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WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER ON BILITIES COMMITTEE FOR MARCH, 2026.
UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER THE MINUTES THAT WERE PRINTED OUT FOR YOU FROM LAST MONTH.
DO YOU HAVE ANY EDITS? YOU CAN SHARE THOSE NOW.
A MOTION MAY BE ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED.
UM, NOW WE'LL OPEN IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I, I DID.
WOULD SOMEONE ELSE LIKE TO GO FIRST? SIT.
UM, CAN SOMEONE WHO KNOWS I'M ON THIS COMMITTEE, BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION.
THIS IS THE, UH, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA.
AND HE NOTED THAT IT TALKED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN ATTEND THIS MEETING.
AND THEY HAVE AUXILIARY AIDS AND CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY, WHICH IS ALL WELL AND GOOD TWO DAYS PRIOR, BUT IT SAYS IN CAPITAL LETTERS, BRAILLE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
AND HE WONDERED WHY IS BROWN NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING? I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN ANSWER THAT.
IS THERE A REASON? I THINK IT WAS JUST COST PROHIBITED.
BUT WHEN WE GET TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, WE CAN BRING THAT FORWARD FOR US TO RESEARCH FURTHER.
SO IS IT LIKE JUST NEVER AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE COST OR WAS IT JUST THIS MEETING FOR SOME REASON? IT'S ALL OF 'EM.
THERE ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST PRESENTATION, AMY ROSENTHAL WITH THE CULTURAL ARTS DIRECTOR AND PRESENTING ON HIS IT O OMNIUM.
SO, UM, I GUESS THIS IS MY, MY FIRST TIME TO ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE.
WHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE FOR WHEREVER YOU WANNA BE? I FIGURED YOU WANTED INTO A DANCE OR SOMETHING.
I MIGHT BE IN THE ARTS, BUT, UH, NOT THAT, YEAH, I DON'T THINK YOU'D WANNA SEE MY, MY DANCING, SO, UM, BUT OKAY.
UH, AND, UH, MY OFFICE IS OVER AT THE GRANDVILLE ARTS CENTER.
BUT OUR TEAM, UH, WE MANAGE GRANVILLE ARTS CENTER, ATRIUM AND THE PLAZA THEATER.
UM, AND THE LANDMARK MUSEUM IS IN MY GROUP AS WELL, TOO.
SO, GRANVILLE ARTS CENTER BUILT IN 1982 WHEN IT WAS BUILT, IT WAS ONE OF THE, UH, FIRST PERFORMING ARTS FACILITIES IN, IN THE SUBURBS.
THIS WAS VERY SPECIAL FOR GARLAND.
GARLAND REALLY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
UM, BUT IN 1982, UM, FACILITY FOLKS AND BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT EVERYBODY.
AND I DON'T KNOW, HAS ANYONE BEEN TO GRANDMA ARTS CENTER TO SEE SOMETHING? OKAY, SO OUR BROWNLEE AUDITORIUM IS COMPLETELY, UH, WE HAVE NO A DA AND IN ANY OF OUR SPACES, ACTUALLY IN THE SMALL THEATER, IN THE BROWNLY AUDITORIUM, YOU KNOW, IF, UH, IF YOU HAVE A MOBILITY, UM, IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, WITH A, A WHEELCHAIR OR IF YOU'RE A PERSON THAT MIGHT USE A WALKER, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.
AND SO, UH, THIS PAST SPRING IN MAY OF 2025, THE VOTERS SAID YES TO A BOND PROPOSITION TO HELP US WITH SOME REALLY IMPORTANT, UH, RENOVATIONS.
AND SO, AFTER TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY, AFTER TALKING TO OUR ARTS GROUPS, UM, ACCESSIBILITY IS AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST TO, UH, TO IMPROVE AT GREENVILLE ARTS CENTER.
SO VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE.
UM, BUT IN THINKING ABOUT THAT, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A, THE NORTH TEXAS PREMIER OF OMNIUM CIRCUS TO GARLAND.
SO OMNIUM CIRCUS IS A SPECIAL CIRCUS THAT HIGHLIGHTS PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES.
UH, THEY ARE A NATIONAL, UH, CIRCUS.
THEY'RE BASED ON THE EAST COAST.
THEY'RE COMING TO SAN ANTONIO, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A DALLAS LOCATION.
AND I SAID, WELL, OUR GRANDVILLE ARTS CENTER IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOOD TIMING BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE AN ALL ABILITIES COMMISSION THAT HAS JUST BEEN FORMED, A COMMITTEE.
AND WE ALSO, UH, ARE UNDERGOING SOME REALLY IMPORTANT RENOVATIONS AT THE GRANDVILLE ART CENTER.
SO, UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO STAGE THE CIRCUS AT THE
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ATRIUM, WHICH IS THE BUILDING THAT'S ADJACENT TO GRANDVILLE ART CENTER.UM, AND I REALLY AM EXCITED TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE SURFACE IS.
UH, AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF ASKS, BUT BEFORE I SHOW MY VIDEO, WE, WE BROUGHT YOU SOME, SOME BAGS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S GOTTEN INTO THE BAGS YET OR NOT.
SO YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A DOZEN RED NOSES.
WE BROUGHT YOU A DOUBLE DOZEN RED NOSES AND SOME ANIMAL CRACKERS, AND THERE'S A CUTE BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET, GET YOU IN THE SPIRIT OF THE CIRCUS.
SO, UH, YEAH, SO ENJOY YOUR DOZEN RED NOSES.
YOU CAN SHARE WITH A FRIEND IF YOU WANT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS CIRCUS.
I, UH, I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE IT.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YES, THANK YOU, MR. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, COULD YOU HELP US PLAY THE VIDEO? YES.
SO, UM, OH, WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE TECHNICAL, BUT WE DO HAVE CAPTIONS.
AND YOU WILL NOTICE TOO, COURTNEY HELPED PUT TOGETHER, UM, YOU KNOW, LISA LEWIS, WHO'S THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF OMNIUM CIRCUS.
THERE'S AN AUDIO DESCRIPTION INCLUDED IN YOUR INFORMATION.
SO AS PART OF THE VIDEO, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE PERFORMERS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE ALL ABILITIES, BUT ALSO THEIR STAFF.
I MEAN, THEY REALLY ARE VERY, WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PROGRAM AND THAT THEIR MATERIALS ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL.
SO YOU WILL SEE AN AUDIO DESCRIPTION, UM, THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS VIDEO AS WELL.
SO LET'S, WE CAN TRY IT AGAIN.
MAYBE I PRINTED THE AUDIO OUT.
SO IT'S GONNA BE SO FANTASTIC.
AND, UM, AGAIN, IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THE ATRIUM BECAUSE IT, YOU'LL
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BE RIGHT THERE WITH THE PERFORMERS.AND, AND THAT'S SUPER EXCITING.
AND WHEN THEY COME TO OUR RENOVATED THEATER, THAT'S GONNA BE EVEN MORE EXCITING.
UM, BUT, UH, REALLY WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CIRCUS AND HELP US SPREAD THE WORD.
UM, THE RINGMASTER, UH, IS DEAF.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THE SHOW IS IN A SL AND IN ENGLISH, WE ALSO FEATURE MANDY HARVEY, WHO IS AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.
SHE'S A DEAF SINGER SONGWRITER.
UM, AND SHE'S A GOLDEN BUZZER AWARD WINNER, OR A GOLDEN BUZZER.
UM, A WINNER I GUESS IS HOW IT GOES.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, SO REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE Y'ALL HERE.
SO WHEN IS THE CIRCUS COMING? THE CIRCUS IS MONDAY, UH, MARCH 16TH AT SEVEN O'CLOCK AND TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH AT 10 30 AND AT ONE 30.
IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO STICK AROUND TOWN AND WANT SOMETHING TO DO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GREAT FOR ALL AGES AND, UM, AGAIN, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL THERE.
TICKETS ARE, UH, $25 FOR ADULTS AND 20 FOR YOUTH OR STUDENTS.
WE HAVE, IF YOU HAVE 10 OR MORE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP, IT'S A $12 TICKET WITH A FREE CHAPERONE.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH, UM, A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, MY POSSIBILITIES AND ABILITIES CONNECTION.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH REACH, UH, WITH THE, UH, I GUESS IT'S THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF REACH.
IT'S FOR DALLAS TART, COLIN AND DENTON COUNTY.
SO THIS IS A SHOW THAT, IT'S CALLED I'M POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE MISSION OF THE SHOW IS TO, UH, YOU KNOW, SHOWCASE AND CELEBRATE EVERYONE'S TALENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO TO INSPIRE AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO SAY, HEY, I CAN DO THAT TOO.
SO, UM, AGAIN, WOULD REALLY LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD, UH, ABOUT THE SHOW.
SO DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE OR HOW WOULD YOU GET TICKETS? GARLAND ARTS.COM.
AND I ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA LEAVE MY BUSINESS CARD.
I SHOULD PUT MY BUSINESS CARD IN THE SACS AS WELL TOO.
