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OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 17TH, 2026 QUALITY OF LIFE,[MINUTES]
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS OR ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. LET'S GO ON TO.OH, YES.[INAUDIBLE] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? NOPE. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO BRIEFING MEMO A. GOOD
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MORNING. I'M GOING TO ASK STAFF TO TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE.
I'M MARTINE PHILIPPE. I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, AND I'M JOINED BY OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GLENN AYARS. OUR INITIAL FIRST ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA IS A VERSION OF THE DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN THAT FOLLOWS WHAT WAS APPROVED DURING THE OMNIBUS LAST WINTER, DECEMBER 2025, WHEN THE RED LINE VERSION WAS RECEIVED BY OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSIONERS.
THEY SIMPLY WANTED TO WORK WITH A DOCUMENT THAT WAS IN ITS FINAL FORM.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE NOTED HERE IS THAT UPDATED VERSION, SIMPLY TO REMOVE THE RED LINES SO THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN A DRAFT FORM, IF YOU WILL. THE UPDATED VERSION ALSO HAS AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TO SET SOME CONTEXT THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE WORK THAT WAS DONE, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORT TO MAKE THOSE NECESSARY UPDATES TO THE CULTURAL PLAN.
AND THAT'S THAT. SO WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IF YOU HAVE ANY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL START ON MY LEFT AND COME ALL THE WAY DOWN.
MR. RIDLEY. CHAIR RIDLEY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
COULD YOU INFORM US OF WHAT WAS MOTIVATING THESE CHANGES IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED DURING THE OMNIBUS LAST WINTER? THOSE CHANGES WERE PROMPTED BY SOME EXECUTIVE ORDERS RECEIVED BY THE CITY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SIR. SO I NOTICED THAT ANY DELETIONS REVOLVED AROUND DEI CONTENT.
WERE THERE ANY OTHER SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE DOCUMENT? GLENN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
SO OTHER THAN AN UPDATED SORT OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WHICH PROVIDED SUCH CONTEXT AND UPDATED FACT SHEET TO REFLECT OTHER CHANGES BASED OFF OF THAT, WE DID MAINTAIN THE REMAINDER OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WERE SET FORTH IN THE CULTURAL PLANNING PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE BEFORE ITS ORIGINAL PASSING IN 2018.
WELL, YOU DELETED TWO OF THE TWO OUT OF THE SIX.
YES. WERE REMOVED AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIES.
BUT THE OTHER FOUR, AS A MEANS OF CONTINUING TO GIVE US A GUIDING DOCUMENT OF OUR WORK AS THE REMAINDER OF THE LIFETIME OF THIS PLAN CONTINUED ARE, STILL REMAIN IN THAT PLAN. WELL, THE ORIGINAL 2018 CULTURAL PLAN WAS FUNDED BY AND WRITTEN BY THE ARTS COMMUNITY, AND YET THEY WERE NOT AT ALL INVOLVED OR EVEN NOTIFIED OF THIS EFFORT, WHICH IS CULMINATING IN THIS HEARING TODAY.
WHY IS THAT? AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THERE WAS A SERIES, THERE WERE A SERIES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD. WE REFERRED TO THOSE AS GRANT COMPLIANCE EFFORTS AND OUR MEETING WITH OUR ART STAKEHOLDERS WAS HELD AT LATINO CULTURAL CENTER.
WE WERE THE FIRST, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, OF A SERIES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW THOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS WOULD IMPACT OUR WORK, IF YOU WILL.
AND ONE OF THE TENANTS THAT WE WANTED TO ENSURE TO ADDRESS AT THAT TIME, OF COURSE, OUR STAKEHOLDERS HAPPEN TO BE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT FUNDING, ETC. AND IF THERE WOULD BE IMPACTS TO THEIR FUNDING.
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THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS HELD BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS LED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.BUT OAC HELD AND LED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORT.
SO WHO WAS INVITED TO THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS? I HEARD FROM THREE DIFFERENT PROMINENT LEADERS IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY, ALL OF WHOM SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROCESS.
FROM OUR OFFICE, OF COURSE, WE INVITED ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS WHO LEAN ON US FOR VARIOUS RESOURCES, WHETHER THOSE ARE PARTNER MANAGED FACILITY LEADERSHIP TEAMS, STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE RECEIVING FUNDING FROM OUR OFFICE.
WHO AM I MISSING? NOT JUST OUR ARTS ADVOCATE, [INAUDIBLE] MEMBERS, IF YOU WILL.
SO THERE WERE A RANGE OF FOLKS INVITED TO. DID YOU INFORM ANYONE FROM AT&T PAC? OF COURSE. WHO. KNOW CHRIS [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS TEAM? WELL, I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM HIM AND I TALKED TO HIM AT LENGTH YESTERDAY.
HE SAID HE'D NEVER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROCESS.
MR. GARCIA, I BELIEVE, WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT ONE MEETING.
HE'S HERE IN THE CROWD. BUT AGAIN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TOUT THAT MEETING AS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
OUR BLACK BOX WAS FULL. WELL, I'M ALWAYS DISAPPOINTED WHEN I HEAR FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT THEY WEREN'T INVOLVED IN A PROCESS TO REVISE A SIGNIFICANT PLAN THAT THEY WERE INVOLVED IN INITIATING. AND YET, WHEN WE HAVE THIS KIND OF A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, THEY STATE THAT THEY WEREN'T INVOLVED AND WEREN'T EVEN INFORMED ABOUT IT. SO I, I TRUST THAT THAT WILL BE CORRECTED IN THE FUTURE.
AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE THIS CULTURAL PLAN IS NOW EIGHT YEARS OLD AND I THINK IS RIPE FOR UPDATING THAT BEFORE IT BECOMES TEN YEARS OLD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME INITIATIVE SEPARATE FROM THE PROCESS THAT HAS JUST COMPLETED TO REVIEW THE SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS, THE PRIORITIES AND THE OBJECTIVES TO SEE IF THEY ARE STILL RELEVANT IN TODAY'S ARTS COMMUNITY AND TO UPDATE IT AS NECESSARY.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD BE OPEN TO? IF I MAY, CHAIR RIDLEY, WE HAVE A STANDING WORK GROUP OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION TITLED THE CULTURAL PLAN COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY VICKI MEEK, AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING NOW FOR TWO FISCAL YEARS NOT ONLY TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE ON THE 2018 PLAN WE PRESENTED THAT PROGRESS AT THE STATE OF THE ARTS EVENT WE HELD AT THE MOODY FISCAL.
MAYBE THAT WAS TOWARD THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 24.
AND WE NOTED DURING THAT EVENT THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE 2018 PLAN IS A SEVEN TO YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, AS NOTED. AND SO WE ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE COMMITTEE, THE WORKGROUP OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURAL ADVISORY COMMISSION PLANNING FORWARD IN EARLY STAGES WHAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR US TO REVISIT OR BEGIN THE STEPS TO HAVE A NEW CULTURAL PLAN FOR OUR CITY CULTURAL PLAN AND POLICY FOR OUR CITY. THAT INCLUDES DISCUSSION AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THAT WILL BE PLANNED TO MIRROR WHAT TOOK PLACE TO GET US OUR 2018 PLAN. ETC. OF COURSE, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMISSION WHO PARTICIPATED BACK THEN AND WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT'S TO COME IN THE FUTURE. SO WE ARE ALREADY ON TRACK. GREAT.
WELL, I'M VERY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT. I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT EFFORT, AND I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU INVOLVE THE LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN THAT PROCESS.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MAY I FOLLOW UP RESPONSE TO THAT AS WELL? CHAIR GRACEY AND THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS.
CHAIR RIDLEY, I THINK THERE MAY BE A DISCONNECT.
I'M NOT CERTAIN WE'D BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE ARTS STAKEHOLDERS WHOM YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
THIS IS A THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THIS EXTENSIVE PROCESS WE HAD RELATED TO ADDRESSING THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROVISIONS INCLUDED THEREOF.
AND SO THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AFFIRMATIVELY TOOK ON.
WE WERE REQUIRED TO IN ORDER TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE FEDERAL GUIDELINES.
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ABSOLUTELY. AND AND TO DIRECTOR PHILIPPE'S COMMENTS, THAT'S WHY I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A DISCONNECT, BECAUSE WE HAD EXTENSIVE WE HAD AT LEAST SEVERAL COUNCIL BRIEFINGS.WE WENT, WE HAD AT LEAST SIX COMMUNITY MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING AT LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, WHERE IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY. IT WAS EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE BY LOCAL MEDIA, ETC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YEAH. AND THIS THIS PROCESS STARTED.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS AT THE HORSESHOE, BOTH AT THIS COMMITTEE AND, I BELIEVE, AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL AS WELL WHEN WE STARTED ALL OF THIS PROCESS. SO IT DOES CONCERN ME TO HEAR THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW WE'VE WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF THIS CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE, THE IS IT BUILD? GOODNESS GRACIOUS. IT REPLACES THE MWB PROGRAM, THE DRIVE PROGRAM. DRIVE PROGRAM. YEAH. BETWEEN ALL OF THESE CONVERSATIONS, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF THIS AND SEVERAL OUTREACH MEETINGS THERE.
SO AND I'M SURPRISED THEY DIDN'T REACH OUT TO ME AS WELL.
