTAINLY HOPE WE DON'T FOLLOW IN THAT DIRECTION BECAUSE IT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

AND, UH, WE HAVE ABOUT SEVEN MEMBERS THAT SHOW UP PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY, AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER FIVE THAT INTERACT IN BETWEEN.

UH, WE DO HAVE A GOAL TO GET 10 MEMBERS FOR EVERY MEETING.

WE HAVEN'T MADE IT YET, BUT THE YEAR'S NOT UP, SO WE'RE STILL TRYING.

AND AGAIN, I WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR OFFERING THIS TO THE SENIORS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NEXT, WE HAVE DR.

EMMANUEL WETHLEY MAYFIELD.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS DR.

EMMANUEL WELFEY-MAYFIELD.

I LIVE AT 1012 HIGHVIEW DRIVE.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M EXCITED.

I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HOSPITAL TO BE ABLE TO COME TO WILMER.

WHEN YOU GET THE HOSPITAL, YOU GET THE HOTELS, YOU GET THE RESTAURANTS.

AND I KNOW WE WANT THE GROCERY STORE, BUT SOMETIMES THERE'S BUILDING BLOCKS TO BUILDING A COMMUNITY AND BUILDING A CITY.

AND I, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH DIFFERENT, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYOR AND CITY OFFICIALS AND PLANNING AND ZONING AND, BUT THERE'S SO MANY PIECES TO MAKE THIS COME TOGETHER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THE ONLY THING THAT WILMER HAS IS DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INDUSTRIAL CENTERS.

BUT FINALLY, ON THE HORIZON, IT'S BEEN BUILDING, IT'S BEEN THERE.

THEY, WE'VE BEEN SETTING THAT, THAT PIECE OF LAND ASIDE FOR IT, BUT IT'S FINALLY COMING.

MY HEART IS ALWAYS FEELING LIKE, WELL, IF YOU GET THE HOSPITALS, THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HOTELS.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON AS WELL AS WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON THE RESTAURANTS.

MANY PEOPLE WANNA COME VISIT, UH, THE, THE CITY, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO STAY, RIGHT? THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE.

THEY HAVE TO STAY IN OTHER CITIES WHEN THEY COME TO DO BUSINESS HERE.

AND, BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

AND SO COUNCIL, I'M EXCITED THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF WHAT'S BEEN BUILDING AND COMING ON THE MAKING ALREADY.

BUT IT'S HERE.

I'M JUST AS EXCITED AS I WAS WHEN WE GOT THE FIRST STOPLIGHT.

WE'RE ON THE HORIZON OF BECOMING A FLOURISHING CITY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO

[CONSENT AGENDA]

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO PUSH THE MICS CLOSE TO YOUR MOUTH WHEN SPEAKING, UH, SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO BE HEARD FOR THOSE EVEN IN THE BACK.

UM, ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE

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THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 15TH, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND A SECOND.

A SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE.

YES.

YES.

YES.

YES.

AND YES.

MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

OKAY.

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF COUNCIL AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 10 WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF ORDER AND CONSIDERED BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION.

ITEM 10, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RECEIPT OF NOTICE FROM NICHOLS, JACKSON, DILLARD, HAGER & SMITH LLP REGARDING TERMINATION OF ITS ENGAGEMENT AS LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE CITY AND APPOINTING HOLLA LURF - LAW FIRM PLLC AS CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF WILMER.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? MOTION TO APPROVE.

I SECOND THAT MOTION.

CAN I GET A VOTE? YES.

YES.

YES.

YES.

AND YES.

IT'S APPROVED, UM, THE RESIGNATION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF HOLLA LAW FIRM.

TAKE A SEAT, BRENDA.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

WHAT DID YOU SAY? OKAY.

WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS.

I, I THOUGH THAT WAS, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? NOW

[7. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of ordinance O2026-1105B rezoning property from "C2" General Commercial and "HC" Highway Corridor overlay to a Planned Development, DCAD #99190107160000000 and 54010500020070000, 428 Dewitt St and 909, 915 N I-45.]

YES.

YES.

SEE, THAT'S, YES, YES.

ITEM SEVEN, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 020261105B, REZONING PROPERTY FROM C2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND HC HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DCAD 9919010716, 00000 AND 5401050002007, 0000428 DEWITT STREET AND 909 AND 915 NORTH I-45.

WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:17 PM.

LAURA VOLTMAN IS HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ITEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.

UM, TO START OFF, THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR...

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES? OKAY.

UM, THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PA - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY AT THEIR OCTOBER 22ND MEETING.

UM, THIS SITE IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN HALF AN ACRE LOCATED AT DEWITT AND I-45.

IT'S ON THE, UM, WEST SIDE.

IT'S ZONED C2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND IT'S ALSO WITHIN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT.

THE EXISTING BUILDINGS WERE BUILT FOR AND USED HISTORICALLY AS A TIRE SHOP AND AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND A RESTAURANT.

THE USE IS NOT CURRENTLY OPERATING.

IT LOST ITS LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STATUS AFTER BEING DISCONTINUED SOMETIME AFTER 2003.

I COULDN'T TELL EXACTLY FROM LOOKING AT THE HISTORICAL PHOTOS.

SO IT CAN'T RESUME UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING.

UNDER THE HC DISTRICT, EVERY USE REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

SO THE APPLICANT IS BEFORE YOU REQUESTING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH THE BASE ZONING TO BE EXACTLY WHAT'S ON THAT PD.

SO THEY'RE GONNA KEEP...

THEY'RE ASKING TO BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THE TIRE SHOP.

THEY WOULD KEEP THE RESTAURANT, WHICH WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE C2, AND SO THEY'RE REQUESTING EXACTLY WHAT'S ON THAT SHEET.

UM, ANY CHANGE TO THAT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND YOU GUYS.

BUT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES IT AS SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.

NEITHER MATCHES THE HISTORY'S LONGSTANDING COMMERCIAL ZONING OR ITS HISTORIC USE.

THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

UM, THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS HAD COME UP A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I SAID I WOULD REPORT BACK TO Y'ALL AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT THEY HAD IDENTIFIED A MISMATCH AND WHAT THE PLAN SAYS AND WHAT YOU

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SO THIS PD LIMITS THE PROPERTY TO THE TIRE STORE AND AUTO REPAIR USES SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN, AND IT ALSO BRINGS THE PROPERTY UNDER THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR STANDARDS FOR FUTURE CHANGES.

IT LIMITS THE USES, IT APPROVES CHANGES TO THE EXISTING BUILDINGS, APPLIES HC STANDARDS MOVING FORWARD, SO ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION, EXTERIOR ALTERATION OR REDEVELOPMENT, UM, WOULD BE COVERED BY THAT.

THE CUP REQUIREMENT IS REMOVED.

INSTEAD, TO CHANGE A USE, IT WOULD REQUIRE THE PD AMENDMENT.

SO EITHER WAY, IT'S GOING BACK THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

UM, EVERY DEVIATION FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS LISTED IN SECTION FIVE OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, UM, AND IT WOULD ALSO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM CHANGING IT FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO COMMERCIAL.

UM, THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DESIGNATE...

OR THE SINGLE FAMILY F- FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS ALONG THE I-45 AREA ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE C2 ZONING ALREADY IN PLACE THERE.

STAFF WILL BRING A SEPARATE AREA-WIDE AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP FOR THE CORRIDOR IF WISHED.

THIS AMU - AMENDMENT WOULD CORRECT THE MAP FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AHEAD OF THAT BROADER UPDATE.

UM, THIS ITEM IS BEING CONSIDERED AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

IT WAS POSTED IN THE PAPER.

WE SENT OUT THE NOTICES TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, WITHIN 200 FEET PRIOR TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND A SIGN WAS POSTED ON THE SITE.

WE RECEIVED TWO LETTERS FROM THE APPLICANT, OR IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION, AND WE RECEIVED NO, UM, LETTERS IN OPPOSITION, AND WE HAD NO FEEDBACK AT THE ZONING COMMISSION.

THAT WAS NEGATIVE.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS.

TWO.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, YES, I DO.

I'M, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS IS ROLLED UP WITH THE HOUSING IN THERE, UH, AND THEN THERE NOT BEING ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE HOUSING TO PUT HOUSING IN THIS.

THAT WILL BE ITEM NUMBER NINE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? OKAY.

PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

IT'S JUST GONNA HAPPEN.

AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM, MADAM, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS WARREN ELLIS, 8700 STONEBROOK PRI - PARK- PARKWAY, UH, NUMBER 364, TEXAS, 375035.

AS LAURA STATED, THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS ONCE DEVELOPED, UM, AS AUTO USE, UH, WITH, UH, RETAIL DEVELOPMENT.

UH, IT WAS BUILT PROBABLY AROUND 1956 TO 1960 BASED OFF DCAD INFORMATION THAT I PULLED UP.

UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, UM, MY A - MY CLIENT, THE INTENT OF THE PD IS TO FACILITATE THE REDEVELOPMENT AND REINVESTMENT OF THE EXISTING UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WHILE ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL REPLACE THE VACANT AND UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITH AN ACTIVE WELL-MAINTAINED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT - WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

I'LL START...

I START BACK OVER? THE INTENT OF THE PD IS TO FACILITATE THE REDEVELOPMENT AND REINVESTMENT OF AN EXISTING UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WHILE ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL REPLACE THE VACANT UNDERUTILIZED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITH AN ACT OF WELL-MAINTAINED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL INCLUDE AUTO REPAIR MINOR RESTAURANT, OFFICE, AND PERSONAL SERVICE USES.

THE SITE REDEVELOPMENT REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING PROPERTY.

SOUTH OF THE SITE IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS, UH, UH, UH, IT WAS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS A, UH, HVAC SYSTEM, UH, COMMERCIAL THAT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF, OF THE, OF THE SITE.

THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS...

IN THE PROPERTY IS THEREFORE ANTICIPATED TO PROVIDE BENEFITS BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE SITE BY CONTINUING TO THE OVERALL ENHANCEMENT, REVITALIZATION, AND ECONOMIC REVI - UH, VITALITY OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

UM, THE PROPOSED PD WILL MAINTAIN THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO THE C2 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, AND ALSO W - UH, WILL PROVIDE A REASONABLE BALANCE BETWEEN REDEVELOPMENT FLEXIBILITY AND COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

IT MAINTAINS THE UNDERLYING INTENT OF THE C2 COMMERCIAL

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UH, COUNSEL, TO THE WEST OF THE SITE, I BELIEVE THE, THE ZONING TO THE WEST OF MY CLIENTS IS ZONE C1, WHICH IS ALSO COMMERCIAL.

MM-HMM.

SO THEREFORE, C2, WHERE MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY IS, AND THEN TO THE WEST OF THAT IS, IS ZONE C1.

AND THEN TO THE WEST OF THAT IS, IS ZONED, UH, SINGLE FAMILY.

JUST TO ANSWER, UH, MADAM CH - MADAM CHAIR'S, UM, MADAM MAYOR'S, UH, QUESTION REGARDING THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

AND WE, WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF, UH, P&Z AS WELL AS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

WE ALSO LIKE TO RE - UH, REQUEST APPROVAL OF, OF THE REQUEST BASED OFF OF CPC, OR PLANNING AND ZONING AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.

THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE THE, UM, MY CLIENT IS HERE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

YES, SIR.

UH, WHAT'S YOUR CLIENT? MY CLIENT.

YOU SAID YOUR CLIENT'S HERE? YES.

MY NAME'S ABEL GONZALEZ, AND I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER OF 915 AND 428 DEWEY.

SO I UNDERSTAND YOU...

IT, IT'S, IT WAS, IT WAS IN THE PAST TENSE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

IT WAS A TIRE SHOP AT ONE POINT IN TIME.

CORRECT.

AND THEN YOU WANNA REOPEN IT UP AS A TIRE SHOP? CORRECT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

HEY, WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS HOURS ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? DID YOU GET A...

THE BUSINESS HOURS OF YOUR TIRE SHOP? DEPENDING ON...

I'M STILL LOOKING, UH, BUT NORMALLY...

I'M STILL LOOKING, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A TIRE SHOP THAT'S NORMALLY SEVEN TO SEVEN.

WE ARE LOOKING OUT...

SINCE IT'S ON THE HIGHWAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO IT A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT NOTHING MAYBE AFTER 10:00 PM, BECAUSE I DID SEE THERE'S A TIRE SHOP OPEN RIGHT ACROSS FROM ME.

IT'S, UH, 24 HOURS.

THAT'S CORRECT.

UH, ON THE OTHER SIDE, I MEAN, IT'S NOT RESIDENTIAL, SO I, I DON'T...

