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[Council Government Performance & Financial Management Committee on August 26, 2024]
IT IS 1:06 P.M.AND I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO ORDER.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 2024 AND AUGUST 6TH, 2024 MEETINGS. I HEARD A MOTION YOU CAN.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. GREAT. MOTION CARRIES.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND KNOCK ANY MEMOS OUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE REALLY ANY QUESTIONS ON.
AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK UP TO BRIEFING ITEM A, B AND END ON C.
SO WE'LL TAKE THE MEMOS FIRST.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN CARRIE ROGERS, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, IN YOUR PACKET IS A SUMMARY OF A ENGAGEMENT MEETING THAT CHAIRMAN WEST AND NICK FEHRENBACH, THE UTILITIES COMPLIANCE MANAGER HERE AT THE CITY AND MYSELF, PARTICIPATED IN LAST WEEK WITH ERCOT BOARD MEMBERS.
ERCOT IS UNDERGOING AN EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH EFFORT TO HEAR FEEDBACK ON NOT ONLY THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT JUST IN HOW THEY COULD PERFORM BETTER. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING.
I THINK IT WAS FOCUSED ON REASONABLE RATES AND RELIABLE UTILITY FOR OUR CONSUMERS.
BUT OVERALL, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD MEETING.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.
WITH THAT, I'M PLEASED TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
CARRIE, ONE QUESTION THAT I HAVE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP AT THE MEETING, WHICH I WAS NOT AWARE OF, IS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS THAT WERE THINKING OF MOVING TO TEXAS THAT DECIDED NOT TO MOVE TO TEXAS, TO DALLAS BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS OR PERCEIVED PROBLEMS WITH THE GRID.
AND WHEN WE WERE DOWN THERE, WE WERE TALKING TO ERCOT ABOUT WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO IMPROVE, IMPROVE IT, AND THE IDEA OF MAYBE GIVING THEM A FORUM PUBLICLY SO THAT THEY COULD EXPLAIN HOW THE GRID HAS BEEN IMPROVED OVER TIME AND HELP GIVE CONFIDENCE TO CORPORATIONS THAT MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT MOVING HERE.
I MEAN, IS THAT A FAIR CHARACTERIZATION? YES, CHAIRMAN. THAT IS CORRECT.
WHEN WE WERE PREPARING FOR THE MEETING, WE REACHED OUT TO OUR PARTNERS IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THIS GRID RELIABILITY IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY FREQUENTLY RECEIVE FROM BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN RELOCATING HERE.
SO ERCOT DOES NOT OWN ANY TRANSMISSION LINES.
THEY'RE SIMPLY THERE FOR REGULATION AND TO ENSURE THE ELECTRICITY MAKES IT TO ITS TO ITS CONSUMERS.
JUST A SHORT PRESENTATION FROM ERCOT ABOUT GRID RELIABILITY, SO THAT EVERYONE ON COUNCIL CAN TALK TO THEM AND ALSO SO THAT WE CAN PUBLICLY PUT IT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE TRUTH AND WHAT ARE MYTHS ABOUT THE GRID AND LET THEM ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, BE PRESENT FOR THOSE, THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARRIE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
BUT BRIEFING MEMOS D E F G H OR I.
WELL, ANYONE WHO'S HERE SOLELY FOR THOSE ITEMS. WELL, I GUESS BEFORE I RELEASE THEM.
JACK, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS? THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
NO, SIR. THERE'S NOT ANYTHING TO BRING UP ON THOSE.
THANK YOU. OKAY, WELL WE WILL.
THAT'S OUR GUEST APPEARANCE BY OUR HONORARY MEMBER, COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS.
GO AHEAD AND CHIME IN, PLEASE.
WELL, THIS WAS JUST ON THE AUDIT UPDATE REGARDING CIVIL SERVICE AND THE NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
I THINK THERE WERE 20 AND I BELIEVE 75% WERE ACCEPTED.
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AND A LOT OF THEM HAD TO DO WITH PRACTICES THAT I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHY THE 25% WERE NOT ACCEPTED AND UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THIS IN GENERAL.AND I WOULD ASK THAT THIS COMMITTEE TAKE A LOOK AT CIVIL SERVICE.
AND JUST SINCE WE'VE GOT THIS WEALTH OF INFORMATION NOW FROM THIS AUDIT IS TO REALLY EXPLORE SOME OF THE PRACTICES, WE'VE GOT A BOARD THAT APPARENTLY HAS BEEN DELEGATED SOME DUTIES THAT I'M NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE OVERSIGHT OF.
AND I WOULD ASK THAT THIS COMMITTEE CONSIDER HAVING A KIND OF A DEEP DIVE INTO CIVIL SERVICE IN THESE PRACTICES AS A GFM AGENDA ITEM. DID YOU WANT TO REPLY TO THAT ONE? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS.
I'M LOOKING AT MARK SWANN TO SEE IF HE WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC AUDIT.
I DO KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE COMING ALONG WITH HR AND WITH MR. SWANN IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO TALK ABOUT THE TALENT ACQUISITION AUDIT THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT.
AND WE JUST KEEP PUSHING THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT.
WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION IS WE'VE HAD THE TALENT ACQUISITION AUDIT.
AND SO I KNOW IT'S DUE TO COME UP ON AN AGENDA.
AND THIS COULD CERTAINLY BE A PART OF THAT.
SO IT SHOULD BE COMING UP HERE PRETTY SOON.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT BECAUSE I KNEW I HAD SEEN IT ON THERE.
AND THEN IT JUST WENT AWAY AND I THOUGHT I WAS SEEING A GHOST OR SOMETHING.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
AND YES, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT NEXT MONTH.
THANK YOU CHAIR. AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR THE TALENT ACQUISITION.
I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE ON THAT.
WE SORT OF HAD TO HAD TO MAKE A DECISION TO PUNT THAT ONE TO SEPTEMBER.
SO I HOPE YOU'RE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THAT MEETING.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, MISS WILLIS? NO. ALL RIGHT. CHAIR.
MENDELSOHN. I WAS GOING TO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM E, THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE OVERVIEW.
I WONDER IF YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE CONTINGENCY RESERVE.
HI, IVAN WILL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THE WAY THAT WE KIND OF CALCULATE THE FUNDING LEVEL THAT WE NEED IS THAT IT? WE TYPICALLY TRY TO MAINTAIN IT WITHIN A RANGE OF 0.5% TO 1% OF GENERAL FUND OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
AND YOUR ANTICIPATED AMOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25.
IT'S ABOUT $10 MILLION, WHICH IS WHAT PERCENTAGE? .54 PERCENT.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE USED CONTINGENCY RESERVE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
AND PRIOR TO THAT I KNOW WE USED IT FOR THE TORNADO.
WE USED IT FOR OTHER STORM DEBRIS ISSUES AND RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR THAT.
AND SO I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE BUDGETING AT THE LOWEST LEVEL WITHIN OUR FNPCS.
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WHEN THIS IS ACTUALLY A FUND THAT WE ACCESS ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS.SO, COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, CONTINGENCY AND EMERGENCY RESERVES, I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH RESERVES SET ASIDE TO ACCOMMODATE OR RESPOND TO ANY EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT COMES UP.
HOW IS THAT HAPPENING? JUST D THROUGH I IF THEY'RE, USE YOUR JUDGMENT, IF THEY'RE RELATIVELY QUICK.
IF NOT, IF IT'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS, THEN LET'S HOLD THEM TILL AFTER THE THREE BRIEFINGS.
FOR THE QUARTERLY ARPA SPENDING BRIEFING MEMO OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO WHERE YOU BELIEVE THE DOLLAR SHOULD BE ALLOCATED.
OR IF THAT DISCUSSION IS FOR A DIFFERENT TIME THAT DISCUSSION IS FOR A DIFFERENT TIME.
JEANETTE WEEDEN, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THE REPORT IS BEFORE YOU FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE, THE SPENDING DEADLINE HERE AT THE CITY OF DALLAS TO ENCUMBER FUNDS IS SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2024 AND SO ON SLIDE 14, WE'RE SHOWING YOU THE REMAINING AMOUNTS THAT ARE IN THE ARPA FUND THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REALLOCATE INTO OUR MULTIYEAR FUND.
YOU WILL SEE THAT ON THE END OF YEAR BUDGET APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE ON SEPTEMBER THE 25TH, THE SECOND ACTION TAKES THE AMOUNT THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED FROM THE MIDDLE MILE PROJECT AND RE-ALLOCATES IT PER THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET.
SO IF YOU RECALL THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET ALLOCATES A PORTION OF THAT FUNDING TO BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND THEN THE REMAINING AMOUNT TO PAVEMENT MARKING. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO ACTIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
ONCE WE MOVE THE MONEY OUT OF THE ARPA FUND, WE HAVE TIME IN THE SEPTEMBER GPFM MEETING, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, WE HAVE TIME TO HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PROJECTS THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO REALLOCATE.
OKAY. WELL, CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING THE DOLLARS INTO THE MULTIYEAR FUND AND TAKING AWAY ANY RISK OF DEADLINES, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT WILL ACCOMPLISH.
I DO THINK THERE ARE SOME VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVES THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER FOR THIS ARPA FUNDING THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATION AND MAY NEED FUNDING.
SO I'M HAPPY TO RESERVE MY TIME ON THAT.
THANK YOU. AND, CHAIR, IF I MAY ADD TO THE REMARKS OF MISS WEEDEN.
JACK GARLAND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT ON SLIDE EIGHT OF THE DECK, THERE IS $5 MILLION OF INTEREST EARNINGS.
THAT IS NEW MONEY AND $807,000 OF A REIMBURSEMENT THAT WE GOT FROM FEMA.
AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS ALSO INCLUDING THE ALLOCATING THAT $5.8 MILLION TO TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR STREET MAINTENANCE WORK.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO OVERLOOK THAT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE WE COULD USE THIS FUNDING CATEGORY FOR STREET MAINTENANCE.
SO WITH MULTIYEAR, WE FIRST STARTED WITH ARPA.
THERE WERE VERY STRICT GUIDELINES.
BUT AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF SWITCHING THE MONEY, WE'RE ACTUALLY USING THE ARPA FUNDS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES AND FREEING UP GENERAL FUND DOLLARS FOR THESE OTHER THINGS.
AND SO AS WE FREE THOSE UP, IT REALLY TAKES ON THE NATURE, IF YOU WILL, OF A GENERAL FUND DOLLARS.
GOOD. GOING AHEAD AND RELEASING EVERYONE WHO'S HERE FOR D THROUGH I.
AND OF COURSE, WE'VE JUST FINISHED.
AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON BACK TO BRIEFING ITEM A.
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AND MR. ISLAND, COULD YOU JUST GIVE US QUICKLY EXPLAIN WHY WE ARE REVIEWING DFW AIRPORT'S PROPOSED BUDGET? I MEAN, I KNOW WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR, BUT WHAT IS THE REASON WHY DALLAS WOULD DO THIS TO BEGIN WITH? WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR.THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MR. POINSETT, FOR COMING FROM DFW TO PRESENT THIS.
AND SO, MR. POINSETT, I WILL TURN IT TO YOU TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
AND GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE FOR MY 21ST TIME DOING THE DFW BUDGET.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE.
I'LL RUN THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY.
REALLY STRONG PERFORMANCE YEAR.
FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT, PASSENGERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 92.7 MILLION, WHICH IS A 6% INCREASE.
AND OUR REVENUES FROM NON-AIRLINE SOURCES IS UP 9.4%.
AND OUR NET REVENUES FROM NON-AIRLINE SOURCES IS UP 16%.
NET REVENUES IS KIND OF LIKE PROFITS.
THE EXPENSE BUDGET THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE IS $1.3 BILLION, AND THAT'S 6%.
AND THEN THE AIRLINE COST WHAT THE AIRLINES PAY US FOR TERMINAL RENTS AND LANDING FEES, FOR THE MOST PART IS GOING UP 7.7, BUT ON AN EMPLOYMENT BASIS IT'S GOING UP 1.1%.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS WE JUST NEGOTIATED A NEW TEN YEAR AGREEMENT LAST YEAR.
SO, HERE'S OUR PASSENGER NUMBERS SINCE 2019.
AND THEN OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE GROWN AT A 6.5% COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE.
THAT'S THE STRONGEST GROWTH OVER THAT PERIOD IN MY 21 YEARS.
SO WE ARE EXPECTING IN FY 28 TO BREAK THE 100 MILLION MARK.
AND THIS SLIDE IS SHOWING YOU REVENUES GOING BACK ALL THE WAY TO 2019.
AND WE'RE UP ABOUT $51 MILLION IN REVENUE OR 9.4%.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE REVENUES SINCE 2019 HAVE GROWN 84%.
AND IF WE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, I'LL HIGHLIGHT JUST A COUPLE OF VARIANCES HERE.
THIS IS AGAIN THE NON-AIRLINE REVENUE SECTION.
AND OUR PASSENGERS ARE UP ALMOST 7%.
THE PARKING REVENUE IS HIGHER AT 11%.
THE ACTUAL REASON FOR THAT IS OUR 24 OUTLOOK, WHICH WE'RE COMPARING IT TO, DID NOT ASSUME THE PARKING RATE INCREASE OF A COUPLE DOLLARS THAT WE PUT IN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR.
AND THEN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS JUST MORE ACRES UNDER LEASE.
AND INTEREST INCOME IS JUST THAT HIGHER INTEREST RATES AND HIGHER CASH BALANCES.
IT SHOWS YOU THE NET REVENUES THAT WE EARN FROM THE NON-AIRLINE BUSINESSES.
YOU CAN SEE AGAIN SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH THERE.
AND THEN THIS MONEY IS NOT JUST WE JUST DON'T GET TO KEEP ALL OF THAT.
WE HAVE A REVENUE SHARING FORMULA WITH THE AIRLINES.
AND WE GIVE SOME OF THAT BACK TO THEM, WHICH IS IN THE LIGHT BLUE.
AND THE DARK BLUE IS WHAT WE GET TO KEEP.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ON THE AIRPORT PER FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS THE EXPENDITURE BUDGET.
I'LL FOCUS YOU DOWN IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER.
OPERATING EXPENSES ARE UP 5.8% AND DEBT SERVICE 6.2%.
AND SO THAT IS WHAT'S DRIVING THE INCREASE IN DEBT THIS YEAR.
WE JUST ISSUED $750 MILLION LAST YEAR.
LAST WEEK. AND WE'LL BE BACK TO VISIT YOU IN JANUARY TO GET AUTHORIZATION FOR NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS JUST A HISTORICAL COMPARISON.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE BARS, THAT'S AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION OR THE REAL GROWTH.
SO YOU CAN SEE THIS YEAR IS REALLY A PRETTY COMPARABLY GOOD YEAR TO THE PAST YEARS.
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AND THEN ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS A DETAIL, A VERY HIGH LEVEL DETAIL OF THE BUDGET CHANGES, GOING FROM 674 MILLION TO 713 MILLION.WE ALWAYS DO A GROSS UP FOR OUR BOARD.
WE SHOW WHERE WE'VE CUT COSTS AND THEN WHERE WE'RE ADDING THEM BACK.
SOME OF IT IS REAL REDUCTIONS LIKE WE'VE CUT CONTRACT LABOR.
WE'VE HAD IT SYSTEMS THAT WE'VE RETIRED AND SAVED MONEY THERE.
WHEN WE GO TO THE EMPLOYEE RELATED COSTS, THAT'S COMPRISED OF 4% MERIT INCREASE FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES AND A 4.5% INCREASE FOR OUR DPS FIRE AND POLICE TEAM THAT ALSO HAS PENSION INCREASES IN IT AND HEALTH CARE INCREASES IN IT. AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 14.9 MILLION OF FIXED CONTRACT INCREASES, THAT IS ALMOST ALL CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED THAT HAVE FIXED INCREASES, THAT WOULD INCLUDE BAGGAGE, CUSTODIAL, MAINTENANCE, UTILITIES.
AND IT ALSO HAS A PROPERTY INSURANCE INCREASE IN IT.
WE HAD THE NEW THE BIG NEW SYSTEM IS WORKDAY THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN FOR HR SYSTEMS AND ALSO SOME MORE TERMINAL TECHNOLOGY THAT'S IN THAT NUMBER.
CUSTOMER RELATED INCREASES HAS TO DO WITH ADDING BUSSING BACK.
SOME OF OUR PARKING LOTS ARE OPENING BACK UP AND THEN SOME LABOR DOLLARS TO AS WE START, WE'RE GOING TO TEAR DOWN ONE OF THE THREE SECTIONS IN TERMINAL C, AND WE'RE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE CONGESTION ON THE CURB.
SO, WE'VE ADDED BACK SOME SUPPORT THERE TO HELP PEOPLE FIND PARKING SPOTS.
AND THEN THE OTHER INCREASE IS 8 MILLION OF THAT IS RESTORING CONTINGENCY TO THE BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR THAT WE USED FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND THAT GETS US TO THE TOTAL INCREASES.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE AIRLINE RATES THEY'RE BEING CHARGED TODAY $0.41 FOR LANDING FEES.
NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE 3:37 SO IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE LESS TO LAND A PLANE.
PER THOUSAND SQUARE, PER THOUSAND POUNDS.
AND THEN TERMINAL RENTAL RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP ABOUT $5 FROM WHAT IT IS THIS YEAR.
AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE $10 MILLION OF BUDGET THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE MAYOR'S WOULD CONTROL.
WE'VE DONE THAT FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SUPPORTING THAT.
THAT GETS US TO A TOTAL BUDGET OF $1.318 BILLION.
AND THE FINAL SLIDE, WE SHOW YOU EVERY YEAR THE TAX SHARING AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH DALLAS AND THE HOST CITIES, AND THEY PAY TAXES, AND THEN THEY'RE SHARED BETWEEN THE HOST CITIES AND THE OWNER CITIES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE HOST CITIES PAID IN $27.5 MILLION IN CALENDAR YEAR 23, AND DALLAS SHARE WAS $15.8 MILLION.
THAT'S THE PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. I'LL START WITH OUR VICE CHAIR.
VICE CHAIR BLACKMON. THANK YOU AND THANKS, CHRIS, FOR COMING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. NICE TO SEE YOU.
YOU HAD MENTIONED INCREASE IN PARKING COSTS.
IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT BRINGING BACK DOWN PARKING COSTS, OR ARE YOU DOING IT TO THEN YOU KNOW, FACILITATE OTHER CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE AIRPORT? YOU HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD.
OUR COSTS ARE GOING UP FOR PARKING BECAUSE OF DEBT SERVICE ON TERMINAL GARAGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND BUT OF COURSE, WE ALL WE DO OFFER PREPAID PARKING ONLINE THROUGH THE APP OR THE WEBSITE.
SO YOU CAN GO ON. AND EVEN THOUGH OUR RAC RATES ARE I BELIEVE THEY'RE 27, 30, $30 NOW YOU CAN GET PARKING FOR TEN AND 12 AND $14 A DAY IN THE TERMINALS, SO.
AND THAT AND THAT REALLY DEPENDS ON YOUR LENGTH OF STAY.
BUT IF YOU'RE STAYING A WEEK AND OVER A WEEKEND, THEN THE RATES REALLY COME DOWN.
