[Dallas Park and Recreation Board on March 9, 2023.]
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UM, MARCH 9TH, AND WE CONVENE DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATIONS BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.THANK YOU MARY, FOR HOSTING US.
I THINK WE CAN DO OUR MEETINGS HERE.
EVERY MEETING GOOD AND PERFECT.
WE DON'T NEED TO GO TO HOLLAND.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DAY.
WITH THAT, WE, OUR FIRST POINT OF BUSINESS, UH, PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
MR. SECRETARY, UM, MR. CHAIR, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MARY BREENER WELCOME US TO THE, TO THE BUILDING FIRST? YES.
YEAH, I WOULD LOVE MARY TO COME.
AND ARE YOU, ARE YOU READY TO, YES.
AND THEN WE'LL GET TO PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, WE ARE RECORDING THIS, SO PLEASE, UH, BE AWARE THAT WE ARE, UH, RECORDING.
AND WOULD YOU WANT DO MY WHOLE PRESENTATION? NO, JUST THE WELCOME, MA'AM.
WE ARE BRIEFING WILL BE LATER.
WE'RE SO DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I'M PRINCETON IN THE DALLAS ARBORETUM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT HUMBLY WE'RE RECOGNIZ JOE'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOTANIC GARDENS IN THE WORLD.
AND IF INDEED YOU, UH, HAVE A CHANCE, AND I HOPE YOU DO, YOU CAN COME RIGHT AROUND THE RO UH, CORNER, GO INTO THE JOHNSON COLOR GARDEN, DOWN THE MAIN WALKWAY, AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PLANT 500,000 BULBS
IT IS PRETTY SPECTACULAR, AND IT'S GREAT FOR US.
UH, EVERY MAJOR BOTANIC GARDEN HAS A FRUIT, URBAN VEGETABLE GARDEN.
MOST OF THEM ARE DORMANT MOST OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S GOD'S PLAN.
BUT WE ARE A DISPLAY GARDEN WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE FIVE CHANGES A YEAR OF THE FLORAL COLOR THAT'S HERE.
SO WE START OUR VEGETABLES IN OUR GREENHOUSE AND BRING THEM OVER RIGHT BEFORE THEY ARE READY TO MOVE, BECOME THE FIELD, IF YOU WILL.
IT'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL, IF YOU WILL.
OUT HERE, WE HAVE POT, YOUR GARDENS, AND THAT MEANS THE VEGETABLES ARE ON THE INSIDE, AND THE OUTSIDE ARE PLANTS THAT CAN ATTRACT SOME OF THE BAD BOOKS FOR VEGETABLES, IF YOU WILL.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP PEOPLE THAT, UM, ARE WATCHING THEIR BUDGETS, IF YOU WILL.
SO WE'RE GONNA TEACH THEM HOW TO COOK, UM, FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR FOR $200 A WEEK, AND BE ABLE TO, TO USE FRESH VEGETABLES AND HAVE, UH, A MEAL THAT IS WELL-BALANCED.
THIS AREA OVERLOOKS DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
UH, THIS IS THE VICTIM OVERLOOK.
YOU CAN'T SEE DOWNTOWN DALLAS TODAY, BUT CERTAINLY IS, IS BEAUTIFUL.
WE NEVER THOUGHT THAT OUR, UM, VEGETABLE GARDEN WOULD BE A MAJOR WEDDING SITE, BUT IT IS.
AND THEY ALL WANNA MARRY HERE.
WE WANT TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO COOK.
AND SO THESE DOORS SLIDE BACK AND IT'S A KITCHEN, A DEMONSTRATION KITCHEN.
WE DO FREE CLASSES EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, AND WE WANT YOU TO COME AND ENJOY IT.
SO THIS IS A TASTEFUL PLACE, AND IT IS, UH, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT IN THE COUNTRY, AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF IT.
WE'RE ALSO SO PROUD OF THIS GARDEN AND ALSO THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS ON WHOSE LAND WE WORKED EVERY DAY.
I APPRECIATE IT'S GOOD TO KNOW YOU HAVE CLASSES ON HOW TO COOK.
WE DO HAVE TWO PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
I WILL, UH, RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES AND, UH, WHEN THE SPEAKERS I CALL YOU UP, PLEASE GO TO THE PODIUM AND, UH, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR.
ONLY ANY SPEAKER WHO MAKES PERSONAL IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE BOARD OR THROWING ANY KIND OF OBJECTS WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY FROM THE MEETING.
OUR FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER IS MR. BINE TRIPI.
I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY.
YOUR, YOUR THREE MINUTES BEGIN NOW, SIR.
I WAS, UH, HERE, BUT SINCE THIS MEETING HAPPENED TO BE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
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MEETING HAPPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I THOUGHT I SHOULD COME AND SHOW MY HOSPITALITY AND SAY WELCOME.AND I WOULD SECOND MARY, BECAUSE THIS PLACE IS A REFUGE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER.
UH, SO ALL YOUR BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE WATER GUN FIGHT, DO IT.
AND THERE IS A SCIENCE LAB, WHICH IS AMAZING.
UM, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, I'M A TENNIS FAN AND TENNIS PARENT.
UH, AND ONE OF MY GOALS WAS, UH, THE REASON I STARTED DOING TENNIS, AND THIS IS I'M TALKING ABOUT FAIR OAKS TENNIS CENTER, IS I THOUGHT THAT A LOT OF THE, UH, TOURNAMENT PEOPLE AND LOT OF THE TENNIS FACILITIES ARE RIPPING OUR KIDS OFF IN THE CITY BY CHARGING THEM EXORBITANT MONEY AND NOT GIVING THEM THE QUALITY OF TENNIS.
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD CHANGE IT BECAUSE I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR BY HEART.
I SEE SOMETHING IS BROKEN, I TRY TO FIX IT.
UH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS.
THE OTHER REASON WAS I SAW THAT THERE IS NO, UH, FAIR OAKS HAS BEEN EMPTY.
SO I THOUGHT I COULD DO SOMETHING AND I COULD BRING PEOPLE BACK IN.
SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY WITH THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOU HERE, UH, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOST THREE TOURNAMENTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND I'LL SEND YOU FEW PICTURES THAT I CREATED, BLACK AND WHITE.
UH, DIRECT THOSE TO ME AND I WILL, YEAH, THANK YOU.
SO THE REASON WHY, UH, OUR AUTONOMOUS IS GROWING IS IN THE FIRST TOURNAMENT WE HAD 22 PLAYERS.
THE SECOND WE HAD 56, AND THE LAST WEEKEND WE HAD 40 PLAYERS.
AND WHY WE HAD TO RESTRICT THE PLAYERS IS I'LL GET IN A MINUTE, AND THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
BUT AGAIN, THAT IS MY CRITERIA.
UH, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN LEARNING TO WORK WITH THE CITY A LOT MORE AND WE HAD SOME HICCUPS WHEN IT CAME TO RESTROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO SOLVE IT.
UH, MIGUEL, UH, FRANK AND JOHN LAWRENCE AND REST OF THE TEAM, OF COURSE MARIA AND CALVER HAVE BEEN SUPER HELPFUL AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP IT.
SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE DATA I AM RIGHT NOW, THE CITY'S NUMBER ONE CUSTOMER IN TERMS OF REVENUES.
SO I THOUGHT, IF YOU'RE A NUMBER ONE CUSTOMER IN PRESIDENT, YOU SHOULD KNOW IF WALMART OR TARGET COMES CALLING, YOU COULD TALK TO THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE NUMBER ONE CUSTOMERS.
SO I THOUGHT I HAVE SOME LEVERAGE A LITTLE BIT NOW THAT I CAN ASK FOR FEW REQUESTS.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IS, UH, THAT PLACE HAS BEEN EMPTY.
AND AS A TENNIS PLAYER, IT PAINS MY HEART THAT PEOPLE IS NOT THERE.
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLAR VISIBILITY IS WASTED.
SO TWO OF MY REAL CRITICAL ASK WAS IN THE SECOND TOURNAMENT MET, WE HAD 56 PLAYERS, AND ALL THESE KIDS AND PARENTS ARE EMAILING THE NIGHT BEFORE, PLEASE LET ME IN.
AND I CANNOT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE NETS.
WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE NETS, BECAUSE THERE ARE POLES INSTALLED, BUT THERE IS NO NETS.
AND THAT'S YOUR THREE MINUTES.
OH, CAN I ASK THEM, GIVE ONE MORE MINUTE? YES, PLEASE.
UH, SO I HAVE SOME INSTALLATION HERE.
SO TWO REQUESTS I HAVE FOR THE CITY IS PLEASE GIVE ME ADDITIONAL NETS.
UH, YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE A, I'M A CUSTOMER WHO'S READY TO PAY AND YOU'RE SAYING NO TO MY MONEY, WHICH IS, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, RIGHT? SO THERE ARE FOUR CODES, WHICH DOES HAVE POLLS BUT DOES NOT HAVE NETS.
AND I KNOW CAL AND MARIA ARE WORKING, UH, TOWARDS IT, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW THEM MY SUPPORT AND COME HERE.
THERE IS A PORTABLE PARTY, BUT NINE HOURS OF PLAYERS ARE AT THE TOURNAMENT.
SO THERE IS A ROOM THERE, THERE IS A BUILDING THERE WHICH HAS BEEN PAINTED.
I REQUEST TO PLEASE OPEN IT FOR US AND LET OUR KIDS AND PARENTS USE THE RESTROOM.
WE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THAT.
MY JOB IS TO HELPING YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB.
SO PLEASE HELP ME AND I'LL BRING MORE PLAYERS IN AND MORE REVENUES FOR THE CITY.
IS THAT ALL I GOT? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
MR. PRESIDENT, MAY I, UH, YES, MR. STEWART, UH, UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN PHARAOHS.
UH, THE THIS, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE STRUGGLE WE HAVE IS WATER AND FLOODING.
AND, UH, THE, THE COST TO DO THOSE THINGS OUTWEIGHED THE BENEFIT THAT WE GOT OVER TIME ON SOME OF THOSE COURTS.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A PRO THERE AND WE WERE HAVING TO WRITE THEM A CHECK EVERY MONTH TO KEEP THEM THERE.
WE SPENT MONEY TO KEEP THAT BUILDING AFTER IT WOULD FLOOD AND DAMAGE.
AND WE MADE A DECISION THAT THAT WAS, EVEN THOUGH YOU BROUGHT GREAT REVENUE, YOU DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH REVENUE TO COVER THOSE.
OH, I'M HAPPY TO WRITE YOU A BIGGER CHECK.
SO HERE'S, HERE ARE RESPECTFUL.
NO, RESPECTFULLY NO, MR. WE SHOULD, UH, YEAH, WE SHOULD NOT GET INTO A DIALOGUE.
I THINK YOU JUST WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT, BUT YOU, I THINK HE, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO HIM.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE MEETING, MR. PRESIDENT.
WE'LL HAVE STAFF CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HIM.
CAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HIM.
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APPRECIATE YOUR ENTHUSIASM, BUT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW RULES OF THE MEETING.OUR NEXT, UH, IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS MS. BECKY RADER.
MS. RADER, WOULD YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE? I BELIEVE, YEAH, THE MIC'S ON.
UM, SO TASK FORCE CHAIR SUSAN FAVO IS UNABLE TO ATTEND AND ASK THAT I SPEAK TODAY ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON YOUR AGENDA BRIEFLY.
THE WHITE ROCK LAKE TASK FORCE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF 25 PLUS YEARS OF WORKING WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT, LAKE ORGANIZATIONS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK, AND ALL PROJECTS WITHIN THE PARK.
A FEW YEARS AGO, THE TASK FORCE WAS ASKED TO IDENTIFY ITEMS WITHIN THE EXISTING MASTER PLAN THAT WERE OF HIGH PRIORITY AND HAD YET TO BE COMPLETED OR FUNDED.
A COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AT THE TASK FORCE AND 13 ITEMS WERE LISTED.
THE TOP TWO, YOU CAN GUESS THE FIRST ONE, DRENCHING, AND THE SECOND TOP ONE WAS SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL.
CONSOLIDATION OF PLANS, OR A VISION OF THE EXISTING MASTER PLAN IS NOT CONSIDERED A PRIORITY BY THE TASK FORCE.
IN FACT, ALL THE CURRENT PLANS ORIGINATED FROM THAT MASTER PLAN AS MOST MASTER PLANS ARE INTENDED TO DO.
THE LIGHTING MASTER PLAN OCCURRED AS PART OF THE SAFETY SECTION OF THE MASTER PLAN.
AND CONSULTING FUNDS COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF FOR CONSULTANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTORING OUR HISTORIC CCC BUILDINGS AROUND THE LAKE, OR ALSO FOR THE MASTER PLAN OF GLIDING FOR SAFETY MEASURES AROUND THE LAKE.
THE TASK FORCE ASKS THAT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, BE DEFERRED.
AND MS. FAVO REQUESTS THAT BETTER COMMUNICATION OCCURS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE NOT TAKEN UNAWARES OF ACTIONS BEING TAKEN BY THIS BODY WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO THE TASK FORCE.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE AND I'LL TURN THIS OFF.
THANK YOU MS, FOR COMING HERE THIS MORNING.
WE MOVE TO OUR NEXT POINT OF BUSINESS APPROVAL OF MEETINGS OF, UH, IN, UH, FEBRUARY 23.
DO I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? UH, MR. SLOT? DO I HAVE SECOND MR. BLAIR? ANY, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE ARE PULLING OUT ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
SO WE ARE VOTING ON 1, 2, 3, 5, AND SIX.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE, UH, MR. STEWART, DO I SECOND? THIS HAS TO ME ANY DISCUSSION IF THAT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR WILL MAY BUTLER PASS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MR. WOOD? DO I HAVE A SECOND, MR. BLAIR? ANY DISCUSSION? UM, YES.
I ASKED THAT THIS IT BE PULLED.
UM, AND I, IT WAS CAME UP FOR DISCUSSION WITH PLANNING AND DESIGN.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, UM, S COURT, PLAYGROUND, BUT, UH, UH, MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD, SOME OF WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE.
SO I'D LIKE TO, IF IT'S OKAY THAT MR. CONNOR, SO HE CAN SORT OF UPDATE ON WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT COMMITTEE.
THAT MAY ACTUALLY ANSWER SOME OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
MR. CONNOR, WOULD YOU MIND GIVING UPDATE TO THE FULL BOARD? SURE.
SO WITH THIS, WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS IN THE, UH, THANK MR BY THE WAY.
UM, WE DID HAVE DISCUSSION ON THIS.
UM, WHAT ARE THE, THE, THE, THE PROCESS OF THE BY BOARD WAS THE MAIN ISSUE.
NOT THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A PLAYGROUND IN THIS PARK.
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS MR. WOODS'S AREA, THAT THIS PARK NEEDS A PLAYGROUND.
IT WAS THE PROCESS OF THE BY BOARD.
WE'VE ASKED FOR A BRIEFING, UH, OF THE PROCESS FOR THE BY BOARD AND OUR NEXT, UM, PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE MEETING.
UM, AND BASED ON THAT BRIEFING, POTENTIALLY EDITING OR AMENDING HOW WE COME ABOUT THOSE, UH, THAT PROCESS.
UM, AND SO WHILE THE PROCESS MIGHT NOT BE WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS IT TO BE, NOW THIS,
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AND I, I HATE SAYING THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE SAY THIS A LOT.THIS IS GOING THROUGH THE CURRENT PROCESS AS IT SHOULD HAVE, AS IS IN PLACE.
WE FIX THAT PROCESS ON THIS ITEM, BUT WE CAN AMEND THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.
I COMPLETELY, UH, AM IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.
AND, BUT MY QUESTIONS RELATED TO NOT JUST THE BY BOARD, BUT OUR M W B E PROCESS WHEREBY WE VERIFY, UH, GOOD FAITH EFFORT AND ARE WE MADE A GOOD ENOUGH ATTEMPT TO GET SOME MINORITY VENDORS AND THAT, AND THAT WAS THE MAIN PART OF THE PIPELINE.
THAT WAS THE MAIN PART OF THE, YEAH, SO SORRY, THAT WAS THE MAIN PART OF THE DISCUSSION.
BUT I'D LIKE TO GET TO JUST SOME SPECIFIC POINTS ON THIS, UH, UH, PROCUREMENT, UM, ON THE, IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE BUSINESS INCLUSION AND DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTATION FORM, UH, THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ASKED THAT ARE VERY PERTINENT, I THINK, TO WHAT WE DO AS A DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE, UH, GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR MINORITY VENDORS THAT INCLUDES WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO BUSINESSES THAT ARE OWNED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR.
AND ON THIS ONE, UH, THE QUESTION THERE WERE QUESTIONS FROM THE BUSINESS INCLUSION AND DEVELOPMENT ASPECT THAT WERE ASKED OF THE VENDOR.
DID YOU MEET WITH A STAFF MEMBER AT THE SMALL BUSINESS CENTER BUSINESS INCLUSION AND DEVELOPMENT? THE ANSWER WAS NO.
UH, NUMBER TWO, DID YOU UTILIZE A CURRENT AND WBE DIRECTORY PROVIDED BY P I P STAFF FOR THIS PROJECT? NO.
SO THE QUESTION I REALLY HAVE IS AN INTERNAL QUESTION IS LIKE, ARE WE REALLY DOING ALL WE CAN AND WHAT DO WE REQUIRE OUR PEOPLE TO DO? CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT A GOOD FAITH EFFORT, LIKE WHAT'S IT REALLY MEAN? AND IT'S SORT OF FUZZY.
BUT IN THIS CASE, IT SEEMS TO ME, I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO TO, TO ENCOURAGE OUR VENDORS TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE EFFORT.
AND IN THIS CASE, I MEAN, WE HAVE A BUSINESS INCLUSION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO HELP FACILITATE THESE FOLKS.
CAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE ISSUES.
BUT TO NOT EVEN ENGAGE WITH THEM, WHY DON'T, I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT AND WHY A NO ON THOSE TWO? VERY IMPORTANT IS, IS OKAY, UH, AND ON THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR, I KNOW THEY'RE ABLE TO HIRE WHOEVER THEY WANT.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT AMERICA.
BUT IN THE TERMS OF OUR M W B EFFORTS, THIS VENDOR HAS 18 EMPLOYEES.
UH, ONE EMPLOYEE IS A PERSON OF COLOR.
UH, IT'S A HISPANIC MALE IN A CLERICAL ROLE.
AND 11 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.
THE SUBCONTRACTOR DOESN'T MEET THE, THE REQUIREMENT, BUT THEY COME CLOSE CAUSE IT'S A WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
WELL, WHEN THE, UH, OUR STAFF PERSON, ROBERT HALL, THE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATOR ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT, OKAY, DID THE BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEWS COMING ALONG, HOW DID WORLEY DETERMINED? THERE WERE NO OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
INVER CONSTRUCTION CAN BOTH INSTALL THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND DO THE LANDSCAPE WORK, HARDSCAPE WORK NEEDED.
WELL, OKAY, THAT'S NOT REALLY RESPONSIVE.
I, TO ME, THE INTENT OF THAT QUESTION IS LIKE, WHAT DID WE DO WELL, IT'S JUST THAT THEY CAN DO IT WELL, IS THAT FELONY STANDARD WE HAVE? LIKE THEY FOUND SOMEONE WHO COULD DO IT.
DOESN'T IT BEHOOVE US TO SAY, WELL, WHO ELSE COULD HAVE DONE IT? BUT THEY DIDN'T CHECK WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO SEE THE LIST OF VENDORS.
UM, SO THAT'S THE QUESTION I'D LIKE TO THROW IN.
IF THE STAFF HAS A RESPONSE TO ALL THIS, I'D LIKE TO BE READY.
YEAH, I ASK CHRIS TO COME UP, BUT I CAN ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION AS FAR AS M W B E, FAR AS EXTENDED BUSINESS, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UH, THAT OFFICE, YEAH, THEY HAVE THEIR PROCESS AND WE DON'T CONTROL THAT AT ALL.
SO THEY SAY A PERSON IS CERTIFIED IF IT MOVES ON.
SO WE, WE, WE DON'T, WE CAN'T STOP THEIR PROCESS.
HOWEVER, I DID HEAR THEIR, CAUSE REMEMBER YOU ALL BROUGHT UP CONCERNS.
I HAD A MEETING WITH THEM ALONG WITH SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHERE Y'ALL BROUGHT UP CONCERN ABOUT GOOD FAITH AND JUST MAKING A PHONE CALL.
AND THAT WAS ALMOST, WHAT, SEVEN MONTHS AGO.
AND THEY SAID THEY WAS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT CHANGING THEIR PROCESSES WHEN IT RELATES TO WBE E SO, UH, GOOD FAITH EFFORT.
SO MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO THE BOARD IS, IS THAT WE DO ASK THEM TO COME IN AND BRIEF THE BOARD NEXT MONTH AND THEN AFTER THAT BRIEFING, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE ARE THE SAME CONVERSATION AGAIN SEVEN MONTHS LATER.
UH, THAT, AND AND I DID MENTION, I THINK WE, AND I'M, I'M GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF CAUSE THE BOARD CHARITY IS HERE AND I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO HIM.
BUT I THINK THE BOARD AT THAT TIME, I MENTIONED WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BOARD
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LOOKING AT HOW CAN, WHAT CAN WE DO? BUT IT DOESN'T CIRCUMVENT THE CITY'S POLICY.BUT WE KIND OF SET THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE BOARD IS LOOKING FOR IN MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVING EVERYBODY A FAIR OPPORTUNITY AND THAT THE BOARD NEED TO COME UP WITH EITHER A POLICY OR A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS YOUR CONCERNS.
AND VICKY, IF I MAY, I THINK YOU HAVE A VERY, VERY VALID POINT AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS BOARD OWES THAT PARTICIPATION.
AND MR. JENKINS, AS YOU SAID, I THINK I'VE BEEN PART OF COUPLE OF THOSE BRIEFINGS.
IF THIS TIME I CAN REQUEST WHERE WE CAN IDENTIFY HOW THIS BRIEFING IS DIFFERENT THAN LAST TIME.
CAUSE AS MR. DICKEY SAID, YOU KNOW, UH, GOOD FAITH EFFORT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
SO HOW, AGAIN, HOW DO DO WE THEN AS A BODY SEE WE CAN BE PART TO MAKE THE CHANGE AS YOU SUGGESTED.
SO MS. MUNDEL, DID YOU HAVE QUESTION? NO, I'M AGREEING WITH YOU.
SO, UH, YEAH, SO NO, NO, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, CHRIS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO, I BELIEVE DIRECTOR JENKINS HANDLED THAT VERY WELL.
AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, MR. SLOT.
YEAH, I AGREE WITH, UH, WHAT MR. JENKINS SAID, BUT WHAT, UH, MR. DICKEN, MAX DEAN COLLEAGUE, UH, THE GOOD FAITH EFFORT AND, AND WE ALWAYS LIKE RETURN TO THE CHEAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT IS A GOOD FAITH EFFORT? YOU KNOW? AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S NOT COMPLYING WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, THEY HADN'T CHECKED WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OR THE M W B E OFFICE.
SO IT'S THE SAME OLD SYSTEMIC DEAL THAT WE KEEP GETTING, YOU KNOW, AND WE ALWAYS SAY IT'S A PROCESS.
I THINK WE'RE HERE ON THIS BOARD TO CHANGE THOSE PROCESSES, LIKE JOHN SAID, AND WE SHOULD IMPLEMENT THAT.
I THINK, UH, MR. JENKINS, WE CAN SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE CITY BY TAKING SOME LEADERSHIP STEPS WITH NO MORE COMMENTS.
UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, MOCKINGBIRD.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MR. WARD? DO I ANY SECONDING? MR. BLAIR? ANY DISCUSSION? UH, MR. CONNOR? I'LL CONCLUDE.
OH, YEAH, SO THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAME UP DURING THE, UH, PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE MEETING.
SPOKE WITH JOHN ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE HAD THIS MEETING.
UM, THIS IS ANOTHER ENGINEERING, ANOTHER, ANOTHER ASSET THAT, THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR FROM AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN, UM, IN PLACE FOR SIX YEARS.
UM, AND SO WE ARE SPENDING A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO, UH, LOOK AT RE-ENGINEERING THE BRIDGE, AND THEN WE'LL BE SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE BRIDGE ONCE THE BRIDGE, UM, ONCE THEY FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE BRIDGE AND DETERMINE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
AND SO MY COMMENT IN OUR DISCUSSION DURING THE THE PLANNING DESIGN COMMITTEE MEETING WAS WHY ARE WE CONTINUALLY CULPABLE FOR FINANCIAL, UM, OUTPUT ON ITEMS THAT ARE, SHOULD, ARE, ARE WAY LESS THAN THEIR USABLE LIFE, UM, IF IT'S AN ENGINEERING ISSUE, UM, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT DURING THE, UM, DURING THE PROCESS LEADING UP TO TO, TO THE BUILD.
AND THEN THE DESIGN, THE DESIGN AND THE BUILD.
SO WE, AGAIN, WE'VE ASKED FOR CHRIS TO HAVE THE, AND THEN WHAT, WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE FOR AN ENGINEERING COMPANY THAT HAS, UH, DELIVERED A PRODUCT THAT THAT DOESN'T WORK, UM, AND IS NOW A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
UM, AND SO WE'VE ASKED CHRIS, UM, AT OUR NEXT MEETING TO HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COME EITHER OUR NEXT MEETING OR THE MEETING AFTER AND TO BRIEF US ABOUT, AND I JUST WANNA TALK TO JOHN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT RECOURSE WE CAN HAVE, UM, BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T BE BE, BE PUTTING THE BILL FOR THIS IF THIS IS, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, I MEAN, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE, AND I'M LEANING ON YOU CAUSE YOU'RE AN ENGINEER.
WE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ON A BRIDGE THAT'S SIX YEARS OLD.
UM, THE, THE TYPE OF PROBLEMS WE'RE HAVING.
AND SO, UM, I KNOW MS. MONDE, YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT THIS AS WELL, BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE LANDED ON THE, UH, ON THE COMMITTEE.
NO, I, I JUST THINK THAT A, THE BRIDGE AT SIX YEARS OLD AND WE'RE SPENDING THIS MUCH MONEY AND WE'RE GOING BACK TO HAVING IT REDESIGNED AND COMING BACK AND FIXING THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS CREATED BY THE ORIGINAL ENGINEER OR DESIGNED IT, IT JUST WHAT HE SAYS OR HE'S ECHOED WHAT I SAID
HOW, HOW DID WE IDENTIFY? THERE WAS A PROBLEM ON THIS BRIDGE SIDE IS FALLING OFF.
THINK THIS WAS THIS BEFORE YOUR TIME, CHRIS.
BASICALLY, IT, IT, IT IS JUST BEFORE MY TIME.
UM, THE BRIDGE WAS ACCEPTED IN 2017 BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
AND AS THE BRIDGE HAS AGED, BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED IS WE HAVE WATER POOLING
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BEHIND THE FACADE OF BRIDGE.UM, WE HAD RECENT NICKELS DO AN INSPECTION ON THE BRIDGE TO TRY AND HELP DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE WATER THAT WAS GETTING BEHIND THE FACADE.
AND IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE OF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WEAK HOLES IN THE BRIDGE TO CREATE, UM, AIR CIRCULATION IN THE CAVITY OF THE BRIDGE WHERE THE FACADE IS INSTALLED.
SO BASICALLY IF AIR CAN'T CIRCULATE, WATER BUILDS UP BEHIND IT.
AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE IF YOU HAVE WALLPAPER ON YOUR WALL AT HOME AND YOU GET MOISTURE BEHIND YOUR WALLPAPER AND THE WALLPAPER STARTS PEELING OFF, THAT'S THE BEST LAY LAY PERSON WAY I CAN EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE FACADE ON THIS BRIDGE IS IT'S BASICALLY GETTING WATER BEHIND IT AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE WALLPAPER THAT'S PEELING OFF.
SO IT'S NOT A STRUCTURAL ISSUE WITH THE BRIDGE, IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, A COSMETIC ISSUE.
BUT IT CREATES A HEALTH SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN PIECES OF THIS FACADE FALL OFF, THEY'RE HEAVY.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANT ANYONE UNDERNEATH THEM IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO FALL OFF WHEN SOMEONE WAS WALKING BY.
SO IF YOU'D LET MORE INFORMATION ON EXACTLY HOW WE'RE GONNA REDESIGN THIS, I DO HAVE THE ENGINEER HERE, MAUL, AND YOU CAN COME GIVE SOME MORE TECHNICAL DETAILS IF YOU'D LIKE.
AND TO ANSWER A QUESTION THAT CAME UP IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE MEETING, WE'RE ESTIMATING RIGHT NOW THE REPAIRS ON THE BRIDGE WILL PROBABLY BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 700, $800,000.
SO, CHRIS, ONE QUICK QUESTION, AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ANSWERED.
YOU SAID IT'S THE MOISTURE AND WALLPAPER PEELING OFF BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE.
IF IT IS A BRIDGE, WASN'T MOISTURE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE? MAUL, DO YOU WANNA COME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS? YES.
UM, ON, I STILL HAVE I THE QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR ONE.
UH, THE REASON WHY WE HAVE, UH, THE WAY THIS WRIST WAS DESIGNED, I READ THE ARTICLE AND TWO RESULTS IN THE PAST AND, UH, THERE IS A DARK TUNNEL UNDERNEATH THAT.
SO WE HAD TO REDUCE, UH, DEAD LOAD ON THE TUNNEL.
SO INSTEAD OF USING, UH, EARTH BACK FIELD, WE HAVE USED GP AS THE FOAM BLOCKS OVER THERE.
SO IT IS OF COURSE EXPECTED SOME SORT OF MOISTURE.
BUT WHEN IT IS EARTH PRESENT IN THAT WITH THIS FOAM BLOCKS, UH, THE AMOUNT WASN'T MUCH EXPECTED.
UH, THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO KNOW.
AND UH, ALSO, UM, WITH THE TIME AND WEATHERING EFFECT, THE EXPANSION JOINTS, CAULKING FROM THE EXPANSION JOINTS STARTED PEELING OFF AND THAT CAUSED THE WATER INTRUSION INTO THAT AND, UH, CAUSING THE, UH, FACADE FAILURE.
BUT, UH, AND I KNOW MR. KITNER STILL HAS A QUESTION, BUT MAY WELL, THIS SEEMS LIKE THESE WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE A BRIDGE, WHICH IS BRIDGES SUPPOSED TO BE OVER WATER OR MOISTURE.
AND THIS ALL WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT.
SO, AND I KNOW IT MUST BE BEFORE YOUR TIME OR CHRISTMAS TIME, I, I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE HOW DO WE HOLD THIS CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT? SO YOUR, YOU HAVE ANSWERED WHY IT HAS HAPPENED, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO AWARD A NEW CONTRACT, WON'T THE CONTRACTOR BE KNOWING, UH, THESE THINGS THAT ABSOLUTELY HAPPENED? IT'S NOT A TORNADO WHICH CAME, UH, AS A NATURAL CALAMITY, OF COURSE.
UH, I CAN'T DENY, BUT, UH, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M ALSO UNANSWERED LIKE WHAT, UH, ACTORS WERE CONSIDERED DURING THE DESIGN.
MR. KITNER? SORRY, I READ YEAH, GO AHEAD.
UH, WHO ORIGINALLY DESIGNED THIS BRIDGE? WAS IT DONE INTERNALLY? WAS IT DONE EXTERNALLY? IT WAS DONE BY A CONSULTING FIRM.
DO WE HAVE, UM, I ASSUME WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH THE DESIGNER, WITH THE BUILDER, EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS? THERE WERE THAT THAT IS CORRECT.
THE SAID HE DID HAVE CONTRACTS WITH, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BEING BRIEFED ON.
MR. CONNER REFERENCED IT, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT, UH, WHAT AGREEMENTS WE HAVE, WHAT POTENTIAL RECOURSES WE MIGHT HAVE RELATIVE TO ALL THOSE CONTRACTS FOR ANY, NOT JUST THIS BRIDGE, BUT ANYTHING THAT WE MAY HAVE CHALLENGES ON.
THAT IS WHAT WE'LL BE ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEYS TO COME AND TALK ABOUT.
SO THE, THE BRIDGE ITSELF IS SAFE TO USE FOR PEDESTRIANS, FOR BICYCLISTS, IT'S FINE TO USE? YES, IT IS.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY BLOCKED OFF THE AREAS WHERE THE FACADE HAS BEEN FALLING OFF BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE FACADE TO BE FALLING ON ANYONE.
BUT THE BRIDGE ITSELF IS SAFE, IT'S STRUCTURALLY SOUND.
AND THEN WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF A BRIDGE? LIKE THIS EXPECTED LIFE SPAN, SPAN OF A BRIDGE? LIKE THIS IS 40 TO 50 YEARS AT LEAST.
AND ARE THESE COSMETIC ISSUES COMMON? I WON'T SAY THEY'RE COMMON, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THE MOCKINGBIRD PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IS A VERY UNIQUE BRIDGE.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS TYPE OF FACADE IS NECESSARILY PUT ON BRIDGES BECAUSE THE MOCKINGBIRD BRIDGE IS SUCH A UNIQUE BRIDGE.
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THANK YOU.THANK MR. UH, SO CAN YOU TELL ME AGAIN WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU GUYS CALLED THE CONTRACTORS TO TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE BRIDGE THEY BUILT FIVE YEARS, SIX YEARS AGO? I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT CONVERSATION HAS HAPPENED YET.
MS. MONTA, WHY, WHY IS IT COMING TO US BEFORE YOU'VE GONE TO THE CONTRACTOR? BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE BRIDGE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE MORE CONCERNED WITH, WITH THE HEALTH SAFETY ASPECT RIGHT NOW, AND THEN WORKING OUT THE FINE DETAILS AFTER THE FACT.
WE'RE MORE CONCERNED WITH ASK US FOR, TO PROVE MONEY THAT YOU HAVEN'T REACHED OUT TO THE CONTRACTOR TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COME AND FIX IT OR REDESIGN IT.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE FACILITY IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.
