THINK IT'S THE CONSENSUS. OKAY. HEY, GUYS. WE'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, WE'LL CALL THE
[CALL TO ORDER]
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MEETING OF THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ORDER. IT IS 6:02 P.M. WE'LL START OUR MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION TONIGHT THAT'S GIVEN BY A FELLOW BOARD MEMBER, MR. PATRICK HARVIE. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND. LET'S GO. WOULD YOU JOIN WITH ME IN PRAYER? DEAR GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, ONCE MORE. AND AGAIN WE COME BEFORE YOUR INFINITE PRESENCE IN AWE OF YOUR MAJESTY AND AWE OF YOUR MIGHT AND AWE OF YOUR POWER AND THANKFUL. DEAR GOD, THAT ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE ALL POWER, YOU STILL LOOK TO US TO HELP MANAGE AND GUIDE THE AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD THAT YOU CREATED AND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN IT. SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, AND WE ASK IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, THAT YOU WOULD BE IN OUR MIDST, THAT YOU WOULD LEAD, GUIDE AND DIRECT OUR THINKING OF DELIBERATIONS, THAT WE MIGHT COME TO DECISIONS THAT HONOR YOU AND THAT MAKE THIS TOWN THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IT TO BE. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU JOIN ME IN SIGNING THE PLEDGES. FIRST, THE PLEDGE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. AND NEXT, THE TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. AND YOU MAY BE SEATED. SOME TIME NOW.[1. CITIZEN’S PUBLIC FORUM]
OKAY. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CITIZENS PUBLIC FORUM. OKAY. TO SUBMIT A COMMENT VIA EMAIL FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED. YOU SUBMIT A COMMENT VIA EMAIL BY MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, 4:00 PM TO MISS COY DUVAL. DO WE HAVE ANY? REGISTERED PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. OKAY.[2. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DCEDC MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 6, 2025, THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2025, AND THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 13, 2025. ]
ITEM TWO IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE EDC MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 6TH, 2025, AND THEN THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025, AND THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 13TH, 2025. OKAY. MEMBERS, HAVE WE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES? QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS? I WAS ABSENT ON THE SIXTH, SO I WAS. ANYONE ELSE.ENTERTAIN A MOTION. IF THERE BEING. I'LL MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS.
OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. SO THIS MOTION IS PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. HEARING SEEING NONE WENT TO A ROLL CALL VOTE. AND THE SECRETARY, HARVEY. I CAROLINE THOMPSON. ABSTAIN. MARLIN. GOLF. ALL RIGHT. GREG. ZYLKA.
PENELOPE. HI. TANYA. SAVAGE. THANK YOU. MR. SHELBY. MR. SHELBY. THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A FEW ABSTENTION. ARE THE MEETING MINUTES CONSIDERED APPROVED? YES. THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED VOTED FOR IT. THERE WERE. NO, NOT. WELL, WE ONLY HAVE TO READ OFF FOR MEMBERS, BUT WE ONLY HAVE TWO, THREE THAT ABSTAINED. RIGHT NOW HAS THREE. THREE. BUT IT'S THREE. IT'S THREE ZERO WHEN IT COMES TO FOUR. YES. YEAH. JUST BECAUSE YOU NEED A MAJORITY OF
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THE PEOPLE PRESENT TO PASS TO. I GUESS YOU CAN BREAK THEM DOWN. MAYBE YOU BROKE THEM DOWN BY. I THINK YOU HAVE LESS. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S WHAT WE'LL DO. ALL NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER. SEPARATE MOTIONS FOR EACH OF THE MINUTES. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO WITHDRAW THE PREVIOUS MOTION. BUT IT FAILED TO PASS. BUT IT WOULD BE CLEANER TO WITHDRAW IT. OKAY, SO THEN I WITHDRAW MY PREVIOUS MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO. SO LET'S ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO BOARD. SO CHOOSES RIGHT FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE EDC MEETING. THE SPECIAL MEETING RIGHT. HELD ON JANUARY 6TH, 2025. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO JANUARY 6TH. THAT MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. AND WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL. VOTE FOR. THAT ITEM JANUARY 6TH. HARVEY. HI. CAROLINE THOMPSON. ABSTAIN. MARLIN. GOLF. ALL RIGHT. GREG.ZILKHA, DANIELLA. PAIN. HI. TANYA. SAVAGE. HI. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WILL BE FOR THE REGULARLY HELD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2025 FOR THOSE MEETING MINUTES. SO, SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE GOT MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND. WE'LL ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE. PATRICK HARVEY. HI. CAROLYN THOMPSON. HI, MARLIN. GOLF. HI, GREG. HI, JANELLA PAYNE. HI, TANYA SAVAGE. HI. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND FINALLY, A SPECIAL CALL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 13TH. WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO THOSE MEETING MINUTES. SO, SECOND.
OKAY. MOTION PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE. PATRICK HARVEY. HI. CAROLYN THOMPSON. HI. MARLIN. HI, GREG. ZYLKA. HI. DANIELLA PAYNE. ABSTAIN. TANYA SAVAGE. ABSTAIN.
[3.a. BOARD MEMBER’S REPORTS]
THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER THREE OF OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. OKAY. THIS IS SECTION FOUR REPORTS. SO WE'LL FIRST HAVE. ROUNDTABLE REPORT FROM OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OUR MEMBERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THROUGH FREE TO COMMENT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. MISS THOMPSON. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR. I FORGOT TO PICK. THE. TOPIC. YOU CAN SLIDE IT TO ME. RIGHT THERE ON THE BOARD. OKAY, BUT COUNCIL REPORT.OH. THE PEN. I'M SORRY. ZERO THREE I THINK IT'S 0359. OH, YEAH. THAT'S REALLY TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AS WELL. RIGHT. SO
[3.b. DIRECTOR’S REPORTS]
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM B FOR NUMBER THREE. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. PEREIRA. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD THAT LAST WEEK THERE WAS A CONFERENCE CALL BETWEEN ELTON BRAGA, THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT OFFICER, AND MR. SHELBY. THEY WENT OVER THE DRAFT PROCUREMENT POLICY. AND IT PRETTY MUCH LOOKS LIKE THE PROCUREMENT POLICY IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THERE'S SOME MINOR REVISIONS THAT WE NEED TO BE TO MAKE. AND ONCE WE DO THAT, WE'LL SEND IT OFF TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW. AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT FORWARD FOR YOUR FORMAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. SO TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, THE DRAFT POLICIES AND GRANT STRUCTURES I WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO. I'M HOPING THAT THIS WEEK I'M ABLE TO DRAFT THOSE AND SEND THEM TO YOU TO START REVIEWING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GIVE YOU AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW THEM, SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT NEXT WEEK AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. IF ANYTHING, MAYBE 30 DAYS FROM NOW TO GIVE YOU AMPLE TIME TO[00:10:05]
REVIEW. AND IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS, SEND ME YOUR COMMENTS SO I CAN ADDRESS IT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION 3030 DAYS FROM NOW. THE AUTO PROJECT. THERE ARE CITY LIENS ON THE PROPERTY THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING NEXT WEEK. AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE CITY LIENS CONSISTS OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, LIENS AND DEMOLITION DEMOLITION LIENS THAT WE WILL BE SEEKING CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF, OF APPROVING THE RELEASE OF THOSE LIENS. JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL MEETING NEXT WEEK. WE WILL BE PROVIDING THE BOARD WITH TRAINING. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE BUDGETS, AND WE HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR IT TO BE JUST A WORKING SESSION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FINALIZE FOR THIS, FOR THIS BOARD MEETING THAT WE WILL BE PLACING ON NEXT WEEK'S MEETING. SO IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT THE MEETING. SO WE KNOW IF WE HAVE QUORUM AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. IF NOT, THEN WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH WITH THE TRAINING AND THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. THAT IS ALL. BOARD MEMBERS. ANY ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR DIRECTOR'S REPORT? I GUESS MY ONE QUESTION IS THE FINANCIALS. YOU CAN GO INTO ANY OF THE FINANCIALS. I'M SORRY. ANY OF THE FINANCIALS OF IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS OR ANY OF THOSE I'M SENDING. WELL, WE DISCUSSED THAT LAST MONTH, AND IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF BOARD THAT THEY PREFER TO HAVE THEM CONTINUE TO BE RECEIVING THEM VIA EMAIL AND AFFORD THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK, TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT AND THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE DISCUSSION HERE. IF THERE'S LOOKING AT THE BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK THAT WAS THE AGREEMENT, BUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I'M MISSPEAK. ANYTHING AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS FROM THE LAST SET OF REPORTS. BUT I, I DO KNOW THAT I NEED TO SEND YOU THE LATEST REPORT. SO I'M A LITTLE BEHIND ON THAT. I'LL SEND THAT TO YOU THIS WEEK. I HAVE A QUESTION. THE SPECIAL MEETING PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK WILL DO THE TRAINING BUDGET WORKSHOP AND MAYBE SOME ACTION ITEMS. THE DATE WAS THAT NEXT MONDAY. THAT'S MONDAY AT 6:00.AND IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. SO WE KNOW WHICH HOW TO HANDLE THE MEETING AS FAR AS ACTION ITEMS, IF WE'RE NOT HAVING A QUORUM THAT ARE JUST SIMPLY BE A WORKING SESSION. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE GROUP? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR'S REPORT CATEGORY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR,
[4.a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-1-2 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH DUNCANVILLE EATS FOR A SIGN GRANT AT 700 S. COCKRELL HILL ROAD, SUITE #158 IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $4,330.00 AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]
WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING. RIGHT. SO WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH PUBLIC HEARING ITEM AND THE STAFF PRESENTATION, AND THEN WE'LL ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. RIGHT. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE AGENDA ITEM AFTER STAFF PRESENTATION, RIGHT, YOU WILL ASK YOU TO MOVE TO EITHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS OR LOCAL ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND THREE MINUTES AGO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY LENIENT ON THAT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST A PARTICULAR ITEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM IS A CONDUCT, A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025. DASH ONE. DASH TWO APPROVING THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH DUNCANVILLE EATS FOR A SIGNED GRANT AT 700 SOUTH COCKRELL HILL ROAD, SUITE 158, IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $4,333, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF. YES. AND IF I COULD PLEASE MAKE A NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT THAT RESOLUTION NUMBER WAS AMENDED AND THE. SORRY, I'M TRYING TO GET THROUGH THAT SCREEN. THE AMENDED RESOLUTION NUMBER IS. 2020 FIVE. DASH THREE, DASH 13. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE PRESENTATION FOR[00:15:03]
DUNCANVILLE EATS. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 700 SOUTH COCKRELL HILL ROAD, SUITE 158. IT IS IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER AS WINCO, OFF OF 67. IF THAT HELPS TO MAKE IT FAMILIAR. THEIR REQUEST WAS FOR $4,330 FOR SIGNAGE FOR THEIR BUSINESS. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.DUNCANVILLE EATS. THEIR MISSION IS TO HELP FOOD BUSINESSES WHO DO NOT HAVE A BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATION WITH FOOD, BUSINESS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING. THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE INSIDE OF THEIR FACILITY AND THE INTENT FOR THIS BUSINESS IS TO SERVE LOCAL CHEFS, COOKS WHO DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE TO HAVE THEIR COMMERCIAL APPLIANCES AND SPACE TO USE TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE THEIR ITEMS. THESE ARE THE WOULD BE THE STORAGE AREAS FOR DRY ITEMS. THEN THE REFRIGERATED SECTIONS WOULD BE SEPARATED PER VENDOR. AS YOU WILL REMEMBER, THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE AGENDA FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OR I'M SORRY, CORRECTION FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ON JANUARY 27TH. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. WE HAD SOME ITEMS TO CLARIFY WITH THE APPLICANT. AT THE MOMENT, THE BUSINESS IS PERMITTED TO OPERATE AS A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE APPLICANT STATED ON HER APPLICATION THAT SHE WAS OPERATING AS A COMMISSARY.
