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          GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I WANT TO CALL THE PARKS,
TRAILS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO ORDER TODAY, 
          [Parks, Trails & Environment Committee on March 2, 2026. ]
MARCH THE 2ND OF 2026. AND WE'RE CALLING, I'M CALLING IT TO ORDER AT 9:10 A.M.. 
          OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES. 
          I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 2ND MINUTES. 
          JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, THAT WAS A BRIEFING ON OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORT. 
          SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. SECOND MEETING WAS JUST LAST WEEK,
FEBRUARY THE 24TH BRIEFING ON THE FAIR PARK COMMUNITY PARK. AND I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. 
          SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AWESOME. Y'ALL ARE ON IT. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE WILL START WITH OUR FIRST BRIEFING THIS MORNING. 
          IT IS THE FIFA ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW. 
          WE WANT TO WELCOME OUR CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER AND DIRECTOR GOTT AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE OPEN. SO EVERYBODY'S HERE. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ON A MONDAY MORNING BRIGHT AND EARLY. 
          AND WE'LL I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS MEGHNA TARE,
I AM THE CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER FOR THE NORTH TEXAS FIFA WORLD CUP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS FOR THE WORLD CUP. 
          I HAVE A FEW SLIDES FOR REFERENCE, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO WE ALL KNOW THE ENORMOUS IMPACT OF THE WORLD CUP IN THE REGION AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE HOSTING IN JUNE,
JULY WITH NINE MATCHES BEING PLAYED IN OUR REGION AT THE, AT THE DALLAS STADIUM WITH AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 2.1 BILLION. 
          WE ARE ALL AWARE OF THE STATS, BUT I AM HERE TO JUST TALK ABOUT HOW SUSTAINABILITY IS
INTEGRATED IN THE WHOLE WORLD CUP. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 5000 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA,
2.8 MILLION VISITORS FOR THE GAMES BUT ALSO FOR THE FAN FESTIVAL AT FAIR PARK. 
          AND SO WE HAVE LINED UP A FEW SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES,
NOT JUST FOR THE ENTIRE GAMES BUT ALSO FOR FAN FESTIVAL. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT WORKING GROUPS AND LEADS
WITHIN THE NORTH TEXAS FIFA WORLD CUP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
WHO ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND LEADING VARIOUS INITIATIVES. 
          I AM LEADING SUSTAINABILITY. THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE LEADING SAFETY,
SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, MARKETING, PR, COMMUNICATIONS AND DONOR RELATIONS. 
          I'M HAPPY TO CONNECT WITH ANY OF THEM. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION NEEDED
FROM THOSE WORKING GROUPS. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS JUST A MAP TO SHOW THE BASE CAMPS. 
          THE STADIUM AND OTHER KEY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE AREA. 
          THERE IS A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW SCHEDULED TO ANNOUNCE THE BASE CAMPS FOR OUR REGION. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE WORLD CUP INCLUDED SEVEN BROAD OBJECTIVES OR
FOCUS AREAS THAT WERE REQUIRED BY FIFA, WHICH MOSTLY INCLUDED GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE,
CLIMATE CHANGE, AIR QUALITY, WASTE REDUCTION, WATER CONSERVATION,
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND BIODIVERSITY. 
          BUT I HAVE A SLIDE HERE FOR TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT TRANSPORTATION IS A
BIG PART OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS AND FOCUS. 
          THE WHOLE TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY PART IS LED BY NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS. 
          AND AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, A MOBILITY PLAN WILL BE RELEASED. 
          IT'S UNDER CONSIDERATION BY FIFA, THE MOBILITY PLAN FOR NORTH TEXAS THAT WILL BE RELEASED, WHICH WILL ADDRESS ALL THE ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS WITH THE
FOCUS OF TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY FOR THE WORLD CUP, SO THAT PLAN WILL BE RELEASED END OF THIS MONTH. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO LIKE I SAID, SUSTAINABILITY IS A BUCKET IS SORT OF BUCKETED INTO 7 OR 8 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. AND HERE'S JUST A GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TO ADDRESS THOSE SEVEN AND EIGHT OBJECTIVES, WHICH WERE OUTLINED BY FIFA. ONE IS GOOD AIR QUALITY AND SORT OF PROMOTING GREEN SPACES
AND HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. 
          AND WE ARE DOING THAT THROUGH TREE PLANTING ACROSS THE NORTH TEXAS REGION. 
          SO WE HAD ONE IN NOVEMBER WITH CITY OF RICHARDSON. 
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WE HAVE ANOTHER TREE PLANTING PLAN FOR CITY OF DALLAS ON APRIL 11TH AT THE CHURCHILL PARK. 
          AND WE HAVE ONE TREE PLANTING PLAN WITH THE CITY OF ARLINGTON MARCH 27TH TO ADDRESS GREEN
AIR QUALITY AND GREEN CANOPY AND OPEN SPACES. WE ARE ORGANIZING A SORT OF A GREEN AMBASSADOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED ONE EARTH ONE CHANCE. THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE IMPACTS ON VARIOUS KEY TOPICS LIKE WASTE, WATER, RECYCLING,
BIODIVERSITY. 
          THIS IS JUST MORE ABOUT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. 
          IT'S A TWO DAY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM HOSTED ON APRIL 11TH AND 12TH AT UT DALLAS. 
          CIRCULAR ECONOMY, WASTE MANAGEMENT IS THE BIGGEST PART OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS. AND C3 IS THE CONTRACTOR THAT THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HAS HIRED FOR THE FAN FESTIVAL. 
          AND SO WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM TO REDUCE SINGLE USE PLASTIC AND RECOVERY OF
FOOD WASTE AND FOOD DONATION. 
          AND THOSE STRATEGIES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AND PRESENTED VERY SOON AS WELL. 
          THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RFP FOR THEIR VENDORS. 
          OUR BIGGEST IMPACT IS THROUGH COMMUNITY. AND SO WE ARE ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY CLEANUP
CHALLENGE. 
          AGAIN, THIS IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NCT COG. 
          THE CHALLENGE IS OPEN FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST,
AND WE HAVE 12 TO 14 CITIES ACROSS THE NORTH TEXAS REGION WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT CHALLENGE, INCLUDING CITY OF DALLAS. 
          AND AT THE END OF THE CHALLENGE, THE NUMBERS FOR HOW MUCH WASTE AND LITTER WAS DIVERTED IS
POSTED ON A DASHBOARD WHICH IS HOSTED BY KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL, AND THE WINNING CITY IS GOING TO GET A TROPHY AWARDED ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE. 
          THE NATURE CHALLENGE IS ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH TRINITY RIVER
AUDUBON CENTER. 
          THIS IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN THE AREA OF BIODIVERSITY. 
          SO WE HAVE A CHALLENGE WITH THE FOCUS ON THE INATURALIST AND EBIRD APPS,
AND WE HAVE LIKE 7 OR 8 DIFFERENT HOTSPOTS ACROSS THE DFW AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND IDENTIFY NATIVE BIRDS AND SPECIES,
AND IT WILL ALL BE UPLOADED TO AN APP AND WE WILL RELEASE THE IMPACT OF THAT, THOSE EVENTS AND NATURE CHALLENGE AT THE END OF THE CHALLENGE, WHICH IS MAY 8TH THE LAST ONE. WE ARE WORKING WITH ISDS TO ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IN THE AREA OF SUSTAINABILITY. AND SO WE ARE HOSTING A SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE ON
APRIL 21ST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EARTHX, AND HAVE GIVEN A CHANCE TO THE ISDS TO TO AN EXHIBIT FOR A RECYCLED ART AND A POSTER
SESSION AT THE CONFERENCE, JUST TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER. 
          AND THEN WATER CONSERVATION IS INTEGRATED IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO BUT THE TARRANT
REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT HAS A CAMPAIGN CALLED WATER IS AWESOME WHICH IS A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE ABOUT WATER USAGE. 
          AND SO THEY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THE FIFA WORLD CUP THROUGH THEIR PROMOTION AND SOCIAL
MEDIA CAMPAIGN, THE WATER IS AWESOME CAMPAIGN. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
          LEGACY IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AND STEVE DAVIS,
MY COLLEAGUE AT THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE LEADS THIS EFFORT, BUT I WANTED TO HAVE A SLIDE HERE AGAIN, BECAUSE LEGACY IS SO CLOSELY INTEGRATED WITH
SUSTAINABILITY. 
          AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION,
ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE DEDICATION THAT WE HAVE HAD AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PICTURES THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THESE ARE JUST A FEW EVENTS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. 
          LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE TREE PLANTING WITH DALLAS IN ARLINGTON,
WE HAVE THE NATURE CHALLENGE SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE. 
          THERE'S A PRESS CONFERENCE HAPPENING TOMORROW ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BASE CAMPS. 
          WE HAVE THE CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM THAT THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS HOSTING,
AGAIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EARTHX ON APRIL 20TH THAT IS GOING TO BE A HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE. SAINT PATRICK'S DAY PARADE AND A LIST OF OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE
WORLD CUP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I THINK THAT'S THE END OF THE SLIDES FOR FOR ME. I WAS WAITING FOR THE THANK YOU NOTE,
BUT [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF 
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THE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON. 
          SO IF IT'S IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO WAIT AND TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE END. 
          YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT. I'M GLAD YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT IT,
BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE TO HEAR BOTH BRIEFINGS AND THEN ASK QUESTIONS. GREAT, GREAT. PERFECT. WAIT A SECOND. WHILE OUR SLIDE SHOWS PULLED UP. 
          THERE WE GO. SO GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M ANGELA HODGES GOTT,
THE DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL. LET ME MAKE THAT REALLY CLEAR. SORRY. WE ARE. FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION,
WE'RE MOVING ON TO BRIEFING ITEM B, THE CITY OF DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT,
WITH RESPECT TO FIFA. 
          AND WE WILL JUST TAKE QUESTIONS ON PRESENTATION A AND PRESENTATION B AT THE END OF THIS
PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU. CHAIR STEWART I'M ANGELA HODGES GOTT AND DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. 
          EXCUSE ME, ANGIE, CAN YOU BRING YOUR MIC CLOSER A LITTLE BIT? THANK YOU. AND FOLLOWING
MEGHNA'S PRESENTATION, WE JUST WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TO THE FIFA PLANNING. 
          AS YOU KNOW, HOSTING THE FIFA 2026 WORLD CUP MATCHES IS A REGIONAL EFFORT,
WITH DALLAS SERVING AS THE FLAGSHIP CITY AS MEGHNA HAS COVERED THE REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH OUTLINES THE MANY WAYS THAT NORTH TEXAS WILL ADDRESS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THE HOST COMMITTEE'S ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN IS CENTERED ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, OR CECCAP. THIS PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON HOW THE CITY OF
DALLAS IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. NEXT SLIDE. FIFA REQUIRES ALL HOST COMMITTEES TO DEVELOP A PLANNED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE DESIGNATED ENVIRONMENTAL TOPIC AREAS. 
          THESE TEN TOPIC AREAS ARE SHOWN IN THE GREEN COLUMN. 
          FIFA USES A BROAD DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY TO CAPTURE THE FULL RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SOCIAL IMPACT AREAS. 
          BEGINNING IN 2023, STAFF REVIEWED SEVERAL CITY OF DALLAS STRATEGIC PLANS,
INCLUDING THE CECCAP, CONNECT DALLAS, AND THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN,
ALL LISTED IN THE BLUE COLUMN TO IDENTIFY ACTIONS OR INITIATIVES ALREADY IN PLACE OR IN DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD ADDRESS FIFA RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL TOPIC AREAS. 
          OVER TIME, OEQS WORKED TO DETERMINE THE MOST FEASIBLE ACTIONS WE COULD LEVERAGE TO MEET
THE LISTED REQUIREMENTS ACROSS ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS. 
          THE INTERNAL PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE HOST INITIATIVE REQUIREMENTS WAS AS FOLLOWED IN THE
ORANGE COLUMN TITLED HOSTING CRITERIA. 
          THE FIRST CRITERION IS FIFA REQUIREMENTS. THE INITIATIVE MUST ALIGN WITH FIFA'S STATED
FOCUS AREAS AND HOSTING OBLIGATIONS. 
          THE SECOND CRITERION IS OPERATIONAL RELEVANCE. 
          ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES MUST BE RECOGNIZED AS A KEY FOCUS OF CITY OPERATIONS AS DEFINED BY
POLICY. 
          THE THIRD CRITERION IS STRATEGIC PLANNING ALIGNMENT. 
          ACTIONS OR INITIATIVES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN OR SUPPORT STRATEGIC ACTION PLANS FOR FY
2026. 
          THE FOURTH CRITERION IS RESOURCE FEASIBILITY. 
          ACTIONS OR INITIATIVES MUST BE ACHIEVABLE WITHIN THE AVAILABLE SCOPE OF RESOURCES,
INCLUDING TIME, BUDGET, AND PERSONNEL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THE INITIAL SAMPLE OF ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THE HOST CRITERIA INCLUDED ALL THE INFORMATION
REQUESTED BY FIFA. 
