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>> [MUSIC] GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF DALLAS TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING FOR MARCH 20, 2023.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 21ST, 2023 TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES.
>> WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION IN DISCUSSION.
HEARING NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> EVERYBODY OPPOSED PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING NO, THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE FEBRUARY 21, 2023 MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
OUR SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 28, 2023 TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE DARTBOARD SPECIAL CALLED JOINT MEETING.
>> MOVED, THERE'S A FIRST AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NO DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL OPPOSED. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, NO. THE AYES HAVE IT.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST BRIEFING ITEM TODAY.
WE DO HAVE A FULL AGENDA TODAY, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO BE MOVING A LITTLE QUICKLY, BUT NOT SAYING WE WANT TO HOLD UP ANY DISCUSSIONS.
JUST SAYING WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING A LITTLE BIT QUICKLY.
OUR FIRST ITEM, IF OUR GUESTS FROM SEIU, YOU WANT TO COME UP AND GET PREPARED, JUST MAKE SURE YOU TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE WHEN YOU SIT DOWN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT FROM UP HERE.
WHEN YOU'RE READY, WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION OF SEIU TEXAS'S DFW AIRPORT SERVICE WORKERS PAY AND BENEFITS.
ALSO, FLORIDA IS THE PRESIDENT OF SERVICE EMPLOYEE INTERNATIONAL UNION AND TEXAS.
SEIU TEXAS WILL BE PRESENTING.
THE FLOOR IS ALL YOURS WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, NOT A BIAS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS TODAY AND BRING I GUESS TO YOU GUYS THE ISSUES THAT WORKERS FROM DFW AIRPORT HAVE BEEN SHARING WITH US.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THIS WORKERS.
FIRST LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SEIU TEXAS.
WE REPRESENT WORKERS FROM BOTH HOUSTON AIRPORTS, JANITORS IN HOUSTON, HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN EL PASO AND CORPUS CHRISTI.
WE ARE CONNECTING WITH WORKERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ALSO JOINING US HERE IN DFW.
SOME OF THEM ARE HERE WITH US.
SEIU HAS ONE, INCREASE WAGES AND OTHER WORKING IMPROVEMENTS FOR OVER 150,000 AIRPORT WORKERS FROM COAST-TO-COAST.
AT DFW, WORKERS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO FORM A UNION.
AIRPORT SERVICE WORKERS INCLUDING CLEANERS, WHEELCHAIR AGENTS, BAGGAGE HANDLERS, CONCESSIONAIRES, AND RAMP WORKERS, SERVE ON THE FRONTLINES OF OUR NATION'S AVIATION SYSTEM AND HELP KEEP AIRPORTS SAFE AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY EVEN THROUGH GLOBAL PANDEMICS, CLIMATE DISASTERS AND BC TRAVEL SEASONS.
MANY ARE UNDERPAID AND UNDER PROTECTED.
FROM 2002-2021 INFLATION ADJUSTED WAGES HAVE BARELY BUDGED ACROSS VARIOUS AIRPORTS SERVICE POSITIONS.
IN SEVERAL AIRPORTS, SERVICE JOBS CATEGORIES, WE HAVE TO SURVEY A MAJORITY OF THE WORKERS DON'T HAVE EMPLOYER PROVIDED HEALTH INSURANCE.
DOMESTIC PASSENGERS, NUMBER INCREASED BY 80% BETWEEN 2020-2021.
BUT THE TOTAL INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT FELL BY NEARLY 14%, LEAVING AIRPORT SERVICE WORKERS TO SOMETIMES CLEAN ENTIRE AIRPLANES AND AS LITTLE AS FIVE-MINUTES AS THEY TAKE ON ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OUTSIDE OF THEIR JOBS.
I WAS ACTUALLY WITNESS TO THAT TODAY WHEN I GOT OFF MY FLIGHT.
LOW PAY AND POOR BENEFITS HAVE BEEN DRIVING AIRPORT SERVICE WORKERS AWAY FROM THEIR JOBS, LEADING TO HIGH TURNOVER, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO THE TRAVEL CHAOS.
TRAVEL CHAOS HAS BEEN DOMINATING THE HEADLINES FOR MONTHS NOW FROM RECORD FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS DURING THE SUMMER TRAVEL PEAKS TO MOUNTAINS OF LOST LUGGAGE DURING THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON.
MEANWHILE, MANY LARGE AIRLINES HAVE BEEN BREAKING INTO PROFITS.
THE AIR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM BILLIONS OF FEDERAL DOLLARS EVERY YEAR.
YET MAJOR CORPORATIONS ARE FAILING TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR BOTH TRAVELERS AND AIRPORT SERVICE WORKERS.
JUST SO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY WORKERS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THERE ARE OVER 5,000 CONTRACTED SERVICE WORKERS AT DFW.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE AIRPORT SERVICE WORKERS WHO WORK UNDER DIRECT CUSTODIAL CONTRACTS WITH THE DFW.
THIS INCLUDES FOLKS WHO ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS,
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ATTENDANCE, BAGGAGE HANDLERS, AND CABIN CLEANERS.ACCORDING TO OUR RESEARCH AND MY STUCK INTO WORKERS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THESE WORKERS ARE NOW POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE MOVED TO $17.82 AN HOUR.
PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE SAME WORK ARE MAKING DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT WAGES.
ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE AIRPORT SERVICE WORKERS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE FW.
AS YOU CAN SEE, MINIMUM WAGE AT LOVE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING IN COMPARISON TO THE MINIMUM WAGE AT THE FW.
ACCORDING TO OUR OWN RESEARCH AND REPORTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, THE DFW BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY BE NEGOTIATING AN INCREASE OF MINIMUM AS HIGH AS $15 AN HOUR IN 2022 FOR THE WORKERS PERFORMING SERVICES UNDER THEIR DIRECT CONTRACT.
JUST FOR ONE PERSON TO COVER THE NECESSARY NECESSITIES IN THEIR HOME, LIKE FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION.
IT TAKES ABOUT $2,754 A MONTH.
CONTRACTED SEVERAL WORKERS AT DFW MAKING AS LOW AS $10 AN HOUR WORKING 40 H A WEEK WILL MAKE $1,733 A MONTH IN THE SALARY BEFORE ACCOUNTING FOR TAXES AND ANY TIPS THEY MAY EARN, THEY ARE NOT PAID ENOUGH MONEY FOR THEIR MONTHLY EXPENSES.
PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING HARD MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE BASIC NECESSITIES TO LIVE IN DALLAS COUNTY.
WE HAVE A BIG GAP TO FILL HERE.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS NOT ONLY OF DFW BUT ACROSS THE NATION.
WE ARE WORKING ON PASSING A FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS WORKERS TO NOT JUST SURVIVE, BUT ALSO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES WITH GOOD WAGES, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, AND CRITICAL PROTECTIONS LIKE PAID TIME OFF.
APPROXIMATELY 14,000 WORKERS JUST IN DFW WILL BE COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL.
THIS WILL MEAN ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL HEALTH CARE INSURANCE AND PAID TIME OFF THAT WORKERS COULD USE WHEN THEY ARE SICK, WHICH WE ALL KNOW HOW CRITICAL IT IS HAVING JUST FACED THE PANDEMIC.
ONCE AGAIN, THOUSANDS OF WORKERS COULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS FEDERAL BILL.
WE ARE JOINING WITH OTHER UNIONS TO WORK TO PASS THE LEGISLATION.
MANY OF THESE UNIONS REPRESENT AIRPORT WORKERS AT DFW AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OTHER UNIONS ON THIS BILL.
THESE ARE UNIONS WHO REPRESENT OTHER WORKERS IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY.
THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORT AUTHORITY HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO INCREASE WAGES FOR WORKERS AT DCA AND IAD.
ON JANUARY 1, 2024, MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY BOARD VOTED TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR UP TO $17 AN HOUR.
I WANT TO RAISE THOSE UP BECAUSE I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME EXAMPLES OF OTHER PLACES THAT ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
CURRENTLY, AMERICAN AIRLINES AND OTHER AIRLINES HAVE MONTH-TO-MONTH LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH DFW.
THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE STANDARDS FOR WORKERS, BUT THE TIME IS NOW.
THE LATEST LEASE AND USE AGREEMENTS AT DFW WERE SIGNED IN 2010 FOR TEN YEAR TERMS. THOSE AGREEMENTS CONVERTED TO AIRPORTS FROM A RESIDUAL RATE SETTING MODEL TO A HYBRID RATE SETTING MODEL WHERE DFW GIVES A PORTION OF THE NET REVENUES TO THE AIRLINES TO REDUCE AIRLINE LANDING FEES.
AMERICAN AIRLINES, WHICH IS ALONG WITH THIS CONTRACTED SUBSIDIARY, AIRLINES, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST NINE OUT OF TEN PASSENGERS THROUGH THE DFW IS A MAJOR BENEFICIARY OF THIS REIMBURSEMENT MODEL.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE WORKERS ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND.
I GAVE YOU A LOT OF FACTS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT AND HOW WE COULD DO BETTER.
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BUT I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORKERS THAT THIS WILL BE IMPACTING.I HAVE SOME STORIES TO SHARE WITH YOU.
I FIRST WANT TO BE ABLE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MOHAMMAD OSMAN.
MOHAMED HAS WORKED AS A PASSENGER SERVICE ASSISTANT FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND CURRENTLY MAKES $12.50 AN HOUR.
HE SOMETIMES WORKS ABOUT 12 MILES A DAY, TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FROM ONE PLACE, FROM ONE DESTINATION TO ANOTHER.
THE SAME, I WANT TO SHARE THE STORY OF LASHUNDRA RANDALL.
LASHUNDRA ESCORTS YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SHE MAKES SURE MINERS ARE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE AIRPORT SYSTEM.
SHE'S A SINGLE MOM WHO RECENTLY STARTED WORKING AT THE AIRPORT.
LASHUNDRA HAS SICKLE CELL ANEMIA AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER HEALTH AND HER CHILD'S HEALTH WHO HAS MEDICAL NEEDS AS WELL.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.
QIANA IS A BAGGAGE SERVICE OFFICER AND A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN.
IF SHE OR ANY OF HER CHILDREN ARE SICK, SHE HAS TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK WITHOUT PAY.
I BELIEVE SHE IS IN THE ROOM HERE TODAY AS WELL AND IS ABLE TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU CAN DO AS A PART OF THIS BODY? WE WOULD LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL TO SET UP A SUBCOMMITTEE TO FURTHER RESEARCH THE ISSUES AT HAND.
WE WOULD ALSO ASK TO MOVE A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE GOOD JOBS, GOOD AIRPORTS BILL THAT I SHARE WITH YOU GUYS EARLIER AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
WE ARE ALSO ASKING TO RESEARCH THE LEASING AGREEMENTS FOR OPTIONS.
AGAIN, HOW DO WE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX? IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE LEASING AGREEMENTS TO DO BETTER? WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE WORKERS.
WHAT I WANT TO SHARE HERE IS WE HAVE A GREAT AIRPORT HERE IN DALLAS FORT WORTH.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK FOR YOUR DIRECT EMPLOYEES.
LET'S NOT LEAVE THIS OTHER WORKERS BEHIND.
THEY DESERVE TO BE PART OF THE BENEFITS THAT THE AIRLINES RECEIVED, BUT THAT OTHER WORKERS ARE GETTING THANKS TO THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.
WE DON'T WANT TO FORGET ANYONE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ALSO GET TO BE A PART OF THIS BENEFIT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO GO IN THIS ORDER FOR TODAY FOR THE FIRST ROUND.
MR. ATKINS DID REQUEST TO GO FIRST.
I'M GOING TO DO MR. ATKINS THEN CHAIR SCHULTZ, CHAIR BASIL JULIA, MR. MORENO, CHAIR MENDELSSOHN AND THEN CHAIR WILLIS AND MR. ATKINS, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME.
MY FIRST QUESTION TO YOU THE SAIU, THE CONTRACTORS THAT WORKED THERE, WHO SET THE WAGES OF THESE EMPLOYEES? IS THAT SET BY THE BOARD, WHO SET THE WAGES?
>> THE CONTRACTORS SET THEIR OWN WAGES.
THE CONTRACTORS WORK FOR THE AIRLINES.
AGAIN, THEY DO SET THEIR OWN WAGES.
WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY IS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES AND HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE THOSE WAGES TO THE STANDARDS THAT THIS BOARD HAS ALREADY TAKEN.
>> THEREFORE, IN THE POLICY, WHEN THE DFW AIRPORT HIRE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
CAN WE PUT THE SAME CLAUSE THAT WE HAVE WHEN THE CITY OF DALLAS IS OF LIVING WAGES AND CAN START AT GOING FORWARD AS $17 OR $18 AN HOUR.
IT THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO? I GUESS THERE'RE QUESTION TO STAFF, I BELIEVE.
>> WELL, THE QUICK ACCESS TO THAT, I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE SAYING THAT A SUB-COMMITTEE NEEDS TO BE PUT TOGETHER TO FIGURE SOME OF THOSE THINGS OUT.
BUT I'LL LET THE STAFF ANSWER SOME OF THAT.
>> BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A CONTRACT, SO THEREFORE IS SOMEONE WHO BID ON A CONTRACT AGENDA TO RESERVE IS OR WHATEVER SERVICE THERE, CAN WE PUT IT IN A CONTRACT LIKE WE DO AT THE CITY OF DALLAS THAT A MIDDLEMAN IS A LIMITED WEIGHT OF $15 AN HOUR OR $17 AN HOUR.
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>> I'M NOT SURE OF WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT FROM STAFF.
MR. ATKINS, WE DO HAVE CARRIE PRYSOCK DIRECTOR OVER GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A QUESTION FOR YOU TO ANSWER OR IF YOU'RE PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT TYPE OF QUESTION OR DR. PEREZ, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER IT.
[LAUGHTER] NOT SURE WHICH ONE OF YOU TWO.
THEY'RE GIVING EACH OTHER SIGNALS ON WHO SHOULD ANSWER [LAUGHTER].
>> HONORABLE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, ROBERT PEREZ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, LET US CONFER WITH OUR PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONSIDER.
>> HANG ON MR. ATKINS, CARRIE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT OR BEFORE MR. ATKINS GOES ON?
>> I APOLOGIZE. I JUST WALKED IN.
IF SOMEONE COULD REPEAT THE QUESTION.
>> MR. ATKINS WAS ASKING ABOUT WHO SETS THE WAGES FOR THE THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS AT DFW AIRPORT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL CAN DO OR IS IT SOMETHING DFW AIRPORT HAS TO DO THROUGH THEIR POLICIES? BECAUSE DFW AIRPORT IS INDEPENDENT FROM US, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE THE OWNERS OR PARTIAL OWNERS OF THE AIRPORT, HOW WOULD THAT WORK OUT? THAT'S WHY ICIU WAS REQUESTING THEY'RE SAYING THE SUB-COMMITTEE, WE OBVIOUSLY WOULD CALL IT A WORKING GROUP, BUT THAT COULD MAYBE WORK ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE ROUTE TO GO.
>> I WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CORRECTED AFTER WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN REQUIRE WHAT THE AIRPORT PAYS, BUT WE'LL VISIT WITH THE ATTORNEYS AND THE APPROPRIATE FOLKS AND CIRCLE BACK.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. MR. ATKINS, GO AHEAD.
>> I BELIEVE WE HAVE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS ON THE DFW AIRPORT BOARD.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ASK OUR BOARD MEMBER TO PRESENT THAT.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT DIMITRI SAMSON OVER THERE, AT A BOARD MEMBER.
I THINK THAT SAME THING THAT WE DO A PROCUREMENT TO THE CITY OF DALLAS.
THAT THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THE AIRPORT THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THOSE ARE THE ONES WHO CAME IN AIRPORT TO CLEAN THE PLANE OUT BEFORE THE PEOPLE BOARD ON A PLANE.
LOOKING AT A SINGLE PARENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITHOUT NO HEALTH BENEFIT, THAT'S VERY ALARMING TO ME ALSO.
THEREFORE, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TALK TO OUR DFW BOARD MEMBERS AND LOOK AT THEIR PROCUREMENT AND TRY TO FIND A WAY THAT THESE PEOPLE CAN BE UP TO A LIVING WAGE AQUATIC LIFE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET THAT DONE.
I WISH WE DID INVITE DFW HERE WITH A BOARD MEMBER OR SOMEONE FROM DFW AIRPORT TO TALK ABOUT A PROCUREMENT AND HOW THESE CONTRACT IS LED OUT TO THE THIRD POINT.
THE PEOPLE ARE WHO WE HAVE CONTRACT WITH A SANITATION WORKER THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY GET TO LIVE WEIGHT ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING THE BAGGAGE, THEY MAKE SURE THAT AIRLINE IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
WITHOUT THE WORK THEN WE WOULD NOT HAVE OUR PEOPLE GOING FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT PLACE.
IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE NEED TO GET INVOLVED HERE.
I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE DFW AIRPORT BOARD BECAUSE THAT IS THE PREVIEW THEY NEEDED TO BE SPEAKING TO.
I KNOW SOMETIMES THAT THE MARGIN THAT I SHOW UP THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO DFW, I THINK THAT WE NEED A SENT A MEMO TO THEM TO SUSTAIN AND DON'T CONCERN THAT IN THIS BRINGS THE DAY.
WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE WORKERS WHO DO A DISSERVICE THERE AND SERVE IT AS NUMBER ONE, THAT PEOPLE FLY OUT OF DFW AIRPORT, OUT OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, OUT OF THOSE TERMINAL, BUT THEY SHOULD BE LEAST AT THE TABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LIVING WAGES.
