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THE MEETING, UH,[Tax Increment Finance #1 Meeting on July 26, 2023]
MEETING FOR THE GARLAND DOWNTOWN TIFF BOARD, OR, UH, TECHNICALLY THAT'S STILL OUR NAME.WE JUST TIFFS ARE
UH, WELL, YOU, YEAH, WE ACTUALLY USED TO BE CALLED TIF ONE, BUT, UH, YOU STILL ARE, STILL ARE VERY GOOD.
YES, IT VERY GOOD BEGINNING JUST AFTER 12 NOON ON JULY 26TH.
UM, HAS EVERYBODY READ THROUGH THE MEETINGS? UM, MINUTES OF LAST MEETING? LAST QUARTER, YES.
DO YOU'ALL HAVE A AGENDA? UH, DO WE HAVE AN EXTRA TO HAND OUT? I JUST MIGHT, YES.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING? SO MOVED.
ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE YOURS AS A SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING FROM YOUR BOTH.
SEEING NO DISCUSSION, DO WE, UH, LET'S MOVE FORWARD TO A VOTE.
UH, EVERYONE WHO APPROVES OF THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AND MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, THE GENERAL UPDATES OF EXISTING PROJECTS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
UM, AND AN OVERSIGHT ON MY PART.
I DIDN'T INTRODUCE THE BOARD TO YOUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER.
UH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH E OF THIS.
LAST TWO YEARS, MORE THAN 10 YEARS WORKING IN THE IT FIELD.
IT'S ALL ON JOB TRAINING, SO YOU'RE GOOD.
UM, I'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR STANDING UPDATES ON, UM, GENERAL PROJECTS.
SO, MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES.
WE'RE REALLY JUST KIND OF, UM, INCHING OUR WAY TOWARDS THE END OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN.
AND SUPPORTING THE, THE DISTRICT AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN THAT REGARD.
HOLDING CONSTANT WITH OUR BIWEEKLY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE COMMUNICATIONS, AS WELL AS A CONSTRUCTION CHATTER OVER COFFEE.
I, I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON THE SUCCESS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT SERIES PROGRAM, GIVEN THAT WAS, AS I ALWAYS REMIND YOU ALL ONE OF YOUR INITIATIVES PROPOSED DURING COVID THAT LIVED ON AND THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE FEATURED OVER 20 BUSINESSES AND REALLY TRY TO, UM, SHARE THE STORY BEHIND THE REGISTER, IF YOU WILL, WITH, UH, OUR AUDIENCES AS WELL AS THEIRS, UH, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND HAVE SYNCED, UM, THE RELEASE OF THOSE VIDEOS IN LINE WITH WHEN THE BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED THE MOST SIGNIFICANTLY BY CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A REVERSE ORDER, I FEEL LIKE, UH, AT, AT LAST, LOOKING BACK OVER OUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS DOWNTOWN HOUSEKEEPING INITIATIVE IN DOWNTOWN FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW.
SO, UH, THE DOWNTOWN HOUSEKEEPING INITIATIVE IS LED BY THE DOWNTOWN CORE TEAM.
AGAIN, THAT IS AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM ACROSS THE CITY, REPRESENTATIVE OF ROUGHLY 15 DEPARTMENTS.
AND THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, THIS TEAM HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON REALLY CLEANING UP EXISTING ORDINANCES IN DOWNTOWN TO ENSURE THAT THEY POSITION THE DISTRICT TO REALLY, UM, PROTECT THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT THAT IS UNDERWAY AND NEARING COMPLETION.
AND ONE OF THE MAIN INITIATIVES IN, UM, THAT PROJECT EFFORT HAS BEEN TO LOOK AT PARKING IN DOWNTOWN.
SO JUST TO UPDATE THE BOARD, UH, THAT PROPOSAL WAS TAKEN TO COUNCIL, UH, LAST MONTH AND THEN CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL AND APPROVED, UM, AS WELL.
SO MOVING FORWARD, A DISTRICT-WIDE APPROACH IN DOWNTOWN.
AND WHEN WE REFER TO DOWNTOWN IN THIS INSTANCE, WE'RE SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT, WHICH ON THE MAP PIER IS OUTLINED IN RED.
IT'S ALSO, UM, A VERY SIMILAR FOOTPRINT TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE, BUT THIS IS AN EXISTING BOUNDARY THAT ALSO GUIDES, UH, THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AS WELL AS OTHER PLANNING INITIATIVES.
SO THE SUBDISTRICT IS LINED BY WALNUT STREET ON THE NORTH, MAKES ITS WAY ESSENTIALLY DOWN, UM, THE SANTA FE RAIL LINE, THEN AVENUE A AND ON THE SOUTH, AND GLENBROOK ON THE WEST.
SO MOVING FORWARD, ONCE UH, SIGNAGE
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IS INSTALLED, THE ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED TO TAKE A DISTRICT WIDE APPROACH OF MAINTAINING ON STREET PARKING WITHIN THIS DISTRICT TO THREE HOURS OR LESS.MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM PATRONS OR, UM, STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DISTRICT INTENDING TO PARK LONGER THAN THREE HOURS ARE THEN ENCOURAGED THE SURFACE LOTS, UH, WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
SO THAT ORDINANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED AND ONCE AGAIN, SIGNAGE GOES UP AND, AND ESTIMATED, UH, THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER THEN THAT THOSE, UH, ORDINANCES WILL BE ENFORCEABLE.
AND THE INTENT HERE IS TO REALLY MAINTAIN THAT ROCKSTAR PARKING, IF YOU WILL, FOR CUSTOMERS, FOR BUSINESSES IN THE DISTRICT.
ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON IS THE USE OF SIDEWALK SPACE.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE AT LEAST THREE PRESENTATIONS PASSED, THIS WOULD BE THE SLIDE THAT POPPED UP WITH A VISUAL OF A BUILDING AND THEN DEFINING THE AMENITY ZONE AND THE USABLE SPACE IN THE SIDEWALK RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
SO THIS PROJECT, UM, OR ORDINANCE RATHER PROGRAM, IF YOU WILL, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WITHIN, AGAIN, THAT DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT IN CONSIDERATION OF MAINTAINING A SIX FOOT PEDESTRIAN PATH FROM THE BACK OF CURB INN, ANY REMAINING SPACE IS THEN ELIGIBLE FOR AN ANNUAL LICENSE USE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY TO REALLY ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO EXTEND THEIR BUSINESS PERSONALITY OUT INTO, UM, THE SIDEWALK.
