7.A. Conduct a public hearing to consider a Community Partner4 Agreement between the Duncanville Community and Economic5 Development Corporation (DCEDC) and the Better Block6 Foundation for the design, installation and programming of the7 "Duncanville Better Block" demonstration project at South Main8 Street and East Wheatland Road in an amount not to exceed9 $236,820; authorizing the DCEDC Board President to execute10 the agreement; providing for severability; and providing an11 effective date.

[7.A. Conduct a public hearing to consider a Community Partner4 Agreement between the Duncanville Community and Economic5 Development Corporation (DCEDC) and the Better Block6 Foundation for the design, installation and programming of the7 "Duncanville Better Block" demonstration project at South Main8 Street and East Wheatland Road in an amount not to exceed9 $236,820; authorizing the DCEDC Board President to execute10 the agreement; providing for severability; and providing an11 effective date.]

MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, A PUBLIC HEARING. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A COMMUNITY PARTNER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. D, C, E, D, C AND THE BETTER BLOCK FOUNDATION FOR THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND PROGRAMING OF THE DUNCANVILLE BETTER BLOCK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT SOUTH MAIN STREET AND EAST WHEATLAND ROAD, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $236,820.

AUTHORIZING THE DC EDC BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND SO, MR. GOLF, IF YOU WILL LEAD OUT.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MARLIN GOLF FOR THE RECORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I'M SO HAPPY TO INTRODUCE KRISTIN NIGHTINGALE WITH WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BETTER BLOCK, NOT JOINING US TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE'S TAKING A WELL EARNED VACATION IN SHAHEED MUHAMMAD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. HE WAS THE THREE OF US LAST MONTH WHEN WE BRIEFED YOU ON THIS PROJECT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING THIS BACK BEFORE YOU IN THE PUBLIC FOR FOR CONSIDERATION. OKAY, SO I'M GO OFF INTENTIONALLY FOR OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT AS I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE IT TIES INTO THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE AND THIS PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY, SO 100 EAST WHEATLAND ROAD, AGAIN, WE KNOW THIS AS THE FORMER TAX OFFICE. SO I FEEL LIKE TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE

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LEGACY PROPERTIES THAT PEOPLE KNOW OF BY THAT NAME OR THEIR FORMER USE, RIGHT? SO 100 EAST WHEATLAND ROAD, IT'S LIKE A TWO ACRE SITE THAT THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE OWNS. WE'VE NEGOTIATED AND EXECUTED A LETTER OF INTENT WITH CHISOS PIZZA AND DELI THERE IN DALLAS OAK CLIFF BASED RESTAURANT AND DELI SHOP. AND SO AS PART OF A MULTI-PHASE DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE THEM PENCILED IN FOR THE FORMER TAX OFFICE BUILDING. BUT THE IDEA WAS ALWAYS TO MAXIMIZE THE THE EFFICIENCY, THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THIS SITE. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S CONSTRAINTS WITH HOW IT WAS BUILT WAS THE, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING SITUATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LOT, RIGHT? SO A LOT IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. THOSE MATURE TREES AND THE LAWN. BUT IN TERMS OF PRODUCTIVITY, WE FELT LIKE WE WANTED TO EVALUATE HOW WE COULD BRING MORE TO THIS STRATEGIC INTERSECTION. SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT SITES FOR THEM TO CONSIDER, PART OF THE REASON WHY WE BELIEVE THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THIS INTERSECTION IS BECAUSE OF THIS SITE UPDATES ON THIS SITE. WHEN WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND SELECTED THE CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRM WHO WILL DO THE UTILITY AND SURVEYS WORK.

