Apr 16, 2024 City Council

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HAVE TO ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE TIME STAMP OFFICIALLY BY APPLE TIME

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HOPEFULLY CAN FIND A WAY TO BE DONE WITHOUT CREATING A BOARD OR COMMISSION. LET THESE PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO CREATE THIS THIS CULTURAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SISTER CITY. LET IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CITIZENS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS THAT ARE NOT FROM THE CITY.

SO WE DON'T WANNA BURDEN THESE PEOPLE WITH THE MINUTES. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO CREATE THE LIAISON. WE DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT THE QUORUM AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR A CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH THE CITY OF JUAN ROSANO, WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO. AND AS I DISCUSSED THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WE RAN INTO A LITTLE HICCUP. I WAS HOPEFUL TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS FORMALIZATION. INTERNATIONAL DOES PERMIT IT TO BE DONE VIRTUALLY BUT IT HAS TO BE SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVES OF EACH OF THE CITIES. SO I TALKED TO, UH, GIORGIO. AND I WAS WILLING TO JUST VIRTUALLY AND THAT'S WHEN GIORGIO CAME BACK AND SAID HE'S UP FOR RE ELECTION. HE CAN'T SIGN ANYTHING UNTIL MID JUNE. SO THAT'S WHY CITY MANAGER AND I DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY CAN WE PUT RESOLUTION AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS TONIGHT? SO IT BASICALLY SETTING THIS FORMAL PROCESS FOR THE FORMER RELATIONSHIP AT A SUSPENSE DATE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE? WHEN WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER AND POSSIBLY MOO COULD HAVE A NEW MAJOR. SO IT KIND OF SETS IT UP FOR THE FUTURE. ANY QUESTION? YES. SO AND SO WHO YOU KEEP MENTIONING THAT THESE PEOPLE SO I PUT MORE BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING ORGANIZING THE PROGRAM. SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL HAS THE GUIDELINES FOR IT. IT IS UP TO THE MAYOR OF ONE CITY AND THE MAYOR OF THE CITY TO COORDINATE THE EXECUTION OF THE DOCUMENT, AND THAT DOCUMENT IS A MUTUAL SIGNING OF AGREEMENT, WHICH THERE IS A TEMPLATE THAT'S CREATED BY THE SISTERS INTERNATIONAL. SO THERE'S GROUP AND SINCE THE DMW IT'S A LARGE GROUP OF INTERESTED CITIZENS. AND WHEN THE TIME COMES THAT WILL BE SENT OUT TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, LETTING THEM KNOW BY HOWEVER, THE MEDIA CAN BE USED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WE'RE UPCOMING ON THIS PARTICULAR CEREMONY AND THE MAYOR OF MONTES ROY, SEE THEY WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING. VERY WIDE OPEN PUBLIC THING. AND THESE ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF ABOUT. AND OTHER CITIES. ANYBODY WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND WHO WISHES

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ON BUDGET REQUIRED ON THAT PART. UH, IT'S LIKE 60 BUCKS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I'VE GOT THE ENTIRE BOOK TO IDENTIFIES THE TUITION FOR THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THAT. THE INTERESTINGLY THAT I THOUGHT THAT DOCUMENT RIGHT THERE MADE US OFFICIAL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER READ THAT ONE. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE ONE THAT WAS SIGNED. AGO. BUT WHEN I READ THE BOOK FROM HIS SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL. WE ARE NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED. AND I THINK IT WOULD DO OUR CITY GOOD. TO HAVE THAT FORMAL RECOGNITION. AND THE SISTER CITY INTERNATIONAL. IT'S A IT'S A VERY, UH STRONG THING. IF YOU GO TO THE SISTER CITIES, INTERNATIONAL.ORG AND YOU CAN SEE THE MEMBER CITIES. IT'S A MESS. I MEAN, IT'S ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND PUT DUNCANVILLE ON THAT WORLD MAP, I THINK WOULD BE TO OUR BENEFIT. WHAT I GUESS I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SO THAT THE ACTION WE'RE TAKING TONIGHT. UH WHAT WHAT'S THE RESULT OF THAT ACTION AGAINST? IT'S BASIC. IT'S SETTING THE CITY MANAGER UP WITH A SUSPENSE DATE SOMETIME AFTER JUNE. WE KNOW WHO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF, UH, MARTES ROAD THIS BIG LINE I WAS GOING TO BE CITY MANAGER WILL THEN REINITIATE THE LETTER THAT I WROTE TO MAYOR, UH, GEORGIA ALBERONI. SETTING THIS THING UP IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO THAT'S ALL DOCUMENTED. I THINK YOU HAVE COPIES OF THAT AS WELL. SO IT WOULD BE REINITIATE THE SIGNING CEREMONY TO CREATE THE FORM OF, UH THE FORMAL RECOGNITION OF EACH CITY. OK? YOU'RE STILL FIND , SO YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS, UH I SUPPORT THIS. BY THE WAY. I DO SUPPORT. UH AND I SAW IT WAS ALL THE WAY BACK IN 97. WHEN THEY REACHED OUT TO THE CITY OF DUNCAN. IMAGINE THINGS ARE QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN II. I DID LOOK UP THE PROGRAM ONLINE AND SEE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY SOME CITIES SELECT OTHERS. I GUESS IN MY MIND, I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN DUNCANVILLE WERE DIFFERENT, UH, DIFFERENT THAN UM YOU KNOW IF WOULD IT BE WORTH DOING SOME RESEARCH TO LOOK TO SEE IF THERE MIGHT BE OTHER CITIES? IT MIGHT BE CLOSER TO US NOW AND TYPE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND, UM SO I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT, BUT BUT ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH AT YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME I KNOW THE SISTER CITY WAS THE COMMISSION. WAS REPEATED. I UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WAS AND YOU KNOW, IN THE LANGUAGE, IT SAID THAT YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZED THAT THE PROGRAM, AND THE GOALS THAT WERE ACCOMPLISHED COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED OUTSIDE. THE OFFICIAL OVERVIEW OF THE CITY. INVOLVED IN THE CITY. AND SO I GUESS. HE'S A IS THAT STILL TRUE? NOW. IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE THE OFFICIAL DESIGNATION? WELL THE ATTESTATION OF THE FORMER DESIGNATION I THINK IS STRONG FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE ARE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY NATIONAL AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE VISITS ARE CONDUCTED. I KNOW THAT THERE'S INDIVIDUALS HERE IN THIS ROOM, NOT ONLY THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE LAST VISIT, BUT I WHEN THEY CAME OVER 119 20 DID THEY COME OVER HERE? 20. FUNNY. SURE. 2019 MAYBE UM THE MAYOR OF MONTES ROAD OF STAY WITH US AT OUR HOUSE. AND SO THAT KIND OF EXCHANGE WE BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO YOU RUN YOUR CITY? I WAS GOVERNMENT IN ITALY. HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT AND HE WAS QUESTIONING. HOW DO WE OPERATE? BUT YOUR CITY COUNCIL LIKE HOW DO YOU GET ELECTED? SO THERE WAS THAT INTERCHANGE INSTANTANEOUSLY IN TERMS OF US UNDERSTANDING HOW WE GOVERN AS MAYORS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND HIM AND

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YEAH, AND BY THE SAME TOKEN YOU TAKE THEM AROUND TO OUR NOT JUST WITHIN OUR CITY BECAUSE WHEN THEY CAME HERE, WE TOOK THEM TO, UH, ARLINGTON. AND SHOW THEM THE STADIUM THERE AND TOOK THEM OUT TO DINNER. AND IT WAS REALLY YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST LIKE HAVING, I GUESS WHAT AN EXCHANGE STUDENT COMES TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE IN AMERICA. WHEN THEY SEND 25 PEOPLE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE TO COME. EXPERIENCE AMERICA. WE RECIPROCATE BY SENDING WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO GO. EXPERIENCE ITALY ITSELF. AND IN THE SMALL TOWN. SO IT'S A RICH EXPERIENCE IN A VERY, VERY RICH. THANKS FOR THAT. PROBABLY TAKING TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS. NO, IT'S FINE. IF THERE WERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME MORE. RESEARCH TO SEE IF THEY'RE LAZY. WE CAN IMPROVE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM. I NOTICE THAT THEIR POPULATIONS ABOUT 1200 PEOPLE. WE ABOUT 40,000 OVER 40,000. NOW AGAIN, THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE DIFFERENT NOW. MAYBE THERE'S SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER. IF YOU LOOK AT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOOKLET FROM CITRUS INTERNATIONAL, SOME CITIES HAVE MORE THAN ONE SISTER CITY. SOME OF THEM HAVE FOUR AND FIVE. I THINK AUSTIN LIKE HAS, LIKE FIVE SISTER CITIES. SO IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE BECAUSE IF IT ANY RESEARCH WAS TO BE DONE TO EXPAND THIS TO LOOK AT OTHER CITIES. COMPARABLE TO MAYBE OUR DEMOGRAPHICS. YOU FIND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. BUT OK, ANY OTHER PRETTY MUCH AS MR FENCE. OK, EXCUSE ME. I DON'T FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION. APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH MATRIX CONSULTING GROUP TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS. FIRE WITH AN EXPENDITURE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $134,900 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR SUCH AGREEMENT, ESTABLISHMENT EFFECTIVELY. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE MARCH MEETING AND SEE HIM BROWN. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH HIM. ABSOLUTELY UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL, AS MR FINCH INDICATED STAFF IS REQUESTING COLLEGE TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF PROVEN AGREEMENT WITH MATRIX CONSULTING GROUP OR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS. UM, IF YOU RECALL BANK OF MARCH. THE 19TH MISTER RICHARD CRACKLEY. UM I HAVE ONE OF HIS REPRESENTATIVES COME AND GRIEF COUNCIL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. UH AND WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO DO IS EVALUATE BOTH OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IS LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT STAFFING NEEDS. ALL THE FUNCTIONS TO HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT. EFFICIENTLY. WE'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE GROWTH. NEED TO INCREASE STAFFING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. UH IDENTIFY AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT. UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, UM, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES. AND ALSO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE SAME THINGS ARE BEING EVALUATED. UM, WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO ENSURE THAT SERVING OUR CITIZENS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND WE'RE HOPING THAT, UM, ONCE THIS , UM IS COMPLETED, WE'LL HAVE SOME DIRECTION ON THIS. WAKEFIELD. THANK YOU. YES, BUT UM UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S IS I NORMALLY PRINT THINGS OUT. MY INTERNET ISN'T WORKING. PULL UP. IS THIS THE ONE THAT WAS NEGATIVE 41,000 AFTER THE INCUMBRANCE DO WE KNOW THAT'S THE ONE YOU ALREADY SO? HOWEVER UH, YOU MET OUR PRO OUR PROJECT MANAGER EARLIER. SHE'S TELLING ME THAT SHE DOESN'T THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP USING ALL OF THE MONEY THAT WE HAD ALLOCATED TO BARRY DUNN FOR THE FOR THE UNDERGO IMPLEMENTATION. IT'S THE SAME BUDGET LINE. AND SO TAKE OTHER WHEN I WERE TALKING EARLIER, AND SHE MAY HAVE SOMETHING MORE TO ADD, BUT, UH, I'M NOT SO SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA NEED BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. OK, SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING BECAUSE NORMALLY WHEN , UM, AFTER THE ENCUMBRANCES SHOWS A NEGATIVE, THERE'S SOME TYPE OF LINE ABOUT AN AMENDMENT COMING BACK WITHOUT BUDGET. NOT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THERE. SO THAT WAS WILD. OK, THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? YOU'RE STILL SUFFERING WITH IT. OK? AND YEAH, IT'S GOOD. OH, NO, I'M OK. OK OR

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SO THE GRADING AND THE FINAL GRADING WILL BE ADDRESSED, AND THAT WILL BE PART OF THE DESIGN.