[APPLAUSE] I COULD BE TO BE ON BOARD SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE IT'S OWN AGENDA [OVERLAPPING] [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU, MR. ATKINS, AND JUST FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING, I LIKED THAT YOU ALL PASSIONATE, BUT WE DON'T ALLOW FOR THAT TYPE OF OUTBURST TO HAPPEN IN THE CHAMBERS.
SHAKE YOUR HANDS AND SILENTLY SHOW APPROVAL IF YOU LIKE.
NEXT, WE HAVE CHAIR SCHULTZ. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY AGAIN AND AGAIN THAT THIS IS NOT DFW AIRPORT ITSELF.
MY UNDERSTANDING OF DFW AIRPORT EMPLOYEES IS THAT THEY ARE MAKING, AS IT SHOWS IN THE SLIDE, AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 17.
I THINK THE AVERAGE IS CLOSER TO 24 ON THE MAJORITY.
THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS ON SLIDE 7 IS THAT'S THE LIST OF THE SUBCONTRACTORS,
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AND SO THEREFORE, IT'S THEIR PAY SCALE. IS THAT CORRECT?>> I GUESS THE CHALLENGE FOR US AS A COUNCIL WOULD BE SINCE OUR BOARD IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL CITIES, IS HOW WE, IF ANYTHING, IF THE BOARD COULD DO BECAUSE IT CAN'T JUST BE UNILATERALLY FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS.
OF COURSE, WE DEEPLY, DEEPLY SUPPORT MINIMUM WAGES, AS IS THE POLICY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO WORK AT THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS TO THOSE CONTRACTING COMPANIES THAT THERE ARE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDERPAID AND AS CHAIR ATKINS SAID, WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO US TO MAKE IT SAFE AND COMFORTABLE FOR EVERYBODY.
I KNOW THAT WE'LL BE DOING WHATEVER RESEARCH WE CAN WITHIN THE VERY NARROW BOUNDARIES THAT WE AS A CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A QUESTION FOR ME EXCEPT THAT THOSE ARE THE CONTRACTORS.
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE COMING TO YOU GUYS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED.
BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, WHICH IS WHY I THINK THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
AGAIN, THE LEASE AGREEMENTS GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT.
>> I ALSO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THOSE TOP EMPLOYERS AND WHAT THEIR AVERAGE SALARIES, PAY SCALE, WHAT THEIR PAY SCALES ARE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY ILLUMINATING FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR SCHULTZ.
CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA, I HAD YOU NEXT AND MR. MORENO, CHAIR MENDELSSOHN, AND THEN CHAIR WILLIS.
MR. BAZALDUA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR, I GOT A LOT OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK ANSWERED BY CHAIRMAN ATKINS QUESTIONS, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK MORE ALONG THE SAME LINES.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE MAJORITY MEMBERS ON THE BOARD FROM CITIES AND CAN WE NOT PASS A RESOLUTION OR SOMETHING AS A BODY IN SUPPORT THAT WE COULD HOPEFULLY TRY TO GET OUR SISTER CITY IN FORT WORTH TO DO THE SAME, TO SOMEWHAT GIVE DIRECTION ON POLICY GUIDANCE THAT THEY COULD TAKE UP TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF CONSISTENCY IN WAGE STANDARDS THAT WE'VE SET TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH THE CONTRACTS, DO WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY? THAT'S MORE OF A QUESTION FOR OUR STAFF THAN THE PRESENTERS.
>> DR. PEREZ, DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO TAKE A STAB AT THAT OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO GET BACK TO MR. BAZALDUA ON?
>> YES, SIR WOULD PREFER TO GET BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ON THAT, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I DON'T GET WITH STAFF.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING DOWN AND SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT AND LIVABLE WAGES IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS TAKEN BRIEFLY, SERIOUS, AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF.
JUST AS CHAIRWOMAN SCHULTZ MENTIONED THAT THERE MAY BE A NARROW WINDOW FOR US TO ACTUALLY ENACT POLICY OURSELVES.
BUT I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THIS BODY THAT IT WILL DO WHAT WE CAN WITHIN OUR POWER TO GIVE THE RIGHT SUPPORT AND INFLUENCE SO THAT THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. BAZALDUA, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, AND THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS KNOW, I DID ASK DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE] TO START GATHERING ALL THESE QUESTIONS AND HELP US TRY TO NAVIGATE HOW WE WOULD GO ABOUT WORKING WITH THE DFW AIRPORT BOARD MEMBERS AS A COMMITTEE, SO YOU'RE AWARE.
THANK YOU. MR. MORENO, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW AT THIS TIME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BE CAREFUL, PLEASE.
>> I'M GOING TO BE COMING TO A STOP IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
>> WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. PLEASE BE SAFE.
CHAIR MENDELSSOHN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU. IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU GAVE THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS OF EMPLOYEES.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT MOHAMED.
HE'S WORKED FOR 20 YEARS FOR THE AIRPORT AND HE MAKES 12.50 AN HOUR.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD TELL ME WHY.
YOU GOT TO PUSH THE BUTTON THERE.
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>> SORRY, I FORGOT. I HAD TURNED IT OFF.
THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR ALL OF THEM.
WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR WORKERS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO? FRANKLY, I THINK IT'S BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYONE ADVOCATING FOR STANDARDS TO BE CREATED RIGHT THERE.
CONTRACTORS BID FOR THE CONTRACT AND THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR PROFIT AND SADLY, A LOT OF THE TIME PROFITS ARE BEING MADE ON THE BACKS OF THE WORKERS.
THE LOWEST BIDS ARE THE ONES THAT USUALLY WIN.
THIS IS WHY WORKERS HAVE DECIDED TO JOIN WITH US CIU BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE LEFT BEHIND.
THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO TO YOUR DIRECT EMPLOYEES HAPPEN FOR THEM TOO, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY.
>> TO CLARIFY, IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO LONGEVITY IN THIS ROLE? THERE'S NO VESTING OF ANYTHING.
THERE'S NO REASON A PERSON ACTUALLY STAYS THIS LONG.
>> THERE ISN'T A BENEFIT FOR THEM.
MANY OF THEM DON'T HAVE HEALTHCARE.
THEY HAVE A JOB THAT THEY COME TO.
IF THEY CALL IN OUT ON THAT JOB, THEY DON'T GET PAID FOR THE DAY.
BECAUSE THEY LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
THEY LIKE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING AND MY THING THAT I WOULD SAY AND DO WHAT I SAY ANYTIME THEY ASK ME, WELL, WHY DO THEY STAY, WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO LEAVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A LIVABLE WAGE?
>> I ACTUALLY WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU ON THAT.
IF YOU'RE DISSATISFIED WITH YOUR WAGE THEN PEOPLE DO LEAVE JOBS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
WE HAVE MORE THAN 3,000 OPEN POSITIONS RIGHT NOW AND, YOU KNOW THE LIVING WAGE THAT WE OFFER AS A MINIMUM FOR ALL THE POSITIONS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE MR. MOHAMED TO COME APPLY AT OTHER PLACES.
THERE'S EMPLOYERS ALL ACROSS OUR CITY AND OUR REGION ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES AND IF YOU'RE NOT UNIONIZED AND IN A POSITION TO STRIKE AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY, THEN THE FREE MARKET IS AVAILABLE TO EACH AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME APPLY HERE.
YOUR HARD WORK OR YOU SHOW UP FOR 12 YEARS.
COME ON OVER. WE HAVE A PENSION.
WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF GREAT BENEFITS.
YOU ALL MADE IT YOUR WAY DOWN HERE FOR THIS MEETING. GUESS WHAT? HR IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO WALK OVER.
THIS IS HOW THE MARKET WORKS AND FRANKLY, IF ALL OF YOU LEAVE, THE NEW PEOPLE WILL GET PAID MORE.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS IS A CITY COUNCIL ISSUE.
THIS IS SOME ORGANIZING IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO HELP YOU GET YOUR RESUME TOGETHER, GO FIND A JOB THAT PAYS MORE.
THERE'S LOTS OF THEM OUT THERE.
TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE, MY GOODNESS.
YOU SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE MANY YEARS AGO.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET TOGETHER, WORK ON SOME JOB-SEEKING SKILLS AND FIND BETTER EMPLOYMENT. THANK YOU.
>> I'M NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A QUESTION IN THERE, BUT HERE'S WHAT I WOULD SAY.
OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE MANY OF THE WORKERS WHO CAN TELL THEIR STORY MUCH BETTER THAN ME ABOUT WHY DO THEY STAY.
THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT REASONS FOR WHY THEY STAY.
BUT WHAT I WOULD SAY IS MY CHALLENGE TO YOU IS WHY NOT HOLD EVERY COMPANY AND EVERY CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTABLE TO CREATE GOOD, MEANINGFUL JOBS THAT DON'T HAVE PEOPLE HAVING TO CHOOSE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO STAY SOMEWHERE? ALL JOBS SHOULD BE MEANINGFUL.
WORKERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND KNOW THAT WHEN THEIR WORK IS VALUED AND THAT THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY WITH THE DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND THEY DO.
THEY CAN WALK OVER TO HR AND WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU GUYS CREDIT FOR WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.
YOU HAVE LED THE WAY NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CONTRACTORS DO THE RIGHT THING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU DID ASK A QUESTION IN THERE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO AND THE QUESTION IS, WHY SHOULD WE NOT ENFORCE THAT? BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY NOT OUR ROLE.
IT'S NOT OUR ROLE TO TELL THE EMPLOYERS OF DALLAS WHAT THEY NEED TO PAY.
THAT'S LITERALLY NOT THE CITY COUNCILS JOB AND SO WORKERS HAVE A CHOICE AND YOU SHOULD USE THAT FREEDOM THAT YOU HAVE TO GO FIND EMPLOYMENT THAT BETTER SUITS YOUR NEEDS AND INTERESTS AND HAS THE PAY AND BENEFITS THAT YOU DESIRE BECAUSE IT'S OUT THERE, IT'S LITERALLY IN THIS BUILDING.
THERE'S A PERSON WHO SAYS SHE'S TAKING THREE HOURS OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET HER JOB.
CLEARLY, THERE'S A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE AS WELL.
WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
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EVERY EMPLOYER I MEET WITH IS SCRAMBLING TO GET EMPLOYEES.I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO DO THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ILLUMINATING THIS TO US TO SHOW WHERE THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE.
I SEE THE HEADS NODDING IN THE THUMBS DOWN AND I GET THAT.
BUT THERE'S A ROLE HERE TO BE PLAYED BY THE EMPLOYERS, AS WELL AS WORKERS IN THE MARKETPLACE BECAUSE WE'RE IN A FREE MARKET AND SO I ECHO THAT.
I HATE THE THOUGHT OF SOMEONE TRAVELING THREE HOURS TO GET TO A JOB WHEN THE WORKPLACE HAS MADE LEAPS AND BOUNDS WITH REGARD TO WAGES.
WHAT YOU'RE IDENTIFYING IS AN AREA THAT IS LACKING SORELY.
YOU SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AS YOUR REWARD TO THOSE PEOPLE FOR PAYING THAT LOW WAGE.
THAT DEDICATION AND LOYALTY BEING SHOWN DESERVES SOMETHING BETTER.
IF WE CAN'T MAKE THAT CHANGE WHICH IT'S NOT NECESSARILY UNDER OUR PURVIEW TO MAKE THAT CHANGE.
WE CAN APPLY SOME PRESSURE, BUT YOU CAN APPLY PRESSURE WITH YOUR FEET TO GO SEEK SOMETHING ELSE.
WHEN BUCEE'S PAYS $20 AN HOUR, MY GOSH, I THINK THERE ARE WAYS AND THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IN THE MARKETPLACE.
HOWEVER, THAT SAID, OUR DARTBOARD, WE MEET WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND CHAIR.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR DFW AIRPORT BOARD MEMBERS MAYBE TO CONVENE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT FORMING A SUBCOMMITTEE WITH COUNCIL AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE THAT CAN TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME.
I LIKE TO WORK A LITTLE MORE EXPEDIENTLY.
I THINK BY YOU BRINGING ISSUES TO US, LETTING US VET IT WITH STAFF AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS, IT MIGHT BE FASTER IN SOME INSTANCES TO JUST WORK DIRECTLY WITH COUNCIL.
HOWEVER, IN THE CASE OF DFW AIRPORT, WE DO HAVE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO HAVE A COMMITTEE WITH SOME DIRECTION FROM YOU BECAUSE YOU CALL OUT ISSUES AT HAND AND I THINK A SHORTLIST OF THOSE FOR A SUBCOMMITTEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT TO SAY THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE THE MOST PRESSING THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR ALL OF THESE ENTITIES TO LAY THEIR CARDS ON THE TABLE SEE WHERE WE HAVE ALIGNMENTS, SEE WHERE WE HAVE DISAGREEMENT AND BEGIN TO SHOW SOME UNITY WHERE A DIFFERENCE CAN BE MADE.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT TO CONSIDER HERE, AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS AN OPEN MIND WHEN THINKING ABOUT THIS.
BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING AS WE STARTED DOING WITH OUR DARTBOARD TO BRING IN OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO LET THEM KNOW HOW COUNCIL FEELS ON POLICY LIKE THIS, SO THAT WHEN THEY GO BACK INTO THAT BOARDROOM, THEY CAN REPRESENT IT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND HIGHLIGHTING THESE STORIES.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR WILLIS AND JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT BRINGING TOGETHER DFW AIRPORT WITH US.
I REQUESTED MORE THAN ONCE, DFW AIRPORT, THEIR ATTORNEYS ARE SAYING THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVEN OF THE 11 BOARD MEMBERS, THAT IT CONSTITUTES A QUORUM OF THEIR BOARD AND SO I BROUGHT UP THAT IT'S THE SAME WITH DART.
WE HAVE EIGHT OF THEIR SEVEN, SO ALSO CONSTITUTES A QUORUM OF THEIR BOARD AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CREATE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF JUST THE DALLAS DFW AIRPORT BOARD MEMBERS TO MEET WITH THERE SO WE'RE IN LEGAL LIMBO RIGHT NOW WITH DFW AIRPORT LAWYERS AND OUR LEGAL TEAMS. DALLAS IS ALL ON BOARD SITTING AND WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE DFW AIRPORT.
BUT I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT MAYBE WE JUST DO IT THROUGH A WORKING GROUP, THROUGH HER SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK AFTER THIS MEETING BECAUSE THEY ASKED, JUST CAME UP SO WE JUST STARTED DISCUSSING IT.
THESE ARE GREAT IDEAS THAT YOU JUST GAVE SO WE COULD WORK TOGETHER.
>> I THINK THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS TO BRING THE PARTIES TOGETHER IN WHICHEVER LEGAL WAY WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT JUST SO WE CAN GET SOME EXAMINATION ON THESE ISSUES AND START TO FORMULATE WHERE WE'RE COMING TOGETHER SO WE CAN MAKE SOME PROGRESS. THANK YOU.
>> I AGREE. THANK YOU, CHAIR WILLIS.
MR. MORENO, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE IN A MUCH SAFER PLACE TO SPEAK WITH THIS, SO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?
>> OKAY. PERFECT, I WANTED TO FIRST THANK THE GROUP FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON RATHER.
THANK YOU FOR ENLIGHTENING US ON WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
I'VE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH YOU ALL AND IT IS SO MUCH MORE PERSONABLE WHEN WE GET TO SEE FACES THAT ARE IMPACTED ON THIS AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY, YOU GUYS ARE THE FACES THAT SOMETIMES GO UNSEEN.
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THE FACES THAT GO UNNOTICED.WE ALL SEE OUR PILOTS, WE SEE OUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS BUT WE SOMETIMES FORGET ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE MAKING SURE THAT OUR KIDS ARE SAFE WHEN THEY'RE TRAVELING ALONE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS ARE BEING TAKEN TO THE RIGHT AND SO JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR FREE I'LL GIVE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DAY AND FOR ME THIS IS SIMPLE.
MAKING SURE THAT OUR FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING EITHER DIRECTLY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS OR AT ONE OF OUR FACILITIES ARE TAKING CARE OF AND SO I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE LIVABLE WAGES AND ON TOP OF THAT WE ARE ENSURING THAT HEALTH CARE BENEFITS ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE ENGAGEMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A RESOLUTION TO YOU ALL TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE LIVING WAGES AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MR. MORENO, IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT NEED A SECOND ROUND? MR. BAZALDUA YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SAY THAT I DO FEEL THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITY, WE HAVE MAJORITY OWNERSHIP OF THIS AIRPORT AND THEY MAY BE CONTRACTS AND I UNDERSTAND A FREE MARKET, BUT IT'S ALSO OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS THAT EXISTS NOT ONLY IN OUR CITY BUT IN OUR REGION AND THAT'S GOING TO GO BY NOT ONLY ADDRESSING HOUSING DIRECTLY, BUT THERE'S OF COURSE, THE INDIRECT IMPLICATION OF NO LIVABLE WAGES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR SEVERAL INDUSTRIES AND SO I THINK THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UP OUR LANE.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD TAKE UP AS A COUNCIL AND WORK WITH OUR BOARD APPOINTEES.
AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE THE MAJORITY, WHICH MEANS WE SHOULD HOLD FEET TO THE FIRE.
THAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING THAT ADVANTAGE AND IF WE DON'T, THEN WE ARE GOING TO BE COMPLICIT TO ALLOWING FOR THESE UNLIVABLE WAGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S RIGHT FOR ANYONE SO I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE AND I WILL VOLUNTEER TO HELP LEAD THAT GROUP.
CHAIRMAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT ME AND IN HELPING ANY CAPACITY THAT I CAN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BAZALDUA AND AFTER I MEET WITH DIRECTOR CHRIS I'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW WE FEEL WE SHOULD NAVIGATE THIS BECAUSE SOME THINGS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP AND WE DO HAVE TO NAVIGATE BECAUSE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.
[NOISE] BUT I DO AGREE WITH YOU AS FAR AS WHAT MR. BAZALDUA SAID.
I DO BELIEVE THIS IS OUR LANE SINCE WE ARE 7/11 OWNER OF THE AIRPORT, OUR VALUES AS A CITY HAVE TO ALSO BE PORTRAYED AT DFW AIRPORT.
WHETHER IT'S ACTUAL EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED DIRECTLY FOR THE AIRPORT OR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES, OR EVEN THOSE COMPANIES THAT ARE OUT OF DFW AIRPORT, WE PROVIDE WHAT IS NOW THE NUMBER 1 AIRPORT IN THE NATION.
LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. NUMBER 1 AIRPORT IN THE NATION AND THAT'S THANKS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE EMPLOYEES THAT IS SITTING OUT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, THE ONES THAT COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD AT WORK DOING JOBS THAT MAYBE NOT EVERYBODY IS ABLE TO DO OR WANTS TO DO.
I THANK YOU-ALL FOR IT AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY.
IF YOU'RE STAYING THERE, IT'S REALLY EASY TO SAY, JUST GO GET ANOTHER JOB.
I HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT TO PEOPLE IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
YOU DON'T LIKE THAT THING THAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST MOVE? IT'S LIKE WE HEAR THAT TYPE OF LANGUAGE BEING PORTRAYED ALL OVER.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT DOES HAPPEN SOMETIMES HERE IN THIS BUILDING.
WHAT I WILL SAY IS THE WORKING GROUP WILL GET STARTED.
DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU DON'T MIND GETTING WITH CHAIRMAN ATKINS ON THE POSSIBLE RESOLUTION THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR SO WE CAN NAVIGATE THAT CORRECTLY AS WELL, SO WE CAN GET THOSE THINGS DONE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR FROM ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S HERE, JOY. THERE SHE IS.
DO YOU MIND COMING DOWN AND JUST REALLY BRIEFLY LIKE TWO MINUTES OR LESS TELL US YOUR STORY.
WHY YOU THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT AND MAYBE HOW LONG YOU'VE WORKED AT THE AIRPORT AND WHY YOU CONTINUE TO WORK AT THE AIRPORT EVEN WITH THESE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE'RE HEARING BECAUSE I LOOK AT THAT AS WELL AND SYMPTOMS GO.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS JOY VINE.
I AM A BAGGAGE SERVICE OFFICER AT DALLAS FORT WORTH AIRPORT.
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IF YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M AN AMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYEE, I'M WHO YOU COME SEE AT THE BAGGAGE CLAIM WHEN YOU GET YOUR BAGS AND YOU ARRIVE AT DALLAS FORT WORTH.I'VE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT OVER A YEAR NOW.
I STARTED LAST MARCH 3RD AND OF COURSE, I'VE LOOKED FOR JOBS CONSTANTLY.
NOBODY CALLS ME BACK, SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STAY AT DFW.
I'VE TRIED I'VE BEEN TO INTERVIEW AFTER INTERVIEW.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, THAT'S THE ONLY JOB I HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF MY CO-WORKERS, THEY HAVE LANGUAGE BARRIERS, SO THEY HAVE TO STAY.
THEY CAN'T SPEAK IN LANGUAGE OR THEY HAVE A HARD TIME COMPREHENDING.
AS SOON AS I LEAVE THIS TODAY I'M GOING TO WORK.
IF I TAKE OFF, I DO NOT GET PAID.
I HAVE NOT HAD GLASSES IN TWO YEARS EVERYTHING I PAY FOR IS OUT-OF-POCKET.
I'VE JUST RECENTLY HAD TOE SURGERY.
THAT WAS $3,000 OUT OF ME AND MY FAMILY'S POCKET.
MY PARENTS, I HAVE NO SIBLINGS.
FOR ME, WORKING AT DALLAS FORT WORTH. I LOVE MY JOB.
I LOVED BEING INTERACTING WITH THE PASSENGERS.
I DEAL WITH A LOT OF LUGGAGE EVERY DAY.
I DEAL WITH PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY AND FOR THE COMPANY TO NOT HAVE OUR BACKS THAT I WORKED FOR A WHILE I'M CONTRACTED WITH IS A BIT MUCH FOR US AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING THAT I'M GOING THROUGH.
THERE'S NO RACIST, THERE'S NO VACATION, THERE'S NO TIME OFF.
WE HAVE TO BE AT WORK AND THE GOOD JOBS FOR GOOD AIR FORCE ACT AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH THROUGH IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER ANYBODY AGREES WITH IT OR NOT.
I'M JUST HERE TO SET THE FOUNDATION FOR THE REST OF THE VOICES THAT DON'T WANT TO BE HEARD OR CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, SO FOR ME, WORKING AT THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN AMAZING.
WE ALL WORKED FOR DALLAS FORT WORTH AIRPORT WHERE THERE WERE AIRLINE WORKER OR WERE DIRECTLY HIRED THROUGH DFW.
WE'RE ALL STILL DFW WORKERS AND I FEEL THAT WE ALL NEED TO GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TREATMENT AND SAME AMOUNT OF RESPECT, AND THE SAME AMOUNT OF BENEFITS, THE PAY.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE FAIR BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S UNFAIR.
I THINK BEING A BAG AND SERVICES ASSOCIATE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE FOR ONE, I'VE SPOKEN WITH SO MANY PASSENGERS AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND BEING PART OF THE INDUSTRY, THE AIRPORT WORLD AND I'VE NEVER WORKED IN THE AIRPORT UNTIL A YEAR AGO.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WITH THE POST OFFICE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THINGS.
I LOVE TRAVELING. I LOVE SEEING SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES.
I LOVE HELPING CUSTOMERS WITH BAGGAGE, THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB AND I TOOK IT.
ANYWHERE ELSE I'VE BEEN, I'VE NOT GOTTEN A CALLBACK.
I GET INTERVIEWS AND NOT A CALL BACK AGAIN.
I HAVE A DEGREE, BACHELORS AND MASTERS.
I'VE APPLIED FOR A LOT OF HIGHER UP JOBS AND I'M STILL AT DFW AIRPORT.
THIS TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT WE ARE TRYING.
WE ARE HERE AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS TO COME THAT ARE GOING TO BE WORKING AT DFW AIRPORT IN OUR PLACES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH JOY FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH US AND JUST FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE TO KNOW THAT.
EVERY JOB IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT COMPANY YOU WORK FOR, WHAT IT IS.
WE COULD NOT HAVE A SAFE AIRPORT WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE AIRLINES AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
THAT ENDS THIS BRIEFING ITEM LETTER C. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO BRIEFING ITEM LETTER D, WHICH IS A PRESENTATION FROM TXDOT, AND THE CITY OF DALLAS, IN COLLABORATION ON SAFETY PROJECTS OVERVIEW.
CEASON CLEMENS, THE DISTRICT ENGINEER FOR THE TXDOT WILL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION.
CEASON AND WELCOME BACK TO DALLAS CITY HALL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PRESENTATION.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN THERE.
MY FIRST SLIDE IS REALLY LOOKING AT THE OVERALL FATALITIES THAT WE'RE SEEING ON OUR ROADWAYS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT I BEGIN WITH EVERY PRESENTATION WHETHER I'M TALKING ABOUT SAFETY OR IF I'M TALKING ABOUT PLANNING, I LIKE TO START THIS SLIDE JUST TO START THE CONVERSATION.
WE'RE LOSING TOO MANY PEOPLE ON OUR ROADWAYS YOU CAN SEE THE TREND IS NOT GOOD AND WE ALL CAN PLAY A PART IN REVERSING THIS TREND.
WE WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
WHAT WE'VE NOTICED IN LOOKING AT THE 2022 FATALITY NUMBERS, THOSE NUMBERS AREN'T COMPLETELY FINAL, THEY SHOULD BE FINAL THIS MONTH.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE TREND IS STARTING TO LEVEL OUT.
WE DID NOT SEE THE INCREASE THAT WE SAW BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021,
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AND THEN 2021 TO 2022.WE ARE STARTING TO SEE IT AT LEAST LEVEL OUT NOW, WE NEED TO START WORKING TOWARDS GETTING IT TO GO THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND REDUCING THOSE NUMBERS.
THE TOP 3 CONTRIBUTORS THAT WE SAW ON OUR FATAL CRASHES, ONE WAS FAILURE TO DRIVE IN A SINGLE LANE, SECOND WAS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, AND THE THIRD WAS FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED.
THE LAST BULLET IS REALLY JUST SHOWING THAT NOWHERE IN THE STATE IS IMMUNE TO THE FATALITIES.
WE'RE SEEING FATALITIES WHETHER IT'S IN AN URBAN AREA OR RURAL AREA, WE'RE SEEING THESE FATALITIES ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ROADWAYS.
IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IT REALLY SHOWS THE EMPHASIS AREAS THAT WE'RE CONCENTRATING ON.
NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE NOT WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS, AND WE CONSIDER THAT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE FATALITY THAT IS CONTINUING TO INCREASE.
YOU CAN SEE OVER THE YEARS IT WAS SOMEWHAT STEADY, BUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IT'S STARTING TO INCREASE.
GOOD NEWS IS IT IS DECREASING BUT NOT AT A FAST ENOUGH RATE.
AGAIN, SPEED IS STILL PLAYING A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER CATEGORIES REALLY ARE STAYING CONSISTENT, SO WE'VE GOT SOME WORK TO START PRODUCING THOSE EMPHASIS AREAS.
THE NEXT SLIDE REALLY SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN.
KEEP IN MIND THESE ARE ACROSS THE STATE NUMBERS, SO THESE AREN'T SPECIFIC TO JUST THE CITY OF DALLAS WE'LL GET TO THAT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
BUT AGAIN, SPEED IS REALLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
THE SEAT BELTS AS WELL, IMPAIRED DRIVING THOSE ARE OUR TOP THREE EMPHASIS AREAS.
BUT REALLY, WE LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THESE EMPHASIS AREAS AND LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING ON OUR ROADWAY THAT WE COULD CHANGE AND HOPEFULLY MAKE IT A MORE FORGIVING ROADWAY, IF YOU WILL.
WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. BY AGE.
WE HAVE NOTICED A TREND THAT THE AGE 21-34 REALLY IS OVER-REPRESENTED IN THESE NUMBERS SO THAT IS A FOCUS AREA WHEN WE GO OUT AND DO LIKE A CLICK IT AND TICKETS CAMPAIGNS OR JUST THE SEAT BELT CAMPAIGNS, THOSE TYPES OF CAMPAIGNS.
WE'RE TRYING TO TARGET THOSE AREAS TO REALLY TRYING TO CAPTURE THAT AUDIENCE SO THAT WE ARE LOOKING AND TALKING TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE IMPACTED THE MOST, IF YOU WILL.
THE FOLLOWING SLIDE SHOWS THE TIME OF DAY THAT THOSE CRASHES OCCUR.
SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE CRASHES OCCUR BETWEEN 7:00 AM AND 7:00 PM, BUT 55% OF THE FATALITIES IS OVERNIGHT FROM 7:00 PM TO 7:00 AM AND SO THAT STATISTICS STANDS OUT TO US.
LOOKING AT DALLAS COUNTY SPECIFIC, THESE ARE COUNTY SPECIFIC, NOT CITY OF DALLAS.
BUT AGAIN, THE TOP THREE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE STILL THE SAME.
IT'S SPEEDING, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, AND SINGLE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD ACCIDENTS.
SIMILAR TO THE CITY OF DALLAS, YOUR VISION ZERO PLAN.
TXDOT COMMISSION ALSO TASKED US WITH ALSO THE SAME PLAN.
BY 2035, OUR HOPE IS WE REDUCE THE FATALITIES IN HALF, AND BY 2050 OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE NO FATALITIES ON THE ROADWAYS.
THE LAST DAY THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A FATALITY ON THE TXDOT SYSTEM WAS NOVEMBER 7, 2000 THAT'S OVER 22 YEARS WITHOUT A FATALITY ON ONE OF THE TXDOT ROADWAYS.
WITHIN THE DALLAS DISTRICT AND EVERY DISTRICT ENGINEER FOR TXDOT, WE REVIEW EVERY SINGLE FATALITY ONCE A MONTH.
EVERY SINGLE FATALITY IS REVIEWED TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING ON OUR SYSTEM THAT'S CONTRIBUTING.
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE CHANGED TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT THAT ACCIDENT? UNFORTUNATELY, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOT AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION, BUT A LOT OF IT IS DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO BUMP UP OUR CAMPAIGNS AS FAR AS TRYING TO TARGET THOSE AUDIENCES TO ALSO HELP WITH THE DRIVER BEHAVIOR AS WELL.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO TRY TO REDUCE THOSE FATALITIES? WE'VE GOT SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, SEVERAL THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED AND SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE PROJECTS.
THE FIRST STAR PICTURES OF OUR RUMBLE STRIPS.
WE USED TO REALLY TARGET RURAL AREAS FOR THOSE RUMBLE STRIPS TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE ON THE ROADWAY, WE ARE NOW IMPLEMENTING THE RUMBLE STRIPS WITHIN OUR URBAN AREAS AS WELL, HOPING TO HELP WITH THAT.
THIS IS A PICTURE ON INTERSTATE 30 AND INTERSTATE 20 SHOWING THOSE RUMBLE STRIPS THAT WE ARE NOW IMPLEMENTING ON ALL OF OUR ROADWAYS.
WE'VE GOT A MAP WITHIN THE TXDOT SYSTEM, AND OUR HOPE IS THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE TXDOT ROADWAYS HAS THESE RUMBLE STRIPS.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR CABLE BARRIER, THIS IS ON INTERSTATE 20 AND YOU CAN SHOW THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT CABLE BARRIER THAT IT'S GOING TO PREVENT THAT CROSSOVER CRASHES.
WE'RE ALSO IMPLEMENTING MORE CONCRETE BARRIERS JUST BECAUSE THE CABLE BARRIER CAN BE DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN YOU'RE CONSTANTLY OUT THERE MAINTAINING IT AND WE'VE GOT SOME PROJECTS ACTUALLY TO REPLACE SOME OF THE CABLE BARRIER WITH MORE PERMANENT CONCRETE BARRIER JUST SO
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THAT IF IT'S HIT AND WE DON'T HAVEN'T GONE OUT THERE AND MAINTAINED IT, THEN IT'S NOT AS EFFECTIVE.THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SEVERAL OF OUR SIGNAL UPGRADES THAT WE'VE DONE.
THESE ARE ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS WHERE WE'RE PUTTING THE PUSH BUTTONS.
WE'RE UPGRADING THE ENTIRE SIGNAL SYSTEM IF IT NEEDS IT, AS WELL AS PUTTING IN CURB RAMPS AT THE INTERSECTIONS, TRYING TO MAKE THOSE INTERSECTIONS SAFER THAN WHAT THEY ARE TODAY.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SIDEWALKS THAT IS A BIG FOCUS FOR US.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN ADD SIDEWALKS, THE BETTER OFF WE'RE GOING TO BE.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN TELL WHEN PEOPLE ARE WALKING JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A CLEAR PEDESTRIAN PATH.
WE DON'T JUST WAIT FOR A FATALITY, BUT IF THERE IS A CLEAR PEDESTRIAN PATHS AND WE KNOW ABOUT IT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT SIDEWALKS ALONG OUR ROADWAYS AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL ON THAT.
THIS IS REALLY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT PAVEMENT MARKINGS, THAT'S BEEN A BIG FOCUS FOR US JUST BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.
WE'RE REALLY WORKING TOWARDS, ESPECIALLY IN DALLAS COUNTY, IMPROVING THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE CROSSWALKS AND AT THE INTERSECTIONS TO CLEARLY DELINEATE WHERE THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SHOULD BE, AS WELL AS JUST ON OUR MAIN LANES AS WELL, AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE AS CLEAR AS THEY CAN BE.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS WRONG WAY DRIVER PROJECTS.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH THE RUNWAY DRIVER EFFORTS.
FIRST, THESE PICTURES ARE REALLY STANDARD APPLICATIONS, IF YOU WILL.
ALONG ANY FREEWAY RAMP, WE ARE NOW PUTTING IN REFLECTIVE PAVEMENT MARKINGS ALONG THE EDGE LINES THAT IF YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY, THEY WILL HAVE READ ON THEM TO CLEARLY DELINEATE THAT YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY.
WE'VE GOT A WRONG WAY SIGNS, AS WELL AS OUR ARROWS ON THE ACTUAL FREEWAY RAMPS.
THEN AT INTERSECTIONS, YOU CAN SEE IN THE FAR-RIGHT SINGLEHOOD, IT'S GOT A GREEN ARROW DELINEATING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE TURNING RIGHT, THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE.
THEN IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, ADDITIONAL EFFORTS THAT WE WERE WORKING ON FOR WRONG WAY DRIVER FATALITIES.
WE'RE PUTTING IN A SYSTEM THAT ESSENTIALLY IT IS A STROBE LIGHT, IF YOU WILL, THAT WILL ALERT THE DRIVER THAT THEY ARE DRIVING THE WRONG WAY.
