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[Dallas Park and Recreation Board on June 1, 2023.]
JUST A COUPLE HOUSEKEEPING.WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET THROUGH THE THIS MORNING.
UM, THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER.
MR. SECRETARY, CAN YOU, UH, GOOD MORNING.
WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC SPEAKER.
I CAN READ THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES FIRST.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR.
SPEAKER,
SPEAKER TODAY IS MR. 10 MALCOLMSON.
MR. MALCOLMSON, YOUR THREE MINUTES BEGINING.
IT'S A GREAT DAY TODAY, BUT BETTER DAY.
I'M THE CEO OF THE NORTH DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I HAVE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH KITNER, THE NORTH DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THIS, UM, COMMENTS, THESE COMMENTS ARE REALLY JUST AN ANTICIPATION UPON TOUR AND THE, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND WITH, UM, THE DALLAS INTERNATIONAL COMMENTS.
WE ALL HAVE A BROCHURE IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WE DESCRIBE WHERE WE ARE RELATIVE TO THE COMMENTS.
UM, JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THE COMMENTS WITH A PROPOSED TO WAYNE DALLAS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, WHICH CALLS IN DISTRICT 11, BUT ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY 1213.
AND ALSO AS A REMINDER, THE FIRM WAS PROPOSED NOW WITH THE NAME, UM, AS PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE VALLEY GALLERIA AREA, WHICH IS THE TIP ABOUT FOUR 30 ACRES.
SO THE LAST REMINDER IS THAT THE PARK WAS IDENTIFIED AT THAT TIME AT THAT AS A SIGNIFICANT NEED BY THE CITY, BY BUSINESSES, BY DEVELOPERS, BY RESIDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDER THE NORTH DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS INVOLVED IN STATE ONE AND THE ARE CONSERVED AS THE CAPITAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT DISTRICT.
WE ALSO VIEWED THIS AS AN EQUITY CLAIM SINCE THIS AREA HAS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF LOW INCOME HOUSING AND AS A COMMUNITY BLOCK, BRAND QUALIFIED NEIGHBORHOOD, SIGNIFICANT FIRST ALLY SOCIOECONOMICALLY AND RELATIVE TO HOUSING OF STUDY.
I WANNA POINT OUT REAL QUICKLY IN THE BROCHURES, NOT, I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THEM
AND I WANT, I SEE ONE OF YOU TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF PLANNING AND EFFORT THAT'S GONE INTO GETTING TO OUR GROUND FOCUS OF OUR EFFORTS TODAY.
VERY SIMPLY, ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WE ON THE WEST SIDE OF MONTFORD, UH, TOWARDS THE, THE OPERATED.
WE HAVE AN ENGAGED 10 PERSON BOARD MATERIALS CREATED YOUR RIGHT NOW AND WE'VE CREATED A LIST OF PRIVATE POTENTIAL FUNDERS OF WORKING WITH THE PARK COALITION AS WELL, RELATIVELY C PAGE ONE.
IF YOU WANNA SEE OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS, UM, THE BOARD MEMBERS, MANY OF YOU WILL, WELL, DR.
LEGENDARY LEWIS KELMAN AS OUR CHAIR.
WE ALSO HAVE DIANE CUR AS BOARD MEMBER ON BOARD
COULD HE HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONCLUDE? 30 SECONDS.
SO WHAT'S OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE? IT'S THAT WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY COMMITMENT TO THIS PROJECT, PROSPECTIVE PRIVATE INVESTORS ARE HESITANT TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THESE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES.
AND ALL OF THE INTERACTIONS WE HAVE ARE SAYING WE'RE BEHIND YOU, BUT PLEASE DEMONSTRATE ACTION FROM THE STATE.
THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD SOME ON TO LATER THIS MONTH AND SHOWING GREAT POTENTIAL OF DOUBT.
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NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MAY 18TH, 2023 MINUTES MOTION.
MR. SLAUGHTER SECONDED BY MR. KITNER IN THE DISCUSSION.
UM, THE NEXT, THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE NEED TO PULL ITEM NUMBER ONE, UM, FOR A TO BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY.
UM, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, ITEMS TWO THROUGH FIVE, UM, UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I, SO MR. KITNER, SECONDED BY MR. GOLDSTEIN, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
AND FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE SAME AUTHORIZE ALCOHOL? UM, I THINK I, I BELIEVE THERE WAS A IT IS, THERE'S JUST A PHOTOGRAPHICAL AND MARIA, CAN YOU MAKE THAT MOTION? SO MOVED.
WITH THE ADDITION OF A FOUNDING PROSPERITIES IN THE, UM, APPLICATION NAME IS ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR, I'M SORRY FOR THE RECORD.
YOU MOVED AND WHO SECONDED? OH, SECOND.
AND THE, AND THE CORRECTION WAS TO ADD A BONDING PROSPERITIES, UH, IN THE MOTION SO IT WOULD READ TO ADD, AUTHORIZED AN ALCOHOL PERMIT TO ALISON MATTIS AND ABOUNDING PROSPERITIES FOR THE RECORD.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
THE SECOND ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY PARK AUTHORIZED MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT, TEXAS DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION AND GATEWAY PUBLIC ROOMS, UM, LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH MARCELLAS AVENUE, SOUTH DUNING AVENUE FOR PERMIT THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE THE PUBLIC GREEN SPACE OVER TEXAS.
TRANSPORTATION, RIGHT AWAY AN EXECUTION OF THE MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
FINANCING NO COST CONSIDERATION FOR THE CITY.
UM, THE COMMITTEE, UM, CONSIDERED THIS AND PASSED IT ON JUNE 1ST, 2023.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'M MOVE OATH MR. DICKEY.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES THE SECOND LAND ACQUISITION IN DISTRICT THREE, AUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY 12,313,671 SQUARE FEET FOR 282.68 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 8,600 CLARK ROAD, FROM THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CAR NOW TO EXCEED 2,550,000.
UM, THE 2.5 MILLION PLUS CLOSING COSTS NOT TWO EXCEED 50,000, UH, FINANCING THE REFORESTATION FUND.
UM, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS, UM, TODAY ON JUNE 1ST, 2023, AND PASSED IT IN THE PLANNING TIME.
UM, MR. TOES, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO.
MR. SLAUGHTER? ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MS.
UH, UH, REALLY WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, MENTION THIS IS ANOTHER TRANSFORMATIVE LAND ACQUISITION, WHICH, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT PARKS CAN GET TRUST OF.
PUBLIC LANDS HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT WE ARE GETTING IN EXTENSION, THIS WILL BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST LAND ACQUISITION AND IN DISCUSSION WITH THEM, I THINK WE WILL BE WELL PLACED IN INITIAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ALSO, WHICH THEY'LL HELP, UH, UH, WITH THIS, UH, AMAZING PROPERTY.
SO I AM FULLY FOR IT, AND I HOPE WE HAVE BOTH SUPPORT ON IT.
AND MS. COLLINS BRADON, I WOULD JUST ECHO WHAT PRESIDENT AGGARWAL SAID AND, UH, APPRECIATE PRESS REPUBLIC LANDS DUE DILIGENCE WITH THE, UH, WITH THE SELLER, WITH ALL OF, UM, WITH THE DOOR BOOK, UH, TRACKS THAT ARE GONNA GO THERE, BUT GOOD USE OF, UM, THE LAND.
IT ADDS 280 ACRES TO OUR PARK SYSTEM AND, AND GIVES US A DIFFERENT AMENITY.
AND SO THE KEEPING THE WILDERNESS AREA, THE, THE NATURAL LAND, WHICH THERE'S A LOT OF APPETITE FOR, AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL.
BUT JUST HERE IN THE, UM, IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, THIS IS WHAT THE REFORESTATION FUND
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WAS, UM, WAS CREATED FOR AND OUR SECOND USE.SO, UM, SO THANK YOU ROBERT, YOUR STAFF AND, UM, PARK STAFF AS WELL, RYAN, AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM'S DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS.
