[Trinity River Corridor Local Government Corporation Board on August 15, 2025.]
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UH, CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
THIS IS THE AUGUST MEETING OF, UH, THE TRINITY RIVER, LGC.
AND AS WE HAVE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS, I'D LIKE TO IMMEDIATELY CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF JANUARY MINUTES.
WE HAVE A MOTION, MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE.
OUR FORMER MINUTES ARE APPROVED ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OUTSIDE OF OUR AGENDA AND, UH, MAKE A, A COMMENT AND, AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT, UH, THE DELAY FROM MID-JANUARY UNTIL NOW.
FOR THIS MEETING, UH, IN JANUARY, WE HAD A TRANSITION OF, OF LEADERSHIP, AND SINCE THEN WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT MEMBERS ON THE LTC LEAD, THE BOARD.
DUE TO THAT, UH, DEPLETION OF OUR RANKS, IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET TOGETHER.
VERY HAPPY TO SAY WE'RE BACK TOGETHER WITH SIX MEMBERS TODAY.
UH, BEFORE WE COMMENT ON THAT, I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE THE FORMER SERVICE OF OUR TWO MEMBERS THAT LEFT US, UH, DR. STEPHANIE KNIGHT, WHO'S WITH US FOR A COUPLE YEARS, AND, UH, MADE A TRANSITION IN LIFE IS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE OF DALLAS, NOW, SERVED AT, UH, SMU AND SERVED ON THIS BOARD, BOTH IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THANK HER FOR, FOR THE SERVICE.
UH, CERTAINLY CAN'T GO WITHOUT THANKING.
UH, PASTOR VINCENT PARKER AS WELL SERVED ON THIS BOARD FOR MANY YEARS, AND IN THE ROLE OF LDC CHAIR UP JANUARY.
UM, WHILE THE PUBLIC MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE, UH, THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEING MADE ON THIS, ON THIS PARK, LOTS HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES.
AND OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, VINCENT PARKER REALLY MADE THAT HAPPEN.
THERE'S A SERIES OF, UH, MEETINGS AND CORRESPONDENCES THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE.
NOT ONLY DID PASTOR PARKER OVERSEE THAT, BUT PERSONALLY, THE PART MOST OF, UH, I PERSONALLY AM INDEBTED TO HIM AS A, AS A MENTOR WITH FRIEND.
AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALL, UH, THANK DR. BARKER BRUCE.
UM, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT ONE OF THOSE TWO VACANCIES, UH, HAS BEEN FILLED.
JOINING US TODAY FOR HER FIRST MEETING IS MARTHA FERNANDEZ.
WELCOME, AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MARTHA NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I, I JUST WANNA THANK THE, THE COMMITTEE, UH, AND THE MAYOR FOR APPROVING MY NOMINATION.
UH, AND AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT, I AM EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS AND SEE OUR CITY CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE, UH, AND, AND HELP SERVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AGREEING TO SERVE, UM, ALSO JOINING US AS, UH, A GUEST IN, IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, WE HAVE A NOMINEE TO FILL THE LAST POSITION ON THE BOARD.
UH, IT IS NOT THIS BOARD'S, UH, POSITION TO, TO NOMINATE OR APPROVE.
UH, NOMINEES COME FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND, UH, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS NOMINATED CHRIS, UH, THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL.
WE HOPE YOU SEE CHRIS, UH, AT OUR, AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.
OKAY, WITH THAT, IT'S ON TO SOME HOUSEKEEPING DETAILS WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.
UH, THERE IS AN APPROVAL OF THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT, AND YES, YOU HEARD THAT CORRECTLY.
AGAIN, WE HAD ABOUT A, A SIX MONTH DELAY IN, IN THE MEETING OF THIS BOARD, UH, IN PERSON.
WHILE WORK WENT ON DURING THOSE MONTHS, WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THIS DOCUMENT, WHICH WE NEED TO.
SO THAT WAS CIRCULATED TO THE LGC BOARD, UH, ELECTRONICALLY THIS WEEK.
UH, HARD COPIES ARE ALSO IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, UH, I'LL MAKE JUST ONE NOTE WHILE YOU, WHILE YOU PERUSE WHAT'S THERE.
UM, LATER ON THIS AGENDA, WE ASK, AS WE ALWAYS DO, AS A STANDING LINE ITEM FOR REPORTS FROM THE LGC WORKING GROUPS, UH, IN THE ANNUAL REPORT IN REFERENCE TO REEVALUATE.
AND WE THOUGHT THIS TO BE A VERY GOOD TIME TO DO SO WITH THE MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD.
UH, SO, UH, UPON APPROVAL BY NEXT MEETING, I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT.
WE TALK ABOUT BOTH WHICH WORKING GROUPS ARE, UH, THE BEST MOVING FORWARD AND THE COMPOSITION OF THOSE GROUPS FOR THE REMAINDER 25 INTO 26.
OTHER THAN THAT DETAIL, UH, INSTEAD OF IMMEDIATELY ASKING FOR APPROVAL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, UH, ON THE ANNUAL REPORT? HEARING NONE, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
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I MOTION TO APPROVE.UH, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
UH, IT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE TABLE AND SECONDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING, UH, THE ANNUAL REPORT AS WRITTEN FOR 2024.
THE OTHER HOUSEKEEPING ITEM IS, IS VERY SMALL, BUT PROBABLY DOES, UH, NEED A LITTLE BIT OF EXPLANATION.
IT'S WRITTEN ON YOUR AGENDA AS APPROVAL OF, UH, NEW SIGNATORIES FOR THE ENC BANK ACCOUNT.
I WILL RECOGNIZE OUR VICE CHAIR, SARAH JACKSON.
SO, UH, WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO DO, UH, SOME OF WHAT ANDREW HAS ALREADY EXPLAINED IN HIS COMMENTS IS THAT, UM, IN THE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY, AND WE DO HAVE TO GIVE THANKS TO TINA AND CAITLIN AND MIL AS WELL FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK, UH, AND HELPING US TO REALLY PICK UP SOME TRANSITION ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A WHILE.
AMONG THEM WAS A P AND C BANK ACCOUNT, UH, THAT THE OC ESTABLISHED YEARS AGO.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE ACCOUNT IS NOW COLLECTING OVERDRAFT FEES THAT, UM, WE CANNOT, UH, PUT ON THE CITY, UH, TO CONTINUE COLLECTING.
AND SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE, UH, WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THAT ACCOUNT, UH, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT, UM, IT IS NO LONGER UNNECESSARILY THERE.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE NEED THIS ACCOUNT AT THIS TIME.
UH, WE AS AN LVC HAVE NO REASON CURRENTLY TO BE, UH, COLLECTING MONEY, RAISING MONEY, UM, FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES AND OBVIOUSLY GIVING OUR CONNECTION TO THE CITY.
AND SO WITH THAT, UM, I WILL START THE WORDS OF EMOTION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN OUR MINUTES IN ORDER FOR PMC, UH, TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE THE ACCOUNT AND STOP THE FEES.
AND SO THE MOTION I MOVE THE FOLLOWING, AMEND THE SIGNATORY AUTHORIZATION ON FILE WITH PNC BANK BY REMOVING CURRENT SIGNATORIES, THE TRINITY RIVER CORRIDOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING IN 7 8 4 6.
ANDREA AL TRINITY RIVER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION CHAIRMAN AND ADDIE, UH, ABTA BOARD TREASURER AS NEW SIGNATORIES TO THE TRINITY RIVER CORRIDOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, PNC BANK ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER ENDING IN SEVEN EIGHT, BOARD SIX.
SO THAT BEING SAID, I WILL, UM, ON ANDREW'S BEHALF AND ON THIS BOARD, ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
IF NOT, UH, WE HAVE AN ACTIVE MOTION ON THE TABLE, SO WE NEED A SECOND.
IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS, I'LL SECOND.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE AN AN ACCOUNT THAT'S GONNA TAKE OVER FOR THIS OR NO? NO, BUT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WE CAN IN FUTURE, IF WE NEED TO, UH, BEGIN, UH, COLLECTING MONEY, RAISING MONEY, DISCUSSES A BOARD THE BEST MECHANISM AND HOW TO MANAGE THAT.
