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          >> YOU'RE WATCHING THE MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WITH MAYOR ERIC L JOHNSON, MAYOR PRO TEM TENNEL ATKINS, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ADAM BAZALDUA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS, CHAD WEST, JESSE MORENO. 
          ZARIN D GRACEY, CAROLYN KING ARNOLD, JAIME RESENDEZ, OMAR NARVAEZ, PAULA BLACKMON, KATHY STEWART, JAYNIE SCHULTZ, CARA MENDELSOHN. 
          GAY DONELL WILLIS, PAUL E RIDLEY, CITY MANAGER KIMBERLY BIZOR TOLBERT, CITY SECRETARY BILIERAE JOHNSON AND CITY ATTORNEY TAMMY PALOMINO. 
          [Call to Order]
          >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. GOOD MORNING. 
          TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 2025. 
          TIME'S 9:26 AM AND I NOW CALL THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. I SEE HIM. 
          GOOD. OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS MORNING IS BROTHER J K HAMILTON, THE MINISTER OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST. 
          HE'S ALSO A CHAPLAIN WITH DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          HE'S ALSO A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. 
          ALTHOUGH THAT'S NOT WHY HE'S HERE TODAY. 
          I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 
          >> YES, SIR. 
          >> HE USED TO BE MY MOTHER'S PASTOR FOR A LONG TIME, TOO. 
          ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 
          >> LET US PRAY. GOD, WE LOVE YOU. 
          WE THANK YOU AND WE SEE YOUR HANDIWORK IN THE WORLD AROUND US. 
          WE CALL FOR YOUR SPIRIT TO MOVE IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT NOT JUST IN THE MEETING, BUT IN THE CITY. 
          MAY EVERY DECISION AND EVERY CONVERSATION BE FRUITFUL AND PRODUCTIVE TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          BLESS EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL AND EVERYONE IN THE CITY IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN. 
          >> EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE FOR THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO FIRST, THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND THEN THE STATE OF TEXAS FLAG. 
          OF ALLEGIANCE] PLEDGE] THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE. 
          BEAR WITH ME. I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING, 
          [Special Presentations]
A LOT OF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, WHICH IS COOL, BUT I CAN GET EASILY CONFUSED BY ALL THESE. 
          LET'S SEE. FIRST, I THINK WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHICH IS ALWAYS EXCITING. 
          GO AHEAD, CITY MANAGER. 
          >> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND GOOD MORNING TO THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUT TO THE PODIUM, CHIEF DAVID PUGHES. 
          THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. 
          FOR OVER 35 YEARS, CHIEF PUGHES HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          HE DEDICATED HIS CAREER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          HE STARTED HIS CAREER WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER OF 1990 AND ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CHIEF. 
          HE HAS SERVED AS THE INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE IN DALLAS FROM OCTOBER OF 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 2017. 
          HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS FROM APRIL 2020 TO APRIL 2022 AND HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE DALLAS CITY MARSHAL IN APRIL OF 2022. 
          CHIEF PUGHES REPRESENTED THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE IN ALL OF HIS ENDEAVORS IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER AND HAS BROUGHT GREAT HONOR TO THE CITY OF DALLAS THROUGH THE SERVICE HE HAS PROVIDED. 
          TODAY, WE RECOGNIZE CHIEF PUGHES FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY AND TO THE DALLAS CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE. 
          WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING CHIEF DAVID PUGHES ON HIS RECENT RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT. 
          THANK YOU, CHIEF PUGHES. [APPLAUSE] 
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          >> THANK YOU ALL. I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS BRIEF. 
          OVER MY 35 YEARS, I'VE BEEN UP HERE 100 TIMES TALKING BEFORE THIS BODY. 
          I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE MY FAVORITE TIME TALKING, [LAUGHTER] BUT IT REALLY IS AN ODD FEELING FOR ME TO BE RETIRING. 
          YOU NEVER ARE QUITE READY, I THINK, TO DO IT, WHICH SEEMS STUPID WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, WE'RE GOING TO PAY YOU NOT TO COME TO WORK AND YOU STILL STRUGGLE WITH THAT. 
          IT JUST SHOWS, I THINK, HOW MUCH I'VE GOTTEN FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES THAT I'VE HAD. 
          I WAS TALKING TO MY WIFE THIS WEEKEND ABOUT RETIREMENT AND TRANSITION AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT TO EXPECT AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. 
          I SAID, I CAN'T BELIEVE 35 YEARS AGO, I WAS SITTING AT 2014 MAINE TESTING FOR THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          IT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE THAT WAS 35 YEARS AGO THAT HAPPENED. 
          IN HER SUPPORTIVE WAY SHE SAID, "AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU PASSED THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM." [LAUGHTER] BUT I MADE IT AND I'M HERE AND SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO THANK EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAS BEEN SO INSTRUMENTAL IN MY CAREER. 
          THIS COUNCIL, MAYOR, ESPECIALLY THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGH WHAT THE CITY MANAGER TALKED ABOUT. 
          WHEN I STARTED OFF WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SUPPORT THAT EACH ONE OF YOU GAVE ME, ESPECIALLY THIS COUNCIL. 
          THERE WAS MANY OF COUNCILS AND PUBLIC SAFETIES THAT I SAT THROUGH THAT WERE ADVERSARIAL IN NATURE AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT. 
          THIS WAS THE MOST SUPPORTIVE COUNCIL THAT I COULD HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. 
          BEING ABLE TO LEAVE AND RETIRE NOW UNDER THIS COUNCIL IS PERFECT. 
          I VERY MUCH THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          IT MEANS A LOT AND HELPS ME. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT HELPS ME TO RETIRE IS SEEING KIM SIT THERE IN THAT SEAT, MAKES ME FEEL GOOD THAT THE CITY IS IN GOOD HANDS. 
          I SHARE HER VISION. I THINK EVERYTHING IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND IT'S ALL POSITIVE. 
          TO THAT LIGHT, WE'VE GOT A ROCK STAR OVER PUBLIC SAFETY AND CHIEF ARTIS THAT IS GOING TO HANDLE EVERYTHING PERFECTLY. 
          IT LETS YOU LEAVE HERE, EVEN THOUGH YOU STILL CARE A LOT, KNOWING THAT IT'S IN GOOD HANDS, SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> NOW, YOU KNOW I WASN'T GOING TO LET YOU GET OUT OF HERE WITHOUT HAVING TO SIT THERE A LITTLE WHILE WHILE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MADE COMMENTS AND YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THAT POSITION OF BEING PRAISED, WHICH MAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. 
          BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU FIRST, I'VE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU AND I APPRECIATE SO MUCH THE HUMBLE PUBLIC SERVANT SPIRIT THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THE JOBS THAT YOU'VE HAD. 
          JOBS, PLURAL. 
          YOU'VE SERVED YOUR CITY WELL. 
          YOU'VE EARNED THIS. HAPPY FOR YOU. 
          HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE WILL BE EVEN BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. 
          I HOPE YOU'RE ON THE BIGGER, BETTER, GREATER THINGS IN YOUR RETIREMENT, WHATEVER THOSE THINGS MAY BE, BUT I HAVE DEFINITELY NOT ONLY ENJOYED, BUT APPRECIATED WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY THAT I LOVE SO MUCH AND ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, JOB WELL DONE. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          WE DO HAVE A MAYORAL SPECIAL RECOGNITION, BUT THE CITY MANAGER PRETTY MUCH TOUCHED ON ALL THE POINTS THAT ARE IN IT, SO I WON'T BE REDUNDANT AND I WILL RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUES NOW FOR REMARKS, BUT I WANT TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU WHEN THEY ARE FINISHED AND HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN WITH YOU HERE AT THE HORSESHOE SO WE CAN COMMEMORATE THIS DAY AND COMMEMORATE A CAREER AND JUST A JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU, SIR. 
          >> I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE FIRST, I'M JUST GOING IN THE ORDER THAT I SEE IN THE QUEUE, THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          >> WE'RE NOT LIMITING TIME, BUT [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> I'VE GOT UNLIMITED TIME? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> YOU DO, BUT JUST REMEMBER, WE DO HAVE A MEETING. 
          >> [LAUGHTER] YES, SIR. CHIEF, I WILL TELL YOU THIS IS EXTREMELY BITTER SWEET AND IT'S DEFINITELY SWEET JUST BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS SO WELL DESERVED. 
          THANK YOU FOR DEVOTING YOUR CAREER TO OUR CITY. 
          IT'S BITTER BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF THE FAVORITE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH IN PUBLIC SAFETY, LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
          I LOVE YOUR INNOVATIVE APPROACH. 
          I LOVE YOUR OUT-OF-BOX THINKING TO FIND SOLUTIONS. 
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I LOVE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LOOK AT THINGS OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT HELPS LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
          THE THINGS THAT I'VE WORKED ON WITH YOU DIRECTLY, THE TIMES THAT I'VE CALLED ON YOU FOR DISPARITIES OR ISSUES THAT THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR CITY FACE, YOU RISE TO THE OCCASION, YOU ALWAYS FIND A SOLUTION. 
          THIS IS TRULY A LOSS FOR OUR CITY, CITY MANAGER. 
          IT REALLY IS, BUT WE CAN'T BE SELFISH ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THINK 35 YEARS, YOU DESERVE YOUR TIME AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU TO YOUR WIFE FOR WHAT SHE HAS ALLOWED FOR AND SACRIFICED FOR THAT CAREER TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT WAS. 
          I WON'T BE LABORER, JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. 
          I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU AND I DO GENUINELY HOPE YOU DON'T BECOME A STRANGER. 
          >> THANK YOU, SIR. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          >> PERFECTLY DONE, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. 
          >> BUT YOU GET THE POINT. 
          >> I GET THE POINT. CHIEF, I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, CHAIRED DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BUT EVERY TIME YOU CHAIRED A DEPARTMENT, YOU MAKE THE DEPARTMENT [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT 8, WITH YOU OUT-OF-BOX THINKING AND YOU HAD BEEN ACCESSIBLE TO THE CITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU'VE BEEN ACCESSIBLE TO ME ALSO. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOUR FAMILY FOR LOANING YOU TO US FOR 30 SOME YEARS. 
          BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T FORGET DALLAS. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. 
          THE COMMUNITY'S GOING TO MISS YOU. 
          I'M GOING TO MISS YOU THE MOST BECAUSE WHEN I CALL YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO COME RIGHT OUT, YOU GET THINGS DONE. 
          YOU DO NOT HESITATE. 
          YOU JUST SAY, HEY, WHAT CAN I DO AND HOW CAN WE ACCOMPLISH THAT. 
          I JUST WANT TO GET A SHOUT OUT TO EVERYBODY IN DISTRICT 8, [INAUDIBLE] SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF DALLAS, ESPECIALLY DISTRICT 8. 
          I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW, HEY, YOU DID MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRWOMAN STEWART, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHIEF PUGHES, YOU AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO WORK TOGETHER ONE ON ONE, BUT I WAS ALWAYS THE LITTLE PEON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A PID IN THE BACKGROUND. 
          [LAUGHTER] I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WATCHING SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND INITIATIVES THAT YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER. 
          ONE IN PARTICULAR WAS, I BELIEVE YOU CREATED, LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS STRAIGHT, THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS. 
          THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SO BENEFICIAL IN BOTH HIGHLANDS AND UPTOWN. 
          I REMEMBER YOU HELPING ME PULL THIS MEETING TOGETHER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WASN'T JUST A FEW PEOPLE ON THE ZOOM OR THE TEAMS, WE HAD JUST A WHOLE COLLECTION OF PEOPLE WHO COULD BE HELPFUL IN ADDRESSING WHAT WE WERE FACING. 
          TO ME, YOU ARE THE BEST PROBLEM SOLVER EVER. 
          [LAUGHTER] YOU THINK THAT WAY. YOU SEE SOMETHING AND YOU'RE WORKING ON, HOW CAN I MAKE THIS BETTER. 
          HOW CAN I GET RESOURCES TOGETHER FOR THESE PID DIRECTORS OR NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITIES, WHICH I BELIEVE IS WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. 
          I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. 
          THAT DOES MAKE OUR CITY BETTER AND YOU HAVE CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR 35 YEARS. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT FEELING OF LOOKING BACK AND GOING, HOW THE HECK DID THAT HAPPEN, BUT WE ARE BETTER FOR IT. 
          THANK YOU FOR GIVING US YOUR LIFE. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRMAN ZARIN GRACEY, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHIEF PUGHES, I'M GOING TO SAY GOODBYE IN A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. 
          WHEN I STARTED WITH THE CITY BACK IN '05, I REMEMBER SEEING EMAILS WITH YOUR NAME ON IT AND ALL OF THESE THINGS AND JUST LIKE, WHO IS THIS GUY. 
          I JUST REMEMBER GROWING UP IN THE CITY HALL WATCHING YOU ESCALATE AND EVOLVE THROUGH CITY HALL THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER. 
          THE IRONY IS, I LIKEN IT TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES, LIFE WITH EDDIE MURPHY AND MARTIN LAWRENCE. 
          [LAUGHTER] FOR ME, I'M EXCITED. 
          EVERY TIME I SEE PEOPLE STAND UP HERE THAT I KNEW AND GREW UP WATCHING IN CITY HALL, I GET EXCITED. 
          FOR ME, THIS IS MORE OF A CONGRATULATIONS. 
          GO TELL US WHAT IT'S LIKE ON THE OUTSIDE. 
          I SAY THIS IN THE MOST LOVING WAY. 
          WE DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AROUND HERE. 
          WE WANT TO SEE YOU ENJOYING LIFE AND EXPERIENCING WHAT IT IS LIKE ON THE OTHER SIDE SO THAT WE TOO CAN CONTINUE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, EXPERIENCE THAT LEVEL OF FREEDOM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR. 
          >> REALLY, THANK YOU. 
          >> MS. WILLIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, LISTENING TO WHAT CITY MANAGER READ ABOUT YOUR HISTORY AND TRAJECTORY, 
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AND ECHOING MY COLLEAGUES, WHAT THEY'VE HAD TO SAY. 
          I THINK THERE'S A CLEAN TAKEAWAY FROM IT ALL AND THAT'S THAT YOU'VE BEEN A GO-TO GUY. 
          IN ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS AND SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS WHEN YOU READ ABOUT THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, YOU WERE PUT IN THOSE ROLES BECAUSE YOU'RE A GO-TO GUY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT SERVICE. 
          I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN HARD, BUT IT IS AN AMAZING TESTAMENT TO HOW MUCH YOU'RE RESPECTED AND TO YOUR CAPABILITY. 
          I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. 
          YOU MADE SOME NICE REMARKS ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER AND ABOUT THIS COUNCIL AND WITH ALL THAT YOU'VE SEEN AND YOUR HISTORY HERE AT THE CITY TO PAY A COMPLIMENT LIKE THAT REALLY MEANS A LOT. 
          I THINK IN THE NOISE THAT THE PUBLIC HEARS SO OFTEN, THE TAKEAWAY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THAT. 
          I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SHARED WITH OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, TO HOPEFULLY BUILD SOME CONFIDENCE THERE AND COMING FROM YOU, THAT MEANS A LOT. 
          I WISH YOU THE BEST AND TO COUNCILMEMBER GRACEY'S POINT, WE WANT TO SEE YOU SOME, BUT GO ENJOY LIFE. [LAUGHTER] TAKE CARE. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> MS. BLACKMON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU. I'LL BE REALLY QUICK. 
          WE'VE BEEN AROUND THE BUILDING QUITE A FEW YEARS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          IT'S NOT EASY, BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE IT WITH HONOR AND YOU BROUGHT YOUR POSITION TO AN HONORABLE PLACE. 
          ENJOY RETIREMENT, ENJOY LIFE, ENJOY YOUR FAMILY AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> MS. SCHULTZ RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> UNLIMITED TIME. I'M SORRY. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> I'M ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THE FIVE MINUTES. 
          IT'S UNLIMITED. I APOLOGIZE. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE, YOUR AUTHORITY IS ONE THAT IS GENTLE AND KIND, AND THAT'S REALLY APPRECIATED. 
          NOT EVERY PERSON OF AUTHORITY BEHAVES THAT WAY OR PROJECTS THAT THE WAY THAT YOU DO. 
          I THINK THE OTHER THING IS BECAUSE YOU'RE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF OUR CITY, YOU ALWAYS LEAD WITH DIGNITY FOR THE PEOPLE, EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO MOVE ALONG, WHATEVER IT IS, THAT WHOEVER YOU'RE WORKING WITH, YOU ALWAYS RESPECT THEIR DIGNITY, AND THAT RAISES ALL OF OUR DIGNITY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 
          THE FINAL THING THAT I JUST WANT YOU TO TAKE AWAY FROM US IS THE EXCELLENCE WITH WHICH YOU LED. 
          YOU'VE SET A BAR THAT'S VERY HIGH AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN BE REALLY PROUD OF. 
          I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WISH YOU THE VERY BEST. 
          I HOPE YOU HAVE SOME GREAT NEW ADVENTURES. 
          >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          >> CHAIRMAN OMAR, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME, SIR. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          CHIEF PUGES, I THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE TO GIVE ME UNLIMITED TIME BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS I CAN TALK, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          FOR 35 YEARS, I GOT TO WORK ALMOST EIGHT WITH YOU. 
          I WAS HOPING YOU'D WAIT FIVE MORE WEEKS OR MAYBE IT'S FOUR BEFORE YOU LEFT SO I COULD SAY I GOT TO WORK WITH YOU THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS HERE, BUT LET ME TELL YOU, EVERYTHING EVERYBODY ELSE SAID, BUT YOUR INTEGRITY, THE WAY YOU APPROACH NOT JUST THIS JOB AS CHIEF, BUT YOUR PREVIOUS JOB WITH THE DOWS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS A CHIEF AS WELL, WAS ALWAYS STELLAR, AND EASY TO TALK TO. 
          I'M SURE THERE WERE TIMES WHEN YOU MAY HAVE LOOKED AT ME AND THOUGHT, WHAT IS THIS GUY TALKING ABOUT? BUT YOU NEVER ACTED ON THAT. 
          YOU ALWAYS JUST TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HOW TO GET TO RECTIFYING WHATEVER THE ISSUE WAS. 
          WHAT MY COLLEAGUE NEXT TO ME, MR. BASEL HAS SAID ABOUT THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, IS EXACTLY WHAT I LOVED ABOUT WORKING WITH YOU, BECAUSE YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE IS, CRIME IS CRIME, BUT HOW DO WE APPROACH THAT? BECAUSE THE CRIMES DO CHANGE, THE TYPE OF CRIMES AND ALL OF THAT. 
          THEN JUST THE WAY YOU APPROACHED HELPING US WITH THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE THAT WE HAVE AND TREATING THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND AS HUMAN BEINGS MEANT A LOT TO ME, ESPECIALLY AS WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SOLUTIONS ARE TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR CITY. 
          I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS UP, THEY'RE JUST ON ROUGH TIMES. 
          A LOT OF THEM DO COMMIT CRIMES, 
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BUT THE APPROACH THAT YOU CAME TO IT, AND THEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PART HUGE FOR US AND HOW YOU APPROACHED IT AND THE ILLEGAL DUMPING HAS SLOWED DOWN, THE WAY THAT THINGS ARE JUST TREATED IN OUR CITY BY THOSE THAT DON'T RESPECT THE WAY THEY SHOULD. 
          IT'S LIKE YOU TOOK OWNERSHIP OF EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WAS GOING ON. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO YOUR WIFE, YOUR FAMILY, BECAUSE IT IS SHARING. 
          IF THEY'RE HERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE I KNOW YOU MISSED A LOT, JUST LIKE WE DO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT IT'S THAT SOMEBODY SAID YESTERDAY, I THINK THE MAYOR MENTIONED IT WAS ABOUT, THIS IS THE CALLING TO DO LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND IT'S THE TRUTH. 
          I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU, BUT I WILL SAY I HOPE THAT YOU'RE PROUD OF YOUR CAREER, AND YOU CAN LOOK BACK AND KNOW THAT YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE HERE IN THE NINTH LARGEST CITY IN THE NATION, THE CITY OF DALLAS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRWOMAN CARA MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU. WELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM. 
          YOU'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY STEADY HAND AT PIVOTAL TIMES FOR OUR CITY, AND THAT'S NOT JUST OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. 
          THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. 
          I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT HASN'T BEEN SAID IS HOW WIDELY RESPECTED YOU ARE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, BY ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND BY THE COMMUNITY. 
          I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BRING YOU A DEEP SATISFACTION. 
          ANYBODY WHO HAS SPENT 35 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD BE THANKED, HERALDED, BUT YOU'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND I JUST WANT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCILOR MORENO HAS HIS HAND UP AS WELL. 
          >> YES, THAT'S BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME. 
          I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEM AT FIRST THERE. 
          CHAIRMAN MORENO, I'M GOING TO GO TO YOU NOW THEN. 
          I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. 
          YOU HAVE UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >>THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHIEF PUGHES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          YOUR LEADERSHIP SHINES THROUGH. 
          YOU ALWAYS ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND FOR THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CONSTITUENTS FOR ALWAYS HAVING AN EAR TO THEM. 
          IPS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES THROUGH MY COLLEAGUES. 
          PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND GLAD TO SEE IT CONTINUE EVOLVING. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSIVENESS TO ILLEGAL DUMPING, TO YOUR COMMITMENT IN ADDRESSING OUR HOMELESSNESS TO JUST ALWAYS SHOWING UP AND SO WISH YOU THE BEST IN RETIREMENT, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> I APOLOGIZE FOR OVERLOOKING YOU. 
          CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR UNLIMITED TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU. CHIEF PUGHES. 
          OF COURSE, I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME WHO WONDER WHY WE CALL YOU CHIEF. 
          YOU'VE HAD A NUMBER OF TITLES, BUT THE CHIEFS WHO HAVE COME IN, I THINK ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD, ESPECIALLY WITH ME THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS THE CHIEF, CONFUSING AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN, BUT YOU WERE ALWAYS A CHIEF. 
          QUICKLY, I WILL JUST POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. 
          BESIDES YOUR LEADERSHIP, I CONTINUE TO APPLAUD THOSE CHIEFS WHO COME OUT OF DPD AND WHO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY, AND YOU'VE BEEN ONE OF THE LEAD CHIEFS THAT WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH. 
          I WILL SIMPLY JUST REFERENCE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE BEEN WITH US EVEN DURING COVID WHEN YOU CHANGE HATS ON US, BUT WE STILL CALL YOU CHIEF BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. 
          THAT'S WHAT, I THINK, REALLY GLOWS AND STANDS OUT WHEN YOU HAVE A LEADER WHO'S NOT OPPOSED AND OFFENDED BY BEING CALLED TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY IN OUR CASE IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, WHICH I REPRESENT AND PART OF IT, THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PERSONABLE AND JUST ACCESSIBLE. 
          THE TERRAIN ASSESSMENT, AND I'M CUTTING THAT DOWN THAT YOU INTRODUCED WHEN YOU WERE CHIEF/MARSHAL, WAS VERY IMPACTFUL, AND THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK TIME ONLINE TO TRAIN NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WAS VERY MEANINGFUL. 
          I WANT YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE THAT WITH YOU, BUT MOST OF ALL, IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS BALANCED, YOU WERE COMPOSED, EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU TOLD A LITTLE JOKE AND SMILED AND THAT WAS GOOD, BUT JUST HOLISTICALLY, THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU. 
          AT THIS POINT, I THINK I'LL SIMPLY CLOSE BY SAYING THIS, THERE WILL BE MORE HONEY DUES FOR CHIEF PUGHES ON THE RISE. 
          THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND I LOOK FORWARD PERHAPS MAYBE OUR PATHS CROSSING AT SOME POINT. 
          THANK YOU, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. 
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          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> WELL, CHIEF, I THINK THAT'S ALL MY COLLEAGUES. 
          IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND COMING INSIDE THE RAIL HERE AND JOINING US ALL FOR A PHOTO. 
          I'M GOING TO COME DOWN WITH THE PROCLAMATION OR THE RECOGNITION, AND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME DOWN, LET'S ALL GO AND WISH OUR FRIEND FAREWELL. 
          AS EVERYONE IS MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR SEATS AND GETTING THE LAST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS DONE, I WANT TO TIER UP THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR, I THINK, ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE WE TURN TO SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          >> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MAYOR. 
          THIS MORNING, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND STREET RESURFACING TEAM. 
          THIS TEAM, THEY HAVE COMPLETED TWO RECENT PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 11, AND THESE PROJECTS RECEIVED TREMENDOUS POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. 
          I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. DON'T BE SHY. 
          THE FIRST PROJECT THAT THIS TEAM HAS COMPLETED IS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MEREDITH DRIVE FROM CLODUS FIELDS DRIVE TO I635, AND THE SECOND IS THE RESURFACING OF BROOK CREST DRIVE FROM BROOKSIDE TO SPRING VALLEY ROAD. 
          IN BOTH PROJECTS, THIS TEAM LED BY SOPHIA HARVEY AND THEIR CONTRACTORS, HAVE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE, AND COMMUNICATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE WORK AND TO IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECTS AS EFFICIENTLY AND AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. 
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FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MERIT DRIVE, THIS STAFF AND THE CONTRACTOR ESTRADA CONCRETE COMPANY, MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AKIBA YAVNE ACADEMY SEVERAL TIMES TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL'S CARPOOL INGRESS AND EGRESS ISSUES. 
          THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR ADJUSTED THEIR SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK DURING THE SCHOOL'S SPRING BREAK TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS. 
          CITY STAFF MET WITH MEDICAL CITY HOSPITAL UPPER MANAGEMENT TO COORDINATE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY DISRUPTION TO THEIR EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND THEIR OPERATIONS. 
          FOR THE RESURFACING OF BROOK CREST DRIVE, THE STAFF CONTACTED AND MET WITH SEVERAL RESIDENTS WHO ALSO ENSURED THAT THE CONTRACTOR RC PAVING WAS FORTHCOMING WITH HOME OWNERS ABOUT DRIVEWAY ACCESSIBILITY AND OTHER IMPACTS FROM CONSTRUCTION. 
          I'M GOING TO CALL OUT SOME OF THE NAMES OF THE TEAM MEMBERS PRESENT, KATHY PARMALEE, WHO IS THE PROJECT MANAGER, RICKY PICKENS, SUPERVISOR OF CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION, GERALD HARTFORD, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR, SAM HALEY, ENGINEER PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, RUSLAN MA DAWI MANAGER CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION, MICHAEL THOMAS, SUPERVISOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION, JEREMY TAMIUS, MANAGER, STEVE ROBLES, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR II, MARCUS RODRIGUEZ, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR III, AND CHRISTOPHER LUS, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. 
          THE ESTRADA TEAM INCLUDED DERRICK PRATT, HAYDEN PARKER, CHRIS LEACH, AND THE RC PAVING TEAM INCLUDED FRANK RODRIGUEZ. 
          WE WANT TO THANK THIS TEAM. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THESE TWO CRITICAL PROJECTS FOR OUR CITY, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DELIVERING SERVICE FIRST WITH THE URGENCY OF NOW. 
          CAN YOU JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THIS TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS TEAM ON A JOB WELL DONE. 
          [APPLAUSE] MR. MAYOR. 
          >> IF YOU GUYS WOULDN'T MIND COMING DOWN FOR A PHOTOGRAPH INSIDE THE HORSESHOE. 
          >> WHILE THEY'RE COMING DOWN, MAY I ADD, MR. MAYOR? 
          >> I'M SORRY. 
          >> WHILE THEY'RE COMING DOWN, CAN I JUST ADD ONE THING AND THAT IS, THE LETTERS AND THE NOTICE OF APPRECIATION, YOU GUYS SHOULD KNOW THIS, THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNSOLICITED. 
          THEY SENT THIS ON THEIR OWN, AND THEY WERE SO AND PLEASED WITH THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DID. 
          THANK YOU SO FOR WORKING SO HARD FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE HOSPITAL AND EVERYBODY AROUND. THANK YOU. 
          >> MADAM CITY MANAGER, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAD FROM YOUR OFFICE. 
          WONDERFUL. WELL, MEMBERS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR SEATS. 
          I WILL WAIT FOR MS. WILLIS. 
          TO GET BACK TO HER SEAT TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          WE'VE GOT SOME FOLKS FROM VISIT DALLAS IN OUR GALLERY TODAY, WEARING RED, VERY FESTIVE. 
          I'M VERY PROUD TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION. 
          WHEREAS TOURISM PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN DALLAS AND OUR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND WHEREAS A ROBUST TRAVEL INDUSTRY PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS, GENERATING MORE THAN 6.6 BILLION IN VISITOR SPENDING IN 2023. 
          PRETTY NOTEWORTHY CONSIDERING WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET TODAY. 
          WHEREAS TRAVEL HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF A HEALTHY WORKFORCE, SUPPORTING OVER 59,000 LOCAL JOBS AND SERVING AS ONE OF DALLAS 10 LARGEST INDUSTRIES, AND WHEREAS SPENDING BY TRAVELERS GENERATES $626 MILLION IN 
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STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUE TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT DALLAS RESIDENTS, AND WHEREAS DALLAS IS POISED TO CONTINUE ITS GROWTH AS AN EMERGING GLOBAL CITY AND A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR BUSINESS CULTURE AND COMMERCE, AND WHEREAS DALLAS PREPARES FOR TRANSFORMATIVE EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING THE FIFA WORLD CUP 26 AND THE NEW EXPANDED K BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER, AND A MICHELIN RECOGNIZED CULINARY SCENE. 
          WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY AS NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS TRAVEL PROVIDES FOR OUR ECONOMY, BUSINESSES, AND PERSONAL WELL BEING AND WHEREAS DALLAS IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS MAVERICK CAN-DO SPIRIT, THE DEFINING ELEMENT OF ITS DESTINATION BRAND, AND WHEREAS DALLAS SITES CAN DEMONSTRATE THEIR CAN-DO SPIRIT, PRIDE AND OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE BY WELCOMING VISITORS TO DALLAS. 
          THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ERIC JOHNSON, I PROCLAIM MAY 7TH, 2025 AS DALLAS CAN-DO SPIRIT DAY IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AND I URGE OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE VITAL ROLE OUR TRAVEL INDUSTRY PLAYS IN DALLAS. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. 
          [APPLAUSE]  ALL RIGHT. NOW, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE VISIT DALLAS CEO HERE, IS HE HERE? WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW HIM TO COME DOWN AND ON BEHALF OF VISIT DALLAS A FEW WORDS ABOUT DALLAS CAN-DO SPIRIT DAY. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR JOHNSON AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES. 
          TODAY, WE'RE CELEBRATING DOWNSTAIRS BETWEEN 11 AND 1. 
          WE'LL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS DOWNSTAIRS. JASON TO THE LOBBY. 
          WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THIS IMPORTANT INDUSTRY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR BEST DAYS AHEAD. 
          NEXT YEAR FOR FIFA AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE OPENING OF THE A K. BAILEY HATCHES A COVET CENTER. 
          THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> WOW. IT'S AWESOME. 
          WELL DONE, LOOK HOW MUCH PEOPLE APPRECIATE THAT SPEECH, SUCH A MODEL. 
          I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES, PAUL RIDLEY, ARE YOU READY? 
          >> I AM. 
          >> YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM HONORED TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER YEAR OF RECOGNIZING OLDER ADULTS FOR THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SOCIETY. 
          TODAY, WE ARE JOINED BY OUR SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ALONG WITH STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE AND EMPOWERMENT, AND AGE FRIENDLY TEAM TO CELEBRATE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH WITH TODAY'S PROCLAMATION. 
          THIS YEAR'S THEME FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING, ENCOURAGES US TO CHALLENGE OUTDATED STEREOTYPES AND INSTEAD EMBRACE AGING AS A TIME OF CONTINUED RESILIENCE, PURPOSE, AND IMPACT, AS THE LARGEST AGE FRIENDLY CITY IN TEXAS. 
          DALLAS IS PROUD TO BE HOME TO MORE THAN 150,000 OLDER ADULTS, WHOSE LIFELONG CONTRIBUTIONS, LEADERSHIP, AND WISDOM HAVE HELPED BUILD THE COMMUNITIES WE CHERISH AND CONTINUE TO SHAPE A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE AND THRIVING CITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 
          THROUGHOUT MAY, COMMUNITIES ACROSS DALLAS WILL HOST EVENTS TO OBSERVE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH FULLY EMBRACING THIS YEAR'S THEME. 
          FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING BY CELEBRATING THE STRENGTH, VALUE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR AGING POPULATION. 
          THE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH CELEBRATORY EVENT HOSTED BY THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CARE AND EMPOWERMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, AARP, AND DEMENTIA FRIENDLY DALLAS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, MAY 15 AT TYLER STREET CHURCH FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM. 
          THIS EVENT WILL SERVE AS THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR MONTH LONG OBSERVANCE AND NOW FOR THE PROCLAMATION. 
          WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MAY IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, A TIME TO HONOR THE PROFOUND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OLDER ADULTS ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY, AND WHEREAS THE 2025 THEME FOR OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IS FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING, WHICH SEEKS TO TRANSFORM SOCIETAL PERCEPTIONS OF AGING AND ENCOURAGE A POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE THAT VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND POTENTIAL OF INDIVIDUALS AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE. 
          WHEREAS THE CITY OF DALLAS IS HOME TO A GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS WHOSE STRENGTH WISDOM AND DIVERSE LIFE EXPERIENCES ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WHEREAS THE CITY OF DALLAS AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS, ENCOURAGING THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHENING SERVICES TO HELP THEM THRIVE. 
          WHEREAS THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION ADVISES THE CITY COUNCIL ON AGING RELATED ISSUES, 
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RECOMMENDS SERVICES, TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ADVOCATES FOR OLDER ADULTS TO ENSURE THEY AGE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. 
          WHEREAS THE CITY OF DALLAS BRINGS TOGETHER ALL GENERATIONS THROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT ENHANCES WELL-BEING, CHALLENGES STEREOTYPES, AND DISPELS MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT AGING WHILE OFFERING SERVICES THAT SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DALLAS UNDERSTANDS THAT COMMUNITIES FLOURISH WHEN INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS ARE WELCOMED, RESPECTED AND GIVEN THE NECESSARY OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, I ERIC JOHNSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2025 AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. 
          [APPLAUSE] 
          >> CHAIRMAN GRACEY, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR A SHORT PERIOD. 
          >> VERY SHORT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND CHAIR RIDLEY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO TALK WHILE YOU WERE DOING THAT. 
          WE GOT EXCITED BECAUSE I WAS JUST LETTING HER KNOW MY OFFICE IS WELCOMING. 
          WE'RE DOING A PILOT PROGRAM AND WE'RE WELCOMING A SENIOR INTERN INTO OUR OFFICE, WHO WILL BE COMING IN. 
          IN FACT, I THINK HE SHOULD BE HERE RIGHT ABOUT 10:00 THIS MORNING. 
          WE'RE STARTING THAT JUST TO HELP RETURN CALLS TO MANY OF OUR CALLS, WHO ARE OUR SENIOR. 
          HE'S GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR. 
          WE'RE WELCOMING THAT PROGRAM AND IT'S RIGHT ON TIME FOR THIS. 
          AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR, MISS VERNA MITCHELL, WHO SET UP MANY SUBCOMMITTEES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS CERTAIN THINGS LIKE DOGS AND ALL OF THOSE. 
          AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS, AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT IN SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. 
          >> CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU. WE RECOGNIZE MY SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER, DR. PHYLLIS LEE FOR HER AGGRESSIVE, VERY ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR SENIORS. 
          I KNOW WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT NAMES, AND I'M SURE I LEARNED A FEW DURING THE BUDGET SEASON AND MR. JACK IRELAND AND MS. WHEATON KNOW THAT THAT'S MY FAVORITE DEPARTMENT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SENIOR ELDERS OR WHICH TERM THEY DECIDE TO USE, AND THAT CATEGORIZES SERVICES. 
          BUT LONG TERM SHORT. 
          WELL, WE REALLY AND BEING REAL SERIOUS. 
          AS I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO BE WHERE I AM NOW, AGE IS JUST A NUMBER. 
          BUT IN SERIOUSNESS, AS WE TALK ABOUT SERVICE AND PROVIDING FOR DALLAS, I AM CONCERNED BY SOME OF THE COMMENTS EVEN THAT I HEAR AROUND THE HORSESHOE WHEN IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO BE LITTLE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO REACH CERTAIN SEASONS. 
          I WANT TO BRING THAT OUT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. 
          THERE'S NOTHING LIKE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SEASONED INFORMATION. 
          FOR THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT AND HARP ON AND TRY TO PUSH ASIDE THOSE WHO HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT AND THE BLESSINGS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE, I WANT TO CAUTION THEM ABOUT SUCCUMBING TO AGEISM AND BELITTLING THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE. 
          I'M ONE OF THOSE WHO HAVE NO PROBLEM STANDING UP AND SPEAKING UP, AND YOU CANNOT ALLOW AND THANK YOU, MR. RIDLEY FOR STANDING UP THIS RESOLUTION. 
          OTHERS TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU CANNOT DO BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER THAT YOU'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH AND THE NUMBER THAT'S ATTACHED TO YOUR NAME. 
          I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON THAT THIS MORNING. 
          I AM COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN KING ARNOLD, PROUDLY REPRESENTING A COMMUNITY THAT IS VERY MUCH GRAY. 
          FOR DR. PHYLLIS LEE, THE SENIOR COMMISSIONER, AND FOR WHAT SHE HAS DONE TO ENGAGE THOSE WHO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          I WANT TO MAKE SURE I THANK HER, BUT JUST MR. RIDLEY HOLISTICALLY FROM THE HEART AND FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT I REPRESENT, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT THIS ON THE RECORD THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. 
          >> MAYOR PRO TEM. SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY SENIOR FIRS DEBBIE ALSO WHERE YOU STAND, DEBBIE. 
          SHE'S BEEN THERE AND SHE BEEN A GREAT ROCK FOR DISTRICT 8, AND SHE HAD GO TO ALL SENIOR FIRS MEETING AND THANK YOU REALLY FOR RECOGNIZING THE SENIORS ALSO. 
          BUT I WANT TO GET A BIG SHOT OF HERE. 
          EVERY SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE, YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR ALL THE SENIORS, YOU MAKE SURE I REMIND TO TAKE CARE OF THE SENIORS. 
          SOMETIMES, I FORGET SOMETIME, BUT YOU REMIND ME REAL QUICK. 
          TAKE CARE OF THE SENIORS. NOT THE OLDER I JUST LIKE WIN YOU ALL GET DULLER. 
          THE OLDER YOU GET. THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 
          >> WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MAYOR RIDLEY FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 
          BUT I HOPE THAT IT ALSO REMINDS US ABOUT 
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THE GRAY TSUNAMI THAT'S COMING IN OUR COUNTRY AS OUR POPULATION AGES, AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IN TERMS OF POLICY, WHETHER IT'S ADVOCATING AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT OR MAKING SURE THAT BOTH OUR PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR SENIORS. THANK YOU. 
          >> MS. WILLIS, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, MAYOR, FOR APPOINTING PETER KLEIN, DISTRICT 13, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, PETER. 
          FOR THE APPROACH THAT'S BEEN TAKEN WITH THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION, I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO THAT THE MAPPING DEMOGRAPHICALLY WAS DONE BY DISTRICT TO REALLY GIVE US AN IMPORTANT SNAPSHOT OF INCOME LEVELS OF HOUSEHOLD SIZE, ETC, SO THAT WE'D BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND OUR SENIORS. 
          THEN FOR THIS COUNCIL TO INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET, SENIOR ASSESSMENT, WHICH WE ARE EXPECTING A REPORT ON SOON TO DRILL INTO THAT EVEN DEEPER TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND THE BEST WAYS TO COMMUNICATE, ETC BECAUSE THIS IS THE FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC IN OUR CITY, AND IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE UNDERSTAND ALL OF THESE ASPECTS FOR SOMETHING THAT FRANKLY TOO LONG HAS BEEN IGNORED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, MR. KLEIN, AND TO THE REST OF THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION. THANK YOU. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. MADAM SECRETARY, 
          [Open Microphone Speakers (Part 1 of 2)]
I BELIEVE WE'RE READY FOR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE THIS MORNING. 
          THANK YOU, EVERYONE, ALL OF OUR GUESTS THIS MORNING, EVERYONE WHO JOINED US TODAY. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GOOD MORNING. 
          THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW HEAR AS FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS. 
          I'LL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES. 
          SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM, AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE, OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM. 
          VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, YOU'LL BE REMOVED FROM THE SESSION. 
          INDIVIDUALS ARE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK FOR THOSE IN PERSON SPEAKERS. 
