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MINUTES
The Development Services Committee of the City of Garland convened in regular session at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2024, in the Work Session Room, 200 North Fifth Street, Garland, Texas, with the following members:
Present:
Dylan Hedrick, Chair
Jeff Bass, Mayor Pro Tem
Deborah Morris, Council Member
Staff Present:
Andy Hesser, Assistant City Manager
Brian England, City Attorney
Will Guerin, Planning Director
Brita Van Horne, Building Official
Letecia McNatt, Assistant to the City Manager
Courtney Vanover, Secretary
AGENDA
:
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.
Approval of the minutes of the January 22, 2024 meeting.
Motion was made by Council Member Morris to approve the minutes of the March 18, 2024, meeting and was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bass. Motion carried unanimously.
2.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons who desire to address the Committee on any item on the agenda are allowed three minutes to speak. Testimony may be held until the item is considered or given at the beginning of any committee meeting. Invited testimony may also occur at any time, subject to a request of the Member of the Committee and with the approval of the Committee Chairperson.
3.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
a.
Tobacco and Vape Sales in Relation to Distance from High Schools
Mustafa Haq, a Civil Engineering student at SMU, presented his research on nicotine addiction among teenagers to the committee. He shared his findings on the sales of tobacco and vape products relative to their proximity to high schools.
There was discussion betweem the committee and staff.
Direction was given to staff to gather data and statistics on the number of businesses selling tobacco and vaping products located near schools, as well as to estimate the overall number of businesses that would be affected.
4.
ADJOURN
There being no business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS
/s/ Dylan Hedrick, Chair
/s/ Courtney Vanover, Recording Secretary
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