[Environmental Commission on November 13, 2024.]
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PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY, YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE YOUR CAMERA ON FOR THE
JUST PUSH THE BUTTON RIGHT THERE.
UH, DISTRICT TWO, DISTRICT THREE IS VACANT.
DISTRICT SIX IS LATE DISTRICT SEVEN, SO MAKE IT TO THE AUDIO'S.
MOVING TO OUR HEALTH COMMITTEE.
DON'T SEE MS. THOMPSON, OUR EJ COMMITTEE.
MS. REAGAN, MS. THOMAS, LINDSEY, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOU MAKE PANELIST.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REGISTERED SPEAKERS THIS EVENING, SO WE ARE GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO THE APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES.
FIRST, WE ARE GOING TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR SEPTEMBER 11TH, UH, COMMISSION MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MINUTES.
GO AHEAD TO INCLUDE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT SECTION ITEM FOUR.
UH, A NOTE FOR ITEM B 13 TO DEFINE THE URBAN GREEN FACTOR.
AND AMENDMENT HAS BEEN, UM, MADE MOTION.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE MINUTES, UH, AS CHAIR HERTO HAS PROPOSED.
NOW WE'RE GONNA VOTE TO, UH, APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS AMENDED.
SO, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED? SO MOVED.
THAT'S SEPTEMBER 11TH COMMISSION MEETING.
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UH, AMENDED AND APPROVED.NOW WE'RE GONNA VOTE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR OCTOBER 9TH COMMISSION MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION? I MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
AND SECOND AT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
LET'S GET RIGHT INTO OUR BRIEFING ITEMS. ITEM A IS A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, OR CCAP ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.
UH, CARLOS EVANS, DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.
I'M HERE WITH OPIN HEMING, SENIOR CLIMATE COORDINATOR AND ROSA CISNEROS, CLIMATE COORDINATOR.
WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TODAY THE ANNUAL CA REPORT, WHICH WE'LL, UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, INCLUDES THE FY 24 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE FY 24 WORK PLAN.
OF COURSE, THE POWERPOINT HAS HIGHLIGHTS, UH, IN YOUR MATERIALS, YOU'LL HAVE THE MORE, MORE DETAILED REPORTS.
SO I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE FY 24 ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ONG AND ROSA WILL SPLIT THE DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE FY 25 WORK PLAN, AND THEN THEY'LL PASS IT BACK TO ME TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET.
SO, FY 24 WAS ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR.
18 DEPARTMENTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVANCING THE CCAP ACTIONS AND MILESTONES OVER THE YEAR DEPARTMENTS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE 200 OF THE 212 MILESTONES, AND I'LL RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE FY 24 ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY TOPIC.
SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU, STARTING WITH THE BUILDING'S GOAL.
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE CCAP BOND RESOLUTION.
IN LARGE PART TO, TO YOUR WORK, THE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION HAS ACHIEVED LEVEL FOUR OF THE AIRPORT CARBON ACCREDITATION, A PROGRAM FOR OPERATIONS AT DALLAS.
LEFT FIELD OQS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHERN DALLAS PROGRESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON COMPLETED A WEATHERIZATION PROOF OF CONCEPT PROJECT THAT WEATHERIZED SEVEN LOW INCOME HOMES AND THE 7 5 2 1 0 AND SEVEN TI 7 5 2 1 5 ZIP CODES.
WHEN IT COMES TO ENERGY, THE FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ADVANCED THE BACHMAN RECREATION CENTER, SOLAR AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE PILOT BY UPGRADING THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR EQUIPMENT AND THE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE UPDATED BUILDING CODES.
UH, FRM ALSO PRO PROCURED A VENDOR TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR EXISTING FAILED SOLAR EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON CITY FACILITIES.
SO, AS MANY AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF YOU KNOW, THE CITY OFTEN PURCHASES GREAT THINGS LIKE SOLAR, UH, BUT WE HAVE TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEM.
UH, F-R-M-F-R-M IS BRINGING IN A CONSULTANT OR A VENDOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING THE SOLAR EQUIPMENT REGARDING TRANSPORTATION.
THE EQUIPMENT AND FLEET DEPARTMENT HAS IN INCREASED EV LIGHT DUTY FLEET VEHICLES TO 112.
EFM IS ALSO EXPANDING EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO THEY HAVE INSTALLED TO DATE FOUR DC FAST CHARGERS AND 94, UH, LEVEL TWO STATIONS ARE PENDING.
SO BUILDING OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR FLEET REGARD REGARDING ZERO WASTE, THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION WON A $163,000 GRANT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A CITY, CITY COMPOSTING FACILITY.
CO COMPLIANCE SERVICES HAS EXPANDED THEIR KEEP DALLAS BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM BY ADDING THREE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS.
AND IF YOU'VE BEEN TRACKING BUDGET CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW THAT GETTING ANY POSITIONS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL.
SO THEY'VE GOTTEN THREE FOR THAT FOR THAT PROGRAM.
AND THEY ALSO HELD 112 COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENTS REGARDING WATER RESOURCES.
OQ S'S WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM REDUCED WATER USAGE BY APPROXIMATELY 84 MILLION GALLONS, WHICH IS 8 MILLION GALLONS MORE THAN OUR ANNUAL GOAL OF 76 MILLION GALLONS.
COUNCIL ADOPTED THE 20 24 5 YEAR WORK CONSERVATION WORK PLAN, THE 2024 WATER CONSERVATION PLAN.
SO THEY'RE ONE'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE AND ONE'S ESSENTIALLY AN IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THE $2.8 MILLION INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS TO CONTINUE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
REGARDING DALLAS ECOSYSTEMS, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DIVERTED 580 CUBIC YARDS OF WOOD CHIPS FROM THE LANDFILL THROUGH ITS TREE CYCLING PROGRAM PARK.
UH, THE PARK DEPARTMENT PARTNERS AND NEIGHBORS PLANTED OVER 1200 TREES AT 20 PARKS THROUGH THE BRANCHING OUT PROGRAM PARKS CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE MONITOR, THE EMERALD ASH FOUR, HAVING ASSESSED OVER FIF 1400 ASH TREES AND IDENTIFYING APPROXIMATELY 75 ASH TREES
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FOR TREATMENT REGARDING THE HEALTHY AND LOCAL FOOD GOAL.OEQS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IMPLEMENTED TO OUR URBAN AG INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS FARMERS AND FOOD GROWERS IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND RENOVATION OF URBAN AG, URBAN AG INFRASTRUCTURE.
OQS ALSO CURATED 25 PUBLIC VOLUNTEER EVENTS AND AGRICULTURE SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT OUR URBAN GROWERS.
AND FINALLY, REGARDING THE CLEAN AIR, UH, GOAL, OQS INSTALLED 19 OF OUR 24 SENSOR PODS FOR THE DALLAS COMMUNITY AIR MANAGEMENT PROJECT OR PROGRAM WE COMPLETED.
ITS, UH, WE COMPLETED OUR URBAN HEAT OUT OF THE STUDY AGAIN.
LAST TWO SUMMERS AGO, WE STARTED, UH, WE DID THE FIRST STAGE, AND THEN LA LAST SUMMER WE DID, UH, THE SECOND STAGE OR COMPLETED THE ENTIRE CITY.
UH, WE COVERED APPROXIMATELY 245 SQUARE MILES THIS LAST SUMMER, AND WE ALSO HELD ANOTHER AIR SUMMIT.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
AGAIN, WE HAVE, UH, A REALLY SET OF, UH, REALLY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT IN, IN YOUR MATERIALS, UH, FOR MORE DETAILS.
WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT TO ONG TO DISCUSS THE FY 25 WORK PLAN.
SO, JUST TO BRIEFLY REVIEW THE STRUCTURE OF THE CCAP, IT IS OUR 30 YEAR PLAN WITH EIGHT PRIMARY GOALS WITH 97 TOTAL ACTIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR.
WE HAVE ACTIVATED 74 OF THESE ACTIONS TOWARDS PROGRESS OF 179 TOTAL MILESTONES.
UH, CCAP SPANS OPERATIONS ACROSS 16, UH, CITY DEPARTMENTS.
BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE, UM, THAT THIS NUMBER HAS INCREASED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS JUST DUE TO DEPARTMENTAL RESTRUCTURE RESTRUCTURING, UH, IN THE TRANSITION, UH, THAT WE'RE HAVING WITHIN CITY HALL AT THE MOMENT.
SO, TO EVALUATE CAP, WE USE AN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACH, WHICH CONTINUALLY ASSESSES AND REFINES THE CA IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, RECOGNIZING THAT POLICIES, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL ELEMENTS MAY EVOLVE OVER TIME.
WE HAVE RECENTLY INITIATED AN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TO EVALUATE EACH MILESTONE.
THIS PROCESS IS, UH, BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE CCA TEAM, UH, TO GO THROUGH, UH, EACH MILESTONE.
AND THIS PROCESS WILL PROVIDE A, A BROAD AND THOUGHTFUL STRATEGY FOR US TO ENGAGE BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND CITY STAKEHOLDERS, UH, AS WE WORK TOWARDS OUR TARGETED ACTIONS.
FOLLOWING THIS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT, WE WILL REVIEW AND COLLABORATE WITH VARIOUS, UH, CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ALIGN THE MILESTONES WITH EXISTING OPERATIONS AND CAPACITY.
ALSO, THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE COMPLETING A GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY TO UPGRADE OUR BENCH LINE, WHICH WILL HELP US PROVIDE VALUABLE DATA, UM, FOR MORE PRECISE EVALUATION TO INCLUDE EMISSIONS DATA TOWARDS THE CCAP GOALS.
SO, OUR YEAR FIVE FOCUS, UH, THESE ARE AREAS THAT, UH, DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH THE CITY VALUES, EMPHASIZING MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT OUR GOALS, UH, WE ARE LEVERAGING A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, TO DRIVE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE AIM TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION ABOUT OUR PROCESS, OUR CHALLENGES, AND OUR ACHIEVEMENT TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY WELL-INFORMED AND INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
AND NOW I'LL PASS IT OFF TO ROSA.
SO SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS, THE IMPLEMENTATION WORK PLAN PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH GOAL.
IT OUTLINES ALL THE MILESTONES EXPECTED FOR NEXT, THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN ALONG WITH THE RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT THAT'S GONNA BE ASSIGNED TO EACH EFFORT.
SO WITH THAT, WE'LL DIVE IN TO EACH CCAP GOAL, AND THEN REVIEW THE NUMBER OF FISCAL YEAR 25 MILESTONES IN ACTION, STARTING WITH GOAL ONE, DALLAS'S BUILDINGS OR ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENT AND CLIMATE RESILIENT.
AS WE KNOW, THE COMBINED BUILDING AND ENERGY SECTORS ACCOUNT FOR THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN DALLAS IN THE C CAMP.
UM, ONE OF 'EM GO, ONE EMPHASIZES THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PORTION, AND THEN GO TWO EMPHASIZES THE USE OF OUR ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES.
SO WITH GO ONE SPECIFICALLY, WE ANTICIPATE THE ACTIVATION OF 11 OF 16 ACTIONS THROUGH 19 DIFFERENT MILESTONES.
SO HERE ARE A FEW KEY GOAL ONE MILESTONES.
THE FIRST ONE INCLUDES FRM, THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, WHO WILL BE CONDUCTING, UM, ENERGY BENCHMARKING ON AN
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ADDITIONAL 10 FACILITIES IN THEIR ENERGY START PORTFOLIO MANAGER.SO THIS WILL LEAD TO A TOTAL OF 195 SEATED BUILDINGS THEME BENCHMARKED.
ANOTHER MILESTONE INCLUDES OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS SO SMART DESIGNATION.
OAQS HAS PARTICI PARTICIPATED IN THE SO SMART COHORT HELD BY THE NCP COG AND WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE.
CURRENTLY, WE DO MEET THE RIGHT CRITERIA FOR BRONZE DESIGNATION, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES SO WE CAN MEET SILVER DESIGNATION.
AND AS CARLOS HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, WE DID WORK WITH SOUTHERN DALLAS PROGRESS CDC AND UTA TO COMPLETE A WEATHERIZATION PROOF OF CONCEPT, UM, THAT WHETHER I SEVEN LOW INCOME HOMES, BUT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WORKING WITH UTA AND THE SEER LAB, SEER BEING FOR SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES LAB.
AND THEIR TEAM IS GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE SEVEN HOMEOWNERS AND COLLECTING THEIR ENERGY BILLS.
THAT WAY WE CAN EVALUATE ENERGY USAGE AND, UM, KIND OF SEE HOW PROVE OR DISPROVE THE WASTED ENERGY REDUCTION THAT WE ANTICIPATE.
GENERATES AND USES RENEWABLE, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY.
SO UNDER THIS GOAL, WE HAVE NINE ACTIONS AND 13 MILESTONES.
SO IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE DID PRESENT A SOLAR SITING STUDY THAT WE CONDUCTED ALONG WITH AMCO.
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS LIST OF PRIORITY SITES, WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPLORING AND REVIEWING THE CURRENT FUNDING TO INSTALL SOLAR ON THESE SITES.
UM, CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE CARLOS WILL MENTION IN THE BUDGET PORTION, BUT WE ANTICIPATE USING THOSE FUNDS TO INSTALL AT ONE OF OUR RECREATION CENTER.
AND YOU KNOW, AT THE MOMENT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AS WELL.
ONE OF 'EM BEING THE SOLAR FOR ALL GRANT.
SO SINCE WE HAVE THIS LIST OF RECOMMENDED SITES, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE USING THOSE, UM, SITES FOR ANY FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT COME OUR WAY.
ALSO, FRM IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PILOT SOLAR AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY PILOT AT BACHMAN REC CENTER.
THEY HAVE, UH, WORKED ON THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH HERE, AND THEN NOW THAT THAT PORTION IS NEAR COMPLETE, THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROFIT.
SO, UNDER GO THREE DALLAS' COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING 13 ACTIVE ACTIONS AND 24 MILESTONES WITH THE SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENTS LIKE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORK, AND EQUIPMENT OF FLEET MANAGEMENT.
SO, CURRENTLY, THE NCT COG IS LEADING REGIONAL EFFORTS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF PUBLIC FACING EV INFRASTRUCTURE.
THEIR CURRENT PROGRAMS FOCUS ON REPAIRING EXISTING CHARGING STATIONS AND DEPLOYING NEW ONE AS WELL.
THIS PAST YEAR, THE COG WAS AWARDED $15 MILLION TO DEPLOY UP TO 100 EV CHARGING PORTS IN THE 16 COUNTIES IN THE REGION.
SO TO PREPARE FOR OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS, OEQS CONDUCTED AN EV INFRASTRUCTURE SETTING STUDY WITH MODERN GEOSCIENCES.
THE LIST OF RECOMMENDED SITES IS SET AND WE'RE PENDING ON THE FINAL REPORT TO BE DELIVERED TO US.
THAT WAY WE CAN DISTRIBUTE TO STAKEHOLDERS LIKE THE COG AND OTHERS IN THE EV REALM.
ADDITIONALLY, OEQS HAS APPLIED FOR EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS TO SUPPORT A DEPLOYMENT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS ON OUR CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.
WITH THAT GRANT, WE ANTICIPATE THE AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 2025.
AND AS AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE MICRO MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES, THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT WILL IMPLEMENT THEIR SHARED DOCKLESS VEHICLE PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS THE RENTAL OF SCOOTERS AND EBI.
THEY HAVE HAD A SOLICITATION AND PROCUREMENT
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PROCESS TO ALLOW THREE COMPANIES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.THEY ARE THE BIRD LIME AND SPIN.
SO THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE ABLE TO DO SO FOR THE 20 24 20 25 PERMIT CYCLE, AND EACH COMPANY CAN DEPLOY UP TO 500 DEVICES AT A GIVEN TIME.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE GO FOR DALLAS IS A ZERO WASTE COMMUNITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 25.
THERE WILL BE SIX ACTIVE ACTIONS AND 20 MILESTONES.
SO, ON ON APRIL, 2024, CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE NCT COG TO FUND A COMPOSTING SITE.
SANITATION IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING THE SERVICES OF A SOLID WASTE ENGINEERING FIRM TO CONDUCT THE STUDY AND THEN FINALIZE A POTENTIAL COMPOSTING SITE LOCATION.
SANITATION ANTICIPATES COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, THAT WILL BE IN AUGUST OF 2025.
AND ANOTHER EFFORT INCLUDES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP FEE.
WITH THIS FEE, THE FOCUS WILL BE TO ADDRESS LITTER ABATEMENT FROM PUBLIC PROPERTIES, STREET CLEANING, AND RELATED SERVICES, AND IT WOULD ALSO FUND OTHER SOLID WASTE SERVICES LIKE FULL FEE WASTE.
AND WHENEVER THERE'S EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS THAT THEY WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL PICKUPS OR DROP OFF LOCATIONS, THIS WOULD SUPPORT THAT TOO.
FIVE J PROTECTS ITS WATER RESOURCES AND ITS COMMUNITIES FROM FLOODING AND DROUGHT.
FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, WE ARE GOING TO BE ACTIVATING 13 ACTIONS AND 45 MILESTONES.
SO, KEY WATER RESOURCE MILESTONES INCLUDE DALLAS' WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH HOSTS AND IMPLEMENTS AN ANNUAL CITY LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT GRANT PROGRAM THAT AWARDS DEPARTMENTS AN AMOUNT TO NOT EXCEED $200,000.
THESE FUNDS ARE AWARDED TO CITY DEPARTMENTS SO THEY CAN IMPLEMENT WATER EFFICIENT UPGRADES WITHIN THE FACILITIES.
ANOTHER EFFORT LED BY DALLAS' WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM IS OFFERING PUBLIC FACING REBATE AND INCENTIVES THAT CAN PROMOTE WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
THE TARGET IS TO ACHIEVE SAVINGS OF 82 MILLION GALLONS IN FISCAL YEAR 25.
AND ANOTHER PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN IN THE, IN THE WORK FOR QUITE SOME TIME IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILL CREEK DRAINAGE RELIEF PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES A FIVE MILE 30 AND 35 FOOT DIAMETER TUNNEL CONSTRUCTED SEVEN EIGHT TO A HUNDRED FEET BELOW GROUND.
THE TUNNEL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2026.
AND AFTER THAT, THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM INCLUDED AN ADDITION.
UH, THE NEXT PHASE WILL CONSIST OF IMPROVEMENTS TO UPDATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT WILL OUTFALL INTO THE MILK CREEK TUNNEL.
DALLAS PROTECTS AND ENHANCES ITS ECOSYSTEM TREES AND GREEN SPACES THAT IN TURN IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH.
WITH THIS GOAL, WE ANTICIPATE THE ACTIVATION OF SEVEN ACTIONS IN 28 MILESTONES.
IN SEPTEMBER, 2024, CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A SERVICE CONTRACT WITH DAVY RESOURCES GROUP THAT WILL BE WORKING WITH DWU AND PARKS AND REC TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE CITYWIDE PUBLIC TREE INVENTORY.
THIS WILL BE A PROJECT FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS.
OEKS WILL CONTINUE WORKING AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BROWN BROWNFIELDS RE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
THE BROWNFIELDS TEAM WILL EXPAND THEIR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS BY HOSTING QUARTERLY BROWNFIELD WORKSHOP AND ORGANIZING BROWNFIELD BOARDS AS WELL.
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ANOTHER KEY MILESTONE IS OEQ S'S, PARTICIPATING IN THE SMART SURFACES COALITION.THE GOAL OF THIS COALITION IS TO EXPLORE COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR CITY PROPERTIES AND, UM, CITY PROJECTS.
SO THESE INCLUDE REFLECTIVE ROOF AND PAVEMENTS, GREEN ROOFS, SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, AND RAIN GARDENS AND TREES.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT BACK TO UNK.
SO GOAL SEVEN, ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND LOCAL FOOD.
WE MADE SIGNIFICANT, UH, PROGRESS OVER THE PAST YEAR.
THIS GOAL ALIGNS WITH 19 OF THE 179 MILESTONES, AS WELL AS 11 OF THE 14 ACTIONS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED SO FAR.
THE COMPREHENSIVE URBAN AGRICULTURE PLAN SERVES AS THE GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR OUR AGRICULTURE STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD.
AND THAT THAT PLAN, EXCUSE ME, PROVIDES DETAILED REFERENCES FOR THE MOST RELEVANT MILESTONES AND ACTIONS LAID OUT IN RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, THAT SUPPORT THE CC.
SO, MILESTONES ACHIEVED THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DEVELOPED GUIDING DOCUMENTS TO HELP OUR URBAN AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDERS NAVIGATE THE PERMITTING PROCESS WITHIN THE CITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO, UH, READILY AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
WE SUPPORTED THE GROWERS EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM, PARTNERING WITH DALLAS COUNTY TO PROVIDE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR LOCAL GROWERS.
WE'VE COMPLETED THE URBAN AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM OFFERING COMMUNITY FARMERS AND GARDENS, UM, SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY ONES DESIGNATED IN HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREA.
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE'VE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO MAINTAIN, RESTART, AND EXPAND THEIR COMMUNITY GROWING OPERATIONS.
SO, GOAL EIGHT, UH, ALL DOS COMMUNITIES BREATHE CLEAN AIR WHILE WE'RE NOT, WHILE AIR QUALITY IN NORTH TEXAS IS GENERALLY IMPROVING, UM, THE 10 COUNTIES, INCLUDING DALLAS, ARE CONSISTENTLY NOT MET THE 2008 FEDERAL AIR QUALITY CRITERIA FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE.
UH, THE DALLAS AIR, THE DALLAS COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING PROJECT, UH, PROGRAM OR T CAMP, UM, WAS CREATED TO, UH, ADDRESS AND ENGAGE THESE ISSUES REGARDING AIR QUALITY WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
SO, THE KEY MILESTONES FOR GOAL EIGHT ABOUT AIR QUALITY, UM, FOCUS ON THE DECAMP DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OVER THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.
THE DCAP DASHBOARD IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE IN THE ACCESS TO, TO THE PUBLIC 24 7 CONVEYING, UH, NON-REGULATORY AIR MONITORING INFORMATION.
WE'VE ALSO, UH, HELD SEVERAL SUMMITS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENGAGE WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES, ENTITY ENTITIES, DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS ACADEMIA, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND AND THE PUBLIC, UH, TO ADDRESS AIR QUALITY AND THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING THAT DATA, THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT, AND TO ADDRESS OPPORTUNITIES, DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES TO MAINTAIN AND COLLABORATE WITH TCEQ IN THE FUTURE.
SO, TRACKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
SO NUMERICALLY, WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT, UH, PROGRESS IN THE ACTIONS AND MILESTONES, UH, THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.
