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THAT'S A GOOD THING.[ NOTICE OF MEETING CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARDS - DOWNTOWN/FOREST JUPITER Work Session Room of City Hall William E. Dollar Municipal Building 200 N. Fifth Street Garland, Texas October 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. A meeting of the Downtown/Forest Jupiter Tax Increment Finance Board of the City of Garland, Texas will be held at the aforementioned location, date, and time to discuss and consider the following agenda items.]
PHONE SILENCE, EVERYTHING.ALRIGHT, UH, BEFORE WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, I BELIEVE THE AGENDA IS, UH, TO STAND AND SAY THE PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG AND HAVE OUR INVOCATION.
I PLEDGE TOE THE FLAG, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TWO TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND ISRAEL WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NOW, IF YOU WOULD JUST BEAR WITH ME FOR A MOMENT AS WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION.
GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE TO GATHER TOGETHER AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE TO HEAR AND DISCUSS THINGS TOGETHER THAT WE MIGHT WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL, AND GIVE US UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION AND WILLINGNESS TO HEAR IDEAS AND TO CONSIDER THE BEST THINGS FOR NOT JUST RECOMMENDATION, BUT FOR ALSO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS.
I'M THE NEW DOWNTOWN, UH, DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WITH THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TODAY.
UM, THIS IS MY FIRST TIF BOARD MEETING, SO PLEASE EXCUSE ME AS I LEARN WHAT I'M DOING.
UM, AND WITH THAT, UH, CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
THE MEETING IS CALLED THE ORDER AT 1205.
UH, I GUESS FOR YOUR BENEFIT AS THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING YOURSELF, LET'S GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES MORE THAN JUST ON PAPER TO NANCY.
UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND START HERE.
HI, CARRIE HOON, WE'VE MET A FEW TIMES.
I MS. KIM JOSEPH SCHROEDER, SITTING ON THIS BOARD A LONG TIME.
THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR WITH THIS BOARD.
I'M A RETIRED GARLAND POLICE OFFICER AND I WORK FOR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
I'M A SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER FOR SAND PACK AUTO GROUP.
AND I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR ABOUT, UH, I GUESS TWO YEARS.
I, I'M, I'M STILL IN AWE AT WHAT WE DO, WHICH IS APPARENTLY NOT A GREAT DEAL OF ANYTHING.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.
UM, AND FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE JULY 31ST, 2024 MEETING.
UM, YOUR NEW BINDERS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY ARE A, UM, NEW ADDITION, THANKS TO OUR NEW CITY SECRETARY.
UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THE TABS THERE IS A TAB FOR MEETING MINUTES AND AGENDAS.
UM, SO YOU CAN TURN TO THAT PAGE TO SEE THE JULY 31ST MINUTES.
GIVING A MOMENT FOR EVERYBODY TO READ OVER THE MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER.
UH, THAT WOULD BE JUNE, WOULDN'T IT? JULY 31ST, 2024.
UM, ARE THERE ANY, I GUESS ACTUALLY WE NEED TO CALL FOR, UH, YOU NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE AND THEN WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? SECOND CALL.
HEARING NONE THEN THE MOTION STANDS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS APPROVED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A.
UH, NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE OTHER THAN THE BOARD TODAY?
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ANY OF OUR GUESTS? OKAY.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
UH, NEXT ITEMS, UH, WOULD BE OUR REPORT.
YEAH, SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I WANTED TO DO IS INTRODUCE THE BOARD, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY DONE WITH A SPECIAL WELCOME TO MS. KIM THEOF, OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER.
UM, MR. MARWAT IS ALSO A NEW MOR BOARD MEMBER WHO'S NOT IN ATTENDANCE TODAY.
UM, BUT WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE KNOW THIS IS, UM, A LOT OF ENERGY AND TIME ON YOUR BEHALF, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR DIRECTION AND ADVICE TO SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE US.
UM, AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, WE DO HAVE A NEW CITY SECRETARY.
UM, OUR CITY SECRETARY IS REALLY WORKING HARD TO STREAMLINE AND ORGANIZE THE, UH, PUBLIC MEETING PROCESS WITHIN THE CITY CURRENTLY.
UM, AND SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE THESE NEW BINDERS TO HELP PROVIDE REFERENCE AND, UH, DIRECTION BACKGROUND DURING MEETINGS.
UM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO USE THESE BINDERS AS YOUR OWN.
WE WILL COLLECT THEM AT THE END OF EVERY MEETING, BUT YOU CAN KEEP NOTES ON THEM AND THEN WE'LL PROVIDE THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WE DID LEAVE TWO BLANK CATEGORIES IN CASE YOU GUYS WANT US TO PULL ANYTHING ELSE.
UM, MISS, UH, OUR CITY SECRETARY HAS ALSO BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT, UM, THE CHAIR SHOULD BE A APPOINTED ANNUALLY BY THE COUNCIL, AND THEN AFTER THAT, A VICE CHAIR SHOULD BE SELECTED FROM WITHIN THE BOARD.
UM, SO WE'RE STILL GETTING DIRECTION ON HOW BEST TO PROCEED WITH THAT.
UM, BUT WE'RE INTENDING BY THE JANUARY MEETING TO HAVE A PLAN AND BE APPOINTING CHAIR AND OR THE COUNCIL APPOINT A CHAIR, AND THEN YOU GUYS AS A GROUP CAN APPOINT THE VICE CHAIR.
UM, SO ONCE WE GET MORE DIRECTION ON THAT, I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU GUYS ON THAT.
UM, AND SO MOVING ON, IS IT OKAY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM CHAIR? THANK YOU.
