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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 17TH 2023 WORK SESSION FOR THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL.

YOU MAY NOTICE WE ARE MEETING IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS THIS EVENING. WE DO HAVE ONE MEMBER WHO IS GOING TO BE JOINING US REMOTELY. I BELIEVE COUNSELOR MORE AH! I DON'T SEE HIM UP ON OUR SCREENS AT THIS POINT, BUT WE DO HAVE A CORN PRESENCE. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, GOING TO NEED TO BE UP THERE. UM DURING THE PORTION OF THE MEETING, LIKE RIGHT NOW, OR WE HAVE TO STOP AND THEN RECONVENE ONCE HE'S THERE, OR WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING, WHICH MEANS HE WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET REMOTELY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL TAKE A RECESS UNTIL WE CAN ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THEM, OKAY? WE ARE IN RECESS. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK SO LET'S RECAP. THIS IS THE TUESDAY JANUARY 17TH 2023 WORK SESSION FOR THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE MEETING IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MORE IS JOINING US REMOTELY. ALL RIGHT. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION ITEMS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING. WE DO NOT DO NOT OKAY? NEXT IS ITEM TO CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS FOR LATER THIS EVENING. I HAVEN'T

[3. Written Briefing]

SEEN ANY REQUESTS SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO WRITTEN BRIEFINGS ITEM 33, A FEDERAL GRANTS CALENDAR. EXCUSE ME. OKAY AND THAT WILL MOVE US TO VERBAL BRIEFINGS. ITEM FOUR ITEM FORAY

[4.a. Presentation and Overview of the Proposed 2023 Capital Improvement Program]

IS PRESENTATION AND OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AND MR REX, IF YOU WANT TO. STARTS OFF. SURE THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM SO I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED 2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND. LAST YEAR. WE MADE IT TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS THAT WE HAD A RECORD BREAKING HIGH P, THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT THREE YEARS THIS YEAR. THE TOTAL SIP OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD IS $568 MILLION. SO OUR LARGEST CAPITAL PLAN IN GARLANDS HISTORY. WE'RE PLEASED WITH WHAT'S BEEN ASSEMBLED, BUT JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS THE STARTING POINT OF OUR OF OUR WORK TOGETHER. OF COURSE, WE HAVE WHAT'S BEEN COINED SIP SATURDAY THIS COMING SATURDAY. I THINK THAT'S CATCHING ON BY THE T SHIRTS. UM SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING THE COUNCIL IN IN LOOKING THROUGH THE SIPPY AND MANY PRESENTATIONS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR YOU ON SATURDAY . I DO WANT TO THANK ALLISON AND MATT AND THEIR STAFF FOR ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT THEY PUT INTO THE C I P THUS FAR, UM I SAW A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK DONE. THAT DIDN'T KNOW I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS DONE AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR STAFF HELPING US MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SIPPY. OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND. ALLISON IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PULL THE SLIDES UP, AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME HIGH LEVEL THINGS IN THE CITY AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO ALISON TO TOUCH ON. SOME DETAILS WILL SAVE THE BULK OF IT. FOR SATURDAY, HOWEVER. I HAVEN'T OKAY, THERE WE GO ON OUR SCREENS . SO WE DO LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND. AND REALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE 2023 2023 C IP MAIN FOCUS IS TO CONTINUE THE WORK ON THE BOND PROGRAMS THAT WERE PASSED BOTH IN 2004 AND 2019. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT 54 OF THE 58 PROJECTS IN THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM ARE UNDERWAY, EITHER IN DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OR FINISHED SO WE'RE HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE THERE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT BOND PROGRAM. COUNCIL IS AWARE AND WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS IN MAY OF 2022 THAT MANY OF THE PROJECTS IN FACT, MOST ALL OF THEM ARE SUFFERING FROM COST ESCALATION. SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS, LOTS OF ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT THE C I P REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THOSE REALITIES THAT WE'RE FACING AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED FOR THAT. AND TO THAT END REALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OUR FINANCIAL MODELING IN THE IN THE PROPOSED TIP IS TO ENSURE THAT, UM, THAT WE THAT WE PLAN CONSERVATIVELY AND WE DON'T

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KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE ECONOMY OVER THE NEXT, SAY, 6 12 18 MONTHS AND SO WE TAKE TAKING A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO OUR MODELING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO UM JUST TO ANYTHING THAT COMES OUR WAY, AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THAT WE HAVE THE C I P INCLUDES 60 ALMOST $65 MILLION IN INFLATION RESERVES IN ORDER TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CHALLENGES WHETHER THAT'S COST ESCALATION ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS THAT LEAD TO COST IMPACTS. UM, NEXT SLIDE. SO THE IN LOOKING AT THE THREE DIVISIONS WITHIN THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. OF COURSE, WE HAVE TAX SUPPORTED PROJECTS. THOSE ARE JUST OVER 250 MILLION, OR 44% OF OUR SIP THIS YEAR, VERY LITTLE INTERNAL SERVICE PROJECTS REPRESENTING SOME RADIO UPGRADES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, AND THEN ON THE UTILITY SIDE, THE REVENUE SUPPORTED PROJECTS AROUND 314 MILLION THAT ARE PROPOSED MAKING UP OVER HALF OF OUR OF OUR TOTAL SIP. UM COUPLE QUICK FACTS WHILE WE'RE ON THIS SLIDE 28% OR 70 MILLION IN THE CITY IS GOING TOWARD PARKS, PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES. Y'ALL ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THOSE PROJECTS, MANY OF THEM APPROVED IN THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM TRAILS PARKS REC CENTERS, THE SENIOR CENTER. WE HAVE ANOTHER ABOUT 25% OR 61 MILLION THAT'S GOING TO GO TOWARDS STREET AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, SO ADDING KEY CAPACITY TO INTERSECTIONS OR BOTTLENECK IMPROVEMENTS. SHILOH HOLFORD NAME AND SCHOOL BOB TOWN, SOME OF THE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED THERE, AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF OUR TAX SUPPORTED DEBT. IN THE CDP AS WELL. ON THE UTILITY SIDE 122 MILLION THAT'S GOING TOWARDS G P AND L IMPROVEMENTS, TRANSMISSION LINES, SUBSTATIONS, RELIABILITY UPGRADES, RELOCATION OF FACILITIES THAT ARE PART OF BOND. PRO BOND PROJECTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CITY. UM I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON AND WE'LL GET INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SATURDAY THAT WE HAVE STARTED PLANNING CONVERSION TO SMART METERS AND THE RESEARCH NEEDED TO PROGRESS WITH THAT PROJECT. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A COUNCIL PRIORITY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL. UM THE TOTAL DEBT ISSUANCE FOR 2023. UM IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE KIND OF TOUCH ON THAT 2023 TOTAL DEBT ISSUANCE FOR TAX SUPPORTED IS GOING TO BE 121 MILLION. IT'S 89 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND 32 MILLION AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND THEN 79 MILLION AND UTILITY SUPPORTED, UM MOST OF THAT FROM REVENUE BONDS. 73 MILLION OF THAT. SO WE TALK ABOUT CARRY OVER AND CONTINUATION THAT YOU SEE ON HERE. THERE'S VERY LITTLE NEW PROJECTS PROPOSED IN THE SIP , IN PART BECAUSE OF OUR DECK CAPACITY, BUT ALSO BECAUSE WE'RE JUST TACKLING A LOT WITH OUR WITH OUR 2019 BOND PROGRAM. AND SO MOST OF THE SIP IS PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED EXISTING PROJECTS WHERE THERE'S FUNDING APPROVED IN PRIOR YEARS. OR NEW FUNDING FOR EXISTING PROJECTS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES UP THE BULK OF THE SIPPY. TO WRAP UP AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO ALISON. FOR SOME MORE DETAILS. WE BELIEVE THAT 2023 PROPOSED PIPPI WILL HELP US TAKE A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD, ACCOMPLISHING THE GOALS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, OF COURSE , FINISHING AND PROGRESSING THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM PROJECTS. UM AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK HAS TAKEN PLACE SO FAR TO GET US TO THIS POINT, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS ON SIP SATURDAY, AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU, ALISON. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDD. TO GIVE CONTINUE . THIS OVERVIEW HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE SIPS CRITERION STRUCTURE. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS A FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN FOR CAPITAL ASSETS. THIS INCLUDES PUBLIC WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. MUNICIPAL FACILITIES ARE LARGER, SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO QUALIFY FOR THE SIPPY AND ITEM MUST MEET OUR POLICY CRITERIA. ONE. IT IS A CAPITAL ASSET. TWO IT HAS A USEFUL LIFE OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AND THREE EXCEEDS $25,000 IN PRACTICE, THIS MINIMUM THRESHOLDS 50,000 OR 100,000.

THE C I. P INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PLAN PROJECTS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS EXPECTED COSTS THE METHOD OF FINANCING IN THE ESTIMATED UTILITY OR TAX RATE IMPACT. THE CAPITAL BUDGET IS THE FIRST YEAR THE C I P SO THIS WOULD BE APPROPRIATING FUNDING FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR 2023.