AND THEY'RE UPDATED, UM, ONLINE AND AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DALLAS BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS, AS WELL AS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON EACH MILESTONE, UH, ON THE DALLAS ACTION.COM WEBSITE.
SO, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF CCAP, UM, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
ENGAGING WITH C CAPS, UH, IS A KEY TO THE SUCCESS.
AND JUST HERE ARE LISTED OUT SOME OF THE KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT WE REGULARLY WORK AND ENGAGE WITH TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE VALUABLE INPUT FOR US TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND BRING ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE CCAP PROGRAM OVERALL.
AND NOW I'LL PASS IT TO CARLOS TO DISCUSS BUDGET.
SO, UM, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UH, THIS YEAR WE'VE, UH, BEEN LED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UH, KIM TOLBERT IN RE-IMAGINING THE CITY.
AND THAT HAS, UH, LED TO A NUMBER OF CHANGES.
SO WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT CONNECTING, COLLABORATING, COMMUNICATING IN THE BUDGET.
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AS YOU MAY KNOW, UH, WE HAVE, UH, SIX FOCUS AREAS.
SO THE BUDGET IS BROKEN DOWN INTO, AGAIN, SIX AREAS.
SO SAFE, SAFE BEING FOR SAFETY, VIBRANT, GROWING, LIVABLE OR LIVABILITY, SUSTAINABLE AND FISCALLY SOUND.
MANY OF THE CA ACTIONS ARE UNDER THE SUSTAINABILITY OR SUSTAINABLE PORTFOLIO.
IN FY 25, THE BUDGET CALLS FOR INVESTING ONE, UH, $154.7 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO
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SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE PORTFOLIO.UH, IN OUR OWN BUDGET IN OQ S'S BUDGET, WE HAVE $1.2 MILLION TO SPECIFICALLY ADVANCE THE CCAP.
SO WE HAVE THE 500 K FOR CA OPERATIONS OR IMPLEMENTATION, 500 K FOR MULTIMEDIA OUTREACH.
MAY HEAR US ON KERA AND AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS.
UH, $100,000 FOR, FOR GREEN JOBS, OUR GREEN JOBS PROGRAM, AND $100,000 FOR OUR URBAN AG INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
WE ALSO HAVE 3.5, UH, INSTEAD OF 3.75, IT'S 3.5.
AND IN A MULTI-YEAR FUNDING FOR BROWN FIELDS, THAT'S 1.5 LAND, UH, LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT TRANSITION PLAN.
SO WE, WE HOPE TO GET, UH, THE LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT TRANSITION PLAN UP AND RUNNING THIS YEAR.
UH, THAT COMES WITH A $750,000, UH, RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE $750,000 FOR OUR AIR SENSOR PROGRAM MAINTENANCE, AND 500,000 PER SOLAR.
SO, UM, THAT'S KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF CCAP ISH RELATED THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, I THINK WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.
BEFORE WE JUMP INTO QUESTIONS, STEPHANIE, IF YOU'LL NOTE THAT, UH, VICE CHAIR, ARIEL, AND MR. HOFFMAN ARE BOTH, UH, PRESENT.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO CHAIR WALLACE FIRST.
UM, IS THERE ANY WAY TO BALLPARK AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION? BALLPARK? SO WE HAVE THE REGIONAL, I GUESS IT, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE TALK ABOUT, AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION.
SO WE HAVE THE REGIONAL AIR MONITORS THAT WE MANAGE, RIGHT? AND THEY TRACK, UH, AIR POLLUTANTS.
SO PM NO TWO SO TWO, OR PM NO TWO OZONE, UH, AND OTHER CRITERIA POLLUTANTS.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL OR, UM, SO IF YOU, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, AND FORGIVE ME, I, I DON'T HAVE MY LAPTOP TONIGHT, SO I CAN'T LOOK AT THE ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
UM, COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, TO THIS YEAR, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA IF THERE'S A REDUCTION IN ANY OF THOSE POLLUTANTS? WE, WE CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION THAT, THAT SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT TO GET.
UM, SECONDLY, UM, WHEN WAS IT A DISTRICT SEVEN BUDGET? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY WERE.
I'M PROBABLY NOT CALLING IT THE RIGHT THING.
UM, THERE, UH, THERE WAS SOME MISINFORMATION.
I THINK JUST SOMEBODY DIDN'T KNOW ON STAFF THAT THERE ARE, TECHNOLOGY IS THERE FOR ELECTRIC, UM, GARBAGE TRUCKS AND RECYCLING.
CHICAGO IS USING THEM IN A MUCH MORE, YOU KNOW, THE COLD ENVIRONMENT IS MUCH MORE CHALLENGING.
IS THERE ANY PLAN FOR THOSE TO BE IMPLEMENTED? BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY ARE LOOKING INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
UM, THEY'RE, THEY FIRST HAVE TO EVALUATE, UH, THEIR OPERATIONAL NEEDS.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE.
UH, AND THEN, UH, THEN THEY'LL FOCUS ON PURCHASING THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLES.
I KNOW FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, THEY ACTUALLY, THIS LAST YEAR IN FY 24, THEY ACTUALLY BROUGHT IN AT LEAST THREE, UH, VENDORS TO SHOWCASE THEIR, UH, THREE DIFFERENT FIRE TRUCKS, UM, TO, TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE.
SO THEY'RE, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE.
I MEAN, AS WE KNOW, LIGHT DUTY'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN, THAN HEAVY DUTY.
AND SO, UM, THE CITY'S, I THINK THE COUNTRY IS ABLE TO MAKE A LOT MORE PROGRESS WHEN IT COMES TO LIGHT DUTY.
UH, I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEAVIER DUTY, WE'RE, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PERFORMANCE WISE WHAT THE BEST, UH, PRODUCT IS.
SO I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT CHICAGO IS DOING IT.
IF YOU NEED TO ASK FOR KIND OF, YOU KNOW, ACTUAL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW INFORMATION, HOW IT'S GOING FOR A, A CITY KIND OF SIMILAR TO US.
UM, AND YOU MENTIONED EV LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES INCREASED 112 FROM WHAT? FROM, UH, BEGINNING, I BELIEVE LAST YEAR, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE WERE AROUND 90.
OR SO, UH, I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK.
AND DO WE HAVE A PROJECTION OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR NEXT YEAR? UH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A PROJECTION FOR NO.
UM, I, AND, UH, OF THESE, I I WAS KIND OF CONFUSED ABOUT EACH GOAL, THE MILESTONES, LIKE HOWEVER MANY
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OF 1 79, ARE YOU SAYING 92% OF THE TOTAL MILESTONES HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED? YEAH, THEY CAN HELP WITH THAT.UM, SO IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, WE DID HAVE THE 212 IN THE IWT AND 200 OF THEM WERE MARKED AS COMPLETED.
BUT AS A REFRESHER ON THAT END, A LOT OF THEM TEND TO BE ONGOING MILESTONES SINCE THEY WILL CARRY FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
SO WITH THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, WE HAVE TO CATEGORIZE THEM AS CLOSE FOR THAT YEAR, BUT WE CARRY THEM OVER TO THE NEXT FISCAL.
WHAT I'M HEADING AT, UH, TRYING TO GET TO IS LIKE, UM, OF THE TOTAL MILESTONES AND WE HAVE UNTIL 2030, LIKE ARE WE ON TRACK PERCENTAGE WISE TO MEET OUR 2030? ARE WE ON TRACK TO MEET OUR 2030 GOALS? YEAH.
UM, SO THAT'S, SO ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE DOING THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY IS TO FIGURE, FIGURE THAT OUT THIS YEAR.
SO WE NEED TO DO THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING IT, SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T MENTION IS I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALSO, UH, UNDERGOING, WE'RE ALSO DOING THE LEAD FOR CITIES.
UH, SO WHICH TRACKS OTHER SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS.
SO WATER CONSERVATION, ENERGY USAGE, UH, ALTERNATIVE, UH, ENERGY USAGE AND O UH, OTHER FACTORS.
AND SO ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WANT TO DO THAT IS TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHERE ARE WE, UM, AND, UH, SO WE CAN USE THAT DATA TO FIGURE OUT OKAY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'LL INFORM, UH, THAT, THAT QUESTION, UH, WE'RE ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE TO OPEN UP THE CCAP AS WELL, UH, TO FIGURE OUT, ALRIGHT, SO FOR PARTICULAR THINGS LIKE FLEET, YOU KNOW, SO IF, IF WE HAVE TRANSITION TO 112, UH, LIGHT DUTY FLEET AND WE'RE TRYING TO TRANSITION THE ENTIRE FLEET, HOW MANY ARE LEFT? UM, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THAT.
RIGHT? AND SO HOPEFULLY, UH, EITHER THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR, WE CAN HAVE THOSE TYPES OF CONVERSATION.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, AS YOU'VE HEARD, I MEAN, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN HERE, UM, FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
UH, WE DO OUR BUDGETING FROM, FOR, FROM A YEAR TO, OR WE DO OUR BUDGETING ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS.
AND SO I THINK TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE, WE HAVE TO HAVE, UH, A MORE CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE EFFORT TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, HOW MUCH MONEY DO, DOES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NEED TO SPEND? HOW MUCH MONEY DOES THE SANITATION NEED TO SPEND, ET CETERA, 10 YEARS, 15 YEARS, 25 YEARS.
AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THERE WITH THE DATA THAT WE'RE GONNA GATHER THIS YEAR.
UM, BUT MORE TO COME ON THAT, I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO, I'LL ANSWER THAT AS WELL.
KIND OF THE ASSESSMENT THAT ONGS HAD MENTIONED, OR OUR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT WILL CONSIST OF REVIEWING THE MILESTONES.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO ULTIMATELY BE ABLE TO QUANTIFY A METRIC FOR EACH MILESTONE.
THAT WAY WE CAN STILL MAYBE INCLUDE THE ONGOING COMPLETE AND PROGRESS TYPE OF MM-HMM.
BUT THEN HAVING THAT QU QUANTIFIABLE INFORMATION CAN REALLY GIVE US MORE OF AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE.
UM, ON THE GREEN WARRIORS PROGRAM, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER, I MEAN, UM, DR. JONES AND I DESIGNED THAT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
AND, UM, IT SHOULD EASILY SHOW THAT THE ENERGY POVERTY GAP IS NOT ONLY REDUCED, BUT, UM, EXCEEDED AND PUTTING MONEY IN THESE, UH, RESIDENTS POCKETS, YOU KNOW, THESE LEGACY RESIDENTS THAT ARE OLDER.
UM, SO YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL WAIT A YEAR AND, AND FIND OUT THE ENERGY USAGE, UM, REDUCTION THAT WE EXPECT ON THAT.
NOT TO MENTION COMFORT IN THE HOME, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND IN, UM, TEMPERATURE EXTREMES.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA SAY FOR MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND PEOPLE HERE, I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT AN ONGOING PROGRAM.
UM, BECAUSE THESE WERE DONE FOR ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T KNOW THESE TWO ZIP CODES ARE THE LOWEST INCOME ZIP CODES IN OUR CITY.
AND SO THE MOST DIFFICULT PLACE, UH, BUT ALSO THE PLACE TO SHOW THE GREATEST SAVINGS IN ENERGY, UM, WITH THESE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES.
SO ARE THERE, ARE THERE PLANS TO TALK ABOUT, AND, AND CAN I JUST FOR THIS GROUP ALSO SAY, UM, THIS HAPPENED ONCE IT FINALLY GOT GOING, UH, HAPPENED A LOT FASTER THAN THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS, UH, A FEDERAL PROGRAM RUN BY THE COUNTY.
AND, UM, SO THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR A GREATER
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NUMBER OF, UM, HOMEOWNERS TO BENEFIT THROUGH THIS MUCH FASTER, WHICH IS, AS WE KNOW, REALLY IMPORTANT WITH OUR CHANGING CLIMATE.SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S A PLAN TO LOOK AT, UM, IMPLEMENTING THIS ON AN ONGOING BASIS, IDEALLY THAT WE WOULD WANT TO PROCEED AND DO IT, UM, ON THE LONG TERM BILL, RIGHT NOW WITH THE PILOT PROJECT AND REPORT, WE HAVE SOME GOOD SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.
I I THINK IT COMES UP TO, UH, WHAT COUNCIL'S WILLING TO SUPPORT FISCALLY.
YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE GREAT DATA.
UM, AND THEN ON THE SOLAR SIDING STUDY, YOU MEN, YOU MENTIONED ONE REC CENTER THAT'S SET TO GO THIS NEXT YEAR.
CAN YOU TELL US WHICH ONE OR NO? BACHMAN REC CENTER? NO ONE.
OH, THE LEY SENIOR REC CENTER.
UM, AND THEN WHEN WILL WE KNOW WHEN THE OTHERS, UH, LIKE AT WHAT POINT WILL WE KNOW WHEN THE OTHERS ARE READY TO GO? THAT WOULD BE BASED ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
SO AS WE SEEK GRANTS OR AWARDED MORE FUNDS BY CITY COUNCIL, WE CAN PROCEED WITH MORE INSTALLATIONS FROM THAT LIST.
AND THEN LASTLY, I NEED SUPPORT ON PERMITTING FOR THE MICROGRID AT RESTORATIVE FARMS. THAT'S GONNA BACK UP THEIR PRODUCE, UH, COOLER DURING POWER OUTAGES.
SO I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING SUPPORT ON PERMITTING, BECAUSE WE NEED THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ASK ALL THOSE QUESTIONS.
UH, COMMISSIONER RE THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UH,
SO ALL THREE GO TO KEEP DALLAS, UH, GREEN PROGRAM.
OH, AND THEN ONE MORE THROUGH TO THE CODE.
YOU HAD SAID SOME FUNDING IS GONNA BE THERE FOR AFTER STORM PICKUP.
SO COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO ME? 'CAUSE THIS LAST STORM, IT WAS A HORRIBLE PICKUP.
SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THIS NEW FUNDING IS GONNA EXPEDITE THE PICKUPS NOW AFTER STORMS? YEAH, I CAN SHARE THE GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT FEE IS.
SO WHAT THAT IS, IT'S GOING TO BE A $3 FEE THAT'S GOING TO BE TO CITY RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTIAL UTILITY CUSTOMERS.
AND IT WOULD BE IN A PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY SANITATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.
SO WITH THAT ADDITIONAL REVENUE, WHICH OR IS EXPECTED TO BE AN ANNUAL REVENUE OF 10.5 MILLION, THEY'RE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH STAFF MEMBERS OR HOSTING PICKUP SITE.
THEY'LL USE THAT REVENUE SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS THOSE TYPE OF SERVICES.
SO AFTER A STORM, IT WON'T TAKE TWO MONTHS TO PICK UP.
UH, MY LAST QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, GRANT FARM ASSISTANCE? LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND THAT'S MY LAST ONE.
SO, UH, WE'VE HEARD FROM FARMERS THAT IT'S EXPENSIVE.
OTHER FOLKS WOULD CHIME IN AS WELL.
UH, THAT IT'S EXPENSIVE TO CONSTRUCT AND START, BEGIN OPERATION, OPERATING A FARM.
AND SO THAT MONEY WILL GO, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
IT'S ACTUALLY A COUNTY PROGRAM WE'RE FUNDING, UH, THE COUNTY PROGRAM, UH, HELP FARMERS, UM, DO THINGS LIKE, UH, CONNECT WATER TO THE, TO THE FARM, UM, HELP THEM WITH CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE FARM.
UH, SO THE COSTS THAT, THAT YOU NEED TO BOTH CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE FARM, UH, THAT PROGRAM WILL HELP SUPPORT, UH, THOSE, THOSE COSTS TO REDUCE COSTS FOR, FOR FARMING.
SO THE MAIN FOCUS WAS TO, TO ENSURE THAT THESE, UH, THAT THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS HAVE ACCESS TO WATER.
THAT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT THEY'VE HAD WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
AND THEN ALSO ACCESSING, UH, WATER, METERED WATER ON THEIR LAND.
SO THAT WAS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS PROGRAM.
ADDITIONALLY TO THAT, LIKE CARLOS MENTIONED, IT, IT HELPS WITH THE OPERATIONS FROM A GROWING, UH, STANDPOINT TO ADDRESSING, UH, INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THEN ALSO FROM A DISTRIBUTION AT, AT THE END POINT AS WELL.
UH, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS, MANY OF THEM THAT ARE GROWING DO NOT HAVE THE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO TRANSPORT
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EITHER TO, UH, COMMUNITIES, UH, SHELTERS IN NEED OR TO DISTRIBUTE TO SELL.SO WE ARE HELPING ON THAT END, WHETHER IT BE WITH TRANSPORTATION, OTHER PRODUCTS, CONNECTING WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT DO THAT BUSINESS, UH, TO MAKE IT A COMPLETE LOOP OF GROWING WITHIN THE CITY AND PROVIDING THAT PRODUCE, UH, TO RESIDENTS.
OH, JUST SAY DROPPING MAMA FORM.
UM, JUST SAY WE WANNA RUN WATER.
WE HAVE WATER ON OUR FARM, BUT OUR ISSUE NOW IS RUNNING THE, THE PIPE, YOU KNOW, THE LINES UNDERGROUND.
WOULD THAT HELP WITH THIS INSIDE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE GRID? LIKE, HELP US WITH THAT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET OUR WATER UNDERGROUND, BECAUSE NOW ALL THE THINGS ARE ON TOP, BUT WE HAVE WATER, BUT THE LINES ARE ON TOP.
I, I DO NOT KNOW RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU WITH THE, WITH THE CRITERIA OF WHICH THE FUNDING COULD GO TO.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO MR. HOFFMAN, DR.
MR. AND MR. MES, THANK YOU, UH, APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
I'M KINDA CURIOUS WITH REGARD TO THE MILL CREEK, OH, SORRY.
COULD YOU TURN IT UP? I APOLOGIZE, ALAN.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WITH REGARD TO THE MILL CREEK, UH, PROJECT, UM, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA, 'CAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE REALLY OVERWHELMED WITH STORMWATER RUNOFF AND FLOODING.
UH, ARE THERE ANY, LIKE MANY OF THE, MANY OF THE STREETS IN EAST DALLAS, PLEASANT GROVE, UH, THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, UH, THESE ROADS WERE DESIGNED FOR THE 25 YEAR FLOOD.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD RAINS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
IS THE MILL CREEK DRAINAGE PRO PROCESS GOING TO HELP BY UPPING THE FLOW FOR MANY OF THESE RUNOFF STREETS TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE FOR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING PRETTY HEAVY FLOODING? YEAH.
NO, THE, THE, I THINK THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE, UH, STORMWATER RUNOFF.
UM, AND, UH, COMING FROM, FROM THAT COMMUNITY, I GUESS SOUTHEAST OR EAST DALLAS, UM, HELPING THOSE COMMUNITIES, UM, YEAH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE GOAL.
AND IT, AND I SHOULD SAY THE PROJECT, I DON'T BELIEVE JUST, JUST INCLUDES, UH, THE PRIMARY LINE, UH, THAT BIG TECHS DRILLS, BUT ALSO ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL, UM, LINES COMING OFF OF THAT MAIN LINE.
SO, UH, IT SHOULD, WHEN IT'S ALL COMPLETED, HELP STORM THE WHOLE STORM WATER DRAINAGE IN IN THAT AREA.
IF I ANSWER THE QUESTION, IS THERE, IS THERE A STATISTIC THAT MEASURES, ARE WE GONNA TAKE THE 25 YEAR FLOOD STREETS TO 50 OR 75 OR A HUNDRED? IS THAT GOING TO MATERIAL? IS THAT, IS THAT A, IS THAT A NUMBER THAT'S BEEN CALCULATED? YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE.
WE'RE, WE DON'T HAVE THE DALLAS PARTY UTILITIES HERE, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
AND ALAN, I WILL ADD THAT COMMISSIONER DERE AND I TOWARD THIS PROJECT SITE, AND IT IS QUITE EXTENSIVE.
UM, THERE'S A WEBSITE, MILL CREEK TUNNEL.COM, AND IT SHOWS YOU THE PROJECT MAP.
IT ALSO SHOWS YOU THE INTAKE SITES AND WHERE THOSE, UM, PROJECTS ARE ONGOING TO ALLEVIATE FLOODING IN KNOWN AREAS WHERE THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN WATER QUANTITY ISSUES.
WAS THAT YOUR ONLY QUESTION? YES.
SO, UM, I, I HAVE A SORT OF, UM, UH, SORT OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE.
SO THIS IS, UM, YEAR FIVE THAT WE'RE SEEING, RIGHT.
AND IT'S YEAR FIVE OF HOW MANY COMING UP ON YEAR FIVE? YEAH.
THAT, THAT CLARIFIES THAT FOR ME.
UM, THE, UM, THE SECOND, UH, UH, SORT OF OBSERVATION THAT I HAVE FROM LOOKING AT THE SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT GREENHOUSE GASES IS, IS THAT, UH, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND HOUSING CONTRIBUTE COLLECTIVELY OVER 50%.
SO, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY PLANS OR THINGS IN THE WORK THAT ADDRESS THAT ISSUE OF CUTTING GREENHOUSE GASES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, HOMEOWNERS AND COMMERCIAL WE DO.
UM, SO
SO, SO FIRST WE WANNA LEAD BY EXAMPLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE INSTALLING SOLAR AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY ON, ON CITY
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BUILDINGS.UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS REACH OUT TO THE, UH, PRIVATE SECTOR, UH, BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO, TO ADVANCE THAT EFFORT AS WELL.
UM, AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN, WE, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO, UH, WORK WITH THE REGIONAL CHAMBER, UH, THE CHAMBERS IN THE AREA, UH, TO ADVANCE THAT BALL.
UM, WE COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THAT, I THINK.
UM, BUT, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE USE OUR, OUR, THE TOOL THAT WE USE GENERALLY IS WHOLE HOME DALLAS.COM.
IT HAS, UH, A LIST OF WEATHERIZATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, UH, PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES THAT, UH, RESIDENTS AND SOME BUSINESSES CAN USE TO WEATHERIZE, UH, THEIR HOMES, USE SOLAR PANELS, UH, ENERGY, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFY ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES, IDENTIFY, UH, TAX INCENTIVES THAT THEY CAN, UH, PARTAKE IN.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE SAY.
I THINK, UM, AND ROSA IS OUR PRIMARY ENERGY PERSON.
JUST PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU MENTIONED, I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE HOME DALLAS RESOURCE HUB IS OUR PRIMARY, UM, EFFORT TO KIND OF EDUCATE AND PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES TO DALLAS RESIDENTS.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE DALLAS COUNTY WEATHERIZATION DISTANCE PROGRAM EXISTS, OR EVEN IF IT, THE MINOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS, JUST MAKING THEM AWARE OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
YEAH, I, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
THAT SORT OF, UM, UH, NOT KNOWING ABOUT THAT WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I COMMENT THAT I JUST CALCULATED TODAY THAT SINCE THE 1ST OF JANUARY 0.3%, MY EXCESS OF GENERATED ENERGY OVER PRODUCED ENERGY AT MY HOME IS 0.3%.
