* 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. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. [00:00:01] IT IS 1201, [Tax Increment Finance #1 Meeting on April 26, 2023.] SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED BEFORE WE GET INTO A MAJOR BUSINESS, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND REINTRODUCE OURSELVES. UM, I'LL START. I AM THE, UH, CHAIR OF THE DOWNTOWN FOREST TIFF BOARD. AND, UH, LET'S START DOWN HERE. TONY. I'M TONY BOUN FROM DISTRICT SEVEN. SO THIS IS MY FIRST ONE HERE, SO VERY GOOD. FORGIVE ME IF ANYTHING. . WE'RE ALL HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SERVING OURSELVES. SO, KATHLEEN HANS, WROTE CO-CHAIR, DISTRICT FOUR. VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. I FORGOT TO MENTION, BUT I AM ORIGINALLY, UM, APPOINTED, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY FROM DISTRICT SEVEN. GLAD TO SEE OUR, OUR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE HERE. AND DR. MARY MARY BROACH WITH, I'M WITH DALLAS COLLEGE, BUT I'M ALSO EMRE AND DISTRICT TWO. AND, UM, DEBORAH MORRIS. AND WHEN SHE SAYS MARY, I SAY YES. . SO . VERY GOOD. ALAN STAFFORD, MAYOR'S APPOINTEE. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND TO RECOGNIZE OUR VISITOR, YOU'RE FROM THE COLLEGE DISTRICT? IS THAT DEPARTMENT? CHRIS? HARM COLLEGE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. UH, SO OUR AGENDA HERE IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING. HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO READ OVER THOSE? VERY GOOD. ARE THERE ANY, UM, I GUESS TECHNICALLY WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? ALL RIGHT. SECOND AND A SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION, ANY ERRORS THAT ANYBODY NOTICED? I DID NOT, BUT NEITHER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE, THE MINUTES IS PRESENTED. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. ANY OPPOSED? VERY GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU, CARRIE. NO WORRIES. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. OKAY. MAKING SURE I'M NOT MISSING ANYTHING ELSE IN MY PAPERWORK. OKAY. THAT'S THE END OF THE MINUTES. AND NOW WE HAVE GENERAL UPDATE ON EXISTING PROJECTS. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LETICIA. THANK YOU. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME'S LETICIA MCNAT WITH THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. AND JUST BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A FEW NEW FACES IN THE ROOM, UM, I WANTED TO RUN THROUGH OUR UPDATES AS WE TYPICALLY DO, BUT JUST KIND OF THE HEADS UP THAT YOU'LL SEE A, A BIT OF REPETITIVENESS FROM OUR MEETING IN JANUARY THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS NOT TOO LONG AGO, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. UM, BUT REST ASSURED WE'VE BEEN HARD AT WORK SINCE WE LAST SAW YOU AND, AND ARE KEEPING PROJECTS MOVING ALONG. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WE'VE GOT OUR DOWNTOWN REVIEW FROM 2022, SO IF YOU DID NOT GET A COPY, PLEASE BE SURE TO GRAB ONE. THIS IS A LABOR OF LOVE EVERY YEAR WHERE, UM, WE ROLL OUR SLEEVES UP AND TRY TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING THAT WAS, UH, ACHIEVED AS A DISTRICT IN THE, IN THE YEAR PRIOR. NOT JUST OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, BUT SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY. OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR, UM, DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND LOCAL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, UH, THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, ALL OF THOSE DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS CONTRIBUTING TO, UH, DOWNTOWN GARLAND AS A DESTINATION. WE TRY TO SHOWCASE THAT HERE. A QUICK UPDATE, UM, A TEAM OR INITIATIVE RATHER, THAT I INTRODUCED TO YOU, I BELIEVE AT OUR LAST MEETING. THE DOWNTOWN CORE TEAM, WHICH IS AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM OF ROUGHLY 15 DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY. THESE, THIS TEAM IS FOCUSING ON KEY ISSUES THAT, UH, IMPACT THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AND AS I MENTIONED AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE ARE COLLECTIVELY EVALUATING, ASSESSING, IF YOU WILL, EXISTING POLICIES THAT IMPACT THE DOWNTOWN AREA WE'VE BEEN REFERRING TO. THIS IS OUR DOWNTOWN HOUSEKEEPING INITIATIVE. UM, WE ARE SLATED TO GO TO COUNCIL FOR A PROGRESS REPORT AND, UM, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE POLICIES THAT WE'VE EVALUATED AND SEEK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COUNSEL IN JUNE. WE WERE ORIGINALLY SLATED TO, UH, MAKE THAT PRESENTATION IN IN FEBRUARY, AS I MENTIONED AT OUR LAST MEETING. AND THAT MEETING HAS BEEN, UM, DELAYED. SO SEVERAL INITIATIVES UNDERWAY TO SOMEWHAT ATTEMPT TO OFFSET THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION IN DOWNTOWN, UM, OUR PARK PROGRAM. AND THIS KIND OF RELATES TO ONE OF THOSE HOUSEKEEPING INITIATIVES AND REALLY ENSURING THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN FROM A PARKING MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE TO, UM, MAINTAIN OUR INVENTORY OF ON STREETE PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS, PATRONS VISITING THE DISTRICT AND THROUGH THE PARK PROGRAM IN CONSIDERATION OF THAT PARKING MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION [00:05:02] DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND THEIR STAFF OR BUSINESS OWNERS RATHER, AND THEIR STAFF HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARK IN THE COVERED PARKING GARAGE ADJACENT TO CITY HALL. UM, AT EACH TRANSITION OF OUR CONSTRUCTION, UM, PROJECT, WE DO A CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO COME AND, UM, UTILIZE COVERED PARKING IN TEXAS . MM-HMM. . SO THAT'S OUR PUSH FOR THIS NEXT SHIFT TO THE SUMMER SEASON. LIKE, HEY, COME AND, UM, PARK IN A COVERED GARAGE DURING JULY. IT'S WHERE ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE, LITERALLY COOL CARS. UM, AND TODAY WE HAVE, UH, 53 PARTICIPANTS, UM, ENGAGED IN THAT PROGRAM. AND THEN ANOTHER INITIATIVE I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, SO THAT HOPEFULLY YOU'LL KEEP OUT AN EYE OUT FOR IT IN DOWNTOWN IS, UH, OUR JUST PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. UM, YOU'LL SEE THIS DECAL HERE WITH THE, I KNOW, A SPOT AND THE QR CODE. SO OUR BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN HAVE RECEIVED ONE OF THESE DECALS, BUT WHAT'S NEAT ABOUT IT IS AS SOON AS YOU HIT THE QR CODE, UM, IT'S PRETTY SUBTLE, BUT HOPEFULLY GRABS ATTENTION AT THE SAME TIME. AS SOON AS YOU HIT THE QR CODE, IT TAKES YOU TO A VERY CLEAR, UM, PUBLIC PARKING MAP OF ALL PUBLIC PARKING AVAILABLE IN DOWNTOWN. AND ANOTHER, UM, INITIATIVE WELL UNDERWAY TEAM