[00:00:02]
          ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY. OKAY. IT IS APRIL 22ND,
2025 AT 1:02 P.M. 
          [Council Government Performance & Financial Management Committee on April 22, 2025.]
I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO
ORDER. 
          THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR BEING HERE. OUR FIRST ITEM IS ITEM ONE,
THE APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 24TH, 2025 MINUTES. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. 
          MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL JUST GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE AGENDA TODAY. 
          AND I'M WE DO HAVE A FAIRLY LENGTHY MEMORANDUM AGENDA,
AND I THINK THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT. 
          SO I'LL JUST ASK OUR PRESENTERS TO BE COGNIZANT OF TIME. 
          I'M GOING TO START WITH ITEM A, WHICH IS THE 2024 EXTERNAL AUDIT PRESENTATION AND
DISCUSSION. 
          TAKE IT AWAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WEST AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AS THE TEAM IS COMING FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT ON THE CITY'S FINANCES FOR
FISCAL YEAR 24. 
          SHERRI KOWALSKI, OUR CITY COMPTROLLER, WILL START US OFF. 
          SO, SHERRI, I'LL TURN THE MIC TO YOU TO MAKE SOME INTRODUCTIONS. 
          YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS FROM WEAVER. 
          ON MY LEFT IS SARAH DEMPSEY, OUR AUDIT PARTNER,
AND JEFF WADA, OUR MANAGER. 
          ON MY RIGHT I HAVE LANCE SEAHORN, CITY COMPTROLLER,
AND JENNIFER WEST, FINANCIAL REPORTING MANAGER. 
          I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FINANCIAL REPORTING TEAM IN THE BACK TO
STAND UP AND THANK THEM. THIS WAS QUITE DIFFICULT THIS YEAR. 
          ARE CHANGING AND IMPLEMENTING OUR NEW SYSTEM AND EVERYONE PULLED TOGETHER. 
          AND I CAN TELL YOU BECAUSE I WAS THERE MANY WEEKEND NIGHTS SAYING,
IT'S 9:00, EVEN I HAVE TO LEAVE. 
          SO GREAT JOB AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SARAH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. 
          MY NAME IS SARAH DEMPSEY. I'M THE AUDIT PARTNER ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUR SEPTEMBER
30TH, 2024 AUDIT. NEXT SLIDE. I'VE GOT 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK ON THE AICPA STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT EXPERT PANEL. 
          I'M OUT OF THE DALLAS OFFICE, AND SAME WITH JEFF WADA. 
          OVER TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN OUR PUBLIC SECTOR GROUP AND SERVES ON THE GFOA
COMMITTEE FOR REVIEWING ACFRS AND IS OUT OF OUR DALLAS OFFICE AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE AUDIT TEAM ORGANIZATION. 
          JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A FEW THINGS. WE DO HAVE AN IT ADVISORY AUDIT PARTNER THAT
ASSISTS US WHEN WE'RE TESTING THE IT ENVIRONMENT. 
          WE'VE GOT SUBCONTRACTORS THAT WE WORK WITH. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PENSION PLAN,
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND A DATA ANALYTICS TEAM HELPING US TO COMB THROUGH ALL THE DATA THAT WE GET FROM THE CITY. 
          NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY REALLY INVOLVES THE AUDIT TEST WORK
THAT WE DO, THE RISKS THAT WE'VE ASSESSED AND HOW THE OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN. 
          SO JUST LOOKING AT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT, RISKS OF THE CITY,
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT RISK OF MANAGEMENT, OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS. AND THAT'S THE RISK THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS COULD BE
MATERIALLY MISSTATED BY OVERRIDING CONTROLS WITHIN THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE OR JOURNAL ENTRIES THAT ARE POSTED WITHOUT PROPER SUPPORT. 
          SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR TESTING. MOVING TO OTHER AUDIT AREAS THAT WE ARE
TESTING DURING THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT, IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION IS A SIGNIFICANT AUDIT AREA,
AND THAT INVOLVES YOUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS AS WELL AS YOUR GRANT REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AS WELL AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE PROPERLY STATED WITHIN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO HAVE CAPITAL ASSETS, LONG TERM LIABILITIES,
THE EVALUATION OF ESTIMATES AND THEN YOUR RIGHT TO USE ASSETS WHICH ARE THOSE LEASED ASSETS IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION BASED IT ARRANGEMENTS. 
          SO AS FAR AS OUR AUDIT TESTING THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT AREAS. 
          ON THE NEXT SLIDE I WE HAVE OUR IT ENVIRONMENT,
WHICH IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT PORTION DURING THE AUDIT WHERE WE'RE TESTING THE SECURITY ACCESS AND CONTROLS OVER YOUR GENERAL IT ENVIRONMENT OR THE IT ENVIRONMENT THAT GETS THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INTO YOUR ACFR AS WELL. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT INVESTMENTS, RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND CONTINGENCIES,
MAKING SURE THOSE ARE REPORTED IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
          AND THEN WE'RE PERFORMING THOSE DATA MINING PROCEDURES WHICH IS LOOKING AT THE
DISBURSEMENTS GOING OUT OF THE CITY, YOUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND YOUR PAYROLL TRANSACTIONS,
THINGS THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME. 
          WE'RE USING DATA MINING PROCEDURES. SOME OTHER AREAS THAT WE LOOK AT. 
          YOU HAVE PASSENGER FACILITIES CHARGE COMPLIANCE REPORTS OUT OF YOUR AIRPORT FUND. 
          [00:05:04]
AND THEN SOME OF THE ESTIMATES THAT WE ARE REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME ON INVOLVE YOUR PENSION AND OPEB LIABILITIES. 
          YOU'RE INCURRED BUT NOT REPORTED CLAIMS. INVESTMENTS BEING AT FAIR VALUE,
AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS, WHICH IS BASICALLY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE THAT MIGHT NOT BE COLLECTED. 
          THERE'S AN ESTIMATE MADE AND THEN YOUR LANDFILL CLOSURE LIABILITY. 
          NEXT SLIDE. SO THE DELIVERABLES THAT WE HAVE THE ACFR FOR YOUR 2024 AUDIT IS COMPLETE. 
          WE ALSO DO THE AUDIT FOR DDA. YOUR PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE COMPLIANCE REPORT IS COMPLETE
AND YOUR T-C-EQ AGREED UPON PROCEDURES REPORT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 
          THE OPEN ITEMS FOR THE AUDIT REALLY REVOLVE AROUND DEADLINES THAT ARE IN JUNE AND LATER. 
          SO YOUR JUNE 30TH, YOU'VE GOT YOUR FEDERAL AND STATE SINGLE AUDIT THAT WILL BE DUE AND THE
DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER AND HOTEL CORPORATION. 
          NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT RESULTS. 
          YOU HAVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OVER YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
          SO THAT'S A CLEAN OPINION FOR INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING. 
          WE HAVE NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES TO PRESENT TO YOU. 
          AND THEN NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR NONCOMPLIANCE MATERIAL TO YOUR FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS. 
          THIS IS CONSIDERED A CLEAN OPINION. NEXT SLIDE. 
          AND SO SOME OF THE REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO COVER. 
          NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS. SO, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE AUDIT, WE'RE TESTING THE INFORMATION THAT THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE HAS GIVEN US AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. 
          WE'RE NOT MAKING CHANGES. WE'RE NOT ADJUSTING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN WE'RE
RECEIVING IT. 
          IT'S TIMELY AND ACCURATE. AT THE END OF THE AUDIT,
WE GET MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIONS, AND THAT'S REPRESENTING THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GIVEN TO US, TOLD TO US THAT COULD HELP US WITH RISK ASSESSMENT OR CONCLUDING ON THE AUDIT. 
          WE'RE INDEPENDENT. SO, WE'RE INDEPENDENT AS AN AUDIT TEAM AND AS A FIRM. 
          AND THEN THERE IS OTHER INFORMATION IN THE LARGE ACFR DOCUMENT THAT IS UNAUDITED. 
          AND THAT'S REALLY AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND VERY END WITH YOUR INTRODUCTORY AND
STATISTICAL SECTIONS. 
          I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATES AND HOW THOSE ARE EVALUATED DURING THE COURSE
OF THE AUDIT. 
          AND SO, THE FINAL NEXT SLIDE AND NEXT SLIDE. SO,
THE FINAL PIECE IS YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2024. 
          SO, LOOKING AT THAT YOU'VE GOT YOUR GOVERNMENT WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AND THOSE ARE
BROKEN OUT INTO GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. 
          YOUR GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES ARE YOUR THINGS LIKE YOUR GENERAL FUND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, DEBT SERVICE FUNDS AND THEN YOUR BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. 
          ARE THOSE ENTERPRISE FUNDS? IN YOUR TOTAL NET POSITION,
IT INCREASED FOR BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. 
          FROM 2019 TO 2024, YOUR UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION DID DECREASE IN YOUR 2024 GOVERNMENTAL
ACTIVITIES, AND THEN YOUR UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION INCREASED IN YOUR BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES. 
          AND YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN 2024. 
          NEXT SLIDE. SO, FOR THE NEXT SLIDE WE'VE GOT YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE AND DEBT. 
          IN 2024 YOUR TAX RATE HAS DECREASED, AND IT DECREASED ANNUALLY SINCE 2020. 
          YOUR DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE HAS DECREASED OR REMAINED FLAT SINCE THEN AS WELL. 
          WHILE YOUR OBVIOUSLY YOUR TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION HAS BEEN INCREASING. 
          FROM 2020 TO 2024. YOUR DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES AS A PERCENTAGE OF NON-CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES DECREASED IN 2020, 2022 AND 2023 AND INCREASED IN 2024. NEXT SLIDE. 
          SO, THIS IS YOUR DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT OF YOUR TAX RATE AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR TOTAL TAX
RATE. 
          AND THIS IS COMPARING THE CITY OF DALLAS TO FOUR OTHER LARGE CITIES IN TEXAS. 
          YOU'VE GOT 27.7% IN 2024, WHICH IS A DECREASE FROM 20 2015. 
          SO AGAIN, YOUR DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE IS DECREASING. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER CITIES, YOU SEE SAN ANTONIO AT 39.1%. 
          THE OTHER CITIES RANGE MORE IN THE 20 TO 25% RANGE. 
          NEXT SLIDE. SO, YOUR DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES AS A PERCENTAGE OF NON-CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
FOR CITY OF DALLAS, YOU'VE GOT 16.3%, 3%, WHICH REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH 2015. 
          THE OTHER CITIES ARE A LITTLE BIT LOWER, BUT IN LOOKING AT THE DEBT THAT THEY CARRY,
THERE IS MORE TAX SUPPORTED DEBT AT THE CITY OF DALLAS, SO THAT MAKES THAT PERCENTAGE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. 
          [00:10:01]
AND NEXT SLIDE FOR YOUR GENERAL FUND. LOOKING AT TOTAL FUND BALANCE,
IT DID INCREASE THIS YEAR, AND IT HAS INCREASED SINCE 2020. IT INCREASED ABOUT 5.5 MILLION. 
          YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE INCREASED ABOUT 11.6 MILLION. 
          AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. AND THEN YOUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENTAGE OF
EXPENDITURES INCREASED 2020 TO 2022 AS WELL, AGAIN IN 2024. TRANSFERS WERE A NET TRANSFER OUT IN 2024 OF 223,000,000.8. 
          AND THEN THIS NEXT GRAPH IS SHOWING YOUR UNASSIGNED GENERAL FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENTAGE
OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES. 
          SO THAT'S 26%. AND YOU CAN SEE THE THE GREAT INCREASE THAT YOU'VE HAD SINCE 2015,
WHERE IT WAS 12.4% IN 2015. AND THEN COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES LOOKING JUST COMPARABLE ACROSS THE BOARD. 
          THE NEXT SLIDE IS YOUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS. SO THIS IS YOUR CONVENTION CENTER,
AIRPORT SANITATION AND STORMWATER. 
          YOUR INCOME INCREASED IN 2024. YOUR BOND YOUR REVENUE BOND COVERAGE HAS INCREASED AS WELL. 
          AND I'M SORRY, DECREASED IN DWU AND THEN INCREASED IN YOUR CONVENTION CENTER IN YOUR
AIRPORT. 
          AND THEN THIS YEAR, ONE THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT YOUR STORMWATER FUND WAS A GOVERNMENTAL
FUND IN PREVIOUS YEARS. 
          AND SO THIS YEAR IT IS BROKEN OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YOUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. SO, THIS IS YOUR RISK FUNDS OPEB PENSION AND LIABILITY. 
          THE CITY'S SELF-INSURED. SO, YOU'RE BEING FUNDED ON A PAY AS YOU GO BASIS. 
          THE RISK FUND DEFICIT AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FUND BALANCE INCREASED IN 2020,
2022 AND 2023 AND DECREASED THIS YEAR IN 2024. 
          YOUR LANDFILL CLOSURE REMAINED FLAT THIS YEAR,
BUT IT HAS INCREASED SINCE 2020. 
          AND THEN THE NET PENSION LIABILITY OVERALL YOU SAW A DECREASE THIS YEAR. 
          FOR YOUR OPEB LIABILITY, THERE WAS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN 2024. 
          NEXT SLIDE. SO, THIS IS WHERE I OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION AND REALLY THANK THE TEAM FOR
THEIR HARD WORK. 
          LIKE THEY SAID, THERE WAS A SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION. SO,
IT WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR. 
          WE ISSUED THE REPORT ON MARCH 31ST. AND, AND REALLY IMPRESSED BY HOW EVERYONE CAME
TOGETHER TO GET THE JOB DONE. 
          THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE A COUPLE OF HIGH LEVEL POINTS WE COULD TAKE AWAY FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          WHAT? WHAT WOULD YOU RELAY THAT AS? SURE. SO JUST SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR,
THE STORMWATER FUND MOVING OVER TO THE ENTERPRISE FUND. 
          YOUR PENSION DECREASED THIS YEAR. A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE INVESTMENT MARKET. 
          SOME OTHER CHANGES TO OR THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. 
          NOT HAVING MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OVER YOUR INTERNAL CONTROLS AND NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES
IS A BIG POINT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. VICE CHAIR BLACKMON. THANK YOU. 
          THANKS FOR THIS. SO, YOU TALK ABOUT CAPITAL ASSETS? SURE. WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL IN A CITY SETTING? SURE. SO, YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR BUILDINGS, YOUR STREETS. 
          IF IT'S THE AIRPORT, IT'S RUNWAYS. IT'S YOUR FACILITY. 
          YOUR WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. SO, ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE
CITY IS CONSIDERED A CAPITAL ASSET, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT THAT DEBT, LONG TERM DEBT IS FUNDING. 
          SO, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY ONES THAT ARE LIQUID. 
          THEY'RE NOT LIKE ONES THAT WE CAN JUST SELL AND TAKE IN CASH. 
          YES. IF YOU HAVE A BUILDING THAT YOU COULD SELL,
YOU COULD TAKE IT IN FOR CASH OR YOU CAN EITHER HOLD IT AS AN INVESTMENT, YOU MIGHT PURCHASE A CAPITAL ASSET AND HAVE IT HELD AS AN INVESTMENT,
OR IT WILL BE IN YOUR CAPITAL ASSET BALANCE. 
          SO, IT COULD BE. SO, ON THE CAPITAL ASSETS HOW DO WE MONETIZE THAT. 
          YOU KNOW IT'S KIND OF, IT'S JUST IT'S A KIND OF A QUESTION THAT BECAUSE I MEAN THAT IS
PART OF THE BALANCE SHEET. 
          RIGHT. AND IT'S SAYING IT'S INCREASING. SO HOW DO YOU CAPTURE THAT INCREASE IN ORDER TO
PAY DOWN SOME OF YOUR DEBT. 
          AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT NOW. BUT I THINK CITIES ARE WRANGLING WITH THAT. 
          SURE. AND I MEAN, BECAUSE THE BILLS ARE COMING DUE,
AS YOU CAN SEE, WITH OUR PENSION, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH A LOT OF OUR, YOU KNOW, THE RATIOS. SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO THAN TAX RATE AND YOU KNOW
COLLECTING TAXES. 
          BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR CAPITAL ASSETS TO SEE WHERE CAN YOU OFFSET SOME OF THAT. 
          SO THAT'S JUST A QUESTION OF THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO WRANGLE WITH IN THE
NEXT. AND SO, IF I MAY, COUNCIL MEMBER JACK GARLAND, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE CITY AS WAS
MENTIONED, THE CAPITAL ASSETS INCLUDE ALL OF OUR TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE,
INCLUDING OUR ROADWAYS, AIRPORTS, 
          [00:15:04]
OUR WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SELL THOSE. 
          RIGHT. SO, IT'S AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT RIGHT NOW AROUND LOOKING AT ASSETS
REAL PROPERTY THAT THE CITY OWNS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO BE MONETIZED. BUT THE MAJORITY OF WHAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT IN OUR CAPITAL ASSETS ARE WHAT IS
REQUIRED FOR US TO DO BUSINESS, TO DO BUSINESS. SO THERE'S NOT REALLY A A BLACK AND WHITE WAY TO MONITOR. 
          THERE'S NOT. BUT WE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED BY YOU AND THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL AS OTHERS TO
LOOK AT ASSETS THAT MIGHT PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY. 
          SO, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, AS YOU KNOW,
AND REPORT TO THIS COMMITTEE. 
          OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR MENDELSOHN. 
          THANK YOU. SO, IN LOOKING AT PAGE 13 OF THE PRESENTATION WHERE YOU'RE SHOWING THE BAR
CHART OF DEBT SERVICE, I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD JUST TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE,
LIKE, WHY IS SAN ANTONIO SO MUCH HIGHER? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD INVESTIGATED THAT. AND THEN WHY DO YOU THINK WE'RE SO MUCH HIGHER
THAN HOUSTON, FORT WORTH AND AUSTIN? REALLY? THIS IS A DECISION THAT'S MADE WHERE WHAT PORTION OF YOUR
TAX RATE DO YOU WANT SERVING THE DEBT SERVICE PIECE. SO WHAT PIECE OF THE TAX RATE IS GOING TO BE USED TO PAY OFF THE LONG TERM DEBT,
THE BOND ISSUANCE AND THAT. 
          SO SAN ANTONIO HAS TAKEN, A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR TAX RATE TO APPLY TO THEIR LONG TERM
DEBT. 
          THEIR PAYMENTS ON THEIR BONDS. AND WE DID LOOK AT ON THE NEXT SLIDE FOR 14 SHOWING THAT
THOSE CITIES DON'T HAVE AS MUCH TAX SUPPORTED DEBT AS THE CITY OF DALLAS DOES AS WELL. 
          SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE NOTED WHEN WE WERE DIGGING INTO THE NUMBERS ACROSS THE OTHER
CITIES AS WELL. 
          WELL, I'M GETTING TO THAT. THAT'S MY NEXT ONE. 
          SORRY, BUT IF I MAY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO YOU KNOW,
I'VE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THIS AND HOW WE FINANCE THINGS, AND THERE ARE SO MANY NEEDS IN THE CITY, AND SO DO YOU. 
          CASH FINANCE THINGS, PAY FOR IT WITH CASH, OR DO YOU PAY FOR IT BY ISSUING DEBT? I MEAN, THOSE ARE REALLY OUR TWO CHOICES. AND SO,
WITH THE AMOUNT OF NEEDS WE HAVE IN THE CITY, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FORWARD TO COUNCIL LIKE WE DID ABOUT A
BOND PROGRAM. 
          DO YOU WANT A BOND PROGRAM? HOW BIG OF A BOND PROGRAM DO YOU WANT? WHEN WE DO THOSE THINGS AND WE DECIDE TO HAVE A $1.25 BILLION BOND PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO
EVENTUALLY ADD TO THE DEBT, OR DO WE HAVE A SMALLER BOND PROGRAM AND ADD LESS TO THE DEBT? AND IT'S REALLY A TOUGH PLACE THAT WE'RE IN NEEDING TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CASH RESERVES TO BE ABLE TO PAY THINGS WITH CASH
FOR THOSE TYPES OF ASSETS. 
          SO IT'S A IT'S A CHALLENGE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS THIS. 
          WELL, I THINK YOU MAKE A VERY GOOD POINT. IT'S JUST THAT WE MARKETED A $1.25 BILLION BOND, BUT REALLY, IT'S A $2 BILLION BOND WHEN YOU INCLUDE ALL THE INTEREST. 