SO REALLY SPEAKING TO THAT PLACEMAKING FRAME OF MIND AND CREATING, UM, EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATRONS AND PEDESTRIANS TO LINGER JUST A BIT LONGER IN THE DISTRICT AND REALLY CREATE, UM, A STRONG SENSE OF PLACE.
SO THAT WRAPS UP OUR, UM, UPDATE ON MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES.
AND JUST HAPPY TO FINALLY REPORT BACK THAT WE'VE MOVED FORWARD ON THOSE HOUSEKEEPING INITIATIVES.
UM, A STANDING ITEM THAT WE KEEP ON THE AGENDA IS YOUR REVITALIZATION PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT.
SO AS WE'VE SHARED IN THE PAST, THE PROGRAM IS, UM, GAINING MORE AND MORE SUCCESS THE LONGER THAT IT'S IN PLACE.
SO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PRO, THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE, UH, $557,000 COMMITTED, UH, FROM PUBLIC FUNDS IN APPROVED PROJECTS IN DOWNTOWN.
NOW, DO KEEP IN MIND THAT, UH, THAT 500 MAIN STREET PROJECT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED FOR ABOUT 136,000 WAS TRANSITIONED OVER INTO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RATHER THAN A PROJECT UNDER THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
SO THAT'S NO LONGER, UM, CONSIDERED ONE OF OUR APPROVED PROJECTS, AND THAT MONEY WENT BACK INTO THE POT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS OF REDEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN.
HERE'S A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECTS COMPLETED.
THE, UH, TWO HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE STILL UNDERWAY.
MAIN STREET DELI, IT WAS A, A PRETTY SIMPLE PROJECT THAT I THINK HAD A, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF IMPACT.
THAT'S ALSO THE LUNCH YOU'RE ENJOYING TODAY FROM MAIN STREET DELI, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE AWNING UP FRONT, CLEANED UP THE LOOK, UM, TO, TO BE A BIT MORE UNIFORM IN, IN DESIGN, AND THEN MADE SOME MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR ROOFS.
SO THOUGH MAYBE NOT SO AESTHETIC, DEFINITELY, UM, CONTRIBUTING TO THE LONGEVITY OF THAT PHYSICAL ASSET IN THE DISTRICT IN INTRINSICS, UH, ROOFTOP DECK AND PATIO.
I'LL REMIND THE BOARD THAT THIS PROJECT IS STILL UNDERWAY AND HAS REQUESTED AND BEEN APPROVED FOR AN EXTENSION WITH A NEW COMPLETION DATE TARGETED FOR OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
AND PRO AGAIN, THIS PROJECT DID, UM, ELEVATE AT ONE POINT FROM SIMPLE AESTHETIC ENHANCEMENTS AND REALLY, UM, CAPITALIZING ON THE, THE OPPORTUNITY POST THE IMPACT OF THE WINTER STORM TO THEIR, UH, SHADE STRUCTURE OUTSIDE TO ADD THE ROOFTOP DECK.
BUT THEY ALSO, UM, ARE ADDING A, WE CALL THE GOLD STANDARD FIRE SUPPRESSION SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO THE, TO THE PROPERTY AS WELL, WHICH IS A GREAT INVESTMENT, UM, IN DOWNTOWN.
I JUST WANT TO ASK, ASK A QUESTION.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
YESTERDAY, WHEN I LEFT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, I CAME DOWNTOWN.
IT WAS ABOUT 12 O'CLOCK, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS.
AND ALL THE YEARS I WAS A COP IN THIS TOWN AND, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN.
THERE WAS A LINE THAT STARTED, I THINK AT THE INTRINSIC BARBECUE AND CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE.
WAS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON THERE? BARBECUE.
I SAW THAT LINE AS WELL, AND I WANTED TO RUN OVER THERE AND FIGURE IT OUT AND NEVER HAD A CHANCE.
I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS A FEATURE APPRECIATION.
TEACHER APPRECIATION BEYOND THAT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THERE WERE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A BARBIE THING.
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UM, AND THEN ANOTHER PROJECT UNDERWAY, UH, IN DOWNTOWN IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, UH, WITH DO BANDERAS AND THEIR PROPERTY.
THEY ARE TAKING DOWN THE, UM, VERY WELL KNOWN YELLOW AWNING
HIS, UM, REALLY, UH, HISTORICAL CHARACTER CHARACTERISTIC IN THAT EXPOSURE THERE.
THEY'RE ALSO REPOINTING THE BRICK OF THE BUILDING, SO THAT'LL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT, UM, IMPACT ON JUST THE VISUAL AESTHETIC STREET SIDE.
AND THEY ARE ALSO ADDING, UM, THREE NEW HVAC SYSTEMS. SO THIS IS A PRETTY HEFTY PROJECT, BUT VERY IMPORTANT, AGAIN, TO THE LONGEVITY OF THE BUILDING.
AND THEN JUST THE AESTHETIC IMPACT OF THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS A PROJECT WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT.
UM, AND WE'LL ACTUALLY KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING DURING THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ABOUT TO TAKE AWAY IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY AS WELL.
ANOTHER KEY PIECE IS, UM, IF YOU FREQUENT DOSE BANDERAS WHEN YOU'VE, WHEN YOU ENTER IN THE TWO FRONT DOORS UNDER THE YELLOW AWNING, IT WAS ALWAYS THIS AWKWARD ENTRANCE WHERE YOU HAD TO THEN MAKE A LEFT AND GO BACK.
YOU'LL BE WALKING INTO AN OPEN SPACE.
IT'LL BE A HUGE, A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
I'M SURE YOU'RE TIRED OF HEARING ME SAYING IT, BUT I SAY THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE FUN
SO BAND TOGETHER ON THE SQUARE FOR 2023, WRAPPED UP ITS LAST CONCERT ON JULY 21ST.
ANOTHER, UM, SUCCESSFUL RUN AT THIS ACTIVATION CAMPAIGN TO REALLY ENCOURAGE AND ENSURE RATHER PEDESTRIAN FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN.
THE SERIES WAS FEATURED ON GOOD MORNING TEXAS, UM, AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE AND HAD ONE OF OUR ARTISTS ACTUALLY, UH, PERFORM TOWARDS THE END OF THE SHOW.
SO THAT WAS SOME GREAT EXPOSURE AND THAT'S ALL IN PARTNERSHIP, UM, WITH AN INITIATIVE OR PROJECT RATHER, THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERWAY.
SO JUST REALLY A TON OF CROSS COLLABORATION THERE.
UH, THIRSTY THIRD THURSDAYS I WILL SHARE HAS PROBABLY RUN ITS COURSE, AND AT OUR NEXT, UM, MEETING IN OCTOBER, I'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT PROGRAM.