OKAY. I KNOW WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ON HOURLY WAGES AT THE AIRPORT.
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YES. WHAT WAS WHAT DID IT FINALLY COME OUT TO BE? SO OUR CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE IS $18 AND IT'S GOING UP TO 1850 IN THIS BUDGET.THE WORKERS WHO ARE ON MINIMUM WAGE, HOWEVER, THE LOWEST ONE RIGHT NOW IS MAKING $18.74.
AND WE WE WILL YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT THIS TWICE A YEAR AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS APPROPRIATE.
YES. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CONTINGENCIES.
WE HAVE SEAN'S, THE CEO'S CONTINGENCY.
AND THAT'S THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IF YOU WILL.
AND WE DON'T BUDGET FOR LIKE WINTER WEATHER AND THINGS LIKE THAT EVERY YEAR.
SO WE PAY FOR WINTER WEATHER OUT OF THAT.
SOMETIMES CONTRACTS COME IN HIGHER THAN WE BUDGETED.
SO THAT HELPS TO FACILITATE THAT.
THE BOARD CONTINGENCIES PROBABLY ONLY USED ONCE EVERY 3 OR 4 YEARS.
BUT IF REVENUES GO UP MORE THAN WE EXPECT, WE HAVE EXTRA RESOURCES.
BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE A LEVER IN THE BUDGET TO ALLOW US TO SPEND SOMETHING ON A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE.
SOMETIMES WE'VE PUT EXTRA MONEY INTO OUR PENSION PLANS.
A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND WE USE SOMETIMES USE THE BOARD CONTINGENCY TO DO THAT WHEN REVENUES.
WE ONLY USE THAT IF REVENUES ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
DID YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO 100 MILLION PASSENGERS IN 2026, 2028, 2028? THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
OKAY, SO MY FIRST QUESTION FOR YOU IS ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS ON YOUR SLIDE ABOUT THE NON-AIRPORT REVENUE.
AND SO IS ALL OF THAT REVENUE ENTITLED TO GO BACK TO DFW, OR IS ANY OF THAT SHARED WITH THE MEMBER CITIES? AH NOT FROM THE COMMERCIAL.
SO, THE GROUND LEASES ALL COME BACK TO THE AIRPORT.
THE WHAT THE CITIES GET IS A SHARE OF THE PROPERTY, NOT PROPERTY TAXES, BUT THE SALES TAXES AND VARIOUS HOTEL TAXES AND TAXES FROM THAT AND SALES TAXES FROM THE RENTAL CAR FACILITY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND WHY IS THAT? LIKE, WHY WOULDN'T THE CITY SHARE IN ANY OF THE GROUND LEASE FOR THE PROPERTY? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND IT'S ALL DUE TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
THE CITIES OF DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, I WANT TO SAY WAY BACK WHEN, 55 YEARS AGO, PUT ABOUT 50 TO $60 MILLION IN TO BUY ALL THE LAND. AND WE WERE ALLOWED BY THE FAA AND THE GOVERNMENT TO REPAY YOU FOR THAT, BUT WE IT WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, 13 YEARS AGO NOW.
AND WE PAID THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF THAT OFF WHEN WE ACTUALLY GOT SOME NATURAL GAS ROYALTIES, AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE FAA AND THEY ENABLED US TO TAKE THAT OFF.
BUT THERE'S A FEDERAL PROVISION FROM MONEY MADE ON AIRPORTS TO GO TO ANY PURPOSE BUT AN AIRPORT.
AND SO AS OWNERS, ARE WE ALLOWED TO SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO SELL 20 ACRES OF THIS LAND? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S ALLOWABLE.
WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY.
THERE HASN'T BEEN A MAYOR WHO HASN'T.
I HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH.
OKAY. SO I WAS NOTICING THAT YOUR O&M NUMBERS DON'T SEEM TO BE GROWING QUITE AS FAST AS SOME OF THE OTHERS, AND THAT COULD BE STRONG MANAGEMENT.
COULD ALSO BE NOT TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE NECESSARY.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE REDOING TERMINAL C! I WAS RECENTLY IN TERMINAL C.
LUCKILY I WAS ALSO IN TERMINAL D, AND WOW, IT'S LOOKING AMAZING.
BUT THERE IS SORT OF A CLEANLINESS ISSUE OF THE SIDEWALKS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM WHATEVER KIND OF CAULK IS GOING BETWEEN THE JOINTS AND JUST GENERAL TRASH.
HOW ARE YOU MANAGING AND TRACKING THAT? WELL, I CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S THERE IS IT'S NOT THE WHAT YOU MAY PERCEIVE IS NOT DUE TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT.
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MANY PEOPLE COMING THROUGH AS FAST AS THEY ARE.BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CLEANING THE RESTROOMS EVERY 5 TO 10 MINUTES NOW.
AND SO WE TRY VERY HARD TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT.
WHEN YOU SEE OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, I JUST SEND A LITTLE TEXT MESSAGE WITH SOME PHOTOS.
AND I WENT THROUGH THE BLUE ONE THAT'S THE MAZE OR WHATEVER IT IS.
IT WAS VERY COOL. SO REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE GOOD WORK YOU'RE DOING ON THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MORENO. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. CHAIR.
AS WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WORLD CUP, ARE THERE ANY SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS THAT ARE ONGOING? HOW WILL WE REEVALUATE PARKING STRUCTURES WHEN WE ANTICIPATE FOLKS STAYING MORE THAN JUST THE WEEKEND? ARE THOSE STRUCTURES GOING TO BE REEXAMINED AT THAT TIME OR ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT THAT? WELL, ANYBODY WHO IS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WHO ARE GOING, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, COMING TO DALLAS, COMING FOR THE FIRST SIX GAMES, THEY WOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR PARKING.
I THINK BECAUSE I'M BOTH WAYS, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LEAVING TO OTHER.
YEAH. WE HAVE WE'RE VERY INVOLVED WITH THE WORLD CUP COMMITTEE'S PLANNING FOR THAT.
SO YOU MENTIONED THE MINIMUM WAGE BEING 18.50 FOR DFW EMPLOYEES.
DOES THAT INCLUDE SUBCONTRACTORS OR JUST EMPLOYEES THAT ARE DIRECTLY HIRED BY THE AIRPORT? NO, SIR. WE DON'T HAVE A PROVISION IN OUR CONTRACTS FOR A MINIMUM WAGE.
WE DO HAVE WE DO HAVE IN MANY CONTRACTS.
I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHAT IT IS FOR CUSTODIAL.
THEY'RE RIGHT AROUND THAT SAME LEVEL AND I'M PRETTY SURE.
AND THEN LIKE A BUS OPERATORS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT AND DEPENDING ON THE JOB LEVEL.
SO IF YOU COULD PROVIDE US WITH THAT INFORMATION ON THOSE SUBCONTRACTORS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
APOLOGIZE. I SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED THAT QUESTION.
THANK YOU. ANY VIRTUAL WORLD QUESTIONS? THAT'S A NO. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD INFORMATION I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER MAJOR ECONOMIC EVENTS THAT YOU'RE PLANNING FOR THAT'S ON THE HORIZON, OR IS IT JUST BUSINESS AS USUAL? PRETTY MUCH BUSINESS AS USUAL.
WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD 300,000 PASSENGERS ON ONE DAY THIS YEAR.
SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT'S THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE ON A NORMAL DAY WE'RE AT 230, 240, 250.
BUT WITH THE SUMMER RUSH AND EVERYTHING.
SO I THINK I WAS THERE ON THAT DAY ACTUALLY.
MORE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE TERMINAL.
YOU KNOW, OUR WAYFINDING THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN AND WHERE YOU CAN AT LEAST GO ON, HOPEFULLY, IF YOU HAVE OUR APP AND BEFORE YOU TRAVEL, YOU CAN SEE WHICH TSA PRE OR TSA LINE.
IT'S ALSO TELLING YOU NOW YOU KNOW, WHERE PARKING LOTS ARE OPEN AND WHAT THE OCCUPANCY OF THOSE ARE.
SO YOU CAN YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO.
THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING FROM AN INTERNAL STANDPOINT.
AND ALSO WE JUST PUT IN ORACLE FUSION FROM OUR FINANCIAL AND PROCUREMENT STANDPOINT.
SO, WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGY AND IMPLEMENTING AS MUCH OF IT AS WE CAN AS SMARTLY AS WE CAN.
AND SO WE'RE GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS ARE DEFINITELY ON THE FOREFRONT.
AND THEN I KNOW I ASKED YOU THIS OFFLINE, BUT I WANTED TO JUST PUT THIS OUT HERE PUBLICLY.
YOU KNOW, AS A AS A PARENT WITH YOUNG KIDS, WHENEVER I'M FLYING INTO A NEW AIRPORT AND I HAVE DELAYS OR I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, FIRST THING I GOOGLE IS THE FOOD. SECOND THING I GOOGLE IS PLAY AREAS.
AND ONE THING WE'RE LACKING AT DFW AIRPORT ARE PLAY AREAS FOR KIDS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PLAN FOR THAT IN THE FUTURE? YES, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PLAY AREAS IN THE TERMINAL D, OUR NEWEST TERMINAL, BUT AS WE'RE REDOING TERMINAL C AND TERMINAL F, WE'RE THERE WILL BE PLAY AREAS IN BOTH OF THOSE.
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AND WE CONSTANTLY ARE LOOKING FOR SPACE TO PUT THINGS IN LIKE THAT.I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU AND THE BOARD TO FIND ACTIVE PLAY AREAS, BECAUSE I THINK THE ONES IN TERMINAL D THAT I'M AWARE OF ARE REALLY ART, YOU KNOW, VISUAL THINGS.
