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>> [MUSIC] THE TIME IS NOW 9:18 AND WE WILL COME BACK TO SESSION FOR THE COMMITTEE OF QUALITY OF LIFE,
[Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee on April 17, 2023.]
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM MARCH 20TH, 2023. DO I HAVE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN? [MUSIC] THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL GO INTO OUR FIRST BRIEFING ITEM FOR THE 2024 CAPITAL BOND PROGRAM SCORING CRITERIA.
NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, CHRISTINE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN BAZALDUA.
CHRISTINA NOTEWARE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
I ALSO HAVE WITH ME JARED WHITE, MANAGER WITH THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
I'M HOPING WE HAVE A PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE COMING UP.
THANK YOU. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM SCORING CRITERIA FOR THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW AND REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE SCORING CRITERIA FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT FOR THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM.
AS BACKGROUND, WE HAVE TAKEN THIS THROUGH OUR PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE, WITH OUR PARK AND RECREATION BOARD, AND THROUGH THE FULL PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.
ON JANUARY 26TH OF 2023, WE PRESENTED TO OUR PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE AND THEY REQUESTED MODIFICATIONS.
WE MADE MODIFICATIONS AND WENT BACK AND PRESENTED TO THEM AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 2023.
THEY DID APPROVE THE CRITERIA WITH SOME ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS.
WE TOOK THIS TO OUR FULL PARK BOARD ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2023, AND THEY DID APPROVE THE CRITERIA WITH MODIFICATIONS.
WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU ARE THE APPROVED CRITERIA THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE AND THE FULL PARK BOARD.
WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF BOND AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, EACH DEPARTMENT SCORING CRITERIA MUST EQUAL 100 POINTS.
EQUITY GUIDELINES WERE DETERMINED BY EACH DEPARTMENT, AND OVERLAPPING DEPARTMENT PROJECTS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR USING A CALCULATED PERCENTAGE FACTOR AND AN INTERACTIVE PROJECT MAP.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE WERE A PARKS PROJECT THAT WERE ADJACENT TO A STREET PROJECT AND OR A STORM DRAIN PROJECT, BASICALLY, ADDITIONAL POINTS WILL BE ADDED TO THAT PROJECT THROUGH THIS INTERACTIVE MAP AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. LOOKING AT THE PARKS 2024 PROPOSED SCORING CRITERIA, WE HAVE DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL SCORING CRITERIA WHICH ARE LISTED HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THESE EXTENSIVELY ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE CITY COUNCIL AND PARK BOARD PRIORITIES, WHICH INCLUDE THE PARK BOARD CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND COMMUNITY INPUT.
THEN WE HAVE OUR EQUITY CRITERIA, WHICH INCLUDES SOCIAL VULNERABILITY, PARK ACCESS, AND PARK INVESTMENT HISTORY.
LOOKING AT THE 2024 PROPOSED TECHNICAL SCORING CRITERIA, AS I MENTIONED, OUR CRITERIA IS OUT OF 100 POINTS.
OUR PROPOSED TECHNICAL SCORING CRITERIA COMPRISES 50 OF THOSE 100 POINTS.
BASICALLY YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE DISTRIBUTION IS HERE.
THE FIRST TECHNICAL CRITERIA IS LEVERAGE AND FUNDING MATCH, AND THAT HAS A WEIGHTED SCORE OF UP TO FIVE POINTS, AND THE CRITERIA DEFINITION IS THAT THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE FUNDS FROM OTHER SOURCES, SUCH AS GRANTS, MATCHES, OR DONATIONS FROM OTHER AGENCIES OR PRIVATE ENTITIES.
THEY CAN BE AWARDED UP TO FIVE POINTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS REVENUE GENERATION.
IF THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE CITY, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO THREE POINTS.
THE NEXT CRITERIA IS ECONOMIC STIMULANTS.
IF THE PROJECT EFFECTS ADJACENT PROPERTY VALUES, STIMULATES OTHER DEVELOPMENT, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO THREE POINTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS SAFETY CODE AND HUMAN HEALTH.
YOU CAN TELL FROM THE SCORING CRITERIA THAT THIS IS THE MAIN CRITERIA THAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON.
IF THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS OR RESOLVE CODE AND REGULATORY VIOLATIONS, THAT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO 10 POINTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS IMPACT ON OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AND ENERGY USE.
IF THE PROJECT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO EIGHT POINTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS IF WE HAVE AN EXISTING MASTERPLAN, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO FOUR POINTS.
THE NEXT, IF THE PRIOR PHASE IS COMPLETE AND THE PROJECT IS
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A SUBSEQUENT PHASE OF ANOTHER PROJECT FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT'S A CONNECTION TO A TRAIL THAT ALREADY EXISTS, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO FOUR POINTS.THE NEXT IS IF THE PROJECT IS AT THE END OF ITS SERVICE LIFE.
IT'S GOING TO REPLACE A FACILITY THAT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE TICKETS OR REQUESTS AND OR PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED END OF SERVICE LIFE, SUCH AS A PLAYGROUND, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO SEVEN POINTS.
THEN THE LAST IS IF IT MEETS A LEVEL OF SERVICE GAPS.
BASICALLY, IF THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE ADOPTED LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS PER THE 2016 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PAGE 83, AND THAT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO SIX POINTS.
AGAIN, THIS TECHNICAL SCORING CRITERIA ADDS UP TO 50 OF THE TOTAL 100 POINTS FOR THE CRITERIA.
OUR NEXT CRITERIA IS OUR PROPOSED CITY COUNCIL AND PARK BOARD CRITERIA, AND THIS IS WEIGHTED UP TO 25 POINTS OUT OF THE 100.
THE FIRST IS UP TO 15 POINTS IF THE PROJECT IS DETERMINED BY THE PARK BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO BE A PRIORITY IN THE DISTRICT.
THEN IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO 10 POINTS IF THE PROJECT IS DETERMINED BY THE COMMUNITY AND OR A FRIENDS' GROUP TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITY IN THE DISTRICT.
IF THE PROJECT HAS SUPPORT FROM A LOCAL FRIENDS' GROUP, PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATION, OR THE COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED SUPPORT DURING COMMUNITY INPUT, BOND MEETINGS, OR THROUGH A RECENT REQUEST TO THE PARK BOARD MEMBER OR PARKS DEPARTMENT, IT CAN BE AWARDED UP TO 15 POINTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS 25 POINTS OUT OF THE 100.
THEN FINALLY WE HAVE OUR PROPOSED EQUITY CRITERIA.
THIS IS ALSO 25 POINTS OUT OF THE 100.
THE FIRST IS SOCIAL VULNERABILITY.
WE UTILIZED THE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX TO LOOK AT THE CENSUS TRACTS TO SEE WHICH ARE WITHIN THESE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX TRACTS.
THIS IS BASED ON 15 SOCIAL FACTORS THAT INCLUDE POVERTY, LACK OF VEHICLE ACCESS, AND CROWDED HOUSING, AND GROUPS THEM INTO FOUR RELATED THEMES AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.
THE SECOND IS PARK ACCESS, WHICH CAN BE AWARDED UP TO 10 POINTS.
BASICALLY WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CITIZEN IS IN AN AREA WITHIN A 10-MINUTE WALK OR ABOUT A HALF-MILE TO A PARK.
THIS DOES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PHYSICAL BARRIERS WITHIN A 10-MINUTE WALK.
LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A PARK THAT MAY BE ACROSS A FREEWAY OR A MAJOR ROAD, WE DO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS BEING A BARRIER TO A PARK.
THEN FINALLY, IT'S PARK INVESTMENT.
IF WE HAVE AREAS THAT HAVE LACKED RECENT INVESTMENT IN THE LAST 10-15 YEARS, WHICH INCLUDES UNPROGRAMMED PARKS OR AREAS, WE CAN WORK UP TO FIVE POINTS ON THERE.
THAT'S THE FINAL 25 POINTS, AGAIN, OUT OF A TOTAL OF 100 POINTS.
THEN JUST LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED 2024 BOND PROGRAM PROCESS, WE'RE ESTABLISHING OUR TECHNICAL CRITERIA AND POLICY RIGHT NOW AND PLAN TO HAVE THAT DONE BY MAY OF 2023.
NUMBER 2, IF YOU GO DOWN ON THE LEFT, IS TO PRESENT THE NEEDS INVENTORY FROM EACH DEPARTMENT BY SEPTEMBER OF 2023.
NUMBER 3 IS RECEIVE THE FIRST ROUND OF PUBLIC INPUT BY OCTOBER 2023.
NUMBER 4, IF YOU GO OVER TO THE RIGHT, BOTTOM MIDDLE, IS TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED BOND PROGRAM THEMES AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY IN NOVEMBER 2023.
THEN PRESENT THE DRAFT PROPOSED BOND PROGRAM TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 2023.
IF WE NEED A SECOND ROUND OF PUBLIC INPUT FOR THE PROPOSED BOND PROGRAM, THAT WOULD OCCUR IN DECEMBER 2023 OR JANUARY 2024.
THEN WE'LL PRESENT THE FINAL PROPOSED BOND PROGRAM AND FUNDING AMOUNTS IN JANUARY 2024, CALL FOR THE BOND ELECTION IN JANUARY 2024 AND THEN HAVE THE BOND ELECTION IN MAY OF 2024.
AS MENTIONED, PRIOR APPROVALS ON OUR CRITERIA, OUR PLANNING AND DESIGN COMMITTEE DID APPROVE THIS CRITERIA ON FEBRUARY 9TH OF 2023, AND OUR PARK AND RECREATION BOARD APPROVED IT ON FEBRUARY 23RD OF 2023.
WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I WILL START WITH THE CHAIRWOMAN BLACKMON.
>> HI. THANK YOU. I'M CONFUSED ON WHY YOU'RE BRINGING US SOMETHING THAT PARK BOARD HAS APPROVED.
WHY THIS PROCESS BECAUSE I'VE GOT MY CHARTER OUT AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY SAY ANYTHING ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE STUFF, AND DO WE TAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AS THEY ARE AND NEVER MODIFY THEM, BECAUSE I'M CONFUSED ON WHY THERE'S THIS SET OF CRITERIA THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO JUST ACCEPT.
>> BASICALLY AS PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM PROCESS, WE'VE BEEN REQUESTED TO TAKE THINGS THROUGH PARK BOARD AND THEN THROUGH COMMITTEE.
>> I BELIEVE IT WAS THE OFFICE OF BOND AND CONSTRUCTION.
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>> I WAS NOT HERE FOR THE LAST BOND PROGRAM, SO I'M NOT CERTAIN, BUT I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE PROCESS THAT WAS FOLLOWED IN THE LAST BOND PROGRAM, MA'AM.
>> BASICALLY WE WERE ASKED TO TAKE THINGS THROUGH THE PARK BOARD AND THEN THROUGH COMMITTEE AND THEN THROUGH TO CITY COUNCIL AND OUR COMMITTEE THAT WE COME THROUGH AS THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE.
>> THEN IS THIS GOING TO APPEAR ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA FOR US TO APPROVE?
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, IS THAT ALL OF TECHNICAL CRITERIA, AND SCORING CRITERIA FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS WILL APPEAR ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. YES, MA'AM.
>> MR. CHAIR, ARE WE DOING THIS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE? SINCE THIS IS IN [LAUGHTER] QUALITY OF LIFE, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND THERE IS A PUBLIC COMMITTEE ON THAT AS WELL BECAUSE I'M FINDING THIS A LITTLE ODD THAT WE ARE HAVING A DISCUSSION FROM A BOARD.
EVERYBODY SAYS, WELL, IT'S IN THE CHARTER.
WELL, I PULLED MY CHARTER AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THIS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE ON A RESOLUTION THAT IF WE NEED TO UNDO IT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT'S WEIRD THAT'S HAPPENED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VOTE ON IT AGAIN.
I'M JUST WONDERING WHY ARE WE VOTING ON A PROCESS THAT WE'RE JUST GETTING BRIEFED ON IT.
JENNY, DO YOU HAVE ANSWER? > HI, I'M JENNY. NICE WONDER I'M THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF OFFICE AND BONDING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE QUESTION THAT WAS ACTUALLY BRIEFED AS PART OF THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR THE CRITICAL FACILITIES.
THAT PART HAS ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED.
I BELIEVE IT'S THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND PARKS WERE THE ONLY TWO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO HADN'T YET BRIEF COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY THAT WAS GOING TO BE GOING INTO THE BONE BRIEF COMMITTEE ABOUT WHAT THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA WAS AND SELECTING THOSE PROJECTS.
>> BUT DID ARTS AND CULTURE, DID THAT COMMITTEE GET TO DECIDE WHAT THE CRITERIA WERE? BECAUSE THERE'S A PROCESS HERE.
IF YOU LOOK, THEY'VE EACH APPROVED IT.
THEY WENT THROUGH PLANNING AND DESIGN AND THEN WENT THROUGH PARK BOARD AND THEY APPROVED IT AND IT'S UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S COMING TO US FOR APPROVAL.
I'M ASKING IS THAT HOW WE'RE FOLLOWING ON ALL OF THOSE COMMITTEES OR JUST THIS ONE AND I'M ASKING WHY JUST THIS ONE?
>> WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ARTS AND CULTURE ON THEIR PRIORITIES, BUT IN TERMS OF FACILITIES, THAT GOES THROUGH THE STANDARD FACILITIES, THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA LIKE WE HAD IN 2017.
I CAN GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION.
>> BECAUSE I MEAN, I DON'T REMEMBER 2017 WASN'T STAFFED BUT I WAS A STAFF MEMBER AND IT'S JUST ODD THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE GET THIS AND WE HAVE TO VOTE ON A POINT SYSTEM, WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES IT.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO GO THROUGH THAT IF IT'S ONLY FOR ONE GROUP, IT'S NOT ACROSS THE BOARD.
I'M JUST CURIOUS ON WHY WE'RE HAVING THAT PROCESS NOW.
IF WE DID IT THE LAST TIME, HOW DID IT DEVIATE FROM IT?
>> WE ARE TRYING TO FOLLOW AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN WHAT WE DID IN 2017, AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS BRIEFED IN 2017. I WENT BACK.
>> WAS THERE A RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED BY COUNCIL?
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S A RESOLUTION.
IT WAS MORE OF A COMMITTEE LEVEL THAT WE'RE BRINGING THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA.
>> BECAUSE, I MEAN, ONCE WE PATENT MEAN IT'S LITERALLY A LAW.
I'M CURIOUS ON WHY WE'RE WANTING TO DO THAT FOR THIS, BUT FOR ANY OF THE OTHER ONES.
IT'S JUST A PROCESS QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE CLEAR PROCESSES AND THIS WHOLE THING AS WELL PARKS IN THE CHARGE AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW IT.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CHARTER UNLESS SOMEBODY FROM THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CAN SHOW ME WHERE IT SAYS IN THE CHARTER THAT THIS PROCESS MUST BE FOLLOWED.
IT MUST BE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE CREATED, AND I'M WONDERING WHY.