THERE WILL BE A VIDEO DETECTION, THEN IF THEY'RE DRIVING THE WRONG WAY, IT WILL BE A STROBE LIGHT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IS SHOWN TO BE PRETTY EFFECTIVE.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE PUTTING IN A SYSTEM THAT WILL RELAY INFORMATION BACK TO OUR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THAT OUR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER, IF YOU WILL, THAT IS MANNED 24/7, THAT THEN THEY CAN NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT SOMEONE IS HEADED THE WRONG WAY ON ONE OF OUR RAMPS.
WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE.
SAN ANTONIO HAS IMPLEMENTED THE SYSTEM AND THEY'VE SEEN GOOD SUCCESS WITH THAT, AS WELL AS FORT WORTH AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN FROM THEIR SUCCESS AS WELL AS IMPLEMENT OUR OWN AND SO WE'RE TAKING A HYBRID BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND FORT WORTH DISTRICTS WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
THESE ARE LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE NEED THIS RUNWAY DRIVER IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM AND SO THESE ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
IT'S ABOUT $2.3 MILLION WORTH OF WORK THAT WE WILL GO PUT OUT FORBIDS NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS ALL DATA-DRIVEN THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT DATA ON WHERE IT MAKES SENSE TO IMPLEMENT THESE WRONG WAY DRIVERS SYSTEMS. WE'LL CONTINUE AS EACH ONE OF THESE GOES INTO EFFECT WE WILL STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS, IF YOU WILL, ON THEM BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OTHER HOTSPOTS AND IF WE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, ESPECIALLY WORKING WITH YOUR CITY STAFF.
I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT COURTESY PATROL.
WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH NCT COG, AND REALLY THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL.
THOSE OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL YOU-ALL FUND THIS PROGRAM WITHIN DALLAS COUNTY, AND IT STARTED TO SPREAD TO OTHER COUNTIES.
BUT THIS IS A HUGE BENEFIT IF WE CAN GET A STRANDED MOTORIST OFF THE ROADWAY, THAT IS GOING TO IN TURN MAKE THAT SITUATION SAFER.
WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT PARTNERSHIP.
I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THE COURTESY PATROL AS FAR AS SAFETY.
THE NEXT THING I'LL HIGHLIGHT ON ALL OF OUR MOBILITY PROJECTS, WE DO DESIGN FOR UPGRADED DESIGN STANDARDS.
IN THE ENGINEERING WORLD, WE'VE GOT THE MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARD AND THEN WE'VE GOT A DESIRABLE DESIGN STANDARD.
WHEREVER WE CAN, WE ARE GOING TO THE DESIRABLE, TRYING TO MAKE THAT ROADWAY IS FORGIVING AS POSSIBLE.
THERE ARE AREAS THAT WE GET CONSTRAINED THAT WE DO HAVE TO GO DOWN TO THE MINIMUMS. BUT AGAIN, THOSE MINIMUMS, AS COMPARED TO WHAT'S OUT THERE TODAY, IT'S STILL A GREAT IMPROVEMENT AS COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
AGAIN, IN OUR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES, WE ARE LOOKING TO BE MORE FORGIVING,
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IN THAT USED TO BE THE FIRST THING WE WOULD DO AS A DESIGN ENGINEER.YOU TAKE AWAY THE SHOULDERS, YOU'D HAVE NO OFFSET TO THAT BARRIER, AND YOU'D MAKE THAT WORKS ON VERY TIGHT WHERE IT MAKES SENSE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR DIRECTORS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT.
WE ALL SIT DOWN AND WE DISCUSS WHERE IT MAKES SENSE IF WE CAN MAINTAIN A FOUR-FOOT SHOULDER THAT'S GOING TO BE SAFER AND JUST GIVE MORE ROOM FOR TRAFFIC TO MANEUVER.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT AND ANALYZE, AND MAYBE IT COSTS US A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY DURING CONSTRUCTION.
BUT IF THAT'S GOING TO MAKE OUR ROADWAY MORE FORGIVING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONTINUALLY TALKING ABOUT AND ADDRESSING WITH OUR MOBILITY PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE LAST SLIDE I'LL HIGHLIGHT IS REALLY THE COLLABORATION WITH YOUR CITY STAFF.
THESE ARE WHAT WE CALL OUR HSIP PROJECTS.
THOSE ARE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
THESE ARE REALLY WHAT YOUR CITY STAFF SUMMITS LOOKING FOR TEXTS LOT FUNDING.
WE'VE GOT A POOL OF FUNDING THAT WE GO THROUGH EVERY YEAR.
CITY DALLAS HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT, AND THAT'S REALLY A CREDIT TO YOUR STAFF.
LOOKING AHEAD IN 2023, WE'VE GOT 15 PROJECTS AT ABOUT $5.7 MILLION THAT WILL GO OUT FOR BIDS AND BEING UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
A LOT OF THAT INCLUDES SIDEWALKS, IT INCLUDES SIGNALS, AND THEN UPGRADING SOME SIGNALS AS WELL.
IN 2024, WE'VE GOT 18 PROJECTS, A LITTLE OVER NINE MILLION.
THAT'S THE WRONG WAY DRIVER DETECTION.
WE'VE GOT SOME AREAS THAT WE ARE SEEING THE SURFACE IS A LITTLE TOO SMOOTH AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SKID.
YOU'RE SEEING DURING WHETHER THAT FOLKS WILL SLIDE.
WE'VE GOT SOME IMPROVEMENT ON A HIGH-FRICTION SURFACE THAT WILL IMPLEMENT.
2025 WE'VE GOT 18 PROJECTS AT ALMOST NINE MILLION.
AGAIN, REALLY RIGHT NOW THAT'S JUST SINGLE-FOCUS, BUT WE'LL STILL CONTINUE TO DO CALL FOR PROJECTS AND JUST LOOKING AHEAD AND WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 34 PROJECTS THAT THE FUNDING MIGHT NOT BE COMPLETELY DEDICATED TO THE PROJECT.
BUT WE THINK IN TIME THAT THOSE PROJECTS WILL GET FUNDED, AND THAT'S ANOTHER 15 MILLION.
REALLY IN APPROVED PROJECTS ALREADY WE'VE GOT 51 PROJECTS AT 24 MILLION.
REALLY, I HOPE THAT SHOWS THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN TEXTS LOT AND THE CITY STAFF.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY, IF YOU WILL.
WE'VE GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO, BUT I THINK WE'RE DEFINITELY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND THERE'S A LOT MORE FUNDING AVAILABLE THAN IT USED TO BE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SUSAN FOR THE PRESENTATION.
COLLEAGUES JUST SEAL KNEW WE NEEDED THIS UPDATE, BUT WHAT TRIGGERED ME TO ASK FOR THE UPDATE ON THE SAFETY ISSUES WAS WHEN OUR POLICE OFFICER WAS KILLED ON LOOP 12, A FEW MONTHS AGO.
WE SENT A LETTER TO TEXT DOT AT THE STATE LEVEL TO THE SUPERVISORS AND EVERYTHING TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE IN ORDER TO HELP US, NOT JUST FOR POLICE OFFICERS BUT FOR EVERYONE.
WE'RE HAVING TOO MANY OF THOSE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENING, BUT THEN IT WAS EVERYTHING ELSE.
THANK YOU, SUSAN, FOR GIVING US AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE ORDER WILL BE SCHULTZ, WILLIS MENDELSSOHN, ATKINS, BASILDON AND MORENO.
CHAIR SCHULTZ, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I THINK THAT COLLABORATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU CHAIR FOR BRINGING IT IN.
PARTICULARLY, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THESE ARE ALL GREAT EFFORTS, BUT PARTICULARLY ON PRESTON ROAD AND LUKE 12, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE IN TERMS OF COLLABORATION AND HOW WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER.
THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC THINGS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS FIRST IF I MAY.
>> YES. I'M PRESTON ROAD, I KNOW COG IS REALLY LOOKING AT A STUDY IN PLANO, BUT I THINK THEY'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A FURTHER STUDY TO LOOK AT FUTURE OF PRESTON ROAD.
BUT AS FAR AS SPECIFIC DEPRESSION ROADS, BUT IT'S REALLY WE HAVE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE ISSUES SO LONG PRESTON THAT GETS POPPED UP.
IT'S WORKING WITH CITY STAFF TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF THOSE, BUT WE HAVE FUTURE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO GO ALONG WITH IT.
BUT THEN, AS FAR AS ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAYS, IS THAT THE PROJECT YOU'RE REFERRING TO OR?
>> I WAS JUST MAKING SURE I WANTED TO GO WITH THE COLLABORATION WAS ON NORTH STREETS.
>> ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY WE HAVE A FEASIBILITY STUDY GOING ON RIGHT NOW TO LOOK AT WHAT CAN WE DO WITH NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND THE FUTURE OF THAT.
WE'RE WRAPPING THAT UP HERE PRETTY SOON.
WE'VE GOT A VARIETY OF OPTIONS AND WE CAN DEFINITELY COME BACK AND BRIEF YOU ON THAT, BUT A LOT OF ITS INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON CAN WE ADD TURN LANES? CAN WE MAKE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS MORE SAFER AND MORE INVITING, IF YOU WILL? A LOT OF THE PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES THAT WE SEE IS NOT GOING TO THE DESIGNATED CROSSING AREA.
HOW DO WE ATTRACT FOLKS TO THOSE SYMBOLIZED INTERSECTIONS? THAT'S ALL PART OF THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY.
LOOKING TO ENHANCE THOSE INTERSECTIONS SO THAT REALLY FOLKS ARE USING THEM AS THEY'RE INTENDED.
>> THAT'S GREAT. WELL, I HOPE THAT THOSE FACTORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN PRESTON ROAD AS WELL.
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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND MAKING A NOTE OF IS HAVING A CONSISTENT SPEED AT PRESTON ROAD IT GOES FROM 45-35.THAT'S A REAL PROBLEM IN THE AREA.
THE OTHER QUESTION IS THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH RESIDENTIAL, ESPECIALLY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UP AND AROUND PRESTON ROAD.
PEOPLE HAVING ACCESS IN AND OUT OF THEIR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES IS ANOTHER HUGE CHALLENGE THERE.
OF COURSE, I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AND THE SIDEWALKS AND ALL OF THAT.
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER MORE COLLABORATIVELY.
I KNOW THAT I'VE RESIDENTS WHO 10-15 YEARS, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE ATTENTION ON PRESTON ROAD.
LIKE YOU SAID, THANK GOODNESS, NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS COG IS WORKING ON THIS, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE TEXAS AS A FULL PARTNER IN THAT COLLABORATION.
THE OTHER QUESTION BUT I HAVE TWO OTHER QUESTIONS.
ONE IS IN TERMS OF THE HIGHWAY LIKE ON 75, WE'VE BEEN GETTING QUITE A FEW REQUESTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE YOU ALL ASSIST WITH US ON PANHANDLING ISSUES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO CONGREGATE UNDER US 75 FOR PANHANDLING.
TWO OF THE SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH TO GET AN ANSWER.
ONE IS ON THE BARRIERS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CALL IT THE TEXAS U-TURN OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED.
IF WE COULD PUT UP FENCING ON THAT BARRIER UP SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T CAMPING ON THOSE BARRIERS AND ACTUALLY SLEEPING THERE.
IF YOU COULD FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE BEEN ASKING AND ASKING AND BEEN UNABLE TO GET AN ANSWER ON THAT.
THE SAME THING GOES WITH LIGHTING UNDERNEATH THOSE INTERSECTIONS IF THEY WERE FULLY LIT ALL EVENING, I THINK WE MIGHT ALSO BE DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM SLEEPING THERE.
I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE VERY MUCH.
LET ME LET YOU GET TO ACKNOWLEDGE GET TO IT ALSO.
COULD YOU JUST SHARE WHERE AT KNOX ANDERSON AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU GO FROM 35-75.
IS THAT THE DOWNTOWN PART WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING THOSE?
>> THE FIRST ONE IS ALONG US 75 FROM KNOX CENTER SIT DOWN TO WOODALL ROGERS.
THAT IS THE SPECIFIC TARGET AREA.
THAT'S THE LIMITS OF THAT PROJECT.
IF WE NEED TO EXPAND IT, WE CAN EXPAND IT.
BUT THAT IS REALLY LOOKING AT THE RAMPS BETWEEN KNOX ANDERSON AND WOODALL ROGERS ALONG 75.
>> THE NEXT ONE IS ALONG WOODALL, AND THAT'S GOING FROM 35 BACK OVER TO 75.
ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING UNDERNEATH CLYDE WARREN WOULD BE LOOKED AT.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. CHAIR WILLIS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW.
I WANT TO ECHO ON PRESTON ROAD MAINTENANCE, AND HOW WE MIGHT HAVE A MORE DIRECT DISCUSSION AROUND THAT, BECAUSE THAT RUNS BETWEEN D11 AND D13 AND THEN THROUGH D13, AND SO ON UP THROUGH D12.
OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE DON'T DISTINGUISH WHETHER IT'S STATE OR CITY, SO THEY TEND TO SKEW CITY WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR COMPLAINTS, AND SO I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PRETTY DIRECT CHANNEL OF HOW TO GET THAT TO YOU.
HONESTLY, I THINK IT'S CRYING OUT FOR A TOTAL ASSESSMENT.
I'D LOVE TO OFFLINE VISIT THAT WITH YOU.
OUR NORTHWEST HIGHWAY TO SAME THING.
IT RUNS ALONG D13 BETWEEN UNIVERSITY PARK AND I STRUGGLE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO CROSS ALL AROUND THAT ROAD, AND AFTER SEEING THESE NUMBERS ARE BECOMING MORE ACQUAINTED WITH THEM ON ANY ROAD, REALLY, IT'S TAUGHT ME TO GO TO THE CROSSWALKS, AND SO IT'S TIME WE'VE GOT TO TEACH EVERYONE TO GO TO THE CROSSWALKS.
BUT FINALLY, MY LAST QUESTION IS ON PAGE 20, YOU REFERENCED IN 2026 A PROJECT.
ONE THING TO BE FUNDED POTENTIALLY IS DYNAMIC SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS.
I'VE HEARD MIXED REVIEWS ABOUT DO SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS REALLY WORK.
THEY MAY WORK IN THAT MOMENT, BUT DO THEY HAVE ANY LINGERING EFFECT? WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT TODAY, AND ARE THERE ONES AVAILABLE THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT? CAN THEY BE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL?
>> YES, WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT MULTIPLE FACETS, IF YOU WILL.
SOME WILL BE MORE PERMANENT AT THE SPECIFIC SPEED LIMIT SIGN, AND IT REALLY DID GET THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION THAT THEY'RE DRIVING OVER THE LIMIT.
BUT AS FAR AS EFFECTIVENESS AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S GOT TO BE ENFORCED, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENFORCE FOLKS DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT MOBILE APPLICATIONS THAT IT'S NOT JUST SPECIFIC TO THAT ONE LOCATION.
MAYBE WE USE IT IN A WORK ZONE, MAYBE WE GET FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE HEARING THAT FOLKS ARE DRIVING OVER THE SPEED.
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THAT IS WE CAN GO AND TAKE THAT MOBILE APPLICATION TO THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION TO SEE IF MAYBE DRIVERS WILL SLOW DOWN IF THEY'RE BEING ALERTED THAT THEY'RE DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT.BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S NOT AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM ITSELF, IT DOES REQUIRE ENFORCEMENT.
WHAT AVAILABILITY DOES TEXTILE HAVE RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE I THINK THAT OUR STOCK OF THESE IS COMPROMISED, SO I DON'T THINK WE HAVE AS MANY ARE THERE IN NEED OF REPAIR AND THE QUESTION IS, ARE THEY REALLY WORKING? WHERE SHOULD WE BE SPENDING OUR MONEY? DO YOU ALL HAVE SOME THAT YOU COULD SHARE?
>> IN OUR SEVEN COUNTIES, WE HAVE TWO THAT WE ROTATE.
WE ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE MORE BECAUSE WE DO THINK THAT IT SLOWS PEOPLE DOWN AT THAT MOMENT, AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN.
BUT WE DO THINK IT IS A GOOD TOOL TO TRY TO GET THEIR ATTENTION, SO WE ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE MORE SO THAT WE'VE GOT MORE TO USE WITHIN OUR FACILITY.
IF IT'S ON A STATE ROADWAY, WE'D BE HAPPY TO GET, IF CITY STAFF REACHES OUT TO US.
WE CAN DEFINITELY PUT THOSE OUT THERE.
THEN, WE DO HAVE AN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH THE CITY, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE CALL OUR STAR REQUEST, AND REQUEST THOSE ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN MENDELSSOHN, YOU'RE ON THE FLOOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU. WELL, THANKS FOR STARTING OFF WITH STOP THE STREAK.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU DO THAT EVERY TIME.
SECOND, I WANT TO ECHO SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL SCHULTE SAID ABOUT LIGHTING AND FENCING AT THE UNDERPASSES.
I HOPE THAT AS YOU'RE CONTINUING IMPROVEMENTS, AND NEW PROJECTS THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
BUT ANY DOLLARS YOU CAN PUT TOWARDS RETROFITTING SO THAT WE HAVE ROBUST LIGHTING, I THINK IT'LL HELP US WITH THE CRIME INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS DEALING WITH OUR ENCAMPMENT, AND DISCOURAGING THAT TO BEGIN WITH.
THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT THE WRONG-WAY DRIVERS LIKE ALL THESE THINGS ARE RUMBLE STRIPS, CABLE BARRIERS, SIGNAL UPGRADES, SIDEWALKS, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS.
