* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. NEED TO ORDER, AND THEN I'LL [00:00:01] MAKE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUE ON THIS TOPIC. IT IS 1201 AND, UH, ALMOST 30 SECONDS IN. SO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE BOARD, UH, TIFF BOARD NUMBER ONE MEETING ON JULY 30TH, 2025. UM, AS A VERBAL REMINDER WITH THE MICROPHONES, THE MEETING IS AUDIO RECORDED, NOT VIDEO RECORDED. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE BEFORE YOU SPEAK, ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME AS I JUST HAVE EXAMPLE, NOT I AM JOSEPH, THE TIF BOARD, NUMBER ONE CHAIR. UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO AROUND WITH ANNOUNCE, UH, NOT ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, INTRODUCTIONS SO THAT LUKE IS NOT LEFT IN THE COLD AND EVERYBODY IS, UH, INTRODUCED TO HIM. SO GO AHEAD, LUKE, TELL US NAME AND ABOUT YOURSELF. YEAH. UM, SO DID I, I'M, AM I, UH, YOU CORRECT. YOU ARE NOT, LET'S JUST SPEAK BUTTON ON YOUR SCREEN. OH, HERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. OKAY. UM, HI EVERYBODY. I'M LUKE JIM BACIO. UM, I'VE BEEN LIVING IN GARLAND, UH, SINCE 1991 WITH A BREAK OF SEVEN YEARS, JUST DOWN THE ROAD, DOWN GARLAND ROAD IN, UH, IN DALLAS. UM, I TEACH AT, UH, GARLAND HIGH HERE. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 25 YEARS. UM, SO I'M REALLY, YOU KNOW, PLUGGED IN AND, UM, HOPEFULLY, UM, YEAH, UH, THIS'LL BE A, A GREAT EXPERIENCE. FANTASTIC. AND WELCOME, KIM. THERE YOU GO. I'M KIM THE HOFF, AND I'M FROM DISTRICT FOUR. UM, MANY MOONS AGO. I GRADUATED FROM SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MOVED AWAY FOR A WHILE AND CAME BACK AND I LOVE GARLAND. AWESOME. OKAY. I INTRODUCED MYSELF, UH, LET'S SEE, SHE'S IN DISTRICT FIVE C, CHRIS, SORRY, SIX C. THERE WE GO. GOOD. THANK YOU. I'M MARY BRUBACH. I'M THE CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER FOR DALLAS COLLEGE, WHICH WAS SEVEN CAMPUSES AND COLLEGES WE'RE, WE'RE RUNNING AT 150,000 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW. OH MY GOSH. ALL OVER THE PLACE. UM, BUT MY ROLE IS TO CREATE HAVOC ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN POSSIBLE. BUT, UM, I'M AN ART HISTORIAN BY TRAINING, AND I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN THE BISBEE RESIDENCE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CASTLE ON E STREET, WHICH IS, WAS BUILT IN 1938. AND, UH, IT'S BOTH AMAZING AND AT THE SAME TIME, OH MY GOD, WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO? BUT, UM, I'VE, I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD, THIS IS MY SECOND TERM, I THINK, AND I ALSO GOT TO SERVE ON BOTH BOND COMMISSIONS, WHICH WAS A DELIGHT, AND PARTICULARLY SINCE THEY ALL PASSED. BUT, UM, I, I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH GARLAND AS A CITY THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT. IT'S ATTRACTIVE. THE PUBLICITY ON IT IS JUST ASTONISHING. AND I WAS JUST SAYING TO, UH, HERE THAT NEWS OF THE NEW RESTAURANT THAT'S COMING IN, THE, THE TACO RESTAURANT PLAYS INTO THE FACT THAT WE'RE MAKING FOR A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND A PLACE TO COME TO, NOT TO GO TO A WHOLE SHOPPING CENTER FULL OF CHAIN RESTAURANTS. I COULD NOT BE MORE DELIGHTED, AND I KNOW THE WORK THAT THE TIFF HAS BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE AS A RESULT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM GLAD TO BE HERE. VERY GOOD. AND ALAN, ALAN STAFFORD. MY PARENTS MOVED ME HERE IN 1949. I'M A 1966 GRADUATE OF GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FANTASTIC. BEEN ON THE BOARD A FEW YEARS. AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND NANCY, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, HELLO, MY NAME IS NANCY ELLE. I'M THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND IN THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. I'M ALSO YOUR TIF ONE STAFF LIAISON, AND HALEY, I THINK YOU'VE OR AT RYAN ENGLANDS. MIKE. MY NAME IS HALEY MILLER. I AM THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST, AND I AM THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE TIF ONE DOWNTOWN FOREST JUPITER BOARD. VERY GOOD. AND, UH, APOLOGIZE FOR NOT KNOWING ALL OF YOUR NAMES AND TITLES, BUT WE HAVE RANDOM CITY STAFF JOINING US ALSO IN THE WING, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. UM, OKAY. LET'S SEE. THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES IS OUR NEXT ITEM, ALTHOUGH, HOWEVER, THIS IS A, UH, VOTING ITEM. TECHNICALLY, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, WE DON'T NEED TO APPROVE ANYBODY TO BRING OUR NUMBERS UP, SO WE'RE GOOD THERE. OKAY. UM, PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE, UH, MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING, UH, WHICH SHOULD BE IN, UH, THE TAB NUMBER FIVE. UH, [00:05:01] LET'S SEE. IT'LL BE A DRAFT MINUTES PRESENTED FROM OUR OCTOBER 23RD, 2024. NO, I'M SORRY. YEAH. UM, YES. NUMBER OF COPIES. IT SHOULD BE, OR MINE IS MARKED AS THE GREEN. APRIL 24TH OF 24. 2020 FOURTH. THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. I MUST HAVE THE WRONG ONE. OCTOBER 3RD, 23RD. IT'S, DOES EVERYONE ELSE HAVE THE THIRD 30TH, 2025? OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. MINE IS NOT MARCH. OH, SORRY. THAT'S FINE. OH, NO, THAT'S FINE. YEAH. AWESOME. THANK YOU. OKAY. HAVING HAD TIME TO LOOK OVER IT, IS THERE ANY, UM, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. ROBERT'S RULES. IT'S, IT'S A REPORT, SO WE JUST NEED A MOTION. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A NEED FOR A SECOND. I, NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. AND THEN A DISCUSSION, ANY DISCUSSION ON ACCEPTING THE MINUTES? YES, MA'AM. SO I'M READING OVER THIS, AND THIS READS LIKE, TO ME IT READS AS IF SOMEONE TOOK THE AGENDA AND JUST PUT THAT THEY WERE THE, UM, THE WHATEVER WE'RE TRYING TO APPROVE, BECAUSE IT SAYS WE'LL BRIEF, WE'LL EXPLAIN, WE'LL DIRECT WE'LL, THERE'S NO ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, LIKE PAST TENSE. OKAY. IT SHOULD BE TITLED DRAFT. SO IT'S THE, THIS IS THE FIRST PAGE. IF YOU GO ONE PAGE OVER, UH, LET'S SEE. THIS IS GONNA BE THE ONE. THIS IS IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. COULD I HAVE JUST A SECOND? I'M SORRY. NO PROBLEM. UH, THERE WAS A CONFUSION ON WHICH ITEM WAS THE AGENDA AND WHICH WAS THE REPORT OF LAST MEETING. GIVING A MOMENT TO REVIEW THAT. OKAY. HAVING HAD A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE DRAFT OF LAST MEETING'S MINUTES MOTION AND HAVING HAD DISCUSSION, IS THERE MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE? [00:10:02] ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. ALRIGHT, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM ANY OF OUR CITY STAFF? AND WE HAVE NO GUESTS IN THE GALLERY EITHER, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR INTERNAL VOTE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. LAST, UH, MEETING WE ADDRESSED AND WOULD BE IN THE MINUTES. WE JUST REVIEWED THE APPOINTING AND VOTING ON A, UH, CO-CHAIR OR A VICE CHAIR, UH, THAT, UH, MEMBER OF THE BOARD WAS NOT REAPPOINTED. AND WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER, UH, TO THE BOARD FROM THAT DISTRICT. SO WE NEED TO REAPPOINT A, UH, VICE CHAIR. UH, KIM HAS CONSENTED TO BE IN THE LIST OF NOMINEES. UH, OTHERS THAT WERE, UH, REQUESTED ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE. SO WE WILL ALSO TAKE NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WILLING TO BE NOMINATED AS VICE CHAIR? PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH KIM. OKAY. IN THAT CASE. AND SHE'S THE ONLY NOMINATION. THEN I, AS THE CHAIR WILL CONSIDER THAT AS A VOTE FOR KIM, IS THAT I MOVE BY ACCLAMATION. BY ACCLAMATION. VERY GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. KIM IS OUR NEW VICE CHAIR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. UM, THIS WOULD BE OUR REPORT, WHICH NANCY CAN TAKE AWAY. GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD AND CHAIR. CONGRATULATIONS MS. THIEF, ON YOUR NEW APPOINTMENT. IT'S HER MIC. YEAH, HER MIC IS ON. HELLO? HELLO. SORRY. I'LL GET CLOSER. . UM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND, UM, SUPPORT, UH, ON THE TIFF BOARD. UM, WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER TODAY. UM, THIS IS OUR JULY MEETING, SO WE WILL BE GOING OVER A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT, UM, THINGS FOR YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER. UM, SO WE'LL START OFF WITH THE AGENDA. WE JUST FINISHED APPROVAL OF MINUTES. UM, WE HAVE SIX ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU CAN, UM, SUGGEST FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AS YOU WISH. UM, AND THEN WE WILL ADJOURN. SO TO BEGIN THE MEETING, UM, THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL ITEM OF CONSIDERATION IS THE, UH, MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES UPDATE. UM, SO THE MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICE BUCKET IS, UM, WHAT OUR, WHAT WE USE TO PAY OUR STAFF, UH, TO OP DO OPERATIONS AS NORMAL. UM, THIS INCLUDES THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT STAFF AS WELL AS TWO PARK STAFF THAT, UH, MAINTAIN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE AND THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. UM, SO THESE UPDATES ARE THAT, UM, OUR STAFF ATTENDED A, UM, NETWORKING EXPO WITH THE THROUGH THE CHAMBER ON MAY 9TH. UM, WE ALSO ATTENDED A, A LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON ALSO THROUGH THE CHAMBER ON JUNE 11TH. UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN REGIONAL BROWN TA, UH, ROUND TABLE IN BROWNWOOD, TEXAS. UM, THE CITY OF BROWNWOOD PRESENTED ON THEIR REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HEAR ANOTHER CITY AND HOW THEY MANAGE THEIR REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. UM, IT BROUGHT ABOUT A LOT OF IDEAS FOR POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PROGRAM. UM, WE ALSO DID A TOUR OF THEIR DOWNTOWN, WHICH INCLUDED A, AN EVENT VENUE, WHICH HAS REALLY, UM, CATALYZED A LOT OF ECONOMIC INVESTMENT IN THEIR DISTRICT. UM, WE ALSO VISITED SOME OF THEIR DIFFERENT SITES, SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR A VITALIZATION PROGRAM. AND THEN WE WENT OVER SOME OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA TACTICS AND HOW THEY, UM, PACKAGE SOME OF THEIR IMAGES TOGETHER TO SPEAK, UH, WITH A VOICE OF BROWNWOOD. UM, THEY ALSO RECENTLY DID A SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS VERY INSPIRING. SO ALL GREAT INFORMATION THAT WE GATHERED AND, UM, ARE U USING TO BRING US STRONGER AND BETTER FOR NEXT YEAR. UM, ALSO THIS SUMMER WE HAD A SUMMER INTERN, MS. SAVANNAH POWELL IS OVER IN THE CORNER. UM, TODAY'S ACTUALLY HER LAST FULL DAY, UM, THROUGH OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO WORK ON SOME REALLY IMPACTFUL PROJECTS. UM, SHE DID SOME PARKING ANALYSIS. SHE ALSO WORKED ON OUR POLE BANNER STUDY. SHE HELPED US SET UP FOR OUR PUMPKIN, UH, FALL PUMPKIN EVENT THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS SUMMER. AND THEN SHE WAS JUST A DELIGHTFUL, UH, SUPPORT THROUGH US ALL SUMMER LONG, SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HER. UM, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME OUR DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION COORDINATOR. MS. LISA GON, UM, SHE STARTED ON MONDAY AND, UH, SHE'S ALREADY JUMPING IN, UM, GETTING READY TO PLAN SOME EVENTS FOR THIS FALL. UM, WORKING WITH SAVANNAH TO PICK UP THE PUMPKIN PROJECT AND, UH, JUMP IN ON SOME OTHER INITIATIVES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ON THE BOOKS. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE TODAY FOUR STAFF MEMBERS [00:15:01] FULLY STAFFED. UM, IT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, SO WE'RE HAPPY FOR THAT. AND THAT IS, UH, THE UPDATE FOR MANAGED DISTRICT SERVICES. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE REVITALIZATION? VERY GOOD. GO AHEAD. UM, JUST A QUICK RECAP. I'M PRETTY SURE MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, BUT THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN. UM, AIM TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE DISTRICT BY, UM, GIVING PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE, MODERNIZE, UM, UPDATE THEIR BUILDING AS NEEDED. UM, AS MOST OUR HISTORIC SUBDISTRICT, MANY OF OUR BUILDINGS WERE BUILT IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS AND THEREFORE HAVE REALLY OLD ELECTRICAL WIRING OR SMALL TINY DOORFRAMES OR, UH, PLUMBING THAT'S KIND OF ANCIENT. SO THIS PROGRAM HELPS OUR PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS MODERNIZE THEIR FACILITIES AND ADAPT TO MODERN USES. UM, IT ALSO VERY STRONGLY ENCOURAGES THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING. SO ENCOURAGING ATTRACTIVE FACADES. UM, WE, WHENEVER AN APPLICANT IS INTERESTED IN DOING WORK, UM, WE ALWAYS CONNECT THEM WITH OUR HISTORICAL CONSULTANT TO ADVISE THEM ON THE CHANGES THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING, MAKING SURE THAT IF THEY ARE GONNA REPLACE THEIR WINDOWS, THAT THEY'RE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AND LOOK OF THE TIME PERIOD. UM, SIMILAR IF THEY SAY THEY WANNA PAINT THE BUILDING, UM, WE TRY TO COACH THEM AND WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONSIDER A COLOR THAT WOULD BE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. UM, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANOMALIES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AS MUCH AS WE CAN CONTROL. AND SO JUST A REMINDER, THE BOUNDARIES ARE FROM WALNUT, UM, TO THE TRAIN TRACKS JUST OFF THIRD STREET DOWN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO AVENUE A IN GLENBROOK. UM, SO THOSE ARE THE BOUNDARIES. UM, ONE QUESTION. YEAH. UM, WHAT, UH, WHY THE RAILROAD TRACK? 