AND WE LOVE TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE, UM, UH, NEW BIG LAND ACQUISITION.
WE LIKE SMALL ACQUISITION TOO.
WE'LL TAKE ANY ACQUISITION, BUT, UM, THIS IS REALLY A WIN-WIN FOR, UM, FOR SOUTHWEST DALLAS, BUT ALSO FOR PARK USERS AND, UH, OFF-ROAD BIKES AS WELL, FULLY SUPPORTED.
ANY MR. DICK OR MR. PITNER? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
UH, THANK YOU TO THE TEAM AND ROBERT, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS.
I, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THEREFORE, NATION FUND FOR STAFF.
HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE REMAINING IN THAT FUND? GOOD MORNING.
UH, SO IT IS A, IT'S A FLUID FUND IN THE SENSE THAT IT FLUCTUATES EVERY DAY.
IT'S CONSTANTLY BEING REPLENISHED WHEN DEVELOPERS, UM, HAVE TO MITIGATE ON SITE FOR THEIR PROPERTY.
SO I THINK THE, THE CURRENT TOTAL, AGAIN, WHICH MOVE UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME, IS AROUND 7 MILLION.
UM, TWO AND A HALF MILLION WERE PAID FOR THIS.
UM, THERE WERE TWO, UH, TWO ESTIMATES, UH, OF THE VALUE WERE GOTTEN.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE, UH, MARKET VALUE ESTIMATES CAME IN AT.
WE DID RECEIVE TWO APPRAISALS AND THEY BOTH CAME IN AT AROUND 17 MILLION.
SO WITH THIS DEAL, WE'RE GETTING A 17 MILLION APPRAISED PROPERTY FOR TWO AND HALF MILLION.
PAUL BRATTON REMINDED ME OF THE GREATEST THANK.
THIS IS NOT TAXPAYER GENERAL FUND MONEY, IT'S REFORESTATION FUND, WHICH IS ONE TREES, SO MANY TREES BEING SAVED HERE.
SO IT'S ALL GOOD, IN MY OPINION.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, I MAY NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE NATIONAL BOARD FOR THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND.
UM, SO I'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION AFTER YOU FILE DECISION, RIGHT? YES.
SO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER, OH, MR. SLIDER.
UM, I, ALL RIGHT, MR. SLAUGHTER.
BACK WITH OUR PRESIDENT WITH HOWARD.
I, I LOOK AT THE WORK THAT ROBERT AND TRUST, UH, WHAT, WHAT YOU DID IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MR. GAVE GEORGE ROSE BOY, AND YOU KNOW, MY COUSIN'S ROOMMATE, MR. MR. DICKEY, YOU KNOW, HE STICKLER ABOUT PLAYING AND THIS IS AMAZING LAND THAT WE HAVE JUST BOUGHT FOR US.
AND I'M ASKING MYSELF, WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE WERE BUYING A HALF AN ACRE FOR 10 MILLION IN WEST END? STEPSTONE, WHAT YOU DONE IS JUST EXTREMELY WELL, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, THANK YOU.
AND
AND I, I JUST WANNA ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID.
WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS FROM THE TRUST PUBLIC PLAN.
UM, THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND AS WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR FUTURE LAND ACQUISITIONS, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THAT FUNDCO AND EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED IN OUR CITIES.
MORE PARK LAND FOR MORE PEOPLE.
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MR, DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT NOW THAT THE VOTE? COOL.AND IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS A BOARD, IS PRESERVING AND CONSERVING THE EARTH AND GROUND THAT GOD GAVE US, ESPECIALLY IN THE CLIMATE THAT WE'RE EATING RIGHT NOW AS A PLANET.
CAPTAIN PLANET WILL BE PROUD PRO
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE PUBLIC, OUR TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND.
IT'S DEFINITELY A DEDICAT AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
SO THE NEXT ITEM FOR DISCUSSION, UM, CONSIDERATION IS A SERVICE PRICE AGREEMENT, UM, IN DISTRICT FIVE AND NINE, AUTHORIZED THE PRICE INCREASE FROM A THREE YEAR SERVICE PRICE AGREEMENT FOR LEASE AFFORDABLE, UM, BUILDINGS, UM, FROM RAMP TECH BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.
THROUGH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS BY BOARD COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOT TO EXCEED 90,470,000 OR THOUSAND, UM, FROM $439,007 TO $537,540.
UM, CURRENT FUNDING, UM, WITH THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION.
UM, WE'VE CONSIDERED THIS ON JUNE 1ST.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION MR. SLAUGHTER? SECOND.
MR. KAMI? ANY DISCUSSION? MS. HAS YOU? UM, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE JUST A TINY BIT OF INFORMATION, THESE TWO UNITS.
UH, ONE OF THEM IS GONNA BE FOR THE FORESTRY TEAMS,
AND THE OTHER ONE IS GONNA BE FOR THE CRAWFORD PARK SERVICE CENTER THAT'S UP THERE.
AND THIS IS, UH, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCE, THAT THIS IS KIND OF A, A BIGGER PICTURE CONCERN WHEN WE ARE GOING INTO THESE BOND MEETINGS ABOUT LAND ACQUISITION FOR OUR STAFF, UH, OUR OFFICE SPACE, OUR MAINTENANCE YARDS, OUR FORESTRY YARDS.
SO, UH, IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO WHEN WE GO INTO THESE DISCUSSIONS SO THAT WE CAN GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS OF, UH, HAVING TO PAY FOR PORTABLE BUILDINGS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WE HAVE, MR. DICKEY.
UH, I LOVE IT THAT WE ARE GETTING IN PLACE FOR OUR FOLKS.
THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT A TERRIBLE PLACE TO WORK IN E EVEN THOUGH IT'S TEMPORARY.
BUT, UH, I'M JUST ON A PROCESS QUESTION.
UM, THIS IS COMING TO COMMITTEE ON THE SAME DAY THAT ARE OTHER ITEMS. CAN I JUST ASK STEP WHY WE ARE THE STANDARD PROCEDURE IS COMMITTEE THEN PARK BOARD TO ALLOW FOR THAT PERIOD? WHY IS THIS ONE SAME DAY COMMITTEE AND PART BOARD MAY COME UP AND ANSWER? I ASKED THAT QUESTION.
OH, FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, UM, AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS, UH, AN, A AGENDA, UH, PRYOR, YOU KNOW, PREVIOUSLY.
UH, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
AND, UH, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THAT AGENDA.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT TODAY WE DID HAVE TO PLACE IT ON BOTH AGENDAS.
UM, BUT I, UH, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY SPOKE WITH THE ADMIN FINANCE COMMITTEE, HOW IMPORTANT, UH, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINESS, UH, THAT WE NEED TO MOVE IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
SO I WOULD, MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE, I, CAUSE YOU HAVEN'T PICKED IT UP YET, I, I'M A BIG FAN OF THE OTHER PROCESS.
IT ALLOWS A MORE THOROUGH, UH, UNDERSTANDING BY THE COMMITTEE AND ULTIMATELY THE BOARD, UH, IF ANY QUESTIONS COME UP IN COMMITTEE, THERE'S TIME.
IF THE BOARD DECISION IS TWO WEEKS LATER TO GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND THAT'S NOT REALLY POSSIBLE, THEN WE DO THIS.
UH, AND UNDERSTAND THIS PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE JULY RECESS AND THOSE SCHEDULES, BUT THIS CAME UP OCTOBER.
AND I WOULD JUST E ENCOURAGE STAFF TO TRY MAYBE A LITTLE HARDER TO START EARLIER.
UH, CAUSE WE'VE KNOWN, WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE REQUEST FOR THE, UH, SUPPLEMENTAL CAME IN, BUT JUST WANT TO LAY THAT DOWN.
MARKER OR WHATEVER THE, I THINK WE SHOULD
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TRY OUR HARDEST TO STICK TO THE COMMITTEE THEN PART WORD ON ANYTHING THAT IS COMPLICATED IN ANY WAY.NOT JUST ON SOME BASIC, LIKE A ALCOHOL PERMIT.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S MY MY THANK YOU MR. DICKEY.