SIMON ENGINEERING CONSULTING, THEY'RE A DALLAS BASED FIRM, WB HUB CERTIFIED BUSINESS. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY FINALIZE THAT AGREEMENT WITH THEM. AND THAT'S NECESSARY BECAUSE THIS SITE HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A GOVERNMENT OFFICE. RIGHT.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE THE UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE END USE AS DEPICTED CONCEPTUALLY HERE. AND SO THAT'S BEEN THE FIRST STEP. AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME ABOUT. AND SO WE BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE SOME CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITHIN CONNECTING THE PIECES, IMPROVING THE SAFETY WITH THIS SITE. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO KRISTA TO GO THROUGH THE SLIDES AS WE GET THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. OKAY, PERFECT. SO YEAH, WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'RE PROPOSING DOING OUR 120 DAY KIND OF PLANNING AND VISIONING. SORRY. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION AND THEN WE WOULD KEEP IT UP FOR 6 TO 12 MONTHS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN KIND OF DETERMINE AS WE GET INTO DEEPER INTO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AS MR. GOUGH WAS SAYING, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SITE. I THINK THAT ANCHOR UNIT RIGHT THERE WITH WHEATLAND AND MAIN IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL SITE THAT WE CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH, BUT THEN WE CAN ALSO CONNECT DOWN TO DOWNTOWN AND KIND OF LOOKING AT THAT STREET AND ROAD DIETS AND ADDRESSING SOME OF THE SPEEDING CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT AND CREATING SOME NODES OF ACTIVATION ALONG THE WAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC DESIGN PLANS YET, BECAUSE OUR FIRST STEP OF OUR PROCESS IS TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO GET IDEAS. SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST IN SOME OF OUR OTHER PROJECTS, AND SORRY, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN, THIS WILL LOOK DIFFERENT, IT WILL BE DIFFERENT, AND IT WILL BE GUIDED BY THE COMMUNITY AND THE INPUT THAT WE GET FROM THE NEIGHBORS. AND JUST A REMINDER OF A PROJECT THAT WE DID, WE JUST WRAPPED UP, I THINK IN FEBRUARY OFFICIALLY WAS A PROJECT THAT WE DID IN IRVING.

SO RATHER THAN HAVING ME TALK MORE, WE WERE GOING TO SHOW YOU ALL A VIDEO TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE, AND LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET IT TO PLAY. HOW WOULD I GET SOUND? I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED, SO I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO. SORRY.

SEND IT OUT. YEAH, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, AN OVERVIEW. WE HAD THE COUNCIL MEMBER THERE TALKING ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A STICKY DOWNTOWN. SO CREATE A SPACE THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO COME TO AND THEY WANTED TO HANG OUT IN. SO A BIG PART OF THAT WAS LOOKING AT THE STREET ITSELF. BUT THEN ALSO THEY HAD A BIG EMPTY LOT. AND SO WE CREATED A BEER GARDEN THERE THAT WAS ACTIVATED IN A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS.

THROUGHOUT THE 90 DAYS THAT THIS PROJECT WAS UP. AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT PROJECT. WE GOT INCREDIBLE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE PROPOSED 13 DIFFERENT THINGS AT THE END OF IT. AND I JUST TALKED WITH MEGAN, WHOM YOU SAW THERE EARLIER, AND I THINK SHE SAID

