3.a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-4-14 APPROVING AN EXPENSE WITH STAR TRANSIT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE FROM OCTOBER 1, 2024, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025; WITH A COST OF $56,750.00 AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

[3.a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-4-14 APPROVING AN EXPENSE WITH STAR TRANSIT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE FROM OCTOBER 1, 2024, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025; WITH A COST OF $56,750.00 AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

AND WE HAVE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THAT WE'RE GOING TO COVER AT THIS POINT. IN THE AGENDA. AND SO ITEM THREE A IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20254 DASH 14 APPROVING AN EXPENSE WITH STAR TRANSIT FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, WITH A COST OF $56,750, AND AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SO, TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS INITIATIVE. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM STAR TRANSIT. AND WE WILL ALLOW THAT PERSON TO DO A PRESENTATION.

THEN THE. BOARD. THEN THE BOARD WILL THEN ASK QUESTIONS. AND THEN WE WILL TAKE ACTION FOR HENCE THE MATTER AT HAND. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND 611 SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM?

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ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST. TO SPEAK. NOT NECESSARILY. EITHER WAY IS A MATTER OF INFORMATION. I THINK I PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH INFORMATION A WHILE BACK IN REGARD TO THE COST. 938 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE. THANK YOU. IN REGARD TO WHAT IT WAS COSTING PER TRIP, WHEN YOU ROLL IN THE 56,000 AND THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING UP PLUS THE 250,000 THAT'S COMING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND IT COST US 95 OVER $90 A TRIP FOR SOMEBODY WHO PICKED UP. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST WONDERING HOW THAT ALL PLAYS OUT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ECONOMICS AND WHETHER IT'S THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN TRANSPORT PEOPLE AROUND WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER SAVAGE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE THERE. SIR. SECOND. THANK YOU. SO LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL. VOTE.

FOR. FOR. SAVAGE, FOR ZILKHA, FOR PAYNE, FOR THOMPSON, FOR. OKAY, SO THAT'S FIVE ZERO APPROVAL. OKAY. SO. WELCOME TO OUR TRANSIT. GOOD EVENING BOARD. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THEM. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. OH YES. SORRY. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE STAR TRANSIT HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT KIND OF A 2 IN 1. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEIR UPDATE TO YOU ALL ON HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING. SERVICES. PRETTY MUCH AN OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING. AND THEN TOWARDS THE END WE WILL ASK YOU TO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. AND THEY WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON THE CONCERNS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE LAST REGULAR EDC MEETING. SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MISS KIM BRITTON WITH STAR TRANSIT. GOOD EVENING. LIKE SHE'S SURE. GO AHEAD. DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD? YEAH. YOU'RE FINE. MY NAME IS KIM BRITTON. I'M THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR STAR TRANSIT. AND TOMMY HENDRIX, WHO IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS ALSO HERE TONIGHT TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DID REVIEW THE MEETING. THE LAST MEETING VIDEO. SO I'M HOPING ALL YOUR QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED IN THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE IN DUNCANVILLE, PROVIDE YOU WITH RIDERSHIP DATA, AND THEN ALSO JUST REVIEW SOME OF THE MARKETING STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE, THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST YEAR. SO WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 45 PLUS YEARS. WE ARE A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE PROVIDE OVER 215,000 TRIPS PER YEAR WITH A STAFF OF ABOUT 100.

WE PUT ABOUT 5560 VEHICLES ON THE ROAD EVERY DAY. I CHECKED TODAY, OUR CALL CENTER TAKES OVER 600 CALLS A MONTH. I'M SORRY, A DAY. JUST TO ADD TO THOSE STATS, WE ARE CONSIDERED A RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT. OUR HOME OFFICE IS IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, ACTUALLY IN TERRELL, AND WE'RE THE FOURTH LARGEST TRANSIT AGENCY IN THIS AREA WITHOUT DEDICATED SALES TAX. SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HOW DART'S FUNDED OR TRINITY METRO OR DCTA, WE'RE NUMBER FOUR. WE DO NOT GET DEDICATED, DEDICATED SALES. OUR SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ALL OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, ALL OF ROCKWALL COUNTY, SEAGOVILLE, BOX SPRINGS, MESQUITE, DESOTO, CEDAR HILL, AND DUNCANVILLE. WE DO PROVIDE SOME LIMITED TRANSPORTATION IN ELLIS COUNTY. IT'S WE'RE ABLE TO DO THE TRANSPORTATION IN THAT AREA BECAUSE WE ARE GET A GRANT THROUGH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING. SO WE ARE NOT THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER THERE. WE JUST PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT THROUGH THAT GRANT. AND IT'S TARGETED TOWARDS 60 PLUS ONLY. SO THE CURRENT SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE IN DUNCANVILLE, WE PROVIDE DEMAND RESPONSE, ALSO KNOWN AS DIAL A RIDE. THIS IS OUR PRE-BOOK SERVICE. YOU CAN

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CALL AND BOOK ONE BUSINESS DAY UP TO TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. BOOK YOUR TRIP. WE ARE CONSIDERED CURB TO CURB. OUR SCHEDULING AGENTS ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 TO 4 AND OUR BUSSES PROVIDE SERVICE IN THIS AREA MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 A.M. TO 6 P.M. THIS WAS LAUNCHED HERE IN JULY OF 23. IT'S FOR ANYONE THAT'S NEEDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE 13 TO RIDE BY YOURSELF. YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO WITHIN THE CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. WE DO LEAVE THIS AREA FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SO IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO GO TO THE VA BAYLOR, PARKLAND, WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE.

THE FARES ARE BASED ON DISTANCE, SO THEY RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND $12 FOR THOSE THAT ARE 13 TO 59. WE DO OFFER DISCOUNTED FARES, WHICH IS BASICALLY HALF OF THAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE 60 PLUS VETERANS AND OR DISABLED RIDERS. YOU HAVE KIDS 12 AND UNDER DO RIDE FREE WITH A FARE PAYING ADULT.

THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE OUR CLIENT ADVOCATE PROGRAM. THIS IS STAFF THAT WE HAVE, STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO TRAVEL WITH OUR CLIENTS IF THEY NEED IT, IF THEY WANT TO GO SHOPPING, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW VISUALLY IMPAIRED RIDERS THAT USE THIS SERVICE TO GO SHOPPING. AND THEN THEY ALSO CAN GO TO HELP WITH MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. THEY CAN'T GO INSIDE THE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, THEY'RE SIMPLY THERE TO HELP THEM GET FROM THEIR HOME TO THE VEHICLE AND THEN TO THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. THEY SIT OUT IN THE WAITING ROOM AND WAIT, AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE DONE, THEN THEY'LL HELP THEM GET BACK OUT TO THE VEHICLE. WE TYPICALLY SEE THOSE THAT UTILIZE MOBILITY DEVICES THAT USE OUR CLIENT ADVOCATE PROGRAM. OR AGAIN, SOMEONE THAT MIGHT BE VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR JUST SOMEONE THAT NEEDS SOME HELP TO GET TO GET TO APPOINTMENTS. THAT'S WHAT THIS SERVICE IS FOR. IT DOESN'T COST THE RIDER ANYTHING ADDITIONAL, AND IT DOESN'T COST YOU GUYS ANYTHING ADDITIONAL FOR US TO PROVIDE THIS PROGRAM. SO THIS SERVICE WAS LAUNCHED AGAIN IN JULY OF 23. YOU JUST SORRY. THIS IS OUR SECOND SERVICE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DEMAND RESPONSE THE PRE-BOOKED SERVICE. SO THE NEXT SERVICE WE PROVIDE IS STAR NOW. THIS WAS AGAIN LAUNCHED IN JULY OF 23. THIS IS OUR SAME DAY SERVICE. IT'S THE EXACT SAME SERVICE WITH DEMAND RESPONSE. IT'S CURB TO CURB. THERE'S JUST IT'S PROVIDED SAME DAY WHERE THE OTHER YOU HAVE TO PRE-BOOK. THIS IS SAME DAY SERVICE AND YOU CAN CALL OUR CALL CENTER OR YOU CAN UTILIZE THE APP. OUR GOAL IS TO ARRIVE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MINUTES AND YOU CAN BOOK SAME DAY ADVANCED ADVANCED TRIPS. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, IF SOMEONE CALLS AND THEY ARE GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE, THEY CAN PUT BOOK BOTH TRIPS AT THE A LEG AND THE B LEG AT THE SAME TIME. SO THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO WAIT TO BOOK THAT SECOND TRIP BEFORE.

