[State of the City 2022 ] [00:00:03] WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR STATE OF THE CITY UPDATE. I AM MAYOR SCOTT LEMAY AND I JUST WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY WHO WAS VIEWING US TONIGHT. WE ARE FILMING LIVE FROM THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL FORMATS OVER THE YEARS, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I WOULD PREFER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS AS WE DID IN 2019, WHERE WE'RE ALL AT THE ATRIUM AND WE HAVE A BIG OPEN HOUSE AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE'LL GET BACK TO THAT. THIS IS CERTAINLY BETTER THAN PRE TAPING EVERYTHING AS WE HAD TO LAST YEAR. SO, I JUST WANT TO WELCOME A FEW FOLKS. WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE RHETTA BOWERS' OFFICE HERE, AND I HEAR SHE MAY BE JOINING US IN PERSON. SO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS OF OUR CITY COUNCIL WITH US TONIGHT FROM DISTRICT FOUR, BJ WILLIAMS AND FROM DISTRICT FIVE, RICH AUBIN, AS WELL AS OUR CITY MANAGER, BRYAN BRADFORD, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MITCH BATES AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JUD REX. SO, WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE LINEUP HERE THIS EVENING. AND BEFORE WE GET MUCH FURTHER, I WANT TO THANK DOROTHY WHITE AND OUR PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF [INAUDIBLE] FOR PULLING THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER FOR US TONIGHT AND SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE. AND I ALSO, I HOPE IT'S A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM THEM THAT THEY THINK I CAN TALK AND OPERATE THE PRESENTATION SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT. NORMALLY I'M SITTING OVER HERE WHILE THEY GIVE PRESENTATIONS AND THEY DO IT SEAMLESSLY. SO, WE'LL SEE IF I'M ABLE TO PULL THAT OFF OR NOT. BUT WE WANT TO START OUT, YOU KNOW, AS WE WORK INTO 2022. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MOMENTUM GOING FROM 2021. A LOT OF PROJECTS, A LOT OF THINGS GOING FORWARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON. SO, WE'LL START WITH SORT OF A RECAP THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS SORT OF A LOOK BACK, A LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE NOW AND SORT OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED THROUGH 2022. SO RIGHT NOW, LET'S LOOK AT OUR VIDEO RECAP OF 2021. TODAY WE START TAKING COVID 19'S BUTT. THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO OVERCOME THIS PANDEMIC BY HELPING EACH OTHER. NOW WE'RE WORKING THREE, EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS. WE'RE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR THE MOTORISTS IN THE CITY. THEY'RE OUT WORKING IN BITTER COLD, GETTING TIME AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES. SO WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF GARLAND. HELLO AND WELCOME TO BUILD GARLAND DAY. DO YOU WANT TO GET AWAY? PARKS AND TRAILS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE A WAY TO CAN'T. COUPLE OF NORTH TEXAS FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO [INAUDIBLE] HELP AFTER THE CONDO BLAST, [INAUDIBLE]. IT PROVIDED A DIFFERENT KIND OF SUPPORT. SPECIALLY TRAINED TO OFFER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. BEING THERE, LET THEM KNOW THAT FIREFIGHTERS EVERYWHERE CARE ABOUT THEM, THINKING ABOUT THEM. AND WE'RE HERE. TODAY, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CALL A THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE]. THIS CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES [INAUDIBLE] UNDERSTOOD JUST HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF THIS [INAUDIBLE]. [00:05:10] [INAUDIBLE] MAKE YOUR MARK IS ALL ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE LOCAL AND AUTHENTICALLY GARLAND. AND WE'LL BE FEATURING ARTISTS THAT ARE MAKING THEIR MARK RIGHT HERE. IN GARLAND, WE'RE ALL ABOUT CREATING DYNAMIC EXPERIENCES, ESPECIALLY IN THE CULTURAL ARTS AND BIG ART DAY IS NOTHING SHORT OF THAT. [INAUDIBLE] FLORIDA, ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA, THE CITY OF GARLAND, OPENED THE DOOR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO COME HERE TO PLAY, AND THEY LOVE IT. THEY JUST LOVE TO COME HERE TO COMPETE. THANK YOU ESPECIALLY [INAUDIBLE] CITY OF GARLAND. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, GARLAND TRADITION IS BACK. LIVE PICTURES. CITY'S HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SQUARE. WE'RE TURNING A CHAPTER ON REALLY WHAT HAS BEEN 122 YEAR HISTORY HERE IN GARLAND. TWO, ONE! WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW IT-- WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREAT EVENTS OVER THE LAST YEAR, RIBBON CUTTINGS AND CELEBRATIONS AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STILL BEEN DEALING WITH A PANDEMIC IN ALL OF THAT, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CELEBRATIONS AND SORT OF BRING THOSE GOOD THINGS BACK TO US. BUT OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, WE BEGAN 2021 WITH A COMMUNITY WIDE EFFORT TO TACKLE THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. OUR CITY OF GARLAND STAFF TEAMED UP WITH GARLAND ISD TO FOCUS RESOURCES ON ADMINISTERING COVID VACCINES THAT HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TOWARDS THE END OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. OUR FIRST PUBLIC MASS VACCINATION EVENT WAS STAGED AT GARLAND ISD'S HBJ STADIUM ON JANUARY 21ST, 2021 AND HERE WE ARE ON JANUARY 25TH OF 2022 AND I WILL TELL YOU THE WORDS THAT JASON SPOKE THAT MORNING TO GET THE STAFF PUMPED UP ABOUT KICKING COVID'S BUD ARE AS APPLICABLE THEN AS THEY ARE STILL TODAY. THAT IS STILL OUR MISSION AND JASON DID A GREAT JOB THAT MORNING OF GETTING THE TROOPS READY AND KEEPING THEM ON PACE AND JASON, THOSE WORDS WERE PERFECT. PERFECT FOR THAT MORNING, AND THEY'RE PERFECT FOR ANY MORNING THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED, YOU KNOW, AND AS OUR VACCINATION SUPPLIES BECAME MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE AND AS ELIGIBILITY BROADENED, WE MOVED TO MORE CLINICAL ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINES THROUGH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC AND ALSO THROUGH POP UP EVENTS AROUND THE CITY. BUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHURCHES, ANYONE WHO WAS INTERESTED. AND WE HAVE AT THIS POINT ADMINISTERED ALMOST FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND VACCINES, AND THAT INCLUDES BOOSTER DOSES AS WELL. AND OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTINUES THAT WORK EVERY DAY, KEEPING US ALL HEALTHY. AND OF COURSE, AT THE BEGINNING, NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE A PANDEMIC GOING, BUT IT'S THE START OF 2021 WE HAD A MAJOR STATEWIDE DISASTER TO ADDRESS. A WINTER STORM THAT-- TO SAY IT WREAKED HAVOC ON THE STATE'S POWER GRID IS A MASSIVE UNDERSTATEMENT. BUT ONCE AGAIN, IT PROVED THAT GARLAND RALLIES DURING TOUGH TIMES. WE CREATED SHELTER SPACES. WE HAD DONATIONS OF ALMOST 100000 BOTTLES OF WATER AND ALL SORTS OF EFFORTS, RELIEF EFFORTS, TO TRY TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE DURING THAT TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE HERE IN THE CITY. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO LIMIT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE TO SOME LOCALIZED PIPES, SOME WATER MAIN ISSUES, BUT WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT HAVE TO ISSUE ANY BOIL NOTICES. AND THROUGH IT ALL, THROUGH ALL OF THOSE MANY DAYS, OUR POLICE AND FIRE WERE ON FULL ALERT, KEEPING US SAFE AND ALSO OUR STREET CREWS WORKING TO KEEP ACCESS ACROSS THE CITY FOR NOT JUST THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT FOR EVERYONE. [00:10:05] SO OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST IMPACT DURING THAT WINTER STORM WAS ELECTRICITY. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE KEY-- THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF A LOT OF OUR ISSUES. AND SO AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, GARLAND POWER AND LIGHT HAS USED LESSONS LEARNED FROM THAT STORM TO BETTER POSITION ITSELF IN CASE OF ANOTHER DISASTER. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL FEEDER LINES FOR OUTAGE ROTATIONS, BALANCED OUR ELECTRICITY LOAD ON ALL OF THOSE POWER LINE FEEDERS, REVIEWED AND UPDATED OUR AUTOMATIC LOAD SHED SOFTWARE AND LOAD SHED IS ONE OF THOSE TERMS THAT WE ALL LEARNED DURING THIS ISSUE, AND LOAD SHED IS WHEN WE HAVE TO REDUCE OR CUT POWER. WE HAVE ALSO ENHANCED OUR POWER PLANT WEATHERIZATION. WE HAVE COMBINED OUR GPNL AND CITY COMMUNICATION RESOURCES, AND WORKING ON OUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SO THAT IN ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS, WE CAN HANDLE HIGHER CALL VOLUMES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE-- WE KNOW THAT COMMUNICATION DURING THAT EVENT AND IN EVENTS LIKE IT ARE CRITICAL. AND SO WE HAVE WORKED HERE IN THE CITY AND WITH GPNL TO IMPROVE ALL OF THOSE COMMUNICATION LINKS AND HOW WE GET POWER INFORMATION OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS DURING ONE OF THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS. SO, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR COMMUNICATIONS HERE INTERNALLY. AND SO WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU, IS IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, IF YOU