          AND THE CONCERN IS THAT WHEN 29.2% IS DEBT, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS MARKET. AND SO, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU SEEING THAT CITIES ARE SETTING A TARGET WHERE THEY SAY,
WELL, WE REALLY WANT TO STAY BELOW 25% OR A CERTAIN. 
          I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY ELSE IS BELOW 25% BESIDES THIS OUTLIER SAN
ANTONIO WITH FORT WORTH, YOU KNOW, AT 20.9. AND WE WOULD HAVE SO MUCH MORE CASH IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT DEBT PLUS
INTEREST. 
          SO, IT WOULD BE TOUGH AT THE BEGINNING, BUT IT WOULD SET THE CITY UP TO BE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY HAVE MORE DOLLARS TO SPEND FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND PROGRAMING. SO ARE YOU SEEING THAT IT'S A POLICY DECISION WHERE CITIES ARE
SETTING A DEBT LIMIT BEYOND WHAT OUR FPCS DO. I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THEM SETTING A POLICY THAT'S DIFFERENT. 
          IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THE MARKET THAT YEAR AND SEEING HOW THE INTEREST RATES ARE
DOING, AND THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS BASED OFF THAT,
BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY DO HAVE THE SAME POLICIES. 
          THEY'RE ALL VERY SIMILAR, WHERE IT WOULD BE BETWEEN 20 TO 20 TO 30% 39. 
          I THINK THAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF SAN ANTONIO WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN I'VE SEEN. 
          YEAH. ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER IS THE SENATE BILL TWO THAT WAS
APPROVED IN 2019 AND THAT SET THE CAP ON PROPERTY TAX PROPERTY TAX REVENUE GROWTH. SO IF IF WE HAD $1 BILLION TO PAY DOWN OUR DEBT,
WE PAID THAT DOWN. 
          COULD WE THEN SHIFT THE TAX RATE FROM THE DEBT SERVICE FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND SO THAT WE
GENERATE CASH AND PAY WITH CASH? 
          [00:20:04]
WE COULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THE WAY THE STATE LAW IS SET UP,
WE WOULD GO OVER THE CAP AND WE WOULD HAVE TO LOWER THE TAX RATE, BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY GO UP IN 3.5% OF REVENUE,
AND THAT COUNTS WHETHER IT'S NEW REVENUE OR IF IT IS SHIFTING THE TAX RATE FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. UNFORTUNATELY, IN MY OPINION,
MY OPINION ON THIS IS THAT IT KIND OF DISCOURAGES YOU FROM DOING MORE CASH. 
          I TOTALLY AGREE, I'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT ACTUALLY CITIES SHOULD BE INCENTIVIZED
TO PAY DOWN THEIR DEBT AND HAVE THAT AS AN EXCEPTION. 
          IF THEY'RE MOVING IT FROM ONE SIDE OF THE COLUMN TO THE OTHER. 
          THAT WOULD HELP US A LOT. WELL, IT WOULD AND IT WOULD HELP THE TAXPAYER. 
          AND SO THAT'S REALLY MY ARGUMENT FOR THAT. BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THAT. 
          SO OKAY, SO THEN GOING TO SLIDE 14, WHERE IN THIS CASE THIS IS DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES
AS A PERCENTAGE OF NON-CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST OF ALL OF OUR
PEER CITIES IN TEXAS. 
          AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD SHARE ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THAT. 
          SURE. SO THAT'S ONE THAT WE DID LOOK INTO JUST TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THAT. 
          AND IT WAS THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE MORE TECH DEBT SUPPORTED,
DEBT TAX SUPPORTED. 
          AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WAS. ACROSS THE CITIES. 
          OTHER THAN THAT, I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL THAT THAT WOULD CAUSE THAT INCREASE. 
          IT WAS MORE OF HOW THE CITY'S DEBT STRUCTURE IS HERE VERSUS THOSE OTHER CITIES,
AND THAT IT'S MORE DONE THROUGH THE DEBT SERVICE FUND. 
          WELL, FOR MOST CITIES, IT LOOKS LIKE THEIRS HAS GONE UP AND OURS HAS STAYED FLAT. 
          IS THERE A NUMBER THAT OURS WOULD GO TO THAT IT WOULD CONCERN YOU? I MEAN, IS THIS NUMBER CONCERN YOU, OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE. WELL,
IT'S NOT THAT FAR OUT OF THE OTHER CITIES, IS IT 20%? YOU'D BE LIKE, WHOA, THAT'S KIND OF CRAZY. 
          I MEAN, IS THERE A NUMBER WHERE YOU'D BE LIKE,
I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. I THINK RIGHT NOW I WOULD CONSIDER IT CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD. MAYBE AT 20%, WE WOULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS. 
          IT ALSO DID INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2024. 
          AND SO YOU WILL, YOU MIGHT SEE THAT GO DOWN NEXT YEAR. 
          WELL, I DOUBT IT BECAUSE WE'RE JUST REPLACING OUR DEBT. 
          IT EXPIRES AND WE REISSUE. CORRECT. WE ISSUE ADDITIONAL DEBT EACH YEAR. 
          YES, MA'AM. SO,I DON'T THINK THAT WE'LL SEE THAT NUMBER GO DOWN. 
          BUT I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS, SHOULD WE BE ALARMED IF IT GOES UP? AND SHOULD WE CAUTION STAFF TO NOT LET IT GO UP? DEFINITELY MONITOR IT IS WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR SURE. 
          AND AS IT DOES GO UP I WOULD. I WOULD THINK SO. 
          WELL THIS IS AN ITEM I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE LEVEL OF DEBT. 
          AND I THINK EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT. SO THE LAST ITEM THAT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT IS ON
SLIDE 15 AND THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND AND I JUST THINK THERE'S REMARKABLE GROWTH IN IT. 
          AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU'VE SEEN THE SAME KIND OF GROWTH IN OTHER CITIES OR YOU THINK THIS
IS KIND OF EXTRAORDINARY. 
          AND IF THERE'S A CAUTION WHEN YOU HAVE THESE KINDS OF PERCENTAGES,
WHICH RANGE FROM 21.5% UP TO 26% THIS YEAR. WHEN I LOOK AT IT, LOOKING OVER THE COURSE SINCE 2019,
I THINK THE CITY WAS IN A DIFFERENT POSITION AND IT DID NEED TO INCREASE THAT MUCH OVER THOSE YEARS. 
          I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK IT'S A CAUTION TO BE INCREASING OVER THE COURSE OF,
OF THOSE YEARS. 
          I THINK IT NEEDED TO, AND IT DID. THE 5.5 MILLION,
WE DID SEE THE INVESTMENT INCOME INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD. 
          SO THAT IS A PIECE WHERE A LOT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE AUDIT DID SEE,
A LITTLE MORE IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR REVENUES THIS YEAR. 
          BUT IT HAS BEEN YEAR OVER YEAR OUT HERE. AND SO THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION. 
          AGAIN, DO YOU THINK 26% IS A TYPICAL NUMBER FOR A CITY? DO YOU THINK IT'S HIGH? IT'S LOW. WHERE DOES THAT. 
          THAT'S TYPICAL. YEAH. YOU DO TRY TO KEEP THAT WITHIN A 20 TO 20 TO 30%. 
          A LOT OF OTHER CITIES WILL HAVE A POLICY TO KEEP IT AROUND 25%. 
          SO THAT IS THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD. AND THEN JACK,
IS THAT AN FMPC ITEM, THAT PERCENTAGE. 
          DO YOU KNOW. WE DO HAVE FMPC REGARDING OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. 
          I'M GOING TO ASK THEM ONE QUESTION IF I CAN. DOES THE GENERAL FUND IN THIS CASE IS MORE
THAN FUND ONE, 
          [00:25:05]
RIGHT. IT IS. IT IS MORE THAN FUND ONE. SO A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR FMPC,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND AND FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. THEY HAVE A BROADER DEFINITION OF WHAT THE GENERAL FUND IS. 
          AND SO YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENCES IN THE NUMBERS. 
          BUT YES, MA'AM WE DO HAVE AN FMPC CRITERIA REGARDING OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE AS A
PERCENTAGE AS YES. 
          OR I THINK IT'S WRITTEN AS NUMBER OF DAYS. SO,
I KNOW WE HAVE THE NUMBER OF DAYS FOR SURE, AND WE CHANGED THAT. I KNOW IN THE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE TO INCREASE IT,
WHICH IS GOOD. 
          BUT I'M SAYING AS A PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES. IT'S OKAY. 
          WE CAN CHECK IT LATER. I JUST I JUST WASN'T SURE ABOUT THAT ONE. 
          THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE LOOKING ONLINE? ALL RIGHT,
WE WILL MOVE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON NOW. CHAIR WEST,
CAN I MAKE ONE COMMENT, PLEASE? PLEASE. I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE TEAM FROM WEAVER. 
          THIS YEAR WAS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT, AND I THINK SOME OF YOU KNOW,
IN MY PAST I'VE DEALT WITH ALMOST TEN. 
          OF TEN AUDIT FIRMS, EITHER THROUGH AUDITING OR CO-SOURCING INTERNAL AUDIT. 
          AND THEY'VE JUST DONE A FABULOUS JOB. AND WE'VE HAD THE SAME TEAM,
AND I'M NOT SURE WE WOULD HAVE MADE IT THROUGH. 
          IT WAS ROUGH THIS YEAR AND I REALLY WANT TO GIVE THEM A HAND. 
          SO, THANK YOU. WELL SAID. THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
GOOD JOB. 
          AND COUNCIL MEMBER WEST JUST FOR MR. MENDELSOHN'S QUESTION. 
          WE EXPRESS OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IN DAYS,
AND THE FMPC REQUIRES BETWEEN 50 AND 70 DAYS. 
          WE CAN DO THE CONVERSION TO PERCENTAGE AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AS WELL. 
          BUT THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'VE BEEN REQUESTED BY STAFF TO MOVE UP ITEM C,
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE 311 REALIGNMENT REPORT ITEM. COME ON UP. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          GOOD MORNING. MEMBERS CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. 
          MY NAME IS ELIZABETH SAAB. I'M THE CHIEF OF STRATEGY,
ENGAGEMENT AND ALIGNMENT. 
          AND THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE 311. 
          AND I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR REALIGNMENT AND THE CITYWIDE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THAT
WE HAVE BEEN ROLLING OUT. 
          JUST FOR Y'ALL. I, EXCUSE ME, I PASSED OUT PRESENTATIONS TO EACH OF YOU ON FRIDAY. 
          THERE WAS A DOCUMENT THAT WAS POSTED. IT WAS MISSING A SLIDE,
SO I APOLOGIZE. 
          AND THAT WAS THE METRIC SLIDE THAT WE HAD BEEN ASKED BY CITY COUNCIL TO PUT TOGETHER FOR
SUGGESTED METRICS AS HOW WE WOULD TRACK OUR SUCCESS. 
          SO THAT'S THE ONLY ADDITION TO THIS, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT. 
          BUT JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO DAISY,
WE'LL PROVIDE AN UPDATE. 
          SHARE WITH YOU OUR AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, WHICH INCLUDES OUR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
MARKETING STRATEGY UPDATE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE OUR SUCCESS. THAT'S THE METRIC SLIDE THAT WE HAD MISSED OR
ADDED. 
          AND THEN OUR NEXT STEP. SO, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DAISY WHO WILL BEGIN OUR PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE WHAT
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. 
          SO, STARTING ON SLIDE FOUR. AS SHARED PREVIOUSLY,
THE CCX 311 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE HAS BEEN CREATED TO ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGH BRAND IDENTITY ALIGNED MESSAGING AND TO CREATE THE ONE FRONT DOOR APPROACH. 
          ALL KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES ARE FILLED TO OVERSEE OUR CRITICAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT ARE OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE. 
          NEXT SLIDE. IMPROVING AND STREAMLINING INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR
TEAM MEMBERS IS A KEY PRIORITY FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING ADDITIONAL WAYS TO COMMUNICATE INTERNALLY BY DEPLOYING
MONITORS ACROSS CITY OWNED FACILITIES. 
          THESE MONITORS WILL BE USED TO DIGITALLY SHARE CONTENT LIKE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
VIDEOS, ALERTS, AND CITY NEWS UPDATES. THIS SLIDE INCLUDES A MOCK UP OF INFORMATION THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED
ON THE MONITORS. 
          [00:30:07]
NEXT, CREATING A NEW, COHESIVE BRAND IDENTITY IS A KEY INITIATIVE FOR US. 
          ATTACHED ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE IN BUILDING A UNIFIED LOOK AND FEEL. 
          I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE NOTICED THE THE BACKGROUND ON YOUR ON YOUR MONITORS AND THE NEW
SIGNATURE ROLLOUT, AS WELL AS THE ELEVATOR GRAPHICS IN THE ELEVATORS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. UTILIZING THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS REMAINS A KEY STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING
OUR AUDIENCE. 
          WE HAVE REFRESHED THE DESIGN TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT TRENDS AND ADJUSTED OUR VOICE TO MORE
EFFECTIVELY TELL OUR STORY. 
          THIS WILL ENSURE A STRONGER CONNECTION WITH OUR FOLLOWERS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION FOR OUR EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS,
WE'RE CURRENTLY BETA TESTING A NEWS HUB THAT WILL SERVE AS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR CITY NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, EVENT CALENDAR AND VIDEOS. IT WILL BE AN EASY WAY TO NAVIGATE AND WILL
STREAMLINE OUR COMMUNICATION WITH EVERYBODY. 
          NEXT SLIDE. MOVING ON TO 311. IMPROVING COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENTS THROUGH THE 311
SERVICE REQUEST HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR ME. 
          A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS IS LACK OF COMMUNICATION. 
          SO, OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON IMPROVING THE 311 COMMUNICATIONS,
INCLUDING IMPROVED EMAIL TEMPLATES, TEXT MESSAGES, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD RESPONSES. 
          OUR CURRENT SYSTEM CURRENTLY LIMITS VISIBILITY TO ACCOUNT OWNERS ONLY,
SO COMING IN MAY, CITY UPDATES ARE GOING TO BE VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT OR YOU'RE A GUEST USER,
AND THESE ADDITIONAL CONTACTS WILL PROVIDE DETAILS ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE SERVICE REQUESTS. NEXT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ELIZABETH TO TALK ABOUT OUR
CITYWIDE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. 
          THANK YOU. DAISY. SO, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AS A CITY, HOW DO WE CREATE A COHESIVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CAMPAIGN THAT INCLUDES OUR UNIFORMED AND NON UNIFORMED CITY OF DALLAS TEAM MEMBERS? THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD ENGAGED CUMULUS DIGITAL MEDIA TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS
WITH THE MARKETING AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. THE BENEFIT TO WHAT THEY HAD SECURED WITH CUMULUS IS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT
THIS IN A REVERSE ORDER, WHERE IT'S HOW DO THEY TARGET THE RIGHT LOCATIONS AND THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THEIR
RECRUITMENT. 
          AND IN TURN, CUMULUS DEVELOPED DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS TO PUT IN THOSE DIFFERENT PLACEMENTS. 
          WE AS A CITY OF DALLAS, BECAUSE WE UNDERWENT A BRANDING,
A VISUAL BRANDING OVERHAUL, HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CUMULUS TO ACTUALLY UPDATE A LOT OF THEIR VISUALS AND THEIR PLACEMENTS. THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH CUMULUS THROUGH A MASTER AGREEMENT UTILIZING A VENDOR FOR SPECIFICALLY ADVERTISING. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING FOR THEIR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGY. 
          SO IF YOU TURN IT TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS SLIDE 12,
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO CREATE AN ENTIRE CITYWIDE CAMPAIGN AND LEVERAGE WHAT THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING THROUGH THEIR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AND
CREATE A CITYWIDE CAMPAIGN. 
          AND CALL IT WE ARE DALLAS. AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS TEAM MEMBERS ARE BEST
EQUIPPED TO TELL THEIR OWN STORY. 
          SO, WE'LL LEVERAGE THE CUMULUS OUTLETS THAT THEY'RE USING AND IDENTIFY BASED ON THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF POSITIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO FILL, WHICH INCLUDES DALLAS FIRE RESCUE AND LEVERAGE. 
          THOSE TARGETED OUTLETS FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING,
WILL WORK WITH CUMULUS TO DEVELOP COHESIVE VISUALS. 
          AND THEN SEPARATELY, WE WILL YOU SEE AN EXAMPLE OF AN IMAGE OF A DALLAS TEAM MEMBER WITH A
QUOTE. 
          AND WE'LL PUT THOSE ALL OVER CITY HALL. WE'LL USE THAT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          AND WE'RE ALSO DEVELOPING A BROCHURE INTERNALLY THAT DOES LOOK LIKE OUR VISUALS,
BUT ALSO INCLUDES WHY THE CITY OF DALLAS ITSELF, WHY IT'S ADVANTAGEOUS TO LIVE HERE, WORK HERE AND PLAY HERE. 
          AND THAT GOES INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH THE CITY AS
WELL. 
          SO, IF YOU TURN TO SLIDE 13 ON THURSDAY, MAY 15TH,
WE WILL BE LAUNCHING A CITYWIDE INITIATIVE CALLED LET'S KEEP DALLAS BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER. IT'S A PAID IN SERVICE OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY OF DALLAS TEAM
MEMBERS TO CLEAN UP LITTER AND TRASH ACROSS THE CITY. 
          [00:35:03]
AND WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE'RE USING THIS TO,
AS I MENTIONED, LAUNCH AND LAUNCH THIS YEAR LONG INITIATIVE. 
          BUT THE YEAR LONG INITIATIVE WILL ACTUALLY BE MONTHLY OUTREACH AROUND WHAT EACH DEPARTMENT
IS DOING. 
          AND SO, WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS THAT IS DOING THE CLEAN SWEEP. 
          WE HAVE ITTY BITTY LITTER THROUGH DWU. WE HAVE LOVE YOUR BLOCK THROUGH CODE. 
          AND THIS IS JUST A WAY FOR US TO BRING ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES TOGETHER TO RAISE
AWARENESS OVERALL FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT WE DO AS A CITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO KEEPING OUR CITY BEAUTIFUL. THE NEXT PAGE IS ON SLIDE 14,
AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR CITY OF DALLAS TEAM MEMBERS. 
          WE ARE, AS DAISY MENTIONED, REFRESHING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA VOICE AND CHANGING THE WAY HOW THE
WAY THAT WE TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT WE DO. AND SO, THIS WAS AN EXAMPLE OF A CAMPAIGN THAT IS ALSO GOING TO BE RUN ON BILLBOARDS. 
          WE'VE ALREADY STARTED RUNNING IT ON THE BILLBOARDS. 
          THIS IS A TWOFOLD BECAUSE WE'RE PROMOTING CLEAN SWEEP. 
          BUT AT THE SAME TIME SHARING THE STORY ABOUT WHAT CLEAN SWEEP DOES HOW WE CONTRIBUTE AS A
CITY AND WHERE THEY CAN FIND US IF THEY NEED US. 
          AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND THROUGH THESE TYPES OF CAMPAIGNS IS THAT WHEN WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FACTS AND INFORMATION, WE'RE CREATING GREATER TWO WAY ENGAGEMENT. AND SO IF YOU TURN TO SLIDE 16 THAT WAS THE
SLIDE THAT WE ADDED BASED ON COUNCIL REQUEST IN DECEMBER. AND I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FRIDAY UPLOAD,
BUT WE WERE ASKED TO CREATE STANDARDIZED METRICS FOR HOW WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS. 
          AND SO, THIS IS JUST A LIST OF WAYS THAT WE ARE GOING TO,
ACROSS THE BOARD, STANDARDIZE OUR METRICS TO TEST IF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING. AND SO I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO DAISY. 
          JUST TO WRAP UP WITH OUR NEXT STEPS ARE AND TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. SO, IMPROVING THE CITY'S WEBSITE,
THE 311 SYSTEM AND THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ARE IMPORTANT GOALS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ITS TO ADVERTISE A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION OR AN RFI. 
          THAT WILL BE ADVERTISED ON APRIL THE 24TH AND MAY 1ST. 