THIS IS ALSO GONNA FOCUS ON THE AD A REGULATION FOR ALL THE RAMS AND STUFF SO THAT IT'S SAFER TO CROSS. RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT WORK AT COMPUTER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED AGREEMENT WITH

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OK SO IS THIS DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS WHERE WE HAVE UNDERSIZED? UH UH, DRAINAGE PIPES. THAT ARE SUBJECT TO GETTING CAUGHT BECAUSE OF GREECE. HOUSE GREECE SO THIS IS JUST NOT DRAINAGE.

THIS IS JUST SANITARY SEWER. BUT, YES, WE IDENTIFY AREAS OF TOWN THAT ARE HEAVY CREASE BUILT UP AND WE DO MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY UH, INJECTIONS OF THIS TO GET RID OF THAT. GET IT OUT, SO OK. WELL, THANK YOU. ONE OF THE SIDE COMMENTS TO THAT MR CON MENTIONED IN THE STAFF BRIEFING THAT THIS AFFECTS CS SF, THE NO SEWER SYSTEM OVERFLOW. WHICH WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IN THE PAST. AND TO OUR BENEFIT AS A CITY. THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES THAT ACTIVELY REPORT THE STORM SEWER SYSTEM OVERFLOWS. SOME PEOPLE JOCKEY THOSE NUMBERS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO T CE Q. AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE MODIFIED. THIS CITY DOES NOT DO THAT. WE ARE ACCURATE WHEN WE HAVE A STORE. THE SYSTEM OVERFLOW. WE REPORT IT RIGHT DOWN TO THE NTH DEGREE AND WHAT THIS WILL DO IN KEEPING THESE SYSTEMS CLEAR OR BLOCKAGE IS MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY ACTIVE ABOUT IMPORTANT. IT'S TO OUR BENEFIT AND ADVANTAGE TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL IF THAT WAS AND THERE I WOULD LIKE TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU SAID, BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST GOT ON THIS COUNCIL K IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE NATIONS FOR STATE. THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED OUT, AND IT'S BECAUSE WE WERE REPORTING IT. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING ETHICAL ON THAT, BUT THING I WANNA SAY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THINGS WE'VE HAD VERY, VERY FEW. AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND A TRIBUTE FOR SAYING THAT WE WERE STARTED LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS LIKE, WHY ARE WE SO BAD? THE ANSWER IS, WE'RE NOT. WE'RE JUST VERY ACCURATE IN WHAT WE DO. HOW THIS GAME? YEAH. THE OTHER QUESTION COMING. OK FOUR. G CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING A BID AND AUTHORIZING PROPERTY PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH PIGMENT AND CRACK AND JOINT SEALING SERVICES THROUGH THE CITY OF BROWN PRAIRIE CONTRACT. AND ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE AMOUNT OF 100. $1000 AGAIN. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MATH RIGHT THIS HERE. I WAS JUST NOTING THAT, UH YES, SOME OF THESE ARE IN. SOMEWHERE, TOO. I KNOW. YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY WIDESPREAD. WORKS FOR H.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AWARDING OUR 24 0016 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO UNIX AND LLC. THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL PROCESS FOR TRAFFIC, INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT 40 A THREE YEAR TERM WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW TO THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS, TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3,576,505 OVER SIX YEARS SUBJECT TO THE EXERCISE, CONTRACT RENEWAL, CITY COUNCIL APPROPRIATION AND THE SYSTEM. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ONE AS I READ IT, UNI USED TO BE SIEMENS. THE COMPANY. WE USED TO CONTRACT WITH. AND BASICALLY, MUNICH IS THE ONLY FIRM THAT RESPONDED TO THE SOLICITATION. SO WHILE IT DOESN'T SAY SOLE SOURCE, IT WAS SOLE SOURCE. WE HAD NO OPTIONS ON THIS ONE. AND LOOKING AT A FIVE YEAR TERM ON THIS WEEK.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A BIG NUMBER OF STICKER SHOCK. BUT IT ENCOMPASSES A FIVE YEAR TERM. SO THAT HELPS WITH PROCUREMENT. UH, WITH MR W MR BROCK DOES WITH THE CITY MANAGER DOES FOR FUTURE ANY ANY COMMENTS. SIR. THANK YOU. OK, FORT. I CONSIDER A RESOLUTION.

AUTHORIZING THE PROCUREMENT OF A 2024 FORD. 550 BRUSH FIGHTER, SMALL BRUSH TRUCK FROM DAO FIRE EQUIPMENT. MY BOARD COOPER PURCHASING AGREEMENT. EXPENDITURE AMOUNT OF $236,789

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UH, IN OUR FIRE CHIEF CHASE, UH, BRIEFED US AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS, AND HE'S HERE.

SOME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. YEAH. OR J, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO VEHICLES THAT WILL BE USED IN SUPPORT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION WAS IN THE MAMA TO EXCEED $105,000 IN OUR POLICE CHIEF. FACT. YES.

QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? IT. WITH, UM THE CONTINUOUS PURCHASING OF VEHICLES AND I UNDERSTAND WHY AND REASONING BEHIND IT, UM DO WE HAVE A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IN PLACE ON HOW WE MAINTAIN THE VEHICLES AND NOT ALWAYS NEEDING TO PURCHASE AND I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE DUE TO AGING, AND WE'VE HAD THEM FOR A WHILE. TIME HAS REACHED BUT, UH WHAT IS OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM? SO UH, MAD COMING IN. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY SO. WE HAVE OUR CENTRAL GARAGE THAT DOES THAT, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MATT RYAN TO REALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CENTRAL GARAGE. AND I KNOW HE'S CREATED A WHOLE NEW LIST AND A TRACKING MECHANISM AND WORKING WITH THE CENTRAL GARAGE TO REALLY MAKE THAT RUN AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT I I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF, TOO. BUT ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO, UH, YES, WE THERE'S A LOT MORE IN HOUSE WORK THAT WE NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER IS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE VEHICLES. IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE MILES AS IT IS THE HOURS ON THE ENGINE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S CONSIDERED, TOO WHEN WE COME WITH THESE PLACEMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. INCLUDES, UH THAT PARTICULAR PORTION GONE. COUNCIL CALENDAR, SO SECRETARY THANK YOU, MAYOR. APRIL. JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. UM ON APRIL 25TH IS THE LIGHT. A LIGHT OF HOPE, AND THAT'S IT NEXT SIDE PARK. OF MAY WE HAVE MAY 2ND, WHICH IS AT NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. AND MAY 3RD, WHICH IS THE FIRE STATION GRAND OPENING. AT THE NEW FIRE STATION, AND IT IS AT 2 P.M. AND FOR JUNE WE HAVE JUNE 15TH, WHICH IS THE CEDAR HILL. JUNE 10TH CELEBRATION. THAT'S GONNA BE ON DUTY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING INTO BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATIONS. UH, WE HAVE A BRIEFING PRESENTATION ON BOARDING COMMISSIONS UPDATE. SECRETARY. YES, SIR. OK? AVOID AND COMMISSION UPDATE I INCLUDED THE BOARDING AND COMMISSIONS LIST OF ALL OF OUR BOARDS. A NUMBER OF MEMBERS. THE TERM LENGTH AND THE VACANCIES. AND THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. GOOD. THE THEN SOME IDEAS ON COMMUNICATION WITH BOARDS. AS IN, UM QUARTERLY UPDATES FROM THE CHAIR OR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. AND IN PERSON UPDATE ONCE A YEAR FROM THE CHAIR OF PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. AS FAR AS RECRUITING. WE'LL START ADVERTISING IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE, UH, CHAMPION NEWSLETTER.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT SET UP. WE WILL ALSO BE ADVERTISEMENT FOR APPLICATIONS FROM APRIL 29TH THROUGH JUNE 28TH. TO GIVE ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR, UH, APPLICATIONS , AND IT'LL ALSO BE AFTER THE RUNOFF ELECTION, WHICH IS ON THE 15TH. THAT'LL GIVE US THE MONTH OF JULY TO PUT OUR BOOKS TOGETHER. GIVE IT TO YOU GUYS EARLY. AND THEN SCHEDULE EVERYTHING. SO ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS AND EVERYTHING WILL BE THERE. WE'RE WORKING ON OUR ONLINE APPLICATION. THE ONLINE APPLICATION WILL ALSO SAY AS SOME IDEAS AS WELL. IS TO HAVE A QR CODE SO AND HAVE IT ON UH, STANDS AT THE SENIOR CENTER, THE RECREATION CENTER AND THE LIBRARY THAT THEY CAN JUST CLICK ON THE QR CODE. IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND IF THEY'RE THEY WANT TO APPLY. SO YOU COULD APPLY IT ONLINE AS WELL. WE'RE WORKING CURRENTLY ON A VOICE AND COMMISSIONS FAIR. WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT DONE. AND POSSIBLY DURING THAT TIME AS WELL. JUST FOR ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS AND LIAISONS TO COME IN. AND IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT A PARTICULAR BOARD, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM

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ONE IS THE COUNCIL INTERVIEW 30 MINUTES BEFORE A MEETING. OR THE LIAISONS IN INTERVIEW INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND. MYSELF HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT ARE A LOT OF THESE BOARDS HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS. WE HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS ON COUNCIL AT EACH PERSON WOULD NOMINATE PEOPLE FROM THEIR OWN DISTRICT. OR POSSIBLY FROM THEIR OWN DISTRICT. IT WOULD GIVE US A WIDER POOL OF APPLICANTS THAT WOULD BE ACROSS THE CITY. OF COURSE, THE MAYOR AND AT LARGE COULD NOMINATE FROM ANYBODY, BUT ANYONE CAN NOMINATE FROM ANY BOARD HERE. THERE ARE SOME BOARDS THAT THAT WOULD NOT APPLY TO SUCH AS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD. BUT THE OTHERS HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS. THAT WOULD BE ONE PER APPLICANT. THAT THAT ALSO GIVES SOME ACCOUNTABILITY AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE. BECAUSE IF A IF A COUNCIL MEMBER OR THE MAYOR IS NOMINATING A PERSON FOR A BOARD THEY WOULD WANT TO REPRESENT THEM WELL. SO THAT KIND OF CUTS DOWN ON THE ATTENDANCE ISSUE AND WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST IS, PEOPLE WILL RESIGN BEFORE THEY WOULD GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE WOULD CONTACT THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE REPRESENTATIVE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT PERSON THEY'VE NOMINATED HAS SOME ATTENDANCE ISSUES. THE IT KIND OF GETS THINGS MOVING A LITTLE BIT. FASTER WITH THE BOOT. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER OPTIONS FOR, UH, INTERVIEWING IN BETWEEN. BUT COUNSEL WOULD STILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY WE THEY'RE JUST MAKING NOMINATIONS, THEY WOULD STILL COME TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THE SAME WAY WE DO NOW. IT'S JUST THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE. COND. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE VACANCIES SUCH AS WHAT WE HAVE NOW WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT TILL A FULL COUNSEL. TO DO EN AND THOSE THAT ALREADY HAVE ENDING. THEY'RE GONNA GO ON THIS NEXT WEEK. HEY. I SENT AN EMAIL. I WAS SPEAKING WITH A CITIZEN WHO VOLUNTEERED, AND HE SAID, I'D REALLY LIKE TO BE ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND I SENT AN EMAIL TO MR FINCH. I SAID I DO ON THAT ONE. AND SO I GAVE HIM THE LINKS TO OUR WEBSITE FOR THE ONLINE APPLICATION. I KNOW THAT THE LAST TIME WE HAD BO AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS, WE HAD SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN RENEWAL AND A NEW APPLICATION. NOW, QUITE HONESTLY, WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE NAVIGATION OF CLICKING HIM THROUGH TO THAT NEW TO THE APPLICATION I DIDN'T INSPECT IT QUITE CLOSELY TO FIND OUT IF WE HAVE TWO VERSIONS OUT THERE OR IS JUST THAT ONE VERSION CURRENTLY WE HAVE 21 IS FOR, UH, INCUMBENTS, WHICH IS A RENEWAL AND ONE IS FOR NEW APPLICANTS. BUT WITH OUR ONLINE APPLICATION, YOU WOULD GET TO SAY, WHETHER YOU'RE AN A NEW AN INCUMBENT, OR YOU A NEW AND IT WOULD JUST POPULATE DIFFERENT BILLS, SO TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYONE INSTEAD OF THEM HAVING TO GO OUT PRINT A PDF. OF COURSE , YOU CAN FILL IT OUT. BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO PRINT IT AND STILL HAVE TO BRING IT IN THIS ONLINE APPLICATION. YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO JUST SUBMIT IT ONLINE, AND IT WOULD SEND THE APPLICATION TO ME VIA EMAIL AND TO KAREN AS WELL IN THE CITY SECRETARY SO IN LOOKING AT THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UM, PRINT OUT THAT YOU PROVIDED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I SEE A LOT OF THESE, EXCEPT FOR ONE THE VACANCY. THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES DOES NOT JEOPARDIZE IT . THE BOARD OR THE COMMISSION BEING ABLE TO MEET AND MAKE QUORUM. SO LIKE YOU HAVE ONE WHERE IT'S A VACANCY, BUT YOU HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS SO THAT WOULDN'T JEOPARDIZE THEM BEING BEING ABLE TO MEET OR MAKE. OR CAN WE KIND OF DISCUSS? UM WHAT ARE OUR LIAISONS? DOING TO HELP ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION. AND, UM THEIR MEETINGS AND ASSURING THAT WE CAN AT LEAST GIVE CONSISTENT. MEETINGS GOING AND NOT DELAYING ANY FURTHER BECAUSE OF LACK OF WAR. SO COUNCIL MEMBER. GOOD GREAT QUESTION. SO I. I ASKED NATHAN TO BE HERE, UH, THIS EVENING AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, PNZI. I JUST WANNA TOUCH ON THE D COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BECAUSE IT'S A CORPORATION. UM THE COUNCIL DOES GET TO A POINT. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT THEY ARE BYLAWS REQUIRE THEM TO BE SELECTED BY SPECIFIC SECTORS SO WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.

VERY CLOSELY. SO RIGHT NOW, UH, SINCE I'M THE DE FACTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSON, SO I AM THE

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UH PACKAGE INFORMATION IS NOT, UH, ATYPICAL FROM THE INFORMATION YOU GET, UH, FROM YOUR CASE REPORTS FOR, UH FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS. UM SO WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE, UH, WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AHEAD OF TIME AND UNFORTUNATELY, THESE LAST TWO MEETINGS, UH WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE QUORUM. UH THE FIRST UH, THE FIRST TIME WE WERE UNABLE TO MEET, UH, QUORUM TWO MONTHS AGO.

UH THE, UH, WE HAD THREE EXCUSED ABSENCES. AND THEN OUR FOURTH, UH, EXCUSE ABSENCE CAME AT 6 P.M. BEFORE 7 P.M. START TIME, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE TO GET IT AT SUCH A LATE HOUR. UH, BUT I GUESS THINGS COME UP AND, UH AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER. EVEN WHERE WE HAD A, UH A PROJECTED QUORUM AND THEN AN UN EXCUSE ABSENCE. UH, WHERE WE WERE UNABLE TO BE FORUM ON, UH, ON THE NEXT TIME.

UH SO WE ARE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING HELD. UH, UH TO HER TO, UH ACCOMMODATE THAT, UH, MISSING TWO MEETINGS IN A ROW. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID, UH, THIS UPCOMING CYCLE TO EXPIATE THE PROCESS. UH BUT THERE IS CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND, UH, ALSO THE PLANNING AND ARE THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. UH, VERY SIMILAR PROCESS. I'LL, I'LL SAY IN FOR QUESTIONS BUT BUT IT'S TRUE. YOU HAVE A STANDARD SET MEETING. YES. YES, WE HAVE.

WE HAVE A CALENDAR. SHOULD KNOW. HEY, WE MEET ON THIS DAY. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE DO WE DO VOTE AND HAVE A UH, IT'S A CALENDAR THAT IS THAT IS SET AND THERE'S AN EXPECTATION OF A MEETING. UH OCCURRING, UH, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT THERE IS CONSTANT NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS OF PLANNING AND ZONING AND ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. COULD WE? IS IT POSSIBLE FOR COUNCIL TO RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES? UM, REGARDING IF A MEETING WAS CANCELED, AND THE REASON WHY IT WAS CANCELED, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THINGS LIKE PLANNING AND ZONING. D CE DC.

THOSE ARE PRETTY MUCH VITAL TO WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS COUNSEL. AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND I'M NOT TRYING TO UM THROW ANYBODY UNDER ANY BUS. IT'S JUST THAT I'M CONCERNED. ABOUT I DON'T KNOW. WHEN WE'RE HAVING MEETINGS WHEN WE'RE NOT UM THERE LIKE I SAID THAT NIGHT, THERE WERE ABOUT 20 PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP AND WAS EXPECTING TO HEAR THERE. ITEM AND IT DIDN'T SEE FOR BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF MEANING. I DON'T WANNA BE A DEAD HORSE. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION. ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE MEETING WHEN THEY'RE NOT MEETING. BUT PLUS THE REASON FOR NOT MEETING AND THEN UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO START INTERVIEWING, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF WE CAN CONSIDER UM, HOW CAN WE KEEP THE BOARDS FULL. AND I FIND OURSELVES IN 18 VACANCIES, AND IT'S LIKE YOU BROUGHT UP LAST TIME. CITY MANAGER. IT'S BECAUSE WE CAN CURRENTLY DO ANNUAL INTERVIEWS, AND IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE CAN INTERVIEW MORE, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WHAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD HAVE TO SAY.

MR. SO, UH, WELL, SO, YEAH, I. I SUPPORT GETTING AT LEAST WHEN THEY DON'T NEED SO A COUPLE OF THOSE MEETINGS. I HAPPEN TO BE SOMEONE WHO LIKE TO GO TO THE MEETING AND GOT THERE. CANCEL FOR WHATEVER REASON. BUT FOR THE MOST PART WHEN THEY ARE MEETINGS AND WE DON'T AND THEY DON'T MEET. WE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY THEY GET ME. UM AND THEN, AT SOME POINT DURING THE YEAR, WE GET A REPORT THAT SAYS FIVE MEETINGS WERE CANCELED OR WHATEVER THAT IS, AND IN RETROSPECT, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF GETTING JUST WHEN THEY DON'T MEET. UM GETTING SOME KIND OF YOUR EMAIL OR SOMETHING. LIAISON EMAILS AND THE CITY SECRETARY SAYS WE DIDN'T MEET. HERE'S WHY. AND THEN CITY SECRETARY FORWARDS THAT TO US AS A COUNSELOR, SO JUST JUST SO WE'RE AWARE WHEN IT HAPPENS. AND UM, SOMETHING ELSE. SO. YEAH, SO

