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JUST TO GIVE A BACKGROUND, DALLAS PARKS CULTURE, WE
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ARE A GROUP.UM, UM, LARGE PARK TRAIL CAME TOGETHER, ADVOCATE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED EXISTS CITIES AROUND THE, UM, STANDPOINT.
SO WE FOUNDED THE DALLAS PARKS COALITION AND, UM, INVEST IN THIS IDEA TO ADVOCATE FOR
[Dallas Park and Recreation Board on June 15, 2023.]
AND WITH THAT, I WILL PASS APRIL.UH, MY NAME'S ROBERT KENT AND I'M ALSO A FOUNDER OF THE BRONX COALITION.
AND I WORKED FOR THE TRUST PUBLIC LAND FROM TEXAS STATE DIRECTOR.
UM, AS APRIL SHARED, UH, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE, UM, ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND REALIZED THERE'S A BIG GAP IN DALLAS, THE NEED FOR A STANDALONE ORGANIZATION, UH, THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, UM, AND WORK CLOSELY WITH, UH, THE PARKS BOARD, UM, TO HELP ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT THE PARK DEPARTMENT HAS OF, UM, BEING A GREATER AND GREENER CITY, AS WE'VE HEARD THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT BEFORE WITH THE BOND FIRM COMING UP.
WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT PARTNERING WITH ALL OF YOU.
WE WANNA TAKE A MINUTE AND THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT.
UM, WE KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL 400 PARKS IN DALLAS ARE LOOKING GREAT, UM, AND TO MOVE THE PARK SYSTEM FORWARD TOWARDS ITS GOAL.
AND SO FOR EVERYONE ON THE PARK BOARD, THANKS FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY TO INVEST, UM, AND TO ALL THE STAFF AS WELL.
THANKS FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY YOU ALL INVEST TO.
UM, WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT DALLAS PARKS ARE HEADING IN, AND WE KNOW THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM DOES, AND THE PARKS COALITION IS SO EXCITED ABOUT GETTING TO PARTNER WITH EACH OF YOU, UM, TO HELP MOVE THAT WORK FORWARD, PARTICULARLY, BUT YOU LOOK AT THE BOND AND WHAT'S AHEAD.
PHILLIP PIE HA WITH THE LOU DALLAS.
UH, I DO WANNA ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO HAVE SOME OF OUR OTHER DALLAS PARK COALITION MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, LIKE BRIAN
UH, WE WANT TO BE AS INCLUSIVE TO AS POSSIBLE.
UH, BUT I THINK I HAVE THE BEST NEWS TO SHARE IS THAT WE WILL BE SUPPORTING, OUR FIRST BIG ACT IS SUPPORTING, AS ROBERT MENTIONED, IN APRIL, THE BOND, BUT AT THE NUMBER THAT Y'ALL RECOMMENDED, UH, 399, 3 99 OR 98 3 99 99.
UH, BUT WE WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITIZEN ON TASK FORCE AS WELL AS WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, BRINGING THAT TO THE PUBLIC AND WE'LL SEE OUR PEOPLE, UM, OUT AT THE NEXT TOWN HALLS NEXT WEEK AND THE WEEK AFTER.
AND I HOPE THEY'LL Y'ALL WORRY BUTTONS TOO.
YES, WE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND SO WE'LL BE DEFINITELY ADVOCATING AND AS THE COMMUNITY BOND TASK FORCE MEETINGS COME UP, UM, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO WORK WITH Y'ALL TO TURN OUT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND SUPPORTERS, PARK SUPPORTERS.
WE'RE GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, WEARING BUTTONS, WEARING GREEN.
WE REALLY WANNA DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF FOLKS IN DALLAS, ALL OF DALLAS REALLY CARES ABOUT.
SO WE'LL BE CONTACTING EACH OF YOU TO KIND OF WORK WITH YOU ON, ON THAT AS WELL.
AND WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE KATIE AND TRISHA HERE AS WELL.
HELLO? UM, THEY'RE WITH TRINITY PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THEY ARE PROVIDING, UM, A HUGE ASSIST, UH, TO HELP MOVE THE WORK FORWARD AS WELL.
SO YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US OR FROM THEM, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO SET UP MEETINGS AND HELP BRING PEOPLE OUT TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
YEAH, WE APPRECIATE, WELL NEEDED.
CAN I SAY THAT REAL QUICK? YES.
SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF US THAT SIT ON THE BOND COMMITTEE AND THE MORE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU GUYS CAN BRING OUT, NOT JUST YOU, BUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HELPS US ON THE BOND COMMITTEE.
I'M GONNA TRY OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKER ONE MORE TIME.
THIS IS TRACY WILLIAMS. YES, I'M ON THE LINE.
I'M SORRY IF I MISSED YOU EARLIER.
MY NAME IS TRACY WILLIAMS AND I'M A RESIDENT OF D 10 AND LIVE VERY CLOSE TO ORBITER PARK, WHICH IS THIS TOPIC OF MY WORDS.
TODAY I'M URGING THE INCLUSION OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ORBITER PARK AND THE UPCOMING BOND PACKAGE.
THE PARK NEEDS AN INCLUSIVE MASTER PLAN THAT CONSIDERS INPUT FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO LIVE CLOSEST TO THE PARK.
THE PARK IS CURRENTLY UTILIZED.
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FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE ARE A TENNIS COURT THAT GOES NOW PICKLEBALL COURT, A DOG WALKING AREA, UM, AND WE'RE ADJACENT TO AND WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE WHITE WALL CREEK, UM, TRAIL.THERE'S ONLY ONE ENTRANCE INTO THE PARK FROM A RESIDENTIAL STREET.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT, THIS IS CRITICAL TO THE MASTER PLAN, AND THE COMMUNITY HAS REAL CONCERNS ABOUT ONE ENTRANCE IN THE PARKING LOT LOCATION.
I BELIEVE THAT THE PARK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN EVEN GREATER ASSET TO THE NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORHOODS OF NORTHWOOD ESTATES AND URBAN RESERVE.
BY INVESTING IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ORBITER PARK CAN BE TRANSFORMED INTO A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE SPACE THAT BENEFITS MOST AND ALL RESIDENTS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS, ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS DATA, MIGHT BE THE MEDIAN AGE, ABOUT 57 YEARS OLD, AND THAT'S EXCLUDING THE RESIDENTS AT PRESBYTERIAN VILLAGE NORTH.
UM, SO WE'RE INTERESTED IN ON DEVELOPING A PARK THAT HAS LIGHTING, THAT HAS, UM, BENCHES, IT HAS LANDSCAPING.
RIGHT NOW THAT PARK IS VACANT WITH ONLY A TENNIS COURT, AND WE NEED TO BE SOMETHING VIBRANT THAT REPRESENTS ALL OF DALLAS AND D 10.
IT INCLUDES INPUT FROM ALL OF THE RESIDENTS, NOT JUST A SELECT FEW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THESE, UM, POINTS FOR THE BOND PACKAGE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. LISA GUDO.
YOU CAN TURN YOUR AUDIO OR YOUR VIDEO ON MA'AM.
YOU CAN, YOU'RE THREE MINUTES BEGINS.
UM, MY NAME IS, UH, LISA GRANADO, AND I AM A 35 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE NORTHWEST ESTATES AND D 10 AREA.
UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PARK FOR, UM, FIRST OF ALL FOR RECOMMENDING, UM, THIS, UH, PROPOSED BOND PACKAGE FOR ORBITER PARK, UM, AS A RESIDENT.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OFF JUST, UH, KIND OF ELABORATE AS TO, UH, THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE AREA THAT WE'RE IN AND JUST TO, UM, MAKE IT SO THAT EVERYONE IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSED MASTER PLAN.
UM, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG FAMILIES.
UM, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF INCOMING, UH, YOUNGER COUPLES STARTING OFF.
AND, UM, AS A PARENT OF THREE CHILDREN, TWO OF WHICH ARE STILL IN, UM, THE R I S D SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT AT, UM, OPPORTUNITY AND VERY BENEFICIAL FOR THE WHOLE, UM, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, WE HAVE, UM, A LOT OF, UH, UH, YOUNG, YOUNGER CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE AN AREA TO PLAY.
UM, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS AVAILABLE, UM, SINCE AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER.