SO I HAD READ THE CULTURAL ARTS PLAN BEFORE I WAS ELECTED IN 2019 AND IT DID SEEM FAMILIAR.
SO I CAN SEE THAT THIS IS REALLY JUST KIND OF SOME EDITS TO WHAT WAS ALREADY EXISTING.
WAS THAT THE INTENT? INTENT TO JUST HIT COMPLIANCE, OR WAS THERE AN EFFORT TO TRY TO ACTUALLY UPDATE IT? GLENN AYARS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. SIMPLY JUST TO REFLECT THE JUST TO REFLECT THE EDITS DUE TO COMPLIANCE AND WHAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID WAS THAT WE DIDN'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS BASED OFF OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTED OR ANY SORT OF INPUT, BUT RATHER LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT IN AND OF ITSELF, FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NONCOMPLIANCE OR WHERE THE CITY WANTED TO MOVE WITH THIS DOCUMENT IN GENERAL, AND SIMPLY JUST TAKE OUT THOSE SELECTIONS.
ANYTHING NEW IN THAT DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW EXISTS WITH THE INPUT OF OUR CULTURAL PLAN COMMITTEE, AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATION BY OUR COMMISSION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CONTEXT BEHIND WHY DOES THIS DOCUMENT LOOK DIFFERENT THAN IT DID BACK IN 2018.
SO WHAT ITEMS ARE NEW? WHAT DID YOU ADD? I MEAN, IT'S LIKE 200 PLUS PAGES AND I ACTUALLY DID READ IT, BUT IT IS I DIDN'T KNOW LIKE, OH, THIS IS NEW FROM THE LAST ONE.
COULD YOU GIVE US LIKE THE TOP FIVE THINGS THAT ARE NEW? SO THE ONLY THING THAT'S TRULY, TRULY NEW ARE THE, WITH LIKE REALLY NEW CONTENT IS THE. THAT WASN'T SHOWN IN THAT RED LINE VERSION WOULD HAVE BEEN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, WHICH IS A TWO SEATER, RIGHT? BASICALLY RIGHT IN THE FRONT AND THE FACT SHEET, WHICH IS MOSTLY THE SAME, BUT UPDATED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT REFLECTS SORT OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN THOSE RED LINES LATER IN THAT DOCUMENT.
OKAY. SO THE ONLY THING NEW IS EXPLAINING THE COMPLIANCE ISSUE.
YES. OKAY. SO I WILL SAY HAVING GONE THROUGH IT THE PLAN ITSELF SEEMS VERY OUT OF TOUCH FOR OUR CURRENT SITUATION, MEANING IT'S STILL TALKING ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE NEW SPACES.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THE CITY IS IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE NEW SPACES.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT I DON'T THINK EIGHT YEARS LATER ARE STILL THE KEY ELEMENTS THAT WE OUGHT TO BE FOCUSED ON. BUT I'M GOING TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT TO THESE SIX COMMUNITY BRIEFINGS.
WERE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AWARE? DID ANY COUNCIL MEMBER ATTEND? GOOD MORNING. YES, MA'AM. YES. SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENDED THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
OKAY. AND THEN WHEN YOU SAY IT'S A COMMUNITY BRIEFING, LIKE WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY? WHEN I SAY COMMUNITY, I'M TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTS, THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
THERE WERE FLIERS PUT OUT. IT WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND ARE YOU AWARE WITH THAT ENGAGEMENT WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA? MORE SPECIFICALLY YOUR QUESTION, LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED OR HOW MANY PEOPLE RECEIVED. PEOPLE EVEN SAW IT? OH, YOU KNOW, WE COULD GET, WE COULD GO BACK AND, AND GET THAT DATA FOR YOU.
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DRA. THERE WAS A LOT OF MEDIA COVERAGE AROUND IT, AND THEY WERE ONE OF THE MOST WELL ATTENDED ACTUALLY WAS BECAUSE I ATTENDED ALL OF THEM WAS THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER EVENT. HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE? I NEED TO GO BACK AND GET THE DATA. BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE SEATED, MAYBE MY TEAM CAN TELL ME HOW MANY SEATS WE HAVE THERE.AND THEN THERE WAS A LINE OF PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES.
120 SEATS WERE FILLED PLUS THE SIDES. OKAY. YEAH.
AND THAT WAS YOUR YOUR MOST POPULATED ONE. THAT WAS THE MOST ATTENDED.
YES, THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE. OKAY. AND HOW ABOUT THE OTHERS? LET ME THINK OFFHAND. YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT RANGED FROM TO THE 50S, YOU KNOW, AND WE ALSO HAD OUR OWN, A UNIQUE WEBSITE SET UP SO THAT PEOPLE COULD ENGAGE ONLINE AND GIVE REAL TIME INFORMATION.
AND OF COURSE, THAT WAS THE 2018 PLAN, RIGHT? RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE ACTUAL EFFORTS THAT WENT INTO THIS REVISION SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPELLED OUT, WHETHER THAT WAS IN THE MEMO OR IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, SPECIFICALLY THESE SIX MEETINGS AND LIKE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MISSING TO ME, HAVING JUST READ IT THIS ONE TIME. THERE'S A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, BUT I REALLY THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY CAPTURED IT, THAT IT'S TIME FOR A NEW PLAN. IT'S TIME FOR YOU KNOW, US TO RECALIBRATE AND REFOCUS ON HOW WE CAN ASSIST THE ARTS AND WAYS THAT WE PROBABLY CAN'T ANYMORE. AND SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS IN HERE THAT I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR DISCUSSION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, REMIND ME, WE, WE, THIS IS REALLY JUST US BRINGING THE CLEAN VERSION.
LIKE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED THROUGH THE RED LINES AND DID ALL OF THAT.
AND THIS IS REALLY AN EFFORT BY THIS TEAM TO HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY AROUND IT, BECAUSE WHAT WE DID, THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
UNDERSTANDABLY SO, WAS WHAT ABOUT OUR ORIGINAL PLAN? AND SO WE WANTED THEM TO SEE THAT WHERE WE, WHERE WE WEREN'T, WE WEREN'T CHANGING ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE.
SO THIS IS AN EFFORT TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS WITH THE ARTS ADVISORY COMMISSION, TAKE IT TO QOLAC AND AND FINALLY, TO HAVE EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WHY AND TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK.
SO IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK TODAY. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. VICE CHAIR. SO I ACTUALLY DID ATTEND ONE OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND IN WEST DALLAS AT THE MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER. AND I THINK IT WAS THE ONE I WENT TO WAS AROUND MAYBE NONPROFITS OR GROUPS THAT THEY EACH HAD DIFFERENT THEMES.
I DO RECALL THAT. BUT MY QUESTION IS, SO NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS STRAP.
DID IT GO TO ANY OF THE ARTS GROUPS TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE ANY INPUT? OR I GUESS EVEN NOW, YOU KNOW, AFTER TODAY, IS THERE A WAY FOR THEM TO PROVIDE OR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT IF THEY SEE ANYTHING? AS I MENTIONED TO CHAIR RIDLEY, WE'RE SHIFTING TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR A NEW PLAN AND WE PRIORITIZE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. TO THAT END THE DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU IS OUR RESPONSE TO THOSE GRANT COMPLIANCE EFFORTS RELATED TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT LANDED ON CITY STAFF. THOSE ARE THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS DIDN'T LAND ON RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
THEY LANDED ON US TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMPLIANT.
AND SO THIS IS OUR NECESSARY RESPONSE TO THAT.
SO WHEN IS OUR NEXT I GUESS, REVIEW DUE? SO OUR STATE OF THE ART EVENT THAT WAS HELD AT MOODY PERFORMANCE HALL WAS OUR RESPONSE TO THAT CHECK IN IF YOU WILL, AND PROGRESS REPORT.
AND OUR NEXT EFFORT WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION CULTURAL PLAN COMMITTEE IS NOW TO PREPARE TO SHIFT INTO THE END OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. WE'LL MOST LIKELY DO SOMETHING SIMILAR IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, A NICE CLOSEOUT REPORT,
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IF YOU WILL, MOST LIKELY AGAIN AT AT MOODY. IN THE SAME VEIN, TO PRESENT OUR PROGRESS AND WHAT WE ACHIEVED ACROSS THE PRIORITIES AND THE RELATIVE, THE RELATIVE STRATEGIES WITHIN.AND ALSO AT THAT TIME, WE HOPE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PRESENT SOMETHING SUBSTANTIVE, SUBSTANTIVE THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE, BIRTHED FROM OUR CULTURAL PLAN COMMITTEE OF OUR ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK I KIND OF AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN THAT, YOU KNOW, THE ARTS ARE CHANGING, RIGHT? AND I THINK ALSO FUNDRAISING YOU KNOW, EVEN YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND PUBLIC PARTNER, PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS, ALL OF THESE THINGS.
AND SO WHILE WE'VE BEEN HAVING UPDATES, IT MAY BE TIME FOR SOMETHING MORE IN DEPTH TO HELP MAYBE OUR ARTS GROUPS AS WELL HAVE SOME OTHER GOALS AND YOU KNOW, THE CITY AS WELL.