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THAT THEY WERE PUSHING 8 OR 9 OF THEM FORWARD IN THEIR MOST RECENT DISCUSSION. SO EXCITED TO SEE SOME CHANGES IN DOWNTOWN IRVING. AND WE CAN SEND THIS OUT TO YOU AFTERWARDS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO GET ME TODAY. OKAY, PERFECT. SO THIS NEXT SCREEN IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THE BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES THE MATERIALS THAT WOULD BE USED FOR THE PROJECT, THE ITEMS THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND, WHICH THEN CAN BE REUSED. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT MARKETING AND THE TEAM'S TIME. AND THEN WE HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, SECOND PORTION OF IT IS THAT 12 MONTH INSTALLATION OR ACTIVATION. AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY HIRING THIRD PARTIES TO HELP ACTIVATE THE SPACE, SOMEONE TO HELP KIND OF MAINTAIN IT. OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE TRASH PICKED UP, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE LOVE OUR TIMELINES AND WE LOVE OUR DEADLINES. SO WE ARE PROPOSING GETTING STARTED VERY QUICKLY IF POSSIBLE. AND SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE THIS INSTALLED IN MID NOVEMBER, AND WE CAN REALLY CAPITALIZE ON THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND THEN HAVE A REALLY GOOD SPRING SEASON WITH IT AS WELL. AND THEN LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE EXTENDED OR LEFT IN PLACE AND CONTINUE TO KIND OF ACTIVATE AND TEST OUT. AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KRISTA? KRISTA? IS IT. YES. WOULD WOULD BUILDING BETTER BLOCK ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. SO ONE THING, JUST AS A HOUSEKEEPING DEAL IT TALKS ABOUT PERMITTING, HAVE WE BROUGHT IN BUILDING PERMITS TO KIND OF JUST LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S PROPOSED, TO SEE THAT THEY'RE ON BOARD OR IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. GOOD QUESTION. SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD TWO INTERNAL STAFF CALLS. THIS IS MADE UP OF MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS IN THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PUBLIC RELATIONS, COMMUNICATION, OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC WORKS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS POSITIONED AS A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT, RIGHT, WITH SOME OVERARCHING BENEFITS, AGAIN, BASED ON THE CATALYST THAT IS GOING TO COFFEE HOUSE, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO WITH THE FORMER TAX LOCATION. AND SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY SETTING UP THESE TEMPORARY APPLICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND THE STREET, THAT'S WHY THIS PROJECT IS, IS GOING TO BE MANAGED BY OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO COME ON AS PARTNERS AGAIN, BASED ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO WITH SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, YEAH, THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ALREADY BEGUN. I DID I DID HAVE ONE COMMENT. SO FROM THE LAST BRIEFING THAT WE HAD, BOARD MEMBER ABNEY, YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT BUDGET. SO WE SHOWED THE BUDGET IN THE TIMELINE IN TERMS OF SOURCING. WE HAVE THIS PROPOSED FOR THE FY 2027 BUDGET. BASED ON THE START OF THE PROJECT. THEY'RE GOING TO START THE SURVEY AND THE DESIGN PROCESS. BUT THE ACTUAL LAUNCH OF THE PROJECT WILL BE INTO OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND SO THAT'S THE SOURCE THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE BUDGET THAT WE THIS BOARD JUST ADOPTED. AND SO THAT'S THE TARGETED SOURCE FOR THIS PROJECT. IF THE BOARD SEES SO FIT TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. FOR MISS NIGHTINGALE. IF YOU CAN KIND OF GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT INTO THE PROPOSED CONTINGENCY THAT'S IN THE BUDGET, CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW THAT'S MANAGED OR WHAT WE COULD EXPECT MAY COME OUT OF THAT CONTINGENCY IF IT'S UTILIZED? YEAH, I WILL TRY NOT TO USE IT.

WE WE'RE PRETTY AS MUCH AS WE LOVE OUR TIMELINES, WE LOVE OUR BUDGET. THAT IS JUST ADDED IN IN CASE, YOU KNOW, IF WE GO PAST THE SIX MONTHS AND WE WANT TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE HELP WITH THE ACTIVATIONS, OR WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, KIND OF USE THAT FOR THAT PIECE. IT'S ALSO FLEXI STICKS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO GET KNOCKED OVER, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. USUALLY THEY'RE FINE. BUT IF WE HAVE TO REPLACE SOME OF THOSE ITEMS, THAT MIGHT BE A LINE ITEM THAT WE WOULD PULL FROM. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP IT IN ANOTHER LINE ITEM SO THAT WE'RE NOT TOUCHING THAT. BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THAT PIECE IS THERE FOR. YEAH. IT TALKS ABOUT SITE PREPARATION. BETTER BLOCK MAY IDENTIFY CONDITIONS REQUIRING CORRECTION. WILL THAT BE THE NEXT STAGE WHEN THINGS BEGIN? OR HAS HAVE YOU ALREADY

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IDENTIFIED CONDITIONS. NO. THAT WOULD KIND OF BE IN THE NEXT STAGE. AND THAT WOULD ALSO GO TO YOUR PERMITTING QUESTION AS TO WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO. SO I THINK THAT KIND OF GOES HAND IN HAND AS WE WORK THROUGH AND TALK TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT WHAT OUR IDEAS ARE, WHAT THE PLANS ARE, AND THEN KIND OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO. OUR TWO BIGGEST QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS, DO WE HAVE POWER AND DO WE HAVE WATER? AND SO WE KIND OF START THERE.