          YOU NOTICE THE TIME ON THE MONITOR AT THE PODIUM. 
          WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, PLEASE STOP FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. 
          I WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. 
          ALSO, SPEAKERS, PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REFER TO A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY NAME AND ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO MAYOR JOHNSON ONLY. 
          YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, ROBERT CHAKARALLI. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. 
          I WANT TO BRING UP REAL QUICKLY ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS IN ABOUT A MINUTE. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT. 
          I JUST WANT TO BREAK UP SOMETHING. 
          IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CITY COUNCIL. 
          IS THE COLLEGE READINESS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          THE FOLLOW RESULTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL, IF THEY'RE FAILURE, YOU'RE GOING TO FAIL. 
          MADISON D, SPRUCE D, WTY D, CONRAD D, SKYLINE D, ADDISON F, SUNSET F, SOUTH OAK CLIFF F, LINCOLN F, NORTH DALLAS F, PINKSTON F, SIGO F, JEFFERSON F, SPRUCE F, KIMBALL F, ROOSEVELT F, CARTER F, WILMER HUTCHINS F. I GOT THIS FROM THE CHILDREN AT RISK, 2023, 2024. 
          NOW WITH WILMER HUTCHINS, WHERE WE HEARD THAT NAME BEFORE. 
          WELL, WILMER HUTCHINS OUT OF 980 SCHOOLS. 
          WILMER HUTCHINS RANKED 974. 
          ALL THE WAY AT THE BOTTOM. 
          MR. CITY COUNCIL OVER WILMER HUTCHINS, WON'T YOU TELL THE ADMINISTRATION THAT? LOOK IT UP, AND IT'S APPALLING. 
          BUT IT'S A WAKE UP CALL. 
          IF THEY FAIL, YOU FAIL. 
          EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO POVERTY, CRIME, AND HOMELESSNESS. 
          IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT IT, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHY I KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT DISD. 
          GET INVOLVED. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT MORE NEXT MONTH. 
          NOW, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE MAYOR AND THE SHOOTINGS. 
          MAYOR JOHNSON. 
          I'M VERY APPALLED THAT YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP AT WILMER HUTCHINS AT ALL. 
          DURING THE TIME THERE WAS THE SHOOTINGS, AND ALSO THE LADY TO YOUR RIGHT. 
          >> NOW, I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THE RNC ABOUT CRIME AND SAFETY, BUT THEN YOU THREW EVERYBODY UNDER THE BUS, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THERE WAS A MASS SHOOTING AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP. 
          I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN TO US WHY THAT HAPPENED. 
          DISD IS NOT YOUR BOSS. 
          THE CITY COUNCIL IS YOUR BOSS. 
          FORT WORTH MAYOR IS GETTING INVOLVED IN EDUCATION. 
          WHY AREN'T YOU DOING IT? HE'S DOING A VERY GOOD JOB, A LOT OF GREAT PUBLICITY. 
          ALSO, I JUST WANT TO KNOW YOU TWO, CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR HAD THE HIGHEST ON THE RANKS, AND YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP, A MASS SHOOTING. 
          THAT SHOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS ROOM FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WHATEVER. 
          IT'S A SECOND SHOOTING IT SHOWED YOUR INTEREST YOU WEREN'T INTERESTED IN IT. 
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WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? YOU THROW EVERYBODY ON UNDER THE BUS THEN YOU SAY, ALL THIS AT RNC, YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP, AND YOU DIDN'T BACK UP WHAT YOU SAID. 
          EVERYBODY HEAR ME? I WISH EVERYBODY IN WHOLE COUNTRY HEARS ME. 
          YOU DID NOT SHOW UP FOR A MASS SHOOTING, SIR. 
          THINK ABOUT THAT PEOPLE. 
          I DON'T CARE IF YOU LIKE ME OR NOT. 
          THINK ABOUT WHAT I JUST SAID. 
          THINK ABOUT WHAT I JUST SAID ABOUT THESE SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. GREGORY JACKSON. 
          >> THIS IS MY SEVENTH TIME HERE WITHIN A YEAR, SPEAKING ON A VERY TORMENTING AND VERY DEADLY AIR INTOXICATING PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS WITHOUT EVER GETTING ANY RESPONSE REGARDING MY REQUEST FOR MASS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF IT IN AN INTERNATIONALLY TELEVISED NEWS CONFERENCE. 
          WE HAVE JUST BEEN LEFT TO SUFFER TORMENT AND DEATH. 
          BLACK PEOPLE ARE BEING TARGETED FOR GENOCIDE BY EXCLUSIVELY WHITE MALE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COMMITTING THE AIR INTOXICATING CRIMES EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT, IN COUNTY JAILS, IN PRISONS, AND IN EMBASSIES, AND IN MILITARY BASES, ETC IN ALL 50 UNITED STATES, ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ALL OVER THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, MORE SO ON MOTIVE OF RACISM. 
          THE CALLED GODFATHER OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY WHOSE LIKENING IS SET IN STONE ON MOUNT RUSHMORE, AND OTHER PEOPLE, SUCH AS THE AUTHOR OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE AMERICAN NAZI PARTY, ALL ARE KNOWN TO HAVE STATED THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE DESTINED FOR NOTHING BUT GENOCIDE. 
          BLOOD PRESSURE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE BLOOD SUGAR HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE HOMICIDAL SHOOTING, VIOLENCE, SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE WELL KNOWN TO BE MUCH MORE SO VICTIMS OF IS BEING TARGETED BY THE VERY TORMENTING AND VERY DEADLY AIR INTOXICATING PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS. 
          A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF DEADLY STROKES AND DEADLY HEART ATTACKS AND DEADLY CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND DEADLY DIABETES COMPLICATIONS AND DEADLY SHOOTING VIOLENCE, THAT DECELY APPEARS TO BE DEATH FROM A NATURAL CAUSES ACTUALLY MASS MURDERS DEATH, THAT THE AIR INTOXICATING PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS IS BEING ALLOWED TO NEVER CEASE INFLICTING GENOCIDE ATROCITIES OR MORE OR LESS BLACK US CITIZENS. 
          THE GENOCIDE ATROCITY THAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO SUCCESSFULLY TARGET BLACK PEOPLE FOR NUMEROUS DECADES HAS BEEN COVERED UP AND AIDED AND ABETTED TO NEVER CEASE CONTINUUM. 
          THIS GENOCIDE BY THE AIR INTOXICATING PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS IS ALSO IMPOSING GENTRIFICATION ON COMMUNITIES OF BLACK PEOPLE HERE IN DALLAS AND MANY OTHER CITIES ALL OVER THE US. 
          SINCE BRINGING THIS AIR INTOXICATING CRISIS TO THE ATTENTION OF YOU, DALLAS MAYOR, MR. ERIC JOHNSON, AND THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER AMBUSH ATTACK ON DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAS KILLED ONE DALLAS POLICE OFFICER AND WOUNDED SEVERAL OTHER DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS. 
          THERE'S ALSO HAS BEEN SHOOTING VIOLENCE, INCIDENTS IN THE DALLAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NAMELY HUTCH. 
          IF MASS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IS NOT MADE OF THIS AIR INTOXICATING CRISIS IN A MAJOR NEWS CONFERENCE, IMMEDIATELY, PEOPLE WILL BE VICTIMS OF THE HOMICIDAL SHOOTING VIOLENCE DURING THE LONG HOT VIOLENT SUMMER MONTHS. 
          A GREAT MAJORITY OF THE YEAR'S HOMICIDAL SHOOTING VIOLENCE ALWAYS OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS EVERY YEAR. 
          NOTHING OTHER THAN A NEWS CONFERENCE WILL START THE PROCESS FOR THE PERMANENT RESOLUTION OF IT. 
          LET'S HOLD THIS PROPOSED NEWS CONFERENCE AND JUST GET IT OVER WITH THE SOONER, THE BETTER. 
          I HAVE WRITTEN A PRETTY GOOD ROUGH DRAFT SPEECH, AND I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO COME IN HERE FOR EIGHTH TIME. 
          AND WE GOT A NEW POLICE CHIEF? 
          >> THAT'S YOUR TIME. 
          >> I HOPE ALL CAN GET THIS TO THE CHIEF. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. FRANCISCA MUNOZ. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          IF IT'S MY FIRST TIME AND I HAVE TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK AND WAGES, IT IS A VERY SERIOUS THING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          MY NEIGHBORHOOD USED TO BE QUIET AND CHARMING, BUT BEFORE THAT, IT WAS A HIGH CRIME AREA. 
          BACK IN THE DAY IN 1980'S, ONE OF THE CHIEFS AND THE MAYOR DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BRING THE CRIME DOWN IN THAT AREA, WHICH THEY DID. 
          A LOT OF THE HOUSES HAD GATED, WINDOWS AND FRONT DOORS, GATES ALL OVER. 
          WHEN THAT CHIEF CAME IN AND TOOK THE CRIME DOWN, ALL OF THOSE GATES WENT DOWN, BUT NOW I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP BECAUSE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I NOTICED A DECAYING ON MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT 762 HAVENWOOD DRIVE, POLK, WOODLAND, AND I20. 
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I'VE NOTICED SHOOTINGS IN THE CORNER STORE AT THE CORNER STORE, POLICE OFFICERS PICKING UP SHELVES AT THE CORNER STORE. 
          I DON'T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE GOING THERE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF LOITERING FOR A YOUNG MEN STRONG THAT NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL OR DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL IN LIFE, THEY'RE NOT OLD PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT HOMELESS PEOPLE. 
          I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE, AND ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT'S HAPPENING IS NOISE POLLUTION. 
          IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY WEEKEND, PEOPLE HAVE THE NEED TO HAVE THEIR PARTIES, THE LAWN PARTIES, THE SANAS, THEY'RE HEAVY DRINKING. 
          I WORK A 12 HOUR JOB AT AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER, SOMETIMES SIX DAYS A WEEK. 
          WHEN I GO TO MY NEIGHBORS POLITELY, THEY CURSE AT ME AND THEY THREATEN ME AND WHATEVER. 
          I CALLED THE POLICE. 
          I DON'T USE 911. 
          I USE A 74444. 
          THEY DON'T ARRIVE EVER. 
          I HAVE TO THEY CALL ME AND THE NEXT DAY ASKING ME IF THE NOISE IS STILL AROUND AND I SAID, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS LAST NIGHT. 
          ASKING AROUND AND TALKING TO SERGEANTS AT MY SUBSTATION, THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE IS, FIRST OF ALL, NOISE POLLUTION OR LOUD NOISE OR LOUD MUSIC IS NOT A PRIORITY, BUT WHEN IT'S CONSISTENT AND OUT OF CONTROL, IT HAS TO BE A PRIORITY. 
          ANOTHER THING THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE MANPOWER. 
          TO SEND PATROL TO THAT AREA. 
          NOW, I UNDERSTAND MY AREA IS LOW TAX PAYING, EVERYDAY WORKING PEOPLE. 
          WE DESERVE THE SAME ATTENTION AS A HIGH TAXPAYER CONSTITUENT. 
          IF I'M HERE RIGHT NOW, IS BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED, I DON'T WANT MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO GO BACK TO THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE 90S. 
          I NEED SOMEBODY TO TALK TO ME AFTER THIS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. 
          >> I THINK IT'S MY DISTRICT SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF. THANK YOU. 
          >> MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO LOOK AT THIS BECAUSE I'M SEEING IT IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL, AND IT'S A CODE ISSUE, AND WE MAY NEED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO STAGGER OUR CODE SO WE CAN ADDRESS THESE BECAUSE IT'S MOSTLY LATE CALLS. 
          I GET THESE CALLS AS WELL. 
          I'M JUST LIKE THE CITY MANAGER TO MAYBE LOOK AT A DIFFERENT WAY TO ADDRESS THIS. 
          >> THERE SHE GOES. 
          >> THANK YOU. HOLD ON ONE SECOND HERE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE PEOPLE IN ORDER AND ASK YOU FOR WHAT PURPOSE YOU WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE WE ARE STILL AN OPEN MICROPHONE TIMES THE PUBLICS TIME. 
          >> I THINK SO. I WANT TO PURPOSE THAT I TALK THE CHIEF AUTIST CAN YOU GET WITH HER, CHIEF AUTIST, PLEASE WITH THE SPEAKER? 
          >> SURE. THANK YOU. 
          >> I THINK THEY'RE DOING IT. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> MADAM SECRETARY. 
          >> NEXT SPEAKER, RUTH STEWART. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. I HAVE A COMPLAINT, AND I ALSO HAVE COMPLIMENTS. 
          I BELIEVE IN OUR POLICE OFFICERS, AND I DO BAG THE BLUE, BUT WHEN I GO DOWN TO BOLTON JOHN AND I WALK INTO THE STATION, THEY ARE VERY RUDE AT THEIR FRONT DESK. 
          I FEEL THAT THEY NEED SOME MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE TIME BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE, AND WHEN YOU GO IN, THEY ALWAYS TRY TO SEND YOU TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS. 
          WELL, EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE A COMPLAINT AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS WHEN WE GO DOWN TO BOLTON JOHN. 
          THEN THE FIRST THING THEY DO, THEY JUST YELL AT YOU. 
          THEY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU IN JAIL OR SOMETHING FOR COMING DOWN THERE TO EVENT TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. 
          I HAVE SOME POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE VERY NICE AND VERY CARING. 
          MAJOR TIE HE IS SO SWEET. 
          THEN I HAVE OTHER POLICE OFFICERS THAT WORK WITH US REAL GOOD, BUT THEIR FRONT DESK GIVE THEM A BAD REP WHEN YOU FIRST WALK INTO BOLTON JOHN. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THEY NEED SOME RETRAINING. 
          ALSO, I WAS TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE NEW CHIEFS SECRETARY. 
          ALL I WANTED WAS THE PHONE NUMBER TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE SECRETARY SO THAT I COULD SET UP SOME APPOINTMENTS. 
          THEY MADE ME GO ALL AROUND THE WORLD. 
          THEY FINALLY TELL ME THAT YOU ONLY CAN GET TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY WAS THROUGH EMAIL. 
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I SAID, WELL, EVERYBODY DOESN'T DO EMAIL. 
          I SAID, SOME OF US ARE HANDICAPPED. 
          I SAID, THERE'S NO OTHER WAY THAT YOU CAN GET IN CONTACT WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE SECRETARY. 
          I SAID I WASN'T TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE. 
          I JUST WANTED THE SECRETARY'S NUMBER. 
          WHEN GARCIA WAS HERE, I HAD HIS SECRETARY NUMBER, I HAD HIS PHONE NUMBER. 
          I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S SO HARD TO GET THE CHIEF OF POLICE SECRETARY NUMBER. 
          I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT AND GET EVERYTHING ONLINE SO EVEN IF WE GOOGLE, WE CAN STILL FIND THE PHONE NUMBER. 
          I HAD TO GOOGLE THE CITY MANAGER NUMBER TO GET HER DEPARTMENT, BUT SOMEONE ANSWERED AND SOMEONE DID SPEAK WITH ME AND I AND I THANK HER FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST HARD TO CONTACT PEOPLE DOWN HERE NOW. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. CYNTHIA HEAD. 
          >> HELLO. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA HEAD. 
          I AM THE OWNER OF 4221 HERSCHEL, DALLAS, TEXAS 75214, A SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING. 
          MY NEIGHBOR, THE ANTHOLOGY OF HIGHLAND PARK, NOT IN HIGHLAND PARK, BUT IN DALLAS, INSTALLED A HUGE DIESEL FUEL GENERATOR AGAINST MANY BUILDING CODES. 
          I HAVE BROUGHT A VIDEO TODAY SHOWING THE VAPORS ENTERING MY BUILDING. 
          THIS MORNING, THE GENERATOR WAS ON AT 6:00 AM. 
          WHAT TENANTS I HAVE WILL BE LEAVING. 
          BUILDING CODE CALLED FOR THIS EXHAUST TO BE 30 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. 
          IT IS NOT, IT IS TEN FEET. 
          CODE CALLED FOR EXHAUST TO BE AWAY FROM AN OCCUPIED RESIDENCE AND TO NOT EXHAUST UNDER WINDOWS OR DOORS. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, IT DOES EXACTLY THAT. 
          CODE CALL FOR NOISE TO BE HALF OF WHAT IT IS. 
          CODE CALL FOR EXHAUST TO NOT TERMINATE INTO PREVAILING WINDS, IT DOES. 
          ALL OF THE CODES WERE IGNORED AND CAUSED ME THIS PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL DISASTER. 
          I HAVE SPENT MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LEGAL FEES TO SALVAGE MY PROPERTY FROM THE SOOT CONTAMINATION, ODOR CONTAMINATION, EMISSIONS AND NOISE. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> MR. MAYOR, ARE YOU SHOWING MY VIDEO? 
          >> YES. 
          >> DO YOU SEE THE VAPORS GOING INTO THIS BUILDING? THAT SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT CANNOT BE OCCUPIED. 
          IT'S FULL OF DIESEL SOOT, FULL OF IT. IT'S EVERYWHERE. 
          IT'S ALL OVER THE FLOOR, ALL OVER THE SURFACES. 
          THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SEPTEMBER. 
          THE DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT, THERE THAT THAT WINDOW IS DOWNSTAIRS. 
          THIS WAS ON IN AUGUST FOR EIGHT HOURS. 
          THIS TENANT WAS SICK FROM THE EXHAUST. 
          THIS IS ON ALL THE TIME, NOT EVERY DAY, BUT IT IS ON ONCE A MONTH FOR TESTING. 
          THEN AGAIN, FOR ALL OTHER STATE TESTING. 
          THEY TEST ALL THE TIME. 
          JANUARY 10TH, IT WAS ON FOR TWO HOURS. 
          IT WAS SO BAD. 
          I HAD I WAS AFRAID THE TENANTS WE WERE SICK FROM CARBON MONOXIDE. 
          I HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT. 
          THEY TOOK READINGS, I WAS OKAY, BUT THEY SAID YOU NEED TO LEAVE BECAUSE IT'S SO FULL OF EMISSIONS IN THIS BUILDING. 
          THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE INSPECTORS ATTENTION BY ME. 
          >> THAT'S YOUR TIME. 
          >> BUT THEY DID NOTHING. 
          >> MR. MAYOR. CAN I ASKED CITY CODE TO COME IN AND INSPECTION TOO? THANK YOU. I BELIEVE IT'S OUT OF THE DISTRICT, BUT SHE DOES RESIDE IN NIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          >> MAYOR I SAW CHAIRMAN WEST FIRST AND THEN YOU MADE ATTEMPT ON THE [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVED TO SUSPEND RULE 6.3 A 2. 
          >> THE EXHIBIT 5. 
          [01:05:03]
          >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T STILL DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS THAT WE'VE JUST HEARD BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN THIS MOTION. 
          I THINK I KNOW WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BE. GO AHEAD, CHAIRMAN WESTON. 
          >> I'LL START OVER. MOVE TO SUSPEND RULE 6.3 A TO ALLOW THE CITY OF DALLAS RESIDENTS TO SPEAK, AND ALSO THE MISS GAY REVI, THE DISABILITIES COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 1. 
          >> IS THERE A SECOND? 
          >> ANY OBJECTION? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. 
          WE WILL HEAR THE REMAINING OVER MICROPHONE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE A DALLAS RESIDENCE ON OUR LIST AND THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER THAT YOU MENTIONED. 
          THEN I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK THAT THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO ARE STILL PRESENT, IF YOU'LL COME DOWN FOR A PHOTOGRAPH THAT I DIDN'T DO EARLIER WHEN WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MS. WILLIS. 
          IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND GETTING READY FOR A PHOTOGRAPH AFTER THIS. 
          THANK YOU. GO AHEAD NOW, MADAM SECRETARY. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE DAPHNE GONZALEZ. 
          MISS GONZALEZ IS VIRTUAL. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, AND THEN THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK REGARDING THE PARKING ISSUES AT 6400 WINKLER STREET. 
          I HAVE THREE BULLET POINTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON. 
          THE FIRST ONE IS LIMITED PARKING FOR RESIDENT AND GUESTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          RESIDENT CONCERNS, PARKING ENFORCEMENT, HARASSMENT, AND EXCESSIVE PARKING ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I PROVIDED PICTURES AND EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS. 
          WE'D LIKE TO THINK OF DALLAS AS A CITY THAT SEE THE NEED AND MEET THE NEED. 
          DUE TO THE LIMITED PARKING FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS, WE ARE ASKING THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE PARALLEL PARKING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH PARKING ENFORCEMENT, AND I GUESS IT'S FALLING ON DEAF EARS. 
          I'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THE PARALLEL PARKING. 
          I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 2004, AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO JUST PULL INTO MY HOME. 
          WHEN YOU PARK PARALLEL, THERE'S LIMITED PARKING. 
          THERE'S PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE THAT HAS LIVED HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE, AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE WERE PARKED, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PARK IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES. 
          WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME AS A MANAGER AT PARKING ENFORCEMENT THAT THERE WAS AN EXCEPTION FOR CUL-DE-SACS. 
          WELL, I COMMUNICATED THAT WITH THE NEIGHBORS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. 
          AS A RESULT, PARKING CAME OUT AND GAVE SEVERAL RESIDENTS VIOLATION NOTICES. 
          I'M ASKING THAT YOU ALL RECONSIDER AND LET US, I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT SENIORS TODAY. 
          SEVENTY PERCENT OF THIS COMMUNITY IS ELDERLY PEOPLE. 
          SOME OF THEM DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO PARALLEL PARK. 
          SOME OF THEM WE HAVE A PARKING OVERALL AREA THAT'S FULL. 
          NO ONE CAN PARK THERE. 
          MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME JUST LAST WEEK, SHE SAYS, THERE'S SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH PARKING OVER THERE. 
          I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO COME OVER AND VISIT ANYMORE. IT'S RIDICULOUS. 
          I WORK EVERY DAY AND EVERY DAY I COME IN IN FEAR. 
          WHERE AM I GOING TO PARK TODAY? I LIVE HERE. 
          PLEASE RECONSIDER AND LET US GO BACK TO PARK IN THE WAY WE WERE PARKING BEFORE. 
          WE'RE NOT INVOLVING ANYBODY. 
          OUR AREA IS SECLUDED. 
          WE'RE A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WE DON'T MAKE PROBLEMS. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF POLICE ACTION OVER HERE. 
          JUST PLEASE LET US GO BACK TO PARK IN THE WAY WE WORK. WE'RE FRUSTRATED. 
          >> THAT'S YOUR TIME. 
          >> VERY MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. JAMIE JOLLY. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. MAYOR JOHNSON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS JAMIE JOLLY, AND I'M PRESIDENT CEO OF THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL. 
          TREK HAS BEEN PARTNERING WITH THIS COUNCIL AND PREVIOUS COUNCILS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO REFINE OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          AS YOU ALL HAVE HEARD BEFORE, PARKING SPACES CAN BE EXPENSIVE. 
          CHEAP STRUCTURED STALL CURRENTLY COSTS 20-$50,000 IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, 
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AND UNDERGROUND PARKING CAN EASILY DOUBLE THAT COST. 
          AS A GENERAL RULE FOR EVERY $10,000 IN CONSTRUCTION COST, YOU ADD ANOTHER $100 A MONTH IN RENT. 
          AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE OUR HOUSING SITUATION EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE. 
          CONVENTIONAL PARKING MINIMUMS CAN INCREASE THE RENT OR MORTGAGE REQUIRED FOR AN APARTMENT ANYWHERE FROM 200-$500 PER MONTH. 
          CAR PARKING TAKES UP LOTS OF SPACE. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU 180 SQUARE FEET IS A PARKING SPACE, BUT BY THE TIME YOU ADD IN ALL THE REQUIRED RAMPS, DRIVEWAY, ACCESS PATHS, ALL THAT IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. 
          IT'S TYPICALLY CLOSER TO ABOUT 300 SQUARE FEET PER PARKING SPOT. 
          WE CAN DO SO MUCH MORE WITH THAT SPACE HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          TREK SUPPORTS THE THOUGHTFUL COMPROMISE THAT WAS ADVANCED BY THE CITY COUNCIL COMMISSION AND AMENDED ON MONDAY BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. 
          THE OFF STREET PARKING PROPOSAL REDUCES OR ELIMINATES MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS ACROSS DALLAS WITH SOME REASONABLE EXCEPTIONS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR LARGE DIVERSE CITY. 
          THE RECOMMENDATION CAREFULLY CONSIDERS PARKING NEEDS BY USE AND ZONING DISTRICT AND PAYS PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO AVOIDING SPILLOVER EFFECTS IN TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WERE VERY COGNIZANT OF AND SENSITIVE TO. 
          WE DO FEEL THAT THIS COMPROMISE APPROACH IS A GOOD FIRST STEP FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          THE PROPOSAL WILL PROVIDE RELIEF, ESPECIALLY TO SMALL AND MID-SIZED PROJECTS, PRESERVE PERMIT EFFICIENCY GAINS, AND ARE ESSENTIAL TO DALLAS'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON PARKING REFORM. 
          >> THANK YOU. EDWARD GARDELLA IS NOT PRESENT. 
          GAY REVI. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS GAY REVI. 
          I'M ONE OF THOSE OLDER PEOPLE. 
          I LIVE AT 908 NORTH BISHOP AVENUE. 
          I SERVE AS COMMISSIONER FROM DISTRICT 1 ON THE COMMISSION FOR DISABILITIES, BUT I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND NOT AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION. 
          I AM 84-YEARS-OLD AND I HAVE NOT OWNED A CAR IN 13 YEARS. 
          DART IS MY MIDDLE NAME. 
          AS I RIDE AROUND THE CITY BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH TRAFFIC, I SEE ACRES AND ACRES OF BLACKTOP AND PAVEMENT IN DALLAS, SOAKING UP THE SUN. 
          THIS SPACE WAS DESIGNED IN THE '80S. 
          WELL, DALLAS, IT'S TIME WE LEFT THE '80S BEHIND. 
          WE NEED TO MOVE INTO A BETTER PLAN FOR PARKING AND FOR SPACE IN DALLAS. 
          I AM SPEAKING TODAY IN FAVOR OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING CODE AMENDMENT. 
          UNFORTUNATE RUMORS HAVE BEGUN TO CIRCULATE ABOUT THIS, AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD THEM TOO. 
          FIRST IS THAT THIS SOMEHOW INTERFERES WITH HOMEOWNERS RIGHTS BECAUSE ONLY 1.5 PARKING SPACES WILL BE ALLOWED PER RESIDENTS. 
          NOT TRUE. 
          THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT DEALS WITH MINIMUMS, NOT MAXIMUMS. IF A PERSON WANTS TO BUILD A HOUSE WITH NO PARKING SPACES, THEY CAN DO THAT. 
          IF THEY WANT TO BUILD A THREE BEDROOM HOUSE WITH FIVE PARKING SPACES, THEY CAN DO THAT. 
          NOBODY'S RIGHTS ARE BEING TRAMPLED BY THIS. 
          THE SECOND UNFORTUNATE RUMOR SPREADING IN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY IS THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL ELIMINATE OR REDUCE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES IN DALLAS. 
          NOT TRUE. 
          TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU, HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES ARE MONITORED AND CONTROLLED AND ENFORCED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 
          THE CITY OF DALLAS CANNOT AMEND HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES IN ANY WAY. 
          PLEASE, LET'S PUT THAT RUMOR TO REST. 
          IF A BUSINESS OWNER HAS ONE PARKING SPACE, IT MUST BE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR A VAN. 
          IF A BUSINESS HAS 1-25 SPACES, ONE SPACE MUST BE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE, 26-50, TWO SPACES MUST BE THERE, AND SO ON. 
          YOU GET THE IDEA. 
          THE CITY OF DALLAS CANNOT CHANGE THIS. 
          IT LEAVES THESE DECISIONS TO BUSINESS OWNERS AND NOT THE CITY, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. 
          I URGE YOU STRONGLY TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS PROPOSED CHANGE. 
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THE END. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR CITY OF DALLAS RESIDENTS OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM SECRETARY. 
          THANK YOU MEMBERS FOR ACCOMMODATING OUR CHANGE IN OUR NORMAL ROUTINE. 
          IF ALL THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULDN'T MIND COMING DOWN FRONT NOW, WE'LL HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH TOGETHER. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          IT'S REAL MUCH APPRECIATED. 
          SUCH AN IMPORTANT DEMOGRAPHIC IN OUR CITY, AS IT WAS POINTED OUT EARLIER, ONE THAT'S RAPIDLY GROWING AND THAT WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND WITH OUR POLICY MAKING AT ALL TIMES. 
          BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. 
          YOU CAN JUST COME AND CENTER YOURSELF IN FRONT OF ME, AND WE'LL GET A PHOTO. 
          AS EVERYONE MAKES THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR SEATS AND OUR GUESTS MAKE THEIR WAY BACK TO THE GALLERY OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE NOW IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT WHILE WE TRANSITION TO OUR VOTING AGENDA. 
          LET'S DO THAT, MADAM SECRETARY. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL BEGIN WITH YOUR FIRST VOTING ITEM. 
          [1. 25-62A Approval of Minutes of the April 16, 2025 City Council Meeting]
AGENDA ITEM 1 IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE APRIL 16TH 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          >> I HEARD A MOTION, AND I HEARD A SECOND. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SAY, AYE. 
          >> AYE. 
          >> ANY OPPOSED, PLEASE SAY NAY. 
          THE AYES HAVE IT. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. 
          [2. 25-396A Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office) ]
          >> AGENDA ITEM 2 IS CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 
          THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE ONE NOMINEE FOR INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT. 
          YOUR NOMINEE, JENNIFER BENNETT IS BEING NOMINATED TO THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM BAZALDUA. 
          MS. BENNETT MEETS THE CITY OR COUNTY OFFICIAL SPECIAL QUALIFICATION. 
          THIS IS YOUR NOMINEE, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. 
          PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, PLEASE SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. 
          THE NOMINEE IS APPROVED. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. 
          >> MR. MAYOR, YOUR BRIEFINGS CONTINUE. 
          [A. 25-1347A Update on FY 2024-25 Budget Implementation and Preliminary Discussion on FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 Budget Development ]
          >> WONDERFUL. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER FOR OUR BRIEFING AGENDA FOR TODAY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CITY MANAGER, FLOOR IS YOURS. 
          >> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MAYOR. 
          ITEM A IS YOUR FIRST BRIEFING FOR TODAY. 
          IT IS AN UPDATE ON THE FY 2024 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION, PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION OUR FY 25-26, AND 26-27 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. 
          THIS PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE OVERALL UPDATES TO WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR FROM THE TEAM ABOUT OUR BUDGET COMPARED TO OUR MOST RECENT REVENUE AND EXPENSE FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. 
          ADDITIONALLY, TODAY'S PRESENTATION LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FY 26-27 BALANCED PLANNED BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 
          STAFF WILL REVIEW THE BALANCED PLAN BUDGET PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL LAST YEAR, HIGHLIGHT REVENUE AND EXPENSE PRESSURES ON THE UPCOMING BUDGET. 
          AS A RESULT OF REVENUE LIMITS AND CONTINUED EXPENSE PRESSURES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO RE-IMAGINE OUR APPROACH TO BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. 
          WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO REVIEW OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS, THE OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AND OUR SERVICE PRIORITIES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE OPERATING MORE EFFICIENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY. 
          WE'RE ALSO COMMITTED TO THE WORK NECESSARY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BUDGET RECOMMENDATION IN AUGUST THAT WILL CONTINUE OUR SUSTAINABLE PATH FORWARD. 
          AT THIS TIME, I'M PLEASED TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 
          [01:20:03]
JACK IRELAND, AND WITH OUR BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT TEAM TO BEGIN TODAY'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          AS MS. TOLBERT MENTIONED, WE ARE HERE TO BEGIN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FISCAL YEAR '26 AND BIENNIAL FISCAL YEAR '27 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. 
          I'M JACK IRELAND, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM FROM BUDGET MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
          JUST AS AN OVERVIEW OR AN OUTLINE OF WHAT WE WILL INCLUDE TODAY ON SLIDE 2, WE WILL TALK VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR PROGRESS AT IMPLEMENTING THE CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET THAT BEGAN IN OCTOBER THAT RUNS THROUGH THIS SEPTEMBER FISCAL YEAR '25. 
          WE WILL REVIEW OUR BIENNIAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE. 
          WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE PLANNED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '26. 
          WE'LL ALSO SHARE WITH YOU SOME APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING A BALANCED BUDGET AND SOME CHANGES THAT WE'LL BE MAKING IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THIS YEAR. 
          THEN, OF COURSE, NEXT STEPS. 
          TO BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT YEAR, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO IVAN, IF YOU WOULD START US THROUGH THAT. 
          >> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. IRELAND. GOOD MORNING. 
          MY NAME IS IVAN GUEL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. 
          THE NEXT SLIDE WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A BRIEF UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FY25 BUDGET, WHICH AS A REMINDER, WAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024. 
          WE'RE NOW SEVEN MONTHS INTO THE FISCAL YEAR, AND WE WANTED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE CITY FINANCES FROM BOTH AN OPERATING AND A CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE, BOTH BUDGETED AND FORECASTED. 
          THE FY25 ADOPTED TOTAL BUDGET REFLECTS ALL THESE SOURCES THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN. 
          BACK ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. 
          TOTALS $4.97 BILLION. 
          THAT ALSO INCLUDES $284 MILLION IN INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS THAT ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN ALL OF THE OPERATIONS YOU SEE BEFORE YOU. 
          THE ORANGE BOX REPRESENTS THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH WE WILL DEDICATE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME IN DISCUSSING TODAY AND IS ABOUT $1.9 BILLION OR 40% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET. 
          ON THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT ALL CITY OPERATIONS ARE FUNDED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, THE GENERAL FUND RELIES ON REVENUES LIKE PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX, FRANCHISE FEES, AND OTHER SOURCES. 
          THESE REVENUES ARE GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS LIKE CHARGES FOR SERVICES, SINCE THOSE FEES SPECIFICALLY ARE PAID BY RESIDENTS FOR A VERY SPECIFIC OR SPECIFIED PURPOSE. 
          IN CONTRAST, ENTERPRISE FUNDS LIKE WATER UTILITIES AND SANITATION ARE FUNDED BY CUSTOMER FEES AND ARE CONSIDERED RESTRICTED. 
          SIMILARLY, DEBT SERVICE AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCE FUNDS SUCH AS GRANTS OR TRUSTS ARE ALSO RESTRICTED IN USE. 
          THIS BUDGET IS CURRENTLY BEING EXECUTED, SO WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH SOME KEY VARIANCES THAT WE'VE OBSERVED SO FAR. 
          STARTING WITH GENERAL FUND REVENUES. 
          WE'RE CURRENTLY PROJECTING A SHORTFALL OF $6.5 MILLION AS OF THE LATEST BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 2025. 
          THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE SHORTFALL ARE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES FORECASTED TO COME IN ABOUT $7 MILLION BELOW BUDGET, AND THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO A $700 MILLION REDUCTION IN TAXABLE VALUE FOLLOWING THE SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS. 
          IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THAT'S STILL ABOUT $50 BILLION IN VALUE REMAINS UNDER DISPUTE, SO WE MAY STILL SEE CONTINUED FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NEGATIVE SENSE. 
          TO NOTE, THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE $50 BILLION IN VALUE, BUT IT COULD BE REDUCED TO ABOUT 5%. 
          SALES TAX REVENUE IS STILL CURRENTLY FORECASTED TO BE AT BUDGET. 
          HOWEVER, THREE OF THE LAST FIVE MONTHS HAVE FALLEN UNDER BUDGET, AND THIS IS UNDER ACTIVE REVIEW, AND CITY COUNCIL CAN EXPECT A FULL UPDATE SCHEDULED TO BE PROVIDED THIS FRIDAY. 
          ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, THE GENERAL FUND IS PROJECTED TO BE $1.1 MILLION OVER BUDGET, ALSO AS OF THE LATEST BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT. 
          KEY DEPARTMENTAL DRIVERS INCLUDE DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES FORECASTED TO BE ABOUT $2 MILLION OVER BUDGET, PRIMARILY FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES. 
          PARK AND RECREATION IS FORECAST TO BE ABOUT $1.1 MILLION OVER BUDGET DUE TO CONTRACT ISSUES AT FAIR PARK. 
          LASTLY, OFFICE OF HOME SOLUTIONS IS FORECASTED TO BE ABOUT $400,000 OVER BUDGET DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERING COSTS. 
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ADDITIONALLY, WHILE COUNCIL DIRECTED POLICE HIRING IS BEING SUPPORTED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BY ARPA FUNDS, THAT EXPENSE WILL SHIFT TO THE GENERAL FUND IN FY26. 
          ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, MR. IRELAND, WILL DISCUSS THE MAJOR NON-GENERAL FUND FORECASTING STATUS. 
          >> THANK YOU. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING MONTHLY IN THE BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT FOR A NON-GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT WHERE WE'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT VARIANCE IN BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSES. 
          WITHIN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE NEARLY $12 MILLION UNDER BUDGET IN REVENUES. 
          HOWEVER, WE DID BRING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL THE 23RD, AN AGENDA ITEM WHERE SOME FEES WERE CORRECTED, AND THAT WILL CORRECT THAT GOING FORWARD AND DID MAKE UP SOME OF THE REVENUE THAT WAS LOST THIS YEAR. 
          BUT WE'RE STILL FORECAST TO BE ABOUT $12 MILLION UNDER BUDGET ON REVENUES IN THAT FUND. 
          TO OFFSET THAT, THE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN A LOT OF STEPS TO BRING DOWN THEIR EXPENSES. 
          THEY'VE ENSURED THAT THEY HAVE A HIRING FREEZE IN PLACE. 
          THEY'VE DEFERRED SOME OF THEIR FLEET MAINTENANCE, THEY'VE REDUCED OVERTIME, AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE THEIR EXPENSES BY OVER $5 MILLION. 
          ANY VARIANCE BETWEEN REVENUE AND EXPENSES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS, THEY DO HAVE ADEQUATE FUND BALANCE THAT WILL COVER THAT SHORTFALL FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          THEN WE WILL TAKE THESE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '26. 
          TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SCHEDULE FOR '26, I'M TURNING IT BACK TO IVAN. 
          >> THANK YOU. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE'RE CONTINUING THE BIENNIAL BUDGET APPROACH. 
          THE CITY MANAGER ORIGINALLY PROPOSED A TWO-YEAR BUDGET BACK IN AUGUST OF 2024 LAST YEAR. 
          THE FY25 PORTION WAS ADOPTED AND THE FY26, THE SECOND YEAR OF THAT BIENNIAL BUDGET WAS BALANCED AND SERVED AS A SUSTAINABILITY TEST OF THOSE DECISIONS. 
          THAT FY26 PLAN BUDGET IS NOW OUR STARTING POINT FOR DEVELOPING THE NEXT BIENNIAL BUDGET. 
          WE'RE REVIEWING ALL REVENUE EXPENDITURE ASSUMPTIONS AND WE'LL PRESENT AN UPDATED RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST LATER THIS YEAR, AND WE'LL ALSO BEGIN FORMULATING ASSUMPTIONS FOR FY27 AT THE SAME TIME. 
          THIS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS GIVES US A CHANCE TO REFINE OUR APPROACH AND ENSURE CONTINUITY IN FUNDING CITY SERVICES. 
          WHILE WE KICK OFF INTERNALLY IN FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR, WE BEGIN ENGAGING THE PUBLIC DIRECTLY VIA OUR ANNUAL SPRING TOWN HALLS IN MARCH AND OUR ANNUAL COMMUNITY SURVEY IN APRIL-MAY. 
          THE CITY MANAGER ALONGSIDE THE BUDGET OFFICE AND THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAMS REVIEWS EACH DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS AND ARE GOING TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MAY-JULY, USING, AGAIN, THAT DATA COLLECTED FROM BOTH TOWN HALLS AND COMMUNITY SURVEYS AND OTHER SOURCES. 
          CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO THEN DELIBERATE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FROM AUGUST UNTIL THE FINAL READING AND ADOPTION IN SEPTEMBER, WHERE ALL CITY STAFF BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION ON OCTOBER 1ST. 
          COMMUNITY FEEDBACK DOES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE, AGAIN, IN SHAPING OUR BUDGET DECISIONS. 
          WE OFFER MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT THROUGHOUT THE BIENNIAL BUDGET CYCLE, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE TOWN HALLS, AND PUBLIC HEARINGS. 
          THESE TOUCH POINTS ALLOW RESIDENTS TO SHARE THEIR PRIORITIES, ASK QUESTIONS, AND HELP GUIDE THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. 
          WE VALUE THIS INPUT AND USE IT TO ENSURE THE BUDGET REFLECTS THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          RIGHT NOW, AS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU, THE COUNCIL IS RECEIVING THE MAY BUDGET WORKSHOP AND UPDATE. 