BUT THE WRONG-WAY DRIVERS, YOU ACTUALLY LIST THE NINE LOCATIONS IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO PUT THAT IN.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY NUMBERS FOR THESE OTHER ITEMS. OF COURSE, I'M MORE INTERESTED IN THE CITY, BUT ARE THERE PLACES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO PUT IN ADDITIONAL RUMBLE STRIPS IN DALLAS, ARE THERE OTHER SIGNAL UPGRADES BEYOND THE ONES? I THINK YOU SAID $24 MILLION ALREADY. THANK YOU.
OTHER THAN THE ONES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THAT YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, WE KNOW THESE REALLY NEED TO BE DONE.
OR SIDEWALKS WHERE YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, THE CITY HASN'T APPLIED YET, BUT WE KNOW THESE ARE EITHER AREAS WHERE WE'VE HAD HIGH FATALITIES OR INJURIES, OR WE THINK IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO GO IN?
>> ON THE RUMBLE STRIPS, WE WANT THAT TO BE STANDARD PRACTICE ON ANY OF OUR FACILITIES.
NOW, A NEIGHBORHOOD SLOWER, ANYTHING UNDER 45 MILES PER HOUR, THAT'S WHEN WE DON'T IMPLEMENT THE RUMBLE STRIPS, BUT REALLY USED TO ON OUR FREEWAYS, ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN, WE NEVER CONSIDERED THEM BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY A RULE APPLICATION.
WE ARE NOW USING IT IN THOSE URBAN AREAS.
WE'VE GOT A MAP THAT COVERS ALL OF OUR ROADWAYS AND OUR HOPE, AND I THINK WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO HAVING RUMBLE STRIPS ON ALL OF OUR ROADWAYS WITHIN THE STATE.
AS FAR AS SIDEWALKS, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THOSE HOTSPOTS THAT WE'RE SEEING THOSE PEDESTRIANS.
LUKE 12 ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN, THAT IS DEFINITELY A HOTSPOT FOR US THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD SIDEWALKS TO THAT, BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THOSE LISTS.
THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE COLLABORATION WITH CITY STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SEEING THE SAME THING, AND ADDRESSING THOSE SPOTS.
BUT I CAN GET YOU THE LIST OF SPECIFIC SIDEWALKS THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING.
>> THEN MR. PEREZ, IF YOU GOT A LIST LIKE THAT, WOULD YOU THEN PRIORITIZE THOSE KINDS OF PROJECTS FOR APPLYING FOR TEXT DOT MONEY? OR YOU'RE GOING TO USE SOME OTHER FORMULA?
>> NO. THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE LOOK AT AS FAR AS LEVERAGING BUTTONS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT THE COURTESY PATROLS.
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T REALIZE YOU DID THAT.
DO YOU ALSO DO IT ON PRESTON AND QUIENT?
>> NO, IT'S ONLY UNCONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES RIGHT NOW THAT COURTESY PATROL HELPS.
>> WOULD YOU CONSIDER EXPANDING IT?
>> REALLY, IT'S THE RTC'S POLICY ON WHICH ROADWAY WE'RE COVERING SO THAT I CAN BRING IT UP WEST COG AND TALK ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND IT BEYOND JUST ORIGINALLY, IT WAS JUST IN DALLAS COUNTY.
YOU CAN SEE THE ROADWAYS ARE SHOWING UP IN COLLIN AND DITTON COUNTIES.
WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND IT TO THE EAST AND DERACK COUNTIES, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES.
>> THANK YOU. THEN, I THOUGHT THE NUMBERS YOU SHOWED ABOUT WHEN THE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.
THIRTY PERCENT OF THE ACCIDENTS OR 7:00 P.M. TO 7:00 A.M. BUT THAT'S 55 PERCENT OF ALL THE FATALITIES, I THINK THAT'S A SHOCKING NUMBER.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
THEN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER.
I MEAN $24 MILLION IN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR AREAS, REALLY SIGNIFICANT AND MEANINGFUL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I LOVE SEEING ALL THOSE TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOR EACH OF THOSE YEARS THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON. APPRECIATE IT.
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CHAIRMAN ATKINS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME?
>> YES. I KNOW, IS NOT IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT ON PAGE 19, IT ILLUSTRATES SUCKED IN DEBT THAT CESAR WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IS SAFELY ON THE EGRESS AND REGRESS, DO YOU ALL TAKE IN CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU'LL ARE PUTTING IN ROUTES TO EXIT AROUND, AND TO ENTER AROUND ON A MAJOR FREEWAY.
IS THERE SOME CRITERIA HOW YOU ALL MEASURE THAT?
>> YES, THERE IS. WE HAVE DESIGNED STANDARDS AS FAR AS HOW LONG THOSE RAMPS HAVE TO BE, THE SPACING BETWEEN THOSE RAMPS.
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE SEE TODAY IS A LOT OF OUR FACILITIES WERE BUILT IN THE '60S AND '70S.
THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS WERE MUCH DIFFERENT JUST BECAUSE TRAFFIC IN THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC WAS MUCH DIFFERENT AT THAT TIME.
ANY FULL RECONSTRUCTION, WE UPDATE THAT TO THE MOST CURRENT DESIGN STANDARD.
>> HOW DO I GET A COPY OF THAT? I KNOW THEY'RE IN THAT WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, AND WE GOT WAREHOUSE IS GOING TO BE BUILT OFF OF 20.
MY CONCERN IS THAT IT TAKES OUR GRANT THE EASEMENT TO EXIT TO ENTER BACK TO THE FREEWAY IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IN THAT CONCERN AT A RESIDENT, BUT I NEED SOME INFORMATION, SOME OF THE GUIDELINES ON THAT IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT, AND HOW CAN I GET THAT INFORMATION, AND WHO SHOULD I TALK TO?
>> I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF, AND WE CAN SIT DOWN.
WE'VE ALSO GOT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ALONG INTERSTATE 20, LOOKING TO DO CONTINUOUS FRONTAGE ROADS ALONG INTERSTATE 20.
LET US SIT DOWN WITH YOU, AND WE CAN SHOW YOU WHERE THOSE PROJECTS ARE.
THEN WE CAN START TALKING ABOUT THOSE UPCOMING WAREHOUSES, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THOSE NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. CHAIRMAN BASIL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
>> THANK YOU. MR. MORENO. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK TEXTS UP FOR THEIR JOINT COOPERATION ON GETTING SIDEWALKS INSTALLED ALONG [INAUDIBLE] THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
SECOND, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHEN WE ARE DEALING WITH THE CITY ROAD.
SINCE OUR CHAVEZ IN PARTICULAR, WHICH IS CITY-OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, WE HAVE THESE VERY LARGE HIGHWAY SIGNS THAT LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY, AND IT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GETTING INTO THE FREEWAY.
WHAT CAN WE DO THERE TO DOWNGRADE, TO SIGN IT, TO BE MORE NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T DOING PASSWORD TO SPEED? THE CITY HAS INSTALLED RUMBLE ROAD STRIPS THERE, BUT WE STILL HAVE ISSUES BECAUSE OF THE SIGNAGE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AT IN REDUCING?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INTERSTATE 30 AT CESAR CHAVEZ WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE 30 OUR CANYON PROJECT THAT WILL ACTUALLY BECOME MORE OF A TRADITIONAL INTERSECTION.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, CESAR CHAVEZ WAS THE OLD CENTRAL INTERSECTION THERE AT INTERSTATE 30, SO IT REALLY WAS A FULLY DIRECTIONAL INTERCHANGE AT THE TIME.
THEN, 45, 75 CAME IN AND IT WAS REROUTED, IF YOU WILL.
BUT WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CANYON, THAT WILL BECOME A MORE TRADITIONAL DIAMOND INTERSECTION.
THEREFORE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THOSE LARGE OVERHEAD SIGNS THAT IT GIVES YOU A FEEL THAT YOU'RE ENTERING THE FREEWAY WHEN YOU'RE REALLY STILL ON THE CITY STREET.
>> SURE. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL FROM STAFF, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO EXPEDITE GETTING THOSE REDUCED INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TO ACTUALLY OCCUR? WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH CITY STAFF TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE THERE.
OUR HOPE IS THOUGH, THAT THE CANYON WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR. THAT'S OUR GOAL.
>> THEN TWO OTHER CONCERNS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO FILTER THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE.
I THINK WE'VE REACHED OUT AND I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING SET UP FOR 345 WHERE IT GOES OVER CARPENTER PARK.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLE PIECES FROM ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE GONE ONTO THE PARK ITSELF AND HAD NEARLY MISS HITS WITH PARK GOERS AND PEDESTRIANS.
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>> THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH.
I DID NOT REALIZE THE CITY HAS REACHED OUT, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT UPGRADING THE RAILING ON 345 SO THAT DIRECTLY IT'S NOT DAMAGED AND NOTHING'S COMING DOWN ON THE PARK.
>> GREAT. I'LL SAVE THE REST FOR RALPH.
I REALLY, AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MORENO. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE A NEED FOR A SECOND ROUND? NO. ONLINE? NO, VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, SUSAN, AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I DO WANT TO COMMENT IF YOU CAN PLEASE GET WITH THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE PRESTON ROAD GO THROUGH IT AND WORK WITH THEM SO YOU CAN FIGURE OUT ALL THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BECAUSE I KNOW THEY PROBABLY HAVE MORE THAN JUST WHAT THEY SAID TODAY AND IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT HUGE STRETCH OF ROAD IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
CHAIR WILLIS JUST MENTIONED ABOUT NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND A LOT HER DISTRICT AND THEN PARTIALLY IN MINE, SO THANK YOU FOR THE TWO AREA PLANS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PRODUCED.
NOW WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THEM AND THANKS TO THE COG FOR FUNDING THOSE SO THAT WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND THEN ON RIVERFRONT AS WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP THROUGH THE COG AS WELL AS THROUGH UL FOR US TO BUILD A START THIS SECOND HALF OF RECONSTRUCTION, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RAILROAD, BUT WE'LL SKIP THAT ITTY BITTY TINY PART UNDERNEATH THE RAILROAD UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
LAST I DO WANT TO BRING UP AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T YOU-ALL'S ISSUE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP SOMEHOW AND GUS KNOWS I BRING IT UP PROBABLY EVERY TIME I GET TO BRING UP ANYTHING ABOUT I35 IS THE LIGHTING.
STILL WE DON'T HAVE LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT.
IT'S EITHER FROM BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND LET'S SAY EMPIRE CENTRAL OR ITS EMPIRE CENTRAL ALL THE WAY TO 635.
IT'S ALWAYS EITHER OR AND WE GET THEM FIXED AND THEN WE DON'T.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN TOLD TO ME SEVERAL TIMES, IT'S DESIGNED, IT'S WATER, IT'S RODENTS AND IT'S JUST THE FREEWAY WAS BUILT SO LONG AGO.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE ISSUES BEFORE AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T GET THOSE FIXED AND HAVE THEM ON ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I KNOW ONCE IT GETS DARK, WE PROBABLY SEE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENING BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS ON PEOPLE'S VEHICLES JUST AREN'T ENOUGH.
IT'S IMPORTANT AND I GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.
ROBERT AND GUS PROBABLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE 35 AT NIGHT, WHICH IS AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK, THEY'RE GETTING A TEXT MESSAGE FOR ME.
IF I'M ALONE, THEN I CAN'T VIDEO IT BUT IF SOMEBODY IS DRIVING AND I'M NOT DRIVING AND SOMEBODY ELSE'S DRIVING THAT I'M TRYING TO RECORD IT SO THAT THEY CAN SEE IT AS WELL.
IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN GET WITH US TO FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FREEWAY, BUT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIGHTING.
LET'S JUST FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN PARTNER TOGETHER TO GET THAT FIXED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES.
THEN, JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, LET'S SAY THAT THERE'S ISSUES LIKE SOMETHING LANE IN THE ROAD, ON THE FREEWAY OR ONE OF YOUR ROADS OR THERE'S A SIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR A SIGN HAS BEEN KNOCKED OVER, HOW SHOULD THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONTACT YOU-ALL FOR THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES?
>> PROBABLY REALLY REACHING OUT TO OUR AREA OFFICE AND WE'VE GOT MAINTENANCE STAFF THAT WILL GO AND ADDRESS SOMETHING ON THE ROADWAY OR WE'VE GOT SIGN CREWS THAT WILL GO AND REPLACE THOSE SIGNS.
WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU ALL SO THAT YOU CAN BROADCAST IT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS OF WHO THEY SHOULD REACH OUT TO YOU.
>> THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU, AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE IS HOW DO WE GET MORE QUICK AND FAST SWEEPERS CLEANING OF THE FREEWAYS BECAUSE WHEN I GO INTO NON CITY OF DALLAS, EXACT SAME FREEWAY, THEY'RE VERY CLEAN AND IMMACULATE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ROAD ITSELF AND IN DALLAS, IT SEEMS LIKE WE GET LEFT BEHIND OR THE ONCE A MONTH CLEANING ISN'T ENOUGH.
HOW CAN WE GET THAT INCREASED?
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT INCREASING THAT FREQUENCY JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE POINTING OUT.
WE DO THINK WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB THERE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE FIT THAT IN OUR MAINTENANCE BUDGET RIGHT NOW AND I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON HOW OFTEN.
RIGHT NOW ITS ONCE A MONTH JUST AS YOU'RE POINTING OUT.
WE'RE ASKING, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO INCREASE THAT WITHIN DALLAS COUNTY.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THEN, WAS MENTIONED EARLIER BY SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I'M GOING TO REITERATE IT AND ALSO WE APPROVED AS THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 26, 2022 TO OUR RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-1637, AND OUR HOUSING STABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY THAT WE WILL REQUIRE TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES TO HARDEN UNDERPASSES AND FUND THE ENGAGEMENT AND CLEANING OF AREAS AFFECTED BY THOSE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED, SO WE DEFINITELY NEED YOUR HELP WITH THAT.
IF YOU CAN PASS THAT ALONG AND HELP US OUT WITH HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
>> WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH CITY STAFF ON HOW EXACTLY TO DO THAT AND WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
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>> EXCELLENT, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ALWAYS VERY INFORMATIVE. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
WE'RE GOING TO END THAT PRESENTATION AND IF WE CAN GET SET UP, ALI HATEFI, OUR DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND JACOB MCCARROLL, THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE GIVING US OUR SMART CITIES INITIATIVES UPDATE, WHICH I THANK YOU.
THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM AND WE'RE FINALLY GETTING TO YOUR COLLEAGUES, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE'VE HAD TO PUSH THEM A COUPLE OF MONTHS IN A ROW AND NOW WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET THIS DONE TODAY.
GO AHEAD, ALI. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON.
HONORABLE CHAIR AND ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
SORRY, I'VE LOST MY VOICE A LITTLE BIT DUE TO THE ALLERGY.
ALI HATEFI, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITH ME I HAVE MR. MCCARROLL, OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR.
THIS IS THE OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO COVER, THE BACKGROUND AND HISTORY THAT I'M GOING TO COVER ALSO, JACOB IS GOING TO GO OVER THE CURRENT AND UPCOMING SMART CITY INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE AND FINALLY THE NEXT STEPS.
SMART CITY INITIATIVES MAY HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITION FOR DIFFERENT AGENCIES, BUT FOR US IS THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS AND ALSO ADVANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CITY SERVICES.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF IT, SUCH AS A SMART, THE STREET LIGHTING, A WI-FI CAPABILITIES, THE SMART BUILDINGS, A PARKING, AND A PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTION, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, EV CHARGING STATION, AND ALSO THE DRONE TECHNOLOGY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SINCE 2019, MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE ON A SMART CITY INITIATIVE.
DEFINITELY, WE'RE NOT WORKING IN SILOS WITH THOSE PROJECTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I'M GOING TO COVER THIS IN THE NEXT SLIDE IF YOU CAN ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ONE.
THIS IS THE SMART DALLAS ROADMAP THAT WE HAVE TAKEN FROM THE PUBLICATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, WHICH OUTLINE FIVE CORE FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS THE SMART MOBILITY, A SMART INFRASTRUCTURE, A SMART PUBLIC SAFETY, SMART ENVIRONMENT, AND A SMART GOVERNMENT.
THESE ARE THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF THIS SMART CITIES AND THE FUTURE SLIDES, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED HOW EACH PROJECT THAT WE HAVE DONE ARE IN LINE WITH ONE OR SEVERAL OF THESE ELEMENTS BASICALLY.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ALWAYS STARTED WITH THE VISION THAT PUBLIC WORKS DECIDED TO ACTUALLY INSTALL A CONDUIT IN THE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR FUTURE FIBER INSTALLATION.
BACK IN 2020, CABLERUNNER INSTALLED FIBER OPTICS IN A STORM SEWER LINE AND CONNECTED THE CITY HALL TO ONE OF OUR SERVICE CENTER.
ALONG THE WAY WE CONNECTED FIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ALSO.
THIS IS THE PICTURE THAT IS TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONNECTED TO THE FIBER.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AGAIN, BACK IN 2020, AS YOU ALL REMEMBER, CARES ACT FUND BECOME AVAILABLE AND CITY COUNCIL AWARDED $2 MILLION TO NEO NETWORK TO CONSTRUCT 10 WIRELESS BROADBAND IN THE AREA THAT THEY HAD LOW INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.
THE WAY IT WAS WORKING WAS TO CONNECT THE CITY FACILITIES TO ONE OF THE INSTALLED POLES.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE OF IT, THESE ARE THE POLE THAT THEY WERE ALL OFF-GRID.
