* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS 4:00 PM [Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention on May 12, 2025.] AND WE'RE GONNA CALL, UH, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, UH, TO ORDER. UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVED OF A MINUTES. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION'S BEEN MADE PROPERLY. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL OPPOSED? AYE. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON THE FIRST BRIEFING ITEM. WE HAVE ONE BRIEFING ITEM AND, AND A COUPLE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS THERE. SO WE'RE GONNA CALL, UH, MS. FLEMING UP AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON BRIEFING NUMBER A, GIVE US A A, A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. NO READING SLIDES PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M ROSA FLEMING, DIRECTOR FOR CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES. I HAVE WITH ME MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, JACQUELINE JUSTICE. AND SO TODAY WE ARE FOCUSED ON ASKING ABOUT SOME AMENDMENTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO MAKE TO CHAPTER 42, A SECTION 11, WHICH IS THE CLEAN ZONE, WHICH IS BASICALLY HOW WE TREAT MARKETING AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS AS WE GO INTO FIFA. AND SO THESE ARE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED AS WE WORK THROUGH THE COMMITTEE WITH FIFA AND THEY WILL CONTINUE ON AS WE DO OTHER LARGE EVENTS. AND SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JACKIE TO BE ABLE TO BRIEF ABOUT IT AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AT THE END FOR THIS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JACQUELINE JUSTICE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE. IN 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 42 A, WHICH INCLUDED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ADDITION OF A SECTION DEDICATED TO ESTABLISHING A CLEAN ZONE. AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH A CLEAN ZONE, A CLEAN ZONE IS A DEFINED GEOGRAPHICALLY AREA, GEOGRAPHICAL AREA SURROUNDING A PERMITTED ACTIVITY FOOTPRINT OR AN EVENT VENUE WHERE TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS ARE ENFORCED RELATED TO TEMPORARY ADVERTISING, SIGNAGE, STRUCTURE STRUCTURES, TRANSIENT MERCHANTS, VENDORS, OR OTHER LICENSED ACTIVITIES. CLEAN ZONES ARE VERY COMMON. THEY'RE IMPLEMENTED USUALLY DURING LARGE EVENTS. THE LAST TIME WE IMPLEMENTED A CLEAN ZONE WAS DURING THE FINAL FOUR, TWO YEARS AGO. NEXT SLIDE. THE CITY HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH FIFA'S BRAND PROTECTION BRANCH AS PART OF OUR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT. THEY'VE REVIEWED OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES OF ALL HOST CITIES AND THEY'VE PROVIDED EACH CITY WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR MORE DETAILS AROUND ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR CLEAN ZONE. SOME SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN COM TO COMBINE VIOLATIONS INTO ONE CHAPTER TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR UH, ENFORCEMENT. ONE NOTABLE ADVANTAGE OF A UNIFIED ORDINANCE IS THAT IT ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ADDRESS A SINGLE VIOLATION RATHER THAN MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS SPREAD ACROSS VARIOUS CHAPTERS. IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT LIKE FIFA WORLD CUP, IT IS PREFERABLE TO SEIZE COUNTERFEIT MERCHANDISE AS MANY SELLERS MAY COME FROM ACROSS COUNTRIES, OTHER COUNTRIES MAKING A FUTURE COURT DATE. IMPRACTICAL. NEXT SLIDE ARE COMMON VIOLATIONS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THESE ARE OUR COMMON VIOLATIONS AND WHAT ARE WE AIMING TO PREVENT WHILE WE ENHANCE THE GUEST EXPERIENCE IN DALLAS UNAUTHORIZED VENING? AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE A FOOD TRUCK THAT PULLS UP ON THE STREET CURB OUTSIDE OF A CROWDED BAR TO CAP CAPITALIZE ON THE PEOPLE THERE. AMBUSH MARKETING LIKE AN ENERGY DRINK COMPANY PULLING UP IN A BRANDED VEHICLE AND PASSING OUT PRODUCT TO PASSERBYS BUT NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. OR SOMEONE SELLING T-SHIRTS WITH A FIFA LOGO WHILE HAVING NO AFFILIATION WITH FIFA. NEXT SLIDE. CLEAN ZONE ADDRESSING VIOLATIONS. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, IF WE INCORPORATE ENFORCEMENT LANGUAGE INTO 42 A DASH 11, IT WILL SIMPLIFY WHAT STAFF HAVE TO DO TO ENFORCE AND IT WILL CLARIFY NON-COMPLIANCE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING CITATIONS, FINES, AND SEIZURE OF PRODUCT. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY, THANK YOU JACKIE. AND SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO ASK THE COMMITTEE TO IS TO AUTHORIZE CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES TO SERVE AS THEIR RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT FOR ESTABLISHING THE CLEAN ZONE. THAT'S A REQUEST FROM FIFA THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY DESIGNATED IN OUR LANGUAGE AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S, OFFICE, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO ESTABLISH, UH, PENALTIES AND SOME ENFORCEMENT ACTION SO THAT IT'S A LITTLE STRONGER LANGUAGE AND A LITTLE TIED TO OUR OTHER ORDINANCES AND CODE SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT ONCE FIFA IS HERE. [00:05:01] AND SO NEXT SLIDE. SO WITH THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WORKING WITH CON WITH, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO CHAPTER 42 A THAT ALIGN WITH FIFA'S REQUESTS. AND THAT WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FIFA AND START TO WORK ON A CLEAN ZONE LANGUAGE AND HAVE IT DONE PRIOR TO JANUARY. WITH THAT, WE'RE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY, I'LL START TO MY LEFT. OKAY, THANK YOU. SO WILL THIS ONLY, IS THIS A PERMANENT INTO OUR ORDINANCE OR WILL IT ONLY BE FOR FIFA? IT WOULD BE A PERMANENT CHANGE. IT'S NOT JUST FOR FIFA. WE DO HAVE OTHER LARGE EVENTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, WITH DIFFERENT, UM, EVENTS RELATED TO BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, ET CETERA, WE ARE ALIGNING WITH WHAT THEY DO IN OTHER CITIES AS IN ARLINGTON, FORT WORTH, ET CETERA. AND SO THEY'LL BE KIND FOLLOWING SUIT WITH US. AND SO STRENGTHENING ALL ACROSS THE REGION. OKAY. SO WE'RE, THIS IS A PERMANENT ORDINANCE THAT WE ARE LOOKING, BUT, BUT OF COURSE FIFA HAS SOME THINGS THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INCORPORATING. ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS WILL BE A PERMANENT CHANGE. IT'S A GOOD THING. FIFA HAS ASKED US TO DO SOMETHING THAT STRENGTHENS AN EXISTING PORTION OF CHAPTER 42 A AND ALLOWS US AS WE BRING IN OTHER LARGE EVENTS TO BE ABLE TO ALREADY HAVE THIS ESTABLISHED IN A FIRMER FORM. SO, AND IT ALLOWS US TO CREATE ALLIANCES AND CORRELATES WITH THINGS THAT ARE IN THE CODE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, ET CETERA. SO WHILE IT'S FOR THIS MAJOR EVENT, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ONLY FOR THE MAJOR EVENTS. WHAT I'M TRYING, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA CREATE AN ORDINANCE FOR ONE SPECIFIC EVENT, BUT TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE THAT COULD BE USED FOR MULTIPLE EVENTS. ABSOLUTELY. IT CAN BE USED ACROSS MULTIPLE EVENTS. OKAY. AND WHEN YOU LOOK, AND SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE CLEAN ZONES, DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, I'VE BEEN OUT AND WHEN YOU'RE WALKING YOU HAVE A LONG WALK AND THERE'LL BE SOMEBODY THERE THAT'S SELLING WATER, YOU KNOW, AND SO, BUT SO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING, IT WOULD PROHIBIT THAT IN A CERTAIN AREA IT WOULD PROHIBIT, IT PROHIBIT UN PERMITTED PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THINGS TO JUST POP UP. LIKE SHE SAID, IF WE HAVE, LIKE JACKIE WAS SAYING, IF THEY POP UP AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO MARKET A PRODUCT THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED TO BE IN A CERTAIN AREA, THEN THEY CAN'T, THEY CAN'T DO IT. OKAY. IT'LL BE ENFORCEABLE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT, PD, ET CETERA, TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEM TO MOVE ON. SO IT WON'T BAN THAT TYPE OF STUFF. BUT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS IN WHICH TO GET, UH, UH, BASICALLY PERMISSION. CORRECT. OKAY. MM-HMM . OKAY. AND SO YOU'RE LOOKING TO BRING THIS TO US IN EARLY FALL WILL BRIEF? YES. WE'LL BRIEF BRING IT IN EARLY FALL. WE NEED TO HAVE IT READY BEFORE FIFA, UM, IS