PROJECTS OFTEN SPAN MULTIPLE YEARS, APPROVING A PROJECT IN YEAR ONE MAY IN EFFECT, CREATE

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AN OBLIGATION TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL DEBT IN YEAR TWO. THEREFORE THE C I P MUST BE REVIEWED IN A MULTIYEAR PERSPECTIVE. THE C I. P HAS MADE OF THREE KEY PROGRAM AREAS ARE ATTACKS SUPPORTED PROGRAM, AREA UTILITIES AND OUR INTERNAL SERVICE. THE TAX SUPPORTED PROGRAM AREA IS MADE UP OF OUR 2004 AND 2019 BOND PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS LARGE CAPITAL ITEMS FOR THE GENERAL FUND. UM THIS IS FINANCED WITH GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATE OR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND IS REPAID BY THE DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE. OUR UTILITIES INCLUDE ELECTRIC WATER, WASTEWATER, SANITATION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. THIS IS FINANCED WITH REVENUE BONDS FOR ELECTRIC WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES OR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR OUR SANITATION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITIES. THESE ARE REPAID BY UTILITY RATES. FINALLY OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS COULD INCLUDE ACTIVITY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, FLEET SERVICE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE. FOR 2023 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS THE ONLY INTERNAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH ACTIVITY IN THE CITY. THIS IS FINANCED WITH CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND IS REPAID BY CHARGES TO OTHER FUNDS THROUGH THE OPERATING BUDGET. WE HAVE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE TAX SUPPORTED PROGRAM WE HAVE OUR TAX BASE IS PROPERTY VALUES GROWTH, EACH SENT ON THE DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE GENERATES MORE FUNDING IT VALUES DECLINE THAN LESS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE INTEREST RATES PROJECTED INCREASES IN INTEREST RATES WILL INCREASE THE COST TO BORROW AND INCREASED DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS , AND THAT ALSO LIMITS OPPORTUNITIES TO REFINANCE EXISTING DEBT. WE HAVE OUR TAX RATES. THE 2023 PROPOSED THE CHIP DOES NOT INCLUDE A TAX RATE INCREASE THE 6.5 CENT INCREASE IN THE DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE ADOPTED IN FY 2019 2019 20 PROVIDES THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM. INCREASES TO TAX RATES ARE NEEDED WHEN THE GROWTH IN THE TAX BASE AND DECLINES IN THE EXISTING DEBT SERVICE. DO NOT CREATE ENOUGH CAPACITY TO FUND NEW PROGRAMS. FINALLY TWO VERY IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR THIS YEAR'S C I P IS COST ESCALATION , WHICH WE DEFINE AS THE RISE IN THE PRICE OF GOODS SERVICES COMMODITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT DELIVERY, PARTICULARLY AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN, WHICH WE DEFINE AS A NETWORK OF FACILITIES THAT PRODUCE MATERIALS TRANSFORMED THEM INTO INTERMEDIATE GOODS. AND THEN TRANSPORT THE FINAL PRODUCT TO THE CUSTOMER THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THESE KEY ASSUMPTIONS IN FACTORS FOR 2023 , OR FIVE YEAR PLAN IS BASED ON AN AVERAGE TAX BASE INCREASE OF 3.2% PER YEAR. OUR INTEREST RATES. ASSUMPTIONS ARE RATES GRADUALLY INCREASING BY 25 BASIS POINTS PER YEAR. SO FOR 20 YEAR DEBT THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 4.6% IN 23 TO 5.56% IN 2028 R 2000 FOREIGN BOND PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED TO BE 100% COMPLETE IN FIVE YEARS. AND 2019 BOND PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED TO BE ALMOST 98% COMPLETE IN FIVE YEARS. FINALLY THE 2023 C I. P INCLUDES ADJUSTMENTS TO PROJECT COSTS AND SCHEDULES AS A REACTION TO INFLATION REALIZED DURING PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION IN 2022, AS WE ANTICIPATE FOR FUTURE YEARS.

PROPERTY TAX BASE GROWTH PERCENT CHANGE THE F I 23 TAX BASE INCREASE OF 16.4% WAS A RECORD HIGH FOR GARLAND. HOWEVER THE 2020 YEAR AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX BASE GROWTH IS 4.2% FUTURE PRODUCTION PROJECTIONS FOR PROPERTY TAX BASE INCREASES OUR CONSERVATIVE TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT REVENUE. TO COVER THE 20 YEAR DEBT SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOND PROGRAMS AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAPITAL PLAN. SO THAT WAY WE DO NOT REQUIRE A TAX RATE INCREASE IN THE FUTURE YEAR TO SERVICE THOSE THAT DEBT PAYMENT. THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION JUST BEGAN. AND ONCE AGAIN THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS ARE A TOP PRIORITY. THERE ARE MULTIPLE BILLS FILED THAT COULD IMPACT FUTURE DEBT SERVICE REVENUES. ANOTHER FACTOR IN IMPACTING A TAX SUPPORTED C I. P IS INTEREST RATE ASSUMPTIONS. FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, INTEREST RATES HAVE BEEN AT HISTORIC LOWS FOR MUNICIPAL BONDS. INTEREST RATES HAVE DOUBLED SINCE 2022, WHICH IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE, RAISING INTEREST RATES TO COMBAT INFLATION. THE 2023 PROPOSED HIP DEBT ISSUANCE OF HAD 121 MILLION WITH THE 2% INCREASE. FOR

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INTEREST RATES FROM 2022 TO 2023 . THERE IS AN IMPACTED LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE CAPACITY. DO YOU DO THESE HIGHER RATES BASED ON OUR DEBT ISSUANCE FOR THIS YEAR? UM HIGHEST HIGHER INTEREST RATES ALSO LIMIT OPPORTUNITIES TO REFINANCE EXISTING DEBT. FACTORS IMPACTING THE C I P INCLUDE OUR INFLATIONARY ASSUMPTIONS, AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS SLIDE. I BELIEVE FROM THE MEAT RETREAT. THE 2023 CONTINUES A PROGRAM PROGRAM WIDE APPROACH OF EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON CAPITAL CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE FOLLOWING ASSUMPTIONS WERE PRESENTED AT THE MAY 22 SIP RETREAT. AND CONTINUE TO GUIDE STAFF WHEN PROJECTING THE IMPACT OF INFLATION IN FUTURE YEARS. PROJECTS WITH THE FUTURE LAND ACQUISITION COMPONENT. WE ARE PROJECTING AN INFLATION FACTOR OF 8% PER YEAR. FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT YET STARTED TO BE DESIGNED PROCESS. WE ARE PROJECTING AN INFLATION FACTOR OF 3% PER YEAR. FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT YET STARTED THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED IN A FUTURE YEAR. WE ARE ASSUMING A CUMULATIVE IMPACT EACH YEAR BASED ON OUR CURRENT PRICING AND A VARIETY OF INDICES. TO BRING THIS TO MORE SPECIFIC. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2023 C. I P. SO WHILE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OR CPI, I SHOW SIGNS OF COOLING OFF AND SOME SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES ARE RESOLVING CONSTRUCTION PRICES CONTINUED TO BE VOLATILE AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN REMAINS FRAGILE. UM ON OUR IMPACT OF INFLATION. WE ARE SEEING ON AVERAGE OF 15% INCREASE IN OUR RAW MATERIAL COSTS SUCH AS COPPER WIRING, STEEL POLES. CONCRETE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ARE REPORTING AN INCREASE OF 15 TO 30% ON COST WENT OUT TO BED. THIS IS BEYOND ANTICIPATED INCREASES IN THEIR OPINIONS OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN SIDE LONG LEAD TIMES FOR CONSTRUCT CONCRETE GENERATORS PUMPS, TRANSFORMERS ARE DELAYING PROJECT SCHEDULES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT DUE TO ALL THE COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR A STREET RECONSTRUCTION IN THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS. AND THEN FOR OUR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT. WE ARE PROJECTING DELAYS ON OUR SANITATION EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS OUR FIRE APPARATUS. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO FACING MANUFACTURERS TELLING US THEY'RE ONLY PRODUCED IN LIMITED NUMBERS, WHICH IS IMPACTING OUR AMBULANCE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. ALL OF THESE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE SATURDAY WORK SESSION AND MORE DETAIL AT A HIGH LEVEL AS WELL AS WITH THE DEPARTMENT. SO AS JUDD WAS INDICATING WE THE 2023 C I. P INCLUDES INFLATION RESERVES AT THE MAY 22 C I. P RETREAT STAFF IDENTIFIED 141.8 MILLION IN COST INCREASES TO CURRENT PROJECTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIA. APPROXIMATELY 77 MILLION WAS APPLIED TO PROJECTS BASED ON BIDS AND HANDS OR RECENT OPINIONS OF PROBABLE COST OF CONSTRUCTION. STAFF PROPOSES THAT THE REMAINING 64.7 MILLION BE HELD IN RESERVE UNTIL PROJECTS BID OR BEGIN IN A FUTURE YEAR. IN ORDER TO FUND ALL OF THESE PRIORITIES. WE DID HAVE TO REVIEW SOME PROJECTS FOR ELIMINATION OUT OF THE CAPITAL PLAN. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA TO REVIEW THESE PROJECTS WAS THE SAME AS WE HAD ORIGINALLY USED FOR THE MAY 22 C I P RETREAT. WE LOOKED AT THE PHASE OF THE PROJECT, THE IMPACT OF PAUSING A PROJECT OR IF THERE WAS ANY SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE OR CONSTRAINT, DELAYING OR IMPEDING PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT. 2023 PROPOSED HIP DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS IN THE CAPITAL PLAN. THESE PROJECTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE DEBT MODEL TO ENSURE CAPACITY FOR PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY OR INFLATION RESERVES OF THE PROJECT SHOWN HERE. SIX OF THESE PROJECTS WERE PUSHED OUT PAST 2028 OR LIMITED AT THE ELIMINATED AT THE MAY 20 TO RETREAT. THREE OF THESE PROJECTS ARE DEPENDENT ON THE RESULTS OF FURTHER STUDY ONCE THE STUDIES ARE COMPLETED, STAFF WILL EVALUATE IF THE PROJECT SHOULD BE REQUESTED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THIS WILL DEPEND ON FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY AND THE OVERALL IMPACT TO THAT STUDY AREA. TWO OF THE PROJECTS ARE BEING REMOVED DUE TO EITHER ISSUES WITH THE THIRD PARTY. OR TO BE COMPLETED WITH EXISTING DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES. AT THIS SATURDAY'S WORK SESSION. STAFF WILL PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS ON THE CITY'S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK DEBT CAPACITY AS WELL AS PROJECT

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SPECIFIC UPDATES. TAKE A QUICK DRINK OF WATER. YOUR IDEA. TAX SUPPORTED PROGRAM AREA IS 251.4 MILLION OF THIS. 28% IS FOR PARKS AT 69.5 MILLION, FOLLOWED BY OUR STREET AND TRANSPORTATION SECTION AT 60.5 MILLION, THEN FOLLOWED IN THIRD BY OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AREA. 33.7 MILLION. AH THE TAX SUPPORTED PROGRAM AREAS ALSO INCLUDE PUBLIC SAFETY, MUNICIPAL FACILITIES AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT, LIBRARY, DRAINAGE AND OUR LANDFILL TRANSFER STATION.

THE COMPLETION RATES FOR THE 2004 AND 2019 BOND PROGRAMS ARE AS FOLLOWS BASED ON THE PROJECTED COSTS IN THE 2023 C I. P THE 2004 BOND PROGRAM IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED 100% COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2027, THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM IS ANTICIPATED TO BE 98.7% PERCENT, COMPLETE BY THE 2028. OF NOTE THE PARKS AND LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE OVER 90% COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2020 FOR THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY PROJECTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2023. AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2025. AWESOME INCLUDED IN THE 2023 PROPOSED HIP IS OUR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT PROJECTS. IN THE LATE FALL ARE, I GUESS EARLY FALL, ACTUALLY, I THINK IT WAS AROUND AUGUST.

EXCUSE ME, UM, CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED AN EMAIL UPDATING THEM ON THE REALLOCATION OF AARP.

