Apr 08, 2026 City Council Agenda Meetings

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE A QUORUM. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2026 TIMES 9:35 A.M..

[AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS ]

AND AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG.

PASTOR GRACEY, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. LET US PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH HUMBLE HEARTS, GRATEFUL FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING THE GREAT CITY OF DALLAS.

WE ANCHOR OURSELVES IN YOUR IN THE TRUTH OF YOUR WORD, WHICH DECLARES, THE LORD IS MY ROCK, MY FORTRESS, AND MY DELIVERER. MY GOD IS MY ROCK, IN WHOM I TAKE REFUGE, MY SHIELD, AND THE HORN OF MY SALVATION, MY STRONGHOLD. LORD, IN A WORLD THAT SHIFTS AND CHANGES DAILY, WHERE THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY ARE GREAT AND THE WEIGHT OF LEADERSHIP IS REAL.

WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE OUR ROCK. YOU DO NOT MOVE.

YOU DO NOT WAVER. AND TODAY WE PLANT OUR FEET FIRMLY ON YOU.

WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR. GRANT HIM WISDOM BEYOND HIS OWN UNDERSTANDING.

LET EVERY DECISION HE MAKES BE ROOTED IN INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND GENUINE LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS.

LORD, WE PRAY FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER GATHERED HERE TODAY, INCLUDING LORD, THE ONE STANDING BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW WHOSE HEART IS HEAVY.

YOU KNOW EVERY BURDEN, EVERY SLEEPLESS NIGHT, EVERY QUIET MOMENT OF DOUBT.

BE OUR FORTRESS. BE OUR DELIVERER. REMIND US THAT WE DO NOT LEAD IN OUR OWN STRENGTH, BUT IN YOURS.

LORD, WE LIFT UP OUR CITY STAFF, THE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WHO SHOW UP FAITHFULLY, OFTEN UNSEEN AND UNCELEBRATED.

BE THEIR SHIELD, LORD. PROTECT THEM, SUSTAIN THEM, AND LET THEM FEEL THE HONOR OF THE WORK THEY DO.

WE PRAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS, FROM OAK CLIFF TO FAR NORTH DALLAS, FROM WEST DALLAS TO PLEASANT GROVE, BE A STRONGHOLD FOR THE FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING.

A REFUGE FOR THOSE WHO FEEL FORGOTTEN AND A DELIVERER FOR THOSE WHO ARE BOUND.

LET THE DECISIONS MADE IN THIS CHAMBER BRING HOPE TO EVERY ZIP CODE IN THIS CITY.

AND FATHER, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY TODAY FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, KIMBERLY TOLBERT.

YOU HAVE PLACED HER IN A POSITION OF ENORMOUS RESPONSIBILITY, AND WE ASK THAT YOU COVER HER COMPLETELY.

BE HER ROCK WHEN THE PRESSURE IS GREAT. BE YOUR FORTRESS.

WHEN THE CRITICISM COMES. BE THE HORN OF SALVATION WHEN SHE FEELS OVERWHELMED.

SURROUND HER WITH THE RIGHT COUNSEL. STRENGTHEN HER BODY AND SPIRIT AND REMIND HER THAT SHE WAS CHOSEN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS.

WE SPEAK ENCOURAGEMENT OVER HER LIFE TODAY. SHE IS NOT ALONE.

LORD, LET THIS MEETING BE MARKED BY UNITY, BY TRUTH, AND BY SINCERE DESIRE TO SERVE NOT OURSELVES, BUT THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. WE ASK ALL OF THIS, TRUSTING IN YOU, OUR ROCK, OUR FORTRESS, AND OUR DELIVERER. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN.

IF EVERYONE WHO IS ABLE, PLEASE RISE FOR OUR PLEDGES.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.

YOU MAY BE SEATED. WE HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING, SO BEAR WITH ME WHILE I SEE WHO WE HAVE IN THE QUEUE.

MAYOR PRO TEM IS NOT HERE, SO I'LL SKIP HIM FOR NOW.

I'LL GO TO AND WAITING ON CHAIRMAN GRACEY TO GET BACK TO HIS SEAT.

SO I'LL SKIP YOU FOR NOW AND I'LL GO TO COUNCILWOMAN CADENA FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

SO TODAY IS WORLD YOUTH. OH, ACTUALLY APRIL 10TH IS WORLD UVEITIS DAY.

AND SO I HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST, DOCTOR JENNIFER CAO.

DOCTOR CAO IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AT UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER.

SHE SPECIALIZES IN PEDIATRIC UVEITIS AND OCULAR OCULAR IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES.

SO I WANT TO READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. WHEREAS WORLD UVEITIS DAY IS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF UVEITIS, A GROUP OF INFLAMMATORY EYE CONDITIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO PREVENTABLE VISION LOSS AND TO PROMOTE EARLY DETECTION, EVIDENCE BASED CARE, PATIENT EMPOWERMENT, AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH AND CARE.

AND WHEREAS APRIL 10TH IS RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY AS WORLD UVEITIS DAY, BRINGING TOGETHER PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS, AND ADVOCATES AROUND THE WORLD TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF UVEITIS AND ITS IMPACT ON VISION AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WHEREAS UVEITIS AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS WORLDWIDE AND IS ESTIMATED TO AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS,

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AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DALLAS RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EYE HEALTH AWARENESS, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO VISION CARE, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY INFLAMMATORY EYE DISEASE.

SO THIS ISN'T A RECOGNITION OF UVEITIS DAY IN APRIL 10TH, 2026.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

MR.. MAYOR. AS I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH UVEITIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

AND SO DOCTOR CAO WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN IF WE CAN TAKE A PHOTO WITH HER AFTERWARDS, THAT'D BE FINE. GO AHEAD. DOCTOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU TO THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS MEANINGFUL RECOGNITION ON WORLD UVEITIS WEEK, I GUESS. I'M VERY DEEPLY HONORED. AS A UVEITIS PHYSICIAN, I CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY EYE CONDITIONS.

THIS CAN BE A PAINFUL DISEASE COMPLEX TO TREAT AND SOMETIMES VISION THREATENING.

ALTHOUGH SOME DISEASES LIKE UVEITIS ARE RARE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

FIRST. EVEN THOUGH RARE DISEASES MAY AFFECT FEW NUMBER OF PATIENTS INDIVIDUALLY, THE IMPACT FOR THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY CAN BE QUITE PROFOUND.

EVERY PATIENT DESERVES TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND SKILLED AND THOUGHTFUL TREATMENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT. SECONDLY, EARLY RECOGNITION AND MODERN TREATMENTS MEAN THE DIFFERENCE TO MY PATIENTS WITH REGARDS TO PRESERVING VISION VERSUS THE HISTORICAL OUTCOME, WHICH IS PERMANENT VISION LOSS.

AND THIS WAS TRUE EVEN TEN YEARS AGO HERE IN DALLAS.

AND SO EARLY RECOGNITION IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

I ALWAYS TELL MY PATIENTS, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THESE PATIENTS.

AND THIS HONOR REFLECTS THE DEDICATION OF MY ENTIRE TEAM AS WELL AS PRETTY MUCH ALL THE LOCAL OPHTHALMOLOGISTS IN THE DFW AREA.

THERE'S NOT A SINGLE OPHTHALMOLOGIST HERE IN DFW THAT I HAVEN'T WORKED WITH.

AND SO MEDICINE IS A TEAM EFFORT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRIVILEGE.

AND FINALLY, I'M SO PROUD THAT DALLAS IS INCLUDED AS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE COUNTRY.

JOINING THE RANKS OF CITIES LIKE NEW YORK, BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, CHICAGO, PORTLAND, DENVER AS A PLACE WHERE UVEITIS PATIENTS CAN GET WORLD CLASS CARE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING INSIDE THE THE RAILING HERE FOR A PHOTOGRAPH AND COUNCILWOMAN CADENA.

IF YOU CAN GO ON DOWN, WE'LL TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY, THEN I'M GOING TO CIRCLE BACK TO OUR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE DOLORES HUERTA FOR HER DEDICATION AND ADVOCACY IN HUMAN RIGHTS.

ON APRIL 10TH, 1930, DOLORES HUERTA WAS BORN TO JUAN AND ALICIA FERNANDEZ IN DAWSON, NEW MEXICO.

RAISED IN A FAMILY DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ADVOCACY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO DEVELOP AN EARLY UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE IMPACT DOLORES HUERTA WORKS ON LABOR RIGHTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONTINUES TO RESONATE ACROSS THE NATION, INCLUDING WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF DALLAS IN HONOR OF HER LIFELONG ADVOCACY, UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO WORKERS RIGHTS.

WE COUNT MAYOR PRO TEM JESSE MORENO, COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA CADENA, COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM BAZALDUA, COUNCIL MEMBER JAIME RESENDEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER PAULA BLACKMON DO HEREBY CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF DOLORES HUERTA.

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND IN IN ABSENCE OF OUR BELOVED CAROLYN KING ARNOLD.

I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WELCOMING OUR DELTAS HERE TODAY IN CITY HALL FOR DELTA DAYS.

MANY OF YOU, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE DELTAS ARE VERY MUCH A CIVICALLY ENGAGED ORGANIZATION.

EVERYTHING FROM REGISTERING TO VOTE TO HELPING IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.

SO IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO CONTINUE THIS TRADITION OF WELCOMING THE DELTAS INTO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY.

THEY'RE DOING DELTA DAYS. THEY'LL BE. I THINK THEY'VE ALREADY GONE TO DALLAS ISD. THEY'RE HERE TODAY AND THEN THEY'LL BE GOING TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT LATER THIS MONTH. SO THANK YOU ALL. AND WITHOUT FURTHER. OH, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE TOO, WE HAVE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY YOUNG FROM DISTRICT SEVEN AND I SAW MY PARKS APPOINTEE IN MY. OH, THERE SHE IS. MARNIE HAMMOND AND THEN I STARTED THIS AND NOW I CAN'T NAME IT.

AND CANDICE WICKS IS MY ADVISORY COMMISSIONER.

OH, AND OH, I BET NOT. FORGET MISS VERNA MITCHELL, WHO IS ALSO MY SENIOR ADVISORY APPOINTEE AS WELL.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF THIS PARTICULAR CHAPTER, EUREKA DRAYTON, TO HAVE A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN.

GOOD MORNING. I AM EUREKA DRAYTON. YES. PARDON ME.

THANK YOU. ARE. WE GOOD? YES. GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT, GREAT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. I AM EUREKA DRAYDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED. AND ON BEHALF OF THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS WE COME TOGETHER FOR DELTA DAY AT DALLAS. CITY COUNCIL. DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO SERVICE THROUGH SOCIAL ACTION SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1913.

FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, OUR MEMBERS. FOR DALLAS ALUMNAE MORE THAN 102 YEARS TO BE EXACT.

OUR MEMBERS HAVE WORKED TO ENACT LAWS AND POLICIES THAT SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ALL CITIZENS.

CHARTERED IN 1924 BY ONE OF OUR FOUNDERS, FREDERICA CHASE DODD, AS THE FIRST GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATION IN DALLAS COUNTY, THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

OUR PROGRAM REFLECTS DELTA'S FIVE POINT PROGRAMMATIC THRUST THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

EDUCATIONAL. DEVELOPMENT. INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND POLITICAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT.

AS MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ADVANCING LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT TO AFFECT SOCIAL CHANGE AND PUBLIC POLICY.

OUR CHAPTER CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, INCLUDING VOTING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, HEALTH EQUITY, REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY AND REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOMS. THE DALLAS ALUMNAE CHAPTER RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL AND CITY LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS ISSUES IMPACTING OUR RESIDENTS.

WE PARTICULARLY ACKNOWLEDGE ONGOING EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING FOR PROGRESS IN AREAS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE, INCLUDING INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, SUPPORTING EQUITABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ADVANCING COMMUNITY CENTERED APPROACHES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH EQUITY, AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. TO CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE DALLAS ALUMNI CHAPTER WILL HOST A WEBINAR ON MAY 11TH AT 7 P.M., WHERE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOUSING POLICIES, AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN DALLAS. WE INVITE THE COUNCIL AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO JOIN US.

PLEASE INVITE YOUR YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO JOIN US.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT DALLAS ALUMNI.ORG. WE ALSO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MANY MEMBERS OF THE DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY WHO HAVE SERVED THE CITY OF DALLAS WITH DISTINCTION IN ELECTED OFFICE, CITY LEADERSHIP, AND PUBLIC SERVICE, MANY OF WHOM HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT TO NAME A FEW. OUR CITY SECRETARY, BILLY RAY JOHNSON, VINAY PARHAM FROM PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

CANDACE WEEKS, THE COMMISSIONER OF DISABILITIES.

VERNA MITCHELL, SENIOR AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER. THE HONORABLE TIFFANY, A YOUNG.

HONORABLE CAROLE KING AND THE LATE, HONORABLE DOCTOR MAXINE THORNTON REESE, TO NAME A FEW.

I'M STARTING TO GET IN TROUBLE IF I CONTINUE DOWN THAT LIST.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE MANY DELTAS WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY OF DALLAS THROUGH APPOINTMENTS AND VARIOUS ROLES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

IF YOU ARE PRESENT, IF YOU WILL STAND WITH US.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

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THAT'D BE GREAT. AND I FAILED TO MENTION DEPUTY DIRECTOR RENEE JOHNSON AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. COME ON. INSIDE THE RAILING FOR A PHOTOGRAPH, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND.

WE LOVE A PHOTOGRAPH. ALL PEOPLE GO FIRST. YEAH, IT'S ALL GOOD.

SO THAT MEANS YOU WILL REALLY BE LAST. I KNOW WHERE MY PLACE IS.

ALL RIGHT, AS YOU ALL ARE MAKING YOUR WAY BACK TO YOUR SEATS, I BELIEVE, CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT.

CHAIRMAN WEST, DID YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? YES I DO.

MAYOR. THANK YOU. SO WE ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A PROCLAMATION. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ IT.

BUT FIRST, I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF PLUS WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT.

THE ONES I'M AWARE OF ARE DISTRICTS FIVE, DISTRICT SIX AND DISTRICT 11.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN IF IF WE HAVE TIME, I'D LIKE TO DO A QUICK PICTURE. WHERE IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SINCE JANUARY 1975. SUPPORTS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND.

WHEREAS, THE CDBG PROGRAM HAS STRENGTHENED THE CITY OF DALLAS BY PROVIDING ANNUAL FUNDING TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES NEEDS.

AND WHEREAS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, OUR COMMUNITY HAS RECEIVED CDBG FORMULA FUNDS SUPPORTING A RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING HOUSING REHABILITATION, HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, COMMUNITY COURTS, CHILD CARE, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF DALLAS ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CITY STAFF FOR THEIR DEVOTED SERVICE.

NOW THEREFORE, I, ERIC JOHNSON. ERIC L JOHNSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 6TH THROUGH 10TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I'M REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING I KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING.

BUT CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, FOR WHAT PURPOSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED? PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE HAT? DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT? COULD. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. GO AHEAD. WELL, IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR AND PLEASURE TO.

ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS, RECOGNIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WOLVERINES FOR ACCOMPLISHING A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

THREE YEARS AGO IT WAS FOOTBALL AND MONDAY NIGHT IT WAS FOR WINNING THE NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEND THE TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES WHO, THROUGH A LONG SEASON AND WINNING SIX GAMES TO ACHIEVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

FOR THEIR NOT JUST THEIR SKILL, BUT THEIR FOCUS, THEIR DETERMINATION AND THEIR TEAMWORK TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GREAT EVENT. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY,

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AND THAT'S WHAT I SPEAK TO TODAY. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

I THINK WE OVERLOOKED A PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE LAST GROUP.

SO YOU WANT TO BRING DOWN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. S THE CDC COMMISSIONERS COME DOWN AND THEN THE STAFF AS WELL.

YOU'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THERE, OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT ONE MORE PHOTOGRAPH BEFORE WE GO TO OUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS.

AND THAT BILLY RAY JOHNSON IS OUR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR OUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS.

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THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW HEAR ITS FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS.

I WILL RECITE THE SPEAKER GUIDELINES. SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL AND PERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR WHO BECOMES BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL, WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN PERSON.

FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SESSION.

INDIVIDUALS WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

YOU NOTICE THE TIME. YOUR TIME WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE MONITOR AT THE PODIUM WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, PLEASE STOP. FOR THOSE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS, I WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

ALSO, SPEAKERS, PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REFER TO A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BY NAME AND TO ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO MAYOR JOHNSON ONLY. YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, MICHELLE CROSS, IS COUNCIL.

ROXANNE MOBLEY HAS CANCELED CHRIS HINEBAUGH.

GOOD MORNING. I'M CHRIS HINEBAUGH WITH THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET AND THE ARTS.

FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL MY ARTS COLLEAGUES WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.

THANK YOU ALL. WE CAME HERE THIS MORNING BECAUSE MANY OF US HAVE SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, REHEARSALS AND WHATNOT IN THE AFTERNOON.

AND SO INSTEAD OF EVERYBODY SIGNING UP SEPARATELY TO SPEAK THIS AFTERNOON, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOUR DAY A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.

AND I'LL SHARE SOME THOUGHTS. AND FOLLOWED BY CHARLES SANTOS.

WE'RE ASKING TODAY TO KEEP THE O C FUNDING FROM BOTH THE GENERAL FUND AND THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FLAT IN THE 2027 BUDGET.

WE KNOW THE BUDGET IS GETTING SQUEEZED FROM ALL SIDES, BUT CUTTING THE ARTS IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.

FIRST, THE CITY NEEDS ALL THE TAX REVENUE IT CAN GET.

A 2022 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY SHOWED THE NONPROFIT DALLAS ARTS COMMUNITY GENERATED AT LEAST $20 MILLION IN LOCAL TAXES.

AND THAT STUDY WAS COMING OUT OF COVID. SO WE KNOW IT'S MUCH HIGHER NOW.

CUTTING ARTS FUNDING MEANS CUTTING INTO THE CITY'S TAX REVENUE.

SECOND, WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER CLOSING, ALL THOSE REVENUES WILL ALMOST DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE CONVENTIONS RETURN IN 2031.

LEISURE TOURISM CULTURAL TOURISM IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

WE SHOULD BE LEADING INTO THE ARTS INSTEAD OF PULLING BACK.

AND FINALLY, LAST WEEK THERE WAS THE QUESTION SHOULD THE CITY PULL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM SOME OF ITS MOST IMPORTANT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS THE ZOO, ARBORETUM AND THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER? THIS FUNDING WAS ESTABLISHED TO CARE FOR THESE CITY OWNED FACILITIES BECAUSE THE CITY COULD NOT.

THESE ARE CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS THE CITY HAS MADE AS INVESTMENTS IN THESE IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS.

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THE CITY TURNED OVER MANAGEMENT TO THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ALONG WITH PROMISED FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

TODAY WE HAVE AN AMAZING ZOO THAT WE'RE PROUD OF.

THE AGREEMENT WITH MY INSTITUTION, THE AT&T PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CAME ABOUT BECAUSE THE CITY COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF ITS ARTS FACILITIES.

LOOK AT KALITA HUMPHREYS. USE OUR USE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED FUNDING THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO CARING FOR THE BUILDINGS AND THE CAMPUS, AND THAT COVERS ONLY A PORTION OF THE COST.

WE FUNDRAISED TO COVER THE REST. THAT'S WHY AFTER 16 YEARS, THEY STILL LOOK GREAT.

THESE PARTNERSHIPS WORK. LAST WEEK IT WAS SAID THE CITY IS GOING TO NEED PARTNERSHIPS NOW MORE THAN EVER TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO FIND NEW PARTNERS IF THE CITY WON'T LIVE UP TO THE PARTNERSHIPS IT HAS.

WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY TO HONOR ITS CONTRACTS AND COMMITMENTS, AND PLEASE KEEP ARTS FUNDING FLAT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR DALLAS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CHARLES SANTOS.

GOOD MORNING. I'M CHARLES SANTOS, I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE ON LEDGESTONE DRIVE.

I MOVED TO DALLAS 25 YEARS AGO TO JOIN A VIBRANT DALLAS CULTURAL COMMUNITY.

I AM THE DIRECTOR OF TITUS, A 40 YEAR PLUS ARTS ORGANIZATION.

I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO PROTECT TOMORROW'S DALLAS BY NOT CUTTING FUNDING TO THE ARTS AGAIN.

I'VE INITIATIVES FUNDED BY THE CITY. THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS HAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ROIS IN IN YOUR PORTFOLIO.

BASED ON THE 2022 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, THE DALLAS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE GENERATES NEARLY 900 MILLION, ALMOST 1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT, 14,000 JOBS, 20 MILLION IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE AND 7 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS TO OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE CLOSING THE CONVENTION CENTER FOR UPGRADES.

WE NEED TO INVEST IN AN ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT IS STAYING OPEN AND HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD GENERATING REVENUE, JOBS, VISITORS AND TAX REVENUES LIKE THE ARTS.

WE NEED INVESTMENT, NOT CUTS IN TERMS OF THE ROI.

THERE IS NO SMARTER INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY THAN THE ARTS.

THE ARTS ARE OFTEN AMONG THE FIRST TO BE CUT AND THE LAST TO BE RESTORED.

WE HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT OF HOW CORPORATIONS LOOKING TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS TO DALLAS HAVE PASSED, IN PART DUE TO THE LACK OF ATTENTION TO, AND INVESTMENT IN SUPPORTING A VIBRANT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE THAT ATTRACTS TOURISM, CELEBRATES THE RICHNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN DALLAS.

THE CITY MUST LEAD BY EXAMPLE. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE FUTURE IS IN THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

THAT WORD PARTNERSHIP IS KEY. WHY WOULD A PHILANTHROPIST MAKE A MEANINGFUL COMMITMENT TO PARTNER IF THE CITY IS NOT COMMITTED TO FUNDING THE IMPORTANT WORK? OUR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND ARTISTS ARE PRODUCING.

FOR THOSE OF US CHARGED WITH ATTRACTING THOSE DONORS, CITY FUNDING AND COMMITMENT IS THE CATALYST WE ALL MUST HAVE TO CREATE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY STRUGGLING. THOUSANDS OF JOBS ARE ON THE LINE.

HUNDREDS OF CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, ARTISTS, TAX REVENUES, TOURISTS ARE ALL LINKED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR INVESTMENT IN THE ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT IS THE ARTS. THE DECISION YOU MAKE TO FOR THIS BUDGET WILL HAVE FAR GREATER IMPACT THAN SIMPLY BALANCING THE CURRENT BUDGET.

IT HAS LASTING EFFECTS FOR YEARS TO COME. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE BIGGER PICTURE, THE LONGER LASTING IMPACT THE BUDGET CUTS TO THE CREATIVE ECONOMY WILL HAVE FOR OUR CITY.

NOW IS THE TIME, ESPECIALLY AS THE CONVENTION CENTER CLOSES, TO REINVEST, NOT DISINVEST IN THE CREATIVE ECONOMY.

THE ARTS ARE THE SOUL OF ANY COMMUNITY. IT BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN CULTURES, CREATES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, CREATES SAFE SPACES, ATTRACTS TOURISM, AND CELEBRATES WHAT'S BEST IN OUR CITY.

THERE ARE ARTS PROGRAMS, ARTS ARTISTS AND ARTS INSTITUTIONS IN EVERY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT OF THIS CITY.

SUPPORT THE ARTS NOT BECAUSE IT'S A LINE ITEM TO BE MANAGED, BUT BECAUSE IT IS THE RICHNESS OF OUR CULTURAL LANDSCAPE BY WHICH WE ARE JUDGED AS A METROPOLIS. IT DEPENDS ON IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU. SAM WILLIAMS. TEST. HELLO, MY NAME IS SAM WILLIAMS, AND WHILE I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE, IN MY 32 YEARS OF BEING A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, I'VE LIVED IN MANY OTHERS. AND TODAY I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON A CITYWIDE ISSUE.

OUR BUDGET. THE DIALOG SURROUNDING OUR CITY'S BUDGET MIRRORS THE NATIONAL.

ONE. THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR NATION HAS CHOSEN TO PRIORITIZE DEPARTMENTS OF FORCE AND SUPPRESSION RATHER THAN SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.

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SIMILARLY, WITHIN THE CITY, THERE IS ONLY ONE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS A BUDGET INCREASE OF OVER 5 MILLION NEXT YEAR, AND THAT IS DPD. FOR OVER 60 MILLION OF OUR 90 MILLION PROJECTED REVENUE INCREASE, THERE'S THIS FRUSTRATING NARRATIVE THAT EXISTS.

IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER TIGHT YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE EVEN MORE LIBRARIES, POOLS AND ART FACILITIES.

WE CAN'T AFFORD CITY HALL REPAIRS, AND WE FALL BEHIND IN TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE.

JUST LIKE THE NATIONAL DEBATE, THAT NARRATIVE IGNORES STRONG ARGUMENTS.

LIBRARIES HAVE AT LEAST A 4 TO 1 RETURN FOR EVERY DOLLAR SPENT.

VIBRANT AND ARTFUL CITIES MAKE VISITORS WANT TO BE RESIDENTS AND BRING TAX REVENUE.

MOVING FROM CITY HALL HAS NOT YET TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE RENT WE'LL HAVE TO PAY.

WE REFUSE TO INVEST PROPERLY IN BIKE PLANS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND IN THE STATE OF HOUSING BRIEFING LAST WEEK, IT WAS STATED 23,000. DALLAS RESIDENTS BEING HOUSED.

SAVE THE CITY 280 MILLION, INCLUDING AND JAILING AND POLICE SERVICES.

HOW IS THIS NOT A PRIORITY LIKE THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND PASTOR STATED WELL IN HIS INVOCATION.

FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING AND YET DPD CAN AFFORD TO SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY'S MONEY WITHOUT ANY REVIEW OF EFFICIENCY.

FOR EXAMPLE, INVASIVE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY LIKE FLOCK CAMERAS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BREAK TEXAS STATE LAW BY TEXAS.

DPS HAVE BEEN USED TO TRACK WOMEN SEEKING HEALTH CARE ACROSS STATE LINES AND BY ICE TARGETING OUR NEIGHBORS, DRIVING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY FORWARD. AND YET THEY WERE AWARDED A $5 MILLION CONTRACT.

THAT'S YOUR LIBRARY BUDGET RIGHT THERE, TWICE OVER.

LET'S TAKE THE RECENT BOND PACKAGE THAT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS.

INCLUDED IN THAT WAS THE WHITE ROCK HILLS RECREATION CENTER, WHICH IS A DECADES LONG ADVOCACY PROJECT THAT WOULD SERVE MULTIPLE DISTRICTS WHILE WE INCLUDED FUNDING TO BUILD THE FACILITY. WE DID NOT INCLUDE FUNDING IN OUR GENERAL BUDGET TO STAFF THAT FACILITY.

IN FACT, WE ARE GOING TO BE CUTTING OUR OUR STAFF IN THAT AREA NEXT YEAR WHILE THE CITY MANAGER SYSTEM MAY ASSIGN THAT POSITION A CEO LIKE MENTALITY. DALLAS IS NOT A CORPORATION AND IS SUPPOSED TO EXIST TO SERVE ITS RESIDENTS FIRST, NOT CORPORATE INTERESTS. THOSE ON THIS HORSESHOE HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO REPRESENT THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

AND NOW I ASK THAT YOU BRING BACK YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF DALLAS BUDGETARY SITUATION TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND LOOK AT THE CITY THROUGH A LENS OTHER THAN JUST HOW POLICING CAN SOLVE A SITUATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BARRETT. JOHNSTON.

BARRETT JOHNSTON IS NOT ONLINE. NOT IN THE AUDIENCE.

NOT PRESENT. PEYTON. JACKSON.

GOOD MORNING. COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, AS A SPEAKER, SEEING WHAT HAPPENED TO CHARLIE KIRK WAS SOBERING.

BUT HONESTLY, SEEING THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LOCAL GOP'S WAS EVEN MORE SOBERING.

I MEAN, BECAUSE IF CHARLIE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE LEADER FOR THE CONSERVATIVE YOUTH, WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE US KNOWING THAT LOCAL REPUBLICANS ARE ALLOWING THE PARTY OF INSANITY TO OUTWORK THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT AT BEST? GLENN BECK SAID THAT WHILE IN SEARCH FOR A LEADER IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO? AND IF NOT NOW, THAN WHEN? BECAUSE FYI AND PSA, YOU DO NOT NEED PERMISSION FROM OLD PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN POLITICS AND TO THE OLD PEOPLE WHO HAVE DECIDED TO GATEKEEP POLITICAL PROGRESS.

UNDERSTAND THIS. YOUR TIME IS ALMOST UP IN THIS COUNTRY BELONGS TO US NO MORE.

THE YOUTH IS THE FUTURE. NO, WE ARE HERE. WE ARE BOLD AND WE ARE PRESENT.

MY GENERATION IS NOT HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION OR YOUR FORGIVENESS AND UNDERSTAND THAT OUR CONVICTION, OUR AUTHORITY, COMES FROM NOT TREADING THE LINES OF YOUR USELESS TRADITIONS, BUT MORE SO FROM SCRIPTURES LIKE PHILIPPIANS 413.

IN OUR IMPATIENCE, OF COURSE, OUR IMPATIENCE AFTER BEING FORCE FED A LATITUDE OF EXCUSES IN REGARDS TO REPAIRING WHAT'S LEFT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.

WE'RE TOLD TO GO TO SCHOOL, GET A DEGREE, TO GET A GOOD JOB, AND KNOWING THAT THOSE JOBS HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER TO VISA HOLDERS AND ILLEGALS.

WE'RE TOLD TO BUY A HOUSE WHITE PICKET FENCE.

AND KNOWING THAT THAT STUDENT LOAN DEBT THAT WE JUST ACQUIRED IS NOW CALCULATED INTO OUR DEBT TO INCOME FOR SAID MORTGAGE LOAN.

FURTHERMORE, WE ARE NOW STRADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPOPULATING THIS GREAT NATION RIGHT AFTER DEMOCRATS HAVE CONVINCED HALF OF THESE MEN TO BECOME FAGOTS CRYING OVER CROSSWALKS. SO WHERE DO WE BEGIN? OUTSIDE OF THE GOOD BIBLE? OF COURSE, I SAY AT THE COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, BECOME A LEADER AND HELP PEOPLE GET REGISTERED TO VOTE WHILE GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THEN EVENTUALLY BECOME A PRECINCT CHAIR, THEN EVENTUALLY A COUNTY CHAIR. AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE BEING PASSIVE, GO AHEAD AND BECOME THE CANDIDATE YOURSELF. BECAUSE WHY ARE VOTERS LOOKING OUTSIDE OF THE POLITICAL GAME FOR POLITICAL PLAYERS?

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YOU SEE, THEY KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE LEADERS THAT WE DESERVE, AND THEY KNOW THAT IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE, WE WON'T HAVE THE AMERICA WE DESERVE. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE TOP OF THE POLITICAL GAME THINK THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NAIVE.

THEY THINK THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LIKE LITTLE KIDS WHO CAN'T FACE FACTS. WELL, HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE.

ANY POLITICAL LEADER WHO IS REFUSING TO FACE THE FUTURE HEAD ON IS PUTTING THE AMERICAN DREAM AT RISK.

AND THAT DREAM HAS MADE THIS THE VERY BEST COUNTRY IN HISTORY.

SO CONSIDER THIS A WARNING. NO, AN EVICTION NOTICE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT.

IT IS A NEW DAY BECAUSE LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID JUST A FEW PAGES LATER, WHAT ABOUT OUR AMERICAN DREAM? TAKE HEED TO WHAT I'M SAYING. CONSERVATIVES AND REPUBLICANS, IF YOU THINK THAT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DEPENDING ON THE LOCAL AND STATE GOP TO WIN OVER THE MIDTERMS, WELL, I WON'T SAY THAT YOU'RE THE STUPIDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, BUT YOU BETTER HOPE THE STUPIDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD DOESN'T DIE.

YOU CAN CALL THAT YOUR TIME, I KNOW. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. NORAH SOTO. SOTO WOULD BE VIRTUAL.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU.

YES. SO MY NAME IS NORAH SOTO. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

LAST YEAR'S BUDGET CUTS WERE. EXCUSE ME. ALREADY.

DEVASTATING CLOSING OF LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND REC CENTERS.

TAKING FUNDS FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT EXCEPT PUBLIC SAFETY.

CUTTING RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS IS WHAT ACTUALLY AFFECTS CRIMES AND POVERTY RATES.

POLICE OVERTIME IS WHAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING INTO.

MISS SOTO. MISS SOTO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. I BELIEVE WE LOST CONNECTION.

MISS SOTO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.

I BELIEVE WE LOST CONNECTION WITH MISS SOTO. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THE REMAINING SPEAKERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY.

I'M STILL HERE. I GOT CUT OFF. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT. YOU MAY CONTINUE. YOU MAY CONTINUE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO AS I WAS SAYING, POLICE OVERTIME IS REALLY WHAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING INTO.

AS OF NOW, THERE IS NO MECHANISM FOR OVERSIGHT OTHER THAN AN INTERNAL AUDIT EVERY TWO WEEKS, ACCORDING TO POLICE LEADERSHIP. NOW, WE ALL KNOW HOW IT GOES WHEN POLICE INVESTIGATES THEMSELVES.

SO I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO FORM SOME SORT OF MECHANISM THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK INTO OVERTIME BECAUSE, AS IF IT WASN'T ENOUGH THAT THEY HAVE OVER 35% OF OUR ENTIRE GENERAL FUND, THEY STILL HAVE UNREGULATED OVERTIME.

THEY CAN DO AS MUCH OVERTIME AS THEY WANT AS IS DEEMED NECESSARY.

THERE IS NO CAP ON IT. AND THIS EXISTS OUTSIDE OF THEIR BUDGET THAT IS ALREADY SUPER INFLATED.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE BUDGET AND FIND WAYS TO CUT WHAT IS ALREADY EXTREMELY HIGH, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO, AS IT WAS SAID EARLIER, WE NEED TO START FUNDING THE ARTS.

WE NEED TO PUT THAT MONEY BACK INTO THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE GOT, THE PARKS AND REC AND INFRASTRUCTURE THE OFFICE CULTURE, ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY NEED THE MONEY.

THE POLICE DO NOT NEED ANY MORE MONEY. I'M TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT YOU AND THE CONSEQUENCES THAT IT HAS HAD.

AS A RESULT OF PASSING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH TO STOP IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO WE NEED TO STOP USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE AND ACTUALLY PUT MONEY BACK INTO RESOURCES.

WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE CRIME GO DOWN.

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THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR FIRST FIVE REGISTERED SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. MADAM, CITY SECRETARY COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH, FOR WHAT PURPOSE? I'M SORRY.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ALLOW THE REMAINING TWO SPEAKERS TO TO PROCEED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY OBJECTION? SEEING NONE.

ALL RIGHT. MADAM SECRETARY WE'LL DO A RECORD VOTE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE.

YES. IF YOU OPPOSE. NO. YES. IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR.

NO. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED. COUNCIL MEMBER WEST IS ABSENT.

AND VOTE TAKEN. COUNCIL MEMBER. GRACEY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ IS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BAZALDUA.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BLACKMON. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. STEWART. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

ROTH. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MENDELSOHN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RIDLEY. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIS IS ABSENT AND VOTE TAKEN.

MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO. YES. MAYOR JOHNSON IS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN.

COUNCIL MEMBER WEST. YES. THANK YOU.

WITH NINE VOTING IN FAVOR. THREE OPPOSED, THREE ABSENT, ONE VOTE TAKEN.

THE MOTION PASSES, MR. MAYOR. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS NEXT.

SPEAKER JAMES WARNER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M HERE REPRESENTING BISHOP ARTS THEATER OF DALLAS.

I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN PLANO, TEXAS AND SPEAKING UPON SPEAKING WITH REGARDS TO HOW THE, YOUR DECISION WITH REGARDS WITH REGARDS TO THE ARTS AFFECTS THE ENTIRE AREA. I CONCUR WITH THE AT&T SPOKESPERSON AS WELL AS TITUS, THAT THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT CAUSE, AND WE ASK YOU TO TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER NOT CHANGING THE BUDGET FOR THE ARTS HERE IN DALLAS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARK STERNBERG.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY WIFE AND I, AN INTERRACIAL COUPLE, FEAR FOR OUR LIVES.

THE FAIR HOUSING ACT GUARANTEES SAFETY AND PROTECTION IN OUR OWN HOME UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

A NEW GESTURE ALONE IS ENOUGH TO VIOLATE THESE RIGHTS.

BUT THAT WAS DONE TO ME IN MY FAMILY BY CRYSTAL GARVIN AT LOFTON ROW, OWNED BY WILLOWBRIDGE PROPERTY COMPANY WILLOWBRIDGE PROPERTY COMPANY, REBRANDED FROM LINCOLN PROPERTY IN 2023 AFTER DECADES OF DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS, INCLUDING ICP VERSUS LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY AND RHODES VERSUS LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT.

THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME, BUT NOT THEIR CULTURE.

ANOTHER VICTIM, NIA TAYLOR CLARKE, SAW HER BLACK OWNED BOOKSTORE, BLACKWOOD, FORCED TO CLOSE.

BLACKWOOD REMAINS SHUT TO THIS DAY. DALLAS FAIR HOUSING DIRECTOR COREY LIVINGSTON TOLD US OUR DOCUMENTED NEWS GESTURE BY CRYSTAL GARVIN DID NOT MEET HIS THRESHOLD. HE REQUIRED A PHYSICAL NOOSE OR RACIAL SLURS, A STANDARD NOWHERE IN FEDERAL LAW THAT MANUFACTURED THRESHOLDS.

LET'S WILLOWBRIDGE OPERATE WITH IMPUNITY. THIS IS THE THREAT THAT WAS DELIVERED TO SABA, ONE OF THE VICTIMS BY THIS PARTICULAR ESTABLISHMENT.

SABA, WE NEED TO TALK. I'M GOING TO CALL YOU IN THE MORNING.

YOU BETTER FUCKING ANSWER. THAT THREAT WAS SENT TO SABA AFTER SHE SPOKE TO US.

SHE WENT SILENT. WITHIN 24 HOURS, STEPHANIE WILKES, A WITNESS TO OUR HARASSMENT WHO WAS INSTALLED BY AT OUR NEW COMPLEX BY WILLOWBRIDGE, GLARED AT MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS TAKING OUT TRASH BY HERSELF AND HAVING A PERSPECTIVE BLACK PERSON AS A RESIDENT COMING AROUND AND ACTUALLY VIEWING THE ENTIRE APARTMENT COMPLEX, WILLOWBRIDGE THEN TURNED TO ECONOMIC WARFARE AND ENTRAPMENT.

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THEN AN ENTRAPMENT ATTEMPT HAPPENS WHERE THEY HAVE STEPHANIE WILKES PACKAGE IN A PACKAGE LOCKER THAT WAS SECURE, LEFT IT WIDE OPEN, AND HAD A MARSHAL OUTSIDE, HOPING THAT I WOULD TAKE IT IN THE HOPES THAT I WOULD BE ARRESTED HOURS AFTER WE CALL IT OUT ON CAMERA. I WAS TERMINATED WITH MY FROM MY JOB WITHOUT CAUSE, DESPITE PROTECTIONS AGAINST RETALIATION, FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES KEEP LOOKING THE OTHER WAY.

I'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM HUD OR DALLAS.

FAIR HOUSING. NOT EVEN DISTRICT SIX. NOBODY HAS BEEN WILLING TO TAKE THE CALL AND HAS BEEN GASLIGHTING THE SITUATION AS IS.

EVEN AS MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS THREATENED, TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE EVEN THINKING OF LEAVING THIS COUNTRY.

SO I ASK, WHEN WILL THIS COUNCIL DECLARE THAT WITNESS? SILENCING, THEFT, NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS, GANG STALKING, WITNESS INTIMIDATION, FRAMING, SMEAR CAMPAIGNS, ENTRAPMENT, AND ECONOMIC WARFARE VIOLATE THE FAIR HOUSING ACT FOR SPEAKING UP AGAINST RACIAL HARASSMENT BY AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.

THEY ARE TRYING TO DESTROY US. BUT WE HAVE RECEIPTS.

WE HAVE THIS VOICEMAIL. WE HAVE MULTIPLE VICTIMS. WE HAVE VIDEOS. WE WILL NOT STAY SILENT. WE WANT ACCOUNTABILITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS FOR THIS MEETING, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO THE VOTING AGENDA.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AGENDA ITEM ONE IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MARCH 25TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[MINUTES]

ANY CORRECTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. BEFORE WE MOVE TO YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, YOU DO HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON YOUR AGENDA ITEMS.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

YOU MAY BEGIN. DOLORES PHILLIPS, YOU DO HAVE HANDOUTS.

I HEARD CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WES. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I STAND TO BE CORRECTED IF I'M WRONG.

HE ASKED THE QUESTION, ARE WE TO MOVE FROM THIS BUILDING BECAUSE OF SECURITY REASONS? WE ARE. FATHOM YOURSELVES BEING IN INSURANCE POLICIES UNBEKNOWNST TO YOU.

YOU DO HAVE HANDOUTS. I'M GOING TO SPEAK SLOWLY AND DISTINCTLY, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE IN THREE MINUTES ON THE HANDOUTS.

REMEMBER DF-92-11850. MY DAD, HIS NEGLIGENCE WASN'T NEGLIGENCE. HIS DEMISE BEFORE HIS TIME WAS CAUSED DELIBERATELY AND INTENTIONALLY FOR MONETARY PROFIT. NOW, IN 2017, PHILIP KINGSTON ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO HOW AND WHO AND WHY.

ROBERT GROVES, TWO DECADES MY SENIOR, WAS BEING HARASSED METHODICALLY WITH A MEETING OF THE MINDS.

PHILIP KINGSTON AND SCOTT GRIGGS PAID DEARLY FOR ASKING FOR THAT INVESTIGATION.

WITH THE HANDOUTS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE FABRICATED POLICE REPORT, DPD NUMBER 0273291-A WAS PREMEDITATED RETALIATION. NOW DO YOU SEE THESE BONDERS.

STAY WITH ME NOW IN THE RETALIATORY EVICTION SEPTEMBER 20TH 4 TO 2025 AT NEW MEADOW GREEN.

IT WAS A COVERT, OVERT, CLANDESTINE. YES. WILL YOU SPEAK TO THE AGENDA ITEMS? THESE ARE THE AGENDA ITEMS. WHY YOU SHOULD PASS DPD, WHY YOU SHOULD MOVE FURTHER FROM THIS BUILDING.

AND I'M SPEAKING ON ALL THE ITEMS NOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEY WALKED OUT THE APARTMENT.

HOWEVER, THEY DID IT IN THE RETALIATORY WRIT OF POSSESSION WITH BONDERS EXHIBITS FOR DF-92-11850, WHICH IS NOW IN NAVARRO COUNTY AS AS CASE NUMBER P-19707.

NOW STAY WITH ME, THOSE SAME 911 CALLS ARE ERASED FROM EXHIBIT USB FROM NAVARRO COUNTY.

YOUR 911 CALLS. THEY'RE ALSO STOLEN FROM DC DASH 21-06299.

HONORABLE WILLIAMS, WHO YOU SETTLED WITH HONORABLE JUDGE STACEY WILLIAMS, YOU SETTLED WITH WILLIAMS VERSUS CITY OF DALLAS.

SHE'S THE JUDGE NOW IN THOSE IN THOSE ERASED 911 CALLS AND STOLEN EXHIBITS IN THIS BUILDING.

THEY NETWORK WHEN THEY ERASE THE TRILLION DOLLARS OF DATA HERE.

IT WAS TO PROTECT DALLAS FROM INCRIMINATING THEMSELVES.

NOW, WHEN DALLAS DO WHAT THEY DO, THEY DON'T HAVE A RESPECTABLE PERSON.

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TO MOVE ON FROM THIS BUILDING IS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.

YOU OWE THEM THAT, MAYOR ROLLINS SAID. MAYOR JOHNSON SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO THE BEST FOR HIS PEOPLE THAT IS MOVING BEYOND THIS BUILDING.

TRUST ME, IT'S NOT MADE UP. WE ARE BEYOND THIS BUILDING.

JOHN BATTLE.

YOUR MICROPHONE. THERE'S A BUTTON AT THE BASE OF THAT MICROPHONE.

OKAY. OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JOHN BATTLE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE AND I'M HERE ON THE ITEM 31, FILE NUMBER 26 1043 A THE CITYWIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE.

AND I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO PASS THIS TODAY. THIS ITEM MAKES NO COMMON SENSE.

THE CITY IS TELLING YOU THE PROCUREMENT HAS TO BE REJECTED FOR GROUP ONE, SO THE DEPARTMENT CAN REVISE THE SPECIFICATION.

BUT IN THE SAME BREATH, IT WANTS YOU TO APPROVE ALMOST $38.8 MILLION FOR THE REST OF THE GROUPS.