UH, AND, UM, UH, MY ELECTRIC, MY, UH, ELECTRIC BILL IS ABOUT A THIRD, NO, A QUARTER OF WHAT IT NORMALLY IS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
SO, UM, I NEED TO GET YOU IN A THANK YOU COMMERCIAL.
WE NEED TO GET YOU IN A COMMERCIAL.
SO, UM, I, I ALSO, UM, I NOTICED THAT UNDER OUR AIR QUALITY, IT SEEMS AS IF OUR FOCUS PRIMARILY IS OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY.
BUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT I PRESENTED LAST MONTH AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN TERMS OF MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SUGGESTS THAT PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF HEALTH HAZARDS, THAT INDOOR AIR QUALITY, UM, UH, IS A BIG PROBLEM.
AND PARTICULARLY IN OUR MOST, UM, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, DO WE HAVE OR COULD WE DEVELOP ANY EFFORTS TO, UM, HELP ADDRESS THAT ISSUE? SO, YES.
WITH, AND YOU'RE CORRECT WITH CCAP, OUR, OUR FOCUS IS OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY, UM, FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY FOR THE CITY.
UH, OUR CODE DEPARTMENT HAS A PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES INDOOR AIR QUALITY, WHETHER IT BE FROM, UH, UH, HOMEOWNERS OR RESIDENTS CONCERNS.
THEY HAVE A PROGRAM THAT GOES OUT TEST, UH, AND EVALUATE INDOOR AIR QUALITY.
THAT PROGRAM, I WOULD COMMENT FROM HAVING DIRECTLY WORKED WITH IT, UH, IF PEOPLE ARE TRYING HARD, BUT THEY NEED SOME HELP.
THAT'S MY, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO MS. TAMIA, MR. MARQUIS, CHAIR, HER MOTO, AND MS. POSTON.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR REPORT.
AND, UM, I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ELECTRIC BIKE, AND CAN YOU TELL ME WHO SOME OF YOUR, SOME OF THE PARTNERS ARE THAT ARE WORKING WITH THAT AND WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE BIKES? LIKE, WHERE DO WE HAVE LIKE A, A MAP GOING OR HOW DO WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE? YEP.
SO THAT PROGRAM IS MOSTLY LED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.
THEY ADMINISTERED A WHOLE SOLICITATION PROCESS AND LANDED ON THREE DIFFERENT VENDORS.
THEY ARE, LIKE, LIME IS THE MORE ONE THAT WE'VE SEEN OUT IN THE CITY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO BIRD AND SPIN.
SO WITH THOSE, THEY'RE LOCATED AROUND THE CITY.
I BELIEVE THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE MAP ON THE SHARED DOCTOR VEHICLE VEHICLE PROGRAM WEBSITE.
AND I'LL HAVE TO CONFIRM ON THAT.
IF NOT, I BELIEVE MAYBE THE INDIVIDUAL VENDORS HAVE SOMETHING AVAILABLE.
AND, UM, FOR NOW IT'S JUST BASED ON A RENTAL FEE.
UM, I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S INCENTIVE OR OTHER WAYS TO KIND OF PROMOTE THE USE OF THEM.
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ALL RIGHT, MR. MARQUIS.A FEW QUESTIONS RELATING TO SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND HOW IT RELATES TO US NOW AND WILL IN THE FUTURE, BOTH CCAP AND WATER ISSUES.
SO BRIEFLY, UM, WE KNOW CITY HALL'S GOING THROUGH SOME RESTRUCTURING RIGHT NOW.
WE WENT THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN 2008, JUST AFTER WE PASSED THE FIRST GREEN BUILDING ORDINANCE.
UH, AT THAT TIME, CITY MANAGER MARY SOON, UH, ASKED US TO COME TO OFFICE, UH, BETSY MONTE, JOE JORDAN, AND I ASKED, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PREPARE PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT THIS? AND A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE 2008 RECESSION, RECESSION YET, AND THINGS CHANGED BOTH IN TERMS OF STRUCTURE AND BUDGET.
SO I SEE SOMETHING OF THE SAME HERE, ALTHOUGH NOT AS DRASTIC AT THAT TIME.
BUT WE DID LEARN TO USE THAT PERIOD OF TIME TO EDUCATE.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO NEEDED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THE GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM.
WE HELPED EDUCATE THEM ABOUT WHAT THE GREEN BUILDING WORKS WAS ABOUT, WHAT OUR GREEN BUILDING FUTURE WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
DO WE NEED TO BE THINKING THOSE TERMS NOW BECAUSE WE'RE IN YEAR FIVE, WE'RE IN YEAR FIVE, SO WE KNOW THAT A, WE A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS, SOME OF THOSE FOLKS ARE STILL INVOLVED, MANY ARE NOT.
SO WE DO NEED, DO NEED BE EDUCATING AT THIS TIME OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS ON THE THINGS WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH, BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT CITY HALL.
I MEAN, I, UH, ENGAGEMENT I THINK IS ALWAYS, UH, A PRIORITY FOR US WHEN IT COMES TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SPACE, UM, AND HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE IN DOING SO.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO ANY ANY RECOMMENDATIONS YOU HAVE, UH, FOR US WOULD BE GREAT.
I KNOW, UM, I KNOW WE HAVE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BACK THERE FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA START LOOKING AT, UM, UPDATING CITY CODE, YOU KNOW, AND SO, AND WHAT'S PALATABLE FOR DEVELOPERS MOVING FORWARD AND WHAT'S NOT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT, SO PART OF THE ENGAGEMENT WILL BE, HOPEFULLY WILL BE A PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, UH, TO, TO ADVANCE THE BALL WHEN IT COMES TO MORE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.
BUT NOT ONLY JUST THAT, BUT JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, HOW CAN WE, UM, YOU KNOW, BETTER ENGAGE, MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR'S ENGAGED IN THESE CONVERSATIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO ANY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE BE HELPFUL.
I, I'D LOVE TO DISCUSS THAT WITH FOLKS.
UM, ABOVE THAT, ACROSS THE WHOLE SPECTRUM REGARDING WATER IN PARTICULAR, UM, IN 2011, WE HAD A DROUGHT OF RECORD, HORRIFIC SUMMER OF DROUGHT.
WE USED THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN WATER CONSERVATION DISCUSSIONS.
THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER AND, UH, NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION, UH, SPONSORED A REALLY TERRIFIC MEETING, WHICH A NUMBER OF CORPORATIONS CAME FORWARD OVER THEIR PLAN FOR A WATER CONSERVATION.
AND THEY WERE EAGER TO TELL US ABOUT THE PLANS THEY MADE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF IN THIS REGARD IS THAT AT THE MOMENT, IT LOOKS LIKE ON I 75 NORTH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A, A CHIP CORRIDOR FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF COMPUTER CHIPS, WHICH ARE VERY WATER INTENSIVE.
SO IT RAISES A QUESTION FOR US, AND THAT IS, HOW DO WE PREPARE NOW FOR THE USE OF THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WATER? BECAUSE THIS CAN USE UP A LOT OF WATER.
WE'RE GONNA BECOME A CENTRAL CHIP, UM, MANUFACTURING, UH, FOR THE WHOLE REGION.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE MIGHT LOOK AT DOING IS, UM, WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS IF THIS POINT NOW, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE AMOUNT OF, UM, GREEN ORDINANCES, REWRITING ALL THE THINGS WE NEED DO TO PREPARE FOR THESE COMING DAYS, BECAUSE WE HAD TO LEARN TO USE A REALLY TOUGH TIME, 2008 IN INTER RECESS AS A WAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE TO PREPARE FOR WHAT WAS GONNA COME TO ENCOURAGE US NOW IN THIS MIDST OF THESE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, RESTRUCTURING, UM, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GONNA COME TO US OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS AND PREPARE FOR THAT NARROW WITH FURTHER STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN CONSERVATION, AIR QUALITY, SOLAR JOBS, ALL THESE THINGS WE WANNA DO.
'CAUSE AGAIN, IN CCA, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT STAKEHOLDERS.
A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT ENGAGED AT THIS POINT, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE RECRUITING PEOPLE TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS OF WHAT IS YET TO COME AND THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE YET TO FACE.
I'LL ALSO SAY THAT DALLAS PARTY UTILITIES IS ALSO WORKING ON UPDATING THE DALLAS, UH, UH, LONG RANGE WATER PLAN, UH, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A 50 YEAR PLAN, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
UM, SO WE CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THE SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENT OF YOURS, ESPECIALLY THE CHIPS AND, AND WHATNOT, ARE INTEGRATED IN THAT CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU CHAIR BISON, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND SPENDING THE TIME WITH US AND WALKING US THROUGH THESE DETAILS.
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UM, DIRECTOR EVANS, YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN INFORMALLY ABOUT HOW, UM, THE PLAN IS NOT A ONE AND DONE THAT THERE'S AN INTENTION TO KIND OF REVISE OR REFRESH OR REALIGN THE PLAN AT A CERTAIN INTERVAL.AND YOU BEGAN YOUR PRESENTATION THIS MORNING TALKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL WORK PLANS AND HOW IT'S ADAPTIVE AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A FORMALIZED PROCESS THAT'S MANDATED OR ALREADY PUT IN PLACE FOR THE CONTINUAL EVOLUTION OF THE ACTUAL PLAN ITSELF? AND WHAT ARE THE THING, WHAT OTHER THINGS MIGHT NEED TO HAPPEN TO ALLOW THAT TO, UM, ACTUALLY GET EXECUTED? LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE PLAN IS TO, UH, REVISE CCA NEXT YEAR OR THREE YEARS FROM NOW, YOU KNOW, DO WE NEED TO START WORKING ON SECURING BUDGET TO DO THAT NOW? WOULD YOU USE THE SAME CONSULTANT AND THEY WOULD JUST REFRESH IT? OR WOULD YOU DO IT INTERNALLY WITHIN THE CITY OR GO OUT TO BID AND, YOU KNOW, HIRE ANOTHER CONSULTANT? LIKE WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? YES, NO, GREAT QUESTION.
I BELIEVE THE RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTED THE CCAP, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, REQUIRES US TO REFRESH OR REEVALUATE THE CCA EVERY FIVE YEARS.
UM, SO WE, WE NEED TO DO THAT IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY DATA.
UM, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE, HAVE THE LEAD FOR CITIES DATA, UH, TO, TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE CCAP IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY.
UM, WE ARE GONNA PROBABLY NEED A CON TO PAY FOR A CONSULTANT TO HELP US THROUGH THE, UH, ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
SO WE'LL NEED A, A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL, UH, ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY TO, TO DO THAT.
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANNA A CA THAT, UM, IS DISCONNECTED TO WHAT RESIDENTS WANT.
SO, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BUDGET THAT IN.
UM, AND SO AGAIN, WE HAVE THE 500 K FOR S CCAP IMPLEMENTATION.
UM, BUT THAT TYPICALLY ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS IS USED FOR TO IMPLEMENT EXISTING PROGRAMS. SO WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF, IF THERE'S A DELTA THERE, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
SO I THINK MAYBE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO WRITE A MEMO OR SOMETHING OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT STREAMS OF DATA THAT YOU REQUIRE IN ORDER TO DO THAT WORK SO THAT WE KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THE BUDGET OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THOSE PROJECTS GET EXECUTED IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT YOU STILL MEET YOUR FIVE YEAR GOAL OR CLOSE TO IT AT LEAST.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP THE WHEELS MOVING.
'CAUSE IT TAKES TIME TO DO THESE THINGS, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
SO WE CAN'T JUST SAY, OH, WE NEEDED THAT LAST MONTH
WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY LAST YEAR, BUT YOU KNOW, IT TAKES YEAH, RIGHT.
AND MONEY, BUT THEN, THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE PIECE OF PAPER THAT SAYS, WELL, I WASN'T, WE, OUR DEPARTMENT WASN'T ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE COLLECTIVELY COULDN'T GET THESE THINGS DONE, AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO INVEST THE MONEY AND DO THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT UNTIL WE HAVE THE DATA.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I APPRECIATE YOU'VE GOT SO MANY BALLS IN THE AIR THAT Y'ALL ARE HANDLING.
UM, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.
SO YOU ALL MENTIONED AT DIFFERENT POINTS, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS, THIS DEPENDS ON FUNDING THAT DEPENDS ON FUNDING AND WE KNOW HOW CHALLENGING IT IS TO GET MONEY FROM THE CITY AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, GONNA CONTINUE TO BE SO IF NOT MORE, YOU MENTIONED FEDERAL GRANTS, ET CETERA.
CAN YOU COMMENT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, AT A HIGHER LEVEL HOW YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT MAYBE CREATIVELY GOING AFTER FUNDING SOURCES? SO FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, MAYBE NGOS, MAYBE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE YOU GUYS KIND OF THINKING ABOUT THAT? SO OUR, OUR STRATEGY HAS BEEN TO LEVERAGE, UH, ANY EXTERNAL DOLLARS.
AND SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SEEKING EPA GRANT FUNDING BROWNFIELD, UH, GRANT FUNDING.
SO, UH, I THINK SINCE, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE GOT BEEN ABLE TO GET $1.75 MILLION IN, IN BROWNFIELD FUNDING.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH DALLAS COUNTY AND THE OTHER COUNTIES IN THE STATE.
MM-HMM,
UH, I THINK WE'RE GETTING, ANYWAY, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR COMMUNITY SOLAR.
UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH USDA, UH, FOR IN RELATIONSHIP TO, TO URBAN AG, OUR URBAN AG PROGRAMS. UM, DOT UH, AS ROSA MENTIONED, UH, WE JUST APPLIED FOR THE CHARGING POOLING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FOR EV INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, SO WE'RE IN, ON THE STATE LEVEL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING WE CAN GET AS WELL.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO LEVERAGE ANY AND ALL FUNDING.
UH, IF Y'ALL, I WILL SAY THAT IF Y'ALL
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KNOW OF ANY KINDA PHILANTHRO PHILANTHROPIC, UM, UH, OPPORTUNITIES, THEN THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL AS WELL.UM, BUT YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT, SO MOVING FORWARD, DEPENDING ON, DEPENDING UPON WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION DOES, WE'LL SEE IF THOSE FEDERAL, UH, OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES ON THE STATE LEVEL, BUT YOU KNOW, NOT AS, NOT AS MANY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW, UH, THE COUNTY'S BEEN ABLE TO HELP US OUT, RIGHT.
WITH THE, WITH THE URBAN AG PROGRAM.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE URBAN AG INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, AND WE JUST RELEASED THAT, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT, BUT WE JUST RELEASED, I THINK THE LAST MONTH, THE, UM, THE, THE JOBS ONE, THE, UH, WORKFORCE, UH, URBAN AG WORKFORCE PROGRAM WHERE WE'LL BE, UH, SUPPORTING FARMERS, UM, PAYING THEM ON A DAILY, UH, A DAILY WAGE, UM, AND PROVIDING THEM WITH, UH, UH, BUSINESS TRAINING.
SO NOT SO THAT THEY DON'T JUST KNOW HOW TO WORK A FARM.
THEY KNOW, KNOW HOW TO OPERATE A URBAN AG BUSINESS.
AND SO, AND THAT IS SUPPORTED WITH COUNTY DOLLARS AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO LEVERAGE ANY AND ALL DOLLARS THAT, THAT WE CAN, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO.
AND THERE, ARE THERE ANY LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF WHERE YOU CAN GET MONEY FROM? LIKE IF THERE'S ANY PRIVATE SECTOR KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PHILANTHROPIC SIDE WORK FUNDING? IS THERE ANY LIMITATIONS IN WHERE YOU CAN GET PROJECT FUNDED FROM? I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE ALWAYS PROCUREMENT, UH, RESTRICTIONS.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, I THINK, I MEAN, DEPARTMENTS HAVE FOUND A LOT OF WAYS TO USE ALL TYPES OF FUNDING.
IF YOU PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY, WE'LL TRY TO GET THERE WITH YOU,
I JUST HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION.
UM, JUST TO FOLLOW ON TO CHAIR, WILL MOTO, OR I GUESS, UH, COMMISSIONER MORIMOTO, UM, WHEN SHE WAS ASKING ABOUT THE, UM, UH, REFRESHING OF THE CA PLAN, CAN YOU GIVE ANY INSIGHT INTO POTENTIAL TIMING? 'CAUSE I'M THINKING, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, IN OUR DISTRICT, WE'RE HAVING A DISTRICT MEETING IN JANUARY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING.
UM, AT THAT TIME, WILL THERE BE ANY INSIGHT INTO, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS FOR, UM, SEEKING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN BRING IT UP AT THAT TIME? OR IS THAT GONNA BE TOO EARLY? IT'S TOO EARLY, BUT, UH, OPPON CAN GIVE US SOME INFORMATION ON THE TIMELINE WHEN IT COMES TO THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.
OUR MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS YEAR IS THE GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.
AND THAT TIMELINE, WE'LL HAVE THAT, UH, THAT, UH, STUDY COMPLETED BY EARLY SUMMER.
SO BY, UH, JUNE OF 2025, OUR INTERNAL PROCESS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA COMPLETE THAT BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL BE OPENING UP TO ENGAGE WITH, UH, CITY DEPARTMENTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM, AT PROBABLY LATE SUMMER, UH, 2025 FOR OUR INTERNAL PROCESS TO BE COMPLETE AND HAVE ALL THE DATA FROM THE DIFFERENT REPORTS THAT WE'VE MENTIONED, UH, FOR US TO THEN OPEN IT UP, UH, FOR, UH, EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PUT FOR A COMPLETE, UH, REVITALIZATION OF THE PLAN BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR OF NEXT OCTOBER.
CHAIR ROBERSON, DID YOU SOMETHING YOU DO, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO MS. BEVIN AND I'LL BE BRIEF.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.
UM, MOST OF DISTRICT EIGHT IS IN A FLOOD PLAIN.
IT WAS NOT WHEN PEOPLE BOUGHT THEIR HOMES, BUT THINGS CHANGE.
SO, UM, DO YOU EVALUATE, HOW DO YOU EVALUATE THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED THE WATER, THE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS? UH, I, I GUESS MY, I'M SAYING HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO?
DALLAS WATER UTILITIES HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT IDENTIFYING, UH, FLOOD, FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
THEY HAVE, UH, TWO FLOOD PLAIN MAPS, UM, TO, TO, TO HELP THE CITY, UH, PLAN, UM, UH, UH, SUPPORT RESIDENTS AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY DDW FOLKS HERE TODAY, BUT, UM, IF, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT US TO, TO BRIEF YOU ON, WE CAN, WE CAN ASK THEM TO, TO COME YOU ON THAT.
'CAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE.
I ACTUALLY HAVE HIS, UH, PHONE NUMBER AND IF IT GETS TOO BAD, WE CAN RAIN.
HE BASICALLY IS IN A BOWL BECAUSE HE PUT A RETAINER WALL UP.
THE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF, I FORGET IF THIS IS CEMENT, BRUSHER OR WHATEVER KIND OF PLANT THAT MOVED IN NEXT TO HIM, PUT UP A 10 FOOT SO WHEN IT RAINS, HE'S IN A BOWL.
AND THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY ON THIS STREET.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THINGS LIKE THAT GET EVALUATED.
I, I WILL SAY THAT THEY, THEY DO FOCUS ON, ON TOPICS LIKE THAT.
UM, THE, ONE OF THE FOCUS AREAS IN THE BOND WAS, UH, FLOOD CONTROL AND EROSION, STORM EROSION CONTROL.
UH, AND, AND THEY DO HAVE A SET OF, OF
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PROJECTS, BOND PROJECTS, UH, FLOOD THAT ARE FLOOD RELATED.UH, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, THEY SCORE THOSE AND, AND TRY TO WORK THROUGH THE, THE PROJECTS THAT THAT SCORE THE HIGHEST.
UH, OF COURSE THERE'S A ALWAYS MORE NEED THAN WHAT WE CAN FUND.
UM, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ASK DW TO, TO TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT.
BECAUSE I WAS JUST THINKING, YOU CAN'T CATCH WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE.
SO IF THE COMMUNITY'S NOT REALLY TELLING YOU, THIS IS AN AREA, I, I DON'T SEE HOW YOU WOULD KNOW.
AND THE OTHER THING UNDER GOAL THREE, THE TRANSPORTATION.
DO YOU GUYS WORK WITH, UH, OR WILL YOU BE WORKING WITH DART? AS FAR AS I SAW, THAT'S A HIGH NUMBER.
UH, THAT'S WHY TRAFFIC SO BAD IS 76% OF US DRIVE TO WORK ALONE.
UM, AT LEAST, YEAH, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL AREAS OF TOWN, BUT AT LEAST SOUTH THEY HAVE DROPPED SOME STOPS.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND WE NEED SOME KIND OF PLAN, I THINK, JUST TO INTERVIEW THE PEOPLE, THE 76% THAT ARE, I'M ONE OF 'EM THAT DRIVES IN.
AND THEN TALK TO THE O THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE BUS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THINGS LIKE.
'CAUSE I, IF I CATCH THE BUS TO GET TO WORK BY EIGHT, IT IT, I HAVE TO BE OUT ON THE STOP AT SIX.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST, IT'S A NO BRAINER.
BUT I'M JUST SAYING WE DO NEED TO MOVE TOWARD BEING GREEN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, NO, THAT, THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION WITH, WITH, WITH, UH, WITH DART.
SO WE HAVE MET WITH THEM, UH, A FEW TIMES OVER THIS YEAR.
THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IN THEIR, IN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT WORKING TOWARDS, UH, GOALS.
BUT WE'VE BEEN, UH, MEETING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PLAN ALIGNS WITH OUR OVERALL CCAP AND CITY, CITY OPERATIONS.
SO THAT'S AN ONGOING COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS THAT, THAT YOU ARE MENTIONING THE SOUTH OF DALLAS, BUT THEN OVERALL ACROSS THE CITY.
AND THEN EVEN PAST THE ENVIRONMENTAL PART, I GUESS THE SIDE OF YOUR RAM, BUT EVEN PAST THE ENVIRONMENTAL PART, ONE OF THE ISSUES IS SAFETY.
WE CAN, WE CAN RAISE THAT ISSUE WITH THEM YES.
THANK YOU, MS. BE WELL, I, WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS MORE OF A COMMENT BECAUSE AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'M PROBABLY THE PERSON WHO'S BEEN WORKING ON THE CCA SINCE BEFORE IT WAS PASSED.
