2026-10-20 - City Council Regular Meeting

season to serving the community for now 20 years. The car news are grateful for the support they receive right here in the American dream city. That's why we're still here to do in your community. >> This is in our community. This is where we live this is where we were this is where the kids went to school. This was important and I just wanted other people to feel the same way that we did. >> a library offers many different kinds of programs for all ages from birth through at 18 years old for babies and kids under 5 we offer lots of story times that's our main draw where we read books with them and we sing songs and to rhymes and really get excited about reading and books library for the older kids kind of ages 5 through 12. We do a lot of after-school activities that involve arts and also different steam initiative so science technology engineering and math and then for older teens, a lot programs focused on the pop culture so things that are currently very popular in the stands. So we've done things like video game tournaments or k pop music. We can always learn something new here and we offer something for everybody whether they're interested in arts or science or engineering. We have something for everybody's taste and it also gives kids a really good opportunity to meet new people and new friends that they might not just make something going to school all of our programs of the library always free they don't even require a library card, sometimes we do ask where patrons to register beforehand just so we can have a head count of how many are coming you can always give us call the library or walk in and ask any of our staff members and all of our information is always updated on our website we actually have a calendar that we update frequently has the Times and locations of where everything is happening. We have programs at different times of day as well as different days of the week so if you're a parent who works all week you can still visit the library on the weekends when we have always have programs across the activities available. Children say is a national initiative that encourages this kids to read and family history together with their children and it's just a celebration of children of all diverse backgrounds and cultures in the world and a celebration of literature and community. >> The library's children's day celebration. I am going to invite the always pleasant docked. >> To Renee Fowler, local from the destiny global ministries to come forward and lead us and then vocation good to see you again pastor. >> Good to be here I love being here 3 just like that. If you'll pray with me to help me father we just come before you today with praise and Thanksgiving or let's we thank you for the privilege of gathering today in service to the city of Arlington. We acknowledge that leadership is both a privilege and responsible it and we ask that for your with some to got every decision made in this chamber. Bless our mayor city councilmember city leadership and every individual entrusted with the responsibility of serving this community Grantham clarity of thought integrity apart courage and difficult decisions and compassion for those whose voices MAY not always be heard made their decisions speak got it not merely by what is expedient but by what is just equitable and beneficial for the generations who will follow we looked up the needs of our dream community, the safety of our neighborhoods the well-being of our families. The opportunities for young people economic stability in the wise stewardship of the resources entrusted to the scene. Arlington continue to be a place where businesses flourish families are strengthen and those facing difficult circumstances find hope and opportunity and father as our nation interest is important election season. We pray for peace integrity fairness and meaningful civic participation MAY every eligible citizen recognize the responsibility and privilege of having a voice in the Democratic process with them guide our choices respect govern our differences and unity remain stronger, then division MAY collaboration prevail over compean Titian service over self interest and understanding over discord. We believe that all of this represents our city and so tonight we commit this meeting the city and the work that you can trust it all of us into your hand in Jesus name Amen and that is joining us in the pledge of allegiance. >> Thank you you maybe see that. Especially a speaker guidelines in general the court please. >> We asked that the citizens and other visitors in attendance assistant preserving the order and decorum of this meeting and encouraging attendance at and participation in the meeting any person making threatening remarks or uses obscene language or engages in any other actions that disturbed were calculated to disturb the meeting or who becomes disruptive while addressing the mayor and the City Council while attending the city. So we MAY be removed from the council chambers, all speaker shall address the City Council and not the audience or city staff. For speakers tonight when your name is call please come to the microphone at the podium. And state your name and city of residence for the record beakers MAY not use music videos other forms of media signs are props during the public hearings for zoning cases applicant will be asked to speak first and will be given 5 minutes to make a presentation speakers in support or opposition of the item will be given 3 minutes each to make their statements the applicant will then be given 3 minutes for any rebuttal. For all other items on the agenda speakers will be given 3 minutes to speak in multiple speakers plan to provide the same or similar comments. Those speakers MAY if they so desire designate one or more individuals to provide public comment on behalf of the group a bill will signal the end of each because time in consideration of other speakers please complete your comments promptly when you hear the bell we ask that you address your comments to the mayor and Council. >> Thank you ma'am any appointments this evening, the boards or commissions. >> We have no appointments mayor. >> Thank you consideration of consent agenda please MISTER Garcia. >> The consent agenda this evening contains 5 minute orders and 3 ordinance says the minute order seek to authorize one annual requirements contract for maintenance repair and operations supplies. And services, 2 annual contract for a spell manage that action and response cyber security services, 3 renewal of any requirements contractor landscape that maintenance and beautification for purchase of 30 replacement vehicles and 10 additional vehicles for the Arlington Police Department by rejecting proposals for the construction of improvements to the bathroom at 1015 West Main Street. The ordinance to seek to authorize 6 Sony takes pity 26 dash 1562 o 3 tempest drive. 