AND, UM, OF COURSE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PLAYGROUND IS OFF LIMITS, UH, DURING SCHOOL HOURS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE, OUR, ALL OF THE OTHER FEEDER PATTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA HAVE SOME SORT OF PARK, UM, SOMEWHERE FOR THE CHILDREN TO GO AND, AND PLAY.
AND, AND WE DON'T, UM, OUR, OUR, THE CURRENT ORBIT PARK IS JUST AN OPEN SPACE WITH JUST THE TENNIS COURT AND THE PICKLEBALL.
BUT, UM, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE, YOU KNOW, DURING THESE PAST, UM, THE PAST 10 YEARS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF YOUNGER FAMILIES THAT HAVE MOVED IN AND, UM, I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, OVER 35 FAMILIES WITH SMALL, UH, CHILDREN THAT ARE EITHER, UM, GETTING READY TO HEAD INTO SCHOOL OR ARE ALREADY CURRENTLY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO, UM, JUST MAKE IT TO WHERE, UM, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
UM, EVEN THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE, UM, YOU KNOW, PAST, UH, UH, FOR THE PAST, UH, 35 YEARS LIKE MYSELF, WHO, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST NEED TO, UM, HAVE A PLACE, UH, TO, UH, CON YOU KNOW, CONVENE MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST NEED SOMEWHERE TO GO.
BUT, UM, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST THANK THE PARK BOARD FOR YOUR TIME ALSO, UM, JUST TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE FULL FUNDING OF THE PARK BOARDS, UH, 39, UM, $399 MILLION, UM, UH, BUDGET.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. LISA MILLER.
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HI EVERYBODY.I'M LISA MILLER AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES, UM, WITH DALLAS UNITED CREW.
AND I'M GONNA TAKE YOU THROUGH THREE THINGS, WHO WE ARE, THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING TO MAKE OUR SPORT OF ROWING MORE ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, AND DIVERSE.
AND THEN SOME EXCITING NEWS THAT I THINK IS GONNA BLOW YOUR SOCKS.
SO WHO WE ARE, DALLAS UNITED CREW.
WE ARE 5 0 1 C THREE ROWING AND DRAGON BOATING TEAM.
WE FOCUS ON YOUTH ROWING PARTICULARLY, AND WE HAVE 150 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE ROWING.
SO IF YOU'RE AT WHITE ROCK LAKE, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR KIDS OUT THERE.
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DUNNO THAT ROWING CHANGES KIDS' LIVES.
OVER THE COURSE OF, UH, THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD 76 STUDENTS RECRUITED TO ROW IN COLLEGE ON SCHOLARSHIPS.
LET ME TALK ABOUT 0.2, THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING TO MAKE THE SPORT MORE INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE, AND ACCESSIBLE.
MANY OF YOU WHO REMEMBERS THE ARSHAY COOPER EVENT, AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU WERE THERE, AND THIS IS ARSHAY COOPER RIGHT HERE.
AND HE IS ACTUALLY IN TOWN RIGHT NOW DOING P E TAKEOVERS.
OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, WE'VE HAD A THOUSAND STUDENTS AT IRMA, AL BARACK OBAMA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, ST.
PHILLIPS, INTRODUCING THE SPORT OF ROWING TO THESE KIDS.
AND IT IS SO EXCITING, IT'S ELECTRIFYING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND IT'S CHANGING THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY'RE RAISING THEIR HANDS TO COME OUT AND FRY ROWING.
AND SO A THOUSAND STUDENTS SO FAR, BUT WE'RE HAVING OUR EXCITING NEWS.
I WANTED TO SHARE SATURDAY, AND THIS IS THE FLYER THAT YOU GUYS JUST GOT RECEIVED.
SATURDAY, WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING AN EVENT.
AND SO FAR, 70 KIDS OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS FROM THOSE THREE SCHOOLS HAVE SIGNED UP TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPORT OF ROWING.
AND SO ARSE COOPER IS IN TOWN.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE AN EVENT SATURDAY MORNING, BUT IF YOU CAN COME BY AFTERWARDS AND CHECK THIS OUT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE BOAT TOURS.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ERG TRAINING AND GET A CHANCE TO BE ON THE WATER.
AND OUR BIG REVEAL IS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, DALLAS UNITED CREW IS GETTING TWO GRANTS TOTALING A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SECRET NOW.
IT'S NOT, I KNOW THAT'S NOT
THE TWO GRANTS, ONE IS $75,000 FROM DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, 75 FOR 75.
WE WERE CHOSEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE FIRST TIME ROWING HAS BEEN, HAS RECEIVED A GRANT LIKE THIS FOR THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY.
SO THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME FOLKS THERE.
ARSHAY COOPER HAS A FUND, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING, INCLUSION FUND, $25,000.
WE'RE GONNA GET HERBS AT SCHOOLS.
WE'RE GONNA DO TRAINING AT THE SCHOOL.
MS. MILLER, THAT'S YOUR, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT ON SATURDAY.
AND WE'RE ELEVATING THE SPORT OF GROWING AND THE CITY OF DALLAS.
MR. PROCTOR COUNT, MR. SLAUGHTER.
PROCTOR CAN BE NEW YEAR, RIGHT?
I'D LIKE TO SEE A COUPLE THINGS, UH, ABOUT MR. PROCTOR.
UH, IS THAT ALL RIGHT, CAROL? WELL, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LET HIM SPEAK FIRST, BUT I'LL DEFER.
SORRY, I LET HIM, HE REQUESTED AND I'LL, WHO, WHO, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT? NO, GO AHEAD.
SO I'LL SEE YOU IN THE PARKING LOT.
FIRST OF ALL, UH, MR. JOHN PROCTOR'S HERE TODAY, SOMEBODY THAT I REALLY LOOK UP TO, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED ABOUT MR. PROCTOR, HE'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION.
HE'S ALSO AN ADVOCATE FOR OFFENDERS TO BE BACK, UH, ACCLIMATED BACK INTO THE CITY.
UH, MR. PROCTOR IS ONE OF OUR LEADERS THAT I REALLY HOLD IN HIGH ESTEEM.
AND AS SOCIETY, WHEN PEOPLE HELP YOU, WE DON'T WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO KNOW.
'CAUSE WE WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT WE'VE DONE IT OURSELF.
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YEARS AGO, UH, I MADE A BAD BUSINESS DEAL FOR SOME FRIENDS AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.MR. PROCTOR MADE SURE THAT MY FAMILY WAS OKAY FINANCIALLY.
HE'S ALSO THE REASON WHY I'M A BIG ADVOCATE FOR PRAYER COURT.
FIRST, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M SUCH A BIG ADVOCATE FOR HIM.
SO, MR. PROCTOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
UH, JOHN PROCTOR, UH, TODAY I'M SPEAKING AS A CITIZEN OF DALLAS AND, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT M B E W E C M A R C S P P AIN'T GOT TIME.
TAKE THREE MINUTES TO EXPLAIN BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU GOT A PROBLEM ALREADY.
YOU DON'T HAVE A PROGRAM TO HIRE BUSINESSES OUT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO A C S B, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LOW B.
YOU CAN HIRE A AFRICAN AMERICAN COMPANY ON A LOW BID PROJECT AND HE'S BROKE AFTER END OF THAT CONTRACT BECAUSE OTHER ADVANCEMENTS AND THE PARTICULARS OF CHANGE ORDERS 'CAUSE YOU GOING TO HAVE ONE.
SO THAT AFFECTS OUR BUSINESS RUSHING THROUGH THIS.
OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN DISTRICT, DISTRICT I JUST NAMED IS OVER 20%.
WE GOT A BIG RETURNING CITIZEN IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T HAVE JOBS.
AND WHEN YOU, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I'M A BIG ADVOCATE OF, OF FIRE PARK IT BECAUSE THEY HIRE THESE PEOPLE.
AND ANYBODY HIRE THESE PEOPLE, THEY'RE A FRIEND OF MINE BECAUSE I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR, MOST OF MY INVESTORS IN DISTRICT THREE, IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
SO WHEN WE TALKING ABOUT THAT, WE TALKING ABOUT ADVANCE OF PEOPLE NOT RETURNING BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM, BUT DIDN'T GET A GOOD PAYING JOB AND STATE OUT OF TROUBLE THAT ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITY HAS INVEST THE TAX BASE.
I DON'T SEE NO INTEREST IN THAT.
