Feb 18, 2025 City Council

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OKAY. AT 6:00. WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH WORK SESSION BRIEFING. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT AND DISCUSS OUR GO TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'LL JUMP RIGHT TO CONSENT AGENDA FOR A IS PAST MINUTES. SO I'LL SKIP OVER THAT FOR BE CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING OPTION FOR A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT WITH ASTERA USA FOR LEAK DETECTION AND FIELD INVESTIGATION SERVICES FOR A ONE YEAR TERM, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR UP TO FOUR ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000 OVER FIVE YEARS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDING IN EXERCISE OF RENEWAL BY CITY COUNCIL AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MATT BRYAN IS HERE TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. MATT. THANK YOU. SO I SEE A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL. UP TO FIVE YEAR RENEWAL. IF THEY GO AND DO THE DETECTION, ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MAJORITY OF THE LEAKS, THEN LET'S SAY WE NEED THEM TO DO IT AGAIN AFTER THAT, WHAT ELSE WOULD WE NEED THEM TO DO TO CONTINUE? SO AS FAR AS THE SATELLITE LEAK DETECTION, THAT IS SOMETHING WE MIGHT ENTERTAIN DOING INDEFINITELY JUST TO KEEP EYES ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. AND YOU'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR NEW LEAKS. NOW, THE FIELD SERVICES WHERE WE WOULD REQUEST THEIR ASSISTANCE IN COMING IN AND PINPOINTING EXACTLY WHERE WE NEED TO EXCAVATE AND MAKE THE REPAIR, THAT WOULD TAPER OFF DRAMATICALLY. BUT THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION FOR LEAKS IS SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE. OKAY. AND THIS WILL HELP LESSEN THAT $1 MILLION THAT WE'RE LOSING A YEAR. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. JUST HOUSEKEEPING THAT I FORGOT FOR THE RECORD. MR. MCBURNETT WILL BE HERE THIS EVENING. HE'LL BE RUNNING A FEW MINUTES BEHIND.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. FOR C, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING BIDS AND AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH BLACK TIRE WHOLESALE TO GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY AND SOUTHERN TIRE MART, LLC. TMW TIRE FOR TIRE TWO SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT THROUGH CONTRACT 7292 FOR DUNCANVILLE TIRE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM, WITH THE OPTION OF RENEWAL UP TO FOUR ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS NOT EXCEEDING TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT $250,000 PER VENDOR OVER FIVE YEARS, SUBJECT TO THE EXERCISE OF CONTRACT RENEWALS. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROPRIATION AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MATT BRYANT TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. OKAY 4D CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE NOT TO EXCEED $175,000 WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED FOR ANNUAL SOFTWARE SUPPORT MAINTENANCE. AND I BELIEVE OUR IT DIRECTOR, CLAYTON, IS HERE. OR MAYBE ELTON CAN CAN HELP WITH THIS. I'LL DO MY BEST AS WELL. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DOES THIS INCLUDE MUNIS AND INTERGOV OR JUST. THIS IS THE MUNICIPAL CENTER SYSTEM? YES. SO THIS IS THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH A SERIES OF SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED AND WHAT IS NEEDED. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE BRINGING SOME OTHER CHANGES TO YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN TERMS OF OTHER SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS. BUT THIS IS FOR PRIMARILY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM TO SEE IF WE CAN. IT'S ONLY FOR A YEAR. YEAH, JUST ONE YEAR RENEWAL. SEE IF WE NEED IT AND THEN IF WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH IT. IT'S THE LINE ITEM DETAILS. THOSE ARE THE THINGS. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY NEED IT. BUT IT'S A MATTER OF DO WE NEED EVERY LINE ITEM. OKAY. IT'S THE IT'S THE DETAILS. THERE. YOU KNOW YOU'RE WORKING DOWN THAT LIST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET RID OF ANYTHING THAT WE'RE NOT USING. EXACTLY.

WE DO. THANK YOU FOR FINDING OUT HERE. SO THERE IS THE POTENTIAL DESCOPING OF SERVICES WITHIN THAT TYLER SYSTEM IN GENERAL. SO THERE ARE AREAS WHERE WE ARE REQUESTING MORE SERVICES THAT WE KNOW WITHIN THIS ONE YEAR CONTRACT. AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL DESCOPING BASED ON WHAT THE CITY MANAGER HAD MENTIONED WITH THE UPCOMING SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT IN MARCH. OKAY. IN MARCH, YES. MARCH IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. I LIKE HOW YOU DID THAT.

ALL RIGHT. FOR ANY OTHERS? I'M SORRY. 40 CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING RFP TO 25 0002 TOWING AND IMPOUNDMENT SERVICES AUTHORIZING INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT AS OUTLINED. EXHIBIT A TO PROVIDE CONTRACTED SERVICES. THE CITY'S TOWING, STORAGE, RECOVERY SERVICES FROM FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025 THROUGH FEBRUARY 17TH, 2039. TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT PER PERMIT $250,000 OVER POTENTIAL FIVE YEAR PERIOD. AND REALLY, CHIEF

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OKAY. AND THEN 20 MINUTE RESPONSE TIME, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADHERE TO THE 20 MINUTES RESPONSE TIME AND WE'LL MONITOR IT. AND BOTH AGREED. IN WRITING, I SEE THE CHIEF SHAKING HIS HEAD. I'LL TELL YOU, HISTORICALLY WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES. NOW, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE REQUEST ADDITIONAL RECORDS OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE TIME, BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM MY PERSONNEL INDICATING THAT THERE'S BEEN ANY ISSUE.

OKAY. AND THEN WHY WASN'T THE PURCHASE AMOUNT NOT REFLECTED IN THE. OF THE ENCUMBRANCE AMOUNT? YOU KNOW, I THINK PART OF THAT IS JUST IT TRUTHFULLY, I THINK THERE'S A THERE'S A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS. BUT PART OF THAT IS HONESTLY THE TIME PERIOD OVER THE FIVE YEARS WHEN WE WERE STILL NEGOTIATING THIS WHOLE THING, RIGHT UP UNTIL THE MINUTE BEFORE THE AGENDA ITEM. OKAY, SO IT IS 250 BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN THERE, I THINK IT WAS 300,000 UNDER 250, RIGHT? 250 OKAY.

UNDER CONTRACTS. AND I STILL DIDN'T FINALIZE THE CONTRACTS WITH A COUPLE MORE DETAILS THAT CAME UP TO MY ATTENTION IN THE LAST MINUTE. SO I WANT TO FINALIZE THEIR CONTRACTS AND GET THOSE PERFECTED AS BEST AS I CAN. OKAY. WOULD YOU LOOK UNDER I THINK IT WAS IN THE PACKET PAGE 66 OF 107, AND IT SAID 300,000. WHICH DID YOU NOTICE THAT TOO? OKAY. WE WERE GOING TO ASK FOR 300,000. I BUMPED IT BACK TO 250. BUT I'LL GO IN THE CONTRACT AND MAKE SURE THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. QUESTION. SO IS THIS ARE WE AUTHORIZING FOR TWO CONTRACTS WITH BOTH COMPANIES? OKAY. WE'RE NOT PICKING EITHER OR. AND AS FAR AS THE IMPOUND DO EACH ONE KEEP THE IMPOUND AT THEIR FACILITIES. DUNCANVILLE, THE DUNCANVILLE AND LANCASTER. WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW IF 24 HOUR TOWING, DO WE? IF THE CHIEF ENGAGES THAT SERVICE, IT'S UP TO THE DEPARTMENTS TO USE THAT SERVICE. AND HE'S ALREADY TOLD ME THAT, THAT HE'S ONLY GOING TO USE IT WHERE DUNCANVILLE RESIDENTS COME TO DUNCANVILLE. OKAY. THAT'S A QUESTION. THANK YOU. THAT HAD TO HAVE A LOT HERE TO DO IT. AND THEY'VE BEEN TOLD THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FOUR F CONSIDER RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PROCUREMENT OF NEW IN BLUE TICKET RATING. AND REVIEW THE BLUE RATING SOFTWARE AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 85 $84,000 FOR THE INITIAL YEAR FOR THE FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE FUND. SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF EXPENDITURES WILL BE PLACED WITH POLICE DEPARTMENTS OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $24,000. WE DID A BRIEFING ON THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, AND CHIEF STOCKER IS HERE TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD.

THANK CONCLUDES. THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. AND I APOLOGIZE. ANOTHER LITTLE BIT OF UPDATING FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. WE DO HAVE ROBERT HAGER ON ON THE AIR. SO HE IS AT THE MEETING BUT HE'S JUST VIA TELEPHONE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM HE IS AVAILABLE. CAN YOU

