[Park, Trails, and Environment Committee on March 4, 2024]
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OKAY. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH 4TH, 2024 PARKS, TRAILS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.
I'M CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 9:05.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, AS ALWAYS, IS TO APPROVE MINUTES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU. AND ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. THAT WAS SO QUICK AND EASY.
I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE DOCTOR PHILIP HUANG, WHO'S HERE THIS MORNING.
HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING TIME TO BE WITH US THIS MORNING.
SO I JUST HAVE TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
EXCUSE ME? SMOKING ORDINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO, CARLOS, I'LL TURN IT OVER.
THANK YOU CHAIR. CARLOS EVANS, DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, THE SMOKING ORDINANCE WAS PASSED LONG BEFORE VAPING BECAME TRENDY.
BUT NOW VAPING IS ON THE RISE.
IT'S POPULAR FOR CERTAIN GROUPS, INCLUDING TEENAGERS.
WHICH IS CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FIRST HAND AND SECONDHAND HEALTH IMPACTS.
SO WE HAVE TWO, THREE SPECIAL GUESTS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE DOCTOR PHILIP HUANG, AS YOU SAID, DIRECTOR OF DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
WE HAVE DOCTOR AFOLABI, WHO IS ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS RN RENEE ROBERSON, WHO'S COMMISSIONER OF D8.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT TO DIRECTOR HUANG OR DOCTOR AFOLABI.
OKAY. OKAY, SO WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY, AND SO I'VE REINFORCED OR ADDED SOME SLIDES, BUT IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME SLIDE DECK AS WE SAW BEFORE.
AND SO THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING THAT WE WANT ADDED TO THE NEW ORDINANCE.
AND BASICALLY WE WANT TO INCLUDE E-CIGARETTES E CIGARS, E PIPES E HOOKAHS, DAB RINGS AND VAPE PENS OR ANY OTHER NEW PRODUCT OR NAME DESCRIPTOR BECAUSE THERE IS A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT IN THE WORLD OF E-CIGARETTES.
AND THEN WE WANTED TO ADD TO THE DEFINITION OF SMOKING TO INCLUDE ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES, WHICH CREATE AN AEROSOL OR VAPOR IN ANY MANNER OR ANY FORM.
SO ANY HEATED DEVICE THAT BURNS TOBACCO.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT ARE E-CIGARETTES? WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
THEY WERE FIRST ON THE MARKET AROUND 2006.
THEY INCLUDE E PENS, E PIPES, E HOOKAHS AND E CIGARS.
AND ONE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT THEY ARE SUPER HEATED.
ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES WHEN THEY FIRST MADE THESE E-CIGARETTES IS THAT THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WHEN THEY FIRST MADE THESE E-CIGARETTES, IS THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BURN THE OIL TO GET AN EFFECT.
SO THEY'RE SUPER HEATING THESE OILS IN ORDER TO GET AN EFFECT.
AND THE OTHER PART OF IT IS THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET PEOPLE WEREN'T GETTING THE SAME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROPER WORD.
THEY WEREN'T GETTING THE SAME FEELING.
THEY WEREN'T GETTING THE SAME HIGH FROM E-CIGARETTES FROM THE NICOTINE.
SO THEY'RE USING A NICOTINE SALT.
NICOTINE SALTS ARE MUCH ARE MORE ADDICTIVE.
AND THEY HAVE A MUCH FASTER ONSET AS WELL OF ACTION.
AND THEY DEFINITELY CAN BE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH E-CIGARETTES.
THE SURGEON GENERAL REPORTS E-CIGARETTE USE AMONG YOUTH IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN IN MANY ADOLESCENTS HAVE NEVER USED COMBUSTIBLE CIGARETTES PRIOR TO E-CIGARETTE USE. UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE DATA SHOWS THAT THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN THAT ARE TEENAGERS THAT ARE DUAL SMOKING, DUAL USING.
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AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, E-CIGARETTES CONTAIN NICOTINE, SALT, FORMALDEHYDE AND OTHER VOLATILE COMPOUNDS, AND EVEN THESE FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL.SO THOSE FLAVORED WITHOUT NICOTINE CAN BE QUITE HARMFUL.
THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED POPCORN LUNG FROM FOLKS WHO WORKED IN POPCORN FACTORIES AND INHALE THOSE VOLATILE COMPOUNDS FROM THE POPCORN.
AND SO THOSE SIMILAR THINGS LIKE GLYCERALDEHYDE ARE IN THESE FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES OF POPCORN LUNG IN TEENAGERS USING E-CIGARETTES AND ADULTS AS WELL.
E-CIGARETTE VAPING IS ASSOCIATED.
THERE'S AN E-CIGARETTE OR VAPING ASSOCIATED LUNG INJURY THAT DOCTOR HUANG WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE LUNG DISEASE, LOW OXYGEN LEVELS AND DEATH. THESE CHILDREN ARE HOSPITALIZED VERY FREQUENTLY.
THEY CAN REQUIRE HEART LUNG BYPASS.
AND THEY CAN REQUIRE OXYGEN FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME.
AND IT CAN TAKE QUITE SOME TIME, YEARS TO RECOVER FROM THIS.
AND THE AMOUNT OF NICOTINE IN DEVICES VARIES.
SO THE SURGEON GENERAL IN 2016 REPORTED STATES THAT INCLUDE E-CIGARETTES IN SMOKE FREE INDOOR AIR POLICIES TO ELIMINATE THE HEALTH RISKS FROM EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND AEROSOLS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WE WANTED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SECONDHAND E-CIGARETTE EXPOSURE.
SECONDHAND AEROSOL EXPOSURE FROM THE HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH ASTHMA AND ASTHMA ATTACK LIKE SYMPTOMS. SO EVEN THOSE WITHOUT ASTHMA HAVING SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING PERSISTENT COUGH.
I FORGOT THE YEAR, BUT I THINK IT WAS 2022.
AND SO I THINK PUBLIC HEALTH IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO HELP EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS NOT A BENIGN EXPOSURE. NEXT SLIDE.
SORRY. SO THAT PREVIOUS SLIDE.
SO WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS THAT THAT PM 2.5 IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE KIND OF IN THE OUTDOOR AIR.
AND WE'RE SEEING IT NOW IN HOMES THAT SMOKE AND VAPE.
SO THERE'S AN INCREASE PM 2.5 IN THOSE HOMES MAKING SECOND HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE OR EMPHASIZING THE FACT THAT SECOND HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE CAN HAVE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS.
AND SO THERE'S A COUPLE MORE SLIDES ON THERE.
BUT I'M GOING TO CAN YOU DO IT WITHOUT SLIDES OR DO YOU NEED THE SLIDES.
I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO DOCTOR HUANG WHO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS.
YES. THANK YOU DOCTOR AFOLABI.
YEAH. SO, PHIL HUANG AND I'M YOUR HEALTH AUTHORITY FROM DALLAS COUNTY.
AND I ACTUALLY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BACK IN 2003, 2008 AND CAME AND TESTIFIED WHEN THE ORIGINAL DALLAS ORDINANCES WERE UP FOR VOTE.
AFOLABI SAID THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
AND, YOU KNOW, SHE'S TALKED ABOUT THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE VAPE.
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AND IT'S NOT JUST LIKE WATER VAPOR OR THINGS I KNOW HAVE DEALT WITH SOME OTHER POLICIES AND PLACES THAT WERE ACTUALLY REALLY INTERESTED BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE TRIGGERING SOME OF THE SMOKE ALARMS TO GO OFF BECAUSE OF THOSE PARTICULATES THAT THEY WERE EXPOSING.AND SO THERE IS A PICTURE ON ONE OF THE CHARTS THAT'S JUST ACTUALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THERE'S BEEN SOME REDUCTIONS IN YOUTH E-CIGARETTE USE IN TEXAS, BUT IT'S STILL SIGNIFICANT.
AND THAT'S THE THING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THESE THINGS WERE INTRODUCED IN THE EARLY 2000S.
AND IF YOU COMPARE, I THINK ONE OF THE SLIDES SHOWS WHAT WE'VE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN IS IN CONVENTIONAL SMOKING RATES AND REDUCTIONS IN THOSE, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUTH.
AND SO WHAT'S VERY TROUBLING IS THEN THE INTRODUCTION OF THE E-CIGARETTES.
AND SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF THESE POLICIES FOR SMOKE FREE AIR FOR CONVENTIONAL CIGARETTES REALLY DENORMALISED THE USE AND BUT E-CIGARETTES ARE REINTRODUCING AND RE ADDICTING A WHOLE GENERATION OF KIDS TO NICOTINE, WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING FOR ALL OF US IN THIS.
AND THEN AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE WAS THE IT WAS THE VAPING E-CIGARETTE INJURY RELATED HOSPITAL VISITS THAT BEFORE COVID, IF YOU REMEMBER, IN THE NEWS, THERE WAS A LOT OF ATTENTION BECAUSE WE WERE SEEING ALL THESE VERY SEVERE ILLNESSES, LUNG DISEASE RELATED TO E-CIGARETTE EXPOSURE.
AND SO WE HAD SOME OF THE DATA FOR DALLAS COUNTY I THINK FROM JANUARY 2020 TO JULY OF 2023, WE ACTUALLY BASED ON OUR SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE, WHICH IS THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CHIEF COMPLAINT DATA HAD ABOUT IDENTIFIED ABOUT 63 CASES AND ABOUT 35% OF THEM WERE IN KIDS LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE.