>> IN TERMS OF THE TECHNICAL, THIS MORE INFORMATIONAL TO LET YOU KNOW SO THAT WE COULD BE TRANSPARENT AND HOW WE ARE SELECTING THE PROJECTS AND RANKING THEM.
IN 2017 AGAIN, I CAN GO BACK AND CONFIRM, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE TOOK THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA TO COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL, BUT WE DID BRIEF EACH COMMITTEE.
IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR PROCESS THAT EVERYBODY WENT THROUGH THAT.
BUT EACH COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND WHAT THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA WAS GOING TO BE.
>> IF I JUST SAY THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW A PROCESS FOR ONE, WE SHOULD TRY TO DO IT FOR ALL.
I'M WONDERING STILL CURIOUS ON WHY WE'RE HAVING A COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR ONE GROUPING.
I>> THINK THE INTENT WAS TO BRING IT TO COUNSEL FOR A BRIEFING.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO DO A COUNCIL RESOLUTION IF ALL THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA.
I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT.
>> IF IT DOES APPEAR THAT AGENDA,
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WOULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW? [LAUGHTER] I'M NOT SAYING DON'T DO IT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE ONE PERSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL A BODY WHAT TO DO.BUT I DO FEEL THAT THIS IS, IF WE'RE HAVING A RESOLUTION ONLY ON ONE, I THINK IT'S INAPPROPRIATE.
I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO THEN LOOK AT HOW ALL OF THEM GET SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS COMPLETELY WHAT'S GOING ON AND IT'S VOTED ON IN DISGUST.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT, THAT CAN BE AN ALL-DAY TASK SO BEFORE COUNCIL.
THAT'S ALL I'M SUGGESTING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN. MR. RIDLEY.
>> THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR. WAS THERE ANY EFFORT TO CREATE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, JENNIFER, ON THESE CRITERIA? IN OTHER WORDS, WAS THERE SOME A TEMPLATE OR IS EVERY DEPARTMENT DOING ITS OWN THING?
>> EVERY DEPARTMENT IS THEIR OWN SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.
WE REALLY RELIED ON THE DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT CRITERIA IT NEEDED TO BE PART OF THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR EACH CATEGORY.
>> WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THESE CRITERIA? WILL THEY BE PRESENTED TO THE BOND TASK FORCE AND ITS COMMITTEES FOR THEM TO USE TO SCORE PROJECTS OR IS IT SIMPLY FOR STAFF FOR REFERENCE?
>> THE PROJECT WILL BE SCORED AT A STAFF LEVEL AND PRESENTED TO THE TECHNICAL OR TO THE TASKFORCE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
I WILL CERTAINLY REVIEW THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA WITH THEM TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WENT INTO IT.
BUT THEY WILL BE PRESENTED A LIST OF THE PROJECTS BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA.
>> QUESTION FOR YOU, CHRIS, ON PAGE 4 OF THE PRESENTATION UNDER THE SCORE CRITERIA GUIDELINES, I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THE LAST BULLET ABOUT OVERLAPPING DEPARTMENT PROJECTS.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW THAT WILL BE HANDLED?
>> YES. BASICALLY, AS I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN IS IF THERE IS A PROJECT IN THE VICINITY OF A PARK THAT MAY HAVE A STREET PROJECT OR STORM DRAIN PROJECT OR SOMETHING TO THAT NATURE IN THE SAME VICINITY.
WE HAVE BASICALLY AN INTERACTIVE PROJECT MAP THAT WE CAN GO TO THAT WILL ADD SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS TO THAT PROJECT.
BECAUSE IT WILL BE A MULTI DEPARTMENTAL PROJECT AT THAT POINT.
AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF POINTS THAT ARE BEING ADDED, THAT IS STILL, I BELIEVE, BEING DETERMINED.
BUT ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO IF A PROJECT HAS MORE THAN ONE IMPACTED AREA IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION, WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE THAT PROJECT SOME ADDITIONAL POINTS FOR THE FACT THAT IT WILL HAVE EFFICIENCIES BECAUSE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING THERE AT THE SAME TIME.
>> IF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING A ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT AS A BOND PROJECT THAT'S ADJACENT TO OR NEAR A PARK, THAT SOMEHOW FACTORS INTO THE SCORING FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS?
>> IT COULD POTENTIALLY, IF THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS WERE TO INCLUDE A TRAIL OR ADA ACCESS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
BECAUSE WHEN THE STREET IS BEING RESURFACED, A LOT OF THE SIDEWALK AND ADA IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO BEING DONE.
THOSE TWO PROJECTS CAN BE JOINTLY TIED TOGETHER TO FIND SOME EFFICIENCIES.
>> ON SLIDE 8, THE PROPOSED EQUITY CRITERIA UNDER PARK INVESTMENT, YOU STATE THAT AREAS LACKING RECENT INVESTMENT INCLUDES AND PROGRAM PARKS AREAS.
BY RECENT INVESTMENT, DO YOU MEAN SOLELY BY THE PARK DEPARTMENT OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS? WHAT ENTITIES ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT THERE?
>> I THINK WE WOULD LOOK AT ALL OF THAT.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY JUST AT THE PARK DEPARTMENT PER SE HAS MADE AN INVESTMENT, BUT IF WE'VE HAD A PARTNER COME IN AND DO AN INVESTMENT IN THAT PARK, YOU TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.
THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS WE'RE SCORING THESE ITEMS WITHIN THE PARK DEPARTMENT AGAINST THEMSELVES.
LET'S SAY YOU HAD A PARK THAT HAD A PLAYGROUND REPLACED, BUT THE OTHER ELEMENTS IN THAT PARK HAVEN'T BEEN TOUCHED IN 15-20 YEARS.
IT'S STILL GET POINTS FOR THAT BECAUSE IT JUST HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED.
EVEN THOUGH THAT ONE ITEM HAS, BUT WE WOULD LOOK AT ANY INVESTMENT MADE BY WHOMEVER MAY HAVE DONE IT.
>> FINALLY, ON SLIDE 9, THE BOND PROGRAM PROCESS.
THE FIRST ITEM IS WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING NOW.
THE SECOND ITEM, THE BLUE BOX SAYS PRESENT THE NEEDS INVENTORY FROM EACH DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER.
WELL, THERE'S A BIG GAP BETWEEN MAY AND SEPTEMBER DURING WHICH THE BOND TASKFORCE IS GOING TO BE OPERATING, AREN'T THEY GOING TO RECEIVE THE NEEDS INVENTORY FROM STAFF DEPARTMENTS?
>> YES, THEY WILL SIR. THIS SCHEDULE IS FROM THE OFFICE OF BOND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
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BASICALLY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES, WE WILL WORK THROUGH THE COMMITTEES ON THE NEEDS, INVENTORY, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WOULD COME AND PRESENT THE NEEDS INVENTORY AND THE RESULTS OF THOSE BOND COMMITTEES TO THE COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER.
>> THAT'S A PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER?
BUT IF JENNY WOULD LIKE TO COME CLARIFY, I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> YES. ALSO, WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE NEEDS INVENTORY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT TRYING TO SCHEDULE THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD GO TO THEIR APPROPRIATE COUNCIL COMMITTEE IN MAY AND JUNE AS WELL.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THAT SO THAT WE CAN GO TO COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER.
>> WILL THOSE DEPARTMENTS BE PRESENTING TO THE APPROPRIATE BOND TASK FORCE COMMITTEE AS WELL OVER THE SUMMER?
>> I'M SORRY, I MISSED THE FIRST I DIDN'T HEAR.
>> WILL THOSE DEPARTMENTS EACH BE REPORTING THEIR NEEDS INVENTORY TO THE BOND TASKFORCE COMMITTEE ASSIGNED TO THAT SUBJECT OVER THE SUMMER?
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE COUNCIL IN A BRIEFING ON THE NEEDS INVENTORY IN MAY AND JUNE BEFORE THE TASK FORCES HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM?
>> THE NEEDS INVENTORY WOULD BE THE ENTIRE LIST OF THE PROJECTS AND THE CATEGORIES.
>> [OVERLAPPING] COUNCIL FEEDBACK AT THAT POINT OR IS THAT STRICTLY USING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVENTORY?
>> YEAH. IT'S MORE OF INFORMATIONAL.
WE WILL HAVE UPDATED THE NEEDS INVENTORY AT THAT POINT WITH ALL THE SCORING.
IT'LL JUST BE THE FRESHEST LOOK AT WHAT THE NEEDS INVENTORY IS AT THAT MOMENT.
>> YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY ACTION BY THIS COMMITTEE TODAY ON THIS TECHNICAL CRITERIA PRESENTATION?
>> THANK YOU, MR. RIDLEY. MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE SO MUCH TO THE PRESENTATION THIS MORNING BECAUSE IT GIVES ME SOME TYPE OF CLARITY.
WHILE I'M SEEKING CLARITY, I WAS HERE FOR THE 2017 AND I THINK I MISSED THIS PART OF IT OR A DIFFERENT WAY.
THE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IS THIS, JUST FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DISSEMINATE THIS INFORMATION, WILL THE PROJECTS THAT WE SUBMIT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE BOND PACKAGE? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SCORING?
>> THAT'S ONE THING. BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED SOME AND I THINK WE HAVE ONE OR TWO MORE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BROUGHT FORTH SOME INTEREST, IF YOU WILL, FOR EXAMPLE, I DON'T THINK PHELPS MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THERE FOR LIGHTING, BUT NOW THERE'S A BIG PUSH TO DO SOME MODIFICATIONS FOR, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RUGBY OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LISTENING TO ALL THE VOICES AND SO IN GETTING IN A TIMELY FASHION.
BUT IF THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW, WE CAN LOOK AT THIS CRITERIA AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION OR INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT FIRM.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ALSO IS THAT ALL OF OUR PROJECTS BY COUNCIL WILL BE WEIGHED AND MEASURED AGAINST OTHER PROJECTS.
IT'S ALMOST AS IF WE'RE COMPETING FOR FUNDING ULTIMATELY.
>> ULTIMATELY, YES, THE PARK DEPARTMENT PROJECTS ARE COMPETING FOR FUNDING AGAINST ALL OF THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS WITHIN THEIR OWN CATEGORIES.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON THERE. THANK YOU.
>> I APOLOGIZE. IF I MAY CLARIFY, THIS IS AN INFORMATION-ONLY ITEM.
I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT MISUNDERSTANDING.
IT IS AN INFORMATION-ONLY ITEM FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO DR. JENKINS FOR GETTING US IN LEADING THE DEPARTMENT SO WE CAN REALLY BEGIN TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
BECAUSE IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF A BOND IT DIFFERS, IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEEL.
I DID HAVE THAT LOW INPUT ON THE 2017.
BUT IF I'M HERE IN A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, AT LEAST I WILL KNOW FROM THE BEGINNING WHAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY WANTS BECAUSE WE ENDED UP WITH SOME THINGS IN 2017 MAYBE BECAUSE I PROBABLY LEFT FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
REALLY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WE LEFT.
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POLITICS DOES KICK INTO THAT.I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED THAT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK I'M PRETTY MUCH COMFORTABLE I APPRECIATE CHAIR BRINGING UP SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF IT, BUT LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON THE BOND, ARE YOU ALL PREPARED TODAY, MR. JENKINS I SEE YOU'RE HERE, TO EDUCATE US ALSO ON HOW WE, AS A COUNCIL OR WHAT CONDITIONS WE CAN BE PUSHED OUT AND ADVOCATE FOR THIS BOARD AFTER A CERTAIN DATE.
ARE YOU ALL READY TO TALK ABOUT THAT OR WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT? BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT HOW MUCH WE'D GET INVOLVED ONCE THIS BOND IS APPROVED AND THE CAMPAIGN STARTS AND WE NEED TO KNOW LEGALLY WHAT THE LIMITATIONS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE PREPARED TO DO THAT, BUT IF NOT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EARLY ON THAT THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO ENGAGEMENT IN THIS MON PACKAGE AFTER THIS PEERS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM, I HAVE TO DEFER TO THE ATTORNEYS FOR US WHAT YOU ALL CAN AND CANNOT DO AS IT RELATES TO ADVOCATING FOR THE BOND PROGRAM.
>> ARE YOU ALL PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY? I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUSH IT AND PUSH IT REAL GOOD OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ALL LEGAL AND LEGIT.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M NOT SAYING.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, [INAUDIBLE] HOMES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WE WILL HAVE A MEMO FOR YOU THAT WILL DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT ACTIVITIES YOU CAN UNDERTAKE AND WHAT YOU CANNOT UNDERTAKE IN THOSE TIME FRAMES A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO TIME ONCE WE GET ROLLING AND THE BOND IS ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED AND WE GET READY TO CALL THE ELECTION.
WE'LL HAVE THAT IN WRITING FOR YOU.
>> THE OTHER QUESTION IS, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
DO WE NORMALLY HAVE A SPONSOR? IS IT A SPONSOR GROUP OR DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO UNDERWRITE THIS CAMPAIGN, OR IS IT JUST ALL OUR COST?
>> THE ELECTION IS OUR COST AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE OTHER MA'AM.
>> WELL, MAKE SURE IF YOU WILL CHECK ON THAT FOR ME BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING I REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE, I GUESS IT'S PUSHING OUT THE MARKETING, WHATEVER I THINK WE MAY HAVE TO DO A CONTRACT OR SOMETHING WITH SOMEONE, BUT CHECK ON THAT AND LET US KNOW.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PUBLICLY, ALL OUR FRIENDS OF THE PARKS UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN MARK.
WE WILL HAVE TO STOP PUTTING OUR FACE IN THE PLACE.
BUT UP UNTIL THAT, AS I STATED, I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP PUSHING IT REAL GOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO TO THE VIRTUAL WORLD. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS? I SEE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO MR. WEST AND MR. THOMAS AFTER THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. FIRST, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE.
>> ONE SECOND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM.
WE CAN SEE YOU'RE TALKING, BUT WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
LET ME MAKE SURE THE VOLUME GETS ADJUSTED.
>> LET ME TRY TO GET IT, IS CLOSER BETTER?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THE CRITERIA I THINK WORKS AND I APPRECIATE THAT IT WENT THROUGH PART BOARD.
I WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT CHAIR BLACKMUN WAS SAYING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OTHER FACILITIES OUR ARTS AND CULTURE FACILITY IS NOT JUST THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, BUT ALSO LIBRARIES.
THESE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US AND AS A COMMITTEE.
MAYBE I WAS CONFUSED AND DIDN'T HEAR CORRECTLY.
YOU SAID THAT THE CRITERIA WAS ALREADY BRIEFED AND THEN I HEARD BRIEFED IN 2017.
CAN YOU RE-EXPLAIN THAT FOR ME, PLEASE.
ALL THE FACILITIES SO THAT INCLUDES THE LIBRARIES, THE POLICE, FIRE, ANY CITY FACILITIES.
THOSE WERE BRIEFED IN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE THAT'S THE ONE.
WE HAD A DEBRIEFING WHERE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS CAME AND TALKED ABOUT THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA.
THAT PART WAS RECENTLY BRIEFED ABOUT THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA.