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BUT BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WOULD THE SERVICE LOOK LIKE? WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE. YOU COME IN IN A IS IT A YEAR LONG PROGRAM? IS IT A WHAT? I CAN ACTUALLY ANSWER THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF OUR CHOICE. WE GET TO BUILD THE PLAN HOW WE WANT. SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A MULTI YEAR PLAN BECAUSE WE WANT TO APPROACH THIS IN PHASES. SO PERSONALLY MY OPINION AND ALSO THE UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF THE VALVES FIRST. SO YEAR ONE OF THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE GPS MARK PAINT EXERCISE EVERY SINGLE VALVE IN THE ENTIRE CITY. YEAR TWO WILL RELEASE ONCE THAT PHASE IS COMPLETE. NOW LET'S ATTACK THE FIRE HYDRANTS. SO IT'LL BE A MULTIYEAR PROCESS. AND THEY WOULD ALLOCATE TEAMS TO DUNCANVILLE OKAY. SO WHAT I GUESS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I'M THINKING OF TOO IS EVERY IN THAT FIRST YEAR, IS EVERY VALVE IN DUNCANVILLE GOING TO BE THE ONLY REASON IT WON'T BE IS BECAUSE IT'S MARKED FOR REPAIR. AND MY GUYS GOT TO FIX IT. RIGHT. BUT YES, THAT'S THE PLAN IS TO GIVE THEM A TIME TO DO EVERY BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A EQUIPMENT WE DO TO DO SOME OF THAT. BUT I ALSO KNOW WE HAVE STAFFING AND, AND THAT KIND OF LINE AS WELL. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT DOES THAT. AND SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A CONCEPTUAL OF HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK. AND ANOTHER BIG BENEFIT IS THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND GPS HANDHELD UNIT THAT WE HAVE. SO WE KNOW WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, EVERYTHING THEY GATHER WILL COME RIGHT INTO WHAT WE'RE USING, WHERE WE CAN PUT THAT IN ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CURRENTLY DO WE NOT HAVE A LOCATION ON VALVES? ACCURATE LOCATION I WOULD SAY 100%. ALL OF OUR VALVES THAT WE DO HAVE MAPPED OUT ARE GENERAL VICINITY AREAS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY GPS REALLY ON ANY OF OUR MAP, BUT YOU HAVE SOME VALVES THAT HAVE BEEN MAYBE ASPHALTED OVER. OH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. SO YOU'LL BE IDENTIFYING THROUGH THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE WE HAVE HAND-DRAWN MAPS FROM THE 80S THAT WE STILL PULL OUT OF MY FILE CABINET TO GO CHASE THOSE DOWN. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. BUT THE IMPACT ON STAFF. SO MAINTENANCE IS NOW BEING HANDLED BY STAFF. WILL THIS FREE UP THE MAINTENANCE FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS. SO BY CONTRACTING THIS OUT, THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO CONTINUE CHASING WATER MAIN BREAKS AND VARIOUS OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR JOB THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF, OF. SO WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING THIS WHILE MANAGING OUR WORKLOAD. NOW AGAIN, OUR WORKLOAD WILL GET SIMPLIFIED AND BECOME FAR MORE EFFICIENT ONCE THIS WORK IS DONE. NOW THEY'RE JUST GOING TO NEED ADVICE FROM STAFF. WHERE DO I GO? WHERE ARE THE MAPS? LIKE LIKE WE THEY HAVE TO GO FIND THE VALVES AND STUFF. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. BUT THAT'S JUST SOMEBODY JUST SENDING THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON THE RIGHT STUFF. OKAY. YEAH. AND OUR WASTEWATER LINES. HOW MANY, HOW MANY MILES COULD YOU SAY YOU COVER? 600. IS THAT WHAT, 600 MILES INSPECTION. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR FOR OTHER CLIENTS? YES, MA'AM. HOW MANY MILES OF SEWER LINES DO WE HAVE HERE? OH, MAN. I WANT TO SAY IN THE BALLPARK OF 200. BUT I CANNOT TELL YOU FOR SURE. HOWEVER, I'M NOT LOOKING AT USING THEIR SERVICES FOR WASTEWATER. WE ALREADY HAVE THINGS HAPPENING WITH THEM. EFFICIENT. WE'RE WAY BEHIND THE CURVE ON WATER UTILITIES. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. FLUSHING THE FIRE HYDRANT. WOULD THAT ALLEVIATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM HAVING TO FLUSH IT. OR SO THAT WOULD BASICALLY BE A DIRECTIONAL FLUSHING. NOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES ROUTINELY GO OUT AND PERFORM MAINTENANCE. WE COULD PROBABLY LEVERAGE THAT AWAY FROM THEM. BUT THIS IS A DIRECTIONAL FLUSHING WHERE YOU'RE MOVING WATER ONE WAY DOWN THE PIPELINE, AND IT'S SCOURING AND SCRUBBING THAT PIPE. YOU'LL NOTICE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE WATER WILL BE VERY DISCOLORED, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'LL GET NICE AND CLEAN AND NICE AND CLEAN. AND THEN BECAUSE IT CLEANS THE INSIDE OF THE PIPELINE, NOW WE'RE STILL USING TECHNIQUES WHEN WE FLUSH. THE WATER, FLUSHING IS LOST. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT. I MEAN, THERE'S VARIOUS OTHER WAYS TO DO IT THAT BUT THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY, IN MY OPINION, IS JUST TO FLUSH IT, GET IT OUT. SO NO REASON TO RECAPTURE. YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO RECAPTURE IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS. APPRECIATE THANKS. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. SHORT PRESENTATION OKAY COMMISSIONER. STILL NOT HERE, BUT I'M I'M SURE

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YES, SIR. THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS, THE WAY YOU NEED AN SUV TO GET A DRIVE THROUGH ELEMENT ON ANY BUSINESS IN TOWN. SO THAT'S WHAT WE PUT IN THERE, BECAUSE THAT REQUIRES EITHER A CHANGE TO YOUR PD REGULATIONS OR IT REQUIRES AN SUP IN STRAIGHT ZONE. OKAY, TO BE CLEAR, THAT MEANS A BANK OR A PHARMACY WOULD HAVE TO GET AN SUV FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH, OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME IN AND WE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND. LIST OF DEED RESTRICTIONS AND ALL LIKELIHOOD AMEND THE UNDERLYING ZONING. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT OKAY. YOU CAN DO THE INTRODUCTION FOR YOU FOR ANY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT. HOPEFULLY, MR. PRICE WILL IT. ARE WE EXPECTING HIM STILL? OKAY OKAY. WE'RE JUST GOING WITH IT. YES, MA'AM. NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. WE'VE GOT A PICTURE. SO LET'S HOLD IT UP A LITTLE WHILE. AND MAMA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, WILL LEAD US OFF. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO WE HAVE THE DALLAS COUNTY REPRESENT REPRESENTATIVES WITH US ALONGSIDE AN ENGINEER FROM ASSOCIATES THAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH DALLAS COUNTY ON THE INLAND PORT PROJECT. THE INLAND PORT PROJECT COVERS STUDY OF THE FLOOD PLAIN AREA, AND IT PASSES THROUGH MULTIPLE CITIES TO INCLUDE DUNCANVILLE. SO TODAY WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FOCUSING MORE ON THE ON THE AREAS WHERE IT IMPACTS THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. AND IT'S BASICALLY TWO LOCATIONS, TWO LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE ASSOCIATES WITH. THE WITH THE DALLAS COUNTY HAD ASSISTED THROUGH THIS STUDY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD FOR COUNCIL REVIEW AND QUESTIONS, IF ANY. OKAY. SO WE'RE CAR IS GOING TO BE COVERING THOSE SLIDES. WELL SHE'LL GO OVER FIRST AND THEN I'LL GO OVER OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON OR GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALYSSA SHEPHERD I'M WITH DALLAS COUNTY AND I CAME HERE ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO TALK WITH YOU ALL AND TELL YOU ABOUT OUR PROJECT. AND NOW I'M HERE WITH AN UPDATE, AND LACHONE IS GOING TO JOIN ME AND TALK ABOUT TWO PROJECTS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED. AND SO NORMALLY COMMISSIONER PRICE IS HERE, BUT THIS EVENING HE'S NOT HERE. BUT I DO HAVE MY SUPERVISOR TO SWANKY WHO HAS COME. AND THEN ALSO RONNY COX

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THAT'S THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE WATER SURFACE ELEVATION AND THEN THE BOTTOM OF A BRIDGE. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL. SO AGAIN THE PROJECT SCOPE WE DID AN WHAT'S CALLED AN H AND H STUDY THAT STANDS FOR HYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGY STUDY OF THE OVERALL INLAND PORT AREA, INCLUDING TEN MILE CREEK, COTTONWOOD CREEK, ROLLINS CREEK. AND WE DID A ALSO A STUDY OF THE INLAND PORT AREA, THE TRUNK LINES. AND WE ALSO DID FLOOD RISK MAPPING, REVIEW OF DESIGN CRITERIA. AND WE IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL PROJECTS. SO THESE ARE THE DRAINAGE BASINS THAT WE STUDIED FIVE MILE CREEK, TEN MILE CREEK, COTTONWOOD CREEK, WHICH CONSISTS OF SMALLER CREEKS LIKE ROLLINS CREEK, HUTCHINS CREEK, AND CREEK FOR B FOR. AND THIS SHOWS THE TEN MILE CREEK DIVIDE. WHICH INCLUDES SEVEN CITIES AND 49 TRIBUTARIES, TWO CULVERT CROSSINGS, 32 BRIDGE CROSSINGS, SIX SQUARE MILES OF FLOOD RISK, AND 78 SQUARE MILE WATERSHED. AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO WAKAR, AND SHE'S GOING TO TALK IN MORE DETAIL. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO IN THIS TEN MILE AREA, WE IDENTIFIED FIVE DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE THERE WAS A HIGH RISK. SO WE IDENTIFIED THOSE. THOSE FIVE TWO ARE IN DUNCANVILLE. THAT'S THE AREAS WE ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON. SO THE WE'LL START WITH NUMBER TWO. SO THIS IS THE AREA. IT'S RIGHT DOWNSTREAM OF THE NATURE PRESERVE RIGHT BETWEEN THE CEDAR CREEK OR CEDAR CREEK DRIVE. DANIEL DAVE. AND THIS AREA WHAT THE BLUE MAPPING THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE. THAT'S THE SURVEYS MAPPING. AND THE SHADED ONE IS THE FEMA FACTOR. YOU CAN SEE LIKE JUST BY DEVISING THIS STUDY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DONE LIKE 40 YEARS AGO, WE ARE REDUCING THE LIST SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THEN AFTER MODIFYING PROPOSING WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING, WE ARE REDUCING IT SIGNIFICANTLY. THAT'S THE ORANGE POLYGON OR COLORS THAT YOU CAN SEE. WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING AS PART OF THIS STUDY IS ABOUT THIS PROPOSED GRADIENT BASKETS WITH THE CHANNEL. WE LOOKED THROUGH OUR SURVEY WHEN WE WENT FOR FIELD VISITS. WE LOOKED THROUGH AERIAL AND WE NOTICED THERE WAS A LOT OF EROSION HAPPENING ALONG THIS ENTIRE CHANNEL. AND WE NOTICED THERE WAS A BARE ROCK RETAINING WALL, I THINK, TOWARDS THE NORTHERN SIDE OF IT, AND THEY WERE FALLING WITHIN THE CREEK. SO THOSE HOUSES THAT ARE IN THE RED ON THE NORTH SIDE, PARALLEL TO THE LARRY DRIVE, THOSE HAVE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OVERALL.

AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS REMOVING AND REPLACING, CREATING A MORE STEADIER RIPRAP OR GIVING BASKETS WITHIN THE CHANNEL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM EROSION. IN ORDER TO MITIGATE AND MEET THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD CRITERIA, WE HAD TO PROPOSE A OFFSET DETENTION LOCATION. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE IT RIGHT THERE. IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY OR CHURCH. IT'S OPEN SPOT RIGHT NOW. SO IT WILL BE A BUYOUT, OF COURSE, WHEN IF IT MOVES FORWARD. SO FURTHER ANALYSIS WOULD NEED TO BE DONE. BUT THE AREA THAT'S ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CREEK RIGHT HERE.

THE POINTER. THAT'S THE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS FOR THE SCHOOL. AND IT'S ABOUT A DEPTH OF LEARNING THERE. SO THEY'RE OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN TOO. SO YOU CAN BE RELOCATED IF NEEDED.

