May 20, 2025 City Council

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KNOW WE HAVEN'T. YEAH. OKAY. IT IS 6:00 STRAIGHT UP. WE'RE GOING TO GET WE'RE GOING TO GET

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THANK YOU. SO JUMPING RIGHT INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO ITEM FOUR A CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE COMPENSATION POLICY. LAST REVISED OCTOBER 1ST, 2020.

THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD ESTABLISH A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT PLAN TYPEKIT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION. I, AT THIS LAST MEETING, IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS OR BE CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO SCOPE THE MODULAR BLOCK WALL AND ASSOCIATED ITEMS FOR THE SOFTWARE DRIVE, SANITARY SEWER, AERIAL CROSSING, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH TEXAS STANDARD LTV AN AMOUNT OF $621,168.65, REDUCING THE TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE TO 755080 AND $0.76. AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MATT BRYANT HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO. SAVING 621,168 65 FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT IT WILL BE HOW TO USE THEM. BUT GOOD JOB ON LOCATING. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. OR SEE CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT 23 0004 WITH DUNAWAY ASSOCIATES FOR ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AS PART OF THE SOPHOMORE DRIVE SANITARY SEWER AERIAL CROSSING DESIGN PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,360 AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION OF $21,961 AS A PROJECT CONTINGENCY FOR THE EXECUTION OF FUTURE CHANGE ORDERS NOT EXCEEDING THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $241,571 AND 60. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I ASKED EARLIER ABOUT CHANGING OF THE WALL AND COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC BRIEFLY WHAT YOU SHARED WITH ME? YES. SO? BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO FROM THE MODULAR GRAVITY BLOCK WALL, WE FEEL THAT THAT'S NOT A VERY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBLE RESOLUTION. WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH A MUCH MORE FINANCIALLY EFFICIENT OR. GABLE BASKETBALL.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE DESIGN COSTS INVOLVED WITH THAT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF ENGINEERING INVOLVED, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THE LIMITS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CREEK BANK. WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME POTENTIAL EROSION LIABILITIES THERE WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY THAT IF WE JUST DO WHAT THE CURRENT SCOPE OF WORK IS, WE COULD ACTUALLY CREATE A WASHOUT AND BE LIABLE FOR EROSION DAMAGES. WE'VE ALSO RECENTLY HAD ONE WATER MAIN BREAK, AND A RECENTLY DISCOVERED EXPOSED SEWER PIPELINE. ALL EROSION IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE UNDER EMERGENCY. AND SO THIS WOULD COVER ALL OF THOSE DESIGN AS WELL. THANK YOU SIR.

YES, MA'AM. AND THIS IS JUST THE DESIGN. THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION 2025 477 AUTHORIZING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AWARDED TO DIAMOND STREET ART AND EVENT STUDIO, LP, G SRB HOLDING, LLC PLAZA VIA RAIL, LLC, 1703 MAIN REALTY AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED AS 2023, 101, 2023, 100 20, 23, DASH 168 AND 2020 4-2 14. IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FOLKS ARE HERE, AND I THINK MR. PEREZ IS ABLE TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONSIDER RESOLUTION 2025 479 APPROVING EDC EXPENDITURE OF $10,000 FOR A SPONSORSHIP FOR THE DUNCANVILLE SISTER CITY PROGRAM. AND AGAIN, THE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR IS HERE TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. GOOD. OR THE FINAL ONE? CONSIDER A RESOLUTION 2025 478 APPROVING THE EDC EXPENDITURE FOR PAYMENT TO STAR TRANSIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025. BALANCE OF $56,750. TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF DUNCANVILLE FOR US IS ABLE TO

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THEY GUARANTEED US TWO OF THEIR BEST DRIVERS THAT WILL BE WORKING, THEN PICKING UP LOCAL VISITORS FROM HOTELS AND BRINGING THEM TO THE EVENT. THANK YOU MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR ITEM TWO, MR. KEENAN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR, TO FINISH OUT THE MONTH OF MAY. MAY 22ND IS COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR AT 12:00 AT THE SENIOR CENTER. THE SENIOR PROM AT THE SENIOR CENTER AT 5 P.M. ON THE 22ND, 23RD AS BLOOM FEST FROM 4 TO 10 P.M. AT ARMSTRONG PARK. MAY 26TH IS THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT 10 A.M.

AT MEMORIAL PARK, AND IS ALSO A CITY HOLIDAY. AND MAY 31ST IS THE FIRE TRUCK PULL AT 8 A.M. AT ARMSTRONG PARK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE INTO OUR BRIEFING ITEM THREE BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATIONS. ITEM A BRIEFING ON REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE PROCUREMENT CARD POLICY. THAT'S GOING TO BE MR. JACKSON AND MR. BROCK. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. GOOD

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WE WANTED TO KEEP CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER POLICY UPDATES THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION RELATED TO FISCAL SERVICES. SO IF YOU RECALL, WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ON THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT POLICY, THE FUND BALANCE POLICY, AND THE INVESTMENT POLICY, RESPECTIVELY.

AND SO THIS IS THE NEXT IN LINE, IF YOU WILL, IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WANT TO BRING FORTH FOR UPDATE REVIEW REVISIONS AND DISCUSSIONS. WHAT YOU HAD IN THE STAFF REPORT WAS OUR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE POLICY, OUR RED LINE VERSION, WHICH THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLOR LINES, I GUESS RED, GREEN AND PURPLE LINE, WHICH COVERED EDITS THAT WERE MADE BY NOT ONLY MYSELF AND OUR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER, MR. ELDEN BROCK, BUT ALSO OUR PREVIOUS ACTING ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MR. KEVIN HUFFMAN, WHO HAD A LOT OF INPUT ON WHAT WE SUBMITTED TO YOU ALL IN THE STAFF REPORT. AGAIN, THE FOCUS WAS IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL UPDATES, THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE POLICY AND JUST THE OVERALL OUTLINE OF THE POLICY. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED. WE WANTED TO HAVE MORE SPECIFICITY AS IT RELATED TO WHAT THE APPROVED USES FOR THE P CARD WERE. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WERE THAT MAYBE WERE A LITTLE MORE BROAD FOR INTERPRETATION. WE WANTED TO HAVE MORE SUCCINCT, MORE DIRECT INTERPRETATION IN OUR UPDATED POLICY. ALSO ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS THAT WE HAD IN THE POLICY WHAT CARD USERS SHOULD DO IN THE EVENT THAT THEY'VE HAD A PURCHASE, BUT THEY'VE LOST OR THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECEIPT. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SITUATIONS WERE SPELLED OUT SPECIFICALLY. SO AGAIN, IT DID NOT LEAVE ANY ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION. THEY KNEW SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE EXPECTATION WOULD BE OF THEM AS THE CARD USER. AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS IS THE FACT THAT IN ADDITION TO THE P CARDS BEING A PART OF OUR INDEPENDENT AUDIT, AS PART OF OUR FINANCIAL PROCESS, THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE CONDUCTING RANDOM AUDITS OF CARD ACTIVITY. AGAIN, JUST MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE BEING CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH WITH OUR POLICY FOR CARD USERS.

ALSO, EMPLOYEES WILL BE RECEIVING A COPY OF THE NEW POLICY. ONCE COMPLETED, WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THEM TO SIGN AND SUBMIT A NEW ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM. EVERY CARD USER HAS TO SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM THAT THEY'VE READ AND REVIEWED THE POLICY. CERTAINLY WITH CERTAINLY WITH THESE CHANGES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE SIGNED AN UPDATED FORM SHOWING THAT THEY'VE ACKNOWLEDGED NOT ONLY RECEIVING IT, BUT ALSO REVIEWING IT AND SEEING THE CHANGES. JUST THE OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY, OF COURSE, IS ADMINISTERED BY THE PURCHASING, THE SLASH PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT THAT'S LED BY MR. BROCK, THAT'S HERE WITH US ALSO THIS EVENING.

ESSENTIALLY, THE IDEA IS TO HELP FACILITATE GETTING THE DOLLARS IN THE HANDS OF VENDORS QUICKER.

AND SO BUT PROCUREMENT SPECIFICALLY OF LOW DOLLAR VALUE GOODS. SO THESE ITEMS THAT ARE $3,000 OR LESS. SO THE TRANSACTION LIMIT FOR CARDHOLDER IS GOING TO BE $3,000. THAT'S THE MAXIMUM FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION. EACH CARDHOLDER HAS A CARD LIMIT ON A MONTHLY BASIS OF $10,000. THEY CANNOT EXCEED THAT AMOUNT. AND SO THAT IS WE WE'VE WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT NUMBER AND WE FOUND THAT THAT THAT IS A GOOD NUMBER BOTH IN ALLOWING THEM FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE CARD IN A WAY. AGAIN, THAT HELPS FACILITATE GETTING GOODS AND SUPPLIES AND DIFFERENT THINGS QUICKER, AND ALSO IN THE HANDS OF THE

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THAT AGAIN THAT WE'VE RECEIVED EVERYTHING FROM A RECEIPT OR ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION PERSPECTIVE THAT WE NEED AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE FOLLOWING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PURCHASING POLICY. TYPICALLY, AGAIN, ONCE A CARDHOLDER IS SUBMITTED, IT GOES TO THEIR SUPERVISOR DIRECTOR AND THEN IT COMES TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. SO AGAIN, FROM A FINANCE PERSPECTIVE, IT'S OUR EXPECTATION WHILE WE'RE STILL DOING OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL REVIEW, IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT WE COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE DIRECTORS ALL THE TIME, AND WE EXPECT THEM TO BE DOING REVIEW THEMSELVES. SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF REVIEW. DO NOT PUSH THINGS THROUGH EXPECTING THAT ONLY IS GOING TO BE REVIEWED FROM FINANCE. THIS IS YOUR SHOT.