IF WE DON'T, THAT'S FINE. WE CAN FIND ANSWERS TO THAT. AND IF WE DO, THAT'S GREAT. AND WE SAVE A LITTLE MONEY. MY QUESTION IS YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGIES. COULD YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT? YEAH. SO WITH TRAFFIC CALMING, THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN GO ABOUT IT. AND AGAIN, THIS WILL REQUIRE CONVERSATIONS WITH FIRE AND POLICE AND KIND OF WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENT IDEAS WITH THEM. GENERALLY, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO INTRODUCE A BIT OF A ROAD DIET. SO THAT'S JUST TAKING SOME OF THE SPACE.

AND BY DOING THAT, LIKE IF WE TAKE I DON'T REMEMBER HOW WIDE MAIN STREET IS, BUT GENERALLY DRIVE LANES, YOU WANT TO BE TEN FEET. SO IF YOU'VE GOT MORE THAN THAT TO WORK WITH, YOU CAN TAKE SOME OF THAT SPACE, PERHAPS INTRODUCE A BIKE LANE IF IT MAKES SENSE, OR YOU CAN CREATE EXTENDED BUMP OUTS AND KIND OF USE THAT TO SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC BECAUSE WHEN YOU MAKE IT A LITTLE THINNER, IT'S A LITTLE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IT, YOU'RE GOING TO SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO PAY A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION. AND THEN ULTIMATELY, THAT MAKES IT A MORE PLEASANT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, BUT OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION AND OFFERING THE IRVING VISUALS. THAT KIND OF HELPS A LITTLE BIT TO VISUALIZE, BUT I HAD TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST WAS REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING KIND OF WHAT THAT WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TIMING. SO THE TIMING OF THIS INSTALLATION VERSUS THE OTHER PROJECT, THE PROJECT, WILL THEY BE KIND OF HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME? WILL THAT FLOW? YOU KNOW, HOW WILL THAT LOOK AS FAR AS CREATING OR DRAWING PEOPLE? OKAY. SO SO WE SEE WHERE WE HAVE THE STAR ON LOT ONE. SO THE ACTIVITY THAT WILL HAPPEN FIRST WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS AGAIN, THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK, LIKE THE PRE PRE-DEVELOPMENT WORK, THE ANALYSIS, THE LOCATION, THE TESTING OF THE CAPACITY OF THE, YOU KNOW, WATER SEWER EXPANSION THAT'S NEEDED. AND THEN WE HAVE TO PLAT THIS PROPERTY, RIGHT? SO THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL PLAT, BUT THIS PROPERTY HAS NEVER BEEN PLATTED. SO WHILE THIS ACTIVATION IS GOING ON, WE INTENTIONALLY IDENTIFIED THAT LOT. BECAUSE IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT HOW THE SITE'S ORIENTED, MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS TARGETED WITH THE CURRENT TAX OFFICE, WE'LL SAY LOT TWO AND LOT THREE. AND SO WELL, AGAIN, IF WE DEVELOP LOT ONE WHERE THIS ACTIVATION WILL BE, IT WOULD EFFECTIVELY AND LIKELY BE THE LAST PHASE ON THAT HARD CORNER. AND AGAIN, ALL OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS TEMPORARY IN NATURE, BOTH IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY DO, AT LEAST MY UNDERSTANDING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WITH RESPECT TO STREETS AND CALMING AND REALIGNMENT OF STREET, KIND OF LIKE ALL TEMPORARY USING PAINT, USING, YOU KNOW, FLEXIBLE BARRIERS OR WHATNOT. AND SO, AND THEN THEY'LL JUST PROGRAM THE ACTUAL ACTIVITIES ON THE LAND OR SITE, BUT IT WON'T NECESSARILY INFRINGE UPON THE ANALYSIS SURVEY WORK THAT THE CIVIL ENGINEERS, THE, THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANT WITH THEIR SPACE PLANNING. SO THAT'S HOW I WOULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONCERNED WITH. AND THEN TO THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION, AS FAR AS MEASUREMENTS, WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE, THE THIS ONE WILL BE KIND OF TWOFOLD. IT'LL BE THE SITE ITSELF, AND THEN IT'S THE STREET. AND SO WITH THE SITE, SOME THINGS THAT WILL MEASURE THERE WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME MARKETS AND SOME VENDORS. SO ASKING THE VENDORS, HOW DID YOU DO? WHAT DID THAT LOOK LIKE? WE DID A PROJECT IN SUGARLAND WHERE WE MEASURED THE DWELL TIME AND AN INCREASE IN DWELL TIME THAT PEOPLE WERE COMING TO STAY. AND THEN ALSO JUST HOW THE PERCEPTION CHANGED OF THE SPACE AS WELL WITH THE STREET DEPENDS WHAT WE'RE KIND OF SHOWING, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY BE LOOKING AT SPEEDS BEFORE AND DURING AND KIND OF SHOWING. DOES THAT CHANGE ANYTHING? WE'LL ALSO BE DOING PEOPLE COUNTS AND MEASUREMENTS AROUND HOW PEOPLE ARE JUST USING THE

