If I can hear, can we do a sound check? Yeah. Can you hear me? Try again. Can you hear me now? Not really. Is it just too loud there? Okay, now now we can hear you. Thank you. Okay. Okay, you can go back to talking now. Go ahead. Good evening and welcome to your city council meeting. Before Mayor Parker calls the meeting to order, we ask that you please silence all electronic devices. For those of you who requested to speak, there are two podiums in the chamber. Each podium has a countdown clock located to the speaker's right that will indicate how much time is remaining. A bell will sound when you have 30 seconds left. Before you begin your comments, please state your name. Thank you. Good evening and welcome to your Fort City Council meeting. I'll call the meeting to order. Tonight's invocation will be by Pastor Julio Hobage, otherwise known as Pastor Jay. Please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledges of allegiance. Good evening everyone. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we are thankful for today. Our hearts are filled with gratitude. Thank you for surrounding us with grace, for immersing us in your grace. Thank you for the opportunity to gather as one community in purpose. Father, as we begin this session, we humbly ask for your divine guidance. Grant us clarity, wisdom, intellect, sound judgment, Lord, to lead our city towards progress and prosperity. Help us to bridge gaps in understanding, to foster unity, to make decisions that nurture healthy and thriving community. Heavenly Father, we lift up Mayor Parker and her staff and our council members and our law enforcements to you. Bless them, Father, with protection, with strength, with wisdom and compassion as they serve our city. We also ask for your blessing upon every leader, every individual and every family present here today. Lead us in this session. Direct us with the spirit of collaboration and a firm commitment for well-being. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. Amen. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands nationy and justice for all Council, our first item will be special presentations with the first one being a recognition to the 2025 Pascal High School UIL Spirit State Champion Team. Thank you, Janette. And this one belongs to Council Member Beck. Pascal High School, it's so great to see you, ladies. You look beautiful. You're going to energize us for this meeting. Yes. Perfect. Council Beck, the floor is yours. All right. If y'all like to join me at the podium, girls, come on up. Today's your day. We won't make you do a cheer unless you want to come on down. We don't bite. Maybe a little. Uh, mayor and council, it's my pleasure today to present to you the U. Pascal High School cheerleading team who has um really literally brought it home for us here in Fort Worth this year at the state championships. So whereas the spirit of the fa and the spirit spirit is one of the fastest growing activities in the country and now and now here is now here is growth more than evident than here in Texas since its inaugural UIL state spirit championship in 2016. The event has grown to welcome over 8,000 talented cheerleaders. Whereas the UIL Spirit State Championship competition highlights the essential role of cheerleaders play in supporting athletic teams on game days within schools. Schools compete in three categories: crowd leading, fight song, and band chat. Whereas on January 17th through 18th, the Pascal High School cheerleading program showcased exceptional skill, spirit, and teamwork at the UIL Spirit Championship, earning the prestigious title of the 2025 Texas 5A Division 1 UIL Spirit State Champions. And in addition to the state title, Pascal Cheer secured first place in both best of band chant and fight song categories, further demonstrating their excellence. Whereas with their second state title, Pascal Cheer continues to build a legacy of achievement in Fort Worth ISD following their historic ever historic state championship in 2023. And whereas the Pascal cheer team's dedication, perseverance, and outstanding accomplishments inspire students, athletes, and supporters throughout the district. Now therefore, the city of Fort Worth is proud to honor and celebrate the 2025 Pascal High School state championship cheer team. And I'd like to invite their head coach, Alex Signs, up to say a few words. Thank you. We're truly honored to be here today celebrating the incredible accomplishment of these student athletes. These girls dedicate themselves year round to promoting school spirit on our campus and in our community, all while putting in countless hours after school to prepare for their competition. Their dedication and work ethic are unmatched, and watching them perform with so much joy and pride for Pascal High School is inspiring. Many of these athlete athletes, like she just said, uh, won their first state title in 2023, making them the first ever Spirit State championships or champions for Fort Worth ISD. This year they did it again becoming the 2025 UIL spirit state champions. Um their achievements have made Pascal proud. They have put Pascal on the map and Fort Worth on the map. Um and I know that forth ISTD and our city are so proud of you. Um we cannot thank you enough for recognizing these outstanding athletes today. Um you all are amazing girls and I'm just so so proud um to be able to speak of you. So thank you. [Applause] do a picture and then you come up here. Come here. Squad down. Thank you. [Applause] girls. Congratulations. We're very proud of you. Glad y'all could come tonight. Um I feel like you should do a cheer because this is our last official council meeting in this chamber before we move to the new one uh on March 25th. So, thank you very much for taking and to your parents also. That's a lot of dedication to making sure you were at all your practices, all your meets. So, congratulations. Thank you very much for bringing the girls tonight. We're proud of them. Thank you. Next will be a recognition of the fifth anniversary of the Fort Worth African Roots Music Festival. Thank you. And Council Rebecc, this one is also yours. Randy, will you join me at the podium? And Wesley. All right. Um, for those of you that don't know, um, Fort Worth is home to the African-American Roots Music Festival. Um, we've been going strong since 2020 in the near southside. And so we celebrate our fifth year this year. Um, so without further ado, we'll get started on reading your proclamation. Whereas the Fort Worth African-American Roots Festival was established in 2020 by founder and organizer Brandy Waller Pace, inspired by her work in music education, racial equity, and the rich legacy of black group, black roots music pioneers. And Fort Worth African-American Musicfest is unique among North American major city festivals being black le and centered on black artists reclaiming their place in American roots music through the preservation and innovation. And whereas the festival has consistently featured a showstopping lineup of award-winning artists from across North America. And whereas the Fort Worth African-American Music Fest has grown over the past five years to become a cornerstone cultural event in Fort Worth, attracting attendees from near and far to celebrate and honor the black origins of roots music. And whereas the festival's fifth anniversary will be celebrated on March 15th, 2025 at the historic Southside Preservation Hall, continuing its tradition of performances, educational sessions, and community engagement. And whereas the Fort Worth African-American Musicfest reserves or serves as a vital platform for education, cultural preservation, and the celebration of black contributions to American music, enriching the cultural tapestry of Fort Worth and beyond. Now, therefore, the city of Fort Worth does hereby recognize and honor the Fort Worth African-American Roots Music Festival. All right, take it away. Thank you so much for the recognition. Um, I thought of this idea way back when I was teaching in Fort Worth ISD. So, I'm very proud that this is something that we've been able to serve the community with. I need to say thank you because the event would not have have been able to take place without the support from Arts Fort Worth, City of Fort Worth, Texas Commission on the Arts, the Fort Worth Development and Promotion Fund, and the Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District and Visit Fort Worth. And um I'm just my heart my heart is very full. Um this started with me teaching kids and finding the banjo and finding my own history. And um it's something that you know you really can't find many other places