KIND OF LIKE WITH UBER, YOU JUST YOU BOOK YOUR FIRST TRIP AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE READY TO COME HOME, YOU GET ON YOUR APP OR YOU CALL AND YOU COME, YOU GET THE RIDE BACK. WITH THIS SERVICE, YOU CAN PRE-BOOK THAT SECOND TRIP. AND WE REQUIRE THAT WE TRY NOT TO DO ONE WAY TRIPS BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE HAS A TRIP HOME. SO EVEN WITH THAT SAME DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICE, WE DO REQUIRE THAT THEY BOOK THEIR A LEG AND THEIR B LEG. HOWEVER, WITH TRIPS TO THE VA AND PARKLAND, WE SOMETIMES WILL PUT RIDERS ON WHAT WE CALL WILL CALL BECAUSE THOSE YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THOSE LOCATIONS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AMPLE TIME TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK FROM THEIR APPOINTMENTS. SO THE FARE STRUCTURE, THIS ONE OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 TO 6. THE FARE STRUCTURE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON THIS SERVICE. IT IS A SET RATE. THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE IT'S CONFINED TO ZONES. AND I'LL SHOW YOU A MAP HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO RIDES IN THIS ZONE FOR THAT AGE GROUP, 13 TO 59 ARE $2. AND THEN THE DISCOUNTED CATEGORY IS $1.

AGAIN, CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER RIDE FREE. WITH THIS SERVICE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE PROMO CODES. SO FOR INSTANCE, RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PROMOTING IS FREE RIDES TO VOTE. SO YOU CAN USE THE CODE VOTE 2025. AND THAT TRIP TO VOTE WOULD BE FREE. AND THAT WOULD BE BOTH THE A LEG AND THE B LEG. WITH THIS SERVICE, WE HAVE ADDED UBER AND I'LL BRIEFLY KIND OF GO THROUGH HOW THAT WORKS. AND WE INTEGRATED UBER SO THAT WE COULD INCREASE AVAILABILITY AND DECREASE THE WAIT TIMES. AND SO BASICALLY WITH THE APP, IF YOU GET ON AND YOU BOOK A TRIP AND THE STAR TRANSIT DEDICATED VEHICLE IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN 45 MINUTES TO GET TO YOU, YOU WILL HAVE A POP UP THAT WILL SAY, I CAN INCREASE YOUR OR DECREASE YOUR WAIT TIME. IF YOU WOULD AGREE TO AN UBER, AND IF YOU SAY YES, THEN AN UBER WOULD BE SENT RATHER THAN A STAR TRANSIT VEHICLE. BUT YOU'RE PAYING THE EXACT SAME FARE, SO YOU'RE PAYING $2 OR $1 FOR THAT TRIP. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? AND YOU CAN SAY NO. IT'S JUST THAT YOUR WAIT TIME WOULD THEN

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BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. IF YOU CHOSE NOT TO UTILIZE AN UBER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. ALSO TO NOTE ON BOTH OF THESE SERVICES, EACH SERVICE THE DEMAND RESPONSE HAS ONE VEHICLE. THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CONTRACTED FOR. AND ON THIS SERVICE IT'S ONE VEHICLE PLUS THE UBER. SO FROM A WHERE YOU CAN GO WITH THE STAR NOW SERVICE THIS IS THE ZONE. THE ZONE IS ALL ANYWHERE IN DUNCANVILLE, ANYWHERE IN CEDAR HILL AND ANYWHERE IN DESOTO. SO THAT SAME DAY SERVICE YOU CAN GO TO THE THESE THREE LOCATIONS. WHEN WE FIRST LAUNCHED THIS, IT WAS SPECIFICALLY SET FOR DUNCANVILLE, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF REQUESTS FROM THE CDC TO OPEN THAT UP TO THE OTHER CITIES AS WELL. SO I KNOW THERE WAS A QUESTION OF KIND OF THAT TRI CITY. IS THERE ANY DO THOSE WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THOSE. SO WITH THIS ZONE, YES. WE'VE ADDED THOSE TO OTHER CITIES. THERE WAS ALSO A QUESTION ABOUT WAS THE DUNCANVILLE VEHICLES PROVIDING SERVICE FOR OTHER CITIES WITH THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE, THE DUNCANVILLE VEHICLES PICK UP AND DROP OFF. AND SO YOU'RE NOT USING A DUNCANVILLE BUS TO GO INTO CEDAR HILL AND PICK UP SOMEBODY FROM CEDAR HILL AND DROP THEM OFF IN CEDAR HILL. SO IT IS IT IS THE DUNCANVILLE SERVICES. SO WITH THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE ON OUR ON DEMAND, AGAIN, YOU CAN LEAVE DUNCANVILLE TO GO FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES WITH THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE. THIS IS THAT CONNECTION TO DART. AND I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. SO YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO WITHIN THOSE THREE CITIES. BUT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE, THE REDBIRD TRANSIT CENTER, THE UNT STATION. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE REDBIRD HEALTH COMPLEX. YOU CAN GO TO THE GLENN HEIGHTS PARK AND RIDE, AND THEN AGAIN CEDAR HILL AND DESOTO WITH THIS SERVICE. FROM A RIDERSHIP STANDPOINT, THIS TOP SLIDE IS THE 2425. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE SHOWED SOME SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP SINCE JANUARY OF 24. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THERE'S A HUGE INFLUX OF RIDERSHIP IN THAT JULY MONTH. WE PARTNER WITH THE FIELD HOUSE. THEY DO SUMMER CAMPS DURING THAT TIME, AND WE WORK WITH THEM TO TAKE KIDS FROM THE CAMP OVER TO THE LIBRARY OR TO THE SKATING RINK. AND SO THAT'S WHY THAT THAT SHOOTS UP THE DURING THAT MONTH IN 20. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE 2023 TRIPS. SO. AVERAGE WAIT TIMES. AGAIN WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WAIT TIMES STAY DOWN. SO YOU CAN SEE IN LATE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER NOVEMBER ISH, THAT'S WHEN WE ADDED IN THAT UBER. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WAIT TIME WAS BROUGHT WAY DOWN FROM. AND THIS IS FOR THE STAR NOW SERVICE THAT SAME DAY SERVICE. AND THEN FROM AN ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERCENTAGE YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE SIT AS FAR AS THAT THAT RIDERSHIP GOES. ADDITIONAL STATS. WE HAVE AN 88% ON TIME PERFORMANCE RATE OUT OF 325 REVIEWS, 95% OF THOSE ARE POSITIVE REVIEWS. WE HAVE 402 UNIQUE RIDERS AND 82%. THIS WAS THE NUMBER THAT I WAS REALLY KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN DOING ABOUT 5050. BUT SINCE WE'VE ADDED THAT UBER UBER ASPECT, THE APP BOOKINGS HAVE GONE UP TO 82%. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD THAT WE HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE UTILIZING THE APP TO BOOK THEIR TRIPS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT INFORMATION? NEXT IS MARKETING STRATEGIES. SO TO THIS IS AND I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF THIS LIST WAS GIVEN DURING THE MEETING.