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SPACE AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE CONNECTING FROM DOWNTOWN TO THIS SITE AS WELL.

SO WE'LL PUT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER IN A REPORT. AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE PRE DATA THAT WE GATHER FROM THE COMMUNITY WITH THE SURVEYS AS TO WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BRING ALL OF IT TO LIFE, BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE ALL OF IT AND TEST OUT THE IDEAS THAT, YOU KNOW, RISE UP HIGHER. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THE IMAGES, ALL OF THE ANECDOTES, ALL OF THE THINGS FROM THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION AND THE ACTIVATIONS. AND THEN AT THE END, WE'LL HAVE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SPACE KIND OF MOVING FORWARD AND THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT WE KIND OF OBSERVE FROM THAT. SO WHEN WE SEND YOU THIS IRVING VIDEO, I CAN ALSO SEND YOU THAT REPORT. IT WAS QUITE LARGE, SO I WILL, BUT I CAN ALSO SEND THAT OVER TO YOU SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU.

YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. SO THIS IS BETWEEN THE AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN THE BETTER BLOCK FOUNDATION AND THE DCEDC, WHICH IS A GROUP. BUT IT ALSO WE CAN DRILL DOWN TO EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY WHAT KIND OF COMMITMENT OR INDIVIDUALLY WOULD WE AS MEMBERS BE EXPECTED.

WHAT WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S IT, WHAT'S THAT PART OF IT LOOK LIKE? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I LOVE THAT QUESTION. UP TO YOU. YOU CAN BE AS INVOLVED IN THIS AS YOU WANT TO, OR YOU CAN JUST KIND OF SHOW UP. WHAT WE DO IS AT THE BEGINNING, WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR HELP GETTING THE SURVEY OUT AND GETTING AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR. WE WOULD ASK YOU TO ALSO TAKE THE SURVEY. AND THEN AS WE START GOING INTO PLANNING, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A CORE TEAM OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO MEET WITH US WEEKLY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE PROJECT THE FOOD, MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, THINGS THAT MAKE IT EXCITING AND INTERESTING AND UNIQUE TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IF YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR FOLKS WHO WOULD BE GOOD FOR THAT, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR PROGRAMING, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ALL OF THAT. IF YOU WANT TO BE IN ON THOSE MEETINGS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN THOSE MEETINGS. THEN ONCE WE GO THROUGH ALL THE PLANNING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INSTALL ALL OF THIS. AND I THINK THAT'S THE MOST FUN. SO YOU CAN PUT ON SOME PAINT CLOTHES AND YOU CAN COME OUT AND YOU CAN HELP US PAINT, AND YOU CAN HELP US BUILD AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN. THAT'S WHEN MOST PEOPLE JUST KIND OF RANDOMLY BUMP INTO EACH OTHER AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A BIG OPENING DEMONSTRATION.