and people have come from as far excuse me from as far as Canada and started like looking and and knowing they need to come down to Fort Worth to do something they can't find anywhere else. So thank you very much. [Applause] [Laughter] Do you really? Council, our next recognition is for Insomnia Awareness Day. Council Member Flores, this one is to you. Good evening, Mayor and Council. I have a I think uh a very appropriate uh recognition to make today because I certainly uh fit this category insomnia awareness. Uh that affects us all on council. You know, we put in hard hours, long hours at many times and we neglect to get proper sleep and that's not a good thing for our health. So these two young ladies here with me uh got together and wanted to bring more awareness to this uh national you know crisis. Uh it affects millions of people worldwide and is often misunderstood and overlooked. So this recognition provides that important opportunity to highlight the challenges faced by those who struggle with this sleep disorder, raise awareness about it and its impact and encourage open dialogue about its treatment and how we can come up, you know, with our own coping strategies as well. So Kathy and Maya from Fossil Ridge High School have taken it upon themselves to get to this point and bring good awareness to this uh to this issue. So I will read now the special recognition. Whereas insomnia is a widespread condition affecting millions worldwide, including the residents of Fort Worth, yet it remains misunderstood and stigmatized. And whereas approximately 30% of adults experience symptoms of insomnia with 10% suffering from chronic insomnia and 85% of those affected are unaware of their condition leading to untreated cases and significant impacts on mental, emotional and physical well-being. And whereas Insomnia Impact, a nonprofit organization founded Miami A and Kathy Luke in September of 2024 worked to raise awareness of insomnia, promote better sleeping habits, and connect individuals with sleep health professionals, reaching an estimated 35,000 people, and increasing knowledge on the condition by 19%. And whereas recognizing insomnia awareness day with within the same time as National Sleep Awareness Week would allow Fort Worth community to better support individuals struggling with insomnia and encourage proactive approaches for improving sleep health and overall well-being. This also provides a vital opportunity to educate the public, promote healthy sleep practices, share resources on treatment options, and dismantle the stigma surrounding sleep disorders. Now therefore, the city of Fort Worth does hereby recognize Insomnia Awareness Day presented today, the 11th of March, 2021. All right. Now, at this point, I'd like to invite I think you have some family here present if they'd like to come up and join you here around the podium. Don't be shy. And if either of you or both of you would like to say a few words, you know, acknowledge your family, please go right ahead. We just wanted to thank you all for this opportunity to acknowledge Insomnia and um have an Insomnia awareness day. So, thank you. Thank you so much, Council Flores, for working with us and um Mr. Hakeim as well. We greatly appreciate this and hope that we can continue to spread awareness to our community and provide healthy sleeping habits to improve the quality of sleep in our community. Thank you. Let's see if I can ditch the crutches just for the picture. Ready? One, two, three. [Applause] Perfect. Thank you so much. Yes. Thank you so much. Thanks a lot. Next will be recognition to Mike and Kay Doyle for 33 years of service to the Fort Worth community. Let the record reflect that Kay has cooler shoes than all of us. If you check out her, she has sequin sneakers on, ladies. She's winning. Um, I wanted to do this today because I missed their celebration. And many of you probably know this wonderful couple for all of their years and really building what is one of the most amazing models to help those in poverty, those in homelessness, not just in Fort Worth or Texas, but really across the country. Um, it has been an honor to get to know them over really the last 15 years. Um, I've known him in so many different capacities. So, Mike is moving on to CEO Ammeritus, which I think has a nice ring to it, but K, you're smarter. You're just going to retire, right? Um, but it's you have left this community so much better than when you started. There's still much work to do. So, we should be emboldened by what you've tasked us with, but at the same time, be very proud and thankful of all your hard work. 33 years is truly phenomenal. Um, I'm going to read this um important recognition today, but then I'll invite both of you to say a few words if you would like to this evening. This is a a recognition to Mike and K. Doyle to officially name March 11th as Mike and K. Doyle Day. And here's why. Whereas Mike and Kay Doyle, founders of Cornerstone Assistance Network, have dedicated over three decades to those serving a need throughout our community. And whereas since 1992, Cornerstone Assistance Network has been a beacon of hope with Mike as CEO and K as COO providing essential support and services to the to the underserved. And whereas under their leadership, Cornerstone has established medical and dental clinics serving thousands and provided hundreds of cataract surgeries, improving the quality of life for many in our community. And whereas Mike and Kay created programs offering support, housing, and education to Fort Worth's homeless population, formed a re-entry program for ex-offenders, and built invaluable partnerships with nonprofits, government agencies, churches, and schools to strengthen community efforts and provide opportunities for a better future. And whereas the impact of their work will continue to inspire others to serve with compassion and their legacy will positively impact our community for generations to come. Now therefore, on behalf of the city of Fort Worth, we extend our deepest gratitude to Mike and Kay Doyle for 33 years of service to our community and wish them all the best in the next chapter of their lives. To Mike and Kay, thank you very much on behalf of what we're Um, I just want to say one thing. Uh, we could not have done this without God's guidance every step of the way. So, he gets all the glory. And even though she's full of energy and I'm not, we couldn't have done this without all of our staff. And there was a lot of them here. If you would stand, too. We have about 47 staff members and we over have two over 200 volunteers. So this is while this is quite an honor to Kay and I, we do give thanks to the Lord and thank you all you guys and girls for what you do. We love you. And my son David and Nuskar are here. Yeah. Anybody? No, you're too [Applause] Mike, before you leave, come back to the microphone, please. And Kay, if you will, as well. K. K. I missed the celebration as well, but I want people in district 5 to know that there is a house right in front of Dunar High School. You know which one I'm talking about. Mrs. Herd lived there. Her home had become uninhabitable. But because of you, her final days were gloriously in her home. And no matter how often I pass that house, whoever I'm riding with, I tell them about the work you all did. And so I hate I missed it, but I'm sure glad to celebrate Mike and Kday. And you guys are rock stars throughout all of stop six. Thank you for all that you did. Thank you. Thank you Gina. Thank you for sharing that, Mayor Pro Tim. That was perfect. Okay, next we get to celebrate some of our very own here at the city of Fort Worth. All of our folks from the 311 Fort Worth Center, come on down. You look great in [Applause] blue. So, in my talking points, those that are city employees, we know this center. We know Sharon and her team really well because y'all keep coming. Come on. Come on. They're shy. I know. Uh but they shouldn't be. Th this team, council members know this. Our city staff know this. They are the nerve center for our city. It is truly amazing what they do every day. This is amazing. 