IT'S ANOTHER, UM, INITIATIVE THAT WAS BORN OUT OF COVID AND DEFINITELY SERVED ITS PURPOSE, BUT WE'RE READY TO GO ON TO OUR NEXT CHAPTER, IF YOU WILL.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR BUSINESSES TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT FIT TO REALLY ENCOURAGE SHOPPING LOCAL AS WELL AS, UM, EXTENDED HOURS WITH SOME OF OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
WE CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH URBAN MARKET AND SPONSORED THE, UH, GIVEAWAYS, IF YOU WILL, AT EACH OF THEIR MONTHLY MARKETS.
UM, IN JUNE, WE, UM, UH, SPONSORED, UH, WATERMELONS FOR THEIR GIVEAWAY IN JULY AND AUGUST.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY INDOORS DUE TO THE HEAT.
COULD HAVE BEEN AS WELL IN IN JUNE
AND I'M ALSO, UM, HAPPY TO SHARE A CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GARLAND DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WAS SPONSORED FOR ONE OF THEIR THROWBACK THURSDAY MOVIES.
UM, AND BY CHOICE THE, THE CLASSIC GREECE, IT WAS SUCH A GREAT TURNOUT ON A THURSDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN, FOLKS WERE DRESSED TO THE NINES.
IT WAS THE SING ALONG IN THE PLAZA THEATER, AND IT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE JUST VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF AND HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE THE, UM, THE MAIN LEAD ON THAT PARTICULAR SCREENING AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
SO ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING, REALLY JUST TARGETED AND, UM, FEEDING THE DISTRICT WITH FOOT TRAFFIC FEET ON THE STREET ON A REGULAR BASIS.
AND I'M, I'M VERY HAPPY, UM, THAT WITH THE IMPACT OR SAT, YOU KNOW, VERY HAPPY WITH THE IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAM ON THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, PUBLIC ART.
AS I WAS PUTTING TOGETHER THIS SLIDE, I REALIZED IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST, UM, MEETING THAT WE'VE HAD IN A WHILE.
WE'RE NOT, WHERE WE'RE NOT GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON A COMPLETED PROJECT, BUT MY GOODNESS, WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU IN OCTOBER, A LOT IS GOING TO HAVE HAPPENED IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO, JUST TO UPDATE THE BOARD, THE ART, THE SCULPTURE AT 5 0 6 ART, UM, CRAFTED CREATED DESIGN BY RICARDO PENA.
WE WILL ACTUALLY GET A FACELIFT.
WE HAVE, UM, WORKED THAT CONTRACT OUT TO REWORK THE COLORS AND, UM, UPDATE THE, THE CODING TO ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF THAT, THAT ELEMENT.
AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD.
THAT IS A PRETTY NEAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT ARTIST WHO IS ACTUALLY, UM, ONE OF THE FEATURED ARTISTS AT MEOW WOLF AND GRAPEVINE.
SO THIS IS HIS ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND HE'LL BE REFURBISHING IT, RESTORING IT RATHER.
AND, UM, WE WILL BE GOING WITH, UM, A DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEME.
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THE CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT MURALS IN DOWNTOWN.WE'LL PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE PUBLIC RESTROOM, UM, AT SIX ON SIXTH STREET IN THE ALLEY, AS WELL AS SOME HIGH IMPACT WALLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
AND WE'LL ABSOLUTELY HAVE THOSE INSTALLED BEFORE THE BIG PARTY IN OCTOBER, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT YET.
AND THEN THERE ARE SEVERAL ELECTRIC BOX WRAPS ON THE SQUARE AND, UM, NEARBY THAT WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT SAME CALL FOR ART PRO, UH, CALL FOR ARTIST PROCESS THAT WE DID, UM, WHEN WE ADDED THE ELEMENT OF PUBLIC ART TO THE FOREST JUPITER END OF THE TIF.
SO IF YOU ALL RECALL THAT, THAT PROJECT DOWNTOWN AREA IMPROVEMENT, SO THIS IS WHERE WE GIVE OUR STANDING UPDATE ON ALL THE DIRT TURNING DOWNTOWN.
UH, WE ARE WELL BEYOND HALFWAY THERE, REALLY.
UM, THERE IS THAT LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
AND THIS MAP CURRENTLY REFLECTS THE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY.
I BELIEVE WE TOUCHED ON THIS AT OUR LAST MEETING, BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT THE INTERSECTION AT SIXTH AND MAIN WAS PREDICTED TO BE THE TRICKIEST ONE.
AND THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG SUPER SMOOTHLY, UM, IN COMPARISON TO, TO WHAT WAS FORECASTED.
AND WE DO HAVE A, A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE SOME OF THE SURROUNDINGS, STREET SCAPES ENHANCEMENTS AS WELL, AND HOPE TO, TO KNOCK THAT OUT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER OR ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
SO WITH THAT, UM, I'M EXCITED TO SHARE, IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, OUR VERY DYNAMIC AND PHENOMENAL SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM IS PLANNING A LITTLE PARTY ON OCTOBER 14TH.
UH, IT STARTS AT, UH, 10:00 AM AND WE'LL GO ALL DAY AND END WITH OUR HOMETOWN GIRL, LEANNE RIMES AS OUR HEADLINER FOR THE EVENT.
BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS, UM, NOT JUST A CONCERT.
THERE WILL BE MUSIC ALL DAY, UH, GREAT LOCAL FOOD AND VENDORS, AND A REALLY CREATIVE SPIN ON FEATURING ALL OF THE GREAT AMENITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF GARLAND HERE IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'LL BE KID FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, HEAVY FOCUSED TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY AND TRANSITION THROUGH, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A, AN OLDER CROWD, MOST LIKELY TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY.
BUT DEFINITELY FAMILY FRIENDLY, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT, FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE EVENT.
AND THEN, AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GETTING THERE, I JUST WANTED TO PLAY A QUICK LITTLE VIDEO FOR YOU ALL IN CASE YOU HADN'T KUDOS FOR GETTING HER.
OH, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU, I CAN'T TAKE THEM, BUT THANK YOU
I THOUGHT RATHER THAN ME BORE YOU TO DEATH WITH MY WORDS, IT WAS NICE TO SEE IT VISUALLY.
SO PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OCTOBER 14TH AND BRING YOUR FAMILY, BRING YOUR FRIENDS.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO SEE JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE WE CAN FIT IN DOWNTOWN
OR SHE'S JUST GONNA BE HERE, OR OH, NO, SHE, YEAH, SHE WILL.
HER CONCERT KICKS OFF AT SEVEN 30, WHICH IS, UM, INTRODUCED BY A DRONE SHOW AS WELL.
YEAH, I, I, UH, HER, HER MOTHER HIRED ME FOR HER 16TH BIRTHDAY PARTY.