UM, BUT, UH, I'LL LEAVE YOU MY BUSINESS CARD OR WITH COURTNEY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN BE DOING IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, WITH EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UH, COMMISSION.
WE DO HAVE A GARLAND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION, UH, AS WELL.
AND THEY MEET ON A BIMONTHLY BASIS.
THOSE ARE ALSO, UH, NINE RESIDENT CITIZENS APPOINTED TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO GREAT PARTNERSHIPS THERE WITH THE GARLAND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
IS THERE ANY TIME TO GET THIS IN A CITY NEWSLETTER? I GUESS NOT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING THE WORD OUT, BUT YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS WE THINK WE HAVE IT EVERYWHERE, SOMEBODY SAYS, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS PLAYING.
SO, YOU KNOW, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SEE THINGS LIKE SEVEN TIMES BEFORE, LIKE G PUTTING IT OUT, SENDING A CANCER.
WELL, SO IT IS SPRING BREAK AND SOMETIMES GISD IS GREAT PARTNERS WITH US TO HELP WITH CERTAIN MESSAGES, BUT SOMETIMES THEY GET A LOT OF REQUESTS AND IT'S HARD FOR THEM.
SO, UM, IT, WE HAD A GREAT STORY IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS THAT, THAT'S COMING OUT ONLINE DIGITALLY.
UH, WE'LL HAVE, GOOD MORNING, TEXAS IS COMING TO GARLAND TO FEATURE THE SHOW.
THERE'LL BE SOME SPECTRUM IS COMING CCBS 11.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS, AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HOSTING.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET TO SEE THE FULL SHOW LIKE THEY HAVE IN THE THEATER JUST BECAUSE OUR THEATER CAN'T ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE.
UM, BUT, BUT THEY'RE COMING BACK TO, SO IF WE CAN EVEN GET IT STARTED THIS YEAR, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY, YOU KNOW, TO CONTINUE SOME MOMENTUM.
AND YOU MENTIONED IT'S GONNA BE IN THE ATRIUM.
THE SEATING GONNA BE LIKE FOR THAT ROSE.
AND SO, SO ANTONIA, MY SPECIAL EVENTS PARTNER, WE, WE'VE DONE LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE ATRIUM.
USUALLY THE ATRIUM IS LIKE BANQUETS OR, YOU KNOW, RECEPTIONS OR WEDDINGS, BUT YOU CAN DO SOME PERFORMANCE STUFF IN THERE.
SO THE WAY THAT THE SET WILL BE, OR THE WAY THAT THE SETUP WILL BE, UM, IT'LL BE A THRUST SETTING.
SO THERE'LL BE AUDIENCE ON THREE SIDES AND, UH, THERE'LL BE KIND OF A CENTER AREA, BUT WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT AS MUCH CIRCUIT FEEL AS WE, AS WE CAN.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ENTERTAINERS IN THE LOBBY, WELCOMING PEOPLE AND HAVE SOME FUN CONCESSIONS.
AND SO IT SHOULD BE A PRETTY COOL WAY TO, AND WE ARE GONNA HAVE THE AERIALISTS, SO THEY'RE GONNA BE HANGING OFF OF THOSE, UM, BEAMS IN THE ATRIUM.
I GOTTA APPROVE BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IT MAY BE TOO LATE, UM, FOR THIS SHOW, BUT MAYBE FOR FUTURE SHOWS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO, IN THIS CASE, LIKE THIS IS RIGHT IN WHY WE'RE HERE.
UM, IF WE COULD GET A GROUP RATE EVEN FOR THE COMMITTEE.
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YES, HAPPILY.SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE ON THE COMMITTEE, I'M HAPPY TO HONOR A GROUP RATE.
AND I THINK ACTUALLY WE HAVE A CITY OF GARLAND RATE THAT MIGHT EVEN BE JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO, UM, AGAIN, I'LL LEAVE YOU MY CARD AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, UH, GET THE COMMITTEE TAKEN CARE OF.
HOW LONG IS THIS SHOW? THE SHOW IS ABOUT 75 MINUTES.
SO, AND THE IS MARCH 16TH YOU SAID? YEAH, SO MARCH 16TH, WHICH IS A MONDAY AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A 10 30 SHOW ON TUESDAY AND A ONE 30 SHOW ON TUESDAY.
NOW, WILL IT BE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND ALL THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
I MEAN, THAT'S A GREAT, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S AT THE ATRIUM.
SO RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, FOR THE AUDIENCE THAT WE'RE, UM, EXPECTING AND PREPARING FOR, IT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE BROWN LINK THEATER TO SEE THE SHOW.
BUT IF THE ATRIUM, THE ATRIUM IS ALL ONE LEVEL, SO THE SHOW IS MODIFIED, YOU KNOW, IT WON'T BE LIKE UP ON THE STAGE.
IT'LL BE MORE FLOOR LEVEL, BUT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE.
SO YES, MUCH AMY, IS THERE MUCH OR SOMETHING WE CAN SEND THEM TO PURCHASE TICKETS? YOU BET THAT AT THAT LOWER RATE? YES, I WILL DO THAT.
WE'LL SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO EVERYONE.
I MEAN, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHOW FOR US.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EXCITED TO HOST GARLAND IS GONNA HOST THE NORTEX PREMIER OF THIS SHOW, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL.
AND PART OF OUR MESSAGE IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT EVERYONE IN GARLAND AND WE DO HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, AND WE ARE WORKING ON RENOVATIONS AT THE ART CENTER.
SO THAT'S PART OF OUR MESSAGE ABOUT THIS SHOW AS WELL TOO.
WELL, THE LOCAL BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN SUPPORT YOU.
ARE THEY ALLOWING YOU TO PUT POSTERS SOMETHING AND NOT THEY SHOULD BE.
THE LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY GET A LOT OF REQUESTS TOO FOR POSTERS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE TRICKY.
BUT WE'VE GOT, UM, SO IN FRONT OF THE PLAZA WE'VE GOT A, A VIDEO SCREEN THAT'S PLAYING STUFF, AND WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER BIG POSTERS OUT AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL CONTINUE TO GET THE WORD OUT.
SO I, I KNOW FOR ME IT'S THE HOA PRESIDENT, I'LL PUT IT ON A COMMUNITY PORTAL.
I I'LL MARK THAT OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND THAT'S THE BEST FORM OF ADVERTISING.
WHEN YOUR NEIGHBOR OR YOUR FRIEND SAYS, HEY, CHECK THIS OUT.
AND THEN ELSE SHARING WITH US, UM, SOME UPDATES REGARDING, UH, SPECIAL EVENT ACCOMMODATIONS.
I BROUGHT IN TONY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BECAUSE, UH, AGAIN, I'M NOT, I'M AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, I'M THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THE ALL ABILITIES, UH, COMMITTEE.
BUT I, I'M, MY AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IS FINANCE, BUDGET, HR, AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL EVENTS, I'M GONNA NEED HELP
'CAUSE I'M ALL ABOUT MONEY AND, AND HIRING PEOPLE.
SO I DID ASK ANTONIO IF TO COME, THERE'S QUESTIONS.
UH, THE, THE, THE ONE, THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP LAST MEETING WAS A LISTING OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND WE WILL SEND THIS POWERPOINT OUT TO Y'ALL ALL TOMORROW.
UH, THERE'S A BUNCH OF LINKS I'VE BEEN VETTED IN THIS, 'CAUSE THIS, THE REST OF MY PRESENTATIONS WOULD BE MOSTLY ABOUT INUNDATING Y'ALL WITH INFORMATION AND THEN TO HELP MAYBE SPARK SOME INTEREST IN FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. UH, BUT THIS IS THE LISTING THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US BY THE SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND ON THE NOTES, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THIS A DA GOLF ASSISTANCE.
AND THIS IS MOSTLY WHAT SPECIAL EVENTS DOES RIGHT NOW TO ACCOMMODATE.
AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE SQUARE.
SO AT THE SQUARE, WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO IS HAVE A, AT THE PARKING GARAGE BEHIND CITY HALL, WE DESIGNATE A PARKING ASSISTANT AND WE HOLD THE GARAGE FOR DIGNITARIES AND PEOPLE THAT NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE, ELDERLY, UH, PEOPLE WITH ANY SORT OF, UH, ABILITIES, ISSUES.
AND SO THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE GARAGE AT THAT TIME.
AND FROM THERE THEY WILL HAVE A GOLF CART, TAKE THEM FROM THE GARAGE TO THE SQUARE.
AND WHY WE DID THIS IS BECAUSE IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN AT THE SQUARE HERE LATELY, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD HUGE SUCCESS, THE RESTAURANTS ARE BOOMING.
AND THE SQUARE IS MADE UP OF GRASS, IT'S MADE UP OF FLAGSTONE WITH UNEVEN THINGS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE ON ALL OUR SQUARE EVENTS, OUR MAJOR SQUARE EVENTS, WHICH ARE THE ONES LISTED, YOU KNOW, FROM A, THE ASIAN AMERICAN, UH, HERITAGE FESTIVAL TO JUNETEENTH, THE RED, WHITE, NEW, AND OF COURSE OUR CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE AND DE LOS MORTIS, WHICH ARE VERY, VERY BIG ONES.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A SENSORY CHRISTMAS, YOU KNOW, DESIGN FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM.