          THE INTENT IS TO GATHER INFORMATION ON BEST PRACTICES,
DESIGN AND THEN ALSO GATHER SOME ESTIMATED COST. 
          ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE CONNECTED WITH PEER CITIES AND HAVE GATHERED BEST PRACTICES ON 311
SYSTEMS. AGAIN, THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND
SPECIFICATIONS AS WE MOVE TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING NEW SYSTEMS AND WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS. 
          ON THE LAST SLIDE, CCX IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ENHANCING OUR DELIVERABLES AND
OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING VENDORS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE DECEMBER 4TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE DEVELOPED SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
TO PROCURE MULTIPLE VENDORS TO SUPPORT OUR MARKETING NEEDS. 
          AS YOU RECALL AT THAT MEETING, WE DID PRESENT CONSIDERATION FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE
A CO-OP TO SECURE A VENDOR RECORD. 
          HOWEVER, THE ITEM WAS DEFERRED. SO BASED OFF THAT THAT GUIDANCE,
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A DRAFT SPECIFICATION TO BE READY TO GO OUT TO PROCURE A SLATE OF VENDORS TO LEVERAGE FOR CITY WIDE MARKETING NEEDS. 
          AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT. I AM GOING TO START OFF TO MY RIGHT WITH VICE CHAIR BLACKMON TO KICK
US OFF ON QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS BACK. 
          MY FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT IS OUR VISION AND OUR MISSION? BECAUSE I LOOK AT THE BEGINNING AND WE GO STRAIGHT INTO THE PURPOSE,
BUT AND WE HAVE ALL THESE FOUR, WELL, 2 OR 3 THINGS. TWO THINGS. BUT I'M LIKE WHAT IS WHAT IS OUR WHAT DO WE WANT TO
ACCOMPLISH HERE. 
          AND BECAUSE THEN IT'S GOING TO GO TO THE METRICS. 
          SO IS THIS ABOUT RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF FIRE AND STAFF. 
          IS IT ABOUT TELLING A STORY. SO, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE. 
          WHAT IS OUR NORTH STAR? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          THANK YOU. SO, I THINK IT'S TWOFOLD. ONE, IT'S RELATED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW WE AS A
CITY ARE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC, HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC, HOW WE HAVE OUR TWO WAY ENGAGEMENT. 
          AS WE HAD SHARED WITH YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY, A LOT OF OUR VISUALS WERE NOT CONSISTENT ACROSS
THE BOARD. 
          AND SO THERE WAS A GENERAL CONFUSION BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT WE HAD DONE WITH OUR
STAKEHOLDERS, OUR RESIDENTS, JUST WHAT IS PART OF THE CITY OF DALLAS? SO THAT'S THE ONE PIECE OF IT, THE SECOND PIECE OF IT,
AS IT RELATES TO THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGY, 
          [00:40:02]
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY TO PROVIDE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON THE REQUEST THAT YOU ALL HAD MADE TO
DEVELOP A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGY FOR DPD, DFR AND NON-UNIFORM RESIDENTS. THAT SPECIFIC NORTH STAR IS TO RECRUIT UNIFORMED AND NON-UNIFORMED POSITIONS. BUT WE'RE USING THE VISUALS,
THE UPDATED VISUALS TO INCORPORATE INTO THOSE CAMPAIGNS. TRADITIONALLY WHAT WE HAVE FOUND ACTUALLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN
WE WERE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL MARKETING, IF YOU WILL, OF THESE POSITIONS, THEY WERE NOT VISUALLY COHESIVE. 
          SO, DFR. DID NOT SEEM LIKE IT WAS THE SAME CITY AS DFR OR NON-UNIFORM POSITIONS. 
          SO THAT PIECE OF WHERE WE PLAY INTO THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNICATIONS TO MAKE CREATE
A VISUAL THROUGH LINE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE RECRUITING PIECE OF THAT THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED AND TAILORED TO EACH TYPE OF
RECRUITMENT. 
          SO DPD HAS DEVELOPED THEIR STANDARDS AROUND WHERE DO THEY ATTRACT THEIR TYPES OF RECRUITS. 
          DFR KNOWS WHERE THEY ATTRACT THEIR RECRUITS,
WHERE RESEARCHING WHERE WE ATTRACT NON-UNIFORM RECRUITS. 
          AND SO THAT WILL BE ALL PART OF THE STRATEGY TO TAILOR EACH OF THOSE TO THE AUDIENCES THAT
ARE MOST LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE. 
          IF I COULD JUST GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE FOR NON-UNIFORM HARD TO FILL POSITIONS HR IS LOOKING
AT FOR, LET'S SAY IT'S AN AVIATION POSITION IT'S HARD TO FILL. 
          HR IS LOOKING AT WHAT TYPE OF CONFERENCES DO THEY ATTEND,
WHAT TYPE OF PUBLICATIONS DO THEY READ, ET CETERA. AND THEN WE WILL GO IN AND TARGET THE ADVERTISEMENT IN THOSE PARTICULAR TO
THOSE PARTICULAR TYPES OF OUTLETS. 
          SO, I'M GETTING THIS IS, WE ARE CREATING A PUBLIC CONVERSATION THAT SHOWS DALLAS AS A
PLACE TO WORK, LIVE AND PLAY. OKAY. BECAUSE I GO WITH, OKAY,
WHAT IS OUR WHERE ARE WE GOING? AND THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE. OKAY. 
          SO THEN WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF WE'RE CREATING THESE TWO WAY CONVERSATIONS WHEN YOU LOOK
AT, OKAY, THE NEWS HUB ON AND OKAY, I'VE GOT PAGE EIGHT,
I HAVE MY OLD ONE AND NOW I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE WITH THE NEW ONE ON PAGE EIGHT. 
          IS THIS ALREADY DONE? BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN DONE AND WHAT
ARE WE TRYING TO GET DONE, AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO COME TO US THROUGH RFP,
RFI, ALL THOSE VARIOUS THINGS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THE NEWS HUB IS ACTUALLY BEING TRANSFORMED VISUALLY. 
          IT WAS ORIGINALLY OUR WORDPRESS SITE AND SO WE'RE JUST RECONFIGURING IT. 
          SO IT'S BETA TESTING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ALREADY IN TESTER INTERNALLY. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO DO WE HAVE A LAUNCH DATE. WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE A LAUNCH DATE BY THE END
OF MAY. 
          THAT'S OUR GOAL. AND THAT DEPENDS ON HOW WE CAN CONFIGURE IT IN THE RIGHT WAY. 
          BECAUSE I THINK EVERY ONE OF US HERE ON COUNCIL HAS A NEWSLETTER BY DISTRICT. 
          SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT AFFECT US? THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THIS NEWSLETTER WILL ALSO
BE ABLE TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE NEWS HUB. 
          SO WE'LL HAVE A DROP DOWN MENU FOR EACH OF THE FOR EACH OF THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS,
BUT ALSO A CENTRAL LOCATION WHERE WE CAN ALL DEPOSIT THESE EXACTLY FOR YEARS TO COME. WELL, AND ALSO, WE HAD HEARD FROM COUNCIL THAT ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES TO PUTTING THOSE NEWSLETTERS TOGETHER IS THAT YOU ALL ARE, IN MANY CASES, EMAILING DEPARTMENTS DIRECTLY FOR INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT
INFORMATION TO INCLUDE IN THE NEWSLETTER. 
          THIS NEW NEWS HUB WILL ACTUALLY BE AN AGGREGATE FOR YOU ALL TO PULL INFORMATION FROM FOR
THE NEWSLETTER, BECAUSE IT WILL BE UPDATED IN REAL TIME. OKAY. 
          AND THEN WE CAN ALSO ADD ANY OTHER INFORMATION WE WANT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DO NARRATIVES,
SOME PEOPLE JUST DO INFORMATION. 
          EXACTLY. YOUR NEWSLETTER THAT IS POSTED ON YOUR DISTRICT WILL BE WHAT THE NEWSLETTER IS
THAT YOU SEND OUT. 
          WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ALSO HELP CREATE AN AGGREGATED PLACE OF FINDING THE INFORMATION,
BECAUSE TO MISS MENDELSOHN'S POINT THAT SHE'S MADE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO US ABOUT THE WEBSITE, IT'S JUST REALLY HARD TO NAVIGATE. 
          PEOPLE CAN'T FIND WHERE THEY'RE PAYING THEIR BILLS. 
          THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIND MUCH INFORMATION. 
          TOO MUCH INFORMATION. SO THE GOAL IS, IS TO TAKE THE WEBSITE AND PARE IT DOWN FOR REALLY
THOSE SPECIFIC NEEDS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO FIND. 
          WHERE ARE STREET CLOSURES? WHERE CAN PEOPLE PAY THEIR BILLS? HOW DO THEY DO ALL OF THE THINGS MS. MENDELSOHN THAT YOU'VE BEEN ASKING US TO STREAMLINE
AND THEN TAKING THIS NEWS HUB AND MAKING IT MORE OF A NEWS PLACE, CENTRALIZED PLACE WHERE THERE'S MORE JUST INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER. 
          OKAY. AND DAISY LOOKING AT 311 IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN WE GO TO NEW WEBSITE DASH311. 
          [00:45:05]
WHAT IS. BECAUSE I KNOW ONE THING THAT WE HAVE IS WHEN WE DO LIKE WE PUT EVERYTHING IN THE
SYSTEM, AND YOU CLOSE IT AS YOU'RE WORKING ON IT. AND THEN CONSTITUENTS THINK,
OH, YOU CLOSED IT AND IT'S STILL BEING IT'S NOT ADDRESSED. 
          AND THEY KEEP CALLING US. SO THAT WAS THE THING IS HOW DO WE LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S
ACTUALLY STILL AN OPEN TICKET. 
          AND THEN ALSO TWO ARE WE GETTING A NEW 311 SYSTEM. 
          ARE WE IMPROVING. IT SAYS I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE THE OLD VERSION. 
          IT SAYS A NEW 311 SYSTEM. AND THEN ON THIS ONE IT SAYS ENHANCED. 
          SO, I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE WHAT IS WHAT. THAT'S A THAT'S THE $54 MILLION QUESTION. 
          SO, 54 MILLION HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I KNOW RIGHT. 
          SO IT'S NOT $54 MILLION. WHEN THE CITY LAUNCHED ITS 311 APP BACK IN 2018. 
          IT WAS A LITERALLY BUILT FROM SCRATCH, TAILORED TO THE CITY. 
          WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS EVERY TIME THE CITY NEEDS TO UPGRADE,
FOR EXAMPLE, ITS 311 BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS CONFIGURED. 
          IT'S TAKING MONTHS, NOT BECAUSE OF US INTERNALLY WITH IT'S BECAUSE THE VENDOR HAS TO
REBUILD. 
          AND SO, TO YOUR QUESTION RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME RESEARCHING OTHER CITIES AND THEIR BEST PRACTICES ON HOW THEY'RE INNOVATING AND ENHANCING. 
          I CAN SHARE THIS WITH YOU ON MANY OF THE PEER CALLS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH LARGE CITIES WHO
ALSO HAD THEIR OWN STANDALONE 311 APPS. 
          WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, IS BECAUSE THE THREE ONE APP WAS SO CUSTOMIZED,
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PUSH OUT INFORMATION AS QUICKLY. 
          SO, IF I COULD JUST, YOU KNOW, BEAR WITH ME AND GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. 
          LOS ANGELES HAD A FREEWAY THAT OR A BIG BRIDGE OR WHATEVER THAT COLLAPSED. 
          THEY NEEDED TO ALERT THEIR RESIDENTS IMMEDIATELY. 
          THEY COULD NOT PUSH OUT THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE APP. 
          THEY HAD TO PUSH IT OUT THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE. 
          AND SO WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW IS ACTUALLY CREATING A MOBILE RESPONSIVE WEBSITE THAT
INCLUDES 311. 
          AND SO WE'RE NOT THERE YET. BUT AS I MENTIONED,
WE'RE TRYING TO ENHANCE 311 AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY AT ALL. 
          BUT CREATE A USER. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY
GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND SOME MONEY. 
          I'M JUST GOING TO BE HONEST. BECAUSE IF IT'S AN EQUATED IF IT IS OUT OF DATE AND
COMMUNICATION IS NOW THROUGH THIS, WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY HAVE TO SPEND SOME MONEY. THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS AND I WOULD MUCH
RATHER. ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD MUCH RATHER PUT IT IN THERE THAN IN HIRING A FIRM TO GET OUR GRAPHICS. I MEAN, BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU, OUR OFFICE ALWAYS GETS THE POTHOLE IS STILL
THERE. 
          IT'S BEING WORKED ON, I PROMISE YOU, YOU KNOW,
SO I DON'T I THINK IF OUR NORTH STAR IS CREATING THOSE TWO WAY CONVERSATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT IS A TWO WAY CONVERSATION. 
          YES, MA'AM. AND SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE RFI. 
          AND SO WHEN I SAY DON'T SPEND ANY MONEY, I MEAN RIGHT NOW FOR THE 311 IMPROVEMENTS,
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS AVOID INVESTING MORE MONEY INTO THIS SYSTEM BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GO SPEND A TON OF MONEY TO CREATE ALL THESE KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS. 
          AND SO, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO AS WE'RE DOING,
AS WE'RE ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE REALLY ACTUALLY TRYING TO PUSH PEOPLE TO SUBMIT 311 TICKETS TO THE ONLINE PORTAL SO
THAT WE CAN MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION, NOT FOCUS AS MUCH ON THE THE WEBSITE. I MEAN,
I'M SORRY, ON THE APP ITSELF AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PUT OUT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT RFIS TO SAY THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE WE NEED TO CREATE A COHESIVE,
COHESIVE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. 
          AND REAL QUICK, YOU KNOW, TELL ME NOW. BUT PEER CITY CONVERSATIONS,
THE BEST PRACTICES. 
          I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THEY SUGGEST. I KNOW YOU SAID LA AND STUFF,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO KEEP ALL THE TIME. 
          THEN ON YOUR METRICS. SO, THE THING IS I SEE,
BUT THERE'S NO NUMBERS. 
          AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY NEED TO GATHER BASELINE DATA,
AND I THINK THAT IS OKAY TO SAY YEAR ZERO IS GATHERING BASELINE DATA. 
          YOU KNOW, WE HAD 30 CLICKS. OH, WAIT. SO NOW WE WANT TO INCREASE IT TO 40. 
          IN THE 50 INTO 70 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK JUST SAYING TRACKING SESSIONS OR TEST TRACKING
SESSIONS, LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO COLLECT SOME DATA IN WHICH TO BUILD A TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE
ACTUALLY CONNECTING ON THAT TWO WAY CONVERSATION. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WE WANT THOSE CLICKS TO BE MEANINGFUL. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK ON IS BECAUSE
WHAT WE ARE TRACKING RIGHT NOW IS NUMBER OF IMPRESSIONS, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP US GET TO WHAT IS THE SENTIMENT OR WHAT IS THE
ENGAGEMENT. 
          [00:50:01]
AND SO I THINK THAT'S AGAIN, A $54 MILLION QUESTION,
JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE 10,000 IMPRESSIONS ON A SOCIAL MEDIA POST, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THAT WELL, THERE'S AN ACTION THAT'S GOT TO COME WITH THAT. 
          SO THEY CLICK ON IT. BUT DID YOU HAVE YOU MAY HAVE 40% BUT 35 ACTUALLY APPLIED. 
          WELL, THAT'S PRETTY MEANINGFUL RIGHT. I MEAN DO YOU SEE THAT. 
          SO, I'M SAYING THE ARE WE GOING TO GAUGE THE ACTION OR WHICH ACTION ARE WE GAUGING AS
SUCCESSFUL? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOUR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION,
THEY MAY OPEN IT, BUT YOU WANT THEM TO ULTIMATELY APPLY. 
          AND I THINK SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MEASURE IT THROUGH THE THROUGH THE PROCESS,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE YOUR REAL TIME ADJUSTMENTS IN COMMUNICATING TO GET THAT TWO WAY CONVERSATION. THAT SHOWS WHY DALLAS IS THE PLACE TO LIVE,
WORK AND PLAY. 
          THANK YOU. THAT IS VERY VALUABLE FEEDBACK. I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. 
          JUST IT WAS A JOKE. OKAY. SO ARE WE STARTING TODAY OR ARE WE STARTING TOMORROW ON THE
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION? BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WE WERE GOING TO START TODAY,
BUT WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU ALL FIRST, SO WE WILL. AND THEN THE RECRUITMENT FOR FOLKS IS THE 28TH. 
          YES, MA'AM. IS THIS OUR NEW LOGO WITH ALL THE COLORS? WELL, THIS IS THIS IS JUST A DRAFT FOR THE. WE ARE DALLAS. 
          WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THOUGHTS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH. 
          WE'D LOVE Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK. WE CAN CIRCULATE THAT. 
          AND GO FROM THERE. OKAY. THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY FOR THE PRESENTATION,
I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS ALL CAPITAL, AND WE'VE GOT A WHOLE PICTURE OF FREEWAYS. I DON'T THINK THIS IS GREAT MARKETING RIGHT
HERE. 
          JUST FROM THE VERY FIRST PAGE. I JUST WANT TO SAY,
I THINK ALL OF THESE SLIDES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ THE TITLES. 
          I THINK IT'S STYLIZED TO BE MARGIN TO MARGIN ALONG THE BLUE,
BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO READ. 
          MAYBE IF YOU'RE OLD. I CONTINUE TO THINK THIS IS NOT THE PRIORITY. 
          SO JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THAT I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING AS A PRIORITY,
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE MICROPHONES BACK WITH A LIGHT, SO I KNOW WHO'S TALKING. I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO VOTE SO THAT THE PUBLIC COULD SEE WHAT THE
VOTE IS. 
          THAT WOULD BE GOOD. I THINK THAT A LOT OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SEEMS TO HAVE CHANGED FROM
PROMOTING THE CITY TO PROMOTING PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY. AND I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO PROMOTING THE CITY ITSELF. 
          THE FOCUS SHOULD BE THE RESIDENT. WHAT'S IN IT FOR THE RESIDENT? INSTEAD, WE SEEM TO WANT TO BE HIGHLIGHTING CERTAIN PEOPLE. 
          AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO A CITY. 
          SO, I THINK THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING,
CHANGING THAT I DON'T THINK ARE ACTUALLY THE RIGHT MESSAGE. 
          I WANT TO CLARIFY ON WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER. 
          YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ACTUALLY PRODUCE A NEWSLETTER NOW,
ARE YOU? YOU'RE JUST SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE CONTENT AVAILABLE. THE NEWS HUB WILL HAVE THE
CONTENT AND YOU ALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE YOUR OWN DISTRICT NEWSLETTER, AND WE WILL BE POSTING THOSE ON THE NEWS HUB. 
          TYPICALLY, AS I MENTIONED A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS PUSH OUT THEIR OWN INFORMATION. 
          AS IT RELATES TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IN ORDER FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO AGGREGATE. 
          INFORMATION, THEY'RE SEEKING OUT DEPARTMENTS FOR INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENTS. 
          WE JUST WANT TO MAKE IT EASIER. NOT THAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT,
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE IT EASIER AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE RESIDENT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AT CITY HALL. SO I GUARANTEE YOU QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE THAT THEY WANT TO PUT
IN THEIR NEWSLETTER. 
          THEY WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEIR RESIDENTS WANT TO KNOW. SO,
IT'S NOT ABOUT PUTTING IT WHERE THE NEWSLETTER IS. 
          IT'S ABOUT MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 
          AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT,
GREAT. 
          BUT I THINK THERE'S A MISPLACED PRIORITY OF TRYING TO ASSIST THE COUNCIL MEMBER,
AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO MAKE IT TRANSPARENT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO FIND THIS INFORMATION,
WHICH I THINK YOU ALREADY KNOW. 
          OKAY. YES, MA'AM. MAY I JUST CLARIFY, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
WE'RE POSTING YOUR NEWSLETTERS ON THAT NEWS HUB. 
          THE NEWS HUB IS A PUBLIC FACING NEWS HUB THAT HAS THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE
TALKING TO, TALKING ABOUT. SO DON'T ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ALREADY HAVE IT ON OUR DISTRICT PAGE? YOU GUYS AGGREGATE YOUR OWN INFORMATION FOR YOUR NEWSLETTER. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THIS NEWS HUB WILL ACTUALLY BE ILLUSTRATING INFORMATION FROM
DEPARTMENTS, INFORMATION IN THE CITY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO AMPLIFY. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CITY CALENDAR AND EVENTS IN OR SORT OF BURIED IN A WEBSITE WITH THE NEWS
HUB, 
          [00:55:04]
WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE IT FRONT AND CENTER SO THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND THE INFORMATION MUCH
EASIER ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY. 