AND I HAVE A PICTURE THAT HER MOTHER'S BEEN WANTING FOR 25 YEARS, AND I'LL GIVE IT TO HER THAT NIGHT.
HER PARTY WAS AT THE VELVET ELVIS IN, DOWN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
AND THAT WAS QUITE A HISTORIC NIGHTCLUB AT ONE TIME IN DALLAS HISTORY.
THAT'S WHERE SHE WANTED HER PARTY AND IT WAS HER 16TH AND THAT SHE JUST HAD FINISHED, WE RECORDING BLUE.
AND IT WAS A, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY PARTY AND A LOT OF THE BIG SO-CALLED PROMOTERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
CAME TO THE PARTY AND GAVE HER ALL SORTS OF GIFTS AND TWO OF 'EM GAVE HER THE SAME GIFT THAT SHE THOUGHT THAT WAS FUNNY.
SHE, YOU KNOW, SHE USED TO PERFORM RIGHT IN
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WHERE LIFE, WELL CHURCHES NOW.I USED TO TRAIN TEACHER STRANGER DANGER
WELL, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER BACK AND I'M SURE SHE WILL MAKE IT ONE FOR, FOR THE RECORD BOOK.
SO WE'RE EXCITED, UM, FOR JUPITER IMPROVEMENT.
SO MONTGOMERY PARK, SUPER EXCITED TO SHARE, THIS IS JUST AS CLOSE TO COMPLETE AS AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S OPEN TO THE, IT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEEK OF MAY 29TH.
THERE ARE SOME PENDING ITEMS. UM, THIS GREEN SHADE STRUCTURE HERE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE IN THE PICTURE, BUT THERE'S A WOOD, A WOODEN PLATFORM HERE.
THEY HELD OFF ON THAT SEALANT.
SO THAT'S STILL, UM, TO BE COMPLETED AND THEN BLEACHERS.
AND SO SOCCER GOALS WILL BE ADDED TO THE SOCCER FIELD IN THE FALL.
AND THAT WAS REALLY JUST TO GIVE THE, THE SOD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY ESTABLISH ITSELF AND, AND JUST ENCOURAGED, UM, THE, THE BEST GROWTH AS PO AS POSSIBLE.
SO HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON MONTGOMERY PARK
SO MOVING ON TO OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2024.
UM, I'M HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU NOW OUR FUND SUMMARY SHEET, WHICH IS JUST REALLY THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW, BIG PICTURE OF SPEAKING TO THE HEALTH OF THE TIFF WITH THE PROPOSALS MADE FOR F Y 24.
AND YOU SEE WE END IN A DECENT SPOT.
UM, SOME BIG CHANGES I OR SOME PROPOSALS RATHER FOR F Y 24.
I'LL, I'LL DIG INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
BUT THIS IS JUST KIND OF TO GIVE YOU AGAIN, THAT OVERVIEW PICTURE OF WHERE WE STAND.
SO AS FAR AS ADDITIONAL REQUESTS, WE ARE GOING FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST FOR, UM, AN ADDITIONAL TEAM MEMBER IN THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
AND SO THIS IS OUR ENGAGEMENT AND AN ACTIVATION COORDINATOR IN CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN DOWNTOWN AND THE SQUARE OPENING UP IN OCTOBER.
WE DO ANTICIPATE, UH, ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT USED TO TAKE PLACE IN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE TO COME BACK, WHETHER THEY BE CITY INITIATED, UH, THIRD PARTY EVENTS, OR EVEN JUST BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR, UM, YOU KNOW, PASSIVE PROGRAMMING.
I, WE DEFINITELY ANTICIPATE ALL THAT COMING BACK TO THE SQUARE.
AND SO THAT MEANS WE NEED SOMEONE TO KIND OF KEEP IT ALL, UM, ORGANIZED AND IN PLACE.
SO THIS, THIS POSITION WOULD BE FUNDED BY THE TIFF, UH, TO THE TUNE OF 90% FOR THEIR TOTAL SALARY.
AND THEN AS FAR AS ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS, NOT TO THE SQUARE ITSELF, BUT THEN THOSE SURROUNDING BLOCKS OF STREETSCAPES, WE REALLY DO WANT TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT THERE.
UM, AND WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE PARKS OPERATIONS TEAMS WOULD HAVE TWO TEAM MEMBERS DEDICATED TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT JUST TO KEEP THINGS, UM, TIDY AND, AND LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE, UM, IN CHECK AND WHATNOT THERE.
AS FAR AS ANY ADDITIONAL BUDGET CHANGES FOR F Y 24, WE DO HAVE A REQUEST IN TO THE TUNE OF $300,000 FOR, UM, AN INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY.
I WANNA CLARIFY, WE'VE TALKED QUITE OFTEN IN THE PAST ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2018 BY KIMLEY HORN TO KIND OF SEE WHERE WE STOOD AS FAR AS UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND PARKING FOR THE SQUARE PROPER AND THE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING BLOCKS.
THIS STUDY WOULD ASSESS, UM, EXISTING AREAS IN THE TIF MORE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY.
AND THEN A SECTION THAT YOU'LL SEE WHEN WE TALK HERE SHORTLY ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE TIFF EXPANSION TO KIND OF, UM, TAKE THOSE TWO AREAS INTO CONSIDERATION AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE APPROPRIATE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.
AND CONTINUING PROGRAMS FOR F Y 24 INCLUDE OUR REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, PUBLIC ART AND ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING, WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE FUN.
AND WITH THAT, UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
AND I'M ASSUMING, UM, CHAIR THAT WE WOULD HOLD QUESTIONS TO THE END, OR DID YOU ALL WANT TO TAKE QUESTIONS ON EACH AGENDA ITEM? YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END.
UM, SO WE DO FINALLY COME BACK TODAY WITH A, AN UPDATE ON THE CONSIDERATION OF EXPANDING THE TIFF AND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE TIFF.
SO JUST TO KIND OF LAY SOME GROUNDWORK FOR THOSE OF US THAT, UM, ARE NEW TO THE BOARD, THE LARGER PICTURE HERE SHOWS YOU THE INITIAL FOOTPRINT OF THE TIFF IN THE BASE YEAR BACK IN 2003.
AND THEN WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED, UM, THE PICTURE OF THE 2020 EXPANSION AND LOOKING AT THE BOARD, YOU SEE THAT ESSENTIALLY WE ADD, THIS IS WHERE WE ADDED IN THAT MONTGOMERY PARK PROJECT THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT, UM, WAS COMPLETE ALMOST AS OF MAY OF THIS YEAR.
