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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.[Environmental Commission on May 8, 2024.]
WE HAVE A QUORUM.TODAY IS WEDNESDAY MAY 8TH, AND THE TIME IS NOW 5:43 PM I'M CHAIRWOMAN KATHERINE BAAN AND I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION TO ORDER.
WE WELCOME YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR MEETINGS IN THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR PREFERENCE.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TRANSLATION OR OTHER ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES, PLEASE CALL 4 6 9 9 3 4 7 3 8 2 2 DAYS PRIOR TO OUR MEETING.
AN HOUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON JUNE 12TH AT 5:30 PM WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING.
UH, FIRST, THE A I A CCAP EXHIBIT AT THE ADX IS RUNNING THROUGH JUNE 15TH.
IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST YEAR, DO YOU STILL HAVE NOT SEEN IT? IT IS A VISUAL, UH, REPRESENTATION OF ALL EIGHT OF OUR CCAP GOALS.
UM, HIGHLY WORTH THE TIME TO STOP BY AND, UM, TAKE A LOOK.
THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION RELEASED ITS 2024 STATE OF THE AIR REPORT.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY, DALLAS MADE THE LIST OF THE TOP 25 WORST POLLUTED CITIES IN THE NATION.
RANKING NUMBER 13 FOR THE WORST OZONE, UM, GROUND LEVEL OZONE IS FORMED WHEN WE HAVE THE CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN THE POLLUTANTS, NOX, AND VOCS AND SUNLIGHT.
UM, AND SO OVERALL, DFW OR DALLAS, THE CITY OF DALLAS, RANKED UH, AN F FOR AIR QUALITY.
ALRIGHT, LET'S JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR ROLL CALL.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME OR WHEN I CALL YOUR DISTRICT, PLEASE UH, STATE YOUR NAME, DISTRICT ONE.
I THINK SHE IS STILL TRYING TO JOIN DISTRICT TWO.
CAN YOU MAKE MR. WOOTEN A PANELIST? I SEE HIM HERE.
DISTRICT THREE IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING.
COULD YOU TURN OFF A THOUSAND ON OUR VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS? STEPHANIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MR. HOFFMAN? MR. MARQUIS PRESENT.
MR. MARTIN WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING.
MOVING ON TO OUR HEALTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DR.
ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS.
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PRESENT.MEMBERS REMINDER THAT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUAL WE YOU'LL NEED TO BE ON CAMERA FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE INTO OUR COM, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ONE REGISTERED SPEAKER, MR. JACKSON.
I'M GONNA RECIT RECITE OUR SPEAKER GUIDELINES.
SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY TO QUORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION AND ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL AND PERTINENT PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING.
THE COMMISSION WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN YOUR TIME IS ENDED, PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MR. JACKSON.
IF YOU'LL APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AND YOU'LL JUST PUSH THE BUTTON UNTIL YOU SEE THE THE GREEN LIGHT.
PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS AND THEN START YOUR COMMENTS.
I'LL START THE TIMER WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
HELLO, CITY OF DALLAS, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION.
I AM HERE TO REVEAL A VERY DEADLY AIR INTOXICATING PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS.
THE NEEDS TO BE REVEALED AND RESOLVED.
THIS VERY DEADLY AIR INTOXICATING PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS IS PRODUCT OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT HAS MANY DECADES OF HISTORY WITH PLAGUING THE ENTIRE DALLAS METRO AREA.
THIS VERY DEADLY PUBLIC SAFETY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS BEING ALLOWED TO RUN RAMPANT IN JAILS, IN PRISONS, AND IN MILITARY BASIS, ET CETERA.
AND MORE SO THE URBAN AREAS OF ALL 50 UNITED STATES AND THE GREAT MANY OTHER CITIES ON THE GLOBAL SCALE.
ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, THESE CROWNS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF BEING COMMITTED IN THE DALLAS COUNTY JAIL AND ALSO EVERY DAY AT THE LOCAL HUDSONS UNIT STATE JAIL.
THIS AIR INTOXICATING CRISIS IS BY ALL DEFINITION, TERRORISM THAT IS BEING COMMITTED WITH A RADIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
STOLEN PRESCRIPTION PHARMACEUTICALS AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCE ARE BEING TRANSFORMED INTO AN ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRBORNE FORM AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO REPEATED X-RAYS AND THEN DISPERSED BY VENTILATING AIRFLOW.
THIS VERY DEAD AIR INTOXICATING TERRORISM IS INFLICTING COUNTLESS DEATHS FROM STROKES, FROM HEART ATTACKS, FROM DIABETES, FROM CANCER, FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE, FROM TOXIC POISON, AND FROM HOMICIDAL SHOOTING VIOLENCE, ET CETERA.
THAT CE APPEARS FROM NATURAL CAUSES, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY MASS MURDER WHEN THE HE IS BEING INTOXICATED BY CONCOCTIONS OF MALE SEX HORMONES.
A DRUG WELL KNOWN TO CAUSE MIND ALTERING AND BEHAVIOR ENHANCING AGGRESSIVE AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, THE RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME AND THE RATES OF HOMICIDAL SHOOTING VIOLENCE SPIKES UP SHARPLY.
I HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC SPEAKER TO THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL ON THIS DEADLY AIR INTOXICATING CRISIS TWICE BACK IN THE MONTH OF MARCH AND APRIL OF 2024.
IF YOU HAVE READ THE NOTICES THAT I'VE SENT TO YOU ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, THAT, UH, YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE WELL AWARE OF THE FACTS INVOLVED IN THIS MASS MURDERS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, PLEASE READ IT.
NEWS OF THIS INTOXICATING TERRORISM IS OFFICIAL AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE NEWS INCLUDING 60 MINUTES.
STILL, THERE ARE VERY MANY VITAL FACTS THAT HAS NOT BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR.
THERE IS MUCH MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE REVEALED AND RESOLVED TO START THIS, SAY, A RESOLUTION.
THE AIR INTOXICATING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAS RECENTLY BEEN DISCOVERED AND RESOLVED IN THE DALLAS COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM.
MEANWHILE, THE AIR INTOXICATING CRIMINALITY IS BEING, BEING COVERED UP, AIDED IN THE BETTER TO NEVER CEASE BEING COMMITTED IN THE HUDSON STATE JAIL.
UM, LET'S JUST DO IT AND GET IT OVER WITH.
LET'S INVITE THE NEWS MEDIA POWER ELITE, AND LET'S HOLD THE NEWS CONFERENCE RIGHT HERE ON THE GROUNDS OF DALLAS CITY HALL.
TIME IS A VITAL ESSENCE AND I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF YOU VIA EMAIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS THIS EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
UM, I'LL BE GLAD TO REACH OUT TO YOU DIRECTLY AND PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE FROM TDCJ AND ALSO WITH DALLAS COUNTY.
YOU SAID IT WAS RESOLVED AT DALLAS COUNTY, SO PERHAPS THEY CAN SHARE SOME INFORMATION.
YES, I'M PRETTY SURE THEY WILL BE COOPERATIVE, ESPECIALLY IN THE JAIL.
BUT AT THE TVC UNIT OR I GUESS THE SOUTHERN CITY LIMITS, THEY ARE COVERING IT UP.
IF THERE'S A COVER UP GOING ON THERE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE Y'ALL LAY LIAISON WITH, UH, THE FDA OFFICE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
MR. WADE MOON, HE HAS AN OFFICE IN, UH, IN IRVING, AND, UH, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.
THEY HAVE FEDERAL JURISDICTION IN THE JAIL AND THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM.
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THANK YOU, SIR.ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY AND I'LL START THE TIME.
MY NAME IS ROSE JONES AND MY ADDRESS IS 1200 LADY CARROLL IN LEWISVILLE.
UM, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION THIS AFTERNOON.
I AM A MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST AND HAVE SPENT THE BULK OF MY CAREER 30 YEARS WORKING IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACADEMIC MEDICINE.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I BEGAN TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON EXTREME HEAT AND PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, IN URBAN HEAT ISLANDS.
AND IT'S THROUGH THAT WORK THAT I HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND WHAT PARTLY BRINGS ME HERE TODAY, THE SECOND, UH, FOCUS IS WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A ROBUST EVEN EXPLOSION AMOUNT OF DATA SPECIFIC TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND EXTREME HEAT THAT WASN'T AVAILABLE WHEN CA WAS ADOPTED IN 2020.
AND THIS NEW CORPUS OF DATA SHEDS REALLY IMPORTANT LIGHT IN TERMS OF NEW, UM, KNOWLEDGE, NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAKING INTERVENTIONS, ET CETERA.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, OF COURSE, I'M NOT GONNA DELVE INTO ALL OF THE STUDIES, BUT I WILL MAKE A COUPLE OF POINTS.
ONE IS THAT WE'VE KNOWN FOR 30 YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A SOLID CORPUS OF EMPIRICAL DATA THAT SHOWS THERE'S A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN EXTREME HEAT AND HEALTH ISSUES.
HEAT AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE SYSTEM IN THE HUMAN BODY, CARDIOVASCULAR, NEPHROLOGY, PSYCHIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, ET CETERA.
SO THIS IS NOT NEW DATA PER SE.
WHAT IS HOWEVER NEW IS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AGAIN, IS THIS, WE'VE GOT NEW FUNDING, WE'VE GOT NEW RESEARCHERS, AND OF COURSE EXTREME HEAT HAS BECOME EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC.
THE NEW RESEARCH THAT'S THAT'S, UM, MANIFESTING SUGGESTS THAT IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLICATED.
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND EXTREMELY AND EXTREME HEAT IS MUCH MORE COMPLICATED AND NUANCED THAN WE KNEW.
FOR EXAMPLE, RESEARCH THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN A PEER REVIEW JOURNAL LAST SUMMER SHOWED THAT WOMEN IN THEIR THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY WHO ARE EXPOSED TO THREE DAYS, THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE THAT'S 95 DEGREES OR HIGHER, HAVE A 23% INCREASED INCIDENT OF SEVERE MATERNAL MORBID MORTALITY, INCLUDING MORBIDITY.
THAT'S HUGE, NOT JUST FROM AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, BUT FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT PARKLAND, AGAIN, I'M SURE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, PARKLAND HAS THE HIGHEST BIRTH RATE IN THE US.
NOT TO MENTION THE EQUITY ISSUE THAT'S INVOLVED IN THAT.
BLACK WOMEN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED WHEN IT COMES TO MATERNAL HEALTH CARE.