AND KIDS NEED TO BURN OFF ENERGY, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING ON A PLANE.
SO, UNLESS YOU'RE AN ADULT AS WELL.
SO PLEASE TAKE THAT BACK TO THE TEAM.
ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B.
AND JUST FOR FOLKS WHO ARE JUST TUNING IN, I KNOW SOME FOLKS WALKED IN THE ROOM LATE.
WE ARE DOING ITEMS B NEXT AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO MEMO ITEM J.
THE FAMILY GATEWAY PROPERTY ISSUE, AND WE WILL END ON ITEM C WITH FIRST THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION.
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO WRAP UP THE LAST PART OF IT OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'LL MAKE SURE I HAVE THE MICROPHONE CLOSE ENOUGH.
I DON'T DO THIS ENOUGH TO DO THAT, BUT GOOD AFTERNOON.
SHERRY KOWALSKI, CITY CONTROLLER.
WE'RE HERE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE NEW BANKING CONTRACT.
AS THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW, YOU CAN READ THE BACKGROUND, THE PURPOSE, THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, THE RESPONSIBLE BANKING ORDINANCE, THE CRA COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT, THE EVALUATION PROCESS, AND OUR NEXT STEPS.
BUT I WANTED TO COME UP WITH HER TODAY BECAUSE WHEN I GOT HERE IN 2018, THIS WAS ONE OF THE CONTRACTS THAT WAS EXPIRING AND WE EXTENDED IT THROUGH AN ILA.
SINCE THAT TIME, IF YOU LOOK ON THE BACKGROUND PAGE AND I WANTED TO CALL OUT AND SORT OF BRAG ON JENNY, WE HAVE DONE SHE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB MANAGING THE BANKING FEES.
WE WILL PROBABLY END UP AT ABOUT 3.4 MILLION FOR THE CONTRACT, VERSUS 7.2 DUE TO MANAGEMENT OF CLOSING DOWN SERVICES, CLOSING ACCOUNTS, GETTING CONCESSIONS ON LOCKBOX FEES, MANY THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JENNY TO GO THROUGH THE WORK SHE DID ON THE RFP.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN WEST, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO START ON THE BACKGROUND, WHICH IS THE NEXT PAGE.
GREAT. SO AS YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT BANKING CONTRACT IS WITH BANK OF AMERICA.
WE HAVE BEEN WITH BANK OF AMERICA SINCE 2005.
SOME OF THE SERVICES THEY INCLUDE ARE YOUR TYPICAL BANKING SERVICES.
BANK ACCOUNTS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR TO DO OUR DEPOSITS, OUR DISBURSEMENTS, OUR LOCKBOX SERVICES, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE PIECE OF BANKING CONTRACT.
IT'S MAINLY USED BY DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
THEY HELP US WITH THE SECURITY, SAFEKEEPING AND COLLATERAL, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE PFI.
ANY PUBLIC FUNDS HAVE TO BE PROTECTED AT A 102% RATE.
AS SHERRY MENTIONED IN 2019, THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR A COST OF 7.3 MILLION. THIS CONTRACT IS SET TO EXPIRE AND DECEMBER 10TH OF 2024.
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY WORKING ON THIS.
AND OF COURSE, THE CITY'S CHARTER.
WE MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT WILL HELP US SECURE ALL THE PUBLIC MONEY AND OUR INVESTMENTS, AND, OF COURSE, TO PROVIDE BANKING PRODUCTS TO PROPERLY RECEIVE FUNDS AND TO MAKE PAYMENTS.
DURING THE, THIS RFP THAT WE DID WE ARE REQUESTING ALL OF THE BIDDERS TO CERTIFY WITH THE CITY'S RESPONSIBLE BANKING ORDINANCE NUMBER 32211, WHICH WAS PASSED IN MAY OF 2022.
IF WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, HERE IS SOME DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH.
THE SOLICITATION WAS RELEASED IN JANUARY AND ADVERTISED A COUPLE OF TIMES.
WE HELD A CONFERENCE ON JANUARY 23RD.
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IT WAS HIGHLY PARTICIPATED BY MANY BANKS AND THE SOLICITATION WAS DUE ON FEBRUARY 23RD.TWO WERE DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE.
HERE'S THE LIST OF THE BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED.
THERE ARE NONE IN ANY ORDER, JUST ALPHABETICAL ORDER FOR YOU.
VERY SPECIFIC DETAILS OF WHAT THE CITY USES, WHY WE USE IT AND WHY WE MUST MAINTAIN IT.
THE REQUEST REQUIRES THAT ALL THE BANKS SUBMITTING A BID FOR US HAVE A SATISFACTORY OR OUTSTANDING RATING IN THEIR LATEST CRA.
AND AS I MENTIONED, THE DIFFERENT LAWS THAT IT'S THE MOST COMPLIANT.
HERE ARE THE FOUR DIFFERENT LAWS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING AND OF COURSE, INCLUDING SENATE BILL 13, THAT IT'S ANY INSTITUTION THAT CANNOT BE DOING ANY SORT OF BOYCOTTING TO THE ENERGY AND FIREARM DISCRIMINATION, WHICH IS THE SENATE BILL 19.
AND THE NEXT PAGE SEVEN IT'S JUST A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION OF WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RFP.
IT WAS A VERY, VERY LENGTHY DOCUMENT.
THAT, OF COURSE, INCLUDED OUR INVESTMENT POLICY.
OF COURSE, THE RESPONSIBLE BANKING ORDINANCE, WE ALSO MENTIONED THE RACIAL EQUITY PLAN AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ITEMS, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE BANK WAS SUBMITTING A BID, THEY HAD A VERY CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT WAS REQUIRED FROM THEM GOING INTO PAGE EIGHT.
SOME MENTIONED THERE WAS A LINK THAT WE INCLUDED DIRECTLY TO THE RACIAL EQUITY PLAN.
SO THEY WERE AWARE THAT WE WERE ENCOURAGING ALL THE BIDDERS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON INITIATIVES OR PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE THAT HAVE AN IMPACT FOR DALLAS RESIDENTS.
GOING INTO PAGE NINE, IF WE CATCH UP PAGE NINE, WE GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON THE RESPONSIBLE BANKING ORDINANCE. MOST OF YOU ARE VERY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS, THAT IT WAS PASSED ON MAY 25TH OF 2022.
AS I MENTIONED, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT WE SELECT MUST HAVE RECEIVED A RATING OF SATISFACTORY OR OUTSTANDING IN THEIR MOST RECENT CRA REPORT.
IN THE NEXT PAGE IS GIVING YOU A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THE CRA.
THIS WAS A PASSED IN 1977, WHICH IS SUPERVISED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, AND THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY.
AND OF COURSE, THE GOAL OF THE CRA IS TO REDUCE DISCRIMINATORY CREDIT PRACTICES AGAINST LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE REDLINING. NATIONAL BANKS ARE USUALLY EXAMINED EVERY 3 TO 4 YEARS.
SO, IF WE RECEIVE A CRA THAT IT'S A FEW YEARS BACK, THAT'S JUST HOW LONG IT TAKES THEM TO RUN THIS VERY IN-DEPTH REPORT. IT'S USUALLY OVER 800 PAGES LONG, SO IT TAKES THEM A LOT OF TIME TO DO IT.
GOING INTO PAGE 11 HERE, WE GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION OR OUR ACTUAL EVALUATION PROCESS.
SO WE HAVE A FIVE-MEMBER COMMITTEE THAT REVIEW THE RESPONSES.
WE DID A VERY THOROUGH REVIEW.
AND WE WERE LOOKING TO AWARD BASED ON EXPERIENCE AT 35 POINTS, THE APPROACH 35 POINTS, AND THE COST AND TIME FRAME AT 30 POINTS.
HERE'S THE LIST OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
THEN ON PAGE 12, A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.
AS I MENTIONED LOCKBOX IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR BANKING CONTRACT.
WE ACTUALLY REQUEST ANY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DALLAS ADDRESS.
SO, IF YOU'RE SENDING YOUR WATER BILL, YOU'RE NOT SENDING IT TO OTHER CITIES.
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IT HAS TO COME TO DALLAS.SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WHERE THE LOCATION OF THE LOCKBOX OPERATIONS IS.
AND HERE WE JUST GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE WERE COVERING DURING THE COST REVIEW.
SO, THERE'S A PER UNIT ITEM THE EARNINGS CREDIT RATE KNOWN AS THE ECR.
IT'S A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF HOW WE ANALYZE THE COST THAT IS GOING TO BE CHARGED TO US.
THE ACCOUNT ANALYSIS FEES, SETTLEMENT SCHEDULE CURRENTLY THE CITY IS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND THAT IS EXACTLY HOW WE WILL PREFER TO DO IT, MEANING THAT WE ALLOCATE WE DON'T PAY UNTIL THE CALENDAR YEAR IS OVER.
USUALLY, WE'RE PAYING ON JANUARY FOR ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE USED THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE FOLLOWING MONTH.
IF WE DIDN'T MAINTAIN ENOUGH, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IT THE FOLLOWING MONTH TO OFFSET FEES.
WE WERE ALSO REVIEWING ANY ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS IF THEY WERE OFFERING US A SPECIAL RATES FOR PERHAPS ACCESS TO MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS OR A SPECIFIC SPECIAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT THAT WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
SO THEN THE NEXT PAGE IS OUR NEXT STEPS, OBVIOUSLY, IS TO RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE FROM YOU AND THEN PRESENT TO YOU ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2024, THE RECOMMENDED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO TAKE ON THE FINANCIAL DEPOSITORY SERVICES FOR DALLAS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
AND SO, IN CONSULTATION WITH PROCUREMENT SERVICES AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, IT'S STILL AN OPEN PROCUREMENT UNTIL WE RELEASE THE AGENDA THIS FRIDAY, AT WHICH TIME WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING WHO THE VENDOR IS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR AWARD.