          OEQS CONVENED AN INTERNAL STAKEHOLDER GROUP FROM ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD OPERATIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THE REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICS. THESE STAKEHOLDERS WERE TASKED WITH IDENTIFYING
OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OR RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR EACH COMPONENT, WHILE ALSO ANALYZING EXISTING INITIATIVES. THEY PROVIDED INPUT ON WHICH CECCAP ACTIONS
ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH FIFA REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS THE FEASIBILITY AND POTENTIAL TO SCALE THOSE INITIATIVES. 
          AT THIS STAGE OF THE PROCESS, OEQS GAINED A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
FIFA WOULD PROVIDE, SUCH AS EXTERNAL FUNDING, CAPACITY, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE. 
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AND FINALLY, WE DETERMINED WHICH INITIAL ACTIONS TO INCLUDE AS PART OF THE OVERALL
STRATEGY. 
          THE FINAL THREE CATEGORIES IDENTIFIED WERE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS,
EVENTS, AND CITY PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE. TWO INITIATIVES SPEARHEADED BY OEQS ARE THE HEAT ADAPTATION RESPONSE PLAN AND AIR QUALITY MONITORING. IN 2023 AND 2024 OEQS CONDUCTED AN URBAN HEAT ISLAND
STUDY WITH THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING HOTSPOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
EXPLORING WAYS TO IMPLEMENT COOLING SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, TAKING ACTIONS TO REDUCE EXTREME HEAT AND ITS DIRECT HEALTH IMPACTS,
AND INFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. 
          IN ADDITION TO EXPLORING WAYS TO IMPLEMENT COOLING SOLUTIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
THE SPATIAL DATA FROM THIS STUDY ENABLES THE HOST COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO REDUCE HEALTH IMPACTS FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. 
          OEQS HAS DEVELOPED A HEAT INTERVENTION GUIDEBOOK THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS. 
          THE GUIDEBOOK WILL BE USED AS REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR THE DALLAS HEAT RESPONSE PLAN,
AND THE NATIONAL MEDICAL WORKGROUP FOCUSED ON HEAT. 
          MOVING ON TO AIR QUALITY MONITORING. AS PART OF CECCAP,
OEQS OPERATES THE DALLAS COMMUNITY AIR MANAGEMENT PLAN, EXCUSE ME, PROGRAM, OR DCAMP, WHICH USES NON-REGULATORY AIR SENSORS IN THE CITY TO MONITOR
AIR QUALITY AND PUBLISH LIVE RESULTS TO THE DCAMP DASHBOARD LINK THROUGH SOME OF THE EXISTING AIR SENSORS ARE LOCATED NEAR FIFA ACTIVATION SITES,
AND FIFA HAS COMMITTED TO PURCHASING AN ADDITIONAL SENSOR THAT WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE FAN FESTIVAL AND INTEGRATED INTO DCAMP SYSTEM. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. FIFA REQUIRES ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE AND OEQS IS ORGANIZING ITS ANNUAL NORTH TEXAS CLIMATE SYMPOSIUM,
WHICH WILL MEET APRIL 20TH, 2026. 
          THIS YEAR'S THEME OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE EMPHASIZES THE CAPACITY OF SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION EFFORTS. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH EARTHX, AND THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED AT THE HILTON ANATOLE
AS PART OF THE EARTHX 2026 CONGRESS OF CONFERENCES. 
          CLEAN AIR ACTION DAY THIS YEAR WILL BE JUNE 5TH,
2026. 
          TRADITIONALLY, THIS HAS BEEN A MARKETING CAMPAIGN THROUGH MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. 
          THIS YEAR, OEQS IS EVALUATING THE OPTION OF HOSTING IN-PERSON COMMUNITY EVENTS AS WELL. 
          FINALLY, FIFA'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAYBOOK OUTLINES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
AND VENUES TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS AND WATCH PARTIES AS PLANS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. OEQS WILL SUPPORT THESE EVENTS AND LOCATIONS AS NEEDED. 
          NEXT SLIDE. ONE NEW PROGRAM DESIGNED WITH ALIGNED PROMOTION IN MIND IS THE GREEN BUSINESS
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED LAUNCHED IN AUGUST 2025. 
          THE CITY OF DALLAS GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS A FREE PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES
LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO PRIORITIZE GREEN, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND MAKE CONSCIOUS DECISIONS TO HELP PRESERVE AND RESTORE OUR
ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          AS OF TODAY, OEQS HAS SIX CERTIFIED BUSINESSES. 
          THEY RANGE FROM HOTELS TO LARGE CORPORATIONS. 
          THIS IS IN LINE WITH OTHER LOCAL CITIES WHO ARE ALSO PROMOTING THEIR OWN GREEN BUSINESS
PROGRAMS AS PART OF FIFA'S SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION. OEQS HAS BEEN ENGAGING WITH FIFA AND WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS VISIT
DALLAS, DALLAS 2030, THE NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. 
          AND THE HOTEL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH TEXAS. OEQS HAS PLANS TO EXPAND OUR ENGAGEMENT INCLUDE
MORE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE WEST DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN MARCH. GREEN CERTIFIED BUSINESSES WILL ALSO BE RECOGNIZED ON THE
DALLAS 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP MEDIA PLATFORMS. NEXT SLIDE. AS NEXT STEPS OEQS WILL PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE FIFA NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON
CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS, WE PROVIDE FREQUENT UPDATES TO THE CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER AS PART OF
THE HOST COMMITTEE'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND HAVE BEGUN BI WEEKLY MEETINGS IN THE LEAD UP TO THE WORLD CUP. 
          THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN WILL BE COMPLETED LATER THIS SUMMER. 
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OEQS WILL CONTINUE TO FINALIZE IMPLEMENTATION OUTLINES AND ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS AND VENDORS
TO SUPPORT ONGOING CECCAP ACTIONS. 
          EXISTING CLIMATE RELATED PROGRAMS ARE BEING CROSS COORDINATED FOR THE SUMMER TO ENSURE
EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. 
          OEQS WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT MATERIALS REFLECT FIFA ALIGNMENT. 
          THIS INCLUDES REVIEWING SUMMER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS THAT TRADITIONALLY OCCUR DURING
THIS PERIOD TO PROVIDE SYMMETRY AND FLEXIBILITY AROUND FIFA WORLD CUP ACTIVATIONS. AND FINALLY, OEQS WILL DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY LEGACY
POST-EVENT. 
          LEGACY IS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE GAMES, AS MENTIONED,
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY RELATED LEGACY PROGRAMS THAT COULD BENEFIT THE CITY OF DALLAS RESIDENTS INTO THE FUTURE. NEXT SLIDE. 
          AND WE WOULD ALL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. CHAIR RIDLEY? MISS BLAIR? MISS BLACKMON? NO? NO QUESTIONS? OKAY,
I KNOW I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS. 
          SORRY. THEY'LL BE SHORT. OKAY. THE GREEN AMBASSADORS,
THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? NO. THE AMBASSADOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ADULTS AS WELL. 
          I'M SORRY. THE AMBASSADOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ADULTS AS WELL,
NOT JUST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 
          OKAY. OKAY. GOTCHA. AND LET'S SEE. COMPOSTING. 
          HOW ARE WE? WHAT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF FIFA AND THE. 
          IT SOUNDS OVERWHELMING TO ME TO THINK OF HOW YOU WOULD ENCOURAGE COMPOSTING DURING THAT
EVENT. 
          YES. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH C3 AND WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH A VENDOR LIKE,
LIKE NOT DECIDED, BUT A VENDOR SUCH AS MOONSHOT COMPOST TO DIVERT FOOD WASTE AT THE FAN FESTIVAL. 
          SO THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES WHEN YOU'RE LIKE,
IT'S A RECYCLE BIN, A COMPOSTING BIN AND A TRASH. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. 
          I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WILL WE HAVE A REPORT
AFTER FIFA IS OVER ON HOW WE DID ON SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES. 
          YEAH. SO I'M GOING TO PUBLISH A REPORT. SO ALL THE INFORMATION AND INITIATIVES WILL,
INCLUDING THE DATA WHICH I HAVE TO COLLECT WILL BE PUBLISHED INTO A REPORT WHICH WE'LL SHARE WITH EVERYONE. RIGHT. ESPECIALLY LIKE THE AIR QUALITY MONITOR. 
          YOU'VE GOT THAT ONE NOW, A NEW ONE GOING IN NEAR THE FAN FEST. 
          SO IT'D BE GOOD TO KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW, HOW DID ALL OF THIS TURN OUT? ABSOLUTELY. AND WHAT KIND OF IMPACT DID WE HAVE? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE GETTING THE CERTIFICATION HOW HOW ARE WE PROMOTING THEM OR GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT? IS IT ON OUR WEBSITE OR THE SIX BUSINESSES THAT. 
          THE GREEN BUSINESSES. YES, IT'S IT'S ON THE WEBSITE,
FIFA IS GOING TO BE SHARING THEM ON, ON THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL. I KNOW WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE HOTEL THAT'S INCLUDED. 
          SO THAT'S BEEN PROMOTED AS PART OF THE LEAD UP TO FIFA. 
          YES. AND WE HAVE OTHERS IN THE WORK, SO THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME. 
          IT'S JUST SIX OFFICIAL AT THE MOMENT. OKAY. I'M GOING TO JUST MAKE A NOTE THAT I THINK IT
WOULD BE INTERESTING TO FOLLOW THIS, TO TRACK THIS AS WELL, AND POTENTIALLY TO GET THIS INFORMATION TO COUNCIL. 
          TAKE IT FROM COMMITTEE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, TAKE IT TO COUNCIL BECAUSE I THINK MORE OF US
NEED TO KNOW WHO OUR PARTNERS ARE, WHO WHO'S WORKING WITH US ON THIS. SURE. OKAY. 
          OKAY. WELL, IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. 
          AND THANKS FOR THE REPORT. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM C. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A BRIEFING THIS MORNING ON THE DALLAS ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN
STIPEND OR OVERVIEW GIVEN BY SABRINA CARR, THE CEO, AND AMBER SLAYTON, THE COO. AND THANKS YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. 
          AND WATCH THE STAIRS. THEY'RE NOT FRIENDLY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMITTEE FOR MAKING SURE
THAT OUR CITY STAYS HEALTHY, BEAUTIFUL AND GREEN AS WE ARE VERY CONNECTED IN THAT AREA. 
          WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT TODAY. 
          I'M SABRINA CARR, I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. I THINK I REMEMBER BEING IN FRONT OF CITY
COUNCIL ON DAY SEVEN TALKING ABOUT OUR STIPEND. 
          AND HERE WE ARE, ALMOST MORE THAN TWO YEARS IN,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AMBER SLAYTON, 
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OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, WHO WILL BE HELPING ME A LITTLE BIT HERE TODAY. 
          SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TALK ABOUT THE DALLAS ARBORETUM STIPEND,
HOW THE CITY INVESTS IN THE ARBORETUM, AND IN RETURN, HOW WE INVEST BACK AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON OUR COMMUNITY. 
          BECAUSE IN THE END, THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
          SO HERE'S THE 2025 ANNUAL SUPPORT, BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND,
THAT WAS GENEROUSLY GIVEN BY THE CITY TO THE DALLAS ARBORETUM. 
          IN TOTAL WE HAVE CASH IN IN KIND FOR $830,000. 
          WHEN I STARTED THE CASH INVESTMENT WAS AROUND 450,000. 
          SO THIS HAS BEEN A DECREASE OF 3% OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THINGS NEED TO GET BUDGETED FOR IN OTHER AREAS,
BUT IN GENERAL, THIS REPRESENTS THIS 830,000 IS LESS THAN 2% OF OUR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. OUR 2026 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AT 39 MILLION. 
          AND SINCE I'VE BEEN TO THE DALLAS ARBORETUM,
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PULL THAT BUDGET UP BY $5 MILLION BY DOING A LOT OF REALLY UNIQUE AND INTERESTING THINGS, PARTICULARLY WITH DYNAMIC PRICING THAT YOU ALL HELPED US VOTE ON BACK
IN 2024, WHICH HAS BEEN A BIG SUCCESS. IN 2029, WHICH IS THE END OF OUR VERY FIRST FIVE YEAR
STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET TO 40 MILLION. SO WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD OF THAT. SO WE HOPE WE'LL
MAKE IT THIS YEAR. 
          WE HAVE A BLOCKBUSTER EXHIBITION. THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS HAPPENING. AND
EVEN WITH THESE DOLLARS AT THE 411,000 AND THE 418,000, THANK YOU. EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS. SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE,
BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU SOME COMPARABLE PUBLIC GARDENS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, OF WHICH WE ARE A TOP TEN BOTANICAL GARDEN, CONSIDERED ONE BY ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET BUT
ALSO BY VISITATION. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP TWO BOTANICAL GARDENS NEXT TO EACH OTHER,
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, YOU'LL SEE THAT NEW YORK RECEIVES 11% FROM THEIR CITY, AND CHICAGO CLOSE TO 20%. WHEN YOU GO TO THE MIDDLE AND YOU SEE DENVER BOTANIC GARDEN AND
SAINT LOUIS, DENVER IS RECEIVING 17% AND SAINT LOUIS, THE LARGEST AT 31%. 
          OUT OF THE SIX GARDENS WE HAVE HERE. THAT'S BEEN A LONG,
ALL OF THESE ARE LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR WITH THEIR PUBLIC ENTITIES. 