WE WILL BE BRIEFING SEPARATELY ON THE NEEDS INVENTORY IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THE PLAN IS TO HAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT BRIEF ON THE NEEDS INVENTORY SEPARATELY.
IT'S A BIT MORE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE CONSIDERED.
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THE NEEDS INVENTORY NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED EARLIER, NOT LATER.ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRIEF US ON THE NEEDS INVENTORY BEFORE THE BOND TASK FORCE STARTS WORKING OR WHILE THEY'RE WORKING OR POST THEM WORKING?
>> IT WILL BE BRIEFING THE COMMITTEES WHILE THEIR TASK FORCE MEETINGS ARE GOING ON, THEY'LL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OTHER, AND THEN WE'LL DO A BRIEFING TO COUNCIL, I BELIEVE IT'S IN SEPTEMBER.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM. MR. WEST.
>> YOU CHAIR. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? I'M HAVING CONNECTION ISSUES.
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU FINE. WE CAN SEE YOU TOO.
>> COOL. I WANT TO JUST SECOND WHAT A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS CHAIRWOMAN BLACKMON LEAD OFF WITH ON THE PROCESS QUESTION.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS FAIR ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS.
HAVING SERVED ON THE BOND TASK FORCE IN 2017, IT IS LIKE THE HUNGER GAMES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE AS A COUNCIL WE'RE COMPLETELY NEUTRAL AND LETTING THEM THAT PROCESS BEFORE IT COMES UP TO US.
I'M NOT SAYING WAS DOING ANYTHING INTENTIONAL, BUT IF THERE ARE COMMITTEES AND BOARDS THAT ARE BETTING OUT, THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE BEEN DONE HERE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER ONES HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER CATEGORIES.
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, MOST OF MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED, BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT ON SLIDE 8 IF WE CAN PULL THAT UP.
THE FIRST THING IS ON THE PARK ACCESS.
YOU'RE SUGGESTING 10 POINTS FOR AREAS THAT FALL WITHIN THE PARK ACCESS GAP, OR IT'S THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC PLANS, A GREAT PARTNER FOR US ON THIS WITH A 10 MINUTE WALK.
I WOULD ASSUME THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT FELL IN THIS CATEGORY WILL BE FOR PARK LAND ACQUISITION.
IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS BOND, DO YOU ANTICIPATE?
>> I APOLOGIZE, COUNCIL MEMBER WEST, WE DIDN'T HEAR YOUR QUESTION.
>> I'LL TRY IT AGAIN. UNDER PARK ACCESS, THE 10-POINT SCORE, DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT PARKLAND ACQUISITION WILL BE PART OF THIS BOND?
>> YES, SIR. WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT LAND ACQUISITION WILL BE PART OF THIS BOND IN ORDER TO HELP US GET TO THIS 10 MINUTES WALK CRITERIA.
>> GOT IT. THE NEXT LINE DOWN IS FOR PARK INVESTMENT.
THEN YOU NOTE THAT THE DEFINITION IS AREAS LACKING RECENT INVESTMENT.
WHAT'S THE GEOGRAPHIC? HOW ARE YOU DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THAT AREA? IS IT WITHIN A FEW SQUARE BLOCKS? IS IT A MILE? DO WE HAVE THAT NAILED DOWN YET?
>> THAT'S PRIMARILY LOOKING AT PARKLAND ITSELF OR IF THERE'S TRAIL PROPERTY, THAT TYPE OF THING.
IF THERE'S IN AREAS THAT'S WITHIN THE PARK THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, BUT JUST HASN'T HAD ANY INVESTMENTS AT ALL.
DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY CAPTURING.
IT'S NOT LIKE THE 10 MINUTE WALK ACCESS TO PARK.
IT'S JUST WHERE DO WE HAVE PARK PROPERTY THAT HAS SEEN NO INVESTMENT OR LITTLE INVESTMENT?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER [OVERLAPPING]
THIS ONE'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PARKLAND, WHERE WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY INVESTMENTS OVER THE YEARS, FOR WHATEVER REASON.
I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE THESE GROUPS DON'T HAVE ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE EMPHASIS TO THOSE PARKS TO MAKE SURE EVERY PARK, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EQUITY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOODS AND INCLUDED THAT WE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THOSE PARTS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME PARKS LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE OWNED PROBABLY TEN YEARS AND THERE'S BEEN NO INVESTMENT IN THOSE PARKS.
>> WE'VE GOT WESTMORELAND, WHICH WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED SINCE THE '80S, SO YEAH, I'M WITH YOU.
THIS CATEGORY IS STRICTLY FOR EXISTING PARKS THAT HAVEN'T HAD INVESTMENT, IT'S NOT FOR OTHER AREAS?
THE COMMUNITY INPUT SEEMS PRETTY SUBJECTIVE TO ME, WHICH IS PROBABLY, I GUESS THE POINT HERE.
BUT WHO'S GOING TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT IF LET'S SAY YOU HAVE ONE COMMUNITY MEETING AND YOU HAVE A FEW NEIGHBORS THAT ARE LIKE, OH, I LOVE THIS PROJECT VERSUS AN ESTABLISHED GROUP THAT'S BEEN THERE
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FOR 20 YEARS THAT ARE MORE THAT COMES OUT AND WRITES A LETTER OF SUPPORT, WHO MAKES THAT DETERMINATION ON THE WEIGHT FOR THIS CATEGORY?>> I'M REALLY GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION ON THAT.
SPECIFICALLY, WE DIDN'T WANT TO PENALIZE GROUPS THAT WERE NOT VERY WELL ORGANIZED.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF GROUPS THERE.
THEY'RE REALLY GREAT PARTNERS AND THEY COME TO THE TABLE ALL THE TIME.
BUT THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE THAT LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT OR THAT LEVEL OF TIME OR RESOURCES TO DO THAT.
WE WANT TO EVEN THIS OUT AS BEST WE CAN.
DURING THE BOND PROCESS, WHEN WE HAVE ALL THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, IF WE START HEARING THAT THESE ARE NEEDS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'LL GET A SCORE FOR THAT.
A LOT OF TIMES THAT GETS BACKED UP GENERALLY BY OUR PARK BOARD AND COUNSEL BECAUSE THEY GET THE EAR OF THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
BUT THAT WAS VERY MUCH THE POINT OF THAT AND THAT'S WHY IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE NEBULOUS, JUST BECAUSE WE REALLY WANTED TO EVEN THAT OUT SO WE'RE NOT PENALIZING ONE GROUP AND PRIORITIZING OTHERS.
>> THAT'S GOOD ANSWER. THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT, CHAIR. GOOD PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. WEST. MR. THOMAS. HEARING NONE.
I'M GOING TO JUST SAY ON A FEW ITEMS. WHERE IN THE TIMELINE IS THERE A PROCESS FOR THE COUNCIL TO WEIGH IN ON THE CRITERIA?
>> I SAID TODAY IS TO ME, I FEEL LIKE IT'S THE FIRST STEP GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS AN IDEA NOT DEFER TO THE BUYING OFFICE HERE FOR THE NEXT STEPS.
>> WELL, FOR THE PARK, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THE PARK ITEM?
>> HELLO. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS COME THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE, BUT I'M WONDERING, YOU SAID THAT THEY WERE COMING TO A FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING, THAT THERE WAS NO ACTION NEEDED.
HOWEVER, WHAT IF WE WANT TO TAKE ACTION?
>> FOR THE PARKS, I KNOW IF THE PARK BOARD'S ALREADY APPROVED EVERYTHING.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PARK BOARD.
>> PARK BOARD WAS NOT ELECTED. WE'RE THE POLICYMAKERS, SO THEY CAN GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT WHEN DO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN?
>> TODAY WOULD BE THE TIME FOR FEEDBACK ON THIS ITEM AND THEN WE WILL BE BRIEFING IN FULL OF COUNCIL ON THE NEEDS INVENTORY, I BELIEVE IT'S MAY 17.
>> I FEEL THAT THE TIMELINE IS EXTREMELY RUSHED, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE EXPECTING US TO GIVE YOU FEEDBACK NOW, WHEN THERE'S BEEN NO TRUE COMMUNICATION WITH US TO PUT THAT EXPECTATION OUT THERE.
I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING ANY SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR ARTS AND CULTURE FACILITIES.
IF YOU'RE SAYING FACILITIES WAS DONE, THIS IS WHY I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ARTS AND CULTURE GETTING SHOVED IN WITH FACILITIES.
I'D LIKE THIS TO BE A FORMAL REQUEST FOR ARTS AND CULTURE TO BE ITS OWN PROPOSITION AND START THROUGH THIS PROCESS BEING HANDLED COMPLETELY WITH ITS OWN AUTONOMY.
>> WE HAVE A CULTURE PLAN THAT SHOULD GUIDE US WITH OUR INVESTMENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CRITICAL FACILITIES LIKE OUR FIRE STATIONS, OUR POLICE STATIONS.
THIS IS A LOT OF THE REASON WHY ARTS AND CULTURE USUALLY GETS THE SHORT END OF THE STICK.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT PRESENTED TO US JUST IN THE SAME WAY THAT THIS WAS PRESENTED TO US WITH CRITERIA FOR THE PARKS THAT'S SPECIFIC TO ARTS AND CULTURE.
ON PAGE 6, THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME TANGIBLE EXAMPLES OF AN IMPACT THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING SPECIFICALLY?
>> FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON WITH THE ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING.
BASICALLY, REPLACING OUR ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING WOULD REDUCE OUR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS BECAUSE ONCE IT'S REPLACED, WE WON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND REPLACE IT AGAIN AND IT WON'T NEED TO BE DONE AND COME OUT OF OUR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AGAIN.
>> OKAY ON PAGE 7, I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MR. WEST WAS MENTIONING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY INPUT.
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IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT VAGUE.I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR AN EQUITY LENS ON WHO DOES AND DOESN'T HAVE FRIENDS GROUPS.
I'M GLAD THAT THAT'S NOT A CRITERIA.
BUT ARE YOU ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT IF THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE DISTRICT PLUS GROUP IN A COMMUNITY WANTS TO PRIORITIZE THAT THOSE WOULD BE COUPLED TOGETHER AND WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE 25% IN SCORING BASED ON WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED?
>> BASICALLY, THE COMMUNITY INPUT ASPECT WAS DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY, AS JARED MENTIONED, WITH THE PARK BOARD AND PLANNING, THE DESIGN COMMITTEE.
WE INTENTIONALLY LEFT IT NEBULOUS AND YES, THE PARK BOARD MEMBER, ITS INPUT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND THE INPUT THAT WE HEAR AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS WILL ALL GO INTO THIS 10 POINTS HERE THE 10 POINTS FOR THE COMMUNITY INPUT.
THEN THE PARK BOARD, CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY HAS UP TO 15 POINTS AS WELL.
WE LEFT THIS CRITERIA A LITTLE BIT LOOSE TO ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND PARK BOARD MEMBER SOME FLEXIBILITY IN WHAT THEY WANTED TO PUSH FORWARD FOR THEIR DISTRICT AND DIRECTOR JENKINS IF YOU'D LIKE TO.
>> IF I MAY, CHAIRMAN, JUST GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS LAST TIME IN 2017, I WILL SAY THAT THE COUNCIL THAT YOU ALL KNOW YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOU KNOW YOUR DISTRICT, AND I KNOW YOUR PART BOARD MEMBER TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PARK ISSUES AND TO GIVE FEEDBACK AS WELL.
YES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU-ALL ARE THE ONES WHO'S ON THE GROUND, YOU HEAR FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
>> I GUESS I WANT TO TALK JUST ABOUT THE TIMING AS A WHOLE.
AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMEWHAT BEING PRESENTED RUSHED AND WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH APPOINTEES TO THE SUBCOMMITTEES AND OUR BOND TASK FORCE AND THIS AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE, IT SEEMS ALMOST AS IF IT'S BUILT-IN TO BE JUST A RUBBER STAMP MODEL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH INPUT THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE APPOINTED TO BE THE VOICES FOR OUR DISTRICT IN THESE RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE IF YOU ALL ARE READY TO MOVE.
WE KNOW IT'S ALREADY BASICALLY MAY AND WE'VE GOT ONE MORE MONTH OF BUSINESS HERE UNTIL WE'RE ON RECESS AFTER MAY IS COMPLETE, AND THEN YOU-ALL GOING TO HIT US RIGHT WHEN WE COME BACK BASICALLY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF BUDGET.
WHY AND WHO DECIDED ON THIS BEING A MAY 2024 ELECTION?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT.
I WILL SAY I AGREE THIS DOES FEEL LIKE IT'S A BIT RUSHED.
WHEN I CAME INTO THIS, THAT WAS MY THOUGHT AS WELL.
I WILL SAY WHEN IT CAME TO THE TASK FORCE IN 2017, I THINK ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS, THEY HAD 6-8 MEETINGS AND THEY ARE ALL CONDENSED WITHIN A MONTH SO THEY WERE HAVING TWO MEETINGS A WEEK FOR 2-4 OR 3-4 WEEKS.
WE HAVE SPREAD THAT OUT AND I THINK IN SPREADING THAT OUT OVER THREE MONTHS, NOT INCLUDING JULY, SO OVER FOUR MONTHS ESSENTIALLY FOR THE SIX MEETINGS.
DOING THESE MEETINGS BRIEFINGS WITH COUNCIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH I THINK THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE THOUGHT WAS TO CONDENSE THE TIMEFRAME SO THAT WE CAN DO ALL THAT AT ONE TIME.
IT IS MY THOUGHT, BUT I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO SOME RESEARCH ON HOW THE TIMEFRAME WAS DEVELOPED.
>> CHIEF BAZALDUA, ROBERT PEREZ AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, ROBERT PEREZ IS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
IF I COULD JUST REFLECT BACK ON HOW WE GOT HERE.
THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM WAS SCOPED BASED UPON OUR LAST CYCLE BILL IN 2017.
WE WERE GOING TO DO A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE, HOWEVER, COVID PUSHES BACK A YEAR.
BASED UPON US FINISHING THE 2017 BOND PROGRAM AS WELL AS OUR BOND CAPACITY, 2024 WAS THE YEAR THAT WE LANDED ON FOR IT FOR THE NEXT BOND.
IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS WITH TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WE LOOKED AT EITHER MAY OR NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME.
DURING OUR LAST BRIEFING, WE DID MENTION HOW IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE LESS EXPENSIVE TO DO MAY REFERENDUM VERSUS NOVEMBER VOTE, GIVEN THAT 2024 IS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
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IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE IF WE DO IT IN NOVEMBER DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AS WELL.THAT'S A NUTSHELL HOW WE ENDED UP IN A MEETING.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN AND ELABORATE WHY THAT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE FOR US AS A CITY TO CALL AN ELECTION WHEN THERE'S NOTHING ELSE ON THE BALLOT.
>> WITHOUT THE CITY SECRETARY HERE, I CAN'T GO INTO DETAILS, BUT AT A HIGH LEVEL, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> IF WE CAN GET THE CITY SECRETARY HERE WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR HER, WE CAN CONTINUE TALKING.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS WOULD BE SO RUSHED.