BUT JUST TO KIND OF GO THROUGH IT AGAIN, WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WHEN WE LAUNCH SERVICE ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE DID A DIRECT MAIL AND DIGITAL CAMPAIGN. WE DID THAT ALONG WITH THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL. AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ABOUT NUMBERS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES. WE DO TARGETED FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM POSTS. WE DO PRESS RELEASES. WE DID ONE POST IN PRE-LAUNCH OF SERVICE. WHILE WE DON'T SPECIFICALLY DO PRESS RELEASES FOR THE ACTUAL SERVICE IN DUNCANVILLE, WE DO ADDITIONAL PRESS RELEASES FOR OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO AS AN AGENCY. WE JUST CELEBRATED LAST LAST WEEK WE DID WRITER APPRECIATION WEEK. RIDES WERE FREE ALL WEEK LONG, SO THAT'S A PRESS RELEASE AND SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE PUSH OUT.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PUSHING OUT THAT FREE RIDES TO VOTE. SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY DOING THINGS PRESS RELEASES AND OR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO PROMOTE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE AGENCY. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF OUTREACH WITH THE SENIOR CENTER. I'VE VISITED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THEIR IT'S THEIR IT'S THE TRANSITION PROGRAM THAT KIDS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING OUT OF HIGH

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SCHOOL, THE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS THAT TRANSITION OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE GONE OVER AND WE'VE TAKEN A VEHICLE OVER AND LET THEM GET ON. THESE ARE KIDS THAT ARE GETTING READY TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND GO OUT AND WANTED TO LEARN HOW TRANSPORTATION WORKS SO THAT THEY COULD GET JOBS. I'VE TALKED TO CHURCHES AND THEN COMMUNITY GROUPS. WE'VE SPONSORED CITY AND CHAMBER EVENTS WITH, AND YOU CAN SEE THE LIST THERE. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THE SHUTTLE FOR THE BLOOM FEST. FRIDAY. WE DID A BILLBOARD. WE'VE DONE MAGAZINE ADS, AND THEN WE'VE DONE SITE VISITS AND ALSO AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN. AND I'LL GO THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT IN JUST A FEW SLIDES. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT WE DID WHEN WE LAUNCHED. THE RIBBON CUTTING WITH THE CHAMBER. THIS WAS THE DIGITAL AND DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN PIECE. WE START WITH THIS CAMPAIGN. WE TARGETED 60 PLUS VETERANS AND DISABLED RIDERS FROM BOTH CEDAR HILL AND DUNCANVILLE. WE MAILED OUT ALMOST 5000 POSTCARDS. AND THEN ALONG WITH THAT NEXT SLIDE IS THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGN. WE SAW OVER 1800 VISITORS THAT WE COULD TIE BACK TO THIS SPECIFIC CAMPAIGN. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED ON THE POSTCARD, WE DID HAVE THE CITY AND THE CDC LOGOS ON THOSE POSTCARDS LAST SUMMER. YEAH, THE TOP ON THE RIGHT. SO WE DID INCLUDE THE LOGO, AND THEN WE DID A MAGAZINE AD AND THE SOUTHWEST NOW MAGAZINE LAST SUMMER, WHICH WENT TO OVER 44,000 RESIDENTS. AND THEN WE ALSO DID A BILLBOARD LAST MAY. AND THEN MOST RECENTLY, WE DID AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN WHICH WAS AIMED TO PROMOTE THE SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY IN DUNCANVILLE. WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAMPAIGN, WE CHANGED KIND OF THE TACTICS AND WE TARGETED SINGLE CAR HOUSEHOLD WITH MULTIPLE ADULTS.

AND SO WE SENT OUT A LITTLE OVER 14,000 CAMPAIGNS AND SAW AN OPEN RATE OF ABOUT 10%, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ABOVE AVERAGE. AND THEN WE CAN EQUATE OVER 30 NEW RIDERS TO THIS SPECIFIC CAMPAIGN. SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT IT WAS IT DID EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED IT TO DO. AND AGAIN, THAT PICTURE THAT YOU SEE WAS INCLUDED IN THAT EMAIL. AND WE INCLUDED THE LOGOS OF THE CITY AND THE CDC AS WELL. ANY THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. SO. HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE UHL'S EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THIS CITY IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES THAT YOU ALL HAVE WORKED WITH? IS THE RAMP UP TO INCREASE SERVICES ABOUT THE SAME? SO GO AHEAD. SO I DO THINK THAT. DUNCANVILLE, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SLOWER THAN WE EXPECTED. THAT'S WHY THERE'S BEEN SOME ADDITIONAL MARKETING STRATEGIES TAKING PLACE. THE POSITIVE THING TO NOTE THERE WAS WE DID SEE SOME INCREASE STARTING FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL KIND OF TIED TO THAT. THAT DIRECT MAIL OR EMAIL CAMPAIGN THAT WAS THAT WAS DONE. SO WE'VE DONE SOME ADDITIONAL MARKETING STRATEGIES WITHIN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE TO HELP, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT SLOWER. YEAR, YEAR ONE. AND REALLY A LOT OF THE TIMES ANY PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE DO IS, IS A THREE YEAR PILOT. AND SO YEAR ONE IS ALWAYS TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. YEAR TWO, WE START TO SEE SOME GROWTH. YEAR THREE IS WHEN WE START TO SEE START TALKING WITH THE CITY ON. IS THERE AREAS TO GROW THE SERVICE. AND SO WHAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW IS KIND OF A STARTER KIT, RIGHT? ONE VEHICLE, A STAR NOW ONE VEHICLE A DEMAND RESPONSE DOING THAT. SO WE DON'T HAVE WASTED SERVICE ON THE ROAD BEFORE THINGS REALLY START TO GET GOING. AND I'VE SEEN A POSITIVE MORE PARTICIPATION FROM THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER IN HELPING PROMOTE THE SERVICES AS WELL, SPECIFICALLY OVER THE LAST 6 TO 8 MONTHS. I DO THINK NOW THAT WE'VE GOTTEN SOME NEW STAFF FROM THE EDC, WE MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND THAT'S KIND OF REENGAGED SOME OF THE SOME OF THE EFFORTS WITH THE CITY GETTING THE BALLOON FEST SHUTTLE GOING, I THINK THERE WAS A MAYBE A PARADE THAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN. THOSE ARE GOOD WAYS TO GET