350,000 calls, chats, or emails come in every single year to the city of Fort Worth. And it's these ladies and gentlemen that direct them across the city. I have personally got to see this team in action. I've been to their center to celebrate with them. I encourage if council, if you hadn't had a chance to do that, it's really amazing. Anybody from city staff should go see it. They are constantly reinventing the way they can serve the city of Fort Worth. They are truly public servants. I know it's a calling. Um or you could be doing anything on behalf of the city or out in the private sector. You're here because you really believe in what you're building. You've also created really innovative solutions like the My For that continues to win awards and be noticed and really our citizens have really responded to it as well. So on behalf of the city of Fort Worth, we wanted to officially recognize each of you for 311 Day. I'm going to read this proclamation and then I'll also allow Sharon to say a few words if you'd like to Sharon. Whereas March 11th serves as a reminder that 311 is a valuable resource for communities providing a direct connection to both city and non-emergency services. And whereas in 1996, Baltimore introduced the first 311 system to ease pressure on 911 system, freeing up emergency lines, waiting times, and helping dispatchers respond more quickly to emergencies, ultimately saving lives. And whereas the 311 system is the official non-emergency number in many cities across the country, enabling residents to report issues, access city services, and ask questions, it also encourages residents to be the eyes and ears of the community, strengthening the connection between the public sector and its residents. Whereas in May 2024, the city of Fort Worth adopted officially adopted the 311 number, offering a more direct line to city services and marking this year as the first ever 311 day in the city of Fort Worth. Whereas residents can use the city's 311 line to report various concerns including graffiti, animal care and control, noise, solid waste, litter, and damage to roads, parks, and fences. Now, therefore, I, Mayor Mattie Parker, that's me, proudly recognize the 311 Fort Worth Center for their vital role role in serving the public and providing exceptional communication support across the 25 departments and 48 divisions of the 12th largest city in the nation. To Sharon and your team, God bless you. Thank you so much for what you do and thank you for taking time away from your families tonight to be recognized. It really is important for this council to get to see your faces and say thank you personally. With that, Sharon, microphone is yours. Well, thank you and thank you everyone. We don't do it without you guys. Truly, the city, all employees, they've always helped us with the My Fort Worth app or with making it better. 311 backs us up no matter what we try because we try a lot. But uh they're an awesome team and thank you for the recognition. Take a picture. How's that sound? [Applause] [Music] Next will be items to be withdrawn from the consent agenda. There are no items to withdraw from the consent agenda. Items to be continued or withdrawn by staff. Staff is withdraw with I mean withdrawing MNC 25-0056 and is being replaced with a revised MNC. Thank you, mayor. That gets us to the consent speakers. Thank you, Janette. Our first is Chris Wood who will be followed by Adrienne Smith. Good evening. My name is Chris Wood and I am from District 9. I stand before you today to express my support for the agenda item concerning the purchase of security cameras for the water department. I feel that security cameras are not just a luxury but a necessity. They play a vital role in deterring and detecting criminal activity, monitoring operations, and providing crucial evidence in case of incidents. Ultimately, they enhance security, and they protect our critical infrastructure. Allow me to highlight a few points. First, security cameras act as a powerful visual deterrent to potential criminals, making them think twice before hitting our facilities. For instance, one study found that car parking lots with security cameras experienced a 51% decrease in crime. Similarly, one city reported a 50% drop in all types of crime after installing surveillance cameras. Second, cameras enable realtime monitoring of activities. This allows for the early detection of unauthorized access, vandalism, or other suspicious behavior. This proactive approach ensures we can address items before they escalate. Furthermore, in the unfortunate event of a crime, security camera footage can provide invaluable evidence to law enforcement, aiding in investigations and prosecutions. This not only helps solve crimes, but also acts as a deterrent for future incidents. In addition, cameras can be used to monitor the operations of wastewater treatment plants, ensuring safety protocols are followed and that equipment is functioning correctly. This helps maintain the efficiency and safety of our facilities. Also, security cameras help safeguard facilities from both natural and man-made threats. Whether it is a natural disaster or a malicious act, having surveillance in place ensured we are prepared and can respond effectively. Finally, security cameras allow for remote monitoring of facilities, which is particularly useful for hard to access locations. This ensures even the most remote areas are under constant surveillance and protection. In conclusion, I support this agenda item. Investing in security cameras for our water department is a proactive step towards ensuring the safety and security of our community's critical infrastructure. Thank you for your time and consideration. Our next speaker is Adrienne Smith. Adrienne Smith, District 6. I am one with the people and the people are the power for change. I'm here tonight to speak on mayor mayor and council communication uh 25-phen 0214 subject ratify application for and authorized acceptance of if awarded the sexual assault evidence testing grant program from the office of the Texas Governor Public Safe Safety Office fiscal year 2026 in the amount up to $250,000. And I did sign up in favor of this particular agenda item considering that it's due to serve a needed purpose as it relates to the ongoing uncheck untested rape kits that sit in Fort Worth's evidence um room. However, first I'd like to speak to the survivors. To the survivors of sexual assault, know that my heart continues to hope for an effective resolution as it relates to that in which tried destroying you. You are not to blame and deserve every amount of justice for your given situation allowed by law. Don't allow the failures of others control the purpose intended for you. Don't let the fear of what happened in silence keep you from telling your story. Expose the evil for what it is. Remember, light always shines brighter than darkness. I'm thankful to our state government for its desire as well as willingness in trying to remedy the failures of our city. failures by our Fort Worth City Council and Fort Worth Police Department relating to the rape kick backlog that has undermined justice for many survivors. How many of the individuals responsible for for many of these heinous acts or living freely amongst us currently being able to do so because a lack of urgency and misplaced leadership which only serves the interest of themselves? And notice I said survivors, not victims, because you know victims of crimes, they don't get to tell their stories. These are survivors. In closing, you know, Mayor Parker, whenever you speak regarding how fast we are growing as a city, due to 900 plus survivors of rape come to mind. You do know the praise that comes with the success of the city, the failures are rightfully yours as well. Every last one of you should be ashamed of yourselves and remember the positions you are in are temporary. Thank you. Got a motion on the floor. Got a second. Any other discussion? Council, please vote. Got a yes from Council Member Larsdorf. We'll do a hand vote. All in favor say I. I. Any nays? No. Motion carries. Next item will be M andC 25- Oh, sorry. Next will be upcoming and recent events from council members. Thank you. Our first up is Council Member Flores. Thank you, mayor. Get the first slide up, please. All right. Valentine's Day, very important day for, you know, couples. Uh my wife and I enjoyed it at uh with a very wonderful three course dinner, Rockwood uh Park Golf Course. And I see Dave Lewis out there and also Richard Savala turning around, take a look at the rear screen. I want to thank them for allowing the staff at Rockwood Latitude to get creative. This second year my wife and I have tried it out and this past time it was even more impressive. So kudos to Chef Brandon for a wonderful evening, great music and very tasty food. All right, next one. Uh many of us council members attended uh the Fort Worth uh annual MLK Junior Parade that went through downtown. I'm glad that the Greater Fort Worth MLK holiday committee was able to do it and the weather finally cooperated. So, thanks to all who did that. Next slide, please. Artist Rosa uh cultural center for the arts, the Rosarine Theater. They had raises which