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UH, NOT THAT. I THINK THAT ANYBODY IS DOING UM JOB THAT ISN'T ISN'T BEING WELL DONE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING. UH UH, FOR INSTANCE, AS A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AND IT'S A BUILDING OFFICIAL CURRENTLY IN THE LIAISON UH, NO, NOT CURRENTLY, OK? UH, I WAS A LIAISON FOR A TIME. IT SERVED A GOOD PURPOSE BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF AN EXPERT WITNESS, BUT I HAD TO CHANGE HATS. HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN THERE INCLUDING THE PEOPLE WITH THE APPEAL, UNDERSTOOD. I'M NOT ANSWERING A QUESTION. A TECHNICAL QUESTION IS A BUILDING OFFICIAL. I'M NOT ACTING AS A LIAISON RIGHT NOW. OK UH, WHEN YOU'RE ACTING AS A LIAISON, AS YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALMOST A PARLIAMENTARIAN, NOT TO SAY NATHAN PERFORM MAGIC GETTING PEOPLE BACK ON TRACK, AND SOMETIMES THAT'S A MOST CHALLENGING JOB IS KEEPING THE BOARD WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WITHOUT GETTING TOO INVOLVED. I THINK THE ATTORNEY WILL AGREE SOMETIMES. THEY WILL FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE LIAISON IF THEY DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE THE RESIDENT EXPERT. SO YOU HAVE. IT'S A BALANCING ACT. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE SHOULD BE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE ROLES OF THE LIAISON. IN TERMS OF OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROCESSING ALL THE WAY UP TO ARRANGING A MEETING AND THEN DURING THE MEETING WHAT THEIR ROLES ARE, AND AGAIN IT VARIES FROM BOARD TO BOARD. UH SOME ARE CONSISTENT. SOME ARE ARE UNIQUE TO THAT BOARD AS AS TO WHAT THE LIAISONS ARE AND HOW MUCH WEIGHS ON THAT PERSON DURING THE MEETING. I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR ON THAT FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE THAT THAT I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT. SO WHEN MEETINGS ARE CANCELED OR SOMETHING, WE HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT A MEETING. WE CAN UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT HOW HOW WE GOT TO WHERE THE ISSUE IS TO THAT POINT, UM I THINK WE SOME NEGLECT THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE CHAIRS. AND OR CHAIRS OR EITHER THEY'RE REFERRED TO AS PRESIDENTS. UM, I WAS A CHAIR. ON ONE OF THE BOARDS AND I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPATORY CHAIR. YOU HAVE MORE, UH. AND RED COMMISSION. THEY HAVE VERY ACTIVE CHAIRS.

RIGHTS COMMISSION HAVE VERY ACTIVE CHAIRS WHEN WE CAN EMPOWER THE CHAIR. POSSIBLY TAKE SOME OF THAT ABSORB SOME OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY OFF OF THE LIAISON. I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AS WELL. GREAT OBSERVATION BECAUSE THAT DOES THAT DOES HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. THE COMMISSIONERS THEMSELVES. CHOOSE THEIR CHAIR. POSSIBILITY COULD BE A LOT OF THOSE LINES. IS THAT THE SELECTION OF THE CHAIR COULD BE BUT THE COUNCIL WHO THAT PERSON IS BASED ON THEIR INTERVIEWS AND THEIR ACTIVITY, THEIR DESIRE JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT MAKING POLICY THAT HAVE BEEN PUT BLACK AND WHITE, BUT SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT TERMS OF COMMENTS GOOD. IN THE PARTICIPATORY ACTION OF SOMEBODY WHO REALLY WANTS TO BE INVOLVED. THINK ABOUT THE IMPORTANT CLUB CHAIR, NOT JUST THE PERSON TO HELP. TO BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

ANOTHER COMPANY SO THAT I THINK ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WAS THAT WE RECEIVED SOME KIND OF EITHER QUARTERLY OR BIANNUAL, BUT SOME KIND OF FROM THE CHAIR OF PRESIDENT. ABOUT WHAT? THE

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AND THEN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOOD INSTEAD ABOUT THE YOU KNOW THE TURNOVER. HOW DO WE I THINK BEING MORE WE CAN TRY TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF ASKED SOME PEOPLE. IT'S LIKE WE MEET WE, YOU KNOW, WE COME TOGETHER WITH WHATEVER THAT MAY BE, AND THEN IT GETS IN FRONT OF THE GROUP. AND IT'S NOT THERE AND I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE GOING FORWARD. BUT EVEN WITH US, MAYBE REGIONAL TO WHOEVER THE MAYOR'S ON THE CHAIR IS AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SAYING HOW, YOU KNOW HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU? I THINK, UM, COULD MAYBE BE HELPFUL AS WELL. I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING CAREFULLY RESPONSE TO THAT, AND IT ONLY APPLIES.

REGRETTABLY MYSELF, MHM THAT WHEN I CHOSE CHOOSE TO GO TO A BORDER COMMISSION MEETING MY PRESENCE IS INTIMIDATING MHM. OH WELL, THERE'S THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER TO SHOW I'M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU HERE TO BE INVOLVED WITH YOU. I LIKE SEEING WHAT YOU'RE DOING ABOUT GREAT JOB PANELS BACK. THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS YOU NEVER KNOW THE TEMPERAMENT AND THE PERSONA OF THE INDIVIDUAL SAYING OH, BOY, LOOK WHO'S HERE. I'M JUST GOING TO SHUT UP TONIGHT.

AND SO THAT HAPPENS. SO IT'S THERE'S THIS BALANCING ACT. IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS.

ACTUALLY I'M IN A PHONE CALL OR EMAIL SHOWED UP AFTER ME, YOU KNOW, SHOWING UP IF YOU IT'S KIND OF, LIKE, PUT YOUR HAIR DOWN, YOU KNOW, BE A LITTLE INFORMAL TO SAY. HEY I'M HERE.

YOU'RE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. I'M JUST HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GLAD TO BE HERE. THAT TYPE OF INTRODUCTION FOR YOURSELF TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BORDER COMMISSION. GIVE ME A WHOLE DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE, SOMETIMES NOT ALWAYS, BUT SOMETIMES IT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PARTICIPATION. AND I THINK WE'LL SHOOT YOU. DON'T COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO SHUT UP LAST TIME. BE SURE AND SHOW UP THIS TIME, PETER C MIGHT SHOW THEM AGAIN. SO THERE'S THIS YOU NEVER KNOW. I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY FOR ROLL THIS ONE PARTICIPATIONS, A COUNCIL MEMBER IS GOING TO BE POSITIVE OR DETRIMENTAL TO THE PARTY TO WHAT GOES HAPPENING, BUT THAT'S ENGAGING. SHOW UP, TRY AND SEE HOW IT GOES. IT'S A GREAT POINT. HERE ARE GOOD. YEAH. WHAT ELSE HAVE WE GOT TO DO? WE ARE GOVERNING MIND WAS VERY CAREFUL IN TERMS OF WHAT DOES THE COUNCIL COVER THE BODY OF THE CITY COUNCIL RECOVERED. THE CITY OPERATES THE CITY. THAT'S WHAT'S SO IT'S A FINE LINE OF GOVERNANCE. WE'RE GOVERNING. WE CHOSE YOU TO BE ON THE BOARD COMMISSION. THEREFORE MY PRESENCE IS TO ENFORCE AND TO ENCOURAGE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AS A VOLUNTEER FOR US NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ANY DIRECTION. IS THERE ANY AMBIGUITY AND WHAT WE SAID TONIGHT? DO YOU NEED US TO? PROVIDE YOU ANYTHING OF NOTE, SO YOU WILL HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS INTERNALLY WITH RICHARD HURT COMMUNICATION. I DIDN'T HEAR CLEAR DIRECTION ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE GONNA FREQUENTLY OR CONSIDER POINTING PEOPLE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE A YEAR OR THE MAYOR SUGGESTED MAYBE ADDING STUFF TO THE NEXT MEETING. BUT I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. JEREMY JEREMY, NOT HAVE GOT THIS. IT'S A JUDGMENT CALL BASED ON THE LENGTH OF PARTICULAR AGENDA BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WE HAVE. WE'LL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU ALL TO DECIDE. CAN WE ADD? INTERVIEWS TO A PARTICULAR AGENDA. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT CALL CAN GREAT IF NOT SAD SENSE. ANOTHER THING COMING TO WAS THAT YEP. ENOUGH DIRECTION IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT YES. AS THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF. LET'S GET THE INTERVIEWS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. OKAY THANK YOU. HATE RECEIVING EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS INTO MIST. YEAH,

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DETAILED BEING PROVIDED TO ASSIST. REALLY GOOD, MR. VERY CHRIS. YES SIR. I LOVE WHAT I'M HEARING AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER. MAYBE EVEN PROPORTION TOWN HALLS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF WHAT WOULD MEAN THERE'S SEVERAL OR YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S ENOUGH. TWO OR THREE, THEN THE SCHEDULE IF WE CAN ANYTIME WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, JUST TAKE ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THESE FOLKS, WE GOT TO GET THEM. GOOD LIE BECAUSE YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH UM BE THE TOUGHEST SUBJECT WORKING COMMISSIONS IS EXCUSED THAT AND THIS IS IT. IT'S HARD TO SAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SUBMITTED AN EXCUSED ABSENCE TEENSY WHEN THEY'RE SEVEN S UPS ON THE AGENDA. IT'S HARD TO SAY IN TERMS OF A JUDGMENT CALL. IS THIS REALLY AN EXCUSED ABSENCE? AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY THE MOST DIFFICULT THING FOR LIAISON TO AFTER DETERMINE SO THIS THINK THIS IS HERE COMES ACROSS IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATING TO THE COMMISSION. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US AS THE COUNCIL AND DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO MAKE. PUBLICIZED MEETING. YEAH. ENOUGH ENOUGH, SO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN SET ASIDE OTHER THINGS MAKE IT A PRIORITY 100 SCHEDULE, YOU VOLUNTEERED TO DO IT. TWO OTHERS , BUT OTHER THINGS ASIDE, TAKE THIS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEPENDING ON YOUR PRESENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH PMC ADJUSTMENTS. CYBER THOSE COMPANIES VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. SORRY QUESTION. REGARDS TO OPEN MEETINGS ACT. YEAH MEETING SCHEDULED FOR ONE LOCATION. AND WHATEVER REASONS FIRST CHANNEL BUILDING, PIPER'S OR SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO RELOCATE. IS IT SUFFICIENT POST ON THE DOORS? WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR THAT MEETING TO SAY, HEY, THE MEETING'S OVER HERE. THERE WAS A TRUE EMERGENCY WATER GOVERNMENT ALLOW THAT. YEAH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MEETING ROOM WAS OCCUPIED. I THINK THESE SCHEDULING ISSUES ASKED ME THERE ONE CITIZEN. SHOWS UP. ENSURE A LITTLE LATE AND GETS TAKEN DOWN. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. I GOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU, AND THAT GOES TO THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY AS WELL AS WELL DEFINED BY STRAIGHT OFF. WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ANYTHING ELSE? ALRIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR BRIEFING SESSION. 654 DO NOT HAVE TIME. I BELIEVE TOO.