THE CITY IS UNABLE TO PAY FOR OVERDRAFTING SOME OTHER CLAUSES.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THEN I'D LIKE TO CALL HER VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MOTION WITH THE, UH, SPONTANEOUS VERBIAGE THAT, UH, VICE CHAIR JACKSON CAME UP WITH
THANK YOU'ALL FOR THIS HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.
YOU HAVE MADE OUR LIVES ALL EASIER,
WE WILL, UH, MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO, UH, CLOSE THAT ACCOUNT AND I THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, WE WILL CIRCLE BACK WHERE THAT STANDS.
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS TO HEAR, UH, FROM THE TPC ON UPDATES OF, UH, REGARDING THE PARK ITSELF.
SO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR, UH, GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, NIE MOORE.
UH, SOME ARE, UH, A BUSY TIME FOR US AND JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME QUICK UPDATES.
AS EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD KNOWS, THE TRINITY PARK CONSERVANCIES, ONE OR 2% COMMITTED TO THE FLOODWAY, THE FLOODWAY AND THE RIVER THAT FLOWS THROUGH MAKES THIS PARK QUITE UNIQUE TO BE THE ONLY PARK WITH THE RIVER FLOWING THROUGH.
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AS PER OUR COMMITMENT TO THE BALANCE VISION PLAN, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT AT A PLACE OF BRICK AND MORTAR YET, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIPS IN THE FLOODWAY.THE NEXT PICTURE SHOWS, UM, OUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP GROUP OF, UH, AN INITIATIVE WE CALL THE TRINITY RIVER CREW.
THE TRINITY RIVER CREW IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH GREEN SPACE DALLAS, WHERE THE CONSERVANCY PARTNERS WITH STUDENTS HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDLINE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, UM, WHO ARE RESIDENTS WITH PROXIMATE WITHIN THE PROXIMITY OF THE GEOGRAPHY CLOSE TO THE RIVER.
SO THE NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSE BY FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO JUNIOR HIGH, LED BY, UM, THE YOUNG LADY TO THE FAR RIGHT.
HER NAME IS JIMENA VIKO, AND SHE'S OUR CONSERVATION MANAGER.
AND BASICALLY FOR 13, I'M SORRY, SEVEN WEEKS, 13 INDIVIDUALS, THEY GO DOWN IN THE FLOODWAY.
THEY DO CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIPS, THEY LOOK AT BIODIVERSITY, THEY CHECK WATER QUALITY, THEY DO CLEANUP.
THEY WORK WITH LOCAL, UM, CONSERVATION AGENCIES.
AND THEY ARE STARTING TO DO WHAT WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT PART INITIATIVE OF THE PARK, WHICH IS, UM, TO HELP TO ENGAGE CON CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP AROUND THE RIVER AND THE BODY OF WATER.
SO WE'RE PRETTY PROUD ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THIS EFFORT.
THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR OF THIS INITIATIVE, AND ALSO INVOLVES WORKING WITH THE CITY, UM, IN PUTTING STORM WATER DURING STICKERS AND IDENTIFYING STORM WATER.
SO THE RANGE AND THE IMPACT OF THIS GROUP IS QUITE TREMENDOUS FOR A SMALL GROUP OF 13 OVER A SEVEN WEEK PERIOD.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE SEVENTH YEAR.
FIFTH YEAR, I'M SORRY, UM, FOR SEVEN WEEKS.
AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS GROUP AND WE'LL CONTINUE WITH OUR, UM, STEWARDSHIP OF THE FLOODWAY IN OUR WORK WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS.
UM, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, UM, AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO START WITH LOOKING AT THE, WHAT WE CALL THE MASTER PLAN.
THE MASTER PLAN SHOWING, UM, OUR INTENDED OVERLOOKS THAT COMPLIMENTS THE RIVER AND THE FLOODWAY AND THE 22 ACRE WEST OVERLOOK, UM, IS OUR FIRST BUILD WITH INTENTION TO MOVE IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION IN COMPLETING THE A OVERLOOKS.
AND WHENEVER THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE CITY OF DALLAS ALLOWS TO MOVE TO THE FLOODWAY.
BUT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE WEST OVERLOOK, UM, JUST WANNA PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE.
UM, NEXT SLIDE, UM, SPEAKS ABOUT AN ACHIEVEMENT WE'VE HAD.
UM, SO THIS IS THE GEOGRAPHY FROM A, FROM A, UM, REORIENTATION POINT OF VIEW, COMMERCE STREET, UM, TO THE FAR RIGHT.
AND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THAT PATH, UM, IN THE SHADED AREA IS THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, AND ROUGHLY 22 ACRES ON THE WEST END, UM, OVERLOOKING THE FLOODWAY.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE, I THINK, SHOWS AN IMAGE OF THE PARK LAYOUT, AND THIS IS WHAT WE BROUGHT GROUND IN.
UM, NOW SPEAKING ABOUT GROUNDBREAKING, THE NEXT SLIDE, BRING US INTO JUST A QUICK RECAP IN THE, IN WHAT WAS ACHIEVED.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, WE'VE BEEN TRYING HARD UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LGC TO GET TO A TANGIBLE POINT OF BREAKING GROUND, TO OFFICIALLY SAY THE PROJECT HAS BEGUN.
AND ON APRIL EIGHT, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, QUITE SIGNIFICANT IN HAVING THE TANGIBLE TURNING OF SOIL.
UM, WE DID A VERY NON-TRADITIONAL, AS YOU GUYS WERE, MOST OF YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND.
UM, WE NEEDED TO MAKE A STATEMENT JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR, THE PROJECT HAS BEGUN.
I DO HAVE A QUICK VIDEO THAT RECAPS THE EVENT, AND THEN I'LL PAUSE FOR A FEW QUESTIONS AROUND GROUNDBREAKING THIS.
AND THIS WAS DONE ON THE SIDE OF THE WEST OVERLOOK, UM, SPECIFICALLY IN, UM, A SHED AREA THAT WAS ACQUIRED CALLED THE, UM, SHED AREA THAT WAS ACQUIRED.
SO, UM, HELLO, MR. TONY MOORE.
WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON THE SOUND, I THINK JUST TO PROVIDE A BIT MORE COLOR, UM, CAN YOU GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE, 'CAUSE I THOUGHT, FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GROUNDBREAKING.
IT WAS A TREMENDOUS EVENT, GREAT TURNOUT, UM, WITH MANY OF OUR BUSINESS LEADERS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PROJECT SINCE INCEPTION, INCLUDING, UH, AT LEAST WHAT, THREE MAYORS? TWO MAYORS.
THREE MAYORS FORMER AND ONE CURRENT.
UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE, ROUGHLY? AND THEN IF YOU CAN, YOU, UH, WOULD BE MY FIRST QUESTION.
SECOND WOULD BE, UM, IF YOU COULD GIVE US A SENSE, I KNOW
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YOUR TEAM IS VERY THOUGHTFUL IN THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY, UH, AND THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE EVENT.SO IF YOU COULD SPEAK MORE TO THAT.
UH, AND THEN WHAT WERE SOME OF THE GREAT OUTCOMES? AND I THOUGHT PRESS COVERAGE IS AMAZING, AND I KNOW YOUR TEAM AND CASE STRATEGIES WERE VERY THOUGHTFUL IN THAT.
AND SO IF YOU COULD GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THOSE THREE THINGS.
UH, INTENTIONALLY, THIS NEEDED TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
AND SO IN OUR PLANNING STAGES, WE REACHED OUT TO EXISTING LANDOWNERS THAT WAS A PART OF THE ASSEMBLY.
AND IN REQUESTING THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING, WE, WE ALSO, OR, YOU KNOW, THE WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY, PRIMARILY HISPANIC AND LATINO.
AND SO WE HAVE A ONGOING, STRONG RELATIONSHIP, UM, WITH OUR NEARBY COMMUNITIES IN WEST DALLAS.
AND WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITIES TO SAY, WOULD YOU BE A PART OF HELPING US TO CELEBRATE A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE? AND, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT WERE INVOLVED.
WE REACHED OUT TO OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES THAT, OBVIOUSLY OUR FIRST INHABITANTS OF THE LAND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE, AND THEY WERE THE FIRST, THE VERY FIRST TO, TO, TO, UM, TURN SOIL FOR THIS EVENT.