JUST AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS A PRESIDENTIAL CYCLE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER THINGS ON THE BALLOT, WE'RE ALREADY PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE GOING TO RUSH THIS PROCESS.
TO ME IT'S SOMEWHAT ALARMING TO RUSH SUCH A HUGE BOND ELECTION.
I BELIEVE THAT IT TAKES A LOT THE AUTONOMY AND POWER OVER WHO WE'VE APPOINTED TO BE A PART OF IT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALL HAVE MEETINGS ALREADY SCHEDULED WITH THE TASK FORCE, BUT THIS IS ALL OVER THE SUMMER.
THIS IS VERY SMALL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR APPOINTEES TO THESE SUBCOMMITTEES AND THE TASK FORCE TO GET BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO ALSO TALK TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
THIS IS A BIG DECISION FOR OUR CITY.
AGAIN, IT SEEMS VERY RUBBER STAMP LIKE, AND I KNOW THAT MAJORITY OF US HERE DID NOT GET ELECTED TO BE A RUBBER STAMP.
WE NEED TO BE THE POLICYMAKERS AND WITH A BILLION-DOLLAR CAPACITY, THIS NEEDS TO COME FROM US.
I DON'T SEE THAT BUILT-IN WITH THIS TIMELINE.
I SEE THIS AS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL ARE ALREADY READY TO MOVE WITH AND YOU ALL ARE GIVING US SOMETHING THAT'S WAY MORE BAKED THAN I'D LIKE TO SEE BEFORE WE PUT OUR THUMB PRINTS ON IT.
>> SHERIFF, IF I COULD ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS SINCE LAST FALL.
GIVEN THE PROPOSED PROPOSITIONS WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL ON HOW WE REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS.
IN OUR LAST BRIEFING, WE DID SHARE THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE PROPOSITIONS AND WE DID GET A LOT OF GOOD INPUT ON WHERE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SHOULD GO.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHERE THAT FUNDING SHOULD COME FROM.
AGAIN, I THINK THAT WE JUST STARTED VERY GOOD PLACE AS FAR AS BEING AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
ASKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, AGAIN ON THE COMMITTEES AS WELL AS ON HOW THE PROPOSITIONS SHOULD BE REVISED.
WE'VE BEEN SHARING THIS SCHEDULE WITH THE COUNCIL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF THE SCHEDULE WHICH IS TO TAKE THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA TO EACH INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
BASED UPON WHAT WE'VE BEEN SHARING WITH COUNCIL WE ARE RIGHT ON IN STEP AS FAR AS WHERE WE SHOULD BE WITH THE SCHEDULE AND IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AND BRIEF ALL THE COMMITTEES AGAIN TO GET FURTHER INPUT BEING THAT, AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE TAKEN A DEEP DIVE INTO THE SCORING CRITERIA, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. DR. PEREZ, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE ASKS FROM US.
I'VE GIVEN MY DELIVERABLES IN THE TIMELINE THAT'S BEEN EXPECTED.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS EVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AFTER THE FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING TO DISCUSS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITH PROPOSITIONS.
AT THIS POINT, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY OF THAT FEEDBACK HAS BEEN CONSIDERED, WHICH AGAIN, SPEAKS TO THE RUBBER STAMP MODEL THAT I'M LIKE, WHY DID I SIT DOWN WITH MY STAFF AND GO THROUGH WHAT I THINK SHOULD COME INTO BEING A PROPOSITION IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT SEALED.
>> AGAIN, AS JENNY MENTIONED, SIR, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO COME BACK MAY 17TH WITH THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL TO DATE OR TO THAT POINT, THE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS WITH THE COMMITTEES ARE JUST TO SHARE THE HIGH-LEVEL INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN SHARED WITH COUNCIL AS WELL, TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PROPOSITIONS, TO INCLUDE THIS TECHNICAL CRITERIA.
THEN AGAIN WITH THE COMMITTEES, SEEK INPUT AS TO HOW EITHER THE PROPOSITIONS OR THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE USED.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO SHARE WITH THEM THE CONCEPTS OF THE OVERLAYS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MENTIONED TO INCLUDE CRIME DATA, TO INCLUDE MVA.
EVERYTHING THAT WE SHARED WITH COUNCIL, WE WANT TO SEEK THAT INPUT BEFORE WE FINALIZE ANYTHING.
WE DO ASSUME THAT WE'LL BE DOING THAT WORK OVER THE SUMMER TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AFTERWARDS AND SHARE THAT FEEDBACK IN ADDITION TO WHAT I'M SURE YOU'LL RECEIVE FROM YOUR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
>> WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT THERE'S MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE
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DONE ON A COMMITTEE LEVEL BEFORE THIS GOES TO A FULL COUNCIL IN MAY.I'D LIKE THIS TO COME BACK IN MAY, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE PRESENTED ALSO WITH THE SAME CRITERIA, EXPECTATIONS FOR ARTS AND CULTURE SEPARATE FROM OTHER FACILITIES.
I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE IF IT WOULD BE POSTED AS AN ACTIONABLE ITEM TO ALLOW FOR THE COMMITTEE TO ACTUALLY DO COMMITTEE WORK BEFORE SENDING IT TO THE FULL COUNCIL.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I SUGGEST DO THAT IN JUNE BECAUSE WE ALL COME BACK IN AUGUST AND AS YOU SAID, WE START BUDGET AND I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE TOWN HALLS FOR THE BOND IS GOING TO BE CRAZY TIME AND THEN WHO KNOWS WHEN WE COULD GET OUR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
WE MAY NOT EVEN HAVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
>> THANK YOU. I'M CHIMING IN ON THAT AS WELL BECAUSE I WILL WORK THE COMMUNITIES FROM THE BOND AS BOND PERSPECTIVE AND THE BUDGET PERSPECTIVE.
AS MUCH AS WE CAN, I TRIED TO APPOINT INDIVIDUALS TO THOSE COMMITTEES. [NOISE] EXCUSE ME.
THEY WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND ENGAGED AND SO THAT THEY HAVE ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE AND THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES, KNOWING THAT THEY NEED TO GET ON THE GOOD FOOT AND BE PREPARED TO HANDLE THE DUTIES.
BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET CLARIFICATION ON WHAT YOU JUST ASKED AND YOU WANT THE STAFF TO COME BACK IN MAY.
BUT YOU ASK IF WE WERE TO COME BACK IN MAY AND THEN CAN WE STILL HAVE A BRIEF IN MAY FOR THE FULL COUNCIL ON THIS?
>> NO, I DON'T THINK THAT IF WE'RE NOT GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY AT COMMITTEE LEVEL TO PUT OUR INPUT IN AND IT'S JUST GOING STRAIGHT TO A FULL COUNCIL THAN IT WAS ESSENTIALLY JUST COMING THROUGH ON AN AGENDA.
I WANT US TO BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THAT IF YOU-ALL HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN WITH THE CRITERIA AS BEING PROPOSED.
I'D LIKE FOR US TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY BEFORE IT'S HANDED TO THE FULL COUNCIL AND THUS HAVE A MUCH LONGER DAY TO DO THAT WITH EVERY SINGLE CRITERIA THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN VETTED THROUGH COMMITTEE LEVELS.
DR. JENKINS, DID YOU SAY THAT ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO EVERY COMMITTEE OR HAS IT ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED TO EVERY COMMITTEE WITH A LESS COMMITTEE?
>> I WILL HAVE TO DEFER TO THE BANEL.
>> I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THIS PROCESS.
ARE WE THE FIRST COMMITTEE TO GET THIS PARTICULAR BRIEFING?
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WAS BRIEFED ON ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENTS ON THEIR TECHNICAL CRITERIA.
I BELIEVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAME TO QUALITY OF LIFE A MONTH OR TWO AGO.
THEY DON'T HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE TECHNICAL CRITERIA REALLY.
>> EXCUSE ME. I'M HEARING A COUPLE OF THINGS AND I KNOW IT'S MONDAY MORNING BUT THIS INFORMATION HAS ALREADY COME TO THIS COMMITTEE, CORRECT?
>> THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THIS INFORMATION.
>> APPROACH, YES, MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT.
THE STRATEGY HAS BEEN TO TAKE THE TECHNICAL CRITERIA THAT WOULD BE, I GUESS FOR EACH COMMITTEE LIKE SO TRANSPORTATION WOULD HEAR THINGS FROM PUBLIC WORKS, FROM TRANSPORTATION, SO FORTH.
THIS COMMITTEE'S HEARING PARKS, WOULD HAVE HEARD HOUSING, AND SO FORTH, SO WE'RE TAKING IT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEE BASED UPON THE DEPARTMENT AND THEN WITH THE GOAL TO BRING EVERYTHING BEFORE COUNCIL FOR THE FULL SPECTRUM.
>> ONCE WE HAVE THAT BRIEFING.
>> BECAUSE PARKS FALLS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, WE'RE HEARING THIS, BUT THE REST OF THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ALSO WILL HAVE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS.
THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THIS, AND SO THE QUESTION IS, WHERE WILL THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY? WOULD IT BE JUST THE FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING?
>> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT.
>> THAT IS WHAT YOUR TARGET DATE THERE IS MAY CORRECT?
>> I BELIEVE WHAT THE INFERENCES FROM WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO GET THIS INFORMATION, THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE MAY, SO THAT WHEN WE GET THE FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING, WE COULD BE MORE ON BOARD AND NOT HAVE TO SIT HERE AND START TALKING ABOUT I WASN'T ON THAT COMMITTEE AND YOU KNOW HOW WE DO.
[LAUGHTER] IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SO THAT WE'RE JUST NOT ASSUMING WHEN WE GET THERE FOR THE FULL COUNCIL, WE JUST.
>> YES. I'M SAYING THAT IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE AMENDMENTS OR HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT
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DIFFERENT WEIGHTS TO THE CRITERIA THAT THAT SHOULD BE DONE AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL BEFORE AND IF THAT'S HAPPENING IN OTHER RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES, WHENEVER IT'S HANDED TO US AT A FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE IN THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AND NOT A QUASI COMMITTEE AT FULL COUNCIL WITH ALL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BEING TOUCHED.>> GOT YOU. WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SOLUTION WE COULD GET SO THAT WE COULD GET INFORMATION TO THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY WERE NOT OFFENDED, COULD YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES WITH THE REMAINING MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE US FEEDBACK BEFORE MAY BECAUSE I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR CRITERIA READY TO GO BY, OF COURSE, READY TO GO IN SEPTEMBER AS OPPOSED TO US DEAL TRYING TO GET BRIEFING, SO IS THERE A REAL SOLUTION WHERE WE COULD GET TO THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD VOTE ON HIS ACCOUNTS AS A COMMITTEE.
>> WHAT I'M THINKING IS MAYBE WE CAN WE DO HAVE THE MAY BRIEFING SCHEDULE.
PERHAPS AT THAT MEETING WE CAN SHARE EVERYTHING WITH ALL THE COUNCIL AND THEN MAYBE COME BACK IN JUNE AS PART OF A BRIEFING TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE FULL COUNCIL ON ANY REVISIONS.
I'M JUST THINKING THAT RIGHT NOW, UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO INDIVIDUAL COMMITTEES AGAIN AND THEN JUST LET THIS COMMITTEE WEIGH IN ON EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD AND THEN COME BACK, SO I THINK IT MIGHT BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO COME BACK AND BRIEF THE FULL COUNCIL IN MAY AND THEN SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK IN JUNE AND BRIEF COUNCIL AGAIN, BASED UPON WHAT WE'VE HEARD AND MAYBE TAKE AN ACTION ITEM AT THAT POINT.
>> THE SCORING CRITERIA FOR HOUSING HAS COME THROUGH HOUSING ALREADY?
>> YES, MA'AM. I BELIEVE THAT.
>> I'M ON HOUSING, I DON'T. [LAUGHTER]
>> NEXT WEEK, AND SO INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY YOU ALREADY WENT THROUGH TRANSPORTATION, THE SCORING CRITERIA, NOT THE PROJECTS BECAUSE THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> THROUGH A MEMO BECAUSE I'M NOT ON TRANSPORTATION.
>> WE HAD A PRESENTATION, CORRECT.
THERE WAS A PRESENTATION, SIR.
>> ON THE PROPOSITION PROPOSALS OR THE ACTUAL CRITERIA LIKE PRESENTED TODAY?
>> THE CRITERIA LIKE WE DID TODAY.
>> I THINK IT MAY BE BEHOOVE YOU GUYS TO PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER AND GET THEM TO US ASAP SO WE CAN MARK IT UP BEFORE THE 17TH IF THAT'S THE WAY BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION IF YOU'VE GOT MORE PEOPLE AROUND AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY FULLY VERSED ON WHAT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
THAT'S JUST MY SUGGESTION BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, HOUSING, I GUESS IT'S COMING SOON. THANK YOU.
>> JUST WANTED TO GET CLARITY.
BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED TODAY, WE WILL MAKE THE CHANGES ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU-ALL WANT US TO COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE TO SHARE THOSE CHANGES AGAIN FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE?
>> I'M OKAY FOR YOU TO DO A MEMO, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM ARTS AND CULTURE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S DISCUSSED AND PRESENTED IN ITS SEPARATE LIGHT FROM CITY FACILITIES, SO IF THAT FOR SURE CAN BE A SEPARATE IDEALLY, THE REASON WE HAVE COMMITTEES IS THAT OUR FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING OR ACTION DOESN'T REQUIRE A BUNCH OF AMENDMENTS ON THE FLOOR, DOESN'T REQUIRE ACTUALLY VETTING OUT POLICY WHEN WE'RE MEETING AS A FULL BODY.
BUT INSTEAD, THOSE WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO OR APPOINTED TO THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES HAVE ALREADY VETTED AND WORK THROUGH SOME OF THAT THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH THIS.
YOU-ALL ARE PUTTING IT THROUGH ON AN AGENDA WHERE WE'RE BASICALLY GETTING TO SEE IT.
TAKE NO ACTIONS AS FAR AS AMENDING THE CRITERIA THEMSELVES AND THEN WE'RE PASSING IT ON.
AND THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY A RUBBER STAMP MODEL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JUST AS THE MAYOR HAS REQUESTED WHENEVER HE ASSIGNED COMMITTEES, WAS THAT THE VETTING OF THE POLICIES HAPPEN AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE IT AT FULL COUNCIL, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS ROBUST OF A DISCUSSION, AND SOMETIMES I UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE A TACTIC IN ORDER TO GET OUR RUBBER STAMP.
BUT THIS IS TOO BIG OF A DECISION FOR US TO BE MAKING THAT SHAPING THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS OF OUR CITY, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE MUCH MORE BUY-IN THROUGH THE PROCESS AND NOT JUST THE APPROVALS THAT YOU ARE SEEKING.
I AGAIN, THINK THAT THIS ELECTION TIMELINE AS A WHOLE IS JUST TOO AGGRESSIVE AND IT'S TOO RUSHED, AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THAT JUST NOW.