FOLLOWING THE MAYOR RETREAT, UM , CITY COUNCIL GAVE GUIDANCE TO STAFF TO REALLOCATE ARE BUT BASED ON THE PROJECTS THAT MADE THE MOST SENSE TO SPEND IT ON WITHIN THE DEDICATED TIMEFRAME.

AS YOU KNOW, I WAS, I'M SURE YOU ALL REMEMBER THE FEDERAL GUIDANCE REQUIRES THAT ALL FUNDS BE COMMITTED BY THE END OF 2024 ALL FUNDS BE EXPENDED BY THE END OF 2026 STAFF HAS TAKEN AN APPROACH TO TRY TO APPLY. THESE ARE BOTH FUNDS TO PROJECTS THAT WILL FIT WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME AND MEET THE GUIDANCE OF HOW ART BUT CAN BE EXPENDED. SO THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE 2023 C I. P M. AND ON SATURDAY WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRIDE UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF EACH OF THESE. WE ALSO THE 2023 C I P ALSO INCLUDES THE ALLOCATION OF TREE MITIGATION FUNDING. WE HAVE FOUR PROJECTS THAT WE ARE ALLOCATING TREATMENT . GATIEN FUNDS TOWARDS THREE OF THESE ARE INCLUDED IN THE ACTUAL SIP DOCUMENT. ONE OF THESE WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE OPERATING BUDGET, SO THE TOTAL PROPOSED USE OF TREATMENT GATIEN FUNDING IS 685,000. ARE YOU TWEETING UTILITY AND INTERNAL SERVICE PROGRAM AREAS TOTAL 316.6 MILLION. OF THAT ELECTRIC UTILITY MAKES UP 38.7 MILLION OUR WATER WASTEWATER UTILITY IS THE SECOND LARGEST AT 119.9 MILLION, OR 38. FOLLOWED THIS PROGRAM AREA ALSO INCLUDES OUR WATER UTILITY, SANITATION DEPARTMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THEY WASTE WATER UTILITY PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE BY 42.3 MILLION FROM THE 2022 ADOPTED. C I. P. LAST. I HAVE OUR REVIEW CALENDAR. ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH OR I'M SORRY TODAY ON JANE, WHATEVER DAY IT IS. I'M SORRY. I HAD TO SPEND HALF THE DAY THINKING IT WAS A MONDAY TODAY. THE CITY MANAGER GAVE HIS PRESENTATION AND I'VE PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE C I P ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST BEGINNING AT 8:30 A.M. WE WILL HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE C I P GOING INTO MORE DEPTH ON WHAT WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE A WALK THROUGH THE C I P DOCUMENT, UM, KIND OF EXPLAINING THE SECTIONS. OF THAT DOCUMENT AS WELL AS NAVIGATING THE ONLINE. PDF AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE SIP DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS AND TIME FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. ON JANUARY 24TH, WHICH IS A SPECIAL WORK SESSION, WE WILL FIRST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX P.M. AND THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION, AND THEN WE ARE SCHEDULED ON FEBRUARY SIX FOR COUNCIL DELIVER DELIBERATIONS AND DIRECTION TO BUDGET STAFF. AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 7TH OF THAT SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AT SEVEN P.M. FOLLOWED BY THE 2023 C I P ADOPTION IF THE COUNCIL IS READY THAT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. AND JUST TO REMIND HER THAT SATURDAY MEETING WE ARE AT

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THE DALLAS ROAD AND BRIDGE BUILDING. JUST TWO HEADS UP. DON'T SHOW UP HERE. IS THE HEADS UP. OKAY ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SATURDAY? OH, COUNCIL MEMBER BATH. HANG ON. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT SAYS ON JANUARY 24TH 6 P.M. BUT THE CALENDAR SINCE SEVEN P.M. I WILL GET THAT UPDATED. SO WHICH IS CORRECT. WE WILL WE ARE ADVERTISING FOR SIX P.M. FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL DISCUSSION. OKAY, WE'LL GET THANK YOU. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP UNDER VERBAL BRIEFINGS. WE HAVE ITEM FOUR B. UPDATES FROM POLICE CHIEF JEFF

[4.b. Updates from Police Chief Jeff Bryan Regarding Homeless Task Force, GPD CrimeEye Program, New Year's Eve Fireworks, Street Racing/Speeding, Flock Safety System & Gunshot Detection Technology]

BRYAN REGARDING HOMELESS TASK FORCE GPD CRIME I PROGRAM NEW YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS, STREET RACING SPEEDING FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEM AND GUNSHOT DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. MHM YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THAT. WELL YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION. I'M SURE YOU HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR US AND COUNSEL. I WILL REMIND YOU, EVERYONE THAT WE DO HAVE OUR REGULAR SESSION TONIGHT, SCHEDULED AT SEVEN. IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH ALL OF THE ITEMS UNDER FOUR B. LET'S SAY WE PROBABLY NEED TO UH, WE NEED TO BE COMPLETE WITH OUR WORK SESSION BY 6 50 SO JUST KNOW THAT IF WE DON'T GET THROUGH ALL THESE ITEMS, WE WILL RECONVENE AFTER THE REGULAR SESSION CIRCLE AHEAD. ALRIGHT SO , UM, AS THE MAYOR SAID, I'VE GOT SIX ITEMS THAT WERE REFERRED TO ME BY COUNCIL TO SEND UPDATES ON I WILL REMIND COUNCIL WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. SO THE FACT THAT THESE ARE THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND NOT TALKING ABOUT VIOLENT CRIME. I THINK IT'S SOME SUCCESS IN THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THESE TOPICS. THE HOMELESS TASK GROUP AS A REMINDER A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO, THE CITY AND CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT A PROBLEM APPROACHING THE HOMELESS ISSUE. AND SO WE FORMULATED THE HOMELESS TASK GROUP. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME HAD ONE HOMELESS OFFICER. NOW WE HAVE THREE HOMELESS OFFICERS. WE HAVE A HOMELESS UNIT, AND WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN SUPPORT . BUT THEN WE STARTED THE TASK GROUP. INVOLVING OTHER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE, STORMWATER CODE ENFORCEMENT TRANSPORTATION POLICE DEPARTMENT A LOT OF TEMPORARY LABOR. AND THEN OUTSIDE SERVICES SUCH AS METRO ALLIANCE AND HOMEWARD BOUND, SO THAT'S OUR HOMELESS TASK GROUP.

THAT WE USED TO ADDRESS THE HOMELESS CAMPS. THERE'S A LOT ON THIS PAGE. BUT WHAT IT IS, IS A LIST OF ALL THE WEEKS THAT ARE HOME HOMELESS TASK GROUP WAS ADDRESSING CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF 2022. AND WHEN I WAS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, I WAS KIND OF REMINDED OF HOW MUCH WORK GOES INTO THIS. IT IS A LOT OF WORK. IT IS EVERY MONTH. IT IS TWO OR THREE OR FOUR TIMES A MONTH. AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU SOME SUMMARIES IN A MINUTE. BUT IT IS A LOT OF WORK. HOW THE TASK GROUP WORKS IS FIRST THEY'LL SHOW UP AT A CAMP. AND THEY'LL START WITH NOTIFICATIONS AND THEY'LL SEND THE NOTIFICATIONS. THESE ARE CAMPS THAT ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THEY'LL SEND THE NOTIFICATIONS THAT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER WANTS THEM REMOVED FROM THE CAMP. AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE CLEANUP HAPPENS. BUT THEY'RE ALSO SHOWING UP WITH SERVICES SHOWING UP WITH METRO RELIEF. THEY'RE SHOWING UP WITH HOMEWARD BOUND. AND SO IT IS. IT IS KIND OF A DUAL RULE ROLL. THEY'RE SHOWING UP WITH SUPPORT AND TRYING TO GET FOLKS OUT OF THAT SITUATION, BUT THEY'RE ALSO NOTIFYING THEM THAT THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IN A CLEANUP IS COMING. I STILL THIS. SLIDE FROM METRO RELIEF, BUT IT'S TRUE HERE IN GARLAND AS WELL. WE EXPERIENCED THREE TYPES OF HOMELESS HERE IN GARLAND. ONE IS THE CHRONIC HOMELESS. ONE IS THE TRANSITIONAL HOMELESS AND ONE IS THE EPISODIC HOMELESS AND UM, THE TRANSITIONAL HOMELESS IS WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST SUCCESS.

SOMEONE THAT'S EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHE EVENT AND MAYBE THEY'RE TEMPORARILY HOMELESS.

THAT'S BY FAR WE WERE WHERE WE EXPERIENCE THE MOST SUCCESS. OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS THE CHRONIC HOMELESS. IT'S THE HOMELESS THAT WE SEE A CAMP AFTER CAMP AFTER CAMP AND WE TRIED TO GET SERVICES TO, UM, BUT SHE WAS NOT TO USE THOSE SERVICES. THESE ARE THE TOTALS FOR THE PAST THREE