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF RESIDENTS OVER THERE.

I THINK THERE'S COMING TO BACK.

BUT THEN YOU'RE A LITTLE CLOSER TO, TO RESIDENTS.

UH, THAT WOULD ONLY BE MY MAIN CONCERN, THAT IT WOULDN'T BE A 24-HOUR SHOP.

I KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD VERY WELL, AND THEN THE RESTAURANT NEXT DOOR IS A LITTLE 800 SQUARE FOOT, LITTLE, UH, WOODEN BUILDING.

UH, I UNDERSTAND WHAT...

YOU GONNA TRY TO OPEN THAT UP AGAIN? YES.

RIGHT? UH, I'M OKAY WITH IT.

I DON'T KNOW, UH, WITH HAVING A TIRE SHOP THERE AT ALL.

I JUST, I JUST DON'T THINK 24 HOURS SEVEN WOULD BE ACCOMMODATING FOR THAT AREA.

BUT IF IT'S SEVEN TO SEVEN, I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT.

OR MAYBE, MAYBE A LITTLE LATER, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, MAY- MAYBE EIGHT.

UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FEELS.

AND I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH...

I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH WHATEVER Y'ALL TELL ME TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

YEAH.

'CAUSE I KNOW FERRIS, THEY, I THINK THAT'S LIKE SEVEN TO SEVEN, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S REASONABLE FOR THAT AREA.

IF THERE WASN'T ANY HOUSES THERE, I'D, I'D SAY LATER, BUT I, I WANNA KEEP THAT RESPECT FOR THEM TOO.

AND THAT'S IT.

THEM ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.

YOU GOOD? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? NO? OKAY.

WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:28 PM.

OH, SOMEONE HAD A QUESTION.

OKAY.

YEAH, AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE OLD DERELICT BARBECUE APPLIANCE OVER THERE, IS THAT INCLUDED IN THIS? IS THAT FINALLY GONNA GET CLEANED UP? NO.

DIFFERENT ORDER.

NO.

NOPE.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER...

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? OKAY.

WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:28 PM.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? UH, THAT...

I'M TRYING TO FIND A PLACE.

I...

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TIRE SHOP.

OH.

MAYOR PRO TEM? THAT'S A QUESTION.

OKAY.

OKAY.

YEAH.

SO I'M JUST ASKING, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I'M LATE TO THIS PARTY.

IS, IS THIS THE ONE WHERE WE NEED TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? IS...

OH, OKAY.

TAKE A BREAK.

SURE.

I, I GOT THIS WHICH HAD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME ORDINANCE NUMBER, SO I'M CHECKING.

THERE...

YES.

OKAY.

THERE ARE TWO CASES ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT THAT HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - OKAY.

MA - MISMATCH.

WHAT I WOULD

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THERE ARE CITY ATTORNEYS OUT THERE, I AM NOT IN THIS GROUP, THAT THINK IN ONE DOCUMENT, IN ONE ORDINANCE, YOU CAN DO A ZONING CHANGE AND THEN, "OH YEAH, BY THE WAY, WE WANNA CHANGE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN." OKAY? I- I'M NOT A...

IF THAT EVER WENT TO COURT, I'M NOT A REAL FAN OF THAT.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS PRETTY EASY TO CHANGE.

THAT IS IN 213003 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

AND WHAT THAT SAYS IS THE CITY CAN CHOOSE ANY POLICY PROCEDURE AT ONCE TO AMEND ITS COMP PLAN, OR IF THERE'S NOT, THE DEFAULT IS JUST HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE.

THAT'S IT.

I, I, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, SHE MENTIONED THAT THEY'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WISHES.

WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ZONING.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN, SO THAT'S GREAT THAT WE DID THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ZONING.

WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

I THINK ALL THAT'S LEFT AT THIS POINT IS JUST HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE, FOR THE ORDINANCE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THEN YOU CAN DO THAT FIRST, AND THE VERY NEXT ITEM CAN BE THE ZONING TO VOTE FOR.

WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ZONING, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND WE DO A, A CHANGE OF THE COMP PLAN FIRST BEFORE THE COUNCIL TAKE ACTION ON THIS.