'CAUSE IN MY MIND THERE SOME BUILDINGS THAT ARE, SEEM TO BE SLIGHTLY HISTORICALLY INTERESTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS TOO, THAT WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THAT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. UM, I WOULD AGREE THERE ARE SOME VERY BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS ON THE OTHER SIDE. UM, THE BOUNDARIES WERE DETERMINED BASED ON OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY DESIGNATION. SO WHEN WE SUBMITTED OUR PAPERWORK TO THE NATIONAL US NATIONAL REGISTRY, UM, ONLY CERTAIN PARAMETERS OF IT, THE, THE BUILDINGS WERE APPROVED. UM, SO THE OUTSIDE OF THAT SCOPE WERE NOT WITHIN THE NATIONAL REGISTRY BOUNDARIES, AND THEREFORE THAT'S WHERE WE LIMIT OUR YES. BUT I'M SURE MR. THE PROPERTY OWNER OVER THERE IS IN AGREEANCE WITH YOU. SO, UM, SO PROGRAM SUCCESS. UM, THE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED IN 2020. UM, THE FIRST YEAR THAT IT WAS INITIATED, IT WAS ONLY A FACADE PROGRAM. UM, I BELIEVE THE FIRST TWO YEARS, ACTUALLY, IT WAS ONLY FOR THE EXTERIOR OF THE, THE BUILDING. UM, IN 2022, THEY REVAMPED THE PROGRAM AND ALLOWED INTERIOR WORK TO BE DONE AS WELL. UM, SO JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THE YEARS IN TOTAL. UM, IF YOU'LL NOTICE 2022, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY APPLICANTS OR ANY PROJECTS. THAT WAS ALSO THE YEAR THAT THE ENTIRE SQUARE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO, UM, WE ASSUME THAT IS WHY, UM, THERE, THERE WAS ALREADY ENOUGH GOING ON. AND SO I GUESS WE, THE APPLICANTS WERE NOT INTERESTED AT THAT TIME. UM, AND THEN A SNAPSHOT OF OUR CURRENT STATUS. UM, THIS YEAR IN 2025, WE'VE COMMITTED TO $533,000, UM, TO IMPROVEMENTS. AND THESE ARE ALL MATCH EQUALLY BY THE, UM, THE APPLICANT. SO THAT'S OVER A MILLION DOLLARS OF REINVESTMENT HAPPENING IN OUR DOWNTOWN THIS YEAR ALONE. UM, SO JIMMY WALLACE HAS COMPLETED HIS PROJECT AND HAS BEEN REIMBURSED. UM, THE SCOOP AND BOBA BLUE RAT BUILDING HAS COMPLETED THEIR WORK. THEY'RE FINISHING THEIR LAST FEW STEPS OF THEIR PAPERWORK AND THEY SHOULD BE GETTING THEIR REIMBURSEMENT IN THE NEXT, UM, FEW WEEKS. EPIPHANY GALLERY HAS ABOUT A MONTH LEFT ON THEIR PROJECT TO FINISH THEIR, UM, THEIR INITIATIVES AND THEN SUBMIT THEIR PAPERWORK. UM, ROACH FEED AND SEED, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED, THEY JUST FINISHED REPAINTING THEIR BUILDING. THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW BEAUTIFUL SIGN, AND I BELIEVE THE THIRD, UH, PART OF THEIR APPLICATION IS BEING WORKED ON NOW THEY'RE REPLACING THEIR HEATING SYSTEM. UM, AND THEN AS WELL, THE BIG HITTER OF THE YEAR WAS TAWI VINO. AND, UM, AS MS. BRUBACH COMMENTED, THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO OPENING, VERY CLOSE TO, UM, COMPLETING THEIR PROJECT. UM, I'VE HEARD MAYBE MID AUGUST THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE OPENING, BUT, UM, NOTHING FIRM YET. UM, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW. UM, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS FALL, YOU CAN GO AND HAVE SOME TACO EINO RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND. THAT'S GREAT. AND THAT IS THE UPDATE FOR THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. HIM, WHO IS THE, UH, [00:20:01] EVALUATOR THAT WE HAVE, UH, RENOVATIONS SENT TO. DO WE KNOW THE NAME OF THE, UM, THE HISTORICAL CONSULTANT OR THE REVIEW COMMITTEE? THE HISTORICAL CONSULTANT? UM, THE HISTORICAL CONSULTANT WE MOST OFTEN WORK WITH IS, UM, JUSTIN, UM, INGER, JUSTIN INGER, THANK YOU, . AND HE IS A CONSULTANT, UM, WITH MCCOY FOUNDATION, UH, TRAINER. IT'S A, A JOINT PARTNERSHIP. UM, SO WHENEVER AN APPLICANT HAS INTEREST IN MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXTERIOR OF THEIR BUILDING, WE ALWAYS LOOP HIM IN. UM, AND WE HAVE, WE GIVE, PROVIDE TWO FREE CONSULTATIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS TO DISCUSS WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WANNA DO. AND THEN THAT IS A TIME FOR HIM TO SAY, OH, WELL I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS OF THAT TYPE OF WINDOW. CAN YOU MAYBE LOOK AT THESE TYPES? UM, AND SO KIND OF GUIDE THE APPLICANT TO CHOOSE A MORE TIME HISTORICALLY ACCURATE ITEM PIECE, PAINT, UM, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. UM, BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE EVALUATED BY OUR REVIEW COMMITTEE, UM, WHICH IS MADE UP OF MR. KURT INGER, AS WELL AS MS. BECKY KING, WHO'S MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL ARTS. UM, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, USUALLY MISS AYAKO SCHUSTER, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM, UM, PLANNING, UM, PLANNING DIRECTOR NE AND THEN AS WELL, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BUILDING INSPECTIONS, COME AND EVALUATE THE APPLICATIONS, LOOK FOR, UM, ANY CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE, POINT THINGS OUT, AND THEN ALSO HELP GUIDE THE APPLICANT, UM, ALONG THE WAY. SO, VERY GOOD. OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. DISTRICT TWO, THE, THE TOGO PLACE FOR $406,000. ARE THEY DOING A COMPLETE REMODEL OF THE SPACE? OKAY, YES. THEY HAD TO LIKE A FACADE, , NO, NOT JUST FACADE IMPROVEMENT. UM, THEY DID HAVE TO START, UM, FROM THE GROUND UP WITH ASBESTOS REMEDIATION, UM, ALMOST A, YEAH, COMPLETE GUTTING OF THE BUILDING. UM, THEY ALSO DID SOME WORK ON THE ROOF, REPLACED THE AC, HAD TO DO SOME PLUMBING WORK, ELECTRICAL WORK, UM, AND THEN AS WELL BUILD A KITCHEN, A BAR, A PATIO IN THE BACK END, IN THE FRONT. UM, SO IT'S, IT'S EXTENSIVE, EXTENSIVE PROJECT AND IT IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN, UH, WHAT MR. JIM BARBERSHOP USED TO LOOK LIKE A FEW WEEKS AGO. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND WE'LL HAVE SOME REALLY FUN BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS TO UPDATE EVERYONE WITH. PART OF THAT EXPENSE TOO, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WOULD BE INCLUDING GREASE TRAPS. YEAH. WHICH ARE AN EXPENSIVE RENOVATION. YEAH. MM-HMM . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE MOVING ON TO ENHANCED SQUARE, UH, PROGRAMMING? OKAY, GO AHEAD NANCY. I THINK ANOTHER FUN NOTE ABOUT TACO EINO IS, UM, WE RECENTLY DID A KIND OF COMING SOON TAINO POST, AND THAT HAS GARNERED, I BELIEVE 60,000 VIEWS ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM. UM, SO IT'S REALLY GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION, A LOT OF POSITIVE ATTENTION. UM, TAINO THEMSELVES ALREADY HAVE A VERY LARGE FOLLOWING, UM, SO BRINGING THAT AUDIENCE TO DOWNTOWN GARLAND IS AMAZING. , OH, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT I HAD ONE MORE SLIDE. UM, SO AS MENTIONED AT THE BROWNWOOD CONFERENCE, UM, WE, THEY PRESENTED SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS IN HOW THEY MANAGE THEIR REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. UM, AND THEN WITH THAT, STAFF HAS ALREADY BEEN LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF MINOR CHANGES TO MAKE TO THE PROGRAM JUST TO ADD MORE CLARITY, ADD MORE STRENGTH TO THE PROGRAM. UM, SO AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS, UM, CLEARLY DEFINING THE FIVE YEAR WAIT PERIOD. RIGHT NOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT AMBIGUOUS. IT DOES SAY FIVE-YEAR WAIT PERIOD, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOME WORDING IN THERE TO PROTECT US SAYING THE FIVE-YEAR WAIT PERIOD COMMENCES ONCE REIMBURSEMENT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED. UM, SO THAT THERE'S NO, UM, ROOM TO SAY, OH, WELL I APPLIED FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO. SO, UM, A LITTLE CLARITY IN THAT. UM, SO WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU IN OCTOBER LOOKING FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION, AND THEN IF YOU RECOMMEND, THEN WE'LL TAKE IT TO COUNCIL. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. SEEING NO HANDS FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS, UH, WE WILL PROCEED ON TWO ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING. YES. SO ANOTHER, UM, ANOTHER VERY ACTIVE PART OF OUR DEPARTMENT IS ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING. OUR EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS THAT WE DO TO KEEP DOWNTOWN LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING. UM, WE STRIVE TO MAKE EVERY TIME YOU VISIT DOWNTOWN A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. UM, AND SO ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT IS THROUGH OUR ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES. UM, THIS PAST SPRING, WE INSTITUTED THE, YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING YET, MUSIC SERIES. UM, WE HAD NINE EVENINGS IN THE SPRING. UM, THEY WERE ALL THURSDAYS IN APRIL AND MAY NINE DIFFERENT PERFORMERS CAME OUT. UM, A LOT OF THEM BROUGHT THEIR OWN [00:25:01] CROWDS WITH THEM. UM, AND WE DID HEAR BACK FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT IT WAS GREAT FOR THEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE ORDERED TAKEOUT AND CAME OUT TO THE SQUARE AND LISTENED TO THE MUSIC. UM, WE WERE STRATEGIC IN POSITIONING THEM UNDER THE PAVILION RIGHT NEXT TO THE PLAYGROUND SO THAT, UM, FAMILIES COULD PLAY WHILE THE PARENTS ENJOYED A, A DINNER ON THE THE SQUARE. UM, WE WILL BE DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE FALL, UM, THURSDAYS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, EXCLUDING THANKSGIVING. AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THIS PROGRAM BACK. UM, ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HELPS SPONSOR AND, UH, PRESENT WAS THE ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL. UM, THIS YEAR IT WAS ON MAY 10TH. UM, WE WORKED STRONGLY WITH MANY PARTNERS, UM, BUT ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PARTNERS WAS, UM, SCOOP AND BOBA BROUGHT, UH, THEE LAND PORTION OF THE EVENT AND WAS VERY HIGHLY AT ATTRACT, ATTENDED AND AT ATTRACT, UM, A VERY EXCELLENT EVENT. THERE WAS DANCERS AND PERFORMERS, UM, ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT CULTURES FROM THE ASIAN AMERICAN WORLD WERE REPRESENTED AND, UM, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. UM, ANOTHER REALLY FUN EVENT THAT WE DID THIS FALL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CULTURAL ARTS WAS THE REDHEADED STRANGER WEEKEND EXTRAVAGANZA. UM, SO, UM, REDHEADED STRANGER WAS RECORDED BY WILLIE NELSON HERE IN GARLAND 50 YEARS AGO, THIS MAY. AND SO IN HONOR OF THAT, UM, A THE MOVIE WAS SCREENED AT THE PLAZA THEATER SOLD OUT. UM, AND THIS PICTURE IN THE RED DRESS OR RED SHIRT IS MS. MORGAN FAIRCHILD, WHO WAS THE, UM, COSTAR OF THE MOVIE. SHE CAME TO GARLAND AND TALKED ABOUT HER TIME WITH WILLIE AND HER EXPERIENCES IN THE MOVIE. UM, AND THEN ON SATURDAY MORNING, WE STARTED THE DAY OFF WITH TOURS OF THE RECORDING STUDIO. UM, WE HAD SHUTTLE BUSES RUNNING FROM THE VISITOR CENTER TO THE RECORDING STUDIO TAKING PEOPLE. AND DURING THE SHUTTLE BUS, WE HAD A, A WILLIE NELSON BIOGRAPHER, UM, TELLING STORIES ABOUT WILLIE NELSON DURING THE, UM, TRANSIT. UM, WE ALSO HAD THE ACTUAL TOURING BUS FROM REDHEADED STRANGER ON THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE. IT WAS OPEN FOR ATTENDEES TO GO INSIDE VISIT, TAKE PICTURES. SO THAT'S THIS PICTURE ON THE FAR RIGHT THAT IS THE ACTUAL PICTURE OF WILLIE NELSON'S TOUR BUS. IT WAS REALLY PRETTY COOL TO BE INSIDE. UM, THE KIND OF, UH, GEOMETRIC SHAPED MIRROR ON THE RIGHT TO THAT SIDE HAS A WALL WHERE EVERY PERSON WHO'S EVER BEEN ON THE BUS AUTOGRAPHED IT. SO I SAW SO MANY AUTOGRAPHS ON THERE. IT WAS, IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING TO BE INSIDE THAT BUS. UM, BUT IN SUPPORT OF THAT, THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HAD A LITTLE PHOTO BOOTH, UM, A LITTLE INTERACTIVE. UM, WE WERE THE ONES WHO BROUGHT THE BUS ONTO THE SQUARE AND MADE SURE, UM, ALSO DURING THE DAY, UM, SOME OF THE BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN FORTUNATE SUN, UM, DOS BANDERAS FISH TAILS AND INTRINSIC ALL HAD LIVE PERFORMERS, UM, PLAYING MUSIC IN THEIR VENUES, UM, IN THE AFTERNOON TO KIND OF DRIVE TRAFFIC AND HAVE VISITORS ENJOY GARLAND. AND THEN THE EVENING FINISHED WITH, UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT PERFORMERS THAT RECREATED THE ENTIRE ALBUM. UM, AND SOME OF THEM WERE REALLY BIG NAMES. UM, RHETT MILLER, UM, THE LEAD SINGER OF ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. UM, THERE WAS SOME REALLY BIG, BIG AUDIENCES. ACTUALLY. THE LEAD SINGER OF ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL DURING THE PERFORMANCE TEXTED WILLIE NELSON AND SAID, HEY, I'M IN CARLAND. AND WILLIE RESPONDED AND SAID, TELL