UH, I JUST WANT TO, UH, I, I HOPE THAT THIS PASSES.
I SUSPECT THIS WILL, UH, BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF DRIVE HOME THE FACT THAT, UH, HAPPY STAFF EQUALS HAPPY PARKS EQUALS HAPPY CITIZENS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO STAND UP FOR OUR, OUR SERVICE PERSONNEL AND OUR SERVICE CENTER.
AND AS MS, HE STATED EARLIER, UH, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REVIEW, UH, WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE 2024 BOND ITEM.
THERE IS A LINE ITEM FOR, FOR SERVICE CENTERS.
I BELIEVE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS TO LOOK AT THAT AMOUNT, INCREASE THAT AMOUNT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT'S LONG TERM SOLUTIONS FOR OUR SERVICE PERSONNEL, UH, THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
MR. SLAUGHTER DEPUTY AGREE HUNDRED PERCENT WITH MR. KAMI, BUT ALSO I'M, I'M SORTING WITH MY COTTAGE ROOMMATE STAFF, BUT WE, WE, WE'VE GOTTA BE PRACTICAL.
AND WE GOT, WE'VE GONE OVER THIS BEFORE.
ALL THIS WAS, WAS AN ADDED, ADDED AMOUNT.
WE ALL KNEW THAT WE NEEDED THIS FOR OUR STAFF.
THERE'S SOME THINGS AGAINST STAFF AND THE STATE CARRY AGAINST.
SO UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. DICKEY SAID.
BUT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD NOT GONE OVER.
THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD NOT AGREED THAT OUR STAFF NEEDED.
THIS WAS JUST AN ADDED AMOUNT OF, UH, CONSTRUCTION COSTS OR MATERIAL.
AND THAT SHOULD DISCUSS THE, I THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION WITHOUT MAKING IT, YOU KNOW, UH, A DELAYED CONSEQUENCE FOR OUR PEOPLE.
AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. DICKEY SAID, WHICH I AGREE WITH HIM ON, YOU KNOW, THE TIME FROM, FROM COMMITTEE.
BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW.
I'M, I'M 40, A HUNDRED PERCENT.
CAUSE PLEASE BELIEVE ME, PEOPLE, I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT OUR STAFF AFTER 30 PEOPLE ARE LIVING, UH, UH, UH, WORKING OUT OF A CHEVROLET TAHOE.
I KEEP SAYING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THEY GETTING OUT LIKE THEY'RE AT A SURFACE OR SOME, SO
THANK YOU, UH, MR. VICE CHAIR.
LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA OF THE VOTING AGENDA WOULD BE THE CRAWFORD PARK AND DISTRICT FIVE AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT WITH A DOT S CON INC.
FOR THE CRAWFORD MEMORIAL ARTWORK INSTALLATION.
PHASE ONE, A PROJECT LOCATED AT 8,700 ELUM ROAD CLOSE, RESPONSIBLE BID OF FOUR, NOT TO EXCEED 205,000 FOR HUNDRED $25 FINANCING.
SAME AMOUNT PARK AND REC FACILITIES.
UM, B FUND 2017 GENERAL BOND APPLICATION FUNDS.
UM, WE ALSO CONSIDERED THIS ON JUNE 1ST, TODAY, UM, MEETING, DO I HAVE A MOTION MS. AND SECOND EVENTS LETTER.
ANY DISCUSSION WITH MS. RICE? UM, I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT THIS PASSES BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
I REMEMBER GOING ON A SITE VISIT BACK WHEN I WAS IN THE OAC ADVISORY COMMISSION.
I KNOW THESE THINGS TAKE A LONG TIME, BUT THAT PARTICULAR AREA ON PRAIRIE CREEK, THE PRAIRIE CREEK SIDE OF, OF CRAWFORD PARK, YOU KNOW, CRAWFORD PARK IS HUGE.
I FEEL LIKE WE BRING SO MUCH POSITIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I'M THERE QUITE A, A LOT BECAUSE OF THE FRIENDS OF CRAWFORD PARK.
WE DO CLEANUPS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
AND I ALWAYS PASS BY FOR THE ART INSTALLATION.
I WAS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS GONNA BRING SO MUCH POSITIVITY AND IT'S REALLY GONNA UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY NEEDS, WE REALLY NEED, UM, THIS UPLIFTING AND THIS ENGAGEMENT AND THAT PARTICULAR SIDE OF THE PARK.
UM, SOMETIMES AND DURING THE CLEANUP WE FIND LIKE, LIKE, UH, BOTTLE CAPS FROM BEER BOTTLES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THIS WOULD BRING, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD JUST BRING, UM, SO MUCH POSITIVITY.
I REMEMBER WHEN THE ARTIST TALKING TO THE ARTIST, A DESIGN THAT HE REALLY CONSIDERED PLEASANT GROVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
AND HE THOUGHT ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
HE THOUGHT ABOUT, UM, THIS WOULD BE, HE'S LIKE, OH, THIS, THIS, UH, CUZ THE ART PIECE, IT'S UH, IT'S VERY FUNCTIONAL.
SO IT COULD BE USED LIKE FOR, UM, ARTS ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.
IT COULD BE USED FOR COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS, FOR GATHERINGS.
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FOR SO MANY IT HAS SO MANY POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES.HE SAID HE USED A WORKING SAN AND THAT REALLY MADE ME, THAT MADE ME HAPPY.
I'M LIKE, YEAH, OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE, UM, WONDERFUL TO BRING THIS AMENITY TO PROPER PARKS.
SO I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT THIS PASSES, CUZ THIS HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE WORKS AND I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD REALLY UPLIFT OUR, OUR COMMUNITY THERE AT CRAWFORD PARK.
DO YOU HAVE A RENDERING OF THAT ARTWORK? I DO.
I, I MEAN, COULD YOU SEND IT TO US AT SOME POINT? ABSOLUTELY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? UH, OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UM, VOTING AGENDA TODAY.
AND THEN WE HAVE THREE BRIEFINGS.
UM, WHICH THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE THE TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON MATCH FUND PROJECT.
GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBER.
SO AS WE CONTINUE TO, UM, PREPARE FOR THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL PARTNERS, UH, SHARING PRESENTATIONS TODAY AND INFORMING THE BOARD ABOUT THE EXCITING PROJECT TODAY ON.
AND THE FIRST IS ATTORNEY RIVER OMAN CENTER.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SHELLY, MEMBER SHIRLEY FOR THE PRESENTATION.
DO I DO THE FIX A CLICKER? YES, SIR.
I ALSO HAVE LISA GONZALEZ WHITNEY, WHO IS, UM, WITH NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY AND REPRESENTING OUR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR SUPPORT OF WHAT I AM PRESENTING TODAY.
ALSO, THIS DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.
I'M SO HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE THE TRACK TEAM HERE.
I'M GOING TO DO A TRACK INTRODUCTION BECAUSE ALL OF THE PROGRAMMING YOU'RE GOING HEAR ABOUT IS BECAUSE OF THEM.
SO WE HAVE, KEEGAN HAS ABOUT PRIDE.
KEEGAN GREW A HALF OF A MILE FROM THE CENTER.
SO SHE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT HOW THEY USED TO PLAY AT THE DUMP.
UM, SHE GLOWS IT IN THE DARK EVERY NOW AND
AND MARCUS IS THE WHOLE REASON WE HAVE BEEN CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AROUND US.
WE ARE TRANSITIONING HIM INTO A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ROLE.
UM, HE WILL ALWAYS BE AN EDUCATOR BECAUSE IT'S VERY POPULAR.
BUT I'M GONNA THANK YOU MARCUS.
NEW TO OUR, AND SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR SIX WEEKS.
SHE IS LEADING OUR SCIENCE SUNDAYS, AUGUST 2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH.
AND THEN LAST, BUT CURRENTLY THOUGHT LEAST, JACOB COSET, WHO IS OUR EDUCATION MANAGER FOR OUR PROGRAM MANAGER OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND LEADS THE EDUCATION TEAM.