SO HAVING THE FATIGUE OF THIS PROJECT OVER THE YEARS, WE WANTED TO HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING THAT WAS NONTRADITIONAL.
WE WANTED TO HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING THAT WOULD ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATION.
AND WE ALSO WANTED A GROUNDBREAKING THAT WOULD DRAW ENSURE APPRECIATION FOR THE, UM, LEADERSHIP THAT GOT THIS PROJECT STARTED.
AND SO FROM MAYOR ROLLINS, WHO WAS THE INITIAL MAYOR AND THE CONCEPTION OF THIS, UM, MAYOR RON KIRK WAS PRESENT, UM, UH, CURRENT MAYOR, UM, WAS HERE TO SUPPORT THIS PARKS INITIATIVE.
UM, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 700 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
UM, BUT WHAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT WAS, UM, A HISTORICAL CHURCH, AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCH, UM, THE LONE STAR MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH THAT, UH, WAS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELOCATE.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM AND FIND A NEW LOCATION.
AND THE ENTIRE CHOIR OF THAT CHURCH, ALONG WITH THREE OTHER, TWO OTHER TWO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CHOIRS, UM, CAME TO OFFER THEIR SUPPORT TO SAY WE SUPPORT THE PARK AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO THE VIBE AND THE WAS A BIT DIFFERENT.
IT WAS MORE OF, UH, AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO SAY, WE'RE BEHIND THIS AND WE'RE BEHIND THIS INITIATIVE.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE SEE OURSELF IN THIS EXPERIENCE AND WE SEE OUR OURSELF FROM THIS PARK.
AND I THINK THE VIDEO, IF WE'RE ABLE TO SHOW IT, WILL, WILL CAPTURE THAT A LITTLE BIT, IF NOT, OKAY.
UM, WE'LL JUST GO FOR THE VISUALS AND THEN I'LL ADD A LITTLE MORE COLOR WITH THAT.
I COULD SING, I COULD NARRATE THE VIDEO.
SO WE'LL JUST PLAY THE VIDEO SO YOU GET AN IDEA OF THE, THE SPACE.
AGAIN, THIS WAS THE CONSTRUCTION SITE REIMAGINED BY THE TEAM BEHIND US AND MAKING IT, UM, CONVERTED THE SHED.
YOU SEE, THIS PARK HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION FOR ENGAGEMENT, BUT TIME IS THE CURATOR OF EXCELLENCE.
AND WE FINALLY HAVE AN AWESOME DESIGN.
WE HAVE THE LAND, WE HAVE THE TEAM, AND WE'RE READY TO BREAK GROUND AND HAVE BROKEN GROUND TODAY.
SO THERE SYMBOLIC DAY FOR THE PARK AND IT'S TIME TO BRING THIS PARK TO CHILDREN REPRESENTING THE, THE GENERATION THAT ENJOYED THE PARK AND THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES.
WE ARE EXCITED FOR THIS GRAND OCCASION.
GROUNDBREAKING OF A LONG AWAITED HAR SIMMONS PARK GENTLEMAN IS HOME FOR ME.
UM, WEST DALLAS IS WHERE I GREW UP, AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE A PARK COME TO MY COMMUNITY.
THERE WERE YEARS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT TOOK PLACE.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING.
THIS IS VERY MUCH INTEGRATED INTO THE FAMILY OF DALLAS, AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED THAT IT'S COMING TO OUR BACKYARD.
I'VE BEEN IN DALLAS OVER 50 YEARS AND YOU'VE ALWAYS HEARD ABOUT THE TRINITY, TRINITY TRINITY.
WELL, ACTUALLY SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW.
AND SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MYTHICAL.
AND IT IS ATTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS AND MAKING THIS COMMUNITY A CHANGE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S THE CULMINATION OF YEARS AND IN FACT, SOME WOULD SAY DECADES OF WORK BY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE ARE PROUD TO CARRY ON THEIR LEGACY.
AND TONIGHT WE'RE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE TAKING THE STEP FORWARD TO BRING IT TO LIFE.
WHEN I WALKED INTO THE TENT, I COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS ACTUALLY GONNA BE WALKING OUT THE OTHER END OF THE VERY SITE THAT WE'VE SEEN IN PICTURES WE'VE SEEN IN MOCKUPS.
BUT THIS WILL BE THE REAL THING.
IT'S GOING TO BE A MAGNIFICENT PARK.
AND I THINK TODAY REPRESENTS THE FUTURE.
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YOU HAVE TO PINCH ME.IS IT REALLY HAPPENING? I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I CANNOT WAIT TILL THEY OPEN UP THIS LOVELY PARK THAT WILL BE THE BEST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THIS IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY GET TO SEE DIRT THROWN AND WE SEE A PARK FORMING IN THIS PARK WHAT IT MEANS TO DALLAS.
IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL TELL OUR KIDS ABOUT AND OUR KIDS ARE GONNA TELL THEIR KIDS ABOUT, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING.
TO LEAVE A LEGACY FOR EVERYONE.
IT MEANS THAT IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITY TO COME TOGETHER, MEANINGFUL WAY.
WHEN I HEAR HAROLD SIMMONS PARK, DEEDEE ROSE COMES TO MIND.
TONY, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO DALLAS, TEXAS.
WE PRAY FOR YOU EVERY DAY 'CAUSE YOU ARE FROM OKLAHOMA.
THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GIVE US HERE IS A DREAM COME TRUE.
ANNETTE SIMMONS AND THE SIMMONS FAMILY, FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE THANK YOU HAVE BEEN THE WIND BENEATH OUR SAILS AND YOU'RE GIVING US THE MOMENTUM TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE.
SO INDEED A CELEBRATION, BUT IT'S ALSO A STATEMENT OF EXPECTATION.
NOW YOU GOTTA GET GOING AND GET THIS THING BUILT.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN BUSY THIS SUMMER.
UM, THE NEXT SLIDE ACTUALLY, IF YOU COULD, SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF THE IMPACT.
WE WERE ABLE, BRIAN LAPIDUS BEHIND US WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH BRIAN CURTIS OF NBC FIVE, WHO WANTED AN EXCLUSIVE.
AND SO OUR MEDIA, HE RAN A STORY BEFORE AND A STORY AFTER, AND WE EVEN GAVE HIM THE FIRST LOOK OF, UM, OF A FLY THROUGH THAT YOU'LL SEE AFTER.
BUT THE MEDIA IMPACT WAS QUITE SIGNIFICANT, UM, FROM ONLINE TO PRESS TO PRINT TO, UM, TV BEING THE MAJORITY OF THE, THE, THE EXPOSURE WE GOT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THE MEDIA IS GOOD.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE BROKEN GROUND IS GOOD, BUT NOW WE GOTTA GET THIS THING DONE.
AND OUR FOCUS HAS BEEN MOVING FORWARD AND GETTING IT AND, AND, AND MOVING THE CONSTRUCTION ON.
I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE SPEAKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF WORK.
UM, MARCUS RO SHIRE AND THE OUR GENERAL, UM, OUR, OUR CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD, UM, IN TERMS OF SITE PREP, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD THE DEMOLITION OF THE SITE AND WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THE PREP.
WE, UM, WENT THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL ZONING HEARING IT, THE SITE WAS ALREADY ZONED FOR PARK, BUT NOT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PARK THAT WERE BEING BUILT.
UM, AND THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL WORKING WITH F CITY ON ENTITLEMENTS.
UM, YOU MAY SEE IN THE PICTURE A FEW PUBLIC ROADS THAT LEAD ON THE SITE.
UM, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO VACATE AND ABANDON AND INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE SITE.
UM, YEAH, AND WORK IN PROGRESS THERE.
AND WE'RE ALSO STARTED WITH OUR, UH, COMMITMENT FOR A PLAYGROUND.
THE PLAYGROUND IS WHAT MAKES A PUBLIC PARK REPEATABLE.
AND THE LEAD TIME ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLAYGROUND TAKES QUITE A BIT.
AND WE'VE BEGUN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLAYGROUND FEATURES.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'VE STARTED TO ACQUIRE TREES.
UM, CAMP ILLA PARK, THE WEST OVERLOOK WILL HAVE JUST SHY OF 2000 MATURE TREES, 3000 SHRUBS AND OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND PLANTS.