HOWEVER, SHE IS NOT PERMITTED YET TO DO SO. SHE WILL BE PERMISSIBLE TO OPERATE AS A COMMISSARY, KITCHEN AND SERVICE FOOD TRUCKS, WHICH IS ONE OF HER GOALS. ONCE SHE OBTAINS A LARGER CAPACITY GREASE TRAP. ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL HAND SINKS PER PERMITTING REQUIREMENT AND ALSO THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. AND THERE'S AN ENTIRE COMMITTEE THAT HAS REVIEWED HER PLANS. THIS WILL ALSO REQUIRE HER TO APPLY FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ONCE ALL THAT IS IN MOTION. SO THAT IS THAT THE MOTION TO APPROVE SIGNAGE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 4330. AND THE APPLICANT. OH, SHE IS HERE TONIGHT. YES. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE? I THINK YOU SAID IT ALL. WE NEED A SIGN NOW. JUST TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING UP AND MOVING SO WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE OCCUPANTS TO COME IN AND PEOPLE DRIVING BY AND KNOW WE'RE THERE. RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION.
YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD. GOOD. SO NOW THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MORE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO PARK IN THE BACK. OH, YEAH. A LARGER CAPACITY GREASE TRAP AND ADDITIONAL HAND SINKS INSTALLED. SO ANOTHER HURDLE? YEAH. ANOTHER HURDLE? YEAH. SO HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO RESOLVE THAT, OR YOU'RE STILL KIND OF MULLING EVERYTHING OVER? NO, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. I HAVE TO HAVE THREE BIDS FOR THAT. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE TWO. IT'S JUST GETTING THESE CONTRACTS TO COME IN AND DO THAT. AND WE DO PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SINKS AND WITH THE 15. IS IT 15? 15. 15. I WILL SAY, OH MY GOD. 15. BECAUSE THAT'S HUGE. YOU KNOW, 1500 PAN GREASE TRAPS. SO WE DO PLAN TO DO THAT. AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE FOOD TRUCKS IN IS I HAVE TO HAVE THAT. WELL, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE GROUP, BUT I'M VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ANY FUTURE NEEDS THAT YOU REQUIRE FROM US. THANK YOU. AS SOON AS I GET THE THIRD BID, THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO PRESENT IT AND. AND GO FROM THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. IF THERE'S ANY MEMBER IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ASK A QUESTION AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM IN
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FAVOR AND SUPPORT OF OR IN OPPOSITION OF, YOU MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME. WE'RE STILL IN PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. HEARING NONE. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM,[4.b. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-3-6 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH DR. RICKY FAIN FOR REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED ON FOUTS AVE IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $2,100,000.00 AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 1 of 2)]
WHICH IS BE CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025.DASH 3-6 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH WITH DOCTOR. EXCUSE ME, RICKY FAIN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED ON FOUTS AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $2,100,000 AND AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. STAFF. YES. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO INTO THIS PRESENTATION, COULD WE CLOSE OUT THE OTHER MATTER AND JUST TAKE A TAKE A MOTION ON WHETHER TO APPROVE OR DENY, AND THEN WE CAN KEEP GOING. OKAY. SO, MR. SHELBY, IS THAT. IT'S THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING. HE CAN HE CAN TAKE HE CAN CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND REOPEN IT IF HE SO CHOOSES. HERE'S HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO. OKAY. IF BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, I WOULD BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM. WE'VE ALREADY READ THE CAPTION TO THE END OF OUR PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA DOCUMENT, SO THAT WILL BECOME ITEM YOU KNOW, AFTER ITEM D. OKAY, WE'LL TAKE THAT PUBLIC HEARING OF LAST. WE CAN HEAR THE REMAINING PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD ON THAT ITEM D OKAY. THIS IS OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. MOTION FOR THAT. SO WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY TO AFTER H OKAY. SO OKAY. MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THAT MOTION BE PROPERLY MADE A MOVE TO REPOSITION PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM B RIGHT UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC AGENDA ITEM EIGHT. OKAY, OKAY. I WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON. I GOT IT. OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ROLL CALL. MAKING OUR CHANGE TO OUR AGENDA. PATRICK HARVEY. HI. CAROLYN THOMPSON. HI, MARLENE. GOLF. ALL RIGHT. ALPINE. HI, TANYA SAVAGE. HI. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY,
[4.c. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-3-7 APPROVING AMENDMENT OF AN ECONOMINC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH DOLANI INVESTMENTS, LLC LOCATED AT 511 E CAMP WISDOM ROAD AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]
SO NOW WE'RE AT PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM C. OKAY, WE'LL READ THE CAPTION, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025. DASH 3-7 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH DELANEY INVESTMENTS, LLC. THEY'RE LOCATED AT 511 EAST CAMP WISDOM ROAD AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.STAFF. NOW, WE WILL PROCEED. SO DELANEY INVESTMENTS IS COMING BEFORE THE BOARD TO REQUEST A SECOND EXTENSION FOR COMPLETION OF THE PAVING AND LANDSCAPING PORTION OF THEIR PROJECT. AND THEY STATED THAT DUE TO CHANGES WITH PERSONNEL AND POINTS OF CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS, THAT THERE WAS SOME DELAYS IN PROCEEDING WITH THE PROJECT AND RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT OF WHAT HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THE ORIGINAL AWARD WAS 208,610 WITH $0.97, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023, WHICH THAT WAS THE FINAL APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL. THE PAY PORTION AWARDED WAS $37,288. THE PAVING WAS 100,000 FOR 46 122 $0.97. THE LANDSCAPING WAS 25,000 AND $200. THEY WERE REIMBURSED $40,000. ON AUGUST 29TH OF 2024, WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE REMAINING BALANCE AT $168,610 WITH $0.97. AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE PROJECT COMPLETION AND REIMBURSEMENT DEADLINE OF 90 DAYS. POST COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, WHICH WOULD BE BOTH,
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HE WOULD NEED TO BOTH COMPLETE THE PROJECTS AND SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT BY THAT 90 DAY MARK. AND JUST KEEPING IN MIND, AS SHARED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THAT WE ARE TRYING TO TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AND WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE OUT ALL OUTSTANDING AWARDS SO THAT WE CAN GO INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR WITH A CLEAN SLATE, SO TO SPEAK. AND I BELIEVE MR. DELANEY IS HERE. YEAH, BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY COME UP AND STAND HERE. LIKE, FOR THE RECORD. JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.THANK YOU. MY NAME IS FAZON DELANEY. I'M WITH 511 EAST CAMP WISDOM, DUNCANVILLE. AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT EXTENSION ON THE GRANT. SO AS IT WAS STATED, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES IN IN OUR POINT OF CONTACT, WHICH HAS DELAYED THE REIMBURSEMENT AND THAT KIND OF TIED UP THE CASH FLOW. SO SEEING IF WE CAN DO ANOTHER EXTENSION, I ONLY NEED 90 DAYS IF WE GET THE REST OF THE WORK DONE. THE GRANT WAS APPROVED TWO YEARS AGO, SO THE COSTS HAVE GONE UP A LITTLE, BUT I CAN MANAGE WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY, SO I DON'T NEED ANYTHING EXTRA. I JUST NEED 90 DAYS. A GOOD POINT OF CONTACT AND I GET THE WORK DONE ON THE PROPERTY. THE REASON WE NEED IT IS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO ATTRACT GOOD TENANTS ON THAT PROPERTY, AND WITHOUT THE PROPER TENANTS, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH CASH FLOW TO DO THESE KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS.