BUT AS DOCTOR AFOLABI MENTIONED, I MEAN, THEY WERE VERY SEVERE.
SO IT IS POTENTIALLY A VERY SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
AND I THINK THAT'S ALL WE HAD ON THIS SLIDE.
THAT'S ALL WE REALLY HAD ON OOPS.
THAT'S ALL WE REALLY HAD ON THE SLIDES.
BUT I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS WOULD ALSO BRING US UP FROM THE OH GOSH, I NEED THAT LAST SLIDE, NOT THE REFERENCES, BUT THE ONE JUST BEFORE THAT. BUT THIS HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, WHO HAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED THIS BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
THAT'S ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORTED THIS.
AND ALSO THIS WOULD BRING OUR THIS WILL BRING US TO A GOLD STANDARD FOR, IF I CAN GET THE LAST SLIDE. THE NEXT SLIDE.
SORRY. AND SO THIS WOULD GET US TO THE CITY HEALTH, SMOKE FREE GOLD STATUS.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE WHICH YOU CAN SEE IT, YOU KNOW, VAPING HAS GONE UP QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY TO, SINCE 2019.
AND SO WE'VE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED PROGRESS IN THE PREVENTION OF CIGARETTE USE.
IT'S CO-USE OF E-CIGARETTES AND COMBUSTIBLE CIGARETTE.
AND WE ALREADY KNOW THE HARMS OF COMBUSTIBLE CIGARETTES.
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT PREVENTING THIS IN RESTAURANTS CAN ALSO BE HELPFUL FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH STANDPOINT TO DECREASE THESE RATES, HOPEFULLY, BUT ALSO TO PROTECT THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE VULNERABLE FROM THE SECONDHAND EXPOSURES THE SECONDHAND EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO E-CIGARETTES.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
YOU KNOW, IN PLACES LIKE RESTAURANTS AND THE LIKE.
AND SO IN THIS AND IN SPEAKING WITH THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THIS MAY BE HELPFUL TO THEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO POLICE PEOPLE IN THEIR RESTAURANTS TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S VAPING VERSUS WHO'S SMOKING.
RIGHT? BECAUSE NOW IT'S AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.
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BECAUSE IF YOU'RE VAPING, IT'S NOT AGAINST OUR CODE.IF YOU'RE SMOKING TOBACCO, THEN IT'S AGAINST OUR CODE.
SO THAT'S A CONCERN THAT THEY'VE RAISED THAT OR A BENEFIT THAT THEY'VE RAISED FOR THIS DISCUSSION.
WITH THAT WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
I THINK THAT ONE OF THE PIECES IN THE ATTACHED LETTER THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME WAS THE RENORMALIZATION OF TOBACCO USE SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF E-CIGARETTES. SO WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS.
AND, AND THEY'RE REALLY COMING DOWN HARD ON OUR YOUTH IN SCHOOLS.
SO BUT THE QUESTION IS, WE CAN WE CAN ONLY CONTROL WHAT WE CAN CONTROL.
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO TIMELINE IN THE PRESENTATION.
AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'RE ONLY STRIKING THE DEFINITIONS.
I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS COMING.
ARE WE ADDING ALL OF THIS VERBIAGE? AND IN OTHER WORDS, I'M KIND OF UNCLEAR ON TIMELINE AND EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING WHERE.
RIGHT, RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO MAKE THESE DEFINITIONAL CODE AMENDMENTS.
SO IT WOULD BE A CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DR.
AFOLABI BUT A DEFINITION CHANGE TO WHAT IS NOW 41-117 CHANGE THAT DEFINITION TO THIS DEFINITION, WHICH WOULD BE THE NEW DEFINITION WHICH COVERS TOBACCO SMOKING AND MARIJUANA. RIGHT.
AND SO I ASSUME THAT THERE'S A PLACE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CODE THAT SAYS, AND THESE ARE PROHIBITED? RIGHT. SO 41.
SO IT PROHIBITS SMOKING IN INDOOR RESTAURANTS OR A LOCATION THE OWNER DESIGNATES AS NONSMOKING.
SO THERE'S A LONGER LIST THERE.
AND THAT'S WHERE YOU WILL ADD IT.
WILL SOMETHING BE ADDED IN THERE TOO.
NO. SO THE GOAL IS TO JUST AMEND THE DEFINITION OF SMOKING.
OKAY. SO THAT WE'RE REGULATING VAPING JUST AS WE DO TOBACCO SMOKING.
GOT IT. SO WE'RE NOT CHANGING ANY REGULATIONS.
WE'RE JUST CHANGING THE DEFINITION.
AND THE TIMELINE IS SO WE'RE STILL COORDINATING WITH CODE TO MAKE THESE AMENDMENTS.
BUT OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS, BRING THIS BEFORE COUNCIL WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 MONTHS.
IT'S JUST WE JUST HAD SOME INTERNAL COORDINATION TO, DO.
AND THEN ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN AROUND THIS SO TO SAY.
WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THAT. YES.
OKAY. RIGHT. AND THERE'S SOME.
WE HAVE TO BUDGET AROUND THAT AS WELL.
AND GIVEN THAT KIDS IF THEY HAVE ONE IN SCHOOL, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY SENT TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.
WE MIGHT WANT TO EVEN DO A BROADER CAMPAIGN AND MAYBE PARTNERING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THIS IN WORKING WITH PARENTS BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, ONCE YOU GET HOOKED, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO COME OFF OF IT.
NICOTINE IS PROBABLY VERY ADDICTING.
THAT IT'S NOT INNOCENT LIKE YOU THINK IT IS.
IT'S NOT CHERRY. THERE'S ACTUALLY STUFF IN IT.
AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I MEAN, WE CAN EXPAND.
I MEAN, WE CAN EXPAND THE RUNWAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN EXPAND THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
RIGHT. AND SO REALIZE THERE'S ENOUGH INFORMATION OUT THERE.
SO JUST PIGGYBACK ON IT WITH A QR CODE, A LINK OR WHATEVER.
RIGHT. OKAY. SIR, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
YEAH, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON SOME EDUCATION ON THAT.
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IF YOU LOOK AT SOME, YOU KNOW, THEY LOOK LIKE USB DRIVES OR SOME.EXACTLY. I'VE SEEN SOME OF THEM THAT LOOK LIKE HOODIES AND THE LITTLE, WHAT IS IT, THE DRAW THING.
IT'S LIKE A HIKING WITH THE WATER SPIGOT OR SOMETHING.
AND I'LL JUST SAY I DIDN'T SEE HIM DOWN THERE.
DOCTOR LOCKMAN IS ALSO HERE ALSO WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION.
WELCOME. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TRAFFIC.
[LAUGHTER] NO WORRIES, NO WORRIES.
AND APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING BACK.
SO YOU HAD A PREVIOUS BRIEFING ON THIS TO THIS COMMITTEE.
IS THE PURPOSE OF THE FOLLOW UP BRIEFING TODAY.
IT'S JUST TO BRING US THE DEFINITIONS IS THAT.
WHAT WAS THE REASON WHY WE'RE COMING BACK? WELL, THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATION WAS CUT SHORT BECAUSE WE LOST QUORUM.
SO WE WANTED TO COME BACK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD PTE SUPPORT TO MOVE FORWARD, TO GO BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL AND SEEK ADOPTION OF THE CODE DEFINITION AMENDMENT.
GOT IT. AND I ALSO AFTER THE LAST BRIEFING, WE DID TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR SCIENCE TO SUPPORT THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN ACTUAL RISK TO SECOND HAND PEOPLE YOU KNOW, WHO WOULD, YOU KNOW, INHALE IT.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU INCLUDING THAT HERE.
IN THE ARTICLES YOU REFERENCED ON SLIDE 7 OR 8, I THINK SLIDE SEVEN.
AND THEN YOU LINK TO THEM AT THE, AT THE END.
IT'S MOSTLY REFERENCING PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA.
ARE THERE DID YOU ALSO DISCOVER THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL RISKS FOR JUST PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE ASTHMA? AND IF SO, WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS OF THOSE RISKS? SO SOME OF THAT DATA ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAVE ASTHMA LIKE SYMPTOMS. SO THOSE FOLKS WITHOUT ASTHMA WHO HAVE NORMAL HEALTHY LUNGS ALSO CAN HAVE ASTHMA LIKE SYMPTOMS WHEN EXPOSED TO SECOND HAND VAPING.
AND SO THE SYMPTOMS OF COUGHING MOSTLY COUGHING, BUT ALSO THOSE SYMPTOMS OF AIR TRAPPING AS WELL.
SO ASTHMA IS A PROBLEM OF GETTING AIR OUT, NOT IN.
COUGHING IS A WAY THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO GET AIR OUT.
AND SO THERE'S DEFINITELY THERE'S MOSTLY DATA LOOKING AT ASTHMA.
AS FAR AS PM 2.5 AND WE ARE ALREADY KNOW THAT PM 2.5 CAUSES HEALTH EFFECTS ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LEVELS, NOT ONLY FROM A LUNG STANDPOINT, BUT FROM A CARDIOVASCULAR STANDPOINT, FROM A PREMATURITY STANDPOINT.
AND THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE HEALTHY AS WELL.