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UH, ON, ON, UH, THE SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER 10TH.SO THIS IS KIND OF THE LISTING OF ALL OF OUR EVENTS RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT WE WERE WANTING TO DO AND WHY ANTONIO IS HERE IS, IS JUST TO TAKE FEEDBACK.
YOU KNOW, WE DO ALSO, WE HAVE PURCHASED, UH, SOME, SOME MATS THAT LAY OUT ON THE SQUARE TO ASSIST WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT REALLY JUST TO SPARK Y'ALL'S INTEREST, UH, WE CAN COME BACK AT A LATER DATE AND RESEARCH THINGS, BUT THIS IS THE LISTING.
SO YOU'LL HAVE THAT IN THE POWERPOINT THAT WILL GO OUT.
AND WITH THAT, IT'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND, UH, ANY COMMENTS AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT Y'ALL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, TO SPECIAL EVENTS.
I KNOW A LOT OF THESE ARE THE MUSIC MADE HERE.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE IN, THEY'RE IN AUDUBON PARK AND THEY'RE IN OTHER AREAS.
AND I KNOW IT'S HARD 'CAUSE YOU, YOU HAVE WANNA HAVE THESE GREAT OUTDOOR EVENTS, BUT IT ALSO MAKES IT HARD AND HARD FOR ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES.
SO ANY IDEAS FOR OPEN EARS? WHAT NECESSITATES OR, UM, TO HAVE AN INTERPRETER AT AN EVENT? ARE ALL OF THESE, DO ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAVE INTERPRETERS OF THEM, OR? I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE INTERPRETERS AT ANY EVENTS RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, AGAIN, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO, UM, TO BE FRANK, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF GARLAND'S, A MODEST COMMUNITY IF SMALL BUDGETS.
BUT THESE ARE THINGS WE CAN RESEARCH AND, AND DETERMINE A PRICE.
AND THOSE CAN BE THINGS THAT, UH, ARE RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL.
AND THOSE ARE LOW IMPACT COSTS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNTS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RESEARCH THAT THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO, WANTS US TO LOOK INTO THAT.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE A DA GOLF CART LIKE? SO IT IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, LIKE ONE WHEELCHAIR.
HOW MANY PEOPLE, LIKE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN, OH, GO AHEAD.
UM, SO WHAT WE NOTICED WHEN WE WERE MOVING ALL OF THESE EVENTS TO DOWNTOWN, ESPECIALLY OUR LARGER ONES, IS THAT WE DIDN'T, WE WERE BASICALLY REMOVING THE A DA PARKING THAT IS ON THE SQUARE.
'CAUSE WE CLOSED DOWN THE SQUARE.
UM, AND SO WE WERE TRYING TO FIND WHAT IS THE CLOSEST PROXIMITY THAT ANYONE THAT NEEDS CLOSER ACCESS ACCESSIBILITY.
AND SO WE DECIDED TO USE THE CITY HALL GARAGE.
UM, IT IS NOT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.
UM, IT IS ONLY FOR THOSE THAT NEED TO WALK, UM, SHORTER DISTANCES.
AND SO WE PROVIDE A SIX SEATER GOLF CART TO THEM, UM, FROM THE PARKING GARAGE TO THE SQUARE.
AND WE HAVE DRIVERS THAT, UH, DRIVE THEM BACK AND FORTH.
UM, SO WE HAVE A POSTED LOCATION THAT'S PARKED SO THAT WAY THEY KNOW WHERE TO MEET, THEY NEED TO DRIVE BACK, UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THEM LIKE ABLE TO COME FROM THE GARAGE AND BACK AND FORTH.
UM, SO THAT'S THE BEST THAT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT, UM, IS THE TWO SIX SEATERS FOR EACH OF THESE EVENTS, UM, FOR PEOPLE THAT, UM, NEED TO BE ABLE TO WALK OR CANNOT WALK.
UM, LONG DISTANCES WALKING DISTANCE.
SO THEN WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR PEOPLE WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS? UM, THEY STILL ARE ABLE TO PARK IN THAT GARAGE.
THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO PARK FURTHER AWAY BECAUSE DURING THESE LARGER EVENTS, UM, BASICALLY THE PARKING LOTS, UM, ARE VERY FAR.
YOU HAVE TO PARK EITHER IN THE GRANDVILLE PARKING LOT, YOU'D HAVE TO PARK HERE IN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
UM, YOU WOULD HAVE TO PARK IN MUCH FURTHER LOCATION.
SO WE TRY TO MAKE IT AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WAY, UM, THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT.
THEY'RE NOT WHEELING VERY FAR.
IT'S ABOUT A BLOCK, A BLOCK AND A HALF.
UM, SO THEY DO HAVE THAT CLOSER ACCESSIBILITY AND IT'S FULLY BLOCKED OFF FOR THEM.
'EM, AND THAT WAS JUST BAD LABELING ON MY PART.
IT WAS MEANT THAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO STAY AADA A COMPLIANT.
AND WHAT WE'LL GET INTO LATER IS, YOU KNOW, THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO KIND OF PUSH US BEYOND, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING A DA COMPLIANT.
THAT'S WHY ANY FEEDBACK ON EVENTS AND WE CAN DO FURTHER RESEARCH AND LOOK INTO THINGS AS WELL.
DOES THIS GOLF CART, DO YOU ALLOW SOMEONE WITH SAY, A ROLLATOR TO BRING THE ROLLATOR ON? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT, IF IT'S A ROLLING WA IT'S A WALKER WITH WHEELS THAT FOLDS UP.
UM, ANYTHING THAT CAN FIT ON THERE? WE DO HAVE SOME, UH, FOUR SEATER GOLF CARTS OR SIX SEATERS THAT THE BACK FOLDS DOWN.
UM, SO ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO, SO THEY CAN, ANYTHING THAT CAN FIT ON THERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT DESIGNATED FOR JUST SOMEBODY TO SIT.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF RESTRICTION TO IT.
UM, SO IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING WITH 'EM, IF THEY HAVE A COOLER OR ANYTHING THAT HAS SOMETHING FOR THEIR NEED THAT THEY NEED TO BRING WITH THEM, THEY'RE ABLE TO FIT IT ON THERE.
AND, UM, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WAITING, THEY WOULD JUST COME BACK TO PICK UP THE NEXT GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BRING THEM TO THE SQUARE.
I ASK 'CAUSE LIKE THE ARBORETUM, WHAT WON'T YOU BRING? A FOLDED WALKER.
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MOM COULDN'T OH YEAH.YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY RULES ON WHAT CAN GO ON THERE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE AN ALL ABILITIES TABLE AT THE EVENTS FOR PEOPLE TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS.
OUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AT EVENTS COULD BE SOMETHING PASSIVE.
UM, IF WE DON'T, IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY TO WORK AT THE TABLE.
WE ALSO ARE IMPLEMENTING, UM, JUST A GENERAL SURVEY, LIKE A GENERAL EVENT SURVEY.
SO IF YOU HAVE, UH, ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO INCLUDE ON OUR GENERAL EVENT SURVEY THAT WE'RE ALREADY ASKING THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY, UH, GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT AND ADD IT TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY FILLING OUT.
UM, SO WE CAN ALWAYS INCLUDE THAT AS WELL TO GATHER MORE FEEDBACK.
I THINK SOMETHING THAT CAME TO MY MIND THAT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING IS HAVING A DROP OFF AREA CLOSER TO THE SQUARE.
YOU KNOW, FOR IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS IN A WHEELCHAIR OR IN A SCOOTER, YOU KNOW, HAVING A, YOU KNOW, AN A DA DROP OFF AND THEN THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, DRIVER COULD GO AND PARK, BUT THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO JUST SOMETHING TO MAKE IT MORE WELCOMING, YOU KNOW, AND ACCESSIBLE FOR THOSE.
I'M THINKING THE SAME THING THAT SHE WAS.
AND, UH, THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED IN MY MIND.
I'M LIKE, DOESN'T COST ANYTHING TO JUST HAVE A A, AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN PULL UP AND PARK OUT OF TRAFFIC, UNLOAD THEIR PERSON.
A LOADING, AN UNLOADING AREA
AND I, SO I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY DETERMINED THAT THE GARAGE WAS THE BEST THAT ON SOME OF THESE OTHER EVENTS.
I THINK THAT'D BE A GREAT IDEA, BUT WE CAN, I'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT.
BUT I DO KNOW WHEN WE WERE INITIALLY LOOKING IN THIS IN THE SQUARE OPEN, UH, YOU KNOW, POLICE HAVE CERTAIN DESIGNATIONS AND, AND YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THROUGH TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SEEN THE HEADLINES OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
SO THEY, THEY MAY BE MANDATING THAT THIS PERIMETER IS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO, THEY HAVE TO PATROL THAT AREA AND THAT IT BASICALLY KEEPS, IT KEEPS IT THAT AREA SAFE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PATROL THE AREA AND ENSURE THAT NO ONE'S BREAKING IN THROUGH THE BARRIERS.