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YEARS. THESE ARE CAMP LOCATIONS NOT NECESSARILY CAMPS THEMSELVES BECAUSE SO THERE'S MULTIPLE CAMPS AT EACH LOCATION. BUT IN 2022 WE ADDRESSED 100 AND THREE CAMP LOCATIONS. CLEAR 273.68 TONS. AND HAD A TOTAL OF 1030 CONTACTS. NOW, A LOT OF THOSE CONTACTS ARE THE SAME INDIVIDUALS AND CAMP AFTER CAMP , SO THEY'RE JUST MAKING TICK MARKS FOR EVERY CONTACT THEY MAKE. ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED WAS HOW MUCH THE TONNAGE WAS DOWN IN 2022. SO I ASKED WHY , AND THEY GAVE ME A COUPLE OF REASONS. ONE IS THE HOMELESS IN GARLAND. NO. WHEN WE SHOW UP AND WE POST THAT WARNING THAT A CLEANUP IS COMING, AND SO A LOT OF TIMES, THEY'LL PACK UP AND MOVE ON. ANOTHER THING IS, THEY'RE BECOMING MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. THEY'RE HITTING MORE CAMPS. THEY'RE HITTING THEM QUICKER. AH, AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO CLEAN IT UP QUICKER. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. HERE. THIS IS A PRIVATELY OWNED STORAGE FACILITY OF LEON ROAD. AND THIS FACILITY . THE OWNER HAD NEGLECTED IT FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE END UP CLEANING 28 TONS OUT OF THIS CAMP. SO IT KIND OF SHOWS YOU THAT IF WE DON'T GET TO THESE CAMPS EARLY, HOW IT CAN GET OUT OF CONTROL, AND THIS ONE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL. I THINK THIS IS AN INTERESTING SLIDE BECAUSE I THINK I SHOWED THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. BUT WE PULLED THE CALL FOR SERVICE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. A CALL FOR SERVICES ANYTIME, PLEASE EITHER RESPOND TO A CALL OR GENERATE CALL. AND WE PULLED THOSE FOR HOW MANY TIMES WAS THE WORD HOMELESS MENTIONED IN THE CALL FOR SERVICE, SO THIS SHOWS IS KIND OF HOW THE WORKLOAD HAS INCREASED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. RELATED TO HOMELESS AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A 17 YEAR PERIOD IN 2005. WE HAD 200 CALLS. RELATED TO HOMELESS THAN IN 2022. WE'RE UP TO OVER 2300 CALLS. UH THIS IS A GOOD SUCCESS STORY I MENTIONED WE SHOW UP WITH SUPPORT. AND THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS POSTED THIS ONLINE PUBLICLY, BUT HE WAS AT ONE OF THE CAMPS. HE MADE A CONNECTION WITH HOMEWARD BOUND. AND HE'S NOW AS YOU CAN SEE, 65 DAYS. SOBER STRATEGY JOB IS GET A HOME. AND SO IT'S A LOT OF POSITIVE WORK. IT'S A LOT OF ENERGY THAT GOES INTO THESE, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE ONE OF THOSE SUCCESS STORIES. ALRIGHT SO THAT'S UPDATE ON HOMELESS AND I'LL OPEN IT FOR QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SECTION? COUNCILOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD EVENING, CHIEF. JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. MAYBE THIS SHOULD QUESTION CITY TRAINING WITH DIDN'T KNOW. FOR THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS. IS THERE ANY LIABILITY ON THEIR PART IF THEY FAILED TO ACT, AND IT RESULTS IN OUR TASK FORCE HAVING TO GO IN AND IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN RESOURCES TO DO THAT MAY FAIL TO RESPOND. LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY ANSWER THAT QUESTION. POTENTIALLY WE TYPICALLY DO WOULD NOT PRESS CRIMINAL CHARGES ON THEM, BUT YOU COULD HAVE A VIOLATION OF OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES IN REGARD TO NUISANCES AND PUBLIC NUISANCES IN REGARD TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE THE WAY THEY'RE ORDINANCES READ, THEY READ IN SUCH A BROAD FASHION THAT SAYS TO ALLOW PERMIT OR TO, UM UM, ALLOW PERMIT. OR. DO IT YOURSELF, BASICALLY, IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU LET SOMEBODY ON YOUR PROPERTY DISPOSE OF TRASH AND OTHER REFUGE AND YOU ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN, THEN YES, YOU'RE YOU COULD BE CRIMINALLY LIABLE. WE TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE THOSE CASES BECAUSE TYPICALLY, PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T WANT THEM ON THEIR PROPERTY BECAUSE THERE'S SOME LIABILITY FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO HAVE INVITEES . SO LET'S SAY THAT IS PEOPLE HAVE PERMISSION. OF THE PROPERTIES AND BAD BAD CONDITION , INCLUDING FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS FOR JUST, UM, DISEASE CARRYING RODENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. SO THE ANSWER IS YES, THERE IS CRIMINAL LIABILITY. AND THEN FORTUNATE WILL BE WITH THAT BEING THE CODE. YES, IT WOULD BECOME ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL SAY THIS TO ADD TO THAT AS FAR AS PROPERTY OWNERS, WE HAVE SUCCESS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS 99.9% OF THE TIME. IT'S A VERY AWARE THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE LIKE WE HAD HERE, BUT WE DID FINALLY GET IT RESOLVED. OKAY. I APPROACHED HIM, MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM AND CHIEF. I KNOW WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS CONVERSATION. BUT SINCE I GET ASKED THIS PUBLICLY ALL THE TIME

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WHERE YOU ADDRESS SQUATTERS WHO MOVE INTO VACANT HOMES. AND HOW GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO, UM TO ACT IN THAT CASE , SURE, AND THERE'S TWO ISSUES WITH VACANT HOMES. ONE IS, IS THERE POWER? IS IT A LIVEABLE LOCATION, AND THAT'S ONE WAY WE ADDRESS IT, BUT ALSO, IF A SQUATTER IT IS IN A VACANT HOME THAT HOME IS OWNED BY SOMEONE. IT MAY BE THE BANK. IT MAY BE A RELATIVE, LIKE ONE OF THE ISSUES WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. AH IT COULD BE A NUMBER, BUT THERE IS AN OWNER FOR THAT HOME AND SO TO REMOVE SOMEONE FROM A HOME. UH WE STILL NEED COOPERATION FROM THE OWNER. AND AGAIN, WE'RE USUALLY ABLE TO GET THAT. UM, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES US A WHILE TO TRACK DOWN. WHO THAT OWNER ULTIMATELY IS. BUT SHORT OF THAT. YOU STILL CAN'T LIVE IN THE RESIDENTS WITH NO ELECTRICITY, NO OF THE OTHER FACILITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. VERY GOOD. I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN THE CUBE. ALRIGHT, SO I'M GONNA MOVE ON. I GOT ASKED TO UPDATE COUNCIL ON WHAT WE CALL THE GARLAND PD CRIME I PROGRAM. AND YOU KNOW, OUR CRIME I PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE TENANTS OF CEPT IT AND AS A REMINDER STEP DAD IS THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. AND SO IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY, WHETHER IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY OR PROPERTY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ALL THE TENANTS UPSET HAD APPLY. AND THAT IS TERRITORIAL HAVING A GUARDIAN OR SURVEILLANCE OF THE PROPERTY DEFENSIBLE SPACE ACCESS, CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE. AND SO WE TRY TO IN AN AFFORDABLE WAY AND WITHOUT HAVING AN OFFICER AT THE LOCATION ALL THE TIME, PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE TENANTS THROUGH OUR CRIME I PROGRAM. AND OUR GARLAND POLICE CRIME I PROGRAM HAS SEVERAL TOOLS WE HAVE TO SKYWATCH BOXES. UM THAT'S THERE ON THE FAR LEFT. THAT. THAT HAS A CAMERA SYSTEM AND IT HAS THE ABILITY TO PUT SOMEONE INSIDE OF IT. THOSE ARE ABOUT 100 AND 50,000. THE LAST TIME WE BOUGHT ONE. THEY'RE PROBABLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THAT NOW, BUT THOSE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE. WE HAVE ONE OF THE TRAILERS THAT'S THERE IN THE MIDDLE. AND THESE DEVICES. WE HAVE A BIG DEMAND FOR WE PUT THEM OUT AT FARWELL MALL. WE PUT THEM OUT IT STRIKING REEL THAT, UH UM WE PUT THEM ALL OVER WALMART. UM AND WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR THEM, AND WHAT WE FIND IS WHEN WE PUT THEM IN A LOCATION. IT REALLY DOES A GOOD JOB, DISPERSING CRIME SOMEWHERE ELSE OR GETTING RID OF CRIME INTO THAT PARKING LOT. AND SO WE WANTED TO TRY DUE TO THAT ON A SMALLER SCALE. AND SO WE GOT THREE OF THESE CAMERAS TO TEST AT SEVERAL PARKS THAT WE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH. AND WE HAVE THREE OF THESE UP RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE ONE AT CENTRAL PARK. WE HAVE ONE AT RECORD IN PARK NEAR THE SKATE PARK, AND WE HAVE ONE AT THE SPRING CREEK RESERVE. AND SO WE'RE TESTING THOSE CAMERAS.

WE'VE GOTTEN GOOD FEEDBACK FROM CITIZENS. AH BUT HAVE THEY HAD AN IMPACT ON CRIME OR NOT? I CAN'T SAY THAT THEY HAVE AS MUCH AS THE OTHER TWO HAVE BUT THEY DEFINITELY GET NOTICED. AND THEY DEFINITELY GIVE A SENSE OF THE PLACES THERE. THEY HAVE A PRESENCE THERE. I DO UNDERSTAND THE BIG BROTHER ISSUE. I'M WATCHING THAT AS WELL. I'M CURIOUS TO HEAR FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM COUNCIL. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE OR DON'T LIKE? BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TESTING OUT RIGHT NOW, AS IT WAS SMALLER CAMERAS IN LOCATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING SOME OF THE NUISANCE ISSUES. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE ON THAT ANY QUESTIONS. WAS THERE A LOOK? HOW MANY TRAILERS DO YOU HAVE? THE TRAILERS WITH THE CAMERAS AND JUST ONE. OKAY SEE SOME AROUND THE CITY. I SAW ONE AT 7 11 THE OTHER DAY THAT BELONGS TO 7 11. THAT'S NOT OURS. BUT WE HAVE ONE. OURS IS CLEARLY MARKED WITH GPD ON IT. HOW MUCH DO THEY COST ABOUT 75,000? AND HOW MUCH ARE THOSE SMALL, SMALLER CAMERAS THAT YOU SHOWED THE THIRD ABOUT 5000? I'M ASSUMING THEY WORK AT NIGHT. THEY DO WORK AT NIGHT. UH, THEY ARE NOT PERMANENT. SO WE CAN MOVE THOSE CAMERAS ANYWHERE. WE WANT TO MOVE THEM, TOO. SO THEY'RE NOT PERMANENTLY FIXED. THEY'RE THEY'RE POWERED BY SOLAR. UM AND SO, UH, BUT, YES, THEY RECORD AT NIGHT AND DO HAVE NIGHT VISION. DO YOU THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE IMPACTFUL IF YOU HAVE A SIGN THAT ALERTED PEOPLE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A SIGN AND THE SIGN LOOKS LIKE THAT, OKAY. WE HAVE A SIGNED POSTED. I CAN'T REMEMBER ABOVE OR BELOW IT, BUT WE HAVE THOSE SIGNS AS WELL BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO BE VERY VISIBLE THAT THIS IS GARLAND POLICE. BUT YES, WE DO HAVE A SIGN POSTED WITH THEM. THANK YOU. OKAY? ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS SECTION. I SEE NONE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. NEW

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YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS. IT'S A TOPIC WE DISCUSSED. I THINK EVERY YEAR AH, WE HAVE NOT SOLVED THE FIREWORKS PROBLEM. I HATE TO SEE UM, YOU KNOW EACH YEAR AND I'LL TALK ABOUT TWO DATES. ONE IS NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND ONE IS JULY 4TH. THOSE ARE OUR TWO BUSIEST DAYS BY FAR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT DAYS. JULY 4TH. WE ARE BUSY ALL DAY LONG.