COME INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MY ORIGINAL STATEMENT IN TERMS OF HOUSEKEEPING WILL TAKE UP A DIFFERENT SESSION. RECESSED REGULAR AGENDA SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA. SO YOU NEED QUICK BREAK.

PLEASE COME INTO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE JUST CHECKING TECH IS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE TIME STAMP IS

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOD, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. LORD, PLEASE GUIDE US LEAD US. CONTINUE TO WALK WITH US. AND REMIND US THAT YOU'RE THERE.

PLEASE BLESS OUR PLEASE BLESS OUR CITY. OUR CITIZENS. AND THOSE INVOLVED. AND WE ASKED THAT IN YOUR SON'S NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME AND PLEDGES TO OUR FLAGS. I USED TO THE UNITED STATES. OUT OF THE TEXAS FLAG. OUR PLEASURE.

[1.A. Mayor's Report.]

AND TO ALSO GIVE GREAT THANKS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AN ANIMAL CONTROL FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE AND PROFESSIONAL INTERVENTION. INTO THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION. AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOUR INDULGENCE. I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SHORT PRAYER FOR THESE PEOPLE. FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU, LORD FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT. THAT YOU WOULD BE A COMFORT AND A STRENGTH IN THIS TIME OF TRAGEDY. AND GRIEVING. WE PRAY A BLESSING OVER THESE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, LORD BE WITH THEM. BE THERE. STRENGTH GUIDE THEM. AND HELP THEM IN THIS PROCESS OF THE GRIEVING AND STRENGTH. WE PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE INVOLVED AS WELL, LORD FOR THE TRAUMA OF THIS EVENT, LORD GIVE THEM HERE.

STRENGTH. LET THEM FEEL YOUR PRESENCE. LET THEM KNOW LORD THAT YOU ARE IN CONTROL. YOU'RE A GREAT AND A MIGHTY AND LOST AND THE LOVING GOD. WE THANK YOU FOR JESUS NAME. AMEN. UM GETTING BACK TO BETTER TIMES. UH, APRIL 6TH. WE DID HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING OF KIDS VILLE AND SPLASH PAD. WHICH WAS IT WAS FANTASTICALLY ATTENDED. WE HAD A GREAT TIME THERE. UM AND PUTTING ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER KUDOS TO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF THAT. AND TO ANGEL OWENS, OUR SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR WHO HELPED PUT ALL THAT STUFF TOGETHER. IT WAS REALLY A GREAT GREAT EVENT AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION OF ADVISORY BOARD THOSE MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE FOR THAT DID A GREAT JOB AS WELL, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE HAD MENTIONED. IN TERMS OF THEY'VE ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR CITY. WE ALWAYS HAVE GREAT EVENTS IN OUR EVENTS ARE ALWAYS PEACEFUL. AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE DIDN'T SEE ANY COPS OUT THERE THIS TIME.

THEY WERE THERE. AND BECAUSE OF THE KIDS INVOLVED IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE. THEY WERE THERE THEY WERE WATCHING AND ANOTHER THING THAT WE DID FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. WE HAD ENOUGH CAMERAS, SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS INSTALLED IN OUR CITY THAT AT EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY TIME IN THIS ENTIRE LOCATION OVER A SPLASH PAD AND THE KIDS BILL IT WAS BEING LOOKED AT. SO WE WERE

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[1.B. Councilmembers' Reports]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS? SEE NO MR CITY MANAGER. UH, THANK

[1.C. City Manager's Report.]

[2.A. Presentation of 2024 Best Southwest Scholarship award winner]

SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE BEST SOUTHWEST PRESENTATION FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO A VERY REWARDING OR VERY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS EARNED WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING TO THEM TONIGHT.

SORRY, I THINK SO ONCE A YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL DEEMED RESPONSIBLE. RESPECTFUL. AND DESERVING OF A VERY SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP. UH, THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP IS REPRESENTED HERE BY AMANDA SKINNER, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR IS THAT RIGHT? GOT IT. BUT SHE SAID PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP, AND HERE'S ALSO WITH ME IS, UH CHAD MCCURDY. CHAD MCCURDY IS A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. BUT HE'S ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOR THE BEST SOUTHWEST PARTNERSHIP. SO THE BEST

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HE'S GOING TO GET A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE FROM TEXAS A AND M AND HE HAS A DREAM OF OWNING AND MANAGING HIS OWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, AND HE WILL THEN PURSUE A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN THE SUMMER. THIS PAST SUMMER, HE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE TO BE PARTICIPATING IN THE STEM PROGRAM PRODUCTIVE OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN WHICH HE GUIDED SOME YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE STEM. SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS. THIS LET ME LET ME WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS? THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED ME WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY INSIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ARCHITECTURE, WITH YOUNGER KIDS PASSIONATE ABOUT BEING IN STEM I WANT TO CONCLUDE WITH THIS THIS ONE ACTIVITY. I WAS ABLE TO TEACH THEM THE BUBBLE PROGRAM.

METHOD A TOOL DESIGNED IN THE INITIAL PLANNING STAGES OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. THIS YOUNG MAN. GIVE IT TO HIM. ONE. FAMILY. PAPA. WE WILL GET YOU PICTURES LATER. BUT THE.

AND. DO OVER PRICE CHECK AT THE DOOR. OH, YOU WANT ONE MORE PHOTO, OK? UM HI. I'M JUST REALLY THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THIS WILL HELP ME, UH, FOLLOW MY DREAMS AND HOPEFULLY BECOMING A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.

DEPENDING ON IT. THANK YOU. MM. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION FOR THE NATIONAL

[2.B. Proclamation recognizing May 2, 2024 as National Day of Prayer in Duncanville]

UH AND SOMEBODY I RELY ON I GO TO AND HE IS THE ORGANIZER FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR WHAT PASSED 23 YEARS. EIGHT YEARS, EIGHT YEARS, SO IT YOU KNOW, WHEN I CALLED ON CHRIS, I SAID, CAN YOU PLEASE COME HERE TONIGHT TO RECEIVE THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER PROCLAMATION? HE WAS MOST, UH, ABLE TO DO THAT. SO COME ON UP HERE WITH ME, CHRIS. WHEREAS FROM THE FIRST

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A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WAS DECLARED BY THE RESOLUTION IN CONGRESS IN 1775 MADE A PUBLIC LAW IN 1952 BY CONGRESSIONAL JOINT RESOLUTION AND MADE PUBLIC LAW 100-0307 BY PRESIDENT REAGAN IN 1988. IT DIRECTS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SET ASIDE AND PROCLAIM THE FIRST THURSDAY OF MAY, AN ANNUALLY AS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. IN EVERY STATE ACROSS AMERICA. THE OBSERVANCE OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 2ND OF 2024 WITH THE THEME QUOTE, LIFT UP THE WORD LIFT UP LIGHT UP THE WORLD. BASED ON VERSES FOUND IN SECOND SAMUEL VERSES. TW CHAPTER 22 VERSES 29 TO 31. QUOTE FOR YOU ARE MY LAMP O LORD, AND MY GOD LIGHTENS MY DARKNESS. THIS GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT. THE WORD OF THE LORD PROVES TRUE. HE IS A SHIELD FOR ALL THOSE WHO TAKE REFUGE IN HIM, END QUOTE. UNITED UNIFIED PRAYER IS MOBILIZED ACROSS AMERICA EVERY FIRST THURSDAY IN MAY AND ON THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AS NEIGHBORS COME TOGETHER TO JOIN THEIR HEARTS AND VOICES IN READING SACRED SCRIPTURES AND ATTENDING SERVICES TO SEEK GOD. FOR THE CITY AND COUNTRY WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK, WORSHIP, SERVE AND DESIRE ALL TO THRIVE. WE EXPRESS OUR FAITH AND EXERCISE OUR FREEDOM AND PERSONAL PRAYER AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS ACROSS AMERICA. WITH FERVENT PRAISE, REPENTANCE, LOVE AND HUMBLE INTERCESSION FOR OUR NEIGHBOR FOR THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND OUR NATION.

HOLDING TO GOD'S PROMISES THAT THE LORD HEARS AND AVAILS MUCH AS HE ANSWERS THE FAITH FILLED PRAYERS OF HIS PEOPLE. THEREFORE I BURY YOUR GORDON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE TO HEREBY DECLARE UPON ALL CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE AND ALL CIVIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE MAY 2ND 2024 IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. CHRIS THANK YOU FOR UNDERTAKING AGAIN AND ORGANIZING THIS. WE THANK YOU AND BLESS YOU. OK? UH, I JUST SAY, REPEAT WHAT I SAY EVERY YEAR I I'M GRATEFUL TO, UH, LIVE IN A CITY THAT VALUES AND BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF PRAYER. UH, I'M GRATEFUL FOR LEADERSHIP. UH, ESPECIALLY TO YOU, MAYOR GORDON MAYOR GORDON.

YOU'VE BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVOCATES FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, EVEN AGAINST OPPOSITION. UH AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU, MAYOR AND GRATEFUL TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU IN THIS AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL MAY 2ND IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, THANK YOU. WE ARE.

[2.C. Champion of the City presentation]

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YEAH. IF YOU HAVE YOUR YEAH. OK? THERE YOU GO, RIGHT? HOW LONG DO I HAVE? UH, I WANT TO THANK ALL THAT HAVE SAID YES. AND MADE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES HAPPEN HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, LITERALLY.

NO ONE SAID NO. BORROWING FROM LITERATURE. I WAS LIVING THE LITTLE RED HENS BEST DAY OVER AND OVER. NO ONE SAID NOT I EVERYONE SAID I WILL. AND THEY DID. WHAT IT CAN DO LITTLE TOWN.