I MEAN, MAYBE IT'S, YOU KNOW, ADDING LIKE A FEE FOR A MULTI YEAR FUND WITH REALLY STRICT PARAMETERS OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TO THIS EFFECT THAT MAYBE HELPS OUR ARTS GROUPS KIND OF KNOW WHERE TO GO.
AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS NOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALMOST THAT YOU KNOW, SINCE WE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED THIS AND I REMEMBER IT WAS A HUGE FEAT WHENEVER WE DID GET THIS ALL TOGETHER.
IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO EVEN PASS IT. AND SO IT MAY BE TIME FOR MAYBE A MORE IN DEPTH REVISION.
YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK FORWARD. SO THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BAZALDUA.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE UPDATE.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE, THE NAMING POLICY SPECIFICALLY.
AND WAS I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE WANTING TO EXPLORE, WHICH I COMPLETELY SUPPORT AND AGREE WITH THE EXPLORATION OF REVENUE SOURCES AND BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE WANT FOR TO AMEND THAT SECTION.
IS THAT ACCURATE? THE NAMING POLICY STRATEGY 13.
THANK YOU. IT'S ALSO MENTIONED MENTIONED IN STRATEGY ONE, BUT WANTING TO BASICALLY ASK IF WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK MORE GRANULAR THAN JUST FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO REVISIT OUR FACILITIES NAMING AS A WHOLE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I SPOKE WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON IN THE PAST.
AND SO I WOULD IMAGINE AS I'M TRYING TO FIND THAT PARTICULAR STRATEGY.
AND SO YES, SORRY, IN GENERAL, JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
SO WE WOULD, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, TO LOOK AT WHAT THOSE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE AND MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO AMEND THE POLICY, THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO WEIGH IN.
ONE IN PARTICULAR WAS THE I THINK INABILITY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUGGEST NAMES SPECIFIC TO, I GUESS, WHETHER OR NOT THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ALIVE OR DECEASED.
I'M THINKING ABOUT TWO THINGS IN RESPONSE TO YOU, CHAIR BAZALDUA.
THAT'S ONE, TO ENSURE, ONE THAT YOU INVITE YOUR RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONERS TO COME PARTICIPATE ON THAT CULTURAL PLAN WORK COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY CAN BRING SOME OF YOUR FEEDBACK FORWARD TO THAT WORK. I'LL ENCOURAGE THE BODY AT OUR UPCOMING MEETING, OUR FULL BODY COMMISSION MEETING THIS WEEK TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A BIT MORE PARTICIPATION AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO SHIFT GEARS INTO AN UPDATED POLICY THAT REFLECTS WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS OUR ECOSYSTEM CURRENTLY AND LOOKING FORWARD. SECONDLY, AS IT PERTAINS TO WHAT'S CODIFIED ACROSS THE CITY AS IT PERTAINS TO NAMING POLICIES AND EFFORTS.
WE'LL HAVE TO DEFER TO OUR LEADERSHIP TO SEE HOW WE LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE TENANTS CITYWIDE, BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE HAS PASSED AWAY IS OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDS OF OUR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T NECESSARILY REWRITE THOSE EFFORTS IN ONE PLAN.
AND SO WE'LL JUST MARK THAT AS SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE FORWARD VIA ELT.
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BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME INCONSISTENCY. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I WANT TO BRING IT UP. IN PARTICULAR, WHEN WE WERE TALKING SPECIFIC TO POTENTIAL STREET NAME CHANGES.RIGHT. AND THAT CAME UP AND I, WHEN I WAS MET WITH RESISTANCE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS BROUGHT FORWARD OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS ALIVE AND SAYING THAT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO.
RIGHT? AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD WITH OUR POLICY AND THE ABILITY WITH SOME SORT OF DISCRETION FOR US TO CONSIDER THINGS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO BE CONSIDERED IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE MAKING NOTE OF THAT STRATEGY 13 AND 1.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION TOO.
AND AS A REMINDER, WE ARE WORKING. I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN GAY DONNELL WILLIS AND I WERE WORKING ON SOME NAMING MUSIC SIGN TOPPERS AND FOR, FOR ARTISTS, DIFFERENT ARTISTS AND THINGS.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COMING BACK AND REVIEWING. I THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BRING IT BACK IN THE SPRING FOR THE NAMING RIGHTS FOR ALL OF IT IN GENERAL, WHETHER IT'S STREETS, BRIDGES, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO THAT IS BEING REVIEWED. CHAIR WEST, NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS JUST TO ADDRESS THE STUFF COMING DOWN FROM BC.
OH. I'M SORRY. YES. I'M SORRY. I THE CONVERSATION WAS REALLY ROBUST AND IT SORT OF PROMPTED ME TO THINK ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT THE POLICY IS, AND THIS, THE PLAN IS REALLY INTERESTING. I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WE HAVE A ROBUST CULTURAL ARTS YOU KNOW, PROGRAM AND PLAN. I THINK THE, THE THING THAT'S NOW CRYSTALLIZED IN MY MIND IS THAT THE POLICIES ARE REALLY WHAT'S REALLY ESSENTIAL HERE.
AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON HOW DO WE MAINTAIN, SECURE AND HELP THESE GROUPS FLOURISH WITHIN THE ECONOMIC ABILITIES THAT WE HAVE. AND I THINK THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE FROM YOU ALL AT SOME POINT AS PART OF, OF ANY KIND OF FUTURE PLANNING AND POLICY INITIATION IS REALLY SOME MORE DETAILED IDEAS OF HOW WE STRUCTURE FUNDING, HOW WE STRUCTURE RESERVES FOR FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OTHER CONTRACTS AND, AND, AND COMMITMENTS TO GROUPS, LONG TERM COMMITMENTS TO GROUPS. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE FOCUSED ON WHAT WE'RE HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS STUFF AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO TO PLAN FOR THIS STUFF.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE CARVED IN STONE, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT REAL DETAILS AT SOME POINT.
AND ALSO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE ENCOURAGE AND THAT WE HELP THESE THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE PART OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISION, BECAUSE THE ARTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEPLOY THEM TO THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY.
AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ALL OF US TO.
HISTORICALLY, WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE ARTS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY STUDY THAT AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS, WHICH IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH, ETC.
ON BEHALF OF OUR ECOSYSTEM NATIONWIDE. WE WE PARTICIPATE IN THAT STUDY EVERY SIX YEARS.
AND SO WE ACTUALLY DO TO BEGIN THE EFFORTS FOR THEIR UPCOMING STUDY.
SECONDLY GLENN AYARS AND I LAST YEAR BEGAN ATTENDING A MISSING MARKETS INITIATIVE THAT IS LED BY THE NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE. AND THAT INITIATIVE ESSENTIALLY HELPS FOLKS IN THE FINANCE INDUSTRY LOOK TO THE ARTS ECOSYSTEM AS YOU KNOW, A NEW BUDDING PLACE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS.
WE HELD A COHORT MEETING THERE WITH MANY NEW PARTNERS.
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THAT ONE, EITHER HAVE NO HISTORY OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE ARTS, BUT ARE NOW INTERESTED OR TWO HAVE AN INTEREST IN SUPPORTING ARTS AND HEALTH INITIATIVES, AND SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE ALONG THAT TRAJECTORY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PLANTING A SEED TO ALLEVIATE NOT ONLY OUR BUDGET HERE AT THE CITY, BUT TO ENSURE THAT THE FOLKS WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE EITHER SOLELY LEANED ON THE CITY FOR SUPPORT NOW HAVE ELSEWHERE TO GO. AND TWO, AGAIN, PLANTING THAT SEED TO ENSURE THAT THOSE INVESTORS UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS TRUE RETURN ON INVESTMENT WHEN YOU ARE INVESTING IN THE ARTS.SO WE'LL BE RETURNING TO THE NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE THIS FALL TO CONTINUE ALONG THAT PATH.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING, AND I'M SURE AT SOME POINT IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WE'LL BRING A PROGRESS REPORT FORWARD TO THIS BODY SO THAT YOU ARE A BIT MORE INTIMATELY AWARE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE UP TO, BUT JUST PLEASE REST ASSURED THAT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THAT, ON THOSE EFFORTS. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO ASK IF WE WERE REALLY JUST FOCUSED ON THE COMPLIANCE PART SO THAT I DIDN'T GET INTO THE ITEMS OF THE PLAN, BUT SINCE WE KIND OF WENT THERE, I JUST WANT TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF ITEMS AS WELL.
FIRST, I'M WONDERING, AND PERHAPS YOU'VE ALREADY PROVIDED THIS TO THE COMMITTEE AND I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IS, ARE YOU SHOWING US THE UTILIZATION, THE ATTENDANCE, THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES AND MAYBE DUPLICATION OF FACILITIES THAT ARE CONCENTRATED IN SPECIFIC AREAS? ARE YOU SHOWING THAT FOR ALL OF THE CITY OWNED FACILITIES? IS THAT PART OF LIKE A REGULAR REPORT THAT THE COMMITTEE IS GETTING? I'M SORRY. THE QUESTION IS, IS THE COMMITTEE AWARE OF THE UTILIZATION, ATTENDANCE, REVENUE, EXPENSES FOR THE CITY FACILITIES? DO WE GET, IS THERE A DASHBOARD? IS I MEAN, IS THERE ANY DATA ON ANY OF THAT? ALL OF THAT DATA DONE BY OUR PARTNERS THAT WE USE, OR CONSULTANTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT HELPED US DO OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AGGREGATE AND ANALYZE ALL OF THAT DATA.
EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS STILL IN THIS PLAN IS SORT OF THAT SNAPSHOT IN TIME FOR THAT.
IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE UPDATED PER SE, SINCE IT WAS STILL ALL JUST THE ORIGINAL PLAN, JUST TO REFLECT THE UPDATES OF THOSE, THE REMOVALS OF THOSE SECTIONS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE.
BUT AS FISCAL STEWARDS, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE LATINO CULTURAL ARTS CENTER? RIGHT. AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT ITEM.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THE OTHER 32 WEEKS? WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ALL OF OUR VENUES IN TERMS OF, AGAIN, UTILIZATION, REVENUE, EXPENSES, ATTENDANCE. SO JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR ME, ARE YOU ASKING IF THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE PRODUCED IN THE DALLAS CULTURAL PLAN? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING IS THE CULTURAL PLAN.
YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT INCLUDED INCLUDES IN THE PLANNING POLICY.
I MEAN, OUR FACILITIES ARE LISTED IN THAT PLAN.
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THAT DATA IS AVAILABLE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU REPORT TO THIS COMMITTEE? SO LAST FISCAL YEAR, MISS MENDELSOHN, WE PRODUCED A SERIES OF FACILITY MEMOS.
WE BEGAN WITH OUR PARTNER MANAGED FACILITIES.
I BELIEVE WE BEGAN WITH DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER, AND WE ENDED WITH OUR CITY MANAGED FACILITIES TOWARD THE END OF THOSE ROUNDS OF MEMOS AND A RANGE OF INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED PER VENUE.
I'M HAPPY TO PRODUCE THAT PACKET FOR YOU. PACKET OF INFORMATION YOU'RE JOINING US NOW, AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF THAT GETS YOU TO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND IF NOT, OF COURSE, WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH ANYTHING ADDITIONAL. SO THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF ITEMS IN THE PLAN THAT TALK ABOUT SOME GOALS, BUT THEY DON'T ACTUALLY SPECIFY ANY KIND OF MEASUREMENT OF THE GOAL.
AND I'M WONDERING, AND IT MIGHT BE JUST FOR THE UPDATE, BUT WHEN THAT'S DONE, ARE WE GOING TO LOOK BACK AT 2018 AND SAY THIS WAS A GOAL AND HOW DID WE DO, HOW DO WE MEASURE IT? AND WERE WE SUCCESSFUL? SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY BROAD AND UNDEFINED AND OTHERS ARE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DIDN'T UPDATE IT FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION. BUT YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T ATTEND THE MEETING, I CERTAINLY LOOK AT THE MATERIALS. I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IT COULD HAVE GONE AND I MISSED IT.
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I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING, THAT IN 2018, THESE GOALS WERE ADOPTED STRATEGIES. AND THERE'S VERY SPECIFIC MEASURES.YES, MA'AM. I BELIEVE I RESPONDED PERHAPS TO VICE CHAIR CADENA AND NOTED THAT SIMILAR TO THE STATE OF THE ARTS EVENT THAT WE HELD AT THE MOODY FISCAL YEAR TOWARD THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 24, WE INTEND TO CLOSE THIS CURRENT CULTURAL PLAN OUT WITH A FORMAL REPORT THAT NOTES THE PROGRESS THAT WAS MADE, WHETHER THAT'S QUANTITATIVE OR QUALITATIVE. BUT FOR SURE, ACROSS THE PRIORITIES AND RELATED STRATEGIES WITHIN.
THE CITY TENDS TO EXPLAIN THOSE THINGS IN VERY FLOWERY LANGUAGE.
THAT'S INDEFINITE. AND WHAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR IS A CHART.
I'M LOOKING FOR THE VERY SPECIFIC. HERE'S STRATEGY 20.
HERE'S THE INITIATIVES, HERE'S WHAT WE MEASURED, AND HERE'S WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS.
AND I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'VE GONE A LOT OF YEARS AND MAYBE HAVEN'T BEEN THINKING THAT WAY, BUT IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR YOU TO PAUSE AND GO BACK AND SAY, OKAY, WELL, WHAT DATA DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE? BECAUSE YOU CERTAINLY HAVE ATTENDANCE DATA. YOU CERTAINLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, REVENUE DATA, YOU HAVE PARTNER INFORMATION YOU CAN PROBABLY ACHIEVE.
AND I MEAN WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO COMMUNICATE? I MEAN THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN HERE THAT ARE SUPER INDEFINITE.
AND BEFORE YOU GO ANYMORE, LET'S LET'S KEEP IT HERE.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, LET'S ALSO SEE, REALLY TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE HAVING IN TERMS OF NOT JUST ATTENDANCE, BUT THE TRUE ECONOMIC MEASURE OF HOW THEY'RE PERFORMING.
AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY'RE HAVING WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
SO WE CAN, WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA ON THE FORECAST TO COME BACK.
WHENEVER. GREAT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.
IF THERE AREN'T ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES, THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM THERE, WHICH IS ITEM B, AND THAT IS THE LATINO, LATINO CULTURAL CENTER RESIDENT THEATER COMPANY AGREEMENTS.
AND WE'LL HAND IT BACK OVER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR STAFF MEMBER GERARDO ROBLES, WHO IS THE MANAGER OF THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER.
THE RESIDENT THEATER COMPANIES, THE BUDGET ON ARTS OVERALL.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US IN CHAMBERS THIS MORNING. SO JUST TO HELP PROVIDE SOME SOME CONTEXT OR WALK US THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE RESIDENT USE COMPANY, RESIDENT THEATER COMPANY USE AGREEMENTS WITH CARA MIA THEATER AND TEATRO DALLAS AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER.
THIS MIGHT SEEM OR SOUND FAMILIAR, AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT AGREEMENT NOW.
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING. WE I'M SORT OF SORT OF NEWISH TO THIS GENERAL TIMELINE AND PROCESS, BUT THE OFFICE IN GENERAL HAS BEEN WORKING TO UPDATE THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT.
AND ALSO, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MAINTAINS COMPLIANCE.
AGAIN, WE SORT OF RUN INTO THIS THIS CONVERSATION MAINTAINS COMPLIANCE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND ALSO TAKES UNDER CONSIDERATION A COUPLE OF NEW THINGS THAT REALLY REFLECTS THE IMPACT THE ORGANIZATION HAS ON THE UTILIZATION AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AT THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS THEIR ABILITY TO HELP PROMOTE AND UTILIZE THAT FACILITY IN THAT DEEP CULTURAL DISTRICT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? YES. I'LL START. LET ME START TO THE LEFT.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.
I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME. I WANT TO JUST ITERATE THAT THIS, THIS IS GOING TO FORCE THE THEATER COMPANY TO GO TO A MONTH TO MONTH IF WE FAIL TO ADOPT THIS.
BUT I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT CARA DOES THE INCREDIBLE WORK AND IS A HUGE FACE TO LATINOS
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IN DALLAS'S OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE ARTS.QUITE FRANKLY, THIS IS THE FIRST PROGRAM THAT IS BEEN GIVEN A RESIDENCY IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN OUR ARTS COMMUNITY AND ONE THAT I WANT US TO, TO EMBRACE FOR WHAT THEY ARE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA SAID.
I MEAN, TEATRO AND ACADEMIA ARE BOTH PILLARS IN THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW MY FAMILY GOES TO A LOT OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE PUT ON AT THE LCC, AND SPECIFICALLY WITH BOTH OF THESE THEATER COMPANIES, AND SO WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
AND ALSO THIS, THIS PLAN AS WELL. SO THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN. THANK YOU. HOW WAS THE COST DETERMINED FOR RENT? IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT OR THE CURRENT AGREEMENT THAT STILL EXISTS, THERE WAS AN ESCALATOR OF RENT FROM YEAR OVER YEAR.
AND SO I BELIEVE THE RENT THAT WAS CONSIDERED FOR THIS WAS SORT OF TOWARDS THE END, WHATEVER THAT LAST YEAR OF RENT, THAT WEEKLY RENT WAS. AND SO THAT WAS USED AS SORT OF THAT BENCHMARK FOR THE NEW AGREEMENT.
WHAT WAS LAST YEAR'S RENT? 1500. 1500. OKAY.
WEEKLY. PER WEEK. SO SORRY. RIGHT. AND SO THIS IS CONTINUING 1500.
AS IT SAYS NECESSARILY. I MEAN, IS IT NOT IN WRITING WHAT THE RENT WOULD ESCALATE TO? NOT IN THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
WHY NOT? I MEAN, SHOULDN'T THEY WOULDN'T THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEIR FIXED COSTS WOULD BE OVER THE TIME? THIS IS, THIS IS A MATTER. 1500 UNLESS WE CHANGE IT? OR IS IT, WE'RE GOING TO DETERMINE IT EVERY YEAR AND THEY DON'T KNOW? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. THIS IS THE THIS IS THE TERM WE HAVE CURRENTLY.
AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH AFTER AFTER APPROVAL, HOPEFULLY ON SEPTEMBER 23RD BY THE COUNCIL FOR THIS RESOLUTION, WORKING THROUGH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. SO YOU'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE TERMS WOULD BE.