IF THE STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED IN LIKE A TIGHT ROOM SETTING, IF IT WAS AN OPEN AIR KIND OF SETTING OR WHAT HAVE YOU? GREAT QUESTION. SO THE PM 2.5 STUDY THAT ACTUALLY LOOKED AT ROOMS. RIGHT. AND SO WHAT IT SAW IS THAT IF YOU'RE IN THE ROOM WITH THE SMOKE, YOU'RE THERE'S AN INCREASED RISK OF PM 2.5 EXPOSURE.
IF YOU'RE IN A ROOM THAT'S NOT WITHIN THE SMOKE, THERE'S NOT VERSUS CIGARETTE SMOKE IT'S ELEVATED KIND OF THROUGHOUT THE HOME, RIGHT? IT'S ELEVATED THROUGHOUT EVERY SINGLE ROOM.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THOSE STUDIES WERE DONE.
AS I'VE SAID PREVIOUSLY, PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO REALLY DO A WHOLE LOT OF THE STUDIES WHERE THEY'RE LIKE EXPOSING PEOPLE TO THE PM, EXPOSING PEOPLE TO THESE VOLATILE COMPOUNDS BECAUSE THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT THEY'RE VOLATILE.
PREVIOUSLY CIGARETTES SMOKING, YOU HAD TO PROVE THAT IT WAS VOLATILE.
SO THERE AREN'T VERY MANY THERE AREN'T ANY STUDIES IN CHILDREN THAT LOOK AT HEALTHY LUNGS AND SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE THAT I COULD FIND IN YOUTH, IN CHILDREN.
WELL, I SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE.
I APPRECIATE YOU DIGGING INTO THE SCIENCE AND PROVIDING THAT WITH US.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING ON IT.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING REALLY QUICK SO I DON'T DRAG THIS OUT.
MOONLIGHTING AS A SCHOOL NURSE.
I DON'T HAVE THAT WAS THE DATA, BUT I WISH YOU COULD SEE WHAT I SEE.
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IT REWIRES THE KIDS INTO SOMETHING NEGATIVE SO THAT CHILDREN VERY BRIGHT THEIR FOCUS BECOMES, YOU KNOW, THE VAPING. AND IT MAKES A HEALTHY CHILD AND EVERY PARENT KNOWS YOU WANT A HEALTHY CHILD AND IF YOU'VE HAD A HEALTHY CHILD, YOU DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE THAT CHILD BECOME UNHEALTHY OR HAVE A SHORTENED LIFESPAN BECAUSE A CERTAIN PART OF THE POPULATION IS TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF THINGS.WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE.
AND THAT'S WHAT PUBLIC HEALTH DOES.
WE LOOK AT THE MOST VULNERABLE.
THE CHILDREN ARE GETTING YOUNGER SO THAT IF BROTHER 15 IS DOING IT, HE'S TEACHING THE 12 YEAR OLD.
AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SENT TO MY OFFICE FOR THEIR PROBLEMS DID NOT HAVE ASTHMA.
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WERE THEY WERE LIKE UNDER 12 AND TRYING IT.
I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP A LITTLE BIT ON THE COMMENTS ON PM 2.5 THAT DOCTOR AFOLABI MADE.
PM 2.5 REALLY HAS VERY WIDESPREAD PROVEN EFFECTS.
NOT DIRECTLY RELATED YET TO VAPING, BUT PM 2.5 CAUSES BIRTH DEFECTS AND THERE'S AN EMERGING LITERATURE. EVERY WEEK THERE'S A NEW ARTICLE ON A NEW TYPE OF CANCER.
WE HAVE RECENT DATA ON RECENT PUBLISHED STUDY ON BREAST CANCER AND ONE ON GI CANCER.
SO EXPOSING PREGNANT WOMEN, ADOLESCENTS, CHILDREN TO THESE REALLY RAISES CANCER RISK LATER ON IN LIFE IN A DRAMATIC FASHION. THE PROBLEM WITH THOSE, AS EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES IS THAT THE EFFECT IS A LONG WAY DOWN THE LINE, YEARS WIDE.
AND SO THE ASSOCIATION IS MORE DIFFICULT TO PROVE.
THIS IS KIND OF FULL CIRCLE FOR ME.
SEEING THIS BACK IN 28, WHEN THE 2008, WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED AND HAVING A SMALL BUSINESS AND LOOKING AT HOW THAT HELPED REGULATE THE ORDINANCE, RATHER THAN HAVING THE CONSISTENCY OF MY MANAGEMENT TEAM HAVING TO GO OUT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, HEY, YOU CAN'T DO THIS, OR IT'S FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
I'M GLAD THAT THE HEALTH FACTOR IS NOW WHERE IT IS TODAY, AND THERE'S A BROAD SENSE OF AWARENESS AND AGREEMENT OF THE HEALTH CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO SMOKING.
I ALSO HAD A BIG PART IN THIS IN 2016 WHEN I SERVED ON THE DALLAS PARK BOARD, AND WE ENFORCE A NEWER REGULATION THERE FOR OUR GREEN PARKS BECAUSE AS WE TALK ABOUT EXPOSURE AND OPEN SETTINGS, YES, THERE'S ALSO PROXIMITY.
IF SOMEONE'S STANDING NEXT TO YOU OR SOMEONE IS SMOKING AND YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE STATE FAIR AND SOMEONE'S SMOKING UP, AND HOW MANY KIDS GET BURNED BY SOMEONE PUTTING THEIR CIGARETTE DOWN? IS CONCERNING TO ME.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID ASK FOR A COMPLETE BAN THEN.
COUNCIL THEN UNDER QUALITY OF LIFE, MADE EXCEPTIONS FOR OUR PARK PARTNERS LIKE THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS, OUR GOLF COURSES AND THE GUN RANGE.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE GET FOLDED BACK INTO THE BROAD REGULATION SO THAT WE TAKE THOSE BACK NOW.
I KNOW THAT WE KNOW A LOT MORE THAN WE DID BACK IN 2016.
AND SO I WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE LOOK AT THOSE PARK PROPERTIES THAT RIGHT NOW ARE NOT REGULATED AND THAT WE PUT THOSE IN THE ORDINANCE AS WELL.
OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ARNOLD, DO YOU HAVE A NOTHING? NO. OKAY.
THE ONLINE MEETING IN THE CHAMBERS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS REGARDING JUST CHANGING THE DEFINITIONS.
I SEE WHAT IT TOUCHES IN WHAT IS IT, 41 THREE? AND IT IS INCLUSIVE OF EVERYTHING WITHIN.
HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T TOUCH 41 FOUR OR NO, I'M SORRY, 41 THREE.
IT TOUCHES 41 TWO, BUT IT DOESN'T TOUCH 41 THREE.
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ALSO REFLECT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF UPDATED AND MODERNIZED SIGNAGE AROUND THE COUNTRY.AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S EXPLICIT INSTEAD OF JUST SHORING UP THE DEFINITION WITHIN THE ORDINANCE AND THAT NOT BEING SHORED UP ON THE PUBLIC FACING SIDE OF ENFORCEMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF IN READING THE ORDINANCE AND SEEING WHERE THOSE EXCEPTIONS WERE THAT MR. MORENO JUST MENTIONED.
ARE THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY PROHIBITIONS THAT WE HAVE OR, I GUESS, PREEMPTION CONFLICTS THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE I WAS READING SOME FINE TUNED LANGUAGE THAT IT WASN'T THAT THE GOLF COURSES WERE INCLUDED, BUT SPECIFICALLY FROM LIKE THE FIRST TEE BOX TO THE 18TH HOLE WAS WHAT THE EXCLUSION WAS, IS THAT A LOCAL DEAL OR IS THERE ANYTHING AT A STATE LEVEL THAT'S PREEMPTING US FROM BEING ABLE TO GO 100% THERE? I'M JUST CURIOUS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY.
AND WE CAN RESEARCH THAT WE HAVEN'T FOCUSED ON TO YOUR POINT AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO'S POINT.
AMENDING THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS SO WE CAN GO BACK AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY STATE PROHIBITIONS ON REDUCING OR EXPANDING THE RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE TOBACCO AND OR VAPE.
WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
DOCTOR HUANG BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT THAT WE SHOULD THERE IS SOME INTEREST IN PREEMPTING CASINOS, SO AS WELL. [LAUGHTER] SO THAT'S ANOTHER THOUGHT.
YEAH. AND SO IF THERE'S IF THERE'S INTEREST IN EXPANDING THE REGULATIONS ON WHERE FOLKS SMOKE, WHETHER IT BE TOBACCO OR VAPE OR ETC.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN FOLD THAT CONVERSATION INTO THIS CONVERSATION AND WE'LL TAKE YOUR DIRECTION ON WHETHER WE SHOULD COME BACK AND HAVE A KIND OF A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION ON YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE HEALTH EXPERTS WE HAVE, WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND BASED ON YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AS A BODY.
I DEFINITELY DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE TO BE TIED TO EACH OTHER.
I'D LIKE TO SEE US MOVE FORWARD WITH WHERE YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT ON THE DEFINITION AMENDMENT.
AND, AND I THINK THAT THAT GETS TO BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN THIS CHANGE THAT IT ALSO TOUCH ON THE PART OF THE ORDINANCE THAT IS SIGNAGE REQUIRED AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH IT.
I THINK THAT THE OTHER PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT MR. MORENO BROUGHT UP, THAT I WAS JUST SPEAKING ABOUT IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE ROBUST, AND IT'S GOING TO NEED TO INCLUDE A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS, BECAUSE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON WHAT THAT WOULD DO TO REVENUE AND GOLF COURSES SPECIFICALLY.
