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          GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN OUR BRIEFING SESSION FOR THIS EVENING. AND WE WILL START WITH ITEM ONE. DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS. CITY MANAGER. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THE CONSENT TONIGHT. I'M JUST GOING TO WALK THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK. ITEM SEVEN A IS JUST CONSIDER THE MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 21ST CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, SHAKITA TAYLOR IS AVAILABLE REGARDING THAT ITEM. ITEM SEVEN B IS A RESOLUTION TO PURCHASE A DELL COMPUTERS FROM WEAVER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, NOT TO EXCEED $130,000 FOR. AND THIS WAS A BUDGETED ITEM THIS YEAR TO REPLACE ALL THE COMPUTERS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND I THINK THE PHASE IS TO DO ONE BUY NOW AND ANOTHER BUY LATER. 
          BUT CLAYTON IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT PURCHASE. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. 
          ITEM SEVEN C IS A CONSIDER RESOLUTION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT FROM TODO VERDE IN THE AMOUNT OF $92,522.53. THIS ITEM IN THE NEXT ITEM ARE ACTUALLY THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE SAME COMPANY AND THEY'RE DOING THE SAME THING. ITEM C IS REALLY GEARED TOWARD ALL OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOR NETWORKING FOR OUR PUMP STATIONS, SEWER SYSTEM, ETC. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, CLAYTON IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITH THAT. OKAY. ITEM SEVEN D AGAIN IS IS THE SAME THING. BUT AGAIN IT'S MORE FOR OUR GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORKING FOR OTHER OTHER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          AND IF IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, CLAYTON'S STANDBY. JUST A QUICK, QUICK QUESTION. SO MR. GANS, WE'VE USED TODO VERDE FOR FOR QUITE A BIT AND THEY'VE HELPED US OUT. SO THIS IS THE NEXT PHASE. AND TAKING THIS TO THE NEXT LEVEL OR SO. THIS PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS A LOT OF OUR SECURITY DEBT THAT WE HAVE. WE OUR OLD SECURITY APPLIANCE. WE'VE TAKEN IT OUT OF COMMISSION. IT'S OLD, IT DOESN'T WORK. AND SO WE'VE EXPLORED DIFFERENT OPTIONS. 
          TOTAL VERDE DID, AS YOU KNOW, DID A LOT OF WORK FOR US. WE DID LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS AND OTHER VENDORS AND THIS THEY STILL PROVIDED THE BEST VALUE. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY KNOW OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR SYSTEM VERY WELL. SO THE RAMP UP TO GET THEM THIS PROJECT GOING IS A LOT SHORTER, KIND OF A DOUBLE BENEFIT THERE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YEP. THANK YOU CLAYTON. 
          ITEM 70 IS BASED IS A IS APPROVING THE TO 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AS WELL AS THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. THIS ITEM WAS ON THE AGENDA LAST OCTOBER AND IT WAS TECHNICALLY APPROVED. HOWEVER, THE WAY THAT THE ITEM WAS WRITTEN, IT WASN'T. IT REALLY DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY SPELL IT OUT. WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. HAGER AFTERWARDS, AND IT JUST ON THE ADVICE OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY, WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK IS JUST KIND OF REALLY JUST A DOT OUR I'S AND CROSS OUR T'S AND MAKE SURE IT IT IS APPROVED AS, AS, AS SPELLED OUT SO THAT THAT'S THIS ITEM TONIGHT. BUT WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT AS WELL. AND THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA I'M SORRY CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR. CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU MAYOR. FIRST TODAY IS ELECTION DAY. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY. POLLS CLOSED AT 7 P.M. NOVEMBER 6TH IS THE ZBA MEETING AT 7 P.M. NOVEMBER THE 8TH IS THE ARBOR DAY EVENT FROM 9 TO 1030 AT ARMSTRONG PARK, AND THE VETERANS DAY EVENT AND MOVIES IN THE PARK, WHICH IS ALSO A DOUBLE FEATURE. AND THAT ONE IS AT ARMSTRONG PARK AND IT BEGINS AT 530 5:30 P.M. ON NOVEMBER THE 9TH IS THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING AT SEVEN AND THE PARK BOARD MEETING AT SIX. THE VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY ON THE 11TH. ON THE 17TH, WE HAVE THE KEITH DUNCANVILLE BEAUTIFUL MEETING AND THE ARTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING, WHICH WAS MOVED TO THE 17TH BECAUSE OF THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. AND WE HAVE A TIFF BOARD REGULAR MEETING ON THE 19TH. ON THE 22ND IS THE LIONS CLUB BREAKFAST. WE DON'T HAVE A COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR THIS MONTH DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, AND WE ALSO ON THE 24TH, WE HAVE THE DCDC REGULAR MEETING AT 6 P.M. OKAY, TO THAT POINT ON THE COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR, I'M GOING TO LOOK AT DECEMBER AND NOVEMBER AND FIGURE OUT I DON'T WANT TO GO TWO MONTHS WITHOUT ONE. SO I WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS CALENDAR MORE CLOSELY. I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T FOR THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I 
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GET ONE OF THOSE TWO EVENTS IN, OKAY, JUST LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I'D STILL LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON. THIS. I MEAN, I'M GLAD WE HAVE THIS ONE, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE MULTIPLE AT LEAST THREE MONTHS, AT LEAST THREE MONTHS. THREE. YEAH, BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS HAVING TO LOOK AHEAD AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE. BUT YEAH, THREE MONTHS. IT'S A LOT OF THESE THINGS AREN'T PLANNED OUT FOR THREE FOR THREE MONTHS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MISSING A LOT. 
          WOULD YOU WOULD YOU TAKE TWO? YES. TWO WOULD BE BETTER. AND BUT WELL LET'S DO THAT. LET'S LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS AND WE'LL TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER MORE ABOUT IT. BUT LET'S SEE IF WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING POSTED THAT WE CAN LOOK AT A CALENDAR THAT'S BEING UPDATED AS WE GO ALONG, AND THEN WE'LL GET WHATEVER THE FINAL RESULTS ARE. BUT WE'LL STILL GO TWO MONTHS IF WE CAN'T COVER TWO MONTHS. I THINK THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          THAT'S IT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO ITEM THREE BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATION. ITEM THREE A IS BRIEFING UPDATE ON OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN SYSTEMS. I THINK WE HAVE SANCHEZ AND CHIEF CONLEY. HE'S NOT HERE. RIGHT IN THE CORNER. HE'S HIDING IN THE CORNER. YEAH HE'S IN THE CORNER. 
          TIMEOUT. NO. I'LL I'LL HANDLE IT. I HAD THEM BOTH ON THE STAFF REPORT SHOWED BOTH OKAY. 
          HE'S HERE FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. WELL I CAN GET THAT. ABSOLUTELY. ALWAYS GOTTA SUPPORT MY MAN. NO, NO. YEAH. YES. IS MISS SANCHEZ IS DOING THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT SO SHE CAN HANDLE IT. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS LAUREN SANCHEZ. I SERVE AS YOUR REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE FOUR CITIES. 
          SO SERVE CEDAR HILL, DUNCANVILLE, DE SOTO AND LANCASTER. AND TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE DUNCANVILLE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS. PROGRESS TO ME IS A GOOD THING. SO TONIGHT I HAVE A GOOD UPDATE FOR YOU ON THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING ON THE SIRENS. SO TO GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND I APOLOGIZE THAT THAT FORMATTING GOT MESSED UP HERE FOR YOU. THESE ARE THE THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF EIGHT SITES. THEY'RE PLACED STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY SO THAT WHEN THEY SOUND, THERE IS COVERAGE THAT COVERS OUR AREA, THE WHERE THEY WERE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN THE 1990S. THOSE SYSTEMS WERE IN PLACE AND THEN TAKEN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH NEW POLES, NEW SYSTEM, NEW ACTIVATION SYSTEM IN 2014. WE ARE STILL OPERATING TODAY ON THE 2014 SYSTEM. SO GOING ON 11 YEARS. SO THEY'RE DATED. THEY THEY WHETHER THEY SIT IN THE WEATHER ALL THE TIME, THE SUN IS BEATING DOWN ON THEM. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH MANY STORMS. WE'VE ACTIVATED THEM FOR MANY STORMS. SO THEY ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THE CRITERIA FOR ACTIVATION. SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY MONITORING WEATHER. WE KNOW THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS OUR MOST PREVALENT THREAT WITH WHERE WE'RE LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SO WHEN WE WATCH THE WEATHER, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TO ACTIVATE THE SIRENS. IT IS A TORNADO WARNING AFFECTING THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. HAIL AN INCH AND A QUARTER IN DIAMETER OR GREATER. THAT'S LARGE ENOUGH TO HIT YOU IN THE HEAD AND CAUSE SOME DAMAGE. AND WE DON'T WANT THAT. IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 70 MILES AN HOUR OR GREATER, OR ANOTHER EMERGENCY AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CITY. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE WAS A CHEMICAL SPILL AFFECTING A NEIGHBORHOOD, WE NEEDED TO ALERT THOSE PEOPLE VERY QUICKLY THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING ON THAT THEY NEEDED TO GO INSIDE, THEN WE COULD SOUND THE SIRENS FOR THAT. SO IT'S NOT JUST WEATHER, BUT TYPICALLY FOR WEATHER, WE DO TEST THEM THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 2 P.M. WHICH THAT WILL ACTUALLY FALL TOMORROW. SO FOR ANYONE THAT HAS NEVER HEARD THEM, YOU CAN STEP OUTSIDE AT 2 P.M. LISTEN, I TELL PEOPLE WITH KIDS TO DO THAT IN THE SUMMER TO TRAIN KIDS GROWING UP THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO LISTEN FOR. OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS ARE TO DO JUST THAT. IT'S TO NOTIFY PEOPLE WHO ARE OUTDOORS THAT SOMETHING DANGEROUS IS OCCURRING, SO THEY NEED TO GO INDOORS. SO SEEK SHELTER NUMBER ONE. AND THEN NUMBER TWO FIND OUT WHY THEY'RE GOING ON. AND SO IF WE ACTIVATE THEM FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN WEATHER THEN WE'LL DEFINITELY FOLLOW THAT UP WITH AN ALERT TO THE PUBLIC IN OUR EVERBRIDGE SYSTEM TO TELL THEM WHAT'S HAPPENING. QUESTION. YES, SIR. ARE THERE ANY. WE MENTIONED THE KIDS. SO WITH THE SCHOOLS THEY HAVE ANY SPECIAL TRAINING PROTOCOL THAT THEY DO IF THEY'RE OUT AT RECESS OR SOMETHING AND IT'S 2:00 PM? WELL, I GUESS IT WOULDN'T BE AT RECESS FOR A TEST. YEAH. SO THE SCHOOLS ARE AWARE. THE SCHOOLS ARE AWARE THAT WE TEST, WE KEEP IT THE SAME EVERY SINGLE MONTH FOR YEARS. SO THEY KNOW THAT IF IT'S SOUNDING AT THAT TIME. THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TEST THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION IS WE ONLY TEST ON CLEAR DAYS. SO TOMORROW, IF A STORM WERE TO COME THROUGH, WE'RE JUST DARK CLOUDS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SOUND. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR IT DURING A TEST, LOOK OUTSIDE, SEE SOMETHING DARK, AND THEN THINK IT'S REAL, SO WE'LL CANCEL IT. BUT IF IT IS A TIME OTHER THAN WEDNESDAY AT 2 P.M. THEN WE TELL PEOPLE TO TREAT IT AS THE REAL THING. BUT WE DO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL, SO THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S WHEN WE SOUND. AND THIS IS CONSISTENT 
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FOR ACROSS OUR FOUR CITIES. SO ALL FOUR CITIES ARE ACTIVATING AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. CITY OF DALLAS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO THOSE IN DUNCANVILLE, CLOSE TO THE DALLAS BORDER HERE, THEIR TEST AT NOON ON WEDNESDAYS AND SOMETIMES GET CONFUSED. BUT THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS SIREN TEST DAY FOR EVERYBODY IN DFW. SO THE REASON THAT I'M HERE TODAY IS WE'VE NOTICED THAT OUR SIRENS ARE AGING AND THEY'RE THEY'RE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE EIGHT THAT WE HAVE. WE NEED TO UPDATE THEM, REPLACE THE BATTERIES. THEY'RE NOT SPINNING THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD BE. AND SO WE GOT TOGETHER AND SAID, WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT AND TELL US WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM. SO WE DID JUST THAT. WE GOT WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND GOT SOME FUNDS APPROVED TO BRING IN GODDARD ENTERPRISES, WHO HAS EXPERIENCED SERVICING OUR SIRENS IN THE PAST. THEY CAME OUT AND DID A FULL INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AND PROVIDED US DETAILED REPORTS. SO I HAVE A VERY LARGE PDF FOR EVERY SIREN SITE, WITH PHOTOS AND DETAILS OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY FOUND, IN ADDITION TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. SO IF IT WAS A BATTERY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ONE SITE, THEY NOTATED THAT. OUR SIRENS ALSO OPERATE ON A RADIO SYSTEM SO THAT THEY CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER AND OUR ACTIVATION SITE TO ACTUALLY SOUND. SO WE HAVE A SEPARATE VENDOR THAT MAINTAINS OUR RADIOS IN THE SIRENS. THEY CAME OUT, ALSO DID AN INSPECTION AND GAVE US A FULL REPORT OF WHAT THEY WERE SEEING. SO THE THREE OF US, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THESE TWO VENDORS GOT TOGETHER AND PUT TOGETHER WHAT WE'RE CALLING A SIREN REPAIR WORK PLAN. SO I ASKED WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED RIGHT NOW TO GET ALL EIGHT SIRENS UP TO FULL OPERATION. 
          HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO COST, AND WHAT'S THE TIMELINE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? AND SO THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE COSTS. I TRY TO JUST CONDENSE ALL THAT REPORT FOR YOU TO MAKE IT EASY TO DIGEST. BUT YOU CAN SEE REPLACING BATTERIES, ANTENNAS, A LOCK, A CONTROL BOARD, A CABINET, ETC. IN SIREN EIGHT, THE WAY THAT THAT ONE IS SITUATED DOESN'T TALK WELL TO OUR REPEATER. SO THEY WANT TO PUT A CELLULAR SETUP IN THERE. SO IN ADDITION TO THE RADIO TALKING TO ACTIVATE IT, THERE'S A CELL SYSTEM IN THERE THROUGH CELL WAVES THAT'LL ALSO ACTIVATE AS A BACKUP. WE ALSO HAVE LABOR HOURS FOR THOSE TWO VENDORS TO COME OUT AND DO ALL THE FIXES, DO ALL THE TESTING ON THE SIRENS THEMSELVES AND THE RADIOS. AND THAT COMES OUT TO A TOTAL COST OF $27,608.65. HERE'S OUR WORK PLAN. SO THE FIRST TWO HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. SO NEXT UP, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL SERVICES TO IDENTIFY THOSE FUNDS IN THE BUDGET. NOW TO MAKE THE REPAIRS BECAUSE WE WANT THE SIRENS TO OPERATE WHEN WE NEED THEM. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THE FUNDING. SORRY, FORGET TO BREATHE. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THE FUNDING. AND SO NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH GETTING A PO ISSUED. AND AS SOON AS THAT PO IS ISSUED THAT GODDARD ENTERPRISES HAS PROMISED, VERIFIED THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND COMPLETE THAT WORK WITHIN TWO WEEKS, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR SYSTEM A PRIORITY BECAUSE IT'S HAVING ISSUES AND WE DON'T WANT IT TO HAVE ISSUES. IF WE NEED TO ACTIVATE FOR AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY, AND THEN ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR WORK, THEN GODDARD WILL COME BACK OUT WITH OUR SIREN VENDOR TO FIX OR DO THE TESTING AND FIX ANY ISSUES WITH THE RADIOS. THEN THE CITY WILL GET TOGETHER WITH THEM, COMPLETE THE FULL TESTING, AND THEN AT THAT POINT, OUR SIREN SYSTEM WILL BE BACK UP AND FULLY OPERATIONAL. FUTURE COSTS. 
          LOOKING AHEAD NOW. SO WITH SIREN EIGHT, IF WE PUT IN THE CELLULAR SETUP, WHICH WE DO INTEND TO DO, THERE IS A REOCCURRING ANNUAL FEE OF $216 JUST TO PAY FOR THE CELL SERVICE. THERE'S ALSO AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. SO WE JUST KEEP THAT WITH THE VENDOR THAT CAN COME IN EVERY YEAR, TOUCH EVERY SINGLE SITE, RUN UPDATES ON THE SYSTEM AT THE SIREN AND ALSO AT OUR ACTIVATION POINTS. LET US KNOW IF ANY BATTERIES ARE STARTING TO FAIL SO WE CAN PLAN TO GET THOSE REPLACED, ETC. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO BUDGET FUNDS FOR THOSE TYPES OF SIREN REPAIRS. THE BATTERIES, THE MOTOR HEAD GETTING OLD AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED, ETC. SO AT A MINIMUM WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $4,300 ANNUALLY TO BUDGET FOR, PROBABLY WITH A COUPLE THOUSAND EXTRA JUST TO HAVE FOR THE BATTERIES AND THE SMALL THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. 
          ANY QUESTIONS I DO. YES, SIR. BACK ON THE FIRST SLIDE, 13, YOU HAD MENTIONED OTHER THINGS. 
          OTHER THAN THAT WE'RE ON THE LIST AND NAMELY A CHEMICAL SPILL. THE THE SIRENS NO LONGER HAVE A OR DO THEY HAVE AN ABILITY TO SEND A MESSAGE OUT THE VOICE NOTIFICATIONS. NO THEY DON'T. SO THAT BEING THE CASE, IF THERE WERE A CHEMICAL SPILL AND PEOPLE KNEW THERE WAS A STORM COMING IN, THEIR INCLINATION WOULD BE TO GO OUTSIDE. IS THERE SOME CONNECTION THAT COULD BE MADE TO GO TO A SITE ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO 
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IDENTIFY WHAT THE SIRENS ARE GOING OFF FOR? YES, WE COULD SET THAT UP. THE OTHER THING THAT WE WILL DO IS USE OUR EVERBRIDGE SYSTEM. SO THAT'S OUR MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERY RESIDENT TO SIGN UP FOR THAT. AND AS SOON AS WE HIT THE SIRENS, I CAN GO IN THERE AND TYPE UP EXACTLY WHY WE'RE SENDING THEM. HIT SEND SO EVERYONE WILL GET THAT NOTIFICATION ON THEIR PHONE. AND THEN WE COULD ADD REDUNDANCY OF TRAINING PEOPLE TO GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE, AND WE COULD HAVE A PAGE THAT I'D ASK WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP FOR EDWARD VILLAGE? NOT AS MANY AS I WOULD LIKE, BUT I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED WE DID JUST GET APPROVAL AND THEN WE'RE NOW CALLED AN IPAWS SENDING CITY. SO THROUGH OUR EVERBRIDGE SYSTEM, FOR SOMETHING THAT MEETS THIS LEVEL OF EMERGENCY, WE CAN SEND AN IPAWS ALERT, WHICH WILL GO TO EVERY SINGLE CELL PHONE IN THE CITY. SO SIMILAR TO HOW LIKE THE PRESIDENT HAS HIS ALERTS THAT GO THROUGH OUR PHONES. THEY DO THE TEST A COUPLE EVERY COUPLE YEARS. THE STATE HAS THAT SYSTEM FOR LIKE MISSING AND BLUE ALERTS. THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE NOW HAS THAT ABILITY, BUT IT'S FOR VERY SPECIFIC EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
          BUT IF IT IS A CHEMICAL SPILL, WE NEED PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION THAT MEETS THAT CRITERIA. WE JUST GOT IT. WE'VE NEVER SENT ONE. AND KNOCK ON WOOD, WE NEVER HAVE TO SEND ONE. BUT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY. KEVIN AND I ARE BOTH THE SENDERS, AND WE HAVE TO SEND A PRACTICE EVERY MONTH. YEAH. SO TO THAT POINT BEING THAT I-20 IS A HAZARDOUS HIGHWAY. YES, A HAZARDOUS PRODUCT HIGHWAY. WE'RE INCREASES OUR ODDS. WE CAN WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THAT HAPPEN. 
          CORRECT. YEAH. AND NOW WE HAVE A BACKUP TO THE BACKUP OF NOTIFYING EVERYBODY, WHICH IS GOOD. THAT IS GOOD. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE DO YOU WANT? I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT TO ONE THING THAT WE ALSO DID TALK TO LAUREN, KEVIN AND CHIEF KENNEALY. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEIR WORK ON GETTING US UP TO SPEED AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT ANNUAL MAINTENANCE GOING FORWARD. BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE SIRENS LAST ABOUT 15 YEARS INSTEAD OF THE PRESENTATION. THE LAST TIME WAS 2014. SO NOT TODAY. BUT WE DO NEED TO START PLANNING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS ON A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE AND MAKING SURE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY DO DO THEY THEY DO HAVE A FINITE LIFE. SO JUST ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO ADD, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ON OUR RADAR. YES, SIR. AND I HAVE SOME NUMBERS, BUT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A FUTURE PRESENTATION TO COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE REPLACEMENT? YES. JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT BRIEFING. NEXT PRESENTATION. ITEM THREE. BE BRIEF. COUNCIL ON CHANGING UNIFORM AND UNIFORM ACCESSORY PURCHASES TO GALLS, LLC. HI. APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE. I SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED YOUR ENTRANCE TO THE BIG SHOW RUNWAY MODEL. OKAY, I'M RON WILCOX. I AM ONE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEFS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND GREETINGS, COUNCIL MAYOR, CITY MANAGER. SO WHAT I'M HERE TO DO IS BRIEF YOU ALL ON THE TRANSITION TO GALLS FROM. GOT YOU COVERED. TYPICALLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE USE THE SAME UNIFORM VENDORS. IN 2023, WE WENT FROM GALLS TO GOT YOU COVERED. BUT DUE TO NOT RECEIVING THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT WE NEEDED, WE'RE DECIDING TO GO BACK TO GOLF. GALLS HAVE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD WITH THEM BEFORE, SO WE IMAGINE THAT GOING BACK TO GALLS WOULD BE MUCH BETTER THIS TIME. PLUS, THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW FOR US. WELL, THEY HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW FOR US, AND SOME OF THE BENEFITS TO THIS IS THE LOCATION BETTER TRACKING. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND FEWER BILLING ISSUES. NOW YOU SEE THE OUTPUT, THE USE OF PORTAL ON SEVERAL OF THOSE. THAT'S GOING TO BE NEW FOR US. SO BASICALLY THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO TRACK, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE OFFICERS ARE GETTING, HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THIS STUFF. AND EACH OFFICER WILL HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT. SO THAT SHOULD MAKE THINGS A LOT EASIER FOR THEM. SO NOW THEY WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE EXTRA STEPS IN THE PROCESS OF GOING TO TRAINING PERSONNEL, GETTING A PAPER, FILLING IT OUT, GETTING IT BACK TO THEM WHENEVER THEY'RE IN THE OFFICE, AND THEN GETTING IT TO THE UNIFORM SHOP. SO I IMAGINE THE FIREMEN AND THE POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 
          LET'S TALK ABOUT BUDGET. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE BUDGET COMPENSATION. AND THE CONTRACT. 
          SO OF COURSE WE'LL BE PURCHASING THE UNIFORMS THROUGH GOLF. AND OF COURSE THEY'RE PIGGYBACKING THROUGH TEXTURE OFF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. AND AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP, WE'LL KEEP USING THEM, AS LONG AS THEY'RE PROVIDING US GOOD SERVICE. SO STILL GET COMPETITIVE PRICING AND EVERYTHING WILL BE GOOD. 
          ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. MAKE SENSE. ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. YEAH. OKAY. 
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NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO ITEM THREE BRIEFING PRESENTATION TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROCUREMENT PROJECT. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ROUSH SIR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MARK RAUSCHER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES. SO TONIGHT WE JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS STAND WITH RESPECT TO THE POSSIBLE BIDDING OUT OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES FOR THE CITY. YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT THE CURRENT CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED BACK IN 2019. IT WAS A SEVEN YEAR AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES. REPUBLIC'S ACTUALLY WITH US TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE CHRISTY GREEN FOR JOINING US. AND THEN YOU MIGHT RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR WE WE ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH A ROLL CART PILOT PROGRAM IN TWO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY, FOREST HILLS AND GREENWAY ESTATES. AND THAT THAT THREE MONTH PROCESS WAS COMPLETED BACK IN IN JULY. AND WE HAD PRETTY POSITIVE FEEDBACK THAT CAME AS A RESULT OF THAT PILOT PROGRAM. AND THEN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, CITY MANAGER ABERNATHY ACTUALLY PROVIDED A BRIEFING TO YOU ALL ON THE RESULTS OF THAT OF THAT PILOT PROGRAM AND THEN SOME NEXT STEPS FOR GOING OUT TO BID AT THAT TIME. AND SO TONIGHT WE WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE YOU WITH A FURTHER UPDATE, LOOKING AT SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS. SO AS A REMINDER, OUR CURRENT SERVICE AS YOU SEE HERE, BASICALLY INVOLVES SOLID WASTE PICKUP TWICE A WEEK IN BAGS. AND THEN RECYCLING IS DONE ONCE A WEEK UTILIZING 18 GALLON BINS. AND THEN AS FAR AS BRUSH AND BULK, THAT COLLECTION IS DONE TWICE A MONTH WITH THE TEN CUBIC YARD COLLECTION LIMIT. ALTHOUGH IF YOU IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL PICKUP, YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THAT REQUEST TO REPUBLIC FOR AN ADDITIONAL FEE. AND THEN LASTLY, WE DO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR SOME OF OUR SENIOR AND DISABLED RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO IN TERMS OF OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION, FIRST, I WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT AGAIN THAT OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC DOES EXPIRE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2026. SO JUST UNDER A YEAR FROM NOW, BUT THEN OUR CURRENT LANDFILL DISPOSAL CONTRACT WITH SKYLINE LANDFILL, IT ACTUALLY EXPIRES A YEAR LATER AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2027. SO OPTION ONE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT MISTER ABERNATHY PRESENTED BACK ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, INVOLVES INITIATING A NEW BIDDING PROCESS NOW FOR JUST SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES, THAT THAT SERVICE WOULD START BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST OF 2026. UNDER THAT SCENARIO, WITH THE BIDDING PROCESS GETTING STARTED HERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS IN JANUARY, JUST AFTER THE NEW YEAR. UNDER THAT SCENARIO, THE CURRENT DISPOSAL PROCESS WITH SKYLINE LANDFILL WOULD CONTINUE AND THEN THAT WOULD BE REBID A YEAR LATER IN THE SEPTEMBER IN 2027, SO THAT IT'S READY TO GO IN OCTOBER OF 2027. SO UNDER OPTION TWO, WHICH WHICH IS THE NEW OPTION THAT WE'RE BRINGING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY EXTEND THE CURRENT CONTRACT TERMS COSTS WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT MIRROR WITH THE EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT LANDFILL CONTRACT AT SKYLINE. 
          UNDER THIS SCENARIO, THE BIDDING PROCESS WOULD START ROUGHLY EIGHT MONTHS LATER, IN AUGUST OF 2026, SO THAT WE HAVE A NEW PROVIDER IN PLACE READY TO GO FOR WHAT WE'RE CALLING TURNKEY SERVICES FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, RECYCLING COLLECTION AS WELL AS DISPOSAL SERVICES. BEGINNING IN OCTOBER OF 2027. SO IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE INPUT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND TALKING TO DIFFERENT CONSULTANTS AND SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY, WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO GO WITH OPTION TWO, WHICH WOULD BE THE ONE YEAR AMENDMENT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AS AS THEY CURRENTLY BEEN. WE WOULD THEN LOOK TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD WORK TO TO SHEPHERD US THROUGH THE ENTIRE BIDDING PROCESS FOR SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL SERVICES. AND WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO TO DO SO IN A MANNER THAT HELPS US MAXIMIZE THE BEST VALUE FOR FOR THE CITY. WE WOULD LAUNCH THAT PROCESS IN AUGUST OF 2026. AND THERE ARE A FEW BENEFITS TO THIS APPROACH. THIS OPTION TWO APPROACH, ONE OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, IS THAT IT PROVIDES MORE LEAD TIME TO THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR FOR PURCHASING EQUIPMENT. AND THEN SECONDLY, IT ALLOWS US TO BETTER EVALUATE BEST PRICE AND SERVICES FROM MULTIPLE PROPOSERS LOOKING AT ALL THREE SERVICES TOGETHER, NOT JUST SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION AND THEN SEPARATELY DISPOSAL, WHERE WE'RE PACKAGING IT ALL TOGETHER AND WE THINK WE CAN GET SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE UTILIZING THAT APPROACH THROUGH THIS BIDDING PROCESS. WE WOULD WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT SERVICE OPTIONS, YOU KNOW, ONE TIME, ONE ONE COLLECTION A WEEK VERSUS TWICE A WEEK, SERVICE CARTS VERSUS STILL UTILIZING BAGS. AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT ALLEY AND 
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CURBSIDE PICKUP PICKUP OPTIONS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS APPROACH. I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH REPUBLIC AND WE ARE PREPARED TO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AMENABLE TO THE TERMS AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. AND WE'RE WE'RE PREPARED TO BRING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO YOU AT YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18TH. MR. COUNCILMAN. SO IF WE EXTEND THE CURRENT CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR, WOULD THERE BE ANY RATE INCREASES JUST FOR THAT ONE YEAR, ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES FOR ONE YEAR? NO, WE WOULD HOLD WE WOULD HOLD COSTS AND AND TERMS, YOU KNOW, STATIC AS, AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY. AND THEN DO WE KNOW WHAT EXPENSE WE WOULD INCUR FOR THE HIRING CONSULTANT AT THIS POINT? WE WE HAVE LOOKED AT AT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS. YEAH. WE GOT THREE PROPOSALS. AND SO IT WOULD BE ABOUT $35,000. THAT'S JUST TO DO THE FULL ANALYSIS HELPING US WITH THE BIDDING. AGAIN, THE ANALYSIS AFTERWARDS. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WE LOOKED AT THREE COMPANIES AND IT RANGED FROM 35 ALL THE WAY UP TO 50. BUT THE ONE THAT WE LIKE THAT WE THOUGHT WAS GOOD WAS COMPANY CALLED SOLID WASTE SPECIALIST. 
          THEY'RE THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, HAVE A LOT OF INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE. BUT I THINK WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A $3 MILLION OR TWO, 2 TO $3 MILLION A YEAR CONTRACT, I THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S A THAT'S A COST WELL WORTH IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT INDUSTRY EXPERT EXPERTS. I MEAN THEY ALSO KIND OF ANSWER THE QUESTION, YOU KNOW, LIKE I THINK YOU ASKED LAST TIME, THEY'LL ACTUALLY HELP US DEVELOP THE CONTRACT TEMPLATE. THAT REALLY IS FAIR TO THE CITY. 
          AND THAT'LL BE PART OF THE BID PROCESS TOO. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT UP FRONT, THESE COMPANIES KNOW THESE ARE OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH US. BUT YEAH, IT'D BE ABOUT 35,000 $36,000 RANGE. YES, SIR. ON THE ON YOUR LAST SLIDE YOU TALKED ABOUT BAGS VERSUS ROLLER. SO THAT WOULD BE THOSE WOULD BE OPTIONS THAT THAT THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE BIDDING ENVIRONMENT. WE COULD DICTATE THAT TO ONE YEAR. JUST THE ENTIRE CONTRACT. THIS THIS ASSUMES UNDER THE UNDER THE NEW CONTRACT WE'LL WE'LL ASK WE'LL ASK PROPOSERS TO GIVE US YOUR PRICING FOR A CART OPTION VERSUS A BAG OPTION. WE KNOW SOME COMPANIES OUT THERE REALLY AREN'T DOING THE BAG OPTION ANYMORE. BUT WE WILL. WE WILL AT LEAST ASK. BUT UNDER THE CURRENT ONE YEAR AMENDMENT WITH REPUBLIC, YOU KNOW ALL TERMS WOULD CONTINUE AS IS. SO BAGS WOULD WOULD BE PICKED UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE SEPTEMBER 2ND BRIEFING THAT I DID. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT TO LOOK AT ALL THOSE OPTIONS AGAIN. AS HE SAID, THERE ARE SOME COMPANIES THAT ARE THEY SAY THEY'RE GETTING OUT OF THAT BUSINESS AND THEY MAY NOT BID ON BAGS, BUT AT LEAST WE SEE THAT OPTION WITH THAT PRICE LOOKS LIKE. AND THAT'S ALL THAT IS, IS JUST TO SEE WHAT THE PRICE LOOKS LIKE. THERE'S NO CHANGE, NO PROPOSED CHANGES. BY GOING IN OPTION TWO. 
          YOU KNOW. YEAH, THERE'S AS FAR AS OPTION TWO GOES FOR TONIGHT WHEN WE GO OUT TO BID. WE WERE JUST GOING TO WHEN WE ACTUALLY OFFICIALLY GOT TO BID. WE'LL ASK FOR PRICES FOR IF YOU OFFER BAG SERVICE, WHAT WOULD THAT THAT ANNUAL PRICE BE. YOU KNOW THAT RATE. BUT ALSO FOR CARTS ONCE A WEEK AND TWICE A WEEK. JUST WANT TO GET A MENU OF OPTIONS. BUT FOR THIS THERE'S NO REAL CHANGE. WE'RE JUST EXTENDING THE CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR. AND WE WOULD INSTEAD OF BIDDING OUT IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, WE BID OUT IN AUGUST OF 20 2026. IT'LL BE AUGUST OF 2026. AND THEY ALSO GIVES YOU MORE LEAD TIME FOR EQUIPMENT. ONE THING TOO, I WANTED TO POINT OUT, SORRY MARK, I'M JUMPING IN HERE. REMEMBER. ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO BID OUT THE COMMERCIAL FRANCHISE AS WELL. THOSE COMPANIES ALSO DEPENDING WHETHER IT'S REPUBLIC OR SOMEBODY ELSE, THOSE COMPANIES NEED LEAD TIME TO PROVIDE THOSE BUSINESSES NEW DUMPSTERS TOO. 
          AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE NICE, CLEAN LOOKING DUMPSTERS FOR OUR BUSINESSES. 
          AND THEY DON'T THEY'RE NOT RUSHED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO THAT'S ANOTHER POINT I JUST WANT TO MENTION NO YOU'RE GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU'RE UP. NO. YES, SIR. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. BRIEFING ITEM D BRIEFING ON ARMSTRONG PARK. SIGNAGE PROPOSAL. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, MARK RAUSCHER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, COMMUNITY SERVICES. TONIGHT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR ARMSTRONG PARK SIGNAGE. YOU MIGHT RECALL, BACK ON AUGUST 5TH, WE HAD A BRIEFING ITEM TALKING ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR SIGNAGE OPTION FOR ARMSTRONG PARK. AND BASED ON SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT THERE, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND COME UP WITH SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR ARMSTRONG PARK SIGNAGE. AND SO ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT, OUR GOAL WAS TO TO ESSENTIALLY CREATE MORE OF A SIGNATURE LOOK FOR ARMSTRONG PARK. IT IS OUR SIGNATURE PARK HERE IN THE CITY. AND YOU KNOW, WE WE DEFINITELY WANT TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN BRING MORE ATTENTION TO IT. YOU KNOW, WE THINK IT IS A CROWN JEWEL AND THE BEST SOUTHWEST. AND WITH 
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SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE TONIGHT, I THINK THAT HELPS HELPS GET US CLOSER TO THAT. ALSO, WE WANT TO LOOK AT WAYS TO DEVELOP MORE OF A SENSE OF PLACE FOR ARMSTRONG PARK AND, AND EVEN LOOK FOR SOME WAYS WHERE CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE CAN, CAN ACTUALLY INTERACT WITH WITH THE SIGNAGE. AND YOU'LL SEE SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT TONIGHT. SO THIS FIRST SLIDE JUST ILLUSTRATES SOME OF THE MORE TRADITIONAL SIGNAGE EXAMPLES. AND THE ONE ON THE TOP LEFT, THAT'S THAT'S THE RENDERING THAT YOU SAW BACK ON AUGUST 5TH. SOME OF THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT YOU SEE HERE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE STATIC IN NATURE, BUT THEY DO UTILIZE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT MEDIA, WHETHER IT BE MASONRY MATERIALS, METAL, WOOD AND SO FORTH. YOU CAN EVEN SEE IN THE LOWER LEFT THERE'S A THERE'S A LED SIGN THAT'S EMBEDDED IN THAT PARTICULAR PARK SIGN THERE FOR OLANDER PARK. BUT THESE ARE THESE ARE MORE OR LESS JUST KIND OF YOUR TRADITIONAL, YOU KNOW, STATIC TYPE PARK SIGNAGE. 
          SO WITH WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE THINKING THAT WE COULD UTILIZE, YOU KNOW, LETTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THAT REPRESENT MORE OF A, YOU KNOW, MAYBE TIE BACK TO THE HISTORIC OR CULTURAL ASPECT OF, OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, AS WELL AS ARMSTRONG PARK. ALSO LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TYPES OF LETTERS. YOU KNOW, HERE IT SAYS ABSTRACT LETTERS, BUT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT COLORS AND, AND MATERIALS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE CREATING MORE OF A SCULPTURE GARDEN TYPE ATMOSPHERE WHERE EACH EACH PARTICULAR LETTERS IS ITS OWN, YOU KNOW, PIECE OF ART. AND AGAIN, JUST LOOKING AT WAYS TO GENERATE MORE AND MORE VISITS TO THE PARK FROM OUR CITIZENS AS WELL AS TOURISTS. AND THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CREATE A PARK THAT PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF AND THEY WANT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THEIR FAMILY. I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S BEEN TO KLYDE WARREN DOWNTOWN, AND YOU SEE A LOT OF THAT WHERE PEOPLE GO THERE SPECIFICALLY TO TAKE FAMILY PICTURES, PORTRAITS AND SO FORTH. AND SO WE THINK THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET OURSELVES CLOSER TO DEVELOPING MORE OF AN ICONIC SENSE OF PLACE HERE IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. IF WE GO BACK. 
          YES. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES HERE TONIGHT. BUT THIS THIS IS LOOKING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARMSTRONG PARK. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT LETTER SIZES, DIFFERENT COLORS, DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT YOU COULD LOOK AT. AND YOU COULD ARRANGE THEM IN SUCH A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CREATE THAT SCULPTURE GARDEN TYPE TYPE LOOK, WE COULD EVEN, YOU KNOW, PIGGYBACK THIS WITH, WITH ENTRANCE SIGNAGE STILL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE UTILIZING SOME OF THOSE MORE TRADITIONAL SIGNAGE EXAMPLES THAT YOU SAW IN THE EARLIER SLIDE THAT COULD BE SITUATED AT PARK ENTRANCES. BUT IN THIS CORNER OF THE PARK, YOU KNOW, ONE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT WAS WE COULD WE COULD LOOK AT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS HERE TO CREATE MORE OF AN INTERACTIVE LOOK TO TO THE PARK AND GIVE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A SCULPTURE GARDEN TYPE TYPE APPEARANCE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE JUST SOME DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, SIGNS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SIT IN THEM LIKE THE LOWER LEFT THERE. YOU KNOW, THE LETTER O THERE LOOKS, YOU KNOW, LIKE SOMETHING WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD CURL UP AND READ A BOOK OR, OR BE ON YOUR PHONE OR JUST, YOU KNOW, RELAX DURING THE DAY AND, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT OTHER EXAMPLES THAT ARE, THAT ARE LIGHTED OR, YOU KNOW, OTHER, OTHER PIECES THAT, YOU KNOW, KIDS CAN CRAWL ON AND, AND PLAY WHILE THEY'RE AT THE PARK. AND SO AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF LOOKING AT DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN TREAT SIGNAGE FOR ARMSTRONG PARK. NOW, IN TERMS OF A POSSIBLE PATH FORWARD, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE COULD LOOK AT DOING. NUMBER ONE, OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON ON WHAT THEY WANT FOR THE FUTURE OF ARMSTRONG PARK, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO SIGNAGE. WE COULD ALSO LOOK AT AT IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL FUNDING SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEING ILLUSTRATED TONIGHT IN THESE MORE INTERACTIVE EXAMPLES IS IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN JUST YOUR TYPICAL 10 OR $15,000, YOU KNOW, TRADITIONAL PARK SIGNAGE. AND SO WE COULD LOOK AT WAYS TO MAYBE GET VARIOUS CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS OR PUBLIC MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOME EXAMPLES THERE OF JUST, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT CORPORATE SPONSORS THAT WE COULD WE COULD POTENTIALLY WORK WITH. ALSO, WE HAVE OUR HOT FUNDS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE TOURISM THAT THAT WE BELIEVE THIS COULD GENERATE UTILIZING HOT FUNDS IS A IS A IS A LEGITIMATE PURPOSE FOR THOSE DOLLARS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S REALLY AN APPETITE FOR THIS AND WE FEEL LIKE WE WE'VE GOT THE FUNDING OPTIONS NAILED DOWN, THEN WE COULD GO AHEAD AND HIRE A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT THAT COULD DEVELOP A PLAN FOR US, NOT JUST THE INTERACTIVE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU CALL IT A SCULPTURE GARDEN APPROACH OR OR WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT WE COULD ALSO HAVE THEM HELP US DESIGN SOME OF THE TYPICAL TRADITIONAL SIGNAGE AS WELL. AND THEN WE WOULD CERTAINLY NEED TO KNOW UPFRONT WHAT THOSE CAPITAL COSTS ARE FOR THOSE SIGNS. BUT ALSO WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE LONGER TERM MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE, BECAUSE IN SOME OF THOSE EXAMPLES, IF YOU'VE GOT LIGHTED 
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SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW THERE'S A MAINTENANCE PIECE THAT COMES WITH THAT. AND THEN AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE WOULD WORK WITH DIFFERENT BOARDS, YOU KNOW, AND THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD. SO THAT WOULD INVOLVE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS LIKE THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, THE ARTS COMMISSION, AS WELL AS OBVIOUSLY CITY COUNCIL. AND THEN AT THAT POINT WE'VE GOT THE GREEN LIGHT AND WE WOULD MOVE INTO FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. SO REALLY TONIGHT WE JUST KIND OF WANT TO GET GET YOUR THOUGHTS. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS TONIGHT. BUT JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THIS AS SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO CONSIDER TO SEE IF THIS IS A PATHWAY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO, TO TO GO DOWN AND AND GET MORE DETAILS AND BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC. SO WITH THAT, BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. QUESTIONS. MR. STEVENSON, YOU MIGHT KNOW THIS MIGHT BE A TILING QUESTION. BUT THEY'D ALSO MADE A SUBMISSION OR APPLICATION FOR IT TO BE KNOWN AS A LEGACY PARK. DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY UPDATES OR NEW TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE? THEY HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED LEGACY PARKS, AND YOU HAVE TO BE 50 YEARS OLD AND HAS SOME SIGNIFICANCE TO YOUR CITY. WE DID APPLY FOR THAT LAST YEAR. 
          WE DID NOT WIN THAT AWARD LAST YEAR, BUT WE WILL BE RESUBMITTING AGAIN. IT. AND MR. RAUSCHER, WOULD YOU SHARE BECAUSE WE HAD PML AND AND I GOT TO KIND OF GO WITH YOU. 
          WOULD YOU KIND OF SHARE WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS? AND SO, SO OH YES, SIR. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, YOU KNOW, I WAS INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, PARKS AND TRAIL TYPE TYPE PROJECTS AND AS WELL AS BRIDGE DESIGNS AND SO FORTH. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THOSE EFFORTS INVOLVED A LOT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND, AND, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BUILD CONSENSUS AND, AND A FEW OF THOSE CASES THAT INVOLVE, YOU KNOW, FUNDRAISING AND LOOKING FOR FOR SPONSORSHIPS AS WELL. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK, AGAIN, ARMSTRONG PARK'S A CROWN JEWEL. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD IT COULD TAKE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL IF, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO PURSUE HERE IN THE CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF WORDS THAT WERE IN THE STAFF REPORT. SO DISTINCTIVE. AND I THINK ICONIC WAS IN THERE. THE DESTINATION, YOU KNOW, SIGNATURE, ALL THESE THINGS REFERRING TO SOMETHING THAT'S VERY UNIQUE TO US. AND, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT THE TRADITIONAL SIGNS THAT WE SAW BEFORE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE TO TO DO THINGS KIND OF IN A BASIC, TRADITIONAL WAY OR GOING OUR OWN WAY AND, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH OUR OWN DESIGN AND GET GET OUR CITIZENS PARKS BOARD, ARTS COMMISSION INVOLVED AND REALLY COME UP WITH SOMETHING UNIQUE. AND AS FAR AS WHAT THE INTERACTIVE COMPONENT, I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WITH WITH SIGNS AND MAYBE IF IT'S IN THE PARK, BUT IT'S NOT A PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE SCARED THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF MY KIDS SEE IT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON TOP OF IT. THEY CAN GET ACCESS TO IT. AND SO THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DESIGNED DELIBERATELY FOR PEOPLE TO, TO INTERACT WITH, PLAY ON, SIT IN AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S IT'S A SYMBOL WE HAVE, WE HAVE OUR MULTICULTURAL OR OUR CULTURAL DISTRICT NOW, YOU KNOW, AND THIS, THIS WILL BE KIND OF A SYMBOL OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING IN, ESPECIALLY HAVING PASSED OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO, YOU KNOW, I'D BE VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW WE CAN MOVE THIS FORWARD. AND AS FAR AS FUNDING. 
          SO YEAH, REPUBLICS IN THE ROOM, BUT YOU'VE GOT ENCORE ATMOS BNSF. MORE MONEY THEY GIVE THE BIGGER THEIR LOGO IS ON WHERE WE PUT THAT INFORMATION. AND ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF USING EACH LETTER TO TO REPRESENT SOME ASPECT OF THE CITY'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. IT'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT THAT THIS CAN BE AND WITH THE EXPENSE AND WE DO HAVE. SOME SOME FUNDING FOR ARTS PROJECTS. NOW, THIS IS ALSO A HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT BRINGS IN TOURISTS. SO AND I WAS GOING TO ASK MR. STEVENSON, SO THE SIGN THAT WE SAW BEFORE WAS THERE WERE THERE ANY FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO US OR NOT? OKAY. SO IT WAS JUST DISPOSAL AT THIS POINT. OKAY. AND THEN THE MONEY WE GOT FROM JOBS IS THAT HAS THAT BEEN ASSIGNED TO ANYTHING? IT HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED TO ANYTHING. I THINK IT WAS KIND OF GENERALLY THOUGHT THAT 
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WE USE IT FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SPLASH PAD, AND THAT MONEY IS PAID OUT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, THREE YEARS, THREE YEARS. OKAY. YEAH, WE'VE GOT DIFFERENT FUNDING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. SO DO. WE'RE NOT VOTING TO KNOW IF YOU CAN MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION. YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT OKAY. OKAY. IS THAT WHAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FOR? IS THAT THE ONE THAT GETS THE FEEDBACK? YES. I'D LIKE TO GO WITH THIS. I ALMOST DON'T HAVE TO ASK. I SEE A LOT OF BOBBING HEADS. SO JUST SO THE LOCATION OF THIS, WHEN YOU GO DOWN JAMES COLLINS BOULEVARD, YOU'RE GOING IN OFF RIGHT OFF TO YOUR RIGHT. IT'S KIND OF A MOUND THAT'S KIND OF DEAD SPACE. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPING THERE. YOU KNOW, I NOTICED, LIKE WITH VOTING TODAY, THERE'S TONS OF TRAFFIC ON JAMES COLLINS BOULEVARD DURING EVENTS. WE HAVE OUR FOOD TRUCKS OUT THERE IN THE PARKING LOT SO KIDS CAN RUN OVER AND PLAY ON THE LETTERS. AND SO BUT THAT WAS JUST ONE LOCATION, SO BUT I MEAN, THERE COULD BE OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE IT MIGHT BE. 