THE OTHER INTERESTING, UM, CAVEAT THAT'S EMERGING FROM THIS NEW DATA IS THAT IT NO LONGER SEEMS THAT PREVIOUS WORK THAT I'VE FOCUSED ON, THE 30 YEARS OF DATA THAT REALLY WAS FOCUSED ON EXTREME TEMPERATURE AND HEALTH.
THERE'S NEW RESEARCH THAT SUGGESTS MAYBE THE TEMPERATURE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXTREME.
IT'S THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF HEAT THAT'S SIGNIFICANT FOR PLACES LIKE DALLAS.
AND THE THIRD THING I'LL POINT OUT IS THE OTHER REALLY IMPORTANT I THINK, UM, ISSUE THAT'S MANIFESTING WITH THIS NEW DATA IS THE NOTION THAT THIS IS NOT REAL WORLD WHEN YOU JUST LOOK AT HEAT OR AIR QUALITY OR EVEN WILDFIRES.
WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING IS LOOKING CUMULATIVELY AT THIS IMPACT ON HEALTH BECAUSE THAT'S HOW PEOPLE LIVE.
RIGHT? WHEN I LOOK AT CCA, I SEE THAT, UM, EXTREME HEAT IS REALLY JUST A FOOTNOTE SECONDARY TO ECONOMICS, TO INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES, WHEREAS AIR QUALITY OF COURSE, AND I'M NOT ARGUING THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.
I THINK IT'S OBJECTIVE EIGHT HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE ENTITY.
WHAT I AM SAYING, IT'S TIME FOR US TO REVISIT VIS-A-VIS THIS NEW DATA.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT HEAT UNEQUIVOCALLY IS THE HIGHEST RISK FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN TERMS OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY, AND THAT'S NOT REFLECTED IN CA.
SO IF YOU'LL JUST WRAP UP YOUR COMMENT.
I GUESS THE FINAL THING I WILL SAY IS I INVITE THE, I INVITE THE COMMITTEE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THE COMPREHENSION, PUT THE C BACK INTO CCAP SO THAT WE HAVE A HOLISTIC SYSTEMIC HUMAN-CENTERED PERSPECTIVE.
UM, THERE ARE OTHER EQUITY ISSUES THAT I WON'T GET TO TODAY THAT ARE NOT BEING TOLD IN THE STORY IN TERMS OF HOW, UM, HOW WHICH HB 21, 27, I'LL JUST THROW THAT OUT.
AND MY FINAL POINT IS, AND I THINK THIS SHOULD RESONATE WITH ALL
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OF US, PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO DIE FROM HEAT.THIS IS A HUNDRED PERCENT PREVENTABLE AS WELL AS ILLNESS.
IT'S TIME TO RETHINK WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
AND, UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, IF YOU'LL LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH OUR BOARD COORDINATOR, I THINK THAT SOME OF OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HAVING A FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.
UM, SO ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 6TH, 2024 COMMISSION MEETING.
UM, IF YOU RECALL, WE DID NOT RECEIVE THOSE MINUTES.
THE MARCH MINUTES ARE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE FILES HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED.
WE'RE WORKING ON RECOVERING THE FILES FROM THAT MEETING, SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO BACK AND WATCH IT.
UM, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, AND BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THESE ARE SEVERAL PAGES OF MINUTES, UM, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THESE MINUTES, NOT HAVING SOME, SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO REVIEW THEM.
I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION, UH, ONCE AGAIN THAT WE DEFER THESE, UM, THIS VOTE TO APPROVE OUR COMMISSION MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 10TH MEETING TO OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
UM, A LITTLE BIT UNORTHODOX, BUT THIS EVENING WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BRIEFING ITEMS. WE HAVE A BRIEFING MEMO ONCE AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE THE AGENDA ITEMS AS THEY POSTED ON FRIDAY.
UM, I DON'T FEEL PREPARED TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MEMO.
SO WHAT I PROPOSE THAT WE DO IS TAKE A 15 MINUTE RECESS SO THAT WE HAVE SOME TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS INFORMATION.
AND THEN IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OF STAFF, STAFF IS HERE, UM, I BELIEVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS.
SO IT'S SIX O'CLOCK, WE STAND IN RECESS UNTIL 6:15 PM MEMBERS, UM, WHO ARE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY VOTING MEMBERS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH AN ATTACHMENT OF THOSE MINUTES IF YOU OR OF THE MEMORANDUM.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
ALRIGHT, I AM CALLING US BACK TO ORDER AT 6:15 PM ON THE DOT ALL BRIEFING ITEM.
UM, OUR BRIEFING MEMO IS A Q2 CCAP UPDATE WITH US THIS EVENING.
TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS IS ROSA, LINDA, ROS.
SO LET US GO AHEAD AND SEE IF ANYBODY PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HAS QUESTIONS.
UM, MY QUESTION IS KIND OF RELATED TO THE SOLAR SIDING STUDY AND THAT WAS, UH, REGARDING OUR BRIEFING MEMO, UM, ON SOLAR AT PLUS.
AND, UM, JUST WONDERING IF, IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON WHERE THAT IS RIGHT NOW.
SO THE LAST CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS THAT, UM, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SOLAR APP.
UM, AND NOW WE'RE WAITING ON, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH NREL TO HAVE MORE OF A, LIKE, UM, WE, WE HAD A MEETING WITH NREL AND, UH, VERNON YOUNG AND TREY WERE ENCOURAGED TO, UM, GET A, GET A LOGIN AND SIGN ON AND CHECK IT OUT.
AND SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT MEETING.
UH, IN THAT CASE, I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH TREY AND BRENDA TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE.
UH, ROSALIN, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US HERE TODAY.
I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE NEXT STEPS FOR, UH, ITEM B 13, THE URBAN GREENING FACTOR IN, UH, THE CCAP PLAN UNDER THE BUILDING'S OBJECTIVES.
UM, WHEN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MET FOR ANNUAL PLANNING SESSION AT THE END OF JANUARY,
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WE IDENTIFIED, UM, THIS ISSUE AS SOMETHING THAT THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON IN 2024.UH, AS WE DUG INTO THIS, UH, WE DISCOVERED THAT, UM, THE URBAN GREENING FACTOR HAD NOT YET BEEN DEFINED, UH, THAT AT THE TIME CCAP WAS BEING AUTHORED.
IT WAS, UH, THE, A DEFINITION WAS BEING DEVELOPED, UH, THROUGH ZO OAC AND THROUGH OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY.
UH, AND THAT PATH, UH, IS NOT BEING, UH, ADVANCED OR COMPLETED.
YOU KNOW, THE CITY DECIDED TO TAKE A DIFFERENT PATH, WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.
UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO.
UM, WELL, WE'RE WONDERING, ONE, HOW IS THE CITY REPORTING ON STATUS UPDATES WHEN THE URBAN GREETING FACTOR HASN'T BEEN YET DEFINED AND GOING FORWARD, UM, WHAT IS THE CITY'S PLAN IN TERMS OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL LEAD THIS EFFORT? AND HOW CAN THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION SUPPORT, UH, THE CITY STAFF IN ADVANCING THE CAP ACTION? I, I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, UM, ON THAT EFFORT AND THEN GO BACK AND REVIEW ON THE, UM, DIFFERENT SUGGESTIONS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFECTIVELY.
I THINK WHERE WE LEFT IT WAS THAT, UM, THE CITY, RENE REALLY NEEDED TO IDENTIFY A CHAMPION, UH, SO THAT WE ARE NOT DISTRACTING YOU FROM YOUR WORK OR DOING THINGS OUT OF ORDER AND OUT OF PROCESS.
UH, THAT COULD THEN HELP DIRECT THE COMMISSION TO FOCUS THE ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM OF OUR MANY, UH, EAGER VOLUNTEERS.
I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THE RECENT PROCESSING OF WOOD CHIPS THROUGH PARKS AND REC.
UM, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TREE CYCLING PROGRAM AND WHERE DID YOU PUT THE WOOD CHIPS? UH, I KNOW OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE A FREE WOOD CHIP PILE.
PEOPLE CAN PULL UP WITH THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS, PAY $25 TO RECYCLE FOR YOU.
ARE WE GONNA DO THAT? THAT WOULD BE A GREAT, UH, QUESTION FOR PARKS AND REC, WHICH I WOULD BE HAPPY TO FACILITATE THAT QUESTION.
THAT WAY, SINCE THEY MANAGE THE TREE CYCLING PROGRAM, THEY COULD PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION, PROPER INFORMATION REGARDING TO THAT PROGRAM.
UM, IN, IN LOOKING AT THIS, I THINK THIS IS A, A, UM, IT'S A USEFUL SUMMARY, BUT, UM, THERE ARE, UM, THERE ARE, UM, THE, THE, WE HAVE AN IWP THAT INCLUDES 75 ACTIONS AND 212 MILESTONES.
SO THERE'S A LOT MORE DETAIL THAT WE'RE REALLY NOT SEEING.
ONE SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO PUT THIS ON SOME SORT OF A, A, A MATRIX OR A SPREADSHEET KIND OF FORMAT SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THEM AND AS SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE DONE ASK PERTINENT QUESTIONS GOING FORWARD, IT GIVES US A BETTER WAY OF MONITORING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT NOT BE HAPPENING.
YEAH, AND I WILL SHARE THAT, UM, THIS MEMO, IT CAME OUT OF A RESPONSE TO THE PTE CHAIR KATHY STEWART'S REQUEST FOR US TO IDENTIFY A FEW CCA HIGHLIGHTS OR BULLET POINTS TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY UPDATES OF WHAT WE ARE DOING RELATED TO THE CCAP.
SO ALL WITH THE GOAL TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CCAP AND HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT ACCOMP ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OF SEEING THAT WE PROVIDE THAT TO THE PTE, WE FIGURED THAT IT WOULD BE ALSO HELPFUL TO PROVIDE IT TO THE EVC.
UM, BUT YEAH, DEFINITELY IF WE CAN PROVIDE MORE INFO ON ALL THE OTHER DIFFERENT MILESTONES IF INTERESTED IN THAT INFORMATION.
AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT I AGREE.
I THINK IT'S THE COMMISSION'S PRIMARY CHARGE TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
AND IF WE'RE GETTING A QUARTERLY UPDATE, I THINK IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE, UH, ROBUST.
UM, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT, UM, WE'RE GETTING MORE CHARGERS.
UM, BUT THE QUESTION IS LIKE, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COMMISSION, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF PUSHBACK ABOUT EVEN GETTING EVS, UH, FOR THE CITY.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE FOR ACQUIRING THOSE EVS TO UTILIZE THESE CHARGERS.
