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ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON 'EM OR WANNA APPROVE THEM? MAKE A MOTION.
MR. PERISH MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR MICROPHONE IS WORKING OR NOT.
HERE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A RED LIGHT.
WHERE'S KEITH? OH, THERE YOU GO.
WAIT, WHY DID IT GO AWAY? WHAT? IT CAME ON AND THEN IT WENT AWAY.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? I SAW WE HAVE A VISITOR, BUT ALRIGHTYY, NO COMMENTS.
ALRIGHTYY ONTO ITEM THREE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
WE HAVE THE GARLAND PARKS FOUNDATION UPDATE, WHICH I WILL GIVE.
WE ARE HAVING AN EVENT, UM, MAY 16TH, UH, FROM 12 TO FOUR AT, UH, SURF AND SWIM.
WE'LL BE DOING A FUNDRAISER AND, UH, PART OF THE PROCEEDS, WE'LL BE GOING TO SUPPORT THE STAR CAMPS, UH, FOR GARLAND PARTS, UH, TO HELP SOME KIDS, UH, WITH SOME BEING ABLE TO ATTEND IF THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT.
UH, HELPS CREATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE.
UH, ASIDE FROM THAT, THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY BIG, BIG UPDATES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW THERE'S, UM, A BENCH IN THE WORKS AND FINALIZING ALL THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT.
IS THE SURF AND SWIM THING, LIKE, WHAT'S THE INFORMATION ON THAT? IS IT GONNA BE A TICKETED EVENT? OH, YES, IT IS.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, UH, RAFFLE FUNDRAISER.
SO IT'S LIKE, UH, YOU'RE GONNA PICK UP A DUCK AND IF IT HAS YES ON IT, THEN YOU, OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, UM, THEN IT'LL CORRESPOND TO A LIST WITH ALL THE STUFF ON IT TOO.
AND THERE'LL BE OUTREACH TABLES.
THERE'S A COUPLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TABLES THERE.
WE'LL, STILL, WE ARE STILL, I KIND OF TAKING, ACCEPTING, UH, MANY VENDORS THAT WANNA BE A PART OF IT.
ONTO ITEM THREE B, THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT UPDATE.
MS. AMBER THOMPSON WILL BE PROVIDING THAT UPDATE FOR US.
OH, I JUST LEARNED THIS TERM RECENTLY FOR THE WEIRD, THAT'S RIGHT.
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ALL RIGHTY.CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? NOT YET, NO.
SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE FUN TO PRINT THESE OUT AND LOOK AT 'EM VERSUS LOOK ON A COMPUTER SCREEN.
SO MY NAME'S AMBER THOMPSON AND I AM THE LEAD ON, UM, AN INITIATIVE CALLED WE CAN, SO IT'S THE WAYWARD ENCAMPMENT AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE NETWORK.
AND WE, I'M, I HAVE TWO OFFICERS THAT I WORK WITH AND WE, UM, INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AND THEN WE REMOVE THOSE FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY.
AND THEN I, UH, ENFORCE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ENCAMPMENTS.
DO I NEED TO USE THE MICROPHONE KIND? JUST SPEAK LOUDLY.
IS THAT OKAY IF I JUST TALK LOUDER? OKAY.
UH, SO IF YOU WANNA PULL UP THE VERY FIRST SHEET, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT SAYS WAYWARD ENCAMPMENT AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE NETWORK.
UH, THAT COULD JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU YEAH.
SO MY FOCUS TODAY IS GONNA BE THE PARKS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CITY PARKS, BUT THAT WILL KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT I DO WITH OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.
I'M VERY ACTIVE WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS.
UM, THAT HALF OF WHAT I DO IS TO HELP PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE.
'CAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE, THEY CAN BE VICTIMS OF THE SITUATION AS WELL.
SO WE DON'T GO IN HEAVY ENFORCEMENT.
I DON'T GO OUT AND WRITE CODE VIOLATIONS IMMEDIATELY.
I GO AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT.
UM, SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT KIND OF WHAT I SAY TO THEM.
UM, OUR WEBSITE IS GARLAND TX.GOV/WE CAN, AND MOST OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AS WELL ON THAT WEBSITE.
AND YOU CAN SEE MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT WE DO ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT FIRST PAGE? UM, I, I DO.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT IF THEY ARE CAMPING ON MY PROPERTY, THAT I JUST NEED TO DISABLE MY EXTERIOR ELECTRICAL PLUGS AND WATER FAUCET AND NO CHANGE MY WIFI
SO THIS IS FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
SO FOR PRIVATE PRO, FOR ENCAMPMENTS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, I WILL GO TALK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ATTEMPT TO GET THEM TO TRESPASS THE INDIVIDUAL.
AND THEN WE REMOVE THE ENCAMPMENT.
I DON'T MAKE A PRIVATE PROPERTY, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER UNLESS THEY'RE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN AND THEY'RE INVITING THEM TO STAY AND THEY'RE CREATING THE ISSUE.
UM, NO, THOSE ARE SUGGESTIONS.
IF WE HAVE A, A POPULATION THAT'S DENSE IN CERTAIN AREAS, I DO RECOMMEND TO OUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES TO PUT A PASSWORD ON YOUR WIFI.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN WIFI, UM, OR LOCK OR DISABLE THE OUTDOOR PLUGS.
'CAUSE THEY WILL COME AT NIGHT AND CHARGE THEIR PHONES AND THEY'LL GET WATER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IF IT'S A PROBLEM AREA, UM, THESE ARE KIND OF THE THINGS I SUGGEST TO THEM TO HELP PREVENT, WELL, I LIVE NEAR DUCK CREEK, OKAY.
I HAVE TO CROSS THE CREEK TO ACTUALLY GET TO MY HOUSE.
BUT I, I KNOW THERE'S A HUGE MOVEMENT IN BETWEEN MESQUITE GARLAND AND DALLAS.
AND YOUR SOLUTION, THE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DRESSED TO ME BEFORE IS THAT, UM, Y'ALL JUST KEEP 'EM MOVING SO THAT THEY DON'T SET UP COMMUNITY.
SO MY ANSWER THAT I'VE RECEIVED BEFORE IS THAT YOU JUST KEEP 'EM MOVING AND YES AND NO FILTERING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE WALKING ZOMBIES.
AND IT MAKES ME, UM, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT CRIMINAL TRESPASS UNLESS THEY, I'VE FOUND, YOU KNOW, FOOD IN OUTSIDE NEAR MY FRONT WATER FAUCET, WHICH WE'VE NOW ENCLOSED INSIDE A FENCE.
AND I FOUND FOOD THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS HANDED OUT, UM, IN A PACKET.
'CAUSE I PARTICIPATED IN THAT BEFORE IN MY DRIVEWAY.
SO, UM, I, UH, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING ON THAT.
SO YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO TRESPASS FOR.
SO YOU JUST, BECAUSE YOU, SOMEONE'S WALKING ON THE SIDE OF YOUR HOUSE, YOU, YOU DON'T, THEY DON'T, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT 'EM TO DO THAT.
NOW, WHEN IT COMES INTO SIDEWALKS, THAT'S GONNA BE, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANSWER THAT PROBABLY PD WOULD ANSWER THAT.
UM, BUT NO ONE HAS A RIGHT TO BE ON YOUR PROPERTY, WITHOUTS YOUR PERMISSION.
SAME FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
THIS IS WHAT I INFORM THEM OF.
AND A LOT OF THEM MAYBE AREN'T AWARE OF THIS, BUT THEY DON'T IN A PARKING LOT THAT THIS ISN'T PUBLIC PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW, SO THEY DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO BE THERE TO CAMP THERE TO SLEEP THERE TO LIVE IN THEIR CAR THERE, UNLESS THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTS THAT TO HAPPEN, WHICH 99% OF THE TIME THEY DO NOT.
SO, UM, IF YOU'RE HAVING AN ISSUE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I CAN GET WITH THE OFFICERS THAT, THAT GO WITH ME WHO JUST DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS.
THEY PROBABLY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
THEY KNOW THEM BY NAME AND WE CAN GET A HANDLE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR STREET.
AND I, I SPEAK TO HOAS AND IT'S A
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LITTLE DIFFERENT WHAT I SAY TO THEM VERSUS WHAT I SAY TO MY COMMERCIAL.UH, WE HAVE MEETINGS FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, UM, AND I HAVE DOOR HANGERS TO HAND OUT TALKS ABOUT, IT'S OKAY TO SAY NO BETTER WAYS TO HELP AND THINGS YOU CAN DO AND HOW TO REPORT AN ENCAMPMENT.
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO, IF YOU HAVE AN HOA COME SPEAK TO THEM DIRECTLY.
I DON'T HAVE AN HOA, BUT I HAVE 300 HOUSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'D BE HAPPY TO PUT DOOR HANGERS ON.
IS THIS THE NUMBER TO CALL THE TWO OH FIVE? YES.
