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STANDING.UH, MAY 4TH, THURSDAY, MAY 4TH.
[Dallas Park and Recreation Board on May 4, 2023. ]
UH, WE CONVENE OUR DALLAS PARKS INTEGRATIONS, UH, MEETING TO ORDER, AND THANKS, UH, FOR EVERYONE TO BE HERE.THANKS, UH, DAWN FOR HOSTING US TO THIS HUNDRED AND SIX ACRE OLDEST, UH, AND THE BIGGEST, UH, ZOO IN TEXAS.
I THINK DOMINGOS, WERE HAVING THEIR BOARD MEETING
LOOKING FORWARD TO A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY WITH THAT, OUR FIRST POINT OF BUSINESS, PUBLIC BUSINESS, ACTUALLY ONCE A WEEK.
UM, UH, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE FOUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO ARE REGISTERED.
UH, I WILL CALL THEIR NAMES AND THEY WILL COME UP TO THE PODIUM UP THERE TO SPEAK EACH, UH, AND LET ME READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR, ONLY ANY SPEAKER WHO MAKES PERTINENT.
SIR, PLEASE KEEP THAT DOOR OPEN.
UH, ANY SPEAKER WHO MAKES PER PERSONAL IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE PARK BOARD OR THROWS OBJECTS DURING THE MEETING WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AND BARRED FROM THE MEETING.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS ADAM SOTO.
GO UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, AND MR. SOTO, YOUR THREE MINUTES BEGIN AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE TIME IS STOPPED.
WELL, GOOD MORNING, UH, CHAIR BOARD CHAIRMAN, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
I'M WITH, UH, WOODFIELD DEVELOPMENT.
WE, UH, I SENT OUT A, A HANDOUT OR A VISUAL AID TO THE ENTIRE GROUP YESTERDAY.
UM, SO IT'S HAVE THAT, UH, PULLED UP ON YOUR COMPUTER.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR DEVELOPMENT OFF OFER, UH, WHICH ALSO KIND OF COINCIDES WITH THE PARKS MASTER PLAN OF TAYLOR FIELDS.
UH, WITHIN THE HANDOUT, YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL THINGS AND AREA WHERE OUR SITE IS, UH, THE MASTER PLAN OF TAYLOR FIELDS, UM, AS WELL AS SOME RENDERINGS, WHAT WE, WE PLAN ON PUTTING THERE.
SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH, UH, NOT ONLY THE BOARD, BUT ALSO OUR STAFF IN DISCUSSING THE, UH, SEVERAL THINGS.
ONE, THERE'S A STREET RUNNING THROUGH OR SITE BY PARISH STREET, WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO ABANDON.
UM, AND WE'RE NEGOTIATING THAT ABANDONMENT ALONGSIDE, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, OFFERED THE PARKS, UM, A, A, UH, FINANCIAL GESTURE IN ORDER TO, UH, HAVE THEM REMOVE THE ABANDONMENT OF, OF OUR, OF PARISH.
SO WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE OFFERING, UH, IS, UH, 1.2 MILLION FOR THE ABANDONMENT.
UH, WE'RE OFFERING, UH, AN ADDITIONAL, UH, $800,000 TO DESIGN, HELP THE PARKS DESIGN THE ACTUAL TAILORED FOOT PARK, WHICH THAT DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY PARK STAFF IS ALSO, UH, IN THE PRESENTATION AS WELL.
UH, AS WELL AS, UH, CONSTRUCT THE PARKING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PARK.
SO, ALL IN, WE ARE ASKING TO CONTRIBUTE ROUGHLY 3 MILLION ON TOP OF, UH, WHENEVER WE START CONSTRUCTION, HAVING OUR, OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR PLEASE PACK THAT LAND FROM THE PARKS AND TO BE, UH, ALLOCATED TO THE, THE FUTURE TABLE FIELDS.
SO, UM, REALLY THAT'S THE ASK.
ALL THE DETAIL IS, IS IN THE PRESENTATION.
AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO GET YOU IN BEFORE YOU TODAY TO COMMUNICATE WHAT WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING TO, TO STAFF, UH, AND, AND START THE CONVERSATION WITH, WITH THE BOARD HERE.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, PARK WARD MEMBERS, THE THE ATTACHMENT HE WAS REFERRING TO WAS EMAILED TO YOUR INBOXES YESTERDAY.
UM, IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE PULLING IT UP, ONE OF MY STAFF WILL UPLOAD IT LATER FOR YOU.
THE NEXT, UH, PERSON IS MARK WIND BUST.
GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT
I'M HERE ON BEHALF PHILLIP KINGSTON BEHALF OF THE WOODFIELD DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL MADE POINT.
ITS IMPORTANT THAT THIS PROPOSAL, WHICH IS BOARD'S REMOVE OBJECTION TO THE ABANDONMENT OF PARIS STREET AND TO ALLOW WOODFIELD TO DO ITS DEVELOPMENT AND TO ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEVELOP TAYLOR FUEL JUST FOR THE NORTH OF WOODFIELD DEVELOPMENTS.
WE NEED TO HAVE THIS MATTER PLACED AS AN AGENDA ITEM ON UPCOMING UPCOMING BOARD.
SO BE APPROVED AND PUT BEFORE THE, UH, BOND ELECTION 2024 BOND ISSUE ELECTION.
DOING THAT, WE'LL GET THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TAYLOR FIELD AS EFFECTIVELY AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UH, THE WOODFIELD DEVELOPMENT IS
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GOING TO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 300, UH, APARTMENT UNITS, HOUSE, WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED, UH, HOUSING.AND THEY FIELD, UH, THE PARK THAT IS PROPOSED AS AN ASPIRATIONAL PARK THAT'S ALREADY IN THE DALLAS ASTRO PARK PLAN.
THE DOWNTOWN HUNTER PARK PLAN AND MEETS THE INITIATIVE OF THE MAYOR TO DEVELOP PARKS IN THE AREA.
UH, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS BEING PROPOSED BY WHAT ACTUALLY IS UPWARDS OF 4.3 MILLION, CAUSE YOU, YOU WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE ABANDONMENT OF THUMBS AS WELL AS THE LEASE BACK OF THE LAND BY THE, BY THE CONTRACTOR ALL BEING DIRECTED TOWARDS THE WELL BY PARK.
UM, THIS WOULD BE THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO GET THE PARK DEVELOPED, WOODFIELD ARM DONE, AND PLAN FOR THE PARK.
AND THE BOARD HAS ALL BEEN SIGNED UP ON THAT PLAN.
SO I THINK YOU NEED A LOT OF GOALS, BOTH FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE PARTS IN PARK.
SO WE'RE, THAT WILL REMOVE THE OBJECTION TO PARISH STREET, ALLOWED US TO GO FORWARD AS AN AGENDA ITEM ON UPCOMING BOARD MEETING SO THAT IT CAN GET ON THE 2024 ELECTION, IF YOU DO THAT CAUSE WOODFIELD ABILITY AND, AND READINESS DEVELOP PARK, WE'LL HAVE PLAYERS ON THE FIELDS AT PAY FIELDS IN 2025.
AND ALSO, IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, I HAVE A PRINT OF THE COPY OF WHAT WAS UPLOADED ELECTRONICALLY, IF ANYBODY THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THAT TO CHRISTINA SANCHEZ OR YESENIA.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL CRUZ.
MR. CRUZ UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, SIR, YOUR THREE MINUTES BEGIN NOW.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD CHURCH RIGHT ACROSS SUNSET HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, A FEW WEEKENDS AGO, WE PARTICIPATED IN, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.
WE HAD OVER 30 YOUTH PARTICIPATE.
AND FROM THE GETGO, THE INITIATION WITH MS. CROCKETT REACHING OUT SAYING, HEY, YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO FROM OUR, FROM THE CHURCH, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THESE, BRING THIS TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
THANK YOU FROM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD CHURCH.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS PHILLIP HYATT HAGUE CHAIR.
SIR, YOUR THREE MINUTES BEGIN.
UH, MY NAME IS, SO I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LOOP.
UH, BUT I'M ACTUALLY HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT, UH, THE NORMA MASTER AGREEMENT THAT YOU'RE GOING CONSIDERING HERE, UH, SHORTLY.
UM, AND Y'ALL KNOW ME PROFESSIONALLY, I'M WORKING WITH ORVA, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PARK.
BUT I WANTED TO TELL A PERSONAL STORY ABOUT BBA AND WHY I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A NONPROFIT THAT'S BEEN ACTIVE HERE IN DALLAS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND THE CITY, UH, BECAUSE WHEN I GRADUATED COLLEGE IN 2008, UH, THAT WAS THE TIME WHEN I BOUGHT MY FIRST BICYCLE.
UH, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU COULD RIDE BIKE AS AN ADULT, THAT YOU COULD RIDE THEM ON TRIPS.
AND SO I HAD JUST MOVED BACK, UH, FROM COLLEGE TO DALLAS AND STARTED RIDING THESE TRAILS, THESE BORDER TRAILS, AND THOUGHT, OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS AMAZING.
UM, YOU KNOW, I CAN BE OUT IN NATURE.
I CAN DO THIS HEALTH AND WELLNESS, UH, AND I CAN MEET PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, I STARTED MEETING A NEW FRIENDS GROUP, UM, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I WAS INTO NEW THINGS AFTER BEING IN COLLEGE.
I WAS WANTING TO FOCUS MORE ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND RIDING.
UH, YOU KNOW, RIDING MOUNTAIN BIKES GOT ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY BECAUSE I LOVED IT SO MUCH.
I DECIDED I WANTED TO DO IT MORE AND MORE.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS I'VE DEVELOPED PROFESSIONALLY GOING INTO THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIELD, I KEPT DOING THIS ON THE SIDE.
AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, UM, IN THE FUTURE AND GOING FORWARD WITH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WANTING TO GET INTO MOUNTAIN BIKES, WANTING TO EXPERIENCE NATURE, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT BIKERS, THEY CAN WALK, THEY CAN HIKE, THEY CAN BE ON THESE GREEN SPACES.
UM, AND SO THIS IS A REALLY PHENOMENAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN, UM, AN ORGANIZATION AND THE PARK DEPARTMENTS, UM, TO PROGRAM AREAS THAT OTHERWISE ARE REALLY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.
YOU KNOW, THESE ARE HUGE TRACKS OF LAND Y'ALL ARE GONNA BE CONSIDERING LATER THIS YEAR.
THE ACQUISITION OF 290 ACRES FOR BIG CEDAR WILDERNESS.
AND BORBA IS, I THINK ONE OF THE, THE, YOU KNOW, MOST, UH, YOU KNOW, ATTRACTIVE PARTNERS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PARCEL.
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UH, THE FINAL THING THAT I SAY IS THAT IT REALLY BRINGS TOGETHER A GREAT DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE.UM, SO MY HOME TRAIL IS BOULDER PARK, UM, OFF OF RED BIRD LANE.
I RIDE MY BIKE FROM MY HOUSE TO THAT TRAIL TO GO RIDE THE SINGLE TRACK THERE.
I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE, THE GYMS OF NORTH TEXAS.
UM, BUT USUALLY IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN YOU'RE, UH, THERE GETTING READY TO GO IN OR OUT, THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY, ALL OVER THE METROPLEX, AND THEY'RE TALKING ALL DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
I MEAN, THIS IS, I THINK, A REALLY GREAT, UM, ACTIVITY THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.
SAY, HEAR SPANISH, YOU'RE FRENCH A LOT OF TIME.
UH, I GUESS THERE'S A LOT OF FRENCH PEOPLE IN NORTH TEXAS WHO ARE RIDING MOUNTAIN BIKES, UH, AND THEN JUST OTHER LANGUAGES.
AND SO YOU'RE SEEING THIS HUGE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO EN ENJOY AND APPRECIATE, UH, SOMETHING THAT THE PARK SYSTEM HAS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE, UH, PARTNERSHIP AND THAT STATES TO THIS WORK.
THOSE ARE THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
AND WITH THAT, WE MOVE TO OUR NEXT BUSINESS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR APRIL 20.
UH, I SEE MOTION BY MR. SLAUGHTER, SECOND BY MR. WARD.
WE MOVING ALONG WITH OUR MR. RENEE JOHNSON.
GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PARK BOARD.
UH, TODAY WE'RE HERE TO DO OUR QUARTERLY UPDATE IN REGARDS TO SECURITY AND SAFETY.
UH, I'M GONNA BRING, UH, TONY IRVING UP, UH, AND HE'S GONNA BE, UH, PRESENTING TODAY ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS FROM THE MARSHALS AND POLICE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS, TONY SUPERINTENDENT, DEPART MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DIVISION.
I WILL BE GIVING THE, UH, QUARTER MARK, UH, BRIEFING TO YOU JANUARY AND FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
I'M GOING TO JUMP IMMEDIATELY TO OUR CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, SPECIFICALLY THE PARK RANGERS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE CHART.
WE HAVE, UH, 11 AUTHORIZE POSITIONS, PARK RANGER POSITIONS.
AND THESE 11 POSITIONS ARE DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY TO, UH, PATROLLING PARKS PERCENT OF THE TIME.
RECENTLY ONBOARDED A, UH, NEW CANDIDATE WHO STARTED LAST WEEK.
CANDIDATE AT THIS TIME WORKING DILIGENT WITH THE FIELD.
ON MARSHALL'S FRONT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE 12 DEPUTY POSITIONS, TWO, TWO SERGEANTS, AND, UH, 10 DEPUTIES.
AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY FOUR, UH, VACANCIES AT THIS TIME.
AND, UH, AS REPORTED MARSHALLS ALSO WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY AND TO TRY TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS.
AND THEY MAY HAVE A MORE BASE FOR YOU COME UP.
JUST WANNA REMIND YOU ABOUT THE HOT PROTOCOL.
UM, ANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS.
WHETHER, UH, YOU ARE SEEING INCREASED LEVELS OF INSTANCES, PARTS OR CUSTOMERS REPORT TO YOU OR STAKEHOLDERS, JUST, UH, REACH OUT TO US DIRECTLY.
AND, UH, WE WILL WORK TO INCREASE, UH, THIS BILLING PRESENCE IN PARKS TO HOPEFULLY MITIGATE THAT ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENING.
NOW, THE SPECIFIC METRICS YOU SEE HERE THAT, UH, FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD, WE HAVE, UH, CONDUCTED OVER 5,000 SITE VISITS RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS REPORTING PERIOD THAT WE WERE DOWN COMPARED TO, UH, MARCH.
AND THAT WAS RELATED, UH, SPECIFICALLY TO LOTS OF CITY HOLIDAYS AND TO RESCHEDULE OUR PARK RANGER HOLIDAYS, UH, VACATIONS AS WELL.
UH, SOMETIMES THEY LEAVE AS A FACTOR, UH, IN TERMS OF, UH, OUR RANGERS BEING OUT AND DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR, UH, SITE VISIT NUMBERS IN ADDITION TO EARLY MOVING ON TO OUR INFRACTIONS.
UM, HOW WE'VE TYPICALLY PRESENTED THIS IN TODAY IS AN EXCEPTION.
WE PRESENTING TOP 10 PARTS, UH, BY INFRACTION COUNT.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A GENERAL TREND FOR THE TOP THREE ROCK AND WILL YOU WEAR, UH, TYPICALLY THE TOP THREE.
AND THEN FROM THERE, KINDA A LITTLE BIT OF SEVERITY.
THERE WAS JUST A, YOU KNOW, NO COMMON THEME IN TERMS OF FOUR THROUGH, KINDA GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF, UH, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE PARK SYSTEM.
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE PARK RANGER.
SO DRILLING DOWN THOSE INFRACTIONS TO THE
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TOP FIVE INFRACTIONS THAT WE HAVE, UH, CITED OVER THE REPORTING PERIODS OFF LEASH CONTINUES TO BE THE NUMBER ONE INFRACTION THAT OUR PARK RANGERS ARE OBSERVING IN, UH, IN THE PARK SYSTEM.WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW WE'RE RESPONDING TO THAT LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION.
NOW AT THE BOTTOM WE WILL SEE, UM, WHERE WE'VE KIND OF AGGREGATED, UH, ALL OF THE INFRACTIONS BY COUNT ALL THE REPORTING PERIODS, SNAPSHOT, WHERE, SEE THE PARKING START THE TOP THREE.
OKAY, GOING BACK TO THIS CHART AND TOP THREE DOGS OFF LEASH PARKING AND HOMELESS.
WE'VE DRILLED THOSE THREE INFRACTIONS DOWN TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE THOSE ARE HAPPENING IN THE BARK SYSTEM.
SO THAT TOP GRAPH SHOWS YOU LOG OFF LE WHERE THOSE ARE OCCURRING, LEFT PARKING VIOLATION AND SPECIFICALLY SPECIFIC LOCATION, THE REPORTING PERIOD.
THE NEXT CHART SPEAKS ABOUT THE, UH, PARK RANGER COMPLIANCE RATES.
AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE ARE DIRECT INTERACTIONS THAT OUR PARK RANGERS ARE HAVING WITH PATIENTS IN THE PARK.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE OBSERVE IN THE PARK SYSTEM THAT THIS CHARGE IS REPORTING THOSE DIRECT INTERACTIONS.
AND WE'RE HOVERING RIGHT AROUND THAT 90 PERCENTILE RATE, WHICH IS PRETTY CUSTOMARY FROM QUARTER TO QUARTER.
UM, I WANTED TO MOVE AS WELL AS FAR AS THE CITATIONS THAT ARE LISTED THERE.
THOSE ARE PRIMARILY NOT ALL FOR PARKING, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR CAR RANGERS.
WE REPORTED WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU IN, UM, FEBRUARY, THAT WE HAD RECENTLY ROLLED OUT THE FLIGHT PATROL PROGRAM AND WE COMMITTED TO VENTURES AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS CHARGE REPRESENTED.
UM, IT WAS SECOND FEBRUARY WE ROLLED OUT PROGRAM.
SO BETWEEN THE SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY AND, UM, THE END OF MARCH, WE ABOUT 50 50 OR SO MILES OF, UH, TRAIL PATROL IN MIND THAT, UH, WE ARE RIGHT NOW COMMITTING TO PATROLLING TRAILS, UH, TWICE PER WEEK.
AND, UH, WE'RE PATROLLING REPAIRS FOR, FOR OUR SAFETY REASONS.
AND BY THE WAY, ON THAT, UH, THOSE LOCATIONS THERE, WE, WE DECIDED TO BEGIN THIS PROGRAM WITH, UH, FOCUSING ONAL, UH, HOT LOCATIONS.
BUT WE DO PLAN TO KIND OF MOVE THAT OUT TO OUR SYSTEM THIS TIME GOES.
JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY MENTION THAT WE'RE TEAM WITH THE INTRA INTERN PANEL, UH, COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, UH, PARTNERS AS WELL AS OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS SUCH AS MARSHALLS AND, UH, SUCH AS THE MARSHALS AND THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, ALL OF THESE EFFORTS ARE OBVIOUSLY INTENDED TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THAT SAFETY IN OUR PARK SYSTEM.
AND THIS IS JUST, UM, AN AND KIND AN SOME THOSE TYPICAL STANDARD MEETINGS AND SOME SPECIAL MEETINGS THAT, UH, WE CONDUCT FROM MONTH TO MONTH.
MOVING ON TO THE MARSHALLS METRICS, YOU'LL SEE THAT MARSHALLS HAVE CONDUCTED AROUND THOUSAND 1100 OR SO.
UH, SITE BUSINESS FOR REPORTING PERIOD.
WE CONSISTED CONSISTENT WITH THE EARLIER SLIDE YOU SAW FOR, UH, THE PARK RANGERS.
HERES THE OLD COMPOUND INFRACTION BY ONE FOR THE MARSHALL SPECIFICALLY HAND THE CUMULATIVE COUNT.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE BEAR INFRACTIONS ARE.
PARKING IS NUMBER ONE, ALCOHOL.
FOLLOW US, WE'RE CIRCLING BACK TO THAT TOP FRACTION OF OUR PARK RANGERS FOUND ALPHA LEASH.
JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT WE ARE TRYING TO RESPOND TO THAT MANY OF THESE LOCATIONS.
YOU SEE WHERE THE MARSHES HAVE CONDUCTED DOG SUITES, YOU'LL SEE ON THAT CHART.
UM, IN ADDITION TO SOME EXTRA EXTRA LOCATIONS WHERE THE MARSHALL SAID, ABLE TO IDENTIFY, UH, LOCATIONS WHERE THEIR PROBLEMS WITH DOGS OFF.
YOU KNOW, NUMBERS ARE SOMEWHAT LOW CONSIDERING AS A SWEEP, BUT, UM, WE'RE NOT JUST GOING OUT THERE TO SITE PEOPLE.
WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO EDUCATE.
WE'RE TRYING TO EDUCATE OUR PATRONS EMAILS POSTED DURING THIS WEEK.
SO THIS CHART REPRESENTS THE CITATIONS AND ARRESTS THAT MAY PROVIDE MARSHALS.
AND THEN THESE NEXT COUPLE CHARTS, MM-HMM
THE CITATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS GENERALLY IS FOR ALCOHOL, DRUG USE, DRUG POSSESSION DRUG.
UM, WE'RE ALSO SEEING PARKING,
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UM, IN ADDITION TO, UH, WARRANTS THAT MARSHALL, SO WE HEARD THE REPORTING TO THE LAST THREE QUARTERS.UM, MARSHALL AND DALLAS POLICE OFFICER ACTIVITY, UM, ALLOWS TWO OPERATING HOURS OF EACH DAY.
SO WE PROMISE THAT THEY BRING THIS BACK TO YOU IN AN AGGREGATED FORMAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS CHART REPRESENTS.
WE'LL SEE THE, THE TOTALS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022, CITATIONS AND ARREST WE GENERALLY SEE JUST BASED ON THE GRAPHING THERE.
UM, YOU, MY VIEW, WE WOULD EXPECT THE COOLER THAT, UH, TO WOULD CALM DOWN.
AND THEN AS THE TEMPERATURE GET WARM AND THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY IN THE HEART SYSTEM, THAT ACTIVITY GOES OUT.
AND WITH THIS CHARGE CONSISTENT WITH, UH, THE ORDER TO MARSHALL, UH, ACTIVITY FOR ARRESTS AND SUCH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, UH, OVER THE CALENDAR GEAR.
IT IS ALCOHOL, DRUGS, UM, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, UH, PARKING, AS WELL AS WARRANTS.
SO MY LAST SLIDE, I JUST WANTED TO SHOWCASE, UH, MEMBERS AND OUR PARK RANGERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS QUARTER.
UM, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY.
SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT INCLUDING KEEPS BEAUTIFUL, UM, PROUD, UM, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. AND SO THEY'VE FANTASTIC JOB REPRESENTING DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS TIME I PD, GOOD MORNING IS MARSHALL, DAVID MARSHALL.
JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE FROM THE LAST TIME WE TALKED.
I'LL TALK, UH, FIRST ABOUT THE, THE OPENINGS THAT, THAT TONY MENTIONED WITH THE, THE FOUR VACANCIES.
WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS, UM, THAT WERE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT, UH, THAT WE BEGIN TOMORROW, WE'LL GET THAT SET UP.
SO THOSE FOLKS WILL BE JOINING US.
UH, THEY'LL DO A QUICK TRAINING PERIOD AND THEN THERE'LL BE, SO GOTTA PUT US TWO, TWO VACANCIES DOWN.
AND THEN WE HAVE EIGHT INTERVIEWS WE'RE DOING ON FRIDAY.
SO I ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET TWO MORE OUT OF THOSE EIGHT.
AND, UH, WE'LL BE FULLY STAFFED FOR FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
SO THAT'LL BE A REALLY GOOD THING.
AND THEN WE HOPE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND CONTINUE OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS SO THAT WE COME OCTOBER WHEN WE ADD FOUR ADDITIONAL MARSHALS TO THE PARK UNIT, UH, WE'LL BE READY TO GO AND UP AND RUNNING WITH THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL TO JUST SLIDE OVER IN OCTOBER ONCE THE FUNDING COMES HERE.
SO WE SHOULD BE, UH, AHEAD OF THE CURVE FROM THIS POINT FORWARD AND BE ABLE TO STAY FULLY STAFFED, UM, FOR THE, FOR THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
UH, SECONDARILY, TONY TALKED ABOUT THE STATS FROM THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
IT, IT BREAKS DOWN ARRESTS AND CITATIONS AND ALL OF THOSE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT THE MARSHALS ARE DUE TO VARIOUS PARK.
WE HAVE FOCUS AREAS WHERE DATA DRIVEN.
WE HAVE, UM, SPECIFIC STRATEGIES BASED ON TIMES AND DATES AND OCCURRENCES, OFFENSES, AND THEN IN RESPONSE TO CERTAIN OFFENSES THAT OCCURRED, UH, WITHIN A BAR.
WE GET INFORMATION THAT WE DID YESTERDAY THAT AN OFFENSE OCCURRED AT ANOTHER LOCATION, BUT IT ORIGINATED FROM A DISTURBANCE THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE PARK.
SO WHEN WE FOLLOW UP AND WE PROVIDED EXTRA PATROL, EXTRA NUMBER AND SOME PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO TRY TO PREVENT OTHER THINGS IN THE FUTURE, CUZ ULTIMATELY OUR GOALS NOT TO COME IN HERE AND RECORD A TON OF CITATIONS AND ARREST BEING DONE BY THE MARSHALS.
OUR, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE INCREASED VISIBILITY, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.
SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO ON THE FRONT END, THE LESS WE HAVE TO DO ON THE BACK END AS RELATES TO ENFORCEMENT.
WE KNOW THAT THAT'S FINANCIAL PART OF WHAT WE DO.
WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SEIZURE OF FIVE, AT LEAST FIVE, UH, FIREARMS FROM, UH, PARK LOCATIONS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THOSE KIND OF EFFORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T BRINGING FIREARMS TO, TO A PARK THAT ULTIMATELY COULD LEAD TO AN OFFENSE IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THAT.
BUT JUST WANTED TO, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR FOCUS AND STRATEGY IS ABOUT PREVENTING CRIMES AS OPPOSED TO TAKING A COURSE OF ACTION.
THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE CAN DEVOTE TO THE PARKS AND PUT 'EM THERE AT THE RIGHT TIMES AND THE RIGHT PLACES STRATEGICALLY WILL, WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS THAT PREVENTION.
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SO THAT'S KIND OF, UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT MARSHALLS LATEST UPDATE.I HOPE THAT, UH, WELL, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO OUT ON THERE AND SAY THE NEXT TIME I REPORT OUT TO YOU, I'LL TELL YOU THAT I HOPE I DIDN'T JUST STEP IN
I THINK YOU AVOIDED LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ALL QUESTIONS.
WANT THAT ANSWER? GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT RICK WATSON WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE.
AND I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER THE TWO HOMICIDES THAT OCCURRED IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.
THE FIRST ONE BEING JANUARY THE 25TH.
THAT'S WHERE WE HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE CAR PARKED.
WE HAD A SUSPECT WALK UP AND APPEARED TO TRY TO BREAK INTO THE VEHICLE.
THE PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE MOVED THE VEHICLE AND THAT'S WHEN THE SUSPECT OPENED FIRE AND STRUCK THE DRIVER KILLING HIM.
AND THE OTHER COMPLAINANT RAN AS A RESULT OF THAT INVESTIGATION.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT ON THAT SHOOTING IF THERE HAS BEEN ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST.
BUT HE HASN'T BEEN ARRESTED AS OF THE SECOND ONE.
THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED MARCH THE 21ST.
AND THIS WAS IN THE 5,500 BLOCK OF WINDSLOW AVENUE THERE AT PARKVIEW PARK.
AND I BELIEVE YOU RECALL THIS WAS A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT WHERE THE COMPLAINANT WAS COMING OFF OF 30 TRAVELING WESTBOUND AND EXITED ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD.
AND WE, IT'S UNKNOWN SUSPECT SHOT, KILLED HER.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE ANY SUSPECT INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR HOMICIDE.
THE DETECTIVES ARE STILL WORKING OF IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AT ON THAT.
WE HAD A RECENT HOMICIDE AND I REALIZED THAT THIS WASN'T IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
THIS OCCURRED APRIL THE 22ND AT LEASE PARK.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS IN A VEHICLE.
FEW SUSPECTS APPROACHED HIM, THEY FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS AND THEY HIT THE COMPLAINANT.
THE COMPLAINANT HAD A PISTOL OF HIS OWN.
HE RETURNED FIRE STRIKING BOTH OF THE SUSPECTS.
ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IS DECEASED AND WE'RE CALLING THIS A JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE CAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PROTECTING HIMSELF.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, MS. MUN? I FORGOT I WAS LOOKING AT MY MONITOR.
THANK, UM, QUESTION ON YOUR, ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS OF THE BUYBACK PROGRAM AND OUR PARKS AND CENTER.
UM, THERE'S SOME INITIATIVES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED AROUND THE, UH, SEA HALL PROGRAM, WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE.
IF THIS HAPPENS IN OUR PARKS, IN OUR REC CENTER, YES.
DEPARTMENT CAN LOOK AT AND CONSIDER.
WE AS A DEPARTMENT HAVE DONE THAT IN THE PAST BEFORE, SOMETIMES IT, IT DOES RETURN GOOD RESULTS.
HOWEVER, WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS A LOT OF FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS THAT BRING THEIR WEAPONS TO THIS SP BACK ARE OLD WEAPONS THAT THEY HAVE FOUND IN THEIR HOUSE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT ANYTHING HELPS WITH RESPECT TO TAKING FIREARMS OFF THE STREET.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, WE HAD A CONVERSATION EARLIER ABOUT MILDEW DUNN PARK.
UM, I DROVE BY, UM, AND THERE'S A CAR WASH RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT PARK PROPERTY, BUT IT'S CREATING A NUISANCE FOR THE PARK.
UM, AND IT'S CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE CHILDREN THAT ARE AT THE PARK AND THE SCHOOL THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE, UM, UM, MILDER DUNN PARK.
SO IT'S THE SCHOOL MILDER DONE AND THEN A CAR WASH.
AND I DROVE THROUGH REED STREET, WHICH THE CAR WASH IS ON ONE SIDE, THE PARK WAS ON THE OTHER.
AND WHEN I DROVE THROUGH WINDOWS CLOSED DOWN MY TRUCK, THE ONLY THING I COULD SMELL IS WEED.
AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A PRUDE ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S NOT THE PLACE TO DO IT ACROSS FROM A PARK.
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THAT POTENT OR PUNGENT WHEN I'M DRIVING BY, UM, WITH MY WINDOWS CLOSED, IMAGINE IF YOU WERE PLAYING BASKETBALL, YOU KNOW, FROM ME TO YOU AWAY FROM WHERE THAT'S HAPPENING.SO I I JUST ASK THAT WE HAVE SOME STEP UP, UM, PATROLS, UM, FROM D P D ON THAT, UM, PARK OR THAT, UM, CARWASH TO HELP.
UM, YESTERDAY THEY HAD, UM, A BIG MUSIC, UM, SPEAKER IN THE PARK.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A NOISE VIOLATION.
UM, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY KIND OF SPEAKERS OUT IN THE PARK.
I MEAN, IF THEY HAVE THEIR CAR PLAN OR WHATEVER, BUT I MEAN, THEY LITERALLY BROUGHT, BROUGHT THEIR SOUND SYSTEM OUT TO THE PARK AND THAT'S A VERY SMALL PART TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN.
AND I'LL PASS THAT INFORMATION ON THROUGH OUR CONVERSATION, YOU THE INFORMATION AND I'LL GIVE WILL DO.
MR. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR, BUT I CAN WAIT.
MR. DICKEY, YOU WANT TO THEN? OKAY.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, THE PORTABLE CAMERA SYSTEM, UH, THAT WAS DEPLOYED AT NASH DAVIS AFTER SOME INCIDENTS THERE AT THE BASKETBALL COURT, BUT IT WAS DEPLOYED ON THE PARKING LOT OF THE REC CENTER OF FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY FROM THE BASKETBALL COURT.
AND WE RECENTLY HAD A MURDER AT THE, UH, GAS STATION AT BAYSIDE IN HAMPTON.
IS THAT, THAT'S AN ARGUMENT THAT STARTED ON OUR NEW BASKETBALL COURT.
SO THE QUESTION I HAVE HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, DISTRIBUTION OF AND OWNERSHIP OF THE PORTABLE CAMERA SYSTEM.
I'VE HEARD THAT IT IS THE DPDS, I'VE HEARD THAT THE MARSHALS HAVE ONE.
I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T HAVE ONE IN THE PARK DEPARTMENT.
SO THE QUESTION IS, WHO CONTROLS, UH, OUR ACCESS TO THE PORTABLE CAMERA SYSTEM FOR USE? AND THEN I UNDERSTAND WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING OUR OWN, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW FROM STAFF IF POSSIBLE, WHERE THAT STANDS.
CAUSE I CAN SEE, GIVEN THE RECENT, UH, INCIDENTS AT NASH DAVIS, WE'VE GOT A NEED FOR QUICKLY, UM, UH, DISTRIBUTABLE, WHAT DO YOU CALL DEPLOYABLE? THANK YOU CAMERA SYSTEM FOR THESE EMERGENCIES.
I, AS FAR AS PORTABLE, UM, CAMERA, TRAILER, WE'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO SEE IF IT'S ONE OF DVDS OR, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THE, GENERALLY THEY DON'T HAVE ONE EITHER.
SO IT, IT IS PROBABLY A DVD CAMERA THAT WAS MOVED OVER THERE.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A ACTUALLY SEPARATE UNIT THAT CONTROLS ALL OF THE, ALL OF THOSE ELECTRONICS THAT THE CAMERAS AND SPEED WAGONS AND UM, ALL OF THAT STUFF IS CONTROLLED OUT OF ONE UNIT.
SO WE'LL REACH OUT TO THAT UNIT AND TALK ABOUT WHEN THAT WAS DEPLOYED.
WHEN THAT WAS DEPLOYED, AND, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING HIM TO A BETTER LOCATION.
CUZ I HEARD THAT SAME THING YESTERDAY THAT, THAT THERE WAS A CAMERA OUT THERE BUT IT WAS NOT PROBABLY GOING TO GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE HALL.
AND THEN JUST THE FINAL THING FOR ME IS, UH, WE RECENTLY PUT A CAMERA POLE UP AT BACHMAN IN A TROUBLED PARKING LOT NEXT TO THE PAVILION.
IT'S UH, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE IT THERE.
SO I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN GET CAMERAS AT DAVIS ON THE CORNER WHERE THERE'S CONSTANTLY ISSUES NEXT TO THE PARK.
AND THEN AT OUR NEW BASKETBALL COURT, THE RESIDENTS ALONG BAYSIDE HAVE COMPLAINED MINDFULLY ABOUT THE ACTIVITY THERE.
IT'S IN THERE, THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO, BUT, UH, COUNCIL OFFICE AND I, THE RESIDENTS, WE GONNA WORK PARK SECURITY HERE CAUSE WE KIND CREATED A SITUATION UNINTENTIONALLY, UH, WITH OUR GRAVE NEW BASKETBALL COURT.
SO IF I COULD JUST OFFLINE MAYBE HOPEFULLY WORK ON GETTING THOSE RESOURCES, I AND I DISCUSSED, I HAVE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE PROVIDE.
UH, THERE IS A CAMERA ORDER NOW.
IT IS A CURRENT, I I, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE AMOUNT IS.
UH, WE HAVE ABOUT NINE CAMERAS THAT ARE, THAT WE MOVE AROUND.
UH, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE MARSHALLS AND POLICE DEPARTMENT CAUSE WE DID HEAR ABOUT THIS CONCERN OVER AT THE BASKETBALL COURT.
YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY PUT THIS COURT IN OVER AT NASH DAVIS.
UM, I TALKED TO THE POLICE THIS MORNING IN REGARD TO THAT AND NOT, I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S KNOWN AS OF YET.
THE POLICE ARE DEFINITELY STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT HAPPENED.
DID IT REALLY SPILL OVER FROM THE COURT? BUT WE WILL WORK ON UM, UH, GETTING SOME MARSHALS THERE ON A DAILY BASIS KIND OF DOING A, UM, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INITIATE THAT RESPONSE, UH, QUICKLY AND
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EVERY DAY.SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE MARSHALS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PRESENCE.
CAUSE WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SHUT THAT DOWN.
AND I WILL WORK ON, UH, GETTING THAT CAMERA MOVED OVER, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, UH, WITH FACILITY SERVICES TO GET A CAMERA ON THE COURT.
MSK YOU WANT TO GO? YOUR NEXT QUESTION.
UM, THIS POSSIBLY IS FOR CRYSTAL.
UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF UH, OFF-LEASH INFRACTIONS AND IF WE CAN DO A MARKETING VIDEO, UM, THAT WOULD HELP MARKET THE INFORMATION THAT OFF-LEASH DO.
DOG OFF-LEASH DOG IS UH, OFF LIMITS.
UM, MAKE LIKE A 62ND WHERE THEY, HERES, YOU KNOW, GO TO THIS LINK, HERE'S THE WEBSITE, WE THE WEBSITE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED A LOT OF MARKETING OUT THERE CAUSE IT IS UM, IT'S LIKE THE MIC NINE IN THREE MONTHS.
WE'RE WORKING ON A LOT OF PARK SAFETY VIDEOS NOW AND SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE OFF CAMPAIGN, I SUGGEST SHOOTING WHERE THE SIGNS ARE TOO SO PEOPLE KNOW WELL THERE'S NOT A SIGN, HERE'S SIGN.
SO IT'S NOT JUST SOMEBODY SAYING HERE'S YOUR, OKAY, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE SIGNS AS WELL, CAN ACTUALLY SEE THEM.
UM, AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THE, YOU SAID YOU'RE OUT TWO TIMES A WEEK AND JUST WONDERING, DETERMINE WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE FOR SAFETY.
YEAH, I CAN SPEAK TO BUT I NEED YOU AS WELL AND SPEAK.
SO AS FAR AS THE DAYS, IT COULD BE EITHER TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY OR TUESDAY, THURSDAY.
CAUSE THOSE ARE THE DAYS THAT WE HAVE MOST OF OUR MARSHALS, I'M SORRY, INTEREST ALL OF THEM ON STAFF.
IT ALLOWS US TO STRESS THE RESOURCES, KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE'RE TAKING TWO RANGERS OFF OF DAY-TO-DAY PARK PATROLS AND PUTTING THEM ON THE TRAILS THAT, THAT OBVIOUSLY REDUCES THE SITE VISITS RIGHT.
UM, SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE MANAGING IT.
UM, SOMETIMES WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO CANCEL UH, THE BY CARD.
SO IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF FACTORS I MENTIONED AS WELL FOR TALKING LOCATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING THE HOTSPOT TRAIL LOCATIONS AS OF NOW.
IF JEREMY CAN TALK MORE, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED ABOUT HOW THOSE PARTICULAR TRAIL LOCATIONS HOTSPOT LIST.
SO THE TRAIL HOTSPOT ARE BASICALLY, WE DETERMINE THEM OFF OF, THEY'RE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THROUGH ARE TRAIL HEADS ANYWAY.
SO WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TRAIL HEADS, WE'LL DETERMINE WHAT TRAILS WE'RE GONNA GO WITH.
AND A LOT OF TIMES COMES FROM MARSHALL AND WHAT THEY MAY HAVE FOUND GOING OFF THE TRAILHEAD REPORTS FROM CITIZENS THROUGH REPORTS.
SO WE'LL KINDA ACCUMULATE ALL THAT TOGETHER THEN WE'LL OPERATOR, WE'LL CHANGE UP OUR TRAILS WHEN NEEDED.
SO I'M ASSUMING THAT ON THE TRAIL POTENTIAL HOMELESS ENCAMP, SO, UM, ARE YOU GUYS ALSO ABLE TO WORK IN THE, ON THE TRAIL THAT WHOLE PROCESS? YES.
YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE FINDING MORE ON THE TRAILS IS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE TRAILS AS WELL.
MAIN PRIMARILY HOMELESS ISSUES.
AND THEN WE DO, THEY GO THROUGH THE REPORTING SYSTEMS FOR REPORTING HOMES TO OFFICE, HOME SOLUTIONS AND THE WAY WE HAVE IT LINED OUT, WE ALSO REPORT IT TO OUR DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE DEPARTMENT WHO WORKS HOME SOLUTIONS TO GET THE CLEANUP SET UP WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT FOR THE CONTRACTOR.
SO THAT'S HOW WE'LL LAY IT OUT.
THEY DO, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY REPORTING HOME IN SOME MATERIALS.
CAN WE SLIDE PLEASE? IS ABOUT THIS BECOME A TWO PART THING.
NUMBER ONE, CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THE LOGISTICS AROUND GETTING OUR RANGERS TO DO THE BICYCLE PATROL? I'M ASSUMING THEY MIGHT DO LIKE A BUDDY SYSTEM, THEY'LL SHOW UP AT A TRAIL HEAD WITH TRUCK OR, YEAH, SO EVERY MORNING WE, RIGHT NOW WAY WE HAVE OUR TRAILS SET UP.
WE START WITH THE TRAIL PATROL AT 10 30.
CAUSE WE CAN, WE BRING THE RANGER IN EARLY.
WE HAVE AN EARLY RANGER COME IN, NOT SHIFT, WE'LL SHIFT IT TO 10 30 THAT WAY TOO FAR, WORKING TOO FAR INTO THE EVENING.
THE WAY THAT WE'RE SET UP NOW WITH OUR LOCATION MEETING AT WINSLOW, WE HAVE OUR WIFE'S OFFICE THERE.
SO THE RANGERS WILL MEET AT WHITE ROCK LAKE WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY MEETING AND THEN
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THEY'LL DRIVE TOGETHER OVER TO WINSLOW WHERE WE ARE LOAD THE BIKES AT WINSLOW AND THEN THEY START THEIR DAY FROM THERE.SO THERE IS TIME OF IT THAT THERE IS A DELAY DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE RIDING THAT DAY ONCE THEY GET IN.
BUT THEY THEY DO HIT THE TRAILS SOON AS THEY CAN.
MY SECOND PART TO THAT IS, UM, I'M INTERESTED IN GETTING THESE NUMBERS UP WAY UP.
LOOK AT SOME OF THE MILES HERE MEAN THAT'S JUST LIKE ONE JOB ON THE TRAILER AND THEN THAT'S SIX MILES.
SO ARE THERE THINGS THAT BOARD MEMBERS CAN DO? I KNOW MR. KIP, DICK AND I, WE'VE BEEN KNOWN TO ARRIVE FROM ONE SIDE OF THE CITY TO THE OTHER.
ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO SUPPORT THIS, GET THOSE NUMBERS? I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA, BUT I DO WANNA SEE THOSE NUMBERS INCREASE.
AND WE TOO, UM, WE WILL BE AT THE JUNE MEETING, UH, FOR THE TRAIL GROUP.
UH, WE'LL BE TALKING, UH, TO THE TRAILS.
I I CAN'T RULE FOR THE ACTUAL NAME.
UH, WE'LL BE THERE TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET ALL THESE TRAIL PARTNERS INVOLVED.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE VIP PROGRAM AS WELL, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET OUR PARTNERS TRAINED.
UH, AND SO WE HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS MEETING WITH DAVID DEAN SOON.
UH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO HIM AS WELL.
HE REALLY WANTS TO COME IN AND, AND HELP WITH THAT.
UH, CUSTOMERS AVENUE IS OF COURSE WE'VE BEEN DOING, DOING A PILOT PROGRAM.
AND SO WE PLAN TO MOVE THAT PROGRAM, UH, TO OUR PARTNERS.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING TO, UH, THE, THE TRAIL CLUB COALITION ON THAT DAY AND TRYING TO MAKE A PLAN IN ORDER TO GET THAT TO, TO BE EXECUTED.
IF WE CAN MARK SOMETHING CALLED RIV RANGER.
WE INCENTIVIZING THEM T-SHIRTS.
I MEAN, YEAH, THANK MR. YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? HOMELESS COMMON TRAILS, PARKS.
UM, ARE WE, UH, SO ARE WE SEEING THE SAME? I'M JUST LIKE FOR, FOR A PARK IN MY, MY MY HISTORY.
SAME ALMOST THERE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
ARE WE PULL WARRANTS? WELL WE HAVE DONE, WITH RESPECT TO
WE ALSO SENT EXTRA OFFICERS INTO THE PARKING.
WE'VE GOT A POLE CAMERA THAT WILL MONITOR TO GET 24 7 OUR NPO OFFICE THERE IN OUR CENTRAL.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, THE PARK DEPARTMENT CLOSED THE PARK.
SO THAT GIVES US THE, THE AUTHORITY TO GO IN AND MOVE ANYONE THAT'S THERE.
ALSO, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT OFFICE AT HOME SOLUTIONS IS SCHEDULED TO GO IN AND DO A COMPLETE SOMETIME THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK.
UM, BUT ARE WE, SO I KNOW THIS IS AN UNPOPULAR OPINION, BUT IF, IF THESE PEOPLE CRIMES ARE PULLING WARRANTS ON, ON ANYBODY IS CHRONICALLY BREAKING THE RULES IN REGARDS, I FEEL CERTAIN, AND I, I BELIEVE I CAN SPEAK FOR THE CHIEF HUGHES AND HIS MARSHALS AS WELL AS OUR OFFICERS.
ANYTIME WE GO INTO THE PART FOUR A REASON AND WE SEE ANY TYPE OF VIOLATIONS, OUR OFFICERS WILL DO A CHECK ON THAT INDIVIDUAL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OUTSTANDING WARRANTS THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL MIGHT HAVE.
UH, AND I, I, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS BEFORE, BUT I THINK IT'LL BE HELPFUL.
CAN Y'ALL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE PARK RANGERS CAN CITE AS INFRACTIONS OF WHAT THE MARSHALS ARE ALLOWED TO DO? BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED THAT WE'VE GOTTEN AN INCREASE IN REPORTING, AT LEAST TO ME FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN PARK ON TRAILS, UH, DOGS OFF LEASH.
AND SO WHEN RESIDENTS SEE THOSE THINGS, THEY'RE REPORTING THEM TO ME OR THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
BUT WHAT SHOULD THEY BE DOING? AND THEN I THINK THAT DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT THE MARKS AND THE RANGERS CAN DO WILL BE HELPFUL TOO.
SO THE RANGERS CAN ONLY SITE FOR PARKING ON ROOF SURFACE PARKING ACROSS STALLS.
SO DOUBLE PARK ACROSS STALLS IN THE PARKING LOT.
AND THEN IF THEY ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH FOR THE DOG OWNER TO PROVIDE THEIR ID, THEY CAN WRITE A CITATION FOR THAT.
OTHER THAN THAT, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT.
THEY CAN RUN A CITATION FOR ANYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE.
CAN'T THEY DO SMOKING TOO? SO IF I'M, IF I'M OUT ON A TRAIL OR A PARK AND I SEE SOMETHING THAT WOULD RISE TO LEVEL OF INFRACTION, WHAT, WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHAT SHOULD I BE TELLING RESIDENTS TO DO WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WELL, FOR ONE, DEFINITELY CALL OUR RANGER HOTLINE CAUSE OUR SERVICE LINE.
CAUSE WE, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WORDS ARE HURTING IT AS WELL.
AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT
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NEEDS TO BE, YOU KNOW, JUMPED UP TO WORDS, EDUCATION'S NOT GONNA WORK, THEN WE'LL DEFINITELY START WHILE OUR MARSHAL BARBECUE.SO THAT RANGER SERVICE LINE IS 2 1 4 6 7 0 7,000.
SO I THINK TO MR. FREE'S POINT, LET'S GET THAT NUMBER OUT THERE SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THAT'S A SERVICE THAT WE HAVE SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
THEY CAN CALL THE NUMBER AND REPORT SOMETHING TO SCENE.
SO THERE'S AN IMMEDIACY TO THE RESPONSE TIME, RIGHT? NO, ABSOLUTELY.
AND ACTUALLY WE DO HAVE SOMEONE ANSWERING THAT PHONE WHILE THE RANGERS ARE ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SO SHOULD BE, IF THEY DON'T ANSWER IT MESSAGE THEY'VE ALREADY INSTRUC DO THAT TOO.
I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM THAT FOLKS THAT THAT CALL AND SAY, I SAW THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY AND WE ALSO NEED THEM TO CALL THEM BECAUSE NOT ONLY FROM THE MARSHALL'S PERSPECTIVE WILL BE GIVING THAT INFORMATION, BUT ALSO FROM D IT MAY BE.
SO IT'S VERY HARD TO TALK TO A CONSTITUENT AND DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO CALL MARSHALL OR WHEN IT'S A 9 1 1 SITUATION TO WHERE WE NEED TO ACTUALLY DISPATCH SOMEBODY OUT THERE.
AND SO IT IS, IT'S DUPLICATION OF THAT WHICH WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.
LET THE, LET THE MARSHALL OR THE, UH, RANGERS NUMBER, BUT ALSO COPY 9 1 1.
CAUSE A LOT OF OUR STRATEGY, BOTH T AND ALS IS ALSO PULLING THAT ACTIVITY FROM THE COMPUTER DISPATCH CENTER SO WE CAN SEE WHERE, WHERE THERE'S AN INFLUX OF CALLS, WHAT TIME THEY'RE HAPPENING, WHAT SORT OF THINGS.
AND IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS JUST SIMPLE AS A SUSPICIOUS PERSON, UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, WATCHING KIDS TO ME, THAT THAT RISES TO THE LEVEL OF THE NINE ONE MARK CALL.
LET'S GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE AND LET'S INVESTIGATE THAT FURTHER BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
SO I I WILL, I WILL MAKE THEM AWARE OF BOTH AND SAY, LET'S HEAR ALL THIS OUTTA CAUTION.
GO AHEAD AND CALL 9 1 1 REPORT TO THE RANGERS AND LET'S GET SOME HERE.
SO YOUR, YOUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING HAPPENING IN A PARK TRAIL, CALL THE PARK RANGERS AND CALL 9 1 1 EVEN IF IT'S A MINOR INFRACTION? YES, CORRECT.
A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT OR YES, A DOG OFF LEASH CALL 9 1 1 FOR THAT TOO.
AND THEN 9 1 1, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY ON THESE INCOMING CALLS TO THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY VERDICT TO 3 1 1, THEY MIGHT DIVERT IT TO THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE TO HANDLE SERVICES.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE COMMUNICATION CENTER'S FOR IS TO TRIAGE THOSE CALLS COMING IN AND FIGURE OUT THAT I WOULD MUCH RATHER ERR ON THE SITE PRECAUTION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT PLUGGED INTO 9 1 1 SO THAT WE CAN GET SOMEBODY TO, TO JUST ENSURE PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT.
IN ALL THESE MEETINGS I GO TO, PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT TO CALL 9 1 1 IF IT'S NOT A FELONY EMERGENCY HAPPENING IN REQUEST.
BUT THEY DON'T REALIZE HOW OFTEN A SIMPLE NINE ONE ONE CALL TURNS INTO SOMETHING MORE THAT HAD THAT CALLED UP IN MAY, SOMETHING ELSE COULD'VE HAPPENED.
SO I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE D YOU ALWAYS ENCOURAGE US TO SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, REPORT IT TO 9 1 1, UTILIZE IWATCH.
UM, THOSE THINGS ARE ARE IMPORTANT, BUT WE, WE DON'T WANT TO, WE DON'T WANNA LEAD THEM WITH THE FEELING THAT WHAT YOU SAW OR EXPERIENCE MIGHT NOT BE, UH, RISE TO THE LEVEL THAT, THAT WE NEED TO CALL 9 1 1.
SO I I SAY DUPLICATE YOUR EFFORTS, LET THE RANGERS KNOW BECAUSE THEY NEED TO KNOW ALSO.
AND GO AHEAD AND CALL 9 1 1 AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER THAT I EXPECTED WITH REGARD TO CALLING 9 1 1 AND THE PARK RANGER.
SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NEED TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.
UH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE MR. LAUGHTER DIDN'T KNOW THAT EITHER.
AND SO I THINK GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC IS HELPFUL.
UH, WHAT ONE REAL, ONE OTHER, VERY QUICK POINT ON THE DUKE DALLAS TRAIL COALITION.
YES, LET'S USE THAT GROUP AND YOU'VE GOT ALL THE FRINGE GROUPS FOR THE TRAILS INVESTED, INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SAFETY, HOW WE CAN INCREASE, UH, BICYCLE PATROLS ON ALL THE TRAILS.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MEETING.
I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE MARSHALS AND RENEE AND THE CHICK AND OUR RANGERS KIN, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ENJOYING OUR LIKE IT SHOULD BE.
AND I WANNA MAKE SURE, RENEE, YOU TELL OUR RANGERS RUDY AND DICK ARE TRYING FOR THE OLYMPIC.
SO I, I DON'T WANNA KILL, I DON'T WANT DON'T WANNA WORK WITH US ANYMORE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM OUT, YOU KNOW, TELL THAT.
AND I JUST APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
OUR RESIDENT AND DISTRICT AND MY SENIORS ARE ENJOYING
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THE PART SO MUCH MORE NOW AND LETTING COUNCIL TO GOD BLESS YOU.WE APPRECIATE THANK YOU MR. SLAUGHTER.
AND I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP.
RENEE HATED ACTUALLY THE VOLUNTEERS AND PATROL, YOU KNOW, GETTING A BIKE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS IN PATROL.
UM, MY NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFICALLY HAS HAD VOLUNTEERS IN PATROL FOR YEARS AND THE CRIME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S VERY LOW BECAUSE OF IT.
SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING.
UM, ONE THING THAT I HAD SOMEBODY TELL ME THAT THEY GOT CONFRONTED BY ANOTHER BIKE RIDER BECAUSE THEY WERE ON AN E-BIKE AND THEY WERE SAYING, HEY, YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT MOTORIZED BIKE ON THE TRAILS, BUT THE E-BIKES ARE ACTUALLY PROTECTED, UM, TO BE ABLE TO BE ON THE TRAILS.
SO WE MAY HAVE TO UPDATE OUR, UM, RULES AND REGULATIONS, UM, WHERE WE HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS NO ELECTRIC OR NO MOTORIZED BIKES OR WHATEVER ON THE TRAILS.
SO WE DON'T WANNA LOOK AT THAT.
UM, I THINK THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT CALLING 9 1 1 IS THE BEST DATA DRIVEN BECAUSE OUR POLICE CHIEF IS DATA DRIVEN AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES THROUGH THERE, UM, IF YOU CALL 9 1 1, IT'S ALWAYS DOCUMENTED AND IT'S ALWAYS ON RECORD.
UM, SO GETTING THOSE NUMBERS THROUGH THE 9 1 1 SYSTEM IS THE BEST WAY BECAUSE 3 1 1 DOESN'T DOCUMENT THE SAME AS 9 1 1.
THEY HAVE TO DOCUMENT, GIVE YOU A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER.
IF YOUR STEP DOESN'T GET RESOLVED AND YOU HAVE A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER, GIVE IT TO YOUR COUNCIL PERSON, THEY'LL EMAIL IT IN AND IT DEFINITELY GETS HANDLED PRETTY QUICKLY.
OH, MS. RICE, THANK, UM, MY QUESTION IS PRETTY MUCH BEEN ANSWERED, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT, UM, ON THE EXCELLENT CAUSE, UH, JEREMY, RENEE, CHIEF NETS, Y'ALL HAVE ADDRESSED, UM, THE CONCERNS OF CONSTITUENTS AND HAVE ACTUALLY GONE ONSITE.
THANK YOU MR. DICKEY TO HEAR, UM, TO, TO A WALK THE CONCERNS THAT WERE HAPPENING INLAND PARK.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS CAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING UP, BUT I WAS JUST THERE YESTERDAY AND UM, I KNOW Y'ALL BEEN WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS, HOMELAND HOMELESS PHYSICIANS, I'M SORRY.
AND, UM, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE KIDS ARE PLAYING IN THE PLAYGROUND AND THEN THERE'S PEOPLE SPEAKING LIKE RIGHT NEXT TO THEM OR, AND I MEAN, I WANT A COMPASSIONATE WAY TO BE ABLE TO, TO HELP, RIGHT? BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
CAUSE THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE WITH DISTRICT FIVE PARK SPECIFICALLY AT THAT PARK AT HOLAND PARK.
SO THAT, I'M JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THE WORD CONTINUES.
UM, IF, IF, UH, IF THERE'S HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ANYTHING ON WHAT WE CAN DO.
CAUSE I KEEP, I STILL KEEP GETTING THE COMMENTS FROM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO WORK TOGETHER, WORK WITH OUR HOMELESS POPULATION IN A VERY COMPASSIONATE WAY.
UM, BUT ALSO I WANTED, UH, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE 9 1 1 ABOUT THE RANGER THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION.
I'M GONNA PASS IT ON TO AS WELL.
SO ANYWAY, MY WAS MORE OF A COMMENT THAN, THAN A QUESTION, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ME, I'M HAPPY TO RECEIVE IT.
UM, WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS ALL OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE PROBLEM AND THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES.
UM, WE ARE ASKING AND REQUESTING A HUGE ENHANCEMENT FROM THE COUNCIL.
I THINK OUR PARTNERS, OUR TEAM, WE DO GOOD WORK, BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH IN ORDER TO MANAGE THE LEVEL OF PARKS, THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WE HAVE.
UM, I'M VERY THANKFUL TO YOU AND ALL OF THE PARK BOARD MEMBERS WHO REALLY WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARK ACTIVATION, BUT WE NEED MORE OF THAT.
THIS IS NOT A POL WE ARE NOT GONNA POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF IT.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PRESENCE FOR SURE.
THE MARSHALS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
WE NEED MORE OF THEM OUT IN OUR PARKS.
SO IT'S EVERYONE'S CHALLENGE AND WE NEED THAT SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL AND FROM THE PARK WORK.
I DON'T, I DON'T, YOU'RE TOO LAZY.
BUT I DO HAVE, BUT I DO HAVE, WHERE'S JARED? BECAUSE IF JARED CAN ALLUDE TO, UH, WHAT, WHAT, UM, DANIEL BROUGHT UP IN TO ELECTRIC LIGHTS OR WHAT IS ELECTRIC, WHAT'S APPROPRIATE ON THE TRAILS? THERE WAS EVEN A MEDIA PRESS RELEASE THAT WE HAD A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THAT TALKED ABOUT NEW RULES.
BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING, RULES IS APPROPRIATE
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ON THE TRAIL THAT IS NOT THANK YOU, MR. YEAH, I'M GONNA JUST SAY, AND RENEE HAD, UH, TOUCHED ON IT, BUT, UH, THAT TEAM YOU SEE UP THERE, CHIEF WATSON, CHIEF PEW, JEREMY, UH, UH, URBAN RENEE AND CHIEF KNIGHT OVER HERE, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY'RE REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES THEY HAVE.BUT I, I DO WANT TO SAY, I WANT TO THANK THIS BULL AND TO THANK THAT TEAM AS WELL BECAUSE YOUR ADVOCACY IS REALLY STARTING TO PAY OFF BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, I HAVE NO DOUBT FROM OCTOBER ONE, WE'RE GONNA SEE THE LARGEST INCREASE EVER FOR CAR SECURITY.
BECAUSE OF YOUR, AND, UH, AND RENEE MENTIONED ON THE LIMITED RESOURCES, WE, WE'VE BEEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT A COUPLE PARK SYSTEMS RECENTLY TO, UH, LOOK AT HOW THEY MANAGE AND IN PARTICULAR THEIR SECURITY.
AND WHAT WE'RE DISCOVERING IS THAT WE'RE TOTALLY, WE, WE HAVE TRULY UNDERFUNDED, WE HAVE PLACES LIKE MINNEAPOLIS, UH, MINNESOTA, WHERE THEY HAVE 158 PARKS.
THEY HAVE A FORCE OF, THEY HAVE 35 PARK POLICE AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER 20 AGENTS, WHICH IS THE SAME THING AS PARK RANGERS.
THEY HAVE A PARK POLICE OF 90 PERSON THERE FOR 258 PARK.
UH, SAME FOR HOUSTON AND AUSTIN.
WE'RE DISCOVERING OUR PARK SYSTEM'S MUCH LARGER.
WE HAVE 400 PLUS PARTS, 300, I MEAN 200 MILES OF THREE OF US.
WE ARE TOTALLY INADEQUATE, FUNDED FOR SECURITY.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP MAKING A PUSH.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE ROOM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WHERE HE SET UP THE MEETING WITH THE EDITORIAL BOARD ABOUT GETTING A MESSAGE ON HOW, WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON PARK SECURITY AND INCREASING MAINTENANCE FOR OUR PARKS.
SO JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE, THANKS TO ALL, ALL THE COMMUNITIES YOU ALL REPRESENT, AND THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO THE COUNSEL AND TO ADD TO WHAT MR. JENKINS SAID, THE WAY HE PROP AND PRESENTED THE CASE TO DALLAS.
I'M SURE YOU SAW THE WRITE UP, UH, COUPLE OF DAYS BACK BE SAYING, WE ARE PUSHING OUR CASE.
SO SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE COUNCIL AND EVERYONE WIN CZAR THAT WE WILL ENHANCE THE SECURITY AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE AND APPRECIATE IT FOR MR. HAD A YES.
UH, EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM, WE'RE AWARE OF THE COLD TEMPERATURE IN HERE.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE IN HERE.
ALSO, UM, REGARD, YOU SAID IT'S COLD ALSO REGARDING THE FRONT DOOR.
WE KNOW THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION.
WE'RE VERY SORRY ABOUT THE NOISE COMING IN THERE, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING, WE DO HAVE TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN A LITTLE BIT.
UH, THAT IS A STATE LAW, SO THAT'S WHY THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
SO IF YOU DO GO IN AND OUT, PLEASE JUST LEAVE IT A CRACK OPEN.
UH, NOW THAT WE MOVE TO OUR, UH, CONSULTATION, UH, UH, VOTING ITEM NUMBER 1 23 ON CONSULT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION, UH, MR. BOARD I SEE.
ANY DISCUSSION WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NOW WE MOVE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
VOTING AGENDA NUMBER FOUR, OLD CITY PARK.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MS. MUNDEL? DO I HAVE A SECOND? UH, MR. GOLDSTEIN, ANY DISCUSSION? UH, MS. MUNDEL ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR? UM, IN REGARDS TO OLD CITY PARK, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR OVER TWO YEARS, UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT, UM, THAT HAVING THE DOORS OPEN AND KEEP OPEN AND THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN, IN MAKING IT A FREE PLACE.
UM, AND THIS TRANSITION OVER THE NEXT YEAR IS IMPERATIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO TO HAVE THIS GO TO TO BE APPROVED IS IMPERATIVE FOR THE DALLAS CITIZENS UNITED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? AND I, UH, MR. SLAUGHTER? YES.
I GUESS WE JUST, PEOPLE IN THIS
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COMMUNITY JUST REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.I PEOPLE REALLY DON'T CARE HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE.
AND BEFORE I BECAME ON THE PARK BOARD, I, I VISITED A LOT OF PARKS, ESPECIALLY JUST, AND THEY TREATED ME JUST LIKE I WAS ON THE PARK BOARD AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
AND YOU GOT THIS KIND OF ORGANIZATION, THIS KIND OF PEOPLE THERE.
THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO SUPPORT AN INSTITUTION LIKE THIS, SOMEBODY THAT'S REALLY HERE THAT'S BENEFITING THIS TOWN, JUST NOT SOME ORGANIZATION.
SO I AGREE WITH THIS, UH, DALE, AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE UNANIMOUSLY.
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ASSETS WE HAVE, WHICH REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK.
UH, MR. MICHAEL MEADOWS TOOK LEADERSHIP JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S HIS, UH, TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, SEE HOW TO MAKE THE BEST HAPPEN UNDER THESE CHALLENGES.
THIS PARK HAS BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY, SO I AGREE.
I THINK WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OH, SO THERE'S ONE, UH, MS HAS NOTED.
UH, WE, THEN WE MOVED TO CADILLAC HEIGHTS.
UH, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MR. BLAIR, UH, MR. KITNER SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT SAY FROM MR HAS GIVEN LOTS OF RESOURCES TO STUDENTS CARES ABOUT EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP, BUSINESS, HONOR, CONTRIBUTIONS, STANDARD PROJECT, A PLACE THAT USED TO BE, UH, A HAZARD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, MR. BLAIR ON THIS.
I REMEMBER IN ONE OF THE EVENTS AT SINGING HIM, MR. SLAUGHTER, STROKING MR. PARISH
YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW, BUT SOME OF THE WORK.
AND I, AT THAT TIME, HE INTRODUCED ME TO HIM AND I HONESTLY, SO THIS IS, AND THIS REALLY TELLS US HOW IMPORTANT OUR NAMING POLICIES AND YOU KNOW, HOW THE CONTRIBUTION IS GOING.
SO WITH THAT, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOS? AYE HAVE, UH, NUMBER SIX BY TRUMP VOTE CLERK.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MS. HESTON, I KNEW THAT HAPPENED.
DID ANY DISCUSSION? UH, MS. HE, WELL, JUST, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ON BOARD AND I, A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF.
VERY, A VERY DILIGENCE RESEARCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? THIS HAS BEEN AGREED.
ANY DISCUSSION, MR. CHAIR? UM, UH, YES.
UH, MR. SECRETARY HAD, SO I, FOR THE RECORD, I NEED TO CORRECT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA.
UM, ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RIGHT AFTER THE 109,000, IT MENTIONS FACILITIES B FUND AND, UH, THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THERE.
SO, UM, THAT IS A, THAT IS A MISTAKE, BUT THE AGENDA SHEET IN YOUR PACKET IS CORRECT.
SO IT JUST HA IT WAS JUST AN AGENDA ISSUE.
SO WE HAVE JUST, UH, COUPLE OF, UH, WORDS REMOVED.
ANY DISCUSSION? ANY COMMENTS WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NUMBER EIGHT, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR, UH, DALLAS OFFROAD BICYCLE ASSOCIATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MR. BLAIR, UH, SECOND BY MS. COLLINS.
ANY DISCUSSION, UH, MR. COLLINS? YEAH, WHEN THIS CAME BEFORE THE, UH, PLANNING AND TIME COMMITTEE, WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS, UM, FOR THE YOUNG LADY THAT WAS THERE.
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JUST WANTED TO SEE BY THE MEETING.THOSE WERE, OH, IF YES, MR. THEY WERE, THEY WERE ADDRESSED.
YEAH, MR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT DOBA IS A GREAT PARTNER AND THE