I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING. NO, NO. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE WE WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR, YOU KNOW, OVERALL OF THE OF THE EXTENDED AGREEMENT.
THIS IS THE RESOLUTION TO KEEP IT MOVING FORWARD.
AND YOU WILL HAVE FULL AWARENESS OF OF WHAT THE TERMS AND THE COSTS WILL BE.
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH APPROVING RESOLUTIONS THAT DON'T SPELL THAT OUT.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THAT. AND SO THAT IS CONCERNING.
SO THIS IS FOR 20 WEEKS AT THE LATINO CULTURAL ARTS CENTER.
WHAT HAPPENS THE OTHER WEEKS OF THE YEAR? AND ALSO I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE COOLEST BUILDINGS IN DALLAS.
THANK YOU. WE'RE ASKING OUR MANAGER OF THE LCC TO COME AND GIVE US MORE SPECIFICS.
HI. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
THE RESIDENT AGREEMENT ESSENTIALLY GIVES PRIORITY, PRIORITY TO OUR RESIDENT THEATER COMPANIES.
THEY THEY CAN REQUEST UP TO 20 WEEKS WITH A MINIMUM OF 12.
AND THEN MOVE ON TO, TO THE BROADER ARTS GROUPS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
SO IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, HOW MANY WEEKS HAVE BEEN RESERVED? FROM THE RESIDENT THEATER GROUPS? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING OR JUST IN TOTAL? I BELIEVE CARA MÍA IS AT 16 WEEKS, IF I'M CORRECT, AND TEATRO DALLAS WOULD BE AT 12 TO 14 WEEKS.
SO 28 TO 30 WEEKS A YEAR. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS THE OTHER 22? SO WE GO THROUGH A TIER PROCESS. SO IN APRIL, WE RECEIVED THE REQUEST FOR DATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
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SO THE REQUESTS ARE USUALLY FOR EITHER THE BLACK BOX OR THE PERFORMANCE HALL.ONCE THOSE DATES ARE ADDED TO THE CALENDAR, WE THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TIER GROUPS REQUESTS.
OKAY. WELL, SO WOULD YOU SAY THEN THAT ABOUT HALF THE YEAR THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENING? NO, NO. I COULD SAY THAT THE LATINO CULTURE CENTER IS A VIBRANT CULTURAL CENTER.
YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE OFFER IN TERMS OF OUR PROGRAMING.
WE HAVE THE THE ROBUST PROGRAMS THAT OUR RESIDENT THEATER COMPANIES DO PROVIDE TO THE CULTURAL CENTER, IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. SO AND THAT COULD SPAN ANYWHERE FROM DANCE RECITALS, PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS LECTURE PRESENTATIONS REALLY ANYTHING THAT KIND OF ALIGNS WITHIN THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER'S MISSION.
IS THE COST FOR A COMPANY TO RESERVE IT FOR A WEEK SIMILAR IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO BOOK IT FOR AN EVENT? NOT QUITE. IT IS SUBSIDIZED, YOU KNOW, THE EFFORTS AND THE SPIRIT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO THESE LEGACY RESIDENT THEATER COMPANIES. SO THAT WAY THEY COULD THEN SOLELY FOCUS ON PRODUCING QUALITY WORK AND PRODUCTIONS.
RIGHT. SO THAT'S PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS, IS PROVIDING THEM A SUBSIDIZED RENT WHICH IS WHY THEY GET THE FLAT RATE FOR A WEEK FOR WEEKLY RENTAL. AND SO IF I WANTED TO EXCUSE ME, IF I WANTED TO RENT IT OUT FOR A WEDDING.
IS THAT SUBSIDIZED? NO, NO. AND WE WE DO NOT ACCEPT PRIVATE EVENTS LIKE THAT OF THAT NATURE.
WE SOLELY FOCUS ON ARTS AND CULTURAL RELATED PROGRAMING.
SO IF I WANTED TO HAVE MY KIDS BALLET TEAM GROUP COME PERFORM AND I WAS GOING TO RENT IT, WOULD THAT BE SUBSIDIZED? DEPENDING ON WHAT THE THE MISSION IS, IF IT IS A PRIVATE RENTAL, WE DO HAVE OUR NONPROFIT AND COMMERCIAL RATES.
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, THAT ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR MISSION WE, WE SIMPLY HAVE A CONVERSATION.
IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN SUPPORT AND WHAT DOES THAT SUPPORT LOOK LIKE? SO IT COULD BE THROUGH SUBSIDIZED OR DISCOUNTED RENT.
SO LET'S JUST SAY DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER NEEDED A SPACE AND THEY WANTED TO CONTRACT WITH YOU.
IS THAT SOMETHING THEN THAT WOULD BE SUBSIDIZED OR NOT? I'M. WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO GET AT IS ARE WE ARE WE MAKING A GOOD DEAL FOR THESE PARTICULAR GROUPS, WHICH I THINK WE SHOULD? OR IS IT WE ACTUALLY SUBSIDIZE EVERYBODY WHO UTILIZES THE FACILITY? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IF I MAY FURTHER DOWN IN THE RESOLUTION, YOU'LL SEE SOME SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN TERMS FOR THE AGREEMENT THAT ALSO SHOW OTHER PROVISIONS OF SERVICES THAT HELP SORT OF BRING ALL OF THIS INTO A LARGER SCOPE SO THAT EACH GROUP PROVIDES A MINIMUM OF FREE COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS ANNUALLY, BOTH AT THE LCC AND OTHER LOCATIONS THAT THEY PROVIDE FREE TICKET NIGHTS FOR DALLAS BASED SCHOOLS OR PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS.
SO THESE ARE OTHER ADD ONS OR OTHER TERMS AND EXPECTATIONS OF BOTH OF THESE GROUPS.
THAT WOULD NOT BE ON ANOTHER GROUP THAT CAME NECESSARILY TO RENT THAT FACILITY.
SO THEY ARE GETTING A BETTER DEAL THAN WHAT YOU WOULD OFFER SOMEBODY WHO'S LOOKING FOR SPACE FOR THEIR ARTS GROUP JUST OFF THE STREET FOR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO A CHRISTMAS PLAY OR SOMETHING. YES.
BASED OFF OF A WHOLE OTHER SLEW OF PROVISIONAL PROVISION SERVICE PROVISIONS.
EXCUSE ME. YES. AND SO FOR THE CHRISTMAS PLAY, WOULD WE BE GETTING FULL COST RECOVERY OR NO? DO WE KNOW WHAT THE FULL COST RECOVERY COST IS FOR A WEEK OR A DAY? YEAH. SO DEPENDING ON WHICH PERFORMANCE SPACE.
RIGHT. OUR BLACK BOX IS USUALLY A FLAT RATE OF 300 FOR EIGHT HOURS.
OUR PERFORMANCE SAW FOR NON PROFITS I BELIEVE IT'S 150 AN HOUR.
AND WHAT ABOUT FOR THE PERFORMANCE HALL. THOSE ARE FOR 150 AN HOUR.
YES 150 AN HOUR. FOR NON NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
FOR NON PROFIT WHICH I WOULD IMAGINE MOST WOULD BE.
RIGHT. AND THEN THE 300 FOR THE BLACK BOX. CORRECT.
HOW COME THE BLACK BOX IS SO MUCH MORE. THE BLACK BOX IS MEANT TO BE A CUSTOMIZABLE SPACE.
SO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT COMES INTO THAT SPACE AND WOULD LIKE TO INSTALL RISERS, FOR EXAMPLE, OR COMPLETELY RESET OUR LIGHTING PLOT THAT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE WITH THE TECHNICAL LABOR.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OFFSETTING THE COST OF, OF THE SPACE.
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OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING ME ABOUT THIS.AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ASK THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I REALLY JUST DIDN'T KNOW. MY INTEREST IN THIS RESOLUTION WOULD BE TO UNDERSTAND IF THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS THE FIXED COST FOR THE TERM OF THE, THE CONTRACT, WHICH I'M NOT OBJECTING TO.
I AM OBJECTING TO NOT KNOWING WHAT IT IS. NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHEN WE APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHAT THE ACTUAL COST IS TO THE CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE UNDERWRITING, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S REALLY FOR A WEEK, IT'S 3000 A WEEK, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE THEM 1500.
I THINK THAT'S FINE. THAT'S OUR CONTRIBUTION TO MAKING IT HAPPEN.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISCLOSE THAT AND KNOW WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE.
AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN THAT ANSWER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
SO IN SECTION TWO OF THE RESOLUTION, IT DOES PROVIDE THAT THE CARA MIA AND TEATRO DALLAS WILL PAY FOR EACH WEEKLY POSSESSION PERIOD DURING THE INITIAL CITY FISCAL YEAR AT $1,500 PER WEEK.
SO IT DOES SET FORTH THE FIXED FEE. IT ALSO PROVIDES THAT THEY WILL EACH EACH ORGANIZATION WILL INDIVIDUALLY AND SEPARATELY PROVIDE 12 TO 20 WEEKS OF CULTURAL SERVICES PER EACH FISCAL YEAR.