          BUT AS FAR AS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SEEING IT CONTINUOUSLY, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE ONE OF THE BEST LOCATIONS. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          THAT ENDS THOSE PRESENTATIONS FOR ITEM THREE. WE'RE NOW GOING TO RECESS FROM A REGULAR 
          [EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SESSION AND MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. WELCOME. THIS EVENING I'M GOING TO GO 
          [CALL TO ORDER]
AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR SESSION FOR OUR MEETING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 AT. 7:29 P.M. AS USUAL, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS ON THE LATE STARTING OF OUR MEETING HERE. BUT WE HAD SOME MORE IMPORTANT BUSINESS THAT WE HAD TO ATTEND TO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. RAN OVER A LITTLE BIT WITH THAT. WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR INVOCATION TONIGHT. PASTOR GUERRERO COULD NOT MAKE IT TONIGHT. SO COUNCILMAN VERACRUZ IS GOING TO STAND IN AND DO OUR INVOCATION FOR US. MR. VERACRUZ. PLEASE JOIN US. ALL RIGHT. LET US PRAY. FATHER, IN YOUR MIGHTY NAME, I JUST THANK YOU, LORD, THAT WE HAVE OPTIONS AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ELECTIONS. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT TODAY. LORD, I THANK YOU ALSO, LORD, FOR JUST GIVING US A RESPONSIBILITY TO STEWARD ALL THESE BLESSINGS AND GREAT GIFTS YOU GIVE US. BUT THEN WE ALSO GET TO DEBATE AND DECIDE THE WAY WE WANT TO USE THEM. LORD, WE KNOW THAT VETERANS DAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR VETERANS. ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR CURRENT SERVING MEMBERS, BUT NOT ONLY THEM, BUT THEIR FAMILIES, AS MOST OF THE TIMES THEY'RE SEPARATED. A LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN. LORD BLESS DUNCANVILLE, BLESS OUR COUNCIL, DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND HUMANITY. AND I PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGES TO OUR FLAGS. I PLEDGE. TEXAS FLAG. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET INTO OUR OUR REPORTS 
          [4.A. Mayor's Report]
NOW. ITEM FOUR, MAYOR'S REPORT. I HOPE EVERYBODY GOT TO GET OUT AND VOTE. THIS THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION WAS VERY IMPORTANT. I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLICATED ISSUES, BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE THAT WE VOTE. I'M GOING TO IMAGINE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, VOTED. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WE SEE, WHETHER IT'S A MAY ELECTIONS OR WHETHER IT'S A SPECIAL ELECTION LIKE THIS THAT AREN'T VOTING, THAT ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND VOTE IN LARGER ELECTIONS, STATE AND, AND FEDERAL. SO I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS ELECTION. IT'S IT'S A SPECIAL, SPECIAL OPTION THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY. SECONDLY, AND I'LL BE SHORT ON THIS, WE ALL OF US ATTENDED THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE HELD IN FORT WORTH THIS PAST WEEK. IT WAS THREE DAYS OF SEMINARS AND FELLOWSHIP AND JUST A GOOD, GOOD TIME TO GET GOOD INFORMATION FROM ALL TYPES 
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OF PEOPLE AND ALL TYPES OF BACKGROUNDS REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT, REPRESENTING SPECIALTY TYPE OF TRAINING ON LEADERSHIP OR LEGISLATIVE UPDATES. AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S VERY POWERFUL AND BRINGS TOGETHER SO MANY CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          CAN WE COME TOGETHER? AND WE WE HAVE GOOD TIMES TOGETHER. A LOT OF EXCHANGE IDEAS OVER, OVER WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITIES, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR CITIES. AND IT'S COMBINED WITH SOME MEALS THAT WE SHARE TOGETHER IN THE EVENINGS THAT SOME OF THE SPONSORS PUT ON. AND ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS THAT EVERYBODY ENJOYS IS THE VENDORS THAT ARE THERE. THEY COVER ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CITY FROM GARBAGE TRUCKS, AND THEY PULL THEM IN, IN, AND YOU GET TO SEE GARBAGE TRUCKS, EMS TRUCKS IN EVERY FACET OF OF WHAT CITIES NEED TO OPERATE. THESE VENDORS ARE THERE. AND WE MAKE A LOT OF WE MAKE A LOT OF GOOD CONTACTS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS A RESULT OF TML LAST YEAR THAT WE GOT THE CONSULTANTS WHO ARE SO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATING OUR LIBRARY TODAY. SO I THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE THIS TYPE OF AN EVENT, BECAUSE IT IS VERY 
          [4.B. Councilmembers' Report]
IMPORTANT. AND I THANK EVERYBODY ON THE COUNCIL FOR BEING INVOLVED. MOVE ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS. COUNCIL MEMBER MCBURNETT. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALONG WITH TML. AND IT IS A IT IS A QUALITY EVENT THAT THAT DOES AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED. BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR BOO BASH, THE OUTSTANDING EVENT AT THE FIELD HOUSE AND THAT BUT ALSO FURTHER ON THE TEAM THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID BOO WITH THE BLUE. AND IT WAS A VERY WELL ATTENDED EVENT AS WELL, THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO IT REAL QUICK BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THAT THAT THAT REALLY INVOLVE CITIES AND HOW. WE REALLY CAN WORK TOGETHER AND ADVOCATE THE THE GOOD NEWS IS, I WILL SAY THAT THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES AND STUFF. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE KIM AND JENNINGS FOR THEIR GRAND OPENING, WHICH WHICH STARTED ALSO. THAT WAS ON THIS PAST SATURDAY. THE OPEN UP WONDERFUL NEW LOCATION. ALSO, I SAW THEM WANDERING AROUND HERE FOR A SECOND. OH, RIGHT IN THE BACK THERE. OUR OUR CITY ATTORNEY, BOB HAGER, HAD A BIRTHDAY THIS PAST WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, ONE MORE. AND THEN MR. PENNEBAKER, I THINK YOU HAD ONE YESTERDAY, SIR. IS THAT RIGHT? RIGHT. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOU GUYS FROM AND STUFF. SO BUT BUT YOU KNOW THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND CDB HAS A ARBOR DAY EVENT GOING ON IN THE MORNING. AND THEN LATER ON AT ARMSTRONG PARK THERE'S A VETERANS DAY EVENT ON THE 12TH CHARLTON METHODIST METHODIST CHARLTON HAS THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. AND IT'S BEEN A YOU KNOW, A HOSPITAL HERE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, IT'S THE LIONS CLUB HAS THEIR PANCAKE BREAKFAST. IT'S FIVE BUCKS. YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T EAT IN FOR ANY BETTER PRICE THAN THAT. BUT ALSO THAT SAME DAY CDB IS HAVING A PUMPKIN RECYCLING EVENT. AND FRIDAY DECEMBER 5TH IS IS OUR CHRISTMAS TREE. YOU KNOW CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AND THAT STUFF. THEN ON MONDAY DECEMBER 8TH IS MASTER'S VOICE CONCERT AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. EXCELLENT VOCAL QUARTET THERE. AND THEN SATURDAY THE 13TH OF DECEMBER IS COOKIES WITH SANTA. SO THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON. I ALWAYS REMIND YOU, YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE WEBSITE AND, AND, AND JUST KNOW THAT DUNCANVILLE IS DOING THINGS. THANK YOU, MISS GOODEN. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, CITY OF CHAMPIONS. ON A SERIOUS NOTE, I BUILD MY CAMPAIGN ON A NUMBER OF THINGS BASED ON ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND BUILDING TRUST. AND ALONG THOSE LINES, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE COME TO MY ATTENTION ON. 
          SOME CITIZENS FEEL THAT THE COUNCIL COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB ON EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ITEMS THAT'S ON THE BALLOT FOR TONIGHT. AS FAR AS OUR CHARTER AMENDMENT. 
          WITH THAT SAID, I BELIEVE IN TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY AND EARNING YOUR TRUST. AND SO IF 
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YOU FEEL THAT WE DIDN'T EDUCATE ENOUGH, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE AND SAY THAT WE ARE IT WASN'T OUR INTENTION TO DO ANYTHING NEFARIOUS. IT WASN'T OUR INTENTION TO LEAVE YOU UNEDUCATED UNAWARE. WE DID HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE DID HAVE PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS, I SHOULD SAY, AND WE ALSO OFFERED A TOWN HALL. BUT THERE WERE STILL SOME WHO WERE NOT AWARE OF THE ITEMS THAT WOULD BE ON THE BALLOT FOR TONIGHT. AND WITH THAT, MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES FOR DROPPING THE BALL. I AM OPEN TO HEARING ALTERNATIVES AND HOW WE CAN COMMUNICATE BETTER. WHAT ARE SOME OPTIONS THAT YOU FEEL THAT ARE LACKING IN OUR FORM OF COMMUNICATING? ANYTHING THAT IS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO OUR CITY BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TO REPRESENT YOU. WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO SEE HERE IN YOUR CITY. SO WITH THAT SAID, AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES. I AM SORRY FOR LETTING YOU DOWN IN THIS AREA, AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I INTEND ON DOING MOVING FORWARD. BUT I DO WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS COUNCIL. IT WAS NOT OUR INTENTION FOR FOR US TO HAVE FILLED YOU, POSSIBLY IN THIS WAY. SO WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME, ANY OF YOUR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LET US KNOW IN WAYS THAT YOU FEEL LIKE WE CAN STEP UP AND IMPROVING OUR COMMUNICATION. 
          YOU CAN ALSO REACH OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND INFORM THE STAFF OF AN AVENUE OF COMMUNICATING YOU THINK WOULD BEST SERVE YOU. SO WITH THAT SAID, I'LL END IT WITH THAT TONIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT WAS NOT OUR INTENTION, AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR NOT INFORMING YOU ENOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO FURTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. AND WE'LL START WITH ITEM A PROCLAMATION. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY TELL ME I FORGOT SOMETHING PRETTY IMPORTANT. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. SINCE WE'RE APOLOGIZING TONIGHT, I'LL APOLOGIZE FOR 
          [4.C. City Manager's Report]
THAT BECAUSE I JUST GOT A LITTLE AHEAD OF MYSELF. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. SO WITH THAT, MR. ABERNATHY. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST GOT A COUPLE ITEMS. I JUST WANT TO REMIND AGAIN THAT WE DID WE DID GET THE UPDATED COMP PLAN DOCUMENT POSTED ONLINE. AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE DID WE DID GET ALL THE STEERING COMMITTEE PHOTOS ON THERE. I APPRECIATE OUR TEAM, LEAH MURRAY AND OUR OFFICE FOR WORKING WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO GET THOSE PHOTOS. WE THANK MISTER ELIAS RODRIGUEZ AND MISS SARAH MACIAS FOR COMING UP AND GETTING SOME PICTURES SO WE CAN GET THAT IN THERE. WE'VE UPLOADED THOSE NOW, AND WE'LL BE PRINTING THOSE DOCUMENTS OFF FOR COUNCIL HERE PRETTY QUICKLY, SO YOU'LL HAVE YOUR HARD COPY. SO WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE THAT THAT DONE. JUST A QUICK HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. AT THE LAST MEETING, WE DID TALK ABOUT MAKING SOME CHANGES TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT WE BRIEFED YOU ON. SO WE TALKED ABOUT MULTICULTURAL COMMITTEE TRANSITION TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THEN HAVING THE ZBA ALSO DO THE SIGN ORDINANCE. WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU ON DECEMBER 16TH JUST DUE TO, YOU KNOW, WORKLOAD WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE GETTING THOSE ORDINANCES IN. AND THEN ALSO THE TWO ALTERNATE MEMBERS FOR THE PNC BOARD THAT WILL REQUIRE US TO GO BACK TO PNC TO DO PUBLIC HEARINGS AS PART OF THE ZONING CODE. SO WE PLAN TO BRING THAT TO PNC IN DECEMBER WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN JANUARY WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECOMMENDATION FOR FINAL APPROVAL. JUST ONE OTHER TWO ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ALIA MURRAY, WHO I MENTIONED EARLIER, IF YOU WANT TO STAND UP. ALIA RECENTLY JOINED CITY ADMINISTRATION AS OUR EXECUTIVE LIAISON. SHE'S BEEN A VERY BIG HELP TO BOTH MARK, MYSELF AND ANGEL AND OUR TEAM. ALIA ORIGINATES FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO. SHE HAS A BACKGROUND IN BOTH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL AS IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WORKING IN THE CLEVELAND AREA. AND SHE SHE'S PURSUING HER DEGREE AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND SHE JOINED THE CITY IN APRIL OF 2025 AS AN INTERN FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND THEN SHE'S BEEN HELPING US OUT, KIND OF IN AN INTERIM ROLE FOR A WHILE IN SEPTEMBER, BUT WE'RE JUST VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD WITH US. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE HER AND WELCOME HER ABOARD OFFICIALLY. AND THEN JUST ONE LAST NOTE. I DO HAVE A PICTURE HERE. WE DID HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE HALLOWEEN PIZZA PARTY ON FRIDAY. WE SAW A LOT OF CREATIVE COSTUMES, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT PICTURE. AND 
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AGAIN, JUST ONCE AGAIN, JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO GET TOGETHER AND JUST JUST SHOW APPRECIATION FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO AND JUST GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN AT WORK. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. AND AGAIN, IT WAS A IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. AND WE DO THANK OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR FOR ORGANIZING THE EVENT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, APOLOGIES 
          [5.A. Proclamation for Texas Arbor Day 2025. Arbor Day is November 7th, 2025.]
FOR SKIPPING OVER YOU. OKAY. MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. 
          AND FIRST ITEM, A PROCLAMATION FOR TEXAS ARBOR DAY 2025. 
          AFTERNOON COUNCIL CITY MANAGER TYLER AGEE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, DEDICATING THE PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY FROM THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. SO IN 1872, J. 
          STERLING MORTON PROPOSED TO THE NEBRASKA TREE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR PLANTING OF TREES. THIS HOLIDAY, CALLED ARBOR DAY, WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH PLANTING OF MORE THAN 1 MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA. ARBOR DAY IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD. WHILE TREES CAN REDUCE THE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND AND WATER, PROVIDE FOOD AND HUMAN CONSUMPTION, CUT HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, MODERATE THE TEMPERATURE, CLEAN THE AIR, PRODUCE LIFE GIVING OXYGEN, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE. TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE, GIVING US PAPER WOOD FOR OUR HOMES, FUEL FOR OUR FIRES AND COUNTLESS OTHER PRODUCTS. TREES, WHEREVER THEY ARE PLANTED, ARE A SOURCE OF YOUTH AND SPIRITUAL RENEWAL, AND THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE HAS EARNED THE RANK OF TREE CITY USA BY THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION FOR THE 26TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. NOW, THEREFORE, GREG CONTRERAS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 7TH, 2025 AS ARBOR DAY. THANK Y'ALL. FOR THREE. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          [5.B. Economic Development Department Quarterly Report & Duncanville Community and Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) Annual Report]
ITEM FIVE B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY REPORT. AND WE HAVE VICTOR, MR. BARRERA AND MR. HARVEY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE PRESENTING AS WELL? OKAY. HE WILL AND THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, CITY SECRETARY, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER THIS EVENING. IT IS A PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU AND REALLY AN HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU THE DEPARTMENT'S QUARTERLY UPDATE. THE LAST TIME THAT I WAS HERE WAS BACK IN JUNE, AND I STATED THAT I WAS REALLY TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE AND AND REALLY MAKE THE PRESENTATION OF ALL OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES SHORT AND SWEET AND TO THE POINT. BUT I FIND MYSELF STRUGGLING WITH TELLING THE WHOLE STORY AND KEEPING IT CONCISE, BECAUSE I FIND MYSELF HAVING TO PUT TOGETHER SLIDES WITH PICTURES AND NUMBERS AND ANYTHING TO REALLY PUT INTO CONTEXT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING. SO THAT SAID, I WOULD SAY THIS THIS PRESENTATION IS A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST ONE IN THAT, YES, IT HAS SOME WORDS ON THERE, IT HAS SOME PICTURES, BUT IT ALSO HAS SOME VIDEO THAT I'D LIKE YOU TO SEE THAT REALLY TELLS THE STORY OF SOME OF OUR EFFORTS AND THE STORY BEHIND SOME OF OUR CHAMPION BUSINESSES AND SO FORTH. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WILL PROVIDE YOU OUR DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY REPORT. 
          I'LL START OFF WITH BUILDING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH BUSINESS VISITS. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BUSINESS VISIT THAT WAS CONDUCTED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARLIN GOFF. HE VISITED 84 LUMBER, AND HE PUT TOGETHER A VERY NICE AND DETAILED REPORT OF HIS VISIT. THE IMPACT OF OF THE BUSINESS STAFF MEMBERS, REVENUE, ETC. AND REALLY, THIS IS THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GO WITH OUR BUSINESS, WITH OUR BUSINESS VISIT, TO PROVIDE A DETAILED SUMMARY OF THAT INTERACTION. WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME, WHAT YOU KNOW, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES, WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RESOURCES? WHAT CONNECTIONS CAN WE MAKE WITH OTHER AGENCIES? SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU AS A JUST A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE REPORT THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS VISITS, I'M PROUD TO SAY, AND HAPPY TO SAY THAT LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE ACCOMPLISHED OVER 60 BUSINESS VISITS. AND WHEN I FIRST 
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ARRIVED TO THE CITY, I HEARD SOME INITIAL FEEDBACK FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ABOUT THERE BEING SOME DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND CITY HALL. AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REALLY TALK TO THE INDIVIDUALS BEHIND THE BUSINESS AND UNDERSTAND THE DISCONNECT AND UNDERSTAND WHERE CAN WE HAVE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND HOW WE COULD PUT TOGETHER THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR THAT, FOR THEIR SUCCESS? AND SOMETIMES IN TALKING TO THEM, FINDING THAT MAYBE MONEY ISN'T THE WAY TO HELP A BUSINESS, MAYBE IT'S PROVIDING THEM WITH A RIGHT RESOURCE FOR THEM TO PUT TOGETHER A BUSINESS PLAN, A MARKETING PLAN. AND MAYBE THAT'S THE MORE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF HELPING THEM. NOT TO SAY THAT MONEY DOESN'T HELP, BUT SOMETIMES HAVING THAT CONVERSATION IN GREATER DETAIL REALLY GETS TO THE CRUX OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BUSINESS. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, IT'S ABOUT ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE BUSINESSES AND THAT LEVEL OF TRUST. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THROUGH THE BUSINESS, THROUGH THOSE VISITS THAT WE HAVE HAD, WE NOW ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE CERTAIN BUSINESS OWNERS THAT CAN CONFIDENTLY AND VERY FREELY REACH OUT TO STAFF FOR ANY NEEDS, AND EITHER WE CAN HELP THEM OR WE CAN STEER THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT'S JUST THAT LEVEL OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING COLLABORATION THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. ALSO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE COMMITTED 60 BUSINESS VISITS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S THUS FAR IN IN MONTH NUMBER ONE, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED 10% OF THOSE OF THOSE 60 BUSINESS VISITS. AND THEY'RE JUST HONESTLY THEY'RE JUST HAPPENING. THEY'RE JUST HAPPENING NATURALLY. WE HAD A BUSINESS VISIT YESTERDAY THAT THAT EVEN INCLUDED CITY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, INTERIM CITY MANAGER ABOUT BUSINESS RETENTION. AND JUST, AGAIN, REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BUSINESS, THEIR THEIR STRUGGLES, THEIR GROWTH NEEDS, AND REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE COLLABORATION FOR THEIR SUCCESS AND THEIR GROWTH. SO AGAIN, LOTS COMING. A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ARE COMING OUT OF THESE BUSINESS VISITS. AND THEN THROUGH THAT, I WILL BE QUITE HONEST WITH YOU THAT THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HEARING ABOUT SOME OF THEIR DYNAMIC AND INTERESTING STORIES, EACH BUSINESS, I FIGURED, HAS A STORY AND THEY'RE ALL IN MY MIND ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, A CHAMPION IN THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? THEY DO WHAT THEY DO AND THEY HAVE A REACH. AND SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THE KIND OF REACH, THE KIND OF IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY THE REACH OF HOW FAR THESE BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTING, WHETHER IT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER IT'S RESTAURANT ATTRACTING, ATTRACTING INDIVIDUALS FROM NORTHERN DALLAS. YOU JUST KIND OF FORGET ABOUT THAT UNTIL YOU START TALKING ABOUT UNTIL YOU START TALKING TO THESE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEY START TELLING YOU THEIR STORY AND EVERYONE HAS A STORY. SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WITH AS A RESULT OF THOSE BUSINESS VISITS IS TO HAVE AND PUT TOGETHER WHAT WE JUST WHAT WE NOW CALL A CHAMPIONS AT WORK SERIES. AND REALLY WHAT IT IS MEANT TO DO IS, IS HIGHLIGHT OUR CHAMPION BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THEIR STORY AGAIN. EVERY BUSINESS HAS A STORY. EVERY BUSINESS HAS A VALUE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND EVERY BUSINESS IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. AND SO WE STARTED THIS SERIES, AND WHEN WE PUT THIS TOGETHER, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW DO WE DO THIS, DOING SOMETHING THAT'S SUSTAINABLE, HOW OFTEN, WHAT ARE THE BUSINESSES? AND WE FIGURED OUT A PLAN TO APPOINT THAT WE COULD DO A FEATURED BUSINESS EVERY MONTH. AND SO WE STARTED JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND THE FIRST ONE OUT OF THE GATE WAS TEXAS FACE BARBER ACADEMY. AND WE PUT THIS VIDEO TOGETHER TO JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT AND TELL YOU THEIR STORY. THE BARBER ACADEMY IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL. IT IS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS COME TO LEARN, GROW AND FIND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. AND WHAT STARTED AS A PASSION FOR BARBERING QUICKLY BECAME A MISSION TO MENTOR AND GUIDE STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE AREA. 
          BECAME A PURPOSE OF INSPIRING, YOU KNOW, THE. PURPOSE TO GOES THROUGH THE ACADEMY. STUDENTS LEARN MORE THAN THE CRAFT OF BARBERING. THEY GAIN CONFIDENCE. TO PRESENT IN MY LIFE. THEN I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE STILL FOUND BARBERING, BUT I WOULDN'T. AND SO I. 
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FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BARBERS. 
          COVERING THEMSELVES AND PREPARING TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND. THE. AND. THE. REASON. FOR THAT. 
          SO THERE YOU GO. YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A OF A CHAMPION BUSINESS TALKING ABOUT BEING A MENTOR TO OUR YOUTH, HELPING THEM PUT TOGETHER A BUSINESS PLAN AND REALLY BE HELPING THEM SET UP TO BE FUTURE CHAMPIONS, IF YOU WILL. BUT AS I SAID, IT ALWAYS STARTS SOMEWHERE, RIGHT? AND IN THIS INSTANCE, FOR THIS BUSINESS AND THIS STORY, IT STARTED IN DUNCANVILLE, RIGHT? BEAR WITH ME HERE. I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE TO. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. 
          APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. AND THEN WE GO TO OUR OCTOBER OCTOBER FEATURED BUSINESS BODEGA PROVISIONS AND THE TAMALE COMPANY. AND HERE'S ANOTHER HERE'S ANOTHER CHAMPION BUSINESS IN A VERY UNIQUE STORY AND AND THE STORY OF HOW THEY MET AND THE STORY OF HOW THEY CONNECTED THAT CONNECTION TO DUNCANVILLE, THE SCHOOL, THE COMMUNITY, AND REALLY THEIR STRUGGLE THROUGH COVID AND HOW THEY HAD TO ADAPT THEIR BUSINESS PLAN TO, TO SURVIVE. 
          SO AGAIN, EVERY BUSINESS HAS A STORY, AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND HEAR ABOUT THEIR STORY AND BE ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORY TO OUR RESIDENTS. BUT REALLY, EVERYONE ABOUT THE CHAMPIONS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THE VIDEO THAT WE PUT TOGETHER FOR BODEGA PROVISIONS. CORNER. THERE'S A LITTLE SHOP WITH A BIG STORY, A PLACE FOR TAMALES, TACOS, AND EVEN SWEDISH CANDY. BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. SO FERNANDEZ AND I'M ELIZABETH WITH THE COMPANY AND BODEGA PROVISIONS OWNER. WE ACTUALLY JUST CELEBRATED OUR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. 
          THIS ONE I MET A LITTLE BIT OVER 20 YEARS AGO. WE BOTH WORKED AT HARVEST CAFE. IT WAS ON MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE, SO A VERY SMALL WORLD. ISRAEL WAS ORIGINALLY FROM VERACRUZ. I'M FROM THE AREA WE BOTH GREW UP IN OAK CLIFF FOR A LOT OF OUR LIVES, AND THERE WERE BACK IN DUNCANVILLE AND WE ARE SO HAPPY TO RUN THIS BUSINESS. FIVE YEARS AGO, ELIZABETH AND ISRAEL NEVER IMAGINED RUNNING A BODEGA BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. THIS WAS A CATERING KITCHEN. BUT WHEN COVID HIT, THEY FACED A CHOICE CLOSE THE DOORS OR REIMAGINE THE SPACE FROM STARTING OUT WITH JUST LITERALLY TURNING OUR DESKS AROUND TO MAKE MAKESHIFT COUNTERS AND REFRIGERATORS FOR LITTLE GRAB AND GO FOOD ITEMS. WHAT BEGAN AS GRAB AND GO HAS GROWN INTO MUCH MORE, FROM HOT LUNCHES AND BREAKFAST TACOS TO AND OUR BREAKFAST. ALL THE WAY. 
          THROUGH. SO LISTEN, THE TEAM, THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB IN THE BACK. THEY DO A LOT OF RESEARCH, BRINGING EVERY ITEM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ON TUESDAYS WE HAD SHRIMP TACOS. THEY WERE AMAZING. AND ALSO CHICKEN TACOS. AND WE BRING IN THE BEEF RAMEN BACK UP FOR FALL AND WINTER. 
          AND AND ALSO WE HAVE BREAKFAST TACOS ON SATURDAY BEFORE THE BODEGA, THEIR BUSINESS WAS PRIMARILY CATERING. NOW THE SHOP ALLOWS PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THEIR FOOD FIRSTHAND AND ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO COME TO DUNCANVILLE TO TASTE IT THEMSELVES. SO BEFORE THE BODEGA, WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A PLACE TO FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT, COME OUT AND TRY OUR FOOD. SO THIS HAS BEEN A TRUE GIFT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THIS SPACE. THEY COME ALL OVER THE METROPLEX TO TRY THIS FOOD IN DUNCANVILLE, AND IT'S BEEN LIKE SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE, NOT JUST THE TAMALES, BUT WE HAVE OTHER PROVISIONS THAT WE MAKE IN-HOUSE THAT WE DON'T EVEN OFFER DURING OUR CATERING. SO IT'S LIKE A LITTLE SPECIAL THING FOR PEOPLE. ONCE THEY TRY THE TAMALES, THEY GET TO TRY ALL THE OTHER PRODUCTS WE MAKE AS WELL. BODEGA IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY. THEIR FAMILY, TAMALE COMPANY, HAS BEEN SERVING TEXAS SINCE 2008. WE DO CATERING. WE CATER TAMALES ALL ACROSS TEXAS, LIKE FROM DALLAS ALL THE WAY TO 
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AUSTIN, DISTRIBUTING ACROSS THE STATE AND NOW SHIPPING NATIONWIDE. BUT WE ALSO SHIP EVERYWHERE IN THE US. WE JUST PROVIDE OUR FOOD IN DUNCANVILLE OR CATERING, BUT WE ALSO SHIP AND WE SHIP THE TAMALES AND ALL THESE UNIQUE SAUCES THAT WE MAKE FOR ISRAEL AND ELIZABETH. 
          IT'S MORE THAN FOOD, IT'S COMMUNITY. WE ARE LITERALLY SO LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH AMAZING COMMUNITY HERE AT BODEGA. IT'S AMAZING HOW PEOPLE AND LIKE, WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT EAT HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THEIR MEALS. LIKE, IT BLOWS OUR MIND. IT LITERALLY BLOWS OUR MIND THAT PEOPLE DO THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. OUR LATE NIGHT EVENTS ARE GREAT PEOPLE. 
          HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COME OUT FOR A LATE NIGHT EVENTS AND SUPPORT US. I MEAN, WE JUST IT'S LIKE LITERALLY A DREAM SPACE. INSPIRED BY TRAVELS TO MEXICO, FILLED WITH FAMILY AND SUSTAINED BY NEIGHBORS WHO'VE MADE IT PART OF THEIR LIVES. SOMETIMES THE BEST REASON TO VISIT A CITY IS A CORNER BODEGA WITH UNIQUE FIVE. SO THERE'S ANOTHER. ANOTHER STORY. AND AGAIN, WHEN WE TALK TO THESE BUSINESSES AND HAVE A CONVERSATION AND THEN ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP, WE GET TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHO THEY ARE, WHERE THEY CAME FROM. AND THE MORE WE STARTED TALKING TO THE BUSINESSES, THE MORE WE FOUND THAT IT WAS IT WAS NECESSARY TO ADVERTISE TO TO SHARE THEIR STORY AND HOW THEY'VE COME TO WHERE THEY'VE COME. AND, AND IN SOME INSTANCES PROVIDE US FEEDBACK, PROVIDE LESSONS LEARNED TO THOSE THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT BECOMING ENTREPRENEURS OR LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH THEIR OWN STRUGGLES. SO AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY. THE NOVEMBER FEATURED BUSINESS IS JONES INK, CUSTOM EMBROIDERY, AND MORE. WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW ON FINALIZING THAT THAT VIDEO AND I SAY WE BUT IT'S NOT REALLY ME, IT'S FRANCISCO. HE'S HE'S THE GUY BEHIND ALL THE MAGIC AND THE I AND JUST THE INTERVIEWS. SO IT'S TRULY BEEN A TEAM EFFORT. THESE COULD NOT NOT HAVE BEEN DONE AND PUT TOGETHER WITHOUT FRANCISCO'S HELP. SO KUDOS TO HIM AND HIS WORK. SO WE'RE FINALIZING THAT THAT VIDEO AND THAT SHOULD BE OUT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. AND BUT WE'RE ALSO GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT VIDEO. WE'RE GETTING READY FOR DECEMBER'S VIDEO, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO FEATURE KIM AND KIM AND JENNY'S. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE ON FRIDAY MORNING RECORDING, AND THAT WILL BE DECEMBER'S FEATURED BUSINESS. SO AGAIN, STAY TUNED BECAUSE THERE'S A SERIES OF OTHER VIDEOS THAT ARE GOING TO COME. AND ONCE THEY'RE COMPLETED, WE POST THEM ON ALL THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. AND WE'VE GOTTEN SO FAR SOME REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT THE VIDEOS AND THE BUSINESSES. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT OVER AND PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME UPDATES ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A REVISED SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED H2O OF OF COCKRELL HILL ROAD. THIS SITE PLAN WAS PUT TOGETHER AS A RESULT OF OUR DISCOVERY OF A RECORDED CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT THAT WAS REVEALED WHEN WE DID A SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY, AND ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE RECORDED COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPERTY THAT REQUIRED THE ADJACENT OWNERS APPROVAL OF THE SITE, PLAN USE AND OVERALL LAYOUTS. SO AGAIN, THIS SITE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU HAS BEEN REVISED AND APPROVED BY HUTTO'S REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN THE WORKS OF SEEKING THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS APPROVAL. PER THE RECORDED COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON THE ON THE SITE PLAN, THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND THE USE. ONCE WE HAVE OBTAINED THAT, THEN WE WILL PROCEED WITH WITH THE CLOSING OF THE PROPERTY AND THEN THE DEVELOPER WILL PURSUE THE NECESSARY APPROVALS FROM THE CITY. ONE OF THEM THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THIS IS A SOUP FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH FOR THE PROPOSED H2O. BUT AGAIN, THE DEVELOPER IS HOLDING OFF ON THAT UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO SECURE THE ADJACENT OWNER'S APPROVAL ON THE LAYOUTS, USER, ETC. PER THE RECORDED COVENANTS. SO AGAIN, THAT'S ALREADY THIS PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO H2O'S REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE AND THEY HAVE APPROVED THIS. THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS FOR THAT PROJECT. 
          THE TOYOTA SITE. THAT IS AN ITEM OF DISCUSSION FOR LATER THIS EVENING. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A REVISED CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE SITES THAT HAS INCORPORATED SOME LANDSCAPING. I'VE ALSO PROVIDED YOU WITH A PRELIMINARY COLORED ELEVATION OF THE OF THE BUILDING. WHAT WE HAVE IS AN END USER THAT REQUIRES APPROVAL FROM THE CITY AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND APPROVAL OF A REPLAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT A PHASE ONE INVESTMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 20 TO $25 MILLION, AND A CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE OF ABOUT 18 TO 24 MONTHS. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL GO INTO GREATER DETAIL ABOUT THIS PROJECT LATER THIS EVENING AS IT IS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THE CREDIT UNION AND BOJANGLES. WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER BACK IN AUGUST, WHAT WE CALL A PRE PERMIT SUBMITTAL TO DISCUSS THE 
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SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE APPROVALS FOR SECURING AN EARTH CHANGE PERMIT, AND THE AUTHORITY TO PUT IN UTILITIES TO A POINT OF DELIVERING A PAD TO THE END USER SO THEY CAN BUILD BUILD UP THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION PERIOD AND RESEARCH. THEY HAVE FOUND THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COSTS HAVE EXCEEDED WHAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR. 
          THERE'S SOME EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE PROPERTY THAT ARE NOT NORMAL SITE DEVELOPMENT COST THAT, AGAIN, ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS. AS A RESULT, WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ABOUT A SALES TAX SHARING AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000, AND THAT IS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT COST AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS, THIS WILL BE COMING TO YOU OFFICIALLY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. AND WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT REVENUE DISBURSEMENTS. AND THE NEXT STEP WILL BE A PRESENTATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. ONCE THAT'S PASSED THERE, THEN WE WILL BRING IT TO WE WILL BRING IT TO CITY COUNCIL. AND VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER OTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THAT WE HAD A DRC PRE SUBMITTAL, PRE SUBMITTAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. AND IT REALLY ISN'T AN EFFORT TO STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY THE APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT TO GET THEM GOING ON TRACK. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH THE TEAM, PROVIDED SOME REALLY GOOD INPUT ON THE PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY PLANS. THE PLANS WERE REVISED BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY FEEDBACK THAT WE HAD GIVEN THEM. IT TAKE. IT TOOK THE DESIGN DESIGN TEAM A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO REVISE THE PLANS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE NOW HAVE THE PLANS AND WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF REVIEWING THE PERMIT FOR THE BUILD OUT OF THIS SPACE. I WILL AND I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY, WITH MORE TO COME, ABOUT THEM NEEDING AN EXTENSION FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE BUILD OUTS. 
          THE APPROVED AGREEMENT HAD THE HAD A REQUIREMENT, IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, OF A COMPLETION OF MAY, THEY'RE THINKING THAT THEY MIGHT BE A BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE, BUT WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL THE PERMIT IS ISSUED AND THEY GET GOING WITH WITH THE PROJECT AS TO HOW HOW MUCH OF AN EXTENSION THEY WILL NEED THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU IF NEEDED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. BUT JUST I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE, THAT THERE IS THAT POSSIBILITY. FOR 1435 CANDLELIGHT AVENUE. I HAD SHARED WITH YOU THAT THIS IS A DEVELOPER WHO WAS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THIS SITE. SINCE MY LAST PRESENTATION, THE DEVELOPER HAS SECURED THE PROPERTY OF THE DEVELOPER, HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY CITY TEAM ON ADDRESSING A NUMBER OF SITE ISSUES LAYOUTS, TURNING RADIUSES WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ON DRAINAGE. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS RECENT AS THIS MORNING, WE RECEIVED THE REVISED DRAINAGE PLANS BASED ON THE COMMENTS THAT STAFF PROVIDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THAT WE'RE NOW IN A POSITION TO PROCEED WITH THE ENTITLEMENTS, THAT WILL REQUIRE, MORE THAN LIKELY, A REZONING OF THE PROPERTY TO GET THIS, TO GET THIS PROPERTY AND THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT INTEREST. I SHARED WITH YOU PREVIOUSLY THAT WE HAD BEEN TALKING TO ENTITIES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN CITY OWNED PROPERTY, DC EDC OWNED PROPERTY, AND ONE THAT'S FURTHER ALONG AND RECENT. 
          AND THERE WAS RECENT ACTION BY THE DC. DC WAS RAILROAD FLATS. WE HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT EXPRESSED INTEREST. AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IT'S THE SAME DEVELOPER THAT IS PROPOSING THE TOWNHOMES ON CANDLELIGHTS. AND THAT'S JUST HOW THE CONVERSATION STARTED. 
          ASKING ABOUT ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS, ANY EXPERIENCE. WE PRESENTED THIS PROPERTY TO HIM AS A POSSIBILITY. THEY DID EXPRESS INTEREST. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT HERE RECENTLY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DC EDC TO TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT FOR THIS PROPERTY. THERE IS AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE COMPONENT TO THIS, TO THIS PROJECT, WHICH WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU ON NOVEMBER 18TH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS AT THIS TIME. THERE THE DEVELOPER IS ANTICIPATING, BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE AND HIS UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE OTHER TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT, THAT THE ORIGINAL UNIT COUNT THAT WE HAD OF 42 PROPOSED IS NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 36, AGAIN, BASED ON BASED ON INFORMATION REGARDING OUR DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED ON THIS PROPERTY GIVEN THAT IS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED AT ALL. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WILL I WOULD LIKE TO HAND OVER THE PRESENTATION TO OUR ASSISTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, MARLENE GOFF, TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE PRESENTATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY 
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ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF. IT IS GOOD TO BE WITH Y'ALL THIS EVENING. SO I AM MARLON GOFF, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS NEXT SERIES OF SLIDES WILL BE A COMPANION TO WHAT I WOULD SAY THE FIRST PART OF THE PRESENTATION THAT VICTOR COVERED. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET, RIGHT, SOME OF OUR GOALS, SOME OF OUR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, WHAT YOU'LL FIND IS A CORE OF ACTIVITIES AROUND BUSINESS RETENTION, RIGHT STEWARDSHIP AND CULTIVATION OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY THAT'S ALREADY HERE ON THE GROUND. RIGHT. THE OTHER COMPONENT IS BUSINESS EXPANSION. 
          RIGHT THROUGH THOSE VISITS, WE'RE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EITHER THOSE BUSINESSES TO GROW EITHER ON SITE OR MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. THE THIRD CATEGORY IS BUSINESS ATTRACTION. RIGHT. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHAT THESE NEXT SERIES OF SLIDES ARE GOING TO BE CATEGORIZED AS. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. RIGHT. HOW DO WE ACTUALLY FLY THE BANNER FOR DUNCANVILLE TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT, TO SUBMIT SITES TO GENERATE INTEREST IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. RIGHT. BUSINESS ATTRACTION. ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST UP, HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A SYMPOSIUM, A SEMINAR. THIS ORGANIZATION THE FRANCHISE GAME. THIS IS WAS THEIR THIRD YEAR HOSTING THIS EVENT. IT'S HELD AT YUM BRANDS INTERNATIONAL. RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION PARENT COMPANY FOR KFC TACO BELL, PIZZA HUT RIGHT THERE RIGHT THERE IN PLANO, TEXAS. 
          BUT IT WAS LESS ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR PORTFOLIO OF BRANDS. THEY JUST OPENED UP THEIR CAMPUS, RIGHT? THEIR EXHIBITION HALL SPACE TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, WE'LL SAY, IN MANY CASES, COMPETITORS. RIGHT. BECAUSE WHAT THEY FIGURED OUT IS THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN FOR FRANCHISEES IS THE SAME, REGARDLESS OF IF THEY'RE TACO BELL OR IF ANOTHER COMPANIES IS CINNABON OR SMOOTHIE KING OR ETC. RIGHT. AND SO WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE, RIGHT, IN THIS TRADE SHOW. IT WAS A GREAT CHANCE TO GET IN FRONT OF THOSE SITE SELECTORS, THOSE DECISION MAKERS. BUT WHAT I LEARNED IS REALLY THE BRANDS AND THE RESTAURANT COMPANIES THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, THE ENTREPRENEURS, MARLIN, VICTOR, TIM WHEAT. YEAH, WE'RE ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY OR DUNCANVILLE. BUT WHAT WE NEED IS SOME BUSINESS OWNERS, SOME ENTREPRENEURS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE LIQUID CAPITAL, THE BANDWIDTH, THE EXPERTISE, WHO ARE WILLING TO GET BEHIND OUR BRAND AND OUR MODEL. RIGHT. AND BRING THAT COMPANY, YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT, YOUR FAVORITE STORE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. SO THAT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. OUR COLLEAGUES FROM DESOTO WAS ON THE PANEL, AS WELL AS DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SO IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. HERE'S A COUPLE OF PHOTOS. JUST A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THOSE REGIONAL MULTINATIONAL BRANDS THAT WERE PART OF THAT TRADE SHOW AND PART OF THAT AUDIENCE, BUT SOME REALLY GOOD INTEL NOW TO TAKE BACK. RIGHT. A REAL INTIMATE AND DATA DRIVEN UNDERSTANDING OF IF WE'RE IN FRONT OF A LOCAL INVESTOR OR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO EXPAND THEIR PORTFOLIO, WE HAVE THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE, PERHAPS TO GET YOU QUALIFIED TO BRING THAT BRAND TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. RIGHT. BUSINESS ATTRACTION. ALL RIGHT. 
          HERE'S ANOTHER ONE MORE ON THE LEGISLATIVE SIDE. BUT WE UNDERSTAND THOSE THINGS ALSO AFFECT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. RIGHT. SO EVERY YEAR, RIGHT. EVERY FRIDAY DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES. AND IT'S A COMPETITIVE SPORT. BUT OUR CITIES IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN WE DO. YOU KNOW, A LOT. 
          AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE EACH OF THOSE FRIDAYS, ONE OF THE CITIES GET THE HOST OR PROFILED. AND SO HERE'S A SNAPSHOT. SO IF WE'RE DOING THE PHOTO ID WE'VE GOT THE CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTED. WE'VE GOT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WE'VE GOT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND WE ALSO GOT FINANCE RIGHT. GREAT PHOTO GOOD LOOKING GROUP OKAY. ANOTHER CATEGORY AGAIN OUR BUDGET KIND OF THE SCOPE OF OUR DEPARTMENT IS SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM. RIGHT. WE'RE DOING SIGNATURE EVENTS WITH THE CITY PART OF OUR STAFF. MISS DEVIN AGAIN TRADE SHOWS. HOW ARE WE LEARNING HOW TO DO OUR EVENTS BETTER RIGHT. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES VENDORS IN THE MARKETPLACE? SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF EVENT. THE DALLAS MARKET HALL THERE BY THE WORLD TRADE CENTER RETAIL LIVE AGAIN STILL BUSINESS ATTRACTION. THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR IN AUSTIN SOUTH CENTRAL LOCATION AGAIN. WE'VE GOT AGAIN SOME OF THE FAMILIAR CAST OF CHARACTERS, BUT IT'S A DAY TRIP FOR ONE OF OUR STAFF TO GO DOWN THERE, TO INTERFACE, TO NETWORK AGAIN, GET INTELLIGENCE, SELL OUR CITY, OUR TRADE MARKET, EXPLOIT WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THERE MIGHT BE, 
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AND THEN BRING THAT BACK AGAIN. MIXED USE. THIS WAS A THEME THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT A LOT IN THE RECENTLY ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. RIGHT? WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN DUNCANVILLE, SCARCITY OF LAND, THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF REIMAGINE HOW TO USE EXISTING BUILDINGS OR THE FOOTPRINT OF SPACE, MIXED USE IS KIND OF THIS CATCH PHRASE THAT MEANS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT IN ADDISON, AGAIN, WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON WITH THAT INDUSTRY? WHAT IS THERE TO BE LEARNED? BRING THAT DATA BACK AND HELP INFORM OUR STRATEGY TO TRY TO ATTRACT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY CAN BE INSERTED. OKAY. ARE WE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END? YEAH, I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION. THE WEBSITE AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER MARKETING TOOL FOR ATTRACTION FOR INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT REQUIRE US TO BE DISPATCHED RIGHT TO A TRADE SHOW, TO A EVENT OR A BUSINESS VISIT. SOME ENHANCEMENTS. AGAIN, ONE OF OUR GOALS, LONG TIME COMING, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT A LIVE BUSINESS DIRECTORY, BUT THIS SOFTWARE THAT WE'VE RECENTLY ONBOARDED, IT'S MUCH MORE THAN JUST A BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR THE STAFF. WE KNOW IT AND FIND GREAT VALUE IN IT. BEING THIS CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TOOL, CRM, RIGHT? THEY'VE GOT OTHER COMPETITORS IN THIS SPACE. SO IF YOU WERE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU COULD SEE HERE MAYBE ONE OF THE LINKS. IF MY POINTER IS WORKING WELL, THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 
          SO IF YOU WERE TO CLICK ON THAT LINK IT WOULD BRING YOU TO BLUE DOT. THAT'S THE NAME OF OF THE PLATFORM. YOU CAN DO A SEARCH IF YOU'RE GOOD WITH MAPS AND LOVE LOOKING AT THINGS FROM THE SKY LIKE I DO, YOU CAN YOU CAN ZERO IN ON IT. YOU WANT TO OPEN THAT FOR US? APPRECIATE THAT OKAY OKAY. HERE'S AGAIN AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU WANT. IF YOU WANTED TO INTERFACE WITH IT IN REAL TIME, I CAN ADD A BUSINESS. I CAN COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE BUSINESS. IF I COME IN TO VISIT THIS AFTERNOON, WE'VE GOT A NEW MANAGER OR SOME NEW INTELLIGENCE, I CAN UPDATE THAT, BUT THEY CAN ALSO UPDATE IT AS WELL. RIGHT. AND SO A GOOD TOOL AGAIN, I CAN I CAN LOG PROSPECTS AND COMMUNICATE WITH THEM DIRECTLY. WE CAN PULL OUT DATA, NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE ACTIVE, BUSINESSES THAT ARE CLOSING. AGAIN A REALLY GOOD TOOL THAT WE'RE FINDING GETTING MORE FAMILIAR WITH THAT WE'RE READY TO MAKE USE OF. ALEX I'M GOING TO BRING YOU BACK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MY GUY AGAIN I MENTIONED THE WEBSITE. SO VICTOR SHOWED THE TEXAS FE BARBER ACADEMY. THAT WAS THE ONE WE FEATURED. SO IT'S CURRENTLY LIVING AND LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE. HERE'S ANOTHER FEATURE THAT WE'VE DONE. MAYBE EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THE COMMUNITY PROFILE. AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR TRADE MARKET, HOW DO WE LOOK ON PAPER? THIS IS SOME GOOD HOUSEHOLD EMPIRICAL DATA FOR PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE. WHEN I'M TRYING TO EVALUATE DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT DUNCANVILLE IS A GOOD FIT FOR ME TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT, I CAN ACCESS SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. THE PROPERTY SEARCH, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRM COSTAR AGAIN, OUR DEVELOPERS AND SITE SELECTORS, THEY CAN GET RIGHT TO THE AVAILABLE INVENTORY, WHETHER IT'S LAND OR BUILDINGS THAT ARE VACANT OR IMPROVEMENT. ALL RIGHT, ANOTHER UPCOMING PROJECT. HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE READY TO GO BY OUR NEXT QUARTERLY UPDATE. NEON CLOUD. RIGHT? SO THINK INSTEAD OF A BUSINESS PROFILE AND WE'RE INTERVIEWING LOCAL BUSINESSES OR ENTREPRENEUR, THIS TOOL LACK OF A BETTER EXPRESSION I'M INTERVIEWING THE SITE RIGHT. I'M PUTTING TOGETHER AND WITH THIS FIRM DATA INFORMATION IN A GRAPHIC FORMAT, MAYBE 3D MODELING, HELPING SITE SELECTORS, INVESTORS, DEVELOPERS IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE ON THIS VACANT PARCEL, RIGHT? OR THIS CURRENT LAND USE AGAIN AS AN ATTRACTION TOOL TO GENERATE LEGITIMIZE THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN DUNCANVILLE. SO AGAIN, THIS PRODUCT, THIS WORK WILL ALSO LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE. BUT THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO IF I'M NOT AT A TRADE SHOW, I CAN SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH MY PACKET OF DATA OR INFORMATION ABOUT A PARTICULAR SITE. OKAY, WE MENTIONED COSTAR AND THIS IS WHAT COSTAR LOOKS LIKE ON OUR LANDING PAGE OR OUR LINK. AGAIN, EXAMPLE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, WHETHER IT'S COMMERCIAL, RETAIL OR OFFICE. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS WHERE I END. I'M GOING TO PAUSE. YOU KNOW, WE GIVE YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION BEFORE WE HAND THIS OVER TO MR. HARVEY, BECAUSE THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE DCC. BUT I WANTED TO PAUSE TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE ANY QUESTIONS THAT EITHER MYSELF OR VICTOR CAN RESPOND OR REACT TO. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, A QUICK FLY THROUGH, A LOT OF INFORMATION. AND I'LL START OUT BY TELLING YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE 
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WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE. THIS REPORT IS INDICATIVE OF WHERE THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP IS TAKING US THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN. I THINK I'M SAFE IN SAYING EVER THE THE REACHING OUT TO THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO GAIN ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE DUNCANVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IS I THINK IT'S CRITICAL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT THAT REACHING OUT THAT'S CREATED THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN MISSING FOR SOME TIME. AND SO I'M JUST AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR BEING INNOVATIVE AND AND BEING PASSIONATE ENOUGH TO BE REACHING OUT TO THESE OTHER ENTITIES TO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN THE CITY. THANK YOU BOTH. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT, MR. PENNEBAKER. GOOD EVENING. WELL, THANK YOU ALL THAT CONCUR WITH THE MAYOR. THIS IS EXCITING. 