WHEN I HEAR GOOD FAITH EFFORT, WHAT I HEAR, I WENT, LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND I DIDN'T SEE NOBODY SO FAR
WE KEEP DOING THIS LIKE WE DO.
YOUR NUMBERS IS
WHEN YOU, WHEN I HEAR MWB, I HEAR WB.
I DON'T HEAR NO MIND, NO MWB TALK.
I AIN'T GOT TIME TO EXPLAIN THAT.
BUT THIS IS THIS AND IT'S AMAZING TO ME WHEN YOU WOULD NOT CONSIDER THE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BLACK MALE IN THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT OUR NAME, I DON'T EVEN THINK YOU STUDIED IT.
I NEED YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND BE ABOUT IT.
THAT'S WHY I'M ON THE BOARD OF THREE MANY.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE LARGEST DRUG PROGRAM IN THIS TOWN, AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF PARKER.
IF IT FOR, IT'S FOR A STRATEGIC REASON.
WE GOT BLACK MALES, THEY HAVE PHYSICAL IN 30 YEARS.
IT'S MY DECISION TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
WE GOTTA RUN AND WRAP IN OUR COMMUNITY DRUG PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHY I CHOSE THAT TO BE, WE BROUGHT THE FIRST ONE ON LED BELT, THIRD BLACK PROGRAM IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE HISTORY OF DALLAS MINUTES.
WHEN I SEE Y'ALL TAKE I B C TALKING ABOUT COMING DOWN TO THE CONVENTION CENTER, YOU KNOW WHAT I HEAR? I HEAR WE HAD SOMETHING AND YOU'RE TAKING IT AWAY.
FAIR PARK HAD A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE AT IT AT A CONCERT TWO WEEKS AGO.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR BUSINESS? AND THEN WE HEAR ABOUT YOU.
YOU GONNA GET SOME MAJOR TO US? WE TALKING ABOUT SOCCER NOW AND BRING IT DOWNTOWN.
HELP ME TO CONSIDER STUFF AND JUST HOW IT IS.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. ROBERT WHITE.
FIRST UP, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR SERVICE TO THIS CITY.
TAMMY ROBERT, WE GET TO SIT ON THE BOARD, TWO ORGANIZATIONS BASED OUT OF FAIR PARK RIGHT AWAY, DALLAS
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BASED UNI CALL THE FAIR PARK AND THE DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WHICH IS BASED OUT OF THE HALL OF STATE.YOU'LL HEAR A REPORT TODAY THAT SINCE OUR FRIENDS AT FAIR PARK FIRST TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF FAIR PARK ON JANUARY 1ST, 2019, THE COTTON BOWL ATTENDANTS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TWO BIG FOOTBALL GAMES.
THE RED RIVER RIVALRY AND THE STATE FAIR CLASSIC TOTALS APPROXIMATELY 625,000 PEOPLE.
WHEN YOU ADD THE ACTUAL ATTENDANCE OF THOSE FOOTBALL GAMES, THAT NUMBER COMES TO 1,000,050 7,784 PEOPLE IN THAT SAME TIME PERIOD.
THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK WAS 1,306,516 PEOPLE.
SO YES, THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT FAIR PARK DURING THAT TIME PERIOD EXCEEDED THE COTTON BOWL BY ALMOST EXACTLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE.
THESE NUMBERS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE YEARS PAST.
YET OVER THOSE YEARS, WE HAVE INVESTED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE COTTON BOWL AND ONLY PENNIES ON THAT AMOUNT TOWARDS THE MUSIC HALL.
THE 98 YEAR OLD MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK IS AT A BREAKING POINT.
WE HAVE EXTREME PATRON AND EMPLOYEE SAFETY ISSUES.
ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS ARE FAILING ON A REGULAR BASIS.
JUST RECENTLY, WE HAD TO HAVE EXTERNAL CHILLERS DURING PERFORMANCES BECAUSE THE AC WAS NOT PROPERLY WORKING.
BOILERS AND THE H V A SYSTEMS NEED A METEOR REPLACEMENT.
THE BUILDING NEEDS A NEW ROOF AGAIN.
VERY RECENTLY WE HAD A PERFORMANCE INTERRUPTED BECAUSE THERE WAS FLOODING ONTO THE LIGHTBOARD.
DURING THE SHOW, DURING PERFORMANCES, WE HAVE TO CURTAIN OFF PART OF THE MEN'S RESTROOMS SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED BY WOMEN.
AND EVEN WITH THAT ISSUE, WE STILL HAVE PATRONS THAT ARE UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE RESTROOM FACILITIES IN TIME TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS AFTER INTERMISSION.
THEREFORE MISSING PART OF THE SHOW.
A RECENT OVERLAND PARTNERS ASSESSMENT SAYS THAT JUST ADDRESSING THE BASIC NEEDS THAT THE MUSIC HALL WILL COST APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
THE COST TO TRULY BRING THE MUSICAL HALL TO INTO ITS NEXT CENTURY EXCEEDS THAT GREATLY.
THE MUSIC HALL, IN ALL FAIRNESS, A BUILDING THAT BRINGS MORE PEOPLE TO FAIR PARK THAN THE COTTON BOWL SHOULD BE FUNDED ON A LEVEL COMMENSURATE.
WITH THAT, I WANNA MAKE VERY CLEAR, OUR BOARD PROUDLY HAS MEMBERS OF BOTH OU AND UT ALUMNI, MYSELF INCLUDED.
I HAVE ONLY MISSED THAT NAME, WHICH I REFER TO AS OU, TEXAS ONCE SINCE 1985.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY THAT WE INVEST IN THE MUSIC.
PEOPLE WILL LOOK TO THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE AS A REFLECTION OF WHAT WE PRIORITIZE.
AND I SIMPLY ASK, WHAT WILL OUR STORY TELL? THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS THE CURRENT CHAIR ELECT FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN LEY DALLAS.
DURING MY TERM AS CHAIR IN 2025, WE WILL PROUDLY CELEBRATE THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR HOME, THE HISTORIC MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK.
AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE ACTIVELY PLANNING ON WHAT OUR NEXT CENTURY WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE MUSIC HALL THAT WE ALL LOVE SO DEARLY THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN.
HOWEVER, UNLESS THE SIZE POINT SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE BUILDING AND FAIR PARK MADE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA HEAR THIS BOARD MEETING.
AS BOARD MEMBERS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS FIDUCIARIES DICTATES THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THE INSTITUTION WE LOVE SO MUCH IS PUT IN A POSITION THAT CAN SUCCEED.
IT ALSO MEANS ENSURING THAT OUR PATRONS CAN ENJOY SHOWS SAFELY AND THE SETTING WORTHY OF THE SHOWS THAT THEY ARE SEEING.
FORTUNATELY, OUR TICKET HOLDERS IN DISNEY CAST TO BECOME ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE SAFETY AND MODERNIZATION CONCERNS THAT HAVE GONE, GONE UNRESOLVED FOR YEARS.
THOUGH SOME MIGHT SAY SENIOR BROADWAY SHOW IN DALLAS IS A LUXURY, SAFETY AND SECURITY ARE NOT LUXURIES, THEY'RE NECESSITIES.
AS FIDUCIARIES OF OUR COMPANY, WE MUST ALSO LOOK TO OUR FUTURE.
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THAT FUTURE WE HOPE, WILL BE IN THE MUSICAL AS IT HAS BEEN FOR GENERATIONS.HOWEVER, WE CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH CONTINUE TO ASSUME THE NECESSARY AFFAIRS UPGRADES THAT WE'VE MADE.
WE NEED ASSURANCES AND COMMITMENTS.
OUR TICKET HOLDERS AND SUBSCRIBERS CAME OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS TO VOTE FOR PROPOSITION A.
THEY DID SO THE WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT FINALLY THE MUSIC HALL AND FAIR PARK WOULD RECEIVE THE MUCH NEEDED FUNDS TO HELP ITS RETURN.
THE MAGNIFICENCE AND BEAUTY THAT IT WANTS.
READING AND HEARING THAT THESE BOND FUNDS MAY BE REDIRECTED AWAY, HAS LEFT
WONDERING IF WE WILL EVER SEE THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS MADE A SIZABLE INVESTMENT, TIME, TALENT, AND DOLLARS TO ADOPT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING FAIR PARK.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GROW THESE INVESTMENTS EVEN MORE AS PART OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL D N A.