UM, AND SO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
AND I FEEL LIKE A, A REALLY BIG STEP THAT HELPED MOVE
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THE ELECTRIFICATION OF OUR FLEET FORWARD WAS THE ELECTRIFICATION FLEET STUDY THAT THE EQUIPMENT AND FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DID WITH NRL.THAT'S WHENEVER THEY KIND OF EVALUATED ALL OUR FLEET AND SEE WHAT THE PLAN WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO AS FAR AS I KNOW, I THINK THEY HAVE PURCHASED 96 EVS FOR OUR FLEET AND ARE CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT THAT FEASIBILITY PLAN.
SO THESE CHARGERS WILL DEFINITELY BE USED TOWARDS THEM AS, AS OUR FLEET CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE EV ROOM.
AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP, IS THIS ONLY FOR LIKE, FOR ROLL CALL CARS OR IS THERE ANY PLANS FOR LIKE, UM, LIKE WASTE MANAGEMENT TO USE EVS? I KNOW PLANO IS DOING THAT OR, OR, OR YOU KNOW, KIND OF ANY, ANY OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES THAT, ESPECIALLY THOSE HEAVY INDU IN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES THAT PRODUCE A LOT OF EMISSIONS? YEAH, I THINK THE FLEET STUDY WAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES, BUT I'LL HAVE TO CONFIRM ON THE, THE HEAVIER DUTY VEHICLES, LIKE THE GARBAGE TRUCKS.
SOME YEARS AGO WHEN MR. KLEIN WAS STILL ON THE COUNCIL LEE CLIMBING, WE'D BEGAN TO TALK ABOUT DIVERTING BRUSH, UH, AND SEPARATING BRUSH OUT FROM, UH, TRASH PAD ON THE CURB.
SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS IS BEING DONE, BUT I WONDER HOW MUCH FARTHER WE CAN GO.
BECAUSE IF WE LOOKED AT THIS, UM, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF SEPARATING ALL THE BRUSH OUT AND CHIPPING ALL THE BRUSH AND USING IT, WE DETERMINED THAT WE COULD CUT DOWN BY AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOW MUCH MOWING WE NEED TO DO IN THE PARKS.
WE CAN MULCH ALL OUR TREES, LITTLE FLOWER BEDS IN THE PARKS AND ALL THE CITY PLAN WE OWN.
AND SO I LIKE TO KNOW FROM OUR STAFF IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE AT SOME POINT IN TIME ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN SEPARATING BRUSH FROM TRASH AND HOW MUCH MORE WE HAD TO GO TO DO THAT.
IF WE LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS SOME YEARS AGO, IT WAS AMAZING WHAT WE COULD SAVE IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONEY WE SPEND MOWING, THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT GOES INTO MOWING THE
SO IF WE GET SOME NUMBERS ON THAT AND TAKE A LOOK WHERE WE'RE WITH THAT, I'D LOVE TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS TO SEE HOW MUCH MORE WE COULD DO TO REALLY UTILIZE ALL THE BUS THAT END UP END UP GOING THE LANDFILL.
THIS IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD, BUT MY INSTINCT TELLS ME THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT CAN BE DONE THERE.
AND I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO REALLY ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS OF CUTTING DOWN THE AMOUNT OF BOEING WE HAVE TO DO, UH, IN OUR PARKS AND OUR, OUR CIVIC GREEN SPACES.
AND THERE WAS MORE WE CAN, UH, MULCH AND, AND SAVE ON THAT.
I'M CURIOUS IF THERE ARE ANY UPDATES YOU CAN SHARE JUST IN TERMS OF ACTION ITEMS COMING OUT OF THE STUDY.
UM, I GUESS WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY? UH, WAS IT JUST THAT IT WAS COMPLETED OR DID WE IDENTIFY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF BUILDINGS WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO DEPLOY ROOFTOP SOLAR AND APOLOGIES FOR THE MINUTES.
THAT'S, IS IT MR. MICHELSON? MR. MICHELSON, GO AHEAD ROSA.
SO, UH, IN THE SOLAR SIDING STUDY, WE, WE DID GET, UH, RECEIVE A LIST OF 10 PRIORITY SITES FOR SOLAR INSTALLATION WITH EITHER A DEVELOPMENT FOR BUILDING, SERVING OR POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAMS. EIGHT OF THOSE, UM, IN THE LIST ARE IDENTIFIED FOR BUILDING SERVING INSTALLATIONS AND ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR A POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM.
AND ONE WITH THE, UH, A POTENTIAL INSTALLATION AT THE MMLK UH, COMPLEX THAT COULD BE EITHER OR.
IT COULD BE EITHER COMMUNITY SOLAR OR AN INSTALLATION FOR THE USE AT THE FACILITY.
AND MOVING FORWARD, UM, IT'S A MATTER OF NOW FINDING, UM, FUNDS WHERE WE CAN USE THOSE TO THE INSTALLATION OF, UH, SOLAR ON OUR PROPERTIES.
I'D LOVE TO FIND A WAY TO INVOLVE MYSELF.
ROSA, HAS THE COMMISSION RECEIVED THE SOLAR SITING STUDY? YES.
I BELIEVE IT WAS SENT OUT IN FEBRUARY WHEN I THINK THE MEETING WAS CANCELED, BUT WE STILL PROVIDED AS AN FYIA MEMO SO WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU.
UH, ALL RIGHT, MS. BENG AND THEN, UH, CHAIR WALLACE.
I JUST WANNA, UM, HIGHLIGHT TWO THINGS, ONE, TO EVERYONE.
YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET IS GOING TO ROLL UP IN AUGUST AND THE BUDGET SURVEY WHERE WE CAN SAY THAT WE WANT THE ENVIRONMENT AS A PRIORITY IS OPEN TO
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ALL OF US AND ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS.THE OTHER THING I WANNA MENTION IS IN RESPECT TO THE DISCUSSION EARLIER ABOUT EV VEHICLES, I KNOW LAST YEAR THE FIRE CHIEF WANTED TO GET AN ELECTRIC FIRE TRUCK.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY IN RELATION TO ELECTRIC TRASH TRUCKS, CHICAGO HAS HAD ELECTRIC TRASH TRUCKS SINCE 2013 OR 14.
SO WE HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE MONEY THROUGH COG AND I THINK OUR COMMISSION SHOULD PUSH FOR SOME OF THESE INNOVATIVE THINGS.
UM, SO ON THE SOLAR SIDE STUDY, THERE WAS A GREAT LINK THAT THE CONSULTANT LEFT US WITH, UM, THAT, UH, SHOWED ALL 10 SITES AND MAYBE THAT COULD BE SHARED WITH THE COMMISSION FOR ANYBODY WHO WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE MEETINGS.
UM, AND, AND JUST HERE AGAIN, UM, THE SOLAR APP PLUS IT, THE INSTALLERS ARE GOING TO BE SO HAPPY WHEN THIS GETS INSTITUTED.
HOUSTON IS MOVING OUT OF THE PILOT PHASE.
SAN ANTONIO HAS STARTED A PILOT PHASE AND UM, IT'S TIME FOR DALLAS TO DO IT.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION I'M TRYING TO DIGEST, BUT I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, THE CCAP THE EQUITY PART OF IT.
IS THERE A WAY FOR EVERY GOAL THAT YOU MEET OR COME CLOSE TO MEETING, IS IT TOO MUCH TO PUT LIKE AN ANALYSIS OF HOW, WHERE YOU ARE EQUITABLE? SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'VE MET GOAL FIVE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE MET GOAL FIVE AND YOU'VE MET IT COMPLETELY, OR IF YOU JUST MADE 75% SOME, QUITE OFTEN THE GOAL MET AND THE GOAL MET EQUITABLY IS DIFFERENT.
SO I'D LIKE TO JUST SEE WHAT SOME OF THOSE EQUITY GOALS, WHAT THE EQUITY LOOKS LIKE THAT YOU'VE DONE.
YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.
UM, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WE DO HAVE A LIST OF PRIORITY, PRIORITY ZIP CODES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION THAT WE DO AIM TO TARGET THE AUDIENCE IN, IN THOSE ZIP CODES.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WE DO INCORPORATE, UM, EQUITY FACTORS INTO THE C CAMP.
BECAUSE WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS SHOW, BE ABLE TO SHOW THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH, UH, NEEDING EQUITY, HOW THE CITY IS PERFORMING, HOW ARE YOU PULLING THIS OFF, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO TRY TO BRING EQUITY INTO EQUALITY? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THANK YOU ROSA, FOR BEING HERE.
UH,
UM, CAN YOU SHARE WHEN THE NEXT LEAF, THE LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION FORWARD, THE INTERNAL WORKING GROUP? WHEN WILL THEY MEET AGAIN? THEY WILL MEET AGAIN, I BELIEVE IN JULY, AND WE USUALLY TRY TO HAVE OUR MEETING WITHIN THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF THE MONTH.
COULD WE INVITE THE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION SUB COMMITTEE TO THAT INTERNAL MEETING? UM, IF NOT CHAIR WALLACE, THEN, UM, OUR VICE CHAIR.
AND THEN I JUST HAD A FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON THE INSTALLATION OF THE LEVEL THREE CHARGERS.
UM, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WE INSTALLED? UH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE SHOULD BE TWO.
UM, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS, THE CENTRAL SERVICE AND THE SOUTHEAST THAT THEY'RE, UM, WORKING ON AT FIRST.
MAYBE IF ALL GOES WELL THERE, THEY'LL EXPAND TO OTHER SERVICE CENTERS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROSA, FOR BEING HERE.
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LET US MOVE ON TO OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS THIS EVENING.THE FIRST IS THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW COMMISSION MEMBERS.
WE HAVE THREE NEW MEMBERS OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, UH, RECENTLY APPOINTED TO THE DISTRICT 13 POSITION, WHICH AS YOU REMEMBER, WAS HELD BY OUR, UH, COLLEAGUE MR. DANKER FOR SOME TIME.
ALL RIGHT, GREG, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR, YOUR BACKGROUND.
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO, TO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AND BE MEETING WITH YOU ALL.
UM, ORIGINALLY GREW UP ON THE WEST COAST AND STUDIED HORTICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY.
UM, WORKED FOR AMAZON FOR SIX AND A HALF YEARS AND RAN THE ROOFTOP SOLAR PROGRAM WORLDWIDE.
SO I HAVE A, A, A SPECIAL INTEREST IN, IN SOLAR JUST IN GENERAL.
UM, HAVE BEEN TO, UH, IN DALLAS FOR CLOSE TO THREE YEARS.
UH, RELOCATED FROM, FROM THE SEATTLE AREA.
AND, UH, CURRENTLY I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ENERGY AND UTILITIES FOR A LOCAL DALLAS COMPANY INVITATION HOMES.