AND SO NOW WHEN WE TAKE FORWARD, UM, TO
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THE BOARD AND, AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR CONSIDERATION, ANY SORT OF EXPANSION, WE'RE DEF WE'RE FOCUSING BACK OVER ON THE EASTERN END OF THE TIFF.AND BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT, UH, CHALLENGING OF A VISUAL TO, TO SQUEEZE INTO A SPREADSHEET, I JUST WANNA ENSURE YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
SO THIS SECTION IS THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE LARGER SECTION THAT I SHOWED YOU IN THE PREVIOUS PICTURE HERE TO THE RIGHT.
AND SO LOOKING AT THIS VISUAL, YOU'RE, UH, EXISTING LIMITS ARE IN RED AND THE BLUE LINE WORK IS WHAT IS PROPOSED.
SO WITH THIS PROPOSAL, WE ARE CONSIDERING THE EXPANSION OF THE SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE DISTRICT, AND SO OVER TO THE, THE SOUTHWEST AS WELL TO CAPTURE REDEVELOPMENT PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO KIND OF LOOK AT THE PICTURE, THAT MEANS WE WOULD BE INCLUDING THIS AREA HERE, WHICH THEN CAPTURES THE, UM, DRAPER PROJECT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
AND THEN WE CAME ALONG THE TIFF LINES AND CAPTURED ANY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT HERE.
THIS AREA WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY THAT WE REFERENCED EARLIER, AND THEN EXTENDING THE TIF OUT HERE FOR POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.
SO NOW, NOW THAT WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTPRINT, UM, I'D ALSO SHARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN EVALUATING A 20 YEAR MODEL, WHICH WOULD TAKE US OUT TO, UH, 2045, SHOULD THAT GO FORWARD.
AND THIS SLIDE JUST REPRESENTS WHAT OUR, UM, PROPOSAL STAND, HOW OUR PROPOSAL STANDS AS OF TODAY.
SO I WILL SAY WE ARE, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN INFORMAL PROPOSAL TODAY, AND WE LOOK TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD IN OCTOBER FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING YOUR FEEDBACK FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
BUT JUST BIG PICTURE, UM, OVERVIEW WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT, UM, OPPORTUNITIES AND THE ESTIMATED TOTAL REVENUES FOR PROPERTY TAX VALUE COMING IN AT 52.7 MILLION OVER THE 20 YEAR MODEL WITH THE PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND CARRYING THOSE INITIATIVES FORWARD, THE REVENUE COULD BE DISTRIBUTED OVER THE 20 YEARS AS WE HAVE BROKEN DOWN HERE.
SO YOU'LL RECOGNIZE SOME OF THESE PROJECT AREAS TO BE IN LINE WITH THE EXISTING TIF PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN.
BUT WE'VE ADDED SOME COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SOME OF THE CATEGORIES WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING FLEXIBILITY SO THAT THE TIF WOULD BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO RESPOND TO CURRENT REDEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT MAYBE ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND HAVEN'T BEEN FINALIZED, AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF.
SO WALKING THROUGH JUST AN OVERVIEW OF OUR DIFFERENT BUCKETS, IF YOU WILL, DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS AND REDEVELOPMENT.
AND THIS WOULD ADDRESS ANY STUDIES.
SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE STUDIES, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, SOME DIFFERENT, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, LAND STUDIES THROUGHOUT THE PROPOSED AREA AS WELL.
AS WELL AS A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN THAT WOULD BE IN SYNC WITH THE UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CITYWIDE AND INITIATIVES IN THAT REGARD.
THIS ALSO POSITIONS THE CITY TO BE A PARTNER IN TRUE, UH, PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES, UH, COMING IN AT ABOUT 40% OF THAT 52 MILLION OVER 20 YEARS.
THIS IS REALLY, UH, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICES, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, OUR PERSONNEL, THE BRANDING FOR THE DISTRICT, THE MARKETING FOR THE DISTRICT, AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT REVITALIZATION AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMING IN AT 8%.
SO THIS IS CONTINUING THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, WHICH REALLY FOCUSES ON A PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT TO BE THE LEAD IN REINVESTING IN THEIR PROPERTY AND CONTRIBUTING TO, UM, THE AESTHETIC AS WELL AS, UH, PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS AND, AND ASSETS OF THE DISTRICT.
AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO OPEN UP THIS PROGRAM TO BE A BIT MORE FLEXIBLE, UM, DOWN THE ROAD, IF YOU WILL, GIVEN THAT WE'VE HAD SEVERAL INTERESTS IN THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM TO DATE.
AND, YOU KNOW, SEVEN ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION.
IT'S, UM, SOMETHING THAT IN, UH, ASSESSING OUR DISTRICT STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS KIND OF BENCHMARKING AGAINST OTHER DISTRICTS IN, IN THE STATE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, UM, A ONE SIZE FITS ALL FOR ALL BUSINESS SUPPORT TO TAKE THE APPROACH OF A REVITALIZATION PROGRAM OR FACADE
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PROGRAM.NOT ALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE IN THE POSITION TO IMMEDIATELY INVEST INTO THEIR PROPERTY.
SO WITH THIS, UH, PROGRAM IN PLACE OR THIS IN THIS INITIATIVE, RATHER, WE WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY OUR BUSINESSES WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY ACTUALLY ACTUALLY NEED AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS AROUND THAT.
UM, FOR EXAMPLE, WORKING ON ANYTHING BACK OF HOUSE, UM, TECHNICAL SUPPORT THINGS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO REALLY AGAIN, CREATING SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE TO RETAIN BUSINESSES, SUPPORT THEM IN EXPANSION, AND ALSO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO POSITION THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR TARGETED BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AS WELL.
ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING, TOTALING 5% OF THIS BUDGET.
THE PARTY BUCKET WHERE WE'RE REALLY, YOU KNOW, GETTING FOLKS INTO DOWNTOWN, PARTNERING WITH THE, THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND NONPROFITS AND, AND DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO FOCUS ON ACTIVATION BEYOND THE SQUARE AND REALLY ENSURE THAT WE ARE GETTING FOLKS, UM, THROUGHOUT MOVING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND REALLY GENERATING THAT SALES TAX REVENUE, AND THEN PUBLIC ART COMING IN AT 2% OF THIS TOTAL BUDGET PROPOSAL.
SO MURALS, SCULPTURES, UM, TEMPORARY ART EXHIBITS AND, AND TAKING THAT THROUGH ON THE LIFE OF THE TIFF AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING, REALLY CREATING THAT SENSE OF PLACE WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND CREATING A HUB FOR THE LOCALS TO COME AND A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS TO FOLLOW.