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THE VEHICLE OUT AND ABOUT AND SEE MORE. AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME TALKING TO THIS BOARD. YOU ALL IN THE PAST HAVE TALKED WITH CITY COUNCIL, RIGHT? WE WERE AT CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY, AND THEN I THINK WE WERE HERE WHEN WE LAUNCHED. YEAH, WELL, I NOTICED IN LOOKING AT THE PACKET AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS PER SE, THIS MAY BE MORE FOR STAFF. SO THERE WAS AN INVOICE IN THERE AND THE INVOICE WAS DATED OCTOBER 1ST, 2024. SO I WAS WONDERING IF THAT AFFECTED WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR RELATIONSHIP. SO WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES IS BRING IT TO THE BOARD. THERE WAS A PO THAT WAS ISSUED AND IT COVERED THROUGH THE END OF 2024, BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD DISCOVERED IN RECENT MONTHS IS THAT THE PO HAD MAXED OUT. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH FINANCE TO GET THAT CLEARED OUT. BUT AS FAR AS FOR THE APPROVAL FOR THIS YEAR, AGAIN, FOR TRANSPARENCY, WE WANTED TO BRING IT BEFORE THE BOARD. THAT WAS WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT IN MARCH FOR A FORMAL VOTE, JUST TO HAVE IT ON RECORD THAT EVERY YEAR YOU ARE APPROVING THAT EXPENSE. AND IT'S SOMETHING IN OUR RECENT MEETINGS AND US GETTING TO KNOW STAR TRANSIT AND THEM GETTING TO KNOW US AS SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE AS STAFF TO CLEAN UP SOME OF THOSE PROCESSES AND MAKE IT MORE STREAMLINED, BUT ALSO THAT WE ARE GETTING THAT FORMAL VOTE FROM YOU ALL AS THE BOARD FOR EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN DISCUSSION BEFORE ABOUT NOT SEEING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. SO AGAIN, BECAUSE IT WAS A LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNT, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL WERE AWARE AND THAT YOU HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE ON IT. AND SO TYPICALLY, JUST THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IS THAT HISTORICALLY, THE INVOICES HAD BEEN ISSUED MONTHLY. AND BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO GO FORWARD AND NOT ONLY TAKE CARE OF THE AMOUNT THAT WAS IN THE REARS, WE'VE ALSO COVERED GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE FISCAL YEAR. WE HAD ASKED OUR TRANSIT TO REISSUE THE INVOICE AND MAKE IT AN ANNUAL INVOICE RATHER THAN MONTHLY, JUST SO WE COULD GET IT ALL TAKEN CARE OF ALL AT ONCE. JUST AS ANY OTHER MEMBERS HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAR TRANSIT? I DO OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW YOU INTERCONNECT TO DART. I'VE HEARD PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO DART. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT I CAN GET TO THE BLUE LINE, BUT I CAN'T GET TO THE RED LINE. IS THAT CORRECT? SO THE RED LINE. YEAH. WHEREAS IS THAT ONE WHICH SO DO YOU KNOW WHICH. I BELIEVE RED LINE IS NORTHWEST OF HERE AND TIE INTO THE BLUE LINE. AND THEN OUR NORTHWEST CONNECTION IS RED BIRD TRANSIT CENTER. SO YOU CAN TIE INTO BUS ROUTES THERE. YEAH THOSE ARE BUS ROUTES. THOSE ARE THE RED LINE ROUTES RIGHT NOW. SO IT WOULD JUST YOU'D HAVE TO USE THE BLUE LINE TO GET TO THE RED LINE. SO YOU GOT TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN TO COME BACK OUT ON THE RED LINE. THAT'S THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY SET UP. NOW CAN I GET CAN I USE THE ON DEMAND TO GET TO THE RED LINE? NO. YOU'D HAVE TO USE OUR OUR SAME DAY SERVICE DOES THAT DART CONNECTION. BUT IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME TO THE RED LINE IF I NEED TO GET TO THE RED LINE. NOT THE SAME DAY SERVICE AND THE PRE-BOOKED SERVICE. WE ONLY LEAVE THIS AREA FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. YEAH, NOW WE COULD. ON. YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE THING THAT CAME IN WHEN YOU FIRST CAME HERE THAT YEAH, YOU CAN GET CONNECT TO DART. AND I THINK THE ASSUMPTION WAS YEAH THAT'S RED LINE AND BLUE LINE AS COMPARED TO. THE BUS CENTER. BECAUSE I KNOW THE BUS CENTER HAS DIRECTS THAT GO DOWNTOWN. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ON THEIR SCHEDULE. SO IT'S COORDINATING. SO DOES YOUR WEBSITE COORDINATE. SO THAT IF I'M GOING FROM DUNCANVILLE TO EITHER REDBIRD OR THE BLUE LINE, THAT I CAN TIME MY WAIT TIME THERE SO I DON'T MISS THE TRAIN BECAUSE IF THEY'RE EVERY 20 MINUTES NOW, I GOT TO WAIT ANOTHER 20 MINUTES, WHICH IF I'M TRYING TO GET TO WORK NOW, THAT CHALLENGES ME. WE'RE ON A DART GO PASS APP AND SO WE USE THE EXACT SAME APP THAT THEY USE. SO YOU CAN GO ON AND BUY STAR TRANSIT TICKET AND DO YOUR TRIP PLANNING ON DOES IT AUTOMATICALLY COVER TO THEM, OR DO YOU HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER TICKET. YOU HAVE TO BUY YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO BUY A STAR TRANSIT TICKET AND YOU HAVE TO BUY A DART TICKET. IS THERE ANY WAY TO TIE THOSE TOGETHER? WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON WITH THEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO GET ON THE REGIONAL PASS. YEAH. TO

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WHERE A RIDER COULD BUY A REGIONAL PASS AND USE THAT PASS TO GO BETWEEN BOTH THE OTHER TWO METROS IN THE AREA ARE ON THAT REGIONAL PASS, AND WE'RE HOPING SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, STAR TRANSIT WILL BE INCLUDED ON THAT REGIONAL PASS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO HELP PUSH THAT. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP THAT DIALOG. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. FROM WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO WORK, BUT THEY THEY'RE STRUGGLING ON HOW TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION AND THE JUST RATHER JUST GO TO CLERK AND PICK UP A BUS AND CLERK TO GO DOWN TO THE RED LINE. SO MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, I DIDN'T SEE IN YOUR STATS WITH THE CALL WAIT TIME IS IF I CALL. SO WE'RE AVERAGING UNDER A MINUTE. YEAH. DEPENDS ON THE TIME OF DAY. RIGHT. 8 A.M. WHEN YOU CALL WHEN THE CALL CENTER FIRST OPENS, THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY GOING THROUGH AND BRINGING DOWN THAT THAT CALL VOLUME. AFTER ABOUT 830 YOU'RE DOWN TO A 1 TO 2 MINUTE. AND HOW MANY REPS KIND OF TRY TO HAVE ON STAFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WE HAVE TEN, TEN ROOMS TAKING CALLS AND THAT'S ALL DAY LONG, EVEN IF I MEAN BREAKS AND STUFF. YEAH, YEAH, STAGGERED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE HONESTLY START BOOKING SAME DAY RIDES AT 130 5:00 4:35 A.M. YEAH, OKAY FOR THAT 6 A.M. FULL TIME. NOW THE 8 TO 4, THEY'RE BOOKING FOR LIKE TWO WEEKS OUT. RIGHT. WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CALLS AND WANTS TO BOOK TEN DIFFERENT TRIPS OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. AND THEN UNDER STATS I WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.

CANCELLATIONS. IF I GET THAT, YOU CAN MAKE A TWO WEEK RESERVATION IN ADVANCE IN YOUR MEDICAL APPOINTMENT CHANGES, DOCTOR'S OUT OF TOWN. YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT. BUT WHAT ABOUT SAME DAY CANCELLATIONS? LIKE I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF. YEAH. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE. THE CANCELLATIONS. SO WHAT'S THE PENALTY TO THE RIDERS FOR CANCELING IF YOU'RE ALREADY COMMITTED TO THEM. SO WE DO HAVE A WE HAVE A NO SHOW POLICY.