          WE WILL BE BACK IN JUNE WITH A FINAL UPDATE BEFORE YOU RECEIVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN AUGUST. 
          THE REST OF THE CHART SHOWS OTHER MAJOR MILESTONES THAT I DISCUSSED EARLIER IN A MORE DETAILED FASHION. 
          AT THIS POINT, I'LL TURN OVER TO MY DIRECTOR AND SHE'LL CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. GUEL. 
          ON SLIDE NUMBER 14, WE'RE SHOWING THE BUDGET AS THE BALANCED PLAN BUDGET THAT WAS PREPARED LAST SUMMER. 
          YOU SEE THE FISCAL YEAR '26 BIENNIAL BUDGET. 
          WHAT COUNCIL APPROVED LAST YEAR WAS THE ROLLING BIENNIAL BUDGET, AND SO FISCAL YEAR '26 SERVES AS THE STARTING POINT FOR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. 
          AT THIS POINT, IN BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, OUR BUDGET IS $5.13 BILLION. 
          IT'S SPLIT BETWEEN THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET. 
          AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS WILL BE REVISED AS WE UPDATE BOTH OUR REVENUE AND OUR EXPENDITURE FORECAST. 
          OUR BUDGET IS SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS. 
          AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OPERATING BUDGET, WHICH PAYS FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COST OF THE CITY. 
          THE SECOND IS THE CAPITAL BUDGET, WHICH IS WHERE WE FUND OUR BOND PROGRAMS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 
          THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET MAKES UP OVER HALF OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET. 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR '26, IT'S $2 BILLION, AND THAT'S WHERE WE FUND POLICE, FIRE, CODE COMPLIANCE, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND MORE. 
          REMEMBER, AGAIN, THIS IS OUR STARTING POINT AND THESE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE AS WE PROVIDE UPDATES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. 
          THE CHART ON SLIDE NUMBER 15 REFLECTS THE FISCAL YEAR '26 PLANNED BUDGET, INCLUDING ALL OPERATING FUNDS AND CAPITAL FUNDS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. 
          IT IS ALIGNED BY OUR SEVEN FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR LARGEST INVESTMENT FOR ALL OF OUR OPERATING AND CAPITAL FUNDS IS IN THE SUSTAINABLE PILLAR AT 40%. 
          THIS IS COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, AND AGAIN, OUR INVESTMENTS IN CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          OUR SECOND LARGEST INVESTMENT, AND THIS IS TOTAL BUDGET, IS AT 26% AND SAFE. 
          SLIDE NUMBER 14 AND 15, AGAIN, REFLECTS THE TOTAL PLANNED BUDGET FOR THE CITY. 
          THIS IS ALL OPERATING FUNDS AND CAPITAL FUNDS. 
          THE PORTION OF THE BUDGET THAT GETS THE MOST ATTENTION WHERE WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT IS THE GENERAL FUND. 
          MOVING ON TO THE GENERAL FUND, STARTING ON SLIDE NUMBER 16, I'LL START WITH OUR REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS. 
          WHAT YOU SEE ON SLIDE NUMBER 16 REFLECTS PRIMARILY OUR REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS FROM LAST SUMMER FOR FISCAL YEAR '26 AND '27. 
          YOU CAN SEE ON THIS CHART THAT PROPERTY TAX IS OUR LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE AND IT ACCOUNTS FOR 58% OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE. 
          JUST AS A REMINDER, THERE ARE THREE FACTORS THAT AFFECT PROPERTY TAXES. 
          THE VALUES THAT ARE SET BY YOUR APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH MR. GUEL TALKED ABOUT, THE CHANGES IN VALUES, THE EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE ALLOWED BY STATE LAW AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL AND THE TAX RATE THAT'S SET BY CITY COUNCIL. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2019, WHICH IS SB 2 CAPS THE CITY'S REAPPRAISAL REVENUE GROWTH AT 3.5%. 
          WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS YEAR-OVER-YEAR, AND SO THIS IMPACTS, OF COURSE, OUR ABILITY TO GROW OUR BUDGET. 
          ON THIS SLIDE, WE HAVE UPDATED THE FISCAL YEAR '24 COLUMN TO REFLECT OUR ACTUAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2024, AND WE HAVE ALSO UPDATED OUR FORECAST THROUGH THE FEBRUARY BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT. 
          AGAIN, THESE COLUMNS, FISCAL YEAR '26 AND '27, REFLECT OUR PLANNED ASSUMPTIONS FROM LAST SUMMER. 
          YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE THAT THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN REVENUE WAS 4%. 
          MOVING ON TO SLIDE NUMBER 17, MR. GUEL SHARED OUR REVISED PROPERTY TAX FORECAST FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. 
          THAT FORECAST FOLLOWS THROUGH INTO OUR FISCAL YEAR '26 PLAN NUMBER, AND SO WE HAVE NOW UPDATED OUR PROPERTY TAX FORECAST AT THIS STAGE IN BUDGET DEVELOPMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE CHANGING ASSUMPTIONS. 
          OF COURSE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. 
          THE IMPACT AND CHANGE IN VALUE, AND SO WE WILL, AGAIN, UPDATE YOU AT THE JUNE BRIEFING. 
          ALL REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS IN THE OTHER CATEGORIES, OF COURSE, WILL BE UPDATED PRIOR TO OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE MADE UPDATES TO OUR PROPERTY TAX FORECASTS, AND SO YOU SEE OUR REVISED REVENUE FORECAST THAT'S SHOWN HERE ON SLIDE NUMBER 17. 
          MOVING ON TO SLIDE NUMBER 18. 
          SLIDE 18 REFLECTS THE EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND. 
          MOST OF THE SERVICES THAT MOST RESIDENTS SEE ARE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL FUND. 
          SIMILAR TO THE REVENUE CHART ON 16, WE HAVE UPDATED OUR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR '24 TO REFLECT ACTUAL COLLECTIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. 
          WE HAVE ALSO UPDATED THE FISCAL YEAR '25 FORECAST THROUGH FEBRUARY, AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE FISCAL YEAR '26 AND '27 PLANNED NUMBERS REFLECT OUR ASSUMPTIONS FROM LAST SUMMER. 
          AGAIN, WE'RE SHOWING YOU WHAT WE ASSUMED LAST SUMMER. 
          MOVING ON TO SLIDE NUMBER 19, THIS CHART REFLECTS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. 
          THE INNER CIRCLE IS A PIE CHART OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCES. 
          THE OUTER CIRCLE SHOWS GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY OUR FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS. 
          OUR LARGEST INVESTMENT IN THE GENERAL FUND IS SAFE, WHERE WE ALLOCATE 64% OF OUR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. 
          SAFE INCLUDES POLICE, FIRE, COURTS, JAILS, AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, FROM THIS CHART, THE WAY IT'S DEPICTED, 
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SAFE REQUIRES 100% OF PROPERTY TAXES AND 24% OF REVENUES FROM SALES TAX. 
          WHAT IS DETAILED IN THIS GRAPH IS THAT SAFE IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY AND THE ONE IN WHICH WE INVEST MOST OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE. 
          ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF EXPENSES THAT WILL IMPACT OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR '26 AND '27. 
          >> AS MS. [INAUDIBLE] MENTIONED AT BEGINNING ON SLIDE 20, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO DRIVE OUR EXPENSES. 
          SHE'S LAID OUT THAT LAST SUMMER, WE HAD A BALANCED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '26 PLANNED, BUT SHE'S ALSO INDICATED THAT WE SEE REVENUE THAT MAY BE REDUCED BECAUSE OF OUR PROPERTY TAX PROJECTION THAT WE'VE BEEN UPDATING. 
          WE MAY HAVE SOME REDUCTIONS IN OUR REVENUES, BUT HERE WE HAVE SOME EXPENSES THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER AND HOW THEY WILL DRIVE OUR EXPENSES UP. 
          THE FIRST ONE ON THIS PAGE, SLIDE 20, THAT WE WANT TO MENTION IS CHARTER AMENDMENT, PROPOSITION U. 
          WHEN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET WAS ADOPTED, THERE WAS NOT AN APPROVAL OF THAT PROPOSITION. 
          THAT PROPOSITION CAME INTO EFFECT IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, WHEN IT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS. 
          THIS BUDGET THAT WE DEVELOPED FOR FISCAL YEAR '26 WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING A BUDGET WITH PROPOSITION U IN MIND. 
          I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE WHAT PROPOSITION U'S INDICATED, AND WE WILL BE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION U AS WE DEVELOP THIS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '26. 
          WHAT IT REQUIRES IS THAT WE TAKE AT LEAST 50% OF OUR YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN UNRESTRICTED REVENUE, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT REVENUE IS AVAILABLE, THAT WE USE IT TO FUND THE DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM. 
          THEN IF THERE IS ANY MONEY REMAINING OUT OF THAT 50%, THEN WE SHALL USE THAT AMOUNT ONE, FOR STARTING SALARIES FOR POLICE OFFICERS, AND TWO, TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SWORN POLICE OFFICERS. 
          >> WHAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT IS AGAIN, UNRESTRICTED REVENUE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ALL REVENUE. 
          IT'S REVENUE THAT'S NOT RESTRICTED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. 
          THE GROWTH. IT'S NOT THE TOTAL REVENUE, IT'S THE GROWTH FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT, AND THEN IT'S TO TAKE 50% OF THAT. 
          FOR THIS PURPOSE, WE DID GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE CURRENT YEAR COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND OUR UNRESTRICTED REVENUES WERE ABOUT $1.8 BILLION IN THE CURRENT YEAR. 
          THAT WAS $69 MILLION MORE THAN THE PRIOR YEAR. 
          THE GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR BEING $69 MILLION. 
          TAKING HALF OF THAT IS $34.6 MILLION. 
          THEN PROPOSITION U DIRECTS US ON HOW WE USE $34.6 MILLION. 
          FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE PUT IT TOWARDS PENSION, AND OUR PENSION COST FOR THIS YEAR IS $202 MILLION. 
          THEREFORE, THERE ARE NO DOLLARS REMAINING AFTER WE PUT IT TOWARDS THAT FIRST USE SO THERE'S NOT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 2 OF STARTING POLICE OFFICER PAY AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SWORN OFFICERS. 
          HOWEVER, WE KNOW THOSE ARE ISSUES. 
          THOSE ARE NOT THINGS THAT WE'RE IGNORING. 
          THIS COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY, MS. TOLBERT, AND OTHERS ARE VERY DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT WE ADDRESS POLICE PAY AND HIRING, WHICH MS. WHEATON WILL TALK ABOUT ON THE NEXT SEVERAL BULLETS. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. IRELAND. 
          MOVING ON TO OUR PENSION. 
          FIRST, I'LL START WITH THE DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE THE FUNDING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2024. 
          THIS PLAN IMPLEMENTS THE ACTUARIAL DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION METHODOLOGY AND THE FIVE-YEAR STEP-UP. 
          THE FISCAL YEAR '26 AND '27 TOTALS ON THIS SLIDE REFLECT CITY STAFF ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED LAST SUMMER. 
          THESE ASSUMPTIONS REFLECT 221.2 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR '26 AND 240.7 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR '27. 
          THESE ASSUMPTIONS WERE BUILT INTO THE FISCAL YEAR '26 PLAN BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL LAST SUMMER, AS WELL AS THE FIVE-YEAR FORECAST. 
          REGARDING THE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT, NEGOTIATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FOR THAT MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT, AND SO THOSE COSTS ARE YET TO BE DETERMINED. 
          JUST AS A REMINDER, THE CITY ADOPTED A NEW MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 26TH OF 2022, AND THE CURRENT AGREEMENT IS SET TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER OF 2025. 
          IN ADDITION TO SALARY COSTS FROM THE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT WE ARE ALSO UPDATING OUR HIRING ASSUMPTIONS TO REFLECT FROM 250 OFFICERS IN FISCAL YEAR '26 TO 350 OFFICERS IN FISCAL YEAR '26. 
          THIS IS AN INCREASE IN STRENGTH COMPARED TO THE FEBRUARY 19TH BRIEFING FROM DPD. 
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HOWEVER, IT ALSO REFLECTS THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 26. 
          THAT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED A STAFFING INCREASE UP TO 350 OFFICERS IN FISCAL YEAR '26 AND 400 OFFICERS IN FISCAL YEAR '27. 
          LOOKING AT OUR CIVILIAN PENSION, THE CIVILIAN PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS REFLECT THE PLAN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 14 OF LAST YEAR AND APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER. 
          THE PLAN ASSUMED ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND OF 5.3 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR '26 AND 5.5 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR '27. 
          ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN EXPENSES SUCH AS MERIT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '26. 
          THOSE ASSUMPTIONS ASSUMED AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 3% FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, AND SO THOSE ASSUMPTIONS WERE ALSO BUILT INTO THE FIVE-YEAR FORECAST. 
          THE NEXT ITEM, THE LIVING WAGE. 
          THE UPDATED LIVING WAGE, WHICH IMPACTS OUR CONTRACTS FOR FISCAL YEAR '26, IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. 
          WE ANTICIPATE THAT UPDATED NUMBER AS WELL AS A POLICY DISCUSSION IN JUNE. 
          MOVING ON TO HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING OUR ASSUMPTIONS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS. 
          FISCAL YEAR '26 PLAN BUDGET REFLECTS A 6.1% INCREASE IN CITY CONTRIBUTIONS. 
          AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, OF COURSE, IT IS OUR GOAL TO MAINTAIN THAT COMPETITIVE COST SHARE BETWEEN CITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. 
          WE HAVE BUILT INTO THE FIVE-YEAR FORECAST A 5% INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CITY SIDE. 
          WE ANTICIPATE A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM THOSE ASSUMPTIONS RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          THEN, MOVING ON TO BUILDING MAINTENANCE ON SLIDE NUMBER 22. 
          WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. 
          THE PLAN BUDGET ASSUMED 11 MILLION FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE WITH FUNDING PRIMARILY FROM GENERAL CAPITAL RESERVE. 
          PER THE ORDINANCE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 1977, THE CITY PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF ASSETS ARE DEPOSITED INTO GENERAL CAPITAL RESERVE. 
          WE ACTUALLY USE THOSE FUNDS TO FUND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND SO THE PLAN BUDGET ASSUMES CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GENERAL CAPITAL RESERVE TO BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO CONTINUE BUILDING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. 
          THEN THE LAST TWO ITEMS ON THIS SLIDE, THE INCREASE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THAT REFLECTS THE ALLOCATION TO THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL AS OTHER FUNDS. 
          AS YOU KNOW, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES IS AN INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, AND SO THAT INCREASE REFLECTS THE ALLOCATIONS FOR SOFTWARE, INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE IT. 
          THEN, OF COURSE, UNCERTAINTY. 
          THIS IS UNCERTAINTY RELATED TO BOTH THE ECONOMY AS WELL AS THE STATE. 
          WE'RE EXPERIENCING BOTH UNCERTAINTY RELATED TO THE ECONOMY AS IT RELATES TO INFLATION, TARIFFS ON BOTH THE REVENUE SIDE AND SALES TAX, AS WELL AS THE EXPENSE SIDE FOR VARIOUS CONTRACTS. 
          THEN THE OTHER SIDE OF UNCERTAINTY IS RELATED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN BILLS, THERE'S STILL BILLS CIRCULATING THAT MAY IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO MANAGE OUR RESOURCES LOCALLY, AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE, PROVIDE FISCAL IMPACTS, AND THEN, OF COURSE, PROVIDE OUR RESPONSES AND COMMENTS RELATED TO THOSE BILLS. 
          AGAIN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE THROUGH THE EXPENSE DRIVERS AND PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE AT THE BRIEFING IN JUNE. 
          WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. IRELAND TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE, BALANCED BUDGET. 
          >> THANK YOU, JEANETTE. MOVING ON TO SLIDE 24, AS WE'VE LAID OUT ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, WE DO HAVE CHALLENGES. 
          WE HAVE COST DRIVERS THAT ARE GOING UP, THAT ARE PUTTING PRESSURE ON, WE HAVE REVENUE CAPS FROM THE STATE THAT LIMIT US IN OUR ABILITY TO FUND PROGRAMS. IF WE WERE LIMITED TO THE 3.5% REVENUE CAP ON PROPERTY TAX, THAT IS A LITTLE UNDER $40 MILLION A YEAR THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO GROW FROM REAPPRAISAL. 
          A LOT OF OUR EXPENSES ARE OUTPACING THAT. 
          AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALREADY A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE BRIEFING, OUR PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS GOING UP, NEARLY $20 MILLION FOR POLICE AND FIRE, 
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AND FIVE MILLION FOR CIVILIAN PENSION FUNDS. 
          MEET AND CONFER IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THE COST WAS AN INCREASE OF 44 MILLION. 
          THERE'S COST ASSOCIATED WITH HIRING OFFICERS ABOVE WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED. 
          THE CIVILIAN MERIT THAT JEANETTE MENTIONED. 
          SALES TAX LAST YEAR ENDED THE YEAR ABOUT 12 MILLION LESS THAN WE BUDGETED FOR LAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE SEEN THREE OF FIVE MONTHS THIS YEAR, WHERE WE'RE NOT MAKING THE BUDGET. 
          FACILITY MAINTENANCE. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS THERE. 
          ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE JUST PUTTING PRESSURE ON OUR ABILITY TO MANAGE THE BUDGET. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED, AN IMMEDIATE REACTION, IS WE ARE CHANGING OUR BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE MS. TOLBERT'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS, BUT MORE SO, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE TO MY RIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING SURE THIS HAPPENS. 
          WHAT WE'RE DOING AND DESCRIBED ON SLIDE 25 IS USING A METHODOLOGY OF PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING, INSTEAD OF APPROACHING OUR BUDGET, LOOKING ONLY AT THE 40 OR SO DEPARTMENTS. 
          INSTEAD, WE ARE ASKING DEPARTMENTS TO BREAK DOWN THE BUDGET INTO PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, AND MAKING DECISIONS AND REVIEWING THE BUDGET BASED ON THOSE PROGRAMS. WE'RE TAKING A MORE GRANULAR LOOK THAN WE HAVE, AT LEAST FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IN OUR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. 
          DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DO AN INVENTORY OF THESE PROGRAMS OR SERVICES, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THOSE AND TRYING TO ALIGN OUR AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO THOSE PROGRAMS BASED UPON A PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROGRAMS. THE FOCUS THIS YEAR WILL BE MORE ON PRIORITIZATION OF PROGRAMS, WILL BE MORE ON SERVICES AND PROGRAMS RATHER THAN DEPARTMENTS, AND MORE ABOUT WHAT REVENUES ARE AVAILABLE RATHER THAN JUST MAKING INCREMENTAL CHANGES TO EXPENSES. 
          ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AND UNDERTAKING AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. 
          SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL THINGS WOULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOCUSING ON INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY, AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, RATHER THAN JUST THE STATUS QUO. 
          MS. TOLBERT LAST YEAR, AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER, STARTED CHALLENGING EVERYONE TO LOOK AT THE OPERATIONS AND RE-IMAGINE HOW WE DELIVER SERVICES. 
          WE'RE CONTINUING THAT EFFORT, NOT DOING THINGS THE WAY WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, BUT IS THERE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY, A MORE INNOVATIVE WAY OF DELIVERING THOSE SERVICES? JUST ONE EXAMPLE THAT WE'VE SPENT SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT, MS. TOLBERT, MYSELF, WITH CHRIS CHRISTIAN, IS THE USE OF CAMERAS, ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY TO LOOK AT PROACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND USING TECHNOLOGY IN THAT WAY. 
          USE IT BEING MORE EFFICIENT, BEING MORE INNOVATIVE. 
          ANOTHER AREA, WE'RE LOOKING AT CONSOLIDATING AND STREAMLINING DUPLICATIVE SERVICES. 
          SOME OF THAT WAS DONE IN THE CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY AND, AS WE DIVE DEEPER INTO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, ARE THERE DUPLICATIONS, AND CAN WE MAKE SOME REDUCTIONS OR CONSOLIDATIONS IN THOSE AREA? CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR PARTNERSHIPS, CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR POSITIONS. 
          WE WERE CHALLENGED TWO YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WAS BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSON, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO POSITIONS THAT HAD BEEN VACANT FOR LONGER THAN 12 MONTHS, AND THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT YEAR, AND WE MADE A REDUCTION RELATED TO THAT. 
          THEN FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, WE WENT AHEAD AND DID THAT, AND AS PART OF MS. TOLBERT'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATION, WE ELIMINATED 23 POSITIONS, NEARLY $900,000 FOR POSITIONS THAT HAD BEEN VACANT LONGER THAN 12 MONTHS. 
          THAT IS NOW OUR PRACTICE. 
          WHEN WE GET TO EACH BUDGET DEVELOPMENT POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR THAT LONG, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THOSE TO BE ELIMINATED. 
          REALLY, OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE MORE ON THE QUALITY OF POSITIONS THAN THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS. 
          WE'VE FOUND IN SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THAT MAY PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE THE RIGHT TYPE OF POSITION, BUT NOT NEED AS MANY POSITIONS. 
          ANOTHER APPROACH WOULD BE TO OPTIMIZE AND CONSOLIDATE OUR TECHNOLOGY. 
          THE ITS DEPARTMENT HAD GONE THROUGH A PROCESS OF DOING AN INVENTORY. 
          THEY HAVE OVER 600 SYSTEMS. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE. 
          THEY SHOWED THE MAP THAT WRAPPED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE ROOM OF ALL THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE, AND TANISHA DORSEY AND HER TEAM ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE, IDENTIFYING ANYWHERE THAT WE CAN MAKE ANY TYPE OF CONSOLIDATIONS WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY. 
          LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DOES PROVIDE US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY, AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT AS WE GO INTO THIS BUDGET CYCLE. 
          WE'VE DONE SOME REALLY GOOD PROJECTS. 
          DATA ANALYTICS TEAM, ITS, WORKING TOGETHER WITH DEPARTMENTS, HAVE REALLY DONE SOME GOOD PROJECTS THAT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M GOING TO GIVE TWO EXAMPLES, DALLAS FIRE RESCUE PREDICTIVE METHODOLOGY RELATED TO FIRE INSPECTION, 
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THAT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. 
          THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. 
          IT'S BEEN THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT HELPS CHANGE OUR OPERATIONS. 
          THEN ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS WORKED ON WAS WITH DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, A TEXT MINING PROJECT FOR KEYWORDS THAT WOULD HELP IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES. 
          AGAIN, A PROJECT THAT SAVED HOURS AND HOURS OF WORK THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS. 
          THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO DO THINGS SMARTER, AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          THE LAST ITEMS THAT WE'VE LISTED HERE FOR OUR APPROACH AS WE WORK ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, ANALYZING OUR DEPARTMENTAL FEES, WE HAVE AN FMPC CRITERIA NUMBER 12 THAT REQUIRES THAT WE LOOK ON A ROTATING BASIS AT ALL OF OUR FEES FOR SERVICE AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE CHARGING COST RECOVERY WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE THAT EFFORT, CONTINUING TO REVIEW OUR CONTRACTS FOR EFFICIENCIES. 
          AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING, THERE WILL BE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS LOWER PRIORITIES. 
          THOSE LOWER PRIORITY PROGRAMS WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR EITHER BEING ELIMINATED OR REDUCED, OR TRYING TO IDENTIFY AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. 
          BUT AS YOU GO THROUGH PRIORITY-BASED BUDGET THAT FOCUSES ON WHAT IS YOUR HIGHER PRIORITY AND WHAT ARE THE LOWER PRIORITIES AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY. 
          THEN THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS JUST A STRATEGIC UTILIZATION OF ASSETS AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH GPFM AND OTHERS ON OUR ASSETS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT THROUGH THIS BUDGET CYCLE. 
          I WILL MENTION THE LAST PAGE HERE ON SLIDE 28. OUR NEXT STEPS. 
          OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CAN DO SO TODAY. 
          THE BIENNIAL BUDGET UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU ON JUNE THE 18TH. 
          WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER BRIEFING THAT WILL PROVIDE UPDATES BEFORE YOU GO ON YOUR JULY RECESS. 
          OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE BUDGET TEAM, AND THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. 
          WE ARE ANALYZING ALL THE NUMBERS. 
          WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE APPROACH THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, AND THEN ON AUGUST THE 12TH, WE WILL BRING TO YOU A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIAL. 
          WITH THAT, WE'VE FINISHED OUR PREPARED REMARKS, AND MAYOR, I WILL TURN IT BACK TO YOU, SIR. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS. MS. WILLIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          WE ARE ON BRIEFING ITEM A FROM TODAY'S BRIEFING AGENDA. MS. WILLIS. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I TOO APPRECIATE THE TEAM SEATED UP HERE. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT IS JUST BEGINNING. 
          I ALSO WAS THRILLED BEYOND BELIEF TO SEE THE WORDS PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING COME BEFORE US AND TO DISRUPT THE STATUS QUO OF HOW BUDGETING HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE. 
          EVEN IF WE WEREN'T UNDER SOME OF THE PRESSURES THAT WE ARE NOW, THAT ARE SO UNCERTAIN, THE TIME HAS COME TO TAKE THIS APPROACH. 
          IT'S A VERY BUSINESS-LIKE APPROACH TO MANAGING OUR TAXPAYERS THEIR FUNDS. 
          THANK YOU, MISS CITY MANAGER, FOR BRINGING THIS FORTH, AND THANK YOU TO THIS TEAM, MR. IRELAND, MS. WHEATON, AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS WORKING ON THIS TO EXECUTE ON THIS. 
          I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. 
          GOING TO PAGE 16, LOOKING AT SALES TAX, AND WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT FIFA AND HOW WONDERFUL THAT WILL BE, AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT WILL MAKE ON THE COMMUNITY BUT THE INCREASES I'M SEEING ARE HOLDING PRETTY STEADY AT 4.7%, I THINK FROM 25-26, AND THEN FROM 26. 
          AGAIN, WE'RE HOLDING IT AT THAT 4.7%. 
          I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A LIFT ON THAT. 
          CAN YOU DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AT THIS POINT, WE ARE JUST REFLECTING OUR HISTORICAL NORMS. WE HAVE NOT FACTORED IN ANY INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH FIFA JUST YET. 
          WE ARE MEETING WITH THE GROUP, OUR INTERNAL PLANNING COMMITTEE SOMETIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO TALK ABOUT ANY FUNDING REQUEST ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPENSE SIDE, AND SO WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE REVENUE SIDE AS WELL. 
          ALL OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU AS PART OF THE JUNE BRIEFING. 
          THERE'S SOME FORMULAS OUT THERE AND YOU ALL ARE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THOSE AND CORRECT, COME BACK TO US. 
          I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT. WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT ECONOMIST THAT WE WORK WITH ON OUR SALES TAX FORECAST. 
          IT'S JUST NOT BEEN A VARIABLE THAT HAS BEEN PLUGGED IN YET TO NEXT YEAR'S FORECAST, BUT IT WILL BE BEFORE WE FINALIZE THE BUDGET. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH ON PAGES 20 AND 21 ON HIGHLIGHTING 
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THE EXPENSE DRIVERS BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE I'VE SEEN SOME SIMPLE LOOKS AT, WELL, THE POPULATION DIDN'T INCREASE, BUT OUR BUDGET'S INCREASING, ALL OF THOSE A SIMPLIFIED EXAMINATION. 
          BUT THIS REALLY GIVES SOMETHING GOOD FOR ME TO POINT TO TO EXPLAIN WHERE SOME OF THESE DRIVERS ARE COMING FROM. 
          YOU CALL OUT PROPOSITION U, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY REFERENCE TO PROPOSITION S AND ANY IMPACT THAT THAT MIGHT MAKE. 
          DO WE NEED TO HOLD SOMETHING IN RESERVE? WHAT PREPARATION ARE WE MAKING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SO UNCERTAIN FOR OUR TAXPAYERS AND OUR RESIDENTS? REALLY GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL TALK TO MS. PALOMINO ON AS WE GO THROUGH THIS SUMMER TO TRY TO IDENTIFY IF A RESERVE IS NEEDED FOR THAT AND WE'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION WITH THE BUDGET. 
          WE JUST DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TODAY FOR IT. 
          WE DON'T QUITE KNOW WHERE TO EVEN BEGIN ON THAT. 
          AS YOU STARTED, A LOT OF UNKNOWN WITH THAT, BUT YES, WE WILL HAVE THE CONVERSATION, AND IT WILL BE PART OF OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATION IN AUGUST. 
          THANK YOU, MS CITY ATTORNEY, FOR TRYING TO PUT SOME SHAPE AROUND THIS, BUT I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHERE YOU BEGIN. 
          THANK YOU. ON PAGE 22, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR BUILDING MAINTENANCE, WHICH WE KNOW IN ALL THE DISCUSSION WE HAD AROUND THE BOND PROGRAM, CITY HALL ALWAYS COMES UP SHORT AND CITY FACILITIES TEND TO COME UP SHORT, BUT IT'S REALLY CUTTING OFF OUR NOSE TO SPITE OUR FACE BECAUSE ULTIMATELY YOU GOT TO PAY THE PIPER ON THIS. 
          YOU MADE REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT PROPERTY SALES GO INTO THE GENERAL CAPITAL RESERVE TO FUND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. 
          SINCE THAT'S PART OF A CAPITAL RESERVE, ARE WE DRAWING THE SAME DISTINCTION? DOES IT NEED TO BE A TRUE CAPITAL INVESTMENT THAT HAS A LONGER LIFE, OR ARE WE USING THIS FOR OTHER BUILDING MAINTENANCE? CAN YOU DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT? SURE. THERE WAS AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER OF 1977, AND SO THE ORDINANCE CLEARLY LAYS OUT THAT THE SALE OF ASSETS SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO GENERAL CAPITAL RESERVE. 
          BUT THEN IT ALSO PROVIDES DIRECTION THAT THOSE ASSETS MAY BE USED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OR IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR ASSETS? THAT'S HOW WE HAVE BEEN USING THOSE FUNDS, AND THAT'S HOW WE CONTINUE TO PLAN TO USE THOSE FUNDS. 
          UNLIKE IN A BOND, WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE MAINTENANCE NEEDS THROUGH PROPERTY SALE? CORRECT. THAT'S HOW WE HAVE BEEN USING THE SALE OF ASSETS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE OF CITY FACILITIES. 
          AS WE CONTINUE TO GET OUR ARMS WRAPPED AROUND THE VAST PORTFOLIO AND WHAT WE SHOULD SELL AND WHAT WE SHOULD DEVELOP, ETC, WE COULD CONTINUE TO OFFSET AND MAYBE CATCH UP ON THIS BACKLOG? I DON'T THINK CATCH UP IS GOING TO HAPPEN FROM THIS SOURCE. 
          THE SOURCE UNFORTUNATELY IS TOO SMALL. 
          WE DO PLAN TO BRING SOMETHING BEFORE COUNCIL REGARDING A POLICY CONVERSATION REGARDING HOW WE UTILIZE HOW WE UPDATE OR REFRESH THAT 1977 RESOLUTION. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT IN PENSION COMMITTEE USING PART OF THE REVENUE OR THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF PROPERTIES FOR THE PENSION FUND. 
          SO WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          BUT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE FOR YOU TODAY, BUT WE WILL HAVE THOSE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. 
          THEN ON PAGE 22, ANOTHER EXPENSE DRIVER, WE TALK ABOUT PLANNED INCREASE AROUND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 
          I LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD AROUND CYBERSECURITY AND JUST HOW THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A THREAT TO THE CITY OF DALLAS, NO MATTER HOW MANY PLATFORMS WE ENGAGE TO CATCH THREAT HACK DOORS. 
          I LOOK AT THIS AND JUST IS THIS ENOUGH? THE AMOUNT THAT'S SHOWN ON THIS PAGE IS JUST THE INCREASE IN THE ALLOCATION. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE DATA SERVICES FUND, THERE IS FUNDING SET ASIDE FOR RANSOMWARE. 
          THERE IS A LINE ITEM. 
          I'M NOT SURE IF WE WANT TO DISCLOSE HOW MUCH WE HAVE SET ASIDE, BUT THERE'S AN AMOUNT SET ASIDE FOR THAT. 
          THERE'S MORE TO CYBERSECURITY THAN JUST AROUND THAT RANSOMWARE. 
          I WAS THINKING AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THIS DECK AND PREPARATION THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER CATEGORIES THAT ARE FAR MORE VISIBLE TO OUR PUBLIC. 
          YET THIS IS ONE THAT IS JUST THAT SILENT THREAT THAT IS ALWAYS PRESENT, 
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AND I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING SIGHT OF THAT AS WE LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS. THANK YOU. 
          CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM 8? THANK YOU, MAYOR. REFERRING TO SLIDE 16, THE FISCAL YEAR 25 FORECAST OF A BILLION 75, WHICH IS ABOUT 6.7 MILLION LESS THAN BUDGET. 
          NOW, THAT IS FOR THE PERIOD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2025, CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          HOW DID WE HAVE A 6.7 MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL? IF WE RELIED IN OUR FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ON THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLLS AND OUR TAX RATE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL, WHY IS THERE A SHORTFALL? WE RELY ON THE CERTIFIED VALUES PROVIDED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. 
          ONCE THE VALUES ARE CERTIFIED, ONCE YOU GO THROUGH ARB AS A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS WHERE YOU CAN FILE A LAWSUIT. 
          THAT IS AN OPTION THAT'S AVAILABLE TO YOU. 
          THOSE LAWSUITS CONTINUE THROUGH THE SYSTEM, AND SO WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. 
          THEY CERTIFY A 90%. 
          WE'RE SUBJECT TO LITIGATION. 
          WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS. 
          WELL, UNDERSTAND WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT, BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT ENTIRE 6.7 MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IS A RESULT OF SUCCESSFUL LAWSUITS AGAINST THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO REDUCE THE APPRAISALS? CORRECT. 
          EVERY YEAR, THERE IS A CONTINUATION AFTER JULY THE 25TH OF WORKING THROUGH WHATEVER APPEALS ARE STILL IN PLACE. 
          THEY HAVE TO ACHIEVE 90% RESOLUTION BEFORE THEY CERTIFY THE PROPERTY, BUT THINGS ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH. 
          DCAD HAS A MUCH HIGHER PERCENT WHEN THEY PROVIDE THEIR CERTIFICATION, BUT EVERY YEAR, THERE IS SOME AMOUNT OF EROSION THAT OCCURS TO THE TAX BASE. 
          IT'S JUST THE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND THE FISCAL YEAR WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. 
          IT IS NUMBERS I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND SO WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATION WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT ABOUT THEIR PROCESS AND JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MIGHT BE AT RISK IN THE FUTURE SO THAT WE CAN FACTOR IN A HIGHER EROSION RATE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR. 
          BECAUSE AS WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET, IT'S NOT JUST THE TAX BASE TIMES THE TAX RATE, IT'S ALSO WE FACTOR IN A COLLECTION RATE WHICH FACTORS EROSION AND WHO'S GOING TO PAY AND NOT PAY, AND THOSE THINGS. 
          WE PROBABLY NEED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE OUR COLLECTION RATE BECAUSE OF THIS FACTOR THAT WE SAW LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR AT A RATE THAT WE'VE NOT SEEN IN THE PAST. 
          WE DO HAVE AN EROSION FACTOR THAT IS APPLIED TO THE CERTIFIED TAX BASE, BUT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO INCREASE THAT EROSION RATE GOING FORWARD IF WE ANTICIPATE OR IF DCAD ANTICIPATES A SIMILAR RECORD OF LITIGATION GOING AGAINST THEM? YES, SIR. WE'VE RELIED ON HISTORY AND HISTORY'S CHANGING. 
          FOR THE '26 PLANNED FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. 
          NOW, THAT WILL BE THE BUDGET STARTING OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR, CORRECT? WE'RE ANTICIPATING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $72 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, CORRECT? CORRECT. HOWEVER, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REEVALUATING OUR COLLECTION RATE. 
          WE KNOW THAT INSTEAD OF RELYING ON OUR HISTORICAL APPROACH OF HOW WE LOOK AT THE COLLECTION RATES, WE ARE RE-EVALUATING WHAT THAT COLLECTION RATE WILL BE. 
          THAT MAY AFFECT THIS NUMBER IN A NEGATIVE SENSE? ABSOLUTELY. YES. 
          NOW, WITH REGARD TO THE 3.5% STATE CAP ON REVENUE INCREASE, WHAT IS THE BASE THAT THAT IS APPLIED TO? IS IT THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ACTUAL REVENUES? CORRECT. IT'S REVENUE OVER REVENUE. 
          LAST YEAR, I THINK IN THE APPENDIX, I HAD A BRIEF CHART, BUT IT'S THE GROWTH IN REVENUE, REAPPRAISAL REVENUE. 
          BASED UPON THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE FORECASTING FOR THIS YEAR OF A BILLION 75 MILLION, THAT WOULD BE THE BASE FOR 3.5% CAP FOR THE FISCAL YEAR '26 PLANNED BUDGET OR THE FISCAL YEAR '26 BUDGET, CORRECT? I WOULDN'T JUST USE THAT NUMBER BECAUSE THAT NUMBER IS TOTAL PROPERTY TAX, 
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AND SO IT INCLUDES CURRENT YEAR TAXES, PRIOR YEAR, REFUNDS, ALL ROLLED TOGETHER. 
          IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU A CLEAR CURRENT TAX NUMBER, WE WOULD HAVE TO PULL THAT NUMBER OUT AND SHOW YOU WHAT CURRENT TAXES BY ITSELF. 
          THAT NUMBER THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON THAT SLIDE INCLUDES ALL PROPERTY TAX REVENUES ROLLED TOGETHER. 
          DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT WILL INCREASE OR DECREASE THE BASE? WELL, THE TOTAL REVENUE NUMBER SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE INCLUDES ALL PROPERTY TAXES, CURRENT TAX, PRIOR YEAR, REFUNDS, ROLLED TOGETHER. 
          YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO JUST LOOK AT THE TOTAL PROPERTY TAX NUMBER AND SAY, I'M GOING TO INCREASE IT BY 3.5% BECAUSE THE INCREASE'S ON CURRENT TAX. 
          WE CAN GIVE YOU A NUMBER TO INCREASE CURRENT TAX AND COME UP WITH THE FORMULA. 
          I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS. 
          THEN JACK, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE 3.5% CAP WILL BE $40 MILLION. 
          WE'RE EXPECTING THAT THE FISCAL YEAR '26 WILL REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAX WILL EXCEED THAT. 
          THAT MEANS THAT WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES AGAIN THIS YEAR, CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY. IF VALUES INCREASE REAPPRAISED VALUES, WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. 
          IT'S A FORMULA WHERE VALUES GO UP, AND IF YOUR REVENUE INCREASES, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO INCREASE YOUR REAPPRAISAL REVENUE MORE THAN 3.5%. 
          BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU THAT CHART SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT WORKS. 
          IT'S JUST A MATH EQUATION [INAUDIBLE] REVENUE. 
          BUT ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS ON THE SLIDE THAT WE SHOWED, I GUESS THAT SLIDE 16, THAT PROPERTY TAX PLANNED NUMBER, LIKE JEANETTE MENTIONED, IS MORE THAN JUST CURRENT YEAR, BUT INCLUDED IS GROWTH FROM REAPPRAISAL AND GROWTH FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION. 
          NEW CONSTRUCTION REVENUE DOESN'T COUNT TOWARDS THE CAP. 
          THAT'S A FACTOR AS WELL. 
          IT LOOKS LIKE A LONG TAX FORM. 
          IT'S PAGES AND PAGES OF FORM THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH THE TAX OFFICE WORKING THROUGH ALL OF IT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE CALCULATE THE TAX RATE AND HAVE TO MAKE THE REDUCTION. 
          AGAIN, AS THE REVENUE GOES UP, THE RATE HAS TO COME DOWN SO THAT WE'RE NOT OVERTAXING OR GOING OVER THE CAP. 
          WE WORK WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY TAX OFFICE ON THAT EACH YEAR. 
          VERY GOOD. CITY MANAGER, I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS TO SWITCH TO A PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING. 
          I THINK THAT PORTENDS WELL FOR OUR TIGHT FISCAL YEAR TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS RATHER THAN JUST OVERALL DEPARTMENTS. 
          IT'S A FINER GRAINED APPROACH TO BUDGETING. 
          IT WILL REQUIRE, I'M SURE MORE ANALYSIS ON YOUR DEPARTMENT'S SIDE. 
          BUT I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE INITIATE THAT PROCESS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COMMENTS, AND I DIDN'T SPEAK UP AS COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS WAS ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW WE'RE EVOLVING. 
          I THINK IT'S TRULY GOING TO ALLOW FOR US TO DELIVER A BUDGET THAT IS TRULY RESPONSIVE. 