AND SO THAT ACTUALLY, UH, WRAPS UP OUR UPDATE.
DO, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE WE GO ON TO ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? YES, SIR.
THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROJECT CONVERSATION, WE'RE HAVING IT, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL THING.
DO WHAT TYPE, IF ANY, SECURITY ARE WE GONNA HAVE ON, ON PROPERTY DOWN THERE? ARE WE GONNA HAVE SOME POLICE OFFICERS WALKING AROUND OR SOMETHING? THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.
WELL, YOU'RE MORE WELCOME BECAUSE YOU'RE HELPING ME REALIZE I LEFT SOMETHING OUT
SO, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DO WHAT WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW, BUT I WILL SHARE THAT BUILT INTO THIS 20 YEAR MODEL THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UM, IT DOES CONSIDER A POTENTIAL PROJECT WITH AN ORGANIZATION BY THE NAME OF BLOCK BY BLOCK.
SO THEY ACTUALLY, UM, ESSENTIALLY HAVE A LA CARTE SERVICES WHERE WE COULD POTENTIALLY HIRE, UM, SECURITY FOR THE DISTRICT.
SO NOT NECESSARILY POLICE OFFICERS, BUT THOSE THAT WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, A, A SET OF EYES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THAT WOULD WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OF COURSE, ALL PENDING FINAL APPROVAL, UM, BY THE CITY AND THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BUT WE DO HAVE THAT CONSIDERATION WORKED INTO THE MODEL.
UH, ARE YOU SUGGESTING PRIVATE SECURITY? SO A EYES ON THE STREET, UM, PARTNERSHIP WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE SECURITY WALKING AROUND, NOT NECESSARILY ANYONE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO ARREST ANY OFFENDERS, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO THERE ARE NO OPTIONS CLOSED OFF, BUT IT COULD BE THE CITIZENS ON PATROL, I'M SORRY, GARLAND, I'M SORRY, THE, THE CITIZENS ON PATROL, UH, TRAINING INITIATIVE THAT THE GARLAND, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS, COULD BE ONE OF THOSE.
I I MEAN, I THINK ANYTHING COULD BE POSSIBLE, BUT AS FAR AS WORKING THROUGH A 20 YEAR PLAN AND TRYING TO PRIORITIZE INITIATIVES AND REQUESTS THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE BOARD, I JUST WANTED TO ASSURE THAT WE HAVE TAKEN THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, UM, TO, TO BRING SOME SUPPORT INTO THE DISTRICT AND CREATE A PRESENCE OF, UM, BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN FINALIZED YET, HAS IT? NO, SIR.
BECAUSE THE PROPOSAL HASN'T GONE TO COUNCIL TO EXTEND THE TIP.
BUT THAT'S THE PERFECT, UM, FEEDBACK TO HAVE FROM YOU TODAY THAT IF THERE WERE ANYTHING WE NEEDED TO WORK OUT MORE IN DETAIL OR CONSIDER IN THE MODEL TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL WITH IN OCTOBER, THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT TIME TO SHARE THAT.
I'M, I'M, I'M JUST CONCERNED WHEN I SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS RUNNING AROUND HERE THAT THERE'S A TARGET FOR YOU BY GOLLY
UM, YOU CAN, YOU CAN HAVE THEM, IT'S KINDA LIKE OUT HERE, FIRE WHEEL, YOU'VE GOT SECURITY OFFICERS OUT THERE, BUT THEY ARE TOLD,
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DON'T YOU DARE DO ANYTHING YOU CALL THE POLICE.WELL, IN THE TIME THEY CUT, CALL THE POLICE, ESPECIALLY ON A BIG DEAL LIKE THIS IS OUT HERE.
I I HOPE THAT COUNSELING YOURSELF WOULD, WOULD BE MINDFUL THAT PRIVATE SECURITY IS NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
AND THEY WILL ADMIT THAT THEY DO WANT YOUR MONEY THOUGH.
THEY, THEY CERTAINLY WANT YOUR MONEY.
BUT, UM,
I WAS IN CHARGE OF SECURITY AT EL CENTRAL COLLEGE.
AND WE HAD THE EL CENTRAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, THAT DID EXTREMELY LITTLE.
THEY WERE A BUNCH OF GOOD GUYS THOUGH.
AND THEN WE HAD ONE OF MY SECURITY TEAMS THERE, AND WE WERE SIMPLY TOLD TO STAND IN THOSE CORNERS AND NOT DO ANYTHING, DON'T APPROACH THE STUDENTS.
UH, IF, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THE RESTROOMS NOW, THE RESTROOMS AT EL CENTRAL ARE PUBLIC RESTROOMS. SO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING COULD COME AND USE THOSE RESTROOMS. IF, IF YOU WERE A MALE IN A MALE RESTROOM AND A FEMALE WANTED TO USE THE MALE RESTROOM, AND THEY DID MANY TIMES, UH, THAT THAT'S OKAY.
UH, THEY COULD DISROBE, THEY COULD WASH THEMSELVES AND LOTS OF 'EM DID, AND THEN CLEAN UP AND THEN SAY SOMETHING VULGAR LIKE, WHAT YOU LOOKING AT? OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO ANOTHER PERSON.
THAT'S HOW IT WAS REPORTED TO US.
AND THEN GOING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.
SO IF, IF I, I CAN IMAGINE A TREMENDOUS, BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE SO NEW AND SO EXCITING, I CAN IMAGINE A TR A TREMENDOUS PRESENCE HERE OF ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE.
AND YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF COMMISSIONED LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT ARREST IF NECESSARY, OR DETAIN THAT PERSON IF THAT WISHES IS AN ARRESTED, UH, IF NECESSARY, UH, OR DO WHATEVER IT IS TO PROTECT LIFE AND THE LIMB.
SO I'M HOPING THAT WHEN YOU DO THAT, WHEN YOU SEND SOMEBODY OUT TO YOUR SECURITY, UM, BE MINDFUL OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THAT PERSON BECAUSE YOU CAN, YOU, YOU HAVE SECURITY ALL OVER THESE UNIFORMS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
THEY CAN'T DO A THING, THEY CAN'T TALK TO ANYBODY.
IF YOU TOUCH SOMEBODY THAT'S AN ASSAULT, UH, IT, IT, IT GETS PRETTY, UH, PRETTY BAD SOMETIMES.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT INTERACTION WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS AND SECURITY.
SO, AM I HEARING FROM THE BOARD THERE'D BE THE, UM, COME ON OVER.
I WAS GONNA SAY, AM I HEARING FROM THE BOARD THAT YOU'D LIKE THE CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING TOWARDS EITHER SECURITY OR POLICE SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE EXTENSION OR THE PROPOSAL FOR THE MODEL? HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONSIDERATION OF A SMALL POLICE STATION IN THE SQUARE AREA? NO.