I ACTUALLY, WITH THE OTHER GROUPS, HELP GET THE RESOLUTION PASSED TO GET, UH, THE CCA GOING, THE STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS, ET CETERA, WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER GROUPS.
AND WE MAY HAVE A, A NET ZERO GOAL FOR 2050, BUT WE HAVE AN INTERIM GOAL IN 2030, WHICH WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF.
AND I'LL, I'LL JUST BE CANDID.
I THINK SOMETIMES THOUGH, ALL OF US ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MANY THINGS AROUND THE CITY.
UH, THERE ARE THINGS THAT AREN'T IN THE CITY'S PURVIEW.
FOR INSTANCE, WE WORK WITH DART, BUT WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER DART.
UM, SOME THINGS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING TRULY HAVE TO DO WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DON'T HAVE, IT'S NOT UNDER THE PURVIEW REALLY, OF THE CCAP.
AND AS WE GO FORWARD, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE FEDERALLY, WE ARE GONNA NEED PRIVATE MONEY MORE THAN EVER.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UM, I'VE BEEN AROUND THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS IN DALLAS FOR 25 YEARS, AND WE ARE GONNA SEE A LOT OF WINDOWS CLOSE ON MONEY.
AND THEREFORE, SOME OF YOU THAT HAVE MENTIONED PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, EVEN INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPISTS, ARE GONNA BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN WE'VE EVER DREAMED.
SO, UM, I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT, AND IF SOME OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE WHOLE PROCESS CAME TO BE AFTER THE RESOLUTION WAS INITIALLY PASSED ON THE CCA, THE STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS, THE HIRING OF AECOM, THE 40 PEOPLE THAT WERE ON THAT STAKEHOLDERS MEETING, OR HOW THAT PROCESS ALL TRANSPIRED, I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO ANYBODY
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ABOUT THAT.YOU CAN GIMME A CALL AND I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT COMMENT BECAUSE I THINK I'M THE PERSON HERE, ONE PERSON HERE WITH THE MOST HISTORY, UH, EVEN MORE THAN SOME IN THE DEPARTMENT,
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED.
SO IT'S BEEN SAID, THIS IS YEAR FOUR OF A 30 YEAR PLAN, BUT THE CITY COMMITTED TO REDUCING THOSE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, UH, 43% BY THE YEAR 2030.
UM, AND A HUNDRED PERCENT BY 2050, WHERE ARE WE TOWARDS THE 43% REDUCTION GOAL? OR IS THAT WHAT OUR GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY THAT'S APPROACHING IS GOING TO TELL US? YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND SO WE SHOULD KNOW BY OCTOBER OF 2025 WHERE WE STAND, IS THAT RIGHT? YES.
BY THE END OF NEXT FISCAL FISCAL YEAR, WE'LL HAVE A, A REPORT ABOUT OUR GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY UPDATE.
UM, I LIKE HOW YOU BROKE OUT THE EMISSIONS BY THE GOAL.
WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IS ALSO A CORRELATION OF THE FY 25 BUDGET FOR EACH OF THOSE GOALS SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND IF WE'RE ALLOCATING THE MOST FUNDING TOWARDS THE AREA THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST EMISSIONS, SO THAT WE CAN MEET OUR REDUCTION GOALS, UM, ON THE WATER PORTION.
I KNOW THAT THE CW AND THEY'RE NOT PRESENT TONIGHT, BUT I REALLY LIKE THAT WE'VE GONE BEYOND OUR WATER CONSERVATION, UH, GOAL AND, AND THOSE EFFORTS.
UM, BUT I, IT, IT'S, IT'S REALLY A SORE POINT THAT WE DO NOT REQUIRE A MEMBER, CITIES THAT PURCHASE WATER FROM US TO HAVE A CONSERVATION PLAN, UM, IN ORDER TO PURCHASE WATER FROM US.
AND WE REQUIRE CONSERVATION OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN DALLAS.
UM, AND I, WE'RE, EVERYONE KNOWS IT'S THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, EMINENT DOMAIN OF A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ANY SEXIST COMMUNITIES PROPERTY, UM, IN ORDER TO, UM, CREATE A RESERVOIR OF WATER SUPPLY FOR, UH, THE NORTH TEXAS REGION, DALLAS INCLUDED, AND DALLAS AREA RESIDENTS.
SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE US FOCUS SOME EFFORTS ON REVISING THE LANGUAGE, UM, AND MAKING IT STRONGER AND MAKING THOSE CONSERVATION EFFORTS APPLICABLE, NOT JUST TO THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS, BUT ANYBODY WHO'S BUYING WATER FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS.
UM, OVERALL, I THINK THAT WE'RE IN A REALLY GREAT SPOT CONSIDERING, UH, THE LACK OF RESOURCES THAT OEQS HAS HAD.
I THINK THAT YOU'RE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB, ROSA INCLUDED.
I THINK THAT YOU ARE, UM, DOING THE MOST WITH WHAT YOU HAVE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETIMES, UM, A LITTLE CHALLENGING TO GET THE, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER AND GET THEM MOVING, UH, IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
BUT YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT YOU'VE CONTINUOUSLY BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THAT MAKES OUR JOBS A LOT EASIER TOO.
UM, AS ADVOCATE, UM, I WANNA REITERATE TO YOU THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE, UH, THE CONNECTION FOR YOU IN THESE COMMUNITIES.
SO IF THERE ARE OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE, IF THERE ARE NEW PLANS, IF THERE ARE MEETINGS, UH, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AIR QUALITY, THOSE AIR QUALITY SENSORS, WE WANNA BE INVOLVED.
YOU CAN CALL US AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ON THESE DATES AND WE'D LOVE FOR A COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO, TO BE PRESENT.
AND IF IT'S NOT THE COMMISSIONER FOR THAT DISTRICT, SOMEBODY FROM THE ORIGIN ENGAGEMENT TEAM WILL, WILL TRY TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO, TO BE THERE.
BUT, BUT UTILIZE US BECAUSE THAT'S TRULY WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
WE'RE HERE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AND IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT OR DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE ABOUT, IT TRULY IS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY.
ANYONE ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS? YES, DR.
UM, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU CHAIR ZOOM.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE ONE COMMENT IN ONE QUESTION.
SO ON FOCUS ON GOAL SIX, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL, I NOTICED THE, YOU HAD A LONG LIST.
THERE WAS ONE ITEM LISTED AS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT THEN DIRECTOR EVANS GAVE MORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND I THINK WHAT I WANTED TO JUST GIVE A MOMENT TO IS THERE, THIS WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR GOAL SAKES AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL YOU SHARE THESE DECKS AND IF YOU BRING 'EM TO COUNCIL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, YOU KNOW, ROSA MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL OF THE MILESTONES AND A LOT OF THE WORK IS LONG-TERM WORK.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTING AND BUILDING AND INCREASING OUR GREEN SPACE AND OUR TRAILS, A LOT OF THOSE TAKE MANY, MANY YEARS.
BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF PROGRESS THIS YEAR.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO FIND WAYS TO REPORT OUT AS ACCOMPLISHMENT PROGRESS WITH THE GREEN GREENING INITIATIVE, PASSING THE BOND CRITERIA FOR IMPLEMENTATION CRITERIA FOR ALL OF OUR CCP A GOALS, WHICH A REALLY BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS GROUNDBREAKING ON SOME NEW PARKS, MORE INVESTMENT IN OTHER GREEN SPACE.
AND I JUST, I THINK IT'S WORTH SHOUTING OUT SOMEHOW IN YOUR
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS.ALSO THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND STUDY THAT SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS VOLUNTEERED ON.
EVEN I, I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING TO HIGHLIGHT AS WELL, UM, THE SECOND YEAR THAT YOU ALL HAVE, DIDN'T HAVE THAT COME ABOUT.
AND THEN MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE SOLAR THAT'S GOING ON BECK WAY CENTER, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT.
IS THAT GONNA BE A RESILIENCE ONE? AT THE MOMENT WE'RE JUST, UM, FOCUSING ON THE SOLAR INSTALLATION.
I THINK BOT REC CENTER IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE PILOT AND THEN FROM THAT DATA, THE CITY WILL REEVALUATE POTENTIAL, POTENTIAL OTHER POTENTIAL OPTIONS.
MS. BE DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? YES, I DO.
CARLOS, YOU KNOW, UM, WHEN IS BOTLAND LAKE SOLAR INSTALLATION DUE TO BE FINISHED? DO WE HAVE A PAST? THE SOLAR IS ALREADY INSTALLED.
THE PROJECT THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON NOW IS ADDING THE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY.
I THINK ONCE THE BACHMAN REC CENTER HIGHLIGHTED IS COMPLETE AND THERE'S ANY LESSONS LEARNED FROM IT, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL THOSE, UM, OVER TO STAFF AND, UH, PLEASE COPY STEPHANIE AND MYSELF, UM, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE ANSWERED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING AND FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THE CCA.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO RIGHT INTO ITEM B.
ITEM B IS AN OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING CODE AMENDMENT.
WITH US THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MICHAEL WADE, OUR CHIEF PLANNER FOR THE PLANET AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I'M CHIEF PLANNER OF CODE AMENDMENTS, UM, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
AND WE'RE A RECENTLY MERGED DEPARTMENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
AND SO WE HAVE, UH, BALLOONED AND ARE KIND OF FINDING OURSELVES IN THE NEW ORGANIZATION.
AND SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME.
I'M JOINED BY SEVERAL OTHER STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR EMILY LIU.
WE HAVE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, UH, SARAH MAY AND SENIOR PLANNER, UM, UH, LORI LEVY, EXCUSE ME, MY COLLEAGUE WHO YOU PROBABLY KNOW FROM SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PARKING AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON.
SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT A CODE AMENDMENT, BUT HONESTLY, I WANT TO KICK THIS OFF WITH A VERY WELL WRITTEN PARAGRAPH.
EVEN I THINK IT'S JUST ONE SENTENCE FROM A CERTAIN, UH, JULIE HI MOTOS LETTER IN 2021.
I ONLY SAW THIS THIS MORNING, BUT UM, IT REALLY SUMS UP, UH, THE APPROPRIATENESS OF BRINGING PARKING TO THIS, UH, BODY.
AN ABUNDANCE OF PARKING FUELS TRAFFIC CONGESTION IMPACTS HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH AIR POLLUTION.
AND THE PARTICULATE MATTER RESULTING FROM COMBUSTION ENGINES REDUCES PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY, EXACERBATES THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, SLOWS STORM WATER ABSORPTION, DEGRADES NATURAL WATER QUALITY WITH OIL AND GASOLINE RUNOFF, AND ENHANCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED EXTREME TEMPERATURES AND WEATHER EVENTS.
IT SO SUCCINCT, UH, I DO A VERY CLUMSY VERSION OF THAT LATER ON, AND WE'LL PROBABLY JUST SKIP OVER IT AND SMILE AND MOVE ON.
UM, THIS IS VERY, UM, VERY APROPOS.
AND SO, UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
WE'LL JUST TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT WHERE THE AMENDMENT CAME FROM.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PARKING AND PARKING REGULATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF CCAP AND CITYWIDE GOALS.
WE'LL SPEND A A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THE AMENDMENT ITSELF AS PROPOSED RIGHT NOW, AND THEN WE'LL DRAW BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THE BROADER CONTEXT AND TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS.
UM, SPOILER ALERT, THE PRO PROPOSAL HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND SO WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT OF DESCRIBING THE AMENDMENT, UM, WE'RE PLANNERS, WE'RE ALL INTELLIGENT FOLKS.
WE ALL WANT TO, UM, TWEAK THINGS AND WE HAVE SOME IDEAS FOR REVISIONS, BUT OVERALL WE HAVE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD, UH, RECOMMENDATION BY A OAC ZONING ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO CPC.
AND WE'LL BE BRIEFING CPC ON THAT ON NOVEMBER 21ST, NEXT WEDNESDAY.
SO, THIS CONVERSATION STARTED IN 2019.
IT ACTUALLY STARTED YEARS BEFORE THAT.
THERE WERE SEVERAL KIND OF HOPE PRO HIGH PROFILE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT, UH, WERE NOT ABLE TO
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LOCATE INSIDE BUILDINGS OR WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH PERMITTING IN ANY KIND OF AN EFFICIENT OR EXPEDIENT WAY AT ALL.THEY WERE HELD UP SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR SOME SOME REASON.
UM, THIS SPENT 26 ZAC MEETINGS, WHICH IS UNHEARD OF IN MY UNDERSTANDING.
I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A YEAR AND A HALF, BUT IT JUST SEEMS, UH, RIDICULOUS.
IT'S, IT'S SUCH AN INTENSE, UM, TOPIC.
AND THEY REALLY WENT DEEP INTO LOOKING AT DIFFERENT FRAMEWORKS, DIFFERENT WAYS OF AMENDING THE PARKING REGULATIONS.
EVERY ZAC MEETING IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE ALSO HAD DEDICATED LISTENING SESSIONS, KIND OF AT THE END OF THE PANDEMIC.
THERE WAS A LOT OF LEADERSHIP TURNOVER, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES.
WE TOOK A PAUSE AND BROUGHT THE TOPIC BACK IN 2023, CONTINUED OUR ZO OAC MEETINGS, CONTINUED PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS.
AND FINALLY IN JANUARY OF 2024, THE ZONING ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CPC.
WE WERE IN THE MIDST OF FLORIDA DALLAS AT THAT TIME.
AND SO WE REALLY WANTED TO PRIORITIZE FORWARD DALLAS ON THE, UH, HEARTS AND MINDS OF EVERYBODY CHIEFLY OUR PLAN COMMISSION AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, AND SO WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ADOPTION OF THAT, THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME, UH, VERY SERIOUS CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WE NEED TO.
PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE HERE KNOW ABOUT PARKING MINIMUMS. THESE ARE KIND OF AT THE CORE OF THIS PROPOSAL.
UH, BUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T, JUST VERY BRIEFLY, THE WORLD OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS, OF COURSE INCLUDES HOW YOU DESIGN THEM, WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED.
BUT, UH, THE REALLY ONEROUS REGULATION IS THAT FOR EVERY LAND USE THAT YOU ESTABLISH, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BUILD A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PARKING SPACES THAT'S USUALLY CONNECTED TO A CERTAIN CHARACTERISTIC OF THE LAND USE.
UM, FOR INSTANCE, I'LL TAKE AN EASY ONE FOR A LOT OF OFFICES.
ONE PER 333 SQUARE FEET FOR MULTIFAMILY DWELLING UNITS, ONE PER BEDROOM.
SO YEAH, IF YOU HAVE A, A FAMILY LIVING IN A THREE BEDROOM AND YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN ONE OR TWO OF THOSE, YOU DON'T NEED PARKING SPACES FOR EVERYBODY.
WE HAVE SOME MORE ONEROUS ONES, YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THROUGH THE CHURCH LINE.
UM, BUT IT, IT GETS PRETTY IN DEPTH ABOUT HOW YOU CALCULATE HOW MANY PARKING SPACES YOU NEED.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHERS LIKE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ONE PARKING SPACE PER MILLION GALLONS OF SEWAGE CAPACITY.
UM, AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOUR IMAGINATION ABOUT HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THAT RATIO.
JUST A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THIS CAN MEAN AS FAR AS HOW WE USE OUR LAND.
UH, THESE IMAGES ARE FROM A NATIONAL STUDY.
DALLASES ARE ACTUALLY MORE ONEROUS.
AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MIDDLE, THAT'S A RESTAURANT.
YOU SEE TWICE AS MUCH LAND AS NEEDED FOR PARKING.
THE RESTAURANT THAT'S ACTUALLY LESS THAN DALLAS REQUIRES DALLAS REQUIRES EVEN MORE LAND TO BE DEDICATED TO PARKING FOR A RESTAURANT.
ON THE FAR RIGHT IS A CHURCH, ON THE LEFT IS AN APARTMENT UNIT.
VERY BROADLY, AND WE WON'T GET INTO EVERY ONE OF THESE, BUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY THESE PARKING MINIMUMS. VERY CUMBERSOME FOR PERMITTING, WHICH SLOWS DOWN EVERYTHING.
WE NEED NEW HOUSING UNITS, WE NEED UPDATED BUILDINGS FOR COMMERCIAL SPACES, ET CETERA.
UH, WE HAVE OUR STAFF RUNNING CIRCLES, COUNTING PARKING SPACES, TRACKING THEM, TRACKING DELTA CREDITS, WHICH ARE SORT OF INVISIBLE HISTORICAL PARKING SPACES.
UM, WE HAVE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CHARTS WHERE WE'RE GETTING DOWN WITH PERCENTAGES AND IT'S PRETTY WILD CALCULATIONS.
ALL OF THIS IS A BARRIER TO REDEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PERMITTING, UM, BURDEN, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE.
UM, WE KNOW THAT A PARKING SPACE CAN COST BETWEEN 3000 AND $40,000 PER PARKING SPACE EVEN MORE.
UH, WE'VE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER HOUSEWRIGHT ON OUR, UM, CITY PLAN COMMISSION JUST KEEPS DOING THIS AS WE TALK ABOUT PRICE.
HE'S AN ARCHITECT AND WE SAY 40,000 AND HE DOES THIS AND WE SAY 50,000 AND HE DOES THIS.
WE KNOW THAT THAT CAN ADD TO HOUSING COSTS, IT CAN ADD BETWEEN 200 AND $600 PER MONTH FOR A RENTAL UNIT.
AND, UH, WE'VE HEARD TELL THAT IN SAN FRANCISCO IT CAN ADD OVER $40,000 TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF A HOME.
IT'S A FINANCIALLY UNDERPERFORMING LAND USE.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT, FOR EXAMPLE, A BANK THAT IS REQUIRED TO BUILD A LOT OF PARKING VERSUS A BANK THAT IS NOT CAN NESTLE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIGHTLY INTO A CLASSIC MAIN STREET, UH, BUILT FORM.
THE TAXES PER ACRE THAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO, UM, GENERATE FROM THAT IS JUST IMMENSE.
IF YOU COMPARE, FOR INSTANCE, A WALMART, UH, VERSUS THE SAME LAND AREA TAKEN UP INSTEAD OF BY A, UH, PARKING
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LOT TAKEN UP BY SMALL BUSINESSES, AGAIN, A LITTLE MORE URBAN, A LITTLE DENSER, UM, THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT THAT GENERATES FOR THE CITY IS JUST FAR GREATER THAN THE HOME DEPOT, THE TARGET, THE WALMART, ET CETERA, SAME LAND.THIS IMPACTS WALKABILITY, OUR SAFETY AND OVERALL PLEASURE.
ONE OF THE MOST FUN SLIDES TO MAKE, I DON'T HAVE IT HERE, JUST COMPARING AREAS THAT FEEL NICE TO AREAS THAT FEEL BAD AND IT'S HARD TO REGULATE FEELING, BUT WE KNOW IT.
UM, AND WE KNOW WHERE PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TOURISM DOLLARS AND THEIR HOURS AND WHERE THEY LIKE TO VISIT.
IT'S OFTEN THE PLACES WITH LESS PARKING AND MORE SHOPS AND, UM, HOMES, ET CETERA.
SO, RECOGNIZING THAT Y'ALL ARE REALLY THE EXPERTS ON CCAP, AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE I MUDDLE THROUGH WHAT I THINK WE DEAL WITH EVERY DAY.
UM, OVERALL, I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE THAT AUTO USE CAUSES GREENHOUSE GASES.
IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CON CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT.
UH, LET'S GO TWO SLIDES INTO THE FUTURE PLEASE.
AND IT'S BEING SHOWN NOW AS CLOSE AS STATISTICIANS ARE WILLING TO GET TO SAYING CAUSATION, THAT BUILDING PARKING CAUSES, UH, DRIVING.
IT'S NO LONGER JUST CONSIDERED A PREFERENCE.
IT'S NOT JUST FOLKS WHO LIKE TO DRIVE MOVING TO AREAS WHERE THERE'S LOTS OF PARKING.
ON THE LEFT IS A STUDY THAT HAS STUDIED IT THROUGH EPI EPIDEMIOLOGY.
AND DON'T ASK ME TO QUOTE THE EXACT STEPS THAT THEY GO THROUGH, BUT THEY APPLIED THE SAME ANALYSIS TO PARKING, UM, AND PARKING RATIOS IN CITIES.
AND THEY'RE SHOWING THAT YEAH, IF YOU BUILD IT, THE CARS WILL COME.
ON THE RIGHT, UH, IS A STUDY FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
THEY LOOKED AT A DOUBLE BLIND HOUSING LOTTERY WHERE THEY TOOK ANY OLD HOUSEHOLD THAT HAD APPLIED AND STUCK IT IN ANY OLD DWELLING UNIT TOTALLY REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF PARKING OR THE AMOUNT OF, UM, VEHICLE TRIPS THAT THE HOUSEHOLD TAKES.
AND THEY SAW THAT THE HOUSEHOLD ADJUSTS TO THE AMOUNT OF PARKING IN THEIR AUTO USAGE, AUTO OWNERSHIP.
UM, IF THERE WERE MORE PARKING SPACES, PEOPLE WERE DRIVING MORE, IF THERE WERE LESS THAN THEY WERE ADJUSTING DOWNWARD.
SO THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT WE PROVIDE DOES AFFECT HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
THIS IS A, A SLIDE WHERE I'M, AGAIN, CLUMSILY SAYING WHAT SIERRA MOTO SAID IN THE BEGINNING.
UM, WE'RE DEGRADING WA WATER QUALITY.
UH, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT IS PAYING, ESPECIALLY WITH PARKING LOTS AS THEY'RE CONSTRUCTED TODAY.
THE HEAT ISLAND IMPACT, UH, IS VERY REAL HEAT ISLAND EFFECT.
AND THEN THE WHOLE WORLD OF, UH, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS WE'RE JUST, WE'RE PAVING PARADISE.
IT'S THE ONLY TIME I'M GONNA QUOTE THAT I PROMISE TODAY.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE THREE ELEMENTS OF OUR AMENDMENT, UM, VERY SUCCINCTLY.
REMOVING PARKING MINIMUMS FOR EVERY LAND USE CITYWIDE, ADDING SOME DESIGN STANDARDS TO ENHANCE WALKABILITY AROUND THE CITY.
AND ESTABLISHING A TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW THAT HAPPENS AT THE TIME OF SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT OR A REDEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT IS INTENDED TO CAUSE QUALIFYING DEVELOPMENTS.
AND WE HAVE KIND OF A TABLE OF THRESHOLDS TO THINK COMPREHENSIVELY ABOUT THEIR IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. AND I DIDN'T WRITE THIS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN STRATEGIES THAT INCENTIVIZE RESIDENTS OR EMPLOYEES OR VISITORS AT THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION THAN JUST THE SINGLE OCCUPANT GAS POWERED VEHICLE.