RIGHT. SO IF WE IF WE ARRIVE AT THE RESIDENCE AND THE VEHICLE, NO SHOWS AFTER THREE OF THOSE, THE RIDER WILL BE ISSUED A WARNING, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR POSSIBLE TERMINATION OF SERVICE JUST TO KIND OF KEEP THEM IN THE RIGHT PATH. AND OUR ON OUR STAR NOW APP. HOW MANY TIMES IS IT THAT THEY CANCEL? THEY ARE. EVERY TIME THAT THEY CANCEL, THEY GET A NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AWARE THAT YOU COULD BE SUSPENDED IF IT CONTINUES. SO OKAY. AND THEN YOUR ONE RESPONSE TIME IS FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED TRIPS. BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE GOING TO WORK? I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE USING THIS TO HELP GET THEM TO A PART TIME JOB OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE THEY'RE A YOUNG PERSON THAT DOESN'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR THAT? SO WE ON THE YOUNGER SIDE, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS AFTERNOON I WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE TOP DESTINATIONS THAT ARE USED IN DUNCANVILLE TOP TEN, DUNCANVILLE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THAT AND THEN UNT DALLAS, NOT JUST THE DART STATION, BUT WE DO HAVE EDUCATION TRIPS GOING THERE FROM A WORK STANDPOINT. SOME OF THE ONES TO NOTE WAS 84 LUMBER, COSTCO, SCOOTER'S COFFEE, AND I THINK ALDI'S WERE SOME OF THE WORK LOCATIONS THAT THEY'RE USING TO GET FROM WHEREVER TO THE CORE AREA. CORRECT. OKAY. AND FROM A RESPONSE TIME IT GOES BACK TO THAT UBER. IF YOU KNOW, IF THEY ARE NOT IF THEY'RE WILLING TO USE UBER, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM FIVE, TEN, 15 MINUTES. IF THERE'S AN UBER AVAILABLE THEN THEY'RE THERE TO PICK THEM UP. THAT'S WHY THAT WAIT TIME IS 15. AVERAGE IS ABOUT 15 MINUTES OKAY. AND YOU SAID YOU WATCHED THE PROGRAM FROM LAST TIME. SO THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP LAST TIME WAS BEING ABLE TO SCHEDULE AND BEING ABLE TO BOOK SOMETHING AND GETTING THAT, NO, WE'RE NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? SO IT'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO 100% OF THE TRIPS 100% OF THE TIME. AND SO IT'S JUST WE DO WHAT WE CAN WITH THE WITH WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. AND THEN HOW DO YOU TRACK THOSE NO SHOWS OR NOT YOUR NO SHOWS THAT THAT THAT. SO GO AHEAD. YEAH. DENIALS ARE RECORDED ANYTIME SOMEBODY CALLS AND REQUESTS A RIDE AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE THAT.

THE CALL CENTER NEGOTIATES TRIPS. RIGHT. AND SO SOME OF OUR DENIALS, THEY GET RESCHEDULED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. WE ALWAYS ASK OUR RIDERS TO BE FLEXIBLE. I THINK THE EXAMPLE THAT CAME UP

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LAST MEETING, WE WENT AND LOOKED AT THAT RIDER. THERE WERE THREE REQUESTS THAT WERE MADE FOR THAT RIDER. TWO OF THEM WERE SCHEDULED. ONE OF THEM WAS NOT THE FURTHER OUT SOMEBODY CAN SCHEDULE THE RIDE, THE BETTER, RIGHT? SO THE SCHEDULE IS OPEN 14 DAYS OUT. PEOPLE ARE CALLING TO START TO BOOK THE EXAMPLE THAT WE SAW THAT THE TRIP WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THEY WERE GETTING A LOT CLOSER TO THAT. THAT TRIP DATE TIME. AND SO WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OUR RIDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CALLING AS, AS EARLY AS THEY CAN. AND THEN ON THE ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF WE DON'T HAVE IT AVAILABLE, WE DO HAVE THE STARNOW SERVICE THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE THE DAY OF. IF WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BOOK IT IN ADVANCE, THEN WE MAY SEE THAT RIDE STILL OCCUR. THEY'RE JUST USING THAT ON THE STARNOW SERVICE. SO TRYING TO GIVE THEM MULTIPLE OPTIONS. I HAVE THE APP AND I NEED TO USE IT. I HAVE NOT USED IT, BUT I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET THE APP. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE APP, JUST REMEMBER IT'S SAME DAY ONLY SO YOU SINCE WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE, IT'S NOT LETTING ME BOOK, WELL, THEY'RE TRYING TO BOOK FOR THE NEXT DAY. AND SO AS LONG AS IT'S SAME DAY THEN IT'S. BUT YEAH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CHECK IT OUT, TAKE A TRIP TO GO TO LUNCH. YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS. THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE, DISAPPROVE. NOT APPROVE. THE ARRANGEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH STAR TRANSIT. HEY, HARVEY. WE GOT IT. GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. YOU GOOD? YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION? LOOKING FOR A MOTION. I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THE SECOND YEAR OF EXPLORATORY SERVICE WITH STAR TRANSIT FOR THE $56,750. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR, SEPTEMBER 24TH TO WHAT WAS IT? AUGUST OF 20? THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S OCTOBER 24TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25TH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MR. ZILKHA. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND, SECOND BY SAVAGE. NOW WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. OKAY, HARVEY. FOR. V SAVAGE FOR PAYNE, FOR. THOMPSON FOR. OKAY. FOR. OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL APPROVE. UNANIMOUS. OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS. PUBLIC HEARING B.

[3.b. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-4-15 REPEALING ECONOMINC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND INCENTIVES FOR THE DIAMOND SUITE ART AND EVENT STUDIO, LDG SRV HOLDING, LLC (LUCENT DENTAL), PLAZA VILLAREAL, LLC, AND 1703 MAIN REALTY AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

AND. LITTLE BIRD WHISPERED IN MY EAR THAT I NEED TO GIVE STAFF A CHANCE TO SHINE WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS. SO I'M GOING TO ASK MISS PEREZ, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE ITEM? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRESIDENT HARVEY. SO WHAT WE HAVE FOR ITEM B IS JUST THAT A, A HEARING AND A PRESENTATION OF A RESOLUTION TO REPEAL SEVERAL ECONOMIC GRANTS AND INCENTIVES FOR THE DIAMOND SWEET ART AND EVENT STUDIO LDG SERVE HOLDING, LLC, KNOWN AS, ALSO KNOWN AS LUCENT DENTAL PLAZA VILLAREAL LLC AND 1703 MAIN REALTY. SO OVER THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING SOME OUTSTANDING GRANTS, AND I DID A SEARCH INTO WHEN THOSE AWARDS WERE ISSUED.