THEY HAD SOLAR PANEL AROUND IT AND THAT THEY COULD GENERATE POWER FOR THE WI-FI DEVICES.
THE WI-FI WAS ACTUALLY TRANSMITTING WORDLESSLY TO CONNECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE INTERNET.
THIS PROJECT WAS DONE IN DECEMBER AS THE FUND, WE NEEDED TO ACTUALLY SPEND IT BY THAT TIME. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY STAFF ALSO, THE TRANSPORTATION AND ITS DEPARTMENT, STARTED DOING ANOTHER PILOT PROJECT WITH AGAIN, IDENTIFYING 10 LOCATIONS BASED ON THE SAME CRITERIA OF HAVING LOW INTERNET CONNECTIVITY, FOR EXAMPLE.
THIS TIME THEY INSTALLED THE STREET LIGHT POLE AND ON THE TOP OF THIS STREET LIGHT POLE, THEY INSTALLED THE WI-FI EQUIPMENT THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY TRANSMIT THE INTERNET WIRELESSLY.
THEY CONNECTED THIS STREET LIGHT TO THE CITY FACILITIES THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY CONNECT THE NETWORK TO THE POLES. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
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WE CONTINUED THAT EFFORT IN JANUARY 2021, AGAIN BY UTILIZING THE CARES ACT FUNDS AND BASICALLY INSTALL FIBER AND CONNECTED CITY NETWORK TO AFFORD TO LIVE POLLS FOR INTEGRATED DESTROYED LIGHT POLES, THREE OF THEM WERE CLOSE TO A CLIFF PARK THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE WI-FI CONNECTION TO PARK AND ALSO WE CONNECTED THE OAK LEAF MUNICIPAL CENTER TO ONE OF THE STREET LIGHT POLES AT THE INTERSECTION.AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS THREE LIGHT BULBS, THEY HAVE SMALL CELL ON THE TOP AND ALSO THEY CAN PROVIDE THE WI-FI CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE DEVICES THAT IT WAS INSTALLED ON THE LIGHT BULBS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JACOB.
>> THANK YOU ALI. AS STATED JACOB [INAUDIBLE] WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE CURRENT SMART CITY INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.
RECENTLY IN JUNE 2022, WE EXECUTED A PILOT PROJECT WITH BIRDSTOP, INC TO EMPLOY THE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, THE DRONES, VIA SIX DIFFERENT REMOTE LOCATIONS THAT ARE CO-LOCATED ON CROWN CASTLE.
SMALL SUPPOSE. BASICALLY IT PROVIDES ON-DEMAND SERVICES, VARIOUS SERVICES TO THE CITY.
WHERE THE FIRST MUNICIPALITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS TO UTILIZE THIS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS ACTUALLY A MAP OF THE SEVEN PROJECTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OVERSEEING OR REVIEWING DAILY, IT GIVES THE LOCATIONS THERE IS MAPLE AVENUE, RICHMOND AVENUE, LAKE HIGHLANDS DOLPHIN, THE SILVER LINE, AND THEN THE KEY SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS SHOWS THE LOCATIONS OF THE PROJECTS.
THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE NODE THAT NEST THAT IS THERE.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A SPARE BATTERIES THERE.
THERE'S A WAIVER FOR FAA REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE LINE OF SIGHT OR THE FIRST COMPANY TO HAVE THAT PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY.
THE PICTURE ON THE FAR RIGHT IS ACTUALLY THE PILOT WHO IS BACK, NOT NECESSARILY IN TEXAS.
HE CAN BE WHEREVER MONITORING THE FLAT PASS. NEXT SLIDE.
THIS VIDEO SHOWS A TIME-LAPSE OF RICHMOND AVENUE AT GILMAN.
IT'S JUST SHOWING THE TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS.
THAT'S A PROJECT WE RECENTLY COMPLETED.
IT SHOWS A STAMP COLORED CROSSWALKS, BUT IT SHOWS THE POTENTIAL USES FOR THE DIFFERENT DRONE OPTIONS.
ANYWHERE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE RESCUE, CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION, BRIDGE MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC CONTROL, YOU NAME IT. NEXT SLIDE.
NOW THIS SHORT VIDEO IS A VIDEO OF THE MARGARET HUNT HILL INSPECTION BRIDGE.
BASICALLY WE WILL TAKE AN INSPECTION REPORT AND WE COULD DO A COMPARISON TO WHAT'S IN THAT REPORT AND VERIFY THE DATA AS GOOD OR BAD.
WE CAN GET UP CLOSE OTHERWISE SITES WE CAN VIEW.
WE ALSO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH A UBICQUIA ON TO INCORPORATE THEIR TECHNOLOGIES AND SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO INCORPORATE THE SMART CITY ELEMENTS TO CONNECT TO THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
CURRENTLY WE UTILIZE THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE RED CLOUD PROJECT, RICHMOND AVENUE AND TIETZE PARK WI-FI PROJECT.
THE DEVICES, THE BOTTOM TWO PICTURES SHOW HOW THEY PLUG INTO A STANDARD NEMA SOCKET.
BASICALLY PLUG AND PLAY, ONCE THE BUCKET TRUCKS, THEY'RE LIFTED UP 10 MINUTES, THEY CAN INSTALL IT.
THE ONES THAT HAVE FIBER MAYBE TAKE AN EXTRA FIVE MINUTES.
BUT PLUG-AND-PLAY SUPER SIMPLE USES THE EXISTING POWER FROM THE LED LIGHT SOURCE. NEXT SLIDE.
THE UBI AP, WHICH IS THE ACCESS POINT AND THE AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ENHANCES CITY SERVICES BY UTILIZING THE FOLLOWING FEATURES AND WE HAVE TRAFFIC MOBILITY AND METRICS, CURRENT MANAGEMENT, WASTE AND PARKING, PUBLIC SAFETY, VIDEO STREAMING, PUBLIC WI-FI ACCESS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AT THE INTERSECTING STREETS, WE HAVE THE 4K CAMERAS, AND IT HAS GUNSHOT DETECTION, LIGHTING CONTROLS, AND AIR QUALITY MONITORS AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A LAYOUT OF THE RED CLOUD NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT.
IT SHOWS BASICALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STREETS, EARLY SIDEWALKS BEING INSTALLED, STREETLIGHTS,
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THOSE STREETLIGHTS HOSTED THE UBICQUIA DEVICES, THE AP AND AR DEVICES.THE MAP SHOWS YOU THERE'S A LITTLE LEGEND THAT SHOWS THE ONES THAT ARE WITH FIBER AND THE ONES ON THE PERPENDICULAR STREETS ARE ACTUALLY A MESH NETWORK FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE RED DEVICES, THE ENVIRONMENT MONITOR.
THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST A DASHBOARD, SHOWS THE ANALYTICS OF THE SYSTEM.
WE CAN SEE IF THEY'RE ONLINE OR IF THEY'RE OFFLINE, WHAT BANDWIDTH THEY'RE PROVIDING RIGHT NOW.
CURRENTLY WE'RE AWAITING ITS TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY WI-FI INTERNET OPERATIONAL AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT DONE BY, I GUESS WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
THAT'S THE PLAN. NEXT PICTURE.
THIS IS THE BASICALLY THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU CAN SEE THE ROADWAYS BEFORE WERE UP AND DOWN SIDEWALKS WERE OVERGROWN AND TRIP HAZARDS AND WATER STANDING.
WE BASICALLY RECONSTRUCTED EVERYTHING, PUT THE NEW LOTS IN AND REALLY THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST FULLY INTEGRATED SMART NEIGHBORHOOD IN DALLAS.
NEXT WE'RE ALSO THE RICHMOND AVENUE AND TIETZA PARK PROJECTS.
WE ACTUALLY INSTALLED FIBER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RICHMOND AVENUE PROJECT WITH GROUND BOXES.
WE USE THOSE GROUND BOXES AND CONDUIT TO INSTALL FIBER AND CONNECT TO THESE SIX DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS.
ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO HAVE FIBER CONNECTIVITY, THE OTHER IS GOING TO BE CONNECTED VIA WI-FI.
THOSE ARE THE SIX INTERSECTIONS.
WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON A ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMBINATION SMALL CELL PILOT PROGRAM.
WE LOOK IN TO IMPLEMENT THIS AT THE VICTORY BRANCH PARK LIBRARY THAT WAS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED.
IT'S ACTUALLY A PARTNERSHIP WITH CROWN CASTLE AND BLINK TECHNOLOGIES.
THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AS YOU KNOW, IS ESTIMATED TO JUMP FROM A COUPLE OF THOUSAND NOT UNDER 20,000 JUST IN THE DFW METRO PLEX.
THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF THEIR PROPRIETARY COMBINATION UNIT WHICH IS INCORPORATES THE SMALL CELL WITH IT AND THE BLINK CHARGER.
THIS IS JUST A HIGH-LEVEL LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED PLAN.
THERE'S GOING TO BE AROUND 660 FEET OF FIBER THAT'S GOING TO BE RUN OR INSTALLED BY THE CROWN CASTLE TO CONNECT TO THE EXISTING GROUND BOXES IN HAND HOLES THAT ARE AT THE LIBRARY.
ONCE FROM THERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO THINK, DO A SMALL OPEN CUT TRENCH.
THERE'S ALREADY AN EXISTING GROUND BOXES TO CONNECT TO AND INSTALL THE SMALL CELL POOL AND THE CHARGING STATION.
NEXT STEPS, WE'RE INTERNALLY WANTING TO ALIGN ALL THE SMART CITY INITIATIVES THROUGH THE SMART CITY GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP.
WE PLAN ON HOLDING QUARTERLY PILOT PROGRAM UPDATES TO THE COMMITTEE AND DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR EXPANSION INTEGRATION INTO THE EXISTING SYSTEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THIS TIME AROUND I'M GOING TO GO BACKWARDS FROM INSIDE THE CHAMBERS.
THERE'LL BE MENDELSSOHN, WILLIS SCHULZ, AND THEN WE'LL GO BACKWARDS ONLINE, SO IT'LL BE [INAUDIBLE] WITH ATKINS, SO CHAIR, MENDELSSOHN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW.
THANK YOU. YOU'VE OUTLINED SEVERAL DIFFERENT NETWORKS THAT YOU'VE INSTALLED, SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS, TRANCHES OF MONEY AS WELL, AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD TELL US WHAT THE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN FOR EACH OF THOSE AND MAYBE LESSONS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED FROM THOSE.
THE PERFORMANCE IS ACTUALLY MONITORED BY THE ITS DEPARTMENT SO WE CAN RETRIEVE THAT DATA.
THE RED CLOUD NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAVE THE 10 THAT WERE DONE PREVIOUSLY, AND AGAIN, THAT'S ALL MONITORED BY ITS, SO I CAN PROVIDE YOU THAT INFORMATION.
WE'LL HAVE TO GET THE EXACT DATA FOR THOSE 10 NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE RED CLOUD NEIGHBORHOOD IS RUNNING ON LTE ONLY RIGHT NOW WHILE WE'RE WAITING THE FINAL CIRCUITS TO BE INSTALLED FOR THE COMMUNITY WI-FI.
THE DASHBOARD SHOW, SO WE SHOULD HAVE THAT DATA.
WE ANTICIPATE ABOVE THE NORM, BUT THE 25 AND THREE, WE ANTICIPATE SPEEDS UP TO 50-100 MBPS.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ASSOCIATED.
WE DID TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR 10 WIRELESS NETWORKS.
WE DID 2.8 FOR 10 STREET LIGHTS TO THE CITY FACILITIES, AND THEN WE DID HALF A MILLION FOR FOUR MORE STREET LIGHTS.
WE SPENT MORE THAN FIVE MILLION.
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, I MEAN DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY CONNECTED? YOU HAVE ON THE SLIDE HOW MANY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE,
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HOW MANY HOMES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY HOW MANY ACTUALLY DID CONNECT.WE DO HAVE SOME DATA AND I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION.
THEY REQUIRE, THERE'S A SPLASH PAGE, TERMS OF SERVICE IN ORDER TO OPERATE OR IF DALLAS DIGITAL BASICALLY, THEY SEE THAT THEY WANT TO CLICK INTO THE NETWORK, THEY HAVE TO READ THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND THEY HAVE TO PUT THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THERE.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE AGREED TO THOSE TERMS OF SERVICE, AND THEN IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL YOU HOW MANY HOURS OF CONNECTIVITY IT'S PROVIDED PER HOUSEHOLD TO SEE IF THIS INVESTMENT IS ACTUALLY PAYING OFF FOR US.
THEN I ALSO DON'T HAVE CLARITY ON THIS.
WE PUT IN THE OVER FIVE MILLION FOR THIS HARDWARE, BUT MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR THIS? AS THE FEES AND COSTS OF THE MAINTENANCE, YOU HAVE TO GET FROM ITS AND WE WILL PROVIDE YOU THAT INFORMATION. SURE.
WELL, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THEN BETWEEN THOSE THREE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES WHICH ARE ALL CONNECTING IN DIFFERENT WAYS, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS THERE ONE THAT'S REALLY BEEN A BETTER WAY TO APPROACH THIS ISSUE OR ARE ALL OF THEM FUNCTIONING AS EXPECTED AND THEY NEEDED A DIFFERENT APPLICATION TO MEET OUR GOALS.
I'M NOT SURE I EVEN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THE GOALS ARE AND WHAT METRICS WE ARE TRYING TO HIT.
IF THERE'S X NUMBER OF HOUSES THAT WERE IN THAT AREA WHERE WE EXPECTING THAT 50% OF THEM WOULD AT SOME POINT LOG ON.
WHAT KIND OF MARKETING ARE WE DOING TO GET THAT DONE? I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS INFORMATION MISSING WHEN WE'VE INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY IN IT.
I'M ASSUMING THIS IS INFORMATION YOU'RE GOING TO GET FROM IT. IS THAT RIGHT? YES. [OVERLAPPING] COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I COULD TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS.
THE FIRST TWO THAT YOU MENTIONED WHERE WE DID 10 LIGHT WI-FI PROJECTS AS WELL AS 10 COMMUNITY WI-FI PROJECTS, WE KNEW THAT FOR THE LARGER NETWORK, THE ONE WE SPENT TWO MILLION DOLLARS, WE KNEW WE'D HAVE TARGET AUDIENCE OF ABOUT 3,200 HOUSEHOLDS.
THAT WAS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF NETWORK WHERE THERE WAS MORE RADIO EQUIPMENT USED VERSUS WHERE WE DID THE STREET LIGHT WI-FI PROJECTS WHERE WE KNEW WE'D ONLY HIT BETWEEN 150 TO 300 HOMES IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
AS PART OF THAT STREET LIGHT WI-FI PROJECT, WE ACTUALLY PUT 10 STREET LIGHTS ON EACH BLOCK.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT.
WE RAN FIBER FROM ADJACENT CITY FACILITIES.
WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE RADIO EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USED ON THE TECH COMMUNITY WI-FI PROJECTS.
YOU ASKED IF WE'VE HAD ANY LESSONS LEARNED.
I THINK THAT THIS RED CLOUD COMMUNITY PILOT PROJECT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE DID A COMBINATION OF FIBER AS WELL AS USE OF RADIO OR MESH NETWORK.
ALL OF THE SIDE STREETS THAT WILL BE RECEIVING WI-FI ON THE RED CLOUD THEY DON'T HAVE FIBER RUNNING DOWN AND ALL THE STREETS.
THERE'S FIBER RUNNING DOWN OUR MAIN ARTERY AND WE BASICALLY USE CONNECTIVITY OR MESH NETWORK ABILITY TO ACTUALLY TIE EACH OF THOSE BACK TO A MAIN STREET LIGHT THAT HAS FIBER TO IT.
I THINK WHAT THE TEAM HAS DONE AND WHAT THE TEAM HAS EXECUTED QUITE BEAUTIFULLY HAS BEEN A LESSONS LEARNED, BEST PRACTICE, IF YOU WILL.
WHAT ARE THE LESSONS LEARNED? BASICALLY, WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER.
WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DO 10 STREET LIGHTS ON A BLOCK ANYMORE.
I THINK WE HAVE 4-5 ON EACH BLOCK IN THE RED CLOUD NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS OUR STANDARD THAT WE'D USE.
HOW MANY HOMES ARE IN THAT RED CLOUD? I BELIEVE THERE'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 300.
OKAY. 190. I THINK THAT THE COST FOR THE EQUIPMENT ON RED CLOUD IS 700,000 OR SOMETHING.
WAS THERE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF MONEY PUT IN THERE? I THINK ISN'T THAT THE 500,000 FOR THE FIBER THAT WAS RUN TO THE FOUR? WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO ARE FOUR INTEGRATED STREET LIGHT POLES THAT THE PROVIDERS SUCH AS AT&T OR CROWN CASTLE INSTALLED.
THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE RED CLOUD.
THE INTEGRATED STREET LIGHT POLES ARE THOSE THAT WE WORKED WITH THE INTERNET PROVIDERS TO PUT OUT THERE 5G POLES.
WHAT WE DID IS WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE POLLS THAT THEY HAD PUT OUT, AND WE JUST RAN FIBER TO THEM FROM ADJACENT CITY FACILITIES TO
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WI-FI WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS THAT WE PUT ON THOSE POLES.THE 500,000 THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SEPARATE FROM THE RED CLOUD PROJECT.
IS THE RED CLOUD PART OF THE 2.8? NO, MA'AM. THE RED CLOUD IS A SEPARATE.
IT'S A WHOLE FOURTH PROJECT? YES, MA'AM.