          AND THE CALENDAR, I THINK, IS ON THE LANDING PAGE. 
          I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT COULD BE MUCH EASIER THAN THAT. 
          IT'S JUST THAT IT'S NOT HIGHLY POPULATED, RIGHT? SO. OKAY. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I THINK THOSE NEWSLETTERS SHOULD POINT BACK TO THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS LANDING PAGE. 
          SO THAT'S THAT POINT. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THIS EXAMPLE. 
          THE ARTS AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT CREATES NEWSLETTERS FOR THE DISTRICTS. 
          MINE TALKS ABOUT EVENTS THAT ARE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS BECAUSE THERE'S NO ARTS ACTIVITIES. 
          SO, IT'S NOT RELEVANT. I DON'T THINK STAFF UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE DISTRICTS ARE INTERESTED
IN. 
          AND SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          I'M A LITTLE BIT ALARMED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING BILLBOARDS BECAUSE I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PURPOSE IS. 
          WE RECEIVE PRO BONO BILLBOARDS THROUGH CLEAR CHANNEL AS THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS ALWAYS
LEVERAGED THE PRO BONO SPACE THAT IT RECEIVES FROM CLEAR CHANNEL. SO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PURCHASING THE BILLBOARDS. 
          WE ARE JUST UTILIZING THE SPACE TO AMPLIFY THE VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS THAT WE'RE PROMOTING. 
          SO WHETHER IT'S THE DPD RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CAMPAIGN OR CLEAN SWEEP FOR,
FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT IS FOR THE CITY, AS YOU KNOW,
THAT CLEANS UP IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS, CLEANS UP LITTER AND PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS. SO THE BILLBOARDS,
WE ALREADY UTILIZE THE BILLBOARDS TO MAKE CITY ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          WE'RE JUST GOING TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TARGET THEM. 
          SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE KNOW A GEOGRAPHIC AREA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ATTRACT DPD RECRUITS IN
ONE AREA VERSUS A HARD TO ATTRACT NON-UNIFORMED POTENTIAL CITY OF DALLAS TEAM MEMBER WILL USE THE BILLBOARD
FOR THE DPD CAMPAIGN. 
          ETC. SO WE'RE ALREADY USING THESE BILLBOARDS. WE'RE NOT PURCHASING THEM. 
          THE CITY HAS ALREADY HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. 
          WE'RE JUST ADDING TO THE CONTENT. GREAT. I LOVE THEM TO BE FOCUSED ON OUR HIGHEST
PRIORITIES, WHICH I THINK YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE,
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE CLEAN SWEEP. 
          I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ONE ON ANY RESIDENT SURVEY. 
          LET ME JUST SAY THAT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS. 
          I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT STREET REPAIR. 
          I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT CRIME. SO HIRING FOR POLICE AND FIRE IS GREAT,
BUT PROMOTING ITSELF IS IS IS A FOLLY WE CAN'T AFFORD. AND AND THAT'S WHAT I KEEP HEARING US TALK ABOUT. 
          SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER, AS YOU'RE DOING THESE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES,
IS THIS A PRIORITY OF OUR CITIZENRY? OKAY. SO I DO WANT TO SAY THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE HAS REPEATEDLY TALKED ABOUT HIRING
PROFESSIONALS TO HELP WITH ESPECIALLY PLACING ADS AND, AND DOING PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          AND SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT ON, AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THEM SO CLOSELY TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
          THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD ASKED FOR. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A VISUAL CONFUSION. 
          THAT IS AN ISSUE WITH RECRUITING. I THINK THERE'S A PROFESSIONALISM ON WHAT'S BEEN PLACED
AND, AND HOW IT LOOKS. AND I THINK IT'S DIFFICULT TO ASK PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED TO BE A POLICE
OFFICER TO SUDDENLY BE A MARKETER. 
          AND SO, THAT'S WHY WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR AN OUTSIDE AGENCY. 
          AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT PUSHING OUT EMERGENCY
INFORMATION. 
          NOW THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CAN SEND OUT A TEXT TO EVERYBODY. 
          THEY CAN GEOFENCE IT. IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE INTERESTED IN USING IT
NOT JUST FOR EMERGENCY, BUT FOR PROMOTING THE CITY ITSELF, NOT THE OEM SYSTEM. 
          THE OEM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOR EMERGENCIES. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE AVENUES SO THAT WE ARE BETTER INFORMING THE PUBLIC WHEN THERE IS AN
EMERGENCY FOR THOSE THAT DON'T NECESSARILY RECEIVE THE TEXT MESSAGES, ET CETERA. AND SO, WE ARE JUST LEVERAGING EVERY AVENUE THAT WE HAVE ACCESSIBLE TO US. 
          SO, CAN I JUST CLARIFY WHAT YOU JUST SAID? ARE YOU SAYING YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO REACH ONES THAT OEM CAN'T? WE. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO SUPPLEMENT. I MEAN,
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DO WHAT OEM IS NOT. 
          I WAS USING THE EXAMPLE FOR LA AND HOW THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN THEIR 311 APP AND THE LAG
AND TIME THAT THEY WERE 
          [01:00:03]
ABLE TO USE TO PUSH OUT THE INFORMATION THROUGH THEIR 311 APP BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS
CONFIGURED. 
          AND SO, A LOT OF CITIES RELY ALSO ON THEIR 311 APP TO PUSH OUT INFORMATION,
TO SUPPLEMENT THE INFORMATION THAT'S EITHER ON THE NEWS OR THROUGH PRESS CONFERENCES OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. 
          AND SO OKAY, SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NON-EMERGENCY INFORMATION. 
          YOU WANT TO SEND OUT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT OR IF IT'S A BRIDGE
COLLAPSE, FOR EXAMPLE, LA WAS TRYING TO PUSH OUT THE INFORMATION THROUGH. 
          THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GEOFENCE IT IN. EVERY SINGLE PHONE WOULD GET IT MORE THAN WHAT
YOU COULD READ. 
          EXACTLY. MORE THAN A 311 APP LIKE EVERYBODY WOULD GET IT. 
          SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOU'RE SAYING YOU JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE IT TO
CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, NOT FOR EMERGENCIES, THOUGH. CONNECT WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE BOARD. 
          SO, WHETHER IT'S WHETHER IT'S USING THAT AS AN ADDITIONAL CHANNEL TO REACH OUT THROUGH AN
EMERGENCY OR JUST CONNECT WITH PEOPLE IN A BETTER, MORE COHESIVE WAY ABOUT HOW THEIR SERVICE REQUESTS ARE BEING HANDLED. 
          SO I WOULD JUST SAY, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT PEOPLE OPTING IN,
BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT A PRESS CONFERENCE OR WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK THEY SHOULD KNOW. 
          THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW THAT STUFF, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT CLUTTERED UP IN THEIR
TEXTS OR CALLS OR OTHER VISUALS. 
          IF I CAN GO TO THE METRICS SECTION. YOU SAY THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS THE
METRICS, BUT YOU DON'T SAY WHAT THEY ARE. AND SO I'D LIKE TO GET ALL OF THE BASELINES IN WRITING
BEFORE THIS CONTINUES. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO MEASURE HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCH A CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
WELL, HOW MANY IS THAT TODAY? HOW MANY PEOPLE A MONTH OR,
YOU KNOW, LANDING ON THE DALLAS.GOV PAGE. 
          LET'S SEE WHAT THOSE ARE TODAY AND LET'S GET IT IN WRITING PUBLICLY. 
          ALL THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO MEASURE. BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR WHATEVER YOUR TIME
PERIOD IS GOING TO BE. 
          AND THEN YOU TELL US WHAT THE BASELINE WAS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DECLARE THAT UP FRONT,
PLEASE. 
          AND WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS AND CAN PROVIDE THEM. 
          THIS IS WELL THAT WOULD BE GREAT AS A MEMO. LIKE A FRIDAY MEMO. 
          I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT. AND I HAVE FRANKLY ALWAYS WONDERED HOW MANY PEOPLE,
EVEN, YOU KNOW, WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND STUFF. SO, I'D LIKE TO SEE ALL THOSE METRICS THAT YOU HAVE
AVAILABLE TO SHARE. 
          THANK YOU. CHAIR. MORENO. THANK YOU. CHAIR. I'LL START OFF WITH THE COVER AS WELL. 
          I DON'T LIKE THE ALL CAPS. BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY TYPICALLY DON'T LIKE STREETS AND ROADS. 
          BUT TO ME, THAT MEANS IT'S SORT OF DIGITAL AND CONNECTIVITY. 
          SO MAYBE YOU CAN HELP EXPLAIN WHAT THE THOUGHT WAS. 
          ON THE HIGHWAYS. I MEAN, FOR ME, I SEE KIND OF THE CONNECTIVITY,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHERE Y'ALL WERE GOING WITH THIS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. THIS WAS MORE OF A LANDSCAPE FOR THE WHOLE SORT OF CITY AND
THE CONNECTIVITY, BUT THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. I MEAN, THIS ISN'T SET IN STONE FOR IT,
BUT WE WILL TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK AND LOOK AT WAYS TO ADOPT THE PICTURES FOR THE FRONT PAGE OF THE,
OF THE PRESENTATION. 
          DAISY. THANK YOU. IN YOUR OFFICE, YOU ARE ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL WALKING THROUGH THE PROCESS
OR IN THE EVENT WHERE A CONSTITUENT OR MY OFFICE FINDS THAT WE'RE MISSING A DROP DOWN TO,
FOR EXAMPLE, STREET FEEDING WASN'T ON OUR LIST. 
          AND I KNOW YOUR OFFICE IS WORKING THROUGH THAT. 
          I DO HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH. WHEN IT COMES OR FIRST,
I WANT TO SAY YOUR TEAM DID GO OUT RECENTLY TO THE RECREATION CENTER TO HOST A COMMUNITY MEETING, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR SENIOR SERVICES. 
          HELP ME UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO COLLECT THOSE
SERVICE REQUEST NUMBERS. 
          SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT FOR OUR SENIORS TO CALL IT IN OR EVEN DO IT ONLINE OR THROUGH THE
PHONE. 
          SO WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE CURRENTLY FOR OUR SENIORS TO BE ABLE TO JUST SPEAK WITH A
LIVE PERSON AND GET THEIR REQUEST IN? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          SO IN ADDITION TO YOU KNOW, THE PHONE CALLS THE MOBILE APP AND THE ONLINE PORTAL WE'VE
ALWAYS HAD AT CITY HALL ON THE GO TEAM. 
          AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN RECENTLY TRYING TO DO IS KIND OF REDIRECT THEIR EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY. 
          SO, I THINK EVERYONE IS WELL AWARE OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL POP INS. 
          AND SO, WE WOULD LITERALLY POP IN AT REC CENTERS OR LIBRARIES. 
          TWICE A DAY, EVERY DAY. AND SO RECENTLY WE'RE TRYING WE'RE BETA TESTING WHAT IT WOULD LOOK
LIKE TO KIND OF REDUCE THOSE DAILY POP 
          [01:05:09]
INS AND PLAN THESE LARGER EVENTS. IN APRIL MADE UP WE WERE FOCUSING ON THE SENIOR
COMMUNITY. 
          AND SO, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A DEDICATED OUTREACH TEAM THAT'S OUT TRYING TO ENGAGE IN PERSON. 
          WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THE SENIOR POPULATION DOES NOT LIKE TO COMPLETE SURVEYS. 
          YOU KNOW, WE TRIED USING AN IPAD OR THE PHONE TO TRY AND CREATE AN ELECTRONIC SURVEY TO
GET THEIR FEEDBACK. 
          WE FOUND REALLY QUICKLY THAT THEY PREFER, YOU KNOW,
THE PAPER HANDOUTS. 
          AND SO, WE'RE KIND OF PIVOTING AS WE'RE OUT THERE AND ENGAGING WITH THE RESIDENTS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, TO COUNCILMEMBER BLACKMON'S POINT,
AS WELL AS THE CLOSE TICKETS, THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FRUSTRATIONS THAT MY CONSTITUENTS JUST GET FRUSTRATED WITH
BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEIR NEIGHBORS OPENED UP A TICKET AND NOW THIS IS A DUPLICATE OR
WHETHER IT'S ONGOING OR WAS SENT TO THE WRONG DEPARTMENT. 
          WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO STREAMLINE THE CLOSED TICKET PROCESS? SO THE ISSUE IS THAT LIKE ELIZABETH [INAUDIBLE] HAVE MENTIONED,
IS WE DID PROCURE THIS SYSTEM IN 2018. AND SO THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, YOU KNOW,
WE'VE BEEN TAKING STEPS TO TRY AND IMPROVE THE WAY THAT WE COMMUNICATE. 
          AND SO MOST RECENTLY OUR WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL. 
          BUT I DO REALIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT'S A DISCONNECT. 
          YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THE UPDATES ON THEIR ON THE APP OR ON THE ONLINE PORTAL. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS MOST RECENT IMPROVEMENT IS TRYING TO ADDRESS US IS MAKING SURE
THAT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL PULLS UP THE SERVICE REQUEST ON THE APP OR ON THE ONLINE PORTAL, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT THE CITY STAFF
ARE ENTERING AS IT RELATES TO THE SERVICE REQUEST. 
          BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE SYSTEM FAVORS INDIVIDUALS WHO CREATE ACCOUNTS. 
          BUT THE MAJORITY OF OUR CUSTOMERS DON'T WANT TO CREATE ACCOUNTS. 
          THEY EITHER WANT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS OR SUBMIT A SERVICE REQUEST WITH THEIR CONTACT
INFORMATION, BUT NOT ACTUALLY BE LIKE AN ACCOUNT OWNER, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. 
          THEY'RE JUST USING THE SERVICES AS A AS A GUEST USER. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S COMING IN MAY IS VISIBILITY FOR ANYONE USING THE SERVICE. 
          THANK YOU. I LOVE THE REFRESHED GRAPHICS. I THINK THOSE LOOK GREAT. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO VIDEOS, I KNOW THAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT MORE OF THOSE VIDEOS. 
          ARE WE LOOKING AT ANALYTICS? I MEAN MEASUREMENTS OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE ENGAGING WITH,
RIGHT? SO WHAT ARE WE WHAT ARE FOLKS CLICKING ON? WHAT'S DRIVING THEM TO,
WHETHER IT BE OUR SOCIALS OR WEBSITE? AND IS THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO TARGET WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DRIVING TRAFFIC
TOWARDS? THAT'S A GREAT POINT. AND IT TIES BACK TO WHAT MISS MENDELSOHN WAS SUGGESTING IS WHAT IS
THE BASELINE? AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT THE OVERALL METRICS ARE. 
          AND AGAIN, WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THOSE. AND WE DO HAVE A DEEPER DIVE INTO WHAT PEOPLE ARE
CLICKING ON. 
          I WILL SHARE WITH YOU. JUST CANDIDLY, MORE PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN THE FUN STUFF VERSUS
THE VERSUS THE INFORMATIONAL. 
          SO AND WE DO HAVE THAT WITH THE LENGTH OF ENGAGEMENT,
ETC.. 
          AND SO I THINK IT'S A BALANCE. WE, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FUN VOICE,
A UNIFIED VOICE, BE INVITING TO PEOPLE SO THAT THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE WITH US. 
          AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM. 
          AND SO WHILE WE MAY NOT AS HAVE HAVE AS MUCH ENGAGEMENT,
IF YOU WILL, AROUND WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE IT'S STILL IMPORTANT THAT WE BE MINDFUL TO INFORM. AND YOU SPOKE TO THE NEWSLETTER AND PROVIDING SOME
INFORMATION THAT WE COULD USE. 
          WILL THERE BE ANY TRAINING OFFERED TO THE COUNCIL OFFICES ON HOW TO INTEGRATE WHAT Y'ALL
HAVE ONTO OUR PLATFORMS, AND WHAT IS THAT ONGOING TRAINING GOING TO BE? SO WE'RE NOT PRODUCING A NEW NEWSLETTER. WE'RE CREATING A NEWS HUB FOR COUNCIL TO GET THE
INFORMATION THAT THEY MAY WANT TO INCLUDE IN THEIR NEWSLETTER. WE'LL BE POSTING YOUR NEWSLETTERS ON THE NEWS HUB BY
DISTRICT. 
          AND SO AS IT RELATES TO TRAINING, WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK OFFLINE ABOUT THAT IF OR IF YOU
WANT TO DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE TRAINING RIGHT NOW WITH THE MCC REALIGNMENT WE'RE OFFERING ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF TRAINING,
INCLUDING HOW TO INTEGRATE OUR GRAPHICS, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS INTO WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING,
SHOULD YOU ALL WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN USING OUR VISUAL REFRESH, 
          [01:10:08]
ET CETERA. AND THAT WILL BE COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS,
RIGHT? I MEAN, IT JUST SEEMS PRETTY EASY. YOU CAN DO A GRAB AND DROP IT INTO OUR EXISTING
NEWSLETTERS, BUT I THINK IT GOES BEYOND THAT. AND SO, I'M SURE OUR STAFF WOULD APPRECIATE ANY
ADDITIONAL. 
          TRAINING FACILITATIONS WITH THAT. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK WE'RE GOOD ON DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? MR. RESENDEZ? DUDE, JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, MR. CHAIR,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I HAD A MUCH DIFFERENT REACTION TO THE PRESENTATION THAN SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES I ACTUALLY
LIKED. 
          THE WAY THE PRESENTATION LOOKS IN TERMS OF THE GRAPHICS. 
          AND THEN GENERALLY SPEAKING, I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON IMPROVING HOW WE ENGAGE WITH
RESIDENTS. 
          OBVIOUSLY, STRENGTHENING 311 AND CITYWIDE COMMUNICATIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING TRUST
AND INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT EVERYONE CAN EASILY CONNECT WITH CITY SERVICES. SO, I THINK WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
          BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FEEDBACK THAT OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE
PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ENHANCE WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED. 
          THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS I HAVE. THANKS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          AND I'LL JUST CLOSE. I AGREE WITH MOST OF WHAT'S BEEN SAID. 
          ON THE METRICS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMPARISON,
AS MISS MENDELSOHN MENTIONED, OF WHERE WE'RE AT NOW AND THEN WHERE WE'RE AT MONTHLY. 
          AND LIKE IN A CHART FORMAT, I THINK THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF DOING A
LIKE A MONTHLY CHART OF OUR PROGRESS IN HOUSING. 
          I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. A LITTLE BIT OF. 
          A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING. I PULLED MY COLLEAGUES THE FOLLOWING BRIEFING MEMOS. 
          WE DO NOT NEED TO GO OVER. SO STAFF CAN STICK AROUND OR HEAD OUT. 
          ITEMS. THESE ARE THE ONES WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT. 
          ITEMS G, I, J. NOTE WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT J. 
          G, I, L, AND M. M LIKE MIKE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM B WHICH IS THE REVIEW OF
CITY REAL ESTATE FOR DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'RE GOING TO ALSO INCLUDE WITH ITEM B,
ITEM J WHICH IS THE MEMO ITEM FOR MARKET RESEARCH REPORT FOR 2929 SOUTH HAMPTON ROAD. SINCE IT'S ALL KIND OF TIED IN TOGETHER. 
          TAKE IT AWAY. 
          THANK YOU. CHAIR WEST DONZELL GIBSON, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. 
          TODAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING FOR YOU A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A TAKE ON OUR
NEW GUIDANCE FOR OUR REAL ESTATE PRIORITIES, AS DIRECTED BY THE CITY MANAGER. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN PHASES. 
          AND JUST THE, JUST A DIFFERENT TAKE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH DEVELOPMENT AND
REDEVELOPMENT. 
          WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE ACTUAL INVENTORY THAT WE HAVE,
AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES, IN PARTICULAR, 4150 INDEPENDENCE AND 2929 SOUTH HAMPTON,
WHICH HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED OVER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATION. WITH THIS COMMITTEE. 
          AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALSO ON THE
PRIORITY INVENTORY LISTING. 