HOW LONG AGO? WHAT IF THERE WERE ANY DISCREPANCIES? IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION? AND THROUGH THAT, FIVE AWARDS WERE IDENTIFIED THAT THEY HAD BEEN WELL PAST DUE THEIR PROJECT DEADLINES, PER THE DC EDC GRANTS AND INCENTIVE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, WHICH STATE THAT THE APPLICANTS HAVE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE WORK. THEY ARE. THEY ARE GIVEN A YEAR TO SUBMIT REIMBURSEMENT. BUT REALLY, THE CORE DEADLINE IS THAT SIX MONTH PERIOD. OF THOSE FIVE AWARDS,

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GRANT APPEAL LETTERS WERE SENT TO EACH RECIPIENT TO BOTH THE APPLICANT AND THE OWNER. IF THEY WERE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OR ENTITIES, THE OUT OF THE FIVE AWARDS, THE REPEAL LETTERS SHOULD I SAY ONE OWNER APPLICANT, WHICH WAS DELANEY INVESTMENTS LLC, HAD REQUESTED AN EXTENSION, WHICH THEY CAME TO YOU AT THE LAST REGULAR DC EDC MEETING TO REQUEST THAT EXTENSION. SO WHAT THAT LEFT US WITH IS FOUR DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPEALED. I WILL MENTION PLAZA VILLAREAL. I HAD ACTUALLY MET WITH THOSE OWNERS. THEY DID RESPOND TO THE LETTERS. I MET WITH THEM. HOWEVER, THE SCOPE OF THEIR PROJECT HAD CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THEY HAD EXPERIENCED SOME DELAYS WITH THEIR ENGINEER. SO THEY HAD DECIDED TO JUST GO AHEAD AND PULL THE APPLICATION. THEY WERE OKAY WITH REPEALING US, REPEALING THE GRANT, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THEIR ANOTHER APPLICATION AT A FUTURE TIME. SO THIS OUTLINE WAS PRESENTED IN YOUR PACKET WITH THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH AWARD. AND WHEN THAT AWARD WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, WITH THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION NUMBERS. SO IN TOTAL THAT'S $438,067 WORTH OF GRANTS THAT GRANT MONEY THAT HAD BEEN ALLOCATED AND SET ASIDE. SO. OOPS. OKAY, THERE WE GO. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR THE BOARD TO REPEAL THE GRANTS PREVIOUSLY AWARDED TO THOSE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS, ENTITIES SO THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CLEAR THAT OFF THE BOOKS AND RELEASE THAT MONEY TO BE UTILIZED FOR OTHER THINGS, OR AT LEAST FREE IT UP FOR OTHER GRANTS AND INCENTIVES. OKAY, SO SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND. 649 649 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GET THERE, THEY ARE INTERESTED, CAN SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. JUST STAND AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SO IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD NOW LIKE TO SPEAK FOR IN FAVOR OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? CHAIR WILL RECEIVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 650. I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AT 650. THANK YOU. MEMBER SAVAGE, IS THERE A SECOND, I SECOND? THOMPSON. SO IF YOU. ALL RIGHT HARVEY FOR. THAT. OH, SAVAGE FOR PAYNE FOR THOMPSON FOR NO GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF BASED ON THE PRESENTATION OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? I HAVE A COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD MARCELLA FOR REACHING OUT TO THESE FOLKS AND COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AND TRYING TO PUT A BEST FOOT FORWARD THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO WORK WITH THEM, BUT WE ALSO GOT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE GRANT. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. SO AT THIS TIME THE CHAIR WILL CONSIDER A MOTION TO EITHER APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS. THANK YOU. MOTION MADE BY MR. ZILKHA. THEIR SECOND SECOND. SECOND BY PAYNE. OKAY, HARVEY. FOR SEVEN. FOR EIGHT, FOR FIVE FOR OKAY. OKAY. IT IS

[3.c. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-4-16 APPROVING A SPONSORSHIP FOR THE DUNCANVILLE SISTER CITY PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.00 AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. ]

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APPROVED. YES. OKAY. NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS C AND WE TURN IT OVER TO STAFF. ALL RIGHT SO I SEE AS THROUGH A SPONSORSHIP FOR THE DUNCANVILLE SISTER CITY PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF 10,000. THAT WAS THEIR REQUEST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAM. IN 1998, THE DUNCANVILLE CITY COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH. I AM NOT EVEN GOING TO ATTEMPT TO. I DON'T WANT TO BUTCHER THEIR NAME. MONASTEROLO MONASTEROLO.

AND THEN. SO THE PLANS. NOW FAST FORWARD TO 2025. THE DUNCANVILLE SISTER CITY WOULD LIKE TO HOST ABOUT 13 DELEGATES FROM ITALY FOR TEN DAYS, AND THE GOAL OF THE TRIP IS TO PROMOTE DUNCANVILLE GLOBALLY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND COMMERCE.

AS I MENTIONED, THE REQUEST IS FOR 10,000. IT'S TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF THEIR CHARTER BUS RENTALS FOR THE VISITORS. WHILE THEY'RE HERE, I WILL MENTION THEIR OVERALL FUNDING GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS 25,000, AND AS STAFF, WE RECOMMEND OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD IS TO APPROVE THE SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION AND TO DETERMINE AWARD AMOUNT, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE $10,000. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING. AND SO WE WILL DO AT THIS TIME IS WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 654 SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. AND SO WHEN YOU STAND BEFORE THE BOARD, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE RECORD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NOW IS WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PRESENTATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. WHEN YOU STEP FORWARD, AS I SAID A MOMENT EARLIER, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND WE WILL MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE BOARD. I'M SORRY, THE APPLICANT, MISS SANDRA, IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS WELL. SO IF YOU'D LIKE, IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP AND MAKE ANY COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT JOB AND WE'RE ASKING FOR SPONSORSHIP OF SPONSORSHIP FROM THIS BOARD OF WE. EVERY TWO YEARS WE MEET WITH OUR SISTER CITY. AND THIS IS A THIS STARTED IN 1998 WITH A CITIZEN FROM MONASTEROLO IN A DENTIST CHAIR ON WHEATLAND AVENUE WITH A DENTIST, AND JUST BROUGHT IT UP. AND SO THIS PROGRAM STARTED WITH ED PURCELL AND GLENN REPP. AND SO IT HAS SEEN FIVE MAYORS AND 28 YEARS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SUPPORTED US. THIS IS REALLY A GREAT PROGRAM. EVEN THOUGH THE CLIMATE AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED FOR BOTH COMMUNITIES, WE STILL SUPPORT OUR OWN VALUES, OUR OWN CULTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES. WHEN THE PEAK, WE HAD THREE BIDS FOR THE BUS. THE THIRD BID WAS JUST OUTRAGEOUS AND I DID NOT EVEN PRESENT IT. SO THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TWO BIDS FOR THE BUS. THIS IS A PICTURE OF PETER MONTI. NOW THIS IS THE WHOLE BOOT OF ITALY DOWN HERE. SO PETER MONTI IS IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF ITALY. IT BORDERS SWITZERLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY. SO. AND IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST AREA IN ITALY. SO. TORINO, IT'S TURN IT TO THEM. IT IS A MANUFACTURER OF CARS, INCLUDING A FIAT. AND IT'S A BIG MANUFACTURING CITY. THIS LITTLE DOT IS MONASTEROLO. IT'S ONLY 1300 PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS LITTLE COMMUNE. BUT THEY'RE PART OF THIS PROVINCE OF CUNEO, WHICH IS

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500,000 PEOPLE. THIS WHOLE PIEDMONT REGION IS OVER 4 MILLION PEOPLE. AND SO. IT'S LIKE ONE HAND TOUCHES THE OTHER, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE A LITTLE WE HAVE ACCESS AND ALL THESE PEOPLE SUPPORT THIS LITTLE COMMUNITY. SO. WE DECIDED ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO DO THIS EXCHANGE EVERY YEAR. SO THEN THAT'S WHEN WE WENT ON TO A TWO YEAR EXCHANGE. SO WE WERE THERE. DUNCANVILLE WAS THERE TWO YEARS AGO. AND SO THEY'RE COMING HERE NOW. AND THEN IN TWO YEARS WE WILL BE GOING THERE. SO THAT'S HOW WE DO IT. EVERYBODY, EVERYONE HAS HAD A GREAT TIME ON THIS LAST TRIP. WHEN THEY CAME HERE, WE ACTUALLY HAD AN 18 MONTH OLD CHILD BROUGHT OVER.