THAT'S MY, UH, OFFICE, I GUESS.
SO, UH, OUR ADMIN, SHE'S THERE SOMETIMES.
WE WE'RE, WE'RE A VERY SMALL DEPARTMENT.
UM, BUT YOU CAN CALL THAT NUMBER.
UM, DELEE HAS MY CELL PHONE IF YOU NEED TO REACH ME.
AND THEN THE, WE CAN@GARLANDTX.GOV, THOSE EMAILS COME STRAIGHT TO ME.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO REPORT AN ENCAMPMENT THROUGH EIST FOR RESIDENTS.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT GIVES ME A PIN DROP LOCATION, WHICH IS A LOT EASIER FOR US TO FIND.
UM, YOU JUST GO TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, THAT'S MY DEPARTMENT AND HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT.
AND THEN YOU CAN REPORT IT DIRECTLY TO ME AND I WILL FIND IT AND WE WILL, WE'LL HANDLE IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT FIRST PAGE? OKAY.
SO WE'LL GO TO THE, THE WEEKEND PAGE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS.
IT SAYS PARK BOARD UPDATE FOUR OF 2026.
SO THESE ARE MY FOCUSES ON THE PARKS UPDATES.
UM, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T RELATED TO CITY PARKS OR CITY OWNED PROPERTY, JUST LET ME KNOW AND I CAN ANSWER THOSE AS WELL.
UM, BUT I KIND OF WANTED TO, AND THESE THINGS WE'LL TALK ABOUT AS WE GET DOWN THE, THE PAGE HERE, BUT, UM, WE HAVE CHANGED SOME THINGS FOR FASTER RESPONSE AND REMOVAL.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED IN THE, SOME OF THE CITY PARKS, YOU'LL SEE THESE BIG PERMANENT NO CAMPING SIGNS.
THIS IS THAT PAGE I GAVE YOU HERE.
SO THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS APPROVED THIS WORDING AND THIS ALLOWS US TO NOT HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE TO REMOVE AN ENCAMPMENT.
SO TYPICALLY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, I'M REQUIRED TO GIVE THREE DAYS FOR THEM TO VACATE.
SO THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED IF THIS A CITY PARK, THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE.
HOWEVER, THIS IS IN THE PENAL CODE.
SO IF THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT I'M WITH SAY WE NEED TO GIVE THEM NOTICE, I GIVE THEM NOTICE.
SO I, I, THAT'S BASICALLY UP TO THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO WORK WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS ALL THE TIME.
UM, BUT THIS DOES ALLOW US TO CLEAN ANYTIME WE NEED TO.
ALSO DOESN'T, WE DON'T HAVE TO STORE THEIR ITEMS. 'CAUSE TYPICALLY WITHOUT THIS NOTICE, I HAVE TO GIVE THEM 72 HOURS TO VACATE.
AND ANYTHING THEY LEAVE BEHIND, I HAVE TO STORE FOR SEVEN DAYS.
SO THIS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO GET OUT THERE FASTER AND REMOVE THE ENCAMPMENT.
UM, AND WHEN THEY SEE THESE SIGNS, THEY KNOW, OKAY, IF I CAN'T PEER, THERE'S A RISK THAT I'M GONNA LOSE WHATEVER I HAVE.
UM, WE HAVE 20, I HAD 25 OF THESE SIGNS PLACED, 11 OF THEM HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
SO I AM WORKING ON GETTING THAT FIXED.
UM, AND WHAT'S UP NEXT DOWN THERE? SO, UH, FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, 27, THERE'S, THESE SIGNS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
THEY'RE ABOUT $250 A PIECE, AND THEN IT'S $70 FOR THE POLE.
AND THEN I HAVE TO INSTALL IT.
SO I'M DOING SOME STRATEGIC THINKING ON HOW I WANT TO PUT THESE IN AND THE MATERIALS THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE.
UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO A STEEL VERSUS ALUMINUM SO THEY CAN'T JUST CUT THE BOTTOM.
AND THEN, UM, SOME LOCATIONS UNDER THE 30 WALKING TRAIL AND UNDER BELT LINE, WALKING THE, WITH THE HERITAGE WALKING TRAIL, I WANNA TRY TO AFFIX THOSE TO THE BRIDGE WHERE THEY CAN'T REACH THEM.
SO THEN THAT WOULD GIVE US THE NOTICE THERE.
OH, SO THAT, ALL THAT THAT DOES THOUGH IS MAKE IT GO FROM IMMEDIATE TO 72 HOURS.
WORST CASE SCENARIO, IF THEY REMOVE THE SIGN MM-HMM
AND IT'S, IT'S PROBABLY IN ANY OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS IN THE PARK RESTROOMS AS WELL? NO.
SO IF THERE'S CERTAIN LOCATIONS WE CONSIDER IMMINENT, UM, IF THEY'RE BLOCKING SIDEWALKS, IF THEY'RE BLOCKING THE WALKING PATH, IF THEY'RE IN A RESTROOM, WE'RE GONNA COME REMOVE THE ENCAMPMENT.
SO WE DON'T WANNA BLOCK ACCESS TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO SAFELY WALK IF THEY'RE ON A SIDEWALK.
BUT IF THEY'RE IN A PARK IN THE WOODS AND THERE'S NO SIGN THAT WE WILL GIVE THEM 72 HOURS.
SORRY TO, UM, SO DOES CAMPING MEAN SETTING UP A TENT FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME? IT'S NOT LIKE JUST THE SUNSHADE, RIGHT? RIGHT.
SO IF YOU GO TO THIS, UM, POLICE HANDOUT, THIS WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT IS WRITTEN IN THE PENAL CODE.
UM, YES, I KNOW THE LINE IS CROOKED AND I PRINTED 200 OF THOSE BEFORE I NOTICED.
BUT IF YOU GO TO THE RED SIDE, CAMPING ACCORDING TO THE PENAL CODE MEANS SLEEPING, COOKING, MAKING A FIRE, DIGGING OR STORING PERSONAL BELONGINGS
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FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.AND THAT DEFINITION, EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IS GONNA BE UP TO THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE TIME THAT THEY'RE THERE.
SO, BUT AGAIN, THEY, A LOT OF THESE ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS AND THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND THEY'VE BEEN TOLD BEFORE.
SO IF THE OFFICERS HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT, THEY HAVE INFORMED THEM WHETHER THIS SIGN IS UP OR NOT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THE ENCAMPMENT.
SO SINCE WE'RE ON THIS PAGE RIGHT HERE, HMM.
WHY CAN'T WE HAVE LEGAL CAMPING? WHY CAN'T GAR IF THERE'S LEGAL CAMPING WHERE PEOPLE PAY TO SLEEP, WHY NOT US? I DON'T KNOW.
WE CAN, I JUST, I DON'T KNOW IF PARKS DEPARTMENT WANTS TO HAVE LEGAL CAMPING IN GARLAND AND THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE NOTHER AGENDA ITEM.
OH YEAH, I CAN'T ADD THAT NOW.
SO, AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SIGNS AT THE BOTTOM.
SO THE SECOND WAY WE HAVE FASTER RESPONSE AND REMOVAL IS WE NOW HAVE CONTRACTORS WHO REMOVE THE ENCAMPMENTS.
SO BEFORE WE HAD THE STREETS DEPARTMENT WHO WAS REMOVING THE ENCAMPMENTS AND, UM, IT HAD TO BE COORDINATED BETWEEN US AND STREETS DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SANITATION.
AND SO IT WAS USUALLY ONLY ON A MONDAY.
UM, AND IT HAD TO BE A MONDAY THAT WE HAD A ROLL OFF AVAILABLE.
SO NOW WE DO CONTRACT REMOVALS AND WE CAN REMOVE PRETTY MUCH I CAN CALL THEM AND TOMORROW WE'RE OUT REMOVING AN ENCAMPMENT.
SO THAT HAS MADE IT A WHOLE LOT FASTER THAN HAVING TO WAIT AND HAVING THESE, ALL THESE CAMPS IN THE QUEUE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAYBE A MONDAYS, IT'S A HOLIDAYS AND NOW WE GOTTA WAIT TWO WEEKS.
SO THAT'S NOT LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
SO WE ARE ABLE TO CLEAN SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK AND AS SOON AS WE NEED TO.
IS IT EASIER THAT WAY? 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THE LAST I, YOU WERE HERE LAST TIME GIVING THAT YES MA'AM.
UPDATE, RIGHT? AND SO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH TRASH THAT YOU HAD PICKED UP IN DOING THIS, DOES IT HELP DOING IT MORE FREQUENTLY THEN? YES, FOR SURE.
THE LONGER WE LET IT SIT, THE BIGGER IT GETS, THE, THE MORE IT'S LONGER IT'S GONNA TAKE US.
SO I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CAMPS ARE NOW SMALLER AND THERE'S LESS ITEMS TO REMOVE.
THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS RECENTLY.
DID YOU SEE THAT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS RECENTLY? AND IT WAS DONE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEBODY THAT, UM, SHE WASN'T GIVEN 72 HOURS AND SHE WAS JUST GIVEN 24 HOURS.
AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER AGENCY THAT CAME IN.
AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT ALL THOSE TENTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE NEW TENTS, THERE'S A, UM, ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES THOSE TENTS AND TAKES THEM SOMEPLACE AND HELPS THEM SET UP INTO A NEW SPOT.
AND I WAS JUST LIKE, OH,
I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM IN GARLAND.
UM, I DEFINITELY WILL INFORM THEM.
AND I'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS WHO ARE, WOULD ALLOW, NOT ALLOW, BUT ENABLE A HOMELESS TO, UM, LIVE IN AN ABANDONED HOME, MEANING GIVING THEM FOOD, LETTING THEM USE POWER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I SAID, YOU'RE ALLOWING THEM TO TRESPASS AND YOU'RE ALLOWING THEM AND YOU'RE TRESPASSING BY GOING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO I THINK WHEN I INFORM PEOPLE THAT THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO HELP AND THIS IS THE NOT A WAY TO HELP, UM, JUST EDUCATING THEM, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING SO THEY FEEL LIKE ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING.
AND SO A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I TALK TO THEM, THEY HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART.
'CAUSE WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE BRINGS OUT EVERY WEDNESDAY AND WE BRING 'EM TO ALL THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS THAT WE KNOW OF WHO OFFER THEM.
THEY CAN GET THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE, THEY CAN GET THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
THEY CAN GET 'EM INTO A SHELTER.
SO WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO GO SOMEWHERE THAT THEY CAN SAFELY LIVE.
SO IF YOU SHOW UP AT A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND THEY'RE, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY AT HOME, SO TO SPEAK, DO THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THEIR STUFF AND VACATE? YES.
SO EVERY TIME WE CLEAN IT'S SCHEDULED WITH THE OFFICERS.
OFFICER POLK AND OFFICER WILSON.
THEY'RE THE TWO THAT I WORK WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY.
AND, UM, USUALLY THEY HAVE ALREADY GIVEN NOTICE, THEY'VE ALREADY INFORMED THIS PERSON THAT WE WILL BE COMING.
UM, SO I WOULD SAY 75% OF THE TIME THERE'S NOBODY THERE WHEN WE GO TO CLEAN.
UH, 'CAUSE WE DO, WE'LL STILL LEAVE A, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING THIS DAY, YOU KNOW, AND JUST LETTING YOU KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE HERE
BUT, UM, SO WHEN, ON THE OCCASIONS WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE, THEY WILL LET THEM GET THEIR ITEMS AND, AND PACK UP.
AND IF IT'S SOMETHING, IT'S, IT'S TOTALLY UP TO THE OFFICERS.
BUT, UM, IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET WHAT THEY THEY NEED, UH, WE WILL STORE THEIR ITEMS SO WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA THROW IT AWAY JUST 'CAUSE WE CAN.
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SO WE, WE DO GIVE, YOU KNOW, THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME GET WHATEVER THEY COULDN'T TAKE WITH THEM.AND SO TELL ME WHAT THE SITUATION IS AT AUDUBON REC CENTER AS FAR AS LETTING PEOPLE IN, BECAUSE IT'S A CERTIFIED HEATING AND COOLING SPOT.
WHAT DOES, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT ENTAILS? I DO NOT KNOW.
UM, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT FOR LIKE EMERGENCY WARMING AND COOLING.
DOES THAT ENCOURAGE IT? UM, I WAS TOLD IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO HANG OUT AT THE REC CENTER BECAUSE IT, THAT THEY CAN'T SEND THEM AWAY DURING THE DAY BECAUSE IT'S, UH, THOSE GET ACTIVATED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY'LL LET US KNOW WHEN THERE'S CERTAIN DEGREES, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, TOO HOT, TOO COLD, BUT, OH, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY.
YEAH, I THINK IT LIKE THE GLOWS SHELTER, WHICH IS NOT RUN BY GARLAND.
AND THEN THE WARMING CENTERS, ACTIVATION AND COOLING CENTERS.
THAT'S ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REGULATES THAT.
ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, SAM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION? OKAY.
SO ON REDUCING REPEAT LOCATIONS, I HAVE FOUND IN MY SHORT TIME ABOUT YEAR AND A HALF DOING THIS, THAT RAISING THAT TREE CANOPY WHERE YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE WOODS HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY AT PREVENTING CAMPS.
SO TINSLEY PARK WAS A REALLY, REALLY DENSE LOCATION.
I THINK WE WERE 40 DEEP THE DAY I CAME TO CLEAN.
SO IT WAS A CITY AND, UM, PARKS DEPARTMENT RAISED A TREE CANOPY UP THERE.
AND THEN WE'VE HAD MAYBE ONE COME BACK SINCE THEN.
AND I BEEN, I THINK OVER A YEAR NOW THAT WE DID THAT.
AND WE DID IT AGAIN AT THE GUTHRIE GREENBELT, WHICH TECHNICALLY IS IN A PARK.
IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT IN GARLAND, BUT WE OWN ALL THAT LAND BEHIND GUTHRIE OFF OF THE WALKING TRAIL, IF YOU'RE WALKING, IS THAT SUNNYVALE OR MESQUITE? IT'S ACTUALLY DALLAS COUNTY IS, IT'S AN UNINCORPORATED SECTION OF DALLAS COUNTY.
SO IT'S, IT'S VERY, UM, IT'S AN ODD LOCATION, BUT WE DO OWN THE LAND AND SO WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING IT.
AND SO WE RAISED THE TREE CANOPY THERE AND IT WAS THE SAME AS TINSLEY.
WE HAD 30, 40 CAMPS BACK THERE.
RESIDENTS WERE COMPLAINING AND WE RAISED THAT TREE CANOPY UP, CLEANED ALL THOSE CAMPS OUT AND NO ONE'S COME BACK THERE.
SO, BUT THAT'S, UM, DESTRUCTIVE
AND THERE'S, WE CAN'T JUST GO AROUND CUTTING ALL THE TREES DOWN.
SO, UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S UP NEXT, I, I STILL HAVE MONEY FOR THAT.
IT'S JUST WHERE IS, I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT WHERE EXACTLY WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THAT.
SO THE SECOND NUMBER ONE WAY IS GONNA BE, OR THE SECOND WAY IS CONTINUOUS MONITORING.
SO YOU'LL SEE ME DRIVING AROUND A LOT IN MY TRUCK AND YOU'LL SEE THE OFFICERS, THE TWO OFFICERS WITH THE TRUCKS.
THAT'S MY, THAT'S OUR OFFICERS.
THAT'S THE HOMELESS TASK FORCE.
SO IF YOU SEE 'EM IN A TRUCK, THAT'S THEM.
UM, WE OFF ROAD, WE'RE IN THE WOODS.
WE'RE MONITORING ALL THE TIME.
I GO TO THESE HOTSPOTS, UM, AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY CAN AND REMOVE WHEN I SEE THEM.
UM, AND ANOTHER WAY THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL IS REPORTING.
SO, UM, I'VE INFORMED ALL THE DIRECTORS THAT IT'S PERFECTLY FINE TO GIVE YOUR STAFF MY CELL PHONE NUMBER AND IF THEY SEE A CAMP TO LET ME KNOW, DAVID HAS MY CELL PHONE NUMBER.
IT'S VERY, VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE IT'S JUST ME AND THE TWO OFFICERS AND IT'S 57 SQUARE MILES AND WE CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME.
SO WE DEFINITELY RELY ON EVERYBODY'S EYES.
SO THOSE, UH, THEY ARE COMING TO ME QUICKER, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE GETTING TO THEM WHEN THEY'RE SMALLER, WHICH MEANS THAT IT'S LESS TIME AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO MORE.
SO AMBER, WHEN A, UM, REQUEST GOES INTO ESS, HOW DOES, WHAT KIND OF PRIORITY DOES IT GET? IT'S MY PRIORITY.
AND SO AS SOON AS I SEE THEM, I CLICK ON THEM, I SEE WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
UH, I LET THE OFFICERS KNOW FOR THE NEXT DAY TO LOOK AT OR FOR THAT DAY TO LOOK AT.
AND THEN I'M USUALLY THERE THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE SOMETIMES MY FOLKS WILL PUT SOMETHING IN EIST, YOU KNOW, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I'LL FIND IT AND I'LL SEND YOU A NOTE DIRECTLY.
AND, UH, THEY ALWAYS GO, I PUT THAT IN E ASSIST TWO WEEKS AGO AND MM.
SO NOW IF THEY PUT IT IN THE WRONG LOCATION, IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GET BACK TO ME.