SO WE'RE MOVING THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY TO GET THE HEALTH SAFETY ASPECT OF THE PROJECT TAKEN CARE OF.
SO DESCRIBE, SO NOBODY'S WALKING UNDER WHERE IT'S FALLING? CAUSE THERE'S A SIDEWALK I WALKED A BRIDGE.
SO YOU, IT'S, IT'S WHERE THE, IT'S ON THE SLOPE PART OF THE, SO NOBODY'S REALLY WALKING OR RIDING THEIR BIKES RIGHT THERE WHERE IT'S FALLING.
IT'S, IT'S UP, IT'S KIND OF BUTTED UP TO THE, THE LITTLE SLOPE RIGHT THERE BETWEEN THE HIGHLANDER AND THE, THE, UM, STORAGE FACILITY.
RIGHT? THERE WERE SOME STAIRS AND SOME, UM, INCLINE WHERE SOMETHING FACADE FELL OFF THAT WE HAVE BLOCKED OFF THAT PEOPLE CAN NO LONGER ACCESS JUST IN CASE PIECES OF THAT FACADE FALL OFF.
SO YES, THERE WERE AREAS THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN WALKING WHEN THIS FACADE FELL DOWN.
SO HAVE YOU ALSO CLOSED ON THE SIDEWALK BELOW? YES, WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
THEY MAY HAVE REOPENED IT, THEY MAY HAVE DONE SHORING AND REOPENED IT, BUT RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED, WE DID HAVE THAT SIDEWALK AND THAT STAIRWAY CLOSED.
AND CAN I JUST, UH, I'M COMING TO YOU JUST ADDENDUM TO HER QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS CONTRACTOR RIGHT NOW IN THE DEPARTMENT? I DO NOT BELIEVE THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SPECIFIC CONTRACTOR THAT BUILT THIS BRIDGE.
UM, MR. TURNER WARE THIS OBJECT, SINCE THIS WAS BUILT BY PUBLIC WORKS, IS THERE ANY, UM, I UNDERSTAND IT WAS GIFTED TO US, BUT UM, IT WASN'T REALLY OURS FROM THE GET-GO.
IS THERE ANY RECOURSE WE COULD TAKE WITH OUR CO DEPARTMENT IN PUBLIC WORKS THAT EITHER SOME KIND OF WARRANTY ISSUE OR WHERE WE COULD HAVE A SHARED EXPENSE OR, CAUSE THIS WASN'T, WE DIDN'T BUILD IT, SO, BUT NOW WE'RE STUCK PAYING FOR IT.
UM, IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THAT? BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN OUR BUDGET.
IT WASN'T THIS, WHEN THIS WAS IDENTIFIED, THIS WAS NOT IN OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET, IS MY UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT JOHN? MM-HMM.
WE ASK CURRENTLY THERE IS, THERE IS NO ONE LEFT IN PUBLIC WORKS THAT WORKED ON THIS PROJECT.
THEY HAVE EITHER RETIRED OR LEFT THE CITY OF DALLAS, UM, WITH DIRECTOR JENKINS'S PERMISSION.
I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO WORK WITH HIM TO WORK WITH THE CURRENT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP WITH ON THIS.
BUT THE REASON THAT DISCUSSION HADN'T YET HAPPENED IS THERE'S JUST NO STAFF OVER THERE THAT'S FAMILIAR WITH THIS BRIDGE.
WELL, OR I MEAN IT'S REALLY MORE OF THE FIDUCIARY COMPONENT THAT COULD WE ASK THAT? I MEAN THAT WE OR WE HAVE SOME KIND OF YEAH.
SHARED THIS JUST ABOUT PAYING FOR THE MAINTENANCE, NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT WHO PERHAPS WORKED ON IT AT THE TIME, BUT WE DON'T WANNA INHERIT SOMEBODY ELSE'S BAD WORK, SO.
I MEAN THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ALL THESE LEVELS OF APPROVAL WITH, I MEAN WE'RE DOING, WE'VE DONE IT ON THESE OTHER BRIDGES AND SO, AND GOING FORWARD WHEN PUBLIC WORKS FOR TECH DOT BUILDS OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR US, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T COME BACK TO OUR BUDGET, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR OR EVERY FIVE YEARS.
CAUSE IT IS A PRETTY NEW BRIDGE.
SO, UM, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF PROTECTION IN PLACE, UM, OR AT LEAST ON THIS PROJECT, GO BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR AND PUBLIC WORKS.
SO SHE SEE IF WE COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF SHARED MAINTENANCE EXPENSE ON THIS.
LIKE IT SHOULDN'T ALL COME TO THE PARK DEPARTMENT TO FUN.
SORRY, I'M LISTENING TO ALL WE UNDERSTAND.
SO YEAH, LET ME, LET ME, CUZ I'M LISTENING TO ALL THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND, AND EVERYONE HAS VERY LEGITIMATE, UH, POINTS AND I WILL BE ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS IF I WAS IN Y'ALL SEAT.
UH, BUT I, I GOTTA GIVE YOU ALL THE REALITIES OF WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UH, THE WAY THINGS WORK AROUND HERE IN THE CITY.
UH, IT SOUNDS GOOD, EVERYTHING Y'ALL SAYING, BUT THE REALITY OF SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN HERE 30 YEARS THAT'S JUST NOT HAD WORKS THAT HE AROUND HERE, UH, THERE'S A REASON.
AND BEFORE CHRIS GOT THE PUBLIC WORKS, I CAN TELL YOU BEFORE SHE GOT THE PUBLIC WORKS, WE DIDN'T WANT PUBLIC WORKS DOING NONE OF OUR WORK ON OUR PARTS.
CAUSE WE HAD TO GO BACK AND REDO THE WORK.
UH, OKAY, I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
BUT YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE, YEAH, WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH PUBLIC WORKS, WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION
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WITH ATTORNEYS.BUT I, I'LL TELL YOU, OUR PROCESS ALWAYS BEEN, IF WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUES, WE GO FIX IT FIRST AND THEN WE START WORKING THROUGH THE LITIGATION AND WORKING THROUGH THE OTHER FOLKS TO TRY TO REIMBURSE OUR MONEY.
BUT WE, WE DON'T COMPROMISE SAFETY.
I UNDERSTAND IT MAY NOT BE CLOSE WHERE YOU WALK UP ON IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, BEING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, WE CAN'T TAKE THAT RISK BECAUSE PEOPLE SUE US ALL THE TIME.
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING WHAT Y'ALL JUST SAID, BUT THE REALITY IS THIS IS, IT'S A BIG BUREAUCRACY.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO MANEUVER THROUGH IT.
AND SO I ASSURE THE BOARD WE ARE GONNA GO BACK, WE ARE GOING TO MEET WITH OUR ATTORNEYS, WE ARE GOING TO MEET WITH PUBLIC WORKS, THEY'LL FINALLY SAY NO.
AND THEN AS ALWAYS, Y'ALL KNOW HERE I WILL TAKE IT ALL THE WAY UP TO CHAIN UP TO THE TC AND TRY TO SEE IF WE COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION.
AND MR. JENKINS, CAN WE SEND THAT HE A LETTER TO THIS CONTRACTOR? OH YEAH, WE WILL.
I'M TELLING YOU WE WILL DO ALL OF THAT.
UH, DO WE KNOW IF THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT OR A CONSTRUCTION DEFECT OR IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT WITH THE CONSULTANT STILL ONE, I WOULD SAY THIS IS A SIGNED EFFECT.
SO, UH, AS I UNDER CONSULT, NOT HAVING ENOUGH VEHICLES.
SO AS, AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CONTRACTOR BEING AT FAULT, THE CONTRACTOR'S JOB IS TO BUILD PER THE DESIGN.
SO IF THE CONTRACTOR BUILT IT PER DESIGN, THEN THE DEFECT IS WITH THE DESIGN FROM H AND T V.
UH, SO BEFORE WE THROW THE CONTRACTOR UNDER THE BUS, WE NEED TO FIND OUT IF IT'S A CONTRACTOR FAULT OR DESIGN FAULT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A DESIGN FAULT.
UH, I THINK WE SHOULD BE KEEPING A LIST IN THE DEPARTMENT WHERE WE HAVE THESE DESIGN DEFECTS OR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS.
AND IF SOMEONE'S GOT A DESIGN DEFECT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE, THEN UH, THEY SHOULDN'T BE THE BEST AVAILABLE OR THE BEST WHATEVER BIDDER ON A PROJECT BECAUSE THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK AND THEY JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY GOTTA STRIKE AGAINST THEM AS WE CONSIDER CONTRACTORS AND DESIGNERS IN THE FUTURE.
SO THEY MAY NOT HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION BASED ON THEIR WARRANTY OR WHATEVER.
THEY HAVE A, IN MY VIEW, A REPUTATIONAL OBLIGATION TO THE CITY.
AND I THINK H AND TB DOES A LOT OF WORK WITH THE CITY AND A LOT OF PUBLIC PROJECTS.
AND WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND SAY, HEY GUYS, THIS IS YOUR NICKEL NOT OURS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIX IT, THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO THINK ABOUT USING DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STAND BEHIND YOUR WORK.
NOT ONLY THAT, WE ARE GOING TO OFFICIALLY INFORM CITI TO DO THE PROCESS OF WHAT THEY WANT DELISTING THEM.
THAT, THAT WAS PART TO EXACTLY YOUR POINT.
WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT TODAY AND THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO AGAIN, CHANGE THE PROCESS IF WE HAVE A, A CONTRACTOR OR AN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT COMES IN AND THERE'S FAULTY WORK THAT'S DONE AND THEY NEED TO BE ON SOME TYPE OF, OF EITHER THEY CAN'T DO WORK FOR OUR DEPARTMENT ANYMORE OR SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, BAN FOR FOR YEARS OR YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT IS PART OF THE, WHAT WE'VE ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COME, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT REAL QUICK, WHAT IS THE TYPICAL, UM, THIS IS NOT THE, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS.
WHAT'S THE TYPICAL WARRANTY ON A BRIDGE THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY SHORT WARRANTY? TYPICALLY ON OUR PUBLIC PROJECTS, WE TYPICALLY HAVE A YEAR WARRANTY ON PROJECTS ONE YEAR.
BUT I'LL GIVE CREDIT BILL, THERE'S BEEN SOME, LIKE WITH OUR RISK MANAGEMENT OFFER WHERE THEY CAME IN CHANGING PROCESSES TO BEFORE WHEN WE WAS ALL SELF-INSURED AND THEY WAS LIKE, NO, WE'RE GOING TAKE OUT INSURANCE.
AND SO I WILL SAY ON THE OTHER END, THESE THINGS COULD CONTINUE TO BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION.
I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT IGNORING, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET TO IT.
AND SO I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT THIS AIN'T A CONCERN FOR FOLKS IN THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT WE WILL WORK WITH THEM DECISION.
UH, I HAVE A REQUEST AND IT DOESN'T INVOLVE DEPENDING ON ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, BUT WHEN WE GET
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OUR BRIEFING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WE HAVE A SIMILAR ISSUE AT THE BACHMAN REGIONAL AQUATIC CENTER.I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT IT INVOLVES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EXISTING REC CENTER AND THE AQUATIC CENTER, UH, CLEAR DESIGN OR SOME KIND OF FLAW.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WHEN THE CITY ATTORNEYS GIVE THE BRIEFING IN THIS SITUATION, THAT WE ALSO GET AN UPDATE OF THE BRIEFING ON WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE SITUATION.
UH, AND I JUST SECOND ANOTHER MINUTE, UH, THIS ONE YEAR WARRANTY THAT ACTUALLY A QUESTION OF DIRECTOR JENKINS, SINCE WE HAVE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A CONDITION WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT OF SAYING THAT YOU WANT TO, WE NEED YOU TO WARRANTY THIS WORK FOR TWO YEARS OR WHATEVER? UH, I'M NOT FOR SURE, BUT I CAN ASK THAT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, TO UH, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA SAY THIS, THEY ALWAYS ACCUSED PARK PARTNER OF NOT WANT TO BE PART OF ALL THE REST OF THE CITY PROCESSES.
BUT THERE'S A REASON WHY WE DO CERTAIN.
AND SO I WILL TELL 'EM THAT NO, MY BOARD AND I'M BEEN AGREEING WITH THEM, THAT WE GOT THESE MADE, UH, PROJECTS AND WE NEED TO, IF WE NEED TO PAY A PREMIUM TO GET THE, GET THE WARRANT FOR THREE YEARS OR FIVE YEARS, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND CAN I JUST ADD TO THAT, THAT I APPRECIATE THAT.
CAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GONNA EMBODIED POLITIC AND PUBLIC OPINION.
THE THE PEOPLE I REPRESENT WILL BE ON OUR SIDE IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE BREAKING FROM CITY HALL'S TRADITION OF A ONE YEAR WARRANTY BY ASKING OUR PEOPLE FOR A MORE THAN ONE YEAR WARRANTY, I THINK WE MIGHT JUST WIN THAT IN BATTLE OF THE DALLAS TAXPAYER.
UM, I JUST WANNA MIRROR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
CAUSE IF THIS BRIDGE HAS A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 50 YEARS AND IF WE WERE SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW TALKING ABOUT IT ACTUALLY STRUCTURALLY FAILING, I CAN IMAGINE THAT THAT PRICE TAG WOULD BE IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND I, IT SEEMS IMAGINABLE PAINT IT.
WE WOULD CONTRACT FOR SOMETHING THAT I'M SURE COSTS, I CAN'T, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT MY BROKERAGE COST.
I'M SURE IT WAS CRAZY EXPENSIVE, BUT TO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY FOR STRUCTURAL OR COSMETIC, I DON'T, THAT SEEMS SO RISKY FOR US BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE ALWAYS SHORT ON MONEY AND TO TRY TO GO BACK AND FIX OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, THAT YOU'RE EITHER A DESIGN PROBLEM, UH, A CONTRACTOR PROBLEM.
WE, WE HAVE TO BUILD SOME SAFETY IN FOR OURSELVES, EITHER THROUGH INSURANCE POLICIES OR GETTING FOR, UH, ESPECIALLY THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WOULD POSE SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARDS.
IF THAT BRIDGE WERE TO FAIL, I MEAN THAT'S MORE THAN JUST NOW YOU'VE GOT ROAD UNDERNEATH IT.
IT JUST SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME.
WE WOULD HAVE THAT KINDA PROJECT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION IN PLACE FOR US.
NO INSURANCE, NO WARRANTY BEYOND THE SIXERS.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HOWEVER WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT FOR THESE REALLY BIG CONTRACTS, BIG PROJECTS LIKE BACHMAN, IF SOMEBODY MISSED SOMETHING, THAT'S OKAY.
BUT HOW DO WE PROTECT OURSELVES FROM BEING ON THE HOLDING THE BAG FOR FIXING IT AND HAVING TO FIT IT INTO OUR BUDGET? SO CHRIS, CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? UH, SINCE THESE ARE BOND FUNDS THAT BILL THESE STRUCTURES, WOULD THEY ALLOW US TO, AS PART OF THAT BUDGET THAT WE SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO SPEND AN EXTRA $25,000 AS, AS PART OF THE BOND FUNDS TO ENSURE TO GET A LONGER, UH, WARRANT.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CHECK INTO? YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY CHECK INTO THAT.
UM, I'M SURE THE CONTRACTORS WILL BE WILLING TO OFFER A LONGER WARRANTY, BUT IT WILL MEAN THEM EXTENDING THEIR BONDS, THEIR BONDS AND THEIR INSURANCE.
THAT THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
WILL YOU GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN WHY THAT'S AN ISSUE?
SO IF THEY HAVE TO ADD ANOTHER, UH, YEAR WARRANTY ON THE PROJECT, THAT'S ANOTHER YEAR THAT THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE THEIR BONDS AND THEIR INSURANCE AND THAT COSTS THEM MONEY.
AND IT'S ALSO ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BOND FOR DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR CAPACITY IS.
SO CONTRACTORS MAY FIGHT BACK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT JUST BECAUSE THE FACT THAT TECHNICALLY THEIR WORK IS DONE, BUT THEY STILL HAVE BOND AND INSURANCE TIED UP ON A PROJECT THAT THEY'RE TECHNICALLY DONE.
AND, AND WHO THAT WOULD REALLY HURT WOULD BE THE MORE SMALL, SMALL CONTRACTORS, THE MINORITY THAN WOMEN, THE SMALLER CONTRACTORS.
CAUSE THEY CON BOND CAPACITY IS NOT AS LARGE.
BUT WHAT WE COULD DO IS LOOK FOR A THIRD PARTY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT COULD, THEY WOULD JUST GIVE US ASSURANCE
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AGAINST THE BRIDGE AND, AND SORRY, BUT JOHN, THAT CAN BE A DISCUSSION THAT MAYBE WE GIVE SOME LENIENCY TO END UP B BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK FOR THE BIG CONTRACTORS HERE, WHAT IS THEIR WRONG PROBLEM, RIGHT? THEY NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT.BUT MAYBE WHEN WE DO THE MB WB DISCUSSION, MAYBE WE PUT A, YOU KNOW, SOME KIND OF A FACTOR WHICH FAVORS THEM NOT TO HAVE A EXTRA BOND OR FIGURE HOW TO DO THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I DON'T WANT FOR THEM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT TO THINK FOR THAT CONTRACTOR, WHAT WILL IT DO TO HIS ON CONSTITUTION OUR JR DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO, NO.
I'LL COME TO, UH, UH OH MR. KITNER AND THEN I'LL COME TOK AND THEN MR. STEWART.
SO LOOKING AT THE BRIEFING, IT SAYS THAT THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL CONTRACT TO PERFORM AN ASSESSMENT OF ALL THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES IN THE CITY.
AND SO THAT'S HOW THIS, THIS ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED.
IS THAT RIGHT? THAT, THAT IS CORRECT.
WE HAD ALREADY HAD SOME INKLINGS THAT THERE WERE, THAT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES.
SO WE MADE SURE THAT WE GOT THIS BRIDGE INSPECTED ON OUR INSPECTION.
SO WHEN WE AND THE, THE OTHER 122 BRIDGES, DID WE FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE OR IS THIS THE ONLY ONE THAT WE FOUND AT ALL GESTURE BRIDGES? I'M GONNA LET UL ANSWER THAT.
SO, UH, WE HAVE FEW MINOR ISSUES, BUT NOT AS CVS AS THIS ONE.
UM, THERE IS ANOTHER BRIDGE OVER HERE IN UH, DIXON BRANCH COUNTY.
IT HAS SOME EROSION, BUT THAT CAN BE ALSO ADDRESSED.
BUT APART FROM THAT, ALL OTHER ARE IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITIONS.
SO MINOR COSMETIC REPAIR THAT'S REQUIRED.
SAID THIS WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT WE HAVE.
SO WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO TODAY IS APPROVE THE DESIGN WORK AND THEN, UH, ASSUMING WE APPROVE THAT, THEN AT SOME POINT WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOME ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION HERE AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED.
WELL OBVIOUSLY THIS IS 800,000 ISSUES TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO THIS IS, I MEAN SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON ONE OF OUR BRIDGES, I AM GONNA SUPPORT THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EXPLORING ALL OF OUR AVENUES TO RECOVER FUNDING FROM ANYWHERE THAT WE CAN GET IT TO HELP PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WHEN THAT COMES LATER THIS YEAR.
SO I'M GLAD YOU FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT NUMBER CUZ YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT PERTAIN DESIGN.
SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THAT.
UM, SO WE'RE CONFIRMING THAT THERE'S NO INSURANCE CORRECT ON THIS IN THE CITY THEN THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE INSURANCE.
SO WHAT CAN WE ALSO FIND OUT THOUGH THEN IF THERE WAS A PARTNERS THAT WERE IN THE ORIGINAL BUILD WITH THE, UM, PUBLIC WORKS, MAYBE LIKE SMU OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF PARTNERS THAT MAYBE WE CAN COME BACK TO, TO TALK TO THEM AND SAY, HEY, WE KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING? CAUSE A MILLION DOLLARS IS GONNA BE A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE, WHICH A LOT OF THINGS WE DON'T ANTICIPATE, BUT THIS IS GONNA, THIS IS GONNA FORESEE THINGS THAT ARE BRILLIANT, COST A LOT OF MONEY.
UM, AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S PARTNERS OUT THERE LIKE S SMU THAT MIGHT SAY, HEY, WE USE THIS ALL THE TIME.
THIS IS PART OF OUR, YOU KNOW, EXTENDED CAMPUS.
UH, A CONTRACTOR WARRANTY WOULD NOT HELP IN THIS SITUATION IF IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT, RIGHT? YOU COULD HAVE A 100 YEAR CONTRACTOR WARRANTY AND IT WOULDN'T COVER ANY OF THESE COSTS.
SO, UH, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
THE SECOND THING IS, DO WE KNOW WHO DESIGNED THE, UH, BRIDGE OVER THE NORTH HAVEN BRIDGE OVER 75 TECH STOP? I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I WAS, I WAS LOOKING AT JASON AND HE'S NOT SURE, AND I DON'T HAVE JARED WHITE HERE.
I THINK IT'S H AND T V, IT WAS H AND T V H AND T V.
SO I JUST CAUTION US AS A GROUP BEFORE WE DO ACCEPTANCE ON THAT BRIDGE, WE NEED TO REALLY DRILL DOWN INTO IT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE.
BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, H AND TB WITH PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES OVER BUSY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, THEY DON'T HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD WITH OUR BOARD.
AND CHRIS, JUST TO ADD TO WHAT MR. STEWART WAS SAYING, THE CAR WARRANTIES FOR THREE YEARS, BUT AFTER FIVE YEARS, IF THERE'S A DEFECTIVE PART, THEY STILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT.
IT DOESN'T COME UNDER WARRANTY AND SEEMS LIKE IT'S A SIMILAR CASE.
SO, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? AGAIN, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THIS? WE ARE EXPECTING, UH, FOUR MONTHS FOR DESIGN AND, UH, ANOTHER FOUR TO SIX MONTHS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.
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HOW ARE YOU? SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO BLOCK IT AS FOR SAFETY? MM.JUST THE SIDEWALK WILL BE BLOCKED OFF THE SAFETY ASPECT, BUT THE BRIDGE ITSELF IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WILL REMAIN OPEN.
THANK MS. UH, WITH, UH, THAT, AND CHRIS JUST WANT TO KNOW, I KNOW YOU INHERITED IT, THE QUESTIONS SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE ATTACKING YOU, BUT IT WAS NOT YOU, IT WAS ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE PROJECT AND THE MONEY AND THE MONEY TOO.
SO WITH THAT, UH, I PUT IT TO VOTE.
UH, WE GO TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
UH, FIVE NUMBER ONE, SERVICE CONTRACT, UH, FOR VERMONT SYSTEMS INC.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION, UH, MS. SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
HAVE IT, UH, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION NUMBER TWO, CEDAR RIDGE PLAZA.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MR. BLAIR? DO I HAVE A SECOND MR. SLAUGHTER? ANY DISCUSSION PLEASE WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AGENDA WAS LONGER THAN INDIVIDUAL
WITH THAT I COME TO BACK WORKING.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MR. DICKEY? UH, SECOND.
MR. BLAIR, ANY DISCUSSION? UH, MR. DICKEY? UH, JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN GETTING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR OUR NEW, UH, CLIENT CENTER AT BACHMAN.
UH, IT'S BEEN AVAILABLE FOR A WHILE AND IT'S TAKEN A WHILE TO GET IT DONE.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT AND ALL.
I WOULD, UH, JUST ASK, UH, JUST TO SAY ON THE RECORD, I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO JASON MAY ABOUT THIS, BUT THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING LOT, IF WE COULD INCLUDE SOME TREES, UH, BECAUSE, UH, CHASE STRUCTURE, WE'VE LOST A LOT OF TREES IN THAT AREA, AREA DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AQUATIC CENTER.
AND DISTRICT SIX IS, UH, THE BIGGEST HEAT ISLAND IN THE CITY.
SO I KNOW WE MIGHT LOSE SOME PARKING SPACES, BUT I WAS JUST ASK STAFF AS WE GO FORWARD TO CONSIDER WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET SOME SHADE IN THAT PARKING LOT.
UM, AND ALSO ONE OF CONSIDERATION GOING, ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO PARK IN THAT LOT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CROSS BACHMAN DRIVE TO GET THERE TO THE AQUATIC CENTER.
AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SPEEDING PROBLEM ON THAT STREET.
SO IF WE COULD WORK WITH STREETS, UH, THE, THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE NEAR THERE HAVE ASKED FOR SPEED BUMPS.
SO I JUST ASKED IF OUR STAFF COULD ALSO WORK WITH THE STREETS TO SEE IF WE CAN'T GET SOME SPEED AND FEEDING STRUCTURES ON LOCKMAN DRIVE BEFORE THAT PARKING LOT'S FINISHED.
SO THAT'S, AND I DON'T THANK TIM FOR FIGHTING FOR A PARKING LOT.
I'VE NEVER, WE SO RARELY BUY FOR PARKING LOTS IN THE PARK DEPARTMENT, BUT TIM, AS SOON AS THIS AQUATIC CENTER WAS REALLY HAPPENING, HE, THIS, THIS, THIS REALLY WAS LUCKY THAT THAT PARCEL WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
AND SO WE WEREN'T HAVING TO DEMOLISH ANYTHING, BUT IT REALLY WILL BENEFIT NOT ONLY THE REC CENTER, BUT THE AQUATIC CENTER AND THE STATE PARK.
IT WILL SOON BE THE BO THE BACHMAN PARK COMPLEX OF RECREATION.
SO, UM, WE REALLY DID NEED PARKING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS ADD INTO OUR BOND PROJECTS, UM, PROBABLY ADEQUATELY.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THEM RETROACTIVELY.
SO THIS WAS, UH, THIS WAS REALLY GOOD FORESIGHT AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
SO THANK YOU JASON, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS AND MR. DICKEY AND STAFF.
UH, SO IT'S GONNA BE, IT'LL BE A, A NICE PARKING LOT TO SUPPORT OUR PARKING FACILITIES.
OTHER COMMENTS? DID THAT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, NUMBER FOUR, BETTY B MARCUS.
UH, MS. COLLINS, YOU HAVE A MOTION.
SECOND, MS. MUN, ANY COMMENTS? UH, MS. COLLINS, I JUST WANT TO THANK, UM, SHAYNA AND RENEE FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON GETTING THIS, UH, NOT ONLY THE RENAMING, BUT REALLY THIS MUCH BETTER PROGRAMMED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT THAT WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT, UM, OUR DOWNTOWN USERS, BUT ALSO SYMPHONY PATRONS AND KIDS, THE ARTS DISTRICT.
UM, THIS IS A CONCRETE PARK THAT HAS SOME TREES AND A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, GREENERY, BUT IT'S REALLY NEVER BEEN UTILIZED AS A PARK IN THE WAY THAT A LOT OF OUR PARKS ARE AMONG OUR 400 IN THE SYSTEM.
AND SO THIS IS, UM, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE
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AN EXISTING AREA THAT BENEFITS NOT ONLY THE DONORS, BUT ALSO THE USERS AND, AND THE MARKET STILL ADEQUATELY ACKNOWLEDGES BETTY MARCUS'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY IN PARKS AND IN ARTS.SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT WIN, UM, FOR BOTH THE PARK DEPARTMENT AND THE, UH, THE SYMPHONY.
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORT AND KIM ESE AS WELL, THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SO REALLY PLEASED MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
SO WE ARE DONE WITH OUR VOTING AGENDA.
I MOVE TO THE BING, MR. PRESIDENT? UH, YES, MR. SLOAN, CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO NAME THE PARKING LOT? TIM DICKIE? BOY
UM, I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MARY BREGER, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THE DALLAS ARBORETUM SOCIETY, AND SHE WILL BE PROVIDING THEIR ANNUAL REPORT FOR THEIR OPERATIONS, UH, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT.
AND SO, UH, AT THIS POINTER, THANK YOU.
CAN'T SEE THIS, WE'RE GONNA LOWER SOME OF THE SHADES SO YOU CAN SEE THIS PRESENTATION.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FROM THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, YOUR WONDERFUL PARTNERS.
LET ME ALSO SAY THAT MARIA HEMAN, WHO IS GIVEN TO US AS A LIAISON, JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB TALKING TO US REGULARLY AND ATTENDING ALL OF OUR EVENTS.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE FUNDRAISING BUSINESS, YOU HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS, SO THEY'RE PULLING US DOWN RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS OUR MISSION, WHICH YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT LET ME JUST SHARE IT WITH YOU.
IT IS FOR THE ART AND ENJOYMENT HORTICULTURE, AND THAT MEANS THAT WE DO DIFFERENT KINDS OF FESTIVALS AND ACTIVITIES TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO THE DALLAS STAR REGION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THE, WE, I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB WITH THAT, WITH CONCERTS.
THIS EVENT, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FLIP THOSE PEOPLE TO BE MEMBERS AFTERWARDS, NOW THAT THEY'VE SEEN HOW BEAUTIFUL THINGS ARE.
THE SECOND IS TO PROVIDE FOR EDUCATION FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
AS I SHARED WITH YOU, WE HAVE, UH, A CLASS EVERY DAY GOING ON HERE.
WE ALSO HAVE RIGHT ACROSS FROM YOU THE TASTING PLAZA.
AND EACH DAY WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SAMPLES OF THINGS THAT YOU COULD COOK AT HOME FROM VEGETABLES, THE TYPE OF VEGETABLES GROWING IN OUR GARDEN TODAY.
NOW, MAY I SAY WE HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, BUT THOSE ARE THE SAME PLANTS.
SO IF YOU'RE HUNGRY AND A LITTLE BIT, YOU CAN WALK OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
BUT WITH THE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN, OF COURSE, WE, WE TRULY FEEL WE HAVE THE FINEST CHILDREN'S GARDEN IN THE COUNTRY.
THE, UH, NATIONAL CONVENTION, AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDEN ASSOCIATION IS COMING HERE IN JUNE AND THEY WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING DISTINCTIVE THAT WE'RE DOING.
WE DO SO MANY ONE-OFFS THAT, UH, JUST LIKE WHEN WE GO TO OTHER GARDENS, THEY TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES AND TAKE GOOD IDEAS HOME.
OUR WONDERFUL PUMPKIN FESTIVAL THAT WE'VE DONE FOR SO LONG WITH PUMPKIN HOUSES IS NOW BEING, UM, SHOWCASED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AT DIFFERENT GARDENS.
AND THEY KIND OF SAY US THEIR IDEA, WE DON'T CARE.
THE NEXT IS PROVIDING RESEARCH TO THE FIELD.
THIS IS THE TRIAL PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT'S HARDER TO GROW PLANTS IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA THAN ALMOST ANY PLACE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.
I NEVER KNEW THAT WHEN I TOOK THIS JOB, BUT THE REASON IS WE HAVE INCREDIBLY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE SUMMER AND IT DOESN'T DROP MUCH.
SO IF YOU'RE IN PHOENIX OR SCOTTSDALE, IT COULD BE 110, BUT IT'S 85 AT NINE.
HERE IT'S 105, AND IT GOES TO 102.
SO, AND WE HAVE SO MUCH CEMENT IN THIS AREA, SO WE'RE TRIALING ALL THE TIME SHOWING PEOPLE WHAT THAT CAN GROW, HOW TO DO IT WELL.
WE WANT 'EM TO COME HERE AND SEE EXAMPLES OF THAT.
AND THEN TO DO IT IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY.
WE HAVE, UH, THIS LAST YEAR HAD DALLAS BLOOMS OF BIRDS IN PARADISE OP.
YOU GAIN, UH, GIANT OVERSIZED BIRDS MAY HAVE PLANT MATERIAL.
UH, OUR SUMMER IN THE ARBORETUM HAD MORE NEW PLANTINGS ALONG THE WAY, BUT WE ALSO HAD, UH, A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT BY
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DON TORTI, WHO, UH, FABULOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN, UH, PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES OF OAK CLIFF AND DIFFERENT VIEWS OF DALLAS ETH ARBORETUM.AND WE MET THEM INTO HOUSES, DIFFERENT DESIGNS.
WE, UH, MOST CERTAINLY DID IT, UH, WITH THE TITLE OF FALL FAIRYTALE HOLIDAY AT THE ARBORETUM, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO ADD SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT.
SO WE HAVE, UM, OUR WONDERFUL 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GAZEBOS.
WE BUILT A WHOLE VILLAGE, UH, BASED ON A EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE.
AND YOU HAVE LITTLE HOUSES WHERE CHILDREN COULD LEARN WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS WHEN SHOPS, UH, WERE, UH, MANAGED BY DIFFERENT, UH, TRADES, IF YOU WILL.
BUT THIS YEAR WE ALSO HAVE A DALENE CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAMP, UH, LAWN, IF YOU WILL, BUT THEN IN THE, TO GO YOUR HOME.
WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WE'VE BEEN PLANNING FOR YEARS, AND IT WAS CALLED THE ARTISTRY OF FAITH AND CULTURE.
AND WE HAD EACH ROOM DEDICATED TO A DIFFERENT RELIGION OR FESTIVAL.
SO WE HAD A WHOLE ROOM DEDICATED TO KWANZA ONE, TO A HANUKKAH.
WE HAD WORKED FOR DEWA DALI, EXCUSE ME.
AND, UH, THEN OTHER BEAUTIFUL ROOMS, INCLUDING ONE THAT WAS JUST, UH, BLACK SANTA CLAUS.
NOW, THIS YEAR WE HAVE A WONDERFUL, UH, PROGRAM THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK.
IT WAS, UH, SCULPTURES BY GARY LEE PRICE, AND THEY'RE CALLED THE GREAT CONTRIBUTORS.
WE HAD A SECTION OR A GROUP OF ABOUT 10 BEFORE, AND NOW WE'VE BROUGHT BACK SOME NEW ONES THAT HE'S DONE, INCLUDING A LOT OF WOMEN.
WE HAVE MOTHER TERESA ON A BENCH.