NO, UM, I WAS JUST GONNA ADD THAT THE SECURITY COMPONENT WOULD JUST BE TO HELP ENHANCE, ENHANCE THE SECURITY OF THE AREA.
POLICE OFFICERS ARE ON PATROL ALL THE TIME WHEN WE HAVE MAJOR EVENTS.
THEY ARE, THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO BE THERE FOR THOSE MAJOR EVENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED OUR MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
YOU SEE ONE SITTING UP FRONT THAT ALSO WORK EVENTS.
THE, THE THOUGHT OF A SECURITY IS JUST TO HAVE MORE EYES OUT ON THE STREET SO THAT THEY CAN CALL POLICE WHEN POLICE ISN'T AVAILABLE IN THAT AREA AT THAT SPECIFIC TIME.
THAT'S KIND OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS JUST TO BLEND ALL THREE OF THOSE TOGETHER.
WELL, IF, IF THAT'S YOUR OBJECTIVE, THEN YOUR SECURITY PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO BE IN ANY KIND OF UNIFORM.
THEY NEED TO BE IN PLAIN CLOTHES AND HAVE RADIOS THAT THEY CAN CONTACT THE, THE POLICE WITH.
BUT I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT EXTRA EXTRAVAGANT THINGS LIKE THE, THE LEE ANN RIMES THING I'M TALKING ABOUT EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WHEN FOLKS COME DOWN HERE, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE, NOT ACCOSTED, BUT THEY'LL SEE THE HOBOS, WHAT HAVE YOU.
I SAW 18 OF 'EM YESTERDAY OR SUNDAY.
THEY WERE OUT HERE AND, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO TURN THIS INTO THEIR OWN CAMP.
BELIEVE ME, IF WE, IF WE LET THEM HAVE CARTE BLANCHE, ESPECIALLY IN THE RESTROOMS, UM, WE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
IT'S GONNA BE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THING.
AND GARLAND DESERVES IT AND NEEDS IT.
BUT WITHOUT UNIFORMED, UM, COMMISSION SECURITY OFFICERS, I THINK WE'RE GONNA HURT OURSELVES.
AND AS FAR AS THE HOMELESS GOES, THAT'S, THAT IS A POLICE
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INITIATIVE AND THEY WILL ALWAYS BE IN CHARGE OF THAT.'CAUSE THAT'S A CITYWIDE INITIATIVE THAT'S TAKEN ON BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP WITH THE HOMELESS SITUATION.
AND THEY, AND THEY ARE MUCH BETTER TRAINED.
TO YOUR POINT WITH SECURITY, YOU DON'T WANT SECURITY OFFICERS HANDLING ANY SITUATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO HOMELESS.
YOU WANT A A, A TRAINED POLICE OFFICER WHO KNOWS THE LAW AND KNOWS WHAT THEY EXACTLY, WHAT THE RIGHTS ARE.
THOSE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THE SQUARE.
SO THAT, THAT, THAT PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY.
AND A LOT, A LOT OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS WE ARE PROJECTING DOLLAR SPENDING DOESN'T MEAN EXACTLY.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING TO BE REALLY FLEXIBLE WITH THESE BUCKETS.
'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT INITIATIVES ARE GONNA BE, LET ALONE 20 YEARS OUT, THREE YEARS OUT.
YOU KIND OF HAVE TO LET, WE'VE LET THIS TIFF EVOLVE OVER TIME.
AND IT IS, THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MY OPINION.
YOU HAVE TO KIND OF SEE JUST ORGANICALLY HOW, WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND HOW THE SPACE CHANGES.
AND WE WILL ADDRESS ANY ISSUES THAT COME THAT THAT IS FOR SURE.
SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE'RE JUST GONNA HIRE A SECURITY FIRM AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO COME, BUT WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA HIRE A SECURITY FIRM AND THROW 'EM OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SQUARE.
THE INTENT IS JUST TO HAVE A, A BUCKET OF MONEY TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY WHEN THAT PROBLEM COMES.
WELL, IF YOU, LIKE, YOU GO TO GRAPEVINE OR WHATEVER, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, ONE ON CHRISTMAS THERE I SAW POLICEMEN, LIKE WHEN WE, WE, WHEN I GO DOWNTOWN AND THERE'S A, AN EVENT, THERE'S A FEW AT THE CORNER AND CLOSE ENOUGH TO, TO REACT IF NEEDED.
BUT I THINK THEY HAVE A, A PROGRAM YOU'RE NOT SEEING, YOU KNOW, SOME WATCHFUL EYES THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, CALL THAT POLICEMAN BECAUSE HE'S OVER IN THE CORNER, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE IN A DANGER ZONE WHERE THERE'S A POLICE OFFICER EVERY FIVE FEET.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING 'CAUSE THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OPPORTUNITY.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO, TO PICKPOCKET OR WHATEVER.
AND, UM, I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN TO ANYTHING IN THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND THAT I REMEMBER THAT I DID NOT REMEMBER SEEING AT LEAST TWO OR THREE POLICE OFFICERS IN EVEN EYESIGHT OF WHERE I WAS.
WERE YOU HERE WHEN THEY HAD THE BIG EXTRAVAGANZAS OUT WHERE, UH, THAT WATER PARK IS NOW? WE HAD, UH, YES.
I WAS A POLICE EXPLORER A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.
YOU WERE PROBABLY IN MY CLASS,
UM, THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ABOUT, OR MAYBE 15 OFFICERS THAT DID THE PATROLLING OF THE, OF THE COMMUNITY WERE OUT THERE AND, AND WE HAD SOME UNBELIEVABLE ACTS.
UH, ALABAMA SHOWED UP OUT THERE AND DID A WHOLE PERFORMANCE AND IT GOES ON AND ON LIKE THAT.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT STOPPED, BUT WE HAD THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THEIR BLANKETS AND, UH, OUT THERE WATCHING THESE THINGS.
BUT WE HAD COPS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND LIKE, WELL, I'M REATING LIKE I SAID, THE BIG OUTSTANDING EVENTS.
WE, WE NEED A LOT OF POLICE IN THERE.
BUT THE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAYS OR THE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAYS OR THE SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, WHEN FAMILIES COME OUT HERE THINKING THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE GOOD AND SAFE, WE GOTTA MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOOD AND SAFE.
AND THEY DO THAT WITH POLICE OFFICERS, NOT SECURITY OFFICERS.
YOU, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU'RE GONNA USE SECURITY OFFICERS, UH, FIND A COMPANY THAT, THAT SPECIALIZES IN PLAIN CLOTHES PEOPLE.