AND Y'ALL ARE DEFINITELY MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME OUT AND HELP US OPEN UP THIS SITE AND REALLY GET IT KICKED OFF. AND THEN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THINKING ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT WORKING, GIVING US THAT FEEDBACK AND LETTING US KNOW IF WE NEED TO MAKE SOME TWEAKS OR IF THINGS ARE KIND OF LINING UP. AND THEN ANY OTHER IDEAS YOU HAVE FOR FOLKS, WE SHOULD GET INVOLVED. OKAY. I WOULD CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE AS BOARD PRESIDENT THAT OUR MEMBERS, SHOULD THEY BE SO INCLINED TO GET INVOLVED AND ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY, THAT SORT OF THING. HOWEVER, YOUR BOARD PRESIDENT, THE LAST TIME I RECALL DOING A PAINT JOB, THERE WAS MORE PAINT ON ME THAN ON THE WALL. SO THEY, THEY NEED THEY NEED PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE AND NOT BE A SIDESHOW OF SORTS.

SO ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. SO I THINK THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL. MR. PRESIDENT, SIR, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE ATTENDEES THAT ARE PRESENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ATTORNEY. SO WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 648. ACCORDING TO THE CLOCK. SO WAY FAR AWAY ON THE WALL THERE. SO IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. TWO MINUTES. OKAY. ANYONE INTERESTED IN COMING UP AND SPEAKING FOR THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. IF THERE IS ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. KENNETH BAY, 938 CAMBRIDGE DRIVE, DUNCANVILLE,

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TEXAS. I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. ONE IS, AND I COULDN'T HEAR EVERYTHING SAID, SO I'LL HAVE TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS. IT'S NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO DO. WE HAD ABOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL, ABOUT SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WERE GOING TO BE SOME RESTRICTIONS IN THE TRAFFIC FLOW. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THAT BEFORE. IT'S HAPPENED. ON DANIEL DALE HADN'T WORKED OUT VERY WELL. IT HAPPENED ON MAIN STREET, CENTER STREET. THAT'S WHERE OUR MAIN BLOCKAGE IS ON, ON MAIN STREET GOING NORTHBOUND. I KNOW SOME OF THE HISTORY WHERE THIS SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC IS COMING FROM. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 74. WE BUILT THESE ROADS TO GET PEOPLE THROUGH TOWN AND TO HELP THEM TO GET TO WORK, ETC. AND ALL THIS KIND OF THING. AND IF WE'RE LOOKING AT SLOWING DOWN THAT SO THEY CAN STOP, SLOW DOWN AND LOOK AT SOMETHING GOING ALONG THE ROAD, I THINK WE'RE MISSING THE POINT.

THE OTHER THING HAS TO DO WITH WE'RE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE MAIN INTERSECTIONS OF TOWN RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET OVER HERE AND ALL. AND SO WHEN I LOOKED ON THE WEBSITE AND SAW THE DIFFERENT KIND OF CONSTRUCTION THINGS THAT WERE BEING DONE BY THIS COMPANY, THEN I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE ON MAIN AND CENTER STREET. NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR OTHER IDEAS ARE, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF LIMITATIONS IN THE BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEIR TOTAL PROJECT IS. AND SO I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. AND WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT WAS TWO MINUTES. RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. SO. WITH NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:52 P.M. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. EIGHT A ACTION ITEMS DISCUSS AND

