Apr 15, 2025 City Council

THOSE CONTACTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OKAY, WE ARE SET, WE'RE LIVE, AND WE WILL BEGIN OUR WORK

[WORK SESSION / BRIEFING]

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YES, SIR. SO IT WAS CLEAR THAT YOU DESCRIBED THE BEGINNING, THAT WE USED TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY ON THE ASSET FORFEITURE MONIES TO USE FOR OUR OWN BENEFIT. THE LEGISLATION. IS THAT WHAT IT IS THAT'S CHANGED THIS FOR THIS ILA. SO WHAT? THIS ILA IS OUR PREVIOUS ILA EXPIRED IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. SO ALL THIS IS CONTINUING WITH IT NOW. THERE IS SOME CHANGES TO IT AND SOME OF THE CHANGES IS PROPERTY. SO PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE WOULD SEIZE PROPERTY THROUGH THESE INVESTIGATIONS, WE COULD THEN USE IT ON OUR OWN. WE HAVE MONITORS IN OUR STATION THAT WE SEIZE FROM PEOPLE. WE CAN NO LONGER DO THAT UNDER THIS NEW AGREEMENT. THE NEW AGREEMENT REQUIRES US NOW TO SELL IT AND THEN PROVIDE THE SHERIFF. I'M SORRY, NOT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S. A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THAT SALE.

OKAY. I THOUGHT I SAW AS I READ FURTHER THAT I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT AN APPEAL, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO STILL ASK, IS THAT AN OPTION? NO. SO WE WENT BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO AMEND SOME OF THE THINGS. THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT THEY KIND OF DUG THEIR HEELS IN. EVERYTHING ELSE WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE. AND YOU PRETTY MUCH ASKED THE QUESTION, BUT I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH. SO WHEN YOU SELL THE ITEMS, THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS TO PURCHASE ITEMS THAT YOU NEED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. THOSE THOSE PROCEEDS WOULD THEN GO INTO OUR ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS. YES, MA'AM. SO AND WOULD YOU JUST REALLY FOR EVERYBODY IF I COULD YOU DEFINE PROPERTY. SO PROPERTY IS ANYTHING, ANYTHING OTHER THAN LIKE A VEHICLE. MONEY. THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT'S LIKE TV MONITORS. I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY. BUT WE'VE SEIZED DENTURES. THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF THAT'S ITEMS. THROUGH THE PROCEEDS OF THEIR ILLEGAL ENTERPRISE, THEY PURCHASE THIS STUFF, AND WE'RE ABLE TO SEIZE THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE OF IT. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. ITEM FOUR D CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF TELEPHONE AND COMMUNICATION DATA SYSTEMS AND SOLUTION SERVICES FROM RING CENTRAL TO INTER LOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM TIPS CONTRACT AND THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $413,999 FOR FIVE YEARS. PAID ANNUALLY AT $82,799.80 PER YEAR.

I T DIRECTOR CLAYTON GANZER IS HERE AND I ALSO SHARE WITH YOU OUR IT DIRECTOR ON THESE PHONE SYSTEMS AND EVEN ON THE MOBILE SOLUTIONS THAT THE CITY PROVIDES. HE HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIND SOURCES OF REVENUE AND REDUCE EXPENDITURES AND MAKING DEALS WITH THESE

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OKAY. ITEM FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION 20 2543, WHICH WOULD REQUEST THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, OR PNC, TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR 626 CREST SIDE DRIVE, DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, 75 137 TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS RELATING TO SPECIFIC USE. PERMIT AND DIRECTOR BURR IS HERE TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS OR SHARE WITH YOU. HE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AFTER THE LAST TIME WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE GO BACK TO PNC AND ASK THEM TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, TO HEAR SPECIFICALLY FROM THE RESIDENTS ABOUT CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE. YES, FROM THE RESIDENTS. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAVE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER A SERIES OF CONDITIONS TO BRING FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. WE YET HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING AT THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL, BUT WE CAN TAKE IT BACK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WHERE THIS ALL STARTED, AND THEN WILL RETURN TO US MORE TIME. QUESTION. WELL, IS THAT A QUESTION? JUST A COMMENT OR JUST JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY AGAIN, THAT THIS PROPERTY OWNER BUILT THE WAREHOUSE. THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO VIOLATE THE TERMS OF THE SCP. JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT IT'S NOTHING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS DONE. AND IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT IN THE PACKET, THE NOTES FROM WHEN WE DID APPROVE THAT SUV, YOU'LL SEE THAT EVERYTHING THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO, THEY DID. SO THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY ON THE WAREHOUSE. BUT AND THEN SECOND, JUST TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR GOING BACK TO REVIEW THIS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST SHOWING GOOD FAITH TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS ARE SHOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE IMPACT OF BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL ROAD. AND NOW THEY'VE GOT BIG TRUCKS AND A SMALL ROAD. YEAH. I THINK ALL IN ALL, IF THERE WERE SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE COME UP, AND I APPRECIATE THE TWO LADIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN OUR MEETINGS AND BEEN DILIGENT ABOUT THAT. AND FOR COUNCILMAN KOONTZ, EXCUSE ME, STEPPING IN TO KIND OF PUT IT TOGETHER AND I THINK WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE ON TO OUR CITY CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE APRIL CALENDAR. APRIL 17TH IS THE SENIOR EASTER EGG HUNT AT THE SENIOR CENTER. AND ALSO AT 630, THE BOND COMMITTEE MEETING CITY HOLIDAY ON FRIDAY THE 18TH FOR GOOD FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY IS OPERATION CLEAN DUNCANVILLE AND THE WELLNESS DAY, WHICH IS ALSO IN ARMSTRONG PARK. ON APRIL 24TH. WE HAVE COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR AT NOON, AND ALSO I HAVE HAD FOUR RESPONSES ON THE SPECIAL MEETING THAT. FOUR RESPONSES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ATTEND. SO IF WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ON THE 24TH, WE JUST NEED TO COME UP WITH A TIME. AND MOST PEOPLE SAID AFTER FIVE. OKAY, SO YOU GOT FOUR

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OKAY. ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT? OKAY. OKAY, SO THAT SPECIAL MEETING IS APRIL 24TH AT 5:05 P.M, APRIL 26TH IS OUR CONCERT IN THE PARK. APRIL 28TH, WE MOVED THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET WORKSHOP. IT'LL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER AT 6:00. APRIL 29TH IS GOING TO BE LAB FEST AT THE SENIOR CENTER AT 630. ON THE MAY CALENDAR. WE HAVE YES OR COMMENT IS. IS OPERATION BETWEEN DUNCANVILLE. WE HAVE WHETHER THAT WILL HAPPEN. IT WAS CANCELED FROM THE FIFTH THE SAME THING AND SO I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY FROM PARKS. YOU PROBABLY HAVE CLOSER BECAUSE THE OTHER THING IS, I KNOW THAT EVEN THIS COMING WEEKEND, RIGHT. THERE'S TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLE STORMS THIS COMING WEEKEND. RIGHT? YEAH. SORRY. OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. FOR THE MAY CALENDAR, WE HAVE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ON MAY 1ST AT THE RECREATION CENTER. WE HAVE BALLOON FEST ON MAY 2ND. THAT'S IN ARMSTRONG PARK, ELECTION DAY ON MAY 3RD. CINCO DE MAYO AT 1030, AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON MAY THE 5TH. AND ALSO A BOND COMMITTEE MEETING THAT NIGHT AT 630. WE HAVE THE SENIORS MOTHER'S DAY BREAKFAST ON MAY THE 9TH AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND MOVIES IN THE PARK ON MAY 10TH, THE NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL DAY IS MAY 12TH, AND THAT'S AT THE AMPHITHEATER.

WE ALSO HAVE A BOND COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 15TH HERE IN THE BRIEFING ROOM AND CONCERT IN THE PARK ON THE 17TH. COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR ON MAY 22ND, AND THE SENIOR CENTER SENIOR PROM ON MAY 22ND. ON MAY 26TH IS THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY AND ALSO MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT MEMORIAL PARK. AND MAY 31ST IS THE FIRE TRUCK PULL AT ARMSTRONG PARK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE NOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. IS THERE A PNC MEETING ON? THE FIRST? FIRST MONDAY? YES.

SO, COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE'S A TENTATIVE. WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS. I KNOW IT WAS EVEN SPEAKING WITH DIRECTOR PEREIRA THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT A POSSIBLE MEETING ON MAY THE 5TH.

YES. THERE IS ALSO A BOND COMMITTEE MEETING. WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS TAKE CARE OF A COUPLE OF APPLICATIONS THAT ARE READY TO FREE TO JUMP IN HERE, THAT ARE READY TO BE HEARD SO THAT THEY'RE MEETING ON MAY 12TH, IS SCHEDULED TO ONLY FOCUS ON LIFE SCOPE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD LIKELY TAKE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO WHAT? BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON BOTH OF THOSE. THERE ARE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. YES. AND DO WE WANT TO SCHEDULE THEM WHERE THEY'RE COMPETING FOR ONE ANOTHER? WELL, I THINK THAT'S THE CHALLENGE. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH.

SO WHAT I'M LOOKING RIGHT NOW TO UNDERSTAND AND HEAR BACK FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THAT IF WE HAVE ENOUGH THAT ARE ABLE TO ATTEND TO HAVE A QUORUM, DESPITE HAVING TWO MEMBERS THAT WILL BE IN THE BOND COMMITTEE, FROM WHAT I KNOW, WE'RE NOT THAT FAR AWAY FROM HAVING A QUORUM. WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT AN ALTERNATIVE DATES, BUT AS WE LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE DATES, AT LEAST FOR THAT WEEK, THE ONLY OTHER OPTION WOULD BE WEDNESDAY.