IF THE SPECIFICATIONS WERE WRONG, INCOMPLETE, OR UNFAIR IN ONE PART OF THIS BID, WHY SHOULD WE TRUST THE REST OF IT? THAT IS A PROBLEM HERE. YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO VOTE FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER.

THE DOCUMENTATION SAYS THERE WERE 13 PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS.

IT SAYS THE EVALUATION WAS BASED ON APPROACH AND WORK PLAN, COST EXPERIENCE, NON GAS POWERED EQUIPMENT AND LOCAL PREFERENCE.

BUT IT DOES NOT GIVE THE PUBLIC ACTUAL SCORES BY VENDOR AND BY GROUP.

IT JUST SAYS MULTIPLE GROUPS. THAT'S NOT REAL TRANSPARENCY.

NOT FOR A CONTRACT THIS SIZE AND NOT FOR A THREE YEAR COMMITMENT USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

AND LET'S BE HONEST ABOUT THIS CONTRACT. THIS IS A THIS THIS IS MOWING GRASS.

SO HOW DO YOU END UP WITH ONE LOCAL COMPANY GETTING MORE THAN $25.6 MILLION.

ONE NATIONAL COMPANY GETTING MORE THAN $12.8 MILLION.

AND ONE SMALL LOCAL COMPANY GETTING 122,000. AND ANOTHER COMPANY OUTSIDE OF NORTH TEXAS BEING BROUGHT IN TO MOW GRASS.

AND FOR $120,000. OF THIS BID, THAT ALLOCATION RAISES REAL QUESTIONS OF WHETHER THIS CONTRACT EVALUATION EVALUATION WAS ACTUALLY FAIR AND OPEN. WHAT WE DID NOT GET WAS A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF OUR EVALUATION AND SCORES, HOW WE STACKED UP AGAINST THE OTHER BIDDERS, OR WHY THE PROPOSALS CAME OUT THE WAY THEY DID.

I WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER IT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

WHEN CAPABLE COMPANIES DO NOT GET MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK, AND WHEN THE SAME INCUMBENT VENDORS KEEP DOMINATING THE AWARDS, IT CREATES THE APPEARANCE THAT OTHER QUALIFIED BIDDERS WERE NEVER GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOUR ATTACHMENT ITSELF IDENTIFIES GARETH, BRIGHT VIEW AND VLAD I AS INCUMBENT VENDORS.

THAT MAKES TRANSPARENCY EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. MY COMPANY, JBA LAND MANAGEMENT, HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

WE ARE THE PRIME CONTRACTOR MAINTAINING THE GROUNDS AT DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE SECOND LARGEST AIRPORT BY LAND IN THE UNITED STATES AND ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD. WE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAIN MEDIANS RIGHTS OF WAY PARKS FOR MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING CARROLLTON, DESOTO, LANCASTER, CEDAR HILL. SO WHAT I'M TELLING YOU HERE IS THAT QUALIFIED LOCAL COMPANIES CAN DO THE WORK.

I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. MY SIMPLE TASK IS TO PULL THIS ITEM, DEFER IT, AND RELEASE THE SCORING BY THE GROUPS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTED OF ITEMS TWO THROUGH 37.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED. AGENDA ITEM THREE HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

AGENDA ITEM FOUR WAS DELETED. AGENDA ITEM FIVE WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MENDELSOHN. AGENDA ITEM SIX WAS DELETED. AGENDA ITEM 14 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MENDELSOHN. AGENDA ITEM 16 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MENDELSOHN. AGENDA ITEM 19 WAS CORRECTED. AGENDA ITEM 23 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

MENDELSOHN. AGENDA ITEM 28 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH AND COUNCIL MEMBER.

MENDELSOHN. AGENDA ITEM 29 WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT AGENDA ITEM 30 WAS PLACED BACK ON THE AGENDA.

AGENDA ITEM 34 WAS CORRECTED. AGENDA ITEM 35 WAS CORRECTED, AND THERE ARE TWO CLARIFICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.

WE'RE CLARIFYING THAT THIS THAT THIS IS NOT FOR THE OMNIGO DALLAS SYSTEM.

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THIS IS YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? ALL RIGHT. I HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON CONSENT. THANK YOU. BILLY RAY, COULD YOU REPEAT THE TWO ITEMS YOU JUST ADDED AT THE END? ONE, WAS THAT SOMETHING ABOUT A SYSTEM CHANGE THE CLARIFICATIONS.

AGENDA ITEM TWO IS BEING CLARIFIED. CLARIFYING THAT THIS IS NOT FOR THE OMNIGO DALLAS SYSTEM.

IT IS FOR THE CITY'S EVIDENCE REPOSITORY SYSTEM IN ITEM 13.

CLARIFYING THAT THE NAME OF THE VENDOR IS SB CONSULTANTS INC.

SO IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE POSTING? IF IT'S FOR A DIFFERENT SYSTEM ON ITEM TWO, CAN I ASK TO DEFER TO THAT QUESTION? REFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. WHAT ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING TO? NUMBER TWO.

I MAY HAVE TO ASK STAFF TO COME OUT HERE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THIS IS JUST A CHANGE IN THERE. I BELIEVE IN THEIR THEIR NAME.

IT'S LIKE A DBA. SO IT'S JUST A CORRECTION FOR THE CONTRACT.

SO WHILE WE'RE WAITING, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION WHICH IS ON ITEM NUMBER 21.

AND THIS IS THE STRATA CONTRACT. AND MY QUESTION FOR THAT ONE IS ABOUT THE FUNDING SOURCES.

YEAH. THIS IS MARTIN RIOJAS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, ON ITEM TWO. IT'S WHEN THE WHEN WE WROTE THE GRANT, WE WERE INITIALLY THINKING WE WERE GOING TO BASICALLY ASK FOR A SYSTEM THAT WOULD HELP THE LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

WHEN WE GOT THE GRANT AWARD, WE DID NOT GET ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THAT.

SO THE GRANT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN AS IF WE WERE GOING TO PROCURE THAT WITH THE VENDOR CALLED OMNIGO.

WHEN WE GOT THE AWARD, WE DIDN'T GET ENOUGH MONEY FOR THAT.

WE DID GET ENOUGH MONEY TO ESTABLISH A APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE WHICH WOULD CONNECT US TO POSSIBLY EVIDENCE.COM OR. AND SO WE CAN. WE CAN ESSENTIALLY ACHIEVE THE SAME GOAL BY GETTING THE GETTING THE STATE, THE CONNECTION THAT THEY NEED TO OUR EVIDENCE, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

AND WE WILL NOT GET THE LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LIKE WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.

SO THEREFORE THE OMNIGO SYSTEM, WHICH WAS IN THE GRANT APPLICATION NEEDS THE WORD OMNIGO NEEDS TO BE STRUCK.

AND IN ITS PLACE, THE EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INSERTED.

SO YOU GOT THE GRANT FOR 40,000. HOW MUCH DID YOU APPLY FOR? WE APPLIED FOR I DON'T RECALL THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT WE ESSENTIALLY I THINK THE, THE LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WAS AROUND 200,000. SO WE APPLIED FOR MUCH MORE. BUT WE DIDN'T GET THAT.

SO THEREFORE AND SO WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM WAS WRITTEN, IT WAS WRITTEN AS IF FROM THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE ISSUE NOW.

OKAY. WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF THE WORKLOAD FOR THE, FOR THE EMPLOYEES IN PROVIDING THAT EVIDENCE AND SUBMITTING IT? WELL, THE, THE APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE WOULD ESSENTIALLY CONNECT OUR EVIDENCE REPOSITORY TO THE STATE.

AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S DONE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE'S, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD.

THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND WHAT WOULD HAVE THE 200,000 GOTTEN YOU THAT THE 40,000 IS NOT.

SO THE 200,000, THE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A FULL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SPECIFIC FOR LABORATORY.

SO IN THE PROPERTY ROOM WHERE WE HAVE FIREARM TOOL KIT EXAMINERS AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL SUITE,

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IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER PRODUCT. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE DIDN'T GET IT.

OKAY. SO IS THIS FROM WHEN THEY'RE LIKE LOOKING AT THE MICROPHONE MICROSCOPE AND UPLOADING IT FROM THERE? YES. SO YES. SO THIS IS THE, THE TOOL KIT EXAMINERS WILL TAKE HIGH POWERED MICROSCOPES.

LOOK AT THE BALLISTICS, LOOK AT THE WEAPON. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GO TO COURT AND TESTIFY THAT IT'S A WET THAT THIS WEAPON IS WHAT'S WHAT WAS USED AT THE AT THE SCENE.

SO THEY ARE THE CREDENTIALED STATE LICENSED FIREARMS EXAMINERS THAT CAN THAT CAN TESTIFY IN COURT.

OKAY. WELL, I JUST RECENTLY SAW THAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? NO. I'M SORRY.

MY SECOND QUESTION WAS, ABOUT THE FUNDING SOURCES ON THE STRATA CONTRACT FOR ITEM 21.

AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE TWO MILLION'S COMING FROM ARPA AND 2.4 MILLION FROM GENERAL FUND.

AND THE REST OF THAT IS AT ALL COMMERCIAL PAPER.

GOOD MORNING. GUS, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.

YEAH. SO THESE PROJECTS ARE FROM AGAIN, LISTED BASED ON WHAT WE SUBMIT, FOR EXAMPLE, TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE QUARTERLY REPORTS, IT HAS A LIST OF THE PROJECTS AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT FUNDS.

SO SOME OF THEM ARE RELATED TO THE 2024 BOND.

WE STILL HAVE LEFTOVER PROJECTS THAT NEEDED TO BE FINISHED FROM THE 2017.

AND WE'VE GOT SOME THAT HAVE THE ARPA FUNDS AND CERTAINLY THE GENERAL FUNDS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED, MADAM SECRETARY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO YOUR FIRST PULLED ITEM. AGENDA ITEM THREE.

[3. 26-1007A Authorize the (1) application for and acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Texas Office of the Governor - Homeland Security Grants Division (HSGD) for the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program (C-UAS) and the C-UAS: City of Dallas FIFA World Cup Protection Project (Grant No. 5731701, Federal/State Award ID No. EMW-2026-CU-05004, Assistance Listing No. 97.161) in the amount of $10,382,400.00 to provide the deployment of portable drone mitigation assets, including mobile trailers and handheld mitigation devices, to enhance the department's counter-unmanned aerial systems capability for the period January 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $10,382,400.00 in the HSGD Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $10,382,400.00 in the HSGD Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Fund; and (4) execution of the grant agreement with the HSGD and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $10,382,400.00 - Financing: HSGD Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Fund]

HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT, DIVISION H G D FOR THE COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS GRANT PROGRAM.

C DASH, UAS AND THE C DASH UAS. CITY OF DALLAS FIFA WORLD CUP PROTECTION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,382,400 TO PROVIDE THE DEPLOYMENT OF PORTABLE DRONE MITIGATION ASSETS, INCLUDING MOBILE TRAILERS AND HAIL HAIL MITIGATION DEVICES, TO ENHANCE THE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS CAPABILITY FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. TWO. ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,382,400 IN THE COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS GRANT FUND.

THREE. RECEIPT AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,382,400 IN THE H G H G D COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS GRANT FUND AND FOR EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE H, G, D AND ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT NOT TO EXCEED $10,382,400.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

IS THERE A MOTION OR A MOTION AND A SECOND. MR. BAZALDUA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST ON THIS SINCE YOU PULLED IT? YES, SIR. FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO GET CLARITY AND MAKE SURE ON RECORD THAT THIS IS NOT IMPACTED BY HB 1900 FROM A COUPLE SESSIONS AGO. SPECIFIC TO THE I GUESS THEIR, THEIR TAKE ON DEFUNDING THE POLICE. AND SO I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE WHERE WE ARE IN ADDING SUCH AN INFLUX OF FUNDING WITH GRANTS THAT THAT IS NOT ELIGIBLE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FUNDS THAT WE'RE BOUND TO AND OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN A FLOOR OF.

THANK YOU. JACK IRELAND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE GRANT THAT THAT LEGISLATION EXCLUDES GRANTS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND THESE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT ON CAPITAL ASSETS. SO WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD NOT COUNT TOWARDS THAT PARTICULAR LEGISLATION THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. JACK. AND DPD SPECIFIC TO THE MANLESS AIRCRAFTS ON THE DRONE FRONT CAN, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE EXTENT OF DATA SHARING OUTSIDE OF OUR NETWORK THAT THE VENDOR IS, IS CAPABLE

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WELL, THIS IS GOING TO FUND SOME DRONE RESOURCES.

WHICH I, I'VE SEEN YOU ALL'S AVIATION DIVISION AND I THINK THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY A NEED AND SOME GOOD WORK IN THE EFFICIENCY. I'M JUST WANTING TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE DATA SHARING SPECIFICALLY WITH FACIAL RECOGNITION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT IN MANY CASES AND IN OTHER CITIES THE, THE CONTRACTS AREN'T, AREN'T COMBED WITH A FINE TOOTH.

AND THE DATA IS AVAILABLE TO BE SHARED WITH OTHER AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

NO, THIS, THIS WOULD JUST BE UNIQUE TO DPD. ALL THIS IS, IS A REALLY MOBILE DETECTION.

IT REALLY IDENTIFIES, DETECTS AND TRACKS LIKE INCOMING DRONES.

WE CAN PUT THESE DEVICES UP AT AROUND THE FANFEST OR IBC, AND ALL IT DOES IS ALERT US TO AN INCOMING DRONE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS AROUND SOME OF THESE SENSITIVE AREAS.

SO THAT WAS REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT.

AS FAR AS INFORMATION SHARING, I'M NOT AWARE THAT WE WOULD BE SHARING ANY INFORMATION.

IT DOESN'T INTEGRATE WITH ANY SYSTEMS SUCH AS FACIAL REC OR ANYTHING. TO BE CLEAR, NOT DPD SHARING.

CORRECT. THE VENDORS NOW. I THINK IT'S PROPRIETARY TO US.

I MEAN, IT'S PART OF OUR AXON CONTRACT. SO JUST SIMILAR TO OTHER SYSTEMS WE HAVE.

IT'S SIMILAR IN NATURE TO EVERYTHING WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR AXON EVIDENCE.COM AXON ER.

SO IT'S AXON AND FLOC ARE BOTH OF THE COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY SHARE DATA IN OTHER IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE CHECKED OUR BOXES.

RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND. NO, IT'S PROPRIETARY TO US.

I MEAN, IT JUST STAYS WITH AXON. IT'S NOT BEING SHARED WITH ANY OTHER FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO THAT NATURE.

AND AGAIN, DOESN'T INCORPORATE WITH WHAT YOU ASKED ABOUT FACIAL REC OR FLOC.

COOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. WELL, THIS IS A VERY EXCITING GRANT, AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK FEMA AND THE GOVERNOR FOR IT.

THIS IS REALLY JUST ANTI-DRONE TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN NECESSARY.

AND HOW WONDERFUL THAT BECAUSE OF FIFA COMING, WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THIS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO RETAIN IT AFTER FIFA GOES.

SO THIS IS WHERE TECHNOLOGY HELPS EXPAND PUBLIC SAFETY AND ALSO ADDRESSES NEW THREATS THAT DIDN'T EVEN EXIST TEN YEARS AGO.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS KIND OF FORCE MULTIPLIER BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE HOW ELSE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MITIGATE THIS KIND OF RISK.

AND IT'S REAL AND IT'S EASY TO DO. AND SO I IMAGINE THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY WILL JUST GET MORE AND MORE SOPHISTICATED.

BUT I'M THRILLED THAT OUR OWN DRONE UNIT WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE IT.

I THINK IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PILOTS YOU NOW HAVE.

CAN YOU SHARE HOW MANY? YES, MA'AM. SERGEANT TODD WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S UAS UNIT.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE PILOTS AND MYSELF, I'M ALSO A PILOT, BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY SHARE A BRUNT OF THE OF THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS.

WELL, I HOPE THAT WE'LL LOOK CAREFULLY AT ACTUALLY NOT JUST REIMBURSING OFFICERS WHO CHOOSE TO PURSUE THIS, BUT ACTUALLY PAYING FOR IT UPFRONT. AND MAYBE THEY PAY US BACK IF THEY DON'T MAKE THE LICENSE, BUT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH EXPENSE THAT I THINK IT'S A BARRIER FOR SOME.

AND THIS IS A NEW WAY THAT POLICING WILL HAPPEN.

SO ANYHOW, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND WAS GLAD TO SEE IT ON THE AGENDA.

AND ALONG WITH OTHER DOLLARS, OBVIOUSLY THAT WE'RE GETTING TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE ISSUES WITH FIFA, BUT THAT WILL STAY WITH US LONG TERM AND IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON FOR AGENDA ITEM THREE? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM PLEASE. AGENDA ITEM FIVE.

[5. 26-659A Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to (1) to exercise the first of three, one-year renewal options with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for on-call professional consulting services for planning and zoning review, in an amount not to exceed $272,000.00 for the period April 10, 2026 through April 9, 2027; and (2) the second of three, one-year renewal options for an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for the period April 10, 2027 through April 9, 2028 - Total not to exceed $672,000.00 - Financing: Building Inspection Fund *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

FOR AN ON CALL, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PLANNING AND ZONING REVIEW IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $272,000 FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 10TH, 2026 THROUGH APRIL 9TH, 2027 AND TWO, THE SECOND OF THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED

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TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $672,000. THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

I HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND. CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

WELL, FIRST I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OUR APPROVAL TIMES HAVE IMPROVED.

ALSO OUR APPLICATIONS ARE DOWN. BUT MY QUESTION ABOUT THIS ITEM IS, IS ABOUT HOW THE CONSULTANTS ARE IMPACTING OUR STAFFING. SO I SENT AN EMAIL TO CITY MANAGER ASKING IF WE COULD JUST HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STAFFING OVERTIME AND HOW THEY VIEW THIS CONTRACT AS IMPACTING THEIR STAFFING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. MY NAME IS ANDREA.

I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ZONING WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

THIS CONTRACT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR STAFFING.

IT IS TRULY ON CALL AS NEEDED BASIS. IT'S JUST TO BE THE BACKUP OF THE BENCH IF YOU WANT.

IT'S NOT EVEN THE BENCH. SO OUR APPROACH TO STAFFING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NEVER RUN INTO ANY BACKLOG ISSUES AND WE ALWAYS MAINTAIN OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND OUR TIMEFRAMES WAS TO HAVE TEAMS FULLY STAFFED TO HAVE FEW TEAMS TRAINED ON EVERYTHING. SO WE ALWAYS LIKE IF I NEED, I CAN ALLOCATE STUFF FROM HERE OR THERE, WHICH IT TOOK US TIME TO DO.

AND THEN IN CASE WE HAVE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE MARKET OR I NEED TO ALLOCATE STAFF TO SOMETHING, I CAN ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP THIS CONTRACT TO GIVE THEM SOME SIMPLE ZONING CASES OR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CASES, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT RUNNING BEHIND.

SO THEY'RE NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE STAFF EVER.

THEY ARE INTENDED TO JUST NOT LET US GET INTO TROUBLE.

HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE? WELL, IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION AND I WOULD HESITATE TO ANSWER JUST BECAUSE BETWEEN LIKE CURRENTLY IN PLANNING AND ZONING TOGETHER AFTER THE MERGER OF THE TWO TEAMS, THERE'S PROBABLY AROUND 80 STAFF. BUT WE HAVE GIS, WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING.

LIKE IT'S A BIG ARRAY. THIS CONTRACT WILL NOT COVER ALL OF THAT.

SO AND ALSO THIS TYPE OF AMOUNT OF STAFFING THAT I HAVE IN MY PORTFOLIO IS SINCE JANUARY. SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR QUESTION AND WHAT TYPE OF STAFFING YOU WANT ME AS NUMBERS TO GIVE YOU SPECIFICALLY THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK THAT FREESE AND NICHOLS DO.

HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE? I WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK WITH THE MEMO TO GIVE YOU SPECIFICALLY JUST OUT OF MY HEAD, I WOULD SAY THE EXACT WORK THAT WOULD BE PER THEIR COMPETENCIES WOULD BE LIKE 2025.

BUT THAT STAFFING, AS I SAID, I'M TRYING TO REALLOCATE, FOR INSTANCE, NOW TO HELP US WITH AUTHORIZED HEARINGS, WHICH PRISON NICHOLS WILL NOT HELP WITH. OKAY.

SO YOU'RE NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE THAT DO THE WORK THAT FREESE AND NICHOLS DO? I MEAN, YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT HIRING THEM, BEING FULLY STAFFED AND TRAINING.

SO HOW MANY PEOPLE IS THAT? PROBABLY AROUND 20.

IT CAN BE MORE THAN THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK WITH A MEMO ON THAT BECAUSE I NEED TO THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE.

OKAY. BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHY I ASKED YOU IN ADVANCE TO HAVE THE STAFFING NUMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS DISCUSSED AND WE WILL SAY IT AGAIN, THE, THE LEVEL OF WORK THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IN THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT DOESN'T REPLACE THE STAFF, WHETHER IT'S 20 OR 20 5 OR 26. IT'S REALLY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT IF WE HAVE AN ON CALL SERVICE, WHICH IS HOW WE WORKED IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO BRING DOWN THE BACKLOG THAT WE HAVE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE, AND WE DON'T GET IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE THEN STARTING TO CREATE A BACKLOG.

IT'S ABOUT THE ADVANCED PROACTIVE STAFFING PLANNING THAT WE'RE DOING.

SO THIS BECOMES AUGMENTATION, NOT REPLACEMENT.

AND WE CAN TRY TO GET YOU AN EXACT NUMBER OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TOUCHING THIS LEVEL OF WORK BETWEEN NOW AND JUST A FEW MINUTES.

IF YOU COULD JUST ASK FOR THAT NUMBER FROM YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD USE A FIRM LIKE THIS TO REPLACE SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT WE COULD OUTSOURCE PART OF THAT JOB? THE ITEM TODAY IS NOT REPLACEMENT.

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WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN NOT ONLY LEVERAGE MORE TECHNOLOGY, WAYS THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS, BUT HOW WE CAN TRULY MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFFING MODEL, WE'RE ACTUALLY OPTIMIZING SERVICE DELIVERY IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION.

WE CAME INTO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS KNOWING THAT WE HAD A TREMENDOUS BACKLOG.

THAT WAS A LOT OF WHAT YOU ALL SAW IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE TIME AND DELAYS AND HOW WE WERE NOT MOVING PERMITS FORWARD.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE DATA, WE'VE BEEN TRACKING OUR WORK.

AND SO AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND LOOK AT THOSE MODELS WITHIN, AGAIN, NOT JUST THIS DEPARTMENT, WE HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU HOW HAVING THE EXTRA SUPPORT, THE STAFFING, WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO CREATE SOME EFFICIENCIES.

THAT'S BEEN A PART OF THE REVIEW THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING NOW FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE? DID I MISS? NO. I THINK ANDRE ROBIN BENTLEY, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

I THINK ANDRE EXPLAINED IT WELL. THIS IS NOT REPLACING A SINGLE STAFF MEMBER.

THIS IS SIMPLY SERGE AVAILABILITY FOR WHEN A BIG RUSH OF ZONING APPLICATIONS COME IN.

IF WE NEED ASSISTANCE ARE THERE. IF WE DON'T USE THEM, WE DON'T PAY THEM ANYTHING.

THIS IS A 2024 COUNCIL APPROVED CONTRACT THAT WE'RE SIMPLY EXTENDING THE TIME ON.

SO SIMPLY A RENEWAL. THANK YOU. I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONTRACT IS.

MY POINT IS THE THE ITEM THAT I ASKED THE MANAGER TO BE PREPARED FOR WAS.

I SAID, I WILL BE ASKING ABOUT THE STAFFING LEVELS IN THE DEPARTMENT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT YEAR.

AND THE REASON WHY I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT IS, HAS THIS ALLOWED YOU TO REDUCE YOUR STAFF? BECAUSE YOU CAN YOU CAN STAFF AT THE SLIMMEST LEVEL AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THIS AS A BACKUP.

HAS YOUR STAFF INCREASED AND YOU HAVE THIS AVAILABLE? COULD YOUR STAFF DECREASE? AND WE RELY ON THIS MORE.

I APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S VERY IMPORTANT BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT OUTSOURCING SOME JOBS THAT AREN'T NEEDED EVERY SINGLE WEEK. AND WE CAN SEE VERY LARGE VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF ZONING CASES THAT COME TO US, AND ALSO A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT ARE COMING TO US.

POINT OF ORDER. MAYOR. THIS ITEM IS FOR ON CALL SERVICES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PERMANENT STAFFING ISSUES.

I THINK WE'RE GETTING BEYOND THE ITEM. THE SUSTAIN.

WE DON'T SECOND THEM. BUT I GET YOUR POINT, JIM.

GRACEY. GO AHEAD. CARA. SURE. GO AHEAD. WELL, THAT'S MY QUESTION IS TO GET THE STAFFING LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH SURGING. THIS CONTRACT.

I MEAN, IT IS RELATED. IT'S LITERALLY WHAT THE CONTRACT'S ABOUT.

GO AHEAD. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, AS WE LOOK AT ALL OF OUR STAFFING MODELS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, WE ARE TAKING INTENTIONAL EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT, NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE PLANS ON HOW WE CONTINUE TO DELIVER SERVICES.

THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TRULY JUMPED IN, LOOKING AT WAYS TO STREAMLINE THE WORKFLOWS, HOW WE UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY, WHAT STAFFING MODELS WILL WORK, WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, THAT THIS IS A SERVICE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED AS NEEDED TO SUPPORT STAFF.

AND WE'RE NOT AT A REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND LOOK AT WAYS TO INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCIES WITH OUR STAFFING MODELS AND SERVICE DELIVERY OVERALL, WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE FULL BODY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAFFING LEVELS FOR THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT DO THE SAME WORK THAT YOU'RE ASKING IN THIS CONTRACT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND WHAT'S ANTICIPATED FOR NEXT YEAR? UNDERSTOOD. WE'LL HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT IN A MEMO. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION TODAY. WILL I BE ABLE TO GET THAT BY FRIDAY? I TALK WITH HR AND STAFF AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST.

OKAY. WELL, GIVEN HOW MUCH WE SPEND ON WORKDAY, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A VERY EASY QUESTION AND ANSWER.

THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN RIDLEY, THANK YOU FOR TAKING OFF THAT THAT HAT BEFORE YOU GOT ON CAMERA.

DID YOU WANT TO BORROW IT? MAYOR. NO, NO, I'M GOOD, I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU. MAYOR CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY METRICS THAT PERTAIN TO THE UTILIZATION OF FREESE AND NICHOLS SINCE THE INITIATION OF THEIR CONTRACT IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, THE AMOUNT THAT'S BEEN PAID THEM, THE NUMBER OF CASES THEY'VE HANDLED.

YES. AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF HOURS.

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SO IT'S TRULY AS NEEDED. BUT FOR THE ZONING CASES, FOR INSTANCE, WHERE WE USE THEM MORE INTENSIVELY WHILE WE HIRED FOR OUR TEAM AND CLEAR THE BACKLOG. THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE ON AROUND 25% OF THE ZONING CASES.

WE STOPPED AND WIND DOWN OF ALLOCATING ZONING CASES BECAUSE WE'RE FULLY STAFFED AND WE DON'T HAVE A BACKLOG ANYMORE.

WE'RE USING THEM WITH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT SINCE FEBRUARY.

AND I WOULD SAY IT'S ALSO AROUND 20, 30% OF CASES, BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO FULLY HIRE THAT TEAM.

SO PROBABLY WE WILL AGAIN WIN DOWN IF WE WILL SEE A NEED BECAUSE OF THE REALLOCATION WITH AUTHORIZED HEARINGS, WE WILL TRACK IT TOO. BUT AT THIS, I WOULD SAY IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT EVERY TIME WE NEEDED THEM, THEY SUPPLEMENTED US AROUND 20, 25% OF THE CASES.

AND DO YOU HAVE ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT'S BEEN PAID THEM, SAY, IN THE LAST YEAR? YES. THAT IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE THE ITEM. SO, YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACT WAS STARTED IN 2024 AND IT WAS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT AND THE AMOUNT WAS A LITTLE OVER $700,000.

SO IN 2024 AND 2025, WE DID SPEND THAT AMOUNT.

AND NOW FOR 2026, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE AMOUNT THAT'S WRITTEN IN THE ITEM, WHICH IS 272.

AND WE ANTICIPATED LIKE AROUND 400,000 PER YEAR JUST TO HAVE IT AS A BUCKET.

THIS IS ALL COMING FROM ENTERPRISE FUND. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT ON GENERAL BUDGET.

WELL, YOU'VE DESCRIBED THIS AS A STANDBY ALLOCATION.

BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, IS THAT TO DATE, YOU'VE SPENT ALL OF THE STANDBY FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOCATED UNDER THIS CONTRACT.

WE SPENT THEM FOR THE YEARS THAT PASSED. RIGHT? YES WE DID. OKAY. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN WAS RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, ANDREA, FOR POINTING OUT THAT THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE FUNDED.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THERE WAS SIX OF US ON THIS COUNCIL WHO.

AND PLUS A COUPLE WHO WERE PROBABLY STAFF MEMBERS DURING THE COVID ERA.

AND WHEN WE REMEMBER, ALL WE WERE DEALING WITH WAS DELAYS IN PERMITTING.

AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AT MULTIPLE COMMITTEES.

AND WHAT A TURNAROUND THAT HAS BEEN MADE BY THIS DEPARTMENT.

I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING INTO COMMITTEE WORK HERE.

AND I THINK MAYOR PRO TEM COMMITTEE, THE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT'D BE GREAT TO HEAR AN UPDATE ON NOT ONLY THE STAFFING, BUT ALSO THE EFFICIENCIES YOU BUILT INTO THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THIS CONTRACT AND OTHER EFFICIENCIES. YOU ALL ARE ONE OF THE FEW DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY THAT ACTUALLY MAKES US REVENUE, WHICH WE DESPERATELY NEED RIGHT NOW. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO KEEP DOING THAT.

SO THANK YOU AND GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. AND I'LL JUST SAY WE ARE PLANNING A ONE YEAR UPDATE SLA LAUNCHED IN MAY OF LAST YEAR.

SO AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE NEXT MONTH, WE'LL BE DOING A ONE YEAR UPDATE ON HOW THAT'S GONE, THE EFFICIENCIES, THE NUMBERS, THE REVENUE AND ALL OF THAT.

AND WE WILL PROVIDE THIS WEEK, THE FOLLOW UP INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED WILL WORK TO GET THAT TO YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM FIVE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 14.

[14. 26-113A Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Agreement with Archer Western Construction LLC, to provide City’s acceptance of Guaranteed Maximum Price Proposal 1 for construction services associated with the Improvement Component No. 1 portion of the Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant Water Quality Improvements Program, in an amount not to exceed $90,000,000.00 (which includes a CMAR contingency of $1,202,500.00 and an Owner’s contingency of $1,790,500.00) - Not to exceed $90,000,000.00, from $4,087,120.00 to $94,087,120.00 - Financing: Water Capital Improvement F Fund ($56,000,000.00) and Water Capital Improvement G Fund ($34,000,000.00) *In alignment with Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program.]

NUMBER ONE PORTION OF THE ELM FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $90 MILLION.

TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $90 MILLION FROM $87,120 TO $94,087,120.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

IS THERE A MOTION? OKAY. NONE. ANYBODY? ANYBODY.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. ITEM 14.

THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY PULL ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE ARCHER WESTERN BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH ARCHER WESTERN DOING A VERY LARGE PROJECT IN MY DISTRICT AND HOW POORLY IT WAS DONE. JUST LAST MONTH, TWO MONTHS AGO, THEY HAD TO RIP UP THE ENTIRE MEDIAN ON HILLCREST FROM WESTERN WAY TO MCCALLUM AND REPOUR IT, REDO IT, CLOSING TRAFFIC LANES ONCE AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD CLOSED THEM FOR OVER A YEAR.

BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY, WORK HAD TO BE REDONE.

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SO I WILL NEVER VOTE FOR A CONTRACT FOR ARCHER WESTERN.

AND IF WE HAD A NAUGHTY LIST, I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO BE ON IT.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE A RECORD VOTE SO THAT I MAY VOTE NO.

YOU MADE PAUL RIDLEY GIGGLE THERE. YEAH. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 14? THE RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR. NO. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED. COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

IS ABSENT ONE VOTE TAKEN. COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RESENDEZ. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BAZALDUA. COUNCIL MEMBER. BAZALDUA. THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE.

THAT'S CORRECT. YES. YEAH. IT'S LIKE A NORMAL COUNCIL MEETING.

YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLAIR. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RIDLEY. NO. DEPUTY MAYOR. PRO TEM. WILLIS. YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO. YES. MAYOR JOHNSON. YES.

WITH SIX VOTING IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED. ONE ABSENT, ONE VOTE TAKEN.

THE MOTION FAILS, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM.

[16. 26-972A Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the State of Texas through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Regional Toll Revenue (RTR) State Highway (SH) 121 toll project (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-513) in the amount of $1,200,000.00 as State contribution from the SH 121 Subaccount toward the total project cost of $1,500,000.00, which includes $300,000.00 as local participation which was met through design of the project, plus any cost overruns for construction of intersection improvements on Arapaho Road at Dallas Parkway within the City of Dallas, including modifications to the westbound left-turn lane, enhancements to pedestrian crosswalk facilities, and the installation of permanent traffic signal infrastructure (2) receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $1,200,000.00 in the TxDOT RTR Arapaho Road at Dallas Parkway Improvements Fund; (3) establishment of appropriations in the amount of $1,200,000.00 in the TxDOT RTR Arapaho Road at Dallas Parkway Improvements Fund; and (4) execution of the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Total amount of $1,200,000.00 - Financing: TxDOT RTR Arapaho Road at Dallas Parkway Improvements Fund *In alignment with Vision Zero Plan.]

AUTHORIZED THE WON ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

TXDOT FOR THE REGIONAL TOLL REVIEW RTR. STATE HIGHWAY SH1 21 TOLL PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200,000 AS STATE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE S H STATE HIGHWAY 121 SUB ACCOUNT TOWARD THE TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $1,500,000, WHICH INCLUDES $300,000 AS LOCAL PARTICIPATION, WHICH WAS MET THROUGH DESIGN OF THE PROJECT, PLUS ANY COST OVERRUNS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ARAPAHO ROAD AT DALLAS PARKWAY WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS, INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS TO THE WESTBOUND LEFT TURN LANE, ENHANCEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK FACILITIES, AND THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO RECEIPT AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200,000 IN THE TEX.

DOT ARAPAHOE ROAD AT DALLAS PARKWAY IMPROVEMENTS FUND.

THREE. ESTABLISHMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,200,000 IN THE TEX.

DOT ARAPAHOE ROAD AT DALLAS PARKWAY. IMPROVEMENTS FUND AND FOR EXECUTION OF THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TEX DOT IN ALL TERMS, CONDITIONS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,200,000. THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN RESENDEZ FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS ITEM, PLEASE. THIS IS FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT ARAPAHOE AND THE TOLLWAY, IS THAT CORRECT? GOOD MORNING. DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS.

YES, MA'AM. IT IS. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.

THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. BUT AS MANY KNOW, THERE IS A VERY, VERY LONG TIME HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT THAT HAS BEEN BOTH ON THE THE, THE PARKWAY SIDE, BUT HAS, AND I DON'T KNOW, THE LAST TWO YEARS TAKEN OVER THE TURNAROUND THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION.

IT'S A CLOSED TURNAROUND. SO ORIGINALLY WHEN YOU'RE GOING SOUTHBOUND ON THE ON THE PARKWAY, YOU CAN MAKE A U-TURN AND HEAD BACK NORTH. AND AT SOME POINT THAT GOT CLOSED YEARS AGO.

AND SO THERE'S AVAILABLE SPACE AND IT IS OCCUPIED.

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AND PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WITH EDISON IS TO LOOK AT GEOMETRY IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THAT CLOSED TURNAROUND AT THAT LOCATION. SO WE'RE HAVING SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

HOWEVER, THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE ACTUAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL REPLACEMENT.

SO BUT WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS ON SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ON ON THAT TURNAROUND.

THE COUPLE THAT'S AT THE ENCAMPMENT HAVE WEAPONS.

THEY'VE BEEN REMOVED AT VARIOUS TIMES. THEY HAVE OFFENDED AT THE STAR POWER STORE THERE.

IT'S, IT'S LITERALLY A MENACE TO THE SHOPPERS IN THAT AREA AS WELL AS A DANGER WHEN THEY ARE AT THE INTERSECTION.

SO I RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT YOUR AREA, BUT WHEN I SAW THAT INTERSECTION, IT'S LIKE, WOW, MAYBE YOU COULD ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF THIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN ODEN, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE.

SO JUST TO BUILD OFF WHAT DIRECTOR KEN CARLEY SAID IF THERE'S CONSTRUCTION IN AN AREA ANY TRAFFIC TO OR FROM THAT AREA WILL BE DISRUPTED. TO BUILD UPON YOUR POINT, THAT COULD INCLUDE ANY ENCAMPMENTS OR LOITERING THAT GOES ON IN THAT INTERSECTION SO THAT THAT PARTICULAR WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM. IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT MY TEAM OR OTHERS CAN PROVIDE IN THAT AREA TO ASSIST.

WE'RE, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT. WELL, ACTUALLY, AS THERE'S, AS THERE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTION AT THAT INTERSECTION OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS NOT DETERRED THE ENCAMPMENT. SO ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE? I KNOW DISTRICT 11 AND 12 WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. MR. ROTH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. I WANTED TO REALLY ACTUALLY, THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN FOR BRINGING THIS UP AND FOR PULLING THIS ITEM.

THIS IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS A MAJOR INTERSECTION.

WE'VE BEEN THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN THAT THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS SITUATION.

AND TO WHATEVER EXTENT WE COULD BE PROACTIVE IN HELPING CLEAN UP THAT AREA AND SORT OF PREVENTING THIS IN THE FUTURE.

OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL ISSUE IS NOT, IS NOT REALLY THE DIRECT ISSUE, BUT THE, THE ABILITY TO GET THESE FOLKS MOVED OUT AND GETTING THE ENCAMPMENTS TAKEN CARE OF WOULD REALLY BE A BENEFIT FOR THAT AREA.

AND IT'S ECONOMICALLY, IT'S REALLY A SIGNIFICANT INTERSECTION.

AND I, AND I APPRECIATE EVERY EFFORT THAT THEY CAN THAT YOU ALL COULD DO TO, TO TRY TO PERMANENTLY FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION THERE RATHER THAN AN ONGOING.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN, FOR BRINGING THIS SUBJECT UP.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 16? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 23. AND IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ONE THAT CERTAIN.

[23. 26-923A An ordinance amending (1) that certain Second Supplemental Indenture authorizing the City of Dallas Senior Lien Special Tax Revenue Notes, Series A (Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Venue Project); (2) the Taxable Note Purchase Agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Tax-Exempt Note Purchase Agreement with DNT Asset Trust, a wholly owned affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., relating to such Notes; and (3) resolving other matters related thereto - Not to exceed $1,928,500 - Financing: 2025 Senior Lien Special Tax Revenue Notes Fund ($628,500, upfront closing costs plus annual fees of $1,300,000 for a total cost of $1,928,500; with additional interest costs as accrued) (subject to annual appropriations) *In alignment with Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Plan.]

SPECIAL TAX REVENUE NOTES SERIES A KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER, DALLAS VENUE PROJECT TO THE TAXABLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AND TAX EXEMPT NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH D AND T ASSET TRUST, A WHOLLY OWNED AFFILIATE OF JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., RELATED TO SUCH NOTES AND THREE RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO NOT TO EXCEED $1,928,500. THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

SO THIS IS $1.3 MILLION FOR BONDS. CORRECT? FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER.

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THIS ITEM IS FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE BRIDGE LOAN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED LAST JUNE.

AND WE'RE SEEKING AN EXTENSION OF SIX MONTHS UNTIL DECEMBER THE 15TH.

AND WHICH TIME? THIS FALL WE WILL BE ISSUING THE REVENUE BONDS.

SO THERE IS A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK DONE TO EXTEND THE BRIDGE LOAN THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT YOU APPROVED WITH JP MORGAN CHASE.

WHY DO YOU NEED THE SIX MONTH EXTENSION? SO WE HAVE BEEN WE'VE MADE SOME DRAWDOWNS, DRAWDOWN OF THE FUNDS.

BUT JUST FOR TIMING PURPOSES WE HAVE WE'RE ABLE TO DELAY THE REVENUE BOND ISSUANCE UNTIL THE FALL WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE SOME OF OUR ANALYSIS RELATED TO THE PLEDGED REVENUES BEFORE WE ISSUE THE REVENUE BONDS IN THE FALL.

AND ROSA, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANY. SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. ROSA FLEMING, DIRECTOR OF CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES.

WHEN WE TOOK OUT THE BILLION DOLLAR DRAW, IT WAS NEVER THE INTENT TO DRAW DOWN THE FULL MILLION AT ONE TIME.

IT WAS TO DRAW DOWN AS NEEDED. SO WE BROUGHT TWO GAPS FORWARD TO YOU.

WE FULLY DRAWN DOWN THE FIRST ONE, THE 259,000,364 830.

WE'VE DRAWN THAT DOWN AND WE'VE SPENT IT AS WE HAVE INCURRED AN EXPENSE.

AND SO THERE'S ABOUT $104 $4 MILLION OF WORK THAT'S UNDERWAY THAT WE'VE NOT YET BEEN BUILT FOR.

WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THE WORK TO BUILD US, AND THEN WE WILL MAKE ANOTHER DRAW.

AND SO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO UNNECESSARILY DRAW DOWN FUNDS THAT WE'RE NOT YET READY TO EXPEND.

SO IT'S GOING TO COST US $628,000 FOR THIS. THAT IS THE CLOSING COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANGE, THE EXTENSION, THE WORK OF BOND COUNCIL FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND OTHERS THAT HAVE HELPED US WITH THE DOCUMENTATION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT. YES, MA'AM. AND WITH THAT EXTENSION, DID YOU HAVE TO SUPPLY ANY DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT? SO WE PROVIDED THE SAME THING THAT WE PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHEN WE LAST BRIEFED, WHICH STILL HAS US AT THE $3.080 BILLION DOLLAR MARK.

SO WE PROVIDED THAT ALONG WITH A DRAW SCHEDULE THAT SHOWS HOW WE WILL COMPLETE WORK UP UNTIL THE THE END OF THE DRAWS AND THE EXTENSION, I BELIEVE. ROSA, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE THE PROJECT DATE.

NO, IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE PROJECT DATE. THANK YOU.

AND SO EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT YOU PROVIDED FOR THIS EXTENSION WAS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THERE'S NOT A SINGLE DOCUMENT THAT WASN'T IN TERMS OF.

NO THERE'S NOT. WE PROVIDED THE IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

WE PROVIDED YOU THE 3.080. WE PROVIDED THE SOURCES AND USES FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE SPREAD OF THE TIME FRAME NEEDED TO DRAW DOWN FUNDS.

CORRECT. THAT'S IN THAT BRIEFING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE MATERIALS FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

YEAH, I DO THINK THE ORDINANCE IS ATTACHED TO THE CURRENT ITEM.

YES. IT'S INCLUDED WITH THE THE POSTED AGENDA ITEM, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BRIEFING MATERIALS.

AND THEN JUST FINALLY, WHEN YOU DO GO FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE ACTUAL BONDS, ARE YOU EXPECTING TO NEED TO UPDATE THESE DOCUMENTS WITH DIFFERENT NUMBERS? YES, MA'AM. THERE WILL BE THE, THE PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE ACTUAL REVENUE BONDS WORK FROM OUR BOND COUNSEL WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ETC.. SO YES, IT WILL BE A FULL BOND ISSUANCE THAT REQUIRES THAT WORK.

AND WHAT IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT YOU'RE EXPECTING FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT? THE TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR THE PROJECT COSTS.

THE CONSTRUCTION COST IS 3080 3,000,000,003.1 BILLION I GUESS IT'S THE TERM THAT WE'VE GIVEN OURSELVES. AS WE SAID IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BRIEFING LAST WEEK, CONTINGENCY FOR VARIOUS FACTORS, INCLUDING MARKET FACTORS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE VOLATILITY OF THAT.

SO WE'VE GIVEN THIS BODY A RANGE OF 3.1 TO 3.3 TO COVER THOSE CONTINGENCIES OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO CONTROL.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO THIS ITEM, AS MENTIONED BY DIRECTOR FLEMING, WAS BRIEFED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECENTLY.

IT WAS ACTUALLY AT THE LAST FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I KNOW MYSELF AND OTHERS STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DESIGN WORK OF, OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FINANCIAL PLAN FOR FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER.