AND UNLIKE OUR KIDS WHO NEED ALL THESE TOYS AND GIMMICKS, THAT CHILD JUST SAT ON THE PARENT'S LAP. THEY'RE VERY, VERY FAMILY ORIENTED. THERE WE HAD SIX YOUNG ADULTS COME. THEY WERE BETWEEN 18 AND 25, AND THEN THE REST WAS ACROSS THE AGE RANGE. SO. THEY WILL BE HERE OCTOBER 14TH TO THE 24TH. AND WHY AM I HERE? BECAUSE OF FOUR YEARS AGO. WE HAD A MAJOR BUS SPONSOR AND THAT COMPANY, A BIG COMPANY IN DUNCANVILLE, WAS SOLD AND WE LOST OUR SPONSORSHIP. SO THAT THAT IS WHY I'M HERE ASKING FOR THIS MONEY. WE EXPECT TO HAVE FULL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT US, WE'RE ON THE CITY WEBSITE. LOOK UNDER RESIDENT AND THEN LOOK UNDER SISTER CITY AND OUR WEBSITE IS UP TO DATE. HOPEFULLY IN A FEW YEARS WE MAY HAVE ANOTHER SISTER CITY FROM COLOMBIA OR PERU OR FOR AFRICA, BUT I'M HOPING THIS IS A GOOD JUMPING POINT. WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS BECAUSE THIS CITY HAS HAD SUCH A QUICK TURNOVER AND EVEN LOOK AT YOUR EMPLOYEES. NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THE SISTER CITY PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. VERY, VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM. BUT THERE'S OUR PLAQUE RIGHT THERE. SO WE'RE A BONAFIDE CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS CITY. WE WILL INVOLVE ALL THE WE WILL INVOLVE AND HAVE EXPOSURE TO ALL THE BUSINESSES IN DUNCANVILLE AND ON ALL THE CITIZENS. WE WILL HAVE THREE EVENTS WHERE THE WHICH WILL BE OPEN UP TO THE CITIZENS THE FIRST DAY THEY ARRIVE. THE CITIZENS ARE ALL INVITED TO AN OPEN RECEPTION AT THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER ON OCTOBER 19TH. THEY ARE INVITED TO A COMMUNITY BREAKFAST AND THEN OCTOBER 20TH THERE AGAIN FOR A FAREWELL. THEY'RE ALL INVITED TO THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER, SO WE REALLY WANT THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THIS DUNCANVILLE AND MONASTIC RULE ARE NOW PART OF SISTER CITY INTERNATIONAL, AND THAT BECAME A FACT LAST JUNE. SO THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP ON THE 24TH. WE HOPE TO HAVE ALL FIVE OF OUR MAYORS THERE AND THEN TWO OF THEIR MAYORS THERE TO DO AN OFFICIAL SIGNING. SO WE WERE GOING TO DO IT OVER ZOOM, AND I THOUGHT, WHY WASTE THIS PERFECT OPPORTUNITY? SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. YOU'RE KNOWN FOR THIS LITTLE COMMUNITY OF 1300. THEY DO PET FOOD TO ALL OF EUROPE AND ASIA. THIS LITTLE TINY COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE A HUGE RECYCLING PLANT FOR EUROPE. THEY'RE KNOWN FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL WORKS, CABINET MAKING AND CHEESE AND DAIRY PRODUCTION. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU ONE LITTLE EXAMPLE. AND WHEN THEY VISITED THE HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO VISIT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'RE GOING TO VISIT EVERYTHING IN DUNCANVILLE. BUT THEY THEY DO FARM TO TABLE THERE. SO THE DAIRY FARMER HAS THESE CATTLE AND WITH THE URINE AND THE FECES. IT GOES TO THE GAS COMPANY AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR FUEL. AND IT'S TURNED AROUND. AND THEY USE A VERY SPECIAL GRASSES TO FEED THEIR COWS FOR

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THE FOR THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHEESES THAT THEY PRODUCE. THE CHEESE MAKER THERE PROVIDES CHEESE FOR ITALY, EUROPE. SO THIS LITTLE COMMUNITY IS REALLY INVOLVED. THE GROCERY STORES WIFE. SHE HAS A FROZEN FISH TRUCK AND SHE DRIVES DOWN TO LIGURIA, WHICH IS HERE, AND SHE PICKS UP FRESH FISH EVERY DAY. AND THEN SHE SUPPLIES IT TO ALL THE RESTAURANTS. SO THIS IS A VERY, VERY INDUSTRIOUS, FAMILY ORIENTED COMMUNITY. I WOULD I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME. I ASKED ME SOME QUESTIONS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED VISITING THE QUESTIONS. THE FIRST IS HOW MANY CITIZENS ARE COMING? OH 3030 OKAY. AND YOU SAID YOU ARE VISITING THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER IS WHAT ELSE IS ON YOUR ITINERARY IN DUNCANVILLE. IN DUNCANVILLE, WE VISIT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE VISIT THE POLICE. WE DO THE EVERY EVERYTHING THAT DUNCANVILLE WE VISIT. ON THE LAST VISIT, WE VISITED THE QUALITY CABINETS AND WE VISITED THE A TRUCKING COMPANY IN REDBIRD THAT DOES AIR CONDITIONING. SO WE DID THAT. WE ALSO VISITED THE MUSIC MUSEUM IN DUNCANVILLE. WHERE WILL THEY BE STAYING? THEY THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I FORGOT THAT THEY WILL BE STAYING WITH HOST FAMILIES. SO THE HOST FAMILY WILL GIVE THEM A SIMPLE BREAKFAST, A CLEAN ROOM, AND THEN THEY THEY WILL TAKE THEM TO THE BUS EVERY MORNING AND PICK THEM UP FROM THE BUS EVERY MORNING. AND THEN ON SUNDAY THEY WILL HAVE TIME WITH THAT HOST FAMILY. SO AFTER THE COMMUNITY BREAKFAST, THEY GO BACK TO THE HOST FAMILY AND THEY SPEND THE WHOLE DAY WITH THE HOST FAMILY.

AND MY LAST, WILL THEY BE VISITING ANY VENDOR STORES, RESTAURANTS? IS THAT PART OF THEY I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO SABA. THERE WILL BE GOING TO THE MCDONALD'S. THEY LOVE THE POTATOES. YES. YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S YEAH. WE HAVE A ROUTE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY I WILL ASK SANDRA. COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD THE KIND OF THE LAYOUT OF THE BUSSES IN WHAT, WHERE ALL THE RESIDENTS WILL BE GOING? WELL, I THINK I THINK YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT. YES. IT WAS IN THE PACKET. I WAS JUST JUST IN CASE THERE WERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS SINCE THAT WAS PRESENTED AS TO THE ITINERARY THAT WAS IN THE PACKET TEN DAYS, THEY WILL BE OUT OF TEN DAYS. THEY WILL. THEY WILL BE IN DUNCANVILLE PROPER AREA 6 TO 7 DAYS. AND SO THAT WILL BE THEIR EXPOSURE TO DUNCANVILLE. THEY WILL. JANE NELSON'S, WHO IS OUR SECRETARY OF STATE. HER DAUGHTER WAS MARRIED IN MONASTIR. SHE GOES THERE EVERY TWO YEARS AND SHE DOES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS IN PIEDMONT. SO SHE SHE IS A REALLY CRUCIAL FOR US. ALSO, SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF GREG ABBOTT WILL BE IN TOWN IN OCTOBER YET, BUT IF HE'S THERE, WE HOPE TO SEE HIM. AND YOU KNOW, HE'S A DUNCANVILLE NATIVE. HE WAS IN SPORTS HERE AND TRACK AND FOOTBALL WHEN HE WAS HERE, AND HIS MOTHER LIVES IN CEDAR HILL. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD TO KEEP KEEP THAT CONNECTION GOING WITH THOSE PEOPLE, BECAUSE IF WE WANT SOMETHING FROM THEM, THEY KNOW WHERE DUNCANVILLE IS. SO, SO AND THIS MAY BE A KIND OF AN UNFAIR QUESTION FOR YOU. NEVER DO. DOES THE CITY HALL OVER THERE STILL HAVE THE SET UP FOR US? I REMEMBER, YES. THEY THEY HAVE IN THE CASTLE. YES, YES, IN THE CASTLE OF THEY HAVE A TOWER. AND IN THAT TOWER IS CALLED THE DUNCANVILLE TOWER. AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THEM IS IN THAT TOWER. IT'S REVERED. YEAH, YEAH, IT'S REALLY REVERED. YES. AND WHEN YOU DID THE REMODELING HERE OR THE SHOWCASE OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY GAVE US, IT'S GONE OUT OF THE FRONTIER. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN CHASING IT DOWN. SOME OF SOME OF IT, SOME PEOPLE HAVE STUFF IN BOXES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GATHER. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT WILL BE GOING TO