AND I SAY ONLY OTHER OPTION ONLY BECAUSE TUESDAY OF THAT WEEK IS CITY COUNCIL. ONLY. THURSDAY OF THAT WEEK HAPPENS TO BE THE DAY BEFORE THE SPRING FEST, AND SO WE CAN PUSH IT ANOTHER WEEK. BUT THAT JUST DELAYS THE PRESENTATION. AND SO WHAT? WE DON'T WANT TO HOLD IT BACK ANYMORE THAN WE NEED TO. BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, WE DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS RIGHT TO PUT THEM ON THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, WHICH WAS THE 12, AND HAVE THEM BE IN WITH LIFE SCHOOL. AND JUST THAT WOULD BE A VERY, VERY BUSY EVENING. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY OF HOW TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND THE 12. BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, MAKE UP FOR SOME OF THE LOST TIME AND JUST KEEP THESE APPLICATIONS MOVING FORWARD. AND THERE'S SEVERAL

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AGAIN, NOT TO NOT PENALIZE THE APPLICANTS. RIGHT. COOL. THAT'S GOOD. YOU SAID THE THURSDAY IS SPRING FESTIVAL. THAT'S ON MAY 2ND. IT'S THE NIGHT. NO, NO. I'M SORRY. IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE. SO WE WANT. WHAT? WE CAN'T HAVE IT IS WE WANT TO HAVE STAFF HERE. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY, ANOTHER LONG DAY. YOU'RE SAYING MAY 8TH. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MAY 1ST? MAY 1ST THURSDAY MAY 1ST. THAT MAY 1ST. YES THAT'S TRUE. MAY 8TH. DO YOU HAVE. BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE IT BEFORE THE 12TH. THE SOONER THE BETTER TO NOT ADD LOAD IT UP. AND THEN I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITH AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW THE MATERIAL FOR LIFE SCHOOL, AND NOT INUNDATE THEM WITH ALL THIS OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE ALL THE OTHER CASES. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO DO MY BEST TO MANAGE THE EXPECTATIONS. WHY WAS IT CANCELED? I'M SORRY, WHY WAS IT CANCELED? THE SCHEDULED MEETING. THE SCHEDULED MEETING? BECAUSE WE DISCOVERED A COUPLE OF ISSUES WITH THE PETITIONS AND THE NOTICES. SO WE'RE ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND NOT PUTTING THE APPLICANT OR THE CITY IN ANY POSITION OF LIABILITY FOR SOMEONE QUESTIONING THE FAIR AND DUE PROCESS. THANK YOU. AND WHILE THIS IS A MINOR SETBACK, WE'RE AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO KEEP THINGS BACK ON TRACK AND MOVING DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU. OKAY.

I DO HAVE TWO OTHER. OH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH. OKAY. ITEM THREE A BRIEFING PRESENTATION ON THE NEED TO APPOINT NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE JUNGLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE TIP BOARD, BOND COMMITTEE, AND VARIOUS COMMISSIONS. IF I COULD START. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST TOUCH ON, SPECIFICALLY THE BOND COMMITTEE, AND I KNOW WE HAD A REQUEST TO BRING THIS UP, I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I RECEIVED A REQUEST LAST NIGHT. THE DC EDC ELECTED PATRICK HARVEY AS ITS PRESIDENT. SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST IS THE PRESIDENT HAS SERVED AS THE DC EDC REPRESENTATIVE AND MAYOR. I KNOW HE WAS YOUR APPOINTMENT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MIGHT SUGGEST, JUST SO THAT COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO CHANGE RESOLUTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE, HE COULD SERVE AS THE DC DC'S REPRESENTATIVE IN HIS ROLE AS PRESIDENT. AND THEN YOU COULD JUST FILL THE VACANT POSITION AS YOUR APPOINTMENT THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP. OKAY, SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. SO YOU CAN ALSO DISCUSS THAT. OKAY. WELL, I DO HAVE A CHOICE FOR THAT TO FILL THAT POSITION, BUT I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO CONTACT THAT INDIVIDUAL. ALTHOUGH THEY'VE COMMITTED I WANT TO NOW THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE SELECTION OF THE DC EDC CHAIR, I WANT TO CONTACT THIS PERSON AND FORMALLY ANNOUNCE IT BEFORE I BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. BUT I DO HAVE A SELECTION. AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER TWO WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE DC, DC AND TIFF. YEAH. SO I GUESS I'LL START WITH THIS AND THEN GO BACKWARDS. SO WE HAVE A WE CURRENTLY HAVE A NUMBER OF VACANCIES. FORGIVE ME, THE ONE ON THE BOND ADVISORY THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. SO THAT'S NOT APPLICABLE ANY LONGER. BUT AT THE TIME WE PUT THIS IT WAS OUT THERE. BUT I HAD BROUGHT THIS TO YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO AND REALLY KIND OF STARTED WITH THE MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION AND THE FACT THAT IT'S A 12 MEMBER COMMISSION AND THERE'S FOUR VACANCIES. IT'S A LARGE GROUP, YOU KNOW, THE ARTS COMMISSION IS A IS A CONSISTS OF NINE MEMBERS.

AND AT THE TIME THERE WERE SEVERAL IDEAS THAT WERE TOSSED OUT. ONE IS MAYBE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS FROM NINE, EXCUSE ME, FROM 12 TO 9, TO BE IN LINE WITH THE, WITH THE ARTS COMMISSION. BUT THEN THERE WAS ALSO SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POSSIBLE THE POSSIBILITY OF CONSOLIDATING AS A RESULT OF MRBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION PLAN THAT THEY CONDUCTED LAST YEAR. AND THIS IS ONE ONE OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY ASKED FOR CONSIDERATION OF FILLING VACANCIES AND CONSOLIDATING COMMITTEES, BOARDS COMMISSION AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. SO WE'RE BACK HERE SEEKING SOME DIRECTION ON WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH

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WELL, AND VICTOR, IF I COULD. SO VICTOR AND I BOTH WENT BACK. WE WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT SPECIFICALLY THE MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION, AND WE REWATCHED THE VIDEO. THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT CAME OUT. AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER COMBS, YOU SPECIFICALLY SAID, CAN WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AGAIN ABOUT THIS BEFORE TAKING AN ACTION? SO WE WANTED TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO KIND OF HAVE A CHAT ABOUT IT.

WELL, YES. OKAY. GO AHEAD. WHAT GOT A NUMBER OF THOUGHTS ON A COUPLE OF THEM. BUT STARTING WITH THE MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION, SINCE WE APPOINT THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT THEY'RE DISCUSSING AND WHERE THEY'RE HEADED OR MAKING ANY DECISIONS. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ANY OF THEIR MEETINGS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING OR WHAT THEY'RE NOT DOING MEETINGS. SO AND THAT BRINGS THE QUESTION TO ME IS LIKE, HAVE THEY MET? BECAUSE I KNOW NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY HAD MET SINCE I WAS ON THE BOARD AND THAT WAS IN 20. AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE DO OUR BEST TO MEET WITH ALL OF THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. EVEN IF A BOARD HASN'T MET. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I REMEMBER AT THE VERY ONSET OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY COMMISSION, THEY HAD THE SAME STRUGGLE IN AFTER THEIR INCEPTION. AND WE AS A CITY AT THAT TIME, IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. I THINK WE'RE WE'RE NEGLIGENT IN PROVIDING THEM WITH THE GUIDANCE THEY NEEDED SO THEY COULD FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR MISSION WAS. YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO READ A MISSION STATEMENT AND A MISSION STATEMENT, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY THERE, IN THE CASE OF THESE CASES, I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE TO LISTEN TO THEM. WHAT WHAT WHAT THEIR QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. THEY EVEN GOT TO A POINT WHERE THEY KIND OF WENT OUT AND MADE UP SOMETHING ON THEIR OWN, AND IT TURNED OUT NOT TO BE A BAD IDEA, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T IN THEIR PURVIEW. AND THAT WAS THE STREET TOPPER'S. SO IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

SO, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO THEM FOR GETTING CREATIVE. BUT I THINK WE THERE'S STILL A SENSE OF NOT FEELING LIKE THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN A VERY SPECIFIC DIRECTION ON HOW THEY MAY GO FORWARD. SO I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT TO IT, THAT AS SOON AS WE CAN, WE TRY TO WE TRY TO MEET WITH SOME OF THESE, NOT ALL OF THEM THAT ARE UP THERE, BUT SOME OF THEM, SO THAT WE CAN TALK TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE BOARD SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE DROPPING OFF BECAUSE, AGAIN, LACK OF PARTICIPATION, LACK OF MEETINGS, THE QUICKER WE CAN GET THERE AND SHOW THAT WE CARE, I THINK IT'LL SEND A STRONG MESSAGE. SO THAT'S JUST ME. YES, MA'AM. I KNOW THE CHAIR IS ALSO SOMETIMES CHARGED WITH PROVIDING REPORTS TO COUNCIL. IF WE CAN'T GET OUR SCHEDULES ALIGNED OR WE CAN MEET, MAYBE THAT'S AN OPTION WHERE THEY COME AND REPORT UPDATES TO US THE SAME WAY THAT ARTS COMMISSION HAS DONE IN THE PAST. AND I BELIEVE WE'VE MET JOINT MEETING WITH PARKS BOARD, JOINT MEETING WITH LIBRARY. SO I THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA IF EITHER WE CAN ALIGN OUR SCHEDULES OR HAVE THE CHAIR COME AND DO A PRESENTATION TO US OF UPDATES, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT OPTION. SO WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE ABOUT GETTING SOMETHING LIKE THAT SET UP, WHERE WE CAN HAVE THEM DO A PRESENTATION. AT OUR MEETING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE COMING UP AND DOING A PREPARED PRESENTATION, SINCE SOME OF THEM MAY NOT HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE. SO I THINK THAT CAN WHOEVER THE LIAISON IS, WE'RE NOT INTIMIDATED. COULD HELP.