SO WE ANTICIPATE WE STILL ANTICIPATE OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, YOU GUYS COMING BACK TO US FOR TO DISCUSS LIKE THE THE BOND BOND WORK? YES, SIR. WE WILL COME TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I BELIEVE WE'RE FORECAST TO COME IN SEPTEMBER AND THEN IN EARLY FALL COME TO BEFORE COUNCIL.

GREAT. AND I CERTAINLY INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US FOR THAT DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN RIDLEY RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO, JACK, I NOTED THAT FROM THE ITEM, WE'RE PAYING NOT ONLY 628,000 FOR CLOSING COSTS, BUT ANNUAL FEES OF 1.3 MILLION. BUT WE'RE ONLY EXTENDING THE FINANCING FOR SIX MONTHS.

SO DO WE HAVE TO PAY A FULL YEAR'S FEES FOR SIX MONTHS? I'M GOING TO ASK STEVE JOHNSON, DO YOU MIND COMING AND HELPING ME WITH THE FINANCE QUESTIONS? STEVE JOHNSON IS ONE OF OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WITH HILLTOP SECURITY, AND THEN NOÉ ESTRADA IS WITH US FROM ESTRADA AS WELL.

THANK YOU. JACK. STEVE JOHNSON, HILLTOP SECURITIES THE 1.3 MILLION IS ESTIMATED BASED ON THE DRAWDOWN SCHEDULE THAT ROSA PROVIDED US AND INCLUDES THE INTEREST COST ON THE NOTE. FROM NOW THROUGH THE DECEMBER 15TH PERIOD, WHICH IS THE EXTENDED DATE.

SO THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF JUST A SIX MONTH PERIOD OF FEES, NOT A FULL YEAR.

CORRECT. OKAY. AND WHEN IT'S DESCRIBED AS ANNUAL FEES, YOU SAY THAT INCLUDES THE INTEREST.

YES. WHICH IS, I PRESUME MOST OF THAT 1.3 MILLION.

YES. WHAT ARE THE OTHER FEES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT? THERE IS ALSO A FEE KNOWN AS A COMMITMENT FEE.

IT'S A COST TO THE CITY FOR TO PAY JP MORGAN TO HAVE JP MORGAN PROVIDE THE BILLION DOLLAR OF FINANCING CAPACITY. FOR THEIR RECORDS IN REGULATION REQUIREMENTS, THEY HAVE TO SET ASIDE SO MUCH IN THEIR CAPITAL TO COVER THE BILLION DOLLARS THAT THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY DRAW DOWN.

SO THERE IS A COST TO JP MORGAN THAT THEY CHARGE THE CITY FOR THAT CAPACITY.

ANY OTHER FEES INCLUDED IN THAT ONE? THE INTEREST AND THE COMMITMENT FEE AND THE ISSUANCE COSTS SHOULD BE IT.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 23? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. MR. MAYOR, FOR WHAT PURPOSE? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 14.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MR. MAYOR. I BELIEVE THAT THE VOTE THAT WE MADE WAS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AND NOT FOR THE WATER TREATMENT.

I BELIEVE THE ITEM NUMBER 14 IS FOR THE WATER TREATMENT.

THE TO GET THE WORK DONE ON THE WATER TREATMENT.

AND WHILE. YES, I DO AGREE THAT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS SOME SOME MANAGEMENT ON HOW THEY LOOK AT THE AFTER WORK. WE NEED TO GET THE WATER TREATMENT DONE AND THEN DEAL WITH THE TRANSPORTATION PIECE.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION? YES.

YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. MY COMMENTS WERE NOT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.

TRANSPORTATION ACTUALLY HAS FOR THE, FOR THE PROJECT THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH.

DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. AND IN FACT, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO NOTICED ALL THE CRACKING IN THE CONCRETE AND POINT OF ORDER MAYOR WORKMANSHIP.

WELL, THIS WAS HER REASON. POINT OF ORDER. MAYOR.

FOR WHAT PURPOSE, MR. BAZALDUA? I DON'T BELIEVE THE COMMENTS ARE GERMANE TO THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER.

INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL ITEM ITSELF. SUSTAINED.

ANYWAY, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. AGENDA ITEM.

I'M SORRY. I'M STEALING MY TIME. CORRECT. YEAH, THERE'S.

GO AHEAD, BUT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

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SO GO AHEAD. SO THE REASON GIVEN FOR RECONSIDERATION IS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.

IT WAS NOT. IT WAS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE VENDOR AND THE KIND OF WORK THEY DO AND THE WAY THEY INTERACT WITH COMMUNITIES AND THE WAY THEY.

POINT OF ORDER. MAYOR POINT OF ORDER? I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THIS LINE OF DISCUSSION WHEN THE ITEM IS TAKEN BACK UP ON THE FLOOR.

SUSTAINED. I AGREE. THE ITEM FOR POINT OF ORDER WAS MADE BECAUSE IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR, THAT IT WAS ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AS OPPOSED TO PUBLIC DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET YOU KNOW THAT HER COMMENTS WERE ALSO NOT AIMED AT THE AT THE MOTION THAT SHE MADE.

THEY WERE MORE AIMED AT THE UNDERLYING SUBSTANCE AS WELL. SO RESPONDING TO COMMENTS THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE ALLOWED IN THE FIRST PLACE PROBABLY IS NOT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE PERSUASIVE. SO IN OTHER WORDS, THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO HAVE THAT DEBATE WOULD BE IF WE ACTUALLY TAKE THE ITEM BACK UP.

OKAY. IF WE DO WELL, I'LL JUST SAY I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE RECONSIDERED, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT THE TOPIC WAS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER? THIS IS. I BELIEVE. IT'S A SIMPLE MAJORITY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. SO WE ARE BACK ON AGENDA ITEM 14.

ANYONE WANTS TO BE ON FOR PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY.

WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND YOU HAD A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY.

STATE YOUR INQUIRY. DID WE DID WE TAKE A VOTE ON ITEM 23 OR IS THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF ITEM 23? NO, I 23 WAS DISPOSED OF. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR.

THAT'S OKAY. NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM. SO WE'RE WE'RE BACK ON.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE ON THE RECORD I DID NOT VOTE FOR ITEM 23.

OKAY. THANK YOU. NOTED. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. SO ARE YOU.

THAT WAS MY PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW, CHAIRMAN GRACEY, ARE YOU.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE MORE CONFUSION.

THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND ON AGENDA ITEM 14.

WE'RE JUST. SO WE'RE JUST BACK ON AGENDA ITEM 14. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 14? YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE FIVE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.

COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO JUST KIND OF EXPRESS THE REASON I OPPOSED THIS PARTICULAR ONE.

AND IT'S HISTORICAL FOR ME. IT'S NOT ANYTHING NEW.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHEN YOU SEE CERTAIN CONTRACTORS GETTING CONTRACTS CONSISTENTLY AT SUCH LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, THERE IS AN EXPECTATION FROM WHERE I'VE COME FROM AND WHAT I DID AT THE CITY IN TERMS OF INCLUSION, THAT THIS COMPANY HAS NOT HISTORICALLY PERFORMED WELL.

NOW, WHAT THEY DID EXPLAIN TO ME IS THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WATER SIDE AND THE STREET SIDE FROM THERE.

SO THERE IS NO EXCEPTION. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE 32% OF SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION ON THERE SO THAT THEY HAVE.

BUT THE COMPANY AS A WHOLE HAS NOT HISTORICALLY PERFORMED WELL IN THIS SPACE, WHICH IS WHY I WAS OPPOSED TO IT.

AND I SAW IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO REALLY CREATE A WARNING AND, AND A NOTICE FOR THEM, BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH THE CITY FOR SO LONG AND HAD MULTIPLE LARGE CONTRACTS LIKE THIS.

AND THEN THERE IS AN EXPECTATION WHEN YOU'VE MADE THAT MUCH MONEY FROM THE CITY TO, TO.

PARTICIPATE IN THE THINGS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE SETTING UP AND ACTIVELY DO THAT. AND HISTORICALLY, IT'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN A WRESTLE WITH ME.

SO THAT IS THE REASON I WAS OPPOSED TO IT. THANK YOU FOR FIVE MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEM 14.

THANK YOU. ARCHER WESTERN WAS THE LEAD CONTRACTOR FOR DART ON THE SILVER LINE.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I HAD VERY CLOSE INTERACTION, UNFORTUNATELY WITH WITH HOW THEY DO WORK. AND I KNOW THAT AT VARIOUS TIMES I HAVE OPPOSED OTHER CONTRACTS FOR THEM.

IN DISTRICT FIVE, THE COUNCIL MEMBER ASKED ME ONE DAY WHY I WAS PULLING IT AND I SAID, I'M NOT SUPPORTING THIS COMPANY.

I WOULDN'T WANT THAT FOR YOUR PEOPLE. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF ENGINEERING FIRMS OUT THERE THAT CAN DO REALLY GOOD WORK.

AND AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO HOLD PEOPLE TO A STANDARD OF QUALITY OF RESPECT OF HOW WE EXPECT OUR ASSETS TO BE TREATED. I WOULD DRIVE BY. GUS, YOU WERE WITH ME ONE DAY, AND THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS ARE JUST SITTING ON OUR SIDEWALKS.

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THEY WOULD BLOCK OFF ROADS WHENEVER THEY FELT LIKE IT WITH NO TRAFFIC CONTROL, PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK, AT DANGER. NO FLAGMEN. ALL OF THIS IS DOCUMENTED AND THIS IS NOT HOW WE SHOULD EXPECT PEOPLE TO OPERATE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK I HAVE HEARD FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE ABOUT INTERACTIONS AND EXPERIENCES THEY'VE HAD WITH THIS CONTRACTOR AND $90 MILLION, YOU'RE GOING TO REWARD THEM WITH A $90 MILLION CONTRACT WHEN WE KNOW THEY ARE NOT A GOOD OPERATOR.

SO I DO NOT WANT TO RECONSIDER THIS. I'M VERY STRONG IN IN SAYING WE HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE AND EXPECT OUR CONTRACTORS TO DO WORK IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER WITH QUALITY MATERIALS, QUALITY WORKMANSHIP, AND A REGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO THEY'RE GOING TO IMPACT AND WORK AROUND.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEM 14.

THANK YOU. AND I MEAN, THESE ARE THESE ARE ALL VERY LEGITIMATE CONCERNS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.

I JUST I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING THIS KIND OF DISCUSSION AT THE HORSESHOE.

I MEAN, WE HAVE TO RELY ON PEOPLE WANTING TO DO BIDS WITH THE CITY AND GOING THROUGH PROCUREMENT AND WANTING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY IN THE FUTURE.

AND IF SOME PROBLEMS WITH WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE, THEY'RE TAKEN THROUGH SORT OF THE A TRIAL UP HERE. I THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY WE COULD BE WE COULD BE ADDRESSING THIS THROUGH STAFF AND BY HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE MAYBE IN A, IN A DIFFERENT SETTING. THEN, YOU KNOW, ON THE DAY OF A CONTRACT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE PAST ISSUES.

BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DEFINITELY AGREE THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE AIRED OUT.

I JUST I'M EXPRESSING MY CONCERN WITH THE WAY IT'S BEING DONE.

THANK YOU. MISS BLAIR, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

MR. MAYOR, CAN I ASK A QUESTION OF OUR CITY MANAGER? OF COURSE YOU CAN. THIS IS A NORMAL COUNCIL MEETING.

EVERYBODY CAN DO WHAT YOU ALWAYS DO. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

CITY MANAGER, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY? WELL, LET ME SAY THIS.

I HEAR WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE SAYING. AND I, TOO, HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT QUALITY OF WORK FROM OUR CONTRACTORS. I ALSO HEAR WITH COUNCILMAN CHAIR WEST IS SAYING, IS IT POSSIBLE TO TO TO RECONSIDER THIS ITEM IN A DIFFERENT TIME AND WORK OUT SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS AND THEN BRING IT BACK AT A LATER DATE? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT COUNCIL DOES IN THIS SETTING AS IT RELATES TO APPROVAL OF ITEMS THAT IT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.

IF THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT YOU WANT US TO ADDRESS, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO.

BUT LET ME LET ME LET ME SPEAK TO FROM THE PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVE THAT I'VE HEARD WE ARE VERY WELL AWARE THAT THERE IS A GENERAL SENTIMENT THAT OFTENTIMES COMPANIES THAT HAVE HAD REPEAT BUSINESS WITH THE CITY THAT THEY GET COMFORTABLE AND MAY NOT NECESSARILY COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE THE GOALS AND THE VISION FOR THE COUNCIL AS IT RELATES TO PROJECT DELIVERY.

IN THIS PARTICULAR WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WE DO KNOW THAT THIS DIVISION IS ONE THAT HAS PERFORMED WELL.

WE KNOW ARCHER WESTERN IS A BIG COMPANY. AND SO THE SAME DIVISION THAT'S PERFORMING WORK OUT ON THE STREET IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE WORK FOR THE WATER TREATMENT COMPONENT. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO ALWAYS ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AND THOSE CONCERNS.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT STAFF HAS HAD NOT ONLY WITH THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR WE ARE LOOKING AT THROUGH OUR SCORING CRITERIA, HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING VENDORS ACCOUNTABLE WITH THE WAY THAT THEY'VE PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY.

THAT'S A PART OF THE WAY WE LOOK AT EVEN SOME OF THE SCORING.

AND I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS IF COUNCIL WANTED US TO COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

AND WE CAN SHARE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ALL THE VENDORS ARE BEING COMPLIANT.

SO IT REALLY IS THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL. WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED AND WHAT WE'VE BROUGHT IS WHAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH BECAUSE WE'VE ASKED THE QUESTIONS.

THEY HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD WORKING ON PROJECTS WITHIN THE DALLAS WATER UTILITIES SYSTEM, AND WE'VE SEEN THEM PERFORM AND DO THEIR JOBS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE BEING COMPLIANT.

THE BIGGER PICTURE ABOUT THE OVERALL COMPANY, I CAN'T SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THAT PIECE AT THIS TIME, BUT ANY QUESTIONS WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO ANSWER THOSE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.

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FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT'S REALLY THE DECISION OF THE BODY. IF YOU ALL FEEL LIKE YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANSWERS, I I'M STILL WAITING ON THE QUESTION BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED IS BASED ON US GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.

THE SEYMOUR CONTRACT WAS AWARDED PREVIOUSLY, AND NOW WE'RE JUST EXECUTING WHAT COUNCIL HAS ALREADY APPROVED.

SO THIS IS NOT BRAND NEW. THIS IS US NOW IMPLEMENTING THE VARIOUS PIECES OF HOW WE'RE DELIVERING THE OVERALL M4 TREATMENT FACILITY COMPONENT. THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN FOR THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RESPOND ACTUALLY TO SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.

THIS IS NOT LIKE A ONE TIME INTERACTION. THIS HAS BEEN YEARS OF INTERACTIONS.

THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN THE WORST PART OF SERVING ON DALLAS CITY COUNCIL IS DEALING WITH THIS COMPANY AND FRANKLY, THERE'S SOME CHALLENGES WITH SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL.

THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN THE VENDOR AND THE PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN THE WORST.

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY ADDRESSED THIS WITH STAFF REPEATEDLY.

AND IN FACT, GUS ENDED UP HAVING A HIRE AN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT ALL THE WORK BECAUSE IT WAS SO POOR.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE PLACE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION.

THERE IS ACTUALLY NO OTHER VENUE. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING CONTRACTS.

IT IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY OF WHAT WE DO. I AM NOT GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE APPROVING ANY CONTRACT FROM THIS COMPANY, AND I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A DIVISION OR THE WHOLE CORPORATE ENTITY BECAUSE I'VE SEEN HOW THEY WORK.

I'VE SEEN HOW DART FUNDED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT THAT THEN THEY JUST THEY JUST KEPT THEM.

THEY DIDN'T SELL THEM AND GIVE BACK THAT MONEY TO DART.

THIS IS THIS IS A VERY QUESTIONABLE COMPANY AND I WILL NOT APPROVE A CONTRACT TO THEM, GIVEN WHAT I'VE KNOWN AND SEEN.

I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANOTHER VENUE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

SO IF I SEE THAT COMPANY, I'M NOT VOTING FOR THEM BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS, AND I DON'T THINK THEY ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY, OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? AGENDA ITEM 14 MR. BAZALDUA. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WAS GOING TO ASK SARAH IF YOU COULD JUST COME.

IF YOU COULD ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.

ALSO, IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS WHERE HOW WE ENDED UP HERE, PLEASE.

AND BEFORE SARAH STARTS, I DO WANT TO SAY OUR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ITEM ARE NOT RELATED TO THE CIVIL LINES.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF, AS YOU RESPOND TO THE QUESTION, RESPOND TO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING THAT SUPPORTS DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.

YES. THANK YOU. SARAH STANDIFORD, DIRECTOR OF DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.

I HAVE WITH ME MATTHEW PINK, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OVER OUR CAPITAL DELIVERY AND SERVICES PROGRAMS. AS WE HAVE TALKED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS ABOUT THE ELM FORK WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND NEARING ABOUT $533 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS TO KEEP THAT PLANT UP TO DATE, CURRENT REGULATORY STANDARDS AND FORWARD FACING.

AND WE HAD BROUGHT APPROACH TOGETHER TO BRING A CMR FORWARD.

YOU ALL HAVE APPROVED THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ARCHER WESTERN PREVIOUSLY.

THIS IS THE $90 MILLION BUDGET FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

THAT INCLUDES A TEAM APPROACH TO WHAT NEEDED TO BE ORDERED NOW AND WHAT NEEDED TO GO IN OVER THIS FIVE YEAR DELIVERY PROGRAM.

THERE IS A COMPONENT WITHIN THEIR PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT THAT WAS APPROVED.

IT WAS AT A 32% MWBE PARTICIPATION OR SMALL BUSINESS.

SORRY, I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE. SMALL BUSINESS. THEY DO HAVE A ROBUST PROGRAM THAT THEY ARE MEETING AND HOLDING REGULAR SOLICITATION TYPE MEETINGS IN THE COMMUNITIES, AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR LOCAL CONTRACTORS. TWO OF THE LARGE CONTRACTS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS $90 MILLION ARE ALSO SMALL BUSINESSES LOCAL TO THIS REGION. AND THEY DO HAVE DRIVE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE CONTRACT.

SO AS WE BRING THESE FORWARD, WE WILL BRING EACH GMP FOR APPROVAL AND MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

MATT, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I THINK AS SARA MENTIONED, WE WENT THROUGH A BEST VALUE PROCUREMENT FOR THE CMAA BACK IN AND AWARDED A CONTRACT IN NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024, AND ARCHER WESTERN WAS FAR AND AWAY

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SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. THANK YOU. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF TIME ON THE THE OVERALL CONTRACT? THIS CONTRACT RUNS THROUGH 2031 SO THAT WE COULD BUDGET APPROPRIATELY AND BRING IN THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THE PLANT AT THAT 530 TO $535 MILLION RANGE.

SO WITH THE CONTRACT BEING IN PLACE UNTIL 2031, AND A DENIAL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WOULD DO WHAT? YES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE OPTIONS, IF THIS WAS NOT APPROVED TODAY, WOULD BE THAT WE COULD OFF RAMP THIS COMPONENT OF WORK, THIS $90 MILLION WORTH OF WORK, AND DO A TRADITIONAL BID WITH ANOTHER CONTRACTOR.

THAT DEFEATS SOME OF THE PURPOSE OF HAVING THE CMAA THERE TO HAVE ONE CONTRACTOR DOING ALL THE SIX PACKAGES AND HAVE THAT COORDINATION AND COST SAVINGS AND ALL THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO FURTHER ADVANCE SOME OF THE WORK AND REPACKAGE IT AND COME BACK.

BASICALLY BE WHAT IT IS TODAY WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE.

ANOTHER PACKAGE POTENTIALLY ADDED TO IT. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING CHANGED TO COME BACK BEFORE THE BODY TO APPROVE IT.

THAT THOSE WOULD BE THE TWO OPTIONS, BUT THOSE OPTIONS WOULD OBVIOUSLY DELAY AND HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE DELIVERY OF THE PROJECT.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT DELAY AND THE IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE? IT'S HARD TO SAY EXACTLY, BUT IF WE WERE TO BID IT TRADITIONAL BID THAT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AT LEAST A SIX MONTH DELAY, I WOULD ASSUME AT THE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME COULD BE FURTHER IF WE WERE TO TRY TO REPACKAGE, I WOULD ASSUME WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING REPACKAGED PROBABLY IN THE SUMMER AND COME LATE SUMMER TO FALL BACK.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MY BEST ESTIMATION IS 4 TO 6 MONTHS AT LEAST, AND PROBABLY LONGER. YOU MENTIONED THAT AT THE TIME OF PROCUREMENT THAT THEY WERE THE THE BEST.

DO YOU STILL STAND BY THIS COMPANY THAT'S BEEN AWARDED? YES. THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK FOR THE UTILITY.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN MENTIONED, BUT IT'S GOOD TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT BUSINESS GROUP THAN THAT PERFORMED ON THE THE SILVER LINE PROJECT.

WE HAVE A LONG STANDING HISTORY WITH ARCHER WESTERN WITH THE UTILITY.

THEY'VE WORKED VERY WELL WITH US AND OUR STAFF IS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THEM AND HAS NO ISSUES.

THANK YOU. I'LL JUST SAY THAT THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO PULL THE RUG OUT.

WHEN WE HAVE IN FACT, APPROVED THIS CONTRACT, I THINK THAT THIS SETS A REALLY BAD PRECEDENT FOR US TO GO HALFWAY THROUGH OR AFTER WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED A CONTRACT. AND WE'VE SET WE'VE SET DWU UP FOR THEIR ABILITY TO BRING MORE EFFICIENCY TO THEIR DEPARTMENT. I, I DID A RIBBON CUTTING WITH YOU ALL YESTERDAY AND DISTRICT SEVEN ABOUT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE SPECIFICALLY AT THE JIM MILLER PUMP STATION. RIGHT. AND I SPOKE ABOUT Y'ALL BEING A WELL OILED MACHINE OR A WELL WATERED MACHINE, I GUESS. AND I STAND BY THAT. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL DO GREAT WORK.

IT'S A, A HUGE UNDERTAKING. BUT THE OVERALL PRODUCT THAT YOU DELIVER FOR THE RESIDENTS IS ONE THAT I AM GOING TO PUT MY TRUST IN YOU ALL'S EXPERTISE. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A TIME TO PUT A WRENCH IN THIS AND FOR US TO HAVE TO FORCE YOU TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND CAUSE UNNECESSARY DELAYS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERNS ARTICULATED THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED.

I HOPE THAT THE THAT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT DO HAVE CONCERNS.

BUT I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD PRECEDENT TO SET THAT. THERE'S ONE PROJECT THAT WE'RE USING AS THE BENCHMARK FOR A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY. SO I WILL DEFINITELY BE SUPPORTING THIS, AND I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR DOING A MOTION TO RECONSIDER FOR US TO BRING THIS BACK.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN GRACEY, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, THREE MINUTES, THREE MINUTES, THREE MINUTES.

ACTUALLY, I SHOULD. MR. ROTH, ARE YOU ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE FOR.

OKAY, SO HE SHOULD GO. HE HASN'T SPOKEN YET. GO AHEAD.

I'M STILL TRACKING THE PREVIOUS 14. GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN FOR BRINGING SOME HISTORY AND SOME EXPOSURE TO THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON ON A LARGER BASIS TOO, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BIG MONEY HERE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIGNIFICANT WORK THAT, THAT WE'RE CONTRACTING FOR IN NUMBERS THAT ARE

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HOWEVER, WE REALLY NEED TO BE DISCUSSING THIS IN PUBLIC.

WE DO NEED TO BE RECOGNIZING THE HISTORY AND THE, THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES OF, OF, OF OUR VENDORS.

AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY, I'M, I'M ACTUALLY DISTRESSED, BUT I'M ABSOLUTELY PLEASED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING, ESPECIALLY IN OUR, IN OUR POSITIONS OF FISCALLY BEING RESPONSIBLE.

SO. AND EVEN THOUGH I MAY NOT HAVE THE DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR THE FACT THAT THERE'S A HISTORY OF, OF AN IMPROPER OR, OR INADEQUATE DELIVERY OF SERVICES HERE IN THE PAST IS CONCERNING TO ME.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, I HAVE TO RELY AND I WOULD, AND I AM THRILLED TO KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP IN THE PAST, AND I WOULD BE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF OF NOT APPROVING THIS CONTRACT.

AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO JUST EXPRESS MY THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY TO US WHO HAVE NOT REALLY BEEN HAD THE HISTORY WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, CHAIRMAN GRACEY FOR THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL JUST ADD AGAIN, I KNOW WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS THIS, BUT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DRIVE POLICY AND ALL OF THAT AND JUST, YOU KNOW, COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN MENTIONED IT.

BUT AGAIN, AS WE GET THIS LIST OF I'M NOT GOING TO CALL THEM BAD PERFORMERS, BUT PERFORMERS TO WATCH AS WE GO THROUGH THESE EVALUATIONS.

I KNOW AS STAFF IT CAN BE EASY TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE BECAUSE HEY, THEY'VE DONE IT.

WE KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH THEM AND MOVE FORWARD AND THEY CAN GET THIS THING DONE. ALL OF THAT.

BUT AT THIS POINT, WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NEED TO START CONSIDERING PAST PERFORMANCES, EVERYTHING FROM HOW THEY'RE LEAVING THEIR EQUIPMENT IN AND AROUND WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, HOW ARE THEY INTERACTING WITH STAFF? ARE THEY HOW MANY SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS DO WE ARE WE HAVING OR CHANGE ORDERS? ARE THEY HAVING HISTORICALLY? AND WHAT HAS BEEN THEIR OVERALL INCLUSION OUTCOMES OVER THE LAST FIVE CONTRACTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I GET SICK OF APPROVING CONTRACTS WITH SOME OF THESE FOLKS, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU CAN'T EVEN STOP THE ROCK FROM COMING DOWN THE HILL BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS FOR SO LONG.

SO THIS IS FOR ME. I PRAY THAT IT IS A WAKE UP CALL TO NOT JUST ARCHER WESTERN, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER ONES WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT PERFORMED WELL ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY WITH THESE BUSINESSES AND WE'RE JUST CASUALLY APPROVING THEM.

AND THAT'S GOT TO STOP, ESPECIALLY AS WE GO INTO A TIGHT BUDGET SEASON.

WHEN I'M RUNNING OUT OF MONEY, I'M SAYING NO A LOT.

AND SOMETIMES WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH WITH YOU KNOW, CONTRACTS, JUST JUST APPROVING THEM AND REALLY NOT CONSIDERING THIS.

AND I'M ASKING US TO REALLY CONSIDER HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES AS WE SPEND THIS MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE.

WELL, Y'ALL DO, BUT GENERAL FUND DOES NOT. THANK YOU, MISS BLAIR.

RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. I'M LISTENING TO ALL THIS.

AND I AGREE WITH CHAIR. I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA, THIS MAY NOT BE THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, BUT IT'S A MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION THAT WE MUST HAVE.

AND AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALSO SAID, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A POLICY RECONSIDERATION AS TO AS WE PROVIDE AS WE GIVE WE APPROVE CONTRACTS THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.

AND IS IT QUALITY WORK? AND IF IT'S NOT THE QUALITY THAT WE NEED FOR THE DOLLARS WE SPENT, WE NEED TO HAVE A TRUE POLICY THAT ADDRESSES THAT AND GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY AS A COUNCIL, BUT AS A CITY, TO BE A BETTER STEWARDS OF HOW MONEY IS SPENT, WITH WHOM IT IS SPENT, AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO REWORK, WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET QUALITY WORK.

SO. BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, I UNDERSTAND WHAT WITH MR., BAZALDUA SAID, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT BOTH OF CHAIR MENDELSOHN AND GRACEY HAVE SAID ABOUT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE WORK THAT IS NOT BEING DONE CORRECTLY. THANK YOU. WELL, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHAT I'M SAYING IS I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A

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SO I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT CAN WE TAKE THIS, THIS TOPIC TO A COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION AND A POLICY CONSIDERATION TO BE DONE.

SO WE'RE NOT HERE AT THE HORSESHOE OR WHEN WE ARE AT THE HORSESHOE.

WE KNOW WHAT VENDORS WE NEED TO APPROVE AND WHAT VENDORS WE DON'T.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE THE COMMENTS AND THE QUESTIONS.

AND TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE COMMENTS REGARDING THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

WE HAVE STANDARD CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS.

MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THOSE IN A, IN A WAY THAT ALSO ADDRESSES THE WAY WE LOOK AT OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

IT IS A PART OF WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE WITHIN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT.

THERE ARE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE STAFF WHO ARE DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE AWARDING CONTRACTS, THAT THE DELIVERY OF THE WORK, THE WAY THAT THAT DELIVERY IS DONE, THAT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY STANDARDS, MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THE WAYS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT CONTRACT COMPLIANCE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE SOME CHANGES. WE'VE CREATED A MORE UNIFIED CONTRACT COMPLIANCE UNIT TO ACTUALLY HELP AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS.

I THINK DALLAS WATER UTILITIES HAS A WHOLE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE TEAM, SO WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THE WAY WE WE DO IT CURRENTLY AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE BELIEVE WOULD EVEN STRENGTHEN THE DELIVERY OF THE WORK AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF OUR VENDORS.

SO WE DO NOT OPPOSED TO HAVING THAT BROADER CONVERSATION AROUND THE WAY WE'RE HANDLING THAT.

WE CAN BRING THAT TO THE FULL BODY FOR A CONVERSATION OR TO ANY PARTICULAR COMMITTEE THAT CITY COUNCIL WOULD CHOOSE FOR US TO GO AND DISCUSS THIS WITH.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY OF US THAT HAVE HAD THAT CONVERSATION AND THAT EXPERIENCE WHEN WORK IS DONE AND WE HAVE TO CALL SOMEBODY BACK TO RELOOK AT THE QUALITY THAT WE'RE LEFT WITH AFTER THE WORK IS DONE.

IT MAY NOT BE THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR, BUT IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THANKS. YES, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO GO TO CHAIRMAN WEST FOR I COME BACK TO YOU, CHAIRMAN, FOR YOUR FINAL MINUTES.

ARE YOU RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES, CHAIRMAN? YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. JUST A SUGGESTION. I'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS, I THINK, FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AND THIS I BELIEVE THIS IS THE TYPE OF ISSUE WE COULD SEND TO THE CITY AUDITOR TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT.

I DON'T KNOW IF OUR AUDITORS ARE IN OUR MONITORS IN HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT I DON'T SEE WHY THEY COULDN'T LOOK AT THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR.

AND JUST LIKE RESPONSIVENESS AND TIMELINESS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S COME UP IN THIS, IN THIS SITUATION, IF I'M WRONG, I'LL ASK THE AUDITOR TO CORRECT ME.

BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE COULD BRING UP TO TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND IF I COULD JUST JUMP IN, NOT OPPOSED TO THAT. BUT I THINK ALSO JUST FROM AN OVERALL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE ENVIRONMENT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO STRENGTHEN THE WAY WE LOOK AT CONTRACTS OVERALL AND THE DELIVERY OF THE WORK THAT THAT DEFINITELY YOU ARE AWARDING.

HOW WE'RE DOING THAT, I THINK COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BRING AND EVEN TALK ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE THAT MORE EFFICIENT THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE.

SO WHICHEVER WAY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE FOR US TO PROCEED, AUDIT, WE WELCOME THAT AND AN ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AT THE EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE, I THINK WOULD ALSO BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THIS BODY, JUST AS A POINT OF CLARITY.

SARAH STANDEFER, DALLAS WATER UTILITIES THIS CONTRACT AS A BEST VALUE.

SEEMA WAS ACTUALLY ALREADY PUT THROUGH AN ATTESTATION WITH THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT WE FOLLOWED THOSE METRICS, THAT THE SCORING AND SCREENING AND THAT ALL OF THE CRITERIA WERE MET.

SO WE WELCOME ANY OF THAT. BUT FROM A AUDITOR'S STANDPOINT, THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS.

THIS DID NOT HAVE ANY FINDINGS IN THE ATTESTATION. CHAIRWOMAN FOR ONE MINUTE.

THANK YOU. I BELIEVE IT'S CLEAR THE REGULATIONS ARE IN PLACE.

I THINK PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. I THINK THERE'S EVEN BEEN AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VENDOR BASED ON DOES THE STAFF LIKE WORKING WITH THEM? YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE? WELL THAT'S GREAT, BUT WHAT'S NOT BEING CONSIDERED IS THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE ON THE GROUND ABOUT A VENDOR WHO WORKED WITHOUT PERMITS, HAD POOR QUALITY OF WORK, HAD SAFETY VIOLATIONS AND WORKED OUTSIDE OF WORK HOURS.

THAT'S JUST A FACT. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS ANY CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE YEARS OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN LEVIED BY DISTRICT 11 AND 12 ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT, BUT WHAT WE'RE MISSING IS THE MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY OF THIS VENDOR,

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WE'RE JUST A PROBLEM FOR THEM, FOR THEIR ENGINEERING PROBLEM.

AND SO WHAT'S MISSING? THAT'S YOUR MR. GRACEY SAID, IS THE HISTORIC PERFORMANCE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 14? RECORD. VOTE, PLEASE. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT.

A RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. MADAM SECRETARY, THERE YOU GO.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR.

NO. IF YOU OPPOSE COUNCIL MEMBER WEST. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER GRACEY.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RESENDEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BAZALDUA. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BLACKMON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. STEWART. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. MENDELSOHN. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY NO.

DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIS. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO.

YES. MAYOR JOHNSON. YEAH. WITH TEN VOTING IN FAVOR.

FIVE OPPOSED. THE ITEM PASSES. MR.. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 28. AUTHORIZED A FIVE YEAR

[28. 26-1040A Authorize a five-year service contract with three one-year renewal options for 9-1-1 software maintenance and network support to cover Vesta Next Cloud, Rapid Deploy, Vesta Support, NICE, and Text to 9-1-1 for the Department of Information and Technology Services - AT&T Enterprises, LLC, sole source - Not to exceed $28,242,272.05 - Financing: 911 System Operations Fund (subject to annual appropriations)]

NICE AND TEXT TO 911 FOR THE DEPLOYMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

AT&T ENTERPRISES LLC, SOLE SOURCE NOT TO EXCEED $28,242,272.05.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH AND COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

MOVE TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

CHAIRMAN. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. I HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.

STARTING WITH ARCHITECTURE. IS THE SYSTEM FULLY CLOUD NATIVE, OR IS IT A HYBRID LAYERED ON TOP OF LEGACY INFRASTRUCTURE? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. CORNELL PERRY, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

YES, OUR CURRENT SYSTEM IS ON PREM. IN THE CONTRACT RENEWAL, WE HAVE THE OPTION TO GO TO CLOUD IN YEAR FOUR, WHICH WILL BE STRICTLY CLOUD NATIVE AT THAT POINT.

IF THE CITY IF CITY HALL OR THE PRIMARY FACILITY GOES DOWN, WHAT CONTINUES TO FUNCTION IN WHAT FAILS? SO CURRENTLY OUR BACKUP SITE ACTUALLY HAS THE CLOUD VERSION RUNNING IN THE BACKUP SITE.

SO IF CITY HALL GOES DOWN, THEN THE 911 CENTER MOVES TO THE BACKUP SITE AND THEY ARE ON THE CLOUD VERSION THERE.

AND ARE WE REPLACING THE CORE CALL HANDLING PLATFORM OR WE'RE JUST KIND OF UPGRADING AROUND IT? SO THE, SO THE CORE AS FAR AS THE CIRCUITS COMING IN OR, OR EZY NET CIRCUITS THAT WILL NOT BE REPLACED, THAT IS THE BEST STANDARD RIGHT NOW FOR 911 CALL CENTERS.

THE, THE WHOLE CORE OF THE CALL ANSWERING SYSTEM WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE CLOUD VERSION.

AND SO AT THE END OF THIS CONTRACT TERM, WILL WE STILL BE RUNNING ANY LEGACY COMPONENTS? SO NO, WE WILL NOT BE RUNNING ANY LEGACY COMPONENTS CURRENTLY TODAY.

WE, WE JUST RECENTLY, I THINK IT WAS SIX MONTHS AGO, UPGRADED THE HARDWARE WITHIN THE, IN THE CENTER.

SO THE HARDWARE IS CURRENTLY UPGRADED. WHERE WE WANT TO GO IS TO THE CLOUD BASED, WHICH ALLOWS US TO BE MORE MOBILE AND AGILE.

IF WE HAD ISSUES WITH WITH THE CIRCUITS HERE? YES, WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE CLOUD BASED. WHAT COSTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT BUT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR FULL FUNCTIONALITY? SO SOME OF THE AI PIECES WITH SOME OF THE BASE FUNCTIONALITY IS, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT.

AS FAR AS THE ANALYTICS AND OTHER PIECES OF THAT NATURE, BUT THOSE ARE AVAILABLE TO US ON THIS CONTRACT.

IF THE CITY SO DEEMS THAT WE WANT TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

OKAY. AND HOW DOES THIS COST COMPARE TO WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY SPENDING FOR 911 TECH.

SO THIS COST WHEN WE GO TO THE CLOUD, WE'RE SEEING ABOUT A, IT'S A 20% INCREASE GOING

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SO THE CITY WOULD WOULD OWN IT. WE OWN OUR DATA.

CURRENTLY ON PREMISE. WE OWN ALL THAT DATA. AND WHEN WE GO TO THE CLOUD, WE WILL OWN THAT DATA.

AND IS ANY OF THAT DATA STORED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT TODAY? NO, ALL THAT DATA IS, IS, IS, IS BASED IN OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR.

AND WILL IT BE WITH THIS CONTRACT? IT WILL BE CLOUD BASED.

IT WILL BE CLOUD BASED IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WE WILL HAVE THAT ACCESS AND WE WILL HAVE CONTROL OF THAT DATA.

TO THAT POINT. SO IF THIS SYSTEM IS HIT WITH A CYBER ATTACK, WHAT IS OUR FAILOVER PLAN? AND LET ME MAKE SURE I HAVE THAT RIGHT. SO THE CURRENT SYSTEM OR THE CLOUD SYSTEM, THE CLOUD SYSTEM.

OKAY. SO IF THE CLOUD SYSTEM. THEY HAVE MULTIPLE REDUNDANCIES IN THE CLOUD VERSION ONCE WE GO.

SO THEY HAVE A PRIMARY, A SECONDARY, AND THEY ALSO HAVE A DISASTER RECOVERY PIECE.

SO WE WOULD BE SHIFTED TO A DIFFERENT CLOUD WITHIN THE US TO CONTINUE OUR SERVICES.

IF THAT HAPPENS. AND IF THE WHOLE THING GOES DOWN AND IF THE WHOLE THING GOES DOWN.

I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE, THE, THE TRIPLE REDUNDANCY WHEN WE GO TO THE CLOUD PIECES, BUT IF THE WHOLE THING GOES DOWN I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT.

LET ME, LET ME GO BACK AND VALIDATE IF THAT, IF THE ENTIRE CLOUD VERSION GOES DOWN WHERE WE STAND.

HAVE YOU INQUIRED OR RESEARCHED OR HAVE THEY SHARED WITH YOU THE OUTAGES THAT OTHERS HAVE RECEIVED THAT ARE ALREADY USING THE SYSTEM? YES, WE, WE HAVE RESEARCHED THOSE AND, AND TO DATE, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A A SYSTEM OR A TIME WHERE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAS GONE DOWN, WHERE THERE'S BACKUPS OR WHAT HAVE YOU. AND THEN AS I THINK ABOUT IT ON, ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, SO WE DO HAVE AN ADMIN LINE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE CALLS THAT IS LOCAL.

SO I WAS HOPING YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THAT. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO THERE'S A CONCEPT THAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BACKUP. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BACKUP TO THE BACKUP, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BACKUP TO THE BACKUP. TO THE BACKUP? YES.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? I DO. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO END UP TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS AND HAVING ALL THREE KINDS OF BACKUP.

YES. DOES THIS SYSTEM FULLY SUPPORT NEXT GENERATION 911 STANDARDS TODAY? LIKE DO WE DO THAT TODAY? AND IS THIS A STEP TO COMPLIANCE OR DOES THIS MAKE US FULLY COMPLIANT ONCE WE ADOPT THIS? SO OUR CURRENT SYSTEM TODAY, THE THE ESMET AS WELL AS AS THE CALL HANDLING SYSTEM OR BOTH.

NEXT GEN 911. READY. READY TO GO. RIGHT. WE HAVE TEXT TO 911 ALREADY.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO COLLECT VIDEO. BUT OPERATIONALLY, RIGHT NOW THAT HAS NOT BEEN ASKED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IN THE CALL CENTER.

BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE HORRIFIC SCENES THAT MAY BE SEEN BY CALL TAKERS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, IF THAT VIDEO COMES IN OPERATIONALLY WE, WE CAN DO THIS.

WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

SO WHAT NEXT GENERATION 901 CAPABILITIES ARE WE GOING TO BE MISSING MOVING TO THIS? IS THERE ANY OTHER PIECE OR WILL. WE'RE FULLY IN WE'RE WE'LL BE FULLY IN AS WE GO.

CLOUD WILL BE FULLY IN THE PIECE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE NOW AS WE ARE ON PREM IS THE.

THE MOBILITY PIECE IS THE ABILITY TO, TO BASICALLY GO JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE AND BE ABLE TO COLLECT CALLS AND STILL RUN THAT CALL CENTER.

OKAY. SO WHAT? PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE BUILT INTO THIS.

SO SO THERE IS A A PIECE THAT ACTUALLY DOES ALL THE METRICS AROUND THE CALLS THAT COME IN AND, AND IT GIVES BACK FEEDBACK TO THE CALL CENTER OR THE SUPERVISORS OF A, YOU SHOULD DISPATCH, YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN SEATS.

YOU SHOULD DISPATCH, YOU KNOW, IN THIS ORDER OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO THOSE CAPABILITIES ARE THERE AND ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, THAT COME ACROSS FROM THE CURRENT SYSTEM.

SO I'M NOT SAYING PERFORMANCE METRICS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR US TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING WITH 911.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SYSTEM ITSELF BEING AVAILABLE AND AND FUNCTIONING WELL.

YES. SO SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE OUR DASHBOARD WHERE WE KEEP THE STATS OF, OF CALLS IN CALLS OUT SYSTEM UPTIME

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WE HAVE SLAS AROUND THAT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MEETING OUR 99.99% STANDARD.

AND SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE, TO THE SERVICE LEVELS FOR 911 RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY.

ARE YOU EXPECTING THIS CONTRACT WILL REDUCE TIME FOR DISPATCHING A CALL? SO WHEN WE GO FROM CALL TAKING TO DISPATCH. YES, WHEN WE GO TO THE CLOUD VERSION WITH THE, THE AI PIECES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, THE ABILITY, THE ABILITY FOR AI TO LISTEN IN ON THE CALL AND AUTOMATICALLY START MOVING THE CALL TAKER IN THE DIRECTION OF WHERE THAT CALL NEEDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE EFFICIENCIES IN THAT.

AND WHAT'S YOUR TRANSITION PLAN FROM THE CURRENT SYSTEM TO THIS NEW ONE? WHEN YOU SAY THE TRANSITION PLAN. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S SET UP FOR YEAR FOUR OF THIS CONTRACT.

AS WE GO THROUGH OUR CAD, MS. UPGRADE AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS, AND WE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT UPGRADE TO THE CLOUD, RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF, OF MOVING FORWARD OUT OF THE CAD MS..

PROJECT. WHAT TRAINING ARE YOU GOING TO NEED? ANY ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THE CALL TAKERS? THERE, THERE, THERE'S TRAINING IN THE CONTRACT AS WE GET READY TO GO TO THE CLOUD VERSION, THERE IS SOME, SOME SOME DIFFERENCES THAN WITH OUR ON PREMISE ENVIRONMENT THAT THE CALL TAKERS WILL NEED TO BE TRAINED ON.

BUT THAT IS A PART OF THIS CURRENT CONTRACT. WHAT'S THE TRAINING TIME? DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU.

WELL, YOU'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD. YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE NOTES, SO I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED.

HAVE ANY OTHER CITIES EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS DURING DEPLOYMENT OF THE SYSTEM? I DO NOT HAVE ANY. ANY INFORMATION HANDY AS TO ANY CITY THAT HAS HAS VOICED TO US THAT THEY'VE HAD ISSUES, BUT I WILL I CAN GET YOU THAT BACK IN AN EMAIL AS WELL.

IF YOU WERE STARTING FROM SCRATCH FOR 901, WOULD YOU PICK THE SYSTEM? IF I WAS STARTING FROM SCRATCH FROM 911, I WOULD PICK THE HOSTED SYSTEM.

YES. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, THAT WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

YOU DID GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE LAST OF MINE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. RIDLEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, I HAVE A SOME SOMEWHAT LESS TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.