'CAUSE CODE, CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS USED TO DO THIS.
AND SO IF IT GOES INTO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WHEREVER HOW THAT GOES, AND I'D HAVE THE NEW SOFTWARE AND I KNOW THINGS ARE KIND OF CRAZY OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, SO IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GET TO ME, BUT IF YOU CLICK ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, HOMELESS OAKS COME DIRECTLY TO MY EMAIL.
WE'LL BE SURE THAT OUR FOLKS KNOW WHERE TO GO.
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OKAY.UM, AND THEN THE THIRD THING I'M DOING, WHICH IS VERY FUN.
I'M ATVING THROUGH THE WOODS NOW, SO I, WE HAD FIRE DEPARTMENT TAKE US OUT.
SO THE GUTHRIE GREEN BELT IS ABOUT A MILE.
UM, AND THEY WERE BACK IN A, ABOUT A MILE DOWN ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NAME OF THAT PARK DOWN THERE.
UM, BUT IT WOULD TAKE US A FEW HOURS TO WALK IT AND NOW IT TAKES MAYBE 10 MINUTES.
SO IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO GET THAT A TV THROUGH THERE AND LOOK AT THAT AREA.
AND, UM, SO THEY SAID THEY'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE US ANYTIME, SO WE HAVE SOME MORE SPOTS, LIKE TINSLEY IS PROBABLY THE NEXT ONE WE'RE GONNA HIT, SO WE CAN TRY TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THAT, UM, SAFER AND AND QUICKER ON THAT.
AND THEN RECENTLY, UH, WHAT I'M SEEING RIGHT NOW IS FOR ACTIVITY IS THE MESQUITE HERITAGE TRAIL.
I HAVE ALL THEIR CELL PHONE NUMBERS, THEY HAVE ALL MY CELL PHONE NUMBERS.
IF I SEE SOMETHING ON THEIR SIDE, I TELL THEM.
AND THE SAME GOES THE OTHER WAY.
UM, AND DOMINIC IS THEIR OUTREACH COORDINATOR.
HE'S USUALLY THERE THE SAME DAY.
I SEND THE TEXT LIKE HE'LL BE THERE IN A FEW HOURS, UM, AND THEN HE'LL NOTIFY CODE DEPARTMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF THAT CAMP.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL WHERE STILL SEE PEOPLE DOWN THERE, BUT THE CAMPS, IT'S NOT LIKE IT USED TO BE WHERE THERE WAS CITIES BACK THERE AND THERE WAS TENTS AND, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE HAD A DRIVEWAY AND A FENCE.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
SO, UM, YEAH, THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL ON THAT ONE.
AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL THAT THE PARKS WILL TEXT ME WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING AND IF IT'S SMALL ENOUGH, I'LL GO IN MY TRUCK AND I'LL GRAB IT.
SO, UM, IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO FOR THAT.
UM, SPRING CREEK PRESERVE WE SEE, WE SEE ACTIVITY THERE LATELY.
UM, AND WE, WE WOULD TRY TO GET TO IT.
UH, I THINK THERE'S THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE NO INTENT ON GOING ANYWHERE ELSE, SO WE CONTINUE TO, TO DO WHAT WE CAN IN THE PRESERVE.
UM, AND THEN DUCK CREEK TRAIL AT CENTERVILLE.
SO WE KNOW THAT CENTERVILLE IS A HOTSPOT AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT BORDERS DALLAS RIGHT THERE.
SO, UM, MONDAY OR TUESDAY I HAD A, A BUSINESS MEETING, WE CALL 'EM R BLOCK MEETINGS, UM, WITH THE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE AND COUNCILWOMAN LUCK WAS THERE AND WE TALKED ABOUT WAYS THEY CAN HELP US, HELP THEMSELVES, THEY CAN, HOW WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO HELP THE SITUATION.
SO, UM, AND THEN I, TOMORROW NIGHT I'LL BE SPEAKING AT THE HOA, UM, THAT'S BEHIND THE OH NINE 9 CENT STORE.
THERE'S A CRIME WATCH OVER THERE SO I CAN GET EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE AND KIND OF BE SPEAKING THE SAME MESSAGE AND HOPEFULLY IT REDUCES THE ACTIVITY OVER THERE.
UM, AND THEN RICK ODIN PARK MINE, I DON'T REMEMBER THIS BEING HISTORICAL LOCATION FOR CAMPS, UM, BUT WE DID CLEAN OUT QUITE A FEW BACK IN THERE.
AND, UM, I KNOW THAT THE QT IS RIGHT THERE, WHICH IS KIND OF A REASON THAT THEY'RE OVER THERE.
SO, UM, IF YOUR STAFF SEE ANYTHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
A CLUE IS A GROCERY CART NEXT TO THE WOODS.
JUST SEND ME A PICTURE AND WE'LL GO INVESTIGATE.
IT'S LIKELY A CAMP IN THERE OR THERE'S ONE ABOUT TO START.
SO IS THAT THE SAME THING FOR BILL CODY? SAY IT AGAIN? IS THAT THE SAME THING FOR BILL CODY? IS THAT BEEN A, THAT'S A THAT ONE HAS BEEN QUIET LATELY, SO, AND THAT'S ALSO ON THE SPOT.
I'M ABOUT TO A TV THROUGH THERE BECAUSE JONATHAN'S PLACE OWNS A LOT OF THAT LAND AROUND THERE.
AND, UM, WE HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH THERE IN A WHILE.
WE CLEANED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF JONATHAN'S PLACE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
UM, AND THEN I INFORMED MESQUITE THEY HAD A CAMP BACK THERE.
SO I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING RECENTLY.
AND IT MIGHT BE INAPPROPRIATE, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
DO YOU HAVE ANY TYPE OF POLICE BACKGROUND? DO YOU FEEL SAFE GOING INTO THESE AREAS BY YOURSELF? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DRUG ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS, AND I KNOW THIS SOUNDS TERRIBLE, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR SAFETY.
WE DON'T CLEAN CAMPS WITHOUT POLICE.
UM, THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS, UH, GOING ON.
I DON'T HAVE ANY POLICE BACKGROUND.
I'M BEEN IN KIND OF HEALTH ENFORCEMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT MY WHOLE LIFE, SO ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, WHETHER I FEEL SAFE OR NOT, NOT NECESSARILY A LOT OF THE TIMES.
UM, BUT I RELY HEAVILY ON THE OFFICERS WHO ARE THERE.
UM, AND I, I DON'T ENGAGE WITH THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
I DON'T JUST, THEY KNOW WHO I AM AND THEY KNOW WHY I AM THERE AND TO REMOVE THEIR CAMP, SO I DON'T ENGAGE WITH THEM.
I LET PD AND OUR OUTREACH COORDINATORS OFFER ASSISTANCE.
NOW IF THEY ASK ME AND THEY WANT HELP, I'LL PROVIDE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE.
UM, BUT I, I REALLY STAY BACK AND, AND, AND I DON'T ENGAGE.
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UH, AND THEN THE LAST ONE RECENTLY IS LAKEWOOD TRACT, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, IT'S TECHNICALLY A CITY PARK.IS IT? I DUNNO, THE KMART LOT.
SO, UM, WE'VE HAD SOME ACTIVITY THERE RECENTLY AND HISTORICALLY UNDER THE BRIDGE AT BROOKSIDE, THERE'S PROBABLY A CAMP THERE NOW.
UM, ARE YOU, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, UM, OATS AND, UM, BROADWAY? NO, UH, WALNUT WEST WALNUT.
AND WHAT IS THAT? NORTH GARLAND WHERE THAT KROGER IS THERE, I GUESS IT USED TO BE A KMART MM-HMM
REGIO, THERE'S A FIELD THAT BACKS UP BEHIND IT.
UM, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THERE, AND THEY, THEY WILL BE UNDER THE CREEK, UM, AT BROOKSIDE WHERE THE BROOKSIDE COMES OUT BEFORE YOU HIT THE LAKEWOOD TRACK ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND THEN UNDER THE ROAD AT, UM, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE LIBRARY OFF WEST WALNUT, THE NEW ONE AT WEST, I THINK.
UM, UNDERNEATH THE ROAD IS, WE WE'RE THERE ALMOST EVERY WEEK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, UNDER THE ROAD? LIKE IN THE SEWER OR? YES.
YEAH, THERE'S A CHANNEL THAT RUNS UNDER THERE.
UM, AND THEY, THEY WILL BE UNDERNEATH THE ROAD THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPEAT LOCATIONS? OKAY, SO KIND OF UP NEXT, LIKE I SAID, ADDITIONAL ATVING, UM, AND THEN SOME PERMANENT, NO CAMPING SIGNS, MORE OF THOSE STRONGER ONES PLACED DIFFERENTLY, MAYBE HIGHER, I'M NOT QUITE SURE YET.
UM, BUT I'M, I'M OPEN TO ANY HELP BECAUSE THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO LIKE BOOK THAT TELLS ME HOW TO DO THIS.