          AND THEN HERE IN TEXAS, THE SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN,
WHICH IS WHERE I WAS FOR FOUR YEARS, RECEIVES IN PERPETUITY $1.2 MILLION IN CITY SUPPORT. 
          BUT WHAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THAT ARRANGEMENT WAS,
YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE ARE PUBLIC GARDENS THAT ARE 501C3 PRIVATELY OPERATED, BUT ALSO OWNED BY THEIR CITIES, YOU KNOW, THE LANDS AND THE BUILDINGS. 
          SAME WITH SAN ANTONIO, BUT AT 1.2 MILLION IS NOT ALL CASH ANYMORE. 
          IT RATCHETS A PERCENT EVERY COUPLE YEARS INTO A CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND AND IT HOLDS
THERE. 
          SO ONE DAY, IF THE CITY IF THE GARDEN NEEDS ANYTHING,
THEY CAN GO TO THE CITY AND ASK FOR SOME REPAIRS AND CAPITAL MAINTENANCE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF CLEVER. AND THEN FORT WORTH,
OUR FRIENDS JUST OVER THERE THEY JUST PRIVATIZED ABOUT 2 TO 3 YEARS AGO, AND THEY'RE RECEIVING 28%, AND I KNOW MY FRIEND OVER THERE IS DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT GARDEN AND HAVE LESS RELIANCE ON THE CITY. 
          SO THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY OF THE OTHER GARDENS JUST TO SHOW YOU SOME COMPARISONS. 
          IN THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DID GO
THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. 
          IT WAS INCREDIBLY INCLUSIVE OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT REPRESENT OUR
COMMUNITY. 
          WE REESTABLISHED OUR MISSION SO THAT WE COULD SAY IT FAIRLY EASILY,
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT IT WAS MORE INCLUSIVE TO BE A GARDEN FOR ALL. 
          AND I THINK THE ZOO HAS A SIMILAR MISSION AS WELL,
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 
          WE SHOULD ALL REFLECT THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. 
          AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU IN A LITTLE BIT THAT WE BELIEVE THAT WE DO,
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. 
          WE SET A VISION FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AS WELL,
AND THAT PUTS US IN A WORLD CLASS STAGE. 
          DALLAS IS A WORLD CLASS CITY. WE HAVE A WORLD CLASS PUBLIC GARDEN,
BUT OUR CORE VALUES IS WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON THIS SLIDE. 
          BECAUSE AGAIN, WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT WE ARE THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE ARE WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CENTERED ON LEARNING. WE'RE A JUGGERNAUT WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION
WITH SCHOOL KIDS, AND WE'RE DOING MORE WITH OTHER PARTNERSHIPS. 
          WE HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO DOING SO IN VERY INNOVATIVE AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET THE
ARBORETUM TO THE NEXT LEVEL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. 
          AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IS NOT JUST THE ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY THAT WE HAVE,
BUT THE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY. 
          THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. SO WITH THE NEXT SLIDE,
I WANTED TO SHOW OUR COMMITMENT AND OUR INVESTMENT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. 
          ROUGHLY, IF YOU ADD ALL THESE VALUES, IT'S 1.8 MILLION IN AN ANNUAL INVESTMENT THAT WE
MAKE. 
          AND THAT IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE DO THAT WITH THE RECREATIONAL TICKETS. 
          WHICH, BY THE WAY, I ACTUALLY MET A NURSE AT UT SOUTHWESTERN WHEN I WAS IN THE EMERGENCY
ROOM, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT HER SON, SHE AND HER SON USED THOSE RECREATION TICKETS TO GO TO THE
ARBORETUM. 
          SO I FINALLY MET SOMEBODY AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. 
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THE TEEN ACCESS PROGRAM. WE HAVE CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS WHERE WE GIVE MEMBERSHIPS OUT. 
          WE ALSO PROVIDE OUR OWN FINANCIAL AID FOR THOSE SCHOOLS THAT ARE UNABLE TO COME TO THE
ARBORETUM. 
          SO ABOUT 318,000 IS COMMITTED TO THAT. AND THE NEW PIECE OF THIS ANNUAL INVESTMENT IS
MUSEUMS FOR ALL, WHICH IS THE $3 ADMISSION FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON SNAP AND WIC PROGRAMS,
WHICH IN TEXAS IS OUR LONE STAR CARD. 
          BUT YOU CAN BE FROM WISCONSIN, YOU CAN BE FROM NEW JERSEY,
YOU CAN BE FROM CALIFORNIA, WE'LL TAKE IT IF YOU HAVE A VALID WIC CARD, AND THIS YEAR ALONE, WE HIT NEARLY 30,000 ADMISSIONS,
WHICH WAS PRETTY TREMENDOUS. 
          IN THE ZIP CODES THAT WE LOOKED AT FOR THE MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAM,
THEY'RE ALL AROUND DALLAS. 
          THE TWO STRONGEST ONES ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF INFLUX OF FROM THOSE
ZIP CODES, WHICH IS REALLY WONDERFUL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT COMMUNITY AND THE ACCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST TWO YEARS. 
          WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN A STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNER. 
          BUT IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'VE IDENTIFIED WE WANT TO REACH OUT EVEN FURTHER. 
          SO WE'VE INCREASED OUR COMMUNITY ACCESS BY PARTNERSHIPS BY 20% OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. 
          THAT'S ADDING 68 NEW PARTNERS OVER THIS TIME. 
          AND IT'S A LOT OF IT DOES COME FROM OUR EDUCATION TEAM,
BUT IT ALSO COMES WITHIN OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE CULTURE
CITY, THE DALLAS SENSORY CONSORTIUM, OF COURSE, MUSEUMS FOR ALL. 
          AND EVEN JUST ON FRIDAY, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT WITH THE HISPANIC WOMEN'S NETWORK OF
TEXAS, AND WE WERE JUST AWARDED THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNER OF THE YEAR ON FRIDAY NIGHT. 
          SO OF THE AGAIN, EDUCATION JUGGERNAUT, 755 SCHOOLS FROM 110 DISTRICTS. 
          WE'RE LOOKING TO BUILD THAT IF WE CAN OVER TIME,
BUT WE ARE FAIRLY MAXED OUT IN OUR CAPACITY TO DO SO. 
          SO A MASTER PLAN WILL STEP IN IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND HELP US GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO
SERVE AS MANY STUDENTS AS WE CAN IN THE CITY. 
          SO OF THE 1.2 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS THAT COME,
AND WE ALL WANT TO REFLECT THE CITY THAT WE DO SERVE AND THAT WE'RE PART OF. 
          WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. SO WE DO BENCHMARKING BASED ON OUR VISITORS AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING TO
THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA. 
          AND WE ARE FINDING THAT 54% OF ALL OF OUR VISITORS TWO YEARS RUNNING ARE NONWHITE OR
IDENTIFY AS NONWHITE. 
          THE AVERAGE AGE IS 46, WHEREAS THE AVERAGE AGE IN DALLAS FORT WORTH IS 45. 
          SO WE'RE RIGHT ON TARGET THERE. AND WE'RE ALSO ON TARGET WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. 
          WE'VE BEEN DOING PROGRAMS FOR A LONG TIME THAT ATTRACT THOSE YOUNG FOLKS,
THE MILLENNIALS. 
          NOW WE HAVE TO GO AFTER ALPHAS. IT JUST KEEPS GOING. 
          WE'VE HAD LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LIBRARY,
AND OF COURSE, DALLAS COLLEGE COOK COMES EVERY EVERY MONDAY AND DOES WONDERFUL COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE POWER OF PLANTS THROUGH FOOD. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, FIFA. YOU JUST HEARD THEIR WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. 
          WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS,
AND WE WILL BE PARTNERING WITH THEM AS WELL THROUGH VISIT DALLAS. 
          SO WITH THE INVESTMENT YOU ALL MAKE IN US AND THE INVESTMENT WE TURN BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITY. 
          PLEASE. NEXT SLIDE. LEADS TO BIG IMPACT. 170 MILLION ESTIMATED ANNUAL IMPACT EACH YEAR,
WITH OUR 1.2 MILLION VISITORS REACHING OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR OVERALL RANKINGS,
WE'RE NUMBER ONE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS AND WE ARE FOR SURE THE NUMBER ONE SHOWCASE DISPLAY GARDEN IN, I WOULD SAY, NORTH AMERICA,
NOT JUST THE UNITED STATES. 
          FROM MEXICO ALL THE WAY THROUGH CANADA, WE REALLY ARE A SHOW STOPPING GARDEN,
WHICH MEANS WE HAVE MILLIONS OF BLOOMS READY AT ANY TIME TO DAZZLE OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE ARE THE LARGEST PUBLIC GARDEN IN TEXAS. WE'RE NUMBER FIVE BY VISITATION AND SIX IN
OPERATING BUDGET. 
          WE'VE ALSO, WE LOOK LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW. BY THE WAY,
I FORGOT TO SAY THAT WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DALLAS BLOOMS AND SPRING HAS SPRUNG. 
          I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY WE'RE THE UNOFFICIAL OPENING OF SPRING FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS,
AND WE JUST HAVE MILLIONS OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS, TULIPS, HYACINTH AND DAFFODILS EVERYWHERE. WE HAD 16,000 VISITORS THIS WEEKEND. 
          I WAS THERE YESTERDAY FOR A COUPLE HOURS JUST OBSERVING AND I HEARD SIX DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES AND IT WAS JUST REALLY EXCITING, MULTIGENERATIONAL. SO IT WAS COMING ALIVE YESTERDAY. 
          NOW, AMBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE ON THE NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE? YES. SO WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE STEWARD OF THE CITY'S PROPERTY,
WHICH SPANS 66 ACRES AND INCLUDES EIGHT BUILDINGS. 
          THAT IS ALSO INCLUDING THE HISTORIC DEGOLYER HOUSE,
WHICH IS ON THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTRIES AND IS AROUND 25,500FT². SO MAINTAINING THIS PROPERTY AND THE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ON THE PROPERTY
IS SOMETHING THAT OUR NONPROFIT IS VERY INVESTED IN. IN FACT, WE INVEST ABOUT 1.5 MILLION OR MORE ANNUALLY INTO
THE PROPERTY, AND MOST OF THAT IS EXTRA CONTRACTUAL. IT IS BEYOND WHAT WE ARE OBLIGATED TO DO BECAUSE WE
ALSO BELIEVE IN THE ARBORETUM PROPERTY AND THE FACILITIES AND WANT TO MAINTAIN IT IN THE STANDARD THAT THAT BEFITS OUR STANDARDS AND THE CITY'S STANDARDS AS WELL,
FOR THIS WONDERFUL PUBLIC THAT IS COMING THAT SABRINA TALKED ABOUT. 
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SO THIS INCLUDES MAINTENANCE, ABOUT 770,000 INVESTMENT PER YEAR,
INCLUDING STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE. 
          FOR EXAMPLE RIGHT NOW WE JUST LAUNCHED A ROOF REPLACEMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING,
WHICH IS OUR OFFICES. 
          THAT'S 245,000. SO THAT'S AN INVESTMENT THAT WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE,
BUT THAT WE BELIEVE IN TO PROTECT THE FACILITY AND TO PROTECT THE CONTENTS. 
          WE ALSO HAVE MORE THAN 200,000 IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EVERY YEAR. 
          IN FACT, IT'S IT'S GETTING MUCH CLOSER TO A MILLION. 
          AND WE ALSO PAY $400,000 IN UTILITIES. SO WE ARE HIGHLY INVESTED IN THIS PROPERTY. 
          COMING UP, WE HAVE BOND INITIATIVES FROM THE 2024 BONDS OF $4 MILLION. 
          WE HAVE TO MATCH THAT AND ARE WELL ON THE WAY IN DOING SO,
WE WILL HAVE MASTER PLANNING PROBABLY IN 2028. 
          OF COURSE WE WILL DO THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. 
          THERE'LL BE A LOT OF PLANNING INVOLVED A LOT OF BIG IDEAS AND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE THAT
WILL GUIDE OUR STEWARDSHIP OF YOUR PROPERTY GOING FORWARD IN AN ORGANIZED WAY. OUR LAST MASTER PLAN WAS CONDUCTED,
I BELIEVE, IN 2001, AND WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THE INITIATIVES IN THE MASTER PLAN THAT THAT ARE DUE FOR
COMPLETION. 
          SO IT IS TIME. IT IS TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE FUTURE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL FACILITY
INVOLVES. 
          AND THEN GARDEN RENOVATIONS. SO SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED UPON ENTERING THE GARDEN INDUSTRY
IS THAT GARDENS NEED TO BE JUDGED. 
          THEY NEED TO BE REIMAGINED AND UPDATED PROBABLY EVERY 20 YEARS. 
          THERE'S SO MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GARDENS. 
          WATER FEATURES, THE STONE WALLS, ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED AND THEN
ULTIMATELY REPLACED OR RE-ENVISIONED. 
          SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO ON THE PROPERTY. 
          AND AS THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, I WANT TO SAY A VERY SINCERE THANK YOU TO YOU FOR
ALLOWING US TO BE THE STEWARD OF THIS AMAZING PROPERTY. 