          AND TO SEE ALL THIS HAPPEN, I'M JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. THE BLUE DOT, THE CRM. HOW DID Y'ALL ORIGINALLY POPULATE THAT? WAS THAT ALL MANUAL OR IS IT SOME INTERFACE INTEGRATION WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE? THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. SO THIS IS REALLY COOL STORY ABOUT BLUE DOT. SO WE WERE EXPLORING A HANDFUL OF VENDORS. WHAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US FIT FOR US. WE KNOW WE NEED A BUSINESS DIRECTORY A BUSINESS LISTING, BUT WE ALSO KNEW WE WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING A TOOL WHERE WE COULD TRACK OUR OWN DATA, KEEP OURSELVES ORGANIZED, COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE BUSINESS, MANAGE PROJECTS. RIGHT? WHAT WE DISCOVERED IS THAT IT'S A TOOL THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN USE BY OUR PREDECESSOR STAFF. SAD TO SAY, UNBEKNOWNST TO US, BUT WE STILL ZEROED IN PROBABLY THE SAME THINGS THAT THEY WERE ATTRACTED TO. AND SO WE REACHED OUT TO THE VENDOR. THEY'RE LIKE, THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE ALL YOUR DATA AND INFORMATION ARCHIVED. AND SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY RENEW, RENEW THE CONTRACT, UPDATE THE PURCHASE. AND SO BUT THEY PULL FROM THERE USING GOOGLE MAPS, ESRI A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOOLS. BUT IT ALSO STILL ALLOWS US TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACCURATE THAT WE ARE WE'RE ABLE TO LET'S SAY A BUSINESS HISTORICALLY WAS LOCATED AT A SHOP STILL UNDER A NEW MANAGEMENT OR OWNERSHIP. WE'RE ABLE TO GO IN BECAUSE WE KNOW, OKAY, THIS IS A NEW BUSINESS NAME OWNER. WE CAN ARCHIVE THAT OLD LISTING AND JUST LEAVE THE NEW ONE ACTIVE. 
          SAME ADDRESS. SO A REALLY GOOD TOOL THAT WE'RE STILL DISCOVERING AGAIN JUST RECENTLY AS THE FISCAL YEAR WHEN WE ONBOARDED THE SYSTEM. BUT I FOUND SOME PROSPECTS THAT, AGAIN, PREVIOUS STAFF WERE WORKING ON THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PICK BACK UP ON AND RE REIGNITE. 
          THANK YOU. ON THE COSTAR THE LOOPNET AS FAR AS THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE LEASE, HOWEVER THAT IS LOOKED AT, IS THAT ONLY FROM BUSINESSES OR REALTORS THAT ARE USING THAT SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE MLS FOR THE TYPICALLY RESIDENTIAL A LOT OF PEOPLE LIST UNDER THERE TOO. SO DO WE MISS ANY OF THOSE LISTINGS? SO GOOD QUESTION. SO THE COSTAR IS BASICALLY THE EQUIVALENT OF OF THE RESIDENTIAL MLS, IF YOU WILL. 
          IT'S JUST FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. IT'S IT'S A TOOL THAT WE USE THAT IS 95% ACCURATE. 
          THEY HAVE A TEAM. THEY HAVE A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS AND INVESTIGATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA THAT'S OUT THERE IS CORRECT AND ACCURATE. BUT IN THE EVENT THAT WE FIND A LISTING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE, WE CAN BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY CAN LOOK INTO IT, AND THEN THEY CAN UPDATE THEIR DATABASES. BUT THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE TEAM THAT SCRUBS THROUGH A BUNCH OF DATA CLOSINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PROVIDE TO THEIR USERS IS, IS AS BEST AND AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION, BECAUSE I HAD THAT SAME THOUGHT AND RAISED THAT SAME QUESTION TO COSTAR ABOUT JUST THE ACCURACY OF THE DATA THAT THEY PROVIDED US. AND 95% IS WHAT OUR REPRESENTATIVE SHARED WITH US. AS FAR AS RATES, OKAY. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFLUENCE AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN PUT ON THERE. 
          WE COULDN'T PUT OUR CITY OWNED PROPERTIES ON THERE FOR YES, WE WE CAN. AS PART OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION LIST, CITY OWNED PROPERTIES. WE'RE RIGHT NOW SCRUBBING THROUGH THE LIST THAT WE HAVE. I TRY TO IDENTIFY WHICH PROPERTIES ARE BUILDABLE, ONE TO WHICH PROPERTIES ARE RESIDENTIAL, AND THREE WHICH PROPERTIES ARE COMMERCIAL, SO THAT WE CAN SORT THROUGH THOSE AND GIVE THEM TO COSTAR TO PUT IN THEIR IN THEIR DATABASE AND ADVERTISE THAT. EXCELLENT. 
          THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. IT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. MAYOR, HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE MONTHLY FEATURED BUSINESS? YOU KNOW THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND IT'S IT'S A PROGRAM THAT JUST STARTED OFF. IT'S ONE THAT WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUSINESS OWNER IS ACCESSIBLE AND WILLING. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME BUSINESSES AND JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT 
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CONNECTION OR AVAILABILITY. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THE FILMING SCHEDULE IS ONE THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY. BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY FAIRLY NEW PROGRAM. AND IN THE SPIRIT OF CONSISTENCY AND FAIRNESS, IF YOU WILL, WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS PUTTING TOGETHER A LOTTERY SYSTEM THAT WE WOULD PUT TOGETHER IN A DATABASE, ALL THE BUSINESSES IN THE CITY, AND THEN HAVE THE COMPUTER SELECT THE BUSINESS. BUT FIRST WE NEED TO KNOW THEIR STORY, UNDERSTAND THE STORY, SO WE CAN THEN WORK WITH THE TEAM TO TELL THE STORY. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING AS A MATTER OF MOVING FORWARD, HOW TO PICK THE BUSINESS. AND WHEN WE TELL THE STORY AND HOW THE STORY IS TOLD. BUT I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE STORIES THAT I'VE HEARD. AND JUST AGAIN, THE IMPACT THAT THESE BUSINESSES HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY AND SOME OF THEIR WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS THEIR TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, AND YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH UNTIL YOU TALK TO THEM AND REALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT, AS I TELL MY TEAM, DOING LIFE TOGETHER AND UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY'RE DOING LIFE, HOW WE'RE DOING LIFE AND HOW WE'RE DOING THAT LIFE TOGETHER AND HOW WE CAN POSSIBLY COLLABORATE. THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER. THERE ARE I KNOW YOU HAVE A TON OF BUSINESSES TO CHOOSE FROM AND A LOT OF INTERESTING STORIES. THERE'S A COFFEE SHOP THAT RECENTLY OPENED UP HERE IN OUR CITY. I ALSO SIT ON THE FRONT ROW. THEY HAVE AN INTERESTING STORY AS WELL. SO HOWEVER YOU DETERMINE THAT, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU KIND OF CONTINUE DOWN THAT EFFORT. ALSO, I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE DISCUSSION NEXT MONTH ABOUT RAILROAD FLATS. THAT SEEMS TO BE INTERESTING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THAT DISCUSSION. SO WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. GREAT REPORT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A FOLLOW UP HERE FROM MR. HARVEY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. NEIGHBORS RESIDENTS FRIENDS ETC. I HAVE THESE PAPERS THAT HAVE THE PRESENTATION ON IT. AND BEFORE I CONCLUDE, I DO WANT TO SAY MY NAME IS PATRICK HARVEY. I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. SOME WOULD SAY BOARD PRESIDENT, PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR AND DON'T CALL ME THAT. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. HERE'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS WORKING WITH YOU ALL TO GET A FULL BOARD OF SEVEN MEMBERS. WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO IS ME, A VICE PRESIDENT, WHO IS DARREN BROUGHTON. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IS POLICIES, PROCEDURES, PRACTICES. POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES. AND WHAT WE ARE PLANNING TO DO IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS IMPLEMENTING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN IN FISCAL YEAR 26, CONTINUING PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE ARTS COMMISSION, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TIFF BOARD, AND CONTINUE TO POSITION STAFF TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT WILL STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I PERSONALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE STAFF SO THAT WE CAN APPROACH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES FROM A COHESIVE AND COOPERATIVE STANDPOINT, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND IMPACT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO LIGHTS ON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL CAN MOVE ON TO 
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OTHER BUSINESS. THANK YOU. 
          [5.C. Nine applicants from the City of Duncanville’s first quarter Arts Grant Award cycle for Fiscal Year 2026 are invited to provide a brief 2-minute presentation to the City Council.]
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. HAMBY, YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER READY TO TALK ABOUT SOME ART. I AM ALEX HAMBY, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. I ALSO AM FORTUNATE TO SERVE AS THE STAFF LIAISON TO THE ARTS COMMISSION. TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2026 IS APPLICATIONS AND APPLICANTS. THE. WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS SUBMISSIONS THAT INCLUDE PUBLIC ART, ART, EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE, A WHOLE GAMUT. THE FIRST QUARTER RAN FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT WAS $56,000. REASON WHY I PUT THAT FIRST IS BECAUSE WE HAD NINE APPLICANTS, WHICH COMPARES TO THE FIRST TIME THAT WE DID THIS, WHICH WAS 14 APPLICANTS FOR 42,000. 
          THE ARTS COMMISSION'S CURRENT BUDGET IS FOR $95,000. SO WE'VE GOT THAT. THE ARTS COMMISSION DID REVIEW ALL OF THESE APPLICATIONS ON OCTOBER 10TH AND HAVE THEIR THEY HAVE MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH I'LL BRING BACK TO YOU ON NOVEMBER 18TH. AND NOW I WILL FOR APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT HERE, I'LL BE COVERING THEM IN BRIEF. AND THEN FOR THE APPLICANTS WHO ARE HERE, I'LL BRING THEM UP. SO THE FIRST WAS AN APPLICATION FOR AN EVENT CALLED A GHETTO CHILD CHRISTMAS TALE, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED BY AVANCE THEATER PRODUCTIONS. THE REQUEST WAS FOR $3,000, AND THE SUMMARY WAS AN URBAN THEATER PRODUCTION MUSICAL OF THE NATIVITY STORY. 
          THE NEXT IS AN ART MURAL FOR THE PROJECT. SUMMARY. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET THE APPLICANT INTRODUCE THIS FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ABEL CASTRO AND I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE FRANCES. AND MANY OF YOU KNOW HER AS FRENCHY. WE'RE THE PROUD OWNERS OF CHELLA BISTRO. WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE GRANT FOR A 3D MURAL ON THE SIDE OF OUR BUILDING. THIS IS NOT JUST TO MAKE CHELLA BISTRO MORE BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT'S ALSO TO BRING MORE VISITORS ATTENTION AND BUSINESS TO DUNCANVILLE. FRENCHY AND I ARE NOT JUST LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT WE ALSO LIVE HERE, SO THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE FOR US. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE OURSELVES KNOWN, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE BRING SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THE FIRST THING WE ALWAYS ASK WAS, WHY NOT DUNCANVILLE? WHY HERE? LIKE I SAID, SHE'S DONE A LOT TO THE BUSINESS. A LOT OF US HAVE LOOKED INSIDE. THERE'S A LOT OF UNIQUE THINGS THAT SHE DOES INSIDE OF THE INSIDE THAT SHE'S DONE A LOT OF ARTWORK. 
          BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, IT LOOKS BLAND, IT LOOKS DIFFERENT. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE MORE SOMETHING TO MAKE SOMEBODY STOP AND TAKE A PICTURE. SO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO DO IS TO MAKE THE OUTSIDE OF OUR BUILDING LOOK MORE LIKE THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. WE WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE COME FROM OUT OF STATE, OUT OF PLACES, TAKE A PICTURE AND REALLY FEEL WHO WE ARE. SO FAR, WE'VE HAD OUR CUSTOMERS COME IN FROM ACROSS THE CITY. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME IN FROM ALL THE WAY FROM GERMANY TO COME SEE US, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT TREND AND PUSH AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO BRING THOSE CUSTOMERS HERE, NOT ONLY TO FRENCHIE OR NOT ONLY TO BISTRO, BUT ALSO TO OUR HOTELS HERE, OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SHOP WITH US, TO BE HERE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ASKING. WE DID ASK FOR A AMOUNT ALREADY, BUT AFTER WE WERE TALKING TO OUR LOCAL ARTISTS, IT DID GO UP MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE THINKING OF, JUST FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND THE PAINT. SO THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR. WHENEVER WE DO TURN IN OUR BIDS. WE ALREADY ASKED FOR THREE DIFFERENT ARTISTS. THE AMOUNT DID GO UP. SO WE DO ASK IF POSSIBLE. THERE MIGHT BE MORE AVAILABLE LATER ON. WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT, BUT REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU GUYS, IF WE ARE APPROVED, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING THE PRIDE AND EVERYTHING TO THIS AMAZING CITY. SO ABOVE EVERYTHING, WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER 
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FUNDS WE HAVE, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE DO THE BEST WITH IT, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS BRINGING MORE BUSINESS TO DUNCANVILLE, NOT JUST TO US, BUT TO ALL THESE OTHER WONDERFUL RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS THAT WE HAVE HERE. SO THANK YOU GUYS. MR. KOONCE. COULD CAN I ASK THE THE APPLICANT A QUESTION? SURE. 
          GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMES. OH, EXCUSE ME ONE SECOND. WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. AND SO Y'ALL GOT THREE BIDS ALREADY, RIGHT? CORRECT. WHAT WERE ANY OF THE INITIAL BIDS THAT YOU RECEIVED AT OR UNDERNEATH THE $3,000? YEAH, ALL THREE OF THEM WERE ABOVE. THEY WERE ALL ABOVE THE $3,000 CAP. OKAY I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I, I JUST JUST A COMMENT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, AS WE REVIEW OUR POLICY AND LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRANTS THAT WE OFFER THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL NOTICE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MURAL PROJECTS, THAT NONE OF THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH IT ARE GOING TO BE UNDER $3,000. SO JUST JUST SOMETHING TO POINT OUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR PROCESS AND THE MURAL THAT WE'RE DOING. ALSO, IT'S NOT LIKE A BASIC TWO DIMENSIONAL MURAL. IT'S GOING TO BE A 3D ONE. THE ONES WE WERE LOOKING AT WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE IN NEW YORK OR LA. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THAT ANYWHERE DOWN SOUTH. THERE'S NOTHING DOWN HERE THAT REMOTELY LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FRENCHIE CAME OUT WITH AT 3 A.M. AND WANTED TO TELL ME, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO BRING MORE BUSINESS HERE. SO IT'S ADDED TO THE LITTLE NOTEPAD THAT WE HAVE ON THE SIDE OF OUR BED. SO I'M SURE SHE'S GOING TO COME UP WITH A LOT MORE STUFF. AND, YOU KNOW, GREAT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE CITY. AND THE BIGGEST THING IS TO BRING MORE ATTENTION, MORE EYES, MORE INCOME TO THE CITY. LIKE I SAID, OUR KIDS ARE HERE. WE'RE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. WE LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING AS MUCH AS WE CAN EYES, EARS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, CASH TO THIS WONDERFUL CITY AND KEEP DOING GREAT THINGS HERE. NOT GET FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU AGAIN YOU GUYS. OKAY? OUR STUDIOS. I APOLOGIZE FOR CUTTING YOU OFF THERE, BUT ALL GOOD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMES CAHALAN. I AM A DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI. GRADUATED CLASS OF 2009, AND I'M A RESIDENT HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN THE ONLY CITY THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR OVER 20 YEARS. MY LOVE OF ART BEGAN HERE, AND IT STARTED ACTUALLY AT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY. THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED THE IMPACT OF CREATIVITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ART. AND STUDENTS. MY JOURNEY WENT TO BIRD, WHERE I HAD AN AFTER SCHOOL ART PROGRAM, AND THAT'S WHERE MY ART INTEREST REALLY EXPANDED. THAT'S WHERE I JOINED AN ART CLUB AND ENCOURAGED ME TO EXPLORE AND TAKE CREATIVE RISK. IT WAS AT DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL THAT MY PASSION REALLY TOOK FLIGHT. I HAD AN AMAZING TEACHER WHO BELIEVED IN ME, SHOWED ME THAT ART COULD BE MORE THAN JUST A PASTIME. IT'S MY PURPOSE. THOSE EARLY EXPERIENCES IS WHAT CREATED ME. NOW. TODAY, I AM AN AWARD WINNING ARTIST AND EDUCATOR. I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS INSPIRED ME THROUGH J.R. STUDIOS. I WANT TO CREATE A AFTER SCHOOL ART PROGRAM FOR YOUTH IN DUNCANVILLE CALLED CREATIVE CANVAS, HOSTED AT VILLAGE TECH SCHOOLS, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A SAFE AND INSPIRING SPACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN EXPLORE PAINTING, DRAWING, SCULPTURE AND MIXED MEDIA. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'LL LEARN CONFIDENCE, DISCIPLINE AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. EVERY YOUNG PERSON DESERVES THAT MOMENT WHEN SOMEONE SAYS, YOUR ART MATTERS. WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE'LL PASS THE SPARK TO THE NEXT GENERATION AND CONTINUE DUNCANVILLE LEGACY. AS A CITY THAT VALUES CREATIVITY, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF THE ARTS IN DUNCANVILLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE NEXT APPLICANT IS NOT HERE. THIS IS THE APPLICANT IS PUNK SOCIAL. THE GRANT TYPE WAS A PUBLIC ART GRANT DESCRIBED IN THE PROJECT SUMMARY AS A COMEDY SHOWCASE FEATURING THE BEST COMEDIANS IN DALLAS IN TEXAS, BRINGING A DIFFERENT LATE NIGHT ENERGY INTO TOWN TO ATTRACT NOT ONLY KIDS AND PARENTS, BUT ALSO A FORGOTTEN AGE GROUP OF 20 TO 50 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE SEEKING ALTERNATIVE FUN. THE EVENT DATE IN THE APPLICATION WAS DECEMBER 6TH, 2025, AND THE AMOUNT REQUEST WAS $4,500. NEXT UP IS 
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MISTER KINGO. MISTER, I'M SORRY I MISSED IT AGAIN. SORRY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. JUST SORRY. WAS THERE A IS THERE A LOCATION IDENTIFIED FOR THAT? THERE WAS. THERE WAS NOT AN IDENTIFIED LOCATION IDENTIFIED IN THE APPLICATION. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK. OKAY. NO LOCATION IDENTIFIED. LOCATION PENDING UPON APPROVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SIR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR NOW. COME ON UP. I APOLOGIZE AGAIN, OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS RICHARD KING. AND THIS VISION IS AS SIMPLE A COMPANY. WHAT WE ALL HAVE ALREADY EXISTING WITH MUSIC. DUNCANVILLE. CITY OF CHAMPIONS IN HARMONY. BASICALLY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS YOUR WALKING IN THE PARK THAT I'VE BEEN WALKING OUT HERE, LIKE, FOR A YEAR NOW WITH A FRIEND WHO'S BEEN WALKING OUT HERE FOR EIGHT YEARS. YOU LISTEN TO THE WHISPERS OF THE TREES OF MAYBE A FAMILY FROM UKRAINE THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN SOME TEMPORARY, YOU KNOW, HOME HERE IN, IN DUNCANVILLE. AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION IN THE PARK AND AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WHO WAS WALKING AND HE'S SAYING HI TO EVERY, EVERY PERSON HE MEETS. AND HE DOES A HI FI, SOME ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG KID WHO IS RUNNING ALL AROUND THE PARK IN NO TIME. THE WHISPERS OF THIS PARK HAS IS THE MUSE. IT'S WHAT HAS IGNITED THE MUSIC. I SING PASSIONATELY, I AM AN ARTIST, I, I COME FROM A BACKGROUND. I COME FROM A COUNTRY IN AFRICA CALLED CAMEROON. AND IN CAMEROON WE'VE GOT 250 DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES, AND WE SUCCEEDED TO USE ENGLISH AND FRENCH AND COMPOSE A WONDERFUL SONG FOR THE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM COMPETITION IN 2016. NOW YOU COULD SAY, HOW CAN WE PUT DUNCANVILLE IN IN THREE MINUTES? 40S WE CAN. DUNCANVILLE, CITY OF CHAMPIONS IN HARMONY. THAT HARMONY CAN ACCOMPANY OUR BUSINESSES. YOU WALK INTO THE CITY COUNCIL AND YOU HEAR A CERTAIN ANTHEM, A CERTAIN SOUND, A CERTAIN ENERGY, A CERTAIN BUOYANCY FROM EVERY ASPECT OF WHAT DUNCANVILLE IS. JUST LIKE THE PARK OUT HERE WHERE YOU WOULD MEET EVERYBODY FROM EVERY ETHNICITY AND FROM EVERY AGE GROUP. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE. IT'S US. IT'S NOT I. I CAN JUST BE A FACILITATOR, BUT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE AS, AS AS CITY OF CHAMPIONS, WE CAN ADD MUSIC INTO IT. WE CAN ADD MORE VISIBILITY INTO IT. WE CAN MAKE IT MUCH MORE WELCOMING AND ANNOUNCE OUR PRESENCE AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES, OUR IDENTITY IN VARIOUS WAYS, BUT WAYS THAT WILL BUILD BRIDGES AND THESE BRIDGES ARE WHAT WE NEED NOW. AND THOSE BRIDGES WOULD HELP US IN HARMONY TO SING, TO GLORIFY, TO CELEBRATE, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE HAVE IS THE BEST. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I THANK YOU. HERE. I MADE A COUPLE OF COPIES. I'M JUST GOING TO HAND THIS AROUND. 