UM, A QUICK NOTE, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS MIGHT BE NEWS.
UM, PREVIOUSLY WE HAD LUMPED IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS.
WE WERE, UH, CONSIDERING A GREEN FACTOR SCORECARD, A PRETTY SIZABLE AMOUNT OF ITEMS. IN 2023, IT WAS DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THOSE INTO THEIR OWN CODE AMENDMENT, WHICH LAURA LEVY IS WORKING ON THE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE CODE AMENDMENT.
AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS TODAY, UM, DON'T BE SURPRISED.
DON'T THINK THAT WE, UH, LEFT SOMETHING OUT.
WE HAVE A WHOLE OTHER CODE AMENDMENT THAT REALLY FOCUSES ON IMPERVIOUS MATERIALS AND IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE.
SO WE'LL JUST USE ONE SLIDE EACH TO FOCUS ON EACH OF THESE THREE ELEMENTS.
REDUCING TO ZERO PARKING MINIMUMS FOR ALL LAND USES CITYWIDE.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FRAMEWORKS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A LOT OF INCREMENTAL APPROACHES.
UM, THEY CAN EACH ACHIEVE SOMETHING.
DALLAS HAS A BIG CITY AND IF YOU ACHIEVE SOMETHING, THEN YOU CAN JUST ACHIEVE IT BIG HERE.
HOWEVER, NO MINIMUMS CITYWIDE REALLY CATEGORICALLY
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IS SUPPORTED ACROSS THE BOARD, UM, BY ITS STAFF, BY THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY IS THAT THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO, UM, NOT ONLY IN ITS EXTENT, BUT THE ABILITY OF STAFF TO KEEP PERMITTING GOING, PROVIDING HOUSING, UH, SEND THEIR ATTENTION TO THE MORE IMPORTANT REVIEW THAT WORK THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING.
PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS BASICALLY CUSTOMIZED LITTLE ZONING DISTRICTS DOTTING THE CITY, UH, WILL BE AFFECTED INSOFAR AS THEY REFER BACK TO THE BASE CODE.
SO, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ASKS US QUITE A BIT ABOUT.
SOME OF THESE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS TOTALLY HAVE THEIR OWN PARKING MINIMUMS. THEY DON'T REFER AT ALL TO THE BASE CODE.
SOME REFER COMPLETELY TO THE BASE CODE, WHICH WE'RE MAKING CHANGES TO.
THOSE WILL BE TOTALLY CHANGED.
SO THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF LAND USES WHERE THEY SPECIFY, OKAY, FOR SCHOOLS AND THIS AND THAT, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE THIS AMOUNT OF PARKING, BUT THE REST JUST DO WHAT BASECO TELLS YOU TO DO.
THOSE WILL BE PARTIALLY IMPACTED IN THAT WAY.
AND WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IF YOU'D LIKE.
A QUICK RUNDOWN OF CITIES THAT HAVE REMOVED OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED PARKING MINIMUMS, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF RESULTS COMING OUT.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU MAKE A MOVE LIKE THIS, IT TAKES A WHILE TO SEE DEVELOPERS GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND ACTUALLY COMPLETE PROJECTS.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK, UM, THEIR NEW PROJECTS BUILT AROUND AROUND 21% FEWER TOTAL PARKING SPACES.
SO DEVELOPERS DO STILL BUILD PARKING.
THAT'S KIND OF A COMFORTING MESSAGE TO A LOT OF FOLKS.
IT CAN JUST BE RIGHT SIZED TO THE PROJECT, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TO THE PLACE, TO THE NEED.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, THEY HAVE REMOVED PARKING MINIMUMS. UH, BUT THAT WAS PRETTY RECENTLY.
SO WE HAVE LOOKED BACK AT THEIR AFFORDABILITY UNLOCKED PROGRAM THAT'S SIMILAR TO OUR M-I-H-D-B PROGRAM.
UM, BASICALLY YOU CAN BUILD FEWER PARKING SPACES IF YOU THROW ON AFFORDABLE UNITS, AVERAGE OF 25% FEWER NEW PARKING SPACES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, THEY TRACKED THEIRS BY SPACES PER UNIT.
UM, AND THEY'VE DONE THIS INCREMENTALLY, FINALLY, TOTALLY REMOVING PARKING MINIMUMS IN 2023.
IN 2012, THEY WERE SEEING AN AVERAGE OF 1.2 SPACES PER, UH, MULTIFAMILY UNIT THAT DROPPED TO 0.7 BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO 2023.
IN THAT STUDY, THEY DIDN'T BREAK DOWN WHAT TYPES OF, UM, DEVELOPMENTS THEY WERE LOOKING AT, BUT I IMAGINE AFTER LIVING THERE A LITTLE WHILE, THEY'RE DOING A WHOLE LOT OF MIXED USE THAT IS SIMILAR TO BUFFALO.
WHAT I DIDN'T TOUCH ON WITH BUFFALO IS THAT ACTUALLY ALL OF THE REDUCTION IN NEW PARKING SPACES WAS IN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN THEY LOOKED AT ONLY COMMERCIAL OR ONLY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THOSE DEVELOPERS ON AVERAGE WERE STILL BUILDING MORE THAN THE MINIMUM.
AND SO THE MINIMUM IN THOSE CASES, YOU KNOW, WAS UNNECESSARY IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND IT JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH PRESSURE DEVELOPERS ARE ALREADY UNDER FROM TENANTS, FROM LENDERS, ET CETERA, TO PROVIDE A LOT OF PARKING.
THIS IS STILL AMERICA, IT'S STILL DALLAS, STILL GOING TO HAPPEN.
UM, BUT IT WAS REALLY IN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS.
THEY WERE FREED FROM THE NEED TO DO A SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT TO DO A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CHART, THAT KIND OF A THING.
MINNEAPOLIS, I THINK IS THE SAME, BUT THAT'S ME OPINING, UM, IN SEATTLE, 40% FEWER SPACES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
THAT GETS INTO THE REALM OF KIND OF EYEBROWS RAISED.
SOMETIMES UNTIL YOU LOOK BACK AT A STUDY THAT KING COUNTY, WHERE SEATTLE IS LOCATED DID, UH, NOT LONG BEFORE THEY HAD THEIR PARKING REFORM, SEATTLE HAD THEIR PARKING REFORM.
IT SHOWED THAT 40% OF SPACES ACROSS THE COUNTY EXISTING SPACES ARE NEVER USED.
AND SO WHEN SEATTLE WENT THROUGH THE PARKING REFORM, THEY SAW THAT IT JUST RIGHT SIZED THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT THE DEVELOPMENTS WERE, UH, BEING REQUIRED TO BUILD.
QUICKLY RUNNING THROUGH SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS AGAIN.
UH, A LOT OF THE GREEN, UM, INITIATIVES WERE MOVED TO ANOTHER CODE AMENDMENT AND WE STUCK SORT OF WITH WALKABILITY.
AND SO WE'RE PROPOSING LIMITS TO CURB CUTS, FREEDOM TO LOCATE PARKING OFF OF MORE ALLEYWAYS ACROSS THE CITY.
AGAIN, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CURB CUTS AND, AND FRONT DRIVEWAYS THAT INTERRUPT THE SIDEWALK REQUIRING PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS THROUGH LARGE PARKING LOTS, UM, RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT CAN BE IN FRONT SETBACKS.
AND THEN STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED, AND THIS WAS THE ONE THING THAT ZAC DID NOT RECOMMEND TO CPC, THAT PARKING SHOULD BE LOCATED TO THE REAR OR TO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT, UM, WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO CPC, WE'RE CONSIDERING PROPOSING A REVISION THAT WOULD JUST INCENTIVIZE THE SAME THING BY ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY ON THE LOCATION OF
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THE BUILDING.AND THE LAST ELEMENT IS ALSO KIND OF THE CENTRAL ELEMENT.
AS MUCH AS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PARKING MINIMUMS, WE AS A CITY DON'T WANT TO AB TOTALLY ABATE OUR RESPONSIBILITY OF LOOKING AT THESE DEVELOPMENTS.
IN FACT, WE WANT TO ESTABLISH AN EVEN MORE CONTEXT SENSITIVE IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT COME IN.
AND SO, AGAIN, THE POINT IS TO CAUSE DEVELOPERS TO THINK COHESIVELY ABOUT THEIR IMPACT ON THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
INCENTIVIZING USE USERS TO TRY MORE SUSTAINABLE MODES.
UM, DEVELOPERS WILL NEED TO SUBMIT A SUSTAINABLE MODES ANALYSIS, ESTABLISH A MOBILITY COORDINATOR.
UM, THE PARKING PLAN ELEMENT IS, UH, IN FLUX RIGHT NOW.
BUT OVERALL, THE POINT IS, UM, LOOK AT THE SIDEWALKS, LOOK AT THE BIKE LANES AROUND YOU, LOOK AT TRANSIT AROUND YOU.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU? AND THEN AS YOU CHOOSE TRANSPORTATION, DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE A MENU.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE MENU EXACTLY, BUT IT, WE'RE CALLING IT A MENU OF STRATEGIES.
A DEVELOPER IS GIVEN SORT OF A TARGET POINT TOTAL.
SO BASED ON THE LOCATION AND SIZE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE 10 POINTS.
YOU GO TO THE MENU AND YOU SAY, OKAY, I'M GOING TO BUILD MORE BIKE RACKS.
I'M GOING TO INSTALL, UH, THIS AMOUNT OF EV CHARGING PARKING SPACES.
UM, I'M GOING TO SUBSIDIZE DARK PASSES FOR THE RESIDENTS OR EMPLOYEES.
UH, YOU GET YOUR DESIGN STAMPED AND YOUR CFO AND THEN YOU NEED TO BE REPORTING ON THAT AFTERWARD AS WELL.
SO THAT'S THE, THE VERY QUICK RUNDOWN OF THAT PROGRAM.
SOME CONCERNS THAT WE'RE HEARING, AND THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, PEOPLE REALLY DO HEAR TAKING AWAY PARKING MINIMUMS AND THEY HEAR TAKING AWAY PARKING, ESPECIALLY MY PARKING RIGHT BY THE FRONT DOOR AT MY FAVORITE DESTINATION.
UM, SPILLOVER PARKING FROM SOME POPULAR RESIDENTIAL OR, UH, EXCUSE ME, RETAIL OR RESTAURANT AREAS, UM, ESPECIALLY CAUSING INCREASED TRAFFIC AND NUISANCES BLOCKING DRIVEWAYS, BLOCKING FIRE HYDRANTS, THAT KIND OF A THING.
WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THAT IT'S NO PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS STILL A CONCERN FOR FOLKS.
UM, WE'RE CONCERNED THAT SOME PROPOSED LANGUAGE AROUND EXEMPTIONS MIGHT, UH, UNDERMINE SOME OF THOSE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT MINIMUMS, UH, THAT WOULD, WOULD BE LEFT IN PLACE.
AND THEN A CONCERN BY THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES THAT THE TDMP PROGRAM COULD BE TWO ONEROUS DEPENDING ON, ON HOW WE DESIGN THAT.
BACKING OUT A LITTLE BIT TO THE CONTEXT OF THIS, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, UH, GOT ADOPTED THERE ON STREET PARKING AND CURB MANAGEMENT POLICY.
AND SO OUR CODE AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOCUSES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS REALLY FOCUSES ON TOOLS THAT NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER, UH, COMMUNITIES CAN USE IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITY TO MANAGE CURB PARKING AND OTHER ON STREET IMPACTS.
THIS IS JUST A QUICK MAP OF CITIES THAT HAVE REFORMED OR COMPLETELY REMOVED THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
THE RED OR THE DOTS, UH, WHERE CITIES HAVE COMPLETELY REMOVED THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
NOT SHOWN THERE ARE, THIS IS HAPPENING IN EUROPE AS WELL.
I THINK WE'RE UP TO 89, 88 OR 89 AMERICAN CI CITIES THAT HAVE, UH, NORTH AMERICAN CITIES, EXCUSE ME, THAT HAVE REMOVED THESE, THE LARGEST BEING MEXICO CITY, TORONTO, AND EDMONTON.
AND THEN AUSTIN, I THINK IS NUMBER FOUR RIGHT NOW.
AND IF WE, IF THE PROPOSAL IN ITS CURRENT, UH, FORM IS ADOPTED HERE IN DALLAS, THEN WE WILL BE THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN NORTH AMERICA TO, UH, DO THIS.
A LOT OF THOSE ORANGE DOTS ARE JUST KIND OF INCREMENTAL EFFORTS.
THIS IS A QUICK IMAGE OF OUR PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, WHY NOT DO SOMETHING LESS, DO SOMETHING INCREMENTAL.
ONE OF OUR RESPONSES IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN, A LOT OF OUR PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS HAVE LOWER PARKING MINIMUMS IN THEM.
A LOT OF THEM WERE FORMED IN ORDER TO HAVE LOWER PARKING MINIMUMS IN THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR MIXED INCOME HOUSING DENSITY BONUS, WHICH IS STILL A RELATIVELY YOUNG PROGRAM, BUT WE SEE QUITE A FEW DEVELOPMENTS, UH, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE LOWER PARKING MINIMUM THAT THEY GET IN RETURN FOR ADDING AFFORDABLE UNITS.
AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES COMING FROM THAT.
DESIGNERS ARE TELLING US FOR THEIR NEW MULTIFAMILY BUILDING, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BUILD 45 SPACES.
THEY COULD BUILD HALF OF THAT, BUT INSTEAD
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THEY BUILD 42 SPACES BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY'RE JUST RIGHT SIZING.THEY DON'T NEED TO BUILD ZERO, THERE'S NO INTENTION TO BUILD ZERO.
THEY'RE JUST RIGHT SIZING TO THEIR NEEDS IN THE CONTEXT.
AND THEN DOWNTOWN FARMER'S MARKET AREA HAVE PRACTICALLY NO MINIMUMS, EXTREMELY LOOSE MINIMUMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO AGAIN, NEXT WEDNESDAY BRIEFING TO CITY PLAN COMMISSION.
THIS WON'T BE A PUBLIC HEARING, JUST AN INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING.
WE WOULD LOVE TO, UH, SEE THIS AT CITY COUNCIL NEXT SPRING.
NO IDEA HOW THE CONVERSATION WILL GO.
IT COULD GO A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS, STAFF'S ROLES TO FACILITATE THE CONVERSATION.
WE THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY CAN WORK ON TOGETHER.
AND WHETHER IT'S IN THE FORM THAT ZAC HAS RECOMMENDED OR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, WE THINK THAT WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE ACHIEVING SOMETHING BIG.
SO DON'T WANNA CUT CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH.
BUT, UH, THIS IS AMAZING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THIS THAT HAS GOTTEN THIS FAR AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION.
I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE GOT SOME STAFF HERE TO JOIN IF NEED BE.
JACK AND THEN GO TO COMMISSIONER AU.
LOCKLAN, UH, WILL YOU CHECK YOUR MICROPHONE? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
UM, THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE PRESENTATION.
SO MUCH COVERED AND I, UM, AM SUPPORTIVE OF WHERE THIS IS GOING.
SO I DON'T, I HAVE A REALLY SPECIFIC QUESTION AND, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT.
AND IT WAS, UM, I, ONE OF THE SLIDES WHERE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE AMENDMENT.
UM, ONE OF THE, THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS WAS MAXING CURB CUTS.
AND I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE CONTEXT BECAUSE OF A SPECIFIC FLAG FOR ME.
UM, JUST BACK TO THE GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE GREEN COMPONENTS THAT I KNOW ARE BEING, UM, DEALT WITH WITH A DIFFERENT, UM, ORDINANCE REVISION.
BUT, UM, CURB CUTS ARE INTEGRAL TO MANY GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNS IN PARKING LOTS.
SO JUST WANTED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT WHY THERE'S AN MAP.
SO THAT APPLIES SPECIFICALLY TO LOTS WITH A ONE TO FOUR UNIT, UM, RESIDENCE ON IT.
WE ARE GETTING A WHOLE LOT OF TOWNHOME, UM, CONDO EYES KIND OF STRUCTURES WHERE YOU HAVE, WHAT BY LAND USE SORT OF ARE JUST ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SITTING ON THEIR OWN LOT, AND EACH ONE'S THEIR OWN CURB CUT.
AND SO YOU END UP WITH A BLOCK THAT'S JUST CONCRETE.
UM, AND SO WE ARE EXPECTING BY THIS OR, YOU KNOW, UM, THERE ARE HOMES THAT WANT TO HAVE LARGE, YOU KNOW, GARAGES OR DRIVEWAYS, AND SO THEY END UP HAVING A REALLY LARGE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE TO IT TOO.
AND SO TO BE, TO BE REALLY CLEAR, I KNOW THAT I'VE, UH, MISSPOKEN ON THIS IN THE PAST.
I WANNA BE REALLY CLEAR, IT'S JUST THE ENTRANCES AND THE CURB CUTS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
AND SO IT'S A WIDTH MAXIMUM AND JUST A NUMBER, MAXIMUM FOUR LOTS WITH ONE TO FOUR UNITS ON IT.
SO, UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S NOT APPLYING TO ANYTHING ELSE, BUT THIS IS TARGETING SORT OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY TURN OVER JUST KEEPING BLOCKS FROM TURNING INTO STRAIGHT CONCRETE.
I MEAN, I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY TO JUST CLARIFY THAT THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF GREEN STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN, UH, IMMUNITY.
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER RE HOW YOU DOING? THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION ON PARKING.
UH, I LIVE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, RIGHT.
UH, ON LEDBETTER, IT'S A LOT OF APARTMENTS ON LEDBETTER, AND SOME OF THOSE APARTMENTS HAVE THEIR RESIDENCE PARKING OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT.
AND THEN I HEARD YOU, WHEN YOU PRESENTED EACH APARTMENT COMPLEX, HAVE TWO PARKING SPOTS PER UNIT.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, SO THE APARTMENTS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT NORTH DALLAS, BUT I THINK I, I HAVE RODE THROUGH NORTH DALLAS AND I SEE A LOT OF CARS PARKED ON OUTSIDE OF THESE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
SO THESE ARE PRIVATE, UH, PROPERTIES BUSINESS, RIGHT.
BUT THE PROBABLY APARTMENT PEOPLE ARE TELLING THE RESIDENTS, AND I KNOW THIS WILL AFFECT WHERE ON LED BETTER THAT THEY CAN ONLY HAVE IF THE CAR, IF THE RESIDENT IS NOT ON THE LEASE, THEY CAN'T PARK IN NO APARTMENTS.
THAT'S, I I IS THAT A PRIVATE THING OR IS IT CONNECTED TO THE CODE? IT'S NOT CONNECTED TO THE CODE THAT'S, THAT'S ON OPERATIONS.
UM, SO OH, THE PRIVATE, RIGHT.
A LOT OF THESE APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND COMPLEXES
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HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING SPACES, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THEIR GATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.SO IT'S REALLY NOT A NUMERICAL THING.
UM, IT'S, IT'S THE WAY THAT THEY'RE CHOOSING TO RUN THEIR SPACE.
AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH.
UM, AND THAT CAN BE, IT CAN BE A LITTLE DECEIVING INDEFINITELY.
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION FOR THIS CONVERSATION.
BECAUSE WITH THIS NEW, UH, CODE, UH, UH, LOADING AMENDMENT AND YOU SAID PARKING ON THE CURBS ON, UH, THIS SUPPOSED TO ELIMINATE THAT, RIGHT? NO, IT'S NOT GONNA ELIMINATE PARKING OUTSIDE OF APARTMENTS ON THE, UH, RIGHT OF WAY STREET OF THE APARTMENTS.
I JUST FOUND LIKE THAT'S A ISSUE IN SOME AREAS BECAUSE, UM, I'M JUST SAY OVER THERE OFF OF CENTERVILLE WHERE ALL THOSE APARTMENTS AT DOWN OFF IN THERE, WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN OFF IN THERE AND THEY EV NO, I'M GONNA TAKE DIXON CIRCLE OVER THERE BY MILLS CREEK, UH, MILLS CREEK, UH, TOWN, THEY HAVE A PARKING ISSUE OVER HERE, SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE DEPART PEOPLE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO PARK ON THE PROPERTY.
SO THEY'RE PARKING ON THE STREET NOW IS CAUSING TRAFFIC ISSUES WITH DARK GOING UP AND DOWN THE STREET, AND THE CAR IS HAVING THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO IS MY, I'M TRYING TO GET TO, IS THIS NEW PARKING LOADING, UH, AMENDMENT IS GONNA HELP SOME OF THESE ISSUES? NO, REALLY FROM, UH, JUST A BRIEF MOMENT, I HAD THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS ON STREET PARKING AND CURB MANAGEMENT POLICY.
IT'S REALLY IN THEIR REALM AND THEIR TOOLS, AND THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT.
SO THAT'S THINGS LIKE PARK AND BENEFIT DISTRICTS WHERE YOU CAN PUT METERS AND THEN THE MONEY GENERATED FROM THAT GOES BACK INTO THAT COMMUNITY.
I THINK THEY HAVE A, A SEPARATE ONE THAT'S CALLED A, A PAID PARKING PROGRAM.
THEY'VE GOT A LOCAL MANAGED PARKING AREA PROGRAM.
I THINK I'M GETTING ALL OF THE WORDS IN THE ORDER, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT RIGHT NOW.
EVEN WITH THE PARKING, 'CAUSE THE PARKING METERS JUST WENT UP.
AND USUALLY YOU COULD TAKE $2 WORTH OF QUARTERS AND YOU CAN GET YOU A FEW HOURS ON THE METER, RIGHT? NOT NO MORE.
SO NOW THE ME PARKING METERS IS IN WENT UP.
SO EVEN WITH THAT IMPLEMENT, YOU JUST SAID PUTTING IT IN THE COMMUNITIES, IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, PEOPLE ALREADY HAVING STRUGGLES.
SO IF THEY HAVE TO PARK ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW, THAT'S FINANCIALLY GONNA AFFECT THEM.
SO I JUST THINK WHEN WE DOING THIS PARKING CODE, WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO APARTMENTS IN THIS PARKING CODE BECAUSE I THINK IN AREAS LIKE LOW INCOME AREAS AND WHERE IT'S, UH, IT FLUCTUATED WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF APARTMENT COMPLEX, WE HAVE A ISSUE WITH PARKING IN THESE AREAS, AND ESPECIALLY OVER THERE IN OAK CLIFF FOR, I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE AND THEY CARS GET BROKE IN BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PARK OUTSIDE THE, AND ON THE PUBLIC STREET, IT'S JUST, WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT, UH, REGULATING APARTMENTS WITH THIS PARKING AMENDMENT LIKE I KNOW IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT IT HAS TO BE SOME WAY THIS, LIKE YOU SAY, APARTMENT PEOPLE HAVE PARKING, THEY JUST CONTROL IT.