is our roots and uh they held a fashion show and a performance by Ble Fort Lico. Over 400 people attended to this kickoff, first of its kind event and it was in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Articellar Rosen. Right. Next slide or the next photo. It was my honor and pleasure to speak at the Tarant County College Northwest Center of Excellence for Aviation, Transportation, and Logistics. Uh so the Northwest CLET celebrated its 10th anniversary. It has a really undeniable impact on students. The equipping them with the necessary skills to succeed in aviation uh related uh fields strengthens our community's economic engine. So, thank you very much to the faculty and staff of Taran County College. Third slide. Okay. Uh, Mayor Parker, we were there for the official 2025 PBR World Finals uh kickoff with Kid Rock and Roll Rodeo launch. They were not there to see us, Carlos. They were there to see Kid Rock. I know. I know. Hey, I've never seen I've honestly never seen more women at 11:00 a.m. at anything I've ever been to. I was surprised he was that uh behaved. Just had to share that with everyone. Yeah. Sorry. So, Kid Rock rode in, uh, just after the herd, which was kind of special. He didn't fall off his horse. Didn't do anything crazy. And so, uh, Mayor Parker, Arlington Mayor Jim Ross, PBR CEO Sean Gleason, and Kid Rock, you know, were all on stage and they welcomed the Bull Riders and two Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders that were there uh, joining them as well. So then stockyards related, uh recently, you know, on May 2nd, we had um a very special day in Texas, which was the Texas Independence Day. Uh I'm was called upon to read uh the Texas Declaration of Independence there with Counttown Aubrey in the Stockyards National Historic District. So again, never forget the Alamo, y'all. Texas is a great place to be. It's a mosaic of wonderful cultures. And that's all I got. Thanks, Carlos. Uh Council Member Larsdorf, that one's yours. Thank you, mayor. And apologies for not being able to be there. We have a code blue chili cookoff tonight at the Fort Worth Police Department sector. So, we'll be doing that. U this past February, a big thank you to city staff and leadership who showed up for our homelessness summit. Uh definitely prefaced it with the fact that we're not going to solve all of our problems in one night, but at least we can let our residents know what the city is doing and what we're hoping to do uh specifically in Northport Worth when it comes to homelessness issues. So, again, huge thank you uh to the city staff that showed up. We probably had between 70 and 100 folks that showed up that night. So great turnout from the community. Next slide. Next, uh, believe it or not, Marines can in fact read. Now, this might be the level that the highest level we can go, but our district director, um, Michael Rodriguez was out there at Park View Elementary School reading to the kids. Uh, from what I understand, he did not stumble through any of the words. So, hats off to District 4 for accomplishing that feat. Next slide. Thanks. Huge congratulations to class 158, our newest police officers in Fort Worth, including one firefighter who went through the uh the entire academy. He's an arson investigator, but he went through the entire academy. So, he has the the same rights, privileges, and authorities uh that a police officer would have while conducting his investigation. So, uh you should be seeing our newest police officers hitting the streets soon uh and protecting the residents of Fort Worth as they do every day with honor and commitment. Next slide. Lastly, we have our resource fair coming up in uh in April. Uh we're praying for some nice weather that day, but we plan on having uh Fort Worth fire out there, police demonstrations, animal um some animal adoption, a huge event out there, some food trucks, local Fort Worth vendors out there uh pedalling their wares. We even have a dump tank out there. I'm hoping to convince uh maybe Council Member Nettles to come out and join us for that one. Um, and we're gonna have a lot of other great events there at the North Park YMCA from about 10 to three. So, we hope to see everyone out there. And I believe that is it. Thank you, Charlie. Next up is Council Member Nettles. All right. I don't know what you said, Charlie, but I'll take you up on it. All right. The first slide uh was the MLK parade. Again, as Carlos alluded, we had the opportunity to also present a proclamation to uh the organization for putting it together. Next slide. The forward uh black chamber's third annual sneaker ball had some of our uh staff with us and so it was a great event supporting our forward black chamber. Next slide. Uh F3 families forward conversation uh with our charter schools talking about public safety and making sure our kids are safe uh walking the streets uh for their charter schools. Next slide. We had the neighborhood awards lunchon, the mayor's neighborhood awards lunchon, and we had so many uh awards for district 8, Glenn Crest, Roland Hills, I believe, and then my friend, I can't uh think of his name right now. Uh also won an award. Uh let me see if I have it right here to give him a shout out. Uh Al, I believe it's Al. Um next slide please. Townley Elementary Black History Read uh readin day. Had the opportunity to go really far south in District A and uh read the Talent uh elementary schools. My second time doing it. Uh it's a great event. Next slide. District A groundbreaking event at Seammens. I believe that was Robert Stern's last groundbreaking. Is he here? I think he's not here. Okay. And so it was an exciting event. Michael Crane was there as well uh breaking ground for 700 jobs coming to District 8 uh at an hour annual salary of $65,000 a year. And so we're grateful for Seaman's investing in uh District 8. Next slide. All right, some announcements. We have a District 8 Holland Hills Town Hall on Monday the 31st, uh 600 p.m. to 7:30. Also, we have um the Help Keep Climate Safe neighborhood. It's going to be April the 12th. come out and join us for a cleanup in Glennwood Park. And then I believe we have a Oh, is that a new flyer? A more updated flyer. Is that the updated flyer, Gina? That's the old one. Okay. Well, we'll we'll have a um join us with Frost with uh Mayor Pro Tim, Gina Bons, and Janette Martinez on March the 22nd. Thank you. Thank you, Chris. Council Rebeck. All right, next slide. Uh shout out to the District 9 neighborhoods of Rosemont that I get to share with um Councilwoman Martinez um for winning their uh Fort Worth Pride at the neighborhood um neighborhood awards this past weekend and also Ryan Place neighborhood for um winning best newsletter. Next slide. Okay. Had the opportunity to tour the health center. Um they provide free counseling services as well as prep and prep services, rapid HIV testing and other STD testing um to the community free of charge. Next slide. All right. Um want to thank the mayor and council member Flores for joining us with the American Jewish um committee for a press conference on the state of anti-semitism in uh Fort Worth and um the nation. So, it's um it's very much appreciated to have uh members of um this body stand with the Jewish community on um preventing hate um in Fort Worth and abroad. Next slide. All right. Tomorrow we have a community meeting on um uh construction project near Southside Street improvements. Community meeting for portions of Henderson Street, Galveastston Avenue, and Houston Street improvements. Next slide. Okay, bear with me here. There's a lot of information on here, but Fort Worth ISD spring break is coming up and that means that there's a lot to do in the city of Fort Worth. Um, and one of those things um is always uh our beloved zoo. So, just know that traffic um this this year as opposed to other years, Dallas and Fort Worth ISD do not have their spring breaks on the same week. Um so, we have two weeks of spring break um festivities in and around uh University and the Forest Park area. So allow for extra time and parking. Please do not park through or cut through neighborhoods. Um and be patient. Fort Worth PD does a great job of trying to move traffic in and around that area. Um but uh the best possible thing you could do is take Trinity Metro into the zoo so you don't have to worry about any of that. Next slide. Okay. Third Thursday um for the South Main Village is coming up um their um monthly art crawl. So, it'll be next Thursday, March 20th. Next slide. Wedgewood Library. Um, you can come out on March 21st at 10:00 a.m. and meet Paddington Bear if that is, um, something that interests you. Next slide. Okay. March 