HOWEVER, THAT CAN'T HAPPEN IF BARRIERS CONTINUE TO BE PUT UP IN FRONT OF US.
IN CLOSING, OVER THIS PAST CENTURY, THE MUSIC CALL HAS BUILT A LEGACY THAT NO PEER OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK THAT HAS NO AND NO PEER OUTSIDE THE BIGGEST NAMES OF STAGE AND SCREENING FOR THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MUSICALS IN THE WORLD RACE OUR STAGE.
YOU AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW YOUR LEAGUE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE MUSICAL HALL CAN SHAPE A SIMILAR LEGACY IN THE CENTURY.
AS WE KNOW FROM HAMILTON, HISTORY HAS ITS EYES ON OUR AUDIENCES AND GENERATIONS TO COME.
YOUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. JIMMY.
GOD, MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I, CAN I, I'M SORRY.
I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED I WAS.
AND SO FUNNY BECAUSE DURING OUR LITTLE BREAK, IF WE HAD, I WAS ACTUALLY TICKETS TO LAY MISS.
AND SO, BUT THE LAST TIME BLAME IS WAS IN DALLAS.
I WENT, UM, I USED TO BE PART OF THE ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS AND, UM, IT, THE HEATING BROKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PERFORMANCE AND IT WAS LIKE A HUNDRED DEGREES IN THAT THEATER AND HALF THE GROUP LEFT HALF THE, HALF THE THEATER LEFT BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT.
YOU COULDN'T, YOU COULDN'T STAY.
SO IT'S FIVE OR SIX YEARS AGO.
I MEAN, THIS IS A REAL THING THAT'S HAPPENING AT FAIR, AT, AT THE MUSIC HALL, AT FAIR PARK, AND NOT YOU CONJECTURE.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR RECOMMENDING ORBITAL PARK FOR FUNDING, UH, FOR PLAYGROUND.
IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, THERE ARE NUMEROUS REASONS WHY A PARK WOULD BENEFIT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, UH, AND CHILDREN.
AND I'M HERE AS A LONG TIME RETIRED.
I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE 40 PLUS YEARS.
AND I WANNA EXPLAIN A FEW REASONS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.
UM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS BOARDED, UH, AS YOU KNOW, I'M SURE, BY NORTH, BY FOREST LANE, EAST BY GREENVILLE AVENUE, SOUTH BY ROYAL LANE, AND WEST BY CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY.
AND PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM THAT WE ALL HAVE IS JUST TO LIVE IN A, HAVE, BE A RESIDENT AND LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE CAN RAISE OUR FAMILY AND VISIT THE SUPERMARKET, GO TO SCHOOL, ATTEND CHURCH, GO TO PARK WHERE OUR KIDS CAN RUN AND PLAY.
A PLACE TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN NEED AND GREETED AND JUST BOND AND RELAXED, UH, ENVIRONMENT.
AND THESE ELEMENTS HELP BUILD A STRONG, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.
UH, WELL, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS MISSED PIECE OF THE DREAM FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AT LEAST FOR MY 40 PLUS YEARS THERE, THE PARK PIECE.
AND AS A GRANDPARENT, I CANNOT WALK WITH MY GRANDCHILD TO A PARK WITHOUT DRIVING OR WALKING ACROSS A MEGA BUSY STREET THAT BORDERS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND A PARK WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL PROVIDE AN OASIS OF FUN AND PLEASURE, NOT ONLY FOR US, BUT FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN, BUT ALSO FOR PARENTS WHO WORK HARD EVERY DAY.
AND IT WILL PROVIDE A PLACE WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER BETTER IN A RELAXED ENVIRONMENT.
A PLACE TO SIT, TALK, BREATHE, OR JUST ENVIRON AND ENJOY NATURE.
UH, WITHOUT A DOUBT, KIDS NEED A PLACE TO RUN AND PLAY AND JUST BE KIDS.
WE LIVE IN A BUSY, FAST PACED COMPLEX, UH, WORLD.
AND A PARK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL PROVIDE A PLACE JUST TO SIMPLY ENJOY NATURE AND FAMILY.
AND I SUGGEST PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO JUST HAVE A SMALL PIECE OF SIMPLICITY.
I WILL NOT SIT HERE AND DENY OR NOT ADMIT THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN SEVERAL PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS OUTSIDE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT TRUST ME, AFTER 40 YEARS OF LIVING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,
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I KNOW WHERE ALL PARKS ARE PERSONALLY.I KNOW WHERE THEY'RE ALL LOCATED.
BUT THE TIME IS NOW IN SO LONG WILL DO FOR A PARK AND ARCTIC FOOT, A PARK THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO PACK UP THE CAR AND TAKE A ROAD TRIP.
AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE SENIORS, THESE PARKS ARE NOT EXACTLY IN WALKING DISTANCE BY ANY MEANS.
SO I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, MOST OF WHICH ARE WORKING PARENTS.
AND THEY CANNOT TAKE TIME TO BE HERE TODAY AS I CAN.
THEY CANNOT TAKE TIME FROM THEIR JOBS AND TO SIT HERE BEFORE YOU ARE STANDING BEFORE YOU TODAY.
SO I REPRESENT A LOT OF THOSE.
I'VE TALKED TO THEM PARENTS WHO WOULD LOVE TO RETURN HOME THIS VERY EVENING AND JUST TAKE A WALK TO THE, TO THE, WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO A PARK.
MS. SCOTT, THAT'S YOUR THREE MINUTES.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING US.
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR PARKS AND REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING TO KEEP THINGS BEAUTIFUL AND ACCEPTABLE.
LEADING BROADWAY, DALLAS AND KEN, NOVICE PRESIDENT AND THE C E O OF BROADWAY DALLAS.
LEADING BROADWAY DALLAS HAS BEEN A JOY FOR ME THE PAST SIX AND A HALF YEARS AS WE EXPANDED TO 300,000 TO 500,000 VISITS EACH YEAR.
TWO ELEMENTS OF OUR MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN HELP US DO THAT.
ONE, WE SECURED THE BEST OF BROADWAY SHOWS IN DALLAS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA.
AND THEN WE ENDEAVOR TO CREATE A PATRON EXPERIENCE THAT MATCHED THE QUALITY ON STAGE, EASING TRAFFIC FLOW IN AND AROUND FAIR PARK, SIMPLIFYING PARKING, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVING OUR RESTAURANT, AND CREATING ONE-ON-ONE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
WE ALSO WORK WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE CITY OF DALLAS.
RECEIVED BOND FUNDING IN 2017 TO REPLACE ABOUT 80% OF THE CRACKED SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF A MUSIC HALL.
IMPROVED OUR A D A SERVICE WITH A NEW ELEVATOR.
IMPROVED OUR LIGHTING THROUGHOUT PATRON FACING AREAS AND MUCH MORE.
AUDIENCES GREW ATTITUDES ABOUT THE MUSIC HALL CHANGED THOUSANDS, ENJOYED SHOWS REMARKED ON HOW MUCH BETTER IT FELT.
SIMULTANEOUSLY, BROADWAY, DALLAS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ACTIVITIES.
WE ESTABLISHED A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH DALLAS I S D.
WE HIRED TEACHING ARTISTS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS IN AND AROUND FAIR PARK TO TEACH IN OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE INVITED OUR, OUR NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS TO THE MUSIC HALL, MANY WITH FREE SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
WE DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN FAIR, ARKANSAS, DALLAS, AND MUCH MORE.
AS THE MUSICAL HALL APPROACHES ITS HUNDREDTH YEAR, ITS ESSENTIAL BUILDING COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS REQUIRE URGENT AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
A RECENT OVERLAND PARTNERS ASSESSMENT INDICATED THE NEED FOR JUST THE BASIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MUSIC HALL APPROACH TO A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
WE WERE THRILLED TO JOIN OUR FRIENDS AT FAIR PARK FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER BEZEL AND SO MANY OTHERS TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN FOR PROP A, WHICH PROMISED A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE MUSIC HALL.
THAT PROMISE SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR WHEN WE LEARNED THAT THE FIRST $75 MILLION OF FUNDS FROM PROP A WOULD ALL GO TO THE TITLE RULE.