SO WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT WHO THAT WHICH BANK THAT IS TODAY.
SO THAT'S WHY IT IS NOT IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROCUREMENT WE WANTED.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THIS MAYBE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE SHOULD AVOID OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS ONE OF WHO IS THE SELECTED VENDOR? ARE WE GOOD? AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THE CONFINES OF WHAT THE SOLICITATION IS ABOUT, WITHOUT IDENTIFYING AND ASKING QUESTIONS PARTICULAR TO WHOEVER MAY BE SELECTED.
OKAY. JUST TO REPEAT THE ANSWER THERE.
THANK YOU. AS LONG AS IT'S OBVIOUSLY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF BEING GERMANE TO THIS TOPIC, AND IT'S WITHIN THE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR HOW STAFF GOT TO THE VENDOR. SO FOR FOLKS LISTENING ONLINE, THAT'S WHAT OUR QUESTIONS ARE LIMITED TOWARDS.
COLLEAGUES. ANY START WITH CHAIR MENDELSOHN AND WORK THIS WAY.
I ACTUALLY ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND I DO APPRECIATE IT.
FOR THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, WHO SELECTED WHO WOULD BE ON THAT? IT WAS SELECTED BY THE TREASURY STAFF, OBVIOUSLY, ME AND SHERRY, BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT ADD THE DEPARTMENTS THAT USE THE SERVICES THE MOST OBVIOUSLY WATER DEPARTMENT.
THERE ARE LOTS OF TRUCKS IN THERE.
AND COMMUNITY, THE CONSUMER HEALTH CONSUMER HEALTH, I BELIEVE.
CODE COMPLIANCE. MY APOLOGIES.
YEAH. OKAY. AND ACTUALLY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.
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IS IT JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH OF OUR BUDGET IN SO MANY CONTRACTS? YEAH, IT'S JUST A DEPARTMENT THAT PROCESSES A LOT OF PAYMENTS, OF COURSE, IN TERMS OF AP SIDE AND RECEIVES A LOT OF PAYMENTS. AND SO BEFORE WE COMBINED PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION, WAS THAT ACTUALLY PUBLIC WORKS? NO, THE STAFF MEMBER WAS FROM TRANSPORTATION.IT'S SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED IN FINANCE THEIR ENTIRE CAREER.
AND I SAW THAT IN THE DESCRIPTION.
AND I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE SIZE OF THE BUDGET.
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING ON HOW THAT GOT SELECTED.
MR. RESENDEZ ANYTHING? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS, THIS SELECTION, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS TURNS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I THINK I JUST HAVE.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I THINK I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
CAN YOU REPEAT THE NUMBER THAT YOU SAID? I THINK I WROTE DOWN 3.4 MILLION IN SAVINGS BY SWITCHING CONTRACTS.
IS THAT RIGHT? IF I YEAH, I CAN ANSWER THAT.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAGE IN THE BACKGROUND, IT TALKS ABOUT 7.3 MILLION WAS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.
AND IT'S NOT SWITCHING CONTRACTS, IT'S DUE TO THE MANAGEMENT.
WHEN JENNY CAME ON BOARD IN 2021, THE TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT, WE HAD ACTUALLY PAID ONE, 2.3 MILLION WHEN SHE GOT HERE. SHE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE MANAGING CASH AND LOCKBOX OPERATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WE LOWERED THE FEE THE NEXT YEAR TO 800,000, THE NEXT YEAR TO 300, AND WE'LL PROBABLY MAYBE BE AROUND ZERO.
SO WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE AT LESS THAN HALF OF THIS NUMBER FOR OUR B OF A.
WONDERFUL. SO THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THAT IS.
JUST THANK YOU, JENNY, FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO ELIMINATE ACCOUNTS THAT WE DID NOT NEED OR LOCK BOXES THAT WE DID NOT NEED, JUST REALLY GOING IN AND LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM OF OUR BANKING PRACTICE AND IDENTIFYING WAYS TO IMPROVE THAT AND THROUGH THAT FOUND REDUCTIONS THAT WERE ABLE TO MAKE.
AS I MENTIONED, THE ACR, THE EARNINGS CREDIT RATE, THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS YOU AS INTEREST RATES GOES UP, THE ACR HAS TO COME UP AS WELL.
THEY USUALLY DON'T MOVE AS QUICKLY, BUT ONCE THEY START GIVING US A HIGHER RATE, WE ARE ABLE TO MANAGE THE CASH IN A WAY THAT WE CAN KEEP ENOUGH CASH TO OFFSET FEES.
WE, AS I MENTIONED, NOT USUALLY YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO KEEP, BUT HAVING AN ANNUAL SETTLEMENT HELPS US BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE HIGH IN ONE MONTH AND THEN SHORT THE NEXT ONE.
SO THAT WAY YOU OFFSET IT AND YOU'VE ENDED UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO RATES IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
IS WAS THAT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHETHER THESE 7 OR 8 BANKS HERE ON SLIDE FIVE HAD PARTICIPATED IN THAT PROCESS OR AS PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT, HAD PARTICIPATED IN OTHER HOUSING RELATED ACTIVITIES.
BUT SINCE WE INCLUDE THE RACIAL EQUITY PLAN AS PART OF THIS THE BANKS ALSO OFFER A LOT OF INFORMATION OF LOCAL INVESTMENTS THAT THEY ARE MAKING FOR THE CITY.
CAN DISCUSS EXACTLY WHAT THEY INCLUDED, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR JUST PROJECTS, PROGRAMS THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON DIRECTLY RELATED TO OUR CITY.
AND I THINK THAT THIS I WOULD WHOEVER THE SELECTEE IS, WOULD PROBABLY BE PREPARED, HOPEFULLY, TO ANSWER A QUESTION BY US ON IF THEY ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE, IF THEY HAVE AND IF THEY HAVEN'T, WHAT ARE THEY DOING FOR COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY IMPORTANT.
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SO I'D TELL THEM TO BE READY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES. NEXT IS WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE FAMILY GATEWAY.
WHO DO WE HAVE HERE FROM OFFICE OF HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR CHRISTINE CROSSLEY, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.
OKAY. CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND THEN WE CAN PROBABLY JUST JUMP INTO QUESTIONS? SURE. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
THE MEMO GOES OVER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED OR WHEN THE REPORT WAS RECEIVED ABOUT THE LEAK.
AND TIED TO THE MAY 28TH WINDSTORM.
AND THEN IN LOOKING AT THAT, THERE WAS ALSO SOME REPORTED MOLD AND WATER DAMAGE, AND WE BEGAN ABATING TWO OF THE ROOMS. THE MOLD WAS TESTED AND IT WAS HIGH ENOUGH IN THREE ROOMS THAT WE MOVED.
PEOPLE WERE MOVED OUT OF THE TWO ROOMS THAT WERE OCCUPIED, AND WE STARTED ABATING DEBATING THOSE.
AND THEN IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A MUCH LARGER ISSUE.
AND AS OF TODAY MOLD REMEDIATION HAS BEGUN AGAIN.
AND THE DOWNSTAIRS AREA WHERE THE CHILDCARE CENTER IS, THAT'S TOP PRIORITY.
AND THEN THAT SHOULD BE DONE THIS WEEK WITH BUILD BACK NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN OF COURSE NEXT WEEK THEY'LL ROLL ON UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR.
SO WE EXPECT IT TO ALL BE REPAIRED FAIRLY QUICKLY.
OKAY. WELL, I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR HOW THIS HAS BEEN HANDLED.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT VOGEL HAD TO SHUT DOWN OPERATION.
THEY DID TELL US THAT THEY HAD SHUT DOWN WHEN THEY REPORTED THE MOLD.
AND HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE TO FUNCTION EVERY DAY SINCE? I KNOW THAT THEY ARE FUNCTIONING OFF SITE, IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD.
BUT AGAIN, WE HAD TO PAUSE TO HAVE THE ADJUSTER COME IN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND THEN ONCE THAT WAS DONE, NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE DOWNSTAIRS.
AND I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE DATE THAT YOU DISCOVERED OR YOU WERE NOTIFIED OF A PROBLEM WITH A LEAK IN THE ROOF? SO IT WAS A COUPLE DIFFERENT ONES.
ON JUNE 3RD, AND WE WENT OUT TO ASSESS AND REPAIR IT ON THE 28TH.
REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE THIRD AND THE FIFTH.
AND AT THAT POINT THE VENDOR REPLACED THAT THE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ROOF BE REPLACED.
THE WATER DAMAGE WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL JUNE 26TH, AND THEN JULY 25TH.
THERE WAS A REPORT OF MOLD ON THE FIRST FLOOR FOR CHILDCARE SERVICES.
SO JULY 25TH, JULY 25TH FOR MOLD, BUT JUNE 3RD FOR LEAKING ROOF.
YES. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT FOR THAT FIRST LEAK, WE WENT OUT AND REPAIRED IT.
AND THEN AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A REPORT THAT SAID, ACTUALLY, WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ROOF.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY YOU WENT OUT AND REPAIRED A ROOF THAT ACTUALLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
THAT'S WHAT THE VENDOR TOLD US.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE BUILDING SERVICES HERE BECAUSE I AM NOT A BUILDING SERVICES PROFESSIONAL.
OKAY. AND AGAIN, I'M NOT A BUILDING SERVICE.
OKAY. SO SO WE'RE ALMOST THREE MONTHS LATER AND THEY STILL HAVE A LEAKING ROOF.
CORRECT. AT THIS POINT THE ROOF IS GOING TO BE REPAIRED.