WE ARE THOSE OF US WHO ARE STEWARDS. UH GET OUR THANKS IN THE PARK WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE TAKING AND SHARING BOOKS. WE'RE JUST A BUNCH OF READING TEACHERS. WE WANT KIDS TO KEEP READING AND FOR ADULTS TO ENJOY SHARING BOOKS WITH EACH OTHER. CONFIDENTIAL TO WHOEVER PUT THE BOOK ON INSTALLING DRYWALL IN THE SMITH ELEMENTARY LITTLE FREE LIBRARY. THE SCHOOL ONLY GOES TO FOURTH GRADE. WHO SAID I WILL ROTARY LIONS ES, A EVERY GROUP THAT I TALK TO IN TOWN. THEY GAVE US MONEY. THEY GAVE US BOOKS. THEY GAVE US ENCOURAGEMENT. MY HUSBAND AND HERO, RICHARD DODGE. WHO BUILT THE FIRST ONE AND HAS CONTINUED TO REPAIR AND REBUILD THE LIBRARIES. MOVE BOXES. BOOKS FROM SCHOOL TO LIBRARY TO CAR TO SHED. UM PEOPLE AT MY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH COLLECTED MONEY TO BUY OUR FIRST BOOKS. YEAH, TRYING TO BE AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DONATE THEIR OWN. UM THEA SIMMONS, WHO WAS THE PRINCIPAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL INTRODUCED ME TO TAMMY GRINNELL, THE SHOP TEACHER. WHO UM, ALSO MARISSA S BACK. WHO WAS THE ARCHITECTURE TEACHER? THE KIDS IN THE ART CLASSES PAINTED THE FIRST ONES. UM CITY PEOPLE.

CONTRERAS WAS OUR FIRST. YES. IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING. HE SAID THAT HIS FAMILY WAS BIG READERS.

YOU JUST PUT THOSE LITTLE LIBRARIES WHEREVER SO WE DID. AND, UM BART STEVENSON AND TIM HAMILTON AT THE PARKS SAID, PUT A LITTLE PIECE OF PAINT. ON THE GRASS WHERE YOU WANT IT, AND WE'LL PLANT THE POLE THERE. AND THEY DID. RICHARD TOOK THE BOXES AND ATTACHED THEM AND TIMES, 12.

UH SHERWIN WILLIAMS DONATED PAINT TO FORDS. WE DON'T USUALLY DO THIS DONATED WOOD. UM THE LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS WERE PAINTED BY THEIR ART TEACHERS AND KEPT BY THE LIBRARIANS. UM THOSE WERE REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN THE SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR THE PANDEMIC. SOME SCHOOLS GIVE US THEIR POLL BOOKS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH HAS BECOME A TRUSTED SOURCE. UH, THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL TEACHER SOCIETY CHAPTER. WHO OFFERED THE GRANTS. THANK YOU TO DAR RETIRED TEACHERS FOR ENCOURAGING US ALL TO DONATE OUR BOOKS AND SUPPORTING LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES. THANK YOU FOR THOSE ANNE PERRY, WHO ALONG WITH HER ARTIST FRIENDS HELPED START DUNCANVILLE ROCKS IF YOU FIND A ROCK POSTED ON FACEBOOK UM THANK YOU TO OUR SUBSTITUTES WHEN WE ARE OUT OF TOWN. LAURIE AND BETTY AND LOURS AND THE MYERS THE CHEERS AND BASICALLY, IF YOU MY NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'RE NOT SAFE. THAT INCLUDES YOU. THE STRICT FIVE THANK YOU TO RANDOM PEOPLE WHO GAVE US MONEY. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. UH, SO WHAT'S THE MORAL TO THE LITTLE RED HEN.

MAYBE IF WE ALL HELP EACH OTHER WE WOULD ALL BE ABLE TO BENEFIT MORE. AND IN ADDITION TO THE CERTIFICATE LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A MEDALLION FROM THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. AND DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY LIKE YOU TO COME UP WITH THAT HAVE PICTURES WITH ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP TO BE

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[2.D. Proclamation for Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 21 - 27, 2024.]

THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS THE TERM VICTIM IS MORE THAN JUST A LABEL AND HAS LEGAL STANDING AND PROTECTIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. AND WHEREAS CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS UH, ACTS PASSED HERE IN TEXAS AT FEDERAL LEVEL GUARANTEE VICTIMS THE RIGHT TO MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. AND WHEREAS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS , ADVOCATES, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS AND OTHER ALLIED PROFESSIONALS CAN HELP SURVIVORS FIND THEIR JUSTICE FOR ENFORCING THESE RIOTS. AND WHEREAS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS CAN REACH MORE VICTIMS THROUGH INNOVATIVE TRAUMA, INFORMED PROGRAMS SUCH AS TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, AND WHEREAS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS CAN INCREASE ACCESS TO VICTIM SERVICES AND COMPENSATION AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORIC UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY BY IMPLEMENTING CULTURALLY CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES. AND WHEREAS EQUITY INCLUSION ARE FUNDAMENTAL PREREQUISITES TO SURVIVOR CARE AND SURVIVOR LED SERVICES THAT PROVIDE VICTIMS WITH OP OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ESSENTIAL BLUEPRINTS FOR SUPPORT, AND WHEREAS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOMMIT, ENSURING THAT ACCESSIBLE, APPROPRIATE AND TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES OFFERED TO ALL CITIZENS OF CRIME AND WHEREAS THE CITY IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO HELPING CRIME SURVIVORS FIND THEIR JUSTIN BY ENFORCING VICTIMS RIGHTS, EXPANDING ACCESS TO SERVICES AND ENSURING EQUITY INCLUSION FOR ALL NOW, THEREFORE , ON THE BEHALF OF BERYL GORDON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE , TEXAS, I DO HEAR PRO PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 21ST THROUGH 27TH 2024 IS CRIME VICTIMS WEEK REAFFIRMING THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE COMMITMENT TO CREATING A VICTIM SERVICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE. ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME DURING VICTIMS CRIMES RIGHT WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND EXPRESSING OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING OUR RESPONSE TO ALL VICTIMS SO THAT CRIME SO THAT THEY MAY FIND RELEVANT ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, JUSTICE AND PEACE. AND WITH US TODAY. WE HAVE KRISTEN DOWNS. AND ALSO TO LOPEZ WITH THE CRYPT VICTIMS ADVOCATE. HELLO SO THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS HOW WOULD YOU HELP SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN IT UPON THEIR SELVES TO DO A WATER LANTERN CEREMONY. SO ON THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH AT 6 P.M. WE WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO JOIN US AT AT LAKESIDE PARK AT 6 P.M.

IF YOU HAVE LOST SOMEBODY THROUGH, UH, V, UH, CRIME VICTIM . UM WE WILL GIVE YOU A LANTERN.

YOU WILL GET TO DECORATE IT, PERSONALIZE IT, HOW YOU WANT, AND THEN WHEN THE SUN STARTS TO SET, WE'RE GONNA RELEASE WITH THE HELP OF OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF YOUR LANTERN INTO LAKESIDE PARK. SO WE WANNA LIGHT UP THE PARK. I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BEAUTIFUL. UM THIS IS GONNA BE OUR FIRST EVENT AND WE LOOK AT MAKING IT AN ANNUAL EVENT. SO IF YOU COULD COME OUT AND HELP POOR AND SHOW AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN GROW THIS WITH OUR TRI CITIES. SO THANK YOU. PHOTO.

[2.E. Proclamation in recognition of Earth Day in Duncanville 2024.]

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PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FACE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES, SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, RESOURCE SHORTAGES AND GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE RECOGNIZED RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT PLAYS IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY SOCIETY AND STRONG ECONOMY, AND WHEREAS ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER, INCOME OR GEOGRAPHY, HAVE A RIGHT TO A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH ECONOMICAL GROWTH, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY. AND WHEREAS WE ARE ALL CARETAKERS OF OUR PLANET AND HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TO PRESERVE THE EARTH'S BEAUTY AND RESOURCES, AND WHEREAS EARTH DAY IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE GLOBE, THE GOAL OF INSPIRING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGING THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND APPRECIATION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT CAN BE ACHIEVED ON THE ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, PUBLIC POLICY AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH OF US TO SAFEGUARD OUR ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES. NOW THEREFORE, MAYOR BARRY L GORDON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 22ND 2024 AS EARTH DAY IN DUNCANVILLE AND ENCOURAGE ALL BUSINESSES, INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO CELEBRATE THE EARTH THROUGH ONE'S OWN ACTIONS AND IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY, ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES.

TYLER, A G. YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? UM THANK YOU FOR, UH, NOMINATING THIS PROCLAMATION. UH I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE KEEP DUNCANVILLE BEAUTIFUL BOARD WHO WAS PUT TOGETHER MULTIPLE INITIATIVES. WE'LL BE GETTING OUT SOME P SAS ON THEIR BEHALF TO THE TO THE CITY TO JUST NOTIFY EVERYONE OF, UH, HOW THEY CAN, UH, KEEP LOVING THE EARTH.

UM SO WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

[3. CITIZENS' INPUT]

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LOVE IT. I'M IN SUPPORT OF THAT. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO CAN I SAY A CITY STAFFER'S NAME OR IS THAT NO. OK, SHE HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT.

AGAIN ON ON ACTING AVENUE. THE FLOODING THAT I WAS DISCUSSING BEFORE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IT'S WONDERFUL. IT'S ALREADY RAINED SINCE NO FLOODING. GOOD JOB ON THAT, AND ALSO, LAD FEST IS COMING. APRIL 30TH. I HOPE WE SEE EVERYBODY THERE AND COME AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU.

WATCH US RAISE MONEY. LIKE YOU SAID WE WERE GONNA DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU THAT CONCLUDES

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS FOR POLICE AND FIRE WITHIN EXPENDITURE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $134,900 THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR SUCH AGREEMENT AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM FOUR. C CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF PROVING A CONTRACT WITH WITH THEM SMITH AND BROWN PC IN AN EXPENDITURE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,000. ITEM FOUR D. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FY 2023 2024 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING FLEET REPLACEMENT FUND BALANCE AND AMENDING EXPENDITURES FOR FLEET REPLACEMENTS. ITEM FOUR E. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF RFB 24-0015 OREO BOULEVARD. SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS TO MECCA CONSTRUCTION LLC THROUGH THE CITY'S COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON

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PURCHASING AGREEMENT 651-21 IN THE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT OF $236,789 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM FOUR. J CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO VEHICLES THAT WILL BE USED IN SUPPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION WITHIN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 105. DOLLARS. THANK YOU, CITY SECRETARY, MR MC MONET. MOTION OF PROOF. HAVE BROUGHT TO APPROVE BY MISTER KTT, SECOND BY MR CONTRERAS COUNSEL. PLEASE VOTE. SENT ITEMS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE ITEMS FOR

[5.B. Consider a resolution authorizing approval of incentive grants by the Duncanville Community & Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) to DW Cedar Ridge, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $103,747 for buildings located at 102-110 N Cedar Ridge., Duncanville, Texas, 75116.]