SO IT'S SOME WAY THE CITY HAS TO COME AND HOLD THE APARTMENT COMPANY, UH, PROPERTIES IN THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROTECTING THE RESIDENT PARKING.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A FEW PARTICULAR ISSUES.
FIRST OF ALL, WE BEGAN TO TALK SERIOUSLY ABOUT IMPERVIOUS, UH, IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE IN THE CITY AND TALK ABOUT AS A CODE AMENDMENT STARTING IN 2009, ACTUALLY IN 2008.
SO WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON THAT ISSUE FOR 15 YEARS.
SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU'VE GOT SOME SPECIFIC INITIATIVES TOWARD THAT, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO FOUR FEET AHEAD ON THAT.
THAT'S BEEN PART OF OUR GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S NEVER BEEN IMPLEMENTED, AND I WANNA SEE THAT HAPPEN.
SO I KNOW A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AND WILL HELP YOU WITH THAT.
BUT 15 YEARS HAVE BEEN WAITING TO DEAL WITH THOSE COVERAGE ISSUES.
ALL THAT INCLUDES RAIN GARDENS.
IT SHOULD BE IN EVERY PARKING LOT IN THE CITY.
I ENCOURAGE YOU GO LOOK AT WINDWOOD VILLAGE AND OAK CLIFF TO SEE THE SCORES OF MATURE LIVE OAK TREES IN THE PARKING LOTS OF WINDWOOD VILLAGE.
SO THERE ARE SOME PLACES IN TOWN THAT HAVE USED TREES EXTENSIVELY FOR MANY YEARS, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO DO THAT DOWN THE EFFECT FOR STORMWATER RUNOFF FOR ALL THESE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED.
I JUST WANT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S REAL HISTORY HERE.
IN FACT, YOU MENTIONED 26 TRIPS TO ZAC.
I, IT WAS ON THE ARTICLE 10 TEST FORCE FROM WAY BACK WE HAD 723 MEETINGS OF ZAC, OR AT LEAST IT SEEMS
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LIKE IT.SO, SO IT WANTS, YOUR KNOWS A LOT OF HISTORY HERE AND YOU'LL FIND THE SUPPORT YOU NEED, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY WITH THOSE IMPERIOUS COVERAGE AMENDMENTS, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN PART OF OUR GREEN PATH FORWARD FOR YEARS.
WE'VE NEVER QUITE GOTTEN THERE.
WE NEED TO GET THERE FOR ALL THE REASONS I'VE JUST LISTED.
UM, THIS ALSO REALLY WORKS HAND GLOVE WITH OUR WATER INITIATIVES BECAUSE PAVEMENT DOES CAUSE REAL POLLUTANTS TO FLOW INTO WATER THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED AND OUR ABILITY TO REMOVE THOSE POLLUTANTS TO BE IN LARGE PART UPON CAPTURING WATER, UM, ON SITE WHERE WE CAN FILTER IT THROUGH RAIN GARDENS, UH, AND THROUGH OTHER NEGATIVE PLANTINGS.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THAT, LET ME KNOW.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO CONCENTRATE AS THE CITY, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
AND IF I CAN RESPOND JUST VERY QUICKLY, UH, THE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE CODE AMENDMENT IS THE NEXT STEP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, UM, PARKING.
AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN RECOMMENDED BY OAC.
AND SO AS SOON AS THIS GETS THROUGH, IT'S GOING RIGHT TO CPC.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO COVER A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT THIS IS A NEVER ENDING PROCESS AS WELL.
AND SO IT'LL BE UPDATED, IT WILL BE, UH, REFINED OVER TIME AND, AND WE KNOW THAT WE WANT THIS TO BE AN ATTITUDE AND A PERSPECTIVE OF THE CITY GOING FORWARD.
ONE MORE QUICK FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
HAVE YOU SPENT MUCH TIME LOOKING AT GREEN PARKING GARAGES AND THERE ARE PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE ARE BUILDING PARKING GARAGES THAT TREES GROW IN AND YOU'LL HAVE PLANTINGS ON THE EDGES ON THE SIDE.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING THERE TO LOOK AT CUTTING EDGE, UH, GREEN PARKING GARAGES WE COULD, UH, IMPLEMENT AROUND THE CITY? THERE WAS TALK IN 2020 AND 2021 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2023 ABOUT, UM, CONSOLIDATING BOTH THE WORLD OF SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY AND REALLY FOCUSING HARD ON DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGES AS WE TRIED TO GET MORE EXPEDIENT.
TO BE REALLY FRANK WITH THIS ONE, WE JUST CUT A LOT OF THINGS.
AND SO THE WORLD OF GREEN PARKING GARAGES WE WOULD LOVE TO LOOK INTO MOVING FORWARD.
LACKMAN, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO MR. HOFFMAN, MS. POSTON AND SHAHIR MOTO.
UM, I HAVE A, A SERIES OF, UM, UH, SEVERAL IMPACT QUESTIONS I THINK ARE BRIEF.
UM, IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE THAT RESTRICTING PARKING DRIVES BUSINESS AWAY FROM SMALLER BUSINESSES INTO ONLINE SALES? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT IT'S WORTH AN A DEDICATED SEARCH.
UM, AND, UM, I WANNA ECHO THE POINTS I THINK THAT, UH, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER BUREAU MADE ABOUT, UM, ADEQUATE SPACE FOR HOUSING VERSUS, UM, WHAT YOU GET, UH, VERSUS COMMERCIAL, BECAUSE I THINK THOSE ARE, ARE REALLY VERY DIFFERENT.
UM, IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE SIMILARLY ON THE ROLE OF, UM, UH, ON, ON WHAT RIDE SHARE DOES TO, UH, EITHER PARKING OR TO, UM, THE, THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.
SO I'M, I'M SURE THAT IS, BUT I'M NOT PREPARED WITH AN ANSWER.
UM, AND THEN, UM, FINALLY, UH, MAKING A POINT FROM SOME OF THE WORK THAT, UM, I DID AROUND ASTHMA, UM, IS THAT, UM, AND THE ISSUE ON THE EDUCATIONAL THING, BUT OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF THIS IS THE QUESTION OF BUS IDLING, BUT IDLING ALSO HAS TO BE AN ISSUE IN OTHER PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE DOING THINGS LIKE PICKUP AND A, A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON BOTH HEALTH RISKS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND THEN FINALLY, UH, AN ANECDOTE WHEN, UH, UH, UH, MS UH, TANIA AND I WERE, UH, UH, WORKING, AND ACTUALLY ONE OF THE WORST WAYS I THINK WE BONDED WAS WHEN SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS, WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING THEIR COMMUNITY GARDEN, GETTING A PERMIT, UH, FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THEY NEEDED PARKING SPACES FOR AN URBAN GARDEN WHERE THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE ANY DISTRIBUTION.
AND IT TOOK US A LITTLE WORK TO, UH, AND A LITTLE BIT OF ARM TWIST THING TO CONVINCE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO LIFT THAT, TO ALLOW THEM TO BUILD THE GARDEN.
SO THERE'S A PLACE WHERE THIS IDEA CERTAINLY WOULD EASE THE BURDEN.
AND I WANT TO THANK ANYONE FOR ANY ANECDOTES THAT THEY SEND OUR WAY.
THIS IS THE KIND OF TOPIC THAT CAN REALLY ENGAGE THE IMAGINATION, ESPECIALLY, UH, FEAR-BASED SCENARIOS.
AND, UM, WE FIND THAT TIME AND
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AGAIN, WHEN YOU GET TO SPECIFIC SITUATIONS, THE REALITY ON THE GROUND IS PRETTY DIFFERENT AND CAN BE PRETTY RIDICULOUS BECAUSE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS.I, AND I THANK YOU FOR VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING AND, UM, UH, PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOU COMING TO SPEAK WITH US TODAY.
I'M VERY, VERY, UH, INTRIGUED AND EXCITED ABOUT, UM, THE DIRECTION THAT THE CITY CAN TAKE WITH SOME OF YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY WANTED TO ADDRESS AND CON MY CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE GOING TO SEE ADDITIONAL DENSITY AS A RESULT OF THE REDUCED PARKING LOAD FOR SITE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENTS, UM, WHAT, HOW ARE WE, HOW ARE WE ADDRESSING STORM STORMWATER, RUN IT RUNOFF AND TREE CANOPY? UH, ARE WE, ARE WE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE REDUCTION OF THE PARKING THAT'S GONNA ALLOW US TO HAVE A LARGER FOOTPRINT FOR HEALTHY ROOT BALLS FOR TREES TO ALONG BOULEVARDS AND STREETS AND TO HAVE A, UH, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY CITY, BUT ALSO HAVE A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY CITY WE WANNA WALK IN? UH, WHAT, WHAT IS THE THOUGHT PROCESS ALONG THE LINES OF THE DENSITY, UH, TREE CANOPY AND PARKING RATIO? THE THOUGHT PROCESS NORMALLY RESIDES WITHIN PHIL IRWIN.
HE'S OUR, UM, CITY ARBORIST AND, AND IS OUR MASTER OF ARTICLE 10.
WE DON'T EXPECT THIS CODE AMENDMENT TO PRODUCE INTENSE DENSITY IN ANY AREA OF THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY.
WE KNOW THAT, UM, RIGHT, RIGHT AWAY WE KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TIMELINE TAKES A LONG TIME.
AND TO BE HONEST, IT'S GOING TO BE SITE BY SITE HERE AND THERE.
AND AS, UH, NEW BUILDING, NEW PARKING THAT'S BEING BUILT, UH, COMES ONLINE, AGAIN, WE'RE EXPECTING 2120 5% LESS.
AND SO INSOFAR AS PARKING LOTS, SURFACE PARKING LOTS ARE TURNING INTO BUILDINGS PROBABLY WITH STRUCTURED PARKING OR JUST REDESIGNED PARKING.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE RELYING ON SORT OF OUR EXISTING CODE AND PROCESSES.
I'M GOING TO VENTURE BRIEFLY INTO THE WORLD OF LONG RANGE PLANNING, WHICH IS NOT A TEAM THAT I'M ON, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THAT TEAM, BUT WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT FORWARD DALLAS AND A LOT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AS PART OF THAT.
WE HAD ACTUALLY TODAY OUR VERY FIRST INTERNAL MEETING JUST TO SAY, GOOD JOB, GUYS.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP ON THIS? WE'VE GOT OUR HUGE MATRIX OF IMPLEMENTATION AND ACTUALLY OUR NUMBER ONE STEP THAT, UH, CAME OUT OF THAT MEETING IS TO GO TALK TO CARLOS AND OEQS AND FORM AN EXTREMELY TIGHT PARTNERSHIP IMMEDIATELY.
AND SO, CARLOS, YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT WE'RE COMING FOR YOU.
UM, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE PLACE TO HOLISTICALLY LOOK AT THE IMPACTS OF DENSITY ON TREE CANOPY, ON, UH, STORM WATER RUNOFF, ET CETERA.
YEAH, I WANT PIGGYBACK ON WHAT, UH, MR. MARCUS WAS SPEAKING TO WITH REGARD TO RAIN GARDENS AND THE TREE CANOPY AND HOW THEY ARE SYMBIOTIC.
AND THEY ALSO SOLVED TWO PROBLEMS. THEY ENHANCED THE, THE, UH, SUSTAINABILITY OF THE TREE CANOPY, AS WELL AS MANAGING STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM BUILDINGS AND AND LOT COVERAGE.
I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A DEVELOPMENT THAT I BUILT THAT DOES HAVE, WAS ACTUALLY I WAS GONNA BE PREVENTED FROM BUILDING IT UNLESS I DID HAVE SOME FORM OF DETENTION.
I'D ALREADY BUILT IT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT UNAWARES TO THE CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THEY REALLY WEREN'T FAMILIAR WITH, WITH RAIN GARDENS.
AND SO WHEN I, WHEN WE DID IMPLEMENT IT, UH, THE RAIN GARDEN WAS MADE, MADE PART AND CONSIDERED PART OF THE DETENTION.
AND I WOULD REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE LANGUAGE WITH REGARD TO RAIN GARDENS, STORMWATER RUNOFF, AND TREE CANOPY IN THE DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO, UH, WHEN DEVELOPERS ARE COMING IN TO INFORM 'EM AS TO THE OPTIONS AND THE BENEFITS OF HAVING THOSE FEATURES INCLUDED IN THEIR DEVELOPMENTS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS, AND BY, BY GAINING THIS ADDITIONAL DENSITY, POTENTIALLY BY REDUCING CAR PARKING REQUIREMENTS, THAT'S GONNA ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO DO SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT MR. MARCUS WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME.
IF I, I SEE THAT IN THE PLANNING DISCUSSION, SO SURE.
IF I CAN RESPOND BRIEFLY TO THAT, ONE OF OUR FIRST ITEMS IN THE FORWARD DALLAS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IS BASICALLY
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TAKING AN INVENTORY OF EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY IS DOING, ESPECIALLY TRACKING LONGITUDINALLY A DEVELOPMENT FROM THE VERY INITIAL IDEA OF MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT A HOME HERE, ET CETERA, TO GETTING THAT CFO AT THE VERY END.AND AT WHAT PLACES ARE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS? SOMETHING THAT WE'VE FOUND VERY OFTEN IS CERTAIN UNNAMED, OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF MAINTENANCE OF THINGS THAT END UP IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, AND WE KNOW THAT PRIVATE DEVELOPERS ALSO ARE LOOKING AT THEIR BOTTOM LINE, THAT'S KIND OF THEIR, THEIR DRIVER.
THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT COST IN GENERAL.
AND SO IT ENDS UP SORT OF FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS, UM, BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO PUT THE MONEY TOWARD IT.
AND SO WHAT I'M NOT SAYING IS THAT WE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.
I'M JUST DOUBLING DOWN ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT ON A CITYWIDE LEVEL, AND IT'S GOING TO INVOLVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF EDUCATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IN DALLAS.
UM, JUST ANECDOTALLY, I MOVED DOWN HERE FROM MINNEAPOLIS AND THEY'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SURFACE WATER FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND DEALING WITH IT IN, UH, MORE NATURAL WAYS, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG ENGINEERS IN DALLAS.
AND SO THERE'S GONNA BE AN EDUCATION COMPONENT, BUT, UM, INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, LETTING US BE SCARED AWAY BY THAT, WE NEED TO BE TALKING EVEN MORE ABOUT IT.
SO I'M JUST AGREEING IN A LONG-WINDED WAY.
I AGREE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY BE NEED TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE CITY WITH REGARD TO MAINTENANCE OF SOME OF THESE FEATURES.
'CAUSE MANY IN, IN A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS GOT AN OPERATIONAL ENTITY, UH, A MULTI-FAMILY UNIT OR A MIXED, A MIXED, UH, USE PROJECT, MANY OF THESE FEATURES CAN BE INCORPORATED ON PRIVATE LANDS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PASSED ON TO THE SAME.
IN FACT, THE, THE DETENTION IS REALLY PART OF, UH, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PRIVATE, PRIVATE SITE.
SO I, I THINK JUST HAVING IT AS A, AS A DISCUSSION, UH, ESPECIALLY RAIN GARDENS, WHICH ARE REALLY, REALLY BENEFICIAL AS WELL AS EVEN EVEN CISTERNS AND STORMWATER CAPTURE, UH, AND RAINWATER CAPTURE FOR PROJECTS.
SO, UH, THAT HELPS REALLY, THE DOWNSTREAM STORM WATER PROBLEMS THAT WE, WE WERE DISCUSS, WE WERE DISCUSSING EARLIER WITH REGARD TO THE MILL CREEK PROJECT.
UH, RAINWATER CAPTURE IS, I, I LOOK AT IT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, IT'S FREE WATER, IRRIGATE YOUR SITE WITH IT.
SO, I MEAN, DALLAS WATER DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT, BUT YEAH, IRRIGATE YOUR SITE WITH FREE RAINWATER, SO PUT A DETENTION TANK AND USE THE RAINWATER.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT'S MY SOAPBOX FOR THAT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR, BUT JUST INCORPORATING IT IN THE DESIGN PROCESS WOULD REALLY, REALLY ENHANCE THE DISCUSSIONS FOR DEVELOPERS AND, AND THE COMMUNITY.
ALL RIGHT, MS. POSTON AND THEN MOTO AND MS.
THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AND, UM, THANK YOU ALL ON THIS COMMISSION FOR THE CONVERSATION ABOUT, UM, THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING SOME OF THESE OTHER NEEDS LIKE GREEN STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, TREES, ET CETERA.
IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO SOMEDAY SEE THOSE BUILT IN AND PERHAPS EVEN INCENTIVIZED FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
UM, I HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
UM, THE FIRST IS IN TERMS OF THE CATEGORIES FOR PARKING, IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY CATEGORIES OF PARKING THAT AREN'T INCLUDED, LIKE MEDICAL OR ARE THERE ANY CATEGORIES OR THIS THEY'RE ALL GONNA, THE GOAL IS TO REMOVE ALL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
THE GOAL IS TO REMOVE ALL OF THEM.
AGAIN, THERE'S SOME PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS THAT ARE ZONING ORDINANCES ALL BY THEMSELF, AND THEY CONTAIN THEIR OWN PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
AND SO THIS WON'T BE ABLE TO TOUCH ALL OF THOSE.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS, UM, I APPRECIATED WHEN YOU SAID THAT WHEN YOU BRING IT, THE CONVERSATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, I THINK YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE COULD GO MANY WAYS AND, UM, THAT JUST RAISED THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING NOW TO TRY TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS, YOU KNOW, UM, THE, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ET CETERA, RIGHT NOW FOR THIS FINAL PUSH AND, UM, WHAT CAN WE DO ON THIS COMMISSION TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT ANSWER TO YOUR SECOND QUESTION? WE'LL COME TO ME AS SOON AS THIS MEETING IS OVER.
I'M SURE UM, AND WE'LL COME TO ALL OF YOU TOO.
SO WE HAVE A, A LIST OF WHAT DO WE HAVE, I THINK 200 EMAILS THAT ARE PERSONAL OR ORGANIZATIONS, UM, WHO ARE FOLLOWING THIS TOPIC.
AND SO PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING IT AND HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING IT VERY CLOSELY.
WE ARE, LET'S SEE, WE JUST FILMED A LITTLE VIDEO TO PUT ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE ARE REFRESHING SOME OF OUR FEQ.
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME EMAIL BLASTS.
WE HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT A VIDEO SERIES, UH, THAT WILL BE KIND OF INFORMATIONAL.
UM, ALL OF OUR STANDARD ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PUBLIC NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA BLASTS, THAT KIND OF A THING.
AND SO THERE IS NO GROUP THAT WE WILL NOT MEET WITH.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, EVERY ZAC MEETING HAS BEEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
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UH, EXCUSE ME, 26 EARLIER.UH MM-HMM,
AND SO, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO ENGAGE ANYONE.
I THINK SOME PRINCIPLES IN GENERAL THAT I LIKE TO TELL FOLKS, ANECDOTES, STORIES, UM, FIND THOSE, THOSE PLACES THAT YOU LOVE THAT ARE HARD TO FIND PARKING AT, AND PICK OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO, WHAT HOMES ARE YOU GONNA DEMOLISH OR WHAT SHOPS ARE YOU GONNA DEMOLISH IN ORDER TO MAKE IT EASIER TO PARK? PROBABLY NONE BECAUSE YOU REALLY LIKE THE WAY THE WALKABILITY OF THE SPACE OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND SO I TRY TO TELL PEOPLE, UM, INTERROGATE YOUR ASSUMPTIONS.
YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST TAKE A MINUTE.
LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MINUTE.
OTHERWISE, GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED.
UM, WE HAD A GENTLEMAN AT, LET'S SEE, WHICH MEETING WAS IT? I THINK IT WAS A, OH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A CPC MEETING CONSIDERING, UH, AN ORDINANCE, A A CODE AMENDMENT THAT WAS VERY MARGINALLY RELATED TO PARKING.
IT WASN'T RELATED TO THIS CODE AMENDMENT.
IT JUST TOUCHED ON PARKING A LITTLE BIT.
HE CAME UP AND HE SPENT ABOUT FIVE SECONDS SAYING, YEAH, I AGREE WITH THIS, BUT LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY LIFE GROWING UP IN EAST TEXAS OR IN EAST DALLAS, AND HOW THE PARKING MADE IT WORSE, AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO, ANECDOTES, ANECDOTE, ANECDOTES, ANECDOTES REALLY GO A LONG WAY ON THE EMOTIONAL SIDE AND GO A LONG WAY TO COUNTERACT A LOT OF THE FEAR AND CONCERN.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A DALLAS SINCE THE SIXTIES OR, OR EVEN MAYBE FORTIES WHERE WE HAVEN'T HAD PARKING REGULATIONS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL GREW UP WITH, AND ESPECIALLY IF WE GREW UP OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN CORE.
YOU KNOW, I'M, I GREW UP IN GARLAND.
UM, WE'RE USED TO PARKING LOTS AND WE'RE USED TO COUNTING ON, UH, A FREE AND ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF SPACES FOR US.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, COMFORTING MESSAGES, BUT AGAIN, SHOWING UP.
AND SO IF YOU KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED, WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO HEAR THE FULL RANGE OF ANECDOTES.
WE'RE NOT AT ALL THINKING THAT WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT, UM, JUST PUTTING US IN TOUCH WITH ANYONE YOU'D LIKE US TO TALK TO.
AND THANK YOU, MR. WADE FOR STAYING LATE WITH US AND FOR YOUR COMPELLING PRESENTATION.
UM, I'M GONNA ADVOCATE FROM THE DEVELOPER'S PERSPECTIVE FOR A MINUTE.
I THINK THE TRAFFIC REVIEW IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST UNCERTAIN AND RISKY PORTIONS OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND CERTAINTY BREEDS INNOVATION, INVESTMENT GROWTH, AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.
SO I'M, THIS, THE, THESE QUESTIONS ARE ALONG THAT LINE.
I, I REALLY LIKED HOW YOU TALKED ABOUT WITH THE TDMP, THIS KIND OF OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE, TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES THAT HELP OFFSET, UM, THE PARKING AND ALTERNATIVE MODES OF ACCESS AND TRANSIT.
UM, BUT YOU ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UH, A THRESHOLD OF SET AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE, BASED ON THE CONTEXT AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT THRESHOLD IS SET AND IF THAT'S TRANSPARENT OR, YOU KNOW, VARIABLE AND IF SOME OF THE OTHER ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS AND DOCUMENTATION THAT'S NOW REQUIRED IS ALSO A PART OF TRYING TO HELP REMOVE SOME OF THAT UNCERTAINTY AND PROVIDE CERTAINTY PRIOR TO THE PARKING REVIEW, BECAUSE THERE'S A CLEAR INDICATION OF WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE.