UH, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO AND WE DO WHEN WE GET TO IT.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE A, A POLICE OFFICER COME.
AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY ORIGINALLY ON THE BIG EVENTS, UH, THAT WE DESIGNATED THE GARAGE BECAUSE IT'S OUTSIDE THAT ZONE, MA, UM, ADDITIONALLY, EVEN IF THEY CLOSE DOWNTOWN, THEY COULD STILL HAVE A LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE RIGHT AT THE PERIMETER.
THAT WE ARE HAVING DAYS, UH, UH, HANDICAPPED CORRECT.
CARS HAVING, NEEDING ACCESS, BUT IT'S A LOT CLOSER CAR DROPPING OFF THERE AT THE, AT THE BARRICADE THAN IT IS AT, UH, DOWN ORANGE GLENBROOK ROAD.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO.
UM, YEAH, SO, UM, MOST OF THE, THESE EVENTS I'VE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE.
UH, BUT MOST OF THE TIME WHENEVER YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN ADVERTISING AND THINGS, UM, WE SHOULD BE PUTTING IT ON, UM, LIKE A FLYER OR SOMETHING AND THEN HAVING A CONTACT INFORMATION TO FOLLOW UP FOR IF SOMEONE NEEDS AN INTERPRETER.
SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT, THAT MAKES IT A DA ACCESSIBLE AND SO LIKE MAYBE A WEEK OR A MONTH IN ADVANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT CAN BE MORE PREPARED FOR WHEN PEOPLE REQUEST THAT AND HAVE THAT NEED.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
AND THEN ALSO THE ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE EVENT, THE FESTIVAL THAT HAPPENED, UM, I FEEL LIKE, UM, THERE WAS NO INTERPRETERS FOR THE ENTIRE DAY.
THERE WAS NOT THERE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE BOOTHS AND STUFF, THAT'S NOT NEEDED.
BUT FOR THE MUSIC AND THE PRESENTATIONS AND THINGS, THERE WAS NO INTERPRETERS PROVIDED AND NOT EVEN CAPTIONING.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S ONE THING THAT I THINK WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE TO BE, TO PROVIDE ACCESS IN THAT WAY.
I BELIEVE IT'S THE FIRST COME FIRST, SIR.
ON THE GOLF CARTS, WERE GOLF CARTS.
UM, THERE NO, I DON'T MEAN THE GOLF CARTS, THE ACTUAL ENTRANCE TO THE, IF THERE'S A LINE, SO THERE, THERE'S SOMEWHERE SPECIAL WHERE THEY CAN ENTER FIRST FOR THE EVENT ITSELF.
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SO THE EVENT, UM, DOESN'T HAVE, THE EVENT ENTRY POINTS ARE JUST EVERYBODY COMES AT ONE TIME.THERE'S NO LIKE, LINE TO GET IN.
UM, USUALLY IT'S AT THE, LIKE FIFTH AND STATE STREET IT IS, UM, BALLARDS, THERE ARE BALLARDS THAT ARE THERE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, BUT THERE'S NO, LIKE, UM, THERE'S NOBODY THERE TO LIKE CHECK ANYBODY IN OR THERE'S NO CHECKPOINT, IF YOU WILL.
SO IT'S ALL ACCESS FOR EVERYBODY TO COME THROUGH.
SO THERE'S NOT USUALLY A LINE UNTIL YOU GET TO LIKE THE FOOD OR YOU GET TO, UM, A VENDOR BOOTH.
DO YOU WANT TO SEGUE INTO BEST PRACTICES? ONE MORE QUESTIONS HERE.
SO I, I HAVE TAKEN OUT TWO THINGS THAT WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, RELATED TO A DROP OFF ZONE, AS WELL AS, UH, ENSURING THAT BOTH IN OUR PROMOTIONS THAT WE HAVE THE THINGS FOR INTERPRETERS, BUT ALSO LOOKING INTO CLOSE CAPTIONING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE FOR OUR EVENTS.
UM, NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER CITIES.
SO THE, THE, WHAT I TOOK FROM THE LAST MEETING WAS MORE OF BEST PRACTICE OF LIKE, WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES DOING TO, TO FIT THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMMING TO CREATE THINGS.
BUT THE, IT WAS KIND OF ALL OVER THE MAT.
SO WHERE I WENT WAS JUST CREATING A FRAMEWORK ON WHAT MOST OF THE OTHER CITIES, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT PLANO, DALLAS, MANY OF THE OTHER CITIES, MINNEAPOLIS, I LOOKED AT AND LOOKING AT THE FRAMEWORK THAT THEY KIND OF SET FOR THEIR ALL ABILITIES COMMITTEE AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT.
AND THE FIRST PIECE IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE FOUNDATION AND CREATING THAT, UH, RESOLUTION FROM CITY COUNCIL OR THE CHARGE, SO TO SPEAK.
SO I WANTED TO SHOW WE THAT WE'VE COMPLETED THAT PIECE.
YOU KNOW, WE PRESENTED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT THE, I DID PUT THE LITTLE BULLET POINTS OF THE RESOLUTION OF WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
AND, AND IT'S REALLY THESE FOUR A, B, C, AND D YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE HERE TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF ON POLICY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND GAP AND ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION, PROMOTE AWARENESS AND FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION AMONG THE CITY SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
UH, SO OBVIOUSLY THAT LAST PIECE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE WILL TRY TO, WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO SCHOOLS OR NONPROFITS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO GET THEM ENGAGED WITH THIS AS WE CONTINUE ON.
BUT AS FAR AS A FRAMEWORK OF WHAT MOST OF THESE COMMITTEES DO, KIND OF FITS INTO THAT WITH OUR, OUR CHARGES FROM CITY COUNCIL.
AND, AND THE ONE MAIN FOCUS THAT THEY TYPICALLY DO IS NOT LOOKING FOR ONE OFF PROJECTS, BUT LOOKING FOR LOOKING FOR REAL CHANGE THROUGH POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT LONG TERM IT'S MORE IMPACTFUL.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, UH, YOU CAN'T HAVE ONE SIDEWALK IN, IN YOUR AREA THAT, UH, NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
UH, TYPICALLY THAT'S AN A DA COMPLIANCE PIECE THAT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE ADA A COMPLAINTS, WHICH WE HAVE IN OFFICE AND IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT HANDLE THOSE.
BUT WE CAN COLLECT THOSE HERE, BUT THAT WILL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
TYPICALLY, THESE COMMITTEES ARE LOOKING AT LONG-TERM POLICY DECISIONS.
SO WHEN YOU SPECIAL EVENTS IS HERE, DO WE WANNA HAVE ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT HAVE, UM, THAT ARE ON THE SQUARE, HAVE SOME SORT OF INTERPRETING SERVICE.
SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO.
WE CAN GET THE COST AND SEE IF WE WANT TO PRESENT THAT TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS, KIND OF LOW, LOW COST, HIGH IMPACT THINGS IS TYPICALLY WHAT THESE BOARDS ARE LOOKING AT.
AND, UH, THE NEXT IS THEY USUALLY DEVELOP SOME SORT OF REVIEW FRAMEWORK FOR CRITERIA.
AND I PICKED, UH, WE DON'T, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS OPEN TO WHATEVER Y'ALL WANNA LOOK AT, BUT THESE SEEM PRETTY BROAD LITTLE CATEGORIES TO START LOOKING AT TO WHERE YOU CAN IMPACT.
UH, THE FIRST IS OBVIOUSLY PHYSICAL, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT THAT IS TO PUSH THE ADA A COMPLIANCE BEYOND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR ADA A PLANS AND I'LL SHOW YOU LINKS TO OUR CURRENT A DA PLANS AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING TO, WE'VE GONE THROUGH SELF-ASSESSMENTS AND HOW WE'RE LOOKING TO COMPLETE THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
BUT, UH, REALLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS, IS WE HAVE A LOT OF MASTER PLANS AND ENSURING THAT THERE'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN THOSE MASTER PLANS TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE SO THAT INSTEAD OF GOING OUT AND FIXING COMPLAINTS, YOU'RE BEING PROACTIVE AND YOU'RE BUILDING STRUCTURES THAT ARE ALREADY, UH, NOT JUST A DA COMPLIANT, BUT HAVE THESE NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE, Y'ALL ARE HERE TO DEVELOP EMBEDDED WITHIN IT.
SO WHEN WE GO OUT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW ROAD OR WE GO OUT TO BUILD A NEW ART CENTER, WE ALREADY HAVE THE INPUT AND THAT'S BUILT INTO THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE ALREADY.