          IT WILL ADDRESS PROGRAMS THAT HAVE NOT DELIVERED THE RESULT AND THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AS A CITY, AND THEN WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT AS WE SHIFT DOLLARS THAT WE'RE TRULY GETTING TO THOSE OUTCOMES THAT I KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SEEKS TO DELIVER TO THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS. 
          IT IS GOING TO BE A PAINFUL SUMMER. 
          ON THE GROUNDWORK THAT THIS TEAM HAS ALREADY LAID. 
          WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS EARLIER IN THE YEAR. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE MEETINGS ALREADY WITH OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, AND SO THEY ARE PREPARING. 
          I AM CONFIDENT AND EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH A PROPOSED BALANCED BUDGET ON AUGUST 12, AND OUR GOAL WILL BE TO DELIVER THAT BUDGET SOONER. 
          THEY DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT PART. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 
          WE DEFINITELY WANT TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY TO GET US TO A GOOD PLACE. 
          WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM A. 
          WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING DELIVERING IT SOONER. 
          I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT WE RECEIVE IT ON A FRIDAY, NOT ON A MONDAY, SINCE IT'S A VERY LONG BUDGET, AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO READ. 
          I'LL MENTION THAT I SHARED WITH YOU THIS MORNING AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOUSTON'S BUDGET. 
          ALSO SHARED IT WITH JEANETTE AND JACK, WHERE THEY HAD HIRED ERNESTIN YOUNG TO IDENTIFY EFFICIENCIES. 
          IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DO IT, I KNOW I HAD PROPOSED A $1.5 MILLION TO DO VERY IN DEPTH ANALYSIS, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR LARGEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE DEPARTMENTS. 
          IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE EFFICIENCIES ORGANICALLY, 
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I HOPE THAT YOU WILL AGAIN CONSIDER THAT. 
          I'D LIKE TO START MY QUESTIONS ON PAGE 6, ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE RECOVERY OF DOLLARS GIVEN THE PROTEST FROM DCAD. 
          YOU HAVE ON THERE THAT THEY'RE STILL UNDER DISPUTE $50 BILLION. 
          WE COULD SEE ADDITIONAL IMPACT THIS FISCAL YEAR; IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. THAT IS CORRECT. 
          THAT IS THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE FILED THE PROTEST. 
          WE WOULDN'T LOSE THE ENTIRE 50 BILLION, BUT YES, THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT ARE STILL UNDER THAT PROCESS. 
          AT GPFM, WE TALKED ABOUT PERHAPS CHANGING THE COLLECTION RECOVERY PERCENT, AND I'M GLAD THAT'S CONTINUED AS A DISCUSSION. 
          ARE THERE ANY OTHER STRATEGIES YOU'RE ABLE TO USE TO IDENTIFY THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE WINNING SUITS SO THAT WE CAN BETTER PLAN OR OTHER TYPES OF INCENTIVES WE CAN TARGET TO THOSE? BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE MOSTLY EMPTY OFFICE BUILDINGS; IS THAT CORRECT? TRUE. 
          >> NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF THE PROPERTIES ARE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, AND THEN ABOUT 20, I THINK 3% ARE OFFICE-BASED OF THAT 96%. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS TALKED ABOUT, AND MAYBE THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR A FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IN TERMS OF THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH LITIGATION. 
          RIGHT NOW, IF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS PURSUE, IF THIS CASE GOES TO TRIAL, AND IF THERE'S A LOSS, THEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS TO PAY THE LEGAL FEES OF BOTH SIDES. 
          MAYBE THERE'S AN OPTION TO PURSUE WHERE EACH PLAINTIFF PAYS THEIR OWN LEGAL FEES. 
          MAYBE THAT'S A STRATEGY WHERE MAYBE THERE'S AN INCENTIVE FOR APPRAISAL DISTRICTS TO PURSUE MORE CASES VIA TRIAL. 
          THAT MAY BE AN OPTION. 
          >> THIS NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE ENGAGE WITH OUR PARTNERS AT DALLAS COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, AND OTHERS, BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING ALL OF US WHEN THE VALUE DECREASES FOR US, IT DECREASES FOR THEM TOO. 
          MAYBE TOGETHER WE CAN HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS AND TALK TO THE FOLKS OVER AT DCAD AND SEE IF THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF US. 
          >> THANK YOU. GOING TO PAGE 7 AND TALKING ABOUT EXPENDITURES EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE BUDGET, I DON'T SIT ON THE COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES. 
          DO WE UNDERSTAND WHY THE ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES HAVE GONE UP IN THE SHELTER OVERCAPACITY HAS IMPACTED THE BUDGET? OTHER STRATEGIES THAT ARE DEALING WITH THAT? 
          >> WE DO, AND DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES DIRECTOR IS HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO BRIEF QUALITY OF LIFE, I BELIEVE ON MAY 19TH TO GET INTO THE DETAILS. 
          BUT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH JUST HOUSING AND CARING FOR THOSE ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED PENDING CASE RESOLUTION, BUT I'LL LET PAUL RAMON GET INTO THE DETAIL. 
          >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          AS PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANIMALS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, WE'RE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO DPD AS FAR AS IT RELATES TO THEIR CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS. 
          WE'RE TRACKING THE DATA FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, AND WE'VE SEEN A HIGH VOLUME NUMBER OF CASES FOR CRUELTY, AND WITH THAT COMES THE ASSOCIATED ANIMALS THAT HAVE TO COME INTO OUR SHELTER FOR CARE, VET SERVICES, FOLLOW UP VET SERVICES, FEEDING, HOUSING, AND THEY TEND TO STAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN NORMAL ANIMALS BECAUSE OF THE COURT PROCESS, AND THAT PROCESS COULD TAKE UP TO 23 DAYS BEFORE AN ACTUAL OUTCOME IS RENDERED AND WE CAN THEN DISPOSITION THE ANIMAL PER PROTOCOL. 
          THAT'S INCREASING OUR COSTS RELATIVE TO SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, CONTRACT, LABOR SERVICES, PERSONNEL, SO FORTH. 
          THEN, AS WELL, WE'RE SEEING A YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE IN ANIMALS THAT ARE COMING IN FROM THE COMMUNITY BOTH THROUGH OUR FIELD SERVICES OPERATIONS AND OVER THE COUNTER. 
          WITH THAT, WE'RE SEEING THAT INCREASE IN COST, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE BRIEFING. 
          >> WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. PERHAPS WE CAN DO AN ANIMAL CRUELTY BRIEFING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          GLAD THAT WE'RE PURSUING THOSE CASES. THANK YOU. 
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MOVING TO PAGE 11, THE FIRST ITEM YOU HAVE ON HERE IS THE RESIDENT INPUT, AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE HEARD VERY CLEARLY IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY SURVEYS FOR THE LAST, I'LL SAY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, IS THAT THE PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE. 
          THE PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND STREET REPAIR. 
          I HOPE THOSE AREAS ARE THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET. 
          THAT WE HIGHLY CONCENTRATE ON THE THINGS THAT WE ARE REPEATEDLY TOLD NEED TO BE DONE, AND I THINK THAT WE ALREADY KNOW THAT. 
          IN LOOKING AT PAGE 15, WHERE YOU HAVE THE PLANNED BUDGET, CITY MANAGER, I KNOW THAT I KEEP SAYING THIS. 
          I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S INCLUDED IN ALL OF THESE PILLARS. 
          THERE AT LEAST NEEDS TO BE SOME INDEX THAT BREAKS DOWN THE DEPARTMENTS. 
          IF I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT'S IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, I SURELY KNOW THE RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VIBRANT, LIVABLE, OR SUSTAINABLE IS. 
          MAYBE SAFETY PEOPLE GET, BUT PLEASE HELP HERE. 
          >> WE DEFINITELY WILL DO THAT. 
          WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF INTERNAL WORK THAT STARTED LAST YEAR WITH HOW WE SET UP OUR DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WOULD BE THE LEVEL OF CHAMPIONSHIPS AROUND OUR CITY. 
          WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT WE DEFINITELY WILL DO THE HEAVY LIFTING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR AND IT'S TRANSPARENT. 
          WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EVEN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BUDGET ALONG THOSE LINES, AND SO WE WILL ENSURE THAT AS WE ALSO EVOLVE OUR NEW WEBSITE, THOSE ARE THINGS TOO THAT WE WILL LIFT UP AND BE ABLE TO SHOW HOW THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE GROUPED. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, THOSE PILLARS ARE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED, AND THE NAMES ARE ON THE PILLARS FOR EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS. 
          AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK, AND WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT CREATING ANY LEVEL OF CONFUSION, BUT IT HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR FOUNDATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT WE BEGAN TO EVOLVE INTO STARTING IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          >> I UNDERSTAND, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES IS SAFE BECAUSE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY. 
          IS THAT SUSTAINABLE? IS THAT LIVABLE? IS THAT VIBRANT? IS THAT FINANCIALLY SOUND? THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS, AND I WOULD HATE TO TELL MY RESIDENTS, YOU HAVE TO GO LOOK AT OUR ORG CHART TO KNOW THE NAME OF THESE PILLARS TO THEN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BUDGET IS. 
          IT'S BEYOND. THANK YOU. 
          >> I WILL MENTION THAT IN THE NEW BUDGET THAT YOU RECEIVE IN AUGUST, WE DO INTEND TO SHOW SOME THINGS BROKEN DOWN AND SUMMARIZED BY THE PILLARS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT FALL WITHIN IT. 
          I KNOW THAT MS. TOLBERT MENTIONS THE YORK CHART, AND WE'VE SENT MEMOS RECENTLY IDENTIFYING WHAT THOSE ARE. 
          BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO PUT IN THE APPENDIX OR SOMETHING SO THAT CROSSWALK IS THERE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> I WOULD SAY IT'S BEYOND THE APPENDIX. 
          EVERY PAGE WHERE YOU'RE ONLY ADDRESSING THE PILLARS, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PUT THE ACTUAL DEPARTMENT NAMES. 
          THIS IS VERY DISCONNECTED FROM THE WAY RESIDENTS THINK ABOUT OUR BUDGET AND OUR CITY. 
          ON PAGE 16 FOR GENERAL FUND REVENUE, COULD WE JUST VERIFY WHAT THE PLANNED AMOUNT IS FOR PROPERTY TAX TOTAL, NOT JUST GENERAL FUND? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE WHAT PROPERTY TAX IS DEPOSITED TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND? 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> JEANETTE'S LOOKING IT UP, AND IF WE DON'T HAVE IT PRETTY QUICKLY. 
          >> IT'S LIKE 568 MILLION, RIGHT? 
          >> NO. IT'S NOT THAT MUCH, BUT GIVE US ONE SEC. 
          >> IT'S 426.9 MILLION. 
          >> FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX. WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT. 
          IN FISCAL YEAR '25 VERSUS FISCAL YEAR PLAN '26, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT PERCENTAGE CHANGE WILL BE FOR THE COLLECTION PERCENT? 
          >> IT'S REALLY TOO EARLY FOR US TO DISCLOSE THAT. I'M SORRY. 
          WE'RE GOING TO WORK AND LOOK AT THE DATA, AND COME UP WITH AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT. 
          >> FOR FINES AND FORFEITURE, WHY IS THAT NUMBER SO FLAT? 
          >> MS. BENSON, LET US DO OUR RESEARCH ON THAT ONE AND GET YOU A RESPONSE. 
          >> COULD YOU GIVE A BREAKDOWN OF CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ON PAGE 18? 
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WHEN IT SAYS WE'RE SPENDING $534 MILLION ON CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT? 
          >> SURE. WE CAN PROVIDE THAT AS A FOLLOW-UP. 
          >> THEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CAPITAL OUTLAY BEING 28 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR '24 ACTUAL 13 MILLION FOR FORECAST, CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT'S SUCH A DIFFERENT NUMBER AND WHY WE'D HAVE SUCH A BIG REDUCTION? 
          >> WE CAN PROVIDE THE SAME FOLLOW-UP. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> MS. SCHULTZ, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO GO UP 10,000 FEET, AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. 
          I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT APPROACH, AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID. 
          I WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THERE'S RESEARCH AVAILABLE. 
          THIS IS ALL IN TERMS OF HELPING TO INFORM OUR RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC MODEL BEHIND OUR BUDGET, NOT THE NEW APPROACH, BUT OVERALL, WHY DO WE SPEND ON CERTAIN THINGS AND NOT OTHERS? I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S RESEARCH THAT'S BEEN DONE ON REDUCING CRIME AND ALL THOSE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES BY INVESTING IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS. 
          COULD WE BRING DOWN THE BUDGET IN THE FUTURE IF WE ACTUALLY SPENT MONEY IN AREAS THAT HAVE HIGH POVERTY AREAS SO THAT DOWN THE ROAD, WE COULD ACTUALLY JUSTIFY POTENTIALLY REDUCING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET BECAUSE OUR CITY HAS BECOME MORE SAFE. 
          THAT'S MY QUESTION. THE OTHER THING IS, I THINK HELPING IN TERMS OF OUR RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE CATCH-22 THAT WE'RE IN AS A CITY, WHICH IS AS OUR VALUES RISE, BECAUSE OUR CITY'S GETTING BETTER, SO DO OUR TAXES. 
          IT'S REALLY HARD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE UNLESS YOU'RE SELLING YOUR HOUSE OR YOU'RE MOVING TO A DIFFERENT APARTMENT, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT VALUES HAVE RISEN SO MUCH. 
          ALL YOU SEE IS THE PAIN OF HIGHER TAXES. 
          PEOPLE WANT CONTINUED LOWER TAXES, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT TEXAS IS 40TH. 
          IN OVERALL TAX BURDEN IN THE UNITED STATES, WE RANK 40TH IN THAT, BUT WE ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, DON'T WANT TO PAY TO IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          EVEN OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE NOT IN THE TOP 5% OF THE UNITED STATES. 
          WE ARE LIVING IN SUCH A SWEET SPOT, BUT WHAT WE TEND TO DO IS WE LACK THE NARRATIVE TO EXPLAIN THAT CHALLENGE OF LIVING IN AN INCREDIBLY LOW-COST PLACE TO LIVE BUT PEOPLE WANT THEIR TAXES TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE, BUT THEY DON'T WANT US TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON ANYTHING, AND YET IF WE ACTUALLY SPENT SOME MORE MONEY ON SOME THINGS, THEIR TAXES COULD REDUCE EVEN FURTHER BECAUSE PUBLIC SAFETY HAS GONE UP AND THE 64% THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON PUBLIC SAFETY COULD POTENTIALLY GO DOWN DESPITE, EVEN THOUGH OUR STATE WON'T LET US, BUT IN THEORY, OTHER THINGS COULD MAYBE GO INTO THAT BUDGET OR OTHER THINGS. 
          I'M MAKING A STATEMENT AS MUCH AS I'M ASKING THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY ANYWHERE TO RELEASE DATA POINTS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS SO THAT WE CAN HELP THEM BECOME BETTER EDUCATED ABOUT THAT CATCH 22 THAT WE'RE IN, AND ALSO FOR FURTHER INVESTMENTS DOWN THE ROAD IN THINGS THAT WILL REDUCE OUR BUDGET DOWN THE ROAD. 
          THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR NOW. 
          I KNOW IT'S A BIG LIFT, BUT IF PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD IT, I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT BUDGET WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP POLICING OUR WAY OUT OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE BECAUSE THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE THE SOLUTION EVER. THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRMAN GRACEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          I TOO, JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSITIONING TO THIS PRIORITY-BASED BUDGET, BUT I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET THE WRONG MESSAGE IN WHEN WE SAY THAT AND SUGGEST THAT BUDGETING FOR EQUITY WAS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN DOING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT MY COLLEAGUES INTENDED, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET THAT MESSAGE CONFUSED. 
          BUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE FACING, I THINK PRIORITIZING OUR BUDGET IS NECESSARY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL GETTING SERVICES WHERE THEY NEED TO BE IN THOSE NEGLECTED AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN DALLAS. 
          A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. 
          I APPRECIATE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, 
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AND THAT, I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY MORE PREDICTIVE. 
          ARE WE LOOKING AT WAYS TO USE THIS SORT OF TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO OTHER AREAS SO THAT WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT, FOR EXAMPLE, NOT TO USE THIS ONE, BUT WHEN I WAS IN PROCUREMENT, WE BOUGHT A LOT OF BULLETS, FOR POLICE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          ARE WE USING THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY TO BE MORE PREDICTIVE IN HOW WE MANAGE INVENTORY, HOW WE MANAGE FOR WATER DEPARTMENTS, PIPES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT? ARE WE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY TO DO THAT? CAN WE START THERE FIRST? THAT'S A BIG LARGE GENERAL QUESTION. 
          >> DO YOU WANT TO HELP WITH THE TECHNOLOGY? 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] INTERIM CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GRACEY FOR THAT QUESTION. YES, WE ARE. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING IS AS WE LOOK AT OUR PORTFOLIO OF APPLICATIONS, WHERE THERE IS A EFFICIENCY BY USING AI AUTOMATION, WE'RE TARGETING THOSE APPLICATIONS FIRST. 
          ACROSS THE BOARD, AS WE'RE IMPLEMENTING NEW SOLUTIONS, WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE SOLUTIONS FOR WHAT EFFICIENCIES WE CAN GAIN AND NOT JUST A REPLACEMENT OF A SYSTEM, BUT ALSO HAVING A LENS SPECIFICALLY TO INNOVATION AND EFFICIENCY. 
          >> I THINK I REMEMBER A BRIEFING OR SOMETHING A RECENT CONVERSATION. 
          YOU ALL SAW IT RUNS TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY AFTER CAMPAIGN BUT I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING FOR TOO, MAYBE AND PERHAPS YOU ALREADY DID IT, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST HUMOR ME AND RESEND IT TO ME, A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE TECHNOLOGIES ARE IN WHICH DEPARTMENTS THEY WOULD BE IMPACTING AND HOW I GUESS IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR FROM THERE. 
          WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS IS, AS WE LOOK AT WAYS TO SAVE ON OUR BUDGET AND THINGS LIKE THAT, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE SEE THESE CONSISTENT CHANGE ORDERS. 
          I KNOW WE'VE HAD AUDITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT, BUT AS WE'RE MONITORING THE NUMBER OF CHANGE ORDERS BY A PARTICULAR VENDOR OR A PARTICULAR PROJECT MANAGER, I'M GOING TO ASK, AND I WILL BE ASKING THAT WE TIGHTEN UP ON THOSE AS WELL. 
          WHAT I'LL BE LOOKING FOR IS IF THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH THE CITY FOR A CONSISTENT NUMBER OF YEARS AND THEY'RE CONSISTENTLY ASKING FOR CHANGE ORDERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND IT'S CONSTANTLY IMPACTING OUR BUDGET AND WHAT WE'VE PLANNED, I'D BE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE'RE MANAGING THAT. 
          I'LL BE TALKING TO I GUESS MY CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENTS TO SEE HOW WE'RE MANAGING THAT, AND REALLY LOOKING FOR THE PROJECT MANAGERS THAT ARE MANAGING THESE PROJECTS TO HELP UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO BETTER MANAGE AND CUT SOME OF THE COSTS AS IT RELATES TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDER THE GENERAL FUND EXPENSES FROM THERE. LET ME SEE. 
          >> THEN THE QUOTE OF JACK. THAT'S ALL IT WAS. 
          THAT WAS A REALLY BIG STATEMENT YOU MADE THERE. 
          WE RELIED ON HISTORY AND HISTORY IS CHANGING. 
          THAT'S A HUGE QUOTE FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE. THANK YOU, SIR. 
          >> MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM A. 
          >> JACK, QUESTION, WHEN WE BALANCED THE BUDGET, LAST YEAR, AND WE WERE ROUGHLY ABOUT $38 MILLION SHOT, IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT AT THE END. BEFORE WE BALANCE THE BUDGET. 
          >> GOING BACK TO ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. 
          I THINK IN THE MAY OR JUNE PRESENTATION A YEAR AGO. 
          WE WERE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $35-$38 MILLION SHORTFALL THAT WAS PART OF WHAT WE WORKED ON OVER THE SUMMER, PRESENTED A BALANCED BUDGET TO YOU LAST AUGUST, SEPTEMBER YOU ADOPTED A BALANCED BUDGET. 
          BUT THAT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME A YEAR AGO. 
          TODAY, I WOULD SAY, WE HAD A BALANCED BUDGET, BUT WE DID SHOW YOU THAT WE'RE ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ALREADY CHANGING A REVENUE. 
          SOMEBODY SAID TODAY, HOW FAR OFF ARE YOU? I THINK WE'RE ONLY SEVEN, BUT WE GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE WORK TO. 
          >> RIGHT. THEN WHEN WE BALANCE THAT, AND WE LOOK AT THE $30 MILLION, DID WE USE ARPA FORM ONE TIME MONEY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET? 
          >> NO, SIR. THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET WAS BALANCED, REVENUES AGAINST EXPENSES. 
          NOW, ARPA FUNDS THE SAME AS CDBG FUNDS OR HOME FUNDS OR ANY OF OUR OTHER GRANTS ARE CONSIDERED ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT SUPPLEMENT THE WORK OF THE GENERAL FUND. 
          BUT GENERAL FUND ITSELF, REVENUES AND EXPENSES WERE BALANCED. 
          >> ANY ONE TIME FUNDING ON LOOKING AT POLICE, OVERTIME PAYMENT, WAS THAT NOT PART OF THE GENERAL FUND? 
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IS THAT ONE TIME YOU MOVED FROM ONE BUCKET TO THE NEXT BUCKET TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF INCOME, WHICH IS JUST ONE TIME, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE AGAIN THAT YOU HELPED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET? IS THAT A [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> THAT IS A TRUE STATEMENT. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I LOSE TRACK OF TIME, BUT AT SOME POINT, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HIRE MORE OFFICERS AND WE SHOWED YOU THAT WE WERE GOING TO USE ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS OF ARPA FUNDS THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR. 
          THAT WAS A ONE TIME SOURCE OF FUNDS THAT WE WERE USING IN THE CURRENT YEAR AS THAT INCREASED OFFICER DIRECTION WAS PROVIDED MID YEAR. 
          THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT USING ONE TIME FUNDS FOR THAT TYPE OF PROGRAM. 
          >> DO WE HAVE ANY MORE OFFER FUND NOW THAT WE CAN USE IN THE SAME SCENARIO YOU JUST MENTIONED? 
          >> THERE ARE UNSPENT ARPA FUNDS, BUT ALL OF THE ARPA FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO A PROJECT. 
          WE ROUTINELY LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT THE ARPA FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO AND DETERMINE IF WE NEED TO STAY THE COURSE ON THOSE PROJECTS, OR IS IT TIME TO REPROGRAM ANY MONEY BECAUSE WE NEED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. 
          THAT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS OF LOOKING AT, BUT ALL OF THE ARPA DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED TO A PROJECT. 
          IT WOULD JUST BE A REALLOCATION IF WE NEEDED TO DO THAT. 
          >> HOW MUCH IS THAT? 
          >> WE PROVIDE A REPORT TO GPFM EVERY MONTH ON ARPA FUNDS, AND OF THE ACTUAL ARPA GRANT FUNDS, THERE IS ALL OF THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT ARE ENCUMBERED. 
          THERE'S $20 MILLION THAT'S STILL ENCUMBERED. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE ARPA REDEVELOPMENT FUND, THERE ARE $44 MILLION THAT ARE ENCUMBERED BUT NOT YET SPENT. 
          THERE'S A TOTAL OF $83 MILLION THAT'S NOT ENCUMBERED YET. 
          >> THERE'S $83 MILLION, IS THAT CORRECT? 
          >> EIGHTY THREE MILLION DOLLARS OF ARPA REDEVELOPMENT FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ENCUMBERED AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          THEY ARE ALLOCATED TO A PROJECT THEY ARE NOT UNDER CONTRACT. 
          >> AGAIN, THEY ARE ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT. 
          THAT'S NOT NECESSARY. 
          THEY WOULD BE SPENT ON THE PROJECT, IS THAT CORRECT? HAVE THE COUNCIL APPROVED THOSE PROJECT. 
          DO TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE AN OPTION TO CHANGE WHERE THOSE MONEY IS ALLOCATED? 
          >> YOU ALL HAVE SEEN AND IT'S BEEN PART OF A BUDGET WHAT THOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TOWARDS. 
          SOME OF THEM WILL STILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNSEL IF WE AWARD A CONTRACT OVER A CERTAIN THRESHOLD. 
          SOME OF THEM DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNSEL IF THE USE FALLS UNDER THAT THRESHOLD. 
          >> WHAT IS THAT NUMBER THAT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT THRESHOLD? 
          >> HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. 
          >> HOW MUCH? 
          >> HUNDRED THOUSAND, CURRENTLY CAN BE DONE BY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. 
          OR SOME OF THE DOLLARS MAY HAVE BEEN FOR THINGS THAT ARE STAFF COSTS, AND SO WE DON'T COME BACK TO COUNSEL TO ASK FOR PAYROLL, FOR EXAMPLE. 
          >> MY DEAL IS NUMBER ONE. 
          I KNOW YOU SAID $83 MILLION DEPENDS ON WHAT PROJECT THAT IS ALLOCATED AND SOME PROJECT COULD GO AWAY. 
          I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BEFORE,I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BRIEFING OR WHATNOT ON JUNE 18, IS THAT CORRECT? 
          >> YES, SIR. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MEMO THAT ALL OF THE PROJECT THAT ARPA FUND IS GOING TO BE USED. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT IT IN A MEMO OR NOT, BUT I REALLY LOOK TO HAVE ALL THE COUNSEL HAVE THAT AND LOOK AT THAT. 
          WE CAN MAKE A CLEAR DECISION HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT MONEY, AND HOW THE MONEY IS ALLOCATED. 
          >> THE LAST REPORT THAT WE SENT TO COUNSEL WAS DATED APRIL 22. 
          WE WILL RESEND THAT THIS FRIDAY. 
          >> RIGHT. AGAIN, WITH THAT ALLOCATION, WE AS A COUNCIL DO HAVE THE LATITUDE TO CHANGE THE ALLOCATION, IS THAT CORRECT? 
          >> YES, SIR. THE CITY COUNCIL CAN REALLOCATE THE FUNDS. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING ON WITH A TIGHT BUDGET THAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER, WHICH I WOULD NOT BE HERE, THAT WE HAVE FUND AND PROJECT. 
          SOMETIME PROJECTS GO AWAY AND SOMETIMES ADMINISTRATION MAKE A DECISION ON THE PROJECT AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER DO NOT KNOW WHAT PROJECT THEY'RE GOING TO GET LOST IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT. 
          I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE ON RECORD THAT WE KNOW WE CAN ALLOCATE THAT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM A. 
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          >> THANK YOU. QUESTION TO CITY MANAGER OR YOUR DESIGNEE. 
          I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND. 
          COULD YOU EXPLAIN AGAIN FOR THE PUBLIC YOUR PRIORITY? WHAT IS THE PROPER TERMINOLOGY FOR THIS PRIORITY BUDGETING? IS THAT THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGY? 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION AND COUNCILWOMAN ARNOLD. 
          PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING IS AN APPROACH AND HOW YOU LOOK AT ORGANIZING, NOT ONLY THE WAY YOU INVEST YOUR PUBLIC DOLLARS, BUT YOU DO IT BASED ON THE CRITICAL NEEDS, AND YOU TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT PROGRAMS BROADLY VERSUS LOOKING AT A BUDGET FROM JUST THROUGH A DEPARTMENTAL LENS. 
          WE HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS APPROACH. 
          IT IS BECOMING A BEST PRACTICE IN THE INDUSTRY. 
          SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY HAD THE PLEASURE OF JOINING ME LAST YEAR AT A CONFERENCE, WHILE WE REALLY WERE ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT HOW OTHER CITIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRANSFORM THEIR BUDGET PROCESS, THE RESULTS THAT THEY'RE SEEING, AND WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ELEVATE THE RE IMAGINING WORK THAT WE DID LAST YEAR AND BE ABLE TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL LIKE PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING THAT HELPS US GET THERE. 
          IT'S REALLY ABOUT LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM, EVERY SERVICE THAT'S BEING PROVIDED BY THE CITY, LOOKING AT THAT THROUGH A IMPACT, WHAT HOW THOSE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERING RESULTS. 
          YOU REALLY DO WANT HIGH PERFORMING PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY DRAINING ONE RESOURCE FROM ANOTHER TO A DEPARTMENT. 
          IT IS A CHANGE. 
          IT'S MOVING US AWAY FROM, I THINK MR. ALLAN USED THE WORD STATUS QUO. 
          IT'S REALLY GOING TO TRANSFORM HOW WE NOT ONLY CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A CITY, BUT DOING SO IN A MORE TRANSPARENT WAY. 
          IT TRULY SHOULD PROVIDE SOME POSITIVE DIVIDENDS FOR THE CITY. 
          >> LET ME GET THIS UNDERSTANDING. 
          ARE THOSE PROGRAMS TIED TO AN EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYEE UNIT? 
          >> EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM THAT WE OPERATE AS A CITY HAS RESOURCES ALIGNED WITH IT. 
          SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES COULD BE THE PEOPLE THAT PERFORM THE SERVICE. 
          SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES COULD BE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT GOES ALONG WITH PERFORMING THE SERVICE. 
          EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE A DIRECT BUDGET TIED TO IT ANYWAY. 
          WE'RE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THOSE ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION TO WHERE WE SEE WHAT'S BEING ALLOCATED, WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT JUST SPENDING, BUT IT'S ABOUT NOW, HOW DO WE INVEST OUR DOLLARS IN THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE TRULY GOING TO DELIVER GREATER IMPACT AND GREATER RESULTS FOR THE COMMUNITY? IT'S STILL TIED TO THE NEEDS THAT OUR RESIDENTS IDENTIFY, BUT HOW DO WE NOW MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE OPERATE, THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TRULY ALLOW FOR US TO ALIGN AND SHOW HOW WE'RE DELIVERING AND ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS. 
          >> AS MY CONCERN IS CHAIR OF WORKFORCE, LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION ABOUT HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO WE HAVE THAT YOU MANAGE IN THE CITY? 
          >> ASK THE QUESTION ONE MORE TIME. 
          >> WHAT'S YOUR WORKFORCE NUMBERS IN THE CITY THAT FALL UNDER YOUR JURISDICTION. 
          >> THE CURRENT, I THINK FUNDED POSITIONS THAT ARE IN THE BUDGET IS A LITTLE OVER 13,000. 
          I'LL LET THE BUDGET TEAM CONFIRM THE EXACT NUMBER. 
          SOMETIMES THAT NUMBER CHANGES BASED ON IT, THE POSITION IS CURRENTLY FILLED. 
          BUT I THINK THE BUDGETED POSITIONS, I WANT TO SAY IT'S ABOUT 1,348. 
          THEY'LL CORRECT THE NUMBER, BUT IT'S IN THAT RANGE. 
          >> IT'S AROUND THAT. 
          >> YES, MA'AM. 
          >> BUT THE POINT OF CLARITY THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS IS, ARE YOU LOOKING AS YOU TALK ABOUT THIS PRIORITY BUDGET AND LOOKING AT PROGRAMS, ARE WE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE? WILL WE LOSE STAFF AS YOU PRIORITIZE FOR THESE PROGRAMS? IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? 
          >> WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THERE ARE NO SACRED COWS WHEN IT COMES TO THE APPROACH THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE AND LOOKING AT THE BUDGET. 
          IF THERE ARE PROGRAMS WHERE THOSE PROGRAMS ARE NOT PROGRAMS THAT TRULY ARE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE NEEDS, AND THERE ARE STAFF POSITIONS TIED TO THOSE. 
          OUR FIRST APPROACH IS ALWAYS, HOW DO WE REALIGN? HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT IF THERE ARE OTHER POSITIONS IN THE CITY THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN MOVE INTO THAT WE DO THAT WORK? WE WENT THROUGH A VERY EXTENSIVE EXERCISE EVEN LAST SUMMER IN LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE COULD NOT NECESSARILY CONTINUE TO GROW OUR HEAD COUNT, BUT HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS ARE POSITIONS THAT ALLOW FOR GROWTH, CAREER SERIES. 
          WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING AT THE QUANTITY, I THINK THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. 
          IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THOSE POSITIONS. 
          I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE GOING TO END UP. 
          I THINK BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH, IT'S GOING TO ALLOW FOR US TO TRULY SEE WHAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON, 
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AND THERE COULD BE THE POTENTIAL THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME POSITIONS ATTACHED IF THAT PROGRAM IS NOT A PROGRAM THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE. 
          BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU A NUMBER RIGHT NOW AND TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE GOING TO END UP. 
          THE PROCESS WILL HELP DETERMINE THAT AND TRULY WILL GIVE US MORE OF AN OBJECTIVE VIEWPOINT AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          AS WE STAND HERE TODAY, HAVE THE SUPERVISORS OR DEPARTMENTAL LEADERS HAVE MADE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES SO THEY UNDERSTAND. 
          WE STARTED EARLIER IN THIS YEAR. 
          I WANT TO SAY AROUND THE JANUARY, FEBRUARY TIME FRAME. 
          WE'VE ALREADY BEGUN THE WORK. 
          THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU'RE HEARING TODAY. 
          OUR TEAM HAS BEEN ACTUALLY ALREADY WORKING ON. 
          WE WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY AS PART OF THE BUDGET PRESENTATION TO TELL YOU WHAT THE APPROACH IS THAT WE'RE USING SO YOU CLEARLY UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP THE BUDGET GOING FORWARD. 
          >> BACK AGAIN, ON THE WORKFORCE, I THINK THE CHANGING OF THE STATUS QUO, I HEAR THAT BACK IN THE DAY, I GUESS THE WORD WAS A RIFF, AND AS A PRIORITY, AND IN SOME SPACES CALLED DOGE, A DOG, WHICHEVER WAY YOU FEEL LIKE LOOKING AT IT, BUT IT'S ABOUT EFFICIENCY. 
          THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO THE EFFICIENCY? 
          >> I WANT TO SAY BACK IN EARLY APRIL, IF THE DATES ARE NOT ROLLING TOGETHER, WE ANNOUNCED AN OVERALL INITIATIVE TO TRULY BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE WAY WE OPERATE AS A CITY. 
          WE UNDERSTAND AND AS YOU HEARD TODAY, THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE NOT UNLIMITED. 
          WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES. 
          THEREFORE, AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK AND HOW WE ENGAGE WITH OUR RESIDENTS, UNDERSTANDING THEIR PRIORITIES, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO LISTENING TO THE PRIORITIES THAT WE KNOW EXIST IN SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL DISTRICTS, WE STILL HAVE TO APPROACH IT FROM A RESPONSIBLE WAY AND FROM AN ACCOUNTABLE WAY. 
          I TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO ALLOW FOR US TO TRULY INVEST IN WHAT MATTERS, AND WE CONTINUE THE WORK TO MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS, WORKING TO LEVERAGE OTHER PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, OTHER DOLLARS. 
          ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE A PART OF THE EQUATION THAT WE WORK THROUGH AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE BUDGET, HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE POSITIONING OURSELVES FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS AND THIS IS WHAT GOOD GOVERNANCE LOOKS LIKE ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. 
          >> THE CONCERN FOR ME, NUMBER ONE WOULD BE THE WORKFORCE, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT POTENTIALLY COULD COME DOWN THE PIKE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO KNOW THAT. 
          BUT THE OTHER HAS TO DO WITH IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROGRAMS, DO YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC? I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED WITH HOUSING PROGRAMS BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WHEN THOSE PROGRAMS ARE CUT, THE COMMUNITY, THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEM, AND THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A RESPONSE ON A PROGRAM THAT THEY APPLIED TO IN A PREVIOUS YEAR. 
          THEN WHEN WE TALK WITH THEM, THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, MY NAME IS STILL IN THE HOPPER. 
          YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE TO MARKET TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT SO THEY'RE NOT AMBUSHED WHEN THEY CALL AND THEY REALIZE THAT PROGRAM NO LONGER EXISTS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? 
          >> THAT DOES MAKE SENSE. 
          I THINK IT'S PART OF HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE OUR ENGAGEMENT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THAT WILL BE A PART OF HOW WE COMMUNICATE, AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO SOUND LIKE IT'S ABOUT CUTTING PROGRAMS. IT'S REALLY ABOUT DETERMINING WHICH PROGRAMS ARE OFFERING THE GREATEST VALUE. 
          HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THOSE PROGRAMS CONTINUE? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE ALIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY TRULY ARE ALLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          THOSE VERY SAME CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE RAISED, WHETHER IT'S HOUSING, WHETHER IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. 
          IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS TRULY SEE THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE. 
          THE COMMUNICATION PIECE WILL BE A PART OF IT. 
          WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS OUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE WORKING THROUGH THIS OVER THE SUMMER, THAT WE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW WE THEN APPROACH THE WHOLE TOWN HALL MEETING SCHEDULE, WHICH I KNOW WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT TODAY. 
          BUT WE DO HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE DO A BETTER JOB OF EVEN SHARING THE INFORMATION AS PART OF THE TOWN HALL PIECE TO WHERE WE GET GREATER PARTICIPATION AND MORE PEOPLE COMING OUT TO TRULY LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE BUDGET. 
          WE KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES. 
          SOME OF OUR MEETINGS ARE NOT AS WELL ATTENDED AS OTHERS. 
          THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ELEVATING THE COMMUNICATIONS AROUND THE BUDGET. 
          WE'VE HEARD GREAT THINGS ALREADY TODAY ABOUT WAYS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S MORE TRANSPARENT. 
          >> LET ME RUN TO HOUSE BILL 3187. 
          ON SLIDE 16, IF YOU TALK ABOUT SALES TAX, YOU KNOW THAT THE BILL THAT'S MOVING ALONG IN TERMS OF SLASHING THE DART ONE CENTS. 
          HOW ARE WE GOING TO PROJECT? LET ME REPHRASE THAT. 
          IF THIS PASSES, HAVE YOU STARTED BRAINSTORMING ON HOW YOU MAY HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT 
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THAT LOSS ON OUR END IF THE FUNDS ARE CUT AND DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE PROJECTED IMPACT, WILL IT HAPPEN FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST, IF IT'S PASSED? WILL THAT AFFECT YOUR BUDGET? WHAT ARE YOUR PREDICTIONS OF WHAT OUR RESPONSE WILL BE? 
          >> FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AT THIS POINT WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY INCORPORATES ANY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LEGISLATIVE DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION? CORRECT. IF THERE ARE IMPACTS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, WE DEFINITELY WILL BUILD THAT INTO HOW WE APPROACH THE BUDGET, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS REALLY THE UPDATE THAT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE BASED ON OUR CURRENT YEAR, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING GOING FORWARD, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. 
          COUNCIL MARON LANTIN, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. 
          I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THAT IS BAKED INTO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW. 
          >> YOU'RE CORRECT, MS. TOLBERT, ANYTHING THAT'S COMING OUT OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS NOT INCORPORATED AT THIS POINT. 
          >> CORRECT. BECAUSE IT JUST STARTED MOVING HERE FOR THE LAST, WHAT IS IT 12 HOURS OR SOMETHING. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU ANTICIPATE IF A DECISION IS MADE TO CUT AS YOU HAVE THE ALLOCATIONS ON PAGE 16. 
          IF IT AFFECTS US ON ON THIS BUDGET, HAVE WE BEEN THINKING OF WAYS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO SUPPLEMENT THAT LOSS? 
          >> IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, YOUR QUESTION, AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY PREPARED TO GO INTO THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT ACTUALLY WOULD BRING REVENUE. 
          I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CREATE A COST. 
          IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A REVENUE, WOULDN'T BE AN EXPENSE, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. 
          BUT AGAIN, WE'RE JUST NOT AT THIS POINT WITH WHAT I THINK MOST OF US KNOW WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. 
          WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO GO INTO ANY GREAT DETAIL, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE A PART OF THE REVENUE. 
          MR. ALLEN AND MS. WHEATON, THEY WILL GET ME STRAIGHT ON IT, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT IT WOULD GO. 
          IT BRINGS BACK FUNDING TO THE CITY. 
          NOT NECESSARILY HAVING THE CITY TO CREATE NOW AN EXPENSE LINE TO WHERE WE'RE CLOSING A GAP FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. 
          >> THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET TO. 
          BASED ON THE MEMO I JUST READ FROM DART. 
          I BELIEVE DART SPOKE ABOUT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS. 
          IF OUR $0.01, THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO GET TO. 
          IF WE HAVE THE $0.01 DART AND WE HAVE A REDUCTION BECAUSE THE FUNDING IS GOING TO THE REDUCTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE OTHER CITIES, HOW DO WE MAKE UP FOR THAT? BECAUSE WHAT I'M READING AT THE MEMO IS SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS LOSS. 