IT WAS FURTHER DISAPPOINTING TO LEARN THAT THE $2 ADDITIONAL FEE PLAN BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, A PLAN THAT ESSENTIALLY FUNCTIONS AS A TAX ON OUR PATRONS TO ACCOMPLISH A PROGRAM THAT WAS PROMOTED AS THE VOTE THAT COSTS US NOTHING, CHANGES EVERYTHING.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE IN GOOD FAITH AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF RAISING NEEDED FUNDS FOR BEAR PARK AND MUSIC HALL.
GIVEN OUR EXISTING CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, WE NEED FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING HOW TO GENERATE ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM OUR VALUED PATRONS AND SUBSCRIBERS.
WITH THAT WE MOVE TO NEXT POINT OF BUSINESS APPROVAL OF MEETINGS FOR 7 23.
DO I HAVE A MOTION MR.
WE MOVE TO PARK IN CREEKSIDE PART.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MS. PARDON? DO I SECOND? UH, MS. MONDELL, ANY DISCUSSION WITH THAT? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? YE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? OLD CITY PART.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? UH, MS.
ANY DISCUSSION? MS. MONDELL? GO AHEAD.
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MUCH.I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN THE THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING TO WORK WITH, UM, THE PLANNING AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT AND THE CONTRACTOR, UM, S W A.
AND SO I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED THAT TODAY THIS IS, UH, BEING VOTED ON, UM, THAT WE CAN THEN START TO ASSESS EVERYTHING OUT
ANY OTHER COMMENT? BUT THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
NEXT STEP WITH THAT, ALL OF YOU WILL SAY I ANY OPPOSED AYES HAVE IT.
SO ALL THE VOTING ITEMS ARE GONE.
OUR FIRST ONE IS, UH, MS. BERRY ON OUR W M B PROGRAM.
SO, UM, GOOD MORNING, RACHEL BERRY, ADMINISTRATION OF BUSINESS SERVICES.
SO, UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE M W B E PROCESS AND THE POLICIES AND SOME OF THE RECENT MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD.
SO TODAY WE HAVE WITH US, UM, MR. JESSE SALDANA FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS CENTER.
UM, HE'S THE MANAGER OVER BUSINESS INCLUSION, AND HE'S BEEN READ US A PRESENTATION.
HE'S GONNA PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM AND THEN OF COURSE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT CHUCK MIGHT HAVE.
SO IF I'LL HAND THAT OVER TO MR.
UH, I DID HAVE, UH, LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT MS UH, MS UH, WILLIAMS COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE'S, UH, OUT OF TOWN.
SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT.
AND I WOULD SAY WE HAD A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION ON HOW, 'CAUSE THIS BOARD WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT HOW WE STRENGTHEN M W B E PARTICIPATION, UH, FROM A POLICY LEVEL.
THIS BOARD, WE HAD A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION.
IF AFTER, AFTER YOU HEAR THE PRESENTATION, I JUST WANT TO REASSURE YOU ALL THAT, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER OFFICE, UH, AND SO WE CAN MEET THE GOALS OF THE BOARD, OF HOW WE CAN INCREASE OUR PARTICIPATION.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS, UH, JESSE SIA.
I'M THE CITY OF DALLAS AS A PROGRAM MANAGE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY'S MINORITY WOMEN BUSINESS PROGRAM.
AND, AND IN THE SMALL BUSINESS CENTER.
SO THE SMALL WOMEN CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN, UH, 2021.
IT WAS ESTABLISHED TO BRING TOGETHER THIS INITIATIVE OF THE CITY OF BUSINESS DIVERSITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, UM, TO CHAMPION GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN DALLAS.
UM, IT ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES OF IMPACTING WORKFORCE READINESS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND MINORITY WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES, BUSINESS STARTUPS, RETENTION STRATEGIES, AND RESIDENT REENTRY SERVICES.
SO THE WEBSITE FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS CENTER IS A SOURCE DALLAS.ORG, AND YOU'LL FIND THE THREE DIFFERENT AREAS COVERED IN THERE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
AS DIRECTOR JENKINS MENTIONED, UH, MY, MY, THE DIRECTOR OF SMALL BUSINESS CENTER IS, UH, JOYCE WILLIAMS. AND WE HAVE ME.
AND THEN I HAVE FOUR OTHER SENIOR CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ADMINISTRATORS, UH, THAT REVIEW THE
THEY ALSO HAVE MIKE, UH, COLLEAGUE, MY STAFF, UH, ROBERT PAUL, WHO WORKS WITH THE PARK DEPART PARTS DEPARTMENT ON THE, THE B I D CONTRACT COMPLIANCE.
SO WHAT I'M GONNA BE GIVING YOU ALL IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE M W B PROCESS, KIND OF INVOLVING THE, THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS REPORTS DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENTS.
UH, THE BLUE AREA KIND OF FOCUSES ON THE, UH, M W E PORTION IN REGARDS TO THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
UH, THE BROWN AREA AND YELLOW, IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON THE EVALUATION PROCESS.
AND THEN THE LAST GRAY SECTION IS THE, UH, CONTRACT COMPLIANCE SIDE AFTER WAS THE APPROVED BY, UH, COUNSEL.
SO I'M GONNA GO THROUGH EACH OF THE SLIDES.
SO THE CITY OF DALLAS OFFERS A PROCUREMENT QUARTERLY OR A THREE MONTH FORECAST OF UPCOMING SOLICITATIONS OF GOOD SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION OVER 50,000.
UH, THIS INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE CITY OF DALLAS, UH, PROCUREMENT PAGE.
IF YOU GO TO UNDER DEPARTMENTS, YOU'LL FIND PROCUREMENT, AND YOU'LL FIND THIS INFORMATION, UH, POSTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO THIS GIVES THE
THAT'S KIND OF HOW IT'S BROKEN DOWN, UH, IN REGARDS TO THE, UH, CATEGORY CODES AND THE SCOPE OF WORK.
SO THE M W DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED IN A LOT OF OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDING.
UM, WE, WE HAVE A, OUR B TWO B CONNECT
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EVENT, WHICH IS A NETWORKING EVENT WITH, UH, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, B I D STAFF CITY OF DEPARTMENT, WHICH HELP FOSTER NETWORKING BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS AND THE N WBS.ANOTHER INITIATIVE IS WE HAVE OUR M W, UH, METRO PROTEGE, UH, PROGRAM, WHICH IS SUPER, A LARGE PRIME CONTRACTORS MEETING WITH A SMALL S ON A, ON MONTHLY BASIS TO GROW THEIR FAST.
UH, A RECENT INITIATIVE AT, AT THE SMALL BUSINESS CENTER IS OUR DALLAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, UH, TO SOLIDIFY THE STABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO IN THIS PROGRAM, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH, UH, THREE OPERATORS, UH, WHICH IS THE B C L, UH, THE DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER, AND THE GREATER DALLAS HISPANIC CHAMBER, UM, TO HELP, YOU KNOW, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF
SO THE NEXT THING IN THE, IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCUREMENT IS, UH, THE B I D REVIEWS, THE PROPOSED, UH, PROCUREMENT SPECIFICATIONS THAT DETERMINE THE MW CATEGORY, WHICH DETERMINES THE MW GOAL.
SO THE CITY ESTABLISHED, UM, IN SEPTEMBER, 2020.
THESE, UH, CATEGORY IS 32 FOR CONSTRUCTION.
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING IS 34% PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, 38, UH, GOODS 32, AND OTHER SERVICES EFFECTIVE IN OCTOBER OF 2023.
WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT ESTABLISHING, UH, MARKETING AVAILABILITY, SETTING THOSE GOALS BASED ON THOSE ON THE AVAILABILITY, AVAIL AVAILABILITY OF THEIR, SO THE, THE MW DEPARTMENT CREATES A A LIST M W LIST FOR EACH COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.
UH, THE STAFF CREATES A M W LIST BASED ON THE KEYWORD SEARCH, AND WE USE CERTIFICATIONS DIRECTORY.
THE CITY RECOGNIZES THREE, UH, CERTIFICATION AGENCIES AND THE NATIVE AMERICAN, UH, TRIBAL CARD.