SO THAT'S OUR TEAM AND THEY'RE AMAZING.
UM, SO Y'ALL KNOW A LOT ABOUT US.
UM, WE'RE A FORMER LANDFILL AND A HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL JUSTICE STORY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
UH, BUT WE'RE A LOT MORE THAN JUST THOSE THINGS.
SO BESIDES THE PROGRAMMING WE DO, WE UM, ARE REALLY ADDING TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE.
I DON'T NEED TO POINT, I MEAN, KEEGAN WILL TELL YOU LIVING NEXT TO A LANDFILL VERSUS LIVING NEXT TO A NATURE CENTER IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
UM, BUT BESIDES OUR FIVE MILES OF TRAIL AND 120 ACRES, WE ACTUALLY ARE IN A CRIME SPOT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS WE'RE SO CLOSE TO.
SO 8 75 AND FOUR AND Y'ALL KNOW THAT.
AND THEN ALSO WHAT YOU KNOW IS WE'VE BEEN PILOTING A FREE ENTRY PROGRAM AND IT HAS BEEN AMAZING.
UM, AND I HAVE SOME NUMBERS ON THAT LATER.
SO MOVING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN DOING, THERE'S OUR FIRST SLIDE.
I WILL TRY TO DO ALL OF THIS AT THE SAME TIME.
SO WE ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT BOOKED THIS SPRING.
UM, WITH OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE SUMMER.
WE ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT BOOKED ON WHAT WE CAN MANAGE WITH OUR EDUCATION AND OUR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.
SINCE WE OPENED, WE'VE SEEN MORE THAN 223,000 SCHOOL KIDS.
THEY HAVE COME THROUGH OUR PEAKS ALIGNED PROGRAMS. UM, OUR PUBLIC PROGRAMS, WE SEE ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE A YEAR.
UH, AND THEN SINCE WE'VE BEEN FREE, WE'VE SEEN A 210% INCREASE IN VISITORS ONSITE.
AND A LOT OF THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING HOW IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME THERE, THEY'RE BRINGING THEIR BIGGER FAMILIES, THEY JUST COULDN'T AFFORD IT BEFORE.
AND, UM, HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN WE START OUR THREE WEEK LONG SUMMER CAMPS ON MONDAY AND WE'RE COMPLETELY BOOKED FOR THAT
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AS WELL.PARTNERING WITH BIG THOUGHT DALLAS.
NOW WE ALSO HAVE AN EXHIBIT AREA THAT IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF AN UPGRADE.
UM, SO OUR HABITAT, HABITAT, SEE WHAT WE DID THERE.
SO RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE CENTER, YOU KNOW THAT 50% OF THE INDOOR SPACE IS TAKEN UP BY A NON-FUNCTIONING, UM, WATER FEATURE, UH, OUTDOORS.
WE ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW THAT A LOT OF YOU HAVE SEEN IT.
WE HAVE A HUGE SPACE OUTDOORS THAT WE COULD BE DOING SOMETHING WITH.
SO WE PUT IN $55,000 TO HAVE A DESIGN OF THE EXHIBIT INDOOR AND OUTDOOR THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TODAY.
UM, JUST A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CURRENT EXHIBITS.
SO WHILE THERE ARE WATER FEATURES WE COULD TRY TO REPAIR, UM, A BEAVER MADE HIS HOME UNDERNEATH AND DESTROYED THE PIPING.
AND, AND IT'S JUST, WE CAN'T MAINTAIN IT ANYMORE.
WE CALL HIM JUSTIN BEAVER, BUT
WILDLIFE WAS THERE VERSED, UM, ALONG WITH THE TRASH.
BUT AN IMPORTANT STORY I WANT TO SHARE IS THAT GARRETT BOONE CAME TO ME.
I JOINED THE CENTER IN AUGUST OF 2019.
HE CAME TO ME AND HE SAID, YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT EXHIBIT.
I BROUGHT A DONOR IN AND THEY WALKED OUT WHEN THEY SAW THE EXHIBIT AND YOU LOST FUNDING BECAUSE OF IT.
SO, UM, WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH THAT.
SO HERE'S OUR CURRENT EXHIBIT.
AGAIN, 50% OF THE ROOM IS TAKEN UP BY THIS.
UM, SO WE HAVE SOME DESIGNS WE WANT TO SHARE.
BUT FIRST LET ME SHOW YOU THE OUTDOOR SPACE YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN.
SO THIS IS OUT THE BACK DOOR WHERE THERE ARE WINDOWS.
YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN ON OUR GREAT HALL DECK, THE BEAUTIFUL BIG ROOM.
BUT THIS IS OUT THE DOOR BEHIND THE EXHIBIT AREA.
SO WE'VE GOT THE THING ON THE LEFT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PLAN WAS FOR THAT.
THOSE STEPS ARE ABOUT A FOOT TALL.
IT'S NOT SAFE FOR KIDS TO GO DOWN THERE.
IT'S NOT EVEN SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO GO DOWN THERE.
NOW OUR POOR GROUNDSKEEPER HAS TO GO DOWN THERE BECAUSE SOMEBODY PUT A DOOR DOWN THERE TO GET TO SOME OF OUR HVAC SYSTEM.
AND THEN ON THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE THAT WE USED TO HAVE SOME, I GUESS, ANIMALS IN A TANK.
UM, THAT TANK WAS NOT COVERED.
IT WAS JUST PRIME PICKINGS AND A BUFFET FOR ANY WILDLIFE THAT WAS AROUND THAT WANTED TO GET INTO THAT TANK AND EAT WHAT WAS THERE.
SO THAT IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING EITHER.
AND AS I SAID, JUSTIN BEAVER HAS MADE HIS HOME IN ABOUT IT.
UM, SO HERE'S ONE OF OUR FIRST DESIGNS.
PLEASE KEEP THIS SHORT AND SWEET, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE DESIGNS, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE RENDERINGS WE HAVE.
WE REALLY SEE THIS AS TRANSFORMING OUR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THERE AS WELL AS ADDING SOME TECHNOLOGY.
THIS IS 15 YEARS OLD, SO IT'S A LITTLE ANTIQUATED.
WE'RE ALLOTTING LOT ANTIQUATED.
UM, ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THAT TABLE IN THE MIDDLE IS LIKE WHAT THEY HAVE AT THE GEORGE BUSH LIBRARY.
ONE OF THE, UH, INTERACTIVE TABLES.
AGAIN, ADDING SOME TECHNOLOGY BUT STILL KEEPING SOME OF THE NATURAL FIELD.
UM, BECAUSE WE ARE A NATURE CENTER AND WE DO WANT PEOPLE TO GET OUTSIDE AS WELL.
IN THE VERY BACK, YOU CANNOT SEE THE UP CLOSE, BUT YOU'LL SEE A SMALL TABLE THAT'S ACTUALLY A DIORAMA IN THE BACK.
NOW WHAT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT IS TELLING THE STORY OF THE CENTER.
SO THAT'S THE COMMUNITY STORY, THE SOCIAL JUSTICE STORY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STORY, OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS, AND ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE TRINITY RIVER AND OF COURSE THE TRINITY FOREST BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY THE ONLY ANCHOR IN THE TRINITY FOREST RIGHT NOW THAT YOU CAN VISIT.
AND AS MARCUS LIKES TO SAY, REALLY TAKING THIS FROM, YOU KNOW, TELLING THE STORY THAT WE WERE A LIABILITY AND NOW AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW I'M GOING FAST ON THIS.
I I'D LOVE TO WALK EACH OF YOU THROUGH IT IN BETTER DETAIL LATER.
BUT YOU'LL SEE IN THE TOP LEFT WE'VE GOT A SLIDE.
WE'VE GOT SOME NATURE PLAY AREAS.
YOU'LL ALSO SEE A FEW WATER FEATURES.
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ARE GOING TO BE EASY, SIMPLE PIPING.IT'S JUST GOING TO BE LIKE A WATER FOUNTAIN.
