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WELL, GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE MONDAY, APRIL 14TH, 2025 WORK SESSION FOR THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION ITEMS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT, BUT ALL OF THESE, I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS ARE FOR ITEM SIX. SO WE'LL DO WHAT WE THE WAY WE'LL HANDLE IT, THE WAY WE DID THE LAST TIME, IN THAT WE'LL HOLD THOSE COMMENTS UNTIL THAT ITEM. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO I'M SORRY. MOVING ON TO CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY REQUESTS FOR ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED. I THOUGHT THOSE WERE TONIGHT'S ITEMS. TWO AND THREE.
YES, YES, YES. BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S TIME. THE MORE TIME WE HAVE, THE MORE TIME WE CAN PREPARE. MOVING ON TO WRITTEN BRIEFINGS. ITEM ONE TMPA ASSET EXCHANGE. ITEM TWO.
[2. Shiloh Road CIP 14317 Parcel E39 - Acquisition of Real Property Located at 2329 Proctor Street Council is requested to consider the approval of a purchase agreement and relocation assistance package negotiated with Victoria Covarrubias Rubio for the acquisition of fee simple interest from real property located at 2329 Proctor Street, and authorize the City Manager to execute such documents necessary to complete the transaction. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 15, 2025 Regular Meeting.]
[3. Shiloh Road CIP 14317 Parcel E43 - Acquisition of Real Property Located at 2329 Stanford Street Council is requested to consider the approval of a purchase agreement and relocation assistance package negotiated with Walter and Silvia Alcantara for the acquisition of fee simple interest from real property located at 2329 Stanford Street, and authorize the City Manager to execute such documents necessary to complete the transaction. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the April 15, 2025 Regular Meeting.]
COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS HAS ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION FOR THAT. NIELS, MAYBE HE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO GET TO HIM THAT FAST. THIS WILL BE ADDRESSING ITEMS TWO AND THREE UNDER WRITTEN BRIEFINGS. OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE SHILOH ROAD PROJECT WAS APPROVED SOME TIME AGO. IF YOU COULD MAKE THAT FULL SCREEN FOR US, I'D APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, SURE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THIS WAS A PROJECT WHERE EVERYONE WAS BRIEFED THROUGH EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK IN OCTOBER. WASN'T SURE HOW MUCH WE WANTED TO GO OVER, JUST THE OVERALL PROJECT. IT'S SHILOH ROAD EXPANSION FROM KINGSLEY TO MILLER. STOP ME IF I'M GOING TOO FAST. THESE ARE SEVEN PROPERTIES THAT ARE FULL TAKINGS. THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE DISPLACED FROM THE PURCHASES. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THE ACQUISITION STAGE. OFFERS HAVE BEEN MADE AND WE HAVE PURCHASED CONTRACTS THAT ARE COMING IN PLACE. THIS WAS ALL APPROVED THROUGH AN OMNIBUS RESOLUTION BACK IN 2022. AND I HAVE A COPY OF THAT IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO READ THAT. THE ACQUISITION FIRM IS MCCARTHY PARTNERS. THEY'RE HERE WITH US TODAY. THEY'VE SENT OUT THE INTRODUCTORY LETTERS. LAND SURVEYS BEEN CONDUCTED, PROPERTY APPRAISALS HAVE BEEN DONE, AND WE'RE NOW AT THE ACQUISITION STAGE. THAT ACQUISITION CONSISTS OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AS WELL AS A RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PACKAGE. THE PROPERTY PURCHASE IS BASED ON NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE INITIATED BASED ON THE APPRAISAL, THE PARTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED. BOTH THE COVARRUBIAS, RUBIO AND ALCANTARA FAMILY HAVE AGREED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE.THERE IS ALSO A RELOCATION SUPPLEMENT. WHICH CONSISTS OF REPLACEMENT HOUSING IN TERMS OF A HOUSING SUPPLEMENT AS WELL AS MOVING EXPENSES. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. AS FAR AS THE FIRST ACQUISITION, THAT IS AGENDA ITEM TWO. IT'S AT 2329 PROCTOR STREET. PURCHASE PRICE IS $240,000. THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR $49,900 IN HOUSING SUPPLEMENT. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A MORTGAGE DIFFERENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. THAT WILL BE DETERMINED WHENEVER THEY FIND THEIR REPLACEMENT HOUSING. THE AGGREGATE TO DATE IS EIGHT
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$289,900. AGAIN, THE ADDITIONAL RELOCATION COSTS WILL BE FOR A MORTGAGE DIFFERENTIAL, WHICH COULD BE ZERO, OR IT COULD BE UP TO $30,000. INCIDENTAL EXPENSES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, CLOSING COSTS ON THEIR REPLACEMENT PROPERTY WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $500 TO $5000. AND OF COURSE, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MOVING EXPENSES, WHICH WOULD BE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 5000 TO $20,000. FOR AGENDA ITEM THREE. IT'S THE ALCANTARA FAMILY. PARCEL E43 PURCHASE PRICE. THIS IS THE SAME $240,000. THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $50,000 IN REPLACEMENT HOUSING. IN TERMS OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT TO DATEOMES OUT TO APPROXIMATELY $290,000, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE A MORTGAGE DIFFERENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. AGAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME AMOUNTS. AS WELL AS MOVING EXPENSES. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR THAT OVERVIEW. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THE ON ON THE MOVE PART? SETTLEMENT PART. IS THERE A TIMELINE? IF SO, WHAT IS THAT TIMELINE? SURE. SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE PROPERTIES UNDER AGREEMENT BY THIS WEDNESDAY. SO WE'LL SEND THE CONTRACTS.THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS, SO WE'LL HAVE THE CITY SIGN THEM.
HOPEFULLY THIS WEDNESDAY OR AT MINIMUM BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. AND THEN WE'LL SEND EARNEST MONEY TO THE TITLE COMPANY. AT THAT POINT, THE CONTRACT STIPULATES THAT WE'VE GOT 110 DAY FEASIBILITY PERIOD. BECAUSE OF THE RELOCATION ASPECT TO THIS. YOU KNOW, BY LAW, WE HAVE TO GIVE THE PROPERTY OWNERS AT LEAST 90 DAYS MINIMUM. BUT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, BE AS FLEXIBLE AS WE NEED TO BE IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE A HOPEFULLY, A BACK TO BACK CLOSING. BUT IF IT'S NEEDED, THEY ARE GIVEN MORE TIME TO MAKE THAT MOVE, FIND TRANSITION HOUSING AND ETC. IS THAT IS THAT THE CASE? YES, THAT'S THE CASE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. YES THEY ARE. THANK YOU SIR.
THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. AND THESE TWO ITEMS WILL BE UP FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION TOMORROW NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR UNDER THIS SECTION, CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES, PENDING ITEMS LIST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR VERBAL
[5. ATMOS Energy Operations in Garland ATMOS Energy will present an operational update on gas service within the City of Garland, including safety protocols, customer service resources, and community outreach efforts.]
BRIEFINGS. ITEM FIVE ATMOS ENERGY OPERATIONS IN GARLAND. I BELIEVE WE HAVE I BELIEVE WE HAVE LOTS OF FOLKS FROM ATMOSPHERE WITH US THIS EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE EVA HUMMEL HERE WITH US, MANAGER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR ATMOS. THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON A LITTLE WHILE BACK TO HAVE SOME UPDATE ON THE ATMOS OPERATION. SO EVA AND HER TEAM ARE HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION. OKAY. WELL GOOD EVENING. AS HE SAID, I'M EVA HUMMEL, MANAGER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR ATMOS ENERGY. AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN DUTTON, FOR ASKING US TO COME AND GIVE A PRESENTATION ON ATMOS ENERGY. I HAVE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS WITH ME TODAY. THIS IS DANIEL VASQUEZ. HE'S OUR OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR WHO OVERSEES GARLAND. AND THEN WE HAVE RAY BEAUVAIS, WHO IS OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE GARLAND SERVICE CENTER. AND THEN WE HAVE SCOTT LAWRENCE OVER HERE IN THE BACK. AND HE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS THAT OVERSEES OUR GARLAND AND FORNEY SERVICE CENTERS. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. YEAH. OKAY. LET'S SEE. WELL, MAYBE I JUST NEED TO MAYBE NOT CLOSE THAT ONE OUT OF THAT ONE. OKAY. AND PICK MINE UP. THERE IT IS. OKAY. GO TO SLIDESHOW. OH, THERE WE GO. SO THIS IS OUR FUELING ENERGY FUTURE REPORT. AND THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF NOT JUST MID TEXAS, WHICH GARLAND IS A PART OF, BUT THE COMPANY AS A WHOLE. SO WE OWN AND OPERATE APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINES THAT SERVE SOME OF THE FASTEST, MOST VIBRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY. SAFELY OWNING, OPERATING, AND MODERNIZING SUCH A DYNAMIC SYSTEM REQUIRES A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. OUR[00:10:01]
REGULATORS THAT OVERSEE OUR ACTIVITIES. SO THAT AND ALSO OUR OUR CREDITORS, SO THAT WE HAVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP, ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS ARE BASED IN DALLAS. SO BUT WE ARE IN EIGHT STATES. AS YOU KNOW, ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, WE HAVE 3.5 MILLION CUSTOMERS IN EIGHT STATES. WE HAVE 1400 COMMUNITIES SERVED. WE HAVE 79,334 MILES OF PIPELINE. WE HAVE OVER 5000 EMPLOYEES. AND OUR FISCAL YEAR 23 CAPITAL INVESTMENTS WERE 2.8 BILLION. AND OUR CHARITABLE GIVING WAS 12 MILLION. MID-TEXAS DIVISION, WHICH IS WHICH YOU'RE A PART OF WHICH I WILL ALSO SAY MID TEXT IS THE LARGEST DIVISION OF ATMOS ENERGY AND THE FASTEST GROWING. WE HAVE 1.9 CUSTOMERS.WE HAVE A 550 COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. WE HAVE OVER 32,000 MILES OF PIPELINE, OVER 1800 EMPLOYEES, AND OUR FISCAL YEAR 24 CAPITAL INVESTMENT WAS 1.2 BILLION. AND OUR CHARITABLE CHARITABLE GIVING WAS 4.9 MILLION. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN THIS OVER TO RAY BEAUVAIS, AND HE'S GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILIT THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. SO OUR COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY THAT WE HAVE TO LOWER CARBON FUTURE. OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT INCLUDES IMPROVING OUR OPERATIONS EVERY DAY TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF BEING THE SAFEST PROVIDER OF NATURAL GAS. WE CONTINUE TO EXECUTE OUR COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY BY REDUCING SCOPES ONE, TWO AND THREE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS. SO BY ONGOING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION WORK, REDUCING THIRD PARTY DAMAGE IS A REAL BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO. YOU KNOW, WE'RE BIG ON ON 811 AND COMMUNICATING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC WITH WHAT IS ENTAILED TO SAFELY DIG WHEREVER THEY'RE AT, OF COURSE, EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. WE'RE ALWAYS USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO DETECT OUR OUR ASSETS AND LEAKS. INVESTING IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANDING PROGRAMS TO HELP CUSTOMERS REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS BY UPDATING APPLIANCES AND SO FORTH THAT THAT IS OFFERED TO THEM. GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GOAL OF COURSE, IS ALWAYS BIG WITH ATMOS ENERGY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING METHANE EMISSIONS IN OUR NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES BY 50% FROM 2017 TO 2035, SO AS OF 2022, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH 2,020% REDUCTION IN METHANE METHANE EMISSIONS. SO IT'S A HUGE PART OF WHAT WE DO AS A COMPANY. AND I WILL SAY TOO, THAT WITH OUR NEW SERVICE CENTERS THAT WE'RE PUTTING UP, THEY'RE LEED GOLD FACILITY. SO THEY'RE VERY ENERGY EFFICIENT. OUR OUR TRUCKS TO A LOT OF THEM ARE RUN ON NATURAL GAS. SO A LOT IS GOING INTO THAT ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY. SO WHAT DRIVES EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. IT'S SAFETY. SAFETY DRIVES EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AS A COMPANY AND EVERYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE IN. SO, YOU KNOW, OUR VISION AND OUR STATEMENT IS TO BE THE SAFEST PROVIDER OF NATURAL GAS SERVICES. AND WE ARE DOING OUR PART TO REPLACE THE NATION'S AGING NATURAL GAS DELIVERY NETWORK. AND YOU SAW THAT IN THE IN THE MONEY THAT WE'VE INVESTED SO FAR IN THE MID TEXAS AREA, WE'RE WE'RE COMMITTED TO CHANGING AND IMPROVING OUR ASSETS. OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE'VE INVESTED MORE THAN 10 BILLION TO MODERNIZE OUR PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE'VE COMMITTED TO SPENDING APPROXIMATELY 17 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A PLAN AND THERE'S A STRATEGY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO REPLACING OUR ASSETS, TRAINING FOR SAFE OPERATIONS. OUR TRAINING FACILITY IN PLANO IS CALLED THE CHARLES K VAUGHN. IT'S NAMED AFTER THE GENTLEMAN THAT STARTED ATMOS ENERGY, CHARLES VAUGHN. WE CALL IT THE KV CENTER, BUT IT'S A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY THAT TRAINS OUR FOLKS AND PREPARES THEM TO DO THE WORK IN THE FIELD. THE PICTURE THAT YOU SEE HERE BEHIND ME IS WHAT'S CALLED THE FLOW LAB. AND THAT FLOW LAB, OF COURSE, IS PRESSURED WITH AIR, BUT IT HELPS THE, THE, THE EMPLOYEES TO LEARN ABOUT REGULATORS AND, AND DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF WHAT IT TAKES TO SAFELY DELIVER NATURAL GAS. SO HOURS OF SAFE TRAINING COMPLETED BY OUR EMPLOYEES IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 WAS 105,949 HOURS, AND OVER 2 MILLION PLUS IN IN HOURS
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TRAINING AT KV. SO THIS CENTER HERE IS NOT ONLY FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT WE USE IT TO TRAIN LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS. AND WE'VE HAD SOME SOME FOLKS FROM DIFFERENT CITY COUNCILS THAT ATTENDED AND WAS ABLE TO TOUR THAT AREA. SO IT'S VERY, VERY NICE. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, I ENCOURAGE YOU, NATURAL GAS SAFETY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. REALLY, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE COMMUNITY. WE AND WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE WORK WITH THEM ON A ON A DAILY BASIS. SO BY HAVING THAT THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE. SO THE RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS DEVELOPED DURING THESE TRAININGS WILL ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES FOR YEARS TO COME.SO WELL, AFTER WE ARE ALL GONE, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE THAT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE BUILD NOW THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AND I WILL JUST SAY TOO, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING WITH THE GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT I'M CURRENTLY IN CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF LEE TO HAVE ANOTHER SESSION. AND WE WILL WE ACCOMMODATE THEIR SCHEDULE BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE SHIFTS. SO WE WILL COME TO THEM AND WE'LL WORK AROUND THEIR SCHEDULES. BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MEET TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, IF NOT EVERY YEAR OR EVERY OTHER YEAR, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PROCESSES CHANGE, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S NEW THERE'S NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. THERE'S NEW THINGS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING. AND COMMUNICATION IS ALWAYS KEY IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. SO REDUCING THIRD PARTY PIPELINE DAMAGE IS, IS REALLY OUR OUR NUMBER ONE FOCUS. THIRD PARTY DAMAGE IS THE NUMBER ONE RISK TO OUR ASSETS. YOU KNOW FOLKS CONTRACTORS, HOMEOWNERS THAT DON'T CALL 811 BEFORE THEY DIG. OF COURSE, THEY RISK OF NOT ONLY CUTTING A GAS LINE, BUT ANY OTHER UTILITY THAT MAY BE IN THE GROUND THAT THE THAT POSES A RISK. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL AND HAVE DONE SEVERAL THINGS TO COMBAT THIS WITH WHAT'S CALLED AMBASSADOR STOPS, WHICH WE EMPLOY. OR WE EMPOWER OUR OUR EMPLOYEES TO STOP WHENEVER THEY SEE ANYBODY DIGGING. IF THEY DON'T SEE ANY LINES ON THE GROUND, WE EMPOWER THEM TO STOP AND TO COMMUNICATE AND EDUCATE, IF POSSIBLE, TO WHETHER IT'S CONTRACTORS OR IF IT'S HOMEOWNERS OR ANYTHING ELSE. SO A HUGE PART OF OUR PROGRAM, AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT APRIL IS NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH, AND THAT'S WHY YOU ALL HAVE THOSE LITTLE BAGS WITH SOME NATURAL GAS SAFETY INFORMATION AND JUST SOME, YOU KNOW, ATMOS GIVEAWAYS. AND WE CAN ALL USE A CLEAR BAG THESE DAYS, RIGHT? SO, WELL, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. DANIEL. OKAY. THANKS, RAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO CONTINUING ON WITH SAFETY. SO NATURAL GAS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM HAS NO SMELL OR COLOR. THAT'S WHY WE ADD A DISTINCTIVE ROTTEN EGG OR SKUNK LIKE ODOR TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF GASES LEAKING. SUMMER, CAPTAIN, IS WHAT WE USE TO GIVE THE GAS THAT SMELL. ROSIE THE SKUNK IS OUR SAFETY AMBASSADOR THAT REMINDS YOU TO USE ALL OF YOUR SENSES WHEN DETECTING A NATURAL GAS LEAK. SO THAT'S ROSIE THE SKUNK. SHE'S OUR MASCOT FOR SOME OF OUR COMMERCIALS THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, BUT BASICALLY JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE PUBLIC AWARE. AND THAT WAY THEY CAN IF THEY SMELL GAS, YOU KNOW, CALL US AT ANY TIME TO MAKE SURE WE GO OUT AND INVESTIGATE. SO DELIVERING NATURAL GAS, THERE ARE THREE SEGMENTS OF NATURAL GAS IN THE IN THE NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY INVOLVED IN DELIVERING NATURAL GAS TO OUR CUSTOMERS. NUMBER ONE IS PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION COMPANIES EXPLORE, DRILL AND EXTRACT NATURAL GAS FROM UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION COMPANIES OPERATE PIPELINES THAT LINK NATURAL GAS FIELDS TO COMMUNITIES. NUMBER THREE IS DISTRIBUTION. WE ARE THE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY. THIS MEANS WE PURCHASE NATURAL GAS, RECEIVE IT FROM THE TRANSMISSION COMPANIES AND DELIVER IT TO THE NATURAL GAS METERS AT OUR CUSTOMER'S HOME. AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THAT'S KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIAGRAM OF HOW IT WORKS FROM PRODUCTION TO TRANSMISSION TO DISTRIBUTION. SO HOMEOWNER SAFETY, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFER WHEN CUSTOMERS UNDERSTAND HOW TO SAFELY USE THE NATURAL GAS WE DELIVER TO THEIR HOMES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE CONTINUALLY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW TO DETECT LEAKS AND PREVENT ACCIDENTS. SO HERE YOU HAVE A DIAGRAM OF ATMOS ENERGY OWNED LINES AND METER CONNECTING WITH CUSTOMER OWNED LINES. SO DEPENDING ON THE AREA OF WHERE YOU LIVE, EITHER IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE STREET, POSSIBLY IN THE ALLEY OR BY THE HOUSE. ATMOS ENERGY OWNED LINES ARE MAINTAINED BY THE COMPANY.
CUSTOMER OWNED LINES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE HOMES ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CUSTOMER. GAS METER IS OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE COMPANY. SO IT'S KIND OF JUST A BREAKDOWN OF HOW YOU CAN DETECT
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EITHER IF YOU HAVE YOUR METER SET AT THE STREET OR AT THE HOUSE. YEAH. AND I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HOMEOWNERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM DON'T.THAT FROM THE METER TO THE HOUSE AND THE PIPING INSIDE OF THE HOUSE, THAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. SO WE ALWAYS LIKE TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY TO LET THEM KNOW, JUST LIKE YOU GET YOUR AC SERVICED, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR YOUR PIPES INSPECTED TOO WITH A PLUMBER.
JUST AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. SO LEAK DETECTION AND MONITORING. WE OPERATE OUR SYSTEM SAFELY AND IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. WE DO THIS BY MONITORING OUR SYSTEM USING UTILIZING STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT AND OPERATING AN EMERGENCY HOTLINE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, EVERY WORKING DAY OF THE YEAR. COMPANY EMPLOYEES ARE PERFORMING REGULARLY SCHEDULED SURVEYS OF OUR SYSTEM, THE FREQUENCY OF WHICH IS GOVERNED BY STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. TO DETERMINE THE SCHEDULE FOR PIPELINE REPLACEMENTS, WE USE A RISK BASED PRIORITIZATION PRIORITIZATION MODEL THAT CONSIDERS FACTORS SUCH AS THE PIPES, AGE, LOCATION, MATERIAL LEAK HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND MANY MORE. LEAK SURVEYS ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY ACTIVITIES WE CONDUCT AS PART OF OUR NORMAL OPERATIONS. WHEN WE DETECT A LEAK, WE GRADED A ONE, TWO, OR THREE ACCORDING TO STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THIS GRADE DETERMINES A LEAKS REPAIR SCHEDULE WHEN A GRADE ONE HAZARDOUS LEAK IS REPORTED, IMMEDIATE ACTION IS TAKEN TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD. GRADE TWO AND THREE ARE ARE LEAKS. GRADE TWO AND THREE LEAKS ARE MONITORED AND SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR. GRADE ONE IS A LEAK WHICH WOULD PRESENT AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO PERSONS AND OR PROPERTY. GRADE TWO LEAKS, RECOGNIZED AS BEING NON-HAZARDOUS AT THE TIME OF DETECTION, BUT HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A FUTURE HAZARD, AND GRADE THREE ARE LEAKS THAT ARE NON HAZARDOUS AT THE TIME OF THE DETECTION AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NON-HAZARDOUS. SO ADVANCED LEAK DETECTION TECHNOLOGY. ATMOS ENERGY APPLIES STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY FOR LEAK DETECTION, MONITORING AND LEAK REPAIR PRIORITIZATION TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. ADVANCED MOBILE LEAK DETECTION AMLD. PICTURED ON THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY IS A THOUSAND TIMES MORE SENSITIVE THAN LEGACY TECHNOLOGIES TO MONITOR STORAGE AND COMPRESSION FACILITIES. ATMOS ENERGY USES A VARIETY OF FIXED AND PORTABLE CAMERAS AND EQUIPMENT TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS. I WANT TO JUST SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT AML, BECAUSE WE DO THIS IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THIS CAR IS SO, SO SENSITIVE. LIKE OUR REGULAR SENSIT, WHICH IS A GAS DETECTOR, IS PARTS PER MILLION. THIS VEHICLE IS PARTS PER BILLION.