UH, IF A PROJECT IS FED FEDERALLY FUNDED, UM, THE CITY WOULD RECOGNIZE THE D B E CERTIFICATION.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE LIKE A T PROJECT IN THE CASE D B GOAL WOULD, WOULD BE SET BY TDOT, AND A D B E LIST OF, OF FIRMS WILL BE CREATED FOR THAT
SO THE THREE AGENCIES THAT THE CITY RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST ONE IS THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY.
SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PROVIDE THE M W B E W B E FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS TO THE D B E CERTIFICATION.
THE NEXT, UH, TWO AGENCIES ARE THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, WHICH PROVIDES, UH, M W B CERTIFICATION AND THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL'S, UH, SOUTHWEST, WHICH PROVIDES THE W B E CERTIFICATION.
AND THE LAST ONE IS OUR NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL PARK, RECOGNIZED BY THE SMALL BUSINESS CITY.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROCUREMENT ADVERTISEMENTS, THESE ARE POSTED IN BONFIRE, UM, WHICH IS THE CITY'S ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT PORTAL, DALLAS CITY HALL DOT BONFIRE DO.COM.
SO VENDORS ARE ASKED TO REGISTER ON THE PROCUREMENT AND THE PORTAL TO LOG IN AND REGISTER.
UH, WHEN THEY REGISTER, THEY'LL RECEIVE A UPCOMING, A NOTIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THEN, AND THEN THAT'S WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENTS, UH, THE, THE PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS ON ANY EVENTS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROPOSAL.
SO THE V I D, UH, WE DO NOTIFY THE M W ADVOCATE C ORGANIZATIONS OF THE CURRENT PROCUREMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY POSTED, UH, IN THE BONFIRE PORTAL.
SO WHEN WE MOVES ON TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PRE-BID AND PRE-PROPOSAL PROCESS, UH, THE B I D IS PART OF THE EVALUATION, UH, MEETINGS.
AND SO WE DISCUSSED THE B I D PROGRAM, THE FORMS
IN THE PREVI MEETING, UH, THE B I D STAFF, UH, RESPONDS TO THESE QUESTIONS AND THE QUESTIONS AND RESPONSE TO THOSE QUESTIONS GET, UH, FROM VENDORS GET POSTED IN BONFIRE, AND THEN ALSO IN BONFIRE ALSO GETS POSTED AS THE PREVI SIGN IN SHEETS, WHAT'S HELP, WHICH HELPS MWS CONNECT WITH PRIME PROJECTS AND ALSO THE REVERSE PRIME LOOKING FOR MWS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT THAT ARE BEEN ON.
SO AS PART OF THE PROPOSAL EVALUATION, WHEN THE BIDS ARE RECEIVED, THE THE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL SUBMIT THE CREW PROPOSAL BID FORM 6 23.
SO, AND IT HAS THREE COMPONENT AREAS, UH, WHICH IS THE BUSINESS INCLUSION AFFIDAVIT.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE HISTORICAL BREAKDOWN, UM, WHICH IS FIVE POINTS.
AND THEN THE LAST PART IS THE TEAM MAKE OF WHICH IS THE NW SUBCONTRACTORS.
AND THEY PLAN TO UTILIZE IN THEIR PROPOSAL, WHICH IS UP TO 10 POINTS, SO THAT THE B I D OVERALL REPRESENTS 15 POINTS OUT OF THE A HUNDRED HUNDRED POINTS, UH, EVALUATION, UH, CRITERIA.
SO THIS, AFTER THAT, THE, THE, UH, EVALUATION STUDIES IS THE FORM THAT
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IS, UH, EITHER SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE, UH, THROUGH BONFIRE OR PROVIDED TO THE, TO THE DEPARTMENT'S PROJECT MANAGER.SO THE, UH, B I D UH, REVIEW OF THE, UH, PRIME VENDOR IS SELECTED BY PRIME VENDOR RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE REVIEW THE, UH, FORMS, UH, SUBMITTED BY THE RECOMMENDED VENDOR.
WE VERIFY THE CERTIFICATIONS VENDOR PERCENTAGE, AND THIS IS KIND OF, THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE, UH, FORM TWO 13, WHICH HAS
WHEN THEY HAVE THE ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT, THEN THEY CAN ACTUALLY GIVE THE ACTUAL M W PERCENTAGE AMOUNT, AND THEN THE, THE, BASED ON THE NIS CODES AND THE CERTIFICATIONS.
SO I INCLUDED THAT PICTURE OF THE FORM THERE.
SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE, DURING THIS PROCESS, THE, THE CONTRACTOR, UH, WILL, WILL REACH OUT TO THEIR, THE RECOMMENDED M W B VENDOR AND ASK THEM TO COMPLETE THE, UH, SUBCONTRACTOR INTENT FORM.
WE ASK 'EM THAT, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THE FORM IS SIGNED, UH, BY BOTH PARTIES, BY THE PRI AND SUBCONTRACTOR, UH, WITH THE END OF REGION DOLLAR
SO THE BUSINESS CONCLUSION AND DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTATION FORM, UH, THE B I D STAFF VERIFIES THE GOOD FAITH EFFORT INFORMATION FORM SUBMITTED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
SO THEN ON THE, ESSENTIALLY THE G F E FORM, WE ASKED THAT THEY WENT WITH THE BUSINESS INCLUSION DEVELOPMENT TEAM, WHERE THEY PROVIDED AN M W B LIST.
UH, DID THEY PROVIDE ANY, THE PLANS SPECIAL ATIONS TO MWS ABOUT THE BID? THE NEXT AREA IN THE FORM ON THE FORM IS, UM, PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED AND REJECTED.
YOU KNOW, DID THEY ATTACH ANY DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS? PROJECTION LETTER NOTES MEETING.
AND THE LAST THING IS WE ASK 'EM TO FURTHER EXPLAIN THEIR FAITH EFFORTS ON THE PROJECT.
UM, IF THERE'S ANY DOCUMENTATION EFFORTS, WE RESPONDED PROPERLY TO THE, UH, TO THE NOTICE THAT FROM THE
SO THAT IS INCLUDED ON A FORM AND ON PROVIDE TO THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACTOR.
SO THIS IS KIND OF A LIST OF JUST A RUNDOWN LIST OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN
IT'S PROVIDED TO THE PRO PROJECT MANAGER, UM, WHICH ESSENTIALLY HAS THE LIST OF THE PROPOSED MW SUBCONTRACTORS AND THE LETTER INTENT, ANY GOOD FAITH EFFORT DOCUMENTATION, UH, TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS.
SO FOLLOWING THAT, UH, SECTION OF THE PARK AND REC BOARD APPROVAL, UM, FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND THEN AFTER THAT WOULD BE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE CONTRACT.
SO THAT'S ON THE, MORE ON THE CONTRACTING PROCESS AND APPROVAL.
AND THEN AFTER, THEN, THE LAST SECTION OF MY, MY CHART THAT I HAD, UM, IS THE, UH, MORE OF THE CONTRACTING PROCESS.
SO ONCE THE VENDOR SELECT AND AWARDED, UM, WE HAVE A CONTRACT COMPLIANCE SYSTEM, UM, WHICH, WHICH THEY PROVIDE MONTHLY, WHICH IT PROVIDES A, UM, MONTHLY REPORT OF THE PAYMENTS FROM THE PRIME TO THE SUBCONTRACTORS, AND THE SUBCONTRACTORS CONFIRM THE PAYMENTS ELECTRONICALLY IN, IN THE SYSTEM.
SO WE, THE V I D STAFF UPLOADS ALL THE CONTRACT INFORMATION.
SO IT'S A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PRIME AND THE SUB.
SO ALONG WITH THAT, SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SYSTEM OR THE B I D STAFF PROVIDES, UH, UM, ANY KIND OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN REGARDS TO ANY SUBCONTRACTORS HAVING ANY ABOUT THE SYSTEM, OR YOU ALSO ASSISTING PRIMES AND GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE SAME SYSTEM TO HELP START CONFIRMING THIS, UH, SUBOR.
SO IF THERE'S ANY CHANGE ORDERS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS, THOSE ARE ALSO TRACKED THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
AND, AND THEY'RE ALSO BACK BROUGHT THROUGH THE PARK BOARD PROCESS AND THEN TO CITY COUNCIL.
BUT THINK WE HAVE STAFF ALSO INFORMATION, UH, WE ASKED WHEN THERE'S A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, WE ASK FOR THE OVERALL PARTICIPATION OF THE PROJECT.