YOU CAN SIT DOWN, TALK ABOUT THE WORLD'S TROUBLES, KEEP THE DAY YOU HER TROUBLES.
WE'VE GOT, UM, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, RUBY BRIDGES, UH, AMELIA EARHART, UH, JOAN NAVAR, COME AND SEE THE HE A SEAT, AND UH, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BRING THEIR FAMILY.
WE'VE GOT A FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL MARCH 23RD.
IT'S GROWING ABSOLUTELY EVERY YEAR.
AND WE HAVE, UM, WE NOW SPREAD IT OUT IN THE JOHNSON COLOR GARDEN.
OUR BLACK HERITAGE CELEBRATION, CHAIRED BY JANET.
JACK IS ON MAY 6TH AND SEVENTH.
PRIDE AND BLOOM IS A TWO DAY EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR.
UH, ED, IT'S CHAIRED BY DAVID SA AND A FABULOUS COMMITTEE.
UM, WE HAVE CONCERTS IN THE GARDEN FROM LATE SPRING ALL THE WAY THROUGH OCTOBER WITH JUST TWO MONTHS OFF IN JULY AND AUGUST WHEN IT'S TOO HOT TO SIT ON THE GROUND, EVEN THOUGH THE MUSIC'S GREAT.
WE HAVE A HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11TH, THEN AUTUMN, THE ARBORETUM COMES UP AND WE ARE BRINGING BACK THE WHOLE PEANUTS GANG AGAIN FOR A LOT OF PHOTO OPS.
AND WE'LL HAVE A GIANT PUMPKIN AGAIN CUZ WE DO PUMPKINS BETTER THAN ANYBODY.
AND THEN HOLIDAY AT THE ARBORETUM IS STILL GOING TO BE A SAMPLE OF DIFFERENT, UH, WAYS THAT, UH, CHRISTMAS IS DECORATED AROUND THE WORLD.
THIS IS SOME OF OUR BLACK HERITAGE CELEBRATION WITH EACH ONE OF THESE CELEBRATIONS.
WE BRING IN GREAT VENDORS FROM THE AREA.
WE ALSO BRING IN GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, GREAT CHEFS, AND THEN WE ALWAYS HAVE ONE SPECIAL EVENT, AND THAT WAS OUR FASHION SHOW LATER.
BUT THIS IS SOME OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT.
THESE ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN DRESS DESIGNERS.
AND THE WHOLE IDEA HERE IS TO LET PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR GARDEN TODAY KNOW ABOUT OTHER GREAT VENDORS IN OUR CITY, AND PERHAPS THEY'LL GIVE THEM BUSINESS.
THIS IS OUR LEADERSHIP, THESE GREAT WOMEN.
THEN, UM, HERE, THESE ARE SOME OF OUR PEACOCK TOPIARIES, IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, THE PRIDE AND BLOOM AREA.
THIS WE HAVE EACH YEAR A KINGSON ERA FASHION SHOW.
EACH GIRL HAS TO DO A, A LITTLE OUTLINE OF WHO HER HEROES ARE, WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO, WHAT THEY WANNA DO, UH, WHEN THEY GROW UP.
EACH ONE ARE 15, UM, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN IN THEIR SCHOOL.
AND THAT IS QUOTED BY A, UH, TELEVISION REPORTER, USUALLY FROM TELEMUNDO AS THE GIRLS PARADE AROUND THE ROOM.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ALL OF THEM TOGETHER AND UP CLOSE.
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN DRESSES LIKE THIS.
THESE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAT CAME AT THAT TIME.
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WILL, WILL.NOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COOKING FOR US DOING COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS RIGHT BACK HERE, AND MORE EXAMPLES OF OUR DIFFERENT FESTIVALS.
WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT, AND WE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT 'EM.
IF YOU GIVE US MORE THAN 40 HOURS A WEEK, A YEAR, WE WILL COUNT YOU AS A VOLUNTEER.
THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CORPORATIONS WHERE SOMEONE JUST SHOWS UP FOR THREE HOURS OR SO.
WE HAVE 3,100 OF THOSE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER BOTANIC GARDEN IN THE NATION, AND THEY WORK ALL THROUGH THE GARDEN.
THIS IS, UH, A PART OF OUR MISSION IS OUR RESEARCH.
WE'RE SHOWING HERE, OF COURSE, UH, WHAT WE DO AS WE'RE TESTING OUR PLANTS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A FIELD DAY HERE.
IT'S FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THAT PROFESSION.
IT'S THE, THE BREEDERS, IF YOU WILL.
IT'S, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE RETAILERS.
WE'RE GONNA SHOW THEM WHAT WE LEARNED FROM OUR TRIAL PROGRAM, AND THAT WILL THEN BE IN THE MARKET IN TWO YEARS.
BUT AT THAT POINT, THEY CAN TALK TO A BREEDER AND SAY, CAN YOU DO THIS FOR ME? I MIGHT NEED THIS AMOUNT, WHATEVER.
THIS IS THE A LOOK AT OUR TRAVEL GARDENS.
THIS IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED IN OUR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND THIS IS JUST SIGNIFICANT.
WE HAD A, A SLOPE IN COVID, YOU KNOW, BUT WE'RE BUILDING RIGHT BACK.
THIS IS SHOWING THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT CHILDREN COME FROM.
AND RICHARDSON HASN'T BEATEN DOWN YET, BUT IT'S RIGHT IN.
UH, THE CHILDREN'S ADVENTURE GARDEN.
WE TOLD YOU ONLY ONE OF THIS TYPE IN THE WORLD.
IT IS BUILT AROUND SCIENCE PRINCIPLES, K THROUGH SIX FOR, THAT'S WHERE YOU LEARN LIFE AND EARTH SCIENCE.
WE CAN TEACH IT BETTER IN NATURE.
EACH ONE OF THE DIFFERENT GARDENS ARE ALIGNED.
THE, UH, EXHIBITS ARE ALIGNED WITH STATE AND NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS.
SO THAT'S WHY ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE COMING IN JUNE TO SEE HOW WE DO IT.
OF COURSE, EVERYTHING WHEN YOU'VE GOT A GRANT IS BASED ON OUTCOMES.
SO WE DO PRE AND POST TESTING.
THIS IS A FABULOUS, FABULOUS AREA.
WE'RE CONTINUALLY WORKING ON TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE DIVERSE.
WE LIVE BEEN HIRED A NEW PERSON IN CHARGE OF HR WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD AND, UH, EXPERTISE IN D EI.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO FIND MORE PLACES TO ADVERTISE.
SO THIS IS OUR CURRENT COMPOSITION, AND THIS IS A FINANCIAL SHIP SNAPSHOT.
I'M LUCKY TODAY TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE WITH ME, UH, SEAN JACKSON, WHO IS OUR COO, BUT REBECCA BILLINGS, WHO'S ALSO OUR CFO, AND I'M GOING TO LET HER TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR SLIDES AND HOW WE BRING OUR MONEY IN.
UM, THIS IS, UH, JUST A VERY SUMMARIZED VIEW OF HOW OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ROLES.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE ABOUT, UH, 50 50 FROM SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBERSHIP DUES AND EARNED REVENUE.
SO WHEN PEOPLE COME AND RENT THIS AMAZING VENUE THAT YOU'RE IN TODAY, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WAYS WE EARNED EARNED REVENUE.
AND THEN OUR CITY OF DALLAS STIPEND OR OUR MANAGEMENT FEE, YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY ONLY REPRESENTS ONE POINT IN CHANGE.
PERCENT OF OUR TOTAL REVENUES EARNED, UH, OF OUR EXPENSES.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S AN EVER INCREASING LINE FROM 2021 UP TO 2020 THREE'S PROJECTION.
UH, JUST TO KEEP IN MIND, WE'VE MADE, UH, SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN STAFFING, UH, SALARIES, WAGES INCREASING, EMPLOYEES WAGES, UH, UH, POST COVID.
SO, UH, YEAR OVER YEAR, OUR INVESTMENT IN SALARIES IS WELL OVER A MILLION AND A HALF A YEAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO, UH, BUMP UP OUR BASE SALARIES WITH, UH, AND THE ARBORETUM, UH, DOES CARRY DEBT, IF YOU LIKE.
THAT PARKING GARAGE THAT WE HAVE UP AT THE NORTH END, UH, WE HAVE ABOUT 22 MILLION OF DEBT ON THE BOOKS CURRENTLY.
AND, UH, JUST THE INTEREST EXPENSE, UH, THAT WE HAVE TO ABSORB IN OUR OPERATIONS EVERY YEAR IS, UH, IT IS DECREASING OVER TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SOME SIZEABLE PRINCIPLE PAY DOWNS ON THAT DEBT.
AND THAT'S A STRATEGY OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD.
SO, UH, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS PLACE, UH, AS DEBT FREE AS POSSIBLE, UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT IN 2021, WE HAD A SECOND PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM GRANT OF 1.6 MILLION.
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UH, OF THE TWO THAT WE RECEIVED, BOTH WERE 100% FORGIVEN.SO YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE OUR, UH, NET OPERATING, UH, SURPLUSES, UH, ROLL OUT TO BE FOR 2023, EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 2.6 MILLION.
AND JUST TO KEEP IN MIND, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH OUR DEBT COVENANT, AND THAT REALLY SAYS WE HAVE TO END EVERY YEAR WITH TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN THE BANK.
SO TWO AND A HALF MILLION, 2.6 MILLION IS SOMEWHAT POSITIVE, BUT WE HAVE TO DO THAT.
SO WE'RE ONLY BEATING IT BY ABOUT 92 GRAND.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A NERVE-WRACKING YEAR FOR 2023 POTENTIALLY, IF WE DON'T COMPLY WITH THAT DEBT COMING UP.
ATTENDANCE, YOU CAN SEE IS BACK ON THE RISE.
UM, YOU KNOW, ONE, 1 MILLION, UH, VISITORS PLUS IN 2020 1 22 AND EXPECTED TO GROW IN 2023.
QUESTIONS, REBECCA? I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHAT'S YOUR, OF YOUR, UM, SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC? WHAT'S THE BREAKDOWN OF BETWEEN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT VERSUS OTHER? YEAH, SO IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEMBERSHIP DUES AND IT'S, THAT IS RIGHT ABOUT 50 50.
AND REAL QUICK, UH, MARY, IS THERE MORE TO THE PRESENTATION OR IS THAT THE END? WE'LL COME TO THE FINANCIAL QUESTIONS ON THE AFTER SHE'S DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
REBECCA HERE TO ANSWER ANYTHING THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE THAT HAPPENED TO BE FINANCIAL.
WE, WE MIGHT, YOU KNOW, BRING HER BACK AFTER.
THEN A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT SOMETHING ORAL CLASS IN OUR CITY.
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE NOW.
AND IT WAS NAMED THERE BY ARCHITECTURAL EVERYBODY MSN.
UM, BUT WE ARE AMONG THE TOP 14 GARDENS ACCORDING TO ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST IN THE WORLD.
THEN OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS KEEPS WINNING AWARDS.
UM, WE HAVE DISTINCTIVE EXHIBITS THAT PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING AND COPYING ALL THE TIME.
AND THEN WE'RE ALWAYS HUMBLED BY JUST GREAT NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT TALK ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO WE ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE COMPLETED CAPITALIZED LAST YEAR.
THE LAY FAMILY TERRACE IS A, A BEAUTIFUL AREA AT THE TOP OF THE CONCERT ILL, BUT IT ALLOWS PEOPLE COMING FROM THE PARKING GARAGE AND HAVING, COMING FOR THOSE CONCERTS, BRINGING THOSE ROLLING COOLERS TO JUST ROLL ON DOWN THE HILL AND ROLL STRAIGHT IN.
OUR PEOPLE ARE ASKING AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR MORE PLACES TO SIT IN THE SHADE AND ENJOY THEIR FAMILY THAT YOU GO, YOUR RESTROOM PROJECT.
RYAN KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS PROBABLY.
IT WAS A PART OF AN OLDER BOND PROJECT AND IT, WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS WE'RE GONNA FINE TUNE, BUT IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
UH, TRACE AGAS GARDEN, THREE WONDERFUL LADIES IN THEIR SEVENTIES WALK HERE EVERY MORNING AND THEY CAME AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WE THINK WE WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING TO YOU.
IT STARTED OUT SMALLER, BUT WE CHATTED FOR A WHILE AND IT BECAME THE TRACE AMIGOS GARDEN.
THAT IS THE NAME THAT THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
SO IT IS RIGHT TO THE LEFT OF THE CAMPHOUSE AND FILLED WITH, UH, BEAUTIFUL TULIPS TODAY.
IF YOU'RE HEADING UP TOWARD, UH, ER AND YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT, IT USED TO HAVE AN, AN OLD CHINESE LADDER BACK THERE, BUT NOW IT'S A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN GIVEN TO US BY LINDA AND STEVE BLA JEAN'S PAVILION WAS, UH, FINISHED IN 2021, BUT THAT IS A PAVILION ON THE PASEO EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
FROM MARCH THROUGH, UH, ALMOST THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER, WE HAVE A GREAT PIANIST PLANE, UH, FREE OF CHARGE.
YOU CAN JUST PICNIC AND STOP THERE.
AND THEN FROM TWO TO FOUR, WE HAVE CONCERTS ON THE STAGE, UH, USUALLY BY WHAT WE CALL WEDDING BANDS, WHICH ARE THE KIND OF BANDS THAT PLAY MUSIC THAT EVERY AGE WANTS TO DANCE TO.
UM, AND THEN THE ALEX CAMP HOUSE KITCHEN, WHICH REMODELED THANKS TO, UH, IS SUPPOSED TO BE ANONYMOUS, BUT THANKS TO THE NATIONAL FIDELITY, UH, COR FOUNDATION, IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN IN DONOR FUNDER PROJECTS, WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR MONEY FOR THE GALLERY GARDEN, AN OUTER TRA PATH, WHICH WE NEED DESPERATELY.
WE'VE GOT SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE AGING AND WE KEPT BUILDING THE GARDEN LARGER AND PEOPLE ARE SO TIRED.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE HANDICAPPED AND THE TAGAL COMMONS COURTYARD AND THEN A PASEO REDESIGN.
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WORKING ON VISITOR SATISFACTION.WE SURVEY EVERY TIME SOMEONE COMES TO THE GARDEN, BUT WE HAVE 98% OF THE PEOPLE THAT RAK THEIR EXPERIENCE AS GOOD OR EXCELLENT WHEN WE DO THAT KIND OF SURVEY.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WATCHING OUT FOR THE VISITOR NEEDS ALL THE TIME.
I'M GONNA JUST SHOW YOU SOME QUICK PICTURES.
THIS IS THE FABULOUS CHRISTMAS VILLAGE.
THAT'S JUST A SMALL PART OF IT, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU NEED TO COME MORE OF IT.
THIS IS OUR, UH, GREENHOUSE OPERATION.
IT IS JUST MAYBE 10 MINUTES FROM HERE.
IT'S WHERE THE OLD BIG TOWN USED TO BE, AND IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
THE MAJOR GARDEN NEEDS TO HAVE A, A MAJOR GREENHOUSE.
THIS IS THE FRONT OF TAG DAGHER, AS YOU KNOW.
THIS IS, UH, A NEW ENTRANCE THAT WE DID ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO TO COME INTO THE CAMPHOUSE AREA INTO A NEW, UH, AREA THAT IS CALLED THE GATEHOUSE, WHERE WE CAN CHECK PEOPLE IN FOR CONCERTS, WHATEVER.
THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU JUST COME AROUND THE CORNER, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
THE MISTING SYSTEM THAT'S WORKING NOW IN THE PALMER, FERNDALE, THE WOMEN'S GARDEN.
IT USED TO BE A CROQUET, UH, GARDEN FOR THE GOYER FAMILY.
AND IT'S A SIDE OF MANY EVENTS HERE.
IT USED TO BE MRS. TAG'S CUTTING GARDEN.
THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL.
WE HAVE INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL, UH, RED MAPLES THAT WE BROUGHT IN FROM OREGON.
AND WHEN THEY'RE IN BLOOM, IT IS GORGEOUS.
AND THAT BLOOM BELL TWICE HERE.
UM, INSTEAD OF A HARD SHELL OVER THE TOP WE'RE A GARDEN.
WE WANTED IT TO BE A SEMICIRCLE OF MAGNOLIA, LAURA PETIN AND BOXWOOD.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY WANNA SIT.
THEY KNOW WHAT BLANKET THEY'RE BRINGING.
THEY BRING ALL THEIR FOOD PRODUCTS.
SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, HAVE CHAMPAGNE AND GLASS.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING GO IN HERE, BUT EVERY AGE COMES.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING FROM ASSISTED LIVING HOMES AND THEY COME WITH A LITTLE VAN AND, AND THEN WE'VE GOT BABIES.
THIS IS, UH, ANOTHER LOOK DOWN THE LEG ART, UH, INTO THE LEG CURTAIN MORE.
SO THAT IS THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION.
WE, UH, DID WANNA TELL YOU THAT OUR REQUEST IS THE SAME TO THE CITY AS IT HAS BEEN BEFORE, 424,393.
I HAVE TWO OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE, AND THAT IS THAT MOST CERTAINLY WE WANTED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LGBTQ PLUS INDIVIDUALS ON OUR BOARD.
SO WE HAVE FIVE NEW ONES ON OUR BOARD THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO HAVE DONE A LOT IN D EI AND I'LL LET, UH, SEAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IF YOU WANT.
SHE'S GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT THE SEARCH.
GOT MY IDEAS MIXED UP, SCOUTED HER HANDBOOKS.
UH, WE HAD GO THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT LAW FIRMS. UH, WE HAVE HIRED THIS NEW INDIVIDUAL TO BE IN CHARGE OF HR, BUT HIS MAIN CHARGE RIGHT NOW IS TO FIND NEW PLACES FOR US TO ADVERTISE.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, INCREASE THE DATA FOR PRIDE IN BLOOM THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE DON TOR THAT CAME, MURALISTS THAT CAME, AND WE ADDED THE ARTISTRY OF FAITH AND CULTURE.
WE WANNA BE A WELCOMING PLACE FOR EVERYONE WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO.
SO I WILL, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT, UH, ANYTHING THAT WAS FILED WITH E E O C RESULTS OR WITH FAIR HOUSING.
UH, THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGE IN PERSONNEL THERE.
WE FEEL VERY SELF ASSURED ABOUT WHAT WE SUBMITTED, AND WE'VE BEEN FORTHCOMING ON EVERYTHING.
WE'LL JUST ALL WAIT FOR THESE RESULTS.
IF WE'VE EVER BEEN DONE ANYTHING WRONG, WE'LL FIX IT, BY THE WAY.
SO I WANNA TELL, HAVE SEAN JACKSON TELL YOU ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR MY REPLACEMENT.
WELL, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR GENIUS, UH, UNICORN OF A CEO AND PRESIDENT IS RETIRING SO SELFISHLY.
SO THAT PUTS US IN A SEARCH FOR A NEW CEO AND PRESIDENT, WHICH IS A TOUGH ONE.
UH, SO WE HAVE RECENTLY SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH KEMAN.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE COMPANY THAT WILL BE, UM, SEARCHING
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FOR THE NEW CEO AND PRESIDENT.THEY'RE OUT OF BOSTON, SO THEY'LL BE IN TOWN AT THE END OF MARCH TO DO, DO SOME INTERVIEWS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
UM, THEY MAY CALL SOME PEOPLE ON THE PARK BOARD OR SOME STAFF OR, UM, THEY'LL TALK TO OUR STAFF AND THEN BOARD MEMBERS AND, AND DONORS AND, AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
SO THEY'LL BE HERE TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH DOING THAT.
AND THEN THEY'VE TOLD US IT'S ABOUT A TWO TO THREE WEEK TURNAROUND TO GET THAT JOB DESCRIPTION OUT.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS, UM, MARY'S BEEN HERE FOR 27 YEARS, SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE WE CAN CHOOSE THAT NEXT PERSON THAT WILL TAKE OVER.
UH, SO I THINK THAT PUTS US EARLY APRIL.
AND THEN, UM, START THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, I, I MEAN, I WOULD ASSUME A MONTH OR TWO FOR INTERVIEWS.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, UM, THEY WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE COMMITTEE THAT IS, UH, I THINK IT'S SEVEN OR EIGHT PEOPLE ON OUR BOARD THAT WILL BE THE FINAL INTERVIEWING THE FINAL CANDIDATES AND THEN, UM, NAMING A PRESIDENT AND CEO FROM MAYOR.
SO, AND THEN WE'LL SEE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT PERSON WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE, WHERE THEY LIVE, HOW LONG THEY NEED TO GIVE NOTICE FOR THEIR CURRENT COMPANY.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, I WOULD GUESS AROUND JUNE AND IT COULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT WE WANNA FIND THE RIGHT PERSON CUZ WE HAVE GIANT SHOES TO FILL HERE.
CAN WE KEEP MARY FOR LONGER? THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
NOW WE'RE, WE WANNA OPEN FOR ANY DISCUSSION THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND REBECCA AND SEAN ARE RIGHT HERE WITH MS. ANTHONY.
WELL, MARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, NOT ONLY ARE YOU IN MY DISTRICT, BUT UH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO SERVE AS YOUR LIAISON.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE STATUES THAT ARE THE GREAT CONTRIBUTORS, AND AS I LANCE ACROSS AND I SEE THREE WOMEN WITH SEASON BROTHER, OUR CEO, OUR CFO, AND OUR CEO, IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD TO HAVE Y'ALL LEADING THIS INCREDIBLE ASSET.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HAVING COME TO MANY, MANY OF YOUR BOARD MEETINGS, I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS A WELL-OILED MACHINE.
THEY DO THIS SO BEAUTIFULLY AND SO WELL, AND IT'S JUST, UH, I'M CONSTANTLY REASSURED BY WE HAVE AN ASSET HERE THAT IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF IN A REALLY BEAUTIFUL WAY, ARE VERY HIGH, BLESS YOU.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS COMING THROUGH A PANDEMIC WHERE YOUR BUSINESS IS BASED ON PUBLIC, BEING ABLE TO ACCESS YOU AND YOUR WEDDINGS AND ALL OF YOUR CELEBRATIONS.
AND THEN WE HAD A LITTLE WEATHER THAT JUST MADE EVERYTHING A LITTLE BIT WORSE.
SO THEY'VE COME THROUGH A REALLY TOUGH TIME.
THEY'VE COME THROUGH IT BEAUTIFULLY.
OF COURSE, WE'RE ALL VERY SAD ABOUT YOU LEAVING, BUT YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOUR WORK HERE WILL WE'LL LIVE ON FOR FOREVER AND EVERY EVER.
AND, UH, I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH MONTHLY THINGS.
SO MR. SLAUGHTER AND THEN I'LL CONTINUE.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SOUTHERN BE, AND YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU, UH, LEADERSHIP AND YOU AND I AND EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD.
YOU KNOW, TO ME, CRAP ROLLS UPHILL.
UH, YOU CAN TELL IT'S NOT WHERE YOU'RE FROM.
IT'S A HUMAN BEING THAT YOU ARE MARRIED AND YOU DID SOME THINGS, YOU IMPLEMENTED SOME THINGS HERE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BEAT YOU OVER THE HEAD TO DO A BLACK HERITAGE, DO A HISPANIC HERITAGE, AND THE KIDS THAT ARE INVOLVED FROM DSD AND OF COURSE RICHARDSON, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA SAY THAT TOO LOUD, BUT, UH,
AND WHEN I SAY SOUTHERN BELL, YOU ARE A TRUE SOUTHERN BELL.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU AND ON YOUR RETIREMENT, IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT IN THE HOOD AND ME DRIVE YOU AROUND, I WILL VOLUNTEER FOR, HOLD ON.
I WANNA SAY GOD BLESS YOU, UH, UH, A PERSON THAT I THINK ANYONE WOULD GO INTO BUSINESS WITH AND WHAT YOU'VE IMPLEMENTED, EVEN L G B T, EVEN BEING TRANSPARENT WITH THE EOC STUFF THAT WE HAD, EVEN WITH HIRING SOME MORE MINORITY STAFF AND GET A
UH, THIS WAS PUT TO YOU A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND, AND YOU FOLLOWED THROUGH.
AND EVEN IF I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FROM HERE TO ARBOREUM, I THOUGHT IT, YOU KNOW, IF I MET YOU AT WALMART OR SOMETHING, I THINK YOU WOULD BE THE SAME HUMAN BEING.
SO GOD BLESS YOU AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS CITY IN THIS TOWN.
UM, ON THE, UH, FINANCIAL SLIDE, CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT ONE 30 MA'AM?
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WHAT MAKES UP THE, UH, ON THE 2020, THE 2023 EXPENSES, WHAT MAKES UP THE ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPENSES FROM 22 TO 23? YEAH, A LOT OF THAT'S STAFFING.A LOT OF THAT IS INVESTMENTS IN STAFFING.
WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH AN INCREMENTAL BASE, UH, WAGE INCREASE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE UP.
SO IF YOU THINK IN 2021, OUR BASE RATE FOR LOWEST PAID HOURLY STAFF WAS 10, LIKE 10 25, 10 75 AN HOUR.
WE HAVE ANOTHER JUMP PLAN TO GET THEM BACK UP TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE UP TO TRY TO GET THEM TO COST OF LIVING WAGES.
ARE YOU INCREASING, UM, SO YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE AN INCREASE IN EXPENSES, BEEN ON AN INCREASE IN REVENUE.
UM, YOUR, YOUR PROJECTIONS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE 2022 AND 12 MILLION, 16 MILLION AND YOU KNOW, THE PROJECTION IS 12,000,016.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU FOR 2024 PROJECTING ANY KIND OF INCREASES IN TERMS OF TICKET PRICES OR RENTALS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT EXPENSE OR, YEAH, SO ALMOST EVERY YEAR WE LOOK AT PRICING STRUCTURES OF FEE FOR SERVICE, EARNED REVENUE TYPE, UH, ACTIVITIES.
SO FACILITY RENTALS GO UP EVERY YEAR INCREMENTALLY.
OUR MEMBERSHIP DUES GO UP ALMOST EVERY YEAR, INCREMENTALLY.
UH, WE'LL BE, UH, PROBABLY COMING BACK TO YOU ALL ABOUT ADMISSION PRICING IN 2024.
I THINK OUR LAST ONE WAS 20 20, 20 21.
SO, UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT INCREASING ALL OF THOSE TO TRY TO COVER THESE.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE USING SOME OF THE INNATE SURPLUS FROM THAT GAP OF REVENUE GENERATION EXPENSES, BUT WE'RE NOW GONNA BE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER.
SO YEAH, THAT, THAT MEAN TO YOUR POINT, THAT THAT DEBT SURFACING THE, THE 2.5 OR $2.6 MILLION YOU HAVE TO, FOR THE, FOR THE DEBT EVIDENCE.
AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M, I MEAN, YOU'RE CLOSE, RIGHT? UM, SO YES, WE ARE, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING THAT QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, IS IS THERE GONNA BE THE, ARE YOUR INCREASES FOR 2024, WE'RE GONNA COMMISERATE WITH THE INCREASES THAT YOU'RE, CAUSE I I IMAGINE YOU'RE GONNA CONTINUE INCREASING RAISE, YOU KNOW, WAGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO KEEP UP INFLATION, SO, RIGHT, RIGHT.
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT REVENUE STREAMS, REVENUE STRUCTURES.
UH, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT RENEGOTIATING THE DEBT COVENANT WITH OUR BANK.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A TIME TO GO RENEGOTIATE DEBT, BUT WE CAN RENEGOTIATE THE COVENANT AND WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT THIS YEAR.
THAT WAS GONNA MY NEXT QUESTION WITH YOU GUYS PAYING OFF THE PRINCIPLE AS FAST AS YOU GUYS ARE, CAN RE NEGOTIATE.
UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE FOR 27 YEARS.
MR. WOOD, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE DYNAMIC PRICING THAT SO MANY DIFFERENT VENUES HAVE, UM, INSTITUTED, LIKE THE ZOOS INSTITUTED THAT, AND, UM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? WE'VE HAD DYNAMIC PRICING IN PLACE SINCE ABOUT 2019.
UH, SO FESTIVAL PRICING, UH, HAS A DIFFERENTIAL.
UH, WE DO, WE ACTUALLY DECREASE PRICING IN THE MONTH OF JULY TO $5 DAYS FOR BETTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT UP WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER DYNAMIC PRICING STRUCTURES.
UH, MARY, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.
WE TALKED BEFORE THE MEETING ABOUT SERVANT LEADERS.
I WANTED TO ALSO SAY, UM, MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I DID OFFER A CHALLENGE TO YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING INTO IT, UM, AND DOING IT IN AN AUTHENTIC WAY AND SEEING ALL OF, LIKE, FROM THAT TIME TO NOW, UM, I WAS, I WAS HAPPY TO SEE HOW THEUM HAS EMBRACED, YOU KNOW, CULTURE, UM, AND FROM THAT MEETING, YOU KNOW, MORE PEOPLE WERE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD.
SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND YOU TO THAT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BEING ACTION ORIENTED ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND ALSO BEING AN ACTIVE LISTENER AND DO IT AS WELL.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU, YOU AND I HOPE THAT YOU FIND TOM TO REST.
WELL, MARY, YOU'VE BEEN A, A FRIEND OF MY FAMILY FOR A LONG TIME AND JUST, AND TO THIS CITY, A NATIVE DAUGHTER OF DALLAS, WE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE CHOSEN FOR THIS POSITION 27 YEARS AGO, I THINK THE, THE WARD COULD NEVER HAVE PREDICTED WHAT YOU WOULD'VE GROWN.
AND YOUR TEAM IS SO SPECTACULAR AT ALL LEVELS AND JUST THE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, EDUCATION.
AND DALLAS OWES YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR MANY GENERATIONS BECAUSE WHAT YOU INHERITED IS NOT WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
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IT IS AS, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH OF MY COLLEAGUES SAID, THE ARBORETUM IS REALLY OUR MODEL.WE SAY IT OFTEN IN OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
IT'S THE GOING TO BE THE LEGACY OF OUR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO LEVERAGE YOUR GREAT WORK, YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR DONORS AND MEMBERS AS A MODEL FOR OUR OTHER, UM, YOU KNOW, PARTNERSHIPS AND PARKS, UH, ACROSS THE CITY.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S, WE OWE YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UM, SUCH A DEBT OF GRATITUDE AND, AND YOUR SUCCESSOR WILL, HAS TREMENDOUS SHOES TO FILL.
AND THIS IS YOUR LEGACY, MARY.
AND, UH, AND SO, WE'LL MY KIDS THINK THIS IS LIKE AN ORDINARY PARK JUST, JUST TO COME TO, AND I SAID, DON'T TOUCH ANY OF THOSE FLOWERS,
UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, YES, BUT WE ARE JUST, DALLAS IS BLESSED FROM, TO HAVE HAD YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE TO WEATHER THE PANDEMIC.
AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY THAT YOUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGE AT TIME, THE GARAGE, OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE ARISEN AND YOU'VE DEALT WITH THEM WITH SUCH BEAUTY AND GRACE AND, AND SO, UM, THAT, THAT MIRROR THE GARDENS THAT YOU CREATED.
SO THANK YOU, MARY, FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
I'M JUST GRATEFUL, UM, FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
UM, AND YOU REALLY ARE BEAUTIFUL IN SAYING IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, BUT IT TAKES A WONDERFUL LEADER OF YOURSELF TO REALLY HELP BOOST YOUR TEAM AND AND DELEGATE TO YOUR TEAM.
SO IT SHOWS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE WALK AROUND ON, UM, HOW AMAZING THIS PLACE IS.
AND IT IS TRULY A GEM TO THE CITY OF DALLAS AND TO THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO VISITORS THAT COME FROM FAR.
MR. I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE LAST THING.
YOU GUYS ARE GENEROUS WITH, UH, THE PASSES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, GIVE OUT TO PEOPLE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE PARK, ALL OF US GET THESE PASSES AND PEOPLE THINK WE'RE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE BECAUSE WE CAN GIVE THEM THIS PASS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REDEMPTION RATE IS.
UM, BUT WHEN WE GIVE THAT TO THEM, THEY THINK THAT WE'RE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE CONNECTIONS IN THE WORLD,
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY LOVE THAT.
AND I, I LOVE BEING ABLE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, SHARE YOUR GARDENS, UM, WITH PEOPLE, UM, AND YOU KNOW, THE JOY THAT THAT BRINGS.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
UM, WE APPRECIATE IT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, SEEING WHAT YOU BRING TO, I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'LL STILL BE HERE.
SO, AND WE'RE, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT.
THANKS FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
AND REALLY, IT SHOWS ACTUALLY EVERY FLOWER SHOWS THE LOVE YOU HAVE PUT IN
UM, MR. BECKER, SHOULD WE TAKE A BREAK NOW OR GO TO NEXT BRIEFING? BECAUSE TAKE A BREAK.
HOW, HOW LONG IS THERE'S GONNA BE SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT BRIEFING BEFORE LUNCH BREAK.
CAUSE WE LEAVE TWO, JUST LEAVE DOWN.
ARE WE BREAKING OR ARE WE WELL, NOT TECHNICALLY, NO.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE EVERYONE GOT UP.
WHERE'S, NO, WE, WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO KEEP MOVING.
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OKAY.BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
WE'RE ACTUALLY, WE'RE ACTUALLY CONTINUING ON SIT DOWN.
Y'ALL HEARD THE GENERAL DUDE BOARD MEMBERS, PLEASE.
I HEARD THE GENERAL, LET'S GET TONY SPEAKS BOARD MEMBERS WEARING BOARD, BOARD.
YEAH, WE'VE GOT, ISN'T THAT RIGHT? YES.
IMAGINE HOW THEY'RE WITHOUT THE CUSHION.
I THINK EVERYBODY NEED A SMALL CUSHION.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
UH, TODAY WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND ENCAMPMENTS, UH, ON PARKS.
UH, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE DIRECTOR HERE TODAY, UH, CHRISTINE CROSSLEY, UH, AS YOU KNOW, UH, HOMELESSNESS OR ENCAMPMENTS, UH, THE UNSHELTERED CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE ON OUR PARKS.