THIS IS AN ITEM DESCRIBED AS A FIVE YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT FOR SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND NETWORK SUPPORT.

SO THIS DOESN'T IN THE $28 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR THIS ITEM, THERE'S NO PURCHASE OF NEW SOFTWARE.

CORRECT. SO IT'S NOT A PURCHASE OF NEW SOFTWARE.

IT IS AN UPGRADE. WE TAKE IT AS AN UPGRADE. SO A LOT OF TIMES IN THE CONTRACTS, AS WE WRITE THEM OUT SO THAT WE DON'T GET BEHIND IN IN THE TECHNOLOGY, WE WRITE THE UPGRADES AS A PART OF THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.

SO HOW MUCH OF THIS 28 MILLION IS GOING TOWARDS SOFTWARE PURCHASES? I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S BAKED INTO THE MAINTENANCE PIECE, SO I'D HAVE TO GET THAT PULLED TO SAY WHAT THAT COST IS OVER THE COURSE OF THE CONTRACT.

WELL, $28 MILLION SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY JUST FOR MAINTENANCE AND A SERVICE CONTRACT, EVEN OVER FIVE YEARS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY RULE OF THUMB WITH REGARD TO THAT, BUT THE SOFTWARE THAT YOU'VE LISTED HERE BY NAME, WILL ALL OF THAT BE UPGRADED OR JUST CERTAIN ONES? SO ALL OF THAT WILL HAVE THEIR UPGRADES AS A PART OF THAT CONTRACT.

I THINK THE BIG PIECE OF THE CONTRACT THAT THAT YOU MAY NOT BE SEEING IS THE, THE MONTHLY CHARGES FOR THE ESMET CIRCUIT.

THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE COST. MONTHLY CHARGES FOR WHAT? FOR THE THE BACKBONE, THE CIRCUIT THAT THE CALLS THE 911 CALLS COME IN ON.

THAT IS A BIG PORTION OF THE CONTRACT. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT CIRCUIT AND ITS REDUNDANCY.

THE INABILITY TO TAKE OVER A THOUSAND CALLS AT A TIME.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE RENT FROM AT&T OR DO WE OWN IT? THAT IS A SERVICE THAT WE WE WE PURCHASE FROM AT&T.

OKAY, SO THIS IS REALLY MORE ABOUT JUST SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE IN THE 28 MILLION.

IT'S SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, YES. AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW PATCHES AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT COME OUT WITH THAT

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SO WAS THIS COMPETITIVELY BID THIS THIS WAS NOT THIS IS A RENEWAL.

IT'S A RENEWAL. YES. OKAY. SO AT&T ENTERPRISES IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING SERVICE AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE TO THE CITY.

THAT IS CORRECT, SIR. OKAY. SO HOW IS IT WE CAN LET SUCH A LARGE CONTRACT AT 28 MILLION WITHOUT COMPETITIVELY BIDDING IT? SO IN THIS INSTANCE, SIR WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT IS IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

I WILL, WILL WILL ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT, THE 911 CALL CENTER HAS SAID, HEY, WE'D LIKE TO DO SOME RFCS TO GO OUT TO SEE IF IN THE FUTURE WE WANT TO TRANSITION FROM THIS.

BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE 911 CALL CENTER TO REPLACE AND UPLIFT EVERYTHING THAT'S THAT'S IN THERE IS GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE YEARS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN WITH THE TRAINING AND EVERYTHING.

SO THE RENEWAL IS TO KEEP US MOVING FORWARD, TO KEEP US SUPPORTED ON A SYSTEM THAT IS AS HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH SOLID THROUGHOUT IT'S TIME HERE IMPLEMENTED IN THE CITY WHILE WE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THINGS DOWN THE ROAD.

WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION AS TO HOW WE COULD LET SUCH A LARGE CONTRACT WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

COULD SOMEONE ELSE ANSWER THAT QUESTION? YES, SIR.

YES, I'LL TAKE IT. I'M JEFF STOVALL, THE CITY CIO.

THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE, WHICH IS AN ALTERNATE TO OUR COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE CITY.

BUT IT IS A PROCESS THAT WE USE. SO AS A SOLE SOURCE, THIS IS A LEGITIMATE PROCESS.

AND HOW MUCH ARE WE CURRENTLY SPENDING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR AT&T SERVICES IN THIS REGARD? FOR THIS SYSTEM OR. SO CURRENTLY ON THE RENEWAL, AS STATED, IT'S IT'S A $28 MILLION RENEWAL OVER FIVE YEARS WITH THREE OPTION YEARS.

SO I BELIEVE WE'RE RIGHT AROUND. LET ME YEAH, DOUBLE THE AMOUNT THAT'S LISTED. WE HAVE IT'S 2.1 MILLION FOR 2026 $2.7 MILLION OR 27.

AND THEN THE FUTURE YEARS ARE AGGRAVATED IT TOGETHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FIVE YEAR TERM.

SO THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FROM 2.1 MILLION TO ALMOST 6 MILLION.

WHEN YOU AGGREGATE IT ON THE FIVE YEAR BASIS, YES.

SO WE DON'T I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS BROKEN OUT BEYOND THE SECOND YEAR.

WE TYPICALLY AGGREGATE THOSE NUMBERS FOR YEARS BEYOND THE SECOND YEAR.

BUT TYPICALLY WE'RE IN THAT 2 TO $3 MILLION RANGE.

SO WHY IS THIS ANNUAL ALLOCATION INCREASING TO ALMOST 6 MILLION.

WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INCREMENT? IS THAT JUST PRICE INCREASES? CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE I DON'T HAVE THE CONTRACT HERE IN FRONT OF ME.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE WE GO UP TO 6 MILLION IN ANY SPECIFIC YEAR, BUT I'LL HAVE TO GRAB THE CONTRACT AND I WILL ANSWER THAT. WELL, I'M JUST USING SIMPLE ARITHMETIC.

28 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE YEARS IS ALMOST 6 MILLION A YEAR, RIGHT? ON AN AVERAGE. DOES IT ESCALATE OVER THAT FIVE YEARS? SO IT'S ACTUALLY OVER EIGHT YEARS. SIR, IT'S THREE ONE YEAR RENEWALS AS A PART OF THAT.

WELL, DON'T WE HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR THOSE RENEWAL OPTION YEARS MORE THAN THE 28 MILLION? THOSE AREN'T FREE, ARE THEY? NO. NO. NO, SIR.

I THINK CORNELL, LET ME JUMP IN FOR A SECOND.

DANIEL GIBSON, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. I THINK WHAT CORNELL'S TRYING TO CONVEY TO YOU, AND I THINK JEFF WAS DOING THE SAME, IS THAT THE $28 MILLION NUMBER THAT'S IN THIS AGENDA ITEM IS FOR ALL EIGHT YEARS. SO THE RENEWAL OPTIONS ARE A PART OF THAT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ITEM, WE DO THE PROJECTION FOR THE FUTURE YEARS.

SO YOU WOULD DO THE MATH DIVISIBLE BY THE REMAINING YEARS.

NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT WE'RE MIDYEAR NOW.

SO THE FIRST YEAR IS JUST A PIECE OF A FULL YEAR.

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT LOOKS THE WAY THAT IT DOES WHEN YOU DO A TOTAL EIGHT YEAR SPAN.

OKAY. AND THEN I ALSO. OH I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. BUT THAT STILL IS OVER $4 MILLION A YEAR, WHICH IS ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT WE'RE PAYING NOW.

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COUNCILMAN RIDLEY, YOU ASKED ABOUT THE UPGRADES.

I GOT A NUMBER. ROUGHLY 1.9 IS THE CURRENT ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR EXPENSE WOULD BE RELATIVE TO THE NEW UPGRADES THAT WE'LL SEE IN THE FUTURE.

CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN FOR THREE MINUTES. I JUST WANT TO HAVE YOU CLARIFY.

USUALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MAINTENANCE FOR THIS WE'RE NOT REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, BUT IN THIS CASE, YOU ARE. SO DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STAFFING THAT'S PART OF THIS CONTRACT THAT WE GET TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT WE NEED? YES. CURRENTLY THAT CONTRACT INCLUDES TWO BODIES THAT ARE 24 BY SEVEN FOR US IN SUPPORT HERE AT THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR OUR CURRENT ON PREMISE VEST CALL TAKING SYSTEM. YEAH. THIS, THIS IS FRANKLY, I MEAN, LOOK, IT'S A PRETTY BIG CONTRACT, BUT THE REALITY IS, THIS IS THE ONE THING THE CITY HAS TO DO BESIDES WATER ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY, NO MATTER WHAT. LIKE WE CAN'T HAVE A HICCUP AT ALL.

AND SO THE OTHER THING THAT WAS TOUCHED ON WAS ABOUT THE CIRCUIT AND IF YOU COULD JUST EXPLAIN THE CIRCUIT ISSUE.

HOW MANY LINES ARE COMING INTO THE CITY? AND HOW THAT WORKS.

JUST JUST BRIEFLY. OKAY. SO JUST NOT TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR PRIOR SYSTEM BEFORE WE WENT TO ESMET, WE HAD BASICALLY A HUNDRED POTS LINES, WHICH ARE PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE LINES THAT CAME IN TO ACCEPT OUR CALLS.

ON, ON DAYS LIKE 4TH OF JULY, NEW YEAR'S EVE, WE RECEIVE OVER A THOUSAND CALLS EASILY ON THOSE DAYS.

THE NEW CIRCUIT, THE CIRCUIT BRINGS IT IN SO IT'S NO LONGER ANALOG.

IT IS DIGITAL. AND THOSE LINES ARE ABLE TO BE SURGED AT, AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHEN THE CALL VOLUME SEEMS TO OVERTAKE WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ALLOCATED. SO THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T MISS CALLS, THAT CALLS AREN'T LEFT UNANSWERED BECAUSE THEY, WILL GET INTO THE CITY AND BE PROCESSED AT THAT POINT IN TIME THROUGH OUR SYSTEMS. SO, AND I'LL JUST REMIND COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN HERE WHEN WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE GETTING A BUSY SIGNAL AT 911 OR CALLS NOT BEING ANSWERED.

WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF HICCUPS. IF YOU WEREN'T ON COUNCIL, YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT IT IN THE NEWS BECAUSE IT MADE EVERY SINGLE STATION, EVERY SINGLE TIME. BUT THIS ACTUALLY MAKES THAT NOT POSSIBLE.

CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND THEN I'LL JUST SAY THIS AT&T SYSTEM WHEN YOU LOOK AT 911 SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THIS IN TERMS OF LET'S SAY A THROUGH C, A THROUGH D? AND THEN I THINK LIKE MORE THAN A THIRD OF 911 CENTERS ACTUALLY USE THIS SOFTWARE.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WHAT I DO KNOW IS FROM THE GARTNER STUDIES, IT IS IN THAT TOP TIER MAGIC QUADRANT AS FAR AS COST CALL SYSTEMS. SO I THINK I AGREE WITH YOU. SO ANYHOW, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC FEATURES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE'S OTHER CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING WITH 911.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SORT OF GO THROUGH ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PIECE, AND I'LL JUST POINT OUT WITH MY ONE MINUTE LEFT, YOUR COMMENT ON HOW LONG IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY SET UP SOMETHING NEW, BECAUSE EVERY PLACE I'VE ASKED HAS SAID 18 TO 24 MONTHS, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING EVEN GOING TO OUR OFFSITE THAT YOU CAN JUST TURN A SWITCH AND GO.

AND I WOULD CAUTION THAT OUR OFF SITE DOES NOT HAVE REDUNDANCY.

REDUNDANCY, REDUNDANCY. IT HAS ONE BACKUP. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON FOR AGENDA ITEM 28? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

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[29. 26-1003A Authorize (1) an acquisition contract for the purchase of hardware and software for an inventory management solution for the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department managed by the Department of Information and Technology Services in the estimated amount $942,506.25; and (2) a four-year service price agreement in the estimated amount $2,272,500.00, with two one-year renewal options in the estimated amount of $1,575,962.00, as detailed in the Fiscal Information, for maintenance and support for an inventory management solution for the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department managed by the Department of Information and Technology Services - Apptricity Corporation, most advantageous proposer of eight - Total estimated amount of $4,790,968.25 - Financing: ARPA Redevelopment Fund ($1,508,996.48) and General Fund ($3,281,971.77) (subject to annual appropriations)]

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT $942,506.25 AND TO A FOUR YEAR SERVICE PRICE AGREEMENT IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT $2,272,500 WITH ONE YEAR WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $1,575,962.

AS DETAILED IN THE FISCAL INFORMATION FOR MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR AN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CORPORATION.

MOST ADVANTAGEOUS PROPOSAL OF EIGHT. TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $4,790,968.25.

THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN.

IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND, YOU CAN'T DO BOTH.

SECOND. OKAY. ALRIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES ON AGENDA ITEM 29.

THANK YOU. I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT RAISES ISSUES THAT ARE BIGGER THAN JUST THE ONE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE ANOTHER INVENTORY SYSTEM.

AND THIS IS A LARGE ONE. WHILE THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A CLEAR UNIFIED INVENTORY STRATEGY.

WE ALREADY KNOW THAT FLEET USES AN INVENTORY SYSTEM.

POLICE PROPERTY ROOM USES A WHOLE NOTHER ONE.

CITY SECRETARY, YOU HAVE AN INVENTORY SYSTEM.

DALLAS WATER UTILITIES HAS ITS OWN PLATFORM AND NOW FIRES PROPOSING A NEW ONE THAT'S GOING TO OVERLAP WITH THE FLEET SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR THINGS LIKE PARTS AND FUEL TRACKING.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE BEEN TOLD SINCE AT LEAST 2023 THAT THE CITY NEEDS A CITYWIDE INVENTORY SOLUTION, BUT THAT HAS NOT MATERIALIZED. AND SO THE QUESTION IS WHETHER FIRE NEED THERE'S NOT A QUESTION.

FIRE DOES NEED BETTER INVENTORY SYSTEM. THAT'S TRUE.

BUT THE AUDIT WHICH VERIFIES THEY NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB WITH THE INVENTORY CONTROL IS.

ARE WE JUST LAYERING ANOTHER SOFTWARE PROGRAM ON.

OR ARE WE ACTUALLY SOLVING THIS CITY WIDE INVENTORY ISSUE? AND TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE JUST LOCKING IN ANOTHER VENDOR FOR ANOTHER DATA SYSTEM THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE INTEGRATED.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DUPLICATE AND PAY FOR CAPABILITIES PARTIALLY WE ALREADY HAVE.

AND LOOK, I ALWAYS WANT TO SUPPORT THE IFR. AND THERE'S NO QUESTION AGAIN, THE AUDITS SHOW WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB WITH INVENTORY.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT DOES THE SAME THING.

AND WE KEEP ASKING FOR THAT ABILITY TO INTEGRATE THESE SOFTWARES INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO ADD NEW ONES. SO THIS SEEMS LIKE SOFTWARE WITHOUT A STRATEGY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO END. WE'RE JUST ENDING UP WITH ACCUMULATION OF SOFTWARE INSTEAD OF DOING THE THING THAT I THINK THE MAYOR TRIED TO SET FORWARD WITH CHAIRMAN JOHNSON'S COMMITTEE FOR CODES FOR GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.

AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND EVERY DEPARTMENT WANTS TO HAVE THEIR OWN THAT THEY CONTROL, THIS IS NOT EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT.

THIS IS THIS IS JUST SATISFYING OUR NEEDS AS WE GO.

SO AGAIN, I SENT QUESTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER IN ADVANCE SAYING, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO PULL THIS UP.

I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WHAT THEY'RE USING, HOW MUCH IT'S COSTING. I SEE CHIEF, YOU ARE JUST READY TO GO, SO I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU SPEAK AND THEN ASK MORE QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

IT'S JUSTIN BAUM, FIRE CHIEF. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

MISS MENDELSOHN, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS, AND WE WE WORKED WITH CIS AND VETTED OUT ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. SURE. WE WOULD PREFER TO USE CURRENT SOFTWARE.

IT'S EASIER FOR US, BUT IT DIDN'T. THE SOFTWARE WE LOOKED AT DID NOT HAVE THE COMPONENT THAT WE NEED TO TRACK THE MEDICATIONS.

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AND IT'S A IT'S AN ISSUE. IT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED.

AND ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE. THESE MEDICATIONS ARE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEBODY'S LIFE AND DEATH.

AND WE COME INTO SHORTAGES, NATIONWIDE SHORTAGES AND OTHER RECALLS.

THAT'S NOT THE TYPE OF THING WE REALLY WANT TO MESS WITH, AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE A PART OF ANY WASTE.

OKAY, WELL, I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT MEDICATION IS IMPORTANT FOR TFR.

THE THE QUESTION IS ABOUT DUPLICATION. SO WHO'S TRACKING FUEL? IS THAT GOING TO GO THROUGH FLEET AND THAT SOFTWARE OR IS THAT GOING TO BE ON THIS NEW ONE? THIS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO WILL TRACK FUEL FOR US.

YEAH. I MEAN IT WILL. AND WHO'S TRACKING YOUR PARTS FOR YOUR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT? THAT CAN BE FLEET. JAMES RUSSELL, ASSISTANT CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS.

CURRENTLY, WE'RE USING THE M5 SYSTEM. WE'RE HAVING TO MANUALLY TAKE THE INVENTORY LOT NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING IN AND MANUALLY ENTER IT INTO THE SYSTEM.

SO OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, THIS SOFTWARE, WE'RE ABLE TO BE USED IN ALL OF OUR WAREHOUSES, OUR CLOTHING AND SUPPLY, OUR MAINTENANCE DIVISION AND FOR PPE MEDICATIONS AND THEN ALSO FOR THE PART NUMBERS FOR PARTS FOR VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND PARTS ARE IN M5 RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS FLEET, RIGHT? YES. SO ARE YOU GOING TO TRACK IT IN BOTH SYSTEMS? IS FLEET GOING TO STOP TRACKING IT? WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK HOURS.

BASICALLY WHAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO DO IS TO NOTIFY US.

WE CAN SET UP NOTIFICATIONS FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PARTS TO BE ORDERED THROUGH OUR SHOP.

BUT ISN'T THAT IS HAVING TO MANAGE THAT THAT'S, THAT IS HAVING TO BE DONE MANUALLY THROUGH MAINTENANCE.

OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT IS HAVING TO ENTER IN THAT THEY HAVE PARTS.

YES. AND WON'T THEY HAVE TO ENTER IT INTO THE SYSTEM AS WELL? THIS SYSTEM IN THE CONTRACT, IT'S, IT'S WRITTEN WHERE THIS SYSTEM WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH ANY CITY SYSTEMS AND ALSO THAT THE DATA WILL BE MIGRATED OVER FROM THE M5 SYSTEM INTO OUR SYSTEM.

BUT WHEN YOU GET A NEW BOX OF PARTS IN, ISN'T SOMEONE MANUALLY GOING TO HAVE TO ADD IT IN THE SYSTEM STILL FOR THIS SYSTEM, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO MANUALLY ENTER. IT WILL HAVE THE FUNCTIONALITY WHERE THEY CAN USE RFID DEVICES AND SCANNERS AND EVERYTHING WHERE IT CAN AUTOMATICALLY ENTER IT IN BATCH ENTERING INSTEAD OF ONE AT A TIME. SO EVERY SINGLE PART FOR A TRUCK OR AN ENGINE COMES WITH AN RFI.

NO, THEY CAN HAVE WE HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS THAT THEY CAN EITHER HAVE A RFI OR THEY CAN HAVE BARCODES.

WE CAN PRINT OUT BARCODES TO PUT THEM ON THERE WHERE THEY CAN SCAN THEM IN INSTEAD OF ENTERING THE PART NUMBERS IN.

ONE OF THE ISSUES WE'RE HAVING WITH THE SYSTEM NOW, SPECIFICALLY ON MEDICATION, IS THAT WE CANNOT ENTER LOT NUMBERS OR BATCH NUMBERS TO KEEP UP WITH THE MEDICATION. AS CHIEF SAID, FOR RECALLS OR EXPIRATION DATES, WE DO NOT GET NOTIFICATIONS THAT THESE ARE ABOUT TO EXPIRE OR THAT WE LOAD EVERYTHING IS MANUALLY DONE. SO THIS WILL GIVE US MORE ANALYTICS WHERE WE CAN.

BUT WHEN YOU SAY IT'S MANUALLY DONE, I MEAN YOU'RE TRACKING IT SOMEHOW.

YEAH, WE'RE TRYING TO MANAGE IT. IT'S AGAIN, ABOUT 150, 140, 150 APPARATUS.

IT'S LIKE IF YOU HAD A GROCERY STORE AND YOU'VE GOT TO GO LOOK EVERY DAY ON THE SHELVES OF WHAT'S GOING TO EXPIRE.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S IT'S NOT DOABLE, NOT EFFICIENTLY.

SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED A SCAN THAT'S GOING TO SEND ALERTS IF SOMETHING'S GOING TO EXPIRE OR WHEN, LIKE IF SOMETHING'S COMING UP ON EXPIRE, THEN WE WOULD USE THEM MEDICATIONS IN ORDER NOT TO WASTE ANY.

BUT IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO DO MANUALLY. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO.

OKAY, WELL, SO IT'S ABOUT $900,000 A YEAR FOR THE SOFTWARE.

YEAH, WE'RE PARTS OF IT ARE ALREADY BEING DONE BY M FIVE.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S A MEDICATION ISSUE THAT'S NOT COVERED, AND YOU'RE TELLING ME WITH OUR VERY ROBUST DATA ANALYTICS GROUP,

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THE SOFTWARE THE CITY HAS. WE'RE NOT THE SOFTWARE EXPERTS, SO WE HAVE TO RELY ON YOU KNOW, INFORMATION FROM THE EXPERTS. AND WE, WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH.

BUT THIS I ASSURE, I KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE. IT'S NECESSARY.

I'LL SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF MODIFICATIONS PRIMARILY THE SOFTWARE THAT'S BEING USED BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED AROUND ASSETS FOR DISCRETE PARTS. IT'S NOT DESIGNED AROUND ASSETS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY THAT ARE PERISHABLE ASSETS THAT REQUIRE TRACKING ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ACROSS MOBILE MOBILE DISPENSARIES, EFFECTIVELY ANYTIME THAT WE'RE DISPENSING THAT TYPE OF MEDICATION.

THIS SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED FOR THAT. COULD IT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO HAVE ASKED THAT VENDOR TO GO BACK AND TRY TO INTEGRATE THAT CAPABILITY OR BUILD THAT CAPABILITY? THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

HOWEVER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A ONE OFF.

INSIDE OF THAT APPLICATION, IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BUILD, TO PERFORM THAT FUNCTION, NOR WOULD THERE BE ANY OTHER PARTICULAR USERS OF THAT FUNCTION OTHER THAN US. EVEN IF WE PAID FOR THAT. SO IT WOULD BE A CUSTOM ADD ON WITH THE VENDOR.

EVEN IF WE CHOSE TO GO THAT DIRECTION FOR THIS, FOR THIS PARTICULAR SELECTION, WE DID LOOK AT EIGHT DIFFERENT PROPOSALS BEFORE COMING BACK TO THIS SPECIFIC PROPOSAL THAT MET THE FUNCTIONALITY THAT WAS NEEDED.

BY FIRE. SO IT'S YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION. WE NEED ANOTHER SOFTWARE FOR INVENTORY.

MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION IS THAT OUR EXISTING ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DID NOT COVER THE FUNCTIONALITY THAT WAS REQUIRED BY FIRE.

AND DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD HAVE ONE CITYWIDE SYSTEM THAT CAN COVER MOST DEPARTMENTS INSTEAD OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT ONES? GENERAL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS BEST PRACTICE.

AND THE BEST PRACTICE WOULD BE TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RATHER THAN GOING TO A SINGLE APPLICATION, BECAUSE EFFECTIVELY THE CITY IS A CONGLOMERATE OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BUSINESS UNITS, WHICH ALL EXIST IN DIFFERENT SECTORS.

SO ANY TIME THAT WE'RE ADDING A SOFTWARE THAT NEEDS A SPECIFIC FUNCTION, WE CAN COVER MANY OF THE FUNCTIONS THAT MAY COME WITH A SINGLE SOFTWARE SYSTEM, BUT NOT NECESSARILY ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS. SO THOSE FUNCTIONS HAVE TO BE EVALUATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY REALLY MEET THE NEED OF THAT PARTICULAR SECTOR, THAT PARTICULAR BUSINESS UNIT. AND IF WE CAN MODIFY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE OVERALL INVENTORY DOWN, WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. IN THIS CASE, IT REALLY WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WARRANTED FOR THIS TYPE OF APPLICATION.

WELL, I WONDER IF THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A LESS EXPENSIVE SOFTWARE THAT COULD HAVE JUST TRACKED MEDICINES.

WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT WE DID EVALUATE A PROPOSALS ALONG THESE LINES THAT DID COVER THIS PARTICULAR SET OF APPLICATION.

THIS SET OF NEEDS, AND THIS WAS THE ONE THAT WAS SELECTED OUT OF THE EIGHT.

THIS WAS THE BEST SELECTION. OKAY. WELL, MY FINAL COMMENT IS JUST THAT WE SEEM TO BE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, ADDING MORE AND MORE SOFTWARE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE THE OUTRAGEOUS NUMBER WE HAVE.

THANK YOU. MR. ROTH, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THE THAT WHAT WAS BEING ASKED HERE.

THE 942 $942,000 IS FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.

THAT'S A ONE TIME PURCHASE SITUATION. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT THAT SEGMENT OF IT IS. YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER AND THEN THE OTHER 3.8 MILLION IS A ONGOING SIX YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES AND, AND ASSISTANCE IS THAT IS IT IS THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL? THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE EXTRA THAT'S $600,000 PLUS OR MINUS EVERY YEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE DEAL IS THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET MY ARMS AROUND. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT ALL OF THE SOFTWARE IS THAT WE WHAT DO WE GET FOR THAT $600,000 A YEAR? AND AGAIN, I'M NOT CRITICIZING THE SITUATION.

I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS AS A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COST THAT WE'RE HAVING ON EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT IS ON OUR SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND SEEMS LIKE THAT'S RELATED TO SUPPORT AND UPGRADES.

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SO, I MEAN, AND THE MAINTENANCE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT IS REALLY THE, WHAT ARE WE GETTING FOR THE 600,000 BUCKS EVERY YEAR? I MEAN, I, I COULDN'T, I'M NOT THE EXPERT TO EXPLAIN THAT SPECIFICALLY.

AND, AND WE LOOK AT THIS LOOK FROM THE SAME AS YOU DO AND WHY, WHY IS IT THIS MUCH FOR MAINTENANCE? BUT IT, IT COMES THAT WAY AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST GET THE 900,000 AND THEN WE'RE ON OUR OWN FOR MAINTENANCE. IT COMES AS A PACKAGE AND I'LL LET THE EXPERTS EXPLAIN IT FURTHER.

YES. AND SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE ARE GOING DOWN THIS TYPE OF ROAD, YOU ARE PAYING FOR A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT.

SO THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE SOFTWARE, BUT ALSO THE HOSTING OF THAT SOFTWARE OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE SPECIFIC NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZING THAT SOFTWARE. SO IT'S PACKAGED BY ITS USAGE, BY THAT IS THE GENERAL NOTION OF ANY TYPE OF SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE, AS WELL AS THE INITIAL COST ASSOCIATED WITH ANY HARDWARE THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED UPFRONT, BECAUSE WE ARE PERFORMING SOME FUNCTIONS WITH A DIFFERENT SET OF HARDWARE, LIKE SCANNERS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USING IN THE PAST.

THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MR. FOR THREE MINUTES. HOW DO YOU FIND THAT THIS SOFTWARE ALIGNS WITH THE AUDITOR'S RECOMMENDATION FOR A COMMON SYSTEM, COMMON INVENTORY TRACKING SYSTEM.

WELL, I WOULD FIND THAT A SINGLE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ALL THE UNITS OF THE CITY WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE FEASIBLE.

SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, THIS SOFTWARE, EACH BUSINESS UNIT WILL STILL HAVE INVENTORY NEEDS AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE COMMON AND SHARED ACROSS EVERY BUSINESS UNIT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SOFTWARE THAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET, TYPICALLY INVENTORY SYSTEMS AREN'T NECESSARILY STANDALONE.

THEY ALSO EXIST WITH OTHER FUNCTIONS INSIDE OF A PIECE OF SOFTWARE.

FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A PIECE OF SOFTWARE CALLED MAXIMO, WHICH WE DO USE FOR INVENTORY.

THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT'S INSIDE OF OUR OUR, OUR OVERALL CAPABILITY.

HOWEVER, INVENTORY IS NOT THE MAJOR FUNCTION OF MAXIMO.

THE MAJOR FUNCTION OF MAXIMO IS WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT, WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT.

SO INVENTORY IS A COMPONENT OF ONE OF THE SOFTWARE.

SO TO, TO COME TO THE NOTION THAT THERE WOULD BE A SINGLE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE SOFTWARE PIECE THAT WOULD COVER ALL OF OUR INVENTORY NEEDS AND WOULD BE ABLE TO REPLACE ALL THE EXISTING INVENTORY SYSTEMS THAT ARE BEING PLACED, WOULD ACTUALLY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO.

NOW, WHAT IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH POSSIBLE IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INVENTORY SYSTEMS BY CONTINUING TO LOOK AT WHERE WE HAVE OVERLAP.

IN FACT, THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF SOFTWARE, WE'D BE LOOKING AT OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY MAY HAVE NEEDS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY OUR EXISTING SOFTWARE THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY USED, THIS SOFTWARE VERSUS SOFTWARE THAT THEY WOULD ACQUIRE EXTERNALLY, OR TO TRY TO MODIFY EXISTING SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE.

BUT I WOULD NOT FIND IT TO BE FEASIBLE FOR THERE TO BE A SINGLE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY THAT HAS INVENTORY NEEDS, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST NOT HOW INVENTORY SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED, BUILT, OR MARKETED TO CITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISIONS.

HOW MANY INVENTORY SYSTEMS DO WE HAVE? WE WERE TRYING TO COUNT THAT BECAUSE INVENTORY IS NOT A SPECIFIC SYSTEM.

IT CAN BE A MODULE OF ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE, WE HAVE AT LEAST FIVE ACROSS THE CITY TODAY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO STIPULATE.

IT IS NOT THE, THE AREA WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST REDUNDANCY OF SYSTEMS, BUT IT IS AN AREA THAT THERE IS REDUNDANCY PER THE THE COMMENTS THAT I GAVE EARLIER OF MODULES WITHIN EXISTING SYSTEMS. WELL, DID YOU WANT TO.

YES, I WAS GOING TO SPEAK. GOOD AFTERNOON, DANIEL SALAZAR, ASSISTANT CHIEF INTERNALLY ALSO, WE DO HAVE DISPARATE SYSTEMS THAT WE UTILIZE FOR OUR INVENTORY.

WE HAVE THE PARAMEDICS AT THE FIRE STATIONS THAT USE OUR IDS SYSTEM TO PLACE THEIR ORDERS.

WE'VE GOT THE WAREHOUSE OUT THERE ON DOLPHIN ROAD THAT USES SPREADSHEETS.

WE'VE GOT OUR ELECTRONIC PATIENT CARE REPORTING WHERE AS A PATIENT USE SUPPLIES, MEDICATIONS THAT'S LOGGED INTO THAT SYSTEM, BUT THEY DON'T ALL TALK TO EACH OTHER. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS SOLUTION, WE KICKED THE TIRES ON SEVERAL SOLUTIONS WAS THE MOST OPTIMAL THAT WOULD AFFORD

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WE CAN GET THOSE REPLACED ON ON THE AMBULANCE AND IN OUR INVENTORY.

THANK YOU. SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THE BUDGET AND WE WANT TO CUT STUFF, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE PAYING FOR INVENTORY SYSTEMS, MANY OF WHICH MAYBE NOT ALL. AND I AGREE WITH YOU CAN BE CONSOLIDATED INTO MORE OF A CITYWIDE FRAMEWORK AND STOP THIS FRAGMENTATION FRAG FRAGMENTED PATH THAT WE HAVE GONE ON THAT HAS KEPT OUR DEPARTMENTS SILOED AND HAS COST OUR CITY AND OUR TAXPAYERS SO MUCH MONEY.

AND THIS IS JUST FOR INVENTORY. I MEAN, THINK ABOUT WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AT COJ ABOUT FLEET.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO HAVE THEIR OWN VEHICLES. NOBODY WANTS TO SHARE.

AND SO THIS IS HOW WE BECOME BROKE. THIS IS WHY WE ARE BROKE BECAUSE WE KEEP DOING THIS.

AND I'M GOING TO VOTE YES BECAUSE YOU TELL ME YOU NEED IT FOR MEDICATION.

I BELIEVE YOU AND YOU CAN'T GET MEDICATION WRONG.

THAT'S PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. AND SO, JEFF, TO YOUR POINT, THIS MAY BE THE ONE WE ACTUALLY NEED ALONG WITH MAYBE SOME OTHER VERY SPECIALIZED. BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU START WORKING TOWARDS ELIMINATING THIS DUPLICATION THAT IS EVERYWHERE IN OUR CITY. AND THE RISK HERE IS IN DOING NOTHING AND JUST CONTINUING TO APPROVE THINGS.

SO THAT'S WHY I PULLED THIS. THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T START TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW, AS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE CONTRACTS COME UP, WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE THIS OUTRAGEOUS BUDGET AND WE'RE GOING TO BE STUCK BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ALL OF THIS EMBEDDED.

THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER. YES, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE TEAM FOR THE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO JUST APOLOGIZE TO THE COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN HAS MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES SENDING ME THE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE.

I DID NOT GET THOSE QUESTIONS UNTIL ALMOST 11:00 LAST NIGHT.

AND SO IT'S MY FAULT THAT THE TEAM BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THAT I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, THAT I DID NOT GET THOSE QUESTIONS TO YOU ALL.

SO I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO THE COUNCIL THAT I DIDN'T CHECK MY EMAIL WHILE I WAS ASLEEP.

AND THIS MORNING I CAME IN PREPARED, GETTING READY FOR COUNCIL AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WISH TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 29.

MAXI JOHNSON. CHAIRMAN JOHNSON, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE TO.

CITY MANAGER OR I GUESS CITY MANAGER, YOU JUST RECEIVED THE QUESTIONS THAT CHAIR MENDELSOHN WAS SAYING LAST NIGHT.

YES, SIR. I DID NOT SEE MY EMAIL UNTIL THE TEAM BROUGHT IT IN TO ME, BECAUSE I HAD KEPT HEARING THAT QUESTIONS WERE SENT, BUT THE QUESTIONS WERE SENT TO ME LAST NIGHT AT 10:50 P.M..

THANK YOU. MISS BLACKMON RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, MISS CITY MANAGER, FOR GIVING US THAT EXPLANATION, WHICH I THINK IT'S WHY WE NEED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION OF WHEN POOLED ITEMS ARE GIVEN TO THE CITY SECRETARY, AND I'M HOPING THE CHAIR OF ADMIN IS SOMEWHERE HEARING THIS, THAT WE REALLY NEED TO PUT SOME RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T BE SLEEPING WITH ONE EYE OPEN, WAITING FOR AN EMAIL TO COME. WE GET THIS AGENDA TEN DAYS BEFORE AS A DRAFT, AND THEN IT'S FINALIZED THE WEEK BEFORE.

AND SO SO I DO THINK THAT WE DO NEED TO PUT SOME RESTRICTIONS OR GUIDELINES AROUND IT.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T SUSPEND THE RULES AND PICK UP ANOTHER ONE THAT'S BEEN PULLED, BUT IT'S JUST NOT FAIR TO STAFF. I USED TO BE A STAFF MEMBER, AND IT'S REALLY NOT FAIR TO YOU GUYS TO COME IN AT 9:00 AND GO, OH, WAIT, WHAT? POINT OF ORDER. SUPPOSED TO DO. AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS GERMANE TO THE AGENDA ITEM.

WELL, IT'S A PULLED ITEM. OKAY. YEAH. SUSTAINED.

OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN JOHNSON, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR. I'LL BE VERY WELL.

GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING AGAIN. CITY MANAGER, YOU JUST RECEIVED THE EMAIL AT 10:50 P.M.

LAST NIGHT. POINT OF ORDER. YES, SIR. POINT OF ORDER.

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IT IS ALSO. OKAY. ONE IS NOT REQUIRED TO EVEN SEND THOSE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED.

IT GETS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TRY TO CALL THE BALLS AND STRIKES FAIRLY HERE.

WHEN SOMEONE MAKES A POINT DURING THE DEBATE.

IT'S HARD TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE WILL RESPOND TO THAT DEBATE POINT DURING THEIR DEBATE TIME THAT IT'S NOT GERMANE BECAUSE IT BECOMES GERMANE IF I LET IT GO. THE FIRST TIME WHEN YOU INTRODUCE IT INTO THE DEBATE.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY, IS THAT. ANYWAY, I'M TRYING I'M TRYING TO BE FAIR HERE.

AND I'M AND I'M I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS POINT, BUT THE CITY MANAGER WAS RESPONDING TO A POINT THAT WAS RAISED DURING THE DEBATE.

AND NOW PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO THAT. AND SO IF I DIDN'T CUT IT OFF BEFORE, IT'S HARD TO CUT IT OFF NOW.

SO THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 29? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. MADAM SECRETARY, MR. MAYOR, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR PULLED ITEMS. OKAY, LET ME CHECK ONE THING REALLY QUICKLY.

ALRIGHT, I'M GOING TO READ YOU SOME STATUTORY LANGUAGE SO WE CAN GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND COME BACK IN IN AN HOUR.

OKAY. IT IS 12:42 P.M. ON APRIL 8TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL NOW GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551

[CLOSED SESSION]

ALRIGHT. CITY CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS COMPLETED ITS CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 551 .071 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND AT 1:36 P.M. ON APRIL 8TH, 2026, WE'VE RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION, MADAM SECRETARY.

WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

YOU'RE NOW WE'RE NOW UP TO YOUR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEM 38.

[38. 26-1047A Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office)]

YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL AND INDIVIDUAL AND A FULL COUNCIL AND A VICE CHAIR APPOINTMENT.

YOUR NOMINEE FOR INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GAVIN J.

WATTS IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKMON, YOUR NOMINEE FOR FULL COUNCIL APPOINTMENT TO THE REINVESTMENT ZONE 14 BOARD, SKILLMAN CORRIDOR. SUSAN MORGAN IS BEING NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART AND YOUR OFFICE OR APPOINTMENT.

TRACY WALLACE IS BEING NOMINATED VICE CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WALLACE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WES JOHNSON, CADENA BAZALDUA AND BLACKMON. THESE ARE YOUR NOMINEES.

MR.. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH, IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

AND THOSE NOMINEES ARE APPROVED. CONGRATULATIONS.

[39. 26-877A Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas Texas 75247 (Project); and (2) enter into a seventy-five-year lease agreement with Good Homes Communities, LLC or its affiliate, for the development of the Project - Estimated Revenue Foregone: General Fund: $16,837,803.00 (see Fiscal Information) (This item was deferred on November 12, 2025, January 28, 2026, and February 25, 2026) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.]

YOU DO HAVE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YOUR FIRST SPEAKER, JOSIAH.

AYE, JOSIAH. SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCED IT. VIRTUAL.

YES. YOU MAY BEGIN. JESSICA, YOU MAY BEGIN. JUST WANTED TO SAY AS A RESIDENCE. I LIVE IN APARTMENTS. I SUPPORT.

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I'M A SINGLE MOM. I'M A TRANSPLANT FROM SAINT LOUIS.

I CAME HERE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO HOUSING IN MY CITY.

I THINK THAT IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT THESE DEVELOPMENTS BECAUSE I'M HERE GETTING THE SAME TYPE OF THING.

AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT TYPE OF HELP. A LOT OF EMPLOYED PEOPLE THAT COULD USE THIS TYPE OF THING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE'LL COME BACK TO MICHAEL SNYDER.

I'M TOLD HE'S TRYING TO LOG IN VIRTUALLY. SILVIA GARZA WILL BE VIRTUAL.

OKAY, MISS GARZA. OKAY, WE CAN HEAR YOU. HOWEVER, WE CANNOT SEE YOU.

YOUR VIDEO MUST BE DISPLAYED. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU COME BACK TO ME? I'VE? I WILL WORK ON THAT. OKAY. LEILA ROSENBERG.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LEILA ROSENBERG.

I'M ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF GOOD HOMES COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES, THE DEVELOPER ON THIS PROJECT.

WE STARTED GOOD HOMES BECAUSE WE NOTICED THE SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY FOR MIDDLE INCOME RENTERS.

THIS SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION, OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, ARE MAKING UP ALMOST 40% OF THIS COUNTRY'S POPULATION, BUT THEY'RE PRICED OUT OF QUALITY HOMES, AND THEY'RE OFTEN PAYING OVER 50% OF THEIR INCOME TO LIVE IN OLD, DILAPIDATED HOMES AND COMMUTE 60 OR 90 MINUTES TO THEIR JOBS.

OUR MISSION FROM DAY ONE HAS BEEN TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE BY CREATING HIGH QUALITY HOUSING THAT'S ACTUALLY AFFORDABLE.

TO DATE, WE'VE COMPLETED 17 CONVERSIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DELIVERING CLOSE TO 3000 APARTMENT HOMES, INCLUDING TWO PFC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST.

WE'RE A LONG TERM ORIENTED COMPANY, AND OUR STRATEGY HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO INVEST HEAVILY IN OUR PROPERTIES AND HOLD THEM FOR DECADES.

EACH OF OUR UNITS WILL HAVE CLASS A STYLE AMENITIES, GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, NEW KITCHENS, LVP FLOORING, IN-UNIT WASHER DRYERS, AND EVERY UNIT AND THE PROPERTY WILL FEATURE HIGH END AMENITIES SUCH AS A POOL, A FITNESS CENTER AND MULTIPLE TENANT LOUNGES AND GAME ROOMS. I WANT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE CONCERN THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY. OUR TENANT IS THE NURSE FINISHING A 12 HOUR SHIFT AT PARKLAND.

THE MEDICAL STUDENT AT UT SOUTHWESTERN AND THE SINGLE MOM WAITRESSING AND WORKING TWO JOBS TO PUT THEMSELVES THROUGH AND MAKE ENDS MEET.

THESE PEOPLE JUST NEED A FAIR SHOT AT A QUALITY HOME.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROJECT IS TRYING TO DELIVER.

BEFORE WE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY IN DECEMBER, IT WAS AN UNDERPERFORMING EXTENDED STAY HOTEL AND OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE DALLAS POLICE HAVE DOCUMENTED OVER 85 CRIMINAL INCIDENCES AT THIS ADDRESS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ARMED ROBBERIES, DRUG TRAFFICKING, POSSESSION, BURGLARIES, YOU NAME IT.

IN CONTRAST, EVERY ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS WILL GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS SCREENING PROCESS REQUIRING MINIMUM CREDIT SCORES IN THE MID SIX HUNDREDS.

VERIFIED INCOME OF THREE TIMES THE MONTHLY RENT AND FULL CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

WE'LL HAVE A FULL TIME STAFF THAT'S ON SITE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WE'VE PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP, SUMMIT, WHICH IS HEADQUARTERED RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS AND MANAGES OVER 10,000 UNITS SPANNING LUXURY, AFFORDABLE AND MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS.

FROM DAY ONE, WE'VE HEARD THE COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK AND WE'VE ACTED ON IT.

WE'VE ADJUSTED OUR AFFORDABILITY METRICS, WE'VE STRENGTHENED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITMENTS AND OUTREACH, AND WE CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AS GENUINE, GOOD FAITH PARTNERS.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY HOUSING FOR WORKING FAMILIES THAT REALLY NEED IT AND MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE DALLAS COMMUNITY. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO BACK TO SILVIA GARZA.

MISS GARZA. YOU'RE MUTED. YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. MAY I CONTINUE? OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT AT 6950 STEMMONS WITH GOOD HOMES.

I THINK IT'S MEETS A NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY BEING WITHIN THE MEDICAL DISTRICT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

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GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SKYLER SMALLWOOD AND I AM THE FORMER ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HOTEL THAT WAS THERE DURING WHICH I DEALT WITH PROSTITUTION, SEX TRAFFICKING, GANG MEMBERS, ATF, FBI.

PRETTY MUCH EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WE HAVE HAS COME TO THAT PROPERTY DUE TO THE MANY THINGS THAT WE HAD GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE WERE LUCKY IF WE WERE ABLE TO BE OVER 40% OCCUPANCY DUE TO THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPING IN FRONT OF DOORS.

WE LOST QUITE A BIT OF BUSINESS AS GUESTS WOULD CHECK IN SOMETIMES AND CHECK BACK OUT OR WALK THROUGH THE DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY NOT EVEN STAY DUE TO THEM PULLING UP AND SEEING PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE PROPERTY ON THE PROPERTY.