IT'S TRYING TO KICK START INTO THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS OF WHAT YOU HAVE LAID OUT,
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SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'LL GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE ABOUT WHAT WAS DISCUSSED ON THE DIFFERENCE IN COST OF ELECTIONS.BUT I THINK THAT THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN WHAT THE COST IS FOR US TO BE ESSENTIALLY RUSHING THIS FOR SIX MONTHS BEFORE IT BEING PUT ONTO A REFERENDUM.
IN REALITY, THE SIX MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE YEAR DELAY FROM THE 2017 BOND IS NOT GOING TO PUT US TOO FAR BEHIND, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US HAVE ENOUGH OPPORTUNITY TO TRULY VET THIS FOR THE POLICYMAKERS TO TRULY HAVE THEIR FINGERPRINTS ON WHAT THE END RESULT IS OF THIS BOND PACKAGE, AND FOR THOSE WHO WE'VE APPOINTED, WHO ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS, OR THOSE WHO ARE THE MOST PASSIONATE IN OUR DISTRICT TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO TO WEIGH IN AND NOT AGAIN, BE PRESENTED SOMETHING AND HAVE THE EXPECTATION OF IT GOING AWAY BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A TIMELINE THE NEXT MONTH OF WHERE THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE. MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> [NOISE] EXCUSE ME QUICKLY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS CONVERSATION AND THAT WAS I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH NORMALLY, AND IF YOU HAVE TO GET BACK WITH ME, DO THAT.
IF WE HAVE THE TIMELINE ON THE VOTES TAKEN, IF THE BOND ELECTION WAS IN MAY VERSUS NOVEMBER, WHAT WOULD BE THE TIMELINE FOR EXECUTION OF SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS? IF YOU GET BACK WITH ME, IT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE IT MAY DEPEND ON THE COST, IT MAY DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS, BUT YOU-ALL LET ME KNOW THAT AND THAT WILL HELP ME IN TERMS OF MY PRESENTATION, AND ALSO THANK YOU CHAIR FOR BRINGING OUT THE ISSUE AROUND THE CULTURAL FACILITIES, WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT INFORMATION MAINLY BECAUSE AND I'LL SPEAK TO DISTRICT 4 BECAUSE WHEN THE CULTURE PLAN WAS ADOPTED, I WASN'T ON COUNCIL AND THEN THE DISTRICT WENT WITHOUT A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND SO THERE WERE NO REAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS AROUND THEIR CULTURAL PLANS, SO I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT WE WERE THE SHORTENING OF STIG BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER AT THE TIME.
NOW I DO APPLAUD THE WORK OF MY COMMISSIONER [INAUDIBLE].
BUT I BELIEVE WE GET THE FACILITIES AND THE DEFICITS AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT UP AS IT RELATES TO FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE DISTRICT 4, IT WILL HELP US WITH OUR INPUT.
IF YOU-ALL WOULD GET THAT, WOULD THAT COME FROM DR. JENKINS WHO WOULD DO THE CULTURAL FACILITIES. GOOD JOB.
WE'RE LOOKING AROUND. I'M LIKE SOMEONE HAS IT. I KNOW.
YES. WE CANNOT BLAME THAT ON THE CHAIR.
I'M GLAD HE REMINDED ME OF THAT.
>> BENJAMIN IS FINO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ARTS AND CULTURE.
>> I'M SORRY, MR. BENJAMIN, YOU WEREN'T HERE EITHER DURING THAT TIME, SO I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR POSITION WHERE THE CULTURAL PLANE WAS ADOPTED AND THERE WAS NO COUNCIL MEMBER IN DISTRICT FOUR AND ETC.
BE THAT AS IT MAY, THEIR FACILITIES THAT NEED HELP IN THIS BOND PACKAGE FROM A CULTURAL STANDPOINT, AND IT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF FACILITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, PARTICULARLY IN FOR IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN THAT HELPS WITH THE ADVOCACY OF US GETTING A GREAT FACILITY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, PARTICULARLY IN FOUR, AS IT SPEAKS TO CULTURE AND ART, SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GO WITH THAT, SO IF YOU CAN GIVE ME THAT INFORMATION WE APPRECIATE THAT.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, CHAIR WE GOING TO BLAME IT ON HIM FOR THAT EXTRA WORK. THANK YOU.
>> NO, MA'AM. IT THERE'LL BE OUR PLEASURE, AND I WAS HERE WHEN THE DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN WAS PASSED.
>> BUT YOU WANT IN THIS BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T DIRECT. THANKS.
BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT ON THIS, I BELIEVE CITY SECRETARY BILLY RAY IS HERE ON VIRTUALLY.
I SEE THAT YOU'RE ON, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY CAMERA OR HEAR YOU.
>> WELL, MAYBE WE'VE LOST HER.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION GETS SENT OUT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL IF THAT CAN BE SENT OUT ON A MEMO.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO COME BACK WITH THESE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, WE'LL MAKE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.
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I'M JUST GOING TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE END OF THE MEETING AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET BILLY RAY ON.THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOURS PRESENTATION.
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON US.
WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY GO A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER.
I'M SORRY, MS. RENEE, BUT WE HAVE SOME OUTSIDE GUESTS THAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET THEIR PRESENTATION THROUGH.
WE HAVE ITEM C, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM'S UPCOMING EXHIBIT.
WE HAVE LORI ANN, WHO IT'S ACTUALLY HER BIRTHDAY.
I'M GOING TO LET HER GET PRESENTED AND OUT OF HERE BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HERE ALL DAY.
ALL WHO ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING, YOU ALL FEEL FREE TO COME ON UP.
I'M BENJAMIN ESPINA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ARTS AND CULTURE.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM WORKING ON THIS WONDERFUL PROJECT.
TO MY RIGHT IS LORI ANN PHARRELL, AN INDEPENDENT CURATOR.
TO HER RIGHT IS DARRYL RATCLIFFE, A MARKETING PR MANAGER FOR THE NANDO'S ART EXHIBITION, WHICH IS AN ART EXHIBITION FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
TO HIS RIGHT, IS AN ICON, A LEGEND, AND JUST A WONDERFUL MAN, DR. HARRY ROBINSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM.
NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THEM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITING US TO PRESENT AT THE COMMITTEE.
WE FEEL THAT WE'RE BRINGING A TRUE CULTURAL GIFT TO THE CITY, SO PERHAPS WE COULD PULL UP OUR FIRST SLIDE.
I WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE RATIONALE WITH YOU.
THE TITLE IS, IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH, YOU CAN SEE OUR FUTURE.
THIS TITLE CAME FROM ONE OF THE ARTWORKS IN THE SHOW BY A MAN NAMED STEPHEN HOBBS.
BUT THE FUTURE DOESN'T BELONG TO ANY SINGLE ONE OF US, IT'S OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE.
BOW SHAPED BY AND REFLECTING OUR SHARED HUMANITY.
THIS GOES TO THE HEART OF NANDO'S ART COLLECTION PHILOSOPHY, WHICH IS THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF ART.
WE'RE THRILLED TO BE BRINGING, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME WORKS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, THE UK, AND A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS IN AMERICA.
WORKS FROM THE NANDO'S ART COLLECTION CURATED INTO A THEMATIC EXHIBITION.
I WILL ADD THAT YOU MAY HAVE READ ABOUT NANDO'S IN THE PAPER AS THEY'RE COMING TO ADDISON TO OPEN A NEW RESTAURANT IN AUGUST.
JUST LIKE THE MANY OTHER RESTAURANTS ON ALL THE OTHER 16 COUNTRIES THAT [LAUGHTER] THEY'RE LOCATED IN, THE ADDISON LOCATION WILL HAVE UNIQUE ART THAT HAS BEEN BOUGHT FOR THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP.
WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT NANDO'S IS.
I THINK WHY IT MATTERS, WE'RE BRINGING SOMETHING FRESH AND NEW TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE HOPE THAT BY HAVING THIS TITLE, WHICH INCLUDES EVERYBODY, THAT EVERYBODY WILL FIND SOMETHING FOR THEMSELVES IN THE SHOW THAT THEY CAN RELATE TO ON A HUMAN LEVEL.
THERE'S THE WORK THAT THE TITLE CAME FROM.
THIS ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR WORKING WITH CAMOUFLAGE.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE HAVING THE SHOW AT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM.
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM IS FAMILIAR WITH HOW TO TREAT MATERIAL AND SENSITIVITIES OF THINGS COMING FROM AFRICA AND SO IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL PARTNER FOR US.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NANDO'S, AS WE SPOKE ABOUT, THEY DO ALL OF THEIR DESIGN WITH AFRICAN DESIGNERS AND THEY ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST SUPPORTERS OF ARTISTS ON THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.
THEY HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION, OVER 25,000 ARTWORKS THAT WERE CALLED THROUGH FOR THE SHOW. NEXT SLIDE.
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WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS A VIEW OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM.THE SHOW WILL BE LIVING IN TWO GALLERIES.
CAN WE SEE THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? AS AN ADDED BONUS, JUST THIS MORNING WE HAVE FIVE ARTISTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA LANDING AT DFW.
WE'VE BROUGHT A REALLY WONDERFUL MULTI-GENERATIONAL PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW THAT DESMOND TUTU DUBS SOUTH AFRICA, THE RAINBOW NATION.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT SOME OF THESE ARTISTS, IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE EXHIBITION.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO ABSTRACTION, TO WORKS ABOUT PLAYS.
IF YOU COME SEE THE SHOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE IMMERSED IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SEASCAPE WALL THAT WE'VE CREATED.
BUT WE ALSO SHOW ELEMENTS OF URBAN CITY LIFE ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA, NAMELY MOSTLY IN JOHANNESBURG AND CAPE TOWN.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST UNVEILING THIS WEDNESDAY, A VIP OPENING.
IF ANYBODY ON THE COMMITTEE WOULD CARE TO JOIN, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A SPECIAL GUEST.
THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC OPENING ON THE 20TH, WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT THERE'S NO COST TO THE COMMUNITY TO COME IN AND SEE THE SHOW AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK WE'LL BE DOING A FREEDOM DAY PANEL.
I'M SURE EVERYONE HERE KNOWS THAT APRIL 27TH, 1994 WAS THE DATE OF THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC ELECTION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
TO COMMEMORATE THAT AND COMPLICATE AND TALK ABOUT NOTIONS OF FREEDOM, WE'RE HOLDING A SPECIAL FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATION AT THE MUSEUM.
MY COLLEAGUE, DARRYL RATCLIFFE AND HIS TEAM HAVE PUT TOGETHER A REALLY STELLAR PANEL, INCLUDING SEVERAL OF THE ARTISTS THAT ARE IN THE SHOW.
WE HAVE MARTINE PHILLIPE, WHO IS YOUR NEW DIRECTOR OF ARTS AND CULTURE, DACIA BOARD, AND WE HAVE ANN BATHWELL FROM KERA AS OUR MODERATOR.
>> DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE? I THINK WE MIGHT JUST HAVE ONE MORE.
HOPEFULLY YOU ALL CAN COME OUT.
THERE'S MORE THAN 60 ARTISTS IN THE SHOW, SO THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
WE HAVE PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, AND COLLAGE.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO DR. ROBINSON, IF HE WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY A WORD ABOUT THE SHOW COMING AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE MUSEUM.
>> WELL, WE'RE DELIGHTED THAT NANDO'S AGREED TO BRING THIS EXHIBITION TO DALLAS.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IN TERMS OF HAVING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA TO COME TO THE MUSEUM.
WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR DALLAS TO SEE THE WORKS OF THESE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN THE SOUTHERN DALLAS.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION IS THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH LAURIE TO ORGANIZE ARE DARRELL AND KURT WATKINS.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AT THE MUSEUM MUST INVOLVE AS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH A TRANSITION IN THE NEXT VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE MUSEUM AS POSSIBLE.
THE THING THAT IS SO ENCOURAGING IS THAT DARRELL AND KURT ARE DALLASITES.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THESE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DALLAS, I TELL THEM, LOOK, I WAS BORN IN NEW ORLEANS, CAME UPON THEM BY HUGHES. I'M NOT A TEXAN.
I'VE DONE THE BEST I COULD, BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO GET MORE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM TEXAS WHO ARE NATIVE WHO ARE FROM DALLAS WHO WILL GRAB HOLD OF THIS THING AND TAKE CHARGE AND DARRELL AND KURT HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND WORKING WITH LAURIE AND THE GROUP IN PULLING THIS THING TOGETHER AND THAT IS VERY GRATIFYING TO US.
>> THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON FOR THOSE WORDS. THANK YOU-ALL.
OFFER, Y'ALL INVOLVEMENT IN LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU, LAURIE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'LL OPEN IT UP IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I SEE MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR YOUR WORK THROUGH THE I THINK I CAN NOW SAY DECADES
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[LAUGHTER] AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR CITY AND I PLOT ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE IN THE TEAM AND SO ON.NOW GET A CHANCE TO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. DARROW BECAUSE YES, HE WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN DALLAS BECAUSE I KNEW HIM WHEN HE WAS BORN.
HE WAS ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAPPENED TO GO TO SCHOOL WITH MY CHILDREN AT AN EARLY AGE.
BUT I APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT TO GET THE YOUNG FOLKS, EVEN THOUGH AT THIS AGE NOW, I THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT ALMOST OVER THE HILL AS WELL [LAUGHTER] JUST TEASING HIM.
BUT YOU KNOW, SOMEONE IN HIGH SCHOOL WILL LOOK AT YOU AND SAY, YES, SIR, BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU'RE OVER THE HILL, BUT WE'LL SIMPLY SAY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE BORN JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE US.
NO, WE'RE BORN A FEW MONTHS AFTER THEM.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND I REALLY WISH WE WOULD HAVE MORE SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION FINANCIALLY, AND I KNOW WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHAIR, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE FUSION OF RESOURCES AND INVESTMENTS AND YOU'LL PROBABLY GET SOME OF THAT MAYBE IF YOU DON'T GET IT OUT OF THE EXPANSION AND ALL, WE HAVE GOT TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY THERE IN THE MUSEUM AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU'VE MADE TO THIS CITY OR WE JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND WE JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE GETTING THE PUSH EVEN THROUGH MY DISTRICTS TO DO MORE FOR THE MUSEUM BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH MORE FOR US IN THIS CITY.
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE MR. DARYL A HARD TIME AND I'M SURE HIS MOM IS GOING TO LAUGH AT THE FACT THAT I'M TEASING THEM, BUT JUST THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. CHAIRMAN THOMAS.
DOC IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AT CITY HALL.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT ABLE TO BE IN PERSON TODAY, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE THE MUSEUM TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR INSIGHT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING.
I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME VERY CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDER YOUR TULIP THERE AT THE MUSEUM NOW.
INDIVIDUALS I HAD KNOWN AND UP-CLOSE AND FROM A DISTANCE AND RESPECT, AND SO I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING.
WHAT TIME IS THE EVENT ON THE 19TH? WHAT TIME DOES IT START?
>> IT STARTS AT 06:00 AND IT GOES UNTIL 09:00 P.M, AND SIMILARLY, THE FREEDOM DAY EVENT IS ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH, AND IT WILL START AT 06:00.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE A PRIOR ENGAGEMENT THAT STARTS AT SIX, BUT I MAY BE ABLE TO GET THERE BEFORE IT'S OVER.
DEFINITELY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT IN THAT, AND ALSO WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG ARTISTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE ASPIRATIONS FOR ART.
I THINK THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK AT THE BUILDUP FOR THE NEW CONVENTION CENTER AND HOW FAR APART IS GOING TO BENEFIT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO THE NEXT-GENERATION FOR THEM NOT ONLY TO WANT TO COME AND SEE WHAT'S TO COME AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE THINGS.
THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP DOC.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN THOMAS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT OR QUESTION? I WILL JUST ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID.
THANK YOU, DR. ROBINSON FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT NOT ONLY AN INCREDIBLE EXHIBIT THAT'S COMING UP, BUT THIS IS ONE OF MANY THAT'S ALWAYS HAPPENING, AND ALMOST ALL, IF NOT ALL, ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
AT SOME POINT, IF THEY WEREN'T AT ANY TIME DURING THE EXHIBIT, IT'S BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND THIS IS EXACTLY A REASON WHY WE SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTING THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM, WHY WE SHOULD MAKE SURE AND PUSH BACK WHEN IT COMES TO A PROPOSED BOND AND PUT IN OUR CULTURAL FACILITIES INDEPENDENTLY SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM THE LOVE THAT THEY NEED AND DESERVE AND GIVE BACK JUST AS MUCH AS YOU ARE GIVING BACK TO OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EXHIBIT.
EVERYBODY SHARE, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU-ALL ALSO THERE ON THE 19TH OR THE 26TH TO HELP PROMOTE
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AND CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EXHIBIT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FOR OUR OUR CITY.THANK YOU-ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
>> WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE OUT ITEM C AND MOVE ON TO ITEM B, PEDESTRIAN AND TRAILS SAFETY.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE GREATNESS RENEE JOHNSON WHO WAS PATIENT.
>> CHIEF WATSON. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
>> JOHN JAMES DIRECTOR FOR THE [INAUDIBLE].
I JUST WANTED TO SAY BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I KNOW THIS SUBJECT IS DEAR TO EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY IN THE PARKS.
I WANT TO THANK DPD AND THE MARSHALS AND OUR RANGERS AND WORKING ON A PLAN THAT WE'D BEEN WORKING ON ALONG WITH THE PART BOARD AD HOC SECURITY COMMITTEE.
BUT HEARING FEEDBACK FROM EACH COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOUR CHARGE HAS BEEN TO ME, AS WELL AS THE BOARD IS.
HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR PARKS MORE SAFER, BUT MAKE SURE WE HAVE A MORE STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS SAFETY IN PARKS AND OUR TRIOSE? TODAY YOU HEAR FROM RENEE JOHNSON AND EVERYONE ELSE.
THIS HAS BEEN PART OF PUTTING THIS PLAN TOGETHER.
WE'RE HERE TO HEAR ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
BUT I WILL SAY THERE WILL BE A BIG ASK IN THIS BUDGET YEAR BECAUSE WE REALLY DESPERATE NEED MORE SECURITY.
WE NEED ADDITIONAL MARSHALS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR PARK SYSTEM.
IT IS A HUGE DEMAND ON AND NOW, IT CONTINUES TO GROW.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP UP TO THE SECURITY NEEDS IN THE PARKS.
>> THE IDEA IS THAT THAT'S SUPPLEMENTING SO THAT OUR DPD RESOURCES ARE NOT BEING UTILIZED, CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET TALKS. THANK YOU, MS. JOHNSON.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
TODAY, OF COURSE, WE'RE HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT PEDESTRIAN ENSURE SAFETY AND OVERALL PARK STRATEGY FOR SAFETY.
THE OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING TODAY.
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE'VE WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH OUR PARK BOARD WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING TRAIL SAFETY.
OF COURSE, OUR PARTNERS ARE HERE WITH US TO DISCUSS THESE INITIATIVES, THE MARSHALS AS WELL AS DPD IN OUR SAFETY STRATEGIES.
TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PARK SAFETY AND SECURITY STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE, PARK BOARD, TO CREATE OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS.
TODAY WE WILL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR INNER AGENCY INITIATIVES AS WELL AS OUR OTHER INITIATIVES.
SINCE LAST YEAR WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE.
THE PARK BOARD IS COMMITTED TO TRYING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PARKS AND TRAILS SAFETY.
OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS WE'LL DISCUSS, AS WELL AS HOW IT IMPACTS OUR PARK SITES, AS WELL AS THE TRIALS.
THIS IS BUILDING UPON OUR EXISTING STRATEGIES, AS WELL AS THIS PLAN REALLY SETS THE COURSE AND NAVIGATE ALL OF OUR MEASURES AS IT RELATES TO PARKS AND TRAILS SAFETY.
NEXT SLIDE. PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE INNER AGENCY INITIATIVES, WE HAVE MANY PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH IN ORDER TO CREATE PARK SAFETY.
SOME OF THESE PARTNERS ARE THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DALLAS MARSHALL'S.
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, THE HEART TEAM, AND CODE COMPLIANCE.
WE KNOW THAT IT TAKES ALL OF OUR GROUPS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PARKS AND TRAILS SAFETY.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR INNER AGENCY INITIATIVES.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OHS, HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION TEAMS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE GREAT COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH OHS AS IT RELATES TO IN CABINETS THAT ARE IN THE PARKS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POPULATION RECEIVES SERVICES FROM OHS, AND WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY OHS.
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WE DILIGENTLY TO WORK ON PARK CLEANING WITH THEIR COLLABORATION.THE POLICE, AS SOME POINTS AND DALLAS MARSHALS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS.
FOR SURE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS ANOTHER INITIATIVE.
WE KNOW IN THE PARK DEPARTMENT THAT AS IT RELATES TO SAFETY IN PARKS.
THE MORE WE HAVE GOING ON IN A POSITIVE WAY.
WELL, WITH PATRONS, THE BETTER THE PARK IS AS RELATES TO TUTORIAL SAFETY AND PARK SAFETY.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARK PROGRAMMING, OUR VIP PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP SOON TOO, IN JUNE WITH OUR TRAIL SAFETY PARTNERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THEM IN ORDER FOR THEM TO JUST BE EYES AND EARS AS IT RELATES TO TRAIL SAFETY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH MANY GROUPS.
WE HAVE OVER 100 AGREEMENTS WITH GROUPS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM AND THEY HELP US TO ENSURE THAT THE PARK IS SAFE.
FRIENDS GROUPS, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS OUR PARK PARTNERS LIKE PARKS WERE DOWNTOWN DDI AND MAJOR PARK STAKEHOLDERS.
WE HAVE MANY PILLARS OF THIS PLAN AS THOUGH INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT IS A BIG PIECE OF THAT, OUR BIG ROCKS AS YOU WOULD SAY.
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO TONY ERVIN, WHO MANAGES THIS AREA.
HE IS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MANAGES THE PARK MARSHALS AND RANGE OR PROGRAM. GO AHEAD IN CHARGE TONY.
>> THANK YOU RANEES. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, TRAIL DESIGN IN GENERAL.
I DO HAVE A BIT OF A BACKGROUND AND TRAIL DESIGN AND TRAIL PLANNING.
YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED IN DALLAS'S TRAIL SYSTEM, BUT I'LL ALSO SAY ANOTHER TRAIL SYSTEMS AND OTHER CITIES THAT YOU WILL NOT HISTORICALLY SEE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE TRAILS.
IT'S TYPICALLY INCORPORATED AT POINT LOCATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, BRIDGES.
YOU MIGHT SEE AT A TRAIL INTERSECTIONS, CROSSWALKS.
YOU MAY SEE IT AT TRAIL HEADS AND PARKING LOTS.
A LOT OF THAT IS HISTORICALLY BEEN DRIVEN BY COST, FRANKLY.
BALANCING THAT AGAINST THE FACT THAT TYPICALLY YOUR HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS OF TRAIL USES HISTORY DURING DAYTIME.
UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES, WHETHER IT'S GOOD OR BAD THAT LIGHTING AND THE CAMERAS ARE SOMETIMES A SACRIFICE AS A RESULT OF THAT JUST TO SAVE MONEY AND OF COURSE, A BUILD AS MUCH TRAIL FLAT WORK, WHICH IS THE CONCRETE AS YOU CAN.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, A SINGLE LIGHT INSTALLATION COULD COST YOU UPWARDS OF $6,000.
IF YOU WERE TO TAKE A ONE MILE LONG TRAIL AND CONSIDERING $6,000 PER LIGHT.
IF YOU WERE TO SPACE THOSE LIGHTS AT EVERY HUNDRED FEET, YOU'D BE LOOKING AT OVER 300,000 DOLLARS FOR ONE MILE TRAIL INSTALLATION.
AGAIN, TRYING TO BALANCE COST AGAINST OTHER CONSTRAINTS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THIS TIME IS WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE AD HOC SAFETY COMMITTEE COMPRISING SEVERAL PARK BOARD MEMBERS THAT RENEE MENTIONED AND WE'RE BEGINNING THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN BE A LITTLE MORE STRATEGIC IN TERMS OF TRAIL LIGHTING AND CAMERA INSTALLATIONS AS PART OF THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING THAT WAS APPROVED SPECIFICALLY FOR PARTS SAFETY.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF RETROFITTING CURRENTLY.
REALLY OUR FOCUS IS ON WITH THAT TWO-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS REC CENTERS, BUT IN TERMS OF TRAILS WERE LOOKING AT TRYING TO ILLUMINATE THE PARKING LOTS AND TRAIL HEADS AND TRYING TO EXTEND THAT MONEY AS FAR AS WE GO.
WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PARK BOARD AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IN TERMS OF THIS PLANNING FOR THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM.
WE WILL ALSO AS PART OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED, LOOK AT POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE OUT THERE, IDENTIFY THOSE SPECIFICALLY, AND THEN PURSUE THOSE.
IN ADDITION TO TRYING TO POTENTIALLY ELICIT SOME PARTICIPATION FROM CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL, TO PARTNER WITH US IN TERMS OF INSTALLING MORE SAFETY AND SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS.
YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I THINK I COVERED THAT NEXT SLIDE.
>> AS PART OF OUR SAFETY STRATEGY, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EXPOSURE AND VISIBILITY AS IT RELATES TO OUR TRAIL.
WE HAVE OUR BIKE SAFETY PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE RANGERS ON BIKES TWICE PER WEEK.
ABOUT SIX RANGERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND ARE CERTIFIED TO RIDE BIKES ON THE TRAILS.
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THEY LOOK AT THOSE INFRACTIONS.OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATRONS ARE COMPLIANT, AND SO THEY'RE OUT THERE TALKING AND SPEAKING AND ENGAGING WITH OUR PARK USERS.
NEXT SLIDE. AS MR. JENKINS SAID, THERE IS A BIG ASK.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THESE STRATEGIES AND FOR SURE THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AND MAKING POSITIVE MEASURES.
BUT WE KNOW THIS TAKES INVESTMENT AND WE'RE REQUESTING ABOUT A $10 MILLION INVESTMENTS AS IT RELATES TO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THIS APPROACH IS TIERED AS FAR AS THAT THERE'S INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE IS ENGAGEMENT, THERE IS STAFFING, THERE'S OTHER EQUIPMENT.
WE NEED ALL OF THOSE LAYERS IN ORDER TO MOVE SAFETY FOR AS IT RELATES TO PARKS AND TRAILS.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE OVER 400 PARKS AND SO MANY USERS.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PARK SYSTEM, AND WE JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IT IS A SAFE PLACE TO PLAY.
I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE PARK BOARD HAVE REALLY BEEN COMMITTED TO THAT.
WE'RE DEFINITELY ENGAGED WITH YOUR OFFICES WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES THAT OUR GROUP HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND TO.
IN ORDER TO HAVE BETTER RESPONSE, WE WANT HIM ENSURE THAT WE MAKE THAT REQUEST TO THE COUNCIL FOR MORE FUNDING FOR THOSE RESOURCES.
OUR NEXT STEPS, WE WILL CONTINUE THIS STRATEGIC PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THESE EFFORTS.
WE WILL PROVIDE STATUS UPDATES TO OUR PARK BOARD MEMBERS TO ENSURE THEY ARE ENGAGED AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON AS IT RELATES TO PARK SAFETY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR INTERAGENCY GROUPS.
THEY HAVE BEEN DILIGENT AND SUPPORTIVE IN OUR PARKS AND TRAILS SAFETY PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO EXPAND THE BICYCLE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE KNOW TRAIL SAFETY AND OF COURSE, NEARLY 180 MILES OF TRAIL, BUT GOING UP TO 300, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
THEN OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, THEY ARE HERE, THEY ARE ENGAGED, THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ENGAGE THEM, HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REACH OUT TO THEM, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK IN COLLABORATION.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ONE OF OUR BEST PARTNERS.
OF COURSE, I HAVE TWO OF THEM HERE TODAY.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF PIUT.
>> DAVID PETERS, DALLAS CITY MARSHAL.
IN AN EFFORT TO NOT ONLY INCREASE PARK SECURITY AND INCREASE VISIBILITY, BUT ALSO TO RELEASE SOME OF THE PRESSURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT TIE UP A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES AT DPD.
THE DALLAS MARSHALS CREATED A PARK UNIT BACK IN 2021.
IT WAS SMALL WITH ONE SERGEANT AND THREE DEPUTY MARSHALS PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND IN 2022, THAT WAS EXPANDED BY FOUR ADDITIONAL.
TODAY, WE NOW HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SHIFTS OPERATING 9:00 TO 5:00 AND 3:00-11:00 WITH TWO SUPERVISORS AND 10 DEPUTIES.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPAND YEAR OVER YEAR AS WE CONTINUE TO PATROL THE PARKS SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARK RANGERS AND DPD OFFICERS.
NEXT SLIDE. UTILIZING THE CURRENT MARSHAL IS ASSIGNED TO THE PARK ENFORCEMENT UNIT WILL BE OPERATING THE TRAIL SAFETY UNIT.
THESE WILL BE ASSIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO TRAIL SAFETY.
AS IT SAYS IN THE PRESENTATION, THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE BICYCLE TRAINING SCHOOL AT THE END OF MARCH.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE BICYCLES DIDN'T COME IN IN TIME, SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SEND THEM TO THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RESCHEDULE THAT SCHOOL, BUT WE DO HAVE THE BICYCLES THAT ARE FULLY OUTFITTED AND EQUIPPED AND READY TO GO NOW, SO WE'LL GET THAT RESCHEDULED AND GET THEM ON.
WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE THE ATVS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
AS WE GO AND WE EXPAND, NOT ONLY THE PARKS UNIT, BUT THE TRAIL SAFETY UNIT ALSO WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DPD NPO UNIT, AND THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO RIDE THE TRAILS ALSO.
WE WILL COLLABORATE WITH THEM AND DO SOME SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND THEN COMBINE MANPOWER AS NEEDED.
WE WORK ON A DAILY BASIS WITH THE PARK RANGERS, WE'LL BE TEAMING UP WITH THEM FOR TRIAL SAFETY RIDES ALSO.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER INCIDENTS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND HOMELESSNESS ALONG THE TRAILS AS WE CONTINUE TO PATROL, AND WE'LL ENGAGE THE HART TEAM AND THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT REALLY IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF COLLABORATION AMONG MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY REMAINS IN NOT ONLY THE PARKS
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BUT THE EVER-GROWING TRAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS.WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO CHIEF IGO.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS CHIEF IGO, DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TODAY I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE CITY TRAILS AND OVERVIEW OF THAT VISIBILITY AND ENFORCEMENT, OUR CRIME METRICS, TRAIL SAFETY TIPS, AND OUR NEXT STEPS.
NEXT SLIDE. AS MENTIONED, CITY OF DALLAS HAS OVER 175 MILES OF TRAILS.
THE DEPARTMENT FREQUENTLY PATROLLED TRAILS OR THE WHITE ROCK LAKE TRAIL, THE SANTA FE TRAIL, KATY TRAIL, AND THE AT&T TRAIL AND TRINITY FOREST TRAIL.
NEXT SLIDE. THE WHITE ROCK LAKE TRAILS A 9.4-MILE TRAIL.
IT ENCIRCLES WHITE ROCK LAKE AND OUR TRIALS ARE CONDUCTED DAILY, EITHER BY BIKE PATROLS, THE MOUNTAIN UNIT.
WE DO HAVE AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE AND VEHICLE PATROLS AS WELL.
SANTA FE TRAIL IS A 4.7-MILE TRAIL.
IT BEGINS TO EAST OF DEEP ELLUM AND EXPOSITION PARK AND CONNECTS INTO THE WEST SIDE OF WHITE ROCK LAKE.
WE PATROL THIS AREA WITH BIKE PATROLS, MOUNTAIN UNIT, AND THE PATROLS ARE EITHER SELF-INITIATED OR COMPLAINT-DIRECTED PATROLS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
KATY TRAIL IS A 3.5-MILE TRAIL.
IT'S IN NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER AND ENDS AT THE CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, AND OUR PATROLS ARE CONDUCTED DAILY BY EITHER THE BIKE UNIT OR MOUNTAIN UNIT.
IN THE AT&T TRAIL AND TRINITY FOREST TRAIL IS A 8.1-MILE TRAIL HAS MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS TO THE TRAIL IN PATROLS OR SELF-INITIATED COMPLAINT DIRECTED TO INCLUDE BIKE PATROL AND MOUNTING UNIT PATROLS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. LOOKING AT OUR CRIME METRICS FOR ALL CITY TRAILS, AND THESE ARE CATEGORIZED BY OFFENSES WITHIN 100 FEET OF THE TRAILS.
AS YOU LOOK AT OUR 2023 STATS, WE'VE HAD FIVE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, SIX ROBBERIES IN ZERO MURDERS. NEXT SLIDE.
LOOKING AT THE METRICS FOR ALL MONITOR TRAILS, WHICH IS THE WHITE ROCK LAKE TRAIL, SANTA FE TRAIL, KATY TRAIL, AND AT&T, FOREST TRAIL.
AS OF THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD ONE ROBBERY OFFENSE TO DATE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OUR REST WITHIN 100 FEET OF ALL CITY TRAILS.
AS OF THE INITIAL BRIEFING, YOU CAN SEE THE TOTALS FOR '21 AND '22.
WE'LL NEED TO ADD PROVIDE UPDATED TOTALS FOR 2023, BUT FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT YET, 80, ARREST, ROBBERY, 27, AND MURDER, THREE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
REPORT SUSPICIOUS PERSONS OR BEHAVIOR.
AVOID WEARING EARBUDS, RUN, BIKE, OR WALK WITH A FRIEND OR IN A GROUP, WEAR BRIGHT OR REFLECTIVE CLOTHING.
VARY YOUR EXERCISE ROUTINE, CARRY PEPPER SPRAY OR WHISTLE, AND CARRY A FULLY CHARGED TELEPHONE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
OUR NEXT STEPS, CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DALLAS PARKS AND MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND CRIME PREVENTION ON CITY PARKS AND TRAILS.
COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
CONTINUED USE OF OUR DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES, WHICH IS A MOUNTED UNIT OR NPO'S, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CERTIFIED BIKE OFFICERS ON THE DEPARTMENT, CROSS-TRAIN NPO OFFICERS TO CONDUCT BIKE PATROLS AT PARKS AND TRAILS.
LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO MONITOR ALL TRAIL LOCATIONS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ON TRAIL SAFETY, AND SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT THROUGH BIKES AND ATVS.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO RENEE FOR ANY CLOSING COMMENTS.
>> THAT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION OF THIS.
THIS IS DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.
I'LL OPEN IT UP NOW TO MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION.
I GUESS THIS WOULD GO TO CHEAT ON THE TRAILS WITH THE MARSHALS, HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THE SEX OFFENDERS THAT ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THESE TRAILS.
THEN I THINK MY QUESTION IS NOT COMING OUT, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY.
I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION POP UP ABOUT A SEX OFFENDER.
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THEY JUST MOVED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE WANTED TO LIMIT THE TRAIL IS BEING PLACED AT MARK TWAIN BECAUSE OF OUR FEAR OF THE SEX OFFENDERS.THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE HE'S ONLY TWO SECONDS AWAY FROM THE MARK TWAIN.
WE CUT BACK ON THE TRAIL, THEY WANTED TO PUT IT TO PUBLIC LAND, TRUST OR WHATEVER AND ADD ALL THESE TREES AND TRAILS TO THE CAMPUS, AND THAT WAS OUR REAL CONCERN ABOUT THESE SEX OFFENDERS WERE COMING BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT ARE WE DOING? IS IT ON YOUR RADAR OF WHAT GAME PLAN WE NEED TO HAVE AS WE LAUNCH THESE MOVES TO THE GROUND.
>> IT GOES BACK TO THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MARSHALS AND DPD BECAUSE DPD HAS THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION UNIT, THE SEX OFFENDER APPREHENSION TEAM.
THERE'S A LOT OF COLLABORATION THAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN DPD AND THE MARSHALS.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS THAT HAVE COME TO LIGHT THAT HAVE INVOLVED SEX OFFENDERS THAT BEGAN A COLLABORATIVE INVESTIGATION BETWEEN THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND DPD.
THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNICATION THAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THOSE TWO AGENCIES TO ENSURE IT'S ALL PART OF THE TRAIL SAFETY PLAN.
>> SHOULD YOU ALSO INCLUDE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND I GUESS WHEN YOU CALL THEM THEIR PAROLE OFFICERS.
DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE THEM OR SHOULD THEY BE INCLUDED OR CAN THEY BE INCLUDED? WILL THEY BE INCLUDED?
THERE'S SOME SEX OFFENDERS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT RESTRICTIONS THAN OTHERS.
IT GETS SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED AND I WOULD NEED A SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION DETECTIVE TO REALLY GO THROUGH AND EXPLAIN ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT THERE'S TIMES WHEN YOU WOULD BRING THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND GET THEM INVOLVED, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION AND THE OFFENDER.
>> FOR ME, I JUST WANTED TO SAY IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS WE TALK ABOUT ACTIVATING MORE KEYS PARK AND ACTIVATING MORE PARKS EVEN ON OUR SCHOOLS, I KNOW I'M SIGNED UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS, BUT I'M JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ON OUR RADAR SO THAT AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADVOCATING IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THESE PARKS, IT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT GAME PLAN BECAUSE AS A HOMEOWNER PRESIDENT I CAN'T GET IN FRONT OF THE MEETING AND SAY WE HAVE A SEX OFFENDER THAT'S AT SUCH AND SUCH STREET.
BUT I HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL THAT FOLKS ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE TO PUT IT THAT WAY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S IN THE MEETING AND WHO'S CHILD YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY AT ALL COSTS.
IF YOU ALL COULD WORK ON THAT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING COLLABORATIVE, WE ARE PUSHING OUT, OF COURSE THAT WAS 365 SAFE OF COURSE IN DISTRICT 4 AND ALL THROUGH THE CITY.
BUT I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TO YOU BECAUSE IT WAS SO SCARY HAVING THAT POP UP AND KNOWING JUST THE ADVOCACY WE HAD AGAINST INCLUDING SEVERAL LAYERS ON THE BACK OF A SCHOOL RIGHT HERE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I'M GOING TO GO TO MR. RIDLEY NEXT AND THEN TO MS. BLACKMON AND THEN TO MR. WEST, VIRTUALLY, IF YOU ALL COULD JUST BE COGNIZANT OF TIME, WE LOST ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM OUR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND I'M PLANNING ON ADJOURNING AT 11:15 TODAY. MR. RIDLEY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. CHIEF PEWS, ON SLIDE 13, YOU TALK ABOUT THE TRAIL SAFETY, WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEART TEAM.
I'M CURIOUS, WHAT IS YOUR POLICY WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER THE HOMELESS ON TRAILS?
>> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AS IT RELATES TO THE ENCAMPMENT PART OF IT.
WHEN WE COME ACROSS AN ENCAMPMENT, OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPTH OF THE ENCAMPMENT.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN THERE? THE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS AROUND.
THEN WE ENGAGE THE HEART TEAM.
WE HAVE MARSHALS ASSIGNED TO THE HEART TEAM ALSO TO COME OUT AND PROVIDE THE ALTERNATIVES, DO ALL THEIR CASEWORK STUFF ON THE FRONT END AND PUSH IT TO THEM, AND THEN WE TAKE OVER THE ROLE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY FROM THAT POINT.
>> SINCE CAMPING IN A PUBLIC PARK IS AGAINST THE LAW, IS THERE A POLICY TO RESOLVE THAT ENCAMPMENT WHEN YOU FIND ONE?
>> IF THEY'RE CAMPING WITHIN A PUBLIC PARK YES.
THE ORDINANCE IS THERE FOR US TO TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
>> THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE TRAIL SYSTEM, WOULDN'T IT?
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>> YES. SOMETIMES WE FIND THESE IN THE AREA THAT CHIEF IGO WAS TALKING ABOUT IS JUST OUTSIDE THAT PERIMETER OUT THERE.
BUT EITHER WAY, ENFORCEMENT IS OUR LAST ALTERNATIVE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEART TEAM AND WITH THE LHS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER AS IT RELATES TO IT MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT DAY OR THAT HOUR, BUT THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO RETURN/ WE WERE LOOKING FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS AND WRITING SOMEBODY A TICKET OR TAKING HIM IN ON A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE IS NOT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION.
WE REALLY LOOK TO AND RELY ON RHS AND THE HEART TEAM FOR SOME SUSTAINABILITY.
>> THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING AT YOUR BUDGET AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH SLIDE IT WAS.
IS THAT EACH YEAR YOU'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THAT OR IS THAT COMPOUNDED? IN OTHER WORDS, IS IT 2.5 IN THE NEXT YEAR IT'S 5.5 AND THEN 8.5 OR IS IT GOING TO BE 2.5 AND THEN IT GOES UP TO THREE AND THEN IT STAYS AT THREE?
>> CORRECT. YES. IT WILL BE 2.5, I THINK IT'S THREE, BUT IT'S FOR THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> IT'S FOR THE YEAR. YOU'RE NOT COMPOUNDING.
YOU'RE NOT ADDING IT TO THAT PREVIOUS YEAR.
THERE IT IS. IN OTHER WORDS, IN 2026, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED 8.5 MILLION.
>> YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE THAT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO NEED THREE.
EACH YEAR IT'S GONNA GO UP BY THAT.
BY YEAR 2027, WE'RE GOING TO BE AT 8.5?
>> EIGHT AND A HALF. THAT'S CORRECT.
>> YES, WHICH I GUESS THE QUESTION IS IS DO WE SEE OUR TRAIL SYSTEM AS A TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATION SYSTEM? BECAUSE I WOULD THINK IF YOU THINK OF IT AS A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, WE WOULDN'T PUT STREETS.
SOME STREETS DO NOT HAVE LIGHTS, BUT YOU TECHNICALLY WOULD NOT PUT A VEHICLE ON A STREET WITHOUT A LIGHT.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE.
HOW DO WE SEE OUR TRAIL SYSTEM?
>> WE ALSO HAVE JERRY WHITE HERE, WHO IS [LAUGHTER] IN REGARD TO TRAIL PLANNING.
>> HI, JERRY. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> YOU AS WELL. I WOULD SAY THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES.
THEY SERVE DUAL FUNCTIONS AND A LOT OF OUR TRAIL SYSTEM IS FUNDED THROUGH TRANSPORTATION FUNDING EITHER THROUGH STATE OR FEDERAL.
THERE'S DEFINITE OVERLAP BETWEEN PARKS AND TRAILS AND THEN OUR LIKE OUR BIKE PLAN AND THE STREET SYSTEM, THEY'RE VERY INTEGRATED TOGETHER AND THEY INTERACT.
OUR TRAILS MOVE INTO THE STREETS AND MOVE BACK IN THE PARK RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP THERE.
>> IN ALLOCATING THIS MONEY, HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT? WOULD YOU PRIORITIZE THE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS ARE THE ONES THAT WE FEEL ARE MORE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS VERSUS RECREATIONAL.
BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT PRIORITIZING BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO THE WHOLE SYSTEM WITH THE 8 MILLION OR 9 MILLION.
>> I THINK WE'D LOOK AT VISIBILITY.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR SYSTEM THAT MOVES INTO WOODED AREAS OR EVEN IF IT IS PART OF THE STREET SYSTEM, IT MIGHT BE AN UNDER LIT AREA.
I THINK WE'D REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT LOCATIONS ARE WE HAVING, MAYBE CHRONIC PROBLEMS AND ADDRESS THOSE FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON AND SPREAD THAT OUT TO THE REST OF THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THERE'S SOME TRAILS THAT ARE FULLY VISIBLE, THEY'RE ADJACENT TO A ROADWAY, PRETTY WELL LIT AND THERE'S SOME THAT MOVE IN AND OUT OF THESE WOODED AREAS OR JUST MORE ISOLATED AREAS.
>> WHEN YOU DO THE LIGHTS, ARE THEY ELECTRICAL? ARE THEY SOLAR? DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR ELECTRICITY IF WE DO LIGHT THEM?
>> I MIGHT HAVE TO TURN THAT BACK TO.
>> I MEAN, YOU CAN GET BACK WITH ME ON THAT BECAUSE IT MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOLAR IN SOME AREAS.
I DON'T KNOW. THEN BECAUSE IT'S IN LIEU OF TIME.
I'M THINKING OF WHITE ROCK LAKE OR EVEN HARRY STONE.
WILL THOSE BE IN THIS PLAN AS WELL FOR FUNDING AS FAR AS LIGHTS AND CAMERAS AND OUR CAMERAS, I THOUGHT I READ SOMEWHERE CAMERAS ARE A PART OF THIS TOO.
>> YES. THE ENTIRE PARK SYSTEM IS INCLUDED AS FAR AS TO WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING THAT LIGHTING.
WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERY EVERY AREA OF THE PARK SYSTEM.