SO THEY'RE NOT REALLY IN THE FLOODPLAIN BECAUSE THEY'RE SIGNIFICANTLY RAISED. WE LOOK THROUGH THE AERIAL TO VERIFY THAT WE ARE REMOVING 11 HOUSES, THAT ENTIRE STREET, THE CEDAR

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YEAH. WE JUST REBUILD SOME IN DISTRICT TWO, RIGHT. SWAN RIDGE, SWAN RIDGE AREA. YEAH. WE NOTICED THAT IN OUR FIELD VISIT. WE HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES IN THIS AREA BECAUSE WE WALKED THE CREEK. SO WE HAVE PICTURES AND WE CAN SEE LIKE WHICH ONES. SEE WHICH ONES. THE OLD ONES. SO WOULD IT BE COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE INSTALLED ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO, OR IS IT I THINK WHAT, WHAT I OBSERVED THAT'S, THAT'S THERE IN THE CREEK RIGHT NOW IS WHAT, WHAT I WOULD REFER TO AS A BAG WALL. IT'S LIKE STACKS OF, OF CONCRETE. AND WHAT WAKAR AND HALF IS PROPOSING IS WHAT WE CALL GABION BASKETS. AND SO THAT'S LIKE A BASKET THAT'S FULL OF ROCK. AND THEN THERE'S BACKFILL AND SOIL BEHIND THAT. LOOKS LIKE CHICKEN WIRE. YEAH. IT'S A LOT MORE STURDIER OPTION.

THE BAG WALL METHOD IS OUR OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS. AS WE'RE DOING EROSION PROJECTS WE'RE DOING GABION WALLS. THAT'S WHAT WE DID IN SWAN RIDGE. I THOUGHT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I KNEW I WASN'T TRIPPING, BUT. AND THEN ALSO, I KNOW THE PROPOSED DETENTION AREA HERE IS A DISK. THERE'S A DISC GOLF STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE. THERE'S JUST JUST ONE SINGLE ONE. BUT BUT I DID NOTICE THAT IS WHERE THAT IS LOCATED. AND THAT'S PRIVATELY IT'S PRIVATELY OWNED.

BUT IT'S IT WAS IT WAS OPEN, OPEN GROUND. THERE WAS NOTHING THERE WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT IT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED THAT'S ABOUT LIKE I THINK IT WAS LESS THAN TWO ACRES. TO ME. ANY OTHER

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MR. COOMBS, SO MOVING ON. ONE QUESTION. OH GO AHEAD. COULD YOU GO BACK OVER THE PROPOSED DETENTION LOCATIONS RIGHT HERE? YES. WELL, WHAT IS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I DON'T KNOW. SO WE AS PART OF THE CDB, ONE OF OUR CRITERIA WAS TO MITIGATE FOR ANY RISES OR NO ADVERSE IMPACTS. SO WE PROPOSED AN OFFSET DETENTION JUST TO MITIGATE FOR ANY CHANGES THAT WE ARE MAKING IN THE CREEK.

SO IN ORDER TO BALANCE IT OFF AND NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR FLOOD ANYONE DOWNSTREAM. SO I'M SORRY, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. YEAH. SO BECAUSE IF YOU. OH OKAY. OH I BET YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT, WHAT A DETENTION AREA IS. IT'S JUST IT'S AN AREA THAT KIND OF HOLDS THE WATER FOR A RETENTION POND. BUT THAT'S NOT IT'S KIND OF IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT, BUT IT COULD BE LIKE GRASS. IT COULD BE LIKE AN OPEN FIELD, JUST LIKE A DEEP. GENERALLY IT WOULD BE DRY AND IT WOULD GENERALLY BE DRY. SOMETHING LIKE A WEALTHY AREA. YEAH. YEAH. BUT BUT IT COULD FLOOD DURING THE EVENT. YES. YEAH. AND THAT'S WHERE THE STORED THE WATER. STORE AND THEN RELEASE. YEAH. AND IS THAT OFF A SOFTWOOD OR WHERE IS THAT EXACTLY. THIS LOCATION WISE.

YES. GOLF LOCATION. THERE'S, THERE'S A SOFTWOOD DRIVE AND SOUTH MAIN STREET ACROSS FROM THE FIELDHOUSE. I THINK THERE WAS A CHURCH THERE. YES. IT IS CLOSE TO THE FIELDHOUSE. SIMPLY.

YEAH. THE FRISBEE GOLF IS ON THE WHAT I WOULD CALL THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PRISON ASSEMBLY, ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH RIGHT THERE. AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED BY DALLAS COUNTY TO DO THAT PROJECT. NO. OR BY THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. DUNCANVILLE IS THAT. YEAH. OKAY. AND ALBERTA.

HELLO AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLARIFIED THAT WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING HERE IS OUR EVALUATIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, ALL THESE LITTLE, THESE ENGINEERING TERMS. BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WITH THIS GRANT, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND LOOK AT THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BASICALLY THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, GOING TO BE HEAVILY FLOODED. SO THEREFORE WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE IS WAYS TO, TO ELIMINATE, TO GET YOU OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN, TO GET TO, IN OTHER WORDS, REDUCE THE FLOOD PLAIN FOR I MEAN, FOOTPRINT IN THESE AREAS. THAT'S WITH DETENTION RETENTION PONDS. THERE'S DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO DO ALL THOSE DIFFERENT FACTORS. WHAT WE'VE DONE AND THIS IS GOING TO KEEP GOING HERE BECAUSE I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS WE THIS IS LIKE OUR THIRD TIME HERE. SECOND SECOND TIME OKAY. I'M SORRY. SECOND TIME. SO THE FIRST TIME WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE STUDY GAVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY SAID THIS IS WHAT THE STUDY IS ABOUT.

OKAY. NOW WE'RE TURNING IN OUR REPORTS TO THE TWDB AND SAYING, OKAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN.

THIS IS THE INFORMATION WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE TO YOU. AND THEREFORE THEY'RE REVIEWING THIS INFORMATION BASED OFF OF WHAT WE'VE STUDIED. SO THEREFORE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IS THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY IF THE CITIES IF AGENCIES WANT TO DO ANYTHING, AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN TO GET MONEY, TO DO SOME OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS. NOW THESE IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE TWEAKED SOME I MEAN, I MEAN, EACH ONE OF THESE AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE WEEDS BECAUSE AS ENGINEERS, WE WILL GO TO THE WEEDS WITH YOU. WE WILL GO TO THE WEEDS. SO INSTEAD OF US GOING TOO DEEP DOWN INTO THAT DISCUSSION, THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW. SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE TURNED IN TO TWDB. SO AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO REVIEW THIS INFORMATION AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY YEAH THESE PROJECTS ARE REALLY GOOD. SO THERE'S ELIGIBLE FUNDS THAT COULD HELP DO THESE PROJECTS. SO THIS IS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR THAT THIS IS A STUDY. THIS IS I KNOW YOU'RE GETTING TO VERY A LOT OF DETAILS OKAY. WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT LOCATION HERE BUT I'M THINKING HERE IS THAT I THINK W. AND IF YOU GUYS WANT WE CAN COME AND TALK, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY WITH YOU ABOUT CERTAIN LOCATIONS SO YOU CAN SEE EACH DETAIL. BUT AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEING REVIEWED RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE REVIEWING IT. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CHECK THE BLOCK ON ALL OF THESE PROJECTS. SO WE THINK THEY'RE ALL GREAT PROJECTS AND GREAT OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE AGAIN YOU'RE REDUCING THE FLOODPLAIN FOOTPRINT. THAT'S ALL YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE NOT REMOVING PEOPLE. YOU'RE NOT DOING ALL THAT. YOU'RE JUST GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY. AS WE AS IF COMMISSIONER PRICE WAS RIGHT HERE AND HE APOLOGIZED FOR NOT

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AND HE SAYS THAT WE ARE THE COLLECTING POT OF THAT WATER. AND BECAUSE WE'RE THE COLLECTING PART OF THAT WATER, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES OF A LOT OF FLOODING. AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS GRANT. SO WITH THAT, FOR THE WHOLE SOUTHERN, YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN A PART OF THE DISCUSSION. THEY'VE BEEN AT MEETINGS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WE'VE GIVEN THEM SOME OF THE SCENARIOS THAT WE FEEL THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR THAT THEY'RE NOT PRESENTING AS, AS, AS LISSA SAID, YOU KNOW, LET ME SAY IT IN THE TERMS OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN ENGINEERING, THESE ARE NOT PLANS, SPECIFICATION AND ESTIMATES, GETTING READY TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION AND BID. NO, THIS IS NOT THAT. WHAT THIS IS, IS THIS IS A STUDY SO WE CAN BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. THAT'S ALL THIS IS. SO AND SOME OF THESE THINGS GOING TO PROBABLY GET TWEAKED IF THEY GOT SELECTED THEY GOT SELECTED. AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO PSA. OH AS SOON AS THIS IS GOING TO BE CHANGED. BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO THE DETAILS. BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS SO WE CAN GET ELIGIBLE FOR GRANT DOLLARS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR TO EVERYBODY WHO'S LISTENING. SO LIKE I SAID, I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE COMMISSIONER. HE USUALLY GIVES US BETTER THAN US ENGINEERS. HE HE'S BETTER THAN GIVING THAT KIND OF INFORMATION. BUT AGAIN, BE PATIENT WITH US BECAUSE AGAIN, WE GET INTO THE, YOU KNOW, THESE FOLKS GO OUT TO THE FLOOD. ME LISTEN WITHOUT BEFORE THIS TO GO INTO THE CREEK BOTTOM, OKAY. WE GET A LITTLE WILD WHEN WE DO THIS KIND OF WORK. SO WE THINK THIS IS COOL TO GIVE YOU A WHOLE BUNCH OF DETAILS, BUT I'M GOING TO TELL Y'ALL CAN PULL BACK BECAUSE THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE STUDY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU AS WELL. DID YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN REGARDING THE LAND NATURE PRESERVE. YES. DID YOU WORK WITH YOUR TEAM WITH THAT AS WELL? YES, I'M INVOLVED WITH THAT. THAT'S MORE OF A PLANNING STAGE RIGHT NOW. SO THIS WAS ACTUALLY CONDUCTED BEFORE THAT ONE. LET ME PIGGYBACK ON THAT. SO WITH THE WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH DALLAS COUNTY WITH FROM HAFEN ASSOCIATES, I ACTUALLY HAD MEETINGS WITH THEM ABOUT THE NATURE PRESERVE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE IMPACTS. AND I KNOW THE COMMISSIONER WAS ON ONE OF THOSE CALLS AND SOME OF THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS FROM DALLAS COUNTY, AND THEY EVALUATED THAT, AND IF THERE WAS POTENTIAL THERE OR NOT. AND ACTUALLY, WHAT THE RESULTS OF THAT ESSENTIALLY WERE WAS THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED IF THEY DID SOME SORT OF RETENTION OF WATER ON THE NATURE PRESERVE PARCEL ITSELF, IT COULD ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO EXTRA FLOODING DOWNSTREAM. AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY INSTEAD, THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THESE BASED ON THE TOPOGRAPHY. OKAY. SO THE OTHER AREA IS THE NUMBER ONE. IT'S ON THE LEFT SIDE. IT'S MORE AT THE EDGE OF DUNCANVILLE, CEDAR HILL AND DALLAS. SO THESE 92 HOMES ARE NOT GETTING ACCESS, ESPECIALLY DURING A FLOODING EVENT. BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS, 50 YEAR OR 100 YEAR EVENT. WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS, THE ROADS, BEAVER CREEK DRIVE OR BRIER HILL, THEY BOTH GET FLOODED AND THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS WE JUST PROPOSED A BEAVER CREEK DRIVE AND UPDATE, REMOVING AND REPLACING THE EXISTING CULVERT SYSTEMS TO FOR FROM FOR TEN BY TEN TO FOR 12 BY 12. LIKE WE SAID IT'S CONCEPTUAL. WE ARE PROPOSING SOME RIPRAP BUT THEN THE CHANNEL JUST TO REDUCE SOME VELOCITIES OR EROSION ISSUES. AND IN ORDER TO MITIGATE OR BALANCE OFF AS PART OF THE. WE ARE USING AN OFFSET DETENTION UPSTREAM THAT IS WITHIN PARTIALLY WITHIN DALLAS AND PARTIALLY WITHIN CEDAR HILL. AND THAT PROPERTY IS PUBLIC OWNED LIKE IT'S KIND OF SPLIT INTO TWO DIFFERENT PROPERTY. THE DALLAS SIDE IS OWNED BY DALLAS, THE PUBLIC. THE CEDAR HILL SIDE IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY. THAT ONE'S A BIGGER ONE. BUT OF COURSE, WHEN IT GOES FURTHER IN THE ANALYSIS, THIS WILL NEED TO BE ANALYZED AGAIN.