UH, WE'RE THE LARGEST SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL, UH, OWNER OPERATOR WE OWN AND OPERATE ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS ALL OVER THE, THE COUNTRY.
SO MY FOCUS AND BACKGROUND IS REALLY LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE FROM AN ENERGY OR UTILITY STANDPOINT.
SO EVERYTHING FROM LOOKING AT EVS FOR THEM, EV CHARGING, UM, ROOFTOP SOLAR, BATTERY STORAGE, UM, LOOKING AT ZERO ESCAPING SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, AVOID UNNECESSARY WATER CONSUMPTION, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, I HAVE TWO CORGIS AND, UH, MY WIFE AND I YEAH.
LIVE UP IN, IN PRESTON HALL AREA.
SO GREAT TO BE HERE WITH EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION.
UH, THE NEXT MEMBER OF NEXT NEW MEMBER OF OUR COMMISSION.
UH, THE NEXT TWO ARE TECHNICAL PANEL MEMBERS.
UM, OUR FIRST IS MS. TERESA TIMIA.
SHE IS OUR NEW ZERO WASTE, UH, TECHNICAL ADVISORS.
WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND.
SO FIRST OF ALL, GREAT, THANK YOU.
UM, BUT YEAH, I'VE WORKED SINCE 2015.
I WAS IN THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
I DID 25 YEARS AND I SAY IT LIKE THAT 'CAUSE I HIGH TELL DETECTIVES AS SOON AS I COULD
SO, UM, AFTER GETTING HERE, I JUST WANTED TO WORK IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR AND HEAVILY INTO THE AGRICULTURE AND RECLAMATION FOOD RECLAMATION.
UM, NOTABLY DOING A PROJECT RECENTLY, UH, WHERE WE WENT FROM FEEDING ONE FAMILY TO FEEDING ABOUT 1200 EVERY MONTH.
UM, UM, AGAIN, TRYING TO MAKE THAT A CITYWIDE THING.
SO ZERO WASTE IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
'CAUSE I, I, I'M DIVING RIGHT IN.
I LIKE TO KIND OF COME IN AND KICK DOWN THE DOORS A LITTLE BIT SO, YOU KNOW, IF I, YOU, YOU'RE IN MY, MY EYESIGHT, THEY SAY I'M PROBABLY GONNA GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO DO.
WE ARE SO, SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
ALRIGHT, MS. STRAUSS IS, UH, WHITNEY STRAUS IS OUR NEW TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AND, UH, FOOD ACCESS.
MS. STRAUSS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AS WELL.
IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO HAVE THIS APPOINTMENT AND BE A PART OF THIS COMMISSION AND JUST REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK.
UM, MY BACKGROUND, I HAVE 25 YEARS IN, UH, PHILANTHROPIC FOCUS WITH LOOKING AT, UH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EFFORTS, COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, ADDRESSING FOOD ACCESS.
MORE RECENTLY, UH, THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN URBAN AGRICULTURE, FOOD ACCESS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, PARTICULARLY WITH SOME OF MY CLIENTS.
UM, AND ALSO THE FOCUS OF MY DOCTORAL RESEARCH HAS BEEN ON THE IMPACT OF URBAN AGRICULTURE TO FOOD SYSTEMS, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, UH, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE, UH, OUTCOMES THAT COME FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD AND HAVING ACCESS TO HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE FOOD.
SO THAT I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS EFFORT.
THAT'S ALSO, UM, INTRODUCED ME TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION AND HEALTH.
UH, FOOD IS MEDICINE CONVERSATIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND ALSO SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST.
SO I, I HOPEFULLY WILL BRING A LENS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TOO AND ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER AREAS AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING BACK TO MY HOMETOWN.
UH, BORN AND RAISED IN DALLAS.
ONE IS ABOUT TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME.
AND I AM IN THE FAR NORTH PART OF THE CITY IN CAROL MEN CAROL MENDES'S OFFICE, UM, DISTRICT.
WE ARE SO VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU IN THIS POSITION.
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ALRIGHT, LET US MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION ITEM B.ITEM B IS APPOINTMENT OF OUR NEW COMMISSION MEMBERS TO OUR SUB COMMITTEES MEMBERS, UH, OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION ALL SERVE ON A SUBCOMMITTEE.
WE HAVE FIVE SUBCOMMITTEES AS PART OF OUR FOUNDING ORDINANCE.
A AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED.
UH, THAT COMMITTEE, UH, THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE REST OF OUR, THAT'S THE ONLY STANDING COMMITTEE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS.
SO WE WILL NOT BE APPOINTING ANY NEW MEMBERS TO THAT COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE APPOINTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE, OUR IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE INTERNAL, UH, IMPLEMENTATION OF CCAP, ABOUT THE CITY, UM, OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THEN OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WHERE, UM, WE ARE TRYING TO ADVANCE VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE CCAP THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS.
UM, AND SO I BELIEVE BASED ON, UH, MR. MICHELSON, BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE, YOU MAY BE VERY WELL SUITED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE.
IS THAT SUITABLE TO YOU? YES, IT IS.
SO CHAIR WALLACE ALSO WORKS EXTENSIVELY IN SOLAR, AS YOU MAY KNOW.
SO I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A FABULOUS, UM, PARTNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY THERE TO ADVANCE SOME OF THAT, UM, WITHIN THE CCAP.
SHE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
AND THEN FOR OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORS, BECAUSE MS. STRAUS, OUR, UM, OUR, UH, FOCUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE IS FOOD ACCESS.
CURRENTLY, UM, AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THIS YEAR, UM, I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE FOR YOU TO SERVE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE.
AND THEN I BELIEVE THAT THAT WOULD ALSO BE A VERY ADVANTAGEOUS PLACEMENT FOR YOU, MS. DOIN.
UM, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO MAYBE GIVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS OR FEEDBACK IF THERE'S ANOTHER COMMITTEE THAT YOU MAY FIND MORE SUITABLE.
SO I WAS, WE'RE ON THE SAME TRACK.
I WAS THINKING THAT WOULD, UM, BE SOMETHING WHERE I COULD UTILIZE THE RESOURCES THAT I ALREADY HAVE.
SO BOTH OF OUR NEW TECHNICAL ADVISORS, UH, CHAIR ARIEL IS THRILLED
UH, SHE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU, UH, TO PLUG YOU INTO THOSE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS.
SO OUR SUBCOMMITTEES MEET OFTEN, UH, ONCE A MONTH OR EVERY OTHER MONTH.
AND THEN OUR COMMISSION MEETS AS A FULL BODY ONCE A MONTH.
SO THAT IS THE COMMITMENT TO, UM, THAT SUBCOMMITTEE.
NOW WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THOSE MONTHLY SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WITH CHAIR ROBERSON.
I HOPE I DON'T FORGET ANYTHING.
WE MET AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON OUR, UM, ON THE, IN INDOOR QUALITY WITH VAPING WITH E-CIGARETTES.
AVI WANTS TO BROADEN THAT CATEGORY BECAUSE YOU COULD SPLIT HAIRS.
PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT ALREADY, SAYING, I DON'T SMOKE, I VAPE, SO I DON'T VAPE.
I DO E-CIGARETTES, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO, UH, INCLUDE THAT.
AND, UM, THIS, THE LANGUAGE IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE ALSO HAVE A STUDENT FROM HARVARD THAT'S WORKING WITH US.
HIS NAME IS NICO, AND HE'S VERY GOOD AT FINDING THE RESEARCH THAT WE NEED.
SO FOR THE, UH, OUTDOOR QUALITY, AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE MOVING OUT IN, AT LEAST IN DISTRICT EIGHT, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE OUTDOOR QUALITY NOW.
'CAUSE PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE MORE.
UM, WE WERE LOOKING AT, UM, THE, THE BATCH PLANTS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT, CEMENT PLANTS.
I GOT AN UPDATED LIST FROM URBAN PLANNING, AND HE'S GONNA TAKE THAT LIST, MATCH IT UP TO WHAT HE'S DONE IN HOUSTON.
HE'S ACTUALLY A DALLAS NATIVE, BUT HE JUST GOES TO HARVARD.
SO HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA TAKE THAT LIST AND THEN HE'S GONNA LOOK FOR IN THOSE CENSUS TRACKS, HE'S GONNA LOOK AT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES IF YOU ARE IN A ZIP CODE ADJACENT TO THAT BATCH PLAN.
SO ALL THAT'S STILL, YOU KNOW, WORKING.
AND I HOPE TO DO THE HEAT INDEX.
AND I WAS LISTENING TO THE TWO SPEAKERS WE HAD, AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY I JUST DISCOVERED THIS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE PRISONS ARE AIR UN AIR CONDITIONED.
AND, UM, YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
AND, UH, THEN I, I WOULD, I'D LIKE TO SEE US DO SOMETHING WITH THAT.
AND THEN, UM, GOING BACK TO THE CLIMATE, WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE HEAT, WE DO NEED TO KEEP UPDATING AND EVERYTHING.
MY, THE CAR THAT I HAVE REGISTERS, THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE.
WHEN I LEFT ADDISON ABOUT 3 30, 4 O'CLOCK, IT SAID 101.
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AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT'S THAT HOT.I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO DOES, HE DOES LANDSCAPING YARDS AND HE BASICALLY, HE HAD A HEAT STROKE AND IT'S NOT EVEN JUNE AND THEY HAD TO TAKE HIM IN.
UM, SO PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, IT IMPACTS THE HEALTH, LIKE SHE'S SAYING, IT IMPACTS, UM, ALL ASPECTS OF IT.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WE NEED TO STAY ON.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL EVER MOVE OFF THE ISSUES OF THE AIR QUALITY UNTIL WE GET IT WHERE IT IS LIVABLE.
UM, AND RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO, UH, BREATHE AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE COOL AND PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE DYING FROM THIS STUFF.
YOU KNOW, I'VE ALSO DONE SOME HOME HEALTH NURSING AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SHOULD BE DYING FROM THE HEAT LIKE THIS.
UM, OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON APRIL 29TH TO DISCUSS FOOD UPDATES.
WE HAVE BEEN GATHERING INFORMATION, SPEAKING WITH URBAN AG, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE, OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AND HAVE KIND OF DISCUSSED CREATING A RESOURCE TO DISTRIBUTE ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD PANTRIES AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THREE SECTORS OF THE CITY THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND HAVE HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED PERMANENT MEETING DATES.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE MAY 29TH, AND WE TOO ARE UTILIZING THE HARVARD STUDENT NICO AND REALLY APPRECIATING HIS TIME AND SKILLS.
CHAIR WALLACE ON IMPLEMENTATION.