SO THIS IS KIND OF OUR ANNUAL UPDATE, UH, BUT MORE SO, UH, WE'LL BE HEARING FROM THE DIRECTOR.
SHAYNA'S GONNA GIVE KIND OF A QUICK INTRODUCTION AS TO THE STATUS AS TO WHERE WE ARE, UH, WITH ENCAMPMENTS ON PARKS.
AND THEN FROM THERE WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO CHRISTINE CROSSLEY.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO SHAYNA.
UM, SO, UM, TODAY WE'LL BE GOING ON AN OVERVIEW, TALKING ABOUT AN OVERVIEW.
UM, WITH THAT WE'LL BRIEF THE BOARD ABOUT THE COLLABORATION AND, AND UPDATES ON HOMELESSNESS ON OUR PARK PROPERTY.
UM, AS MS. JOHNSON STATED, MS. CROSSLEY, UM, WILL BE CO-PRESENTING WITH ME TODAY.
AND, UM, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE BRIEFING.
UM, THIS SLIDE DISCUSSES ABOUT, UM, TALKS ABOUT THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PARK DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT, UM, THAT WE WORK TOGETHER.
UM, THIS IS A VIEW OF JUST ONE SITE THAT SAMUEL FARM, UM, OF HOW MANY PEOPLE IN DEPARTMENTS IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY DO AN ASSESSMENT REVIEW AND, UM, EXECUTE SERVICES AND, UM, OTHER CLEANING, UM, TYPE SERVICES ON OUR PARK DEPARTMENT.
UM, THIS IS A LIST OF PARK SITES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BETWEEN OCTOBER ONE TO PRESENT.
AND SO ALL OF THESE WOULD HAVE, UM, ONE TO MULTIPLE, UM, UM, ENCAMPMENT SITES ON PROPERTY.
SO WE JUST CREATED A LIST SO THAT YOU COULD SEE, UM, THE SITES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN OUR SYSTEM IN 90 DAYS.
AND HERE'S A MAP THAT IDENTIFIES THE LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DALLAS.
UM, IT SHOWS THAT PINPOINTS ALL OF THE SYSTEMS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE LAST SLIDE PLUS TWO YEARS, UM, PREVIOUSLY.
SO THIS IS A THREE YEAR MAP THAT INDICATES THE LOCATION OF PARK ENCAMPMENTS ON PARK PROPERTY.
SO, BUT I'LL ASK, WE WANTED TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF JUST THE METHOD OF MAPPING AND WHAT GOES ON WHEN WE DO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT AND CREATE A PLAN FOR, UM, UM, TO EXECUTE A PLAN FOR A PARK SITE.
SO THIS IS ROSEMEAD, A MAP WAS CREATED TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THAT PARK SITE.
THEY WERE HIGHLIGHTED SO THAT WE CAN SEND THIS TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND, UM, THEY KNOW, UM, THE LOCATIONS THAT WE WILL BE WORKING AND SERVICING.
AND HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE RECENT COLLABORATION AT ROSEMEAD.
UM, IT SHOWS IN FEBRUARY WHERE WE ALL MET OUT.
WE CAME OUT WITH A PLAN AND WE ARE CURRENTLY NOW EXECUTING THAT PLAN.
AND NEXT I WILL HAND THE MICROPHONE TO MS. CROSSLEY, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS SOLUTION.
THANK YOU SHAYNA, AND GOOD MORNING, UH, CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK.
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TO SAY IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE BACK AT THE ARBORETUM.I GREW UP GETTING DRAGGED HERE FOR EASTER PICTURES AGAINST MY WILL, LIKE EVERY OTHER BIG CHILD IN DALLAS.
UH, AND IT'S SOME SOMETHING I HOPE TO SHARE WITH MY SON SOMEDAY, SIR.
UM, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE.
LET'S GO TO, LET'S SEE IF I UNDERSTAND.
SO I JUST WANTED TO START WITH THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE DO, UM, WHICH INCLUDE THE PARKS.
AND SO I JUST WANNA GIVE SOME CLARITY AROUND THE LANGUAGE.
WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL RESOLUTIONS, AND WE HAVE DECOMMISSIONINGS.
UM, THE DECOMMISSIONING IS THE PREFERRED WAY THAT WE AS A CITY, LIKE TO CLOSE DOWN ENCAMPMENTS.
IT IS A LENGTHIER PROCESS THAT INVOLVES SOMETHING CALLED THE DALLAS REALTIME RAPID REHOUSING INITIATIVE.
THAT'S A 72 MILLION MULTI, UH, PARTNER.
MULTIPLE, UH, MUNICIPAL ENTITIES, PUBLIC-PRIVATE ENTITY, UH, UH, EXCUSE ME, PARTNERSHIP TO HOUSE OVER 2,700 PEOPLE BY THE END OF 2023.
UM, A LOT OF THOSE COMING DIRECTLY FROM ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S A SUPER HIGH BARRIER PLACE.
PEOPLE NEED HELP WHERE THEY'RE AT.
UM, AND SO IT'S A LENGTHIER PROCESS AND THAT REALLY BREAKS THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS.
SO WE SAY THAT WE AS A CITY ARE ENDING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH BRINGING PEOPLE FROM ENCAMPMENTS TO HOUSING AND CLOSING ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE NO ONE IS IS LEFT.
WE HAVE DONE THAT AT A COUPLE PARK SITES THAT WE'LL GET INTO.
UM, AND SO THAT'S THE PREFERRED METHOD.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE LIVE WITH ATTENTION RIGHT NOW WHERE THAT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE.
WE CAN'T ALWAYS GET TO A SITE QUICKLY ENOUGH, UM, WITH THE HOUSING ASPECT TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE NEED.
AND THERE ARE CERTAIN AREA, CERTAIN AREAS AND CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE GROUND FOR IMMEDIATE CLEARING.
UM, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE, AS YOU CAN SEE UP TOP, WE SAY THAT ANYTHING ON A CITY PARK QUALIFIES FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.
OTHER ITEMS WOULD BE, UM, ANYTHING WITH A CLEAR SELF, UH, SAFETY, EXCUSE ME, SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARD.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WITH PARKS, IT'S A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA.
THAT'S NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IT'S UNSAFE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CAMPING THERE.
THAT'S NOT A, A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP FOR ANYONE.
UM, OTHER AREAS ACROSS THE CITY THAT, THAT MIGHT BE AN EXAMPLE OF IS SOMETHING NEXT TO A SCHOOL OR A SENIOR'S HOME OR A CHURCH, OR IF I'M GETTING REPORTS FROM D P D OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE IMMEDIATELY CLEARED, USUALLY THROUGH OUR HOMELESS ACTION RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S A MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL TEAM THAT HAS A HIGHER LEVEL OF AUTONOMY TO GO IN AND MAKE QUICK DECISIONS AND GET SITES MOVED QUICKLY.
UM, WE HAVE ONE ACTUALLY IN MARIA LUNA PARK THAT I CAN UPDATE ON IN ANOTHER SLIDE HERE SOON,
UM, BUT SO, SO THE RESOLUTION THEN IS WHEN WE HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY CLEAR A SPACE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE HOUSING TO MOVE PEOPLE INTO.
YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME, WHAT DOES AUC, EXCUSE ME, WOW, WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? I SAY, SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GONNA GET TO A POINT AS A CITY WHERE WE CAN CLEAR ENCAMPMENTS.
ANY NEW ENCAMPMENT WE FIND AND SAY, YOU CANNOT BE HERE BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN HOUSE YOU.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE CAMPS LIKE THE ONES IN PARKS THAT WE HAVE TO SAY, HEY, YOU CAN'T BE HERE.
AND SO IT DOES JUST MOVE THE PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD.
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY SOLVING THE PROBLEM, BUT IN ITS CURRENT ITERATION, IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE WHERE IT IS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF JUST LETTING YOU KNOW DECOMMISSIONING VERSUS RESOLUTION AND WHY NOT ALL SITES ARE YET DECOMMISSIONED.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CLEANING AND REMOVAL OF ENCAMPMENTS, WHICH WE DO ALSO DO SITE CLEANINGS, UH, THAT WOULD BE IF SOMEONE WASN'T THERE, BUT THERE'S DEBRIS THERE, WE GO IN, WE REMOVE IT.
UM, WE WORK WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THAT.
UM, AND, UH, THEY ACTUALLY DO A FABULOUS JOB OF NOT ONLY HELPING US, UH, FLAG WHEN THERE ARE AREAS THAT NEED THE RESOLUTION, BUT ALSO FLAGGING US IF SOMEONE'S TRYING TO COME BACK TO AN AREA WE'VE CLOSED SO THAT WE CAN COME AND MAKE SURE, SURE THAT THAT'S, UH, CLOSURES BEING ENFORCED.
SO IF SOMEONE IS IDENTIFIED IN A PARK, UM, WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT A NOTICE IS ISSUED, HEY, YOU'VE GOTTA LEAVE.
IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY, IT'S ISSUED WITH MAYBE 72 HOURS NOTICE, UM, WHICH IN A PARK IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE AN EMERGENCY.
AND THEN, UM, AFTER THAT, WE COME IN WITH A CLEANING VENDOR.
OHS OUTREACH IS ALWAYS THERE TO OFFER SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED.
WE WANNA GET YOU CONNECTED TO SERVICES, WE WANNA GET YOU TO SHELTER, WE WANNA GET YOU, IF YOU WANNA GO BECAUSE YOU HAVE FAMILY IN ANOTHER CITY, WE KNOW ABOUT DIVERSION RESOURCES.
WE CAN HELP YOU GET WHEREVER YOU NEED TO GO.
UM, NOW FOLKS DON'T HAVE TO ENGAGE.
AND SO SOMETIMES THEY JUST MOVE ON.
SOMETIMES WE ARE ABLE TO GET THEM WHATEVER THEY NEED.
AND THEN WE HAVE VANS ON SITE SO WE CAN TAKE THEM DIRECTLY FROM THE SITE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ALSO THERE, AND WE'LL GET INTO THE HEART TEAM IN A MINUTE, BUT CITY MARSHALS PARTNER WITH US ACROSS THE BOARD THAT FREES UP D P D TO GO DO THE THINGS THEY NEED TO DO, LIKE FIGHT CRIME, UM, AND HELP KEEP THE CRIME RATE DOWN IN OUR LOVELY CITY.
UH, MONITORING 90 DAY MONITORING PLAN TO OBSERVE ANY AREAS IN RESPOND TO REESTABLISHMENT OF SITES.
OBVIOUSLY OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE'RE STILL GONNA COME BACK.
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JUST WE GIVE CLOSER ATTENTION TO SITES FOR A 90 DAY PERIOD.AND THEN AFTER THAT IT'S JUST PERIODICALLY CHECKING IN.
AND SO I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW SITES, UH, ARE SELECTED.
OBVIOUSLY A PARK SITE IS JUST AUTOMATICALLY ON THAT LIST.
UM, AND THEN WHAT WE DO IN TERMS OF THE DALLAS REALTIME RAPID REHOUSING IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED.
THAT'S A PRE CLOSURE NOTICE, UH, WITHIN A FOUR TO SIX WEEK PROCESS OR A FOUR TO EIGHT WEEK PROCESS.
AND THEN EVERYONE WE MEET IS GOING INTO OUR HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, UM, AND COORDINATED ACCESS SYSTEM.
UM, AND THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT PEOPLE ON THE PATHWAY TO HOUSING, TRACK SERVICES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO AGAIN, HOUSING PLACEMENTS ARE, UH, OFFERED THROUGH THE DALLAS REALTIME RAPID REHOUSING INITIATIVE.
EVEN GETTING PEOPLE TO GO TO SHELTER, IF THEY CAN GET A CASE WORKER AND SAY, HEY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE HOUSING, SHELTER IS ALSO A PATHWAY TO HOUSING.
THERE ARE MANY, MANY WAYS INTO THE DR.
R T R R, AND I THINK THE ONE THAT TAKES THE LONGEST TIME IS SITTING IN ENCAMPMENT WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COME TO YOU, BECAUSE THAT PROCESS, AGAIN, TAKES FOUR TO SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS EVERY SINGLE TIME WE DO IT.
AND WE'RE GETTING FASTER, BUT THAT TAKES TIME.
SO WE TELL PEOPLE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO STAY AT A SHELTER, IF YOU CAN GO AND GET A CASE WORKER, YOU CAN JUST KEEP COMING BACK TO ME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE, BUT LET'S GET YOU CONNECTED TO SOMEONE SO THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST SITTING THERE WITH NO PATHWAY TO HOUSING.
AND SO, UH, WE ALSO WORK WITH THE, UH, AS I SAID WITH THE MARSHALS, BUT SOMETIMES D P D DOES STEP IN WHEN WE HAVE AN AREA THAT NEEDS MORE SECURITY.
UM, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THAT PARTNERSHIP.
WE ALSO SECURE AREAS, UH, WITH FENCING.
WE'RE, UM, WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH A, UH, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OVER ON GREENVILLE.
UM, THERE'S A FENCE THERE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ART INSTALLATION PUT ON.
I BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME METAL WORKER WHO DID, UH, A COUPLE EXHIBITS AT, UH, DALLAS LOVEFIELD.
AND SO WE LOVE WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO SEE HOW WE CAN HARDEN THE SITE, BUT ALSO MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS, I REALIZE, WAY TOO SMALL TO READ.
UM, I THINK SOME OF THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY LEGIBLE, EVEN IF YOU GET UP CLOSE WITH THE SCREEN.
BUT THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT A NOTICE LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT'S POSTED.
UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY GOES THROUGH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A STANDARDIZED PRACTICE TO THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE'S RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED.
SO, ONGOING COLLABORATION TO RESOLVE.
WE HAVE ALPHA HILLCREST, UM, THAT'S ONE THAT WAS REMOVED QUITE A WHILE AGO.
WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN UNSAFE ISSUE THERE.
UM, AND SO PEOPLE WERE REMOVED.
YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THEN THAT PEOPLE MOVED TO THE 6 35 CORRIDOR, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON.
AS I SAID, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE ARE SOLVING THE PROBLEM, WE'RE JUST MOVING IT FROM WHERE IT WAS, WHICH WAS A PARK, UH, WITH SOME CONFIRMED WEAPONS THAT WERE, UH, ALONG NOT ONLY THE CHURCH BACKING UP TO ANOTHER, I BELIEVE SENIOR'S HOME, BUT ALSO A TRAIL WHERE PEOPLE WERE RUNNING.
UM, AND SO THAT PARTICULAR ITERATION OF THE ENCAMPMENT WAS NOT SAFE.
ROSEMEAD DOES AN ONGOING EFFORT, AS YOU SAW WHEN SHAYNA WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TRACKING.
AND THEN MARIA LUNA, ACTUALLY WE ARE BACK OUT THERE TODAY.
UM, OHS AND THE HEART TEAM HAVE BEEN OUT THERE TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING, UH, ON REVAMPING OUR STRATEGY IN THAT AREA WITH THE CITY MARSHALS AND THE HEART TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP BEING REMOVED, UM, ACTUALLY STOP COMING BACK, PERIOD.
THERE'S ANOTHER ATTEMPT THAT WE'RE REMOVING, UH, I THINK TODAY OR TOMORROW.
UM, AND THEN DECOMMISSIONED PARK SITES, CROWDED PARK, GARRETT PARK, COTTONWOOD TRAIL, AND UH, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S COTTONWOOD PART TWO.
I KNOW COTTONWOOD TRAIL IS EXTREMELY LONG.
AND BRANCHES INTO WHITE ROCK CREEK TRAIL AT ONE POINT.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY SPENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS GOING RIGHT UP THROUGH CHRISTMAS, UH, DECOMMISSIONING ALL OF THE ENCAMPMENTS ALONG THAT TRAIL.
SO I, WE HAD, I WANNA SAY 70 OR 80 PEOPLE MOVED INTO HOUSING.
UM, AND GRANTED THAT'S A LOT OF SPACE TO KEEP CLOSED.
AND SO WE GO OUT AND PERIODICALLY CHECK THAT WE WORK WITH PARKS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE IS THERE.
AND IF, AND WHEN PEOPLE MOVE BACK IN, UM, WHICH IT'S A LARGE SPACE, THEY WILL DO THAT.
THEN WE COME OUT AND WE SAY, HEY, THERE'S A POST-IT SIGN THAT THIS IS CLOSED.
UM, AND OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANT THINGS TO END IN AN ARREST BECAUSE THAT'S CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU DO HAVE TO MOVE ALONG.
THERE'S A SIGN YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, THE LEGAL PROCESS IS IN PLACE.
SO MOST OF THE TIME FOLKS JUST MOVE ALONG BECAUSE THEY'VE WORKED WITH US BEFORE.
THEY KNOW THE PROCESS AND THE SERVICE REQUESTS ADDRESSED.
UM, FISCAL YEAR 20, 22 TO 23, WE'RE AT 124.
UM, AND SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT EVERY YEAR.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY COMING OUT OF COVID, WE HAD A BACKLOG OF, I WANNA SAY AROUND 400 SERVICE REQUESTS OVER A YEAR AGO.
AND NOW WE HAVE NO SERVICE REQUEST BACKLOG.
UM, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE DAYS WHERE MY FOLKS HAVE DONE ALL OF THEIR SERVICE REQUESTS.
AND SO WE CAN REALLY FOCUS MORE ON HOUSING READINESS, UM, AND GOING OUT AND TALKING TO COMMUNITIES.
WE DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY, UH, INVOLVEMENT, A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
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STARBUCKS CORPORATE OFFERING SOME OF THEIR SPACES TO, I MET WITH WATERMARK THE OTHER DAY AND THEY WANTED YOU ONE, UH, TO COUNCIL MEMBER LED MEETINGS.SO IF YOU HAVE A PLACE THAT YOU THINK, HEY, WE NEED TO KNOW MORE OF WHAT OHS IS DOING, THERE'S A LOT HERE THAT JUST THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T KNOW, SHOOT US AN EMAIL AND WE WILL COME, EVEN IF IT'S A LOCAL CRIME WATCH ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, I WILL FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN SHOW UP AT THAT MEETING IF IT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE.
AND IF IT'S NOT, WE'LL SAY, HEY, WE CAN'T BE THERE, BUT LET'S FIND A TIME WHEN WE CAN MEET WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
WE REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UM, GIVING THAT AGENCY BACK TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY KNOW WHO THEY CAN TALK TO, AND THAT IT'S NOT THIS BIG SCARY CEMENT BUILDING INTO WHICH ALL SERVICE REQUESTS JUST GO TO DIE.
UM, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS.
UM, SO THE HOMELESS ACTION RESPONSE TEAM, I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS A, UH, MULTI, UH, DEPARTMENTAL TEAM.
UM, SO IT'S OHS, SUPERVISOR AND STAFF MARSHALL'S, CODE ENFORCEMENT, DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES.
AND ACTUALLY, UM, I LEFT THIS ONE OFF.
MOBILE CRISIS IS THERE AS WELL.
UM, WHICH DEALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF A NON-EMERGENCY NATURE EMERGENCY ONES GO THROUGH RIGHT? CARE, WHICH HAS EMBEDDED IN 9 1 1 DISPATCH.
AND SO THIS TEAM IS TRAVELING ALL OVER DALLAS.
THEY ARE HOUSED IN THE DISTRICT EIGHT COMMUNITY RESOURCE BUILDING.
AND A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK, THEY'RE HOUSED IN THE DISTRICT 11, I WANT TO SAY, UH, OR 13.
IT'S THE PRISON CENTER COMMUNITY BUILDING, UM, UP NORTH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO, UM, TO ALL OF THE CITY.
AND SO ANYTIME WE HAVE, UM, REQUESTS THAT COME THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES EMERGENCIES COME THROUGH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS NOTIFY THEM.
SOMETIMES THEY COME THROUGH THREE 11, SOMETIMES THEY COME THROUGH D P D.
SO WE HAVE A LIST OF THESE ARE WAYS THAT THEY CAN BE COMMUNICATED.
UM, AND THOSE ARE ONES THAT THE HEART TEAM THEN GOES OUT AND RESOLVES ON THE SPOT.
AND THEN SECONDARY TEAM, UM, OBVIOUSLY PARKS AND RECREATION I HAVE MENTIONED, WE WORK WITH THEM QUITE A BIT.
UM, AND SO IT'S NOT SECONDARY BECAUSE IT'S ANY LESS THAN OR THEY JUST DIDN'T WANNA PARTICIPATE.
IT'S JUST WE HAVE A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE OTHER THINGS GOING ON.
AND SO RESPONDING, UM, AND HELPING OHS IS ALREADY PART OF THEIR NORMAL OPERATIONS.
AND SO FOR THEM, IT WASN'T REALLY AN ADDITIONAL BUDGET LIFT FOR THE HEART PROGRAM.
AND SO THEY, FOR THEM, IT'S WILL BRING US IN AS NEEDED.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, PARKS HAS A SPECIFIC PURVIEW IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I WOULDN'T PULL 'EM IN IF I WAS GOING TO THE 6 35 CORRIDOR.
THAT WOULD, THAT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE.
UM, AND SO THEY HAVE, UH, I THINK I'VE GOT NUMBERS ON THE NEXT SLIDE TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.
UM, BUT FOR THE HEART FUNDING, THIS IS THE PARKS SPECIFIC FUNDING.
SO SHAYNA AND RENEE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS FUNDING A LITTLE BIT, BUT THIS IS JUST THE, UM, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BREAKOUT.
AND THEN HERE I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT THE HEART TEAM RESPONDS TO.
UM, THESE ARE ACTUALLY ALL THINGS WE HAVE, UH, EXPERIENCED.
AND SO WHEN I TELL YOU THAT LIFE IN, IN OUR DEPARTMENT IS NEVER BORING, UM, IT'S NOT.
UM, AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE RESOLVED THROUGH THAT.
IN FACT, THE OLDER FEMALE WAS, AS IT SAYS, UH, IN A PARK.
SO THAT WAS AN INTERESTING ONE.
UH, ANTICIPATED GOALS, INCREASED SAFETY, UH, REDUCTION OF PEOPLE IN CRISIS.
I MENTIONED THE COORDINATED ACCESS SYSTEM AND THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INCREASED ENROLLMENTS IN THOSE, BECAUSE ENROLLMENT MEANS YOU'VE GOT A PATHWAY TO HOUSING, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, AT SOME POINT, IF YOU DECIDE, YOU KNOW WHAT, I KEEP HEARING YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT THIS.
I KEEP SAYING, NO, I WANNA KNOW MORE NOW.
SOMETHING, SOMETHING TODAY THAT I HEARD CHANGED IT, AND NOW I'M RECEPTIVE.
IF WE ALREADY HAVE YOU IN THE SYSTEM, WE CAN SEE EVERYWHERE.
YOU'VE BEEN IN EVERY TOUCHPOINT.
AND THEN WE CAN GO, OKAY, I SEE YOU'VE BEEN X, Y, AND Z.
HERE'S GONNA BE THE BEST PATH FOR YOU.
AND WE CAN MUCH MORE QUICKLY LINK YOU TO SERVICES.
DECREASE IN, UH, LEGAL SOLICITATION.
I SKIPPED INCREASED OP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING.
THAT COMES FROM BEING IN THE SYSTEMS I MENTIONED, UM, POSTED SIGNAGE AND MORE ENFORCEMENT I MENTIONED, UH, AS DECOMMISSIONING, UM, AND THEN APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO SERVICES.
AND SO THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE, AND THEN I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, RENEE.
UM, JUST SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS WE'VE HAD.
THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY, UH, JUST IN PARKS.
UM, THIS IS JUST NUMBER OF, THIS IS THE GOALS THAT WE SET FOR OURSELVES AS A TEAM.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY, UM, IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH FOLKS.
AND I WILL SAY, ACTUALLY WE DON'T USE THE WORD PANHANDLER ANYMORE.
IT'S PEOPLE DOING, UH, ILLEGAL SOLICITATION ON THE STREET.
SO THAT'S JUST A TECHNICAL QUIRK THERE, BUT AT THIS POINT, I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER.
SO, SO OUR NEXT STEPS, UM, FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT, WE ARE HIRING, UH, WHEN CHRISTINE MENTIONED, UH, THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED THAT'S IN THIS BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE RECRUITING FOR THOSE POSITIONS.
SO WE WILL HAVE OUR OWN HEART DESIGNATED STAFF, UH, AND THEN OF COURSE WE'RE TRYING TO CONTINUE OUR COLLABORATION WITH
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ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS OUR DIVISION, UM, TO ENSURE, UH, THAT WE CAN MOVE THE, THE, THE PROGRAM FORWARD.SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO QUESTIONS.
UH, MR. BLA, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THANK YOU, UH, MADAM DIRECTOR FOR A GREAT REPORT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CITY IS DOING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS.
UM, I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AROUND WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PROCESS.
ONE, TO ACTUALLY REACH, WATCHING THE TIME THE HEART TEAM, HOW DOES A REGULAR CITIZEN REACH THE HEART TEAM? AND I'M, I'M GUESSING IT'S THREE 11, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON THAT.
SO IT IS THREE 11, YOU KNOW, WE LIKE TO SAY THREE 11 IS NON-EMERGENCY EMERGENCY IS 9 1 1.
UM, HOWEVER, WE HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, COME TO RENEE OR COME TO MYSELF OR COME TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, AND USUALLY IT'S THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TALKING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SENSING THAT, YOU KNOW, HEY, THERE'S A FRUSTRATION, THERE'S A SYSTEMIC ISSUE HERE.
UM, AND THEY'RE PUTTING SPECIAL ATTENTION ON IT.
BUT THREE 11, IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY LIKE THAT IN THREE 11, IT ALSO GETS TRANSFERRED BECAUSE WE RE RE UH, EXCUSE ME, WE REVIEW THE SRSS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND, AND, UH, AND THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION IS, IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE DENIES THE SERVICE THAT YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT? HOW DO WE CONTINUOUSLY TRACK THEM? JUST, I KNOW WE DO THE HOMELESS COUNT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, BUT HOW DO WE CONTINUOUSLY TRACK THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE, UM, ENGAGING WHEN WE CLOSE DOWN HOMELESS, UH, ENCAMPMENTS? SO TWO WAYS.
ONE IS JUST ANECDOTAL AND NOT FANCY AT ALL.
AND THAT IS THAT IT IS A VERY SMALL WORLD.
AND OUTREACH ACROSS THE CITY IS VERY EXTENSIVE ACROSS MULTIPLE AGENCIES, ALL OF WHOM TALK TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE ARE ALL WORKING, UM, THROUGH THE DR.
RTR AND, AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER ALL THE TIME IN A VERY FORMAL WAY.
UM, AND SO THERE'S THAT, WE KNOW THAT WE'LL SEE THEM AGAIN AND PROBABLY VERY SOON.
UM, BUT IF WE CAN GET THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN, UM, THE HUMAN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AT ALL, THEN WE CAN AT LEAST PUT THEM IN THERE SO THAT ANYTIME THEY INTERACT WITH ANYONE ELSE ACROSS THE CITY THAT IS TRACKED AS A SERVICE.
AND SO THEN YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE SOMEONE IS GOING.
UM, BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEONE WHO SAYS, YOU KNOW, I, I'M NOT ABOUT THIS.
AND WE SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, AND WITH THE DECOMMISSIONING, IT'S AN EVERY DAY THE CASEWORKER'S COMING BACK AND SAYING, OKAY, THE SITE IS CLOSING.
DO YOU KNOW THAT? YES, I KNOW IT.
OKAY, CAN WE GET YOU, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET YOU INTO HOUSING? IS THERE ANY WAY YOU WOULD BE READY FOR HOUSING? NO, NOT THIS TIME.
OKAY, SO WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO WHEN THIS CLOSES? WELL, I'M GONNA GO, OKAY, SO AGAIN, IS THERE ANY WAY, AND IT'S JUST EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND SO OUR HOPE IS THAT THEY'LL ENGAGE WITH US.
UM, BUT A LOT OF WHAT I'VE SEEN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SEE THEIR FRIEND GET HOUSED, AND THEN THE NEXT TIME WE COME AROUND, THEY'RE READY.
AND SO A LOT OF IT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR PROOF, UM, AS PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.
I THINK THAT'S A PHRASE MY GRANDMOTHER USED, BUT
AND THEN I GUESS MY FINAL QUESTION HERE IS, UM, ONCE WE REALLY UNDERSTAND, I GUESS, WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT IS DOING IN COORDINATION WITH Y'ALL'S EFFORTS, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BE DOING MORE FROM THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OR IS THERE SOME WAY THAT WE COULD CONTINUOUSLY WORK WITH, UH, THE DEPARTMENT TO I GUESS TO GET MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET? BECAUSE I'M SAYING IN 10 DAYS THERE WERE 106 CASES REPORTED TO THE HARD TEAM.
SO I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION IS HOW MANY, UH, ACTUAL STAFF MEMBERS BETWEEN BOTH DEPARTMENTS OR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY OUT, UM, ANSWERING THESE CASES, AND IF SO, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL NEEDS THEY FORESEE AS DIRECTOR? WELL, I THINK A LOT OF THAT NEEDS NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED BY RENEE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, SO WHEN YOU SEE THOSE REQUESTS, UM, SOME OF THOSE MIGHT BE DUPLICATE.
YOU KNOW, AT ONE POINT I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UM, EARLIER ON WHEN WE HAD A BUNCH OF ILLEGAL SOLICITATION DOWN AT FORCE AND 75, IF YOU LOOKED AT THREE 11, IT LOOKED LIKE 98% OF OUR HOMELESSNESS WAS IN ONE SPOT.
AND WE KNOW THAT MOST OF THAT IS ILLEGAL SOLICITATION.
AND AT THAT SPOT SPECIFICALLY, IT'S NOT PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY HOMELESS.
BUT, SO THE DATA CAN LOOK LIKE THAT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, BUT I WILL ALSO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME WE HAVE ASKED CITY COUNCIL FOR A BUDGET LIFT, I MEAN, THE HART TEAM WAS 2.5 MILLION, ALL TOLD, UM, THE OHS PART OF THAT OVER TWO YEARS WAS 648,000, I THINK.
UH, AND SO THEY'VE SAID YES, AND THEN THEY CONTINUE TO SAY, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU MORE? AND SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO HEART TEAMS THAT WORK THROUGHOUT, UH, THE WEEK.
UM, 7:00 AM OR NO, I THINK IT'S 8:00 AM TO 7:00 PM.
UM, AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE, I MEAN, CONTINUE BACKING BY, UM, BY THIS POLICY MAKING BODY.
AND WE'RE VERY, VERY LUCKY WITH THAT.
SO I THINK JUST CONTINUED SUPPORT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE PART SPECIFICALLY IF YOU, WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT WE DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES, UM, FOR THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, UH, WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT.
UM, OF COURSE THE RANGERS WORK WITH THE PROGRAM, UH, SHAYNA ACCESS THE LIAISON,
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UH, THE MARSHALLS WORK WITH THE PROGRAM, AND ALSO ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS.AND SO, UM, ON A DAY TODAY BASIS, I MEAN, OUR TEAMS ARE OUT, UH, WORKING WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH REMOVAL, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH TRYING TO GET THE INFORMATION, WORKING WITH, UM, TRYING TO GET OHS OUT.
IT IS CONSTANT AND IT IS CHRONIC.
AND SO, UH, EVEN THOUGH SOME RESOURCES HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, HAVE INCREASED, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH AT THIS POINT.
THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. K.
AND WHEN YOU, UH, WHEN YOU SAID YOU WERE A ROSE, BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, PRESENTATION.
UM, WHEN YOU SAID YOU WERE A ROSEBY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU SAID WE'RE OUT THERE.
WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE'RE OUT THERE? UH, YES.
SO I COORDINATE THE MEETINGS FOR, AND THE SITE VISIT.
SO I'M THE LIAISON BETWEEN ALL OF THESE, THE DEPARTMENTS AND PARK DEPARTMENT.
SO MY ROLE IS TO SCHEDULE ALL THE, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS TO GO ON SITE.
WE COME UP WITH A PLAN OF ACTION.
UM, OHS IS THERE TO ISSUE, UM, UM, CLEANING NOTICES TO THOSE PARTICULAR, UM, INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDE SERVICES.
SO THAT COULD BE THE MARSHALS, D P D, UM, THE ANIMAL SERVICES, ANY DEPARTMENT THAT I FEEL THAT IS NEEDED ON THAT SITE.
WE GO OUT, WE CREATE A PLAN, AND WE EXECUTE THE PLAN TO TRY TO, NUMBER ONE, UM, REMOVE THOSE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE ENCAMPMENTS.
AND NUMBER TWO, UM, LOOK AT REENTRY AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS, YOU KNOW, A DECREASE IN RE-ENTRY.
SO ON ROSE MEAT SPECIFICALLY, I'M SORRY.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT 50 PLUS ACRES OF UNACTIVATED LAND IN ROSE MEAT, AND YOU LITERALLY HAVE SAYING IT'S LIKE THE HUNGER GAMES.
YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT EACH ONE OF THOSE YELLOW THINGS, A DIFFERENT WARRING FACTION OF A HOMELESS CREW.
UM, AND WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, MACHETE ATTACKS AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF OUT THERE.
SO TO ADD TO THAT IS THE COST OF CLEANING AND REMOVAL.
UM, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT EACH TIME WE GO OUT THERE AND DO THIS AT $16,000, WE'VE DONE IT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGETARY ITEMS A SECOND, YOU KNOW, A SECOND DEAL WITH MS. MANDEL.
I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF A UNICORN CAUSE THIS IS SUCH A WEIRD SPOT AT THE VERY TOP OF OUR CITY IN DENTON COUNTY.
UM, BUT HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE, I MEAN, WHAT'S LIKE, AND YOU AND I TAKE THIS OFFLINE, BUT LIKE THIS, I MEAN, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THAT AREA.
UM, THE CRIME, THE, THE, AND JUST THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF, OF THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT JUST, IT'S NOT JUST LIVING THERE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE FIGHTING AMONGST EACH OTHER.