          IT SEEMS LIKE THAT COMES BACK TO US FOR OUR WRITERS. 
          >> I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT WHAT DART WOULD DO AS IT RELATES TO THEIR ONGOING OPERATIONS, DEBT. 
          I THINK THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAPPEN. 
          BUT I THINK AS IT PERTAINS TO WHAT WE'VE LAID OUT AND HOW WE ARE PROJECTING THE BUDGET, THE APPROACH THAT WE'RE TAKING RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT A PART OF ANY OF OUR REVENUE NUMBERS OR ANY OF OUR EXPENSE NUMBERS AT THIS TIME. 
          >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          >> I THINK IT'S PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO WE HAVE THAT WOULD [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> LET ME RUN IT THIS WAY. WE KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE ON PAPER IS NOT IMPACTED BY THAT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL TODAY OR WHATEVER THAT IT'S ROLLING DOWN THE PIPE. 
          ALL I'M ASKING IS IF INDEED, WE HAVE A REDUCTION BECAUSE OF THE ALLOCATIONS TO THE OTHER CITIES IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND. 
          WILL THAT IMPACT THE FUNDS THAT WE NORMALLY GET IN THROUGH THE SALES TAX THAT YOU'RE LISTED ON PAGE 16, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY FOR 25 MAYBE FOR 2025 OR 20 ANOTHER FISCAL YEAR FOR YOUR BUDGET? 
          >> NOT AT IMPACT, NO, MA'AM. 
          NOT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. 
          I THINK AGAIN, IT'S BACK TO THEN WHAT HAPPENS WITH DART'S OPERATING BUDGET. 
          AS AN ORGANIZATION, THEN, WHAT ARE THE WAYS THAT DART WOULD HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ON THEIR END IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE ANY SHORTAGE OR ANY CUTS IN FUNDING TO DART? 
          >> THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. 
          IT IS ABOUT 38 SECONDS ON MY TIME. 
          LET ME COME BACK BECAUSE I WANT TO PULL THE EXACT MEMO BECAUSE THE WAY I'M READING IT, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO AFFECT OUR WORKING CLASS AND THEIR INABILITY TO GET TO WORK. 
          THE QUESTION BECOMES, WHAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITY FOR TRANSPORTATION? THEN THE OTHER THING AS WE TALK ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL OR WHAT IS THE PARTY BUS THAT WE PAY FOR. 
          I THINK WE PAY FOR THAT. 
          I'M JUST TRYING TO GET UNDERSTANDING. 
          ARE WE THINKING IN TERMS OF SUPPLEMENTING COSTS AND HOW ARE WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, WHETHER IT'S 25 OR 26 IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT 24? I SAY IT'S ZERO. YOU CAN ANSWER. 
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          >> NO, AND I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION. 
          I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE SAYING, MISS ARNOLD IS THAT THE PRESENTATION TODAY, I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. 
          WE ARE NOT PREPARED. 
          TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEN HAPPENS. 
          WE ARE BASING THIS OFF OF THE BUDGET THAT WAS ADOPTED, WHAT WAS PLANNED, AND WHAT THE APPROACH IS GOING TO BE GOING FORWARD, AND WE HAVE NOT HAD A FULL CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IS PENDING IN AUSTIN, WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE CITY. 
          THAT'S JUST NOT WHAT WE'RE PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. 
          I JUST DON'T WANT TO START TO TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION WHEN WE HAVEN'T DONE THE PROPER DUE DILIGENCE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS EFFECTIVELY. 
          >> COUNCILWOMAN BLACKMAN. 
          >> THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO ECHO. 
          I KNOW WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO LUNCHTIME. 
          I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY SAID ABOUT PROPERTY BASED BUDGET. 
          THANK YOU. GOT TO PUT A PLUG IN FOR MY LIBRARY. 
          TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          YOU SAY THAT THERE'S 50 BILLION THAT IS BEING CONTESTED, NOT DOLLAR, THE PROPERTY VALUES. 
          >>THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE A VALUE OF 50 BILLION AND THEY HAVE FILED A PROTEST? 
          >> YES. 
          >> I DON'T KNOW THE VALUE OF THEIR PROTEST. 
          >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU BECAUSE WE'RE 6.8 IN THE HOLE, AND I WAS GOING TO CAN YOU EQUATE THAT 50 BILLION TO WHAT A POTENTIAL INCREASE COULD BE? 
          >> BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY HOW FAR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE DCAD ARE APART. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE VALUE. 
          >> IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL. 
          >> WE LOST ALL THE VALUE OF NOT. 
          >> YOU DON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU. 
          >> THE OWNERS ARE NOT SAYING THAT THEIR VALUE IS ZERO. 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> I DON'T KNOW THAT. 
          >> AT DELTA THERE THAT YOU CAN FIGURE OUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT COULD INCREASE BY 6.8, BUT ALL DON'T HAVE THAT DATA. 
          >> I'M SORRY. 
          >> JUST ALONG THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, IN AUSTIN, WHAT ABOUT OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS? HAS THAT BEEN BAKED INTO THIS? 
          >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE POINTED OUT ON ONE OF THE PAGES WAS UNCERTAINTY. 
          LEGISLATIVE UNCERTAINTY, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, SO WE HAVE NOT BAKED IN ANYTHING RELATED TO WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN AUSTIN OR WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN DC AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          >> BUT YOU HAVE A RUNNING LIST? 
          >> WE KNOW THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. 
          WE TRY TO LISTEN TO WHAT'S GOING ON AND AT SOME POINT, WE WILL EITHER BAKE IT INTO OUR RECOMMENDATION OR HAVE TO TELL YOU OTHERWISE. 
          >> THEN BACK TO THE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, I THINK WHAT THREE QUARTERS OF THE ECONOMISTS HAVE SAID WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GO TO A RECESSION. 
          THE MOST VOLATILE ONE IS OUR SALES TAX. 
          THESE NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE SHOWING US NOW, THEY USUALLY HAVE BEEN CONSERVATIVE. 
          IS THERE A POTENTIAL THAT IT WOULD EVEN BE MORE OR BE LESS. 
          >> YES, THERE'S A CHANCE IT COULD BE LESS. 
          I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE THAT WE'VE USED CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS. 
          >> WE USE REALISTIC NUMBERS. 
          >> I FEEL LIKE WE USE REALISTIC NUMBERS BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CONTRACT ECONOMIST. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR, WE ENDED THE YEAR, $12 MILLION UNDER BUDGET. 
          WE DIDN'T BUDGET A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER IN THAT CASE. 
          I REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET 12 MILLION MORE. 
          THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT SALES TAX THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE ECONOMIC CONDITION. 
          BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO POTENTIALLY HAVE SOME UPSIDE DUE TO FIFA, AND HOW DO WE HOW DOES THAT BALANCE THAT OUT FOR OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATION. 
          >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ME THIS, BUT ON THE PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING AND STAFF LOOKING AT, I GUESS, ROI, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO CALL IT, DID YOU ALL PUT TOGETHER A RUBRIC OR A MATRIX BEFORE YOU ALL WENT IN SO THAT WAY YOU COULD RANK THESE? IN OTHER WORDS, SO EVERYTHING COMES OUT WITH THE SAME LENS, AND IT'S NOT LIKE, OH, THAT'S ONE THAT'S MY PET PROJECT OR THEIR PET PROJECT, JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE USING THAT AS A RANKING SYSTEM. 
          >> THERE IS A COMPONENT OF THE PRIORITY BASED BUDGETING THAT HAS ALL THE PROGRAMS SCORED. 
          USING A RUBRIC, IF YOU WILL, OF SEVEN DIFFERENT ATTRIBUTES FOR EACH PROGRAM FROM HELP ME OUT, JANETT. 
          YOU KNOW IT MUCH BETTER THAN ME. 
          >> THE ATTRIBUTES RANGE ANYWHERE FROM MANDATE, COST RECOVERY, THE POPULATION SERVED, IS THERE A DEMAND FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM? RELIANCE, ARE WE THE ONLY FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY OFFERING THAT SERVICE? IS THERE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT IT, 
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MEANING IS IT AN INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE, A NATIONAL STANDARD? IS IT SUPPORTED BY STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          >> OBJECTIVE. 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> IT'S NOT SUBJECTIVE. 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> BECAUSE YOU WANT THESE NORMS. YOU DON'T WANT DIFFERENT LENS WITH A DIFFERENT PROJECT, BUT IF THEY'RE COMING IN WITH THE SAME LENS THAT THEY'RE BEING SCORED, THEN IT MAKES IT'S MORE OBJECTIVE THAN SUBJECTIVE. 
          THAT'S ALL I WAS CHECKING ON. 
          >> AS THIS NEW MODEL EVOLVES, WE WANT IT TO BE MUCH MORE DATA DRIVEN, OF COURSE, AND SO WE WILL BUILD TO THAT. 
          WE'VE TALKED ABOUT REALLY NEEDING MORE OF A TRUE STRATEGIC PLAN SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION AND THE GOALS AND THE PRIORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED THROUGH THAT TYPE OF PROCESS THAT WE CAN SCORE BASED ON THAT. 
          I KEEP SAYING WE'RE IN A PILOT HERE AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN ON SCORING AND TRY TO HAVE SOME OBJECTIVITY IN THE WAY WE'RE APPROACHING. 
          >> JUST FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES, AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE DEVELOPING OUR BUDGET, WHAT WAS THE GAP? DO YOU REMEMBER? 
          >> YES. AS MAYOR PRO TEM MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WAS RIGHT AROUND $35 MILLION THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. 
          >> WE'RE NOW AT A FRACTION OF THAT, AND SO THE EXERCISE WILL STILL BE AN EXERCISE, AND IT WILL BE DONE UNDER WITH OBJECTIVITY AND DATA. 
          BUT WE WILL PROBABLY BE SHAVING OFF ANOTHER 7-8 MILLION. 
          >> THERE'S SO MANY NUMBERS THAT ARE STILL IN PLAY. 
          I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT SALES TAX AS ONE. 
          WE'VE ASSUMED GROWTH IN SALES TAX. 
          WELL, DO WE NEED TO PULL THAT BACK? DO WE NEED TO ASSUME A HIGHER OR REDUCED COLLECTION RATE ON OUR PROPERTY TAX BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATION EARLIER ON THAT. 
          WHERE ARE WE GOING TO END UP ON MEET AND CONFER? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THROUGH SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE THINGS? ALL OF THAT TOGETHER IS Y HAS TO BE WORKED OUT. 
          THERE'S A WHOLE LOT LEFT OF. 
          >> YOU'VE GOT OVER THE VARIABLES THAT YOU'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH THE NEXT 60 DAYS? 
          >>YES, MA'AM. 
          >> THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. 
          >> I JUST ADD THAT'S WHY THE JUNE BRIEFING, WE KNOW WILL BE PROBABLY A STRONGER LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE SOME OF THOSE OTHER VARIABLES RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PLUG IN. 
          WE SHOULD BE GETTING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER ON WHAT WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO AROUND MEETING, CONFER. 
          SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT JUNE, YOU GET AN UPDATED NUMBER AND IT MIGHT SHIFT JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT TOO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. 
          >> I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET TEAM. 
          THESE ARE NEVER EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S SO MANY UNKNOWNS, AND YOU'RE JUST YOU'RE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN, AND I APPRECIATE IT AND YOU COME PREPARED, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IT. THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRMAN WEST. 
          >> I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET TEAM AS WELL. 
          GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY. THAT WAS A GOOD POINT, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TODAY. 
          MY COLLEAGUES HAVE REALLY DONE A GOOD JOB OF THAT. 
          BUT I WILL SAY AS WE GO INTO JUNE AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT BRIEFING, THERE IS ONE DEPARTMENT THAT INTERSECTS OUR TWO BIGGEST COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. 
          YEAR AFTER YEAR IN EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT, WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS THE TWO TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE REALLY RATED BY OUR CONSTITUENTS ON THOSE TWO TOPICS. 
          THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS IS THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT INTERSECTS BOTH BECAUSE OUR STREETS AND HOW THEY'RE DESIGNED, OUR SIDEWALKS, OUR ADA RAMPS, THEY DICTATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF HOW PEOPLE GET AROUND THE CITY. 
          I WOULD HATE, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A LOT OF REALLY TOUGH CUTS IN THE BUDGET. 
          THAT IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT FORGET WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT DEPARTMENT, THE FACT THAT HOW THEY APPLY THEIR BUDGET DIRECTLY IMPACTS HOW OFTEN OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AND PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES. 
          I'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT VERY CAREFULLY THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIR WOMAN MILL, THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. 
          WELL, FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE, CAROLYN KING ARNOLD, THAT I ALWAYS ENJOY YOU AND SOME OF THE THINGS YOU SAY, BUT THE NEW ONE IS CALLING THE STREET CAR A PARTY BUS. 
          I'M GOING TO KEEP THAT. I LIKE THAT. 
          JACK OR JANETT, I'D LOVE TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION. 
          WHAT DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS THE LARGEST BUDGET IN CONSIDERATION OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET? 
          >> IS IT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? 
          >> I BELIEVE THAT WOULD NOT BE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR CAPITAL BUDGET. IS THAT CORRECT? 
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          >> I'D HAVE TO LOOK IT UP, BUT I I ASSUMED YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND. 
          >> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND. 
          I'M TALKING ABOUT THE OVERALL BUDGET, WHAT DEPARTMENT HAS THE LARGEST BUDGET? 
          >> WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU. 
          IT'S IN THE SUMMARY OF SERVICES. 
          >> IF YOU ADD IN THE CAPITAL PIE ALONG WITH THE OPERATING PIECE TOGETHER, THEN IT'S PROBABLY THE TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE WHEN YOU PULL IN THE CAPITAL PIECE? 
          >> THAT IS EXACTLY THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE. 
          THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO START AT THE END BECAUSE TIME IS SHORT FOR ME. 
          I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY FOR PAGE 24, LAYING DOWN THE REALITIES OF THIS BUDGET. 
          >> I THINK IT'S BEYOND TIME, BUT MAYBE THIS TIME IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET VERY SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY IS AND WHAT THE CITY SHOULD BE DOING, AND WHAT OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DOING. 
          I THINK AND I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO BRING BACK A BUDGET TO US THAT INCLUDES A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WE HAVE OVERALL, NET, BECAUSE THAT IS THE DRIVER OF OUR EXPENSE. 
          OUR PERSONNEL EXPENSES ARE WAY TOO HIGH. 
          THEY HAVE GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. 
          I THINK THAT YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO REDUCE THEM. 
          I CAN SEE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM IN GOOD WAYS, BUT I HOPE THAT ALSO MEANS A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WILL DRIVE OUR TAX RATE. 
          THEN THE NEXT THING IS THAT YOU, CITY MANAGER, DID A GOOD JOB OF LOOKING AT CONSOLIDATIONS. 
          I HOPE THAT'LL CONTINUE. 
          AS YOU QUESTION DEPARTMENTS ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS, AND YOU SEE PROGRAMS THAT REALLY AREN'T DELIVERING THE RESULTS THAT THE DOLLARS ARE USING FOR, I HOPE YOU'LL HAVE THE COURAGE TO BRING IT FORWARD, AND I HOPE WE'LL HAVE THE COURAGE TO NOT ALLOW A PEP PROJECT TO CONTINUE THAT'S CLEARLY UNWARRANTED. 
          NOW, I'D JUST LIKE TO GO TO NUMBER 22. 
          WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING MAINTENANCE, AND THIS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION DOWN TO 11 MILLION, HAS THERE BEEN AN ANALYSIS OF ALL THE ROOFS OF OUR BUILDINGS? ALL THE AGE FACTS? CAN WE SAY THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S COMING BECAUSE $11 MILLION WITH AS MANY BUILDINGS WE HAVE, IT SEEMS INSUFFICIENT? 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. 
          I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE ABOUT THE COURAGE PIECE. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS NEW BUDGETING PROCESS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TRANSFORMATIONAL, AND WE HAVE CREATED THE SENSE OF URGENCY AROUND IT, AND OUR TEAM FULLY HAS EMBRACED IT. 
          IT DOES TAKE MORE WORK, AND THE TEAM IS COMMITTED TO IT. 
          AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR IT BECAUSE THE TEAM WILL NEED THAT SUPPORT WHEN WE COME AND BRING YOU THE RESULTS OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE USED FOR PRIORITY-BASED BUDGETING. 
          AS IT RELATES TO THE MAINTENANCE PIECE, WE HEARD MANY COMMENTS EARLIER IN THIS YEAR ABOUT THE NEED TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THOSE MAINTENANCE NEEDS. 
          WE HAVE A DEDICATED BRIEFING SCHEDULED FOR MAY THE 21ST. 
          OUR TEAM THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING NOW TO BRING THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT I KNOW HAS BEEN REQUESTED BEFORE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO WAYS THAT WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO BUILD THIS IN AS PART OF OUR BUDGET, AND NOT WAIT FOR FIVE-YEAR BOND PROGRAMS. WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED PRESENTATION ON THE 21ST, AND I THINK IT WILL HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD AROUND THE ONGOING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FACILITY NEEDS AND WAYS THAT WE HAVE TO LIFT THAT WORK UP AND DO IT AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL. 
          YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, $11 MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH, AND WE WILL SHOW YOU WHERE OUR GAPS ARE, BUT THE ASSESSMENT AROUND THAT WORK IS SOMETHING THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST YEAR. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          >> GREAT. WITH THAT BRIEFING, IF YOU COULD MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE BALANCE OF THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AVAILABLE SINCE THAT HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THAT. 
          THE NEXT THING IS THE PLANNED INCREASE TO 3.5 MILLION OF IT. 
          I WILL SAY I'M GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION AND MODERNIZATION OF OUR IT SYSTEMS, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT'S ENOUGH. 
          I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. 
          THE NEXT PAGE THAT I'M GOING BACKWARDS ON IS ON PAGE 20. 
          >> YOUR TIME IS UP. YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR ONE MINUTE? 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MY ONE MINUTE, THANK YOU. 
          I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS TO 325 AS THE PLANNED HIRING GOAL, OUR LAST CLASS HAD A 78% GRADUATION RATE. 
          WHEN YOU START DOING THE MATH, IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT 325 IS INSUFFICIENT IF WE'RE 
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ACTUALLY GOING TO GROW THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT. 
          MY LAST ITEM IS PAGE 19. 
          THIS IS A CHART THAT I THINK EVERY YEAR, I OBJECT TO. 
          IT'S A CHART SHOWING THE GENERAL FUND, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY THIS STATEMENT. 
          SAFE REQUIRES 100% PROPERTY TAXES AND 24% SALES TAXES, BUT THIS IS NOT ACCURATE. 
          THIS IS NOT ACCURATE BECAUSE YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN OUT OF THE PROPERTY TAXES THE DEBT SERVICE, WHICH I THINK WE'VE ESTABLISHED IT BEING 400 AND SOME MILLION, 426. 
          HAD YOU LEFT THE 426 IN THERE AND NOT USED IT FOR DEBT SERVICE, IT ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE COVERED MORE THAN JUST PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          IT WOULD HAVE COVERED CORE, FISCALLY SOUND, GROWING. 
          >> YOUR TIME IS UP. 
          >> MY LAST STATEMENT IS JUST THIS NEEDS MORE EXPLANATION, AND IT'S MISLEADING TO SAY THAT IT'S USING 100% OF THE PROPERTY TAX. THAT'S NOT TRUE. 
          >> SHARE ONE HONORE, THREE MINUTES. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, JUST LET ME KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET IT TO ME, BASED ON PAGE 16, WITH THE SALES TAX PROJECTIONS, ACTUAL AND BUDGET, AND FORECAST, ARE WE TO UNDERSTAND TODAY THAT THE 1% AS IT IS NOW, WITHOUT ANY REDUCTIONS, HAS BEEN BAKED INTO THESE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ON PAGE 16? 
          >> MS. HONORE, REPEAT THE QUESTION? 
          >> THE 1% SALES TAX, HAD THE DART ALREADY BEEN BUILT INTO WHAT WE HAVE ON PAGE 16? 
          >> WHAT WE HAVE ON PAGE 16 IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE. 
          WE HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES IN THE SALES TAX BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE PROJECTIONS, THE FORECAST, BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT AS IT RELATES TO DART, IF THAT'S THE QUESTION. 
          >> BUT WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE 1% AT THIS POINT. 
          CAN YOU TELL ME THE 1% HOW MUCH IS GENERATED FOR DART? 
          >> I THINK THAT 1% IS ALREADY TAKEN OUT. 
          >> IT'S ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT. 
          SALES TAX IN THE CITY IS 8.25, 6.25% GOES TO THE STATE, 1% GOES TO DART, 1% COMES TO THE CITY. 
          OUR 1% AND THEIR 1% IS ABOUT THE SAME, AND WE ARE BUDGETING, OR AT LEAST PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR ABOUT $480 MILLION FROM SALES TAX. 
          THEREFORE, THEY SHOULD BE GETTING ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, NOT TO MENTION THEIR OTHER PARTICIPATING CITIES. 
          >> THEN WE GET TO ABOUT 480? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ON THE PLAN AT THIS TIME FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          LAST YEAR, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED 440 MILLION. 
          THEY, DART, SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN 440 FROM SALES TAX FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS, NOT COUNTING WHAT THEY GOT FROM THE OTHER CITIES. 
          >> I THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT WITH MY TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON THE BUDGET, JUST IN GENERAL, I ALWAYS TRY TO APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR WORK. 
          THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO HAVE GOOD INFORMATION AND GOOD CLARITY AROUND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHARE WITH THEM ON THE BUDGET. 
          I WOULD RECOMMEND ONCE AGAIN THAT WE PUSH BACK ON THOSE ACRONYMS AND THE TERMINOLOGY, THE VERNACULAR THAT CONSTITUENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND, AND THEY'VE ASKED ME THAT. 
          PUT IT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, AND IT'S CALLED KISS. 
          KEEP IT SIMPLE AND SUCCINCT. 
          I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO PUSH ON SO THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT, AND THEY'RE MORE RECEPTIVE, AND THEY GO AWAY WITH THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THE BUDGET SESSIONS. 
          I CONTINUE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. 
          IT IS A HEAVY BURDEN, BUT WE KNOW BY CHARTER THAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS CITY MANAGER TO CRAFT AND PROPOSE, PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY A BUDGET. 
          WE WISH YOU GREAT LUCK WITH THAT. 
          BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THE CONSTITUENTS IN TERMS OF RECEIVING INFORMATION SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US AND WE WANT TO BUILD UP THE FAITH IN THE SYSTEM AND NOT CONTINUE TO LOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE IF YOU TALK ALL OVER THEIR HEADS, THEN YOU'VE LOST THEM. 
          THANK YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, BUT I DID NEED TO GET THE UNDERSTANDING OF THAT ONE SENTENCE SO I'LL KNOW WHERE WE STAND, WHAT WE GAIN, AND WHAT POTENTIALLY WITH THE LOSS, AND UNDERSTANDING, WHETHER WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT OR NOT. 
          DART, IF WE LOSE, WE ALSO IMPACT OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO DEPEND ON THIS SYSTEM, 
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TO GO TO WORK, TO GO TO THE HOSPITALS, TO GO VISIT THEIR COUSINS, TO GO TO SCHOOL, GO TO THE LIBRARIES, SO THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT SHY AWAY FROM IT AND WE'RE ADVOCATING TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE. THANK YOU. 
          >> CITY MANAGER. 
          >> I WANTED TO GO BACK JUST FOR A SECOND, COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU HAD A QUESTION ON THE TOTAL, WHICH DEPARTMENT LARGER? I GAVE YOU TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. 
          THE TEAM PULLED THE INFORMATION. 
          IS DALLAS WATER UTILITIES, IF YOU'RE ADDING THE CAPITAL, AS WELL AS ALL OF THEIR ENTERPRISE PIECES? ALL TOGETHER, IT WOULD BE DALLAS WATER UTILITIES. 
          I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MAKE THAT CORRECTION. 
          >> WHAT IF WE TAKE OUT NON-ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENTS? 
          >> GOT IT. I'M SURE THAT ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE READING THE FOLLOW-UP MEMO THAT WE SENT OUT, ANSWERING ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS FROM PRIOR MEETINGS. 
          WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT QUESTION IS ANSWERED IN OUR MEMO THAT WE SEND OUT AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING. 
          >> I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. 
          IT'S JUST THAT THERE'S A MISREPRESENTATION ON THIS SLIDE 19, AND THIS GETS REPEATED AT EVERY ONE OF OUR PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS. 
          >> POINT OF ORDER. IS SHE ON HER TIME, HER LAST MINUTE? 
          >> [OVERLAPPING] I WAS RESPONDING TO THE MANAGER, THANK YOU. 
          >> SHE WAS RESPONDING TO THE CITY MANAGER. 
          CITY MANAGER OPENED IT UP. 
          THANK YOU. SHE OPENED IT UP. 
          >> WE WILL INCLUDE IT IN A MEMORANDUM FOR SURE. THANK YOU. 
          >> IT IS NOW 12:37 ON MAY 7TH, 2025. 
          [CLOSED SESSION]
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.071 UNDER TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT ON THE FILING OF A MATTER DESCRIBED ON TODAY, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 4, AND UNDER SECTION 551.72 ON THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT ON THE FILING A MATTER DESCRIBED ON TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4. 
          WE ARE NOW IN A CLOSED SESSION. 
          [MUSIC] 
          >> SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AT 3:43 PM ON MAY 7, 2025, WE'VE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION. 
          MADAM CITY MANAGER, I'LL LET YOU CONTINUE WITH THE BRIEFINGS. 
          >> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR. 
          [C. 25-1349A Off-Street Parking & Loading Development Code Amendment]
WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER C. TODAY, THE PRESENTATION OF THE OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS. 
          WE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THAT ITEM. 
          I'D LIKE TO GET THE STAFF OUT. 
          THIS ITEM MARKS A FIRST AND A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE BROADER EFFORT TO REFORM AND ALIGN OUR ZONING CODE WITH CURRENT TIMES AND THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR CITY. 
          PARKING REGULATIONS, WHILE OFTEN VIEWED AS TECHNICAL, HAVE FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS. 
          THEY INFLUENCE NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL FORM OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ALSO HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY, SAFETY, AND WALKABILITY. 
          AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF INTENSE WORK, TODAY, WE ARE PRESENTING THE PARKING REFORM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. 
          THE PROPOSED CHANGES MOVE AWAY FROM RIGID, ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL PARKING MINIMUMS AND INSTEAD ESTABLISHES A MORE FLEXIBLE, CONTEXT-SENSITIVE FRAMEWORK. 
          IF ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE PARKING REFORM WILL MODERNIZE AND SIMPLIFY OUR REGULATIONS, ALIGN WITH NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES, AND SUPPORT OUR CITY'S ADOPTED POLICIES AND GROWTH STRATEGIES. 
          TODAY, WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS THAT THIS NEW REFORM PARKING APPROACH WILL HELP US BE MORE EFFICIENT, PREDICTABLE, AND TRANSPARENT. 
          THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE THE WORK TO STREAMLINE ZONING AND PERMITTING PROCESSES, AND THAT STARTS WITH A SIMPLE AND CLEAR ZONING CODE. 
          I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR HARD WORK, AND THE COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS REFORM INITIATIVE. 
          THEIR EFFORTS REFLECT EXTENSIVE OUTREACH NOT ONLY WITH ALL OF THE MAJOR CITY DEPARTMENTS, BUT ALSO WITH THE COMMUNITY AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE CITY IN PURSUIT OF A COMMON GROUND AND SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS. 
          AT THIS TIME, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ANDREEA UDREA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, ALONG WITH ROBIN BENTLEY, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WHO IS LEADING OUR GROWTH PORTFOLIO, AND I SEE EMILY LIU, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
          THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH, AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY. 
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          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CITY MANAGER. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 
          I WILL DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE PARKING CODE AMENDMENT AS IT IS RECOMMENDED BY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS WEEK AND CITY PLAN COMMISSION. 
          IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          JUST A LITTLE OVERVIEW. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION PURPOSE. 
          WHAT DOES THE CODE AMENDMENT PROPOSE? WE'LL PRESENT A LITTLE BIT OF TIMELINE. 
          WHAT ARE THE CURRENT REGULATIONS? WHAT DID THE ZONING ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SAYS, AND THEN CPC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND THEN NEXT STEPS? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          THIS IS MY LITTLE MOMENT OF PRIVILEGE. 
          I AM VERY HAPPY TO START WITH THIS SLIDE. 
          THIS PARKING CODE AMENDMENT STARTED IN 2019. 
          I PERSONALLY GOT INVOLVED IN JULY OF 2020, AND MY FIRST PRESENTATION FOR COUNSEL ACTUALLY STARTED WITH THIS SLIDE AND WITH THIS AERIAL, WHERE I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A POINT, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A VIEW BASICALLY FROM CITY HALL TO DOWNTOWN. 
          I HIGHLIGHTED IN HERE ALL THE PARKING LOTS IN DOWNTOWN AND I WAS TRYING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PARKING CODE AMENDMENT AND IN THAT PRESENTATION TO BASICALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE MARKET TELLING US BECAUSE AS WE ALL PROBABLY KNOW, DOWNTOWN HAS VERY LITTLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS TO NONE, BUT STILL PARKING IS BEING PROVIDED, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS AERIAL. 
          I'M HOPING WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE AN ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION TODAY. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          >> THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS A DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. 
          THIS IS THE LEGAL LANGUAGE FOR THIS. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          IT EXPLAINS WHAT IT IS. 
          BASICALLY, WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU A PROPOSAL FOR A CODE AMENDMENT, WHICH IS THE BASE CODE TO AMEND THE OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS, AND IT INCLUDED PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND DESIGN STANDARDS. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I WILL QUALIFY A LITTLE BIT WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US BY STATING WHAT THIS IS NOT. 
          THIS IS NOT AN AMENDMENT FOR ON-STREET PARKING. 
          THE CODE AMENDMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT CODE ONLY REFERS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY. 
          I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED IN MAY OF 2024, THE CURB MANAGEMENT POLICY, AND THAT INVOLVES AND INCLUDES TOOLS FOR HOW TO MANAGE THE RIGHT-AWAY, WHICH IS THE ON-STREET PARKING, WHICH THIS CODE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US TODAY IS NOT. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ANOTHER LITTLE QUALIFIER THAT I NEED TO MAKE IS THAT THIS CODE AMENDMENT REFERS TO BASE CODE, AS I SAID, BUT THIS WILL NOT CHANGE THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN PLACE TODAY AND HAVE PARKING RATIOS INCLUDED IN THEM. 
          I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE. 
          FOR INSTANCE, DEEP ELLUM, OAK LAWN, AND UPTOWN, BISHOP ARTS, VICTORY, THE DESIGN DISTRICT, OAK CLIFF, FORT WORTH AVENUE. 
          ALL OF THEM HAVE THEIR OWN PARKING RATIOS, INCLUDED IN THE PD. 
          IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO KNOW THAT THOSE PARKING RATIOS ARE ACTUALLY REDUCED FROM CODE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          THIS IS A MAP THAT SHOWS THE AREA OF THE CITY THAT IS COVERED BY PDS. 
          I WOULD SAY THAT A LOT OF THOSE PDS DO HAVE PARKING RATIOS INCLUDED IN THEM, SO THEY WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS CODE AMENDMENT PROPOSED. 
          AS A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPLANATION OR AN ESTIMATION, APPROXIMATELY 18% OF THE CITY IS COVERED BY PDS. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I WILL STOP A LITTLE BIT ON THIS ONE JUST BECAUSE IT HAS REPEATEDLY BROUGHT UP THE QUESTION, WHY DO WE NEED A PARKING REFORM? WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? THIS IS BASICALLY THE BIG WHY. 
          I WOULD SAY, FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE DOING THIS BECAUSE CITY COUNCIL MANDATED US TO DO IT. 
          SECOND OF ALL, WE'RE DOING THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL, AND WE NEED RIGHT SIZE REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY WE WANT TO BECOME. 
          ALSO, BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AND PREDICTABLE, AND THE REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THE CODE REGARDING PARKING MINIMUMS ARE NOT SIMPLE AT ALL, ARE VERY UNREASONABLE, I WOULD SAY. 
          THEY'RE OLD, OUTDATED, CONVOLUTED, AND THE ROLE BECAME SUBSURD, AND SO UNREFLECTING OF THE REALITY OF 
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DEVELOPMENT THAT I ACTUALLY COUNTED FROM MEMORY LAST NIGHT, WE HAVE 25 WAYS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REDUCTIONS IN VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE CODE OR THE PD, JUST TO OFFER A LITTLE BIT OF A RELIEF FROM AN UNNECESSARY OR A LITTLE BIT OF AN OUTDATED RULE. 
          I WOULD SAY IF WE HAVE A RULE THAT NEEDS SO MANY WAYS TO BE CUSTOMIZED, MAYBE WE NEED TO RE-LOOK AT THE RULE. 
          I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT CITYWIDE ADOPTED POLICIES. 
          WE HAVE DIRECT CITYWIDE ADOPTED POLICIES THAT DIRECTLY POINT TO THE NEED TO UPDATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          ONE IS CCAP, THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2020. 
          THE OTHER ONE IS CONNECT DALLAS THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2021. 
          EVEN OUR OWN FOR DALLAS ADOPTED IN 2024 SEPTEMBER, POINT TO THE NEED FOR PARKING REFORM. 
          ALSO, WE HAVE INDIRECT POLICIES THAT ALSO POINT TO THE NEED OF RE-LOOKING AT THE WAY WE DO PARKING IN THE CITY. 
          HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BIKE AND SIDEWALKS, EVEN RACIAL EQUITY PLAN MENTIONS OUTDATED PARKING RULES AND THE STRAIN THAT THEY PUT ON DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITIES. 
          LASTLY, I WOULD SAY WE NEED TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF COMMITMENT THAT WE WANT A SAFER AND FRANKLY, TO SAY A NICER CITY, THAT ALSO MAYBE WE WANT TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY RED TAPE AND STREAMLINE OUR PROCESSES AND MAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE PREDICTABLE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE TIMELINE. 
          AS I WAS SAYING, THIS PARKING REFORM STARTED IN 2019, THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY CITY PLAN COMMISSION, AND IT STARTED WITH A CONVERSATION AROUND THE HOTEL IN DISTRICT 1. 
          BETWEEN MARCH 2020 AND 2024, THE ZONING ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED THE PARKING REFORM. 
          NOVEMBER 2024 AND MARCH 2025, CBC HELD HEARINGS AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION ON MARCH 20TH, AND THEN ON APRIL 7TH AND MAY 5TH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE ALSO HEARD THE REFORM AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          IF WE ARE TO UNPACK THE TIMELINE, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A POINT TO SAY THAT, FOR INSTANCE, ZOAC, THE ZONING ORDINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A CPC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MET 25 TIMES TO DISCUSS THIS REFORM. 
          THEN WE DID A BRIEFING IN SEPTEMBER 2023 AT CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE THIS FIVE-SIGNATURE MEMO ASKED US TO DO A BRIEFING. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          THEN CITY PLAN COMMISSION MET SIX TIMES TO DISCUSS ABOUT THIS REFORM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSIDERED IT TWICE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW. 
          WHAT ARE THE CURRENT PARKING REGULATIONS? WHEN A BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE IS ESTABLISHED ON A PROPERTY, THE DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT IT MUST PROVIDE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CAR AND TRUCK LOADING SPACES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. 
          THOSE RATIOS ARE REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, REGARDLESS OF AGE OF THE BUILDING, REGARDLESS OF PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT. 
          THERE ARE JUST A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL RATIO. 
          YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE RATIOS PER SQUARE FOOT OF BUILDING, WE HAVE RATIOS PER BEDROOM, WE HAVE RATIOS PER MILLION OF GALLONS OF CAPACITY, OR FOR A BOWLING ALLEY OR FOR A DENSE FLOOR AREA. 
          THERE ARE LIMITED REDUCTIONS AVAILABLE. 
          THE REDUCTION ITSELF IS LIMITED, BUT THERE ARE, AS I SAID, A MENU OF 25, JUST TO SHOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND THE RATIO FOR USE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE ZOAC RECOMMENDATION. 
          BLUNTLY AND SIMPLY, ZOAC AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE HAVE NO PARKING MINIMUMS REQUIRED PER THE CODE, BUT WE WOULD ACTUALLY REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TOOLS OR DESIGN STANDARDS. 
          THAT RECOMMENDATION HAS DRASTICALLY BEEN CHANGED BY CITY PLAN COMMISSION. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DIG INTO WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED. 
          CITY PLAN COMMISSION IN SIX MEETINGS AND 55 MOTIONS. 
          THEY RECOMMENDED TO ACTUALLY MAINTAIN PARKING RATIOS FOR SOME SELECTED USES IN SELECTED CIRCUMSTANCES, VERY FEW DESIGN STANDARDS, AND NO MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
          THIS IS NOT AN ELIMINATION OF PARKING OR PREVENTING OF PARKING. 
          THIS IS JUST REASONABLE REGULATIONS THAT THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION DISCUSSED THOROUGHLY, AS I SAID IN 55 MOTIONS. 
          THERE ARE NO CHANGES BEING PROPOSED TO THE LOADING REQUIREMENTS. 
          ACTUALLY, CITY PLAN COMMISSION ADDED SOME LOADING REQUIREMENTS AND THEY SIMPLIFIED THE EXISTING ONES. 
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ALSO, THIS PRESENTATION IS INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE COMPROMISE THAT WAS PRESENTED IN A MOTION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THIS MONDAY, AND THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND READ IN THE PRESENTATION. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MADE WAS TO ADD A PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY USES, DETACHED AND ATTACHED, AND DUPLEXES. 
          THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO HAVE ONE PARKING SPOT PER UNIT. 
          THIS IS A SIMPLIFICATION AND REDUCTION FROM EXISTING RATIOS. 
          SOME OF THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS REQUIRE TWO PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT. 
          THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, WHICH IS STILL ONE PER UNIT. 
          YOU CAN SEE A MAP DEPICTING THE AMOUNT OF LAND IN THE CITY THAT IS ZONED RTH AND DUPLEX DISTRICT, WHICH WE ESTIMATE IS APPROXIMATELY 39% OF THE CITY. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          FOR MULTIFAMILY. 
          THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED ONE RATIO, WHICH IS HALF A SPACE PER DWELLING UNIT. 
          HOWEVER, THIS RATIO WAS HEAVILY DEBATED AND WAS ONLY ACCOMPANIED BY ACTUALLY THREE MAJOR CHANGES. 
          ONE WAS TO ALSO REQUEST GUEST PARKING TIERED, AND YOU CAN SEE THE TWO TIERS THAT THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED. 
          THE SECOND IS TO ADD LOADING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS OVER 150 DWELLING UNITS, WHICH IS A NEW REQUIREMENT IN THE CODE. 
          BUT ALSO, THEY REQUIRED AT TIME OF PERMITTING, THE PERMIT TO SHOW SHORT-TERM PARKING FOR DROP OFF AND PICKUP, WHICH IS ALSO A NEW REQUIREMENT. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON MONDAY RECOMMENDED A TIERED APPROACH, AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR DEVELOPMENTS, THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 DWELLING UNITS. 
          ONE SPACE REQUIREMENT WOULD BE ONE SPACE PER DWELLING UNIT. 
          DEVELOPMENTS BETWEEN 21-199 UNITS REQUIREMENT WOULD BE HALF PER UNIT, AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE ARE 20 UNITS OR LESS THERE WILL BE NO PARKING REQUIRED. 
          BUT THE RECOMMENDATION INCLUDES CHANGES ONLY TO THE RATIOS. 
          EVERYTHING ELSE, GUEST PARKING, LOADING SPACE, DROP OFF, AND PICK UP ARE CONTINUED TO BE REQUIRED PER CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          CITY PLAN COMMISSION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGREED ON ALSO THE BONUS FOR MIXED-INCOME HOUSING TO BE REDUCED AS ZERO REQUIRED PARKING. 
          WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DATA ON THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IF YOU REMEMBER IN MAY 2022, THIS BODY VOTED ALSO THE MIXED INCOME HOUSING BONUS TO OFFER A REDUCTION IN PARKING AT HALF PER UNIT, WHICH WAS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO MEASURE AND FIND SOME DEVELOPMENTS AND HOW DID THEY PERFORMED UNDER A RATIO OF HALF PER UNIT. 
          I WOULD SAY WE LOOKED A LITTLE BIT INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WAS BUILT SINCE 2019. 