IT STARTS EARLY IN THE MORNING, 10 O'CLOCK. AND IT'S BUSY. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF OUT THERE, AND IT'S BUSY TILL EARLY IN THE MORNING. NEW YEAR'S EVE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT YEARS. EVE HITS US ALL AT ONE TIME AND IT HITS IS USUALLY AROUND. 11. PM AND THE CALLS JUST FLOOD IN. AND SO EACH, EACH OF THOSE HOLIDAYS WILL HAVE A FIREWORKS TASK FORCE OUT THERE. 12 TO 17 OFFICERS THIS YEAR ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, WE HAD 12 OFFICERS. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND DISPATCH. WE HAVE OFFICERS FOR NON EMERGENCY CALLS. SO IF YOU CALL IN AND IT'S A NON EMERGENCY CALL, WE IMMEDIATELY PUSH YOU OFF TO ONE OF THE OTHER, UH, DISPATCHERS SO THAT OUR REAL DISPATCHERS AND THEY'RE PART TIME OFFICERS WORKING. THERE ARE REAL DISPATCHERS CAN TAKE THE EMERGENCY CALLS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAD THIS YEAR AS WELL. WAS 12 OFFICERS WORKING THE TASK FORCE? AND THIS KIND OF SHOWS YOU WHAT THE CALLS LOOK LIKE COMING IN ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. FIRST OF ALL, I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS IN THE BEGINNING. BUT EVERYONE SURVIVED NEW YEAR'S EVE. NO NO DEATHS, NO MAJOR INJURIES, SO THAT'S THAT'S A WIN. BUT WE DID HAVE 51 VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. 32 CONCERN FOR WELFARE CALLS 19 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES 32 SUSPICIOUS PERSONS CALLS FOR DRUG OVERDOSES. 47 ARRESTS, INCLUDING MULTIPLE DWS AND OFFICERS ALTOGETHER, ANSWERED 537 CALLS.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S A BUSY NIGHT, AND IT'S A BUSY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRIORITY CALLS AND WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. IS IT AT A CERTAIN TIME? WE HAVE TO STOP ENTERING THE FIREWORKS CALLS AND ANSWER THE HIGHER PRIORITY CALLS AND THAT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 45 PM WE HAD TO DISBAND THE FIREWORKS TASK FORCE. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ANSWER THOSE LIFE. IN DEATH. THOSE SAFETY CALLS AND IT'S CHALLENGE FOR US. WE HAVE A TON OF OFFICERS OUT THERE. IT'S JUST THE CALLS OVERWHELM US. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF LOOK AT NEW YEAR'S EVE. THIS IS A GRAPH OF CALLS FOR SERVICE INVOLVING FIREWORKS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS. SO YOU CAN SEE IN 2005 WE HAD ABOUT 800 CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR FIREWORKS.

THIS YEAR, WE HAD A LITTLE OVER 600. BUT IT'S BEEN PRETTY STEADY FOR THE PAST. 17 YEARS OR SO. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FIREWORKS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. I HAVE NO ONE IN THE CUBE.

RACING AND SPEEDING. I'LL TELL YOU THAT THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT I GET AND PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT COUNCIL GETS IS ABOUT RACING AND SPEEDING. I GET. I GOT THREE COMPLAINTS TODAY ABOUT SPEEDING IN 2022. WE WROTE 14,996 SPEEDING TICKETS. AND WHAT'S FUNNY IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT I GET IS ABOUT SPEEDING. THE NUMBER TWO COMPLAINTS I GET IS FROM PEOPLE WHO GET SPEEDING TICKETS AND ARE UNHAPPY. THEY GOT A SPEEDING TICKET. UH ALSO ARE RACING ISSUE AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT RACING KIND OF INTO CATEGORIES.

ONE CATEGORY IS PEOPLE THAT PULL UP NEXT TO EACH OTHER AT A RED LIGHT. IT'S NOT PLANNED AND THE RACE IS ON AND WE SEE THAT EVERYWHERE AND WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH IT ON 1 90. WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH IT WITH MOTORCYCLES. IT DOESN'T HELP THAT THESE CARS NOW ARE SUPER LOUD. EVERYONE CAN HEAR IT FROM MILES AROUND. IT'S A CONSTANT PROBLEM. THE POS CONDUCTED THREE COMPLAINT DRIVEN RACING PROJECTS. LAST YEAR. I THINK MOST OF THINK TWO OF THOSE WERE ON HIGHWAY 78 WHERE WE'RE HAVING MOST OF OUR ISSUES. AND MADE FOUR ARRESTS. POINTING THAT OUT BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF MANPOWER WE PUT IN, UH, TO THESE TO THESE PROJECTS FOR A MINIMUM NUMBER OF ARRESTS. WE HAVE MUCH MORE LUCK. PUSHING THIS OUT TO OUR OFFICERS SAYING MAKE THIS A PRIORITY WHEN YOU HEAR RACING RESPOND TO IT AND MAKE THE ARREST THAN WE DO WITH THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE WE CAN SIT UP ON A PROJECT FOR HOURS AND NOT SEE ANYONE RACING AND THEN WE LEAVE IN TWO OR THREE PEOPLE RACE. UM BUT RACING AND SPEEDING IS A PROBLEM. WE'RE HAVING ALL OVER THE CITY AND ALL OVER THE METROPLEX. THE OTHER TYPE OF RACING, AND WE HAD TWO OF THESE IN 2022. IS THE

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INTERSECTION TAKEOVER RACING NOW THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THESE ARE ORGANIZED GROUPS. WE HAD ONE ON LABAN AND BUCKINGHAM . THEY COME IN. THEY TAKE OVER THE INTERSECTION. THEY SURROUND THE INTERSECTION. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF CARS. THE ONE WE HAD THE OFFICERS WERE JUST COMPLETELY OUTNUMBERED, AND THEY SHOW UP AND THEY START GETTING FIREWORKS SHOT AT THEM BOTTLE ROCKETS. UM, THEIR ARTILLERY SHELL SHOT AT HIM. I MEAN, IT WAS COMPLETE CHAOS. AND SO YOU CAN ONLY DO THAT TO AS ONCE, BECAUSE THEN WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE. AND THAT'S WHY I HAVE THE CRIME ANALYSTS IN PLACE AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO START FOLLOWING THEM. AND WE CAN SEE, UH WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK, AND WE DID, AND WHEN THEY CAME BACK, WE WERE THERE IN FORCE AND WE WERE LOOKING AT THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY TALKED ABOUT OH, I HATE GARLAND POLICE . HOW HORRIBLE THEY ARE. WHAT I FIGURED THAT AS SUCCESS BECAUSE WE WANT THESE PEOPLE TO EAT GARLAND POLICE. UM BUT THE INTER SECOND TAKEOVER OR THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. AND YOU KNOW, DALLAS HAS A BIG ISSUE WITH THIS AND WE SEE IT CRACKED CREEP UP PROBABLY TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR. WHEN WE'RE NOT EXPECTING IT. THEY HIT WE FOUND OUT WHO THEY ARE. WE KIND OF INFILTRATE THEM. AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP NEXT OR WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW UP NEXT. UH SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE ON RACING AND I'LL OPEN IT FOR QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. I HAVE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. COME HERE I AM CLICKING ALONG. FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEM. AS A REMINDER THE FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEM IS A LICENSE PLATE CAMERA SYSTEM. THAT WE HAVE 45 CAMERAS ACROSS THE CITY. THESE ARE IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. THEY'RE NOT IN NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT THEY'RE SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND HOW WE AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT USED THEM. IS WE SEARCH FOR A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A CRIME. WE SEARCH FOR A CRITICAL MISSING PERSON. WE RESPOND TO T C AND I N C I C HITS. AND OUR HOT LIST. AND THE QUESTION I GET A LOT IS HOW MANY CRIMES HAVE YOU SOLVED USING THE FLOCK SYSTEM, AND THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF LIKE FINGERPRINTS. IT'S JUST A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. AND SO I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS SHOW YOU EXAMPLES. AND SO I'M GONNA WORK THROUGH SOME EXAMPLES, AND I'LL SHOW YOU HOW WE USE EACH ONE OF THOSE. THIS WAS IN A DECENT EXPOSURE THAT OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS THAT A PARK AND EXPOSED HIMSELF TO A YOUNG LADY? THE LADY GOT A DESCRIPTION. AND SHE GOT ONE LETTER ON THE LICENSE PLATE. SO NOW I'VE GOT A VEHICLE DESCRIPTION AND ONE LETTER WITH THE FOX SYSTEM. THAT'S THAT'S EASY. AND SO IT WAS QUICKLY RESOLVED. WE IDENTIFIED WHO THE INDIVIDUAL WAS AND HE WAS ARRESTED. HE WAS ACTUALLY A SEX OFFENDER WITHIN THE CITY, AND WE WERE ARRESTED AND HE'S OFF THE STREETS. THIS IS A CASE THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE SOLVED WITHOUT FLOCK. WE WOULD HAVE A VEHICLE DESCRIPTION AND THE LICENSE PLATE, BUT THAT WAS IT.

SO THAT'S ONE GOOD EXAMPLE. THIS WAS AN AGGRAVATED ROBBERY THAT OCCURRED AT THE 7 11 ON BELTLINE A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS. AND THIS VEHICLE PULLED UP INTO THE GAS STATION PARKED AT THE PUMPS AND WENT IN AND ROBBED THE STORE. THE CLERK GOT THE LICENSE PLATE ON THE VEHICLE. IT'S A STOLEN VEHICLE. THE CLERK GOT THE LICENSE PLATE ON THE VEHICLE. AND AS THE OFFICERS ARE RESPONDING, AND THEY'RE HEARING THE LICENSE PLATE, THEY'RE PUTTING THE LICENSE PLATE INTO FLOCK, AND THEY CAN SEE THAT THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING DOWN A CERTAIN PATH THEY GET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. STOP IT. ARREST THE INDIVIDUAL RECOVER THE GUN. AND THAT GLOCK GUN ON THE END OF THAT. THAT LITTLE DEVICE IS WHAT TURNS THAT GUN INTO A FULLY AUTOMATIC. AND SO THAT'S THE WEAPON THAT THEY RECOVERED OFF THAT EGG ROBBERY. THIS WAS AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. THAT OCCURRED AT ONE OF THE GAS STATION. THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS AH, BEAT UP. A YOUNG MAN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT BEAT HIM UP AT THE PUMPS. NOW WE HAD GOOD PICTURES OF HIM ON THEIR SURVEILLANCE CAMERA, AND WE HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT THE CAR LOOKED LIKE. SO AGAIN, JUST HAVING THAT PICTURE OF THE CAR AND KNOWING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, WE COULD QUICKLY IDENTIFY THE LICENSE PLATE ON THAT VEHICLE. WE PUT OUT A JOHN DOE WARRANT.