AND SO I'D LIKE TO I WOULD LIKE IT IF WE DID NOT COUPLE THE TWO AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE EXPECTATION TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ON THE FURTHER REGULATION.
SO COUPLING 41 THREE WITH WITH 41 ONE AND 41 TWO AND THEN HAVING A SEPARATE CONVERSATION ON EXPANDING THE REGULATORY, REQUIREMENTS OR REGULATORY COMPONENT OF SMOKING.
AND SO BY JUST CHANGING THE DEFINITION, THE AVERAGE RESIDENT WHO'S VISITING OUR PARK SYSTEMS, FOR INSTANCE, AND SEE THESE SIGNS I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT UPDATED TO REFLECT WHAT THAT DEFINITION IS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE USED TO KIND OF SEEING THOSE MODERNIZED SIGNS OUTSIDE THAT INCLUDES E-CIG IN THEIR PROHIBITION SYMBOLS AND WHATNOT.
BUT I THINK THAT IT'S MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL THAN US JUST CHANGING A DEFINITION WITHIN AN ORDINANCE AND EXPECTING THE AVERAGE RESIDENT TO KNOW THAT CHANGE WITHOUT US ALSO INCLUDING ALL OF THE SIGNAGE TO BE INCLUSIVE OF THAT CHANGE.
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT.
OKAY, SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A PHASE ONE.
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PHASE TWO, AND PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE WHAT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING CHANGING THE DEFINITION, LOOKING AT SIGNAGE.ALSO LOOKING AT A PLAN FOR ROLLING THIS OUT FROM A COMMUNICATIONS PERSPECTIVE.
AND PERFECT. AND IF WE COULD SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE NEXT STEPS.
AND THEN WE'LL WORK ON THE MORE REGULATORY QUESTIONS IN A PHASE TWO.
HOW'S THAT? THAT LOOK LIKE A GOOD PLAN.
THAT SOUNDS THAT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR EXPERTS FOR COMING TODAY.
ABSOLUTELY, VERY, VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU ALL OF YOU. SPENDING THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE THEIR EXPERTISE.
MADAM CHAIR. LIZ CEDILLO-PEREIRA, ACM I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR OUR TEAM THAT WE WILL BRING YOU BACK MAYBE IN THE NEXT MONTH, MAYBE TWO MONTHS, THE INTERNAL DEFINITION CHANGES, ETC.
BUT WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU BEFORE WE HEAD ON TO FULL COUNCIL.
IS THAT CORRECT? OH YES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD DO THAT BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL.
WOULD EVERYBODY LIKE TO SEE THAT OR DO YOU GUYS WANT IT TO MOVE STRAIGHT.
I THINK COMING BACK MIGHT BE GOOD.
YES. JUST A JUST A QUICK I MEAN THAT THAT SHOULD JUST BE A QUICK REVIEW AND THEN MOVE ON.
OKAY. AND, JUST TO SAY DOCTOR HUANG JUST WANTS TO MAKE ONE MORE POINT.
YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE HEALTH DATA THAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND YOU KNOW, AS WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE POST COVID HAVE BEEN REALLY MODERNIZING THE DATA SYSTEMS. AND SO WE WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT WE'RE A FINALIST FOR THE SMART CITIES COMPETITION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CATEGORY.
SO THERE'S IT'S ACTUALLY THE WINNER IS CHOSEN LIKE AMERICAN IDOL.
SO THERE IS IT IS OUT THERE THAT YOU CAN VOTE.
SO IF ANYTHING, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOTING, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK TILL MARCH 8TH.
BUT AGAIN THAT WOULD BE SMART CITY SMART CITIES AWARD FOR DATA MODERNIZATION FOR.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD SEND OUT TO CONSTITUENTS? WE CAN. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR VOTES, I THINK WE NEED SOMETHING WITH A QR CODE OR WHATEVER THAT THEY CAN DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.
OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT BRIEFING.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE SHEILA DELGADO AND ALICIA LEE TO GIVE US THESE PRESENTATIONS.
ALL RIGHT. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR YEARS.
SO TO KEEP UP THAT GREAT SUCCESS AND TO MEET OUR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR FIVE YEAR WATER CONSERVATION WORK PLAN AND OUR WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
SO OEQS AND DWU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THESE UPDATED PLANS.
AND AD DELGADO AND ALICIA LEE WILL TALK ABOUT THE PLANS THAT WE'VE BEEN DEVELOPING AND THE RECOMMENDATION MOVING FORWARD. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STEWART AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE ARE HERE TODAY AS CARLOS MENTIONED TO PROVIDE A BACKGROUND ON THESE TWO PLANS.
ONE IS THE FIVE YEAR PLAN, WHICH IS LIKE INTERNAL TO US, AND THEN THE CONSERVATION PLAN THAT GOES TO THE STATE EVERY FIVE YEARS. SO THE FIVE YEAR WORK PLAN FITS INTO THE STATE REQUIRE AND ALSO FEEDS INTO THE LONG RANGE WATER SUPPLY STRATEGIES. WE ARE HERE TO TO SEEK YOUR SUPPORT THIS MORNING TO BRING THIS IN FRONT OF COUNCIL NEXT MONTH AND GET THE STATE REQUIRED PLAN TO THE STATE BY MAY 1ST.
AND ALICIA LEE SHE'S OUR MANAGER OF THE WATER CONSERVATION GROUP, AND SHE WILL BE PRESENTING
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THIS MORNING. THANK YOU.ALICIA LEE HERE, WATER CONSERVATION MANAGER.
TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY.
FIRST, WE'LL BRIEFLY TALK ON THE NEED FOR WATER CONSERVATION.
THE CITY OF DALLAS WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE UPCOMING WATER CONSERVATION PLANS INCLUDING PROJECTED WATER SAVINGS, FIVE YEAR PLAN, RECOMMENDED ENHANCEMENTS, SUMMARY AND TIMELINE, AND THE NEXT STEPS.
NEXT SLIDE. THE NEED FOR WATER CONSERVATION.
NEXT SLIDE. THE CITY OF DALLAS SERVES A POPULATION OF 2.6 MILLION PEOPLE.
THIS IS 1.3 MILLION WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS, AND ANOTHER 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE 27 WHOLESALE CUSTOMER CITIES, SO DRIVERS OF WATER USE INCLUDE, OF COURSE, THE POPULATION GROWTH THAT CONTINUES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, WATER USE INSIDE THE HOUSE, OUTDOOR WATERING USE SYSTEM, WATER LOSSES AND WEATHER PATTERNS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO HOW DO WE USE WATER? THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TREATED WATER PRODUCTION FOR ALL OF THOSE 2.6 MILLION CUSTOMERS INCLUDE 140 BILLION GALLONS.
AND THIS IS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE FROM 2015 TO 2022.
YOU'LL SEE FROM THE PIE CHART HERE THAT SINGLE FAMILY ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR 36.5% OF THAT RETAIL USE.
AND THE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS COMBINED EQUAL 60% OF THAT WATER USE AND ABOUT 2% FOR MUNICIPAL USE. NEXT SLIDE.
WELL, WATER CONSERVATION HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IT IS A DEMAND MANAGEMENT TOOL.
IN ADDITION, IT PUTS DALLAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE'S CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS, AND WE FOUND THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE EFFECTIVE, SAVING OVER 387 BILLION GALLONS SINCE 2001, WHICH IS A 32% REDUCTION IN GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY.
SO HOW MUCH WATER A SINGLE PERSON USES EACH DAY? THAT'S ENOUGH WATER TO FILL LAKE RAY HUBBARD TWICE OVER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF WATER SUPPLY, AND THE UPCOMING 2024 PROPOSED WORK PLAN WILL KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING.
NEXT SLIDE. TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
CHRONOLOGY AND TRENDS 1980S BEGAN THE DWUS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ONLY PROGRAMS. IN 2001, THE WATER CONSERVATION DIVISION WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED, AND 2005 WE GOT OUR OFFICIAL FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN ADOPTED.
WE ALSO HAD SUBSEQUENT PLANS THAT HAPPENED IN 2010 AND 2016.
BETWEEN THEM, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ORDINANCES THAT WERE UPDATED, INCLUDING TIME OF DAY WATERING RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITING IRRIGATION WATERING TO MAXIMUM TWICE A WEEK.
IN 2019 THE WATER CONSERVATION DIVISION WAS MOVED TO OEQS AND THAT BRINGS US TO TODAY, WHICH IS OUR UPDATING OUR FIVE YEAR WORK PLAN. THIS GRAPH HERE MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO REVIEW, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS FROM 2001, WE'RE SEEING THAT WATER REDUCTION SINCE THAT DIVISION WAS ESTABLISHED.
AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO THE PROJECTED LINES IN THAT DASHED PROJECTION.
WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF A PLATEAU OF THAT WATER SAVINGS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, SUCH GREAT MOMENTUM WITH THESE PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE.
SO LET'S BRIEFLY DISCUSS SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE. THE NEW THRONE FOR YOUR HOME IS A PROGRAM WHERE WE TRADE OUT OLD, LOW EFFICIENT TOILETS.
WE'VE SAVED AN ACCUMULATIVE WATER SAVINGS FROM SINGLE FAMILY.
SINCE THE LIFE OF THIS PROGRAM WE'VE SAVED 266 MILLION GALLONS.
WITH MULTIFAMILY THE CUMULATIVE WATER SAVINGS FROM THE NEW THRONE FOR YOUR HOME PROGRAM HAS SAVED OVER 310 MILLION GALLONS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS OF TOILETS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED THERE.