YEAH. IT'S JUST IF THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE BEFORE, YOU'RE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THAT. IT CAN BE INTIMIDATING. AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF US NECESSARILY. I THINK I HAD ANOTHER ONE DOWN THERE, JOE. YES, SIR. SO THIS IS I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS ONE, BECAUSE I HATE TO TURN AWAY ANY VOLUNTEER THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE ARTS COMMISSION IS FULLY STAFFED. BUT WE HAVE VACANCIES HERE. AT SOME POINT, THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE ROLLING OFF, AND WHO ARE WE GOING TO GET TO REPLACE THEM? SO I THINK THAT WE CAN USE THE MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION AS A STEPPING STONE ONE TO HELP ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY INVOLVED. AND WITH THE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PROMISED, BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING ON TO THE

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AND I DO REMEMBER MR. RON STATING THAT THEY'VE GOT SUBCOMMITTEES WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMISSION, AND THERE'S ONLY NINE OF THEM. SO I'D SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT MAYBE DEFERRING SOME OF THOSE EVENTS TO THE MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO, BECAUSE IT'S ALL ARTS, IT'S ALL DIVERSITY, IT'S ALL EVERYTHING. SO HE SEEMED TO LIKE THE IDEA.

BUT OF COURSE, THAT'S JUST AN IDEA. IT'S A THOUGHT. WELL, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE IDEA THAT MISS GOODEN BROUGHT UP ABOUT BRINGING MAYBE THE CHAIR OF THAT BOARD IN TO TALK TO US, DO A PRESENTATION, HAVE A FEW MEMBERS HERE AS WELL, AND LET THEM GET COMFORTABLE WITH US AND WHAT OUR MISSION IS AND HOW WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM. AND THAT THAT COULD BE DISCUSSED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AFTER A FEW YEARS ON THAT BOARD, THEY MAY WANT TO LOOK TO ADVANCE ON TO ANOTHER BOARD. SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THEM IN THE IN THE CIRCLE THERE. OKAY. MR. THANK YOU. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A LITTLE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SUGGESTION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T WANT TO COME TO PRESENT AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS THEY'RE ABLE TO SUBMIT THAT IN WRITING OR MAKE IT, IT COULD BE PART OF THE REPORT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT THEY MET BLAH, BLAH BLAH OR WHATEVER. WHO IS THE LIAISON FOR THE MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS? OH, SHE'LL COME TO BLOWS AWAY SHE IF SHE COMES IN WITH THE CHAIRPERSON, I THINK THEY WOULD DO QUITE WELL GETTING THEIR MESSAGE ACROSS TO US. SO I, I LIKE THAT IDEA. SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM IN HERE. CAN WE DISCUSS GETTING NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY UP AND GOING? BECAUSE I THINK THAT ONE IS FULLY, FULLY STAFFED. SO LET'S DO THE SAME THING. LET'S GET THEM IN HERE AND GET THEM EXCITED AND SHOW THEM SUPPORT. I THINK IT'S THE LEAST WE CAN DO. AND I THINK THEY DO. THEY DO APPRECIATE THAT. OF COURSE. SO IS THE PREFERENCE OF THE COUNCIL TO FIRST TRY TO HOLD A JOINT MEETING AND THEN IN SECOND REPORTS, OR I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE STEPPED AWAY FROM THAT, ACTUALLY HAD A BETTER ANSWER THAN ME. SO BUT I THINK I SAW AGREEMENT THAT, THAT HAVING SOMEBODY COME HERE AND REPORT TO US. OKAY, A BRIEF PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. I NEED TO GO BACK TO THE MAYOR AND THE CDC. OKAY. TIFF? OH, NO, I JUST KIND OF DID A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW, BUT YES, WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY OUR ATTORNEY THAT WE CAN HAVE MEMBERS WHO CAN PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, BUT YOU STILL NEED A QUORUM PRESIDENT TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED. AND THAT HELPS. WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES.

AND WITH THE WITH THE TIFF BOARD, WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES. REALLY, WE WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE THE VACANCIES FILLED WITH THE TIFF BOARD, SO WE CAN PROVIDE ALL THE NEW MEMBERS WITH TRAINING, GIVE US A BACKGROUND FOR ABOUT THE TIFF BOARD. YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM ABOUT THE REVENUE, WHAT'S TRANSPIRED, PUT TOGETHER A REVISED PLAN FOR THE CORRIDOR.

TALK ABOUT HAVING A MEETING WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND SEE HOW THEY CAN COLLABORATE AND TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. OKAY. LET ME LET ME INTERRUPT FOR ONE SECOND. GO BACK TO THE EDC RIGHT NOW. WE CURRENTLY HAVE HOW MANY PENDING APPLICATIONS, BUT THE EDC, I HAVE ONE. NO, 22I HAVE TWO APPLICATIONS. OKAY. SO I HAD ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE, ANOTHER PERSON THAT I TALKED TO. HAVE THEY APPLIED YET? NO THEY HAVEN'T. SO WE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER APPLICATION COMING IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SO AT SOME POINT WE'LL HAVE TO GET THEM IN HERE AND INTERVIEW AND SEE IF WE CAN GET GET THOSE SPOTS FILLED.

I THINK WE'RE IN THE BEST SPOT THAT WE'VE BEEN IN IN A WHILE IN TERMS OF HAVING QUALIFIED PEOPLE THAT CONSIDER. OKAY, AND I BELIEVE, MAYOR, YOU ALSO HAVE THESE TWO. TIFF OKAY, GOOD. MR. KOCH. AND HOW OFTEN DOES DOES THE TIFF MEET MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ONCE A YEAR TO GO OVER THE BOARD, APPROVE IT, AND THEN FILE IT WITH THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE?

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OKAY. YES, SIR. SO REGARDING IN THE PAST, IT'S A HISTORICALLY IT'S BEEN SOMEBODY PICKS SOMEBODY FROM THEIR DISTRICT TO DO THAT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LISTED AS A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT OR NOT FROM WHAT I'VE READ. AND YEAH, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT TOO, BUT THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW IT'S BEEN DONE. BUT I'LL ALSO SAY THAT THE TIFF PRETTY MUCH. FALLS IN FIVE. CURRENTLY. AND SO. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS DONE THE WAY THAT IT WAS DONE, BUT I GUESS THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND EQUAL REPRESENTATION. BUT BUT TO ME IT'S LIKE THE CITY'S NOT THAT LARGE FOR EVERY DISTRICT HAS TO BE IN THERE. SO I WOULD SUGGEST POSSIBLY OPEN THAT UP. I THINK WE'VE COME TO THE REALIZATION WITH SOME OTHER BOARDS THAT OUR FOCUS NEEDS TO BE TO GET THE BOARDS FILLED WITH QUALIFIED PEOPLE, AND HOWEVER THAT ROLLS OUT, IT STILL WOULD BE THOSE AREAS THAT AREN'T TYPICALLY HIGH IN VOLUNTEERS COMING FORWARD THAT THOSE REPRESENTATIVES IN THOSE AREAS CAN CONTINUE TO WORK. AND I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING ON TALKING TO CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE AREAS TO GET THEM TO COME FORWARD AND START TO APPLY FOR SOME OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO I THINK WE'LL GET THERE. WE'LL GET BACK THERE WHERE THERE'S MORE SPREAD OUT AND DIVERSE.

REPRESENTATION PER PER OUR ZONING DISTRICTS, OUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS. BUT THAT'S GOING TO COME WITH TIME. RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT WE NEED TO FIND QUALIFIED PEOPLE AND GET THE POSITIONS FILLED. THAT'S MY OPINION. YEAH. IF I JUST COULD. SO NOW IS ACTUALLY A GOOD TIME TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND THINK ABOUT GETTING THESE VACANCIES FILLED. AS THE COMP PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE FINISHES UP, ITS WORK IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE THOSE FINDINGS AND THAT INFORMATION AND GO BACK TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION. SO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE.

AND IDEALLY, IF THE TIP BOARD WAS UP AND FUNCTIONING, AND WE DO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE TWO MEMBERS, I SHOULD SAY WE HAVE A I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE MEETING WITH ME. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT. IT'S NOT A MEETING. IT'S NOT A MEETING, BUT IT'S NOT A MEETING. BUT ANYWAY, WHERE WE CAN. YES. THANK YOU. WHERE WE CAN START TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND EVERYTHING. SO ANYWAY, SO NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO DO THIS. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S GOOD. AND ONE MORE POINT, MAYOR, IS THAT ALSO. TYPICALLY IN MR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF IT, BUT YOU TYPICALLY HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE DC EDC THAT IS A MEMBER OF BOTH THE EDC AND. SO THAT'S A. OKAY. YEAH. SO GOING BACK TO THE LEFT TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION WITH THE EDC, WE'RE SITTING HERE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THEM WITH THE WITH THE BYLAW AMENDMENTS, NEW GRANT POLICIES. IT'D BE REALLY NICE TO GET EVERYONE'S INPUT BEFORE WE FINALIZE THESE DOCUMENTS AND BRING THEM FORWARD FOR YOUR FORMAL CONSIDERATION. YOU KNOW, SAME THING WOULD APPLY WITH THE TIP BOARD. WE'RE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY IN THE TIF DISTRICT. MORE RECENTLY, SEEING THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE TOYOTA PROPERTY THAT HAPPENS TO BE IN THE TIF. AND I GOT WORD LAST WEEK THAT MARRIOTT HAS APPROVED THE SITES. AND SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHERE YOU GET MORE INTEREST IN THAT AREA, MORE INVESTMENT. SO WE WANT TO MAKE

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OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOT TIME FOR THIS ONE. ANY SESSION. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT WE'RE

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

[CALL TO ORDER]

THANK YOU. OKAY, FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS. OUR REPORTS AND MAYOR'S REPORT. I JUST WANT TO

[1.A. Mayor's Report.]

[1.B. Councilmembers' Reports]

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AND SO HATS OFF TO NOEL AND HIS TEAM AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN MAKING THAT EVENT HAPPEN. ALSO. SO MOST DUNCANVILLE HAD AN EVENT YESTERDAY EVENING. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME OUT AND HEAR THE GREAT STORIES OF OFFICER ARIAS, OUR, OUR VERY OWN, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER, AND TO SOMEONE, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I THINK HIS NAME WAS MR. PINCH, AND HE SHARED HIS STORY OF HOW HE GOT INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STARTED WHAT MOTIVATED HIM TO WANT TO WORK IN THAT FIELD. AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION AND ALLOWING ME TO COME OUT AND JOIN IN WITH YOU. IT WAS A GREAT TIME. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MCBURNETT. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'LL MAKE IT A THIRD.