          STARTING WITH SLIDE FOUR, PLEASE. 1000 BELLEVUE. 
          WE'VE BRIEFED THAT A FEW TIMES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          IT WAS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THE CITY TOOK POSSESSION OF BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2024,
TIED TO A VERY LONG STANDING LEASE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD WITH THE ADJACENT GARAGE THAT WAS THERE. AND SINCE THAT POINT,
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THAT BUILDING, HOW TO USE THAT BUILDING, HOW TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT HOW THE MARKET MIGHT RECEIVE THAT
BUILDING. 
          SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONSIDERATION ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD KEEP THE BUILDING OR WE
WOULD DIVEST OF IT. 
          WE'RE HAVING A PROPERTY CONDITION ASSESSMENT COMPLETED BY CBRE,
AND ONCE THAT CONDITION ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED, WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL AND HAVE VERY OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT NEXT
STEPS FOR THAT BUILDING, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE SALE OF THE BUILDING OR POTENTIALLY A REPURPOSE OF THE BUILDING
FOR CITY USE. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 4150 INDEPENDENCE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED VERY THOROUGHLY AT THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE. AND THERE'S JUST A NEW DIRECTION THAT STAFF IS TAKING A LOOK AT,
IN PARTICULAR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SOME RECENT DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD THOUGHT THAT THE SITE WAS PERFECT,
POTENTIALLY FOR A FUTURE FIRE STATION, AND HAS ASKED THE CITY MANAGER COULD THEY START SOME DUE DILIGENCE RELATED TO RUNNING
NUMBERS ON WHAT RUNS WOULD LOOK LIKE, 
          [01:15:01]
WHAT THEIR TIMES AND ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY, ALL THE TYPICAL THINGS THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WOULD DO WHEN THEY'RE ASSESSING A POTENTIAL FIRE STATION LOCATION. 
          THIS WOULD NOT BE A REPLACEMENT FIRE STATION. 
          THIS WOULD BE AN ACTUAL NEW FIRE STATION. SO,
THERE MAY BE SOME LAG TIME IN BETWEEN WHEN THE BOND PROPOSITION, WHICH IS USUALLY HOW WE CONSTRUCT NEW FIRE STATIONS,
WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. 
          BUT AGAIN, THEY WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND WHILE THIS PROPERTY IS STILL IN OUR
POSSESSION, THE CITY MANAGER HAS GIVEN THE FIRE CHIEF THAT DUE DILIGENCE TO START THERE. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 2929 SOUTH HAMPTON VERY SIMILAR SITUATION AS RELATED TO OFFICE OF
HOMELESS SOLUTIONS. 
          DOING SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS PROPERTY. AND AT THIS POINT,
WE ACTUALLY WILL LATER ON HAVE CBRE, WHO'S HERE TODAY. THEY CAN KIND OF BRIEF YOU ON THE MARKET STUDY THAT THEY HAVE DONE THAT
I THINK IS VERY ENLIGHTENING. 
          AND WE CAN HOPEFULLY USE SOME OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEIR SUGGESTIONS AS NEXT STEPS
ON WHAT THE BEST, HIGHEST USE FOR THE PROPERTY AT 2929 SOUTH HAMPTON IS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL THAT
STAFF MAY TAKE AS FAR AS NEXT STEP GOES. 
          SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE. THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. 
          IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE DALLAS WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT,
I BELIEVE, AT ONE TIME POTENTIALLY FOR A WATER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. 
          THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS PARCEL IN PARTICULAR IS STILL
NEEDED AND WHETHER OR NOT IT COULD BE DECLARED AS SURPLUS. 
          I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME DUE DILIGENCE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE WE CHECK THAT BOX,
BUT FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY OF HUTCHINS AND OTHER POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE IN THIS PROPERTY SO THAT THE CITY CAN GET THE HIGHEST,
BEST RETURN AND USE OF THIS PROPERTY. 
          IF DWU DETERMINES, THROUGH ITS FINAL DUE DILIGENCE,
THAT IT'S NOT NEEDED ANYMORE, IN WHICH TIME, IF THEY DECIDED THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT NEEDED ANYMORE,
IT WOULD COME TO CITY COUNCIL AND BE LISTED AS A PROPERTY THAT WE WANT TO LIST THE SURPLUS AND THEN STAFF WOULD PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW WE WOULD DIVEST OF THIS PARTICULAR,
THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 7800 STEMMONS. CITY MANAGER PROVIDED A REPORT JUST THIS PAST FRIDAY
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. A LOT OF BACKGROUND, A LOT OF HISTORY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS,
THAT I WON'T GO THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF REPEATING. 
          FOR THIS COMMITTEE TODAY, BUT THE CONSIDERATION THAT WILL BE COMING TO CITY COUNCIL VERY
SOON, WILL BE TO DECLARE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AS SURPLUS,
AND FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO FIND THE HIGHEST, BEST OPPORTUNITY TO DIVEST OF THIS PROPERTY. SLIDE TEN PLEASE. 
          SO THIS PROPERTY HERE IS I WOULDN'T CONSIDER TO BE IN PHASE ONE OR PHASE TWO. 
          I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PHASE TWO A LITTLE BIT LATER ON. 
          THE BULLINGTON TRUCK TERMINAL WAS IN PROGRESS,
AND WE'RE TAILORING RIGHT TOWARDS THE END. 
          AND SO, IT'S KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE GROUND. AND SO I DIDN'T LIST IT AS ONE OF THE BRIEFING
ITEMS IN PHASE ONE, NOR DID I PUT IT AS AN ITEM FOR US TO HAVE MUCH FURTHER DISCUSSION ON LATER,
BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING THAT OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE THANKSGIVING FOUNDATION WILL WRAP UP VERY SOON, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING TO CITY COUNCIL A NEW CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL
TALK ABOUT THE USE OF THE TERMINAL. 
          WHO OWNS AND OR LEASES THE TERMINAL ALONG WITH THE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL. 
          BUT THERE'S MORE DETAILS TO COME TO COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 
          VERY LIKELY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FIRST. SLIDE 12. 
          WE'RE KIND OF GOING INTO PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE ALREADY. 
          FORGIVE ME, I'LL SAY THIS KIND OF CREATING A SCORECARD FOR OURSELVES TO SHOW THAT,
YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS ARE MOVING, OR DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE IN OUR DIALOG WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMMITTEE. OBVIOUSLY, WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF STEPS AND IN WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL RELATED TO 711 SOUTH SAINT PAUL. 
          GLAD TO SAY THAT THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DIVESTED OF AND SOLD AND WAS CLOSED SOMETIME EARLY
MARCH. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 606 AND 700 SOUTH GOOD LATIMER. 
          THERE HAD BEEN SOME INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT POTENTIALLY WOULD
WANT TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY. 
          AND AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT,
AS WE HAD BRIEFED EARLIER, BUT WE LEFT IT ON THE LIST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE HAD FOR THE INVENTORY. WOULD STAY CONSISTENT,
BUT WE ADDED IT INTO THE COMPLETED CATEGORIES BECAUSE. 
          THEY HAD 2024 BOND FUNDS THAT ARE RELATED TO TURNING THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY INTO. 
          A GREEN SPACE FOR USE IN DEEP ELLUM. ALL RIGHT. 
          SLIDE 15. SO, THERE'S A SERIES OF PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE LISTED ON HOLD,
BUT I USE THAT TERM LOOSELY. 
          IT'S MORE OF A PHASE TWO. THE CITY MANAGER HAS ASKED STAFF THAT'S BEEN DEALING WITH REAL
ESTATE TO REALLY HONE IN AND FOCUS. 
          [01:20:05]
AND SO THOSE FIRST FIVE PROPERTIES THAT I DESCRIBED EARLY ON IN THE PRESENTATION,
THOSE ARE OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW. 
          THERE IS SOME DUE DILIGENCE IN THE BACKGROUND THAT WE'LL BE DOING FOR THESE PROPERTIES ON
HOLD, BUT THEY JUST WON'T BE OUR TOP PRIORITIES. 
          SO I'M GOING TO JUST WALK THROUGH AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE AND SUPPORTED BY CBRE. 
          THAT'S HERE TODAY THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE SCOPE RELATED TO WHAT WILL BE DONE ON
EACH ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL VERY UNIQUE. THEY'RE VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES,
INCLUDING THE LIBRARIES, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT JUST VERY BRIEFLY. ALL RIGHT. 
          ON SLIDE 15 IS OAK CLIFF MUNICIPAL CENTER. I THINK WITH THE MOST RECENT OUTCOMES WITH 7800
SIMMONS. 
          AND WHERE OUR PERMIT CENTER IS LOCATED, I THINK FOR THE TIME BEING,
IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE POTENTIAL SALE OF THIS PROPERTY TO BE ON HOLD BECAUSE WE NEED IT FOR REGULAR CITY OPERATIONS. CONTINUED. SLIDE 16 AND 17 ARE TWO LIBRARIES THAT ARE IN
OUR 2024 BOND PROGRAM. 
          AND THERE'S BEEN SOME EXCITEMENT AND THERE'S BEEN SOME NEW GROUND THAT I BELIEVE WE'RE
TRYING TO CUT HERE AS IT RELATES TO LOOKING AT THESE TWO LIBRARY SITES AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, POTENTIAL RETAIL OR MIXED USE. 
          AND CBRE IS ACTUALLY HELPING AND SUPPORTING ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECTS AS WELL. 
          AND WE'LL BE IN A POSITION AFTER SOME ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE IS DONE TO KIND OF PUT A
PUMP THE BRAKES FOR A MOMENT, HAVE MORE OF AN OPEN DISCUSSION, SOME MORE PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD
BE WITH THESE TWO LIBRARIES. 
          AND AS WE JOKINGLY SAY WITH THE LIBRARY, AS WE HAVE SOME OF THESE MEETINGS,
IT IS OUR INTENT FOR SURE TO STILL HAVE TWO DIFFERENT TWO LIBRARIES, THAT THAT'S WHAT THE VOTERS ASKED FOR. THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR FIRST PRIORITY,
BUT WE HAVE POTENTIALLY A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THAT DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND IF SO, WE'LL BE PRESENTING THOSE OPTIONS TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 
          YOU CAN GO TO SLIDE 18, PLEASE. THANK YOU. ONE. 
          SO DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AS I BRIEFED IN SOME PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS,
IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX THAN SOME OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. 
          I ASKED OUR AVIATION DIRECTOR, PATRICK TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING MEMO THAT'S HERE AS A PART OF
OUR DISCUSSION TODAY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN DEPTH AND BE HERE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE
PROPERTY THERE. 
          BUT THERE'S 300 APPROXIMATE ACRES THAT ARE NON-AVIATION AND POTENTIALLY DEVELOPABLE. 
          BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A SET OF GUARDRAILS AND RULES AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE ABIDED BY. 
          AND PATRICK CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THOSE AND ABOUT NEXT STEPS IF
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ANY RELATED TO THE AIRPORT. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE AUTO POUND IN THE ADJACENT LOT. 
          THIS ONE'S VERY INTERESTING. THIS ONE SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE GET
LOTS OF EMAILS ABOUT. 
          I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY BECAUSE OF
WHERE IT SITS IN THE WESTERN PART OF OUR CITY. 
          BUT THE ISSUE WE HAVE THERE IS IT'S AN ONGOING OPERATION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          IT'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR EVIDENTIARY POUND AND LOT THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES WHEN THEY
SEIZE OR THEY TAKE POSSESSION OF A VEHICLE THAT THEY NEED TO HOLD FOR EVIDENTIARY PURPOSES AND WE STILL NEED THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          AND SO, UNTIL SUCH A TIME THAT WE CAN FIND AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION FOR DPD,
WE BELIEVE THAT THE AUTO POUND WILL STILL BE NECESSARY AND STILL BE NEEDED FOR OUR EXISTING USE. HOWEVER, I POINT OUT, AND THIS IS FOR FURTHER DEBATE,
BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF FORGIVE ME I SAY THIS, BUT IT NEEDS FURTHER DUE DILIGENCE AND DISCUSSION. 
          BUT YOU COULD ARGUE, AND I'M NOT NECESSARILY MAKING THAT ARGUMENT TODAY,
BUT JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT THE ADJACENT UNDEVELOPED LOT THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS, THE 24 ACRES THERE, IT'S SITTING THERE AND POTENTIALLY COULD BE SOMETHING THAT
THE CITY COULD LOOK AT EVEN PRIOR TO RELOCATING THE EXISTING POUND. SO, YOU COULD LOOK AT SELLING IN PIECES OR YOU COULD LOOK
AT SOME POTENTIAL DEAL IN THE FUTURE POTENTIAL OF DIVESTING AS A WHOLE. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. CENTRAL SERVICE CENTER. IT'S IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. 
          I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CENTRAL SERVICE AND I THINK THAT WHAT GETS LOST
AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS THERE AND WHO'S HOUSED THERE, AND THERE'S SEVERAL HUNDRED STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE THERE. 
          THERE'S A FLEET FACILITY THERE. OUR INEBRIATION CENTER IS THERE. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE THERE THAT IF WE VACATE THAT AREA FOR FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE GOT TO FIND A SPACE AND PLACE FOR STAFF THAT MAKES SENSE. 
          THAT IS WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE OF THE CORE AREA THAT THEY SERVE. 
          SO, WE WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT LEAVING THIS LOCATION AND THEN HAVING SERVICE
PROBLEMS LATER ON, WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE THE ROUTES FOR SANITATION ARE SO MUCH LONGER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE,
AND ANY OTHER OVERLAP ISSUES THAT WE MIGHT HAVE, 
          [01:25:02]
SHOULD WE DECIDE TO. ALSO, WHICH IS A PART OF THE CENTRAL SERVICE CENTER,
IS THE CENTRAL POLICE SUBSTATION. 
          RIGHT. WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT WHAT THEIR RESPONSE
TIMES WERE LIKE COMING FROM THIS LOCATION. 
          SO THERE'S A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE ABOVE AND BEYOND. 
          JUST WHERE COULD WE PLANT ALL THESE FACILITIES,
EVEN WHETHER IT BE CO-LOCATED TOGETHER OR IF THEY WERE DECENTRALIZED INTO. 
          DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY WHICH WHICH MAKES THE MOST BUSINESS SENSE TODAY. 
          THAT'S DUE DILIGENCE THAT STAFF WILL HAVE TO DO AND WOULD WORK THROUGH. 
          SO BEFORE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY BECOMES VIABLE. 
          LOTS OF DUE DILIGENCE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ONE OF OUR NEXT STEPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
DOING AS PART OF THE PHASE TWO, AS I DESCRIBED EARLIER, WOULD BE TO HAVE SOMEONE COME IN AND DO A HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF
WHAT THAT COST MIGHT BE, BECAUSE, AS I SAID, IF WE DIVEST OF THAT PROPERTY,
WE NEED HOPEFULLY THE RETURN THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ON THAT PROPERTY TO PUT US IN A POSITION TO THEN HAVE ALL THOSE MULTIPLE RELOCATIONS OR WHATEVER CO-LOCATION THAT WE WOULD
BE DOING FOR THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE CENTER. 
          ALL RIGHT. I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I'M ALMOST THERE. CADILLAC HEIGHTS,
A LOT OF DISCUSSION RECENTLY HERE RELATIVE TO CADILLAC HEIGHTS. 
          THERE'S STILL PARCELS THERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR A PURCHASE OR WERE ENVISIONED AS A PART
OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. 
          THERE'S STILL 2003 2006 BOND FUNDS THAT ARE THERE THAT WERE SET ASIDE WITH THE INTENT TO
FINISH BUYING THE REMAINING PARCELS. 
          STAFF HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED AT ONE POINT BEFORE WE PUT THE FREEZE ON THAT,
THAT WE WOULD HAVE OPEN TIME TO GO AHEAD AND START DOING THAT AGAIN, WHICH MEAN IS EMINENT DOMAIN OF SOME OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE
PROPERTY OWNERS THERE TO HOPEFULLY GET A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE STILL THERE IN THAT AREA THAT THE CITY HAD ORIGINALLY HAD PLANNED TO PURCHASE. 
          SO WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ON STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT,
AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO COUNCIL, BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT WAS ONE OF THE PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT IN OUR MINDS,
THAT WOULD FIT WITHIN THE CITY MANAGER'S PARAMETERS THAT SHE SENT OUT THIS PAST WEEK THAT SAID THAT THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY CITY COUNCIL OR THE VOTERS AS
IT RELATES TO ACQUISITIONS. 
          SO, THIS MAY BE ONE THAT YOU MAY SEE COMING THROUGH BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE AS AN
ANNOUNCEMENT, SAYING THAT WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THIS OR YOU'LL SEE AN EMINENT DOMAIN CASE COME IN ON YOUR
MOST NEXT UPCOMING AGENDA. 
          WE'VE BEEN ALSO PARTNERING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL IDEAS
THEY HAVE FOR SOME FUTURE PHASES BEYOND THE ROLAND PARISH PARK. 
          AND WE'VE HAD OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH DALLAS WATER UTILITIES ABOUT THE FLOODWAY THERE AND
WHAT OUR POTENTIAL IS AND WHAT THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS MIGHT SAY ABOUT ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. 
          AND I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS. AND PETER FROM CBRE IS HERE AS WELL. 
          IF THERE'S SOMETHING DIRECT THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AS IT RELATES TO THE MARKET
STUDY THAT WAS DONE FOR 2929 SOUTH HAMPTON, SO WE COULD DO THIS JOINTLY CHAIR WEST, OR WE COULD DO THEM SEPARATE. 
          I KNOW HE'S ON A TIMELINE. HE'S GOT A PLANE TO CATCH,
SO I WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HIS TIME. 
          LET'S GET. YEAH, LET'S GET IT GOING. SO, AS A REMINDER COLLEAGUES,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEM B AND ITEM J TOGETHER. 
          SO, WE ALREADY RELEASED THAT ONE. DID YOU NEED THAT. 
          I GUESS IT'S PART OF IT'S ON HERE. SO YEAH, YOU CAN. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. I'VE GOT A COUPLE HIGH LEVEL COMMENTS AND THEN I'LL START WITH BEFORE YOU,
BEFORE WE START IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY TO BE HERE FOR THIS? SURE. IS HE AWARE THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA? CAN SOMEBODY TEXT HIM,
SEE IF HE'LL COME IN? I'VE GOT A COUPLE HIGH LEVEL COMMENTS, AND THEN I'LL. 
          BEFORE I GET INTO THE WEEDS ON ANYTHING I'LL PASS IT ALONG TO MY COLLEAGUES. 
          SO JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, IF YOU RECALL, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,
WE STARTED THE DISCUSSION IN THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE 50,000 ACRES OF REAL ESTATE THAT THE CITY HAS. THERE WASN'T A DEPARTMENT THAT WAS OVERSEEING IT,
REALLY? OR A HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE. MR. GIBSON HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF REALLY TAKING THIS ON AS
YOUR OWN AND STARTING TO PROVIDE MORE TRANSPARENCY AND SHINE THE LIGHT ON THE FACT THAT WE CAN DO BETTER MANAGING OUR ASSETS IN A MORE
TRANSPARENT WAY. 
          I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT YOU INITIATED OF UTILIZING PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES TO HELP US COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR OUR REAL ESTATE FOR THE LONG TERM. CAN YOU TELL US WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT NOW? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. IT'S SO RELEVANT FOR OUR DISCUSSION TODAY. 
          SO RIGHT NOW, STAFF HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW MONTHS WORKING ON THE SCOPE. 
          WE'VE GOT SOME VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE'VE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND SAY,
HEY, CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SPECS? CAN YOU GIVE US SOME POTENTIAL INPUT SO THAT WE HAVE THE MOST HOLISTIC AND RELEVANT REPORT
AND TIMELY REPORT AS POSSIBLE? WE'VE EVEN HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER POTENTIAL PARTNERS THAT WE COULD HAVE THAT WOULD
HELP US ACTUALLY FURTHER DEVELOP THE SCOPE. 
          [01:30:07]
SO OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE PRETTY MUCH AN INFORMAL SOLICITATION WHERE WE'LL HAVE A THIRD
PARTY COME IN AND BASICALLY QC THE SPECS THAT STAFF HAS WRITTEN. 
          WE'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON OTHER REPORTS AND OTHER POTENTIAL REAL ESTATE PLANS. 