AND WHEN THEY RUN THESE THESE CARS, THEY RUN THEM AT NIGHT SO THAT THERE'S NOT AS MUCH, YOU KNOW, EMISSIONS AND CARS, YOU KNOW, GOING AROUND. AND THEY WILL CIRCLE THE NEIGHBORHOODS TWICE AND THEN THEY WILL LOOK AT THE READINGS AND SEE WHAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED THAT THAT COMES TO OUR ATTENTION. BUT WE ALSO SEND OUT NOTIFICATION TO THE CITIES TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WE LET THE POLICE PI KNOW THE FIRE PIO AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY PI KNOW. SO IF YOU DO GET A CALL, YOU KNOW, I SEE THIS WHITE CAR THAT LOOKS LIKE A GOOGLE CAR, YOU KNOW, DRIVING AROUND SLOWLY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE AWARE OF WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE DOING THE WORK. BUT IT'S A GREAT, GREAT PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE USING NOW. SO WE'RE REAL EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND I'LL PASS IT BACK ON TO YOU. I KNOW I LIKE TO TALK. SO ANYWAYS, SO WE HAVE FUELING SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. THIS IS OUR OUR GIVING. WE HAVE A HUGE CULTURE OF GIVING AT ATMOS ENERGY. AND WE HAVE THREE PILLARS OF GIVING. WE HAVE KIDS AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO NO CHILD GOING HUNGRY AND CHILDHOOD LITERACY. A KIDS READING PROFICIENTLY BY THE THIRD GRADE.
AND THEN WE HAVE. WE FEEL HONOR AND THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY HEROES. OUR COMMUNITY HEROES ARE OUR FIRE, OUR POLICE, AND OUR HEALTH CARE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORS. AND OUR NEIGHBORS ENCOMPASS A LOT OF THE NONPROFITS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. THIS IS JUST A PHOTO OF, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERING. IT'S NOT JUST MAKING DONATIONS THAT WE DO, BUT WE ALSO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY. OUR EMPLOYEES LOVE TO VOLUNTEER. IT'S A PART OF WHO THEY ARE. AND SO THIS IS JUST AT ONE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE SOME OF OUR OPERATIONS FOLKS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ TO THE KIDS. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WORK WITH OUR EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS, WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE WORK WITH OUR LIBRARIES FOR LITERACY INITIATITIVES. AND THIS IS FUELG HONOR AND THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY HEROES. YOU KNOW, COVID, I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS. WELL, I WISH IT NEVER HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. BUT IT REALLY CHANGED THE WORLD. AND I THINK ABOUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THE BOOTS ON
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THE GROUND. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD BRING MEALS OUT TO THEM, YOU KNOW, SO WHEN WE HAD A CHANCE TO FEED THE POLICE OFFICERS OR TO FEED OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS OR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WE WENT OUT TO THE CITIES. AND FROM A SAFE DISTANCE AND SAFETY PROTOCOL, WE DELIVERED MEALS TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FUELING HOPE AND GROWTH FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF PROGRAMS IN PLACE. SO IF THERE ARE FAMILIES IN GARLAND THAT ARE FACED WITH SITUATIONAL POVERTY OR THEY'RE JUST IN A FINANCIAL BIND AND THEY NEED HELP, THEY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR GAS BILLS, WE HAVE RESOURCES FOR THEM. AND SO THEY'RE ON IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. WE ALSO SEND PRESS RELEASES OUT WITH LINKS SO THAT THEY CAN KNOW THAT THEY HAVE RESOURCES, OR IF THEY COME ACROSS WHERE THEY HAVE A LEAK AND IT'S ON THEIR SIDE AND THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME QUALIFYING QUALIFYING THAT THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH. BUT YET, YOU KNOW, WE CAN HELP. SO WE ALWAYS LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. AND WE ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE HERE TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. SOME OF THE NONPROFITS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH ARE THE GARLAND ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION, TRUSTED WORLD, HOPE CLINIC, GOOD SAMARITANS, FIRST BAPTIST, GARLAND, FRIENDSHIP HOUSE. LAST YEAR, WE DID WHAT WE CALL AN ENERGY BLITZ AT THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE, AND THIS IS WHERE OUR WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT AND SEE WHO IS PAST DUE OR OR HASN'T, YOU KNOW, A BILL THAT IS ESCALATING AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PAY. WE SENT POSTCARDS OUT TO EVERYBODY. THEY WERE ABLE TO GO THAT DAY WITH THEIR BILL AND GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ENERGY BLITZES THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR DFW FOOTPRINT. BUT WHEN WE DID ONE AT THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE, SALVATION ARMY, THE SALVATION ARMY IN GARLAND, FOR THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN MAKING DONATIONS TO THE SALVATION ARMY SPECIFICALLY FOR ATMOS ENERGY GAS BILL. SO IF YOU ALL KNOW OF SOMEBODY THAT HAS A PAST DUE BILL OR IS HAVING TROUBLE PAYING, THEY CAN GO TO THE SALVATION ARMY AND GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. AND THEN GARLAND SUMMER MUSICALS. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE ARTS. SO HERE'S JUST SOME PICTURES I JUST WANTED TO SEE. I WANTED YOU TO SEE UNIDOS. PEDRO BARRINEAU. HE CONTACTED US AND WE'VE GONE OUT THERE AND TALKED TO THE FOLKS AT THE UNIDOS PROGRAM. THAT'S GOOD SAMARITANS, A DONATION WE MADE TRUSTED WORLD. THIS PICTURE ON THEEFT THAT YOU CAN SEE. OR IT'S MY LEFT. WHERE THAT IS PUBLIC WORKS FOR GARLAND. THE CITY OF GARLAND. WHEN Y'ALL HAD THE TORNADO, THE DEVASTATING TORNADO HERE IN GARLAND, YOU KNOW, WE REALIZED THAT IT'S NOT JUST YOUR FIRE AND YOUR POLICE THAT ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. IT'S YOUR PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE THAT ARE FIRST RESPONDERS, TOO. SO WE ORDERED FROM DICKEY'S BARBECUE AND WE FED EVERYBODY, AND IT JUST GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THEM AND TO TELL THEM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT THEY DO TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, AT THE YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS SO MUCH WORK THAT THEY WERE DOING BECAUSE OF THE TORNADO. AND THEN WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRI CITY CLEANUP, WHERE WE CLEAN UP THE SHORES OF LAKE RAY HUBBARD. AND THAT'S JUST A PICTURE OF OUR ATMOS ENERGY EMPLOYEES PICKING UP TRASH. AND THAT'S US DELIVERING MEALS DURING COVID.AND THEN WE DO SOMETHING. WE DO THIS ON EVERY OTHER YEAR. AND I LOVE THIS. BUT WE WILL GET THE IN-N-OUT BURGER TRUCK AND WE WILL. AND IT'S USUALLY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, BUT WE WILL INVITE OUR FIRE AND POLICE FROM GARLAND, ROWLETT AND SEXY TO COME OUT TO OUR SERVICE CENTER IN GARLAND AND HAVE A MEAL ON US, AND WE OPEN UP OUR SERVICE CENTER TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST COME IN AND HAVE A MEAL. IF THEY'RE ON SHIFT AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO, THEY CAN JUST PLACE THEIR ORDER. WE'LL GET IT READY FOR THEM. WE'LL EITHER DELIVER IT TO THEM OR THEY'LL COME AND PICK IT UP. BUT IT'S SUCH A GREAT EVENT. THEY LOVE IT BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY, THEY GET TO VISIT WITH THE OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS OR THE OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE THERE, AND THEN GARLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE DO A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES. AND WE DO WE FUND LITERACY GRANTS, HOPE CLINIC. WE MAKE DONATIONS DURING COVID. I CALL THEM AND ASK THEM WHAT YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE HELP? WHAT DO YOU NEED? AND THEY WERE IN NEED OF PPE. THEY YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS SO SCARCE. SO WE GAVE THEM A DONATION IN ORDER TO HELP THEM WITH THAT. JUST RECENTLY, THE GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY PUT TOGETHER A DECOMPRESSION ROOM, A PLACE FOR THEIR POLICE OFFICER TO DECOMPRESS AFTER A REALLY HARD DAY. WE MADE A DONATION TO GO TOWARDS THAT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTOOD
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THE NEED AND WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DONATION. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S THE SALVATION ARMY AND THAT'S FOR GAS BILLS. SO AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, BUT BEFORE BUT WE HAD THE SHARING THE WARMTH PROGRAM. THE SHARING THE WARMTH PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM WHERE EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS, THEY DONATE MONEY TO THIS FUND ALONG WITH ATMOS ENERGY. AND THIS MONEY IS USED TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY'RE IN NEED. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A FEDERAL PROGRAM CALLED LEAHY, WHICH IS LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE THAT AS A RESOURCE AS WELL. SOME OF THE SHARING THE WARMTH IN GARLAND, YOU CAN GO TO THE SALVATION ARMY FOR GAS BILLS. AND YOU CAN ALSO GO TO SHARING LIFE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN MESQUITE. SO WE ALSO HAVE A SMART ENERGY EFFICIENCY REBATE. SO IF YOU'RE IN THE NEED FOR A NEW GAS FURNACE, THE TANKLESS WATER HEATER, YOU KNOW, GO TO THE ATMOS ENERGYEBSITE BECAUSE THERE ARE REBATES FOR THIS. SO NEXT TIME YOU'RE IN NEED OF AN APPLIANCE, JUST CHECK OUT THAT ATMOS ENERGY WEBSITE. AND OF COURSE, EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE GIVE REALLY GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE RECEIVED THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN 2024 FOR THE AMERICAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX IN ENERGY UTILITIES. WE HAVE A CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS AVAILABLE 7 TO 6 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE AN EMERGENCY SERVICE LINE THAT IS AVAILABLE 2424 SEVEN. NOW THIS HERE, THIS IS YOUR CITY PROFILE. THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU YOUR PROFILE. WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. SO THIS SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2020, OUR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES HAVE EXCEEDED OVER, YOU KNOW, $89 MILLION IN CAPITAL, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. WE HAVE 45,886 CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE 651 MILES OF PIPELINE, AND WE HAVE 107 EMPLOYEES THAT SERVICE THE GARLAND AREA. JUST IN FISCAL YEAR 24 ALONE, WE HAD 20 OVER 22 MILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES HERE IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. AND IF YOU CAN SEE THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, ESPECIALLY THESE PAST THREE YEARS. YOUR SYSTEM MAKEUP IS WE HAVE 69% PLASTIC POLYETHYLENE. AND THAT IS THE LATEST AND GREATEST PIPE. AND WE HAVE 69% HERE IN GARLAND. WE HAVE 27% COATED STEEL WHICH IS GREAT. WE HAVE AND YOU ALL HAVE 27% OF THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE 4% BARE STILL. SO THIS IS THE MAKEUP OF YOUR CITY. AND IT CONTINUES TO CHANGE EVERY YEAR. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AS WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORK HERE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE PLASTIC POLYETHYLENE AND JUST MORE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE GROWTH TOO, AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE EXPANSIONS AND THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE, YOU'LL SEE THOSE CHANGES. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION. AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, LOOK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. DO YOU EMPLOY THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS FOR THE MOBILE LEAK DETECTION PROGRAM? YES WE DO. OKAY. SO THOSE VEHICLES WOULDN'T BE MARKED NECESSARILY TO SHOW THAT THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, NOT NECESSARILY WITH ATMOS ENERGY, BUT YEAH, THEY'RE ONE OF OUR CONTRACTORS THAT WE USE THAT WE UTILIZE FOR THE THIRD PARTY DETECTION. THANK YOU. AND I WILL SAY THIS TOO, THAT IN THE NOTICE THAT I SEND OUT, IT'LL HAVE A LIST OF THE OF THE COMPANIES THAT MIGHT BE. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER HEDRICK. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR PIPE REPLACEMENT. I'VE WORKED IN THE PAST ON ATMOS PIPE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, AND THAT 4% CONCERNS ME BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE LEAKS HAPPEN IN THAT BARE STEEL, WHERE IT GETS CORRODED. WHAT'S YOUR SCHEDULE FOR REPLACING THOSE IN THE FUTURE? LIKE SO ANNUALLY WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE RISK MODELS AND TAKE THAT INTO EFFECT INTO, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING PIPE. BARE STEEL IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET REPLACED 100%. THAT'S WHY IT'S DOWN TO 4%. I WOULD SAY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO, HOW WE'VE DISPLAYED, WE'VE REPLACED QUITE A BIT OF THAT. SO THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT. BUT THERE IS AN INCENTIVE FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO GET THAT REPLACED. I'D LIKE TO SEE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH LEAK PIPELINES IN GARLAND, AND THAT REMAINS AN ISSUE. SO THE SOONER YOU CAN GET THAT DONE, THE BETTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER[00:35:03]
WILLIAMS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ONE QUESTION. WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF YOUR EASEMENTS? I GET REGULAR CALLS FROM COMPLAINTS OR COMPLAINTS, HOWEVER YOU WANT. WANT TO WANT TO. YOU ALL HAVE A AN EXTENDED EASEMENT THAT RUNS THROUGH AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY DISTRICT. AND I'M CONSTANTLY GETTING CALLS, PEOPLE PARKING THERE, PEOPLE DOING THEIR CAR REPAIRS THERE. ETC. AND OUR CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT STAYS BUSY ADDRESSING THOSE. BUT AND THEY THEY SEEM TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES GETTING SOMEBODY FROM ATMOS TO ADDRESS THAT. SO IS TO ANSWER MY QUESTION. WHO'S RESPONSIBLE F MAINTENANCE OF THAT ACREAGE. AND IT'S QUITE A BIT BECAUSE IT EXTENDS THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR FENCING IT OFF OR DOING SOMETHING? BECAUSE IT'S OPEN AREA AND IT HAS TO BE MAINTAINED. SO OUR CODE FOLKS END UP DOING THAT. SO CAN YOU SPEAK SPEAK TO THAT OR GIVE ME A NUMBER OR PERSON. SO THAT THAT THAT BURDEN IS NOT ON OUR COMPLETELY ON OUR CODE. WHO CAN SPEAK TO THAT? WHO WANTS TO TAKE THAT ONE? SO AS FAR AS HAVING SOMEONE OR A POINT OF CONTACT, I'D, YOU KNOW, FEEL GOOD TO LEAVE YOU MY CARD IN CASE YOU KNOW, THAT DOES HAPPEN. AND ON THE SPOT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AND I CAN SEND SOMEONE TO FURTHER ASSESS THE SITUATION AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. IF THERE'S CARS PARKED IN THERE. IF THERE'S MAINTENANCE NEEDS AS FAR AS MOWING GOES, WE HAVE DONE THAT. YOU KNOW, WE KEEP UP WITH OUR EASEMENTS. AS FAR AS THE FENCING GOES, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AWAY WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE ABOVE GROUND RIGHTS. SO THAT'S NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION. BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR PART TO MAINTAIN THE EASEMENTS THAT WE DO HAVE. AND IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AND I CAN SEND AN INDIVIDUAL OUT THERE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU WOULD BE THE CONTACT PERSON? YES, SIR. FOR AUTO REPAIRS EXAMPLE. THAT'S A BIG ONE. DUMPING.REFRIGERATORS. WHATEVER. THAT'S A BIG ONE. AND IT'S IMPACTING A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO YOU WOULD BE THE PERSON THAT OUR CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER WOULD CONTACT? YES, SIR. OKAY. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR NUMBER, PLEASE. YEAH. I'LL GIVE YOU A BUSINESS CARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. VERY GOOD. AND COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING. WE'VE RECENTLY HAD A LOT OF WELL, WHAT SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF LEAKING ISSUES GOING ON IN THE CITY, WHETHER THAT'S CONTRACTORS OR HOMEOWNERS, WHATEVER. SO THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT TRIGGERED ASKING YOU GUYS TO COME OUT. SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT. I'M WONDERING, IS THERE ANYTHING AS A CITY THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP? MAYBE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS SITTING IN LINES? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S REALLY AN ANSWER FOR THAT, BUT WHAT CAN WE DO T TOELP YOU GUYS? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO JUST PROMOTE SAFE DIGGING PRACTICES.
AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, WHENEVER I'M OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, LIKE CITY OR THE GARLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A SAFETY FEST, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE THERE AND WE'RE WE'RE SHARING SAFE DIGGING PRACTICES. SO IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITYTY FOR WE DO SEND OUT PRESS RELEASES. AND EVERY TIME THAT WE SEND OUT A PRESS RELEASE, WE DO SEND IT OUT TO TIFFANY VINO. AND YOU KNOW, WE DO SEND IT OUT TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. WE SEND IT OUT TO OUR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE SO THAT THEY CAN HELP SHARE THAT MESSAGE. WE ARE CONSTANTLY, I WILL TELL YOU, AT OUR SAFETY MEETINGS EVERY, EVERY WEEK AT OUR SAFETY MEETINGS. AND WE ARE JUST EMPOWERING OUR EMPLOYEES TO GET OUT THERE AND MAKE THOSE AMBASSADOR STOPS. BECAUSE WHEN WE IF WE SEE SOMEBODY THAT IS WORKING AND WE SEE THAT THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE CALLED IN LINE LOCATES, THEN WE GO VERY RESPECTFULLY AND KINDLY AND TALK TO THEM AND ASK THEM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE CALLED 811 AND, AND IF THEY HAVE A TICKET, YOU KNOW, AND IF NOT, YOU KNOW, WE GIVE THEM INFORMATION BECAUSE IT IS, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY DOES ATMOS ENERGY THAT IS OUR BIGGEST CULPRIT IS THIRD PARTY DAMAGE, BUT IT IS ALSO I KNOW THE CITY DEALS WITH IT TOO. YOU KNOW Y'ALL Y'ALL HAVE 33RD PARTY DAMAGE. AND I THINK COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER, IF WE ARE ALL OUT THERE WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE SAFE DIGGING PRACTICES,
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YOU KNOW, I MY HOPE IS THAT WE WILL SEE SOME CHANGE. AND WE DO RECOGNIZE OUR OUR CONTRACTOR, SILAS WHITE CONSTRUCTION, WHO IS IN THE CITY IN THE CITY OF GARLAND. THEY WERE RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR FOR SAFE DIGGING PRACTICES AND WE WENT OUT THERE. OUR TEAM WENT OUT THERE JUST TO SHOW SOME APPRECIATION TO THEM, TO LET THEM KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT NOT ONLY DID WE GO THERE, BUT CHIEF LEE WENT THERE TOO, AND HE JUST REALLY SHOWED SOME APPRECIATION FROM A FIRST RESPONDER SIDE OF IT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S COMPANIES LIKE THAT THAT ARE ADHERING TO THOSE PRACTICES THAT ARE HELPING ELIMINATE THOSE THIRD PARTY DAMAGES, THOSE CUT LINES AND THINGS. SO YEAH. SO WE DO I, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PART OF OUR WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS EVERY WEEK. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. OKAY. AND THEN ONE LAST THING FOR YOU. DO YOU GUYS HAVE TO READ LIKE PHYSICALLY READ METERS OR DO YOU LIKE ELECTRONICALLY? BECAUSE I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY. WELL, OBVIOUSLY AFTER WINTER GETTING THOSE WINTER BILLS THAT HAVE SAW A VERY LARGE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR BILLS. I MYSELF HAD A $300 GAS BILL. I DON'T KNOW HOW BECAUSE I'M NEVER THERE. BUT SO THERE WAS QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT CAME BACK AND SAID, LIKE DID ATMOS DID COME OUT AND READ THE METER AND REALIZE THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A WRONG READING. SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THOSE ISSUES, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF, YOU KNOW, WE KNEW LIKE, WELL, JUST CALL THEM. LET THEM COME OUT LIKE BUT MAINLY JUST OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY'RE ELECTRIC OR IF THEY HAVE TO BE ACTUALLY READ. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE BOTH. WE DO HAVE WIRELESS METER READING. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE METERS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE READ THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. BUT THE WIRELESS METER READING, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE STILL READ EVERY SO OFTEN TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE DEVICE ITSELF. AND THEN AS FAR AS ANY CONCERNS FROM THE CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A CORRECT BILL. THEY CAN ALWAYS CALL IN TO OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER, AND THEN THEY CAN LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ABOUT THE BILL MAY BE OFF, AND WE'LL GO OUT AND DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S CORRECT, AND WE'LL VERIFY THE READ THEN AS WELL. AWESOME. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LOT. SORRY TO CHIME IN AGAIN, BUT SINCE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF METERS, ARE YOU ARE YOU CHANGING METERS THAT ARE KIND OF THAT OLD, OUTDATED METER THAT HAVE TO BE READ? AND WHAT'S YOUR WHAT ARE YOUR NUMBERS? SO I DON'T HAVE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME TO SHARE WITH THE GROUP. WE CAN WORK ON GETTING THAT NUMBER TO SEE HOW MUCH OF THAT 40 SOMETHING THOUSAND IS WIRELESS METER READING. BUT ANYTHING THAT WE'VE WE'RE INSTALLING AS OF TODAY HAS A WMR DEVICE ON IT.EVERYTHING. SO ARE YOU GOING BACK TO THE OLD METERS THAT AND UPDATING THOSE OR IS THAT PART OF YOUR UPDATE PROGRAM LIKE WITH LINES AND EVERYTHING. CORRECT. SO ANYTHING THAT WE ARE REPLACING, WE PUT EVERYTHING BRAND NEW. AFAR AS THE METER ITSELF AND THE WIRELESS METER READING DEVICE. OKAY, COOL. WELL I NEED A NEW METER. NO THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT. APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AND ANY CONTACT INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GET. YOU KNOW I KNOW WE ALL STRUGGLE. YOU KNOW, THOSE THOSE RIGHTS OF WAYS THAT THAT WE'RE ALL DIGGING IN FILLED UP A LONG TIME AGO. I MEAN, THERE IS A LOT YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH UTILITIES ARE RUNNING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE, BUT CERTAINLY GETTING THOSE SURVEYS DONE. C CAN HELP WITH THAT. AND ALSO, YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, GETTING WITH CHIEF LEE. ONE THING THAT WE DO HAVE OVER WHAT THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS. WE HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL NUMBER OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS WHO MAY NOT, YOU KNOW, WHO MAY NOT HAVE SEEN YOUR PRESENTATION IN THE PAST. SO THAT CERTAINLY CERTAINLY GOOD TO GET TO THEM. YES. YEAH. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING OUT THERE AGAIN. WE WORK SO CLOSELY WITH THEM AND GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH OUR CITIES AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IS KEY. AND I REALLY DO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GIVE UPDATES PERIODICALLY. SO MANY OF YOU KNOW ME AND YOU KNOW HOW TO CONTACT ME. DON'T EVER HESITATE TO GIVE ME A CALL. SO THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY? CARE? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX.
[6. Agreement for Real Property Contract of Sale Between The Owl Icehouse Garland, LLC and the City of Garland Regarding Property Located at 519 State Street in the Downtown Historic Sub-district. Council is requested to consider the approval of a Development Agreement and Real Property Contract of Sale between The Owl Icehouse Garland, LLC and the City of Garland regarding property located at 519 State Street in the Downtown Historic Sub-district. Unless otherwise directed by Council, this item will be scheduled for formal consideration at the May 6, 2025 Regular Meeting.]