AND WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS AS WELL.
WELL, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION, UM, THAT'S QUITE CLEAR.
UM, WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO IS THE PROGRAM THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU ALL HERE TODAY, THESE ARE THE PROCEDURES WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE AS TO WHAT OUR PROCESSES ARE.
UM, WHEN I SAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THESE PARTICULAR AREAS, THIS ROSEMARY WAS USED AS AN EXAMPLE.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT CHRONIC LOOKS LIKE.
UH, LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE HERE, WE SHOWED YOU COTTONWOOD.
UH, WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT AT COTTONWOOD, WITH THAT SITE BEING DECOMMISSIONED, UH, WE WERE OUT THERE JUST LAST WEEK.
UM, THERE'S STILL CHALLENGES, UH, AS IT RELATES TO JUST TRANSITIONAL INDIVIDUALS BEING OUT ON THE TRAIL, A LACK OF, OF JUST PARK PATRONS WANTING TO UTILIZE THE TRAIL.
UH, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY, WHERE WE WERE 18 MONTHS AGO, AND HOW MANY, UM, ENCAMPMENTS WE HAD AND STRUCTURES WE HAD ON THAT SITE, THAT HAS FOR SURE DECREASED.
OUR GOAL WHEN WE HAVE THESE CHRONIC SITES IS TO COMPLETE, IS TO REPEAT THAT PROCESS UNTIL, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEE SOME, SOME DECREASE.
AND THEN MY, MY LAST, AND THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, IS WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO BOND SEASON ON THIS AND SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING, THIS IS KIND OF A UNICORN AGAIN FOR US BECAUSE THIS MUCH UNACTIVATED UNDEVELOPED LAND, UM, NORTH OF 6 35 DOES, I MEAN, I MEAN, THIS JUST DOESN'T EXIST.
UM, AND SO FOR, FOR, AS WE GET INTO THE BOND PROGRAM AND START LOOKING AT SPENDING DOLLARS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE PLANNING DESIGN SIDE AND FOR THE ADMIN AND FINANCE, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THIS ARE AREAS THAT WE'RE HAVING THAT'S THAT UNACTIVATED UNDEVELOPED THAT WE COULD FOCUS ON.
BECAUSE IF WE HAD A COMMUNITY CENTER HERE, IF WE HAD A REC CENTER, IF WE HAD SOMETHING HERE THAT WOULD HELP TO REMEDY THAT, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS LOOKS SMALL ON THIS MOUNTAIN HERE, BUT LIKE THOSE ARE APARTMENT COMPLEXES RIGHT THERE.
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THIS LAND IS.UM, AND THEY'RE BURIED IN THERE AND THEY'RE, YOU CAN'T GET IN THERE WITH A VEHICLE, YOU'VE GOTTA WALK IN THERE.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN IN THERE.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, ACTIVATING THESE, THESE PARK PROJECTS AND, AND MAKING THAT A PRIORITY AND OUR BOND, UM, SELECTION OF THE PLANNING AND DESIGN, I THINK IS A, IS A BIG DEAL.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON THE PREVIOUS COMMENT, SO OUR SOLUTION, AS RENEE MENTIONED WITH COTTONWOOD IS THE, THE D R T R R DECOMMISSIONING.
AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT, UM, ALL OF THE SITES WE HAD PR PLANNED OVER THE PAST YEAR FOR DECOMMISSIONING BECAUSE WE'VE DONE SO MUCH WORK, THE LANDSCAPE HAS TOTALLY CHANGED.
SOME OF THE SITES THAT WE WERE, WE HAD ON THE LIST FOR THIS NEW YEAR DON'T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE.
AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, WE ARE FACTORING IN AREAS LIKE ROSEMEAD PARK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
WE DIDN'T HAVE PULL US INTO OUR PARKS MAINTENANCE AND, AND SHANE AND EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TO BE DEALING WITH THIS AND WE COULD DO OTHER THINGS.
SO THANK YOU BECAUSE I, IT'S A LOT AND I GET IT.
UM, AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM CONSTANTLY.
UM, OUR CONSTITUENTS GO TO US, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE THE PARK BOARD, SO I'M CONSTANTLY GETTING, HEY, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE HOMELESS OVER HERE AT O CITY PARK.
WE HAVE THIS ONE OVER HERE AT, AT, UM, MARIA LUNA.
SO QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, A COUPLE THINGS.
WHEN DID D RT RRR BEGIN? SO THAT BEGAN OCTOBER OF 2021 IS WHEN THE COUNCIL APPROVED IT.
AND THEN ARE, IS THERE A THEME? I MEAN, I IS LIKE THEY'RE CLOSE TO FREEWAYS, TOLL WAYS, TRAILS, UM, ARE, HOW DO YOU GUYS LOOK? KINDA LOOK AT THAT? YEAH, SO WE LOOK AT ENCAMPMENTS JUST BASED ON, UM, A COUPLE OF THINGS SIZE.
UM, SO IT COULD BE VERY SMALL OR VERY LARGE, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITHIN WITH THAT IS A FACTOR IS LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION.
UM, SO SOME OF THOSE HAVE BEEN OUT THERE FOR 10 YEARS.
THEY HAVE A SELF ELECTED MAYOR.
SO THAT'S ONE THAT WE'RE GONNA TARGET.
UM, YEAH, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THEIR EIGHTIES, AND SO THERE'S ALSO AN AGE ISSUE IN THERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE SMALLER ONES AND TWOS REALLY ARE ONES THAT WE LIKE TO HAVE THE HEART TEAM GO OUT, UH, AND TAKE CARE OF BECAUSE AGAIN, THE, THEY CAN HAVE ANOTHER PATHWAY TO HOUSING, BUT A DECOMMISSIONING IS NOT GONNA PUT ITS RESOURCES THERE.
AND SO WE ALSO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE EQUITABLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY.
WHAT I'LL SAY ABOUT THE INTERSECTIONS IS FOR US, THOSE ARE SOMETHING WE CLASSIFY.
AND THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE, LITTLE INTO THE WEEDS AS HOTSPOTS, BECAUSE THAT'S A COMBINATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ILLEGALLY SOLICITING, NOT NECESSARILY HOMELESS AND PEOPLE WHO MAY BE HOMELESS.
BUT AS YOU CAN, UH, I THINK IF YOU WERE OVER AT FOUR IN 75, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT'S GONE WAY DOWN EVERY DAY.
AND WHAT, BUT IT'S, IT'S GONE.
AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE CLOSED DOWN, UH, COTTONWOOD PARK.
AND SO THE HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE ARE NOW GONE.
AND THAT THEN MEANS, ASIDE FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE TO MAKE MONEY, UM, AND THEY TELL OUR STAFF ALL THE TIME THAT THEY'RE NOT LEAVING CUZ IT'S LUCRATIVE.
UM, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE WHO WERE HOMELESS, WELL THAT'S LESS DONATIONS BEING DROPPED OFF BECAUSE THEY SEE PEOPLE IN NEED, WHICH MEANS LESS ATTRACTING OF TRASH AND OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO SEE, OH, OF I'M HERE, I'LL GET A DONATION.
AND SO IT'S A, IT'S A PROCESS OF, OF KIND OF PEELING BACK THE LAYERS.
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU PROBABLY HAD A MAYOR OVER THERE BECAUSE THAT LIGHT IS LONG.
AND I WOULD SIT THERE AND WATCH ALL THE INTERACTION AND ALL THE, THAT'S A CRAZY INTERSECTION.
IT WAS, UM, DESCRIBE THE CR THE SR REQUEST AND WHEN IT'S CLOSED, BECAUSE I HAVE A CONSTITUENT WHO, UH, EMAILS ME ABOUT EVERY DAY I SENT AN AS REQUEST REQUEST AND NOW IT'S CLOSED.
AND HOW COME PARKS AND WHEN YOU GUYS NO HS IS NOT DOING ANYTHING.
I SAID, WE ARE, AND SHANE AND I WORK REALLY CLOSELY TOGETHER TO SHOW THE TIMELINE.
UM, AND THIS IS MARIE LUMAN, SO THIS IS A CONSTANT.
UM, SO HOW DO YOU THEN SAY, OH, OUR, OUR SR IS CLOSED, UM, AND NOW WE'RE MOVING ON WHEN THE HOMELESS PROBLEM IS STILL AT THE PARK AND I'M GETTING PICTURES.
WELL, AND I, I THINK THERE'S ALSO A PARKS PROCESS FOR THAT THAT YOU MIGHT WANNA TALK ABOUT.
BUT FOR OHS, THE THREE 11 SERVICE RESOLUTION SERVICE REQUEST RESOLUTION PROCESS IS IF IT'S REDUNDANT.
SO WE'VE ALREADY GOT ONE THERE.
IT COULD BE CLOSED BECAUSE IT'S REDUNDANT.
AND WHERE WE WANT TO BE, WHERE WE'RE AIMING TO BE, IS THAT EVERY TIME A SERVICE REQUEST IS ENTERED, WE HAVE SOMEONE SPECIFICALLY CALLING THE PERSON WHO ENTERED IT AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, I'M ALSO WORKING WITH THREE 11 ON BETTER AND MORE NARRATIVELY BASED WAYS TO SAY THIS HAS BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE, UM, BECAUSE IT USED TO BE CLOSED WITH NO NARRATIVE, WHICH IS NOT HELPFUL.
AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE SAY, OH, IT'S CLOSED BECAUSE IT'S REDUNDANT.
OH, IT'S CLOSED BECAUSE ACTUALLY THIS IS ON, I DON'T KNOW, IN THIS CASE, DOES THIS HAPPEN WITH YOU GUYS? IT'S ON PARKS LAND, SO WE'RE TRANSFERRING IT TO PARKS.
BUT ACTUALLY THIS HAPPENS WITH CO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
IT PART THE CONSTITUENTS RESPONSE TO ME, THAT'S ALWAYS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WELL NOT PARK IS HANDLING IT, PARK JUST HANDLED IT.
SO IT'S LIKE, I'M KIND OF IN THIS, YOU KNOW,
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PINK.WHAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T NORMALLY HAVE TO YEAH.
AND REALLY WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS JUST GOTTA BE FAIR TO SRSS ARE, IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A TECHNICAL CATEGORY, RIGHT? IT'S NOT HUMAN.
AND SO IT'S TRANSFERRED TO WHOEVER OWNS THE LAND.
AND SO IF IT'S PRIVATE, IT GOES TO CODE.
IF IT'S PARKS, IT GOES TO PARKS.
IF IT'S PUBLIC, IT GOES TO OHS.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT OHS ISN'T THERE.
THERE'S A HOMELESS PERSON THERE.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THERE AND WE'RE STILL THERE.
IT'S JUST THAT TECHNICAL CATEGORY I THINK CAN BE REALLY FRUSTRATING.
AND SO PART OF THAT IS WHY YES, THREE 11 IS GOOD.
THAT'S HOW WE TRACK WHERE WE NEED TO GO, GO.
THAT'S HOW WE HAVE A DATABASE SYSTEM.
BUT ALSO HAVING US IN THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S SOMEONE ON MY STAFF THAT YOU CAN CALL IS REALLY HELPFUL BECAUSE IT IS FRUSTRATING.
AND SO THE HUMAN, THE HUMAN ELEMENT BEHIND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TRY AND GET OUT IN FRONT.
SO, SO MY SUGGESTION TO YOU IS THE, THAT TYPE I, I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE, THERE'S NOT ALWAYS COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MAYBE IT'S HELPFUL THAT YOU DO A WORK ON A FLYER WITH MARKETING AND THEN PARKS CAN SEND IT OUT FOR THE MARKETING TEAM AND THEN WE CAN SEND IT OUT AS WELL.
BECAUSE THAT'S, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO COMMUNICATE.
BUT WE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S NOT AN ONSITE MEETING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND WE, WE'VE DONE THOSE BEFORE, SO WE NOT WITH PARKS, I THINK WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU MR. UH, MR. STEWART? YES.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I CAN TELL YOU, AS MS. HAMILTON KNOWS FROM OUR MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, THIS IS ONE OF THE SINGLE MOST EMOTIONAL ISSUES THAT WE GET AS PARK BOARD MEMBERS.
AND I, I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT WELL, UH, A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUDGET MEETINGS HAVE STARTED.
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO THOSE BUDGET MEETINGS, INVOICE AND PEOPLE TO SAY, WE NEED MORE LIGHTS ON THE TRAILS.
WE NEED MORE MONEY FOR RANGERS, WE NEED MORE MONEY FOR MARSHALS, WE NEED MORE MONEY FOR CLEANUP.
THE RESOURCES THAT MS. JOHNSON WAS TALKING ABOUT.
WE NEED TO TELL IN ALL 14, COUNCIL DISTRICTS HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT, THIS ISSUE BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE GREAT PLANS, WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT FOR THEM TO IMPLEMENT IT, IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND THAT IS REALLY CRITICAL BECAUSE THEY'RE STARTING THE BUDGET MEETINGS EARLY THIS YEAR AND, AND THEY'VE STARTED ALREADY.
AND YOU NEED TO SHOW UP AND AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE RESOURCES.
AND THEY'RE GONNA SAY, WELL, WE HAVE 11 RANGER SPOTS OPEN, OR WHATEVER.
AND IF IT'S HARD, JUST CUZ THERE'S AN OPEN SPOT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T NEED MORE RESOURCES AND SPEAK UP AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR TEAM.
UH, THE SECOND THING WE NEED TO TELL OUR PEOPLE IS FACEBOOK AND NEXT DOOR ARE NOT A SERVICE REQUEST.
AND MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE I HEAR FROM SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, I PUT IT ON FACEBOOK OR I PUT IT ON NEXT DOOR.
IT'S NOT A SERVICE REQUEST THREE 11 OR R DALLAS AND THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
THE LAST THING IS, I WOULD LIKE, UH, YOUR INPUT AS WE GO INTO THE BOND PROGRAM ON DESIGN FAILURES WE HAVE IN OUR SYSTEM THAT LEAD TO THIS.
THE EXAMPLE IS THE TRAILHEAD, THE ACCESS FORCE LANE, COTTONWOOD CREEK TRAIL, THE RACETRACK, NOW IT'S A 7-ELEVEN GAS STATION.
THOSE THREE THINGS COMING TOGETHER THERE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
BUT AS YOU SEE THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE NEED TO DO BETTER IN THE BOND PROGRAM, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS SO WE DON'T DESIGN MORE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN HERE.
I DID EXACTLY WHAT CHAIRMAN STEWART SAID AT A DISTRICT SIX, DISTRICT TWO JOINT BOND TOWN HALL, SORRY, BUTCHERTOWN HALL MEETING THIS WEEK.
UM, IT WAS THE SAME DAY THAT DIRECTOR JENKINS WENT TO THE, UH, PUB PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND MENTIONED THAT HE WOULD PROBABLY BE PUTTING IN A $1 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL, UM, ENHANCEMENT, EXCUSE ME, REQUEST.
AND CHAIRMAN UE SAID, THAT'S NOT EVEN ENOUGH.
SO WE HAVE COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THIS ENHANCEMENT REQUEST, OR MORE THAN A MILLION.
AND IN THAT MEETING I GAVE, I SAID THAT AND, AND ASKED THE OTHER FELLOW CITIZENS TO PLEASE, CAUSE THEY HAVE A LITTLE SURVEY.
SO I LOBBIED THEM TO PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND, POINTING OUT TO THEM THAT, UH, THE PARK SAFETY, UH, AND SECURITY BUDGET DOES, COMES OUT OF OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
IT'S NOT COVERED BY THE POLICE BUDGET.
THE POLICE CAN'T GET TO OUR PARK PROBLEMS. SO, UH, THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD POINT TO MENTION A CITIZEN DON'T
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KNOW THAT.SO I JUST WANT TO SECOND WHAT CHAIRMAN STEWART SAID, UH, THE, THE BUDGET MEETINGS, YOU CAN ONE PERSON SPEAKING UP TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN ONE OF THOSE BUDGET MEETINGS.
UM, BUT THE POINT I WANTED TO ASK IS ABOUT DECOMMISSIONING.
UH, THAT'S A FOUR TO EIGHT WEEK PROCESS WHERE WE BASICALLY HAVE A, THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON GETTING THAT RESOLVED AND WORKING WITH THOSE PEOPLE IN THAT INTERIM.
AND THE PROCESS IS THIS LIGHTING SCALE JUST BASED ON NUMBER OF PEOPLE BARRIERS TO HOUSING THE LOCATION.
UM, SO IDEALLY FOUR TO SIX WEEK.
BUT AT SOME SITES, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ONE AT, UM, MYERS AND JEFFRIES THAT WAS 72 PEOPLE WHO GOT HOUSED, UM, OVER A VERY LARGE SERIES OF FIELDS.
AND THEN OF COURSE I SAID COTTONWOOD CREEK BRANCHES INTO A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS.
UM, THAT'S A VERY, VERY LONG TRAIL.
AND SO THAT ACTUALLY TOOK, I THINK ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS.
SO KNOWING THAT THERE'S A LIMIT TO THE TIME, UM, WHY DO WE NOT, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN RENT SHOWER TRAILERS AND RESTROOM TRAILERS.
WHY DO WE NOT PROVIDE THOSE ON THIS TEMPORARY BASIS FOR HUMAN HUMANITARIAN AND SANITARY PURPOSES SO THAT AS WE KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE A FINITE THING.
CAUSE I FEEL THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING TREATED IN A HUMANE FASHION AS WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT WITH THE OTHER SIDE.
BUT THE BASICS, BASIC THINGS, WE ALL TAKE FOR, FOR GRANTED IN OUR OWN HOMES UNTIL, UH, YOUR WATER GOES OUT OR SOMETHING AND YOU FIND THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THINGS YOU NEED TO, UH, NOT HAVING THAT LEASE TO FILL AND HARMFUL ENVIRONMENT.
SO WHY DON'T WE, WHY DON'T WE DO THAT? WHY DON'T WE GO THAT EXTRA STEP IN A, IN WHEN WE'RE DECOMMISSIONING A ASIDE? SO IT'S A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, FIRST I WOULD SAY JUST THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS RESOURCE EQUITABILITY.
UM, IF I CAN'T DO IT FOR ALL OF THE ENCAMPMENTS, WHY AM I JUST DOING IT FOR ONE? AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A, A TIMELINE ON THAT, BUT, BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT STICKS WITH ME.
I THINK, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S A, A BASIC QUESTION THAT I ASK MYSELF ON, ON EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, ALL SERVICES, WE DO HAVE, UH, A PORTA-POTTY INITIATIVE THAT IS AT SEVERAL KEY LOCATIONS SO THAT WE DO OFFER THOSE SERVICES.
THERE'S HAND WASHING THERE AS WELL.
UM, BUT EVEN THAT IS A STRETCH ON THE BUDGET.
AND SO REALLY IT GETS TO THE HEART OF IT AS RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
UM, SHOWER TRAILERS COST MULTIPLE THOUSANDS TO OPERATE EVEN FOR A DAY.
UM, AND SO IT'S JUST EXTREMELY COSTLY.
NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT WORKING ON IT BECAUSE THERE IS, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OP UM, OPERATIONS THAT ARE NONPROFITS WHO SOLELY COME AROUND WITH SHOWER TRAILERS.
AND SO WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS JUST STARTED, I THINK IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, PARTNERING WITH THE STEW POT AND BEING OVER THERE A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK.
AND THEY WERE SURPRISED WHEN THEY CAME TO DALLAS.
THEY WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE UH, RECEPTION WAS GONNA BE.
AND THEN THEY WERE EXTREMELY PLEASED TO SEE THAT EVERY SLOT WAS BOOKED UP.
PEOPLE WERE SUPER HAPPY TO HAVE THE SHOWERS, STOOP POTTS TALKED TO THEM, WE'VE TALKED TO THEM AND WE'VE SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE DALLAS MORE ATTRACTIVE? WHAT CAN WE DO TO HAVE YOU HEAR MORE OFTEN? BECAUSE THIS NEED IS SO GREAT AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT, BUT IN A WAY THAT UTILIZES EXISTING RESOURCES INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING THROUGH THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S JUST, UM, IT'S, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL ON THAT.
SO I, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THIS SPEAKS BADLY TO OUR PRIORITIES.
I'D ALMOST CALL IT HYPOCRISY THAT WE TALK ABOUT IT AND WE DON'T BUDGET FOR IT.
UH, SO I WOULD SAY THAT'S ON THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL AND OUR PUBLIC POLITICAL LEADERS, UH, CAUSE THIS, THERE ARE MANY OTHER COSTS IN OTHER WAYS, AND THAT'S A RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
UM, THERE'S A, I THINK IT'S A JEWISH PHRASE THAT WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IF YOU DO IT FOR ONE, YOU NEED TO DO IT FOR ALL.
YOU CAN'T DO IT FOR ALL, THEREFORE WE DON'T DO IT FOR ONE.
THERE'S A PHRASE I, AND I THINK IT'S IN YOUR FAVOR.
IF YOU SAY ONE PERSON, YOU SAVE THE WORLD.
SO I WOULD JUST REMIND YOU OF THAT.
THERE'S THAT ASPECT ALMOST ON A SPIRITUAL LEVEL WHERE MAYBE WE OWE IT TO WHOEVER WE CAN DO IT FOR, TO WHATEVER LEVEL WE CAN DO IT.
MR. DICKEY, THAT'S THREE MINUTES.
AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IN TERMS OF RECOURSE RESOURCE ALLOCATION, THOSE ARE ALL VALID POINTS, BUT WHERE WE ARE FOCUSING IS HOUSING.
AND SO IT IS A NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE TO PROVE A NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE PRACTICE TO FOCUS ON GETTING PEOPLE INTO HOUSING SO THAT THEY HAVE ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN A PERMANENT AND SUSTAINABLE WAY INSTEAD OF PULLING MONEY FROM A HOUSING EFFORT THAT IN WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW HAS ALREADY HOUSED OVER 1700 PEOPLE IN A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP HOUSING MORE TO PUT IT TOWARDS SOMETHING THAT'S TEMPORARY.
IF I HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, I WOULD DO BOTH.
BUT IF WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH, THEN I WANNA GET PEOPLE INTO HOUSING WHERE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY COULD NEED AND NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT IS A GOOD AMENITY, BUT ALSO STILL KEEPS THEM OUTSIDE.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE GAME LONG TERM.
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YES, I MEAN, THAT IS A VALID, VALID, VALID NEED.UM, I, UH, APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
IT'S, IT'S A HARD, UM, IT'S A HARD THING BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE TOO, AND TREATING THEM WITH RESPECT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE PEOPLE THAT SAY, OH, THEY HOMELESS PEOPLE CAN'T BE SITTING AT A PARK BENCH IN THE PARK.
I MEAN, IT'S A PUBLIC PARK, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY IF YOU'RE SCARED OF THEM, BUT UNLESS THEY'RE SLEEPING THERE OR POPPING A TENT UP AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IF THEY'RE JUST SITTING THERE, THEY'RE NOT HURTING ANYTHING.
BUT THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS, UM, ACTUALLY GO IN AND HANDLE IT, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I, I THANK YOU KNOW, BASIC RESPECT FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, NOT EVERYBODY, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF MENTAL ILLNESS OUT THERE AND OFFERING THOSE SERVICES TO PEOPLE, UM, IS A GREAT WAY.
AND GOING BACK, LIKE YOU SAY, YOU MIGHT NOT CATCH 'EM TODAY, BUT THEY MIGHT THINK ABOUT IT TOMORROW.
UM, IT'S ALL THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL ILLNESS.
UM, YOU MAY NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL THINK DIFFERENTLY EVERY DAY.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING, TRYING TO HELP THESE FOLKS AND THE SUCCESSES THAT YOU'VE HAD.
AND I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU KEEP GOING BACK FOR MORE MONEY BECAUSE YOU GET IT.
CUZ I WATCHED THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND THEY ASK FOR MORE MONEY AND I SEE YOU GETTING IT.
UM, AND THE HOUSING THAT THEY'RE GETTING, THE, THE HOTELS THAT THEY'RE RENOVATING TO PUT HOMELESS IN, IT'S GREAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU MR. GOOD, MR. KITNER.
UM, UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THIS IS CHALLENGING WORK AND IT'S IMPORTANT AND, UH, WE WANNA GET IT RIGHT ON THE, UH, DECOMMISSIONING.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT COGNITIVE CREEK TRAIL A LOT, AND I KNOW I'VE RAISED THAT BEFORE AS BEING A PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING AREA WITH MULTIPLE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
I REMEMBER MR. STEWART AND I AND MS. COLLINS, BRAD AND I WERE DOING A BRIDGE WALK OVER THE NEW NORTH HAVEN TRAIL BRIDGE AND WE CAME TO THE COTTON CREEK TRAIL AND WE ENCOUNTERED A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT RIGHT THERE AT THE CONFLUENCE POINT WHERE ALL THE TRAILS MEET.
UH, AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU, YOU ALL ARE DOING TO GET THE TRAILS, UH, DECOMMISSIONED.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PUBLICIZE THESE DECOMMISSIONING? BECAUSE THE REPUTATION OUT THERE IS THAT COTTONWOOD CREEK IS NOT SAFE.
SO WHEN THESE TRAILS ARE BEING COMMISSIONED, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT THAT THE TRAIL IS NOW SAFE, YOU CAN USE IT.
THE ENCAMPMENTS AREN'T OUT THERE ANYMORE.
SO, UM, LET'S THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE PUBLICIZE THAT? I KNOW WHEN, WHEN WE HAD OUR NORTH HAVEN TRAIL TASK FORCE MEETING LAST WEEK, THIS CAME UP AND I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL OFFICES ARE GONNA WORK WITH OHS ON SOME MARKETING MATERIALS, BUT WE REALLY DO NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE THAT THINGS ARE BEING DONE AND THE TRAILS ARE SAFER TO USE NOW.
WE DEFINITELY CAN WORK ON THAT, UM, UH, WITH THE MAC TEAM AND TRYING TO JUST GET THE INFORMATION OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ESPECIALLY ATTENDANCE AT THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
I'LL TALK TO THE RANGERS, THE MARSHALS ABOUT THAT WHEN WE WERE AT, WHEN WE'RE OUT TO MAKE SURE WE LET THE COMMUNITIES KNOW AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND, UM, ONE OTHER POINT, AND MR. CONNOR TOUCHED ON THIS WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ROSEMEAD, BUT LET'S LOOK AT WAYS TO ACTIVATE THESE AREAS THAT ARE USED AS ENCAMPMENTS.
AND LIKE TOMORROW I'M GOING OUT TO VALLEYVIEW PARK, UH, WITH MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ AND THE VALLEYVIEW, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
AND WE'RE GONNA GO EXPLORE THAT WOODED AREA WHERE THERE ARE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT CAN WE CONVERT THIS INTO A NATURE AREA? AND THAT WAY PEOPLE WILL BE USING IT, IT'S ACTIVATED, AND THEN THERE WON'T BE, UH, THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT THAT'S IN THAT SITE.
SO LET'S THINK CREATIVELY THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF HOW WE CAN DO THIS EVERYWHERE.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
I KNOW THAT OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTION GETS A LOT OF BAD PRESS.
UM, I KNOW PEOPLE THAT KNOW THAT I WORK WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT, THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY ALWAYS ASK ABOUT.
AND SO EVERY TIME THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED AND THE OFFICE THAT'S PRESENTED TO US, I'M ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND THE AMOUNT OF AGENCIES THAT ARE REALLY PUTTING THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
SO, YOU KNOW, JUST KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT KNOW AND TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR EFFORTS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND WE, WE KNOW YOU'RE DOING REALLY HARD WORK AND I BELIEVE BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING HERE, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
SO MY QUESTION KIND OF GOES BACK TO IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, WE'RE PUTTING THE RIGHT THINGS IN PLACE.
ARE WE JUST GETTING A, A CONSTANT INFLOW OF NEW FOLKS ENTERING INTO THIS SYSTEM? AND ARE THEY COMING FROM DALLAS? ARE THEY COMING FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY WANT TO ENGAGE WITH?
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DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT ON THAT? I DO.UM, JUST TO REPEAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING GOOD WORK, DOES THAT MEAN THAT EVERYONE IS SENDING THEIR FOLKS TO US? UM, AND I THINK IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD SAY IS A BIT OF AN URBAN MYTH, I THINK BECAUSE I, I WORKED IN SEATTLE, I WORKED IN TACOMA, NEW YORK HERE.
UM, AND I THINK ANYWHERE YOU'VE GOT A BIG CITY THAT'S DOING A LOT OF WORK, THERE IS THIS, OH WELL PEOPLE ARE SENDING THEIR UNSHELTERED TO US.
AND ACTUALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT STUDIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE, WHO ARE UNSHELTERED, THE MAJORITY TEND TO HAVE GROWN UP WHERE THEY, WHERE THEY ARE UNSHELTERED.
UH, THERE ARE SOME WHO, WHO HAVE COME HERE AND COME OUT OF STATE.
UH, I THINK REALLY THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE YOU SEE THAT IS IN CALIFORNIA.
I MEAN, SO MANY PEOPLE MOVE THERE AND IT'S SO EASY IN A HIGH, YOU KNOW, IN A VERY EXPENSIVE AREA LIKE THAT TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.
AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU GET SUCH AN ACCUMULATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW ON THE WEST COAST, BUT IN MOST COMMUNITIES IT IS PEOPLE WHO, THIS IS THEIR SEC, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHERE THEY COME FROM AND SOMETHING JUST SEEMS TO HAVE SHIFTED IN THEIR SECURITY NET.
UM, AND IT IS NO LONGER THERE.
AND SO NOW THEY'RE ON THE STREET.
UM, NOW I THINK PART OF WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT, CUZ HE'S LAUNCHED THIS NEW HOMELESSNESS TASK FORCE IS REALLY A FOCUS ON REGIONALITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER AREA CITIES.
I'VE HAD A COUPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE OUTSIDE AREA, UH, CITIES ON, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, HOW WE CAN HELP THEM RECREATE THE TOOLKIT THAT WE HAVE SO THAT THEY CAN DO THE SAME WORK.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THE, THE MOST RELEVANT IS WHEN YOU HAVE, UH, INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERS AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF THE OTHER CITIES IN DALLAS AND GONE COLLIN COUNTY BECAUSE THAT'S OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE CLASSIFIED BY THE, UH, FEDERAL AGENCY HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT.
AND SO WE TALK ABOUT, WELL, WHO'S GOT SHELTER AND WHO'S GOT SPACE? AND YOU KNOW, FOR DALLAS, WE, WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, SEVEN TO 800 PEOPLE IN SHELTER, UH, ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT WHEN WE'RE DOING INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER.
AND THEN I GET MESSAGES FROM OTHER CITIES SAYING, WELL, WE ARE FULL UP.
CAN WE COME TO YOU? AND I'M SAYING, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE WAS A VERY SALIENT POINT THIS LAST STORM AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M SO HAPPY TO HELP YOU EXPLORE HOW YOU OPEN UP MORE SPACE.
MM-HMM
AND THEN THEY DID FIND A WAY AND I'M LIKE, THAT IS SO GREAT FOR YOU.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU DO THAT? BECAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT SAYING, I'M FULL UP, SEND IT TO DALLAS.
WELL, WE DON'T GET TO SAY NO, THAT'S NOT HOW WE TREAT OUR NEIGHBORS.
AND SO HELPING OTHER PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE THOSE SAME RESOURCES AND GIVE THEM THAT AGENCY IS SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON.
AND I KNOW THAT SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR REALLY WANTS TO SEE THE HOMELESSNESS TASK FORCE BRING FORTH RECOMMENDATIONS ON AS WELL.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT AWELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR GREAT WORK, FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
HAVE A, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE SERVICE, UH, REQUEST.
IS IT MAINLY COMING FROM CONSTITUENTS? IS IT COMING FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE WHERE COMING FROM OR JUST FROM EVERYBODY, DO YOU YEAH, I CAN ANSWER THAT BECAUSE I GET ALL OF THE SERVICE REQUESTS THAT COME IN FROM PARK PROPERTY.
UM, WE HAVE, UM, CITIZENS, PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY USE THE PARKS AND TRAILS.
OUR STAFF WILL ALSO SUBMIT A THREE 11, I SUBMIT THREE 11 S WHENEVER I GET A TEXT OR AN EMAIL OR A PHONE CALL ABOUT AN ENCAMPMENT ON A PARK, ON A PARK, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF PUTTING IT IN OUR THREE 11 SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN TRACK IT.
SO IT'S A VARIETY OF, UM, DIFFERENT PLACES AND SOURCES THAT IT WILL COME FROM.
BECAUSE ONE THING, LIKE IN, IN DISTRICT FIVE AND PLEASANT GROWTH, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE, UM, IN THE HOMELESS, UH, POPULATION AND THE WAY IT'S PERCEIVED BY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT THAT I'VE TALKED TO, IT'S LIKE, NOT PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, IT'S PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE COMING TO DISTRICT FIVE.
UM, AND, AND THIS IS NOT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A, I GUESS A SI YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE IN CHARGE, THE PEOPLE THAT DO, FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW THE THREE 11 APP HAS BEEN, UM, IS A VERY GOOD TOOL, BUT IT'S, I BELIEVE IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH.
AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF A LACK OF INFORMATION.
LIKE EVEN IN LIKE, YOU KNOW, PLEASANT GROVE IS PREDOMINANTLY SPANISH SPEAKING, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY CAN USE THE THREE 11 APP BECAUSE I GET LIKE, YOU KNOW, CONSI LIKE, LIKE, LIKE ROB SAID, YOU KNOW, CONSTITUENTS SAY, OH, I PUT IT ON ON FACEBOOK OR I PUT IT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS.
SO IT'S JUST, I I TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, I, I GO, I CAN, I CAN CALL RENEE AND I CAN, YOU KNOW, UH, TALK TO JEREMY AND TONY, BUT YOU ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S VERY POWERFUL FOR YOU TO ALSO SPEAK UP.