          OUT OF 68 DEVELOPMENTS, WE FOUND OUT THAT 41 TOOK THE PARKING REDUCTION BONUS AS WELL, WHICH TELLS US THAT THERE IS A BIG NEED FOR RIGHT-SIZED PARKING, AND OUT OF THE 22 SELECTED DEVELOPMENTS, WE SELECTED THE 22 DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY COMPLETED AND UNDER MONITORING WITH US. 
          16 PROVIDED BETWEEN ONE AND TWO PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          I JUST CHARTED AT A LITTLE BIT THOSE 22 DEVELOPMENTS. 
          YOU CAN SEE WHICH DEVELOPMENTS AND TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND COMMONALITIES BETWEEN TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS. 
          I WOULD SAY THAT DEVELOPMENTS UNDER 20 UNITS THEY ARE THE ONES MORE VARIED AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY SOMETIMES MAY NEED A BREAK THAT GOES EVEN BELOW THAN HALF A SPACE PER UNIT BUT THE BIG DEVELOPMENTS OVER 200 UNITS, THEY ALL PROVIDE AT LEAST 104, 105, AND WE EVEN HAVE A DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDE 2.4 PARKING SPACES PER UNIT EVEN WHILE TAKING THE BONUS. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE RECOMMENDATION THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MADE WAS THAT FOR AREAS THAT ARE QUALIFIED AS TODS, WHICH IS TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND DOWNTOWN, TO HAVE NO REQUIRED PARKING FOR ANY USE. 
          CBC ALSO AGREED THAT THE TOD WOULD BE DEFINED AS WITHIN HALF MILE OF LIGHT RAIL AND STREETCAR STATIONS. 
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WE CREATED A MAP TO WHERE WE MAPPED ALL THE LIGHT RAIL AND STREETCAR STATIONS IN THE CITY WITH A HALF-MILE RADIUS. 
          YOU CAN SEE ALSO WHAT IS THE ZONING AROUND THEM BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ALSO REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE SOME USES THAT ARE ALLOWED OR NOT BY ZONING AS WELL. 
          OUT OF 46 DART RAIL STATION, 39 ARE OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN, AND WE ESTIMATED THAT THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY 8% OF THE CITY. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          WHAT IS THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE HALF MILE AROUND LIGHT RAIL, AND WHAT IS AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT A TOD IS? THIS IS WHERE WE AND CITY PLAN COMMISSION FOLLOWED FOR DALLAS. 
          THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM FOR DALLAS. 
          TODS IS A PILLAR OF THE PLAN, AND FOR DALLAS ACTUALLY DEFINES TODS AS HALF MILE AROUND LIGHT RAIL STATIONS BUT EVEN MORE, FOR DALLAS GOES TO ALSO RECOMMEND THE INCLUSION OF BUS STATIONS OR TRAILHEADS, OR BIKE LANES, ALSO BEING LOOKED AT AND UNDERSTOOD AS SOME FORM OF A TOD AS WELL. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CONVERSATION WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN APRIL AND MAY WE ALSO CREATED A MAP TO SHOW WHAT A RADIUS OF QUARTER MILE AROUND LIGHT RAIL STATIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND YOU HAVE THEM SIDE BY SIDE. 
          IT'S NOT A REDUCTION IN HALF, IT'S ACTUALLY 25%. 
          >> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NEXT PROPOSALS. 
          FOR OFFICE AND MOST OF THE RETAIL USES CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED NO MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. 
          FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE, CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED NO MINIMUMS FOR THESE USES. 
          HOWEVER, WHEN THEY ARE CONTIGUOUS WITH SINGLE FAMILY USES, THEY WILL KEEP THE CURRENT RATIO THAT THEY HAVE. 
          THEY ALSO VOTED TO SIMPLIFY THE RATIO FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICE USES AT ONE SPACE PER 500 SQUARE FEET. 
          A VERY IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MADE AND APPLIES TO ALL VEHICLE RELATED USES IS SENTENCE TO BE ADDED IN THE CODE THAT SAYS, ALL THESE USES MUST BE PARKED ON SITE AND THEY MUST PARK ON SITE ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING SERVICED, DISPLAYED, REPAIRED, OR SOLD. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON MONDAY MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO FURTHER CLARIFY AND SIMPLIFY THE PROVISION REGARDING CONTIGUOUS WITH SINGLE FAMILY USES, AND THEY ADDED ANOTHER QUALIFIER TO SAY, THESE USES WILL KEEP THEIR RATIOS WHEN CONTIGUOUS WITH SINGLE FAMILY USES LOCATED IN SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS. 
          NO OTHER CHANGES. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          BARS, RESTAURANTS AND COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT INSIDE. 
          THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED REDUCTION IN RATIO FROM 1:100 TO 1:200 SQUARE FEET. 
          BUT THEY ALSO INCLUDED EXCEPTIONS FROM THIS RULE. 
          THEIR EXCEPTION IS THAT BARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN BUILDINGS THAT ARE LESS THAN 2,500 SQUARE FEET WILL BE EXEMPT FROM PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDATION, AND IT WILL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS WELL IS THAT THE LANGUAGE BE CHANGED TO SAY NO PARKING IS REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA FOR THESE USES. 
          I HAVE A LITTLE CALCULATION ON THE SLIDE TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. 
          BASICALLY, UNDER THE CPC RECOMMENDATION, A BUILDING THAT WOULD BE 2501 SQUARE FEET WOULD REQUIRE 13 PARKING SPACES. 
          UNDER STAFF RECOMMENDATION, THE SAME BUILDING WILL REQUIRE ONLY ONE SPACE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS SENSITIVE AND ADDED A NUANCE TO SOME OF THE USES IN AN EFFORT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF TYPES OF RESTAURANT USES. 
          THEY VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT NO PARKING IS REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST 25 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR AREA FOR RESTAURANT USES, BUT TO KEEP THE SAME LANGUAGE AS CPC FOR BAR USES. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. CITY PLAN COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT BUILDINGS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC OR LANDMARKED AT ANY LEVEL, 
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FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LEVEL WILL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION, THEN IF THEY ARE USED FOR A BAR RESTAURANT OR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT INSIDE AND THEY ARE LOCATED WITHIN 300 FEET OF SINGLE FAMILY, THE PARKING RATIO WOULD BE ONE SPACE PER 200 SQUARE FEET. 
          HOWEVER, IF SUCH USES OR BUILDINGS WISH TO CHANGE THE RATIO OR TO PROVIDE LESS PARKING, THEY CAN DO SO USING THE SUP TOOL. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE LOOKED A LITTLE BIT. 
          WE DIDN'T DO AN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IN ALL OF THOSE DESIGNATIONS. 
          OUR MAIN QUESTION AS STAFF WAS, HOW WILL THIS EXEMPTION AFFECT THE CITY OF DALLAS? WE FOUND OUT THAT FROM ALL WE CAN TELL, THE ONLY AREA THAT HAS A BIGGER MASS OF COMMERCIALLY ZONED HISTORICALLY DESIGNATED BUILDINGS IS IN LAKE CLIFF HISTORIC DISTRICT. 
          THAT IS ZONE WMU 5. 
          WE ANTICIPATED THAT THOSE BUILDINGS, IF THEY WANT TO BE USED AS RESTAURANTS OR BARS OR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT INSIDE TO NEED TO PROVIDE A PARKING. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THEREFORE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS SENSITIVE TO THE SITUATION AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR DESIGNATED AND LANDMARKED HISTORIC BUILDINGS TO HAVE NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY USE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. CITY PLAN COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR CHURCHES, PLACES OF WORSHIP THAT ARE UNDER 20,000 SQUARE FEET TO HAVE NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          HOWEVER, THE ONES THAT ARE BIGGER THAN 20,000 SQUARE FEET TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT RATIOS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE RATIO ON THE SLIDE. 
          FOR SCHOOLS, ALL LEVELS, AND ALL TYPES, CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED NO CHANGES TO CURRENT CODE, MEANING THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OR THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE REQUIRED PARKING. 
          THE RATIOS ARE ALSO QUOTED ON THE SLIDE. 
          THAT RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF A NUANCE TO SCHOOL USES. 
          ONE, BECAUSE THEY'RE HEAVILY REGULATED. 
          THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED BY RIGHT IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. 
          THEY NEED TO COME IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL FOR AN SUP OR FOR A PD AND EVERY TIME THEY DO, THEY ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT SHOWS THE CIRCULATION ON THE LOT. 
          WE CONSIDER THAT TO BE ENOUGH AND SUFFICIENT TO REGULATE PARKING RATHER THAN ADD RATIOS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          THEREFORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WAS SENSITIVE TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL, AND THEY RECOMMENDED TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT PARKING RATIOS ONLY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT NOT HAVE REQUIRED PARKING PER CODE FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION WAS FOR AREAS THAT HAVE A MODIFIED DELTA OVERLAY. 
          THERE IS A FRIDAY MEMO THAT EXPLAINS WHAT THAT IS. 
          THERE IS ONLY ONE AREA IN THE CITY ALONG GREENVILLE AVENUE THAT HAS SUCH AN OVERLAY TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION POINTED TO THE USES THAT WILL MAINTAIN THE PARKING REQUIREMENT. 
          THERE ARE 29 USES AND THEY ARE ALL LISTED ON THE SLIDE HERE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION MADE WAS TO ALLOW ALL OFF STREET PARKING TO BE CHARGED A FEE IF SO IS WISHED. 
          THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT IN THE CODE IS THAT IN ALL DISTRICTS EXCEPT CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT, THE REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING MUST BE AVAILABLE AS FREE PARKING OR CONTRACT PARKING ON OTHER THAN HOURLY ON DAILY FEE BASIS AND THE CODE EXCLUDES INSTITUTIONAL USES. 
          THE CPC RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REMOVE THIS PROVISION AND ALLOWED PARKING TO BE CHARGED. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          CITY PLAN COMMISSION ALSO CLEANED UP A LITTLE BIT THE REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS FOR BICYCLE PARKING. 
          THEY MADE IT THINKING ABOUT BIKE USERS. 
          THEY MADE RECOMMENDATION FOR MAXIMUM DISTANCE FROM THE ENTRANCE, WHERE THE BIKE RACKS SHOULD BE PLACED, HOW SHOULD THEY LOOK LIKE? THEY ALSO MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IF SHORT TERM BIKING IS PROVIDED, HOW WOULD THEY LOOK LIKE? IF LONG TERM BIKING IS PROVIDED, 
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THEY MAY RECOMMEND INCLUDED REGULATIONS FOR LOCATION, SECURITY, LIGHTING, LARGE SPACES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF, ZOAC AND CITY PLAN COMMISSION IS TO LOWER THE TRIGGER FROM AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF REVIEW WITH STAFF FROM 6,000 TRIPS GENERATED DAILY TO 1,000 TRIPS GENERATED DAILY. 
          BASICALLY, THIS SAYS THAT IF A DEVELOPMENT GENERATES 1,000 TRIPS DAILY, IN ADDITION TO ANYTHING REQUIRED FOR PERMITTING, THEY WILL NEED AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF REVIEW WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OR WITH OUR ENGINEERING TEAM. 
          IN THAT REVIEW, THE ENGINEERING TEAM WILL LOOK AT THEIR TRAFFIC IMPACT WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS. 
          I ADDED THE ILLUSTRATIONS HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT 1,000 DAILY TRIPS GENERALLY MEAN. 
          THE CODE INCLUDES A TABLE TO EXPLAIN THIS SO IT'S NOT DISCRETIONARY SCODIFIED. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT CITY PLAN COMMISSION AND WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US STILL HAS PARKING RATIOS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE VOTED TO OR MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO NOT MAKE SUCH CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT REVIEW PROCESS. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE RECOMMENDATION FROM CITY PLAN COMMISSION ALSO INCLUDES SOME VERY LIGHT DESIGN STANDARDS RELATED TO PARKING, LIMITING THE CURB CUT ENTRANCES AND WIDTHS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES, REQUIRING PEDESTRIAN PASS, REQUIRING TREE PROTECTION BARRIERS IN PARKING LOTS, STANDARDIZED LOADING REQUIREMENTS, ALLOWING ACCESS TO PARKING FROM ALLEY. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION FOR DESIGN STANDARDS, THE LIMITATION IN THE CURVE CUT WITH TO BE REMOVED AT THIS TIME. 
          STAFF AGREES WITH THAT, ONLY BECAUSE WE KNOW WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PARKING IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE ZONING REFORM WITH PRIORITY BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THIS BODY REPEATEDLY, AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WOULD HAVE ONLY LIMITED THE CURB CUTS AND WOULDN'T HAVE LOOKED AT THE ENTIRE DESIGN COMPREHENSIVELY. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          OTHER MISCELLANEOUS RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT VERY IMPORTANT. 
          AS I SAID, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT ALL VEHICLE RELATED USES MUST BE PARKED ON SITE. 
          THEN REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEAREST ADA ROUTE AND ACCESS. 
          CLARIFY AND UPDATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE REDUCTIONS FOR STAFF. 
          THIS IS JUST AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROPOSED RATIOS. 
          INCREASE THE REMOTE PARKING DISTANCE FROM 300 FEET TO 900 FEET. 
          ALSO UPDATES TO ARTICLE 13, WHICH IS OUR FORM BASE CODE TO MATCH WHAT'S IN THE GENERAL CODE. 
          THEN WE INCLUDED A PARKING RATIO TABLE JUST FOR EASIER READ. 
          THEN ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION THAT I FORGOT TO PUT ON THE SLIDE, WHICH IS, AS I TOLD YOU, CRUCIAL, IS THAT CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED FOR SOME SELECTED USES, THAT THEY WILL SHOW AREAS FOR PASSENGER LOADING AT THE TIME AT PERMITTING. 
          THIS CONCLUDES MY RECOMMENDATION. 
          NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME FOR A LONG PRESENTATION. 
          OUR NEXT STEP IS THIS ITEM IS SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING WITH CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEDNESDAY ON MAY 14TH. 
          I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS. 
          >> CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND FOR THE PUBLIC, WE ARE TAKING THE REMAINING ITEMS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER. 
          WE ARE ON ITEM C ON TODAY'S BRIEFINGS. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A REDACTED STATEMENT FROM WHAT I DID AT THE COMMITTEE. 
          I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR YEARS OF HARD WORK ON THIS, LIKE FIVE YEARS NOW. 
          FROM MULTIPLE STAFFS, I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK CHAIRMAN RIDLEY AND CHAIRMAN STEWART FOR COMING TOGETHER WITH A COMPROMISE. 
          I DON'T AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT CPC CAME UP WITH. 
          I ALSO DON'T LOVE PARTS OF THIS COMPROMISE. 
          I DON'T THINK IT GOES FAR ENOUGH, BUT I DO THINK THIS COMPROMISE IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO MODERNIZE A PARKING CODE THAT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1960S. 
          CPC WORKED ON THIS REFORM STARTING BACK IN 2019. 
          GOT US 90% OF THE WAY THERE. 
          I BELIEVE THAT THIS COMPROMISE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY COLLEAGUES, I JUST MENTIONED, GETS US 99-100% OF THE WAY THERE. 
          THERE MIGHT BE SOME TWEAKS SOME MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO HAVE 
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HERE THAT WE CAN WORK OUT OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, BUT I DO FEEL WE'RE PRETTY MUCH THERE. 
          BESIDES CREATING A MORE EFFICIENT PERMITTING PROCESS AND REDUCING STAFF TIME SPENT MAKING SENSE OF OUR CURRENT COMPLICATED PARKING CODE, THIS REFORM IS GOING TO HELP MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT 1 AND ACROSS THE CITY. 
          ONE PARTICULAR CASE COMES TO MIND OUT OF DISTRICT 1 FROM WHEN I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM MY PLAN COMMISSION DAYS TO A COUNCIL MEMBER, IS A BOUTIQUE HOTEL CASE WHERE A HOTEL HERE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A 12 ROOM HOTEL IN AN ART DECO BUILDING, A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE END OF THE BISHOP ARTS STREET CAR. 
          IT FELL OUTSIDE OF OUR TWO PDS, PD 830, WHICH IS BISHOP ARTS, AND PD 468, WHICH IS THE GATEWAY. 
          IT WAS IN THAT ONE AREA THAT HAS THE OLD ZONING IN IT FROM THE 1960S. 
          BECAUSE IT'S IN THAT AREA, THE PARKING CODE REQUIRED THEM TO PARK ALL 12 ROOMS OF THEIR HOTEL PLUS PARK THE 02,500 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT THEY WANTED TO DO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POOL IN 1:100 PARKING SPOTS OR 1:100 SQUARE FEET. 
          IT WAS GOING TO REQUIRE 37 PARKING SPACES FOR A THIRD OF AN ACRE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAVE THIS OLD BUILDING AND DO THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          THE PARKING CODE DID NOT CONSIDER THE FACT THAT IT WAS A BLOCK AWAY FROM A STREET CAR. 
          IT DIDN'T CONSIDER THE FACT THAT MAYBE PEOPLE MIGHT TAKE AN UBER TO THE HOTEL. 
          IT DIDN'T CONSIDER THE FACT THAT BISHOP ARTS IS ALREADY PRETTY WALKABLE AND IT'S A BLOCK AWAY. 
          IT DIDN'T TAKE ANY OF THOSE FACTORS. 
          FORTUNATELY, I WAS GONE, BUT THE PLAN COMMISSION, I THINK MR. RIDLEY WAS ON THERE AT THE TIME, I KNOW MS. SCHULTZ WAS AS WELL, WORKED WITH STAFF AND THEY FIGURED IT OUT. 
          THE SAD ENDING TO THAT STORY IS THAT THE BUILDING BURNED DOWN BEFORE IT WAS EVER [LAUGHTER] CONVERTED TO A HOTEL AS PEOPLE WERE IN THERE LIGHTING A FIRE, BUT THE HAPPY PART OF THAT IS THE PARKING CODE REVISIONS STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT CASE. 
          THERE'S A MILLION EXAMPLES OF THIS IN THE CITY ON WHY THE PARKING CODE NEEDS TO BE REVISED. 
          THERE ARE ALSO PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN HERE THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IF WE JUST ELIMINATED PARKING MINIMUMS. ALTHOUGH I THINK THERE ARE SOME THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AND THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE TRIED THAT. 
          I KNOW THAT IN THE INTEREST OF US BEING A LITTLE CAREFUL ABOUT THIS LEADING OFF, I THINK WE'VE MADE SOME GOOD COMPROMISES TODAY. 
          I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD. 
          I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES ARE AS WELL. 
          THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING. THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRMAN GRACEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. ITEM C. 
          >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, I GET THE PREMISE OF THIS, BUT JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE WHY. 
          CAN WE JUST START THERE WITH A WHY? WHY IS THIS NECESSARY? 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER GRACEY. 
          I HAD A SLIDE, AND I STOPPED A LITTLE BIT ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THE WHY QUESTION. 
          I WOULD SAY THAT THE CURRENT REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE, AS I SAID, OLD, OUTDATED, AND THEY ARE A BIG BARRIER TO SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          THEY ARE A BARRIER TO PROVIDING HOUSING, AND THEY MAKE THE CODE WHEN YOU ENTER INTO ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CITY COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. 
          I KNOW IT IS A RATIO IN THE CODE. 
          FOR INSTANCE, ONE PER BEDROOM FOR MULTIFAMILY, IT SOUNDS EASY, BUT IT'S NOT. 
          IT MAKES THE PROCESS VERY CONVOLUTED. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA THAT SHOWS THAT THERE'S SEVERE, I'D LIKE TO SAY SEVERE, MAYBE IT'S NOT FOR SOME OF YOU, UNDERUTILIZATION OF THE EXISTING PARKING THAT IS BEING PROVIDED. 
          PARKING THAT IS BEING PROVIDED IS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO BE BUILT. 
          >> NO, I GET ALL OF THAT SIDE OF IT. 
          I JUST WANTED FROM A PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS. 
          BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HEAR IT, IT FEELS LIKE, AND NO DISRESPECT, [INAUDIBLE] AND ALL THAT STUFF BUT SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE A PET PROJECT THAT ONLY REALLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY. 
          WHEN YOU HAVE AREAS IN SOUTHERN DALLAS WHO THEY DEPEND MORE ON THEIR CARS BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS, AND YOU CAN RUN THE LIST OF THOSE THINGS, PEOPLE START GETTING TIGHT ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF, PARTICULARLY WHEN I HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ARE RIGHT NEXT TO INDUSTRIAL. 
          DOES THAT MEAN NOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START PARKING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND THOSE THINGS? HOW WILL ALL OF THESE TYPE OF THINGS BE REGULATED? TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT AGAIN, WE JUST HAD A COUPLE OF, I DON'T KNOW, A FEW MONTHS AGO, A YOUNG MAN COME TALKING ABOUT HIS CAR GETTING TOWED FROM APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND ALL OF 
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THOSE THINGS AND I JUST HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WHERE A YOUNG MAN WAS PARKED IN A GUEST PARKING SPOT AND HIS CAR STILL GOT TOWED. 
          THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE EXPERIENCING. 
          WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ALL OF THESE MAKING IT WALKABLE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S NOT EVERYBODY'S REALITY. 
          HOW DO I TRANSLATE WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO OTHER PEOPLE'S REALITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT COMING FROM THE GYM AND I SEE 72 CARS PARKED ON THE SIDE JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE PARKING FEES, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, HOW DOES ALL OF THAT GET REGULATED SO IT DOESN'T DISRUPT QUALITY OF LIFE? I'M STILL CONFUSED ON THAT. 
          >> I WOULD SAY THAT IS THAT'S WHY I STOPPED A LITTLE BIT ON THE SLIDE. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE REQUIRED PARKING ON THE LOT. 
          THIS IS JUST NUMBERS. 
          THE MANAGEMENT OF PARKING OR THE BEHAVIOR OR REGULATING BEHAVIOR, THAT'S NOT PART OF THE CODE. 
          >> TO YOUR POINT, THOUGH, BASED ON THIS, THAT MEANS IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, WHICH I'M FINE WITH, THAT MEANS THAT THOSE NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS WILL BE REDUCED ACCORDING TO THIS, CORRECT? 
          >> NO. 
          >> IT COULD BE REDUCED. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF UNIT SIZES AND BLAH, BLAH, COULD BE REDUCED. 
          >> THAT MEANS THAT PARKING WILL BE PROVIDED AS THEY NEED TO. 
          IN AREAS THAT ARE CAR-DEPENDENT, I COULDN'T FIND AN EXAMPLE IN THE CITY WHERE PARKING IS NOT PROVIDED OR SUFFICIENT PARKING IS NOT PROVIDED. 
          EVERY TIME WE WERE CALLED TO LOOK INTO SOME APARTMENT COMPLEXES, WE ALWAYS FOUND THAT THEY PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO PARKING SPOTS PER UNIT. 
          SOME OF THEM, THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE FOR A THIRD, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE. 
          WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THE CITY A SITUATION WHERE THERE IS A TRUE SUPPLY SHORTAGE, BUT BEHAVIOR, THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ISSUE. 
          >> AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING PAST, AND THAT'S THE PIECE THAT I LIKE AGAIN. 
          I'M NOT POOPING ON THIS AT ALL. 
          IT SOUNDS LIKE IT, BUT AGAIN, MAYBE I AM. I DON'T KNOW. 
          BUT MY POINT IS, I DON'T WANT US TO TALK PAST THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THESE. 
          THAT'S A LOT OF TIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS WE DON'T CONSIDER ALL OF THESE THINGS, AND WE GET EXCITED ABOUT THAT, WHICH IS FINE. 
          I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING BUT I STILL THINK THERE ARE FACTORS THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD WE'RE ADDRESSING. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHURCHES, IF IT'S OF A CERTAIN SIZE, THEN THEY DON'T HAVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS ANYMORE. 
          MANY OF THOSE CHURCHES ARE AROUND THE CORNER FROM PEOPLE'S HOUSES. 
          WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW IS ALL OF THAT STUFF GOING TO BE MANAGED? THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET FROM THIS. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE FOR US NOT TO MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT PARKING WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. 
          I THINK THAT'S USUALLY WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF. 
          AS I KEEP ON SAYING, AND THAT'S WHY I STARTED WITH THE SLIDE SHOWING DOWNTOWN. 
          DOWNTOWN DOESN'T HAVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OR HAS VERY DOSE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          BUT STILL, IF YOU LOOK ON THE SLIDE AND EVEN IF YOU LOOK OUTSIDE, THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED FOR ONE, AND CUSTOMERS ARE EXPECTING, AND THEY ARE USED TO, AND THAT'S HOW THEY USE THE CITY. 
          THAT'S THE WHOLE PREMISE OF ARE YOU ADDING AN UNNECESSARY REGULATION THAT JUST ADDS A RED TAPE, OR IT JUST KEEPS VACANT SURFACE LOTS UNUSED JUST BECAUSE WE ARE THINKING WE HAVE A PERCEIVED PROBLEM. 
          IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEHAVIOR, THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. 
          >> AGAIN, WAS THAT NOT FACTORED INTO THIS? 
          >> IT WAS, AND THAT'S WHY WE SAID THE BEST PRACTICES ON OTHER CITIES EXAMPLES, AND EVEN THOSE PDS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE REDUCED PARKING RATIOS SHOWED US THAT THESE ISSUES TEND TO REGULATE THEMSELVES. 
          I THINK WHAT IS MORE SCARY IS THE NEGATIVE, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THE CODE, PREVENTING SMALL BUSINESSES TO OPEN, PREVENTING COFFEE SHOPS. 
          >> AGAIN, I GET ALL OF THAT. 
          IT COSTS A LOT TO DO THAT UNNECESSARY PARKING AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS BUT AGAIN, WHEN I LOOK AT TRYING TO DEVELOP DISTRICT 3 AND WE HAVE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS THAT COME THOSE PARKING REQUIREMENTS GET REDUCED, I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR NEW RESIDENTS OR WHEN THERE'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT SOMEWHERE AND THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE PARKING SPOTS THAT THEY WERE ACCUSTOMED TO NOW THEY'RE FORCED TO PARK ON THE STREET, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY EITHER CHARGE THEM TO PARK THERE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. 
          THERE'S A PIECE TO THIS THAT TO ME IS MISSING. 
          MAYBE I'M CRAZY, MAYBE I DIDN'T HEAR IT, AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO SOME FOLKS, BUT I JUST DON'T SEE THE PROVISION FOR THAT, OR ARE THERE ANY PROVISIONS IN PLACE IF IT DOESN'T WORK? 
          >> COUNCILMEMBER GRACEY, ROBIN BENTLEY FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. 
          I WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL ON TERMS BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID CHANGING PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          THESE ARE NOT PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          THESE ARE PARKING MINIMUMS. 
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LIKE DR. UDRIA SAID, WHEN PEOPLE PAID INTO A FUND TO REDUCE THEIR PARKING RATIOS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IN ALMOST EVERY SINGLE CASE, THEY STILL OVERBUILT THE PARKING BECAUSE THE MARKET SAYS THEY NEED IT. 
          PEOPLE JUST WANT FLEXIBILITY IN WORKING WITH THE CITY. 
          THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THE DIFFICULT REVIEWS TO TRY TO FIT IN EXACTLY WHAT WE SAY. 
          THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR FLEXIBILITY. 
          >> THAT'S FROM THE BUILDER SIDE, WHICH I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. 
          FROM THE RESIDENT EXPERIENCE, WHERE HAS THAT BEEN CONSIDERED AND FACTORED INTO THIS? BECAUSE AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT REDUCES, WE BUILD, WE CAN PUT THEM FASTER, REDUCE THE NUMBER TIMES, WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ALL THAT MONEY, ALL OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS BUT EVENTUALLY, THAT SQUEEZES INTO THE RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE. 
          >> TWO SIDES OF A COIN. 
          THE CODE AMENDMENT TODAY IS TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. 
          WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS PUBLIC PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS AND CURB MANAGEMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY. 
          THAT'S A DIFFERENT POLICY THAT COUNCIL ALREADY ADOPTED IN 2024. 
          IT'S RELATED, I COMPLETELY AGREE, THEY'RE RELATED, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE BRIEFING TODAY. 
          THIS IS JUST PRIVATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          >> FIVE MINUTES OF POOPOO. 
          JUST POOPOO. I'M JUST KIDDING. 
          MS. WILLIS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I TOO WANT TO ECHO THANKS FOR ALL OF THIS WORK. 
          I'M GLAD IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS, BUT WHEN I GET INTO READING THINGS LIKE THE DISTANCE OF A CHURCH PEW AND WHAT THAT EQUALS FOR THE PLACES OF WORSHIP, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUPER GRANULAR ON ALL THIS. 
          I THANK YOU THAT OTHERS WERE DOING THAT AND BRINGING IT TO US AND REFINING IT AND ARGUING IT AND DEBATING IT AND ALL OF THAT, AND FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN INPUT TO THIS PROCESS. 
          KUDOS TO YOU. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST SPARKED CURIOSITY. 
          I THINK ON THE PAGE, WE HAD A GRID ON SOME DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, PAGE 20. 
          WHEN I SAW ST. JUDE CENTER, I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HERE. 
          I THINK MOST OF THESE CENTERS ARE SUB 200 UNITS, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOT SO FAR, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT THAT WOULD BE HALF A SPACE PER UNIT. 
          BUT MY EXPERIENCE AT THE ST. JUDES AND DISTRICT 13, AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART AND SCHULTZ, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME LEARNING AROUND THIS, BUT A LOT OF THESE FOLKS DON'T HAVE A CAR OR THEY'RE INFIRM AND AREN'T ABLE TO DRIVE. 
          WHEN I SAW THAT FIGURE FOR JUST MULTIFAMILY, AND THAT PSH SEEMED TO BE PUT INTO THAT MULTIFAMILY, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE A CARVE-OUT. 
          MAYBE IT'S A QUARTER SPACE, BUT HONESTLY, IT MAY BE BETTER TO LET THOSE PROPERTIES DICTATE BECAUSE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT PSH AND THE CAPITAL STACK THAT IS SO DIFFICULT THAT THEY ARE UP AGAINST, REMOVING ONE MORE THING IN THIS REGARD WHEN A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A CAR TO PARK OR AREN'T ABLE TO DRIVE. 
          WAS THAT DISCUSSED AT ALL? 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. THESE ARE THE NUANCES. 
          THAT'S WHY I MAKE A COMMENT TO SAY THAT LAND USE OR PARKING RATIOS ARE A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY NUANCES IN THE OPERATION, LOCATION, EVERYTHING, AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. 
          ST JUDE, THE WAY WE HAVE IT AND I UNDERSTAND IT WAS PERMITTED, IT WAS PERMITTED AS MULTIFAMILY. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A LAND USE THAT'S CALLED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. 
          IT'S STILL AGAIN, MORE THAN THREE UNITS PER LOT, IT QUALIFIES AS MULTIFAMILY. 
          WE DO HAVE A LAND USE FOR RETIREMENT HOUSING, THOUGH. 
          THE WAY IT WAS BUILT, THE ONE IN DISTRICT 10 THAT IS QUOTED ON THIS MAP, IS, I KNOW FOR SURE THAT THEY DID TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MIXED INCOME HOUSING BONUS. 
          THAT'S WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE 0.8 PARKING SPACES PER UNIT, BUT THEY STILL PROVIDE FOR 136 UNITS, 107 PARKING SPACES. 
          I WOULD SAY, FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THAT, UNDER THE EXISTING RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU, IF THEY QUALIFY AND THEY DO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AT LEAST 5% TO QUALIFY PER CODE, THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE TO A BONUS BEING ZERO REQUIRED PARKING SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY ADD THOSE NUANCES AND DECIDE, AM I BUILDING HOW MUCH I'M GOING TO USE. 
          BUT THEY DO NEED TO QUALIFY FOR A MIXED-INCOME HOUSING BONUS. 
          >> THERE'S NO OTHER WAY WE COULD HAVE A PROVISION AROUND THIS. 
          IT'S TIED SPECIFICALLY TO THAT LAND USE? 
          >> YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S PER LAND USE. 
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I BELIEVE THE ONE IN D13 IS SENIOR OR RETIREMENT. 
          IT'S 55 PLUS. IS THAT ACCOMMODATED IN HERE? 
          >> IF IT'S RETIREMENT HOUSING AND THEY QUALIFY, THE RECOMMENDATION IS ZERO. THERE'S NO MINIMUM. 
          IF THEY DO QUALIFY AND THEY MEET THE DEFINITION OF RETIREMENT HOUSING IN THE CODE, CPC'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HAVE NO PARKING REQUIRED FOR THAT TYPE OF USE. 
          THEY CAN STILL PROVIDE HOW MUCH THEY NEED. 
          THE CODE DOESN'T FORCE THEM TO A RATIO. 
          >> WELL, WE KNOW OUR FASTEST-GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC IS MOVING THAT DIRECTION, SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. 
          THE OTHER QUESTION IS NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT I DEAL WITH A LOT OF IN DISTRICT 13, BUT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT SCOOTERS BECAUSE AS WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS OR MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF USING CARS, I KNOW THAT WE'RE MOVING INTO UPPING OUR QUANTITY OF SCOOTERS AND SOME PEOPLE MAY ALWAYS RENT. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE OF AN INVESTMENT. 
          IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE, MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO PURCHASE ONE. 
          WAS THIS EVER DISCUSSED? I NOTICED THAT BIKES OBVIOUSLY ARE ACCOMMODATED FOR HAVING A PARKING RACK, AND WHERE IT GOES, AND THAT SORT OF THING. 
          BUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONSIDERATION OR DISCUSSION AROUND HOW THEY'D BE ACCOMMODATED? 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES, WE DISCUSSED IT AND IN OUR FIRST RECOMMENDATION FOR ZOAC AND ZOAC FOR COUNCIL, WE WERE PROPOSING A MANAGEMENT TOOL THAT WE DECIDED TO DROP FOR NOW, AND WE WERE ACCOUNTING FOR MICROMOBILITY AS WELL, BUT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT. 
          BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WE CAN MIRROR AN APPROACH THAT WE TOOK FOR BIKE PARKING, AND WE CAN TIE IT TO CAR PARKING. 
          WE CAN ADD EITHER A REQUIREMENT OR A REDUCTION FOR YOUR PARKING, BUT ALSO, I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, AND THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WITH THE BIKE PARKING, IS DESIGN. 
          WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY PROVIDE SCOOTER PARKING, IT NEEDS TO BE LOCATED RIGHT, IT NEEDS TO BE DIMENSIONED RIGHT, IT NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE THEY USE IT BECAUSE WHAT WE DISCOVERED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BIKE PARKING IS THAT IS AN AFTERTHOUGHT, AND USUALLY THE RACKS ARE SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S EASY TO LOSE THEM OR IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BASICALLY TIE THEM TO THE RACK. 
          I THINK WE CAN TAKE THE SAME APPROACH WITH SCOOTERS. 
          IF COUNCIL WISHES, I WILL TRY TO THINK UNTIL NEXT WEEK, MAYBE WE'LL LUMP IT INTO THE BIKE PARKING AND SAY BIKE AND MICROMOBILITY. 
          BUT WE CAN DO THAT. 
          IT'S PRETTY SHORT UNTIL NEXT WEEK, OR WE CAN COME BACK WITH THE ZONING REFORM AND LOOK INTO MICROMOBILITY AS WELL. 
          >> IT MAY BE PREMATURE. 
          IT'S NOT WHERE OUR MARKETPLACE IS RIGHT NOW. 
          MAYBE THAT'S JUST SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS GIVEN THE MISSION OF THIS. THANK YOU. 
          >> CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON IMC. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. DID STAFF OR CPC GIVE ANY CONSIDERATION TO THOSE LAND USE DISTRICTS IN WHICH IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD ALSO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR HANDICAP SPACES? 
          >> THERE WAS A LONG CONVERSATION WITH CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT IT, AND THAT'S WHY THEY RECOMMENDED THAT AT TIME OF PERMITTING, TO IDENTIFY THE NEAREST ADA ROUTE AND ACCESS IN CASE THERE WOULD BE ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD PROVIDE ZERO PARKING. 
          AS YOU KNOW, ADA PARKING IS A FEDERAL LEVEL REQUIREMENT, AND IT REQUIRES ALWAYS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PARKING TO BE ADA ACCESSIBLE. 
          >> ACTUALLY, SECTION 208.1 OF THE ADA STANDARDS PROVIDES, WHERE PARKING IS PROVIDED, ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES MUST ALSO BE PROVIDED. 
          THE COROLLARY OF THAT IS WHERE PARKING IS NOT PROVIDED, ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES ARE NOT REQUIRED. 
          IS THAT NOT A CONCERN? 
          >> I WOULD HAVE A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT ADA MEANS. 
          IT MEANS ACCESS TO THE BUILDING. 
          CAR ACCESS IS ONLY ONE TYPE OF ACCESS. 
          THERE IS A LOT OF POPULATION WITH DISABILITIES THAT ALSO ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE CARS, AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS THIS MORNING SAID. 
          THE INTENT OF ADA IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ACCESSIBLE ACCESS TO THE BUILDING. 
          IT'S NOT THAT YOU HAVE A PARKING TO THE BUILDING, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, AGAIN, THERE'S A GROUP OF POPULATION WITH DISABILITIES THAT CANNOT DRIVE. 
          IN THOSE INSTANCES, FOR INSTANCE, 
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THE CURB CAN BE USED OR THE NEAREST ACCESSIBLE PARKING NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED. 
          THAT'S THE PROVISION THAT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND. 
          >> WELL, BUT FOR THOSE ZONES THAT DON'T REQUIRE ANY PARKING, WHICH INCLUDES TOD AND DOWNTOWN OFFICE AND RETAIL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE, AND BARS, RESTAURANTS, AND COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT OF LESS THAN 2,500 SQUARE FEET THAT WON'T BE REQUIRED TO HAVE ANY PARKING, THEY AREN'T REQUIRED TO HAVE HANDICAPPED SPACES. 
          NOW, THE STATE OF TEXAS ISSUES HANDICAP PARKING PLACARDS. 
          I HAVE SEEN THEM ALL OVER THE CITY. 
          THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO MAY BE QUALIFIED TO BE CONSIDERED DISABLED, WHO WILL NO LONGER HAVE A DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE. 
          THAT CONCERNS ME. 
          WOULD IT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE A PROVISION IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT PROVIDES FOR THOSE DISTRICTS IN WHICH NO PARKING IS REQUIRED, AT LEAST X NUMBER OF HANDICAP SPACES ARE REQUIRED? 
          >> I WOULD RECOMMEND AGAINST FOR FEW REASONS. 
          FIRST OF ALL, THE ADA REQUIREMENTS ARE PER PROVIDED PARKING, NOT PER REQUIRED PARKING. 
          ALSO WE ARE MAKING AN ASSUMPTION THAT NO PARKING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THESE BUILDINGS, WHICH I SAID, I THINK OTHER THAN DOWNTOWN AND FEW INSTANCES IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS OR, FOR INSTANCE, [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS THAT ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE PARKING PROVIDED. 
          BUT MY BIGGEST CAUTION FOR COUNCIL WOULD BE THAT AS YOU KNOW, ADA IS ENFORCED, AS THE SPEAKER THIS MORNING WAS SAYING, BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AT FEDERAL LEVEL. 
          I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE IT AT OUR LEVEL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE ENFORCEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE CITY, AND WE DID HAVE A CODE AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY TO TAKE OUT OF OUR CODE ANY ADA REGULATIONS KNOWING THAT IT IS REGULATED AT FEDERAL LEVEL AND THAT CODE AMENDMENT WAS DONE RIGHT AFTER ADA WAS VOTED AT FEDERAL LEVEL. 
          OBVIOUSLY, COUNCIL CAN DECIDE AND DECISION IS YOURS. 
          MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO NOT REQUIRE BECAUSE BASICALLY YOU WOULD REQUIRE PARKING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, YOU WOULD REQUIRE PARKING. 
          THEN YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE ENFORCEMENT TO US. 
          >> THAT RESPONSE REALLY DOESN'T ADDRESS THE SITUATION. 
          YOU SAY THAT THE ADA IS GEARED TO PROVIDED PARKING. 
          IN MANY SITUATIONS IF YOU YOURSELF HAVE STATED IN YOUR PRESENTATION, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WILL PROVIDE PARKING EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT REQUIRED BY CITY ORDINANCE. 
          IN THAT CASE, THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF HANDICAP SPACE, SO THAT TAKES CARE OF ITSELF. 
          THERE'S NO HARM DONE IN PROVIDING A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF HANDICAPPED SPACES FOR THOSE LAND USES THAT CHOOSE NOT TO PROVIDE PARKING, IS THERE? 
          >> OTHER THAN MOVING ENFORCEMENT WITH US, SORRY. 
          >> WELL, BUT WE DO THAT TODAY. 
          YOU GET A TICKET IF YOU PARK IN A HANDICAP SPACE. 
          >> THAT'S THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING ADA. 