HERE. SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE IT READY BEFORE JANUARY. AND WILL YOU COME BACK? WE GO BACK TO THAT OTHER SLIDE. WHEN YOU COME BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE, YOU'RE GONNA GO TO FULL COUNSEL? WE WOULD GO TO FULL COUNSEL, UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BRING BACK THE, WE CAN BRING BACK THE LANGUAGE TO THIS COMMITTEE AGAIN TO LOOK AT AND THEN TAKE IT TO FULL COUNSEL. WE DO. WELL, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE, I MEAN THE DEVIL'S ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS AND SO I'D LIKE TO JUST SEE THE LANGUAGE BEFORE WE PLOPS DOWN ON THE, THE, SO HOWEVER YOU WANNA DO IT, YOU CAN DO A MEMO. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'LL BRING BACK MEETINGS, WHATEVER, BUT JUST SO THAT WAY WE SEE IT BEFORE WE DECIDE TO VOTE ON IT. 'CAUSE UM, YOU KNOW, WE'D BE GIVING YOU, WE'LL BE GIVING YOU FEEDBACK, BUT WE LIKE TO SEE, I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'LL BRING IT BACK. UM, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO, WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING, YOU CAN JUST SEND IT TO US THROUGH A MEMO. OKAY. WE'LL DO IT BY MEMO OR YEAH, SO HOWEVER YOU WANNA DO IT. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU CHAIR MARINA. THANK YOU CHAIR. DOES THIS AFFECT, UH, ONLY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR DOES IT ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT PRIVATE PROPERTY? UH, BOTH SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER, YES. BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY AS 42 A EXISTS. OKAY. SO WE WOULD BASICALLY BE NOT ALLOWING A PRIVATE OPERATOR TO SELL CERTAIN MERCHANDISE OR A, HAVE AN EXTENSION OF THEIR FRONT DOOR ON ONTO THEIR, UH, PATIOS. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. WELL I DEFINITELY HAVE SOME CONCERN WITH, WITH THAT. SO I WANT TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. UH, WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENT AND ACTION, UH, WITH AMBUSH MARKETING OR GORILLA SIGNS OR PEOPLE ARE PUTTING THE, UH, UH, ADVERTISING DIRECTLY ONTO BUILDINGS, WHAT TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT AND HOW WOULD WE ENFORCE THAT? GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, SO FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE HAD, UM, [00:10:01] THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HERE TWO YEARS AGO, THE CITY FORMS WHAT WE CALL CLEAN ZONE TEAMS AND WE USUALLY SPREAD THEM OUT PER UM, GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. SO FOR THIS, FOR FIFA, WHAT WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO PROPOSE IS A CLEAN ZONE AROUND OUR FAN FEST, WHICH IS AT FAIR PARK, A CLEAN ZONE AROUND OUR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. UM, IF HO THE HOTELS THAT THE TEAMS ARE STAYING IN, UM, IN, IN THAT, AND, AND AROUND THE CONVENTION CENTER OF COURSE WHERE THE IBC WILL BE. AND SO THERE'LL BE A CLEAN ZONE TEAM THAT CONSISTS OF A DPD MEMBER, UM, A-C-E-S-O-S-C TEAM MEMBER, A CODE MEMBER, AND A DFR. AND SO WE GO EITHER FOLKS REPORT IT TO 3 1 1 AND WE GET CALLED OUT. UM, AND WE ALSO TRAVEL AROUND THE AREA JUST TO MAKE SURE, UM, THINGS ARE LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. OKAY AND IS THIS COST RECOVERY OR HOW ARE WE ENSURING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, GET THOSE TEAMS OUT INTO THE FIELD AND AND OPERATING 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE PULLED AWAY FROM OTHER, UM, PARTS OF THE CITY. IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF OUR CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH FIFA THAT WE UM, PROACTIVELY UH, MANAGE THE CLEAN ZONE. SO WE WILL WORK WITH OUR DALLAS SPORTS COMMISSION, UM, TO MAKE SURE THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. KIM, LAST QUESTION FOR ME IS DO WE HAVE THESE AREAS, UM, IDENTIFIED GEOGRAPHICALLY? UM, AND CAN WE GET THOSE MAPS? WE CAN PROVIDE THE MAPS, WE'LL SEND A MEMO WITH THE MAPS OUT SO THAT YOU KIND OF CORRELATE TO THAT. AND JUST FOR, FOR THE COMMITTEE TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS CLEAN ZONES ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EVENTS. SO IT'S NOT SAYING THAT SOMEONE IN BISHOP ARTS OR SOMEONE IN DEEP CAN'T DO THINGS AT OTHER TIMES. THESE ARE EVENT RELATED CLEAN