UM, WE DID RECEIVE THANKS TO STEPHANIE DALLAS'S SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT POLICY AND WE'LL BE REVIEWING THAT AND DISCUSSING THAT.
THAT'S OUR MAIN FOCUS THIS YEAR.
UM, I ALSO MET WITH PHIL IRWIN, UM, TO GET ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM, UM, THE URBAN FORESTRY TASK FORCE PRESENTATION FROM, UM, LAST SEPTEMBER.
AND WE'LL GO OVER THOSE AT OUR MEETING AS WELL.
AND THEN, SORRY TO BEAT THIS DEAD HORSE, BUT, UM, WE MUST FOLLOW UP ON SOLAR APP.
PLUS IT SEEMS TO BE STALLED WITH STAFF, UH, IN THE PERMITTING OFFICE.
AND, UM, IT'S JUST RARE THAT THERE IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY LIKE SOLAR INSTALLERS AS WELL AS HOMEOWNERS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOLAR INSTALLED ON THEIR ROOFS, BUSINESS OR HOMES.
UM, SO THOSE ARE, UH, THE THREE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE GOING OVER, UM, IN JUNE.
ALRIGHT, ON OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU WHO SHOWED UP TO OUR VARIOUS EVENTS, WHETHER IT WAS EARTH DAY OAK CLIFF, OAK, CLIFF EARTH DAY, UM, EARTH X, UM, AND, UM, NATIVE PLANTS AND PRAIRIE.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT I'M FORGETTING ONE MORE, BUT I I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE COMMISSION, UH, ON THE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE THAT EASIER.
UM, COMMISSIONER AU FOR HOSTING DROPPY, UM, EARTH DAY OUT THERE, UH, WITH THE INSTALLATION OF OUR NEW AIR QUALITY MONITOR.
UM, AND SO, UH, WE ARE GOING TO BE SENDING OUT, UH, THE SURVEY THAT WE DISCUSSED.
HOPEFULLY, UH, BY THE BEGINNING OF THIS COMING WEEK, WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF EVERYONE COULD TAKE, UM, ITS FIVE MINUTES.
UH, IF YOU COULD TAKE THOSE FIVE MINUTES AND TELL US ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN YOUR, UH, DISTRICT AND HOW WE CAN HELP YOU TO FACILITATE OUR COMMISSIONS, UH, UNIFIED AND UNANIMOUS GOAL THAT ALL OF OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE GOING TO HOLD, UH, AN EVENT IN THEIR DISTRICTS THIS YEAR.
UM, SO WE DEFINITELY WANNA HELP YOU AND SUPPORT YOU ON THAT.
IF WE DON'T GET A RESPONSE ON THE SURVEY, WE WILL SCHEDULE A TIME FOR A ONE-ON-ONE TO HELP YOU COMPLETE THAT, UH, SURVEY AND TO ASK YOU PERHAPS SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
SO
UM, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, AN
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UPCOMING PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH THE DALLAS BICYCLE COALITION.THE DALLAS BIKE PLAN IS GOING TO BE, UM, ANNOUNCED VERY SOON.
AND SO WE WANT TO HELP THEM NOT ONLY IN SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT, UH, THAT PLAN, BUT TO ALSO, UM, CONTINUE TO ENGAGE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE OZONE SEASON ABOUT VARIOUS FORMS OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION.
SO, UH, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT, UH, SURVEY.
CHAIR HERMO WITH STRATEGIC, UH, PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION.
CHAIR BAZAN, UH, THE SPI SUBCOMMITTEE HAS BEEN, UH, STANDING BY, UH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE RIGHT, UH, PARTNER AT THE CITY, EITHER, UH, SPECIFIC STAFF MEMBER OR DEPARTMENT TO BE IDENTIFIED TO HELP WORK WITH US ON THIS ISSUE.
WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANNA GET AHEAD OF THE CITY AND CREATE MORE WORK, UH, THAN THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ADDRESS.
UH, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE SO WE CAN BE SUPPORTIVE INSTEAD OF DISTRACTING.
ALL RIGHT, NOW LET'S GO AROUND TO OUR MONTHLY UPDATES, DISTRICT UPDATES FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS.
LET US START IN DISTRICT ONE WITH COMMISSIONER DELE.
APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY OF GETTING CONNECT, ABLE TO CONNECT.
UM, MY DE COMMISSIONER DELGADO, WE'RE HAVING A VERY HARD TIME HEARING YOU.
CAN YOU GET CLOSER TO YOUR MICROPHONE? I'M SO SORRY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? UM, THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
COULD WE TURN UP THE VOLUME IN THE CHAMBERS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, I HAD A PHONE CALL FROM COMMISSIONER, UH, HERTA OF PARKS AND REC.
WE HAVE A AIR QUALITY MONITOR IN ONE OF OUR PARKS THAT WAS DOWN FOR A FEW MONTHS.
THEY REPLACED THE PROBLEM, SOME PART WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, BUT IT'S UP AND RUNNING OVER AT MARTIN REESE PARK IN WEST OAK CLIFF.
UM, I ALSO HAVE, UH, I JOINED THE, NOT JOINED, I ATTENDED APRIL THE THIRD, THE SOUTH CENTRAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
IT GAVE ME SUCH EYE-OPENING INFORMATION ON SOLAR PANELS THAT IT MIGHT ONE DAY BE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE.
APRIL 8TH WAS THE SOLAR ECLIPSE AT WESTERN HEIGHTS CEMETERY AND DISTRICT ONE TO, IN OUR DISTRICT ACROSS, I, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT DISTRICT ONE DOESN'T COVER BOTH SIDES OF FORT WORTH AVENUE, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
UH, THEY HAD A TOUR OF A POLLINATION, UH, THE CEMETERY IS GOING WITH POLLINATION PLANS AND IT WAS, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.
THEN ON APRIL, THE FIRST, OF COURSE, WAS A CLIFF'S EARTH DAY, WHICH COMMISSIONER VIAL WAS THERE TO HELP ME.
AND IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT DAY.
MET LOTS OF PEOPLE, LEARNED A LOT ABOUT PLANTS WITH COMMISSIONER VIAL, WHO IS JUST A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.
AND THE 23RD AND THE 24TH I VOLUNTEERED FOR EARTHX WAS ALSO GREAT.
MEETING A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN WHO HAD JUST INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE ON SEVERAL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THEIR CITIES OUTSIDE DALLAS.
AND LOTS OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
AND I'D LIKE TO REALLY THANK FOR INVITING ME TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND WELL NOT ATTEND THE MEETING, BUT TO VOLUNTEER AT OUR TABLE.
THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT ENJOYED RECEIVING THEIR SEEDS AND THEIR BAGS FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I DO NOT HAVE A REPORT TO THIS TIME.
UH, SO I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN A TREE PLANTING AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PLEASANT GROVE, UH, WITH THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH GRADERS.
UM, AND, UH, IN ADDITION TO WORKING AT, AT OUR EARTH DAY TABLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, UM, UH, WE GOT THE GREEN JOB SKILLS INFORMATION
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IN OUR DISTRICT NEWSLETTER.I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO PUSH THAT FUNDING FOR THAT WILL DISAPPEAR.
UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS NEXT, UH, BUDGET, SO WE HAVE UNTIL AUGUST AND IT'S FREE TRAINING FOR THINGS LIKE BUILDING PERFORMANCE INSPECTOR FOR PEOPLE ALREADY WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES.
AND, UM, IT IS THE SAME TRAINING, THE EXACT SAME TRAINING THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDES FOR THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
UM, SO, UM, IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY IN CONSTRUCTION, THIS IS A, A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO RECEIVE FREE TRAINING.
I WAS SO EXCITED TO SUPPORT COMMISSIONER LOCKMAN AT THE NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER, UH, MASTER NATURALIST CHAPTER MEETING A FEW WEEKENDS AGO.
FASCINATING PRESENTATION ON HIS LONG AND ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER IN ACTIVISM.
I ATTENDED OAK CLIFF EARTH DAY WITH COMMISSIONER DELGADO AND PY EARTH DAY FOR A MINUTE.
COMMISSIONER RE
COMMISSIONER SIEGEL'S E-WASTE EVENT AND SHRIE GIVEAWAY WHERE I MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROTARY CLUB.
THEY WILL HOST A FUTURE CCAP PRESENTATION, SO GREAT NETWORKING.
I WAS IN A MEETING WITH THE EPA, RECEIVING A PROJECT UPDATE ON THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ASSESSMENT IN WEST DALLAS.
PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR THAT TO COME.
THEY SAID IN MAY, BUT MAYBE AUGUST.
SO I WILL FORWARD THAT NEWS TO YOU AND SHOUT OUT FROM THE ROOFTOPS.
UM, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT, THAT PROJECT TOO, GUYS.
UM, I'M EXCITED TO INVITE YOU ALL, MAY 19TH AT THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT HOUSE FROM 12 2:00 PM I'LL BE DISCUSSING PLANTING NATIVES IN YOUR LANDSCAPE AND HOW TO GREEN YOUR HOME VIA THE CITY OF DALLAS WITH OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER BECCA REAGAN.
WE WILL BE SPRUCING UP THEIR POLLINATOR GARDEN AND HANDING OUT FREE PLANTS.
SO JOIN, IF YOU'RE ABLE, THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT HOUSE ON GASTON MAY 19TH, 12 TO TWO.
UH, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO, UH, JPE, UH, EARTH DAY, UH, AND SUPPORTED, UH, THE JPE COMMUNITY.
AND I WANNA, UH, SHOUT OUT TO CARLOS AND ALFRED, UH, IN AIR QUALITY.
WE INSTALLED THE, UH, AIR QUALITY MONITOR AT THE DROP AND MAMA FORM.
SO WE'RE WAITING ON TO GET THE DASHBOARD UP MY NEXT INSTALLMENT OF A AIR QUALITY MONITOR 'CAUSE THAT'S MY MISSION.
GET MINUTE QUALITY MON AIR QUALITY MONITORS IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
SO THE NEXT ONE I'M GOING, I'M WORKING ON IS GONNA BE AT THE JUANITA CRAFT, UH, RECREATION CENTER AND THE MILL CITY AREA.
SO I HAVE HERE DIXON MILL CITY JOBY.
SO I'M WORKING ON, AND MY DISTRICT, UM, I WENT TO OAK CLIFF EARTH DAY AND WORKED THE TABLE WITH ALL THE COMMISSIONERS THAT SHOWED UP.
I MEAN, THE WEATHER WAS SO NICE.
IF YOU DIDN'T COME, YOU MISS A NICE WEATHER AT OAK CLIFF EARTH DAY.
UM, THEY HAD A NICE, UH, PLANTS GIVEN AWAY.
I ACTUALLY PLANTED TWO OF MY PLANTS IN MY YARD THAT I RECEIVED FROM THERE.
BUT, UH, THEN I MET WITH THE TEXAS TREE FOUNDATION TO DISCUSS, UH, PLANTING TREES IN MILL CITY, IN THE MILL CITY, UH, AIR, UH, COMMUNITY OF MY DISTRICT.
AND I DID A BIKE RIDE IN FUR PARK FOR EARTH MONTH.
SO GUYS, I JUST RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY, UH, HUMBLING TO RIDE YOUR BIKE.
AND SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, I HAVE REALLY TRIED TO INITIATE SOME OF THOSE RIDING MY BIKE TO THE STORE, GO ON A BIKE RIDE TODAY OR YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, SO I DID THAT FOR EARTHMAN AND I ALSO SPOKE WITH REPRESENTATIVE VENTON JONES.
HE REACHED OUT TO ME TO, UH, TO INFORM ME HIS SUPPORT OF COUNSELING R-T-C-E-Q, BATCH PLANT, UH, PERMIT.
SO HE SENT ME A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND I SPOKE WITH HIM IN HIS OFFICE, UH, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO WE WERE WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT, UH, HIM SUPPORTING THE, UH, THE REJECTION OF ISSUING AIR QUALITY PERMITS FOR BATCH PLANS.
AND THE ONLY REASON IS A BIG DEAL NOW 'CAUSE Y'ALL KNOW WHOSE COMMUNITY IS AFFECTING.
SO I AIN'T GONNA SAY HIS NAME, BUT, UM, OUTSIDE OF THAT, UH, I'M WORKING ON THAT.
DISTRICT DATE, UM, I ATTENDED, UM,
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EARTH DAY AS WELL AND I WAS SPREAD OUT AMONG THREE TABLES 'CAUSE I HAD THREE GROUPS THERE.I HAD THE SIERRA CLUB AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY.
SO THEY GOT TO COME AND THEN OUR COMMISSION.
AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND I, I WAS WORRIED THAT IT WAS GONNA CANCEL BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED THE LEADERSHIP THAT I KNOW THAT WAS RUNNING IT AND ASKED THEM WERE THEY GONNA CANCEL, THEY SAID, NO, WE RUN RAIN OR SHINE.
SO I NEEDED TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO.
AND, UH, THEY SAID THEY'RE GONNA RUN IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, IT, LIKE SHE SAID, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
AND THE, YOU KNOW, HAD, IF YOU REMEMBER THE DAY BEFORE, IT HAD JUST RAINED IN TORRANCE.
BUT WHEN WE GOT OUT THERE, IT WAS, IT WASN'T REALLY EVEN MUDDY.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT A GOOD SIGN.
THAT MEANS THE GROUND WAS THAT DRY, THAT IT SOAKED UP ALL THAT WATER.
IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO LAKE CLIFF, IT DOES TEND TO ROLL INTO THE LAKE, BUT EVEN AT THAT, THE GROUND MUST HAVE BEEN SO DRY THAT IT SOAKED UP ALL THAT WATER.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER INDICATOR FOR US TO LOOK AT.
SO THEN WE HAD EARTH DAY IN DISTRICT.
A COUNCILMAN ATKINS HAD IT AT HIS OFFICE AND 97.9 THE BEAT WAS THERE.
AND THEY DID THINGS WITH THE KIDS.
FLU KITES AND JUST, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS TO BRING PEOPLE OUT AND BECOME AWARE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING OUTSIDE ANYMORE, YOU JUST NEED TO GET 'EM OUTSIDE.
AND RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'VE ASKED, THE LAST MEMO I GOT FROM HIM WAS, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO GO THROUGH, UH, DISTRICT A TAKING PICTURES OF AIR OF, UM, UH, DART STATION, UH, STATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE A COVERING AND THE WASTE BASKET.
AND SO I'VE TAKEN A COUPLE PICTURES THAT I HAVEN'T SENT IN YET, BUT I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO DO THAT IN YOUR DISTRICT BECAUSE IT IS TOO HOT FOR THESE PEOPLE TO BE SITTING ON BENCHES WITHOUT SOME OF THE STOPS I SAW DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BENCH.
SO IT'S TOO HOT TO BE SITTING WITHOUT, UH, WITH EXTREME HEAT AND COVID WE'RE NOW EXPERIENCING, IT'S JUST TOO HOT TO BE UNPROTECTED ON THESE BUS STOPS.
AND THAT HELPS DART BECAUSE IF THEY WANT US TO RIDE DART, THEN, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE SOME OF, WE HAVE TO BE COMFORTABLE.
I LIKE TO BE COMFORTABLE, YOU KNOW, I WILL LEAVE MY CAR AT HOME IF I'M COMFORTABLE AND SAFE, BUT IF I'M NOT, SO, UH, AND MOVING FORWARD, I DO HAVE A MEETING WITH DR. WONG, UH, OVER THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, ABOUT LEAD TESTING.
AND HE WOULD LIKE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO GET BACK INTO THE TESTING OF LEAD, ESPECIALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME FROM SOME OF THESE CONTAMINATED SITES.
SO WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON FOLLOW UP FOR LANE PLATING, FOLLOW UP FOR WHAT WENT ON IN FLOOR FARMS. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
UH, THANKS FOR REMINDING ME ABOUT LEAD.
UM, WEST DALLAS RESIDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ON SATURDAY JUNE 1ST FROM 10 TO 1:00 PM AT THE JC ZERO GSA CENTER TO BE TESTED FOR LEAD BLOOD LEVELS AND ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE LINK OR WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES.
ALRIGHT, FOR DISTRICT NINE, I ATTENDED A RECENT, UM, FORWARD DALLAS COMMUNITY MEETING.
I WANNA MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT TOMORROW FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM THERE IS A FORWARD DALLAS PUBLIC HEARING.
ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF FOR DALLAS IS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ADDRESSING THE, UM, INCOMPATIBLE ADJACENT LAND USES OF INDUSTRY AND, UH, RESIDENTIAL OR PARKS OR CHURCHES OR PLAYGROUNDS ANYWHERE THAT, UM, HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN ALLOWED.
UM, BUT THAT, UM, HAS CAUSED, UH, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATE BURDENS OF, UH, POLLUTION.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO HEAR THAT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS A PRIORITY IN THE ADOPTION OF THAT PLAN.
THERE WILL ALSO BE, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE.
YOU CAN GO TO, UH, FORWARD DALLAS ON THE DALLAS CITY HALL WEBSITE, UM, TO SEE THE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP AROUND THAT DRAFT PLAN.
UH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WILL BE HOSTING AN EJ LEADER ROUND TABLE CALL ON JULY THE SIXTH
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AT 1:00 PM.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES AND IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH EPA STAFF AND TO MEET DIRECTLY WITH THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, DR.
PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR OR REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LINK FOR THAT.
ALRIGHT, NOW, DISTRICT 10, DISTRICT 11, UH, A FEW THINGS.
I, UM, I DID PARTICIPATE IN EARTH BAY ON THE URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
UH, ALSO I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC.
AND THE TOPIC WAS WHAT KIND OF LAWN EQUIPMENT THEY'RE USING.
UM, AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THEY HAVE TRANSITIONED PART OF THEIR, UH, LAWN EQUIPMENT TO BATTERY.
THEY'VE DONE IT, UM, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THERE'S, THEY'RE ALSO ON TRACK TO PUT IN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE HUNDRED AND 500 TREES OVER THE COMING TWO YEARS DOWNTOWN.
THERE'S SOME GREAT INFORMATION THAT I'LL SHARE WITH EVERYBODY ON DALLAS, ON DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC.
AND THE CONVERSION OF THE FOUR BIG PARKS THAT ARE DOWN THERE AND WHAT IT'S DONE FOR TEMPERATURE MITIGATION IN THOSE AREAS.
THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED BY 10 DEGREES AND THEY'VE ALSO SEQUESTERED QUITE A BIT OF WATER.
SO, I MEAN, THE INFORMATION IS KIND OF AMAZING WHAT CAN BE DONE IN A REALLY HIGH DENSITY URBAN AREA.
AND I'VE GOT SOME UPCOMING MEETINGS TOO THAT ARE GONNA ALSO DEAL WITH, UH, WHAT KIND OF, UH, LAWN EQUIPMENT IS BEING USED BY DIFFERENT GROUPS.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING I'M FORGETTING, BUT I'LL REMEMBER NEXT TIME.
I DID, UH, ATTENDED THE CHOPPY EARTH DAY AND, UH, IT WAS A ADVENTUROUS DAY FOR ME.
I HAD TOURIST STUDY AT TEMPLE SHALOM, THEN I WENT TO CHOPPY, AND THEN I HAD LUNCH WITH A BUNCH OF OLD COLLEAGUES FROM PARKLAND AND IRVING.
NOT VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TRAVEL
UH, UM, WE HAD A, ON THE, UH, 18TH, UH, WE HAD A DISTRICT 12 TOWN HALL, UH, UH, HOSTED BY, UH, COUNCILPERSON MENDELSSOHN.
AND WE HAD ABOUT KNOW HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE AND A VERY ACTIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, DISTRICT 12 AND, UH, OUR DISTRICT.
I ALSO WANNA, UH, WELCOME UH, WHITNEY STRAUSS AS A FELLOW RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 12.
UH, THE, UM, UH, UH, ON THE, UM, 26TH WE HAD A, AN AIR QUALITY PANEL HOSTED BY SOUTHWEST JEWISH CONGRESS.
AND, UH, I WANNA THANK THOSE WHO ATTENDED, UH, COMMISSIONER DURO, UH, AND AMONG OTHERS.
AND, UM, WE, UH, AND THAT WENT VERY WELL.
WE GOT RAVE REVIEWS FROM THE AUDIENCE OF PEOPLE.
UM, THE, UH, TEXAS PEDIATRIC SOCIETY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE COMMITTEE HELD ITS FIRST, UH, MEETING THAT I CHAIRED, UH, IN AUSTIN.
UH, UH, WE HAVE, UM, UH, UH, UH, UH, UH, DR.
AVI AND I WILL PRE BE PRESENTING ON, UH, ASTHMA AND AIR QUALITY AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING IN OCTOBER.
UH, AND, UM, THE, UM, UH, OTHER, UH, THE TEMPLE SHALOM GARDEN, WHICH I'M INVOLVED IN, WE DID OUR FIRST DONATION OF OVER 70 POUNDS OF PRODUCE, UH, TO THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK.
UH, AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE PRODUCING A LOT MORE.
UM, THE, UM, UH, I'M ALSO ACTIVE, UM, WITH DALLAS AREA INTERFAITH.
UH, WE'RE CONFRONTING SITUATIONS WITH, UH, VERY HARMFUL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN HOUSING IN THE BACHMAN LAKE AREA.
WE HAD A MEETING WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.
AND THEN FINALLY A MEETING WITH PUBLIC PROSECUTION.
AND, UH, WE, UH, WE INTEND TO GO AFTER AT LEAST ONE HOUSING COMPLEX THAT HAS THE MOST HORRIFIC CONDITIONS THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
UH, I WILL BE DOING A TOUR WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, LOOKING AT THOSE CONDITIONS TO HIGHLIGHT THE, UM, UNBELIEVABLE THAT NO ONE SHOULD BE FORCED TO LIVE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.
UH, AND THE COMMUNITY FOLKS ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE.
WE HAVE A, A GROUP OF ABOUT 30 PEOPLE FROM THAT HOUSING COMPLEX
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WHO ARE, UH, PARTICIPATING.ANYWAY, UH, I THINK THAT'S A, UH, FULL LIST AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING MORE.
DISTRICT 13, I'D SAY NO MEANINGFUL UPDATE.
I PRIVATELY ATTENDED, UH, EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS, AND I'M EXCITED TO, UH, AFTER MY DAY JOB, FOCUS MORE ON OTHER OPPORTUNITIES GETTING INVOLVED WITH OTHER COMMISSIONERS, UM, AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE.
SO HOPEFULLY MORE UPDATES IN THE FUTURE.
DISTRICT 14? YES, I ATTENDED THE EARTH DAY ORGANIZATION, UH, I'M SORRY, EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, ORGANIZED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY'S OFFICE, UM, AT XCEL PARK, AND HAPPENED TO FIND THAT I STILL HAD SOME, UH, POSTCARDS ABOUT THE, UH, COMMISSION.
SO I WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME THINGS TO HAND OUT AND MET WITH SOME CONS, CONSTITUENTS WHO WERE NOT AWARE OF CCAP.
SO IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS OUT THERE AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL FIND THEIR WAY TO CHECK OUT OUR DASHBOARDS AND THINGS.
HI, COMMISSIONERS AND TECHNICAL ADVISORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'M SORRY I CAN'T BE THERE WITH YOU TODAY.
I AM, UH, CALLING IN FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND THE INTERNATIONAL LIVING FUTURE INSTITUTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, UH, WHERE WE ARE CELEBRATING THE GOOD WORK OF DALLAS AND CCAP AND ALSO, UM, LOOKING AT A REGENERATIVE DESIGN AS A POSITIVE FORCE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT'S ROLE IN THAT.
UM, OVER EARTH WEEKEND, I WAS IN GOLDEN, COLORADO FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S SOLAR DECATHLON AT THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB, UH, FACILITY.
THIS IS A COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETITION, UH, INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETITION, UH, WHERE STUDENTS COMPETE IN A DESIGN COMPETITION.
AND THEN NEXT YEAR IN AN ACTUAL BUILD COM, UH, COMPETITION.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN TINY HOMES ON THE WASHINGTON MALL BEFORE.
THEY LEAVE THE, THE, UM, STRUCTURES WHERE THEY ARE.
UH, BUT I WAS A JUDGE FOR THE MULTIFAMILY DE, UH, DIVISION WHERE THE STUDENTS WERE COMPETING FOR THE BEST, MOST INTEGRATED, UH, NET ZERO ENERGY, HEALTHY, UH, AND FINANCIALLY VIABLE SOLUTIONS.
UH, PROUD TO SAY THAT THERE WAS A TEAM REPRESENTING THE LONGHORNS, AND THEY DID FINALIZE IN THE TOP 10 ACROSS THIS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.
UH, THEIR PROJECT WAS, UH, HOUSING FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND, UH, RESIDENTS ON CAMPUS.
UH, AND THEY ADDRESSED A LOT OF COMPREHENSIVE HOLISTIC DESIGN STRATEGIES.
ALSO OUTLINED IN, IN CCAP, UH, AND ON EARTH DAY MONDAY, I WAS, UH, IN DENVER WHERE WE PRESENTED THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE SUSTAINABILITY OUTLOOK REPORT TO A LOCAL AUDIENCE, AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE GREAT WORK, UH, THAT'S BEING DONE IN DALLAS THROUGH CCAP.
UH, AND THEN PRIOR TO THAT, UH, LIKE MANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND, UM, AS A GUEST OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, UH, THE SOUTH CENTRAL, UH, REGION CLIMATE, UH, RESILIENCE FORUM, UM, ALONG WITH MANY MEMBERS OF THE CITY AND THE FOLLOWING, UH, CITY'S, UM, ANNUAL CLIMATE CONFERENCE.
UH, ONE OF THE SIDE EVENTS THAT I UH, ATTENDED THERE WAS THE LEAD FOR CITIES PILOT PRESENTATION WITH THE NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER, OR TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL.
UH, THEY ARE HOSTING A PI AND MANY CITY STAFF ATTENDED THIS.
THEY ARE HOSTING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR LEAD FOR CITIES, UH, WHERE ADMINISTRATORS AND, UM, POLICYMAKERS CAN WORK WITH THE U-S-G-V-C TEAM STAFF TO LOOK AT THE DATA THAT THEY HAVE AND WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE, UH, PRODUCTIVE AND FEASIBLE TO ACTUALLY CERTIFY THE CITY OR THE REGION OR A GROUP OF MUNICIPALITIES, UH, UNDER THE LEAD FOR CITIES PROGRAM.
UH, THEY WILL WORK WITH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER FOR THREE MONTHS TO, UH, DO THIS KIND OF VETTING AND PROVIDE A FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
AND IF THE CITY OR REGION OR MUNICIPALITY DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD, THEY WILL WAIVE THE REGISTRATION FEE.
THEY HAVE A GRANT FUNDING TO DO THAT.
UH, SO I ENCOURAGE OUR FRIENDS AT THE CITY TO LOOK INTO THIS AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO PERSONALLY TO HELP WITH THAT DECISION MAKING, UH, PLEASE DO REACH OUT.
DO ANY OF OUR TECHNICAL, UH, PANEL COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANY UPDATES TO SHARE THIS EVENING? YEAH, CATHERINE, I, I'VE GOT ONE.
UM, I JUST WANNA MENTION TO EVERYONE, I JUST GOT THIS NOTICE FROM COG TODAY THAT, UH, THE TCEQ IS TAKING INPUT ON THE CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANTS PRIORITY ACTION PLAN.
SOME OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR THAT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO,
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SOME OF US WENT OUT TO COG AND TESTIFIED ON WHAT I SIMPLY CALL THE REGIONAL CLIMATE PLAN COGS, CALLING IT THE AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.WELL, THE STATE IS DOING ITS OWN, AND IF YOU WANNA LOOK AT IT AND, OR IF YOU WANNA COMMENT ON IT, THIS IS THE WEBSITE, CRPG, THAT C AS IN CAT, R AS IN ROBERT, P AS IN PAUL, G AND GIRL@TCEQ.TEXAS.GOV.
UM, I WILL ALSO TELL YOU THAT I RECENTLY TESTIFIED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REGARDING THEIR REVIEW ON ETHYLENE OXIDE AS THE TCEQ HAS PROPOSED A STANDARD 2,500 TIMES LOWER THAN THE EPA AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IS GOING TO, UH, REVIEW THEIR ANALYSIS ON HOW THEY CAME TO THAT.
IF YOU WANNA KNOW MORE, YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL.
UH, THERE'S TOO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT IT HERE.
UH, THE OTHER THING I JUST WANNA MENTION, AND THE DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THAT IS TOMORROW TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
UM, THAT, THE OTHER THING I WANNA MENTION THAT'S COMING UP IS NEXT MONTH IN JUNE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I CAN SEND YOU THE NOTICE.
THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE DOWN AT THE CAPITOL IS HAVING A HEARING REGARDING HOW FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE GOING TO AFFECT THE TEXAS ECONOMY.
UM, I WON'T GET INTO THAT, BUT I'M SURE SOME OF YOU CAN GUESS WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.
PROBABLY THE NEW METHANE STANDARDS AND OTHER THINGS.
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, YOU COULD EMAIL ME OR GIVE ME A CALL.
AND IF YOU'RE WANTING THE NOTICE FROM THE COMMITTEE, 'CAUSE I GET ALL THE PRIMARY ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED NOTICES FROM THE CAPITOL, JUST LOOK ME UP OR EMAIL ME.
I JUST WANTED TO USE, UH, MY TIME QUICKLY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE EARLY COMMENTS FROM, UM, DR. JONES, UH, REGARDING, WAS IT DR. JONES? DO I HAVE THE NAME RIGHT? TALKING ABOUT URBAN HEAT? UM, YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S STILL IN THE ROOM.
VERY WELL, JUST TO SAY, JUST TO BUILD ON THAT, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE POINT THAT NOT ONLY IS URBAN HEAT, ONE OF THE GREATEST, UM, HEALTH CHALLENGES IN DALLAS, AND WE'RE ONE OF THE, UM, MOST CHALLENGED CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IT'S ALSO A MAJOR EQUITY CONCERN.
AND MANY OF US IN THE CITY, UH, INCLUDING THIS COMMISSION, COMMISSION AND, UM, CITY STAFF, HAVE BEEN WORKING AND TAKING SERIOUSLY THAT CHALLENGE FOR A LONG WHILE.
AND, UM, I WANTED TO READ A COUPLE OF EQUITY QUOTES FROM A RECENT PRESENTATION I WAS A PART OF, UM, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, OR HEAT, LIKE ALL CLIMATE IMPACTS EXACERBATE SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AND, UM, PARTICULARLY IN THE EXTREME IN THE AFTERMATH OF EXTREME EVENTS.
AND A COUPLE OF QUOTES THAT I CAME ACROSS IN THE LITERATURE WERE JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED IN THE OUTDOOR WORKPLACE.
AND HERE IN TEXAS, WE HAVE MORE WORKERS THAT DIE OF HEAT RELATED CAUSE THAN ANY OTHER STATE.
SO WHEN I READ THAT, I WAS JUST REALLY UPSET.
AND THEN THINKING ABOUT, UM, COMMISSIONER ROBESON'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUS STOPS JUST TO POINT, THERE ARE OTHER CITIES IN TEXAS THAT ARE LOOKING TO MAJOR SOURCES OF FEDERAL GRANTS TO PROVIDE MORE, UM, BUS COVERINGS.
HOUSTON JUST RECEIVED A LARGE GRANT, AND I, I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP AND TRY TO GET THE SOURCE OF THE GRANT, MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT RIGHT, BECAUSE IT MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN COUNTY DOLLARS, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A FEDERAL GRANT AND THEY'RE INCORPORATING SOME NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS INTO THEIR, UH, BUS COVERS AS WELL.
SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE COMMISSION LATER AND GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'D BE INTERESTING.
AND THE LAST THING IS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT OUR GOAL SIX, COMMITMENT TO URBAN HEAT.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CAUSES OF URBAN HEAT AND OUR URBAN FABRIC IS OUR IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, OUR CONCRETE, OUR ASPHALT.
AND I'M VERY PLEASED AND PROUD THAT OUR GULF SIX IS REALLY AT THIS INTERSECTION OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS, HEALTHY FOREST COVER HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS TO IMPROVE URBAN HEALTH AND REDUCE URBAN HEAT.
AND ONE OF THE CITY'S GOALS IS ACTUALLY ABOUT URBAN HEAT, 20%, 50%, AND THEN 75% REDUCTION IN URBAN HEAT ISLAND INDEX BY 20 30, 24, AND 2050.
SO JUST TO CALL THAT OUT, THAT I'M PLEASED, UM, THIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATURE AND REDUCING URBAN HEAT IS A PRIORITY FOR THE CITY.
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I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE CITY PLAN, COMMISSION, AND PLANNING URBAN DESIGN HAS PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO LIMIT IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.AND THEY'VE RECENTLY IN APRIL, HELD TWO LISTENING SESSIONS FOR CONSIDERATION INTO, UH, THAT INITIAL PROPOSAL.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT, WE CAN CONNECT YOU WITH THE STAFF PERSON WHO'S LEADING THAT EFFORT.
IT'S GONNA BE LORI LEVY WITH PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN.
I'M GLAD TO CONNECT YOU, SO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED, JUST LEMME KNOW.
UM, I WANTED TO INFORM, I WAS AT THE EARTHX, UH, THE FIRST DAY OF THE EVENT, AND, UH, I WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS, UM, TO, TO SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE THERE.
AND ALSO OF COURSE, UM, UH, CARLOS EVANS WAS ON A PANEL WITH SUSAN ALVAREZ AND, UM, JAMES MCGUIRE AND DAVID MARQUI WAS THE MODERATOR.
IT WAS A VERY GOOD PANEL BECAUSE IT GAVE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE HISTORIC SECESSION OF LEADERS OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S A, A PANEL THAT WE SHOULD BRING IN, UM, AND MAYBE DO SOMETHING IN THE CITY, UH, BECAUSE IT, IT CONNECTED ALL THE DOTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE REGION AND THE STATE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, EPA VERSUS THE CITY, AND THEN ALSO THE, THE, THE COG.
AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS VERY GOOD.
AND THEN IT WAS VERY PLEASING TO SEE THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS WAS AT EARTHX.
I WENT TO BOTH TABLES AND, UM, THERE WAS ONE ON CODES AND CO COMPLIANCY.
THERE WAS ONE, I THINK PARKS AS WELL.
UH, THE TABLES WERE VERY WELL SET UP.
THE EMPLOYEES WERE GIVING VERY, VERY GOOD INFORMATION AND GIVEAWAYS.
AND WHEN I MENTIONED, WELL, I'M A COMMISSIONER FOR
BUT I THINK IT WAS A GREAT, UM, EVENT TO BE THERE.
THE ONLY THING I, I WOULD, UM, ENCOURAGE IS, UM, AT THE TRAMMELL ESCROW WAS TRYING TO GET MORE STUDENTS.
THERE WASN'T A BIG AMOUNT OF STUDENTS, BUT MAYBE AS A COMMISSION WHEN EARTHX COMES AGAIN, WE COULD ASK FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR ISDS, UM, FOR DALLAS, ISD, AND OUR STUDENTS IN, IN DALLAS SO THAT THERE'S MORE, UM, IT'S A YOUNGER CROWD.
WHAT, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR IN MANY, MANY THINGS.
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT ALL THESE TOPICS, BUT WE SHOULD TRY TO GET THE YOUTH IN.
AND SO WE SHOULD BE PROACTIVE AND MAYBE ASK EARTHX FOR A, UM, A NUMBER, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS SO THAT STUDENTS CAN GO TO THOSE CONFERENCES BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND OF COURSE, I, UH, AS A COUNTY EMPLOYEE, I JUST WENT TO THE FREE DAY.
BUT I THINK WE, IF WE, IF WE'RE ON TOP OF IT, WE COULD ASK, UH, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS WE COULD GIVE IN OUR DISTRICTS TO OUR STUDENTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. MARQUIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS JUST MADE REGARDING YOUR DAY.
I ACTUALLY WAS THE FIRST RESPONSIBLE POINT.
ALL THE PANELS TOGETHER, MY FRIEND TRIM WILL CALL ME AND ASK, I WOULD HELP OUT.
AND WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY.
AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, REBECCA POSTON HOFFMAN, UM, SUSAN ALVAREZ, JAMES MCGUIRE, CARL EVANS, ALL THOSE FOLKS WERE ON PANELS, HELPED OUT AND ATTENDED, UH, MICHAEL MARTIN AND OTHERS WERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT DAY.
A TREMENDOUS DAY, UM, OF EXCHANGING IDEAS.
WE ALSO HAD A GREAT PANEL OF INDIGENOUS LEADERS, UM, THAT WE BROUGHT TOGETHER FOR THAT DAY, WHICH, UM, WE GOT A TREMENDOUS RESPONSE FROM THE AUDIENCE.
AND COLIN CLARK, WHO
AND, AND I THANK ALL THOSE PEOPLE FOR DOING.
UM, ALSO WANNA MENTION THAT THE DIRECTOR OF DW OF SARAH STANDIFER UNTIL TODAY WAS INTERIM DIRECTOR.
NOW CS THE DIRECTOR, THE WORD INTERIM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM HER TITLE.
SARAH IS GOING TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF, UH, DALLAS WATER UTILITIES AND, UH, WILL REMAIN IN THAT POSITION.
SHE'S BEING A GREAT CHAMPION AND A GREAT TRINITY FOREST, MAKING SURE IT REMAINS OPEN AND IN ITS NATURAL STATE.
SO WE APPRECIATE THAT, UM, THAT SHE DOES.
SHE ALSO HAS KEPT THE CITY FOCUSED ON REBUILDING THE LEVIES IN SOUTHERN DALLAS AND IN WEST DALLAS CONNECT NORTH VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
UM, ALSO POINT OUT THAT, UM, I, I MENTIONED ONCE EARLIER A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WANT TO REITERATE THIS.
UM, I'LL BE TRAVELING TO, UH, SAN ANTONIO WITH SOMEONE OF THE TO KEYNOTE CONFERENCE THERE REGARDING
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND THEN GOING TO CANADA IN THE FALL TO, UH, PRESENT AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, INTERNATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION NETWORK.AND THE FINAL THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THAT MAYBE EVERYTHING STAYS ON SCHEDULE.
BY THE NEXT TIME WE MEET IN JUNE, I'LL HAVE COPIES OF MY NEXT BOOK, THE RIVER OF GOODNESS.
SO, UM, IF NOT SOON AFTER THAT, BUT WE EXPECT WE'LL HAVE IT IN HERE SOON AND WE'LL BE, BEGIN TO BE DOING READINGS, UH, HERE AND, UM, ACTUALLY ALL OVER THE PLACE,
SO, UH, WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT BOOK IN YOUR HANDS.
NOW I CAN SEE OUR PARTICIPANT.
DO ANY OF OUR OTHER TECHNICAL PANEL MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? IF NOT, DO ANY OF OUR SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING URGENT, RELEVANT, IMPORTANT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? OH, I'M SORRY, DR.
UH, I NEGLECTED TO MENTION, I'M VERY SORRY, APOLOGIES TO UH, UH, REBECCA POSTON THAT I SPOKE TO THE DALLAS MASTER NATURALIST, AND I DO HAVE A PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT BECAUSE IN ONE WEEK I'M GONNA BE 80 YEARS OLD.
80 YEARS YOUNG, I THINK YOU MEAN? YES,
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM ALL OF US, DR.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS.
UM, OH, JULIE, COMMISSIONER HERTO.
A POINT OF ORDER, I GUESS, UH, JUST A QUESTION ON WHEN WE SHOULD BE ANTICIPATING THE, UM, MATERIALS FOR THE MEETINGS SO THAT ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TRAVELING, WE MAKE SURE WE CARVE OUT SOME TIME FOR THAT TO BE PREPARED.
SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK TO HAVE ALL OF THE MEETING MATERIALS BE BOTH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE COMMISSION ON FRIDAY, UH, 5:30 PM THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE COMMISSION MEETING.
THOSE MATERIALS SHOULD BE POSTED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND THAT, UM, ALLOWS EVERYONE'S SUFFICIENT TIME TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW, PREPARE THEIR QUESTIONS, AND BE PREPARED TO VOTE ON ANY, UM, RELEVANT VOTING ITEMS. UM, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
UM, I ALSO GOT A MESSAGE FROM SOME OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE A MEETING INVITATION.
UM, IF THERE IS ANOTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION THAT YOU PREFER.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF US SAW THE MEMO THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE UTILIZING THE CITY OF DALLAS EMAIL SYSTEM.
UM, UH, IF, IF IN THE INTERIM OF GETTING THAT SET UP, YOU PREFER TO USE AN ALTERNATIVE EMAIL AND HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVING THE MEETING INVITATIONS SINCE FEBRUARY'S MEETING, WHEN AARON LEFT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO, UH, MYSELF AND LET ME KNOW SO THAT WE CAN BE SURE.
WE'LL ALSO BE SURE TO SEND OUT AN EMAIL WITH THE AGENDA AND THE AGENDA MATERIALS ON FRIDAY WHEN THEY POST SO THAT THEY COULD BE TOP OF YOUR INBOX AND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SEARCHING FOR THEM.
SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY OF THOSE INCONVENIENCES.
THANK YOU, UM, TO EVERYONE FOR WORKING WITH ME THIS EVENING SO THAT WE COULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, UM, TO REVIEW THAT ITEM AND, AND, UM, GOING FORWARD, IT'S MY COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE GONNA POSE THOSE MATERIALS ON TIME.
OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS, THE PARKS TRAILS, AND THE, UM, ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON MONDAY, JUNE 3RD AT 9:00 AM OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH AT 5:30 PM PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR AND HOLD IT FOR US.
UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS.
AND SO I WILL TAKE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
IT'S BEEN MOVED IS OUR SECOND.
THANK YOU FRIENDS TO GO OUT AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.