I THINK WITH SOME GOOD LANDSCAPING, A NEW PARKING LOT, SOME MORE LIGHTS, WE CAN GET SOME MORE TENANTS ON THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THAT ACROSS FROM THE FIELDHOUSE. COMPLEX. SO NO. 511 CAMP WISDOM EAST CAMP, WISDOM EAST CAMP. IT'S RIGHT. THERE'S A TIRE SHOP THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF SHOPPING CENTERS IN THAT AREA, BUT THERE'S NO FIELD THAT I'M AWARE OF. SO I HAVE A I HAVE THE LANDSCAPING DONE EARLY LAST YEAR. SO LIKE IN FEBRUARY, AND I WAS TALKING TO A FEW OF THE MEMBERS. I GUESS THEY'RE NOT WITH CITY OF DUNCANVILLE ANYMORE. AND SO OUR EMAIL REIMBURSEMENT, THEY WOULD SAY, CONTACT THIS PERSON, I'D CONTACT THEM. THEY WOULD SAY, HEY, I'M NOT THERE TO CONTACT THIS PERSON. AND I DID THAT UP UNTIL, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS UNTIL I FINALLY GOT SOMEONE AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY GOT ME REIMBURSED. BUT BY THEN YOU CAN'T DO LANDSCAPING IN DECEMBER OR YOU'RE GOING TO KILL EVERYTHING. SO NOW THAT IT'S MARCH, WE'RE READY TO DO THE LANDSCAPING AND GETTING THAT PAVING DONE. YEAH. HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE HIT BACK AND FORTH LIKE A TENNIS BALL. YEAH, IT WAS A LOT OF THAT. BUT I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, I OWN BUSINESSES TOO. I KNOW HOW IT GOES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO MAKE COMMENT REGARDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE, DO YOU NEED TO GET ARE YOU? ARE YOUR PERMITS STILL VALID? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU CAN CLOSE OUT THE PROJECT IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW IF YOU'RE STILL IN GOOD SHAPE, NOT NEEDING TO GET ANY PERMITS REAUTHORIZED. WE'LL HAVE TO REDO THE PERMITS FOR PAVING. I'M NOT SURE IF LANDSCAPE REQUIRES PERMITS, BUT THE PAVING WILL NEED THE PAVING.
PAVEMENT COMPANY WILL HAVE TO REAPPLY FOR PERMITS, BUT NOT ANTICIPATED TO HAVE THAT IMPACT OR THREATEN THE 90 DAY TIMELINE? I DON'T THINK SO. IF YOU GUYS APPROVE IT. I MEAN, I ALREADY HAVE A COMPANY READY TO GO, SO ONCE I GIVE THEM THE GREEN LIGHT, THEY'LL APPLY AND AS SOON AS DUNCANVILLE APPROVES, THEY WILL GET THE BALL ROLLING. BUT I THINK 90 DAYS IS SUFFICIENT TO GET IT DONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M ACTUALLY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING SO WE CAN CONSIDER A MOTION FOR THIS PARTICULAR PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM. THEN WE'LL REOPEN OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTINUE OUR AGENDA. OKAY, SO OUR PUBLIC HEARING PORTION IS CLOSED. AND CURRENTLY I'LL, I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION. MOTION? YEAH. FOR BOTH PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FOR. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH I JUST WANT TO TAKE ACTION. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TWO PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS. WE'VE HAD ASSIGNED GRANT OKAY UNDER AGENDA ITEM A. AND THEN WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM C TO EXTEND OR AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY EXTENDING THE TERM FOR AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS. SO I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION FIRST FOR PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER A. SO MOVED. OKAY I'VE GOT A MOTION SECOND. AND IT'S BEEN SECONDED PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND. ROLL
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CALL. VOTE FOR THIS ITEM PATRICK HARVIE. CAROLYN THOMPSON A MARLIN GAULT. ALL RIGHT, GREG ZYLKA, I AM PENELOPE. HI, TANYA SAVAGE. HI. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO NEXT WE WILL HEAR A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION 2025. DASH 3-7 WITH DELANEY INVESTMENTS FOR EXTENSION OF THAT AGREEMENT.MAKE A MOTION TO GIVE 90 DAYS. I'VE BEEN ASKED SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO MOTION PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PATRICK HARVIE. HI. CAROLINE THOMPSON.
MARLENE GOUGH, GREG ZILKA, DANELLA PAYNE. HI, TANYA SAVAGE. HI. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL
[Items 4.d. - 4.g.]
RIGHT. SO AT THIS POINT I'M GOING TO REOPEN OUR PUBLIC HEARING OKAY. THAT'S THE BIG ONE. THIS STAFF ASKED TO TABLE THE ITEM C3G FOR C G D D. WE WOULD DISAPPROVE CD3G. SO IF YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION STAFF IS REQUESTING TABLE. SOMEONE CAN MOVE THE TABLE BEFORE YOU REOPEN PUBLIC HEARING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT OKAY. OKAY. STAFF, BEFORE WE CONSIDER A MOTION. ANY COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THESE AGENDA ITEMS? YES. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON FINALIZING THOSE APPEALS JUST SO THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT'S STANDARD AND CONSISTENT AMONG ALL THREE. SO WE ARE REQUESTING THE BOARD TABLE, THESE ITEMS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. AS IS EVERYTHING NOT. THROUGH G, D, E, F AND G. YES, THAT THAT'S THE TRANSIT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. SO MOVED. SECONDED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THE PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA. ITEMS LABELED. D. D, E, F AND G. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND, WE WILL HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTE. PATRICK HARVIE. HI. CAROLYN THOMPSON. HI, MARTHA. ALL RIGHT. DANELLA PAYNE. HI, SAVAGE. HI. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW WE WILL REOPEN OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'RE[4.h. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-3-12 APPROVING THE CONTINUATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RENEWABLE STAR TRANSIT INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN STAR TRANSIT AND THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE FROM AUGUST 1, 2024, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025; WITH A COST OF $8,666.66 FOR FY24 AND A COST OF $56,750.00 FOR FY25 AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]
ITEM H, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025. DASH 312, APPROVING THE CONTINUATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RENEWABLE STAR TRANSIT INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN STAR TRANSIT AND THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE FROM AUGUST 1ST, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, WITH A COST OF $8,666.66 FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, AND IT COST OF $56,750 FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. OKAY, SO CARRIES OPEN. WHAT'S THAT? SO, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, STAR TRANSIT IS OUR PRIMARY PROVIDER OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. THEY PROVIDE SAFE, AFFORDABLE, CONVENIENT AND DESIRABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO OUR RESIDENTS. THEY HAVE BEEN OUR PARTNERS SINCE JULY OF 2023, AND CURRENTLY THEY ARE WITHIN OUR CURRENT TERM OF OCTOBER 2024 TO SEPTEMBER 2025. THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE ONE IS DEMAND RESPONSE, WHICH CONSISTS OF PRE-BOOKED RIDES IN OUR SERVICE AREA, WHICH OUR SERVICE AREA INCLUDES NOT JUST THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, BUT ALSO THE CITIES OF DESOTO AND CEDAR HILL. SO OUR RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO TAKE RIDES TO THOSE CITIES AND THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED ONE CONTINUOUS[00:35:01]
SERVICE AREA. THOSE RIDES CAN BE BOOKED AT LEAST ONE BUSINESS DAY IN ADVANCE, UP TO TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. AS I MENTIONED, ANYWHERE WITHIN OUR CITY AND THE SURROUNDING SERVICE AREAS, THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO SCHEDULE RIDES OUTSIDE OF THE SERVICE AREA FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY NEED TO GO TO A HOSPITAL IN DALLAS OR ANOTHER MEDICAL FACILITY, THEY CAN DO SO WITH THAT SERVICE AND THOSE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE DEMAND RESPONSE IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 6 A.M. TO 6 P.M. THEY ALSO HAVE SAME DAY SERVICE, WHICH CAN BE REQUESTED VIA THEIR APP CALLED. STAR. NOW IT'S A LOT SIMILAR TO YOUR OTHER RIDESHARE COMPANIES LIKE LYFT AND UBER. YOU DOWNLOAD THE APP, YOU SET YOUR LOCATION, YOU ORDER YOUR RIDE. THEIR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE WAIT TIME NO MORE THAN 15 TO 20 MINUTES FOR THOSE RESIDENTS. AND THIS OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, ALSO 6 A.M. TO 6 P.M. THEIR FARE STRUCTURE, AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THE TRAVEL ZONE. AGAIN, WITHIN THESE THREE CITIES, IT'S $2 FOR THOSE QUALIFIED RESIDENTS, 60 PLUS VETERANS AND DISABLED RIDERS, IT'S A DOLLAR. AND THEN CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER RIDE FOR FREE WITH A PAID FARE. I WILL ALSO NOTE RESIDENTS 13 AND UP CAN UTILIZE THESE SERVICES SO THEY CAN RIDE ON THEIR OWN IF NEEDED. THEY DO UTILIZE UBER X, SO IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING AN INCREASED WAIT TIME MORE THAN 15 TO 20 MINUTES, THEY ARE ABLE. ESSENTIALLY THE RIDER CAN ORDER THE RIDE AND STAR TRANSIT WILL ROUTE THEM AN UBER X, SO THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE A CURBSIDE SERVICE. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW FOR FISCAL YEAR 25. SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF STAR TRANSIT SERVICES IS ACTUALLY 283,750. HOWEVER, WE QUALIFY FOR A GRANT FROM THE NORTH TEXAS CENTRAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND THAT COVERS $227,000. SO THE CITY'S PORTION IS ONLY 56,750. THAT COMES OUT TO THAT MONTHLY AMOUNT, ABOUT 47 2916. SO YOU'LL NOTICE JUST TO BREAK DOWN THE AMOUNT AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING, THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION THAT IS NOW CAPPED OUT. SO WE HAVE TWO OUTSTANDING INVOICES FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024 THAT WE NEED TO COVER FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. AND EACH OF THOSE MONTHLY AMOUNTS IS $4,333 WITH $0.33. AND WE DID ASK THEM TO PLEASE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BILL US MONTHLY, WE'VE ASKED THEM TO NOW IF THEY CAN CHANGE TO BILLING ANNUALLY THAT WAY, THAT WILL ALSO ASSIST THE BOARD AND MAKE ONE VOTE AND COVERING THE ENTIRE YEAR. AND THEN WE CAN TAKE IT FORWARD. SO IN TOTAL, WITH THESE TWO INVOICES AND THE TOTAL FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE COME TO $65,416.66. SO WE'RE DOING IT THIS WAY JUST TO SET A PRACTICE GOING FORWARD OF GIVING THEM ONE CHECK. YES, SIR. OKAY. IS STAR HERE? THEY ARE NOT.HOWEVER, I JUST HAD A CALL WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES AND I ASKED FOR EITHER THE IF NOT THE SPECIAL MEETING, THEN THE NEXT GENERAL BOARD MEETING FOR THEM TO PRESENT TO THE EDC TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A RECAP AND UPDATE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE DIRECTLY ABOUT THIS. I JUST LIKE BEING ABLE TO SEE WHO I AM GIVING THEM TO. YES, SIR. CAN YOU REPEAT THE COMMUTING AREA AGAIN? YES. SO THE SERVICE AREAS, SERVICE AREA, THAT'S ALL OF DUNCANVILLE, CEDAR HILL AND DESOTO. AND WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS THAT'S CONSIDERED THE SERVICE AREAS. HOWEVER, IF A RESIDENT HAS A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT, THEY CAN SCHEDULE OUTSIDE OF THE SERVICE AREA. SO IT JUST HAS TO BE A SCHEDULED RIDE. AND HOW FAR? UP TO TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE? NO, NO. CAN IT TAKE THEM? OH, JUST YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN WE TALKED, THEY TYPICALLY HAVE RESIDENTS SCHEDULING IN DALLAS. I DON'T THINK OUR RESIDENTS HAVE REALLY TRIED TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE OF DALLAS CITY LIMITS. TYPICALLY, THEY'RE ALL EITHER PARKLAND METHODIST, BUT THEY
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DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING OF RESIDENT SCHEDULING ANY FURTHER OUT THAN THAT. YEAH. JUST CURIOUS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER CITY STAR, ALWAYS MADE IT A POINT TO SAY, OKAY, YOU MAY LIVE IN THIS CITY, BUT WE CAN CONNECT YOU TO DART. WE CAN TAKE YOU TO A DART STATION. SO THAT THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BUT I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR THEM. THEY THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING. RIGHT. YES. THEY THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY BECAUSE WE DID LOOK AT THE BOOKS AS WE JUST HAD OUR FOLLOW UP TEAMS MEETING ON FRIDAY, WHICH WE WERE A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO GET THEM ON THE BOOKS FOR, FOR THIS MEETING'S AGENDA. BUT THEY TOOK A LOOK AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THEY'VE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. SO I ASKED HER IF WE CAN PLEASE PUT THAT ON, BECAUSE I KNOW THE BOARD WILL WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND ANSWER, ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I HAVE A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM. HOW THE RIDERSHIP? IS IT AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM RESIDENTS IN THE AREA? SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH. I, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RESIDENTS THAT KNOW ABOUT THE SERVICE. THEY DID LET ME KNOW THAT THEY'VE DONE A MARKETING CAMPAIGN, AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN TO TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT. OUR NUMBERS RIGHT NOW ARE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 TO 70, AND WHEN I ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE NUMBERS FOR THE SURROUNDING CITIES, THEY'RE TENFOLD WAY HIGHER THAN US. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE UP 600 PLUS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON IN THE COMING MONTHS TO HELP THEM PROMOTE. WE WORKED ON WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM BEING PRESENT AT MORE SPECIAL EVENTS AND HAVING TABLES, HANDING OUT MATERIAL, POSSIBLY PUTTING IT IN OUR CITY NEWSLETTER, BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK RESIDENTS MAY SEE IT. I THINK THE OTHER JUST AGAIN, SPEAKING AS AN OUTSIDER COMING IN AND VISITING THE CITY FOR, YOU KNOW, EARLY ON THERE MIGHT BE SOME RESIDENTS THAT ARE CONFUSED AND THINK IT'S ONLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND OR DISABLED. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE WITHIN THE LAST YEARS WHEN THEY LAUNCHED THE ACTUAL APP. SO AGAIN, NOW THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE, THAT MIGHT MAKE IT EASIER AND HOPEFULLY PUSHING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE APP. AND THEN THE RIDERSHIP CAN BE, YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY SPEAKING WITH THE MAIN REPRESENTATIVE. I TOLD HER, I SAID THIS WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL. AS YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY SPEAKING, AS A SINGLE MOM, IF I'M STUCK AT WORK AND I NEED MY CHILD TO GET A RIDE FROM SCHOOL, IF THEY'RE ABLE TO BE 13 AND UP, I CAN SCHEDULE THEIR RIDE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HUGE BENEFIT TO A LOT OF PARENTS IN THE CITY. SO THAT'S WE'RE WORKING ON DIFFERENT TACTICS ON HOW WE CAN HELP REALLY SPOTLIGHT THOSE SERVICES. SO THEY ALSO SERVE IN DESOTO AND CEDAR HILL. ALSO, I KNOW WE'RE ABLE TO INTERACT AS FAR AS GOING OUT THERE. SO THEY'RE ALL UTILIZING THE SAME OPERATION. THEY'RE THE SAME. SO WHAT HOW DO YOU ESTABLISH THAT YOU QUALIFY FOR RIDERSHIP? ANYONE WITHIN THE THREE CITY LIMITS? OKAY. BUT HOW DO YOU SHOW THEM THAT? HOW DO YOU ESTABLISH THAT YOU JUST CALL THEM AND THEY'D COME TO YOUR LOCATION IF YOU'RE IN THE CITY? YES. WHAT ABOUT IF YOU'RE IN DALLAS AND YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO THE CITY? THAT WOULD BE SCHEDULING THAT DEMAND RESPONSE. SO THOSE RIDES FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS ARE BOTH WAYS. SO THEY WOULD KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL ADDRESS WAS HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. AND THEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT RETURN SERVICE. BUT THEY DON'T HAVE STANDARD PICKUP LOCATIONS LIKE THE BUSSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, DON'T DO WE KNOW WHICH IS. ALL SERVICE? NO, SIR. YEAH. THIS IS MORE OF A BENEFITS CURB TO CURB RATHER THAN OUR RESIDENTS HAVING TO WALK TO A STREET OR A BUS STOP TO CATCH A RIDE. ARE YOU SAYING THE PER RIDE COST IS ASTRONOMICAL RIGHT NOW? NO, IT'S $2. NO NO NO NO. SAME DAY. BUT WHAT THE CITY IS PAYING PER RIDE. OH, RIGHT NOW IS ASTRONOMICAL IF YOU DIVIDE IT. YES. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO, TO REALLY INCREASE THE RIDERSHIP SO THAT MORE ARE AWARE OF THE SERVICE. DO THEY HAVE ANY? HE SAID THEY'RE GOING TO START DOING STUFF, BUT YOU'VE BEEN PAYING THEM FOR HOW LONG? YOU'VE HAD IT FOR WHATEVER LONG AND BEEN PAYING THOSE FEES.THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY THEIR EXPENSES HAVE NOT BEEN THAT GREAT. THEY I WILL SHARE THE THEY HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT IN TERMS OF MARKETING. THEY HAVE DONE POSTCARDS TO. SPECIFIC
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POPULATIONS, THOSE THAT ARE THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE HEAVY USAGE. THEY HAVE JOINED THE CHAMBER. THEY SENT ME A WHOLE LIST OF ALL THE EFFORTS THAT THEY'VE DONE. SO I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MADE A LOT OF STRIDES TO TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT AGAIN. I THINK IT'S JUST MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ON WHO THEY'RE TARGETING OR WHO'S ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR SERVICES. LET'S SEE, THEY SAID THEY'VE JOINED THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.THEY'VE DONE A DIRECT MAIL AND DIGITAL CAMPAIGN. THEY'VE DONE TARGETED FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM POSTS. THEY'VE DONE COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH OUR SENIOR CENTER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHURCHES. THEY HAVE SPONSORED OUR CITY EVENTS. SO IF YOU'VE SEEN THE MARKETING FOR OUR CITY EVENTS IN THE LAST YEAR, I CAN'T SPEAK BEYOND THAT. BUT THE HISPANIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL, THE RED, WHITE AND BARBECUE EVENT, THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS IN THE PARK, THEY WERE A SPONSOR AND THEY MARKETED AS THEY WERE MARKETED AS A PART OF OUR EVENT. THEY'VE DONE A BILLBOARD. THEY'VE MARKETED IN SOUTHWEST NOW MAGAZINE AND DONE SOME SITE VISITS, WHICH AFTER THAT MEETING WITH THE TEAMS, THE TEAMS MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES, SHE WAS GOING TO COME TO THE DUNCANVILLE LIONS CLUB TO MAKE A PRESENTATION IN PERSON. SO THEY'RE OPEN FOR IDEAS AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL WAYS TO AN EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR PEOPLE WILLINGNESS TO RIDE. IS THERE THAT MUCH NEED, YOU KNOW, OR CEDAR HILL AND THE OTHER CITIES, YOU SAY THEY'VE GOT A NEED OR THE MORE NEED HERE OR THERE? I DON'T THINK IT'S THE NEED. I THINK IT'S JUST THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE SERVICE IS AND WHO IT'S ALL AVAILABLE TO, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MAKING THAT MORE WELL KNOWN. AND I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU SAYING BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE TRI CITY AREA, IS THERE SOME SORT OF ALIGNMENT WITH DESOTO AND CEDAR HILL OR PARTNERSHIP THAT COULD BRIDGE TOGETHER THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THE BEST SOUTHWEST IS THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH WE'RE ALL MEMBERS OF. I KNOW THAT'S ON MY LIST AS WELL, TO TRY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM TO SEE IF THEY'VE DONE ANY MARKETING EFFORTS ON THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING MORE PROACTIVE. SO THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE TRI CITIES IS APPARENT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. PEREZ. DO YOU HAVE THE EXCEL DATA? YES. CORPUS REMAINS A QUESTION. ABSOLUTELY. SO AND AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE INCLUDED THIS, BUT I DIDN'T GET THIS UNTIL FRIDAY, LATE FRIDAY. THE SLIDES. SO THROUGHOUT 2020 FOR THE MONTHLY TRIP I CAN'T IT'S A SEPARATE POWERPOINT. THE MONTHLY TRIP NUMBERS FOR. DUNCANVILLE. LET'S SEE. I SHOULD JUST SAY.