THE EASTER EGG EVENT WAS A IS A WONDERFUL EVENT. PEOPLE HAD AN ENJOYABLE TIME. I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING EVENTS TOO, BECAUSE DUNCANVILLE HAS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'VE THERE'S DUNCAN'S ON THE SATURDAY THE 19TH. DUNCAN SWITCH IS COMING. OPERATION CLEAN DUNCANVILLE. AND ALSO THERE'S AN OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITY, WEATHER PENDING. OKAY.

ALSO JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY EASTER. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME AT EASTER. BUT WHEN I SEE THE PIP SHIRTS OUT HERE, TOO, BECAUSE APRIL 24TH IS WHEN PIP STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. AND SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN THAT IN THIS PARK, IT'S A IT'S A GOOD TIME TO TALK TO THEM AND BUT IT'S IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND OTHER EVENTS IN MAY. AND IF YOU I HAVE TO COMMEND THE CITY STAFF BECAUSE THEY PUT THIS COMMUNITY CALENDAR TOGETHER THAT YOU CAN SEE ONLINE, SO YOU CAN REFERENCE IT AS WELL. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN KOONTZ. THANK YOU.

MAYOR, I'M NOT SURE IF MY COMMENTS ARE GOING TO GO OVER MY ALLOTTED THREE MINUTES, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR PERMISSION AHEAD OF TIME. HOW MUCH TIME WOULD YOU LIKE, MR. KOONTZ? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO. HE CAN GO. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MCBURNETT, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PENNYBAKER. PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE ON. SIR. THANK YOU. SO I WANTED TO SHARE SOME NUMBERS THAT MOST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TYPICALLY DOESN'T GET TO HEAR THESE THINGS BECAUSE WE GET THIS INFORMATION, TYPICALLY AT THE VERY END OF LONG MEETINGS. AND SO JUST SOME NUMBERS TO SHARE WITH YOU. AND SO AND THIS IS FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY OF THIS YEAR TO MARCH OF THIS YEAR. SO OUR POLICE PATROL RESPONDED TO 10,763 CALLS FOR SERVICE. AGAIN.

THAT'S BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR. AND THEY CONDUCTED 1483 TRAFFIC STOPS. JUST SOME GENERAL DATA ABOUT CRIME AND VARIOUS DIFFERENT OFFENSES. SO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, THERE WERE EIGHT OCCURRENCES OF ROBBERY DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. THERE WERE 16 OCCURRENCES OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OR 74 OCCURRENCES OF SIMPLE ASSAULT, OR 18 OCCURRENCES OF BURGLARY OR BREAKING AND ENTERING. THERE WERE 62 OCCURRENCES OF THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE. THOSE 55 OCCURRENCES OF MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, 30 OCCURRENCES OF DESTRUCTION OF DAMAGED PROPERTY AND VANDALISM, 27 OCCURRENCES OF DRUG NARCOTIC OFFENSES, AND 11 OCCURRENCES OF WEAPON LAWS VIOLATIONS. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE OFFENSES THAT WE GET. WE GET THIS INFORMATION AT THE END OF OUR MEETINGS. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT JEREMY KOONTZ, THAT'S ME. I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH THESE KINDS OF THINGS. I'M NOT TRAINED TO REACT TO THESE KINDS OF OFFENSES. I DON'T HAVE THE MENTALITY. I PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO FACE MOST OF THESE THINGS. AND I BELIEVE MOST OF US HERE WOULD PROBABLY HUMBLE OURSELVES TO THE

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YEAH, THROWING THEM OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IN ANGER AND PROTEST. THAT. AND I TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE BEING HONEST ABOUT THEIR OPINIONS, BEING REASONABLE, THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE PROGRAM SERIOUSLY. AND SO I THANK THE CITIZENS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND HELPING US, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE'LL BE MAKING HERE IN THE FUTURE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN, JUST ONE OTHER POINT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, I WAS REMINDED THAT MAY 1ST AT 12 P.M, IS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AT THE RECREATION CENTER. SO IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED TO WANT TO JOIN THAT WONDERFUL GROUP THAT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED HERE IN DUNCANVILLE, BUT IT'S GROWING IN THE ATTENDANCE, AND I THINK IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE

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

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A RUSH TO DECISION TYPE SITUATION. THE CONTRACT PROVIDERS LIKE REPUBLIC HAVE ASKED FOR ABOUT A 12 MONTH AHEAD OF TIME. LEAVE TIME SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THE TIME TO GET THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY WOULD NEED. SO AGAIN, WE'RE IN THIS PILOT PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. AS COUNCIL MEMBER KOONTZ HAS SHARED, WE'RE GATHERING THAT FEEDBACK OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND THEN WE'LL BE PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION. I ALSO WANT TO SHARE TWO OTHER ITEMS REAL QUICK. YESTERDAY, I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING IN AUSTIN TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE WITH REGARD TO SENATE BILL NUMBER 1854. CURRENTLY, MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT ARE IN A COUNTY OF A POPULATION OF 1 MILLION OR MORE ARE PRECLUDED FROM USING HOT FUNDS OR HOTEL OCCUPANCY FUNDS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SPORTING EVENTS. THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WOULD ACTUALLY FIX THAT, SO THAT DUNCANVILLE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE AN EXEMPTION AND BE ABLE TO USE HOTEL OCCUPANCY FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF SPORTING EVENTS AT CITY OWNED FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE WE HAVE A GASO TOURNAMENT, THE GREAT AMERICAN SHOOTOUT. WE HAVE AAU BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS AND ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WE GOT A VERY FAVORABLE FEEDBACK, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT BILL SHOULD BE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD AS PART OF WHAT'S CALLED A OMNIBUS

[00:50:02]

[2.A. Mayor to present a letter of recognition for Betty Dunn, thanking her for her contributions to the City of Duncanville. Letter of Recognition for Betty Dunn]

IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE. AND THESE AREN'T THESE AREN'T SMALL JOBS. THESE ARE LARGE JOBS THAT ENTAIL ANYTHING FROM REMOVING LARGE TREES THAT POSE A THREAT, THAT ARE DEAD AND NEED TO BE REMOVED, PAINTING HOUSES COMPLETELY, REPLACING SIDING, FASCIA, BUILDING FENCES, BUILDING RETAINING WALLS, WHICH WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE. AND THESE, THESE FOLKS THAT THAT WERE HELPING THROUGH PIP AND THROUGH BETTY ARE PEOPLE THAT WOULD HAVE NO WAY OUT, NO SOLUTIONS. THERE WAS A DAY WHEN THERE WERE GROUPS, AND BOY SCOUT GROUPS WERE LARGER AND PEOPLE COULD HELP OCCASIONALLY, BUT 78 PROPERTIES, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN BENEFICIARIES OF THIS HELP HAVE ACTUALLY COME AND JOINED THE ORGANIZATION TO RETURN THE HELP, AND THAT'S ALWAYS REALLY A NEAT THING TO SEE THAT THAT MEANT THAT MUCH TO THEM, THAT THEY WOULD COME BACK AND TRY TO HELP OTHERS AS WELL. WHEN THE GROWING NUMBER OF CHURCHES THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED OVER TIME, AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT FROM TIME TO TIME, THE CITY STAFF SHOWS UP AND PARTICIPATES AS A TEAM. AND THAT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTING. AND IT'S A NEAT THING THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR TIME AND COME OUT AND DO THAT. AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY MANAGER'S SUPPORT AND ALLOWING THEM TO DO THAT. MISS DUNN IS HERE HEREBY FORMALLY RECOGNIZED FOR HER DEDICATION, LOYALTY AND GENEROUS HEART TO SERVE THE CITY AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, I ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME IN THANKING MISS DUNN FOR HER MEMORABLE WORK, DEDICATION AND DRIVE TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF OUR DUNCANVILLE CITIZENS IN HER NEW MOVE TO BE CLOSER TO HER FAMILY A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF HERE. WE WISH HER WELL IN HER NEXT CHAPTER AND HOPE SHE DOES NOT FORGET HER CITY OF DUNCANVILLE FAMILY, WHICH I KNOW SHE WON'T, IN WHICH SHE SERVED SO MUCH. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND IF YOU WOULD WAYMOND AND BETTY DUNN, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD?

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GEORGE. IS THAT RIGHT? THEY'LL THEY'LL BRING YOU BACK. THEY'LL FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO.

BUT HER, HER ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL, ALONG WITH SUE CLARK AND THE OTHERS. AND WE HAVE OUR POPSICLE LADY, GAIL SLIGER, WHO COMES OUT AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD POPSICLES. AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY CAN ALL ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT WITHOUT HER REALLY ASTUTE CONTROL OVER THE PROJECTS, THEY WOULDN'T BE DONE TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY'RE DONE.

AND THERE'S MANY THAT AREN'T HERE TODAY THAT WOULD BE DIDN'T WANT TO OVERWHELM BETTY ON HER WAY OUT, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO PROVIDE THIS LETTER OF RECOGNITION. AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY, MAYOR, BECAUSE HE'S JUST MY FRIEND. THANK YOU. GREG, THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND ALL OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE OF DUNCANVILLE IN DESOTO AND GRAND PRAIRIE AND CEDAR HILL, WHO HAVE JOINED IN WORKING IN DUNCANVILLE TO MAKE THE HOMES OF PEOPLE IN DUNCANVILLE MORE ACCESSIBLE, FOR THEY'RE PROUD OF THEIR HOME AGAIN, AND THEY FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY REALLY CARES ABOUT THEM, SOMEBODY THAT THEY NEVER HAVE SEEN BEFORE AND MAY NOT EVER SEE AGAIN. BUT USUALLY WE HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN IN SOME WAY OR THE OTHER. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'LL NOT. DO I HAVE TO ASK FOR A VOTE TO BE ABLE TO STAY A LITTLE BIT MORE? I'LL. I'LL CLOSE QUICKLY. YOU DIDN'T YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER TO SAY THAT THERE ARE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO COME AND HELP ON HIP DAYS. ALSO, IT WAS IN DECEMBER OF 19 OF SEVEN OF 2015. NO, IT WAS YES, 2015 THAT I CAME TO SEE THE NEW CITY MANAGER, DAVID KEVIN HAGMAN, TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT DOING THIS PROJECT. SO HAPPY THAT KEVIN AND THE CITY SAID, YES, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME IN SUCH A MEMORABLE WAY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE. YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE? PICTURE. OH. I'M SORRY.