AND IT'S GONNA BE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE TO SECURE THESE PLANTS.
'CAUSE WE WANT MATURE PLANTS WHEN WE DO OPEN THE PARK.
SO WE'RE STARTING RIGHT NOW TO BUY AND SECURE AND HAVE NURSES HOLD, UM, SO WE CAN GET THE BEST OF THE BEST AHEAD OF TIME.
AND, UM, THIS IS LITERALLY OUR MICHAEL VAN BERG TEAM, LITERALLY GOING FROM NURSE TO NURSE.
THERE'S A LOT OF TEXAS SPACE 'CAUSE UM, MOST OF OUR PLANTS ARE NATIVE AND ADAPTABLE.
AND SO THEY'RE STARTING THE SECURING PROCESS.
ALL THIS BASICALLY SAYS IS THAT THE PROJECT IS MOVING AND WE'RE HAVE TANGIBLE PROGRESS.
UM, THERE'S A, A DEFINITELY A FAR AWAY TO GO, BUT, UM, ONCE WE GET OFFICIAL PERMITS IN HAND, AND MR. ROSHI IS WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THAT.
AND WE HAD A VERY, UM, EXCELLENT, UM, REVIEW AS IT RELATES TO THE PERMIT.
AND SO WE'RE HIGHLY OPTIMISTIC TO HAVE OUR PERMITS HERE IN SHORT ORDER, WHICH ALLOWS US TO OFFICIALLY START THE, THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO, UM, UH, WE ANTICIPATE THAT, UM, Q1 OF NEXT YEAR IS WHEN WE'LL REALLY START TO GET INTO MORE TANGIBLE CONSTRUCTION, UM, CONTINGENT AND ALL OUR PERMITS.
I'LL PAUSE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION ON THAT, AND THEN I'LL HAVE A QUICK, UM, FLY THROUGH TO SHOW YOU OF THE WEST OVERLOOK.
UH, YEAH, TONY, I HAVE A QUESTION JUST MENTIONED, UH, A HOPE FOR, FOR Q1 TO START WHAT'S PROBABLY MORE VISIBLE CONSTRUCTION AND I REALIZE, UH, WHY THAT'S CONTINGENT ON SOME THINGS OUTSIDE YOUR CONTROL.
I'M WONDERING, NOT ON THE FLY RIGHT NOW, BUT UM, LATER THIS FALL, YOU THINK YOU COULD REPORT BACK TO THIS GROUP WITH A MORE
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REFINED TIMELINE, BOTH OF START OF CONSTRUCTION, BUT ACTUALLY THEREAFTER AS WELL, CHECKPOINTS ALONG THE WAY AND EVEN ULTIMATE RIBBON CUTTING.WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING OUT, UM, WE CALL IT A TIMELINE TO OPENING, WHICH WE HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A POSITION TO EVEN HAVE THIS TYPE OF CONVERSATION.
SO EXCITING TIME FOR THIS PRO PROJECT AND THE PROGRESS BEING MADE.
UM, WE HAVE TO OUTLINE THAT BECAUSE IT ALSO HELPS US WITH OUR CASH FLOW.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE AT 170 MILLION IN PLEDGES AND, AND THAT'S QUITE SIGNIFICANT OF A 325 CAMPAIGN, BUT WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO BUT CONVERTING PLEDGES INTO ACTUAL CASH FLOW TO PAY FOR, UM, CONSTRUCTION BEING, UM, CONSTRUCTION AS IT HAPPENS.
AND SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UM, SCHEDULING THAT OUT AS WELL AS, UM, OUR CONSTRUCTION WINDOWS.
SO WE'LL BE HAPPY PERHAPS THE NEXT LGC MEETING TO PROVIDE SOME UPDATE ON THAT.
AND SO I THINK WE HAVE, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD, GARY.
UH, TONY, THERE'S, I, I TOUR THE SITE AND THERE'S THREE PROPERTIES NORTH OF MAIN THAT WERE NOT PART OF A DEMOLITION.
IS THAT, UH, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THOSE? SO WE HAD THREE PROPERTIES THAT, UM, WAS IN THE PARKING LOT SIDE OF THE, THE, UM, I'M PLEASED TO SAY WE HAVE ACQUIRED AND CLOSED ON THOSE PROPERTIES AND WE HAVE EXTENDED SOME CURTISES WITH A CURRENT, UM, OPERATION.
THERE'S ONE PROPERTY, IT'S OWNED BY A PARTY OUTSIDE OF, UM, DALLAS, BUT WE HAVE EXTENDED SOME COURTES FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR WINDOWS OF VACATING.
AND WE'RE IN THAT WINDOW RIGHT NOW OF, UM, VACATING.
SO THOSE PROPERTIES ARE TAKEN CARE OF NOW ACCOUNTED AS PART PROPERTY, SIR.
SO WE'LL SHARE, THIS IS A DIGITAL VERSION OF THE WEST OVERLOOK.
YOU MAY OR UH, MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THIS, BUT IT REALLY PUTS IT INTO SCALE AND PERSPECTIVE AND SIZE AND IMPACT.
AND SO WITH THAT WOULD LIKE TO JUST GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SEE THIS.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S ONE OF FOUR OVERLOOKS THE INTENTION IS RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING HEAVILY TO SCALE THE, THE WEST OVERLOOK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN GET OPEN IN LIKE A THREE YEAR WINDOW AND TO CONTINUE THAT BLOCK WISE, UM, DIRECTION FOR THE OTHER OVERLOOKS AND AGAIN, ANXIOUSLY, UM, AWAITING THE ARMY CORPS ENGINEERS AS THEY GIVE US DIRECTION AND THE FLOOD AWAY AND HOW THAT GETS INCORPORATED INTO THIS DESIGN.
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AS, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THIS MORE TANGIBLE Q1 CONSTRUCTION DATE START.ARE YOU, UM, SATISFIED WITH THE RATE OF PLEDGES TO ACTUAL DOLLARS? YOU'VE GOT $170 MILLION IN PLEDGES.
THE CONVERSION OF OF THAT? UH, I WILL SAY THAT THREE YEARS AGO, THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MARKET NOW THAN IT WAS.
UM, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION WITH CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS.
$1 BILLION CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN'S.
UM, THE PEROTS HAVE THEIR OWN CAMPAIGN.
THE ZOO HAVE THEIR CAMPAIGN, UM, THE DMA STARTING A CAMPAIGN.
AND SO THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY AS BIG AS DALLAS IS, THERE IS A LOT OF CAMPAIGNS PRESENTLY GOING ON.
AND SO WE ARE TAKING SOME TIME TO ESTABLISH OUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE, WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THIS PRODUCT, THIS PROJECT FROM OTHERS.
UM, ALSO OUR FRIENDS FROM THE CLYDE WARREN OF THE RISING TIDE OF TWO, TWO GREAT PARKS.
AND SO VERY COMPETITIVE DIANE.
UM, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO ALLOW US, UM, LED BY LINDSAY ABERNATHY TO ALLOW US TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE.
UM, NOW THAT WE'RE IN A CONSTRUCT, WELL NOW THAT WE WILL BE IN A CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE PARK.
UM, AS SAID EARLIER, THE CASH FLOW RELATED TO THE PLEDGES IS A DELICATE BALANCE.
'CAUSE YOU MAY GET A PLEDGE THAT SAYS OVER FIVE YEARS, BUT AS YOU ARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION WINDOW, YOU NEED CASH TO PAY.
SO, UM, ARE WE PLEASED? WE HAVE NOTICED AN UPTICK SINCE GROUNDBREAKING WHERE OUR DONORS HAVE SAID SOMETHING TANGIBLE HAS HAPPENED AND WE'RE QUITE PLEASED WITH THAT.
UM, QUITE FRANKLY, WE HAVE SOME DONORS AS WELL THAT SAYING I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE, BUT WE ARE CONSTANTLY ASKED WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR, UM, WITH OUR REQUEST AND WORKING FOR SOME CIVIC ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE, A PUBLIC PRIVATE, UM, PROJECT OF THIS SIZE IS TYPICALLY HAS SOME TYPE OF, UM, CIVIC SUPPORT.