          HAND THEM TO THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'LL LEAVE IT RIGHT HERE. BUT THE PASSION IS REAL. LET'S JUST ADD SOME MORE COLOR ONTO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT EXISTS. AND BETTER WAY TO DO IT THAN A SONG. BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, MISS BRENDA RANDALL. 
          GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BRENDA RANDALL, BUT AFFECTIONATELY, EVERYONE CALLS ME B RANDALL. I AM A POET AND A HOST AND CURATOR OF POETIC EVENTS OUT OF DALLAS, TEXAS. AND. BUT I ALSO DO THINGS AROUND IN DIFFERENT CITIES AROUND DALLAS AND AS FAR AS PARIS, TEXAS. NACOGDOCHES. I'M HERE TO PRESENT TODAY, IN THE WORDS OF A SISTER, IT IS THE LONGEST RUNNING ALL FEMALE POETRY SHOW OF ITS KIND. IT'S ALMOST 20 YEARS OLD IN ITS 
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LEGACY. I STARTED THINKING, HEY, I JUST WANT TO PRESENT A SHOW THAT IS NOT ABOUT COMPETITION, BUT GIVES WOMEN A PLATFORM TO SHARE THEIR STORIES. AND AS THEY SHARE THEIR STORIES, THEY CREATE COMMUNITY SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES GOING THROUGH SOMETHING. AND JUST TO JOIN US COLLECTIVELY THROUGH THE ARTS, IN THE WORDS OF A SISTER, THE STORIES AND VERSE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IN DUNCANVILLE IS ABOUT WOMEN WHO NOT ONLY WRITE POETRY, BUT THEY ALSO ARE MUSICALLY INCLINED. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WHEN I'VE DONE THIS SHOW, IT HAS ALWAYS GENERATED, I THOUGHT MY FIRST AUDIENCE WOULD BE 50 PEOPLE, AND THEN IT WAS 300. AND THEN AFTER THAT, PEOPLE STARTED CALLING ME SAYING, OH, WHEN IS THE SHOW? AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ANOTHER SHOW. AND THEN SO WE GET TO 17, 18 YEARS LATER AND WE'RE STILL DOING THE SHOW. SO I WOULD LOVE TO BRING THAT HERE TO DUNCANVILLE FOR ONE EVENING. AND JUST COMMUNICATE AND SHARE POETRY AS WE CONNECT COMMUNITY AND CULTURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. AND MR. MORRIS WITH KINGSMAN COFFEE. GOOD EVENING. 
          JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING LORD, SAY THE SAME IN THE WORDS OF THE SISTER TO THE SHOP. SO COLLABORATION COLLABORATION IS IS AS THEY SAY NOW IS THE NEW INCOME. SO JUST JUST EXPECT THAT COMING COMING AT, AT, AT AT KINGSMAN COFFEE. MY NAME IS JIMMY MORRIS. I AM THE FOUNDER AND SOLE OWNER OF KINGSMAN COFFEE. WE HAVE REQUESTED THIS GRANT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING AT THIS MOMENT. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'RE LOCATED OFF OF CEDAR RIDGE AND AND. WEST WHEATLAND ROAD. AS A BUSINESS OWNER, FIRST TIME BUSINESS OWNER OF A RESTAURANT, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH MY TENURE WITH THIS COFFEE SHOP THAT ART HAS BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER MORE THAN ANY OTHER. EFFORT TO GENERATE MORE INCOME TO SUSTAIN THE BUSINESS. AND I BELIEVE THAT COLLABORATING RIGHT WITH WITH ARTISTS AND BOTH IN THE. IN THE MAGICIAN OR SONG OR LYRICS OR EVEN ART HAS HAS BENEFITED THE, THE THE BUSINESS. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE WE HAVE POETS AND OUR EVENTS HAPPEN DURING, THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I MEAN, I'M SORRY DURING PARTS OF THE DAY I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, SO FORGIVE ME. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SPOKEN WORDS AND LIVE MUSIC AND WE DO PARTNERSHIP PARTNER UP WITH LOCAL ARTISTS AS WELL. I'M SORRY. WE, I WILL LIKE TO USE PART OF THIS GRANT TO MARKET TO OUR BIG VENDORS. I WOULD SAY OUR BIG FIVE HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, THE HOTELS. RIGHT. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, OUR BUSINESS OR THE FIELD HOUSE HERE IN DUNCANVILLE AND THEN TO OTHER BUSINESSES. THAT HAS BEEN OUR BIGGEST, BIGGEST STRUGGLE IS HOW TO GET THAT. SO I WANT TO UTILIZE THIS GRANT PARTIALLY TO DO THAT AND THEN ALSO JUST BUILD AWARENESS OF THE SHOP. WE HAVE CUSTOMERS COMING UP EVERY DAY SAYING THAT WE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WE EXIST. SO I THINK UTILIZING THIS PLATFORM OF GETTING ARTISTS AND BRINGING ARTISTS TO THE SHOP WOULD HELP GENERATE, HELP US GENERATE BUSINESS, BUT ALSO BRING BRING MORE PEOPLE TO TO THE CITY. AS YOU SAID, WE HAVE HAD PLAYS, MONOLOGUES FROM PETER PAN. 
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VERSUS, WHICH IS OUR POET NIGHT, AND WE DO A WHAT WE CALL A COFFEE AND LYRICS OR WHAT I'M CALLING EVERYTHING A KINGSMAN LIVE. WE BRING ARTISTS HERE IN DUNCANVILLE IN THE MORNING TIME ON SATURDAY, AND USUALLY, AS I HAVE LEARNED, THIS IS A BEDROOM COMMUNITY. THAT'S THE BEST TIME TO TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR THIS COFFEE SHOP. AND I THINK THAT WAS IT. OKAY, I HAD A SLIDE WITH WE HAVE A WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. MR. OH, I'M SORRY, MR. KOONCE. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, BUT YOU SAID THERE WAS MORE TO YOUR PRESENTATION. WELL, I THOUGHT MY WIFE, WHO IS MY. NO, DON'T DO IT. DON'T DO IT. JUST STOP. JUST STOP THERE. YEAH. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET YOU. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. MEETING. WE I HAD A I ACTUALLY HAD A TEXAS RANGER COME AND DO A A INTERVIEW AND THAT WAS I WANTED TO SHOW THAT SLIDE BECAUSE IT PRETTY MUCH WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED PRESENTED TODAY. BUT I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE IT. BUT THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO MY MY QUESTION WAS, ARE YOU APPLYING FOR A SPECIFIC EVENT? NO, NO, NO I ACTUALLY THIS KINGSMEN LIVE IS IS WHAT I'M CALLING. HAVING POETS AND HAVING ENTERTAINERS COME IN ON THE WEEKEND SATURDAY IF NOT SUNDAY. WE DO. WE DO GOSPEL BRUNCHES TOO. BUT DURING THOSE DAYS AND TIMES AND MAYBE SOME ON THE WEEKEND TO COME TO THE SHOP THROUGHOUT A CERTAIN PERIOD OF THE YEAR. RIGHT. AND THESE ARE ACTIVITIES YOU ALREADY HAVE THEIR ONGOING, RIGHT? YES, YES. IT'S YES, YES IT IS. I WANT TO DO MORE IN. 
          IT'S IT'S BECOMING. IT'S BECOMING TASTEFUL FOR US TO SUSTAIN A BUSINESS. AND SO THIS WILL REALLY HELP US STILL HAVE THOSE EVENTS AND THEN PUSH OTHER FUNDS TO, TO, TO RUN THE BUSINESS. SO, SO SO THE GRANT WILL BE FOR, I GUESS, A SERIES OF ONGOING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. YES, YES, YES. AND I'M, I'M IDENTIFYING ANY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AS I'M BRANDING IT KINGSMEN LIVE. SO ANY POETS ANY ANY ANYONE WHO COMES AND PLAY INSTRUMENTS AND HE PLAYS THAT WE MAY BRING, IT'LL BE USED. IT'LL BE USED FOR THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. 
          AND JUST FOR CLARITY, DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU WERE JUST INTERVIEWED BY THE TEXAS RANGERS? YES. WE HAD. WHO IS THE MVP FOR? OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE. 
          RIGHT? I'M SORRY. YEAH. YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS WHAT HIS MVP. WELL YEAH. WHO KNOWS WHO THE MVP IT'S I'LL TELL YOU AFTER BUT IT'S ON A POWERPOINT IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT THOUGH OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. WELL I'M GLAD I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THAT THINGS ARE GOING WELL FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. AND I HAVE SEEN THE SOME OF THE MUSIC VENUES YOU'VE HAD THERE. SO IT'S BEEN A VERY. I THINK IT'S A UNIQUE, ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE PLACES WE HAVE IN DUNCANVILLE RIGHT NOW. SO THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          MAYOR PRO TEM HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU, ALEX. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MAYBE I OVERLOOKED IT. WERE THERE ATTACHMENTS FOR THE APPLICATIONS IN OUR PACKET OR WILL THAT BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA? I, FOR WHAT I SENT OVER WAS BASICALLY THE THE APPLICATIONS AS THE ARTS COMMISSION REVIEWED THEM. SO SOME OF THIS THAT THE CONTENT YOU'VE SEEN TONIGHT WAS ADDITIONAL THAT THEY CREATED FOR TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION. OH OKAY. BECAUSE THERE IS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NEXT ONE. AND I WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE GRAPHICS THAT WERE SENT OVER TO THE ARTS COMMISSION FOR THIS ONE, WHICH IS FOR THE. AND THEN I WANT TO GO BACK TO SHAYLA. IS THAT PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION, OR IS THAT BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ART INSTALLATION THAT RIGHT THERE VERSUS ANY OTHER ART ACTIVITY? IS ART INSTALLATION CAPPED OUT AT 3000? AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, NOW, JUST WHENEVER THEY COME BACK, IF WE COULD 
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DISCUSS THAT, I KNOW THAT WITH A, WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHERE IT'S THREE DIMENSIONAL, I WAS ALREADY HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THEM OUT IN THE LOBBY SAYING, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE OTHER CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST A STRAIGHT UP MURAL OR SIGN. RIGHT? AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE WHICH IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO SOMEHOW BE ADDRESSED IN THE POLICY AND IN THE APPLICATION. BUT THE ARTS COMMISSION DID FIGURE OUT A WAY THEY DISCUSSED THIS PRETTY THOROUGHLY FOR THEM TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION ON THIS. OKAY. BUT IT'S NOT CAPPED AT HOW THEY APPLIED FOR WAS AN ANNUAL ARTS PROGRAM GRANT, WHICH THIS DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR BECAUSE THAT IS FOR NONPROFITS ONLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO CONFUSE THIS ANYMORE. I JUST NOTICED IT. AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL WITH IT BEING THREE DIMENSIONAL AND A PERMANENT, WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW IT JUST BY PASSING AND NOT HAVING TO GO INSIDE, THEN THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR A DIFFERENT LEVEL IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. BUT I COULD BE WRONG. WHEN THE ARTS COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS, THEY CHOSE TO RECLASSIFY IT OR RECOMMEND A RECLASSIFICATION TO A SINGLE PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT. 
          OKAY, I'M I CAN LOOK UP REAL QUICK WHAT THAT CAP IS. I DON'T WANT TO DELAY US ANY LONGER. I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. AND WHENEVER IT COMES BACK, THEN POSSIBLY I'LL MAKE SURE I BRING THAT UP ON THE 18TH. THANK YOU THAT I INCLUDE THAT. THANK YOU. THE LAST TWO APPLICANTS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. THE APPLICANT WAS. THIS APPLICANT WAS SARAH. YOU FINE ART. SHE APPLIED FOR A SINGLE PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT, AND HER GOAL WAS TO MAKE A PORTFOLIO. SYNOPSIS OF STORIES FROM WOMEN. AFTER REACHING A CERTAIN AGE, SHE WANTS THEIR STORIES TO BE HEARD THROUGH INTERVIEW AND PAINTINGS. AS A FIGURATIVE DESCRIPTION. THE EVENT DATE IS JULY 20TH 3RD TO JANUARY 1426, AND THE AMOUNT REQUEST WAS $1,700. AND THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF ARTWORK THAT SHE DID SEND OVER TO THE ARTS COMMISSION. AND THEN LAST APPLICANT IS BRIA MADEN. SHE APPLIED FOR A SINGLE PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT, THE SUPERFLY WINTER WONDER DANCE IS THE CULMINATING EVENT OF OUR 12 WEEK DANCE PROGRAM CELEBRATING THE HARD WORK, CREATIVITY AND GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS. THIS SHOWCASE WILL FEATURE LIVE PERFORMANCES BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE SKILLS AND ROUTINES THEY HAVE LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. IN ADDITION TO STUDENT PERFORMANCES, THE EVENT WILL SPOTLIGHT LOCAL ARTISTS, CREATING A VIBRANT AND INSPIRING COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF DANCE, MUSIC AND CULTURE. THE EVENT DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 12TH, 2025. THE AMOUNT REQUESTED WAS $20,000 AND WHILE SHE COULD NOT BE HERE, SHE DID SEND A MESSAGE. 
          TO. 
          SO AT THIS POINT, THE INTENTION IS TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU ON NOVEMBER 8TH WITH THE ARTS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND YOUR FINAL DECISION. WELL, 
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THAT WAS ME. ASKING MR. KOONCE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE I HEARD THAT WE WILL GET THE APPLICATIONS. COULD HAVE THE APPLICATIONS ON THEIR OWN ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD INCLUDED THOSE OKAY I DIDN'T YEAH, I DIDN'T SEE THEM. IT SAID ATTACHMENTS BUT THEY WEREN'T THERE. SO THEN I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ON THE NOVEMBER 18TH. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A MUCH MORE ROBUST PACKAGE FOR THE 18TH. OKAY. INTERIM CITY MANAGER. YES. IF WE COULD GET THOSE APPLICATIONS ASAP. I KNOW HE SAID HE'S GOING TO HAVE THEM FOR THE THE NEXT MEETING, BUT IF WE COULD GET THEM SOONER THAN LATER OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. WE WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN. COULD WE WANT TO ADD A QUESTION OR TWO FOR THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS COMMISSION IF, IF. NO, FOR THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS COMMISSION. GET USED TO IT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT. AND I KNOW YOU. MAYBE YOU HAD ONE, MAYBE ONE MEETING IN THAT ONE MEETING POSITION SO FAR. SO IF IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS TONIGHT, WE CAN TALK LATER. OKAY. BUT AS FAR AS THE COULD YOU JUST KIND OF SPEAK IN GENERAL. AND IF YOU, IF YOU CAN SPEAK SPECIFICALLY GOOD. BUT TO THE CRITERIA AND AND MAYBE THE PURPOSE OF THESE THESE GRANTS AND WHAT YOU ALL AS, AS ARTS COMMISSION WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR APPROVALS, WHEN WE'RE DOING THE REVIEWS AND FOR APPROVALS, THE GRANTS ARE TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND BRING ARTS TO THE DUNCANVILLE AREA. WHAT WE EXPECT FROM ARTISTS ONCE THEY DO THE GRANTS AND MAKE THE REQUEST AND DO THEIR PROGRAM, THEY INFORM US AHEAD OF TIME OF THE PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY ATTEND AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN WE WANT A REPORT FROM THEM AFTERWARDS AS TO JUST SOME FEEDBACK, GET SOME METRICS FROM THEM ABOUT HOW IT WENT AND WAS IT SUCCESSFUL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SINCE IT'S SORT OF NEW IN THE PROCESS, WE ARE GIVING GRACE TO A LOT OF ARTISTS AND WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE POLICY AND THE GUIDELINES BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT I'VE SEEN SOME AREAS WHERE WHEN THEY FILL OUT THE APPLICATION, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION IN SOME AREAS AS TO WHAT THEY SHOULD BE SELECTING AND WHAT CATEGORIES THEY FALL UNDER. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT WAS $3,000 FOR THE MURAL BECAUSE LIKE THEY SAID, HE IT HE'S NOT A NONPROFIT, SO HE COULDN'T APPLY FOR THE GRANT THAT HE DID SELECT. AND SO WE WANTED TO GIVE HIM SOMETHING. AND THAT'S WHY WE SELECTED THE 3000 BECAUSE WE KNEW HE QUALIFIED UNDER THAT. THANK YOU. ACTUALLY. 
          AND SORRY. WELL IT'S NO ACTUALLY NOT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. AND THIS MIGHT BE MAYBE FOR ALEX. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A BUDGET QUESTION THOUGH IN REGARDS IN RELATION TO THESE GRANTS, BUT SO IN, IN OUR REPORT, I THINK IT SAID THAT THE AVAILABLE BUDGET IS 70 73,000. SO SOMEWHERE AROUND IN THERE, $73,785 IS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S BEING BUDGETED. THE BUDGET YEAR IS $95,000. WHAT'S CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AS ACTUAL FUNDS IN THERE IS LIKE 72, 73. OKAY. AND SO TONIGHT WE HAD NINE APPLICANTS. IT SOUNDS RIGHT. AND EACH ONE OF THOSE, AT LEAST FOR THIS GRANT, IS CAPPED AT $3,000. AND MY UNDERSTANDING, AT LEAST IT SAYS THAT THIS IS A THIS IS A FIRST QUARTER OF THE THE GRANT CYCLE. RIGHT. SO WILL WE BE EXPECTING THREE MORE QUARTERS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS BUDGET YEAR SO THAT THOSE NUMBERS RIGHT THERE OKAY. SO 42,000 THAT WAS THE LAST FISCAL 
          [02:15:05]
YEAR. SO THAT WAS THE DISBURSEMENT. THE 14 APPLICANTS IN THE LAST GROUP HAD REQUESTED $42,000, BUT THAT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. SO NOW AT THIS POINT I HAD DISCUSSED THIS WITH JENNIFER OTEY, AND SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS $95,000 SCHEDULED THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR. AND AT THIS POINT, DEPOSITS THAT WERE THAT DEPOSITS THAT WERE MADE, I CAN SPEAK, CAME OUT TO LIKE 73 AND CHANGE. OKAY. SO BUT IT IS BUDGETED TO GET TO 95 THAT THEY CAN SPEND. OKAY. AND SO I JUST KIND OF CONFIRM THE NUMBERS. AND THIS MAY BE JUST SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AND FOR US. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE. SO IF WE WERE TO APPROVE, IF WE WERE TO APPROVE NINE TONIGHT AT $3,000, SO THAT'S $27,000, RIGHT. FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. IS THAT RIGHT? THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION. OKAY. SORRY, SORRY. NOT NOT IF WE WERE TO APPROVE. NOT TONIGHT, BUT IF WE WERE TO APPROVE ALL OF THESE, THAT $3,000, IT WOULD BE 27, $27,000. IS THAT CORRECT? PEOPLE THAT KNOW MATH. WELL, ONE OF THEM WAS ONE OF THEM EXCEEDED THE $3,000. YEAH. DO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF THE NINE REQUESTS? DO YOU HAVE A TOTAL. IT IS THE THE TOTAL THAT THEY REQUESTED IS THE 56,000, 6000. 
          BUT THEY'RE ALL CAPPED AT 3000. SO THEY WOULDN'T WE WOULDN'T APPROVE ANYTHING OVER 3000 FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF GRANT. RIGHT. YOU I MEAN YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO AS THE COUNCIL CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO. YEAH. BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE REQUEST THAT EXCEEDED WE HAD ONE REQUEST THAT EXCEEDED THE THE 3000. YOU HAVE ONE REQUEST. THAT'S 20,000. YEAH. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE COULD APPROVE THEM OVER 3000. IS THAT WHAT. YEAH. IT IS IN THE POLICY. 
          IT'S ON THE AS I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU ARE CITY COUNCIL AND CONTROL THE BUDGET. YES. 
          YOU THEIR BUDGET. YES. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE UP OR DOWN WHAT WHAT WE. SO WHEN THE ARTS COMMISSION. SO OUR WOULD WE TAKE THAT AS A RECOMMENDATION THEN. OKAY. YEAH. 
          SO WE COULD POTENTIALLY APPROVE IF THEY'RE APPLYING FOR 30 OR $40,000. IF THEY APPLY FOR MORE THAN 3000, WE CAN APPROVE OVER THAT. YEAH. SO THE FIRST TIME WE DID THIS, THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION LANGUAGE THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE THE AMOUNT THAT YOU WANT TO APPROVE. SO THE ARTS COMMISSION IS ONLY SET TO RECOMMEND PER THE FUNDING POLICY. AND PER THEIR SETUP, THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU. YOU MAKE THE FINAL DECISION INCLUDING WHO YOU WANT TO FUND, WHO YOU DON'T WANT TO FUND, HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO FUND THEM FOR OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          APPRECIATE IT. AND AGAIN THESE ARE JUST SOMETHING FOR US TO THINK ABOUT. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE CAN APPROVE OVER THE 3,001ST OF ALL. AND THEN BUT SECONDLY, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY MY ORIGINAL POINT IS THAT THERE IS A LIMITED BUDGET HERE. SO WE WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. AND THIS IS JUST ONE QUARTER. SO IF WE'VE GOT THREE OTHER QUARTERS OF INDIVIDUALS APPLYING, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE REVIEWING THESE CAREFULLY AND MAKING GOOD SELECTIONS WITH THE LIMITED BUDGET THAT WE HAVE. AND THIS IS JUST ONE TYPE OF GRANT, RIGHT. THERE ARE OTHER TYPES OF GRANTS THAT CAN BE APPLIED FOR. THEY HAVE THREE GRANT CATEGORIES. AND THE APPLICATIONS COVERED THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND JUST IF I MIGHT ADD IN THE PACKET WILL BE INCLUDED. ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS IF THEY TURNED INTO BUDGET. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION IS TO TURN IN A BUDGET. IF THEY TURNED IN THE BUDGET, YOU WILL GET THAT, AND YOU WILL ALSO GET THE MINUTES FROM THE ARTS COMMISSION'S MEETINGS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE VOTES WERE, WHAT THE DECISIONS WERE. I AM HAVING A CHALLENGE WITH GETTING THE VIDEO POSTED BECAUSE IT KEEPS GETTING FLAGGED. I'M GOING TO TRY A DIFFERENT PATH SO THAT I CAN GET THAT TO YOU, BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THAT. THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT POSTED. OKAY. SORRY. AND ALEX, I WANTED TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU AND MR. THORPE HARRIS AND THE COMMISSION, BECAUSE THIS IS ALL BRAND NEW. IT'S COMPLETELY NEW FOR FOR ALL OF US. RIGHT. 