          WE BENCHMARK FROM WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHERS,
BUT WE ALSO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR US AND FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY TO COUNCIL THAT WE'VE DONE OUR HOMEWORK ON. THIS IS HAVE A THIRD PARTY COME IN AND QC OUR
WORK AND HELP US TAILOR THE SPECS FOR THIS MARKET HERE LOCALLY AND GET AS MUCH SUPPORT ON THAT. PUSH THAT OUT HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT OVER THE SUMMER AND THEN HOPEFULLY
GET SOME RESPONSES FROM VARIOUS CATEGORIES AND COMPONENTS, RIGHT. SOMETIME IN THE LATE FALL. GOT IT. I KNOW HOUSTON,
I JUST SENT YOU OUR RFQ HAS JUST GONE THROUGH THIS, SO MAYBE WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM ON THERE WHAT WAS GOOD AND BAD ABOUT THEIR PROCESS AS
WELL? ABSOLUTELY. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES, SIR. AND THEN ON THE SLIDES,
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ADDING IN HERE WHAT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASKED FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ACREAGE. THE ZONING. YOU LISTEN TO US. 
          YOU ADDED THAT IN. I WANT TO REFER EVERYBODY TO THE APPENDIX,
PAGE 25, WHICH HAS REALLY BREAKS THIS DOWN. 
          AND I DO LIKE TO SEE THAT THERE'S PROGRESS, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT
THIS AND WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY MOVEMENT. 
          BUT THIS DOES TAKE A WHILE. BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE ON SLIDE 26 WHEREAS PROJECTS ARE AS
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DIVESTED, WE'RE TAKING THEM OFF THE LIST. SO,
IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT THERE IS SOME MOVEMENT HERE. 
          SO, WITH THAT I WILL START WITH CHAIR MORENO. 
          GO AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. APPRECIATE THE UPDATES. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO INDEPENDENCE, CAN YOU GO OVER THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE ONE MORE TIME FOR ME? YES, SIR. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE WAS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. 
          OKAY. AND HOW DOES DFR IDENTIFY A NEW FIRE STATION? THROUGH SERVICE GAPS. AND THEN WHAT IS THE ZONING REQUIREMENT FOR A FIRE STATION? AND DO WE HAVE THAT? FORGIVE ME. TODAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION
TAILORED FOR THE ZONING, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, IS WHAT WE DO RELATED TO SURPLUS PROPERTY. 
          AND THERE'S A LOT OF ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEYOND THE NUMBERS
THAT I WAS DESCRIBING THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE DOING. 
          BUT WHAT WE DO AND THIS IS WHAT WE SORT OF DID IN-HOUSE IN A VERY FAST WAY,
WITH 2929 SOUTH HAMPTON AND 4150. 
          BEFORE WE BRING AN ITEM TO COUNCIL THAT DECLARING A PIECE OF PROPERTY IS SURPLUS WILL ALSO
SEND THAT INFORMATION OUT TO ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, DISD DALLAS WE'LL SEND IT TO A WHOLE RANGE OF UTILITY PARTNERS,
ATMOS, YOU NAME IT, BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO BE AWARE OF, HEY, THIS IS OUT HERE. 
          IS THERE IS THERE ANOTHER PUBLIC USE THAT WE COULD HAVE BEFORE WE DECIDE TO GO TO COUNCIL
AND DECLARE IT OFFICIALLY SURPLUS. 
          THERE IS NO MORE CITY NEED. THERE'S NOT A BUSINESS NEED. 
          THE LAST THING WE WOULD WANT TO DO IS SELL A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND THEN ONLY MONTHS LATER, HAVE TO COME BACK AND BUY SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR OR ADJACENT TO IT. 
          WHEN WE RECENTLY JUST HAD IT IN OUR POSSESSION. 
          SO THERE'S A ROUTING PROCESS. AND IN THAT ROUTING PROCESS WE HAVE DEPARTMENTS THAT SAY WE
HAVE A NEED AND THEN THEY DEFINE THAT NEED AND WE VET THAT NEED. 
          AND THEN WE MAY AT SOME POINT, LIKE WE DID HERE,
ACTUALLY PARK IT WITH THEM AND SAY FINISH YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. 
          WE WON'T DO ANY FURTHER STEPS RELATIVE TO DIVESTING OF THE PROPERTY. 
          WE WON'T TAKE IT TO CITY COUNCIL JUST YET TO DECLARE IT AS SURPLUS. 
          BUT YOU NEED TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK, BUILD YOUR BUSINESS CASE AND BRING THAT BACK FOR US TO
HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT REAL ESTATE CAN KIND OF GIVE A THUMBS UP AND SAY, THIS MAKES SENSE. LET'S TAKE THIS TO THE CITY MANAGER. LET'S TAKE THIS TO CITY
COUNCIL IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, 2929 SOUTH HAMPTON AND 4150 WERE KIND OF EXPEDITED AS IT RELATES TO CONVERSATIONS AT A
VERY HIGH LEVEL. 
          AND IN THE MIDST OF THAT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERED. 
          AND DISCUSSIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH CHIEF DOMINIQUE ARTIS THAT THEY'D REALLY LIKE TO LOOK
AT THAT LOCATION. 
          SO, BEFORE WE WERE TO DO ANY NEXT STEPS, HE FLAGGED IT AND HAD AN OPEN DESIRE AND WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE DIALOGING WITH CHIEF BALL ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE METRICS THAT THEY RUN AND ALL THE MAPS AND THINGS THAT THEY DO. 
          ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS MAKES SENSE AS A POTENTIAL FIRE STATION ONCE THEY'RE DONE WITH THAT
WORK, WHICH WE OFTENTIMES WILL LET DEPARTMENTS GO DO DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE WE TAKE ON NEXT STEPS. 
          AND HOPEFULLY SOME POINT IN THE EARLY SUMMER THEY'LL BE DONE AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE
COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT THE RESULTS OF WHAT THEY FOUND OR WHAT THEY HAVE DECIDED, OR SOME DECLARATION THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE RELATIVE TO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          AND THEN IF NOT, IF THEY'RE NOT, THIS IS NOT A FAVORABLE SITE. 
          [01:35:01]
OR IF THEY WANT US TO MOVE ON, THEN WE'LL BRING COUNCIL NEXT STEPS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF
FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          SURE. I GUESS MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD OF A NEED FOR A FIRE STATION IN THIS
AREA. 
          IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO FORCE SOMETHING TO HAPPEN HERE. AND THEN TWO THINGS IS THIS
BEING LED BY THIS COUNCIL, OR IS THIS BEING LED BY STAFF ON WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE AT THESE PROPERTIES? SO, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU IS THAT THIS IS LED BY THE PROCESSES THAT EXIST TODAY. 
          AS I WAS TALKING TO YOU ABOUT SURPLUS PROPERTY. 
          WE TAKE OUR ADVISEMENT FROM COUNCIL. EVEN THE ABILITY TO DECLARE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY A
SURPLUS WOULD COME BACK TO THIS BODY AND BE DECLARED BY YOU AS SUCH. 
          OUR STAFF CAN DO IS PROVIDE A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          WE CAN RUN A SERIES OF ANALYSIS ON BEST AND HIGHEST USE FOR PROPERTY AND BRING THAT TO
COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, NO ONE HERE IS TRYING TO DRIVE A BUS. 
          WE'RE LOOKING FOR ALL OUR BEST OPTIONS. WE'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM MANY DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS ABOUT WHAT TO DO AND WHEN THIS CAME UP, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COMMONLY DO, WHICH IS YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S ANOTHER POTENTIAL USE, ANOTHER BUSINESS CASE. 
          IT'S A STANDARD PROCESS. I THINK IT'S PART OF OUR ABCS THAT WE OUGHT TO BE DOING HERE AND
HERE. 
          VERY SHORTLY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL COMPLETE ITS ANALYSIS. 
          THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME AND MAKE A CREDIBLE ARGUMENT ON WHY THIS MAKES SENSE FOR SOMETHING
IN THE FUTURE, ALONG WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL'S CONSENT WHEN IT COMES TO HAMPTON WHAT IS
THE STATUS OF WHAT'S REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A CO? SO, WE HAD A SCOPE THAT WE WERE WORKING ON THAT'S STILL BEING REFINED,
AND WE GOT SOME QUOTES COMING BACK AND FORTH. 
          I THINK THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF REFINEMENT THERE,
BUT THERE'S A FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT THAT IT'S BEEN SCOPED OUT. 
          AND WE'RE STILL IN HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FINISHING THAT SCOPE,
INCLUDING THE PRICING, BUT THAT'S NOT COMPLETE YET. 
          SO THAT WORK ISN'T UNDERWAY. WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME? SO, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT, BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD HOPE IS THAT THE BRIEFING TODAY
COULD INFORM A SERIES OF DECISIONS SO THAT WE'RE RUNNING IN PARALLEL VERSUS MAYBE POTENTIALLY OUT OF LOGISTICAL STEPS ON WHAT'S NEXT BEST TO DO WITH
2929 SOUT HAMPTON. 
          SO, WHILE THAT'S WORKING IN PARALLEL, THE MARKET STUDY THAT WAS DONE IS BEING BRIEFED
TODAY. 
          AND THEN WE CAN OBVIOUSLY DECONFLICT ANYTHING FROM TODAY OR ANYTHING GLEANED AND LEARNED
FROM TODAY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE IN FRONT OF COUNCIL PROVIDING THE MARKET STUDY REPORT AND
THEN TAKING ADVISEMENT ON WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE GOING TO BE. 
          AND PETER CAN SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT NOW IF THAT'S OKAY. 
          NICE TO MEET YOU. AND THANKS FOR HAVING ME, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS. 
          AND OUR TEAM'S MEMO ABOUT 2929. I WOULD JUST OFFER UP THAT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT'S OBVIOUS TO ANYBODY WHO WALKS OR TOURS THE FACILITY, SO GETTING UP TO A CEO COULD BE QUITE COST PROHIBITIVE. 
          AND EVEN IF YOU GET THERE FINDING AN OPERATOR COULD BE EVEN MORE CHALLENGING. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, THE WAY WE KIND OF THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS IS YOU HAVE SOME SUNK COSTS HERE
FOR ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY. 
          BUT YOU CAN ONLY MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FROM TODAY MOVING FORWARD. 
          AND THAT REQUIRES THINKING LIKE A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER OPERATING LIKE A REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS AND MAKING SOUND RETURN ON INVESTMENT DECISIONS. SO, YOU KNOW, WITH RESPECT TO TO HOW WE GOT HERE THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO AT
THIS POINT IS GET CURRENT INFORMATION TO GO TO OPERATORS, DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, AND SEE IF THERE IS A MARKET FOR THIS FACILITY AS IS,
OR IF IT SHOULD BE JUST SCRAPED AND REDEVELOPED INTO A FINANCEABLE USE TODAY. AND I GUESS MY OVERALL COMMENT TO YOU ALL ABOUT THIS IS,
YOU KNOW, REAL ESTATE CYCLES CAN BE QUITE BRUTAL. 
          THEY CAN BE EXHILARATING, BUT THEY ALSO CAN BE BRUTAL DEPENDING ON THE CAPITAL MARKETS
CONDITIONS, YOU KNOW, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAME OUT OF ALL TIME HIGHS FOR LAND PRICING IN 21,
22 PREDICATED BASICALLY ON EASY MONEY WHERE ANYBODY COULD GET A LOAN TO BUY ANY TYPE OF PIECE OF DIRT AND TURN IT INTO
MULTIFAMILY. 
          AND THE CAPITAL MARKETS CONDITIONS ARE JUST NOT AS FAVORABLE. EQUITY INVESTORS TODAY NEED
MUCH HIGHER RETURNS ON THEIR CAPITAL THAN THEY DID JUST 24 OR 36 MONTHS AGO. 
          SO THAT'S THE MARKET REALITY WE'RE LIVING IN TODAY. 
          AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE WITHOUT OPTIONS. 
          BUT THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO FUNCTION A LITTLE BIT MORE NIMBLY AND FLEXIBLY AND GET REAL
ACTIONABLE INFORMATION INSTEAD OF JUST SCENARIOS. 
          SO, LOOK, WE COULD TAKE THIS OUT TO MARKET. ANY NUMBER OF FIRMS COULD TAKE THIS OUT TO
MARKET. 
          COLLECT BIDS AND INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL. YOU STILL HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE BECAUSE WE
WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL YOU GET REAL TIME INFORMATION WHAT THE ABSOLUTE MARKET VALUE OF 
          [01:40:04]
AN ASSET LIKE THIS IS. BUT THAT'S, I THINK, THE BEST WAY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT
THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS, DONZELL. YOU KNOW, YOU WERE KIND OF PUT INTO A DIFFICULT SPOT HERE WITH THESE TWO
PREEXISTING BUILDINGS THAT DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE REALIGNMENT. THAT CITY MANAGER HAS RIGHTFULLY SO,
PUT IN PLACE NOW. 
          YES, SIR. I DO BELIEVE, THOUGH, THAT WE'RE JUMPING AHEAD WITH THE MARKET STUDY WHEN THIS
COUNCIL HAS NOT GIVEN DIRECTION FOR A DIFFERENT USE OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURCHASE. AND SO, I HAVE CONCERN THAT WE'RE JUMPING UP A STEP HERE. 
          WITH THAT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS ROUND CHAIR. 
          I'M WONDERING WHAT INPUT THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS AREA HAS GIVEN. 
          THE INPUT TO DEFINE. PLEASE. I'M SORRY TO THE REPORT THAT'S BEING PRESENTED. 
          ITEM J. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY DIRECT BRIEFING TO THE PARTICULAR COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THIS
DISTRICT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR REPORT. 
          OKAY. WELL, I THINK THAT'S A STEP THAT'S MISSED THEN. 
          I WOULD VERY MUCH VALUE HEARING WHAT HIS OPINION IS AND HIS QUESTIONS. 
          SO, I ACTUALLY HAD NO QUESTIONS PREPARED. AND THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE BASED,
FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT WAS VERY THOROUGH. I APPRECIATE THE INPUT. 
          IN WHAT YOU SAID. THERE'S JUST ONE LITTLE THING THAT WAS SAID THAT'S KIND OF TRIGGERING
ME, AND I FEEL LIKE I JUST NEED TO SAY THIS VERY PUBLICLY. 
          AND WHAT YOU SAID WAS ABOUT AS WE'RE BUYING MORE PROPERTY,
AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU, I WILL NOT VOTE TO BUY ANY NEW PROPERTY FOR THE CITY UNTIL WE ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE. AND THEY'RE SIGNIFICANT NOT JUST AT HAMPTON,
BUT MULTIPLE SITES. AND I WANT TO SEE THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER ESTABLISHED CRITERIA AND REQUIRED
CHECKLISTS THAT WE'VE ADOPTED THEM. AND I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR ANYTHING TO BE ACQUIRED UNTIL THAT'S DONE. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE,
BUT WE'VE EXCEEDED WHATEVER IS REASONABLE. 
          SO, MS. MENDELSOHN, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE AND I'M SORRY FOR JUMPING IN. 
          I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. WE BRIEFED THIS,
I WANT TO SAY, WAY BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 24. 
          AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IN AN EFFORT TO BE BRIEF AND THIS DISCUSSION TODAY,
WHAT I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT AND WAS ALSO RELEASED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, IS THERE'S THAT'S A WHOLE NEW SET OF DIRECTIVES THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED. 
          THOSE CHECKLISTS THAT YOU MAKE MENTION OF THOSE GUARDRAILS,
THOSE CHECKPOINTS ON ANY DUE DILIGENCE RELATIVE TO BUYING PROPERTY, THOSE THINGS ARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GET OVERSIGHT AND GUIDANCE AND
FEEDBACK FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE CHECKED ALL THE BOXES AND THAT WE HAVE A NICE,
REFINED PROCESS, INCLUDING HAVING THE RIGHT TYPE OF PEOPLE IN THESE JOBS, THE RIGHT ANALYSIS BEING DONE. AND OBVIOUSLY COMING TO COUNCIL WITH ALL OF THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE INTERNAL POLICY WORK, THAT'S MORE ON THE STAFF SIDE. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ANY POLICY GUIDANCE THAT THAT COMES FROM
COUNCIL. 
          SO THOSE THINGS ARE UNDERWAY. TODAY'S BRIEFING I DIDN'T SPEND AS MUCH TIME THERE. 
          WHAT I HAD PLANNED ON OR WHAT I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE DOING IS IN A FUTURE BRIEFING,
TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE ACTUAL STEPS AND THE GUIDANCE THAT WE'RE GIVEN, AND THEN ALSO COMING BACK, CHAIR WEST AND TALKING MORE ABOUT HERE'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THE
STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE PLAN. 
          HERE'S A BETTER OUTLINE. HERE'S A BETTER TIMELINE ON THE PROCUREMENT. 
          HERE'S ALL THE NEXT STEPS SO THAT YOU GUYS ARE WELL VERSED AND YOU'RE IN LOCKSTEP WITH US
BECAUSE WE WANT THIS PROCESS TO BE THAT WAY. 
          WE'RE NOT WORKING IN A SILO AND THEN WE JUST DROP IT ON COUNCIL. 
          WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING IN PARALLEL WITH YOU ON IT. SO,
I APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL SAY, I HOPE THAT CHECKLIST IS DEVELOPED BY CBRE AND THAT CBRE IS GOING TO PUT THEIR NAME ON IT, SAYING THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING,
MEANING THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGE BY CITY STAFF IN IN WHAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING. IF YOU SAY THESE 15 THINGS SHOULD BE DONE,
I DON'T WANT STAFF TO TELL YOU, WELL, MAYBE ONE OF THOSE ISN'T NECESSARY AND YOU AGREE TO 14 I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOUR ORIGINAL. 
          UNMODIFIED SUGGESTION IS. AND THEN IF THE STAFF HAS A RECOMMENDATION LET US MAKE A
DECISION. 
          BUT WE'RE CLEARLY OUT OF OUR LEAGUE IN PURCHASING REAL ESTATE. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME VERY, VERY BIG MISTAKES THAT HAVE HAPPENED. 
          I'M NOT WILLING TO MAKE ANOTHER ONE. SO LET'S PULL IN THE EXPERTS. 
          BUT WE'RE MISSING A STEP NOT HAVING THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF THAT AREA AT THIS MEETING AND
AVAILABLE FOR 
          [01:45:06]
INPUT. I HAVE TEXTED HIM. HE. I KNOW HE'S NOT AVAILABLE. 
          HE SAID HE'S IN A MEETING. SO ALL THAT TO SAY WE'VE ALSO BEEN TALKING FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS
NOW ABOUT TRYING TO SELL PROPERTY. 
          WE STILL HAVEN'T SOLD A SINGLE THING. SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO MOVE ALONG AND TO
HAPPEN. 
          THANK YOU. WE DID SELL 7-ELEVEN. AND THEN ANOTHER. 
          OKAY, SO PRIORITY PROPERTIES ARE WHAT? BECAUSE THERE SEEMS LIKE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
PRIORITY PROPERTY IS TO SELL IT ONE OF ITS TURN AT FIRE STATION. LIKE, I GUESS IT'S THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACT UPON IT. 
          IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DECIDING? YES, MA'AM. SO,
THESE ARE THESE ARE I MEAN, THINK. 
          OKAY. THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE DID A STRATEGIC PLAN ON
PROPERTY? I THINK IT WAS IN THE EARLY 2000, WASN'T IT? I MEAN,
IT'S BEEN A IT'S BEEN A BIT. 
          YES, MA'AM. FURTHER THAN MY MEMORY CAN RECALL. OKAY. 
          SO I KIND OF AGREE THAT WE NEED TO HOLD OFF. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THE CITY'S DYNAMIC. WE'RE BUYING THINGS. WE HAVE PARKS TO ACQUIRE. 
          I MEAN, THINGS HAPPEN, I GUESS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO REALLY DO A STRATEGIC PLAN? BECAUSE I'M KIND OF GOING WE'RE GOING TO DO A FIRE STATION,
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WHY DO WE NEED THAT? AND THEN BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE I THINK THEY'RE REORGANIZING THE POLICE STATIONS. 
          RIGHT. IT MAY BE THAT THAT'S WHAT IT IS. IT MAY BE ONE OF THESE. 