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO FIND A PATH TOWARDS MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
AND WE DO BELIEVE WHEN THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT AND WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE, THAT WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY ASSIST US WITH OUR, UM, WITH OUR, UM, DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN.
BUT YES, THE MARKET IS VERY COMPETITIVE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE AT, UM, A HUNDRED PERCENT FOCUSED WITH A NEW TEAM.
UH, OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR FRIENDS AT THE TBC? TONY? ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? NO, SIR.
UH, AND I'LL JUST TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF PUT INTO THE RECORD AND, AND SHARE WITH EVERYONE HERE ON THE BOARD AND IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, BASED ON, ON SOMETHING THAT, THAT TONY JUST SAID, THAT WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A LONGSTANDING WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TPC AND WE, UH, AS IS OUTLINED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONTINUING INTO THE FUTURE FOR THE, AS WAS STATED, THE ENTIRE MASTER PLAN, UH, ALL OF THE OVERLOOKS BETWEEN THE LEVIES AND INCLUDING WHERE GROUND WAS BROKEN.
UH, BUT AS, AS, UH, TONY JUST MENTIONED, THERE ARE, UH, SOME REALITIES THAT THE TPC IS FACING AND, UH, SOME OF THOSE ARE MAYBE OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF THE CURRENT LGC.
AND SO ALSO IN THE ANNUAL REPORT IS NOT ONLY THE ONGOING REVISION OF THE MASTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LGC AND UH, CITY COUNCIL, BUT ALSO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN, UH, THE TPC AND THE LGC.
AND, UH, JUST TO NOTE THAT THAT HAS ALREADY STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, LEADERSHIP ON THE LGC, UM, CITY STAFF, UH, INCLUDING FROM, UH, THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TPC GOT TOGETHER TO KICK THAT OFF.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT, UH, FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME THROUGHOUT THE FALL.
NEXT AGENDA ITEM, UH, REPORTS FROM THE WORKING GROUPS AND, UH, AGAIN, AS OUR OVERALL COMPOSITION HAS CHANGED, AND FOR THAT MATTER, OUR NEEDS HAVE POTENTIALLY CHANGED AND WILL CONTINUE TO, THIS IS THE LINE ITEM I MENTIONED THAT MOVING FORWARD WILL LIKELY, UH, BE ALTERED, UM, THOSE CHANGES.
WE'LL, WE'LL TALK THROUGH AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT, UH, FOR NOW I'LL JUST SIMPLY ASK OPENLY, UH, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS ON ANY OF THE WORKING GROUPS LISTED HERE? SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, SINCE WE HAVE, UH, AT LEAST ONE NEW MEMBER AND WE'VE GOT HOPEFULLY ANOTHER NEW MEMBER IN THE
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AUDIENCE, UM, I'M HAPPY TO, OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO KINDA WALK THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKING GROUPS AND THEN MAYBE WHAT WE HOPE THE WORKING GROUPS CAN CONTINUE TO DO IN THE FUTURE GIVEN THE UPDATE, UM, FROM OUR FRIENDS AT TPC AND THE NEW PHASE THAT WE'RE ENTERING INTO THIS FOR THIS PROJECT.I THINK IF, IF WE PLAN OVER THE NEXT MONTH TO REVIEW WHAT WE HAVE SO THAT WE CAN ALTER TO SOMETHING NEW, HAVING IN EVERYONE'S MINDS, UH, WHAT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST IS, IS, UH, WISE.
SO YEAH, SARAH, IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW THOSE, THOSE FOUR WORKING GROUPS, THAT'D BE GREAT.
SO, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. AL.
CHAIRMAN, AL THAT'S, THAT'S A FUN THING TO PUT ON TO SAY.
UM, SO OF THE WORKING GROUPS, OBVIOUSLY HERE WE HAVE, UH, AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA PARKS, UM, PARK EXCELLENCE, AND SO THAT ONE COLLABORATES WITH T-P-C-C-D-O DALLAS AND CONSULTANTS AND DEVELOPING A BUDGET FOR THE LONG TERM BY TELE, UH, VIABILITY SUPPORT AND CARE OF THE PARK, UH, AND EXPLORES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND MECHANISMS TO SUSTAIN LONG-TERM VIABILITY AND CARE OF THE PARK TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SPOTTY.
UM, CURRENTLY WE'VE GOT DIANE BUTLER AND GARY ACK IN THAT ROLE.
UM, I THINK AGAIN, WITHIN THE CURRENT STATE, UM, OF THE, OF THE PROJECT, UM, WE WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT PARK EXCELLENCE WORKING GROUP IN THAT ROLE.
THE NEXT IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I THINK THE NAMES ARE PRETTY INHERENT OR WHAT IT DOES IS INHERENT IN THE DESCRIPTION, BUT PARTICULARLY FOR THIS PARK, AS HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, WEST DALLAS, YOU KNOW, THE KEY COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY ARE A PART OF THIS IN ADDITION TO, UM, JUST THE ONES THAT ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE PARK.
AND SO THE, UM, A, A RETIRED, UH, WAS, UH, ARE CURRENTLY RESIGNED, UH, CHAIR PER, OR A MEMBER OR STEPHANIE KNIGHT WAS IN THAT ROLE.
SO WE WILL OBVIOUSLY NEED TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO, TO SERVE, UH, IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UM, WITH THE FOCUS OF THAT BEING REALLY THE SURROUNDING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PARK ON THE COMMUNITIES, HOUSING STABILIZATION, UH, SUPPORT AND ADVICE, UM, FOR TPC AND STRATEGY.
AND THEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, ENGAGING STEWARDSHIP INTEREST IN DESIGN INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING THE PARK.
JUST POSITIVE SUPPORT AND RELATIONSHIPS OF COMMUNITY AND CIVIC LEADERS IN ORDER TO HELP THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PARK.
UM, TONY, I KNOW THIS IS AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN A BIG FOCUS FOR YOUR TEAM SINCE YOU'RE STILL AT THE MIC.
WOULD YOU PROVIDE JUST A QUICK UPDATE AS, AS HOW YOUR TEAM IS STRUCTURED AROUND LEADING ENGAGEMENT AND MAYBE WHAT YOU SEE AS A LEADER, HOW WE CAN DO COMPLIMENTARY AND FURTHER EFFORTS FOR COMMUNICATION? THANK YOU.
UM, A PART THAT CONNECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY HAS TO FIRST CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THE PARK BECOMES TANGIBLE.
AND SO WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF EFFORTS AND TIME WITH A TEAM THAT'S ACTIVELY IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MYSELF.
I WAS AT A COMMUNITY MEETING LAST NIGHT TO ESTABLISH REAL RELATIONSHIP AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS.
SO THERE THAT THE COMMUNITY SEE THEMSELVES IN THE PARK WHERE THAT THE PARK WORKS IN HARMONY.
UM, IT'S A, IT'S A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT.
IT'S NOT A BOX CHECK AND THE COMMUNITY CHANGES, MEMBERS CHANGES, BUT THE, THE RELATIONSHIPS HAVE TO BE SUSTAINED WITHIN THOSE EVOLUTIONS.
UM, WE ARE DEALING AS, UH, VICE CHAIR KNOWS QUITE WELL WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITY THAT'S ENDURING LEVELS OF GENTRIFICATION.
UM, IT STARTED BEFORE WE HAD OUR GROUNDBREAKING, UM, I I REFER TO IT AS THE, THE COMMERCE OF FOR GROWING METRO HAS JUMPED THE RIVER.
AND, UM, IT'S A VERY REAL SITUATION.
UM, THE TRIN PARK CONSERVANCY IS ESTABLISHING WHAT OUR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESSES AND ABILITY IS.
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY DIALOGUES.
WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN HELPING, UM, DR.
STEFAN AND I HAS ASSISTED US WITH SMU WITH HAVING, UM, PROPERTY TAX, UM, SEMINARS AND, AND HELPING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ABILITY TO PROTEST PROPER TAX.
WE'VE WORKED WITH, UM, UNT DALLAS ON EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, JUST THE TIP OF THE, THE, THE SPEAR, JUST THE VERY LEVEL WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IS IT IMPACTFUL ENOUGH TO REALLY MAKE CHANGE? NO, BUT WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS LONG TERM.