UM, I HAVEN'T REALLY GOTTEN A WHOLE LOT OF LIKE, COMPLAINTS ABOUT ENCAMPMENTS AND PARKS AND DISTRICT FIVE, BUT IT'S MORE LIKE, UM, HOMELESS POPULATION GOING TO THE
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PARKS AND YOU KNOW, LEAVING TRASH OR AROUND THE PARKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND PEOPLE FEELING UN UM, UNSAFE, UM, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.BUT, UH, I TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO REPORT, DO YOUR PART ALSO AND REPORT AND, AND PLEASE I'LL, I'LL DO MY BEST WHAT I CAN DO.
UM, ANYWAY, UH, SO I SEE THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT CAUSED, BUT I THINK IT'S THE CITY OF DALLAS ISSUE THAT THEY NEED TO DO BETTER AT BRINGING MORE AWARENESS AS FAR AS, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE THREE 11 APP AND INCLUDING IT IN OTHER LANGUAGES BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING OUT A HUGE, UM, POPULATION.
UM, AND I'M ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT THE, UM, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING, I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID, THE LANGUAGE YOU USED ABOUT NOT CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS AND UM, ON THE PATHWAY TO HOUSING.
IS IT, UM, FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE, WHATEVER, UM, UM, PERSONS ARE PLACED.
LIKE IS IT TEMPORARY HOUSING? RIGHT? IT'S NOT LIKE SUSTAINABLE, I MEAN IT'S TEMPORARY.
UH, NO, THAT IS A FANTASTIC QUESTION.
SO WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS MAY NEED A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS.
AND THAT INCLUDES HOUSING, SOME NEED DIVERSION, WHICH MEANS I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER IN ANOTHER STATE OR A FAMILY MEMBER WHO COULD TAKE ME IN OR I ONLY NEED FIRST, UH, AND LAST MONTH'S RENT AND DEPOSIT BECAUSE I HAVE INCOME BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET AN APARTMENT.
UM, OR MAYBE I HAVE THE INCOME, BUT NOT THE IDEAL CREDIT SCORE, WHICH WHO DOES AFTER TWO ECONOMIC RECESSIONS BACK TO BACK TO GET INTO AN APARTMENT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIVERSION AS WELL.
UM, BUT THE TWO MAIN HOUSING PADS WE HAVE ARE RAPID REHOUSING, WHICH IS 12 TO 24 MONTHS OF, UH, RENT PAID ON YOUR BEHALF PLUS SERVICES.
SO YOU'RE WORKING WITH A CASE MANAGER FROM, I THINK IT'S, YOU HAVE TO BE MET ON SITE BY YOUR CASE MANAGER WHERE YOU LIVE WITHIN 48 TO 72 HOURS OF YOU MOVING IN.
THEY'RE USUALLY THERE TO CLAP YOU THROUGH THE DOOR WHEN YOU MOVE IN.
UM, AND THAT IS FOR PEOPLE WHO IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH WORKING WITH THEM THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BE BACK FINANCIALLY, SELF, UH, SELF-SUSTAINABLE WITHIN 12 TO 24 MONTHS.
AND THAT 24 MONTHS IS JUST BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEONE WHO GETS INTO HOUSING AND, WELL, I WAS ON THE PATH, OR I HAD A JOB, NOW I HAVE AN ILLNESS, OR I HAD A JOB THAT I GOT LAID OFF.
WELL, WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA SAY, OH WELL SIX MONTHS YOU GOTTA GET WORK.
AND WE'RE GONNA SAY, OKAY, WELL HOW CAN WE EXTEND THAT PATH FOR YOU IN A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE? AND THEN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, WE HAD 758 VOUCHERS COME DOWN THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS PART OF THIS.
WE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER 490 THROUGH THIS 22 AS PART OF, UM, OR IN ADDITION TO THIS 22.8 MILLION THAT WE GOT FROM HUD, UH, COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
UM, AND THAT IS FOR, UM, PERMANENT HOUSING WITH WRAPAROUND SOURCES OR WRAPAROUND SERVICES.
SO FOR SOMEONE WHO IS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, WHICH MEANS YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE FOR 12 MONTHS, UH, IN ONE YEAR OR 12 MONTHS, AGGREGATE OVER THREE YEARS, THAT'S THE DEFINITION FOR HUD.
UM, YOU'RE MUCH MORE LIKELY AT THAT POINT WHEN YOU'RE CHRONIC TO NEED A LOT MORE SERVICES, MORE TIME IN HOUSING THAT SUPPORTED.
UM, THERE'S A LOT MORE TRAUMA TO HEAL FROM.
UM, AS, UH, SOMEONE SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU AT THAT POINT YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD YOU, YOU HAVE HAD A LOT OF MENTAL TRAUMA, YOU MIGHT HAVE STARTED TREATING THAT WITH SUBSTANCE USE BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A DOCTOR.
UH, AND SO YOU GET THOSE CO CO-OCCURRING, CO-OCCURRENCE, EXCUSE ME, DISORDERS THAT ARE A RESULT OF BEING HOMELESS.
AND SO, UH, THERE YOU CAN BE, YOU CAN BE WITH THAT VOUCHER FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED TO.
SOME PEOPLE NEED THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY.
AND THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING, UM, YOU KNOW, THOSE ROOT CAUSES THAT LEAD TO HOMELESSNESS.
CUZ I, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY AND I'M LIKE, WELL, THEY'RE PART OF OUR, YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR COMMUNITY TOO.
WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND TREAT PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW, I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LIKE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND, AND JUST, UM, AND NOT, LIKE YOU SAID, CRIMINALIZE, UM, THE HOMELESS POPULATION.
THIS WAS REALLY, REALLY, I THINK IT SHOWS, YOU KNOW WHAT QUESTION WHO, YES.
I JUST HAD A REALLY QUICK QUESTION.
ON THE ACTIVE PARK SITES IDENTIFIED WHERE IT SAYS WHITE ROCK CREEK TRAIL, IT HAS, UH, P A RRC AND ACRONYM, UH, IN PARENTHESIS.
WHAT IS THAT? YES, THAT IS NEAR A APARTMENT, UM, SITE.
SO I IDENTIFIED THAT SOMETIMES IT'S MY NOTES NOTES BECAUSE IT'S A WORKING DOCUMENT, BUT THAT ALLOWS ME TO IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHERE THAT THOSE ENCAMPMENT SITES ARE.
AND YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE PRC? YES.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT IN THIS CONTEXT.
YES, I I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR ROSS.
UM, REGARDING IMPLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERS AND DISTRICT SIX, WE HAVE LOT HOMELESS CAMPING AND WE HAVE SEVERAL RECREATION CENTERS THERE.
TO WHAT DEGREE DO WE USE OR OFFER, UH, RECREATION CENTERS AS INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERS? WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE
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OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS TO THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHEN IT'S TIME TO OPEN UP THE RECREATION CENTER.SO WE, WE'VE OPENED UP BACHMAN FOR A NUMBER OF INCLEMENT DAYS.
AND THEY'RE PREPARED, UH, THEY'RE KINDA LIKE READY TO GO.
SO WE HAVE, STEVE BAKER SERVES AS OUR, UM, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LIAISON.
SO HE GETS THE DIRECT CALL AND STAFF ARE ALREADY PUT ON NOTICE AND ANTICIPATION OF HAVING TO BE HOUSED WITH REC.
AND I, I WILL ALSO JUST SAY QUICK PLUG FOR THE OVERALL INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER PLAN, UM, THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS, UM, THE CITY HAS AN EXTERNAL PARTNER IN AUSTIN STREET SHELTER.
THEY'RE OLD BUILDING, UM, THEY ARE THE LANDLORD FOR THAT BUILDING.
THE CITY LEASES IT YEAR ROUND FOR A NUMBER OF USES, ONE OF WHICH IS INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER.
SO WE GO THERE FIRST AND THEY OPERATE THAT SITE AND THEN WE OPEN UP THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TWO, AND THESE ARE AS, AS WE NEED MORE SPACE SO THAT WE DON'T JUST UTILIZE EVERYTHING AT ONCE WHEN IT'S EMPTY.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER, UH, SHELTERS THROUGH THEY, THEY'VE APPLIED TO BE THIS AND IT'S A PERMIT THAT'S GOOD FOR TWO YEARS AND THAT'S WARREN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND OAKLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.
AND THEN IF ALL OF THOSE ARE FULL ON THE WEATHER'S PROJECTED TO GO FOR ANOTHER FEW DAYS, WE LIFT EVERYTHING, CLOSE THOSE AND MOVE TO FAIR PARK.
AND SO IF WE DON'T NEED TO MOVE TO FAIR PARK, BUT THOSE SPACES ARE APPROACHING CAPACITY, I COME TO MY GOOD FRIENDS CRYSTAL AND STEVE AND SAY, COULD WE POTENTIALLY OPEN UP A REC CENTER? AND THEY IDENTIFY ONE AND THEY'VE NEVER NOT COME THROUGH.
AND SO WE DO GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL AND I THINK FROM CONSTITUENTS FOR MORE SHELTERS IN NORTH DALLAS.
IT'S JUST, IF YOU KNOW OF A CHURCH OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A LOT OF SPACE AND VOLUNTEERS, THEY COULD UTILIZE.
WE HAVE A TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER PERMIT AND WE WILL WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UH, WE SUPPORT THEM IN THAT PROCESS AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE SPACES THAT THAT UTILIZE THAT ACROSS THE CITY.
UM, BUT YEAH, PARKS DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, UH, MR. WARD.
UM, ARE YOU PLANNING, LIKE RIGHT NOW THE BRIER IS BRINGING, UM, A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION TO FAIR PARK.
SO YOU SAY FAIR PARK IS ONE OF YOUR SITES A GO-TO, SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO PLAN AHEAD BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
SO WORK WITH FAIR PARK FIRST TO KNOW THAT THOSE DATES ARE GONNA, CUZ THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING A FAST PACED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET THOSE, UM, BUILDINGS COMPLETELY REMODELED.
UM, AND WE, OUR SHORT TERM LEASE WITH THEM, UM, IS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND, AND ACTUALLY BRIAN, LOU ALLEN AND I ARE, UM, AWESOME.
I WANNA SAY WE'RE LIKE THIS, BUT, YOU KNOW, HE HASN'T STOPPED TAKING MY PHONE CALLS, SO I I THINK HE DOESN'T HATE ME.
BUT, UM, THEY'VE COME THROUGH EVERY YEAR AND I DID ASK HIM, I WAS LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF PROBABLY PASSES AND WE GET THIS AMAZING THING, ARE YOU GUYS GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS? AND HE SAID, WELL, YES, IT'S HAPPENING IN PHASES.
SO EVERY YEAR THE COBBLING SPACE MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT.
MS. CROSSLEY SHOWS, YOU KNOW, THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM, BUT I THINK DIALYSIS HANDLING MUCH MORE TO DO BUT HANDLING IT BETTER THAN OTHER BIG CITIES.
AND THERE'S A REASON WE SEE, THANK YOU AGAIN.
UH, WE WILL, I THOUGHT WE TAKE 45, BUT SINCE THE WAY WE ARE GOING, WE'LL TAKE A 30 MINUTES BREAK.
YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE TWO MONTHS AWAY.
AH, YOU'RE NOT, THEY WHAT? OH YEAH, I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE DOWN.
YES, BECAUSE BECAUSE THEY WILL, THEY WILL BE USED JUST DOUBLE.
THEY CALL IT GOOD BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD WITH THE KIDS, SHOW 'EM THE WORLD.
THEY GOING, UH, ARE THEY, THEY'VE ONLY GONE ONCE, SO WE'LL TRY AGAIN.
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UM, AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HER.YEAH, SHE'S JUST STUNT SO WE'RE HOPING SHE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S ONE OF THOSE, SHE'S GONNA MOVE ON SOMETHING.
SO, YOU KNOW, TEXAS IS GONNA GRAB HER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT HOPEFULLY WE HAVE ENOUGH THAT WE CAN OH, I KNOW EXACTLY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE DO IS, OH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MADE ME A PLATE.
HEY, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DOING OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU BOY TODAY,
YOU ALWAYS SPEAK FROM THE HEART, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'RE VERY REAL.
YOU'RE, I AND IS SHE HAS LED IT TO THE POINT WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SO MANY PEOPLE WOULD DO IT.
SO MANY PEOPLE WERE DOING THEY MONEY, BUT THEY WEREN'T REALLY DOING.
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AND THIS IS A GRUB LAYOUT RIGHT HERE.THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
IS THIS, DOES THIS MEET THE BOW SLAUGHTER SEAL OF APPROVAL? HELL NOT ABOUT BARBECUE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S NOT YOUR DOESN'T MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE DEPARTMENT BETTER DO A BARBECUE.
YEAH, I'M, YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE FRONT.
YOU'RE GETTING A NEW HOUSE, ROBERT? NO, I HAVE A, I HAVE A HOUSE THAT MY SIS OR A CONDO THAT MY SISTER LIVES IN.
AND UM, ABOUT TWICE A MONTH SOMEBODY CALLS ME ONCE TO BUY IT.
OH, WELL, THEY'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO BUY MY HOUSES ALL THE TIME.
YOU KNOW WHY I, HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH YOU OFFERING GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION? NO, YOU WANT MY HOUSE? YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANNA PAY ME.
YOU SHOULD BE ASKING THEM, BRO, HOW MUCH YOU OFFER, GIMME WELL, 90% OF THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T, ARE JUST DOING THE COLD CALL AND THEY SAY, WELL, I'LL HAVE MY BOSS CALL YOU LATER.
THAT'S WHY I ASK THEM THAT QUESTION.
HOW MUCH Y OFFER, HEY, THESE ARE ALL GROWN HERE, RIGHT? THESE VEGETABLES, LIKE, I'M JUST TELLING THEM, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S TOMORROW WITH DOLLAR WATER.
IT MIGHT BE RAINWATER, GALLON OF WATER, IT MIGHT BE RAINWATER, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WELL, CAUSE LIKE FACING BETTER THAN NORTH.
HE, WHO'S THE FRONT RUNNER IN TAYLOR? GOT RID OF HIM, MAN.
I LIKE JOE TELL YOU, THEY ALSO GOT THAT GIRL MEETING JOHN SIMS OR RUNNING
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THERE.HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THERE? FIVE.
THAT'LL BE INTERESTING IF THE GUY WHO GOT RID OF WILL HAVE TO REPORT, FORGOT TO TURN THE RECORDING AS FAR AS AQUATICS ARE CONCERNED.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU OUR OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR 2023 WITH THE SCHEDULE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO RAUL AND UM, HE'LL LEAD YOU THROUGH THE REST OF THE BRIEFING.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS RAUL ROBLES AND I AM THE NEW INTERIM AQUATICS SUPERINTENDENT.
SO WE'LL START WITH OUR RECAP.
LAST YEAR WE HAD A WONDERFUL YEAR AT OUR WATER PARK.
THEY BROKE MANY RECORDS AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE AND REVENUE, AND I GOT THIS.
SO WE HAD, UH, BREAKING RECORDS, ATTENDANCE AND REVENUE.
WE ALSO, UH, THREE, FOUR MAJOR AWARDS.
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW FOR BEST IN, UM, DFW.
WE ALSO HAVE BEST WEBSITE, PRINT MEDIA BY WORLD WATER PARK, AS WELL AS OUR PREVIOUS, UH, PARK MANAGER, RECEIVED MANAGER, UM, PROFESSIONAL OF THE MONTH IN OCTOBER OF 2022.
ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO REPEAT THIS LINE BECAUSE THIS YEAR BAHAMA BEACH IS FULLY STAFFED AND THAT WE'RE GONNA OPEN FULLY STAFFED.
THIS TAKES A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES.
FROM OUR RECRUITING AND TRAINING TEAM.
WE CONTINUE TO HOST A LARGE AMOUNT OF BIRTHDAY PARTIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND PRIVATE PARK RENTALS.
AND LAST YEAR WE SAW A HUGE INCREASE ON OUR SEASON PASS, UH, SALES.
SO YOU SEE 80% BEFORE THAT WE, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE TRYING TO BREAK AWAY FROM AND START GETTING THOSE, UH, VISITORS TO BUY INTO IT.
AND WE WERE ONCE AGAIN, PART OF OUR GREAT TEEN REG HO.
UH, WE WERE A HOST SIDE FOR THE TEEN REG, NOT FALL, NOT FALLING BEHIND.
WE HAVE EIGHT AQUATIC CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE OVER 170,000 VISITORS.
AND WE HAD, UH, 1.8, 1.08 MILLION IN REVENUE.
OUR COMMUNITY POOLS, UH, EXCUSE ME, OUR COMMUNITY POOLS ALSO HAD A GREAT ATTENDANCE THIS PAST YEAR.
WE ONLY HAD TO MAKE JUST ONE SMALL CHANGE ON OUR SCHEDULE, BUT THAT KEPT ALL OF THESE ATTENDANCE FOR SWIM LESSONS, SWIM TEAMS, AND OUR DAILY VISITORS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO COME TO OUR, TO OUR FACILITIES.
DUE TO ALL OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE MAYOR'S RECOGNITION FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
THIS WAS A GRAY BOOST AND MORALE.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR OUR SEASONAL AND OUR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, OUR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, ALL THE DEDICATION ALL THE TIME, NIGHT, WEEKENDS, THAT GOES THROUGH THE PRE-SEASON AND DURING THE SEASON, JUST TO SEE HOW WELL WE DO, UH, HIS PRESENCE WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US.
WITH THAT, YOU CAN, YOU CAN SELL OUR MAIN, OUR MAIN HALL OBJECT IN WHERE WE FOCUS IS WATER SAFETY.
SO WE TALK ABOUT SWIM LESSONS, DROWNING PREVENTIONS.
SO BY SEEING OVER 4,000, 4,000 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH OUR PROGRAM IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT, A LOT OF LIKE SWIM SCHOLARSHIPS AND WE TRY TO GET PARTNERSHIPS.
RED CROSS IS A GREAT SUPPORTER AND, UH, DISTRICT SEVEN.
SO WE HAD X LINE, WE HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, THE RED CROSS AND WITH, UH, MR. VICE, VICE PRESIDENT, AND WE HAD ALL FREE SWIM LESSONS AT THAT LOCATION.
SO NEXT, WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? AFTER LIKE WE TEACH 'EM HOW TO SWIM, WE'RE TRY TO INTRODUCE 'EM TO THE SPORT.
AND THEY GO THROUGH OUR, THROUGH OUR SWIM TEAMS, WHICH ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE TO, UH, A USA CLUB.
USA SWIM MEANS WE HAVE THIS CORE BOARDS, WE GOT REFEREES, THEY GET DISQUALIFIED, AND WE TRY TO TEACH 'EM AND JUST BRING THEM UP FROM THERE.
SO 400 OR A LITTLE BIT OVER 400 YOUNG ATHLETES CAME THROUGH OUR PROGRAM AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THESE ATHLETES SWIM AT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SCHOOLS LIKE THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
SOME NEW THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR WAS THE WATER POLO BECAME A SPORTS FOR THE U I AND WE HAD PEGASUS, UH, UH, A WATER POLO CLUB THAT VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AT OUR
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FACILITIES TO INTRODUCE, TO INTRODUCE, UH, OUR YOUNG ATHLETES TO THE SPORT.WE ALSO HAVE A, UH, WATER AEROBICS PROGRAM.
AND THIS IS, UH, VERY WELL ATTENDED BY OUR ASAP.
AND I'M, I'M JUST GOTTA SAY I, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR A SENIOR, SENIOR DIVISION, DARYL.
ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR BACHMAN AND OUR DIC PROGRAM.
SO WHENEVER THE SUMMER COMES, THEY ALL ARE READY TO GO.
SO IN ALL OF THESE, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE SAFE AND FUN ACTIVITIES THROUGH OUR, ALL OUR CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES.
WE CERTIFY 51 NEW WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTORS AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE OVER 180 NEW LIFEGUARDS.
AND FOR THAT, WE DO HAVE A TRAINING TEAM.
WE HAVE, UH, WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR, TRAINERS, LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTOR TRAINERS, AND LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTOR.
UM, JUST LOST, JUST LOST THE WORD.
WHAT, WHAT YOU HAVE A TRAINING TEAM THAT GOES FROM THE BOTTOM UP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, PROVIDE ALL THESE, UH, CLASSES FOR ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS.
SO OUR PLANNING FOR THIS YEAR IS TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE OUR BONUS PROGRAM.
THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO GET NEW EMPLOYEES IN.
EACH EMPLOYEE CAN GET DUE TO, UH, REFERRALS, TURNING IN THE PAPERWORK ON TIME, WORKING A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF HOURS, STAYING THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, AND AS IT WAS REQUESTED TO OPEN OUR FACILITIES FOR EXTRA WEEKENDS.
SO ALL OF THAT HAPPENED, UH, AND THIS WAS A, A GOOD WAY FOR US TO GET THE STAFF.
AND WE WENT FROM 1500 TO $2,000, UH, THIS YEAR FOR OUR EMPLOYEE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE PRICES IN ALL OF OUR FACILITIES AND COME UP WITH THE NEW WAYS ON HOW TO KEEP OUR VISITORS ENTERTAINED, STAY INNOVATIVES, ADDING, UH, WATER UP OBSTACLES.
UH, AND I'LL GO OVER SOME OF OUR, SOME OF OUR EVENTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE IN, UH, LATER SLIDE.
SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE AND WE'LL, UH, SO WE'LL CONTINUE AT OUR, OUR AQUATIC CENTERS.
WE'LL CONTINUE WITH TWO HOUR SESSIONS IS, UH, THREE HOUR, THREE HOURS A BREAK AND THREE HOURS AFTER THAT.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO RETAIN ENOUGH STAFF TO MAINTAIN THOSE EXTRA WEEKENDS AT THE END OF THE SUMMER.
THIS YEAR WE LOST A WEEK DUE TO THE SCHEDULE, UH, THE DSD SCHEDULE.
SO AUGUST 6TH IS THE LAST WEEK.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'RE TRYING TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
UH, HERE'S THE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17TH.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO OPEN FOUR FACILITIES MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BAHAMA THE COASTS, WHICH IS CRAWFORD SEMI GRAND AND FRED.
AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL, UH, FACILITY THAT'S GONNA COME IN LINE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS, UH, BOB AQUATIC CENTER.
THE REST OF THE FACILITIES, EVERYTHING WILL OPEN UP FOR SWIM LESSONS, REGULAR HOURS OPERATIONS, UH, SWIM TEAM ON MAY 30TH.
AND THAT GOES AGAIN ALL THE WAY THROUGH AUGUST 6TH.
AND WE HAVE THE, THE EXTENDED WEEKENDS ALL THE WAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17TH.
THESE ARE OUR REGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION.
BAHAMA BEACH, AQUATIC CENTERS, COMMUNITY POOLS, AND THE CAPACITIES TO EACH ONE ON YOUR RIGHT.
OUR PRICING FOR BAHAMA BEACH HAS NOT CHANGED.
NONE OF OUR PRICES REALLY HAS CHANGED AT ANY OF OUR FACILITIES, COS COMMUNITY, POOLS, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THESE ARE THE WAY THAT WE TRY TO ADVERTISE USING SAYING, UH, OUR MAIN OUR MAIN FOCUS IS, UH, WE GET THROUGH OUR MAC TEAM, SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK ON TWITTER.
UH, WE UTILIZE ALL OF OUR WEBSITES, THE BAHAMA BEACH AND THE DALLAS AQUATICS.
WE ALSO USE, UH, NEXT DOOR BANNERS, YARD SCIENCE, UH, THEIR RECREATION CENTERS.
SO WE HAVE OUR INFORMATION THERE AS WELL.
UH, CITY, CITY OFFICE DISTRIBUTION LIST.
AND LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR, OUR EVENTS.
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THAT WE HAVE FUN EVENTS WHERE THEY'RE OPEN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ONES AND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ONES IS THE DIVING MOVIES.
THIS WAS IN ADDITION, THIS GLOW IN THE DARK, UH, TUBES.
THAT WAS DONOVAN'S INITIATIVE LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS A HIT.
EVERYBODY JUST LOVE BEING THERE.
WE PROVIDE FOUR, FOUR MOVIES ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR GROUP.
AND THEN WE HAVE THEM AT BAHAMA BEACH AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE SPLASHING DASH THAT.
IT WAS, UH, THE FIRST RACE, IT'S RUN IN SWIM.
WE HAD A GREAT, UM, FEEDBACK FROM IT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO, TWO MORE, UM, TWO EXTRA RACES THIS YEAR.
ONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER, ONE IN THE MIDDLE, AND TO FINISH THE ONE OF BOBMAN, UH, FOR THE FALL.
AND WHO PARTICIPATED ON THE SLIDE HASHTAG SLIDE CHALLENGE.
WHO SAVED HARRISON'S LIFE? WE, WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO WE, I'M PRETTY SURE THE CHALLENGES ARE GOING AROUND AND EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD.
I THINK MYD IS GOING THIS YEAR.
AND AGAIN, I HAVE GONE OVER MANY OF OUR MAIN PROGRAMS, SWIM LESSONS, SWIM TEAMS ARE BIG SWIM MEETS.
AND SOME OF OUR, OUR CAMPSITE THAT, UM, OUR, OUR CAMP REC COMMON JUST VISIT US THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE WEEKS.
WE HAVE ALL THE REC CENTERS, UH, WEEKLY.
THEIR MANAGERS JUST SET UP TIME AND JUST BRING THE KIDS TO JUST GIVEN THAT EXPERIENCE.
AND ALL OF THESE, AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF THESE KIDS.
THIS YEAR, OUR GOAL IS TO HIRE 476 SEASONAL STAFF.
SINCE I STARTED WITH THE CITY, THIS HAS GONE UP 230 AND EVERY YEAR, AS WE SEEN IN THE NEWS, IT'S HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND QUALIFIED, MOTIVATED YOUNG ADULTS THAT WILL COME AND THEY WILL DO A JOB LIKE THIS, WHICH IS SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BE MATURE ENOUGH TO GO AND WANT TO BE IN CHARGE OF SOMEBODY'S LIFE WHENEVER THEY'RE ON STAND.
SO, UH, 340, UH, 48 OF THOSE ARE WATER SAFETY, WHICH IS YOUR SWIM INSTRUCTOR, SWIM, UM, SWIM TEAM COACHES AND YOUR LIFEGUARDS.
AND THE OTHER 128 IS YOUR POOL MANAGERS.
THERE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES, YOUR CASHIERS, UM, THE GREAT STAFF THAT WE HAVE WORKING ON CONCESSIONS.
AND WHAT DO WE DO TO GET THESE GUYS IN? WE START GOING THROUGH EVERY HIGH SCHOOL THAT THERE IS IN THE CITY AND WE STARTED MAKING OUR ROUNDS ON THE NEARBY CITIES.
SO VI WE VISIT LANCASTER, MISS KEYED GARLAND.
THEN WE HAVE, UH, WE VISIT THE SPORT EVENTS.
THERE IS, UH, WE'VE GONE TO SOCCER GAMES, RUGBY GAMES.
THE SWIM MEETS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THEIR, THROUGHOUT THEIR TIME.
DURING NOVEMBER, WE STARTED DOING YARD SIGNS AT ALL OF OUR PARKS, REC CENTERS AND TRAILS TWO YEARS AGO.
AND THIS STARTED PASSING THE WORK.
IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THROUGHOUT TRYING TO FIND THE EMPLOYEE ABOUT THEIR PARENT
SO WHOEVER SHOWED THAT SIGN, I HAVE A KID AND THEY'LL START TEXTING, TEXTING THAT NUMBER, AND WE'LL GET A COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.
SO THEY CAN START WORKING FOR US.
THIS YEAR WE ADDED, UH, CART MAGNETS TO ALL OF OUR TRUCKS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME MORE OUT THERE, UH, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL JOB FAIRS.
WE HOST ONE JOB FAIR PER YEAR.
THIS LAST ONE HAPPENED AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY LAST SATURDAY.
AND WE HAD, UH, GRACE SUCCESS.
HUNDRED 36, JUST IN ONE DAY AFTER THE TRACK, CUZ WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO LEMME TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE.
OUT OF THE 476 375, UH, 379 OFFER LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT.
SO THAT MEANS WE GOT POTENTIALLY 379 EMPLOYEES ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
OUT OF THAT 333 SHIELD GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHETHER THEY'RE COMPLETED, THEIR ONBOARDING, DOING BACKGROUND, UH, DRUG TESTS, 46 ARE COMPLETELY CLEAR ON OUR WORKDAY READY TO WORK.
AND THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED DOING IT.
SO, SO THEY'RE GETTING OUR CLASSES READY.
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IS OUR TRAINING, PART OF OUR TRAINING TEAM AND LIFEGUARD TEAM THAT WILL START WORKING THIS COMING UP WEEKEND DURING THE SPRING BREAK WHERE WE START OUR LIFEGUARD TRAINING CLASSES.AND WE ONLY HAVE 97 POSITIONS LEFT.
SO THIS EARLY, IF YOU MAY, IN THE SEASON.
WE ARE REALLY FAR AND WE'RE HOPING TO OPEN AGAIN AND BE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES IN THE COUNTRY THAT OPENS EVERY FACILITY ON TOWN WITH ALL OUR HOURS OF OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMINGS WITHOUT HAVING TO CUT ANYTHING.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS IS WHAT'S COMING UP AND THE TITLE ACTUALLY SAYS, BACK WHEN AQUATIC CENTER ON THE TOP, MAY 19TH, WE'LL DO A RAVEN CUT, UH, CUTTING CEREMONY.
AND THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND IT WILL OPEN FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME AND JUST VISIT US.
AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH FOR US.
UH, I WANNA TAKE THE TIME AND JUST SAY LIKE, IT'S, IT'S DUE TO OUR FULL-TIME TEAM, SEASONAL PART-TIME THAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL, WHERE, WHERE WE ARE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE, THOSE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, IT'S, WE COULDN'T OPEN ANYTHING.
THANK YOU FOR GREAT PRESENTATION FOR YOUR, UM, GREAT PRESENTATION.
UM, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT GOING TO, UH, MC DALLAS COLLEGE? UM, ARE YOU DOING LIKE UT DALLAS OTHER YES, WE VISIT THEM AS WELL.
WHEN YOU VISIT ALL THE, UH, CCDS, ANY KIND OF SCHOOL THAT IT IS IN THE LIST OR IT'S IN THE NETWORK? WE, WE TRY TO MAKE A PRESENCE.
ANYTHING ELSE? UM, LIVING WHERE I LIVE, JUST THE CORNER OF FARMER'S BRANCH, PLANO, YOU KNOW, FRISCO JUST NORTH OF US.
I HAVE FRIENDS LIVE UP THERE AND I'VE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AQUATIC CENTERS HAVING TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF A LACK OF LIFEGUARDS AND WAS INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SAY WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
AND IN YOUR LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION, UM, I, I'VE ALWAYS SAID THIS, AND THIS IS PROBABLY MY THIRD YEAR SAYING THIS, THAT SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT ARE NEEDED ARE, ARE NOT BY CARDS.
UM, AND SO THE SUPPORT STAFF AND THE PRODUCT CENTERS ARE JUST, UM, HELPING OUT IN THOSE AREAS.
UM, DO WE LOOK AT POTENTIAL RETIRED, UM, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS OR POLICE OFFICERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT MIGHT WANT A SUMMER POSITION, YOU KNOW, PART-TIME TYPE OF THING THAT WOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO HELP IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IS THERE ANY LOOK INTO THAT AS AN OPTION THAT, UH, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED, BUT IT'S IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
IT'S, IT'S NOTHING THAT WE COULDN'T, WE COULDN'T ADD TO OUR RECRUITING LIST OR FORMER MILITARY.
JUST SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO HELPING THAT HAVE DONE THINGS THAT, YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER.
NO
WE GO THROUGH RECRUIT FORMER MILITARY.
I THINK THAT, I THINK THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD AVENUES.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO STILL ARE UNDER THE, I MEAN, WHO ARE VERY CAPABLE OF WORKING, BUT THEY'VE RETIRED AND RESON FIRST RESPONDERS AND FORMER, YOU KNOW, POLICE OFFICERS AND MILITARY, UH, FIREMEN THAT, UM, THAT MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE SUMMER POSITION HELPING OUT KIDS AND, AND FAMILIES.
WE'LL, ACTUALLY AS ROLE SAID, WE'LL ADD THAT TO OUR LIST OF CONTACTS AND START REACHING OUT TO THEM, UH, THIS SUMMER.
UH, JEFF TODAY? OH, JEFF, DID YOU HAVE JEFF? YES.
WHAT'S THAT? BOTH, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE SLIDE CHALLENGE IN A SECOND.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS BRIEFING.
I, I LOVE OUR AQUATIC CENTERS.
UM, HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UM, I THINK Y'ALL KNOW THAT I'VE NOT BEEN A FAN OF THE THREE HOUR BLOCK SESSIONS, UH, WAS SKEPTICAL OF IT LAST SUMMER.
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW IT WENT AND THE FEEDBACK YOU GOT? I ACTUALLY DIDN'T GET ANY COMPLAINTS LAST SUMMER ABOUT IT.
I THINK THE PREVIOUS SUMMER A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS DIDN'T LIKE THE TWO HOUR BLOCKING.
BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW IT WORKED IN PRACTICE AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR? RIGHT.
IT, IT, IT WAS AN IDEOLOGY THAT STARTED WHENEVER WE CAME OUT OF COVID AND WE LEARNED FROM THAT FIRST YEAR WHAT OUR VISITORS REALLY WERE DOING.
IT WANTED, SO THE SURVEY THAT WE CONDUCTED BETWEEN 21 AND 22 SHOWED THAT
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THE AVERAGE VISITOR WAS COMING IN TO OUR FACILITIES TWO AND A HALF TO THREE AND A HALF HOURS.SO WE CHANGED THE TWO HOURS TO THREE HOURS.
AND IT'S NOT NEC NECESSARILY, WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE OF CLEANING.