          SO I THINK WE ARE MISSING A STEP LIKE WE NEED TO LOOK KIND OF TAKE OUT AND ZOOM OUT AND
LOOK AT THE WHOLE LANDSCAPE. 
          OF COURSE, GET RID OF THE THINGS LIKE LET'S DO STEMMONS RIGHT. 
          IT SAYS, LET'S SELL IT. I MEAN, WE HAVE NO USE FOR IT. 
          BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE DOING THE THINGS OR THE
SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE MADE. 
          SO, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD,
AND I THINK WHAT YOU SAID WAS BEAUTIFUL TO THIS EXTENT, WE CAN TEST THE MARKET. IN FACT, BELLEVUE'S AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE,
RIGHT? TEST THE MARKET. AND IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THAT BASED ON ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE'VE
DONE AND SOME MORE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE STILL NEED TO BRIEF YOU GUYS ON. 
          BUT IT MAKES SENSE TO TEST THE MARKET AND THEN COME BACK. 
          AND WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD CBRE HELPING US WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A DATA CENTER OR WAS
PREVIOUSLY USED AS A DATA CENTER AND CURRENTLY ACTUALLY BEING USED AS A DATA CENTER. 
          AND THAT'S A BUILDING USE AND OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY NEEDED TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO. 
          AND SO WHETHER OR NOT WE DECIDE OR THE CITY COUNCIL,
I SHOULD SAY, DECIDES TO SELL THE BUILDING, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION,
RIGHT? AND IT WON'T JUST BE STAFF LED DUE DILIGENCE. 
          RIGHT. THERE'S THIRD PARTY DUE DILIGENCE, CBRE,
THAT'S HELPING. 
          AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL THIS INFORMATION SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THE BEST
DECISIONS. 
          IF PART OF THAT DECISION TREE IS, LET'S HOLD ON TO EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE AND THE
DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING, I DON'T KNOW, ALMOST THE LAST ALMOST YEAR NOW,
AT LEAST HALF A YEAR ABOUT DIVESTING OF ASSETS. 
          THEN IF IT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO TO PAUSE THOSE THINGS,
THEN WE WOULD GET IT. 
          I THINK WE SHOULD DO THINGS WITH INTENT, NOT JUST DO IT BECAUSE WE'RE REACTIONARY. 
          I'VE READ YOUR MEMO ABOUT, WELL, I GUESS IT WASN'T YOURS ABOUT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT,
WHERE WE HAVE 300 ACRES THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE SOLD. 
          WELL, WHAT IS THAT AREA PLAN LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS THE NEED THERE? DO WE NEED TO CREATE MORE CARGO? I MEAN, ARE WE WORKING WITH THE EDC? IT'S LIKE, WHAT IS LIKE, DO THINGS WITH INTENT BECAUSE,
I MEAN, WE HAVE TWO. 
          WE'RE ACQUIRING TOMORROW TWO PROPERTIES, YOU KNOW,
DALLAS MORNING NEWS. 
          HOLD YOU KNOW, THE CHARTER HOLDINGS. I MEAN,
WE HAVE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO MOVE BIG INITIATIVES. 
          BUT I ALSO THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT MAKES SENSE IN HOW WE'RE HANDLING ALL THIS. 
          AND I KNOW THAT WE PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO MAKE A DECISION. 
          NOW, YOU GOT TO MAKE A DECISION NOW. AND EVEN WITH THE HAMPTON,
I MEAN, YOU HAVE ZONING RESTRICTIONS FOR WHAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A ZONING PROCESS,
AND THAT COULD TAKE A YEAR. 
          AND THEN YOU'RE RIGHT, THE MARKETS COULD TIGHTEN AND BAM,
WE'VE GOT AN EMPTY PROPERTY. 
          SO I THINK I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS A HARD ONE BECAUSE WE NEED A STRATEGY AND WE NEED TO LOOK
AT THINGS IN A VERY LIKE ALMOST I WANT TO SAY RIFLE SHOT. IT'S NOT A SHOTGUN SHOT OF WHAT WE WANT CERTAIN THINGS TO LOOK
LIKE WITH USES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING, BUT TO JUST SAY, OH, WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING OUT. 
          I THINK YOU SAID WE SEND IT FOR A PUBLIC USE. 
          I MEAN, SOMETIMES THE PUBLIC USE IS TO ACCUMULATE TAX DOLLARS. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S THE AND SO DEVELOP IT AND MAXIMIZE ITS POTENTIAL AND REAP SOME MONEY IN TO
HELP PAY FOR THE BILLS WE HAVE COMING DUE. 
          YES, MA'AM. ANYWAY, YOU SOUND A LOT LIKE US. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN IN ONE OF OUR STAFF
MEETINGS RECENTLY. 
          [01:50:01]
I WAS A STAFFER AT ONE TIME. OH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU WERE. 
          I REMEMBER. SO LET ME LET ME COIN THE PHRASE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 
          OR TURN THE CONVERSATION JUST A TOUCH DIFFERENT. 
          OKAY. SO IT'S ONE THING TO SAY SELL A PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          IT'S ANOTHER THING TO SAY THAT. DO DO WE CONTINUE IN OUR DUE DILIGENCE? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. SHOULD WE BE TESTING THE MARKET ON OCCASION? SHOULD WE BE BRINGING YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? SO DON'T TAKE THIS BRIEFING AS SO FORWARD THAT IF THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION THAT SAYS TEST
THE MARKET, THAT'S A DECLARATION TELLING COUNCIL SLAM DUNK,
SELL THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PROVIDE A PLETHORA,
A MENU OF OPTIONS, OF LISTEN, RATHER THAN US SITTING HERE. 
          AND IF YOU WANT US TO WAIT ON THIS, YOU KNOW,
GRAND REAL ESTATE PLAN, WE CAN DO THAT. 
          BUT WE WANT TO KEEP MOVING. THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. 
          THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTS THAT COME TO US,
RIGHT, THAT WE WANT TO THEN SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS. 
          SO, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IN THAT DUE DILIGENCE. 
          DON'T TAKE MY BRIEFING AS WE'RE DRIVING THE BUS. 
          SELL THIS, DEVELOP THAT NEW FIRE STATION IS GOING OVER HERE. 
          MISS WILLIS, ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL? THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS BRIEFING IS. AND I
THINK WE HAVE ENCOURAGED YOU ALL TO THINK MORE LIKE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
          AND THAT ALMOST IS KIND OF A PRIVATE SECTOR FLOW TO BALLOON UP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND
SEE IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BITE WHAT THE MARKET WANTS. 
          SO, I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT, THAT THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO
START BUILDING THERE TOMORROW. 
          OKAY. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. BUT ARE DOING THIS WE GOT WORK TO DO AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO SHARE WITH YOU OR SHOW YOU WITH THAT. 
          THERE WAS SOME ISSUES AT 7800 STEMMONS. MAYBE WE'RE OVERKILL ON THIS OTHER SIDE OF
STEMMONS, BUT I WOULD RATHER BE ON THIS SIDE BRINGING OPTIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL YOU GUYS
REACH A CONSENSUS ON WHAT'S THE NEXT BEST THING FOR US TO DO. 
          AND WE'LL BRING ALL THE EXPERTS IN, AND WE'LL USE ALL OUR INTERNAL EXPERTISE TO KEEP
BRINGING THOSE TO THIS COUNCIL. 
          WELL, I DO THINK WE NEED A, WE NEED THAT STRATEGIC PLAN IS PRETTY OLD. 
          AND I DO THINK WE NEED TO DUST IT OFF. AND I PROBABLY EVEN GET A NEW ONE BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S GOT TO BE OLDER THAN MY KIDS. 
          ANYWAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS. 
          SURE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JOIN THE COMMITTEE TODAY. 
          I JUST WAS LOOKING AT THE AGENDA AND SAW THIS ON HERE,
SO I WANTED TO JOIN. 
          SO, THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE BEYOND OUR PAST TIME OF NEEDING THIS SORT
OF REPORTING. 
          AND SO THIS IS GREAT TO HAVE IT LAID OUT THIS WAY,
BUT I WANTED TO COME BACK TO WELL, I THINK CHAIR MORENO COVERED THE ISSUES AROUND THE FIRE STATION. AND THIS MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU,
BUT RATHER, YOU KNOW, I KNOW DPD IS EVALUATING RESPONSE TIMES AND LOCATIONS OF POSSIBLE NEW STATIONS TO HELP AFFECT RESPONSE TIMES AND BETTER SERVICE AND THAT SORT OF THING. 
          AND SO, I GUESS THIS IS TO CHIEF ARTIS TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS IN A WHOLE
FASHION FOR THE CITY AND WHERE THE NEEDS ARE VERSUS JUST, HEY, WE'VE GOT THIS PIECE OF LAND, COULD WE MAKE SOMETHING WORK THERE? SO I WANT TO
BE SURE THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE DATA AND IS THIS THE TOP NEED,
ET CETERA., ON THE HAMPTON ROAD PROPERTY? EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN SAYING. LET ME LET ME ASK. OKAY. SO,
WAS THIS CONSIDERED A SURPLUS? WAS THIS SURPLUS? WAS THIS RUN THROUGH THE SURPLUS GAMUT? SO NO, NOT AS YET. WHAT OUR DISCUSSION WAS, WAS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. 
          THE CITY MANAGER SAID THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT A NEW APPROACH. 
          SO, IT GOT ADDED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT CYCLE VERSUS POTENTIALLY WHERE IT WAS
AT, BECAUSE MAYBE THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL USES. 
          SO, WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK TO INCLUDE. 
          AND AGAIN, I'M GOING OFF THE CUFF HERE TO INCLUDE IF WE WERE TO TEST THE MARKET AND THE
NUMBERS CAME BACK FAVORABLE, COUNCIL COULD MAKE A DECISION. COUNCIL EVEN POTENTIALLY MAKE A DECISION TO TAKE THOSE SAME
FUNDS. 
          RIGHT. THAT WE GOT IN RECEIPTS AND POTENTIALLY LOOK AT WHAT WE COULD,
YOU KNOW, CHOOSE ANOTHER LOCATION FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          AS IF THIS ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THAT THAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY WORK. 
          I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT IN THAT SPACE. BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH ALL THE
VARIABLES, WORKING THROUGH ALL THE OPTIONS AND GETTING AS MUCH GOOD ADVICE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN IN THE
PROCESS. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND WE HAVE HOUSING CRISIS. 
          WE'VE GOT HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. AND THIS MORNING WE LISTENED TO OUR PFC AND HFC OR
STATISTICS, SAYING THEY PROVIDE 73% OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY,
AND THAT WE'VE GOT A PROGRAM WORKING THERE. 
          WHAT WE DON'T HAVE IS A GOOD, EFFECTIVE PROGRAM WORKING ON THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE. 
          AND SO ALL OF THAT SOUNDS GREAT. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT PAGE SIX AND I SEE RECOMMENDATION,
IT SAYS FOLLOW GUIDANCE PROVIDED IN CBRE MARKET ANALYSIS AND TEST THE PROPERTY ON THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. AND I SIT HERE AND READ THAT. 
          AND I REALIZE YOU'RE OPERATING IN A SILO OF WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THE REAL ESTATE HERE,
BUT AT THIS HORSESHOE LAST MONTH OR THE MONTH BEFORE, I SAID, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THIS NOT ONLY IN THIS SILO,
BUT RUN IT UP AGAINST WHAT IS OUR COMMUNITY NEED AROUND HOUSING 
          [01:55:09]
PEOPLE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT THAT RECOMMENDATION AND IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE BUS IS
LOADED AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD. 
          AND SO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I MEAN,
THE MOVE TO THIS COMMITTEE, I GUESS I UNDERSTAND FROM THE REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO STANDPOINT, HOWEVER, WE VERY MUCH HAVE AN ISSUE,
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED, OH YEAH, WE DON'T NEED THIS FOR SATISFYING HOMELESSNESS. 
          AND A QUESTION I WOULD HAVE FOR YOU IS, AND THIS MAY BE OUT OF YOUR RANGE IN LOOKING AT
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AS ONE OF THE USES FOR THIS PROPERTY, BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE MARKETPLACE WHO MIGHT BE SHOPPING FOR A
WAY TO ENTER THIS MARKET. 
          WAS THAT CONSIDERED? THAT WAS DECIDEDLY NOT IN SCOPE FOR THIS REPORT. 
          THAT SAID THERE ARE A SERIES OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS JUST RELATED TO DUE
DILIGENCE THAT WE COULD EXECUTE FAIRLY QUICKLY IN ORDER TO HELP ACCELERATE THE DECISION MAKING AROUND THIS. 
          BUT WE DID NOT LOOK AT IT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE,
FROM EITHER OPERATING THAT TYPE OF HOUSING OR REDEVELOPING IT TO THAT STANDARD. 
          BUT WE HAVE THAT IN OUR CAPABILITIES AND HAPPY TO DO THAT. 
          OKAY. I MEAN, THAT'S CURIOUS SINCE THAT WAS WHAT THE PROPERTY WAS BOUGHT FOR. 
          BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR REPORT,
IS THIS BASED ON THE MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING ITSELF, OR IS THIS IN TOTO, THE ALL BUILDINGS? THIS IS LOOKING AT THE SITE COMPREHENSIVELY. 
          THE BUILDING ITSELF REALLY DOESN'T HAVE THAT MUCH USEFUL LIFE OR VALUE. 
          BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CARE FOR THE FACILITY IN THE YEARS PRECEDING YOUR OWNERSHIP. 
          AND SINCE YOUR OWNERSHIP. SO IT'S DETERIORATING. 
          AND NOT GETTING BETTER. AND SO THE COST OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUES IS INCREASING. 
          IT WOULD SEEM TO US BY THE DAY, BUT THIS IS WHERE KIND OF PIVOTING BACK TO THE BROADER
CONVERSATION, IF I MAY. THE CITY'S OBJECTIVES AS SERVICE PROVIDER AS EMPLOYER VERSUS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND REAL ESTATE ARE VERY MUCH DIFFERENT. AND WE CAN LOOK AT IT FROM ALL THOSE PERSPECTIVES. 
          IN THIS PARTICULAR REPORT WE REPORT, WE ARE TASKED WITH LOOKING AT IT. 
          WHAT IS THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE TODAY? NOT REPOSITIONING IT TO A DIFFERENT USE. 
          AGAIN, GETTING OUT OF THE SILO. I DO LOOK AT THIS AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
BECAUSE IF YOU CAN GET 111 PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS WHO AREN'T SITTING OUTSIDE BUSINESSES AND KEEPING PATRONS FROM GOING INTO THOSE BUSINESSES AND KILLING BUSINESSES,
THAT THAT COULD HELP. 
          I'M LOOKING AT. THE I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS SAID WAS THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN IDEA ON COST. I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD. 
          I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO GET A CERTIFICATE
OF OCCUPANCY. 
          AND IN FACT, I FOLLOWED UP WITH STAFF AND BEEN TOLD,
OH, IT'S NOT READY YET. 
          AND THEN TODAY I'M TOLD, NO, WE'RE GETTING A PROPOSAL TOGETHER. 
          SO NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THAT ONE. MISS WILLIS,
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION THERE. 
          IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS, OR IN THE MIDST OF THEM FINISHING THIS UP,
WE WERE REQUESTED TO GET A SCOPE FOR THAT SCOPE FOR THE FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT, AND I DON'T HAVE A DATE AND TIME. 
          YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE ME, BUT IT WAS IN THE LAST 60 DAYS. 
          SOMEWHERE IN THERE? YES. AND THEN WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT A SCOPE BACK. 
          WE ASKED FOR SOME REVISIONS AND SOME TWEAKS,
AND WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IT IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO DO. 
          BUT THERE'S SOME MORE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WAS REQUIRED BEFORE WE COULD ACTUALLY HAND THE
SCOPE TO THEM AND ASK THEM TO GO DO THE WORK WELL. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE POINT IS THERE ARE OUTBUILDINGS THAT ARE UNMISTAKABLY IN
HORRIBLE CONDITION BECAUSE I'VE TOURED THIS SITE TWO TIMES AND OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEN TWO MONTHS AGO, AND THE OUTBUILDINGS ARE YEAH,
I WOULD RAISE THEM ALL. 
          BUT THE HOSPITAL ITSELF, I MEAN, WITHOUT PEELING BACK ALL THE LAYERS,
THE ROOMS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. 
          IF YOU'VE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WENT THROUGH THE ROOMS,
BUT YEAH, THERE ARE ISSUES. 
          NEEDS AN ELEVATOR. NEEDS SOME ROOFING WORK. IT SOUNDS LIKE IN THE GROUND FLOOR FLOODING
ISSUE, BUT I'M LOOKING AT PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, SO. AND I REALIZE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, NOT IN YOUR ZONE HERE,
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. 
          IS THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THIS THE PURPOSE OF THIS. 
          SO THIS TALKS ABOUT I THINK I'M OFF OF MEDICAL USE,
BY THE WAY. 
          I THINK I'VE MOVED AWAY FROM THAT. IT IS QUITE CUMBERSOME;
I THINK THE LICENSING AND BRINGING IT UP. 
          SO, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT IT TALKS ABOUT THE TAXABLE VALUE. 
          IF YOU BROUGHT HOMES ONLINE, 60 NEW HOMES, $18 MILLION ANNUAL TAX BENEFIT OF $180,000. 
          SO, WE WOULD SEE THAT PLAY OUT. I MEAN, OF COURSE,
WE DON'T HAVE A BUYER. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS. BUT, YOU KNOW, IN A FEW YEARS WE MIGHT 
          [02:00:02]
GET $180,000 TAX VALUE. THE YEAH, ANY DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS HERE IS GOING TO BE A 3 TO 5 YEAR WINDOW. I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT THE ENTITLEMENTS ISSUES. 
          WE'VE GOT THE REZONING PROPER PROCESS. AND THEN OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT
AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. 
          SO YEAH, TO GET TO A POINT WHERE THE CITY IS RECEIVING ACTIVE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE,
IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. 
          BUT THAT'S WHERE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MARKET AND THE CITY YOU KNOW,
WITH RESPECT, HAS TO EVOLVE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THE MARKET'S JUST MOVING THAT MUCH FASTER THAN THE
CITY. 
          AND SO, COLLECTING THIS INFORMATION IN REAL TIME YOU KNOW,
IN A HIGH, HIGH TRUST STAFF COUNCIL RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE TYPE OF NEW PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND CHECKLISTS THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED I THINK YOU CAN REACH A NICE
EQUILIBRIUM WHERE YOU CAN RECEIVE MARKET DATA AND THEN MAKE DETERMINATIONS ALONGSIDE YOUR OTHER OBJECTIVES. WELL, THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL TO SEE,
BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAS TOLD US THAT A HOMELESS PERSON, UNSHELTERED PERSON, PROBABLY CONSUMES ABOUT $43,000 IN SERVICES ANNUALLY. 
          SO, WHEN I SEE THAT THIS MIGHT YIELD $180,000,
THAT'S ABOUT 4.1 UNSHELTERED PEOPLE. 
          SO, IT DOESN'T GET AT IT AS MUCH AS, SAY, 111 TIMES 43,000,
WHICH IS $4.7 MILLION IN POTENTIAL RESOURCES. 
          AND THAT'S JUST ASSUMING ONLY 111 BEDS TO THE POINT MADE EARLIER. 
          IT'S NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ROOMS; IT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE MOVING THROUGH THERE AND
GETTING STABILIZED AND MOVING ON TO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND BECOMING LESS OF A DRAW ON RESOURCES. SO, I THINK THE LAST POINT WAS IN YOUR REPORT ABOUT, I MEAN, YOU DID OFFER A MENU OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF KIND OF SCOPE OF SERVICES. 
          I MEAN, EVERYTHING FROM THE $25,000 JUST TO KIND OF SEE,
I THINK WHAT A CEO WOULD TAKE. 
          AND THEN YOU KIND OF GOT INTO SOME THAT INVOLVED,
LIKE ENGINEERING SITE ASSESSMENT FACILITY, PROPERTY CONDITION, ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT. 
          I ASSUME THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO SELL IT,
BUT NOT NECESSARILY TO OCCUPY IT. 