UH, MOVING ON TO MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES.
UM, WANTED, FIRST OFF, WANNA START OFF BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR COMPLETING YOUR OPEN RECORDS TRAINING, UM, THAT WAS, UH, DIRECTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY OFFICE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED YOUR TRAINING, IT'S OKAY.
PLEASE DO IT AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
UM, I CAN RESEND THAT INFORMATION IF NEEDED.
I BELIEVE MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE IN COMPLIANCE.
UM, BUT THE TRAINING NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED EVERY TWO YEARS.
AND SO WE'LL START KEEPING RECORD OF WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED AND THEN REMIND YOU WHEN YOUR NEXT CERTIFICATION IS NEEDED.
UM, I ALSO WANNA TAKE A MINUTE HERE TO WELCOME OUR NEW STAFF.
UM, AS I SAID, I'M THE NEW DOWNTOWN BUSINESS MANAGER, NANCY TENNELL, BUT TODAY WE ALSO HAVE MS. HALEY MILLER, WHO IS OUR DOWNTOWN COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST.
UM, SHE'LL BE WORKING ON OUR WEBSITE, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, AND HELPING WITH THE TIFF AS OUR SECRETARIAT.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE MS. BROOK KOPA IS OUR, UM, ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVATION COORDINATOR.
UM, AND SHE JUST HOSTED HER FIRST EVENT LAST WEEK, THE TR UH, TRICK OR TREATING ON THE SQUARE.
SO, UM, BROOKE WILL BE PROGRAMMING A LOT OF FUN, KIND OF SMALLER SCALE ACTIVATIONS ON THE SQUARE TO BRING MORE FOOT TRAFFIC AND COME UP WITH SOME CREATIVE IDEAS TO IMPROVE OUR DISTRICT.
UM, WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER STAFF IN THE ROOM, MS. DANA LODGE OVER HERE.
UM, AND NEXT TO HER IS MS. TIFFANY VINO.
UM, AND BEHIND THAT IS, UM, MS. BETHANY MCCRADY.
UM, BETHANY IS OUR SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST AND REALLY HELPS WITH THE TIFF BUDGET.
TIFFANY IS THE, UH, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC MEDIA RELATIONS.
AND THEN WAS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON OTHER STAFF MEMBERS? OKAY.
UM, UPCOMING NEXT WEEK, ON MONDAY MORNING, WE, THE, ALL OUR DEPARTMENT LEAVES TO GO TO ABILENE FOR THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.
UM, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, FOUR DAYS OF ENGAGING, UM, EDUCATION TRAINING AND REALLY INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS FROM OTHER CITIES.
IT IS THE, UH, LARGEST GATHERING OF TEXAS DOWNTOWNS.
UM, SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND COME UP WITH SOME CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUCH.
UM, WE HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED OUR APPLICATION, UM, IN THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, UM, HOPEFULLY TO BE RECOGNIZED.
UM, ONE OF THEM IS THE BEST ECONOMIC GAME CHANGER, UM, WHICH KIND OF, UH, ADDRESSES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND REVENUE, INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SQUARE HAS BROUGHT TO THE DISTRICT.
UM, WE ALSO SUBMITTED UNDER THE CATEGORY OF BEST PROMOTION IN REGARDS TO THE DOWNTOWN GRAND
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OPENING EVENT AND THE PROMOTIONS LEADING UP TO THAT.AND THEN WE HAVE SUBMITTED IN THE BEST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, UH, CATEGORY AS WELL.
AND THAT IS, UH, BROADER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND HOW WE DID 14 STREETS OF RECONSTRUCTION, NOT JUST THE SQUARE.
AND WE ENHANCED THE PEDESTRIAN, UH, WALKABILITY OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
SO, FINGERS CROSSED, HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME WE SEE YOU, WE CAN BRING OUR TROPHIES UP AND DISPLAY THEM.
UM, WE ARE EXCITED TO GO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT THE GALA.
UM, IT IS A GALA EVENT ON TUESDAY NIGHT, SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED ON WEDNESDAY MORNING IN CASE SOME EXCITING NEWS IS RELEASED.
UM, AND THEN OUR NEXT ITEM IS, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSION DINNERS.
YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED AN INVITATION VIA PAPERLESS POST, UM, INVITING YOU TO THE BOARD AND COMMISSION DINNER ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND.
IT'S A GREAT TIME TO CELEBRATE AND, UM, APPRECIATE OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT SERVE ON ALL THE VARIOUS BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO YOU'LL GET TO MEET YOUR PEERS, YOUR BOARD PEERS.
SO, UM, WITH THAT CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM? YES, PLEASE DO.
UM, WELL, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MRS. DANA LODGE TO COME UP AND, UH, PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AS REQUESTED BY THE BOARD AT THE LAST MEETING.
UM, JUST, UH, AS NANCY, UM, STATED, MY NAME IS DANA LODGE AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
AND WE DID HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTED AT THE LAST MEETING TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
SO I'M JUST GONNA GIVE UP, UH, KIND OF OVERARCHING, UM, UM, RECAP OF HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS.
UM, AND OF COURSE WE DO HAVE SOME NEW MEMBERS AS WELL.
SO IT'S GREAT TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
IT IS ONE OF THE, UM, MOST WONDERFUL THINGS THAT I THINK THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR.
UM, SO THE FUNDS THAT ARE PUT INTO THE TIFF BUDGET, UM, THERE IS A PARTICULAR BUDGET, UH, A PARTICULAR BUCKET THAT IS EARMARKED FOR REVITALIZATION SPECIFICALLY.