OF COURSE, WE DID THE BEST THAT WE COULD. BUT SEEING AS HOW WE DID NOT HAVE ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS AND WE JUST ALLOWED ANYBODY WHO COULD AFFORD TO STAY TO STAY WE WERE VERY REACTIVE AND NOT PROACTIVE IN THE THINGS THAT OCCURRED ON THE PROPERTY.

I THINK THAT THIS WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NURSES AND DOCTORS THAT ARE NEARBY THAT DO STAY, ARE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO STAY. THIS CHANGE WOULD BE BETTER FOR THAT AREA AND I SUPPORT IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DANIEL MARTIN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DANIEL MARTIN AND I'M WITH GOOD HOMES.

THE APPLICANT. OUR PROPOSED PFC HOUSING PROJECT WILL CONVERT A VACANT EXTENDED STAY MOTEL INTO A MIXED INCOME APARTMENT COMMUNITY IN THE MEDICAL DISTRICT, HOME TO THREE OF THE LARGEST NON CITY EMPLOYERS, UT SOUTHWESTERN, PARKLAND HEALTH AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.

DESPITE THIS TREMENDOUS JOB BASE, THE CENSUS TRACT HAS ONLY 1028 HOUSING UNITS AND JUST TWO APARTMENT COMMUNITIES WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF THE PROPERTY.

THERE IS A CLEAR MISMATCH BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING SUPPLY.

WE ARE EXCITED TO DELIVER 142 MUCH NEEDED HOUSING UNITS THIS YEAR.

OUR CENSUS TRACT IS DESIGNATED AS A POVERTY TRACT, WITH 23% OF RESIDENTS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE AND AN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $41,000. THE PFC MODEL CREATES A TRUE MIXED INCOME COMMUNITY, HELPING PREVENT GENTRIFICATION WHILE ALSO AVOIDING THE CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY AT OUR PROPERTY. INCOMES WILL RANGE FROM $30,000 TO $90,000, WITH A PROJECTED AVERAGE OF $72,000. SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAVE TAKEN YOUR FEEDBACK SERIOUSLY.

WE STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, MADE MEANINGFUL AFFORDABILITY ADJUSTMENTS, AND CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO'S OFFICE.

GOOD HOMES. INVEST IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, WE SHARED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OUTLINING OUR LONG TERM COMMITMENTS TO THE ARLINGTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE FULLY INTEND TO HONOR.

WE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE WEST LOVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHO SPOKE EARLIER TODAY.

FINANCIALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL GENERATE ANNUAL RENTAL SAVINGS OF $250,000, MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE FORGONE PROPERTY TAXES.

WE ADJUSTED THE AFFORDABILITY MIX TO INCLUDE 49% MARKET RATE UNITS, THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED BY THE PFC.

TO FURTHER ADDRESS CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONCENTRATION OF POVERTY.

WE ALSO WORKED WITH HOUSING STAFF TO INCLUDE A CITY OPTION TO TERMINATE THE LEASE AT YEAR 45, REDUCING THE PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT TERM BY 25%.

TODAY, THE PROPERTY IS A SHUTTERED MOTEL. WHAT WILL REPLACE IT IS REGULATED MIXED INCOME HOUSING SERVING LONG TERM RESIDENTS.

THIS IS WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE ALREADY WORKING IN THE CORRIDOR.

MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES, POLICE OFFICERS LOVE AIRPORT STAFF, HOSPITALITY WORKERS, WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PERSONNEL.

BRINGING WORKING FAMILIES INTO STABLE HOUSING STRENGTHENS A NEIGHBORHOOD AND SUPPORTS CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE MEDICAL DISTRICT.

WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN DELIVERING THIS IMPORTANT HOUSING OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MICHAEL SNYDER.

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YES, WE CAN SEE YOU. YOU MAY CONTINUE. I APOLOGIZE, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SORRY.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

I'M HONORED TO BE SPEAKING WITH YOU ALL AGAIN. I'M SORRY. I WAS THERE ALL MORNING AND HAD TO RUSH OUT AFTER LUNCH. MY NAME IS MICHAEL SCHNEIDER. BORN AND RAISED AT BAYLOR HOSPITAL IN DALLAS. MY WHOLE LIFE LIVING IN EAST DALLAS.

I OWN TWO BUSINESSES HERE AND OPERATE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I'M A BOARD MEMBER AND FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE STEMMONS CORRIDOR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.

MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR ANNUAL EVENTS AND OUR REAL ESTATE EVENTS AND OUR UPCOMING COMING PUBLIC SAFETY EVENTS.

SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT WITH THE STEMMONS CORRIDOR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.

IF THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHO THE SCBA IS, WE REPRESENT A GROUP OF BUSINESSES IN THE STEMMONS CORRIDOR ALONG 35 I-35.

WE HAVE ABOUT 4700 BUSINESSES IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA OF DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT SIX.

OUR MEMBER COMPANIES MAKE UP ABOUT 20% OF THE TAX BASE OF THE CITY, AND OUR BOARD HOLDS EVERYBODY FROM THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM TO THE HILTON ANATOLE.

SO IT'S A IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S TRYING TO FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUCCESS AND ADVOCACY FOR BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

SO WE'RE EXCITED. I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD HOMES.

WE SEE A LOT OF STUFF COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE.

AND THIS LOCATED OVER ON STEMMONS ROAD, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DPD NORTHWEST PATROL.

AND I CAN TELL YOU OFFICERS HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES FROM THESE, THESE SHORT TERM RENT BY THE DAY, RENT BY THE WEEK HOTEL PROPERTIES. I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING INVESTMENT INTO OUR CITY THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE SHORT LESSER HOUSING COSTS OF WHAT IT WOULD COST SOME OF MY GUYS TO LIVE, PARTICULARLY IN DALLAS RIGHT NOW, SOME OF OUR TECHNICIANS.

SO A FEW MONTHS AGO THIS COUNCIL APPROVED ANOTHER PFC DEAL IN OUR CORRIDOR AT 1241 WEST MOCKINGBIRD.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT. AND THESE ARE THE KIND OF DEALS THAT WE'RE SEEKING FOR OUR MEMBERS AND FOR, FOR OUR CITY AND FOR SOMEBODY AS A TAXPAYER IN THE CITY, I WANT TO SEE OUR CITY GROW AND THRIVE.

SO INVESTMENT LIKE THIS, I THINK IS GOOD FOR OUR CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS AND HEARING THIS GROUP OUT.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE AREAS LIKE THIS TRANSFORMED AGAIN.

I EMPLOY OVER 150 FOLKS THAT SERVICE IN THE DALLAS AREA.

A LOT OF MY SERVICE LEVEL TECHNICIANS MAKE BETWEEN 17 AND $20 AN HOUR.

IT'S HARD TO FIND SOMETHING TO LIVE IN THIS AREA AND WORK, SO WE'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU GUYS WOULD REALLY TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THIS AGAIN.

SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. GOOD, GOOD HOMES IS RUN BY REALLY GOOD PEOPLE.

WE DIDN'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THROUGH THEIR THEIR DECK AND SEE THEIR DESIGN AND THEIR CAPEX PLANS.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD FIT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO LAST THING I'LL SAY IS SOMEONE WHO AGAIN LIVES HERE AND IS RAISED HERE.

I KNOW OUR CITY HAS A CAN DO ATTITUDE. THIS BODY REFLECTS THAT.

I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH OUR MANAGEMENT AND OUR MAYOR.

I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S WORK, AND I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN CONTINUE TO HELP US FIND INVESTORS TO GROW THIS WONDERFUL CITY.

THANK YOU. AND THAT'LL BE THE END OF MY TIME. THANK YOU.

GUNNAR RAWLINGS.

GUNNAR RAWLINGS FOR 807 SWISS AVENUE. PROUD DISTRICT TWO RESIDENT.

I REPRESENT GOOD HOMES AND THEIR TEAM. TPA. OUR FIRM WAS HIRED AFTER THEIR FIRST TIME COMING TO COUNCIL BACK THIS FALL.

THIS IS THEIR FOURTH TIME. SO WE'VE HAD THREE DELAYS.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE ON THIS PROJECT AND CITY STAFF'S LEADERSHIP, THEY'VE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD ON THIS. SO THANK YOU TO THE HOUSING TEAM AND TO THE PFC TEAM, BUT SPECIFICALLY THANKS TO, YOU KNOW, BRENDA, PRISCILLA AND MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO FOR FOR WORKING HARD ON THIS IN A PROACTIVE WAY.

THEY'VE JUST BEEN AMAZING PARTNERS FOR FOR THE GOOD HOMES.

AND, AND FOR ME AS A RESIDENT, YOU KNOW, HOW HOW YOU ALL HAVE WORKED ON THIS, YOU KNOW, MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A TAXPAYER HERE IN THE CITY.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WE WERE INVITED THANKS TO MAYOR PRO TEM OFFICE TO SPEAK AT A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH ARLINGTON PARK.

WE WENT TO TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS, HELPED THEM OUT WITH SOME THINGS, AND HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.

WE HAD HAD TWO OPEN HOUSES WHERE LOTS OF RESIDENTS CAME BY.

GOT TO SEE WHAT THE GOOD HOMES WAS PLANNING FOR THIS, THIS FORMAL FORMER MOTEL HOTEL.

AND GET LOTS OF GREAT FEEDBACK AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM OFFICE TO GET THIS HAPPEN.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE LAST DELAY. MAYOR PRO TEM MET WITH US WITH CITY STAFF AND IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL MEETING FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. YOU KNOW, HE AND HIS STAFF WORKED HARD TO GET A MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY AT ARLINGTON PARK.

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YOU KNOW, IF THIS DEAL DOES PASS. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS FROM A COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PERSPECTIVE.

BUT GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO. IT'S HARD WORK.

THANKS, GUYS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR OPEN MICROPHONE SPEAKERS.

I'M SORRY, THIS CONCLUDES YOUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

MAYOR PRO TEM A MOTION. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MOVE TO DENY THE ITEM.

IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, MAYOR PRO TEM. YES, MAYOR. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE CONSULTANT FOR HIS DILIGENCE AND HIS WORK ON THIS.

SINCE HE TOOK ON THE PROJECT, HE'S MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO MYSELF AND TO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVING US OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS UNFORTUNATELY THE COMMUNITY DECLINED TO MEET WITH THE APPLICANT AND ADDITIONAL TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL ADAMANTLY OBJECT TO THIS PROJECT. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO GREAT DETAIL ON WHY I'M DENYING THIS PROJECT, BECAUSE WE'VE GONE OVER THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES.

I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE, AND THAT'S THE LOW INCOME UNITS ARE NOT DESIRED IN THIS BY THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE TAX ABATEMENT, WHILE IT'S 75 YEARS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 45 YEARS, THAT'S STILL 45 YEARS THAT WE WOULD BE LOSING.

PROPERTY TAX ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT AS FAR AS COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS YOU, YOU'VE, WE'VE HEARD FIRSTHAND THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS THIS AREA, THE ARLINGTON PARK COMMUNITY DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

AND EARLIER THIS WEEK, I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FROM THEIR LEADERSHIP THAT THEY WERE WITHDRAWING THEIR SUPPORT. YOU KNOW, A THING THAT REALLY HITS ME HARD CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME IS THOUGH, THE CONTINUED DISCUSSION THAT THIS AREA IS RIDDEN WITH CRIME AND BLIGHT, AND THAT'S JUST SIMPLY NOT TRUE.

WE HAVE POLICE RECORDS FOR THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS THAT SHOW ONLY 15 CALLS TO THIS PARTICULAR COMPLEX.

THIS AREA IS A LEGACY AREA, PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN, OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ENJOY THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH. AND FOR THOSE REASONS, MAYOR, I WILL CONTINUE TO STAND WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OPPOSE THIS PROJECT.

LAST THING IS THIS WILL BE THE FIRST PFC CONVERSION FROM SOMETHING THAT'S EXISTING AND BEING CONVERTED RATHER THAN A GROUND UP DEVELOPMENT. AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE ITEM.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. MR.. BAZALDUA. YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION.

I DO BELIEVE THAT AS WE'VE HEARD FROM SPEAKERS, THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR NEED AND A COMMITMENT TO FURNISHING HOUSING BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF HOUSING STOCK THAT WE HAVE.

AND I BELIEVE THIS SPEAKS TO THE DIVERSE INCOME NEEDS THAT EXIST WITHIN OUR HOUSING STOCK.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GREAT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, QUITE FRANKLY FOR THIS AND AS A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT REPRESENTS SOUTHERN DALLAS IT'S, IT'S SOMEWHAT ALARMING TO ME TO HAVE COLLEAGUES NORTHERN PART OF OUR CITY CONSISTENTLY REJECT HAVING MIXED INCOME OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVING.

AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE HAVE THE SOCIOECONOMIC SEGREGATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CITY DENYING THIS IS DENYING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKING CLASS INDIVIDUALS TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN A PLACE THAT THEY OTHERWISE CAN'T.

AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS IT WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO OUR GOAL AS A CITY IF WE WERE TO DENY THIS PROJECT.

WE'VE EVEN HEARD FROM RESIDENTS. I'VE SEEN EMAILS AND I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT EVEN AFTER A DELAY, THAT THERE ISN'T THE WILLINGNESS FROM THE PARTNERS, FROM THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES.

SO FOR THAT, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS DENIAL.

AND I ENCOURAGE COLLEAGUES TO DIG IN AND TO ASK NECESSARY QUESTIONS.

BUT TO LOOK AT WHAT THIS WOULD DO TO THE OVERALL GOALS OF OUR HOUSING NEEDS IN THIS CITY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO BRING MR. GIAQUINTO UP TO ANSWER A COUPLE QUESTIONS, PLEASE.

GOOD AFTERNOON. HI. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THE SORT OF THE PROCESS AND THE EVALUATION THAT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION WENT

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SURE. I THINK WE'VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH THIS DEVELOPER NOW FOR ABOUT A YEAR I BELIEVE.

AND SO THEY, WELL, THE FIRST STEP IS, IS AN APPLICATION TO THE BOARD.

AND SO ONCE THE PFC BOARD RECEIVES IT, STAFF AND THE BOARD THEMSELVES WILL GO THROUGH AND VET THE PROJECT JUST ON ITS MERITS ALONE.

AND SO THEY NEGOTIATED A DEAL WITH, WITH THE DEVELOPER TO GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF AFFORDABILITY.

AND THEY LISTENED TO THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT THEY SAW WERE IT WAS WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTED THERE AND THEN WHAT WAS POSSIBLE.

AND SO IN THE BOARD'S MIND, THEIR VIEW WAS THAT THE CONVERSION OF, OF THIS EXTENDED STAY HOTEL INTO PERMANENT HOUSING FOR LOWER AND MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE WOULD BE A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE CITY'S HOUSING STOCK.

IT WOULD BE REPLACING A PROBLEMATIC COMMERCIAL SPACE THAT'S THERE NOW, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. CAN YOU AND HOW MUCH OF THE, THE THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE MARKET RATE, 49% OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE MARKET RATE.

SO JUST LIKE MOST PFC PROJECTS, WE'RE MIXING INCOMES HERE.

IT'S NOT JUST ALL LOW INCOME. CORRECT. WE'VE GOT MARKET RATE MIXING IN.

GREAT. I WAS JUST AT A AT A MEETING IN WEST DALLAS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CADENA.

I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY WHERE WE SPOKE WITH SENIORS ABOUT THE THE NEED FOR HOUSING IN OUR CITY AND THE FACT THAT 65% OF OUR SENIORS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS ARE COST BURDEN FOR HOUSING.

AND THAT'S JUST ONE POPULATION WE WERE TALKING TO YESTERDAY.

AND WE WE JUST WERE BRIEFED BY THIS COUNCIL LAST WEEK ON THE CRISIS THAT'S FACING US TODAY.

ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN THE CITY. AND IF WE CAN'T PUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NORTH DALLAS, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT IT? LIKE SERIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S WE CAN'T JUST KEEP TAKING ALL OF IT IN, IN THE SOUTH. WE'VE GOT TO WE'VE GOT TO PUT IT ALL OVER THE CITY.

AND, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PLACE TO DO IT.

THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN. YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. IT'S 142 UNITS.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. AND THE MARKET RATE YOU SAID IS 49%.

AND WHAT'S THE MONTHLY RENT FOR THAT? FOR A SINGLE FOR A ONE BEDROOM? YEAH. ONE BEDROOM MARKET RATE IS LISTED AT 1450 A MONTH.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S SO INTERESTING TO ME, $1,450 A MONTH FOR A ONE BEDROOM, WHICH IS PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY ONE BEDROOM IN DISTRICT 12 THAT ACTUALLY PAYS TAXES. AND SO THINK ABOUT THIS, COLLEAGUES.

YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE UP 75 YEARS OF TAXES TO CHARGE PEOPLE MORE THAN WHAT THEY COULD GET, WHERE WE'RE RECEIVING TAXES. THIS IS A BAD DEAL. IN ADDITION TO THE MARKET RATE UNITS, YOU HAVE 80% AMI UNITS.

WHAT'S THE RENT FOR A ONE BEDROOM AT 80% AMI.

SO THE THE PLEASE JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION. YES, MA'AM.

SO THE REVISED PROPOSAL HAS A 60% AMI LEVEL. NO.

I'M SORRY. WHAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT 80% AMI. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL DOESN'T INCLUDE 80%, AM I? IT'S BECAUSE THE MARKET RATE IS 80%. AM I CORRECT? IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT. YOU COULD BE CORRECT. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME.

OKAY, SO IT'S 60% AM I, WHICH IS PRETTY AFFORDABLE FOR PFC.

YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT THAT SHOW A 60%, AM I? WHAT'S THE AMOUNT OF RENT FOR THAT FOR A ONE BEDROOM $1,233. AGAIN, AVAILABLE IN DISTRICT 12 WHERE THE PROPERTY IS PAYING TAXES.

AND THEN I BELIEVE YOU HAVE 14 UNITS AT 50%, AM I IS THAT RIGHT? AGAIN, THE REVISED PROPOSAL DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY 80% AMI UNITS.

SO I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS POSTED ON THE AGENDA INCLUDED 50% 1,450%, AM I? IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL.

AND IT HAS BEEN THAT'S WHAT WAS POSTED. YES. OKAY.

AND DO YOU HAVE ANY 30% AMIS IN YOUR REVISED.

YES WE DO. AND HOW MANY UNITS DO YOU HAVE? THERE ARE SEVEN TOTAL AT 30% WITH FIVE ONE BEDROOMS AND TWO TWO BEDROOMS.

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AND YOU SAID THERE'S NO 50% ANYMORE. AND HOW MANY UNITS DID YOU HAVE? FOR 60%. 65 UNITS AT 60% AND 70 MARKET RATE UNITS AND 70 MARKET RATE.

OKAY. SO THE 60% AMI YOU SAID WAS 1250, WAS THAT RIGHT? 1233 FOR ONE BEDROOM. 1233. OKAY. WELL, AT LEAST HE CAME DOWN FROM THAT ONE.

ESSENTIALLY WE'RE BUYING SEVEN UNITS AND GIVING UP ALL OUR PROPERTY TAXES.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GETTING THIS 30%. THAT'S REMARKABLE.

I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER PROPOSED 30% AMI ON ANY PFC DEAL.

SO I COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT. BUT THIS IS NOT A GOOD DEAL FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.

Y'ALL KNOW WHAT OUR REVENUE PROBLEM IS, RIGHT? WHAT'S THE REVENUE FORGONE ESTIMATE FOR THE FIRST 15 YEARS? FOR THE FIRST 15 YEARS IT IS.

FIVE SEVEN. THAT'S $5.7 MILLION I THINK. OKAY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN HELP ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THIS ISN'T IT. JUST TAKING SOMETHING OFF THE TAX ROLLS FOR A GENERATION IS BAD FISCAL MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW WE HAVE OTHER KINDS OF HOUSING THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT NEED OUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND DOLLARS TO COME TO FRUITION.

WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING LIKE WE CAN'T. WE'RE GOING TO FILL UP THE SHOPPING CART WITH ALL THE COOKIES BEFORE WE EVER GET TO THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT GOING FORWARD WITH THIS PSC.

I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL MEMBER. AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT KUDOS FOR HIM FOR LISTENING TO HIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, MISS KENNEDY. RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

AARON, CAN YOU REPEAT HOW MUCH IT HOW MUCH RENT IS FOR A ONE BEDROOM? FOR A ONE BEDROOM AT 60% AMI IT IS $1,233. AT MARKET IT'S 1450.

AND AT 30% IT'S $659. OKAY, SO I'M ONE OF THE FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ACTUALLY LIVES IN AN APARTMENT.

MY APARTMENT IS JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD, AND MY RENT IS ABOUT $1,400 FOR A ONE BEDROOM.

SO I THINK IN HEARING THIS, I REPRESENT DISTRICT SIX, WHICH IS THE OTHER SIDE OF STEMMONS CORRIDOR.

AND WE HAVE HAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALONG STEMMONS AND THE COMMUNITY WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORTED IT.

THEY, YOU KNOW, SHOWED UP AT DIFFERENT MEETINGS, MADE SURE THAT IT PASSED.

BUT I HAVE TO SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUE ON THIS BECAUSE FOR ME, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THE PROJECT.

AND AND SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR RESIDENCE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CHAIRMAN GRACEY, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE MINUTES.

YEAH, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE PFC CASES ALL THE TIME, I THINK I ASKED THIS JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE TIME.

THE INTENTION BEHIND A PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION DEAL WAS MEANT TO SPARK ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AND AROUND THE AREA.

CORRECT? YES. THAT'S ONE OF THE INTENTIONS. SO ARE THERE ANY REAL ANALYSIS AND ANALYSIS DONE TO REALLY ANTICIPATE OR PREDICT WHAT THAT IS OR IS IT JUST KIND OF AN EYEBALL? YEAH. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY. IT'LL PROBABLY WORK.

HOW MUCH DETAIL GOES INTO THE ACTUAL ANALYSIS OF WHAT COULD BE IN AND AROUND THE AREA AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT? WHEN YOU ALL ARE, THE BOARD IS GOING THROUGH THOSE DECISIONS.

HOW MUCH OF THAT CONVERSATION IS ACTUALLY HAD, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT THE BOARD HAD.

I WASN'T WORKING AT THE PFC WHEN THE BOARD ACTUALLY APPROVED THIS, BUT TYPICALLY THAT IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION WHEN WHEN THESE PROJECTS ARE PRESENTED.

THEY WILL HAVE A MARKET STUDY DONE. THEY WILL SAY, ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW, HERE'S, HERE'S AN AREA OF THE CITY THAT HAS SEEN SOME TRENDS EITHER UP OR DOWN. WHAT MIGHT BE NEEDED? WHAT, WHAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE SITE? YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S MULTIPLE FACTORS THAT GO INTO AN ANALYSIS OF, OF ANY REAL ESTATE SITE, RIGHT? AND THEY SAY, ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S POSSIBLE HERE?

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WHAT WE CAN TRANSFORM THIS INTO. WE CAN CREATE 142 UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING SO ECONOMICALLY THAT OBVIOUSLY IT BENEFITS ANYONE IN THAT IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA WHO WHO IS MAKING THAT SORT OF INCOME, SAY 60%, AM I THAT'S THAT'S SOMEONE WHO CAN WORK AT THOSE HOSPITALS.

THAT'S, YOU KNOW, CALL IT BETWEEN 40 AND $60,000 A YEAR, RIGHT? AND SO ANYONE WHO'S A JANITOR, ANYONE WHO'S A CNA.

YOU KNOW, THESE HOURLY WORKERS, THAT'S THAT'S THE TYPE OF DEMOGRAPHIC THAT THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS WOULD SUPPORT.

AND SO IF YOU WANT TO SHOEHORN THAT INTO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NO, WE DON'T HAVE A COMMISSIONED STUDY THAT CAN REALLY, I GUESS, ARTICULATE ALL THOSE NUMBERS. THAT'S A THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO.

THERE'S, THERE'S VERY MANY VARIABLES. BUT YEAH.

AND I'M NOT AND I'M NOT NECESSARILY ASKING TO GO INTO SOME FOOL.

BUT AGAIN, IF THAT'S THE PREMISE BY WHICH DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE, THAT'S THE PREMISE BY WHICH MANY OF US ARE APPROVING, YOU KNOW, THESE FCS, I WOULD, I WOULD THINK A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL WOULD GO INTO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE TO PROOF UP THAT THEORY.

SO IT DOESN'T JUST BECOME POTENTIALLY LIP SERVICE SAYING, YOU KNOW, SAYING THIS JUST TO GET THE COMMUNITY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, TO CALM DOWN FROM THERE. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW NOW I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY THAT I'VE LOOKED AT THIS AREA FROM A MAP, WHICH IS WHY IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU HAVE THAT SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD THERE.

THEN YOU HAVE THINK ABOUT THREE, MAYBE 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT APARTMENT COMPLEXES JUST TO THE EAST.

AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS TEMPORARY LIVING SITUATION THAT'S RIGHT HERE, THAT'S NOW VACANT FROM THERE.

SO ON ONE HAND, I THINK IT COULD WORK. I'M GOING TO ASK THIS QUESTION PUBLICLY.

I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAY. I'M HERE CAN FCS.

COULD ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO TO TO USE A PFC TO POTENTIALLY DO TOWNHOMES? I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS AN INTEREST. YEAH, THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SITE, RIGHT.

NO, I KNOW BECAUSE THE INTENT THERE IS TO REPURPOSE THE EXISTING BUILDING. CORRECT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I'M GOING TO MAN, BECAUSE THIS IS HARD.

THIS IS REALLY HARD BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING THAT WE NEED, PARTICULARLY IN THE PLACEMENT OF IT.

AND I HEAR MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES SAY, WELL, THAT'S THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE WE WOULD PAY IN THE NORTH IF THAT WAS THAT.

BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THEY DON'T EXIST IN THE NORTH.

SO THAT'S THAT'S PART OF IT. BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE THE PRICES EXIST AND YOU CAN GET THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T NEED TO SPREAD THESE PROJECTS AROUND.

SO ON ONE HAND, THAT'S WHY I'M TOYING WITH THESE.

I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR FCS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE HOUSING THAT THEY PROVIDE.

SO AS MUCH AS I HATE TO DO THIS, I'M GOING TO BE I CAN'T SUPPORT YOU ON THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING THAT'S NEEDED IN AND AROUND THAT AREA.

AND I DID DO A LITTLE BIT OF LOOKING AT THE MAP AND THE AREA AROUND IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD THOSE APARTMENTS. I FORGOT HOW OLD SOME OF THOSE EXISTING UNITS ARE OVER THERE, BUT THIS WOULD BE FAIRLY NEW TO THE AREA IN AND AROUND THERE.

SO FOR THAT REASON, I CANNOT SUPPORT YOU. I'M SORRY.

CHAIRMAN JOHNSON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MR. MAYOR, MAY I CALL THE FORMER MANAGER OF THAT PROPERTY TO ASK A QUESTION? YES, YOU SURE CAN. THANK YOU. IF HE'S HERE. OKAY.

SHE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? I'M SORRY. SKYLER.

SKYLER. YES. THANK YOU. TELL ME ABOUT THAT. THE PROPERTY.

I KNOW YOU KIND OF WENT IN A LITTLE DETAIL A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU GAVE YOUR SPEECH, BUT CAN YOU GO A LITTLE BIT MORE? BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT? I KNOW THE AREA BECAUSE I WAS A TRUSTEE OF THAT AREA.

ALSO MY FATHER PASTORED IN THAT COMMUNITY. AND SO I KNOW A LOT ABOUT ARLINGTON PARK, BUT TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT PROBLEM THAT YOU THAT YOU WAS WORKING IN THAT I GUESS DOES STILL EXIST. IF I DON'T KNOW IF THE BUILDING IS OPEN OR CLOSED, BUT TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS CONCERNING TO ME. IT IS CLOSED CURRENTLY.

AND I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE TENANTS OR AS FAR AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF, IT'S THE BLIGHT THAT YOU WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE, WITH THE THE CRIME WITH THE FBI, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU IN YOUR SPEECH, CAN YOU GIVE, GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT YOU EXPERIENCED AS ASSISTANT MANAGER? SURE. SO, I MEAN, BASICALLY SOME MORNINGS I WOULD WALK IN AND I WOULD ALREADY HAVE AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE JUST WAITING TO SPEAK TO

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WHICH THEY PROBABLY EITHER WERE THERE OR THEY'RE NEARBY OR THEY'RE COMING BACK.

WE DEALT WITH THAT PRETTY MUCH WEEKLY, I WOULD SAY, IS HAVING LAW ENFORCEMENT BEING CALLED, EVEN TO THE POINT OF THEM ASSISTING US IN WHAT WE NEED TO SAY OVER THE PHONE, BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO EVEN GET POLICE PRESENCE THERE ON THE PROPERTY.

WE WOULD CALL SOMEBODY WAS BEING CHOKED OR BEAT UP, AND THE POLICE WOULDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE NEXT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

IT DID GET BETTER, I WOULD SAY. AS FAR AS THE FOLLOW UP GOES, PROBABLY WITHIN THE LAST YEAR IT HAD GOTTEN BETTER IN 2025, BUT STILL JUST ROUGH. AND EVERY TIME, YOU KNOW, THAT I WOULD SPEAK TO THEM TO THE POINT OF EVEN OBVIOUSLY NOW WE SEE FACES THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE ALL THE TIME. THEY WOULD APOLOGIZE, BUT JUST KIND OF LETTING US KNOW THAT THEY'RE SHORT STAFFED OR THESE ARE THE NORMAL CALLS THAT THEY GET FOR THE AREA. SO THEY'RE DOING KIND OF THE BEST THEY CAN DO.

I MEAN, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COOKING UP CRACK. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE SOLICITING SEX TO, TO AND FOR CHILDREN ALL THE WAY UP TO ADULTS. I RECEIVED, YOU KNOW, MANY CALLS, EVEN FROM ELDERLY PEOPLE JUST LOOKING FOR PLACES TO STAY BECAUSE THEY COULD NO LONGER AFFORD THEIR ASSISTED LIVING PLACES THAT THEY WERE, THAT THEY WERE LIVING IN.

ALSO THE TRAVEL NURSES AND THE DOCTORS THAT WERE COMING IN, YOU KNOW, IN TOWN TO SEE PATIENTS OR TO GO AND WORK AT UT SOUTHWESTERN, ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD RETURN, THERE WAS ALWAYS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ACTIVITY THAT WE HAD AROUND THE PROPERTY.

AND AGAIN, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH A HOTEL AND MANAGEMENT CAN DO WHEN WE'RE NOT SCREENING PEOPLE TO COME IN.

SO THE FACT THAT THAT WOULD BE NUMBER ONE TO HAVE WOULD BE IMPORTANT, I WOULD THINK, FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A LOT OF THE RIFF RAFF TO TO LEAVE OR NOT TO BE AROUND AS AS MUCH AS IT IS OR AS IT WAS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS, IT'S CHALLENGING FOR ME IN ONE INSTANCE, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT MAYOR PRO TEM HAS SUGGESTED CONCERNING OR HAS SAID CONCERNING HIS COMMUNITY AND NOT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO VOTE CONCERNING THIS MATTER. HOWEVER THE CHALLENGE IS FOR ME IS TO SEE THE BLIGHT THAT THAT IS BEING SAID IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY. THAT'S, THAT'S CHALLENGING.

AND SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHY THE COMMUNITY WOULD NOT WANT SOMETHING BETTER TO BE IN THAT PARTICULAR SPACE WHEN THEY'VE ALREADY.

WE ALREADY SEE WHAT. BASICALLY HEARING WHAT'S THERE NOW, WHAT WAS THERE.

AND SO THAT THAT'S WHERE I STRUGGLE AND NOT SUPPORTING MAYOR PRO TEM BECAUSE I'M, I WANT TO SUPPORT GETTING THAT BLIGHT OUT THAT I'M DEALING WITH THE SAME THING IN DISTRICT FOUR THAT I'VE BEEN ON FACEBOOK AND ETC.

DEALING WITH A MOTEL SIX THAT'S DOING THE EXACT SAME THING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT DENYING IT BECAUSE I WANT THE COMMUNITY THERE AND, AND THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT CAN BE TO, TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PLACE THERE WITH THE DOCTORS AND BRINGING RESULTS TO A PROBLEM THAT THAT WAS EXISTING. AND THAT I'M KIND OF FUMBLING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I'M REALLY WANTING TO SUPPORT YOU, I REALLY DO. BUT I CAN'T SUPPORT MORE BLIGHT WHEN THEY'RE BRINGING REMEDIATION TO A SITUATION THAT NEEDS IT.

SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE OF THAT.

THOSE REASONS RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

CHAIRWOMAN STEWART, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHNSON, AND I'LL MAKE THIS SHORT.

CHAIR JOHNSON, YOUR QUESTIONS TO MISS SCHUYLER WERE ENLIGHTENING.

AND I, AND I THINK BECAUSE I HEAR MISS SCHUYLER AS AN INDEPENDENT OBSERVER OR ACTUALLY SHE WAS UNFORTUNATELY MUCH MORE THAN AN OBSERVER BECAUSE SHE HAD TO BE IN THE MIX OF ALL OF THAT, BUT SHE EXPERIENCED WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON PROPERTIES IN MY DISTRICT AND I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO STOP THAT

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SO I'M, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY I'M STRUGGLING AT THE MOMENT.

I ALWAYS WANT TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHOSE DISTRICT THIS PROPERTY IS IN.

THAT'S A GENERAL RULE OF MINE THAT I REALLY TRY TO HONOR AND, AND MAYOR PRO TEM HAS GOOD REASON, I BELIEVE, TO TO WANT TO DENY THIS. SO I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE THAT I'M STRUGGLING.

I THAT'S WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS, BUT HAVING LISTENED TO THE, THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENING THERE IT, THAT'S NOT ANYTHING TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. AND, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AND THIS PROJECT WOULD DO THAT.

I THINK IT WOULD DO THAT. IT WOULD GIVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT USE WITH AN UPGRADE.

SO I JUST FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT I'M A LITTLE BIT, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR JOHNSON. LET'S SEE. I'M GOING TO GO TO MISS CADENA FOR THREE MINUTES.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DPD. I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY CALLS THEY'VE HAD TO COME OUT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.

WE HAVE OUR CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY JOINING US.

YEAH. DOMINIQUE ORTIZ, CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DPD IS NOT HERE.

BUT I WILL DEFINITELY GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

AND CAN YOU ALSO ASK IF THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN UNDER COMMUNITY PROSECUTION AS WELL? I'LL TALK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ON THAT. AND ALSO IF THERE'S A NO TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT ON FILE FOR THIS PROPERTY AS WELL.

WILL DO. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE DPD, BUT IF THOR OR JAMES CAN COME BACK UP.

WE DID INQUIRE AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT HOW MANY CALLS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO THIS LOCATION.

AND IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 15 CALLS IN THE LAST 3 TO 5 YEARS.

AND SO AGAIN, THE NARRATIVE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE HERE THAT THIS IS A BLIGHT, A BLIGHTED PROPERTY, IS JUST INACCURATE. WE HOST CRIME WATCH MEETINGS IN THE AREA.

AND THIS PROPERTY DOES NOT COME UP ON THE RADAR AS A NUISANCE PROPERTY.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE MY COLLEAGUES UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROPERTY IS NOT BLIGHTED.

IT IS NOT FILLED WITH PROSTITUTION. IT IS NOT HAVE ALL THE NEGATIVE CONCERNS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT UP TODAY.

SO, THOR, I BELIEVE YOU WERE COPIED OR MADE AN INQUIRY AS WELL ONTO THE NUMBER OF DPD CALLS FOR THIS COMPLEX.

GOOD AFTERNOON. THOR ERICKSON, DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.

WE DID WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUES, DIRECTOR ODIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CRISIS RESPONSE, TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE RISK TERRAIN MODELING.

THAT DATA LOOKED AT THE LAST JUST TWO YEARS, I BELIEVE, AND SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A DECLINE, PARTIALLY DUE TO THE PURCHASE FROM THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY AND CLOSING THE BUSINESS IN TERMS OF THE HISTORICAL DATA AND LINGERING ISSUES THAT MIGHT HAVE EXTENDED FOR THE PAST HOWEVER MANY YEARS. I DON'T HAVE CURRENT DATA ON THAT TIME FRAME, SO THERE MIGHT BE TWO DIFFERENT TIME FRAMES TELLING TWO DIFFERENT STORIES.

YEAH. SO I WAS ABLE TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THAT HISTORICAL DATA TO, TO SHOW THAT TREND.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, GUYS WHAT THE NEIGHBORS ARE LOOKING FOR HERE IS THEY'RE LOOKING FOR EITHER MARKET RATE UNITS.

THEY'RE EITHER LOOKING FOR THE CONVERSION TO SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY HAS ASKED FOR.

AND THAT'S ACTUAL CONDOS OR TOWNHOMES, WHICH PFC CAN DO.

AND SO THAT'S SIMPLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING. FOR, FOR THOSE AROUND HERE KNOW THAT I'VE SUPPORTED EVERY PIECE, EVERY PFC AND HFC IN MY DISTRICT NORTH OF 30.

SO AGAIN, BUILDING THIS NARRATIVE THAT I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TYPE OF HOUSING, THAT'S JUST WRONG.

THE IDEA THAT THIS COMMUNITY, THAT THIS COMPLEX IS WRITTEN WITH DRUGS AND CRIME, IT'S JUST WRONG.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALSO LOOKING AT IT COMING OFF OUR TAX ROLLS IN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WHEN OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO REFLECT AND NEED EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR BEFORE US. THE UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OFFERED AT 80%, EXCUSE ME, AT, AT 60%.

YOU CAN FIND THAT MARKET RATE IN OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING IN DISTRICT TWO.

THIS AREA IS ALREADY HAS ADDITIONAL APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE COMING ONLINE.

AND SO WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT WE CAN ATTRACT A MARKET RATE COMPLEX HERE OR A CONVERSION TO A

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IS THERE ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? OKAY. MR. BAZALDUA, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES. I HEARD THE RECORD VOTE REQUEST. DULY NOTED.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S COMBATIVE COMBATING THE NARRATIVE AS IT WAS FRAMED.

HOWEVER, I THINK WE'VE HEARD A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT FROM THE MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT A SHOULD BE NEGATED BY ANY DATA OR B SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS TAKEN LIGHTLY.

THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE SCENARIOS THAT MISS SKYLER DESCRIBED.

IF IN FACT THERE WAS A REOCCURRENCE OF DPD OFFICERS MEETING HER THERE WHEN SHE SHE SHOWS UP TO THE PROPERTY. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE A RECORD OF CALLS FROM THAT TYPE OF POLICE INVESTIGATION WORK.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SAY ANECDOTALLY THAT THERE IS A LACK OF CALLS JUST BECAUSE OF DATA, BUT I THINK THIS SHOWS THE, THE DISCREPANCY THAT EXISTS IN SOMEONE'S FIRST REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE, FIRSTHAND REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE VERSUS WHAT THE DATA IS CAPTURING.

I BELIEVE THAT IT IS, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORS.

WE'VE HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS. I WOULD SAY THAT IF THIS TRULY WAS ABOUT THE, THE PRODUCT NEEDING TO CHANGE, THEN WE WOULDN'T BE DEBATING A DENIAL RIGHT NOW.

WE WOULD BE DEBATING A DEFERRAL. WE WOULD BE GETTING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE COMMUNITY TO FIND THAT PRODUCT.

THAT DOESN'T SEEM THAT THERE'S THAT WILLINGNESS WITH AN APPROACH TO BE ZERO SUM AND SAY IT'S A DENIAL OR NOTHING.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I FEEL THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS REASONING IS KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE.

IS THIS ABOUT THE TAX BASE BECAUSE OF A BUDGET SEASON, OR IS THIS ABOUT THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING PROPOSED NOT BEING ADEQUATE TO THE COMMUNITY? IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT IN THE REASONING FOR THAT.

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

JUST AS COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON MENTIONED THIS.

WE WE KNOW WHAT BLIGHT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE KNOW HOW THESE PROPERTIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO NEFARIOUS ACTS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY LOOKING AT THESE PROPERTIES AS A PLAYGROUND AND COMING INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHAT WE, THAT'S WHAT WE EXPERIENCE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS ON A REGULAR DAY TO DAY BASIS.

IF THERE'S A PROPERTY THAT LOOKS TO BE BLIGHTED, AND I CAN SAY THAT THE WAY THAT THE ACTUAL PROPERTY MANAGER DESCRIBES IT, THIS IS A BLIGHT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ANY THING NEW AND IMPROVED FROM WHAT EXISTS THERE NOW SHOULD BE A WELCOME CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE BRINGING IN HOUSING UNITS TO OUR OUR REPLENISHING STOCK.

SO AGAIN, I HOPE COUNCIL WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS DENIAL.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M GOING TO GO TO CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN FOR THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU MAYOR. YOU KNOW, VERY OFTEN WHEN WE HAVE THESE PFC DEALS, SOMEBODY WILL BRING UP, OH, THERE'S CRIME AT THIS PROPERTY AND IT DOESN'T REALLY GET DISCUSSED.

SO I LOVE THAT. MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO IS KIND OF PUSHING BACK ON IT.

AND I'LL SAY THIS, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A HOTEL IN DALLAS THAT DOESN'T HAVE CRIME, NOT ONE.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY APARTMENTS IN DALLAS THAT DON'T HAVE CRIME.

IN FACT, IT'S A NUMBER ONE CRIME LOCATION FOR OUR ENTIRE CITY.

SO IF THAT'S GOING TO BE JUSTIFICATION FOR PFC.

MY GOD. EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY NOW BECOMES ELIGIBLE.

THE NEXT THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS REALLY, SHOULD YOU GIVE A MASSIVE TAX EXEMPTION AND YOU'RE GOING TO BASE IT ON CRIME THAT IS EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY AT THESE TWO KINDS OF LOCATIONS? AND IF ANYTHING, I HOPE THIS DISCUSSION WILL REDOUBLE YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS TO RESPOND ON TIME.

THANK YOU, MISS CADENA. YOU RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.

SO HAVING WORKED IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE, I KNOW I AND I HAVE A LOT OF HOTELS IN DISTRICT SIX.

I TYPICALLY KNOW IF SOMEBODY CALLS MY OFFICE, THEY USUALLY HAVE MY CELL PHONE SO THEY CAN CALL ME ON SPEED DIAL.

WE GET. DPD OUT THERE, GET A NO TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT ON FILE.

SO THEY DID. I THINK STAFF GOT AN ANSWER FOR ME REGARDING THE NO TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT.

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WE DID CONFIRM THAT COMMUNITY PROSECUTION DOES NOT HAVE A CASE ON THAT PROPERTY.

OKAY. AND I THINK I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT ON FILE FOR THIS PROPERTY.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO. DID YOUR OFFICE EVER RECEIVE CALLS REGARDING THIS PROPERTY NEEDING ASSISTANCE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. NO, THE COMPLEX IS NOT NOT EVER REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE WITH CONCERNS OR ASSISTANCE FOR DPD OR ANY CALLS FOR THAT COMPLEX. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? ITEM 39? SEEING NONE, MISS BLAIR, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I LISTEN TO ALL THIS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SHARE.

MORENO. I'VE LISTENED TO ALL THIS, AND. AND TRUST ME, I AM STRUGGLING, AND I'M.

AND LIKE MANY OF YOU SAID, I LIVE. I HAVE A TENDENCY TO LEAN WITH EACH COUNCIL MEMBER BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR DISTRICTS BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE SITTING AT THIS HORSESHOE.

I DON'T KNOW THIS AREA. WELL I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR YOUR STANCE BECAUSE I HAVE THAT STANCE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO TAX ABATEMENTS AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, I ALSO UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY'S VIEW.

AND THIS IS A, THIS ONE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME.

CAN I ASK THE GOOD HOLMES A QUESTION, PLEASE? AND I BELIEVE EARLIER YOU SAID THAT THERE'S 25% PROPER.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I MISSED, WHAT YOU GUYS WERE SAYING ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. IS IT 100% PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT OR IS THERE A PERCENTAGE THAT IS BEING BECAUSE THERE'S 49% MARKET RATE THAT YOU ARE PAYING PORTION OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. DANIEL MARTIN WITH GOOD HOMES.

SO UNDER THE PFC STRUCTURE, THE TYPICAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT TERM IS FOR 60 YEARS.

AND IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL, WHAT WE DID HERE WAS WE ACTUALLY LOWERED THE TERM TO 45 YEARS BY OFFERING A CITY OPTION TO TERMINATE THE LEASE AT YEAR 45. AND THAT WAS THE 25% I REFERENCED, BASICALLY A 15 YEAR DECREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT.

SO IT'S STILL 100% PROPERTY TAX WHILE YOU OWN THE PROPERTY.