SO WHERE ARE THEY AT TO DATE, AND THEN WHERE, WHAT WOULD THE PROPOSED, UH, CHANGE ORDER AND HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT THE PARTICIPATION, THE PARTICIPATION SPECIFIC FOR THAT.
AND SO THE LAST PART IS THAT WE WORK WITH THE, UH, PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE PROJECT MANAGER TO CLOSE OUT THE PROJECT, UH, CONFIRMING THAT M W PARTICIPATION THROUGH THEIR A T G SYSTEM AND ALSO THE, THE, THE FORM SUBMITTED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHOWING THE PROGRESS, THE DATE, AND THEN WE CLOSE OUT THE PROJECT AND THEN WE DOCUMENT ANY REASON
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OF NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE PRIOR PROJECT.SO ONCE AGAIN, I INCLUDED MY CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE, UH, BUSINESS INCLUSION DEVELOPMENT STAFF, UH, FOR THE, THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE WORK WITH, UH, VERY EFFECTIVELY WITH ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS ON EVALUATION OF THE BIDS AND PROPOSALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DALLAS.
TAKE IT BACK TO THIS LAST CHART FOR RECAP AND THEN VIDEO.
I SURE HAVE FEW QUESTIONS WITH
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UH, MS. COLLINS? YEAH, IT'S HERE.
SORRY, IT'S NOT, IT'S A LITTLE SLOW, BUT THAT'S GO GO.
GO AHEAD MS. THANK YOU, MR. SALANA, I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
I DO NOT ENVY YOUR JOB BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT OF STEPS AND I APPRECIATE THE DI THE DILI.
SO THIS TOPIC COMES UP A LOT IN OUR CONTRACTS, AS YOU KNOW, AND WE DON'T OFTEN KNOW IF YOU'RE TO BLAME OR PROCUREMENT OR WE JUST PASSED A LOT OF BLAME, LOTS OF PLACES BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTERNATION ON THIS BOARD AND COUNCIL THAT WE'RE NOT DOING, THE CITY IS NOT DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB OF REACHING OUT TO MINORITY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES THAT WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT GOOD FAITH EFFORT.
HOW IS THAT REALLY DEFINED? AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE WAYS THAT IT'S ADVERTISED, BUT IS KIND OF TO MR. SLAUGHTER'S POINT EARLIER, MR. PROCTOR WHO SPOKE ARE, ARE THERE, DO WE HAVE A DEARTH OF MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES THAT ARE EITHER NOT APPLYING OR THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, UM, THESE CITY FOCUSED PROJECTS, CITY FUNDED? OR DO YOU THINK, UM, ARE THERE, IS THERE LACK OF QUALIFIED VENDORS, LACK OF JUST GENERAL VENDORS TO CHOOSE FROM? KIND OF WHERE DO YOU SEE THE CHALLENGES AS WE HAVE THESE BIG PROJECTS TO UNDERTAKE AND WE WANNA PARTNER WITH? SO OUR DEPARTMENT WORKS DILIGENTLY WITH DOING A LOT OF M W OUTREACH, UH, REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH THE MINORITY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, LIKE THE, THE BLACK CONTRACTORS, ASSOCI CONTRACTORS.
SO THAT OUTREACH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, PARKS AND REC CAN BE A SPECIALIZED AREA INDUSTRY OF CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE
SO INCREASING THAT CAPACITY AND AWARENESS OF, YOU KNOW, YES, THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS A LOT OF PARK PROJECTS AND UPCOMING PROJECTS, POSSIBLY THROUGH A BOND PROGRAM.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE, WE FOCUS ON, ON REACHING OUT.
THERE IS A LOT OF COMPETITION IN OTHER PUBLIC M W B PROGRAMS. FOR US, WE ARE ALWAYS HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE, UH, ABOUT NETWORKING EVENTS.
AND I MENTIONED THE B TWO B, SO CONNECTING WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
SO A LOT OF MWS LIKE TO HAVE AN INTERACTION OR A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT ARE, AND THE EVALUAT PROCESS.
SO BEFORE JUST BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE WORK HARD TO, TO REACH OUT TO A LOT OF, THERE IS A LOT OF CAPACITY OUT THERE, BUT IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, FINDING INTEREST IN THE CITY.
THERE IS A LOT OF, THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF PROJECTS, NOT JUST CITI, BUT TDOT AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES AS WELL AND THAT HAVE THE HI THE HIGHER REQUIREMENT.
BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT, HOW YOU DEFINE GOOD FAITH EFFORT? SO THAT'S BEEN A DISCUSSION OF THIS BOARD AS WELL.
THAT, AND I KNOW SOME OF THAT'S ON PROCUREMENT SEPARATE FROM YOU ALL.
SO THAT THE INFORMATION IS, UH, FOR THE GOOD FAITH I'VE HEARD IS
THE EVALUATION, WE ASKED 'EM TO PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION IN WHICH REACHED OUT TO HIM MEETING, WHEN THEY HAD THIS SOLICITATION, WHAT EFFORTS DID THEY INCLUDE? UM, AND WHO DID THEY CONTACT? WHO DID THEY EMAIL? THE GOOD FAITH EFFORT.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR DEPARTMENT, THAT YES, IT'S NOT, UH, A HUNDRED PERCENT EFFECTIVE TO INCREASE
UM, AND LIKE, BECAUSE IT COMES AFTER THE, THE CONTRACTING PROCESS, UH, WHEN THE VENDOR SUBMITS THEIR BID.
UH, BUT WE'RE WORKING TO, YOU KNOW, TIGHTEN UP THE LANGUAGE OF THE, THE GOOD FAITH BECAUSE, UM, IN THE CURRENT LANGUAGE OF THE CURRENT FORMS, UH, FROM THE CITY'S POLICY, WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE STRENGTH OF THAT LANGUAGE, BE AND ALSO BE MORE FAIR AND CLEAR TO THE CONTRACTORS SO THAT THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN MEET, MEET OUR EXPECTATIONS TO, UH, ACHIEVE THE N W COMMITMENT.
'CAUSE IF IT IS MORE CLEAR AND UH, TO THEM THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, SUCCESSFULLY, YOU KNOW, TYING UP THEIR PENCILS, ALSO INCLUDE MW PARTICIPATION IN THEIR AND THEIR RESPONSE AND, AND MAKE IT
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A MEANINGFUL PROJECT AND SUCCESSFUL PROJECT.THAT, THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT I WANNA SEE MORE, WILL WORK WITH YOU ALL TO HELP BUILD THIS PARTICIPATION.
THAT'S, THAT'S VERY POSITIVE TO HEAR.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE MR. BLAIR WHO RUNS THE DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON OUR BOARD.
AND SO, UM, HE'S BEEN A BIG PROPONENT OF SUPPORTING AND, AND, AND DEVELOPING BUSINESSES BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GONNA GO AWAY.
PROBABLY ARE PROBABLY LIKELY BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA GO UP.
SO WE, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING AND CREATING MORE W B OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE.
I REALIZE THAT'S NOT THE CITY'S JOB, BUT IF THERE'S WORK TO BE HAD, THEN WE MORE COMPANIES THAT ARE QUALIFIED TO DO THE WORK.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR BEING HERE AND FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I, I, ONE THING I DON'T AGREE WITH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE LUCKY HAVE HARRIS OR NOT.
UH, THIS IS A FRESHER BREATH AIR.
UH, NOT ONLY RACHEL AND MY MAN HERE, AND ALSO, UH, PROCURED DEPARTMENT HERE FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS GOOD FAITH EFFORT WHERE GOOD FAITH WAS.
UH, IF I CALL YOU AND YOU'RE NOT THERE, I'LL SEND YOU A BID IN.
BUT WHAT I'M SEEING HERE IS NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY PUTTING SOME TEETH IN THIS THING.
WE'RE NOT LETTING THESE COMPANIES GET BY WITH GOOD FAITH EFFORT.
AND THAT'S BEEN OUR MAIN PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, NEW LEADERSHIP IN THE CITY OF DALLAS PROCUREMENT AND WITH RACHEL AND THIS DEPARTMENT AND OF COURSE OUR DIRECTOR.
UH, WE'RE REALLY GONNA PUT SOME TEETH IN THIS THING.
SO, UH, MINORITY COMPANIES WON'T BE GETTING CALLED AND SENDING THEIR BIDS IN AND THEY DON'T GET ANY WORK.