28th, um, after the cowtown cleanup, we will have the trash and show. I look forward to seeing all of the fun and innovative entries again this year. Next slide. All right. Greenbryer Community Center is having family fishing day. If you don't know, there is a pond in at Greenbrow Community Center that is stocked with bass by um Texas Parks and Wildlife. So, head on out there and um if you don't have a rod or bait, they will have some for rent um so that you can learn to fish if you don't know how. March 29th from 9 to noon. Next slide. Um Open Streets is um Saturday, April 26th on Magnolia. Registration is open for activity providers, market vendors, and food vendors. They also need volunteers. So, if um you would be interested in volunteering, please reach out to the near southside. Next slide. Okay. This is Women's History Month, and in honor of Women's History Month, I wanted to highlight a city of Fort Worth employee. Um Hazel Hayes worked for um started at the city of Fort Worth as um the secretary for the city manager and worked her way up to the first ever female auditorium manager at Will Rogers. She was one of only two female auditorium managers in the entire United States at the time and she was later the first woman to be elected as director of the National Auditorium Managers Association. Um she was um a strong principled woman when the uh governor of Oklahoma wanted to host um an America first committee which opposed um entry the United States entry into World War II. Um she did not allow him to have uh that um that particular event at Will Rogers stirring up quite um the fuss as you can imagine and our city attorneys over there today thinking thank god that's not today. Um but um she's had such a strong conviction for our um our nation that she later left her job at Will Rogers and joined the women's auxiliary flying service during World War II. Um she was act she was also active in the American Red Cross. So today we just want to honor Hazel Hayes as a trailblader in civic leadership here in Fort Worth. And that's all I've got. That was great Elizabeth. Thanks for sharing that. I think that's the rest of our presentations. Yes, mayor. There are no speaker on non-consent items other than public hear or zoning. So, we will move to board appointments uh at large appointments. Yes. Okay. So, you want me to read all these? Yes. Yes, please. Okay. Um we do have quite a few council and all of these are be in the city secretary's office. Should you have any questions about the appointments, but they are as follows. These are outlawed memberships for the following. Uh, Emma Bilia Martinez, position one for human relations commission. Um, Tiffany Urick, position three, human relations commission. Um, Oji Urreti, human relations commission, position five. Nico Rodriguez, position nine, human relations commission. And Scott Kindle, position four for human relations commission. Can entertain a motion. Councel motion and a second. Please vote. We got fancy new screen here. Okay. Yes. Our next item will be board appointments from district 9. Council member Beck. Uh councel, I request your consideration to appoint the following individual to the board um of zoning and commission. and you will recognize the name of Danny Rogers, our former chief judge who um couldn't get enough of service to the city of Fort Worth and has agreed to come back as our zoning commissioner. And a second, please vote. Judge Rogers will be a great zoning commissioner. They have my name spelled wrong. Motion carries. Our next item is MNC25-0216 with staff report by Lorine Coleman. Lorraine, come on down. Good evening, mayor, members of the city council. I'm Lorine Coleman with the police department and I'm here to review the proposed amendments to the crime control and prevention district fiscal year 2025 adopted budget. City council approval is the final step in the CCPD budget amendment process. This budget amendment was approved by the CCPD board on February 25th, 2025 and increases the fiscical year 25 budget by a total of 7,230,713. At the February 25th meeting, staff made recommendations to support mid-year priorities for the recruit training crime lab and facility recruitment programs. In the recruitment and training initiative, funding of $840,746 was approved for recommended adjustments in recruit pay following the approval of the new meet and confer agreement. The board also approved amendments to the equipment technology and infrastructure initiative as follows. In the crime lab, funding was approved in the amount of 99,000 for the study on crime lab operations and 250,000 for the outsourcing of sexual assault DNA kits as current funings funding is expected to be exhausted in the elimination of the backlog. The facility requirement program increases by $6,40,967 with funding for two projects. Approved funding includes $5,540,967 for the renovation of unused space and the addition of technology in the real-time crime center to support the collocation of law enforcement and intelligent resources. 500,000 was approved for the far north staffing pilot. This project will inform long-term potential and impact on response times through the piloted relocation of staffing in the far north. Following any public comment, staff recommends the city council close the public hearing and act on MNC25-0216 amending the fiscal year 25 budget. This concludes the staff report. Thank you, Lorraine. Council, are there any questions for Miss Coleman? If not, I can entertain a motion. Got a motion and a second. Any other discussion? If not, please vote. Charlie's a yes or no, he's gone now. Michael's a yes. Thank you. Motion carries. Next will be ZC-24-140. Thank you, Council Martinez. We have a few speakers on this item. The first is Brian Ramirez, followed by Delicia Ramirez. How y'all? Hi there. Uh, I submitted the site plan this evening or this afternoon from switching the A5 single family to a beast a beast tile zoning from a two family dwell dwelling. As you can see for the side plan, it's a three bed, two bath with the master with the master bath and walk-in closet also with the washer and dryer room as well. If you go to the next page, it'll be the site plane itself with an with an 18t driveway for both dwellings as well with two parking spots for each one. Uh we believe that with the size of this lot itself almost being half an acre that this approval should be uh this request should be approved as it does meet the min minimum requirements as well from switching from an A5 to B type zoning and also all the uh new housing around that neighborhood in district 11 with the apartments on Trinity River and a new homes on the other side of Bur Street on Sennsylvania Avenue. We believe that having this change from the to a Btop zoning will help the uh neighborhood itself and create revenue for the city of Fort Worth. Any other discussion, questions? Janette? Nope. Mr. conclusion of your speech? Yes, ma'am. Okay, I'll move on to Delicia Ramirez. Would you like to speak, Mr. Ramirez? No. Okay. Council Martinez is the last of our speakers. Okay. Thank you, Mayor. Um, before I continued this uh zoning case, there was a opposition that was uh shared with our office and while, you know, I am not closed off to this uh zoning case, um you know, I had not seen the site plan before just now. And so, uh, Bird Street is a very narrow street and there is, uh, congestion. And so, I'm worried that, you know, now looking at it, I thought that, uh, with such a narrow lot, I was assuming it was just going to be, you know, a large twotory that would not match the surrounding community. Um, and so I think that I'd like the community to see this site plan before I make a decision. And if that's okay, then I would like to continue for another 30 days. So motion a second. Council, please vote. Motion to continue prevails. Our next item will be ZC-25- Z007. Council member Williams, we have a few speakers on this item. The first is Ty Robinson, followed by Kelicia Stevenson. Good evening, Mayor Parker, council members, and city staff. My name is Ty Robinson. Uh my address is 1038 Texan Trail in Grapevine, Texas. And I work for the family of businesses of Historymaker Homes. Uh we are a uh uh five generation familyowned and operated uh company that's uh was founded in 1949 here in the city of uh Fort Worth. And we own the the tract of land at the southeast corner of Risinger Road and Chism Trail Parkway. and come with the the request to reszone from R2 town home cluster to uh uh see medium density multif family. We purchased this land in in 2022. Uh and as land speculators uh we have we've believed in this area for a very long time