          WELL, ALL THAT INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE VERY USEFUL FOR THE FILE WHETHER YOU'RE OWNING,
OCCUPYING, REDEVELOPING, OR SELLING IT. THE BROADER POINT WOULD BE AS A MARKET PARTICIPANT HERE,
CURRENTLY YOU'RE FUNCTIONING AS A DEVELOPER, AND ANY DEVELOPER WHO OWNED THIS ASSET WOULD BE PERFORMING THESE SAME STUDIES TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF IT BEFORE GETTING FINANCING WHICH YOU ALL WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDING. SO I THINK THEY'RE USEFUL ANY WHICH WAY YOU CUT THIS DEPENDING ON YOUR GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES. 
          BUT CERTAINLY THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED IF YOU'RE GOING TO SELL THE ASSET. THAT AS A SELLER
TODAY, YOU NEED TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE VIS A VIS OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT SAME MARKET. 
          AND SO FOR THE CITY TO REALIZE MAXIMUM VALUE,
THAT WOULD 100% BE RECOMMENDED. 
          SO IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS ON A HORIZON OF 3 TO 5 YEARS. 
          AND SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. CHAIR WEST AND HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IS ABOUT
JUST, I MEAN, OUR NEAR TERM NEEDS. AND SO, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO AN EVENTUAL SALE OR DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS INTO HOUSING. 
          BUT RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 4000 PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS. 
          PROBABLY A LOT MORE THAN THAT THAT WE SEE ON THE STREETS. 
          AND SO, I WHEN I LOOK AT NEAR TERM AND LONG TERM,
I THINK WHAT HAS BEEN EXPRESSED BY THE COUNCIL MEMBER OVER AND OVER, I FEEL LIKE HE'S ON THIS BECAUSE HE'S LET US KNOW WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DO AND WHAT SOME
OF THE NEIGHBORS WOULD LIKE TO DO. 
          THAT COULD TOTALLY BE A LONG TERM PLAN. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A SHORT TERM NEED IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND STABILIZE THEM. 
          AND SO THIS THIS IS HELPFUL TO HELP QUANTIFY SOME THINGS,
BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE US UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO HAVE THAT OCCUPIED, WHETHER IT WAS PSH, OR IF THERE WAS SOME OTHER WAY THAT WE CAN WE CAN PUT THOSE 111 ROOMS
INTO USE. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. A COUPLE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. 
          I'M GOING TO REALLY LIMIT IT TO MOSTLY THE CBRE REPORT. 
          BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THE BULLINGTON,
OUR FAVORITE TOPIC. 
          I WILL JUST SAY I KNOW YOU'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM. 
          I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT'S FINISHED, AND WE HAVE A PLAN BEFORE THE BUDGET TALKS IN THE FALL. 
          OTHERWISE, IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE NUMBER ONE ON MY LIST. 
          YES, SIR. THAT'S THE GOAL. ALL THINGS RIGHT NOW ARE ALIGNING. 
          SO, I FEEL FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO WHERE WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED. 
          GREAT. NOW TO THE REPORT. AND JUST. I'VE READ IT,
BUT JUST TO. 
          I HAVEN'T DIGESTED IT COMPLETELY YET. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT WILL HELP ME DO
SO. 
          SO, YOU MENTIONED UNDER NUMBER FIVE IN THE SUMMARY THAT THE MOST VIABLE CURRENT
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS THE PRODUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. WHAT DO YOU INCLUDE IN CBRE'S DEFINITION OF MOST VIABLE? IS IT, LIKE THE FASTEST TO GET SOMETHING IN PRODUCTION TO MARKET? 
          [02:05:01]
RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S. WHAT IS FINANCEABLE TODAY? SO, IF YOU'RE A DEVELOPER TODAY, WHICH YOU ALL ARE AS THE OWNER EFFECTIVELY,
WHAT COULD YOU FINANCE TODAY AND WHAT WOULD YOU HIT GO ON AS AN INVESTOR? AND THAT PRODUCT TYPE RIGHT NOW IS SINGLE FAMILY PRODUCT THAT COULD BE FOR RENT OR FOR
SALE AT CERTAIN PRICE POINTS. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES A BUYER OR A RENTER IN THAT MARKET PRODUCE? AS AN INVESTOR, THAT'S YOUR FOUNDATIONAL DECISION POINT FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DEVELOP. 
          THIS IS NOT A, YOU KNOW, BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME LOCATION. 
          THIS IS NOT A MIXED USE OFFICE LOCATION. AND,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE ZONING RISK AND TITLE RISKS, OTHER THINGS YOU'D HAVE TO OVERCOME. THAT IS JUST WHAT IS A RISK ADJUSTED RETURN. 
          THAT'S FINANCEABLE TODAY. SO, IT'S ABOUT SPEED AND FINANCING. 
          THAT'S HELPFUL. AND FOR ME AT LEAST, THIS IS ONE PIECE OF THE OVERALL PUZZLE WE NEED TO
LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE MAKING A DECISION TO MISS WILLIS'S POINT. WE'RE THIS REPORT IS AS GOOD AS IT IS,
DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OTHER CITY GOALS, OUR NEED FOR MORE HOUSING, OUR NEED TO SOLVE THE HOMELESSNESS SITUATION. 
          BUT IT IS A USEFUL TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE FASTEST WAY TO GET THE PROPERTY DEVELOPED
AND ON THE TAX ROLLS, SO THAT THAT HELPS ME AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WE AGREE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. IT'S VERY MUCH A POINT IN TIME LIMITED SELECTION OF STRATEGY AND
ANALYSIS. 
          SO, WHEN YOU INCORPORATE ALL THOSE OTHER GOALS AND OBJECTIVES,
THE REPORT COULD LOOK VERY DIFFERENT. 
          GOT IT. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL MOVE ON AT THIS POINT TO OUR NEXT ITEM,
WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM. 
          COLLEAGUES. IT IS THE I CANNOT FIND MY AGENDA HERE. 
          IT'S THE AUDITOR ITEM. ITEM D I HAVE A MOTION,
MR. CHAIR. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR MOTION. I MOVE TO NOMINATE THE INCUMBENT,
MARK SWANN, FOR REAPPOINTMENT FOR TWO YEARS AS THE CITY AUDITOR BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS? I'LL JUST HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT. 
          COLLEAGUES. WE WERE I WAS INFORMED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT THIS IS A STANDARD
PROCEDURAL ITEM THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ENSURE MR. SWAN STAYS WITH US AND CONTINUES DOING THE GREAT WORK HE'S BEEN DOING. 
          SO, I WOULD JUST ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS,
AND I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL MOVE INTO THE MEMO ITEMS. WHAT'S THE FIRST ONE? MINE HAS. MY AGENDA HAS DISAPPEARED. ALL RIGHT. 
          THE FIRST ONE THAT WE PULLED WAS ITEM E, THE MONTHLY BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT. 
          I THINK CHAIR MENDELSOHN HAS SOME QUESTIONS. I ONLY HAVE ONE,
I THINK. 
          OKAY. MAYBE TWO. SO THIS IS FOR YOU, JACK, I THINK,
BUT PERHAPS THE BUDGET OFFICE. 
          THE QUESTION IS ABOUT THE EXCEPTION YOU HAVE ABOUT DECLINING REVENUE DUE TO LITIGATION
ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES. AND IF, YOU KNOW, IF THAT IS COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL. 
          YES. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN IVAN GILL,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE LAWSUITS ARE STEMMING FROM COMMERCIAL. AND SO HOW HAS THAT IMPACTED YOUR FORECAST FOR NEXT YEAR? WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE COLLECTION RATE AS A COMPONENT OF WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE
FORECASTING FOR THE FOR NOT ONLY THIS YEAR BUT FOR THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS IN REVENUE THAT WE COLLECT. AND SO THAT IMPACTS OUR COLLECTION RATE. 
          AND SO, ONCE WE TAKE, WE SEE EXACTLY WHAT IMPACT WE HAVE WHEN WE GET TO FINALIZING THE
BUDGET FOR THE CITY MANAGER, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE COLLECTION RATE AND IN TURN REDUCE OUR REVENUES. AND
IF I CAN, DO YOU MIND IF I ADD A LITTLE MORE TO IT? AND SO,
AS IVAN IS MENTIONING, THE REVENUE THAT WE PUT IN THE BUDGET IS THE BASIS OF THE APPRAISED VALUE. THE TAX RATE AND THE COLLECTION RATE. SO NORMALLY WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING 98 POINT
SOMETHING PERCENT. 
          WE HAVE SEEN LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR AS A RESULT OF THIS LITIGATION,
THAT OUR TRUE COLLECTION RATE IS LOWER. 
          SO WE NEED TO FACTOR IN A LOWER COLLECTION RATE. 
          I THINK THAT WE WILL STILL BE BUMPING UP AGAINST A 3.5% GROWTH IN REVENUE. 
          SO WE STILL WILL BE LOWERING OUR TAX RATE, IS WHAT I THINK RIGHT NOW. 
          BUT WE WILL BE GETTING MORE INFORMATION AND OF COURSE TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT IT'S ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT WE'RE NOT COLLECTING AT 98.7% OR WHATEVER IT HAS BEEN. 
          IT'S A LITTLE WORSE. AND WERE YOU ABLE TO IDENTIFY SPECIFICALLY THE PROPERTIES AND
DETERMINE IF THEIR OFFICE OR IF THEIR MULTIFAMILY OR WHAT ELEMENT OF COMMERCIAL THEY ARE, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION. 
          [02:10:02]
WE HAVE THE, THE SORT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF THAT ALL THAT
INFORMATION. 
          SO, WE CAN SUMMARIZE THE MAJORITY OF WHICH LIKE INDUSTRY THEY'RE FROM,
JEANETTE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT SHE HAS TOLD ME THAT SHE HAS ACTUALLY DRIVEN TO LOOK AT ONE BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T
BELIEVE WHAT IT WAS. 
          SO, THERE IS INFORMATION WE HAVE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE ON WHAT THE PROPERTIES ARE. 
          WE JUST DON'T HAVE IT TODAY. SURE, THERE'S CLEARLY AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE IN DALLAS YOU
KNOW, LARGE AMOUNTS OF IT. AND SO I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THEY ARE PROTESTING AND PERHAPS
SUCCESSFULLY REDUCING THEIR LIABILITY. THE OTHER QUESTION REGARDING THIS IS ABOUT THE TRAVELING HFCS. 
          AND SO, I'VE RECENTLY GOTTEN A LIST OF ALL OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON DCAD. 
          I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THEM FOR COLLIN CAD OR DENTON CAD. 
          ALTHOUGH I KNOW THERE ARE, IN BOTH CASES, TRAVELING HFCS IN MY DISTRICT. 
          SO, MY QUESTION IS IF YOU'RE ALSO ACCOUNTING FOR THAT. 
          SO EVEN IF THE LEGISLATION PASSES, WHICH, YOU KNOW,
LOOKS FAVORABLE, BUT EVEN IF IT DOES, THERE'S STILL NO GRANDFATHERING. AND SO, THERE'S A LOT OF PROPERTIES. 
          AND I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION BACK. ARE YOU THINKING THAT NOT GRANDFATHERING IT,
THAT THERE WILL BE SOME PRIOR YEAR POTENTIAL REFUNDING THAT'S REQUIRED AS THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN? NO. OKAY. I DIDN'T WANT TO MISUNDERSTAND. 
          YOU MAY HAVE A PROPERTY THAT WAS EVALUATED. IT WAS VALUED FOR FISCAL YEAR 25. 
          OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T MATCH UP EXACTLY WITH US, BUT THAT NOW WILL DISAPPEAR. 
          IT'LL BE ZERO. SO, LIKE, I KNOW THERE'S A PROPERTY ON MCCALLUM IN MY DISTRICT THAT YOU
THAT PAID PROPERTY TAXES THIS YEAR HAS NOW BECOME AN HFC. 
          WHEN YOU GET THE VALUATION, IT'S GOING TO SAY ZERO CORRECT. 
          AND SO, WE SEE THAT EACH YEAR AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION,
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL PROPERTY VALUE WE ARE EXEMPTING. AND THE SAME THING WOULD GO HERE. WE DID THAT LAST YEAR WHEN WE I BELIEVE IT
WAS THE DAYCARE PROPERTIES THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN STATE LAW THAT ALLOWED AN EXEMPTION OF SOME OF THAT. SO, WE WILL FACTOR THAT IN OUR EXEMPTIONS TO
DETERMINE WHAT ACTUAL VALUE WE USE TO APPLY THE TAX RATE TO GENERATE THE REVENUE. WELL, I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED ANY KIND OF FACTOR FOR
US TRAVELING HFCS OR PFCS AT THE TIME. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT IN A WHILE,
BUT IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR YOU TO ALSO CONSIDER THAT IN YOUR FORMULA. 
          IT MIGHT BE A SMALL AMOUNT, BUT IT'S STILL, YOU KNOW,
MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES PAY A LOT OF TAX. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AND THAT'S A QUESTION WE CAN SPECIFICALLY ASK OF THE
THREE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN IT AND SEE WHAT THERE IS THAT WE NEED TO BE FACTORING IN. YEAH. BUT THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          SO THAT WAS THAT ONE. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE SALES TAX COLLECTION. 
          SO HOW DO YOU THINK IT IS COMPARING DALLAS VERSUS THE METROPLEX VERSUS THE WHOLE STATE? I MEAN, DO YOU THINK THAT WE'RE ALL TRACKING EXACTLY THE SAME,
OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE, WELL, WE'RE NOT QUITE WHERE WE THOUGHT WE'D BE, BUT OTHERS ARE. 
          I MEAN, ARE YOU LOOKING AT THAT? RIGHT? EVERY MONTH WE DO RECEIVE THE TOP 20 SALES TAX
RECEIVING ENTITIES IN TEXAS, AND WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ALL TRACKING. SIMILARLY,
IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES. 
          CORRECT. OKAY. FOR THE WHOLE STATE. JUST THE TOP 20 ENTITIES. 
          JUST THE TOP 20. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THOSE WERE MY ONLY QUESTIONS FOR THE BAR. 
          I'M SORRY. THE TOP 20 DOES INCLUDE FRISCO. NOW,
FORT WORTH'S IN THERE. 
          SO SOME OF THE METROPLEX IS IN THERE. BUT THEN ALSO OBVIOUSLY HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO. 
          AND WE LOOK AT THE TOP 20 LIST EACH MONTH. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES . 
          ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO ITEM F, THE MONTHLY TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT. 
          AND I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THIS ONE. 
          THANK YOU. SO, WE HAVE A SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT MAJOR PROJECT STATUS. 
          IT'S 1.B, BUT WE USED TO ACTUALLY LIST EVERY PROJECT THAT WAS IN THE PIPELINE,
WHICH I THINK WAS OVER 200 PROJECTS. 
          SO, WHEN IT WENT AWAY, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE,
I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF PROJECTS AND NOT A LOT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE ONES THAT WERE FAR 
          [02:15:05]
BEHIND. BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD SOME CONVERSATION AMONGST COUNCIL MEMBERS TALKING ABOUT
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED. 
          AND BY THAT, I MEAN YEARS, YEARS DELAYED. I'M WONDERING FIRST IF IT'S POSSIBLE THAT MAYBE
AT LEAST QUARTERLY WE CAN GET THE FULL PROJECT LIST AND SECOND, ON THE MAJOR PROJECT LIST. 
          AND I BELIEVE I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, AND I'LL JUST CALL OUT ITEM FIVE,
WHICH IS THE FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM. 
          THE PROJECT START DATE WAS NOT AUGUST 2024. IT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE TO AUGUST 2024. 
          IT WAS YEARS BEFORE AUGUST 2024. AND SO, THE DATE YOU'RE USING,
I THINK, IS WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT FELL INTO THE IT LAP. 
          RIGHT. SO, THE NEED FOR A NEW SYSTEM, LET'S SAY IT'S FOUR YEARS EARLIER THAN THAT. 
          BUT THEN IT WENT THROUGH EVALUATION TECHNICAL REPAIR. 
          NOW WE NEED A PROCUREMENT. BUT WAIT FIRST LET'S DO THIS. 
          AND SO, ONCE THE PROCUREMENT WAS COMPLETE AND THE VENDOR WAS SELECTED AND ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT ITEMS WERE IDENTIFIED, AND YOU STARTED TALKING ABOUT, WELL,
HOW DO WE ACTUALLY WIRE UP THE STATIONS? I THINK THAT'S AUGUST 2024. BUT THE POINT OF THIS REPORT IS REALLY TO SHOW COUNCIL MEMBERS
HOW LONG IT'S TAKING TO GET A PROJECT DONE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED ANOTHER COLUMN,
LIKE WHEN DID THAT ACTUAL PROJECT PROJECTS START A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. WHEN DID IT BECOME AN IT PROJECT? MAYBE AUGUST 24TH. YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? AND SO I JUST THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING IS
THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS AND THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT MOVING. AND IT MIGHT BE LIMITED RESOURCES,
BUT IT MIGHT BE TOTALLY OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF REPORT,
WHICH IS THE WHOLE POINT OF THE TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TRACK THAT AND LOOK AT THAT. SO, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO GIVE THE COMPLETE LIST
QUARTERLY? YES. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. YES, IT IS . 
          THIS IS ONLY THE MAJOR PROJECTS. AND THOSE ROLL OFF EVERY MONTH. 
          SO, WE'RE ADDING MORE IN. BUT THIS IS NOT THE COMPLETE LIST OF ALL OUR PROJECTS. 
          YES. WE CAN ADD IN A DATE. THAT IS WHAT WE CALL LIKE THE DEMAND DATE. 
          WHEN THE REQUEST IS ACTUALLY MADE. AND YOU ARE CORRECT;
THERE IS A LOT IN THAT PROCESS BEFORE A PROJECT ACTUALLY STARTS. 
          AND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE USING OUR PROJECT START DATE AS THAT DATE WHERE WE HAVE A VIABLE
PROJECT WITH AN ACTUAL PLAN. 
          YEAH, BUT LIKE EVEN IN THE FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM ONE,
LIKE AS SOON AS IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, IT WAS INVOLVED IN TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT IT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF WHEN IT BECAME A REAL PROJECT. 
          AND I THINK THEY WEREN'T SURE WHETHER THEY, YOU KNOW,
I THINK YOU GUYS AND AGAIN, I KNOW THIS PREDATES YOU. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OPERATING SYSTEMS THAT LITERALLY WERE USING WINDOWS 97. 
          THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF CRAZY THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. 
          BUT EVEN ONCE THEY WERE, IT STILL WASN'T OPERATING PROPERLY. 
          SO IS IT POSSIBLE JUST ON THE NEXT MONTH OR AS A CATCH UP,
YOU CAN SEND IT AS A MEMO. 
          JUST ALL OF THEM. IS THAT. YEAH. YES. WE CAN. 
          GREAT. SO, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A MEMO OR IF IT'S NEXT MONTH. 
          I'M GOOD EITHER WAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT,
MOVING ON TO OUR LAST ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM H. COLLEAGUES, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. 
          SO, IN LOOKING AT ITEM H MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS THAT COUNCIL
MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO ALLOCATE FOR THE ARPA FUNDS. AND SO, I'M JUST GOING TO USE MY DISTRICT AS AN EXAMPLE. 
          I PUT IT TOWARDS THREE THINGS. THE CITY WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTRACT FOR THOSE SERVICES. 
          SO, THEY CAME BACK TO ME ASKING ME TO RECONSIDER WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE USED FOR. 
          I HAVE OTHER ITEMS. AND SO HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE NOTIFIED WHAT THOSE OTHER ITEMS ARE? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SHANNON WILLIAMS,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GRANTS. EMAIL IS FINE OR WE'LL COME TO YOUR OFFICE. 
          WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU. OKAY. AND WOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW ALL OF IT AT ONCE,
OR IF THERE'S LIKE A PIECE THAT. 
          [02:20:01]
SO, FOR INSTANCE, I'LL JUST GIVE AN EXAMPLE. THERE'S A MILLION FOR A PARK THAT WILL BE
DESIGNATED. 
          AND SO IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO KNOW BIT BY BIT. 
          OR YOU'RE LIKE, WAIT TILL YOU CAN TELL US THE WHOLE THING. NO,
BIT BY BIT IS FINE BECAUSE AS WE BECOME NOTIFIED, WE INFORM THE DEPARTMENTS, AND THEY CAN GET WORKING WHILE WE ARE STILL WAITING. 
          SO YES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. 
          ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, IT IS 3:23 P.M. 
          ON APRIL 22ND AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ADJOURNMENT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.