DOWNTOWN. SO, AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS IS OUR CONCIERGE SERVICES PROGRAM AND REALLY FOCUSED AND GEARED TOWARDS ENSURING THAT VISITORS TO THE DISTRICT, LOCALS COMING TO, TO DOWNTOWN UNDERSTAND THAT DOWNTOWN GARLAND IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. AND THESE ARE VOLUNTEERS POSITIONED TO BE THE HAPPY, SMILING FACE, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOLKS MIGHT, MIGHT HAVE. UM, AND AS I SHARED AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE'RE ACTUALLY SHIFTING THE APPROACH TO THAT PROGRAM AS, UM, MORE TO BE IN SYNC WITH EXISTING EVENTS. SO OUR CONCERT SERIES, UM, DIFFERENT EVENTS AT THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER AT GBA EVENTS AS WELL. JUST REALLY GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT FOOT TRAFFIC, CUZ WE DO SEE THE PROGRAM TRANSITIONING TO TAKING THE VOLUNTEERS TO, UH, EVENTS OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT AND REALLY GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT DOWNTOWN TO PEOPLE THAT AREN'T IN DOWNTOWN. SO WE, THAT'S WHERE WE SEE THAT HEADED, BUT WANTED TO SHARE THOSE STATS IS THEY'RE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THAT TO DATE, WE'VE, UM, REACHED OVER 4,000 PEOPLE AND HAD ENGAGEMENTS WITH THEM, UM, THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEERS AND, AND THEIR TIME SERVED. AND TO DATE, WE'VE ALSO, UM, BROUGHT 30 VOLUNTEERS ON BOARD, UH, ANOTHER INITIATIVE UNDER OUR MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES IN AGAIN WITH OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, UM, IN JULY. WE WON'T REFERENCE THIS CAMPAIGN NECESSARILY, BUT JUST WANTED TO BRING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED BECAUSE IT WAS QUITE THE UNDERTAKING, UNDERTAKING AND HOPEFULLY IMPACTFUL IN DOWNTOWN. SO WE CALL THIS OUR DEMO ART CAMPAIGN. ANY OF THE SIDEWALKS IN DOWNTOWN THAT WERE SLATED FOR STREET SCAPES ENHANCEMENTS OR FOR DEMOLITION, UM, GOT A LITTLE BIT OF LIPSTICK BEFORE THE PARTY GOT STARTED. SO, UH, WE WORKED WITH A LOCAL ARTIST, COLON LASSETER, TO PAINT THE TOWN ON THE SIDEWALKS AND STARTED THE CAMPAIGN OUT AS, UM, A, A LIFE SIZE ACTIVITY OR COLORING BOOK, IF YOU WILL. AND THEN TRANSITIONED INTO A, ALMOST LIKE A SCAVENGER HUNT FOR HIDDEN FLAMINGOS INTO THE SIDEWALK MURALS. WE'VE REACHED AN ONLINE AUDIENCE OF, UM, APPROXIMATELY 4,500 A BIT MORE, UM, HAD SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS AS WELL. AND AS FAR AS OUR FOLKS PARTICIPATING IN THE FLAMING THE FLAMINGO FINE CAMPAIGN, IT HASN'T BEEN QUITE AS LUCRATIVE AS WE HAD HOPED. SO WE'LL, UM, DEFINITELY BE LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT APPROACH IN THE FUTURE. AND I, I'D LIKE TO MENTION THE SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT SERIES. SO THIS PICTURE WE STOLE OUT OF YOUR DOWNTOWN REVIEW, SO YOU'LL SEE IT AGAIN, BUT JUST WANTED TO, TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT THIS IDEA TO FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OWNERS CAME OUT OF, UM, THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION DURING C AS A WAY TO, IT, IT STARTED AS A WAY TO, UM, SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT MAY NOT HAVE THE STRONGEST ONLINE PRESENCE AND HELP GET THEIR STORY OUT DURING THE PANDEMIC AND IN, UM, OUR CONSTRUCTION PHASE, IF YOU WILL, WE'VE TRANSITIONED INTO JUST, UM, HIGHLIGHTING THE BUSINESSES, UM, TO, TO REALLY TELL THEIR STORY AND GET IT OUT, UM, AS THEY ARE, UH, IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION. TO DATE, WE HAVE, UH, FILMED HOW MANY, HOW MANY VIDEOS? ALMOST 20. ALMOST 20. SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S BEEN WELL RECEIVED AND WE HOPE THAT IT, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY GETS THE STORY OF DOWNTOWN GARLAND [00:10:01] OUT, BUT IT'S THEN SOMETHING THAT THESE BUSINESS OWNERS, OWNERS CAN USE IN THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA REACH AS WELL, THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. SO AT THE BOARD'S REQUEST, WE HAVE KEPT THIS AS A STANDING AGENDA ITEM. UM, WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF AN UPDATE FROM OUR LAST MEETING, UH, AS FAR AS ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, BUT WE, OH, I, I LIED. WE, WE DID APPROVE A PROJECT SINCE OUR JANUARY MEETING, BUT JUST KIND OF A BRIEF RECAP AGAIN FOR THOSE, IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME IN THE ROOM. UM, THIS PROJECT INITIALLY, UH, KICKED OFF AS THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHERE IMPROVEMENTS WERE LIMITED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE, THE BUILDING, THE FRONT FACADE, IF YOU WILL. IT WAS ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR OWNERS OF THE BUSINESSES, UH, OR OF THE BUILDINGS RATHER. AND THEN AT THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION AND THE DIRECTION BY CAMP COUNCIL, WE EXPANDED THAT PRO PROGRAM TO INCLUDE INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL. UM, AND TENANTS WERE THEN ELIGIBLE, UH, ALSO ALLOWED SIGNS AND AWNINGS TO BE STANDALONE PROJECTS IF IF NECESSARY. THIS CHART SUMMARIZES PROJECTS COMPLETED TODAY, AND THE TWO PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THE, UM, INTRINSIC PATIO IMPROVEMENTS ARE, UH, MOVING ALONG THIS PROJECT, YOU'LL RECALL AS ADDS AN UPPER DECK TO AN OUTDOOR PATIO SPACE THAT WILL REALLY CREATE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO SEE THIS SQUARE FROM PROBABLY THE BEST PERSPECTIVE IN DOWNTOWN ONCE IT'S COMPLETE. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT ADDS A SHADE FEATURE FOR PATRONS ENJOYING THE SPACE, AS WELL AS A MUCH NEEDED FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM JUST TO, UM, ENSURE THE LONG, THE LONGEVITY OF THIS INVESTMENT. AND OUR NEWEST APPLICANT, UH, APPROVED APPLICANT RATHER, IS, UH, MAIN STREET DELI AT FIVE 20 MAIN STREET. THEY ARE, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME MUCH NEEDED ROOF REPAIRS THAT WILL ENSURE, UM, MORE ECONOMICAL ELECTRIC BILLS AND PREPARE FOR THE TEXAS SUMMERS AHEAD. AND THEN ALSO REPLACING, UH, THE AWNING THAT YOU SEE HERE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, UM, AND ARE MOVING AWAY FROM THE TWO FABRIC CHOICE TO A SINGLE COLOR FABRIC FOR THE ENTIRE AWNING, EVEN THOUGH IT, UM, REPRESENTS TWO BUSINESSES. SO THAT'LL BE A NICE, UM, AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THREE APPLICATIONS, UM, KIND OF IN WAITING, IF YOU WILL. I ANTICIPATE TWO OF THEM BEING READY FOR OUR STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT WEEK, AND HOPEFULLY THEN COMING BACK TO YOU, UM, IN JULY WITH ULTIMATELY ALL THREE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS APPROVED AND, AND MOVING FORWARD ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING. UM, I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY THIS IS WHERE WE GET TO HAVE ALL THE FUN. UH, SO WHERE WOULD WE BE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE LIVE MUSIC? AND AT LEAST, AT LEAST THAT'S THE, THE WAY WE'RE STARTING TO FEEL. OUR, OUR BAND TOGETHER ON THE SQUARE CONCERT SERIES KICKED OFF ON APRIL 14TH. AND IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ONE OF THESE, PLEASE GRAB ONE BEFORE YOU LEAVE. IT'S A GREAT MAGNET FOR YOUR REFRIGERATOR SO THAT YOU CAN SEE ALL YOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO COME TO DOWNTOWN ON A FRIDAY NIGHT NOW THROUGH, UM, JULY 21ST, EVERY OTHER FRIDAY FOR LIVE MUSIC AT 5 0 6 ART, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO VISIT OUR BUSINESSES BEFORE, DURING, AFTER THE CONCERT SERIES. UM, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ANY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE TO PURCHASE DINNER OR SOMETHING TO DRINK, YOU CAN TAKE IT TO THE CONCERT IF YOU WANTED TO GET A PAIR OF EARRINGS TO WEAR, UM, TO THE CONCERT. WE'VE GOT THE BUSINESSES READY AND, AND READY TO HAVE YOU, UM, COME SEE THEM SO MUCH THAT SEVERAL OF OUR BUSINESSES PARTICIPATE IN WHAT WE CALL OUR BAND TOGETHER BUNDLES, WHERE THEY CREATE A, UH, A SPECIAL, NOT NECESSARILY DIS DISCOUNTED, BUT A, A CROSS PROMOTIONAL ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. INTRINSIC PARTICIPATES IN THE, UH, SANDWICH AND BEER COMBO. AND WE'VE HAD PROXY AND KAREN WISEMAN CREATE A V I P SEED SEEDING AREA AND, UM, REALLY CAPITALIZED ON THEIR PROXIMITY, THEIR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EVENT AS WELL. THURSDAY THIRD THURSDAYS IS OUR EXTENDED HOURS CAMPAIGN, AND WE'RE MOVING ALONG IN OUR THIRD PHASE OF THAT INITIATIVE. AND ONCE WE KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS, UM, COMMITMENT, I THINK WE'LL BE EVALUATING THIS CAMPAIGN AS WELL. WE'VE SEEN THE NUMBERS KIND OF SLOWLY TRICKLE DOWN, AND WE MAY NEED TO REVAMP AND, AND CREATE SOME NEW SPARKLE TO, TO GET FOLKS DOWNTOWN ON A SET DAY OF THE MONTH, UM, AND ENJOY THOSE EXTENDED HOURS WHERE OUR BUSINESSES ARE STAYING OPEN LATER. UM, PROVIDING COMPLIMENTARY BEVERAGES AND JUST REALLY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME SIP SHOP AND SEE. [00:15:01] AND THEN ALSO WE ARE CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN MARKET AND SUPPORTING, UM, THEM AND I, AS WE WERE KIND OF RUNNING THROUGH THE, UH, MINUTES OF OUR LAST MEETING, I WASN'T SURE THAT IF I SHARED THAT URBAN LA URBAN MARKET ACTUALLY LOCATED TO AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION THAN WHAT THEY HAD BEEN USING IN LIEU OF THE SQUARE. SO THEY ORIGINALLY HAD BEEN, UM, PARTNERING WITH B HIPPIE AND CLOSING SEVENTH STREET BETWEEN, UM, STATE AND MAINE, IF YOU WILL, AND, AND, UH, TAKING OVER THAT FOOTPRINT. BUT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, OPEN UP THE PARKING LOT LOCATED AT, UM, 717 WEST AVENUE A, WHICH IS BEHIND THE, WHAT I, I BELIEVE IS STILL SIGNED AS THE AUTHENTIC CHURCH AT, UM, MAIN IN GLENBROOK. AND IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE, UM, SILVER LININGS TO THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, I THINK BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A GREAT SPACE FOR THEM TO REALLY JUST TAKE OVER, EXPAND, INCLUDE AS MANY VENDORS AS POSSIBLE, UM, AND NOT BE TOO DISCONNECTED FROM, FROM THE SQUARE OR THE CORE, RATHER. AND DDO CONTRIBUTES TO THAT PARTNERSHIP BY SPONSORING THEIR GIVEAWAYS THAT THEY PROVIDE EACH MONTH THEME TO THE MONTH OF THE YEAR FOR THE FIRST FIRST HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT ATTEND. SO THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN, UM, FUN, AN UPDATE ON THE PUBLIC ART PROJECT OR FOCUS AREA, IF YOU WILL. UM, THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE REALLY COLLABORATED IN A, IN A QUITE IMPACTFUL WAY WITH THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION AND THE SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM AND JUST PRETTY MUCH EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY ON, ON BIG ART DAY. AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE OUR OUT-OF-THE BOX DUMPSTER PROGRAM REALLY TOOK OFF. IF YOU WILL RECALL, WE LAUNCHED THIS PILOT PROGRAM ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO TO JUST KIND OF TEST AND SEE THE LONGEVITY OF THE PAINT APPLICATION TO COMMERCIAL WASTE, UH, DUMP CONTAINERS IN DOWNTOWN AND THOSE HELD OUT. AND SO WE, UM, CIRCLING BACK TO THE INITIATIVE OF SOME OF THOSE DOWNTOWN HOUSEKEEPING POLICIES, IF YOU WILL, ON THAT INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM AND, UH, THE EFFORT TO TRY AND CONSOLIDATE, UM, SHARED WASTE CONTAINERS IN DOWNTOWN, THIS CREATED THE OUT-OF-THE-BOX, UH, PROGRAM, CREATED THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF CARRY THAT INITIATIVE FORWARD. AND I'LL SPEAK MORE TO THAT HERE SHORTLY. BUT BIG PICTURE WISE, AS FAR, UM, AS THE ART PERSPECTIVE OF THAT INITIATIVE, IT'S EXCITING TO SHARE THAT. WHEN WE DID OUR CALL FOR ARTISTS ON THE OUT OF THE BOX DUMPSTER PROGRAM, WE RECEIVED OVER 85 APPLICANTS TOTAL. AND, YOU KNOW, A FEW FOLKS ENTERED MORE THAN ONE SUBMISSION, SO OVER A HUNDRED SUBMISSIONS. AND THESE WERE ALL, I MEAN, WE HAD A FEW OUT-OF-TOWNERS, MAYBE A COUPLE OF OUTTA STATE, BUT HEAVILY, HEAVILY POPULATED IN THE DFW METROPLEX. SO THAT'S JUST VERY EXCITING. UM, ONE OF THE ARTISTS WAS ACTUALLY A, A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FROM RICHARDSON. SO IT WAS JUST, UM, A GREAT WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENT. AND THEN WE DID OUR THIRD ROUND ON OUR COMMUNITY MURAL INSTALLATION OVER AT 5 0 6 R. YOU CAN SEE THE INITIAL PHASE OF IT HERE, WHAT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE ON THE DAY OF, AND WE'LL SHOW YOU A MORE POLISHED PICTURE HERE SHORTLY. BUT THIS WAS ALMOST LIKE A WAY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LET SOME AGGRESSION OUT, UH, THE YES, YOU PARTICIPATED, YOU PARTICIPATED, A COUPLE OF FOLKS IN HERE PARTICIPATED. BUT, UM, WE WORKED WITH A, A GREAT ARTIST OUT OF DEEP ELUM, UM, WHO WAS A BIT HESITANT AT FIRST, I'D SAY, BUT CAME AROUND TO THE IDEA OF REALLY JUST FIGURING OUT ANY AND EVERY WAY POSSIBLE TO APPLY PAINT TO THIS MURAL. SO PEOPLE HAD, UM, BALLOONS FULL OF PAINT SPONGES WITH PAINT, UH, WATER GUNS FILLED FOR THE PAINT. IT WAS QUITE MESSY, BUT QUITE FUN. UM, AND THEY JUST WENT PRETTY MUCH ALL NIGHT, . SO GOING BACK TO THE OUT OF THE BOX PROGRAM AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF, YOU KNOW, ADDING THE PUBLIC ART TO IT AND THEN THINKING OF WHAT I REFERENCED EARLIER WITH THE DOWNTOWN HOUSEKEEPING INITIATIVES AND REALLY TRYING TO, UM, CLEAN UP THE CLUTTER IN DOWNTOWN. THIS MAP JUST REPRESENTS, UM, THE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT INITIATIVE AND THE INTENTION TO TAKE EACH BLOCK IN DOWNTOWN TO A SINGLE CONTAINER FOR WASTE SERVICES. SO AS YOU SEE THE BLOCKS REPRESENTED HERE, WE'VE STRATEGICALLY PLACED THE DUMPSTERS TO, UM, BE, UH, THE LOCATION THAT EACH OF THE BUSINESSES ON THAT BLOCK, UH, UNLOAD THEIR TRASH. AND SO WITH ACCOMPLISHING THE FIRST STEP, WHICH WAS GETTING ALL THE BLOCKS DOWN TO A SINGLE CONTAINER, WE THEN DID THE CALL FOR [00:20:01] ARTIST AND, UM, BEAUTIFIED THE DUMPSTERS, IF YOU WILL. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN 'EM, I ALMOST FEEL BAD WE'RE GIVING YOU THE SNEAK PEEK, CUZ YOU SHOULD REALLY GO OUT IN DOWNTOWN AND FIND ALL OF THESE. BUT HERE ARE ALL THE GREAT WORKS THAT WERE ACCOMPLISHED THAT DAY. SPRINKLE THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN, UH, ONE BEHIND INTRINSIC, UH, THE SMALLER ONE BY THE UTILITY DRIVE THROUGH, UM, THERE AT LATHAM BAKERY, THE PARKING LOT WHERE URBAN MARKET IS CURRENTLY LOCATED, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UM, BEHIND ROSLYN COFFEE. AND THEN FROM THERE YOU HAVE TO GO FIND THE REST OF 'EM, . SO IF YOU'LL RECALL THE, UM, INITIAL INSTALLATION, HERE'S WHAT THE ARTIST CAME BACK AND, AND, UM, CONTRIBUTED TO MAKE IT A, A, A FINAL PIECE. SO YOU'LL STILL SEE THE APPLICATION FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN SHE HAD THIS REALLY NEAT APPROACH OF ALMOST CREATING LIKE A 3D EXPERIENCE WITH HER, UM, HER TOUCH ON TOP. AND SHE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK THROUGHOUT, UM, DALLAS. AND SHE JUST, I WANT, I WANTED TO SHARE HOW RECEPTIVE SHE WAS TO THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND COMMUNITY AND, UM, JUST REALLY ENJOYED HER TIME HERE. SO NOW SHIFTING TO DOWNTOWN AREA IMPROVEMENTS. SO THIS FOOTPRINT REPRESENTS WHERE WE ARE. UM, CURRENTLY WITH CONSTRUCTION, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MAIN IMPACT OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK IS ON ALONG SIXTH STREET, BETWEEN STATE AND MAINE. HOWEVER, I'LL SHARE THAT'S QUICKLY SHIFTING AS THEY ARE WRAPPING UP FINAL DETAILS ON THAT, UM, SEGMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. SO THESE PICTURES REALLY REPRESENT, UH, WHAT ALL HAS, UM, BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH THIS PROJECT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP LEFT PICTURE, THIS IS, UM, AN ANGLE FOCUSING ON SIXTH STREET. SO WHAT I REFERENCED A MOMENT AGO, SIXTH STREET BETWEEN, UM, MAIN AND STATE, BUT THAT'S ALMO THAT'S ALREADY OUTDATED AS AGAIN, THEY'LL BE ADDING THOSE FINAL DETAILS, UH, THIS WEEK. I'M SURE THEY HIT A RAIN DELAY TODAY. BUT THE INTENTION IS TO, TO SHIFT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO OUR LAST SEGMENT OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK. SO DON'T LET ME CONFUSE THAT WITH THE SQUARE ITSELF OR THOSE BROADER STREET SCAPES ENHANCEMENTS. BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING UNDERGROUND AND, YOU KNOW, REPLACING THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, THAT WAS LIMITED TO IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE SQUARE. SO WE HAVE THIS, UM, LET ME GO BACK. WE HAVE THIS SEGMENT LEFT, SO HERE, ARE YOU, YES. SO HERE'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THEY'LL BE SWITCHING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO TAKE THIS INTERSECTION AND GO DOWN TO THE ALLEY, WHICH IS OVER HERE. SO MAYBE THIS WOULD BE A BETTER SPOT. SO THEY'LL BE SWITCHING THE LAST SEGMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WORK FROM SIX TO THE ALLEY, EXCUSE ME. AND I SHARE THAT JUST BECAUSE TRAFFIC PATTERNS WILL BE CHANGING, THINGS WILL LOOK A BIT DIFFERENT. BUT AGAIN, UM, WE'RE THE CLOSEST WE'VE BEEN SO FAR. BACK TO THESE PICTURES. UH, THE BOTTOM LEFT PICTURE SHOWS A GREAT PERSPECTIVE OF AN AERIAL, UM, LOOKING TOWARDS ROSALYN COFFEE, IF YOU WILL. AND THEN THE BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE SHOW THE, UM, THE TREE HOUSE AND THE PAVILION TAKING SHAPE. WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG ON THE, UM, THE SECOND PIECE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH ARE THOSE BROADER STREET SCAPES ENHANCEMENTS, WHICH I'VE REFERRED TO AS THE UNDERDOG, UM, QUITE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. I DON'T FEEL THAT IT GETS THE GLORY THAT THE SQUARE DOES AS FAR AS IMPROVEMENTS, BUT IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT IN THAT BY TAKING OUR DOWNTOWN URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS OUT TO THOSE BLOCKS BEYOND THE SQUARE, WE'LL WE'LL, WE'LL REALLY BE CREATING THAT COHESIVE PEDESTRIAN DISTRICT FEEL AND, AND EXTENDING WALKABILITY BEYOND THE SQUARE. AND AS WE'VE BEEN MOVING ALONG, UM, IN THIS PROJECT, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, WE, YOU KNOW, OUR CONSTRUCTION CHATTER OVER COFFEE SERIES HAS BEEN, UM, A STANDING EVENT, INITIALLY MONTHLY SWITCHED TO A A, A BIMONTHLY APPROACH AND NOW QUARTERLY, BUT THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO COME AWAY FROM THEIR BUSINESS, UM, AND MEET WITH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS WHILE THEY'RE OFF THE SITE AND HAVE THEIR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. UH, WE'VE BEEN SENDING OUT, UH, BIWEEKLY UPDATES AND, AND, UM, KEEPING THE WEBSITE UP TO DATE, BUT JUST REALLY ENSURING THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT FOLKS ARE PREPARED FOR WHAT'S AHEAD AS WE ARE ROUNDING THE CORNER, UM, ON THIS PROJECT. I, I GUESS SOMETHING I, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO, ACTUALLY GOING BACK TO THE SQUARE ITSELF, IS WE ARE ON [00:25:01] TRACK TO COMPLETE THE SQUARE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SO WE WILL HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON REGARDING ANY SORT OF CELEBRATION AROUND THAT. BUT KEEP IN MIND WITH THE SECOND PIECE OF THE PROJECT, THE UNDERDOG, THOSE BROADER STREET SCAPES ENHANCEMENTS THAT ONCE THE SQUARE IS COMPLETE, THOSE WILL TRAIL BEHIND BY ABOUT SIX MONTHS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE PREPARED FOR EARLY ON. UM, BUT JUST KIND OF KEEPING THAT AT THE FRONT OF EVERYONE'S MIND AS WELL. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM, UH, THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS OPENED UP JUST IN TIME FOR BIG ART DAY THERE AT SIXTH AND THE ALLEY RIGHT BEHIND, UM, INFINITI ARCADE. THEY ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR NEW, UM, UH, OUT OF THE BOX OF DUMPSTERS THERE ON A DUMPSTER PANT ON A DUMPSTER PAD, SERVING THAT BLOCK FOR SHARED WASTE SERVICES AS WELL. I'LL SHARE THAT FROM A SECURITY PERSPEC, A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE. THE MARSHALL'S OFFICE IS SUPPORTING US IN CHECKING IN ON THOSE FACILITIES EACH NIGHT, ENSURING THAT, UM, IN ADDITION TO THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS OR TIMERS RATHER, OR IN COMBO, UH, THAT NO ONE'S INADVERTENTLY OR INTENTIONALLY GETTING LEFT BEHIND INSIDE. SO WE HAVE THE SUPPORT FROM, UM, FROM THE MARSHALL'S OFFICE AT THIS TIME, FROM A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE THERE. AND THEN OUR NEXT TASK AT HAND WILL BE TO, UM, ADD THE MURAL TO THE, TO THE BUILDING AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, UM, THAT NEXT STEP FOR FOREST JUPITER IMPROVEMENTS. AND AT MONTGOMERY PARK, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE, WE'RE WRAPPING UP THERE, WE'RE NEARING COMPLETION. THE ONLY DELAY ON, UM, WRAPPING UP THAT PROJECT IS ACTUALLY THE RESTROOM , THEY RAN INTO A BIT OF A HICCUP, BUT THEY, THEY SEE EVERYTHING BEING UP AND RUNNING WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. THE PLAYGROUND INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE, THAT RESTROOM SHOULD, UM, BE INSTALLED THIS WEEK, AND THEN THE SOCCER FIELD IS BEING PREPPED FOR NEW. SO, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AGAIN, UH, A PROJECT, UM, HEAVILY, STRONGLY RECOMMENDED, RECOMMENDED BY THE TIFF BOARD. SO THAT WRAPS US UP ON OUR, UM, GENERAL PROJECT UPDATES AND WE COULD GO ON TO NEXT NEXTGEN ITEM. SIR, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WE'LL JUST MOVE RIGHT ON. YEAH, CARRIE, IF YOU, THEY'RE, THEY'RE FAST. UM, WHEN YOU CLOSE THE MAIN STREET INTERSECTION, ARE THEY GOING TO CLOSE THE THREE OR FOUR ADJACENT STREETS ALL THE WAY TO THE NEXT INTERSECTION? SO YOU'LL SEE A, UM, THEY WON'T BE CLOSED COMPLETELY, BUT IT'LL BE CLOSE TO THROUGH TRAFFIC, DOWN TO, UM, SEVENTH STREET AND THEN DOWN TO FIFTH STREET AS A WAY TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR, FOR THE WORKERS TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. BUT IT'LL BE OPEN FOR CUSTOMER PARKING AND WE'LL DISTRIBUTE SIGNAGE TO SUPPORT THAT. YEAH, I, I REMEMBER IN OTHER PHASES THERE WAS SOME SIGNAGE. JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT HELPS AND ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, CUSTOMER PARKING AND MAYBE WHAT BUSINESSES OR THAT DIRECTION. ABSOLUTELY. UM, DID WE, UH, FIND A WAY TO RECORD THE RESTROOM USE AND SECURITY OR THE PUBLIC RESTROOM? UH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE GONNA RECORD IT. OH, WE HAD RECORDED IT. WE TRACKED IT IN THE PA DURING THE PILOT PROGRAM. THE TEMPORARY ONE? YES. UM, WE DID TRACK THAT IN THE PAST AND WE STILL HAVE THAT DATA IF WE NEED IT, BUT FOR NOW, THE, THE PLAN IN PLACE IS THE MARSHALL'S OFFICE IS GOING BY NIGHTLY RIGHT. AND ENSURING THAT NO ONE'S INSIDE WHEN THE TIMER GOES OFF AND THE DOOR'S LOCKED. MM-HMM. . AND RIGHT NOW THE HOURS ARE SET, UM, I BELIEVE 9:00 AM TO 8:00 PM MM-HMM. , AND WE'LL JUST SEE HOW THINGS GO AND KIND OF, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THE NEED PRESENTS ITSELF, THEN WE CAN JUST ADJUST THOSE HOURS. MAYBE THE DDO CAN SEND A MESSAGE TO ALL THE BUSINESSES AROUND EXPLAINING THE HOURS. JUST OKAY. I'LL GET, WE'LL GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SO, YEAH, THAT'S, AND PUBLIC MIGHT WANT TO KNOW TOO, OR THEY'LL, THEY'LL ASK THE MERCHANTS, ET CETERA. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I MEAN, WE SHOULD ADD SIGNAGE TO THE BUILDING ITSELF, LIKE HOURS OF USE. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. , UM, WITH THE SHARED WASTE SERVICES MM-HMM. , UM, I KNOW EVERYBODY HAD A DIFFERENT SIZE DUMPSTER AND DIFFERENT LOCATION AND DIFFERENT PICKUP TIMES AND DIFFERENT COSTS. IS THERE, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT, BUT IS THERE A SHARED EXPENSE OR HOW'S THAT GONNA WORK? THE INITIATIVE IS INTENDED TO, UM, BRING ANYONE THAT'S CONTRIBUTING TO THE WASTE ONLINE AND, UH, CURRENT WITH AN ACCOUNT. UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE, NO ONE WILL BE PAYING MORE AND THEY'LL BE GETTING ACTUALLY MORE SERVICE. AND SO THAT'S, IT'S STILL TECHNICALLY IN A PILOT PROGRAM PHASE BECAUSE WE HOPE THAT IF, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ADDED [00:30:01] CONTRIBUTION, IF YOU NEED YOUR DUMPSTER, UM, SERVICED MORE OFTEN, THAT YOU'LL LET US KNOW, UM, OR E WS RATHER AND, AND GO FROM THERE SIX DAYS A WEEK MM-HMM. JUST EVERY DAYS MM-HMM. SERVICE. SO, I MEAN, IT'S NOT VERY COMMON THAT WE RUN OUT OF SPACE, BUT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR NEIGHBOR WILL FILL IT UP WITH BOXES OR WE'LL DO SOMETHING EXTRA AND WE'RE NEXT TO THE JONES BUILDING WHEN THEY COME ONLINE. I JUST, I'M JUST CONCERNED, BUT WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE. OH NO. BUT KEEP IT OUT THERE FOR SURE BECAUSE THAT'S, IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS STILL TECHNICALLY A PILOT PROGRAM AND WE'RE EXPLORING AND HAVE HOPEFULLY COMMUNICATED THAT TO EVERYONE AS WELL THAT, YOU KNOW, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF IT'S NOT ENOUGH. IF IT'S TOO MUCH, THEY'RE, I MEAN, THEY'RE WILLING TO COME OUT TWICE A DAY IF NEEDED. RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. YEP. HAVE WE EXPERIENCED ANY MAJOR EVENTS IN THAT TIME PERIOD, EVEN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION THAT MIGHT IMPACT YOUR DUMPSTER CAPACITY MORE? UH, JUST CONSOLIDATING. OKAY. WITH AND SHARING. IT'S A BIGGER DUMPSTER THOUGH. GOOD. OKAY. AND FOR SOME PEOPLE, I MEAN, IT'S ALMOST IN THE SAME LOCATION OURS WAS IN ANYWAYS. UM, FOR SOME PEOPLE THEY MAY HAVE TO GO FURTHER. YEAH. BUT THAT'S PART OF BEING IN AN URBAN AREA. . ESPECIALLY WHEN NEW BUS BUSINESSES COME IN, THEY WON'T KNOW ANY, ANY DIFFERENT WAY. YEAH, IT'S TRUE. I'M, I'M HAPPY OVERALL HAPPY WITH IT. GOOD. JUST WANTED TO KNOW. YEAH. PROVIDE FEEDBACK. AND THE LAST QUESTION'S KIND OF A, IT'S THE PICKY ONE, BUT, UH, WHAT, WHAT TYPE OF GRASS IS GOING ON IN THIS SQUARE? IS IT TURF OR IS IT LIVE GRASS OR NEVER REALLY? I FEEL LIKE IT'S A, IT'S NOT TURF. OKAY. I'LL FIND OUT. I IT'S A PARTICULAR TYPE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MORE DURABLE, I BELIEVE. BUT I CAN FIND OUT LIKE THE EXACT KIND. I'M JUST CURIOUS. NOT A BIG DEAL. THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER. I REMEMBER WE TALKED WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ABOUT DIFFERENT OPTIONS, BUT I DIDN'T REMEMBER HEARING ANYTHING SPECIFIC BEING FUN TO HAVE A LITTLE UPDATE FROM THEM. MM-HMM. , BECAUSE I KNOW, UM, CLYBURN PARK HAS TO CLOSE SOMETIMES OR THEY HAVE TO TIE IT OFF SOMETIMES, WONDERING IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE WOULD GO. YEAH. YEAH. THEY HAVE TO AFTER CLOSE IT OFF FOR A WEEK OR THEY, THEY SHOULD HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM CLYDE WARREN PARK TOO. SO KIND OF LATE TO ASK THAT QUESTION. BUT FOR SURE, THE SCENE MIGHT BE IT. SO I CAN FIND OUT. AND THEN, UM, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY, UM, REACH OUT FOR AN UPDATE WHEN IT WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE. CUZ AT THIS POINT, I MEAN, WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM AND