THERE'S NO BEST PRACTICES, THERE'S NO SOPS.
SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH TRIAL AND ERROR.
I FIGURE OUT WHAT I THINK WORKS, UH, FOR GARLAND.
AND I'M COORDINATING WITH ALL THE CITIES ALL THE TIME.
WE HAVE MEETINGS, UH, ONCE A WEEK WHERE WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING HERE, WHAT'S WORKING THERE.
WE, WE REALLY DON'T BOUN WANT TO BOUNCE THEM FROM CITY TO CITY TO CITY TO CITY.
UM, BUT AS FAR AS THE, THE POPULATION IN GARLAND, I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF THEM, WE HAVE SOME DRUG ADDICTION ISSUES, SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LACK OF A HOME.
UH, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE HOMES, LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE UNDER THE STREET AT THE WEST GARLAND LIBRARY LIVE.
THEY HAVE A HOME JUST RIGHT THERE.
AND SO I'M NOT SURE, I'M NOT TRAINED IN SOCIAL, UH, ANY KIND OF SOCIAL WORK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, DRUG ADDICTION.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BEGIN TO SOLVE THAT ISSUE.
UM, AS FAR AS LIKE UNDER THE ROAD, YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED WITH TRA UH, STREETS DEPARTMENT ABOUT INSTALLING GATES, BUT THE FLOODING ISSUE IS TOO RISKY AND WE DON'T WANNA FLOOD THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND WE CAN'T CUT ALL THE TREES DOWN IN THE PARKS.
SO I JUST WANNA TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, OPENNESS IN ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.
THE LAST THING I HAD TO SHOW YOU WAS THESE LIVING ROUGH CARDS.
SO A LOT OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS WERE TELLING ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY WANNA GIVE THEM SOMETHING, THEY WANNA GIVE THEM WATER, THEY WANNA GIVE THEM FOOD, THEY WANNA GIVE THEM MONEY, THEY WANNA GIVE THEM GIFT CARDS.
AND IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT, THEN THAT'S FINE.
UM, BUT THIS HAS OUR OUTREACH ORGANIZATION NUMBER ON IT.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS CAN GIVE THEM TO MAYBE GET AT THE ROOT CAUSE OF WHY THEY'RE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO METRO RELIEF IS THE ORGANIZATION, AND I ALWAYS SAY TO PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO HELP, PLEASE GET WITH METRO RELIEF.
THEY TAKE OUT EVERY FRIDAY TO THE CAMPS.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOUR CHURCH WANTS TO DO SOMETHING AND YOU WANNA GO FEED THE HOMELESS, PLEASE GET WITH METRO RELIEF.
THEY'RE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.
THEY'RE EQUIPPED TO GET PEOPLE'S IDS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OR SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR HOUSING FORWARD CRISIS NUMBER ON HERE, AND THEN ON THE BACK, SOME VARIOUS OTHER NUMBERS AND LOCATIONS TO SHELTERS.
SO, UM, I THINK OUR BUSINESS OWNERS ARE RECEPTIVE TO THIS, SO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE AT LEAST BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOME KIND OF HELP OUT THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT IS YOUR ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER? YOU PROBABLY GET ASKED THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS ONE PERSON,
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NUMBER OF CAMPS, NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, OH, WE DID A PIT COUNT IN JANUARY AND I THINK WE WERE AT 71.
A PIT COUNT IS CALLED A POINT IN TIME COUNT.
AND SO HOUSING FORD COORDINATES THE PIT COUNT.
SO HOUSING FORD IS THE GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR MONEY FOR HOUSING, UM, WHICH WEREN'T THE HOMELESS TASK FORCE.
AND MYSELF, WE'RE NOT PART OF THE HOUSING PART.
WE'RE NOT PART OF THE PREVENTATIVE PART.
THAT'S OUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, THEY DO ALL THOSE GRANTS WITH HOUSING FORWARD, BUT WE DO THE PIT COUNT, WHICH IS, UM, WHERE EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTY GOES OUT AND COUNTS THE HOMELESS WHERE THEY ARE.
AND THEY CHOOSE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THIS IS ALL HUDS.
SO THEY WANT YOU TO CHOOSE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE THAT'S MORE THAN LIKELY THE PEOPLE THAT TRULY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.
SO THEY'RE NOT IN A SHELTER, THEY'RE NOT IN A WARMING SHELTER.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE LITERALLY ON THE STREETS HOMELESS.
SO WE COUNT THEM IN, UH, JANUARY AND WE COUNTED, I THINK 71 WAS THE NUMBER.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY IN THE HUNDRED.
I, I BELIEVE, I THINK OUR GLOW SHELTER WAS AT 100 WAS AT CAPACITY, SO THEY WERE IN THE GLOW SHELTER.
UM, BUT THAT'S NOT A PERMANENT SHELTER.
UM, SO IF I HAD TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY IN THE HUNDREDS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST LET ME KNOW.
I THINK, UM, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR CARRIE OR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE DEPARTMENT, BUT AMBER IS A GREAT, UH, PERSON THAT WE WORK WITH.
A STAFF MEMBER, A TEAM MEMBER PARTNERING TOGETHER.
SO WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER IN THE ORGANIZATION.
EVEN WILL SEND HER ON A WILD I AM.
SO THE ADVENTURES IN THE WILD, EXCEPT DO I SEE YOUR CON CONTACT INFORMATION? I'M DISMISSING IT.
UH, I HAVE THOUGH THE WEEKEND INFORMATION, UM, THAT 20, LET'S SEE THE NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE THAT SAYS HELP FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.
THE 9 7 2 2 0 5 3 4 5 0, THAT'S MY NUMBER.
AND THEN THE WEEKEND@GARLANDTX.GOV COMES STRAIGHT TO ME.
MY EMAIL IS AMTHOMPSON@GARLANDTX.GOV.
NEXT UP, ITEM THREE C, HOLFORD AND CENTRAL PARK SCOREBOARD UPDATE.
SO ALBERT IS NOT GONNA GIVE YOU THIS UPDATE BECAUSE HE IS OVER AT THE TRUNK AND HUNT OVER AT AUDUBON PARK.
BUT, UM, I JUST, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME WHEN OUR DIFFERENT GROUPS COME IN AND YOU ALL ASK, UM, THE ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS WHY, WHAT, WHAT COULD BE BETTER? AND WHEN FOOTBALL CAME THROUGH, I THINK THAT WAS IN JAN, JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, UM, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE SCOREBOARDS OVER AT HOLFORD AND CENTRAL AND I JUST WANTED TO, UM, UPDATE THE BOARD THAT THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN REPAIRED AND ARE IN WORKING ORDER.
AND THEN NEXT UP WE'VE GOT ITEM 3D, THE RICK ODIN PARK SECURITY UPDATE.
CARRIE PACHECO, PARKS DIRECTOR.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON RICK OIN SECURITY.
UM, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT ADDITIONS, UH, COME ABOUT IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
UH, ONE BEING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET A COUPLE MORE CAMERAS UP AT THE PARK.
UH, WE NOTICED THERE WERE SOME DEAD AREAS THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SEE BEHIND THE RESTROOM AREA.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA BE ADDING SOME, UH, ADDITIONAL CAMERAS SO WE CAN GET MORE VIEWS OF THAT.
AND THEN ALSO, THERE WAS A WORK SESSION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THAT DISCUSSED, UM, ADDITIONAL MEASURES FOR CLOSING THE PARK.
SO WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED CLOSING JUST THE SKATE AREA.
AND SO SINCE THEN THERE HAD BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS OF ADDITIONAL NUISANCES WITHIN THE PARK, PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH, UH, THE PARK WITH LOUD MUSIC BURNING OUT, JUST IN GENERAL BEING NOISE NUISANCE AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO, UH, WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO SECURE THE PARK.
ONE WAY WOULD PUT UP PHYSICAL BARRIERS, UH, PUT UP A GATE AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE
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OF THE PARK ON THE MILLER SIDE.UH, WE ALSO DISCUSSED CLOSING OFF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK AS WELL BY THE TENNIS CENTER SO THAT WE'RE DOING BOTH OF THOSE AND PHYSICALLY LOCKING THOSE IN THE EVENINGS.
UM, ANOTHER CONSIDERATION WE HAD WAS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT JUST DRIVE THROUGH THE PARK.
SO EVEN IF WE PUT UP A GATE AND LOCKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY, PEOPLE COULD STILL POP THE CURB AND JUST DRIVE THROUGH THE PARK.
THEY DO THAT ANYWAY SOMETIMES AND DO DONUTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, THERE'S REALLY NOT A SUPER AIRTIGHT SOLUTION.
HOWEVER, WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO PUT BARRIERS UP AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PARK.