SO I'M CURIOUS, WITH THAT LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY, WILL YOU STILL BE HAVING TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ONCE THE RESOLUTION IS PASSED AND YOU NEGOTIATE THE ACTUAL CONTRACT DETAILS? WILL YOU BE COMING BACK FOR APPROVAL OF THAT CONTRACT, OR WILL THIS RESOLUTION BE SUFFICIENT AUTHORIZATION TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACT? THANK YOU FOR THAT, CHAIR RIDLEY. AND I THINK HEARING COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN'S POINTS, WE'RE CERTAINLY WILLING TO GO BACK AND AND LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CLEAR AND BRING IT TO COUNCIL ON THE 23RD, HOPEFULLY WITHOUT THE NEED TO TO BRING IT BACK.
IF IF YOU HAVE ALL THE TERMS THAT YOU NEED SPECIFIED.
WELL VERY GOOD. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS KNOW BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR CURRENT AGREEMENTS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE RENEWED. AND SO I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT OR TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BRING THIS TO THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 23RD AGENDA NEXT WEEK. I MUST TELL YOU THAT DAVID LOZANO OF THE CARA MÍA THEATER HAS EMAILED MY OFFICE TO SAY THAT OAC HAS TOLD THEM THAT BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION WAS ADDED LATE IN THE PROCESS, IT WOULD NOT BE ON THE SEPTEMBER 23RD CONSENT AGENDA.
NOW, IS THAT CORRECT? OR IS YOUR STATEMENT HERE TODAY THAT IT WILL BE ON THAT AGENDA? CORRECT? IT'LL BE ON THE ON THE AGENDA, SIR. IT WON'T BE UNDER CONSENT BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF IT BEING OF ITS PLACEMENT.
OKAY. SO WE'LL BE ON THE AGENDA, JUST NOT ON CONSENT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM AND TO THE TWO GROUPS AND THE REPRESENTATIVES, BECAUSE IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT TO TO GET IT TO THIS POINT.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AS WELL. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH. THANK YOU. I WANT THIS FACILITY TO BE STELLAR.
I WANT THIS FACILITY TO BE A GEM. I WANT IT TO BE A DRAW.
I WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING THAT DALLAS WILL BE PROUD OF AND THAT IT CAN CAN BE SUSTAINABLE, THAT IT CAN BE USED, USED BY PEOPLE, AND IT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO.
WHAT THIS, WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE ECONOMICS OF THE BUSINESS.
THAT MAKES ME CRAZY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
IF THE ISSUE IS, IS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO RENEW A CONTRACT BECAUSE IT'S EXPIRING.
OKAY, LET'S FIGURE THAT OUT FOR A SHORT TERM DEAL.
LET'S GET ALL THE TERMS TOGETHER. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOU GUYS CRAZY THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A HOME, AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE. WE WANT YOU THERE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME TO ME AND ASK ME TO VOTE ON SOMETHING, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE DETAILS ARE, AND I'M GOING TO LOOK AT IT TO THE EXTENT THAT I CAN.
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WHAT IS THE WHAT IS SECTION THREE ALL ABOUT? WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO THAT'S COMING OUT OF THESE AGREEMENTS? THIS IS A SPECIAL FUND, SIR, THAT'S SET UP IN THE GENERAL FUND THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT'S LED BY OUR CFO.AND IT'S TO ENSURE THAT THE MONIES CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW. I'M NOT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. IF IT'S A SPECIAL FUND THAT'S GOING THAT'S DEDICATED TO FIXING THE BUILDING UP, THAT'S GOING TO THE OPERATIONS, THAT'S A DEDICATED FUND FOR THAT PROJECT, FOR THAT PROPERTY.
JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
LET'S FIGURE IT OUT AND LET US KNOW. AND IF IT'S NOT, THEN TELL US WHERE THIS WHAT THIS MEANS.
SO, AS PER USUAL, FOR A LOT OF OUR AGREEMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO PAYMENT OF RENT, THOSE DOLLARS ROLL INTO THE GENERAL FUND, AND THAT SECTION IS AUTHORIZING THE CFO TO CREATE THAT THAT THAT STRUCTURE, IF YOU WILL.
AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE MORE CLARIFICATION BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SPECIAL FUNDS HERE DEDICATED, YOU GOT UNITS, YOU GOT REVENUE CODES. I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND IT.
AND AGAIN, I'M NOT CHALLENGING IT. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND IT.
THESE ARE, I THINK JACK OR SOMEONE FROM OUR BUDGET OFFICE CAN CAN EXPLAIN THESE.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THE GENERAL FUND IS THE GENERAL FUND.
THESE ARE JUST THE LINE ITEMS TO IDENTIFY WHERE IT'S GOING FROM THERE.
AND IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT THESE REVENUE UNIT 4805 IS, THEN WE CAN HAVE JACK OR SOMEONE FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE EXPLAIN WHAT THEY ARE. BUT TYPICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THESE IN EACH ONE OF THOSE. IF THEY RECEIVE ANY REVENUE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A REVENUE CODE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION, CHAIR. AND AGAIN, I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THE SPECIFICS NOW, BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO RAISE THE ISSUE OF, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DEAL.
OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PREPARE BEFORE WE GO TO A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TO VOTE AND DO THIS IN A PUBLIC SETTING, WHICH IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL IN PUBLIC.
AND I THINK THAT'S IT'S NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.
THE OTHER THING IS THIS IS A LONG TERM SITUATION, AND I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE ON HOW WE UNWIND IT IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT. HOW DO WE WHAT IS THE THE RIGHTS FOR FOR RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH ARE SOMEWHAT REFLECTED IN THIS.
I DON'T WANT YOU ALL TO FAIL. I WANT THIS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE NOT TYING OUR HANDS AS A AS A GOVERNMENTAL LANDLORD HERE TO, TO, TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD, THAT FACILITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE, OF THE COMMUNITY AND FOR YOUR BENEFIT AS A RESIDENT COMPANY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? YEAH. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S IT'S RIGHT AND APPROPRIATE THAT THIS COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR SHOULD EXPECT TRANSPARENCY IN THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH OUR ARTS TENANTS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO OUR ARTS COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THEM TO GENERATE PROFITS FOR THE CITY THROUGH THEIR USE OF THESE FACILITIES.
THE ARTS ARE NOT A PROFIT MAKING ENTERPRISE. THEY'RE NOT AN ENTERPRISE FUND.
THEY'RE AN ARTS COMMUNITY. AND WE GET COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM LIFTING THE SPIRIT OF OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR ARTS, PARTICULARLY OUR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES. AND SO I DON'T WANT THE ARTS COMMUNITY TO INTERPRET ANYTHING THAT THEY'VE HEARD TODAY AS AN EXPECTATION THAT WE EXPECT THEM TO GENERATE A PROFIT FOR THE CITY THROUGH THE USE OF THESE FACILITIES.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD, MISTER CHAIR, ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
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THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIDLEY. I, I AGREE WITH YOU.I DON'T THINK IT IS NECESSARILY A PROFIT CENTER, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY OF THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE. AND TO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT EACH FACILITY IS ACTUALLY COSTING US IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, IN TERMS OF THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING IN RETURN.
AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THAT IS SUBSIDIZING, WHICH OF COURSE IT IS THE VARIOUS ARTS GROUPS, WE SHOULD JUST BE AWARE AND KNOW THAT WHERE ARE OUR DOLLARS GOING? IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T CHOOSE TO DO IT. IT'S JUST THERE SEEMS TO HAVE NOT BEEN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THAT'S WHY I GOT PLACED ON THIS COMMITTEE SO I COULD ASK THESE QUESTIONS.
MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER REASON I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THESE COMMENTS.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, YOU HAVE OUR JUDICIARY FOLKS WHO ARE WHO ARE VERY MUCH SUPPORTIVE OF THE ARTS.
BUT THERE ARE SOME GAPS MISSING IN TERMS OF WHAT IT IS, WHERE WE ARE NOT GAPS, BUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT'S NEEDED IN TERMS OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING. AND I THINK I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE, UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS THE TRUE COST, BUT ALSO NOT EXPECTING IT TO MAKE A PROFIT.
BUT WHAT ARE THE RETURNS ON SOME OF THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING, AND HOW DO WE EVEN MEASURE THOSE RETURNS FROM THERE? AND HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHAT THE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE FROM THERE? SO I THINK THERE'S A BUSINESS ASPECT OF THIS THAT I THINK IS BEING MOVED INTO THIS, NOT TO STOP THE ARTS, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE WE CAN JUSTIFY WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF THESE PERSPECTIVES THAT THAT ARE HERE AT THE HORSESHOE.
IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE UP TO MOVE ON TO UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS.
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WE HAVE TWO OF THEM THERE, I BELIEVE. LET ME MAKE SURE.YEAH, TWO UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS. ONE IS AN UPCOMING AGENDA COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM, AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS WITH FULLY LICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS PURSUANT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME SERVICES PROGRAM.
ROOF REPLACEMENT AND WATER INFILTRATION MITIGATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ITEMS? YEP. LET ME START THIS WAY. I'M SORRY. SURE. THANK YOU.
HEY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. COULD YOU GIVE US JUST A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT? I CAN THANK YOU. THOR ERICKSON, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN FUNDED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS PROVIDES CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES TO OUR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHO NEED TO PLACE THEIR CHILDREN IN DAYCARE. SO THERE'S A SCALED SUBSIDY DEPENDING ON HOW OLD THAT CHILD IS.