BUT YES, THEY ARE ABATING THE MOLD AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON THE ROOF AFTER THE RISK CLAIM.
HOW MANY UNITS DO THEY HAVE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO BE OCCUPIED AT THIS TIME? TWO. TWO.
YES. DOES THAT INCLUDE THE UNITS ABOVE THE ABOVE VOGEL?
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I BELIEVE THOSE ARE THE TWO.AND ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WAS FOR FAMILY GATEWAY AND VOGEL TO BE ABLE TO THAT THEY INDEPENDENTLY DID, RAISING MONEY TO FIX UP THIS BUILDING? YES. AND HOW MUCH WAS THAT? I BELIEVE 3 MILLION.
AND SO NOW QUITE A BIT OF THE BUILDING HAS DAMAGE TO IT.
ARE WE PAYING FOR THAT? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S VERY SPECIFIC PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING, NOT THE ENTIRE BUILDING OR EVEN HALF OF IT.
BUT YES, WE ARE PAYING FOR IT.
IT'S OUR BUILDING AND WE ARE TAKING CARE OF IT.
SO I'M SUPER FRUSTRATED THAT WE KNEW THAT ROOF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
WE'VE DAMAGED THE BUILDING AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT.
I MEAN, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF US NOT TAKING CARE OF OUR BUILDINGS.
AND I'M FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS THAT AREN'T BEING HOUSED.
NOW, THERE'S AN ENTIRE DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL AND AFTERCARE THAT ISN'T ABLE TO BE USED.
WE'VE GOT EMPLOYEES THERE THAT HAVE BEEN SICKENED.
I DON'T KNOW IF RESIDENTS HAVE, BUT THE WHOLE THING HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN.
THERE'S WATER INTRUSION THROUGH THIS ENTIRE BUILDING BECAUSE OF THIS ROOF, AND HOW WE CAN SAY ON JUNE 3RD THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A PATCH JOB FOR SOMETHING THAT CLEARLY NEEDED A REPLACEMENT, AND IF NOT IN JUNE, THEN WE CERTAINLY KNEW IN JULY.
AND HERE WE ARE AT THE END OF AUGUST.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT WAS MY HOUSE, I WOULDN'T WAIT THAT LONG TO FIX IT.
AND THIS IS I THINK THIS ENTIRE THING WAS IRRESPONSIBLE.
AND I'M EMBARRASSED TO BE PART OF THE CITY THAT DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THIS ROOF FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER THAT WE WORKED SO HARD TO GET GOING AND IS DOING SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB, I, I'M ALMOST SPEECHLESS ABOUT THIS ENTIRE SUBJECT.
IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD USE OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY TO NOW HAVE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, BRIAN THOMPSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.
SO JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE CLARITY.
SO, THE REPAIRS THAT WE DID ON JULY 3RD AND JULY 5TH WERE BASICALLY STOPGAP MEASURES TO WAIT UNTIL WE COULD GET TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOF, WHICH HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED.
WE HAD BEEN MOVING FORWARD ON SO.
I MEAN, WE COULD HAVE CALLED A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.
WE WERE STILL IN SESSION IN JULY.
WE COULD HAVE CALLED A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.
WE HAVE CONTINGENCY FUNDING FOR THESE TYPES OF ISSUES, AND WE HAVE CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO A BRAND NEW, BEAUTIFUL BUILDING BECAUSE OF OUR INACTION.
AND I'M SUPER FRUSTRATED, AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS POINT.
YEAH. I MEAN, I'LL CHIME IN HERE.
I MEAN, THIS IS THIS IS NOT LIKE A STORAGE FACILITY FOR TRUCKS OR SOMETHING.
THIS IS WHERE FAMILIES IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS OF THEIR LIVES ARE LIVING AND FOR US TO.
FOR IT TO TAKE 2 OR 3 MONTHS TO ACTUALLY GET THIS RESOLVED IS PRETTY TERRIBLE IN MY OPINION, TOO.
SO, I MEAN, COUNCIL TO CHAIR MENDELSSOHN'S POINT, IF THERE IS A IF THERE IS A, YOU KNOW, A NEED TO ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS, LIKE WE WILL SET A SPECIAL CALL MEETING ANY DAY AT A DROP OF A HAT TO ADDRESS THESE KIND OF THINGS.
SO, I JUST WE CAN'T LET SITUATIONS LIKE THIS HAVE A LACK OF URGENCY FOR ANY REASON.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE SYMPATHETIC TO THE SITUATION.
I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY YOU'RE NOT, BUT IT'S I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE, LIKE, IF MY KIDS WERE IN THERE, YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT, COUPLE OF THINGS.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK? SOMETHING'S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK.
SO TODAY WE REENGAGED WITH OUR ABATEMENT COORDINATOR.
THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH OFF WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE ABATEMENT IN THE VOGEL SPACE, 109, 109 E.
THAT WILL COMPLETE ON WEDNESDAY.
THEN WE HAVE A TWO DAY PERIOD WE'RE GOING TO GIVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL.
WE WILL START RECONSTRUCTION OF THOSE SPACES ON THE THIRD.
AND THEY'RE TELLING MY ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR, STATING THAT THAT WILL TAKE ROUGHLY A WEEK TO A WEEK AND A HALF TO RECONSTRUCT BOTH OF THOSE ROOMS. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT RETESTING FOR MOLD AFTER THE REMEDIATION? WHEN WILL THAT HAPPEN?
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AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO SAY THERE WILL BE NO TESTING OR RETESTING.SO IN RESEARCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER BOTH TDLR AND LOOKING AT CDC GUIDANCE.
THERE IS NO RECOMMENDED MOLD TESTING, AND AS FAR AS AIR QUALITY TESTING GOES, THERE ARE NO TRUE STANDARDIZED QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT CRITERIA FOR MOLD.
IT'S AN AIR QUALITY SAMPLING OF OUTSIDE VERSUS INSIDE.
SO AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT DECIDED TO PERFORM ANY ADDITIONAL AIR QUALITY TESTING.
BUT THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL.
WE WILL DO AN ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION.
NO. THE CERTIFICATION YOU'RE GOING TO GET UNDER TDLR REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE ABATEMENT CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SUPPLY A STATEMENT OF REMEDIATION THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH ESTABLISHED STANDARDS.
DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO TEST ANYTHING.
IT JUST MEANS WE HAVE TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT THAT IT WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD.
YEAH. I MEAN, WE HAVE AN OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
I MEAN, THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS LIKE, DRAG THIS OUT FURTHER THAN IT ALREADY HAS BEEN.
AND THEN IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO HELP FAMILY GATEWAY BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN DELAYS IN THEM BRINGING IN ANY TYPE OF REVENUE SOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO OPERATE THIS LIKE, I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING WHAT THAT IS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS OUR PARTNER FOR FAMILIES IN NEED IN THE CITY.
I THINK MISS BLACKMON HAD SOME COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS? THANKS FOR BEING UP HERE.
IT'S NEVER EASY. AND OKAY, SO THE INCIDENT WAS THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WINDSTORM, CORRECT? YES. AND THEN YOU DIDN'T GET INTO THE IT SAID NOTICE TO PROCEED WAS AT THE END OF THE MONTH, JUNE 28TH.
SO WHAT WAS DONE IN THAT THREE WEEKS? AND I GUESS WHAT I'M WONDERING, IS IT A CONTRACTUAL THING THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DO A WHAT'S THAT CALLED WHEN YOU DO, WHEN YOU HAVE TO COME BACK A RATIFICATION.
LIKE, WHY DIDN'T IT GET FIXED? BECAUSE I'M KIND OF AGREEING THAT NOW WE'VE GOT A MAJOR MESS.
AND WHILE THIS MAY HAVE COST X AMOUNT, NOW IT'S X TIMES FOUR AND PEOPLE ARE HARMED.
YOU'VE LOST CREDIBILITY LIKE IT IS.
THERE'S A LOT MORE GOING ON HERE.
SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE TO NOT GET REMEDIED.
AND THEN WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DO THAT AGAIN? SO FROM MAY 20TH 8TH TO JUNE 3RD, WHICH IS WHEN.
BUT HOLD ON, THE STORM WAS MAY 29TH AND YOU ALL LOOKED AT IT ON JUNE 3RD.
YOU HAD THREE WEEKS IN THERE BASICALLY A MONTH BEFORE ANY REPAIRS HAPPENED.
WHY DIDN'T WE GET IT REPAIRED ASAP.
AND THERE IS A LEAD TIME ON EXECUTING A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES UNDER THE JOC.
AND SO IT WAS REPORTED TO US ON JUNE 3RD.
GOT IT. STARTS THE JOC CONTRACT PROCESS.
OKAY. SO HAVE Y'ALL EVALUATED HOW WE CAN CUT THROUGH ALL THIS RED TAPE? AND I MEAN, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT AND JUST COME BACK FOR A RATIFICATION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENS OF IF THAT.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A OUR BUILDING, ETC.
THAT WE CAN GET ON THIS STUFF ASAP.
AND JOHN, YOU'VE BEEN AROUND THE BUILDING.
YOU MAY KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD TO DO RATIFICATIONS BEFORE.
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND BLESS THE CONTRACT AND FOR WORK.
AND SOMETIMES YOU GET REALLY BEAT UP AROUND IT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GO THROUGH A PROCESS.
AND I DON'T AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHAT.
AND SO I DON'T WANT FOR THAT TO BE IN THE WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT WE MAKE IT RIGHT.
YES. I'LL TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
BUT WHEN THERE'S A PROCESS IN PLACE TO FAST TRACK SOMETHING ON A CONTRACTUAL COMPONENT, THAT'S WHERE THE ATTORNEYS CAN WEIGH IN ON AS FAR AS BECAUSE, I MEAN, SOME OF THE RED TAPE.