          THAT'S IT'S SO WONDERFUL. IT'S AN URBAN OASIS. 
          IT'S A PLACE FOR DEEP EDUCATION. AND MY FAVORITE THING IS THAT IT'S JUST A PLACE TO SOOTHE
THE SPIRIT. 
          WE LIVE IN A BUSY CITY. WE LIVE IN IN BUSY TIMES WITH LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING. 
          AND YOU CAN GO TO THE ARBORETUM AND JUST SOOTHE THE SOUL. 
          AND THERE IS A LOT TO BE SAID ABOUT A CITY SUPPORTING THAT TYPE OF FACILITY. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. YES,
I'LL ECHO THAT. 
          THANK YOU. IT'S CALLED WE LIKE TO CALL IT OUR INDUSTRY NATURE RX. 
          RIGHT. SO JUST WRITE A PRESCRIPTION FOR NATURE. 
          SO AS WE ARE THE NUMBER 1 OR ONE OF THE TOP CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR CITY,
WE'RE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE. 
          WE DO RECEIVE LESS THAN 2% OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FROM THE CITY. 
          BUT AGAIN, EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. 
          IN THE SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP, WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEING A GARDEN FOR ALL NOW AND TO THE
FUTURE WITH FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY THAT WE HOPE WILL GROW OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
FOR SURE. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT IN INNOVATIVE WAYS AND EXTEND OUR REACH TO COMMUNITY. 
          SO THANK YOU AND WE'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. I WILL CHECK IN WITH MY COLLEAGUES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA? QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON. 
          GOOD EVENING. GOOD MORNING LADIES. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 
          AND THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, THE ARBORETUM IS IN D9 AND THEY ARE A VERY BIG ATTRACTION. 
          AND I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE GETTING UP. THERE'S THE THE BIG ONES,
RIGHT. 
          THE ONES IN THE FALL AND THE ONES IN BLOOMS AND DO NOT GO ON GARLAND ROAD THIS WEEKEND OR
THE NEXT TWO WEEKENDS, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S JUST IT'S JUST THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A TEST TO WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE
AND MARY BRINEGAR AND THE BOARD THAT YOU'VE REALLY TURNED A A WELL, IT WAS GIVEN TO US. I MEAN, IT WAS BASICALLY A WILLED TO US AND WE AS A CITY DECIDED TO
MAKE IT SOMETHING NEAT AND INTERESTING AND FUN FOR FAMILIES. AND SO WITH THAT YOUR ANNUAL BUDGET IS HOW MUCH,
AGAIN, IN 2026, IT'S 39 MILLION. 
          39 MILLION. AND THE CITY GIVES YOU HOW MUCH? IN CASH 411,000 IN IN-KIND UTILITIES,
WHICH IS PART OF THE GARDEN, 430,000. SO LET'S JUST SAY A LITTLE OVER 800,000 OF YOUR 39 MILLION. 
          OKAY. AND THEN AS YOU SHOWED THE ECONOMIC RETURN ON THAT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. 
          I KNOW IN MY DISTRICT IT IS. AND AND IT MAY BE JUST ANECDOTAL,
I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS, BUT THE FEEL OF WE'RE GOING TO THE ARBORETUM, EVERYBODY GETS IT. LIKE EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE THERE RIGHT ABOUT NOW AND TAKE THEIR
PICTURES, RIGHT? I MEAN, FOR EASTER I MEAN THAT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. 
          OKAY. SO WITH THE 411, DON'T WE FUND YOUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH THAT OR WHAT IS THE
FUND. 
          WHAT DO WE FUND WITH THAT? EVERYTHING WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE ACCESS,
THE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION, 
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THE 317,000 IN FINANCIAL AID THAT WE DONATE TO SCHOOLS AS WELL. 
          YES. AND THE TICKETS THAT WE GET TO DISTRIBUTE AS WELL. 
          RIGHT. 25,000 TICKETS. YEAH. SO, I MEAN, THE THING IS,
AND AS WE KNOW, OPERATING SOMETHING, WHETHER IT BE MAINTENANCE OR JUST GENERAL DAY TO DAY,
IT COSTS MONEY. 
          AND WHEN YOU SEE THAT OUR IN-KIND AND IS ABOUT 800 TO YOUR $39 MILLION BUDGET,
THE ROI IN MY OPINION IS IS THERE. I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE OTHER ONES AND THEY'RE WAY IT'S,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONE UP MUCH. 
          I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY COME DOWN. I THINK IT WAS AT 4.75 AT ONE TIME. 
          OR HAS IT COME DOWN? IT HAS COME DOWN. IT'S,
I STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 AND IT WAS 450,000. 
          AND IT'S COME DOWN 3% A YEAR SINCE THEN. AND AND WILL IT CONTINUE TO COME DOWN 3%. 
          I KNOW THAT'S FROM STAFF OR IS THAT AT OUR DISCRETION? I KNOW RYAN WAS HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF HE STILL IS HERE. 
          GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. TO YOUR QUESTION, YOU KNOW WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ARBORETUM AND ALL
OF OUR PARTNERS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF AN ITERATIVE THING. 
          SO WE HAVE NOT HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS YET. BUT AS YOU SAW TODAY,
THE ARBORETUM IS A TREMENDOUS PARTNER. 
          THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT IS THROUGH THE ROOF,
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, ETCETERA. 
          SO IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION,
BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD IT YET. 
          OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND BEING A PART OF
THE EAST DALLAS COMMUNITY AND LETTING PEOPLE TAKE PICTURES. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR. THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THE TICKETS. DISTRICT EIGHT REALLY DOES APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO
AND VISIT THE ARBORETUM. 
          I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A WHILE. BUT I'M GOING I LOVE THANK YOU. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE TO ALL OF US. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THOSE THAT HAVE SNAP AND WIC. 
          IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THINGS THEY MAY NOT NORMALLY GET TO SEE. 
          SO I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. AND THEN I NEED,
I WAS I WANT TO ASK YOU ON YOUR FUTURE INITIATIVES. YOU SAID THAT IN THE BOND PACKAGE, THERE WAS A 400. THERE WAS A $4 MILLION INVESTMENT THROUGH THE 2024 BOND. 
          AND THAT YOU MUST MATCH THAT. TELL ME, HOW DO YOU PLAN ON DOING THE MATCH? IS IT GOING TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS AND REC AND OR IS IT STRICTLY THROUGH THE
ARBORETUMS IN OPPORTUNITIES? I'LL ANSWER PART OF THAT QUESTION AND THEN SABRINA CAN CAN FINISH IT. 
          BUT TRADITIONALLY WE HAVE PARTNERED THE ARBORETUM AND THE ZOO,
AND MANY OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF LEVERAGING THE BOND DOLLARS THAT WE PROVIDE. SO IN THE ARBORETUM'S CASE,
THEY WILL BE WORKING HARD TO MATCH THE I BELIEVE IT'S 4.25 MILLION THAT WE HAVE IN THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM THAT THEY WILL YOU KNOW, PUT TO GOOD USE ON THE CAMPUS AND IMPROVE IT
FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT ENJOY THE SPACE. 
          SO YOU'RE WOULD THAT BE INCLUDING THE GARDEN RENOVATIONS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT,
THE THE STONE WALL AND AND NO, THOSE THOSE ARE SEPARATE. SO THE GO AHEAD. 
          SO THE BOND PROJECT, WE HAVE TO MATCH THE $4 MILLION WE'VE ALREADY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS,
MATCHED UPWARDS OF $2 MILLION BY IMPROVING OTHER AREAS OF THE ARBORETUM, INCLUDING OUR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THAT NEEDED AN INTERIOR OVERHAUL. 
          IT WAS 20 YEARS OLD. OLD BATHROOMS, OLD BREAK ROOMS,
OLD WORKSPACES. 
          SO THAT'S UNDER WORKS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE PUTTING THE NEW ROOF ON AT AN ADDITIONAL COST,
SO. 
          WELL, THAT ALONE IS 1.6 MILLION TO MATCH, AND THERE'LL BE A FEW OTHER PROJECTS. 
          WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO MATCH OR PLUS,
I THINK WE'RE IN THE THIRD TRANCHE OF THE BOND, WHICH IS NEXT YEAR. SO IN THE MATCH AND IN THE RENOVATIONS THAT YOU'D SPEAK OF THAT YOU'VE
ALREADY DONE. 
          WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE PLANS FOR THE NEXT RENOVATIONS,
FOR THE NEXT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MATCH? SO THE BOND WILL BE ABOUT OUR ENTRY AND EXIT PLAZA. 
          THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT. THAT WAS BEFORE I GOT HERE. 
          AND SO WE ARE REVISING IT SLIGHTLY TO BE IN THE SAME AREA. 
          BUT WE'VE NOTICED A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED ON 20 PLUS YEAR OLD FACILITIES,
INCLUDING OUR LARGEST EVENT AND EDUCATION SPACE CALLED ROSSINI HALL. 
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SO WE WANT TO UPGRADE THAT. WE WANT TO REDO THEIR BATHROOMS. WE WANT TO HAVE BIGGER ENTRY IF WE CAN GET IT,
BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE SMALL CHUTES THAT WE PUT 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH. 
          NOT JUST ALL AT ENTRY ONE, THEY OBVIOUSLY COME THROUGH THE PARKING FACILITY IN GATE THREE
TOO, BUT OUR OUR FIRST GATE IS GETTING VERY, VERY BUSY AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THERE. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. AND WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH WHAT THAT BOND WILL
EVENTUALLY LOOK LIKE. 
          SO THE NEXT THING IS THE MASTER PLAN. YOU SAID THAT YOUR MASTER PLAN WAS IS DATED 2001,
AND YOU'RE LOOKING TO REDO YOUR MASTER PLAN. 
          HAVE YOU STARTED PUTTING A TEAM OR PEOPLE TOGETHER TO LOOK AT WHAT THE WHAT THE ARBORETUM
SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE? NOT QUITE YET, BUT WE WILL. THAT'S SLATED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO HAPPEN 28-29 AND IT'LL
BE AN INCLUSIVE PROCESS, JUST LIKE ALL MASTER PLANS ARE FOR VERY LARGE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
          IT WILL WE WILL PUT OUT A BROAD RFP REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR FRIENDS
HERE AT PARK AND RECREATION. 
          WE'LL NARROW DOWN TO THE FINAL FOUR, SEE WHO'S GOT THE BEST IDEAS,
AND THEN GO FROM THERE. 
          BUT IT'LL BE AROUND 28-29. WE ALL HAVE IDEAS OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO,
BUT HONESTLY, THEY'RE THE EXPERTS THAT WILL COME ANALYZE THE PROPERTY, ANALYZE OUR PROGRAMS, OUR BUDGET, AND THEN LOOK AT WHAT THE FUTURE OF DALLAS MIGHT LOOK
LIKE 20 YEARS FROM NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT FOR 15 TO 20 YEARS,
WHATEVER WE DO, DO. 
          SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, CHAIR RIDLEY. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY. 
          I LOVE GOING TO THE ARBORETUM. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. 
          KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT. 
          CHAIR WEST. I'LL SECOND WITH MR. RIDLEY SAID THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SORRY, CHAIR JOHNSON, I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK AND CONCUR. 
          YOU'RE DOING AN AWESOME JOB. I WAS LOOKING AT THE PRESENTATION. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. YOU GUYS
ARE KILLING IT OUT THERE, SO CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL
GROUNDS. 
          WE SPEND A LOT OF GOOD TIME THERE, AND I KNOW THAT Y'ALL HAVE GREAT CELEBRATIONS THAT
HIGHLIGHT OUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE CITY. 
          AND THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR Y'ALL'S PARTNERSHIP
WITH THAT PRIDE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. WE'VE HAD SOME HICCUPS THAT I THINK THAT YOU ALL SWIFTLY ANSWERED TO AND MADE
IT VERY CLEAR THAT YOU ALL CARRY OUT THE PRIORITIES OF OUR CITY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT AS WELL. 
          I. FOR STAFF, IF YOU ALL COULD THERE'S JUST A COUPLE THINGS I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE FOR
CONTEXT. 
          ONE, THEY GAVE SOME GOOD INFORMATION HERE. I LIKE THAT THEY INCLUDED SOME PEER FACILITIES
AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THEIR MUNICIPALITIES. CAN YOU GIVE THAT TO US? BROKEN DOWN IN THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE OPERATING BUDGETS? I THINK THAT WE'RE LOOKING KIND OF SOME LARGER NUMBERS HERE WHEN IT COMES TO A COUPLE OF
THESE CITIES, AND THEIR OVERALL OPERATING BUDGETS. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE WHERE IT FALLS IN
THRESHOLD OF COMPARED TO THE OVERALL. 
          BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN ADDITION TO THAT, ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT,
IF WE COULD GET I IT'S PRETTY HIGH LEVEL ON WHAT THEY'VE GIVEN US HERE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE GRANULAR AND JUST KIND OF
WITH COLLABORATION WITH THE EAST DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SEEING HOW THIS IS IMPACTING THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES AND JUST KIND OF HELP
PAINT A BETTER PICTURE. 
          I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I ONE THING THAT I AM STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE OF IS US LOOKING AT
THESE STIPENDS AND THESE PARTNERSHIPS. THIS IS SUBSTANTIALLY LOW COMPARED TO OTHERS THAT I'D
REALLY LIKE TO SEE BE FOCUSED ON. 