IT'S FOR AN INFANT. IT'S UP TO 200. IT WILL BE UP TO $200 A WEEK FOR THAT SUBSIDY.
THIS SERVES ABOUT 200 PEOPLE A YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THE FUNDS DEDICATED TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN THAT NEED TO HAVE DAYCARE SUPPORT, AS WELL AS HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER OTHER CONCERNS.
HOW MUCH OF OUR CDBG BUDGET IS THIS IS ALLOCATED TO THIS? THIS ALLOCATES 650,000. KEEP IN MIND OUR CDBG BUDGET DOES HAVE A 15% CAP ON PUBLIC SERVICES.
OKAY. IF THERE WAS AN INTEREST AT SOME POINT DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IN INCREASING THAT AMOUNT, IS THAT POSSIBLE OR ARE WE CAPPED AT 650? IS THIS A SPECIFIC GRANT WITHIN CDBG THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE CDBG POT OVERALL? HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH. THANK YOU.
SO THE CDBG BUDGET WAS JUST APPROVED IN JANUARY OR IN JUNE, AND THAT SETS ALL OF THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR BECAUSE THESE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED THERE. ANY CHANGES TO THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES OR FUNDING ASSOCIATED REQUIRES A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE ACTION PLAN.
IF WE WERE TO GIVE MORE MONEY TO THIS PUBLIC SERVICE, THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO REDUCE ONE OF THE OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED. I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND COUNCIL MAY NOT THAT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING COUNCIL WANTS TO DO.
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YEAH. THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT ROUND OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS RUN THROUGH BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.THAT STARTS IN JANUARY, WHEN WE KICK OFF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO GET INFORMATION ON THE USE OF OUR CDBG AND FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS. OKAY, GREAT. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AFTER THIS.
THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BAZALDUA. THANK YOU.
I AM CURIOUS THOUGH ON THE, THE FUNDING PIECE AND YOU MENTIONING THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO IMPACT ANOTHER IF WE WERE TO INCREASE. THAT'S JUST SPECIFIC TO CDBG, CDBG DOLLARS, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. THE PUBLIC SERVICES DOLLARS ARE ALREADY EARMARKED FOR YOUTH SAFETY, VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION.
SOME OF THE FINANCIAL LITERACY WORK AND THEN THE CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES.
AND THAT WAS A PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED THROUGH COUNCIL IN JUNE.
AND IS THERE ANY SIMILAR PROGRAM WITH OTHER TAX ENTITIES WHERE THEY LEVERAGE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND AND HELP SUBSIDIZE CHILD CARE AT ALL? LIKE THAT EXIST IN THE CITY OR LIKE JUST IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES? NO, OUR OUR OTHER TAX ENTITIES. IS DISD DOING ANYTHING SIMILAR? OR IS ARE WE SEEING ANYTHING AT THE COUNTY? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THAT.
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE CAPPED, BUT IS THERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT BE MORE ROBUST PROGRAM BY TAPPING INTO OTHER TAX ENTITIES? SO THANK YOU. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS.
HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY WAS EXPLORING A TAX REFERENDUM DEDICATED TO CHILD CARE.
YEAH. BUT THAT IS NOT MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
OKAY. WELL I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. AND IT'S ONE THAT I THINK REALLY CLOSES A LOT OF GAPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK THIS HELPS A LOT OF FAMILIES WHO NEED IT THE MOST.
AND WE'VE SEEN SUCCESSFUL MODELS, NEW MODELS LIKE IN NEW YORK CITY, WHERE REALLY INVESTING IN THE YOUTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS, IS DEFINITELY BENEFICIAL TO THE HEALTH AND PROSPERITY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR CADENA. ANY QUESTIONS? KEEP GOING THIS WAY. COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU.
I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO SUGGEST SOME TOPICS. SO I HAVE A VARIETY OF TOPICS FOR DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES.
AND I KNOW YOU REGULARLY DO SPEAK ON THEM, BUT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THEM WITH YOU OFFLINE.
OKAY. BUT ARE YOU WE'RE ON ITEM D, RIGHT? THIS IS FOR.
YEAH. THIS IS ON FORECASTING THE AGENDA, RIGHT? NO, WE'RE ON ITEM C RIGHT NOW. OH YOU'RE STILL ON. YEAH I GOT I'M SORRY. NO PROBLEM. DID YOU SAY FORECASTING AGENDA THOUGH? HOW DID WE GET ON TO CHILD CARE. THAT'S ITEM C.
OKAY. I HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO C. OKAY. SO FOR CHILD CARE, MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT WE ACTUALLY MOVED IT FROM FROM ONE FUNDING SOURCE INTO CDBG. IS THAT CORRECT? MY STAFF IS SAYING IT'S, IT'S HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN CDBG.
OKAY. BUT I CAN DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY OF IT.
AND MAYBE WHEN WE MOVED IT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE TO CDBG.
I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT, THAT KNOWLEDGE RIGHT NOW.
WELL I SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AND WE HAVE ALWAYS FUNDED IT.
I JUST DIDN'T THINK WE ALWAYS DID IT THROUGH THIS MECHANISM.
I'LL DOUBLE CHECK. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN IS THERE A CONSIDERATION? YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HOMELESS CHILDREN, AND I SEE VOGEL'S ON THE LIST HERE.
SO WE'RE, EVERYTHING IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AND REVIEW.
AND SO AS WE UNDERSTAND OUR NEEDS AND, YOU KNOW, OUR MERGED OFFICE AND OUR PRIORITIES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THIS YEAR FOR HOW MANY, HOW MANY CHILDREN CAN WE IMPACT? WHAT'S THE BENEFIT THERE? SO WE'LL PULL ALL THAT TOGETHER.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF HOMELESS CHILDREN WHERE THE PARENT NEEDS TO WORK ON JOB SKILLS AND GET TO WORK TO BE ABLE TO REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. AND I JUST THINK THEY PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE SERVICE THAT REALLY IS NOT AVAILABLE ANY OTHER WAY.
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AND SO DO YOU KNOW IF THAT WAS THE MAXIMUM THEY APPLIED FOR OR THAT WAS JUST FUNDS AVAILABLE OR.BUT AS WE WORK ON THIS RENEWAL AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AND GROW THE PROGRAM, WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND DO THE ANALYSIS ON IT AND BRING IT BACK FOR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND THEN ARE EACH OF THE PROVIDERS SCORED INDIVIDUALLY? AND THEN THAT'S HOW THEY'RE, THEY MAKE IT ON THE LIST OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH. THERE'S A QUALIFICATION PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET IN TERMS OF LIKE HAVING THEIR STATE IDS AND RUNNING GOOD FACILITIES AND BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THE PROGRAM AND INCOME QUALIFY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE DO LOOK AT THE CAPACITY OF THE OF EACH FACILITY AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM.
AND SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY MAKING SURE ALL THE DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED AND SPENT AND PROVIDING CAPACITY ASSISTANCE TO THE PROVIDERS THAT WANT TO GET ON THE LIST OR ONES THAT ARE MAYBE STRUGGLING WITH THE PROGRAM. SO IT'S A CONSTANT WORK.
AND SO ALL THE PROVIDERS MEET A CERTAIN STANDARD, OR THE PROVIDERS ARE COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR A SCORE? THEY'RE ALL PROVIDING A CERTAIN STANDARD. OKAY.
AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY, EVERY CHILD ACTUALLY LIVES WITHIN THE CITY BOUNDARY.
THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. THIS IS FOR CITY OF DALLAS RESIDENTS. OKAY.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OKAY. WELL THANK YOU.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT I THINK HAS BEEN REALLY VALUABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR RIDLEY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. JUST A FEW PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, IS THIS PROGRAM 100% FUNDED THROUGH THE CDBG GRANT PROGRAM? YES. OKAY. WE DON'T PUT ANY GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THIS PROGRAM.
THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE GRANT. SO HOW DOES THIS WORK? I NOTE THAT THE PROGRAM PAYS DIRECTLY TO THE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ON A PER WEEK PER CHILD BASIS.
SO WHO ADMINISTERS THIS? WHO DOLES OUT THE MONEY TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS? THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE CONTRACTS WITH EACH OF THEM AND THEY SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENTS AT THE END OF EACH MONTH.
OKAY. SO SOMEONE ON YOUR STAFF IN THE PROGRAM REVIEWS THOSE REIMBURSEMENT APPLICATIONS AND THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO THEY'RE SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR, AND THEN CUTS THEM A CHECK EVERY MONTH.
YES, SIR. AND THAT STAFF IS ALSO GRANT FUNDED.
OH, SO THE STAFF COMPONENT, THE STAFF COST IS COVERED BY CDBG FUNDS AS WELL.
YES, SIR. OH VERY GOOD. NOW I NOTE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION IN THE PRESS ABOUT THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND ITS UPCOMING SESSION ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF THE HIGH COST OF CHILD CARE.
AND I JUST MENTIONED THAT SO THAT IT IS ON YOUR RADAR, IF IT ISN'T ALREADY.
FOR PURPOSES OF MONITORING THAT DISCUSSION AND IF IT COMES DOWN TO ACTUALLY PASSING LEGISLATION THAT WE CAN COORDINATE THIS EFFORT WITH THAT EFFORT TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT IS NECESSARY.
WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT POSSIBILITY? YES, SIR.
IT'S ONE OF THE, THE MANY TOPICS THAT WE TRACK AND MYSELF AND MY TEAM ARE PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE IMPLEMENT THE CHALLENGES OR BARRIERS THAT WE MIGHT FACE WITH ANY FUNDING SOURCE OR THE SUCCESSES LIKE THIS ONE, WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE A FEDERAL PROGRAM TO, TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER RIDLEY. THANK YOU. JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THE IN THE MEMO, THERE'S A REFERENCE TO VOGEL ALCOVE. BUT THEN IN THE ATTACHMENT B, I DON'T SEE VOGEL ALCOVE ON THAT LIST OF MASTER LISTS.
UNLESS. IS THAT ANNETTE'S DAYCARE CENTER? NO, I APOLOGIZE, IT SAYS ALCOVE VOGEL ON THE ON THE CHART.
IT'S THE SECOND TO THE TO THE I'M SORRY. IT'S THE SECOND TO THE LAST.
ON THE CHART, IT SAYS ALCOVE VOGEL RATHER THAN VOGEL ALCOVE.
I THINK THAT THE TEAM JUST KNOW I'M LOOKING AT ATTACHMENT B.
LET'S SEE. VOGEL ALCOVE ISN'T ON ATTACHMENT B THANK YOU.
SO THIS IS THE LIST OF THE CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
VOGEL ALCOVE IS A IS A SEPARATE ENTITY THAT WE ENGAGE IN.
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AND SO THEY ARE ONE OF THE FOLKS, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TO MEET WITH THEM.OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN THE IN THE MIX.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THEIR MONEY AND YEAH, THANK YOU THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING THEIR SERVICE. YES, SIR. AND WHO IS ANNETTE DAYCARE CENTER? THAT'S A DIFFERENT THAT'S NOT ON ANY OF THESE.
ANNETTE IS ON THE, THE LIST OF THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES THAT, THAT WORK ON THIS PROGRAM.
SO ANYBODY THAT'S LOOKING FOR A CHILD CARE FACILITY THAT WORKS ON THIS PROGRAM, THAT'S A QUALIFIED DAYCARE PROVIDER, ANNETTE'S IS ONE OF THEM. OKAY. AND THIS IS ALL POSITIVE.
YEAH, 70 THE THE 79 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN THAT ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SERVED.
IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? WE'RE ABLE TO BUILD INTO A MODEL AS SORT OF AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF KIDS TO, TO BE ABLE TO FUND FOR THEIR, THEIR, THEIR PURPOSE THERE? YEAH. LIKE THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, ADDING IN MORE CHILD CARE FACILITIES, WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE MORE AND MORE CHILDREN EACH YEAR.
THAT'S RIGHT. AND WE MANAGE THIS BUDGET PRETTY CLOSELY. OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T GO OVER THE GRANT FUNDS. AND SO WE ON ANY GIVEN YEAR, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, THIS GRANT, PARTICULARLY EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS TO ENSURE ITS EFFECTIVENESS.
GREAT. IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. I'M PLEASED THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.
JUST OUT OF CLARITY I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS MYSELF AND I HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS.
I THINK I ANSWERED THEM. SO I'M GOING TO SAY THE ANSWERS.
YOU TELL ME IF I'M RIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER.
YES. WHO TRIGGERS THE WHETHER OR NOT AN ORGANIZATION IS, IS, IS ADDED IS IT OR GETS FUNDING? BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S TWO THINGS. THERE'S ONE WHERE AN ORGANIZATION CAN APPLY AND BE ADDED TO THE POOL IF THEY MEET ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING ANY DOLLARS.
THE WAY THAT THEY RECEIVE DOLLARS IS IF A PARENT APPLIES AT THAT ORGANIZATION, AT THAT ORGANIZATION.
IS THAT TRUE OR IS IT TWO DIFFERENT WAYS? I REALLY COULDN'T.
SO IF IT'S LIKE 179, BUT WE HAVE A $200 STIPEND, THEY GET $179 TO COVER THE COST OF THAT.
BUT THAT'S TRIGGERED BY IS THAT BY THE PARENT APPLICATION? YES. YEAH. IT'S IT'S BOTH. THEY HAVE TO BE A QUALIFIED ENTITY AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE AN ELIGIBLE PERSON IN THEIR SERVICE.
OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND TO, I BELIEVE IT WAS CHAIR WEST POINT, WE, WE, WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH DOLLARS PER YEAR THAT WE CAN WORK WITH, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S ONLY SO MANY.
WELL, THERE CAN BE MULTIPLE. CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THAT COULD APPLY IF THEY QUALIFY, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THEY WOULD GET THE DOLLARS. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF A CHILD, A NEW ONE COMES ONLINE AND A PARENT APPLIES AND WE DON'T HAVE THE DOLLARS.
BUT BEFORE SOMEONE JUST ENROLLED AND GOT QUALIFIED, WE'D LET THEM KNOW THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT SET FALSE EXPECTATIONS FOR THAT NEW CHILD CARE FACILITY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM D, THE BATH HOUSE CULTURAL CENTER.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? I HAVE ONE. YES, SIR.
GOOD MORNING. EFRAIN TREJOS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE OFFICE OF BOND. THANK YOU.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON IT. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE ROOF ON THAT BUILDING.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A REPLACEMENT. WHAT I WANT TO FIGURE OUT IS IF 400,000 BUCKS IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT FOR REROOFING THAT BUILDING, I WANT TO REROOF IT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE PROPERLY.
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BUT I ALSO WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WE'RE PAYING FOR STUFF.GOOD QUESTION, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, SIR. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
SO THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IT'S FOR THE DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
SO THE 396 K. IT'S ONLY FOR DESIGN SERVICES. THAT INCLUDES THE BASIC DESIGN PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND AN EARLY CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK ONCE, ONCE WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS WE'LL COME BACK FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROOF AND THE WATER INFILTRATION. HOW BIG IS THE BATHHOUSE BUILDING GENERALLY? HOW BIG IS THAT BUILDING? JUST IN ROUGH NUMBERS.
OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS THING AT CITY COUNCIL.
OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO PULL THE ITEM AND I WANT TO I'M GOING TO WANT THAT INFORMATION.
WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. THANK YOU. BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY FOR SURE.
THANK YOU. YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
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YEAH. THANK YOU CHAIR. I, THE NOTE I PASSED ALONG WAS A REQUEST FOR JUST AN OVERALL DISCUSSION OF CHILDCARE IN THE CITY.SO TOUCHING ON WHAT WE JUST COVERED WITH THOR, BUT ALSO ON THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE NEED.
IT WAS A CHALLENGE AND I WAS PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PAY FULL PRICE.
BUT SO I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR FOR PARENTS OF ALL INCOME LEVELS.
AND THE MEDIA IS REPORTING ON IT NOW AS BEING AS BIG OF AN ISSUE POTENTIALLY AS HOUSING IN THE CITY.
SO I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION JUST ON THE CHALLENGES THAT RESIDENTS ARE FACING RIGHT NOW, WHAT CITY PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE, WHAT EXTERNAL PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE, AND IF THERE'S ANY BEST PRACTICES OUT THERE WITH OTHER CITIES REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO, YOU KNOW, INCLUDE IT IN INCENTIVIZED DEVELOPMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UPDATE ON SANITATION AND CODE COMPLIANCE, AI CAMERA SYSTEMS, THE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION PROGRAM FUNDING ALLOCATIONS WILL ALSO BE THERE IN THE FORM OF A MEMO, AND THE DRIVERS OF OPPORTUNITY WILL BE AN UPDATE COMING UP IN OCTOBER.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER.
I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING THIS WAY. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS. VICE CHAIR CADENA.
ANY ON THE FORECAST. THE ONLY THING I MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT WE MIGHT, WE WERE BRIEFED AT ECO DOVE, BUT POSSIBLY MAYBE NEEDS TO BE BRIEFED AT QUALITY OF LIFE IS A DATA CENTERS AS WELL.
BUT I KNOW RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
COUNCILWOMAN MENDELSOHN. THANK YOU. I'M INTERESTED IN A BRIEFING BY CODE COMPLIANCE ABOUT ABANDONED HOMES AND WHY THAT PROCESS TAKES SO LONG TO ADDRESS AND THEN FOR DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES, WHILE I DO THINK THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF BRIEFINGS HERE THE, THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION I'M INTERESTED IN IS IF WE ARE JUST CONTINUING TO FUND SHELTERS OR IF WE'RE FUNDING SOLUTIONS THAT WILL REDUCE THE POPULATION AND THE NEED IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND WHILE WE'RE TRACKING LIVE RELEASE RATE, WHICH IS GOOD.
I'M NOT SURE WE'RE TRACKING ALL OF THE ASPECTS THAT WOULD LEAD TO A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES BETTER OUTCOMES WITH THE AS. AND SO I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THAT, MAYBE AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN SOME OF THE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT HERE. AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU OFFLINE IF YOU'D LIKE.
WHAT ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THESE HAVE BEEN NOTED. IF THERE ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON IT'S 10:37.
AND WE CALL THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.