AND SO SOME THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION WERE, UH, THOSE BIG LUTER STONES, WHICH ARE THOSE BIG NICE SQUARE LOOKING BLOCKS AND JUST LINING, UH, MILLER ROAD WITH THAT.
UM, WE ALSO DISCUSSED, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF STONES AND THEN ALSO LOOKED AT JUST DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIAL TO BUILD A GATE OR A FENCE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.
WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND WE'RE ALSO JUST LOOKING AT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND SO AT THE WORK SESSION, UH, COUNCIL AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CLOSING.
UH, WE DO HAVE GATES THAT ARE BEING DELIVERED SOON THAT WE'LL PUT UP, AND THE MARSHALS WILL LOCK IT AT 10:00 PM SO THEY'LL HELP US WITH THAT.
UH, TECHNICALLY WE CLOSE AT 10:00 PM ANYWAYS, AND SO IT REALLY IS JUST ENFORCING THAT ASPECT.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO HAVE THE CPDP PROGRAM BACK IN PLACE, AND THAT'S WHERE, UH, THE POLICE GO AND LOOK AT THE RESTROOMS IN THE PARK SYSTEM.
SO WE DO HAVE A SET OF EYES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THAT PARK, BUT, UM, THEY WERE JUST NOT ABLE TO COMMIT TO LOCKING THE PARK FOR US EVERY NIGHT.
THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GO ON THOSE, UH, PRIORITY CALLS AND THINGS.
SO WE'RE THANKFUL THAT THE MARSHALS CAN HELP US OUT BY, BY DOING THAT IN THE EVENINGS, WHO OPENS IT IN THE MORNING.
THE PARKS TEAM WILL, WILL DO THAT IN THE MORNINGS 6:00 AM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? NO.
ONTO ITEM THREE E, THE URBAN FORESTRY ACTIVITY UPDATE.
SO, UH, I WENT BACK AND KIND OF LISTENED TO PAST REPORTS THAT WERE GIVEN AND UPDATES OVER THE YEARS.
AND SO JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GIVE A KIND OF A HIGHER LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WITHIN OUR URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM.
UM, THINGS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE RECENTLY AND JUST, UH, SOME CELEBRATIONS.
SO THE FIRST THING, THE BIG NEWS IN OUR URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM, OF COURSE, IS, UH, THE INCIDENT AT SPRING CREEK FOREST PRESERVE.
AND SO WE ALL KIND OF KNEW WHAT HAPPENED, HOW WE GOT HERE, UM, BUT I WANTED TO KIND OF JUST FOCUS ON SOME OF THE RESPONSE MEASURES.
AND, AND ONE IS THE CITY CONDUCTED AN AUDIT.
AND SO I THINK THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED, UH, TO THE BOARD SOME MONTHS AGO THAT IS AVAILABLE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO THROUGH THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE COORDINATED THAT WITH INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS, DALLAS COUNTY, SPRING CREEK PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
AND REALLY THEY IDENTIFIED SOME PROCESS GAPS, SOME COMMUNICATION, UH, BREAKDOWNS, AND THE NEED TO PUT ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS AND OTHER THINGS IN PLACE.
UM, WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE THEN IS WORKED WITH KIMLEY HORN.
UM, WE'VE HAD SOME UPDATES ON THAT AS WELL.
AND SO THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH AND KIND OF DONE AN ASSESSMENT, UM, TO GET SOME DATA, PUT SOME FACTS AND FIGURES TOGETHER ON, ON THE, UH, I GUESS THE SCOPE OF DAMAGE AND THEN WHAT WE CAN DO TO TRY AND REMEDY SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
AND SO, UH, WE RECENTLY HAD A MEETING AND DISCUSSED SOME OF THEIR FINDINGS.
WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS.
UH, WE HAD DALLAS COUNTY THERE, THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, CITY STAFF.
UM, AND SO THEY'VE TAKEN THAT FEEDBACK AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR FOLLOW UP PRESENTATION, WHICH IS ANTICIPATE, I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK.
UM, SO WE'LL GET THAT, WE'LL GET SOME ACTION ITEMS AND WE'RE LOOKING, LOOKING FOR NEXT STEPS AND TIMELINES ON WHAT THE PLAN WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
UH, WE OF COURSE CELEBRATED TEXAS ARBOR DAY ON NOVEMBER 1ST.
THAT WAS A SATURDAY, AND WE DID A LARGE TREE PLANTING AT WOODLAND PARK THIS YEAR.
AND SO PART OF THAT, THE CHOICE OF THAT LOCATION WAS, UM, JUST TO ENLARGE THE TREE CANOPY THERE.
WE HAD SOME TREES THAT WERE IN DECLINE OR DEAD, UM, AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PLAYGROUND.
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TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE TREES.BUT WE WANTED TO PLANT ADDITIONAL TREES BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE, UH, TREES THAT DIED OR WERE IN DECLINE PROVIDED SHADE FOR THE PLAYGROUND.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE DOING SOMETHING TO HELP WITH THAT.
OF COURSE, IT'S GONNA TAKE A FEW YEARS TO GET THERE, BUT, UM, KIND OF LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, WHAT WE COULD DO TO ADD TO THAT PARK.
AND SO FOR THAT, WE PARTNERED WITH VOLUNTEER GARLAND AND THEY WERE ABLE TO, UM, JUST ENGAGE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT VOLUNTEERS.
BUT SPRING CREEK CHURCH WHO HELPED LAST YEAR WITH THE ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING, THEY CAME OUT IN FORCE AND THEY WERE A HUGE HELP.
I THINK WE PLANTED 20 SOME ODD TREES THAT DAY.
AND SO THERE WERE MANY HANDS, AND IT, IT MADE LIGHT WORK BECAUSE WE WERE DONE IN PROBABLY TWO HOURS AND WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE THERE ALL DAY.
SO IT'S AWESOME WORKING WITH JOSUE AND HIS TEAM BECAUSE, UM, HE'S REALLY GROWN THAT PROGRAM.
AND WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS FOR MANY, MANY OF OUR PROJECTS AND EVENTS ON THE SAME DAY.
WE DID OUR TREE POWER FREE TREE GIVEAWAY.
UM, THIS WAS HELD AT THE GREENHOUSE FOR THE TREE PICKUPS AND, UH, GARLAND POWER AND LIGHT AND VOLUNTEER GARLAND ALSO KIND OF SPEARHEADED THIS EFFORT.
UM, WE HAD 400 TREES THIS YEAR THAT WE GAVE AWAY.
THERE WERE FOUR DIFFERENT SPECIES, UH, 100 OF EACH.
AND SO YOU COULD SIGN UP ONLINE AND WHEN YOU SIGNED UP, RESIDENTS COULD CHOOSE THEIR FIRST OR SECOND CHOICE OF WHICH TREE THEY WANTED.
WELL, THE MAPLE WAS BY AND LARGE THE MOST POPULAR.
UH, WE HAD 240 REQUESTS FOR THAT, AND OF COURSE ONLY A HUNDRED OF THOSE.
SO, UM, IT JUST, IT WORKED BY ORDER OF WHO SIGNED UP.
BUT ALL OF THOSE TREES WERE SPOKEN FOR, UM, QUICKLY.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH GPNL AND VOLUNTEER GARLAND TO DO THAT ANNUALLY.
WE, UH, JUST RECENTLY LEARNED THAT OUR APPLICATION FOR TREE CITY USA WAS ACCEPTED.
AND SO I BELIEVE THIS IS YEAR 19 OF, OF US BEING RECOGNIZED AS A TREE CITY USA, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
UM, IT JUST SHOWS THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS.
WE HAVE A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PIECE AND ONGOING INVESTMENT IN OUR TREE CARE.
UH, NOW ON TO OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, THIS SUMMER AFTER I STARTED AND WE WERE KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD FUNDING FOR WAS, UH, TREE MAINTENANCE.
SO IT WAS, UH, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE TREE MITIGATION FUND THAT WE COULD USE FOR URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM.
AND SO WITH THAT, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A PLAN IN PLACE AND WE WEREN'T JUST SCATTER SHOOTING PROBLEMS AND ISSUES.
AND SO THE TEAM AND I CAME UP WITH A PLAN THAT HAS SIX DIFFERENT PHASES OF IT.
THE PURPOSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE CARING FOR AND MONITORING THE TREES IN OUR PARKS, OUR MEDIANS RIGHT OF WAYS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES.
UM, WE ALSO WANTED TO HAVE A WAY TO PRIORITIZE WHAT TYPE OF WORK WE WERE DOING.
SO SAFETY AND HAZARD TREES OR ANYTHING THAT WAS RISK, OF COURSE IS NUMBER ONE.
UM, MAINTENANCE FOR THE HEALTH OF THE TREE.
SO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRUNING EFFORTS, UM, SAFETY AND AESTHETICS.