EVERYONE THANKS, . IT WAS, UM, IT WAS PRETTY, PRETTY SPECIAL. I TOOK MY DAD AND HE LOVED IT. SO, UM, ALL OF THE PERFORMANCES WERE SOLD OUT. THE MOVIE WAS SOLD OUT, THE, UM, TOUR BUSES, THOSE WERE FREE TO ATTEND, BUT THEY WERE ALL FULL CAPACITY AS WELL AS THE, UM, COVER ALBUM, UH, REPLAY NIGHT. SO THAT DEFINITELY BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW TRAFFIC IN. AND, UM, IT REALLY, SOME, SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS INTERACTING WITH JUST KEPT COMMENTING, I HAVEN'T BEEN TO GARLAND IN A WHILE. THINGS ARE CHANGING. SO IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR. VERY GOOD. UM, ANOTHER REALLY BIG, UH, FESTIVAL THAT WAS HOSTED THIS SUMMER WAS THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. IT WAS ON JUNE 14TH. UM, THIS IS A, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR ON THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE THAT WE'VE HOSTED THIS. UM, IN CONJUNCTION THERE WAS A TEA CAKE, UM, TASTING. THERE WAS A CAR SHOW, THERE WAS LOTS OF PERFORMANCES, UH, FOOD TRUCKS, GAMES. UM, THEY ALL DID THE FAN DANCE. I DUNNO IF YOU'VE SEEN THE TIKTOK TREND, IT'S VERY BIG RIGHT NOW. UM, BUT IT WAS, UH, A GREAT EVENT AND, UM, THANKFULLY IT WASN'T A HUNDRED DEGREES THAT DAY. IT WAS [00:30:01] ACTUALLY PRETTY PLEASANT. SO, AND THE RED, WHITE AND U EVENT THIS YEAR WAS HOSTED ON JULY 3RD. UM, A AMAZING EVENT. WE HAD, UH, 20,000 VISITORS COME TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT OVER THE DAY. UM, THE EVENT WAS FROM FIVE TO 10:00 PM WE HAD CUE THE BAND. UNBELIEVABLE. IT REALLY WAS. UM, THIS YEAR WE HAD A FIREWORK SHOW THAT LASTED FOR 32 MINUTES. UM, IT WAS, UH, AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO PROJECTION LIGHTING ON CITY HALL FIREWORKS WAVING FLAG. UM, AND THE SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM DID A GREAT JOB OF STRATEGICALLY PUTTING SOME OF THE VERY POPULAR THINGS ON THE OUTSKIRTS SO THAT IT WOULDN'T FEEL TOO CROWDED WITHIN THE EVENT, UM, AND REALLY PACING THE FLOW AND THE EVENING OF THE, OF, OF THE NIGHT. THIS WAS ALSO, UH, JUST A COUPLE DAYS AFTER MR. HEDRICK HAD BEEN APPOINTED AS MAYOR. SO IT WAS HIS, HIS FIRST EVENT TO COME UP AND WELCOME THE CITY AND INTRODUCE EVERYONE. AND HE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT 4TH OF JULY IS HIS FAVORITE HOLIDAY. SO HE HAD QUITE THE ATTIRE TO WEAR THAT EVENING. UM, ANOTHER INITIATIVE, WE PARTNERED WITH OUR LIBRARY THIS SUMMER, UM, WHILE THEY WERE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THEY'RE NOW OPEN, BUT IN JUNE THEY WERE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THEY HOSTED STORY TIME ON THE SQUARE, UM, ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH. UM, AND THEY, THEY HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE. UM, A LOT OF THE PARENTS WERE REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO DO STORY TIME AND THEN GO ON THE SPLASH PAD AND THEN GO GET LUNCH. IT WAS A FULL DAY, AND IT, IT REALLY IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE, THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE WAS DESIGNED FOR, WAS TO BE A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE THAT ALL CAN COME AND ENJOY THEMSELVES AND HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON. UM, SOME OF THE OTHER INITIATIVES THAT HAPPENED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE BUSY. UM, THE MUSIC MADE HERE SERIES IS, UM, ALWAYS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH. UM, AND MAY, WE HAD A GREAT BAND, VERY BIG CROWD, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD RAINED ALL DAY. UM, THEY STILL ALL CAME OUT THAT NIGHT. UM, JUNE WAS HOT AND STILL GREAT. AND THEN THE 4TH OF JULY ONE WAS CANCELED, UM, DUE TO THE, UH, STORMS THAT WERE HAPPENING THAT DAY. UM, BUT THE MAN JEW EVENTS WERE VERY WELL ATTENDED. UM, COMING UP THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST, WE HAVE, UM, THE SELENA EXPERIENCE COMING ON, UM, TO DO SELENA TRIBUTE COVER BANDS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, A FULL LINEUP FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, EVERY FIRST FRIDAY, SO COME OUT AND VISIT. UM, WE ARE LOOKING TO REINSTATE THE, YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING YET IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER ON THURSDAY EVENINGS. UM, WE'VE PLANNED FOR THESE SHOWS TO START AT 6:30 PM TO ALLOW PEOPLE TIME TO GET HOME AND GATHER THE FAMILY, AND THEN COME BACK UP TO THE SQUARE. UM, ALSO THE URBAN MARKET HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY THE SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. UM, OCCASIONALLY THEY HAVE HAD TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT SATURDAY IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL ON JUNETEENTH. UM, BUT WE ALWAYS FIND ANOTHER DATE TO RESCHEDULE THEM. UM, IN JULY AND AUGUST, THEY HOST THEIR EVENING OR THEIR, UH, MARKET IN THE EVENINGS FROM FIVE TO 10:00 PM JUST BECAUSE OF HEAT. UM, SO THE NEXT MARKET WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH FROM FIVE TO 10:00 PM GOOD. AND THAT CONCLUDES ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING UPDATE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. JUST A COMMENT. THE VERB I, THE ADJECTIVE I'M HEARING ALL OVER THE PLACE IS BUZZY DOWNTOWN GARLAND. HE BUZZY. SO I, YOU MIGHT WANNA USE THAT SOMEWHERE. YEAH. LOVE IT. YEAH, I THINK THAT FITS WITH SOME OF THE WINDOW ART. WE'LL SOON TALK ABOUT . I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S NOT ABOUT SQUARE PROGRAMMING, I GUESS IT'S ABOUT THE SQUARE IN GENERAL. ARE WE GIVING UP ON THE IDEA OF PLANTING A BIG TREE THERE AFTER TWO OF 'EM HAVE DRIED UP? YOU ARE VERY OBSERVANT. UM, NO, I THINK THERE'S STILL INTENTION TO REPLANT, UM, THE TREES ON THE SQUARE, BUT NOT DURING THE SUMMER. UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT MIGHT BE HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER. UM, BUT I CAN CHECK IN WITH PARKS ON THE STATUS OF THAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. YEAH, THAT'D BE COOL TO KNOW. I I JUST, I'VE NOTICED THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE ON, UH, THE THIRD ATTEMPT YEAH. WOULD BE THE THIRD. YES. ALRIGHT, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ENHANCED SQUARE PROGRAMMING, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO NANCY FOR PUBLIC ART. YEAH, SO ANOTHER, UM, AVENUE THAT WE TRY TO ENLIVEN [00:35:01] AND ACTIVATE THE SQUARE IS THROUGH PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES. UM, MANY OF THE LARGE MURALS IN DOWNTOWN, UM, AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM, SO THIS SPRING, ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE CAME UP WITH WAS TO DO WINDOW CHALK ON THE, UM, MOSTLY VACANT STOREFRONTS IN DOWNTOWN. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE LEFT THAT ARE VACANT, AND SO WE WANTED TO BEAUTIFY THOSE AND HELP PEOPLE SEE THEM IN A NEW LIGHT, MAYBE GET THEM RENTED. UM, THERE WERE A COUPLE THAT GOT PAINTED THAT WERE OCCUPIED, UM, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE VACANT STOREFRONTS. UM, SO WE HIRED A LOCAL ARTIST. SHE CAME OUT OVER A, A ABOUT A WEEK AND DID 10 DIFFERENT WINDOWS IN DOWNTOWN. UM, WE, THEY WERE UP FROM, I BELIEVE MARCH 15TH ISH THROUGH THE END OF, OR JUNE 1ST IS WHEN THEY WERE ALL REMOVED. UM, THEY BEAUTIFIED THE DISTRICT. WE GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT HOW LIVELY AND CUTE THEY WERE. UM, SO WE BELIEVE IT WAS A, A POSITIVE PROJECT AND WE'LL PROBABLY LOOK TO REPLICATE IT IN THE FUTURE. VERY GOOD. UM, ANOTHER BIG INITIATIVE, UM, THAT YOU'LL SEE ROLLING OUT, UM, IS THE WRAPPING OF THE TRAFFIC CABINETS. UM, SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT EVENTUALLY WILL WRAP ALL OF THE TRAFFIC CABINETS IN GARLAND. UM, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR DOWNTOWN BEING THE FIRST, IN THE FIRST PHASE OF WRAPPING. UM, SO DUE TO THAT, WE HAVE 14 BOXES IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT THAT WILL BE WRAPPED. UM, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT I KNOW I SAW THESE THREE ALONG GLENBROOK. UM, I'VE BEEN SEEING 'EM POP UP ALL OVER TOWN RECENTLY. SO KEEP YOUR EYES OUT. UM, THAT WAS DONE THROUGH A CALL FOR ARTIST PROCESS, UM, AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THE QUALIFIERS WAS THAT MOST ART, THE ARTISTS LIVE IN THE DFW AREA AND I BELIEVE PRIORITY WENT TO GARLAND ARTISTS. UM, AND SO IN THIS EXAMPLE, THERE'S SOME, UH, BEAUTIFUL TREES AND KIND OF SOME SURREAL LANDSCAPE, UM, IMAGES. UM, BUT THEY'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND THEY'RE SLOWLY ADJOINING ALL THE TRAFFIC CABINETS THROUGHOUT GARLAND. UM, SO YOU'LL SLOWLY START SEEING THEM. I BELIEVE IT'LL TAKE LIKE THREE YEARS TO GET TO ALL OF THE CABINETS, BUT SLOWLY AND STEADILY WE'RE UPDATING THEM. AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC ART UPDATES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU NANCY. MM-HMM . ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE, UH, BOARD ON PUBLIC ART? OKAY. AREA IMPROVEMENTS FOR TIF ONE? GO AHEAD, NANCY. UM, SO TIF ONE AREA IMPROVEMENTS. UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR POLL BANNERS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. UM, WE HAVE 150 DIFFERENT BANNERS OR POLES THAT COULD HOLD, UM, ARTWORK ON THEM OR DIFFERENT INSIGNIA OF GARLAND AND SOME SORT. UM, SO MS. SAVANNAH WORKED TO IDENTIFY AND MAP WHERE ALL THOSE ARE. AND, UM, WE'VE CREATED AN ORDER AND HOPEFULLY BY MAYBE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, YOU'LL SEE ALL THE POLE BANNERS FULLY ADORNED, UM, WITH 10 DIFFERENT DESIGNS. UM, SO THIS PICTURE OF THE GIRL WITH A UNICORN HORN IS ONE OF 10, UM, THAT WILL HAVE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND THEY WILL ALL HAVE THE SIMILAR, UM, DOWNTOWN GARLAND LOGO AT THE BOTTOM WITH A, UH, PRETTY SIMPLE PHOTO AT THE TOP. SO, UM, WE ALSO HAVE OUR FIRST BILLBOARD, UM, ADVERTISING DOWNTOWN GARLAND. UM, THIS ONE IS THIS BOTTOM PICTURE. THE STAGE IS SET IN DOWNTOWN GARLAND. UM, CURRENTLY THE BILLBOARD IS AT, UH, GARLAND ROAD IN 16TH STREET, SO JUST SOUTH OF MILLER. UM, THEY, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT, UM, A GOOD AMOUNT OF GARLAND RESIDENTS ARE NOT AWARE OF A DOWNTOWN DISTRICT IN GARLAND. UM, SO WE WANTED TO START INTERNALLY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING OUR RESIDENTS TO COME REGULARLY VISIT OUR DOWNTOWN SQUARE. AND THEN WE DO HAVE INTENTION OF EXPANDING TO ADVERTISE TO NEIGHBORING CITIES, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE OUR RESIDENTS FIRST. UM, ALSO IN NEW INCOMING BUSINESSES, WE'VE BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT TAINO AT 7 0 6 MAIN STREET, THE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. UM, THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GETTING A LOT OF BUZZ ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, THEY WERE WRITTEN UP IN THE DALLAS OBSERVER, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. UM, SO IT'S GETTING A LOT OF MEDIA ATTENTION. I BELIEVE WE WERE CALLED A VIBRANT SUBURB IN THE PAPER YESTERDAY. SO, UM, IT'S GREAT NEWS. UM, WE ALSO HAVE THE ALLIES HOUSE. UM, IF YOU WALK BY FIVE 19 STATE, THEY'VE HAD A, UM, PRETTY DRASTIC CHANGES TO THE BUILDING GOING ON. UM, IF YOU WALK BY, IT'S VERY SUNNY IN THERE RIGHT NOW. THE ROOF HAS BEEN REMOVED. UM, THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE, THE FACADE DOWN SO THAT THEY CAN START CONSTRUCTION. [00:40:01] UM, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU GUYS WITH THE PROGRESS OF, UM, THEIR BUILD AS IT COMES ALONG. UM, I THINK LAST I TALKED TO THEM, THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A FULL YEAR TO, UNTIL THEY'RE OPERATIONAL. SO AS UPDATES COME ALONG, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE THOSE ABOUT THIS VERY EXCITING NEW PROPERTY. AND THE OTHER, UM, UH, THE NEXT THING IN OUR TIFF AREA IMPROVEMENTS IS TO DISCUSS AND, UM, ASK FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION OF OUR TIF ONE BUDGET. UM, OUR 2026 BUDGET. UM, NONE OF THE BUCKETS OR THE, UM, EXPENDITURES HAVE CHANGED DRASTICALLY. UM, WE DO HAVE A FEW, UM, INTERESTING CHANGES HERE. THE INCREASE, UH, FOR SQUARE MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT AS THE SQUARE WAS ONCE NEW AND SHINY, IT WILL NOT ALWAYS STAY THAT WAY. SO WE HAVE REQUESTED FUNDING OF $75,000 A YEAR TO, UH, REPLACE PLAYGROUND FEATURES TO REPLACE THE AWNINGS, TO MEND THE FLOORING IF NEEDED, TO REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURES, WHATEVER IS NEEDED TO KEEP THE SQUARE BEAUTIFUL. UM, IS WE'RE ASKING FOR 75,000 ONGOING EVERY YEAR FOR THESE CHANGES. UM, THERE'S ALSO ON THE HORIZON, UM, COME JANUARY, UM, WE ARE GONNA REPLACE THE GRASS TURF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SQUARE WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF. UM, THIS IS A ONE-TIME COST OF $250,000. UM, AND THE TURF IS EXPECTED TO LAST FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS. SO WE ARE BUDGETING FOR EVERY FIFTH YEAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE TURF. UM, AND WE ARE ALSO INCLUDING THE, UH, COST OF INFLATION INTO THAT COST. UM, AND THEN A ONE-TIME COST IS THE SKATING RINK. UM, SO THIS FALL OR THIS WINTER, UM, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, I