IF IT MOVES TOWARDS A DESIGN STAGE. AND WITH THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ACCESS TO 92 HOMES IN THIS ALL THESE YELLOW HOMES IN THIS AREA. QUESTIONS YOU DON'T WANT TO ASK US THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP. SO THESE TWO I'VE ALREADY TOLD THEM THIS IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD. WE GOT TO LOOK AT THIS. SO THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU ROBERT RIGHT RIGHT. MY FRIENDS OUT THERE OKAY. SO ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE AUTOMATICALLY ADDED INTO THE 2028 STATE FLOOD PLAN. SO THAT'S

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SO GRANT ELIGIBILITY RIGHT NOW, IT'S BASED ON ANNUAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, BUT IT COULD CHANGE A LITTLE BIT AS THE PROJECTS INVOLVED. THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS REALLY IN CHARGE OF THAT. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL FROM FEMA. THERE'S ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRANTS FOR FLOOD MITIGATION OUT THERE, NOT JUST FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THOSE AS WELL. AND THAT WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN OUR STUDY ALSO. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. SO DUNCANVILLE IS PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT ALONG THIS AREA TOO THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE STUDIES. BUT THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE NOT BUILT OUT THAT THIS WILL THE REPORT IS TRAVELING THROUGH. SO AS THEY BEGIN TO DEVELOP, WHAT IMPACT WILL THAT HAVE ON US DOWNSTREAM? SO ARE WE. I KNOW YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUILDING FOR THAT. YEAH. TO KEEP US PROTECTED. YEAH. OKAY. SO WE BASED THE STUDY ON ASSUMING IT'S A FULLY DEVELOPED CONDITION, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL IT. EVERYTHING IS BUILT OUT OKAY. SO IT'S MAXIMUM BUILT AND THAT'S WHAT WE ASSUMED. SO THIS IS THE MAXIMUM IMPACT IT WOULD TAKE OKAY. YEAH. AND THAT THE ONE REASON WHY WE ARE PROPOSING THOSE PONDS IS TO AVOID ANY DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS. SO WHATEVER WE ARE DOING IT WILL BE CONTAINED WITHIN OUR LIMITS.

OKAY. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BIGGER DRAINAGE TUNNEL BECAUSE I KNOW DALLAS IS BUILDING MILL CREEK. MILL CREEK. YES. AND YEAH. AND SO THAT SHOULD ALLEVIATE SOME FLOODING. OH YOUR FACE. WELL, I KNOW THAT PROJECT. SO PROBABLY NOT IN THE SAME THAT ONE IS THIS ONE IS A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY. YEAH. THIS IS FURTHER AWAY TEAM. YES. IT'S FURTHER AWAY. AND THAT ONE FLOWS TO WHICH WATER. THAT ONE GOES TO WHITE ROCK CREEK. SO IT'S FURTHER TOWARDS THE EAST. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE. SO THEY DID THIS PRESENTATION AT A REGIONAL MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT WE HAD IN DESOTO WITH ALL THE SOUTHWEST CITIES.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, I'VE ALREADY HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS, PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH CEDAR HILL CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS PROJECT, ONE AND TWO FOR US, AS WELL AS DESOTO. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EVEN PARTNER IN SOME GRANTS FOR SOME OF THIS TYPE OF STUFF WORKING TOGETHER. I'LL ALSO SHARE WITH YOU, AS YOU KNOW, HALF ASSOCIATES ALSO DID THE LIVE NATURE PRESERVE IS IN ADDITION TO THIS, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO US AS WE'VE BEEN. THIS STUDY WAS DONE, GAVE US SOME GREAT INFORMATION THAT I KNOW HAS TAPPED INTO WITH EVEN WORKING ON THE BRIDGE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE WITH HARRINGTON PARK, AND MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO PLAN FOR BASED ON THAT. SO IT'S ALREADY STARTING TO COME IN HANDY, EVEN BEFORE WE EVER EVEN START TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT SPECIFIC OR APPLYING FOR A GRANT. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. Y'ALL BE SAFE GOING HOME. OKAY. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU OKAY. SO THAT WAS GOOD. WE ENDED UP FAIRLY CLOSE TO OUR. CLOSING TIME. WE DID SKIP OVER OUR CALENDAR, BUT RATHER THAN TAKE UP TIME TO DO THAT TONIGHT, IF YOU COULD JUST SEND US UPDATES ON THE CALENDAR COUNCIL. YOU OKAY WITH THAT SO WE CAN MOVE ON. TRY TO GET EVERYBODY HOME EARLY AND SAFE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THAT ITEM. AND THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO. RECESS INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IT IS NOW 7:00 STRAIGHT UP. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS. LET'S RUN OV OUR MEETING FOR THIS EVENING. THIS MEETING WILL

[CALL TO ORDER]

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FATHER GOD, WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS AND GUIDE THEM. FATHER GOD, WE PRAY OVER THE AGENDA THAT IS SET BEFORE THEM TONIGHT. FATHER, GIVE THEM WISDOM TO GOVERN WELL. I PRAY YOU WOULD BE OVER THIS MEETING TONIGHT. WE LEAVE EVERYTHING IN YOUR HANDS AND WE HONOR YOU. WE GLORIFY YOU. WE PRAISE YOU. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN AND AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR PLEDGES TO THE FLAGS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND. TO HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT INTO OUR REPORTS, WHICH

[1.A. Mayor's Report. ]

[1.B. Councilmembers’ Reports ]

THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS FIVE YEARS AGO, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN FIFTH GRADE, AND AT THAT TIME IT'S WHEN COVID HIT, A WEEK AFTER IT HIT AND SHE GOT SENT HOME FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND A

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COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, CITY OF CHAMPIONS. HOW ARE YOU? HELLO, FIREFIGHTERS. SO I WANTED TO ALSO PIGGYBACK OFF OF. I HEARD SUCH GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE. WELL DONE. TO NOEL AND TO THE STAFF OF THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT. YOU DID A GOOD JOB, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD. ALSO WELL DONE TO THE PD, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE EVENT LAST NIGHT, AS THE MAYOR STATED, IT WAS A WELL PLANNED, WELL ATTENDED EVENT WHERE OUR CITIZENS WERE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GET THE ANSWERS THAT WERE NEEDED. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND OFFICER ARIAS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. TO THE UNSUNG HEROES ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NORMALLY SEE REPORTS FROM THEM, BUT WE DON'T SEE THEM OFTEN.

RICHARD JACKSON AND TIA PETTIS, GOOD JOB ON ALL THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING WITH THE AUDITS AND WITH BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR DAILY ASSIGNMENTS AND WORKLOAD AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AT A TIME WHEN DUNCANVILLE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME FINANCIAL REPORTS AND AUDITS COMPLETED, AND YOU MANAGED TO DO THAT AND ADDITIONAL AUDITS AT THE SAME TIME THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT UNTIL I SPOKE WITH THE CITY MANAGER. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. YOUR WORK IS RECOGNIZED. AND ALSO I'LL END WITH WE HAVE A FIRESIDE CHAT, BLACK HISTORY FIRESIDE CHAT ON FEBRUARY 20TH AT 6 P.M. IT WILL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER. SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE ON FEBRUARY 20TH AT 6 P.M, PLEASE COME OUT. IT WAS NORMALLY HELD IN THE DAYTIME, BUT NOW IT'S HELD AT NIGHT SO THAT WE COULD HAVE EVERYONE ATTEND AFTER WORK. WITH THAT, I'LL. I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BURNETT. THANK YOU MAYOR. A LOT OF IT'S BEEN SAID AGAIN, KUDOS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MEETING LAST NIGHT. JUST.

JUST OUTSTANDING EVENT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO GO BACK ON THE 11TH. WE HAD A CIP PLAN THAT THIS COUNCIL WORKED TOGETHER, AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT MY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD GROUP TO WORK WITH. AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME VISION AND CONTINUITY AND, AND THAT LINE.

AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING THAT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT PEOPLE HAVE RE-UPPED AND AS WELL TO KIND OF CONTINUE THIS THING. SO THANK YOU. BUT I'M GOING TO GO I MEAN, I USUALLY LOOK AT THE CALENDAR AND LOOK AT THE EVENTS AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THOSE TWO. THEY REALLY THE DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE. THEY REALLY TRANSFORM THAT PLACE. AND IT'S AND IT'S OUTSTANDING WHAT WHAT THEY DO THERE. AS COUNCIL MEMBER GOODEN MENTIONED BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THE FIRESIDE CHATS TOMORROW EVENING, THE CDB CLEANUP THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY HAS GOT MOVED TO MARCH 1ST DUE TO DUE TO THE WEATHER. AND YOU GOT COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR. ALSO ON THE 27TH IS THE DISTRICT TWO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER. IT'S MOSTLY FOR DISTRICT TWO, BUT ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COME IS DEFINITELY INVITED. SINCE SINCE YOU BROUGHT THE AUDIT, YOU KNOW, AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING SOMETIME AS WELL. SOON, THE PRINCESS TEA PARTY, WHICH MR. PENNEBAKER MENTIONED THAT. AND WHEN I SEE LYNN MCGINLEY SITTING OUT IN THE AUDIENCE, THERE'S AN EVENT ON MARCH 13TH THAT'S GOING TO BE AT DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY STARTED THAT. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS THE TASTE OF DUNCANVILLE, AND THAT'S BEEN CALLED RENAMED THE FLAVOR OF DUNCANVILLE. BUT BUT THAT'S A WORTHWHILE COMMUNITY EVENT FOR PEOPLE TO, TO BE AT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHERRY'S HAVING HER DISTRICT FOUR MEETING ON SATURDAY THE 15TH OF MARCH AND THERE'S A CONCERT IN THE

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MAYOR. YES, SIR. I WANTED TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER AND, OF COURSE, MISS LAWRENCE SANCHEZ, FOR GIVING US SPECIALTY TRAINING ON THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. WE ACTUALLY GOT TO SIT IN ON ACTUAL WEATHER BRIEFING THAT'S HAPPENING CURRENTLY. AND BETTER EXPLANATION OF OUR ROLE IF SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC WERE TO HAPPEN. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. AND

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

ROLL. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE IT. AND ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO ASK CHIEF KENNEALY AND CHIEF STOGNER TO BOTH COME TO THE PODIUM. AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A PRESENTATION RELATIVE TO A INCIDENT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION ALSO RELATIVE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. GOOD. CHIEF. OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. AND IT'S WITH GREAT HONOR TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. I LOVE BRAGGING ON FIREFIGHTERS. THEY DID SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO READ A SYNOPSIS OF THE EVENT THAT WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THEM FOR TONIGHT. SO IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME. ON JANUARY 7TH, 2025 AT 4:52 P.M, A STRUCTURE FIRE WAS REPORTED IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF DUNCANVILLE. BATTALION CHIEF 270. BATTALION CHIEF 260. QUINT 272. ENGINE 271. ENGINE 263.