SO I'M GONNA COMMEND YOU, UH, I WAS GONNA LEAVE, BUT WITH YOU GUYS, I'M GONNA STAND FOR THE REST OF THE PARK GETTING, 'CAUSE I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING IT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
JUST POINT TO CLA I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THERE IS A SEPARATION BETWEEN PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE BUSINESS INCLUSION AND DEVELOPMENT SMALL BUSINESS THAT MEMPHIS SIA REPRESENT.
I WILL HAVE PROCUREMENT HERE MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING OR THE FOLLOW MEETING IN OCTOBER.
UM, ON PAGE SEVEN, YOU DISCUSSED THAT, OR YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE, UM, NETWORKING EVENTS.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW YOU MARKET THEM? SO WE, IT IS PART OF THE, THE, THE CERTIFICATION DIRECTORY, WHICH IS LIKE THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS CERTIFICATION AGENCY.
SO I HAVE A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE CERTIFIED FIRMS AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE BASED ON THE SCOPE OF SERVICES.
AND SO IF WE WANNA HAVE LIKE A SPECIFIC EVENT OR PARKS, WE, IT'S MAYBE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING.
I'LL FOCUS ON THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRMS. SO THIS THROUGH FLYERS, IS IT EMAILERS, IS IT CALLS OR POST? ON OUR SOURCE BALANCE WEBPAGE, WE HAVE A, A FACEBOOK AND A LINKEDIN PAGE.
UH, AND THEN I EMAIL 'EM THE FLYER, THE, THE M WS, THE FLYER ABOUT THE EVENTS.
AND THEN ON PAGE 20 ABOUT THE GOOD FAITH EFFORT, IS THAT, UM, IS THAT PUBLIC, UM, OUT TO THE PUBLIC ON, ON WHO, HOW THEY'RE DOING THEIR GOOD FAITH? THE THE DOCUMENT JUST FOR THE, THE CONSULTANT OR THE, IT'S JUST FOR THE RECOMMENDED VENDOR THAT WE GO BACK AND ASK THEM FOR TO COMPLETE THE FORM.
SO IT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT OVER RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC THAT'S OUT THERE.
AND ON PAGE 24, I I SAY I HAVE TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPARENCY, QUESTION MARK.
SO I THINK YOU GO TO THAT REAL, UM, UM, YOUR COMPLIANCE SUPPORT, UH, ALL THE SUBCONTRACTORS.
SO DID I UNDERSTAND THIS, THAT WHEN THE CONTRACTOR GETS THE JOB, IT SHOWS HOW, WHO, HOW, HOW MUCH THEY PAID OUT EACH SUBCONTRACTOR? YES.
THAT'S WHERE WHEN THE PRIME GETS PAID, THEN THEY EARN THE PAYMENTS TO THE SUBCONTRACTOR THROUGH THE SYSTEM, IT'S
AND THEN, UM, IF SOMEBODY DID NOT MEET THEIR M W V E, ARE THEY PENALIZED? DO THEY JUST GO BACK INTO THE SYSTEM? ARE THERE MARKS AGAINST THEM? WE'RE, WE'RE DOCUMENTING THOSE CASES AND SO WE'RE KEEPING A HISTORY HISTORICAL FILE.
AND SO IF OTHER PROCUREMENTS DO COME ON, WE DO KEEP THAT AS A CONSIDERATION.
SO IF THEY COME TO US TO PARK FOUR, I MEAN PARK DEPARTMENT, AND THEY'RE UNDER LIKE THE THREE, YOU KNOW, BIDS, DOES IT SHOW THAT THEY DID NOT COMPLY THE LAST TIME OR THE TIME OF COMES OUT WITH AN FWB? NOTHING THAT, IN REGARDS TO SHOWING LIKE PUBLICLY THAT THEY DIDN'T COMPLY.
SO HOW ARE WE, HOW, WHERE'S THE OVERSIGHT IN THAT? LIKE HOW ARE WE ABLE WHEN WE CLOSE OUT A PROJECT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN WE ACTUALLY DETERMINE WHAT THEY, DID THEY ACTUALLY REACH ACHIEVED IN THEIR
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VEHICLE, RIGHT? BUT FOR THE NEXT JOB THAT THEY APPLIED FOR IN THE CITY AND THEY DIDN'T MEET THAT, UM, IT JUST KIND OF GOES TO THE WAYSIDE.OR, OR IS IT BEING DOCUMENTED ON, IT'S BEING DOCUMENTED THE FILE THAT WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR THE, THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, JOB OR GIG, THEN THOSE, THOSE WOULD BE KIND OF MORE TIED TO THE CITY'S POLICY BETWEEN SANCTIONS AND WHAT WE CAN DO WITH, AND ALSO TALKING TO THE CITY'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT ACTIONS DO GOING FORWARD.
BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, CLEAR DOCUMENTED REASONS AND STUFF.
YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT, UNDERSTANDING THE CONTRACTOR'S REASON AND DEPARTMENT'S REASON.
AND AND ALSO THEY END UP BEING UNDERSTANDING WHY, WHY, YOU KNOW, THEY WEREN'T UTILIZED ON THE PROJECT WOULD CAUSE 'EM TO HAVE ISSUES ON THE PROJECT.
THERE COULD BE NUMEROUS REASONS, UH, OR AN ISSUE, UH, NOT MEETING EVENTUALLY LEADS DOWN THE ROAD TO NOT MEETING THE PARTICIPATION.
YEAH, I JUST HOPE THERE'S, WE CAN DO MORE TRANSPARENCY, MORE OVERSIGHT.
UM, AND THEN, UM, I SEE WHERE IT'S 30% ACROSS THE BOARD OF, BUT IN A, UM, IN THE, THE WAY THAT EVERYTHING'S CHANGING SO MUCH, I HOPE THAT WE GET TO A 50%.
THAT, THAT WOULD BE A DISPARITY STUDY WE WENT, DID BACK AROUND 2016.
SO, UM, THAT'S IN WHICH WE WOULD REVIEW ALL THE RECORDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION AND CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AND SEE WHAT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE VIETNAMS IN THE CURRENT MARKET.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE SET THE GOAL DEFENSE CONSIDERED.
MR. URA, UH, YES, THANK YOU CHAIR AND UH, THANK YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND ANSWERING A LOT OF OUR QUESTIONS.
THANK BRING YOU BACK ON MS ON BILL'S MESSAGE.
SO THE 32% COMES UP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REGISTERED CONTRACTORS WITH US NOW IT'S, IT'S THROUGH THESE, THE 32% BASED ON THE CERTIFICATION DATABASES, WHICH IS MORE THE NOR TEXAS FIRMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY CERTIFIED.
'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GONNA REVISIT THAT AGAIN HERE SHORT AND I JUST SHOWED THE AVAILABILITY OF IT'S WILLING TO LOCAL MARKET, DALLAS MARKET TO RESPOND TO OUR PIECE.
AND ALSO THE, THE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER IN OUR, ONE OF OUR COMMITTEES WITH THE BONFIRE.
HOW CAN WE, AND I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE GOING OUT READ AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND LET 'EM KNOW THIS HERE, BUT HOW CAN WE GET THAT TRANSLATED TO OUR, ARE WE DOING SPANISH ALSO SPANISH CONTRACTORS? THE PORTAL? I, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IN SPANISH, BUT WE CAN LOOK AND DEFINITELY LOOK AT ADDRESSING THAT.
WE, WHEN I DO SEND A NOTIFICATION OUT, IT'S TO THE, THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU, UH, DO.
IT WOULD BE FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS NOW SINCE A LOT OF IT'S CONTRACTS.
LIKE DEFINITELY CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THAT.
AND, AND I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT ADVERTISING, NOT NECESSARILY LIKE THE CONTRACT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN SPANISH.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GET, PEOPLE HAVE LAWYERS AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT CLEAR THAT, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ADVERTISEMENT.
THEY, YOU KNOW, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW YOU CAN REGISTER FOR BONFIRE HERE.
THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN GET FROM, AND OPPORTUNITIES, UH, IT'S, IT IS REALLY, AND I KNOW WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT LANGUAGE BARRIER AND NOT JUST SPANISH, ALL LANGUAGES.
I, I SHOULD SAY THAT WE SHOULD BE OPEN TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SIGN