AND SO, UM, WE THINK THE EFFORTS WITH THE LG SENIOR STEWARDSHIP WILL HELP TO KEEP US HONEST, BUT ALSO SUPPORTS US, UM, AS WE CONNECT WITH THE CITY AND THESE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, WE HAVE A TEAM THAT ARE, IS FULL-TIME DEDICATED TO THIS AND WE WILL CONTINUE.
SO ANY SYNERGIES THAT WE CAN JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE, BRING
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THIS TO FRUITION, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.UM, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T, UH, GO TO DIANE AND GARY SINCE, ARE BOTH HERE AND HAVE SERVED IN PARK EXCELLENCE OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE FOR A WHILE.
IS THERE ANYTHING, UM, KIND OF URGENT OR RECENT THAT NO NEEDS TO MENTIONED, JUST FOR THE RECORD RELATED TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT? LOOKING TO, IT'S VERY MUCH DEPENDING ON, UH, WHAT DR.
ALS, UH, THINKING ABOUT THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT THING,
SO WE IDENTIFIED THE NEED, THOSE ARE IN PROGRESS AND THEN, UH, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE SOME MOVEMENT FORWARD.
ANYTHING TO ADD, DIANE? YEAH, THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ONE IS PARK DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WORKING GROUP.
UM, CURRENT MEMBERS ARE GARY AND EDDIE, UM, WHO ARE ALSO HERE.
PURPOSE OF THAT ONE IS REALLY TO SUPPORT, UM, AND OFFER ADVICE IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK.
UM, REPRESENT, UM, LDC ON THE DESIGN ADVOCACY COMMITTEE THAT TPC HAS WITHIN ITS BODY.
AND THAT PURPOSE IS ADVOCATE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN WITH SENSITIVITY TO A PLACE RESULTS IN A BEAUTIFUL, SUSTAINABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE FOR SIMMONS PARK.
AND SO, UM, GARY AND NETTY, ANYTHING RECENT OR UPDATED THAT Y'ALL WANNA MENTION ON THAT? SURE.
UM, AND AS I THINK THE BOARD KNOWS, THIS IS A PASSION OF MINE, I'M AN ARCHITECT, SO, UM, MY COMMITMENT TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, UH, IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE TPC, UM, AND REALLY TRYING TO BE PART OF THIS VISION.
WHEN I LOOK AT AND LISTEN TO THE WORDS OF THE VIDEO, IT'S JUST, IT JUST TOUCHES MY HEART IN A REALLY SPECIAL WAY.
SO I'M SO EXCITED AS TO THE SUCCESS MADE TO DATE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO OVERCOMING ANY CHALLENGES, BUT HOPEFULLY GETTING THIS THING TO BECOME REALLY REAL.
UM, WE DID, UH, UM, GARY AND I MET WITH MARCUS, UH, STR SHIRE, UM, A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND JUST REALLY WANTED TO GET A CLEARER PICTURE OF WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION.
UM, MARCUS GAVE US A REAL CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DESIGN PACKAGES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED THAT ARE OUT THERE.
UH, THE FIRST PACKAGE WAS THE DEMOLITION PACKAGE, WHICH HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, APPROVED AND COMPLETED.
UH, THE SECOND PACKAGE IS THE RIGHT OF WAY INFRASTRUCTURE ON COMMERCE AND, UH, WELLS STREET.
UM, I THINK WE'RE WAITING ON THAT.
UH, PERMITTING, UH, DID THAT FOR THAT TO GET APPROVED.
THE NEXT BIGGEST PIECE OF THE PROJECT OF PACKAGE THREE WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK ELEMENTS, UH, THAT YOU SAW IN, IN A LOT OF THESE VIDEOS.
UM, UH, WEST OF BECKLEY, NORTH OF MAINE AND SOUTH OF COMMERCE.
UM, THE TEAM'S BEEN, HAS GONE THROUGH A NUMBER OF, UM, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY, MET WITH THE Q TEAM AS WE RECEIVED FEEDBACK.
UH, I THINK THAT RESPONDING TO THAT, SO THAT'S THE BIG PIECE OF THE PIE, I THINK, UH, TO THIS EQUATION.
AND THEN WHAT WOULD FOLLOW IN TERMS OF, UH, NEXT PHASE WOULD BE PACKAGE FOUR, WHICH IS THE NORTH BECKLEY AVENUE LANDBRIDGE OVERLOOK.
SO I THINK THOSE TWO TOGETHER REALLY ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
AND THEN PACKAGE FIVE IS THE PARKING LOT AND PACKAGE SIX ARE DEFERRED SCOPE ELEMENTS LIKE THE SKATE PARK AND SO THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST.
BUT, UM, ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE, UM, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THINGS MOVE FORWARD.
I, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT YES, MA'AM.
UM, AND MAYBE THIS IS A BETTER QUESTION FOR TONY ABOUT BECK'S ROLE AND HOW THAT'S EVOLVING AND YOU SATISFIED WITH WHERE WE ARE NOW AND, UH, JUST TO COMMENT ON, ON BECK'S ROLE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A JOINT VENTURE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THREE CONTRACTORS, BECK, UM, EJ SMITH AND CROSSLAND.
BECK IS THE LEAD ARCHITECTURAL FIRM.
AND FOR THE TWO PACKAGES THAT AB MENTIONED TO DO WITH THE CLEARING AND THE PREPPING AND THE TRENCHING AND THE HORIZONTAL WORK, UM, I WILL SAY WE'RE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH BECK.
UM, THEIR INVOLVEMENT, THEIR ENGAGEMENT, THEIR ASSISTANCE IN PRICING.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR FIRST EXERCISE OF PRICING, SO NOW WE HAVE REAL CONSTRUCTION PRICING NUMBERS BACK FROM WHICH WE'RE NOW RECONCILING, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND SO THEY'VE BEEN EXTREMELY WELL.
UM, WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD TO WHAT EDDIE SAID, PACKAGE THREE IS THE PACKAGING WHICH THE REAL
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MEAT OF THE PROJECT GETS DONE.AND SO, UH, SOMETIME SOON BECK WILL BE LEADING AN INITIATIVE IN REACHING OUT TO A LOT OF TRADES AND SUBS AND, UM, SUBCONTRACTORS AND A LOT OF RFPS TO, TO SOLICIT, UM, SUPPORT, HELP, UM, AS WE COMMITTED TO DOING.
SO THAT WILL BE, THAT WILL GET INITIATED HERE, UM, NEXT YEAR WITH OUR PACKAGE THREE AFTER WE HAVE THE PERMITS.
BUT AGAIN, JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS AND IDENTIFYING PACKAGES AND, AND, AND AS YOU REQUESTED MR. CHAIR, TO HAVE A TIMELINE THAT LEADS TO, UM, AN ACTUAL OPENING OF SOME SEGMENT OF THIS IS JUST AN EXCITING TIME FOR US.
AND, BUT YES MA'AM, UH, BECK'S DOING EXTREMELY WELL.
UH, AND SIMILAR NOTE TO DIANE.
I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, WHICH PERHAPS IT'S VERY, AND EDDIE, BUT IF NOT, IF TPC CAN CHIME IN, I TRIED TO FOLLOW THOSE SIX PACKAGES, WHICH BY THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EVER HEARD THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL IN, IN FUTURE CONSTRUCTION.
UM, BUT I WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW IT AND I HEARD WEST OF BECKLEY AND I HEARD THE LANDBRIDGE, WHICH WAS GREAT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HEARD EAST OF BECKLEY, IS THAT, DID I MISS IT OR IS THAT NOT PART OF THE PACKAGES CURRENTLY PLANNED? UM, AS WELL AS THE SMALL SECTION SOUTH OF COLLEGE.
SO, UM, WEST OF BECKLEY IS PACKAGE STREET, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THE PARK IF BECKLEY.
UM, SO IF YOU CONSIDER BECKLEY BEING THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE LEVY AND THE NEW PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO LOOKING AT BECKLEY LOOKING DUE WEST TO DOWN, I'M SORRY, DUE EAST TO DOWNTOWN, UH, PACKAGE FOUR IS A LAND BRIDGE THAT BRIDGES OVER AND CONNECTS TO THE TOP OF THE LEVEE THAT HAS THE SKATE PARK AND THE, UM, AND THE NATURE WALK ON ONE SIDE.