JUST AS A REMINDER. AS COUNCILMAN MAC BURNETT REPORTED, PIP IS CONTINUING, AND WE HOPE TO KEEP THE OPERATION RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AND WITH THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE HAVE, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL WAY INTO THE FUTURE. SO THE BENEFIT THAT WE'RE AFFORDING OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS OR SO, WE'LL CONTINUE. THANKS TO BETTY SETTING UP SUCH A GOOD PROGRAM, WE ALL HAVE A NICE TEMPLATE TO FOLLOW TO CONTINUE TO HELP PEOPLE AND THE BOARD MEMBERS UP HERE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PIP. NOT TO SAY THAT OTHERS DON'T SERVE, BUT COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN HAS BEEN OUT THERE HAMMERING SOME NAILS, AND COUNCILMAN MAC BURNETT'S BEEN SEEN OUT THERE A FEW TIMES. AND WHO ELSE HAS BEEN OUT AT PIP? OKAY, SO EVERYBODY LIKES TO GET INVOLVED. AND AS I SAID, YOU CAN'T GET FIRED. BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME ON OUT THERE AND GIVE IT A TRY, PLEASE GET IN CONTACT WITH SUE CLARK HERE AND SHE'LL SHE'LL GET YOU SIGNED UP. IF YOU HAVE A GROUP ESPECIALLY THAT WANTS TO COME OUT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY ALL DAY. YOU CAN COME OUT AND PAINT A PAINT A WALL OR TWO AND GO ON YOUR WAY, BUT WE TAKE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. AND NOW

[3. CITIZENS' INPUT]

[01:00:01]

THERE'S SOME TRAILS DOWN THERE, AND IT'S A LOVELY PLACE THAT I CAN SEND MY KIDS TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE OUT IN NATURE, AND THEY LOVE TO GO ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND. IT'S A IT'S A REALLY FUN REWARD FOR GETTING ALL THEIR SCHOOLWORK DONE AS WELL. BUT BUT IT'S WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY THAT Y'ALL CAN KEEP THAT GREEN SPACE FOR DUNCANVILLE, FOR KIDS TO GO PLAY IN, IN NATURE, STILL IN OUR OWN CITY. THANK YOU. SAVANNAH CRAWFORD. HELLO. MY NAME IS SAVANNAH CRAWFORD, AND. WE LIVE IN. MAGNOLIA LANE. AND WE'RE WONDERING IF WE CAN HAVE THE.

GREEN GREEN SPACE STILL. THANK YOU. HANNAH. HELLO. MY NAME IS HANNAH CRAWFORD. I LIVE ON 526 EAST MAGNOLIA LANE. AND I AND MY SIBLINGS REALLY LIKE TO GO TO THAT GREEN SPACE. WE'VE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S A REALLY NICE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WOODS AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE A PLACE OUTSIDE THAT, LIKE WITH WOODS AND STUFF THAT WE CAN GO EXPLORE AND THAT WE CAN WALK TO. SO YEAH. THANK YOU. KAREN CRAWFORD. HELLO, MY NAME IS KAREN CRAWFORD AND WE LIVE ON 526 EAST. MAGNOLIA LANE. AND WE REALLY LIKE THE GREEN SPACE DOWN, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WITH THE WOODS. AND WE REALLY LIKE TO GO EXPLORING IN IT. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT A GREEN SPACE AND GO EXPLORING. THANK YOU. LINDA YOUNG. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M LINDA YOUNG. I LIVE AT 909 EISENHOWER. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF DUNCANVILLE FOR 23 YEARS AND AS I STATED, LIVE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT. SO I AM BRINGING AN APPEAL ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THE CITY WOULD CONSIDER PURCHASING A UNDEVELOPED GREEN SPACE, WHICH IS AT 700 CATHERINE COURT WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PRESERVE IT AS A PASSIVE PARK SPACE. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A FOLDER LIKE THIS, AND YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY LOOKED AT IT, BUT ON PAGE ONE THERE'S SOME FAST FACTS ABOUT THE PROPERTY.

IT IS 12 ACRES. IT'S UNDEVELOPED. IT RUNS ALONG MOCK BRANCH CREEK. IT HAS A VARIETY OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE, AND UNFORTUNATELY IT HASN'T BEEN MANAGED WELL OVER THE YEARS. AND SO IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, MY HUSBAND

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MY NAME IS WILLOW YOUNG AND I LIVE AT. EISENHOWER DRIVE AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER BUYING HILLTOP HAVEN. MY THE GREEN SPACE DOWN THE HILL BECAUSE IT'S REALLY A GOOD SPACE FOR LIKE KIDS TO. EXPLORE AND KIND OF HAVE FUN AND NATURE. THANK YOU. KERRY. COREY BUSSEY, WHO SAY THANK YOU. SORRY, I THOUGHT I WOULD SPEAK WHENEVER THE ITEM CAME UP, BUT MY NAME IS COREY BUGAY. I LIVE AT FIVE BROOKWAY COURT. I ALSO MANAGE A BUSINESS AT 626 CREEKSIDE MORE SUPPLY. IT COMES TO THE AGENDA TOPIC FOR CITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER RESOLUTION 2025 453 FOR A PNC PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT PROPERTY. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ON SUNDAY. NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW THE PROCESS WORKS, BUT ESSENTIALLY JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE PROCESS THAT WE ALREADY DID GO THROUGH TO GET THAT BUILDING APPROVED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THROUGH CITY COUNCIL, THROUGH PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETINGS, THROUGH PUBLIC NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, ON THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY, THE BUSINESS AND THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE, I BELIEVE WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD ALREADY, WHERE THE PUBLIC WAS ASKED FOR COMMENT, WHERE WE ENDED UP WITH THE SCP THAT WE WERE ADMINISTERED. SO JUST ASKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO TAKE ALL THE WORK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE DIFFERENT BOARDS HAVE ALREADY DONE TO STAY AS IS. WE'VE ONLY BEEN OPERATION TWO MONTHS. OUR OPERATIONS, ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING AT THAT PROPERTY HASN'T CHANGED WITHIN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME. OKAY. AND NORMALLY I DON'T RESPOND. BUT SINCE I DID PUT YOU AHEAD OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THAT TIME, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AGAIN, IT'S A CONSENT AGENDA. OH I'M SORRY. SO I MISTAKENLY CALLED IT A PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU. WESLEY JAMISON. WESLEY JAMISON 1214. LADY LANE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING A FEW PEOPLE BETWEEN ME AND THE CRAWFORD FAMILY COALITION. I WOULD TAKE BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENTS. I WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO ASK PEOPLE TO KEEP IN THEIR PRAYERS. THE FOUR INJURED STUDENTS AT WILMER-HUTCHINS HIGH SCHOOL, ANOTHER SENSELESS SHOOTING OCCURRED, MADE THE NATIONAL NEWS AND JUST. HOWEVER YOU DO YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, PLEASE KEEP THOSE CHILDREN IN MIND AND I WANT TO BRING UP THE SUBJECT OF THE BENZ VERSUS CART ISSUE. I HAD TO DO A BIT OF TIME CONSUMING RESEARCH TO FIND OUT ABOUT HOW THINGS WERE GOING AND WHAT WAS GOING ON TO DO THIS. AND FINALLY, I DID GET A COPY OF THE SURVEY. I FOUND IT CURIOUS THAT WE EVEN

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DENNIS SHERMAN. MY NAME IS DENNIS SHERMAN. I LIVE AT 103 TIMOTHY TRAIL. IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. I HAVE A LITTLE CONFESSION TO MAKE IS I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 17 YEARS AND I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS I GOT A CODE VIOLATION. IT'S FUNNY HOW YOU LEARN ABOUT CODE VIOLATIONS. WHEN YOU GET A CODE VIOLATION, YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, RIGHT? AND YOU LOOK AT ALL THE ORDINANCES, AND THEN YOU SEE HOW IT AFFECTS YOU. WHEN I GOT THE CODE VIOLATION, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC APOLOGY TO MR. LANDIS. I THINK HE'S HIS NAME. MR. LANIUS, DOES ANYBODY KNOW HE'S AN INSPECTOR? LANIUS CITY MANAGER SAYS YES, AND I ACT RUDELY. AND I SPOKE TOO QUICK, AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.

SO I'M HERE TO PUBLICLY SAY THAT I'M JUST ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS ON THAT. AND ALSO BECAUSE OF WHERE I LIVE, THERE'S A BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE BRIDGE IS RIGHT THERE THAT GOES OVER WALNUT CREEK. I'VE BEEN REMOVING GRAFFITI ON THE TOP OF THE METAL. KIDS HAVE BEEN COMING BY AND PUTTING TAGGING, YOU KNOW, THE THERE'S LIKE THE T RAIL, RIGHT? AND IT HAS A METAL BAR THAT GOES ON TOP OF IT. AND I'VE BEEN REMOVING THAT AND I'VE NOTICED, YOU KNOW, THAT IT PROBABLY NEEDS A PAINT JOB. AND I'VE BEEN A PAINTER SINCE 1978. I'M RETIRED NOW AND I LIKE TO ADOPT THAT BRIDGE AREA TO TAKE CARE OF IT IF I COULD. I DON'T KNOW HOW I GO ABOUT DOING THAT.

I'VE GOT ALL THE EQUIPMENT I NEED. I JUST PROBABLY NEED SOME PAINT. IF THE CITY COULD PROVIDE THAT, AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ADOPT THAT BRIDGE AND KEEP THE GRAFFITI OFF. AND BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR. CITIZENS INPUT. CITY SECRETARY, DID WE RECEIVE ANY ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEMS BY COUNCILMAN MCBURNETT. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN CHERRY BROWN. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU.

NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO ITEM FIVE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. NO ACTION WAS

[5.B. Approval of the release of a privileged mowing lien (Reso. No. 2025- 454) and a release of demolition lien (Reso. No. 2025-455) for 727 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Duncanville, TX 75137]

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IF ANY LIGHTS ON RIGHT NOW. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK A QUESTION, MR. BARRERA. SO THIS IS THE LAST OF THE LIENS ON THIS PROPERTY, BECAUSE THERE WERE A NUMBER PRIOR TO THIS, CORRECT? YES. THERE WERE THE TAX LIENS. THERE WERE THERE WERE THE TAX LIENS, THE UCC LIEN, THE CITY LIENS. AND THEN THERE'S SOME THAT ARE OWED TO THE DALLAS COUNTY, BUT THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS WOULD BE PAID THROUGH THROUGH THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE. AND SO WITH THE RELEASE, AND I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY THIS WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS LIEN AND THE PROCESS THAT THAT GOES TO ONCE THIS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE RELEASE OF THAT LIEN, WE CAN EXPECT SOMETIME IN THE NEAR NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS BUSINESS, WHICH YOU SHOWED THE DRAWING OF.

YES. WHAT IT WHAT IT DOES BY APPROVING THE RELEASES THAT IT GIVES THE DEVELOPER A CERTAIN LEVEL OF COMFORT THAT WE'VE NOW OVERCOME ALL THE TITLE ISSUES AND THEY CAN PROCEED WITH SPENDING THE MONEY THAT NEEDS TO BE SPENT WITH THEIR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO MOVE FURTHER ALONG. IF WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN MUCH TRACTION, IF YOU WILL, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND SO FORTH, IS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SPENDING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME DEALING WITH THE TITLE ISSUES.

UNDERSTOOD. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA SECOND FIVE B BY COUNCILMAN MCBURNETT. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COOTS. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. THAT WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE. C CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN

[5.C. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to grant a Planned Development for 914 and 918 East Highway 67, Duncanville, TX 75137.]

THANK YOU. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AND AS WE TOOK A REAL HARD LOOK AT THE PROJECT AND THOUGHT, WHAT WAS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION ON HOW TO BRING THIS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL, WE DECIDED THAT THAT TREATING IT AS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WAS WAS THE BEST COURSE AND THE MOST HONESTLY THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY. ONLY BECAUSE YOU THEN REDUCE THE

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IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET THIS DEVELOPED. WE'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS HERE RECENTLY WITH THE OWNER ABOUT OTHER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT TOWN, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, THOSE POSSIBILITIES HERE SOON. BUT AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROJECT, WE WILL PRESENT OTHER POSSIBILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT'S IT. OH, ONE LAST THING. I'M SORRY. IN YOUR PACKET. LET ME GO BACK IN YOUR PACKET. WE HAVE INCLUDED THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH PROCEEDING WITH TAKING ACTION ON IT, WE PUT IT THERE JUST IN THE SPIRIT OF JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, GETTING THE END USERS TO COMMIT AND GET THE GET THIS MOVING WITH PERMITTING AND,

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GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS FRANK MICHALOPOULOS, 4645 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY IN DALLAS, TEXAS. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE OWNER. I'M THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY. WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY. IT WAS WE HAD PURCHASED THE VACANT LUBY'S BUILDING ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. AND THEN WE BOUGHT THIS VACANT LAND ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. WE'VE ENCOUNTERED ISSUES THAT WE FOUND OUT. THERE'S SEWER LINES THAT DON'T CONNECT ANYWHERE. THERE WERE WILD LINES THAT WERE NOT CONNECTED. SO WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A CREEK. IT'S NOT A CREEK. IT'S MORE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT IT GOT ENLARGED WHEN THEY EXPANDED 67. A LOT OF DIRT WAS PUT ON THERE. I'VE GOT SOME EXPERIENCE ALONG HIGHWAY 67 AND THAT OVER THE YEARS I'VE DEVELOPED THE PLAZA AT CEDAR HILL. I DID THE CINEMARK THEATER, THE JCPENNEY'S DOWN AT CEDAR HILL, DID GLEN OAKS CROSSING AT WALMART, THE WALMART AT I-35, AND LOOP 12. I WAS INVOLVED WITH PINNACLE PARK. I STILL OWN AS A PARTNERSHIP FROM 1987, THE LUBY'S AT 67 AND HAMPTON, SO VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF DALLAS COUNTY. WE'VE WORKED PROJECTS UP AND DOWN IN DUNCANVILLE ON CAMP WISDOM PARTNERS IN THE REDBIRD MALL, HELPING UT SOUTHWESTERN TO REDBIRD. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I'VE DEVELOPED. AND WHEN I SAW THIS VACANT LAND, I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOME USERS HERE. WE HAVE BROUGHT A RESTAURANT TO TAKE OVER THE LUBY'S CAFETERIA, WHICH IS UNDER CONTRACT RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE OWNERS BOUGHT THAT BUILDING A FEW MONTHS AGO, ABLE TO GET A CREDIT UNION MEMBERSHIP CREDIT UNION. IT'S A BANK THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY'RE EXPANDING IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA, AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE A GREAT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO SERVE THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND YOUR CITIZENS. THE SECOND PIECE IS A RESTAURANT CALLED BOJANGLES THAT'S COMING IN TOWN FROM THE SOUTHEAST CAROLINAS. THOSE WHO LOVE BISCUITS, THERE'S ALMOST A DOZEN DIFFERENT BISCUIT SANDWICHES AND BISCUIT ITEMS HERE. FRIED CHICKEN. IT'S AN INDOOR SEATING CAPACITY. IT'S A FAMILY ORIENTED RESTAURANT WITH VERY GOOD FOOD. AND SO WE'VE KIND OF CONVINCED THEM TO COME HERE. THEY DID NOT LOOK AT THIS MARKET. WE FELT LIKE Y'ALL NEED TO COME AND SEE THIS MARKET.

THIS IS A GOOD FOOD MARKET. WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PAPPADEAUX FAMILY IS GOOD FRIENDS OF OURS. OLIVE GARDEN DOES VERY WELL HERE. SO WE KNOW THAT THERE'S BUSINESS IN THIS AREA. AND WE FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THIS IS A WAY OF DOING IT. WE'RE WE'RE WE CAME IN BASICALLY FOR A BUILDING AND WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE THAT IN THE FRONT SETBACK THAT DOESN'T MATCH THE REST OF THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS JUST ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE IS FIVE FEET UP AND DOWN 67. SO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY THERE, BUT IN GOOD FAITH, WE'RE ADDING THESE PAVERS THAT ARE THE HEAD IN PARKING. THAT'S SOMETHING UNIQUE. AND HOPEFULLY OTHERS WOULD FOLLOW IN YOUR CITY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CREDIT UNION, AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO GO TO A LEASE WITH BOJANGLES. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT LEASE RIGHT NOW. WE ALSO PREVIOUSLY HAD WORKED WITH A STARBUCKS CHAIN, BUT THEY WERE DELAYED. SO BOJANGLES IS TAKING THEIR SPOT AT THIS TIME. WE'VE BEEN IN THE CITY FOR ABOUT A YEAR TRYING TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE DIDN'T NEED TO GO THROUGH A PD, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE CITY RECOMMENDED THAT WE COME THROUGH A PD SO YOU ALL CAN CONTROL THE DEVELOPMENT AND GET THE SUP SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH LANDSCAPING AND ALL THE VARIANCES AT ONE TIME. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS. AND I LOOK FOR HOPE TO GET YOUR VOTE TO GET TO PROCEED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.

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THE CREDIT UNION I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE A PROBLEM, BUT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT I THINK SO THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SURE, SURE. IF YOU COULD GET BACK TO THE SITE PLAN, SIR, LET ME TAKE CARE OF A PIECE OF BUSINESS. LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET A MOTION TO CLOSE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCILMAN MCBURNETT SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN. PLEASE VOTE. I KNOW. IN YOUR. OKAY, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 8:11 P.M. JUST TO CLARIFY, IT COULD BE A GOOD CITIZEN. WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN AN EASEMENT ACROSS THE PROPERTY WHERE THE CASH CASH AMERICA STORE IS. SO WE HAVE ACCESS TO HIGHWAY 67 THROUGH THAT EASEMENT AT CURB OPENING. SO THAT WILL LESSEN THE NEED TO GO BACK TO COKER HILL TO ADDRESS THE GENTLEMAN'S WE GET, WHICH THE PROPERTY DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. WE ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN AN EASEMENT SO YOU COULD CROSS DOWN TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY. THE TWO PROPERTIES WILL BE ABLE TO GET ON 67 INTER SERVICE ROAD AND GET ON THE HIGHWAY THAT WAY. SO THEY WON'T THEY WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I UNDERSTAND. YEAH I JUST I'M GLAD YOU ADDED THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS. COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN THANK YOU MAYOR. SO IN THE PACKET I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THE. RETURNS FROM THE 200FT AREA. DID WERE THERE ANY LETTERS TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC? DID ANY RETURN IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR? I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THE PACKET. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY LETTERS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST IT AT THE PUBLIC, AT BOTH PUBLIC HEARINGS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ONE SPOKE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST IT EITHER. BUT YOU DID SEND LETTERS OUT TO INFORM. THAT'S STANDARD PROTOCOL. WE HAVE TO DO. DID YOU SEND LETTERS OUT? WAS I RESPONSIBLE? NO, I HAD LYNETTE ROMERO, WHO WAS ASSISTING ME WITH THIS PROJECT.