YES. IS ACTUALLY 47,458,842 IS WHAT WE SPENT ON WI-FI, FIBER, AND THE EQUIPMENT INSTALL.
THE 500 HE MENTIONED IS SEPARATE.
IT'S ANOTHER 500. WILL YOU FIND OUT HOW MANY WERE IMPACTED OR HOW MANY ARE IN THAT TARGET FOR THE FOURTH STREET LIGHTS FOR THE 500,000? WE CAN, MA'AM, BUT I THINK SOME OF THOSE ARE AT PARKS.
THERE WAS LATE CLIFF PART I THINK WAS TWO OF THEM OR THREE OF THEM? THREE OF THEM, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS IN FRONT OF OAK CLIFF MUNICIPAL CENTER.
ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET FIBER FROM VERY CLOSE CITY FACILITIES TO THOSE POLES.
OKAY, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TODAY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DID CONNECT THEM.
WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU, BUT THEY ARE BEING USED.
MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE DRONES AND THEN NESTS.
THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY BEING USED YET.
>> THAT'S WHAT THAT VIDEO THAT THE TIME-LAPSE VIDEO FOR THE RICHMOND SKILL MAN, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE DRONE THAT WAS WE HAD A SEVEN-MINUTE VIDEO THAT BASICALLY SHOWED FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, AND WE JUST TOOK A SNIPPET OF IT.
BUT BASICALLY, THEY IT WAS DEPLOYED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.
WHAT IT CAN DO IS IT CAN VIEW TRAFFIC CONTROLLER CAN VIEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS.
WE CAN SEE WHAT'S BEEN DONE, WHAT'S NOT BEING DONE.
>> FAMILIAR WITH WHAT A DRONE DOES.
BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHO IS SAYING, HEY, SEND THE DRONE OUT TO GO.
YOU HAVE ONE THAT'S ALONG THE SILVER LINE, WHO'S AT LEAST SAYING, HEY, COUNSELOR AND MENDELSSOHN'S COLUMN E, THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL ON HILLCREST, WHICH THERE IS.
LET'S SEND THE DRONE OUT TO GO LOOK AT IT.
IS ALI MAKING THAT CALL? HOW IS THIS ALL HAPPENING?
WE HAVE THE X, Y COORDINATES ALREADY PRE-PROGRAMMED.
THEY'RE TYPICALLY A DRONE HAS TO HAVE LINE OF SIGHT AND YET TO HAVE NFA WAY WAIVER FOR THAT DAY OR FAA APPROVAL.
THE FAA WAIVERS TO NOT HAVE LINE OF SIGHT.
THEY HAVE THEIR PRE-RECORDED X, Y COORDINATES.
THERE SETS AUTOMATICALLY BE DEPLOYED THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY.
THEY CAN BE DEPLOYED WITHIN 10 MINUTES IF WE CALL THEM AND SAY, OKAY, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY, WE WANT YOU TO DEPLOY TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, FLY OVER.
WE CAN HAVE THEM HOVER AT A PARTICULAR INTERSECTION AND PROVIDE US ALL THAT DATA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, I'LL ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT JACOB WAS SAYING ON THE SLIDE NUMBER 12.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE IT OR NOT, BUT SLIDE NUMBER 12 SHOWS THE I GUESS THE SEVEN PROJECTS THAT WE IDENTIFY IT.
THESE ARE THE SEVEN PROJECTS THAT ORIGINALLY WE IDENTIFY TO USE DRAWN FOR THOSE PROJECTS BASICALLY.
ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY BEING USED CONCURRENTLY WITH DIFFERENT NODES AT DIFFERENT DRONES THAT WE HAVE.
ASIDE FROM THOSE SEVEN PROJECTS, IF THERE IS ANY NEED FOR DRONE, WE CAN LOOK INTO IT, BUT WE HAVE ONLY A STABLE THOSE PROJECTS AT THIS POINT.
WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY MAKE A CALL ON ANYTHING OUT OF THE SCOPE HERE.
>> I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THAT IN A MINUTE, BUT I WANT TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID.
TYPICALLY A DRONE PILOT HAS TO HAVE LINE OF SIGHT FOR THE DRONE.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT IF YOU HAVE LIKE FILED A FLIGHT PLAN IN ADVANCE WITH FAA, YOU HAVE AN EXEMPTION?
>> BIRD STOP HAS A PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS THEM.
THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT WE KNOW OF IN THE US THAT ACTUALLY IS ABLE TO OBTAIN THESE EXEMPTIONS AND NOT HAVE LINE OF SIGHT.
THEIR PALATE CAN BE IN CALIFORNIA, FOR EXAMPLE AND BE THERE VISUALLY WATCHING IT WITH A DASHBOARD.
IT IT HAS MONITORS, THE WIND, THE AIR QUALITY, MONITORS EVERYTHING.
WE ASKED THEM TO GO OUT WHEN IT WAS FREEZING, WE COULD VIEW SOME OF THE ROADWAYS.
HE SAID THAT BASICALLY A COUPLE OF THE BOXES WERE FROZEN SHUT, SO THEY HAD TO HAVE SOMEBODY GO OUT ON SITE AND GET SOME OF THE OSTEOPHYTES ON THE ACYL WAY.
BUT YEAH, SO IT WAS A CASE LIKE THAT, WE SAID OKAY.
CAN YOU GO OUT AND VIEW THESE ROADWAYS TO SEE WE CAN OVERSEE THE BRIDGES AND SEE IF THE ICE IS MELTING OR IF IT NEEDS TO BE SANDED.
THAT WAS A PRIME EXAMPLE, BUT IF IT'S TOO WINDY, THEY CAN'T DEPLOY, OF COURSE.
OR IF IT'S RAINING HEAVILY, THEY CAN DEPLOY. BUT WE'RE LEARNING.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC. I LOVED THAT, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT SO THE PRE-PROGRAMMED, HOW ARE THOSE DECIDED?
>> WE OVERLAID THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
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UPCOMING DURING THIS TIME PERIOD IS A SIX-MONTH PILOT.EVEN THOUGH WE AWARDED THE CONTRACT BACK WHERE WE STARTED IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM BACK IN JUNE.
THE PROJECT DIDN'T OFFICIALLY START UNTIL JANUARY.
OUR PROJECT IS GOING TO END IN JUNE.
BUT WE LOOKED AT BASICALLY OVERLAID THE PROJECTS THAT WERE UPCOMING DURING THAT SIX-MONTH PERIOD AND WE WANTED TO SEE WHERE CROWN CASTLES POLES WERE THAT WE CAN CO-LOCATE ON AND THEN WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THOSE PARTICULAR PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU. THEN I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO WHO IS INSTRUCTING THEM TO DEPLOY THAT DRONE.
>> WE DO MY STAFF WHEN THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY EVERY WEEK, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY GOING OUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY AND RUNNING IT.
THE DRONES TYPICALLY OPERATE 15-20 MINUTES, BUT THEY CAN GO BACK TO THE NEST AND THERE'S EXTRA BATTERIES AND THEY JUST PUT A NEW BAG.
IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES THE BATTERY AND THEY CAN GO BACK OUT.
IF WE DIDN'T RETRIEVE ENOUGH DATA, IT'S ACTUALLY, THERE'S A DEPOSITORY OF THE INFORMATION THEY PROVIDE US VIDEOS AND LINKS.
WE CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT WE WANT IN THE CLOUD AND UPLOAD.
THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH THAT AS WELL.
AGAIN, WE'RE LEARNING WE CAN DO, YOU CAN USE IT.
WE CAN USE IT EVEN MORE THAN WE'RE ACTUALLY USING IT NOW.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST AGAIN, WE'RE LEARNING AND TESTING ALL THE DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES OF IT.
>> MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU IS ABOUT, DOES IT HAVE NIGHT VISION? CAN USE IT IN THE EVENING?
>> THE ONES WITH BIRDS STOP DOES NOT, IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT NOW.
WE ACTUALLY ARE LOOKING INTO PURCHASING OUR OWN AND DPD DOES HAVE THEM WITH THAT VISION. THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE.
THEY'RE 15 TO $20,000 A DRONE. THAT'S AN OPTION.
WE'VE GOT TO JUSTIFY THE USE CASE FOR IT IS WARRANTED OR NOT FOR US.
>> WELL, I'LL SAY MISSING PERSON AND GUNSHOTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR WILLIS, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, OBVIOUSLY, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE AN EV CHARGING STATION COMING TO THE VICTORY PARK LIBRARY.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE EXTENDED CAPABILITY OF THE WI-FI BECAUSE THERE'S A LIBRARY RIGHT THERE.
HOW FAR DOES THIS EXPAND THAT COVERAGE?
>> THE EXACT LIMITS ARE GOING TO BE CONTINGENT UPON VARIOUS THINGS.
IF YOU HAVE TREE COVERAGE AND CLARIFY SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THE EXACT NUMBER OF FEET WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION FROM CROWN CASTLE.
>> JUST TYPICALLY COUNCIL MEMBER 5G INCENTIVES, I'LL GIVE YOU A RADIUS OF ABOUT 150 FEET.
>> BECAUSE THE LIBRARY HAS IT, SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING EFFORTS.
>> IT WILL EXPAND ONTO THE PARKING LOT.
THE REASON THAT WE CHOSE THIS IS BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY PRE-WIRED AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY.
IT'S READY TO GO, IT'S A PLUG AND PLAY FOR US.
WHEN THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME ABOUT, WE SAID THIS IS READY TO GO, SO LET'S JUST TEST IT HERE.
>> EXCELLENT. ON PAGE 22, I JUST WANT TO BE SURE I'M READING THAT RIGHT.
IN FIVE-YEARS WE THINK WE'LL HAVE 20,000 EV CHARGING STATIONS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS?
>> THAT'S THE PROJECTED DEMAND.
I THINK THAT'S THE DFA METRO PLEX, ACTUALLY NOT JUST CITY OF DALLAS, THAT WAS FROM THE COG.
THE NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS PROVIDED US THAT DATA.
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION TOO.
ARE THESE PUBLIC CHARGING STATIONS ESTIMATED OR THESE AND HOUSES OR?
>> PUBLIC. WELL, I'D LOVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEY SAY WOULD BE IN CITY OF DALLAS VERSUS RETROFLEX.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WHOLE OCMAK, YOU TALKED ABOUT FIBER FROM OAK CLIFF MUNICIPAL CENTER CONNECTED TO ONE SMART POLL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT BUILDING, DID WE HAVE TO DO IT FROM THERE OR WE MIGHT BE GETTING RID OF IT OR.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, WE DID THAT PROBABLY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BEFORE I MEAN, BEFORE WE KNEW THAT WE'D HAVE A NEW AAC MONTHS.
IT WAS ALL IN COST AND WE WANTED TO TRY IT.
>> JUST WANT TO BE SURE WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN SOMETHING WE MAY DIVEST.
THEN FINALLY, ON THE MAP, ON PAGE 12, I NOTICED THAT THE WESTERN PART OF THIS MAP DOESN'T HAVE REPRESENTATION AND YOU MAY HAVE JUST HAD TO TARGET THE TOP FIVE AND GONE BY DENSITY AND THAT THING.
BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT CRIME, SHOTS FIRED, ETC, AND I REALIZED THIS ISN'T JUST FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT THERE ARE INDUSTRIAL AREAS THAT COULD BE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS.
I MEAN, ALL THE THINGS WHERE YOU'D WANT THE DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO GO INTO ANY OF THESE OTHERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SERVE GOING WEST INTO DISTRICT 13 AND ONTO D6.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
I MEAN, I PERSONALLY LIKE TO HAVE THROWN ALL OVER THE CITY RANDY,
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THE ENTIRE CITY OF DALLAS.BUT THE THING IS AT THE TIME THAT WE SELECTED THOSE SEVEN LOCATIONS WHERE BASED ON WHAT JACOB SAID, THAT PROXIMITY TO THE CROWN CASTLE NODES ARE A STATION THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DEPLOY THOSE DRONES AND ALSO THOSE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
YEAH, DEFINITELY IF YOU WANT TO GO WITH A BIGGER SCALE THAN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ENTIRE CITY COVERED WITH THE SAME SERVICE.
>> WELL, MAYBE WHEN IT'S TIME FOR DRONE 2.0, WE CAN GET A NICE NIGHT VISION DRONE OVER THERE [LAUGHTER] FOR US. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. CHAIR, SCHULTZ, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL TRY TO GO QUICKLY IN THE INTEREST OF TIME.
FIRST OF ALL, ARE WE? WHEN I WAS LOOKING? FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS GREAT AND IT'S EXCITING. ALL THE GOOD STUFF.
ARE WE DOING INSTALLATION AS DW DOES SEWER INSTALLATION LIKE YOU DID HERE ON CANTONS STREET, ARE WE PLANNING ON LEVERAGING THAT MOMENT TO PUT MORE FIBER IN WHERE THAT DW WAS ALREADY PLANNING MASSIVE PROJECTS?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER. AT THE MOMENT THAT WE DECIDED TO ACTUALLY DO THE CENTRAL LINE AS A ROUTE FOR FIBER.
AGAIN, THAT WAS A NEW APPROACH FOR US.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO TURN OUT.
I THINK ONE OF THE THING THAT NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED HERE IS THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CARRIER OR THE PROVIDER AND ALSO THE CITY, IF YOU WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE AND THEN EXPAND IT TO THEIR FULLEST SCALE.
NOT ALL THEIR CENTRAL LINES ARE ABLE TO HANDLE SUCH A THING LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OR THE SIZE AND ALL THESE THINGS.
SOME OF THEM ARE OLD, THAT WE MAY INSTALLING A FIBER INSIDE OF THIS CENTRAL LINE MAY JEOPARDIZE THEIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
>> I'M SORRY, LET ME INTERRUPT YOU.
>> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NEW PROJECTS WHERE THEY'RE REPLACING WITH BRAND NEW LINES.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTNERING ON?
>> THANK YOU, MA'AM. WELL, THE THING IS, AGAIN, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE MECHANISM OF HOW THE CITY GOING TO PROVIDE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CARRIER AND THE CITY.
BECAUSE ANYTHING WITHIN THE USE OF THE CITY PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY PROBABLY GOING TO SUBJECT TO SOME FEES THAT HAS TO BE IDENTIFIED AND THE SERVICE THAT WE GET OUT OF THEM AND THE BENEFIT TO BOTH PARTIES.
I DON'T THINK IF WE HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED YET AT THIS POINT.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO FOR THE FULL SCALE, YES, WE CAN EVALUATE THAT.
BUT AS OF NOW, I DON'T THINK IF THE PLAN IS INSTALLING A NEW CENTRAL LINES.
>> I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE, IF YOU ALL THINK AS A RESULT OF YOUR EXPERIENCE ON CANTON THAT THIS IS A GOOD IDEA, I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT WE NOT LET OURSELVES BE A BARRIER TO MOVING THAT FORWARD.
I KNOW WE HAVE SIMILAR CHALLENGES WHEN WE WANT TO BEAR UTILITIES AND WE HEAR FROM THE UTILITIES, IT'S TOO MUCH LABOR, IT'S TOO HARD, BLAH, BLAH.
I DON'T WANT US TO BE SAYING ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC REASON WE CAN'T DO IT. THAT'S FINE.
BUT LET'S NOT JUST SAY BECAUSE I'M NOT CHASTISING IN ANY WAY.
I'M JUST SAYING IF IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT, THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET AGAIN IN OUR LIFETIME BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THESE MASSIVE PROJECTS FOR BRAND NEW STORM SEWER SYSTEMS. THAT'S ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK.
THE SAME QUESTION ACTUALLY WAS WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD RIFF OFF OF SOME OF THE CELL TOWERS THE WAY YOU DID WITH SOME OF THE NEW FIBER STANDS.
WE GET APPLICATIONS PRETTY FREQUENTLY FOR NEW CELL TOWERS.
I WOULD THINK THAT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PARTNER WITH AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE IF WE HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.
THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I WANTED TO SAY, I REMEMBER ON RED CLOUD WHEN I WAS TOURING IN THAT AREA, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, PART OF THE REASON THAT IT WAS SO INTENSIVELY INVESTED IN IS BECAUSE, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS A HIGHLY CHALLENGED NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF IT'S NOT ONE OF ITSELF, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO ONE OF THE DPD GRIDS, AND THAT THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR DPD, FOR PUBLIC SECURITY.
THAT'S WHY THEY WERE USING THAT AS A PILOT. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY AND WE'VE ACTUALLY STARTED LOOKING TO TRACK THE CRIME DATA AS WELL.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE READY TO COMPLETELY SHARE IT.
BUT I THINK WE STARTED LOOKING BACK SIX MONTHS BEFORE.
WE'VE STARTED LOOKING AT THE PERFORMANCE TO THIS POINT.
MAYBE DOING ONE OF THE QUARTERLY MAYBE OUR NEXT QUARTERLY UPDATE, WE CAN SHARE THAT DATA WITH THE COMMITTEE.
>> BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT IF WE CAN PREVENT IT FROM GOING DOWN AT THIS MOMENT,
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WE CAN SAVE SOME SERIOUSLY OWNER-OCCUPIED SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN A CHALLENGE PART OF DALLAS.IT WAS A REAL WORTHY INVESTMENT.
THE LAST THING I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON ALL OF THIS IS WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT? WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO REALLY WANT US TO BE EXCITED ABOUT AND WANT TO INVEST IN?
I GUESS ONE OF THE THING IS THAT THE TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING AND WE ALL KNOW ABOUT IT.