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THIS IS AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY. CONTRACT OF SALE BETWEEN THE OWL ICE HOUSE, GARLAND LLC AND THE CITY OF GARLAND REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 519 STATE STREET IN DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT. AND HOW WE WILL DO THIS AGAIN JUST IS. WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF. WE'LL HAVE THE DEVELOPER AND THEN WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS. ALL RIGHT. TURN THAT RECORD. YEAH.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL KICK US OFF AND KIND OF SET THE STAGE A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF GO IN AND LETITIA AND MATT CAN KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER SPECIFICS. BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HELP ME RATCHET THROUGH. AND AGAIN, SOME OF THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF TALKED ABOUT, BUT I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF FRAMEWORK. WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT DESTINATIONS AND ASSETS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE STAFF PERSPECTIVE A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING DESTINATIONS, THAT TERM GETS USED INTERCHANGEABLY. SO THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT IS, IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S KIND OF THIS BEST PRACTICE OF PLACEMAKING IN THE WORLD THAT'S OUT THERE, A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE, AND IT TALKS ABOUT ANY GREAT CITY THAT'S THRIVING, SHOULD HAVE TEN DESTINATIONS. AND WITHIN EACH ONE OF THOSE DESTINATIONS, IT SHOULD HAVE TEN THINGS TO DO OR EXPERIENCE IN THERE. AND THEN WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE TEN THINGS, IT SHOULD HAVE TEN THINGS THAT ATTRACT AND HOLD PEOPLE DOWN TO SIMPLE THINGS LIKE SHADE AND BENCHES AND WHATEVER. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, WHAT WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BANKHEAD CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT. AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DEVELOPING ANY OF OUR DESTINATIONS, IT INVOLVES A LITTLE BIT OF FOREST AND TREES KIND OF EXERCISE WHERE WE HEAR A LOT OF INPUT. WELL, WE NEED MORE RETAIL, WE NEED MORE RESTAURANTS, WE NEED MORE THIS. WE NEED MORE RESIDENTIAL, MORE FOOTFALL. AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, YES, WE DO NEED ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THEY DON'T ALSO HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE. AND WE ALSO DON'T CONTROL THEM ALL AT ONCE. SO WE DEAL WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE THERE AT HAND. AND SO WE'RE TALKING SPECIFICALLY TONIGHT I REALIZE ABOUT AN ADDRESS, BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. THE IDEA IS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH ALL OF OUR PLANS, OUR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, COMP PLANS, ALL THE SMALL AREA PLANS, CORRIDOR PLANS, AND WE TRY TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT MEET THOSE AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. IT'S MEANT TO BE A A ROADMAP AND A GUIDELINE, NOT A VERBATIM CHECKLIST. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT ON UNDERUTILIZED LOW VALUE PARCELS. THAT'S A HUGE DEAL FOR US, IMPROVING THE CITY IMAGE AND PERCEPTION AND ENHANCING THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO LET LETICIA KIND OF GO THROUGH AND JUST RECAP THE TIMELINE OF WHERE WE ARE. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND GIVEN THIS ISN'T OUR FIRST TIME TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, WE THOUGHT WE JUST MIGHT RUN THROUGH A QUICK RECAP OF THE PROJECT'S HISTORY TO DATE. AND SO, AS YOU'RE ALL VERY WELL AWARE, THE CITY ACQUIRED 519 STATE STREET TOWARDS THE END OF 2023, WHICH HAD BEEN A PROPERTY THAT HAD BEEN VACANT IN DOWNTOWN FOR JUST UNDER 30 YEARS, AND AT THAT TIME THEN AMENDED THE TIFF ONE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN TO INCLUDE THE DEBT SERVICE FOR THE ACQUISITION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY TO THE PRICE TAG OF ABOUT $10 MILLION IN LATE 2023 EARLY 2024, THE CITY DID BEGIN TO HEAR A BIT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ABOUT INTEREST IN 519, AND AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, WE IDENTIFIED WHAT WE BELIEVED TO BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE, EQUITABLE AND FLEXIBLE TOOL IN THAT OF A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO BEGIN POTENTIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS INTERESTED IN 519.
THE DECISION TO GO FORWARD WITH AN RFQ, WHERE WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE SUCCESSES OF INTERESTED DEVELOPERS, WAS TO DO SO AND NOT LIMIT RESPONSES TO THAT PROJECT TO BE BASED ON WHAT THE PROJECT WOULD BE, BUT MORE SO FOCUSING ON WHO WE WOULD POTENTIALLY WORK WITH. PRIOR TO LAUNCHING THE RFQ, WE DID PURSUE PUBLIC INPUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2024 TO THE TUNE OF A MARKET STUDY AND COMMUNITY SURVEY, IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY TOP PROSPECT BUSINESSES FOR 519 AND FOR OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, AND THAT THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY WERE ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN
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THE RFQ ITSELF AS WELL. THE RFQ, AGAIN, WAS THAT INTENTION TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS ON A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCE? SO THE HOPE THAT GOING THROUGH A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, RATHER THAN AN RFP WAS TO FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS WITH EXPERIENCED DEVELOPMENT TEAMS, ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT TEAMS, EXISTING STAKEHOLDERS INVESTED IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS THAT KNEW THEY WERE CURIOUS ABOUT DOWNTOWN GARLAND YET, BUT HADN'T QUITE REALLY COME TO OUR PARTY QUITE YET. SO WE KEPT THAT RFQ OPEN FOR JUST OVER TWO MONTHS, AND THOUGH THE PROCESS DID NOT PRODUCE ANY SUBMISSIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR 519, IT DID GIVE US OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSIDER FOR OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, BUT IT DEFINITELY GENERATED MULTIPLE LEADS AND INTRODUCTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT TEAMS ACROSS THE METROPLEX THAT HAVE HAD IMPACTFUL PROJECTS COMPLETED IN FORT WORTH. BISHOP ARTS, MCKINNEY, RICHARDSON, AND WHAT HAVE YOU. IN DECEMBER OF 2024, THE CITY BEGAN BEGAN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PROPOSED PARTNER, THE AL ICEHOUSE, THROUGH AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL, AND AT THE START OF THE YEAR OF 2025, WE BEGAN TO PREPARE A POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THAT AGREEMENT. THAT AGREEMENT WAS DENIED IN MARCH OF 2025. AND THEN LATER THAT MONTH, WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND RENEGOTIATE. WHICH BRINGS US HERE THIS EVENING. RIGHT ON CUE, SHORT NOTICE. SO AGAIN, THE IDEA IS TO CONTINUE THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN GARLAND WITHIN THE BANKHEAD ARTS DISTRICT. AS WE MENTIONED, WE WANT TO ACTIVATE THIS BUILDING THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, IN THESE DESTINATION AREAS, THINGS THAT FOSTER ECONOMIC VIBRANCY AND I HIGHLIGHTED HERE THAT ARE GOING TO REPEAT RETURN VISITATION. AND SO THAT'S FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO COME TO A DESTINATION BECAUSE AGAIN IT HAS THOSE TEN THINGS THAT IT CAN DO. IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT FOOD AND BEVERAGE. IT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THINGS OF ENTERTAINMENT, BUT IT PROVIDES THINGS THAT IF I'M GOING TO A DESTINATION, I MAY NOT CONSUME THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. I WANT TO TRY OUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS, HENCE THE DESTINATION. I THINK THE IDEA WHEN WE DO THESE RFQS, OR WHEN WE DO WHEN WE ENTERTAIN AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL, IS TO LOOK FOR A DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHEN IT COMES TO DOWNTOWN'S HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF DEALING WITH THE UNIQUE ANIMAL THAT DOWNTOWN'S IN TEXAS TEND TO BE. THE IDEA WAS TO STRENGTHEN OUR POSITION AS WALKABLE, INVITING, AND CULTURALLY RICH ENVIRONMENT THAT'S BEEN DONE THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE FOR DOWNTOWN. AND WE THINK THAT THIS PARTNER IN THE ICEHOUSE SPRINGS A LOCALLY ROOTED, EXPERIENCE DRIVEN RESTAURANT, A FAMILY FRIENDLY RESTAURANT, I MIGHT ADD, IN A CONCEPT THAT COMPLEMENTS THE HISTORICAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT. AS WE'VE HEARD THAT THE OWNER OF THE OF THE TEAM IS VERY EAGER TO PRESENT THEIR PROPOSAL IN THAT REGARD, ENHANCING THE LOCAL HISTORIC CHARACTER AND AGAIN ADDING NEW ENERGY, A GATHERING PLACE, AN EXTENDED HOURS OF ACTIVITY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE SQUARE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK HAS SOMETHING GOING ON, A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. AND SO THAT IS KIND OF THE SUMMARY OF OUR PROJECT VISION. NOW TURNING TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT STRUCTURE. SO THE CITY OWNS 519 519 STATE STREET AND IS PROPOSING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AL ICEHOUSE, THE AL ICEHOUSE, PARDON ME. AND THEN WITH, WITH THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY COMING IN AT $740,000 IN 2025. THE AL THE ALLEY OR EXCUSE ME THE AL INTENDS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 3000FT■S TO THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE A SECOND STORY ALL SEASONS PATIO OVERLOOKING THE SQUARE. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE RENTABLE EVENT SPACE THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS OPEN TO ESTABLISHING A PHYSICAL CONNECTION TO THE PLAZA THEATER. SO THIS IS NOT WALKING OUT THE FRONT DOOR OF ONE AND INTO THE OTHER. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL CONNECTION FROM A BUILDING TO BUILDING THAT WOULD THEN TRULY ELEVATE THE EXPERIENCE AND HOSPITALITY FOR EVENT GOERS OF THE PLAZA THEATER. THE AL ICEHOUSE TEAM IS ALSO COMMITTED TO HONORING THE CONDITIONS FROM THE CITY'S PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT[00:55:02]
AGREEMENT WITH THE JONES FAMILY, AND THAT INCLUDES AND IS NOT LIMITED TO, MAINTAINING A SEAT FOR THE JONES FAMILY ON THE DESIGN TEAM, AS WELL AS HAVING A SPACE WITH A PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE WITHIN THE AL ICEHOUSE THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO RENT TO THE JONES FAMILY TWO TIMES PER MONTH WITH NO SUNSET THERE. SO THIS RENDERING IS FROM THE EARLY INTENT DESIGN INTENT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPER. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A DRAFT. WE ARE STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE FOR THIS PROJECT. GIVEN THAT WE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING. SO WITH THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE STRUCTURE FOR THIS DEAL. SO OUR CORE, OUR CORE STRATEGY IN REVISITING THIS APPROACH WITH THIS POTENTIAL PARTNER WAS TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND ENSURE THAT ANY SORT OF PARTNERSHIP FROM THE CITY WOULD BE PHASED, PERFORMANCE BASED, AND REALLY BALANCE THAT NEED FOR EARLY SUPPORT WITH ACCOUNTABILITY. SO THE KEY COMPONENTS FROM THIS INCENTIVE STRUCTURE WOULD BE TO THE TUNE OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM COMMITMENTS, INVESTING $3.84 MILLION INTO THIS PROJECT. AT MINIMUM, THEY WOULD PURCHASE 519 STATE STREET AT MARKET VALUE FOR $740,000. INVEST AT LEAST $2.5 MILLION IN REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS AT LEAST 600,000 IN FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THAT, THE PROPOSAL THAT WE PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING WOULD BE THE CITY PARTNERING IN A REIMBURSEMENT. SO ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, THE CITY WOULD THEN REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WITH A ONE TIME PAYMENT OF $500,000. THIS PAYMENT WOULD NOT BE MADE UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE. A CO IS ISSUED IN. THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 30 DAYS. IF THAT PIECE DOESN'T HAPPEN, THE REIMBURSEMENT WON'T HAPPEN AND THEN MOVING ALONG IN THE PHASED APPROACH, WHEREAS THE REIMBURSEMENT REALLY FOCUSES ON OFFSETTING THE CAPITAL RISK FOR THE DEVELOPER UP FRONT, WILL THEN SHIFT THE PROPOSED CITY INCENTIVE TO MORE DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE OPERATOR, AND THAT BEING IN FORM OF AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVE. SO AFTER A FULL YEAR OF OPERATIONS, THE CITY WOULD EVALUATE TWO BENCHMARKS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS. SO CONTINGENT UPON ACHIEVING TWO PIECES, THE AL WOULD HAVE TO APPRAISE FOR AT MINIMUM $2 MILLION IN REAL PROPERTY VALUE.AND THIS IS ONLY CONDERING BUILD THE BUILDING AND LAND. SO BPP IS NOT INCLUDED. THEN IN IN TANDEM WITH THAT, THE AL WOULD HAVE TO GENERATE AT MINIMUM IN GROSS ANNUAL SALES $2 MILLION.
SO THAT IS TO THE SUM OF ABOUT $4 MILLION IN PROJECTED ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE PER YEAR. AND SHOULD THE AL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT OVER THOSE FIVE YEARS, THE CITY WOULD INCENTIVIZE 1% OF THAT ANNUAL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE WITH ABOUT A $40,000 PAYMENT AGAIN ONCE A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS, NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 IN TOTAL. SO JUST TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE OF THIS INCENTIVE BEFORE HANDING IT OVER TO MATT FOR A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS. AGAIN, THIS APPROACH HAS REALLY REALIGNED THIS PUBLIC INVESTMENT WITH A MEASURABLE ECONOMIC RETURN. IT REDUCES THE RISK THROUGH ANNUAL PERFORMANCE CHECK POINTS. SO AGAIN, THAT DEADLINE FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS TO COMMENCE IF IT IS NOT MET, NOT ONLY WOULD THE REIMBURSEMENT NOT BE MADE, BUT IF IT'S NOT MEANT WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME, THE CITY THEN OR THE DEVELOPER WOULD THEN CONVEY THE PROPERTY BACK TO THE CITY AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. THE SECOND PIECE TO THAT IS THIS THE EXPECTED, THE EXPECTED ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND PROPERTY VALUE AND GROSS SALES. AND AS ANDY MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS APPROACH REALLY SUPPORTS SUPPORTS THE ACTIVATION OF A LONG VACT HISTORIC PROPERTY IN THE CORE OF DOWNTOWN, BASED IN THE BANKHEAD CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT. SO FISCAL FRAMING, THE TOTAL INCENTIVE IS CAPPED AT $700,000 FOR DIRECT COMMITMENT TO PARTNERING WITH THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPER. THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT $53.85 PER SQUARE FOOT. AND AGAIN, THAT IS SPLIT BETWEEN
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THAT $500,000 REIMBURSEMENT ISSUED POST CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN POTENTIALLY UP TO $200,000 DISTRIBUTED OVER FIVE YEARS BASED ON PERFORMANCE. SO DO KEEP IN MIND ON THE $200,000, IF AT ANY GIVEN YEAR WITHIN THAT FIVE YEAR FRAME, THOSE BENCHMARKS AREN'T MET. THE $40,000 IS NOT ISSUED FOR THAT YEAR. THERE'S NO REEVALUATING THAT SITUATION. SO JUST FOR CLARITY THERE, AND WITH THIS REVISED APPROACH IN COMPARISON TO THE LAST PROPOSAL THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU, ALL THIS INCENTIVE IS MORE STRUCTURED TO BE MEASURABLE, TIME BOUND AND PERFORMANCE BASED. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT TO MATT. THANKS, LETICIA. SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE JUST A QUICK ANALYSIS OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY PRETTY SIMPLISTIC FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE BREAK EVEN OR PAYBACK WILL BE OF THE ICEHOUSE COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THIS. AND LETICIA MENTIONED WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE FACILITY, THE FIRST OPTION WE WERE LOOKING INTO IS FOR THE TIF TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR NOT JUST THE 1.9 MILLION LAND PURCHASE, BUT UP TO $8 MILLION RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY FOR A CITY OWNED AND OPERATED EVENT CENTER. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN OPTION TWO, THAT THERE WAS REALLY NOT A REAL FINANCIAL VALUE IN US GOING THAT ROUTE. MOST OF THAT WAS THE FACT THAT WE WOULD WE USE TAXES AND FINANCING IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE THIS AND WOULD HAVE TO USE TAXES AND FINANCING TO CONSTRUCT IT AS WELL, WHICH WOULD LIMIT THE ABILITY FOR ANY OPERATOR OF THAT FACILITY TO MAKE ANY PROFIT.NOTABLE PROFIT FOR THE FACILITY. SO IN OPTION ONE, WITH WHAT WAS JUST LAID OUT IN FRONT OF YOU BY LETICIA, THE REVENUE IS MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A CITY OWNED FACILITY, BUT THE EXPENDITURES ARE ALSO MUCH LOWER. SO WITH THE EXPENDITURES, THE 1.9 MILLION, AGAIN, IS WHAT WE PAID FOR THE LAND, AND IT INCLUDES THE 1.2 MILLION, WHAT WE WOULD CALL IN IN THE FINANCE WORLD AS SUNK COST IS JUST TO GET THE TO GET THE LAND, BECAUSE THE LAND IS VALUED AT JUST 740,000. AND ON THE REVENUE WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE THEY WILL PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FOR 740,000. THERE WILL BE PROPERTY TAX, SOMEWHERE AROUND 34,500, PLUS AN AVERAGE SALES TAX COLLECTION OF ABOUT 46,000. OF COURSE, ON THE EXPENDITURES, THEY WE WILL REIMBURSE THAT 740 IF THEY ARE ABLE TO MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A NET REVENUE OVER 20 YEARS OF ABOUT $375,000 AND A 17 YEAR PAYBACK, WHICH IS TYPICALLY OUT THERE IN A DISTANCE. AND, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN THE TEN YEAR OR SHORTER. BUT FOR A FACILITY LIKE THIS IN IN THE LOCATION WHERE IT IS, I WILL SAY THAT IF THEY WERE TO HIT THEIR TARGETS OF THE 3.7 MILLION OR JUST THE 2 MILLION, THAT COULD ALMOST DOUBLE THE PROPERTY VALUE OF THE SQUARE ITSELF. SO TO ME, THIS IS A DEAL THAT LOOKS DOESN'T LOOK GREAT ON PAPER, BUT IS A LIKE ANDY SAID, A FACILITY THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR 30 PLUS YEARS AND AN OPPORTUNITY MUCH BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. AGAIN, JUST A QUICK SUMMARY, AND I THINK THAT ANALYSIS IS VERY HELPFUL. I THINK IT'S SIGNIFICANT TO BEAR IN MIND THE LIMITATIONS AND THE STRINGS THAT ARE ATTACHED WITH USING COS AND THE TAX EXEMPT DEBT. I THINK THAT COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT WE RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL FROM ONE OF THE MOST QUALIFIED DEVELOPERS WHEN IT COMES TO TEXAS DOWNTOWNS AND THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S A THAT'S AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXPLORE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM THE DEVELOPER. EXCUSE ME, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS FOR THEM.
MADAM SECRETARY. IS THAT CORRECT? VERY GOOD. AND IF WE COULD SET THE TIMER FOR TEN MINUTES, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. HOW ARE YOU? SORRY. IT'S AWKWARD SCOOTING PAST ALL THOSE CHAIRS AND MICROPHONES AND EVERYTHING. WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN. DO I NEED TO SAY NAME AND ADDRESS IF YOU COULD, AND JUST PULL THE MIC CLOSER TO YOU A LITTLE BIT THERE. IS THIS GOOD? THAT IS PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. RAY PHILLIPS LUTHER 331 OAKWOOD TRAIL, FAIRVIEW, TEXAS, 75069. THE. DON DAVE I HAVE A HOME. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. 110 EAST LOUISIANA MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069. VERY GOOD. SO WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING REALLY JUST TO REITERATE EVERYTHING
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THAT THAT THE CITY TEAM HAS SHARED. AND ULTIMATELY, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T SHARED PREVIOUSLY IN THESE CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY, BUT I HOPE WE CAN UNDERSCORE TONIGHT, IS THAT SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO COLLECTIVELY ALIGN ON AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ICE HOUSE, THE CITY OF GARLAND GAINS THINGS THAT I THINK YOU'RE RESIDENTS ARE CRAVING. THEY GAIN AN INCREDIBLY FAMILY FRIENDLY DESTINATION. I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN OUT AND ABOUT IN GARLAND OVER THE PAST FOUR WEEKS. I'VE PROBABLY GIVEN MAYBE 1112 TOURS OF THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND AREA, AND THE THING I HEAR MOST OFTEN IS, ANYONE WANT TO TAKE A GUESS? I HEAR, OH MY GOSH, I HAD NO IDEA THIS EXISTED. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE BACKGROUND OF BOTH DON AND MYSELF. SO BY TRADE, I'M A CMO, I'M MY BACKGROUND IS COMMUNICATIONS. AND I THINK NOT ONLY IS THIS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH A DEVELOPER WHO CAN ABSOLUTELY BUILD A CONCEPT THAT YOUR RESIDENTS DESIRE AND CRAVE, AND ABSOLUTELY WE CAN ADD VALUE TO THE SQUARE, BUT WE CAN ALSO BE A PARTNER IN HELPING YOU TELL THE STORY THAT EXISTS HERE. THE DOWNTOWN GARLAND AREA IS BEYOND PRECIOUS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A PLACE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD WANT TO BE, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S GOT TO BE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT PLACEMAKING. THERE'S GOT TO BE REASONS TO SHARE THIS STORY WITH PEOPLE. AND SO WE DON'T JUST ENVISION THIS BEING A PARTNERSHIP IN THE ACTUAL EXECUTION OF THE CONCEPT. WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE YOUR PARTNERS IN TELLING THE GARLAND STORY. WE ARE AVIDLY INVESTED AND INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WE OPERATE.AND, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T COME TO THE TABLE WITH A CONCEPT THAT'S GENERIC. WE CAME TO THE TABLE WITH A CONCEPT THAT'S DESIGNED UNIQUELY FOR GARLAND. AND I THINK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE PRIDE THAT CAN EXIST, THE NOSTALGIA THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CREATE IN THE HEARTS OF GARLAND RESIDENTS, BUT THEN ALSO THE STORIES THAT WE CAN TELL ABOU THE INCREDIBLE BUSINESSES THAT EXIST HERE. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE. AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO CHAT ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN AND OPPOSITION, EVEN BASED ON THINGS LIKE SIZE. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SIZE FOR A MOMENT, BECAUSE THE SIZE IS ACTUALLY A BENEFIT TO THE BUSINESSES THAT EXIST HERE. THERE ARE NO RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOW ON THE SQUARE OR IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS THAT CAN TAKE A WALK IN OF 20 KIDS AFTER A LITTLE LEAGUE GAME. AND I'M WILLING TO BET THAT SOME OF THESE BUSINESS OWNERS WOULD TELL YOU THAT THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF BUSINESS THEY THEY NECESSARILY WANT, EITHER. KIDS COME WITH A LOT, A LOT OF CRAZINESS, BUT WE ARE UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO TAKE THAT KIND OF BUSINESS AND ACTUALLY NOT JUST ACCOMMODATE IT. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE THRIVE. SO THE COMPETITIVE DIFFERENCE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE OWL ICEHOUSE AND THE EXISTING BUSINESSES ON THE SQUARE IS QUITE LARGE. AND THEN I ALSO THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE THINGS THAT YOU CRAVED. YOU WANTED PRIVATE EVENT SPACE THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, THAT WAS VALUE ADDED. WE HAVE THE LEAST EXPENSIVE, NO ROOM FEES EVER PRIVATE EVENT SPACE IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS, AND PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS OR CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE ARE HAVING THEM ON THE WEEKLY AT THE EXISTING STICK SIZE HOUSE. YOU ALSO WANTED A PARTNER THAT WAS GOING TO HELP YOU THINK ABOUT HOW TO ACTIVATE THE PLAZA IN A MEANINGFUL AND COMPELLING WAY, AND WE'RE ABSOLUTELY PREPARED TO DO THAT AND BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THAT EXPERIENCE DYNAMITE.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY, AGAIN, IMPORTANT IN THIS ROOM, YOU KNOW, AT 6:00 AT NIGHT ON A MONDAY, THE FAMILIES THAT I THINK ARE PROBABLY MOST EXCITED ABOUT THIS CONCEPT DON'T GET TO BE REPRESENTED HERE, BECAUSE UNLESS THEY'RE LIKE ME AND PUT DINNER IN THE CROCK POT AT 2 P.M, THEY'VE GOT LOTS GOING ON. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS WELL, THAT I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM VOICES THAT ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED, BUT THE GREATEST ENEMY OF PROGRESS IS FEAR. AND I PROMISE THAT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU HAVE TWO PARTNERS HERE AND MY HUSBAND, MIKE, WHO IS A TREMENDOUS OPERATOR THAT ARE NOT ONLY COMMITTED TO OUTLINING AND EXECUTING EVERYTHING YOU HEARD FROM LETICIA AND TEAM, BUT TO BEING MORE THAN PARTNERS TO YOU IN OPERATING A BUSINESS, TRULY BEING PARTNERS IN TELLING THE GARLAND STORY. SO THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO ADD JUST A COUPLE OF DETAILS. I'M A BUILDER, NOT A RESTAURANT OPERATOR. I GO INTO RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN SETTINGS.