WE'VE LEARNED OUR LESSON WITH THAT.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO TELL THE STORY ABOUT FLOOD CONTROL, ABOUT, ABOUT RUNOFF, ABOUT HOW IT IMPACTS OUR ENVIRONMENT AND REALLY TRYING TO GET THE CITIZENS TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
CUZ WE ARE A CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION.
WE WANT TO HELP THE CITY AND HELP THE PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO DO OUR OWN ACTIVITIES TO MAKE THE CITY A BETTER PLACE.
SO I HAVE A LEAP BEHIND, AND Y'ALL ARE GONNA SEE A FEW MORE PICTURES OF THIS, BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE'LL DO WITH THIS OUTDOOR SPACE IS ON THE TOP LEFT YOU'LL SEE AN OVERHANG AND THEN YOU SEE SOME WINDOWS THAT'S GOING TO BE 250 SQUARE FEET OF TEACHABLE SPACE OUTDOORS.
IT ALSO RAINS SOMETIMES WE'D LOVE TO HAVE AN OUTDOOR AREA WHERE WE CAN TAKE PEOPLE AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE SEATING FOR UP TO 30.
AND AS WELL AS JUST HAVING A PLAY AREA FOR PEOPLE TO COME, FOR KIDS TO COME, AND THE PUBLIC AS WELL TO ENJOY BEING OUTSIDE AND MAYBE NOT JUST ON A TRAIL.
AND THEN LAST, BUT CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, IS A BEAUTIFUL DOCK WE HAVE PLANNED.
SO WE DO SOMETHING WITH THE KIDS RIGHT NOW WHERE WE GO TAKE POND SAMPLES.
THEN THEY LOOK AT THAT WATER UNDERNEATH MICROSCOPES AND IT TELLS IS THE WATER CLEAN? IS THE WATER DIRTY BASED ON THE ORGANISMS THAT ARE IN THERE RIGHT NOW.
THE KIDS CAN'T REALLY WALK WITH US TO THE POND TO GET THAT POND SAMPLING BECAUSE OF JUST SOME, SOME REASONS THE PONDS ARE OFF BEATEN TRACK.
BUT THIS WAY THEY CAN GO WITH OUR EDUCATORS, ACTUALLY TAKE THE POND SAMPLE WITH THEM, AND THEN GO BACK TO OUR EDUCATION ROOMS AND LOOK AT IT UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
SO THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
LET'S TALK ABOUT FUNDING FOR THIS.
SO 4.3 MILLION IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TO REDO THESE SPACES.
THAT'S INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBIT AREAS.
I HAVE LISA HERE WITH ME TODAY.
AUDUBON IS COMMITTING 1 MILLION MATCH TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
NOW, SOME THINGS I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT AUDUBON HAS DONE FOR THIS CENTER DURING COVID, THEY SUPPORTED US 1.2 MILLION WHEN WE WERE IN A HUGE DEFICIT BECAUSE OF PROGRAMMING AND THE DOORS BEING CLOSED.
AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, 2021, WE HAD ALL THAT HORRIBLE STORM DAMAGE HAD TO SHUT AGAIN.
ALL OF OUR EVENTS GOT CANCELED.
WHEN YOU CANNOT SELL AN EVENT FOR A YEAR AHEAD, YOU'RE NOT TOURING.
IT REALLY HAS A SNOWBALL EFFECT.
UM, WE HAVE SPENT 55,000 FOR THIS DESIGN ALREADY.
AND AGAIN, I'VE GOT A LEAD BEHIND FOR YOU, BUT WE HAVE RUN THE NUMBERS AND IT'S A $32 AND 29 CENT ROI ON THIS.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS? HI, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
YOU CAN SEE, UM, ANOTHER REASON FOR THE CENTER'S SUCCESS IS THE LEADERSHIP OF SHELLY WHITE.
SHE'S, UM, VERY HUMBLE IN WHAT SHE DOES THAT, UH, THE LEADERSHIP THAT SHE BRINGS TO HER AMAZING TEAM IS, UM, MUCH OF THANK YOU.
IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, AS, AS SHELLY WAS SAYING, WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE, THE
UM, IT'S OBVIOUS THE CENTER IS IN NEED OF A REFRESH.
AND THESE AREAS IN, UH, WITH THE, THE MATCH THAT SHELLY MENTIONED TO US, THE $1 MILLION MATCH, THAT'S A MINIMUM OF THE COMMITMENT THAT, THAT WE CAN MAKE.
WE THINK THAT IF WE CAN COME TO THE TABLE, UM, WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS AS A PARTNER AND WITH 4.3 MILLION IN, UM, CITY DOLLARS TO, TO INVEST IN THE CENTER, THAT CAN INCREASE THAT MATCH AS WELL.
ONE OF OUR, UM, IN ADDITION TO CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION, ONE OF OUR KEY GOALS IS MAKING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND WHAT TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON CENTER IS DOING, NOT JUST THE CONNECTIONS AND THE EDUCATIONAL AND WORK AND OUTREACH THAT IT'S DOING ACROSS THE CITY OF DALLAS, BUT THE NEW WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE IN SOUTH DALLAS.
UM, UH, A SOCIALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER OF, OF FEDERAL METRICS, UM, IS, IS KEY TO TO PERMISSION.
AND SO, UM, WE COMMIT TO, TO RAISING THAT MATCH AND UH, TO CONTINUING THE SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL FOR THE CITY.
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AND THEN I AM, SO WE ARE A CITY OF DALLAS BUILDING.THERE ARE SOME OTHER CHALLENGES WE'VE HAD WITH THE ACTUAL FACILITY CITY STAFF HAS WORKED ON THIS.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SHARE SOME OF THIS AND, UH, IF YOU HAVE MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE TRENT IS HERE FOR THAT.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON AT THE FACILITY.
UM, THE HVAC SYSTEM IS IN
WE DID A $10,000, THAT'S NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY CONTRIBUTED THAT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO TO UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE FOR THAT.
WE HAVE SOME, UH, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND I HAVE BEEN THERE IN MY PAJAMAS TWICE NOW WITH CALLS ON THAT.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY DONE SOME WARPED FLOOR REPAIRS, UM, OF OUR OWN ENTRY AREA FLOORING, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT UP TO $50,000 IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
ALSO, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE JUST GOT A $75,000 TRAIL GRIP.
WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING A BOARDWALK TRAIL TO OUR VANEL FLY POND NEXT SUMMER WITH A SMALL LITTLE DOCK TO SIT ON.
UM, SO WE'VE GOT A HUGE WASP PROBLEM, OUR EDUCATION WING.
OUR EDUCATION WING IS, UM, AS PEST CONTROL, EXPLAINED TO ME A PARTY ROOM FOR WASPS BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT WITH THIS WOOD AND THEN A TON OF OPEN SPACE ABOVE IT.
SOAP WASPS HAVE MADE THEIR HOMES THERE.
YOU'LL SEE ONE OF THE LIGHTS IS FALLING OUT.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF WASPS AND THEY'RE SO HEAVY AND THEN THEY WEIGH IT DOWN OR THE GLASS BREAKS OUT, WHICH IS WHAT IS ON THE LEFT.
UM, THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT, ACTUALLY TWO OF THOSE BOARDS JUST FELL AFTER I TOOK THIS PICTURE LAST WEEKEND.
SO THOSE ARE THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT.
WE SPEND ABOUT $3,000 EVERY JANUARY JUST TO TRY TO CONTROL THAT SO THAT WE CAN USE THOSE ROOMS FOR OUR SCHOOL KIDS AS WELL AS, UH, FACILITY RENTALS.
UM, JUST SIDING, POPPING OFF, THINGS LIKE THAT.
JOE REPAIRED THE ONE ON THE RIGHT THERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, UH, HE DID A GREAT JOB, BUT, UM, WE COULD HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY CITY STAFF, UM, THOSE NEEDS SEPARATELY.