SO IF I GET THAT ON THOSE ANALYST ANALYSES, THEN I'M, I'M IN THE GREEN.
SO THE THRESHOLDS THAT I REFERRED TO ARE A TABLE THAT ARE IN THE CODE AMENDMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE FULL TEXT AMENDMENT.
THEY WILL BE IN CODE, THEY'LL BE ADOPTED, UM, VERY, BASICALLY IT'S RESIDENTIAL OF X RANGE OF DWELLING UNITS IN THIS LOCATION.
WE'LL NEED THIS AMOUNT OF TARGET POINTS.
AND SO, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL NEED THIS REVIEW TYPE AND THIS TYPE OF TARGET POINTS RESIDENTIAL WITH MORE UNITS BETWEEN X AND Y.
WE'LL NEED THIS REVIEW TYPE AND THIS, UH, THESE NUMBER OF POINTS, COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE.
SO YOU JUST LOOK IT UP ON THE TABLE, IT'S CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT.
IT BE, THERE'S NO KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT WITH ONE ASTERISK THAT TREK, FOR INSTANCE.
AND OTHER DEVELOPERS HAVE, DO HAVE SOME HEART HEARTACHE ABOUT ZAC ALSO RECOMMENDED A DISCRETIONARY REVIEW PORTION OF THAT.
AND SO RIGHT NOW IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO A MINOR REVIEW, WHICH IS BASICALLY JUST THROW IN A COUPLE STRATEGIES AND GOOD MAJOR REVIEW, WHICH IS THE STRATEGIES PLUS, UM, YOU PLUS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, EXCUSE ME.
UH, WHICH IS JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ONEROUS.
THE DISCRE QUOTE, DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IS INTENDED TO CATCH PROJECTS THAT ARE JUST HAVING STRANGE OR EXPECTED TO HAVE AN UNEXPECTED TRAFFIC, UM, IMPACT.
SO WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE OF THE TOPOGRAPHY, WHETHER IT'S, UM,
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IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF LAND USE THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN OR MIX OF LAND USES, THAT KIND OF THING.SO THAT WAS A PART OF THE ZAC RECOMMENDATION.
UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH CPC WILL HOLD ONTO THAT.
UM, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM TO COME IN AND, AND VOICE PERSPECTIVES AT CPC.
AND SO THERE IS ROOM TO ENHANCE PREDICTABILITY AND, UM, DIMINISH THE AMBIGUITY.
AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A NEW TYPE OF REVIEW FOR DALLAS.
A LOT OF OTHER CITIES HAVE THIS KIND OF REVIEW.
A LOT OF THOSE ARE EXTREMELY COMPLICATED.
SOME TIE IN A GREAT DEAL OF DISCRETION FOR STAFF.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING REALLY IS A LIGHT TOUCH.
UM, BUT WE UNDERSTAND IT'S NEW.
AND, UH, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT IN ADDITION TO CERTAINTY BREEDING INNOVATION, WE THINK HIGH STANDARDS CAN ALSO BREED, UH, INNOVATION.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE CREATIVITY THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY BRINGS TO.
SO WE WILL HAVE THESE MENU OF STRATEGIES, BUT ALSO CAN BRING YOUR OWN IDEAS TOO.
UM, AND GENERALLY WE'RE DOING THIS IN PURSUIT OF JUST REDUCING SINGLE OCCUPANCY, GAS POWERED VEHICLE TRIPS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE.
AND SO IF YOU CREATIVELY COME UP WITH SOME GREAT NEW ITEMS, AMAZING, LET'S GO FOR IT.
I LOVE TO HEAR THAT THAT FLEXIBILITY IS BUILT IN.
UH, THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE KIND OF BUILDS ON WHAT MR. MARQUIS AND MR. HOFFMAN WERE SHARING, AND I GET IT.
SOMETIMES WE NEED TO SIMPLIFY AND STREAMLINE TO GET STUFF DONE AND DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT.
SO I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR, AND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY MAY BE IN COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, BUT, UM, THESE STRATEGIES THAT YOU ARE, UM, GIVING POINTS FOR TO INCREASE ALTERNATIVE MODES OF TRANSIT COULD ALSO INTEGRATE TREE CANOPY COVERAGE AND STORMWATER FILTRATION.
LET'S NOT HAVE ANY MORE OF IT.
WE HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY THIS WAY.
IT COULD ALSO BE, WELL, THE PARKING WE HAVE, YOU CAN MAKE BETTER.
AND THEN THAT AS A QUALITY OF LIFE AMENITY IS KIND OF CHANGING THE URBAN FABRIC AND OTHER THINGS.
SO I GET IT, YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE FAST, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET STUFF DONE AND YOU'RE TRYING TO COMPARTMENTALIZE THINGS TO KIND OF SIMPLIFY THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE TOO MANY SILOED SEPARATE THINGS, WE DON'T END UP GETTING THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE AFTER.
THANK YOU MR. WADE, FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS TONIGHT AND FOR INTRODUCING THIS TO US.
UM, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SEND US THE AMENDMENT LANGUAGE.
UM, I HAVE A NEGATIVE ANECDOTE.
I HAVE HEARD, IT'S HEARD ON THE STREETS OF WEST DALLAS THAT DART HAS REDUCED ROUTES DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ON STREET PARKING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE BUS TO GET THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MANY MORE DART ROUTES IN MY WEST DALLAS NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW CAN THIS WORK HAND IN HAND WITH DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF CARS ON THE ROAD, INCREASING OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION QUALITY AND QUANTITY, NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF DART? UM, WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THEM IS THEY NEED DENSITY AND THEY NEED IT ALONG ROUTES.
AND SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT WHAT ROUTES THEY CAN DECREASE HEADWAYS ON FROM 15 MINUTES TO 10 MINUTES, THEY'RE LOOKING AT BRT WHERE THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE.
AND, UH, THEY'VE VOICED A COUPLE OF SORT OF LAND USE AND ZONING THINGS THAT WOULD HELP THAT.
AND THAT IS JUST ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES INCREASING DENSITY ALONG SOME OF THESE ROUTES, RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.
UM, AND ESPECIALLY THEY SAID IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF GROUP JOBS TOGETHER, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH IS, UH, YOU HAVE PEOPLE GOING FROM THEIR HOME IN ALL DIRECTIONS TO JOBS AND THEN COMING BACK, AND IT JUST WORKS FOR FOLKS TO HAVE THE CAR FOR THAT.
UM, AND SO FROM OUR, OUR, UM, SIDE FORWARD DALLAS IS REALLY THE BEGINNING OF CORRIDOR, UH, PLANNING EFFORTS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING.
AND, UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO HEAR FROM ANDREA GILLIS, ONE OF OUR DEPUTY DIRECTORS ON THAT SIDE, BUT SWITCHING FROM SORT OF LARGE AREA PLANNING TO NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND CORRIDOR PLANNING.
AND SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH DART IN THAT KIND OF AN EFFORT, THOSE, THOSE PLANS TURN INTO AUTHORIZED HEARINGS OR, UM, YOU KNOW, REZONINGS, CITY INITIATED REZONINGS.
SO THAT'S FOR, FOR ANY GIVEN AREA, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME PLANNING PROCESS, REZONING PROCESS.
ANOTHER EFFORT THAT'S ALREADY UNDER THE WAY UNDERWAY IS OUR ZONING CODE
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REFORM, OUR FULL ZONING CODE REFORM THAT'S ALREADY BEEN STARTED.WE HAVE OUR CONSULTANT KAROS, WHO'S BEEN PERFORMING A CODE DIAGNOSTIC.
I THINK THEY'RE JUST ABOUT COMPLETE WITH THAT.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA START AN ENGAGEMENT PHASE.
WE'RE GONNA REWRITE EVERYTHING, JUST BURN THE WHOLE THING, YAY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DECISIONS TO MAKE ON THAT.
UM, DECISIONS REGARDING HOW MUCH WILL WE TRY TO TACKLE SOME CONTROVERSIAL KIND OF POLICY THINGS AS A PART OF THAT VERSUS JUST MAKING IT A BETTER TOOL AND LEADING THE CONTROVERSIAL POLICY THINGS TO INDIVIDUAL CODE AMENDMENTS SO THEY CAN SORT OF GET THE, THE TRANSPARENT CONVERSATION THAT THEY DESERVE.
THERE WILL BE DECISIONS REGARDING SORT OF HOW MUCH DOES THE NEW CODE LOOK LIKE THE EXISTING ZONING VERSUS HOW MUCH ARE WE JUST REZONING 365 SQUARE MILES OF LAND, PROBABLY UNREALISTIC, BUT WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING, NOW'S OUR CHANCE TO, TO GO BIG.
AND SO SORT OF BOTH OF THESE SIDES, IMPLEMENTATION OF FORWARD DALLAS AND THIS CODE REFORM SHOULD BE INTENSE.
WE'RE GONNA DO A LOT OF TOD FOCUSED WORK AND DART IS GONNA BE IN ON ALL OF IT.
UM, TO CLARIFY, UH, ALL EXISTING PDS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED, BUT ANY FUTURE ONES WILL BE AFFECTED OR NOT, NOT ALL EXISTING PDS WILL BE AFFECTED.
SOME WILL, SOME WON'T, SOME WILL A LITTLE BIT.
AND SO ANY CHANGE THAT WE MAKE TO THE BASE ZONING CODE WON'T AFFECT PD 1 93.
BASICALLY, THAT WOULD'VE TO BE ITS OWN AUTHORIZED HEARING.
THERE ARE OTHERS WHERE PARKING TAKES UP ONE LINE AND IT SAYS, JUST LOOK AT THE BASE CODE.
THOSE WILL, AND THEN SOME ARE MIXES OF THOSE, BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE, UM, PRESCRIBE DEVELOPERS TO MANDATE, JUST LOOK AT THE PARKING BASE.
DO YOU MEAN WITHIN THE PDS? YES.
ANY FUTURE PDS PROPOSED? OH, YES.
THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GENERALLY STAFF AND ESPECIALLY CURRENT PLANNING STAFF THAT HANDLE, UH, PLAN DEVELOPMENTS OR S OR JUST ALL OF THE REVIEW WORK, THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE NUMBER ONE FAN OF, UM, REDUCING AND REMOVING PARKING MINIMUMS. AND SO ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO, UM, ENCOURAGE NEW ZONES, NEW PDS, ET CETERA, TO HAVE LOWER OR NO PARKING MINIMUMS. YES.
CAN WE RETURN VERY QUICKLY TO THE ALLEYWAYS COMMENT THAT YOU MADE? I KNOW IN WEST DALLAS, OUR ALLEYWAYS ARE FULL OF TREES AND GREEN SPACE.
ARE YOU GONNA PAVE THOSE? THAT'S PRETTY OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS ONE
UM, SO THE, THE CHANGE TO ALLEYWAYS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON WHICH ALLEYWAYS YOU CAN BUILD YOUR PARKING ENTRANCE OFF OF.
SO FOR INSTANCE, UM, I BELIEVE IF YOUR ALLEYWAY IS ABUTTING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX OR TOWN HOME DISTRICT, AND YOU'RE BUILDING A MULTIFAMILY, UH, BUILDING WITH A SERVICE PARKING LOT, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN'T BUILD, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BUILD THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING LOT OFF OF THE ALLEYWAY.
SO YOU NEED TO BUILD NEW CURB CUTS AND NEW ENTRANCES ON THE STREET, DISRUPT THE SIDEWALK IN ORDER TO ENTER THAT, WE ARE JUST DOING AWAY WITH THAT RESTRICTION SO THAT WHERE THERE ARE ALLEYS, WHERE THERE WILL BE ALLEYS, WE KNOW THAT LOT, A LOT OF DEVELOPERS ARE IMPROVING ALLEYWAYS.
I SEE IT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN OU DALLAS.
IF IT'S KIND OF ON THE CORNER, THEN THEY'LL JUST IMPROVE A LITTLE SLIVER OF THE ALLEY, YOU KNOW, AND LET ANOTHER DEVELOPER TAKE IT FROM THERE.
HOWEVER, AN IMPROVED ALLEYWAY EXISTS, ALL THAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT YES, YOU CAN USE THOSE INSTEAD OF CREATING NEW CURB CUTS.
THANKS SO MUCH, CHAIR WALLACE.
UM, I DO WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THAT EVERY CCAP ACTION IS VIEWED FROM AN EQUITY LENS.
GETTING SOMEPLACE, UM, IS NOT EQUAL FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, WHETHER IT'S THE LIMITATION OF BEING HANDICAPPED, UM, LIMITED TO A WHEELCHAIR OR WALKER, UM, AND VERY IMPORTANTLY FOR OUR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, OR I SHOULD SAY OUR LOW WAGE EARNERS, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN TO CHARGE THEM FOR PARKING THAT, UM, IS GONNA COME EASIER TO, UH, HIGHER WAGE EARNERS.
AND I JUST, UH, WANNA MAKE THAT POINT THAT, AND WHAT, UM, CHAIR ROBERTSON SAID EARLIER
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IS, I MEAN, SHE KNOWS FOR A FACT, AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT TO GET FROM, UM, GLENDALE SHOPPING CENTER IN 7 5 2 1 6 OVER TO EASTFIELD COLLEGE IS AN HOUR AND A HALF ON THE BUS, 20 MINUTE CAR RIDE, BUT AN HOUR AND A HALF ON THE BUS.AND, AND THIS IS, THIS IS AN EQUITY ISSUE.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A SINGLE PARENT WHO IS TRYING TO GO TO COLLEGE BUT IS GONNA SPEND THREE HOURS ROUND TRIP.
AND I, BUT IT'S, IT'S NOT, UM, FAIR.
SO, UM, HOWEVER OUR ALTERNATIVES ARE DEVELOPED AND NEED TO BE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THEY'RE RIGHT NOW.
UM, AGAIN, SORT OF NOT, NOT SPEAKING FOR DART, NOT SPEAKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SOME OTHER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES AND FUNDING, UM, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL EQUITY PARTS OF THIS.
AGAIN, UM, EVERYTHING FROM OUR GROCERIES TO OUR RENT IS MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER HAD TO BUILD NEW PARKING SPACES AND THEY PASSED DOWN THAT COST TO EVERYONE, WHETHER THEY USE THOSE PARKING SPACES OR NOT.
IF SOMEONE IS TAKING THAT HORRIBLE THREE HOUR BUS RIDE, UM, OR, UH, I THINK IF YOU BREAK DOWN, AND REALLY, I, I OWE YOU GUYS SOME GOOD CHARTS ON THIS, BUT IF YOU BREAK DOWN VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE LOWER INCOME VEHICLE OWNERSHIP JUST DROPS RIGHT OFF.
OF COURSE, UH, THEY STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE PARKING SPACES AT THE PLACE THAT THEY LIVE AT, THE PLACES THAT THEY SHOP, ET CETERA.
AND SO ONE OF, I GUESS THE NEW NEWISH LENSES OVER THE LAST DECADE OR TWO THAT HAVE COME TO LIGHT ARE REALLY THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF REQUIRING AT THE TOP END, AT THE FRONT END, ALL OF THESE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD PARKING THAT GETS ALWAYS PASSED DOWN THE, TO THE CONSUMER IN THAT WAY.
AND SO, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE, WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH DART, WE'RE PARTNERING CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.
WE, WE WANT THIS REALLY TO BE JUST LIKE YOU SAID, IT, IT DOESN'T, IT AFFECTS EVERYONE, BUT IT DOESN'T AFFECT EVERYONE THE SAME WAY.
AND WE WANT DALLAS TO BE A PLACE THAT CAN BE LIVED IN AND ENJOYED BY EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF CAR OWNERSHIP, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO WORK, ET CETERA.
SO SAME PAGE, UM, INTERESTING CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE ALL TRYING TO SOLVE.
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, COUPLE COMMENTS.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT ZOE ACT DID THE HEAVY LIFTING
AND THAT STAFF HAS BEEN REALLY DILIGENT ABOUT FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THIS, UM, PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT.
IT CERTAINLY SUPPORTS THE CCAP AND, AND THE GOALS FOR MISSIONS REDUCTIONS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR EFFORTS.
UM, WHEN I THINK OF PARKING CODE AMENDMENT, I CAN THINK OF NO GREATER ANECDOTE OR EXAMPLE.
AND VAL'S CHEESECAKES ON LOWER GREENVILLE, IT WAS A TO-GO MODEL RESTAURANT.
THEY HAD SIX PARKING SPACES ON LOWER GREENVILLE.
UM, BUT THEY COULD NOT ALLOW PATRONS WHO PURCHASED THAT FOOD TO CONSUME THAT FOOD STANDING IN THE RESTAURANT UNLESS THEY PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND GOT TWO MORE PARKING SPACES.
AND FOR YEARS, I THINK HE TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, REASON WITH STAFF AND ADVOCATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYBE SOME OF THAT ADVOCACY IS WHAT, THIS IS THE, THE FRUIT OF HIS ADVOCACY HERE.
BECAUSE I MEAN, EIGHT SPACES TO OPERATE A VERY SMALL DESSERT SHOP, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S WILD, BUT EXEMPLARY OF NEED TO REFORM THIS PART OF THE ZONING CODE.
UM, I THINK STAFF HAS A REALLY BIG HURDLE IN CHANGING THE MINDSETS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR OF DRIVERS.
WE ARE A SOCIETY IN DALLAS OF DRIVERS AND WE REALLY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO CHANGE THAT.
I THINK ADJUSTING THESE PARKING CODE MINIMUMS IS GOING TO HELP WITH THAT.
I THINK WE SAW WITH THE GRAPHICS THAT YOU DISPLAYED THAT THAT IS JUST A NATURAL THING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND I HOPE THAT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THIS ACCOMPLISHES.
UM, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE REALLY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WALKABILITY.
UH, THERE'S A, I DON'T THINK, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THERE'S AN ENTIRE COLUMN OF A LOCAL DALLAS MEDIA OUTLET, UH, THAT IS FOCUSED ON NOTHING BUT HOW DALLAS HATES PEDESTRIANS.
YOU CAN GO ON REDDIT AND SEE ENDLESS EXAMPLES OF SIDE WALK OBSTRUCTIONS, UM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IF WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE WALKABILITY, WE HAVE TO STOP MAKING IT SO DANG HARD TO WALK IN DALLAS.
UM, AND THEN I THINK WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME EXTENSIVE TD MP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SO ANY OF THOSE STRATEGIES FOR HELPING ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE TO HAVE A COMMUNITY'S BUY-IN ON THOSE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE DEVELOPERS BUY-IN ON THOSE.
AND WE REALLY NEED TO MAYBE WORKSHOP SOME OF THOSE IDEAS TO, UM, HELP US GET TO A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY'S, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST IN SOMEWHAT AGREEMENT, LIKE THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WOULD MOST BENEFIT,
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UM, FROM EVERY PERSPECTIVE.UH, IT'S BEEN SAID, DART IS NOT REDUCING COST TO MEMBER CITIES OR TO PARTICIPATE.
UM, AND SO AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S JUST ESSENTIALLY ON DEVELOPERS TO SUBSIDIZE THAT, UM, IF WE'RE ENCOURAGING MASS TRANSPORTATION TO SUBSIDIZE PASSES FOR THEIR PASSES OR YEAH, THE YES.
SO KIND OF AROUND THE COUNTRY AND DART IS READY AND WILLING TO SET THIS UP TOO.
THERE ARE BASICALLY BULK RESIDENTIAL PAST PROGRAMS. WE HAVE ONE FOR, UM, COMMERCIAL, UH, FOR EMPLOYERS.
AND I THINK DANIEL DICKERSON IS THE NAME OF THE GENTLEMAN.
HE'S BEEN AT DART FOR A LONG TIME AND HE SAYS, OH YEAH, I'VE SET THAT UP ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
SO THERE, THERE'S LOTS OF PRECEDENT OUT THERE FOR THAT KIND OF A THING.
BUT YES, IT, AT LEAST IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS PROGRAM, IT WOULD BE ON THE, THE DEVELOPER AND THEN THE OPERATOR, UM, AS THAT MOVES FORWARD IN OWNERSHIP TO CONTINUE THAT SUBSIDY, FOR EXAMPLE.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST REALLY LIKE THE MESSAGING AROUND RIGHT SIZING.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY SCARED.
LIKE, ALL THE PARKING'S GONNA DISAPPEAR.
IT'S GONNA BE A BIG INCONVENIENCE TO ME.
I THINK RIGHT SIZING THE PARKING FOR THE NEED AND THE USE OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OR THAT SPECIFIC COMMUNITY IS REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE TELLING FOLKS.
AND IF THERE'S MESSAGING THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION AS WE GO OUT AND DO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND THIS, UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY IN SUPPORT, UM, OF THIS EFFORT.
UM, THAT'S THE KIND OF MESSAGING THAT'S HELPFUL FOR US TO SUPPORT YOU AS YOU GO FORWARD WITH THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS AT CPC AND ULTIMATELY, UM, CITY COUNCIL.
UM, AND THAT I THINK IS WHAT WE COULD FOCUS ON AND, AND SUPPORT IN THAT WAY.
SO I DON'T SEE, OH, GO AHEAD, CHAIR ROBERTSON, VERY QUICKLY, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AND FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
AND I ALWAYS SAY I WILL HELP ANYBODY DO ANYTHING THAT'S KNOW GOING BETTER THE CITY.
BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH DALLAS, THERE ARE LOTS OF DISPARITIES AND, UH, APARTMENTS HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ON BOTH SIDES OF TOWN, HOW THEY WORK.
I'VE LIVED IN ADDISON A ALMOST 20 YEARS, AND YOU SEE THAT SAME THING UP AND DOWN MONFORT AND PRESTON OAKS CARS PARKED AND THEY TRY TO FORCE INTO GET IN A GARAGE AT A HUNDRED OR 150 A MONTH, YOU KNOW? SO, UM, THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
'CAUSE APARTMENT APARTMENTS ARE REALLY CREATIVE AND THEY CAN BE VERY PUNITIVE ON THE, UM, RESIDENCE AND THEY LIKE TO TOW YOUR CAR.
THEY LIKE TO FIND ANY REASON TO TOW YOUR CAR.
UH, THE OTHER THING AS FAR AS, UM, THE TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, IT IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU TALK WITH DART, INCREASE THE SAFETY.
I MEAN, I DON'T GO ANYWHERE WHERE I CAN'T PARK.
I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU I'M DRIVING MY CAR BY MYSELF, BUT I DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK OUT THERE NOW, IT'S DARK.
I'M NOT GONNA STAND ON THE CORNER OF ELM TRYING TO GET HOME, YOU KNOW, TO SAVE THE, BUT, BUT WE NEED TO GET TO THAT POINT WHERE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE.