IF I MAY, YOU KNOW, BACK, UH, YEARS AGO, WE HAD A, WE HAD PEOPLE THAT, UH, WERE ACTUALLY COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR GRANDFATHER CLAUSE IN THAT AREA, REMEMBER? AND THEY ACTUALLY, PEOPLE AROUND THERE, WHEN THEY SELL THEIR PROPERTY, IT TURNS AUTOMATICALLY INTO COMMERCIAL.

YOU CAN'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE.

THAT WHOLE BLOCK IS LIKE THAT UP TO, UH, ANDERSON, I THINK IT IS.

YEAH.

YEAH.

AND THE GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.

WELL, THIS WILL HELP ALL THAT BECAUSE NOW WE'LL HAVE DOCUMENTATION WHERE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ALREADY CHANGED AND THEN WE'VE CHANGED THE ZONING.

SO THAT'S, EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE TONIGHT IS GOOD AND IT'S GOOD THAT WE DID IT TONIGHT.

THE ONLY THING WE GOTTA DO IS JUST NOT TAKE ACTION AND THEN BRING BACK THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, ORDINANCE AND JUST HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT NUMBER SEVEN.

YEAH.

ATTORNEY HOLA, DO THEY NEED TO TAKE A VOTE, UH, TO TABLE, UH, THE ACTION PORTION OF THIS OR CAN THEY JUST - I, I AM, PEOPLE TABLE STUFF ALL THE TIME.

PERSONALLY, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF TABLING BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT TO A SPECIFIC DATE CERTAIN.

I WOULD RATHER JUST LET STAFF AND I GET TOGETHER WHEN IT'S READY.

WE'LL NOTIFY YOU, NOTIFY FRANK, ASK IT BE PUT ON THE, OR MAYOR PRO TIM, ASK IT TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

SO I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND TAKING NO ACTION ON THAT.

OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT

[8. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of ordinance O2026-1105C granting a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Industrial Processes and Warehouse on property located at 3800 N I-45, DCAD #99230403170000000. ]

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 020261105C, GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CUP, FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND WAREHOUSE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3800 NORTH I-45 DCAD 992304031700000.

WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:33 PM.

LAURA VOLTMAN IS HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ITEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF I-45 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY.

UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS AN AUTOZONE WAREHOUSE BEFORE OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION AS THE AUTOZONE EDITION.

BUT WE HAVE SOMEBODY WANTING TO GET A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

THIS IS IN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY, SO THEY HAVE TO COME IN FOR A CUP.

THEY'RE NOT MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE BUILDING.

IT'S JUST A CHANGE IN TENANCY, SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? OKAY.

HELLO, I'M JOSH SINES.

I'M FROM, UH, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

I REPRESENT REE BROTHERS THAT'S LOOKING TO OCCUPY THE SPACE.

UM, WE'RE A PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY, UH, FOR 50 YEARS.

UH, WE DISTRIBUTE ASIAN AND ETHNIC FOOD ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

UH, WE HAVE A DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN LOS ANGELES AND BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

UH, WE PICKED THE LOCATION BECAUSE OF ITS LO - UH, ITS LOCALITY TO DIT.

UM, SO IT'S GONNA HELP A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE MIDWEST AND TEXAS FOR LOCAL DELIVERY, CUT OUR LEAD TIMES,

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EXACTLY.

YEAH.

SO, UM, IT'S A GREAT LOCATION.

NO BIG CHANGES.

UH, IT'S ALL INTERNAL CHANGES, JUST RACKING, FREEZER SPACE, THAT TYPE OF THING.

COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

DOES ANYONE - NO.

ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? OKAY.

WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU WERE USING IT FOR? WE'RE AN ASIAN FOOD, UH, DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.

OH, WE, YEAH.

YOU WANNA BRING ASIAN FOOD? WELL, WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER STUFF TOO, BUT - WHAT ELSE? UM, YOU NAME THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRY, WE HAVE IT.

ANYTHING ON THE SOUTHEAST COUNCIL, MY NAME IS DR.

EMANUEL.

I LIVE AT 1012 IVIEW DRIVE.

AND I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ASIAN FOOD COMING TO WILMER, TEXAS.

LET'S BE VERY CLEAR.

WE THANKFUL FOR ALL THE SOUTHERN AND THE MEXICAN, BUT WE NEED JUST, I'M IN AGREEMENT.

LET THAT, LET THAT BE CLEAR.