UM, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT DEFINITELY IS INVOLVED IN WHAT LANDSCAPING IS GOING IN AND WAS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND SELECTING WHAT MATERIAL, IF YOU WILL. BUT, UM, I CAN SEE HOW TIMING WISE THAT WOULD WORK OUT FOR THEM TO COME GIVE AN UPDATE. THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU. I THINK FROM A BUSINESS AND AND PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE, IT WOULD BE DISAPPOINTING TO SHOW UP AND IT BE CLOSED OR PLAN ON USING IT AND MM-HMM. , UM, AND I, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY MUCH EXTRA FUNDS, BUT IF THERE WAS A SHIFT AND THERE NEEDED FILL A GAP, THAT'S WHAT THIS GROUP IS KIND OF FOR. SO THANK ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE RESTROOMS, ARE THEY GONNA HAVE MIRRORS OR I WAS I THERE THE FIRST DAY THAT, OR YOU TRY NOT TO DO THAT THERE, YOU KNOW, AS, UM, KEEP IN MIND, LIKE TYPICALLY, SO WE WENT WITH A PREFAB COMPANY AND IT'S A COMPANY THAT TYPICALLY BUILDS RESTROOMS FOR PARKS. AND WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THAT PREFAB COMPANY, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE IT WAS A RESTROOM IN A PARK. SO THAT'S A LONG-WINDED ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, THAT THERE ARE NOT PLANS FOR MIRRORS TO BE INSTALLED AT THIS POINT IN TIME. YEAH, WELL IT MAY NOT. I MEAN, IF PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO LIVE IN IT, IF IT WAS LIKE TOO NICE, SO NICE TO HAVE A MIRROR. THEY DO. YEAH. IT IS NICE TO HAVE A MIRRORED, BUT IT'S OKAY. PUT A MIRROR BEHIND PLEXIGLASS OR HIGH HIGHLY POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL. YEAH. THEY USE STAINLESS STEEL USUALLY IN LIKE ANY JAIL, CERTAIN ONES. AND JAIL TOO. YEAH. JAIL MIRRORS, GET 'EM ON AMAZON, . HERE YOU GO. UM, NOTED JAIL. JAIL MILLS, . UH, AND I WANTED TO, I'VE TALKED TO A FEW OF THE CITY, THE PEOPLE IN THE SQUARE OR WHATEVER AND THEY JUST CAN'T GET OVER HOW GOOD THE CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN TO WORK WITH AND TO BE INFORMED AND OH YEAH. SO THEY SAID IT'S BEEN PRETTY SEAMLESS. YOU MAY KNOW THIS BETTER, THERE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INFORMATION YOU NEED THAN I HAVE TIME TO GO, TO GO TO, TO BE PART OF. WHICH IS REALLY, I MEAN THEY'RE, AND AS FAR AS LIKE PRESS GOES, WE'RE IN THE DESIGN DISTRICT AND ALL I KEPT HEARING ABOUT IS GARLAND. OH. ON A COUPLE TV SHOWS AND, AND THEN A FRIEND OR WHATEVER THAT PEOPLE ARE INVESTING GOOD IN GARLAND. THEY'RE BIG, PRETTY BIG [00:35:01] PEOPLE TO BE THINKING TO. SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. YEAH. THANKS ALL OF US. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. YEAH. AND THEN THE DUMPSTERS, OH MY GOD, I LOVE THEM. . I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE FROM THOSE PICTURES, BUT THEY'RE VERY PROFESSIONALLY FINISHED. THEY REALLY ARE. THEY'RE REALLY, YEAH. UH, UH AND HAPPY THAT THE ARTIST FINISHED THE PIECE OF ART THAT WE ALL MESSED UP. OH YEAH. . IN FACT, I DROVE BY THAT TIME AND I THOUGHT, OH, HE PROBABLY DID, THEY PROBABLY JUST COVERED IT UP OR WHATEVER. BUT I LOVE THAT HE WAS, OR SHE IS, SHE, UH, WAS, YOU KNOW, HAPPY ABOUT WORKING WITH THE CITY TO HAVE AT LEAST A BACKDROP OF, AND SHE REALLY TIDY IT UP REALLY WELL. YEAH. VERY COOL. VERY COOL. AND THANK YOU FOR MONTGOMERY PARK. SO YEAH, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DID SPARK ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. OH, GO AHEAD. . I'VE NOTICED THE TRANSITION OF THE CONCERT SERIES WAS, WELL THE ORIGINAL SUMMER SERIES DOWNTOWN AND THEN THE, THE FRIDAY SOUNDS OF SUMMER WAS ALL DOWNTOWN AND THERE WAS KIND OF WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH, WHICH SPREADS THE LOVE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY. I WAS, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE FUTURE PLANE WAS IN THE SQUARES OPEN IT ALL COMING BACK OR ARE WE DOING ADDITIONAL FOR SOUNDS OF SUMMER VERSUS BAND TOGETHER? RIGHT. THAT I'LL HAVE TO BRING OUR SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM IN TO SPEAK TO. UM, UH, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST TO COME FROM THEM CUZ I'M NOT COMPLETELY LOOPED INTO THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. ACTUALLY NOT SELFISH, BUT I WANT EVERYTHING . YEAH. IN THE MIDDLE. I THINK IT'S ALSO BEEN, UM, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE, AS YOU MENTIONED, SPREADING THE LOVE CUZ WE'VE, YOU KNOW, REALLY, UH, GOTTEN A LOT OF FABULOUS FEEDBACK ABOUT THE CONCERTS AT WINTERS PARK IN PARTICULAR AND THE GOOD EXPERIENCE AT AUDUBON. AND SO I, I, YOU KNOW, I I DON'T KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T FOCUS ON REALLY TRYING TO MAKE IT A MUSIC CITY AND NOT JUST A MUSIC DISTRICT. SO YEAH. MADE ME LOOK AS FUNDS WILL ALLOW, OBVIOUSLY, BUT SURE. MM-HMM. THE MORE, UH, MORE EVENTS OVER LARGER, LESS EVENTS HELPS THE MERCHANTS MM-HMM. . OKAY. THERE ARE MORE TREES COMING BACK, RIGHT? THAT WAS ON THE PICTURES. YES. YEAH. THEY, AND RENDERINGS, IS, WE KEEP HEARING LANDSCAPING'S COMING SOON. THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE. YEAH. UM, BUT I KNOW THERE WERE SOME TREES SLATED FOR INSTALLATION SOON, SO. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, WELL LET'S MOVE ON TO THE STAFF REPORT ON POTENTIAL TIF ONE EXTENSION IS THAT, I'LL HAND THAT TO MR. WATSON. VERY GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ME, I'M MATT WATSON, I'M THE CFO FOR THE CITY. SO LETICIA DOES ALL THE FUN STUFF AND THEN I TALK NUMBERS, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING SOME ABOUT POSSIBLY EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE DOWNTOWN FOREST JUPITER AREA. TIFF. UH, CURRENTLY THIS TIFF IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF DECEMBER OF 2024. SO IT HAD A 20 YEAR LIFE, IT STARTED IN 2004, AND ALL THE INCREMENTAL TAXES HAVE COME IN AND WE'VE BEEN INVESTING IT IN DOWNTOWN. AND AT THIS TIME IT'S SET TO EXPIRE DECEMBER OF 2024. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS REALLY TWO THINGS. ONE, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE TIFF AND THEN WHAT PROJECTS ARE WE GOING TO APPLY TO REINVEST INTO DOWNTOWN. AND THEN SECOND IS POSSIBLY ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TIFF TO INCORPORATE AREAS THAT MAY BE, THAT HAVE NOT SEEN THE TYPE OF INVESTMENT THAT THE CORE DOWNTOWN HAS HAD. SO MAYBE EXTENDING OUT TOWARDS GARLAND ROAD OR EXTENDING OFF, UH, HIGHWAY 66 BEHIND ME, SHACKS, THE, WHAT WE CALL THE TRIANGLE. SO THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING FORWARD AS POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXPANSION WHERE ADDITIONAL, UH, INVESTMENT MAY BE ABLE TO BE APPLIED IN THOSE AREAS AS WELL. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS OUR, OUR, OUR FISCAL YEAR RUNS OCTOBER ONE TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER, AND WE ARE ABOUT TO START OUR OP WHAT'S CALLED OUR OPERATING BUDGET CYCLE. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A TIF MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JULY 28TH. AND AT THAT TIME IT WOULD, IT, IT'D BE MUCH MORE SEAMLESS TO KIND OF START COINCIDING WITH OUR OPERATING BUDGET BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT YEAR SO THAT WE CAN PROGRAM THAT MONEY AT THE TIME AND BRING THE WHOLE PACKAGE TO CITY COUNCIL, BOTH THE OPERATING BUDGET AND THE NEW TIF PLAN AND RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS BOARD ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE EXTENSION. SO AT THAT JULY 28TH MEETING, UH, I GUESS IT'S WHAT, WHAT I'M MAINLY HERE TO SAY IS IT'D PROBABLY BE IMPERATIVE FOR EVERYONE TO, TO BE AT THAT MEETING BECAUSE AT THAT MEETING WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD WHAT STAFF HAS COME UP WITH AS POSSIBLE OPTIONS RELATED TO THIS FOR Y'ALL TO WEIGH IN ON. SO I, I KNOW WE WERE [00:40:01] HOPING TO BRING THAT THIS TIME, BUT THERE'S JUST SO MANY LITTLE NUANCES AND PROJECTS AND, UH, DE WAS HIT WITH SOME RANSOMWARE AS OUR FRIEND KNOWS AT THE COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON TRYING TO DEVELOP ALL THAT AND GET ALL THAT INFORMATION PACKAGED TOGETHER. SO, SO THAT TIME WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST BOTH FOR, UM, LOGISTICS AND GIVE US A LITTLE MORE TIME TO PUT TOGETHER ALL THE FULL PACKAGE FOR THE GROUP. WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? ALL RIGHT. EASY ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. UH, MATT LETICIA, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE ME TO WRITE UP A MESSAGE THAT Y'ALL PUBLISHED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR DID Y'ALL WANT TO HANDLE THAT NOTIFICATION? JUST EXTENDING THE REACH TO ALL MEMBERS THAT MAY NOT BE HERE JUST TO ENSURE OR TO ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE AT THE NEXT MEETING? YES. WE SHOULD PROBABLY, UH, LOOK TO MAYBE JUST GET THE CALENDAR INVITE EARLY AND IF Y'ALL, IF IF THE TIME DOESN'T WORK, THAT'S NOT SET IN STONE, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE FIT Y'ALL'S SCHEDULE AND JUST LET US KNOW IF, WHEN THAT CALENDAR INVITE COMES OUT, IF Y'ALL CAN'T BE THERE. THAT WAY WE WOULD KNOW EARLY IF WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE QUORUM AND WE CAN LOOK TO ADJUST THAT SCHEDULE. YES, SIR. QUICK QUESTIONS ON THE LOGISTICS OF THE EXTENSION AND EXPANSION. WOULD YOU BE LOOKING TO CREATE A NEW TIFF WITH A NEW BASE OR EXPAND THE EXISTING TIFF? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. BOTH OF THOSE OPTIONS WOULD BE ON THE TABLE AND, AND I THINK WHERE HE IS GOING THERE IS USUALLY WE, RIGHT NOW WE GET COUNTY PARTICIPATION AND FROM THE DALLAS COLLEGE AS WELL, 55%. AND HISTORICALLY, UM, EXPANSIONS OF TIFS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED FOR, FOR, FOR CONTINUED USE FROM THE, FROM THE, FROM OUR OTHER TAXING ENTITIES. SO ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE IS CREATING AN ENTIRELY NEW TIF WITH DIFFERENT BOUNDARIES THAT MAY STILL ENCOMPASS THE AREAS WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE INVESTMENTS, BUT THAT'S ONE OPTION. STILL AN OPTION ON THE TABLE IS DEFINITELY TO JUST EXTEND THE LIFE OF THIS EXER EXISTING TIFF AND JUST MANEUVER THE BOUNDARIES SLIGHTLY. SO IF, IF YOU RESTART, YOU'RE STARTING AT THE CURRENT VALUES, SO IT'LL TAKE MORE TIME. CORRECT. THAT'S THE DOWN, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THE DOWNFALL OF STARTING FRESH IS, SO TIFF STANDS FOR TAX INCREMENTAL FINANCING. IF WE START A BRAND NEW TIFF, WE'RE STARTING OVER. SO ALL THE INCREMENTAL VALUES THAT HAVE BEEN GAINED IN THERE WOULD BE LOST. IT WOULDN'T BE LOST BE BACK TO ME. . IT WOULD BE BACK TO OUR, OUR, THE CITY LOST FROM THE TIFF, BUT AT THE END, TIFF FOR THE CITY. CORRECT. BUT IT IS ALL GOOD. THE MONEY WOULD JUST BE APPLIED TOWARDS WHAT WE CALL OUR GENERAL FUND AND OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND AND BE TOWARDS THE ENTIRE CITY. THE TIFF WOULD IS ONLY FOR THE SPECIFIC AREA AND THAT MONEY WOULDN'T BE APPLIED FOR THIS SPECIFIC AREA. RIGHT. AND SO THE, UM, THE REDRAWING WOULD THEN ALSO INCLUDE OTHER DISCUSSION THE COUNCIL'S GOING THROUGH IN CREATING THE MEDICAL DISTRICT AND INCLUDING OTHER PARTS OF WHAT MAY INCLUDE OUR CURRENT TIFF BOUNDARIES. IS THAT CORRECT? UH, WELL, THE MEDICAL DISTRICT'S A SEPARATE TIFF AND, UH, IT WAS RECENTLY EXPANDED, SO THAT'S KIND OF A SEPARATE BOARD, BUT THIS WOULD, THERE'S DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO THAT AS WELL. I'M, I'M POSSIBLE THESE THINGS KIND OF ALWAYS EVOLVE, BUT TH THIS SPECIFIC HERE WOULD JUST BE A DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN. VERY GOOD. I THINK THAT'S ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND FOLLOW UP TO THE OUTREACH AND YES. ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO DO ALL OF YOU HAVE THE RECURRING INVITE ON YOUR CALENDAR? BECAUSE WE SEND THAT OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT I KNOW EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT CALENDAR SYSTEMS. I HAVE NO IDEA. SO YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE THAT NEXT MEETING ON YOUR CALENDAR, BUT WE UM, WE'LL, WE COULD SEND THE REMINDER OUT FURTHER AND END THE REMINDER WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH. OKAY. AND THAT'S JUNE, JULY 28TH, I BELIEVE IS THE NEXT JULY 20TH. 26TH. 26TH. I'M SORRY. OKAY. YEP, YEP, YEP. YEP. VERY GOOD. WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL ON THE REMINDER TWO WEEKS OUT RATHER THAN A WEEK OUT OR MORE TWO WEEKS OUT WE BE OUT TWO WEEKS OUT THESE TWO. OKAY. AND THEN ONE A FEW DAYS BEFORE PUT IT IN THERE AN HOUR BEFORE LIKE YOU USUALLY DO, I MEAN, JUST LIKE YOU USUALLY DO. YEAH. YEAH. PHONE CALL. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. THERE YOU GO. LIKE NOTHING. WE ONLY HAVE EIGHT OR NINE MEMBERS ANYWAY, SO YEAH. IT'S DOABLE. YEAH, . ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, MATT, AND YOUR DISCUSSION [00:45:01] ON THAT. SURE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS BOARD DISCUSSION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU HAVE LETICIA TO FOLLOW UP WITH ON PREVIOUS MEETINGS TO GIVE US KIND OF OLD BUSINESS BEFORE WE INUNDATE YOU WITH NEW POSSIBILITIES? NOT AT THIS TIME. . OKAY. NOT YET . OKAY. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY INFORMATION ON OR POTENTIALLY HAVE THEM GIVE US FEEDBACK AND OR FUTURE MEETING INFORMATION? UM, I, YAH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE TRACKING BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRAFFIC OF GOING TO DOWNTOWN, THE IMPACT OF IT. SO IF WE HAVE ANY WAY THE TRACKING THOSE, THIS CAN PROVE THE CITY, HEY, BECAUSE OF THIS, THIS IS WHAT THE NUMBER WE SHOW FROM BEFORE AND AFTER IF WE HAVE ANY WAY TO TRACK IT. BECAUSE TO ME IN MY BUSINESS NUMBERS, EVERYTHING MM-HMM. , AND OF COURSE HE'S . SO, SO IF WE CAN TRACK IT AND WE CAN PROVE IT TO THE CITY TO ANYBODY WANNA TAKE A LOOK, HEY, THIS IS WHAT IT IS AND THIS IS AFTER THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE SEE IN HERE, WHAT'S YOUR IN BETWEEN? YEAH, THAT'S FINE. YOU KNOW, OR THAN SEE IT'S EITHER WAY, IF WE CAN TRACK IT SOMEHOW, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NOW, IF WE CAN IMPLEMENT ANYTHING, ANYTHING IN TRACK, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THE VISIBILITY TO EVERYTHING THAT I CAN CATCH ON IT. SO WE CAN, UM, START TRACKING NOW AND THEN TRACK. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. YES, THAT'S FINE. ANYWAY, THAT TRACKING. UM, BECAUSE THE FACT IS THE FACT WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, YES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. YES. AND I CAN REPORT YEAH. MORE ON THAT AT LEAST. RIGHT? YEAH. AND OF COURSE, UH, UM, TALK TO THE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER AND CALMED THEM DOWN AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS GOING WELL BECAUSE THEY, THEY LIT A QUERY ABOUT, UH, BY THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE I SPOKE TO A FEW OF THEM, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO, TO SPEAK WITH THEM AND, AND THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. AND OF COURSE WE HAVE TO HAVE CLEAR, CLEAR PATHWAY FOR, FOR THE TRAFFIC TO ACCESS THOSE BUSINESSES. MM-HMM. , I SEE YOU DO REPORT IMPACTS AND ON INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, MAYBE THEY COULD ALL JUST BE PUT INTO A SPREADSHEET OR AN ANNUAL IMPACTS OR, SO WE HAVE, WE, WE CAN SOURCE DATA FROM SOME EXISTING INITIATIVES, BUT AS FAR AS SOMETHING THAT, UM, THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HAS BEEN IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON, WE ARE ACTUALLY ABOUT TO GO OUT TO BID FOR AN INITIATIVE LIKE THAT. SO I I CAN SOURCE IT FROM OTHER PLACES YES. AND WE COULD, YOU KNOW, UM, TO, TO, TO PING ME, SO OKAY. IF, IF I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. I'M, I'M, I'M FINE WITH IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. BECAUSE I DO THAT EVERY DAY. MM-HMM. . UM, SECOND THING IS WE, WE HAVE NOT MENTIONED REGARDING THE CLEANS OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT OUR AREA, WE WANT TO PROMOTE THAT E EITHER CLEAN THE PLACE CLEAN, IT'S GONNA BE BETTER LOOKING, SOME KIND OF SLOGAN, A LITTLE SIDE, SO, SO WE CAN BE PROUD OF IT. FOR EXAMPLE, CLEAN THIS IS THE CLEAN, SAFE, PROUD, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. JUST TO, JUST TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE, WE PROUD WHAT WE DOING AND WE WANT THIS TO PROLONG. UH, I DON'T WANNA COMPARE WITH THE, THE OTHER CITY I SHARE WITH YOU THAT I TRAVEL THE WORLD AND, UH, BUT WE WANNA MAKE GARLAND DIFFERENT. MM-HMM. , UM, GARLANDS, NOT PLANO, GARLANDS DIFFERENT THAN PLAN. IT'S UNIQUE, HAS ITS OWN PROUD, IT HAS ITS OWN, UM, OWN TRADITIONAL, FOR EXAMPLE, WE, WE, WE SMALL, WE, WE, BUT, BUT WE, WE MAKE THIS PLACE IS SAFE, CLEAN, AND OF COURSE WE PROUD TO DO TO, TO TO BE A GARDEN RESIDENT. SOME KIND OF SLOGAN BY THE CORNER HERE AND THERE. YEAH. UH, CLEAN, SAFE, PROUD, ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A TIME. WE CANNOT MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD AND SAVE THE NEXT DAY, BUT SLOWLY WE WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN. MM-HMM. , IF WE DON'T START NOW, WHEN DO WE START? I, I'D LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU KIND OF, AND VISIT A BIT MORE LIKE WE HAD PLANNED, UM, AND GO THROUGH THE CITY'S IMAGE CAMPAIGN, THEIR IMAGE INITIATIVE. SO YES. UM, GEARED TOWARDS THAT EXACT SENTIMENT OF REALLY EXPRESSING CITY PRIDE AND SHARING WHAT IT IS THAT THE COMMUNITY VALUES ABOUT OUR CITY. UM, AND I CAN SHARE SOME EFFORTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND THEN WOULD LOVE TO TAKE ANY OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS BACK TO THAT TEAM AS WELL. YEAH. AND OF COURSE WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL, UM, TRASHCAN, RIGHT? IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ENFORCEMENT BEHIND IT MM-HMM. DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, OR SOMEHOW THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE. [00:50:02] THE, THE DUMPSTER PROGRAM THOUGH IS DIFFERENT THAN PUBLIC WASTE RECEPTACLES BECAUSE THE, THE DUMPSTERS ARE MORE FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON THE SQUARE. SO THAT'S NOT PUBLIC USE. IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT PROGRAM. OKAY. UH, SO I WOULD SUGGEST SITTING DOWN WITH LETICIA THAT WAY YOU CAN KIND OF GET A PICTURE OF WHAT THE CITYWIDE INITIATIVE IS. WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR TIFF. RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. A GOOD PILOT THOUGH, FOR THE REST OF THE CITY. YEAH, IT VERY TRUE. THANK YOU. A LITTLE SIGN ON THE INDIVIDUAL. YEAH. LITTLE, JUST A LITTLE SIGNS. YEAH, YEAH. VERY TRUE. AND I LIKE YOU, SID. PROUD. SAFE. WHAT WAS THE THREE THINGS? CLEAN, PROUD, SAFE. IT ALL WORKS. PROUD . VERY SIMPLE PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, ANY KIDS CAN, CAN SEE IT. AND NOBODY DONE THAT BEFORE US, EVEN THOUGH PUT IT IN, IT'S, IT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF, IT'S, IT'S A SMALL COST. MM-HMM. FOR A BIG, BIG EFFECTIVE. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER ITEMS TO DISCUSS? UH, GO BACK TO THE, THE BATHROOMS AGAIN, IS THAT LOT RIGHT NEXT TO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE MURAL IS. IS THAT, UM, THE CITY'S LOT WHERE THAT GROUND, IS THAT WHERE THE LIKE THE DECOMPOS GREEN IT IS. YES. YES. THAT'S, THAT'S ALL ONE LOT. SO ARE YOU GUYS GONNA HAVE, ARE WE GONNA BE ANY BENCHES TO SIT AND WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT OF THE BATHROOM? IT'S IN THE WORKS, YES. OKAY. MM-HMM. . OKAY. WE'RE JUST, UM, I THINK WE'RE, OUR INTENTION IS TO REP PERSON, REPURPOSE SOME EXISTING INVENTORY, BUT WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE LOGISTICS OF, YOU KNOW, SECURING THEM SO THAT THEY DON'T WALK OFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH. YEAH. BUT OUR NEXT FOCUS IS TO GET THE MURAL INSTALLED. OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL TRANSITION TO THE CD. THANKS FOR REPURPOSING THE STUFF THAT'S IN THE CLOSET OR WHEREVER IT IS TO . VERY GOOD. WELL, WE HAVE, UH, VERY FEW MINUTES LEFT IN THE HOUR, SO I WANNA RESPECT Y'ALL'S TIME IN THE CITY STAFF'S AS WELL. ANY FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? NO. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 1253. 1254. * 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.