>> IT'S JUST A MATTER WHEN THE FUNDING COMES AVAILABLE, THEN YOU WOULD PRIORITIZE BASED ON NEED.
THAT MEANS PEOPLE NEED TO CALL 911, 311 AND REPORT THIS BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO PULL THE DATA TO SEE WHERE THOSE CALLS ARE COMING FROM.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. TRAIL HEADS, OF COURSE, ARE DEFINITELY A PRIORITY.
>> PLACES WHERE WE'VE HAD ISSUES, FOR SURE WILL BE SOME OF THE FIRST LOCATIONS.
>> THAT'S IT FOR NOW, MR. CHAIR THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN. MR. WEST.
>> I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK. OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW THIS BY NOW, I'M A TRAIL USER.
DEFINITELY I SEE IT AS BOTH A RECREATIONAL AND TRANSPORTATION OPTION.
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I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION THAT CHAIRWOMAN BLACKMON ASKED.MY FIRST QUESTION IS REALLY MY BIGGEST ONE.
DOES THE PARK DEPARTMENT BELIEVE THAT OUR USERS FEEL SAFE ON TRAILS?
>> YES. WE DO BELIEVE OUR USERS ARE SAFE ON TRAILS, BUT I'LL DEFER TO MY DIRECTOR.
>> BOTH. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHICH TRAIL.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT AREA OF THE TRAIL AND SO NUMBER 1 PRIORITY IS WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LOOKING AT THE DATA, WE NEED TO STRATEGICALLY PLACE ADDITIONAL LIGHTS, ADDITIONAL CAMERAS STRATEGICALLY EITHER THROUGH THE TRAIL [INAUDIBLE], THROUGH THE INGRESS AND EGRESS AREAS OF TRAILS AND CERTAIN AREAS IN PARKS.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE REFERENCED HERE, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN IN PLACE?
>> WE BEGAN WORKING ON IT LAST FALL AND IT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
>> IS IT A PUBLIC DOCUMENTS SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SEE IT IN ALL OF OUR TRAIL ADVOCACY GROUPS?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WEST, I WILL SAY THIS PLAN IS PROBABLY ABOUT 89% COMPLETE.
WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THIS PLAN.
WE KNEW THAT TIME WAS AT THE ESSENCE AS WE GET READY TO WORK THROUGH THIS FIRST PHASE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE AT LEAST GOTTEN AN INFORMATION BEFORE THIS BODY AS WELL AS TO THE BOARD AND TO THE FULL COUNSELOR HERE ON WHAT OUR SECURITY NEEDS SO FAR AS WE CONTINUE TO FINE TUNE THIS PLAN AND THEN EVENTUALLY BRING IT FOR THE FINAL PLAN AND GETTING IT APPROVED BEFORE THE BOARD AND THE COUNCIL.
>> LET ME BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC.
HAS STAFF MET WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE TRAIL GROUPS ON TO DEVELOP THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND UPDATE THEM?
>> WE ARE MEETING WITH THE TRAIL GROUPS IN JUNE.
>> I KNOW WE'VE ADVOCATED FOR THIS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY LIKE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HOLDING MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE INDUSTRY.
I THINK IT WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MARSHALS AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT MEETING WITH OUR FRIENDS OF TRAIL GROUPS AT LEAST QUARTERLY.
IS THAT SOMETHING STAFF WILL COMMIT TO?
>> COUNCILMAN WEST, WE DO HAVE A QUARTERLY TRIO MEETING.
IT'S NOT QUARTERLY, I WANT TO SAY IT'S BI-MONTHLY THAT WE DO MEET WITH OUR TRIO GROUPS AND JARED ATTENDS THOSE MEETINGS BUT WE CAN GET YOU INFORMATION ON WHEN THEY MEET.
>> DO WE ALSO INCLUDE THE MARSHALS IN THOSE MEETINGS?
>> MAY BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT SINCE SAFETY IS OBVIOUSLY CONCERN THAT WE HAVE WITH TRAILS.
THEN I GUESS THIS IS FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT AS WELL, IS YOU'VE SEEN THE CRIME STATS HERE AND I KNOW THE SHARING GRIDS WE JUST WROTE ABOUT THIS, THAT A LOT OF THE MURDERS AND SOME OF THE CRIMES WERE NOT NEXT TO THE LINEAR TRAILS.
A HUNDRED-FOOT GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT'S CONSIDERED BY DPD.
A LOT OF THAT IS NOT RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRAILS.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT IN TERMS OF THE CRIME DATA?
>> I'M GOING TO DEFER TO CHIEF EGO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WEST, THIS IS THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS TRACKED OUR CRIMES ALONG THE TRAILS OR WITHIN THE TRAILS AND TO YOUR POINT OF IT NOT OCCURRING EXACTLY WITHIN 100 FEET.
LOT OF THESE WERE ADJACENT TO PUBLIC PARKS, BUT WE REPORT THESE CRIMES ACCORDING TO THE FBI NEIGHBOR STANDARDS AND ALSO STATE STANDARDS.
IT MAY SEEM INFLATED, BUT IN FACT, THAT'S THE WAY WE ACTUALLY REPORT THESE CRIMES.
>> I GET THAT. I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE GOT TO GO BY SOME STANDARD.
IF I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE SCREENSHOT OF MURDERS AND ASSAULTS OCCURRING RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRAIL WITHOUT THE CONTEXTS THAT IT COULD BE A BUSINESS THAT'S 85 FEET AWAY WHETHER THAT IS A HABITUAL BAD OFFENDER BUSINESS BUT THE TRAIL JUST HAPPENS TO GO BY.
IT JUST PAINTS A PICTURE THAT I THINK IS INACCURATE AND MORE INFLAMMATORY THAN IT PROBABLY IS INTENDED TO BE.
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FIX IS TO THAT, IT'S JUST A CONCERN I HAVE.BACK IN 2022 THE PARK'S DEPARTMENT REQUESTED 3.4 MILLION OVER I GUESS FISCAL YEAR '23 FOR MAINTENANCE, SECURITY, AND PROGRAMMING ENHANCEMENTS.
HOW'S THIS FUNDING BEING IMPLEMENTED SO FAR? ARE WE ROLLING IT OUT? HOW'S THAT GOING?
>> COUNCILMAN WEST. I KNOW WE MADE THAT REQUEST, BUT I DON'T THINK WE RECEIVED THAT FOR 3.3 BECAUSE WE RECEIVED SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL MARSHALS AND A COUPLE OF RANGERS, BUT NOT TO THE TUNE OF THREE PLUS MILLION.
>> IT WASN'T SUPPLEMENTED BY ARPA FUNDS TO HIT THAT FULL AMOUNT AT ANY POINT?
>> THERE WERE SOME ARPA FUNDS AND I DON'T HAVE THAT DATA BEFORE ME FOR SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND SO WE HAVE BEEN UTILIZING THAT FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.
>> COULD YOU JUST SUPPLEMENT THE BRIEFING WITH THE MEMO ON HOW WE'RE PUSHING OUT THE FUNDING FROM THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THOSE INITIATIVES.
YOUR MEMO WITH THE REQUEST FOR THIS WAS DATED MAY 12TH, 2022.
IT HAS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 3.4 THAT WAS REQUESTED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. I'LL BE QUICK.
I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU-ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR THE PRIORITIZATION.
WELL, FIRST I'LL GO TO A TECHNICAL QUESTION ON SLIDE 19.
IT SHOWS ZERO MURDERS IN '21, '22, '23, BUT THEN IT HAS A TOTAL OF 28.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU'RE ON SLIDE 19?
>> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REST WITHIN 100 FEET OF CITY TRAILS?
>> MY SLIDE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
YEAH, MINE'S TONIGHT. I THINK THAT'S AN ERROR THERE.
>> DO YOU HAVE THE ACCURATE OR DO YOU WANT TO GET THAT TO US?
>> APPARENTLY I DON'T HAVE THE UPDATED BRIEFING.
>> YOU CAN SEND US THE ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR THIS SLIDE IF YOU DON'T MIND.
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPORTING THIS STUFF AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE, JUST AS MR. WEST SAID, WITH NOT DETERRING PEOPLE FROM USING ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE SUCH HIGH INTEREST AND PRIORITIZATION IN THE CITY TO ADDRESS IT.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO GPUS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ARRESTING OUR WAY OUT OF HOMELESSNESS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY, BUT ALSO TO HELP OUR UNSHELTERED POPULATION.
THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE FOR MORE SOLUTIONS AND LOOKING AT THE BEST DIVERSION-TYPE RESPONSE AS POSSIBLE.
I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT OUR USE OF MARSHALL'S VERSUS PARK RANGERS.
I TALK ABOUT THIS OFTEN AT BUDGET SEASON AND SPOILER ALERT, I'M GOING TO AGAIN THIS FALL.
WELL, AND [LAUGHTER] I WILL TELL YOU.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL IF YOU COULD REALLY DIFFERENTIATE WHAT THEIR ROLES ARE, WHY WE FEEL THAT THERE'S A JUSTIFICATION FOR BOTH.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT OUR EMPHASIS ON HAVING BOTH ROLES HINDERS OUR ABILITY TO GIVE CHIEF PIUS A MORE ROBUST FORCE WITHIN THE MARSHALL TEAM TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE AT OUR PARKS.
>> I'LL GIVE YOU THE QUICK 30-SECOND.
[LAUGHTER] I FELT LIKE AS BEFORE, IT HAS TO BE THREE LAYERS.
I HAVE TO HAVE THOSE FOLKS WHOSE ON THE GROUND ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE INTERACTING WITH THE PARK USERS.
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THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE GATHERING THAT INFORMATION.THEY'RE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THAT PARK.
BECAUSE THE LAST THING I WANT TO HAPPEN IS BECAUSE YOU BROKE A PARK RULE AND IT WASN'T CRIMINAL.
I DON'T WANT SOMEONE WITH A GUN SHOWING UP FIRST.
IT'S JUST NOT FOR PARK USE IS JUST NOT THE BEST THING TO DO.
BUT I WANTED TO HAVE THOSE FOLKS WHO INTERACT WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE RULES AND THEN THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE BREAKING THE RULES ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, WE KNOW WE HAVE THE MARSHALS RIGHT THERE.
THEY CAN COME IN AND THEY COULD EDUCATE THEM TO LOOK BETTER BY MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THEY'RE BREAKING THE RULES.
BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT OUR MARSHAL'S WE GET ABOUT 95% COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ARREST OUR WAY OUT OF IT.
WE'RE TRYING TO EDUCATE FOLKS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN IT COMES TO PARKS.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT BREAKDOWN.
IS THERE NOT THE ABILITY TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF MERGED OR COUPLED EFFORT IN THAT REGARD, FOR INSTANCE.
IS THERE NOT A WAY FOR THERE TO BE A DIVISION WITHIN THE MARSHALS DEPARTMENT THAT IT APPEARS TO BE ESSENTIALLY A PARK RANGERS AND DOING JUST THAT.
THEY MAY NOT BE IN THE SAME UNIFORM, THEY MAY BE DRIVING A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.
THAT CAN STILL DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU'VE JUST MENTIONED, BUT NOT CREATE AN EXTRA STEP TO HAVE TO THEN PULL MARSHALS IN IF A PEACE OFFICER IS NEEDED.
I FEEL THAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT IN JUST THE EDUCATION COMPONENT OF RANGERS AND IT ULTIMATELY, IF THEY'RE REALLY NEEDED FOR ENFORCEMENT, THERE'S A STEP THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT CAN BE AS EFFICIENT AND STREAMLINED AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I'M NOT DOUBTING YOUR REASONING.
BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S NOT A WAY THAT WE COULD BE PUTTING ALL OF OUR EGGS INTO A MARSHAL'S BASKET AND THAT BE RESTRUCTURED SO THAT THERE'S SOME OF OUR MARSHALS THAT ARE ACTING AS QUASI PARK RANGERS IF YOU WILL.
>> WE CAN ALWAYS EXPLORE IT, SAY VISWAY OR GPUS.
BECAUSE OUR RANGERS DO SO MUCH MORE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT POLICE OFFICERS.
THEY'RE THE EYES AND EARS THAT CAN HELP FEED ENTAIL TO THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TELLING SOMEONE WHO'S OUT THERE FEEDING A DUCK, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? EDUCATING THEM ON WHY THEY SHOULDN'T BE FEEDING THE DUCK AND MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T TURN INTO A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
I FEEL THEY HAVE THAT SEPARATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO STILL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT BUDGET TIME.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN MAYBE GIVE US A MEMO OF SOME OF THE EFFICIENCY STATS THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE FOR RANGERS.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THROUGH DATA HOW THEY ARE A VITAL USE IN OUR PARK SYSTEMS AND HOW THAT CAN BE QUANTIFIED BY SOME METRICS THAT Y'ALL CAN GIVE US AND THEN GO FORWARD.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS CHIEF?
>> YEAH. I SEE IT AS THE MODEL THAT THEY UTILIZE.
IT'S SIMILAR, I GUESS, AT DDI, WHERE YOU HAVE THE DOWNTOWN AMBASSADORS AND THEN THEY WORK IN COLLABORATION.
I'VE GONE TO THE INTELLIGENCE MEETINGS TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE RANGERS AND THE MARSHALS.
THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THINGS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT THEY SEE, HEAR, AND ARE AWARE OF THAT WHEN UNIFORMED MARSHALS ARE ON SCENE, OR PATROLLING THE PARSER OR THE TRAILS THAT WE DON'T GET TO SEE BECAUSE JUST TO THE VERY NATURE OF THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN.
IT IS WORKING. THE THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS BEFORE WE START LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN DO IT IN A BETTER MORE EFFICIENT WAY WE NEED MORE OF EVERYTHING.
THEN AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD THE STAFFING AND I CAN GET FULLY STAFFED AND THE RANGERS CAN BE UP TO SPEED.
THEN WE CAN LOOK AT HOW WOULD THIS WORK AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND WHERE WE WANT TO BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW WITH THOSE ENTITIES AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
BUT I THINK THE NUMBER 1 PRIORITY NOW IS WE JUST NEED MORE PEOPLE DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK WITHIN THE PARKS, BE IT RANGERS AND MARSHALS.
>> THANK YOU. DO YOU MIND ALSO PROVIDING SOME TYPE OF COST ANALYSIS OF EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE JUST MENTIONING ON THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE RESPONDING RIGHT NOW AND THEN COUPLE THAT WITH DPD AS WELL CHIEF IGO.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW OFTEN WE ARE DRAINING RESOURCES FROM DPD AND TRY TO FIND WHERE THAT NEXUS LIES ON
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THE TRUE INVESTMENT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED IN OUR PARK SYSTEM ENFORCEMENT TO TRULY MAKE AN IMPACT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL BEING DRAINED WITH DPD RESOURCES.IF THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR RESPONSE FROM DPD AND ALLOW THEM TO WORK ON PRIORITY CALLS AND PATROL.
I WOULD LIKE US TO NOT CONTINUE TO BE CHASING THAT GOAL AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY INVEST TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM MEMBERS? SEEING HEARING NONE, THE TIME IS NOW 11:24 AND THIS QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.