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UH, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, UM, UH, YOU'LL PROBABLY BE HEARING A LOT IN THE FUTURE FROM OUR LIBRARIES, FROM OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, FROM OUR PARKS AND ALL THE PROGRAMMING WE DO AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT MORE INCLUSIVE.'CAUSE AGAIN, A DA DOES THE, YOU KNOW, THE REQUIRED FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE'RE HERE TO TRY TO PUSH THAT FURTHER AND EMBED IN OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES POLICIES TO, TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW BEYOND THAT SO THAT, UH, EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THESE EVENTS.
EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING.
EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE REC CENTER PROGRAMMING AT THE SAME LEVEL.
UM, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY WILL PROBABLY BE A MASSIVE ONE COMING UP.
OBVIOUSLY AS TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING, IT'S GETTING MORE ADVANCED.
THERE'S TONS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO RESEARCH.
IT IS ALSO ON THE COMMUNICATION SIDE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO HIRE A WEBMASTER FOR OUR WEBSITE.
OUR WEBSITE I THINK EVERYONE CAN AGREE IS, IS NOT THE GREATEST DATED AND DATED.
SO, UH, ONE THING THAT WE WILL BE DOING IS LOOKING TO HAVE OUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER COMING AS SHE ONBOARDS THIS WEBMASTER, BECAUSE ON HER DOCKET IS TO REVAMP THAT WEBSITE, BUT WE CAN ALSO LOOK TO ENSURE THAT IT HAS ALL THE ACCESSIBILITIES, THERE'S GUIDELINES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT I'LL SHOW YOU LINKS TO ON MAKING SURE THAT IT HAS ALL THE ACCESSIBILITIES TO HAVE EVERYONE'S ALL INCLUSIVE ON THE WEBSITE.
AND ALSO I WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO BE A SOUNDING BOARD FOR Y'ALL.
WE CAN SHOW DEMOS AS IT'S BEING CREATED AND LET Y'ALL LOOK AT IT AND GET FEEDBACK FROM Y'ALL ON THE WAYS TO IMPROVE THAT.
UH, SO THAT IT AGAIN, GOES BEYOND JUST THE BARE MINIMUMS OF MEETING, YOU KNOW, THE CRITERIA.
UH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS A BIG ONE.
UM, I'LL GET INTO IT LATER AS WE GET INTO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FROM POLICE COME.
HE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS WE CURRENTLY OFFER, UH, BUT ALSO LOOKING TO GET FEEDBACK INTO HIM AS WELL.
UH, AND THEN ALSO AT SOME POINT WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, DIRECTOR COME AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THEY HAVE.
AND THEN OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST, IT'S FRESH ON OUR MIND, THE ICE STORM, THINGS THAT MAY BE FROM AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, UH, THAT WE COULD DO BETTER TO ENSURE THAT, UH, WE'RE KEEPING OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY SAFE.
THEN THE FINAL PIECE, TYPICALLY WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT IS KIND OF INTERNAL TO THE CITY AND, AND WHAT IT IS LABELED AS EMPLOYMENT INTERNAL PRACTICES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE ON EMPLOYMENT AND WE CAN HAVE OUR HR DIRECTOR COME AND TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT WHAT I, WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS PIECE WAS LOOKING MORE AT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STAFF.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR LIBRARY STAFF, THEY DO A GREAT JOB NOW, BUT IS THERE SPECIFIC TRAINING, SPECIFIC ACCREDITATIONS THAT MAYBE WE CAN SUGGEST THAT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS GO THROUGH THAT.
SO WHEN PEOPLE COME THROUGH THE DOOR, THEY KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO INTERACT WITH THEM.
AND BACK TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT'S A LOT OF WHAT OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER'S GONNA TALK ABOUT.
'CAUSE THEY ALREADY GO THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRAINING TO KNOW HOW TO HANDLE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, UH, THAT MAY HAVE AUTISM OR SOMETHING ELSE TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.
UM, SO THOSE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT I, I THINK MAYBE Y'ALL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT.
SO I PUT THAT AS A CATEGORY AS WELL.
AND THEN AGAIN, I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER, BUT REALLY WHAT A LOT OF IT IS, IS SUPPORT AND ENHANCING THE A DA TITLE TWO COMPLIANCE.
BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT IS, THAT IS ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL GUIDELINES, BUT IT'S TO ME THE BARE MINIMUM.
SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS PUSH THAT FURTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE.
ANOTHER THING THAT THEY TYPICALLY LOOK LIKE, I MEN MENTIONED THAT WE ARE A MODEST COMMUNITY, SO JUST BUDGETS IN GENERAL ARE TYPICALLY TIGHT.
UH, WE TYPICALLY HAVE SHORTFALLS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO MEET.
SO IT'S, IT'S HARD TO GET HIGH, HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNTS PASSED PERIOD.
SO LOOKING REALLY INTO PRIORITIZING THAT LOW HANGING FRUIT, WHAT ARE SOME LOW COST THINGS? AND THAT'S WHERE LUCKILY Y'ALL HAVE ME FROM THE FINANCE SIDE, I CAN DEFINITELY TELL Y'ALL WE CAN, I'LL HAVE SOMETHING LATER WHERE WE'VE ALREADY FOUND SOME MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF A FEW THINGS.
UH, BUT WE CAN, IF WE LOOK AT THE LOW HANGING FRUIT FIRST AND THEN TACKLE THE BIGGER THINGS KIND OF OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, I THINK WE'LL HAVE BETTER SUCCESS.
UH, THEN OF COURSE, AS WAS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS IS, UH, WE ARE JUST THE CITY.
THERE'S SO MANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS THAT WE NEED TO LIVE TO ENGAGE BECAUSE THE MORE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE BEING ALL INCLUSIVE, THE BETTER.
SO THAT IS OBVIOUSLY ANOTHER THING THAT THEY TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST MEETING.
SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT MAYBE HOW CAN WE, HOW CAN WE HELP NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS BE A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE? UH, ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER NETWORKS, HOW CAN THEY BE MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN BRINGING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT SOME POINT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND MAYBE HOW THEY CAN ALSO COORDINATE WITH US TO, TO IMPROVE.
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UM, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE LAST, THE LAST PIECE IS, UH, WHEN THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD, THE REAL THING THAT WE'RE HERE TO DO IS PROVIDE ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.SO, AS WE'RE I, THE WAY I SEE THIS GOING, BUT OBVIOUSLY Y'ALL TELL ME WHAT Y'ALL LIKE, IS WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING FORWARD A LOT OF INFORMATION ON WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING, TAKING DOWN WHAT Y'ALL THINK ALREADY, THAT CAN BE BETTER.
AND THERE'LL BE SOME PROJECTS THAT WE CAN JUST IMMEDIATELY TAKE TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEN SOME THAT MAY BE TAKING LONGER.
BUT I WAS THINKING WE COULD BRING FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS PROBABLY EITHER QUARTERLY OR UH, UH, QUARTERLY IS PROBABLY THE BEST TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, BECAUSE THEY USUALLY HAVE A FAIRLY LONG AGENDA AND, AND JUST SHOWING WHAT YOUR, YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AND THEN MAYBE EVEN SHOWING OUR PENDING ITEMS LIST, WHICH WE DO HAVE A PENDINGS ITEMS LIST THAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR PACKETS, UM, THAT COURTNEY GRACIOUSLY CREATED.
AND THE INTENT OF THAT IS WE'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF IDEAS FROM Y'ALL AND I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT IN IT.
AND AT ANY POINT IN TIME YOU CAN ASK US IF SOME OF 'EM ARE GONNA BE PENDING.
SOME OF 'EM ARE GONNA TAKE US A LITTLE LONGER TO RESEARCH.
UH, BUT I DO WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT WHAT, WHAT EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING THROUGH THAT WE'VE TAKEN IT DOWN AND WE'RE TRYING, WE'RE, WE WILL, YOU KNOW, TRIAGE THEM AND TRY TO GET TO 'EM.
AND MAYBE AT SOME POINT Y'ALL CAN TELL US WHICH ONES ARE THE PRIORITY SO WE KNOW WHICH ONES, UH, THAT WE NEED TO MOVE FASTER ON.
UH, BUT, UH, AT LEAST JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TRANSPARENT IN TELLING YOU THAT WE'VE GOT IT WRITTEN DOWN, WE'RE RESEARCHING IT, BUT I THINK IT'D PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA AT SOME POINT, UH, FOR Y'ALL TO PRIORITIZE THAT LIST.
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA START GETTING REALLY LONG AND WE CAN START FOCUSING ON THINGS TO GET THOSE ACTIONABLE ITEMS TO CITY COUNCIL.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? WOULD Y'ALL WANT ANYTHING AS FAR AS FRAMEWORK? DID I SAY ANYTHING? THAT WAS A, I HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU TALKED ABOUT, UH, LOOKING FOR MONEY AND HOW RAMON'S COMMUNITY DO WE HAVE ON STAFF, A GRANT WRITER TO DEDICATED TO HUNTING FOR FUNDS? UH, THAT WAS BROUGHT UP LAST TIME.
WE DO NOT HAVE A GRANT WRITER.