SO I DO HAVE SOME HANDOUTS TO LEAVE AND TONY, I CAN LEAVE THOSE WITH YOU OR WHEREVER I SHOULD LEAVE THOSE.
UM, THEY DO TALK ABOUT THE ROI, BUT YES, THAT'D BE GREAT.
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT FOR EVERYBODY.
AND, UM, THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IS I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE'RE CONTINUING OUR PILOT PROGRAM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO END JUNE 30TH, AND WE'LL BE FREE FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS.
UH, THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT AND IT ALSO BUDS UP TO MS. RICE'S DISTRICT AND ALSO TO VICE CHAIR DISTRICT.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING AMAZING.
UH, I LOOK AT OUR PARTNERSHIPS OF WHO THE LEADERSHIP HILLS.
I I SEE YOU OUT IN BUD BOOTS AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE, UH, FOR THE MINORITY, YOU MAY PARENTS, ESPECIALLY MOTHER, IT'S AMAZING THAT WE WANT TO GET OUR KIDS OUTSIDE OF US AGAIN.
I MEAN, YOU AND, UH, THE CEDAR BRIDGE PRESERVE.
I MEAN, WHAT YOU GUYS DO, UH, WE HAVE WITH THIS SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDING, YOU, YOU'RE NOT BIG ON TOWN, BUT THIS IS NEEDED.
UH, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE JOINED FOR 4 MILLION, BUT WE'VE GOT DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY ASKING FOR 20, 30 MILLION AND DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND, AND FOR THIS TOWN, BUT DON'T ALSO CITY FROM THE COUNTRY.
UH, ONE OF YOUR BIGGEST ADVOCATE IS MY COLLEGE ROOMMATE, MR. DICKIE.
HE'S YOUR LIAISON AND YOU AIN'T WHIPPING EVERYBODY VOTE.
AND I'M ON THE BOARD WITH, YOU KNOW, NOBODY EVER TELLS YOU THANK YOU ENOUGH.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
PEOPLE FIND US PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, UH, HAVE THAT.
YOU SHOULD SCIENTIST, UH, YOU ARE ONE OF YOUR CHEERLEADERS.
I THINK I DON'T MILLION YOU SHOULD ASK US FOR.
SO IF WE NEED TO GET THAT FACILITY IN ORDER, IT'S IN MY DISTRICT COUNCIL.
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GONNA PUSH THIS THROUGH THE BOND AND VOTE FOR SHIRLEY.UM, SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE, UH, I'VE BEEN TO LIAISON AT 20 RIVER ROCK ONE CENTER BASICALLY SINCE I GOT ON THE PARK WARD SIX YEARS AGO.
SO I'VE SEEN THE WAY IT'S CHANGED AND THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND JUST IN GENERAL HAS EXPLODED.
I MEAN, THE AMOUNT OF, NUMBER OF KIDS THAT GET EDUCATED AND GET NEW EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCES, LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES THERE, IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL.
THIS IS THE ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS WE CAN MAKE.
UH, THE EXHIBIT DOES NEED A REFRESH AND, UH, AUDUBON PAY THE MONEY FOR THE, THE, UH, THE DESIGN FOR THE NEW THING.
SO I JUST LIKE MR. SLAUGHTER, I TOTALLY SUPPORT THIS AND THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD MENTION, AND I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF HAS BEEN OUT THERE, LOOKED AT THE BUILDING STRUCTURE ITSELF AND SOMEHOW, UH, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET SOME OF THESE, THESE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TAKEN CARE OF.
UM, I SIT ON THE TASK FORCE, THE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE, AND UH, THE FORMER CITY COUNCIL PERSON ON THE TASK FORCE AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING AND THAT PERSON SAID, YOU KNOW, THE CITY, WE DON'T MAINTAIN ANYTHING AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT.
AND, BUT YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A PERSON WHO REALLY KNOWS THE FAT OF THE HORSE AND TO SAY IT'S JUST TRUE.
AND IN THIS CASE, THIS HAS BEEN HERE 15 YEARS, WE HIRED A VERY PRESTIGIOUS ARCHITECT TO BUILD THIS BUILDING.
AND AS PRESTIGIOUS ARCHITECTS TEND TO BE, THEY DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE LUTHER SIDING GONNA FALL OFF OR NO
SO THERE ARE NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE MET.
AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN WAIT SEVEN OR EIGHT MORE YEARS FOR THIS CAUSE WE, THAT'S OUR BUILDING.
AND ON THE TASK FORCE, I'M GONNA BE ALSO LOBBYING FOR A WAY TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THESE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS DONE.
AND IF IT CAN'T BE IN THE BOND, CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION, SOMEHOW WE'VE GOTTA WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE DO GET THIS BUILDING FIXED TO SOME DEGREE.
BUT THANK YOU SHELLY, WHILE YOU'VE DONE THAT, GETTING THROUGH COVID WITH AFTER STAFF, DAWN, YOU ALL HAVE JUST DONE AN AMAZING JOB THERE AND YOU'VE DESERVE EVERYTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU IN THIS BOND.
I WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE IN, IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THE EDUCATIONAL, UM, EXPERIENCES THAT OF FAMILIES, KIDS AND ADULTS GET AT THIS PLACE WE SEE IS FAR NONE ONE OF THE BOTH MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCES FROM THE NATURE TO, TO THE EDUCATION.
UM, SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
WE DO GET A LOT OF ASKS, UM, THAT EXCEED WAY OVER THIS, UM, THAT WON'T EVEN TOUCH AT THE, UM, HEARTSTRINGS AND COMPONENTS THAT YOU DO WITH THE MIND, THE BODY, AND THE SOUL.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, UM, AND YOUR TEAM.
UM, AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU AS WELL, LISA.
UM, SO I DEFINITELY WILL BE SUPPORTING MS. RICE.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, SHELLY, LISA, THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING THAT YOU KNOW, THAT YOU HAVEN'T AL Y'ALL HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD, BUT SHELLY'S COMMITMENT AND HER TEAM, HER COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AND JUST HER PASSION TOWARDS EQUITY, LIKE SHE, SHE'S ALWAYS OPEN, YOU KNOW, UM, ANY FEEDBACK WE'VE GIVEN HER, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN OPEN TO IT.
AND SHE JUST, LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
LIKE ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT TRANSPORTATION IS AN ISSUE SOMETIMES PEOPLE GETTING TO THE ACTUAL TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON CENTER, SHE'S ACTUALLY PARTNERS WITH THE DALLAS LIBRARY TO GET PEOPLE LIKE FROM THE LIBRARY TO THE TRINITY RIVER AUDUBON CENTER.
SHE'S ALSO COMMITTED LIKE TO EQUITY THROUGH LANGUAGE AND BEING INCLUSIVE OF ALL COMMUNITY BY, BY THESE, UH, BY THE FREE, UM, PILOT PROGRAMS. SO, AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH EACH ONE OF HER, UM, TEAM MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
LIKE I'VE SEEN THEM AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, THEY'RE SO COMMITTED.
UM, YOU KNOW, KEEGAN, MARCUS, JACOB, AND ALSO, AND NOW WITH ADDITION OF SOPHIA, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I KNOW SOPHIA'S ALSO BILINGUAL, I KNOW KEEGAN'S BILINGUAL.
SO JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU AND I'M IN COMPLETE SUPPORT.
UM, I ALSO HAVE THE HONOR WITH, WITH SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO, UH, WHO YOU, UM, SERVE ON THE BOND CAP FORCE COMMITTEE.
SO I'LL BE ADVOCATING AS WELL.
AND UM, JUST, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, UM, OF BEING INCLUSIVE TOWARDS EQUITY AND TO BEING SUCH A GEM IN
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OUR, UM, SOUTHERN DALLAS COMMUNITY.THANK YOU LISA, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF, OF THE, THE CENTER AND ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT SHELLY AND THE TEAM DO.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE AND I'M, I'M GLAD YOU'RE COMING TO US WITH SUBSTANTIVE ASK, FRANKLY, BECAUSE YOU NEED IT.
YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ENOUGH, WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS AS MR. DICKEY SAID ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE CENTER OVER THE YEARS.
SO I WAS GONNA ASK WHAT WAS, DID, DID YOU ALL RECEIVE ANY BOND FUNDING IN 2017? NONE.
UM, IT WAS THE BUILDING PER BUILT WITH BOND DOLLARS OR IT WAS PUBLIC PRIVATE OR WAS THERE WAS LESS PUBLIC PRIVATE, BUT I CAN'T, IT WAS IN 2005, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE WAS OF THAT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS BOND FUNDS, BUT I MIGHT BE CORRECTED ON THAT.
I REMEMBERED IT WAS LIKE 5 MILLION OVER BUDGET AND, AND A DONOR COVERED THAT.
BUT UM, BUT ANYWAY, I'M, I'M VERY PLEASED BY YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS IN THIS DESIGN.
SO ONE THING I WAS GONNA ASK, BECAUSE YOU DO GET SOME GOOD REVENUE FROM EVENT RENTALS AND SUCH, HOW WILL THIS HELP YOU GENERATE MORE EXCITEMENT OR MORE WEDDINGS OR COMPANIES TO COME HAVE THEIR EVENTS THERE? ABSOLUTELY.
SO ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT THAT 250 SQUARE FEET OPEN DOOR SPACE I TOLD YOU ABOUT.
SO RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WANT TO DO, UM, A WEDDING AND YOUR, AND YOUR PARTY AFTER THE WEDDING, THE RECEPTION AT THE CENTER, THERE'S ONLY A FEW WAYS YOU CAN DO THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FLIP THAT SPACE REALLY.
SO THEY USE OUR SCISSOR TAIL DECK AND IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE, YOU WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR, THE DECK TO THE FAR RIGHT THROUGH THAT BIG GREAT HALL ROOM IS OUR GREAT HALL DECK TO THE LEFT, IT'S OUR SCISSOR TAIL DECK.
THEY MA THEY MAX OUT WITH A HUNDRED PEOPLE ON THAT SCISSOR TAIL DECK AND THAT IS WITH THEM CRAMMED THERE.
SO YOU ARE SITTING VERY CLOSE THERE AT THE VERY POINT, THAT'S WHERE THE WEDDING TAKES PLACE WITH THIS OUTDOOR AREA.
IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE, THERE'S A RAMP THAT GOES DOWN.
AND THEN WE WORK WITH OUR EVENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, BOXWOOD HOSPITALITY TO SEE WHAT NEEDED, WHAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE A GREAT EVENT SPACE THERE.
SO NOT ONLY THAT BUT IN, WELL MY, UM, I THINK IT'S IN THE LEAD BEHIND IN ONE OF THE PICTURES YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE, YES, I SHOWED YOU ONE COVERED AREA, THAT'S WHERE I POINTED OUT THE 250 SQUARE FEET.
ALSO, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE AREA THAT COMES OUT THAT'S ADDITIONAL COVERED SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT CAN BE USED FOR AN EVENT.
IN ADDITION, THOSE WATER FEATURES I SHOWED YOU, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE COVERED AND YOU CAN SET UP A BAR THERE.
SO WE'VE DEFINITELY KEPT EVENTS IN MIND BECAUSE THAT IS, WE'RE GETTING A QUARTER OF A MILLION HERE RIGHT NOW THROUGH THAT.
THAT'S WHERE I REALLY, WHERE I, I WAS ASKING JUST CUZ YOU HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL FACILITIES, I LOVE THE DOCS, BUT JUST REALLY BEING ABLE TO MAXIMIZE, UM, THOSE OPPORTUNITIES INDOOR AND OUTDOOR BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT GREAT CONTINGENCY, WHICH SOME OF OUR PARTNERS DON'T HAVE.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD USE OF, UM, OF YOUR SPACE THAT CAN, THAT KEEPS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN INTACT, THAT JUST ENHANCES IT AND, AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR AREA.
SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS CUZ I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY AND SO IT'S TIME, IT'S HIGH TIME THAT WE INVEST IN THIS CENTER AND SO I THINK YOUR ASK IS APPRECIATED.
AND JUST A REMINDER THAT TONY IS KEEPING TIME FOR OUR ROUNDS AND BOTH KEEP TRACK OF THAT.
UM, NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. VALER.
UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.
I CAME ACROSS A COUPLE OF FAMILIES WALKING DOWN MY STREET IN GLEN OAKS DISTRICT FOUR AND THEY WERE COMING TO ME BECAUSE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT TOTALLY SEPARATE ISSUE, BUT THE KIDS STARTED TO TALK ABOUT BIRD WATCHING AND I SAID, WELL WHERE DID YOU WATCH BIRDS? YOU KNOW, IN OAKLAND, WHERE DO YOU GO? THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE TRINITY AUTO BAND AND THE WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING AND WHAT THE STAFF DOES AND I'VE BEEN THERE BUT I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE IT LIKE THESE KIDS DID THROUGH THEIR EYES.
AND THESE KIDS ARE PROBABLY GONNA TAKE THIS INFORMATION.
THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE LIFELONG BIRD WATCHERS.
SOMETHING THAT I AS A KID NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BECAUSE
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THIS DIDN'T EXIST YET.SO IT IS A REAL RESOURCE AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY MADE, I'M JUST, I'M SITTING HERE AND I'M VERY THANKFUL BECAUSE I WAS NOT, UM, ONE OF THE KIDS THAT WAS A GREAT RECIPIENT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT REC CENTERS, ALL THE DIFFERENT NATURE PRISONERS THAT WE HAVE.
SO I REALLY TAKE IT ALL IN NOW AS AN ADULT.
I MAKE SURE MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS GET THAT.
UM, I WANTED TO ALSO ASK YOU ABOUT MAINTENANCE.
IF IN YOU GUYS' CURRENT CONTRACT, THE BUILDING IS THE CITY OF DALLAS, SO ALL MAINTENANCE IS UNDER THE CITY OF DALLAS OR DO YOU ALL DO GUINEA MAINTENANCE? YEAH, WE SPEND WITH OUR UTILITY AND MAINTENANCE, WE SPEND OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND A YEAR ON THE BUILDING.
SO AND IS THERE A SPLIT BY, BY WHAT THE CITY DOES AND Y'ALL NEED TO, HOW DO Y'ALL ASCERTAIN WHAT THOSE COSTS? IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY, YES.
UM, SO TECHNICALLY IN THE PAST PLUMBING, SOME PLUMBING HAS GONE TO THE CITY AND SOME ELECTRICAL WORK HAS GONE TO THE CITY.
BUT PAST THAT HVAC, UM, ALL OF THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT WE MANAGE.
SO THAT'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ROUGHLY A YEAR ANNUALLY.
AND AS MY COLLEAGUE CALVERT SAID, IT WAS HIGH TIME THAT WE INVESTED IN THIS PROPERTY SO THAT IT COULD MAKE MORE MONEY.
AND THE PLANS Y'ALL HAVE SHOWN BEFORE, A MILLION DOLLARS, THAT'S A NO-BRAINER.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR AND YOUR STAFF DO.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION AND LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP BECAUSE WE KNOW GOOD STAFF COMES FROM GOOD LEADERSHIP'S HIRING GOOD STAFF.
AND THANK YOU OF COURSE TO THE AUDUBON FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR PARK SYSTEM.
I JUST WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL KUDOS TO YOU ON MAKING IT FREE.
CUZ AS YOU ALL KNOW, I LIKE TO ASK THAT WE ARE CHARGING THE RIGHT AMOUNT FOR OUR SERVICES IN PARK AND REC BECAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD PROBABLY ASK MORE FOR.
SO THIS GOES AGAINST MY NORMAL THING, BUT I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS TO NATURE, WHICH IS THIS IS REALLY TRULY A PARK MORE THAN ANYTHING AND WE SUBSIDIZE ALL KINDS OF PROGRAMMING WITHIN PARK AND REC AND WE DON'T REALLY SUBSIDIZE THIS TO THE SAME DEGREE.