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BUT WE MOVE ON BUILDING SERVICES OR FACILITIES.WE START THE PROCESS AS SOON AS WE'RE NOTIFIED.
YOU COULD SEE IT GROWING BEFORE THEN.
SO, I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE REALLY WAS RED FLAGS.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T GET TO RED ALERT? AND WE NEED TO PUT SOME THINGS IN PLACE THAT WE CAN.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT, REMIND US, WELL COUNCIL, YOU TOLD US THAT WHEN THERE IS, YOU KNOW, HARM IN, IN ESPECIALLY YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND IT'S A CITY BUILDING AND IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO COST US MORE THAN DOING IT.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO TELL YOU IS THAT WE NEED TO GET WE NEED TO GET IT DONE.
WE NEED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND SO AND OUR BUILDINGS SAFE.
I MEAN, IT'S EVERYTHING, RIGHT? YOU DON'T WANT IT TO KEEP PILING UP.
AND BECAUSE THIS IS AN INVESTMENT TOO.
AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY ON ALL BUILDINGS.
DID YOU WANT TO THANK YOU? DONZELL GIBSON, INTERIM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
MISS BLACKMON, THIS ONE WAS UNIQUE.
OKAY. AND IN THAT DISCUSSION, PERVERBIAL RED TAPE IN YOUR LANGUAGE.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN BETWEEN WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.
BUT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT, RIGHT, AND BUILDING SERVICES AT THE TIME NOW FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, IT'S THEIR JOB AND ROLE TO JUST BE THE ONES TO SAY, TELL US WHAT TO DO, TELL US IF THIS IS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN WE WILL ACT.
THIS ONE'S GOT A RED FLAG FOR US BECAUSE THERE'S A CONTRACT.
AND THEN WE NEED OSH TO HELP US INTERPRET THAT CONTRACT SO WE KNOW WHERE WE STOP.
AND THEN AT SOME POINT, RIGHT THE SNOWBALL KEPT ROLLING SO FAR DOWN THE HILL, IT WAS A TIMEOUT THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND RISK MANAGEMENT TO SAY, HEY, LISTEN, THERE'S ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT'S HERE THAT WE THINK WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE WE NEED TO FILE A RISK, I MEAN, A CLAIM A PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIM. AND DONZELL, WAS IT BECAUSE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS BECAUSE WE LET IT THE ROOF, WE LET IT GO ALONG.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE DID NOT CATCH IT IN THE BUD.
SO, AND I GUESS WHAT? I COULD SPECULATE TO THAT BUT LET ME SHARE THIS WITH YOU.
SO OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE WATER DAMAGE AND THEN MOLD SHOWS UP SO MUCH LATER.
CORRECT. RIGHT. IT'S SOMETIMES IT'S THE NEXT DAY.
SOMETIMES IT'S TIME BEFORE ALL THAT HAPPENS.
SO, IT WAS AN ONION THAT WE JUST KEPT PEELING ALONG THE WAY.
IT WAS SAID EARLIER AND FORGIVE ME MY INTERPRETATION OF WHAT I HEARD BACK THERE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR.
RIGHT. TO DO ALL THEY COULD TO PROTECT THE CITY'S PROPERTY.
IN THE PROCESS OF THAT, HE ASKED FOR BRIAN, ASKED FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ENTIRE ROOF.
DOES IT NEED TO BE REPLACED, OR CAN WE ACTUALLY HAVE A HARD AND FAST REPAIR DONE? THE ASSESSMENT CAME BACK THAT SAYS, NO, YOU NEED AN ACTUAL ROOF REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN HE STARTED ALL OF HIS PROCESSES AFTER THAT, ALONG WITH SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION BETWEEN OHS AND THE TENANT ABOUT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE, WHO PAYS FOR WHAT. AND THEN AGAIN, A MONTH LATER, MOLD SHOWS UP, WHICH OPENS A WHOLE NOTHER CAN OF WORMS. ABOUT. WAS IT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THAT POINT? WE GOT AHOLD OF THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND GOT RISK MANAGEMENT INVOLVED BECAUSE AT THAT POINT, WE NEEDED AN ADJUSTER TO COME OUT AND ASSESS THE ENTIRE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING.
OKAY, I GUESS SINCE WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REAL ESTATE, IT SEEMS LIKE CITY REAL ESTATE.
I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST. YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE THERE'S SOMETHING.
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SO IT'S JUST A IT'S JUST YOUR MOMENT RIGHT NOW TO HAVE EVERYTHING FOCUSED.IT'S JUST WE NEED TO CREATE SOME KIND OF GUIDELINES IN WHICH WE CAN PROTECT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE BUILDING ITSELF, AND EVEN AT PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
SO I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IF YOU CAN LEARN FROM THIS AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN EXPEDITE IT, AND WE JUST NEED TO TWEAK X, Y OR Z, I THINK LET US KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THERE IS A NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR.
I KNOW THAT SOUNDS PRETTY FAST IN CITY TERMS, BUT WHEN YOU'RE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO THAT'S YOUR HOME, YOU AND THEN YOU SEE GROW MOLD GROWING AS IT GOES, YOU KNOW, JULY COMES, IT GETS KIND OF ALARMING.
AND BUT IT'S I, IT WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO SOMETHING OR DO THINGS BETTER.
AND IF THERE IS AND IF IT'S NOT, IT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS AND IT'S THE WAY IT IS.
BUT DADGUMMIT, THAT'S A HARD ONE BECAUSE, I MEAN, BECAUSE THERE ARE KIDS AND THERE ARE ADULTS AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, HUMAN LIVES INVOLVED IN THIS, AND MOLD IS A SERIOUS THING. AGREED.
I THINK THE BIGGEST REVELATION FOR ME WAS WHEN YOU START READING THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT THAT SPOKE ABOUT WHO'S RESPONSIBILITY WAS WHAT, AND THEN YOU GET STAFF IN A ROOM ALONG WITH THE TENANT WHO BELIEVES THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MANAGE THAT.
YEAH. WE NEED TO PROBABLY HAVE A GRID OR SOMETHING THAT SHOWS A SIDE BY SIDE.
WHAT IS THE CITY RESPONSIBLE? BECAUSE I, I UNDERSTAND.
YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. PEOPLE SAW GRAY AND WE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO ACT.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO GET THIS ACCURATELY.
THE ROOF HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AS OF TODAY.
NO. AND WHAT IS THE WHAT ARE WE WAITING ON? WHAT WERE WE WAITING FOR TODAY TO HAPPEN? ARE WE WAITING FOR THE ADJUSTER TO DO AN EVALUATION AND THE WORKING REPAIR? WHAT ARE WE WAITING ON? YES. SO AT THIS POINT, WE HAD OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT ADJUSTER OUT LAST WEEK, AND WE HAVE PROVIDED ROOFING ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR HIS REVIEW.
AND I SEE RHONDA COMING UP SO SHE CAN TALK TO HER STAFF'S WORK ON THIS.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT RELEASE FROM AWM.
OKAY. AND WHILE YOU'RE COMING UP, WHEN DID THE ADJUSTER FIRST GO OUT? THAT WAS LAST WEDNESDAY, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT.
AND SO AS SOON AS WE WERE NOTIFIED, WE IMMEDIATELY PUT OUR INSURANCE CARRIER ON NOTICE.
AND THE ADJUSTER CAME OUT AND DID A PRELIMINARY SITE INSPECTION ON WEDNESDAY THE 16TH.
OKAY. AND THEN DID A FULL SITE INSPECTION ON THE 21ST.
OKAY. SO CURRENTLY WHAT STANDS IS THIS.
ONE WAS IN REGARDS TO THE ROOF AND THE OTHER WAS IN REGARDS TO THE MOLD ABATEMENT.
SO AFTER THE ADJUSTER DID THE SITE INSPECTION AND LOOKED AT ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, WHAT HE APPROVED FOR THE CITY TO GO AHEAD AND RESUME MOLD ABATEMENT.
WE JUST NEEDED THE PROPOSAL BECAUSE THE REPORT WAS DETAILED ENOUGH TO SAY.
YEAH, THIS IS RELATED TO THE STORM.
THE WINDSTORM EVENT OF MAY 28TH.
SO THEN WHEN IT CAME TO THE ROOF WE HAD A PROPOSAL.
BUT WE HAD A PROPOSAL SO THEY COULDN'T NECESSARILY GIVE US THE GREEN LIGHT ON THAT.
THEN THERE'S THE REBUILD OR THE RECONSTRUCTION AFTER THE MOLD ABATEMENT.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S I'M VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS CLAIM.
SO IN THIS CASE, WE HAD 15 BUILDINGS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY MAY 28TH STORM EVENT.
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BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE FIRST 14 THE DAMAGE WAS LESS THAN THE 5%.SO OUR DEDUCTIBLE IS 5% OF TOTAL INSURED VALUES OR $750,000, WHICHEVER ONE IS THE GREATER.
BUT IN ORDER TO RECOUP ANY MONEY OR IN ORDER TO RECOVER ANY MONEY FOR EACH LOCATION, IT HAS TO MEET THAT 5% DEDUCTIBLE, BUT A MINIMUM OF $750,000.
I KNOW IT GETS KIND OF COMPLICATED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
THIS BUILDING HAS MORE DAMAGE THAN ALL THE OTHERS PUT TOGETHER, WE BELIEVE.
SO IF THE REPAIRS FOR THIS LOCATION SO DAMAGES MINUS THE ACTUAL CASH VALUE DEPRECIATION IF IT TOTALS MORE THAN $750,000 BECAUSE THIS LOCATION DID MEET ITS 5%, RIGHT, IT'S $204,000.
SO IT MEANT THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER $204,000.