          THEY MAY HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH US, BUT I WOULD, AGAIN, CAUTION US TO ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF ENFORCEMENT ON A REGULATION THAT IS ALREADY ENFORCED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT. 
          >> YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE SHOULD ABANDON ANY REQUIREMENT JUST BECAUSE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS CHARGED WITH ENFORCING IT? 
          >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT DR. [INAUDIBLE] IS SAYING. 
          I THINK SHE'S JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, THIS IS A POLICY MATTER. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL FOLLOW WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO, BUT JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS, IF OUR OWN ADA REQUIREMENTS ARE STRICTER THAN THE FEDERAL STANDARD, THEN IT WOULD BE A CITY RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THOSE. 
          BUT IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THE POLICYMAKERS WANT TO GO, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          >> CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM C. 
          >> HAS THIS POLICY GONE BEFORE OUR DISABILITY COMMISSION? 
          >> NO, BECAUSE IT'S A DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT. THAT'S NOT REQUIRED. 
          >> THERE'S NO INPUT FROM THE DISABILITY COMMISSION. 
          >> NO. THAT'S WHAT WE DO WITH ALL CODE AMENDMENTS. 
          >> WHAT ABOUT THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION? HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS? 
          >> NO. IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT. 
          ALL CODE AMENDMENTS GO THROUGH ZOA AND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. 
          WE HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST, RESPECTFULLY, COUNCILWOMAN, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ARE NOT EXPERTS IN LAND USE AND THEY WILL DEFER TO CITY PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION. 
          WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST WITH OTHER CODE AMENDMENTS. 
          >> YOU'RE SAYING OVER THESE FIVE YEARS, YOU'VE GONE TO THEM WITH THIS? 
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          >> NO. I'M SAYING WITH OTHER CODE AMENDMENTS, WE WENT TO DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS AND THEY ALWAYS SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT LAND USE EXPERTS, BUT CITY PLAN COMMISSIONERS. 
          >> I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU. I THINK THE ANSWER TO MR. RIDLEY'S QUESTIONS ABOUT ADA IS VERY PROBLEMATIC AND I THINK THAT THIS NEEDS REFINEMENT TO DEAL WITH THAT. 
          THAT'S NUMBER 1. THE SECOND THING IS WE HAD HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS POLICY AND I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN HERE THAT REFLECTS THE CONVERSATION ABOUT GRANDFATHERING IN 200 PLUS UNITS OF MULTIFAMILY SO THAT THEY CAN'T ADD ADDITIONAL HOUSING ON PARKING THAT'S NEEDED UNLESS THEY SCRAPE THE ENTIRE THING. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. 
          WE DID TALK INTERNALLY. 
          I DID TALK TO THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 
          THEY CONFIRMED THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE LEGALLY BECAUSE IT WOULD PREVENT DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A NEW REGULATION THAT IS LESS ONEROUS THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE. 
          THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TOLD US THAT THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. 
          >> I'M GOING TO SAY IN GENERAL, I FIND THE POSITION OF WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING FORWARD, AS WELL AS SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES, TO BE IDEOLOGICALLY URBANISTIC IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT MATCH AT ALL MY DISTRICT AND MANY OTHERS. 
          I DON'T THINK WE HAVE DONE SUFFICIENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THIS. 
          AS THE CITY MANAGER HERSELF MENTIONED, WHAT DID SHE SAY, THIS IS A FAR REACHING CHANGE. 
          IT IS. I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S MORE CONSEQUENTIAL THAN FORD DALLAS, AT LEAST IN MY DISTRICT. 
          THERE HAVEN'T BEEN THE MEETINGS FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS AND COME WEIGH IN. 
          IF YOU WANT TO SHOW ME THE LIST OF CPC MEETINGS, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU VERY FEW PEOPLE IN DALLAS HAVE EVER EVEN ATTENDED A CPC MEETING. 
          WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS FOR THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF TO COME EXPLAIN TO THEM SOMETHING THAT'S ARGUABLY PRETTY COMPLICATED AND PRETTY SPECIFIC, AND THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. 
          I THINK THIS WHOLE THING NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN WHERE WE GO BACK OUT TO ALL THE DISTRICTS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN. 
          BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, IN DISTRICT 1, IT MEANS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN IT DOES IN DISTRICT 12. 
          I THINK IT PROBABLY MEANS SOMETHING A LOT CLOSER TO WHAT IT MEANS IN 3 AND 10 BECAUSE WE HAVE VERY DIFFERENT ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, WE HAVE VERY DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUILDINGS AND THE WAY OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LAID OUT. 
          IN ONE WAY, THIS DOESN'T AFFECT DISTRICT 12 BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT, BUT THERE'S THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT IT COULD, AND WE ALREADY HAVE VERY SIGNIFICANT UNDER PARKING AND OVER PARKING ON OUR PUBLIC STREETS. 
          I'M WONDERING, HAVE YOU PULLED THE DATA TO SHOW HOW MANY PARKING TICKETS ARE EACH OF THE DISTRICTS GETTING? DO YOU KNOW THAT INFORMATION? 
          >> WE DID PULL DATA ON SPECIFIC AREAS. 
          I'M TELLING YOU IT NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIC AREAS. 
          WE ARE HAPPY TO DO AS MUCH RESEARCH AS COUNCIL IS ASKING US. 
          WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT. 
          TO HAVE AN ANSWER TO TELL YOU HOW MANY PARKING TICKETS ARE BEING PULLED IN DISTRICT 12, I WOULD SAY, THIS IS ABOUT REQUIREMENT OF PARKING ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY, NOT ON STREET VIOLATIONS. 
          THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SUBJECT. 
          >> I KNOW YOU KEEP SAYING THAT, BUT WHEN THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PRIVATE PARKING, IT MOVES TO THE PUBLIC PARKING. 
          THAT IS, I THINK, WHAT MR. GRACEY WAS TRYING TO SHARE WITH YOU. 
          BECAUSE IT MOVES TO THE PUBLIC PARKING, THAT'S WHERE THE PARKING TICKETS COME IN. 
          DISTRICT 12, WHICH HAS ALMOST NO NIGHT LIFE HAS THE SECOND MOST TOWING OF ANY DISTRICT. 
          THINK ABOUT THAT. IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE AT BARS AND THEY'RE UBERING HOME, IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PARKING IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ALREADY, AND NOW YOU'RE GREATLY REDUCING IT. 
          THIS IS A PROBLEM. 
          IT CREATES SAFETY ISSUES AS PEOPLE TRY TO WALK ACROSS THE STREET AND THE CARS ARE BLOCKING, THEY'RE EXITING A DRIVEWAY AND THEY CAN'T SEE AROUND. 
          THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. 
          I DON'T THINK YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW IT WILL IMPACT OTHERS, WHETHER IT'S IDEOLOGICAL AND YOU JUST LOVE THE URBANIZATION. 
          MY DISTRICT DOESN'T WANT TO BE MORE URBANIZED. 
          WE LIKE THE SUBURBAN FEEL OF THINGS. 
          NOW WE'RE THE THIRD MOST DENSE. 
          IT'S NOT THAT THERE'S NOT A DENSITY, IT'S A FEEL. 
          THIS IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL AND VERY DETRIMENTAL TO, 
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I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, DISTRICT 12. 
          NOT SOMETHING I CAN SUPPORT. 
          I HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER QUESTIONS. 
          I CAN SEE I'M ALMOST OUT OF TIME HERE. 
          I'M GOING TO SAY NUMBER 1, URGING PUBLIC INPUT. 
          NUMBER 2, WE REALLY NEED TO TALK ABOUT HAVING A PILOT BEFORE YOU GO CITYWIDE. 
          PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION. 
          WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU TAKE THIS AND YOU MAKE THESE AMENDMENTS AND THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT AND WE WANT TO PULL IT BACK. 
          IS THAT EASY TO DO? 
          >> THE SAME AS WE ARE BRINGING IN FRONT OF YOU A CODE AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO AMEND THE CODE. 
          I WILL ALSO REMIND COUNCIL THAT WE DO HAVE A ZONING REFORM THAT IS COMING UP AND WE'RE ON A VERY AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE WITH THAT. 
          THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IF WE NEED TO PULL SOME DATA AND SOME RESEARCH BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OR WHATEVER COUNCIL VOTES TODAY TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO PERFORM. 
          I WOULD SAY TO YOUR COMMENT REGARDING PILOT, I WOULD SAY WE DID HAVE A PILOT. 
          FOR INSTANCE, WHEN IT COMES TO MULTIFAMILY. 
          WE DID HAVE A MIXED INCOME HOUSING BONUS AT HALF PER UNIT, VOTED EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO, AND WE JUST PROVIDED DATA TO SHOW YOU HOW THOSE NEW DEVELOPMENTS PERFORMED, AND WE JUST SHOWED YOU THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING PARKING. 
          WE CAN DO THE SAME IF SOMETHING PASSES NEXT WEEK. 
          WITH THE ZONING REFORM, IF COUNCIL WANTS US TO PULL SOME DATA, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BECAUSE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL DATA ON REGULATION THAT EXISTS. 
          RIGHT NOW, IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO PULL DATA BASED ON CURRENT REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF PARKING, AND PARKING IS BEING PROVIDED. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT, CHAIRMAN MORENO. 
          I APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING YOU WAIT SO LONG. 
          YOU ARE NOW RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM C. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR MEETING WITH ME ON THIS. 
          I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WHY. 
          ANDREA, CAN YOU TELL ME, AGAIN, WHAT MAKES DALLAS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR PARKING REFORM AND WHY IS IT NEEDED? 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. 
          I WOULD SAY, AS I KEPT ON STATING, THE CURRENT REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE UNREASONABLE. 
          WE'RE SEEING SIGNS THAT THEY ARE HINDERING DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE'RE ALSO SEEING SIGNS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PARKING THAT'S BEING PROVIDED THAT IT'S NOT BEING USED. 
          AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE BEEN MANDATED BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO COME WITH THE CODE AMENDMENT. 
          THERE IS SUFFICIENT EXAMPLES NATIONWIDE WITH CITIES THAT DID TAKE THE LEAD TO HAVE MORE AGGRESSIVE PARKING REFORMS THAN OURS. 
          WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW IS PRETTY MODERATE. 
          I WOULD SAY IS A VERY GOOD FIRST STEP TO TWEAK SOME REGULATIONS THAT HAVE PROVEN TO BE UNREASONABLE AND NOT WORK. 
          IT'S AN EFFORT TO, AGAIN, STREAMLINE THE PROCESS, BUT ALSO HAVE A NICER CITY. 
          I WOULD SAY THAT PROBABLY IS TIME FOR US TO SEE WHAT IF WE CHANGE THE WAY WE REGULATE THE CITY AND MAYBE WE WILL END UP WITH A BETTER CITY AND THE FIXED PROCESS. 
          >> MY PAGES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN YOUR NUMBERS. 
          I'M LOOKING AT PAGE NUMBER 9, PURPOSE OF PARKING REFORM. 
          YOU TALK ABOUT BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION [INAUDIBLE] OPTIONS. 
          CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? 
          >> SURE. 
          >> WHEN PARKING IS REQUIRED IN SUCH BIG NUMBERS, ALL THE DESIGN AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO USE OF EXISTING CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO REVOLVE AROUND CAR PARKING. 
          IT HURTS MICRO MOBILITY. 
          PARKING IS NOT NECESSARILY A SWATHS OF LAND BEING SET ASIDE FOR CARS TO USE IT OR NOT. 
          BUT ANY PARKING SPOT COMES WITH THE CAR THAT'S ON THE ROAD, IT COMES WITH CURVE CUTS. 
          IF IT'S A PARKING GARAGE, IT MAY HAVE MULTIPLE CAR CUTS, THOSE CAR CUTS INTERACT OR INTERFERE WITH THE SIDEWALK. 
          THEY DO HURT AGAIN, THE CONTIGUOUS AND THE SAFETY OF THE SIDEWALKS. 
          I'M HOPING THAT THAT ADDRESSES A LITTLE BIT THE MICRO MOBILITY, WHEN WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD AND WHAT WE SEE IS VERY HARD TO DESIGN AROUND SOMETHING THAT A PARKING REQUIREMENT THAT IS NOT ROOTED IN THE WAY THE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE BUILT. 
          USUALLY, 90% OF THE TIMES, THE PARKING GARAGE OR THE PARKING LOT IS THE ONE THAT DICTATES THE DESIGN. 
          THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS. 
          BRING THE BUILDING CLOSER SO YOU CAN HAVE EYES ON THE STREET. 
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MAKE THE SIDEWALKS WIDE AND CONTIGUOUS. 
          THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THEY NEED ACCESS TO THOSE GARAGES. 
          IT INTERFERES SEVERELY WITH WHERE WE GET BUILT. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESSES AND MIXED USE. 
          IT IS WHAT WE'VE SEEN, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          IT IS VERY HARD FOR THEM TO PULL A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BECAUSE THEY MAY LACK ONE OR TWO PARKING SPACES. 
          THEN IT STARTS THE RUSH OF AFTER OBTAINING AN EXTRA PARKING SPOT, LET ME RESTRIPE. 
          LET ME DO SOMETHING. 
          WHEN IN REALITY, THE BUILD THE BUSINESS OR THE WAY THE MIX OF USES WORKED TOGETHER AT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE TIMES OR DIFFERENT TYPE OF OPERATIONS. 
          THE USE IN THE PARKING LOT STAYS THE SAME. 
          THE PROBLEM IS THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS ON PAPER, THEY ARE HURTING. 
          THERE ARE A BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF EXAMPLES. 
          I PROVIDED SOME IN THE FRIDAY MEMO FROM MAY 2ND. 
          ALSO, I'VE BROUGHT AT LEAST TWO STAFF REPORTS TO EXPLAIN AND I CAME WITH LIKE ACTUAL EXAMPLES OF BUSINESSES THAT NEEDED I DON'T KNOW, FIVE PARKING AGREEMENTS AND TWO VDA MEETINGS TO GET A REDUCTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE RESTAURANT. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THEY'RE VERY HARD. 
          >> YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND TODS AND HOW THEY ENCOURAGE MOBILITY AND HOW IF THIS IS HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE OF OUR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. 
          >> I WOULD SAY THE SMALLEST COMMENT THAT I CAN MAKE REGARDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAR PARKING AND TRANSIT WOULD BE OUR CODE MANDATES PARKING FOR CARS, BUT OUR CODE IS COMPLETELY SILENT AND BLIND WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS TO TRANSIT, WHICH I THINK BASICALLY BUT THAT HURTS, IT DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          IT IS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ALL THE CITIES IN THE NATION THAT DO HAVE TRANSIT, LIKE WE DO, THAT WE NEVER ADDRESSED TODS IN ANY WAY. 
          IT IS GROUNDBREAKING FOR OUR CITY THAT AT LEAST FOR DALLAS HAS ONE OF THE MAIN PILLARS, TRANSPORT TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. 
          I WOULD SAY ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT SOME MAGIC HAPPENING AROUND THE STATIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY WOULD HELP. 
          I WOULD SAY MOST MAJOR CITIES IN US AND EVEN TWO STATES ALREADY STARTED TO REGULATE TODS, AND THEY EVEN PUT A CAP ON THE MANDATES. 
          THERE ARE TWO STATES IN THE NATION THAT SAID THAT NO PARKING CAN BE REQUIRED WITHIN TODS. 
          I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CATCH UP AT LEAST HALF AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE A TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT HAS DIFFERENT NEEDS THAN AN AREA THAT DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSIT, AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS ARE HURTFUL TO OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS TO DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU. WE KNOW DART IS AT RISK WITH HB 31 87, AND WE'VE HEARD DART DIRECTLY SAY THAT THIS WOULD CRUSH THEIR ENTIRE SYSTEM AND SLASH SERVICES AND ROUTES. 
          IS THIS A CONCERN MOVING FORWARD IN THE WAY WE'RE ADDRESSING TRANSIT THROUGH ORDINATED DEVELOPMENT? 
          >> CURRENTLY, THE CITY HAS 46 LIGHT RAIL DART STATION, THAT I'M HOPING THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS TO DART, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE THERE. 
          WE DO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          IT'S ALREADY BUILT. 
          THE LIGHT RAIL EXISTS AND IT'S ALREADY BUILT IN THE CITY. 
          I WOULD SAY IT'S THE LIST WE CAN DO. 
          THE CODE AMENDMENT AND THE CODE ACKNOWLEDGES THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY OTHER THAN WE CURRENTLY HAVE LIGHT RAIL AND LIGHT RAIL STATIONS IN THE CITY THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED? 
          >> WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT PDS, IF THIS GETS APPROVED IN ITS CURRENT FASHION, 
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CURRENT PDS THAT HAVE PARKING REGULATIONS GET TO KEEP THOSE, BUT MOVING FORWARD, WOULD NEW OR EXISTING PDS BE ABLE TO MODIFY THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS? 
          >> OF COURSE. YES. 
          >> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DESIGN ELEMENTS, IS THERE A WAY TO INCLUDE PERMEABLE SURFACE PARKING? 
          >> THAT IS A DIFFERENT CHAPTER OF THE CODE. 
          WE HAVE AN OPEN CODE AMENDMENT THAT WE ARE LUMPING INTO THE ZONING REFORM TO ADDRESS IMPERVIOUS SURFACES. 
          THAT'S WHY I FULLY AGREE WITH EDC'S RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE OUT THEN THE LIMITATION ON THE CURVE. 
          YES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, WE COULD ADDRESS IT HERE, IS NOT READY YET. 
          THEN TO ENTICE YOU, I'M TELLING YOU THAT IT IS OUR COMMITMENT BECAUSE WE KEEP ON WORKING ON IT AND WE KEEP ON WANTING TO BRING IT FORWARD IN FRONT OF YOU FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, SO IT WILL BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR ZONING REFORM. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO PICK UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER IDYS CONCERNS. 
          I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS ALONG THE ADA HANDICAP REQUIREMENTS? I'VE TALKED BOTH TO MY DISABILITY AND SENIOR AFFAIR COMMISSIONERS AND THEY HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS. IT'S SIMPLE. 
          WE MUST PROVIDE HANDICAP PARKING, EVEN IF THE ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT REQUIRING IT. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS, I CAN SEE SOME WIGGLE ROOM THERE TO NOT REQUIRE AS MUCH PARKING. 
          BUT I HAVE A CONCERN WOULD THIS ELIMINATE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS? 
          >> NO. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND FOR THE DISTINCTION, THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT STAFF FEELS COMFORTABLE TO HAVE ZERO REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THE TMPS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXIST AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT PARKING WITH THE TMP AS WELL. 
          >> WITH LAND USE RESTAURANT DEFINITION, WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A VERY GOOD DEFINITION OF RESTAURANT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF BAD ACTORS AT OUR CLUBS AND BARS THAT ACT LIKE RESTAURANTS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THE LIGHTER PARKING REQUIREMENTS. 
          CAN YOU ADDRESS LAND USE DEFINITION FOR RESTAURANT? 
          >> LET ME PULL IT UP IS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT PROVIDES FOOD AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE A KITCHEN AND I THINK THAT'S THE DEFINITION. 
          LET ME PULL IT UP AND IF YOU WANT ME, I CAN READ FROM IT. 
          BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THE DEFINITION IS SO WIDE FOR RESTAURANTS, THAT IT ALSO INCLUDES SMALL COFFEE SHOPS OR DONUT SHOPS OR ANYTHING THAT HAS A SITTING AREA IN ORDER TO CONSUME SOME TYPE OF FOOD AT THE LOCATION. 
          >> I HOPE YOU SEE MY CONCERNS THERE. 
          WE HAVE OUR PARKING CHALLENGES IN OUR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS, NEW AND OLD LIKE VICTORY PARK AND D BLOM. 
          I DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FLEXIBLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT I ALSO WANT TO RESPECT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          WHAT CURRENT TOOLS DO WE HAVE TODAY TO REDUCE PARKING CURRENTLY? 
          >> LET ME READ THEM. I TOLD YOU THERE ARE 25 TYPE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PARKING REDUCTIONS. 
          I WOULD TELL YOU EVEN IF YOU SUM ALL THOSE 25, YOU CANNOT GET A REDUCTION BIGGER THAN TEN OR 20%, SO THEY DON'T HELP AT ALL. 
          LET ME TELL YOU JUST A SECOND. 
          THE CODE IF YOU ARE STRAIGHT ZONING, THE CODE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY OF MIXED USE REDUCTIONS. 
          REMOTE PARKING, COMPACT PARKING, BIKE PARKING ONLY REDUCES YOU BY TWO SPOTS. 
          DON'T THINK ABOUT WE HAVE ALL THESE TOOLS, BUT NONE OF THEM IS GETTING YOU TO AN ACTUAL GOOD REDUCTION. 
          WE HAVE THE MIXED INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BONUS, WE HAVE PACKED PARKING, WE HAVE SHARED PARKING. 
          THEN PDS, LIKE BOTH VICTORY AND DPL, THERE IN PDS. 
          I WOULD SAY VICTORY, FOR INSTANCE, HAS A PARKING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AS WELL. 
          THEY WERE ABLE TO CRAFT THEIR OWN MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY. 
          I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES THERE. 
          PDS ARE THE ONE THAT ARE INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT. 
          IF YOU ARE AN ORIGINAL BUILDING, THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO PARK WHICH IS AN ATTEMPT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OLDER BUILDINGS WERE BUILT, OR THEY NEED TO BE THE POSSIBILITY FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE. 
          F IN LIEU, FOR INSTANCE, A LOT OF PDS HAVE THAT. 
          THERE ARE PDS LIKE VICTORY THAT SAY THE ENTIRE PD IS CONSIDERED ONE LOT FOR PURPOSES OF PARKING JUST TO ENCOURAGE SHARING. 
          THERE ARE PDS THAT SAY NOT PARK THE FIRST 2,500 SQUARE FEET OR 5,000 SQUARE FEET. 
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THERE ARE PDS THAT GIVE PARKING REDUCTION FOR EXISTING ON STREET PARKING. 
          ARTICLE 13 COMES AND ADDS NEW ONES, RECOGNIZES ALL TYPES OF TRANSIT, INCLUDING BUSES. 
          ARTICLE 13 ACTUALLY RECOMMENDS A TDMP, WHICH IS A TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT. 
          ARTICLE 13 ALSO OFFERS PARKING REDUCTION FOR PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES, JOINT PARKING, SHARED PARKING, ON STREET, PACKED, REMOTE, TANDEM, PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES. 
          BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FROM MY MIND LAST NIGHT. 
          NONE OF THIS WILL GIVE YOU MORE THAN A 20% REDUCTION. 
          ON TOP OF THAT, THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY TO GO TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, BUT NOT FOR ALL USES, AND ULTIMATELY, YOU CAN CREATE YOUR OWN TMPD WITH YOUR PARKING RATIOS AND WE'VE SEEN THAT A LOT. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          >> CHAN STEWART, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM C. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. EVERY TIME WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, I'M REALLY STRUCK BY THE DIFFERENCES IN OUR DISTRICTS VERY CLEARLY, TEN AND 12 AND PROBABLY THREE, AND FOUR ARE JUST MUCH MORE SUBURBAN THAN SOME OF OUR MORE INNER CITY DISTRICTS. 
          I THINK BEGUN TO MAKE SOME CHANGES THAT I THINK RECOGNIZE THAT DIFFERENCE, AND THAT'S WHY I APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DIFFERENT SIZE, MULTI FAMILY. 
          CHAIR GRACEY, TO YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE PARKING IN THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT'S OVERFLOW BASICALLY FROM COMPLEXES. 
          I ALSO HAVE THAT ISSUE. 
          I KNOW CHAIR MENDELSON DOES. 
          I THINK RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IMPEDIMENTS TO PARKING IN THE COMPLEXES. 
          I THINK THEY'RE EITHER CHARGING ADDITIONAL FEES FOR SPACES. 
          I THINK THEY'RE PUTTING IN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 
          THERE'S SOME IMPEDIMENT. 
          REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, NO MATTER WHAT, I WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT THOSE IMPEDIMENTS ARE AND MAKING SOME CHANGES IN POLICY OR WHATEVER WE CAN THAT PREVENT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MY PROBLEM IS TODAY. 
          THAT'S WHY I KNOW IF WE DON'T PARK APPROPRIATELY FOR THE NEW BUILDS, THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN. 
          THIS PATTERN WILL REPEAT ITSELF. 
          IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THAT PARKING RATIO RIGHT FOR MULTIFAMILY. 
          IF WE NEED MORE DISCUSSION AROUND THAT, I, THIS WAS THE COMPROMISE THAT WAS REACHED WITH SOME OF US, BUT IF THERE'S MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE HEARD ON THAT, I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO LOOK AT WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE NOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT A PARKING MINIMUM ISSUE. 
          THAT'S A LANDLORD ISSUE, A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY ISSUE. 
          LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE DID I WANT TO SAY? FOR THE MOST PART, I THINK A LOT OF THIS PLAN MAKES SENSE. 
          BUT I THINK THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS. 
          I'M ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HANDICAPPED PARKING. 
          I KNOW HOW MUCH MY MOTHER IN LAW AND FATHER IN LAW RELIED ON THAT. 
          I WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER AND SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT ACCOMMODATION WORK. 
          I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WE'RE GOING TO JUST LEAVE THAT TO CHANCE THAT WE WOULDN'T NAIL THAT PIECE DOWN BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT FIRMLY IN PLACE. 
          >> I THINK OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS. 
          I JUST REALLY WANTED TO STATE THE MULTIFAMILY CHALLENGE AND IF THERE ARE MORE CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT I THINK AGAIN, I'M REPEATING MYSELF, WE'VE REALLY GOT TO GET TO WHAT THE CURRENT ISSUE IS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> CHAIRMAN VIS, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM C. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH ON THE ADA, ABSOLUTELY, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE ADA COMES INTO PLAY IF YOU ARE PROVIDING PARKING, IS THAT CORRECT? 
          >> YES. 
          >> IF YOU'RE NOT PROVIDING PARKING BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BAR, A CLUB, CERTAIN PLACES. 
          THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE GOING SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT, PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW. 
          IF THEY ARE IN A VEHICLE AND NOT ON PUBLIC TRANSIT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF CITIES WAY MORE DENSE THAN THE CITY OF DALLAS, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO NEED ADA COMPLIANCE, 
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BUT IT WOULDN'T EXIST BECAUSE PARKING ISN'T PROVIDED IN THOSE WAY MORE DENSE CITIES. 
          WOULD THAT BE CORRECT? 
          >> I WOULD SAY THAT AS I SAID, ADA MEANS ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 
          THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE. 
          THEY WOULD HAVE A RAMP, THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A SIDEWALK. 
          THEY WOULD A PROTECTED WAY TO GET INTO THE BUILDING. 
          IT DOESN'T MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ABSOLUTELY MUST PARK AND THEY NEED A PARKING LOT. 
          IT IS ABOUT THE ACCESS TO THE BUILDING. 
          >> CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON ON OUR OWN CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUILDINGS ARE ACCESSIBLE, LIKE YOU HAD JUST MENTIONED. 
          I DO ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE, AND IF IT WAS THIS HUGE EVENT ISSUE TO ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE, THEY COULD HAVE CALLED A TOWN HALL, THEY COULD HAVE INVITED STAFF OUT TO TALK TO AND DISCUSS AND BRING IT UP TO. 
          WE JUST GOT OVER AN ELECTION, MR. MAYOR. 
          I THINK THAT EVERYBODY WAS KNOCKING ON A LOT OF DOORS. 
          THAT WAS A GREAT TIME TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO CONSTITUENTS. 
          I KNOW I WAS KNOCKING ON DOORS TO HELP THE PERSON THAT I WAS SUPPORTING, AND THIS ISSUE WASN'T BROUGHT UP EXCEPT FOR IN POSITIVE FROM CERTAIN FOLKS WHO BROUGHT IT UP. 
          THE NEXT THING IS OFFICE BUILDINGS. 
          I WANTED TO SAY ON PARKING REFORM. 
          THIS IS VERY NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS. 
          MR. MAYOR DISTRICT 6 IS PROBABLY THE MOST DIVERSE DISTRICT WHEN IT COMES TO SUBURBAN TO URBAN TO INNER CITY. 
          I'VE GOT CYPRESS WATERS. 
          YOU DON'T GET ANY MORE SUBURBAN THAN CYPRESS WATERS, AND IT'S ALL APARTMENT COMPLEXES. 
          THAT DEVELOPER CHOSE TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE CITY OF DALLAS REQUIRES, WHICH CURRENTLY IS ONE SPACE PER BEDROOM, CORRECT? 
          >> WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MULTIFAMILY OR OFFICE? 
          >> MULTIFAMILY YES. 
          >> MULTIFAMILY IS ONE PER BEDROOM YES. 
          >> ONE PER BEDROOM, AND THEY WENT 1.5 PER BEDROOM. 
          THAT'S UP TO THE DEVELOPER. 
          WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THESE ARE BARE MAXIMUMS. WE'RE TALKING THESE ARE THE MINIMUMS. APARTMENT COMPLEXES, I'M THE ONLY PERSON I BELIEVE STILL IN THIS HORSESHOE THAT LIVES IN MULTIFAMILY. 
          MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE HAS MOVED INTO A BUILDING RECENTLY, BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO. 
          I ALSO HAVE TO SPEAK FOR APARTMENT DWELLERS. 
          I CAN'T SPEAK TO EVERYBODY'S LOCATION, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT IN MY COMPLEX, WHICH IS CYPRESS AT TRINITY GROVES, RIGHT ACROSS FROM TRINITY GROVES, MR. MAYOR THAT PARKING GARAGE IS 1/3 EMPTY ALL THE TIME. 
          DURING THE DAY IT'S COMPLETELY EMPTY. 
          IS PEOPLE GO TO WORK OR COME BACK, BUT DURING THE DAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENINGS AND IN THE MORNINGS, THEY DO A LOT OF WALKING AROUND THAT GARAGE TO GO GET THINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND ALL THAT BECAUSE I'M UP AND THAT'S WHEN I CAN GET TO THINGS, GO GET MY MAIL ONE THIRD EASILY EVERY NIGHT. 
          PEOPLE DO PARK OUT ON THE STREET. 
          IT'S PUBLIC PARKING, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO, BUT THE REASON THEY DO IT IS BECAUSE THE GARAGES, THE FIRST FLOOR IS ALWAYS PUBLIC PARKING BECAUSE THERE'S RETAIL. 
          THEN YOU HAVE A RAMP THAT GOES UP HALF A FLOOR TO THE SECOND FLOOR. 
          EVERYBODY ON THE FIRST FLOOR LIVES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, USES ONE OF THE SIDE ENTRANCES INTO THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT'S EASIER. 
          IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE AND FASTER FOR THEM THAN TO PARK INSIDE OF THE SECURED AREA IN THE GARAGE. 
          THE OTHER GREAT THING ABOUT PARKING REFORM. 
          I LIKE WHERE WE GOT AS FAR AS THE COMPROMISE. I THINK IT'S FAIR. 
          IT'S NOT AS STRINGENT OR AS LOOSE AS SOME PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE GONE, BUT IT'S FAIR. IT'S COMPROMISE. 
          BY NOT HAVING BIG, LARGE HUGE PARKING LOTS, MR. MAYOR, AND BY NOT HAVING SUPER SUPER COMPACT PARKING LOTS THAT ARE JUST LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MOVING AROUND MORE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THERE MORE, THEY CAN SEE MORE, SO THESE PETTY CRIMES THAT HAPPEN WON'T HAPPEN AS OFTEN. 
          BIG EMPTY PARKING LOTS ARE NOT SAFE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE SOMEBODY IS, BUT IF YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON TO LEAVE, AND YOU'RE WAY AT THE OTHER END OF THE LOT. 
          IT'S GREAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. MAYOR, BECAUSE WE'RE ENDING THESE HEAT ISLANDS. 
          NUMBER 3, WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS I DO WANT TO LOOK AT THE BASIC. 
          I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT IT IN COMMITTEE SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT BY NEXT WEEK. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PARKING REFORM IS, AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT MAXIMUMS, THEY'RE MINIMUMS. OUR CITY IS MORE URBAN THAN PEOPLE REALIZE, AND I WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND ROUND BECAUSE I HAVE ABOUT TWO MORE MINUTES WORTH OF THINGS TO MENTION. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR THREE RIGHT NOW. I'LL GIVE YOU THREE NOW. 
          [04:40:02]
          >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE REFORMS IS, I THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE'RE THINKING OF OUR OWN LIFESTYLE, THE WAY WE LIVE IN THE CITY, AND I THINK PEOPLE THINK THAT WE'RE STILL A SUBURBAN CITY. 
          WE HAVE SUBURBAN ASK NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          I USED TO LIVE IN LAKE KYLAN. 
          I USED TO LIVE IN FAR FAR NORTH DALLAS ON THE COLLIN COUNTY SIDE OF DALLAS. 
          I'VE LIVED IN OAK LAWN, I'VE LIVED DOWNTOWN, I'VE LIVED NOW IN WEST DALLAS. 
          WE ARE MUCH MORE URBAN CITY THAN PEOPLE REALIZE AND THINK. 
          JUST BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU ARE IN A SUBURB. 
          YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN AN URBAN CITY, AND THE MORE DENSE YOU GET, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DENSITY, THE MORE DENSE YOU GET, THE MORE ACTUAL URBAN AND INNER CITY YOU ARE. 
          INNER CITY DOESN'T MEAN DOWNTOWN ANYMORE. 
          THE DENSITY ACROSS THE CITY IS CHANGING AND IT'S CHANGING FAST. 
          I'VE BEEN TO SOME OF THE MOST DENSE CITIES IN THIS NATION AND ON THIS PLANET. 
          I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GETTING TO GO TO PARIS, FRANCE LAST YEAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY. 
          NOWHERE TO PARK. IT WAS WILD TO ME. 
          OF COURSE, THEY HAVE A MUCH BETTER TRANSIT SYSTEM AS FAR AS CONNECTING EVERYTHING, BUT OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM IS GROWING AND IT'S GETTING BETTER EVERY SINGLE WEEK SINCE THE PANDEMIC, AND PEOPLE ARE USING IT MORE ON THE WEEKENDS NOW, MR. MAYOR THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. 
          THAT SHOWS YOU THAT PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING MASS TRANSIT. 
          DOES THAT PLAY INTO EFFECT WITH THIS AS WELL? AS FAR AS HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT THE PARKING REFORM IS DONE ACCURATELY BY THE TODS? 
          >> A LITTLE BIT. I WOULD SAY THAT IF WE WANT TO PUSH A LITTLE BIT ON INCENTIVIZE A LITTLE BIT, MORE GROWTH, MORE RAPID GROWTH IN DOWNTOWN OR TODS OR AREAS THAT WE WANT URBANIZED OR INTENSIFIED. 
          CITIES ACTUALLY DOING PARKING REFORM ARE ADDING PARKING MAXIMUMS BECAUSE THEY DO WANT TO PROVIDE A RELIEF FOR DEVELOPERS TO SAY THAT WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR BANKS AND LENDING, BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE IN HERE AND MY VISION FOR THE CITY IS THAT THIS TOD NEEDS TO BE SPLIT MODE FOR USERS TO ALSO USE TRANSIT. 
          WE ARE SETTING A PARKING MAXIMUM. 
          WE ARE NOT EVEN HAVING THAT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW. 
          THE BLANK SLATE TO ALLOW A LITTLE BIT THE MARKET AND THE USERS TO CHOOSE THOSE SPOTS OF BEING MORE URBAN OR BEING MORE DENSE IS TO FLEX THE REGULATIONS AND NOT PUSH TOWARDS CAR REQUIREMENTS. 
          LET IT A LITTLE BIT TO SETTLE TO SEE WHERE ARE THE USERS THAT PREFER ALTERNATE MODES. 
          THEN WE CAN COME BACK IN A FEW YEARS AND SAY, OKAY, MAYBE OUR TODS ARE STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THE LENDERS STILL REQUIRE THEM TO PROVIDE THREE SPOTS PER UNIT, AND MAYBE WE NEED TO HELP THEM WITH THE MAXIMUM. 
          I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN THE FUTURE. 
          I WOULD SAY, YES, THIS IS AN AMAZING AND VERY USEFUL FIRST STEP TO SEE WHAT OUR USERS AND WHAT OUR CITY WANTS TO BE. 
          IT IS LIKE, NOW, THIS IS A BLANK CANVAS. 
          IT STILL HAS RATIOS. 
          START PUTTING SOMETHING IN HERE. 
          LET'S SEE WHERE YOU WOULD PREFER TO TAKE MORE TRANSIT THAN NONE. 
          THEN WE WILL COME BACK TO THE CONVERSATION. 
          >> I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS WE HAD REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL HERE EARLIER TODAY TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH PARKING ACTUALLY ADDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          IT'S NOT JUST THE SPACE, IT'S THE RAMPS, IT'S THE INGRESS, EGRESS, ALL OF THAT. 
          I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE UNTIL THIS MORNING. 
          I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE 1/3 THAT'S EMPTY IN MY BUILDING. 
          I'VE BEEN TO FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN MULTI FAMILY. 
          IT'S ALMOST CONSISTENT. 
          I'M NOT SAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS EXACT ACROSS THE CITY, JUST SAY MY EXPERIENCE. 
          WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I LOOK AT THIS AND I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEFORE UNTIL I GOT TO GO ON THIS AMAZING TOUR THE SILVER LINE, MR. MAYOR. 
          WHILE WE WERE THERE, THE CITY OF RICHARDSON HAD A TOD. 
          THE PARKING GARAGE OF THEIR NEW TOD IN THAT AREA BY THE EISMAN CENTER WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. 
          THE PERSON THAT WAS WITH ME IS A FORMER CPC COMMISSIONER, AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND HE'S NOW A DART BOARD MEMBER, AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, THAT COULD HAVE ALL BEEN HOUSING. 
          LOOK AT THAT WASTE OF SPACE, AND THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING REALLY STARTED TO CLICK BECAUSE I WAS COMPLETELY IN ANOTHER PLACE WITH THIS UNTIL I STARTED SEEING THAT. 
          IF WE ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO MORE AFFORDABILITY ON HOUSING, MR. MAYOR, THEN WE DO HAVE TO HAVE PARKING REFORM SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE UNITS. 
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I KNOW I'M AT MY LAST SECONDS. 
          THIS IS A GOOD POLICY, GOOD COMPROMISE. 
          THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE MASSAGING HERE AND THERE, BUT I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M DONE. 
          >> CHAIRWOMAN ARNOLD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM C. 
          >> THANK YOU. JUST QUICKLY, I WANT TO REMIND I'M SURE WE'VE ALL HEARD THIS STATEMENT ABOUT LOOKING FOR NEW, FRESH, NEW, INNOVATIVE IDEAS AS WE TALK ABOUT THE VOICES AROUND THE HORSESHOE AND I WANT TO PRESENT I FEEL LIKE I'M FRESH, NEW, INNOVATIVE, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT. 
          IF WE COULD HEAR FROM YOU AND YOU KNOW I LIKE ALL OF YOU ALL ADMIRE YOU YOUR WORK, BUT WHEN WE HEAR YOU AND YOU'RE TELLING US YOU'RE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. 
          IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO FAIL. 
          THE QUESTION I WOULD GIVE TO YOU, WHEN YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT THIS NEW PLAN, DID YOU ALL WORK WITH ANY OF THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT? ADVISORY COMMITTEE I'LL JUST MAKE THAT UP. 
          >> COUNCILWOMAN WITH DPD NOT, BUT WE DID WORK WITH TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS. 
          WE WORKED WITH HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OEQ, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT. 
          >> WHAT ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? 
          >> FIRE DEPARTMENT, AGAIN, LIKE THEY ARE COVERED VIA THEIR FIRE REGULATIONS THAT WE DON'T TOUCH. 
          >> HOW DID YOU ALL HAVE THIS MEETING? WAS IT INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS OR YOU ALL IN THE SAME ROOM? TELL ME HOW DID [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> WE DID EXTENSIVE ROUNDS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS. 
          WE MET WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY. 
          IT WAS A FEW YEARS BACK AND IF WE HAD INITIATIVES THAT OVERLAPPED, WE CONSULTED EACH OTHER. 
          FOR THIS PARKING CODE AMENDMENT, YES, WE DID TALK WITH DEPARTMENT. 
          >> YOU ALL WEREN'T EVER IN ONE ROOM, A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS WHOLE PROJECT, NEVER IN THE SAME ROOM? 
          >> WE MET WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL. 
          >> THEY WERE SEPARATE AND SO THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY TO DO AS WE WERE DOING AROUND THE HORSESHOE WHERE WE COULD LISTEN AND PERHAPS A NEW IDEA WOULD BE SPARKED OR SOMETHING WOULD SPARK YOU TO ASK A DIFFERENT QUESTION. 
          THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE NOT IN THE SAME ROOM, IS THAT CORRECT? YOU WERE NEVER IN THE SAME SPACE AT THE SAME TIME? 
          >> NO WE WEREN'T. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE. 
          THE NEXT POINT I WANT TO MAKE. 
          THE QUESTION IS, IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY, HOW ARE YOU ALL GETTING AND WOULD YOU AGREE THAT THROUGH THE YEARS SINCE YOU SAID OVER THE YEARS, THAT STAFF HAS CHANGED IN SOME OF THESE DEPARTMENTS? 
          >> I AM THE ONE THAT WORKED THIS PARKING CODE AMENDMENT FROM JULY 20TH TILL TODAY TO MY EMBARRASSMENT, IT TOOK ME FIVE YEARS. 
          I DID HAVE HELP FROM MY TEAM. 
          OTHER MEMBERS OF MY TEAM CHANGED, BUT I AM STILL HERE AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE TOGETHER. 
          >> I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE, BUT PERSPECTIVES HAVE PERHAPS CHANGED WITH THE NEW STAFF THAT'S COMING IN AND OUT OF THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS? WOULD THAT BE A FAIR STATEMENT? 
          >> FROM THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, YOU MEAN OR FROM MY TEAM? 
          >> YOU SAID THERE WERE CHANGES IN THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS? 
          >> PROBABLY. 
          >> THAT'S A FAIR STATEMENT. 
          NOW, IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION TO THE CONSTITUENTS, THE VOTERS, THOSE WHO PAID THE BILLS, HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING SURVEYS OR INPUT FROM THEM OR HAVE WE? 
          >> WE ENGAGED BASICALLY EVERY TYPE OF STAKEHOLDER I COULD THINK OF. 
          WE OBVIOUSLY, NORMAL USUAL INVOLVEMENT OR COMMUNICATION WITH TREK, DALLAS HOUSING COALITION DART, GDPC, GREATER DALLAS PLANNING COUNCIL, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, DALLAS ISD, AIA, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, CNU, WHICH IS CONGRESS FOR NEW URBAN ALL THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. 
          WE TALKED TO OAKLONG COMMITTEE, WE EVEN PRESENTED ONE OF THEIR MEETING. 
          WE HEAVILY ENGAGED WITH DE BELEN FOUNDATION, DOWNTOWN DALLAS INC, BISHOP ARTS, STIFF STAKEHOLDERS. 
          WE ENGAGED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WITH ENGINEERS, WITH OUR ZONING PERMITTING CONSULTANTS, WE ENGAGED WITH 24 HOUR DALLAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HOTEL ASSOCIATION, APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. 
          LET ME SEE. WE HAD AN EVENT WITH MR. DONALD SHOP, WHO IS THE AUTHORITY. 
          WE ARE IN HEAVILY DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. TOTALY LITMAN. 
          THESE ARE THE NATIONAL RENOWNED EXPERTS IN PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION. 
          WE DID SURVEYS. 
          WE TESTED ONE CASE AT RED BIRD MALL. 
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WE DID LISTENING SESSIONS AT ZOAC THREE TIMES. 
          WE HAD AN OPEN FEEDBACK FORM AT ZOAC THAT HAD 217 NUMBER OF HITS. 
          PEOPLE JUST SENT COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO US. 
          WE PRESENTED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION. 
          WE HAD SIX CPC MEETINGS, 25 ZOAC MEETINGS WHERE PUBLIC HAD COME TO SPEAK AT CPC, WE HAD 88 SPEAKERS, 59 IN FAVOR 26 IN OPPOSITION. 
          >> THAT SOUNDS REAL GOOD. 
          QUESTION. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO DO AN ANALYSIS BASED ON THAT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THESE FOLKS AS COMING IN? 
          >> I WOULD NOT SAY TO DO THAT BECAUSE PUBLIC INPUT IS PUBLIC INPUT, AND YOU CAN SEE IT WAS SO VARIED. 
          WE TRIED TO ENGAGE AND LISTEN FROM ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS. 
          I WOULD SAY WE TALK, FOR INSTANCE, WITH SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK TASK FORCE DEEPLY. 
          WE TALKED TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS FROM ALL THE DISTRICTS, EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD FIND WE REACHED OUT TO PEOPLE AND WE TALK TO THEM. 
          >> DO YOU REMEMBER TALKING TO MERCEDES ASSOCIATION? 
          >> NO, MA'AM. I DON'T REMEMBER. I DON'T THINK WE DID. 
          >> DID YOU HAVE ANY INPUT FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK REALTORS? 
          >> WE DID HAVE INPUT FROM THE BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 
          >> BLACK REALTORS? 
          >> NO. 
          >> WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO MEMBERS FROM ANY OF THE IMA, THAT WOULD BE YOUR MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. 
          YOU'VE TALKED TO NAACP? 
          >> WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO TALK TO ANYBODY IN THE CITY IF I REACHED OUT TO EVERYBODY TO RECOMMEND ME PEOPLE. 
          >> WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION FROM AS TO WHO YOU SHOULD TALK TO? 
          >> FROM OUR DIRECTOR AT THE TIME, I ASKED EVERYBODY I KNEW. 
          I REACHED OUT TO OUR CITY PLAN COMMISSIONER TO ASK THEM, SEND ME YOUR CHAMBERS. 
          I INVADED THE CHAMBERS TRYING TO GET THEM TO TALK TO US. 
          WE SENT A SURVEY TO ALL THE ASSOCIATIONS, FOR INSTANCE. 
          A LOT OF THEM SAID IT'S COMPLICATED. 
          THESE REGULATIONS, WE UNDERSTAND JUST SIMPLIFY THEM. 
          THE ANSWER WAS THE SAME. 
          I WOULD SAY OR PAST THAT, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENGAGE MORE. 
          IT IS IN PUBLIC HEARINGS, ANYBODY CAN TALK TO US. 
          >> HOW ARE YOU GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT SO FOLKS WILL KNOW TO GET INVOLVED? 
          >> WE HAVE A WEBSITE THAT'S BEEN UP SINCE 2020, AND THE FORM FOR INPUT FOR US IS STILL OPEN. 
          THE WEBSITE IS BEING UPDATED LIVE. 
          ON THE WEBSITE, WE HAVE CPC'S RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, WE HAVE ALL VIDEOS, ALL STAFF REPORTS. 
          THAT WEBSITE IS A REPOSITORY. 
          WE TALKED TO MEDIA EXTENSIVELY AS WELL TOO. 
          EVEN MEDIA REACHED OUT TO US TO CONGRATULATE US FOR THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ON THE WEBSITE. 
          >> IS THAT THE ONLY RESOURCE THAT YOU HAVE AT THE WEBSITE? 
          >> NO, THE ONLY RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE? 
          >> TO GET TO THE PUBLIC. 
          >> AND PUBLIC HEARINGS, OF COURSE. 
          >> HOW DID YOU GET THE COMMUNITY FROM FRUIT DALE INVOLVED? 
          >> LET ME STOP YOU AT THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU WORK REAL HARD. 
          THE REASON I'M THROWING FRUIT DALE IN BECAUSE FRUIT DALE IS NOT REALLY AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          YOU GO OUT THERE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO FIND AT FRUIT DALE? HORSES, VERY SOMEWHAT OF A WESTERN STYLE WAY OF LIVING, IF THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE TO USE. 
          I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING COMMUNITY TO TARGET WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW. 
          THEY HAVE TRAIL RIDES AND EVERYTHING, JUST WESTERN AND ALL OF THOSE GOOD THINGS. 
          I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AS WE TRY TO GET IN NEW DEVELOPMENT, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO DO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITHOUT HAVING THEIR INPUT. 
          I'M ALL FOR CHANGE, I'M ALL FOR INNOVATION, BUT MUCH OF WHAT I'M ABOUT, AND I SEE THAT CITY MANAGER IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, IS COMMUNICATION. 
          AS WE ROLL OUT ALL OF THESE REFORMS, THE PUBLIC IS NOT GETTING IT. 
          WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AS A CITY, HOW WE WILL BEGIN TO CONTINUE TO FUND, AND I'LL COME BACK BECAUSE I WANT TO MENTION THIS. 
          OUR COMMUNITIES ARE NOT GETTING WHAT THEY DESERVE IN TERMS OF INFORMATION, AND THEN THEY WAKE UP ONE MORNING AND THEY HAVE TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, BUT I WILL COME BACK BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A TAXPAYER IN THIS CITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF US 
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CONNECTING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF US TO BEGIN TO BE INNOVATIVE AND FRESH IN OUR APPROACH IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING PROPOSALS TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDING TO BE FRESH, CLEAN AND INNOVATIVE IN TERMS OF THEIR BOND AND COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. 
          >> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM C. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY ROBUST OF A PROCESS. 
          I THINK IT'S BEEN ALSO VERY COMPROMISING. 
          I WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN WEST AND CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, AND CHAIRMAN STEWART FOR Y'ALL'S WORK. 
          I KNOW THAT WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN, JUST AS MENTIONED BEFORE, IS TO ME, A SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE. 
          I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN NATIONWIDE, AND WHAT I REMEMBER HEARING FEEDBACK FROM WAS THESE WORST-CASE-SCENARIO TYPE UNFORTUNATE PICTURES THAT WERE BEING PAINTED BECAUSE OF OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE MAYBE JUST BLANKETED AND GONE TOO FAR, OR SOME THAT HAVEN'T DONE ENOUGH. 
          WHAT YOU ALL ARE PRESENTING US NOW AND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED TO BE APPROVED HERE IN DALLAS IS NOT IN ANY WAY AN EXTREME ON EITHER SIDE. 
          I THINK CONCESSIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND TO ME, THAT'S WHAT POLICY-MAKING IS ABOUT. 
          I KNOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER NAVAIS' POINT, I ACTUALLY DID HEAR ABOUT IT QUITE OFTEN DURING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, AND IT WAS ALL POSITIVE. 
          IT WAS ACTUALLY ASKING, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE US THIS RELIEF? WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES GROW? IF WE HAVE BARRIERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND THAT ARE CLEARLY ANTIQUATED WITH OUR CITY'S TRAJECTORY AND THE GROWTH OF WHERE WE ARE NOW VERSUS WHEN THESE CODES WERE WRITTEN, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? THIS WAS NOT FROM DEVELOPERS. 
          THIS WAS NOT FROM BUILDERS. 
          THIS WAS FROM SOME SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO KNOW THAT THEIR OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR BUSINESSES TO BE CLOSE TO HOME ARE A FEW FAR IN BETWEEN BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE HINDRANCES THAT WE HAVE ALLOWED THROUGH OUR ANTIQUATED CODE. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE THE SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE IS VERY CLEAR HERE. 
          I ALSO WANT TO JUST ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 
          ONE, I KNOW THERE ARE ZONES WHERE THERE ARE ALREADY NO PARKING MINIMUMS. IS THAT ACCURATE? 
          >> FEW OF THEM IN YOUR DISTRICT. 
          >> YES. THERE ARE VERY FEW. 
          I KNOW IN MY DISTRICT THERE ARE VERY FEW, BUT CITYWIDE, WE DO HAVE THEM THAT EXIST HERE NOW, CORRECT? 
          >> VERY FEW OF THEM. 
          WE'VE GONE TO ANY CLAIM THAT WE'RE DOING THIS TO SUDDEN. 
          I WOULD SAY EACH PD THAT HAS REDUCTIONS IS GRADUAL. 
          DOWNTOWN, FOR INSTANCE, OR THE FARMERS MARKET HAS NO MINIMUM FOR SOME USES AND THEN MINIMUM FOR OTHERS, AND THEY STILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PLENTY OF PARKING. 
          >> IN THAT REGARD, I WANT TO ADDRESS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALWAYS TACTICS TO USE AROUND THIS DIAS WHENEVER YOU OPPOSE SOMETHING, AND YOU REALIZE YOU'RE IN THE MINORITY WHEN YOU OPPOSE IT, SO YOU WANT TO BRING UP ANY AND EVERYTHING. 
          BUT WHEN WE WANT TO JUST START LISTING OFF ALL THE COMMISSIONS THAT THIS HASN'T GONE THROUGH, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PUT A PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT THAT STARTED THROUGH ZOAC TO OUR SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION 
          >> THAT IS FUNNY. WE DID GO WITH DAYCARES TO THE SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSION. 
          IT WAS A CONVERSATION AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT EXPERTS AND THEY WOULD APPRECIATE. 
          THEY WERE EVEN CONCERNED OF WHY WOULD WE EVEN COME TO THEM? 
          >> I KNOW YOU PROBABLY CAN'T ANSWER THIS. 
          ROBIN MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS BETTER THAN YOU, DOCTOR, BUT WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVISORY NATURE OF OUR DISABILITIES COMMISSION? 
          >> TO ADVISE ON POLICIES THAT IMPACT THAT PARTICULAR POPULATION. 
          >> THIS, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IS NOT SOMETHING SPECIFIC. 
          I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN IN THIS DISCUSSION CONFLATED TO ADA REQUIREMENTS, BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ADA REQUIREMENTS, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR. 
          >> NO. TO GO EVEN FURTHER, CPC DID MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT AT PERMITTING, YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY THE ADA ROUTE, WHICH YOU HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY FOR FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS WELL. I WOULD SAY NO. 
          >> THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD THAT YOU ALL MENTIONED BECAUSE WE'RE SLIPPING INTO, I THINK A SLIPPERY SLOPE OF MAKING IT EVEN MORE ONEROUS FOR OUR ABILITY TO OVER-ENFORCE WHAT IS ALREADY REGULATED. 
          IN THESE ZONES THAT YOU ALREADY MENTIONED THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR, 
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HOW IS ADA COMPLIANCE ADDRESSED IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, LIKE DOWNTOWN, FOR INSTANCE? 
          >> IDENTIFY YOUR ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE PUBLIC REALM BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE PUBLIC REALM. 
          >> THE INTENT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING AVAILABLE TO SOMEONE WITH NO DISABILITY, THAT THE SAME OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS IS AFFORDED TO SOMEONE WITH A DISABILITY. IS THAT ACCURATE? 
          >> I THINK SO. ACTUALLY, THE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAS TO BE PLACED IN FIRST. 
          >> IF THERE WAS A PLACE THAT THERE WAS ONE SPACE REQUIRED, BECAUSE OF FEDERAL REGULATION AND CLEARLY PREEMPTING US, THAT ONE SPACE WOULD IN FACT BE. 
          >> ADA COMPLIANT. 
          >> ADA COMPLIANT. IF THERE'S A BUSINESS WHO OPTS OUT OF THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE FORM OF VALET, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE SOME BUSINESSES IN OUR ENTERTAINMENT AREAS. 
          IN THAT REGARD, HOW DID THEY ACCOMMODATE ADA RESIDENTS? 
          >> SAME. YOUR CAR IS YOUR CAR, BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH RAMPS AND ACCESS TO THE BUILDING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, AND STAIRS AND ACCESS TO ELEVATORS AND ALL OF THAT. 
          >> THAT WAS A PERFECT ANSWER BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ADA COMPLIANCE, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HANDICAP PARKING SPACES. 
          I THINK THAT SHOULD BE VERY CLEAR. 
          I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS AS A POLICY DECISION. 
          I 100% AGREE WITH SOME OF THE SENTIMENT THAT I HEARD MY COLLEAGUE, MR. GRACEY, TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY. 
          BUT WE DON'T NEED TO CONFLATE THIS CONVERSATION WITH BEHAVIORAL VERSUS STRUCTURAL BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES IN MY DISTRICT, NOT JUST IN THE SOUTHERN PART IN BOTH PARTS. 
          MAYOR, CAN I POTENTIALLY GET MY THREE AS WELL AND THEN I'LL BE DONE? 
          >> YOU HAVE IT, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION. 
          I DON'T HEAR ANY, SO GO AHEAD. THREE MINUTES MORE APPROVED. 
          >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES IN BOTH PARTS OF THE DISTRICT, IN THE EASTERN PART AND IN THE SOUTHERN PART, AND A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BEHAVIORALLY. 
          IN THE CURB MANAGEMENT PLAN, IS IT NOT ACCURATE AS A COMPONENT OF THE STEPS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROPOSED IT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR US TO ADDRESS THE PARKING CODE? 
          >> WELL, THEY ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATE ISSUES, AND WHEN THE CURB MANAGEMENT POLICY WAS CREATED, THEY HAVE ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT THIS IS NOT A PARKING REFORM. 
          WE HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE. 
          THIS IS NOT THE CURB MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
          THE CURB MANAGEMENT POLICY INCLUDES A VARIETY OF TOOLS. 
          THEY ARE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND NEIGHBORHOODS CAN TAKE FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS, FOR LOADING, FOR RESIDENT PARKING EVEN THEY INCLUDE A WONDERFUL TOOL THAT I WAS CONTEMPLATED WHEN I FIRST STARTED, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE IT IN OUR TOOLBOX, AND IT'S CALLED PARKING BENEFIT DISTRICT. 
          BUT EVEN SO, OUR ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CITY STARTED TO MANAGE THEIR OWN PARKING LIKE DOWNTOWN DALLAS OR DPLM FOUNDATION, THEIR PID IS HELPING THEM TO MANAGE PARKING IN THEIR DISTRICT. 
          THEY ARE SEPARATE ISSUES. 
          WE DID COLLABORATE, AND THE CURB MANAGEMENT POLICY STARTED AT THE SAME TIME. 
          WE STARTED WITH OUR PARKING REFORM. 
          WE HAD COMMENTS FOR THEIRS. 
          WE TOLD THEM THAT WE HAVE A PARKING REFORM GOING ON AND ADD SOME TOOLS IN THERE IN CASE SOME OVERSPILL HAPPENS, SO COUNCIL CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE TOOLS. 
          >> THANK YOU. ALSO, A GREAT ANSWER. 
          THE CONTEXT THAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO, YOU ADDRESSED, WHICH IS THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP HERE TODAY, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE TOOL IN THAT REGARD, FOCUSES MUCH MORE WITH OUR CURB MANAGEMENT PROGRAM VERSUS THAT OF THIS CODE REFORM. 
          >> THAT IS CORRECT, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. YES. 
          >> WE SHOULD EXTENSIVELY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, COUNCILMEMBER GRACEY, I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. 
          I WANT TO ADDRESS THESE THINGS AS WELL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR POLICY DISCUSSION ISN'T THE AVENUE TO ADDRESS THEM. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US HAVE A MORE ROBUST PROGRAM TO PUT IN RESOURCES, RESIDENT PARKING ONLY PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT PERMIT OPTIONS THAT NEIGHBORHOODS CAN OPT INTO AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE BECAUSE IF WE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY OURSELVES AS THE URBAN CITY THAT WE ARE, 
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BECAUSE WE ARE THE NINTH LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND CURB MANAGEMENT THAT I THINK WE ARE LACKING IF WE WANT TO COMPARE OURSELVES TO THE LAS OR THE CHICAGOS, OR THE NEW YORKS WHEN IT COMES TO HOW THEY MANAGE THOSE SAME BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON. 
          WE HAVE ALLOWED FOR TOO LONG A FALSE NOTION THAT WE ARE A INNER CITY METROPOLITAN THAT IS A SUBURB. 
          WE'RE NOT JUST A BIG SUBURB. 
          I THINK THAT BOTH OF THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. 
          I DON'T THINK ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOT CONFLATE THE TWO AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          I KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO NOT ONLY SOUTH DALLAS, BUT SOUTHERN DALLAS, FOR THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, WE CONTINUE TO HEAR ABOUT GROWING SOUTH, CONTINUE TO HEAR ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS FROM THE NORTH, AND WANTING TO SEE THE DISPROPORTIONATE INVESTMENT OF THE TAX BASE BEING HELD ON THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR CITY. 
          THESE ARE THE TYPES OF ACTIONS AND POLICY DECISIONS WE GET TO MAKE TO HELP SHORE THAT INEQUITY UP. 
          THIS IS THE TYPE OF FORWARD THINKING THAT OUR CITY HAS TO BE READY TO TACKLE IF WE DO WANT TO OWN THE IDENTITY OF BEING THE NINTH-LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, I'LL TELL YOU THIS HAS NOT BEEN A SHORT PROCESS. 
          I WANT TO ALSO SAY, STAFF HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB, AND YOU BASICALLY JUST DROPPED THE MIC WHEN YOU WERE ASKED ABOUT ALL OF THAT YOU HAVE DONE BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALSO SELF-REFLECT AS ELECTED OFFICIALS BECAUSE EACH ONE OF US HAVE HAD THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS AND MEETINGS WITHIN OUR OWN DISTRICT AND IF THEY HAVEN'T OCCURRED WITH YOUR SPECIFIC STAKEHOLDERS, THEN THAT'S ALSO ON US. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON ITEM C. 
          >> FIRST, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I WANT TO THANK CHAD AND RIDLEY AND STEWART, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE HAD. 
          I JUST WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 
          I'LL BE VERY SHORT. 
          HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON PARKING? 
          >> IT WAS AUTHORIZED IN 2019. 
          >> WILL YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? 
          >> IT WAS AUTHORIZED BY CITY PLAN COMMISSION IN 2019. 
          >> DO IT TAKE THAT LONG TO GET SOME DONE AT CITY HALL? 
          >> I DO HAVE EXPLANATIONS. 
          WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT PRETTY INTENSIVELY FOR THE FIRST YEARS. 
          THEN IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKSEAT BECAUSE WE WANTED OTHER BIGGER POLICIES TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION. 
          ONE OF THEM WAS FORD DALLAS. 
          I'M NOT, BUT THAT WAS A WE WANTED TO TAGLE WITH PARKING AFTER WE HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH FORD DALLAS AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO CONFLATE THE TWO. 
          BUT YES, WE COULD HAVE BEEN FASTER. 
          >> WE TALKED ABOUT FORWARDS FOR 2.0, WE TALKED ABOUT THE HOUSING POLICY, TO MEAN THE RESIDENT OF THE SILTS OF DALLAS AND PEOPLE MOVING HERE. 
          THAT'S TOO LONG, SIX, SEVEN YEARS TO GET A POLICY THROUGH. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S RIDICULOUS, AND WE HEAR DISCUSSING HERE FOR THE LAST 2 HOURS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO IN DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND WERE TO TALK ABOUT OVER AND OVER. 
          CITY MANAGER, I WANT TO SAY I GOT 38 MORE DAYS. 
          I KEEP SAYING 38 DAYS BECAUSE IT'S A REASON WE'RE GOING TO GROW, WE'RE GOING TO BE A GREAT CITY. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE FASTER. 
          EVE WE NEED MORE CITY PLANS, WHATEVER WE NEED, WE GOT TO MOVE FASTER. 
          WE GOT TO COMMUNICATE FASTER BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING FASTER. 
          STUFF LIKE THIS, PARKING, ADA PARK, WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO DO. 
          IF WE CAME MOVING UP AND MOVE A CITY, WE GOT A FEVER COME HERE, WE GOT ALL THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FASTER. 
          BUT WE GOT TO MAKE SURE POLICY IS MOVING FASTER AND STAFF GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THE COUNCILMAN WHO MAKE THE POLICY, THAT YOU GIVE INFORMATION AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN MOVE FASTER. 
          THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS 2019, IT'S SICKNESS I HATE THE MATE. 
          IT'S SICKNESS REALLY IT IS, AND HERE WE DEBATING THIS MUCH ABOUT PARKING FOR 2 HOURS, AND WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH ALL DIFFER COMMITTEES. 
          OH, WE COULDN'T DO IT 2.42 POINT WITHOUT HERE. 
          THAT'S NO EXCUSE, BUT WE GOT TO DO BETTER I HOPE WE CAN DO BETTER AND SHOW THE COMMUNITY AND SHOW PEOPLE WE CAN DO BETTER. 
          WE CAN MOVE FASTER. 
          BUT WE CANNOT GROW. 
          WE CANNOT GROW OUR TAX BAY. 
          WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING, WE SIT HERE MOVING SLOW AND SLOW LIKE A SAP. 
          THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. CITY MANAGER, I HOPE WE CAN MOVE FASTER WITH POLICY. 
          >> WE'LL MOVE AS FAST AS YOU ALLOW US TO MOVE. THANK YOU. 
          >> WE ARE ON TO THE OFFICIAL THREE MINUTE ROUNDS NOW WITH CHAIRMAN GRACEY? THREE MINUTES, PLEASE. 
          >> THANK YOU. I'LL BE QUICK WITH THIS. 
          AGAIN, I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE SAID AND I WENT THROUGH AND I TOOK 
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THE BEAUTIFUL PART OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS. 
          YOU CAN TAKE THE CURVE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND COMPARE IT TO THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS DONE. 
          I'VE DONE ALL OF THAT. 
          I UNDERSTAND THE VALUE AND WHAT IT BENEFITS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, FOR LARGE, I GET ALL OF THAT. 
          I THINK MY FRUSTRATION AND WHAT YOU PICKED UP WAS IT ALL OF THIS SEEMS TO LACK EMPATHY. 
          I'M NOT SAYING THAT TO YOU. 
          YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND AS A STAFF PERSON, I GET IT, WE CAN GET SO TUNNEL VISIONED ON GETTING THIS THING DONE SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THING BECAUSE WE HAVE 1 MILLION OF THOSE THINGS TO DO. 
          BUT THE ONLY THING I WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF YOU ALL WAS, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE CAUSE AND EFFECT? RIGHT NOW, THIS WHOLE ENTIRE PRESENTATION HAS BEEN ABOUT THE CAUSE, BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY EXPLORED THE EFFECT OF THIS. 
          THE EFFECT OF THIS IS FOR RESIDENTS, IT COULD BE MORE PEOPLE BEING TOLD. 
          IT COULD BE THAT CITY STARTS TICKETING MORE PEOPLE. 
          IT COULD BE ALL OF THESE THINGS. 
          I'M JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS. 
          AGAIN, BECAUSE WE'RE EVOLVING AS A CITY, I GET THAT PART. 
          THERE ARE AREAS I CAN GO TO RIGHT NOW IN MY DISTRICT AND SAY, WE DON'T NEED THAT PARKING LOT, WE DON'T NEED THAT, WE DON'T NEED THAT, WE DON'T NEED THAT. I GOT THAT PART. 
          THIS LACKS EMPATHY, AND WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO EXPLAIN THIS TO PEOPLE, MY RESPONSE CAN'T BE CAN'T JUST BE, OH, THIS IS A PARKING MINIMUM. 
          ALL I'M TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND, FOR THOSE WHO DO GET WORKED UP, FEELING LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A THREAT TO THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          NOTHING YOU'VE GIVEN ME TODAY HELPS ME ADDRESS THAT, AND THAT'S ALL I WAS LOOKING FOR. 
          I SUPPORT THE PARKING PIECE OF THIS. 
          IT MAKES SENSE. I GOT IT. 
          BUT WHEN WE INTRODUCE THESE THINGS TO A CITY, WHETHER WE ARE AN URBAN CITY OR WE THINK WE'RE A LITTLE SUBURB, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          AS WE JUST SAID, IT'S OUR AGING POPULATION. 
          ALL OF THIS IS TOO MUCH SOMETIMES. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT OTHER THAN IT MAKES SENSE TO ME, BUT I CAN'T GET THEM, I NEED WORDS. 
          I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FROM YOU ALL IS THE EMPATHY SIDE OF THIS TO UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE, YES, THIS WILL DO THIS. 
          HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO TO DO THAT, OR DOWN THE ROAD. 
          THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING, IS IT JUST LACK THE EMPATHY FOR ME IN TERMS OF APPRECIATING WHAT PEOPLE WILL BE EXPERIENCING AS A RESULT OF THESE CHANGES, WHETHER IT'S INITIALLY EARLY ON OR DOWN THE ROAD. 
          THESE ARE REAL EXPERIENCES, AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE APARTMENT. 
          THAT IS AN APARTMENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION. I GET IT. 
          BUT WE HAVE A ROLE IN THAT TOO. 
          IF WE PUT THIS IN PLACE, AND IT SAYS, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO REGULATE IT THIS WAY. 
          WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE AND WE DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE, THE MONEY OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS TO EVEN ENSURE THAT WE CAN. THERE, I'LL STOP. 
          >> WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE? I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK AT GIFT TOWARDS IN THE MOUTH. 
          WE'RE FINISHED, LOOKS LIKE ON THIS TOPIC. THERE YOU GO. 
          >> YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT, TOMS. 
          >> YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. 
          >> THANK YOU. JUST QUICKLY. 
          ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK AND I DO KNOW YOU ALL WORK HARD. 
          THAT'S NO IFS AND BUTS ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT I WANT TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING TO BUILD AND THEY WANT PROPERTY AND LAND AND ACREAGE, THE SOUTHERN SECTOR IS STILL WAITING FOR THEM. 
          THEY DON'T HAVE TO CRAM EVERYTHING IN THE SECTOR. 
          NUMBER 2, I WILL SAY THIS. 
          THERE IS NO WAY THAT I WOULD EVER BE ASHAMED OF VOICING THE CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE WHO SENT ME HERE. 
          ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO TAKES ON THIS JOB SHOULD BE LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE THAT SENT THEM HERE. 
          IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I HEAR FROM ANYONE AROUND THIS HORSESHOE. 
          IF I GET MY MARCHING ORDERS AND I GET THEM, AND I'M SURE SOME OF YOU DO YOU GET OUTSIDE OF YOUR DISTRICT. 
          I GET INPUT FROM AROUND THIS CITY AND I'M PROUD THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN TEXT E MAIL ME ON THESE ISSUES. 
          I'M PROUD THAT THEY ARE WRITING ME TO SAY, I AM FOR THIS, I'M AGAINST THIS, MIGHT I SUGGEST. 
          WHEN I LEAVE HERE TODAY, I FEEL REAL GOOD. 
          MY CONSCIOUS IS CLEAR. 
          NO ONE HAS TO PAY ME TO SAY ANYTHING. 
          I'M A FREE PERSON, A REPRESENTATIVE WHO'S HERE FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE. 
          WHEN I SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I KNOW TO BE TRUE, I'M SAYING THAT BECAUSE IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE AS CHAIRMAN GRACEY IS SAYING. 
          WE'RE HERE AROUND THE HORSESHOE TO PAY 
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ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ALL ARE PRESENTING AND EVERY NOW AND THEN, I HAVE TO SHAKE MY HEAD BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE NOT LISTENING. 
          BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS. 
          I LISTEN AS MUCH AS I CAN AND READ IT OFTEN AS I CAN WHEN IT COMES THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS CITY. 
          I AM PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY. 
          BUT PLEASE KNOW THIS. 
          WHEN I ASK YOU ALL THOSE QUESTIONS, IT IS BECAUSE I GET PUSHED UP AGAINST THE CORNER TO SAY, WHAT HAPPENED HERE? WHY ARE WE NOT A PART OF THE CIRCLE? THOSE NAMES THAT I GAVE YOU, THEY'RE NOT DIFFICULT TO FIND. 
          THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOT DIFFICULT TO FIND. 
          I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL AND IF I NEED TO GO BACK OVER THAT LIST IN PRIVATE, I CAN DO THAT. 
          BUT PLEASE KNOW NO MATTER WHAT POLICY, HOW LONG IT TAKE, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE US THAT LONG AS YOU STATED. 
          BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. 
          OUR COUNCIL TERMS ARE SUCH WHERE EVERY TWO YEARS, REALLY ONE, YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE GONE. 
          SOMETIMES THAT IMPACTS POLICY. 
          BUT BY AND LARGE, MY CONSCIOUS IS CLEAR AS I SIT HERE TODAY. 
          PROUD TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT ZIP CODE. 
          WHEN THEY WRITE ME, I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON IT. 
          MAYOR THAT 1 MINUTE. [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU. 
          FOR THOSE WHO LISTEN, MAYOR, I WON'T CALL IN ABOUT OUR COUNCIL BUSINESS. 
          WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF ALL WE PAYING ATTENTION AND THE CIVILITY AND THE RESPECT AROUND THE HORSESHOE AS I'M TALKING AND AS WE'RE CONDUCTING BUSINESS. 
          IT'S JUST A MATTER OF RESPECT. 
          WHETHER IT'S TO ME WHILE I'M TALKING TO THE AUDIENCE THAT'S HERE, SOMETIMES WE JUST DON'T DEMONSTRATE THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE. 
          WHEN WE HAVE ALL THESE SIDE BARS, CONVERSATIONS WHILE WE'RE TALKING, I THINK IT'S DISRESPECTFUL. 
          BUT IT'S GOOD WE HAVE CAMERAS. 
          EVERYTHING CAN BE DOCUMENTED ALONG WITH WHAT I'M SAYING AND WHAT THEY'RE SEEING. 
          FOR ME, IT IS FOR DALLAS, THE NINTH LARGEST CITY. 
          AS WE TALK ABOUT POLICIES AND BEING INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE, I WANT US TO BE THAT NUMBER ONE CITY. 
          BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING AND ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY, SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PART OF IT. 
          I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH AND MAYOR, I APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> MR. MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE. 
          I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT. 
          >> REALLY? 
          >> PLEASE SMALL ONE. 
          >> GO AHEAD. 
          >> WE DID ENGAGE WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND HOAS THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY. 
          WE DO HAVE A MAP. 
          WE ASK YOU TO RECOMMEND ALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND HOAS TO REGISTER WITH US BECAUSE WE DO INUNDATE THEM WITH EMAILS ON EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. 
          WE MIGHT HAVE EMAIL THOSE ASSOCIATIONS IF THEY'RE REGISTERED WITH US BECAUSE WE CANNOT JUST EMAIL PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE REGISTRATION WITH OUR CITY. 
          I APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING THE SECOND. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CITY MANAGER. 
          I THINK THIS PANEL MAY BE READY TO MOVE ON. 
          >> MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. 
          THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. 
          WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. 
          >> MADAM SECRETARY, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE'RE GOING TO. 
          [Open Microphone Speakers (Part 2 of 2)]
          >> YOU HAVE YOUR REMAINING OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> LET'S MOVE ON TO THOSE. 
          >> I'LL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES. 
          SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL PERTINENT PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM, FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN PERSON. 
          FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SESSION. 
          INDIVIDUALS BE GIVEN 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK. 
          FOR BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, YOU WILL NOTICE THE TIME ON THE MONITOR. 
          IF YOU'RE IN PERSON, IT WILL BE ON THE MONITOR AT THE PODIUM. 
          IF YOU'RE VIRTUAL, IT WILL BE ON YOUR ON YOUR DEVICE. 
          YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, HASAM HASSAN HAS CANCELED, SO CARTER GRAHAM. 
          CARTER GRAHAM IS NOT PRESENT. 
          STEPHEN BRANDER SHOULD BE VIRTUAL. 
          YES, MR. BRANDER. 
          WE CAN HEAR YOU, HOWEVER, WE CANNOT SEE YOU, MR. BRANDER. 
          YOUR VIDEO MUST BE DISPLAYED. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS STEPHEN BRANDER. 
          >> MR. BRANDER. 
          >> SPEAKING ON BEHALF? 
          [05:20:01]
          >> I'M SORRY. MR. BRANDER, WE STILL CAN'T SEE YOUR VIDEO. 
          >> HOW ABOUT NOW. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS STEPHEN BRANDER. 
          I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF VAN HORSE CARRIAGES, DALLAS. 
          HERE TODAY BECAUSE HORSES ARE STILL ALLOWED TO BE EXPLOITED, ABUSED, AND USED TODAY. 
          HORSES ARE SEEN AS ITEMS, COMMODITIES, AND THINGS THAT MERELY EXIST FOR PROFIT AND PICTURES. 
          BUT IN REALITY, THEY'RE ALL LIVING INDIVIDUALS JUST AS WORTHY OF THE SAME LIBERTIES AS WE EXPERIENCE. 
          TO THOSE WHO SAY IT'S NOT EXPLOITATION. 
          WHEN WE WORK, WE ARE COMPENSATED. 
          WHEN THEY ARE FORCED TO WORK, THEY'RE SUBJECT TO INTENSE HEAT, LONG HOURS ON CONCRETE, AND INTENSE STRESS AS THEY DROOL AND BREATHE HEAVILY DUE TO EXHAUSTION, METAL BITS IN THEIR MOUTH AND PULLING UP TO 1,000 POUNDS FOR HOURS A DAY. 
          MOST OF ALL, AMONG THESE CONDITIONS, THEY ARE NOT COMPENSATED, UNLIKE A SPECIFIC TREATMENT, FOOD AND THE MINIMUM SHELTER WHICH THEY NEED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO BE FORCED TO WORK, THEY ARE NOT COMPENSATED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SAME MOTIVATIONS AS WE DO. 
          SO WHY PUT THEM THROUGH THE SAME PAIN AS WE EXPERIENCE? BY ALLOWING THESE DISPLAYS AND STREETS TO CONTINUE, YOU ARE NORMALIZING EXPLOITATION AND THE ABUSE OF THOSE WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO DISPLAY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. 
          ANIMALS ARE NOT MACHINES. 
          ANIMALS ARE NOT OBJECTS. 
          ANIMALS ARE INDIVIDUALS. 
          THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR COMPANIONS. 
          LET'S TREAT THEM LIKE THAT BY ADVOCATING FOR THE CARE AND RESPECT THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. NAFIL, SHAH DAD. 
          IS NOT PRESENT, J. CROSSLEY IS VIRTUAL. YOU MAY BEGIN. 
          >> HELLO. MY JOHNSON, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          ALL THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 
          MY NAME IS JAY BLAZE CROSSLEY, AND I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FARM IN CITY, A 5O1C3 NONPROFIT THAT WORKS ACROSS THE STATE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICY. 
          MUCH OF OUR WORK FOCUSES ON VISION ZERO, ENDING TRAFFIC DEATHS, BUT WE ALSO WORK ON LEGALIZING HOUSING ABUNDANCE, IMPROVING REGIONAL PLANNING, AND EXPANDING MODAL FREEDOM. 
          SO AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FULLY ELIMINATED PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN NOVEMBER 2023. 
          WE HOSTED THE AUSTIN PARKING REFORM COALITION. 
          I WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE LESSONS FROM THAT EXPERIENCE. 
          AUSTIN IS DOING WELL WITHOUT THESE MANDATES. 
          DEVELOPERS STILL PROVIDE PARKING JUST NOT AS MUCH. 
          PARKING IN NEW PROJECTS IS DOWN ABOUT 20% OVERALL, AND ABOUT 40% IN INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE HOUSING INSTEAD OF JUST PARKING. 
          MEANWHILE, AUSTIN RENTS HAVE DECLINED, WHILE DALLAS RENTS CONTINUE GOING UP, MAKING DALLAS NOW LESS AFFORDABLE THAN AUSTIN BY SOME MEASURES. 
          I URGE YOU TO END PARKING MANDATES, AND ESPECIALLY THE DANGEROUS PRACTICE OF REQUIRING BARS TO PROVIDE PARKING. 
          TEXAS HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS IN THE NATION, AND LAND USE POLICIES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN THIS. 
          ABOUT SIX MONTHS BEFORE AUSTIN ENDED PARKING MANDATES, THEY ACTUALLY ELIMINATED PARKING MANDATES FOR BARS FIRST MOTIVATED TO REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS. 
          TO REMIND YOU ALL LAST YEAR, 76 PEOPLE DIED IN THE CITY OF DALLAS FROM DRUNK DRIVING CRASHES, WE DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY TO REQUIRE BARS TO PROVIDE FOR DRUNK DRIVING. 
          TWO FINAL NOTES. THERE IS NO SERIOUS DEBATE AMONGST TRAFFIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS THAT ON STREET PARKING CALMS TRAFFIC AND MAKE STREET SAFER, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY. 
          THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS. 
          THEN ALSO THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DAFT OF TEXAS AND AUSTIN TO ENSURE THAT THE ELIMINATING MANDATES IMPROVE LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 
          I WOULD LOVE TO HELP WITH THAT PART HERE TOO. 
          IN GENERAL, THESE MANDATES MAKE LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 
          IF YOU'RE GETTING OFF THE BUS, THERE'S A GIANT PARKING LOT, YOU HAVE TO GET THROUGH TO GET TO THE DOOR OF THE WALMART. 
          IT SUCKS. I HOPE YOU ALL CAN CONSIDER WORKING WITH PEOPLE TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY IN DALLAS, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL YOU ALL ARE CONSIDERING THIS. THANKS SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. PRECIOUS SALS HAS COUNSEL. 
          THEREFORE, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS FOR THIS MEETING, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> MADAM SECRETARY, IS THERE ANY MORE BUSINESS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY? 
          >> THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, MR. MAYOR. 
          >> WONDERFUL. THEN, THE TIME IS 5:55 PM, AND THIS MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH MEMBERS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.