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THE MINOR PLUMBING REPAIR PROGRAM HAS SAVED OVER 40.9 MILLION GALLONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF ITS PROGRAM'S LIFE, AND WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE SINCE ITS BEGINNING, HAS REACHED A NUMBER OF 127,000 STUDENTS AND 309 SCHOOLS IN ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.LANDSCAPES, ORDINANCES, AMENDMENTS HAVE IN THE PAST REALLY HELPED OUR WATER SAVINGS.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THE TIME OF DAY WATERING RESTRICTIONS AND TWICE WEEKLY MAXIMUM WATERING SCHEDULE.
WE ALSO HAVE COVERED THE TWO FTES OVERTIME PAY FOR ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT WITH CODE COMPLIANCE DURING THOSE REALLY DRY MONTHS TO CONDUCT THESE TARGETED NEIGHBORHOOD SWEEPS TO ENFORCE THOSE ORDINANCES.
I'M SORRY. YEAH. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM EVALUATIONS WHICH OFFER PEOPLE ADVICE ON HOW TO HAVE MORE EFFICIENT WATER SYSTEMS. WE'VE DONE OVER 9700 OF THOSE.
FOR THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS WERE LOOKING AT A WATER EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY SURVEYS AND REBATE PROGRAMS. WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE REBATES AND WATER SAVINGS OF 121 MILLION GALLONS PER YEAR.
OUR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS SAVE WATER.
NOTHING CAN REPLACE IT AND WATER IS AWESOME.
AND WITH OUR WHOLESALE CUSTOMER CITIES MONITORING PROGRAMS, WE SEE AN INCREASED ADOPTION OF OUTDOOR WATERING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN OUR CUSTOMER CITIES, WHICH REALLY HELPS OUR SYSTEM AS WELL MAINTAIN THAT DEMAND.
FOR WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
METER READING AND MODERNIZATION OF THAT METER READING PROCESS ALSO INCLUDES A TWO AUTOMATED NETWORK SYSTEMS INSTALLED AS PILOT PROJECTS, AND WE DO EXPECT ADVANCING THOSE AMI NETWORKS.
SO THE WATER CONSERVATION PLANS, AS SHEILA AND CARLOS BOTH MENTIONED, INCLUDE THE FIVE YEAR WATER CONSERVATION WORK PLAN, WHICH SERVES AS COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE MANDATES.
IT ALSO SERVES AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE LONG RANGE WATER SUPPLY STRATEGIES AND THE STATE REQUIRED WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, WHICH IS A KIND OF A TAPERED DOWN OF THAT WORK PLAN.
THIS ALSO ADVANCES OUR CCAP ACTION FIVE FOR WATER SAVINGS AND REDUCING THAT WATER REDUCTION.
SO THE WORK PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS INCLUDE EXAMINING THE PROGRAMS AND OUR CURRENT WATER USE, AND THEN LOOKING AT WHERE OUR WATER USE IS GOING, WHAT OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS ARE, AND THEN TARGETING THOSE AREAS STRATEGICALLY TO SEE OTHER ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER USE.
THE SELECTED STRATEGIES I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT PAGE.
ALL OF THOSE COMBINED REDUCE OUR PROJECTED TO REDUCE THE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF ABOUT 0.94% PER YEAR FROM 2023 TO 2027.
SO THIS SLIDE HERE IS THE PROPOSED MEASURES FOR THE FIVE YEAR WORK PLAN BY USER GROUP.
LOOKING AT SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY ICI AND DWU WATER USE.
AND THEN THE ACTIONS EITHER ONGOING, ENHANCED OR NEW.
SO WHAT ARE THE PROJECTED WATER SAVINGS FROM THOSE PROPOSED MEASURES LISTED? NEXT SLIDE. WELL, OUR HISTORIC FIVE YEAR AVERAGE OF GCD IS 175.
THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF GALLONS THAT EACH PERSON IN THE CITY USES EVERY DAY.
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AND THEN IN 2034, DOWN TO 160 GALLONS PER DAY.SHOWN HERE ON THIS STACKED BAR CHART ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THIS CONSUMPTION GOAL IS REALLY WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE A LOT OF THOSE SAVINGS FROM OUR ADDITIONAL EXISTING REAL LOSS PROGRAMS TO HELPING THE MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM AND PROACTIVELY LOOKING FOR LEAKS AND REPAIRING THOSE BEFORE THEY BECOME AN ISSUE.
SO THE FIVE YEAR PLAN RECOMMENDED PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS.
NEXT SLIDE. INCLUDE A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM REBATE PROGRAM.
THIS IS TO COMPLEMENT OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IRRIGATION SYSTEM CHECK UP PROGRAM AND WATER WISE LANDSCAPE SEMINARS, AND OFFER INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO CONVERT AREAS OF THEIR LANDSCAPE TO MORE WATER EFFICIENT ITEMS. AND WHAT WE EXPECT TO GET IS 5 MILLION GALLONS PER YEAR OF THOSE PROJECTED SAVINGS.
NEXT SLIDE. INCLUDE THOSE THAT HIGH WATER USE.
AND CREATING THESE PROPOSED NEW PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE A PARTNERSHIP FOR THOSE FACILITY MANAGERS AND LEADERS THAT REPRESENT THOSE HIGH WATER USER INDUSTRIES. AND COUPLE THAT WITH A TRAINING PROGRAM TO HELP THESE LEADERS PROVIDE MORE WATER SAVINGS WITH A FOCUS ON EPA WATER SENSE PROGRAMING AND AN ICI QUALIFYING NONPROFIT RETROFIT PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AUTHORIZED PLUMBING RETROFITS FOR QUALIFYING NONPROFIT FACILITIES, INCLUDING HIGH EFFICIENCY TOILETS, HIGH EFFICIENCY FAUCETS, AERATORS AND HIGH EFFICIENCY SHOWERHEADS.
AND WHAT WE EXPECT TO GET IS A PROJECTED AVERAGE WATER SAVINGS OF 46 MILLION GALLONS PER YEAR, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND THAT INCREASED OUTREACH TO THESE SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES.
AND ANOTHER PROPOSED PROGRAM WOULD BE AN ENHANCEMENT TO OUR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND REALLY BROADEN THAT DIGITAL AUDIENCE REACH WITH A PERMANENT STAFF POSITION VERSUS TEMPORARY HELP.
AND WE WOULD USE THIS PERMANENT STAFF MEMBER TO ADVANCE OUR WATER CONSERVATION MESSAGING, MANAGE THE SAVE DALLAS WATER WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AS WELL AS CREATING THAT CUSTOM DIGITAL CONTENT.
WE ALSO ANTICIPATE TO PROPOSE AN ORDINANCE REVIEW.
SO REVIEWING OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE AND THEN REVIEWING REGULATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SIMILAR SIZED CITIES AND SEEING WHAT, IF THERE'S ANY GAP THERE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
AND WHAT WE GET IS THAT INCREASED TRANSPARENCY, TRUST AND PARTICIPATION AND INCREASED AWARENESS FROM THE OUTDOOR WATER PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE.
EXPANDING THESE LEAK DETECTION PROGRAMS TO ADD FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL LEAK CONDITION ASSESSMENT, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL TECHNICIANS FOR LEAK DETECTION, REPAIR, AND PRESSURE REDUCING CREWS.
AND WHAT WE GET IS A PROJECTED AVERAGE WATER SAVINGS OF 346 MILLION GALLONS PER YEAR.
WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN REDUCING THE PER CAPITA WATER DEMAND USING CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. LIKE I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, A 32% DECREASE IN PER CAPITA USAGE SINCE THE DIVISION WAS BORN IN 2001, AND WITH ONGOING WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS SAVING APPROXIMATELY 387 BILLION GALLONS SINCE 2001.
THE PROPOSED 2024 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN GOAL IS TO REDUCE PER CAPITA WATER USE BY AN AVERAGE 0.94% PER YEAR OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, BY IMPLEMENTING MEASURES WITH HIGHER WATER SAVINGS EARLY AND ALIGNING STRATEGIES THAT HAVE SIMILARITIES AND SYNERGIES.
WE COMPLETED A COMMUNITY SURVEY IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR OF 2023.
WE EXPECT THE PLAN, THE FINALIZED PLANS TO BE POSTED THIS MONTH ON THE SAVE DALLAS WATER WEBSITE, AND WE WILL SEEK COUNCIL ADOPTION IN APRIL 2024, AND THE FINAL 2024 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN TO THE STATE WILL BE SUBMITTED MAY 1ST, 2024.
SO OUR NEXT STEPS ARE TO SEEK COMMITTEE SUPPORT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PLANS.
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THANK YOU. AND WE CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.WE'LL START WITH CHAIR NARVAEZ.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON PAGE 11.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MINOR PLUMBING REPAIR PROGRAM AND JUST ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. SO THE MINOR PLUMBING REPAIR PROGRAM IS FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSE OWNER, HOMEOWNERS THAT RESIDE ON PROPERTY THEY THERE ARE CERTAIN QUALIFIERS.
THEY HAVE TO BE WITHIN THE LOWER 50% OF THE INCOME GUIDELINES FOR HUD.
AND WE HAVE AN ON STAFF INSPECTOR THAT GOES IN AND REVIEWS ALL THE POTENTIAL LEAKS IN THAT HOME.
AND THEN THOSE HOMEOWNERS CAN QUALIFY EVERY YEAR.