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$4897.77 AS YOU CAN SEE THE PURCHASE INCREASE FROM THE APPRAISED PROPERTY TAX TO THE CITY AND THEN THE ENHANCED PROPERTY TAX. TO THE CITY WOULD BE A 63% INCREASE. JUST FROM THERE. AND IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN THESE SALES TAX IMPACT OUR EVALUATION AT ESTIMATED YEARLY SALES FOR 5800 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL AND THE RESTAURANT AT 100 AT 125 Z SPEED PER SQUARE FOOT WOULD BE $725,000 AND THEN THE CITY SALES TAX REVENUE OF 14,500 . IT'S OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD TO BE 100 AND 50, 100 AND $45,000. THIS IS THE CURRENT PROGRESS OF THEIR, UH, RENOVATIONS TO THE SHOPPING CENTER. YEAH. AND I BELIEVE THE THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES HERE AND I GUESS ANOTHER DETAIL. THIS IS THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE GRANT WOULD BE CONTINGENT ON THE SUBMISSION OF A BONA FIDE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE NEW TENANT, WHICH IS ALREADY WHICH IS IN THE RESOLUTION. IT WILL BE ALSO IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. OK? AND YOU HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FROM DUE WEST HERE. AND PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. COUNCILOR COUNCILOR THIS IS, UM WILL WALTERS I'M WITH DUE WEST DW. CEDAR RIDGE IS THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING HERE ON THE CORNER OF CENTER, UM, IN CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE . AND FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA JUST SAY I. I APPRECIATE THE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WE'VE WE'VE HAD WITH, UM WITH THE EDC THUS FAR, I. I THINK WE ARE A PERFECT TEST CASE FOR WHAT THE E DC IS IN PLACE TO DO. AND I THINK IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL TO DATE WE HAVEN'T REFILLED IT WITH, YOU KNOW. FIRST CLASS A TENANT YET, BUT THAT'S OUR GOAL.

UM BUT I, I THINK I'VE MENTIONED THIS TO SOME OF YOU GUYS OUT OF SESSION A FEW TIMES. UM YOU KNOW , WITH PRICES YOU NEED TO PAY FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED OR HAD ANY CAPITAL INVESTMENT WHATSOEVER OVER 2030 40 YEARS. SOMETIMES I THINK IN THIS CASE UM AND THEN THE PRICE THAT THE SELLER IS REQUIRING YOU TO PAY TO PURCHASE THE BUILDING FROM HIM. IT REALLY LEAVES YOU.

WITHOUT MUCH. YOU KNOW, EXTRA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET TO REALLY DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO BUILD TO BRING IT TO ITS HIGHEST AND BEST POTENTIAL. SO, OFTENTIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU GET, YOU KNOW LIPSTICK ON A PIG TYPE RENOVATIONS. UH, REPAINTING, UM JUST KIND OF A SPRUCE UP, MAYBE MARGINALLY IMPROVE THE TENANTS THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING. UM CANDIDLY, WITH THE PRICE THAT WE PAID FOR THIS, WE CLOSED ON THIS BEFORE WE DIDN'T EVEN ENGAGED WITH THE E DC. AND THAT WASN'T IN OUR, UH, PURVIEW AT THE TIME. UM AND WITH THE BUDGET AND WITH OUR REQUIREMENTS TO FIDUCIARY INVESTORS THAT WERE IN THIS BUILDING. IT WAS GOING TO BE A WE WERE GONNA DO THE BEST WE COULD. WITH A LIMITED BUDGET WE HAD WE WERE GONNA REPAINT IT. UM WE WERE GONNA TAKE THE GREEN AWNING THAT HAD BEEN THERE FOR 40 YEARS OFF. UM AND DO OUR BEST TO IMPROVE THE TENANCY AND BRING IN SOME FIRST CLASS RESTAURANTS AND UM, THINGS THAT WOULD REALLY SERVE THE COMMUNITY WELL, UM WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED TO THAT. AND SO THAT THAT WAS THE PLAN AND WE WERE APPROVED FOR THE INITIAL CAPITAL. UM FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WE ARE. 90% DONE WITH. I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE DRIVEN BY AND SEEN IT SO FAR. I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. UM, WE'VE ADDED SOME, UH, LOTS OF LANDSCAPING. WE'VE ADDED, UH, BENCHES IN THE FRONT. UM AND, UM , WE'VE COMPLETELY UPDATED THE FACADE. WE'VE REPLACED THE ROOF.

IT'S A BRAND NEW ROOF. WE'VE PUT NEW HVAC UNITS ON TOP OF THE BUILDING AS WELL. SO THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING REQUEST BE FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING TO HELP. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU NEED TO. TO ATTRACT THE BEST TENANTS. THEY REQUIRE LARGE TENANT INCENTIVE PACKAGES. AND PARTICULARLY RESTAURANTS. RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT IS EXPENSIVE, UM, ON THE SIDE ON

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HE MENTIONED LIBERTY TAX. THEY DECIDED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING. MAYBE FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE HAD PURCHASED IT. WE HAD HOPED TO KEEP THEM LONGER TERM. UM THAT WASN'T TO BE. WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL BRING ATTENTION TO THAT SPACE AS WELL, THAT WOULD THAT WOULD REALLY ELEVATE THE BUILDING AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY. AND I THINK YOU KNOW SUCH AN IMPORTANT CORNER FOR THE CITY? OUR INTERESTS ARE ALIGNED HERE. WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR THE PROJECT. PROGRESS WE'VE MADE, AND, UM WE'RE EXCITED TO FULFILL THE POTENTIAL OF THIS BUILDING. IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY, AND BUT WE'RE GONNA GET THERE. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. UH, MR CONTRERAS, YOU HAVE A COMMENT, SIR. YES I. I IT IT LOOKS GREAT. I I'VE WATCHED THE WORK FROM BEGINNING TO WHERE IT'S AT NOW. AND UH, WHAT A DIFFERENCE. SO UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT IMPROVEMENT. UM I SEE HIM. ONE OF THE ARTISTS, RENDERINGS, UM I WOULD ASSUME THIS IS JUST A, UH, MAKE BELIEVE HOPEFUL RESTAURANT LOCATION ONE DAY DOES THAT MEAN IN ANY WAY THAT THE DRY CLEANERS IS GOING TO BE MOVING FROM THE BUILDING? WE'RE IN ONGOING TALKS WITH WITH HER.

UM I'VE SPOKEN WITH HER MANY, MANY TIMES IN HER SPACE. UM, I THINK SHE WAS NEVER REALLY PLANNING TO STAY LONG TERM. I THINK SHE WAS SORT OF IN HER LAST RENEWAL OF THE LEASE THAT SHE HAD BEEN THERE A LONG TIME AND PLANNED TO RETIRE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN US TO EXPEDITE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THAT OUT RIGHT NOW. UM NOTHING HAS BEEN AGREED TO FORMALLY WITH HER, UM BUT I THINK HER INTENTIONS WERE NOT TO STAY MUCH MORE THAN A COUPLE MORE YEARS AND, UM SO WE'RE WE'RE STILL ONGOING IN TALKS WITH HER. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM I'M I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU, UM IN OUR CITY, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU WORKING ON THIS PROJECT. UM THERE WAS A RESTAURANT THAT WAS AT THE END OF THE BUILDING THAT I WOULD FREQUENTLY, UM, PLACE AN ORDER AND THE AC UNIT. WAS ALWAYS OUT. SO UM, IN DOING THESE RENOVATIONS, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU'RE COMING IN AND MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS. UM, THAT YOU ARE. IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS CHANGE. UM I RECEIVED A COMPLIMENT FOR YOU TODAY. UH, CITIZEN CALL TO SAY HOW IMPRESSED THEY ARE WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS YOU MADE THERE ON THE BUILDING, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. UM, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. MISTER MC BURNETTE, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH MR WALTERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS THE STUFF THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE ASKING FOR. IT'S LIKE CAN WE GET BETTER RESTAURANTS? CAN WE GET BETTER? THINGS LIKE THAT? THE TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. AND, UH, MAYOR. IF THERE'S NOT ANY OF THE COMMENTS, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, MISTER MC BURNETT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEIR SECOND. YOU HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOODEN COUNCIL. PLEASE VOTE. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. UH, CITY SECRETARY DID WAS . WERE THOSE BOATS UP THERE LONG ENOUGH FOR, UH, BROADCASTING TO CAPTURE. YES. THANK YOU VERY

[5.C. Consider a resolution authorizing approval of incentive grants by the Duncanville Community and Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) to DS0910 Smoothies, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $163,000.00 for a building located at 103 N. Cedar Ridge Drive, Ste. 100, Duncanville, Texas, 75116]

THEY'VE CURRENTLY INVESTED $350,000 INTO THE PROPERTY. PROJECT SCOPED OR THEY'RE ASKING THEIR APPLICATION IS $8000 FOR PAYING INCENTIVES $20,000 FOR LANDSCAPING AND $90,000 FOR DEMOLITION, THOUGH THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A DRIVE THROUGH FOR A GRAND TOTAL INCENTIVE GRANT ASK OF 100 AND $63,000. I COULDN'T GET THE DECCA A BRAIN VALUE. I CAN GET FOR THAT SPECIFIC, UH, SWEET, BUT FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF, IT'S AROUND $600,000. AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY WHAT THEY TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $350,000. IT'LL BE, UH FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL CITY

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[6.A. Receive Duncanville Fire Department Quarterly Report]

SHE IS NOW OUR, UH, REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEASURE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST. UH, SHE'S ON A PART TIME BASIS. AND SHE, UH, BEGAN HER EMPLOYMENT WITH THE REGION BACK IN DECEMBER. SHE AND LAUREN SANCHEZ HAVE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION ABOUT ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THEY HAVE MADE, UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE FIVE VACANCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT. UH NEXT SLIDE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. WE DO HAVE A DATE OF THE 11TH FOR OUR NEW HIGHER EXAM. WE'LL BE HAVING A PHYSICAL AGILITY RIGHT AFTER THAT, AND IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND OBSERVE THAT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. WE CAN HOOK YOU UP. SO UH, NO. LEAVE HIM AGE. WE CAN EXCLUDE YOU AS WELL. UH, UH, OUR FIREFIGHTER EMT MASON QUINN. HE DID GRADUATE PARAMEDIC SCHOOL HE'S BEEN EMPLOYED, SINCE, UH FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. HE'S COMPLETED ALL OF HIS TRAINING. HE'S CURRENTLY ON SHIFT NOW AND