COULD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMERGENCY AND REGULAR CITY MESSAGING PLATFORMS, THAT WAY, YOU CAN RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION ON A TIMELY BASIS. YOU KNOW, OUR GARLAND ALERT SYSTEM SENDS MESSAGES VIA PHONE, TEXT, EMAIL, AND WE WILL USE THAT SYSTEM TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND SOMETIMES EVEN PRE EMERGENCY INFORMATION IF WE BELIEVE A CRITICAL SITUATION IS PENDING. AND YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO ALL OF THOSE AT GARLANDTX.GOV AND-- OR IF YOU NEED TO, YOU CAN CALL US AT 972-271-7272. SO FINALLY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WITH INFORMATION, BE AWARE THAT INFORMATION UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON OUR CITY WEBSITE FIRST AND THEN TO SOCIAL MEDIA. OUR HOME WEBSITE WILL ALWAYS BE THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE WE CAN'T ALWAYS CONTROL WHEN THE INFORMATION WILL GET TO YOUR INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS FEEDS. SO, WE CONTINUE TO POST INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CERTAINLY, BUT THAT'S WHY OUR CITY WEBSITE AND OUR CITY MANAGED RESOURCES LIKE OUR GARLAND ALERT SYSTEM ARE THE GO TO PLATFORMS FOR THAT KIND OF INFORMATION. SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AROUND US. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM IS OUR TOP PRIORITY AND THIS ORGANIZATION AND OUR COMMUNITY ARE BUILT ON RESILIENCE. SO WE HAVE CONTINUED TO POWER THROUGH THAT PROGRAM. AND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY-- THE CITIZENS APPROVED A RECORD NUMBER, A RECORD AMOUNT DURING THAT AT 423.7 MILLION DOLLARS. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE FAST TRACKED IT. WE ARE-- WE HAVE NOT TAKEN, THROUGH ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALT, WE HAVE NOT TAKEN OUR EYES OFF OF THAT PROGRAM AND PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IN MOTION. SOME PROJECTS ARE NEARING COMPLETION. OTHERS ARE JUST STARTING. SO, I'M GOING TO LET SAUL GARZA GIVE US KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S UNDERWAY, WHAT'S NEARING COMPLETION, AND A LOOK AHEAD TO 2022. FROM SOUTH GARLAND TO NORTH, FROM NEIGHBORHOODS TO COMMERCIAL AREAS, YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED QUITE A BIT HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY. SEVERAL OF THE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED BOND PROJECTS WERE CHECKED OFF THE LIST IN 2021, EXPECT EVEN MORE IN 2022. HEY, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR QUITE A WHILE. 2021 KICKED OFF WITH BUILD GARLAND DAY. A DAY OF SEVERAL BIG, GROUNDBREAKING AND BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS SETTING THE PACE FOR WHAT'S TO COME. THAT MOMENTUM CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2021, NINE PROJECTS WERE CHECKED OFF THE LIST, INCLUDING THE SIX POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS RENOVATIONS AT AUDUBON RECREATION CENTER. RESIDENTS ARE NOW ABLE TO ENJOY 5000 SQUARE FEET OF IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A NEW FITNESS ROOM, OUTDOOR AREA, BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT, JUST TO NAME A FEW. [00:15:07] WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO A WHOLE LOT MORE GRAND OPENINGS IN THE VERY, VERY NEAR FUTURE. THE TRANSPORTATION, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FACILITY UNDERWENT TWO POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN MUCH NEEDED RENOVATIONS. ALMOST ALL OF THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING WAS GUTTED AND UPGRADED, BRINGING THE FACILITY UP TO CURRENT INDUSTRY STANDARDS. A BUSY 2021 AT A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. SIX BRAND NEW PLAYGROUNDS OPENED UP ACROSS THE CITY, EACH PLAYGROUND UNIQUE AND TAILORED TO ITS NEIGHBORHOOD. CONSTRUCTION ALSO GOT UNDERWAY AT SIX OTHER PARKS LAST YEAR. THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN LATER THIS YEAR. WORK ALSO STARTED AT THE GARLAND SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER. WHEN IT'S COMPLETED IN 2023, PATRONS WILL GET TO ENJOY A NEW FITNESS AREA, KITCHEN UPGRADES, FRONT DESK RECONFIGURATION, NEW FLOORING AND LIGHTING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. AT THE END OF 2021 MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DOWNTOWN AREA. GROUND WAS BROKEN AND CONSTRUCTION STARTED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECT WILL FEATURE A DISTINCTIVE GATEWAY FEATURE, LARGE RECREATIONAL AND EVENT LAWN, AN OBSERVATORY TREEHOUSE, A PLAY AREA, PAVILION, WATER FOUNTAIN AND MORE. WE'RE GOING TO FIND NEW WAYS TO REACH OUR COMMUNITY AND WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY ON WHERE TO GO, WHEN UPDATES ON HOW TO PARK AND WHAT EVENTS ARE GOING ON. THIS TRANSFORMATION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2023. THIS YEAR, EXPECT EVEN MORE BOND PROJECTS TO BE CHECKED OFF THE LIST OR GET STARTED. AMONG THOSE THE EXPANSION OF HOLFORD AND NAAMAN SCHOOL ROADS, CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER SIX, RENOVATIONS OF SIMUNITIONS TRAINING FACILITY. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY BRANCH. BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF HOLFORD REC CENTER, AQUATIC CENTER, HOLLABAUGH REC CENTER AND EMBREE PARK SPLASH PAD. THE REPLACEMENT OF MORE THAN A DOZEN PLAYGROUNDS AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT WILL BE ONGOING INCLUDE WORK ON STREETS, DRAINAGE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, SIDEWALK REPAIRS JUST TO NAME A FEW. YOU CAN ALSO EXPECT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONIES AT THE BRAND NEW POLICE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE BUILDING AND THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ANIMAL SHELTER. RIGHT NOW, THE FINISHING TOUCHES ARE BEING MADE ON THE TWENTY THREE THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT SHELTER AND ADOPTION CENTER. IT WILL INCORPORATE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES AND ACCOMMODATIONS IT WILL HOLD TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR DOGS AND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE CATS, MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THE CURRENT SHELTER HOLDS. AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE PROJECTS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THIS YEAR. NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT SOME OF THE ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION DATES, AS WELL AS DESIGN ELEMENTS, COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON VARIOUS FACTORS, BUT THERE'S NO SLOWING DOWN THE MOMENTUM IN 2022. WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GOTTEN BETTER AT OUR GROUNDBREAKING WE'VE GOTTEN MUCH MORE COORDINATED IN OUR EFFORTS TO EVERYBODY SHOVEL AT ONCE. WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE OF THOSE IN OUR FUTURE. WE'VE GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD AT THE RIBBON CUTTING PART OF IT. BUT YOU KNOW, ONE THING IS FOR SURE OUR GARLAND DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE CERTAINLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS. AND YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS ASK YOU TO SUPPORT GARLAND BUSINESS, BUT WE CERTAINLY ASK YOU FOR THAT IN OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES HERE. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN ASKED OF US SEVERAL TIMES, WHY DID WE START THIS PROJECT WHEN WE DID? RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS? AND HAVE WE IMPACTED SOME CITY EVENTS AND BUSINESS TRAFFIC DOWN HERE? BUT YOU KNOW, THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS WE HAVE BEEN FAST TRACKING THESE PROJECTS. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR 20 YEARS AND THERE WAS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO GET IT STARTED. AND THE SIMPLE FACT IS, THE SOONER WE START, THE SOONER WE WILL GET IT COMPLETED. SO, DEFINITELY-- DOWNTOWN IS OPEN. YES, THERE ARE SOME STREET CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. THERE ARE BARRICADES, BUT ALL OF THE BUSINESSES ARE CERTAINLY READY TO WELCOME YOU. SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. 635 EAST AND DART-- YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOW A FULL YEAR CLOSER TO SOLUTIONS FOR OUR BUSIEST TRAFFIC CORRIDORS OF 635 AND INTERSTATE 30. WE HAVE $2 BILLION IN ONGOING TXDOT PROJECTS THAT ARE WORKING IN THOSE TWO ROADWAYS. THAT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS AND MOBILITY NOT ONLY BY THE CITY, BUT INTO THE CITY. [00:20:06] AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THIS WEEK, DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT, OR DART, HAS UNVEILED SOME CHANGES TO THEIR BUS SERVICE, NOT JUST HERE IN GARLAND, BUT ACROSS THEIR ENTIRE NETWORK TO INCREASE THEIR EFFICIENCIES AND GETTING ROUTES AND FREQUENCY OF ROUTES TO BETTER MATCH THEIR CUSTOMERS. AND GARLAND RESIDENTS ARE VERY BIG USERS OF DART, AND SO ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT SYSTEM ARE CERTAINLY TO OUR BENEFIT. SO, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, [COUGH] EXCUSE ME, THE IMPROVED ACCESS WITH 635 OBVIOUSLY OPENS UP A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AND CERTAINLY ON OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRONT. RECENTLY, WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG-- WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT GOING UP ALONG I-30 . AND THEN NEAR 635, WE HAVE A DEAL THAT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED WITH IOWA BASED FUTURE FOAM TO RENOVATE AN ALMOST THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY. THAT WILL NOW HAVE IMPROVED-- THEY ARE IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND THEY WILL THEN HAVE BETTER ACCESS TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CITY. SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT ROSEHILL AND I-30. YOU KNOW, THIS WAS AN AREA THAT HAS SAT VACANT, JUST WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA, PAY IT A LITTLE TENSION. I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE CERTAINLY DONE THAT. WE HAVE NEW RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT COMING ONLINE. IT'S A 20 ACRE SITE AT I-30 AND ROSEHILL. IT'LL INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY AS WELL AS MULTIFAMILY OPTIONS. AND THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO FEATURE FRIENDLY AMENITIES AROUND THAT AREA, A LINEAR PARK WITH HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS AS WELL. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO BOB TOWN ROAD, WHICH INTERSECTS AND THEN ENHANCED STREETSCAPES ALONG ROSEHILL TO FURTHER SORT OF BEAUTIFY THE AREA BECAUSE THESE PROJECTS ARE INTENDED TO CREATE SOME GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR US IN AND ACROSS SOUTH GARLAND. THE PARKS AT ROSEHILL IS COMING ONLINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF ROSEHILL AT I-30. AND THEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF ROSEHILL ROAD, NORTH OF I-30, WE ANTICIPATE ANOTHER SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON A NINE ACRE SITE THAT IS EAST OF ROSEHILL AND SOUTH OF BOB TOWN. SO A LOT OF-- THAT, ALL FOUR OF THE CORNERS, THE QUADRANTS OF THAT INTERSECTION ARE SORT OF COMING INTO PLAY. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MEDICAL DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, THE VA, GARLAND MEDICAL VA CENTER IS NOW OPEN AND THEY ARE ON THEIR PHASED IN PLAN TO INCREASE THEIR OFFERINGS AND THEIR COVERAGE IS THERE. SO, WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE, WE'VE ALSO GOT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THAT AREA AS WELL, AND THIS WOULD BE THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WALNUT AND SHILOH. THE VALORIS HEALTH CARE PARK, OUR HEALTH PARK, GARLAND WILL BE A DESTINATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR VETERANS, BUT ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. AND THE REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDES THE ACQUISITION OF FIVE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS SURROUNDING THE HOSPITAL, SOME OF WHICH HONESTLY WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH MORE UPDATED FACILITIES. AND THEN THE DRAPER, JUST WEST OF US HERE IN DOWNTOWN, THE DRAPER IS A $30 MILLION PROJECT THAT STARTS WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE FORMER WYATT'S CAFETERIA, WHICH HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THE DRAPER IS A 155 UNIT RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX, AND THEN THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RENOVATIONS TO THE CHASE BANK BUILDING ADJACENT TO IT. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO KIND OF SEE IN THE BACKGROUND ALONG THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. THERE WILL BE SOME TOWNHOME STYLE UNITS AS WELL. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT PROJECT COMING ONLINE BECAUSE AGAIN, IT KIND OF HELPS WITH OUR DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC AND REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FOLLOW THE CITY SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO ALL OF THESE VARIOUS AVENUES. HOWEVER YOU USE SOCIAL MEDIA, WE HAVE AN OUTLET FOR YOU. AND THEN WE STILL HAVE A NEWSPAPER, THE CITY PRESS, THAT HAS A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION IN IT AS WELL, AND I GUESS AS MAYOR, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ENCOURAGE YOU TO WATCH WHAT GOES ON IN THIS BUILDING, IN THIS CHAMBERS, BECAUSE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT HAVE AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER COME THROUGH THIS BODY FOR A DISCUSSION OR APPROVAL. SO, YOU KNOW, KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE CITY. [00:25:05] AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE BEST CITY SERVICES AROUND. WE-- I AM NOT HESITANT TO SAY THAT TO ANYONE AND OUR CITY SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO RESIDENTS, TO BUSINESSES, TO VISITORS ARE JUST THE TOP. AND SO HERE'S HERE'S ANOTHER VIDEO THAT KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THOSE. GARLAND