and continue to do so uh today. Uh if you would share the next side slide please. Oh, I do. All right. There we go. uh when we purchased the land uh we we've come across a variety of challenges that are uh ultimately limiting our ability to develop the site and there are natural uh in nature and where the topography is uh significant. Uh there are gas pads and flood plane challenges which um in time and through our um rigorous assessment had to come to the conclusion that uh we needed to reassess all options. available to us uh at this specific site. Uh we looked at uh single family for sale uh retail uh self- storage office uses and ultimately came to the conclusion uh through our own analysis but also uh through third party consultation is the highest and best use of this site uh specifically because of its location, its access and its specific challenges is a thoughtfully designed multif family community. And as we came to this conclusion, uh, we decided about a year ago to work with, uh, Councilman, uh, Williams as well as the surrounding HOAs to figure out what does the community want, what do they need here, what do they, uh, uh, dream of of of this specific area being. And, uh, through those conversations, uh, the feedback ultimately shaped what you see here. And this is a um a high-end class A community that offers um finishouts uh specific to class A communities with um uh other great amenities uh to the area. Some of the things that we also came up with was a an an innovative way to use the eastern portion of the site that provided a trail system uh that connects to the the Chisum Trail, a public access dog park amongst other things. And uh the feedback also provided us um assistance in assessing uh the building heights and reducing it there as well as lowering the unit count to meet the needs of the residents in the area. Thank you, Ty. Quick question for you because your time's expired, but what is the intersection is that Riceer and what? Correct. That's Summer Creek. Thank you. Okay. Yes. Thank you. Our next speaker will be Natalyia Cherry. No. Okay. Okay, that'd be the conclusion of our speakers. Oh, I'm sorry. Okay, Kelsey Stevens, I think Council Williams shared that she's not speaking. So, I confused you, Janette. Sorry. Natalia, you're up. You can go sit down. Sorry. Yes. Thank you. If you hand them here, we can get them. Thank you. You can start. We've got it. Thank you very much, Natala. Thank you. Good evening and thank you for your time, Mayor Parker and council members. I'm Natalyia Cherry, a homeowner in District 6, resident on Cloudy Way Drive, and most of my house faces this uh particular piece of land. I see all of it. Uh this is not a nimi issue, even though it's from my backyard that I see all of it. In fact, I've enjoyed ON&M Living's uh development springing up with small homes in the lot adjacent on the other side of the creek. My neighbors and I, however, are concerned with this particular piece of land about drainage and disappearing green space. Part of what Mayor Parker noted when establishing her good nature green space initiative in 2023 is 50 acres per week lost to development and growing as well as traffic impacts adding more families and vehicles to the disastrous intersection already noted of Risinger Road and Summer Creek Drive where uh crashes have included uh city property in the form of police cruiser. Uh if you will please turn your attention to my handout. I'll focus on the drainage and flooding safety tonight to illustrate the sort of thing that prompted zoning commissioners Worman and Reigns to move denial of this request at last month's meeting. As you can see and as O andM acknowledged on page four of an eight slide presentation in 2021 for a different development, this being the third request for zoning change here in four years. The site has more than 30 feet of net elevation change and that causes runoff from the Chisum Trail Parkway uh drains to leech soil onto the sidewalk of rising roads. See figures one and two for evidence of that just this weekend. The presentation's points about access and flood plane are related with two points of access required, but 30% of the site impacted by the creek and its flood plane, which is where that trail system and dog park would be in the creek on that illustration and that wraps around three sides of the site and force any north access point uh to cross the creek and flood plane. See, figure three showing where Risinger Road itself is a bridge over the creek at or near the now proposed point of access to this development phase. That point is west of the only cutout in the broad treelined median of Risinger that would allow turns into the property from westbound Risinger. But see figure four showing that that location is opposite a fire hydrant, sewer drain, and sanitary sewer access point that likely would prohibit the access point from being placed there. The development radius restricting gas pad that I see from my window and hear all night long and all day long all the time with loud noisy tanker trucks is adjacent to a retention pond not accounted for in the illustrations we've seen. See figure five. And that drops off into yet another low point such that the dog park would be in the mud most of the time. Uh the issues of drainage have gotten to the point where the community retaining wall just off that dangerous intersection of Summer Creek and Risinger uh has collapsed into traffic and could have killed somebody passing by. Thankfully, there wasn't anyone at that moment, but I frequently do see figures six and seven. I appreciate what M has been trying to find a feasible development option for a site currently considered undevelopable. I would urge the goodnatured green space or something similar for this place. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Cherry. Council member Williams, this conclusion of our speakers on this item. Yes. Uh thank you. And uh Reverend Dr. Cherry, thank you for um first of all, I really appreciate your work, your ministry, as well as your partnership in the neighborhood. So, thank you for coming out tonight. Many of the concerns that you've brought up, obviously, we have um been very mindful of and um working really diligently to address um this particular project. Um just to give my colleagues uh context, um we have approved the zoning case that um transitioned this site a couple years back to R2 for town home and the thought was to have a hybrid development of for rent and for sale um um town homes and the for rent would be rent to own. Um however, the market um wasn't conducive and eventually we had to pivot. um this project and this particular use is a really good use and the trails and the um dog park um are added amenities. Um the dog park uh Dr. Cherry will not be in the flood plane and Dave Lewis is here and um Preston it's important that your team connect with Dave Lewis um in the process so we can make sure um that you know our public amenities including this dog park which neighborhoods including Summer Creek, Summer Creek South have uh been asking for since we've been working on this site for three or four years. Um the trails are not in isolation of green space. Um, you know, just a year and a half ago, we approved Primrose Station development, which includes 40 acres of open space that includes trails. And the trails intention is to go underneath Chisom Trail by the Life Church um into uh Steve Hawkins development, which is a single family forale development right across the street from this. And those trails will eventually come to Risinger Road um and ultimately connect to this property and get folks back to CP Hadley Park, which is a system of trails as well as back to the Chisel Trail Community Center. The other thing that's really front of mind for me has been public safety, transportation safety, and pedestrian safety in particular on Risinger Road. We've made significant improvements on Risinger Road. To um Reverend Cher, Dr. Cherry's point, um there's still more work to do to improve public safety, including um adding a traffic signal at the intersection of Risinger or Summer Creek. And with this development, O& and M has been a great partner. Um and we have currently received plans from O andM that will now allow us to um um invest funds to build that traffic signal with this development. Um, and so that is um important and so important that I don't think it's worth kicking the can down the road and trying to find a new development because we have had folks um experience awful accidents related to pedestrian safety at this intersection as well as other intersections. Um, the last thing I'll say is this density is