AND THEN ALSO THE LAST CATEGORY WOULD BE JUST CONTINGENCY OR EMERGENCY, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING IN CASE A HUGE STORM BLOWS THROUGH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
AND WE WORKED WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD TO COME UP WITH PERCENTAGES THAT WE WOULD DEDICATE, DEDICATE TO EACH OF THOSE AREAS.
AND THEN WE BUILT A TIMELINE OF HOW WE WERE GONNA PRIORITIZE THE TREES THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE.
SO, UM, THE MANAGERS, THE SUPERVISORS CAME UP WITH A LIST OF TREES THAT THEY KNEW WERE MAYBE RISKY, NEEDED SOME WORK, NEEDED, SOME PRUNING, AND THEN ALSO ONES THAT JUST COULD USE A, A LITTLE BIT OF A FACELIFT.
AND SO WE PRIORITIZED AND THEN WE ALSO, UH, CREATED A TIMELINE FOR THAT, WANTING TO TAKE CARE OF THE RISKS TREES FIRST IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND SECOND QUARTER AND THIRD QUARTER, AND MOVE ON DOWN THE LINE.
AND SO WE HAVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT, AND WE'RE JUST PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY A PLAN WE'RE USING AND TRACKING.
AND SO THIS IS KIND OF AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE TRACKING IT BY, UH, THE CATEGORY, THE LOCATION, WHERE THE AREA IS, AND THE TYPE OF WORK.
SO ANYTHING FROM STUMP GRINDING, THAT'S A LOW PRIORITY.
IF THERE'S EXTRA MONEY FOR THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T LOOK AWESOME, BUT THEY'RE ALSO NOT A SAFETY RISK.
AND SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE THINGS AS WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGET.
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ANOTHER THING THAT WE ARE, UM, FOCUSING ON IS PROACTIVE TREE MANAGEMENT.WE WANNA HAVE A PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE APPROACH.
SO LOOKING AT OUR PARKS, LOOKING AT OUR MEDIANS AND RIGHT OF WAYS AND DOING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS FOR HEALTH AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE TREES, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY STRESS OR DECLINE EARLY.
AND THEN MONITOR TREES IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION, SOIL DISTURBANCE AND WEATHER CHANGES.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE'VE SEEN.
UM, JUST COMING BACK FROM, I WORKED IN GARLAND PREVIOUSLY, WAS GONE FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS AND CAME BACK.
I LEFT RIGHT AFTER THE 2019 BOND PASSED.
AND I CAME BACK WHEN MOST OF THE PROJECTS WERE DONE,
BUT, UH, GOING AND SEEING SOME OF THE LOCATIONS, YOU CAN, WE CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THE TREES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, LOOKING AT THEM, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TREES THAT WE'RE MONITORING AND THEY HAVE BEEN PROACTIVELY, UM, TREATING IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MONITORING.
SO ONE EXAMPLE IS GRANGER ANNEX.
IT SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS AFTER THE PROJECT COMPLETION AND THEY STARTED TREATING THAT.
SO WE WORKED WITH, UM, AN ARBORIST AND A, AND A COMPANY THAT HAS HELPED US TAKE SOME MEASURES THAT HAVE REALLY BROUGHT THAT TREE BACK TO HEALTH.
UM, SURF AND SWIM, THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO WE'VE HAD PEOPLE OUT THERE LOOKING AT THAT.
WE HAVE AREAS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE KNOW AS SOON AS CONSTRUCTION IS OVER, WE CAN START TREATING IT.
IT THERE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T DO WHILE THERE'S STILL CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE ALREADY KNOW THAT TREE, THAT TREE, THAT TREE, THIS AREA THAT WE'RE GONNA TREAT.
AND WE'RE GONNA JUST BE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND PROACTIVE IN TREATING THESE.
UM, OF COURSE WE TAKE MEASURES TO, UH, HAVE A TREE PROTECTION PLAN IN PLACE FOR CONSTRUCTION, BUT THERE ARE JUST SOME THINGS, UM, WITH EQUIPMENT TRAVELING ACROSS THE ROOT ZONES.
UM, SOME THINGS JUST YOU CAN'T AVOID, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THOSE.
AND ALONG WITH TREE HEALTH DECLINE IN RISK MANAGEMENT, UM, JUST MONITORING THOSE THAT WE KNOW ARE IN DECLINE.
UM, AN EXAMPLE OF THIS, THERE'S A LIVE OAK DOWNTOWN THAT WE'VE BEEN MONITORING FOR A, A LONG TIME, UH, BEFORE I STARTED.
IT'S A LARGE MATURE CAN CANOPY TREE.
UM, WE'VE DONE MULTIPLE TREATMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS, BUT WE KEEP SEEING PROGRESSIVE DIE BACK, UM, ON THE LIMBS.
AND SO WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP WITH THAT IS MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LIMBS, MAKING SURE THERE'S NOT SAFETY HAZARDS WHERE THEY'RE GONNA FALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR ON ANYBODY OR ANYTHING.
SO WE HAVE TARGETED PRUNING THAT WE PLAN FOR SAFETY, AND WE JUST CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND KIND OF START THINKING AHEAD AND PLANNING FOR LONG-TERM DECISION MAKING WHEN WE KNOW, HEY, IT'S TIME THAT THIS ONE, IT'S JUST NO LONGER LIVING.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS SOMETIMES, BUT WE WANNA BE AS PROACTIVE AS POSSIBLE AND THEN ALSO COMMUNICATE THAT BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE LARGE TREES, HERITAGE TREES LIKE THAT, PEOPLE LOVE THEM, PEOPLE LOVE TREES.
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UM, BEING AS RESPONSIBLE WITH THEM AS POSSIBLE AND JUST COMMUNICATING THOSE THAT WE'RE WATCHING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO WE SEE TREES THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT CLOSER.
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO REPORT THOSE TO YOU? EMAIL ME.
WE CAN GO LOOK AT THEM ON SITE.
UM, AND THEN WE WORK WITH A VENDOR WHO, UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT TREE VENDORS, SO WE HAVE SOME THAT JUST HELP US PRUNE AND CUT AND, AND DO THOSE THINGS.
AND WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED WITH THE, WITH THE HEALTH AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR CARE.
AND SO THAT, THAT'S WHO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ON, ON SEVERAL OF THOSE.
AND IN FACT, UM, WITH SOME OF OUR UPCOMING PROJECTS, LOU H UM, THAT HASN'T STARTED CONSTRUCTION YET, WE'RE GOING ON SITE WITH THAT ARBORIST AND MEETING WITH HER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE.
AND THEN AS WE HAVE NEW CONSTRUCTIONS AND NEW PLANS COMING, BUILD THAT INTO THE PLAN TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE TREE PROTECTIONS WE CAN IN PLACE.
BUT YEAH, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, LET US KNOW.
UH, SHE'S WITH TEXAS TREE SURGEONS.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR UPDATES? COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.NEXT UP WE HAVE THE REVIEW OF THE PARK TOUR LOCATIONS FOR APRIL 25TH.
SO, UH, WE WILL MEET OVER AT PARK ADMINISTRATION.
YOU CAN COME BETWEEN EIGHT AND EIGHT 30.
WE USUALLY HAVE SOME PASTRIES, DONUTS, WHATEVER COFFEE OJ UH, ADDRESS FOR PARK ADMINISTRATION IS 6 3 4 APOLLO ROAD.
WE'LL LEAVE PROMPTLY AT EIGHT 30.
AND WE HAVE THE SAME, UH, SCHEDULE, WHICH I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THE PLACES THAT WE'RE VISITING.
WE DID ADD ONE MORE, UM, 'CAUSE IT MADE SENSE AND IT WAS KEITH REAGAN'S IDEA AND HE'S SMART AND THAT'S WHY HE CAN'T EVER LEAVE.
SO PARK BOARD TOUR, UH, WE'RE GONNA, I KNOW SOME OF YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT CAME OUT TO BOB DAY, THE GRAND OPENING, UM, OR THE RIBBON CUTTING.
BUT WE ARE GONNA GO VISIT BOB DAY SURF AND SWIM.
UH, SURF AND SWIM WILL NOT BE YET OPEN, BUT WE WILL WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR SO YOU ALL CAN SEE IT.
AND IT'S AMAZING AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND THERE'S WATER IN THERE.
AND IT, IT IS A REALLY, REALLY GREAT FACILITY.
Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE SO EXCITED, ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING IT LAST YEAR, JUST GETTING STARTED LAST YEAR ON THE TOUR.
SO, UH, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO WALK THROUGH, UH, THE SENIOR CENTER, UM, AND IF, AND YOU'LL SEE SOME PICTURES IN THE NEXT, UM, PRESENTATION, BUT YOU'LL ACTUALLY START TO GET A FEEL OF WHAT THAT, UM, FLOW OF THAT BUILDING WILL BE LIKE.
UH, THE WILD SCAPE, AS YOU KNOW, THE SPRING CREEK FOREST PRESERVE HAD THE NAMING, UH, REQUEST FOR THE WILD SCAPE OVER AT SPRING CREEK.