AND SO WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR NAME ON IT AND APPROVING IT IN WORKFLOW, THAT IS ALSO YOU SAYING THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY LOOKED AT IT AS WELL. SO WITH THAT SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR THE CARD OR THE UPDATES TO THE POLICY. CERTAINLY, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN THEM AT THIS TIME TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. OKAY. AND JUST ONE MOMENT BEFORE WE GO TO ANY QUESTIONS, BECAUSE I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO MISS CHERRY BROWN. WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF OUR WORK SESSION AND I WAS ASKING FOR QUESTIONS, I WASN'T LOOKING AT THE SCREEN TO SEE IF SHE HAD HER HAND UP OR SO. CAN WE HAVE SOMEBODY KIND OF MONITOR AS WE GO ALONG? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MARK BURNETT IS ON IT. CORRECT ME. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MCBURNETT? MR. JACKSON? YES, SIR. HOW OFTEN DO YOU DO TRAINING ON THIS. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY CONDUCTED A PROCUREMENT TRAINING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO AT LEAST ANNUALLY. WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING MORE THAN ONCE ONCE A YEAR, BUT AT LEAST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING REFRESHER TRAINING THAT'S AVAILABLE MOST RECENTLY WITH OUR TRAININGS IN THE LAST, SEVERAL HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CONDUCTED TRAININGS COMING OUT OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY MISS

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THERE'S USUALLY ABOUT 6 OR 700 TRANSACTIONS A MONTH, AND THAT WE GO THROUGH AND REVIEW. AND SO THOSE ARE REVIEWED BY PROCUREMENT STAFF MEMBERS. AND RICHARD PULL SOME OF THOSE OUT AND REVIEW THEM AS WELL. IT'S REALLY DESIGNED FOR LOW DOLLAR, LOW RISK PURCHASES. IT'S A WAY TO NAVIGATE WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE THE EXPENSE OF A REQUISITION AND APPEAL. YOU HAVE PREAPPROVED VENDORS AS WELL THERE. A LOT OF THAT IS A LOT OF IT'S IF SOMEBODY GOES TO A CONFERENCE OR THAT'S USED FOR THAT AS WELL. BUT THERE IS A THERE ISN'T REALLY A PRE-APPROVED LIST OF VENDORS. THERE'S A LIST OF VENDORS THAT WE USE. THEN THEY HAVE TO BE IN OUR SYSTEM IN ORDER TO USE IT, TO RECONCILE TO IT. SO ALL THOSE VENDORS ARE RECORDED. WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE, BUT IT'S REALLY LOW DOLLAR, LOW KEY STUFF THAT'S BEING USED. AND THOSE PROCUREMENT CARDS ARE USED FOR. AND I'D LIKE TO NOTE, RICHARD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PROCUREMENT CARD DOES IS GIVE A REBATE BACK, JUST LIKE MOST CARDS DO. AND THAT CARD SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DOLLAR VALUE REBATE IS. I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT REBATE YET, BUT A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO THE BUDGET. AND IT'S A WAY OF SAVING MONEY INSTEAD OF DOING A REQUISITION AND THEN TO HAND A CHECK OR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. IT'S A LOT A LOT OF STEPS INVOLVED, AS YOU KNOW. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING THAT QUESTION. IT'S A IT'S A BALANCE THERE. $10,000 IS A REALLY GOOD LIMIT HERE. WE HAVE ON TIMES MADE EXCEPTIONS TO THAT. AND THOSE ARE ALL APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER. IF SOMEONE SAYS, HEY, I'VE GOT A LOT OF EXPENSES THAT MONTH, I'LL SEND IT TO DOUG AND WE'LL GET IT APPROVED THAT WAY. BUT THAT'S LIKE, MAN, I CAN ONLY I CAN PROBABLY DROP 2 OR 3 FINGERS HERE. IT HASN'T HAPPENED MUCH. THE ONLY. SO YOU SAID THERE'S ABOUT 6 OR 700 PURCHASES A MONTH. 600 A MONTH TRANSACTIONS. SO WHAT'S WHAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT AN INCONSEQUENTIAL AMOUNT, BUT I GET BACK WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT WE SPEND ACTUALLY DO A REPORT AND HELP THAT. BUT LIKE I SAID, MOST OF THE TIME THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE PURCHASING WITH THAT IS AS IS NOT DONE WITH. IT'S JUST MINOR STUFF, JUST, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY ORDERS SOMETHING OUT OF GRANGE OR SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A P CARD. AND IT'S A MORE A MORE FACILITATED, EASY PURCHASING PROCESS. SO OUR COUNCILMAN COOMBS, I'LL USE PUBLIC WORKS FOR AN EXAMPLE. SO IF THEY'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING AND THEY NEED A PART THAT THEY CAN GO AND GET IT THERE, AS OPPOSED TO THE TIMING OF WAITING FOR REQUISITION PROCESS, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE. BUT JUST THINGS TO AGAIN HELP FACILITATE OPERATIONALLY THINGS MOVING AT A BETTER PACE FOR THE CITY, BUT THEN ALSO FOR VENDORS WHO ARE ALREADY RECEIVING PAYMENTS BY CREDIT CARD ANYWAY, THAT THEY'RE ALREADY ACCUSTOMED AND DON'T MIND THE MERCHANT FEES. THEY'D RATHER KNOW THAT THEY'RE GETTING THEIR MONEY IN THEIR HANDS QUICKER THAN EITHER BY CHECK OR ACH, AND THEN WITH THE $3,000 LIMIT PER TRANSACTION. SO. LET'S SAY THEY GO TO COSTCO. IT'S 2500. AND THEN ANOTHER SEPARATE PURCHASE TRANSACTION FOR 1000.

HOW DO WE. KEEP TRACK OF THAT. SO THAT'S THAT'S CAUGHT IN THE AUDIT PROCESS. A LOT OF TIMES WE TRY TO CATCH THOSE WHEN WE SEE SOMEONE MAKE A. TRANSACTION FOR $2,000 A DAY AND THEN COME RIGHT BACK DOWN AND DO ANOTHER ONE FOR $2,000 TOMORROW. THAT'S CALLED SEQUENTIAL PURCHASING, AND IT'S

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YEAH, A LOT OF THOSE PURCHASES, LIKE I SAID, AMAZON, SOMEBODY'S BUYING SOMETHING THAT'S EASY TO PURCHASE OFF OF AMAZON. GET IT HERE REALLY QUICKLY. YOU KNOW, NEXT DAY DELIVERY OR SOMETHING.

AND A LOT OF THEM ARE LOCAL YOU KNOW LOCAL. SO IT REALLY HELPS THE LOCAL ECONOMY. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE, BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE IT.

IT'S AS YOU SAID, I'VE HEARD OF OTHER CITIES THAT EMPLOYEES HAVE GOTTEN IN TROUBLE, AND THEY DIDN'T. THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE GETTING IN TROUBLE. YOU KNOW, IT LOOKED LIKE IT. BUT THIS HELPS TO PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL. LIKE RICHARD SAID, EVERYONE THAT GETS A CREDIT CARD, THEY GET A COPY OF THE POLICY. THEY HAD TO COPY THE POLICY, THEY SIGN THEIR NAME AND DATE IT. WE KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THE DO'S AND DON'TS. JEREMY, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS DISCUSSED WITH THE FINANCES WITH. NEXT IS TRAVEL AND THEN THE ACTUAL PROCUREMENT POLICY. SO WE'RE WORKING ON ALL IF I JUST COULD.

SO YOU ALSO REMEMBER ONE OF THE FIRST AUDITS THE FINANCE TEAM COMPLETED LAST YEAR WAS THAT INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS. AND THERE WERE A BUNCH OF RECOMMENDATIONS. A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT RICHARD HIGHLIGHTED TODAY ARE ACTUALLY THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REALLY TIGHTENING UP THE P-CARD CONTROLS FROM THAT AUDIT REPORT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR BROWN, SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WANT TO ITEM THREE B DISCUSS THE SELECTIONS OF MR. AND MRS. JUNETEENTH TO REPRESENT DUNCANVILLE AT THE 2025 BEST SOUTHWEST EVENT. ON JUNE 14TH, 2025. MR. STEVENSON THANK YOU. MAYOR STEVENSON, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR CONVERSATION THAT WE STARTED AT YOUR MAY 6TH MEETING. AND IN YOUR BRIEFING, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE A SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST EVENT COMING UP ON JUNE 14TH IN DESOTO. AND THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE THIS THE CITY HAS SELECTED A MR. AND MRS. JUNETEENTH. AND SO I THINK THAT FOLLOWING OUR CONVERSATION AT OUR LAST MEETING, NOMINATIONS WERE SENT EITHER TO MYSELF OR TO MISS TAYLOR. MISS TAYLOR COMPILED ALL THOSE ALL THOSE NOMINATIONS AND SENT THEM TO YOU. SO TODAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHO THOSE TWO HONOREES WILL BE, AND WE WILL PLACE THOSE NAMES IN ITEM FIVE B AND THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR TONIGHT. SO I'LL ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR I'LL LET YOU OPEN UP FOR YOUR CONVERSATIONS. NOT ONLY DO.