THIS WEBSITE WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, THAT APPROXIMATE 200,000 PEOPLE WHO WERE VISITING DOWNTOWN THAT ARE NOT NOW COMING. THERE WILL HAVE A HUGE POSITIVE IMPACT. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX ON THIS ONE PROPERTY, WHICH HARDLY DEVELOPING IN DENISON. WE'VE DEVELOPED FOUR RESTAURANTS THERE. WE HAVE QUADRUPLED THE
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FOOT TRAFFIC IN THOSE DOWNTOWN. THE PROPERTY VALUES OF THEIR ENTIRE DOWNTOWN HAVE INCREASED BETWEEN 50 AND 100%. IT WILL HAVE A HUGE POSITIVE IMPACT. NOT BECAUSE WE'RE WONDERFUL PEOPLE, BUT BECAUSE IT BRINGS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE DOWNTOWN. THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY COMING. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND WE DID CUT THOSE. CUT THAT OFF ONCE. WE ONCE WE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. SO WE'LL TAKE ALL THE CARDS OR THE SPEAKERS THAT WE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THAT. AND IF I CAN ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND YES, YOU CAN PICK ANY CHAIR UP THERE. CHAD JONES, 3629 GLENBROOK COURT, GARLAND, TEXAS 75041. SO I'LL BE BRIEF. WE STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH OUR EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO SET UP ANOTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSIONS ON THAT. WHILE WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALIGNING WITH THE WAY THE AGREEMENT WAS INTENDED, THE SPIRIT OR INTENT OF THE AGREEMENT, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE WOULD PREFER THAT WE HAVE THOSE AND TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. SO I JUST MAINLY WANT TO VOICE THAT. WE STILL HAVE THE SAME FEELING THAT WE'VE HAD. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSAL IS ALIGNING WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS NEGOTIATED AND THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE, BUT JUST WANT THE COUNCIL TO BE AWARE OF THAT, AND WE'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS. THAT'S IT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. JOHN ROBERTSON.AGAIN, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
HELLO. JOHN JOHNSTON, 1330 13 PICCADILLY COURT, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75044. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR SCOTT LEMAY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M A GARLAND RESIDENT AND GARLAND BUSINESS OWNER, AND I'M SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MATTER. THE NUMBERS JUST DON'T ADD UP TO ME AND I JUST NEED SOME HELP. AND THE NUMBERS WERE ACTUALLY ADDRESSED IN THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL SESSIONS, AND THEY WERE NEVER REALLY BROUGHT BACK OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO SEE HOW THE CITY CALCULATED THE NUMBERS AND THE PAYBACK VIA TAXES TO THE CITY. SO I'M NOT A MATH GENIUS BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THROUGHOUT MOST OF MY LIFE I'VE BEEN SERVED PRETTY WELL BY JUST SIMPLE FOURTH GRADE MATH ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION. AND WHEN I LOOK AT THIS ANALYSIS THAT CAME THROUGH WHAT WE ALL JUST REVIEWED ON THE SCREEN, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, TWO OF THE PAGES JUST STAND OUT AND DON'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. SO MY NOTES ARE FOR THE $46,000 OF SALES TAX REVENUE TO BE PAID ANNUALLY TO THE CITY AT A 1% TAX FOR THE CITY TO COLLECT. THAT WOULD BE A $4.6 MILLION ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE, NOT $2 MILLION. SO THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE OF WHAT THE NOTED 2 MILLION IN GROSS ANNUAL SALES IS IN THIS SCREEN HERE. SO THAT IS WAY BLOATED, IN MY OPINION. FOR THE $34,000 500 TO BE PAID IN PROPERTY TAXES ANNUALLY AT AT 0.68. SO WHICH IS I ROUNDED IT TO 0.6 $0.09, $0.69 PER $100 IN VALUATION, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE OVER $5 MILLION VALUATION ON THAT PROPERTY TO ACHIEVE 34,500. SO BASED ON THE $2 MILLION VALUE MINIMUM HERE ON THE SCREEN, TIME IS $0.69. IS $13,800, WAY LESS THAN 34,500.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOING THE MATH IN THE CITY. I WILL SAY IN COMPLEMENT, THIS IS A VERY NICE POWERPOINT. HOWEVER, THE NUMBERS AREN'T ADDING UP. SO I THINK BEFORE ANYONE LOOKS TO APPROVE THIS SITUATION, WE NEED TO DIG INTO THE NUMBERS AND HAVE A REALITY CHECK. BECAUSE THIS IS JUST BIZARRE TO ME. WAY SHORT. THESE NUMBERS SEEM TO BE A VERY WAY FALL SHORT OF WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I AM AND WOULD WELCOME SOME REAL ANSWERS THIS TIME IN
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IN THE REQUEST TO THE CITY AND THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING. CALL OUR NEXT SPEAKER. HERE. COUNCIL, SIR, IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. TOM. DANIEL, I'M AT 3501 OVERBROOK DRIVE IN DALLAS. 75205I OWN SOME BUILDINGS ON THE SQUARE AND OFF THE SQUARE. I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT MY FIRST BUILDING ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, AND IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE BROUGHT FOUR NEW BUSINESSES ONTO THE SQUARE. WE BROUGHT A YOGA STUDIO INTO THE WELL, WHICH IS ON THE UPSTAIRS OF THE SHIRLEY MAY BUILDING. AND DOWNSTAIRS WE JUST PUT IN DEAD WAX RECORDS, WHICH CAME FROM CARROLLTON. AND I WILL TELL YOU, LAST WEEKEND, AFTER BEING HERE FOR A MONTH, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD THEIR BEST WEEKEND ON A SATURDAY. SO THEY HAD THEY DID. THEY HAD 100 PEOPLE LINED UP TO GET INTO THE PLACE. SO IT'S GOOD. THE OTHER BUILDING IS 500 MAIN STREET, WHERE WE NOW HAVE STATE AND MAIN MERCHANT AS WELL AS FORTUNATE SON. AND I THINK WE ALL SORT OF SEE WHAT FORTUNATE SON HAS SORT OF DONE FOR THE SQUARE. IT IS A DESTINATION PLACE THAT IS DOING VERY WELL, AND I THINK WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO GET THEM AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH, SOMETIMES TWICE A MONTH. I GO AROUND THE METROPLEX, FORT WORTH, BISHOP ARTS, GREENVILLE AVENUE, HANDING OUT POSTCARDS WITH MY BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS SINGING THE PRAISE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND. WE'VE GONE TO TRUCK YARD. WE'VE GONE TO ALL THESE SON OF A BUTCHER. ALL THESE PLACES INVITED THEM TO COME DOWN. AND WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE SHOW UP. WE'VE HAD OTHER PEOPLE. MOST PEOPLE DON'T, BECAUSE THERE'S STILL THAT STIGMA OF GARLAND. FOR SOME REASON, I DON'T THINK THEY SORT OF SEE WHAT WE SEE, OUR ENTHUSIASM, WE DEAL WITH IT ALL THE TIME. I THINK WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS, IS ANOTHER AMAZING DESTINATION. I THINK IT'S ONE OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING ABOUT FORTUNATE SON. WHEN I'M SITTING OUTSIDE AT STATE AND MAIN TO SEE THE FAMILIES COME IN, I SEE FAMILIES COMING ALL THE TIME, AND I THINK THAT IS A WONDERFUL THING. AND I THINK WITH THE OWL, WE'LL SEE THAT. PLUS, IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET PEOPLE TO COME DOWN HERE, BUSINESSES TO THE TIME. WE'RE TRYING TO SEDUCE THEM TO COME DOWN HERE AND SEE THIS WONDERFUL THING. WE HAVE A REAL QUICK STORY IS WE HAD THE GUY WHO OWNS FLYING FISH CAME DOWN HERE, AND HE HAD NO IDEA WE EXISTED, AND WE TRIED TO GET HIM DOWN HERE. HE JUST WASN'T READY TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT. WE GOT FORTUNATE, SON, AND I THINK IT PROVES WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER DOWN HERE. AND I THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE WITH THE OWL IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL DESTINATION. AND I THINK IT'S WORTH THEIR ENTHUSIASM TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY AND THE CALIBER OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BRING, I THINK IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I HOPE THAT WE I AM DEFINITELY ON THEIR SIDE AND I SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU SIR. I HAVE NO MORE SPEAKERS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.BEFORE COUNCIL, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I'M GOING TO HAVE MATT COME UP AND ADDRESS SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY ONE OF THE SPEAKERS. AS FAR AS THE MATH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MATT DOES, IS MATH. EVERY DAY, ALL DAY, ALL DAY. SO ON OPTION ONE, ONE OF THE CONFUSING THINGS ON THESE AMOUNTS IS, IS THAT I'M USING A 3.5% INFLATION FACTOR FOR A YEAR. SO THIS ISN'T IN PRESENT VALUE DOLLARS. THIS IS ASSUMING THAT THE PROPERTY WILL INCREASE IN VALUE YEAR OVER YEAR. AND SINCE IT'S A 20 YEAR PERIOD, THE AVERAGE COMES OUT TO BE ON PROPERTY TAX IS 34,500. THE AMOUNT I USE TO CALCULATE THAT WAS THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST OF 3.8. SO YES, IT IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE MINIMUMS REQUIRED IN THE IN THE CONTRACT, BUT IT IS IN LINE WITH WHAT THEIR INVESTMENT AND WHAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE SAYING. THEIR INVESTMENT IS GOING TO BE IN THE FACILITY. SO THAT WOULD BE EQUATE TO 25, EIGHT, 40 IN THE FIRST YEAR FOR PROPERTY TAXES, WITH A 3.5% INFLATION FACTOR IN THE OUT YEARS ON SALES TAX, I USED SIMILAR FACILITIES WITHIN IN THE CITY LIMITS TO COME UP WITH A BASE OF 35,000 PER YEAR, AND AGAIN, THAT'S INFLATING AT 3.5% PER YEAR. SO THAT'S HOW THE REVENUE NUMBERS WERE CALCULATED.
AND SINCE THE EXPENDITURES ARE THE ONLY EXPENDITURE ASSOCIATED, THIS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. THERE IS NOT ANY INFLATION FACTORS ON THAT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL AT THIS POINT. WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION AND MOVING TOWARDS CONSENSUS LOOKING FOR
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CONSENSUS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION AT OUR MAY 6TH MEETING. FIRST IN THE QUEUE, COUNCILMEMBER BASS THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEYS, WELCOME TO TELL ME THAT WE CAN'T DISCUSS THIS, BUT SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH HIM NOW. YEAH I'M BLOCKING THE EYE CONTACT. WE DO. YOU KNOW, WE DO INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS. I MEAN, WE HAVE AN ENTIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS PURPOSE. SO I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW AND THE INCENTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR PROJECTS. JUST FOR EXAMPLE, A RECENT ONE, A FORTUNATE SON. SO DO WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM STF WHO CAN SPEAK TO THAT? I BELIEVE MR. REX CAN PROBABLY BE THE BIG MAN RIGHT HERE. I MAY NEED SOME BACKUP. GO AHEAD. SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A COMPARISON, CORRECT? CORRECT. BECAUSE YOU KNOW THIS THIS PROJECT HAS RECEIVED A LOT OF PUBLIC ATTENTION AND A LOT OF PROJECTS WE DO DON'T REIVE ANY PUBLIC ATTENTION AT ALL. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE, YOU KNOW, AS INFORMED AS WE ARE ABOUT INCENTIVES AND WHAT WE DO WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOLLARS. AND, YOU KNOW, THE CLOSEST, CLOSEST PROJECTS TO THIS, I WOULD SAY, WOULD BE FORTUNATE, SON, SEEING HOW IT'S ON THE SQUARE AND IT'S RECENT AND IT'S THERE'S INCENTIVES INVOLVED. AND SO IF THAT'S NOT THE BEST EXAMPLE, THEN FEEL FREE TO SUGGEST A DIFFERENT ONE. SO FOR THE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, THE CITY INCENTIVE, THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT TO THE TUNE OF 500,000. THAT WAS OUR TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT TO THE FORTUNATE SON. AND THAT WAS FOR PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS TO NOT ONLY THE BUILDING, BUT ALSO TO THE ESSENTIALLY THE KITCHEN, THE FIXTURES INSIDE THAT WOULD REMAIN WITH THE BUILDING. SO PER SQUARE FOOT AND ANDY, YOU MIGHT HAVE THE PER SQUARE FOOT IN THE LAST PRESENTATION. WE JUST DIDN'T INCLUDE IT IN THIS ONE. SO FOR THAT 500,000, THAT'S 7413FT■S, THAT EQUATES TO JUST UNDER $67.50, NORMALIZED PER SQUARE FOOT. SO FOR THE ICE HOUSE, IT'S ROUGHLY $57 PER FOOT FOR $740,000 INVESTMENT AT 13,000FT■S. SO ON A PER SQUARE FOOT BASIS, IT IS LESS THAN THAT ONE. WE'VE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE OTHER FACADE GRANTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, TOTALING OVER 700,000. DOS BANDERAS, JIMMY WALLACE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT I REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT IT'S ON ON PAR WITH WHAT'S NECESSARY TO RENOVATE OLD BUILDINGS. OKAY, SO JUST TO RECAP REAL QUICK HERE. SO THE PER SQUARE FOOTAGE INCENTIVE FOR FORTUNATE SON IS GREATER THAN THE PROPOSED PER SQUARE FOOT INCENTIVE FOR ICE HOUSE. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. APPRECIATE IT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION. OH. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON PREVIOUSLY THE BREAK EVEN PAYBACK WAS IT NOT TEN YEARS. WHICH ONE? I'M SORRY. LIKE ON THE ORIGINAL BREAK EVEN WAS IT NOT TEN YEARS.I'LL LET MATT THERE WAS DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY BUT SAME SAME NUMBERS. YES. IN THE PREVIOUS ONE I SHOWED A TEN YEAR. AND THE REASON WHY I DID THAT IS BECAUSE THE, THE ACTUAL, THE ACTUAL INCENTIVE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS THE 700,000 IN THIS PROJECT. BUT WE DID SPEND 1.9 MILLION ON THE, ON THE, ON THE LAND. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS BASICALLY REMOVING THAT FROM DEBT SERVICE AND PAYING IT OFF WITH INTEREST EARNINGS. SO THAT FREED UP CASH FOR OTHER CIP PROJECTS. BUT MR. HEDRICK DID BRING UP, WHICH I DID NOT THINK ABOUT LAST TIME, IS THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY COST LOSS WITH THAT. SO I WENT AHEAD AND PUT IT BACK IN WITH THE SUNK COST OF 1.2 MILLION ADDED INTO THERE TO SHOW A MORE APPLES TO APPLES, TO WHAT THE PAYBACK WILL BE. THANK YOU.
AL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COUNCIL. THE QUESTION IS THERE CONSENSUS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION AT OUR MAY 6TH MEETING? I'M SORRY. THAT IS THERE IS CONSENSUS THERE WITH NO VOTE REGISTERED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO ITEM SEVEN AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A RECESS. SO MOVING ON TO ITEM
[7. Lakeshore Clean Up Efforts Staff will present an update on current and planned initiatives to clean and maintain the shoreline of Lake Ray Hubbard. ]
SEVEN. LAKESHORE CLEANUP EFFORTS. THAT'S ME AGAIN. DID I MISS SOMETHING. ANDY, IF THAT'S[01:25:02]
ANY MOTIVATION FOR YOU, I'VE GOT COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO NEED TO TAKE A BREAK. SO YOU ARE IN BETWEEN THEM. AND THAT. TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. AND IF I COULD SEE SUCH TINY FONT. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THIS WILL BE QUICK. SO MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE HAD ASKED FOR SOME INFORMATION REGARDING LAKESHORE CLEANUP EFFORTS. AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO FOR BOTH CONTEXT OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, THE SCALE OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THAT NOBODY LIKES TRASH IN WATERWAYS, US PARK FOLKS IN PARTICULAR. BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT IS AN ENORMOUS CHALLENGE. AND SO I WANT TO START WITH KIND OF SETTING THE STAGE FOR MAKING SURE YOU CAN SEE THAT. SO THIS OUR LAKESHORE IS, IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO OUR NEIGHBORS ON LAKE RAY HUBBARD. THERE'S A FEW DYNAMICS RELATED TO LAKE RAY BBARD. IT IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF DALLAS. THEY ALSO OWN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THE LAND THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IN THESE COLOR PARCELS HERE THAT THEY OWN UP TO THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IS DENOTED AT FOUR 35.5 ELEVATION, FOUR 35.5FT OF ELEVATION. AND SO WITHIN THAT WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN EVERY CITY ON THE LAKE DOES. AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THERE ARE AREAS THAT CAN BE SUBLEASED BY HOMES, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SUBLEASE THAT PROPERTY BEHIND THEIR HOME. THERE'S A FEE FOR IT. IF IT'S IN A HIGH EROSION AREA, THEY MIGHT BE REQUIRED TO PUT IN SHEET PILING FOR EROSION CONTROL WALLS IF THEY PUT IN BOAT DOCKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THERE ARE VERY STRICT REGULATIONS THAT WE ADMINISTER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. AND I SAY ALL THAT AS TO WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT AS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE'RE LIMITED TO HOW WE CAN ACCESS THE LAKE WE CANNOT CROSS. ONCE IT BECOMES A SUBLEASED AREA, WE TREAT THAT AS PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO WE ARE UNABLE AND YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE KIND OF YELLOW AND ORANGE AREAS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUBLEASE. AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN SUBLEASED. THE AREAS THAT YOU SEE THAT ARE IN GREEN IS PARKS. SO YOU'VE GOT WIND JOYCE PARK, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT ALL THE WAY AT THE FAR END IS GOING TO BE KIND OF ADJACENT TO WHAT WE KNOW IS EASTERN HILLS. SO WE GO FURTHER UP THAT WAY. YOU GET INTO ROWLETT, YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH. AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE YOU'VE GOT GEORGE BUSH. ALL OF THAT TO THE WEST IS SUBLEASED AREA. AND THEN YOU SEE THIS GIGANTIC HARBOR POINT PARK SPACE. AND FOR, FOR COMPARISON'S SAKE, WE GATHER ALL OF ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES TRASH RIGHT HERE. IT ALMOST ALWAYS ENDS UP HERE. THE OTHER ONE THAT'S A REAL CHALLENGE IS ON ROWLETT CREEK ON THE ROWLETT SIDE. THEY'VE GOT SOME SILTATION ISSUES THAT CREATE SOME. SO WHAT I JUST WANTED TO DO IS PROVIDE SOME, SOME SCALE OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT, WHY DON'T WE JUST GO OUT AND PICK UP TRASH OFF THE LAKE? I WOULD HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TODAY WHY THAT'S A CHALLENGE. SO IN OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, THESE ARE QUOTES RIGHT OUT OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. AND IT SAYS THAT DALLAS AND GARLAND AGREE THAT LITTER, DEBRIS AND TRASH IN THE LAKE AND ALONG THE SHORELINE IS A MUTUAL ISSUE, WHICH REQUIRES MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLUTION. I WON'T READ THE REST, BUT IT BASICALLY GOES ON TO SAY WE AGREE TO ADDRESS IT THIS WAY. IT SAYS VOLUNTEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND MORE VOLUNTEERS. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, IS IN THE MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND DALLAS. DALLAS DOESN'T ATTEND THE VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT WE ORGANIZE, AND THEY CAN'T. THEY LITERALLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE DEDICATED TO ADMINISTER THE RULES ON LAKE RAY HUBBARD. SO WHAT OUR GOAL IS, IS A LITTLE BIT, WELL, LET ME GO. LET ME KIND OF GO THROUGH WHAT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ARE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU A PICTURE OR TWO, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE WIND BLOWS IN A DIRECTION WHERE EVERYTHING GATHERS ALONG JOHN PAUL JONES UNDERNEATH GEORGE BUSH. IT NOT ONLY PUSHES TRASH, BUT IT WILL PUSH DOWNED AND DEAD TREES THAT GET PULLED UP. I MEAN, IT IS A MASSIVE MAT OF DEBRIS, AND IT'S JUST THESE RAFTS THAT GET CO-MINGLED WITH HUGE AMOUNTS OF LOGS. THE CHALLENGE IS, IS THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN'T ALWAYS SAFELY REACH THEM. SO IT REQUIRES EITHER SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FROM EITHER JUST LONG TRASH PICKERS, IN SOME CASES BARGES WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. WE'RE VERY LIMITED ON WHAT WE CAN DO. THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT IT TAKES ARE GENERALLY GOING TO BE WE TRY TO PICK UP TRASH WHEN WE CAN, WHEN WE'RE AT PARKS LIKE JOHN PAUL JONES, AND ONCE WHEN JOYCE IS BUILT AND IS DEVELOPED, WE'LL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEAL WITH THAT. BUT IT IS A MAT OF THICK VEGETATION THAT TANGLES UP THE TRASH IN THE WETLAND AREA.SO WE TRY TO RESPOND WHEN WE CAN TO THE FREQUENCY OF STORM EVENTS. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE HAD SOME WINDS THAT YOU MIGHT RECALL WERE CREATING QUITE A MESS. I DROVE BY ONE OF THE PARKS THE CREW HAD JUST PICKED UP THE DAY BEFORE, AND I WAS LIKE, HEY, HAVE WE PICKED UP TRASH AFTER THE STORM? LIKE, YEAH, WE WERE JUST THERE YESTERDAY. WELL, LET'S LOOK AGAIN. IT WAS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT. IT WAS 40 OF OUR STAFF TRYING TO PICK IT UP. IT WAS THE WEIRDEST NORTH WIND THAT JUST WAS RELENTLESS, POUNDING TRASH
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AND LOGS UP ON OUR SHORE. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT, BUT WHEN IT DOES, WE TRY TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEAL WITH THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS. SO OUR THREE PRONGED APPROACH IS WHAT WE CAN DO IS, IS ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS. WE NOW HAVE A FULL TIME VOLUNTEER PERSON. YOU MAY HAVE MET JOSUE.HE'S DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB. HE'S CREATED A WEBSITE. YOU CAN GO IN AND SIGN UP FOR WORKDAYS.
WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF WORKDAY SCHEDULED. I'D LIKE TO ACCOMMODATE TWO KINDS OF VOLUNTEERS FAMILIES HOA'S, HUSBANDS, WIVES, KIDS WHERE THEY CAN GO ON THEIR OWN, PICK UP TRASH, AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN IDENTIFY PLACES WHERE WE'RE NOT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO HAVE SOME TRASH PICKUP POINTS IF THEY'LL LET US KNOW, HEY, I'VE GOT TEN BAGS OF TRASH AND WE CAN HAVE A ROUTE THAT COMES, PICKS IT UP. THE OTHER IS CONTINUE TO HAVE LARGE ORGANIZED VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, BUT MORE OF THEM. SO WE COULD TRY TO SCHEDULE THOSE AND PICK CERTAIN AREAS AROUND THE LAKE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE KIND OF AN ANNUAL RHYTHM OF AT LEAST WE'RE ADDRESSING THE WORST OF IT. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING INTO WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK SO FAR LOOKING AT CONTRACT EFFORTS TO BRING IN CLEANUP FOR THAT. AND THERE HAS BEEN A COMPANY THAT WAS A FEE BASED. THEY'RE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THEM. AND THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE VOLUNTEER GROUPS, BUT THEY DON'T WORK ON LAKE RAY HUBBARD. SO WE JUST HAD 1ST MARCH 29TH THAT WAS ORGANIZED. NICE TURNOUT. THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT IS WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS AFTERWARDS. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LIMBS AND LOGS THAT ARE LEFT ARE GOING TO REQUIRE GRAPPLE TRUCKS, SKID LOADERS, SOMETHING TO GET AND BIG TRUCKS TO GET THAT OUT OF THERE. SO IT'S AN ENORMOUS EFFORT. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR APPROACH TO HOW WE WANT TO DO THAT IS THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS ADVERTISED. AND THE WEBSITE IS PHENOMENAL. IT REALLY HELPS OUT IMMENSELY. SO THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
MAYOR PRO TEM MORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU ANDY. BEING A GREAT BIBLE STUDENT YOURSELF, I'M SURE THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT WORD THAT SAYS MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FROM A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I THOUGHT IT VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU BRING FORTH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU BROUGHT FORTH TONIGHT IS I DO GET THE CALLS AND YOU AND I, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE IT. THAT PICTURE THAT YOU SHOWED THE BEFORE AND THE DAY AFTER, THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE SHOWN ONE MORE THE DAY AFTER THE DAY, AND WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SEEN THE SAME TYPE OF SITUATION. BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO PEOPLE, OUR CONSTITUENCY, OUR CITIZENS, AND I BEGIN TO SAY SUCH THINGS AS WHAT YOU'VE SAID TONIGHT, IT DOES. IT SOUNDS LIKE EXCUSES. IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERY REASON IN THE WORLD FOR IT NOT BEING DONE IS NOT BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET IT DONE. IT'S REALLY YOU ALL JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT. AND I WANTED YOU TO GO ON RECORD TONIGHT, AND I'LL REMEMBER TONIGHT AS A RESOURCE FOR WHEN I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE. I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GO AND LOOK AT APRIL THE AND JUST JUST SEE WHAT WE'RE FACING, WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. BECAUSE IN FACT, YES, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LITTER THAT TAKES PLACE ON OUR LAKE, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF THE MONEY AND THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO PUT INTO THOSE AREAS PRESENTLY. AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ONGOING PHENOMENON, AN ONGOING SITUATION. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY TONIGHT AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROBABLY WHO ARE WRITING ME CONSTANTLY ARE NOT EVEN LOOKING TONIGHT. BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH. SO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND FOR THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE MADE. AND YOU BRING THAT PRESENTATION TO US TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. VERY GOOD.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK, THANK YOU. MAYOR. HAVE WE EVER EXPLORED LOOKING AT PUTTING SOME KIND OF BARRIER AT THE BEGINNING AT THE MOUTH OF ROWLETT CREEK OR LONG BRANCH OR ANYTHING THAT COLLECTS IT BEFORE IT EVEN ENTERS THE LAKE? I USED TO LIVE IN BALTIMORE, WHERE THEY HAD MR. TRASH WHEEL THAT WAS AT THE FALLS JONES FALLS. IT JUST WAS A SOLAR POWERED AND CURRENT POWERED MACHINE THAT SCOOPED UP ALL THE DEBRIS AND PUT IT ON A BARGE BEFORE IT EVEN GOT INTO THE WATERWAY. YES, ACTUALLY WE HAVE AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY THAT ARE BOTH, YOU KNOW, BARGE BASED, BOAT BASED, SOME THAT ARE THAT ARE ANCHORED, SOME INTERESTING TECHNOLOGY OUT OF AUSTRALIA, OF ALL THINGS. YES. THE CHALLENGE THERE IS, IS THE EXPENSE AND THEN THE EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ONCE, ONCE, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE A NET SYSTEM THAT CATCHES IT, THAT'S ANCHORED INTO THE GROUND. AND THEN THERE'S A MACHINE THAT WOULD COME AND TAKE THAT OUT. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU COULD DEPLOY STAFF RESOURCES WITH. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY THAT HANDLE THE DFW AREA, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE STRATEGIES WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WHAT IS THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE. SO WE HAVEN'T EXHAUSTED ALL THOSE OPTIONS. BUT I'M FAMILIAR
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WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S AN AMAZING TECHNOLOGY. IT'S JUST IT'S PRICEY OKAY. BUT WE WILL CONTINUE. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO HAVE A THREE PRONGED APPROACH AND, AND ABSOLUTELY TRY TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND DO BETTER RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, OH, IT IS WHAT IT IS. YES. IT'S SEVEN MILES OF SHORELINE THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET TO, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PLACES IT LOVES TO GATHER. AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE PRIVATE SECTOR OPTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.GREAT SUGGESTION. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. I SEE NONE. THANK YOU ANDY. AND WE WILL TAKE A RECESS. LET'S HAVE EVERYBODY BACK AT 750 WELL GOOD EVENING. WE ARE COMING BACK FROM RECESS FOR THE APRIL 14TH, 2025 WORK SESSION FOR THE
[8. Grant Overview Kick-Off Staff will present Council with review details concerning the distribution of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, HOME Infill Partnership Grant (HOME) funding and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding for the program year 2025-2026.]
GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE COMING BACK TO ITEM EIGHT. GRANT OVERVIEW KICK OFF. MONA OR JASON, WHOEVER. BECKY. SOMEBODY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES IT IS. IT IS 2526 BUDGET PRESENTATION SEASON ALREADY. YOU HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE. SO I KNOW TONIGHT WE'VE GOT A LOT ON THE DOCKET. SO WE'LL GO FAIRLY QUICKLY THROUGH THIS. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT I DEFINITELY WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ARE IMPORTANT DATES AND KEYS THAT WE CAN. I GET YOU TO PULL THAT MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER. SORRY. NOT TOO FAR AWAY. THERE WE GO. SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY CERTAIN THINGS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IN THE PRESENTATION DATES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL, THE WORKSHEETS YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED FROM MONA WOODARD LAST THURSDAY. SO PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES OPENING THOSE. THAT'S GOING TO BE A KEY FACTOR FOR US IS GETTING THOSE BACK FROM YOU WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW NIGHT, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF SUBRECIPIENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE APPLYING FOR THESE GRANT FUNDS, COMING TO SPEAK SO THAT THEY CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AS ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. SO OBVIOUSLY, TONIGHT WE HAVE THE WORK SESSION FOR THE KICKOFF. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT THE BIG DATE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IS THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS WORKSHEET, WHICH IS DUE BACK ON APRIL 28TH. THAT IS REALLY KIND OF A HARD DATE. WE REALLY NEED THAT BACK FROM YOU GUYS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FROM COUNCIL TO INDICATE HOW YOU WANT THESE FUNDS ALLOCATED. ALLOCATION DISCUSSION WILL THEN BE ON MAY 5TH AND THEN FINAL ALLOCATION APPROVAL WILL BE JULY 8TH AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL SESSION. DUE TO THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION, THE FEDERAL GRANT THAT WE'RE GETTING, WE EXPECT TO GET IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. SO THESE NUMBERS WILL LOOK VERY SIMILAR BECAUSE THEY'RE EXACTLY THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. CDBG ESTIMATED FUNDING IS $2,070,501, WITH THE ESTIMATED ADMIN AT 414,100, THE 15% SET ASIDE. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE 15% SET ASIDE IS SPECIFICALLY 15%. WE CANNOT GO ABOVE OR BELOW THAT, SO THAT IS THE AMOUNT, AND THAT WILL BE $310,575. AND THEN ESTIMATED CDBG PROJECTS IS $1.3 MILLION. SO PRIOR YEAR GRANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THIS IS WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR. AND WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THESE NONPROFITS THAT WERE ABLE TO ASSIST SO MANY PEOPLE. BUT WE HAD 2047 PEOPLE WHO WERE PROVIDED SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH THE CDBG GRANT APPLICATION PROGRAM. THIS WAS THIS INCLUDED THINGS LIKE ELDERLY YARD CARE, YOUTH CAMPS, MENTORING PROGRAMS, MEDICAL SERVICES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES, NURSING HOME AND OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENTAL WORK WITH THE HOUSING REPAIR PROGRAM, WE WERE ABLE TO RENOVATE 24 SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES AND ALLOW HOMEOWNERS TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES LONGER. THIS INCLUDED THINGS LIKE AIR CONDITIONING, ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER REMOVAL, JUST ELECTRICAL, HVAC. WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE LOW INCOME BE ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOME. WE HELP A LOT OF ELDERLY FOLKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS UNDER THE GREAT HOMES PROGRAM. WE FINISHED ONE HOME. THIS IS A KIND OF A SPECIAL BANNER WHERE WE ACTUALLY ACQUIRE A HOME AND RENOVATE IT THOROUGHLY, AND THEN SELL IT TO AS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT TO A BUYER. THE ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS IS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FINANCE THESE HOMES. WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT THAT IS REALLY THE AFFORDABILITY PORTION OF HOW WE KEEP THOSE HOMES AFFORDABLE. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT JUST A BIT MORE IN JUST A SECOND. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM OR WITH OUR CODE[01:40:02]
COLIANCE, WE ACTUALLY FUND ABOUT THREE POSITIONS WITHIN THE CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT. AND THESE THESE ARE REQUIRED TO BE WITHIN A LOW INCOME AREA. BUT WE HAVE THREE FOLKS THAT GO THROUGH AND HELP MAINTAIN HOUSING STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THOSE AREAS THAT WE FUND THROUGH THESE FEDERAL FUNDS. SO A TOTAL OF 2072 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THESE PROGRAMS LAST YEAR. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH NUMBER HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE 14 APPLICANTS STARTING AT GARLAND POLICE BOXING AND DOWN TO FAMILY GATEWAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY TOP IN RED, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS THE NUMBER 310,575. THAT'S THE AMOUNT WE HAVE. UNFORTUNATELY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBER $820,099. AND THAT'S THE AMOUNT THAT WAS REQUESTED. AND THIS IS THE GUIDANCE THAT WE NEED FROM YOU. THE REQUESTS ALWAYS FAR OUTWEIGH THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY AVAILILABLE. SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO DO IS GO IN AND START HELPING US ALLOCATE THESE FUNDINGS BY FILLING OUT THAT WORKBOOK THAT MONA SENT TO YOU. THE WORKBOOK IS GOING TO CAP AT THAT $310,000, SO YOU'LL NOT BE ABLE TO ALLOCATE MORE FUNDING THAN IS ACTUALLY THERE.THAT'S NOT A POSSIBILITY. AND MOST OF YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. ONCE YOU REACH THAT, IT'S GOING TO JUST CUT IT OFF. SO WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND LET'S TRY AND FUND EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN WITH THESE, WITH THESE DOLLARS, THE 2526 CITY PROJECT REQUESTS FOR CDBG FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING REPAIR PROGRAM. WE HAVE $650,000. THIS IS ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF A GRANT, WHICH MEANS THERE'S NO REPAYMENT BY THE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE THESE. THIS ASSISTANCE. THE SERVICES ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF OFFERINGS SUCH AS, LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, HVAC, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF WIND DAMAGE ON ROOFING. WE HAVE A LOT OF PLUMBING DAMAGE FROM AGING INFRASTRUCTURE FROM WHEN THE HOMES WERE BUILT IN THE 50S AND 60S. A LOT OF THESE CAST IRON PIPES ARE NOW RUNNING, WEARING OUT, AND WE'RE HAVING TO REPLACE LOTS AND LOTS OF SEWER LINES. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE LIBRARY OUTDOOR LEARNING PROGRAM, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY AT THE SOUTH GARLAND BRANCH LIBRARY. IT'S GOING TO BE A DYNAMIC SPACE. NATURE INSPIRED AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING LIBRARY TO BRING AN OUTDOOR CAPACITY AND OUTDOOR ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND READ. THERE WILL BE INTERACTIVE AREAS, PERFORMANCE AREA. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE PARKING LOT AT SOUTH GARLAND LIBRARY. VERY, VERY NEAT IDEA TO ALLOW KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUTSIDE AND READAD AND MAYBE DO SOME THINGS THAT ARE LOUDER THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO INSIDE. SO LIKE I SAID, THERE'S SOME SOME VERY COOL INTERACTIVE IDEAS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW TO TRY AND GET THIS OFF THE GROUND. FINALLY, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM IS $250,000. AND AGAIN, THIS FUNDS SUPPORT STAFF. THE THREE POSITIONS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. THE SECOND FUNDING SOURCE IS THE HOME INFILL ENTITLEMENT FUNDING. AND THIS IS OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION. WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT ALL FUNDING FROM HOME IS ONLY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS CAN'T GO TO SOCIAL SERVICES, IT CAN'T GO TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS ONLY FOR BUILDING HOMES. THIS ONE IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BECAUSE IT'S A PROGRAM THAT I ADMINISTER MYSELF, AND IT IS WHERE WE BUILD NEW HOMES AND SELL THEM TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO AN OPEN HOUSE. THE NUMBERS KIND OF SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. WE CAN USE 10% FOR ADMINISTRATION. THERE IS A SET ASIDE OF $96,130, SO WE HAVE ABOUT $480,650 ANNUALLY TO WORK WITH UNDER THE HOME HOME PROGRAM. FOR THE HOME PRIOR YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE DID ACTUALLY BUILD FOUR HOMES. THE REASON THAT THAT WORKED SO WELL IN THE CITY OF GARLAND IS BECAUSE MANY YEARS AGO, WE STARTED FINANCING THE SALE OF THESE HOMES, AND SO WE GET PROGRAM INCOME BACK. THAT PROGRAM INCOME USUALLY EXCEEDS OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION NOW. SO WHEN WE SAY WE GET 480,000, THAT DOESN'T COUNT OUR PROGRAM INCOME. SO WE WILL WE GO IN, WE TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT, WELL, NOT TRY. EVERY DOLLAR THAT COMES BACK IS PROGRAM INCOME GOES BACK INTO THAT PROGRAM FUND. SO JUST AS AN IDEA, WHEN WE SAY WE BUILT FOUR HOMES, WE DIDN'T BUILD FOUR HOMES WITH $480,000, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH SALES AND THROUGH PROGRAM INCOME THAT CAME BACK TO THE CITY. THE FINANCING TOOL, LIKE I SAID, IS WHAT KEEPS THESE AFFORDABLE. SO THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT THAT PROGRAM INCOME, WHILE IT DOES KEEP US WORKING, IT ALSO IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE THE
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WAY IT'S STRUCTURED, IT KEEPS IT VERY, VERY AFFORDABLE FOR THE HOME BUYER. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN STAY IN AND HAS A LOT OF LONGEVITY. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE ESG ENTITLEMENT FUNDING. THIS IS FOR HOMELESS PREVENTION. ALL FUNDING MUST BE USED FOR HOMELESS PREVENTION, SHELTER AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THIS IS THE SMALLEST FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE RECEIVE AT $188,612. ADMINISTRATION IS ONLY ABOUT $14,000 FOR THAT, SO SHELTER OPERATIONS AND OUTREACH IS ABOUT 112,000. AND THEN RAPID REHOUSING, HOMELESS PREVENTION, ABOUT 61,547. AND THAT'S USUALLY ADMINISTERED THROUGH OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR ESG FUNDING. WE HAD THE HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER SERVICES. WE PROVIDED FUNDING TO LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SHELTER AND HOMELESS PREVENTION. RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH WAS FUNDING, WAS PROVIDED TO 285 ELIGIBLE CLIENTS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH PERMANENT AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. A TOTAL OF 878 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM THE PROGRAMS. FOR OUR NONFEDERAL, WE HAVE THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. THIS IS KIND OF ORIGINALLY BEGAN AS A MIRRORED IMAGE OF WHAT WE WERE ALREADY DOING WITH THE FEDERAL, BUT TO EXPAND IT, IT NOW HAS ACTUALLY A LARGER PROGRAM THAN OUR FEDERAL FUNDING. AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT WE COMPLETE WITH IT. SO OUR SINGLE FAMILY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, WE HAD 78 SUBSTANTIAL HOME REPAIRS AND CODE CARES PROJECTS THROUGHOUT 24 AND 17 WERE UNDERWAY AS OF DECEMBER. WE CUMULATIVELY, CUMULATIVELY ASSISTED 95 HOUSEHOLDS. SO HUGE, HUGE PROGRAM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT. IN TOTAL 200. AND I MEAN, SORRY, 2954 PEOPLE WERE SERVED IN THE PRIOR YEAR THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT WE ADMINISTER, A CUMULATIVE CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 95 HOUSEHOLDS WERE HAVE BEEN SERVED THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. JUST TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF APRIL 28TH, THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE, THEY WE HAVE TO GET THIS INFORMATION BACK FROM YOU IN ORDER TO GET THE MONEY OUT TO THEM. SO PLEASE JUST BE BE AWARE THAT THAT APRIL 28TH IS AN IMPORTANT DATE FOR US. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. I SEE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM SOME OF THOSE GROUPS TOMORROW[9. DART Governance and Funding - Impacts on Garland Staff will provide the Council with an update on recent actions taken by the DART Board regarding funding and governance. Proposed legislation that would impact DART will also be discussed. ]
NIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE DART GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING IMPACTS ON GARLAND. MR. REX. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS WILL MAKE THE THIRD WORK SESSION IN A ROW THAT WE'VE HAD DART AS A TOPIC, STARTING BACK AT THE MARCH 17TH WORK SESSION. WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM DART COME AND GIVE WHAT'S, I GUESS, THEIR KIND OF THEIR ANNUAL UPDATE AND VISIT TO THE CITY OF GARLAND. AND SO I WANTED TO WALK THROUGH REAL QUICKLY WHAT WE PUT TOGETHER AS A, AS A RESOURCE, TH THREE RING BINDER IN FRONT OF YOU. IT DOES NOT HAVE A COVER. IT'S NICE AND WHITE AND FRESH, HOT OFF THE PRESS. AND SO WHAT WHAT WE'VE PUT IN HERE ESSENTIALLY IS THE MOST OF THIS HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO YOU BEFORE, BUT WE WANTED TO PUT IT TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE RESOURCE. IT'S ESSENTIALLY ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE KIND OF COME FORWARD SINCE THE MARCH 17TH WORK SESSION, WHEN DART MADE A PRESENTATION HERE. AND SO YOU'LL RECALL, SHORTLY AER THAT PRESENTATION, THE DART BOARD TOOK ACTION ON A RESOLUTION THAT ESTABLISHED A GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM. THAT'S WHAT THE FIRST FIRST DOCUMENT IS, THE NEXT THE NEXT FEW ARE SOME CORRESPONDENCE FROM DART AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE WORK SESSION PRESENTATION THEY DID ON THE 17TH. AND IF I CAN CALL, CALL YOUR ATTENTION, I THINK TO. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE FOURTH TAB. IT SAYS FINAL WORK SESSION FOLLOW UP. THIS IS A PRETTY THICK SECTION AND A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS COUNCIL THAT YOU SUBMITTED AND ASKED BOTH AT THE WORK SESSION AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY THROUGH EMAIL, HAD TO DO WITH TRENDS IN RIDERSHIP. AND HOW DO THEY COUNT RIDERS? WHAT'S THE METHODOLOGY BEHIND THAT? WHAT'S WHAT'S THE RIDERSHIP DATA IN GARLAND LOOK[01:50:04]
LIKE? MOST OF THE MOST OF THE SWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS ARE IN THIS FOURTH TAB SECTION HERE PROVIDED BY DART. THERE IS SOME SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION THAT WAS THAT'S PROVIDED IN THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS INFO FROM DART REPS. SO ANYWAY, WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO PUT A SINGLE RESOURCE TOGETHER FOR YOU TO GO FOR ALL THINGS DART. AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSIT AND DART IN PARTICULAR, AT THE BACK OF THIS BINDER ARE COPIES OF THE CURRENT HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS THAT ARE BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE. AND SO THAT'S PROVIDED HERE AS WELL. AND THEN THE LAST TAB THERE IS DART CITY MANAGER MEETING PRESENTATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. DART GETS THE MEMBER CITY MANAGERS TOGETHER. AND WE MET I GUESS IT WAS THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. I'M LOSING TRACK OF TIME. IT WAS LAST WEEK LAST MONDAY. AND THAT'S THE SLIDE DECK THAT THEY WENT THROUGH WITH THE CITY MANAGERS. AGAIN TOUCHING ON FUNDING, GOVERNANCE TOURS, PARTICIPATION BY DART AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IN THE WORKS ON THAT FRONT. SO AGAIN, FORWARDED A LOT OF THIS TO YOU AS IT'S COME IN OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT WANTED TO JUST PUT IT TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE PLACE SO THAT AS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, OF COURSE YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT. BUT THIS IS A RESOURCE NOW THAT WILL WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO. SO WE WANTED TO IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THERE, MATT WANTED TO UPDATE COUNCIL ON A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS TONIGHT. AND I THINK THE KEY QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS DOES COUNCIL WANT TO TAKE A POSITION AS IT PERTAINS TO DART, WHETHER THAT BE IN KIND OF WEIGHING IN ON THE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, WHICH IS THE DART GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM THAT WAS THAT WAS CREATED, THE LEGISLATION THAT'S PROPOSED. AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S THE KEY QUESTION THAT THAT THAT COUNCIL NEEDS TO CONSIDER TONIGHT IS DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A POSITION. IF SO, WHAT DOES THAT POSITION LOOK LIKE. AND SO A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL WE'LL TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. ONE IS THE I'LL PROVIDE A FEW UPDATES BASED ON THE LATEST AND GREATEST FROM OUR LAST WORK SESSION. WE ALSO WANTED TO GIVE MAYOR PRO TEM MOORE AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS VISIT TO AUSTIN AS PART OF AS PART OF A DART VISIT, AND THEN OUR CFO, WHO'S SEATED UP THERE NOW GETS TO TALK SOME MORE NUMBERS AND REALLY LOOK AT SOME FUNDING FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS THERE. AND AGAIN, PRIMARILY WE'RE WE'RE I'M SEEING THE QUESTIONS COME IN FROM THE COUNCIL IS RELATED TO RIDERSHIP TRENDS AND REVENUE TRENDS FOR DART. AND SO MATT'S DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH TO KIND OF PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION THERE. SO WE'LL WE'LL GO IN THAT ORDER.I'VE GOT ONE MORE SLIDE AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR IF THAT'S OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MATT WEIGH IN ON SOME FINANCIAL AND RIDERSHIP NUMBERS. A FEW UPDATES SINCE THE LAST WORK SESSION. SO WHILE IT LOOKED LIKE INITIALLY THE SENATE WAS GOING TO BE THE PATH FORWARD, IN FACT, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE VISIT WITH MAYOR PRO TEM WAS WITH MEMBERS OF THE OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE HOUSE SIDE OF THINGS, WHICH IS HOUSE BILL 3001 87 SEVEN FOR THE DART FUNDING BILL, HAS HAD SOME ACTION SINCE THE LAST WORK SESSION. IN PARTICULAR, THE ORIGINAL SPONSOR OF THAT BILL WAS REPRESENTATIVE SHAHEEN.