AND I JUST GOT THE NUMBERS OF THE. SURROUNDING CITIES TODAY. IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD, WE CAN SEND YOU THE REPORTS AFTER THAT IN EMAIL FORM. AND THEN WHEN THE STAR REPRESENTATIVE COMES, WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT IT UP AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION, IF THAT'S OKAY. YES. SO I DO HAVE THE NUMBERS. SO FOR SEPTEMBER 2024 THEY HAD A TOTAL FOR DUNCANVILLE. TOTAL TRIPS ARE 62ND OCTOBER, 85TH NOVEMBER, 87TH DECEMBER, 87TH JANUARY, 90 FEBRUARY 87TH. ABOUT $50. THAT'S FOR DEMAND. LET ME CLARIFY THAT FOR STAR. NOW, WE HAD 278 IN SEPTEMBER 24TH, 264 FOR OCTOBER 24TH, 215 FOR NOVEMBER 217 FOR DECEMBER 2ND HUNDRED FOR JANUARY 2025, AND 271 FOR FEBRUARY 2025.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD? KIND OF PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT? ABSOLUTELY, YES. PATRICIA EBERT I ACTUALLY WROTE STAR LAST YEAR IN THE FALL. IT WAS JUST A TEST RIDE I DIDN'T NEED. I CAN STILL DRIVE. I WAS JUST TESTING THEM. AND BECAUSE I'D HEARD SEVERAL
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COMMENTS ABOUT STAR TRANSIT, AND I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT GOING AND COMING, I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A CLEANER BUS FOR NICER BUS DRIVERS. BUT HERE IS THE MAIN IDEA. I CALLED AND IT WAS TWO DAYS BEFORE I COULD GET A RIDE, AND I COULD ONLY GET A RIDE AT THE LUNCH HOUR. AND SINCE I WAS JUST TESTING, IT DIDN'T MATTER TO ME, BUT I WASN'T GOING TO PICK UP VITAL MEDICINES OR TO GO FOR A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. SO THE TWO BUS DRIVERS, WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM ME, SAID, MA'AM, YOU'RE MOBILE. AND I SAID, I, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO REACT TO THAT. AND THEY SAID, WE ARE SLAMMED WITH TAKING PEOPLE TO DIALYSIS EARLY IN THE MORNING, EVEN OVER TO PARKLAND. AND THEY HAVE A BIGGER NEED AT PARKLAND THAN WE CAN SUPPLY. AND THEN WE PICK THEM UP IN THE AFTERNOON. AND THEN IN THE SUMMER. I LEARNED LATER THAT THEY PICK UP THE SUMMER CAMP KIDS AT THE FIELD HOUSE. SO THAT'S WHERE A LOT AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THEM FROM DUNCANVILLE ARE DIALYSIS, BUT I'M TELLING YOU, TWO BUS DRIVERS THAT I MET COULD NOT BELIEVE I WASN'T GOING TO DIALYSIS. THAT IS WHERE THEY TAKE PEOPLE, AND THEY AND BOTH MEN TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN NICER. MEN TOLD ME THAT UNTIL THEY STARTED DRIVING FOR STAR, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS AREA WENT TO DIALYSIS.FURTHERMORE, I HAVE A FRIEND AND A NEIGHBOR WHO WANTS TO RIDE STAR AND SHE HAS CALLED. I CAN'T EVEN COUNT HOW MANY TIMES AND HAS EMAILED THE MAYOR AND Y'ALL PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT IT THAT SHE CAN'T GET A RIDE TO STAR CALLING TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE BECAUSE THAT'S FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.
I MEAN, HERS IS REAL AND SHE CAN'T GET A RIDE TO STAR BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY BOOKED UP. WELL, AFTER A COUPLE OF TIMES OF HEARING THAT, I SAID, OKAY, I'LL CALL FOR YOU, OKAY? I TALKED TO SOME NICE PEOPLE AT STAR. THERE'S NO YOU CAN'T GET A RIDE UNLESS IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY IN DUNCANVILLE TO PICK YOU UP. AND SHE'S JUST GOING IN DUNCANVILLE OVER TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT BY CHARLESTON. SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY IN ADVANCE, AND THEN PRAY YOU CAN GET A STAR RIDE. THERE ARE JUST SO MANY COMPLICATIONS.
AND AGAIN, CLEAN BUSSES, GREAT BUS DRIVERS. BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIALYSIS AND YOU HADN'T ALREADY GOT ON THEIR PLAN, GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT COMMENT. AND THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING FEEDBACK WE CAN TAKE DIRECTLY TO THEIR CEO. I THINK THIS MOSTLY IS REGARDING THE DEMAND SERVICE FOR PLANNED RIDES, BUT FOR ANY RIDES AGAIN WITHIN THE CITY OR THE SERVICE AREA, SHOULD I SAY YOU CAN? THEY CAN BE ORDERED ANY TIME VIA THE APP. YEAH. OKAY. WELL I'VE GOT THAT ABOUT THE UBER. I TRIED TO GET MY NEIGHBOR FRIEND GO TO MAN AND IF THEY DIDN'T COME ON DEMAND FOR HER DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, THEY'LL THEY'LL SEND AN UBER. NO, IT'S IF THEY'RE AN UBER IS AVAILABLE, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN UBER. AND IT'S PROBABLY MORE DIFFICULT IF IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE SERVICE AREA. SHE WAS GOING AGAIN. SAME LADY.
DUNCANVILLE GOING UP TO CHARLESTON AROUND THE CHARLESTON AREA FOR REAL DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOTE AND I WILL EMAIL THEM TOMORROW TO SEE IF I CAN GET SOME ANSWERS ON THAT. AND THEN SO THEY CAN BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT WHEN THEY COME AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD WHEN THEY WERE PRESENTING TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE MAYOR WAS HAD ALREADY BEEN EMAILED BY THIS LADY AND HE ASKED QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. WE HAVE ONE OTHER PUBLIC HEARING ITEM THAT WE MOVED TO THE END OF THE AGENDA. SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE
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THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM AND ALLOW FOR BOARD DELIBERATIONS AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OKAY. I'M HEARING THIS STAFF COMMENTS. RIGHT. FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC. ANY ANY THOUGHTS DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE ASK THE CITY IF THERE'S A MOTION RELATED TO THIS AGENDA ITEM. SO I'LL SAY I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD. WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HAD REPRESENTATIVE FROM STAR TRANSIT. AND I KNOW THIS RESOLUTION ACCOMPLISHES A COUPLE OF THINGS RIGHT. IT IT CLEANS UP THE OUTSTANDING INVOICES FROM THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT THAT SUNSET. AND IT ALSO ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, REAUTHORIZES, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS WITH STAR TRANSIT TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAT THEY DO PROVIDE FOR THE CITY IN THEIR CURRENT CAPACITY. CAN I MAKE IT UP FOR PAYMENT FOR PAYMENT AGREEMENT IS RENEWABLE. SO THAT IS ONGOING. BUT THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR THE ACTUAL PAIN, THE ACTUAL TRANSACTION. ALL RIGHT. SO I GUESS THE THOUGHT IS AS BOARD I'M JUST OFFERING THIS FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. I HAVE I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF WE ARE REQUESTING THEM TO COME MAKE AN APPEARANCE ON OUR AGENDA ITEM, THEY'VE DONE SO IN THE PAST AND THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO DO SO AGAIN. I GUESS THE QUESTION BEFORE US TODAY IS, ARE OUR RELATIVE COMFORT LEVEL WITH APPROVING THIS ITEM OR TABLING THIS ITEM UNTIL THEY COME BACK AND PRESENT? RIGHT. SO IT'S DO WE STILL COMFORTABLE TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, CONTINUING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'VE GOT SOME SOME FEEDBACK, SOME COMMENTS, SOME QUESTIONS I THOUGHT THAT WE STILL WANT TO HAVE WITH OUR PARTNER? OR DO WE WANT TO TABLE THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR ACTION? MY THOUGHTS ONE BOARD MEMBER JUST HAVING HEARING THE DISCUSSION, THE COMMENTS OVERALL. WELL, I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT WHAT I HEARD FROM THE DISCUSSION WE'VE HAD THE PAST FEW MINUTES, IT DOES TROUBLE ME. I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO. I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO BE AND IT'S NOT THAT I'M PERSONALLY OFFENDED OR ANGRY WITH STAR TRANSIT CONCERNING THEIR PERFORMANCE IN IN THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. BUT AGAIN, WITH THEM NOT BEING HERE. I DO I DO WANT TO SEND THEM A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US. AND CAN THEY DO SOMETHIN? BECAUSE I THINK YOU SAID THAT THE MAYOR HAD ADDRESSED IT AS WELL. AND SO THE MAYOR HAS NOW ADDRESSED IT, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SO THERE'S GOT TO BE A NEXT STEP OR A NEXT LEVEL SOME WAY. SO MY PERSONAL FEELING IS THAT WE POSTPONE THIS AND JUST TELL THEM, SAY WE NEED YOUR. CONCERN AND WE NEED WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED. AND I'M SURE THEY WANT MORE SERVICE IN THIS AREA. SO I THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE SAME THING. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S JUST HOW DO WE GET THERE. SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM. THANK YOU, MISS HARVEY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COMMENT? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.SO IF WE DON'T APPROVE TODAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM IT NOW, WILL IT STOP THE SERVICE FOR THEM? IT WILL NOT. IT WON'T. OKAY. NO, THEIR OUR AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE AND I WILL CLARIFY. THIS WAS KIND OF JUST TO SEAL THE DEAL AND NOT SEAL THE DEAL. EXCUSE ME TO HAVE IT ON RECORD THAT THE BOARD APPROVED. WE KIND OF WERE TRYING. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON CLEARING UP OLD INVOICES, AND WE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH JUST AUTHORIZING THAT PAYMENT. WE WANTED TO BRING IT BEFORE THE BOARD SO THAT IT WAS ON RECORD,