WILL YOU GUYS BE MANAGING THE PROPERTY YOURSELVES OR WILL YOU BE HAVING A LOCAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY? YEAH. SO WE'VE PARTNERED WITH SUMMIT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. THEY'RE HEADQUARTERED HERE IN DALLAS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUR THIRD PARTY PROPERTY MANAGER.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, GOOD HOMES, OUR HEADQUARTERS, WE HAVE AN IN-HOUSE ASSET MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT OVERSEES THE THIRD PARTY PROPERTY MANAGERS.

SO I, WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE, THE, THE PROBLEMS THAT EXISTED AT THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.

AND WHILE THAT IT'S CLOSED, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE ALL OF THE CHALLENGES IN THAT, THAT HAVE BEEN COMING TO THAT LOCATION AS FAR AS HOMELESSNESS AND THINGS OF ILL REPUTE. SO WE'VE HAD TWO INSTANCES WHERE THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS WHO SNUCK IN AND WE CALLED DPD AND TOOK CARE OF THAT.

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN DECEMBER, WE HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED ALL OF OUR PLANS.

SO WE HAVE A $250,000 BUDGET FOR CAMERAS THAT WE'RE INSTALLING AT THE PROPERTY.

THERE'S ALSO AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM WHERE YOU NEED A FOB TO OPEN ANY BUILDING THAT HASN'T BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET.

SO WE HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY YET TO IMPLEMENT THOSE CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.

SO YOU GUYS ARE NOT OPENING UP THE BUILDING. SO.

SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING IN MORE SECURITY THAN WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE SO THAT THOSE THINGS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO WILL YOU BE ABLE TO WATCH THE FLOW OF CAR TRAFFIC THAT COMES IN AND OUT OF THAT PROPERTY? YES. SO THE WAY THE PROPERTY SET UP, IT'S SURROUNDED BY PARKING.

BUT TO ACCESS THE PARKING, YOU NEED TO GET PAST THE GATE.

AND EVERY RESIDENT WILL HAVE BASICALLY A FOB TO OPEN THE GATE TO GET TO THE PARKING.

WHAT WE WHAT IN IN IN CHAIR GRACEY AND I, WE SHARE 19 UNITS THAT ARE IN AN AREA

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SO THEY HAVE AN EXTENSIVE SCREENING PROCESS THAT MATCHES WHAT WE DO AT A CORPORATE LEVEL.

SO EVERY TENANT HAS TO GO THROUGH THREE THINGS.

SO THERE'S A BIOMETRIC SCREENING PROCESS THAT BASICALLY TAKES FACIAL RECOGNITION AND RUNS CRIMINAL AND BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL PUBLIC RECORDS, AND ALSO RUNS CHECKS FOR ONGOING EVICTIONS OR EVICTIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO IS THAT WE NEED TO GET VERIFIED PAYCHECKS FROM EACH OF OUR APPLICANTS, AND THEY NEED TO PROVE THROUGH VERIFIED PAYCHECKS AND REFERENCES FROM THEIR MANAGERS, FROM WHEREVER THEY'RE EMPLOYED THAT THEY'RE MAKING THREE TIMES THE MONTHLY RENT IN INCOME. SO THAT'S THE SECOND THING. AND THEN STANDARD CREDIT CHECKS.

SO THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE BIOMETRIC SCREENING.

SO WE TAKE EVERYONE'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND RUN STANDARD CREDIT CHECKS.

AND WE REQUIRE A PRETTY STRINGENT CREDIT MINIMUM.

SO TYPICALLY WE LOOK FOR CREDIT SCORES IN THE MID TO HIGH SIX HUNDREDS.

SO THESE ARE ALL AGAIN PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING, YOU KNOW, A LIVABLE WAGE AND LEGITIMATE WAGES.

YOU KNOW, THESE AREN'T THE TYPES OF TENANTS THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FREQUENT THESE EXTENDED STAY HOTELS WHERE THEY ACCEPT CASH BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE CREDIT SCORES AND DON'T HAVE CREDIT CARDS. AND A LOT OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT IS KIND OF UNDER THE TABLE.

THAT DOESN'T CHECK OUT WITH US. FOR US, OUR SCREENING IS THE BIGGEST WAY THAT WE STOP THAT FROM DAY ONE.

SO WE DON'T ALLOW THOSE PEOPLE EVEN IN THE DOOR, AND WE DON'T ALLOW RESIDENCY TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE A CREDIT SCORE AND DOESN'T HAVE A JOB AND HAS FAILED A BACKGROUND CHECK. SO THAT IN AND OF ITSELF HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR OTHER PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. CAN I ASK EITHER FOR OR DIRECTOR ERICKSON OR OR OR ARMSTRONG TO COME TO THE TABLE, PLEASE? HI. OH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO ASK YOU.

AND WHEN WE, WHEN WE HAD THE PRESENTATION AND I WAS VERY EMPHATIC THAT I, THAT THE POVERTY LEVEL IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF DALLAS WAS, SEEMS TO BE FAR GREATER THAN THE POVERTY LEVEL IN THE NORTH.

CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE WITH ME IS THIS PART OF THAT GOLDENROD AREA THAT WE SPOKE OF LAST WEEK? YES, MA'AM. THE CENSUS TRACK IS AT 23.3% POVERTY.

AND SO IT DOES SHOW UP IN ONE OF THE GOLDEN COLORED CENSUS TRACKS.

OKAY. AND SO WHEN YOU GUYS LOOKED AT THIS PROCESS AND YOU WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION HOW DID WE GET TO PFC OR DID OR DID WE COME IN WITH, WITH IS IT BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AREA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AS A PFC? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I'D HAVE TO DEFER THAT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION, AS DEVELOPERS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO OUR INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE CITY TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL INCENTIVE OPTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

THE FIRST STEP IS TYPICALLY WITH THE CORPORATIONS AND THEN THE HOUSING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT OFFICE.

WE'RE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PASS THROUGH WHERE WE REVIEW FOR THE PROJECT AGAINST OUR CURRENT POLICIES, AND THEN PREPARE THE ITEMS FOR BRIEFING AND COUNCIL.

BUT ALL OF THE FRONT END TECHNICAL REVIEW AND ASSISTANCE IS HANDLED BY ERIN AND QUINTO, GENERAL MANAGER OF PFC.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR. THIS THIS WAS DEFERRED TO THE PFC CORPORATION BECAUSE JUST THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF FINANCING THAT IS GOING TO BE OFFERED, IT SUITS THAT PROGRAM MORE. SO BASED ON THE RESTRICTED AMIS AND IT BEING A 50% MARKET TYPE OF PROJECT THAT FITS THE MOLD OF A PFC PROJECT VERSUS WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER AN HFC PROJECT THAT TYPICALLY USES TAX CREDITS AND IS 100% AFFORDABLE.

OKAY. ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT YOU GUYS THAT I HEARD WAS ABOUT THE, THAT THERE WAS

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DID WE HAVE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW. AARON, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF MR. ARMSTRONG OR, OR KEVIN WOULD BE A BETTER SOURCE FOR, FOR THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION.

BUT DO WE KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY ANY TYPE OF ACTIVITY THAT SUPPORTED THE REPAIR, THE REMOVAL OF OF THE UNHOUSED POPULATION IN THIS COMMUNITY. I'LL NEED TO CHECK WITH DIRECTOR ODIN IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TYPE OF SERVICE REQUESTS OR ENCAMPMENT CLOSURES HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON THIS SITE, THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU HERE SHORTLY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THIS ONE'S DIFFICULT.

WELL, I DON'T. I'D HATE FOR US TO SIT HERE. CAN I CAN THEY ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR ME IN A MINUTE WHEN THEY GET THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR ME.

WE CAN GO. WE CAN GO TO CHAIRMAN RIDLEY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COULD WE HAVE MR. MET, BY THE WAY? MR..

MR. MARTIN RETURNED TO THE PODIUM.

SO, MR. MARTIN, SINCE YOUR COMPANY NOW OWNS THIS PROPERTY, HAVE YOU DEVELOPED ANY CONTINGENCIES IN THE EVENT THAT THE COUNCIL DOES NOT APPROVE THIS INCENTIVE PACKAGE TO DEVELOP MARKET RATE HOUSING ON THIS PROPERTY.

I NOTE THAT THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES 70 UNITS OF MARKET RATE HOUSING, SO YOU MUST HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A MARKET AT THIS LOCATION FOR MARKET RATE.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SO WE IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT THIS PROJECT IS NOT ECONOMICALLY VIABLE WITHOUT THE FC'S INVOLVEMENT. AND IF WE ARE NOT APPROVED TODAY, OUR PLAN WILL BE TO SELL THE ASSET WHICH WOULD LIKELY BE PURCHASED BY A HOTEL BUYER.

THAT'S OUR ESTIMATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.

HOW CAN IT NOT BE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE IF THE POINT OF THE TAX ABATEMENT IS TO PROVIDE THE SUBSIDY FOR THE FOR THE SUBSIDIZED UNITS? IF THAT'S ALL IT'S DOING, WHY WOULDN'T IT BE VIABLE WITHOUT IT? SO THE TAX IS CURRENTLY AS A MARKET RATE ASSET, WOULD INCREASE TO A LEVEL THAT THE MARKET RATE RENTS IN THE AREA AT 1450 WOULD NOT SUPPORT. SO THE TAX ABATEMENT IS ACTUALLY SUPPORTING MARKET RATE AS WELL THEN.

SO THAT'S CORRECT. SO THIS PROPERTY'S DELIVERING 250,000 ANNUALLY IN AFFORDABILITY SAVINGS.

AND THE CURRENT TAXES TO THE CITY OF DALLAS IS 60,000.

SO IT'S FOUR TIMES THE TAXES THAT THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY PAYING IN AFFORDABILITY.

AND IT'S ALSO THE MISSION OF GOOD HOMES TO CREATE MIXED INCOME HOUSING.

WE DON'T DO MARKET RATE HOUSING FOR THE I'M SORRY, THIS IS NOT MY QUESTION.

YES, I THINK YOU'RE ACTUALLY JUST UNCOVERING THE ABATEMENT IS NOT REALLY JUST FOR THE AFFORDABLE UNITS.

ERIN, CAN YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION? HAS THIS COUNCIL EVER DENIED A PFC.

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. NO, NO, I DON'T THINK SO EITHER.

AND SO YOU'VE OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR A WHILE NOW.

WHY HAVEN'T YOU PUT IN GATES, CAMERAS AND LIGHTING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY? BECAUSE YOU THINK CLEARLY IT'S A CRIME RIDDEN AREA.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT? YEAH.

SO WE'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE DECEMBER, BUT WE HAVEN'T MADE A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT YET.

BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT THE BUSINESS PLAN MOVING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE GOING TO BE.

AND A LOT OF THAT RESTS ON WHETHER WE GET THE PFC PARTNERSHIP.

SO WHILE WE HAVE MADE CERTAIN CHANGES JUST TO KIND OF CLEAN IT UP IN THE INTERIM WE HAVEN'T DONE OUR FULL RENOVATION PLAN YET BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WAITING TO

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IT'S ABOUT GETTING THAT TAX ABATEMENT. WELL, WE GENUINELY DO WANT TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PROPERTY.

BUT AGAIN, WE CAN'T INVEST SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS YET UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING THIS BACK ON THE MARKET.

SO WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO HAVE PEOPLE ON SITE TO CLEAN THINGS UP.

WE'VE ENGAGED WITH LOCAL VENDORS WHO ARE THERE AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE DONE SOME WORK TO, YOU KNOW, DO A MODEL UNIT AND COMPLETE THAT. SO WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THERE.

WE HAVE HIRED SUMMIT TO BE THERE FULL TIME EVERY DAY.

SO WE THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY OVERALL HAS DEFINITELY GONE UP SINCE WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THERE AND EYES ON THE PROPERTY.

BUT AGAIN, YEAH, WE HAVEN'T INSTALLED THE EXPENSIVE CAMERA SYSTEM YET, BUT THAT'S OBVIOUSLY FIRST ON THE LIST ONCE WE DO MOVE FORWARD.

YOU TALKED ABOUT REFERENCES, INCOME VERIFICATION, CREDIT SCORES.

AARON, ISN'T THAT STANDARD FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY INCLUDING I GUESS IF YOU COULD ELABORATE ON THE QUESTION.

YES, THAT'S OUR POINT. THE FACT THAT WE'RE TURNING IT INTO MULTIFAMILY WOULD INVOLVE TENANT SCREENING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS THAT THE CURRENT USE AS A MULTIFAMILY DOES NOT HAVE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.

THIS IS THE TIME PEOPLE WERE SUPPOSED TO ACTUALLY BE LISTENING TO OUR RESIDENTS.

THAT'S ACTUALLY OUR JOB TO REPRESENT THEM. THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I WANT SOME CLARIFICATION. YOU MENTIONED BIOMETRIC SCREENING AND FACE RECOGNITION.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE SCREENING EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT GOES ONTO THE PROPERTY.

NO, THESE ARE JUST THIS IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS. SO THIS IS FOR RESIDENTS IN ORDER TO BE APPROVED AS A RESIDENT, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT APPLICATION PROCESS WHICH INVOLVES THE SCREENING. SPEAKING OF INVESTMENTS, HOW MUCH ARE YOU INVESTING INTO THE PROPERTY? SO THE HARD COST IS $3 MILLION, WHICH IS CLOSE TO 25,000 A UNIT.

OKAY. AND IF WE'RE INVESTING $3 MILLION INTO THE PROPERTY.

SO IN THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC, I HEARD DOCTORS FROM YOU ALL AND THEN I HEARD JANITORS FROM OTHER SOURCES.

SO JUST TRYING TO GET WHAT I KNOW IT'S A MIXED MIX RATE, BUT HELP ME UNDERSTAND FROM THE, THE ACTUAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, WHO IS YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE? YEAH. SO AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S THE NURSES WHO ARE WORKING IN THE MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, RETAIL WORKERS, HOSPITALITY WORKERS. IT'S REALLY ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

SO THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MOST OF THE POPULATION, 40 TO 50% OF THE COUNTRY AND MOST LIKELY DALLAS MAKE UP THIS POPULATION.

SO THAT'S WHO WE'RE TARGETING. AND IN TERMS OF JUST THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT YOU KNOW, IT GOES A VERY LONG WAY AND WE'RE VERY EFFICIENT WITH HOW WE DO OUR RENOVATIONS.

SO WE'VE DONE THIS 17 TIMES ALREADY AROUND THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE A VERY HIGH BRAND STANDARD AND QUALITY STANDARD.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE THAT THE QUALITY THAT WE'RE DELIVERING THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS FAR SUPERIOR TO A LOT OF THE CLASS B AND C AND C MINUS PRODUCT THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC IS OTHERWISE LIVING IN.

SO THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST PROJECT IN DALLAS. TO MY COLLEAGUES A LOT OF THE INFORMATION WAS DEBUNKED TODAY ABOUT HOMELESSNESS, ABOUT CRIME THAT JUST DOES NOT EXIST HERE. DO WE HAVE IT? SURE. BUT NOT TO THE MAGNITUDE THAT IS BEING ALLUDED TO.

SO I HOPE THAT I CAN HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT WHEN YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE SAYING NO TO A PROJECT THAT YOU WOULD SAY NO.

AGAIN, THIS IS A LEGACY COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THEM.

THANK YOU MAYOR. MR. PRESIDENT, I'M TOLD AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

WHO? DID MISS BLAIR, DO YOU STILL WANT TO. OKAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON. KEVIN ODEN WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE.

APOLOGIES, I WAS DOWNSTAIRS, BUT IF YOU COULD RESTATE THE QUESTION, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

RELATED TO OUR LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, AT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, HAS THERE BEEN ANY CALLS OR ANY NEEDS FOR IMKER TO COME AND ASSIST IN IN THE MAINTENANCE OF HOMELESSNESS? NO MA'AM. IN FACT, I WILL GO ONE STEP FURTHER.

THE TEAM HAD ASKED ME TO LOOK AT PAST EVENTS AND POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THIS PROPERTY.

AND WE FOUND SEVERAL IN THE 2025 YEAR, BUT THE LAST ONE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FIND WAS ON NOVEMBER THE 7TH, WHICH I BELIEVE COINCIDED WITH WHEN THE PROPERTY CLOSED AND THERE HADN'T BEEN ANYTHING SINCE THEN.

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IN THE LAST 60 DAY PERIOD. SO THIS, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY WOULD NOT BE ON MY RADAR EITHER IN THE RECENT PAST OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE OF A PLACE WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO DO ANY EXTRA TYPE OF OPERATIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR IF I COULD JUST POINT OUT DPD DID COME AND INSTALL A 24 OVER SEVEN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

SO MY GUESS IS THAT HAS BEEN HELPFUL IN HELPING PREVENT SOME OF THE CRIME.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 39? ALL RIGHT. A RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. SO, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU. MR.. OH. DID YOU. OKAY. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR. NO. IF YOU OPPOSE COUNCIL MEMBER WEST.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. GRACEY. NO. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER.

GRACEY. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. JOHNSON. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RESENDEZ. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BAZALDUA. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLAIR. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BLACKMON. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. STEWART. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

ROTH. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MENDELSOHN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RIDLEY. NO. DEPUTY MAYOR. PRO TEM. WILLIS. NO.

MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO. YES. MAYOR JOHNSON. YES.

WITH FOUR VOTING IN FAVOR, 11 OPPOSED. THE MOTION FAILS, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. MAYOR, I'VE GOT A MOTION.

OH. GO AHEAD. I MOVED TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.

FIRST RECLASSIFY TEN ONE BEDROOM UNITS RESERVED FOR BELOW 50% AMI AND 27 ONE BEDROOM UNITS RESERVED FOR BELOW 80% AMI TO BE RENTED WITHOUT INCOME RESTRICTIONS AT A PRICE POINT OF $1,450 A MONTH TO DECREASE RENTS FOR ONE BEDROOM UNITS RESERVED FOR BELOW 60% AMI TO $1,233 A MONTH. THREE RECLASSIFY ONE TWO BEDROOM UNIT RESERVED FOR BELOW 50% AMI TO BE RESERVED FOR BELOW 60% AMI FOR INCREASED RENT FOR TWO BEDROOM UNITS SERVING HOUSEHOLDS BELOW 60% AMI TO $1,584 A MONTH AND FIFTH RECLASSIFY THREE TWO BEDROOM UNITS RESERVED FOR BELOW 50% AMI AND NINE TWO BEDROOM BEDROOMS RESERVED FOR BELOW 80% AMI TO BE RENTED WITHOUT INCOME RESTRICTIONS AT A MONTHLY RENTAL PRICE OF $1,800. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO EXPLAIN YOUR MOTION.

THANK YOU MAYOR. MY UNDERSTANDING AND I'LL BRING UP MR. GIAQUINTO FOR THIS IF THERE'S QUESTIONS IS THAT THIS WAS AN AGREEMENT OR THESE WERE SUGGESTED CHANGES MADE AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL TO BETTER ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS ABOUT THE UNIT MIX.

SO IT ACTUALLY DOES REDUCE THE AFFORDABILITY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED, BUT IT HAS BETTER ADDRESSED SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL, I WISH TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST MR. CHAIRMAN. RIDLEY RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. MR. IAQUINTO THIS MOTION INCLUDES A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THE RENT RULE FOR THE PROPERTY, AS ANYONE MADE A DETERMINATION, EITHER IN YOUR OFFICE OR WITH THE DEVELOPER, THAT THIS WILL MAKE THE PROJECT VIABLE. YES, SIR. THIS HAS GONE UNDER A THIRD PARTY UNDERWRITING.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE SUPPORTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRES TO MAKE IT MORE OF A TRUE MIXED INCOME AND NOT A 100% AFFORDABLE PROPERTY. SO WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE UNITS UNDER THIS MOTION WOULD BE MARKET RATE? 49%. SO IT'D STILL BE 49% AND THE REST WOULD ALL BE SUBSIDIZED? YES, SIR. SO HOW DOES THIS MEET THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS? SO BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS, IT WAS EXPRESSED THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TOO MANY AFFORDABLE UNITS HERE BECAUSE THIS WAS A DEPRESSED AREA OR NOT DEPRESSED, BUT A HIGH POVERTY AREA.

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AND SO IN RESPONSE TO THOSE CONCERNS OF CONCENTRATING ANY POVERTY HERE, WE INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MARKET RATE UNITS FROM, I BELIEVE, 15% OF THE PROJECT TO NOW 49% OF THE PROJECT.

WELL, WASN'T THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR 49% OF MARKET RATE? NO, SIR. THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS FOR 70 UNITS AND IT'S 142 UNIT COMPLEX.

ISN'T THAT 50? ALMOST 50%. SO THAT'S THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.

THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL THAT'S BEEN DEFERRED AND NOW REWORKED.

THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL HAD 15% OF THE UNITS AT MARKET RATE ONLY, AND 85% OF THE UNITS WERE GOING TO BE RESTRICTED RATE, AFFORDABLE UNITS. WELL, THE PRESENTATION THE DEVELOPER JUST MADE TODAY AT THIS HEARING WAS FOR 49% MARKET RATE UNITS, WASN'T IT? 70. CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THE MOTION THAT CHAIRMAN WEST READ IN IS AMENDING IT TO, TO REFLECT THAT. NO, NO, NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

I SAID THE DEVELOPER'S PROPOSAL. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MARKET RATE UNITS DID IT INVOLVE? DO I NEED TO BRING THEM DOWN TO ASK THEM? I GUESS I'M TRYING TO BE CLEAR HERE.

THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL THAT WE HAD UNDER CONSIDERATION, AND THAT WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION HERE AT COUNCIL WAS FOR 15% OF THE UNITS AT MARKET RATE. AND SO AFTER MEETINGS WITH SEVERAL FOLKS AND CONSTITUENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE DEVELOPER TOOK THAT FEEDBACK AND REVISED THE PROPOSAL, WHICH WAS READ IN BY CHAIRMAN WEST.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE SAYING NOW THE DEVELOPER SUPPORTS THIS CURRENT MOTION, CORRECT.

AND HOW DOES THIS CHANGE THE 30% ARMY UNIT NUMBER.

ORIGINALLY THERE WERE SEVEN. YEAH, THERE ARE SEVEN UNITS AT 30%.

AM I CORRECT? THERE'S STILL SEVEN UNITS. CORRECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. THE QUESTIONS I HAD ASKED YOU EARLIER WERE BASED ON THE AGENDA INFORMATION.

YOU WERE RESPONDING BASED ON THIS NEW DEAL, NOT WHAT WAS POSTED AND AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AND US TO SEE.

CORRECT. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THIS CONFUSION. YES.

YEAH. THERE'S A BIT OF CONFUSION SINCE IT WAS DEFERRED.

IT IT'S HARD TO COMMUNICATE. YOU KNOW WHAT IS NOW CURRENTLY THE THE REAL PROPOSAL.

NOT REAL, BUT WHAT HAS BEEN REFLECTIVE OF THE NEGOTIATION PROPOSAL.

CORRECT. CORRECT. AND SO WHEN THIS PROPOSAL CHANGED, DID IT GO BACK TO YOUR BOARD? NO. THIS WILL STILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BOARD REGARDLESS OF WHAT.

I MEAN, IF IT'S DENIED HERE, IT WON'T GO BACK TO THE BOARD. BUT BUT YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE TIME WE GET A PFC, SOMEBODY AROUND HERE IS GOING TO SAY, GOSH, BUT YOUR BOARD DOES SUCH A THOROUGH EVALUATION.

WE SHOULDN'T EVEN QUESTION IT BECAUSE YOUR BOARD HAS ALREADY LOOKED AT IT.

BUT ACTUALLY THEY HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THIS, HAVE THEY? SO WE WE TOOK THE REVISED PROPOSAL BACK TO THE BOARD AND IT WAS APPROVED.

PRO APPROVED. SORRY, I'M GETTING TONGUE TIED HERE.

IT WAS APPROVED CONDITIONALLY ON COUNCIL APPROVAL.

AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER APPROVAL AS A FINAL APPROVAL AFTER AFTER THIS MEETING.

OKAY. WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFFERING UP THESE CHANGES FOR THIS LAST ONE.

I DIDN'T GO THERE. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. THAT WAS NOT WHAT THE REAL ISSUE WAS.

BUT I'M HOPING THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST DEAL, THAT WE FINALLY USE DISCERNMENT AND SAY, WOW, THIS IS NOT ACTUALLY A GOOD DEAL FOR US AND THE TAXPAYERS THAT WE REPRESENT.

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO STAND UNDER THE BANNER OF I SUPPORTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THEREFORE, NO MATTER WHAT YOU BRING US, WE WILL SAY YES.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? CHAIRMAN WEST, MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM 39. SEEING NONE, THE RECORD VOTE.

RECORD VOTE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE STATE YES IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR. NO. IF YOU OPPOSE COUNCIL MEMBER WEST. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. GRACEY. YES. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER RESENDEZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER BAZALDUA. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BLAIR.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLACKMON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

STEWART. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. ROTH. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER.

MENDELSOHN. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. RIDLEY. YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WILLIS IS ABSENT WHEN VOTE TAKEN.

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WITH TEN VOTING IN FAVOR. FOUR OPPOSED. ONE VOTE TAKEN.

THE MOTION PASSES, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM.

[40. 26-1202A Authorize (1) a Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Linbeck Group, LLC, best value proposer of four, to provide preconstruction and construction services for the Dallas Zoo Safari Trail Project located at 650 South R.L. Thornton Freeway; and (2) an increase in appropriations not to exceed $60,000.00 in the Capital Gifts Match Donations and Development Fund - Not to exceed $90,000.00 - Financing: Capital Gifts Match Donations and Development Fund ($60,000.00) and Park and Recreation Facilities (B) Fund (2024 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($30,000.00) (This item was deferred on March 25, 2026)]

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION ITEM 40? ALRIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? YES. MR. MAYOR, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.

CHAIRMAN JOHNSON, MR. MAYOR, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL.

RYAN, CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR. I WANT TO THANK YOU TO OUR COUNCIL FOR LISTENING TO US LAST, I THINK, TWO WEEKS AGO.

SINCE THAT TIME. WE MET WITH THE ZOO AGAIN BECAUSE THE ZOO ALWAYS HAVE OUR MEETINGS.

THERE IS A STANDING MEETING, AS I STATED TWO WEEKS AGO, THAT MY OFFICE DOCTOR JACKSON HAS ON FILE. AND SO MR. RYAN DID COME WITH THE ZOO AND THEY GAVE ME THE INFORMATION MAYBE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I THINK I SAW IT ON THE 30TH. AND SO THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD NEED I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS, BUT I NEED BECAUSE THEY JUST GAVE ME THE INFORMATION NOT TOO LONG AGO.

SO IT HAS NOT BEEN A LONG TIME. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT I JUST DON'T RUBBER STAMP ANYTHING. COMMUNICATION HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN TO US IN A TIMELY MANNER.

WOULD YOU ACKNOWLEDGE? AND I WENT BACK AND GOT THE EMAIL BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME TIME THAT MR. JENKINS TIME FRAME THAT HE SPOKE ABOUT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT DISINGENUOUS.

SO ON MARCH THE 4TH. YOU SENT ME A TEXT. I LET YOU KNOW VIA EMAIL THAT I DID NOT GET THAT TEXT CORRECT.

THEN WE STARTED TALKING AROUND MARCH THE 16TH, AND YOU LET ME KNOW THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD BE A BIG PROJECT.

IN THAT EMAIL, I SAID THAT MR. JENKINS NOR YOU OR MR. JENKINS, THE CHIEF OF STAFF, ATTEMPTED TO SET UP A MEETING WITH MY STAFF OR DOCTOR JOHNSON.

I MEAN, DOCTOR JACKSON, UNTIL I MADE IT CLEAR THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS PROJECT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. I'M TRACKING WITH YOU.

OKAY. AS A RESULT OF THAT YOU BEING YOU BEGAN TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME, AND THEN I TOLD YOU THAT.

WHY WOULD I NOT GETTING THIS COMMUNICATION AND MY STAFF PRIOR TO THIS AGENDA ITEM, THIS THIS ITEM BEING BROUGHT ON THE AGENDA, AND YOU TOLD ME HERE THAT GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY AND YOU WILL MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNICATION GOING FORWARD WILL BE DONE, WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MY OFFICE WAS NOT COMMUNICATED WITH.

ALTHOUGH MR. JENKINS MADE IT APPEAR THAT IT WAS.

ALTHOUGH YOU ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT WASN'T. IS THAT CORRECT? WE ARE GOING TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD TO HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR OFFICE SO THAT YOU ARE FULLY AWARE AND BRIEFED OF THE OF THE PROJECTS IN YOUR DISTRICT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU BECAUSE ALTHOUGH MR. JENKINS NEVER SHOWED UP TO THAT MEETING, EVEN AFTER HE MADE THE STATEMENT THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, WHICH HAVING SOMETHING AGAINST ME WAS NOT A PART OF THE AGENDA.

SO THAT LED ME KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THERE, WHICH IS OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY NOW AND THEN I DO RUFFLE FEATHERS WHEN I'M ADVOCATING FOR MY COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE.

BUT YOU DID SHOW UP TO THE MEETING WITH THE ZOO, WHO I WANT TO THANK MISS LISA NEW AND HER ENTIRE TEAM.

AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU, SIR, FOR COMING AND GIVING ME THE INFORMATION THAT WE ASKED FOR.

ALONG WITH THAT INFORMATION. THIS IS WHAT I WANT.

CONCERNING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE CONTRACT. I NEED A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING OVERHEAD AND LABOR RATES AND ANY PROFITS.

SO I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU AGAIN, A GENERAL BREAKDOWN OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS AND IN THAT GENERAL CONDITIONS OF BREAKDOWN.

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I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION DUE TO THE TIME THAT I RECEIVED THIS EMAIL.

HOWEVER, YOU DID DO YOUR JOB AND YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT TO ME. SO, MR. MAYOR, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT, BUT I JUST WANT TO CLEAR THINGS UP. BECAUSE WHEN I'M MEETING WITH STAFF AND WE HAVE THOSE STANDARD TIMES AND YOU CAN EMAIL IT TO ME. YEAH, I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUS AND MY STAFF TAKE IT VERY SERIOUS.

AND DOCTOR JACKSON. SHARON JACKSON DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB MAKING SURE THAT MY SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR IS THERE, AND I WANT TO THANK CITY MANAGER TOLBERT AND HER STAFF, MAKING SURE THAT EVERY TIME WE DO CALL AND GET AND NEED INFORMATION THAT IS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND THAT OUR COMMUNITY, OUR OFFICES ARE COMMUNICATED WITH AND WE'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON GOING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP, AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS.

AND THANK YOU TO THE ZOO FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I SUPPORT YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. RYAN.

CHAIRMAN WEST, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY BACK TO MY COLLEAGUE UP AND AND JUST SAY I'M GLAD.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WORK THROUGH THIS AND FOR BEING DILIGENT AND FOR PARKS FOR SOUNDS LIKE COMING TO THE TABLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SOME COMMUNICATION ISSUES, YOU KNOW, COMING FROM STAFF EARLIER.

SO YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AND AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO LET OUR THIRD PARTY PARTNERS GET CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

I APPRECIATE CHAIRMAN JOHNSON WORKING THROUGH THAT WITH THE ZOO AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF IN THIS.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST ITEM 40? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT, MADAM SECRETARY, NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

AGENDA ITEM 42. AUTHORIZE. AUTHORIZE A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT FOR CYBER SECURITY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF

[42. 26-1158A Authorize a cooperative purchasing agreement for cybersecurity professional services to support the Department of Information and Technology Services with Rapid Strategy, Inc. through the General Service Administration Cooperative Purchase Agreement - Not to exceed $399,880.00 - Financing: Information Technology Equipment Fund]

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 43.

[43. 26-1243A A resolution amending Resolution No. 25-1779 to amend the city calendar to recognize April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

THIS IS YOUR ITEM, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. BAZALDUA, YOU RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. TODAY WE TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DOLORES HUERTA, A TRAILBLAZER WHOSE WORK HAS SHAPED LABOR RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY.

BORN IN 1930, DOLORES HUERTA BEGAN HER CAREER AS AN EDUCATOR BEFORE DEDICATING HER LIFE TO ORGANIZING FARM WORKERS AND ADVOCATING FOR DIGNITY, EQUITY AND FAIR TREATMENT FOR ALL.

AS CO-FOUNDER OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS. SHE HELPED LEAD A MOVEMENT THAT CHALLENGED EXPLOITATION AND SECURED CRITICAL PROTECTIONS FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS IN OUR NATION.

HER WORK REQUIRED COURAGE AT EVERY LEVEL SHE ORGANIZED IN THE FIELDS.

STOOD ON PICKET LINES AND FACED VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION IN HER FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

AS WE REFLECT ON HER LIFE, WE MUST BE HONEST ABOUT THE FULL SCOPE OF HER EXPERIENCES WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING THE LASTING IMPACT OF HER WORK.

BOTH CAN BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME. HER STORY REMINDS US THAT BEHIND MANY OF OUR GREATEST MOVEMENTS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD TO NAVIGATE PAIN WHILE STILL PUSHING FORWARD CHANGE FOR OTHERS AND GENERATIONS TO COME.

DOLORES HUERTA HELPED BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR WORKER PROTECTIONS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING THAT CONTINUES TO SHAPE OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY. IT IS OUR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE HER CONTRIBUTIONS HERE AT COUNCIL AND TO ENSURE THAT HER LEGACY IS REMEMBERED WITH BOTH TRUTH AND RESPECT. NOW, EVERY APRIL 10TH GOING FORWARD WILL HONOR DOLORES HUERTA.

HER STRENGTH, HER RESILIENCE, AND HER ENDURING IMPACT ON THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.

HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MISS ANY RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. AS A LATINA WHO GREW UP WITH VERY FEW NATIONAL ROLE MODELS, DOLORES HUERTA WAS SOMEBODY THAT I COULD LOOK UP TO.

SHE'S A PIONEERING LABOR LEADER, FEMINIST ACTIVIST, AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS,

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AS A LATINA LEADER, SHE BROKE BARRIERS IN SPACES WHERE WOMEN, ESPECIALLY LATINAS, WERE OFTEN EXCLUDED.

PROVING THAT LEADERSHIP ROOTED IN COURAGE AND COMMUNITY CAN TRANSFORM LIVES.

DOLORES HUERTA SHOWED US THAT THE FIGHT FOR WORKERS RIGHTS IS INSEPARABLE FROM THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS.

SHE UPLIFTED THE VOICES OF WOMEN IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND CHAMPIONED EQUALITY BOTH IN THE WORKPLACE AND BEYOND.

HER POWERFUL WORDS SI SE PUEDE BECAME A RALLYING CRY FOR HOPE, RESILIENCE AND COLLECTIVE ACTION.

ACTION NOT JUST FOR FARM WORKERS BUT FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION.

TODAY, WE HONOR NOT ONLY HER HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT ALSO THE ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS OF LATINAS IN OUR COMMUNITIES LEADERS, ORGANIZERS, CAREGIVERS, AND CHANGE MAKERS WHO CONTINUE HER WORK EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 43? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM. AGENDA ITEM 44 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 PERSONNEL RULES OF THE DALLAS CITY CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 34 DASH

[44. 26-1249A An ordinance amending Chapter 34, “Personnel Rules,” of the Dallas City Code by amending Section 34-25; (1) removing Cesar E. Chavez Day from the list of city holidays; (2) providing a penalty not to exceed $500.00; (3) providing a saving clause; (4) providing a severability clause; and (5) providing an effective date - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

THREE. PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE FOR PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND FIVE PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS IS YOUR ITEM. MR.. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? MR.. BAZALDUA. YES.

YES. FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. ON MARCH 20TH, THE NEW YORK TIMES RELEASED AN INVESTIGATION DETAILING ALLEGATIONS FROM SEVERAL WOMEN WHO SAY THEY WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED AS MINORS BY CESAR CHAVEZ.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTING, THESE YOUNG GIRLS WERE GROOMED AND ABUSED DURING THE FARM WORKERS MOVEMENT, AND THE POWER AND STATUS HE HELD MADE IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, FOR THEM TO SPEAK OUT AT THE TIME.

TODAY, I WANT TO CENTER THE VOICES OF THOSE SURVIVORS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT ABUSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES SOMEONE WIDELY RESPECTED, IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT. MANY SURVIVORS REMAIN SILENT OUT OF FEAR, FEAR OF NOT BEING BELIEVED, FEAR SHAPED BY CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS OR FEAR THAT SPEAKING UP WILL NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THE WOMEN WHO CAME FORWARD DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE TO THOSE SURVIVORS.

I WANT TO SAY THIS CLEARLY YOU WERE CHILDREN.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU IS NOT YOUR FAULT. THE SYSTEMS AROUND YOU FAILED TO PROTECT YOU.

I SAY THAT AS A SURVIVOR MYSELF, BUT YOUR WILLINGNESS TO COME FORWARD IS HELPING TO CREATE CHANGE AND TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT ABUSE IS NEVER ACCEPTABLE, NO MATTER WHO THE PERPETRATOR IS.

THIS ISSUE IS DEEPLY PERSONAL TO ME AS A SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND I UNDERSTAND HOW LONG THESE EXPERIENCES CAN STAY WITH YOU AND HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE TO SPEAK OUT. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE DID NOT DESERVE WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.

THEY DESERVED SAFETY, PROTECTION AND TO BE HEARD WITHOUT FEAR.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SAY YOU ARE NOT ALONE. WE HEAR YOU.

WE BELIEVE YOU AND WE SUPPORT YOU. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DOLORES HUERTA, WHOSE LIFE INCLUDES DEEPLY PERSONAL HARDSHIPS, INCLUDING EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THAT KIND OF TRAUMA IS PROFOUND AND FAR TOO COMMON TO ENDURE SUCH HARM AND STILL LEAD, ORGANIZE AND ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS REFLECTS REMARKABLE STRENGTH.

BUT IT ALSO REMINDS IT ALSO IS A REMINDER OF THE RESILIENCE SURVIVORS ARE OFTEN FORCED TO CARRY.

ULTIMATELY, THIS IS WHY IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE COUNCIL TO REMOVE CESAR CHAVEZ DAY FROM CHAPTER 34.

AS A GOVERNING BODY, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WE FORMALLY RECOGNIZE REFLECT THE VALUES WE UPHOLD AS A COMMUNITY.

CENTERING SURVIVORS AND TAKING THEIR EXPERIENCES SERIOUSLY MUST BE A PART OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? AGENDA ITEM 44? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ZONING AGENDA.

MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER WEST WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z 16.

JR WEST, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.

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SO YOUR. SACHSE MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER. BAZALDUA WOULD LIKE TO BE RECOGNIZED ON ITEM Z 19.

[Z19. 26-1200A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2180 for an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned RR Regional Retail District, on the northwest corner of East R. L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a traffic management plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a traffic management plan and conditions Z-25-000184 Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on March 25, 2026, and is scheduled for consideration on April 8, 2026. *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? NO, SIR. IS THERE DISCUSSION? ANYONE SEEING? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.

[ZONING CASES - CONSENT]

ITEM Z ONE HAS BEEN HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY.

ITEM Z FOUR HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.

AND ITEM Z 14 HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.

THEREFORE, YOUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS Z TWO, Z THREE, Z FIVE THROUGH Z 13 AND Z 15.

I'LL READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD ITEM Z TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 500 ON PROPERTY BOUNDED BY BRENTFIELD DRIVE, MEADOW CREEK DRIVE AND LA MANGA DRIVE AND SHADY BROOK ROAD.

ITEM Z-3 IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING. REGARDING AN APPLICATION FOR ONE.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AD-1 LIQUOR CONTROL OVERLAY AND TWO AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITH CONSIDERATION FOR REMOVAL OF AD1 LIQUOR CONTROL OVERLAY ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF SWISS AVENUE, NORTHEAST OF NORTH HASKELL AVENUE. ITEM Z FIVE IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A GENERAL MERCHANDISE FOOD STORE. LESS THAN 3500FT² ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH CORNER OF LAWNVIEW AVENUE AND FORNEY ROAD.

ITEM Z SIX IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A PRIVATE RECREATION CENTER, CLUB OR AREA ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MEADOW ROAD AND STONE CANYON ROAD.

INROAD. ITEM C7 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

NUMBER 2569 FOR A BAR, LOUNGE OR TAVERN AND INSIDE COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT LIMITED TO A LIVE MUSIC VENUE ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND MALCOLM X BOULEVARD. ITEM EIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2155 FOR A RECYCLING BUY-BACK CENTER FOR THE COLLECTION OF HOUSEHOLD AND INDUSTRIAL METALS ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF BOTHAM JEAN BOULEVARD BETWEEN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BOULEVARD AND LINWOOD STREET.

ITEM NINE IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING ONE AN AMENDMENT TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, EIGHT, FIVE AND TWO, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE TERMINATION OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2024 FOR AN ILLUMINATED COMPETITIVE ATHLETIC FIELD ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WALNUT HILL LANE AND INWOOD ROAD.

ITEM C10 IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2173 FOR A WINERY AND TASTING ROOM ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF KIDWELL STREET AND PROSPECT AVENUE.

ITEM 11 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2513 FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT WITHOUT DRIVE IN OR DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE ON PROPERTY ON THE WEST LINE OF SOUTH BUCKNER BOULEVARD BETWEEN SCYENE ROAD AND BLOSSOM LANE.

ITEM 12 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2529 FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED TO A BAR, LOUNGE OR TAVERN AND A COMMERCIAL. AMUSEMENT INSIDE USE.

LIMITED TO A DANCE HALL ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEAST LINE OF RIVERFRONT BOULEVARD, NORTHWEST OF THE HOUSTON STREET VIADUCT.

ITEM C 13 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A BAR, LOUNGE OR TAVERN ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH CROWDED STREET AND ELM STREET, AND ITEM Z 15 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 1889 FOR A LATE HOURS ESTABLISHMENT FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED TO A BAR, LOUNGE OR TAVERN ON PROPERTY ON THE EAST LINE OF GREENVILLE AVENUE BETWEEN PROSPECT AVENUE AND RICHMOND AVENUE.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM Z THREE.

CATHERINE CHAMBLEE IS VIRTUAL, MISS CHAMBLEE.

HIGH. YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU AND SEE YOU.

YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. YOU MAY BEGIN. HI.

YES, MY NAME IS CATHERINE CHAMBLEE. MY ADDRESS IS 511 WEST SEVENTH STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS,

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SAN LUIS FOODS, LLC. I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION HERE TODAY.

AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER HAMPTON AND THE PEAKS EDITION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR MEETING WITH US IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMING TOGETHER FOR THIS S U P APPLICATION AND CHANGE OF OVERLAY.

AGAIN, I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND I KNOW, I KNOW BEING THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA PERHAPS YOU WON'T HAVE ANY, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR SUPPORT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TODAY.

THANK YOU. ARE THOSE ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY OF THE ZONING CONSENT ITEMS THAT WERE JUST READ INTO THE RECORD ITEM, Z TWO, Z THREE, Z FIVE THROUGH Z 13 AND Z 15.

NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT.

AND THE ZONING CONSENT AGENDA IS ADOPTED. NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

[Z1. 26-1011A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new planned development district for CR Community Retail uses on property zoned CR Community Retail and P(A) Parking, on the northwest corner of Goodwin Avenue and Greenville Avenue, and the east line of Greenville Avenue, north of Vickery Boulevard Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to development plans for buildings A, B, and C, and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to development plans for buildings A, B, and C, and conditions Z234-197(MB)/Z-25-000108 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ON C R COMMUNITY RETAIL USES ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF GOODWIN AVENUE IN GREENVILLE AVENUE AND THE EAST LINE OF GREENVILLE AVENUE NORTH OF VICKERY BOULEVARD. ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR, FOR THIS ITEM, WE SENT 158 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA. REQUEST. WE RECEIVED THREE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND FOUR REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM Z ONE? I SEE A SPEAKER COMING FORWARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES.

VICTORIA MORRIS WITH JACKSON WALKER, 2323 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 600 IN DALLAS, MR..

MAYOR. HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. WE'RE REALLY JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM ZY1? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. CHAIR RIDLEY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE.

SETBACKS FOR LEGACY BUILDINGS ARE AS SHOWN ON THE CORRESPONDING LEGACY BUILDING DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? YES. THIS IS A CHANGE THAT WAS REQUESTED BY STAFF TO CLARIFY THE SETBACKS THAT WILL BE ALLOWED FOR LEGACY BUILDINGS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM ANYONE? SEEING NONE. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM Z FOR. ITEM Z FOUR IS

[Z4. 26-1014A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new Specific Use Permit for a vehicle display, sales, and service use on property zoned Subarea 3 within Planned Development District No. 366, the Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, on the northwest corner of South Buckner Boulevard and Carr Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a two-year period, subject to site plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a two-year period, subject to site plan and conditions Z-25-000163 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

SALES AND SERVICE USE ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH BUCKNER BOULEVARD AND CARR STREET.