THERE'S BEEN FOUR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE AT AD BE ADDED ON AS SPONSORS FOR THAT BILL. YOU CAN SEE THEIR NAMES UP THERE AND THIS IS KIND OF LATE BREAKING NEWS. BUT THE INITIALLY THIS BILL DID GET SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY BEFORE THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, ALTHOUGH THAT THAT GOT POSTPONED JUST THIS AFTERNOON, LIKELY TO SOME DATE NEXT WEEK. WHAT HAPPENED THERE IS THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAD TO ESSENTIALLY TAKE UP AN ISSUE ON THE HIGH SPEED RAIL PROPOSAL THAT IS BEFORE THEM. AND SO THEY ESSENTIALLY KICKED ALL THE BILLS OUT TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK. SO THAT HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON. I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S MEETING AND A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THERE. THE WHOLE SLIDE DECK IS IN THE BINDER HERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, SAME SAME TOPICS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, THE GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM AND FUNDING. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT GOVERNANCE AND THE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS, EITHER THAT HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY DART OR THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THE LEGISLATURE. ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IS DART POTENTIALLY
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PARTICIPATING IN IN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES. AND THIS WOULD BE THROUGH A CONTRACTUAL OR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT PARTICIPATION. THERE'S NOT A STATUTE THAT REALLY ALLOWS THEM TO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATE IN IN TIFS RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY WOULD DO IT THROUGH A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BASED ON SOME CRITERIA. I THINK THEY WOULD. THE PROPOSAL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND THAT THERE'S A THERE'S A SUBCOMMITTEE OF CITY MANAGERS THAT ARE FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS CONTRIBUTING UP TO 50% OF SALES TAX INCREMENT IN A TRS TOWARD THE CITY TIF FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST INITIALLY FIVE YEARS, POTENTIALLY UP TO TEN YEARS. OF COURSE, THAT FUNDING WOULD HAVE TO GO TOWARD MOBILITY OR TRANSPORTATION RELATED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS DIRECTLY WITHIN THE TIF AND BE ASSOCIATED WITH A DART FACILITY, WHETHER THAT'S A TRAIN STATION, A BUS TRANSIT CENTER, OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. SO THAT'S STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. BUT I THINK IT'S THE DART'S GOAL TO GET ESSENTIALLY A TEMPLATE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TRS PARTICIPATION IN FRONT OF THE BOARD SOMETIME IN MAY FOR CONSIDERATION. AND SO THAT WAS OF NOTE AT THE CITY MANAGER'S MEETING AGAIN, TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN IN REGARDS TO RIDERSHIP AND REVENUE TRENDS. AND MATT'S GOING TO TALK HERE IN A MINUTE ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT THERE. BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THE LAST WORK SESSION. AND I'LL PAUSE THERE AND TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEM. GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.COUNCIL. LET ME JUST. STATE FIRST THAT THE REPORT THAT I'M ABOUT TO AND I DO HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT HERE, BUT THE REPORT THAT I'M ABOUT TO READ TO YOU IS AS OF APRIL THE 2ND. A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. THERE ARE SO MANY MOVING PARTS TO WHAT HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE.
BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU A THOUGHT AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO WHY WE WOUND UP THERE AND WHAT WE WOUND UP SEEING AS A RESULT OF GOING THE TRIP, COORDINATED BY OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ARIEL TRAUBE, WAS DEDICATED TO DISCUSSING AND VISITING WITH LEGISLATORS ABOUT SB 1557, CURRENTLY ADVANCING THROUGH BOTH CHAMBERS FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION. THIS BILL SEEKS TO MODIFY DART'S FUNDING MODEL BY REDUCING MEMBER CITIES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 1% TO 0.75%. WHILE NOT PART OF THE BILL, WE ALSO DISCUSSED RESTRUCTURING THE SUBREGIONAL BOARD'S VOTING SYSTEM TO GRANT EACH CITY ONE VOTE, WITH DALLAS RECEIVING THREE VOTES AND A ROTATING PRESIDING OFFICER ELECTED FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS. IN SUMMARY, THE BILL SEEKS TO CREATE A REBATE STYLE GENERAL MOBILITY FUND. DART FIRST PAYS DEBT SERVICES, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, THEN REBATES UP TO 25% OF THE CITY'S SALES TAX CONTRIBUTIONS FOR GENERAL MOBILITY PROJECTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE BILL STATES THAT FURTHER BOND ISSUES HAVE A PLEDGE OF THREE FOURTHS PERCENT OR THREE FOURTHS CENTS, NOT THE FULL PENNY. FINALLY, THE BILL ALTERS THE EXIT TIMELINE AND ALLOWS CITIES TO ELECT TO LEAVE DART EVERY THREE YEARS INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT SIX YEAR LIMIT. DURING THE ELECTION PROCESS, THE BILL STATES THAT DART MAY NOT ISSUE ANY DEBT. GARLAND HAS ALWAYS PRIORITIZED DECISIONS THAT SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE REMAIN FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF DART. AS A CITY THAT RELIES HEAVILY ON MASS TRANSIT, OUR COMMUNITY MAKES EXTENSIVE USE OF DART SERVICES, AND WE'VE PARTNERED ON TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS TOD PROJECTS WHILE CONTINUING DIALOG ABOUT FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND TO NOTE THAT THE RECENT DART RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AT A TIME WHEN, AS YOU RECALL, IN OUR LAST MEETING, WE BELIEVED ARBITRATION WAS STILL UNDER WAY BETWEEN DART, THE RTC AND PLANO AND IRVING.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE RESOLUTION APPEARED TO HAVE SOME UNINTENDED NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR GARLAND. WHILE THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION PRESENTS TANGIBLE BENEFITS, ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT YET HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS TO THE CONCERNS AT HAND, IT'S CLEAR THAT THE CURRENT RESOLUTION FAILS TO ADDRESS TWO CORE ISSUES EQUITABLE, EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. ENSURING CITIES ARE NOT PAYING MORE WHILE RECEIVING LESS. AND NUMBER TWO, A GOVERNRNANCE SUCTURE THAT GRANTS
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ALL CONTRIBUTING CITIES A MEANINGFUL VOTE IN DECISION MAKING. WITHOUT THESE KEY ELEMENTS, THE RESOLUTION RISKS FURTHER ALIENATING CITIES THAT HAVE REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. IT REINFORCES A SYSTEM WHERE SOME CITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY SUBSIDIZE OTHERS, WHILE HAVING LIMITED INFLUENCE OVER DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THEIR CONSTITUENTS.THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, ALTHOUGH NOT PERFECT, SEEMS TO INTRODUCE MECHANISMS FOR GREATER EQUITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY. AS WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE GARLAND'S POSITION, IT'S ESSENTIAL TO STAY ENGAGED IN THESE CONVERSATIONS AND TO ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS THAT REFLECT FAIRNESS, SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, AND MUTUAL BENEFITS. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO DIMINISH THE ROLE OF DART, BUT TO ENSURE THAT IT OPERATES IN A WAY THAT SUPPORTS ALL MEMBER CITIES EQUITABLY, FOSTERS TRUST, AND REMAINS SUBSTANTIAL AND SUBSTANTIAL FOR THE LONG TERM.
ACCEPTING THE INVITATION TO VISIT AUSTIN, MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS, SHARING OUR CONCERNS, AND HEARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES WAS ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE DECISIONS THAT WE COULD HAVE EVER MADE. IT GAVE US A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND THE EXISTING RESOLUTIONS. WHILE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BEGIN DISCUSSING OUR NEXT STEP, I BELIEVE IT MAY STILL BE PREMATURE TO TAKE DEFINITIVE ACTION AS SB 1557 WAS JUST REFERRED TO THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON MAY 6TH, AND THE COMPANION BILL, HB 3001 87, WAS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING. AS OF APRIL 17TH, 2025. IF PASSED, THESE BILLS WOULD TAKE EFFECT SEPTEMBER THE 1ST, 2025. THE RESOLUTION TAKES. IF IT NOT PASSED, THEN THE RESOLUTION WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE. AND SO WHAT I'M SUGGESTING TONIGHT IS THAT WE DO OUR DELIBERATIONS, BUT WE ALSO ALLOW THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN AUSTIN TO UNFOLD BEFORE MAKING ANY FINAL DECISIONS. THAT'S MY REPORT AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SIR. IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO MATT AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO DISCUSSION. THANKS, MAYOR. GO AHEAD. SO YES, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME LOOKING THROUGH DART'S BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO TRY TO DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU USUALLY CAN GET A STORY OUT OF THE NUMBERS AND WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, PRETTY MUCH TO ME DICTATES WHAT WHY SOME OF THE CITIES ARE REQUESTING FOR THE SALES TAX LEGISLATION TO BE PASSED. BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE THIS AND ALL THIS INFORMATION CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF DART'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST TOP LEFT ON SALES TAX TRENDS, YOU CAN SEE TOTAL DART SALES TAX COLLECTION IN 2023 WAS $834 MILLION. SO ALL THESE NUMBERS ARE IN THOUSANDS. AND THAT WAS A 71.5 INCREASE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. CUMULATIVELY I HAVE GARLAND ON THERE. YOU CAN SEE WE HAD 104.1% INCREASE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. AND WE WERE IN FACT, PERCENTAGE WISE, THE HIGHEST GROWTH CITY OUT OF THE 13 MEMBER CITIES IN 2014, WE CUMULATIVELY MADE UP 4.5% OF ALL THE DART'S FUNDS. WE ARE NOW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5.5 AND 5.8.
SO WE HAVE SHOWN OUR ABILITY TO GROW. IF YOU LOOK AT POPULATION, POPULATION IS ALSO GROWING OVER THOSE LAST SAME TEN, TEN, TEN YEAR TIME PERIOD WITH THE COLLECTIVE DART AT 10% AND US AT 7.4. AND THEN YOU GET INTO THE SHOCKING NUMBERS ON RARE FAIR REVENUE AND FAIR RIDERSHIP. NOW, KEEP ONE THING IN MIND THAT THE PANDEMIC HAD A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON FAIR REVENUE AND FAIR RIDERSHIP ON DART. SO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THESE DROPS WERE RELATED TO 2020, AND THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF IT. I BELIEVE IN THEIR LAST PROJECTIONS, THEY ARE HOPING TO MEET PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS BY ROUGHLY 2026. BUT STILL, THE NUMBERS ARE SHOCKING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SAME TEN YEAR TIME FRAME WHERE CITIES ARE BRINGING IN ROUGHLY 7.1% PER YEAR IN REVENUE, WITH GARLAND BRINGING IN 10.4% ANNUALLY IN REVENUE TO THEM, WHILE RIDERSHIP, REVENUE AND RIDERS WERE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS CHART WAS ALSO INTERESTING. I FOUND IN THEIR ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT COMPARES DART TO THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY AND THIS IS PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE, TOTAL REVENUE BASE. SO FOR INSTANCE, FARE REVENUE FOR DART OUT OF THEIR TOTAL REVENUE BASE IS ABOUT 6.6. OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY WAS ABOUT 23.9. OTHER REVENUE MAKES. WHAT MAKES UP OTHER REVENUE IS ADVERTISEMENTS, ANY RENTS OR
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INVESTMENT INCOME THEY MAY HAVE. YOU CAN SEE DART HAS DONE THAT DID MAKE UP A GOOD PORTION OF THEIR REVENUE. BUT THE SHOCKING PART WAS WITH STATE AND LOCAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE WITH DART AT 70.3% OF THEIR TOTAL REVENUE BASE. WHILE THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY HAS REPORTED IN THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WAS AT 48.7. I WILL SAY THAT IF THAT LEGISLATION DOES PASS, I THINK THE BIGGEST QUESTION IS CAN DART SURVIVE AND WHAT IS THE IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE ON THEM? THE STATE AND LOCAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE WOULD MOVE DOWN TO ABOUT 60% OF THEIR TOTAL REVENUE BASE. AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR GARLAND IS ROUGHLY $11 MILLION A YEAR IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND WHAT THAT EQUATES TO IS FOR FOUR CENT PROPERTY TAX. SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR GARLAND. AS YOU KNOW, I'VE SAID IT MANY TIMES, TALKED ABOUT GARLAND'S CHALLENGE. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MODEST CITY AND ALWAYS DONE MORE WITH LESS. $11 MILLION IS A LOT OF MONEY TO US.BUT OF COURSE, YOU GOT TO WEIGH IN. WHAT DOES THAT DO TO DART? ONE INDICATOR THAT MANY OF THE TIMES THE BOND RATING AGENCIES AND US MATH GUYS AND FINANCE LIKE TO LOOK AT IS THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIOS FOR DART. THEY HAVE A POLICY OF TWO, TWO TIMES COVERAGE. AND WHAT THEY'RE MEANING BY THAT IS THEIR CASH FLOWS THAT COME INTO THE INTO THE ORGANIZATION FROM SALES TAX FROM FARES NEEDS TO BE TWO TIMES MORE THAN THEIR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS. THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING UP TO OVER FOUR TIMES THE COVERAGE AT THIS POINT, WHICH MEANS THEIR CASH FLOWS ARE FOUR TIMES WHAT COULD PAY THEIR DEBT SERVICE FOUR TIMES. THIS IS A CONVERSATION, KIND OF A PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATION HERE AT THE CITY, THAT WE GET INTO A LOT WITH BOND RATING AGENCIES, BECAUSE THERE'S ONE THING TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUND BALANCE, WHICH WE HAVE SOME, AND I WILL EQUATE THEM TO DART SIMILAR TO OUR WATER UTILITY. BUT WHY WOULD WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PUSH UP RATES AND REVENUE ON CASH FLOW IN ORDER TO MEET DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIOS OF FOUR PLUS? SO WE ALSO WOULD TRY TO BE ABLE TO REACH A TWO, BUT WE USUALLY STAY ON THE LINE OF A TWO. AND TO PUT IN THE WATER UTILITY IS NOT DART. SO DON'T EQUATE THE BOND RATING AGENCIES, BUT THEY ARE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR IN THAT THEY HAVE SOMEWHAT BIT OF A VOLATILE REVENUE SOURCE. BUT DART'S RATED AA AND A AA PLUS FROM S&P. AND WITH US AT OUR WATER UTILITY WE'RE DOUBLE A MINUS. AND IT'S BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE CASH FLOW TO HAVE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIOS AT THIS EXTENT. WE DO HAVE THE FUND BALANCES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIOS AGAIN AT 4.25 TIMES. LOOKING OUT IN THEIR 20 YEAR PLAN, IF THEY WERE TO IF THIS LEGISLATION WAS TO GO IN PLACE, IT APPEARS THAT BASED ON THEIR 20 YEAR PLAN, THEIR DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE RATIO WOULD BE ABOUT A 2.85, SO STILL ABOVE THE TWO TIMES. AND THEN WHEN YOU GO.
SO THE SECOND QUESTION THAT'S ALWAYS ASKED WHEN YOU GET INTO BOND RATINGS IS WHAT ARE YOUR RESERVES? AND RIGHT NOW THE PROJECTION AT 2024 W WAS ABOUT $817 MILLION. AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE OTHER RESERVES SET ASIDE SIMILAR TO THAT THE CITY HAS. SO ONE IS THEIR INSURANCE RESERVE.
SO WITH THEIR INSURANCE RESERVE, WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS LOOKING AT AN ACTUARIAL LIABILITY OF CLAIMS THAT ARE INCURRED BUT NOT REPORTED. AND THEY'RE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SETTING ASIDE MONEY IN CASE THOSE CLAIMS DO COME INTO INTO ACTUAL CASH OUT THE DOOR. CITY OF GARLAND DOES A SIMILAR THING, BUT WE JUST CAP OURS AT 3 MILLION, WHICH IS AT ABOUT 40% OF OUR ACTUARIAL LIABILITY. AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST TO TRY TO MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY FOR OTHER NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY'VE ALSO ESTABLISHED A SALES TAX EMERGENCY RESERVE. AND WITH THIS ONE, IN 2008 DURING THE RECESSION, DART WAS HIT VERY HARD BY THAT RECESSION LIKE MANY OTHER CITIES BECAUSE SALES TAX DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. AND IN FACT, THEY DIDN'T GET TO PRE PRE-GREAT RECESSION LEVELS ON SALES TAX UNTIL 2014. SO IT WAS A HARD HIT ON THEM. SO I ASSUME THAT THEY HAVE CREATED THIS SALES SALES TAX EMERGENCY RESERVE TO HELP MITIGATE AGAINST THOSE DEEP RECESSIONS LIKE THAT. AND WITH THIS, THEY'VE SET A MINIMUM BALANCE OF 50 MILLION.
HOWEVER, BY THEIR POLICY, THEY'RE WANTING TO GET TO 10% OF THEIR TOTAL BUDGETED SALES TAX.
AND IN THEIR LONG TERM PLANS, THAT WOULD BE IN 2042. AND AT THAT TIME, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THIS RESERVE WOULD BE $165 MILLION. THEY'VE ALSO SET ASIDE MONEY FOR THEIR STREET CAR
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OPERATING PROGRAM. THEY ALSO HAVE A WORKING CAPITAL RESERVE POLICY OF 90 DAYS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES FOR OUR GENERAL FUND. WE TRY TO MAINTAIN A GOAL OF 45 DAYS. AND OUR WATER UTILITY, WE ALSO DO A 90 DAY GOAL FOR OUR FOR OUR UTILITIES. AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THE MOBILITY ASSISTANCE INNOVATION FUND OF 11.1, WHICH LEAVES A DESIGNATED CASH RESERVE FOR FUTURE SPENDING OF $549.1 MILLION, WHICH IS A NICE STARTING POINT AS YOU ENTER INTO A NEW YEAR TO HAVE THOSE TYPES OF RESERVES TO MITIGATE AGAINST FUTURE FUTURE SPENDING NEEDS, THEY ARE SHOWING THAT TO BE DWINDLING AWAY BY 230, 2035 AND THEN CLIMBING BACK UP, MOST OF THAT RELATED TO A LOT OF THEIR CAPITAL NEEDS. THE SILVER LINE THAT'S COMING ONLINE, BUT STILL THE AMOUNT OF RESERVES THEY HAVE IS, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IS AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE A NICE START TO HAVE AS YOU ENTERED INTO A NEW BUDGET YEAR. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO BACK TO QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU MATT. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, FOR THE BRIEFING. JUST TWO QUESTIONS UNDER THE MAYBE THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. IT'S PROBABLY FOR YOU. BUT ANYWAY, UNDER THE AS AS WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A FLUID, EVER CHANGING SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. BUT UNDER THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, IF NOTHING CHANGES AND THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION GOES FORTH AS PRESENTED, MR. CITY MANAGER, WHAT WOULD GARLAND BENEFIT FROM THAT? AS A AND THE SECOND PIECE OF THAT, IF WE WERE TO GO WITH THE DART PROPOSAL AS IT APPEARS NOW, WHAT WOULD GARLAND BENEFIT FROM THAT? YOU ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR ME. SURE. SO AND ACTUALLY I HAVE THE OLD SLIDE THAT HAS THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON. I THINK IF YOU GO YEAH, RIGHT THERE. SO THE FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR THE DART APPROVED GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IS 5% OF DART SALES TAX REVENUE. BUT THAT ONLY GOES TO MEMBER CITIES THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY UPSIDE DOWN, MEANING THEIR SALES TAX CONTRIBUTIONS MORE THAN THEIR COST ALLOCATION.SO UNDER THE DART APPROVED GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM, GARLAND WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM THAT PROGRAM FOR THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION THAT 25% OF DART SALES TAX REVENUE WOULD GO EQUALLY TO ALL DART MEMBER CITIES BASED ON THEIR ON THEIR 25% CONTRIBUTION OF SALES TAX. SO THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $11 MILLION A YEAR. THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT MATT REFERENCED EARLIER. AND THAT COULD BE USED FOR SIDEWALKS, TRAILS, STREETS, BRIDGES, STREET LIGHTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY IN THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION. SO ONLY UNDER THAT OPTION, THE DART OPTION, ONLY THOSE CITIES THAT ARE UPSIDE DOWN, SO TO SPEAK, WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. AS OPPOSED TO IF THE LEGISLATION WERE TO STAY, AND IT PROBABLY WON'T STAY EXACTLY AS IT IS. BUT IF IT'S PASSED IN THE HOUSE, THE CITY WOULD REAP INITIALLY, INITIALLY, HOW MUCH? $11 MILLION A YEAR.
OKAY. WELL, THAT'S A THAT THAT ANSWERS A GIVEN QUESTION. I RESPECT. THE WILL TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT I THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION WE CAN'T WAIT FOREVER.