UM WE HAD A GOOD DESCRIPTION AND GOOD PICTURES OF THE SUSPECTS PUT OUT TO JOHN DOE WARRANTS.

PUT IT ON THE FLOCK ON THE HOT LIST. AND WITHIN AN HOUR, IT'S PASSING BY ONE OF OUR CAMERAS.

THE OFFICERS GET HIM STOPPED AND ARRESTED TWO INDIVIDUALS. I THINK THIS ONE'S PRETTY INTERESTING TOO. THIS IS A COPPER THIEF. HE'S RIDING A VERY DISTINCTIVE MOTORCYCLE. WE DON'T HAVE A LICENSE PLATE ON THIS ONE. AND HE'S GOT A BACKPACK ON. HE'S DONE OVER $200,000 IN DAMAGE FOR JUST A FEW $100 OF COPPER. AND WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT UNIQUE, UM, MOTORCYCLE

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AND IDENTIFY THE LICENSE PLATE JUST BECAUSE IT'S A UNIQUE MOTORCYCLE. AND WE DID. SOME RESEARCH TRACKED DOWN, THE OWNER OF THE MOTORCYCLE FOUND OUT WHO WAS DRIVING. THIS MOTORCYCLE. HE HAD A PROBATION VIOLATION WORN OUT. UM AND SO WE WERE GOING TO LOOK AT FOR HIM TO SOLVE ALL THESE COPPER THIEVES. AS WE'RE LOOKING LOOKING FOR HIM, WE GET A HIT ON A STOLEN U HAUL THAT'S ENTERED INTO OUR CITY OFF A FLOCK AND WE STOPPED THE U HAUL AND LO AND BEHOLD, WHO'S DRIVING IT. IS THIS GUY AND SO WE ARREST HIM. AH AND I GUESS HE'S LOOKING FOR BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.

NOW HE'S DRIVING A U HAUL. UM, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO GET HIM OFF THE STREETS. AGAIN JUST ANOTHER QUICK ONE. THIS ONE IS KIND OF FUNNY BURGLARY OF MOTOR VEHICLE. THE VICTIM GETS A DESCRIPTION OF IT. NOT A REALLY GOOD DESCRIPTION, BUT HE DOES GET A DESCRIPTION. AND A DETECTIVE SEARCHING THROUGH FLOCK. THE GUY HAD BROKEN INTO. HIS VEHICLE AND STOLEN HIS SPEAKERS. AND SO THERE IT IS. ON FLOCK SPEAKER SIT IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP. LEAVING THE AREA SO WE'RE ABLE TO SOLVE THAT CRIME. THIS ONE ALSO IS VERY INTERESTING, JUST INCREDIBLE WORK BY OR DETECTIVES. WE HAD A FATALITY, HIT AND RUN. UM, AND THIS IS NOT A CRIME SCENE FOOTAGE. THIS IS JUST A GENERIC PHOTO, BUT WE HAD A FATALITY, HIT AND RUN. AND UM , WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, ALL WE FOUND WAS A MIRROR. A SIDE MIRROR AND THE PERSON WHO WAS DECEASED. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION. THE DETECTIVES TAKE THE MIRROR. TAKE IT TO A LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP.

THE CAR DEALERSHIP CAN SAY OKAY, WELL, THIS MIRROR CAME OFF THIS YEAR AND MAKE AND MODEL OF A CAR. SO THEN THEY GO INTO FLOCK , AND THEY SEE THAT YEAR AND MAKING MODEL ENTERING INTO THAT AREA RIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND LEAVING THE AREA RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT ENTERS INTO THE AREA WITH TWO MIRRORS AND LEAVES WITH ONE MIRROR AND DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SO AGAIN, JUST A CRIME THAT WOULD NOT BE SOLVED WITHOUT THIS SYSTEM. AND I THINK THIS IS THE LAST ONE. I HAVE. BUT ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT IS COMMITTING CRIMES.

BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIES ALL OVER THE DALLAS AREA, SO WE GET A BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE. WE KNOW IT'S COMMITTING CRIMES ALL OVER THE AREA. WE PUT IT ON OUR PRIORITY HOT LIST, WHICH MEANS RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. UH IF THIS VEHICLE AND ENTERS INTO OUR CITY WE WANT IT STOPPED. AND IT DOES IT ENTERS INTO OUR CITY. WE'RE GETTING PURSUIT WITH IT. WE ARREST THE INDIVIDUALS RECOVER MULTIPLE WEAPONS, AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER FROM ALL THE CRIMES ACROSS THE METROPLEX THAT THEY HAD BEEN COMMITTING. THIS IS THE LAST ONE. SO THESE ARE TWO MISSING ENDANGERED PERSONS. UM BOTH ARE STILL ON OUR WEBSITE, THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE LEFT. SHE WENT MISSING A RIGHT AROUND CHRISTMAS. WE PUT IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND WE KNEW SHE WAS IN A VEHICLE AND WE COULD TRACK WHICH DIRECTION AND WE GOT IN FRONT OF HER AND GOT HER STOPPED. UM AND THEN GOT HER SAFELY RETURNED HOME. EVENTUALLY INDIVIDUAL ON THE RIGHT IS FROM DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SO DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS MISSING THIS PERSON AND THE FAMILY WAS IN A PANIC. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CALLS US AND SAID, HEY, BY CHANCE, CAN YOU CHECK YOUR SYSTEM AND SEE IF SHE CAME THROUGH GARLAND AND SURE ENOUGH, SHE DID. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO TRACK HER UP BROADWAY WE CAN SEE. SHE WAS HEADED TO PLANO AND PLANO WAS ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF HER AND STOP HER AND RETURN HER HOME. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE ON FLOCK.

OPEN IT FOR QUESTIONS, OKAY? GUESTS FOR HEDRICK. THANK YOU, MR AIR. I KNOW ONE. I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. I THINK FOX SYSTEMS DEFINITELY PAYING DIVIDENDS ON WHAT WE HAVE. AND UM IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL INTERSECTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE OR ADDITIONAL UNITS SAID HE HAD 45 CURRENTLY WHAT CAN WE DO WITH MORE? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MORE. UH IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT AT THE NEXT, UM BUDGET SEASON. I MEAN IT IT IS PAYING. IT IS PAYING HUGE DIVIDENDS. THERE ARE SOME DARK AREAS. UM BUT, YEAH, THERE IS SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO ADD IN THE FUTURE. OKAY AND I KNOW WHEN WE FIRST DISCUSSED SYSTEM GUNSHOT DETECTION WAS PART OF IT. CAN YOU GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT IF THAT'S THAT'S MY FINAL FINAL PIECE. I SEPARATED GUNSHOT DETECTION BECAUSE IT DOES NEED A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION. OK SO JUMPING THE GUN. THAT'S MY FINAL . MY FINAL PRESENTATION IS THE IS THE GUNSHOT DETECTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WILLIAMS WAIT UNTIL THE FINAL PRESENTATION. ALRIGHT QUESTION, REALLY, RIGHT. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON FLOCK? ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD TO LIKE I SAY, I'M GONNA SEPARATE THE GUNSHOT DETECTION. UH, AS A

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REMINDER WHEN WE GOT THE 45 CAMERAS, A FLOCK WE GOT IN EARLY AND WE HAD THREE FREE. SQUARE MILES, THREE SQUARE MILES OF FREE GUNSHOT DETECTION SERVICE. AND SO WE WERE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE GUNSHOT DETECTION. WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH CITY COUNCIL FOR MANY YEARS ABOUT AN AFFORDABLE SOLUTION TO GUNSHOT DETECTION DOES SEEM LIKE AN AFFORDABLE SOLUTION. YOU KNOW THE RESULTS I'M HEARING SO FAR FROM OTHER AGENCIES ARE VERY POSITIVE ON THE ACCURACY. OF THE SYSTEM. AND. UH SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. YOU KNOW, WE TITLED ITS CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE AND THAT'S KIND OF THE TERM USED FOR GUNFIRE. THAT'S NOT AIMED AT ANYBODY. SO IT'S GUNFIRE. THAT'S THERE'S NO VICTIM. IT'S NOT SHOT AT A PERSON. IT'S NOT SHOT AT A HOUSE, YOU KNOW, FOR BULLET COMES DOWN AND LANDS THROUGH YOUR CAR. THEN THERE'S A VICTIM. UM, BUT IF IT'S JUST SHOT IN THE AIR, THE VICTIM IS THE STATE OR THE VICTIM IS THE CITY. SO WE TITLE ITS CELEBRATORY GUNFIRE. I THINK IT'S MORE SHOULD BE TITLED TERRORISTIC GUNFIRE BECAUSE IT SCARES EVERYBODY. AND, UH, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE GENERIC TITLE FOR IT. I'M GOING TO RUN THROUGH SOME LAWS REAL QUICK. SO WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE LAWS AND HOW LAW HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. BUT THERE IS A LAW. UH CLASS, A MISDEMEANOR A STATE LAW FOR DISCHARGING A FIREARM AND CERTAINLY MUNICIPALITIES AND ANYWHERE ANYTIME YOU DISCHARGE A FIREARM. RECKLESSLY. IN A CITY WITH OVER 100,000. YOU CAN FILE THE CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. IT'S NOT A FELONY. IT'S A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR, UH, EMPHASIZED THE TERM RECKLESSLY. BECAUSE RECKLESSLY IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO PROVE TO FILE IT. THE D A IS VERY CLEAR THAT IF SOMEONE IS IN THEIR BACKYARD, SHOOTING A GUN INTO THE GROUND THAT IS NOT RECKLESS. THEY'RE DRIVING THEIR CAR SHOOTING THEIR GUN THAT IS RECKLESS AND OR IF I CAN'T TELL YOU WHERE THEY'RE SHOOTING THE GUN. I HAVE TO PROVE THAT THEY'RE SHOOTING THE GUN RECKLESSLY IN ORDER TO FIRE FILED A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. NOW THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS ALSO SAID THAT WE CAN ADOPT AN ORDINANCE. TO ALSO PROHIBIT. THE USE DISCHARGE OF ENVIRONMENT, A CITY AND WE HAVE DONE THAT. SO WE DO HAVE AN ORDINANCE TO SAY NO PERSON MAY DISCHARGE A FIREARM.

WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. BUT UNDERSTAND IF I CANNOT PROVE RECKLESSLY AND AGAIN IF YOU'RE SHOOTING IN THERE, THAT'S RECKLESS. IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN A CAR THAT'S RECKLESS IF I GET THE CALL THAT SOMEONE'S IN THE BACKYARD, SHOOTING THEIR GUN, I HAVE TO PROVE THAT THEY DID THAT IN A RECKLESS MANNER. TO FILE THE HIGHER CHARGE THE CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. OTHERWISE, IT'S A CLASSY MISDEMEANOR. I GET THAT QUESTION A LOT. WHAT ELSE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE TEXAS LAW? IS THE CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY. WHEN I STARTED AS A POLICE OFFICER 27 YEARS AGO IF YOU WERE OUT CARRYING A HANDGUN ON YOU THAT WAS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW. AND THEN IT CHANGED TO A PERMIT TO CARRY SO YOU HAD HAD HAD A PERMIT TO CARRY A HANDGUN. NOW IT HAS CHANGED TO CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY, WHICH MEANS JUST ABOUT ANYBODY CAN CARRY A GUN ON THEM.

THIS IS WHAT THE LAW SAYS. NOW A PERSON COMMITS AN OFFENSE IF HE CARRIES A HANDGUN INTENTIONALLY AND DISPLAYS A HANDGUN AND PLAYING VIEW. AS LONG AS A HANDGUN IS NOT IN A HOLSTER. SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU CAN CARRY THE GUN. AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT DISPLAYING IT, IN PLAIN VIEW OUTSIDE OF A HOLSTER. THIS IS THE UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A WEAPON LAW. SO IT MAKES AN OFFENSE IF A PERSON INTENTIONALLY KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY CARRIES ABOUT HIS PERSONAL HANDGUN. AND AT THE TIME OF THE FENCE IS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE. SORRY.

BEEN TALKING ALL DAY. SO THAT'S UH, THAT'S JUST PART OF THE LAW. BUT I WANT TO POINT SOMETHING OUT ONE THAT 21 YEARS OF AGE HAS JUST CHANGED. THERE IS A AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BRIAN A DISTRICT COURT, I BELIEVE IN FORT WORTH. THAT HAS SAID YOU CANNOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST 18 TO 21 YEAR OLDS. AND SO NOW THE LAW IS IT IS. IT'S ILLEGAL TO CARRY THE GUN UNDER 18 CORRECT.

SO NOW INSTEAD OF 21 THAT IS UNDER 18, BUT HERE'S THE PART. THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MOST. AND I'M GOING TO SHOW THIS TO YOU. BUT THIS IS WHAT THE LEGISLATORS ADDED IN IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS. SO AS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE NOW, 18. AND IT'S NOT ON THE PERSON'S OWN PREMISES OR UNDER THE PREMISES UNDER THE PERSON'S CONTROL. OR INSIDE OR DIRECTLY IN ROUTE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE OR WATERCRAFT THAT IS OWNED BY THE

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

BACK AT THE SCENE, AND WE CAN SAY FOR SURE THAT THIS GUN FIRED UH, FIRED THOSE ROUNDS. SO THE MISSING PIECES CAN WE PROVE THAT HE FIRED THE ROUNDS? AND HE'S ON PROBATION. HE'S A FELON. HE SAYS. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT GUN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM. ARE THIS IS ONE OF OUR FORENSICS. TECHNICIANS SHE'S NEW. SHE'S AN AGGIE. SHE'S EXCELLENT. NOT JUST BECAUSE SHE'S AN AGGIE, BUT SHE'S. BUT SHE'S ABLE TO TAKE OUR NEW MACHINE. ZERO INTO THE THIRD BULLET IN THE MAGAZINE AND PULL HIS FINGERPRINT OFF THE THIRD BULLET IN THE MAGAZINE. SO YOU KNOW, I TALKED A YEAR AGO OR SO ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT TO SOLVE SOME OF THESE CRIMES. THIS IS HOW WE USE IT. AND THIS IS THIS IS ONE SMALL EXAMPLE OF THE CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. IT'S THE SAME THING ON A HOMICIDE. IT'S THE SAME THING ON OUR MAJOR CRIMES. THESE ARE THE SHELL CASINGS FROM A SHOOTING ON 2700 BLOCK OF SATURN ROAD. WHICH I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER LUCK IS FAMILIAR WITH. THESE ARE 13 ROUNDS. WE CAN IDENTIFY ALL 13 ROUNDS HAVE CAME FROM ONE GUN. WE CAN TAKE THE BEST ROUND. PUT IT IN THE CAR INDICTMENTS MACHINE AND NOW WE'RE WAITING THE RESULTS TO SEE IF THAT GUN HAS BEEN USED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY, UM OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE NATION. AND THEN ONE DAY IF WE RECOVER THAT WEAPON WE CAN

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LINK THAT WEAPON BACK TO THE INCIDENT ON SATURN ROAD AND THIS INCIDENT. WE DID NOT HAVE A VEHICLE DESCRIPTION. IF WE DID GET A VEHICLE DESCRIPTION, AND WE'RE THAT MUCH FURTHER AHEAD OF THE GAME. ALRIGHT SO FINALLY, THE GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM. SO AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE THREE SQUARE MILES OF GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM. AH THAT FLOCK THAT WE GET FOR FREE FOR A YEAR AND FLOCK WAS EXPERIENCING SOME SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGES FOR A WHILE. BUT THEN THEY FINALLY CAME IN AND WE WERE MOVING FORWARD. THEY WERE GETTING THEIR PERMITS TO PUT UP THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE THREE WORST SQUARE MILES FOR THESE TYPES OF CALLS. EVERYTHING WAS MOVING FORWARD UNTIL I SAW WITH THE SYSTEM LOOK LIKE AND WHEN I SAW WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE I PUT A HALT TO IT AND THIS WAS RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BECAUSE I WANTED TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION. AH BUT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT. I'M STILL NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT. AND AT LEAST THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED. AND THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED IS THE FLOCK RAVENS SYSTEM WOULD BE ON THESE POLLS. YOU. HAVE YOU SEE THE SOLAR PANEL? AND YOU SEE THE DEVICE. AND FOR EACH SQUARE MILE. THERE'S 30. I'M SORRY 65 OF THESE POLLS. ON A SOLAR SYSTEM WITH THAT DEVICE, AND THESE POLLS WERE GOING TO BE PLACED IN EASEMENT AREAS AND PARKS. NEXT TO MAILBOXES IN THE STREET EASEMENT. THERE AND YOU CAN IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR COMING HOME AT NIGHT AND YOU SEE YOUR STREET LINED WITH ARE THE SQUARE MILE LINE WITH 65 OF THESE DEVICES, AND I JUST TOLD HIM THIS WAS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR OUR CITY. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION. AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON ANOTHER SOLUTION AND KIND OF GIVE YOU MY THOUGHTS ON THAT, BUT I AM LOOKING FOR SOME DIRECTION ON THIS, UM SO I WENT BACK TO HIM BROUGHT FLOCK IN. I WANTED TO MEET WITH THEM. THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION THAT THAT'S GOOD FOR OUR CITY. AND SO WHAT THEY CAN DO IS PUT THESE DEVICES ON EXISTING POLLS. AND WHEN I WAS TALKING TO HIM, WHAT I LEARNED WAS AND I GUESS WHEN THEY TOLD ME THREE SQUARE MILES, MY MIND JUST WENT TO OKAY. WE'RE THE THREE SQUARE MILES. WE NEED THEM. BUT THOSE THREE SQUARE MILES OR SCALABLE WE CAN MAKE THAT AS BIG OR AS SMALL AS WE WANTED TO. AND SO OKAY? UM SO WE CAN PUT THEM ON EXISTING BOWLS.

AND WE CAN PUT IT SCALABLE. TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT TO CARPET AN ENTIRE AREA. UH SO I REACHED OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS AND WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS. AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS A COUPLE OF THINGS. IF WE'RE GOING TO ROLL THIS OUT, MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO ROLL THIS OUT IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ASKING FOR IT, NOT ROLL IT OUT WHEN I'M PUTTING IT SOMEWHERE. I WANT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ASKING FOR IT SIMILAR TO LIKE WE DO WITH UM WITH THE SPEED HUMPS.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ASKING FOR IT. WE CAN THEN EVALUATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE CAN HAVE SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS, UH AND THEN SEE IF THEY WANT IT AND THEN ROLL IT OUT INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS AND I HAVE MET WITH KIND OF A PILOT GROUP IN EMBRY PARK. AND WE HAVE A SECOND MEETING ON FEBRUARY 9TH WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH THE BIGGER NEIGHBORHOODS. AND TEST THIS IN A SMALLER AREA. AND EMBRY PARK AROUND CENTRAL PARK AND THEN SOUTH OF THAT AREA WITH ABOUT 16 OF THESE DEVICES. AND SEE ONE. SEE IF THIS IS WORTH DOING. SEE IF WE GET POSITIVE RESULTS ON IT. AND TO AGAIN. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING. I MEAN, I'M NOT SOMETHING I'M COMFORTABLE ROLLING OUT IN MASS . UH, IT'S SOMETHING I'D PREFER.

FOR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ORGANIZED THAT WANT THIS AND REQUESTED. TO HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS UH AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. AND OPEN IT TO QUESTIONS, OKAY? PROTEIN, MORRIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST JUST FOR CLARITY. IT'S THE EMBRY ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT EVERY PARK, WHICH IS AN ACTUAL OTHER PARK, RIGHT? YEAH, IN IN BRINGING IN THE EMBRYO NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE I LIVE, UM, WHICH BORDERS CENTRAL PARK. THERE HAS BEEN A LOUD AND CONSISTENT, UM, ASK FOR GUNSHOT DETECTION THERE JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ESPECIALLY WHO GO INTO CENTRAL PARK IN DO THE CELEBRATORY FIRE . UM AND SO WE DID. WE DID HAVE ONE CITIZEN MEETING. WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE COMING UP ON THE NINTH, AND, UH, SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS HOW WELL IT WORKS AND, UM , AND THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE SHOOTING GUNS WHERE THEY SHOULD NOT BE SO RIGHT, UM, JIM I'M

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SORRY, MOSTLY. THE ISSUES WE HAVE WITH GUNFIRE IS FROM VEHICLES AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR CHALLENGES. JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED ON SATURN ROAD IS WE GOT SIX PHONE CALLS. WE GOT IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. IT'S STILL CATCHING THAT VEHICLE AND SO I JUST WANT TO TEMPER EXPECTATIONS ON THIS BECAUSE I'VE TALKED TO OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE. UM IT IS GOOD ON A LOT OF TIMES, BUT A LOT OF TIMES. IT'S FRUSTRATING. SO OKAY? CUSTOMER, WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, CHIEF FOR THIS FOR THIS UPDATE, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR LAST POINT ON THE ROLLOUT. I SUGGEST FOR THOUGHT FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION AND WHERE THE WHERE THE PLACE THEM. AH WE'VE GOT SOME ORGANIZED, BUT WE HAVE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE NOT QUOTE. QUOTE ORGAN HAVE FORMAL OR OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS , BUT CERTAINLY THERE WOULD BE A NEED AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LISTING IN THE CITY'S WEBSITE OF NOT ONLY HR RACE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE CALLED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A STINK ABOUT HOW CAN WE GET THE INFORMATION OUT ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THE OPTION. UH AND SORT OF TEST THE INTEREST.