YOU HAVE A TALLIED UP, BY THE WAY I DID NOT. DID YOU TELL IT ANY? WELL, THEY DIDN'T SEND THEM TO ME. THEY WERE DOING IT HERE. SO I'M JUST GOING TO CALL THE NAMES OUT. OKAY. THANKS. OKAY.

NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOODEN AS GEOFFREY JEFFREY HARTFORD AND DOCTOR LISA SASHA HARTFORD. NEXT WE HAVE. NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KAREN CHERRY. BROWN. BOB AND LINDA. LYDIA. THANK YOU. SHE SHE HAD SENT ME A TEXT AND SHE CAN'T HEAR THE PRESENTATION. SO I'M VERIFYING IF SHE CAN NOW OR NOT. OKAY. LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET COMMUNICATE WITH HER SOMEHOW.

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BOB AND LINDA. LYDIA IS ANYONE. OKAY? SHE CAN GIVE A ROMAN EMPEROR. SHE PUT HER HAND UP.

SHE DID PUT HER HAND UP. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. YES, YES. WE'RE ASKING. I THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST READING NOMINEES. OH. I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO START OVER FROM THE BEGINNING? OH, I HEARD OKAY. AND I'VE. I'VE HEARD THEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOMINATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DON MCBURNETT.

MR. GREGG AND DOCTOR DANIELLE FRANKLIN. I ALSO NOMINATED DOCTOR FRANKLIN, AND IT LOOKS LIKE HER HUSBAND'S BEEN NOMINATED. I'M HERE. I MADE IT A COUPLE, SO. YEAH. YES. AND THAT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR ME WAS YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN COUPLES AND BUT THAT'S NOT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. SO I'M GOING TO SPLIT THE VOTE ON THAT ONE. I WANT TO VOTE FOR DOCTOR FRANKLI.

OKAY. AND ALSO JIMMY MORRIS NOMINATED BY MAYOR CONTRERAS JIMMY MORGAN KINGSMAN FROM KINGSMAN. OF COURSE I WANT TO VOTE. MR. MORRIS, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO PLAY OUT NOW. OKAY, HOLD ON MY VOTE. CAN WE GET THEM ALL? OH. I'M SORRY. YEAH, OKAY. OKAY. ESTHER STOKER AND HER SON, JAMES STOKER. HIS NOMINATION. COUNCIL MEMBER, MATT BRENNAN. WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. YEAH, OKAY, YEAH, I DO HAVE. I HAVE ANOTHER ONE. YES. OKAY. AND THE LAST ONE IS JOSIAH AND KELLY STEVENS. I'LL THROW A VOTE. I'LL VOTE FOR JOSIE AND KELLY AS WELL. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY YOU DON'T SEE YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF BIG THINGS THAT EVERYBODY SEES ALL THE TIME.

YOU'RE ALWAYS WORKING, SERVING OR SERVING ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, BUT VERY SUBTLE, BUT MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. CONTRIBUTIONS. DRIVE, THAT IS. YES. THOSE ARE ALL THE NOMINATIONS. IT LOOKS IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A WINNER. WE'VE GOT THREE THAT VOTED FOR BOTH THE STEVENS. CORRECT. YES. SO FOUR. SO WE MADE OUR SELECTION. KELLY, YOU MADE YOUR NOMINATIONS. YEAH. YOU VOTE ON IT OUT THERE. YES. YES. OKAY. SO EVERYBODY GOT IT. YOU CAN GO MR. CHERRY BROWN. OKAY. MR. OKAY. SO THAT TAKES US TO ITEM C, RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DUNCANVILLE POLICE RESILIENCE INTERVENTION, SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT RISE UNIT. ASSISTANT CHIEF WOOLCOTT. AND WE HAVE AMBROSIO HERNANDEZ, OUTREACH OFFICER DEWEY. YES, THERE YOU ARE. HE'S IN A UNIFORM THIS TIME. OH, YEAH. THALIA LOPEZ, CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE. HELLO. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU DOING? DID YOU RECEIVE A PROMOTION OR.

NO, NO, JUST A OKAY. PRESENTING THE REGIONAL CARE TEAM NOW. SO WE'RE. DUNCANVILLE IS HOPING TO START ITS OWN OWN MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT.

YEAH. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW. YEAH. I'LL BE I'LL BE OUTSIDE OF UNIFORM DURING THE OPERATIONS PRESENTING TODAY. YES. OKAY. WE'RE EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. OKAY. SO WHILE SHE GOES AND TAKE CARE OF THAT, I'LL INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. THIS IS OFFICER AMBROSIO HERNANDEZ, AND THIS IS OUR CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE, LEAH LOPEZ. SO I'M GOING TO BRIEF YOU ON SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT HERE AT THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE DEPARTMENT. I THINK IT'S

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NOW, THE GOOD THING IS, MISS LOPEZ IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK, SO SHE'LL BE TRANSITIONING TO COORDINATE WITH THE PD. SO THIS THIS WORKS GOOD. THIS WILL BE A GOOD MARRIAGE. YOU KNOW HER IN SOCIAL WORK AND HIM HAVING THE EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH. IT'S GOING TO WORK GOOD TOGETHER. SO WE WANT TO CHANGE LOCATIONS THOUGH. WE WANT TO GET HER OUT OF THAT CLOSET. AND WE WANT TO REMOVE HIM FROM THE PD SIDE OF THE BUILDING, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING INTO A INTO THE PD TO TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES. YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE STILL FEEL THREATENED. SOME PEOPLE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. SO WE WANT TO MOVE THEM. AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ALREADY THERE'S SOME MOVEMENT GOING ON IN THE CITY. OFFICES ARE CHANGING AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE WANT TO PUT THEM IN A PLACE WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE IDEAL FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO NOW. WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT? CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE CONTACTS BY PHONE, HOME

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WE'LL ASSIST THE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH WARRANTS. THIS IS SO BIG. WE GET SO MANY CALLS FROM INDIVIDUALS SAYING, HEY, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY DAD, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY HUSBAND OR MY WIFE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU KNOW, THEY WON'T TAKE ANY HELP. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO GET SOME HELP? THAT'S GOING TO BE BIG. AND HE'LL COME IN HANDY FOR THAT. WE'LL TRY TO DOCUMENT THE ACTIVITY AND TIME SPENT. YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY GO OUT AND DEAL WITH THESE CALLS. AND WE WANT TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MENTAL HEALTH RELATED TOPICS. WE WANT TO SET UP AND ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIT AND THE SERVICES THAT'S OFFERED. AND THEN WE HAVE MEASURING SUCCESS. ANYTIME YOU IMPLEMENT SOMETHING AND YOU START SOMETHING, YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF WAY TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS, TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE BEING EFFECTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS LIST IS. THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE CAME UP WITH SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WHAT WE NEED IMPROVEMENT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I BROUGHT THEM HERE BECAUSE HE WORKED ON THE CARE TEAM. HE CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY CLIENTS HE HAD. HE CAN TELL YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT ALL WENT INTO THE WORK THAT HE HAD TO DO. AND SHE CAN SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO WHAT SHE DOES AT THE PD. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I JUST THROW THIS IN REAL QUICK.

HE ALMOST DIDN'T GET HERE ON TIME TODAY. AND THAT'S BECAUSE HE HE TODAY'S HIS DAY OFF. AND HE CAME IN FOR THIS. AND AS SOON AS HE GOT HERE I HAD TO SEND HIM OUT. WE HAD A MAJOR INCIDENT HAPPENED WITH SOMEBODY GOING THROUGH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT WAS THREATENING TO HARM OTHER PEOPLE AND WAS IN THE POSITION TO DO SO. SO IT'S NEEDED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM, THEY'RE HERE. OKAY. YEAH. YOU'RE THE MAYOR. JUST REAL QUICK. IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STILL HAVE A PROGRAM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NO LONGER A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. BECAUSE WITH THIS TRAINING, I KNOW THAT IT CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST SOMEBODY AND WITH HIS BACKGROUND AND TRAINING, TALKING SOMEBODY DOWN. AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE OFFICER ALSO HAS SOME BASIC TRAINING. BASIC TRAINING. SO WHAT WE RECEIVE IS CIT TRAINING. THAT'S CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING. WE DON'T ALL RECEIVE THE TRAINING THAT HE HAS RECEIVED. HE'S A MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. SO HE'S HAD EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND HE CAN ACTUALLY HELP TRAIN THE OFFICERS HOW TO DEAL WITH OTHER SITUATIONS BETTER. AND IT'S JUST REALLY CONVENIENT HAVING SOMEBODY I KNOW THE OFFICERS LOVED IT, BEING ABLE TO CALL HIM, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS IN DE SOTO AT THE REGIONAL CARE TEAM, BUT BEING ABLE TO CALL HIM AND SAY, HEY, OFFICER HERNANDEZ, WE NEED SOME HELP. DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY? YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU DEALT WITH THEM BEFORE? AND I REMEMBER HEARING HIS CASE LOADS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ABOUT A MONTH REPORTEDLY, BUT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT YOU MAY CONTACT WITH QUARTERLY. YES, SIR. WHAT KIND OF NUMBERS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? SO JUST 2020, 20, 24 ALONE, TOTAL CLIENTELE WAS 337 CLIENTS FOR THAT YEAR. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS WAS 1114. SO LIKE JUST LIKE A CHIEF WILCOX WAS EXPLAINING, THAT'S TRANSPORTATION. THAT'S GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM FAMILY, MEETING FAMILY MEMBERS AT THE JP COURT RIGHT OFF FALCON 20. SPEAKING WITH JUDGE VALENCIA NASH, WHO WILL SIGN OFF ON THE MENTAL HEALTH WARRANTS. THAT WAS THAT WAS REAL BIG BECAUSE WE DO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARRIVED AT THE LOBBY AND WANT OFFICERS JUST TO GO TO THEIR HOME AND TAKE THEIR LOVED ONE, BUT THE WAY AN EMERGENCY DETENTION WORKS, THAT OFFICER ON PATROL NEEDS TO SEE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THAT PERSON HARMING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. AND SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE THAT SOMEONE TALKING TO THE WALL OR SOMEONE NOT EATING, SOMEONE NOT SLEEPING, SOMEONE YOU KNOW, WALKING AROUND THEIR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. YEAH, THAT'S A CRIMINAL MATTER. AT SOME POINT HE'S GOT TRESPASSING BECAUSE WHEN NEIGHBORS KNOW EACH OTHER, IT'S LIKE FAMILY, RIGHT? SO THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND THAT'S WHERE THAT'S WHERE THE CARE TEAM CAME IN. A LOT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS DON'T DON'T NECESSARILY GIVE US CONSENT AT THAT MOMENT TO RECEIVE THAT HELP. BUT THE FAMILIES WE TALKED TO, THE FAMILIES, THERE'S NO AS LONG AS THE FAMILIES WANT HELP, WE'RE GOING TO HELP THEM AND GIVE THEM ADVICE AND POINT THEM OUT TO THE RIGHT RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. WELL, I KIND OF WANT TO FLAT OUT WHAT THE MAYOR SAID. HAPPY TO SEE THIS THING HERE IN DUNCANVILLE. AND THOSE NUMBERS