UM, IT CAN BE UTILIZED IN THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT, WHICH IS A SMALLER DISTRICT THAN THE ENTIRE TIFF.
IT'S THIS AREA THAT IS RIGHT HERE BY THE SQUARE UP TO GLEN BROOK, UM, WALNUT, AND THEN OVER TO AVENUE, UM, BI BELIEVE.
UM, BUT IT IS A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, SO, UM, EITHER THE BUSINESS OWNER OR THE TENANT, EITHER ONE CAN APPLY, UM, TO HAVE THEIR PROJECT PUT INTO THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
UM, BUT THEY, THEY FUND THE ENTIRE, UM, CONSTRUCTION OR REWORK OF THEIR BUILDING.
AND THEN, UM, IT IS A 50 50 MATCH REIMBURSEMENT.
SO IT COMES AT THE END AFTER EVERY SINGLE THING IS COMPLETED AND ALL THE BOXES ARE CHECKED AND, AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO THE, UM, REVITALIZATION, UM, FUNDS CAN BE USED ON THE OUTSIDE FACADE.
IT CAN BE USED ON SIGNS AND AWNINGS, AND IT CAN BE USED ON INTERIOR ITEMS ON THE BUILDING THAT STAY WITH THE BUILDING.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT WOULDN'T BUY, IT WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE FOR LIKE TABLES AND CHAIRS OF A RESTAURANT.
IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE ATTACHED AND PART, PART OF THE BUILDING.
SO THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT THE FUND CAN BE UTILIZED FOR.
UM, IT IS A GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS THAT GOES IN FRONT OF A REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE.
THAT COMMITTEE, UM, IS CONSISTS OF A HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST THAT HAS A VERY GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHICH ONES OF OUR BUILDINGS IN OUR CITY ARE CONTRIBUTING AS A HISTORIC BUILDING.
UM, WE DO LIKE THE, UH, CHANGES AND THE UPDATES TO THE BUILDINGS TO KEEP THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF OUR DOWNTOWN.
SO HE IS THE, UM, STAFF LIAISON THAT ENSURES THAT WE KEEP THAT TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE PROCESS.
BUT THE, UH, COMMITTEE ALSO HAS OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR.
IT HAS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, DIRECTOR AND A
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, UM, MANAGING DIRECTOR ON THE COMMITTEE.THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS THE FACILITATOR OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT IS NOT, UM, UM, PART OF THE SCORING OR VOTING PROCESS OF, OF THE PARTICULAR, UM, PROGRAM.
SO WE DO HAVE A PRETTY LONG, UH, LIST OF THINGS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS TO PROVIDE US THAT GOES IN FRONT OF THE REVIEW COMMITTEE, UM, INCLUDING MULTIPLE QUOTES FROM CONTRACTORS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST LIKES TO KNOW, UH, WHAT COLOR PAINT ARE YOU USING, AND YOU KNOW, WHAT BRAND OF PAINT.
I MEAN, HE GETS, UH, INTO THE DETAILS PRETTY, UM, UM, MINUTE, UM, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THAT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE REVITALIZATION.
SO ONCE ALL OF THAT IS PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE, UM, THEY SCORE, THEY MAY, MAY ACCEPT ALL THE REVITALIZATION REQUESTS, ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT THE APPLICANT WANTS TO DO.
THEY MAY, UM, SAY WE'LL DO SOME OF THEM, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM.
AND THEN THEY MAY ALSO SAY THAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT YEAR.
IT IS AN ANNUAL, UM, ALLOTMENT THAT IS INTO OUR BUDGET.
AND SO, UM, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO DO TO DO ALL OF IT DEPENDING ON WHAT OTHER REQUESTS THAT, UM, WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED.
UM, ONCE THAT THEIR SCOPE OF WORK IS APPROVED, THEY RECEIVE A NOTICE TO PROCEED.
THEY'RE REQUIRED TO START WITHIN 90 DAYS, AND THEN THEY MUST COMPLETE WITHIN ONE YEAR.
AND, UM, ONCE IT IS COMPLETE, THEN THEY SEND US A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
UM, WE DO REQUIRE QUITE A FEW DOCUMENTS TO GET THAT, UM, FUNDING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WANTING, WE ARE THE STEWARDS OF THE FUNDS, SO WE WANT TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WITH THAT.
UM, WE DO REQUIRE A RELEASE, UM, FROM A RELEASE OF LIEN FROM THE CONTRACTORS THAT DID THE WORK THAT SHOWS THAT THEY ARE FULLY PAID, UM, YOU KNOW, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTARY, DOCUMENTING BEFORE AND AFTER, UM, THEY SIGN A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE, AND THEN WE SEND OUT OUR BUILDING INSPECTOR THAT GOES THROUGH A CHECKLIST THAT SAYS, THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE ON THAT LIST THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO.
AND THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE.
AND ONCE WE GET THAT, UH, CHECK MARK FROM OUR BUILDING INSPECTION, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND, UM, HONOR THEIR REIMBURSEMENT.
SO, UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF IT IN A NUTSHELL.
UM, AGAIN, UM, AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, KEEPING IN THE CHARACTER OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, MAKING SURE THAT THE REVITALIZATION THAT THE APPLICANT IS WANTING TO DO IS GOING TO ADD, UM, TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, UM, OF THE DISTRICT, ARE ALL SOME OF THE DIFFERENT CRITERIA THAT THE REVIEW COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING WHEN THEY DECIDE TO APPROVE, UM, THE PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT'S IN FRONT OF THEM.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S REALLY, I, I KNOW, UH, NANCY'S GONNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO DATE WITH IT AS FAR AS WHICH BUILDINGS AND HOW MUCH, UM, WHERE WE ARE IN THE FUNDING RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT IS REALLY, REALLY A WONDERFUL PROJECT BECAUSE MOST, UH, DOWNTOWNS HAVE A CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF THE MATCHING FUNDS AND GARLAND DOES NOT.