AND ALL ON THE CONTINENT, YOU CAN GET IT HERE.

WE'RE ALL ON THE CONTINENT.

WE WANNA GET IT HERE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? EVERYBODY RAISE YOUR HAND.

YOU WANT ASIAN FOOD.

LET'S JUST RAISE YOUR HAND.

YOU WANT ASIAN FOOD.

LET THE CHURCH SAY YES.

WE'LL MAKE SURE TO DONATE SOMETHING TO THE VETS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 7:36 PM.

ON THIS, UH, DO, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

CAN I HAVE A VOTE, PLEASE? YES.

YES.

YES.

YES.

YES.

FIVE TO ZERO, SIR.

[9. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of ordinance O2026-1105D rezoning property from "C2" General Commercial and "I-2" Heavy Industrial within the Highway Corridor overlay to a Planned Development, located at 3700 N I-45 and 700 E Pleasant Run, DCAD 65127160010060000 and 6512716051003000]

UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED AS POSTED.

CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC ACTION OF THE ITEM WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL A FUTURE MEETING DATE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:38 PM.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

UM, THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE, UH, TIRE SHOP PROPERTY ON I-45.

IT DOES NOT MATCH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THAT'S WHY WE'LL BE BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU.

BUT I WANNA GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND OF IT SO YOU GUYS CAN HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, SO THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY.

WE DID TALK ABOUT IT NOT CONFORMING TO THE LAND USE MAP COLORS.

CURRENTLY, IT'S VACANT.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY 39 ACRES AND IT SITS AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF I-45 AND PLEASANT RUN, AND THEN ACROSS GOOD ROAD.

UM, THERE'S A SITE TOO.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A SUNRIDGE STATION, WHICH IS A MIXED USE PLAN DEVELOPMENT WITH RETAIL RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, UM, MEDICAL OR HOSPITAL COMPONENT WITH PARKLAND AND A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING COMPONENT.

UM, THE CONCEPT PLAN BREAKS IT OUT INTO ABOUT SEVEN ACRES FOR THE HOSPITAL, 8.13 ACRES FOR THE TWO HOTELS WITH POOL AMENITIES AND RETAIL PADS, UH, 4.5 ACRES ABOUT FOR THREE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT PADS AT FRONT I-45.

AND THEN YOU CROSS THE STREET AND THERE'S ANOTHER 5.78 ACRE TRACK WITH THREE ADDITIONAL RETAIL AND RESTAURANT PADS RUNNING 45.

THE MULTI-FAMILY LOT IS ACROSS GOOD ROAD NORTH OF PLEASANT RUN.

THAT LOT IS DESIGNATED, UM, A LITTLE BIT OVER 10 ACRES FOR MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND 4.96 ACRES OF DETENTION PONDS.

SO, UM, THE APPLICANT WILL BE OR HAS SUBMITTED CIVIL PLANS TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL SERVE THE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT AND MEDICAL AND HOTEL AND MULTI-FAMILY THAT HE'S, UM, REQUESTING.

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UM, THE MULTI-FAMILY PORTION, I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES MULTI-FAMILY CAN BE A TOUCHY ISSUE, BUT IF YOU'RE GOOD, IT'S OFTEN A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR CITIES BECAUSE OF THE RETURN THAT YOU GET FOR THE PROPERTY TAXES.

AND THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION IN YOUR CITY THAT'S AWAY FROM ALL THE RESIDENTIAL, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WOULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON, ON YOUR ROAD NETWORK SINCE PEOPLE WOULD BE COMING IN AT PLEASANT RUN AND 45.

BUT, UM, THIS DOES NEED A STAFF OR DOES A, NEED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT AND I WILL WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT, WHAT TYPE OF MULTI-FAMILY IS IT? IT'S, UM, THE PD CALLS FOR UP TO 500 UNITS AND IT'S NOT SPECIFIED, BUT I BELIEVE THE DEVELOPER HAS, UM, SOME INFORMATION HE COULD PROVIDE TO SHAPE THAT.

I BELIEVE THE UNIT NUMBER IS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THAT AND I THINK HE KNOWS THE FORM THAT HE WANTS TO BUILD WITH, WITH A SPECIFIC DEVELOPER.

AND IT'S MORE APARTMENT TYPE? YES.

OKAY.

YES.

OKAY.

