The Arlington City Council held a regular meeting on December 17, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the City Hall Council Chamber. The meeting covered a range of routine approvals, public hearings, and several key development and grant resolutions. All nine council members were present. The meeting adjourned at 7:11 PM.
Well, good evening, everybody. Welcome to the Arlington City Council. I'm going to invite Pastor Breg Key from the Renewed Life Church to please come forward and lead us with an invocation. Please stand if you can. So let's pray. So, Father God, just thank you so much for the blessings that you've given us for helping us through this year. We just ask that your joy just permeate throughout all the citizens of this town, and that Lord, you just let your presence be here and through all the decisions. And we thank you for those that are on this council. Touch those that aren't feeling well, and just uh let your presence be felt in Jesus' name. Amen. Please join us with the pledge of allegiance. To the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Honor the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God, one and individual. Thank you. You may be seated. Mr. Buskin, speaker guidelines and general decorum, please. Thank you, Mayor. The City of Arlington fully embraces the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where people of all identities and experiences are understood, appreciated, and fully included in the community, and where equitable treatment and outcomes prevail. We ask that the citizens and other visitors in attendance assist in preserving the order and decorum of this meeting and to provide for attendance at and participation in the meeting without fear of intimidation, threats, or hostility. Any person making personal, profane, hostile, slanderous or threatening remarks, who uses vulgar or obscene language, who engages in any other actions that disturb or are calculated to disturb the meeting, or who becomes disruptive while addressing the mayor and the city council or while attending the city council meeting may be removed from the council chambers. All speakers shall address the city council and not the audience or city staff and shall not call out individually named members of city staff or the public. For speakers tonight, when your name is called, please come to the microphone at the podium and state your name and city of residence for the record. Speakers may not use music videos, other forms of media signs or props. During public hearings for zoning cases, the applicant will be asked to speak first and will be given five minutes to make a presentation. Speakers and supporter opposition of the item will be given three minutes each to make their statements. The applicant will then be given three minutes for any rebuttal. For all other items on the agenda, speakers will be given three minutes to speak. If multiple speakers plan to provide the same or similar comments, the speakers may, if they so desire, designate one or more individuals to provide public comment on behalf of the group. A bell will signal the end of each speaker's time. In consideration of other speakers, please conclude your comments promptly when you hear the bell. We ask that you address your comments to the mayor and council. Thank you, Mr. Buskin. Uh any appointments to boards and commissions this evening. Yes, sir. We have seven appointments to boards and commissions. The Arlington Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors, Michael Jacobson, Moji Haddad, John Whitley, Gerald Alley, Paul Corson, Joelin Masongo, and Robin Barrera. Thank you, sir. Do we have uh anybody speaking on any of these items? No, sir, we do not. Thank you. I get a motion and a second, please. I have a motion from Councilmember Odom Wesley, a second from Councilmember Peel. Please cast your vote. And the motion passes. Mr. Buskin, consideration of items from the executive session, please.