OKAY. IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. SO TO THE CITIZENS COMMENT, I HAVE BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LATELY, HOLLYWOOD PARK, THOSE STREETS ARE VERY NARROW, AND PEOPLE PARKING ALONG THE STREET BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DRIVEWAY SPACE. I CAN SEE THE CONCERN OF THE INCREASED TRAFFIC TO COME THROUGH. SO WITH THE EASEMENT, IF THAT IS GOING TO IF THAT INTENT IS TO ALLEVIATE THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THAT MAY GO THROUGH HOLLYWOOD PARK, THEN THAT KIND OF ADDRESSES THAT CONCERN. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, MISS GOODEN, IS THAT THAT EASEMENT WILL TAKE US OUT TO AVENUE OF THE STARS. IS THAT

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THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS. I KNOW HOW LONG THOSE LOTS HAVE BEEN EMPTY, AND I'VE BEEN ANXIOUS TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WE HAD HOPED AT ONE TIME THAT THERE'D BE RESTAURANTS, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THEM EMPTY THIS THIS LONG. WE'VE SEEN THE SUCCESS OF NAVY FEDERAL DOWN IN FRONT OF COSTCO. SO I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY LESS SUCCESS WITH THIS BANKING INSTITUTE THERE, ALONG WITH THE WITH THE RESTAURANT. SO I WANT TO SAY, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO SOUND DIFFERENT IN A MINUTE, BUT I'M ANXIOUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. I DO, HOWEVER, WANT TO SAY THAT I WANT TO JUST KIND OF CAUTION THE COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THESE, ESSENTIALLY A PLAN DEVELOPMENT IS A WAY TO CIRCUMVENT LEGALLY A RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CAREFUL IN THE FUTURE THAT WE DON'T USE THIS AS A TOOL EVERY TIME WE WANT TO ATTRACT, MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR A DEVELOPER, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'RE CIRCUMVENTING THE HARD WORK THAT PEOPLE PUT IN TO CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING PLAN. AND IF SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE TOO RESTRICTIVE, THEN YOU CHANGE THEM OR YOU GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR SOME OF THESE, OR YOU GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING FOR SOME OF THESE. BUT WHEN YOU WAVE THE MAGIC WAND OF A OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, IT'S EASY. THIS PROJECT RIGHT HERE, I THINK IS DESERVING OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. I LOOKED AT THE FIRE LANE SITUATION. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS ON THE BACK OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT RESTRICT SOME OF THE BUILDING AREA. UNTIL THAT, I GUESS IT WOULD BE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION TO ELIMINATE THAT DRAINAGE PROBLEM BACK THERE.

WILL THAT BE HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDINGS? AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE UNDERGROUND PIPE. OKAY. DETENTION. WE'LL BE SPENDING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY PUTTING BOX CULVERTS AND DETENTION UNDERNEATH THE PROPERTY AND REARRANGING IT AND DETAINING WITHIN THAT NATURE. AND THE PD WASN'T OUR CHOICE. IT WAS THE STAFF THAT SAID, BECAUSE WE WERE EITHER HAD TO GO FOR BOARD OF VARIANCE AND SUP. SO WE WERE GOING TO FOLLOW THE LAW. AND THIS IS MORE CONTROL FOR YOU ALL AS A PD. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS IT'S A IT'S A TOOL THAT CAN BE USED. BUT BUT WHAT I'M JUST CAUTIONING THE COUNCIL ABOUT IS IN THE FUTURE AS WE, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE COMING AS A TOOL, AS A TOOL IN EVERY SITUATION. BECAUSE AND THAT'S WHY I SAID I WANTED YOU TO KNOW UP FRONT, I'M, I'M SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT AND THE PD. THAT WILL BE MY VOTE. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE IT NOT THE SAME, BUT IT'S LIKE SPOT ZONING.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE ZONING, THEN WHY ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS? JUST, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME YOU RUN INTO A PROBLEM. SO I WANT HOPEFULLY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE STAFF CAN WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIND OTHER REMEDIES. I DO HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION ABOUT THE BECAUSE IT'S INTERESTING TO ME, THE SURFACE FOR THE PARKING LOT. IT'S A IT'S A PERVIOUS SURFACE TO ALLOW WATER TO GO THROUGH. OKAY. AND I KNOW THAT'S AN UP AND COMING THING. I THINK WE HAVE ONE RIGHT BEHIND THE METHODIST CHURCH. IT WAS NOT AS IT'S GOT GRASS GROWING ON TOP OF IT, BUT THIS BEING A PARKING LOT, THIS IS HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THEIR THEIR FIRE APPARATUS. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE PARKING STALLS AND NOT THE FIRE LANE. THIS WILL BE ON THE, THE PARKING PARKING SPACES THAT'S FACING 67. JUST TO BE A

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE MOVE INTO ITEM SIX. A STAFF AND BOARD

[6.A. Present the Police Department's Quarterly Report Police 2nd Quarter (FY) Report]

THE 304 HUNDRED SERIES ARE IN-PERSON CLASSES THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE IN ORDER TO STAFF A COMMAND POST AND BE AWARE OF ALL THE FEMA PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY. OUR TRAINING AND OFFICER, OUR TRAINING AND PERSONNEL OFFICER WENT TO FOR SCIENCE CERTIFICATION. THAT'S A CERTIFICATION DEALING IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND REALLY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. SO IT HELPS THEM AS A DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTOR AND A TRAINING OFFICER TO KNOW THOSE THINGS. AND THEN SEVERAL OFFICERS WENT TO THEIR ALERT LEVEL ONE TRAINING, WHICH IS THE ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE TRAINING. REGIONAL CARE. EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH OFFICER HERNANDEZ. HE CONTINUES TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE REGION, AND ASSISTED APPROXIMATELY 64 NEW CLIENTS DURING THIS QUARTER. GROWTH ACTIVITY AND A COMPARISON

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NEIGHBORS GROUP A OFFENSE IS A COMPARISON TO THE BEST SOUTHWEST CITIES. JANUARY 2025 MAJOR CRIMES BY COUNCIL DISTRICT. SAME NUMBERS FOR FEBRUARY. AND FINALLY FOR MARCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GIVE ME ON THAT LAST CHART THAT YOU SHOWED. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BEEN LESS ACTIVITY ON THAT 67 CORRIDOR THAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING FROM COSTCO UP TO PAPPADEAUX. YES, SIR. THERE ARE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT TAKES ALL THE CREDIT FOR IT, BUT I THINK I'VE TOLD YOU ALL BEFORE, CRIMINALS GOT TO GET LUCKY EVERY DAY. WE JUST GOT TO GET LUCKY ONCE. SO WE DO HAVE CRIME MITIGATION PLANS OUT THERE. OUR WATCH COMMANDERS, OUR LIEUTENANTS, HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE IN COMING UP WITH SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES, STAFFING THEM COMING UP WITH PLANS. SO WE ARE WE ARE OUT THERE. I KNOW YOU SHOWED A KIND OF A COMPARISON BETWEEN LAST MONTH AND THIS MONTH, BUT IT LOOKS JUST BY LOOKING AT THIS CHART YOU HAVE UP HERE RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THE NUMBERS KIND OF BEEN REDUCED OR STAYED THE SAME. WE HADN'T SEEN THAT IN A WHILE. WELL, THE PLAN IS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. SO NOT NOW.

THE HARD PART STARTS. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN PENNEBAKER. CHIEF, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED EXCELLENCE. WE'RE SHOULD BE AND ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL FORCE. IT WAS A NICE TOUCH WITH THE SOUND EFFECTS THIS TIME. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. SIR. COUNCILWOMAN CHERRY BROWN. HEY, HEY, CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR? I'M LOOKING AT THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLES IN DISTRICT FOUR. CAN YOU JUST KIND OF SCROLL BACK THROUGH THE OTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR ME, PLEASE? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION. OH, I'M SORRY I SAID I'M LOOKING AT THE THEFT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES IN DISTRICT FOUR.

AND I WAS SAYING, CAN YOU JU&T KIND OF LET ME SEE THE PREVIOUS MONTHS? THE OTHER TWO? OKAY. ONE MORE. YEAH. OKAY. IT'S KIND OF LIKE IT'S KIND OF UP AND DOWN. YES, MA'AM. AND THAT, THAT AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, OUR MAJOR AREAS FOR CONCERN AS FAR AS THOSE OFFENSES GOES ARE THOSE MAJOR CORRIDORS, EITHER 67 OR 20. WE HAVE ASSETS IN PLACE. WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE. JUST TRYING

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OUR CID, OUR CRIME ANALYST, OUR WATCH COMMANDERS, WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN MCBURNETT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN THE PRESENTATION.

I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS BECAUSE 2024 AND 2025, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. AND IN STOPS AND TALK ABOUT HERE. YES, SIR. AND STUFF. SO IS THAT WHAT WHAT ATTRIBUTES TO THAT OR CHIEF STOGNER MYSELF ARE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THIS EARLIER TODAY. AS FAR AS THE TRAFFIC STOPS, I CAN I CAN KIND OF GO TO STAFFING. IT'S OUR DAY SHIFTS KIND OF BEEN DEPLETED AND WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE BACKFILLING AND THEN CALLS FOR SERVICE. YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, COMING OFF CHRISTMAS WINTERTIME. IT'S I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY I CAN GIVE YOU ONE DEFINITIVE REASON OF WHY THOSE NUMBERS LOOK THE WAY THAT THEY DO. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO GOING ALONG THE SAME LINE, IT'S FURTHER BACK. BUT BUT THERE WAS 220. OR KEEP GOING. THERE WE GO. SO I MEAN IT KIND OF MATCHES UP A LITTLE BIT JANUARY YOU SEE 220 AND IT GOES DOWN TO 100. SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION. IT'S LIKE OKAY HOW DO HOW DO YOU GET 220 DOWN TO 100.

SO I AND I UNFORTUNATELY SIR I'LL GIVE YOU THE SAME ANSWER. NO IT'S YEAH I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THE EXACT THING AND I'M BE GETTING PAID MORE THAN I AM. RIGHT. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MARCH NOT BEING ON HERE. THE. THEY WEREN'T REPORTED TO NIBRS IN TIME FOR THIS MEETING. NO, NO, I MEAN, THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, THE GOOD THING IS WE'RE TRENDING DOWN. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S WE ARE. AND THERE'S MORE INFORMATION TO COME, ESPECIALLY TO OUR PD. WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT WIDE MEETING AND A SUPERVISOR'S RETREAT COMING UP AND SOME CRIME INITIATIVE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE STARTING. SO TO GO ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SWEEP THAT WE DID. SO THERE'S THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. AND ONCE WE FIND THE RIGHT THING, WE'LL STICK WITH IT. RIGHT. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE FINAL COMMENT ALONG THE SAME LINES, I THINK WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL IS THAT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL Y'ALL DO. WE'RE WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH WITH WHAT Y'ALL DO AND HOW Y'ALL DO AND, AND THE SACRIFICES YOU MAKE. THANK YOU SIR I APPRECIATE IT.

COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THEY'RE DOING THESE HIGH NUMBER OF CALLS AND SERVICES WITH A SHORT STAFF. SO YOU ARE RUNNING NECK AND NECK WITH THE OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE MORE PEOPLE ON STAFF THAN WHAT WE DO HERE. AND YOU'RE RESPONDING WITH LIMITED AMOUNT OF RESOURCES. SO THAT'S EVEN MORE TO A GREAT JOB. YES, MA'AM. AND I'LL SHARE WITH YOU. WE HAD A SOME BURGLARIES ON HIGHWAY 67. AND WHEN I GOT TO PASS ON FROM NIGHT SHIFT, I WENT INTO MY OFFICE SAYING, OKAY, WHAT CAN WE DO? SO DURING A FOUR HOUR PERIOD WHERE THESE BURGLARIES HAPPENED, THE AMOUNT OF OFFICERS THAT WE HAD IN THE SHIFT DURING THAT FOUR HOURS, THEY RESPONDED TO 22 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THOSE FOUR HOURS. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE CONSTANTLY GOING EVERYWHERE. SO IN ORDER TO CURTAIL THAT, WE CAME UP WITH A PLAN. OBVIOUSLY WE WON'T DISCUSS IT HERE, BUT TO PUT ASSETS IN PLACE TO MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THAT WE HAVE

[6.B. Fire Department Quarterly Report Fire Department Quarterly Report]

AND MY PLEASURE TO GIVE THE QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE APRIL 15TH TODAY. SO GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE SOME NEW HIRES. WE ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING THOSE. RALEIGH DEATON, DOUGLAS MADDOX AND KEVIN BRADLEY. RILEY AND DOUGLAS ARE FIREFIGHTERS. AND THEN KEVIN IS WORKING WITH LAWRENCE SANCHEZ AS SHE. HE'S A REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, AND WE'RE PLEASED WITH ALL THREE OF THOSE

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WE DID THAT ON MARCH 29TH. WE HAD 32 APPLICANTS SIGN UP FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM, UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY TEN SHOWED UP. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. WE HAD OF THOSE THAT NUMBER. TEN PASSED FIVE FAILED THE PHYSICAL AGILITY EXAM. SO WE HAVE THE OTHER FINAL FIVE CANDIDATES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS PRESENTLY. SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL WORK OUT AND WE'LL FILL THOSE THREE VACANCIES. OUR FIRE MARSHAL, STEVE BLANCHARD, RETIRED AFTER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND WE THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE. AND WE WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IN HIS RETIREMENT. SO THAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 10TH. PARAMEDIC SCHOOL. OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S OUR CORE BUSINESS. EMS WAS BY FAR THE NUMBER OF CALLS. YOU'LL SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. COLTON IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND HE'S SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE. YAY! JULY 2025 AND CASEY, VINCENT AND RALEIGH ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AGAIN AT CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE BEGINNING MAY 5TH, AND WE HAVE A PROMOTIONAL EXAM DUE. AS I MENTIONED, FIRE MARSHAL BLANCHARD RETIRING FOR BOTH FIRE MARSHAL AND DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL ON MAY 13TH. SO WE HOPE TO FILL THAT VACANCY THERE IN THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE PROJECT. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY IF YOU ENJOY UPDATING STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES, YOU PROBABLY NEED TO GET A LIFE.

IT'S BUT IT'S OUR PLAYBOOK AND THIS IS HOW WE OPERATE. AND I WILL SAY THEY WERE OVERDUE. AND SO WE WENT AFTER IT AND SAW ALL THE FIRE OPERATIONS. SOG'S HAVE BEEN UPDATED. AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY ALL THE EMS SOG'S ARE UPDATED NOW AS WELL. AND SO WE'RE CURRENT. QUITE FRANKLY, THE MOST COMMON FINDING OF LINE OF DUTY DEATHS ON THE FIREFIGHTING SIDE IS NOT FALLING AS SOG'S. AND AGAIN, IT'S OUR PLAYBOOK. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THEM UPDATED. AND SO WE'RE HAVE A CURRENT PLAYBOOK. AND IT'S THE BEST SCENARIO FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. BUT YOU'RE NEVER FINISHED. THERE'S ALWAYS WORK TO DO THERE. UPDATE ON THE MATRIX REPORT. WE'VE WE ADOPTED ALL THE RECOMMENDED BENCHMARK BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. AND WE HAVE A NEW RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SOFTWARE THAT'S COMING ONLINE. AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THE CURRENT ONE WE HAVE IS NOT USER FRIENDLY. BUT WE'LL BE PROVIDING MONTHLY REPORTS TO THE CITY MANAGER AND YOU ALL. AND LORD, I KNOW WHAT OUR PROGRESS IS. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BOND COMMITTEE ON A POTENTIAL THIRD FIRE STATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY THAT'S RECOMMENDED IN THE MATRIX REPORT, AND CITY MANAGER FINCH ENCOURAGED US TO ALSO INCLUDE A RECRUITMENT TASK FORCE. BASED ON MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS ON THE PREVIOUS APPLICANT TESTING, WE MET AND I'LL GET TO OUR LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD TO CANCEL THAT MEETING THAT WAS SCHEDULED, BUT BASED ON THE LAST MARCH 29TH ENTRANCE EXAM, I WANT TO MAKE SOME PROPOSED CHANGES. WORKING WITH OUR LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND DISCUSS THOSE GOING FORWARD TO INCREASE OUR APPLICANT POOL. WE NEED TO DO THAT. AND SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT SOME VARIOUS IDEAS AND DISCUSS THAT WITH THE COMMITTEE. SO SPEAKING OF THAT, I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN MY FIRE SERVICE CAREER TO ALWAYS HAVE LABOR AND MANAGEMENT WORK TOGETHER. ALSO WE HAVE A UNION JUST WITHIN THE DUNCANVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND SO THEY HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THEY'VE APPOINTED, AND CERTAINLY WE HAVE ON THE MANAGEMENT SIDE, MYSELF AND CHIEF CHASE AND KEVIN BRAGG, A DIVISION CHIEF REPRESENTING MANAGEMENT, IF YOU WILL. AND WE COLLABORATIVELY COME TO DECISIONS. SO, AS I SAY, WE'D LIKE TO GET A LOT OF FINGERPRINTS ON THE DOCUMENT AS WE GO FORTH AND FIND WHAT IS THE BEST APPROACH FOR THE DUNCANVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND CERTAINLY FOR THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE GOING FORWARD. AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. WE'VE ALREADY HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS, AND A THIRD ONE WILL BE SCHEDULED HERE VERY QUICKLY TO

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IT WAS OVERALL RECEIVED VERY WELL. THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'VE DONE TO THIS SCALE. AND THERE'LL BE MORE IN THE FUTURE. BUT CERTAINLY DEUCE, DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO CONFRONT IN PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT WE WANT TO BE PREPARED IN THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS BY TRAINING. SO KUDOS TO MERCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION FOR COORDINATING THIS SIGNIFICANT EXERCISE, AND CERTAINLY WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND EMS. IT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING. ALSO, THEY CONTINUE TO BE BUSY WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WITH CHILD UNIT REUNIFICATION AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER TRAINING, ON ALSO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, BLOCK PARTY AND DISCUSS THOSE THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY THERE, IN THIS CASE CEDAR HILL. AND YOU YOU NEED THOSE EVENTS. AND WE'RE BLESSED THAT LAUREN IS BI LINGUAL. AND SO SHE IS ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE AND TO MAKE THAT MORE INFORMATIVE FOR THEM. SO KUDOS TO HER. ALSO WITH, YOU KNOW, WEATHER ISSUES, REGIONAL SAFE ROOM REBATE GRANT PROGRAMS HAS KICKED OFF. ALSO A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE WHAT THREE WORDS APP, BUT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER GETTING IT ON YOUR PHONE AS IF YOU'RE GOING ONE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL TRAILS HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. OR YOU GO TO BIG BEN OR SOMEWHERE ELSE OUT IN THE WILDERNESS AND YOU HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE, SAY, AND YOU CALL 911. THEY NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT. AND IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE WHERE THAT IS. AND SO BASICALLY YOU PULL UP THIS APP AND IT SHOWS WHERE YOU'RE AT. AND THERE'S THREE WORDS AT THE BOTTOM. AND YOU TELL THOSE THREE WORDS. AND THAT PROVIDES THE POINTS IN OUR SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER HAS THIS FUNCTIONALITY. AND SO YOU GO RIGHT TO WHERE YOU'RE AT. SO WE REALLY ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO GET THIS APP BECAUSE IT'S VERY USEFUL. AND THOSE KIND OF SCENARIOS, ESPECIALLY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEVERE WEATHER CLASS, OBVIOUSLY WEATHER'S ALWAYS A FACTOR HERE IN NORTH TEXAS. AND SO THERE WAS A CLASS GIVEN IN CEDAR HILL. AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW, WE'RE A VERY BUSY FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE AVERAGE BETWEEN THE TWO STATIONS RIGHT ABOUT 20 CALLS A DAY, BUT THE TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE CFS. THAT'S WHAT THAT STANDS FOR. IT WAS 1894 OF THOSE CALLS WERE FIRE RELATED, WERE 28. WE HAD SEVEN BUILDING FIRES. OTHER CALLS WITHIN FIRE SERVICES, IF YOU WILL, WAS 499. WE'RE A FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT OUR CORE BUSINESS IS EMS. AS YOU SEE THAT NUMBER 1360 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. AND THEN WE COMPLETED AND OUR FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, 112 INSPECTIONS, TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE IN THE SECOND QUARTER WAS 1876. AGAIN, FIRE RELATED 33 BUILDING FIRES AND BUSY MONTH WITH 23 OTHER RELATED CALLS FOR FIRE 525 EMS AGAIN 1295 AND 118

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PERFECT JOB. WELL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SERVE Y'ALL. THANK YOU SIR. AND WITH THAT SORRY. WE WILL CONCLUDE OUR BUSINESS AT

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.