SO HOW SOON? WHAT THIS COUNCIL DOES IS UP TO US, BUT WE NEED TO IF WE'RE GOING TO WAIT. AND I DEFER TO MAYOR PRO TEM. IF WE'RE GOING TO WAIT, WE NEED TO WE NEED TO PUT A MARKER SOME A MARKER ON OUR WAITING PERIOD. YOU CANNOT WAIT FOREVER FOR THERE WILL NEVER BE A PERFECT LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION. SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR THE MAYOR PRO TEM COMMENT ON THAT. MY COMMENT WOULD BE THAT THE WAIT IS THE DECISION, AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE LEGISLATION, BUT IT DOES APPEAR TO HAVE MOVEMENT. THE
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DECISION THAT I'M SAYING WHEN I SAY WAIT IS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH EITHER, PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE REALLY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATE IS GOING TO DO. BUT WITH THE MOVEMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE PRESENTLY, EVEN IF IT COMES TO THE FLOOR, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE THERE. BUT WITH THE DETAILS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US PRESENTLY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE DETAILS, THOSE DETAILS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE STATE, IN THE END, IT'S REALLY GOING TO COME DOWN TO WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE VOTE. AS THEY AS THEY GO THROUGH THE FLOOR. WELL, I'M IN THE PRESENT TIME AND JUST BASED ON WHAT YOU REPORTED, WHAT THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED, THAT'S WHY I ASKED WHERE ARE WE NOW, WHERE WE MAY BE A MONTH FROM NOW. NOBODY KNOWSWS. THINGS CANO SOUTH OR NORTH AND THE LEGISLATURE NOBODY KNOWS. BUT I'M I'M SIMPLY SAYING THAT GARLAND HAS TO TAKE A POSITION NOW. MAYBE IT'S NOT YET, BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN JUST HANG OUT HERE FOREVER AND SAY, WELL, BECAUSE POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BEDFELLOWS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THE FINAL LEGISLATION COMES OUT. BUT AS WE, AS WE, AS WE READ THE TEA LEAVES RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY RIGHT NOW? THAT'S THE REASON, GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M SIMPLY SAYING THAT WE CAN'T WE'LL SAY, WELL, WE'LL WAIT AND SEE WHAT WHAT THE HOUSE IS GOING TO DO. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE HOUSE IS GOING TO DO. THEY MAY GO LEFT AND GO RIGHT. BUT WHAT I'M SIMPLY SAYING IS, I THINK THAT OUR CITIZENS, OUR CONSTITUENTS, EXPECT US TO MAKE A DECISION, TO MAKE A DECISION, THAT'S ALL. NOW WHAT THE DECISION IS GOING TO BE, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK AT SOME POINT WE'VE GOT TO BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING LOOKING TO US.WE'VE GOT THESE MATERIALS, WE'VE GOT THE DATA, WE'VE WE'VE GOT THE FROM FROM OUR FINANCIAL SPOKESPERSON. SO IT'S SOMETHING I'M SIMPLY SAYING THAT AT SOME POINT. AND WHAT SET POINT IS I DON'T KNOW. BUT AT SOME POINT WE CAN'T BE DRIVEN BY WAITING FOR THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. WE'VE GOT TO FISH. I SAY FISH OR CUT BAIT. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. THANK YOU MAYOR. I THINK THAT'S THE REASON, MR. MAYOR, THAT WE BROUGHT THIS TO COUNCIL TONIGHT, BECAUSE IF, IN FACT, WE PUT ALL THE INFORMATION ON THEE TABLE THAT IN FACT, THE COUNCIL THEN HAS THE OPTION OF MAKING THE DECISION. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. THANK YOU. YES. COUNCILOR DUTTON. SO IF THIS IS GOING INTO THEIR TRANSPORTATION PEOPLES NEXT WEEK. RIGHT? YEAH. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. MAYBE I WOULD OUR DECISION TO EITHER SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORT POTENTIALLY AFFECT HOW THEIR CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING TO GO NEXT WEEK. I MEAN. I MEAN, IF I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION AS A REPRESENTATIVE, IF I KNOW THAT THE CITY I REPRESENT IS EITHER FOR OR AGAINST SOMETHING, I'M GOING TO GO, WELL, THAT THAT WOULD BE A LOGICAL ASSUMPTION. BUT, I MEAN, I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT SHOULD IT WORK THAT WAY? YES. WILL IT WORK THAT WAY? I COULDN'T TELL YOU ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, HONESTLY. BUT THEORETICALLY, YES. THAT WAS THAT WAS THE ENTIRE THE WAY THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK IS THAT IF WE HAD A YES OR A NO, THEN, I MEAN, SURE, THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS NO IF YOU DON'T ASK. BASICALLY. SO SURE, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A NOW OR NEVER. OKAY. THANK YOU. AMEN. COUNCILOR BASS. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO WHAT? WE'RE HERE TONIGHT, WHICH IS WHAT ED WAS TALKING ABOUT,S WE'RE HERE TO DECIDE IF WE, AS THE CITY OF GARLAND, WANT TO PASS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DART. AND AS BJ TALKED ABOUT, WHETHER WE EVEN IF WE DON'T MAKE A DECISION, WE'VE MADE A DECISION. RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT A WAITING GAME OR NOT, THE WAIT MEANS NO, THE WAITING MEANS WE DON'T PASS A RESOLUTION. WE EITHER PASS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF WHAT DART'S PRESENTED OR WE DON'T. AND YOU DON'T. IT'S JUST IN THE STATE'S HANDS. AND YOU KNOW, IF THEY LISTEN TO WHAT WE SAY, WHO KNOWS, RIGHT? IF DART GOES TO THEM AND CAN SAY,
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HEY, LISTEN, WE HAVE 13 MEMBER CITIES. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM ALL 13 MEMBER CITIES. THEN THEY WOULD HAVE NO REASON NOT TO BE SWAYED BY THAT. IF DART GOES TO THEM AND SAYS, HEY, WE GOT A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM TWO OF OUR 13 MEMBER CITIES AND THAT SENDS THEM A DIFFERENT MESSAGE. SO I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY PRESENTS BASICALLY PRESENTS, YOU KNOW, A LIST OF SIGNATURES TO US. WHEN PEOPLE COME AND TALK, IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON AN INDIVIDUAL OR NOT, BUT, I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL WHATSOEVER, PERIOD. WE HAVE NO CONTROL. ALL WE CAN DO IS SAY YES, WE SUPPORT VIA RESOLUTION DART'S MOBILITY PROGRAM OR WE SAY NOTHING. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HEDRICK. THANK YOU MAYOR. I THINK COMPARING THEM SIDE BY SIDE, WE SEE UP THERE IT COMES DOWN TO IS THE $11 MILLION WE GAIN FROM THE STATE RULE EQUIVALENT TO THE SERVICES WE WOULD LOSE FROM DART, FROM HAVING THEIR FUNDS GET CUT. AND THE LESS REPRESENTATION WE RECEIVE BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM PROPOSED BY DART OF HAVING A 22 MEMBER BOARD, US GETTING ONE. EXCUSE ME, US GETTING ONE SEAT.IF YOU REMEMBER, WE'RE JUST UNDER THE $250,000 OR 250,000 POPULATION CUT OFF THERE OF GETTING ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER. SO THAT'S A DIFFICULT DECISION. WE LOSE REPRESENTATION AND A VOICE, EVEN IF IT IS A THIRD VOICE CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD. IS THAT WORTH GAINING $11 MILLION TO PUT INTO STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AND WHATEVER ELSE THAT'S. BUT I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN BASS AND WHAT HE SAID. WE'RE MAKING A DECISION BY NOT MAKING A DECISION AS WELL. IF WE DON'T DECIDE TO SUPPORT DART, THAT IS A SHOW OF NO SUPPORT FOR DART. YEP. THANK YOU MAYOR. VERY GOOD.
MAYOR PRO TEM. AND THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS UNDER THE DART PROGRAM WITH THE 5%, WE ARE GOING TO LOSE SOME SERVICES ALONG WITH IT. SO. OKAY. IS THAT. YES. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, SORRY. SO I HAVE A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS IN MY DISTRICT THAT RELY ON PARATRANSIT, AND THIS WOULD GREATLY NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEM WHERE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE HINDERED. AS A CITY. WE DO SAY THAT THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'RE WORKING FOR, IS ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THIS IS ONE THING. LOSING DART SERVICES IN ANY CAPACITY IS GOING TO GREATLY HINDER THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. DO YOU GUYS SEE THE GENTLEMAN THAT COMES IN HIS POWER CHAIR ON A REGULAR? HE HIS QUALITY OF LIFE WILL WILL BE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY. ONE OF OUR PARK SPORTS GUYS IS BLIND. HE WOULD DEFINITELY BE AFFECTED AND HE WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO COME TO MOST OF OUR DISTRICT TOWN HALLS BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THAT ACCESS. SO JUST SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER IS WHAT YOUR WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WHAT WHAT THEY NEED AND WHAT THEY DON'T NEED AND HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOVE ALL ELSE. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU COULD PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THAT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. VERY GOOD. EXCUSE ME. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COMMENTS. SEEING NONE I MEAN AT THIS POINT. AT THIS POINT AND YES THAT VERY CLEARLY PUT THAT NO POSITION IS REALLY A POSITION. BUT AND THAT IS HOW WE HAVE CARRIED THIS THING FOR I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY MONTHS WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS, BUT AT THIS POINT I AM NOT INCLINED TO MOVE IN EITHER ONE OF THE DIRECTIONS, EITHER PRO DART OR PRO LEGISLATION. I THINK WE CONTINUE, IN MY OPINION, WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT STATUS ON THIS AS IT UNFOLDS. I KNOW THERE'S, YOU KNOW. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE FINANCIAL IMPACTS TO THE CITY. THERE ARE STRUCTURAL IMPACTS TO THE CITY, THERE ARE SERVICE IMPACTS TO THE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE,UT. THE PROJECTIONS,
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EITHER WAY, I AT THIS POINT. I'VE GOT QUESTIONS AS TO THE VALIDITY OF THEM. I JUST I CAN'T I CAN'T FULLY SUPPORT THE, THE TALK THAT EITHER SIDE IS DOING. AND YOU KNOW WITH THAT MY CURRENT MY, MY FEELING IS, IS WE MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT YES WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF DART, BUT NOT TO THE POINT OF A RESOLUTION AND ALSO NOT TO THE POINT OF BACKING THE LEGISLATION. AND I BELIEVE IN THE 13 CITIES, WE ARE ROUGHLY THE TIEBREAKER AT THIS POINT. SO IF THAT IF YOU WANT TO IF YOU WANT TO TALK INFLUENCE, WE ARE ROUGHLY THE TIEBREAKER IN ALL OF THAT. SO MAYOR PRO TEM ROUND US UP. MR. MAYOR, BASED ON ALL THAT'S BEEN SAID, CAN WE CALL FOR A CONSENSUS THEN ON THE CONTINUANCE? I WOULD LOVE TO. OH, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, LET ME ASK ONE OTHER THING. MR. CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA ON DECLINE OR INCREASE, ANY NUMBERS ON GARLAND RIDERSHIP, ANY CHANGES IN THAT? IT'S PROBABLY IN HERE, AND I PROBABLY HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT THAT CAN YOU YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS. PROBABLY PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT. HAVE WE HAD A DECLINE IN SERVICES AND INCREASE IN OR JUST I BELIEVE WAS THAT NOT THAT WAS MAYBE MAYBE SO DART TYPICALLY DOES NOT BREAK OUT THE MEMBER CITIES FARE REVENUE AND RIDERSHIP BY THE INDIVIDUAL CITIES, BUT THEY HAVE PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE IN YOUR PACKET. AND I DO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT BECAUSE THE ONE THING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, PARATRANSIT AND BUS ARE KIND OF OUR BIG OUR BIG NEEDS HERE IN GARLAND, WHERE WE'RE A BIG CONTRIBUTOR INTO THE RIDERSHIP. AND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT, SAY, THESE BUS FARES, ON THE BUS RIDERSHIP, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SEE IT AT 25.717 AND IN 2014, IT WAS 37.383. I HAVEN'T SEEN FINALIZED NUMBERS FOR 24, BUT I KNOW THEIR FORECASTS SHOWED FOR ABOUT A 12% INCREASE FROM THAT 23 NUMBER. AND THEN IN 25, THEY'RE HOPING TO GET CLOSER TO PRE-RECESSION LEVELS. AND AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE THE GARLAND SPECIFIC NUMBERS, BUT THEY ARE IN THE PACKET. BUT I KNOW THAT THEY WERE VERY CLOSE TO THOSE NUMBERS OFHOWING IT GETTING BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. BUT BUT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I KNOW IN THEIR 20 YEAR PLAN, THEIR RIDERSHIP IS SET TO JUST LEVEL BACK OFF AT THAT PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL MAJOR GROWTHS. OKAY, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SIR, I WOULD I WOULD ADD SO ON THAT FOURTH TAB, PAGE THREE, THERE IS SOME GARLAND SPECIFIC RIDERSHIP AND UTILIZATION INFORMATION ACROSS ALL FOUR MODES FROM FISCAL 23 TO 24. DART REPORTED A 14.5% INCREASE IN GARLAND SYSTEM WIDE. IT WAS A 12.2% INCREASE, AND SO SLIGHTLY MORE THAN SYSTEM WIDE IN GARLAND. AS FAR AS RIDERSHIP GOES INCREASED. AND THOSE TWO TABLES ON THAT THIRD PAGE KIND OF DETAIL, THOSE NUMBERS THERE. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S JUST FROM 23 TO 24. AGAIN, YOU GO BACK TEN YEARS. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 31.1% DECREASE OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. SO ANY INCREASE IS STILL WORKING TOWARDS WORKING BACK TOWARD THAT 2014 NUMBER. THANK YOU. OKAY. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU MAYOR. SO MATT, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE REVENUE THAT DART IS COLLECTING FROM OUR SALES TAX HAS INCREASED OVER 10% AND OVER 71.5% OVER THIS TEN YEAR PERIOD. SO HAVE OUR. HAVE THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDED TO US INCREASED THAT MUCH OVER THAT TIME. THAT'S HARD TO TELL BECAUSE AGAIN, AND I DO SOMEWHAT BELIEVE THIS TO WHAT DART SAYS, THAT IT'S A SYSTEM WIDE BASIS BECAUSE FROM A SYSTEM, YES, THEY'VE BEEN MAKING SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES LIKE THE SILVER LINE HAS BEEN A HUGE PUSH TO MOVE TOWARDS, BUT SPECIFICALLY TO GARLAND. THAT IS HARD TO QUANTIFY BECAUSE I'M I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY DATA THAT THEY HAVE THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE AND SHOW US ON THAT. RIGHT. BUT THE SILVER LINE DOESN'T TOUCH GARLAND. CORRECT? CORRECT. RIGHT. SO MY PROBLEMS WITH THE DART RESOLUTION ARE ONE. WE'RE ABOUT 6000 RESIDENTS SHORT OF THE 250,000 POPULATION THRESHOLD THAT THEY USED TO DESIGN THE REPRESENTATION ON THE DART BOARD, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT[02:30:06]
TWO YEARS TO GET THAT EXTRA MEMBER IF AND WHEN, WHICH WE PROBABLY ALREADY DO HIT THAT 250,000 RESIDENT THRESHOLD. THAT'S TWO YEARS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT VOICE THAT THAT WE WON'T HAVE. AND THEN ALSO THE DART AUDIT, WHICH THEY BASED THEIR RESOLUTION ON, DID NOT INCLUDE THE SILVER LINE AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO OTHER MEMBER CITIES THAT I WILL SAY WERE ARE, ARE KIND OF LEADING THE PACK AGAINST THE DART RESOLUTION. SO I FEEL LIKE THE DART RESOLUTION IS NOT IN GARLAND'S FAVOR. IT WASN'T MADE TO BE IN GARLAND'S FAVOR. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY WRITTEN TO SUPPORT THOSE ANGRY MEMBER CITIES. AND I FEEL LIKE THAT. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY LEFT OUT OF THAT. SO I SUPPORT WAITING FOR STATE LEGISLATION TO MAKE A DECISION.AND IF IT'S COUNCIL'S. IDEA TO MOVE AHEAD WITH SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION, I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF THE DART RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE CAN SOMEWHAT ANTICIPATE THIS DOES GO TO COMMITTEE. BUT AFTER THAT. YOU KNOW, MAYBE MAYBE IT DOES GO SOMEWHERE AFTER COMMITTEE. MAYBE NOT. I MEAN, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST THERE'S NO GUARANTEES. SO IF AND WHEN WE NEED TO TAKE A MORE DIRECT POSITION, I THINK THERE'S STILL TIME FOR THAT. BUT AT THIS POINT, AGAIN, I'M NOT COMPELLED BY EITHER SIDE. I SEE THE DIFFERENCES BACK AND FORTH, BUT SO ALL THAT BEING SAID, I WILL PUT IT TO THE QUESTION FOR CONSENSUS ON MAINTAINING OUR CURRENT POSITION IN FAVOR. I SEE ENOUGH TO HAVE CONSEUS TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON IN OPPOSITION AND COUNCIL MEMBER BASS NO POSITION. SO ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO
[10. Audit Committee Meeting Report Staff will provide City Council with updates on recently completed audits by the Internal Audit Department.Councilmember Ed Moore, Chair of the Internal Audit Committee, and Jed Johnson, City Auditor, will provide a committee report on the following items: FY24 External Audit, Sanitation Commercials Services Audit, Municipal Wastewater Treatment Agreements Audit, Pothole and Major Patch Repair Program Audit.]
ITEM TEN AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY, APRIL THE 8TH WHERE WE. TOOK UP SOME COMMERCIAL SERVICES, MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT AGREEMENTS, POTHOLE THAN MAJOR REPAIRS. AND WE'RE GOING TO REPORT ON THAT TONIGHT. AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER AT THIS POINT TO OUR AUDIT DIRECTOR, JED JOHNSON. GOOD EVENING CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION. MAYOR. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE AUDITORS ARE DETAIL ORIENTED AND WOULD LOVE TO GO THROUGH OUR REPORTS IN DETAIL, BUT WE WILL NOT DO THAT TONIGHT. I DO. WE ACTUALLY MET TWICE ON MARCH 25TH AND APRIL 8TH. AND WE COVERED A NUMBER OF ITEMS DURING THOSE TWO WEEKS. THE FIRST ITEM WAS THE EXTERNAL AUDIT PRESENTATION. I HAVE SARAH DEMPSEY FROM WEAVER. SHE'S OUR PARTNER, AND JEFF WADA, WHO'S OUR SENIOR MANAGER HERE WITH US. AND THEY'RE GOING TO QUICKLY GO OVER THE RESULTS OF OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND SINGLE AUDIT REPORT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.MY NAME IS SARAH DEMPSEY. I'M THE AUDIT PARTNER FROM WEAVER AND TIDWELL. AND JEFF WADA IS A SENIOR MANAGER ON THE ENGAGEMENT AS WELL. WE DID THE AUDIT FOR YOUR SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024 YEAR END. WE ISSUE THREE MAIN REPORTS. ONE OF THEM IS THE OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AND THEN WE ALSO DO A REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING. AND THEN WE ISSUE AN OPINION ON YOUR SINGLE AUDIT. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE CITY EXPENDS MORE THAN $750,000 OF FEDERAL EXPENDITURES, WHICH WAS MORE IN THE $45 MILLION RANGE. SO YOU DEFINITELY EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD. AND SO WE DO AN OPINION ON THE MAJOR PROGRAMS IN THAT SINGLE AUDIT. SO JUST AS A SUMMARY OF HOW THE AUDIT WENT, YOU RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH IS A CLEAN OPINION, BASICALLY SAYING THAT WHEN WE CAME IN AND DID THE AUDIT, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE BACKUP THAT WE PULLED WAS MATERIALLY CORRECT. SO WHEN WE WERE TESTING THE BALANCES OF CASH, LONG TERM DEBT, THE
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BALANCES THAT YOU SEE IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY DISCREPANCIES AND THEY WERE MATERIALLY CORRECT. WE ALSO DO THAT INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING REPORT. AND IF YOU HAD ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES, WE WOULD BRING THOSE TO YOU. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES. AND THEN FOR THAT THIRD REPORT, THE OPINION ON YOUR SINGLE AUDIT, THAT IS AN OPINION OVER CDBG, YOUR ARPA PROGRAM, AND THEN YOUR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM. THOSE WERE THE THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS THAT WERE TESTED. THOSE THREE GRANTS, THAT'S ABOUT 40 OF THE $45 MILLION WERE TESTED. AND YOU RECEIVED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION ON ALL THREE OF THOSE GRANTS AS WELL. AND WHAT WE DO THERE IS WE TEST THOSE GRANTS FOR COMPLIANCE, MAKING SURE THAT THAT THE DIRECT AND MATERIAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS WERE COMPLIED WITH. SO THAT WAS THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED FROM ME, I'M HAPPY TO HELP YOU. WAS THAT TOO FAST? YEAH. I HAVE NO ONE IN THE QUEUE FOR A QUESTION. THANK YOU. THE NEXT AUDIT THAT WE DISCUSSED WAS THE SANITATION COMMERCIAL SERVICES AUDIT. AS THE COUNCIL IS AWARE, THE CITY DOES PROVIDE THAT SERVICE TO OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. APPROXIMATELY THERE ARE 2200 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS. AND THE CITY IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT DURING THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, WE DOUBLED OUR REVENUE IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE SERVICE AND WE'RE BILLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OUR AGREEMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS AND MAINTAIN CURRENT CUSTOMERS. AND THERE ARE ADEQUATE POLICIES AND TRAINING IN PLACE FOR DIVISION STAFF. THE AUDIT SCOPE WAS FROM OCTOBER 22ND THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. WE DID MAKE SOME OBSERVATIONS TO IMPROVE DRIVER SAFETY AND INCIDENT REVIEW PROCESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION, COST ALLOCATION. WHEN IT COMES TO SHARING CONTAINERS BETWEEN VARIOUS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, DISCOUNT ACCURACY, DEPOSIT METHODOLOGY AND PICK UP FREQUENCY AS IT RELATES TO BILLING. I KNOW I JUST WENT HIGH LEVEL, JUST HIT THE HIGH POINTS.I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THESE REPORTS ARE POSTED ONLINE, SO IF ANY OF ANYBODY WOULD LOVE TO READ THESE REPORTS, THEY ARE POSTED ONLINE AND I WOULD LOVE TO MEET WITH ANYONE AND TO GO OVER THESE REPORTS IN DETAIL. BUT OVERALL, THAT WAS AN EFFECTIVE AUDIT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE MADE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. MANAGEMENT CONCURRED. AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IMPROVING THE OPERATION. THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE COVERED WAS THE MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT AGREEMENT AUDIT. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE CITY OF GARLAND HAS ENTERED AGREEMENTS WITH FIVE SISTER CITIES. LET'S SEE, DALLAS RICHARDSON AS WELL AS TOWN OF SUNNYVALE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR TO TREAT THEIR WASTEWATER. SOME OF THESE AGREEMENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY 47, 48 YEARS OLD, AND A FEW OF THEM HAVE BEEN RENEGOTIATED WITHIN THE PAST FEW YEARS. SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PERFORMING AND BILLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR AGREEMENTS. ALSO, WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE ANNUAL RATE NOTIFICATIONS CUSTOMER PAYMENTS ARE ISSUED AND RECEIVED IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND IF ALL PARTIES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT, SUCH AS METER CALIBRATION, QUALITY TESTING AND OTHER ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS. OUR SCOPE WAS FROM OCTOBER 22ND THROUGH NOVEMBER 2024. HIGH LEVEL. OUR AGREEMENT WITH RICHARDSON REQUIRE THEM TO INSTALL A METER FOR US TO ENSURE THAT THE INFLOW WE CAN MEASURE IT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE A METER, SO WE ARE USING A FLOW STUDY, WHICH WE. THE LAST ONE WAS DONE IN 2009. AND AS YOU'REWARE, SINCE 2009 THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF GROWTH IN THIS AREA. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CONSIDER EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITY OF INSTALLING METERS. SO WE KNOW EXACTLY THE INFLOW QUANTITY. IF THAT'S NOT FEASIBLE, TO DO ANOTHER FEASIBILITY STUDY. I'M SORRY, THE INFLOW STUDY. SECONDLY, WE DID IDENTIFY THAT LATE PAYMENT PENALTIES ARE NOT BEING ASSESSED WHEN CUSTOMER CITIES ARE MAKING PAYMENTS LATE. PER OUR ORDINANCE, WE CAN ASSESS A 5% LATE, LATE FEE. FOR SOME REASON, FOUR OF THE SIX MUNICIPAL
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CUSTOMERS WERE EXEMPTED FROM US ASSESSING IN OUR SYSTEM. LATE, LATE PENALTIES. LONG STORY SHORT, WE DID FIND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TESTED ABOUT 48 SAMPLE BILLS. 11 OF THEM WERE LATE. IF WE WOULD HAVE ASSESSED THE LATE PAYMENTS THAT'S MENTIONED IN OUR ORDINANCE, THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY $168,000. MY UNDERSTANDING IS AS SOON AS WE BROUGHT THIS TO OUR OUR DEPARTMENTS INFORMATION, THEY HAVE REMOVED SOME OF THOSE LATE PAYMENT EXEMPTIONS FROM THE FROM THE SYSTEM. SO GOING FORWARD, THEY WILL WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DISCUSS AND TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ASSESS WHAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE OR WHETHER WHAT WHAT WE SHOULD ASSESS WHAT'S IN OUR AGREEMENTS. OKAY. THIRDLY. WE DO TEST FOR THE WASTEWATER STRENGTH OF OUR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS PER OUR AGREEMENT AND PER THE ORDINANCE, IF THE BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND OR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLID EXCEED 250MG/L. THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE SHALL DO.NUMBER ONE, WE SHALL CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF OUR RATE STUDY FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SECONDLY, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASSESS A SURCHARGE MONTHLY WHEN THEY EXCEED THESE LIMITS, WHEN WE TESTED, WHEN WE EVALUATED OUR TESTING SAMPLES, WE DID IDENTIFY THAT APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME, THE BOD SAMPLES AND THE SE SAMPLES EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM LIMIT. HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT ASSESSING ANY SURCHARGES. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF THE STRENGTH OF THE WASTEWATER THAT WE ARE RECEIVING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS WE HAVE TO TREAT, WHICH COST THE CITY MORE MONEY TO TREAT THESE WASTEWATER. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE NEED TO ASSESS THIS PROPERLY SO WE CAN RECOUP OR RECOVER THE COST OF SERVICE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING. NEXT, WE DID IDENTIFY THAT ONE OF THE POINT OF ENTRY WITH SUNNYVALE. WE DON'T HAVE METERS THERE OR WE DON'T HAVE A SAMPLE AREA TO TEST THE STRENGTH OF THESE WASTEWATER. SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE. MANAGEMENT WASN'T TOO CONCERNED ABOUT IT. THEY BELIEVE THAT THE STRENGTH OF THE WASTEWATER THAT'S COMING THROUGH THAT PORT OR ENTRY IS NOT MATERIALLY IMPACTED THROUGH. SO FOR THAT REASON, THEY WERE NOT TOO MUCH CONCERNED. HOWEVER, THEY WILL EVALUATE THE OPTION TO ADD A TESTING SITE OVER THERE.