UM, IT'S MORE BASED ON DO WE HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE AND IS IT A WORTHY PROJECT VERSUS THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES WHERE THEIR MATCH IS 50,000 CAP NO MATTER WHAT.
UM, AND SO IT'S A VERY STRONG, HEALTHY, UM, PROGRAM FOR OUR CITY AND SOMETHING THAT I THINK, UM, IS REALLY IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? OH, OF COURSE THERE IS
I KNOW, UM, WHEN I FIRST CAME TO GARLAND IN 1966, MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE CITY SQUARE WAS PRIVATELY OWNED.
JOHNNY'S DISCOUNT, ALL THE PARTS IS WHERE THE MAIN STREET CAFE IS NOW.
AND I THINK THE MARSHALS STILL OWN THE BUILDING.
DO WE, DO WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO STILL OWN THE STRUCTURES IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND? ARE THERE A LOT, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I, I MEAN, I WOULD SAY 90%
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ARE PRIVATELY OWNED.SO WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE TOLD US TODAY, IF THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING IS KIND OF SITTING OFF IN THE DISTANCE HERE AND, AND ALL THIS WONDERFUL STUFF IS BEING CREATED, IT'S, IT'S BEING CREATED FOR HIM, RIGHT? HE, HE OWNS THAT.
SO IF WE SPEND 50 OR $60,000 REVITALIZING MAIN STREET CAFE, THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD BECAUSE DARRYL MARSHALL OWNS IT.
IS THAT, IS THAT THE WAY YOU LOOK AT IT? IS IT, WELL, WE LOOK AT IT AS, UM, KEEPING THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IS GOOD FOR THE CITY, AND SO DOING THOSE REVITALIZATIONS HELP ADD TO THE TAX BASE.
AND, UM, SO IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR YES, THE PRIVATE OWNER AS WELL, AND THE INDIVIDUAL THAT OWNS THE BUILDING CHANGE THE BUILDING.
UH, THEY HAVE A, UM, TIMELINE OF HOW LONG IT NEEDS TO STAY AS PRESENTED IN THEIR SCOPE OF WORK.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S FIVE YEARS WELL PRESENTED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DANA? JUST A COMMENT.
UM, I'M ALSO SERVING ON THE BOND COMMITTEE AND WE'RE NEEDY IN IT, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEEPS COMING UP IS THE FACT THAT GARLAND CONTINUES TO REINVEST IN LIKE THIS DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT IT'S NOT ALLOWED TO JUST BECOME DORMANT.
AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS THAT IT'S, UM, IT'S VERY EASY AND I'VE, I REMEMBER MAIN STREET, USA WHEN IT WAS HERE, DO A LOT OF STUFF, AND THEN NOTHING IS MAINTAINED OR KEPT GOING OR REALLY REORIENTED TO THE NEW COMMUNITIES THAT ARE COMING.
AND IT WAS DOWN HERE SATURDAY WITH GOOD FRIENDS WHO DROVE, DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM ARLINGTON TO GO TO FORTUNATE SUN WITH US, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL.
AND WE'RE THEY'RE COMING TO INTRINSIC NEXT TIME.
SORRY, CARRIE, BUT, UM, ACTUALLY I'M BRINGING MY STAFF, CARRIE, WATCH OUT
UM, THE, THE PLACE WAS JUST HUMMING AND I CAN REMEMBER DRIVING THROUGH THERE ON A SATURDAY AND THERE WERE ENOUGH PARKING SPACES TO PUT HALF OF, YOU KNOW, AT T STADIUM.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST, IT HAS MADE SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY DIFFERENCE AND WE'RE USING IT, UH, EVEN AS, AS I WORK WITH THE COLLEGE DISTRICT ABOUT, WE'RE WORKING AT COMMUNITY INTEGRATION FROM MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES AS A MODEL TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT IS THE CONTINUING REINVESTMENT TO MAINTAIN THE VALUES HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND THE, THE FUNDING THAT MADE IT HAPPEN, BUT IT CAN'T SUSTAIN ITSELF UNLESS THERE IS A CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THEM.
DANA, DO YOU LIKE FORTUNATE SUN? I DO.
DO YOU THINK THEY'LL EVER LEARN TO MAKE PIZZA
THEIR WHAT? THEIR PIZZA IS SUPERB.
AND AS, UH, DAYTON MENTIONED, I'LL GIVE A, A OVERVIEW OF THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.
UM, SO IN FISCAL YEAR, UH, 20, WE SPENT 71,000 152 94.
UM, AND THEN LEADING UP TO OUR MOST RECENT YEAR, 2024, UM, $14,313 WAS, UH, AWARDED.
UM, AND OVER THE NEXT YEAR, WE ALREADY HAVE 97,000 795 36 COMMITTED TO PENDING PROJ OR APPROVED PROJECTS.
UM, SO COMING UP, UH, SCOOP AND BOBA AND BLUE RAT 6 0 6 AND 6 0 8 ARE, UM, HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR NOTICE TO PROCEED.
UM, EPIPHANY GALLERY AS WELL HAS BEEN GIVEN ITS NOTICE TO PROCEED AND JIMMY WALLACE GUITARS, UM, HAS COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION AND WE'RE, UH, PENDING REIMBURSEMENT CURRENTLY.
SO WHAT HAPPENED TO FISCAL YEAR 22? I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS NO PROJECTS AT THAT TIME.