UH, MOST OF OUR GRANTS WE RECEIVED, WE DO HAVE A GRANT, A NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF WHO HANDLE FEDERAL GRANTS FROM, MOSTLY FROM HUD AND CDDG.
BUT THEY USUALLY DEAL WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, LOW INCOME AND IMPROVING THOSE.
UM, WE CAN WRITE GRANTS AND UH, AS WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THOSE, THAT'S WHAT'S ALREADY GOING IN MY MIND.
WHEN Y'ALL GIVING, GIVE ME THINGS LIKE WHEN YOU SAY I NEED AN INTERPRETERS AT A SPECIAL EVENT.
FIRST THING THAT WAS GOING THROUGH MY MIND IS HOW CAN I FIND SOME GRANT FUNDING? SO USE ME AS A RESOURCE.
I WILL FIND SOMEBODY TO START WRITING GRANTS.
AND THIS IS JUST OFF THE WALL FROM YOU TALKING ABOUT EVENTS DOWNTOWN AND GETTING HANDICAPPED PEOPLE INTO DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN DID HAVE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED LOCAL COMMANDS AT THE STOPLIGHTS TO TELL WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE TURNING RED AND GREEN FOR PEDESTRIANS.
UH, I HAVEN'T HEARD 'EM AND I WAS GOING TO THROW IN THERE.
I APPRECIATE THEM WHEN I'M DRIVING, BUT I, I CAN'T SEE.
BUT, UH, WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT? THAT WAS, UM, I WOULD THINK, UH, DEFINITE ASSET FOR THOSE WHO WHO HAVE TROUBLE WITH, UH, VISUAL COMMANDS AT, UH, INTERSECTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT I WILL WRITE THAT DOWN AND BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING.
I'LL SEND DOWN NOW I WAS GONNA SAY, I STILL HEAR THE ONE THAT'S AT THE DART.
WHEN I PARK ACROSS THE STREET AND WE RIDE THE DART.
THAT ONE I HEAR THE ONE AT GLENBROOK AND MAINE.
I HAVE NOT HEARD IN A LONG TIME.
AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE, UH, SOMEWHERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT IT ESCAPES ME RIGHT NOW IN THE SQUARE.
UH, BUT AT GLENBROOK IN MAINE THERE WAS ONE.
AND, UM, FIRST TIME I HEARD IT, IT SCARED ME.
PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE COMPLAINED IT WAS TOO LOUD AND HAVING TROUBLE COMING.
I DUNNO THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE.
BUT I I I'VE OBSERVED THE SAME THING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
'CAUSE I KNOW THE ONE ON
I USED TO REMEMBER HEARING THAT.
'CAUSE I, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT I'LL FIND OUT.
THANK YOU FOR THE FRAMEWORK INFORMATION AND A REMINDER OF OUR FOUNDATION AND ORIENTATION.
AND THEN ON THE NEXT PAGE ARE SEVERAL
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LINKS THAT, UM, COURTNEY WILL BE SENDING OUT TO US SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON THAT.WHAT I WAS WANTING TO SHOW IS ONE OF THIS IS A LINK TO OUR, OUR CURRENT GARLAND, A DA TRANSITION PLAN THAT WAS UPDATED IN 2025.
UM, IT, IT'S WORKED JUST KIND OF BRUISING THROUGH TO GET AN, AN IDEA OF ALL THE FACILITIES AND ALL THE WORK THAT, UH, ARE, ARE, HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
IT ALSO SHOWS THINGS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS AND HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
SO IF YOU WANNA LOOK THROUGH THAT, UH, THE LIBRARY MASTER PLAN, THIS IS OUR OLD MASTER PLAN, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MAYBE A FUTURE MEETING, IS THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO UPDATE THEIR MASTER PLAN, UH, RIGHT NOW.
SO THEY'RE IN PROCESS WITH THAT.
SO IN THE FUTURE MEETING, I DO WANT, UH, KAREN ARCHIBALD FROM OUR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THAT AND HOPEFULLY, UH, NOT HOPEFULLY SHE WILL MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS AS WE WALK THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN SO THAT WE CAN ONE, ASK HER QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT SHE HAS, SOME OF THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING INTO AND ENSURE THAT, UH, WHICH I KNOW THEY'RE ALREADY DOING, UH, UH, INCORPORATING, YOU KNOW, AN ALL ABILITIES TYPE ASPECT INTO IT.
BUT AT LEAST BE ABLE TO BRIEF Y'ALL AND TAKE FEEDBACK BACK TO THAT MASTER PLAN PROCESS.
AND THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT PROCESS COMING BACK PERIODICALLY TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, ONCE THE FINAL APPROVED OR THE DRAFT OF THE FINAL MASTER PLAN IS COMPLETE, BRINGING IT BACK FOR, TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUR FEEDBACK'S IN THERE.
UH, THE PARKS MASTER PLAN AND OUR AQUATICS MASTER PLAN ARE COMPLETED.
I JUST THINK THAT THEY'RE GREAT DOCUMENTS AND THEY'RE JUST KIND OF INTERESTING TO LOOK THROUGH.
THERE'S GOOD INFORMATION FROM THE SURVEYS THAT WERE CONDUCTED ON WHY CERTAIN PARKS.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD OUR 2019 BOND PROGRAM AND NOW OUR 2025 BOND PROGRAM.
AND THOSE ARE GOOD EXAMPLES OF US TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE TO GET RESPONSES THROUGH SURVEYS TO ENSURE WHEN WE CONSTRUCT SOMETHING, WE'RE CONSTRUCTING IT IN THE, THE, THE APPROPRIATE MANNER TO MAKE SURE IT'S ALL INCLUSIVE.
BUT YOU MIGHT LOOK THROUGH THOSE AS WELL AS OUR CULTURAL ARTS PLAN.
UH, I DID PUT A LINK AT SOME POINT WE WILL HAVE OUR PARK DIRECTOR COME AND TALK ABOUT THE BUDDY LEAD.
UH, ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, AT MONTHLY AT THE REC CENTERS.
AND THEN WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR AQUATICS, UH, UH, DIRECTOR COME AND TALK ABOUT SWIMMING LESSONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND THEN I DON'T HAVE A, A LINK TO THE, THE CAPRA ACCREDITATION, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
THEY, THEY GOT A, A WHAT'S CALLED A CAPRA ACCREDITATION, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS TO LOOK THROUGH ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN A PARK.
AND THEY BASICALLY, YOU TO GET THIS ACCREDITATION, YOU HAVE TO BE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THAT ACCREDITATION.
SO IT'S JUST MORE OF A KUDOS TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
I WANTED TO THROW OUT ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
AGAIN, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PEDRO WILL BE HERE IN TWO MONTHS.
NOT THIS NEXT MEETING, BUT THE NEXT ONE.
AND WE'LL TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR GARDEN SAFE PROGRAM, CITIZENS ON PATROL AND MANY OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS. WE'LL BE HERE TO TAKE FEEDBACK FROM Y'ALL AS WELL ON, ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
AND THEN ON THE INTERNAL PRACTICE, ONE THING THAT I, I JUST KIND OF DISCOVER IS THIS CULTURE CITY CERTIFICATION.
AND THIS GOES INTO THE TRAINING OF STAFF.
UM, MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND I I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TOUCH BASE WITH KAREN OVER AT LIBRARY YET.
THE LIBRARIES, ZOOS, MUSEUMS, ART DISTRICTS, TYPICALLY LARGER CITIES ARE LOOKING TO GET THIS ACCREDITATION.
WHAT IT IS, IS TRAINING FOR STAFF TO GET ACCREDITED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE COMMUNICATING APPROPRIATELY AND THAT THEY ARE HANDLING TO ENSURE THAT THE EXPERIENCE IS, IS GREAT FOR EVERYONE.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF AN INTERNAL PRACTICE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AND SEE, SEE THE COST AND SEE UH, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT THIS MIGHT ENTAIL AS A CITY.
SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I THREW OUT THERE FOR Y'ALL.
BUT OTHER, ANY OTHER, YOU KNOW, INTERNAL PRACTICES THAT AS WE KEEP GOING THROUGH THIS, I'LL KEEP RESEARCHING.
BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT INTERNALLY OUR STAFF IS DOING IT HAS ALL THE CAPABILITIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE SAME EXPERIENCE.
AND SO THIS WILL BE SENT OUT SO YOU CAN JUST, AGAIN, IT IS INUNDATING Y'ALL WITH JUST WHEN I WAS RESEARCHING THINGS, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO BE AWARE OF, JUST TO HAVE AT HAND AS YOU LOOK THROUGH BECAUSE IT'S, IT JUST HELPS WITH, UH, COMING UP WITH IDEAS IS, IS REALLY WHAT THE INTENT WAS.
UH, I ALSO PROVIDED, UM, A LINK TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF APPS THAT I JUST FOUND, UH, UH, WHEN COUNCILWOMAN DUTTON WAS HERE LAST TIME, SHE BROUGHT UP THE BE MY E EYES OUT.