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YES. AND SO LIEUTENANT FRANCIS, WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE PROGRAM BEFORE, HAD A DIFFERENT POLICY ON KEEPING TRACK OF OUR TIME. A LOT OF CONCERN. BUT LIKE I SAID, AS LONG AS WE HAVE THAT CONSENT TO DO SO, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE OUR POLICE SYSTEM TO WORK FROM BEGINNING TO END. HOW MUCH THAT TIME SPENT WITH THAT FAMILY OR THAT THAT PERSON, AND THEN SEEING THE DECREASE OF PHONE CALLS FROM 901 OR EVEN EMAILS. WE GET INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY, INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY THAT CONTINUOUSLY CALL 911. THAT'S NOT AN EMERGENCY, RIGHT? IT TAKES THAT PATROL OFFICER OFF THE STREET JUST FOR LIKE MAYBE 30 MINUTES OR AN HOUR. AND WHEN WE DID HAVE THE CARE TEAM, IT WAS JUST, HEY, CALL THIS OFFICER HERNANDEZ WHAT THE CARE TEAM, AND HE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.

THAT'S HOW EASY IT WAS. BUT NOW WE CAN PULL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE AND HAVE A DIRECT LINE THAT THEY CAN JUST CALL ME INSTEAD OF 911. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND. ALTHOUGH OFFICER, CHIEF ASSISTANT CHIEF WILCOX. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOWN ME FOR YEARS. I MENTIONED IT A LITTLE BIT IN THE SLIDE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES, AND SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATES DO. EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THEM. AND I BELIEVE A BOARD MEMBER ON A VOLUNTEER OR NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES THERAPY TO SURVIVORS OF CRIME. SO DO YOU HAVE A LOST LOST ONE IN AN ACCIDENT OR A SHOOTING OR WHATEVER IT IS? WE PROVIDE THERAPY, BUT WE ALSO USE CONNIE VERGARA, WHO USED TO BE OUR CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE HERE. SHE'S ON OUR TEAM, SO I WON'T I WANT HER TO EXPLAIN WHAT SHE DOES BECAUSE IT'S A VERY VALUABLE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M THE VICTIM ADVOCATE, KIND OF WHAT I DO IS A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES OR EVEN THE VICTIMS. I'M GOING TO SAY VICTIMS BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE LONG TERM. THEY'RE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT CRIMES. AND THAT RANGES FROM AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULTS. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WHETHER IT'S A OFFICER OR A DETECTIVE. I BECOME THE MIDDLE PERSON. I BECOME THE LIAISON. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WORST MOMENTS OF THEIR LIFE. SO I KIND OF AM A HAND TO HOLD, GIVING THEM INFORMATION. WHAT DO THEY EXPECT? IF IT'S AN INTERVIEW THAT THEY HAVE TO GO TO, KIND OF GOING THROUGH THOSE EMOTIONS AND SOMETIMES WHAT KIND OF BRIDGE? BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE CRISIS MEETINGS AS WELL. AND SO A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION, EDUCATING AND JUST BEING THERE AS SUPPORT AND MEETING THEIR NEEDS, SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THIS ■CRIME THAT HAPPENED. THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT RENT.

THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING HOUSING. YOU KNOW, THEIR SAFETY. AND SO I ALSO HAVE TO ASSESS THEIR NEEDS. SO THAT'S A LOT OF I HAVE TO BE THE MENTAL PERSON FOR A LOT OF AGENCIES. SO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO I DO A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS. BUT THAT'S THE STATE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE. CORRECT. THE STATE DOES PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. PATIENT ASSIST, CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION, RESTITUTION AND MAKING SURE, AGAIN, IT'S JUST WHEN YOU'RE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT EVEN ME, MYSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL, SOMETIMES I'M LIKE, OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS AND THIS AND THIS. AND IMAGINE IF SOMEONE DID NOT HAVE THAT, THEY'RE LOST. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THEM GO THROUGH THIS AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA. THEY HAVE NO ONE HERE FOR THEM. SO RESOURCES IS A BIG SOURCE OF RESOURCES FOR US.

HE IS A BIG SOURCE OF RESOURCES FOR US. AND I CAN EVEN TIE IT ALL TOGETHER FOR YOU. THE CAR THAT WE JUST WENT TO, WE WOULD NEED BOTH OF THEM. MOM IS A VICTIM AND THE SON HAS MENTAL ISSUES. SO. I'M GOING TO JUST MAKE A PERSONAL. IT'S ALL THREE OF THESE PEOPLE. I'VE SEEN THEM

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ASSISTANT CHIEF OKAY. LONG TIME YOU KNOW ME, BUT ASSISTANT CHIEF WILCOX, IN A SITUATION WHERE I'VE SEEN HIM. AND SO IT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO THANK HIM ON FOR. HE KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, AND IT'S LIKE. BUT. BUT THIS DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN POLICING. AND IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND IN GETTING THINGS EASIER FOR OFFICERS TO DO PATROL JOBS AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THAT LINE. SO THERE'S OVER 300 CLIENTS THAT YOU'VE HAD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HOW MANY OF THOSE CLIENTS WE WILL SEE THEM MORE THAN ONCE, RIGHT? YES, YES. SOME OF THEM LIKE I SAID SOME MAY NOT CONSENT TO SERVICES. SOME MAY NOT BE OR ARE DESPERATE. SO WE GET, YOU KNOW, ACCOUNTABILITY FROM DALLAS AND DUNCANVILLE. IF THEY'RE UNHOUSED IT'S USUALLY HARD TO REACH THEM.

SO I WOULD TRY TO MAKE MY WAY IN OR WHEREVER THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED TO, TO MEET THEM.

IF THEY CAN HOUSE, WE WOULD TAKE THEM THERE. AND USUALLY IT WAS LIKE TWO CONTACTS, RIGHT? MEET THEM AND THEN THE NEXT CONTACT WOULD BE TRANSPORTING THEM TO A SHELTER, GETTING THEM UNION GOSPEL DOWN THERE. WE ALREADY KNOW THEY HAVE LIKE OVER 600 BEDS AVAILABLE FOR NO MATTER WHAT INDUSTRY TO HAVE. SO THEY HAVE A GOOD PROGRAM THERE. BUT LIKE THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. BUT I HAVE ANOTHER CLIENT, RIGHT? THAT MEANS THEY HAD A GROUP HOME AND I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T BE IN AS A METRO CARE A CASE AT THE HOUSE CHECKING ON, CHECKING ON, MAKING SURE HE'S TAKING A VACATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT CLIENT MAY HAVE A TEN, 15 HOUR DAY. SO IT WAS DISRUPTED. SO THERE WAS .

MATTER OF, I GUESS, INCONVENIENCE WITH FUNDING FOR THE CARE THAT PROGRAM. IS THERE A FUNDING OPPONENT. SO THEY'RE ALREADY STAFFING. SO WE ALREADY HAVE THAT TAKEN CARE OF. THEY'RE IN PLACE WHICH IS EVEN BETTER. YOU KNOW THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT LIKE I SAID IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS. IT'S THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK OUT. LIKE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SAME SERVICES. SO TRANSPORTATION, YOU KNOW, THAT STUFF THAT WILL GET WORKED OUT OVER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE HAPPY WHERE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TRANSFER, PUT PEOPLE'S NAMES IN. SO JUST THOSE LITTLE THINGS, WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS REALLY GOOD. YOU KNOW I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. BRINGING IT BACK TO DUNCANVILLE. I THINK OUR OFFICERS NEED SOME HELP. THEY NEED THE RELIEF. I WAS ON A GRAND PRAIRIE SITE THIS MORNING JUST READING HOW THEY DO THINGS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS WORK, SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE, GET THE POLICY RIGHT, POLISH IT ALL UP. LET'S GO GET THE PRODUCT. SO WHAT DOES THAT WORK SCHEDULE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FIVE OR BECAUSE IT'S YEAH BECAUSE IT'S JUST THEM TWO. SO IT'S JUST THEM TWO. SO THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE PRETTY BUSY. WE STILL HAVE SOME MORE CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE WITH CHIEF AND BUT WE'LL GET ALL THAT WORKED OUT. GET ALL WORKED OUT.

RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. ALL

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

WE'RE GOING TO RECESS OUR WORK SESSION AT 6:54 P.M. OKAY. WELCOME, EVERYONE. WE'RE

[CALL TO ORDER]

SPECIAL NIGHT FOR A LOT OF REASONS TONIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET GOING PRETTY QUICK HERE.

WHILE THERE OKAY. HE'S ON HIS WAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN OUR REGULAR SESSION AT 7:27 P.M.

AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR INVOCATION. AND MR. PATRICK HARVEY HAS AGREED TO DO OUR INVOCATION. A PASTOR THAT WAS GOING TO BE HERE COULDN'T MAKE IT. SO MR. HARVEY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR CONTRERAS. IT IS A WONDERFUL DAY

[00:55:05]

[OATHS OF OFFICE]

HE GAVE YOU A MIC. OKAY. OKAY. REPEAT AFTER ME. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I DO MONICA GOODEN, I DO MONICA GOODEN. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE, OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. COUNCILWOMAN GOODEN, YOU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS COME UP. ALL RIGHT. COME ON DOWN. FAMILY AND FRIENDS, PLEASE COME UP. THANK YOU. THANK. YOU. COME ON.

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I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, DUNCANVILLE. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ME. THANK YOU FOR HOSTING EVENTS FOR ME. THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS FOR SPEAKING TO YOUR NEIGHBORS ON MY BEHALF. FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN THROUGHOUT MY FIRST TERM, AND THE LOVE. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS BEING MISUNDERSTOOD WHEN I WOULD ASK QUESTIONS, BUT THE SUPPORT AND THE VOTES AND YOU AFFIRMING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ME ASKING QUESTIONS.

YOU DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ME GAINING CLARITY. YOU DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ME SPEAKING UP AND ADVOCATING ON YOUR BEHALF. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO PRO FORMA FOR ALL OF THE MATERIALS, MY BANNERS, MY SIGNS, THIS COMMUNITY. REALLY. THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF RUNNING FOR AT LARGE ISN'T ALWAYS EASY. AND KNOWING THAT THERE IS A COMMUNITY THAT RISE UP BEHIND YOU AND SUPPORT YOU AND MEET YOU AND DO WHAT THEIR WHATEVER THEY NEED YOU TO DO, WHATEVER I NEED THEM TO DO, THEY WERE WILLING TO DO SO. THANK YOU TO KIM AND JENISE. THANK YOU TO SOMOS DUNCANVILLE FOR SUPPORTING ME AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THERE. I MET THREE FIRST TIME VISITORS. THANK YOU TO MISS AMY. THREE FIRST TIME VISITORS, I MEAN VOTERS. I'M SORRY, THREE FIRST TIME VOTERS CAST THEIR VOTE FOR ME. AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, ME, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN VOTING AND USE THEIR VOICE. SO I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS GREAT COUNCIL THAT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING WITH. I LOVE HOW WE COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS ITEMS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED ALL SIDES BEFORE MAKING A DECISION. THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY, BUT WE FIND A WAY TO DO IT WITH A LEVEL OF DECORUM AND RESPECT AND THAT I APPRECIATE. ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR CARRYING THE VISION FORWARD, LISTENING TO WHAT IT IS THAT COUNCIL HAS TO SAY AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS BEING CONSIDERED. AND WE'RE SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH A LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE, AND TO REPRESENT THE GREAT NAME THAT WE CARRY AS THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS. SO WITH THAT, LET US CARRY FORWARD AND CONTINUE THE MISSION AND EXEMPLIFY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, THE GREAT

[01:05:01]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR. THE. CITY MANAGER.

NEXT, WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT ONE, JOE VERA CRUZ. OKAY. I JOE VERA CRUZ, I JOE VERA CRUZ, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT ONE OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT ONE OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.

SO I HAVE MY FAMILY COME UP, MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, WHO LAST NIGHT WAS SWORN IN AS A SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HER ON THAT. AND OF COURSE, MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER MARIAH. BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, I MEAN DAUGHTER IN LAW MACY AND MY FAVORITE GRANDSON, Z. MY FAVORITE GRANDDAUGHTER, BELL. ALL RIGHT. BUT I DO WANT TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET AGAIN. LIKE MR. MONICA STATED, IT'S ONLY THROUGH GOD THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. SECONDLY, THANK MY FAMILY BECAUSE THIS IS MY FOURTH TERM. SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF SACRIFICE AND A LOT OF ASKING AND A LOT OF MISSING FAMILY EVENTS. BUT BUT YOU'RE WORTH IT. AND THEN LASTLY, THE RESIDENTS.

IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT THREE, JEREMY KOONTZ. OH, YEAH. I JEREMY KOONTZ. I, JEREMY KOONTZ, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT THREE OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT THREE OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. SO THIS IS MY WIFE SARAH, AND I WILL MAKE FREQUENT REFERENCES TO WE BECAUSE I'M NOT HERE WITHOUT HER. AND SO WHAT I DO, WE DO. AND THIS IS MY YOUNGEST, TITUS.

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IT'S GOOD WORK FOR US TO BE STEWARDS OF GOD'S CREATION AND PRESERVE 42 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE, NOT JUST FOR US NOW, BUT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE GOOD WORKS, THAT IT'S GOOD AND RIGHT TO DO THESE THINGS. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, AS WE THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE SHOULDN'T GROW WEARY, THAT IF YOU FIND SOMETHING GOOD TO DO, THAT IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO GOOD, TO DO IT, AND NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS EXPECTING A REWARD AND JUST I'M A MINISTER. SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME BIBLE. I'M ALSO REMINDED OF A PASSAGE THAT TEACHES THAT PAUL WATERED OR PAUL PLANTED AND APOLLOS WATERED, BUT IT'S GOD WHO GIVES THE INCREASE. AND A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO, SOME OF IT WE WON'T SEE THE FRUIT OF THE INCREASE FOR 5 OR 10 YEARS, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THE FUTURE GENERATIONS IN THIS CITY. BUT IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US AS A COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DO GOOD WORKS IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. AND SO WE'RE GLAD TO MAKE THE SACRIFICES, AND WE'RE GLAD TO DO THE WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD WORKS. AND SO THANK YOU. 54321. NEXT WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT FIVE, KYLE PENNEBAKER, WHO. SAID, THANKS, GUYS. OKAY. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I KYLE PENNEBAKER, I KYLE PENNEBAKER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT FIVE OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT FIVE OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS STATE. SO HELP ME GOD. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. IT'S AWFULLY HOT IN THIS SUIT.

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THIS HAS BEEN A AFTER AFTER GETTING HARDENED THE FIRST GO ROUND. YOU, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO DEAL WITH IT. MY LOVELY DAUGHTER, I APPRECIATE YOU AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE. AND THEN MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY, EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT ME. I APPRECIATE THAT. MY WIFE AND I MOVED WELL, MOVED HERE. WE DECIDED TO STAY IN DUNCANVILLE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED, BEFORE WE HAD KIDS. WE WANTED TO STAY HERE BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY AND BE ABLE TO RAISE OUR KIDS WITHIN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY COULD HAVE THAT EXPOSURE SO THEY COULD GET TO KNOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT DIFFERENT CULTURES ARE LIKE. AND WE'VE BECOME MORE DIVERSE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS THAT WE'VE 23, ALMOST YEARS WE'VE BEEN MARRIED. AND THIS COUNCIL REPRESENTS THAT DIVERSITY. BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE DIVERSITY THAT MAKES US WHAT WE ARE. IT'S THE WAY WE COME TOGETHER IN THE FACE OF THE DIVERSITY AND THE ADVERSITY. AND WE LOOK PAST THOSE THINGS THAT CAN DIVIDE US AND WE WORK TOGETHER. AND IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING. I COULD GET REAL EMOTIONAL, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT. I'M GOING TO CUT THIS PRETTY SHORT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON WITH THIS CITY. THIS IS A WONDERFUL COUNCIL. WE'VE GOT A GREAT CITY MANAGER, WE'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF AND TEAM AND OUR LEADERSHIP. WE'VE SET A FOUNDATION FOR A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN START HAPPENING HERE, AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS MATERIALIZE. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED. AND EXCEPT ANOTHER THING IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. IT'S RARE TO BRING THE SAME COUNCIL BACK TOGETHER. IT'S A BELIEF AND A TRUST THAT WE FEEL FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT MAYBE WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING AND Y'ALL BELIEVE IN US AND WE FEEL THAT AND WE FEEL MORE EMPOWERED. THE LAST TIME THAT I KNOW WE BROUGHT BACK THE SAME COUNCIL WAS ONLY BECAUSE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WAS CONTESTED, ANY ONE. DON MCBURNETT 2000 COVID YEAR. SO IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING TO BE UP HERE AND HAVE Y'ALL'S TRUST AND Y'ALL'S BELIEF IN US AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND, AND THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF THAT GREAT POET, RIC FLAIR, TO BE THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS. WHO? FIVE FOUR, THREE TWO. ONE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO GOT SWORN IN TODAY. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO GO INTO THE FOYER AND HAVE A RECEPTION FOR ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS. SO IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE JOIN US OUT THERE AND WE'LL COME BACK IN ABOUT YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER. WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST HERE TODAY AND WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CELEBRATION OF SORTS. SO. WE'RE MISSING COUNCILMAN KOONTZ, BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE IN MOMENTARILY. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO FIRST, BECAUSE WE'RE SKIPPING THE MAYOR'S REPORT AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT TO