IT'S NOT HIGH RISE, IT'S NOT...

YES.

SO THERE WAS MENTION OF A GROCERY STORE.

A GROCERY STORE AT THIS LOCATION? MM-HMM.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS AT THIS LOCATION THERE ARE RETAIL PADS.

I'LL HAVE TO, UM, DEFER TO MR. RADER.

I THINK HE HAD A, UM, SIMULATION THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE SEEN.

UH, I DON'T HAVE IT AND KATISHA CAN'T SHOW IT TO YOU, BUT HE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER WHAT ALL, I GUESS, PEOPLE HAVE SEEN OUT THERE.

AND I THINK THIS HAS GONE TO YOUR ECD BOARD AS WELL, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.

MM-HMM.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? IS THERE AN ANTICIPATED START DATE ON THIS? MR. RADER? IS IT GONNA BE IN PHASES OR WHAT? CAN I ADDRESS THAT WHEN I COME UP IN A MINUTE? YEAH.

UM, FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS.

WE, WE ALL WANT A LOT OF THINGS TO HAPPEN FROM A RECREATION CENTER TO A STORE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IF WE DO THE CLINIC, HOSPITAL, THAT'S GONNA BRING EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED.

AND SO I, I, I NOTICED THAT WE'RE NOT FOCUSING ON SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE HOSPITAL COMING.

YOU WANT, YOU WANT THAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU SEE YOUR LOVED ONE HAVING TO GO ALL THE WAY TO DUNCANVILLE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR GO TO CEDAR HILL TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR WHEN THEY'RE HAVING TRAININGS AT THE INDUSTRIAL, UH, FACILITIES HERE AND THEY HAVE TO DO HOTELS IN LANCASTER, IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART.

BUT IF WE HAVE OUR OWN CLINIC, THEN YOU CAN TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO THE CLINIC.

YOU CAN TAKE YOUR CHILDREN, UH, YOU KNOW, TO THE FACILITIES HERE.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANNA DO, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN NOT ONLY WORK AND SLEEP, BUT WHERE THEY CAN GO TO THE DOCTOR, WHERE THEY CAN HAVE FAMILY COME INTO TOWN AND STAY IN TOWN WITH THEM.

EVERYTHING IS GONNA COME.

EVERYTHING IS GONNA COME.

THIS, THIS IS HOME OF THE BABY.

EVERYTHING IS GONNA COME.

BUT RIGHT NOW, TONIGHT, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING.

I, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I THOUGHT THEY WAS GONNA BE BREAKING GROUND COME FEBRUARY, NOT THE LATEST, MARCH OF THIS COMING YEAR.

BUT IT'S DONE WENT THROUGH THE EDC, IT'S DONE WENT THROUGH THE PNZ, IT'S DONE WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT IT NEEDS TO COME.

AND COUNSELOR, I'M JUST REALLY PRAYING AND HOPING THAT WE'LL GET TO SEE THIS IN OUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THE ITEM? 306 WARMER HEIGHTS DRIVE.

UM, I'M FOR IT, BUT I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

IS THIS HOSPITAL GONNA SERVE EVERYBODY FROM CHILDREN'S TO FAMILY? IS IT GONNA HAVE MDS, PEDIATRICIAN? I JUST NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE AT ONE POINT THEY WERE JUST SAYING FOR ELDERLY PERSONS.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IF IT'S GONNA COME IN, IT'S FOR EVERYBODY.

YES, MA'AM.

I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND SAY YES.

OKAY.

YES, MA'AM.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH-HUH.

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? MARY PEREZ, 224 WARMER HEIGHTS DRIVE.

UM, I, I'M GOOD WITH THIS.

THE ONLY THING THAT Y'ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL FIX IS THE TRAFFIC.

Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW PLEASANT RUN, IT IS BAD.

AND THEN IN THE MORNINGS, IT'S FROM, THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE COMING FROM NORTH, SOUTH, THAT TRAFFIC

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WE NEED TRAFFIC TO MOVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYONE ELSE.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

UM, DARLENE TRIAN, UM, MILLER'S FERRY ROAD, 1601.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF MEDICAL FACILITY HERE IN WILMER, BECAUSE WE KNOW ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, THINGS HAPPEN, AND I THINK MOST OF US ARE BASICALLY OVER 35, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO SO FAR AWAY TO GET HELP.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS.