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AND YOU WERE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THE NEW AMOUNT AND THE OUTSTANDING INVOICES. BUT HAD THEY KNOWN ABOUT THIS EARLIER THAN THEY WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY MADE PLANS. AND LIKE I SAID, THEY WERE OPEN TO COMING ANYTIME WE REQUESTED. AND I HAD ALREADY ASKED HER TO PLEASE, PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT, THAT WE WILL BE ADDING THEM AS SOON AS WE CAN. OKAY. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PAY THE $8,666.66 TO RESOLVE THE FISCAL YEAR 24 OBLIGATION AND ALLOW THEM TO COME BACK AT A FUTURE DATE TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE AGREEMENT. AND THEY MAKE THAT MOTION SO THE STAFF CAN TAKE CARE OF. OKAY, BEFORE WE ASK FOR A SECOND OR VOTE ON THAT MOTION KIND OF QUESTION, WOULD WE POTENTIALLY BE ABLE TO ADD THIS ITEM AT A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING COMING UP FOR NEXT WEEK? YEAH, NOT THAT I WANT TO ADD ANY MORE. NO WE CAN'T. IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS ON THEIR AVAILABILITY, THEIR AVAILABILITY. THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO THE SPIRIT. WE COULD AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK OKAY OKAY. SO. BEFORE WE MAKE THE MOTION WE ARE STILL IN PUBLIC HEARING. YOU CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING. YES OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, TO AMEND RESOLUTION 2025 312 TO CALL FOR THE PAYMENT OF ONLY THE 8666 66 AND BRING IT BACK TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE ISSUES IN THE ROOM AND BRING BACK FISCAL YEAR STUFF ON THE NEXT. CORRECT. OKAY, OKAY. AND WE HEARD THAT MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY.AND THE SECOND THE SECOND NOW. WE WILL TAKE A VOTE AND ROLL CALL. DOCTOR GARVEY. HI. CAROLYN THOMPSON. HI. WELL, WE THOUGHT ALL RIGHT. GREG ZILKA. HI. DANELLA PAYNE. HI, TANYA SAVAGE.
HI. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE ONE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM. AND THAT IS ITEM. B. OKAY.
[4.b. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-3-6 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH DR. RICKY FAIN FOR REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED ON FOUTS AVE IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $2,100,000.00 AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 2 of 2)]
SO WE'RE GOING TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AGENDA ITEM B WHICH IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION 2002 536 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH DOCTOR RICKY FAIN FOR REDEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED ON FOUNTAIN AVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $2,100,000, AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. WE'LL TURN THIS OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU. THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, BUT I RECOGNIZED THAT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BOARD MEMBERS AND THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING. AND THEN THERE WERE MEMBERS HERE THAT WERE NOT HAD NOT BEEN APPOINTED BACK THEN. SO WHAT I WILL DO IS I WILL QUICKLY KIND OF RUN YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE HISTORY AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER, AND THEN KIND OF EASE INTO TONIGHT'S GRANT. THE GRANT CONSIDERATION REDEVELOPMENT GRANT. SO IT SAYS THAT IT STARTS WITH A VISION. SO THE PREVIOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAD REACHED OUT TO DOCTOR FAIN ABOUT A POSSIBLE PUBLIC, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. AND IN THAT IT'S AN THEY LOOKED AT IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOME AREAS FOR PUBLIC GATHERING, FOR HOSTING EVENTS, AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE SOME OF THE SPEEDS ALONG WHEATLAND AND REALLY SET THE STAGE FOR A WHEATLAND CORRIDOR THAT WAS JUST MORE APPEALING, MORE ATTRACTIVE, MORE INVITING. SO WE HIRED AN ARCHITECT TO PUT TOGETHER SOME PRELIMINARY RENDITIONS OF WHAT WHEATLAND COULD LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING, SIDEWALKS, HARDSCAPE, ETC. SO THESE ARE JUST SOME PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS THAT WERE PUT TOGETHER FOR WHEATLAND. YOU KNOW, SOME CONCEPTS FOR THE SIDEWALK AND DECORATIVE LIGHTING AND HARDSCAPE, SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, POSSIBILITY OF A PUBLIC GATHERING SPACE ALONG WHEATLAND ROAD. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, A RETAINING WALL THAT COULD SERVE AS AS A MEMORIAL WALL FOR OUR VETERANS. AND THEN HIGHLIGHTING THE WHEATLAND CROSSWALK WITH LANDSCAPING, PAINTINGS, ETC, TO ENCOURAGE DETRACT MOTORISTS FROM SPEEDING AND MAKE A SAFER CROSSWALK TO THE SCHOOLS. THERE[01:05:08]
WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE ARE LOOKING INTO AS PART OF A GRANT TO APPLY FOR A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL THAT WOULD HELP WITH SOME OF THESE PROPOSED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN AGAIN, JUST AN ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK. AND THIS WOULD JUST BE THE PROPOSED OVERALL DESIGN ON THE PRIVATE SIDE. AND, YOU KNOW, CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE THERE, INTRODUCING MORE HARDSCAPE, HAD CREATED MORE OF AN INVITING AREA. AND THIS WAS SEEN AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AND ENCOURAGE SOME GATHERING SPACES, COMMUNAL MARKETS. ET CETERA. BUT THAT ONE ALSO, ALONG WITH PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS TO COMPLIMENT BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THEN WE HAVE THE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS BEING THE BUILDINGS OWNED BY DOCTOR FAIN AND HIS FAMILY. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS OF THE COURTYARDS, THE LANDSCAPING, THE HARDSCAPE. ET CETERA. AND HERE YOU SEE THE COMBINATION OF HOW IT ALL COMES TOGETHER, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL REQUIRE ALSO, AS PART OF THIS, A VACATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY TO RIGHT AWAY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WHEATLAND. AND SO THE WALKS AND THE TREES. ET CETERA. AND WE'LL ALSO INVOLVE THE REMOVAL OF PARKING SPACES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDINGS FACING WHEATLAND, AND HAVE THOSE REPLACED WITH PARKING SPACES IN THE FRONT. AT THE TIME, WE HAD THE ARCHITECT PUT TOGETHER SOME PRELIMINARY COST OF THE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. THESE WERE JUST A VAGUE BEST GUESS ESTIMATE OF THE COST. THE COST FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS CAME IN AT ABOUT $3 MILLION, BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS JUST AN ESTIMATE WHERE, AS WITH ALL OUR GRANTS, WE REALLY NEEDED TO OBTAIN ACTUAL CONTRACTOR PROPOSALS FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS. AND WE HAVE BEEN SPENDING THESE LAST FEW MONTHS AT LEAST, OR FOR THAT MATTER, SINCE NOVEMBER, WORKING ON GETTING A HANDLE ON THOSE IMPROVEMENT COSTS, OF WHICH THOSE COSTS, THE BREAKDOWN THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET NOW. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A REDEVELOPMENT GRANT. THERE IS A TOTAL OF 102 UNITS, 42 APARTMENTS AND 60 DUPLEX TRIPLEX AND FIVE PLEX. THERE ARE OVER 25 BUILDINGS AND THE ESTIMATED COST TO RENOVATE EACH UNIT, AT LEAST INTERIOR WISE, IS $40,000. SO WE ANTICIPATE THERE TO BE AN INVESTMENT OF OVER $40 MILLION.EXCUSE ME, $4 MILLION JUST IN INTERIOR RENOVATIONS. AND THESE ARE JUST PICTURES OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S TAKING PLACE CURRENTLY IN THE APARTMENTS. AND THIS IS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE UNITS THAT'S PRETTY FAR, FAR ALONG. THE REDEVELOPMENT GRANT. THE PROPOSED EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS, TALKING ABOUT AN UPGRADE OF THE ROOFING MATERIAL TO A METAL ROOF, METAL STANDING SEAM, REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS, REPLACEMENT OF ENTRY DOORS, BALCONY RAILINGS, REMOVAL OF PARKING LOT OR MORE PARKING AREAS ALONG WHEATLAND AND BRINGING THEM OVER TO FOUST ROAD. THE GRANT REQUEST IS APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION, BUT IN THAT WE HAVE CONTINGENCIES, OVERAGES, AND ADMINISTRATION COSTS THAT EQUAL $355,000. IF APPROVED, THE PROPERTY OWNER ESTIMATES THAT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE THE EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS. THUS, IF THE BOARD AGREES TO SUPPORT THE ASK OF $2 MILLION, THIS WOULD SPREAD OVER TWO BUDGET CYCLES.