MISTER MAYOR, WE SENT 28 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED ONE REPLY IN FAVOR AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

YOU DO HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

FIRST SPEAKER. HAMZA. ISMAIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

MY NAME IS HAMZA ISMAIL. I'M REPRESENTING 180 DEGREE ARCHITECTS, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

WE'RE HERE REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4001 SOUTH PARK BOULEVARD IN DALLAS, REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE DISPLAY AND SALE OF A USED VEHICLE AT THAT LOCATION.

OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE THE PORTION, A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDERUSED, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH LIKE CONCRETE PARKING LOT.

IT'S KIND OF BIG, LIKE, ALMOST LIKE LESS THAN AN ACRE AND TRANSFORM IT, TRANSFORM IT INTO WELL-MAINTAINED, PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS THAT BENEFIT THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.

AT THE MOMENT, AS I MENTIONED, A LARGE AREA SITS EMPTY, VACANT.

IT'S VACANT SPACE DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE BUSINESSES OR EVEN THE LOOK OF THE.

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WE WILL TURN THIS A NEW SPACE INTO. ORGANIZED, CLEAN AND ACTIVE COMMERCIAL USE.

THIS CHANGE WILL BRING SEVERAL BENEFITS TO THE AREA AND THE COMMUNITY.

FIRST, IT WILL IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE INSTEAD OF EMPTY LOT, YOU KNOW SPACE WILL BE MANAGED IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY, WELL MAINTAINED, A DAILY OVERSIGHT AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE BUSINESS PRESENCE.

SECONDLY, THIS PROJECT, IF YOU GUYS APPROVE IT, WILL HELP CREATE MORE JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ESTIMATE CREATING AT LEAST 15 LOCAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING POSITIONS IN SALES, VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION, DETAILING, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING. THIS WILL GENERATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND TAX REVENUE TO THE CITY OF DALLAS, AND THE BUSINESS WOULD ATTRACT CUSTOMERS TO THE AREA, WHICH CAN ALSO SUPPORT SURROUNDING BUSINESSES.

FINALLY, ACTIVATING THE PROPERTY HELPS STRENGTHEN PROPERTY STABILITY AND VALUE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

A WELL-MANAGED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SHOWS CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

OUR INTENTION IS TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS REASONABLY IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS, RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THE LOT WILL KEEP CLEAN, ORGANIZED, AND MANAGED IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY.

AND WE WILL COMPLY WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS REGULATIONS TO ENSURE PROPERTY REMAINS A POSITIVE ADDITION TO THE THIS PART OF THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT IN APPROVING THIS PERMIT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. PAUL. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M JUST HERE AS A RESOURCE, BUT I WOULD MENTION ONE THING THAT HAMZA DID NOT COVER, WHICH IS THAT HE INTENDS TO LIMIT HIS PRODUCT LINE TO ONLY HIGHER END TYPE MOTOR VEHICLES. YOU KNOW, MERCEDES OR BMW OR THAT CLASS OF AUTOMOBILE.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z FOR NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

HAVE WE MADE A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.

THANK YOU. I MOVE TO DENY THE ZONING MATTER WITH PREJUDICE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.

ANY DISCUSSION? JUST REALLY BRIEFLY. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE SALE OF USED VEHICLES, BUT I AM OPPOSED TO THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF AUTO RELATED USES, INCLUDING USED CAR SALES ALONG BUCKNER.

IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING CONCERN FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, EVEN BEFORE I WAS EVER AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

IF THERE'S ANY UNDERUTILIZED PARKING LOTS, LAND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEN I SUGGEST WE CONSIDER EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

SO I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOU ALL SUPPORT COLLEAGUES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ITEM Z 14, ITEM Z 14 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER

[Z14. 26-1024A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1730 for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a private-club bar on property zoned IM Industrial Manufacturing District and Subarea 4 within Planned Development No. 366, Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District, on the northeast corner of South Buckner Boulevard and Kipling Drive Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a five-year period, subject to conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a five-year period, subject to conditions Z-25-000239 *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM Z 14? NO. SPEAKERS. MR.. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER. RESENDEZ.

I MOVED TO FOLLOW THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVE THE ITEM WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE.

THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS APPROVED FOR TWO YEARS.

A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? FIVE MINUTES.

NO. NO DISCUSSION. NO DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION FROM ANYONE.

SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL ZONING ITEMS BEGINNING WITH ITEM Z 16.

[Z16. 26-1206A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting MF-2(A) Multifamily District and a resolution accepting deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District, between the north terminus of North Boulevard Terrace and Plymouth Road Recommendation of Staff: Approval of MF-2(A) Multifamily District and deed restrictions as volunteered by the applicant Recommendation of CPC: Approval of MF-2(A) Multifamily District and deed restrictions as volunteered by the applicant Z-25-000069 Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on March 25, 2026, and is scheduled for consideration on April 8, 2026. *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

MR. MAYOR. WE SENT 20 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

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YOU DO HAVE TEN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

YOUR FIRST SPEAKER. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. YOUR FIRST SPEAKER. JOSEPH BECKHAM.

JOSEPH BECKHAM IS NOT PRESENT. REBECCA MOORE.

I'M REBECCA MOORE, 27. 36 MATURE STREET, 75211.

DISTRICT ONE AT TIVOLI PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST LOCATED SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GENTLE, EQUITABLE AND CRIMINAL.

INCREMENTAL AND SENSITIVE. THOSE WORDS SHOULD SOUND FAMILIAR BECAUSE THEY COME STRAIGHT FROM FORWARD DALLAS 2.0 ABOUT HOW CHANGE IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS. BUT SB 840 DOES THE OPPOSITE.

IT STRIPS THE CITY OF MUCH OF ITS ABILITY TO REGULATE DEVELOPMENT IN A WAY THAT MAKES SURE CHANGE IS ACTUALLY APPROPRIATE TO THE SURROUNDING HOMES, STREETS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF A PLACE SUCH AS NORTH BOULEVARD TERRACE.

THAT IS WHY THIS PROPOSAL REMAINS SUCH A CONCERN.

IT IS NOT CONTEXT SENSITIVE, IT DOES NOT FIT THE AREA, AND IT BRINGS ON SERIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE A DELAY WITH HOPES THAT IT LEADS TO A BETTER PATH THAT RESPECTS BOTH NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY'S OWN PLANNING VISION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THOMAS DAVIES. THOMAS DAVIES IS NOT PRESENT.

ROBERT EICHELE.

BOB EICHELE 91 0909 CLEAR LAKE DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75225.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE WEST KESSLER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, SECRETARY OF THE COOMBS CREEK CONSERVANCY, AND OWNER, PLANNER AND DEVELOPER OF STEVENS PARK RESERVE.

I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE TO MULTI-FAMILY.

I BELIEVE I'M GOING TO HIT THE HIGH POINTS. THIS IS A HISTORICAL SITE.

THE SITE IS ON THE LA REUNION ESCARPMENT. IT'S A PART OF GEORGE KESSLER'S PLANNING AREA, AND IT'S ALSO EDMUND HOBBY'S SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION, WHICH WAS PLATTED LOT AND BLOCKS IN 1923. THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF THE SITE IS PLATTED IN LAWTON BLOCKS THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. NORTH TERRACE BOULEVARD. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR LATER ON ARE ABOUT POWELL AND POWELL'S COMBS CREEK FLOOD STUDY. THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA.

FORMER PROJECT ON ECHELON WAS GRANTED 12 UNITS TO THE ACRE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THERE WASN'T EROSION CONTROL.

WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE EROSION CONTROL NO MATTER WHAT.

WE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AGREE THAT TH ZONING, THREE ZONING, 12 UNITS PER ACRE, LIKE ECHELON WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.

HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING FOR MF TWO PROPOSED ZONING, WHICH WOULD GRANT HIM A RANGE BETWEEN 16 TO 20 UNITS.

BUT IF HE GETS MF TWO, THEN HE CAN SEEK SB 840 WITH SB 840.

HE CAN GET BY ANALYSIS 39 TO 52 UNITS TO THE ACRE, DEPENDING ON HOW HE DEALS WITH THE SURFACE PARKING.

THERE'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSION ABOUT TRAFFIC ISSUES WITH THIS KIND OF DENSITY.

IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC FLOW BY 20 TO 30% DURING PEAK HOURS.

OTHER THINGS THIS WILL EXACERBATE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY FOR THE KIDS THAT PLAY IN THAT STREET.

I ALSO THINK THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE MISSING MIDDLE.

A LOT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THAT. SO I WANT TO PUT ON MY REAL ESTATE HAT HERE CONSIDERABLE.

AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. THE COMPROMISE WOULD BE TOWNHOMES, CONDOS AND SMALLER RESIDENCES.

THERE ISN'T A DEMAND RIGHT NOW FOR MULTIFAMILY IN DALLAS.

WE HAVE A 12% VACANCY FACTOR. AND THIS HAS BEEN DUE TO THE INFLUX OF NEW UNITS, 38,000 TO 42,000 UNITS DELIVERED.

SO THERE IS A DEMAND FOR TOWNHOMES, DUPLEXES AND CONDOS.

THE MISSING MIDDLE WE AGREE. SO THIS IS A SENSITIVE HISTORICAL SITE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CHARACTER AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY AND COMPROMISE TO A THREE ZONING WITH EROSION CONTROL.

THIS WOULD CONFORM TO FORWARD DALLAS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANGELA MOBLEY.

[05:05:07]

I'M HERE AS THE PRESIDENT OF COOMBS CREEK CONSERVANCY.

THIS DEVELOPMENT IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO COOMBS CREEK.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON THIS SITE ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE 1983 ENGINEERING STUDY ACQUIRED BY THE CITY FROM POWELL AND POWELL.

THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT THIS SECTION OF THE CREEK IS AMONG THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF RUNOFF, FLOODING AND EROSION DUE TO THE SOIL COMPOSITION, CHANNELING AND THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT.

THE REPORT GRADES THIS SECTION AS A D AND CONSIDERS THE AREA AS TO HAVE BEEN BUILT TO CAPACITY IN 1983.

IT EXPLICITLY RECOMMENDS CAUTION WITH ANY INCREASED LAND USE, WITH THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING HAZARD TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THE STUDY WENT AS FAR AS STATING THAT THE CITY CAN AND SHOULD EXERCISE ZONING AND PLANNING AUTHORITY IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT.

IT ALSO STATES THE RESTRICTION OR PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN LAND USES MAY BE REQUIRED.

THE CITY SAW THE NECESSITY TO FOR THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT STUDY.

NOW THE CITY SHOULD HEED THE WARNINGS WITHIN IT.

MAXIMIZING LAND USE WITH MULTIFAMILY ON THIS SITE IS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE STUDY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EUGENE JOHNSON. HI. EUGENE JOHNSON, 726, NORTHAMPTON AND DALLAS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TODAY.

I HAD ANTICIPATED PREPARING TO SPEAK ON THE INTENT OF SB 15 AND SB 840 AS TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY MAY APPLY OR NOT APPLY TO THIS CASE, BUT WITH WHERE THINGS STAND AT PRESENT, I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT AND HOLD THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY. I'LL JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT I REMAIN OPPOSED TO GENERAL ZONING CHANGE TO MF2 IN THIS CASE.

I DO THINK THE CONSIDERATION OF A PD COULD ALLOW THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND THE DEVELOPER TO REACH A POSITIVE OUTCOME HERE.

I ALSO, THOUGH, YOU KNOW, STILL CONTINUE TO BE OPTIMISTIC THAT A WORKABLE RESOLUTION THAT CAN ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS MAY BE FOUND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KEVIN PFEIFFER.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BRING UP.

I HAVE PHYSICALLY VISITED AND WALKED THE PROJECT SITE TWICE.

I'VE NOTICED THAT THE APPLICANT HAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DUMPING AT LEAST 11 PILES OF DIRT THAT WERE COVERED WITH WEEDS AND SHOWING SIGNS OF EROSION, AND THERE'S NO EROSION CONTROL THAT ARE NOTED AT THE TRAJECTORY OF THE RAINWATER AND THE SILT FLOWS TOWARDS THE CREEK.

SO ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS MUCH LOUDER.

WITHOUT OBTAINING A BUILDING PERMIT OR FORMALLY NOTIFYING THE CITY OF DALLAS PERMIT AND CODE DEPARTMENT'S APPLICANT HAS ALREADY DISPLAYED THEIR DISREGARD FOR EXISTING EPA REGULATIONS IN DALLAS CODE TO PREVENT STILL SILT RUNOFF.

IF WE SEE SOMETHING, WE SAY SOMETHING. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER NINE TIMES TO THE CITY CODE DEPARTMENT.

WHEN DID THIS DUMP DIRT ORIGINATE FROM? IT HAD LARGE PIECES OF CONCRETE AND CAST CONCRETE AND BITS OF PLASTIC PIPING EXPOSED IN THE PILES.

TYPICALLY, WHEN SELECT FIELD DIRT IS BROUGHT ONTO A SITE TO RAISE AN ELEVATION, IT IS LAYERED IN SIX INCH MAXIMUM LIFTS, FULLY COMPACTED, AND THEN THE NEXT SIX INCH LIFT IS ADDED AND COMPACTED, ETC., ETC.

IT IS NOT HOW THE PROCESS HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT THE PROJECT SITE.

WHEN I QUESTIONED THE APPLICANT DIRECTLY ABOUT THE FINDINGS AT THE 1983 COOMBS CREEK REPORT BY POWELL AND POWELL, AND THAT IS THE SITE IS DIRECTLY FULLY ON. IT IS THE MOST UNSTABLE TYPE OF SOIL.

APPLICANT DEFLECTED BY STATING HE WHO KNEW WHAT TYPE OF ROCK WAS UNDER THE SOIL? HAS THE APPLICANT MADE THE EFFORT TO CONTACT AND ENGAGE PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERS FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THE SITE IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING IN THE WAY OF STABLE ENVIRONMENT, GROUND AND FOUNDATION.

IF SO, WHERE ARE THOSE FINDINGS? THIS APPLICANT HAS SHOWN NO REGARD FOR THE ADJACENT CREEK, OR ANY SENSITIVITY TO WHAT POTENTIAL HARM RUNOFF WOULD CAUSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YESENIA SERRANO.

[05:10:21]

I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH BOULEVARD TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

I DO WANT TO START BY SINCERELY THANKING COUNCILMAN WEST.

HE TOOK TIME OUT OF HIS DAY YESTERDAY TO MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORS. IT TRULY MEANT A LOT TO OUR COMMUNITY TO ACTUALLY FEEL HEARD.

WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL TIME BEING GIVEN ON THIS CASE THAT ACTUALLY GIVES US HOPE, ESPECIALLY IN WORKING TOWARDS WHAT YOU DESCRIBED AS THE BEST POSSIBLE RESOLUTION TO MAKE THIS LIVABLE FOR EVERYONE.

I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT FOR US, THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ONE PROJECT.

THIS DECISION WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT WILL INFLUENCE WHAT COMES NEXT, NOT JUST FOR THIS PROPERTY, BUT FOR THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS WELL.

THAT'S WHY THIS MATTERS SO MUCH TO THE FAMILIES WHO ACTUALLY LIVE THERE.

WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING THAT THE LONG TERM IMPACT BE THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. LAURA EICHEL.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M LAURA EICHELE, 9109 CLEAR LAKE DRIVE IN DALLAS.

I'M THE CO-OWNER OF STEVENS PARK RESERVE IN THE WEST KESSLER NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE QUESTION WE'RE FACING, SHOULD WE REPLACE A HISTORIC SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT DISTRICT? THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE ISN'T JUST A MINOR ADJUSTMENT.

IT THREATENS TO ALTER THE VERY FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IT SETS A CONCERNING PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE LAND USE.

IT'S A MISCONCEPTION THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S OPPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

IN REALITY, THE LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS HAVE CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED ALTERNATIVES THAT MAINTAIN THE SINGLE FAMILY CHARACTER WHILE ALLOWING FOR REASONABLE HOUSING DENSITY. OPTIONS LIKE TH. THREE TOWNHOMES AND SMALLER LOT CONFIGURATIONS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH WHILE KEEPING NECESSARY REGULATIONS IN PLACE.

THE KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE ALTERNATIVES AND MF TWO ZONING IS SIGNIFICANT.

THE ALTERNATIVES ENSURE THE CITY CAN REGULATE DENSITY, HEIGHT, SETBACKS AND LAYOUT TO MAINTAIN COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

MF TWO ZONING, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS THE MOST UNRESTRICTED OPTION AVAILABLE, OFFERING NO COMPROMISE.

WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS DECISION.

IT'S NOT ABOUT RESISTING GROWTH. IT'S ABOUT CHOOSING THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD.

WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR MULTIFAMILY ZONING AND INSTEAD SUPPORT A SOLUTION THAT RESPECTS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS HISTORIC SINGLE FAMILY FRAMEWORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CHRISTINE MARTIN.

CHRISTINE MARTIN, RESIDING AT 2751 AVON STREET, 75211 IN THE TIVOLI PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD JUST SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. I AM HERE AS SOMEONE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS CASE.

I SIMPLY ASK THAT COMMUNITY INPUT BE GIVEN REAL WEIGHT AS INTENDED BY TEXAS LAW.

MY NEIGHBORS AND I HAVE DONE THE WORK. WE'VE ATTENDED MEETINGS, REVIEWED THE MATERIALS, WALKED DOOR TO DOOR AND SPOKEN UP ABOUT ZONING, TRAFFIC, FLOODING, PARKING, AND THE IMPACT ON THIS SENSITIVE AREA.

THE CONCERN WITH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS CASE IS BROAD, INFORMED AND REAL AND SHOWN BY THE MANY LETTERS, EMAILS AND THE MAP OF OPPOSITION BEFORE YOU. WE HOPE WE CAN WORK TOWARDS AN AGREED UPON SOLUTION, ONE THAT PROTECTS THE CITY'S ZONING AUTHORITY, ADDRESSES NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS, AND RESPECTS THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE CREEK CORRIDOR. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

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ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM C 16. NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MR.. MAYOR. CHAIR WEST.

THANK YOU. I MOVE TO HOLD THIS CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT UNTIL APRIL 22ND, 2026.

IT'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YES.

GO AHEAD. FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. JUST A FEW COMMENTS THAT ARE RELATED TO WHY I'M DEFERRING IT ONE MORE TIME.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO SIT UP HERE FOR A FEW HOURS TODAY AND WITH US AT CITY HALL.

ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I WROTE ALL OF THEM DOWN AND I WANT TO COME BACK TO THE CREEK COMMENTS IN A MINUTE BECAUSE EVERYONE EXCEPT I THINK ONE PERSON MENTIONED THE CREEK. I WANT TO ALSO THANK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR WORKING ON GETTING ME THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS I ASKED LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED THIS CASE.

I WANT TO BRING UP DIRECTOR UDREA FOR JUST A COUPLE SHORT QUESTIONS.

TO ME, AN IMPORTANT QUESTION IN THIS CASE TO HELP NARROW DOWN SOME OF THE GRAY AND GET US INTO A FOCUS IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER SENATE BILL 15 APPLIES OR DOES NOT APPLY.

I'VE ASKED YOU THAT QUESTION BEFORE. I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR RESPONSE ON THE RECORD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. AT THIS TIME, WITH THE INFORMATION THAT I'M GIVEN WE CANNOT MAKE AN OFFICIAL DETERMINATION BECAUSE WE WOULD MAKE THAT BASED ON AN APPLICATION. I CAN GIVE A GENERAL ANSWER CONSIDERING THE QUESTION AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE LOOKED INTO IT. A FEW FACTS. THE REQUEST IS ONLY THREE AND A HALF ACRES IN AREA.

SO SENATE BILL 15, WHICH ALLOWS SMALLER LOTS SPECIFICALLY HAS AN ENTRY TO BE QUALIFIED TO, TO BE AT LEAST FIVE ACRES. SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING WE, WE DIDN'T EVEN PUT IN OUR STAFF REPORT A COMPARISON IF IT WOULD APPLY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T QUALIFY FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW. BUT THE BILL ALSO HAS OTHER REQUIREMENTS, AND IT SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO PROPERTIES OR TRACTS OF LAND THAT HAVE NO PLAT. WE LOOKED INTO THE AREA OF REQUEST AND AREA SURROUNDING THE AREA OF REQUEST.

AND WE GENERALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD QUALIFY FOR SB 15 IF IT WOULD COME TO OUR DESK WITH AN OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR REPLAT. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE GIVEN IT'S ONLY THREE AND A HALF ACRES? ARE YOU INCLUDING LIKE ALL THE ACREAGE AROUND IT OR SOMETHING? YES. IF THEY IF THEY CAN ASSEMBLE MORE TO GET TO FIVE ACRES.

YES. AND WHY CAN'T YOU GIVE US A PRELIMINARY APPROVAL ON THIS CASE? IS IS THAT NOT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT STAFF DOES.

WE DO NOT. THAT'S BASICALLY AN APPLICANT WOULD APPLY FOR A PERMIT, BUT TECHNICALLY THEY WOULD APPLY FOR A PLAT AND WE WOULD WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO DO THE FINDINGS. AND THE BURDEN OF PROOF WOULD BE ON THE APPLICANT AND WE WOULD TOGETHER VERIFY IF IT HAS A PLOT AND THAT THERE ARE SOME DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FROM INDUSTRIAL AREAS, WHICH I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY IN THE VICINITY.

SO YEAH, WE WOULD WORK WITH THE APPLICANT. WE, WE DON'T MAKE DETERMINATIONS ON PLATS AND PERMITS WITH ZONING CASES, BUT WE CAN HAVE A GENERAL IDEA. OKAY. YOUR IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING BASED ON THE EVIDENCE YOU'VE REVIEWED THAT SB 15 WOULD APPLY IN THIS SITUATION? YOU KNOW, ASSUMING ALL OF THE LAND AND EVERYTHING AROUND THE PROPERTY.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GRAY IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THAT LACK OF DETERMINATION.

FOR ME, THIS GIVES US, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING FOR AND IF THERE'S A DENIAL, WHAT? WHAT COULD BE BUILT INSTEAD OF THAT? IT REALLY NARROWS DOWN THE DISCUSSION TO MAKE THAT HELPFUL.

THE OTHER BIG THING THAT MOST OF THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BROUGHT UP, AND A LOT OF THE EMAILS THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS BEEN RECEIVING HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT, IS COOMBS CREEK AND THE IMPACT OF THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON COOMBS CREEK.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO STICK AROUND FOR THIS, ANDREA. I'VE ASKED BOTH DWU, AND I'VE ALSO ASKED DAVID MARQUIS, WHO'S A LONG TIME ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST WITH THE CITY, TO LOOK AT ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT HAVE COME IN FROM NEIGHBORS AND HAS COME IN FROM THE APPLICANTS ALSO PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT ON COOMBS CREEK.

UNDER ALL THE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THE THIRD PARTY REPORT ON THAT FROM DAVID MARQUIS, WHICH HE HAS, I BELIEVE CAN GET TO US IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND THEN ALSO DWU.

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AND AS THE NEIGHBORS, I MEAN, EVERYONE IS IMPACTED BY THIS, BUT THE ONES DIRECTLY ON THE STREET, I THINK ARE, ARE THE ONES THAT IN MY MIND HAVE THE LOUDEST VOICE HERE.

AND SO LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THE BEST PLAN FOR YOU.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, COLLEAGUES A LITTLE LONGER THAN I INTENDED ON TALKING, BUT I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN HOLDING THIS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM Z 17 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL ON PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEAST LINE OF

[Z17. 26-1204A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for an open enrollment charter school on property zoned IR Industrial Research District, on the northeast line of Harry Hines Boulevard and southeast of Wadley Lane Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to site plan, traffic management plan, and staff’s recommended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a ten-year period, subject to site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions Z-25-000151 Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on March 25, 2026, and is scheduled for consideration on April 8, 2026. *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

MR.. MAYOR. WE SENT NINE NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED TWO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION.

YOU DO HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, BRANDI SCHOTT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR BRANDI SCHOTT, AND I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS REGARDING OUR PROPOSED FACILITY AT 8802 HARRY HINES.

I'M IN MY 16TH YEAR AS SUPERINTENDENT AND HAVE WITH ME OUR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND CFO PRESENT AS WELL FOR QUESTIONS.

OUR MISSION OF WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS IS.

WE ARE A DROPOUT RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR GRADES 9 TO 12.

WE SERVE A POPULATION THAT MAY NOT THRIVE IN A TRADITIONAL SETTING.

OUR LEARNERS ARE 100% AT RISK. 72% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, TEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND 15% ARE PARENTS OR ARE EXPECTING. OUR MISSION IS BEST CAPTURED AT GRADUATION.

LAST YEAR, 30% OF OUR GRADUATES WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE HOLDING THE HANDS OF THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

WE AREN'T JUST HELPING STUDENTS GRADUATE, WE'RE BREAKING GENERATIONAL CYCLES.

WE RESPECT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION ON MARCH 25TH TO SEEK MORE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

SINCE THEN, WE HAVE PROACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO CITY STAFF, CITY COMMISSION AND OTHERS TO SEEK MORE INFORMATION TO ENSURE THAT WE WILL BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. IN OUR FEBRUARY COMMUNITY MEETING.

THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WERE TRAFFIC AND PARKING.

I WANT TO CLARIFY WHY OUR UNIQUE MODEL HAS HAS A MINIMAL FOOTPRINT ON LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

WHILE WE SERVE 125 STUDENTS, HALF OF THOSE ARE VIRTUAL BECAUSE WE OPERATE IN SPLIT SESSIONS.

WE TYPICALLY HAVE FEWER THAN 35 STUDENTS ON SITE AT ANY TIME.

OVER 50% OF OUR STUDENTS RELY ON DART. WE PROVIDE BUS PASSES TO FACILITATE THIS.

TO FURTHER REDUCE THE NEED FOR PARKING OR CAR TRAFFIC, THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES CONFIRMED THAT OUR OPERATIONS WILL NOT IMPACT SURROUNDING ROADWAYS. NOTING AN EXCESS QUEUE SPACE OF 32 CARS FAR MORE THAN OUR TYPICAL SESSION REQUIRES.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING THE PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES PROJECT AS REQUIRED TO ENHANCE THE.

THE WALKABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE AREA. WE BELIEVE THIS FACILITY IS A MODEL FOR HOW ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CAN INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY INTO THE DALLAS LANDSCAPE. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR YES VOTE ON OUR SP APPLICATION TODAY TO MOVE THIS PROJECT ALONG IN OUR STUDENTS FORWARD.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM Z 17 NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR.. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER.

YES. ON THE ITEM Z 17, I MOVE TO DENY THIS ITEM.

THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT SUPPORT Z 17 BECAUSE ONE SECOND.

OH, SORRY. SECOND, I HEARD A SECOND FIVE MINUTES.

THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR A SCHOOL.

IT'S AN INN IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND THE WEST LOVE ASSOCIATION OPPOSES THIS, AS WELL AS A PROPERTY OWNER NEXT TO THE SITE.

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ISD. THANK YOU. CHAIR WEST. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I SUPPORT THE MOTION AS WELL AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LAND USE IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO, CHAIR MIDDLETON.

I ALSO SUPPORT THE MOTION TO DENY. NOT BECAUSE IT'S A CHARTER SCHOOL.

ALTHOUGH I MAY PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCATE, BUT THIS IS NOT A GREAT LOCATION FOR A SCHOOL AND I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE. I CAN'T IMAGINE PUTTING IT THERE.

AND ESPECIALLY AFTER WE JUST HAD A BIG CONVERSATION ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOTELS.

I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY PULL THE PUBLIC SAFETY RECORD FOR THIS AREA AND HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS.

I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. OKAY, SO THIS PROPERTY IS IN DISTRICT TWO.

I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE DENIAL. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE USE FOR A SCHOOL PERIOD.

THE COMMUNITY AND THE BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AREA DO NOT SUPPORT IT.

I HAVE SOME TRAFFIC CONCERNS AND REALLY BELIEVE AS A BUSINESS OWNER HAS PLAYED OUT IN THE LETTER THAT'S BEFORE US LAYS OUT WHAT THIS AREA SHOULD BE AND LOOK, LOOKING FORWARD TO CREATING AN AREA PLAN FOR THIS LOCATION AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM C 18 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE RENEWAL OF SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 2175 FOR A FLEA MARKET ON PROPERTY ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER

[Z18. 26-1203A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting the renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 2175 for a flea market on property zoned Subdistrict 2 within Planned Development District No. 357, the Farmers Market Special Purpose District, on the southwest corner of South Harwood Street and St. Louis Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a permanent time period, subject to staff’s recommended amended conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval for a ten-year period with eligibility for automatic renewals for additional five-year periods, subject to amended conditions Z-25-000175 Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on March 25, 2026, and is scheduled for consideration on April 8, 2026. *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR. OH, SORRY, MR. MAYOR.

WE SENT FOUR NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED ZERO REPLIES IN FAVOR AND ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? C TWO INDIVIDUALS COMING FORWARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT.

AUDRA BUCKLEY, 1414 BELLEVUE STREET, SUITE 150, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75215.

HERE, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT WHO IS STANDING BEHIND ME WHO WOULD LOVE TO ADDRESS YOU.

THIS IS AN S U P RENEWAL FOR. YOU'LL SEE IN THERE IT'S A FLEA MARKET.

AND THE ONLY REASON WE HAD TO USE THAT LAND USE IS BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE PD.

AND WE HAD MULTIPLE POINT OF SALES INSIDE THE BUILDING.

OTHERWISE, IF WE HAD JUST ONE POINT OF SALE, WE'D JUST BEEN GENERAL MERCHANDISE OR FOOD STORE.

SO THAT IS WHY THIS IS IN FRONT OF YOU AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

GOOD DAY. COUNCIL MR.. MAYOR. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME IS BENNY RUBIO. I AM THE OWNER OF DALLAS.

WE HARVEST AT 1103 SOUTH HARWOOD STREET HERE IN DOWNTOWN.

I AM THANKFUL AND VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'VE BEEN SERVING OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS IN THE SAME LOCATION.

I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I AM A THIRD GENERATION BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN THE CITY, HERE IN DOWNTOWN.

MY GRANDPARENTS AND THE FARMERS MARKET DISTRICT.

MY GRANDPA, MY GRANDPARENTS, MY MOM AND MY DAD.

AND NOW ME AND MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE. WE'VE BEEN SERVING OUR CITY IN OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1970.

WE HAVE A 4.5 RATING IN THE LAST TEN YEARS AT THIS LOCATION.

WE STRIVE TO BRING QUALITY AND SERVICE TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND TO THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THE RENEWAL. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AT THIS LOCATION.

AGAIN, OUR MOTTO AT SWEET HARVEST IS QUALITY SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS INTO OUR CITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ITEM C 18. NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHY IT'S LISTED AS A THREE QUARTERS VOTE? THERE WAS 20% OPPOSITION BECAUSE THERE WAS THE ONE.

ONLY ONE RESPONDENT. I THINK THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH.

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YES. SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL.

WE SEND NOTICES FOR THOSE. AND WE DID RECEIVE ONE REPLY IN OPPOSITION.

HOWEVER THAT CONSTITUTED OVER 20% OF THE LAND AREA.

SO IT REQUIRES A THREE QUARTERS VOTE. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE ITEM? YES. ON THE ITEM Z 18 MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER THIS IS A SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS OWNER AND THE COMMUNITY DOES SUPPORT IT.

AND STAFF AND CPC ALSO RECOMMENDED SUPPORT AS WELL.

CHAIR MENDELSOHN, COULD YOU TELL US THE NATURE OF THE OPPOSITION TO THIS? WELL I'M SORRY. NO. I LIKE STAFF TO DO THAT. SORRY.

ANYBODY ELSE? YES. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. IN THEIR COMMENTS AND I THINK WE SHARED THE LETTER WITH YOU.

THEY WERE SAYING THAT IT IS NOT A FLEA MARKET PER SE BECAUSE THEY'RE SELLING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND OTHER GOODS.

HOWEVER, IT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A FLEA MARKET IN IN THE PD.

SO THEY HAVE A LEGAL CEO. THEY'VE BEEN OPERATING LIKE THAT.

OKAY. I'VE BEEN THERE. IT'S VERY NICE. HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA. I THINK I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THIS ITEM IS IN DISTRICT TWO AS WELL.

I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE ITEM. THE OPPOSITION COMES BECAUSE THERE'S ONE PROPERTY OWNER THAT MAKES UP 20% OF THE, OF THE AREA. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER STAFF AND S U P BOTH SUPPORT THIS ITEM.

YOU GUYS JUST RECEIVED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

YOU KNOW, EARLIER TODAY, WE TALKED ABOUT DOLORES HUERTA AND IN THE MOVEMENT ON THE PRODUCE AND THE FARMER'S MOVEMENT.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR THE PRODUCE THAT HE SUPPLIES.

THIS IS AN AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE A GROCERY STORE IN THIS AREA ACTS JUST LIKE A GROCERY STORE.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE.

AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF COLLEAGUES MISSING HERE.

SO I WOULD APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT BECAUSE THIS DOES REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY.

SO I WOULD APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT ME ON THIS ITEM THAT IS BENEFITING A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR OVER HAVE OVER A DECADE OF SERVICE TO THE FARMERS MARKET AREA.

SO WITH THAT, SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THIS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

YOUR NEXT ITEM IS THE 20 ITEM Z 20 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING

[Z20. 26-1199A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting (1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District; and (2) and a resolution accepting the termination of existing deed restrictions [Z789-237 Tract 2], on property zoned P(A) Parking District with H/72, Peak's Suburban Addition Neighborhood Historic District, on the northeast line of North Carroll Avenue, between Swiss Avenue and Gaston Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Approval of (1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District; and approval of (2) the termination of existing deed restrictions [Z789-237 Tract 2] Recommendation of CPC: Approval of (1) R-7.5(A) Single Family District; and approval of (2) the termination of existing deed restrictions [Z789-237 Tract 2] Z-25-000203 Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on March 25, 2026, and is scheduled for consideration on April 8, 2026. *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

MR.. MAYOR. WE SENT 20 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST.

WE RECEIVED FOUR REPLIES IN FAVOR TO THE REQUEST AND ZERO REPLIES IN OPPOSITION.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? YES, FOR Z 20. I WANT I MOVED TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM Z 21 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A NEW PLAN.

[Z21. 26-1207A A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a new Planned Development District for MF-2(A) Multifamily District uses on property zoned R-7.5(A) Single Family District, on the east corner of Worth Street and North Peak Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a development plan, façade plan, and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Approval, subject to a development plan, façade plan, and conditions Z234-354(MB)/Z-25-000015 Note: This item was deferred by the City Council at the public hearing on March 25, 2026, and is scheduled for consideration on April 8, 2026. *In alignment with ForwardDallas.]

MR. MAYOR, WE SENT 117 NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500FT OF THE AREA OF REQUEST WE RECEIVED.

ZERO WE RECEIVED NINE REPLIES IN FAVOR AND 21 REPLIES IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST.

YOU DO HAVE FIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. JIM ANDERSON IS NOT PRESENT.

JEAN LAMBERT.

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NEIGHBORHOOD PEAKS EDITION IS NO STRANGER TO TWO STOREY MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE DUPLEXES, FOURPLEXES, AND BY MY COUNT, 19 BUILDINGS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN FOUR UNITS.

THESE BUILDINGS ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON.

THEY HAVE ADEQUATE OFF STREET PARKING. THE MOST SIMILAR PROPERTY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS AT 401 CARROLL AVENUE. THE PRINCIPAL. IT HAS TWO LARGE GATED PARKING LOTS.

WHEN I BROUGHT THIS UP AT A RECENT COMMUNITY MEETING, I WAS BLOWN OFF AND TOLD THOSE PARKING LOTS WERE THERE BEFORE THE BUILDING WAS CHANGED INTO APARTMENTS. THAT WAS MY POINT.

BEFORE THIS PROJECT AT WORTH AND PEAK IS BUILT, IT SHOULD HAVE ROOM FOR ADEQUATE PARKING.

IN FACT, ACCORDING TO ITS PLAN, IT HAS IN FACT ABOUT 20 PARKING SPOTS BECAUSE HALF OF THEM ARE IN TANDEM THAT ARE PRETTY UNUSABLE. THAT WOULD BE VERY INADEQUATE FOR 38 UNITS.

MY HOUSE THAT'S ON JOSEPHINE STREET HAS 56 TWO STOREY UNITS TOWNHOMES ON ONE BLOCK. EVERY UNIT HAS TWO OFF STREET PARKING PLACES, FAR MORE THAN IT IS PROPOSED FOR THIS PROJECT.

THE CHANGE IN ON STREET PARKING WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CARS PARKED ON THE STREET AND TRAFFIC.

IT WOULD CHANGE THE NATURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE NEED LOOK NO FARTHER THAN THE AREA NORTH OF ROSS AVENUE BETWEEN HENDERSON AND GARRETT TO SEE THE EFFECTS OF OVERBUILDING WITHOUT ADEQUATE PARKING.

LIMITING THE NUMBER OF UNITS TO 24 INSTEAD OF 38 WOULD NOT BE IDEAL, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY MORE REASONABLE THAN 38 UNITS ON THIS VERY SMALL PARCEL OF LAND. IF THE OPINION OF CURRENT RESIDENTS IS RESPECTED AS IT SHOULD BE, THE BUILDING WILL BE LIMITED TO 24 UNITS OR THE ZONING CHANGE WILL BE DENIED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PATRICIA. SIMON. OKAY. IT'S NOT PRESENT.

SWATI. JOSHI. JOSHI OR JOSHI? JOSHI. JOSHI. THANK YOU.

GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO AND DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS SWATI JOSHI.

I LIVE AT 4317 WORTH STREET. I LIVE DIAGONALLY ACROSS FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON PEAK AND WORTH.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'M SIMPLY HERE TO SHARE MY CONCERNS AS A NEARBY RESIDENT.

PARKING IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. THE CURRENT PLAN INCLUDES 38 UNITS WITH 42 PARKING SPACES, WITH ABOUT HALF OF THEM IN TANDEM. CONFIGURATIONS.

IN PRACTICE, TANDEM PARKING OFTEN DOESN'T WORK AND TENDS TO PUSH CARS ONTO THE STREET.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ME. I STILL DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ENOUGH CLARITY ON HOW PARKING AND TRAFFIC IMPACTS WILL BE MANAGED DAY TO DAY, AND HOW THE BUILDING WILL RELATE TO THE STREET IN TERMS OF SCALE AND SETBACKS.

TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ARE ALSO AN ONGOING ISSUE ON OUR STREET.

WE ALREADY EXPERIENCE SPEEDING, MISSED STOP SIGNS AND FREQUENT NOISE FROM AGGRESSIVE DRIVING.

INCREASED DENSITY AT THIS LOCATION WOULD LIKELY ADD TO THOSE CHALLENGES.

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A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SIZE INTRODUCES A LEVEL OF DENSITY THAT CHANGES HOW THE STREET OPERATES, NOT JUST HOW IT LOOKS. THERE'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO THIS CORNER.

THIS SITE WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL JEFFERSON PEAK HOMESTEAD AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE EARLIEST PARTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OF EAST DALLAS. THAT HISTORY IS STILL REFLECTED IN THE SURROUNDING HOMES AND STREETSCAPE.

A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SCALE DOESN'T DOESN'T FEEL CONSISTENT WITH THAT CONTEXT.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE CONSIDERATION OF OPTIONS THAT BETTER FIT THE SCALE, CHARACTER AND THE DAY TO DAY REALITIES OF THIS IMMEDIATE AREA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOLORES. LEVI.

SOROKA.

THE ZONING DECISION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS NOT JUST ABOUT THESE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AT PEAK AND WORTH.

IT'S ABOUT THE FUTURE PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

MY NAME IS DOLORES LEVY SOROKA AND I LIVE AT 4822 SWISS AVENUE.

THIS REQUEST INVOLVES THE REZONING OF SEVERAL CONTIGUOUS LOTS THAT WERE ONCE USED AS PARKING FOR A NEARBY CHURCH.

THOSE LOTS WERE SOLD AT PRICES WELL ABOVE TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.

THIS REZONING WOULD EFFECTIVELY VALIDATE SPECULATIVE LAND PRICES AND ENCOURAGE SIMILAR PARCEL ASSEMBLIES ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MY CONCERN GOES BEYOND THE COMPATIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT.

WHEN ZONING CHANGES LIKE THIS ARE APPROVED IN PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY AREAS.

THEY RARELY REMAIN ISOLATED EXCEPTIONS. THEY SEND A SIGNAL TO THE MARKET.

VACANT LOTS IN AGING PROPERTIES QUICKLY BECOME TARGETS FOR SIMILAR REZONING.

SELLERS SEE OPPORTUNITY. DEVELOPERS BEGIN ASSEMBLING PARCELS, AND THE PRESSURE FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS LIKE THIS GROWS STRONGER WITH EACH CASE THAT COMES BEFORE YOU. IN MANY CASES, SPECULATION BEGINS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

I WOULD SIMPLY ASK WHETHER THE BROADER NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACTS OF THIS REZONING HAS BEEN FULLY EVALUATED, AND WHETHER THIS REQUEST ALIGNS WITH THE LONG TERM PLANNING VISION FOR THIS PART OF OLD EAST DALLAS.

DALLAS HAS SEEN THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN PLANNING POLICIES SHIFT TOO FAR IN ONE DIRECTION.

DECADES AGO, THE CITY MADE THE DELIBERATE DECISION TO RESTORE MUCH OF OLD EAST DALLAS FOR MULTIFAMILY BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY.

THAT DECISION HELPED STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE REVITALIZATION WE SEE TODAY IN AREAS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD DALLAS IS GROWING, AND WE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT ADDITIONAL HOUSING WILL BE NEEDED.

BUT GOOD PLANNING DIRECTS DENSITY, NOT SPOT REZONING, TO PLACES WHERE THE ZONING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT IT. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALREADY CONTAINS EXAMPLES OF GENTLE DENSITY, DUPLEXES, FOURPLEXES, AND SMALL MULTIPLEXES, FORMS OF HOUSING THAT ARE FAR MORE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER AND THE SCALE OF THE PEAKS.

ADDITION NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIC DISTRICTS PROTECT THE CHARACTER WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES, BUT THE EDGES OF THESE DISTRICTS MATTER JUST AS MUCH. THIS PEAKS IN WALL STREET DEVELOPMENT CAN EITHER REINFORCE OR UNDERMINE THE PEAK SUBURBAN ADDITION HISTORIC DISTRICT, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. ZONING DECISIONS LIKE THIS SHAPE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR GENERATIONS.

THAT'S YOUR DECISION. TODAY WILL NOT STAY ON THESE LOTS.

IT WILL ECHO ECHO ACROSS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU.

THIS CONCLUDES YOUR REGISTER SPEAKERS. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS.

OKAY, I SEE TWO. SECOND. MAKE IT FORWARD.

HEY ALL. PHILIP KINGSTON 5901. PALO PINTO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TIMELY GETTING THROUGH YOUR DOCKET TODAY.

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DO WE HAVE. CAN Y'ALL SEE ALL THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS A PRETTY INTERESTING SPOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'RE PROPOSING 38 UNITS. NO TALLER THAN 28FT.

NO MORE THAN TWO STORIES IN A STYLE THAT IS HIGHLY COMPLEMENTARY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IN FACT, IT'S SORT OF CRIBBED FROM AN APARTMENT BUILDING NOT TWO BLOCKS AWAY.

SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS AN AREA JUST OUTSIDE OF PEAK'S EDITION.

PEAK'S EDITION HISTORIC DISTRICT IS ONE OF THE CITY'S BEST PRESERVATIONS OF EARLY ARTS AND CRAFTS AND PRAIRIE STYLE ARCHITECTURE. SOME OF WHICH STILL IS DECORATED IN VICTORIAN STYLE, INDICATING HOW OLD IT IS.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO WE REALLY TRIED TO RESPECT THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S ABOUT. IN ANY CASE, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS PEAK'S HISTORIC DISTRICT.

AND IT IS PARKING LOTS THAT THE CHURCH HAS USED FOR YEARS RATHER THAN HAVING ANY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.

SO WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THAT THIS IS A TRANSITION AREA, EVERYTHING TO THE BASICALLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OR SOUTHWEST RATHER IS BAYLOR AND THE SURROUNDING PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF THE CITY. SO THE, THE AREA DESPERATELY NEEDS SOME STUFF THAT SERVES NURSES, TECHS, PEOPLE WHO MAKE REALLY GOOD LIVING AND WOULD LIKE TO LIVE NEXT TO BAYLOR.

WE ALSO THINK THAT IN THE UPCOMING CHANGE TO PEAK AND HASKELL, IF THEY RETURN TO TWO WAY OPERATION, WHICH THEY ORIGINALLY WERE, THAT THIS WILL BECOME AN EVEN MORE VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD WITH BETTER PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND MORE CHANCES FOR RETAIL.

THESE ARTICULATIONS YOU SEE IN THE FACADE. SORRY ABOUT THIS.

Y'ALL ARE WRITTEN INTO THE PD, AS IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS.

AND IN ORDER TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF SB 840, WE WERE FORCED TO GIVE THE NEIGHBORS DEED RESTRICTIONS.

LOWERING THE HEIGHT AND SPECIFYING THAT ALL OF THE EXTERIORS WILL BE MASONRY TO RESEMBLE THIS RENDERING.

THIS IS ATTACHED TO THE ZONING. THERE WILL NOT BE ANYTHING BUILT THAT IS NOT THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAS BEEN PROMISED.

WE THINK WE HAVE STUDIED THE PARKING INTENTLY.

WE'RE WAY OVER PARKED COMPARED TO THE NEW CODE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT DOESN'T GIVE THE NEIGHBORS MUCH COMFORT.

SO WE ARE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WILL BE PARKING IT IN A WAY THAT ACTUALLY OPERATES PROPERLY.

WE'RE ALSO AGREEING WITH THE NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU.

ON NO PARKING STUFF TO PROTECT THEM. THANK YOU.

THANKS. NEXT SPEAKER. HI, MY NAME IS BARBARA PAGE. I LIVE AT 4819 SWISS AVENUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF US TODAY, TO THIS DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL AND TO MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO. I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE PEAKS EDITION, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND PEAKS EDITION, JUST TO CLARIFY WITH THIS GENTLEMAN WAS SAYING, IS THE OLDEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN EAST DALLAS ESTABLISHED IN 1855 WHEN JEFFERSON PEAK BUILT THE VERY FIRST BRICK HOME IN DALLAS AND WAS INCORPORATED 16 YEARS LATER.

IN FACT, THE SITE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING REZONED WAS THE SITE OF THE HIS PARTICULAR HOUSE.

THE SITE BEING CHANGED FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO MULTIFAMILY IS ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF DALLAS PEAK SUBURBAN HISTORIC DISTRICT AND TO THE THEY ALL CALLED VICTORIAN NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT. THE PEAK NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY FRAGILE.

IN THE 70S, MUNGER PLACE, COUNCILMAN RIDLEY'S NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 40 YEARS AND PLUS PEAKS EDITION WERE MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO HAS LIVED SINCE BIRTH. BOTH HAD COMPREHENSIVE PD ESTABLISHED TO STABILIZE VERY UNSTABLE NEIGHBORHOODS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE HISTORIC SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND HERE AND HENCE RATHER NEW COMPATIBLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WERE BEING BUILT.

35 NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT IN PEAKS EDITION IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, BOTH IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND OUTSIDE OF IT.

THREE SINGLE FAMILIES WERE ON PEAK AND FOUR ON ACCORD.

THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS TOO LARGE, TOO DENSE FOR PROPER INFILL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

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PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS LARGE, INAPPROPRIATE APARTMENT BUILDING IF APPROVED.

WE FEAR THIS DENSITY WILL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? ITEM C 21.

NO FURTHER. NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE ITEM? MOVE TO APPROVE.

THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

OKAY. I WILL SPEAK. I AM GOING TO BE OPPOSING THE THE ITEM BEFORE US.

I DO WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR THEIR WORK.

THEY DID WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY A NUMBER OF TIMES AND WE'RE ABLE TO WORK ON THE, THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING.

THEY WERE ABLE TO WORK ON SOME OF THE SETBACKS.

HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL CONCERNS AROUND PARKING AND THE OVERALL UNIT COUNT.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE UNIT COUNT WAS MUCH HIGHER.

IT HAS GONE DOWN TO THE 38 BUT STILL NOT WHERE THE NEIGHBORS ARE PUSHING FORWARD WITH.

AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE ITEM.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BAZALDUA. THANK YOU. IS CAN STAFF ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS? I CAN CERTAINLY TRY. OKAY. SO THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS ADJACENT.

I'M PRETTY SURE I DRIVE BY THIS DAILY. THIS ISN'T IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED.

IS THAT ACCURATE? IT IS NOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS BEING DESCRIBED.

IT IS SURROUNDED BY A VARIETY OF USES. SINGLE FAMILY IS ONE OF THEM, BUT ALSO MULTIFAMILY CHURCH PARKING, SURFACE PARKING. YEAH. AND THIS IS COMPATIBLE WITH FORWARD DALLAS 2.0.

YES. THIS IS ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN ON, ON PEAK.

IT WOULD BE THE INGRESS EGRESS. IT IS. YES. IT IS LOCATED ON PEAK AND WORTH.

SO THIS IS IN. THIS IS IN LINE WITH OUR CITY WIDE AREA PLAN.

IT'S NOT IN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW.

IT SITS VACANT AS A SLAB OF CONCRETE. OKAY. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THE OPPOSITION.

THAT'S WHY I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLETELY. SO I THINK THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD, ALTHOUGH IT WAS WITH A PFC. BUT I'M NOT TRULY UNDERSTANDING WHY WE SAY ON ONE BREATH THAT WE HAVE A HOUSING SHORTAGE IN THIS CITY AND WE SCRUTINIZE HEAVILY DEALS THAT WE SHOULD BE DEVELOPING IN THIS LAND. I PERSONALLY WOULD, WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS NOT BE A VACANT SLAB OF CONCRETE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE. SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME MORE HOUSING AND SOME MORE DENSITY ALONG OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.

SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER BLAIR. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR, I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.

AND LET ME EXPLAIN WHY WHEN I LOOK AT THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN, IT ONLY HAS ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.

SO IF THERE IS A SAFETY MATTER AND FIRE NEEDS TO GET BACK IN HERE, IT CAN'T.

IT HAS TO. THE FIRE TRUCK WOULD NEED TO LITERALLY BACK BACK OUT OF THE THE BUILDING, OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH.

IF. AND THAT FOR ME IS A MAJOR CONCERN BECAUSE THAT IS.

THAT COULD BE A MATTER OF. IF THEY CAN'T GET IN THERE AND GET OUT.

WHAT WILL OUR FIRE. WHAT WILL OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT DO? IF THERE WAS, IT COMES IN ON PEAK AND IT GOES.

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BUT IF IT HAD THE ROOM TO GO OUT ON WORTH, MAKE A TURN ON AND GO OUT ON WORTH.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I COULD UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND THE NEW PARKING REFORM HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES.

WHETHER I APPRECIATE THAT OR NOT, I CAN DEAL WITH IT.

I JUST CAN'T DEAL WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA FOR THREE MINUTES. YEAH.

I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF STAFF COULD ADDRESS WHAT WAS JUST BROUGHT UP.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE NECESSARY VETTING.

AND I WOULD AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF THE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THIS IMMEDIATE VICINITY. AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE ONE WAY IN AND OUT IN THIS AREA.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THE SAFETY CONCERNS. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.

COUNCILWOMAN BLAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA THE THE PROPERTIES ON TWO MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.

SO THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES ARE GOING TO BE THE MAIN AXIS IN CASE OF ANY KIND OF SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS.

REGARDLESS OF THAT, WHEN IT GOES TO PERMITTING, FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HAVE TO LIKE MAKE THEM MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET THE FIRE CODES. YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF FIRE CODES, BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IN HERE IS THAT IT'S ON TWO MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.

AND THE BUILDING ITSELF. IT'S ON THE STREET. IT'S PUSHED TO THE STREET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.

SO IT DOES MEET FIRE CODES. IT DOES MEET FIRE CODE AS IT IS LAID.

RIGHT NOW, WE NONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS WE CIRCULATE THE SITE PLAN RAISED.

THAT CONCERN IS, IS THIS A COMMON PRACTICE IN DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS SIZE TO HAVE ONE MAIN ENTRANCE EXIT? I THINK THE THE ONE IN THE BACK AND I'M GOING TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS WITH MY ASSUMPTIONS HERE IS MAINLY FOR ACCESS TO PARKING.

IT CAN VERY WELL BE JUST LANDSCAPING OR IT CAN BE VERY WELL JUST PARK TUCKED UNDER THE BUILDING.

SO THE, THE, THE BACK IS, I WOULD SAY THAT PROBABLY IS FOR ACCESS TO PARKING.

OKAY. WELL AGAIN, I PASS THIS JUST ABOUT DAILY AT LEAST ONCE.

BUT I ALSO USED TO WORK AT THE STARBUCKS AT, AT, GASTON AND HASKELL, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUTERS.

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO TO STRESS TEST, IF YOU WILL.

THE, THE NO PARKING MINIMUMS. I THINK THAT THERE'S A HUGE DEMAND FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.

THE THEOLOGY COLLEGE RIGHT THERE HAS A LOT OF THERE'S A HUGE DEMAND FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OR YOUNG STUDENTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSING IN THIS CORRIDOR OF, OF OF, OF OLD EAST DALLAS.

SO I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE TRUE SAFETY CONCERNS.

BECAUSE I DO, I THINK THAT IT MEETS FIRE CODE.

I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? NO. I'M SORRY, I NOTED 2 OR 3. THREE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEM MORENO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS PH ONE.

[PH1. 26-700A A public hearing to receive comments to amend Ordinance No. 20860, “City of Dallas Thoroughfare Plan” to (1) Change the designation of Wheatland Road from the Dallas/Lancaster City Limit line to Lancaster Road from a four-lane undivided residential collector roadway within 60 feet of right-of-way and 40 feet of pavement (M-4-U) to a special four-lane undivided community collector roadway in 96 feet of right-of-way with a bicycle facility (SPCL 4U); and (2) Add Wheatland Road from University Hills Boulevard to the Dallas/Lancaster City Limit line as a special four-lane undivided community collector roadway in 96 feet of right-of-way with a bicycle facility (SPCL 4U).; and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize an ordinance implementing the change - Financing: No cost consideration to the City *In alignment with Thoroughfare Plan.]

CITY OF DALLAS THOROUGHFARE. PLAN TO ONE. CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF WHEATLAND ROAD FROM THE DALLAS LANCASTER CITY LIMIT LINE TO LANCASTER ROAD FROM A FOUR LANE, UNDIVIDED RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR ROADWAY WITHIN 60FT OF RIGHT OF WAY AND 40FT OF PAVEMENT TO A SPECIAL FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED COMMUNITY COLLECTOR ROADWAY AND 96FT OF ROAD.

96FT OF RIGHT OF WAY WITH A BICYCLE FACILITY AND TWO AT WHEATLAND ROAD FROM UNIVERSITY HILLS BOULEVARD TO THE DALLAS LANCASTER CITY LIMIT LINE AS A FOUR LANE, UNDIVIDED COMMUNITY COLLECTOR ROADWAY AND 96FT OF RIGHT OF WAY WITH A BICYCLE FACILITY AND AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZED AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGE.

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM PF ONE NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES.

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IS THERE A SECOND? A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS TO AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 20860.

[PH2. 26-693A A public hearing to receive comments to amend Ordinance No. 20860, “City of Dallas Thoroughfare Plan” to remove Old Ox Road between Camp Wisdom Road and Kirnwood Drive; and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize an ordinance implementing the change - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM PF TWO YOU KNOW, SPEAKERS. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR, MOVE TO APPROVE.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO SEEING, NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE IS A PUBLIC IS ONE A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE ADOPTION OF REPROGRAMING BUDGET.

[PH3. 26-1248A (1) A public hearing to receive comments on the adoption of Reprogramming Budget No. 2 (Substantial Amendment No. 2) to the FY 2025-26 Action Plan to: (a) use unspent prior year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds in the amount of $2,566,661 for public improvement projects and (b) use unspent prior year Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Funds, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-COVID) in the amount of $450,000 for the emergency rental and mortgage assistance program; and, at the close of the public hearing (2) authorize final adoption of Reprogramming Budget No. 2 (Substantial Amendment No. 2) to the FY 2025-26 Action Plan - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) *In alignment with HUD Consolidated Plan.]

ACTION PLAN. THERE ARE NO REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.

ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM FF THREE? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. CHAIR WEST.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE.

THE UNSPENT CDBG FUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED FOR SECTION 108 DEBT PAYMENTS.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? CHAIR WEST.

YES. THANK YOU. SO, COLLEAGUES, THIS IS AN ITEM WE WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

WE LOST QUORUM ON THIS ITEM. IT'S FOR REPROGRAMING CDBG FUNDS.

AND THIS INCLUDES THE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE SECTION 108 LOAN REPAYMENT FOR THE LORENZOT HOTEL, WHICH WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT BEFORE OUR TIME.

FORMER COUNCILS PLEDGED CDBG FUNDS FOR REPAYMENT OF THE SECTION 108 LOAN FROM HUD FOR THE LORENZO, THE BORROWER BORROWER HAS NOTIFIED THE CITY THAT THEY MAY BE UNABLE TO MAKE THEIR DEBT PAYMENTS THIS SUMMER.

SINCE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEFORE OUR TIME, PLEDGED CDBG FUNDS, WE ARE OBLIGATED TO HUD TO ENSURE THE DEBT PAYMENT IS MADE.

FAILURE TO DO SO COULD PUT US IN A BAD POSITION WITH HUD AND POSSIBLY HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR OVERALL BOND BOND RATING, PER OUR CFO. THE BORROWER IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND WILL REIMBURSE THE CITY IF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

THE BORROWER HAS ALSO PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL GUARANTEE FROM THE LAWRENCE E HAMILTON LIVING TRUST.

ONCE THE BORROWER HAS REIMBURSED, THE CITY STAFF WILL BRING AN ITEM FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ON THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CDBG PROGRAM.

STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. BOTTOM LINE IS WE NEED TO USE THE CDBG FUNDS TO PAY THE GAP.

WE WILL GET THE MONEY BACK WHEN THE PROPERTY IS SOLD.

IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY LEFT. THE TRUST WILL STEP IN TO GET US THE CDBG FUNDS BACK.

THANK YOU. CHAIR MENDELSOHN FIVE MINUTES. WELL, I AGREE WITH CHAIRMAN WEST THAT THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN TALKED ABOUT A LOT, AND I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN DOING IT AGAIN.

HOWEVER, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY NOTHING, WHICH IS TO SAY IT IS ABSOLUTELY GROSS THAT WE EVER, MEANING THE CITY OF DALLAS, EVER USE CDBG FUNDS FOR A LOAN ON A FOR PROFIT HOTEL THAT WAS INTENTIONALLY MADE TO BE A FOR PROFIT HOTEL INSTEAD OF A HOMELESS FACILITY? AND WE LITERALLY ARE USING DOLLARS THAT ARE MEANT TO HELP THE HOMELESS.

THEY HAVE OTHER USES AS WELL, BUT I JUST THINK THIS IS TERRIBLE.

AND ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT LEGAL ACTION AROUND THIS HORSESHOE, I HOPE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GO AFTER THE COLLATERAL THAT WAS PLEDGED AND NOT JUST PASSIVELY WAIT FOR THE SALE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT EVER COME.

AND WE NEED TO PROACTIVELY EXERCISE ALL OUR RIGHTS AND NEVER DO THIS AGAIN, BECAUSE THAT COUNCIL WAS TOLD THIS WILL

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AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. AND IT IS A SHAMEFUL MOMENT FOR DALLAS THAT THIS IS THE VOTE THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO TAKE.

WE HAVE NO CHOICE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA.

THANK YOU. I DEFINITELY HAD SOME OF THE SAME CONCERNS.

I DID MEET WITH STAFF AND GET SOME OF THEM ANSWERED.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF SOMEONE COULD SPEAK TO.

I DON'T SEE OUR CFO IS HERE, SIR. THERE'S. JACK.

YEAH. HEY, Y'ALL WANTED TO ASK THIS THIS IS, OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINESS OF THE DEBT PAYMENT, AND IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD BE THIS WILL BE REIMBURSED NO MATTER WHAT FUNDS WE WERE TO TO USE.

THANK YOU. JACK IRELAND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THAT IS CORRECT.

WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE BORROWER WHO MAY STILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENT THIS SUMMER.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, IS WHAT WE WANT TO HAPPEN.

IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AND THE CITY DOES NEED TO STEP IN, WE DO NEED AUTHORIZATION TO USE THE CDBG FUNDS SINCE WE PLEDGED THEM.

ONCE THE PAYMENT IS MADE, IF WE HAD TO MAKE ANY PART OF THE DEBT PAYMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BORROWER.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUR FUNDS BACK FROM THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY.

OR AS COUNCIL MEMBER WEST MENTIONED, THEY'RE THE FAMILY TRUST WAS PLEDGED AS WELL.

AND WE HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL GUARANTEE. ONCE WE GET THE FUNDS BACK, ASSUMING WE HAD TO PAY, WE WOULD GET THE REIMBURSEMENT. WE WOULD COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL AND SEEK COUNCIL'S AUTHORIZATION ON WHICH CDBG PROGRAM Y'ALL WOULD PUT THOSE REIMBURSED DOLLARS TOWARDS. AND SO ESSENTIALLY THIS THIS PAYMENT IS A PLACEHOLDER.

YES, SIR. SINCE THE PAYMENT IS DUE THIS SUMMER WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A BACKUP.

IF THE BORROWER IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THEIR PAYMENT.

AND SO WE NEED AUTHORIZATION IN ADVANCE. YOU'D BE ON RECESS IN JULY, AND I WOULDN'T HAVE A WAY TO GET AUTHORIZATION.

AND WELL, WHEN LOOKING AT THE FUNDING SOURCE AND WITH MY ORIGINAL CONCERN AND WE DELAYED THIS LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL CONTINGENCY FUND WOULD, WOULD JUST BASICALLY BE USING ANOTHER FUND, BUT WITH THE SAME EXPECTATION TO HAVE IT BE REIMBURSED AS AS WELL.

THAT IS CORRECT. IF WE USED ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE, WE STILL WOULD BE SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE BORROWER.

THE REASON STAFF RECOMMENDED USE OF CDBG IN THE INITIALLY WAS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE FUNDS THAT THE FORMER COUNCIL DID PLEDGE.

AND SO IT'S A HUD PROGRAM. SECTION 108 IS A HUD PROGRAM.

YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PUT YOUR CDBG LINE OF CREDIT UP AS THE PLEDGE.

AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE WERE FOLLOWING. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'RE HERE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT DEFAULT ON ANY TYPE OF LOAN.

SURE. AND THEN WITH THE OTHER ELIGIBLE USES FOR HOMELESSNESS OR WHAT WE CAN, HOW WE CAN DEPLOY THIS INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH OTHER PROGRAMS, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE OF WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE IF WE WERE TO HAVE OTHER USES FOR IT? HOW QUICKLY WOULD THAT HAPPEN? SO IT WOULD REALLY DEPEND UPON WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE BORROWER.

WELL, I'M SAYING IN NOT INCLUDING WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, IF LET'S JUST SAY WE DIDN'T DO THIS PAYMENT AND WE HAD THESE DOLLARS STILL AVAILABLE. YES. SO WHAT WOULD THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? YES. THANK YOU. AND SO THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION WAS TO USE THIS $2.6 MILLION FOR ONE TIME PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. AND SO THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE WAS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL USE FOR SECTION 108 LOAN PAYMENT.

IF WE DO NOT NEED TO USE THESE FOR THE SECTION 108 LOAN PAYMENT, THEN WE WOULD USE THE FULL 2.6 FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS WOULD BE OUR INTENT. BUT WHAT I'M ASKING THOUGH, IS IF WE WANTED TO USE THESE DOLLARS, AS MISS MENDELSOHN JUST MENTIONED,

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SO IT'S NOT WHAT I'M ASKING. I APOLOGIZE, I'M MISSING THE MARK.

I'M ASKING I'M ASKING TAKE AWAY THE APPROVAL, THE POTENTIAL APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

IF WE WERE TO HAVE THIS BALANCE OF CDBG, WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS INTERNALLY GOING INTO A COMMITTEE AND THEN COMING TO THE COUNCIL? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR US? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I APOLOGIZE. SO STAFF WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

ONE SECOND. MADAM CITY MANAGER, I APOLOGIZE. I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN THE QUESTION TO HIM.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUESTING, IF WE WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR USE AND THERE WAS ANOTHER USE THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED THAT THE COUNCIL WANTED US TO MOVE FORWARD, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS AND HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE FOR US TO DELIVER THAT, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS? I THINK YOU JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT. SO JUST LAYING OUT A NORMAL PROCESS ONCE A PROJECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.

COMMITTEE STRUCTURE BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. HOW LONG THAT WOULD TAKE? YES, MA'AM. WAS THAT WAS THAT THE WAS THAT YOUR QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, I THINK I'M GOING TO GET IT THIS TIME OF ORDER. POINT OF ORDER.

IS THAT YOUR POINT OF ORDER? DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IS GERMANE TO THE AGENDA? I DO NOT.

I DO. I WAS I WAS ASKING THE. WELL, YOU DIDN'T CLARIFY.

SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER. BAZALDUA. TRY TO STAY WITH WITH.

OH. THIS IS. I'LL GET TO THE POINT. JACK. GO AHEAD.

OKAY. SO IF WE HAD FUNDS AVAILABLE THAT WE NEEDED TO PROGRAM STAFF WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.

THAT RECOMMENDATION WOULD THEN GO THROUGH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

IT WOULD COME TO CITY COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL HAS TO DO A PRELIMINARY ADOPTION.

THERE HAS TO BE A 30 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD.

AND THEN IT COMES BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL BEFORE IT'S APPROPRIATED FOR USE.

SO WITH THAT, I THINK THAT THE POINT THAT I WAS MAKING WAS TO ARTICULATE THAT THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY PREVENT US WITH THE TIMELINE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE USED FOR ACTUALLY STILL UTILIZING THIS FOR THE OTHER PURPOSES THAT MISS MENDELSOHN MENTIONED.

THAT WOULD GIVE US THE ABILITY, ALMOST EVEN SIMULTANEOUSLY, TO START REVIEWING WHAT WHERE THESE DOLLARS COULD BE DEPLOYED TO ONCE THEY ARE REIMBURSED. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO DO ONE OR THE OTHER IS, IS WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.

AND I WANTED TO JUST GET THAT CLEAR TIMELINE BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO DENY THIS AND WE HAVE THESE FUNDS JUST SITTING AS A, AS A, AS A BUDGET, AS AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE OR A BALANCE TO, TO BE USED.

IT'S THE PROCESS ALONE IS NOT GOING TO ALLOW FOR US TO EVEN DEPLOY THEM IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THESE ARE GOING TO BE TEMPORARILY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. SO I, FOR THAT REASON, I WILL SUPPORT THIS.

I THINK THAT IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME VERY WELL SINCE THE LAST MEETING.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS JUST A PLACEHOLDER.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO TAKE CDBG FUNDS AWAY FROM OTHER PROGRAMS. AND AGAIN, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT WE WEREN'T TO PASS THIS, IT'S NOT AS IF WE WERE ABLE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DEPLOY THEM ANY FASTER.

SO I DON'T SEE THIS AS A HINDRANCE. I DON'T SEE THIS SEE THIS AS IRRESPONSIBLE.

I SEE THIS AS BASICALLY USING THE FUNDS THAT WE KNOW WE CAN USE WITH THE TIMELY MANNER AND AND WITH NOW WITH THIS PASSAGE AN ELIGIBLE USE.

SO FOR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU.

CHAIR MENDELSOHN THREE MINUTES. SO IF WE REJECTED THIS, WOULDN'T HUD JUST ACCEPT THEY WOULD TAKE THIS MONEY BACK BECAUSE IT WAS PLEDGED, CORRECT? YES. YES, MA'AM. IF WE DO NOT, IF THE BORROWER DOES NOT PAY AND THE CITY DOES NOT PAY, HUD WILL TAKE THE FUNDS OUT OF OUR CDBG LINE OF CREDIT, WE WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN DEFAULT.

IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD THING. OKAY, WELL, I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE SHOULD DO THAT, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I SAID WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO APPROVE THIS.

BUT I DO HAVE THIS QUESTION. IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE'RE ALLOCATING IT TO THIS USE.

WE'RE FOREVER CHANGING THAT. IT IS ABLE TO THEN BE USED IN THIS WAY.

ISN'T THAT CORRECT? NO, MA'AM. WE'RE JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR REPROGRAMING.

WE'RE SPECIFYING THIS AS A USE OF PART OF THE REPROGRAMING DOLLARS.

OKAY. AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WHILE THE NORMAL PROCESS WOULD FOR WOULD BE FOR IT TO GO THROUGH THE CDC,

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BUT SO I'M JUST SAYING THAT IT IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE IF WE DIDN'T WANT TO PAY IT, WHICH AGAIN, I THINK WE SHOULD. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO DEPLOY IT IN OTHER WAYS.

IF WE DECIDED WE WANTED ALL OF THAT MONEY TO GO TO HOMELESSNESS, BUT THEN WE WOULD SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES IN OUR NEXT HUD ALLOCATION.

YES, MOST LIKELY THAT'S THE CASE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. YOUR NEXT ITEM IS PH4.

[PH4. 26-1002A A public hearing to receive comments on the FY 2026-27 Operating, Capital, and Grant & Trust Budgets - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

YOU DO HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, LISA.

NEW VIRTUAL. MISS. NEW, CAN YOU HEAR ME? LISA KNEW. OKAY, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON HERE. CAN YOU.

I'M SORRY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU. HOWEVER, WE CANNOT SEE YOU.

YOUR VIDEO NEEDS TO BE DISPLAYED. NOW YOU CAN SEE ME.

YES. YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I'M LISA, NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DALLAS SOOY AND RESIDENT OF 906 SALMON DRIVE, DALLAS, 75208.

UNIQUELY, THE DALLAS CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THE CITY TO OPERATE A ZOO.

DALLAS ZOO MANAGEMENT IS PROUD TO MANAGE 111 ACRES OF ZOO LAND AND OPERATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS.

THE DALLAS ZOO IS A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DRIVER IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, COMBINED WITH INVESTMENTS OF SOUTHERN GATEWAY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, NETCORP SUPPORT, BOND PROJECTS AND HALPERIN PARK, THERE IS A COLLECTIVE REVITALIZATION OPPORTUNITY OCCURRING IN AND AROUND THE ZOO DISTRICT.

DALLAS ZOO IS AN HISTORIC ANCHOR IN THIS EFFORT.

WE OPERATE WITH VERY SMALL MARGINS, REINVESTING EXCESS REVENUES BACK INTO THE ZOO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP.

THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET GOES TOWARD STAFF SALARIES, AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, WITH ALMOST 35% OF OUR STAFF COMING FROM THE OAK CLIFF AREA.

WE ALSO HIRE SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO MANAGE MANY ANIMAL SPECIES.

PLEASE MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR DALLAS ARTS AND PARKS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR OUR MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG NONPROFIT PARTNER IN THE EFFORT TO BRING AN EXCELLENT ZOO AND RESULTING ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO DALLAS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COLIN COX.

COLIN COX. YES, YES, WE CAN SEE YOU AND HEAR YOU.

YOU MAY BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR JOHNSON AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS COLIN GIUSEPPE COX, AND I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING EACH OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.

I'M A NATIONAL SECURITY ATTORNEY HERE, BUT I'VE LIVED IN MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS, IN SIX COUNTRIES ON THREE CONTINENTS, AND DALLAS IS BY FAR THE MOST PLEASANT BIG CITY I'VE EVER LIVED IN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU'RE DOING. BUT OUTSIDE OF MY WORK AS AN ATTORNEY, I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER AT THE DALLAS ZOO.

AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SIX, I'M HERE TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR STRONG AND SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR OUR ZOO.

AND AS YOU KNOW, DALLAS IS QUICKLY RISING AS A WORLD CLASS CITY WITH A NEW STOCK EXCHANGE, MAJOR CORPORATE RELOCATIONS AND EXPANDED GLOBAL AIRPORT AND HOME TO THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE SPORTS FRANCHISE.

SO IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT WE MATCH THAT MOMENTUM WITH THE PREMIERE ZOO THAT REFLECTS OUR GLOBAL STANDING.

BUT THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST PRESTIGE. THE DALLAS ZOO BRINGS THE NATURAL WORLD TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER ENCOUNTER IT.

FOR MANY CHILDREN, SEEING AN ELEPHANT, A LION, OR AN OKAPI IS NOT JUST A VISIT.

IT'S A MOMENT THAT SPARKS CURIOSITY, EMPATHY, AND A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION.

THESE ANIMALS ARE AMBASSADORS FOR OUR PLANET THAT FEELS INCREASINGLY DISTANT AND INCREASINGLY AT RISK IN A WORLD DEFINED BY GLOBAL INSTABILITY.

ZOOS SERVE AS MODERN ARKS, SAFEGUARDING ENDANGERED SPECIES AND ADVANCING CUTTING EDGE CONSERVATION SCIENCE, AND DALLAS IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO LEAD. WE'RE HOME TO INNOVATORS LIKE COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES, THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION, AND ELEPHANT HAVENS, ALL PART OF A GROWING ECOSYSTEM OF CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP ROOTED RIGHT HERE IN NORTH TEXAS. AND THE DALLAS ZOO, HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED GREAT SUCCESS SUPPORTING GLOBAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, BREEDING ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND EDUCATING MILLIONS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR.

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SO I ASKED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AS A RESIDENT AND ON BEHALF OF MORE THAN 2000 ANIMALS THAT CALL THE DALLAS ZOO HOME PARKS, INCLUDING CURRENT OR INCREASED FUNDING LEVELS FOR THE DALLAS ZOO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM PF FOUR? I SEE AN INDIVIDUAL COMING FORWARD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN.

THERE'S A BUTTON AT THE BASE. THERE WE GO. HI ALL.

MY NAME IS CHRIS CORPUS, THE MOST TEXAS NAME IN THE ROOM, I THINK.

I LIVE HERE IN DALLAS AND OAK CLIFF. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TODAY.

I AM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY IMPACT AT THE DALLAS ZOO.

AND I AM THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR INVESTMENTS IN THE DALLAS ZOO CHANGING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN OUR AREA.

I HAVE LIVED IN THREE OF YOUR DISTRICTS. I NOW LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR WHERE JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I BECAME A FIRST TIME HOMEOWNER AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DO THAT THANKS TO THE CAREER PIPELINE AND THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED TO ME BY THE DALLAS ZOO.

AND THAT IS REALLY BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO GIVE US THE MONEY, TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO.

MY ROLE IS TO EXTEND THE ZOO'S IMPACT TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO DO THAT, WE REALLY FOCUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE.

WE CAN'T SAVE SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION. WE CAN'T HELP IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOODS UNLESS WE ARE SEEING QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVE.

AND SO I LEAD THE TEAM THAT WORKS ON SEVERAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE CLEAN AIR, WHICH WE KNOW IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF HEALTH OF OUR CITY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL INITIATIVES FOR THAT. WE HAVE LOTS OF INITIATIVES FOR CLEAN WATER.

YOU'LL SEE ME IN ALONG CEDAR CREEK WITH THE COMMUNITY IN ELMWOOD.

YOU'LL SEE ME ALONG FIVE MILE CREEK DOWN IN SOUTH DALLAS, WORKING WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TO KEEP TOXINS OUT OF THE WATER TO KEEP TRASH OUT OF THE WATER. ALL OF THAT ENDS UP LEADING TO THE TRINITY RIVER SYSTEM, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, WHERE WE GET ALL OF OUR DRINKING WATER OR A LOT OF OUR DRINKING WATER. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE ALSO CARE A LOT ABOUT THE HABITAT LEAD, A LOT OF TEAMS TO DO CLEANUPS, PARK CLEANUPS, STREET CLEANUPS, CREEK CLEANUPS.

AND THE AMAZING THING ABOUT BEING THE DALLAS ZOO AND LEADING THOSE INITIATIVES IS WE ENGAGE NOT JUST OUR STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS IN THIS WORK, BUT THE ENTIRE CITY. WE TRACK THE ZIP CODES OF EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATES WITH US AND THINGS LIKE THESE CREEK CLEANUPS.

THEY COME FROM EVERY ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS. THEY EVEN COME FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF DALLAS TO JOIN US TO DO THIS WORK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS AND FOR ITS RESIDENTS. SO I IMPLORE YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US IN THIS WORK FOR QUALITY OF LIFE BY SUPPORTING THE CITY MANAGEMENT FEE FOR US AND HELP US CHANGE THE COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM FF FOUR? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING? NO DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT ITEM. ITEM FF FIVE ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING AN APPLICATION BY ROSELAND HOMES AND OR ITS AFFILIATE D

[PH5. 26-1179A (1) A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application by Roseland Homes and/or its affiliate, DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas (collectively referred to as “Applicant”), to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for 2026 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for Roseland Homes located at 3535 Munger Avenue and 3335 Munger Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204; and (2) at the close of the public hearing, authorize a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant, related to its application to TDHCA for the development of Roseland Homes - Financing: No cost consideration to the City]

T H A FOR THE 2026 4% NONCOMPETITIVE LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR ROSELAND HOMES, LOCATED AT 3535 MUNGER AVENUE AND 3335 MUNGER AVENUE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75204 AND TWO AT THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZE A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR APPLICANT RELATED TO ITS APPLICATION TO T D H FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROSELAND HOMES.

YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY REGISTERED SPEAKERS. ARE THERE ANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEM FIVE? NO SPEAKERS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YES. MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY. CHAIRMAN. CHAIR. RIDLEY.

ANY DISCUSSION? JUST BRIEFLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ON OUR AGENDA LAST TIME THAT WE DIDN'T REACH WHEN WE LOST QUORUM.

IT IS SIMPLY APPROVAL OR CONSENT TO A 4%. ACTUALLY, IT'S NON OPPOSITION BECAUSE IT'S A 4% NON COMPETITIVE LIGHTTECH PROJECT. THIS IS AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT IN MY DISTRICT OWNED BY DALLAS HOUSING AUTHORITY.

AND THEY ARE USING THE FUNDS FOR A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE COMPLEX WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED.

CHAIRMAN MENDELSOHN FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. CAN STAFF CONFIRM THAT ONCE WE PASS A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION,

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I'LL CALL THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.

JAKE. ANDERSON. JAKE, DID YOU GET THE QUESTION? YES, THANKS. I WAS CONFIRMING BACK THERE. JAKE ANDERSON, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.

I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. IT CANNOT BE UNDONE. THANK YOU.

THE ROSALIND TOWNHOMES AND ESTATES. THIS IS A AREA THAT IS RACIALLY CHARGED.

BIG HISTORY OF SEGREGATION, VIOLENCE, LOTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.

MANY OF US WHO WHO STARRED ON COUNCIL IN 2019, WERE SHOCKED BY THE MURDER OF BRANDON BENNETT FROM GANG VIOLENCE.

I'D LIKE TO ASK STAFF. IN 2013, ROSLYN RECEIVED $100 MILLION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TRANSFORMATIONAL INVESTMENT.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAD TO BETTER CONDITIONS, LIVING CONDITIONS, AND LESS VIOLENCE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU THINK THAT HAPPENED.

COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN CHAIR. CHAIR. MENDELSOHN.

CAN YOU GO? CAN YOU TELL US HOW THIS IS TIED BACK TO WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE? YES. THIS IS A QUESTION OF WHETHER WE OBJECT OR NOT TO THE 4%.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT WOULD IMPACT A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT I HAVE WRITTEN IN HERE.

CHAIR. POINT OF ORDER. THAT'S NOT GERMANE TO THIS ITEM.

IT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY CHALLENGE WHAT THIS FUNDING SOURCE WOULD ACCOMPLISH OR BE FOR.

SO, SO I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO AGREE, CHAIR MIDDLETON, LET'S STICK TO THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU CAN ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW THE DOLLARS WOULD BE USED MOVING FORWARD, BUT LET'S KEEP IT TO THE TO THAT AND NOT REACTIVE.

IS THE 4% INTENDED TO ALSO ASSIST WITH SAFETY? I BELIEVE IT WAS DOCUMENTED IN THERE. SO COUNCIL MEMBER.

MENDELSOHN THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SERVES AS THE PASS THROUGH.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THE D H A COME DOWN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME STAFF MEMBERS HERE FROM THE D H A SO IF YOU GIVE ONE MOMENT. YES, MA'AM.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DEBBIE KILGORE WITH THE DALLAS HOUSING AUTHORITY.

AND YOUR QUESTION REGARDING SAFETY AND HOW WE WILL ADDRESS WITH THE 4% APPLICATION, IT IS TIME FOR THESE PROPERTIES TO HAVE A COMPLETE RENOVATION.

WE DO HAVE FUNDING IN HERE FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES SUCH AS SECURITY GATES AND ADDITIONAL LIGHTING.

WERE THE SECURITY GATES SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN PUT IN IN 2013? I AM NOT AWARE OF 2013. WE DID APPROVE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FOR NEW SECURITY GATES.

WE DID NOT PUT THEM IN AT THAT TIME BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, WE ALSO HAD ADDITIONAL STUDIES ON OUR FOUNDATIONS AND REALIZED THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE OUR FAMILIES OUT OF THOSE UNITS SO THAT WE COULD DO THE FOUNDATION WORK AND RENOVATE THE PROPERTIES AND THE SECURITY GATES AT THAT TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE WAY OF THE CONSTRUCTION. AND SO WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO WAS ALLOW OUR FAMILIES TO RELOCATE WHILE WE DID THE RENOVATION.

OKAY. WOULD THIS 4% INCLUDE A CONTINUATION OF THE CITY'S AGREEMENT FROM 2018 OR A NEW AGREEMENT? I AM NOT AWARE OF THOSE AGREEMENTS. THOSE ARE MADE WITH OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO AND I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE I'M NOT AWARE OF HOW THOSE WOULD WORK GOING FORWARD.

ARE YOU AWARE IF YOU'RE HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE CITY ABOUT THIS PROPERTY? YES, MA'AM. I'M AWARE OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO HAS HAS REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS.

WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF THAT? I AM NOT AWARE OF THAT.

THOSE ARE HIS MEETINGS THAT HE HAS. OKAY. SO IS HE THE ONLY ONE WHO ATTENDS FROM D H A.

OR ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE. I THINK THE OTHER PEOPLE ATTEND UPON INVITATION, WHICH WOULD BE OUR CEOS AND OUR PROPERTY DIRECT OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND WHO ATTENDS FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS.

I DO NOT I'M NOT I DON'T ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS, SO I DO NOT KNOW.

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THERE'S ABOUT 64 RESIDENTS IN OCCUPANCY OF THE 290 UNITS, BECAUSE WE'VE GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO RELOCATE WHILE WE RENOVATE.

SO YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF NEWS COVERAGE OF THE PROPERTY.

YES, MA'AM. AND OF THE CRIMINALITY THAT'S THERE.

HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING ON THAT? WE ARE, AS I SAID, WE ARE WORKING TO RENOVATE THE PROPERTIES AND THE RENOVATION WORK TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD HISTORICALLY WITH THESE PROPERTIES.

WE'RE BUILDING A NEW LEASING COMMUNITY CENTER SO THAT WE HAVE MORE EYES ON THE PROPERTY IN A CENTRAL LOCATION AND AGAIN, DOING IMPROVEMENTS WITH OUR SECURITY AND LIGHTING AND OUR GATES AND FENCING.

DO YOU HAVE LICENSE PLATE READERS? WE ARE RESEARCHING THAT AT THE MOMENT.

COULD YOU COMMIT TO GETTING THEM IF YOU GOT THE RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION? I CANNOT COMMIT FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF OUR ORGANIZATION ON THAT MATTER.

HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT THERE'S GATES AND CAMERAS AND LIGHTING AND SECURITY GUARDS? I MEAN, HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT NECESSARY SECURITY IS IN PLACE? THE GATES AND SECURITY LIGHTING ARE INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET, AND WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT THAT BUDGET.

THAT WAS THE REASON, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'VE CHOSEN TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RELOCATE AND DO A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTIES SO THAT WE COULD DO A COMPREHENSIVE RENOVATION TO PROVIDE BETTER HOUSING FOR OUR FAMILIES.

WELL, RESPECTFULLY, YOU YOURSELF ADMITTED THAT YOU'VE HAD THE GATES IN YOUR BUDGET FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND NOT DONE IT.

SO TELLING ME THAT I CAN BE CERTAIN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT'S IN THE BUDGET.

SEEMS TO NOT ACTUALLY ASSURE ME. YES, MA'AM. IS THERE A WRITTEN SECURITY PLAN FOR THIS PROPERTY? NOT AS YET. IS IT A REQUIREMENT OF THE 4% TO HAVE THAT? I AM NOT AWARE OF THAT. ARE WE ALLOWED? CITY ATTORNEY, ARE WE ALLOWED TO ADD THAT AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE 4% OR IT'S TOO STANDARDIZED? NO, THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO GIVE TO THE STATE TO EITHER SUPPORT THE PROJECT OR NOT SUPPORT THE PROJECT.

THAT'S THE EXTENT OF OUR APPROVAL. OKAY. WELL, DALLAS HOUSING AUTHORITY IS TOO IMPORTANT OF A PARTNER FOR US.

YOU ARE ACTUALLY A PRETTY SILENT PARTNER. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT YOU ENOUGH HERE.

AND IF I SAY HOUSING CHAIR. I WILL RECTIFY THAT.

WE'LL INVITE YOU TO COME TALK ABOUT THE GOOD WORK YOU DO.

EXCELLENT WORK. AND I CAN COMMIT TO YOU THAT WE WILL HAVE A SECURITY PLAN.

I CAN COMMIT THAT TO YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO COMMIT TO THAT? I CAN DO THAT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO HOLD YOU TO THAT.

YOU CAN HOLD ME TO THAT. OKAY. WHEN WILL YOU HAVE THAT BY? CAN YOU GIVE US A MONTH? YES, ABSOLUTELY. WELL, LET'S LOOK FOR TO INVITE YOU TO THE MAY HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING.

YOU CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT SAFETY AT THAT POINT.

I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I THINK THE CONDITION IS SUCH THAT IT'S NECESSARY.

THANK YOU. BUT I'M SUPER CONCERNED THAT WE FOCUS ON PEOPLE HAVING APPROPRIATE LIVING CONDITIONS AND AND SAFETY. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH, FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A AN APPLICATION JUST FOR OUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION. I MEAN, THIS IS TO, TO ALLOW US TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THEIR APPLICATION.

THEY STILL HAVE TO THIS DOES NOT ENSURE FOR SURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING THE TAX CREDIT MONEY.

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS JUST A RESOLUTION. NO OBJECTION. AND IF THEY DO NOT GET THE TAX CREDITS AND THEN THEY PROBABLY WILL NOT DO THE DEAL.

IS THAT CORRECT? WE HAVE RECEIVED A BOND ALLOCATION OF $69 $39 MILLION FROM THE TEXAS BOND REVIEW BOARD FOR THIS RENOVATION PROJECT AS A 4% TAX CREDIT APPLICATION.

IT IS NOT A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION AND ARE. ALSO CALLED AS OF RIGHT.

OH, SO YOU. SO THERE IS. SO THIS IS NOT YOUR YOUR.

YOU'RE JUST ON THE LIST. YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ALLOCATION FOR THIS FOR THE BOND AND PLEASE LOWER THE MIC.

OH, I'M SORRY FOR THE BONDS. AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE OF THIS IS THE TAX CREDITS.

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SO YOU'RE EXPECTING IS WHAT I'M. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT.

OKAY, SO. SO THIS IS A DEAL THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN.

YES. OKAY. SO THOSE THOSE THESE TYPES OF APPLICATIONS REALLY HAVE BIG REVIEWS.

THEY HAVE BIG REPORTS. AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE VETTED.

AND I'M, I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE, THE HISTORY OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE, NOT, NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M NEW TO THE GAME HERE, BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO REDO THIS, THIS PROJECT, I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IT IN THE PROPER WAY AND TO IMPROVE AND TO ADDRESS ALL THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN THAT HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED HERE THIS EVENING. AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY, I'M SURPRISED THAT THAT, THAT WE DIDN'T, THAT THESE KIND OF PROJECTS ALTHOUGH THEY'RE TREMENDOUS PROJECTS AND WE NEED THE HOUSING.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE DEPLOYED PROPERLY AND THAT THEY'RE THAT THE FINAL PROJECT IS REALLY AN IMPROVED, SECURED, STABLE PROJECT THAT WOULD BE AN ASSET AND A, AND A VIABLE IMPROVEMENT TO TO THE COUNCILMAN'S DISTRICT.

WHOO HOO! THIS IS IN. AND AND IT'S ALSO AN INDICATION.

I'M SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS CONCLUDES YOUR ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL, EARLIER TODAY, WE APPROVED THE ADOPTION OF DOLORES HUERTA DE.

I'LL ASK OUR COLLEAGUES AND THOSE IN THE BUILDING TO JOIN US IN THE FLAG ROOM AS WE CELEBRATE DOLORES HUERTA DAY AND HER BIRTHDAY.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING, THE TIME IS 506, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.