SO I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE A MEDICAL FACILITY OR HOSPITAL RIGHT HERE IN WILMER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THE ITEM? OKAY.

MR. RAD, I WANNA INVITE YOU UP.

THANK YOU.

MIKE RADER, 601 WEST WINTERGREEN, HUTCHINS IS MY OFFICE.

UM, I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING THIS TO WILMER.

WE STARTED THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL 25 YEARS AGO, AND ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF STARTING TO REALLY IMPLEMENT TO BRING IT TOGETHER.

AND WHAT PIECES DO YOU PUT IN A 30 ACRE DEVELOPMENT FOR A CITY IN AN AREA THAT HAS NO COMMERCIAL, BASICALLY NONE.

WE NEED MEDICAL FACILITIES, WE NEED RESTAURANTS, WE NEED MORE RESIDENTIAL, WE NEED HOTELS, WE NEED ALL OF THE ABOVE.

I THINK THIS $150 MILLION PROJECT WILL START ALSO ROLLING OUT FOR MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.

PARKLAND HAS ALREADY PAID FOR AND BOUGHT THEIR LAND.

THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEWS, PREPARING THE ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERING FOR THAT.

THEY WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THE CITY VERY SHORTLY, UH, SOME OF THOSE PLANS.

INITIALLY IT'S A S - IT'S GOING TO BE A CLINIC, NOT A FULL HOSPITAL YET BECAUSE WE GOTTA GROW AROUND HERE FOR YOU AND HAVE A FULL HOSPITAL.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A CLINIC.

THEY, PRIMARY CARE, THEY'LL HAVE A PHARMACY.

THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH ALL AGES.

UH, THEY ALSO WILL BUILD A CLINIC FIRST AND THEN AS THE AREA GROWS, THEN YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE HOSPITAL COME TOGETHER.

UM, WE DO HAVE TWO HOTELS.

WE'RE CLOSING ON THEIR PURCHASE IN DECEMBER.

THEY ARE A FAIRFIELD AND A TOWN PLACE.

SO WE'VE GOT 137 HOTEL ROOMS COMING.

WE HAVE SOME RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL WE'RE TALKING TO.

THERE'S NOTHING FINALIZED ON THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE FOR THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, THERE'LL BE 325 UNITS, NOT 500 UNITS, 325 UNITS IN THAT COMPLEX.

WE'VE WORKED WITH KIMLEY-HORN FOR A THOROUGH ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE DRAINAGE AND SO FORTH AND HAVE, UH, STAMP PLANS FROM THE CITY OF WILLMAR.

AND THAT PROCESS IS STARTING, CONSTRUCTION IS STARTING.

I EXPECT CONTRACTORS TELLING ME THEY'LL HAVE THE FACILITIES IN PLACE, INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE IN MAY.

AND SOMETIME AROUND FEBRUARY, MARCH, WE HOPE TO HAVE A FORMAL GROUNDBREAKING EVENT THAT'LL INCLUDE THE HOSPITAL, HOTELS, APARTMENTS, AND MAYBE ANNOUNCING SOME RESTAURANT LOCATIONS.

GROCERY STORES.

WE GOTTA GET A GROCERY STORE HERE.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE TALKING TO A COUPLE.

I THINK WITH THIS ACTIVITY COME ALONG, STUNRIDGE STATION COMING TOGETHER AND SOME OTHERS HERE, WE'RE GONNA SEE A GROCERY STORE AND I THINK IT'LL BE IN 27.

SO HELP US WORK WITH THAT.

I KNOW WE ALL WANT ONE.

WE'VE GOT OPPORTUNITY HERE WITH ABOUT $400,000 A YEAR IN SALES TAX COMING OUT OF SUNRIDGE STATION.

THAT'LL HELP THINGS ALSO, BUT THEY WANNA SEE GROWTH.

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ONE OF THE POSITIVE THINGS FOR US IS PARKLAND DID A THOROUGH MARKET ANALYSIS, NOT JUST FOR WILMER, BUT FOR THIS WHOLE CORRIDOR HERE, UH, INCLUDING FERRIS, INCLUDING HUTCHINS, SOME OF LANCASTER, SOME OF DALLAS, AND CITIES TO THE EAST THAT'LL COME OVER TO THIS HOSPITAL.