WAS IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION? I, I WOULD ASSUME SO.
I WASN'T ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME.
DO YOU HAVE ANY HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE ON THEY JUST, THERE WAS SOME IN THE WORKS, BUT THEY DIDN'T COMPLETE THE REIMBURSEMENT ON THAT YEAR, BUT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS.
UHHUH
AND WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM? THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.
ONLY A A HOPE THAT SOMEDAY BLUE RAT WON'T BE NAMED BLUE RAT
I UNDERSTAND WHY I'M, IT'S HARD TO EAT THERE, RIGHT?
CONFUS US TO GO, BUT THE FOOD'S GOOD.
UM, AND SO I CONTINUATION OF THE, UH, PROGRESS REPORT, UM, FARMER'S INSURANCE OR GENE POOL INSURANCE HAS COMPLETED THEIR PROJECT AT SIX 15 MAIN STREET AND HAVE RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT.
MAIN STREET HAS ALSO COMPLETED, UM, AND IT LOOKS AMAZING AS WELL.
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WALLACE HAS COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION AND, UH, IS PENDING REIMBURSEMENT CURRENTLY.AND ONTO OUR NEXT ITEM IS A HAN ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING.
UM, SO AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HOST, UH, THE MONTHLY MUSIC MADE HERE, UH, THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:00 PM AND, UH, FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY, THOSE CONCERTS ARE ALL FUNDED THROUGH, UM, OUR OFFICE AND STAFFED BY OUR OFFICE.
UM, SO COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 1ST, WE HAVE MIKE TUCK ON DECEMBER 6TH, WE HAVE THE DALLAS CAROLERS COMING TO PLAY CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
IT'LL BE THE FRIDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE.
SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THE THEME.
UM, IN JANUARY, WE JUST, UH, CONFIRMED FLOYD LIVE WILL BE COMING.
IT'LL BE A VISUAL AND AUDIO EXPERIENCE, UM, HOSTED AT THE GRANVILLE ART CENTER.
UM, TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET SOME, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT NIGHT.
UM, AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, WE'RE STILL, UM, SOURCING OUR, UH, TALENT FOR THAT NIGHT.
SO THAT WILL BE, UH, ANNOUNCED SOON.
UM, WE ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE URBAN MARKET.
UM, EVERY MONTH WE SPONSOR A HUNDRED GIVEAWAY ITEMS FOR THEIR FIRST A HUNDRED ATTENDEES.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE, UM, SOURCING THE NOVEMBER ITEM.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME CHRIS ANUMS. UM, AND FOR DECEMBER WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME POINTS THAT IS TO GIVE OUT.
UM, WE ALSO HOSTED OUR FIRST ACTIVATION WITH OUR NEW COORDINATOR, MS. BROOK.
UM, WE HOSTED A TRICK OR TREAT ON THE SQUARE, AND IT WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS.
UM, WE HAD BOUGHT 150 TRICK OR TREAT BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO THE FIRST 150 ATTENDEES, AND THOSE WERE ALL DISPERSED WITHIN 35 MINUTES.
SO
UM, WE HAD LOTS OF CANDY AND, UM, THE EVENT WAS FROM TWO TO 5:00 PM UM, AND THERE WERE SO MANY FAMILIES THAT THE ADAMS FAMILY WERE ALL IN COSTUME WITH THE BABY AND EVERYTHING, SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
UM, AND THEN I KNOW THAT EVENING I WENT OUT TO DINNER AND I FELT LIKE EVERY OTHER TABLE WAS IN COSTUME, SO I BELIEVE IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
WE HAVE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, WHICH IS THE SATURDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH.
UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE HOSTING A, AN EVENT FROM 11 TO THREE.
WE'RE INVITING A SANTA CLAUS TO COME OUT AND DO FAMILY PHOTOS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND COME SHOPPING ON THAT DAY.
UM, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ADVERTISE THEIR PROMOTIONS.
UM, AND WE'RE SETTING UP A GIFT RESTING WRAPPING STATION, SO YOU COULD WRAP THE PRESENT YOU BOUGHT THAT DAY AND PUT IT IN THE MAIL OR TAKE IT TO YOUR PARTY THAT NIGHT OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE GOING ON.
UM, SO PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH.
UM, ALSO ALONG THE HOLIDAY, UM, VIBES, WE'VE GOT THE STOREFRONT COMPETITION.
UM, THIS YEAR THE THEME IS COLORFUL CHRISTMAS WHERE WE ENCOURAGE THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO DECORATE THEIR STOREFRONTS ALONG WITH A THEME.
AND THEN THERE IS A PUBLIC, UH, VOTING PROCESS THROUGH FACEBOOK WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND LIKE THE STOREFRONT THEY LIKE.
UM, IF HALEY'S COME UP WITH SOME GREAT IDEAS TO MAKE IT MORE INTERACTIVE THIS YEAR.
AND, UH, QR CODES IN EACH WINDOW.
AND, UM, TRY TO ELEVATE THE PROGRAMMING A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR.
BUT, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE TO GO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE, FAVORITE STOREFRONT FROM NOVEMBER 30TH THROUGH DECEMBER 18TH.
AND THEN WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS THAT FRIDAY, JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND THIS YEAR WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TROPHY
SO THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA BRING A TROPHY OUT AND HOPE THAT BRINGS SOME REAL, UH, ENGAGEMENT.
UM, WHICH CHAIR WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE FORWARD? PLEASE DO.
UM, OUR NEXT TOPIC IS PUBLIC ART.
UM, SO YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT 5 32 MAIN STREET IS NOW ADORNED WITH A BEAUTIFUL NEW MURAL, UM, WAS COMPLETED BY MS. LINDSAY MILLIKEN.