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THEY DO A LOT OF ROUND TABLE. THEY HAVE, UH, SPEAKERS THAT COVER EVERYTHING FROM BUDGETING TO WORKERS COMP TO, UH, TIME KEEPING AND THE LIKE. SO UH, VERY GOOD CONFERENCE FOR THEM. I ALSO ATTENDED AT THE SAME TIME. THE SECOND IN COMMAND CONFERENCE. UH, THIS GATHERS THE INDIVIDUALS. OR THE RANK RIGHT BELOW THE FIRE. CHIEF. UH, WE MAKE GOOD. CONTACTS WITH EACH OTHER. UH, THIS IS WE DISCUSS MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR EACH AND EVERY FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, ACROSS THE STATE. UH, WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT IS A BASICALLY A BIG FOLDER THAT WE CAN, UH, GET TO ONLINE. UH, WE HAVE A QUESTION. WE GET AN IMMEDIATE ANSWER. IF WE NEED A POLICY OR SOG. THERE'S NO BETTER WAY THAN TO STEAL IT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE. UH, BUT CHIEF HANCOCK HE AL, HE IS A HE IS IN CHARGE OF OUR TRAINING AND KEEPS ALL OF OUR TRAINING RECORDS THAT WE HAVE TO TURN IN TO THE STATE EACH AND EVERY YEAR, SO HE ATTENDED THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FIRE EDUCATORS CONFERENCE DOWN IN CORPUS CHRISTI. UH, WE ALSO RECEIVED OUR NEW HORTON AMBULANCE THAT THANK YOU. COUNSEL THAT YOU APPROVED IN AT THE TIME. INTERIM CITY MANAGER ROBERT BROWN APPROVED BACK LAST SEPTEMBER. WE TOOK DELIVERY OF IT. I BELIEVE IT'S IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY. A FEW OTHER THINGS TO DO TO IT WITH THE RADIO SYSTEM AND THE COT AND THE LOADING SYSTEM ON THAT, AND IT WAS PLACED IN THE SERVICE ON MARCH THE 19TH OF THIS YEAR IN THE CRUISE, ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. UH FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, EVAN BARGER WAS PART OF A REGIONAL TEAM THAT WAS DEPLOYED THROUGH THE TEXAS INTRASTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM BETTER KNOWN AS TIPS.

UH, HE DEPLOYED OUT WITH, UH, CAPTAIN FROM DESOTO, A DRIVER FROM DESOTO AND ANOTHER LANCASTER. FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC , UH, THEY THEY LEFT DE SOTO ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY, THE 28TH AND THEY ARRIVED BACK IN THE METROPLEX ON MARCH THE 10TH. THEY WENT UP TO FRITZ, TEXAS.

UH, IN THAT AREA, THEY PROVIDED STRUCTURAL PROTECTION TO THAT AREA. THEY WERE NOT. ALTHOUGH THE PICTURE SHOWS, UH THEM APPEARING TO BE OUT ON WILDFIRE. THEY ARE PROTECTING HOUSES FROM THE WILDFIRE. UH THERE ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF DEPLOYMENT, WHETHER IT BE WILDLAND PARAMEDIC UNITS, WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING OR AN ALL HAZARD TEAM, WHICH THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. THEY ARE OUT THERE PROTECTING, UH, THE STRUCTURES AND PROVIDING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THAT AREA. UM. SO WITH THIS LAD, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SAY YAY! WE GOT IT DONE. UH THE NEW FIRE STATION OPENED UP. THEY STARTED RUNNING OUT OF IT. ON MARCH. THE 26TH. WE HAD SEVERAL GUYS HANG OVER AND A COUPLE OF CREWS. THEY GOT IT ALL THEIR STUFF MOVED IN THE FIRST DAY, AND WE CONTINUED THAT THROUGH ALL THREE SHIFTS. THEY BEGAN RUNNING OUT OF THAT, UH, PROBABLY THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH. THE 26TH. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BY THERE, PLEASE GO BY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. AND IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN BY IT AT NIGHT, PLEASE DRIVE BY IT AT NIGHT. IT IT'S A I. I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF HOW THIS THING LOOKS AND OPERATES. WE'LL BE HAVING A GRAND OPENING ON MAY, THE THIRD AT TWO O'CLOCK. UH EVERYONE IS INVITED. WE WILL HAVE, UH, SOME LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. WE HAVE A LITTLE CEREMONY AND THEN WE'LL BE GIVING TOUR SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THIS FINE BUILDING AND THANK YOU TO THE CITIZEN DUNCANVILLE FOR THE BOND ELECTION. UH ONE. IF I MIND INTERRUPT YOU, CHIEF. THE EOC HAS NOW MOVED IN HERE IS THAT CORRECT? WE ARE MOVED. FOR THE MOST PART WE A RE MOVED IN. YES,

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SO THANK YOU. UH, SO MOVING ON TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. LAUREN UH, DID A COLD WEATHER PREPAREDNESS BACK IN OBVIOUSLY WHEN IT WAS COLD, AND THAT'S CHANGED QUITE A BIT SO FAR. UH SHE ALSO DID A PRESENTATION ON FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER OPERATIONS, WHICH ASSIST FAMILY AFTER A INCIDENT SUCH AS, LIKE THE FIELDHOUSE SHOOTING. SHE DID A FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER THERE . UH AND IT OFFERS EVERYTHING FROM MENTAL HEALTH TO, UH, YOU KNOW, OTHER ITEMS OF FAMILY MAY NEED AFTER A TRAGEDY. SO UH, SHE DID THAT FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES IN SOUTH TEXAS. SHE HAS MADE ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS, ALONG WITH SHE AND CHIEF STAGNER, UH CONCERNING , UH, THE FIELD HOUSE SHOOTING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THAT, AND EVERYTHING INVOLVED WITH CHILD REUNIFICATION IN THE FAMILY ASSISTANCE, SO THEY THEY HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE, UH WITH THEIR SPEAKING AND ENGAGEMENTS. UH SHE'S ALSO DONE A PARTICIPATE IN THE REGIONAL CHEMICAL EMERGENCY SURGE TABLE. TOP EXERCISE, WHICH I'M SURE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS, AND THERE'LL BE A TEST AFTER THIS TO DETERMINE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON IT, BUT THAT IS WHEN WE HAVE A CHEMICAL SPILL OR SOME TYPE OF, UH CHEMICAL IN THE AIR. YOU HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PATIENTS GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OR TO THE HOSPITALS. UH AND HOW ALL OF THAT IS GOING TO OPERATE? BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE CAN GO TO ONE HOSPITAL. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE SEPARATED AND YOU HAVE TO PLAN FOR THAT. UH, SHE WAS A BIG HELP WITH THE SOLAR ECLIPSE PREPARATION. UH THAT'S ONE OF THE FEW EVENTS THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN OUT AND A PART OF OUT IN THE PARK. I'M TYPICALLY INSIDE. UH, I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE SEEN ANY FIREWORKS FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, BUT, UH, THAT WAS AS A 30 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY. THAT WAS A VERY NICE EVENT, SO I CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND LAUREN BROUGHT EVERYONE TOGETHER TO PLAN THAT AND, UH, SHE DID A FABULOUS JOB. UH SHE, LAUREN AND RAQUEL ALSO DID A BLOCK PARTY FOR CEDAR HILL FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, WHICH CURRENTLY RUNNING CONCURRENT WITH THIS MEETING. SHE'S OVER AT THE SENIOR CENTER DOING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. UH SEMINAR FOR THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. UH WHICH WE DID TALK ABOUT NOT SCHEDULING ON A CITY COUNCIL NIGHT SO Y'ALL COULD ATTEND. SO SHE'S SHE TOOK NOTE OF THAT. UH, SHE'S ALSO HELD CA, UH, WE MET WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM. UH, ALL OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS FOR CEDAR HILL, DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE AND LANCASTER. UH WE GOT TO, UH, GET SOME INSIGHT ON THE COUNTIES OPERATIONS AND, YOU KNOW HOW THEY HOW THEY FUNCTION. UH LAUREN ALSO PLANNED AND COORDINATE ALONG WITH RAQUEL, A REGIONAL ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE WE DID THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. UH, THIS WAS HELD ON MARCH, THE 6TH AND 7TH AT THE INTERNATIONAL BODY OF CHRIST CHURCH OFF OF COCKER HILL. UH, WE HAD OVER 400 FOR 50 PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL OVER DFW. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THERE ARE A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER, UH, INCIDENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ONE OF THE SPEAKERS WAS THE RETIRED LAS VEGAS FIRE CHIEF. UH, HE DISCUSSED ALL OF THE LOGISTICAL ISSUES WITH THE COUNTRY MUSIC. FESTIVAL SHOOTING THAT THAT OCCURRED THERE, UH, LAST YEAR YEAR BEFORE? WELL, WE ALSO HAD LAUREN AND CHIEF DANER SPEAK OF THE FIELDHOUSE SHOOTING AND THERE WAS MULTIPLE SPEAKERS. UH IN, IT'S A IT'S A WONDERFUL EVENT TO GO AND LEARN FROM IF I MAY INTERRUPT. I WAS PRESENT FOR THAT BRIEFING FOR, UH, CHIEF STAGNER AND FROM LAUREN SANCHEZ.

PROFESSIONAL. DEMONSTRATION OF EXPERTISE IN TERMS OF SHOOTER RESPONSE AND HOW THIS CITY RESPONDED WELL TO EOVALDI AND OTHER PUTTING OURS. WELL WE DID VERSUS UVALDE AND PUTTING THAT IN PERSPECTIVE. I THINK EVERYBODY IS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE DID. SO IT'S LORNE AND CHIEF STEER FOR THAT. MAKING THOSE PRESENTATIONS VERY, VERY WELL DONE. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE MADE THIS PRESENTATION SEVERAL TIMES, UH, ALL THE WAY FROM GALVESTON. UH, I THINK THEY WENT OUT TO SAN ANGELO. OR SOMEWHERE OUT THAT WAY. THEY'VE THEY'VE DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES

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[EXECUTIVE SESSION]