OFFERS THE FINEST CITY SERVICES FOR ITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS. HERE ARE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VALUABLE ASSETS ARE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY CONTINUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT BEAUTIFY GARLAND NEIGHBORHOODS, PROVIDE NEW AMENITIES AND KEEP PROPERTY VALUES STRONG IN ALL CORNERS OF OUR CITY. IN 2021 ALONE NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND TO FORTY FOUR HOMEOWNERS THROUGH THE HOME IMPROVEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM. THIS IMPROVES GARLAND HOUSING STOCK FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS PROGRAM IN 2022, STRENGTHENING ONE OF GARLAND MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS. [INAUDIBLE] COLOR AND--. THROUGH THE WHERE THE HEART IS INITIATIVE, APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND WAS INVESTED IN PARKS AND TRAILS, IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC ART, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER PROJECTS. SO YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU SEE CO ON A FLAG, OR A PAINTED CIRCLE AROUND IT, YOU GO AND YOU GRAB [INAUDIBLE] OAK. NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY ALSO HOSTED RETREAT, AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON REPLACING TREES AFTER A DISASTER. VOLUNTEERS CAME FROM AS FAR AWAY AS NORTH DAKOTA AND VERMONT TO HELP PLANT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TREES AT CENTRAL PARK AND AT OTHER HOMES AFFECTED BY THE 2019 TORNADO. OUR STREETS AND ALLEYWAYS HAVE BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE STREET DEPARTMENT COMPLETED THIRTY NINE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN STREET AND ALLEY PROJECTS IN 2021 AND THAT'S COMPARED TO THIRTY THREE POINT THREE MILLION IN 2020. AN OVERALL STREET OCI, OR OVERALL CONDITION INDEX, OF 80 WAS ACHIEVED HERE IN THE YEAR COMPARED TO WHAT WAS PROJECTED, 77 OCI. IN ADDITION, THE ALLEY OCI WAS BROUGHT UP TO SEVENTY ONE, SURPASSING THE PROJECTED OCI OF SEVENTY. A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED, WITH ANOTHER 15 UNDERWAY AT THE YEAR'S END. OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ENJOY GARLAND FOR ITS ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, TOO. IN ADDITION TO THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN DOLLARS MILLION BOND PROGRAM COMMITMENT TO PARKS AND RECREATION AMENITIES, THE CITY ADOPTED A TRAILS AND BIKEWAYS MASTER PLAN IN 2021. GARLAND RESIDENTS HELPED DEVELOP THIS GUIDE FOR CREATING OUR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN NETWORK, INCLUDING OFF STREET AND ON STREET PATHWAYS, BIKE LANES, TRAILS AND OTHER FACILITIES, CONNECTING KEY DESTINATIONS WITHIN GARLAND AND IN OTHER CITIES. OUR CULTURAL ARTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS TEAMS EMBRACED LIVE IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS IN 2021 WITH THE RETURN OF BIG ART DAY, LIVE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, MAKE YOUR MARK, LIVE EVENTS AND MUCH MORE. IN 2022, WATCH FOR EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY SUCH PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS AT THE GRANVILLE ARTS CENTER AND IN OTHER PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. STAY TUNED TO YOUR CITY AND VISIT GARLAND WEBSITES FOR UPDATES IN THE COMING MONTHS. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THESE FUN EVENTS. GARLAND CONTINUES TO RANK WELL IN MANY QUALITY OF LIFE STUDIES. A NEW YORK TIMES OPINION PIECE FOUND GARLAND TO HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST OF WHAT'S DRAWING PEOPLE TO TEXAS. THE AUTHORS CRUNCHED NUMBERS TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO FIND PLACES WITH LOW UNEMPLOYMENT, LOWER CLIMATE RISKS, RACIAL DIVERSITY AND AFFORDABILITY. GARLAND WAS NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER FOUR AMONG MORE THAN SIXTEEN THOUSAND AMERICAN CITIES, IN THOSE SEPARATE COMPARISONS. FOR THE BEST AMERICAN CITIES FOR DOG LOVERS, GARLAND IS 11TH IN THE U.S., ACCORDING TO [00:30:05] FINANCIAL NEWS AND OPINION PROVIDER 24/7 TEMPO. IN THE SUBCATEGORY OF BEST OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR DOGS, GARLAND RANKED 8TH IN THE US. PERSONAL FINANCE INFORMATION PROVIDER SMART ASSET RANKED GARLAND, NUMBER TWO IN TEXAS AND NUMBER FOUR IN THE NATION, FOR BEST CITIES TO BUY AN AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOME. METRICS INCLUDED PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND VIOLENT CRIME RATES. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES, PERCENTAGE OF HOMES WITH AT LEAST TWO BEDROOMS, FOUR YEAR CHANGE IN HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE AND AFFORDABILITY. FOR RENTERS, FORBES RANKED GARLAND 24TH AMONG THE NATION'S 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES USING APARTMENT DATA, WEATHER, DISASTER RISK DATA AND PARK INFORMATION. AND WHERE DOES YOUR PAYCHECK GO FARTHEST? PERSONAL FINANCE RESOURCE GOBANKINGRATES LOOKED AT MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, BIWEEKLY COST OF NECESSITIES AND HOW MUCH IS LEFT OVER FROM BILLS. GARLAND RANKED 22ND AMONG THE NATION'S 100 MOST POPULOUS CITIES. WELL, THAT JUST SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMITMENT TO REINVESTING IN OURSELVES IS GETTING OUT. PEOPLE ARE HEARING ABOUT US. THEY KNOW ABOUT GARLAND TEXAS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. AND SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THOSE EFFORTS AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THEM. SO TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OUR CITY SERVICES, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT DOUBT, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HERE IN GARLAND, POLICE AND FIRE, ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF THE BEST. THEY ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT BY THEIR PEERS AS WELL. YOU KNOW, THEY KEEP WATCH OVER US. THEY MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US SO THAT THEY CAN ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY. AND AS WE'VE LEARNED, WE HAVE TO ALWAYS BE PREPARED. THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT SHOW UP, HONESTLY, WHEN WE'RE PROBABLY HAVING OUR WORST TIME, OUR WORST DAY AND THEY DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE THAT BETTER. AND, YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS THAT KIND OF WORK-- THEY'RE ARE UTILITY AND STREET CREWS ARE SORT OF BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT REALLY THEY'RE REALLY UP FRONT. YOU KNOW, THEY ARE AMAZING WITH THE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY DO. AS YOU SAW WITH THE PREVIOUS THE PREVIOUS VIDEO, YOU KNOW, AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS WORK IN THE GREATEST CONDITIONS AND THEY'RE ALWAYS READY TO JUMP INTO ACTION, REPAIRING POWER LINES, WATER MAINS, CLEARING DEBRIS AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE DON'T SEE THAT THEY DO, BUT THOSE SERVICES CONTINUE. AND WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT CITY SERVICES IN GARLAND TEXAS, YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT LEAVE OUT SANITATION. OUR SANITATION CREWS ARE THE BEST. OUR SANITATION SERVICES ARE THE BEST IN THE METROPLEX, AND I WOULD SAY ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER. THEY KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CLEAN. THEY SERVICE THOSE TRASH CANS AND ALL THE DEBRIS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, YOU KNOW, DURING STORM RELATED EVENTS. AND THEN JUST ON AN AVERAGE DAY LIKE TODAY AND THEY DO AN ABSOLUTE FANTASTIC JOB. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE-- WE HAD RECENTLY, OUR EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS RECOGNITIONS WHERE WE ACKNOWLEDGE EMPLOYEES ON THEIR 5, 10, 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES. THIS YEAR WE HAD SEVERAL IN THE THIRTIES, WE HAD A COUPLE OF THIRTY FIVES. WE EVEN HAD A FORTY FIVE YEAR. WE HAD A LITTLE OVER THREE HUNDRED EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGED AT THAT ONE CEREMONY. AND I DID SOME QUICK MATH AND THEIR COMBINED YEARS OF SERVICE WERE WELL OVER FOUR THOUSAND YEARS. SO, WE HAVE A VERY TENURED STAFF AND THEY ARE VERY COMMITTED TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. AND SO THAT BRINGS US-- TALKING ABOUT COMMITMENTS TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE CREATED THE MAKE YOUR MARK AWARD THAT WE WOULD GIVE OUT DURING THIS PRESENTATION. PREVIOUS WINNERS IN 2019, THE HONORABLE LORI DODSON AND CARISSA DUTTON WERE ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING TORNADO RECOVERY VOLUNTEERS. LAST YEAR, THE GARLAND FOODIES WERE ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN KEEPING OUR GARLAND RESTAURANTS, OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS, ALIVE DURING PROBABLY THE WORST TIME TO BE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS THROUGH THE SHUTDOWNS. THIS YEAR, WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DECIDE, I-- IT WAS A QUICK DECISION. [00:35:02] IT WAS AN EASY DECISION. OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WERE THE ABSOLUTE TOPS OF MY LIST BECAUSE I THINK AT SOME POINT THIS YEAR, THIS PREVIOUS YEAR, PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAVE TOUCHED EVERY RESIDENT OF GARLAND, TEXAS, EVERY BUSINESS OWNER OF GARLAND, TEXAS. AND SO