UM, SHE WAS A 2024 BRONZE WINNER AT THE NATIONAL MURAL AWARDS.
UM, AND IT SAYS THIS IS THE SIGN YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AND IT'S A YOUNG BOY JUMPING INTO WATER OR MAYBE THE, MAYBE THE COSMOS.
IT'S UP TO THE VIEWER TO DETERMINE.
UM, BUT SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS NEW PIECE OF ART.
UM, WE ALSO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY, WE REWRAPPED TWO TRAFFIC CABINETS THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED, UM, THROUGH, BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
UM, SO THESE, THESE ARE OVER AT, UH, FOREST AND JUPITER AND THERE'S THE, THE ONE WITH THE, UM, GARLAND LOGO IS AT FOREST AND THE DART STATION EXIT.
UM, AND THIS IS JUST A TRAFFIC CABINET WITH A VINYL COVERING.
UM, CHAIR, SHALL I MOVE ON? I ASSUME THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC ARTS, SO, WELL, I
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DID HAVE A QUESTION.ARE THERE, UM, PLANS FOR MORE WRAPS? DO WE KNOW? WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE PLANS FOR MORE WRAPS.
I'M STILL TRYING TO GET MY BEARINGS, BUT YES, IT IS DEFINITELY ON MY RADAR TO CONTINUE, UM, WRAPPING AROUND DOWNTOWN AND ALONG THE TIFF CORRIDOR, UM, AS WE GET OUR BEARINGS FIGURED OUT.
BUT THERE'S, UH, AT LEAST FOUR DUMPSTERS THAT WERE
OH, I SAW THEM AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THERE WERE A FEW, UH, UTILITY BOXES AT THE FOREST JUPITER STATION AREA THAT WE WERE IDENTIFYING.
I DON'T REMEMBER AN EXACT NUMBER.
DO YOU REMEMBER DANA? UM, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT THERE IS A CORRIDOR PROJECT GOING ON THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THAT'S ON FOREST, UH, LAYING THE TIP IS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND JUPITER.
AND SO WE PLAN ON DOING ADDITIONAL ART IN THAT, NOT JUST ELECTRIC BOXES, BUT SOME OTHER GOOD.
AND IT'LL BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CORRIDOR, UM, COMMITTEE, WHICH IS CITYWIDE.
AS I RECALL, THERE WAS ONLY LIKE OUT OF THE POTENTIAL FIVE UTILITY BOXES THAT WERE ONLY TWO THAT WERE ACTUALLY IN OUR DISTRICT.
BUT YES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE IDEAS FOR FUTURE ART INSTALLATIONS, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH A FOCUS ON THE WEST END OF THE TIFF BOUNDARY TO REINVEST IN THAT AREA.
AND IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT MAP WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THERE IS A MAP, UM, TAB IN YOUR BINDER TO HELP YOU ORIENT YOURSELF.
UM, SO THE, THE MAJOR UPCOMING THING WE HAVE IN THE TIFF AREA IMPROVEMENTS IS THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS A RFQ OR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS OPEN.
UM, THIS IS OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST OF THIS MONTH.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME DEVELOPERS THAT REALLY UNDERSTAND OUR COMMUNITY AND THE, UM, THE VOICE AND THE VISION THAT WE HAVE AND, UM, TO FURTHER DEVELOP THESE PARCELS ALONG THOSE LINES.
UM, SO THE FIVE LOCATIONS ARE MAPPED OUT HERE.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND TX.COM AND, UM, YOU CAN VIEW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RFQ.
IF YOU KNOW ANY DEVELOPERS, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY
UM, UM, ONCE WE GET RF QS, THEN WE HAVE AN INTERNAL REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT WILL REVIEW THEM AND, UH, DISCUSS WITH THE DEVELOPERS, MAKE SURE THE THE PROJECTS ARE IN LINE, UM, AND IF WE FIND THE CORRECT DEVELOPER, THEN WE HOPE TO BEGIN, UH, NEGOTIATIONS, UH, WITH SOME BY SUMMER OF 2025 AND START FIGURING SOME THINGS OUT.
IS THIS COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THIS SPACE OR USING THE BUILDINGS AS THEY EXIST? JUST UPDATING? UM, I THINK IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR VISION FOR THIS SPACE.
UM, SOME OF THE LOTS ARE EITHER PARKING LOTS OR JUST EMPTY PARCELS, SO THAT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE A NEW BUILD.
UM, AND THEN SOME OF THEM DO HAVE SOME HISTORIC BUILDINGS, SO, UM, IT WOULD JUST BE UP TO THE DEVELOPER AND WHAT IDEAS THEY PRESENTED.
CAN I SAY SOMETHING? GO AHEAD.
UH, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, SEE SITE NUMBER ONE THERE? YEAH.
NOW WE KNOW WHAT THAT ORIGINALLY WAS.
UHHUH
WHAT IS IT
FROM THE CITY OF GARLAND, THE ORIGINAL FIRE STATION.
NOW IF SOMEBODY, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, SOMEBODY CAN, CAN PURCHASE THAT BUILDING IT.
UH, THERE IT IS OPEN FOR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
AND SO WHEN SOMEBODY BUYS IT, THEY DON'T HAVE TO MAKE AN ORIGINAL FIRE STATION OUT OF IT, DO THEY? THEY CAN MAKE IT ANYTHING SO THAT IT, IT COULD, IT COULD CHANGE.