          I THINK THAT THIS DOES CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CITY OF DALLAS HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME,
IF YOU WILL. 
          AND INVESTMENT, I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT IT READS THAT YOU ALL ARE ARE DOING
ANYTHING OFF OF OUR BACKS. 
          IT'S MORE OF US PARTICIPATING WITH THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. 
          AND I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE THESE THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE HELPFUL
TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER STIPENDS THAT AREN'T NEAR ALIGNED WITH THAT TYPE OF 
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THRESHOLD. SO IF I COULD JUST GET THAT INFORMATION FROM STAFF. 
          THANK YOU ALL. I'M NOT NOT, I AM NOT GOING TO BE SHAKING THE TREE FOR,
IN MY OPINION, A VERY SMALL INVESTMENT THAT YIELDS A GREAT RETURN. SO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT INFORMATION FROM STAFF. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER OR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND I THINK ALL OVER DALLAS, THERE'S LITTLE THAT'S MORE STUNNING THAN THE ARBORETUM AT
THIS TIME OF YEAR. 
          IT IS INCREDIBLE. SO I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID ABOUT THE
GIVE BACK AND THAT SORT OF THING. 
          I GUESS I'M HERE TO, TO COUNTERBALANCE IN A WAY JUST WITH SOME THINKING. 
          AND IT'S NOT THAT THE ARBORETUM ISN'T DOING A STELLAR JOB AND HAS GREAT PLANS AND HAS BEEN
VERY THOUGHTFUL AND BUSINESSLIKE IN YOU KNOW, PLANNING AND GOODNESS, HAVING A CAPITAL RESERVE THOUGHT THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO
HAVE. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THAT LEADERSHIP. SO IT'S MORE ABOUT THE THE CITY AND OUR EXPENSES AND
PRIORITIES AND THE WAY THAT THINGS ARE JUST MOVING. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WILL DO. YOU KNOW,
OUR RESIDENTS ALREADY ARE COST BURDENED IN SO MANY WAYS WITH UTILITIES GOING UP AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND SO I'M JUST HERE TO SAY, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN THAT YOU KNOW,
WE NEED YOU TO THINK EVEN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN USE WHAT YOU'VE GOT. 66 TAX FREE, RENT FREE ACRES. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT PARKING, ADMISSIONS, BUY TICKETS,
EVENTS CATERING AND RENT RENTAL SPACE. 
          JUST HOW TO MAXIMIZE THAT? BECAUSE THE TIME MAY COME WHERE WE HAVE TO SAY,
YOU KNOW, WE WE CAN'T DO AS MUCH ANYMORE. 
          AND I LOOK AT THE I STARTED LOOKING INTO SOME OF THESE AND,
YOU KNOW, SOME HAVE COMPARABLE BUDGETS BUT MANAGE A LOT MORE LAND. 
          AND SO I WOULD APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD,
JUST HAVING THAT A LITTLE MORE APPLES TO APPLES BECAUSE SOME OF THESE STORIES AREN'T QUITE THE SAME. BUT ANYWAY, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB,
BUT I'M JUST HERE TO BE THE PRAGMATIC, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY DOLLARS. BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE THANKFUL FOR THE TICKETS. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR EAGLE SCHOLARS AND VICKERY MEADOW. 
          WE GIVE THOSE TO OUR SENIORS, LOVE GOING. AND SO THAT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED. 
          THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WELL, THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS CITY ASSET. 
          I THINK YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN IT. AND THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE YOU AND HAVE MADE IT A BEAUTIFUL
ASSET. 
          I APPRECIATE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HELP. YOU KNOW,
JUST BRINGING THAT MANY PEOPLE TO THAT PART OF THE CITY IS GREAT. 
          IT'S GREAT FOR DISTRICT TEN. WE'RE ON THE NORTH SIDE,
AND AND WE WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK TOWARDS THAT. 
          SO I THINK YOUR STEWARDSHIP THE BENEFITS THAT YOU BRING FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT AND
THEN ALSO YOUR INCLUSIVITY, I THINK THAT IS A NEW PIECE THAT I AM HEARING AND FOCUSING ON TODAY. 
          AND SO THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. AND SPEAKS WELL FOR,
YOUR PLANNING AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR ROLE IN THIS CITY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. 
          SO THANK YOU, SABRINA AND AMBER, WE APPRECIATE THAT. 
          I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THIS MORNING. 
          ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? NO. WE'RE GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. NO, I APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK AND ALL THE NICE THINGS WERE SAID. AND
WITH MAYOR PRO TEM, WE GET IT. WE'RE THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANKS, THANKS. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'VE BEEN IN SESSION FOR 50 MINUTES AND WE'RE
ALMOST DONE, SO WE'RE MOVING. NEXT ITEM AND LAST ITEM FOR TODAY IS THE DALLAS ZOO STIPEND PRESENTATION
BY. 
          LISA NNEW THIS. I CAN'T SAY YOU'RE THE NEW CEO ANY LONGER. 
          I THINK YOU TWO, LIKE Y'ALL, BOTH BEEN AROUND A LITTLE BIT. 
          SO YOUR FACES ARE STILL NEW, BUT YOU YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN IN AND WORKING FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS NOW, SO. LISA, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. YOUR MICROPHONE. 
          GOT ME NOW? THANK YOU. YEAH, I'M JUST NOW OVER TWO YEARS AND IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND. 
          AND THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING US TO SPEAK TODAY. 
          AND TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VALUE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP. 
          I WANT TO TALK TODAY ABOUT THE FOCUS OF THIS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND WHY IT WORKS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE ARE A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S EMBEDDED INTO THE CITY CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          WE'RE AN EXAMPLE OF THE CITY UNDERTAKING SMART STRATEGIC INTENTIONAL GOVERNANCE. 
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WE'RE A 501C3 THAT OPERATES THE CITY ZOO, CITY OWNED ZOO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          THAT COVERS 111 ACRES ACROSS TWO PARKS. THE DALLAS ZOO PROPER AND SAMUEL FARMS AND OVER
150 BUILDINGS. 
          THIS PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS THE ZOO TO DELIVER MISSION DRIVEN OUTCOMES WHILE LEVERAGING
PHILANTHROPY, IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS, EARNED REVENUE, AND OUR EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN WAYS
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE IF WE WERE TRYING TO DO THIS AS A CITY OWNED AND MANAGED ZOO. NEXT SLIDE. WE'RE A PROVEN PARTNER WITH A GROWTH MINDSET. 
          WE PRIVATIZED FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS IN 2009,
AND SINCE THAT TIME, OUR ANNUAL ATTENDANCE HAS GROWN BY 51%, OUR OPERATIONAL REVENUES BY 135%, TOTAL EMPLOYEES BY 90%. 
          WE HAVE ALMOST 600 EMPLOYEES AND REPRESENT THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER IN OAK CLIFF. 
          OUR SCHOOL AND CAMP PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN BY OVER 106%. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE'RE A CHAMPION FOR EDUCATION, WITH THE ONLY FULL DAY NATURE BASED PRESCHOOL
IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, WE'RE A FLAGSHIP FIELD TRIP DESTINATION WELCOMING OVER 100,000 CHILDREN A YEAR. 
          AND WE HAVE INTERNSHIP AND WORK STUDY PROGRAMS THROUGH A VARIETY OF PARTNERSHIPS AND
RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE CITY OF DALLAS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE UNIQUE EXPERTISE THAT'S ROOTED IN SCIENCE. 
          WE ARE HAVE WORLD CLASS LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE WITH AN EXPANDING NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. 
          WE ARE WORLD LEADERS IN ANIMAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT,
MANAGING 17 GLOBAL PROGRAMS FOR SPECIES SUSTAINABILITY. 
          WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE PROGRAM,
A SPECIALIZED ANIMAL NUTRITION PROGRAM, AND WE PARTNER STRATEGICALLY WITH SPECIALISTS,
INCLUDING THOSE AT UT SOUTHWESTERN AND METHODIST HOSPITAL. 
          WE'RE A PARTNER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE WILDLIFE CONFISCATION NETWORK,
HELPING TO MANAGE CONFISCATIONS IN ONE OF THE MOST BUSIEST TRAFFICKED ANIMAL TRAFFICKED AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY, DALLAS FORT WORTH. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE THOUGHT IT'D BE INTERESTING TO NOTE THE SPECIALIZED CARE THAT WE PROVIDE. WE HAVE A HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND STAFFING THAT ALLOWS US TO CARE FOR 2000
PLUS ANIMALS AT THE DALLAS ZOO WITH QUARANTINE AREAS FOR INCOMING AND INTAKE ANIMALS,
BUT ALSO TO HELP HOLD THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFISCATIONS. 
          WE'RE STAFFED WITH FOUR VETERINARIANS, SIX VETERINARY TECHNICIANS,
AND DEDICATED HOSPITAL ZOOLOGISTS AND SUPPORT STAFF. 
          WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW INSTITUTIONS EQUIPPED WITH A LABORATORY TO STUDY AN ELEPHANT
HERPESVIRUS. 
          THAT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF MORTALITY IN ELEPHANTS IN HUMAN CARE AND THE WILD. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE ARE COMMUNITY BASED CONSERVATION PARTNER. 
          WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
          WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY INVESTED IN CONSERVATION FOR TEXAS WILDLIFE,
PARTICULARLY WITH AN OFF SITE WHOOPING CRANE CENTER OF TEXAS ON SAMUEL FARM. WE PARTNER UP WITH LIGHTS OUT DALLAS WORKING WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER ON BIRD
COLLISION AVOIDANCE. 
          AND 40 CONSERVATION PARTNERS IN 23 COUNTRIES. 
          NEXT SLIDE. ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO DALLAS ZOO. 
          IT'S WRITTEN INTO OUR CORE VALUES AND MISSION OF CREATING A ZOO FOR ALL,
ENSURING THAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN THE ZOO, AT THE ZOO, AND WITH THE ZOO. WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOCUSED ON PEOPLE AND CULTURE,
A COMMUNITY IMPACT BOARD COMMITTEE. 
          WE LAUNCHED A ZOO FOR ALL DISCOUNT MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IN DECEMBER OF 2025 THAT HAD 612
MEMBERSHIPS, REPRESENTING 3000 TICKETS. UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND,
WHEN WE WELCOMED 12,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THE ZOO GATES AND WE SOLD AN ADDITIONAL 200. SO NOW OVER 800 MEMBERSHIPS WITH A VALUE OF OVER $100,000 SO FAR. 
          WE HAVE SENSORY INCLUSION PROGRAMS, TITLE ONE FIELD TRIP DISCOUNTS,
AND FREE BUS PARKING. 
          IN ALL, OUR ACCESS ALLOWS OVER 400,000 PLUS VISITORS TO ATTEND THE ZOO FOR LESS THAN $13,
OVER 100,000 
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VISITS FOR FREE. AND THAT'S AT A VALUE OF OVER $4.5 MILLION DOLLARS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. THE DALLAS ZOO SCALE, RELIABILITY,
AND REGIONAL DRAW MAKE IT A STABILIZING AND FOUNDATIONAL FORCE, A CATALYST FOR LONG TERM GROWTH AROUND OUR CAMPUS. 
          WE ARE DEEPLY ROOTED HERE, HAVING BEEN A CORNERSTONE IN OAK CLIFF SINCE MOVING TO MARSALIS
PARK IN 1912. 
          AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION, WE HAVE LONG DRAWN DAILY VISITATION AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO THE
AREA, WHICH ABSOLUTELY HAS INSPIRED PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING
THE ZOO. 
          LIKE OUR PARTNERS OR OUR FRIENDS AT THE ARBORETUM,
WE HOST FREE ADMISSION FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT DAYS, TWO FREE DAY EVENTS. AGAIN, WE'RE THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER IN OAK CLIFF,
WITH 35% OF ZOO EMPLOYEES LIVING IN THE AREA. 
          OUR NEW PARKING GARAGE IS SET TO OPEN MARCH 31ST. 
          IS THE FIRST IN A SET OF NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE WALKABILITY AND
CONNECTIVITY. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE'RE SHARING WITH YOU THE INITIAL RESULTS FROM A RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STUDY WE COMMISSIONED. THE HEADLINE IS YOUR DALLAS ZOO WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT DIRECT AND
INDIRECT SPENDING, SALES TAX REVENUE, AND JOB SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS. 
          SO MUCH SO THAT FOR EVERY $1 THE CITY INVESTS IN THE ZOO,
THE CITY SEES A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF $18 OF BROADER ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
          AND WE WILL BE SENDING YOU THAT FULL, DETAILED REPORT FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION. 
          NEXT SLIDE. THE ZOO IS A LONG PROVEN, FINANCIALLY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTNER FOR THE
CITY. 
          WE'VE SHOWN WE ARE CAREFUL STEWARDS OF BOTH PUBLIC FUNDING AND CITY OWNED ASSETS. 
          OUR MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED,
MISSION CENTRIC OPERATIONS, UNIQUE PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, EXPERTISE AND TALENT THAT RANKS AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION. 
          REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TO ENSURE WE STAY AS SAFE AND WORLD CLASS ZOO. 