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

[01:20:01]

YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MOTION. THANK YOU. MOTION MADE. GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND SHOW. ALL RIGHT. LET'S PLEASE VOTE TO GIVE ADDITIONAL TIME. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. AND I ASSUME MR. CHERRY BROWN. THUMBS UP. SHE SHE RAISED HER HAND, SO WE GOT HER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK CHIEF STOGNER TO COME TO THE PODIUM FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL. MR. FINCH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO USE YOUR TIME FOR THIS PRESENTATION TO HIGHLIGHT A HEROIC ACT BY AN EMPLOYEE, MR. JERRY BOYD, DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON MARCH 24TH WHILE SERVING AS A CROSSING GUARD AT BYRD MIDDLE SCHOOL, MR. BOYD WAS ESCORTING A STUDENT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WHEN A WRECKER FELL TO STOP AND ENTERED THE CROSSWALK, STRIKING MR. BOYD. RESPONDING OFFICERS RESPONDED TO FIND MR. BOYD UNCONSCIOUS. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT IN A SELFLESS AND HEROIC ACT, MR. BOYD HAD PUSHED THE STUDENT OUT OF THE VEHICLE'S PATH, POTENTIALLY SAVING THE STUDENT'S LIFE. HIS ACTIONS EXEMPLIFY EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN HE SERVED. I WE HAVE THE STUDENT HERE. IF HE CAN COME UP, PLEASE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, MR. BOYD AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK DUNCANVILLE ISD POLICE CHIEF CHIEF GORAN DOWN HERE AS WELL, PLEASE. SIR. SO THIS IS AN AWARD FOR HIS LIFE SAVING EFFORTS FOR THAT DAY. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO HAVE HIM PRESENT HIM WITH THIS AWARD. IT'S A IT WAS INSTINCT FROM WHAT YOU DID.

AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR REPRESENTING DUNCANVILLE THE WAY YOU DID AND IMPACTED THIS CHILD'S LIFE ULTIMATELY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU SIR. MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. JARED. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. JERRY, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YES. YES, PLEASE. YES. I'D LIKE TO THANK CHIEF STOGNER FOR THIS. YOU KNOW, I'VE TOLD A LOT OF PEOPLE RECENTLY. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO MEET ONE OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T PASS UP THE CHANCE TO THANK THEM FOR THE WORK THEY DO. THEY. THEY NEVER GET ENOUGH RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE FOR THE WORK THEY DO. I HAD THE CHANCE ABOUT A MONTH AGO TO MEET THE FIREMAN THAT RESPONDED ON THE SCENE THAT DAY TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR FOR THEIR EFFORTS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THREE VERY SPECIAL OFFICERS TO ME. FIRST IS MICHELLE ARIAS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THAT MEANS MORE TO ME, TO ALL OF US. I THINK. SECONDLY, AND I THINK HE HAD TO LEAVE DARIUS WILLIAMS. HE'S THE BEST BOSS I'VE EVER HAD. HE'S HE'S I THINK THE WORLD OF HIM. LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK CHIEF STOGNER. WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, MY PHONE RANG AND IT WAS THE CHIEF ASKING ME HOW I WAS DOING. WAS I DOING OKAY? DID I NEED ANYTHING? AND CHIEF, YOU'RE YOU'RE SPECIAL TO ME. YOU REALLY ARE. WHILE I WHILE I DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY, I THINK

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OKAY, EXTRA TIME WELL SPENT. OKAY. MAYOR'S REPORT I'M GOING TO BE REAL QUICK ABOUT THIS. I

[1.A. Mayor's Report.]

THAT DIDN'T PREVAIL, BUT I KNOW MANY OF THEM ARE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO IT WASN'T JUST AN INSTANCE WHERE THEY CAME OUT AND RAN AND THEY'RE NOT INVOLVED. THEY ARE INVOLVED. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR CONTINUING TO BE INVOLVED. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE DAY THEY'LL ALL HAVE THEIR DAY. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE FOLKS UP HERE THAT THAT PREVAILED IN THEIR ELECTIONS. EVEN JOE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY. THERE YOU GO. SO WITH THAT, I'LL

[1.B. Councilmembers' Reports]

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CEREMONY IS NEXT MONDAY AT 10 A.M. POST 81 WHO DOES THE RUN FOR THE WALL? THEY ALSO PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN IN ESTABLISHING THE MEMORIAL PARK. AND THE STORY GOES THAT THE CITY MADE THEM PAY FOR THE GAS FOR THE ETERNAL FLAME FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO THEY FINALLY CITIES FINALLY TAKEN THAT OVER. BUT AFTER THAT MEMORIAL SERVICE, POST 81 DOES OPEN UP THE POST TO THE COMMUNITY AND FREE HOT DOGS AND HAMBURGERS. SO IF YOU'RE DOING IT, NOT DOING ANYTHING MONDAY MORNING, STOP BY AND SEE US. OKAY? NO FURTHER COMMENTS. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD TO GO ON TO ITEM TWO.

[2.A. Proclamation recognizing May 18 - 24, 2025, as National Public Works Week.]

SOME YOU HAVE SOME OTHER FOLKS GOING TO COME UP FRONT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THERE'S ONE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION HONORING PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. SO THERE'S A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE ACROSS PUBLIC WORKS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. AND THAT STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IS IDENTIFIED BY THE EXPECTATION. RIGHT. SO OUR RESIDENTS NATURALLY EXPECT THE WATER TO ALWAYS BE THERE. WHENEVER THEY OPEN THE FAUCET, THEY NATURALLY EXPECT THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO ALWAYS FUNCTION PROPERLY. AND THEY ALWAYS EXPECT POLICE CRUISERS AND FIREFIGHTERS APPARATUSES TO ALWAYS BE MAINTAINED AND RESPOND WHEN THEY NEED THEM TO. AND SO THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT I'VE INVITED HERE TODAY ARE THE VARIOUS DIVISION LEADERS, SUPERINTENDENTS WHO ARE TASKED WITH MAINTAINING THAT STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. AND SO I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO FOR US EVERY DAY. SO WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR CITIZENS EVERYDAY LIVES AND A VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AND THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF DUNCANVILLE. AND WHEREAS SUCH FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WHO PLAN, DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES, AND WHO DELIVER SOLID WASTE SERVICES, TRANSIT AND FLEET SERVICES WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE QUALIFIED AND DEDICATED PERSONNEL WHO STAFF OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS MATERIALLY INFLUENCED BY THE PEOPLE'S ATTITUDE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK THEY PERFORM. AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE UNCEASINGLY PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG CONTRERAS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH THROUGH 24, 2025, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, PAST AND PRESENT, WHO, BY THEIR FAITHFUL AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, HAVE RENDERED A DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND IN DOING SO HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR THEMSELVES AN ENVIABLE AND ENDURING REPUTATION FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ALL CITIZENS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO B COUNCIL TO RECEIVE A

[2.B. Council to receive a briefing presentation on the Insurance Services Office (ISO) Consultant Report.]

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SO ANY QUESTIONS? WELL I DON'T NOT A QUESTION, BUT JUST A COMMENT. I THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE THAT WE'VE BROUGHT IN SOMEBODY TO HELP US, GUIDE US, TO GET TO THAT LEVEL WHERE WE CAN SEE SOME EFFECTIVE CHANGE. WE'VE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WE'VE TRIED TO DO IT INTERNALLY, BUT I THINK THE HELP THAT YOU BROUGHT ON BOARD IS REALLY ESSENTIAL TO GETTING US WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO GET THE BEST RATING WE CAN GET. SO THANK MR. PEACH WORKED FOR ISO FOR 27 YEARS, SO HE KNOWS THE SYSTEM VERY WELL. YEAH. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. MCBURNETT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CHIEF KENNEALY, JUST FOR THE CITIZENS, WHAT'S THE BENEFIT OF GOING TO A ONE? WELL, YOU ON AVERAGE YOU REDUCE THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE BY 2%. AND THEN FOR HOMEOWNERS, IT'S ABOUT A 1% SAVINGS. MOST OF THE SAVINGS IS YOU GO FROM THE LOWER

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AND THEY AGGRESSIVELY PURSUED THESE ISO RATING IMPROVEMENT. AND THEY FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF GETTING A CLASS ONE, BECAUSE WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN AND BUSINESSES, THEY LOOK AT ALL THEIR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING THAT BUSINESS. AND CERTAINLY INSURANCE COST IS PART OF THAT DECISION MATRIX. WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT WHAT COMMUNITY THEY WANT TO COME TO. SO I THINK IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO ACHIEVE A CLASS ONE. AND IT IT IS DEFINITELY ACHIEVABLE. THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT I'VE STATED THAT WE STILL NEED TO DO THAT CAN'T BE DONE. SO I'M GIVING OURSELVES 18 MONTHS. WE SHOULD BE DONE AND I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK, IF NOT SOONER, TO SHARE GOOD NEWS. THANK YOU CHIEF. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE.