UM, BUT IT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY OUR HISTORICAL GUIDELINES AND WE WOULD LOOK FOR A DEVELOPER THAT UNDERSTANDS THE GARLAND COMMUNITY AND, UM, HAS A, A, A PLAN THAT TO ALIGN WITH OUR VISION.
DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RFQ? WELL, SITE TWO, IS THAT WHERE THE SENIOR CENTER WAS? UH, I BELIEVE SO.
IT'S THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE LOT THAT'S BEHIND FORTUNATE SUN.
IT WAS USED BY HILL AND WILKINSON AS A CONSTRUCTION STAGING LOCATION.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW IT'S, UH, IN BETWEEN THE TRAIN TRACKS AND FORTUNATE SUN.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON TIFF AREA IMPROVEMENT? RQS? OKAY.I THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON, NANCY.
UM, AND AS THE BOARD RECOMMENDED, UM, THE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 OF BUDGET AND FUNDING REQUESTS WERE APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
UM, SO THIS IS OUR 24 25 BUDGET, WHICH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OUR REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, OUR PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES, OUR UPCOMING SQUARE PROGRAMMING, UM, OUR MUSIC MADE HERE SERIES.
UM, SO THIS IS OUR, UM, WHAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH THOSE S FOR THE NEXT YEARS? I'M JUST WONDER, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NUMBER
I'LL LOOK TO DANA FOR SOME DIRECTION.
I KNOW BECAUSE I DO BUDGET MYSELF AND I WANNA LEARN.
SO WE DO HAVE A 20 YEAR THAT, UH, THIS BOARD RECOMMENDED TO GO TO COUNCIL THAT THE TIFF GET EXTENDED FOR 20 ADDITIONAL YEARS.
AND, UM, AND THAT GOT APPROVED AND THAT ACTUALLY STARTS IN JANUARY OF 25.
DECEMBER OF 24 IS THE END OF THE FIRST 20 YEARS.
AND SO WITH THAT, UM, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WAY SMARTER THAN ME IN THE ROOM,
UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE SOME FLEXIBILITY AS THOSE YEARS, UM, AS WE SEE THOSE YEARS BECAUSE THE NUMBERS MAY COME IN SLIGHTLY BETTER.
UH, THEY'RE A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE BUDGET TEAM.
UM, BUT UM, WE MAY FALL ON TIMES THAT WE WEREN'T EXPECTING AND WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT LEANER.
AND SO, UH, WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO, UM, REVISIT THIS YEARLY, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY IN BUDGET, BUT YET CAN GIVE AS MUCH TO OUR CHIEFEST DISTRICT AS POSSIBLE.
DID I MAKE THAT GOOD ENOUGH? YEAH, YOU DID GREAT.
UM, IN THE BUDGET SEASON, DANA AND THE BUDGET TEAM WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A PLAN FOR HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING TO GO TO EACH OF THE INITIATIVES THAT THE BOARD HAS HAS CHARGED.
AND SO WE HELP 'EM BALANCE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CASH FLOW WORKS WITH THE EXPECTED REVENUE.
UM, AND THEN I KNOW ONCE A YEAR SHE BRINGS THE PLANNED PROGRAM SPENDING AND CATEGORIES TO YOU GUYS TO VOTE ON, UH, RECOMMENDING, APPROVING THAT AND SUBMITTING IT OR MAKE SOME TWEAKS.
SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF INPUT ON THAT IN THE PRE-BUDGET PROCESS.
AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH THE NORMAL BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE 24 25 BUDGET IS APPROVED.
WELL, DO YOU HAVE A YES QUESTION? SO DOWN HERE I, I'M JUST LOOKING DOWN THE 2022 TO 23 ACTUAL IF AND THEN AGAINST THE APPROVED.
IF THE NUMBER LIKE IT DOES IN PERSONNEL UNDER EXPENDITURES COMES IN WAY LOWER, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT DIFFERENCE? WHERE DOES THAT GO? THAT GOES TO YOUR FUND BALANCE? YEAH, FUND BALANCE.
UM, IF THE SPENDING, LIKE LET'S SAY WE HAD OPEN POSITIONS AND WE DON'T SPEND ALL OF THE BUDGETED AMOUNTS THAT ROLLS IN FUND BALANCE AND THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR SPENDING IN THE FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR IN THE SAME CATEGORY.
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE SAME CATEGORY.
SO IF YOU HAVE THIS MUCH APPROVED FOR PERSONNEL BUT YOU DON'T HIRE THOSE PERSONNEL, WHAT CHANGE THAT MADE THAT NEED GO AWAY IF YOU DON'T PUT IT BACK IN FOR THAT? SO IT TYPICALLY WOULD, OKAY.
IN PERSONNEL, WE HAVE OUR BUDGET SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATE SALARIES BASED ON THE, UM, POSITION CATEGORY AND THE PROPOSED SPENDING.
AND WE USE A FORMULA FOR THE ESTIMATED COST OF A SALARY FOR SOMEONE WHO HASN'T BEEN HIRED YET.
SO WE ASSUME A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THAT SPAN.
UM, AND THAT IS AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATED EVERY YEAR.
SO TYPICALLY SALARY IS NOT GOING TO GO DOWN FROM
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AN ACTUAL TO A PROJECTED.UM, IT MAY BE IN THE ACTUALS TO ACTUALS, IT MAY FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON TURNOVER.
IT LOOKS AS IF WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
AT LEAST NOBODY MOTIONING MY DIRECTION, SO
IS THERE ANY, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, WITH THAT I'VE FINISHED ALL OF MY AGENDA ITEMS AND IT'S OPEN TO YOU CHAIR.