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS KEEPING THE EXTRA WEEKENDS AT THE FACILITIES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE LAST YEAR WAS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF STAFF BURNOUT, STAFF WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE STAND TO COMPLETELY CLEAR THEIR MIND.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME SOMETHING LARGER, LIKE A BAHA BEACH.
IT'S HARDER TO CLOSE THE WHOLE PARK, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON OTHER AREAS OF HOW TO HELP THAT.
THE, THE OTHER PART, A FACILITY LIKE SAMUEL GRAND AND, AND FRED'S IS GETTING VERY, VERY POPULAR.
AND THE 401 HAD TO WAIT AT LEAST THAT AVERAGE TWO AND A HALF TO THREE HOURS BEFORE THEY COME BACK IN.
AND THIS HAS REDUCED DEHYDRATION, HEAT, STROKE, AND REALLY THE, OUR VISITORS BEING UPSET AND ANGRY UNDER THE SUN FOR TWO, THREE HOURS WHILE THEY CAN SEE CLEARLY THROUGH OUR FENCE.
EVERYBODY'S HAVING FUN, YOU KNOW, SO THIS, THIS HAS SHOWN GREAT CHANGES AND WE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AND UTILIZE THOSE TIME BLOCKS.
IT IS DALLAS, DALLAS AQUATICS IS THE LEADER THROUGHOUT THE METROPLEX.
AND THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP TO US ABOUT OUR WHY DO WE, WHY DO WE DO IT, AND THE REASONS, AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE MAIN ONES WHY, WHY WE DO IT.
WELL, LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE PROMOTED.
SO AGAIN, PEOPLE KNOW THEY SHOULDN'T SHOW UP AT THREE O'CLOCK FOR, UH, SESSION BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET IN AT THAT POINT.
SO LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THAT IN OUR MARKETING MATERIALS, THE CONSTITUENTS ARE AWARE THAT THESE TIME BLOCKS EXIST AND THAT IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE COVE, YOU SHOULD COME AT A CERTAIN TIME SO THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING ONLY 20 OR 30 MINUTES OR YOU'RE NOT COMING WHEN IT'S CLOSED.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT A, A LOT OF EMPHASIZE ON OUR MARKETING.
COUPLE OTHER REAL QUICK QUESTIONS.
UM, THE AQUATIC CENTERS ON THE OVERVIEW OPERATIONAL PLAN.
ARE WE CLOSING THE COVES ONE DAY A WEEK LIKE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST? YES.
AND THEN WHEN DOES SEASON PASSES GO? ON SALE? MARCH 1ST.
RECEIV PASS HOLDERS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED MAYBE AN EMAIL ALREADY.
I DIDN'T, I'LL DOUBLE ABLE CHECK.
WE HAD, WE HAD A LOT OF KICKBACKS.
THERE WAS SOME, SOME SOMES ON THE, ON THE MESSAGE APP.
WELL I HAD A SEASON PASS AND I DIDN'T GET THAT EMAIL, SO LET'S, LET'S GET THAT PROMOTED AS WELL TOO.
AND THEN THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE SLIDE CHALLENGE.
I ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO COME TO THE SLIDE CHALLENGE EVEN YOU BO UH, IT'S FUN AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO PROMOTE OUR QUIET CENTERS AND WE'LL DEAL WITH HARRISON LATER.
WE WON'T TALK ABOUT X LINE
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
UM, I'M PROUD OF OUR AQUATIC CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WISCONSIN.
THEY DIDN'T OPEN THEIR AQUATIC CENTERS LAST YEAR, SO WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE DONE THAT.
UM, SOME OTHER PLACES THAT I THINK WE COULD RECRUIT, UM, SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL HAS GOT 4,500 KIDS AND, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT THERE WOULD BE MAYBE SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO RECRUIT.
UM, AND, UM, CAN WE DO FLYERS THAT WE GET INTO OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, UM, THAT OUR LOCAL POOLS ARE OPEN, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD POOLS ARE OPEN.
I KNOW I DON'T HAVE A, A AQUATIC CENTER, BUT I HAVE A POOL AND I WANT TO SEE IT UTILIZED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS, BUT A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORS DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE.
SO LET'S GO TO THE, AND PROMOTE THE SWIMMING LESSONS AND THE POOLS THAT ARE OPEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A FLYER WITH ALL, YOU KNOW, THE AQUATIC CENTERS, THESE ARE THE AQUATIC CENTERS, THESE ARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD POOLS.
SWIMMING LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, JUST A FLYER OR INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN GET TO THE, EACH OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
UM, AND WE NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE THEY LEAVE FOR THE YEAR.
SO, UM, I'D LOVE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU FOR, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR, THAT WONDERFUL AWARD.
UM, SO IT WAS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT, UH, WHAT
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VICE CARE WAS I SAID ABOUT, UH, RECRUITING AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.UM, SO I KNOW THERE'S A CAREER FAIR THAT'S HAPPENING AT, UH, PLEASANT GROVE CENTER, UM, DALLAS COLLEGE PLEASURE CENTER.
UM, AND, AND IT'S LIKE, UH, FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE YOUTH AND DO Y'ALL DO STUFF LIKE THAT ALSO? LIKE OKAY, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU INFORMATION IN CASE Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
IF NOT, I'LL GO IN CLASS OUT FLYERS, YOU KNOW? THAT'S FINE.
UM, AND ALSO AS WELL AS LIKE IF WE HAD, LIKE, I HAD THE LIST OF LIKE SCHOOLS LIKE IN, UM, IN MY COMMUNITY, LIKE THE CONTEXT, LIKE THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS AND PRINCIPALS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
LIKE, LIKE WHAT, UH, MR. WOOD SAID LIKE IF, IF WE HAD A DIGITAL FLYER, I'D BE HAPPY TO FORWARD IT TO THEM.
CUZ A LOT OF THE TIMES THE SCHOOL SEND IT LIKE THROUGH, THEY HAVE LIKE THE APPS REMIND AND CLASS DOJO AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND THEY COULD JUST SEND IT DIGITALLY, YOU KNOW, WHICH WOULD SAVE PAPER ALSO, BUT PAPER IS GOOD TOO.
SO, UM, THAT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT AND I ALWAYS GET LIKE REC CLASS, LIKE CAREER DAYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE, I MEAN, Y'ALL ARE REALLY BUSY, RIGHT? BUT I DON'T, UH, I CAN, YOU KNOW, RECOMMEND Y'ALL FOR CAREER DAYS IN CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED, LIKE SPECIFICALLY LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.
BUT EVEN CAREER DAYS FOR ELEMENTARY KIDS GOES AS GO AS A LIFEGUARD.
ANY JOB FAIR THAT COMES THROUGH, THROUGH OUR DESK, THROUGH OUR OFFICE, WE TRY TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM OUR DIVISION WITH INFORMATION WAIT ON HOW THEY CAN APPLY.
SO WE, WE TRY TO MAKE A PRESENCE AS LONG AS WE KNOW WE WILL SEND SOMEBODY.
WE'RE FEW, BUT WE SPREAD OUT LIKE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CITY.
AND, AND DO YOU, I MEAN, WOULD IT BE HELPFUL, LIKE THOSE CONTACTS THAT I HAVE, LIKE AT SCHOOLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WOULD IT BE HO LIKE IN, IN MY COMMUNITY WOULD BE, WOULD IT BE HELPFUL TO SHARE DIRECTLY TO YOU? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS THAT YOU PREFER THAT WE DO IT TO DO THAT OUTREACH AND SUPPORT YOU? OR WHAT'S, WHAT'S DIRECT CONTACT? YOU CAN, UH, JUST PUT IN CONTACT WITH US SO WE CAN JUST PROVIDE THEM THE INFORMATION RIGHT AWAY AS, AS THEY'RE REQUESTING.
LET'S ONE DOWN MY EYE, JUST US.
OH, WE ARE, THERE'S REDISTRICTING HAPPENING IN JUNE.
SO THE, THE, THE AQUATIC CENTER POOL WILL CHANGE, SOME OF THEM WILL GO INTO OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE AWARE ON YOUR STAFF AND, AND YOUR, YOUR TEAM, UM, THAT THERE'LL BE REPRESENTATIVES BECAUSE I THINK D TWO GETS, UH, AWESOME.
WELL THANK YOU ALL FOR EXCELLENT PRESENTATION FOR YOUR FIRST MEETING.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE JUST GOT A NEW BUDGET YEAR AND I'M BACK AGAIN TELLING YOU WE'RE GOING TO START AGAIN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST GONNA COME IN AND GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR OUR OPERATING BUDGET AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TO DEVELOP OUR FISCAL YEAR 24 25 BUDGET.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK INTO, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES INTO THE, UM, THE BIDS.
WE DON'T HAVE THEM COMPLETED YET OR THEY'RE NOT DUE UNTIL THE 24TH OF MARCH.
SO WE'VE KIND OF JUST PUT TOGETHER WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING FORWARD.
SO JUST GOING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE KICKOFF, THAT WAS FEBRUARY 16TH, AS YOU KNOW, WE DO TWO YEARS AT A TIME.
SO EVERYTHING WE'VE ALREADY SET FOR 2324 WILL GO INTO EFFECT.
THEY WILL START LOOKING AT 24, 25.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BUDGET MAKING CONSIDERATIONS, DOING SOME, YOU KNOW, SCENARIOS ON OUR ENHANCEMENTS.
UM, THERE IS A REDUCTION SCENARIO PUT INTO THE BUDGET, BUT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THAT NEXT, WE JUST, WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGETS TO SEE IF THAT'S ACTUALLY A NECESSARY ITEM AND THEN WE'LL HANDLE THAT THE SAME WAY WE DID LAST YEAR.
UM, IF THERE IS IMMEDIATE REDUCTION, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE PARK BOARD AT THAT TIME FOR THE REDUCTION.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THERE'LL BE A SCHEDULE AT THE END OF THAT ONE AT, HELLO.
SO LOOKING AT OUR 2223 BUDGET, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE NOW, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 106 MILLION GOING FORWARD INTO 2324.
WE HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, 110.6 MILLION.
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OUR BASE BUDGET TARGET IS GOING TO BE AT 109.6 MILLION.SO YES, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP THERE AND THAT IS JUST BASED ON SOME ONE TIME COST THAT WERE REMOVED FROM OUR BUDGET.
THAT IS, UM, MAKING US A MILLION DOLLARS SHORT AT THIS TIME.
SO THAT IS ALSO THE BUDGET, THOUGH THAT IS JUST SAID, IT'S OUR BASE TARGET.
ONCE WE GET INTO THE ENHANCEMENTS AND SEE WHAT IS APPROVED, THAT NUMBER WOULD CHANGE BASED ON WHAT IS APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND BY COUNCIL.
SO IF WE LOOK FORWARD TO, I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HANDS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT.
IN THE, OUR TARGET BASE FOR 2324, WE ALSO HAVE THESE ITEMS THAT ARE ALREADY INCLUDED.
SO THOSE WERE APPROVED LAST, UM, BUDGET CYCLE.
THIS IS IN YOUR BUDGET FOR THAT.
AND THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE 2.8 WERE THINGS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD ASKED FOR.
THERE'S ALSO LIKE 1.7 MILLION ADDED IN THERE FOR SACRED CODES.
IF YOU REMEMBER, WE DISCUSSED THAT THEY PUT IN MONEY FOR, FOR MERITS, SOME OF THOSE COMPENSATION ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.
SO THIS IS ONLY THE ITEMS THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR AS A PARK DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT OUR 24 25 BASE BUDGET, 109.6 MILLION.
SO THESE BIDS ARE BASED NOT ONLY ON THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, BUT Y'ALL CAME TO THE DIRECTOR AND ASKED FOR SOME SPECIFIC ITEMS TO BE ADDRESSED.
YOU KNOW, BASED ON SAFETY, SECURITY, SOME KIND OF DEPARTMENT OPERATIONAL, MAKING SOME OF THOSE ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN THE PARK DEPARTMENT THE WAY IT IS.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BIDS THAT WE'RE PRESENTING HERE, THESE ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE'VE DONE.
AND QUITE A FEW OF THEM ARE, THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE ON SAFETY AND SECURITY AND THOSE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, I KNOW DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS ON Y'ALL'S, UM, LIST KIND OF INCLUDED MORE LIKE THE HIRING THE WAGES AND YOU KNOW, OFFICE SPACE.
BUT THE BIDS ALSO FOR DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS ALSO FALL MORE INTO THE R O AND M AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.
JUST TO, JUST TO, I GUESS BASICALLY RIGHT SIZE THE DEPARTMENT AND PUT US WHERE WE NEED TO BE MOVING FORWARD.
SO THE FIRST SECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
THAT FIRST BID IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY PLAN.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT 3.3 MILLION AND THAT'S GONNA BE PHASED OVER THREE YEARS.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT 10 MILLION IN TOTAL.
UM, THAT INCLUDES THOSE BASIC THINGS LIKE THE SECURITY LIGHTING, THE CAMERAS FUNDING FOR D P D AND MARSHALS, BUT IT'S ALSO THINGS LIKE PARK REACTIVATIONS AND OTHER ITEMS LIKE THAT THAT HELP WITH THE SECURITY.
THIS IS A BASE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
LIKE I SAY, WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED OUR BIDS.
IF WE HAVE, IF I HAVE A NUMBER UP HERE, IT'S BECAUSE THE DIVISION HAS SAID THAT THEY'VE DONE SOME ASSESSMENTS AND THAT'S A NUMBER THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TOWARDS.
IF I DON'T HAVE ANY NUMBERS, WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE ASSESSMENTS YET.
SO ONE OF THOSE ITEMS IS FUNDING FOR PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REPAIRS.
UM, AND THIS IS RESULTING FROM THAT FIVE YEAR BRIDGE ASSESSMENT THAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET A LOT OF ITEMS THAT DO NEED SOME MINOR MAINTENANCE OR SOME OTHER MAINTENANCE TYPE ITEMS. WE HAD ORIGINALLY PUT MONEY IN FOR O AND M FOR THOSE BRIDGES, BUT AT THIS POINT THAT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THAT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE FUNDING FOR, UM, DALLAS FIRE RESCUE.
THIS IS FOR JUST FIBRILLATION AND MEDICAL DEVICES IN OUR PARK FACILITIES.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE PHASE TWO OF THE FUNDING FOR HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON PARK PROPERTY.
SO THESE ARE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY BIDS WE HAVE TO DATE.
UNDER DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS WE'VE LISTED, WE HAVE REGULAR O AND M, WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE COSTS RIGHT NOW.
AND THESE ARE BASICALLY ALL OF THE ITEMS, THE PROJECTS, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
SO THOSE WILL BE THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PURCHASED LAND ACQUISITION TYPE O AND M.
BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO AN O AND M BID THAT'S GOING TO FUND THAT, THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE INFLATIONARY COST INCREASES.
THE O AND M THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR BUDGET, THAT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO HELP THE DEPARTMENT MOVE FORWARD.
SO THERE WILL BE A BID FOR THAT ITEM.
AND I DON'T HAVE THAT COST YET BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT RIGHT NUMBER.
WE'LL WANNA GO IN AND ASK AND THEN NOT HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT.
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UM, WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR INCREASED MAINTENANCE AT FAIR PARK ALSO.UM, THERE WILL BE UNDER THE EMERALD ASH BOARD NOW WE HAVE EQUIPMENT NEEDS GOING FORWARD WITH THAT PROGRAM.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT A NEW PARK OPERATING SYSTEM.
I KNOW THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT EARLIER WHERE WE'VE GOT THE, UM, REC TRACK COMING IN AS THE PHASE AS A, TO HOLD US OVER.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A NEW PARK OPERATING SYSTEM.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME IN AND LOOK AT THE ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM TO SEE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO, WE'RE LOOKING AT OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR INCREASED COST IN THOSE HIGH DENSITY AREAS, THOSE HIGH DENSITY PARTS.
SO THAT WILL BE ANOTHER ASK ON THAT ONE.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE LARGE AREA LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT, WHICH ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS PART OF FLEET FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
THEY ARE PART OF THE PARK AND REC FLEET.
SO THOSE, WE NEED TO HAVE A PHASE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF FOUR REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE ARE PAST THEIR LIFE CYCLE AND WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.
UM, REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE ON THOSE ITEMS. THANK YOU.
I'LL TRY TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE NEXT, THE FOUR BIDS THAT WE HAVE REMAINING THAT WE ARE GOING TO SUBMIT.
THEY'RE EQUITY INCLUSION TYPE BIDS.
WE WANT TO DO THE GRAND, UH, PROGRAM BY INCREASE.
WE DO HAVE A PRICE ON THAT FOR 350,000.
THE FUNDING OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE SCHOOL COOLS SCHOOL PROGRAMS INITIATIVE, WHICH IS AT MILLION DOLLARS.
UM, AND THEN OUR YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR GETTING THOSE SIX TO 17 YEAR OLD, UH, DEPARTMENT AND HOUSING KIDS OFF THE STREET.
THERE IS GONNA BE A YOUTH SPORT, UM, COMPONENT.
AND THEN THAT WOULD BE A JOINT BID WITH UM, DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT PRICE TAG AT THIS POINT IS 155,000.
AND THEN ALSO IN OUR PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE LOOKING TO GET A TEAM ON OUR FACILITY SIDE TO CONSTRUCT SOME OF THOSE SMALLER PARK IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT WE CAN WORK ON DOING THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF OUR BOND PROGRAM, WHICH CAUSES A BIT OF AN ISSUE AS TO WHERE THOSE, UM, PEOPLE ARE STAFFED.
SO OUR NEXT STEPS, WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD IF, IF WE, WHAT IF YOU WANNA DISCUSS THESE BIDS, THESE ARE THE BIDS WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, IF YOU WOULD ENDORSE THEM ONCE WE GET THE FINAL BIDS.
I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER MEETING, UM, THIS MONTH BEFORE THESE BIDS ARE DUE.
SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND EMAIL THOSE BIDS TO YOU, GET A RANKING FROM Y'ALL AND HAVE THOSE SUBMITTED TO, UM, THE BUDGET CITY BUDGET.
AND THEN ONCE WE'VE GOTTEN PAST THAT POINT AND WE SEE WHAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS APPROVED, WE CAN COME BACK WITH AN UPDATE ON THAT.
UM, THESE ARE JUST APPENDIX ITEMS, YOU ALSO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU START? I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, UH, AS THE, THE REQUEST YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS, IS BASED ON AND CONVERSATIONS AT THIS TABLE.
YOU ALL SAID, I REALLY WANT YOU TO LOOK AT RIGHT SIZE IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE? UH, YOU ALL SAID YOU'LL SUPPORT ME ON THAT, BUT Y'ALL NEED TO KNOW WHAT DO I REALLY NEED THE RIGHT SIZE OF THIS DEPARTMENT AS IT RELATES TO SECURITY O M AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE IT'S PRETTY MUCH LOADED ON SECURITY.
SO SLIDE EIGHT HAS THE FUNDING FOR THE REPAIRS FOR RESULT RESULTING FOR THE FIVE YEAR BRIDGE ASSESSMENTS, ARE YOU, IS THERE A ACTIVE INITIATIVE TO LOOK AT ALL THE BRIDGES TO THEN ASSESS? AND THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN THE VOTE EARLIER.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE, NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YES, THERE IS IS A CONTRACT THAT WAS A CONTRACT THAT'S TAKING THEM TWO YEARS, ASSESS ALL OF THE BRIDGES.
SO YES, THERE IS A PROGRAM ON BOARD FOR THOSE ASSESSMENTS.
I BELIEVE THE ASSESSMENT IS FOR 123 BRIDGES.
WE'RE NOW PUTTING A MILLION ON THE UPCOMING ONE.
UM, THE BASE TWO FUNDING FOR HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON PARK PROPERTY.
IS THAT IN, DOES THAT COINCIDE, COINCIDE WITH THE HART PROGRAM? YES.
THAT IS IN ADDITION TO THE HEART PROGRAM.
SO WHAT, SO THEN WHAT IS THAT IN ADDITION, RENEE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER?
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UM, AS FAR AS THE ENCAMPMENT BULLY, I GUESS OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE RESOURCES.SO IF WE'RE MEETING WITH THE DISTRICTS NOW WE'RE JUST FORMING, UM, OUR CALCULATIONS AS TO WHAT WE NEED.
AND SO TALKING TO THE DISTRICT TO BE LIKE, AS FAR AS EQUIPMENT HAS JUST TRAINING, WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW CAN WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN BUSINESS.
WE, RIGHT NOW WE RELY ON A COUPLE OF VENDORS, UM, FOR SURE TO ASSIST US WITH THIS.
BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICTS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE OUR OWN INVENTORY FLEET, EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO, SO WE CAN RESPOND TO THESE ENCAMPMENTS QUICKLY AND SWIFTLY.
THE NEXT QUESTION'S GONNA BE ALSO FOR YOU OF THE BOTTOM OF PAGE EIGHT, LARGE AREA LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT.
PHASE 1 0 4, REPLACEMENT PROGRAMMING FOR AGING CAPITAL ARE, I KNOW THAT ONE.
TELL ME, WE'RE BRIEF ON ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND EQUIPMENT COMING IN AND, AND REGULATIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFED EQUIPMENT, UM, WITH SOME NEW INITIATIVES WITH ONE OF THOSE, WITH OQ? IS THAT WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT? WELL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF TWO ITEMS, TWO ISSUES.
ONE, ONE, OUR TEAM IS LOOKING AT OUR LIFE CYCLE, OUR LARGE AREA MOWING EQUIPMENT THAT'S OUT THERE NOW THAT'S AGED.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT REPLACING THAT EQUIPMENT LIKE OVER THE LAST DECADE.
WE HAVE NOT HAD AN EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
SO THAT'S WHAT, UM, MR. JENKINS IS TALKING ABOUT RIGHT SIZE AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, UH, FOR OUR LANDSCAPE, YOU KNOW, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER PROGRAM GOING ON AS IN REGARD TO ENVIRONMENTAL.
AND SO THE CITY IS ASKING, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A 20% OF GOING INTO ELECTRIC, UH, EQUIPMENT, PROBABLY SMALL, SMALL EQUIPMENT.
UM, SO THAT COULD BE ANOTHER PART TWO OF THAT AS FAR AS HOW MUCH IS THAT GONNA COST.
SO THE TEAM IS LOOKING AT NOW HOW MUCH IS IT GONNA COST TO, UH, CREATE A 20% REDUCTION, UM, AND INCREASE IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
AND THE THE, I CAN GO AROUND TOO IF YOU NEED TO.
I JUST, A QUICK QUESTION IN REGARDS TO WHEN WE HAVE VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS THAT DO THE MAINTENANCE WORK THAT WE CAN ALSO DO.
DO WE LOOK AT THOSE TWO, THE SIDE BY SIDE, WHAT WE OWN, WHAT WE DO, AND AS WELL AS THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HIRE TO DO LIKE GOOD EARTH AND ALL THOSE OTHER ONES? DO WE SAY, OH WELL WE'RE GONNA GET ALL THIS NEW EQUIPMENT SO NOW WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO UTILIZE THEM OR WE, THAT STILL DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE, THE STAFF OR THE RIGHT THAT THAT UH, UM, THAT BID HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND HAS BEEN AWARDED TO GOOD EARTH.
AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE CREATE A SCHEDULE FOR EACH DISTRICT.
AND SO THE TEAM HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED FOR EACH DISTRICT WHAT PROPERTIES THE VENDOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WHAT PROPERTIES WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
SO WITH NEW EQUIPMENT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE, IT WON'T IMPACT THAT IN THAT WAY.
SCHOOL PROGRAMS QUESTION ROSS, UM, UM, THE COOL SCHOOL RURAL PROGRAM, IS THAT JUST DALLAS ISD OR ARE WE PARTNERING WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT FOR THAT? WE HAVE R I SD SCHOOLS.
SO THE, UH, THE COOL SCHOOL PROGRAM IS KIND OF A, A, A BRANDED NAME WITH THE TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION AND THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR DIC SCHOOLS.
WE DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SEVEN R ISD SCHOOLS.
SO ALTHOUGH THEY'RE TECHNICALLY NOT COOL SCHOOL BRANDED, THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY THE EXACT SAME THING.
AND IS THAT JUST HIGH SCHOOLS OR IS THAT ALL IT'S ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS PRIMARILY.
UM, YEAH, CAUSE WE HAVE OUR ID.
UM, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE RAMBLING AND PRAIRIE USE STIPEND INCREASES? YOU SAID THAT ON YOUR HAIR
WELL, IT'S UNDER THE EQUITY BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY PAY, UM, MORE TO TEXAS OU THAN WE DO TO RAMBLING PRAIRIEVIEW.
SO THE ASK HAS BEEN THAT WE MATCH'S THAT FUNDING.
I'M NOT MATCHING, BUT MAKING THEM MORE, MORE EQUITABLE.
WELL, IT IT HAS TO DO WITH, I MEAN THEY MADE AN ASK, UH, THROUGH FAIR PARK FIRST.
CAUSE CURRENTLY THEY RECEIVED 150 K AND I THINK GAME FOR, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT WE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS.
AND THEIR ASS MAN IS BECAUSE OF THE COSTS.
CUZ THEY STIPEND HAD AND WENT UP.
I WANNA SAY HOW LONG THEY BEEN OUT THERE? LIKE 20.
I MEAN THE LAST TIME THEY WENT UP WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.
AND SO THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IF WE WENT UP.
SO THEY'RE LIKE, WE NEED TO MAKE THAT ASS FOR UH, 500 K INSTEAD OF ONE 50.
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GET PAID TO COME HERE.IT'S LIKE EVERY, OH, IT'S A FOOTBALL GAME THAT HAPPENS IN THE UH, COTTON STADIUM DURING THE STATE FAIR BATTLE OF THE BANDS.
PAY WE, WHAT DO WE GET OUT THAT, UH, REVENUE BE CELLS? I'M SORRY, I'M NOT A FOOTBALL PERSON.
SO OU TEXAS, OH GOD, WHERE DO WE PAY OU? TEXAS SEVEN 50 PIECE COMING.
WE PAY OU TEXAS AND THE COUNCIL DECIDED MANY YEARS AGO THAT YEAH, THEY DID WANT TO PAY A STIPEND FOR THESE SCHOOLS TO COME AND PLAY AND KEEP 'EM IN THE COTTON BOAT.
SO THEY WOULD, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COME IF WE DIDN'T PAY THE STIPEND OR THIS IS AN INCENTIVE TO KEEP THEM COMING.
JUST STATE FAIR GETS ALL THE MONEY FROM THE REVENUES.
NO, THE SCHOOLS WE TRUST, WE JUST MET WITH STATE FAIR YESTERDAY.
THEY DON'T, THE SCHOOLS GET ALL PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING OUT BOTH OF THOSE DEALS.
SO REALLY THIS IS BENEFITING SARAH PARK CAUSE WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE THAT YES, YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S BENEFITING PARK.
OKAY, THAT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION.
UM, THIS LAST LITTLE THING ON SLIDE NINE, PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO CONSTRUCT SMALL PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
IS THAT THAT SORT OF OUR WORKAROUND FOR THE ILLUSTRIOUS BUILDING SERVICES NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP DOING THE ARGUMENT SERVICE? UM, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S NOT A WORKAROUND.
UM, THAT WOULD BE BASICALLY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD SOME OF THESE SMALLER THINGS THAT THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS THE, UM, LOCATION OF OUR STAFF.
WE HAVE BOND STAFF THAT CAN BUILD ITEMS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET.
SO IT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM TO ACTUALLY USE OUR BOND STAFF TO BUILD ITEMS THAT ARE GONNA BE FUNDED OUTSIDE OF THE BOND PROGRAM.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD SOME OF THOSE SMALL PROJECTS TO DO SOME OF THESE, UM, THE ITEMS THAT WERE ASKED TO BE BY THIS TEAM OR BY THE COUNCIL THAT THEY ASK US TO DO THESE SMALLER PROJECTS, YOU CAN BE MORE DIRECT, UH,
SO IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, YOU REMEMBER AT THE, UH, AT THE RETREAT AND, AND ALL OF YOU ALL AROUND THE ROOM AND INCLUDING THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE GET REQUESTS WHERE, BECAUSE OUR STAFF IS A LOT MORE NIMBLE, RIGHT? INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WAIT TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR, AT TIMES WE CAN GET SMALLER PROJECTS DONE A LOT MORE FASTER AND A LOT, WE FEEL LIKE A LOT MORE.
AND SO WE UTILIZE THEM TO MOVE A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS ALONG FROM INSTALLING SECURITY LIGHTS FROM UH, PUTTING IN A SMALL TRAIL FOR YOU OR PUTTING IN A PICKLEBALL COURT.
I MEAN I CAN GO ALL ALL AROUND AND UH, SO THAT'S WHY, SO WHAT WE DO, SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN WE PULL THAT TEAM, IT GETS US BEHIND ON OTHER THINGS.
SO I'M LIKE, NO, I WANT TO STAFF UP A TEAM THAT CAN JUST TAKE CARE OF THOSE THINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
AND I, AND I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE YOU'LL PUT OUR PARK SYSTEM FURTHER AHEAD INSTEAD OF KEEP WAITING ON BOND PROGRAMS AND GETTING FURTHER AND FURTHER BOND.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, MIKE SABER THING TO TALK ABOUT IS MAINTENANCE.
AND I'M NOT SEEING A LOT OF VERY SPECIFIC MAINTENANCE DRIVEN THINGS IN HERE.
WELL I JUST WANNA, THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I'M READING THIS THAT'S WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OH YEAH.
THAT WE'RE GONNA FIND A WAY TO INCREASE WHETHER IT'S IN STAFFING OR MORE MONEY FOR THE EXISTING DEPARTMENT, THAT WE ARE DRIVING MORE DOLLARS TO MAINTAINING WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE.
THIS TEAM WILL HELP THAT AS WELL.
CUZ THEY'LL GO BACK LIKE WHEN WE GET A TRAIL TO NEED TO BE REPLACED, JUST A SMALL LITTLE TRAIL RIGHT.
SET AWAY IN SEVEN YEARS GOING THERE TEAM, WE WILL HAVE IT ON OUR, OUR STAFF, OUR BUDGET, OUR STAFF.
ONE MORE QUESTION AND THAT, AND RENEE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS.
UH, WE, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FUNDING TO, FOR THE HOMELESS SOLUTION IN THE PARKS.
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT MONEY SPECIFICALLY FOR CLEANING UP.
LIKE WHAT HAPPENS, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, OFFICE PUBLIC SOLUTION COMES IN THAT THEY'RE MOVED OUT.
THEN THERE'S THIS HUGE CLEANUP EFFORT AND I KNOW WE SHARED THAT EXPERIENCE WITH THEM AND WE'RE PAYING FOR PART OF IT.
AND YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IT CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND THEN I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING EARLIER ABOUT WE'RE CREATING OUR OWN TEAM INTERNALLY.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HIRING PEOPLE CREATING NEW SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND ARTS? RIGHT.
UH, AND CAUSE OUR HEART TEAM, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS AS FAR AS THE NEW HEART TEAM THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THIS YEAR, THAT IS A NEW TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE RECRUITING FOR NOW THAT WILL BE DIVISION AND THEY'LL BE CITYWIDE.
SO THIS IS JUST, WE PUT IN A SAY A PHASE TWO, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT ELSE WILL WE NEED FOR THAT TEAM,
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BE IT THAT WE NEED.I THINK FOR SURE WE NEED A SUPERVISOR CAUSE WE DIDN'T GET THAT ALLOCATION FIRST.
SO WE NEED TO GO BACK FOR THAT.
SO IT'S JUST GONNA KIND OF WRITE, YOU KNOW, CREATE THAT ENTIRE TEAM.
IS IT FOR STAFFING? YES, IT'S STAFFING.
IT'S NOT COST TO DO THE CLEANUP.
I DON'T WANNA SAY NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE FUNDING RIGHT NOW, I'M LOOKING AT UM, UH, OUR NUMBERS TO SEE IF WE NEED TO INCREASE THAT SUM.
UM, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY CUZ THE BID IS NOT COMPLETE YET.
BUT SO, BUT IT WILL BE STAFFING, UH, AND IT COULD BE SOME OTHER, UH, ADDITIONAL, UM, UH, UM, WHAT'S THE WORD? I'M SORRY? ADDITIONAL CONTRACTUAL, UH, FUNDING.
BECAUSE IF WE GET BETTER AT, AT SOLVING THE PROBLEM AND MOVING FOLKS OFF AND INTO WHEREVER THEY NEED TO GO.
THEN WE ARE GONNA CREATE OUR OWN PROBLEM.
NOW WE HAVE MORE NEEDS TO CLEAN UP AND HOW DO WE PAY FOR THAT? EXACTLY.
SO I SEE THIS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF MY RIM.
SO ON PAGE FOUR, I SEE THAT THE CITYWIDE ATHLETIC RESERVATION IS GONNA BE THE SAME FOR 20 23, 25.
I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE UNIQUELY THERE'S ONLY TWO CITIES THAT WERE COMPLETELY CLOSED ON ATHLETIC FIELDS THIS PAST WEEKEND, WHICH WAS THE CITY OF DALLAS AND BURLESON.
EVERYBODY ELSE WAS EITHER OPEN OR PARTIALLY OPEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
SO THAT'S A NUMBER THAT COULD COST THIS FLUCTUATION.
I THINK IF WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER MANAGERS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, I KNOW WE DIDN'T GET THE FUNDING WE WANTED TO THE PLAN THAT THE MAINTENANCE WANTED TO IMPROVE OUR FIELDS, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DID LOOK AT DOLLARS, POTENTIAL DOLLARS THAT WE'RE LOSING IN ATHLETIC FIELD RESERVATIONS.
I MEAN THAT NUMBER COULD BE WITH MY HISTORY AND ON ATHLETIC FIELDS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, THAT COULD PROBABLY BE UP TO CLOSE TO $20 MILLION BY US SPENDING THAT ADDITIONAL 500,000 THAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR.
SO JUST A, JUST A, A FRUIT OF THOUGHT FOR THAT, FOR THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ON THINKING ABOUT ATHLETIC FIELDS.