BELIEVE AROUND NOVEMBER 15TH IS WHEN THE SKATING RINK WILL OPEN. UM, BUT THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE WILL BE HOST TO A ICE SKATING RINK ON THE SQUARE. UM, PARTICIPANTS CAN COME AND PAY A TICKET AND GET ACCESS TO THE SKATING RINK. AND THEN DURING CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE, IT'LL BE FREE FOR ATTENDEES TO DO THE SKATING RINK. UM, THE SKATING RINK WILL BE OPEN, I, I WANNA SAY IT'S NOVEMBER 13TH THROUGH JANUARY 3RD, BUT I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE ON THOSE DATES. BUT IT IS ABOUT MID-NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY IS WHEN WE'LL HAVE A SKATING RINK ON THE SQUARE. WE ANTICIPATE FOR THIS TO DRAW A LOT OF TOURISM AND TRAFFIC. UM, WE'RE PLANNING REALLY HEAVILY TO DO MEDIA POSTS AND AWARENESS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S THIS NEW ATTRACTION IN DOWNTOWN. GO AHEAD. QUICK QUESTION. UM, IS IT REAL ICE OR OR ICE? IT IS GONNA BE REAL ICE. MM-HMM . WOW. WHICH IS PART OF THE COST . THAT'S INCREDIBLE. UH, SKATES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE IN CASE YOU GUYS WERE WONDERING. YOU CAN SHOW UP AND THERE WILL BE SKATES FOR YOU AND, UM, YOU CAN SKATE AROUND AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. WOW. AWESOME. SO TICKET SALES, BUT THEN GO BACK TO REIMBURSING THE SKATE RINK EXPENSE. IS THAT CORRECT OR? UM, SO TICKET SALES WILL BE PUT INTO THE GENERAL FUND. UM, THERE'S ALSO A PORTION OF, UM, THE SIDES OF THE WALLS WE'RE ABLE TO SELL ADVERTISING BANNERS. SO THAT WILL BE ANOTHER INCOME STREAM THAT WE CAN USE TO BRING THE SKATING RINK BACK IN FUTURE YEARS. GO AHEAD LUKE. DO WE KNOW THAT THE, UH, SAVINGS, UH, OR SWITCHING TO ARTIFICIAL TURF OR KEEPING IT GRASS, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE COST SAVINGS? I COULD, I COULD DO A REPORT ON THAT. I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE. UM, A LOT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN PARKS, UM, PARKS, ENCOURAGEMENT, BUT I CAN DO A ANALYSIS OF THE COST SAVINGS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN? I JUST WANNA, I, I MEAN PER, PERSONALLY, I, I LIKE THE GRASS. YEAH. IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL. BUT YEAH. AND IT HAS BEEN, UM, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN HEAVILY DISCUSSED. UM, THE REASON THAT THEY'RE LEANING TOWARDS GOING FOR THE ARTIFICIAL TURF IS BECAUSE THE TIME IN WHICH, UM, GRASS IS COMING OUT OF DORMANCY IS USUALLY MARCH, APRIL, AND THAT'S RIGHT WHEN WE'RE HEAVILY PROGRAMMING. SO THIS YEAR, UM, OUR PARK STAFF WANTED US TO CLOSE THIS, THE GRASS FOR ALL OF APRIL TO ALLOW FOR THE GRASS TO REGROW. AND WE'RE LIKE, THIS IS GO TIME. WE NEED TO HAVE EVENTS. UM, SO JUST DUE TO THE TIMING CONFLICTS OF, UM, WHEN GRASS SHOULD KIND OF BE LEFT DORMANT AND ALLOW TO REGROW IT ALSO, WHEN, UM, THAT COINCIDES WITH WHEN EVERYONE WANTS TO BE OUTSIDE AND PLAYING, UM, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE, THE GRASS THE WAY IT IS. SO AN AN EXAMPLE THAT WE HAD IS, UM, [00:45:01] IN MID-APRIL WE HOSTED A MOVIE NIGHT ON THE SQUARE AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE, UM, DIRT AND CRUMBLY GRASS AND IT WAS JUST NOT COMFORTABLE AT ALL AND EVERYONE GOT VERY DIRTY. AND UM, SO I, I AGREE WITH YOU. I LIKE THE LOOK AND THE FEEL OF THE REAL GRASS, BUT I THINK PRACTICALLY FOR THE AMOUNT OF VISITORS, THE AMOUNT OF USAGE THAT WE HAVE FOR THE SQUARE, THAT THE ARTIFICIAL TURF, UH, MIGHT BE A BETTER SOLUTION. UM, BUT I AGREE, I LIKE THE FEEL OF THE GRASS BETTER PERHAPS, ESPECIALLY FOR NOW UNTIL WE CAN FIND A WAY TO GIVE SOME AMOUNT OF SHADE FOR TURF TO REMAIN THAT'S LIVE. YEAH. JUST AS HAVING STUDIED THAT IN COLLEGE. UM, QUESTION TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON THIS. IS THERE A PUBLIC HEARING TIME WITH PARKS RECREATION THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONSULT WITH THEM AND ASK QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO PARTICIPATE SINCE WE'RE KIND OF WORKING WITH THEM HAND IN HAND FOR FUNDING? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. UM, I CAN ASK AND SEE. OKAY. MM-HMM . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'VE GOT ONE MORE. UH, YEAH, THE, UM, THE ADDITIONAL, UM, REQUEST FOR THIS YEAR WAS ACTIVATIONS EVENT STAFFING. UM, SO WITH INCREASED EVENTS WITH ACCRETE, INCREASED HAPPENINGS ON THE SQUARE, THAT ALSO REQUIRES MORE STAFFING. UM, SO MS. LISA WILL BE THE MAIN ONE PLANNING THE EVENTS, BUT WE DO ALSO HAVE CONTRACT LABORERS COME OUT TO HELP WITH CLEANING UP, SETTING UP. UM, SO IN ANTICIPATION OF THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF EVENTS, WE DO NEED SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO KEEP MAINTAIN THE, THE QUALITY OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR NANCY ON THE 25 26 PROPOSED BUDGET? I GUESS I'M BRINGING UP DISCUSSION. UM, IT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY CITY STAFF, SO THEN THEREFORE, UH, WE NEED A MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD FOR, UH, APPROVAL. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I SHALL MOVE. ALRIGHT, MOVE BY DR. AUGH. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE? JUST TO COMMENT, THIS IS THIS CONTINUING INVESTMENT AND WHERE WE PUT A HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY IS WISE TO MAINTAIN IT AND CONTINUE IT. AND, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE DEALT WITH THE ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLATION SITUATION AND FRANKLY, YOU PROBABLY WILL SPEND LESS ON THE TURF THAN YOU WILL ON THE MAINTENANCE IF YOU STAY WITH, WITH REGULAR GRASS. SO IT'S, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU END UP DOING WHEN SOMETHING IS HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AND THIS ONE DEFINITELY IS AND THAT'S WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE. OKAY. UM, SO THE PAGE, PAGE 18 IN THE PACKET IS THE SHORTFALL. WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE ON PAGE 19? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? CAN YOU SAY IT AGAIN? SO ON PAGE 18 IT SAYS THAT THERE'S A, A, LOOKS LIKE A SHORTAGE IN FUNDING ON THAT BUDGET. OKAY. IS WHAT PAGE 19 IS REQUESTING, IS THAT THE SHORTFALL THAT'S REFLECTED ON PAGE 18? UM, THE REQUEST ON PAGE 19 ARE, UM, ADDITIONAL BUDGET REQUESTS TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. UM, I GUESS MR. WATSON, CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP HERE? MR. WATSON IS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND, UM, MASTER OF BUDGETS. YEAH. SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS WHAT'S GONNA BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND, AND WHAT CITY COUNCIL'S HAVE PROVEN IS A ONE YEAR LOOK AT THE BUDGET FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR. AS Y'ALL KNOW, Y'ALL'S PRIMARY ROLE IS TO APPROVE A PROJECT PLAN, WHICH IS MULTI-YEAR. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WHAT WE HAVE IS WHEN SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT BUCKETS, THERE'S BUCKETS OF FUNDS FROM A LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE THAT WE FEEL WE CAN FUND WITH THE LONG-TERM REVENUE SOURCES. THE REASON WHY YOU'RE SEEING THE DRAWDOWN IN THE FUND BALANCE IS BECAUSE THESE ARE ONETIME EXPENDITURES. SO WE'RE REPLACING THE TURF, IT'S $250,000, BUT THAT'S A ONETIME EXPENDITURE. SO WE'RE DRAWING DOWN FUND BALANCE, BUT OUR LONG-TERM PROJECTIONS ARE SHOWING THAT BY THE TIME WE GET FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS OUT, WE'LL SEE ANOTHER DRAW DOWN, ANOTHER DRAW DOWN. SO THERE IT IS MAINLY BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE TIME IN NATURE. NOW IF THAT WAS ALL ONGOING THINGS, WE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM. YEAH. OKAY. IS THAT GOOD? THANK YOU. MATT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO CAN I VOTE IN THIS MEETING? YES. YOU'VE BEEN APPOINTED IN, IN THE BOARD, DOESN'T NEED TO APPROVE YOUR APPOINTMENT. YOU, YOU ARE A, A SITTING MEMBER? YES. OKAY. 'CAUSE WE WERE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS THE OTHER DAY. YEAH, YEAH. YOU, YOU'RE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT THEN. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION OR HANDS FOR DISCUSSION, THE, UH, ITEM BEFORE THE BOARD IS TO APPROVE [00:50:01] THE PROPOSED 2025 AND 2026 BUDGET ADDITIONAL REQUESTS AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. SO, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. ALRIGHT, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT WOULD BE ANY FUTURE ITEMS WE MAY HAVE. DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE ITEMS, NANCY? NO, THAT WOULD BE, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOPICS THAT YOU WANNA DISCUSS AT, UH, NEXT BOARD MEETING. SO IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BRING UP AND DISCUSS AT NEXT THE OCTOBER MEETING? TO YOUR POINT, I'LL UH, DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE BIG TREE IN DOWNTOWN AND WE CAN DISCUSS THAT. UM, AND THEN, UH, TO YOUR REQUEST, UM, AN UPDATE FROM PARKS ON THE ARTIFICIAL TURF. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. AND THE, AS FAR AS CHANGING THE TIME, OH YES. AND THAT WOULD BE, UH, UH, THE CHAIR WILL, UM, I THINK IT'S AT THE TOP OF THE YES, THAT'S CORRECT. UH, WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO REVIEW OTHER POTENTIAL TIMES TO MEET. IS THERE ANY POTENTIAL TIMES THAT THE BOARD WOULD RECOMMEND? RIGHT NOW WE WILL BE DOING SOME LOOKING INTO WHAT AVAILABILITY THIS ROOM HAS FOR OTHER TIMES, BUT IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC TIMES THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WOULD SUGGEST, WE WILL SPECIFICALLY PRIORITIZE LOOKING AT THAT TIME AND DATE AS WELL. SO THIS WOULD BE A CONTINUING DAY GOING FORWARD, WHETHER WEDNESDAY OR WHATEVER JUST RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW ON THE FLOOR. AND I, I THINK THE INITIAL REQUEST IS DO WE WANNA CONTINUE TO MEET AT THIS TIME OR DO WE WANT TO LOOK AT ANOTHER TIME TO CONVENE? THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. YES. MM-HMM . SO HISTORICALLY WE'VE BEEN MEETING AT NOON ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH IN JANUARY, APRIL, JULY AND OCTOBER. UM, AND IF THAT IS IN AGREEANCE WITH YOU ALL STILL AND THAT IS WHAT THE CADENCE WE WANNA CONTINUE, THAT IS DEFINITELY AN OPTION. UM, BUT IF ANY OF YOU HAVE, UM, CONCERNS OR CONFLICTS, UM, NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO POINT THOSE OUT AND MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT FINDING ANOTHER TIME TO CONVENE. YEAH, JUST, I, I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MEETING TIME AND NEITHER WAS, UM, MARGARET, UH, WHO APPOINTED ME. UH, AND SO I, THIS IS, THIS IS THE ONLY MEETING I CAN MAKE FOR UNTIL NEXT JULY. SO I, I I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN MEET, I CAN MEET AS EARLY AS THREE 30, UM, BUT I JUST, I I CAN'T MAKE THIS NEW MEETING. OKAY. UM, SO THE SUGGESTION THEN BY OUR MEMBER LUKE, IS TO MEET THREE 30 SAME DAY, SAME DAYS. YEAH. DAYS, DAYS DON'T MATTER. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW. VERY GOOD. SO THEN ONE SUGGESTION IS TO MEET SAME DAY, SAME SCHEDULE, JUST MOVING IT TO THREE 30. UM, IF THAT QUESTION, WE HAVE A NUMBER WHO ARE NOT HERE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND I, I NOTICED THAT WE HAD A TIME, UH, EARLY ON WE COULDN'T GET A QUORUM TOGETHER EITHER. SO I, I DO THINK MOVING THE TIME MAKES SENSE, BUT KEEPING THE DATE THE SAME. BUT I WONDER IF WE SHOULD ALSO PULL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY TO GET THEIR AFFIRMATION OF THAT AS WELL. IS THAT POSSIBLE TO SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND GET REPLIES? YES. YES, I CAN DEFINITELY, UM, SEND OUT THAT REQUEST. VERY GOOD. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REQUEST OF THREE 30, UH, SAME DAY, SAME SCHEDULE, UM, AND WE'LL STAY INFORMED AS TO ANY OTHER REPLIES VIA EMAIL, UM, ALL OTHER INFORMATION. THEN WE'LL UH, REVISIT THIS IN OCTOBER AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND I'LL, I'LL, UM, DO SOME RESEARCH AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS ROOM AND THAT TIMEFRAME. UM, AND IF, IF AN ALTERNATE DATE, LIKE DAY OF THE WEEK WAS NEEDED, WOULD THAT BE AN OPTION? LIKE IF WE DID TUESDAYS AT THREE 30 IF THIS, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS ROOM IS BOOKED AT THAT TIME, BUT WOULD YOU ALSO BE INTERESTED AT THE TIME? NOT THE DAY. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS. OKAY. AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T HIT ON A BOARD MEETING DAY. AND THAT'S ON A TUESDAY. OKAY. FIRST TUESDAY OF MOST MONTHS. OKAY. ALRIGHT, I THINK THAT TAKES CARE OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. WELL, JUST A REMINDER, THE NEXT MEETING IS, UH, CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH AT NOON. UM, SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME DRESSED IN YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. ? NO, NOT REQUIRED, THANK GOODNESS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. TIFF. BOARD NUMBER ONE STANDS ADJOURNED AT 1256. THANK YOU. [00:55:04] THANK YOU MR. STAFFORD. OKAY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.