          MANAGEMENT OF 111 ACRES ACROSS TWO SITES, OVER 150 BUILDINGS AND 2000 ANIMALS. 
          THE ZOO, 106 ACRES, AND THE WHOOPING CRANE CENTER OF TEXAS AT SAMUELL FARM IN MESQUITE. 
          FIVE ACRES. OUR EARNED REVENUE IS REINVESTED INTO OUR EXTENSIVE AND OLD CAMPUS. 
          THIS ENSURES WE CAN AGAIN BE GOOD STEWARDS AND PROTECTS AND EXTENDS THE LIFE OF OUR CITY
OWNED ASSETS. 
          THIS ALLOWS US TO RESERVE CITY BOND FUNDING FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS LIKE YOU
SEE HERE. 
          THE GIANTS OF SAVANNA HABITAT, OUR PARKING GARAGE AND NOW OUR NEW SET OF SAFARI TRAIL
PROJECTS THAT WILL BE COMING OVER THE NEXT 4 TO 5 YEARS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE WANT TO BROADEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE,
AND WE WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO COMPARE MANAGEMENT FEES, BUT ALSO ACCOUNT FOR ACREAGE,
ASSET RESPONSIBILITY AND OTHER CITY PROVIDED SERVICES TO ENSURE WE'RE LOOKING AS BEST AS WE CAN AT THE TRUE INVESTMENT OR TRUE RETURN ON THE CITY'S INVESTMENT. 
          SO WE'VE PULLED TOGETHER SOME BENCHMARKING DATA FROM PEER ZOOS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT AND SCOPE CONSIDERATIONS AROUND THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE. 
          WE'RE SHOWING HERE SEVERAL PEER ZOOS IN TEXAS,
AS WELL AS SEVERAL ZOOS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT REPRESENT DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. IT'S WORTH NOTING, FOR CONTEXT, THAT THERE ARE FEWER THAN TEN ZOOS IN THE COUNTRY
THAT DON'T RECEIVE FUNDING FOR ONLY TEN ZOOS THAT DON'T RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THEIR PUBLIC PARTNER. AND THERE ARE MAJOR ZOOS HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES THAT RECEIVE GREATER THAN 50% OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING THE LOS ANGELES ZOO, CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO,
AND THE NORTH CAROLINA ZOO. 
          IN THIS TABLE, YOU'LL FIND THE ANNUAL ATTENDANCE AND OPERATIONAL REVENUES FOR THE ZOO. 
          I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MIDDLE COLUMN. 
          MIDDLE COLUMNS. YOU'LL GET A LOOK AT THE RANGE OF FEES OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR EACH OF THE
ZOOS, AND WHAT THAT FEE REPRESENTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR OPERATIONAL REVENUES. 
          IT'S WORTH NOTING THESE ZOOS ALL HAVE PUBLIC SUPPORT THAT IS ADJUSTED ANNUALLY WHILE OURS
IS NOW FIXED. 
          AS A REMINDER, WE REMOVE THAT CPI INCREASE IN 2021. 
          IF I FOCUS NEXT ON THE LAST TWO COLUMNS I WANT TO LOOK AT THE SCOPE OF MANAGEMENT FEE
ATTACHED TO PUBLIC SUPPORT. 
          WE MANAGE NEARLY TWICE THE ACREAGE OF MOST PEER TEXAS ZOOS INCREASING OUR OPERATIONAL
MAINTENANCE AND COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY. 
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WHAT THIS MEANS IS, AMONG MAJOR METROS IN TEXAS,
THE DALLAS ZOO IS THE MOST EFFICIENT PER ACRE. 
          IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT PEER CITIES OFTEN SUPPORT THEIR ZOOS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF
MANAGEMENT FEES AND DIRECT CITY PROVIDED SERVICES, LIKE SOME PROVIDING UTILITIES COVERING CONSTRUCTION COSTS,
WAIVING PERMIT FEES AND OTHER SERVICES. 
          THAT SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT IS OFTEN NOT REFLECTED IN THE NUMBERS REPORTED OF PUBLIC
SUPPORT. 
          FOR REFERENCE, FORT WORTH ZOO CITY FUNDS ALL UTILITIES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND LARGER
OUTSIDE UTILITY REPAIRS. 
          THE CITY WAIVES ALL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FEES. 
          I DON'T HAVE LISTED HERE SAN ANTONIO ZOO. IT OPERATES UNDER A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
STRUCTURE. 
          IT PRIVATIZED IN 1930 AND OPERATES UNDER A LONG TERM MANAGEMENT LEASE WITH THE CITY. 
          WHEN LOOKING OVER THE YEARS, THIS IS ALSO DALLAS ZOO IS THE NEWEST IN TERMS OF
PRIVATIZATION. 
          WE HAVE BEEN A PRIVATE PARTNER WITH THE CITY SINCE 2009. 
          FORT WORTH 1991. HOUSTON 2002. AKRON IN 1980. 
          NEXT SLIDE. THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU A LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED TRAJECTORY OF OUR
MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE AS A PERCENTAGE OF OUR OPERATIONAL REVENUES. WE'RE CONTINUING TO REDUCE THAT PERCENTAGE. 
          AND WITH THE PROJECTS OF GROWTH BASED ON OUR BUSINESS FEASIBILITY MODELING AROUND SAFARI
TRAIL AND BEYOND, WE SEE THIS PERCENTAGE CONTINUE TO DECREASE. THAT,
ALONG WITH KNOWING THAT WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WAYS WE CAN DEVELOP ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS FOR THE ZOO TO GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A SOUND
FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LIFE OF OUR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP,
THIS REINFORCES THE TRUE IMPACT AND SAVINGS WE HAVE CREATED FOR THE CITY. ENTERING INTO THE PARTNERSHIP IMMEDIATELY SAVED THE
CITY $6 MILLION SINCE 2009. 
          CUMULATIVELY, THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS SAVED THE CITY 249 MILLION BY REMOVING THE CPI
ADJUSTMENT FROM OUR MANAGEMENT FEE. 
          THE PROJECTED SAVINGS THROUGH THE LIFE OF OUR CONTRACT IS 74 MILLION. 
          THE PROJECT TOTALS SAVINGS TO THE CITY SINCE FORMING THE PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE LIFE OF
THE CONTRACT IS 324 MILLION. 
          THOSE REPRESENT REAL, TANGIBLE SAVINGS FOR THE CITY AND OUTSIDE OUTSIZED IMPACT BASED ON
YEARLY MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE. 
          NEXT SLIDE. AND NOW A QUICK LOOK AT THE FUTURE. 
          THIS OUTLINES THE GROWTH OF OUR NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND A RESULT OF THE CITY'S BOND
INVESTMENT. 
          NEXT SLIDE. THE SAFARI TRAIL IS SET TO OPEN NEW HABITATS OVER 12 TO 18 MONTHS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE PHASED OPENING APPROACH WILL HELP US INCREASE ATTENDANCE IN A
SUSTAINABLE WAY, ACTIVELY LEVERAGING THE CITY'S BOND FUNDS TO SPUR PRIVATE GIVING. 
          AS OF DECEMBER 2025, WE HAVE RAISED MORE THAN $76 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          NEXT SLIDE. WE INVITE YOU TO SAVE A DATE ON MARCH 31ST FOR THE GARAGE DEDICATION CEREMONY, THE FIRST IN CAMPUS ENHANCEMENTS THAT GUESTS WILL SEE WITH THE OPENING OF SPRING 2026. 
          THIS ADDS AN ADDITIONAL 580 SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH AND ENSURE SMOOTHER TRAFFIC FLOW
ON PEAK ATTENDANCE DAYS. 
          FUNDED BY THE CITY OF DALLAS 2017 BOND FUNDS AND PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY. 
          THIS SERVES THE DALLAS ZOO, HALPERIN PARK, AND SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENTS. 
          NEXT SLIDE. AND JUST SOME RENDERINGS OF THE MANY PROJECTS TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS SET TO
TAKE PLACE THROUGH 2030. YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DALLAS ZOO ALLOWS US TO LEVERAGE OUR EARNED REVENUE TO
REINVEST IN THE CITY'S CAMPUS AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT BOND MONEY CAN GO TO TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS TO
HELP NOT ONLY THE GROWTH OF DALLAS ZOO, BUT SOUTHERN DALLAS. AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION,
AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. WE WILL BEGIN WITH CHAIR JOHNSON. I BELIEVE THE ZOO IS IN DISTRICT FOUR. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION THIS MORNING. 
          THE ZOO IS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS AND IT IS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. 
          I JUST VISITED THERE ON A TOUR MYSELF AND MY TEAM. 
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AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS PLEASED TO KNOW THAT I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED ABOUT IT,
BUT PLEASED TO KNOW ABOUT THE THE ZOO HOSPITAL. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A HOSPITAL AT THE ZOO THAT YOU GUYS TAKE
CARE OF THE ANIMALS AND IT IS RAN ON A HIGH LEVEL. 
          AND SO TO SEE THAT OUR ANIMALS ARE GETTING STATE OF THE ART CARE AND AND THE THE THE VISIT
WAS JUST REMARKABLE. AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
AND I WANT TO ASK OUR COUNCIL MEMBER IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN OUR HOSPITAL, IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT, I THINK IT'LL BE A WONDERFUL TOUR THAT WILL PUT,
MY OFFICE WILL PUT TOGETHER WITH MY PARK BOARD REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE, MR. TORRANCE. BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE VERY ENLIGHTENING FOR US ALL TO
SEE. 
          SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE. 
          AND AGAIN IT IS A JEWEL IN DISTRICT FOUR. THAT IS,
IS WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA WHERE WE HAVE NOW THE GRAND PARK THAT PARTNERSHIP AND OF COURSE THE NEW PARKING GARAGE AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT'S
GOING ON IN THAT AREA THAT MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUE CHAIR WEST IS PARTNERING WITH AND GETTING THINGS TOGETHER IN THAT AREA. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE PHENOMENAL. AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. 
          AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MORE VISITS AND ANY WAY I CAN SUPPORT OUR ZOO,
BECAUSE I'M DEFINITELY ON BOARD. 
          AND IT IS VERY VERY PRODUCTIVE ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR NOT ONLY DISTRICT FOUR,
BUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF DALLAS AS A WHOLE. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          AND IF I COULD JUST ADD THE THE TOUR OF THAT HOSPITAL,
MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN TO SEE THAT FACILITY THAT WAS BUILT IN THE 1980S. IT'S STILL IN STELLAR SHAPE, ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. 
          AND AGAIN, OUR OPERATIONAL REVENUES GO BACK INTO MAINTENANCE OF THE CAMPUS,
AND WE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LAST YEAR IN HVAC, NEW ROOF, ETC. TO KEEP THAT ASSET STRONG AND SERVING OUR ANIMAL RESIDENTS. 
          AND LASTLY, THE AGAIN, THE BEING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE,
EVERY DOLLAR THE CITY INVESTS IN, THE ZOO HAS AN $18 RETURN ON INVESTMENTS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
          YOU GUYS ARE ONCE AGAIN DOING AN AWESOME JOB. 
          AND SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR JOHNSON. 
          CHAIR WEST. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. 
          AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID SAID SO WELL THAT YOU GUYS ARE JUST A GREAT
ASSET THAT WE WE HAVE RIGHT HERE BY DOWNTOWN, ACROSS THE BRIDGE OR ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM ME,
SOON TO BE A DECK PARK. 
          THAT WILL BE OPEN FROM DISTRICT ONE. YOU KNOW,
I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL. 
          I WANT TO SEE IT. I WAS JUST TELLING CHAIRMAN JOHNSON HERE THAT WE OUGHT TO GO. 
          I NEED TO GO CHECK IT OUT. I HAVE HAD MY KIDS IN YOUR CAMPS,
THOUGH, AND THE CAMPS HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. 
          I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE PRESCHOOL THAT'S THERE. AND JUST KEEP UP THE
GREAT WORK. 
          WE DON'T HAVE NEARLY AS MANY OPTIONS FOR CAMPS FOR KIDS IN OUR PART OF THE CITY. 
          AND IT'S REALLY SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP THAT THERE. 
          YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF DEEP DIVING ON IN ADDITION TO THE $18 RETURN ON INVESTMENT ALSO THE
MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE AND HOW YOU ARE ANTICIPATING IN THE FUTURE WHAT MISS WILLIS SAID EARLIER. 
          THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME BUDGET CUTS,
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK HARD EVERYWHERE INCLUDING OUR PARTNERS. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WILL IMPACT YOU OR NOT,
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST. 
          AND BUILDING IN THE EFFICIENCIES THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING IS SO IMPORTANT. 
          AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THAT. AND JUST, YOU KNOW,
WORKING TOWARDS GETTING AWAY FROM RELIANCE ON PUBLIC SUPPORT, ALTHOUGH I THINK EVERYONE ON COUNCIL IS REMAIN COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING YOU. 
          AND IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO, TO FOCUS ON THE EFFICIENCIES WHICH YOU ARE DOING SO WELL. 
          SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK THERE. LET US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO BE CONTINUE TO BE GOOD
PARTNERS WITH YOU. 
          AND IF WE CAN NEVER HELP YOU IN ANY WAY. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. THANKS. CHAIR RIDLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR. 