          AND WE SEE THAT WE DO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, WE'RE LEARNING AS WE'RE GOING. RIGHT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AND I KNOW YOU'RE YOU'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO, YOU KNOW, GET US TO TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. PARISH, FOR WORKING THROUGH ALL THESE CHALLENGES, BECAUSE, I MEAN, THIS THIS IS WONDERFUL THAT WE CAN DO THIS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO WHERE WE'RE 
          [02:20:04]
DOING IT. RIGHT. SO THANKS FOR HELPING US GET THERE. AND IT'S OUR AND IT'S THE GOAL OF THE ARTS COMMISSION THAT I BRING BACK THE POLICY NOT AHEAD OF THIS OF THE 18TH, BUT SOON AFTER AS WE GET MORE OF THIS TYPE OF FEEDBACK, AS WE GET MORE OF THIS KIND OF INFORMATION THAT CAN INFORM THE POLICY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SEEING THAT MR. KOONTZ IS LIGHT IS OUT. I HAVE A QUESTION. THIS THESE APPLICANTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US TONIGHT, AND IT MAY HAVE I MAY HAVE JUST CROSSED OVER THE STAFF REPORT AND DIDN'T SEE SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE SEEN. HAVE THEY ALL BEEN HAVE THESE ALL BEEN APPROVED BY THE ARTS COMMISSION BEFORE THEY CAME HERE? SO THE ARTS COMMISSION'S PROCESS FOR JUDGING THE APPLICATIONS IS TO DO IT BASED ON THE APPLICATION ONLY. OKAY. THEY HAVE NOT ASKED FOR THE APPLICANTS TO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE ASKED THAT THE APPLICANTS NOT PRESENT TO THEM IN PERSON SO THAT THEY CAN GO IN AND JUDGE IT BASED ON THE MERITS OF THEIR POLICY ON HOT TAX LAWS, ON THE THE FUNDING POLICY THAT THE CITY CREATED. SO THAT IS THE APPROACH THAT THEY'RE TAKING. THE IDEA WITH DOING THIS IS TAKING UP THAT THAT CONCEPT OF HAVING YOU BRIEFED BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION AND GIVEN THE APPLICANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL TO YOU, TO LET YOU SEE WHAT THEY'RE TALKING, THEIR WHAT THEIR PROJECT IS, AND HAVE THEM BRING THAT TO YOU BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION IN THE NEXT MEETING. I THINK I'M MORE CONFUSED NOW. LET ME BACK UP. 
          THE PROCESS DOES INCLUDE APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL BE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE YET BY THE ARTS COMMISSION. THEY HAVE BEEN. THE ARTS COMMISSION MET ON THE ON OCTOBER 10TH ON ALL OF THESE, ON ALL OF THESE. OKAY. AND THEY HAVE MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS COMING TO US AND SOME TIME AND I'M NOT SURE WHEN THEY WILL COME TO YOU. 
          THEY TENDED TO COME TO YOU ON ON NOVEMBER 18TH. SO THIS WAY YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THEM WITHOUT HAVING THAT PRECONCEPTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT EXPLANATION. 
          I'M SORRY THAT I HADN'T MADE THAT CONNECTION. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO, HOW MANY TIMES IN 26 WILL WILL THERE BE AT MORE APPLICANTS? THERE ARE FOUR CYCLES. THERE'S FOUR CYCLES. 
          AND YOU HAVE HOW MUCH MONEY AT THIS POINT IT'S BUDGETED FOR 95,000 95,000. IF WE JUST USE TONIGHT AS AN EXAMPLE, IF WE APPROVED EVERYTHING ON THE 18TH, YOU'RE WELL INTO YOUR YOUR BUDGETED ALLOTMENT. CORRECT. IF IF THEY IF YOU DID. YES. OKAY. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ARTS COMMISSION SPENDS A LOT OF TIME TAKING THAT EXACT THOUGHT AND APPROACHING IT WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YES, THAT THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME TO THEM IN FOUR CYCLES. THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT AND TRYING TO BE VERY DILIGENT AND RESPONSIBLE WITH THAT. YEAH, THAT FOURTH CYCLE COULD GET REALLY TIGHT, BUT ALL WORTHWHILE GROUPS AND PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, WHICH I APPRECIATE. ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. MISS GOODEN THANK YOU MAYOR. SO. THE 56,000, THAT'S THE TOTAL OF THE PROJECTS ALL TOGETHER. BUT THE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND 56,000 INCLUDES THE TOTAL OF THE PROJECTS. AND THEN THE 3000 OR WHATEVER THAT TOTAL IS, IS DIFFERENT FROM THE 56,000. THE 56,000 IS THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS REQUESTED THAT WAS REQUESTED. THAT'S NOT PARTICULAR. THAT IS NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE WHAT IT'S QUALIFIED. WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY THE ARTS COMMISSION IS DIFFERENT NUMBER, THOUGH IN SOME INSTANCES PEOPLE DID SHOOT FOR THE MOON AND SAY, I WANT ALL OF IT. AND THE ARTS COMMISSION EVALUATED THAT AND SAID, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU APPLIED FOR, THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE DOING. THIS IS HOW THIS GOES WITH THE POLICY. THIS IS HOW IT GOES WITH HOT FUNDS. SO THE ARTS COMMISSION, THE THE APPLICANT IN THE END THERE, THEY'RE ASKING FOR WHAT THEY, THEY NEED. AND THEN THE ARTS COMMISSION HAS TO BE THAT FIRST, THAT FIRST WAY OF VETTING IT. RIGHT. SO IF THEY COME IN AND REQUESTING AT TEN, THAT'S INCLUDED AT 56,000. BUT HOWEVER, WHAT THE ARTS IS RECOMMENDING IS A DIFFERENT AMOUNT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET OF 95,000 A YEAR, SO THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T MEET AT FIRST THE VERY FIRST QUARTER, 56,000, BECAUSE THAT WOULD WIPE OFF, WIPE OUT AT LEAST MOST OF HALF OF THEIR BUDGET, THEIR PROJECTED BUDGET OF 95,000. SO IF IF THE HOTELS SHOULD DO BETTER THAN WHAT'S PROJECTED, THE BUDGET COULD BE HIGHER. BUT WE WON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE GET 
          [02:25:06]
TO QUARTER THREE AND QUARTER FOUR. BASICALLY. CORRECT. YEAH. I MEAN, THEY THEY'RE HAVING TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MUCH THEY'RE SPENDING EACH TIME I BRING THEM A NEW SET OF APPLICATIONS. EACH TIME I BRING YOU A NEW SET OF APPLICATIONS, WHAT I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBER, THE AMOUNT THAT'S REQUESTED, HOW MUCH IS IN THE BALANCE, AND THEN, OF COURSE, WHAT THE ARTS COMMISSION HAS RECOMMENDED. SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE ARTS COMMISSION DID NOT RECOMMEND A RECOMMENDED FUNDING ALL OF THESE. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I DID NOT RECOMMEND FUNDING ALL OF THESE IN THE AMOUNTS THAT THEY REQUESTED. RIGHT. AND IN SOME CASES, THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE THE CATEGORY THAT THEY APPLIED FOR SO THAT THEY COULD GET THEM TO A PLACE WHERE THEY COULD THEY COULD MAKE IT WORK WITHIN THE POLICY AND WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR. BUT THEY WERE VERY, VERY CAUTIOUS WITH WHAT EXACTLY, EXACTLY. SO THEY TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR BUDGET THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE YEAR, KNOWING 56,000 WOULD COMPLETELY WIPE OUT MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR PROJECTED 95,000. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY TOOK THAT APPROACH. I WOULD SAY, FROM WATCHING THEM PARTICIPATING IN THIS FROM MY VANTAGE POINT, WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY LOOKED AT THE QUALIFICATION, THEY LOOKED AT WHAT THE APPLICATION WAS, WHAT WAS BEING ASKED, HOW IT QUALIFIED, AND ALSO WHAT THEY APPLIED FOR. IF IT WAS A FIRST TIME APPLICANT AND THEY WERE APPLYING FOR A DOLLAR AMOUNT ABOVE THE 3000, THEY WENT TO THAT DEFAULT OF THEIR FIRST TIME APPLICANT. THEY CAN APPLY FOR 3000. SO THEY THEY WERE VERY THEY WEREN'T JUST HANDING OUT MONEY. RIGHT. THANK YOU. SURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A LOT OF HARD WORK GOES INTO THIS. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL 
          [6. CITIZENS' INPUT]
RIGHT. SO THAT WRAPS UP OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. AND WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX. 
          CITIZENS INPUT. CITY SECRETARY, DID WE RECEIVE ANY ELECTRONIC SUBMITTALS. OKAY. SO WE DID GET ONE. AND THAT WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD. SO BEFORE I START WITH CITIZENS INPUT, JUST AS A REMINDER, WE ONLY HAVE TWO. AND THE THE RULES STATE THAT YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. AND WHEN YOU COME UP PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. WE'LL START WITH SANDY CIAROCHI. I'LL TALK REAL FAST. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A REPORT ON THE SISTER CITY VISIT. AND I WHEN I WAS SITTING THERE AND I THINK, OH, THERE'S A LOT I DIDN'T ADD. FIRST THING THAT WE DID, WE HAD SOME BIG FEATS. COULD YOU GO COULD YOU GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? OH THANK YOU. SANDRA SHIROKY 913 SAINT ANDREWS, DESOTO, TEXAS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE FORT WORTH'S SISTER CITY PROGRAM AND ALSO WITH THE STATE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WITH THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND THE CITY OF MONASTIR. WE BECAME A PART OF SISTER CITY INTERNATIONAL. OUR BIG FEET, TOO, WAS WE BECAME A NONPROFIT. WE HAVE NONPROFIT STATUS NOW. WE HAD 24 CITIZENS FROM MONASTIR COME A THREE YEAR OLD, A SEVEN YEAR OLD, A TEN YEAR OLD, THREE COUPLES AND 15 SINGLE MEN AND WOMEN THAT RANGED IN AGE FROM 23 TO 62. WE HAD 15 HOST FAMILIES FROM EVERY VOTING DISTRICT IN DUNCANVILLE. 
          THIS HAS BEEN A NINE MONTH LONG JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND THIS HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. THERE ARE TOP THINGS THAT I WANTED FEEDBACK FROM THEM AND WHAT THEY SAID THEIR TOP THINGS WAS THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE FAMILIES IN DUNCANVILLE, THE VISITING THE HIGH SCHOOL, VISITING THE CITY, THE TOURING, THE CAPITOL WITH JANE NELSON, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SAN ANTONIO AND FORT WORTH. SO THIS OPPORTUNITY GAVE DUNCANVILLE A LOT OF VISIBILITY ON EVERY VISIT. IN TWO YEARS, WE'LL BE GOING THERE. WE'RE TAKING APPLICATIONS ALREADY AND WILL BE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. OKAY, I HAVE A CARD HERE FROM MARK GRAHAM, BUT I BELIEVE HE'S LEFT. OKAY. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITIZEN INPUT. AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR 
          [7. CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM SEVEN. AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA BY COUNCILMAN MCBURNETT. SECOND SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GOODIN. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. 
          [8.A. Take any necessary action as a result of the Executive Session.]
ITEM EIGHT ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. THERE ARE NO ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT 
          [8.B. Consider a Resolution acknowledging receipt of documentation and commitment from KKMD Investments, LLC pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement for 730 E. IH20.]
          [02:30:03]
OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM B CONSIDER RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTATION AND COMMITMENT FROM KXMD INVESTMENTS. WE HAVE SOMEONE PRESENTING IS THE APPLICANT HERE? OH, HELLO. GOOD EVENING. SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A FEW A FEW MINUTES TO GET TO THIS TO THIS ITEM. I OBVIOUSLY MISCALCULATED THAT ONE, BUT HERE WE ARE. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY SECRETARY, CITY ATTORNEY VICTOR BARRERA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THIS, THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR QUITE SOME TIME ABOUT BRINGING BACK INTO PRODUCTIVE USE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S BEEN OVER 20 YEARS THAT WE'VE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE SITES. 
          WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS JUST AN AERIAL PICTURE OF THE OF THE PROPERTY. IT'S IT'S APPROXIMATELY 4.6 ACRES. THE CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY IS GENERAL OFFICE RETAIL DISTRICT. AND THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE TIF DISTRICT, WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE IN 2036. AND JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO A QUICK RUN, RUN THROUGH OF THE KEY TERMS OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT THAT WAS EXECUTED BACK IN FEBRUARY EARLIER THIS YEAR. SO THE PRICE, THE PRICE FOR THE PROPERTY IS $1 MILLION, 20,000. THERE WAS $25,000 OF EARNEST MONEY THAT WAS PROVIDED UPON THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT. AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER $10,000 PROVIDED IN EXCHANGE FOR A 30 DAY EXTENSION OF THE INSPECTION PERIOD. THE INSPECTION PERIOD HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED, AND IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH THE LAID OUT TERMS OF THE PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT, WE WOULD SEEK YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE THE CITY MANAGER SIGN ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOSING AND THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. BUT AGAIN, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR QUITE SOME TIME IS BRING THIS PROPERTY BACK INTO PRODUCTIVE USE. WE HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT HAS A NATIONAL BRANDED HOTEL THAT IS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A PORTION OF THE SITE. WHAT WE HAVE PROVIDED TO YOU AS PART OF THE POST-INSPECTION DOCUMENTS IS THEY'VE PROVIDED THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE BRANDED HOTEL, WHICH IS THE RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT. 
          CONFIRMATION OF HOTEL BRAND, FLAG AND OPERATOR COMMITMENT. I PROVIDED TO YOU A COPY OF THE FRANCHISE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. IN THE SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE THE COVER PAGE AND THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF THAT FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS. ALSO CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN AND WITH BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND ACCESS POINTS THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. AND I WILL SHARE THAT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT. IN ANOTHER SLIDE, THE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION TIMELINE. I WILL RUN THAT BY YOU REAL QUICK HERE IN A LITTLE BIT. AND THE FINANCIAL AND FEASIBILITY DOCUMENT DEMONSTRATING PROJECT VIABILITY. SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED HOTEL, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE BALANCE OF THE SITE FOR ANOTHER POTENTIAL HOTEL AND A RESTAURANT USE ON THE NORTH END. AGAIN, THIS IS THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US AT THE END OF THE INSPECTION PERIOD. AND THIS IS ALSO THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT IS PROVIDED TO US FOR OUR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS FOR FOR THE RESIDENTS IN. AND 
          [02:35:01]
IN THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT THE PER THE TERMS OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS, THE CONSTRUCTION START DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, BUT THE OPENING DEADLINE FOR THIS NEW FACILITY IS APRIL 1ST, 2028. AND AGAIN, THIS IS THIS. THIS IS FOUND IN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. THE PROJECTED REVENUES OUT OF THIS INITIAL INVESTMENT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $20 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR THIS FOR THIS PROPOSED HOTEL, WE'RE ANTICIPATING $280,000 IN HOT FUNDS REVENUE. THIS IS ASSUMING A $4 MILLION SALES VOLUME FOR THIS ESTABLISHMENTS. BUT ALSO WE'RE LOOKING AT A ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OF $356,000 APPROXIMATELY. AND THIS IS ASSUMING A FULLY ASSESSED PROPERTY AT $20 MILLION. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE CITY'S BEEN WORKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME ON BRINGING THIS PROPERTY BACK INTO PRODUCTIVE USE, MAKING SURE THAT THE PROPERTY BRINGS SALES, SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, AS WELL AS CREATES JOBS FOR THIS INITIAL PHASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT A CREATION OF 20 TO 35 JOBS. WITH THE INVESTMENT OF THIS SIZE $20 MILLION, WE'RE HOPING AND WE'RE ACTUALLY CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL BE A CATALYST FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN THE AREA. ASIDE FROM THAT OWNED BY THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT AND INVESTMENTS. BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED THIS EVENING ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. WE HAVE HERE A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. RECOMMENDATION NUMBER ONE WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF ALL REQUIRED PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND THE DEVELOPER'S COMMITMENT TO PROCEED. AND THEN NUMBER TWO IS AUTHORIZING INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO COMPLETE THE SALE AND PROCEED WITH THE CLOSING. NOW, THAT SAID, I HAVE ASKED MIKE AND DAISY PATEL, THE BUYER'S THE MANAGING PARTNERS OF THIS ENTITY, TO BE HERE, TO WANT TO MEET THEM TO TO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITES, THE TERMS OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS, THEIR CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER END USERS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE SITES. SO THEY ARE HERE AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THEIR INTEREST IN THE SITE. THANK YOU. OKAY. AT THIS POINT I DON'T SEE DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? PLEASE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER? WELL, I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS ON AT THIS TIME. IF YOU HAVE IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY OTHER THAN ANSWERING QUESTIONS, WHICH THERE ARE NONE RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO. SO PHASE ONE IS ALREADY. 
          APPROVED BY RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT. PHASE TWO IS DEPENDS ON THE PERFORMANCE BASE. BUT AS WE'VE DISCUSSED ABOUT HAVING END USERS AS RESTAURANTS OR OTHER USES, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO A COUPLE OTHER NATIONAL CHAINS. BUT BECAUSE OF THE VISIBILITY, IT'S NOT FEASIBLE TO HAVE ANY RESTAURANTS CHAINED THERE. SO NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE POTENTIALLY GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER HOTEL. OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE A BRANDED HOTEL, BUT WHICH WE DON'T HAVE THE COMMITMENT FOR FROM THE BRAND YET. FOR THE SECOND HOTEL PET. OKAY, OKAY. IF THERE'S I SEE NO LIGHT, SO THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO. WE HAD PREPARED A MOTION. SO IF YOU ALL AGREE. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE A MOTION TO POSTPONE SO THAT WE CAN WORKSHOP THIS ITEM DURING A WORK SESSION ON NOVEMBER 18TH OF 2025. THERE ARE JUST TO WALK THROUGH SOME ISSUES, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO UNWANTED USE OF THE PROPERTY. IS THAT OKAY? WE HAVE A MOTION, MR. KOONTZ. YES, SIR. JUST ONE ONE COMMENT BEFORE WE. MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH ANY MOTIONS IS, YOU KNOW, WE BEGIN OUR COUNCIL MEMBER 
          [02:40:05]
REMARKS AND THERE WERE SOME REMARKS ABOUT INFORMING THE PUBLIC. AND IF, IF, IF WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THIS BEING PUBLIC, PUBLIC, A PUBLICLY OWNED ASSET, IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE IT BETWEEN NOW AND ANY ACTION THAT WE TAKE, WHETHER THAT'S A TOWN HALL OR SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S POTENTIALLY GOING TO HAPPEN HERE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION AS STATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOTION MADE BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY. SECOND, I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PENNEBAKER. PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT. THIS IS SIMPLY SO THAT WE ARE MORE AWARE WE WE CAN WORKSHOP A CERTAIN FACET OF THIS SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE AWARE AND MAKING THE DECISION. BY NO MEANS DO WE WANT YOU WALKING AWAY THINKING WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE. OKAY, SO IT'S JUST A TECHNICALITY THAT WE NEED TO WORK OUT BEFORE WE CAN FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT. BUT THAT WILL THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE NEXT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18TH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? JUST A QUICK COMMENT. MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE HONESTLY, I WAS EXPECTING A LITTLE MORE OF A PRESENTATION TONIGHT. YEAH. AS AS WELL. BUT BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN, IN KIND OF MOVING FORWARD WITH WITH THIS THING. BUT BUT YOU KNOW WE'VE EXTENDED A COURTESY TO Y'ALL TO, TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND STUFF. SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO EXTEND THE COURTESY SO THAT WE CAN DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE. OF COURSE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL 
          [9.A. Highway 67 Temporary Tag Enforcement]
RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NINE STAFF AND BOARD REPORTS, ITEM A7, HIGHWAY 67, TEMPORARY TAG ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANT CHIEF ADRIAN TERENA. 
          GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. MAYOR, I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE ONE OF YOUR NIGHT SHIFT PATROL WATCH COMMANDERS, THE LIEUTENANT REAGAN GOODWIN. HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON A PROPOSAL THAT HE SUBMITTED TO ME AS PART OF OUR HOT SPOT POLICING INITIATIVE. I GIVE ALL CREDIT TO LIEUTENANT GOODWIN. HE DEVELOPED THIS. HE CAME UP WITH A PLAN OF ACTION. I'M MERELY PUT THE WHEELS IN MOTION, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HIM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ASSISTANT CHIEF TIJERINA, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HE GIVES ME ALL THE KUDOS, BUT A LOT OF IT ALSO GOES UP TO COLLABORATION WITH MY PEERS AND THOSE WHO HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE THAN ME JUST AT THIS POINT. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HELP IN GETTING THIS READY AS WELL. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS REALLY TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT AT ADDRESSING SOME OF THE ISSUES THE DEPARTMENT HAS FACED BECAUSE OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE TEMPORARY TAGS, SPECIFICALLY FICTITIOUS TEMPORARY TAGS. SOME OF THESE ISSUES INCLUDE THEIR USE TO CONCEAL THE IDENTITY OF VEHICLES USED IN CRIMES, WHICH MAKES THOSE DIFFICULT TO INVESTIGATE. THEY'RE USED TO CONCEAL THE IDENTITY OF STOLEN VEHICLES, AND SOMETIMES THOSE END UP BEING SOLD TO UNSUSPECTING INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY END UP BUYING THEM OFF FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE OR OFFER UP HAVE NO IDEA THEY'RE PURCHASING STOLEN PROPERTY AND VEHICLES THAT ARE OPERATED WITH FICTITIOUS TEMPORARY TAGS ARE VERY REGULARLY. DO NOT HAVE ANY FORM OF INSURANCE, SO IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN CRASHES, IT MAKES THOSE DIFFICULT AS WELL, AND CAUSES ADDED UNDUE BURDEN ONTO THE OTHER PARTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE ACCIDENTS. 