[8.A. Discuss and Consider approval of a Community Partner16 Agreement between the Duncanville Community and Economic17 Development Corporation (DCEDC) and the Better Block18 Foundation for the design, installation and programming of the19 "Duncanville Better Block" demonstration project at South Main20 Street and East Wheatland Road in an amount not to exceed21 $236,820; authorizing the DCEDC Board President to execute22 the agreement; providing for severability; and providing an23 effective date.]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A COMMUNITY PARTNER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. D, C, E, D, C AND THE BETTER BLOCK FOUNDATION FOR THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND PROGRAMING OF THE DUNCANVILLE BETTER BLOCK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AT SOUTH MAIN STREET AND EAST WHEATLAND ROAD, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 236,008 20. AUTHORIZING THE DCEDC BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. GOLF. YEAH, GREAT PUBLIC HEARING. I'M HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS BASED ON THIS, THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS ACTION ITEM. SO THIS COMPANION ACTIVITY FOR THE PROPOSAL. THERE'S ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE DRAFT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OR AGAIN ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL TERMS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH THIS PROPOSAL. HAPPY TO STAND AND AND SPEAK TO ANY OF THEM. BEST OF MY ABILITY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME FOR. MR. GOLF.

YEAH. I CAN HEAR YOU. ABSOLUTELY. YES. I MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION. SO WE WERE HERE LAST MONTH. WE HAD A BRIEFING, NO ACTION TO, YOU KNOW, PRESENT THE PROPOSAL CONCEPT, GET FEEDBACK BEFORE WE FINALIZE THE PROPOSAL AND ADVANCE THIS. SO THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE MANAGED WITH OUR DEPARTMENT SUPPORT, SEVERAL OTHER CITY DEPARTMENT SUPPORT.

BUT THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE A PUBLIC WORKS ACTIVATION. AGAIN, BASED ON THE NATURE THE SCOPE

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OF THE ACTIVITY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING ACCESS TO ACROSS THE STREET SAFER AND ADJUSTING, YOU KNOW, LANE WIDTH OR TRAFFIC PACE, THAT'S PUBLIC WORKS. SO ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, WE JUST THE. MR. HYDE AND THE STAFF ISN'T AVAILABLE TODAY, BUT THEY'LL BE BACK IN. YEAH.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. GREAT JOB. MR. GOLF. JUST TO CONFIRM, BECAUSE THIS AGREEMENT LOOKS LIKE A THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT IS ACTUALLY GENERATED FROM BETTER BLOCK. YES. SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY. WE'VE INCORPORATED THOSE COMMENTS IN THERE. MR. HAGAR. YES, I AM NOT DONE REVIEWING IT, SUBJECT TO, IF YOU'LL PASS IT, SUBJECT TO MY APPROVAL AS TO FORM, THAT WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR TONIGHT, AND I WILL COMPLETE MY REVIEW AND SEND MY COMMENTS TO MARLON TO BE INCORPORATED. AND I WOULD SAY TO ADD TO THAT, MR. HAGER. MR. BROWN, WE ALSO HAVE THIS ITEM SCHEDULED TO ADVANCE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. IS THEIR POSITION TO AUTHORIZE ANY EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE APPROVAL OF THIS BOARD. AND SO ADDITIONAL TIME, IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL NOTES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. GOLF AT THIS TIME? JUST A QUICK QUESTION. IT'S AUGUST 4TH OR 18TH ON THE COUNCIL JUST SO THAT HE HAS AUGUST 4TH. OKAY. I WAS MAKING SURE HE KNEW. YES. ALRIGHT. THAT'S ENOUGH. THAT'S ENOUGH TIME. OKAY. AND SO. WITH THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE GONE ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, TO MOVE THIS PROCESS FORWARD AT THIS POINT REQUIRES A VOTE. AND SO THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR AGAINST APPROVAL OF THIS COMMUNITY PARTNER AGREEMENT, SUBJECT TO THE ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS. ACCORDING TO AS HE STATED JUST A MOMENT OR TWO AGO. SO THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. FOR APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. OKAY. MOVED BY MR. DURHAM BROUGHTON IS THERE SECOND? LOUDER. IS LOUDER. GETS THE RIBBON. OKAY, SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE. OKAY, LET'S VOTE. OKAY. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE BRIEFING AND PRESENTATIONS. NO

[9.A. Briefing and Board Discussion Regarding Revisions to the4 Duncanville Community and Economic Development Corporation5 Policy Statement and Guidelines for Economic Development6 Grants and Tax Incentives.]

ACTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON THESE ITEMS. NINE A BRIEFING AND BOARD DISCUSSION REGARDING REVISIONS TO THE DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND TAX INCENTIVES. STAFF. ALL RIGHT. SO MARCELLA PEREZ WILL HANDLE THIS ITEM. SHE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T NEED ANY INTRODUCTIONS, BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. EFFECTIVE TODAY. MARCELLA PEREZ IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. SHE'S THE ACTUALLY THE LONGEST TENURED EMPLOYEE IN OUR DEPARTMENT OF THREE. SHE'S BEEN HERE ALMOST TWO WHOLE YEARS. BUT CERTAINLY WE HAD SEVERAL DEPARTMENT HEADS, CITY MANAGER'S STAFF HELP US IN THE RECRUITMENT AND EVALUATION OF THIS. YOU KNOW, MUCH NEEDED ADD TO OUR STAFF. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO I KNOW SHE I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WAS GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT AGAIN, THIS HOT OFF THE

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PRESS TODAY. WE'LL TALK TO HR EARLIER. SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. MARCELLA PEREZ.

SO CAN WE CAN WE CLAP. CAN WE DO THAT? CAN WE CLAP? OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GOFF. GOOD EVENING. DC-DC BOARD PRESIDENT HARVEY AGAIN. MARCELLA PEREZ. NEW TITLE. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. SO HAPPY TO BRING THIS BEFORE YOU AGAIN. THIS IS JUST A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. NO ACTION WILL BE REQUESTED TONIGHT. BRINGING FORWARD. THIS ITEM. SO THE WAY THIS CAME ABOUT WE SET OUT TO DO A REVIEW OF THE POLICY, JUST BASED OFF OF SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM YOU ALL AS THE BOARD AND SOME OF THE APPLICANTS FROM THIS LAST CYCLE OF THE DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION PERIOD. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE CURRENT POLICY, THE CURRENT DC EDC POLICY AND GUIDELINES STATEMENT WAS LAST REVISED AND APPROVED BY THE DC EDC IN JULY OF LAST YEAR. SEVERAL OF THE KEY REVISIONS INCLUDED A PRIOR PRIORITIZATION OF APPLICANT ACCOUNTABILITY AND CO-INVESTMENT, SPECIFICALLY SURROUNDING THE DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM AND THOSE SIX GRANTS UNDER THAT UMBRELLA. ADDITIONALLY, WE SET A SET APPLICATION PERIOD, ALONG WITH SOME ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US AS STAFF TO MORE PROPERLY VET THEM AND THE APPLICATIONS THAT THEY SUBMIT. SO AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, JUST BASED ON SOME FEEDBACK, A REVIEW OF THE POLICY AND GUIDELINES WAS DONE TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. SO AS A RESULT, SOME KEY FINDINGS INCLUDE OR CONCLUDED FROM THAT REVIEW THAT THE GUIDELINES DO NOT WELCOME BUSINESS RECRUITMENT PROJECTS. SO WHEN THIS POLICY WAS LAST REVISED, I THINK A LOT OF THE FOCUS WAS BASED ON GOING FOR HELPING BUSINESSES COME GET THEIR BUSINESS EITHER UP TO CODE OR MAKING VERY MUCH NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAD GONE WELL BEYOND THEIR TIME, BUT DIDN'T REALLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT WE ALSO USE THIS TOOL, WHICH IS THE DESIGN INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM IS ALSO A TOOL IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLBOX TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES AS A WAY OF SAYING WELCOME. AND WE HAVE THESE THIS PROGRAM AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ANY BUSINESSES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT THEY WERE IN ARE IN TALKS AND ARE IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KIND OF PUT ON THEIR RADAR REALLY EARLY, AND THEY CAN STILL TAKE PART IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS.