* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. ALRIGHT, [00:00:01] WE [Veteran Affairs Commission on May 14, 2026.] HAVE QUORUM. SO LET'S GET STARTED. WE'LL START WITH THE ROLL CALL DISTRICT ONE. I'M HERE. DISTRICT TWO ONE. WE ARE HERE. DISTRICT THREE. EXCUSE. YOU'RE HERE. DISTRICT FOUR. OKAY. OKAY. DISTRICT FIVE. MR. SHERMAN IS HERE. DISTRICT SEVEN. MR. ORTEGA. SEE ABSENT. DISTRICT NINE. MR. HUNTER, WHO'S ABSENT? FOUR. FOUR. TWO ABSENT. OKAY. DISTRICT 10. MR. WESTON. PRESENT TODAY. DISTRICT 11. HERE. HERE. OKAY. MR. COLE IS NOT HERE. UH, MR. SMITH. MR. SMITH, ARE YOU HERE? UH, DISTRICT 13 HERE. OKAY. AND MR. BELL? HERE. HERE. ALRIGHT. SO, HAVING A FORUM PRESENT, I CALL IMMEDIATE THE ORDER. EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND. WE'LL RECITE THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE THROUGH THE FLAG. MAYOR THROUGH THE REPUBLIC FOR RICHARD STAND. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, DELIBERATELY AND JUSTICE. OKAY. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER FIVE. UH, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SENATE FROM THE APRIL MEETING? COMMISSIONER ANO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. ALRIGHT. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND HAS BEEN MADE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE APRIL MINUTES, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? SAY MAY MOTION CARRIED MINUTES OF THE APRIL MEETING HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED. ALRIGHT, MR. CHASE, WOULD YOU JOIN ME UP HERE? SAD REFERENCE. WELL, WE ON THE, UH, VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION WANNA EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO MS. CHASE [00:05:01] FOR HIS WORK WITH THE STUDY. AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE. OKAY. NUMBER SEVEN, PRESENTATION OF MISSION AND SERVICES OF BY HONORING OUR HEROES. AND I'M GONNA LET COMMISSIONER YEAH. THANK, THANK YOU. I'LL, UH, WE, YEAH, THANKS. IF YOU WOULD GO TO THE PODIUM GUEST, YOU CAN MAKE THIS PRESENTATION. I, UH, I'M DAVID PITMAN, PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU, ESTEEMED BOARD MEMBERS. UH, MIKE IS ON OUR BOARD AND ON OUR HEROES AND HAVE KNOWN SCOTT CHASE FOR 40 YEARS. WE USED TO LIVE OVER IN EAST DALLAS TOGETHER AND, UH, DO MANY, UH, ENDEAVORS AND, UH, WITH OUR KIDS AND ALL. ANYWAY, HONOR OUR HEROES AND WE COULDN'T GET THE SLIDES UP WHERE I CAN GIVE THE PRESENTATION SO WE'VE GOT A PRESENTATION, THE SAME SORT, BUT WITH MUSIC FOR YOU. SO ANYWAY, UH, IT'S GOT THREE MINUTES LONG AND BASICALLY, AS MIKE MENTIONED, WE'RE ABOUT, AND WE WERE STARTED 11 YEARS AGO. GARY GRIFFITH AND I, GARY, UH, WE'RE CO-FOUNDERS AND GARY GRIFFITH OFF THE CITY COUNCIL HERE. AND WE WANTED TO FIND WAYS TO HONOR THANK, PRAY FOR AND SUPPORT OUR HEROES. AND WE'VE DONE THAT THROUGH THESE LIGHT UP DOWNTOWN SIX TIMES A YEAR, WHICH YOU'LL FEED FOR THE POLICE AND THE FIRE AND FOR THE MILITARY. AND THEN WE ALSO POST BUREAU BANNERS, UH, AT DPD FIRE MEMORIAL SUBSTATIONS, UH, THE USO, THE VA PARTNER EVENTS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE SOME 40 PLUS PARTNERS, BOTH BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN AS WELL AS OTHER PARTNERS THAT YOU'LL SEE IN A MINUTE. AND, UH, THEY HAVE JUST TURNED OUT WAYS. AND WHAT WE DO IS WE SEND OUT ABOUT 5 MILLION FACEBOOK, UH, EMAILS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE DOING IT. WE WORK WITH DPD, THE FIRE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY EVENTS, ET CETERA. NOW LET ME SHUT UP AND LET OUR, UH, COLLEAGUE HERE PUT THE SLIDESHOW ON. AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. YOU BARELY HEAR THE [00:13:01] THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. DO I HAVE ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS? THEY'D LIKE TO, I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, COMMISSIONER STO UH, DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH US TODAY. UM, SO I WORK IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND WE ACTUALLY DO THE LIGHTING REQUEST. SO I WANNA HEAR FROM YOUR PERSPEC PERSPECTIVE, HOW HAS IT BEEN WITH, AS A, AS A CUSTOMER PUTTING IN THE LIGHTING REQUESTS AT THE CITY? HAS IT BEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, PLEASANT? HAS IT, DO YOU HAVE ANY IMPROVEMENTS YOU WOULD SUGGEST, JUST FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? YEAH, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. UM, SO PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE DO IS WE WORK WITH THE PARTNERS, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, SORT OF COORDINATE EVERYTHING. AND THEN THEY ACTUALLY DO THE SPECIFIC REQUESTS. I DON'T HAVE ANY DIRECT INTERFACE WITH THAT, UM, BUT I'LL REACH OUT TO THE PARTNERS AND GET SOME FEEDBACK TO SHARE WITH YOU. THANKS. AND THEN THIS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER FROM DISTRICT FOUR, DISTRICT SEVEN. UM, ARE YOU GUYS [00:15:01] SHARING YOUR SCREEN BY ANY CHANCE? YEAH, THEY WERE. SURE. TAKE WHICH SCREEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? ASK YOUR QUESTION AGAIN, PLEASE. ARE YOU GUYS SHARING YOUR SCREEN? WHICH, WHICH SCREEN ARE YOU REFERRING TO? THE VIDEO THAT WAS SHOWED A LITTLE WHILE AGO? NO, TO THE, UH, SCREEN WHERE THE BOARD IS BEING SEEN THERE, THERE'S NO, UH, VISUAL MATERIALS THIS TIME. IT WAS JUST THE VIDEO. OKAY. OKAY. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, THERE WAS A, A CAMERA LOOKING ON TO THE COMMISSIONERS. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS STILL GONNA BE SHARED OR NOT. OH, GOOD. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THEY WANNA ASK WHILE WE'RE WAITING TO FIGURE OUT? BUT, UH, BACK TO YOUR POINT, DAVID, WE'LL DEFINITELY TALK, UH, FURTHER HOW WE COULD, YOU KNOW, UH, MAKE THAT EXPERIENCE. YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, MORE OF A COMMENT, SO, UH, APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING WHAT YOU GUYS DO. I, UH, YOU KNOW, AS A VETERAN, I, I GUESS I NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO THIS. I JUST DRIVE BY THE CITY, KIND OF SEE THE LIGHTS HERE AND THERE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A SPECIFIC DATE AND THE AMOUNT OF TIMES OR THE QUANTITY OF TIMES YOU GUYS, UH, DO THIS FOR US. SO I APPRECIATE IT. ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, SIR, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION AND IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THAT IS, UH, NUMBER EIGHT. I'M SORRY. YOU WANNA DO THAT NOW? UM, THEY WANNA HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU WITH US, SO WE CAN DO THAT NOW, OR YOU CAN HANG AROUND UNTIL WE'RE FINISHED. YEP, WE CAN. ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY HERE PLEASE STEP OVER HERE. LISTEN. OH YEAH. [00:20:16] OKAY. ITEM EIGHT, DISCUSSION OF THE, UH, ACTION STEPS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WELL MISS REPORT STUDY. UH, COMMISSIONER HUNTER, WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY, UH, HAS VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE ON, UH, EMPLOYMENT JOB TRAINING AND THAT SORT OF THING AS A WORKING GROUP. UH, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO WORK WITH HIM ON THAT, UH, JUST LET US KNOW. UH, NEXT MONTH WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO GET AROUND TO APPOINTING PEOPLE TO WORKING GROUPS. SO IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR WHAT WORKING GROUPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF, UM, PLEASE LET US KNOW. YOU CAN LET, UH, JUST GO OUT WITH YOU, MYSELF, CALL WHOEVER, UH, WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HOMELESSNESS, WHAT YOU'RE OWNER OWNERSHIP OF HEALTHCARE, UH, ANY OF THESE, THESE SUBGROUPS THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE WORK TOLD. KNOW ONE, YOU CAN BE ON DIFFERENT ONE THAT BE ASSIGNED. THIS ONE YOU WILL HAVE A THREE PERSON MEMBER OF THE WORKING GROUP AND DO SOME OF THE LEGWORK THAT'S NECESSARY TO, UM, HELP MOVE THIS STUDY FORWARD. AND ALSO, UH, HAVING SAID THAT, UH, NOW THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS, PLEASE TOUCH BASE WITH YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER AND EXPLAIN AS BEST YOU CAN WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, ON THE COMMISSION AND, UH, WHAT THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DO, UH, SO THAT THEY'RE ON BOARD AND, AND UNDERSTAND WHEN QUESTIONS COME UP, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE WANTED TO GOING DOWN? I HAVE A QUESTION. COULD WE GET COPIES SO WE, THAT WE COULD PROVIDE TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS? SURE. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND, UH, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE US TO NOTIFY YOU OF WHAT WORKING GROUP YOU COULD EMAIL ME. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. AND, UH, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A EMAIL, PULLED IT IN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS? AND JUST TO CONFIRM, THE WORKING GROUPS ARE, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THEY AGAIN? THEIR EMPLOYMENT . SORRY. LIKE HOMELESSNESS JOBS, HEALTHCARE. UM, OH, THEY'RE ON PATIENT. OH, OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THEY KINDA ALIGN WITH THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS, PEOPLE OF CONDUCT. ALRIGHT. IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM NINE. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE, THE, THE GROUP. SO DO YOU WANT US TO EMAIL YOU OR CAN WE JUST, JUST EMAIL HIM AND HE CAN KIND OF ASSIGN US? YEAH, YOU CAN. ANY OF US. IT DOESN'T MATTER. OKAY. AS LONG AS WE HAVE SOME IDEA WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. OKAY. ALRIGHT. BRIEFING ITEM NUMBER NINE. UH, DISCUSSION AND FOLLOW UP ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ARTS AND CULTURE. OH, I LOVE THAT COMMITTEE MEETING. CHRISTINA AND CHRIS ARE GONNA PRESENT THIS. HI EVERYONE. UM, SO MY NAME IS CHRISTINA DESILVA AND I HAVE HERE, UH, CHRIS GRAVES, WHO IS OUR HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER AND OVERSEE OUR, UM, WORK AROUND, UH, ACCESSIBILITY FOR AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES AND ALSO ANY, UH, PROGRAMS THAT HELP MAKE DALLAS A MORE WELCOMING CITY FOR RE RESIDENTS. AND SO, UM, SO IN APRIL WE PRESENTED A MEMO TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. AND BASICALLY THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS [00:25:01] THAT'S CHAIRED BY, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE, UH, GRACIE. SO, UM, ESSENTIALLY IT'S, IT WAS OUR WAY OF, UH, AS PART OF THE MEMO TO INFORM THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ABOUT, UM, THE SMU NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND THE FINDINGS SUMMARIZED IN THE MEMO. UM, AND SO, UM, WE ALSO INCLUDED THAT WE WANTED TO WORK WITH THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION MOVING FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE INCLUDED. UM, AND THAT ALSO WE WANTED TO LOOK WITHIN OUR, OUR OFFICE AND I SAY OUR OFFICE, CHRIS AND SCH AND MY OFFICE, UH, THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE, UM, NOT ONLY A VARIETY OF HOUSING PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO SEVERAL, UM, SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT CAN SPAN FROM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS TO, UM, ANY OTHER KIND OF, UH, SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICE AND SEEING HOW CAN WE BETTER SERVE MILITARY VETERANS THROUGH THOSE CURRENT SERVICES THAT WE ALREADY PROVIDE. UM, AND SO I THINK THERE'S ALSO SEVERAL OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK, UM, SOME OF YOU, SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN NEW OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HERE AT THE LAST MEETING, UM, DISCUSSING SOME DIFFERENT ACTIONS THAT WE COULD, UM, COLLABORATE ON. AND I THINK, UM, LATER ON IN THE AGENDA, UH, COMMISSIONER HOUSTON AND SCHINE WILL BE KIND OF GIVING AN UPDATE ON ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. BUT, UM, WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU ALL A HEADS UP, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OCCURRED LAST, UH, APRIL. UM, I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF POSITIVE, UH, RESPONSE FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, AND THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM ONE TO ISSUE, A PRESS RELEASE TO KIND OF SHARE THE RESULTS. UM, AND SO I THINK THAT'S A PENDING ITEM THAT WE WANNA BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU. WE KIND OF WERE EVEN TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UM, POTENTIALLY LIKE INCLUDING A QUOTE FROM YOU CHAIR JUST TO KINDA SHARE, UM, THE RESULTS. UM, MY, USUALLY WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST IS WITH A PRESS RELEASE, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SHARE THE NEWS ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED AND THEN ALSO HOW THE PUBLIC CAN ENGAGE MOVING FORWARD. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO OUR NEXT VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEETING OR, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE ONLINE HUB IS AVAILABLE, PEOPLE CAN REFER TO THAT. UM, SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS, UM, SOME IDEAS OF, OF, YOU KNOW, YEAH, IT'S GOOD NEWS THAT WE GOT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. UM, AND I THINK THAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN, IN PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED. LIKE HOW, HOW WE WANT, UM, WE WANT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT PEOPLE TO LEARN WHAT'S WRITTEN IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, BUT THEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER OPTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT OR CONNECTING MORE THAT PEOPLE CAN DO. UM, ANOTHER NOTE I DID WANNA SHARE WITH YOU ALL, SPEAKING OF COMMITTEES, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ALSO PRESENTING ANOTHER MEMO TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. AND IT WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE COMMISSIONS THAT WE SERVE AS OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, OFFICE OF HOUSING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT HAS SEVEN, UM, DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS THAT INCLUDE, UM, THE COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES. WE HAVE A COMMISSION THAT FOCUSES ON SENIOR AFFAIRS. WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMISSION THAT FOCUSES ON YOUTH. UM, WE HAVE ALSO A CITIZEN'S HOMELESS COMMISSION. SO, UM, WE WANTED TO GIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS A SNAPSHOT OF THE MEMBERSHIPS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE APPOINTED. UM, WE ALSO WANTED TO ALS, YOU KNOW, INFORM THEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE VACANCIES THAT ARE STILL STANDING. AND THEN ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME MEMBERS ARE, UM, HOLDOVERS, WHICH MEANS LIKE YOU HAVE A TERM THAT YOU'RE APPOINTED TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONERS, AND IF YOU ARE NOT REAPPOINTED, THERE IS A NINE MONTH, I GUESS, PROBATIONARY PERIOD. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE RIGHT WORD OR, BUT BASICALLY IT'S LIKE A HOLDOVER WHERE YOU HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY BEEN APPOINTED, BUT YOU CAN STAY ON FOR NINE MONTHS AND NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES. BUT AFTER THOSE NINE MONTHS, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED, THEN YOUR POSITION WOULD BE VACATED FOR THIS YEAR AFTER JUNE 30TH, 2026. THANKFULLY ON OUR COMMISSION, WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSON THAT WAS A HOLDOVER, UM, AND THAT PERSON HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED, SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT RESOLVED. THE OTHER COMMISSIONS, UM, HAVE MORE MEMBERS. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT AS AN FYI THAT WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING THAT COMMUNICATION. UM, OUR [00:30:01] DIRECTOR'S GONNA BE, UM, ANSWERING QUESTIONS TO THAT. SO, UM, IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING, SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO TUNE IN. IT'LL BE MONDAY THE 18TH. UM, BUT THOSE ARE JUST LIKE THE TWO THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WAS, YOU KNOW, THE RESULTS OF THE CONVERSATION. SOME OF YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTEND OR LISTEN IN. UM, THERE WILL BE ALSO A RECORDING SO YOU CAN WATCH IT WAS SHORT AT THE END. UM, BUT OVERALL POSITIVE RECEPTION AND, UM, AND YEAH, THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRAFT A PRESS RELEASE AND, AND ANNOUNCE HOW PEOPLE CAN ENGAGE WHEN PEOPLE, TO KRISTIN, YOU WANNA, UH, KIND OF ADDRESS COMMISSIONER COLE'S MEMO ON THIS, WHATEVER THAT WAS THAT CREATED. YEAH, YEAH. SO, UM, COMMISSIONER COLE HELPED WITH DRAFTING A DOCUMENT THAT HE SHARED WITH STAFF. AND SO WE'RE REVIEWING IT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE WANT TO, UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT ALIGNS WITH WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER IN REGARDS TO HOW VETERANS CAN BE BETTER SERVED THROUGH OUR CURRENT SERVICES. AND THEN OF COURSE, THAT WE WANT TO EXPAND TO OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. UM, AND SO, UM, I THINK, WE'LL, I KNOW SENT ME EDITS AND IT'S ON MY TABLE NOW TO REVIEW. UM, BUT ULTIMATELY OUR HOPE IS THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO REVIEW IT AND SEND YOU A DRAFT IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE MEETING, AND THEN THAT WOULD HELP YOU ALL GIVE US FEEDBACK ON, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, INCLUDING ALL THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD IN APRIL. UM, AND THAT WAY, UM, WE HAVE A PLAN MOVING FORWARD, WHAT ARE NEXT STEPS, WHAT YOU GUYS CAN EXPECT FROM US, WHAT WE WOULD NEED FROM YOU, AND YEAH. DOES THAT WORK? THANK YOU. UH, DOES ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTINA ABOUT THE TOPIC THAT SHE JUST OUTLINED? THIS GOES HAND IN HAND WITH OUR EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THIS STUDY. UM, WE DON'T WANT IT TO JUST GO AND DIE ON SOMEBODY'S SHOW. SO, AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR THIS WELLNESS STUDY AND THROUGH OUR COMMISSION TO SORT OF LEAD THE WAY FOR OTHER COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD ON, ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS, UH, WITH THE, THE CITY AND THE WAY THE CITY IS TRYING TO DO THINGS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTION. YES. HI, CHRISTINA, FOR THAT PRESS RELEASE, DO YOU NEED A MOTION FROM US TODAY TO GET OUR APPROVAL ON THAT? OR, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DRAFT FOR YOU GUYS TO REVIEW AND THAT WAY YOU GUYS CAN VOTE AND APPROVE IT THEN, AND THEN THAT WAY, UM, UH, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE IT'S, UH, AT LEAST, UH, AND WE'LL WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE SEQUENCE OF APPROVALS. BUT I, I THINK SOMETHING HAVE, HAVE A DRAFT FOR YOU GUYS TO PREPARE. SO, UM, YEAH, SO FOR THE NEXT MEETING WE'LL HAVE A DRAFT AND YEAH, THAT'S MY HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE A DRAFT FOR YOU GUYS TO REVIEW IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD. IF THEY COULD PRODUCE A DRAFT FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT, THEN WE COULD DISCUSS IT NEXT MONTH. MM-HMM . YEAH. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? WELL, CHRISTINA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU ALL. AND, UH, THAT MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER 10. WE HAVE A, UM, PRESENTATION, UH, MR. HOUSTON ABOUT, UH, THE WEBSITE AND HUB, HOPING TO TURN IT OVER YOU. SO AND, UH, OF COURSE OUR COMMISSIONER LUKI HOUSTON. SO WE, WE WERE WORKING ON THE WEBSITE TO PROVIDE A MOCKUP FOR YOU OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING [00:35:02] TO MAKE THE VAC WEBSITE DYNAMIC, ESPECIALLY FROM THE ASPECT OF WHAT WAS MENTIONED FROM THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE NEED NAVIGATION AS THAT'S THE MAIN FOCUS OF WHERE, YOU KNOW, UM, THE PERILS BASICALLY ARE. AND SO WE WERE HOPING THAT BY BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE THE WEBSITE, THAT WE CAN TURN IT INTO A VIRTUAL NAVIGATION TOOL OR HUB IN A WAY THAT'S GOING TO AT LEAST, UH, LOOK TO TAKE CARE OF THAT ASPECT OF IT. SO THE NEXT SLIDE, CHRIS, SO THIS IS THE WEBSITE AS YOU KNOW IT. AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS, UH, TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO ADD, AS YOU CAN SEE, THOSE TILES THAT ARE THERE. NOW MIND YOU, THESE TILES ARE JUST AS EXAMPLES AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY TAKEN FROM WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY ON THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSIONS WEBSITE. AND WE'D LIKE TO BASICALLY UTILIZE THE SAME FORMAT JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES IT A WHOLE LOT EASIER. THE HOPE IS THAT FROM THE 10 CATEGORIES WHICH ARE LISTED TO THE LEFT FROM THE ASSESSMENT ITSELF, UH, THE COMMISSION CAN DECIDE WHICH OF THOSE ARE PERHAPS MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT. AND WE CAN HAVE HOWEVER MANY TILES YOU THINK, WHETHER IT'S FOUR, WHETHER IT'S SIX, FOR EXAMPLE. AND IN DOING SO, AND I'LL LET, UH, COMMISSIONER HUETT, OF COURSE, TO, TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE DETAILS OF WHAT SHE'S DOING WITH REGARDS TO THAT AND THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH, WHICH IS FIND HELP. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THAT OTHER PART TO THE, TO THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS THAT, THAT BAR, THE SEARCH BAR. AND THAT'S ALSO QUITE WONDERFUL BECAUSE LET'S SAY SOMEBODY DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY HAVE, OR WHATEVER IS IN THOSE 4 0 6 TILES, WHATEVER, IT'S NOT THERE. WHAT IT ALLOWS AND AFFORDS THE VETERAN RESIDENT TO DO IS TYPE IN THEIR ZIP CODE AND THEN WHATEVER THEIR SEARCH IS, MAYBE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, LEGAL REPRESENTATION OR THEY'RE LOOKING FOR WHATEVER THEY CAN TYPE THAT WORD IN THERE WHEN THEY CLICK SEARCH. AND BY THE WAY, IT'S ALL FREE. SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE OF A COST TO ANYONE THAT'S USING THIS. AND, UM, EVERYONE WHO IS IN THAT SERVICE IS ALSO FREE OR REDUCED COST. AND SO THIS IS THE OTHER GOOD THING. SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CLICK AND THEN IT'LL POPULATE WHATEVER THOSE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS ARE THAT ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICE THAT THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR. SO THE HOPE IS THAT, UM, THE COMMISSION CAN DECIDE WHICH OF THE 10 THEMES IS MOST IMPORTANT, THAT WE COULD HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL SLIDE FOR A TILE FOR IT. AND THEN IF YOU LIKE THAT FORMAT IN THE WAY THAT YOU SEE IT THERE, UM, IT'LL BE SET UP AS SUCH, THE PICTURES THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ON THERE THAT MAY CHANGE. AND OF COURSE, BEFORE WE MAKE ANYTHING LIVE, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU JUST SO THAT YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER THAT PICTURE IS APPROPRIATE OR WHETHER THERE'S A BETTER ONE OR, UH, YOU JUST HAVE ANOTHER SUGGESTION. UH, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS HOW THE WEBSITE CAN SERVE AS THAT VIRTUAL NAVIGATION HUB IN A WAY THAT FROM THE COMFORT OF SOMEONE'S PHONE OR THEIR COMPUTER AT HOME OR WHEREVER THEY MAY BE, THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE EASY ACCESS. IT'S COMING FROM A CREDIBLE SOURCE THAT IS THE CITY ITSELF, THE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION. IT IS TOTALLY FREE TO THEM, AND THEY CAN AT THE BASICALLY CLICK OF A BUTTON, BE ABLE TO FIND WHAT IT IS OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES AND HELP THAT THEY NEED, THE BACKGROUND WORK ON THAT. THIS IS WHERE COMMISSIONER HOUSTON IS GONNA BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT ON THAT BECAUSE, UH, I'M NOT AT ALL A SPECIALIST IN IT, SO PLEASE, . UM, SO THE 10 CATEGORIES THAT YOU, UH, SEE RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE FOUND THEM ON FIND HELP. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS BASICALLY, UM, GOING INTO THE FIND HELP SYSTEM AND ADDING AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE, UM, EVERYTHING THAT MAX THESE CATEGORIES, RIGHT, FOR MENTAL HEALTH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LEGAL JUSTICE. UM, SO WE HAVE A TEAM OF RESOURCE COORDINATORS THAT ARE GOING IN AND ACTUALLY MAKE THEM EASIER. SO SAY, UH, IF YOU GO ON YOUR PHONE AND JUST PUT IN A ZIP CODE OF WHERE THE PERSON AT IT SENDS 'EM DIRECTLY TO A, UM, SAY A HOMELESS VETERAN, UH, ORGANIZATION. AND THEN FROM THERE, UH, US ON THE BACKGROUND, IT LETS US KNOW THEIR STEPS. SO NUMBER ONE, HAVE THEY GOT CONTACTED? NUMBER TWO, HAVE THEY GOT THE RESOURCES? IF THIS RESOURCE DOES NOT WORK, DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ELSE THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE, UM, ANOTHER RESOURCE THAT CAN MOVE OUR ORGANIZATION THROUGH DEVICE. UM, SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. UM, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YES. UM, SO AS WE COME EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT, UM, SERVICES THAT ARE FREE OR LOW COST, THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO BE INCLUDED ON THIS? CORRECT. HOW DO WE GET THEM INCLUDED? IS THERE A TEAM OR, OR SOMEONE WE CAN REACH OUT TO THAT COULD VET THE RESOURCE AND THAT INCLUDED? YEAH, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE, UM, FIND HELP, THEY HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS THERE, AND I FOUND OUT A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN LISTED THERE. YEAH. FROM YOUR TRANSITION TEAMS, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO HAS ANYBODY HEARD [00:40:01] OF USO PATHFINDERS? THEY'RE A GOOD TRANSITION TEAM. THEY'LL PAY FOR, THEY'LL ACTUALLY HELP YOU WITH RESOURCES AND TRAINING AND STUFF LIKE THAT. UM, SO IT'S, IT'S ME VETTING THOSE AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO EVEN, UM, GET THEM IN HOUSING OR TO GET THEM IN TRAINING. UM, BUT YEAH, I'M VETTING THEM AND THEN AS, AS WE, WE VET THEM EVERY SIX MONTHS. OKAY. JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE GOOD. BUT YOU'LL, WHEN YOU GO TO FIND HELP, I WISH I HAD A, UM, A LINK ON THAT, BUT WHEN YOU GO IN THERE, IT'LL TELL YOU, YES, THIS PERSON VETTED AND THIS IS THE DATE THEY WERE VETTED. UM, AND DID WE JUST TRACK, UM, THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PERSON THAT'S AWESOME. AND, AND, AND WHO, WHO VETS THEM? JUST SO YOU DO EVERY, SO CURRENTLY IT'S ME. OKAY. CURRENTLY ME, AND THEN WE HAVE RESOURCE COORDINATORS, UM, ALL OVER DALLAS FORT WORTH. I THINK WE HAVE 270 RESOURCE COORDINATORS AND EVERYBODY'S BROKEN DOWN FROM HOUSING TO FAITH-BASED TO DIFFERENT THINGS. I'M THE ONLY VETERAN COORDINATOR, SO I'M TRYING TO, I'M PULLING THOSE GUYS. . AWESOME. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . IF, IF I MAY, JUST TO ADD TO THAT TOO. SO ASIDE FROM WHAT COMMISSIONER HOUSTON IS DOING, THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF FIND HELP, THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT AT MINIMUM ONCE A YEAR, THAT THEY ALSO DO THE SAME THING WHERE THEY GO THROUGH WHOEVER THEY HAVE THAT'S LISTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER IS ON THEIR PAGE IS ALREADY, YOU KNOW, IS, IS STILL VALID AND CURRENT AND THEY ALSO AFFORD WHATEVER ORGANIZATION IS ON THEIR PAGE, THE ABILITY TO GO IN AND UPDATE CERTAIN THINGS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER MODIFICATIONS NEEDS TO BE MADE, SO THAT IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE, UH, IT'LL BE CURRENT. YEAH. I DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. UH, COMMISSIONER HOUSTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GETTING THIS STARTED. THIS LOOKS LIKE AN AMAZING ONE-STOP SHOP FOR VETERANS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THEY NEED HELP WITH, THIS IS WHERE THEY COULD COME TO AND GIVES US A SPOT WHERE WE COULD DIRECT THEM TO. UM, SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO, YOU KNOW, CARE TO LOVE BY YOURSELF. IF YOU NEED HELP FROM US, PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP. UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT, WHEN IT COMES TO VETTING OR WITH THE DESIGN OF THE WEBSITE, JUST LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP YOU ON THIS. YES, I'M DEFINITELY GONNA BE REACHING OUT TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. UM, ALSO, I WANT TO USE THIS TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BASE AT FORT WORTH. UM, I DEFINITELY WANT TO USE THIS FOR MILITARY BASES THAT ARE LOCAL AND THIS ALL OVER TO GIVE THEM A TOOL, UM, NOT JUST FOR DALLAS, BUT TO USE FOR . WELL, I'M STATIONED ON THAT BASE AS RESERVIST, SO YEAH, WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT AND I'M HAPPY TO HELP AS WELL, ESPECIALLY ON THE VETTING SIDE. WELL, WHAT WE WOULD ASK COMMISSIONER HOUSTON, IF SHE CHAIR THE WORKING GROUP ON THE WEBSITE AND THE HUB AND, AND ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST HER WOULD DO SO. WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT? YES. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK? COMMISSIONER? UH, THIS IS SCOTT CHASE. UM, NOT A COMMISSIONED MEMBER, BUT ANYMORE, BUT THIS STRIKES ME AS BEING RIGHT IN LINE WITH THAT NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN TERMS OF THE, UH, ONE STOP, ONE STOP SHOPPING. AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU, YOU FOCUS ON THIS WHEN YOU REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT YOU, YOU ACTUALLY TOOK SOME PROACTIVE STEPS TO WITHOUT COST, LOOKS LIKE , WHICH THEY'LL APPRECIATE, BUT IF YOU'VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED ONE OF YOUR GOALS, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUGHT TO BE REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL. I AGREE. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. SEVEN, COMMISSIONER ORTEGO, WHEN IS, UH, WHEN IS OUR GO-TO GO LIVE FOR THIS WEBSITE? SO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEING AMBITIOUS, UM, , I'M HOPING THAT, SO HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE. UM, BASICALLY ONCE WE HAVE A DECISION FROM THE COMMISSION ON WHAT TILES WE WANT TO U WHAT THEMES WE WANT TO SPECIFICALLY MENTION ON THE TILES. AND SO TO HAVE A VOTE ON THAT, THEN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THAT WITH COMMISSIONER HOUSTON AND I, WE'RE GONNA MEET WITH THE FIND HELP REPRESENTATIVE, LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT THE COMMISSION HAS DECIDED AND ON THEIR SIDE FOR THEM TO GO AHEAD AND PRODUCE WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WEBSITE TYPES OF CODING THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO. THEN COMMUNICATE WITH OUR WEB SERVICES, THE CITY'S WEB SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THEN DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY HAVE ON THEIR, THEIR PLATE, WE'LL FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GIVE US A DATE TO SAY THAT THERE'S, UH, A BACKLOG OR WHETHER THIS IS SIMPLE AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'M HOPING THAT IN THE JUNE MEETING WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME, UH, WE'LL HAVE SOME SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION TO SHARE AS FAR AS WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN, AND THEN PERHAPS, HOPEFULLY EVEN SOMETHING OF A, OF A TIMELINE WITH REGARDS TO HAVING THE, THE WEBSITE BE LIVE. SO, YEAH, I HOPE THAT HELPS. IT DOES. THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION. [00:45:02] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE IT. I, I AGREE WITH EX COMMISSIONER CHASE THAT THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE NEED TO BE GOING IN. UM, SO JUST A QUESTION. THAT'S GOOD WORK. I'M SORRY, CHAIR. UH, SO AS FAR AS THE DECIDING ON THOSE THEMES, HOW, HOW, HOW DOES THE, THE COMMISSION WANT TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT? DOES IT DO A POLL OR SURVEY THAT I, YOU WANT ME TO EMAIL? YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMISSION OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT HERE ON THE SPOT THAT MAYBE PERHAPS THERE CAN BE SOMETHING OF A, OF A PROCESS OR SELECTION? I KNOW TIME IS LIMITED, BUT MY QUESTION IS HOW EASY WOULD IT BE TO SEND US, YOU KNOW, DRAFT TO LOOK AT AND PROVIDE COMMENTS BACK, OR WOULD IT BE BETTER TO DO THAT THAN ? SO THAT'S WHERE THE HOPE WAS BY BEING ABLE TO SHARE THIS, ALTHOUGH THE, THE NAMES ON THOSE TILES DON'T REFLECT THE THEMES FROM THE ASSESSMENT. RIGHT. BUT, UH, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THE, THE, THE LOOK WOULD BE. AND FOR YOU TO DECIDE AS A COMMISSION, UH, HOPEFULLY SOONER THAN LATER, JUST 'CAUSE OF, AGAIN, WE WANNA TRY TO MAKE THINGS THIS LIVE SOONER, THAT IF IN THIS COMMISSION MEETING TODAY THE COMMISSION DECIDES WE WANNA HAVE FOUR TILES AND WE WANT THEM TO BE X, Y, Z, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT I CAN TAKE THAT. AND THEN COMMISSIONER HOUSTON AND I CAN SAY, GREAT, UH, FIND HELP, ANDREA, OUR, OUR, OUR REP THERE TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE COME TO OF A DECISION, UH, IN THE COMMISSION. THESE ARE THE FOCUS GROUPS AND, AND THEMES THAT WE WANNA HAVE OF THE TILES. SO IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FASTER. CHAIR, IF I MAY, I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE DID IT WHERE INE WOULD SEND US A FULL SURVEY TO THE COMMISSION THROUGH EMAIL INSTEAD OF HAVING US TO WAIT THE NEXT MONTH FOR US TO VOTE. SO TO GET US STARTED, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED A MOTION FROM US TO DO THAT, OR, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY FOR US TO GET THIS STARTED. I AGREE. WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN AND MOVE IT ALONG. AND, AND IN TERMS OF APPROACH, PERHAPS WE COULD RANK EACH OF THE 10. CORRECT. SO WHAT I, I WAS SUGGESTING, BECAUSE I WORK WITH HOME VETERANS AND THE DA, UM, WHAT I WAS SEEING WAS THAT MAYBE THOSE CATEGORIES ON THE LEFT SHOULD BE PUT IN IN THOSE BOXES. THAT WAY IT'S JUST CLICK TO THE POINT, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF EVERYBODY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I GO TO TRANSITION WORK. SO I WAS JUST THINKING, JUST PUT THOSE THINGS THAT WE FOUND THROUGH SMU, UM, AND THEN WHAT WE FOUND OUT THROUGH THE CITY AND JUST PUT 'EM ON THOSE BOXES. YEAH. 10 BOXES. I I AGREE WITH THAT. IT'S EASY. I AGREE AS WELL. OH, ALSO MAKE IT LOOK CLEANER. DECLUTTER IT A BIT. SO I HEAR A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO LET COMMISSIONER UH, HOUSTON HAVE THE INITIATIVE AND IF WE NEED ANY, UH, RESPONSE FROM US TO PROVIDE A SURVEY OR, UH, A POLL, UH, TO, TO THE COMMISSION THROUGH EMAIL AND OR PROVIDE OUR FEEDBACK THROUGH THAT. DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. THE MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MADE THE MOTION CARRIED. YOU HAVE THE BALL , BUT YOU ALREADY HAD, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, DO I, GOING ON, DO I HAVE ANY, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT, THAT ANY COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS TIME FROM? ANY ANNOUNCEMENT? OKAY, IF NOT, DO I HEAR? YES. I HAD A, A, A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO, UH, JUST WANTED TO THANK COMMISSIONER SHERMAN FOR JOINING ME DURING THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBERS LEADERSHIP DALLAS, UM, EVENT THAT WAS HELD LAST WEEK. AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A RECAP, AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT IN WRITING AND SHARE IT WITH YOU IS, BUT, SO THEIR LEADERSHIP DALLAS TEAM, BASICALLY AS THEIR CAPSTONE PROJECT FOCUSED ON COMBINED ARMS, AND SPECIFICALLY BY WORKING WITH THEM TO PROVIDE, UH, A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN, UH, STRENGTHEN EMPLOYMENT FOR VETERANS. AND THE FIRST WAS BY ADDRESSING THE, UH, C-SUITE GROUP OF MANAGEMENT. AND THE SECOND WAS BY BASICALLY ADDRESSING THE HUMAN RESOURCES, UH, DIVISION. AND SO THEY PUT TOGETHER A TOOLKIT, WHICH, UH, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN YET. I, I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT. AND AS I DO THAT, I'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT OUT. BUT, UH, THERE WAS SOME PRESENTERS THAT WERE THERE AND, UH, IT WAS, IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. UM, THEY'RE ALSO HOSTING THAT, THAT IS DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER, ANOTHER EVENT ON JUNE 3RD, AND THAT'S GONNA BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD FROM 9:00 AM [00:50:01] TILL 1:00 PM AND THIS WILL BE AT THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM AT FAIR PARK. AND THIS IS CALLED AN OPPORTUNITY SUMMIT, POWERING PROSPERITY THROUGH HEALTH. SO THE FOCUS IS HEALTH AS A WHOLE. UM, AND, UH, I BELIEVE I SHARED THE LINK WITH YOU, BUT I'LL LOOK TO SEND ANOTHER EMAIL TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT SO THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY THERE'S STILL, UH, TIME AND AVAILABILITY TO REGISTER AND ATTEND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CHOOSE TO, THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO. AND THE THIRD IS THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS'S VETERANS EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP IS HOSTING A VETERANS, EXCUSE ME, A RESOURCE FAIR. AND THAT'S GONNA BE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH. AND THAT'LL BE FROM 10:00 AM TILL 2:00 PM AT FAIR PARK, THE BRISCOE CARPENTER CENTER. AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS COMMISSION TO BE A VENDOR, TO HAVE A TABLE AND AT THAT TABLE TO, AND IT'S FREE OF CHARGE. IT WON'T BE ANYTHING OF A CHARGE, UH, BUT TO BE REPRESENTING THE COMMISSION, UH, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO NETWORK, UM, TO BE ABLE TO EVEN SPEAK ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT THAT WAS RECENTLY, UH, COMPLETED AND ANYTHING ELSE OF THAT SORT THAT JUST LIKE, SO I'LL SEND AN EMAIL, UH, ON THAT AS WELL. TIME IS, IS LIMITED, SO I, I JUST ASK THAT IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A, A PRIORITY FOR THE COMMISSION TO, TO JUST FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT. AND, UH, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE OF, OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I THINK WE HAD SOMEBODY ONLINE ADD, WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. AND ALSO ONCE WHAT, UH, I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEBODY ONLINE, BUT THAT WAS YOU. THAT PROBABLY WITH ME. UH, COMMISSIONER SHERMAN ING IS NOT RIGHT. I DID, UH, COMMISSIONER SHERMAN, UH, DISTRICT FIVE, UH, I KNOW THAT IT'S, UH, ON THE 20 WHAT FIFTH, UH, MEMORIAL DAY. UH, I'M A PART OF AMERICAN LEAGUE POST, UH, 53 AND UMM, THE JUDGE ADVOCATE THERE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A, UH, CEMETERY, UH, I KNOW WE GOT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY, BUT WE HAVE ONE ON FOREST LAWN, UH, ON HARRY HINES. AND SO WE, WE MERGED WITH, UH, UH, 4 53 AMERICAN LEGION POST 4 53, THE, UH, AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS, AND WE HAVE A CEMETERY THERE. AND WE'LL DO A, UH, FLAG CEREMONY, UH, THE, UH, HONOR GUARD, WE'LL BE THERE. AND, UH, WE'LL START AT 10 O'CLOCK. UM, SO THAT'S A EVENT THAT WE WERE DOING AT THE AMERICAN MUSIC POST. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR QUESTION? SOMETHING ABOUT THAT ADVANCE? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. A SECOND. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.