          AND THE VERY BASIC PLAN FOR THIS PROJECT WAS JUST TO HAVE OFFICERS DEDICATED TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT WHO DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ROUTINE PATROL MATTERS, CONDUCT TRAFFIC ON THESE VEHICLES IN A TARGET AREA. THE TARGET AREA THAT WAS CHOSEN WAS THE HIGHWAY 67 CORRIDOR, AND THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE LOCATIONS THAT LIE WITHIN IT THAT ACCOUNT FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE CITY'S CRIME. JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THESE LOCATIONS. YOU HAVE THE HOTELS, LA QUINTA, BEST WESTERN, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, YOU HAVE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS, COSTCO, WINCO, LA FITNESS. YOU HAVE SOME MAJOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND APARTMENT COMPLEXES, 
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HOLLYWOOD PARK AND CANDLELIGHT, AND THEN A MAJOR EVENT CENTER IN THE CITY, DUNCANVILLE FIELDHOUSE. THESE ARE ALL TARGET RICH AREAS FOR CRIME AND SPECIFICALLY VEHICLE PROPERTY CRIMES. YOUR STOLEN VEHICLES, VEHICLE BURGLARIES BECAUSE OF THEIR LARGE, DENSELY PACKED PARKING LOTS, THEY PROVIDE PLENTY OF POTENTIAL VICTIMS AND PEOPLE CAN COME IN, COMMIT THE CRIME FAIRLY UNDETECTED, AND FLEE USING THE HIGHWAY, ALL WITHIN A FAIRLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SO THE TIMELINE THAT WAS CHOSEN WAS JUNE 5TH THROUGH JULY 5TH. EACH DAY OF THIS OPERATION, THERE WERE TWO FOUR HOUR BLOCKS, ONE FROM 6 A.M. TO 10 A.M. AND ONE FROM 6 P.M. TO 10 P.M. THIS WAS DONE SO WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIGH TRAFFIC TIMES IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING, AND KIND OF SPLIT THAT VISIBILITY AND THAT ENFORCEMENT OVER THE DAY. EACH SHIFT WOULD HAVE UP TO THREE OFFICERS USING MOSTLY THE REGULAR PATROL EQUIPMENT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE VEHICLE, COMPUTER, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THEY ALSO HAD ACCESS TO AN OBD READER, WHICH CAN BE PLUGGED INTO THE PORT IN A VEHICLE. AND IT WILL GIVE YOU SOME IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, AS WELL AS OUR MOBILE FLOCK CAMERAS, SO THEY COULD TRACK SUSPECT VEHICLES SHOULD THOSE END UP COMING INTO THE AREA OR KEEP TRACK OF VEHICLES BEARING TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN DETERMINED TO BE FICTITIOUS? HERE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. ON THE TOP ROW IS WHAT THE FORMAT WAS FOR TEMPORARY TAGS. AT THE TIME OUR ENFORCEMENT WAS GOING ON, AND THE BOTTOM ROW IS JUST A FEW OF THE DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF FICTITIOUS TAGS. AND THESE GO FROM ALL THE WAY FROM BEING NEAR PERFECT TO WHAT THE FORMAT SHOULD BE ALL THE WAY TO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT, WHICH IS JUST HANDWRITTEN TAGS. IT'S FUNNY, BUT WE'VE SEEN IT. SO WHEN ON PATROL FOR THIS OPERATION, OFFICERS WOULD DO ONE OF TWO THINGS. ONE, THEY WOULD OBSERVE A VEHICLE THAT WAS DISPLAYING A PAPER TAG THAT THEY COULD READILY IDENTIFY AS FICTITIOUS, CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP AND INVESTIGATE, DETERMINE THE REAL IDENTITY OF THE VEHICLE, AND TAKE ANY OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTION THAT WAS NEEDED, OR THEY WOULD OBSERVE A REGULAR TEMPORARY TAG THAT LOOKED REAL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OBSERVE IT. COMMIT AN UNRELATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION, CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP, AND THEN INVESTIGATE TO ENSURE THAT THAT TAG WAS LEGITIMATE. SO ULTIMATELY, 30 OVERTIME SHIFTS OUT OF A POSSIBLE 174 WERE SIGNED UP FOR. THIS. 
          APPROXIMATELY TOTALED INTO 120 OVERTIME HOURS, RESULTING IN 55 TRAFFIC STOPS, 39 CITATIONS, SIX TOWED VEHICLES, NINE FICTITIOUS TAGS SEIZED, AND THREE ARRESTS. IF WE WANTED TO BREAK DOWN THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE, THE MOST CITATIONS ISSUED WERE FOR NO DRIVER'S LICENSE, NO INSURANCE OR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND EXPIRED REGISTRATION. THE ARRESTS WERE FOR AN OUTSIDE AGENCY WARRANT, MARIJUANA POSSESSION AND UNLAWFUL CARRY OF A WEAPON, AND ALL SIX VEHICLE TOWS WERE FOR NO INSURANCE. MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE CRIME DATA. AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I'D LIKE YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE HOTSPOT MAP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. YOU'LL NOTICE THESE SPOTS THAT POP UP DON'T REALLY CHANGE. THESE ARE ALL OF THOSE LOCATIONS THAT WE WENT OVER EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION. SO FROM IF WE GO BACK LAST YEAR, THE SAME JUNE 5TH TO JULY 5TH PERIOD EXPERIENCED SIX STOLEN VEHICLES AND NINE VEHICLE BURGLARIES FOR A TOTAL OF 15 VEHICLE PROPERTY OFFENSES. FAST FORWARD BACK UP TO THIS YEAR FROM MAY 4TH AND JUNE 4TH, THE MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ENFORCEMENT PERIOD, WE HAD SEVEN STOLEN VEHICLES, SIX VEHICLE BURGLARIES FOR A TOTAL OF 13 OFFENSES. THE ENFORCEMENT PERIOD ITSELF EXPERIENCED ONE STOLEN VEHICLE, EIGHT VEHICLE BURGLARIES FOR A TOTAL OF NINE OFFENSES, AND THE MONTH IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENFORCEMENT PERIOD, JULY 6TH TO AUGUST 6TH HAD FIVE STOLEN VEHICLES, 11 VEHICLE BURGLARIES, FOR A TOTAL OF 16 OFFENSES. SOME OF THE BASIC COMPARISONS AND INTERPRETATIONS THAT WE MADE FROM THIS DATA IS JUST THAT. THE ENFORCEMENT PERIOD ITSELF EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLE PROPERTY CRIMES COMPARED TO NOT ONLY THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, BUT THE MONTH ON EITHER SIDE OF IT, WHICH IS AT LEAST PARTIALLY 
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ATTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASED VISIBILITY AND ENFORCEMENT ACTION THAT WE TOOK AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS JUST REAL QUICK. ON THE LAST SLIDE THAT YOU SHOWED WITH THOSE HOTSPOTS, I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU CALLED THEM. COULD YOU GO BACK TO THAT ONE? YES, SIR. THAT ONE THERE. IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT TO THE NORTH, OUTSIDE OF THIS PARTICULAR DUNCANVILLE AREA TO THE NORTH AND DALLAS AND TO THE SOUTH AND CEDAR RIDGE, CEDAR HILL, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SIMILAR ACTIVITY. THE ISSUES THAT WE EXPERIENCE WITH THE CORRIDORS ARE THE SAME THAT EXPERIENCED IN EVERY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. OKAY, OKAY. BUT BUT THE OVERALL WHEN THIS PROGRAM STARTED, THE AND BY THE WAY, I THOUGHT THAT I HAD READ EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT THE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WAS NO LONGER GOING TO ISSUE PAPER TAGS. YES. AND THESE KIND OF ISSUES ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR DECIDING FACTORS INTO THAT MOVE. THE BAD GUYS HAVEN'T GOT THAT MEMO YET. NOT QUITE OKAY THANKFULLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WELL JOB WELL DONE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE. AND YOU'RE ON NIGHT SHIFT. THAT'S WHY I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU BEFORE. 
          YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT IS NIGHT TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD 
          [9.B. Hispanic Heritage Festival - Post Event Report]
EVENING EVERYBODY. HELLO, COUNCIL. MAYOR STAFF. SO MY NAME IS DEVYN HANLEY. I'M YOUR SPECIAL EVENTS PLANNER. AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT HISPANIC HERITAGE. AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE SUPER QUICK. SO AS WE KNOW, HISPANIC HERITAGE FEST IS OUR BEST SOUTHWEST EVENT. WE DID HAVE OUR PARADE TO KICK IT OFF. JUST A QUICK LITTLE REFLECTION. THE FURTHEST WEST WE HAD WAS PEOPLE FROM TOLAR. THE FURTHEST EAST WERE PEOPLE FROM TERRELL, THE FURTHEST NORTH WERE FROM AUBREY, AND THE FURTHEST SOUTH WERE DUVAL. PARADE ROUTE. JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS WHAT IT WAS. OUR PARADE PARTICIPANTS. SO WE HAD 18 PARADE PARTICIPANTS. 11 WERE FROM DUNCANVILLE, THREE REPRESENTED THE OTHER BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE NUMBERS ON THE PARK, NUMBERS OF PEOPLE AT THE PARK WATCHING THE PARADE, WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 532 PEOPLE ON THE PARADE ROUTE WATCHING THE PARK, WHICH IS A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH HAD 515. FOR STREET CLOSURES. AS A REMINDER, THEY'RE THE SAME STREETS THAT WE CLOSED FOR 4TH OF JULY. JUST TRYING TO GO QUICK FOR CITY COUNCIL, DC, DC. WE HAD THE DECORATED GOLF CARTS FOR COUNCIL. WE HAD THE TRUCKS FROM FREEDOM FROM FOR OUR DC, DC AS WELL AS FOR THE OTHER CITIES. WE HAD THE VIP TENT WITH THE COOLER AS WELL AS FOOD THAT WAS A SPONSOR FROM SABOR, AND THE REFRESHMENTS WERE FROM ANTOJITOS ROSA TAQUERIA HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. JUST REMINDER THAT WAS OUR MAP. OUR PERFORMERS WERE THE BAND TEJANO QUEEN, FOREVER, LOS TIGRILLOS, THE DUNCANVILLE ISD SPANISH CLUB, AS WELL AS GRACIE'S DANCE STUDIO. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 54 BUSINESSES IN OUR MARKET. VENDORS BOTH MARKET AND FOOD, 23 WERE FROM HERE IN DUNCANVILLE AND 13 WERE IN THE BEST SOUTHWEST. WE DID HAVE EIGHT SPONSORS THAT WERE IN THE MARKET THAT WERE FROM DUNCANVILLE FOR LOCAL PRESS AND PROMOTION. WE DID HAVE A CROSS SHARING AMONGST THE OTHER CITIES. WE HAD LOCAL KIOSKS AND TVS, NOT ONLY HERE BUT ALSO IN THE OTHER CITIES, POSTERS GIVEN TO THOSE CITIES AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESSES. HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, WE HAD LOCAL NEWS AND MAGAZINES SUCH AS THE RAMBLER, AS WELL AS A HUGE SPONSORSHIP SLOT FROM UNIVISION, WHICH IS WHERE WE WERE ON THE 10 P.M. SLOT, AS WELL AS ON THE MORNING RADIO STATION. FOR OUR EVENT ACTIVITIES, WE HAD PHOTO OPS. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR VIDEO GAME TRUCK WAS HE HAD COVID SO OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WANT HIM THERE FOR THAT, BUT HE WILL BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS. THE SPLASHPAD WAS OPEN. WE OF COURSE HAD THE MOBILE FOOD VENDORS, THE MARKETPLACE VENDORS, FACE PAINTER, EMERGENCY STAFF FOR THE ATTENDANCE. OUR PEAK ATTENDANCE WAS 4.2 THOUSAND. OVERALL, WE HAD 8.1 THOUSAND ATTENDEES, SO THAT WAS JUST THE NUMBER THAT WAS THERE. AT THE EXACT SAME TIME, OUR PARADE START TIME. WE HAD ABOUT 1400 PEOPLE AT THE PARK AT PARADE START. LET'S TALK BUDGET SUPER QUICK. SO OUR OVERALL BUDGET FOR THIS EVENT WAS $80,000. WE CAME IN AT $76,240.53. $11,123 WAS REVENUE. SO THAT'S FROM OUR VENDORS APPLICATION FEES, THINGS LIKE THAT. WE DID HAVE THAT $30,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES, AND WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL ABOUT $4,500 IN SPONSORSHIPS. SO THE OVERALL COST OF THE CITY WAS $30,592.53. 
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HERE'S A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE SPONSORS THAT MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE. OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF THE CITIES. UNIVISION, EASON, LAW, JADA'S, EVENT DECOR, METHODIST, CHARLTON AND METRO BY T-MOBILE, PRECISION DENTAL, SYMBOL, MEXICANA. FREEDOM, JEEP, CHRYSLER OR JEEP AND DODGE VILLAGE TECH. DUNCANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, THE DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH CLUB, AND THE MOBILE GAME VERSE. THERE'S JUST SOME QUICK LITTLE VIDEO. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE SO WELCOME. GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE ITEM NINE C LAST ITEM PARKS AND 
          [9.C. Parks and Recreation Quarterly Report for Aug. - Oct. 2025.]
RECREATION QUARTERLY REPORT. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL BART STEVENSON DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. YES I THINK I AM THE ONE STANDING BETWEEN YOU AND GOING HOME. SO I WILL TRY TO KEEP MY PRESENTATION BRIEF AS WELL. I KNOW IT'S KIND OF GETTING LATE. 
          WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS GONNA BE A SHORT MEETING. RIGHT. SO BUT YOU HAVE OUR PRESENTATION, SO YOU CAN CERTAINLY GO THROUGH THAT IN MORE DETAIL IF YOU LIKE, AND ALWAYS CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO WE HAVE A FEW CHANGES IN OUR DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST QUARTER. THIS IS AGAIN FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER. WE DID PROMOTE FRANCISCO VALLEY TO OUR PARKS CREW LEADER. WE HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, TARA JEFF, AND WE STOLE HER FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS PARKS AND RECREATION. AND SHE'S A DUNCANVILLE GRAD, SO SHE'S COME HOME. TYLER AGEE ACHIEVED HIS CERTIFIED PARK AND RECREATION EXECUTIVE DESIGNATION. WE THOUGHT HE WAS SMART, AND NOW WE APPROVED IT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. THAT'S A REALLY BIG ACHIEVEMENT FOR NRP. AND THEN WE DID HAVE THREE OF US ATTEND THE RPA CONFERENCE OVER THE QUARTER LOOKING AT PARK MAINTENANCE MEASURABLES. AGAIN, WE LOOKED AT ALL THE BACK BLACK BACKFLOW DEVICES INSPECTED AND MADE REPAIRS WE HAD. WE'RE NOW USING PLACER AI TO TRACK OUR PARK USAGE. SO FOR THE QUARTER WE HAD 331,000 VISITORS, ALL OF OUR PARKS. THAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEASURING OURSELVES OVER TIME AS THAT GOES. AND THEN WE'RE ACTIVELY PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING TAKING ON THE IN-HOUSE MOWING. 
          WE HAVE OUR POSITIONS OPEN, SO IF ANYONE WAS LOOKING FOR A JOB, WE HAVE SOME AVAILABLE FOR YOU AND WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT ON GETTING OUR EQUIPMENT AS WELL. 
          INSTALLATIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS. WE HAD THREE ADDITIONAL PARK DEDICATION BENCHES, AND AGAIN, THAT'S AN EFFORT THROUGH OUR SIMA LEGACY ONLINE PORTAL, WHERE YOU CAN BUY BENCHES TO HONOR YOUR LOVED ONES. GREAT PROGRAMS. ALSO A LOT OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ON SIMA LEGACY TO BENEFIT YOU AND OUR CITY. WE HAD A INCLUDE. SOME INCLUDE SOME SIGNAGE AT LAKESIDE PARK, ADDED A NEW BULLETIN BOARD OUT AT THE NATURE PRESERVE TO ASSIST THE MASTER NATURALIST IN THEIR EFFORTS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON OUT THERE. 
          AND THEN WE INSTALLED INSTALL NEW FOUL POLES AT ALEXANDER PARK. TO KEEP DUNCANVILLE BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. WE RECOGNIZE CHILD CARE NETWORK AS OUR BUSINESS BEAUTIFICATION AWARD WINNER, HOSTED A NATIVE LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING GREAT PUMPKIN RECYCLING EVENT THAT WE'VE HOSTED THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, BUT WE TRY TO COLLECT ALL THE PUMPKINS THAT WE CAN, AND WE DONATE THOSE TO THE EASY WILDLIFE RESCUE AND REHAB CENTER FOR THEM TO USE AS FOOD FOR THE ANIMALS. MOVED TO THE RECREATION CENTER, 95 NEW MEMBERSHIPS, OVER 7000 VISITS. WE DO HAVE ONE NEW CLASS THERE. I'LL HIGHLIGHT AS KIDDO KINETICS THAT STARTED THIS WEEK. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW PROGRAMS COMING THIS WAY WITH THE GAME NIGHTS WITH THE PS5 GAMING UNIT THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN 360 VOLLEYBALL, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A PARTICIPANT AND A PARTNER PARTNER AT THE FIELDHOUSE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. 
          THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FACILITY NOW IN ARLINGTON. SO THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. BUT THEY'RE REACHING THEY'VE REACHED BACK OUT AND WANT TO PARTNER WITH US ON DOING SOME YOUNG KIDS VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMS AT THE REC CENTER. AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING THEM BACK INTO THE FOLD. AGAIN. WE HAD THREE CONCERTS, TWO MOVIE NIGHTS IN THE PARK. AGAIN, WE FOCUSED OUR CONCERTS ON THREE DIFFERENT GENRES THERE THE COUNTRY, R&B AND LATINO. WE HAD BOO BASH A 
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WEEK AND A HALF AGO, ABOUT 850 PARTICIPANTS. GREAT SUCCESS AT THE FIELD HOUSE. I THINK THEY THANK THEM FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THAT. THIS COMING SATURDAY, WE HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK ALONG WITH SOME VETERANS DAY PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A MOTORCYCLE SHOW, WE HAVE VENDORS. THESE ARE SERVICE VENDORS FOR VETERANS. SPECIFICALLY. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR VFW AND OUR AMERICAN LEGION ON THIS ON THIS EVENT. SO AGAIN, COME ON OUT THIS SATURDAY. IT STARTS AT FOUR AS FAR AS THE MOTORCYCLE EVENT AND THE VENDORS, BUT THE MOVIE START AROUND 530 OR 6. 
          FOLLOWING OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE COMING UP ON DECEMBER 5TH. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE'LL HAVE A CONCERT IN THE PARK WITH CHRISTMAS CAROLS WITH THE LOVELY LADY S. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WE WILL HAVE COOKIES WITH SANTA AGAIN. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MAKING COOKIES, DECORATED COOKIES AND THEN HAVING YOUR PICTURES TAKEN WITH SANTA. AND THEN WE'LL END OUR SEASON WITH, AGAIN, MOVIES IN THE PARK, ANOTHER DOUBLE FEATURE WITH HOME ALONE AND THE SANTA CLAUS. THE SENIOR CENTER. WE HAD 67 NEW AND RENEWED MEMBERSHIPS. IT 2800 FOLKS EAT LUNCH WITH US. ALWAYS BUSY OVER THERE. THEY HAD A FIELD DAY EVENT WHICH WAS OUTSTANDING. 
          THEY INVITED ALL OF THE OTHER BEST SOUTHWEST SENIOR CENTERS OVER TO PARTICIPATE, AND IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AS WELL. OUR MODEL ELECTION PROJECT. WE'RE DOWN TO THE HARRINGTON PROJECT. 
          THAT IS THE CONCESSION RESTROOM FACILITY FOR THE BASEBALL FACILITY. IT'S NOW BECOME EVEN FURTHER ALONG THAN THAT. THE SOCCER FACILITY IS NOW 90% COMPLETE ON ITS WALLS. SO WE AGAIN, WE'RE HOPING TO OPEN THAT WE WILL BE OPENING IT UP IN THE COMING SPRING FOR BOTH FACILITIES. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST REAL QUICK. YOUR SECOND TO LAST SLIDE I THINK, WAS THE SENIOR CENTER. I WANT TO I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN THE SENIOR CENTER THAT SET UP MY COFFEE WITH THE MAYORS. I DON'T SEE THEM. THEY SET IT UP AND THEY'RE GONE USUALLY. BUT I DO GET TO SEE THEM ONCE IN A WHILE. BUT I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM FOR HELPING TO ARRANGE THAT. RECENTLY, SINCE I'VE BEEN MAYOR, WE HAD ONE OF THE MOST WELL ATTENDED, AND I WANT TO THANK JULIE STEIGER IN THE BACK FOR HELPING ME KEEP ME ON TRACK AND KEEP ME ON TIME AND TAKES MY MINUTES FOR ME. BUT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND WE EVEN WE HAD IN EXCESS OF 20 PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP. AND THAT'S PRETTY LARGE FOR THAT, THAT EVENT. BUT YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN BEEN WONDERFUL AND WE APPRECIATE THE ACCOMMODATIONS TO DO THIS. AND WE EVEN HAD REPRESENTATIVE YVONNE DAVIS SHOW UP AT MY LAST ONE. SO SHE GOT TO SPEAK TO THE CROWD A LITTLE BIT. THEY ENJOYED THAT. 
          BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THEY GO THROUGH TO MAKE IT NICE FOR EVERYONE THAT SHOWS UP. WE HAVE A COUPLE LIGHTS ON, MISS GOODEN. THANK YOU MAYOR, QUICKLY, WHAT MOVIES ARE BEING FEATURED THIS WEEKEND FOR MOVIES IN THE PARK? IT IS BEHIND ENEMY LINES AND RED TAILS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. KOONTZ. SO, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE PARKS CREW AND WHOEVER ELSE IS INVOLVED FOR ALL THE THE WORK AT THE PRESERVE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW DIFFERENT ISSUES COME UP FREQUENTLY. AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME AN ISSUE COMES UP, YOU GUYS ARE ON IT. SO I, YOU KNOW, REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING OUT THERE AND MEDIATING BETWEEN SOME OF THE, THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE DOING EFFORTS OUT THERE, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I JUST HAD A QUESTION BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE BOND PROJECTS AND WE SAW THE CONCESSION STANDS, ANY INFORMATION, INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRIDGE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY NEW IT RIGHT THERE. I JUST ASKED AND I SAW IT RIGHT. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRIDGE RIGHT NOW. 
          IT'S IN THE HANDS OF FEMA TO GIVE US SOME INITIAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO. AND AGAIN, OUR HOPE IS THAT WE WORK WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO DO A A FLOOD ANALYSIS OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TEN MILE CREEK THROUGH THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE AN ISSUE IN THE LAD NATURE PRESERVE AS WELL WHEN WE TRY TO DO BRIDGES THERE. SO IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TEN MILE CREEK THAT MAY DELAY THE BRIDGE. 
          SO WE MAY ULTIMATELY HAVE TO SCOPE THAT FROM THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT AND RELEASE THE CONTRACTOR ONCE HE FINISHES THE CONCESSION RESTROOMS, BECAUSE IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER BEFORE WE CAN GET TO THE POINT OF ACTUALLY BUILDING THE BRIDGE. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. 
          IT'S JUST MAY HAVE TO BE DELAYED. AND AND YOU SAID THAT THAT FLOOD STUDY WOULD HAVE TO 
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BE DONE THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TEN MILE CREEK. WELL, THAT'S WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED BY THE CONSULTANT AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S A PIECEMEALING IT, YOU KNOW, ONE LITTLE PARCEL AT A TIME. IT MAKES SENSE. AGAIN, THE ENTIRE LENGTH WAS DONE BY FEMA. IT WAS STUDIED BY FEMA BACK IN 1979. 
          SO IT'S QUITE OUTDATED. AND THE, THE, THE STUDIES THAT CAME BACK FROM HALF FOR THE FOR THE INLAND PORT PROJECT, THEY'RE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT FEMA SHOWS. THE FLOODPLAIN IS ACTUALLY LOWER, WHICH IS GOOD FOR THE BRIDGE. BUT THE ISSUE IS, IS THAT THE VELOCITIES ARE A LOT HIGHER. AND SO THAT MAY CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL ISSUES FOR US. AND HAVING TO ARMOR THE THE BANKS SO THAT THEY DON'T ERODE AWAY. SO THERE'S JUST SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WITH THIS BRIDGE. AND I DON'T THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THEM PRIOR TO FOR CERTAIN, NOT BEFORE THE THE BUILDINGS ARE COMPLETED AGAIN, BUT WE DON'T HOLD UP OUR FINAL, THE FINAL PROCESS WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND KEEP HIM ON THE HOOK FOR A YEAR OR TWO TO WAIT FOR THIS ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED. AND SO WE MAY HAVE TO ADDRESS IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. SO WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING AND WHAT THE ULTIMATE DECISIONS WILL BE ON HOW TO HOW TO RESOLVE THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. 
          NO FURTHER LIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT FINALIZES OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. SO WE WILL ADJOURN AT 9:53 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.