AND PACKAGE THREE IS THE OTHER SIDE OF BECKLEY WITH THE, WHERE THE SHED IS WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPONENTS.
SIR, HEY, I GOT, I GOT THREE AND I ALSO PICKED UP THAT FOUR WAS THE LAND BRIDGE, BUT BY LAND BRIDGE YOU DON'T JUST MEAN THE BRIDGE, YOU MEAN THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST SIDE? CORRECT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE, UH, FIVE AND SIX, WHICH IS ALONG THE LEVEE.
SO BASICALLY WE START ON THE SHED SIDE AND WORK AWAY.
THAT'S THREE WORK, WORK AWAY OVER, WHICH IS FOUR, AND THEN YOU HAVE FIVE AND SIX OF THE OTHER PIECES INCLUDING THE PARKING LOT.
AND WHAT ABOUT SOUTH OF COMMERCE? DO YOU HAVE A SMALL SECTION SOUTH OF COMMERCE? THAT'S, THAT'S INCLUDED IN, UM, FIVE, I THINK FIVE MARKETS.
BUT IT'S, YES, SIR, IT IS PART OF THAT.
AND IF, IF I MAY BRAG IN MARCUS FOR A BIT, THE INTENTION BRAG AWAY, PLEASE DO.
UM, THE GREATER THE PACKAGES IS DIFFERENT BIDDINGS AND OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN IT UP TO NEW SUBS.
AND SO HE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB AND BREAKING IT UP LIKE THAT WITH, AND MR. AL, I DO HAVE A, A MAP DIAGRAM THAT MARCUS SENT ME THAT KIND OF EXPLAINS THE, THE FADING AND THE PACKAGES AND HOW THAT ALL WORKS WITH HOW EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER.
SO I CAN SHARE WITH THAT WITH YOU LATER IF YOU WANNA SEE THAT.
I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE TO PUT UP ON THE SCREEN, BUT, UH, IT CLEARLY GRAPHICALLY REPRESENTS WHAT WE JUST INDICATED AT THAT
IF YOU GO BACK TO THE POWERPOINT, SIR, THERE IS AN IMAGE OF THE WEST OVERLOOK THAT I COULD DO A ROUGH, AT LEAST HAVE A REFERENCE, PLEASE.
IT'S THE, IT'S A, AN OVERLOOK VIEW OF THE WEST OVERLOOK.
THAT WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE DESIGN.
SO BECKLEY IS THAT INTERSECTING ROAD THAT INTERCEPTS THE PARK, UM, TO THE RIGHT OF THAT AND TO THE LEFT.
TO THE LEFT, ALL THE WAY TO THE VERY, TO THE MOST WESTERN END.
THAT'S PRIMARILY PACKAGED THREE, UM, NOT INCLUDING THE PARKING LOT, AND THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE PARK.
THE LAND BRIDGE THAT BRIDGES OVER IS PACKAGED FOR THAT C CONNECTS TO THE LEVEE, AND THEN FIVE AND SIX ARE THE ADDITIONAL PIECES THAT SUPPORT THE LAND BRIDGE TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT, TO THE NORTH AND
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TO THE SOUTH AND THE SECTION SOUTH OF COMMERCE.ANYTHING ELSE? CLEARLY THERE'S LOTS HAPPENING IN THIS
WELL, THE LAST WORKING GROUP, WHICH CANDIDLY I'M BIASED ABOUT, UM, BECAUSE IT'S THE WORKING GROUP I SERVE ON IS COMMUNICATIONS, UH, AND MARKETING.
SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE GREAT THINGS DON'T HAPPEN IN A VACUUM.
PEOPLE HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT 'EM.
WE HAVE TO ENGAGE THE RIGHT AUDIENCES.
AND SO THIS COMMUNICATES COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING.
UH, WORKING GROUP, UH, OBVIOUSLY FOCUSES ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING STRATEGY WITH TPC COORDINATES, DEVELOPS AND ASSISTS IN THE TPCS OVERALL COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING, BRANDING, COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, REVIEWING, EVALUATING, DEVELOPING POLICIES REGARDING SUCH ACTIVITIES.
UM, WE ADVISE ON PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS AND MESSAGING TO BUILD POSITIVE AWARENESS FOR THE PARK.
AND WE ASSIST TPC PROACTIVELY IN RECOGNIZING THE STRATEGIC RESPONSES FOR ANY POTENTIAL NEGATIVE ISSUES, PERCEPTIONS AROUND THE PARK.
UM, BRIAN AND YOUR TEAM, OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF HELP AROUND THIS.
I THINK YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB.
AS IS PROBABLY EVEN MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY IN MINUTES.
UM, LAST YEAR, Y'ALL BROUGHT ON CASE STRATEGIES TO HELP AMPLIFY AND PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT.
UM, THESE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN QUITE, UM, HELPFUL AND I THINK WE'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME NEGATIVE, I THINK STORIES AT LEAST RUNNING UP TO THE GROUNDBREAKING ON APRIL 8TH.
UM, BUT I THINK PROBABLY MANY OF THOSE TONY CAN CONFIRM HAVE PROBABLY BEEN MITIGATED OR QUELLED TO SOME EXTENT.
AND I THINK THE OUTSTANDING MEDIA COVERAGE FROM THE GROUNDBREAKING IS EVIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITY'S INTEREST AND APPETITE AND WHAT'S HAPPENING, UH, IN THE TRINITY CORRIDOR.
AND SO, UM, I THINK COMMU OUR NEXT MEETING I THINK IS COMING UP IN SEVERAL WEEKS.
I KNOW IT'S ON MY CALENDAR, BUT, UM, TONY OR BRIAN, IS THERE ANYTHING PARTICULAR Y'ALL FEEL WE NEED TO MENTION RELATED TO ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT Y ARE DOING AROUND COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING? YOU KNOW, WE, THERE IS A BIT OF CONFUSION IN IDENTIFYING THE PRODUCT WHERE A LOT OF HISTORICALS IDENTIFY THE PARK OF THE TRINITY PARK, UM, AS IT, AND NOW IT'S NAMED HAROLD SIMMONS PARK, AND NOT EVERYONE IS MAKING THAT CONNECTION THAT IS THE SAME.
UM, WORKING WITH CASE STRATEGIES AND BRIAN LAPIDUS, WE'RE ENSURING THAT WE'RE, UM, TOP OF MIND, UM, IN, IN PROVIDING UPDATES ON WHERE, HOW THE PROJECT IS MOVING.
UM, THIS IS A, WE'RE IN THE PHASE OF BRAND BUILDING, RIGHT? HAROLD SIMMONS AS A BRAND IS NOT YET KNOWN.
SO WE'RE INTO THE BRAND INTRODUCTION STAGE BEFORE IT BECOMES A BRICK AND MORTAR EXPERIENCE.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE A SERIES OF STORYTELLING LINED UP AND HOW WE WILL SHARE THE PROGRESS OF THE PARK.
UM, WE, NOW THAT WE'RE BROKEN GROUND, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN SAYING, NOW WHAT'S NEXT? AND SO BRIAN HAS A VERY STRINGENT LAYOUT OF THE SHARINGS THAT WE WILL DO AS THE, AS THE PROJECT MOVES ALONG.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD BRAND LOYALTY BOTH WITH, UM, NEARBY COMMUNITIES ON AFAR.
UM, OUR FIRST PRIORITY OBVIOUSLY IS WITH NEARBY AND WE'RE MONITORING WEBSITE VISITATIONS.
UM, WE'RE MONITORING WHAT SITES THEY'RE LOOKING AT.
WE HAVE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE PAGE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO REAL TIME UPDATES.
AND SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TEAM WITH BRIAN AND THE ENGLAND NAME LARISSA.
AND, UM, THEY'RE STEADFAST WITH IT, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD, AGAIN, TRANSPARENCY OF THE PROJECT.
Q AND SARAH HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT FOR THE LGC WHERE WE ARE, WHAT'S GOING ON AS WE PUBLICLY SHARE.
AND SO WITH CASE STRATEGIES AND FRIENDS MAINTAIN TO HAVE A CONDUIT OF SHARINGS, UM, THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO START HARD CONSTRUCTION, UM, I THINK THAT TURNS, UM, TO A HIGHER DEGREE.