          I TOO WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE ZOO HOSPITAL. YEAH,
I THINK THAT'S GREAT. 
          IS THIS A QUESTION FOR, FOR ME, IT IS THE ZOO HOSPITAL,
A PLACE FOR ONLY THE ANIMALS WITHIN THE ZOO? IT IS PRIMARILY SERVICING THE 2000 ANIMALS THAT LIVE AT DALLAS ZOO. 
          HOWEVER, WE ARE ROUTINELY ASKED TO HOLD CONFISCATED ANIMALS FROM THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE
TRADE. 
          SO WE CURRENTLY ARE HOLDING SEVERAL PARROTS THAT WERE CONFISCATED. 
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WE HAVE RECENTLY HELD TWO CHIMPANZEES AND SEVERAL SPIDER MONKEYS THAT WERE CONFISCATED IN
A NEARBY CITY. 
          SO WHEN THOSE SITUATIONS HAPPEN, THE THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT OR NEIGHBORING LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONTACT US AS THE SPECIALISTS. 
          WE GO IN TO HELP THEM AFTER THEY HAVE SECURED THE,
THE PROPERTIES WE TAKE CONTROL OF THE ANIMALS AND THEN WE HOLD THEM UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE CAN FIND NEW HOMES FOR THEM. SO IT'S PRIMARILY TO SERVICE OUR ANIMALS. 
          BUT WE ALSO ARE GOOD PARTNERS WHEN THE NEED ARISES IN OTHER SITUATIONS. 
          SO DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF VETERINARIES THAT THAT HAVE SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR ANIMALS THAT ARE EXOTIC? YES WE DO. ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR VETERINARIANS ARE CERTIFIED IN EXOTIC
ANIMAL MEDICINE. SO BEYOND CATS AND DOGS AND SO ALL OF THEM HAVE SERVED HAVE GENERAL VETERINARY
DEGREES AND THEN SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN EXOTIC ANIMALS. SOMETIMES WE STILL NEED TO CONSULT SPECIALISTS FOR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED
CARE. 
          AND WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH OUR VAST NETWORK OF,
OF PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING HUMAN DOCTORS THAT WE OFTEN CONSULT WITH ON CASES PERTAINING TO, PARTICULARLY OUR GREAT APES. 
          WOW. THIS IS REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING. ONE LAST QUESTION. 
          IS THERE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VETS AT DAS? DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES,
OR DO YOU JUST DO WHAT YOU DO SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR ANIMALS? WE WORK WITH THEM IN PARTNERSHIP. 
          IT GOES BOTH WAYS WITH DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES. 
          WE HAVE A SPAY AND RELEASE PROGRAM FOR FERAL CATS THAT GET ONTO OUR PROPERTY. 
          SO WE WILL SPAY THEM, TAG THEM, AND THEN RERELEASE THEM. 
          AND THEN WITH ALL OF OUR CITY SERVICE WE HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WHERE WE CAN CALL IF
WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD PETS OR WHATEVER, AND THEY'RE VERY RESPONSIVE TO WORKING WITH US. 
          I REALLY THINK YOU NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON TELLING THAT STORY AS WELL. 
          BECAUSE THAT BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THE CITY WE SEE A LOT OF UNIQUE THINGS. 
          IS THAT THE WAY TO PUT IT? AND YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY AS TO WHAT ELSE YOU
DO DO, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO YOUR ANIMAL HOSPITAL. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION. 
          AND, YES CHAIR JOHNSON PUT ME ON THAT LIST. THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA. 
          THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND ALSO FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. 
          I'M ALSO A BIG FAN OF OF THE ZOO. I FEEL LIKE MY DAUGHTER'S GROWN UP THERE. 
          SHE'S 14 TODAY, SO IT'S IT'S FUN SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT ALL THE MEMORIES WE'VE HAD AT
THE ZOO. 
          I DO HAVE SOME SAME QUESTIONS REALLY FOR STAFF,
AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH WITH DATA TO HAVE LIKE SOME COMPARABLE DATA. 
          WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME HARD CONVERSATIONS. 
          I THINK THIS STIPEND IS SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THAT OF OTHERS THAT WE WOULD COMPARE
TO. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO THE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR OPERATING BUDGET WHEN IT COMES TO THE PERCENTAGE
OF Y'ALL'S OPERATING BUDGET FROM PARKS. 
          CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE THE DIFFERENCE THERE? YES,
SIR. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SO IT IS DIFFERENT,
I THINK IS KIND OF THE OBVIOUS THING TO ACKNOWLEDGE, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THE HISTORY OF WHY AND HOW WE'RE HERE. 
          SO SOME OF Y'ALL MAY REMEMBER BACK IN 2009, THE CITY FOUND ITSELF IN A VERY CHALLENGING
BUDGET CLIMATE, AND THE CITY ASKED DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY AT THE TIME TO TAKE ON MANAGEMENT OF THE ZOO. 
          WE FOUND OURSELVES IN A IN A PLACE WHERE WE WERE HAVING TO MAKE SOME REALLY HARD CHOICES. 
          AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THE CITY OUTSOURCED MANAGEMENT OF THE ZOO TO DALLAS ZOO
MANAGEMENT. 
          OF COURSE, LISA IS THE LEADER OF THAT ORGANIZATION. 
          AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE COST SAVINGS TO THE CITY FROM THAT ACTION. 
          AND AND OVER TIME, THAT'S CONTINUED TO BE AS CONTINUED TO BE A SAVINGS TO THE CITY. 
          AND THE OTHER THING IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT IS THE SLIDE THAT LISA INCLUDED IN THE
DECK THAT SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF STIPEND TO THE, 
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IN THIS CASE, TO THE OPERATING REVENUES. AND YOU CAN SEE IT IS DECLINING OVER TIME. 
          AND THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT,
YOU KNOW, LISA AND HER TEAM AND HER BOARD HAVE BEEN VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH US ON OTHER STRATEGIES TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THE RELIANCE THAT THE CITY PROVIDES THEM. 
          THERE ARE INITIATIVES THAT ARE THAT ARE KIND OF IN ITS INFANCY,
BUT I EXPECT THAT WE'LL PAY OFF IN ADDITION TO THE TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT LISA TOUCHED ON. YOU KNOW, THOSE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO DRIVE REVENUE DRIVE
ATTENDANCE. 
          THAT WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT PERCENTAGE TO CONTINUE TO DECLINE. 
          SO WE UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER KIND OF HOW WE GOT HERE AND
WHY WE GOT HERE. 
          AND IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT, THE I THINK IT'S OF NOTE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THOSE
DIFFERENT BENCHMARKING COMPARISONS THAT WE ARE ESSENTIALLY A 16 YEAR OLD ORGANIZATION. AS DIRECTOR,
AS RYAN SAID, THE WHEN WE PRIVATIZED IN 2009, THAT WAS A $16 MILLION A YEAR ZOO. 
          WE IMMEDIATELY SAVED THE CITY 6 MILLION. AND OVER THAT TIME THROUGH THAT,
YOU'VE SEEN THAT PERCENTAGE DECREASE COMPARED TO OTHER ZOOS THAT HAVE PRIVATIZED MUCH LONGER,
AND YOU SEE THE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR RELIABILITY SMALLER BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD A LONGER TIME TO TO DIVERSIFY THOSE REVENUE STREAMS. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE CONTEXT,
BUT WHAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTATION OF THE ZOO AS AN ENTITY FOR TO SUSTAIN A STIPEND AT THE FIXED RATE? NOW, WHAT HAVE WHAT IS Y'ALL'S INTENT? WHAT TIME FRAME DO YOU SEE IT WEANING DOWN? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT AND I UNDERSTAND THE TIMES WERE DIFFERENT IN 2009,
AND WE'RE IN 2026 NOW, AND TIMES ARE A LOT DIFFERENT, AND WE HAVE SOME PRETTY HARD CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US. 
          SO AT SOME POINT, I WOULD SEE THAT THE INFLUX OF DOLLARS THAT WE GIVE WILL HAVE A RETURN, BUT SHOULD ALSO BE WEANING OUT AND BE USED AS A CATALYST FOR YOU ALL TO TO GET TO THAT
PLACE. 
          AND SO HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE? THAT'S A THAT'S A HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER. 
          I THINK THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
WITH OUR WITH OUR PROJECTS, THAT STILL INCLUDES A RELIANCE ON THE CITY SUPPORT AS OUR PARTNER. 
          THAT MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE TODAY HELPS SUPPORT 60,
60% OF OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET GOES TO STAFFING. 
          BUT AS AS WAS MENTIONED THAT WE ARE EXPLORING WAYS WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT NEW
REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES ON PARK LAND. SO WE'VE BEEN OPEN TO EXPLORING THAT AND HAVE BEEN IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH PARK AND REC. 
          DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? YES, SIR. I'M BEING A LITTLE IMPRECISE,
BUT YEAH, WE WE HAVE CONTEMPLATED DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY AT THE ZOO, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO SOME OF THE AREAS THAT MAY NO LONGER BE AS NEEDED AS THEY
ARE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR MASTER PLAN. 
          AND SO, AGAIN, LISA AND HER BOARD HAVE BEEN WILLING TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH US,
AND I EXPECT THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL TURN INTO PROCESSES THAT GENERATE NEW REVENUES AT THE ZOO THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY REALIZED,
THAT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ZOO TO BENEFIT AS WELL AS THE CITY FROM PERHAPS A REDUCED FUNDING LEVEL OVER TIME. WITH THAT SAID,
WHAT, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU GAVE ME A DIRECT ANSWER LIKE YOU WERE ABLE TO WITH THE OTHER, BUT DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OF WHAT THIS STIPEND IS OUT OF
THE PARKS AND REC OPERATING BUDGET? IT WOULD BE. WE'RE APPROXIMATELY $120 MILLION BUDGET. 
          THIS IS YOU KNOW, A 15, $14.9 MILLION, SO, YOU KNOW,
CLOSE TO 10%. 
          YEAH, ABOUT TEN, 11%. AND JUST FOR CONTEXT Y'ALL ARE PROPOSING THAT WE'RE CLOSING HOW MANY
COMMUNITY POOLS? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO. YEAH. 
          SO IT'S A TOTAL OF I THINK THE REMAINDER IS SIX,
SIX COMMUNITY POOLS THAT OUTDATED POOLS. 
          AND CAN YOU PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO WHAT THAT PROPOSAL IS MEANT TO SAVE? 
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IT'S ABOUT 6 OR $700,000. OKAY, WELL, THIS IS WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM. 
          WE'VE WE'VE GOT TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS. AND WHEN WE'VE GOT MORE THAN 10% OF AN
OPERATING BUDGET FROM A DEPARTMENT GOING TO ONE PARTNER, ONE PARTNER THAT ALSO DOESN'T JUST SERVICE THE COMMUNITIES OF DALLASITES. 
          IT IS MEANT TO BE A REGIONAL ENTITY. THAT'S THAT'S WHY COG CONTRIBUTED QUITE FRUITFULLY TO
THE THE PARKING GARAGE AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS THIS IS TO ME NO LONGER A STIPEND TO JUST JOIN
IN PARTNERSHIP. 
          THIS IS COULD BE EASILY CONSIDERED WELFARE. I THINK THAT YOU ALL CAN OPERATE WITHOUT THIS
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY. 
          I THINK Y'ALL'S MEANS ON RAISING MONEY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH Y'ALL'S CAPITAL
CAMPAIGNS HAVE PROVEN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. 
          I THINK THAT YOU ALL HAVE THE, THE WILL AND WHEREWITHAL TO,
TO SUCCESSFULLY DO THAT FOR US TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A DISPROPORTIONATE STIPEND FOR A PARTNER OF OVER 10% OF A BUDGET WHILE TELLING COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT WE'RE CLOSING DOWN THEIR PARKS AND REC ASSETS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IS JUST INSULTING TO DALLASITES. 
          WE'VE GOT TO HAVE HARDER CONVERSATIONS. AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE TO PRESENT AND KNOW
THAT THIS CONVERSATION HAS BEEN COMING AND YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHERE THE ENTITIES EXPECTATION OR INTENT IS ON HOW TO WEAN THAT OFF IS VERY TROUBLING. 
          AND I GUESS WE'RE JUST GOING TO WAIT FOR IT TO BE DRAWN OUT INTO THE BUDGET SEASON,
WHICH IS, I THINK, NOT PREFERRED FOR ANY, ANY PARTY. SO I'D ENCOURAGE THE THREE OF Y'ALL TO REALLY
HAVE SOME HARD CONVERSATIONS, YOU TO SPEAK TO YOUR BOARD AND REALLY FIGURE OUT A BETTER INDICATION OF WHAT WE CAN WORK
WITH INSTEAD OF IT BEING SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FRAMED CONTENTIOUS BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T BE, BUT GIVING YOU ALL $15 MILLION WHILE TELLING MY
RESIDENTS THAT WE'RE CLOSING DOWN THEIR POOL TO ME JUST DOESN'T CUT IT. 
          IF I MAY ADD. COUNCIL MEMBER AND EVERY POINT WELL TAKEN. 
          YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE HARD CONVERSATIONS AS MR. O'CONNOR HAD MENTIONED EARLIER. AND AS I'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE,
THIS BODY. 
          I'M GOING TO NEED A LITTLE TIME. AND I MEAN THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF MAKING SURE
STRATEGICALLY, WE DO THE RIGHT THING. I'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL BUDGET CUTS,
SEVERAL IN MY LIFETIME. 
          AND EVERY SINGLE TIME WHEN WE JUST WANT TO TAKE AN AXE TO SOMETHING TO GET TO A NUMBER,
WE DON'T GET THE BEST RESULTS. 
          AND THANK GOODNESS THE ZOO AT THE TIME WAS ABLE TO SAVE A $6 MILLION. 
          WORKING WITH THEM OVER THIS NEXT COUPLE MONTHS,
I ASSURE YOU WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN. 
          JUST LIKE I'M GOING TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN WHERE WE GOT TO LOOK AT NONTRADITIONAL WAYS
TO GENERATE REVENUES THAT I THINK WILL SOLVE ALL OUR PROBLEMS. IT'S THE SAME THING I'LL BE BRINGING TO THIS BODY,
AND I NEED YOU ALL TO SUPPORT ME ON THIS NONTRADITIONAL WAYS TO BRING REVENUES, BECAUSE WE ARE LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE. TO YOUR POINT,
THEY CAN HELP SUPPORT OTHER INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          I DO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR THINKING INNOVATIVELY. 
          I THINK I'VE ALREADY STARTED TO SEE WHERE Y'ALL'S WHEELS ARE TURNING FROM SOME OTHER
ASSETS, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S THERE'S SOMETHING TO REALLY BE PROUD OF. BUT AND I UNDERSTAND YOU
NEED TIME. 
          I JUST, I HAVE A, I HAVE A HARD TIME LOOKING AT BEING OKAY WITH SEEING,
YOU SAID TAKING AN AXE, I LOOK AT THE SCENARIO THAT I JUST PUT OUT IN FRONT OF THE AXE IS GOING TOWARDS THE
COMMUNITY ASSETS, AND IT'S SACRIFICED BASED ON US SAVING FACE WITH PARTNERSHIPS ELSEWHERE. 
          AND I DON'T I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS VERY STRATEGICALLY THOUGHT OUT. 
          SO HOW WE CAN APPROACH THIS NEXT BUDGET CYCLE TO LIGHTEN THAT IMPACT AND TO GIVE YOU MORE
TIME WOULD BE I'M JUST ASKING FOR YOU ALL TO BE CREATIVE ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND IT NOT BE SO ZERO SUM. 
          BECAUSE IF I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A BUDGET THAT'S GOING TO SAY THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU
ALL HAVE TO CLOSE THESE SIX COMMUNITY PARKS, AND WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO A STIPEND LIKE MORE THAN 10% OF Y'ALL'S BUDGET. I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT AT
BUDGET SEASON. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. CHAIR JOHNSON,
YOU HAD SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. 
          YES. THANK YOU. JOHN MR. JENKINS, FOR YOUR COMMENT. 
          WE'RE GOING TO DO LOOKING AT THE ZOO, WE BRING WHAT ABOUT 600 JOBS TO IS. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. 600. AND I'M ALSO LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER FOR THE CITY OF
DALLAS. 
          EVERY DOLLAR INVESTING THAT YOU GUYS INVEST,
THERE'S AN $18 RETURN. 
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AND IS THAT CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE,
PLEASE? YES. THAT'S LOOKING AT THE RESULTS OF OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AND THEN TAKING,
THE CITY'S MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE AND APPLYING THAT TO SAY THAT FOR THE $15 MILLION OR THE 14.9 THAT YOU INVEST,
THERE'S A DOLLAR THAT EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED HAS A $18 RETURN. SO THAT'S SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE. 
          SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE,
YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB CONCERNING THAT. 
          I'M GONNA BE A BIG ADVOCATE FOR THE ZOO IN MY DISTRICT THAT SERVES THE ENTIRE CITY OF
DALLAS. 
          AND I'M, I DO HEAR MY COLLEAGUE, BUT I STRONGLY DISAGREE. 
          AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ADVOCATING VERY HARD BECAUSE WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO LOSE
INVESTMENTS LIKE THIS IN OUR CITY AND THEN WANT THE CITY TO DO WELL. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE I WANT TO HEAD WITH MY COMMENTS,
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE DATA THAT I ASKED IF YOU COULD PLEASE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S VERY HIGH LEVEL HERE,
JUST LIKE WITH THE ARBORETUM. 
          SO I SEE THAT THEY'VE HIGHLIGHTED $18 RETURN. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT DOES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ALL HAVE TRACKED THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY. 
          IF THAT IF, IF THAT'S ALSO WITH HEADS AND BEDS AND WHAT THAT'S DOING REGIONALLY TO BRING
PEOPLE HERE. 
          SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT MORE GRANULAR AND BROKEN DOWN. 
          AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST SAY VERY CLEARLY, THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH NOT LIKING THE ZOO OR
WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE. 
          I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT WE HAVE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE. 
          WHEN WE SEE THAT PARKS, ARTS AND LIBRARIES ARE CONTINUOUSLY GOING TO BE ON THE CHOPPING
BLOCK AT ANY BUDGET CUTS, AND WE KNOW WE HAVE SOME VERY TIGHT FISCAL YEARS AHEAD OF US. 
          MY HOPE IS TO LEVERAGE GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH GREAT PARTNERS,
ONES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO RAISE MONEY THAT OTHERS DON'T. 
          MY SKYLINE COMMUNITY POOL CAN'T GO AND RAISE $50 MILLION LIKE YOU CAN IN THE BLINK OF AN
EYE. 
          SO THIS ISN'T MEANT TO BE CONTENTIOUS. THIS ISN'T MEANT TO PIN GREAT PARTNERS AGAINST EACH
OTHER. 
          THIS IS MEANT FOR US TO HAVE HARDER CONVERSATIONS AND LOOK HOLISTICALLY AT THE CITY AND
HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING ASSET, AS COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON HAS MENTIONED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
NOT DO IT AT THE EXPENSE OF ASSETS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS OUR CITY. 
          AND I DO BELIEVE WE CAN GET THERE. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR THERE TO BE A WILLINGNESS TO
WORK TOWARDS THAT, AND ALSO FOR IT NOT TO BE FRAMED AS US VERSUS Y'ALL,
OR THAT WE'RE OUT TO GET YOU. 
          THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. AND IT SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT I THINK THAT THAT'S A REALLY BAD
NARRATIVE. 
          I THINK THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE REGION THE AMAZING ZOO
THAT WE HAVE. 
          I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE DALLAS ZOO. 
          I GREW UP IN DESOTO, AND MY MOM REFUSED TO TAKE ME TO THE DALLAS ZOO BECAUSE IT WAS NOT
THAT GREAT. 
          AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I AM RAISING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MY FAMILY,
AND I HAVEN'T TAKEN HER ONCE TO THE FORT WORTH ZOO. 
          AND THAT'S A HUGE GENERATIONAL CHANGE. SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE
MISCONSTRUED. 
          BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE SOME HARD CONVERSATIONS AHEAD OF US. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. AND IF I COULD JUST RESPOND,
I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT THE CITY IS UNDER. 
          AND I AND LAST YEAR WE DID TAKE A 3% BUDGET CUT,
AND WE WERE WILLING AND ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT. 
          EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE NEAR A $42 MILLION BUDGET,
OUR OPERATING MARGINS ARE RAZOR THIN. 
          AND THAT 3% MARGIN, WHICH IS WHAT WE TYPICALLY AIM FOR,
GOES BACK INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE, AND OF THE FACILITIES SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME TO YOU FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE A WORLD CLASS ATTRACTION. 
          YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU FOUND IT TROUBLING THAT SINCE BUDGET CUTS WERE MENTIONED,
THAT WE HADN'T COME UP WITH A PROACTIVE PLAN. 
          WE'VE BEEN WORKING INTENSIVELY WITH THE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ON OPPORTUNITIES
THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US LAST SEPTEMBER IN A SURPRISE BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD. 
          THAT WOULD HAVE CRIPPLED US. IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED LAYOFFS. 
          IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DECREASE OF SERVICE. WHICH I DIDN'T SUPPORT,
BY THE WAY. 
          THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THESE SORTS OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TAKE STRATEGY
OVER TIME SO THAT SERVICES TO THIS COMMUNITY AREN'T LOST RIGHT AT A TIME WHEN,
WITH THE HALPERIN PARK OPENING AND THE GROWTH WE SEE COMING IN OUR CAMPUS, WE ARE PROJECTING SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE SOUTHERN SECTOR,
OF WHICH DALLAS ZOO IS THE CORE ANCHOR. 
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SO WE ARE OPEN TO WORKING FOR SOLUTIONS IN THE FUTURE THAT HELP THE CITY GROW IN WAYS THAT
JUST DON'T CUT OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATNESS, PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN DALLAS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR, YOU HAD ANOTHER COMMENT. 
          MY DISTRICT LOVES THE ZOO. I HAVE RESIDENTS THAT ASK,
WHEN IS SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON AT THE ZOO? JUST AS THEY DO FOR THE ARBORETUM. I HAVE NOT NECESSARILY WALKED ALL OF THE ZOO,
BUT I HAVE BEEN AT THAT AT THE ZOO FOR JAZZ AT NIGHT. YOU GUYS PUT ON HAVE A GREAT PLACE THAT WE JUST GET TO SIT AND
ENJOY. 
          AND WE DO IT IN OCTOBER WITH THE THE [INAUDIBLE] YEAH,
BUT NO, WE ALSO DO IT WITH. 
          THERE WAS THERE'S A, A NONPROFIT THAT COMES IN BISHOP ARTS THEATER. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THERE. 
          I, I DON'T KNOW WHY. AND IT'S SO MUCH THAT YOU GUYS GIVE. 
          I APPRECIATE THE CUT THAT YOU HAVE DONE, BUT I WOULD NOT ENJOY CRIPPLING WHAT YOU DO
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A AN ASSET THAT THIS AREA OF THE CITY VASTLY NEEDS. 
          SO WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE GRANULAR NEED TO SEE WHERE HOW MONEY IS,
IS BROUGHT IN AND SPENT. I DO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE WHAT ALL THAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. ARE WE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY,
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TALKING ABOUT THE POOLS. DIRECTOR JENKINS. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE WE ARE ON THE POOLS,
BUT I'M TRYING TO RECALL OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS, AND AS I RECALL, THE CLOSURE OF THE POOLS. WELL,
I'LL JUST ASK YOU TO EXPLAIN. 
          PROBABLY FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME TO ME WHY WE WOULD NEED TO CLOSE THE POOLS. 
          YEAH, WE NEED TO CLOSE THE POOLS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEY HAVE LIVED THEIR LIFE. 
          I CAN'T GET THE PARTS ANYMORE. THEY'RE OUTDATED. 
          AND I HAVE, I HAVE 17. WELL, NO, I HAVE 12 OTHER NEW AQUATICS FACILITIES TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, BUT THE COMMUNITY POOLS ARE OUTDATED,
AND THEY'RE. 
          THEY'RE WHAT I CALL INEQUITY. OKAY, WE'RE REALLY PROBABLY NOT SUPPOSED TO TREAD INTO THAT
WATER, SO TO SPEAK. BUT IT'S IT'S BUT IT'S THE PARTS PUN INTENDED,
BUT IT'S THE PARTS THAT I WANTED TO REMEMBER. 
          OKAY. A LOT HAS BEEN SAID. I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THE NONTRADITIONAL
APPROACHES. 
          I SEE SO MUCH SYNERGY COMING BETWEEN HALPERIN PARK AND THE ZOO. 
          IT IS GOING TO BE A DESTINATION. NOT THAT THE ZOO HASN'T BEEN,
BUT THIS IS GOING TO JUST ADD TO THAT. 
          PLUS YOU HAVE BISHOP ARTS NEARBY AND OAK CLIFF AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING
ON. 
          I ALSO WANTED TO REMEMBER AND TO TO REMIND, EXCUSE ME,
THAT THE ZOO IS THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER IN OAK CLIFF. 
          SO IT IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE CITY FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS. 
          SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER, NOT OPPOSE EACH OTHER. 
          LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND FIGURE THIS OUT. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. 
          AND AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU I THINK YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED ON THE BRAINSTORMING SIDE. 
          AND MAYBE WE NEED TO GET A PRESENTATION, I BELIEVE,
TO FINANCE AND TO PTE WITH SOME OF THOSE THOSE THOUGHTS. 
          SO WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT IN THE FUTURE. AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SAY
ON THAT? I GUESS I'D JUST SAY IN CLOSING THAT YOU KNOW,
THE CITY OWNS THE ZOO. 
          WE'RE EMBEDDED IN YOUR CHARTER. THE CITY OWNS OUR 2000 ANIMALS. 
          GREAT CITIES HAVE GREAT ZOOS. AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT HAS BEEN WHAT'S MADE
THAT POSSIBLE. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS. 
          IT'S APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, BEING WILLING TO LISTEN TO US AND TO ROLL UP
YOUR SLEEVES AND START WORKING ON THESE NON TRADITIONAL FUNDING METHODS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING
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