UH, SO I JUST CREATED A LISTING OF LINKS TO, UH, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OTHER APPS.
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EARLIER, TECHNOLOGY'S GONNA BE A BIG PIECE I THINK IN WHAT WE DO AS, AS INNOVATIONS CONTINUE.SO WHEN WE'RE START TALKING ABOUT CAPTIONS, WHEN WE'RE START TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING INTERPRET INTERPRETERS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, MAYBE, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION THAT Y'ALL WOULD HAVE FROM THAT IS MAYBE IT'S JUST HANDING OUT IPADS THAT HAVE THESE APPS ON IT SO THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO HEAR, YOU DON'T HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE ABILITY DIS THE DISABILITY IS, YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THOSE APPS AND PICK.
SO I, I DO HAVE THOSE LINKS AND THAT'LL BE SENT OUT AS WELL AS JUST SOME BROADBAND.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF THESE WORK OR NOT FOR A CITY.
I DO KNOW THAT SOME CITIES ARE USING MANY OF 'EM LIKE THE LAS UH, RIO LEO, THE INDOOR OUTDOOR AUDIO WAY FINDING.
I KNOW THAT'S USED BY SOME MAJOR CITIES.
SO MAYBE LOOKING INTO THAT AND MAYBE TRYING TO TACKLE SOME OF THIS THROUGH A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT INSTEAD OF HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ONGOING IN INTERPRETER ADS, SPECIAL EVENTS, YOU HAVE IT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.
JUST SOME IDEAS THROWN OUT THAT Y'ALL COULD LOOK AT.
UH, ALSO THE WCAG 2.1 IS A WEBSITE CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINE.
UH, JUST SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO PER PERUSE THROUGH.
UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT SPARK SOME IDEAS WHEN WE GET INTO WEBSITE DISCUSSIONS.
SO THAT'S WHY I JUST THREW THAT ON THERE AS WELL.
I WILL SAY THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS, UH, UH, THROUGH LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR HAS, IS BASICALLY FOLLOWING THIS FOR ALL THEIR STATE, UH, WEBSITES, WHICH WAS A GREAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT THEY PASSED.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT.
SO THAT'S WHY I WENT AHEAD AND PUT THE WCAG 2.1 ON ON THIS AS WELL.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE STATE'S UTILIZING TO, TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MEETING THAT NEW BILL THAT WAS PASSED.
AND THEN TO CLOSE OUT, I WANTED TO JUST, UH, UH, GIVE THE KUDOS TO OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT THE LAST MEETING.
UH, CARISSA DOUG WAS TALKING ABOUT AT ONE OF HER MEETINGS, I BELIEVE IT WAS AT VILLE REC CENTER.
THERE WAS SOME, THEY WERE, SHE WAS STRUGGLING TO GET CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE TEAM'S ROOM THAT WAS SET UP, WHICH IS WHAT SET UP HERE.
AND SO I ASKED, UH, OUR IT STAFF TO DO AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE PARKS AND RECS FACILITIES AND LIBRARIES TO DETERMINE IF ANY OF THOSE, UH, FACILITIES ARE LACKING THAT TECHNOLOGY.
AND, AND WHAT WE'VE FOUND SO FAR IS THAT AUTO AUDIBLE REC CENTER AND NORTH LIBRARY AND SOUTH LIBRARY AREN'T EQUIPPED WITH THOSE TECHNOLOGIES.
AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT TOWN HALLS HAPPEN AT THOSE A LOT.
WE DID HAVE SOME LEFTOVER FUNDING IN OUR, UH, PROJECT FOR ACQUIRING THESE TEAMS ROOMS. SO THEY ARE AT CURRENTLY OUT THERE INSTALLING THOSE.
AND THEY ARE, UH, ALSO COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT WHEN TOWN HALL MEETINGS ARE, ARE THERE, AS YOU SAW HERE TODAY, TO HAVE A STAFF MEMBER ENSURE THAT THE, THE INFORMATION IS WORKING PROPERLY.
SO THAT WOULD JUST WANTED TO THROW OUT A SHOUT OUT TO IT FOR ACTING QUICKLY AND, AND GETTING THAT DONE FOR US.
UM, SO, SO DO ALL THE TVS HAVE THE WIFI BUILT IN? SO IF SO, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD GET IT SET UP FOR THE PHONE TO CONNECT TO THE TV SO THEN THAT WAY THE CAPTIONS COULD BE, UM, UTILIZED IN THAT WAY FOR LAST MINUTE MEETINGS? BECAUSE YOU CAN'T REALLY SET UP THE CAPTIONS DURING A PRESENTATION WHILE THE PERSON'S PRESENTING, UM, ON THE TV ITSELF? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO IT.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S WIFI CAPABILITIES HERE.
UH, BUT I WILL, THEY'RE QUICK.
SO I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND, AND BRING IT BACK NEXT TIME AS FAR AS LOOKING AT WHERE OUR HOLES ARE WIFI AND WHAT, WHAT THEY SUGGEST ON GETTING THAT USED, GETTING THAT THAT WORK.
UM, YEAH, BECAUSE IT REQUIRES BOTH WIFI AND MY PHONE WIFI TO MATCH TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE TV SO TO MAKE THAT CAPTIONING WORK IN THAT WAY.
SO THAT'S WHY I ASK ABOUT THE WIFI CONNECTION.
LIKE FOR A INSTANCE AT CITY HALL, THERE'S A WIFI, UH, THINK IT'S JUST CALLED PUBLIC.
UH, YOU CAN GET IN THERE, BUT I, WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE IT AT THE OTHER FACILITIES AND I'LL MAKE SURE I'M YEAH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXTENSIVE OVERVIEW.
UM, I'M GONNA ASK THAT WE DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDER.
WE HAVE A, A NEW MEMBER HERE AND, UM, LAST TIME WE ALL INTRODUCED OURSELVES, I THOUGHT WE COULD ALL DO THAT AGAIN 'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET TO MEET US IN THAT WAY.
WE'LL GET TO MEET YOU AS WELL.
SO A SIMPLE INTRODUCTION, ONE LINE ABOUT EITHER PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT, UH, LEND ITSELF TO BEING ON THIS COMMITTEE.
I'M A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR AND I BRING ABOUT 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN, UM, COUNSELING PEOPLE
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FOR GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE.I AM THE, UH, MOTHER OF A YOUNG ADULT MALE WHO, UM, HAS AUTISM AND SEVERAL LEARNING DISABILITIES.
AND IN 2020 I WENT THROUGH THE TEXAS PARTNERS IN POLICY MAKING, UH, EIGHT MONTHS OF TRAINING, UH, IN ORDER TO LEARN TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT NORM, DIFFERENT
I LIVED IN GARLAND OVER 35 YEARS, 38 I THINK.
UH, I'M HERE BECAUSE I WAS A CAREGIVER FOR MY ELDERLY MOTHER.
WE USED A ROLLATOR ON, UH, IT NEEDED THOSE IN THOSE LITTLE CARTS AND ON MYSELF NOW AND, UH, ARE, AM A MOBILITY IMPAIRED.
SO I'M HERE 'CAUSE I'M GO PEOPLE.
JANA, I, UM, I'VE LIVED IN GARLAND SINCE, I DON'T KNOW, 1991.
I'M FINISHING UP YOUR 34 OF TEACHING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
UM, I AM THE MOM OF FOUR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES.
TWO ARE YOUNG ADULTS, WHICH IS SO WEIRD.
UM, AND UH, THEY'RE FINISHING UP HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN GARLAND.
AND THEN, UM, YOUNGER AS WELL.
UM, IN MY HOUSEHOLD WE HAVE MOBILITY, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, SENSORY NEEDS, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
UH, MY DAUGHTER'S HEARING IMPAIRED, UM, SO ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
I'M ALSO A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.
UM, AND I'M ALSO WORKING ON MY DOCTORATE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
I'M JENNIFER, ER, MY HUSBAND HAS
I'VE LIVED IN GARLAND FOR PROBABLY OVER 25 YEARS NOW.
I'VE LIVED IN GARLAND 20, 21 YEARS.
I WAS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR 10 RESTAURANTS AND SEVEN SPORTS S SO ONE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES, MAKE SURE WE'RE A DA COMPLIANT.
HI, UM, MY NAME IS GRANT
I'VE LIVED IN GARLAND FOR OVER 30 YEARS NOW.
AND I WORK FOR, UH, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS AND I'VE WORKED THERE FOR 37 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR MANY YEARS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. I'VE BEEN TAKING ITALLY AS THINGS HAVE COME UP THROUGHOUT THE MEETING, SO I FIGURED I COULD READ THOSE THINGS OFF AND THEN YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE IF I LEFT ANYTHING OFF OR IF ANYTHING ELSE COMES UP THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SPEAKER FOR, UH, FROM GISD, UM, THE BUDDY LEAD, UM, MATT MENTIONED THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR, UM, GARLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, I'M SORRY, THE, I WROTE SOMETHING THAT
UM, THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR, UM, SOMEONE FROM MY POSSIBILITIES, UM, FEEDBACK ON, UH, BRAILLE AND WHEN THAT'S, UH, ACCESSIBLE FOR CITY, UH, COMMUNICATION.