ENGINE 261. ENGINE 213 AND MEDIC 272 WERE DISPATCHED TO THE FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL, MEDIC 272 AND QUINT TWO 272 FOUND A LARGE OUTBUILDING BEHIND THE MAIN RESIDENCE WITH HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES SEEN. QUINT 272 CAPTAIN CHUCK MONTGOMERY DID A QUICK 360 DEGREE SIZEUP AROUND THE STRUCTURE, AND ALSO RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT A RESIDENT WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING. CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY ORDERED FIRE HOSE LINES TO BE PULLED FROM QUINT 272, AND A SEARCH AND FIRE ATTACK CONDUCTED BY FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC PAT STUBBS. COLTON KIRK, ROSS CLAIBORNE AND MASON QUINN TO BE INITIATED THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE. BATTALION CHIEF 270 CHIEF ROB HANCOCK ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TOOK COMMAND FROM CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY. ENGINE 271 WAS ASSIGNED FIRE ATTACK TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE STRUCTURE, AND WAS MET WITH HEAVY FIRE CONDITIONS.

THE QUINT 272 AND MEDIC 272. CREWS ENTERED THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE AND FOUND HEAVY SMOKE WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND A HOARDER TYPE LIVING CONDITIONS PUSHING INTO THE DEBRIS WITH HOSE LINES TO CREWS LOCATED AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. THE VICTIM WAS REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING AND MEDICAL MEDICAL CARE WAS INITIATED. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSFERRED TO MEDIC 272 AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. WITH A STRONG PROGNOSIS FOR RECOVERY. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT DUNCANVILLE PD OFFICER JAY JOHNSON, WHO'S ALSO HERE, THIS EVENING, MADE A VALIANT EFFORT TO REACH THE VICTIM BUT WAS PUSHED BACK DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT AND SMOKE CONDITIONS. THE EFFORTS SHOWN BY OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE EXTRAORDINARY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A RESIDENT, BUT EACH ONE OF THEM HAVE THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WILL BE READY FOR THAT MOMENT WHEN IT COMES. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR PERSONNEL FOR A JOB SUPERBLY DONE. SO IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, I'M GOING TO HAVE CHIEF HANCOCK AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO FOR CHIEF STOGNER AND FOR OFFICER JOHNSON TO COME UP. AND I'D LIKE YOU TO INTRODUCE THE FIREFIGHTERS VERY QUICKLY. I KNOW WE GOT A MEETING TO GET TO. AND SO CHIEF HANCOCK. ONE. YES. COUNCIL. I WANT TO COME TO THE FRONT. WE HAVE PAT STUBBS, ROSS GLAVIN, MASON QUINN, CAPTAIN CHUCK MONTGOMERY, DYLAN GOSSETT, COLTON, KIRK, MASON ESPE, JARED GILBERT, MICAH SHAW, DEMETRIUS, DEMETRIUS HENRY, STEVEN HATLEY, AND CAPTAIN DARREN FIELD. WE DO A GOOD JOB INTRODUCING. I'M GOING

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SO, CHIEF STOGNER. OH. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. SO JUST WANT TO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. THEY DO A GREAT JOB OUT ON THE STREETS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. FOR. YOUR LOVE. YEAH.

CONGRATULATIONS. VERY NICE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YUP. YEAH. ALRIGHT, Y'ALL FREE TO GO BACK OUT ON THE STREET REAL QUICK, CHIEF. OH. ALL RIGHT, HANG ON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WHILE THEY'RE WHILE THEY'RE DOING THE PHOTO, I'LL SHARE WITH YOU THAT OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, CITY ADMINISTRATION HAS HAD THE HONOR OF HAVING BREAKFAST WITH ALL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS. AND THEY MAKE A MEAN BREAKFAST, TOO. LET ME TELL YOU, IF YOU EVER IF YOU AND IT'S I, I THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS THE BEST COFFEE IN DUNCANVILLE. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT. SO THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PLACES, BUT THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. AND THEN I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK CHIEF STOGNER TO RETURN TO THE PODIUM SO THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN ALSO SHARE SOME GREAT NEWS AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HEADING OUT TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. SO. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE CHIEF PERRY. HE IS GOING TO PRESENT. HE'LL HE'LL TALK ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S A I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM HERE. HE IS ACTUALLY MY COUSIN. HE STARTED THIS CAREER AS A POLICE OFFICER AND HAS A TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE ON ME TO WHERE I'M AT NOW, SO I'M VERY HONORED TO HAVE HIM HERE. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GIVE YOU CHIEF PERRY WITH THE CITY OF HUTCHENS POLICE DEPARTMENT. HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEVE PERRY. I AM THE POLICE CHIEF IN THE CITY OF HUTCHINS, TEXAS. AND I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION COMMITTEE, THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF OVER 1100 PROFESSIONAL POLICE CHIEFS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY POLICE SERVICES. I AM HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES PROGRAM FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION DEVELOPED AN ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT. MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW ABOUT THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, AND HOSPITALS. THEY ARE ALL PROGRAMS OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND REQUIRE PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH A SET OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. OURS IS SIMILAR. IT'S A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM WHERE AGENCIES MUST PROVE THEY MEET OR EXCEED 173 DIFFICULT STANDARDS. THE STANDARDS ARE BASED ON TEXAS LAW. TEXAS COURT DECISIONS AND CONTEMPORARY BEST PRACTICES IDENTIFIED BY THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. THESE STANDARDS ADDRESS A FULL RANGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS, SUCH AS USE OF FORCE, PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, VEHICLE PURSUITS, PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT, PATROL AND INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THIS PROGRAM HAS BECOME THE NEW GOLD STANDARD FOR PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TEXAS, AND AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE WORKING DILIGENTLY DILIGENTLY TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS AGO, THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRST ATTAINED THEIR ACCREDITED STATUS WITH TPCA, AND IT WAS NOT EASY TO DO. THE AGENCY HAD TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE AUDIT OF ALL ITS POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO MEET THESE STANDARDS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE AGENCY HAS SUBMITTED ANNUAL REPORTS THAT WERE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUED TO MEET THE STANDARDS AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE WITH EFFECTIVE POLICE SERVICES. IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, TRAINED ASSESSORS, POLICE CHIEFS AND COMMAND OFFICERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF OUR STATE SENT SPENT TWO DAYS CONDUCTING ANOTHER ASSESS THESE ASSESSORS INTERVIEWED STAFF, INSPECTED FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS, AND MET WITH FIELD OFFICERS AND ENSURED COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STANDARDS. THE REPORT WAS SENT TO THE ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF NINE ACTIVE POLICE CHIEFS FROM AROUND THE STATE, WHO REVIEWED THE REPORT AND VOTED TO AWARD ACCREDITED STATUS. THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVEN THAT IT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE BEST PRACTICES FOR PROFESSIONAL

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THIS EVENING, WE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE COMMUNITY? THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM ASSURES BOTH CITY MANAGEMENT AND THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE THAT THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS THE CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT MEANS YOUR DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONTINUALLY STRIVING FOR PROFESSIONAL, FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE. IT MEANS YOUR DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST IN THE STATE. THE CERTIFICATE WE PRESENT THIS EVENING IS SYMBOLIC, WHILE WHILE IT IS CLEARLY THE MARK OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, THE REAL VALUE OF THE PROGRAM IS IN THE PROCESS THEY MUST COMPLETE TO RECEIVE THE CERTIFICATE. AND ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE PROCESS. THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE, AND IN FOUR YEARS, WE'LL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER ON SITE INSPECTION TO ENSURE THE AGENCY IS CONTINUING TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS. THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A LEADER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TEXAS, AND YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEIR EFFORTS. CHIEF STOGNER AND STAFF, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? PLEASE? THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION TO ALL THAT SEE THE CERTIFICATE, KNOW THAT THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAVING FULFILLED THE NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS AND MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES ACCREDITATION PROGRAM BY VOLUNTARILY PROVIDING THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES. THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES HEREBY AWARD THE CERTIFICATE OF RE-ACCREDITATION TO THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. SO, IF I MAY JUST TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES, PLEASE. I'VE ALWAYS SAID WE HAVE TO RESPECT OUR HISTORY. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS STARTED WITH FORMER CHIEF BROWN WHEN HE HIRED ON HERE. THAT WAS A GOAL OF HIS IS TO BECOME CREDITED. AND AS A LEADER IN THE DEPARTMENT, YOU PUT PEOPLE IN A POSITION TO SUCCEED. AND LIEUTENANT CROFT, FORMER LIEUTENANT JEAN CROFT DID AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF WORK TO GET ACCREDITED. AND THIS SAYS DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I WANT YOU GUYS TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS A DEPARTMENT AWARD. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. THIS IS THE PEOPLE INSIDE THAT DEPARTMENT WHO KEEP OUR DEPARTMENT RUNNING AND MAINTAINS OUR BEST PRACTICES BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE PASSION FOR IT. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR DEPARTMENT, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE GENTLEMEN. TO MY RIGHT, YOUR LEFT. I'M VERY HARD ON THEM, BUT THEY ARE UP FOR THE TASK. THEY DO AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORT, WE HAVE THIS AWARD HERE. SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MY COUSIN CHIEF PERRY FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR THE EXTRA TIME. OKAY. NEXT NEXT PIECE OF

[2.A. Proclamation for Duncanville ISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month ]

OKAY. AND JUST FOR CLARITY'S SAKE, THERE WAS AN UNFORTUNATE MISCOMMUNICATION AT OUR PREVIOUS MEETING. AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO'S HERE TONIGHT WASN'T AVAILABLE AT OUR LAST MEETING. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT REPRESENTATION HERE TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS FEBRUARY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED NATIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CTE MONTH. AND WHEREAS CTE OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN THE ACADEMIC, TECHNICAL AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS NECESSARY FOR CAREER READINESS. AND WHEREAS 4171 SECONDARY STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN ONE OR

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AND WHEREAS, CTE PROGRAMS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A VARIETY OF CAREERS BY OFFERING INTEGRATED PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT LINK SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE READY COLLEGE READINESS. AND WHEREAS, ENSURING THAT EMPLOYERS HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE IN CREW IS CRUCIAL TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY. NOW, THEREFORE, I. GREG CONTRERAS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CALL ON ALL CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE AND UPON ALL CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE FEBRUARY 4TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH. I CALL UPON ALL DUNCANVILLE CITIZENS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CTE PROGRAM, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS DELIVERED BY EXCEPTIONAL CTE TEACHERS IN DUNCANVILLE, AND TO ENHANCE SUPPORT FOR THESE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS FOR ALL DUNCANVILLE STUDENTS. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK MISS MCGINLEY TO COME FORWARD. AND THE PROCLAMATION. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LONG HISTORY OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MISS MCGINLEY TO DUNCANVILLE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. I CAME TO DUNCANVILLE 25 YEARS AGO WHEN WE MOVED BACK FROM CHICAGO. WE WERE IN CEDAR HILL BEFORE THEN, AND WE FOUND OUR HOME IN DUNCANVILLE, AND WE LIVE OVER IN THE GREEN GREEN HILLS AREA. WE LOVE THIS CITY. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE DUNCANVILLE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER IN 2006 2007, AT WHICH POINT I WAS CALLED BACK TO MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYER OVER IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

I STARTED WITH CTE IN 2008, BECAUSE IT MADE SENSE TO ME THAT WE SHOULD RAISE KIDS WHO WERE COLLEGE CAREER MILITARY READY SO THAT THEY CAN GO OUT INTO THE WORKPLACE AND COME OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL MAKING A LIVING WAGE. THAT WAS OUR CHARGE, A LIVING WAGE IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW. IF YOU'RE A SINGLE MOTHER WITH ONE CHILD IS APPROXIMATELY 19 TO $20 AN HOUR FOR A FAMILY OF A SINGLE MOTHER OR MOTHER AND FATHER AND A CHILD, IT'S ABOUT $40 AN HOUR, WHICH MAKES SENSE TO YOU. THE THING ABOUT IT IS, HOW MANY PEOPLE USED TO COME OUT OF SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, MAKING THOSE KIND OF THOSE KIND OF DOLLARS. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. SO THIS, THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM REALLY STRUCK MY HEART BECAUSE WHAT I'M SEEING AND I STARTED, OF COURSE, WITH CTE. WE STARTED IN GRAND PRAIRIE. BUT WHAT STRUCK ME WAS THAT IT CHANGES GENERATIONS. IT DOESN'T CHANGE ONE FAMILY. IT CHANGES THE FAMILIES THAT COME AFTER THAT. IT CHANGES COMMUNITIES. AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE, IT CAN'T JUST BE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OUT THERE. IT'S GOT TO BE THE CITY, AND IT'S GOT TO BE A PARTNERSHIP. IT'S GOT TO BE THE BUSINESSES IN THE CITY TAKING IN INTERNS. AND WHEN YOU CALL AND ASK PEOPLE TO TAKE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AS INTERNS, THEY GO, OH, I DON'T KNOW. THEY HAVE TO BE 18 BEFORE THEY CAN WORK HERE. SO THEN YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR PROCESS. OKAY. BECAUSE WE DON'T ACCEPT THAT. SO WE TRY TO GET OUR KIDS INTO DIFFERENT KINDS OF, OF CAREERS. YOU KNOW THAT EVERY CHILD IS NOT GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE, NOT GOING TO HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO GO TO COLLEGE OR NOT GOING TO HAVE THE WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE. YOU KNOW THAT

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR.

THANK YOU, MISS MCKINNEY. AND THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR PROVIDING THE SUPPORT FOR

[3. CITIZENS’ INPUT ]

[4. CONSENT AGENDA ]

CITY SECRETARY. WELL I APOLOGIZE. WE'RE GOING TO FOREGO THAT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION. SO MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS BY COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCBURNETT. PLEASE VOTE. YES. ALL THOSE CONSENT ITEMS WERE READ AND DISCUSSED. DURING OUR BRIEFING SESSION, JUST AS A REMINDER. NOW WE'RE GOING TO END ITEM FIVE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY. AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE WAS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO OF COURSE, NO ACTION TAKEN. NOT YET. NOT YET. THERE WILL BE ONE FOLLOWING

[5.B. Consider a Resolution approving the purchase and sale agreement by and between the City of Duncanville, Texas and KKMD Investments, LLC, for property located on the southeast corner of East IH-20 eastbound frontage road and N. Alexander Ave. ]

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AS PART OF THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS. AND I'VE ALSO PROVIDED YOU IN THIS SLIDE A DEFINITION OF THE OF A FULL SERVICE HOTEL, WHICH IN THIS CASE TAKES IT EVEN AS FAR AS PROVIDING EXAMPLES OF HOTELS THAT FIT THIS DESCRIPTION. AND ONE OF THEM IS MARRIOTT, AS YOU SEE THERE.

HERE, WHAT YOU HAVE IS A PICTURE OR DEPICTION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I'VE CIRCLED IN BLUE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED AS RED. THE RED SIGNIFIES A RECOMMENDED LAND USE OF RETAIL SLASH COMMERCIAL FOR THIS PROPERTY. AND I'VE TAKEN THIS ALSO FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHERE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF RETAIL SLASH COMMERCIALS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE CLOTHING STORES, DRY CLEANERS, AND BRANCH BANKS. EXAMPLES OF COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS INCLUDE HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND BIG BOX RETAILERS. HERE, I'M TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU THAT 7.3 HIGHWAY 20 IS WITHIN THE TIF DISTRICT, WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE IN NOVEMBER OF 2036. AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF HOW THE REST OF THE SITE COULD BE DEVELOPED. AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER ON, ON FINE TUNING AND BRING BACK TO YOU AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 180 DAY INSPECTION PERIOD, AND THIS IS SUBJECT TO CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL BEFORE WE PROCEED TO SELL TO SELL THE PROPERTY. WHAT I WANTED TO DO WAS JUST PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME HIGH LEVEL NUMBERS. THESE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT OF WHAT THIS PROJECT WOULD PRODUCE IN TERMS OF WHAT FUNDS, I USED AS A BASIS OF $4 MILLION. $4 MILLION AS SALES VOLUME, WHICH EQUATES TO $280,000 IN HOT FUNDS. AND THEN I DID AN ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. THIS IS THIS IS ON A FULL ASSESSMENT AT $20 MILLION, AT A $20 MILLION IMPROVEMENTS. AND THE ESTIMATE IS $356,000, $696. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FOR THIS ONE PROJECT. THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON, RETURNING THE PROPERTY BACK INTO INTO PRODUCTIVE USE. SEEKING TO GENERATE JOBS AND PROPERTY TAX AND CREATE REVENUE FOR THE CITY. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOTEL ONCE WE BREAK GROUND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 18 TO 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT COULD SERVE AS CATALYST TO OTHER DEVELOPMENT, OTHER INVESTMENT IN THE VICINITY. AND THE PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

THERE WAS AN EARLIER SLIDE, AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LITTLE POST-IT NOTE DOWN THERE SHOWING THAT MR. HAGER IS ONLINE, I COULDN'T SEE RECOGNIZE THE PAGE NUMBER, BUT IT WAS THE SECOND OR THIRD PICTURE YOU SHOWED US. GO BACK. IT WAS ONE THAT SHOWED THAT YOU PASSED IT. OH. I'M SORRY. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT THERE. POTENTIAL MIXED USE DOWN IN THAT BOTTOM CORNER. WHAT? TELL ME ABOUT THAT PICTURE. THESE ARE JUST DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN THAT HAVE BEEN TOSSED AROUND. AGAIN, THEY'RE JUST FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES. NOT TO SAY THAT THIS IS EXACTLY THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING IN. DID YOU JUST CONCEPTS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH OVER THE NEXT 180 DAYS. OKAY. SO WHILE WE PROVIDED SOME. ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL WAS IN GENERAL, CONSENSUS WAS WE DID NOT WANT TO SEE ON THAT PROPERTY ANY CHANGES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN SHOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING THAT WOULD APPLY TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY SALE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. CORRECT. OKAY.

AND THEN SECONDLY, JUST TO BE TO BE CLEAR TO THE VIEWERS OUT THERE AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, THIS IS AN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL. CORRECT. PREMIUM. OKAY. AND AS SUCH, DO WE IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS OR EVEN A DEFINITION FOR AN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL IN DUNCANVILLE? HONESTLY, I WOULD, I WOULD IMAGINE LET ME GO BACK. I WOULD ENVISION THIS PROPERTY COMING IN AS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, AND WITH THERE WOULD GIVE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS TO THIS ENTIRE 4.6 ACRES. 4.69 ACRES. AS FAR AS YOU

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CONCLUDE AND WILL RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY AND SEEK ANOTHER POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLIENT. SO THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED NOW IS WE'VE GOT AN AGREED PRICE FOR THE LAND, BUT IT'S STILL SUBJECT TO THE PURCHASER, POTENTIAL PURCHASER IN ORDER TO CLOSE TO OBTAIN FAVORABLE ZONING. AND THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY COME BACK TO YOU IN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT WILL REQUIRE A ZONING CHANGE AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW. UNDERSTOOD. ADDITIONALLY, WELL, I'M FAVORABLE TO THE CHANGES WE'VE MADE THAT THAT WILL BE VOTING ON TONIGHT, AND I'M FAVORABLE TO THE IDEA OF HOTEL AND POTENTIALLY A RESTAURANT THAT WOULD GO ALONG WITH IT, REALIZING RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE HOTEL. I WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE EMPLOYED THE SERVICES OF MANY PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS, WEATHER ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, MARKETING CONSULTANTS, YOU NAME IT. WE'VE USED A LOT, AND I THINK THE BENEFITS OF THAT WERE OBVIOUS, THAT WE HAD PROFESSIONALS LOOKING OVER OUR SHOULDERS ON ISSUES THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE CAUGHT. WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY AS POLISHED ENOUGH THAT WE WOULDN'T OVERLOOK SOME DETAIL OR SOME THING. I THINK THAT NOT JUST ON THIS PROJECT, BUT ON ANY PROJECT WE VENTURE INTO, BECAUSE WE ARE IN AND OF OURSELVES, NOT REAL ESTATE EXPERTS. AND WHILE WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF AN ATTORNEY THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH MANY OF THESE, WE'RE NOT REAL ESTATE EXPERTS. AND I WOULD IMPLORE THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER, AS THIS TIME GOES BY, HERE, TO CONSIDER THE REACHING OUT TO A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT WITH WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TO HELP US THROUGH THE DETAILS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER PURCHASE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING AND OTHER PURCHASES THAT I EXPECT WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING IN THE FUTURE, TO HAVE A CONSULTANT ON HAND, AS WE HAVE WITH SO MANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON, I THINK WOULD BE WISE FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T MISS ANY ANY IMPORTANT DETAILS IN CLOSING ON CONTRACTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SO I'LL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE. BUT I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT GOING FORWARD TONIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. KUNTZ? THANK YOU MAYOR. SO I JUST WANT TO JUST SO I UNDERSTAND CLEARLY. AND I'M READING THIS IN OUR AGENDA PACKET. I KNOW I JUST HEARD THE CITY ATTORNEY SAY IT, BUT WE'RE NOT SELLING THE PROPERTY AT THIS POINT, AND IT WON'T BE SOLD UNTIL AFTER WE. THIS COUNCIL APPROVES THE SITE PLAN. AND THAT'S FOR THE ENTIRE SITE, NOT JUST FOR THE HOTEL. RIGHT. CORRECT. YES. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH, WE WOULD HAVE TO.

IT'S CONDITIONED ON THEM OBTAINING THE FUTURE ZONING. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT ZONING DECISION HAS TO COME FOR THE COUNCIL TO BE APPROVED. AND ONCE THAT'S APPROVED, THEN THE CLOSING COULD TAKE PLACE FOR THE AGREED SALES PRICE. SO DO THEY HAVE IS IT A 180 DAYS FROM IF WE

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP AHEAD TO SIX B AND RECEIVE THE POLICE

[6.B. Receive Police Department 2024 Racial Profiling Report. ]

EVERYBODY EVERY OFFICER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT WENT THROUGH RACIAL PROFILING. IMPLICIT BIAS AND DIVERSITY IN THE WORKFORCE TRAINING IN 2024. SO WE ARE FULLY COMPLIANT THERE. ALSO LAWS THAT IDENTIFY THE COMPLAINT PROCESS AND HOW THEY HAVE TO BE POSTED AND HOW THE CITIZENS CAN FILE A COMPLAINT IF THEY NEED TO. THAT AGAIN IS A DEPENDENCIES IN THAT REPORT AND WE ARE FULLY COMPLIANT THERE. ANOTHER ONE IS THE COLLECTION OF THE RACIAL PROFILING DATA. SO THAT IS ALL SET FORTH IN THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURES. ALL THE DATA THAT WE COLLECT ON ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC STOPS AND CITIZENS INTERACTIONS, WE'RE FULLY COMPLIANT IN THAT. AND THE LAST PART IS REPORTING TO TCOLE. SO WE HAVE UNTIL MARCH 4TH TO FILE OUR REPORT WITH THE STATE. WHICH I COMPLETED PRIOR TO THAT DEADLINE. SO WE ARE FULLY COMPLIANT THERE AS WELL. AND I'M HAPPY TO ADD ALSO, AS FAR AS THE COMPLAINT PROCESS, OVER 7500 TRAFFIC STOPS COMPLETED. WE HAD ZERO COMPLAINTS FROM THE CITIZENS FOR ANY KIND OF RACIAL OR BIAS POLICING ON PART OF OUR OFFICERS. THIS IS THIS ANALYSIS WAS PUT TOGETHER BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, JUSTICE RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, LLC. THEIR ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THAT WE WERE FULLY COMPLIANT IN ALL APPLICABLE STATE LAWS WHEN IT COMES TO RACIAL PROFILING. AND ALL THAT IS BULLETED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN THE REPORT THAT I PROVIDED. TO COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COULD YOU. HELLO, CHIEF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. YES, MA'AM. WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF RATINGS? I SEE WE WERE RATED FULLY SUCCESSFUL. FULLY COMPLIANT. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NON COMPLIANT? SO COMPLIANT. NON COMPLIANT AND FULLY COMPLIANT OR JUST NON COMPLIANT AND COMPLIANT. RIGHT. RIGHT. YES MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN KOONTZ. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD YOU CORRECT. SO THE 77,000 REPORTS FOR TRAFFIC STOPS AND ZERO COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO RACIAL PROFILING. YES, SIR. WOW. THANK

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ITEM SIX A WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK INTO BRIEFING TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT.

THAT IS A PUBLIC MEETING. IT WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF THIS MEETING BECAUSE SOON AFTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO COVER ANOTHER ISSUE. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT AS QUICK AS WE CAN. AND WE WILL GOP AT 805. AND A REGULAR SESSION. IS HIS FIRST ITEM WILL BE

[6.A. City Council to receive a briefing on proposed Charter amendment(s) ]

IN DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND HE CAN WEIGH IN HERE AS HE NEEDS TO. BUT THE PROPOSITION THAT WOULD GO TO THE VOTERS WOULD NOT BE A PROPOSITION THAT A MAN THAT HAS THE AMENDMENT OR THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR EACH SECTION, IT WOULD SIMPLY BE THE PROPOSITION, AS YOU SEE THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE, SHOULD SECTION 2.01 BE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE TERM OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS, AND THEN THE VOTERS WOULD BE EITHER VOTING FOR OR AGAINST THAT PROPOSITION. THE OTHER SECTION IN THE IN THE CHARTER THAT DEALS WITH THAT. THE NEXT SLIDE, ALEX, IF YOU WOULD, THE NEXT SECTION THOUGH, THAT DEALS WITH IT IS SECTION 7.04 D, WHICH DOES STIPULATE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE AND COUNCIL DISTRICTS ONE, THREE AND FIVE ARE ELECTED IN EACH ODD NUMBERED YEAR, AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR ARE ELECTED IN EACH EVEN NUMBERED YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WOULD NEED TO CHANGE WITH A THREE YEAR TERM, BUT THE PROPOSITION WOULD NOT NEED TO SPECIFY THIS SECTION. IF IT PASSES, THEN THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD MAKE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO THE CHARTER NECESSARY TO PUT INTO PLACE THOSE AMENDED TERMS, AND IT WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT. WHAT YOU SEE THERE AT THE BOTTOM IN 2026, THE ELECTIONS WOULD BE HELD FOR THE MAYOR AND DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR, AS ARE SCHEDULED NOW. BUT THEN AFTER THAT POINT, IT WOULD

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CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT OUR CHARTER IS VERY DATED IN MANY AREAS. AND I, YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHT WOULD BE WHEN WE IF DO WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO FORM A CHARTER SELECTION COMMITTEE ANYWAYS. RIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. OKAY. WELL IT'S NOT REQUIRED. IT'S NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE LAW. MR. KUNTZ. IT SAYS THE COUNCIL SHALL DO IT. SO THE COUNCIL CAN PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION AND PUT AS MANY PROPOSITION ITEMS AS THEY WANT TO UNDER STATE. OUR CHARTER IS. HAS REALLY NO LANGUAGE OTHER THAN IT SAYS THAT THEY'LL COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAW TO AMEND THE CHARTER. AND SO THAT'S ALL THAT'S REQUIRED. HOWEVER, IT'S CUSTOM THAT IF WE DO A COMPLETE OVERHAUL THAT WE APPOINT A COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO REVIEW THE CHARTER OR REVIEW SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER, WHATEVER THE CHARGE THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MAKE TO THAT COMMITTEE TO GO OVER THOSE SECTIONS. AND THEY WOULD HAVE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT THEN WOULD COME TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION THROUGH A RESOLUTION TO CALL EITHER AS PART OF A GENERAL ELECTION OR A SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD INCLUDE THOSE ITEMS FOR THE VOTERS. SO I GUESS I GUESS MY THOUGHT IS, AND I DON'T I'M NOT LEANING EITHER EITHER WAY. BUT IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S SO URGENT THAT WE WOULDN'T WANT TO FORM THAT COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER AREAS OF MAYBE EVEN NOT, IF JUST NOT NECESSARILY FOR A COMPLETE OVERHAUL, BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER AREAS THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS ON MAYBE A BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AMENDING IN THE PROCESS? IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS? WELL, AS I RECALL, THAT DISCUSSION DID OCCUR BRIEFLY. AND IT WAS IT SEEMED LIKE I FELT IT WAS LEANING TOWARDS. THE, THE FOLKS THAT BROUGHT UP THE THREE YEAR TERMS. SEEMED TO WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT AND NOT HAVE TO EXPEND THE EXTRA TIME THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO DO A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE, AS YOU CALL IT, THE OUTDATED CHARTER THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO ONE WOULD ALLOW ITSELF FOR A MORE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. THE OTHER WOULD PROBABLY TAKE AND POSSIBLY NOT BE ABLE TO FIT IN IN 2025. IF YOU DID THAT KIND OF A DEEP

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SO THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THAT UP. AND THEN WHEN THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID WE DID, BECAUSE I DID SAY MAYBE WE NEED TO GET A COMMITTEE. BUT WHEN HE SAID WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A COMMITTEE FOR THAT. AND SO I STILL THINK WHAT THIS SAID IS IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE SEE IN THERE THAT WE WANT TO HAVE CHANGE BEFORE AUGUST 25TH OR AUGUST, WHATEVER THE DATE WAS, WE CAN SAY THAT, BUT WE CAN STILL IF WE WANT TO DO A DEEP DIVE. I REALLY THINK IF WE GET A COMMITTEE, EVEN IF WE DO CHANGE A COUPLE OF THINGS NOW, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS, EVEN AFTER THAT, TO GET A COMMITTEE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT, THAT THAT WAS MY THOUGHT. BUT I'M AND I'M PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. COUNCIL MEMBER JERRY BROWN, MR. HAGER AND MR. HUFFMAN AND EVEN MR. MANAGER FINCH, WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE WHEN SOMEBODY DOES A DEEP DIVE IN THE TIMELINE THAT IT TAKES? MY EXPERIENCE IS TO DO IT ADEQUATELY. IT TAKES 4 TO 6 MONTHS BECAUSE. HOW YOU GENERALLY ATTACK THESE THINGS IS COUNCIL. YOU HAVE SOME IDEA THAT IT'S EASY. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE CHARTER TALKS ABOUT THAT STATE LAWS PASSED SINCE THAT CHARTER WAS ADOPTED THAT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE BECAUSE THE COURT RULINGS ARE AS THE STATE LAW. IF THERE'S A CHARTER AMENDMENT OR A CHARTER PROVISION THAT CONFLICTS WITH STATE LAW AND STATE LAW PREVAILS. AND SO THERE'S THINGS IN FINANCE, ELECTIONS, A LOT OF THESE OTHER AREAS WHERE THE STATE LAW HAS BEEN IS MORE THOROUGH THAN IT USED TO BE, AS IT RELATES TO NOT ONLY GENERAL LAW CITIES, BUT HOME RULE CITIES. SO A LOT OF OUR THINGS ARE ARE CANE DUE TO THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND THROUGH THE USE OF, FOR EXAMPLE, FRANCHISES MAY REQUIRE TWO READINGS. AND THE REASON FOR TWO READINGS WAS IS THE PUBLIC DIDN'T HAVE THE. OPEN MEETING ACT, DIDN'T HAVE ALL POSTING REQUIREMENTS, AND TRANSPARENCY WAS NOT WHAT IT WAS BACK THEN. WHAT IT IS NOW TO ALERT THE CITIZENS TO CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY UNDERTAKE. AND WITH THE ADVENT OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT THE THOSE STATUTES HAVE WORKED AND PROVIDE MORE TRANSPARENCY. SO THERE'S NOT VERY OFTEN ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO. YOU DON'T REQUIRE SOME FORM OF PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC INPUT THROUGH CITIZENS COMMENTS AND THROUGH KNOWLEDGE ON THE PART OF THE CITIZENS. AIDED WITH INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE EASY. COUNCIL MAKE UP, THE COUNCIL TERMS OF OFFICE, THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES. WE SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME ON WHAT I CALL THE FIRST THREE SECTIONS CITY MANAGER, FORM OF GOVERNMENT. ALL OF THOSE ITEMS AND THOSE TAKE A LITTLE WHILE AND THOSE ARE USUALLY LONG MEETINGS. AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF THEM, BECAUSE WHEN I'VE DONE THIS AND I'VE DONE IT. ADOPTED SOME HOMEWORLD CHARTERS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, THAT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. BUT MAJOR CHANGES. THERE'S A LOT OF DEBATE, THERE'S A LOT OF OPINIONS. THERE'S EXAMPLES THAT THEY MAY HAVE FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND OFFER ALTERNATIVES. AND THEY I GIVE THEM HOMEWORK AND THEN COME BACK AND THEN DISCUSS IT SO IT CAN, I THINK ANYWHERE 4 TO 6 MONTHS WITH A MEETING LIKE EVERY TWO WEEKS. NOW YOU'VE GOT MORE TIME THAT COULD BE SPREAD OUT OVER A GREATER PERIOD OF TIME AND WOULD NOT BE AS CONDENSED OR INTENSE. SO THAT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS OR HURTS, BUT YOU WANT TO. DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT OR DID MR. HARDEMAN, WHAT I'LL TELL YOU IS I ALSO WENT THROUGH A CHARTER AMENDMENT AND IT TOOK CLOSER TO A YEAR, BUT THAT WAS AGAIN WITH BALANCING IT WITH EXISTING MEETINGS AND JUST IN PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ALL OF THAT TYPE