um, important and also a good location given that this entire block is multif family development adjacent to our major commercial um, shopping area. Um, and we're working on a HUV that has land, but we need to get them developed and we need to have rooftops to do that. A Target is coming Thursday. We're opening a Mediterranean restaurant adjacent to um, the shops. Um, it's at 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. grand opening. Um, so needless to say, these types of developments when they're planned and intentional, I mean, address all the concerns that Dr. Cherry stated, especially with storm water, and you all need to work with storm water before y'all get going, obviously. But, um, these developments help us to continue to develop the types of neighborhood commercial we need to support um, our neighborhoods and ensure that we're not having to drive out of the district um, and sometimes out of the city for work and nice restaurants. So, um, with all that context, um, I think it's important to share for the record and also for our constituents and neighbors, um, so that they understand why we're making the decision we're making. Um, with that, I move for approval. And a motion, a second, council. Any other discussion? Please vote. Motion carries. Next will be ZC-24-063. We have a few speakers on this item, Council Martinez. The first is Phyllis Allen, followed by Robin Kelly. Miss Allen. Allen, you're up. Miss Allen. Phyllis will be followed by Robin Kelly. Good evening. Um I first I want to say that this that the area that is that Mr. Wong is asking to develop is unsuitable for building residential or anything that didn't come from me. That came from the city of Fort Worth. Those are half lots. Uh, one runs behind my house and I was going to buy it. When I discovered that it is bicted by the railroad tracks, I talked to planning and development and they told me that I would not be able to develop either side of it because it was too close to the railroad tracks and it was not big enough for development. So, Mr. Wong is asking for a waiver to a 10-foot setback when ra when the railroad commission says that the that the minimum setback for a railroad from a residential development should be 15 ft. The next thing is he wants he is going to um cover the permeable wetland area back there that soaks up some of the flooding water because Trinity Metro raised their tracks 25 ft which caused us to have flooding every time it rains. When it rained the other night, it flooded in my backyard. when he covers that permeable surface, all we're going to get is Trinity Metro's runoff and his I am not This does not address um uh housing. It does not address affordable housing. This is not a situation of density because we're talking about seven units in somebody's backyard. So, it does not address density. This is against the comprehensive plan that we worked so hard in 2019 to develop a look and a neighborhood that was not only a good place to live but a safe place to live. Thank you, Miss Allen. Our next speaker is Robin Kelly, followed by Miranda Joman. Good evening. Thank you about uh for that because you only said two initially and she was going to come up with me and I was willing to share but you do have her on the list, correct? Yes, I do. Oh, okay. Yeah. Okay. Good evening. Thank you for listening to us. I'd like to say start with a quote. You are what you do and not what you say you'll do. That's why I call John. The reason that I start with that is that back in October of 2024, Mr. Wong was told after they had been c brought to the city council to actually come to United Riverside Neighborhood Association and speak with us. I think he was told that and also by Miss Martinez uh to speak with us about concerns that we had and really try to readress what he initially presented. October came, November came, December came, January and February. And it was only after we had a meeting with Miss Martinez uh to because I was actually shocked that this was like extended. I thought it was initially going to be a no, but I understand as a city council person, you have to listen to all sides, but please say when you say that you care about the community and the stakeholders, please listen to us. It wasn't until March 3rd, 2025 that he Oh, I'm sorry. Let me put an addendum. He did send Miranda is closest to this area. So he personally gave her paperwork bypassing the president of United Riverside or even coming back to the neighborhood association. Um and it wasn't until March 3rd that some he finally tried to reach out and we have for a meeting that's March 11th and our neighborhood association meetings are today. So half of us are here to protest this and then we're having a neighborhood association meeting. So, as you begin to vote on this, you are what you do. I mean, you are what you do, not what you say you'll do. Now, he said that he was going to come and listen to us and be mindful of our concerns and yet to no avail. So, thank you for your attention in reference to that. Once again, you are what you do and not what you say you'll do. Thank you. Our next speaker is Miranda Jaggerman. Just hand it. Yeah, that's fine. Thank you. Okay. So, what you see here is the site plan that went to the zoning commission just a month ago. Where you see those X's, that's the properties or the homes that uh Mr. Wong was requested to remove. So you have here we have the first home, the 10th home, the sixth home that is by the way that's my property right there, my house that is completely being surrounded by this and now would have people looking into the backyard very openly on with these twotory builds. But he had those properties that he was supposed to remove. And then it was about a week or two after that that where some of those were removed. Not specifically the ones that he was told to remove, but he then after this he did meet and he had some changes, but there were plenty of issues prior to that. There was debris that was left that was not addressed until the zoning commission because he wanted to get that taken care of. Well, he wanted the security of that zoning commission going well before cleaning up the debris, which I have photos of too that I would I can share. I just don't have the time really. Um, there are parking concerns. Really, there are flooding concerns in my backyard. I have had the water up to my knees. I have had to fish plants out of just complete flood. And I know that he has uh tried to address that, but I'm sure that that was tried to that should have been addressed with the uh railroad tracks being raised as well. And yet, this is the extent of flooding that I'm having in my backyard. I'm concerned about the permeable spaces in there. But I'm also concerned about neighborhood parking. I'm concerned that the children of our street play at the very end of Paradise. That is where they go. There is not a lot of traffic. Adding this will create a lot of traffic and it'll also create a need for even more street parking because as you can see this uh new driveway that he's created there that is just for uh emergency use. It's a fire lane. They are not able to park there. Whenever he came to meet with me when that question was brought up he said that we could park in the grass and that would not happen where he is. Um, so I think that street parking needs to be addressed here. I think that we need to have less houses here. I feel like if he really wants to have this as something that will benefit the neighborhood and the children that are going to lose their play space, have a park or something put into it. I think that and I also think that the fence, there's a six-foot fence going into there around this property. I would also just like that to be taller for it. Um, that's that's really it. I would I think that this is too many for this space. When we moved into this property, I figured that there would be a maximum of three four people living next to us. Thank you, Miranda. Council member uh Martinez is the last of our speakers. Thank you, Mayor. Um this is another case that I'm not closed off to. Um, but I was made aware, as you've heard, that the developer did not meet with the neighborhood prior to the um next zoning uh commission meeting as requested. And uh they also presented a site plan to Miss Miranda with um that that did not go in line with the zoning commission's recommendations. And so I I'm only aware that he presented it to her. It may have been others, but um you know that's just very concerning. Parking really doesn't um if it was kept to seven, I think that those two uh garage um spots with the additional two would be sufficient parking for those units at least. But hearing from the neighbors and uh what they've communicated tonight, I think that there is um a compromise that could be possible and eventually attained. Um but at this moment uh it is my motion to deny without um prejudice. Got a motion and a second council. Any other discussion? If not, please vote. Council Williams isn't here. Yeah. Motion carries. Next is ZC-24-158. No speakers on this item. Council member Hill. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-24-159. Council Martinez, we have one speaker, Giovani Rohero. Yes. Uh I and my neighbors which have signed a petition strongly opposed Encore's decision to build a fence next to my property. As the retail business owner, this fence will have a significant and negative impact on my business which has been part of this community for 20 years. Over the years, I have also invested in four other businesses within the same neighborhood, contributing to the neighbor local economy and growth. Beyond this financial harm, this fence poses a serious safety concern. There have already been numerous fatal fatal accidents involving the nearby railroad and wildfires and restricting assets with this fence would greatly affect how quickly first responders can react the scene. in case of an emergency. This decision does not uh consider the well-being of the community or the businesses that have long served it. I urge Encore to reconsider and work with local business owners to find a better solution that does doesn't does not affect lives or livelihoods at risk. And I also have uh petitions where all the neighbors sign uh stating that they're uh deny of the offense. Thank you. Let's our speakers Martinez. Thank you, mayor, mayor, and council. This property has had issues with trespassing, illegal dumping, and illegal parking of commercial vehicles. Um, and I believe it is within their right to build this fence to um keep all that out. And so, it's for this reason that I will motion to approve. Motion, a second. Please vote. carries. Next item is ZC-24-161. Council member Flores, we have one speaker on this item. Cheyenne Hadad. Good evening, mayor. Good evening, city council members. Uh my name is Shan Hadad. I'm here representing Willbanks Metals and we are seeking a conditional use permit to allow auxiliary employee only parking. Um, Willilbanks Metals, they actually just celebrated their 50 year anniversary and they've been a great neighbor uh and and uh resident of Fort Worth and they'd like to continue doing so, but they've they've reached uh their limit as far as employee parking on their premises. They own a couple of these vacant lots right across the street that they'd like to use. Uh this would be a gated uh uh parking employee only uh gated 247. And uh if if you're familiar with the area, the the first couple of uh lots along 29th Street, they they have other commercial properties abuing these uh vacant lots. Uh directly to the east is a automotive repair shop. And then um similarly to the to the west as well of this property. Um the revised site plan that uh we were that got passed through planning and zoning it it actually uh does uh adhere to that 20 foot setback. So I know before you I think it says that we're seeking waivers for the fence u parking and and some other items. We're actually only needing a waiver for the uh gate pad to to go in and out. Uh everything else would be within that 20 foot setback. Um I've spoken with uh many residents uh I've spoken with all the residents that immediately abut the properties and they are they signed a petition in support as well as um a total of I believe 12 other residences that all everybody I spoke to they they overwhelmingly supported this uh they like the plans they like the idea uh and it creates kind of a that buffer between heavy industrial directly uh to the south to immediately A5 you you know, single family zoning. Um, so of every neighbor I spoke with, they all signed a petition. Yes. I got uh 12 of the 16 or so that I was able to speak with any others were just no answers. But I'm happy to uh discuss with anybody any questions or answer any concerns you may have. Council member Martinez, I'm sorry, Council Member Flores, let me flip my page. Okay. Uh, thank you, Mayor. Uh, no questions, but just a remark. I know that Mr. uh had you had tried to get a hold of the registered neighborhood association in that area and you documented that you know with my office and I do appreciate you taking my suggestion to knock on doors around the surrounding uh residents and property owners to inform them and see you know what their position was. So thank you for doing that. Uh again what's uh what's being proposed here is a continuous use permit for a period of five uh years and uh I'm in support of that. So my motion is accordingly made. So motion carries. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Next will be ZC-24-166. I know the applicants are here and we had a discussion um about this being used as um neighborhood commercial for a coffee shop or a hairdresser, but what you've applied for is a short-term rental. And so I'm not comfortable with that being operated as a short-term rental. I think it doesn't jive with the neighborhood. So, if you'd like to come down and maybe give an explanation to that real quick. Thank you. Um, so the reason, um, what I'm trying to do is reszone the property to ME1, mixed use, um, to allow for a coffee shop or a hair salon or something similar. Well, meanwhile, um, we finalized the plan plans. Um, I would like approval for a short-term rental. So, I'm comfortable with this being neighborhood commercial, but I'm not comfortable with it being a short-term rental. So, I'm going to u deny without prejudice and ask that you bring it back to me as neighborhood commercial. Okay. So, commercial, is that D? Neighborhood commercial. Neighborhood commercial. D. Yeah. E. Is it E? Okay. Yeah, I can do that. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Second. Got a motion and a Thank you. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-24-171. Council member Flores. Thank you, Mayor. Uh we're proposing to go from light industrial to A5 single family on this case and I move to approve. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-24-172. Council member Crane. There's two speakers. Sorry. Yeah. I don't know if they're there. I I'll say this. uh they can speak if they'd like to. I'm going to move to approve as a as a plan development for all uses in e neighborhood commercial plus truck driving school and outdoor storage site plan waved. Got a motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next item is ZC-25- Z001. Council member Flores. Two speakers only if there's opposition. To my knowledge, there is none. Right. Move for approval. Mayor motion and a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next item is ZC-25-00002. Council Blotion, a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next item is ZC-25-00006. Council Martinez. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-00009. Council member Hill, there are speakers, but only there's opposition. Um, first of all, thank you, Riley's. I appreciate y'all taking the time. and Mac Pog, thank you so much for meeting with the stakeholders, specifically those along McGomery Street and being a good neighbor from the onset. I'm really excited about this project. So, I move to approve with a site plan required. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next item is ZC-25-0. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-012. Council member Beck, no speakers. Motion and a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-013. Council Martinez, no speakers. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-035. Motion a second. Please vote. Carries. Next is ZC-25-039. a motion. Councel motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-040. Motion. Council member Flores. Yes. Thank you, Mayor. uh with this designation as a historic property cultural landmarks uh commission decision uh we move a step closer to getting the adaptive reuse of the Maholland property. So I move enthusiastically to approve vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-041. Council Flores. Move to approve. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is ZC-25-042. Councilor Flores. Move to approve. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next will be M andC2- Z 000056 revised. Motion in a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Next is MNC25-0194. Second. Motion a second. Please vote. Motion carries. Mayor, that concludes all of the action items. Thank you, council. Meeting is adjourned.