BUT YES, UM, WE'RE TEAMS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP AND WORKING WITH THE, THE LGC MARKETING EFFORTS.
I, I DO WANNA CALL OUT ONE THING REALLY FOR MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES HERE ON LBC.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS Y'ALL BEEN DOING WELL, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CLASSIFY AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS ARE THESE SERIES OF SORT OF PUBLIC INVITATIONS TO YOUR BRAND NEW SPACE, WHICH WE DIDN'T REALLY SPEAK ABOUT.
UM, COULD YOU JUST GIVE A, A TOP LINE KIND OF UPDATE BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS.
UH, CHAIRMAN QUIL AND MYSELF, WERE IN A MEETING WITH YOU AT TBC, WE'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THOSE ALONG WITH SOME LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WEST DALLAS.
AND SO I WANNA MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A KEY PART OF THE ENGAGEMENT COMMUNICATION.
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I APPRECIATE THAT.UH, FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WE'RE MOVED IN A NEW SPACE ON SITE, SO NOW WE'RE OFFICIALLY ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WHERE WE CAN WALK FROM OUR OFFICE A FEW FOOTSTEPS AND BE ON THE SITE AND LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE ON A HARD HAT TOURS.
UM, BUT WITH THAT SAID, AGAIN, THE TANGIBILITY OF THE, WHERE WE ARE, RIGHT, OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR, SAM COSTA, HAS REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN SAYING THIS IS YOUR SPACE AS WELL.
AND SO WE HOST THE, UM, THE HISPANIC CHAMBER FOR AN EVENT.
WE HAVE HOST, UM, THE, UH, FORT WORTH AVENUE, UM, UH, DEVELOPMENT GROUP FOR AN EVENT.
WE HAVE HOST LOCAL NEARBY ART GROUPS FOR EVENTS.
AND SO IN ESSENCE, WE'RE STARTING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, UM, AGAIN BEFORE WE HAVE THE PARK BUILT.
AND WE HAVE A, A SPACE THAT WILL HOUSE MAYBE ABOUT, I WOULD SAY, UM, BASED ON THE PERMITS, ABOUT 50 50 TO 60 INDIVIDUALS SEATED, UM, WITH AUDIO VISUAL, UM, TECHNOLOGY TO ACCOMMODATE.
AND SO WE'VE OPENED UP OUR DOORS TO THE COMMUNITY AT ALL LEVELS FOR MEETINGS FOR, UM, SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND SINCE WE'VE DONE THAT, WE'VE POSTED QUITE A FEW, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY MAYBE ABOUT 10 OR SO, UM, EVENTS.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY THAT THE COMMUNITY SEE US IN THAT REGARD AND FEEL FREE.
UM, UM, WE'VE ALSO INVITED OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO STOP IN AT ANY WILL AS THEY'RE UNDER THEIR PATROL.
WE PROVIDE WATER AND REFRESHMENTS AND THEY HAVE TAKEN US UP ON THAT AS WELL.
AND SO, AND WE'VE ALSO INVITED LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE'RE WORKING WITH BOTH THE, UM, THE NEW CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE, UM, SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SEE IF WE CAN ORG FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR THEM TO HAVE AN ONSITE PREMISE IN THE PARK AS WELL.
IT'S EVOLVING AS THE, AS THE PROJECT EVOLVES.
AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS COMING IN AND SPENDING TIME WITH US.
NO, I, I WANNA MAKE SURE OBVIOUSLY OUR LGC BOARD MEMBERS KNOW, BUT I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY BE, UM, WATCHING THIS PROCEEDING ARE AWARE THAT WE ARE VERY COMMUNITY FOCUSED, BOTH THE LGC AND TPC, SO, UM, OUR IMMENSE GRATITUDE FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR NOTICING, UH, WITH THAT CHAIRMAN, SAL, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE, UH, A ANY MORE UPDATES, READ OUT DESCRIPTIONS ON THE WORKING GROUPS.
BUT FOR THE LGC HERE, AS, UH, ALREADY MENTIONED BY CHAIRMAN SAL, AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE WILL OFFICIALLY EITHER CONFIRM FOR ASSIGNMENTS AND WORKING GROUPS, UH, OR ASSIGN OBVIOUSLY SOME OF OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO THESE GROUPS.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, CONTINUING TO WORK IN THESE GROUPS TO, UH, FURTHER KEEP THE WORK GOING OUTSIDE MEETINGS, THAT'S ALL.
WELL, THANK YOU MADAM, UH, VICE CHAIR.
UH, THAT WAS, UH, VERY, VERY FRUITFUL.
I, I THINK THE INITIATIVE THERE WAS TO INFORM BOTH, UH, OR REMIND BOTH, UH, NEW AND OLD MEMBERS OF WHAT OUR WORKING ROOMS ARE, OR AT LEAST WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUCH THAT WE COULD MAKE, UH, EFFECTIVE CHANGES MOVING INTO OUR NEXT MEETING.
BUT, UH, BEYOND THAT, I THINK YOU LED A DISCUSSION THAT REALLY GOT A LOT OF EXCELLENT INFORMATION OUT.
SO THANK YOU, UH, FOR DOING THAT.
UM, AS WE MOVE INTO SEPTEMBER, MAYBE OFFLINE BETWEEN MEETINGS, PLEASE PUT SOME THOUGHT TO THIS.
UH, IF THESE ARE STILL THE FOUR WORKING GROUPS THAT MAKE THE MOST SENSE, THAT'S FINE.
IF YOU THINK THERE ARE, UH, CHANGES TO ONES THAT ARE HERE, UH, OR NEW ONES THAT NEED TO BE, UH, STARTED, PLEASE COME TO THE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WITH THOSE IDEAS.
UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON WORKING GROUPS? GREAT.
UH, THEN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I'LL JUST CHECK, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS ACTUALLY, CAN WE HAVE, SINCE WE HAVE JUST A FEW MINUTES, UM, OUR GUESTS HERE, CHRIS BTI, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE MIC AND JUST SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND, UM, YOUR ENGAGEMENT IN DALLAS AND, UH, YOUR HOPE IF YOU ARE, UH, TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF WHAT YOU, UH, WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONES COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, VICE CHAIRMAN JACKSON, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO LEARN BEFORE, UH, ANYTHING OFFICIAL IS, UH, IN THE WORKS.
UH, CHRIS, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT I'M NOT SURE YOUR MIC IS ON.
CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME NOW? SORRY.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'M BORN AND RAISED IN DALLAS.
I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE AND, UM, HAVE SEEN, YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST 43 YEARS, THIS CITY JUST TRANSFORM.
AND THIS PARK IS A WAY TO TRULY BRING OUR CITY TOGETHER.
AND SO IT'S REALLY A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO, UM, BE, YOU KNOW, UH, CONSIDERED FOR SERVICE,
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UH, TO THIS, UH, UH, ORGANIZATION AND WONDERFUL WORK.JUST HEARING THIS REPORT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE VISION THAT YOU ALL HAVE AND YOUR TEAM HAS, UH, FOR THE CITY IS QUITE INCREDIBLE.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, BORN AND RAISED IN DALLAS, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I SERVED AS AN EDUCATOR AND SO I SERVE AS AT, AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS.
AND, UM, HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP UP AND SERVE IS SOMETHING THAT I'M, UM, ALWAYS HONORED, UH, TO BE ASKED TO DO.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHAIRMAN FOR, UH, UH, UH, THE, THE REQUEST TO SERVE.
AND ALSO TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THIS RESPONSE.
AND, AND I'LL, UH, I'LL MIRROR BACK.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFER TO SERVE AND THANKS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR, FOR NOMINATING.
UH, WE WAIT THE RESPONSE OF, OF CITY COUNCIL.
AND, UH, I THINK I COULD SAY WE HOPE TO SEE YOU, UH, IN A, IN A MONTH.
UH, WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKING? GREAT.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THE AGENDA.
SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN, UH, PUT ON THE TABLE AND SECONDED.
UH, CAN I HAVE A VOTE TO ADJOURN? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
IT'S NOW 1112 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
CONGRATULATIONS, MARTHA, ON YOUR FIRST MEETING.