[3. CITIZENS' INPUT]

MOST OF Y'ALL DON'T LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. YOU DON'T EVEN COME OVER THERE.

WE'VE ASKED FOR CODE PEOPLE TO COME OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I DON'T EVEN SEE POLICE OFFICER.

I'M SORRY PATROLLING THAT AREA. I KNOW BECAUSE I'M AT HOME AND I SEE IT. PLEASE TAKE YOUR OATH VERY SERIOUSLY AND LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF YOU. PLEASE DON'T DISREGARD THE FACT THAT WE DON'T WANT THAT SCHOOL IN OUR AREA. IF YOU WANT A PRIVATE SCHOOL, THERE'S FOUR OF THEM RIGHT DOWN ON HAMPTON ROAD, HALF A MILE UP BETWEEN I-20 AND WEST WINTERGREEN. THERE ARE FOUR PRIVATE SCHOOLS THERE. CHOOSE ONE. DO NOT PUT THAT SCHOOL IN MY BACKYARD. PLEASE COME IN. CODE ENFORCEMENT, COME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE CLEANUP BEHIND MY HOUSE. AND YOU HAVE MY ADDRESS. THAT WHOLE ALLEYWAY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THAT SINCE 1998. WE'RE IN 2025 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU GUYS WILL FINALLY LOOK AT THAT. PAY ATTENTION TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. IT'S NOT JUST THE WEST SIDE. WE'RE ON THE EAST SIDE. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO US BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO US AND IT'S WRONG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHAEL BARKER.

I JUST HAVE A SIMPLE IDEA TO THINK ABOUT. OKAY? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. I'M SORRY. MICHAEL BARKER, 522 ORIOLE BOULEVARD. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 84.

ALL RIGHT. SO I GOT SOME ELECTRONIC RECYCLING THAT I NEED TO DO, AND. WHEN I HAVE SOMETHING RECYCLING TO DO, I LOOK UTILITY BUILDERS ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THERE WHEN IT'S COMING UP. SO I SAW ONE THAT'S COMING UP AND I LOADED UP SOME ELECTRONICS LIKE RECYCLING IN MY CAR. AND THEN I COULDN'T MAKE IT. SO IT'S BEEN SITTING IN THERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND I WAS LIKE, WHEN THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ELECTRONICS RECYCLING. AND I WAS LIKE, IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. SO I CALLED UP CITY HALL AND ASKED ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE JUST HAD ONE. BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE THE NOTICE THAT COMES WITH THE UTILITY BILL. I WAS LIKE, OH, GREAT. SO I GOT THIS ELECTRONIC SITTING IN MY CAR. STILL, I COULD TAKE IT BACK OUT. BUT THEN

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[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

[5.B. Consider approving Resolution 2025-476 designating _____________ and _____________ as Mr. and Ms. Juneteenth representing Duncanville at the 2025 Best Southwest event.]

[5.C. Consider an ordinance amending the FY 2024–2025 Adopted Budget to authorize a 5% increase in base salary and applicable benefits for employees in the Police and Fire Departments. The change includes an adjustment to the Step 1 base pay of both departments and reflects a mid-year response to retention challenges.]

COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO ASK CHIEF STOGNER AND CHIEF KENNEALY TO BOTH COME TO THE PODIUM FOR ME WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS PRESENTATION. AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION FOR THIS. I HAVE TO SHARE WITH YOU. THERE'S BEEN NO GREATER CHAMPIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAN THESE TWO GENTLEMEN COME IN BEFORE ME AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS, THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE COUNCIL, AS YOU WELL KNOW, HAS CONSISTENTLY PRIORITIZED PUBLIC SAFETY AS A CORE SERVICE. HOWEVER, IN RECENT YEARS, COMPETITION AMONG OUR NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES FOR QUALIFIED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS HAS REALLY INTENSIFIED, WITH MANY CITIES SIGNIFICANTLY OFFERING HIGHER STARTING WAGES AND AGGRESSIVE RECRUITMENT PACKAGES TO THE POINT WHERE BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN'S, WORKING WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS HAVE REALLY BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO RECRUIT PEOPLE FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE AND LOOKING FOR NEW MECHANISMS. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE CONSISTENT CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAVE SHARED WITH ME IS THE PAY THAT WE OFFER FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS. AND WHEN WE DUG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS, EVEN IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WE SEE THAT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS SERVED PER EMPLOYEE OF BY THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, OF THE 15 CITIES SURVEYED, THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE WAS NUMBER FIVE. IN

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THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU WOULD PROVIDE A 5% INCREASE IN BASE COMPENSATION FOR ALL POSITIONS AND POLICE AND FIRE, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST, 2025. THAT INCLUDES A FORMAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEP BASE PAY, INCREASING IT FROM $68,340 TO 71,757, WHICH THEN BECOMES MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE WITH THOSE AVERAGES THAT I JUST SHARED WITH YOU. OF 72,451 75 3357, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A FISCAL IMPACT. HOWEVER, WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. THE TOTAL COST FOR THIS ADJUSTMENT FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH IS $325,140. THAT INCLUDES THE BENEFITS. THAT'S THE SALARY AND BENEFITS. THE ANNUALIZED IMPACT OF THAT, IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT A FULL FISCAL YEAR, WOULD BE ABOUT $975,000, OR ABOUT $0.02 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE. IF IT WAS A STANDALONE ITEM. HOWEVER, COUNCIL, WHAT I'VE SHARED WITH YOU AND I'VE COMMITTED TO YOU IS I'M GOING TO BE DELIVERING YOU A PROPOSED BUDGET HERE IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO THE CURRENT TAX RATE IS $0.61. WE ARE GOING TO BRING YOU A BUDGET THAT INCLUDES THIS. IN ADDITION TO THIS MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED RIGHT NOW AND CARRIES THAT OVER INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, BASED ON THE NEW POLICY THAT YOU JUST APPROVED A SHORT TIME AGO, WITH A TAX RATE OF LESS THAN THAT $0.61. AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO THAT. WE HAVE SOME IDEAS OF WHERE WE THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO SHAKE OUT, BUT WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT. SO THESE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE WOULD NOT RESULT IN ANY NEW TAXES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THIS WILL BE ABSORBED IN THE BUDGET. AND I JUST WOULD DEFER TO THE TWO CHIEFS TO SHARE WITH YOU IF THEY'RE WILLING, IN TERMS OF THEIR RECRUITMENTS. AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT I KNOW HAS REALLY RAMPED UP SOME NEW WAYS AND CONCEPTS OF DOING RECRUITMENT. AND I'LL LET YOU GENTLEMEN BOTH SHARE WHAT YOU THINK IN TERMS OF THE NEED IS FOR THIS ADJUSTMENT. THANK YOU. WELL, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN THIS. IT'S NOT LOST CERTAINLY ON MYSELF. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR CHIEF STOGNER, BUT THE RANK AND FILE YOU SEE THERE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THAT THIS IS HUGE. AND CERTAINLY WE WANT TO DO OUR PART TO HELP GET US ACROSS THE GOAL LINE AND WITH OUR BUDGET. AND AS WE GO FORWARD IN FY 26. BUT FOR RECRUITING, IT IS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE. AND YOU'LL HEAR THE SAME THING CHIEF STOGNER HERE IN A SECOND. BUT AS FAR AS THE FIRE SERVICE. WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY, IT MAKES IT EVEN HARDER AND WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD, QUALIFIED CANDIDATES COME TO US. AND I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THIS WILL INCREASE OUR NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AND SUCCESSFUL RECRUITS THAT WE ULTIMATELY HIRE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. AND THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. I'VE BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR 47 YEARS NOW. I THIS KIND OF A COMMITMENT AT THIS STAGE I'VE NEVER SEEN IN MY CAREER. SO, MR. FINCH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND CERTAINLY WORKING WITH THE CITY

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OKAY. FOR THE FOR THE UNDERSTAND. WHAT DOES IT COST TO TRAIN OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS? IT'S SIGNIFICANT. I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT COST ANALYSIS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY ABOUT $175,000, INCLUDING BENEFITS FOR US TO TRAIN SOMEBODY. SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FOR SURE, AND WE WANT TO KEEP AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF TIME. ABSOLUTELY. SO RIGHT. SO SOMEWHAT SIMILAR. AS THE CHIEF SAID, IT'S A HIRING PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL'S ALWAYS AN EXPENSIVE ENDEAVOR. AND WE HAVE LONG TRAINING PROGRAMS. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR US IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE HIRE THEM. THEY'RE CERTIFIED FIREFIGHTER EMT. BUT THEN WE SEND THEM TO PARAMEDIC SCHOOL, AND THAT'S A SIX MONTHS PLUS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROGRAM. SO, YOU KNOW, AND THEY SERVE ON THEIR PROBATION PERIOD. AND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HIRING GOOD QUALITY CANDIDATES BECAUSE CERTAINLY PARAMEDIC SCHOOL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. AND WE NEED TO HAVE TOP TIER CANDIDATES TO COME APPLY WITH US AND GO THROUGH OUR HIRING PROCESS, WHICH THERE'S A NUMBER OF THE FIREFIGHTERS REPRESENTED ON THE BACK THERE THAT SERVE ON OUR HIRING COMMITTEE. AND THEY ARE THEY TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY. AND SO WITH THIS POTENTIAL INVESTMENT THAT Y'ALL ARE CONSIDERING, AGAIN, I SEE NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS AHEAD FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND I'M SURE CHIEF STOGNER WILL SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SO WHAT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO REALLY KNOW IS WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEBODY, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MORE AND MORE IN THE LONG RUN. WE NEED TO RETAIN THESE PEOPLE. THESE ARE PROFESSIONALS AND THEY'RE TOP PROFESSIONALS. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH CIVIL SERVICE, WHICH IS A TOUGH THING TO DO AS WELL. AND WHEN YOU DO THE CIVIL SERVICE, YOU'VE GOT THE TOP NOTCH PEOPLE AND STUFF. BUT ANYWAY, MAYOR, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. YOU CAN MAKE A COMMENT. COUNCILMAN VERA CRUZ. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND AGAIN, IT'S MORE OR LESS JUST A STATEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, RECRUITING RETENTION ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING. AND I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE WITH EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, REEVALUATING FACILITIES, DOING JOB ANALYSIS.