SO THAT'S MORE OF A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHEN THERE'S INCLEMENT WEATHER SITUATIONS AND THERE'S BURSTED PIPES? NOT ONLY ARE INDIVIDUALS HAVING TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS, BUT WE'RE ALSO LOSING A LOT OF WATER.
AND SO DO WE HAVE A AN IDEA OF HOW MANY GALLONS OF WATER WE LOSE PER INCIDENT? HOW DO WE CALCULATE THAT? AND WHAT ARE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO TO MAKE REPAIRS AFTER SOMETHING'S ACTUALLY HAPPENED? YES. SHEILA DELGADO.
SO WHEN RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE LEAKS YOU KNOW, THEY GO AHEAD AND THEY FIX IT. BUT THE WATER DEPARTMENT HAS A PROGRAM WHERE THERE COULD BE AN ADJUSTMENT IN THEIR WATER BILL. SO BASICALLY, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY CALCULATE HOW MUCH WATER WAS LOST, RIGHT, DUE WHEN THEY COMPARE TO THE SAME USAGE THE PRIOR MONTH OR THE SAME USAGE THE PRIOR YEAR AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY CALCULATE THAT PORTION AND THEY CHARGE THE RESIDENT THE LOWEST RATE, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN AT A HIGHER TIER.
RIGHT. THEY PRE CALCULATE THAT AND THAT'S HOW THEY ADJUST THE WATER BILL FOR THE CUSTOMER.
THE MINOR PLUMBING REPAIR PROGRAM IS NOT FOR EMERGENCIES.
WE CANNOT SEND A PLUMBER BECAUSE THE PERSON IS HAVING AN EMERGENCY.
HOWEVER WHEN THE PERSON STOPS THE LEAK, RIGHT, IF THEY KNOW ABOUT IT OUR INSPECTOR GOES.
AND SOMETIMES THE INSPECTOR REALIZES THAT THE PERSON HAS MORE LEAKS THAN ORIGINALLY WAS THOUGHT.
RIGHT. AND SO THEN THE CONTRACTOR COMES IN AND THEY DO ALL THE REPAIRS NEEDED.
THERE ARE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THEY DON'T GO UNDER THE HOME, THEY DON'T GO BEHIND THE WALLS.
BUT ANY LEAK THAT CAN BE OBSERVED, THEY WILL FIX.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY HELPFUL.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WATER LOSS? IS THAT JUST SOMETHING THAT THE CITY ABSORBS? AS FAR AS THE MONETARY COST OF THE WATER, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE JUST PUT IN THE LOSS? THE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR IT, BASICALLY BECAUSE THIS IS METERED, RIGHT? HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER INVOICE WILL BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THAT PORTION OF THAT, THE WATER THAT IS CALCULATED TO BE LOST WILL BE CHARGED AT THE LOWEST RATE OF THE RATE SCALE.
AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT'S THAT PROGRAM IS UNDER DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
IT'S NOT OURS. SO YOU KNOW, WE CAN SEEK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF WE NEED IT.
BUT THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME, OVER THE WINTER.
YOU KNOW, I HAD A BUSTED PIPE AND CALLED 311 DWU CAME OUT.
THE GENTLEMAN READ THE METER WHILE THE LEAK WAS OCCURRING, THEN SHUT THE LEAK OFF.
AND SO AND IS GOING TO ADJUST MY BILL BASED ON THAT, THE LOSS OF WATER.
SO I GUESS THAT THE CITY WILL IT SEEMS LIKE THE CITY WE'RE NOT GOING TO.
NO. I WON'T BE PAYING FOR THAT.
WE HAVE EXECUTIVES FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT HERE.
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IF THEY WANT TO ADDRESS THE ANSWER ANY FURTHER.I'M WORKING WITH THEM OFFLINE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE WORKING IN TANDEM.
THANK YOU. CHAIR BLACKMON ANY OKAY.
THIS IS. YOU ALL ARE OBVIOUSLY DOING GREAT WORK, AND WE APPRECIATE THE PLAN AND THE BRIEFING.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, KEEP MOVING FORWARD SO THAT YOU CAN GET ALL THE APPROVALS THAT YOU NEED.
THANK YOU. SO SO WE'LL YOU'LL BE SEEING ON THE WORK PLAN ON THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA WITHIN THE NEXT BOTH PLANS WITHIN THE NEXT BEFORE MAY, BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
APRIL YEAH. SOMETIME IN APRIL.
OKAY. CHAIR WEST, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
ITEM C IS WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO MOVE THAT OR DELAY THAT ITEM.
AND SO I THINK MAYBE CHAIR MORENO HAS A MOTION FOR US.
YES. MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO DEFER ITEM C TO OUR JUNE 3RD PTE COMMITTEE MEETING.
ALL IN FAVOR? OR I SHOULD SAY, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'M SORRY I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER THAT PART.
SO WE WILL MOVE THAT TO JUNE 3RD.
YES, RENEE, WE'RE READY FOR ITEM D.
PRESENTATION BY RENEE JOHNSON, PARKS AND REC ON COMMUNITY CONNECTORS.
ARE THOSE OUR CONNECTORS? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
I THINK YOU MIGHT NEED TO TURN YOUR.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE TODAY.
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTORS.
YOU ALL SHOULD BE VERY FAMILIAR BECAUSE A LOT OF YOU ARE ON EVENTS WITH THESE, WITH THIS GROUP.
NEXT SLIDE. SO TODAY, JUST OUR PURPOSE IS JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOWCASE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
OUR TAGLINE AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN THE PARK DEPARTMENT.
NEXT SLIDE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE DISTRICT MAP.
WE HAVE SIX MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS.
AND SO WE HAVE PARTICULAR AREAS THAT OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTORS SERVE.
AND SO I WILL SAY THAT ANAHI DELGADO SHE SERVES IN THE NORTH AREA.
AND IF YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS, PLEASE OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTOR, TAMARA AQUINO, SHE SERVES IN THE WHITE ROCK AREA. SLOAN ANDERSON, THIS IS A NEW AREA THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO LAUNCH A PARTICIPATION IN OUR DOWNTOWN PARKS.
SLOAN ANDERSON SERVES IN DOWNTOWN.
SHE SERVES IN THE OAK CLIFF AND SOUTHERN DALLAS AREA.
THESE YOUNG WOMEN DO A LOT AS IT RELATES TO CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY.
SO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THEY ALSO MARKET, YOU KNOW, THEY MARKET THE PARKS AND PROGRAMS IN THE PARKS AS WELL AS MARKETING PARTICULAR EVENTS LIKE RIBBON CUTTINGS AND ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE DO THERE A BUNCH OF LOGISTICS THAT WE DO PRIOR TO A LOT OF THE MEETINGS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE OUT ON SITE.
THEY DO LOGISTIC MEETINGS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS SET UP PROPERLY AND SAFE.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON WITH ARRANGING THOSE LOGISTICS PARK ACTIVATION STRATEGY.
THIS IS A MAJOR INITIATIVE FOR US.
ACTIVATING THE PARK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT REALLY CHANGES THE SCOPE OF THE PARK AND WHAT'S DONE THERE.
THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS AND MOUS.
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THEY HELP CREATE THOSE SCOPES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, REALLY GET TOGETHER WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO GET THINGS DONE ON THE PARK.AND OF COURSE, THERE ARE DEPARTMENT LIAISONS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE CATEGORIES OF THE TYPE OF AGREEMENTS THAT WE DO.
YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS NEED LITTER AND DEBRIS CLEANUP.
A LOT OF OUR PARK STAKEHOLDERS, THEY DO DONATIONS AS FAR AS MANAGING AND MAINTAINING HORTICULTURE BEDS AND ALSO SPECIAL EVENTS DO A LOT OF SPECIAL EVENTS ON THE PARK. NEXT SLIDE.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE AGREEMENT PROCESS AND YOU CAN REVIEW THAT AT YOUR LEISURE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WE'RE JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOME WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT WE HAD ON LAST YEAR, THAT NCAA LEGACY PROJECT. WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME OUT THERE WITH THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NCAA, SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUT THERE.
THERE WAS FUNDING THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THAT COURT TO BE INSTALLED.
AND ALSO THE EVENT NEXT SLIDE.
OKAY, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO THE LITTLE EGYPT HISTORICAL.
I'M SORRY. I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF YOU.
AND OF COURSE, A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME OUT AND REALLY CELEBRATED THIS HISTORICAL MARKER.
AND, OF COURSE, THEY WERE DISPLACED IN 1962.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO GET THAT MARKER OUT.
NEXT SLIDE. SO COMMUNITY, OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS.
WE HAD ABOUT 1300 OR SO VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME OUT, WORKED ALL OVER THE CITY TWO DAYS.
THEY WERE SO HAPPY WITH THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY PLAN ON COMING BACK AGAIN.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE.
AND WE GOT A LOT OF WORK DONE.
SO WE HAD OUR INAUGURAL HISTORIC HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION.
WE HAD ABOUT 4000 OR SO PEOPLE OUT THERE.
IT WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY SUNDAY EVENT.
AND IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY.
OF COURSE, YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE HOSTED THE NATIONAL RECREATION PARK ASSOCIATION.
WE HAD NEARLY NOT IT WAS OVER 9000 DELEGATES FROM ALL OF THE COUNTRY.
SO WE DID AN NRPA DAY OF SERVICE.
THAT PLANTED TREES AT LAKE CLIFF PARK, HAD A WONDERFUL TURNOUT.