TONIGHT WE HAVE JASON CHESSHER HERE WITH US, WHO IS OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, AND MISTIE GARDNER, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND ANY OF YOUR STAFF THAT'S WITH YOU IS CERTAINLY WELCOME. SO NOW, OF COURSE, I'M GOING TO GET MY FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER THEM [LAUGHTER]. HEALTH DEPARTMENT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE BEEN TASKED, AND I'LL LET JASON DO SOME INTRODUCTIONS HERE IN A MINUTE, BUT YOU KNOW, THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN TASKED WITH WHAT SOME DAYS SEEMS LIKE THE IMPOSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, AS THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, THEY HAD TO EDUCATE US ON WHAT IT WAS, WHAT TO DO, WHAT NOT TO DO A LOT OF TIMES, AND THEN THROUGH ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS, THEY'VE HAD TO DO EVERYTHING THEY COULD POSSIBLY DO TO TAKE CARE OF US. VACCINATIONS, TESTING, I MEAN, IT HAS BEEN A-- NONSTOP FOR THEM FOR GOING ON TWO YEARS NOW. AND AGAIN, I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR THEIR EFFORTS THROUGH PANDEMICS, THROUGH ICE STORMS, POWER OUTAGES. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE AND NOW, YOU KNOW, MOST RECENTLY, TESTING SITES. I MEAN, IT JUST-- WE WERE CONSTANTLY WORKING THROUGH THE PHASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND THEY HAVE DONE AN ABSOLUTE FANTASTIC JOB. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT I DON'T KNOW-- HAVING HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT FOR THIS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN OR WHERE WE WOULD BE NOW WITHOUT THEM. SO, JASON? MISTIE? WELL, MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STAFF, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS AWARD. IT'S A GREAT HONOR. I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR 22 YEARS, AND THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE IS PROBABLY THE PROUDEST MOMENT, OR TWO YEARS AS YOU SAID, OF MY CAREER. THE STAFF HAVE BEEN GREAT. THE PROBABLY THE TWO LADIES BEHIND ME, MISTIE GARDNER AND OUR HEALTH DIRECTOR, DIANA BEELER, ARE THE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL VACCINATION EVENTS THAT THE CITY'S HELD. AND WE DIDN'T DO IT ALONE. CERTAINLY NOT AT ALL ALONE. EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, WE HAD CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE MASS VACCINATION EVENTS. WE HAD CITY ADMINISTRATION. EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT PITCHED IN AND MADE IT AS A SUCCESS, AS WELL AS GISD AND THE CITIES OF ROWLETT AND SACHSE. THE TEAM EFFORT IS WHAT REALLY MADE THAT WORK. AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE AWARD. AND YOU KNOW, BEFORE I TURNED IT OVER TO MISTIE, I'M GOING TO LET DIANA BEELER INTRODUCE HER STAFF THAT'S HERE. WE HAVE JULIAN SANTOS, YESENIA OLGUIN, KEN MANTON, MARIA [INAUDIBLE] HERNANDEZ, DALIA [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE] ALVARADO AND [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THIS AWARD. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. WE HAVE A SMALL TEAM, BUT WE ARE VERY COMMITTED. AND JASON SAID IT BEST WHEN HE SAID THAT, I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE TWO YEARS, BUT ONE THING THAT HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN PROVEN IS THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT PITCHES IN TO MAKE THINGS A SUCCESS. AND WITHOUT THOSE WILLING TO HELP AT ALL TIMES, IT WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MISTIE STARTED WORKING FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWNS, AND THINGS REALLY JUST WENT CRAZY ON US. AND I THINK THE FIRST TIME MISTIE AND I MET WAS AS WE WERE PREPARING FOR ONE OF, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY, CONFERENCE CALLS WITH STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS. SO, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK SIR. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. [00:40:05] AND AS JASON SAYS, WE ARE GOING TO KICK COVID'S, BUTT. [LAUGHTER] WELL, AS WE CONCLUDE THIS EVENING, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. WE WILL REBROADCAST THIS ON OUR CGTV AS WELL AS OUR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IF THERE'S SOMETHING TONIGHT THAT WE'VE COVERED, MAYBE NOT AS COMPLETELY OR YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME AT MAYOR@GARLANDTX.GOV, OR YOU CAN TAKE THE MORE DIRECT ROUTE AND YOU CAN CALL ME 214-794-8904 AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. AND AGAIN, I HOPE EVERYBODY STAYS SAFE AND THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. [APPLAUSE]. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.