AND HERE'S SOME JUST SOME PICTURES OF THE EXTERIOR. THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. IN THE STAFF REPORT. I HAD RAISED SOME QUESTIONS THAT I WAS SEEKING SOME CLARIFICATION FROM THE OWNER. I RECEIVED SOME OF THE RESPONSES BACK OVER THE WEEKEND. THOSE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO HAVE THE OWNER HERE THAT CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, OR FOR THAT MATTER, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE LAID OUT IN THE STAFF REPORT. AND THEN, BASED OFF OF THE RESPONSES THAT YOU RECEIVE, THEN YOU CAN MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH MAKING A MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE REQUESTED AMOUNTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST WE'RE IN THE PUBLIC
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HEARING, SEE IF THERE ARE ANY REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC WHILE WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PHASE. AND THEN WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE OUR DELIBERATIONS AS A BOARD, INCLUDING ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OR JUST MAKE GENERAL COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM? IF YOU DO STAND, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. THANK YOU. HI. THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS RON THOMPSON. I LIVE AT 603 CATHERINE COURT. I'M HERE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE FLAGGED ME ON THAT. THIS IS GOING TO BE ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY. PART OF WHAT'S NOT PART OF THIS AGENDA BECAUSE IT'S BRAND NEW IS CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY DESIGNATED ARMSTRONG PARK AS A CULTURAL DISTRICT. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT ATTRIBUTING TO A CULTURAL DISTRICT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO A CULTURAL DISTRICT ARE PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS. THIS IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM ARMSTRONG PARK. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF BRIDGE BUILDING. I CALL THEM CULTURAL CORRIDORS. HOW DO WE GET A LOVE IF A CHAIR OF THE ARTS COMMISSION, BY THE WAY, IF WE'RE LEANING INTO THE ARTS, IF WE'RE CREATING SOME CULTURAL HOTSPOTS IN THE CITY, HOW? AND WITHIN OUR WITHIN OUR CULTURAL DISTRICT, HOW DO WE FEED THEM OUT TO THE REST OF THE CITY? WHAT'S OUR MAP? WHAT'S DOWNTOWN DUNCANVILLE GOING TO LOOK LIKE WITH A VIBRANT CULTURAL DISTRICT? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AROUND IT? AND THEN IT'S AN IMPORTANT ANSWER. THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YET. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE ARTS COMMISSION IS GOING TO DO AS WE BRING THIS IN IS WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM CONVERSATIONS FROM LIKE THE TEXAS COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS. LOTS OF NEW IDEAS ARE GOING TO BE ON US. DOCTOR FAIN CAME AND PRESENTED THE ARTS COMMISSION. IT WAS NOT AN ACTION ITEM. THERE'S NO ACTION ITEM ON IT. IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT DOES OPEN UP A LOT OF REALLY GREAT QUESTIONS. IF WE START TO USE THIS AS A MODEL, AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT BENEFIT THE ARTS OR THE CULTURAL INTEGRITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, I CAN IMAGINE ARTIST RESIDENCIES IN HERE. I CAN IMAGINE ARTIST HOUSING IN HERE. I CAN IMAGINE LOTS OF WAYS TO BRING THE ACTIVITY BACK AND FORTH. SO I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO TALK ABOUT YAY OR NAY ON THIS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CONSIDER THESE AS YOU CONSIDER A LARGER PICTURE AND PRECEDENTS FOR FUTURE REQUESTS. IF WE DO REALLY WELL WITH THIS CULTURAL DISTRICT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET LOTS OF REQUESTS LIKE THIS. WE CALL IT FROM DOWNTOWN TO THE AREAS AROUND IT. SO THIS IS JUST TO ADD TO THE FORMULA THAT YOUR ALGORITHM, AS YOU THINK ABOUT THIS IS THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF, OF A CULTURAL ASSET, A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ARTS AND THE LIVABILITY OF THE COMMUNITY. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO BE ON THE RECORD FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.ANYONE ELSE? PUBLIC HEARING. KENNETH BAIN, 938 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE. I LITTLE HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY GOING WAY BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDER. AS FAR AS STRUCTURALLY, ETC. AND ALL THIS A REAL QUESTION ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF IT, JUST FROM A POINT OF VIEW OF WHAT YOU'RE STARTING OFF WITH AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. THE OTHER IS YOU'VE GOT A PROPERTY RIGHT ADJACENT TO THAT, AND IT STILL HADN'T COME TO FRUITION AS FAR AS THE FINANCING AND THE MONEY THAT'S PUT INTO IT. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT I WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE THIS AREA UPGRADED BECAUSE I WOULD. BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO. BUILT AS A BOARD I KNOW ARE VERY FRUGAL WITH WHAT YOU DO. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY YOU HAVE, BUT THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE DEPEND ON Y'ALL AS CITIZENS TO DECIDE AS FAR AS WHERE THE MONEY GOES AND HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO GO AROUND, AND WHETHER IT'S BETTER TO PUT IT IN ONE POT OR MULTIPLE POTS. SO. NOW. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE HERE IN TOWN IS YOU MAKE SURE WHO YOU'RE GETTING IN BED WITH OR, OR YOU MAKE A DEAL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST KIND OF A WORD TO THE WISE THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK IN BEHALF OF THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEE? OKAY. LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NONE. SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR COMMENT. OKAY. ALL
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RIGHT. SO BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE AN ITEM. EXCUSE ME. THE LAST REMAINING ITEM IS THE RESOLUTION. WE'VE HEARD STAFF PRESENTATION. YOU HAD A QUESTION. JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU OKAY. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS THERE WAS A THOUGHT AND A VISION, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE PREVIOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THAT COLLABORATION. AND IT'S A GOOD VISION. IT'S A GOOD COLLABORATION. AND IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD STORY TO TELL.OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IS JUST COORDINATING THE TIMING OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, YOU KNOW? AND HOW DOES THAT FIT IN? HOW DOES THE IMPROVEMENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS, THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS COMPLEMENT THE IMPROVEMENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND JUST THE SEQUENCING OF THAT AND LOOKING FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. WE DID EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF WE DID EXPLORE A SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL GRANTS THAT WE THINK THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR, SO THAT COULD ASSIST US WITH SOME OF THE PARTIAL FUNDING. BUT THIS PROJECT TO THE STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE EARLIER HAS A DOMINO EFFECT. AND BY THAT, I MEAN, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST THIS STRETCH OF WHEATLAND, WE START THINKING ABOUT THE REMAINING STRETCH, THE STRETCH THAT TAKES YOU ALL THE WAY TO MAINE AND WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE AND HIGHEST AND BEST USES. AND CONTINUING WITH THAT, WITH THAT THEME THAT THE CORE ALL THE WAY TO MAIN STREET AND POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, WEST AND EAST, BUT IT'S GOT TO START SOMEWHERE. AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS, BUT IT ALSO HAS US THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE REST OF THE CORRIDOR COULD LOOK LIKE AND JUST COMPLEMENT THE EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING IN THESE IN THESE CROSS SECTIONS, AND ALSO TAKING US. AT LOOKING AT THE USES. WHAT'S THE HIGHEST AND BEST FOR THAT STRETCH. SO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THAT ADDED CONTEXT FOR MEMBERS. MR. GRAHAM, GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE HE'S AT ON THIS PROJECT. WE'VE TAKEN ONE OF THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS. EXCUSE ME. AND GUTTED IT AND.