7 Sony case pd 26 dash 10 one 5 us 27 highway. A youth program standards of care this concludes the consent agenda for this evening, mayor. >> Thank you MISS Garcia do we have any speakers and any of the items out because the consent agenda, I'll get all of that out a second. We have no speakers on the consent agenda. Thank you ma'am we're going to move on down to the public hearing the 9.1. The man. Oh I'm sorry I forgot all about the vote and it's moving quickly here. I have a motion from Council number go on today a second from councilmember 100 please cast your vote. The motion passes now we'll move on down to the public hearings 9.1 months Lindsay Mitchell. >> Well good evening, mayor members of the council Arkansas economic this side of it for years a resolution. I'm letting the city to participate in the property tax abatement pursuant to chapter 3.12 the Texas tax code well established and the the authorization to use this for the next 2 years this is a requirement by law and we're here to basically consider this. Any questions. >> Thank especially any speakers on this site. >> We have no speakers for this item air. Thank you my close the public get a motion and a second have a motion councilmember Gonzales a second from councilmember where please cast your vote. The motion passes think certainly. Consideration of resolutions, 10.1 was trail over to. Mayor and Council back in APRIL. The council take action too. 18 t stadium lease with the Cowboys organization as we've prepared. For kind of the steps we're going to be taking over the next weeks and months ahead over the next year and a half or so. Been consulting with the attorney general's office as well as her bond attorneys who've made some recommendations to. Clarify a couple of things in our agreement so that it strengthens the city's position on that existing agreement so it really does clarifies that are dollars go to maintenance and operation dollars and the team's dollars go to improvements. Course all to keep economic impact here for the 30 years with the show 5th 10 years on the transaction so that we can only lower the tax burden but also create impactful benefits for the community in the future. So we have this for your consideration to make these clarifying comments based on legal advice I wouldn't be happy to take any questions you you Sir. This Garcia and the other speakers on this item. >> We have no speakers man. >> Thank you have a motion from councilmember go on to a second from councilmember where please cast your vote. The motion passes. Citizen participation. MISTER Garcia. >> Citizen participation gives the public an opportunity to make comments or address concerns regarding matters related to city business or affairs that are in the scope of the authority of the City Council and which are not posted on the evening agenda. However please understand the mayor and Council are not permitted by law to respond to discuss our address the comment at this time of these items are not included on the post that Council agenda for this evening. The mayor and Council MAY only ask clarifying questions and or direct staff to take appropriate action speakers who have pre-registered will be given 2 minutes to make their comments except that of 26 for more speakers have pre-registered it speaker will be given one minute to make their comments. We have 2 Anderson is important Haitian first as Mark Grant. Next speaker MISTER Garcia. >> Tracie Andrews MISTER Anders MISTER Anders. >> We're going to move on down to item number 12 announcements Council do y'all have any announcements this evening. >> Seeing none MISS Garcia announcements please I want to remind our residents Arlington City Council evening meetings are rebroadcast on Sundays at 06:00pm and on Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 06:30am the council's afternoon work sessions or rebroadcast on Sundays at 01:00pm Wednesdays at one 30 pm and on Saturday at 06:00pm you can also watch the meetings online anytime at www dot Arlington tx dot gov. >> Thank you and with that the City Council session is adjourned. >> Just got even had an internship in the city manager's office bombs and a graduate student. >> And along the way had a faculty member that encourage me to think about getting a ph d and that got me into academia. We have the opportunity to go to other communities that when the dep to come right back tear Turlington I was on Gordon excited to come back to my hometown. >> I'm reading a small city you think about all that comes on the campus and how many 10's of thousands of people here every day. It's a little bit like I've got to fulfill that dream in just a little bit different way. >> As students are choosing universe either not just choosing ut Arlington, they're choosing a community and we want them to choose Arlington is a place that they see that they can grow and thrive. One thing that I'm really proud of is that we produce more than 10,000 graduates a year and the economic impact that the University of texas-arlington has he's 22 billion dollars a year the future of ut is bright we have achieved so much over the decades that we have in here if you think about where we started and where we are today. I just look forward to a matching 20 to 30 years from now how how much more. >> I'm Jennifer Cali PRESIDENT Of the University of Texas at Arlington and I am alive with the American dream. >> We're back with another Arlington Jeremy Thomas with myarlingtontv and on this ep so we're bringing you 2 in Arlington favorite. It's cj scant vision wings where they're serving up great food, but also welcoming you and to their family. >> Here to serve the community were here to make you happy when you come in and when you leave you got to be even happier. >> When t j s first opened in 2003 owner and Morton high grad Travis Johnson says the focus was just on traditional ways. >> that it can dish to the menu. We went ahead and went and did some chicken tenders and. >> Boneless wings and we can't