* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. UM, TO ORDER [00:00:02] THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF GARLAND COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION IS TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL INCLUSION AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS WE REACH, TEACH, EDUCATE, AND INVOLVE. AND WITH THE CITY OF GROWING HAS TO OFFER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CITIZEN, REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, OR CULTURAL BACKGROUND FEELS WELCOMED IN THE COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES OR PLACES OF WORSHIP. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL GUESTS AND WE WILL HAVE YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AS SOON AS WE GET THROUGH THIS ONE STEP. DO I HAVE MORE GUESTS OVER HERE? OKAY. WONDERFUL. I'M SO EXCITED. YAY. WELCOME. WELCOME GUESTS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? YEP. I AM. I AM JENNIFER WINN MOVED TO ACCEPT THE JULY 21ST, 2022 MEETING AS YES. THANK YOU. MA'AM THANK YOU. MADAM VICE CHAIR. AND A SECOND FROM COURSE COMMISSIONER KRISHA JACKSON, ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED THE MINUTES STAND APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS. WOULD YOU MIND STANDING AND INTRODUCING YOURSELF PLEASE? I I'M I'M FROM THE CITIES, MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA DEPARTMENT. I HAVE GUESTS TODAY FROM DFW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE SHARON LOGAN. HELLO. AND YOUR NAME WAS LINDA WILLIS. WELCOME SHARON BELINDA AND RAY. WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE WITH US AND NAN. HI. HI. OH, NO, YOU'RE FINE. I SEE THAT FABULOUS CHILD WITH YOU. OH, SO PRECIOUS. AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME? MY NAME, MY NAME IS JULIE SIA. LIQUORING THAT'S MY DAUGHTER. OH, WELCOME. WELCOME DAUGHTER AND BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILD. YOU'RE NOT AT ALL PROUD. ARE YOU KRISHA? YES. I'M VERY PROUD. AND YOUR NAME, SIR. WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M COUNSELING, BJ RIBS, DISTRICT FOUR. JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE. COUNCILMEN. WELCOME FOR YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. WELCOME COUNCILMAN. OKAY. OH, THAT'S MY CITY COUNSELOR, RIGHT? YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOU BOUGHT ALL THE GOOD, IT'S GOOD TO BE KRISHA TODAY. OKAY. WE ALL NEED TO STEP UP OUR GAME A LITTLE BIT WITH SHARA IS REPRESENTING DISTRICT FOUR BEAUTIFULLY. ALL RIGHT. UNDER ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS PROJECT AND IT LOOKS LIKE BELINDA WILL BE SPEAKING, BUT YOU MAY ALL MOVE FRONT AND CENTER IF YOU WOULD LIKE AND COMMENT AS NEEDED. WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH US. WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING. UM, MY NAME IS SHARON LOGAN. I AM WITH DFW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND THIS IS BLENDA WILLIS. WE ARE SENIOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS AND THAT'S EVERY, ALMOST EVERY LETTER IN THE ALPHABET. UM, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, UH, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A COMMUNICATION SURVEY THAT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO CONDUCT. THIS SURVEY IS GOING TO FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION EFFORTS, INBOUND, AND OUTBOUND TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP IS GETTING TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT JUST DON'T PARTICIPATE. FOR EXAMPLE, IT MAY BE A BARRIER IN ENGLISH OR A BARRIER, A LANGUAGE BARRIER. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS EVENING, UM, IS Y'ALL'S ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US IN, IN THREE DIFFERENT WAYS. I DON'T HAVE A GLOSSY PRESENTATION, SO, BUT I THANK YOU. THAT'S MY POWERPOINT IS SOMETHING WE EXPERIENCED ALL DAY. WE DON'T NEED IT AT NIGHT. WE'LL HAVE IT. THEN. UM, WE KNOW THAT, UH, WE'VE TALKED TO DOROTHY AND WE'VE TALKED TO RAY AND WE KNOW THAT, UM, THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS, IS VERY FOCUSED ON GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS GARLAND IS DOING TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO ENGAGE MORE PEOPLE AND HAVE MORE PEOPLE COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CITY AND MAKE SURE THAT THE MESSAGE THAT THEY'RE SENDING GETS TO THE NECESSARY PEOPLE GETS TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE. AND SO WE NEED, YOU KNOW, [00:05:01] WE KNOW WE NEED TO BREAK A COMMUNICATION BARRIER. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GOING TO DO A SURVEY. WE'RE GOING TO DO A SURVEY IN ENGLISH AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. AND I BELIEVE TWO OTHER LANGUAGES, SPANISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE GARLAND. AND WHAT WE NEED IS, UH, WE NEED SOME ASSISTANCE FROM Y'ALL. UM, THIS IS GOING TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TOOLS THAT ARE USED TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC. AND THESE ARE ALSO GOING TO GAUGE, UM, WHAT PLATFORMS WORK WELL AND WHAT PLATFORMS DON'T, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS INPUT IN THIS. SO IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET OUT TO EVERY COMMUNITY WITHIN GARLAND. SO OUR GOAL THIS EVENING IS WE'D LIKE TO POLITELY REQUEST Y'ALL ASSISTANCE OVER THIS, UH, SURVEY PERIOD. AND WE'RE GOING TO, UH, ON THE BACKSIDE, I DO, I'LL GO THROUGH A QUICK TIMELINE. YOU'RE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A NON-SCIENTIFIC SURVEY TO GAUGE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS. UM, WE'RE GOING TO DO A, THE FIRST LAUNCH. WE'RE GOING TO DO A PRE-TEST AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT IN A MINUTE IN SEPTEMBER, AND THE ACTUAL PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO COME IN OCTOBER ONE AND WE'LL DO THE OVERALL SURVEY TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. BUT LET ME RE UH, DIGRESS BACK TO NUMBER ONE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED, OUR PRETEST PARTICIPANTS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK Y'ALL TO, UM, IDENTIFY TWO OR THREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ONE ENGLISH SPEAKING, AND THE OTHERS, WHATEVER LANGUAGE YOU PREFER, UM, TO ASSIST US WITH A TEST OF THE SURVEY. OKAY. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO PUT A TEST SURVEY TOGETHER AND IT'LL HAVE THE ACTUAL QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH TO THE PUBLIC. BUT AT THE END OF EACH QUESTION, WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE. DID YOU UNDERSTAND IT? DID THIS MAKE SENSE? DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT SO THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT DATA FROM THE PRETEST AND THEN, OH, EXCUSE ME. AND THEN WE CAN APPLY IT TO THE PUBLIC. SO WHEN WE LAUNCHED THAT, IT'LL BE READY TO GO. SO WE'RE ASKING THIS GROUP TO SUPPLY US WITH, UM, EMAILS AND POTENTIALLY PHONE NUMBERS, PROBABLY JUST EMAILS. UH, IF THEY'VE GOT IT, IF THEY DON'T HAVE EMAIL, THEN WE'LL, WE NEED TO ADDRESS OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE TO IDENTIFY THESE FOLKS WHO ASSIST US WITH, UM, DOING THE PRETEST IN EARLY IN MID-SEPTEMBER OKAY. WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS, UH, THE PROCESS IS WE SEND AN EMAIL TO ALL THE NAMES THAT YOU TURN INTO US OR A LETTER, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM THE TIMELINES AND EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. THE SECOND THING WE WILL DO, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WE'RE GOING TO LAUNCH THE PRETEST. SO WE WILL NOTIFY THOSE FOLKS THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED. AND THEN WE'LL SEND THEM A LINK TO THE PRE-TEST SURVEY, WHERE WE WILL ASK THEM TO FINISH THAT WITHIN PROBABLY 72 HOURS WITH YOUR, PROBABLY GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU, ONCE WE CLOSE THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT DATA THAT WE GET FROM THE TEST PARTICIPANTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT SURVEY WORK BETTER. SO WHEN WE LAUNCH IT TO THE ENTIRE PUBLIC, IT'S GOING TO BE, THEY'RE WELCOME TO TAKE IT AGAIN. UM, LET'S SEE. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE PRE-TEST WE RE ANYTHING YOU CAN ASSIST WITH WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. A THIRD EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO THE PARTICIPANTS SAYING, THANK YOU. AND WE'LL HAVE SOME KIND OF GIFT FOR THEM, UM, TO SHOW THAT THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE APPRECIATE THEIR TIME AND EFFORT. THE SECOND THING WE NEED ASSISTANCE WITH IS COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION SITES. SO IF YOU COULD HELP US IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WHERE WE CAN REACH PEOPLE, WE HAVE A QR CODE, YOU CAN SCAN IT WITH YOUR PHONE AND TAKE THE SURVEY THERE. WE CAN PROVIDE LINKS. UM, WE KNOW THE LIBRARIES ARE LOCATIONS THAT WE CAN PUT PAPER SURVEYS OUT. SO THAT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY. AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT ON THE SURVEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE RETURNED SO THAT WE CAN CALCULATE THAT. UM, AND FINALLY, DURING THE SURVEY PROCESS, OCTOBER ONE, THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST, WE ASKED YOU TO BE A COMMUNITY LIAISON. SO FOLKS COME UP TO YOU AND SAY, WHAT IS THIS? YOU COULD EXPLAIN IT TO THEM AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND. AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY WHILE IT'S, NON-SCIENTIFIC WHAT IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE. RAY AND DOROTHY, AND THE FOLKS IN, UH, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA DEPARTMENT. IT'S GOING TO GIVE THEM SOME BASELINES TO SAY, THIS TOOL WORKS. THIS TOOL WORKS. THIS TOOL DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. WHY ARE WE EVEN DOING IT? AND WE'RE REACHING THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS COMMUNITY, BUT GOSH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY BODY FROM OVER HERE OR OVER THERE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED ASSISTANCE WITH [00:10:01] BECAUSE WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY'S VOICE NEEDS TO BE HEARD. BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOOL THAT WE'RE SENDING OUT IS APPROPRIATE AND UNDERSTANDABLE, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO, TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. SO THAT'S THE THREE THINGS WE NEED. I'VE GOT THOSE ON THERE. AND DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I DO. UM, WHO IS, DO WE KNOW WHO IS NOT TRADITIONALLY BEING RESPONSIVE OR REACHED? DO WE HAVE DEMOGRAPHY ON PAST SURVEYS OR WE HAVE NOT HAD A SURVEY FOR A LONG TIME. OKAY. AND THIS IS, THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY REASONS FOR DOING THIS. WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION. WE MAKE A LOT OF, WE CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY CITY PRESSES GO OUT WITH YOU. WE CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE SUBSCRIBED TO THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER. WE DON'T KNOW BY BREAKDOWN, WHO THAT ARE. WE KNOW HOW MANY THERE ARE, HOW MANY ARE OPENING THE ELECTRONICS WE DON'T KNOW WHO, WHO THEY ARE. AND, AND, AND IF WE FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A, THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO GET TO A SEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED TO BROADEN THAT, UH, THAT THAT'S THE, WE HOPE TO LEARN. WE DO PEOPLE HAVE TO SELF IDENTIFY OR DO THEY, YEAH, ONLY THE PRE-TEST BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEND THEM A THANK YOU GIFT, BUT THEN THEY CAN GO BACK TO, I MEAN, I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRACK IT AFTER THE FACT. WELL, THE BISON BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS. OKAY. YEAH. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE REALLY INTRUSIVE, BUT WE JUST WANT SOME BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS. DFW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR, UM, FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS DURING THE FEBRUARY, 2021 WINTER STORM, AND FINDING THAT THERE ARE GAPS THERE THAT WE NEED TO FILL. UM, DOROTHY AND RAY AND HER, THEIR TEAM REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE GETTING NOT ONLY JUST THE, THE REALLY GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING THAT ENGAGEMENT AND THEIR, THEIR COMMENTS AND HELPING THEM BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THAT COMMUNICATION, BUT THERE'S CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO GO OUT. AND SO THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS GETTING THAT INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE USING EVERY TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX TO DO THAT. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A CONTINGENT ACROSS DEMOGRAPHICS THAT DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, OR IS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE INTERNET. ARE WE GOING TO DO PAPER? I HEARD SNAIL MAIL. SO THAT GIVES ME A GOOD FEELING. IS THERE LIKE A POSTCARD OR HOW DID, HOW DID THEY COMPLETE THE SURVEY? BE A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE WE AREN'T GOING TO MAIL TO INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PAPER COPIES AVAILABLE IN LOCATIONS. THAT'S THOSE LOCATIONS YOU ASKED ABOUT IF WE WANT TO PUT THEM IN CHURCHES OR COMMUNITY CENTERS OR WHEREVER, NOT JUST OUR OWN CITY PUBLIC FACING RIGHT NOW. NO, IT NEEDS TO BE WHERE PEOPLE GO. YEAH. WHERE PEOPLE, WHERE THEY GATHER. OKAY. YEAH. THE CHURCHES WILL BE A REALLY BIG, UH, COMPONENT THAT THEY HAVE, UH, ACCESS TO, UH, UH, TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'LL BE INVOLVING THEM. SO THEY'LL HAVE THOSE PAPER SURVEYS AND CAN GET THEM AND GET THEM TO THE PEOPLE THAT, AND IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE A CHAMPION AT EACH OF THOSE LOCATIONS WHO COULD ACTUALLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, YOU KNOW, THE MOMENT FOR PERMISSION, IF OUT OF THE PULPIT, ET CETERA. SO WE CAN CONNECT THAT WAY. YEAH. I THINK THAT'S MY QUESTION. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS THE DISTRICT COULD GET INVOLVED WITH? I DON'T THINK AT THIS POINT, CAUSE WE'RE FOCUSING STRICTLY ON CITY COMMUNICATIONS, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THEY KNOW THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL HAS A LOT OF VIETNAMESE. THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL HAS A LOT OF HISPANICS OR WHATEVER. AND, AND, AND THROUGH THAT, THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE, THE, THEY HAVE THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE PROGRAM, YOU ALSO HAVE A SITUATION WHERE, WELL, WELL IT'S ACTUALLY, BUT YOU'RE NOT TRULY GAUGING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY THE SCHOOL. THAT'S THERE PART OF THE SURVEY, IT IS ZIP CODE IS THERE THAT MIGHT HELP SLICE THAT. SO I'M THE 45 YEAR MARKETING PERSON I'VE BEEN DOING SURVEYS FOREVER. RIGHT? UM, AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, I'M IN, I'M IN A HUNDRED PERCENT BECAUSE I LOVE GETTING DATA AT SO THAT WE CAN TWEAK THINGS. AND WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR MISSION IS TO REACH PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW AREN'T BEING REACHED. AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME GOLF, TWO WAY COMMUNICATION, WANTING PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THEIR INPUT MATTERS AND THEIR VOICE MATTERS JUST AS MUCH AS THEM, YOU KNOW, RECEIVING, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S NOT A CONVERSATION IF ONLY ONE PERSON'S TALKING AND YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANT THAT. THOSE ARE MY, [00:15:01] OR ANYONE ELSE WITH QUESTIONS. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, LOOK AT THE STAFF, UH, LOOK AT THE SUPPORT SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PARAPROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING ANYWHERE FROM BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS MAINTENANCE, WHO RESIDE IN GARLAND. AND THEY RESIDE IN A LOT OF THE AREAS. YOU MAY BE HAVING TROUBLE REACHING. OKAY. AND THEY WELL COULD BE LEADERS IN THOSE AREAS. AND SO IF YOU COULD GET THE DIRECTORS OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO ALLOW YOU TO SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH THEIR PEOPLE AND THEN ASK THEIR PEOPLE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, OKAY. ALSO ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, EVERY COUNCIL, MEN, AND WOMAN HAS PEOPLE ON EVERY BOARD. SO IF THOSE, AND TH THOSE FOLKS ALSO HAVE OUTREACH CAPABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, WE'RE ONE COMMISSION OUT OF HOW MANY RENEE. YEAH. SO WE W TH THEY ALL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OVER BY DISTRICT. THAT WOULD BE GOOD PEOPLE TO SAY, ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE PART OF THE GUINEA PIG FOR US. AND YOU ARE CAUSE YOU'RE CON YOU'RE A COMMISSIONER. YOU, YOU VOLUNTEERED ALREADY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ALREADY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED. UM, MS. JACKSON, I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION. I WAS GOING TO SAY HOW YOU KNOW MY NAME. CAUSE YOU'RE CAUSE YOU'RE THE STAR. YES. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE PRETEST, UM, PARTICIPANTS. YOU MENTIONED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE SURVEY AND THEN WHEN THE SURVEY CAME OUT THAT THEY COULD TAKE IT AGAIN, IS IT WILL THEIR INFORMATION STILL BE COUNTED IF THEY DON'T TAKE IT AGAIN? OKAY. NOW WE WILL COMPLETELY DISSOLVE THE PRE-TEST BECAUSE THE QUESTIONS MAY CHANGE. THE QUESTIONS MIGHT CHANGE. SO WHEN WE TALK TO PEOPLE, WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S IMPERATIVE, THAT THEY DO TAKE IT AGAIN. RIGHT. OKAY. AND, UM, BY ANY CHANCE, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY QUESTIONS WILL BE ON THERE? WE ARE 20 YEARS. WE'RE A LITTLE OVER 20. IT'S PRETTY IN DEPTH, BUT, UM, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT FINALIZED YET. WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW WE CAN, WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP, WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE, YOU KNOW, WHAT? YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FALL OUT. IT'S PROBABLY A 10 MINUTES. YEAH. IT WON'T LAST VERY LONG. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. AND, UM, ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS UNDER THE NUMBER TWO FOR THE COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION SITES. UH, YOU MENTIONED QR CODE LINK AND POSSIBLY HAVING THEM, UH, LOCATED SOMEWHERE TO PICK UP, TO SEND BACK THE SEND BAG. DOES IT, UM, WILL THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN POSTAGE? IT CAN BE. WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS DROP IT OFF AT THE LIBRARY, DROP IT OFF AT CITY HALL PICKUP LOCATIONS WE COULD WRITE. SO WHERE THEY PICKED IT UP, THEY COULD TAKE IT BACK. OKAY. EVEN MORE REASON FOR THAT SITE TO HAVE SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING IT BACK TO MOST SURVEY COMPANIES, WHEN THEY'RE DOING SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS, DON'T NECESSARILY DO PRETESTS. BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR SURVEY, BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITIES WE'RE TRYING TO REACH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE QUESTIONS ARE UNDERSTANDABLE, THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE AND GET THE INFORMATION BACK THAT WE NEED. SO THOSE PRETESTS ARE IMPORTANT FOR THAT REASON. IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T FEEL HEARD AND SOMETIMES AREN'T RIGHT. AND THE ONLY WAY TO HIT THE GAPS IS TO ASK THE GAPS AND IT'S, IT'S LIKE THREADING A NEEDLE. SO I TH I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WE'LL MOVE AS WELL. YEAH. UH, THERE'S UH, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS ABOUT DOING A SURVEY LIKE THIS THAT ARE IMPORTANT. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HELPING THEM BE HEARD. AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CRITICAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS. SOMETIMES IT NEEDS TO GO OUT. AND IN SOME CASES, THESE ARE REALLY LIFE AND DEATH SITUATIONS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE, THE TOOLS THAT, UH, DOROTHY AND RAY AND THEIR TEAM HAVE ARE THE RIGHT ONES. AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT. AND I HAD TWO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. UH, WHEN DO YOU NEED THE NAMES BY, AND HOW MANY NAMES DO YOU NEED FOR THE PRETEST? IF I COULD GET THREE NAMES, RENAMES SERVICE, WE COULD GET THOSE FROM EACH OF THEM, FROM EACH, FROM EACH ONE. YES. UM, AND THEN WE'LL NEED THOSE BY THE SEPTEMBER 9TH. AND, UM, WHAT DO WE SEND IT? IT'S ON HERE. I SEE A PHONE NUMBER AND A FAX. YOU CAN EMAIL THEM TO EITHER ONE OF US. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE BELINDA. WELL, IF YOU WANT TO, WE COULD, WE COULD GATHER THEM AND SEND THEM IN A SPREADSHEET, EMAIL THEM TO ME, OR JUST, WE CAN HAPPEN AS LONG AS WE DON'T COPY RENEE, WE CAN COPY OFF. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A GOOGLE DOC AND THEN WE CAN ALL UPDATE IT. HOW ABOUT THAT? OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAD IS GREAT. UM, I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION, UM, IF IT IS GOING TO BE 10 MINUTES LONG, OR SO MAY I SUGGEST HAVING ON YOUR ONLINE OPTION, A READ ALOUD? [00:20:01] UM, JUST BECAUSE IT'S SO W ONE IT'S LIKE REALLY EASY TO LIKE, FALL OUT OF IT IF IT'S 10 MINUTES, BUT ALSO IF PEOPLE WERE, IF WE'RE WANTING EVERYBODY TO BE HEARD, IT MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT EXTRA ADHD. YEAH. SO DEFINITELY THAT IN VICE CHAIR, YES. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND YOU ALL TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH MEAT BAITS. SO HE CAN SHARE WITH OUR COMMUNITY LEADER GROUP, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE LEADERS FROM NAACP, GAFA LULAC AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. SO YOU'LL GET ALL THESE LEADERS IN ONE GROUP AND WE MEET WITH, WE'LL BE MEETING IN THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER, BUT HE MITCH VERY GOOD ABOUT SENDING OUT INFORMATION TO THE LEADERS AND WE SPREAD THEM OUT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. AND I THINK THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY NOW, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING CONFUSING, LET ME KNOW. BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MITCH COULD PROBABLY SEND OUT AND IT LOOKS REALLY SIMPLE. WE DO, UM, WE DO HAVE AN AD. THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE CITY PRESS. UH, TIME-WISE IT HA IT'S HAVING TO GO OUT NOW, BUT IT HAS THE QR CODE ON THERE. AND IT EXPLAINS THAT THE SURVEY WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 1ST AND PEOPLE CAN JUST USE THE QR CODE AND IT WILL TAKE THEM TO THAT SITE. AND THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE. YES. WE HAVE A PAGE BUILT THAT THAT IS NOT ACTIVE UNTIL THE QR CODE IS UNTIL WE CAN LOAD THE TESTS ONTO THE PAGE. BUT, BUT WE HAVE DONE ALL IT'S ALREADY READY TO. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN PUBLISH THE QR CODE. OKAY. I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT DON'T USE THE QR CODE OR NOTHING. GOT THE PAPER. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. AND SUGGESTIONS OF WHERE PAPER WOULD BE BEST IS ALSO, WE'VE BEEN APPRECIATING. AND REALLY, IF YOU GO ANY USER OF THE CITY WEBSITE, THIS, THAT, THAT, THAT DOESN'T CARE FOR QR CODES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO LINK TO IT THAT WAY AS WELL. WE'LL HAVE IT ON THE WHOLE PAGE OF THE WEBSITE AND, AND, UH, JUST ANY, ANY WAY WE CAN THINK TO GET IT TO PEOPLE THAT'S AND IF YOU HAVE AN APP, YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME. I CAN PUT IT ON RADIO, TELEVISION, NEWSPAPER COMPLIMENTARY. OH, THANK YOU FOR THE LOCATION FOR PAPER. SO SURVEYS, I WILL PROVIDE SEVERAL LOCATION AND WE WILL PICK THEM UP. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS TO DO AN OLDER WORK AND HE KNOWS WE CAN ALSO DISTRIBUTE YOU AND NEED US BECAUSE THAT'S A GROUP THAT IS NOT DOING IT IS NOT DOING EMAILS SO MUCH. SO LET'S, LET'S ADD THAT TO OUR LIST OF SITES. SO YOU CAN SEND ME THE ASSETS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE GOES, WE WILL PUT YOUR ORIGINAL APP, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TRANSLATE IT TO THE VIETNAMESE AS WELL. OKAY. THAT'S PERFECT. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'LL DO, RAY IS YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THE AD THAT WE HAVE NOW? I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT STARTER KIT. JUST THE BASIC INFORMATION. SO DO WE NEED EMOTION TO INDICATE THAT WE ARE OBVIOUSLY ALL IN ON THIS? OR CAN WE JUST GO? I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO RENEE. OKAY. THE MOTION WILL BE ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN SUPPORTING THAT COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS, DFW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE ACCESS IN TO IN THE SURVEY PROCESS, FOLLOWING THIS TIMELINE. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY WHAT IT IS. I CAN'T MAKE THAT MUCH. AND IT WASN'T REALLY LONG ONE I'M WAITING FOR SOMEBODY DID. OKAY. UM, I MINDY MOTION TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS PROJECT. YEAH. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. SO I SECOND THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR. FIRST, IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO HELP. WE ARE EXCITED. WE ARE TOO. AND WE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. A LOT OF COMMUNITIES DON'T HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT CAN, THAT CAN PROVIDE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION. AND SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT YOU GUYS CAN, SO OUR PLEASURE. GREAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE EVERYONE WHILE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THOSE THREE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHARE IN THE GOOGLE DOC. I WANT YOU ALSO TO BE THINKING ABOUT WHERE YOU WILL CHAMPION SHARING THIS INFORMATION, WHICH COMMUNITIES YOU'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO YOURSELF. FOR INSTANCE, I KNOW THAT CHARLES WILL SHARE WITH ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HE INTERACTS WITH IN HIS CONSULTING WORK. I KNOW WHO I WILL SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE, BE THINKING ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SHARE AND WHAT COMMITMENT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE. I ALSO WILL BE SHARING IT THROUGH MY CHURCH, WHICH IS LIKE THE MOST MULTICULTURAL CHURCH IN GARLAND. I WILL SHARE [00:25:01] WITH THEM. WHAT'S UH, THE SLAVIC, UH, YES, I'M THERE. AND, UH, TRY TO, I BET, LIKE IF YOU JUST AT SCHOOL, THAT'S WHY I PRAY EVERY MEMBER'S WOULD EVERY DAY. OKAY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE? I WOULD SAY 18. AND NOW. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK RAISE IT? THAT'S ALL FINE. I MEAN, DO WE, YOU WANT TO GO DOWN TO LIKE 16? I THINK THERE ARE THROUGH THE SCHOOL. I'M JUST THINKING OF A LOT OF TIMES THE LANGUAGE BARRIER GETS, GETS CROSSED OVER THROUGH CHILDREN AT A POINT WHERE THE FAMILY CAN, THE KID TRUST YOU PROBATION. UM, I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM AGE. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO, I DON'T BUT SAY HIGH SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH. I THINK IT'S SORT OF VALUABLE INFORMATION YOU'VE SEEN. I THINK THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY THE YOUTH COUNCIL, WHAT ARE THE LIMITS ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL? THAT'D BE A GOOD GROUP. OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND TO BE ONE OF THE OUTREACH RESOURCES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THEY'LL GIVE US SOME VERY INTERESTING INFORMATION WE ARE. YEAH. OKAY. WE ARE THE DIGITAL KLINGONS. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. VERY EXCITED. YEAH. WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, GO AHEAD. JUST DENA. I HAVE A QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THE SURVEY? NOT YET. NOT YET. WE'VE GOT THEM. WHAT IS OKAY. IN A VERY FUZZY FORM, THE KIND OF INFORMATION WE'RE LOOKING FOR, THERE'LL BE BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WHERE WE'LL ASK PEOPLES, YOU KNOW, DO THEY SPEAK AS A SECOND LANGUAGE? AND IF THEY DO, WHAT IS THAT LANGUAGE? SO WE HAVE THAT. UM, BUT THEN WE ALSO WANT TO S WHERE ARE THEY GETTING THEIR INFORMATION? DO THEY GO, ARE THEY GOING TO THE LIBRARY TO, TO GET, UH, TO USE THE COMPUTERS THERE AND GET INFORMATION THERE? DO THEY READ THE CITY PRESS? UH, DO THEY GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE? THOSE KINDS OF, AND THERE WAS A LUNCH, HOPEFULLY THERE'S AN UNSTRUCTURED FIELD FOR THERE TOO, BECAUSE A LOT OF IT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, NOT NONE OF THE ABOVE, BUT RIGHT. YEAH. WE DON'T ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I HEAR A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. NEC GOT ONE GOING OVER HERE AND ONE GOING OVER THERE, QUIET ANYMORE. SHE'S EXPLAINING IT'S OKAY. JUST WE HAVE THEM HERE NOW. SO LET'S, LET'S MAKE SURE WE, WE KNOW EVERYTHING WE NEED TO ELVIA. IF YOU THINK OF A QUESTION, PLEASE, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT, SEND US AN EMAIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE EXCITED. IT'S GREAT TO MEET YOU ALL. I HOPE IT'S SUPER SUCCESSFUL. WHAT IS THE GOAL FOR NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO RESPOND? WE HAVE A, BECAUSE IT'S INCUMBENT ON A SCIENTIFIC SURVEY. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING. WHEN YOU HAVE SCIENTIFIC SURVEY, THERE'S A SET NUMBER GOING OUT. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT. BUT IF THAT'S WHY IT'S, IT'S HARD TO SAY A GOOD NUMBER ON A SCIENTIFIC SURVEY IS LIKE 20%. YEAH. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD NUMBERS. WELL, THAT'S WAY OVER A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE. YEAH. THE SAMPLING IS USUALLY ABOUT 12 TO 13. IF YOU CAN GET 20, THAT'S AMAZING. UM, BUT SINCE WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL, WE'RE TRYING TO REACH THEN YEAH, IT'S HARD, BUT THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT WITHOUT ALSO SPENDING A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. AND YOU CAN ALL BE THE ENGLISH PRE PERSON ON THE PRETEST, BY THE WAY, ARE YOU ALL LOOKING TO DO, IF YOU DO IT NOW, AND LET'S JUST SAY, YOU DON'T GET THE 15 TO 20% THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. ARE YOU LOOKING TO DO IT IN ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OR SO HEAVILY AT THIS POINT, WE JUST WANT TO SEE THE DATA THEY'RE BENCHMARKING. YEAH. WE WERE GOING TO LAY OUR BENCHMARKS DOWN AND THEN WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL LOOK AT RAY AND DOROTHY AND SAY, HEY, NOW WHAT DO WE GO? OKAY. YOU MAY BE CONDUCTING ONE. YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'RE LIGHTER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WONDERFUL GROUP. WE SURE. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE PART OF IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE MULTICULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL AND JENNIFER AND I WERE GOING TO SET UP A MEETING LAST AND I JUST NEVER GOT TO IT. YEAH, THAT'S OKAY. YOU CAN TAKE TIM MADAM TIME. MADAM JACK, AS WHEN I WORK AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE, I ONLY WILL BE LEAVING THE COUNTRY NEXT MONDAY. THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE GROUP TO SEND ME SOMETHING ASAP. I'M COMING BACK AS SEPTEMBER 1ST FOR THE JUROR AND FESTIVAL. YES, BUT I WORK AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE. [00:30:01] WHAT I CAN UPDATE TO MADAM CHAIR AND THE BOARD COMMISSION IS WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH AMY. ROSENHALL ACTUALLY, I INVITE HER TO MY TALK SHOW TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT AND WHAT, WHAT THE CITY EXPECTATION, WHAT HER EXPECTATION THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN PARTICIPATE. AND THE VERY SIMPLE, IT SEEMS LIKE SHE, WE ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE SEE THE FACILITY. LIKE IF YOU KNOW THE GREENVILLE ARTS THEATER ACROSS THE STREET, THEY HAVE TWO THEATER. WE USE IT ALL THE TIME BEFORE COVID FROM THE VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. WE RENTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TWO THEATER INSIDE, ONE VERY SMALL FOR TWO 50, THE OTHER ONE YOU CAN HOST A CONCERT OR SOME SOMETHING, SOME WORKSHOP FOR 720 SEATS. AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER THEATER DOWNTOWN. WHAT THEY ARE FOCUSING, IAN IS THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU HAVE ANY GREAT FILM, UM, HIS STORY OR ANYTHING THAT BRING OUT YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR HERITAGE THEN CONTACT THEM AND THEY CAN HELP YOU TO PROMOTE THAT THE BEAUTIFUL OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. AND I BELIEVE THAT THEIR GOAL ASKING ALL OF US, IF YOU KNOW, SOMEONE, SOMEONE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, OR IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FILMS AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF ARCHIVES DURING THE WAR OR SO, SO ON AND SO FORTH SHARE WITH THEM. AND THEY WILL TRY TO WORK WITH US. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, THERE'S SOMETHING NOT WORKING OUT PERFECTLY THE WAY THAT WE WANTED IT. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE TRYING TO BRING A GROUP OF FILM MAKER, DIRECTOR FROM HOLLYWOOD, ASIAN AMERICAN. THEY COME IN AND HAVE A VISIT WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY. WE ALREADY HAVE BUSINESS OWNER LINE UP TO SPONSOR FOR ALL THESE PROJECTS. I MEAN, WHEN I SAY SPONSOR, WE PAY FOR THE COST. IF THERE IS ANY TO RENT THE FACILITY. SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE ARE GETTING AT. THAT'S IT REALLY? SO, UM, I LOVE THAT. YES. I BELIEVE THAT EACH, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US ETHNIC FILM FESTIVALS IN DALLAS, AND THERE'S AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, IT'S SPONSORED IN DENTON BY UNT. THERE'S AN ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL WHERE, I MEAN, WE'RE DIRECTORS ARE IN TOWN. SO IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF, WHILE, WHILE THEY'RE IN TOWN FOR THOSE TRIPS COMMUNITIES, FOUNDATION OF TEXAS HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF SEVERAL OF THEM. BUT WHEN, WHEN THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE BRINGING PEOPLE INTO TOWN, IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO, TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION AROUND THEY'RE ALREADY SCHEDULED EVENTS. RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A VERY COOL THING. THERE'S ALSO, I KNOW THERE'S A SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL. THERE'S THERE JUST, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. SO ARE THEY WANTING TO PROMOTE EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTUALLY HOSTING THE EVENT OR ARE THEY WANTING TO, ARE THEY LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS? NO, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUAL GROUP COMMUNITY, NOT WELL PARTNERSHIP. WE CAN TALK LATER WHEN WE HAVE A MEETING WITH HER RIGHT NOW, WE FOCUS ON HOW TO BRING A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL, COLORFUL FILM HISTORY TO COME INTO GARLAND. I KNOW THERE ARE THE LAST FILM FESTIVAL, NOT TOO LONG AGO. AND SOME OF THE FILMMAKER DIRECTOR LIKE TAMMY, WHEN SHE'S VERY WELL KNOWN, VERY WELL KNOWN THAT THEY ARE BOARD DIRECTOR. SO I WAS THINKING, WHY, WHY NOT BRING THE GARDEN? WE WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN GARLAND. SURE. NOW WE HAVE LOCAL FILMMAKERS AND WE HAVE TEXAS FILMMAKERS AND THERE ARE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS WHO COME HERE AND THERE'S A LOT OF FILMS THAT ARE BEING PRODUCED WHERE THEY'RE SHOOTING IN TEXAS LOCATIONS. SO I THINK IT'S, IT'S, I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE MIX IS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING GREAT TO CONSIDER. SO WHEN, WHEN IT WILL BE, WHEN YOU GET BACK, I WILL SEND YOU DATE. I WILL SEND YOU DATES. I WILL SEND YOU DATES WHERE WE ARE NOW IN THE MIDST OF NORTH TEXAS, GIVING DAY AT CFT. SO MY LIFE IS VERY INTERESTING, UM, UNTIL THAT'S OVER, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM VICE CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT WORK. AWESOME. OKAY. MARKETING ITEMS, UH, IT'S ON THE AGENDA MANAGER [00:35:02] BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN USE WHEN YOU GUYS GO OUT TO EVENTS IN THE WORLD. IT'S SOMEBODY IN THE BACK THAT'S EASY ENOUGH. UM, AND SO THIS IS NOT A SUGGESTION, BUT JUST, UH, THE SMALL ITEMS THAT WE HAVE LEFT. I JUST THINK MAYBE THE NEXT TIME THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS WHAT THEY WANT TO HAVE WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE PROVIDING GIVEAWAYS MIGHT END UP BEING SOMETHING MORE USEFUL, LIKE THE, THE METAL DRINKING CUPS THAT PEOPLE USE EVERYDAY, OR AN UMBRELLA, AS OPPOSED TO A LOT OF SMALL THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY USING AS MUCH AS JUST TO KIND OF ELIMINATE THEM. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON HERE SO YOU CAN START THINKING ABOUT IT AND THEN I'LL SEND THE LINK OUT TO YOU WITH SOME OPTIONS. AND THEN YOU CAN SAY, YEAH, WE MIGHT WANT TO DO THIS ONE TOO. AND THAT WAY, IF YOU SO DECIDE, IF YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE, LET'S JUST STAY IN SAFETY BEST. I COULD GET THOSE THINGS ORDERED IN TIME TO HAVE HIM BACK FOR THAT TIME. WELL, SAFETY FIRST IS ON THE LIST. OKAY. BECAUSE IT'S NECESSARY AND YOU'RE WONDERFUL. AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT IDIOT PROOF. WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. SO, YEAH. SO YOU DON'T THINK ANYTHING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SEPTEMBER FOR THE CHILDREN FESTIVAL. OKAY. THE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE USEFUL. AND, UM, WHEN PEOPLE SEE THEM, THEY'LL BE USING THEM IN A LONGER LIFE BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING TODAY. WE HAD THAT. WOULD'VE BEEN PERFECT. YEAH. AND PEOPLE WOULD USE THEM. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS. MADAM RENEE. YES. JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ABOUT $2,884 REMAINING IN THE 2022 BUDGET. AND WE'RE ALMOST THROUGH THE 20 EACH OTHER BUDGET. AND SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT, THAT'S AWESOME. WE CAN GET SOME REALLY USEFUL THINGS. OKAY. CMC 20TH ANNIVERSARY, MADAM VICE CHAIR. I, I BELIEVE THAT WE DISCUSSED, WE MENTIONED IT EARLIER OF THE YEAR, ABOUT 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, BUT WE HAVE, AND THIS GUESS WHAT WE, WHAT WE WANT TO DO WHEN WE WANT TO DO IT, WHERE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE BOND COMMISSION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I KNOW THAT WE JUST BARELY GET BACK TO NORMAL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NORMAL WOULD BE ANYMORE, BUT WE ARE OKAY NOW. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER. BIG OR SMALL. WE CANNOT COMPARE ORANGE TO ORANGE. WE CANNOT. AND DON'T LOOK BACK IN THE PAST. WE JUST FORGET ABOUT WHAT GOING ON YESTERDAY. WE NEED TO FOCUS TODAY AND TOMORROW, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT ON THE YEAR OF 2012, WE HOST, WE, THE PEOPLE CONFERENCE, IT WAS HUGE, HUGE. WE USE A WHOLE COURSE CALLED WEALTH CENTER, BUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE CAN COMPETE WITH THAT SCALE OF CATARACT TYPE OF EVENT ANYMORE BECAUSE WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE HAVE. UM, WE HAVE EDUCATION, WE HAVE SENIOR SERVICES. WE HAVE THE PEOPLE NOT RIGHT ZATION CEREMONY. WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NAME IT. THERE'S TOO MUCH DRAMA TO ORGANIZE THAT BIG OF AN EVENT. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN GET THAT MANY PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. FIVE, 10,000. THAT'S NOT REALISTIC NOWADAY AND TAUGHT. UH, WHEN WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2012, JOE, YOU REMEMBER THAT WE ONLY HAVE SIX MORE MEMBERS BY THAT TIME ONLY SIX, SEVEN OF THEM DROP, WELL, NOT COMPLETELY DROPPED, BUT DUE TO CONFLICT OF JOB, PERSONAL ISSUE, THEY CANNOT PARTICIPATE. SO ONLY SIX OF US. AND WE MANAGED TO HOST THE LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST AT CORTEZ COLWELL. NO, I TAKE IT BACK. I'M SO SORRY. WE HOSTED AT THE ATRIUM SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2012, WE HOSTED OUR QUARTER, THE PATREON. WE INVITE A COUPLE HUNDREDS PEOPLE TO COME IN FOR A VERY NICE SAY THAT BREAKFAST. AND WE DID NOT SPEND A LOT OF MONEY FROM OUR BUDGET. YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG [00:40:01] BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THE NAME LISTON WHOLE SPONSOR OUR BREAKFAST. SO IF YOU WORRY ABOUT MONEY TO HOST SOMETHING, DO NOT WORRY THE COMMUNITY AROUND YOU ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND SPONSOR, TRUST MY WORD. I DO THIS EVERY MONTH. I KNOW MONEY SHOULD NOT STOP US FROM THINKING BIG. AND I'M STILL HERE. I WILL HELP EACH. AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, I WORK FOR ALL PEOPLE. SO I'M LOOKING FOR CONSIDERATION FROM THE BOND COMMISSION. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING SMALL SCALE, THAT'S OKAY TOO. BUT AT LEAST WE MAKE SOME NOISE SHOWING BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ORGANIZE IN 2002, IT'S NOT EASY. SOME ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE ROOM WITH US RIGHT NOW. HE KNOWS HE USED TO BE SITTING OUTSIDE UNDER 170 DEGREES OF HEAT, NO COVER VOLUNTEER. SO I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT, WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAVING THE LEADERSHIP. BREAKFAST IS EASY PIECE OF CAKE, VERY EASY. AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE ATRIUM BECAUSE THESE SEE THESE SPONSOR. AND THEN, UH, SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE MUST BE THINKING ABOUT, IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR US TO DO PRESENTATION TO COUNCILS. NORMALLY WE DO IT IN OCTOBER. SO THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP TO THE BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS TODAY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER BIG OR SMALL. IT DOESN'T MATTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR. SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE ANNIVERSARY AT OUR RETREAT IN JANUARY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE VIDEO. OH YES, I HAVE UPDATES. PERFECT. AND THE VIDEO WAS GOING TO BE OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THING BECAUSE WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH COVID AND WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO AN EVENT. AND THAT WAS WHAT WE LEANED INTO. THAT'S I'M NOT, I'M NOT GOING TO GO TO THAT YET, BUT THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE DISCUSSED. AND THANK YOU, MINDY. I'M GLAD YOU'RE READY BECAUSE THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE DISCUSSED. I DON'T SEE FROM MYSELF PUTTING IN ANOTHER EVENT ON THE CALENDAR THIS YEAR, BUT I AM ONE PERSON. SO I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TOUCH PLEASE SHARE JENNIFER. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION. THOUGHTS. I HEARD JUST A LITTLE OF WHAT THE REQUEST WAS AND WHERE ARE YOU SUGGESTING A BREAKFAST, A BRUNCH, A LUNCH OR SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY? YES MA'AM YES. UM, I'M I'M FOR IT. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. UM, SHE WAS JUST SAYING THAT THE BOARD WAS PUT TOGETHER IN 2002 SUITS THIS CALENDAR. YEAH. SO, UM, YES, I DO. I DON'T SEE WHY IS THERE A PARTICULAR MONTH THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IT IN IT'S UP TO ALL OF US TO DESIGN I'M FOR IT. WHAT ABOUT COMBINING OUR REPORT WITH THE BREAKFAST AND THE VIDEO? UH, UM, CAN THAT HAPPEN? THAT WOULD BE AN EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT. WOULD IT BE MORE OF A, A DINNER INSTEAD BECAUSE THE REPORT IS DONE. HOW HAS THE REPORT DONE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING? RIGHT. UM, WHAT IS THE REPORT? THE UPDATE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE'VE DONE. YOU MADE THE CMC PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL. YES. THAT WILL BE DONE. AND WORK SESSION. IT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. THAT WOULD BE DONE AT A NIGHT. YEAH. SO IT, IT WOULDN'T BE A BREAKFAST OR BRUNCH. RIGHT? YOU SAID IT HAS TO BE A WORK SESSION. THAT'S WHEN WE DO OUR REPORT. YES. OKAY. WHEN YOU WANT TO DO SOME PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL, THAT'S THE ONLY PROPER WAY THAT I KNOW OF A, OKAY. OKAY. I'M LOOKING OVER HERE. I THINK SO. YES, WE DO THE REPORT SEPARATE. OKAY. I THINK SO, TOO. RIGHT. AND ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE DO AN EVENT IN 2022? YES. OKAY. WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? [00:45:01] MY THOUGHTS IS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PROJECTION OF THE COMMUNITY TO THIS SOCIETY I'D LIE. SO IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PROJECTION, I'M THINKING ABOUT OTHER THAN THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHO ELSE IS SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THIS GROUP THAT WE ARE GOOD TO PROJECT. IT'S A GOD THAT SHOULD CREATE THE IMPACT. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DIDN'T SAY SO THE AUDIENCE QUESTION. SO WE'VE GOT AUDIENCE, WE'VE GOT WHAT TYPE OF EVENT. OKAY. DO WE NEED TO FORM A SUBCOMMITTEE TO TRY TO PLAN THIS? HOW MANY, FIRST OF ALL, JUST THE STROP HALL, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING THIS EVENT? THIS YEAR SHOW VANCE THE ANNIVERSARY EVENT. WHEN YOU SAY THIS YEAR, DO YOU MEAN CALENDAR YEAR? 20, 22 BY DECEMBER. DECEMBER. OH, SO THE EVENT WOULD NOT BE TILL DECEMBER? YEAH, NO, IT WOULD BE BEFORE. IT HAS TO BE BY BEFORE THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. OKAY. I LIKED THE IDEA OF THE DROP HALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN BEFORE WE EVEN CONTINUED DISCUSSION. OKAY, GOOD. THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T THAT I WOULD JUST SAY, LET'S DO A SEPTEMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT IN SEPTEMBER. I'M GOING TO BE PLAYING NURSE FOR, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE GOT A NIECE COMING DOWN FROM THE VALLEY. WHO'S HAVING BRAIN SURGERY AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. UM, HER HUSBAND IS A CITY MANAGER, SO HE CAN'T TAKE OFF FOREVER. SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW. SOME SEPTEMBER, I'M TRYING NOT TO COMMIT MYSELF TO ANYTHING. CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I ENVISIONED SOME, IF IT'S LIKE THE LEADERSHIP, IT TAKES SEVERAL MONTHS TO, IT TAKES MANY, MANY MONTHS. YOU CANNOT PLAN AN EVENT LIKE THIS. AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS, NOVEMBER, WE HAVE AN ELECTION AT A HOLIDAY WEEK AND THEN DECEMBER YOU HAVE EXACTLY, WHICH IS WHY I'M LIKE, I'M SO NO ON 20, 22, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I JUST, I KNOW WHAT THE CALENDAR LOOKS LIKE AND IT TAKES MONTHS TO PLAN IT WELL OR COULD DO IT. WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT ANY WAY, BUT WELL, AND IF YOU COULD FUDGE A LITTLE AND GO INTO 23, THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE MY, WHAT I, SO TO ME, 20, 23 HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MOSAIC. YEAH. AND THAT REALLY IS A BIG BANG KIND OF THING. BUT IF YOU ALL WANT TO DO SOMETHING ON CALENDAR 2022, IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING. YEAH. IT'S NOT. YEAH. IT'S 20, 22 IS OVER, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAN A 20, 22 EVENT, YOU, YOU PLANNED IT AT THIS TIME IN JUNE OF 2021. AND THEN YOU STARTED DOING THE WORK AND YOU DID LIKE TO HAVE IT A YEAR LATER. YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU HAVE TO THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND COORDINATION THAT'S INVOLVED AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE SIX PEOPLE DO THE WORK. THAT'S NOT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AT THAT. THAT CAN'T HAPPEN. WE, WE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS OUR PROMISE TO OURSELVES AS A COMMITTED COMMISSION. IF WE CAN, NOT THE MAJORITY OF US PARTICIPATE, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT. BUT HAVING THE VIDEO, THE VIDEO COULD BE HERE, THE FULL TOOL. AND THEN IF YOU, IF WELL, WELL IT COULD BE SORT OF THE PREMIER THING. THE BEGINNING, IT COULD BE THE BEGINNING YOU GET, AND THEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING WHERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MISSION OF CMC AND THEN IT COULD BE SORT OF A REACHING OUT SEMI CHALLENGE AND INVITATION OF WHOMEVER IS THERE TO JOIN US AND BECOME PART OF OUR CONDUIT. AS WE REACH OUT TO THE, I LIKE THE IDEA, LIKE I COULD BE, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA. OKAY. SO WE HAVE, LET'S GIVE THIS FIVE MORE MINUTES. OKAY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IT COULD BE LIKE A CELEBRATION OF CULTURE. LIKE WHAT WE DID TODAY. EVERYBODY COME IN THERE LIKE CULTURAL OUTFITS, WHATEVER THEY'D LIKE TO COME IN AND LIKE CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT THOUGH WE ARE DIFFERENT. WE ARE COMMUNITY. SO I MEAN THAT, AND THAT WOULD JUST EMPHASIZE THE MISSION AND THE VISION OF OUR, LIKE OUR COMMISSION, BUT ALSO THE VIDEO. SO WHATEVER IT IS, WE CAN DO A MULTICULTURAL DINNER, DINNER COME IN AND OUT WOULD BE COOL, LIKE AROUND THE WORLD KIND OF, UM, LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WE COULD HAVE LIKE INDIA. OKAY. SO I'M HEARING THINGS THAT MAKE ME SAY THAT WE NEED TO FORM A SUBCOMMITTEE TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE POSSIBLE AND BRING IT BACK TO THIS TEAM. IT WOULD BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. AND I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE I'VE HEARD [00:50:01] SOME VOLUNTEER VOICES. I THINK WE DESPERATELY NEED TO CONSULT WITH MADAM VICE CHAIR BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES SHE HAVE ALL THE EXPERIENCE, BUT I THINK THAT SHE HAS DONE MANY, MANY THINGS AND SHE WILL BE RETURNING ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE FIRST MEETING BE AFTER SHE RETURNS TO THE COUNTRY, BUT I HEAR HER JUST DINA EXUBERANTLY, JUST IN IT. DID I JUST VOLUNTOLD YOU? WELL, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK MADAM VICE CHAIR? THE MORE IS THE MATERIALS. AND THEN ALSO WE WILL SHARE MORE BECAUSE FOR THE COMMISSION ONLY 12 OR 13 MEMBERS IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO CARRY THE LOAD. SO WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS, FAITH ORGANIZATION, INVITING THEM IN. I HAVE A LONG LIST OF THE PEOPLE. HOPE FOR TISHI C PAY SENDS YOU 2000 OR TWO. OH, I HAVE ALL THIS. SOME OF THEM ARE NO LONGER HEALTHY LIKE US, BUT THEY WILLING TO GIVE US THE IDEA. YES. TRUST ME. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE. SO WE NEED SUBCOMMITTEE TO BRING IDEAS. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE NEXT COMMITTEE WILL BE THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, BUT THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS GOING TO COME BACK WITH IDEAS. WE HAVE JUST STENA. WE HAVE MADAM VICE CHAIR, ELVIA GENTLEMEN. OH, OKAY. THAT'S ISAAC. ARE YOU VOLUNTEERING? I DIDN'T MIND. YEAH. THANK YOU. I DON'T MIND. IT'S NOT THE SAME AS I'M ALL IN. I APPRECIATE YOU. THIS IS A GOOD ONE TO GET IN ON. I, ISAAC WILL BE PART OF THAT AND KRISHA WHERE YOU VOLUNTEERING AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE TO WORK ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY PLAN. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THAT. THAT IS AWESOME. THAT'S AWESOME. OKAY. NOW, MINDY NINNY. YOU WANT TO TALK VIDEO? SO, SO FAR HAVE THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEERS TO BE IN THE VIDEO? I THINK I'D LIKE ONE MORE SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE COVER ALL OF OUR OR NOT ALL, BUT A LOT MORE DIVERSE SPACES. SO ELVIA, ISSAC, BASHIR, AND JUST SIENA. DOES ANYONE ELSE? I WANT TO DO IT ONCE YOU VOLUNTEER. I WANT TO DO IT FOR SURE. WE NEED AND WE NEED, WE NEED LET'S SEE. SO THAT GIVES US GEN X, BABY BOOMERS. YOU'RE MILLENNIAL. YOU'RE GEN Z OR YOU'RE NOT DOING IT. NO. LIKE DIRECT AND PRODUCER. YOU CAN BE, THE PRODUCER CAN BE IN IT. I HAVE PRODUCED MANY, A VIDEO MEN DAILY. MINDY. YOU COULD SORT OF BE THE LAST ONE THAT PULLS IT ALL TOGETHER WITH, YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. OH, I JUST WANT TO BE IN THE BACKGROUND. OKAY. MAYBE YOU DID A, YOU DID A MAKE YOUR MARK. YOU DIDN'T DO THE MULTICULTURAL COMMISSION. MAYBE YOU DIDN'T MAKE YOUR MARK VIDEO. YOU WERE FABULOUS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE, SO WE NEED TO RECRUIT. WE NEED TO RECRUIT A GEN Z GEN X. YOU SAID GEN X IS ISAAC. OKAY. WE CAN HAVE MORE GENETICS IS THAT THIS IS NOT AT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THIS? THAT WOULD YOUR MILLENNIAL GEN Z GEN Z IS, IS ALL THE WAY UP TO 25 RIGHT NOW, 26, I THINK. OH, THE LINES ARE BLURRING. I IDENTIFY. YEAH. I THINK YOU'RE GEN Z. I E YOU'RE ON THE BORDER. YOU'RE THERE. YOU'RE THERE JUST DRESS A LITTLE YOUNGER AND YOU'LL BE OKAY. EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT I, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE. SO WE'RE DOING SIX PEOPLE. UH, YOU TELL ME, IS THAT WHAT, WHAT NUMBER DID YOU HAVE IN YOUR PLAN? WE COULD DO, UM, SIX PEOPLE. OKAY. AND I KNOW WE'RE JUST DOING SOUNDBITES AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF B ROLL. RIGHT? WE'RE JUST DOING PHOTOS AND EVERYTHING. YEAH. YEAH. HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF MIXING THE ROLL? IS EVERYTHING MINDY? HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MIXING UP THE SOUND SOUNDBITES? LIKE HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN YOU HAVE A BITE OF MAYBE ALL SIX PEOPLE ON THAT QUESTION. SO I HAVE THAT PROMPTS, BUT IN, SO INSTEAD, AND THEN YOU USE THE BEST ONES JUST POPPING IN AND OUT. NOT EVERYONE'S GOING TO ANSWER EVERYTHING CORRECT. THAT WAY YOU CAN GRAB SOUND BITES AND THEN YOU COULD PROBABLY SUBMIT PHOTOS. IT COULD CREATE A, WHEN ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SHOOTING? UM, FALL. YEAH. [00:55:02] YEAH. THAT'S SEPTEMBER 21ST TILL DECEMBER 21ST. RIGHT? WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHER ABOUT YOUR SCHEDULE AND THEN EVERYONE ELSE'S SCHEDULE. I'M THINKING PROBABLY DIFFERENT DAYS FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE. OKAY. YOU DON'T ALL HAVE TO BE TOGETHER PHYSICALLY. THAT'LL BE EASIER TO SCHEDULE. WONDERFUL. AND THEN WE CAN ALSO BE AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO MAKE SURE WE GOT ALL THE GARLAND SPOTS. BUT ANYWAYS, YEAH. MINDY, YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF STAYING GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. IDENTIFY AS MILLENNIAL, MINDY. YOU DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. OKAY. SO THE PROMPTS THAT I HAVE, WHICH EACH OF OUR LOVELY VIDEO VOLUNTEERS WILL ANSWER. I GUESS YOU GUYS I'LL EMAIL IT OUT AND THEN YOU COULD RESPOND BACK WITH YOUR ANSWERS WHENEVER YOU HAVE TIME TO ANSWER IT. UM, SO QUESTION ONE IS WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO GARLAND SLASH WHY GARLAND TWO IS WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY OR FAVORITE PART ABOUT LIVING IN GARLAND AND THEN THREE. WHAT IS YOUR GARLAND SUCCESS STORY? WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN GARLAND? AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET GOOD RESPONSES. EXCELLENT. THAT'S FROM THERE, I'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE PR TEAM TO SEE WHICH ONES THEY THINK WOULD WORK BEST FOR THE VIDEO. YEAH. AND EVERYONE IS, YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS ON CAMERA, SHORT, SWEET BREATHE IN BETWEEN YOUR ANSWERS SO THAT THEY CAN EDIT. AND, UM, REALLY THESE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THOSE STORIES. WE TALK ABOUT THEM AMONGST OURSELVES. AND I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL FROM THE QUESTIONS WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT LOCATION BASED ON. IT'S NOT THE SQUARE THAT'S FOR SURE. JUSTINO NO, I'M JUST SAD ABOUT THE SQUARE IT'S COMING. IT'S COMING. YEAH. OKAY. LET'S SEE. WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE CLOSING IN, ON THE END UPCOMING EVENTS. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT EVENTS WE HAVE AGREED TO SUPPORT AS A GROUP. LET'S WALK THROUGH THEM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN AT THE CHILDREN. MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IS NEW TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE, WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MONTH. WE DISCUSS ABOUT IT. LAST TIME YOU TALKED ABOUT DOING THE VOTER REGISTRATION. THERE ALSO IS THAT THE THING THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THE VOTING AT? OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T. I DIDN'T HAVE THAT NAME. OKAY. THAT'S AT KELLY SAIGON, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. LABOR DAY PARADE. YEP. WHAT ARE WE DOING? I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN. I HAVE NO SAY ON THE MINUTES, DIDN'T IT SAY THAT THERE WAS MULTIPLE THINGS THAT Y'ALL WERE DOING VOTER REGISTRATION ON. DOES THAT PASSPORT SEPTEMBER 20TH. NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY. CAUSE I WASN'T HERE AND I CAME LATE LAST TIME, BUT YEAH, WE WILL DO SOME VOTER REGISTRATION AT, AT KELLY SAIGON, BUT WE DID NOT MEET. WE SAID VOTER NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY. AND WE SAID, NOT THAT WE SAID TO DO KELLY SAIGON. YEAH. BUT WE DID NOT LEAVE SIDED TO DO ANYTHING AND LABOR DAY PARADE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NO SPOT AWAY. WE'RE GOING TO SET THE, MY OPINION. I'VE BEEN GOING TO NOT PARTICIPATE ANYMORE. BUT JUST AS SOON AS THEY MOVED IT DOWN DOWNTOWN, IT IS TOO CROWDED. IT'S TOO HOT. YOU CAN'T APPRECIATE, I FEEL SORRY FOR THE BAND. THEY'RE LIKE THIS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW. AND THE PEOPLE DOING IT, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PUT THEIR CHAIRS ON THE, ON THE, ARE THEY DOING IT? WHERE ARE THEY DOING IT? THEY DO IT DOWNTOWN. THEY CAN'T DO IT DOWNTOWN. THEY DO IT DOWNTOWN. THERE IS NO DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN HAS GONE DOWN DOWNTOWN. YOU CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IN. WELL, THEY, THEY GO GET, YEAH, YOU CAN. NOW YOU CAN GO IN AND GO IN THROUGH THOSE DOWNTOWN FIFTH, JANUARY DOWN THERE, THEY COME IN THROUGH 12 OR 13, ONE OF THOSE STREETS AND THEY JUST COME RIGHT BY HUBBARD'S AND MY, A DOLT MONDAY AT US. AND THEN WE DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS DOWNTIME. WELL, THEY WILL, THEY WON'T TURN HERE BECAUSE I CAN'T, BUT THEY CAN TURN ON THE, ON SIXTH STREET OR FIFTH STREET, WHATEVER STREET THAT IS. YES. WERE THEY ABLE TO GIVE US? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. RIGHT. YEAH. AND THERE ALWAYS IS. YEAH. YEAH. BUT IT, LIKE I SAID, IT'S TOO. IT GETS TOO CROWDED. YES. IT'S A, NO IS GOOD. SO LET'S MOVE ON. RIGHT. AND I'M JUST ASKING WHAT WE'RE DOING. THERE'S NO, WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCUSS IT. NO, NO. TO THE LABOR DAY PARADE. ALL RIGHT, GOT IT. UH, WE KNOW WHAT WE AGREED THAT WE'RE DOING THE [01:00:01] VOTER REGISTRATION BAND TOGETHER ON THE SQUARE CONCERT SERIES WAS ANOTHER VISIT GARLAND THING. AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM DO SOME MORE INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING. SO THAT IS FEEDBACK THAT I WILL SHARE WITH DANA. UM, SELENA TRIBUTE. THAT'S COOL AS GRANVILLE ARTS CENTER, UM, ON THE 17TH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONERS DINNER, I'M SURE THAT RENEE WILL BE SENDING US A REQUEST TO FIND OUT WHO WILL BE ATTENDING, GET IT ON YOUR CALENDAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN MAKE IT BECAUSE IT REALLY IS A FANTASTIC EVENT. UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE ARE MISSING HERE? SAFETY FEST. I SKIPPED SAFETY FIRST. WE DID AGREE. WE, WE DID AGREE TO SUPPORT SAFETY FEST ON OCTOBER 15TH. THAT WAS WHERE WE WERE GOING TO BE PRESENT WITH ALL OF OUR THINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR NEW SWAG BY THAT. RIGHT. BUT HE'LL, YOU KNOW, MADAM CHAIR, MOST OF THE TIME THAT YOU PICK UP STUFF, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DESIGNATE, LIKE TAKE TONE TO DO SO. SO THIS TIME ON OCTOBER 15 SAFETY FAST, WE AGREE TO HAVE A TABLE. SO WHO'S GOING TO HELP AND PICK UP THE STUFF. AND THEN I WORK FROM HOME ON FRIDAYS SO I CAN COME AND GET IT ON THE 14TH. BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO, THAT WOULD WARM THE COCKLES OF MY HEART. I JUST, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ME. THEY WOULD NEED TO IDENTIFY THE THREE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE THERE FIRST. YEAH. RESERVE A TABLE. WE NEED TO HAVE. SO WE, I GOT THE STUFF TO RESERVE THE TABLE. WE, WE JUST LIKE WE DID WITH JUNETEENTH, WE HAD OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATION. I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE SET OUR SHIFTS THE WAY THAT WE DID FOR THAT. AND THEN, BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY, NO ONE HAD TO BE THERE FOR TOO LONG. EVERYONE HAD MORE THAN ONE PARTNER AND IT WAS ENJOYABLE. I THOUGHT, DID THAT WORK FOR EVERYONE? YES. YES. WHAT DID WE DO TO SIGN UP? DID WE DO A GOOGLE THING OR HOW DID WE DO THE WAY OF AN EMAIL GOOGLE FORMS? SO WE WILL CREATE A GOOGLE FORM FOR SAFETY FAST. OKAY. I, NET FORM WILL BE INCLUDED. WHO'S GOING TO PICK UP THE MATERIALS AND WHO'S GOING TO PACK THEM UP AND TAKE THEM BACK. AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME PERSON BECAUSE THE SCHEDULE IS GOING TO ALLOW THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT THEM TO BE GONE LONG BEFORE THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO BRING THEM BACK OUT AND TNL AND WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE RETURNED AND PICKED UP FROM. BUT THOSE OF US THAT DON'T NO, YOU GOT IT. YES. OKAY. YES. RENEE WILL, WILL, WILL GIVE US ALL IT'S SO IDIOT PROOF AT ALWAYS I CAN PICK UP, BUT I CANNOT PARTICIPATE BECAUSE I DO A CRAFT WITH THE Q1 GROUP AND YOU DON'T NEED, BUT YOU'LL BE THERE. YOU MEAN? YEAH, I'LL BE THERE. I'LL BE AT YOUR TABLE. SO I OFFERED TO PICK. OKAY. SO IF ELVIA CAN, WELL, YOU CAN PUT IT IN THE FORM. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS JUST COMING TO IT, BACK TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DINNER, IF WE'RE STILL CONTINUING TO MEET EVERY THREE MONTHS. I MEAN, EVERY, THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH, THAT'S THE THIRD THURSDAY. SO THAT CANCELS OUR MEETING BECAUSE HE HAD TO HAVE THAT DATE AT THE ATRIUM. OKAY. I WAS JUST MAKING SURE WE WEREN'T MEETING AND THEN GOING SO PICKY. SO WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING THAT DAY. AND IF YOU DECIDE WE ARE, WE'RE HAVING ONE, BUT I'VE TOLD YOU, I W WELL, WHY WOULD WE DO IT? WE'LL BE THERE. WE'LL HAVE IT. WE'LL HAVE AN INFORMAL GATHERING, WHATEVER INFORMAL MEETING OF THE MINDS. IT'S NOT CALLED A MEETING. SO THAT'S THAT MAKING SURE THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. JUST GINA FOR CHECKING THE CALENDAR. MADAM VICE CHAIR, MADAM CHAIR, AND COMMISSION BOARD MEMBER OF UMA. PLEASE GET ME TWO MINUTES. I RECEIVED INFORMATION FOR A FUNDRAISER FROM CHIP, UH, POLICE, JEFF, BRIAN. HE JUST SENT OUT TODAY. YOU REMEMBER THE RISE FAMILY, THE FAMILY THAT INVOLVED AND THE HOUSE EXPLOSION ON IS RICH WOOD LAST WEEK, OR A FEW DAYS AGO, WE, THEY ARE DOING A FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM. UNTIL WHEN THE FOOD IS GONE, JUST FOR FYI, THE FUNDRAISER WILL BE HOUSED AT 14, 18 NORTH GLEN BROOK DRIVE. I WILL SEND OUT INFORMATION TO THE CHAIR. THANK YOU. SO WE CAN'T PARTICIPATE AS A COMMISSION, BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY PARTICIPATE AS INDIVIDUALLY. AND IT WOULD BE REALLY WONDERFUL IF THAT WAS SUCH A TRAGEDY. I'M NOT ON. WHERE WAS THE 14, 18 NORTH GLEN BROOK? I DON'T KNOW. OH, NO, THAT'S NOT. NO, IT'S NOT. 11TH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? [01:05:01] UM, I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE FORMAL BUSINESS. IS THERE GOING TO BE A VOLUNTEER FESTIVAL BY THE QUANTIS CLUB THIS YEAR? THE VOLUNTEER FESTIVAL. FAIR FAIR. LET'S DO DISH. OH YEAH. DO YOU KNOW THE, DO YOU KNOW THE DATE? IS THERE A DATE SET YET? YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME NOW. I'M JUST WONDERING, WE JUST GOT THE DEAL FROM THE CITY AND SHE'S WE JUST SAID, OKAY. YEAH, WE'LL DO IT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A DATE YET. OKAY. IT'LL USUALLY BE LIKE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER. LET ME LOOK. COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH US? WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE AND WE DON'T WANT YOU TO JUST BE A LISTENER. YEAH, NO, I DON'T HAVE A DATE. EXCELLENT MEETING. THANK YOU. I MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. I CAME TO EASTERN, BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME OUT. I'M MAKING MY ROUNDS THIS MONTH AND WE'RE THE VERY BEST YOU ARE. IS THERE A SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY. I, I HAVE A SPECIAL AFFINITY FOR THIS COMMISSION. SOME FOLKS AROUND THE TABLE CAN, I'VE HEARD. YEAH, WE CAN READ ALL THOSE OLD MINUTES. YEAH. BUT REALLY I REALLY APPRECIATE, Y'ALL GIVING YOU A TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY TO MAKE THIS A BETTER CITY. WE POLICY MAKERS, WE CAN'T DO IT BY OURSELVES AND WE NEED FOLKS LIKE YOU, WE NEED YOUR IDEAS. YOU KNOW, WE NOT ONLY NEED YOUR, YOUR, YOUR CRITIQUES, BUT WE ALSO NEED YOUR, YOUR ADVICE. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THESE, THESE INFORMATION. SO, UH, REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO COME BY TONIGHT PRIMARILY TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR REOPENING AGAIN. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU GET, YOU KNOW, THESE HIGH SALARIES FOR DOING THAT. SO, SO THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND Y'ALL KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND WE AS COUNCIL, UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO BE DOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE, LET US KNOW, AND WE'RE GOING TO ALWAYS DO THAT, BUT WE WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT US AND, UH, YOU ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND I'M A LITTLE BIASED. I DO THINK I HAVE THE BEST REP. SHE'S REALLY GOOD. SHE IS WONDERFUL, BUT SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR SPONSOR. YOU DO SO. THANKS. THANKS. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE EXCITING THINGS THAT YOU ALL ARE CONTINUING TO DO FOR, FOR OUR CITIES AND, AND THE RESIDENTS HERE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, MAN. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER AND WE APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO SERVE. I WILL HAPPILY ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MOVE, WE ADJOURN. YEAH, WE GOT A MOTION FROM BASHIR SECOND FROM LIZ. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ALL RIGHT. GREAT MEETING HERE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.