SO I'M REAL THAT I THINK THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO DRIVE ATTENDANCE OF THE, OF THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE IN AND BEYOND.
SO I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE EXTENDING THAT.
AND OF COURSE WE'RE GONNA, I'M GONNA HAVE POLICE SUPPORT YOUR ASK AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME AND I WOULD ONLY SAY LET'S FIND A WAY TO CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU SUPPORT FROM AN ADVERTISING STANDPOINT.
I DON'T THINK WE DO ENOUGH TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR COOL VENUES THAT WE HAVE.
I KNOW GOT, UM, UH, SOME OTHER KIND OF COOL VENUES AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF 'EM THAT PEOPLE MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU GET MORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN, SO THANK YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY FOR YOU FULL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
RIGHT, WE HAVE MR. O'CONNOR WITH THE FRIENDS OF KATIE TRAIL MAX FUND PROJECT.
NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AMY BEAN, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FORENSIC TRAIL OF CIVIL PRESENTATION.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE KATY TRAIL WITH YOU GUYS.
UM, I'M SURE YOU KNOW THE FULL HISTORY, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS THE VERY EARLY RAILS TO TRAIL PROGRAM OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE TRAIL IS OVER 25 YEARS OLD NOW, SO IT WAS AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A GREAT CONVERSION OF SPACE, UM, TO OUTDOOR SPACE.
IT IS TRULY A RIBBON OF GREEN RUNNING THROUGH THE DENSE AREAS OF DALLAS CONNECTING COMMUNITIES.
UM, IT'S, WE ARE STILL THANKFUL TO THE VISIONARIES AND TO THE CITY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THOUGHT OUT AND CREATED THIS ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.
OUR ORGANIZATION, THE FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL IS OBVIOUSLY THE NONPROFIT PARTNER THAT MAINTAINS ENHANCES AND ADVOCATES FOR THE KATY TRAIL.
UH, WE TRY AND MAKE IT THE PREMIER TRAIL FOR RECREATION, WELLNESS AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.
CITY OF TALLIS, UH, WE HAVE SEEN JUST RECORD ECONOMIC GROWTH ALONG THE TRAIL.
IT'S ESTIMATED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS WE'VE SEEN OVER 2 BILLION OF ECONOMIC GROWTH.
THAT'S NOT COUNTING THE CRAZY DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING ALONG THERE NOW.
UM, WE SAW NEARLY 2 MILLION TRAIL VISITS IN LAST YEAR AND SEEMS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE EVEN HIGHER AGAIN THIS YEAR.
UM, WE HAVE A VERY ENGAGED COMMUNITY, UM, OVER 1600
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MEMBERS OF THE KATY TRAIL THAT HELPS SUPPORT OUR WORK.UH, WE HOST THE BIG 5K IN THE FALL WHERE EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW, USUALLY ABOUT 5,000 RUNNERS.
UM, AND WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF THIS LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY.
UM, IT'S SO A TRULY GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
UM, OUR LAST BIG PROJECT TOGETHER WAS ENDED, ENDED IN 2020 WITH THE COMPLETION OF OUR $8.5 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.
UM, WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT THIS PROJECT GOT STARTED WHEN IT DID AHEAD OF THAT LIKE FLOCKING OF PEOPLE TO THE TRAIL.
UM, THAT WAS A $1 MILLION, UM, GIFT FROM THE CITY AND WE ADDED A A MILE OF SOFT SERVICE THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE.
UM, THAT REALLY ALLOWED FOR A LITTLE MORE SAFETY AS THE PEOPLE STARTED COMING IN GREATER NUMBERS.
WE ALSO ADDED SEVERAL BRIDGES OF PINCH POINTS ACROSS THE TRAIL.
UM, AGAIN, THAT PROJECT WAS JUST DONE AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME AND WAS A GREAT PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP.
UM, JUST A QUICK NOTE ABOUT US CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TO ENHANCE THE TRAIL FOR THE BENEFIT OF CITY OF DALLAS.
WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A KATY TRAIL PARK AS A BENEFICIARY OF Y'ALL'S, UM, RULING FOR TEMPORARY ART TO BE IN PUBLIC SPACES.
UM, THAT WAS THE FIRST EXHIBIT WITH A LOCAL ARTIST AS HA SEAT POD PODS.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL NOW WITH NA PUBLIC D A.
IT'S UH, ALWAYS FREE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE ARTISTS TALKS ON THE TRAIL, SO IT'S BEEN FUN TO START PROGRAMMING SPACE IN NEW WAYS.
UM, ON THE RIGHT, THERE WAS A RECENT, UM, AD, UH, TO UT SOUTHWESTERN PARTNERED PROJECT PROJECT TO ADD AN OUTDOOR FITNESS CENTER AT THE FAR SOUTH END OF THE TRAIL NEAR THE AMER AMERICAN AIRLINE CENTER.
UM, PEOPLE ARE USING THAT HAVE ALREADY INCORPORATED IT INTO THEIR EVERYDAY WORKOUT ROUTINE.
THE TWO THINGS I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY AS FAR AS BOND REQUEST, UM, THE FIRST WAS THAT THE FAIRMONT MAPLE ENTRANCE.
UM, THIS WAS INCLUDED IN OUR 2017 VISION PLAN OF AN AREA THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN.
UM, IT IS AN AREA RAPIDLY INCREASING IN DENSITY.
UM, I GOT A FEW NOTES FROM SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT SPACE AND THEY SAID IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS THERE IS A OFFICE TOWER, THE GRANITE OFFICE TOWER AT MAPLE AND CEDAR SPRINGS COMING.
THE CRESCENT HAS A RESIDENTIAL TOWER COMING.
MAPLE TERRACE IS BEING RENOVATED.
ALI MANHATTAN HAS PLANS FOR A MULTI-STORY BUILDING CENTURY ON AMERICAN.
I MEAN, THE GROWTH IS JUST PHENOMENAL.
SO THIS ENTRANCE IS ALREADY HEAVY, HEAVILY USED AND IT'S ONE OF OUR MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED ENTRANCES.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THERE THE CURRENT STATE, IT'S ROCKY MONEY, DIRT PATH.
IT'S VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN WET, WE GET CALLS ABOUT IT.
WE OFTEN, OFTEN HAVE SOME HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AROUND THE, THE ENTRANCES.
UM, SO THAT'S OUR FIRST AREA WE'D REALLY LIKE TO WORK IN.
UM, BACK IN 2017 WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS, WE PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS, GRADING, CONCRETE PATH, STAIRS, LANDING AREA, ADA, A ACCESSIBILITY, IRRIGATION, MISCELLANEOUS PLANNINGS.
UM, SO REALLY CREATING A FORMAL ENTRANCE THERE.
IT'S ALSO A LOT SAFER WITH SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE TRAIL AND WE KNOW WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE COMING UP INSTEAD OF JUST POPPING OUT ON THEIR HOMEMADE PATH.
SO, UH, THIS WOULD BE A FORMAL ENTRANCE IN THAT AREA.
THE SECOND STRETCH WE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, IS A NOX TO HARVARD.
THIS IS A TRAIL SEGMENT, COMPLETE RENOVATION.
UM, KIND OF LIKE THE OTHER AREA.
THIS WAS INCLUDED WAY BACK IN 2017, BUT THE AREA HAS BEEN INCREASING EXPONENTIALLY IN USAGE.
AGAIN, SAME THING ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE.
STREET LIGHTS, RESIDENTIAL IS DOING A HUGE, UM, CONVERSION OF BUILDINGS IN THAT AREA.
THE GATLIN AT MONTICELLO IS COMING.
THAT'S A 20 STORY RESIDENTIAL TOWER.
WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE KNOX STREET, WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS OFFICE, RESIDENTIAL, THE ABE HOTEL, SO MORE PEOPLE JUST DUMPING INTO THIS AREA.
UM, AND IT, IT, IT IS TAKING A TOLL ON THE AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THE CURRENT CONDITION.