UM, A TABLE FOR FEEDBACK AT EVENTS, UH, VISUAL COMMANDS AT CROSSWALKS, SPECIFICALLY ONES THAT HAD THEM AT SOME POINT.
AND THEN AS SOMEBODY, UH, BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, ASKED ABOUT VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE, UM, AND IF THAT'S AN OPTION.
YES, UM, I ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE THE NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 1ST, AND I CANNOT PHYSICALLY BE HERE BECAUSE APRIL 2ND IN THE MORNING I HAVE A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT.
SO, AND I PHYSICALLY HAVE TO PREPARE THE NIGHT BEFORE AT HOME SO I COULD DIAL IN IF THAT WAS AVAILABLE, UM, THROUGH ZOOM OR JUST A PHONE LINK OR, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
LET ME CHECK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THAT.
EVEN IF I COULD LISTEN IN ON AN AUDIO THAT WOULD OH, OKAY.
YEAH, LET US CHECK INTO THAT AND I WE'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT NO PROBLEM.
NO, I, I'M SORRY THAT, I MEAN, WE WERE THROUGH COVID THEN, YOU KNOW, FOR A YEAR, SO WE WERE HAVING VIRTUAL MEETINGS, SO.
I THINK YOU'D ALSO GET A PASS IF YOU'RE PREPARING FOR MEDICAL.
WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE WANTED TO ADD TO THE FUTURE AGENDA? I JUST, SOMETHING THAT I, UM, TALKED, I TALKED TO
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A COLLEAGUE, AUNT THAT LIVES IN WILEY, AND SHE HAD MENTIONED TO ME ABOUT THEIR ALL ABILITIES, UM, ORGANIZATION THAT THEY HAVE.THAT'S, I GUESS A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE IN THE LUCAS, BUT IT'S ALL A PART OF, IT'S COL COUNTY.
AND OF COURSE I JOINED THEIR FACEBOOK BUT GROUP, BUT I'M WONDERING IF, BECAUSE SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S A, WE ALL HAVE A LOVE HATE OF IT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE FOR HOAS, THINGS LIKE THIS, THE CIRCUS, YOU KNOW, I'M DEFINITELY GONNA BE BLASTING THAT WITHIN MY HOA, BUT HAVING A PUBLIC PRESENCE FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND, ALL ABILITIES, UM, GROUP OR WHATEVER WE WANNA, YOU KNOW, PER CALL THE GROUP, UM, OR PAGE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE CITY OF GARLAND AND PUT IT ON, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THERE'S CITY OF GARLAND, FACEBOOK, UM, GROUPS AS WELL.
AND SOCIAL MEDIA IS, PEOPLE ARE STILL USING IT AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO, YOU KNOW, GET THE WORD OUT AND, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE TROLLS.
WELL, UM, WHAT I WOULD SAY FOR FUTURE BUSINESS IS A DISCUSSION ON THE PROS AND CONS OF A PAGE VERSUS A GROUP.
UM, A GROUP IS WHERE YOU GET SIDEWAYS WITH HAVING TO, UH, MANAGE PEOPLE VERSUS A PAGE.
MAYBE BETTER USE OF INFORMATION, INFORMATION OUT, BUT MM-HMM
WE'LL SAY FROM THE CITY PERSPECTIVE, WE, WE TRY TO, UH, IT IS MOSTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S GOING OUT IS COMING FROM OUR, UH, PUBLIC MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT.
SO WE, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THAT DOWN TO THE CITY OF GARLAND FACEBOOK PAGE.
THERE ARE STILL SOME OTHER LARGER ONES LIKE PARKS AND REC, BUT THEY, WELL, THEY FLOW THROUGH PMR, SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, BRING THOSE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS UP.
AND I DID, UH, I FOUND A FRIEND ON THE BRAILLE, UH, SITUATION AT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE LOOKING INTO THAT.
IT WAS MORE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO WE HAVE TO POST OUR AGENDAS THAT COURTNEY CAN ATTEST TO THIS, THAT OUR AGENDAS ARE TYPICALLY GOING RIGHT UP TO THE STATE DEADLINE TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION IN ON IT.
AND WHICH IS, UH, THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE, THREE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
UH, THE, THE SERVICES THAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO COULD NOT TURN IT AROUND IN THAT FAST OF TIME.
BUT WE, WE WILL CONTINUE, WE'LL WE WILL LEAVE IT ON THE LIST TO, UH, CONTINUE TO RESEARCH.
'CAUSE TECHNOLOGY'S CHANGING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO.
SO WE CAN GET MORE DETAIL ON THAT.
BUT I, I DID PHONE A FRIEND AND THAT'S, THAT WAS THE REASON WHY IT WAS, UH, NOT INCLUDED WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS LAST YEAR.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR FUTURE AGENDA, AGENDA ITEMS? IF NOT, WE CAN ADJOURN.
SO AGAIN, JUST, UH, FOR AS FAR AS PRESENTATIONS, APRIL 1ST WE WILL, WE'LL, GO AHEAD.
UM, DO YOU THINK THAT, UM, THE MAYOR OF GARLAND WOULD COME HERE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE? I THINK HE WOULD LOVE TO.
UM, I'M, I'M CURIOUS, UM, IF, UH, YOU ARE HOPING THAT HE WEIGH IN OR JUST BE A RECIPIENT OF, I'D LIKE A PRESENTATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO MEET HIM, UM, BE SURE THAT WE ALL MEET HIM AND KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THE CITY OF GARLAND.
UM, BUT JUST SO I COULD KIND OF GET TO KNOW HIM MORE, WE'LL REACH OUT TO HIM, BUT KNOWING HIM, I'M SURE HE'D BE HAPPY TO DO IT.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER OPPORTUNITY CITY COUNCIL? UM, KIND OF GET TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BIT TOO, SINCE THEY ARE GOING TO BE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT SUGGESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY COUNTY.
NOW THAT THE ELECTION'S OVER
SO WHAT'S THE AQUATICS PRESENTATION ON APRIL 1ST? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, DARN IT, I, I'M, I'M A POOL PERSON.
SO WHAT, WHAT, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT WILL SHE PRESENT? UH, SHE'S, SHE'S MOSTLY GONNA PRESENT ABOUT, UH, THEIR, UH, THERAPEUTIC SWIMMING LESSONS, BUT ALSO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT OR TAKE IN FEEDBACK FOR ANY OTHER THINGS.
SHE CAN ALSO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMMING THAT THEY'RE, THEY CURRENTLY OFFER AND THEN GET FEEDBACK ON SOME OTHER THINGS.
I WILL TRY MY BEST, BEST TO GET YOU A, GET YOU
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A LINK.I HAVE LIKE TOTALLY FOR FOOLS.
WHERE IS IT ON, UH, FIREWALL PARKER.
GIS DIUM, HUGE NATATORIUM NEXT TO, UH, AND THAT'S THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I THINK WHAT SHE'S MOST WE HAVE THAT.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE, HOLFORD HAS A BRAND NEW SWIMMING FACILITY.
WE ARE BUILDING A SURF AND SWIM FACILITY, SO IT'D BE GREAT.
WELL, I, I LIVED DOWN AT THE, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A POOL IN 10 YEARS DOWN MOND PARK.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A FUNCTIONING POOL IN 10 YEARS, SO I WAS AWARE THAT WE HAD A POOL IN GARDEN.
BUT I, I CALLED LAST SUMMER ABOUT ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS AND I WAS TOLD NO.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO HEAR THAT FEES WOULD BE REASONABLE.
I DON'T HAVE IT OFF HAND AND THERE'S NOT, I MEAN, REASONABLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE THREE KIDS AND YOURSELF, YOU CAN'T SPEND A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GO FOR A DAY.
AND SINCE WE PAID FOR IT WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS, AND I'LL BE QUIET.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO START ATTEND.
AND THE I'LL ADD BEFORE COURTNEY SENDS US OUT, I'LL ADD, WELL ACTUALLY YOU CAN GET TO THE, YOU CAN GO TO THE PARKS AND REC, UH, PAGE.
THE ALL FEES ARE LISTED ON THAT.
CAN I ASK JUST THE LOGISTICS QUESTION? SO OUR FUTURE MEETINGS AT SIX O'CLOCK, IS THAT WHAT WAS YEAH, WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6:00 PM OKAY.
I WASN'T HERE LAST TIME TO PUT, SO I, OKAY.
HAVING A DENTAL SITUATION AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT SAMANTHA COMES, IS THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK.
WE WHAT? THE POOL? WE JUST OPENED HOPE FOR.
SURF AND SWIM IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, SHE'S GONNA BE IN THE PROCESS OF PROGRAMMING THOSE SWIMMING FACILITIES NOW.
SO WE'VE GOT A GREAT FIND OUT OF POTENTIAL SPEAKERS.
SO WITH THAT, ANYTHING ELSE? WE'LL ADJOURN.