WE HAD SO MANY COMMENTS FROM NRPA AND JUST BEING OUT THERE THAT DAY, THEY WERE ADVISING US, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ORGANIZED EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN WITHIN NRPA.
SO WE IT WAS REALLY A WONDERFUL DAY, AND WE PLANTED 125 TREES.
AND OF COURSE, WE ALSO GOT FUNDING FOR THAT EVENT.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE WILLIAM ALLEN TAYLOR HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATION.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THESE PARTICULAR TYPE OF EVENTS VERY SACREDLY.
SO THERE WE PARTNER WITH OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
WE HAVE A DEDICATION CEREMONY.
AND IT'S ALWAYS A GLORIOUS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THESE DISTINGUISHED HISTORICAL MARKERS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO OF COURSE WE HAVE SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH OUR CADILLAC HEIGHTS, OUR NAMING EVENT THAT WE HAD THIS PAST YEAR WITH ROLAND PARRISH AND OF COURSE, HIS INVESTMENT INTO THE PARK SYSTEM IN CADILLAC HEIGHTS.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR NAMING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A FABULOUS PARK IN THE HEART OF, THIS AREA.
AND SO WE HAD MANY PUBLIC OFFICIALS THAT WERE OUT, AND IT WAS A GLORIOUS DAY TO RECOGNIZE MR.
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PARRISH AND ALL THAT HE'S DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS JUST SEEING THIS INVESTMENT THAT'S COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY.NEXT SLIDE. THE NORTHAVEN TRAIL BRIDGE.
WE HAD THAT ON LAST YEAR, OPENING THAT BRIDGE IN ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS GONE ON FOR THIS FOR THE PAST DECADE AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT THE NORTHAVEN TRAIL OVER US 75 IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE ACCOMPLISHED LAST YEAR.
AS YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS ARE OUT PRETTY MUCH EVERY WEEKEND THROUGH THE WEEK AS WELL.
AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE CATEGORIES OF THE TYPE OF EVENTS THAT WE HAD.
YOU KNOW, THE PARK NAME IS THE RIBBON CUTTINGS AND OF COURSE THE 20 COMMUNITY EVENTS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR NEXT STEPS, WE WORK TO INCREASE OUR BEAUTIFICATION AGREEMENTS.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WE'RE OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE PARK SYSTEM.
AND WE KNOW THAT WE NEED PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND KNOW THAT OUR PARK SYSTEM IS SUCH A HIGH QUALITY AND THAT ENGAGEMENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPROVE THAT ABOUT 10% ANNUALLY.
WE AVERAGE ABOUT 150 OR SO THAT WE MAINTAIN AS FAR AS BEAUTIFICATION AGREEMENTS.
WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH CODE IN SANITATION AND ALL KINDS OF DEPARTMENTS, JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGED AND THEY CAN HELP US AND WE CAN HELP THEM AS WE DO JOINT EVENTS SPECIAL EVENT PERFORMANCE THROUGH TRAINING, WE'RE CREATING AN ELITE TEAM IN OUR PARK SYSTEM SO THAT THESE PARK EVENTS GO REALLY QUICKLY, SWIFTLY, AND JUST AT A HIGH PROFESSIONAL LEVEL.
OUR STRATEGIC PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS TO HELP US WITH LITTER AND THINGS LIKE THAT, USING VARIOUS PLATFORMS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA AND ELEVATING AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR PARK SYSTEM.
WE ARE INCREASING OUR MARKETING CAMPAIGN IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS GROUP.
NOW THERE ARE FOUR. OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER OF STAFF THAT ARE DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT THESE EVENTS GO OFF VERY WELL AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STAKEHOLDERS CAN PARTICIPATE.
SO WITH THAT, I TRIED TO GET IT IN THE EIGHT MINUTES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
SO I HOPE I DIDN'T GO TOO FAST.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE.
WE MAY HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, SO LET ME JUST OPEN IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES.
CHAIR NARVAEZ. I THINK FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS ALL TOGETHER.
AND I'M GIVING THE REPORT AND WELCOME ALL OF YOU, ALL FOR BECOMING PART OF THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THEN ALSO FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO IN OUR CITY. AND THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE DISPARITIES THAT WE HAVE IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CITY.
I WAS HAPPY TO SEE NOT JUST WEST DALLAS, BUT PARTS OF SOUTHERN DALLAS AND OTHER AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE THE SAME HISTORICAL ISSUED ITEMS OR LANDMARKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHERE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PROTECT AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT PAST IS PROTECTED.
RIGHT. WE HAD A SITUATION ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO NOW WHERE THE BONNIE AND CLYDE.
I'M SORRY. THE BARROW GAS STATION ON SINGLETON WAS TORN DOWN LITERALLY A DAY AFTER THE TWO YEAR LANDMARKING. SIMPLY BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE PANDEMIC AND WE DIDN'T GET ANY INFORMATION, AND THE LANDMARK COMMISSION HADN'T WORKED FOR SO LONG.
WE CAN'T EVEN DO IT NOW BECAUSE IT'S GONE.
AND SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY AFFECTED THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
AND THEN ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE IN THERE WAS REALLY INTERESTING WHEN I WAS READING IT OVER THE WEEKEND TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS. SO THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU GUYS, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK AND HOPEFULLY YOU ALL LOVE IT.
AND THEN SOMETHING I ALSO NOTICED IS THAT ALL OF THEM ARE WOMEN.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT TOO.
THAT MEANS SOMETHING GOOD IS REALLY GOING TO COME OF IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU.
AND IT IS OFFICIALLY WOMEN'S CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S MONTH STARTING ON MARCH 1ST.
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SO WE COMMEND YOU FOR THAT TEAM.OF COURSE MISS RENEE JOHNSON FOR YOUR WORK.
AND, OF COURSE, ALL OF THE CONNECTORS WE HAVE MRS. CROCKETT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I MET MRS. JOHNSON, ACTUALLY, WHEN WE FIRST SUPPORTED THE RIBBON CUTTING WITH THE COUNTY.
AND I BELIEVE MOST OF OUR NAMES ARE POSTED UP ON THAT HUGE ENTRY SIGN.
SO IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GO THERE YOU'D BE SURPRISED.
PROBABLY NOT THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT THOSE THAT WERE PRIOR TO THIS ELECTION.
AND MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING QUITE A BIT OF ENERGY IN CEDAR CREST.
AND WE WILL NEED, OF COURSE OUR PARKS TO WORK WITH US IN THAT ENDEAVOR, BECAUSE IT TRANSLATES THE ONLY REASON I KNOW I'VE BEEN GETTING BEAT UP A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY DEDICATION FOR FUNDING TWO PARKS THIS TIME AROUND, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S CONNECTED TO ECONOMIC AND INCENTIVIZATION.
AND THAT'S WHY I KNOW FOR SURE THROUGH CEDAR CREST, THROUGH SOME HISTORIC WORK WE'LL BE DOING WITH THE WORKFORCE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES. AND ALSO EXCUSE ME, AS WE WORK WITH THE CEDAR CREST CORRIDOR, WE ARE CONTINUING TO PUT BOND MONEY IN THE CEDAR CREST GOLF COURSE BECAUSE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS YEARS AGO.
AND SO NOW THAT WE HAVE THE NATIONAL ATTENTION COMING IN WITH HBCU AND THE OTHER I AM A GOLFER AND IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MARK CUBAN'S HEROES RECREATION CENTER.
BUT I HEAR FROM OTHER FOLKS, AND I THINK IT WAS MISS WILLIS'S COMMUNITY.
THAT CEDAR CREST GOLF COURSE IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE CITY.
SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THE WORD FOR THAT.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I PIGGYBACK COUNCIL MEMBERS, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
AS WE LOOK AT THE CEDAR CREST GOLF COURSE, THE NEW ROLAND PARRISH PARK, WHICH IS WHERE WE IN CADILLAC HEIGHTS, WHERE I PUT QUITE A BIT OF FUNDS THERE BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING ON THAT NEW PARK NOW.
WE'LL HAVE NOT ONLY THE TRAILS AND THE BASKETBALL AND THE SOCCER.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE CRICKET THE SPORT OF CRICKET IS COMING TO THAT FIELD AS WELL.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BRING ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO US.
AND ALSO A THIRD PART OF THAT WHERE I REALLY NEED COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO CREATE AN IMPACT ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING, I HEARD WE TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WE WORRIED ABOUT AND CONCERNED ABOUT, BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABOUT IT.
AND SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET FUNDING AND PARTNERS, WHICH IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR NOW, WHICH, YOU KNOW, PARKS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR SUPPORTERS, WE CAN GET A HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER ON CADILLAC HEIGHTS.
THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 20 YEARS FOR US TO DO RIGHT BY THEM.
AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL BE COMING THIS SUMMER.
SHOULD BE. AND I'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT WITH SARAH STANDIFER TO ADDRESS THE LEVEES.
SO, PARKS YOU HAVE COME TO THE RESCUE OF THE COMMUNITY THERE AS WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBERS THE OTHER AND FOR THE PUBLIC AND THOSE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE LISTENING, WE ALSO SUPPORT PARKS IN THE HIAWATHA WILLIAMS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CUMMINGS.
THE LEDBETTER SUNNYVALE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY REALLY NEED THE SUPPORT OF PARKS.
WITH THE RENAMING OF THAT FACILITY AT HIAWATHA WILLIAMS. HIAWATHA WILLIAMS IS KNOWN PRETTY MUCH FOR SERVING AND TAKING CARE OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AS IS ROLAND PARRISH.