HAVE ONE UNIT BASICALLY FINISHED FOR MORE COMING ON TRYING TO DO ABOUT FOUR A MONTH. SO WE'VE STARTED OUR SITE. JUST JUST TO ADD TO I'M SORRY, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I CAN, I APOLOGIZE UNLESS YOU WANT TO INTERVENE AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT. I JUST ALONG WITH THE UPDATE FOR DOCTOR FANG, DOCTOR FANG HAS CONTRACTED OUR FIRM TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURING OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, BE ABLE TO EXPAND THE VISION AND INVITE NOT ONLY THE EDC BOARD, BUT ALSO THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENGAGE WITH A MORE THAN WILLING DEVELOPER AND PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAS BEEN BORN AND RAISED HERE IN DUNCANVILLE AND HAS A PASSION FOR THESE THINGS, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A PARTICULAR ACTIVATION. AS COMMENTED BEFORE THAT WE SURE HOPE WOULD CATALYZE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THE NEARBY AREA AND BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ONGOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR YOU ALL. SO I'M ALSO IN REPRESENTATION OF DOCTOR FAIN TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THE STRUCTURING AND THE VISION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ITSELF. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE UNITS BEING RENOVATED? ONE BEDROOM ONLY APARTMENTS, ONE BEDROOM OR ABOUT 652 BEDROOMS? OKAY, AND THE AVERAGE COST IS LIKE 40,000 PER UNIT. DID I SEE THAT? YES, IT IS SO 40. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST TO ADD A NOTE, JUST TO ADD A NOTE TO THAT, EVERY UNIT HAS TO BE COMPLETELY GUTTED OUT, LIKE NEW PLUMBING. EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE REDONE IN THE BUILDING. MOST OF THE STRUCTURES ARE OKAY WITH HAVING THE CORRECT PLUMBING ISSUES WHERE UPGRADING ELECTRICAL, BECAUSE WHEN THESE WERE BUILT THEY HAD CROWDED. SO OKAY, WE'RE GOING BACK TO DOING THAT, UPGRADING THE LIGHTING. THERE'S ONE ALMOST FINISHED. IF WE PUT THE FURNITURE IN NOW THERE'S A SHOW OKAY. WHERE OKAY. WHAT'S A CHANGE IN YOUR REMODEL? WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW? I ACTUALLY THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AND WE ALL PLACED ON THE MARKET I ANTICIPATE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH, MAYBE MORE. IS THE QUESTION. WHAT
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WOULD THE RENT VARIATION BE ONCE THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS COMPLETED? SO BASED ON THAT COMMENT, I ACTUALLY HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. RIGHT. SO I CAN CLEARLY SEE, AS YOU POINTED OUT, MR. DIRECTOR, THE VISION BOTH BASED ON PROXIMITY OBVIOUSLY, TO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COMPLEX, ARMSTRONG PARK. RIGHT. AND OUR KIND OF OUR CULTURAL HUB. I WOULD ALSO ADD TO THAT WHEATLAND PLAZA, RIGHT, AS THE MOST, YOU KNOW, RECENT EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT IMPROVEMENT ALONG THAT CORRIDOR, RIGHT. BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, RIGHT. AS ONE COMPONENT OF THIS PROPOSAL AND GRANT, MEANING IT'S LITERALLY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD BE OWNED BY THE CITY. IT'S COMPLETE STREETSCAPES, IT'S SIDEWALKS. IT'S MAYBE PUBLIC AREAS OF PLAZA. AND THEN THE SECOND COMPONENT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, RIGHT? PUBLIC DOLLARS TO PARTICIPATE IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE FORM OF A GRANT. WHAT I'M USED TO WHEN WE'RE MAKING THIS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT TO IT BEING MUCH MORE THAN A GRANT, INSTEAD, IT ACTUALLY IS A PARTNERSHIP, MEANING IT'S PARTY TO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE OPERATING PROFORMA. WE HAVE THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT WHAT THE PREVAILING LEASE RATES ARE. VACANCY RATES. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FORECASTING FORWARD. WHAT ACTUALLY IS THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT. IS IT GOING TO INCREASE THE AD VALOREM VALUE OR ARE THESE JUST DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN.AND SO THAT IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE APPARENT STILL FROM THE STAFF REPORT, THAT THERE'S STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE I GET THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE OWNED, BUT WHICH OF THE APARTMENTS OR DUPLEXES IS PROPOSED FOR WHICH PHASE. AND BUT WE JUST HAVE A ROLLED UP NUMBER FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. RIGHT. I'M NOT ABLE TO DELINEATE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHOLE PROJECT, BUT WE CAN SAY OR TRANSLATE WHAT $2.1 MILLION EQUATES TO FOR 102 UNITS. RIGHT? WE CAN GET TO THAT MATH, BUT WE DON'T KNOW IS THE PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC TO PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND FOR WHAT FOR. AND SO THAT I FIND MYSELF STILL HAVING SOME UNANSWERED QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS, YOU KNOW, READING THE STAFF REPORT. BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY. BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STAFF TOO, IS STILL WORKING THROUGH THOSE QUESTIONS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL FOR THIS GRANT, BUT YET. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTION, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, BUT STILL TAKE ACTION ON THE PROPOSAL. SO THAT'S MY INITIAL COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS. SO, MR. HARTMAN, SO TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE THAT KIND OF DETERMINATION THIS EVENING. IT SEEMS LIKE OTHER PARTIES TO THIS PROCESS HAVE HAD TIME TO CRAFT WHAT IT IS THAT. THEY WANT TO PROPOSE.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I GOT 48 72 HOURS, SO I'M REALLY NOT THAT GOOD. SO I'M I'M GOING I'M GOING TO NEED SOME MORE TIME PERSONALLY TO, TO FLESH OUT SOME THINGS. AND FOR SOME REASON. I'M HAVING A CONCEPTUAL PROBLEM WITH FUNDING A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITH. SALES TAXES. IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME THAT THIS WHOLE THING IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SPACE. WELL, THAT'S WHAT PROPERTY TAXES DOES. AND SO I DON'T SEE MUCH RETAIL GOING INTO THIS. AND SO I'M TRYING TO GET THE CONNECTION AS TO WHAT DOES EDC GET OUT OF THIS. I SEE WHAT THE CITY GETS.
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BUT SO THAT'S THAT'S PART OF THE. ADJUSTED PRESENTATION MOVING FORWARD. THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE INCLUDED TO KIND OF GET ME TO YES. I CAN'T GET TO YES TONIGHT. FORGET ABOUT IT, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY. JUST A SECOND. THERE ANY ANY OTHER COMMENTS, BOARD MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. BUT I GUESS BEFORE WE DO THAT AND HE MAY ADDRESS IT. AND I GUESS TO YOUR POINT, MY QUESTION WOULD BE PART OF OUR ROLE IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT ASPECT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND BEFORE I GO AHEAD AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUBLICLY STATE THAT BOTH COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY BOTH MR. CHAIRMAN, AS WELL AS MR. HARVEY ARE SPOT ON. WE ALSO FEEL ON THE PRIVATE SIDE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION PRESENTED TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY THE INVOLVEMENT AND ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME TIME FOR THIS BOARD TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME CONSIDERATIONS AS TO WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE EXACTLY THE TYPE OF ECONOMIC IMPACT YOU ALSO WISH TO DESIRE. OUR JOB, PRIMARILY REPRESENTING DOCTOR FAIN, IS TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THOSE COMPONENTS, BE ABLE TO UPDATE SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SAW, BECAUSE THOSE WERE BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE VARIABLE, MORE SO NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE DO REQUEST IS NOT ONLY EQUITABLE FOR THE PRIVATE SIDE TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS PROJECT UP AND GOING, BUT ALSO EQUITABLE ON THE PUBLIC SIDE, MEANING THAT IT MAY BE PARTIALLY PROVIDED BY THE EDC. IT MAY BE PARTIALLY PROVIDED BY THE CITY. IT COULD ALSO BE PHASED OUT AS WELL. SO IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE STICKER SHOCK OF HAVING TO PAY A LUMP SUM FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WE'RE ALSO TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION TO BE RESPECTFUL OF YOUR CURRENT BALANCE SHEET AS WELL. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THE FIRST PART. THE SECOND PART IN REGARDS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALSO ALIGNS WITH A WILLING DEVELOPER AND PROPERTY OWNER TO BE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY SPREAD THE MESSAGE AND SAY, WHAT WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO SEE TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FACTOR? WHEN WE FIRST SAW THE RENDERINGS AND ELEVATIONS THAT YOU ALL HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SEE TODAY ON OUR SIDE, WE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT IS THERE FLEXIBILITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT SOMETHING MORE TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE EDC BOARD, TO BE ABLE TO JUST ENHANCE THE PROJECT'S VISION EVEN FURTHER, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. DOCTOR FAIN, THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WAS YES. THERE IS WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH THE CULTURAL DISTRICT THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED IN PROXIMITY, OR IF IT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAN ALSO ALLUDE TO A MORE LIVABLE, BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT THAT ALSO HAS THESE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENTS TO IT. ALL OF THAT IS ALSO UP FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT WE ACTUALLY WOULD RECOMMEND AT THIS MOMENT OF TIME, IF THE ITEM TO BE TABLED, TO ONLY BE RECONSIDERED FOR THE FOLLOWING MEETING. SO THAT WAY IT GIVES US PLENTY OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THAT SITUATED AND PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL THE, I GUESS, MEDIUM BEST CASE SCENARIO WOULD BE TO AT LEAST APPROVE THE PRESIDENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO START STRUCTURING, CONTINGENT UPON AN APPROVAL FOR THE FOLLOWING MEETING, BUT THAT IS ALL BASED ON THE APPETITE AND DESIRE OF THIS BOARD. SO I JUST WANT HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION AS WELL AS ADDRESSES SOME OF THE OTHER PRIOR COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A MOTION, I'M NOT MISTAKEN. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE MOVE IT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BEFORE WE REQUEST THE SECOND TO VOTE ON THAT MOTION. WE ALSO HAVE HEARD A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT TO ACTUALLY TABLE THIS ITEM TO ANOTHER REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING TO ALLOW FOR STAFF. THE BOARD, TO DELIBERATE AND CONSIDER WHICH DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO. I GUESS I WANT TO TALK TO THE ATTORNEY AGAIN, KNOWING WE STILL HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXPECTATIONS. DO WE NEED TO MAKE CONCESSIONS TO TAKE ACTION OR NOT? RIGHT.
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ARE YOU ASKING CAN YOU STILL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IF THEY TABLED THE ITEM OR. YEAH. YES.OKAY. YOU'RE THERE. YEAH. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TABLE IT RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT. NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I JUST WANTED TO IS ABOUT LEARNING MORE FROM ME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE HEARD THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, RIGHT TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
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SECOND. OKAY. ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PATRICK HARVIE.HI, CAROLYN THOMPSON. HI, MARLENE GOFF GREG DELUCA. HI. DEVELOPING. HI, TOM SAVAGE SORRY I THANK YOU OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IT IS 7:32 P.M. I'M LIKE REALLY? THAT HAPPENS TO ME
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TOO. SO SOME CALLS BACK TO ORDER. IT IS 8:37 P.M. WE'RE NOW BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION WITH[7. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
THE OKAY. SO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. MR. JOKER, FOR THE FOR THE ITEM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS TO ALLOW STAFF AMPLE TIME TO RESEARCH ANY OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS, APPLICATION, OMISSIONS AND ANY OTHER. FINANCIAL BUDGETS THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HAS TO MAKE A BETTER DECISION ON THIS AT A FUTURE DATE. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM FOUR B SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. BEFORE WE GO OKAY. ROLL CALL. OKAY. PATRICK HARVEY. AYE. CAROLYN THOMPSON HI. MARLIN CALL. ALL RIGHT GREG, HI. DANELLA. PAYNE. TANYA SAVAGE. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN AT 838 SECOND. OKAY. CALL ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? HI. CAROLYN THOMPSON. HI, GREG. ZILKA. HI. MARLIN. GOLF. HI. DANELLA PAYNE. HI.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.