ZONES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, I SEE EVERYBODY'S SHAKING THEIR HEAD. NO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THERE. UH, KIND OF ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, UM, YOU SAID YOU'RE GONNA SEND A MEMO THAT INCLUDES, UH, THE LANGUAGE AS WELL AS MAPS. UH, FROM THERE, ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO REQUEST TOO, SO THAT BUSINESSES AREN'T TO CHAIR MORENO'S POINT, ARE WE GONNA HAVE SOME FORM OF A EDUCATION? SO AS WE IDENTIFY SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES, ZONES AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF EDUCATING THESE BUSINESSES FROM THE PERMITTING PROCESS SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE LEGITIMATELY? SO IN THE PAST, WITH ANY CHANGES THAT WE MAKE TO CHAPTER 42 A OR ANY ACTIVITY SUCH AS PROMOTERS, ORDINANCE OR ANYTHING NIGHTTIME ECONOMY, WE DO A LOT OF EDUCATION. AND SO THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT RECEIVE THE INFORMATION, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AND WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACROSS THE CITY SO THAT NOT JUST THE AREAS THAT ARE IMPACTED, BUT THE ENTIRE CITY HAS AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THESE PARTICULAR ZONES. SO WE'LL DO THAT. WE'LL OUTLINE THE ENGAGEMENT FOR YOU AND YOU'LL RECEIVE A, IN THAT SAME MEMO, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THAT ENGAGEMENT PROCESS WILL TAKE PLACE. PERFECT. 'CAUSE I THINK THAT'LL BE THE BIGGEST THING THAT, THAT FOLKS ARE WANTING TO KNOW IS HOW THEY CAN ENGAGE. AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WANTING TO PARTICIPATE LEGITIMATELY, IF IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING A PERMIT, WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? AND IS THAT GONNA BE AN INFLUX OF APPLICATIONS THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, PUT STAFF BEHIND AND ALL OF THAT. SO AS WE'RE EQUIPPING, YOU KNOW, FOR THESE CLEAN ZONES, THAT'S THE PIECE TOO. TO PREPARE FOR THE INFLUX OF APPLICATIONS THAT'LL COME IN AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S IN THE MEMO AND THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING. EXCELLENT. ALRIGHT. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO INTO, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, IT IS 4:14 PM UH, ON MAY 12TH, 2025, THE SPECIAL CALL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. WE'RE NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 51 0.0 7 1 5 51 0.072 AND 5 51 0.0 87 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEANING ACT ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS DESCRIBED ON TODAY'S AGENDA. ITEM B, UH, DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AT 1200 NORTH COCKE HILL ROAD. IF DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE CITY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIRD PERSON. AND TWO, SEEK THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEYS ON THIS MATTER IN ITEM C, DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROJECT, UH, PROJECT X THREE THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF DALLAS, UH, WITH WHICH THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE IN CONNECTION WITH PROJECT X THREE AND THREE, DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. IF DELIBERATION IN OPEN MEETING WOULD BE, WOULD [00:15:01] HAVE DE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE CITY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE THIRD PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH PROJECT X THREE AND FOUR, SEEK THE ADVICE OF ATTORNEY ON THIS MATTER. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THIS SPECIAL ARE THEY ON? YEAH, WE HAVE FOUR. YEAH, I KNOW, BUT ARE THEY RECORDING? YES, WE'RE READY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AT AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION HAS COMPLETED ITS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTIONS 5 51 0.0 7 1 5 51 0.0 7 2 5 51 0.087 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT AT 5:53 PM AND THIS MEETING IS SECOND OR MARCH ON MAY 12TH. WE HAVE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION? MOTION MAY PROPERLY SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE DONE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.