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OUR FIRM IS RECENTLY DONE. I THINK 20 PROPOSITION CHANGES FOR RICHARDSON AND. THAT THAT'S A LOT OF PROPOSITIONS TO PUT ON THE BALLOT. AND YOU KNOW, I, I, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE CITIZENRY IS SUSPICIOUS WHEN THEY SEE TOO MUCH AT ONCE OF ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS, THE, THE COMMITTEE THEN BECOMES BASICALLY THE I DON'T WANT TO SAY A PACK, BUT THEY BECOME THE ADVOCATES FOR THE CHANGES THAT THEY RECOMMENDED. SO I DON'T LIKE TO GIVE VOLUNTEERS TOO MUCH HOMEWORK TO DO. BUT YOU KNOW, IT, THE LONGER WE LET IT GO, THE MORE DIFFICULT IT BECOMES BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE IS MEETING AS WE SPEAK AND GOD KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING OVER THE NEXT 120 SOME DAYS THAT ARE LEFT OF THEIR SESSIONS. SO 140 SOME DAYS IS LEFT IN THEIR SESSION. SO, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT AS WELL. BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT YOU COULD ADD THAT GO ALONG. MAYBE WITH THIS IN Y'ALL'S MIND THAT THAT NEED IMMEDIATE. CONSIDERATION. WOULD WE NEED A COMMITTEE FOR SOME OF THESE OTHER CHANGES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? NOT REQUIRED. ALL IT REQUIRES IS YOU TO PASS A RESOLUTION PUTTING THE PROPOSITION FORWARD FOR THE ELECTORATE UNDER STATE LAW. AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE HEARING, THE CITY CITY ATTORNEY IS PREPARED TO IDENTIFY THOSE AND PRESENT THEM TO US. SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF RECOGNIZING WHAT THOSE ARE. AND THAT MAY FIT. AND I'M THE ONE WORD TO MR. KUNTZ MOUTH, BUT WITH HIS INTENTIONS TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING MORE DONE THAN JUST THE SINGLE ITEM THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON. YEAH. AS LONG AS YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE ELECTION, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. YES. SO, MR. HAGER, I HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU WOULDN'T ADVISE OF HAVING SO MANY ITEMS ON THERE AT A TIME, WHICH I TEND TO AGREE

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DO YOU THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF ARCHAIC THINGS IN HERE SINCE THEN? WOULD YOU SAY THAT WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER? BUT I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE A. YOU'RE NO WORSE OFF THAN A LOT OF OTHER PLACES I REPRESENT. NOW, HAVING SAID THAT, THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY EASY TO CLEAN UP BECAUSE AND THEY'RE EASY TO EXPLAIN. THE REASON WE'RE CHANGING SECTIONS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX OF ARTICLE THREE OR SECTIONS 2.010304 FOR THE SAKE OF ILLUSTRATION, IS BECAUSE STATE LAWS CHANGED AND WE HAD THIS STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN TO THE ELECTORATE AND.

SO IF THERE'S SUBJECTS THAT ARE LUMPED TOGETHER, I THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT COUNCIL MAKEUP OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND WE'RE ONLY CHANGING ARTICLE TWO AS IT REGARDS TO COUNCIL. TERMS AND COUNCIL MAKEUP. I JUST THINK THAT IT'S MUCH EASIER. WELL, SKIPPING ALL OVER THE WHOLE CHARTER BECAUSE THEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE THE ELECTORATE AND YOU PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE DON'T KEEP A COPY OF THE CHARTER AT HOME, BUT NOW THEY HAVE ACCESS TO IT OVER THE INTERNET AND IT'S EASIER. AND SO IT'S JUST MADE AN APPETITE FOR HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM REVIEW. AND YOU ALL KNOW AS VOTERS, IF YOU START VOTING NO, YOU'LL VOTE NO FOR ALL OF THEM. YOU START VOTING YES. YOU'LL VOTE YES FOR ALL THEM. IT'S JUST KIND OF THE DYNAMIC OF THE HUMAN MIND AND HOW IT WORKS. YEAH, WELL, I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT BECAUSE I REALLY THINK WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING IT ON THIS YEAR'S ELECTION. I LIKE WHAT HE SAID ABOUT BRINGING ITEMS TO US TO CONSIDER. WELL, WELL, IT'S NOT UP TO ANY KIND OF VOTE. CAN WE GO AROUND THE TABLE AND SEE IF WE HAVE CONSENSUS THAT WE WANT TO COVER SOME OF THOSE? I THINK YOU REFERRED TO THEM AS ARCANE ITEMS. NOT NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT JUST TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER WE WANT TO INCLUDE THAT IN THIS EFFORT TO GO FORWARD IN NOVEMBER WITH THE CHANGE RELATIVE TO THE TERMS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER, BUT IS YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR ELECTION SEASON NOW, WOULD BRING THOSE FORWARD PERMANENTLY. DOES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON ANY OF YOU OR YOUR OPPONENT'S POSITIONS GOING FORWARD? IN OTHER WORDS, THESE OUGHT TO BE DECISIONS MADE PURELY ON ON PUBLIC POLICY AND NOT WAR BETWEEN CANDIDATES, BECAUSE THEN, THEN THE IMPORTANCE OF IT SOMETIMES GET LOST BETWEEN WHO'S SUPPORTING IT AND WHO'S NOT SUPPORTING IT. BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM GIVING YOU A REPORT WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OF WHAT I'LL CALL ARCANE PROVISIONS IN THE CHARTER, AND I WILL DO MY LEVEL BEST TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY THERE ARE KANE, AND YOU CAN TELL ME IF YOU'RE FOR IT OR AGAINST IT, AND IF YOU'RE FOR IT, THEN I'LL GET THE PROPOSITION DONE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THIS SUMMER. SO YOU'RE OKAY WITH LOOKING THAT OVER IN 30 DAYS, APPROXIMATELY? YEAH, YEAH, I HAVE NO I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT. AND I'LL WORK WITH KEVIN AND KEVIN AND I WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE THINGS FOR YOU AND BRING THEM TO YOU FOR YOUR DETERMINATION. YEAH. WE HAVE UNTIL AGAIN UNTIL MIDDLE OF AUGUST TO COME BACK FOR COUNCIL ACTION. OBVIOUSLY. CERTAINLY WE WOULD WANT TO COME BACK TO YOU EARLIER THAN THAT. BUT THAT GIVES US SOME TIME TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING. AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER SEES IN THE CHARTER THAT YOU FEEL LIKE IS WORTH LOOKING AT FOR CHANGES, PLEASE FORWARD THAT AS WELL TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. YES. WHAT I JUST, YOU KNOW, CITY ATTORNEY. I

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SURE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE, I'VE SEEN SOME CITIES SAY EVERY TEN YEARS THERE SHALL BE A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE ASSEMBLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING THE HOME RULE CHARTER.

NOW, THAT'S THAT'S JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN YOU ALL COULD DO. AND THAT HAS BEEN UPHELD AS SAYING THAT DOESN'T CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW. THE COUNCIL STILL RETAINS THE ABILITY TO DO IT, BUT REQUIRES EVERY TEN YEARS. WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE THINGS OUR COMP PLAN, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, IMPACT FEES. THEY ALL REQUIRE PERIODIC REVIEW. SOME CITIES CHOOSE TO PUT THAT IN THEIR CHARTER SO THAT THAT'S NOT A CHANGE OF THAT. IT'S AN ARCANE PROVISION.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT ENGENDERS A LOT OF DEBATE. IF I'VE GOT A CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE OF 12 PEOPLE, THERE'LL PROBABLY BE 12 DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT THAT. SO AND THEY WORK THROUGH THAT, COME UP WITH A COMPROMISE THAT THEY SEND ON TO YOU ALL. SO THOSE THINGS DO TAKE TIME. MR. KOONTZ. WHAT I'M PROPOSING. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE? BOB MAY HAVE JUST LOST THE CITY ATTORNEY I'M THINKING ABOUT. NOPE, NOPE. HE'S MOVING AGAIN. ARE YOU THERE, BOB? I'M. I'M STILL HERE, I GOT IT. I'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT, AND I'LL JUST IDENTIFY THOSE THINGS. I'LL SUBMIT THAT TO KEVIN, AND THEN KEVIN CAN MAKE A PRESENTATION.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE THINK CURRENTLY CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW. DO YOU WANT US TO CONSIDER CHANGING THAT? AND I'LL PROPOSE SOME LANGUAGE OR AN EXAMPLE FOR LANGUAGE. AND THEN YOU CAN SIT ON IT UNTIL WHENEVER YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. I SEE A LOT OF BOBBING HEADS IN HERE, BUT, MR. HUFFMAN, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT

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