BOTH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE PHILANTHROPISTS, AND THEY GIVE TO EVERY COMMUNITY.
BUT IT'S GOING TO HELP US IN THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF PARKS.
HE'S GOING TO ALSO BRING HIS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM THERE.
HE'S GOING TO HELP US WITH SOME BEAUTIFICATION ISSUES.
AND SO I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THOSE CONNECTORS TO HELP US WITH SOME OF THESE SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE TO GET ACROSS THE MARK, BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE CLEANUPS, WE NEED THE OUTREACH.
WE NEED TO BRING PEOPLE TO THOSE PLACES WHERE WE'RE PUTTING OUR MONEY.
AND SO I PUT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY THERE.
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AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU'RE ON THIS I WANT YOU TO KNOW I HAVE TAKEN A GREAT DEAL OF HEAT BEHIND PUTTING BOND MONEY IN THE PARKS, BUT I NEEDED TO EXPLAIN IT TODAY BECAUSE OF COURSE, THERE WAS THE FIGHT FOR THE HOUSING AND THE FIGHT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH I ALSO PUT THERE, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I PUT IT ON THE RECORD AS IT RELATES TO THE HEAT THAT, I KNOW I HAVE TO TAKE.AND I DON'T MIND TAKING IT BECAUSE I CAN DEAL WITH IT.
I CAN STAY IN THE KITCHEN, COOK AND DEAL WITH IT.
BUT I DO NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH.
WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. JOHN JENKINS AND ALSO MR. O'CONNOR, WE HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS TO DO AS WELL AS I GOT BEAT UP PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE PROJECT OVER AT THE PARKS WITH THE ZOO, BUT THAT'S A CULTURAL EVENT, A CULTURAL ARCHIVE THAT WILL HELP 10TH STREET IN TERMS OF PRESERVING THEIR HISTORY IN A GREATER WAY.
AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TOOK TIME TODAY.
JUST BEAR WITH ME. I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR PARKS AND RECS PARTNERS, AND WHAT I HAD TO DO WITH MY BOND MONEY TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, MISS RENEE.
AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AND CHAIR MORENO.
LOGISTICALLY, ALL OUR EVENTS HAPPENED 90% OF THE TIME ON THE WEEKENDS.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING YOUR SCHEDULES.
IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED AND IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
MY ONLY I GUESS WHAT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ON THE AGREEMENT PROCESS ON BEAUTIFICATION.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS BACK DURING MY TENURE WITH THE RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW, AND SOMETIMES THAT WAS A FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY FOR OUR FRIENDS GROUPS TO BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT.
SO WHAT HAS BEEN ADVANCED? WHERE ARE WE IN THE PROCESS FOR IT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR GROUPS THAT AREN'T HISTORICALLY BEEN AROUND FOR 25 YEARS, LIKE REVERCHON WHO THOSE EVENTS GO WITHOUT A GLITCH? I MEAN, YESTERDAY'S EVENT YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS.
AND THAT PARK WAS LIKE MANY IMMACULATE AND MADE THAT LITTER CLEAN UP.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER THINGS TO DO BECAUSE THE PARKS ARE ALREADY SO GREEN AND CLEAN.
BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO KNOW IS, HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR NEW GROUPS WHO ARE COMING INTO FLOURISH AND WHO MIGHT JUST HAVE 2 OR 3 MEMBERS, BUT DON'T HAVE A HISTORY WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS? HOW ARE WE MAKING IT EASIER FOR THEM TO TO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BEAUTIFICATION AGREEMENT AND HAVE THAT LARGE INSURANCE REQUIREMENT? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
SO THEY'VE BEEN WAIVING THAT PART OF THE PROCESS.
SO I THINK REALLY IT'S WORKING.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THAT TIMELINE DOWN FROM SAY, 90 DAYS TO ABOUT 60 DAYS NORMALLY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR NOTE FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTINE IS WAVING AND SMILING.
OKAY, I'M SORRY WHEN YOU GET THROUGH I HAD ONE OTHER COMMENT I NEED TO MAKE.
NO, WE'LL GO RIGHT BACK OVER THERE.
THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I REALIZED I WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO FOR MENTIONING THE FRINGE GROUP, BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, MISS CROCKETT, WE PUT THAT ON OUR LIST FOR THE HIAWATHA WILLIAMS. WE NEED TO BUILD A GROUP THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED FOR A LONG TIME IN THAT COMMUNITY, AND THEY REALLY NEED SOME EXAMPLES.
AND SO I WANT TO PUT THAT ON YOUR LIST ALSO.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST CHAIRMAN, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS TOO.
WE HAVE A REGIONAL PARK IN KEITH'S PARK.
AND SO WHEREAS IT'S NOT A KLYDE WARREN, BUT IT IS OUR KLYDE WARREN IN TERMS OF IMPORTANCE.
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AND SO WE WILL BE COMING MORE AGGRESSIVELY INVOLVED AND ENGAGED IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE MAP.WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO GET AN EARTH DAY IN OUR PARK.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHT THAT.
SO, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CHAIR, WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO COME TO YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE OUR CHAIR.
AND ALSO, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE VERY CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT WE DON'T LOOK OVER MS. CRYSTAL ROSS, WHO CONTINUES TO WORK WITH US AND HAS TO ANSWER EVERY CALL THAT I GET GIVE TO HER.
BUT I NEED ALL OF US TO KNOW THAT I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH, BUT I HAD TO GIVE THOSE KUDOS, KUDOS, KUDOS, AND DEFINITELY HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT THAT TODAY IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AS WELL BEGINNING AND CHAIR WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR PATIENCE, AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE ALL THE WOMEN ON THIS COMMITTEE TODAY AS WELL.
AND AM I RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, YOU ALL APPRECIATE US THIS MORNING, DON'T YOU.
THANK YOU. AND FOR THE RECORD THEY'RE NODDING.
AND IT WAS ONE MORE WOMAN THAT I NEEDED TO RECOGNIZE.
AND THAT IS SHANA HAMILTON GATES, WHO IS OUR OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST.
THANK YOU. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT.
OKAY. I BELIEVE NO QUESTIONS HERE.
CHAIR BAZALDUA YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS JOHNSON? I'M GOING TO ASSUME NO AT THIS POINT.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT STRUCK ME.
SO WHO NORMALLY APPLIES FOR THE HISTORICAL MARKERS THAT I WAS SEEING IN HERE? ARE THOSE GENERATED FROM CITY? OR. IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT SOMETIMES THEY WERE PARTNERS.
THERE WERE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO WOULD APPLY FOR THE HISTORICAL MARKERS, BUT MAYBE WE DO AS WELL.
AND ALSO I THINK BETWEEN OAC AS WELL, OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
SO I'M SURE THERE'S SOME CRITERIA, BUT I CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.
I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
BUT I KNOW SOME OTHER STAKEHOLDERS DO APPLY FOR THOSE PARTICULAR HISTORICAL MARKERS I REMEMBER WALK.
I WON'T SAY THE NAME, BUT YES, THERE ARE SOME OTHER STAKEHOLDERS I DON'T WANT TO MISREPRESENT.
OKAY, OKAY. LET'S SEE A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GOAL IS TO, I THINK, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CONNECTORS WE HAVE.
DO YOU HAVE A TARGET YOU'RE SHOOTING FOR OR ANYTHING WE CAN? WE WOULD LOVE TO GET UP TO ABOUT SIX.
OUR MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS ARE SPLIT UP INTO SIX DISTRICTS.
AND SO WE WOULD LOVE TO GET TO ABOUT SIX.
BUT THAT WOULD BE OUR GOAL OKAY.
EVENTUALLY. WOULD YOU WANT LIKE ONE PER DISTRICT OR IS IT THAT'S THE DREAM GOAL? ONE PER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BEAUTIFICATION AGREEMENTS.
I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
EXCUSE ME, WHO WOULD LOVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT, RIGHT? THERE'S JUST IT'S JUST MIND BOGGLING FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO I GET SOME FLOWERS PLANTED IN MY PARK OR HOW DO I EVEN KNOW THAT IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO GET OUT THERE AND PICK UP LITTER OR DO WHATEVER? SO I THINK AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND I KNOW Y'ALL'S CALENDARS ARE OBVIOUSLY VERY FULL, BUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN CONNECT WITH THOSE RESIDENTS THEY'RE A REALLY A BEAUTIFUL, I THINK ASSET FOR US AND SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAP INTO AS AND YOU ALREADY ARE, BUT JUST MORE AND MORE WOULD BE WOULD BE MY GOAL FOR THIS GROUP.
WELL I THINK THEN WE ARE FINISHED AND THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.
AND IT WAS VERY NICE TO MEET ALL OF YOU.
AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.
AND THANK YOU, RENEE. THANK YOU.
OKAY. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BRIEFING MEMOS.
I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
YOU'LL SEE SOME THINGS ARE SCHEDULED.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR BUSINESS? DR. EVANS DO YOU HAVE? I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
WE JUST PASSED SOME FUNDING, KEPT IT IN WEDNESDAY'S MEETING AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.
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BUT THIS WAS A LONG TIME COMING.SOMETHING THAT WE PUT OFF BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT BETTER LOCATIONS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF.
DIRECTOR EVANS. NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT SUPPORT.
AND WE JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE BUILDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHO IS OUR PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THESE OPPORTUNITIES ALONG.
OKAY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT THE VERY EARLY HOUR OF 10:35.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.