AND THEN I SEE THAT PARTNERSHIP AND STRATEGIES, IT'S REMAINING THE SAME OR WE'RE NOT GOING AFTER NEW DOLLARS FOR THAT AS FAR AS FUNDING FUNDRAISING OR, OR FINDING SOMEBODY THAT COULD FUND US.
IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE, UH, NUMBER SEVEN WHERE THE, WE'RE FUNDING THE PROGRAM WITH THE DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FACILITATORS AND MEDICAL DEVICES.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER HERE IN DALLAS, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION THAT'S A KIND OF A CORPORATE OFFICE IN GREENVILLE AND A AND A SUB OFFICE IN IRVING THAT'S A PARTNER OF MY GROUP THAT GAVE US MACHINES A FEW YEARS BACK TO USE THAT ALL WE HAVE IT AT WHEN, WHENEVER WE USE A FACILITY, WE, WE HAVE A CARRY AFFILIATED WITH US THAT WE CAN CARRY, BUT WE COULD HAVE KIND OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM THAT THEY CAN GIVE US SOME OF THESE EQUIPMENT AND OR TRAIN OUR STAFF IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO FUND THAT PROGRAM THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHICH IS AGAIN GOES BACK TO THAT PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES THAT COULD TAKE SOME OF THAT DOLLARS, ADD SOME OF THAT DOLLAR BACK IN THERE, OR YOU KNOW, SERVICES FOR, UH, IN-KIND SERVICES IN KIND EQUIPMENT THAT COULD HELP US ADD SOME DOLLARS THERE AND SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
BECAUSE SAFETY AND SECURITY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN DALLAS.
ME AND TIM AND, AND DANIEL, WE DEFINITELY GOTTA PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THAT CAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT HOMELESSNESS AND ALL THAT CAUSES PROBLEMS AT OUR PARK WHEN NEED LIGHTS AND CAMERAS.
AND WE TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME AND OUR SOCIAL COMMITTEES THAT WE DEFINITELY TO FOCUS ON THAT.
SO THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF STRATEGIES THAT I THINK THAT IF WE COULD REACH OUT OR I CAN MAKE THE CONTACT, I CAN MAKE A CONNECTION FOR YOU GUYS FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
SO ONE OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT MAYBE COMING UP WITH A PARTNERSHIP AND SAVING A FEW DOLLARS THERE WITH THOSE MACHINES ABOUT TIME.
SO, SO TWO THINGS REAL QUICK AND I'LL START.
UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, DFR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CAUSE THEY MADE A REQUEST AND I JUST SAW THE CHIEF, UH, ON TUESDAY AND WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW BACK UP WHERE THEY WANT TO START INSTALLING SOME OF THESE IN THE PARTS.
SO THAT MAY END UP COMING FROM THEIR BUDGET.
SO I'M NOT GONNA RULE THAT OUT.
BUT IF YOU DO HAVE A PARTNER, OF COURSE WE, WE WILL WELCOME TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION FOR SURE.
THE, AND IF YOU'LL GO BACK TO PAGE FOUR, RACHEL CAN EXPLAIN, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE, THE 24 25 BUDGET, BECAUSE THE CITY MANAGER, HE PLANS TWO YEAR BUDGETS.
SO THIS IS THE PLAN BUDGET THAT THAT'S ALREADY, HEY, THEY GONNA GIVE US MONEY FOR FOR 24 25.
THAT'S ALREADY YEAH, WE IN 22.
BUT, UH, BUT RACHEL ON YOUR 24 25, SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE STATIC SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S JUST A TARGET RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING HERE ARE THOSE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WOULD HAPPEN THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS THAT BUDGET.
SO ANYTHING THAT WE GET APPROVED FOR WOULD CHANGE THOSE 24, 25 NUMBERS IS JUST WHEN
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THEY SEND US THE NUMBERS, THEY JUST, THEY JUST TEND TO COPY THEM FORWARD AND THEY MOVE FORWARD.THEY'RE STATIC AND THE ONLY CHANGE WE HAD WAS A SACRED CODE CHANGE THAT HIT PARKLAND MAINTAINED.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THOSE NUMBERS ARE STATIC ACROSS.
ONCE EVERYTHING IS DEVELOPED AND THAT BECOMES OUR PLANNED BUDGET, THEN YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS CHANGED.
AND OF COURSE THE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE WITH AFTER WE FINISH THE ASSESSMENTS BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE FIND THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE THE MONIES AROUND TO BENEFIT SOMEONE ELSE OR WE IF SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS SOMETHING.
SO THOSE NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE AS FAR AS PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.
RIGHT NOW THE ONLY THING WE'RE FUNDING FROM THAT LOCATION IS, UM, HIS STAFFING COST.
SO YOU SEE A PRETTY STATIC, UM, STAFFING COST.
ONCE WE HAVE ALL THE, UM, MERITS AND ANY PLANNED, UM, SACRED CODE CHANGES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE, THOSE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE ALSO.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN DEVELOPMENT MODE.
UM, AS, AND I BELIEVE HIS WOULD AS IT GOES FORWARD, THE OTHER COSTS THAT THE REVENUES THAT HE WOULD BRING IN THOSE EXPENSES AND THINGS WOULD NOT BE SHOWN ON THE OPERATING SIDE.
AND THEN THE 500 K YOU MENTIONED ABOUT FOR, FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELDS, IT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR BIG O AND M REQUEST.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO RIGHT SIZE.
SO INSTEAD OF ME BREAKING OUT FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT BUSINESS, IT'S LIKE NO, THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO TRULY TAKE CARE OF MAINTENANCE.
AND SO THAT AS MAY BE I NEED $4 MILLION, MAN.
AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE STRATEGIES THAT I SEE IS THAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE FIELDS, RIGHT? I, WHEN I SAY OUTSIDE FIELDS, I MEAN LIKE KIDS SPRING REC CENTER HAS A FIELD.
SO DOES HARRY STONE HAS A, A BASEBALL FIELD AND WE TAKE CARE OF THOSE.
WE MARK 'EM, WE, WE DRAG THEM.
SO MAYBE A STRATEGY YOU GUYS CAN SAVE SOME MONEY AND PUT IT BACK INTO LIKE FERALS AND, AND KEYS AND, AND AND CITYWIDE ATHLETIC FIELDS.
IT'S MAYBE NOT DRAG 'EM AS MUCH EVERY, EVERY THIRD DAY, EVERY FOURTH DAY, WHATEVER IT IS.
AND THEN NOT MARK 'EM FOR ANYTHING BESIDES MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW WHY WOULD YOU MARK 'EM? BUT SOMETIMES WE MARK 'EM.
MAYBE WE SHOULD NOT MARK 'EM JUST A STRATEGY, JUST TRY TO SAVE YOU SOME HOURS OR, AND THAT'S YOUR THREE MINUTES.
NO, DANIEL, I'M, I'M, I MEAN NOT DANIEL.
I MEAN MR. WORK'S FACE OUT THERE.
YEAH, UHUH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER.
BUT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE UNDERSTANDING IT.
BUT THERE'S OTHER GROUPS OUT THERE LIKE, NO, WE WANT OUR FIELD MARK.
THEY MARKED AND, AND PART OF MY STRATEGY IS TO HAVE US OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ANY TIME WE CALL RESERVATION, BUT THEN WE ALSO HEARD OUR DOLLAR.
BUT YEAH, I'M THINKING BIGGER ATHLETIC COMPLEX IS WHAT I'M THINKING.
SO THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
UM, ON PAGE SEVEN, ON THE 3.3 MILLION THREE YEAR, UH, ENHANCEMENT FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, UM, AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BRIEFING, UH, DIRECTOR JENKINS MENTIONED TO THE COMMITTEE, WE BE COMING UP TO MAYBE AS MUCH AS A MILLION, ACTUALLY 1.1 MILLION.
AND THE FEEDBACK THAT HE GOT FROM ESPECIALLY CHAIRMAN UE WAS WAY SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT.
WELL, CHAIRMAN UE WON'T BE THERE IN OCTOBER, BUT MY SENSE WAS, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU THAT, THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SUPPORT, UH, FOR ACTUALLY GOING FOR MORE.
AND I'M WONDERING IF THAT, IF YOU THINK IT'S WHAT YOU THINK OF THE POSSIBILITY OF JACKING THAT NUMBER UP.
UH, AND WHAT WE ASKED GIVEN, UH, THAT COMMITTEE AND, UH, IN A, IN A COMMUNITY MEETING ON THE BUDGET TOWN HALL THE OTHER NIGHT, THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WERE VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON SAFE SECURITY.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT YOU, YOU THINK IT'S OVERSHOOTING OR, THE ONLY REASON I SAY IT WOULD BE OVERSHOOTING IS BECAUSE JUST THE TIME IT TAKES TO HIRE OFFICERS TO, UH, ORDER THE EQUIPMENT.
SO WE DID MOVE IT FROM 1 MILLION UP TO 3.3 MILLION.
SO AS RACHEL MENTIONED, OVER THREE YEARS WE ENDED UP ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL 10 MILLION JUST FOR SECURITY.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LAG TIME IT TAKES JUST LIKE WE, WE GOT ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM MARSHALS AS YOU ALL KNOW.
UH, I THINK THEY GOT SIX BACON POSITIONS EVEN THOUGH WE ASKED FOR, UH, WHAT WE GOT FIVE OR SIX ADDITIONAL POSITIONS AND THEY STILL CAN'T FILL THOSE YET.
THAT'S WHY WE SAY THIS PHASE IN.
SO IT GIVE US TIME TO GET EVERYTHING WE NEED TO GET IN PLACE.
AND CAMERAS AND LIGHTING, IS THAT DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF THE, THE TIME? IT IS, IT'S THE SAME THING.
UNLESS OUR STAFF CAN DO AN IN-HOUSE, BUT THEY GOT ALL THESE OTHER PROJECTS, UH, ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO GET SECURE CONTRACT.
CAUSE CUZ EVERYBODY'S BUSY, THERE'S SO MANY BOND PROGRAMS AND IT'S JUST, THERE'S SO MUCH, IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
UH, IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH WORKERS.
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ARE BEING VERY CHEAP BECAUSE THEY GOT SO MUCH WORK RIGHT NOW.MY SECOND THING IS ON PAGE NINE, UH, THE YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM IS 8 55 K FOR 16 SEVEN YEAR OLD APARTMENT HOUSING KIDS OFF THE STREET IN FEW SPORTS.
UH, I JUST WANT SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UH, ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT.
UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF KIDS IN APARTMENTS AND UH, THEY GOT NOTHING TO DO AND NOWHERE TO GO.
AND I THINK THAT MONEY VERY, VERY WELL SPENT.
IF WE COULD MOVE THAT NUMBER UP EVEN I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT.
I THINK THAT IS A, OUR HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET FOR THE CITY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL CYCLES HAVE ONLY BEEN 1%.
AND YET IN THE PARK DEPARTMENT, I THINK HUMAN SERVICES, IT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
SO I THINK 1% FOR HUMAN SERVICES IS, IS WAY LOW FOR A CITY OF OUR SIZE.
AND TO THE EXTENT WE CAN ENHANCE THAT, UH, THIS KIND OF DOES THAT.
AND I JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AS IN DISTRICT SIX, IT'S GONNA MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
ONE GREAT SEGUE, CAUSE I ACTUALLY ABOUT TO ASK, I I LOVE THIS ON PAGE NINE WITH THE, UH, THE YOUTH OUTREACH.
UM, WHAT IS THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MATCHING GRANT FUNDS FOR THAT AS WELL, JUST TO HELP WITH THAT NUMBER AND, AND WHAT WOULD THAT PROGRAM MEAN IN THE CRYSTAL ALL SAID, YOU KNOW, SHE KNOWS THIS IS MY, MY BABY BROTHER CRYSTAL, BUT SHE'S IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM ON I COME THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
SO THIS IS MY, SO WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? NO, SO THE, I LOVE, I LOVE THIS UM, YOUTH OUTREACH.
CLUB KID, THE BOYS GIRLS CLUB.
SO IS THERE MATCHING GRANT MONEY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS IF WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT MONEY AND THEN WHAT DOES IT IN THE QUICK NOTES, KIND OF LIKE WHAT IS THAT GOING TO PROGRAMMING IN REC CENTER OR, SO IN REGARD TO MATCHING GRANT, WE'D OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE TO SEEK THAT OUT.
UM, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED IT IN MATCHING OPPORTUNITIES IN REGARD TO THE 855,000.
IT WILL BE FOR SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS STAFF.
WE HAVE TO BUILD UP AN OUTREACH, AN OUTREACH TEAM TO REALLY BE DEPLOYED INTO THESE COMMUNITIES, INTO THE APARTMENTS PROGRAM ONSITE KIND WONDER THIS SCRIPT ONSITE PROGRAM? OH YES.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS THE BRAINCHILD OF JOHN D.
HE HAS CHALLENGED US TO REALLY TAKE RECREATION TO THE STREETS BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMUNITIES THAT EVEN IF A REC CENTER ISN'T A MILE A MILE AWAY, THAT'S NOT CLOSE ENOUGH.
AND SO WE HAVE SOME KIDS WHO ARE NOT QUITE ON THE VERGE OF DOING SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT WE WANNA CATCH THEM BEFORE THEM.
AND SO WE'RE CREATING A PROGRAM TO REALLY ENGAGE THEM, PROVIDE SOCIAL SKILLS, RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, UM, JUST DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EXPOSURE.
WE'LL STILL DO OUTINGS, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST RECREATION ON THE GO IF YOU WILL.
WE HAVE THAT WITH THE CLUB WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB LIKE AT WASHINGTON STREET PROJECTS, FRA SPORTS, ALL THAT KIND.
SO I LOVE THIS ABSOLUTELY LOWER.
AND THEN MY NEXT SCHOOL, YEAH.
AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS THE FUNDING FOR INCREASED MAINTENANCE'S AT FAIR PARK 400 K, WHAT IS BASED ON ALL THE MONEY THAT'S COMING TO FAIR PARK AND DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE, LIKE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS, WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT DO? YEAH, THE ADDITION TO 400.
SO I CAN LET RYAN EXPLAIN THOUGH.
THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW, UH, FAIR PARK FIRST.
CAUSE WHEN THEY TOOK OVER THIS ONE THING FOR YOU TO DO YOUR OWN LITTLE OUTSIDE ASSESSMENT, BUT ONCE YOU GET IN THERE RIGHT, YOU REALLY REALIZE THERE WAS A LOT OF LEGACY ISSUES AND, AND I THINK DANIEL CAN ATTEST TO THIS.
WHEN YOU GET IN THERE AND YOU GOT AN AQUARIUM IN THERE, HIS ALMOST 2 MILLION WORTH OF WORK, YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT GOING IN.
AND SO, SO, SO I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET THEM ENOUGH FUNDING.
LET'S ADDRESS THOSE MAINTENANCE AND LEGACY ISSUES.
CAUSE YOU REALLY DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THAT BECAUSE OTHER THAN THAT YOU, THEY'RE JUST GONNA KEEP DIGGING THEMSELVES A HOLE.
REMEMBER REMEMBER THE PRIMER MONEY WITH THAT TO A LARGE ENOUGH DEGREE.
DO WE USE THE STATE FAIR REVENUES TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES IN ADDITION? SO WE, SO WE REALLY USE THE STATE FAIR EXCESS REVENUES TO DO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, NOT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
AND THAT'S THE OTHER DISTINCTION THAT THE DRIVER FUNDING THAT WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT IS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
AND IT'S, IT'S NOT FOR, FOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
SO THIS FUNDING WOULD REALLY BE UTILIZED TO ENHANCE THE GROUNDS TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO REALLY THE LOOK AND FEEL OF FAIR PART TO BE A LITTLE BETTER.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE INTENTION OF THE FUNDS UNDER THE MR.
UNDER, UH, EXCESS REVENUE THOUGH I THOUGHT THAT THAT SPECIFICALLY WAS FOR MAINTENANCE AND THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE OF YEARS, RIGHT.
LEADING UP TO WHEN I CAME ON THE BOARD THAT THEY HADN'T BEEN USING THAT AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD THIS DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ISSUE.
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WAS THAT THERE, THAT WAS TO BE FOR, WELL I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE DISTINGUISHED.IT'S, IT CAN BE FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE.
SO FOR THINGS LIKE ROOFS, FOR HVA SYSTEMS, MAJOR MAINTENANCE CAPITAL, MAJOR MAINTENANCE SLASH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SO EXTERIOR WATERPROOFING, UH, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
MAJOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, THAT'S HOW WE USE THE EXCESS REVENUES AS OPPOSED TO CUTTING THE GRASS.
MR. THANK YOU, MR. JUST, I PERSONALLY A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR GRAMMAR GAME, BUT I, BUT SINCE I DID, I JUST, I WANT TO DOUBLE CLICK AND ZOOM IN WITH THE ACTUAL STIPEND INCREASE.
HOW ABOUT THE BUILDING THAT IS AGREEMENT TO THESE SCHOOLS TO GRAND AND PRAIRIE SO THAT, THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO BOTH SCHOOLS? IS SPLIT, SPLIT PRAIRIE MOSTLY TO MOSTLY ROSS.
UH, UH, LARGER THIRD OF THAT, BUT, UH, VERY THANKFUL FOR WHAT THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT CULTURAL GAME.
UM, AND IT'S, UH, IT'S SUPPORTED, UH, A LOT OF COMMUNITIES, A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT COME OUT THERE.
I WANNA SAY IT'S 5.2 MILLION WORTH OF, OF ECONOMIC, UH, IMPACT BECAUSE OF THESE GAMES.
UM, AND THE CITY DOING THE BOARD TO HELP NOT ONLY THE GAME OR FAIR PARK, BUT ALSO TO HELP THE SCHOOLS WHO BROUGHT SO MUCH ENJOYMENT TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE KIND OF LIKE PETER PATTERN TO THOSE, UH, THOSE TWO SCHOOLS.
SO THANKS TO THE PARK DEPARTMENT AND THE WORK Y'ALL ARE DOING TO REALLY HELP, UH, NOT ONLY THE PARK DEPARTMENT, WHAT TO REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, DO SOME GREAT ELSE WITH.
BACK TO THE FAIR PARK, 400,000, UM, SOME OF THE LEGACY ISSUES OR THE HISTORIC, UM, LACK OF MAINTENANCE, UM, SPECIFICALLY LIKE IN THE AQUARIUM, UM, WE, THE AQUARIUM WAS CLOSING AND IT WENT THROUGH A VERY FAST PROCESS TO SWITCH IT OVER TO FAIR PARK FIRST TO MANAGE IT WITH THE NEW OPERATOR.
THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO COME IN AND DO A MAJOR ASSESSMENT QUICK ENOUGH THE DAY AFTER THEY TOOK OVER, THE AC HANDLERS WENT OUT.
SO THERE'S BEEN LIKE ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING STUFF.
THEN THERE'S A PILLAR THAT'S GOING TO LIKE, IT'S CORRODING.
SO THEY'VE GOTTA REBUILD THIS PILLAR TO HOLD UP THE ONE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT THE OPERATOR TO TAKE CARE OF.
NOW GOING FORWARD IN SOME OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS, IF THE OPERATOR KNOWS THAT THEY'RE GONNA PUT MONEY INTO IT ON UNDER THEIR CONTRACT, THAT'S ONE THING.
WE DIDN'T DO THAT WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS, UM, AQUARIUM.
SO JUST THE AQUARIUM IS DOING SUCH GOOD WORK, BUT WE CAN'T PUT THEM IN A HOLE TO, UM, DIG OUT OF BECAUSE OF THE STUFF.
LIKE JUST GIVING YOU A REAL GOOD EXAMPLE, THE SALT WATER TANKS, THEY HAVE PUMPS ON 'EM, SALT IS IN THE AIR AND IT ACCUMULATES ON THE PUMPS.
IF YOU DON'T WASH THAT OFF ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH SOLUTION, JUST THE OUTSIDE OF THE, THE MOTORS CORRO TO THE POINT WHERE IT RUINS THEM.
SO YOU GOTTA DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.
AND THAT WAS NOT DONE FOR YEARS WITH THE ZOO OPERATING THE EQUIPMENT.
SO, OR WHEN IT WAS IN COVID AND IT WAS JUST SURVIVING.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE BASIS OF WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT.
UM, AND FYI, WE DON'T FAIR PARK FIRST DOESN'T HANDLE EVERY BUILDING ON FAIR PARK.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW THAT ARE UNDER OUR PURVIEW FROM, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? AND THAT'S YOUR TIME.
A WHOLE HOPE WE STILL GOT SOME.
SO WITH THAT, THANKS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOT MORE WORK TO DO, BUT READY STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, I THINK OUR FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IS, I THINK MR. STEWART WANTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER ABOUT, I HOPE I CAN GET THROUGH THIS EMOTIONALLY BECAUSE OUR NEXT MEETING'S NOT UNTIL APRIL 20TH, TODAY WILL BE MY LAST PARK BOARD MEETING.
OH, I'M RESIGNING AS OF THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND UH, I WANTED TO THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO, FOR THE LAST 70 AND A HALF YEARS, IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MCGEE FOR A JOB I NEVER ASKED FOR.
AND, UH, I LOVE THE CITY OF DALLAS AND I'VE LEARNED WHAT SERVANT
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LEADERSHIP IS BEING ON THE BOARD.YOU KNOW THIS, THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, THIS SEASON OF MY LIFE, IT'S, UH, I SPENT MORE TIME ON THE PARK BOARD THAN ANYTHING OTHER THAN MY FAMILY, MY CHURCH, AND MY JOB.
IT'S, UH, EVEN AT MY AGE, IT'S MORE THAN 10% OF MY LIFE.
UH, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF PERSONAL THINGS IN MY LIFE.
UH, ONE OF OUR CHILDREN GOT MARRIED, TWO OF MY CHILDREN GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND GOT GRADUATE DEGREES.
WE NOW HAVE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND, UH, WE ALL WENT THROUGH COVID TOGETHER.
BUT AS MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WHEN GROUPS COME IN, I CHALLENGE THEM.
AND, UH, I WANT EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE BETTER AS A BOARD TOGETHER THAN INDIVIDUALLY.
AND, UH, I WANT TO CHALLENGE EACH OF YOU TO ASK THE NEXT QUESTION.
LIKE, MR. CONNOR DOES HAVE THE PASSION AND CONCERN FOR YOUTH THAT MR. TO DOES, UH, CONSIDER THE LANGUAGE CHALLENGES AND CULTURAL ISSUES THAT MS. RICE DOES HAVE A VOICE BOTH LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
LIKE MR. BLAIR, ASK QUESTIONS UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND.
LIKE MS. MANDEL, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX FOR SOLUTIONS LIKE MR. DICKEY.
UH, BE AS ENTHUSIASTIC AS MR. KAMI
LISTEN TO MR. HUERTA AND HIS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH THE RESERVATIONS OFFICE ON OUR FIELDS AND REC CENTERS.
APPRECIATE AND SHARE THE CONCERN OF MR. SLAUGHTER FOR OUR STAFF AND RECOGNIZE THE FIGURATIVE MEETING WHEN HE SAYS HAPPY NEW YEAR,
AND THAT'S WHAT I HEAR WHEN HE SAYS THAT.
UH, HAVE THE PASSION FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS THAT MR. WOOD DOES LOOK AT ITEMS SIMPLY AND PRACTICALLY, LIKE MS. HAZY, HAVE THE INDEPENDENCE AND DEMEANOR OF MR. KITNER
UH, APPRECIATE THE BIGGER KIT, THE BIGGER PICTURE, LIKE MS. COLLINS, BRETON, AND, UH, MR. ARAL FRIEND.
UH, I WISH YOU ALL HAVE THE PATIENCE AND THE SELFLESS DEDICATION TO THE PARK BOARD THAT HE DOES.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FINAL THOUGHT WITH EACH OF YOU.
UH, EQUITY IS ABOUT PEOPLE, AND IT'S NOT ABOUT GEOGRAPHY FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF OUR CITY.
AS WE GO INTO THE BOND PROGRAM, OR YOU GO INTO THE BOND PROGRAM, IN SITTING BACK AND LOOKING AT THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF PRESSURES TO DO REC CENTERS, BUT I WOULD SAY TO THE BOARD THAT THE THREE PLACES IN OUR CITY THAT NEED REC CENTERS THE MOST ARE SPRING VALLEY AND MONTFORD VICTORY MEADOW.
AND TO FINISH THE PROJECT OF FORCE IN ODELIA, THOSE AREAS HAVE THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT.
THEY'RE OVERWHELMINGLY MINORITY DISTRICTS.
THEY'RE OVERWHELMINGLY IMMIGRANT DISTRICTS.
AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THOSE CULTURES.
AND THOSE ARE ALL DESERT, PARK DESERT.
I APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU.
AND, UH, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
YOU'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, MR. STEWART.
I, YOU KNOW, YOU MADE US ALL EMOTIONAL AND YOU KNOW, I, RIGHT FROM MY FIRST DAY, I THINK YOU WERE THE ONE, I WAS, YOU KNOW, SEEING AS THE VICE CHAIR AND THEN HOW YOU WERE HANDLING ADMIN AND FINANCE, REALLY, I THINK INCREDIBLE WAY, BIASED DIRECT.
AND WHEN I TOOK THE CHAIR POSITION, ACTUALLY, I TOOK A LOT OF NOTES.
THE WAY YOU WERE COMMITTING, YOU WERE CONDUCTING THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
SO, UH, WE, YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND SERVICE HERE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
HAVING SAID THAT, I THINK YOU WON'T BE ON THE BOARD, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL LET YOU GO.
SO THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS THE BOND.
AND I THINK MR. STEWART WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO WAS IN THE BOARD WHEN THE LAST BOND HAPPENED.
SO I ANNOUNCED THAT WE'LL HAVE A TASK FORCE WHICH WILL COME TO THE BOARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, SO WE CAN MAKE OUR DECISIONS AND, UH, MR. STEWART WILL LEAD THE TASK FORCE.
SO, SO WE, WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET YOU, YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM HERE, BUT WE WON'T LET YOU GO.
SO FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THERE, AND WITH THAT, I THINK SINCE HIS, UH, ADMIN AND FINANCE, UH, CHAIR POSITION WILL BE, UH, WE CAN, UH, I'LL BE,
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I'M VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MS HAS TO LEAVE THAT, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR, YOU CONDUCT SOME AMAZING MEETINGS AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP.MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING? YES, ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE.
I'M GONNA PROBABLY NOT GET EMOTIONAL, BUT, UH, ROB STEWART, YOUR WISDOM AND LEADERSHIP, UH, HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.
I LOVE IT THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE, UH, AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN ONE THING WE DON'T AGREE ON THAT I HAVEN'T THOUGHT.
BUT YOU, I'M GOING, YOU, I'M GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH.
AND THE WAY YOU HANDLE YOUR COMMITTEE IS JUST FLAWLESS.
AND, UH, I JUST RESPECT YOU SO MUCH AND I REALLY AM GONNA MISS YOU.
LOOKING WITH THAT, I THINK, UH, MR. BECKER WILL LET YOU BEFORE WE ALL CRY.
I DO HAVE, UM, A COUPLE OF STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, UM, AND MR. STEWART, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR WORKING WITH YOU.
MAY 4TH, WE WILL BE AT THE ZOO.
SO TODAY'S MEETING WAS AT THE ARBORETUM.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, UH, STAR WAR.
SO, SO, UM, NOTICE I'M NOT COMMENTING ON THAT.
SO
UH, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW AHEAD OF TIME.
UM, BECAUSE NOW THAT, NOW THAT COVID IS KIND OF NEW, NORMAL FOR US, UM, PRE COVID, FOR A LOT OF YOU WHO DIDN'T KNOW, WE DID TAKE THE BOARD ON THE ROAD FOUR OR FIVE TIMES A YEAR, SOMETIMES TO A REC CENTER, SOMETIMES TO HERE.
UH, SO WE'RE JUST RE RE RESTARTING THAT PRACTICE AGAIN CUZ THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THE PARK SYSTEM IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
SO, UM, MR. JENKINS AND THE UH, UH, EXECUTIVE, UH, LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NEED THE BOARD'S VOTE.
AND, UM, I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ASK YOU BOARD IF YOU WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A BRIEF VIRTUAL, IF YOU LIKE IT MEETING EITHER APRIL 4TH OR APRIL 11TH.
UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S JUST A HANDFUL, MAYBE FIVE ITEMS. THERE WOULD BE NO BRIEFINGS.
IT WOULD JUST BE, WE NEED TO VOTE, UM, ON THESE ITEMS BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS IS WHAT I'M BEING TOLD.
SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PREFERENCE? FOURTH OR THE 11TH? CAN YOU MUTE TO GOLF PLEASE? 11TH? NOT AT THE GOLF COURSE.
AND LESS THAN ONE HOUR QUESTION.
SO MR. CONNOR BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT.
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AT 10 O'CLOCK.
WE CAN MAKE IT AT WHATEVER TIME YOU NEED IT TO BE.
DO YOU WANT IT TO BE EARLY? DO YOU WANT TO DO IT? EIGHT O'CLOCK? EIGHT O'CLOCK.
SO, SO LET ME, SO FOR EVERYBODY, SO FOR EVERYBODY, LET ME, LET ME REPEAT.
WE WILL NEED THE CHAIR TO BE PRESENT BECAUSE THAT'S STILL THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT, BUT YOU DO, UH, PHYSICALLY, BUT YOU DO NEED TO BE PRESENT.
ZOOM ON ZOOM, UH, YOU CAN BE IN PERSON, BUT YOU CAN BE IN PERSON.
UM, THERE WILL BE NO BRIEFINGS, JUST VOTING ITEMS. SO WE'VE DECIDED ON APRIL THE 11TH AT 8:00 AM OKAY? AND NOTHING WILL COME TO COMMITTEE THAT DAY.
LOG IN AT EIGHT, LOG IN AT EIGHT, YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT SURPRISE JEFFREY.
AND, AND SHOW UP AND VOTE LOG, LOG IN OR SHOW UP AND, UH, CONDUCT YOUR BUSINESS.
FINALLY, UM, RENEE, UH, AND PARK MAINTENANCE WANTED ME TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS COMING SATURDAY, MARCH 11TH, COME ON, RENAISSANCE.
THERE IS A CLEANUP DAY AT SOUTH OAK CLIFF RENAISSANCE PARK, AND IT IS FROM NINE TO 11.
SO, UM, THERE'S A FLYER AND I'LL SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE IT HAS MORE DATES AND, AND MORE PARKS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF, UH, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, UH, THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS ACTUALLY.
BUT THE, THE MOST IMMEDIATE ONE IS THIS SATURDAY FROM
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NINE TO 11 AT SOUTH OAK CLIFF, RENAISSANCE PARK.SO, UM, BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT.
AND RENEE ALSO WANTED ME TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE TREE PLANTINGS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH.
UM, JEFF, THERE'S ALSO, UH, THIS SATURDAY AND THE REST OF THE SATURDAYS THIS MONTH, THERE ARE CLEANUP EFFORTS ON THE WHITE ROCK CREEK TRAIL.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, VISIT THE FRIENDS OF WHITE ROCK CREEK TRAIL WEBSITE.
SO, SO IF ANYONE NEEDS ME TO SEND SOME STUFF OUT, PLEASE JUST EMAIL ME.
UM, AND THEN RACHEL, RACHEL, YOU HAD AN ANNOUNCEMENT? OH, I DO, I DO.
UM, I NOTE THAT HE'S BEEN FORMALLY INTRODUCED IN ADMIN, IN FINANCE, UM, BUT WE DO HAVE A YOU SUPERINTENDENT IN, UM, ADMINISTRATION AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
HE'S SITTING RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
BRETT, BRETT WILK, YOU SEE ADMIN IN FINANCE AS WE ARE NOW.
UM, ADMIN FINANCE, FINANCE IS NOW, UM, HANDLING LEISURE VENUE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
SO BRETT WILL BE WORKING ON THOSE CONTRACTS.
SO WE WILL DO THAT 40 MINUTE CONTACT MOVING FORWARD.
ANY OTHER LIAISON REPORTS PLEASE? I HAVE, YES, MR. OH, I WAS JUST GONNA, IT'S, IT'S SORT OF A REQUEST FOR LIAISON REPORT.
UM, AN UPDATE ON THE SAMUEL FARM MASTER PLAN.
I KNOW WE'VE GOT A GROUP OF BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE WORKING WITH STAFF ON THAT.
I'VE JUST BEEN CURIOUS WHERE THAT'S AT.
UH, WE COULD GET SOMETHING IN THE NEXT OR THE FOLLOWING, NOT THE APRIL 11TH, MAY THE 20TH, JUST TO GET US HOT UP ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
REQUEST THAT REQUEST, MR. I I'M MARKING IT DOWN.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE.
UM, THE, UH, MARNI CANER TRAIL OPENING WAS MASSIVE AND JOHN WAS THERE.
UM, WE HAD OVER 400 PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IT WAS, WE HAD STAINLESS WHILE EVERY SEAT WAS TAKEN AND THERE WERE ANOTHER 70 PEOPLE STANDING AROUND AND, UH, PEOPLE WERE CRYING.
I MEAN, SO SHE PASSED SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T GET BROUGHT UP WHEN SHE WAS, WHEN, WHEN JOEY WAS HERE, WAS, YOU KNOW, SHE PASSED AWAY DURING COVID.
SO THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF CLOSURE AT HER FUNERAL OR THIS, THAT WAS KIND OF THE SENTIMENT FOR EVERYBODY.
IT WAS JUST, IT WAS JUST A MASSIVE DAY OF CLOSURE AND CELEBRATION FOR SOMEBODY WHO, UM, GAVE SO MUCH BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND IT WAS JUST REALLY COOL TO SEE YOU.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, VOTING UNANIMOUSLY FOR, FOR THAT TO BE, UH, CHANGED IN JOURNEY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ING ANY OTHERLY LIAISON REPORT HAVING DONE, IT'S 2 43 AND WE ADJOURNED DALLAS PARKS MEETING TODAY.