AH, THOSE OF ALL THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS EVEN THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY AND HOW WE COULD BEST GO ABOUT THAT. WHAT WOULD BE THE CRITERIA THAT CUT THAT KIND OF THING? BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW WE DO THE ROLL OUT. WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? AND THEN? UM HOW DO WE MAKE? HOW WOULD WE CHOOSE? YOU KNOW WHICH LOCATIONS WOULD WOULD GO INITIALLY, SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US. THINK ABOUT THAT. AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS SPORTS AND LOCATIONS TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE QUOTE ORGANIZED BUT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU AND US WITH SOME FEEDBACK ON THEIR THOUGHTS ON ITSELF. THIS IS NOT FOR TONIGHT, BUT JUST AS OPPORTUNITIES, YOUR THOUGHTS MAYBE I DIDN'T EXPLAIN THAT PERFECTLY. BUT I DON'T MEAN AN ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT AN ORGANIZED REQUEST. AND YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU THINK MAY LIKE IT AND LET'S SET UP A MEETING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I'LL SHOW UP. I'LL EXPLAIN IT, UM, WE'LL GET FEEDBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT I WANT IT TO BE ROLLED OUT AS A REQUEST FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SAYING WE WANT THIS INSTEAD OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYING, HEY, GUESS WHAT. YOU'RE GETTING THIS AND SO IF WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU THINK MAY WANT THIS LET ME KNOW WHEN I'LL SHOW UP. I'LL EXPLAIN IT. WE HAVE THREE SQUARE MILES. THAT'S A LOT. I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO USE THREE SQUARE MILES. UM SO THAT'S A LOT OF AREA. I THINK ANY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WANTS THAT WE CAN PUT IT UP THERE. UM, AND SO I DON'T MEAN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HAD TO ORGANIZE OR ORGANIZATIONS. LET'S JUST HAVE AN ORGANIZED REQUEST MEETINGS.

UM A LOT OF EXPLANATION BEFORE WE ROLL THAT OUT INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT MAKES SENSE IT DOES. AND IF AND IF YOU CAN, IF YOU WILL SEND SEND ME SOME TALKING POINTS BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ACCURATE AND ROLLING THAT OUT . CERTAINLY DO THAT IN MY DISTRICT. PUSH IT OUT, AND THEN I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE RESPONSES THAT WE GET THAT THAT'S PERFECT. AND YOU KNOW AGAIN. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS JUST TEST THIS. OKAY COME BACK AND SAY OKAY, WE TRIED THIS. THIS IS THE RESULTS. DO YOU WANT THIS? AND SO THE NEXT STEP IS THAT TEST AND EVALUATION FEES? THAT'S KIND OF MY THOUGHTS AND MY NEXT STATEMENT IS UM. I GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE GUNSHOT, YOU KNOW AND FOCUSING. WELL I CALLED GPD FIVE TIMES SIX TIMES SEVEN TIMES. NOBODY ANSWERS. SO WHEN THOSE CALLS COME IN, ARE THEY COMING INTO TO YOUR DISPATCHERS? OKAY NO ONE ANSWERS . YOU MEAN NO ONE CAME IN CONTACTED? NO, NO. NO OFFICER SHOWED UP. YOU KNOW, THEY AND. IT'S SO THAT'S THAT'S USED THE MESSAGE THAT COMES BACK. I CALLED FIVE TIMES AND RS THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IF THEY'RE GOING OUT TO OUR DISPATCHERS, AND YOU DON'T GET IN DISCUSSION ABOUT PRIORITY COLLEGE, YOU WRITE THINGS, BUT AND SO THERE'S A REASON YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET INTO THAT KIND OF DISCUSSION. BUT I THINK IN HIS WOULD IT BE BASEBALL TO COME UP WITH AN WITH ANOTHER? A NUMBER THAT IF SOMEONE SAYS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE CONFUSE FIREWORKS WITH GUNFIRE. THAT KIND OF THING. AND WITH THEIR BEE IS THERE A TOOL

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OUT? THERE WERE THOSE KINDS OF CALLS. IN FACT, HERE CAR PASS THAT I WOULD CALL THIS NUMBER AND NOT NECESSARILY THE 911 DISPATCH AND TAKE SWITCH THAT LOAD OFF OF OUR DISPATCHES.

WROTE TO ANOTHER NUMBER AND AGAIN. THIS IS JUST FOR FUTURE THOUGHT. WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE.

NOW WE HAVE A NON EMERGENCY NUMBER, WHETHER IT'S GUNSHOTS OR FIREWORKS, OR YOU'RE BARKING DOG . JUST 311. NO IT'S 485 48 70. 48 40. I'M SORRY. OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT, BUT THAT'S OUR NON EMERGENCY NUMBER. BUT THAT'S YOU KNOW AND UNDERSTAND HOW THESE CALLS COME IN. TO US TO THE CALL IS USUALLY HEY, I HEARD GUNSHOTS SOMEWHERE TO THE SOUTH OF ME. AND SO OUR OFFICERS WILL RESPOND TO THE AREA. DRIVE THROUGH. UM, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHERE THAT LOCATION IS.

AND UNLESS THE PERSON IF THEY WANT TO BE CONTACTED, WE'LL HAVE OFFICERS SHOW UP AT THEIR HOUSE AND CONTACT THEM. BUT IF THEY ARE JUST WANTING AN OFFICER TO DRIVE THROUGH, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO DRIVE THROUGH. OKAY OKAY. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR WAYS BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT RESPONSE YOUR OWN ON ON YOU IN YOUR OFFICE IS, YOU KNOW TO WORK THROUGH THIS, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO THE WATSON. PERHAPS WE DISCUSS IN THE FUTURE, SOME IDEAS OF TAKING THIS OUT OF YOUR DISPATCH PORTAL AND THAT SEVEN DIGIT NUMBER MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH A THREE DIGIT NUMBER OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. AND UH , BUT SLAVES HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE MY SERVICE, BUT I'M JUST DOING THIS OUT FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION. PERHAPS WE COULD PERHAPS LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE SOME OF THAT. WORKLOAD OFF OF OUR DISPATCHES FOR THOSE KINDS OF THOSE KINDS OF CALLS SET UP. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. RIGHT? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM SMITH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHIEF LAST TIME. THAT I HAD SEEN A PRESENTATION ON THIS THAT IT WAS A FUTURE TECHNOLOGY. BETA TEST KIND OF THING. WE WENT FROM . FUTURE BETA TEST TO WE'VE PICKED A NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A PILOT PROJECT AWFULLY QUICKLY.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE INTERIM? IT'S KIND OF A HAYWIRE. WE HEARING ABOUT THIS AS A GROUP NOW. WELL, THE LAST TIME I TALKED ABOUT THIS WAS WHEN WE OBTAIN THE FLOCK SYSTEM AND WITH THE FLOCK SYSTEM CAME THE THREE SQUARE MILES OF GUNSHOT DETECTION. AND WE WERE STARTING TO IDENTIFY WHERE THOSE AREAS WERE. AND BUT THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE DID TALK ABOUT THE FOX SYSTEM AND THE GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? I THOUGHT THAT WAS A BETA TEST THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET A YEAR OF BETA. ONCE THEY ACTUALLY ROLLED OUT OF PRODUCT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE PRODUCT WAS EVEN LIVE PRODUCT IS LIVE AND IT IS A YEAR OF TESTING . SO THAT IS IN PLACE. BUT, YEAH, THE PRODUCT IS LIVE AND WE'RE THERE ARE ABOUT A YEAR FROM MAYBE NOT QUITE THAT FAR FROM OUR DISCUSSION. UH, BUT YEAH, IT'S HERE, OKAY? AND WE OKAY? ARE WE GETTING RESULTS OFF OF THOSE THOSE FLOCK INSTALLATIONS THAT ARE DRIVING THE DECISION ON WHERE TO PUT THIS INITIAL THREE SQUARE MILES OF PILOT OR HOW HOW IS THAT WORKING THE WELL AGAIN IT'S NOT THREE SQUARE MILES OF PILOT. IF WE WERE GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR THREE SQUARE MILES, WE WOULD LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE GETTING THE MOST CALLS. UM BUT WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. WE'RE JUST GONNA PILE IT IN A VERY SMALL AREA WHERE WE'RE AND IF I SHOW YOU THE MAP YOU CAN SEE AND I JUST WARNED YOU. IT'S UH WE'RE PRETTY TIME LIMITED HERE. SO I'M OK WITH YOU SOME OF THE DARK, VERY DARK AREAS. WE JUST WANT TO SEE IF THIS IS WORKED. EXPLORING OR NOT EXPLORING, SO WE JUST WANTED TO TEST IT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. UH, TEST A SMALL AREA. HAVE THE TEST WITH AN AREA THAT'S THAT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE READY AND MOVE FORWARD. BUT IF YOU GET ANOTHER AREA WE COULD TEST IT OUT A COUPLE OF AREAS. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT. I UNDERSTOOD.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. VERY GOOD. EXCUSE ME ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM UNDER VERBAL BRIEFINGS. NEXT ITEM IS

[5. Discuss Appointments to Boards and Commissions]

ITEM FIVE, DISCUSS APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. MAYOR PRO TEM MORRIS HAS AN APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING. AND THAT WILL MOVE US QUICKLY TO ITEM SIX ANNOUNCED FUTURE AGENDA

[6. Announce Future Agenda Items]

ITEMS. WE HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS WE NEED TO ADDRESS TONIGHT, COUNSELOR LOOK UM I WOULD LIKE STAFFS DIRECTION ON, UM, JUST KIND OF INVESTIGATING JOHN COMER AS UM, A. FIGURE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR SKATE PARK AND POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR MEMORIAL IZING HIM IN SOME WAY IN THE SKATE PARK. OKAY? AND MAYOR PRO TIM MORRIS WILL BE A SECOND ON THAT. OKAY. ANY

[01:20:04]

ADDITIONAL ITEMS? NO. ALRIGHT VERY GOOD AT 6 50. WE ARE ADJOURNED.

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