SO UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, BUT NOT REALLY SURE AT THIS POINT.
SO I THINK THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, WHEN DID WE FIND OUT ABOUT IT? WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT IN AUGUST.
AND THE ADJUSTER, THE INSURANCE CARRIER KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON AND WE GET A PREAPPROVAL.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A BUSINESS DECISION.
OKAY. I, YOU KNOW, I'VE TOLD EVERYBODY WE SHOULD ACT AS IF WE DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, IF WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS THE RIGHT THING, IF WE WANT TO MAKE ALL THE REPAIRS, WE WANT TO DO THAT, AND WE ABSORB THOSE EXPENSES UP FRONT, THEN THAT'S THE CASE.
AND I'LL FIGHT THE BATTLE FOR THE CLAIM ON THE BACK END.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT, IS CAN WE JUST NOT PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS AND THEN JUST SUPPLY ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS WENT THROUGH THAT FILING CLAIM.
YOU CAN ALWAYS YOU CAN DO WHATEVER.
WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO AS A CITY.
AND LIKE I SAID, MY JOB WOULD BE TO FIGHT THAT FIGHT FOR THE CLAIM IN THE BACK END.
BUT AT THE TIME WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO EXCEED AND THIS WAS GOING TO BE A LOT LARGER CLAIM, YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO BE HAND IN HAND WITH THE ADJUSTER, AND YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY MOVES.
RIGHT? SO I ONLY HAD LIKE A WEEK OR TWO OF THIS.
BUT AGAIN, THAT WHAT HAPPENED IN JUNE HAPPENED IN JULY.
BY THE TIME I GET IT IN AUGUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE.
SO DO WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR LINED UP READY TO GO WHEN EVERYTHING IS FINALIZED? YES. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DELIVERY ORDER WAITING.
AND THEN WE CAN ISSUE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED.
SO WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF EVERYTHING UP TO THAT STEP.
THANK YOU. IF I COULD, MR. CHAIR, JUST A ELEMENT OF CLARITY.
AND, MR. RHONDA, THANK YOU FOR HOW FAST YOUR TEAM PULLED OFF ALL THE WORK.
IN A PERFECT WORLD, MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK.
THERE'S MORE THAN ONE CONTRACT TIED TO THIS GROUP AND THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING, AND WE WERE EVALUATING WHETHER OR NOT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE TENANT WHO ACTUALLY CALLED THEIR INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND MOVED FORWARD.
SO THAT WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT WEREN'T LIKE GRANULAR DETAILED HERE, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THEM, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. SO THE COMPLEXITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTRACT THAT WE'RE ALL TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW PROPERLY.
WELL, I'M A LITTLE MORE I'M MORE CONFUSED NOW THAN BEFORE THE BRIEFING.
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I'M GOING TO START WITH MIRANDA.IF WE KNEW THE ENTIRE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN JUNE, WHY WERE YOU ONLY BROUGHT IN MID-AUGUST? I THINK IT GOES BACK TO WHAT MR. GIBSON WAS TALKING ABOUT.
AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR ANYBODY'S DEPARTMENT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON THE WHAT AGREEMENT WAS ACTIVE OR CURRENT, BECAUSE THERE'S MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS, MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THAT PIECE OF IT.
AND SO I THINK ORIGINALLY THE CITY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE TENANT'S RESPONSIBILITY BASED ON WHATEVER AGREEMENT THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD IN PLACE AT THAT TIME TO GET IT DONE.
AND THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT THEIR CARRIER ON NOTICE.
SO THAT WOULD BE DECEMBER 2020.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY QUESTION THAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
SO THAT'S JUST THE FIRST THING.
HAVING A LEAKING ROOF IS AN EMERGENCY ACTION.
AND IF YOU NEED US TO DECLARE THAT AS A COUNCIL, WE SHOULD.
I'LL EVEN GO AS FAR AS SAYING WHEN THE MEYERSON ROOF IS LEAKING.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE, AND I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU, I'VE BEEN TEXT I'VE GOT A TEXT FROM ELLEN MAGNESS, WHO'S THE CEO FOR FAMILY GATEWAY, AND SHE SAYS VOGEL IS NOT FUNCTIONING OFF SITE.
SHE SAYS THAT VOGEL NEEDS A NEGATIVE TEST OF MOLD IN ORDER TO REOPEN.
DO YOU KNOW THAT? I'VE HEARD THE STATEMENT THAT THAT'S BEEN MADE.
WELL, THEN, WILL THE CITY NOT BE PROVIDING THAT? AGAIN, LIKE I STATED BEFORE, COUNCIL MEMBER THERE, WHAT WE CAN DO AN AIR QUALITY SAMPLE.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NEGATIVE TEST FOR MOLD IN THE AIR.
MOLD IS PRESENT IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF EXTERIOR VERSUS INTERIOR.
SO THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO FAMILY GATEWAY.
HAVE YOU SEEN IT YOURSELF? I HAVE IN THE PAST I HAVEN'T DURING THIS EVENT.
OKAY. SO THERE'S MOLD ALONG THE BASEBOARDS UNDERNEATH THROUGH THE WALLS.
I WOULD NOT PUT MY CHILD IN THERE FOR DAYCARE, ESPECIALLY MY BABY.
THEY NEED AN AIR QUALITY TEST AND THEY'RE NOT.
AND FRANKLY, MANY OF THE CHILDREN ARE ALREADY IN FRAGILE HEALTH.
AND SO I'M I'M KIND OF APPALLED.
THIS IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
WE CAUSED THAT MOLD BY NOT ACTING.
WE ARE WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION THEY NEED TO REOPEN THE DAYCARE.
THANK YOU. SO, THE LAST THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT FAMILY GATEWAY.
COULD HAVE REPLACED THE ROOF AND THEN SOUGHT REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE CITY.
AND I REALLY TRIED NOT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD, BUT I HOPE ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM REMEMBER THE EXTENT THAT THEY HAD TO GO TO GET REIMBURSED BY THE CITY. IT WAS SHOCKING ALMOST PUTTING THEM OUT OF BUSINESS.
AND SO THAT IS COMPLETELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE REPLACING ALL OF THE DRYWALL? I MEAN, THE WATER CLEARLY CAME FROM THE ROOF.
THE WATER LITERALLY CAME THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
HOW MUCH DRYWALL ARE YOU REPLACING? RIGHT NOW, BY DIRECTION.
THE ONLY AREAS THAT WE ARE RECONSTRUCTING ARE THOSE THAT WE ABATE.
SO RIGHT NOW, ROOM 109 AND 109 E AND THEN SUBSEQUENT 202 AND 216.
OKAY. MY LAST ONE IS I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WOULD HAVE COST US HAD WE JUST REPLACED THE ROOF.
YOU KNOW, IN JUNE, LIKE I WOULD HAVE FOR MY HOUSE VERSUS WHAT IT'S COSTING US TODAY.
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BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE STRUGGLE WITH BUDGETS.WE'RE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW WITH THE BUDGET.
AND THE CITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH BUDGETS.
BUT WE ARE PISSING AWAY MONEY WHEN WE DO NOT TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS, WHEN WE KNOW IT'S THERE.
WELL, YOU'RE THE LEADERS OF OUR CITY.
YOU ARE THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
AND IF YOU CAME TO US AND SAID WE HAD TO REPLACE IT FOR THIS AND THIS.
I HONESTLY DON'T THINK THERE IS A SINGLE PERSON ON COUNCIL WHO WOULD HAVE SAID THAT WASN'T A GOOD DECISION, AND WE'RE REPLACING AN ENTIRE CONVENTION CENTER BECAUSE WE NEVER FIXED THAT ROOF. SO, THE CITY NEEDS TO GET REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT TAKING CARE OF ITS ASSETS.
AND I JUST THINK THIS IS ANOTHER SHOCKING CASE.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY I THINK FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM THIS TEAM NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH AND, AND JUST ENSURE THAT THIS IS I'M SURE WE'LL HEAR FROM MISS MAGNUS AND OTHERS.
WE'D LIKE TO BRING YOU GUYS BACK UP HERE.
SO AT THIS POINT, I GUESS I WILL JUST ASK, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS LAST PRESENTATION, WE ARE KIND OF GETTING INTO A LITTLE BIT LATE AND HOW LONG DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE WHOLE PRESENTATION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION HAPPENING? AND THEN ALSO, DO YOU NEED US? DO YOU NEED A DECISION TODAY FROM US ON SOMETHING THAT WE DO? JOHN, I BELIEVE, CAN GET THE PRESENTATION DONE IN RIGHT ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
AND YES, THERE IS A THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE DURING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WILL INFORM YOUR DECISION ON AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE 828 COUNCIL AGENDA WEDNESDAY. THEN WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO FOR THAT PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM, LET'S DO IT, WHETHER IT'S EXECUTIVE SESSION OR OPEN SESSION OR BOTH. AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF SORT OF LIKE THE LONG-TERM PLAN FOR REAL ESTATE, WHICH I'M VERY INTERESTED IN AS WELL.
AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUES ARE LIKE, LET'S TABLE THAT AND UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO HIT SPECIFICALLY THE AGENDA ITEM FOR WEDNESDAY.
UNDERSTOOD. AND THAT WOULD MEAN WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FIRST.
SO WE'RE GOING STRAIGHT THERE.
OKAY. THEN I'LL READ IT IN NOW.
DO YOU HAVE THE. DO YOU HAVE THE LANGUAGE? I DO, IT IS 2:39 P.M.
THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER DESCRIBED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
AGENDA ITEM C, TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES.
THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED ITS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND AT 3:07 P.M.
ON AUGUST 26TH, 2024, WE HAVE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION.
AND WITH THAT, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.