UH, SO THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN'T SAY, OH, HE'S A SECURITY OFFICER.
OR IF HE DOES SOMETHING, HE'S GONNA GET SUED FOR IT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT ABOUT PLAIN CLOTHES POLICEMEN THAT OR, WELL, THE ONLY THING PLAIN CLOTHES PEOPLE WILL DO IS BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ON RADIOS TO POLICE OFFICERS TO TAKE ACTION IN A CERTAIN AREA.
BUT, UH, SECURITY OFFICERS ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS PEOPLE YOU CAN GET.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE UH, THEY'RE VERY POORLY TRAINED.
THEIR COMPANIES, UH, EXPECT A LOT OF MONEY FROM YOU.
THEY IN TURN GIVE A SECURITY OFFICER $6, $7 AN HOUR AND EXPECT HIM TO DO SOME JOB, WHICH IS NOTHING MORE THAN STAND IN SEAL FOR ABOUT EIGHT TO 12 HOURS.
BUT DON'T EVER, UH, COUNT ON ONE OF THEM OR ASK THEM FOR TOO MUCH ASSISTANCE BECAUSE YOU CAN ENDANGER YOUR POCKETBOOK.
IT'S A, IT'S A TERRIBLE THING.
BUT UH, IF YOU'RE NOT A COMMISSIONED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, YOU NEED TO STEP BACK.
WELL, IN SUM AND IN CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPING THESE BUCKETS OR CREATING THESE BUCKETS FOR THIS BIG 20 YEAR PLAN, I'M HEARING A PRIORITY FROM THE BOARD TO BE SAFETY AS ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE.
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MOVE ON TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, IS THERE, THERE'S ONE LAST CALL.ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION BEFORE WE MOVE ON? UH, THE, THE EXTRA ASSISTANCE OR WHATEVER FOR CLYBOURNE PARK, IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THE EXTRA PEOPLE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT ALL THOSE OTHER, LIKE THE STAGES AND IT COULD BE YOGA WITHOUT THOSE PEOPLE THAT PARK WOULD BE DEAD BECAUSE IT TAKES COORDINATORS TO GET THESE PEOPLE IN TO KEEP, I MEAN, AND THE PLACES STAY COMPLETELY FULL ALL THE TIME.
THE TWO, OUR GALLERY AND THING IS RIGHT OFF, UM, ONE OF THE BRIDGES THAT THEY REDID THE, AND BECAUSE OF NO COORDINATORS, IT'S KIND OF A DEAD BRIDGE 'CAUSE IT TAKES THAT ENTHUSIASM TO GET ANOTHER THING IN.
AND THEN THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO ASK WHERE YOU, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S A VERY, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IF WE'RE GONNA KEEP THAT SQUARE ALIVE AND A COMMUNITY.
OH, JUST EMAILING THE PRESENTATION.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND UM, BOARD DISCUSSION ON, ON THESE ITEMS HERE.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY DISCUSSION, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, CITY STAFF? I'M NOT SURE ON THE TIMING OF THIS, BUT UH, BEFORE YOU ADJOURN, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION SCHEDULED.
WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING SET FOR OCTOBER 25TH.
UM, I WILL ACTUALLY BE AT THE ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE FOR DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATIONS.
SO I WAS HOPING THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER THE WEEK PRIOR OF OCTOBER 18TH RATHER THAN OCTOBER 25TH.
THAT WORKS THROUGH YOUR SCHEDULE.
I CAN UPDATE YOUR CALENDAR INVITES FOR THAT AS WELL.
YEAH, I DON'T HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD AND IT LOOKS CLEAR FOR THE REST OF US.
SO MOVING IT UP A WEEK IS, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ADJUSTING THE SCHEDULE REMINDERS.
THE TWO WEEKS OUT, OH BY THE WAY,
SO YEAH, SO WE'LL KEEP THAT IN PLACE MOVING FORWARD.
ONLY WISH IT WAS LIKE A WEEK AFTER 'CAUSE SHE'D COME WITH MORE INFORMATION.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE CLYDE WARREN PARK COMMENT THAT YOU MADE.
UHHUH EITHER THOSE PROGRAMMERS IS FANTASTIC PROGRAMMING THAT IS PAID FOR THROUGH A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM.
OH IS IT? THEY TAX THEMSELVES.
THAT'S WHO PAYS FOR IF WE NEED TO GET EXTRA MONEY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BOARD'S TIME AND CITY STAFF.
WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL GIVING US THE UPDATE AND YOUR VALUABLE INPUT.
CAN I MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT? YES SIR.
SO THE, I JUST WANTED TO OUTLINE KIND OF WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE.
SO WE KIND OF VERY HIGH LEVEL PROPOSED WHAT ONE THE BOUNDARIES LOOK LIKE AND THE BUCKETS OF FUNDING WHERE THIS $50 MILLION OF CITY FUNDING WOULD BE GOING INTO, UH, THE NEXT MEETING WE'LL BE ASKING FOR FORMAL APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT PLAN.
AND THIS DOCUMENT IS REALLY THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT OF WHAT WE CAN SPEND FUNDS ON.
AND SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THAT PRESENTED TO YOU.
WE WILL HAVE A CASHFLOW ANALYSIS WITHIN THERE ON TIMING OF EXPENDITURES IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING RIGHT NOW COMING IN THESE BUCKETS FROM THIS DATE.
IF, IF THE BOARD IS GOOD WITH THE, UH, PROJECT PLAN AS PRESENTED AND Y'ALL FORMALLY APPROVE THAT OR MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT, WE'LL MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.
AND REALLY THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS TIF BOARD IS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO AFTER THIS OCTOBER 18TH DATE, WE WILL LOOK TO BE GETTING ON A, THE CITY COUNCIL'S REGULAR CALENDAR.
UH, THEY MEET EVERY OTHER MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
SO AT THAT POINT, TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE CHAIR AND PORTIONS OF THE MEMBERS OR THE WHOLE BODY CAN OBVIOUSLY BE THERE, PRESENTS HIGH LEVEL WHAT THE CHANGES ARE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE COMING.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL THOSE DETAILS AT THE NEXT MEETING, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE NEXT LAYER.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY GET IN FRONT OF COUNCIL SOON AFTER THAT OCTOBER 18TH DATE.
SO MAYBE IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, UH, DEPENDING ON HOLIDAY SCHEDULES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FIT IT ON A DAY THAT, UH, FITS Y'ALL'S CALENDAR.
ALRIGHT, IF THERE ARE OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR CITY STAFF OR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, THEN VERY GOOD.
THE BOARD WILL STAND ADJOURNED
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AT 1252.