WHETHER THE CITY IS READY FOR THAT OR NOT, THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE TO ANSWER TODAY.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AT LEAST HAVING A PROCESS DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR DEVELOPING AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS CAPABLE OF UTILIZING ALL THOSE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A BETTER DECISION BASED ON THE DATA.
ASIDE FROM DECISION-MAKING PART OF IT.
ALSO, WHEN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, FOR EXAMPLE, BECOME REALITY, ALL THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT TYPE OF TECHNOLOGIES.
I GUESS THE CITY IS GOING TOWARD THAT DIRECTION, I BELIEVE.
I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL BE READY AT SOME POINT SOON, HOPEFULLY.
BUT AGAIN, I'M EXCITED BECAUSE ALL THESE PILOT PROJECTS GIVE US SOME TOOL TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE IN A BETTER WAY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
WE'LL COME BACK TO MR. MORENO.
I SEE YOU'RE DRIVING. MR. ATKINS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME.
>> YES. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTION.
ON PAGE 8 AND PAGE 9, DID WE FINISH BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS? IF SO, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THOSE PROJECTS? ON PAGE 8 AND PAGE 9.
>> COUNCIL ATKINS. YES. THOSE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETE.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, WE STARTED IN OCTOBER 2020 AND IT WAS FINISHED IN DECEMBER 2020.
THERE WAS A FAST-PACED PROJECT ACTUALLY.
THE SAME GOES WITH SLIDE NUMBER 9.
THOSE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED IN USE.
AS WE MENTIONED TOO, COUNCIL WOMAN, MENDELSSOHN, THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THE DATA FROM ITS TO SHOW THE PARTICIPANT RATE FROM THE RESIDENCE TO THE INTERNET THAT WE PROVIDED.
>> THE REASON WHY I SAID ON SINGING HILLS REC CENTER, IT LOOKS LIKE WE STILL GOT ISSUES THERE.
THERE ARE NOT THEM IN A HOUSE NEAR THE REC CENTER.
IS IS THAT THE REASON WHY WE DON'T HAVE THE RECEPTION?
>> I'M NOT PRETTY SURE ABOUT THE RECEPTION.
IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SINGING HILLS RECREATION CENTER ITSELF, THIS PROJECT WAS MORE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT RECREATION CENTER.
>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AGAIN, THE REC CENTER CELL IS ON A ALIBI CELL.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS QUITE FAR DISTINCT FROM THE REC CENTER
>> I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE IF I FOLLOW THE QUESTION THOUGH.
>> WHAT IS THE RANGE OF THE SIGNAL? WHAT IS THE RANGE.
>> THESE ARE ALL WIRELESS SIGNALS.
AGAIN, FROM THE CITY FACILITY TO THE, LET'S SAY THE FIRST POLL WAS FIBER AND THEN FROM THAT POINT ON, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE NUMBER 8 ON THE RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER, THERE'S A MESH NETWORK THAT THE WIRELESS TRANSMITTER IS HAPPENING.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE A RANGE FOR THAT ONE WAS FOR EACH NODE.
I THINK IT WAS AROUND HUNDRED FEET OR SO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
DO YOU REMEMBER JACOB? I THINK IT WAS AROUND HUNDRED FEET IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
>> REASON I SAID, IF YOU HAD A POLL TO SINGING HERE, REX AND THE NEWEST RESIDENT, IT MAY BE MORE THAN, MAYBE 1,200 FEET OR MORE, OR MAYBE 2,000 FEET RUN THEIR POLL. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NOW, WE INSTALLED THE POLE AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE CONNECTED THE CITY FACILITY TO THE FIRST POLL, WHICH WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN FROM THAT POLE ON, EVERYTHING WAS WIRELESS BASICALLY.
>> COULD YOU JUST GIVE ME THE LOCATION OF THE POLE, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT.
I KNOW SOME RESIDENTS STILL HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU. MR. MORENO I'LL LET YOU GET WITH STAFF
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LATER SO THAT YOU CAN STAY SAFE WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.I'M JUST NOD YOUR HEAD THERE YOU GO VERY GOOD THANK YOU AND I'M REALLY QUICKLY BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT ABOUT AT TIME.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE EV CHARGING STATIONS.
I WENT TO LOS ANGELES AND GOT TO DO A TOUR WITH LA DOT ABOUT ONE OF THE FIRST AND THE COUNTRY TO EVER INSTALL SOMETHING SIMILAR NOT EXACTLY THE ROUTE WHERE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT GOING, BUT THE PERSON WHO GAVE ME THE TOUR, MARCELLO HE USED TO WORK FOR THE MAYOR GARCETTI AND HE WAS HE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE IN CHARGE OF IMPLEMENTING THIS ENTIRE IDEA, THE STAFF MEMBER, AND SO HE WAS THE FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF, SO HE KNEW EVERY DETAIL ABOUT IT AND HAD A LOT OF REALLY DID SHARE A LOT OF THE PROS AND CONS AND WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED SINCE INSTALLING.
IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO GO FIRST BECAUSE YOU MAKE MISTAKES.
ONE OF THEM, WHICH IS PROBABLY VERY EASY FOR US TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE WAS WHEN THEY INSTALLED THEM, THE CHORDS THAT GO TO CHARGE THE CAR HAD TO GO ACROSS THE CAR AND WAS EITHER IN THE CRUST OF THE BIKE LANE OR SIDEWALK OR WHAT HAVE YOU SO THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET INJURED.
THE DIFFERENCE ALSO FOR THEM AS THEY ACTUALLY DON'T DO PUBLIC CHARGING STATIONS WHICH WERE LOOKING AT DOING INSTEAD AND SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE LIKE A SMARTCAR.
THEY'RE NOT SMART CAR. WHAT ARE THOSE LITTLE CARS THAT USED TO BE ABLE TO RENT BY THE HOUR? THAT'S WHAT THEY USE INSTEAD WITH EQUITY COMPONENT FOR THE CHARGES FOR THE CONSUMERS SO A LITTLE BIT LESS RATE FOR PERSONS WHO QUALIFIED A LOWER INCOME VERSUS PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING ABOVE THE MEDIAN INCOME IN THE CITY SO THOSE WERE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY NAVIGATED THROUGH.
ALSO, WHAT'S VERY DIFFERENT AS AN LA.
AND PUBLIC WORKS ARE NOT TOGETHER THE WAY WE ARE IN DALLAS, WHICH THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT BUREAUS AND SO THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY IN CONCERT WITH EACH OTHER AND SO THAT MADE THINGS DIFFICULT FOR THEM AS WELL SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE CAN AVOID, DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT CHAIR WILLIS WAS SAYING TO SEE THE CHARGING STATION COME IN AT VICKERY MEADOW LIBRARY, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
ALSO HER CALL OUT WITH THE DRONES GOING INTO THE WEST, WE PROBABLY HAVE AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF GUNSHOTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS IN THE TRINITY JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE TRINITY AND LOTS OF OPEN AREA THERE, BUT IT'S STILL VERY SCARY FOR RESIDENTS AND THEY ALWAYS SOUND A LOT CLOSER THAN THEY MAYBE, MAYBE THEY AREN'T CLOSER, MAYBE THEY'RE NOT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT THAT.
THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION TO.
ALL OF THIS IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU-ALL FOR ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE GET BACK TO US WITH THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED SO THAT EVERY COMMITTEE MEMBER UNDERSTANDS WHERE WE'RE GOING AND THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION AT HAND WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE FROM YOU GUYS.
OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND THAT ENDS THIS PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE BRIEFING BY MEMORANDUMS, LETTER F AND LETTER G. I WILL START WITH LETTER F TO SEE YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS THE AREA PLAN THAT I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER WHEN SEASON WAS SPEAKING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE AS A COUNCIL IS SIMILAR TO THE NORTHWEST HIGHWAY PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED FOR DISTRICT 13 FROM THE TOTAL WEIGHT OVER THIS TAKES THE REST OF NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND GETS US TO I35.
THAT'S WHAT THIS AREA PLAN IS ABOUT AND HAVE TO GET BIG THANKS TO THE COG FOR PAIN FOR THIS AREA PLAN SO THAT WE COULD GET TO IT SO IT WASN'T OUR CITY MONEY.
THAT'S FOR ME. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE IN THE CHAMBER? SEEING NONE.
I'M GOING TO LET MR. MORENO WILL CONTINUE DRIVING AND HE CAN GET WITH STAPH OF HE HAS THOSE QUESTIONS AND ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT LETTER H, WHICH ARE REPORTS? CHAIR MENDELSSOHN, ON THE FLOOR.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO G.
>> YOU CAN GO WITH G. YOU CAN GO.
>> I HAVE BOTH, SO I'LL START WITH H.
>> GAS, YOU HAVE ON PAGE TWO ABOUT AIR QUALITY AND NON ATTAINMENT.
THIS IS A SLIDE I THINK THAT WAS SHOWN AT EITHER RTC OR COG.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE OTHER CATEGORY IS FOR DALLAS, IF YOU KNOW.
I KNOW YOU'RE SHARING OTHER INFORMATION.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T EVEN ASK YOU THIS IN ADVANCE.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL IN A LOT OF CATEGORIES AND THEN YOU GET TO OTHER AND WE HAVE A MASSIVE NUMBER AND I HAVE NOT ASKED THIS AT THE RTC MEETING.
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IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, GREAT.IF NOT, I'LL GO THAT WAY AND FIND OUT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, DESK AND CURRENT DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
CAN I FOLLOW UP ON THAT? BECAUSE I'LL HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS ALSO ON THAT.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.
THEN MY BIGGER QUESTION IS ABOUT G, WHICH IS ABOUT THE PUBLIC WORKS.
FIRST I WAS WONDERING, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THROUGH FEBRUARY ON THIS REPORT.
>> THAT'S AS OF JANUARY ACTUALLY THIS YEAR.
>> IT'S MARCH AND USUALLY WE GET ONE MONTH BEHIND RIGHT.
>> NO, WE ARE USUALLY TWO MONTH ACTUALLY.
>> I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH THESE NUMBERS.
THIS IS THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY, CORRECT?
>> FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND WE'VE ONLY SPENT LESS THAN 8% OF THE DOLLAR AND WHEN YOU COUNT THE PROJECTS, IT'S ALSO ABOUT 8%.
DO YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO EXPEND THE DOLLARS THIS YEAR?
>> ABSOLUTELY, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
WELL, THE THING IS THAT WE HAVE TWO CONTRACT MAINTENANCE THAT THEY WERE EXECUTED AND APPROVED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ACTUALLY.
BEFORE THAT, THESE TWO CONTRACT, WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM SO DUE TO THE FUNDING AND ALL THESE THINGS SO AFTER JANUARY PROBABLY GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OF THESE TWO CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE NOW IN PLACE.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE 236, I BELIEVE, COMPLETED, AND 142 UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS ACCOUNTS FOR 26 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT THAT WE HAVE BUT I HAVE ACTUALLY ADDRESSED THESE TODAY.
THE TEAM I'VE ASKED THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO MEET THE GOAL THIS YEAR BACK IN 2020, WE ACTUALLY EXCEEDED THE GOAL 21 AND 22 OVER THE YEARS THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE IN THE CONCRETE, AND ALL THIS PROBLEM THAT WE HAD.
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER NUMBER DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE NEW CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE.
>> LAST YEAR WHEN WE DIDN'T EXPEND THE MONEY, YOU TOLD US THAT THE MONEY ROLLED FORWARD AND THE PROJECTS ROLLED FORWARD, HAVE YOU EXPENDED ALL OF LAST YEAR'S MONEY AND FINISHED ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS?
>> I BELIEVE THE PROJECTS FROM LAST YEAR, ACTUALLY MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AS OF NOW.
THE THING IS THAT ON THIS ONE WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY REPORTING WHATEVER IT HAS BEEN LEFT OVER FROM THE LAST ONE.
WHILE WE HAVE ALL THE INVOICES PAID AND ALL THE MONEY IS SPENT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARAGRAPH, I GUESS ON THIS ONE, INDICATING THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED THIS AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT LEFT OVER FROM THIS YEAR AND THIS ONE THE ONE THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, IT WAS ONLY FOCUSED ON WHATEVER IT WAS ACTUALLY PLANNED FOR THIS FY23 TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION OF THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE DON'T GO ABOVE THE PLAN PROJECT.
BUT YES, AS OF I BELIEVE END OF DECEMBER, MAJORITY OF THE PROJECTS WE HAVE COMPLETED.
BUT AGAIN, THESE TWO MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, THESE ARE MAIN CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE THE EXECUTED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
THESE ARE THE ONES THAT THEY TAKE MAJORITY OF THE LOAD OF THE LANE MALLS AND THE PROJECTS AS A PART OF THIS PLAN.
EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED WHATEVER WE HAVE LEFT OVER FROM LAST YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT IN THIS YEAR AND IF YOU COMPARE THIS YEAR, TOTAL LANE MILES IS FOR THIS STREET BY ITSELF, IS LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS SO THAT ALSO HELPS US WITH MEETING THOSE NUMBERS ALSO AT THE SAME TIME.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY REPORTS WHERE I CAN SEE THAT WE EXPENDED THOSE MONIES FROM LAST YEAR.
>> WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TOO IF YOU WANT THEM.
>> COULD YOU ADD IT AS PART OF THE MONTHLY REPORT?
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE THAT LIKE WE'VE CAUGHT UP TO WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY OUTLINED TO DO.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY WHEN I SAW THIS REPORT, LIKE THIS CAUSES ME TO LOSE SLEEP AND AS MUCH AS I LOVE ALL THINGS SMART CITIES, I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU, I WENT TO THE SMART CITIES CONFERENCE.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE USING TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE A NUMBER OF OUR PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU, PLEASE SPEND MORE TIME ON IT.
IF WE CAN'T GET OUR STREETS DONE, I NEED YOU TO STOP ANY EFFORT YOU'RE DOING WITH SMART CITIES AND WORK ON OUR STREETS.
>> ABSOLUTELY, MA'AM. SAME FOR US.
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS LAYER, WE'RE GOING TO FINISH ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE NOW.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I COULD, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS NOT ANOMALY.
EVERY YEAR WHEN YOU GET INTO THE WINTER, COLDER MONTHS, MORE RAIN, YOUR CONSTRUCTION SLOWS DOWN AND THEN THE SPRING AND SUMMER,
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WHEN YOU HAVE WARMER MONTHS, LESS RAIN, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHEN YOU SEE A MAJOR INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.>> I RECOGNIZE THAT, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND HAVING EXPENDED SEVEN AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE BUDGET.
>> LIKE IF YOU ANNUALIZE THAT, THAT'S LESS THAN A QUARTER OF THE WORK BEING DONE.
>> BUT IF YOU TAKE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING COMPLETED AND YOU ANALYZE THAT 26-30 PERCENT, THEN WE STILL HAVE ABOUT FROM THERE, WHAT EIGHT MONTHS LEFT.
IF YOU MULTIPLY THAT TIMES THREE, YOU GET CLOSER TO THAT 1,400 NUMBER OF PROJECTS.
>> I GUESS WE'LL SEE NEXT MONTH, BUT THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN.
STREETS ARE A PRIORITY FOR OUR PEOPLE AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING IS DEPENDENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS ON GETTING THIS DONE AS YOUR PRIORITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK IS SECOND AND THIRD AND FOURTH AND FIFTH, AND GOODNESS, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THIS REPORT NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS SOMETHING TO ADD TO IT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SINCE THE CONTRACT ACTUALLY EXECUTED IN I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY 17TH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN AND THE OTHER ONE IN FEBRUARY SO IT PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST A MONTH OR SO AFTER THAT TO ACTUALLY SEE THE PRODUCTION BECAUSE JANUARY, YOU SEE IT.
FEBRUARY IS THE ONE THAT YOU SEE ONE OF THE CONTRACT EXECUTIVE FROM 17 JANUARY ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF IT, WHICH IS LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THE OTHER ONE WAS ACTUALLY EXECUTED IN FEBRUARY.
I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING HERE, PROBABLY BY MARCH AND APRIL TIMEFRAME, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE PRODUCTION THAN PREVIOUSLY STATED ON THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. CHAIR WILLIS.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD TO THAT IS THAT WE CALL THIS OUR MONTHLY UPDATE OF PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND IT SEEMS TO BE FOCUSING ON THIS FISCAL YEAR AND I THINK WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE IS THE SNAPSHOT OF THE CATCH-UP ZONE THAT WE'RE CATCHING UP ON TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE SO THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, WE SEE WHAT'S BEEN CAUGHT UP ON, AS WELL AS WHERE WE ARE WITH 2023 PROJECTS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WEATHER IS A FACTOR AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE A SURGE.
HAPPINESS, SPRING COMES AND SUMMER COMES AND INTO FALL, AND THEN IT'LL, THEN WE'LL GO INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
IT'S REALLY WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR IS A SNAPSHOT TRULY OF EVERYTHING GOING ON EVEN IF IT CAPTURES THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR AS WELL.
CHAIR SCHULTZ, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NOTHING. VERY GOOD THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE HAVE ONE AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS LETTER I, THE FORECAST, ANYTHING ON THE FORECAST FROM ANYONE? REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GET ONTO THE AGENDA, PLEASE JUST SEND ME A MEMO SO WE CAN GET THAT ON THERE AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
THE YEAR IS OR THE TERM IS GETTING READY TO END FASTER THAN YOU REALIZE SO WE JUST HAVE, I THINK APRIL AND MAY MEETINGS LEFT.
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE GET THAT TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS NOW 3:13 P.M AND I NOW CALL TO CLOSE THE MARCH 20TH, 2023 CITY OF DALLAS TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.