We're back with Arlington Eats.

I'm Jeremy Thomas with my Arlington TV.

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On this episode, we're gonna take you inside of the Velicious Delights Bakery where they are whipping up sweets and treats just like home.

The Valicious Alice Bakery started, well, in my heart as a child, I love to bake, and then eventually I became a hobby maker.

So I was a baker by night and an educator by day.

Yeah, you heard that right.

Owner Rochelle Thompson was an educator for more than two decades, but once the pandemic struck, her home baking orders skyrocketed.

I had to really think about it, and I said, you know, one day when I you know finish and I just retire from education, I'm gonna become you know a bakery owner.

And so it just came quicker, if that makes sense.

Her family owned business opened a storefront off South Cooper Street last September.

We do in the back a lot of custom cakes for events, uh such as weddings and baby showers, birthdays, corporate events, just all those wonderful things.

And so whatever um custom design you want, we do the sweet treats, we do your whole dessert table, the sweet treats as well as the cake and so forth.

That also includes holidays like Valentine's Day.

If you are in need of a last minute treat for your loved one or just in the mood for some sweets, you can check out what they bake daily from their display.

As an Arlington buoy and UTA graduate, a former Arlington ISD educator and now a business owner in town, she loves to support her community right here in the American Dream City.

I've been to other countries and I see how other people live.

So the American dream to me is living inside of the United States.

We have the good, we have the bad, we have the ugly.

So I help them to get there by teaching them simple things that they can do to be better.

Working inside of Arlington and being on the MLK four day committee and the Mayor's Black Advisory Council co-chair for a year.

Those have helped me to get to know people.

So we want to help Arlington to grow.

Well, good evening, everybody.

Welcome to the Arlington City Council member meeting.

It is September 15th, 2026, and it is 6 30 PM.

We're gonna go ahead and call the City Council meeting to order, and I'm gonna invite Deacon Joe Ro Deacon Joe Ramos from St.

Maria Garetti Catholic Church to please come forward and lead us with the invocation.

And your health.

I pledge the Texas one individual.

Thank you.

You may be seated.

Miss Garcia speaker guidelines in general decorum, please.

We ask that the citizens and other visitors in attendance assist to 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 reactions that disturb or are calculated to disturb the meeting, or who becomes disruptive while addressing the mayor and the city council, or while 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 in support or opposition of the item will be given three minutes each to make their statements.

If multi 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 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, Ms.

Garcia.

Do we have any appointments to boards or commissions this evening?

We do not, Mayor.

Thank you.

Consideration of consent agenda, please.

The consent agenda this evening contains eight ordinances and 11 resolutions.

The ordinances seek to authorize one zoning case PD 91-09R1, 3330 Lock and Green Trail, two adoption of the fiscal year 2027 operating budget.

Three levying taxes for fiscal year 2027.

Four, updated downtown business improvement district service and assessment plan and roll, setting the assessment rate and levying of assessments.

Five through seven, updated service and assessment plan and rolls and levy of assessments for Anthem, Lamar Boulevard, and Arlington Tourism Public Improvement Districts.

The resolution seek to authorize nine adoption of the debt and disclosure policy fiscal year 2027.

10 adoption of investment policy fiscal year 2027.

11 fee adjustment authorization for multifamily inspection fees, 12 fee adjustments and new fees authorization for planning and development services department fee schedule.

13 and 14 fee adjustment authorizations for public works department after hours inspections and temporary traffic control permits.

15 solid waste recycling and city collector disposal fee adjustments.