PEOPLE DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON DARK LIKE THAT AT NIGHT AND DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER POP, THERE'S ANOTHER TYPE OF, UH, ENTITY YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT.
AND EMPLOYERS, UH, HOSPITALS AND CHURCHES, YOU KNOW, SO THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING TICKETED.
SO THERE SHOULD BE A POPULATION TOP.
SO IF YOU'RE RUNNING A FACILITY THAT RUNS, YOU KNOW, 10,000 PEOPLE A DAY, OBVIOUSLY A THOUSAND PARKING SPOTS IS NOT ENOUGH.
YOU KNOW, SO WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE DO? YOU KNOW? AND THAT'S IT.
I JUST WANNA SAY I AIN'T SIT HERE THROUGH A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS BEING PART OF THIS COMMISSION.
AND I'M JUST GONNA BLOW YOU UP RIGHT QUICK.
AND YOUR PRESENTATION, I, I REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU WAS CONNECTING AND GIVING US VALID GOOD INFORMATION.
SO I WANT YOU TO GO HOME TO KNOW THAT YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
AND I FEEL LIKE YOU WAS REALLY, YOU DIDN'T SAY, I'M GONNA GET BACK WITH YOU.
SO
SO I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, YOU DID A GOOD PRESENTATION EVEN ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS AND EVERYTHING, AND I CONNECTED WITH, I FEEL LIKE I CONNECTED WITH YOU AND I FEEL LIKE THE PARKING, MY INPUT, YOU ARE GONNA TAKE IT AND USE IT.
I JUST, THAT'S JUST HOW I FEEL.
AND I DON'T GET THAT OFTEN AROUND HERE,
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU STAYING WITH US THIS EVENING.
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WE DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.UM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE FOLLOW UP AND SEND US THE LANGUAGE OF THE PARKING CODE AMENDMENT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING YOU AT COMMISSION BEFORE, SO THANK YOU AGAIN, UH, FOR THIS REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR BRINGING US SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS.
ALRIGHT, FRIENDS, WE ARE AT ABOUT TWO AND A HALF COMING UP ON THREE HOURS AT THIS POINT.
WE'VE GOT FOUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. UH, I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE, UH, LOVELY OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY STAFF HAS BROUGHT FOOD.
UM, IF YOU DON'T EAT IT, THEY TAKE IT HOME.
SO PLEASE, UM, GET YOURSELF A, A BITE TO EAT.
WE'VE PROBABLY GOT, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA TRY TO GET A SAUDI HERE IN 30 MINUTES.
UM, SO LET'S GET RIGHT INTO OUR NEXT DISCUSSION ITEMS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO, TO TAKE A BREAK IF YOU NEED TO.
WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'RE GOOD.
UM, OUR FIRST, UH, DISCUSSION ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE 2025 MEETING CALENDAR, AND IT CONTINUES TO FOLLOW THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH SCHEDULE THAT WE, UH, CURRENTLY HAVE.
IT IS SHARED HERE ON THE SCREEN FOR US TO REVIEW.
IT IS TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION ITEM.
WE WILL VOTE ON THIS TO APPROVE IT, UH, IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY.
UM, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS CADENCE, THIS, THIS SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH IS STILL WORKABLE FOR EVERYONE.
AND AT THE TIME, I THINK IT SAYS FOUR 30, THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
IT'S GONNA BE
UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, UM, EARLY.
BUT THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
SO GO BACK TO YOUR EMAIL, REVIEW THIS, UH, CALENDAR, UM, PUT THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THIS, UM, AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
THAT WOULD BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO, UH, PRESENT ANY, UM, CHALLENGES OR DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL BIG CONFLICTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE MAY AS A COLLECTIVE HAVE, UM, THAT WOULD IMPEDE US FROM, UH, REACHING A QUORUM AND HAVING A MEETING FOR THE MONTH.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO OUR MONTHLY SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, UPDATES.
AND THEN I THINK WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS JUST A VERY ABBREVIATED MONTHLY DISTRICT UPDATES FROM COMMISSIONERS.
UM, IF YOU DO DECIDE TO DO A MONTHLY DISTRICT UPDATE, I'M GONNA LIMIT YOU TO ABOUT A MINUTE.
UM, THERE'S 33 OF US, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND PLEASE.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AROUND TO OUR SUBCOMMITTEES AND WE ARE GONNA START WITH YOU CHAIR ROBERSON WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM, UH, WHEN WE ARE TO MOVE IN WITH OUR BATCH PLANTS.
THERE ARE SOME PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT I'VE BEEN GOING TO ABOUT IT, UH, WITH TCQ, OF COURSE WINNING, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
AND WE'RE STILL EXPECTING THE, UH, VAPING ORDINANCE TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE NEAR, NEAR TERM.
WELL, IS CARLOS STILL THERE? I THINK IT'S DECEMBER.
SO DECEMBER 13TH, DECEMBER 13, YES.
UM, ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, CHAIR ELLE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 28TH.
WE'LL BE MEETING AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 18TH, A WEEK EARLIER TO HEAR FROM EXCITING NEW PARTNER IN FOOD WASTE EATS, FOOD RESCUE APPLICATION FOUNDERS.
UM, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR PLANS TO HOST OUR SECOND OF, UH, OUR SECOND FOOD ACCESS RESOURCE FAIR IN SOUTH DALLAS.
WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENTATION CHAIR WALLACE.
UH, WE MET WITH OEQS ON OCTOBER 29TH TO DISCUSS THE, UH, SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT.
AND WE HAVE FOUND A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT CAN HELP LEAD THE EFFORT.
UH, SEVERAL OF US ON THE COMMITTEE ALSO HAVE DONE RESEARCH INTO, UM, SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT POLICIES IN OTHER CITIES.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MOVING AHEAD, BUT SADLY WE'RE NOT GONNA, THIS WAS OUR GOAL FOR 2024, AND WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA COMPLETE IT.
UM, THE ONLY OTHER THING, UH, THIS WAS REGARDING SOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY, UM, STUFF THAT WAS UP EARLIER.
UM, IN, IN SEPTEMBER, I WENT TO THE SPEAR POLICY CONFERENCE.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A STATE LEVEL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ORGANIZATION.
AND, UM, WHEN IT IS, WHEN IT'S READY, THERE ARE TWO STATE PROGRAMS THAT WILL ADDRESS
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY.ONE IS, UM, MORE RESIDENTIAL AND MORE, ONE IS MORE COMMERCIAL LIKE, UM, MULTIFAMILY.
AND, UM, THAT WILL BE GOOD INFORMATION FOR US TO SHARE AS WE, AS WE GO TO EVENTS IN OUR, IN OUR, UM, DISTRICTS.
FOR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MEET, BUT WE, UM, I DID WORK TO FINALIZE OUR NEW, NEW ONBOARDING, NEW MEMBER ONBOARDING, UM, AND ORIENTATION.
AND SO WE WILL BE SHARING THAT OUT VERY SOON.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW OR IF YOU WOULD JUST LIKE A REFRESHER, UM, ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION'S, UM, CORE, UH, STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE ADOPTED, UH, TO ADVANCE OUR GOALS FOR THIS YEAR, FOR LAST YEAR, THE THINGS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON, ORDINANCES AND THINGS THAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED, UM, THAT IS A GREAT PLACE TO GET STARTED.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT OUT SOON AND SCHEDULE, UH, THAT ORIENTATION DATE.
UM, AND THEN I STILL NEED TO CONNECT WITH THE CHAIRS OF, UH, OF THE OTHER, UH, SUBCOMMITTEES TO DETERMINE IN WHAT CAPACITY, UM, UH, IN WHAT CAPACITY.
WE COULD, UH, I'M SORRY, IS THIS FOR 2025? IS THIS FOR 2025? OH, THIS, THIS YEAR, OR 2024.
OH, UH, VAPING NECESSARILY MEDICAL.
UM, I NEED TO CONNECT WITH THE CHAIRS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAPACITY WE CAN, UH, COLLABORATE ON ANY, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA OR ENGAGEMENT CONTENT THAT WE NEED TO BE SHARING.
AND I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY AROUND THIS VAPING, UM, POLICY THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING WITH THIS UPCOMING, UH, COUNCIL MEETING ON DECEMBER 11TH, NOT THE 13TH.
AND THEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATION CHAIR.
WE TRIED TO, UH, HAVE A MEETING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND WE DID NOT MAKE QUORUM.
SO WE WILL, UH, CONTINUE GAUGING EVERYONE'S INTERESTS, UH, VIA EMAIL.
AND, UH, ONCE WE HAVE COMMITMENTS FROM THE GROUP IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WANNA LEAD, LEAD, AND FOCUS OUR ENERGY ON, DIRECTOR EVAN, I'LL BE CALLING YOU TO ALIGN.
AND WE SPOKE OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN BEST SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
AND I JUST WANTED TO, UH, UPDATE THAT.
INITIALLY YOU WERE, YOU WERE FOCUSING ON B 13, THE STRATEGY B 13, THE URBAN BREEDING FACTOR RAN INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A, A BRICK WALL WITH THAT.
AND SO, UM, GLAD TO UPDATE EVERYONE THAT IT HAS NOW BEEN FORMALLY INCLUDED IN THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CCA WORK PLAN.
AND SO ANTICIPATE THAT GOING FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ADVOCACY ON THAT.
ALRIGHT, LET US GO TO OUR MONTHLY DISTRICT UPDATES FROM COMMISSIONERS.
UM, AGAIN, WE'RE LIMITING TO ONE MINUTE.
UM, SO GIVE US YOUR HIGHEST AND YOUR BEST.
I'M GONNA TRY TO GET OUTTA HERE IN A REASONABLE HOUR THIS EVENING.
UM, CATHERINE HOLMAN GOT HER BADGE
UM, LET'S GO TO DISTRICT FIVE.
UM, I ATTENDED A DINNER AT THE EAGLE FORK COMMUNITY GARDEN ON MONDAY TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER YEAR OF HARVEST AND COMMUNITY IN WEST DALLAS.
CLAIRE HOWELL, HER PARTNERS AT
UM, I ATTENDED TC Q'S COMMUNITY MEETING ON G'S AIR PERMIT APPLICATION RENEWAL.
AND THAT WENT, YOU KNOW,
ALL RIGHT, UH, DISTRICT SEVEN, UH, THIS MONTH, UH, SO TEXAS READY STAR, LLC READY MIX WAS APPROVED THERE.
AIR QUALITY PERMITS ON THE 25TH OF LAST WEEK.
UH, THE STATE, UH, SENATOR ROY WEST SHOWED UP WITH US.
HE SPOKE TO THE COMMISSION, THE LAWYERS, NORTH TEXAS LEGAL AID SPOKE.
I SHOWED UP, WE ALL SHOWED UP.
AND EVEN THE COMMISSIONER THAT DAY LAST WEEK, HE SAID, I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU, THE LAWS JUST DON'T PERMIT PROTECT YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO WHY THEY APPROVE IT BE BECAUSE
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NO ONE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ISSUE IN THE 400 MEETING DISTANCE MARK.AND THEY APPROVED IT BECAUSE THE, WHERE THE COMPANY IS, IT WAS ONLY THE BACKYARD OF A HOUSE THAT WAS INSIDE THE 400 DISTANCE MARK.
AND I TRIED TO GIVE THEM TO PARTICIPATE, BUT, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, AND SO THEY APPROVED IT LAST WEEK.
SO NOW I'M IN THE PROCESS OF REQUESTING A REHEARING.
I HAVE ALREADY PY COMMUNITY HEALTH AND MY ORGANIZATION HAS ALREADY, UH, DID A, WE'RE DOING A, UM, WE'RE SUING TCEQ.
WE HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THE, A LAWSUIT IN THE COUNTY DOWN THERE.
SO WE ARE SUING TCEQ ON BEHALF OF THE ENFORCEMENT, UH, JUDGMENT THAT THEY DID FOR THE SAME COMPANY.
'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW THEIR OWN REGULATIONS.
SO WE DO, WE HAVE FILED PAPERS IN TRAVIS COUNTY NOW, THE COMPANY WAS GRANTED THEIR PERMIT.
NOW I HAVE TO THE 25TH OF THIS MONTH TO, UH, APPLY FOR A REHEARING.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO THE SAME PROCESS IN TRAVIS COUNTY ABOUT THE AGREEING OF THE PERMIT TOO.
WE'RE GONNA SUE THEM ON THAT TOO.
AND SO I JUST WANTED THE UPDATE.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE TO, OH, THE ONLY HIGHLIGHT I HAVE ON THIS WEEKEND, DROPPING MAMA FARM.
WE HAD I 5K STRIDE TO DIABETES RUN WITH MS. OPPA LEE AT HER PARK.
WE ALL GOT TO DISTRIBUTE DOZENS OF FRESH PRODUCE.
UH, MS. OPPA LEE SPOKE, WE ALL DID OUR RUN.
MY FRIEND
WE DID A LOT TO PROMOTE THIS EVENT.
BUT I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THE TEXAS READY START A LC MIX.
I MIGHT NEED SOME, UH, LETTERS AND SUPPORT LETTERS WHEN WE GO TO COURT.
UM, I GOT MY LETTER TOO, SAYING MM-HMM,
I'M REALLY DIED WHEN I OPENED IT.
I WAS JUST, I OPENED IT ANYWAY THOUGH.
UM, JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, THERE WERE ALSO PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC PEOPLE THERE AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THEY HAVE MADE, UM, WE HAVE HOSPITAL DATA.
THEY'VE MADE A CANCER CLUSTER.
SO PEOPLE ARE DYING YOUNG, FAIRLY YOUNG, AND THEY'RE DYING WITH THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
THEY HAVE MADE, UH, ASTHMA, UH, AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
I MEAN THAT LITTLE, WE HAVE A HARVARD STUDENT THAT DID A UH, UH, HE DID AN ANALYSIS SHOWING THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, HE, HE DID IT.
HE COMPARED HOUSTON AND DALLAS.
AND EVEN IN HOUSTON, THE SAME THING WHEN YOU LIVE NEAR A BACHELOR.
AND SO WE WON'T TAKE IT ANY FURTHER.
AND AS FAR AS WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS BEING ORGANIZED.
HOW CAN I DO THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND I'M WORKING ON EARTH DAY.
FOR DISTRICT NINE, I PARTICIPATED IN S U'S, UH, HUNT INSTITUTE, IMPACT NIGHT CHAIR WALLACE WAS THERE.
WE HAD A REALLY GREAT DIALOGUE, UH, ABOUT, UH, DECONSTRUCTION AND RECYCLING OF, UM, UH, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND WAYS, REALLY INNOVATIVE WAYS, UH, TO THINK ABOUT REUSE.
UM, I ALSO SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON THE RENEWAL OF THE JF UH, PLANT.
UH, MY COMMENTS WERE FOCUSED AROUND THE FACT THAT THE DCEQ, ALTHOUGH REQUIRED, UH, FAILED TO ADEQUATELY POST THE, UH, INFORMATION IN SPANISH, UH, ON THEIR WEBSITE.
UM, AND TOOK NO ACTION EXCEPT FOR UPDATING THE LINK, UM, A WEEK PRIOR TO, UH, THE MEETING.
AND SO THAT WAS A BIT DISAPPOINTING.
BUT THERE WAS SOME ADVOCACY BY LOCAL, UM, ELECTED OFFICIALS, UM, AND REPRESENTATIVES.
AND SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS, UM, GREAT.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THE OUTCOME OF THAT WILL BE SIMILAR TO, UM, THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING IN JBI.
NOTHING TO REPORT IN THE DISTRICT, BUT THIS SATURDAY I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN MENTIONED, IS EARTH X'S HALF DAY CELEBRATION OR HALF EARTH DAY CELEBRATION.
UH, AT CLYDE WARREN PARK ALL DAY SATURDAY.
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COME OUT AND VISIT US.I BELIEVE, UM, A FEW OTHER PEOPLE I SAW FROM THE THIS COUNCIL WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
UM, I'VE GIVEN A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS FOCUSING ON THE LOSS OF THE MATURE CANOPY AND THE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE AUDIENCE IS PRINCIPALLY FROM PARK CITIES BLUFF VIEW AND NORTH DALLAS.
ALRIGHT, DISTRICT 12, A NUMBER OF THINGS TO REPORT.
FIRST OF ALL, DECEMBER 2ND, I WILL BE GIVING A TALK IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT A HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE.
AND I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.
A LOT OF MY DATA IS SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE HERE IN DALLAS.
UM, AND, UM, I, UH, UH, LAST MONTH I CHAIRED THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE TEXAS PEDIATRIC SOCIETY AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
UM, AND, UM, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER DURO AND I ARE WORKING ON THE IDEA OF PY LAMA FARM IN THE TEMPLE SHALOM GARDEN, HAVING A, UH, HOME AND HOME EVENTS TO, UH, TO MATCH.
UH, MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF MY PASSIONS IS BREAKING DOWN THE NORTH SOUTH BARRIER.
I CALL THE TRINITY RIVER, THE GREAT WALL OF DALLAS.
AND, UM, UM, ALSO, UM, THE TEMPLE SHALOM GARDEN HAS NOW PASSED.
LAST MONTH I REPORTED A THOUSAND POUNDS.
WE PASSED A TON OF, UH, PRODUCE PRODUCED IN, UH, WHAT, EIGHT WHAT, SEVEN MONTHS.
SO, UH, UH, GREAT, UH, DISTRIBUTION.
UM, THE, UM, UM, UH, THE KENDALL VILLAS WITH DALLAS AREA INTERFAITH, THERE'S NOW A, AN INJUNCTION IN PLACE TO PREVENT THE, UM, UH, TO PREVENT THE, UH, THE LEADER OF THE COMMUNITY GROUP FROM BEING EVICTED UNTIL APRIL.
SO THE INJUNCTION IS IN PLACE UNTIL APRIL.
THAT'S A UPDATE ON, AND THEN FINALLY, UH, TEMPLE SHALOM.
I'M VERY HONORED THAT, UH, IN JANUARY 26TH, I THINK IT IS, I WILL BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE MEN'S GROUP AWARD FROM F SHALOM FOR, UH, MY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP.
JUST I, UH, PARTICIPATED IN A COMMUNITY LEADERS MEETING IN DISTRICT 13, WHICH WAS GREAT.
GOTTA MEET SOME, GOT SOME GREAT FEEDBACK ON CCAP FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UM, AND, AND EXCITED TO HAVE SCHEDULED ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER MURRAY, A JOINT 1113, UH, DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETING.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING SOME HELP FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE MOST UPDATED, FABULOUS PRESENTATION.
ALRIGHT, UH, DISTRICT 14, UH, NO REPORT TONIGHT.
DISTRICT 15, TWO QUICK UPDATES.
UM, AT THE END OF THE LAST MONTH, WE HOSTED OUR BRAINS BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, UH, SUMMIT.
UH, SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DAVID MARQUIS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JANIE SCHULTZ, AND FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SUSAN ALVAREZ WHO WERE PARTICIPANTS IN THAT.
IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL SEND YOU THE EVENT WEBSITE.
AND THEN, UM, EARLY NEXT MONTH, I'M SPEAKING IN WASHINGTON DC AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISASTER READINESS ON EFFICIENCY, CONSERVATION, RESILIENCE, ADAPTATION, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
LET US GO TO OUR TECHNICAL PANEL.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE? NOT TONIGHT.
UM, FIRST I WANNA TELL EVERYBODY THERE IS AN IMPORTANT TCQ STAKEHOLDERS MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT ARLINGTON CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE NEW FEDERAL RULES THAT TCQ HAS TO IMPLEMENT ON METHANE EMISSIONS, WHICH YOU ALL KNOW METHANE HIGHLY CONTRIBUTES TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
THIS IS FOR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS.
AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, TARRANT COUNTY'S THE SECOND LARGEST FRACKED COUNTY IN AMERICA.
UM, LAST NIGHT COG, AND BY THE WAY, THAT STARTS AT SIX O'CLOCK IN ARLINGTON CITY
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS.UM, LAST NIGHT, COG HAD A LISTENING SESSION ON THE AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, I TOO ATTENDED GAF WITH COMMISSIONER VILLA REAL AND SOME OTHERS, UM, A LITTLE A WHILE AGO.
AND I'VE ALSO BEEN OUT TO REGION D REGARDING, UH, THE PROPOSED MARVIN NICHOLS RESERVOIR, WHICH IS ON, UH, DALLAS WATER UTILITIES, UM, RADAR.
AND THEN MR. ARIEL, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE ON BEHALF OF MS. THOMPSON? YES.
SHE CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE WANTED TO CONFIRM DATES FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS POETRY JAM FOR DID STUDENTS IN ST.
PHILIP'S MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS NOVEMBER 30TH.
IT WILL BE WONDERFUL, A GREAT WAY TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION ENVIRONMENTALIST AS THE THEME THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST INAUGURAL EVENT IS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
SHE WILL DISTRIBUTE THE FLYER VIA SMITH HANSON AND SOON, UH, AS SOON AS SHE CAN.
I WILL BE WORKING WITH MS. UH, THOMPSON AND I WILL BE PRESENTING THE CA TOOL TO THE STUDENTS 'CAUSE THAT'S MY DISTRICT.
SO I WILL BE, UH, WORKING AND SO I'M GONNA WORK WITH STAFF AND GET THE TOOLKIT THAT WE GOT TO PRESENT.
SO I WILL BE DOING THAT AND WE'RE GONNA DO ST.
ANTHONY AND LINCOLN, OUR SCHOOL.
AVI AND I ALSO PRESENTED AT THE TEXAS PEDIATRIC SOCIETY, UH, AS A CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE AND A PART OF THAT WAS ON ASTHMA AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER MEMBERS? CHAIR, GO AHEAD.
UM, SO FOR THE ZERO WASTE, I JUST WANNA SAY WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REFRESHER COURSE ON, ON THAT BECAUSE WE'RE DEFINITELY OUT, WE'RE ALMOST UP TO A TON OF WASTE THAT WE'VE, UM, GOTTEN RID OF IN THE COMMUNITY.
BUT BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SO MUCH ENGAGEMENT, WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE TOOLS LIKE THE MARKETING AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
SO WE'RE SUPER LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REFRESHER COURSE ON PERFECT.
AND THEN I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME STAFF DEVELOPED, UH, HANDOUTS OKAY.
THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO AND WE CAN PRINT THOSE AND DISTRIBUTE AS NEEDED.
'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT, SO YEAH.
I'M NOT GONNA ASK ANYBODY ELSE.
WE HAVE THE PARKS TRAILS AND THE ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE IS GONNA MEET ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, UH, AT 9:00 AM OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH.
UM, 5:30 PM AND UH, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
AND THIRDED AND I HAVE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.