NEXT, WE DID NOT RECEIVE METER CALIBRATION INFORMATION FROM DALLAS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THAT'S HOW WE KNOW IF THE METERS ARE WORKING AS IT SHOULD BE. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO GET FROM DALLAS WHEN ANNUAL RATES ARE BEING UPDATED IN OUR ORDINANCE. UP UNTIL NOW, THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY IN APPLYING THAT. SO THE ORDINANCE STATES THAT WE APPLY THESE THESE FEE INCREASES OR DECREASES, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST. BUT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN FOR SOME REASON DELAYING THAT FOR A MONTH. SO THESE RATES HAVE BEEN TAKEN EFFECT AS OF NOVEMBER 1ST. THERE WERE A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT WE IDENTIFIED FROM A CONTRACTUAL PERSPECTIVE.
WE THOUGHT WE COULD W WE COULD ENHANCE OUR REQUIREMENTS IN THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO LIABILITY INSURANCE, CONSUMPTION CALCULATION METHODOLOGY. AND INFILTRATION AND INFLOW FOR NONEXISTENCE. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED OF. AND SOME OF OUR AGREEMENTS WERE SILENT ON THOSE. WE ALSO WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS CALCULATION METHODS WHEN METERS ARE INOPERABLE, BECAUSE WE ARE USING ANOTHER METHODOLOGY, A SECONDARY METHODOLOGY WHEN METERS ARE NOT OPERABLE. SO WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THOSE RECORDS. WE ALSO WANT TO MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO FORMALIZE REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT TRACKING OF COMPLIANCE WHEN IT COMES TO INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENTS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, WE DO HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE, BUT IT IS NOT FORMALIZED OR IT'S NOT STANDARDIZED. SO THAT'S ONE AREA THAT WE NEED TO ENHANCE. AGAIN, THIS WAS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I KNOW I JUST HIT ON THE HIGH HIGH POINTS. IT'S I PROBABLY I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH I WAS ABLE TO CONVEY. I'M GOING AS FAST AS I
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CAN. SO MAYOR, MAY I MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE? OKAY. THE NEXT AUDIT WAS THE POTHOLE AND MAJOR PATCH REPAIR PROGRAM AUDIT, AS YOU'RE AWARE, CITY'S ROADS WERE BUILT BACK IN THE 80S, AND IT CONSISTS OF 2357 LANE MILES OF STREETS AND 320 LANE MILES OF ALLEYS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE STREET DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED OR REPAIRED 40,550YD■S OF STREETS AND ALLEYS FOR POTHOLES AND MAJOR PATCHES IN A FY 24 THAT INCREASED TO 47,000 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION IS ALLOCATED TO REPAIR THESE POTHOLES AND MAJOR PATCHES. WHEN I TALK ABOUT POTHOLES, THE DEPARTMENTS CONSIDER POTHOLES AS ANYTHING THAT'S LESS THAN THREE BY 3 OR 1YD■S. ANYTHING BIGGER THAN THAT IS CONSIDERED AS A MAJOR POTHOLE. SO OUR OBJECTIVE WEREO ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE REPAIR PROCESS. WE WANTED TO VERIFY THE RELIABILITY OF KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS. WE ALSO WANTED TO DETERMINE THE ACCURACY OF VENDOR PAYMENTS. THE SCOPE OF THE AUDIT COVERED FROM OCTOBER 22ND TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. BASICALLY, WE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE A FEW AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN MAKE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE DIVISION HAS A WORK ORDER SYSTEM, BUT IT'S NOT BEING FULLY UTILIZED TO ITS POTENTIAL. ONCE WE DO THAT, WE CAN DO A LOT OF DATA ANALYSIS AND WE CAN HAVE RUN VARIOUS PERFORMANCE MATRICES. WE ALSO, AS YOU'RE AWARE, CURRENTLY THE REPAIR PROCESS IS REACTIVE, MEANING THEY DO REPAIR BASED ON CITIZEN COMPLAINTS. IT'S NOT A PROACTIVE PROCESS, BUT ONCE THEY START TRACKING MORE INFORMATION AND THEY CAN REEVALUATE THAT STRATEGY. MAJOR PATCHING REPAIRS ACCOUNTED FOR 83% IN FY 23 AND 8,581% IN FY 24. IN OVERALL COST. FOR EXAMPLE, WE REPAIRED MORE MAJOR PATCHES TEN TIMES MORE THAN WE REPAIRED THE POTHOLES. THAT'S BECAUSE PROBABLY BECAUSE WE ARE DEPENDING ON CUSTOMERS TO INFORM US. SO IF IT'S A MINOR POTHOLE, THE CHANCES ARE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THAT REPORT ON. SO THAT THAT IS PROBABLY THE REASON WHY WE'RE WORKING MOSTLY ON MAJOR PATCHES. WE DID IDENTIFY A FEW AREAS OF INEFFICIENCY CURRENTLY. IT'S LIKE, AS I SAID, IT IS PRETTY MUCH A MANUAL PROCESS. AND EVEN WHEN MATERIALS ARE BEING ORDERED, ESTIMATES ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE USING THE ESTIMATES. THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY MEASURING THE WIDTH, THE HEIGHT AND THE DEPTH OF POTHOLES. INSTEAD, THEY'RE ESTIMATING THE WIDTH AND THE HEIGHT. THERE ARE TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR US TO DETECT THAT AND FOR US TO PROPERLY MEASURE THAT. THERE ARE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE, BUT MANAGEMENT WANTS TO REEVALUATE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE, AND THEY ALSO WANT TO WORK ON TAKING CARE OF THE WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FIRST BEFORE MOVING TO ANYTHING, ANY NEW, USING ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY. AGAIN, ONCE WE HAVE START CAPTURING THE INFORMATION IN THAT WORK ORDER SYSTEM, THEY CAN ENHANCE ON PERFORMANCE MATRIXES AND REPAIR TIMELINESS. THERE WERE A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT RELATES TO THAT SYSTEM. ACCESS RIGHTS WERE NEEDED TO BE REVIEWED AND THEY NEEDED TO FORMALIZE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SO THOSE WERE SOME OF THE HIGH POINTS THAT WE POINTED OUT DURING THIS AUDIT.SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR AUDITS THAT WE COVERED. MAYOR I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. AND I WENT REALLY FAST. BUT PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM JED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORTS.
THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM THAT YOU MENTIONED FORHE STREETS DEPARTMENT IS THAT THE SAME SYSTEM THAT'S GOING THAT'S BEING INTRODUCED INTO CODE AND THAT SOFTWARE OR WHAT? WHAT WILL YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT SYSTEM IS, THE AND HOW IT MIGHT CHANGE. YEAH. OR. YEAH. SO STREETS USES CARTEGRAPH WHICH IS A DIFFERENT ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAN SALESFORCE. SALESFORCE REALLY IS MORE. IT'S MORE OF AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM THAT THAT WOULD TRACK CASES AND PROPERTY INFORMATION.
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN AN ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. OKAY. TWO DIFFERENT TOOLS FOR TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORK. SO IS CARTEGRAPH BEING UPGRADED OR BECAUSE JED, YOU MENTIONED THAT
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THEY WANTED TO WORK ON THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM FIRST. SO WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN? SO CARTEGRAPH HAS A LOT OF CAPABILITIES. YOU CAN ELIMINATE A LOT OF MANUAL PROCESSES. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN CAPTURE THE TONNAGE THAT THEY USED, THE LABOR HOURS, THE COST. ALL OF THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING CAPTURED ON A MANUAL FORM. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A SYSTEM. SO IT'S NOT BEING USED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THAT WE CAN. THAT IS CREATING SOME INEFFICIENCY. THAT IS ALSO CREATING SOME DATA INACCURACIES. BECAUSE AS YOU'RE AWARE, WHEN YOU'RE TRACKING IN MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS, WHEN YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, TAKING FROM MANUAL DOCUMENTS TO EXCEL SPREADSHEET DATA ENTRY ERRORS CAN HAPPEN. SO WE TRY TO DO MULTIPLE ANALYSIS TO VERIFY THE COST PER FIXING COST PER SQUARE YARD, HOW MANY TONNAGE WE NEED TO FIX EACH SQUARE YARD. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE VARIANCES WHICH YOU WOULD EXPECT SOME VARIANCE BUT NOT HUGE VARIANCES. AND WE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THAT'S BECAUSE THE DATA THAT WE HAVE IS NOT COMPLETE AND IT'S NOT FULLY ACCURATE. AND SO WE BELIEVE WE HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO CAPTURE THIS INFORMATION. WE JUST NEED SOME TRAINING. AND TONY'S BEEN WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING US. WE WERE WORKING ON THIS AUDIT. SO AND TO BE FRANK WITH YOU, THAT DEPARTMENT IS STRUGGLING WITH RESOURCES, HUMAN CAPITAL AS WELL. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR A LITTLE BIT. BUT HE'S ON TOP OF IT. HE'S WORKING THROUGH IT. I'M SURE HE DOES. HE IS HE IS ON TOP OF IT. HE DOES A GREAT JOB.OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL THOUGHTS FOR FEAR OF SOMEONE THROWING SOMETHING AT ME, WHY DON'T WE. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO JED AND TO HIS HIS ORGANIZATION THAT AGAIN, WHAT WE TRIED TO DO, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT, I ASKED HIM TO JUST TRY TO SAY IT AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN WITHOUT OVERWHELMING BECAUSE AS YOU CAN HEAR THE REPORTS, THERE'S SO FOUNDATIONAL, THERE'S SO MUCH IN THEM THAT OFTENTIMES IT CAN TAKE FOREVER JUST TO GO THROUGH THE AUDITING PROCESS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO FIRST OF ALL, SAY THANK YOU FOR THE MANNER BY WHICH YOU MADE. YOU SPED THAT MOTH UP TONIGHT. I MEAN, YOU WERE IN THERE. AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND TO YOU, COUNCIL, WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND VISIT WITH US ALSO. I SEE THAT EVERY MONTH YOUR DIFFERENT COMMITTEES INVITE EVERYONE TO COME AND BE WITH YOU. WE WANT TO DO THIS VERY SAME THING. COME AND BE WITH US, SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ASK QUESTIONS EVEN THERE. OKAY. BUT AS HE'S ALREADY STATED, A LOT OF THE INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE ONLINE FOR YOU THAT AFTER WE FINISH OUR MEETINGS, OF COURSE YOU CAN GO THERE. BUT THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU. COMMITTEE. VERY GOOD. AND JED, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU. OUR LACK OF QUESTIONS, I THINK IS A REFLECTION OF OUR CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND YOUR TEAM'S ABILITIES. SO THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS, MAYOR. MOVING ON TO ITEM 11,
[11. Administrative Services Committee Report Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Lucht, Chair of the Administrative Services Committee, along with staff, will present a committee report on Board and Commissions Engagement. This item was submitted by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Lucht and seconded by Councilmember Dutton at the January 21, 2025 Work Session. The presentation will also include a report on City Ordinances Related to Chickens. This item was submitted by Councilmember Hedrick and seconded by Councilmember Dutton at the February 11, 2025 Work Session.]
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REPORT. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES IS MADE UP OF COUNCILMAN CHRIS BEARD AND COUNCILMAN HEDRICK. AND LATELY WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THIS WAS PHIL. YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS WAS AN ITEM BROUGHT FORTH THAT I BROUGHT FORTH AND WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. WE'VE DISCUSSED IT TWICE. IT'S ABOUT A, I DON'T KNOW, THOUSAND PAGE BINDER OF ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, BYLAWS AND JUST ALL THE INFORMATION STAFF COULD GET FOR US REGARDING THOSE. SO IT WILL TAKE SOME MORE TIME TO GET THROUGH THESE BINDERS AND REALLY KIND OF GET INTO THE MEAT OF THINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS HAVING AN ANNUAL REPORT OUT FROM THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO HEAR FROM THEM. I THINK IT WOULD ALSO GIVE THEM WE THINK THAT IT WOULD ALSO GIVE THEM A SENSE OF DIRECTION AND PURPOSE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RECOMMENDING. OTHER THAN THAT, RIGHT NOW WE'RE KIND OF FOCUSING ON THE BYLAWS. AND IF ANYBODY HAS SOME ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT US TO GO OVER IN ADDITION TO THOSE ITEMS, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT. OKAY. IT SEEMS LIKE AT ONE POINT IN TIME I JUST DON'T RECALL WHEN, BUT WE HAD GOTTEN INTO A WE'D GOTTEN INTO A[02:55:09]
SYSTEM OFHE, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS COMING AND GIVING US AN ANNUAL REPORT. UNLESS I KNOW I WAS SITTING HERE AT THIS DESK, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH CHAIR I WAS SITTING IN. BUT I DO RECALL THAT HAPPENING. AND I GUESS IT JUST I WAS PROBABLY SITTING OVER THERE AT THE TIME. BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE DONE THAT AT SOME POINT. AND AGAIN, I THINK WE JUST I DON'T KNOW, IT'S AN AWARENESS THING AND A FOLLOW THROUGH THING, BUT I THINK MAKING IT FORMALIZING THAT I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA, I AGREE. DID YOU PHIL, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO IT? OKAY. SECONDLY, WE TALKED ABOUT CHICKENS. AND I KNOW I'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION BEFORE. THIS ITEM WAS SUBMITTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HENDRICK. HENDRICK, SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. SO CURRENTLY OUR NO ROOSTERS IN THE CITY PEROWL, HOUSEHOLD. THAT INCLUDES ALL FOWL. THE HEALTH CODE REQUIRES, OR THE AGRICULTURE CODE REQUIRES US TO HAVE A HEALTH OFFICIAL OR CONSULTANT PROVIDE A REPORT EVALUATING WHETHER RESTRICTING. CHICKENS WOULD CAUSE HARM. SO THAT IS A FAIRLY LENGTHY AND INVOLVED PROCESS. BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME LEGISLATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW ABOUT CHICKENS. SO WE KIND OF WE JUST RECOMMEND THAT WE WAIT IT OUT AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH ANY CHANGES TO OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE. DON'T, DON'T, DON'T WE'RE NOT COUNTING CHICKENS HATCHED OR OTHERWISE STOP. EGGS INCLUDED. YES. PHIL, DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER THE ANY LEGISLATION THAT MIGHT AFFECT US OR. SURE. SO THE COMMITTEE DID DISCUSS POTENTIALLY WATCHING SENATE BILL 141 AND ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO OUR LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR ABOUT THIS. AND THERE ARE ALSO OTHER SEVERAL CHICKEN BILLS THAT ARE RELATED OUT THERE AS WELL. BUT ONE THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT IS RELATED TO HOW A CITY CAN REGULATE CHICKENS, AND THAT WOULD BE THAT THE CITY COULD NOT PROHIBIT A HOUSEHOLD FROM HAVING SIX OR FEWER CHICKENS. BUT THE BENEFIT OF THE BILL THAT'S PROPOSED, SENATE BILL 141, IS THAT IT WOULD PROHIBIT ANY TYPE OF POULTRY BREEDING, IT WOULD PROHIBIT ROOSTERS. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW THE CITY TO ESTABLISH A DISTANCE THAT A CHICKEN COOP MUST BE FROM RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, AND THAT ANY CURRENT ORDINANCE WOULD ALSO BE VOID DUE TO THIS. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO TRACK THIS, AND WE CAN REPORT THIS BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AS THIS, MOVE FORWARD. YEAH. QUESTIONS I DON'T JUST I HAVE A FEELING THESE ARE GOING TO BE MORE JOKES THAN ANYTHING, BUT YEAH, I'M GONNA I'M GOING TO PUSH THE NAMES IN THIS QUEUE. I'M ALMOST CERTAIN I'M NOT GOING TO LIKE WHAT COMES OUT. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS, HOW COME? HOW COME THEY ARE PROHIBITING ROOSTERS? I MEAN, THAT'S A BIG PART OF THE CHICKEN POPULATION. SO. SO WHAT ARE Y'ALL GOING TO DO AS FAR AS ROOSTERS? SURE. SO AS SPEAKING TO WHY THE LEGISLATURE IS DOING THAT, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR THEM. BUT AS IT RELATES TO ENFORCEMENT, IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR ANIMAL SERVICES TEAM ON, ON ENFORCEMENT. IF THIS DOES PASS. NOW, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS PREVALENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS IT RELATES TO ROOSTERS. THEY ARE THEY ARE LOUD. AND SO IT DOES BECAUSE I KNOW SOME RESIDENTS WITH WHO HAVE ROOSTERS IN IN TO BAN ROOSTERS FROM GARLAND THAT THAT'S. OH SORRY. YEAH THEY ALREADY ARE. THAT'S NOT HERE. WELL THEY'RE ALREADY PROHIBITED. I DIDN'T SAY THAT. BUT ANYWAY. ANYWAY, I THOUGHT I'D POSED THAT QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. DRUM STICKS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON, WHAT DO YOU GOT? THE FACT THAT YOU SAID CHICKEN BILLS. SO JUST NONCHALANTLY. I'M VERY IMPRESSED. SO MY QUESTION IS NOT IN REGARDS TO THE CHICKENS, BUT THE PREVIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT LIMITING, LIKE DOING TERM LIMITS FOR BOARD AND COMMISSION COUNTLESS TIMES OVER THE YEARS? WELL, AND NEVER BEEN ACTED ON ANY PARTICULAR REASON? LACK OF PARTICIPATION, THE[03:00:05]
NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE VERSUS THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COMPLETELY OUT OF BALANCE WITH ONE ANOTHER. AND THAT'S THAT IS THAT'S THAT'S FAIR. HOWEVER, WE'RE I FEEL LIKE WE'VE ALL KIND OF SEEN A LITTLE CLIMATE CHANGE IN ACTIVITY, IN WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ANY FORM. ELECTION TIMES DO THAT FOR SURE.BUT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, WHERE IS IT? THAT'S THAT'S A VALID POINT. TRUE. LISTEN, SIR, OVERALL, THERE'S BEEN A DIFFERENT SHIFT. I PERSONALLY HAVE RECEIVED A PLETHORA OF APPLICATIONS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WHICH PREVIOUSLY HAS NEVER HAPPENED. SO I THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE WORTH LOOKING AT. I, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT IT HAS COME UP MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND WHAT IT HAS COME BACK TO, I BELIEVE MOST RECENTLY WAS. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. NOMINEES CAN IMPACT WHO'S IN THERE. IF YOU FEEL THE NEED OR THE DESIRE TO REPLACE SOMEONE. IF YOU HAVE A NOMINATION THAT IF YOU HAVE A, A NEW VOICE TO BE HEARD, THEN YOU SHOULD BRING THAT FORWARD. BUTUT E TERM LIMITS WE WERE LOOKING AT, I MEAN, I, WE LOOKED AT IT PROBABLY FOR OR SO YEARS AGO, AND WE WERE PRESENTED WITH A SITUATION WHERE WE WOULD HAVE FOLKS TURNING OUT AND NO ONE BACKFILLING IN BEHIND IT. IT WAS JUST IT'S JUST SORT OF A CONSTANT STRUGGLE WE HAVE HAD. I HATE THAT STRUGGLE, BUT IT IS REAL AND WE WILL SEE SPIKES IN INTEREST. AND HONESTLY, THEY DO USUALLY COINCIDE WITH ELECTION SEASON. SO BUT IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TAKE UP THIS DISCUSSION ONE MORE TIME, THERE'S NOTHING I WOULD DO TO STOP THAT. BUT I, I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD INCLINATION THAT THE RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME. OKAY, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES IS DEFINITELY WILLING TO LOOK AT ANY IDEAS THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO SEE PUT FORWARD. SO WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. AND I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WERE WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BYLAWS, ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS HAS BEEN TO BASICALLY HAVE A BYLAWS TEMPLATE THAT ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WOULD USE. SO THAT'S PART OF THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL. I THINK THAT WOULD I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL OF HAVING JUST, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THERE THERE'S A COUPLE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION HAS HAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, SOME DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE SOME FINANCIAL THINGS. BUT NO, I THINK THAT I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. MR. ENGLAND, JUST A REMINDER, THE PLAN COMMISSION ALSO WOULD HAVE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THAT. THEY THE CHARTER STATES THAT THE PLAN COMMISSION GETS TO MAKE THEIR OWN BYLAWS. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR.
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND CHICKENS. COUNCIL MEMBER HEDRICK. SORRY. I WAS JUST CHIMING IN ABOUT THE ROOSTER THING. THEY ARE ALLOW IN OUR CITY IN AGRICULTURAL ZONING.
THERE ARE SOME AREAS IN MY DISTRICT THAT ARE AG ZONING, AND I'VE HEARD THEM AND WE CANNOT REGULATE THEM IN THOSE AREAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND YES, I'LL JUST LET THAT GO. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER OTT DOES HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. MOVING ON TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A
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PROCESS ONCE WE LEAVE HERE THIS EVENING THAT MOVES US TO ITEM 13, EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECESS FROM OPEN SESSION AND CONVENE IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS FIVE, FIVE, 1.08655, 1.089 AND 552.133 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTER A 13 A IT RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEFING, DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS REGARDING[03:05:05]
SECURITY ASSESSMENTS OR DEPLOYMENTS RELATING TO INFORMATION RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY, NETWORK SECURITY INFORMATION, AND THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR SECURITY DEVICES. AND 13 B COMPETITIVE MATTERS RELATED TO GARLAND POWER AND LIGHT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE QUARTERLY BRIEFING FROM THE RISK OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS RELATED TO SAME COUNSEL WILL TAKE A QUICK RECESS SO WE CAN KIND OF CLEAR, CLEAR THE ROOM AND GET PEOPLE IN SPOT. LET'S HAVE EVERYBODY BACK AT 930, PLEASE. WE ARE IN RECESS. I DID* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.