YOUR TIME IN SHARING THAT WITH US.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE BOARD ON ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE THE CITY STAFF TO LOOK INTO AND INFORM US ON? HOW'S THE BATHROOM SITUATION LOOKING? IS THAT, UH, OH, WE CAN, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT TOPIC NEXT MONTH.
WE GOT SOME, SOME LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT KIND OF CHECKING ON THAT THING.
I DRIVE BY THERE SOMETIMES AFTER CHURCH ON SUNDAYS AND THE HOBOS ARE SITTING AROUND IT AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND I'M THINKING THIS IS NOT WHAT WE, WHAT WE PLANNED
SO THE BATHROOM MEANT ON SIXTH STREET? YEP.
THEY DO LOCK 'EM UP AT NIGHT, I BELIEVE.
WE CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE BATHROOM IN JANUARY.
I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST FOUR MAJOR HOLIDAY EVENTS ON THE SQUARE SINCE THEY'VE BEEN OPEN.
SO WE COULD SOME GOOD DATA THERE TO FIGURE OUT ALSO HOW IT'S AFFECTED THE LOCAL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS ON THE SQUARE TOO.
THERE'S BEEN MORE EDUCATION AND WAY FINDING SINCE IT OPENED, SO.
SLOWLY
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BATHROOMS. MM-HMM.
WELL, THE REASON I HAVE A, A CONCERN, I GUESS I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY FOR EL CENTRAL CAMPUSES HERE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND WE HAD THE STREET PEOPLE COMING INTO THE, ON THE FIRST FLOOR COMING INTO THE MAIN WEST ROOMS. AND THEY WOULD DO EVERYTHING FROM TAKE BATHS TO DO WHATEVER.
AND, AND IF THEY WERE A, A BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A GIRL, THEY'D GO IN THE GIRLS' BATHROOM, THE GIRLS WOULD FREAK OUT AND THEY'D CALL THE SECURITY PEOPLE IN THERE AND IT WAS A BIG MESS.
AND, AND I JUST WANTED, IF THEY, IF THEY LATCH ONTO THIS THING OVER HERE AND IT BECOMES A, I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S A PUBLIC RESTROOM, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I, AND I TALKED WITH, WITH THE PEOPLE AT EL CENTRAL AND THEY SAID, NO, THIS IS A PUBLIC COLLEGE, SO CONSEQUENTLY EVERYBODY CAN USE THIS RESTROOM REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY WANT TO USE IT FOR.
AND YOU, I MEAN, I'VE, I'VE GONE IN THERE AND SEEN PEOPLE IN THE TOILETS WASHING THEMSELVES, UH, BECAUSE THEY CAN.
AND, UH, I, I PUT NOTHING, NOTHING PAST THOSE, THOSE FOLKS.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN.
WELL, WELL THEY'LL THEY'LL FREAK OUT A KID.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, YEAH, THEY DID IT AT EL CENTRAL AND THEY WERE DEALING WITH, WITH YOUNG ADULTS.
WELL THE NEXT MEETING WE'LL PROVIDE A UPDATE AS HOW THE BATHROOMS ARE GOING, UM, WITH SPECIFIC DETAIL TO ANY DATA.
UM, MAYBE SOME INPUT FROM BUSINESSES ON THE USAGE PROCESS, THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, UM, ANY OTHER SPECIFIC REQUESTS ABOUT THE BATHROOMS. I, ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, AND PERHAPS NOT THIS NEXT MEETING, BUT PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE, THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION WE KNOW IS MAKING AN ECONOMIC IMPACT.
AND IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO THIS BOARD TO KNOW THE INCREASES IN SALES TAX.
I THINK IT'S ROUGHLY AROUND 29% OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD INVESTMENT AND THE STUFF THAT THE TIFF IS DOING, YOU KNOW, TO MAINTAIN THAT INVESTMENT AND TO, TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN JUST, JUST AS A TALKING POINT, BECAUSE IT IS TAX AT WORK.
AND UM, AGAIN, THE TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN, IF YOU TRY TO GET A PARKING PLACE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD HAS CHANGED PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND AS I SEE IT SPREADING AND AS WE'RE TAKING IN OTHER AREAS, EVEN THE STUFF THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED IN THE BOND COMMITTEE ABOUT MOVING THE FOREST JUPITER THING AS WELL AS MOVING OUT TO, UH, TO EXPAND INTO OTHER AREAS THAT NEED ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE TURNED INTO BASICALLY WASTELANDS AND DART ALSO HAS A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES HERE THAT ARE IN PLAY THAT THEIR TYPICAL PARKING WHEN BEFORE DURING COVID, UM, AND BEFORE PEOPLE AFTER COVID IT, IT'S GONE FROM LIKE 61% USE TO 21% ON SOME OF THEIR PARKING LOTS.
SO IT'S JUST, JUST TO KEEP US SURPRISED OF, OF AS DECISIONS COME FORWARD, IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE A GOOD BACKGROUND, SO IF IT'LL TAKE A WHILE TO PULL IT TOGETHER.
BUT YEAH, THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON A LOT OF THINGS THEY'RE PULLING TOGETHER, SO, UM, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HAVE.
SO TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST, A KIND OF OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHANGES AND THE
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INCREASE IN SALES TAXES SPECIFICALLY ON YEAH.THE SALES TAX IS GONNA, WITH THE, WITH THE STATE ISSUES AROUND PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX IS THE, THE THING WE'VE GOT TO BE LOOKING AT.
AND YOU, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR NANCY AND THE CITY STAFF BEFORE WE ADJOURN? NO.
QUESTION AND IF I DON'T SEE YOU, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
HAVE THAN US ALL KIND OF TOGETHER.
AND JUST A REMINDER, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR BINDERS.