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THE LIBRARY. EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN US THAT THAT WE CAN GATHER UP. I DIDN'T MENTION THE CITY IS PARTNERING, PARTNERING 50% WITH US. SO WE ARE WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. OKAY. SO I THINK THAT TAKES US TO THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. UNLESS THERE'S SOME MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS INITIATIVE, WE'VE HEARD FOR ANYONE NEEDS TO SPEAK AGAIN. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND ONE MOMENT. GENTLEMEN, I NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, FRED CHEROKEE. WE LIVE AT NINE SAINT ANDREWS PLACE IN DESOTO. SANDRA AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED A WHILE, AND KIND OF A SILENT PARTNER IN THIS. SHE DOES ALL THE WORK AND I GET TO SHARE THE CREDIT, BUT WE HAVE TRAVELED TWO MONASTRELL AS WELL. WE'VE HAD WE'VE HOSTED FAMILIES, I GUESS, AS EARLY AS 98. IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE TEENAGERS WHO CAME OVER HERE LAST CENTURY NOW HAVE THEIR OWN TEENAGERS. AND IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A VERY PLEASANT TIME TO BE TOGETHER. AND. YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING. WHENEVER I TRAVEL AROUND DALLAS COUNTY QUITE A BIT, ONLY FROM DUNCANVILLE. WHAT DO YOU ALL? WE HAVE A SISTER CITY IN ITALY. OH, REALLY? OH, WE'VE DONE THAT 25 YEARS. OH, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT. IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD TO BE FROM DUNCANVILLE. AND I THINK IT'S A FEATHER IN OUR CAP. AND WE'VE CERTAINLY GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF TEXAS AND ALSO OUR GOVERNOR. SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HERE THAT ARE JUST QUIETLY, YOU KNOW, JUST NOT NOT QUITE OUT IN THE PUBLIC AS MUCH AS I THINK WE SHOULD. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL I'LL BE QUIET. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS A QUESTION FOR ME, BUT SHE DOES ALL THE WORK. BUT I MEAN, WE ALL SHARE THE CREDIT, YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 709. I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. MISS SAVAGE. IS SOMEONE GOING TO SECOND THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SPAIN. OKAY. HEY, LET'S HAVE A VOICE VOTE. OKAY. PARDON ME. FOR WHAT? SAVAGE.

THANKS FOR THOMPSON OR ZYLKA FOR. OKAY. IT'S REALLY MY NAME. PEOPLE STRUGGLE THAT. OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE NEED AS A BOARD TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO APPROVE OR THIS APPROVED, NOT APPROVED THIS ITEM. SO BEFORE WE BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME ON THIS MISSION? NO, I HAVE A CLARIFICATION QUESTION. SORRY IF I MISSED IT, BUT THEY ASKED TO BE A SILVER SPONSOR OR DIAMOND SPONSOR BECAUSE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT COINCIDES WITH THAT. WE DIDN'T DISCUSS THAT. BUT WOULD WOULD THAT AUTOMATICALLY MAKE THE DCDC IF THEY SPONSORED AT THE 10,000 LEVEL, WOULD THAT AUTOMATICALLY MAKE THEM THE DIAMOND SPONSOR? THAT WOULD BE GREAT. LOVE THAT. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY. NOW THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THIS INITIATIVE. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INITIATIVE AS DETAILED. OKAY. IS THAT IT? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND? ADAM PAYNE. WONDERFUL, HARVEY. PAYNE OR THOMPSON FOR SAVAGE FOR LUCAS FOR. OKAY. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OKAY. SO WE ARE AT THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING AND. THIS IS

[3.d. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-4-17 APPROVING AMENDED TERMS OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH CORTINA WORLDWIDE, LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 220 N. MAIN STREET AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

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GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT SPEAKER THIS TIME. THANKS. YEAH OKAY. YEAH I'M GLAD. OH OKAY.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. AND SO BEFORE I GET INTO THE PRESENTATION THAT HE ASKED US BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, I WANT TO START OUT BY, BY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE BUSINESS OWNERS MET. BULKY AND COREY MCCOY ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR ASK. AND REALLY, I WOULD PUT IT IN EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN EXHAUSTED TO GET TO THIS POINT AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF WE'RE IF WE'RE COMING OR IF THEY'RE COMING WITH THE ASK, IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO JUST BECAUSE IT JUST HAS TO BE BECAUSE ALL OPTIONS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED TO MAKE THIS DEAL WORK. ALSO IS MONTY ANDERSON. MONTY HAS BEEN ASSISTING WITH BROKERING THIS DEAL, AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING LENGTHY COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO GET TO THIS POINT. BUT QUICKLY, I WILL KIND OF TAKE A QUICK TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THERE WAS AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED ULTIMATELY BY CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PROPERTIES 220 NORTH MAIN STREET. THIS IS THE PROPERTY JUST SOUTH OF THE BEN FRANKLIN. CURRENTLY, THE TV REPAIR SHOP. THIS WAS TO GIVE THE APPLICANT, IN THIS CASE CORTINA WORLDWIDE LLC, $300,000 FOR PROPOSED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY. THIS MONEY WAS GOING TO BE GIVEN TO THE BANK, AND THE BANK WAS GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE DISBURSEMENT OF THOSE FUNDS. THE MONEY WAS GOING TO BE GIVEN TO THE BANK AT THE TIME OF CLOSING, AND THE AGREEMENT WAS WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE WAS CLAWBACK PROVISIONS IN IN THE AGREEMENT FOR EVERY YEAR THAT THE BUSINESS WAS OPEN, THERE WOULD BE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE ORIGINAL $300,000 THAT WAS GOING TO BE FORGIVEN THE LOAN. THE AGREEMENT WAS WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WAS A TEN YEAR FORGIVABLE, FORGIVABLE LOAN WITH A PERSONAL GUARANTEE FOR MATT BULKY FOR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE BUSINESS CLOSED WITHIN THE WITHIN THE TEN YEARS. ON TOP OF THAT, THERE WAS A PROJECTION OR THERE STILL IS A PROJECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 27 TO 32 JOBS THAT WOULD BE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THIS OPENING OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT, AND THERE WERE PROJECTED REVENUES YEAR ONE OF 1.7 MILLION, YEAR ONE, YEAR 22.