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CITY OF DUNCANVILLE RANKED 18TH OUT OF 23 CITIES. AND YOU. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ALL THIS TIME ABOUT CITY OF CHAMPIONS. THESE ARE JUST SOME RESULTS FROM A SURVEY THAT WAS CONDUCTED. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST FOR POLICE PERSONNEL. BUT QUESTION NUMBER ONE, IF YOU COULD MAKE ONE CHANGE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? AND 95% INDICATED PAY INCREASE AND THEN FACILITY. AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION WAS ARE THERE ANY ASPECTS OF THE CULTURE THAT YOU WOULD FIND CHALLENGING OR FRUSTRATING? AND ONE OF THE KEY RESPONSES WAS WORKLOAD STAFFING. SO NOT HAVING ENOUGH STAFFED POLICE OFFICERS TO WORK WITH TO COVER ABSENCES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, THEN HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CULTURE IN YOUR OWN WORDS? AND ONE OF THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSES WAS OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID. AND I THINK THESE NUMBERS AND THE NUMBERS THAT THE CITY MANAGER JUST GAVE US ARE INDICATING THAT THAT'S NOT JUST A STATEMENT THAT'S BEING THROWN OUT THERE, THAT THAT REFLECTS THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION. AND SO I RECOGNIZE THAT, I GUESS IN TIMES PAST, MAYBE IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE OR SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS CITY AND MAYBE THIS COUNCIL, BEFORE ANY OF US WERE HERE, HAD TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS ABOUT COMPENSATION FOR FIRE AND POLICE. AND AGAIN, NONE OF US WERE HERE WHEN SUBSEQUENT DECISIONS WERE MADE. BUT IT KIND OF PUT US IN A HOLE AT SOME POINT. AND HERE WE ARE OVER A DECADE LATER, TRYING TO DIG OURSELVES OUT OF THAT HOLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I VERY MUCH APPRECIAT. AND IT HASN'T BEEN FOR A LACK OF WANT. I THINK IT'S BEEN MAYBE FOR LACK OF ANY AVAILABLE SOLUTIONS. AND BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER AND OUR CHIEFS AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, NONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE HERE WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. BUT NOW THESE SOLUTIONS ARE BEING PRESENTED TO US. AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR HELPING US FIND SOLUTIONS AND GIVING US OPTIONS. I KNOW SEVERAL OPTIONS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED, AND SO I BELIEVE, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A START, RIGHT? MR. VERA CRUZ BUT I THINK THIS IS WELL DESERVED AND WELL BEYOND THE TIME WHEN IT'S NEEDED. SO CERTAINLY GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU MAYOR, I'LL MAKE MINE VERY BRIEF. I SUPPORT THIS 100%. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OR THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR BEING ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO SUSTAIN THIS AND NOT BURDEN THE CITIZENS WITH A HIGHER TAX RATE IN ORDER TO DO SO. WORKING IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, I KNOW THAT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO FIND A WAY TO MOVE THE NUMBERS AROUND TO MAKE IT MAKE SENSE, AND AT THE SAME TIME NOT CAUSE ADDITIONAL BURDEN ONTO THE CITIZENS. SO THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND I DO RECEIVE A NUMBER OF CALLS ABOUT THE DESIRE TO HAVE MORE PATROL OFFICERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FIND MYSELF A LOT OF TIMES EXPLAINING THE SHORT STAFF AND THE PRIORITIES AND HOW THE CALLS COME IN AND HOW YOU HAVE TO PRIORITIZE THEM. SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS IS MOVING IN THE

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[6.A. Receive the Library Quarterly Report.]

THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO YOU COULDN'T HEAR ANY OF THAT.

SORRY. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRST 90 DAYS. IT'S BEEN GOOD PROGRESS. OUR TEAM'S BEEN ON SITE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES THERE. WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD AND ALSO UPDATING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE LIBRARY. SO GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE TEAM THAT WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST PRIORITIES WAS TO COME AND WORK WITH THE TEAM, MEET THE TEAM, ADDRESS, STAFFING NEEDS. WE WENT THROUGH AN EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW, AND WE ALSO WENT THROUGH AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH TO FIND THE IDEAL LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR THE LIBRARY. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE WITHIN THE LIBRARY BY FAR. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT AFTER OUR EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH, THE ANSWER WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US, SO WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE HANNAH AND MAKE HER THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. SHE'S AN AMAZING CHOICE. OUR TEAM IS EXCITED TO WORK WITH HER ON HER DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT HER AND HER CAREER, BUT WE BELIEVE SHE'S THE RIGHT ANSWER FOR THE LIBRARY. AND THE GOOD NEWS IN THE PROCESS WAS THAT WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME OTHER TALENT TO BRING INTO THE LIBRARY. SO WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND AN OPERATIONS COORDINATOR THAT WILL BE STARTING THE NEXT 30 DAYS. SO WE'LL BASICALLY HAVE BE FULLY STAFFED AT THAT POINT. SO

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EXCITED FOR SCHOOL TO GET OUT AND HAVE ALL THE KIDS COME TO THE LIBRARY. IN COMMUNICATING WITH THE STAFF, ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD IS THEY WANTED SOME NEW INITIATIVES TO BRING TEENS AND OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN THE LIBRARY. SO WE HEARD HANNAH AND THE TEAM AND OUR TEAM CAME BACK AND SAID, WELL, WHY DON'T WE JUST GIVE YOU SOME GAMING EQUIPMENT FOR THE LIBRARY? SO LSNS DONATED SOME GAMING EQUIPMENT, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO GET SET UP AND GET RUNNING. WE BELIEVE AGAIN, IT'LL HELP ENTICE SOME TEENS TO COME INTO THE LIBRARY. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THAT FOR THE CITY. AS I SAID, ONE OF OUR INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, AND IT'S A LONG TERM INITIATIVE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE FUNDING, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THOUGHTS, BUT YOU HAVE TO DREAM. HANNAH AND THE TEAM ARE DREAMING ABOUT WHAT COULD THE LIBRARY BE IN THE FUTURE? SO WE BROUGHT IN OUR TOP SPACE PLANNERS WITH OUR IT TEAM, WITH OUR COLLECTION MANAGEMENT TEAM TO TOUR THE FACILITY WITH HANNAH AND THE TEAM TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING AND LOOK AROUND, AND THEY'VE KIND OF COME BACK WITH SOME PRELIMINARY IDEAS AND DRAFTS AND PLANS TO SHARE WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD AND WITH THE CITY, JUST TO THINK LONG TERM ABOUT HOW THE SPACE COULD BE REIMAGINED. SO IT'S AN EXCITING PROJECT. DOWN THE PATH. SO ONCE WE GET THROUGH SUMMER READING, OUR NEXT THING UP IS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST CAME IN BEFORE YOU. SO THAT'S A GREAT PART OF THE PROCESS REALLY TO AGAIN, TALK TO THE COMMUNITY, LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND DECIDE WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS TO ENHANCE LIBRARY SERVICES. AND FROM THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THEN WE'LL BE DEVELOPING THAT LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WILL COME UP RIGHT BEHIND THAT. BUT OVERWHELMINGLY IT'S ABOUT ENGAGEMENT. IT'S ABOUT REALLY TAKING PART IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE JUST PICTURES, RECENT PICTURES OF ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN THE LIBRARY. AND THE STAFF HAS BEEN RECOMMITTED TO REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS THAT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP AND BEING SEEN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND BEING WELCOMING AND INVITING WITHIN THE LIBRARY. WE REALLY ARE PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE BEEN STARTED WITH THE CITY AND THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS, AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE NEXT STEPS. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND, AND THE PROGRESS THAT I THINK WE'VE MADE. SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN PENNEBAKER. JUST ONE.

SO HOW DOES HOW DO GAMING SYSTEMS WORK IN LIBRARIES? BECAUSE MY KID PLAYS GAMES AND THEY HAVE I MEAN, IT'S LOUD AND RAMBUNCTIOUS AND MAYBE SOME LANGUAGE INVOLVED SOMETIMES. SO HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL, BUT SO WHAT WE NOTICE EVEN NOW, THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME GAMING GOING ON IN YOUR LIBRARY JUST WITHIN THE COMPUTERS THAT ARE IN USAGE THERE. IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS, WHETHER IT'S HEADPHONES OR IT'S MEANT NOT TO BE DISRUPTIVE TO THE REST OF THE LIBRARY. IT IS VERY MUCH SET UP FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME ENGAGEMENT AT THE SUPERVISION OF THE LIBRARY STAFF, BUT ALSO IN A MANNER THAT'S NOT DISRUPTIVE TO THE REST OF THE LIBRARY.

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[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

[5.A. Take any necessary action as a result of the Executive Session.]