AND SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA GO VISIT THAT.
SO YOU ALL, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, WE'LL KNOW, HAVE A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THAT.
UH, THE HOLFORD SOCCER SITE TAKE YOU ALL OUT THERE.
MR. HESSER DID A PRESENTATION A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO ON THAT, SO YOU HAVE A VISUAL OF WHERE THAT IS WHEN YOU HEAR IT BEING TALKED ABOUT.
UM, AND THEN THE CENTRAL PARK LOOP TRAIL AND ADDED ONTO THAT IS WE'LL SHOW YOU THE DUCK CREEK CENTRAL LOOP TRAIL.
WE'RE GONNA BE PASSING RIGHT BY IT.
SO SINCE WE, UM, FIGURED AS WE'RE DRIVING BY, WE CAN SHOW YOU WHERE THAT IS SO THAT YOU HAVE A, AGAIN, POINT OF REFERENCE FOR ALL THESE THINGS.
I THINK THAT THE TOUR IS REALLY BENEFICIAL.
IT HELPS YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH YOUR GARLAND RESIDENCE DOESN'T MEAN YOU GO OUT AND SEE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PLACES.
SO IT'S NICE TO ACTUALLY SEE, UH, WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN OUR, UH, MEETINGS.
SO AGAIN, AND THEN BABES AFTER LUNCH OR AFTERWARDS, AND THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE DAY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, MOVING.
AND LOOKS LIKE WE GOT DELETE AGAIN,
WELL, MARK IS AT A CONFERENCE, SO I AM GOING TO PRE, UH, GIVE YOU ALL THE UPDATES ON THE PROJECT.
SO DELEE WILLIAMS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
SO OUR FIRST PROJECT IS THE GARLAND SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.
UH, WE HAVE A TOPPING OFF CEREMONY.
JASON, WILL YOU LOOK ON THE FRONT PART OF MY AGENDA? IT'S GOT THE TIME.
IT'S 10:00 AM I BELIEVE IT'S ON WEDNESDAY.
IT'S AT THE TOP, UH, TOPPING OFF
10:00 AM 10:00 AM SO WHAT IS THAT? UM, WE'RE BRINGING THE SENIORS OVER.
UH, CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL IS INVITED.
IT'S NOT A FORMAL INVITE, BUT YOU ALL ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME AND ATTEND.
AND WE'RE GONNA GET TO ASSIGN ONE OF THE MEDAL.
IT WON'T BE A BIG BEAM, BUT IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT GETS INCORPORATED INTO THE CENTER, AND THEN THERE IT WILL STAY UNTIL THE SENIOR CENTER IS NO MORE.
SO IF YOU'D LOVE TO BE A PART OF THAT, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.
AGAIN, IT'LL START, START PROMPTLY AT 10:00 AM IT'LL BE OVER AT THE SENIOR CENTER SITE, UM, NEXT WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS, WHAT'D YOU SAY THAT WEDNESDAY DATE? TODAY'S THE FIRST WILL BE THE EIGHTH, YEAH.
OH, IS IT, SAY THE 15TH, THEN IT'S NEXT.
YEAH, IT'S THE 15TH, 15TH, 15TH, APRIL 15TH, 10:00 AM LOVE TO HAVE YOU OVER THERE.
IT, IT'S NOT A, IT DOESN'T HAVE AN, IT STARTS AT 10.
IMAGINE IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT A 15, 20 MINUTE THING.
SO IF YOU WANNA COME, PLEASE BE THERE, SIGN YOUR NAME.
UM, BUT, UH, THE STEEL STRUCTURES, THOSE HAVE GONE UP
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SO YOU CAN REALLY START TO SEE WHAT THAT BUILDING'S LOOKING LIKE.I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES HERE.
UM, THEY'VE EVEN STARTED, UM, ADDING THE SHEETING OUT THERE.
SO AGAIN, IT'S REALLY STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.
THIS IS PROPOSED TO BE DONE AT THE END OF THIS, UM, QUARTER FOUR OF THIS YEAR.
SURF AND SWIM, LIKE I SAID, IT'S, IT'S NEARING UH, COMPLETION.
WE WERE, WE'RE SCHEDULED TO DO SOME PUNCH WALKS OVER THERE, WHICH A PUNCH WALK IS WHERE YOU START GOING THROUGH AND YOU START LOOKING THROUGH, OH, THIS IS SCRATCHED.
NO, THIS, THIS STILL NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
SO IT, IT'S KIND OF THE FINAL LIST OF TO-DOS FOR THE CONTRACTOR.
UM, THE MURPHY WAVE MACHINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND SO AGAIN, THERE'S WATER ON SITE.
SO THESE ARE SOME GREAT PICTURES THAT YOU CAN START SEEING.
UH, THE WATER THAT'S BEEN ADDED.
THE SLIDE TOWERS, UH, IN THE C LET'S SEE, CAN'T, THERE'S A LIGHT GLARE.
WHICH ONE HAS THE CABANAS? THE RIGHT MM-HMM
THOSE ARE THE CABANAS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
SO IF YOU REMEMBER FROM OUR FEE PRESENTATIONS LAST BUDGET YEAR, THOSE ARE GONNA BE RESERVABLE.
SO AGAIN, REALLY, REALLY PRETTY.
HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF THE KITTY AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE SPLASH PAD ELEMENTS, THE SEATING THAT WE HAVE ON SITE, ALL THE SHADE STRUCTURES THAT ARE OUT.
ADMIN BUILDING THE PARTY ROOM.
THAT'S THE ENTRY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
AND AGAIN, MORE SEATING OVER THERE.
SO YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL INVITATION FOR THE GROUND BREAKING OVER AT LOU HUFF PARK.
THAT IS SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, I BELIEVE.
AND IT STARTS AT 9:00 AM UM, HOPE THAT YOU CAN BE THERE.
THIS IS A, A VERY SPECIAL PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, SO WE'RE GETTING STARTED ON THAT.
UH, YOU PROBABLY HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOME ACTIVITY IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY OVER THERE, BUT THESE ARE SOME RENDERINGS.
THESE, UH, THE ENTRY POINT OF GOING INTO THE PARK.
UH, IT ALSO HAS, UH, THE CULTURE RING AND LET SEE IF THERE'S SOME MORE RENDERINGS.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF A RENDERING OF WHAT THE CULTURE RING WILL LOOK LIKE.
AND WE WILL, UH, WORK WITH AN ARTIST TO, UM, DO SOME SORT OF ART ON THOSE PANELS RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN A SAL COURT OVER THERE WHERE THE TENNIS COURT IS, UH, THEY WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING BALL FIELD.
IT'LL BE A NICE BIG OPEN SPACE.
SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE GETTING STARTED.
UH, RICK AND SPLASH PAD, REALLY NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED ON THAT.
WE'RE WAITING FOR SOME UPDATES FROM THE CONSULTANT.
UH, THIS PROJECT CAME IN OVER BUDGET, SO WE HAD TO GO BACK WITH THE CONSULTANT AND THEY'RE REVISING THAT SCOPE TO GET, BRING IT BACK INTO BUDGET.
SO WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO PRESENT TO STAFF SOME OF THE UPDATED OPTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.
AND AGAIN, ON THIS, I KNOW YOU'D MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RICK DEN.
THIS ISN'T AN AREA THAT'S NOT AFFECTED BY ANY OF THE VANDALISM OR THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CURRENTLY KICK HIM OFF OF.
IT'S ON THE TENNIS CENTER SIDE.
UH, SO WHAT IS THAT ROAD BRIAR? IS IT BREAR? BREAR HURST B BRIARWOOD BRIARWOOD, UM, IS WHERE THAT PARKING LOT ENTRY IS, BUT IT WOULD HAVE THE GATE OVER THERE, SO AT NIGHT THAT PARKING LOT WOULD BE SHUT OFF.
UNLESS YOU DRIVE AROUND ON THE CURB OR SOMETHING.
YEAH, BUT I THINK THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON ON THE SKATE PARK SIDE.
BUT IF THEY PUT THE BLOCKS IN THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT, UM, IT'S HARD TO, UH, DO HAVE A HEALTH PARK AND IT CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE JUMPING THE CURB AND DUMPING MM-HMM
CONSTRUCTION WASTE OUT IN THERE.
WELL, I, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANNA, UH, PROHIBIT IN ANY WAY EMERGENCY OR PUBLIC SAFETY ACCESS.
SO I, I'M SURE THAT YOU WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DISCOURAGE UNAUTHORIZED USE.
AND SO, BUT WE CAN'T PROHIBIT, SO WE'LL HAVE KNOCK BOX ON THOSE GATES.
SO IF SOMETHING DID HAPPEN AND FIRE NEEDS OR ANYBODY NEEDS TO RESPOND, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNLOCK THOSE GATES.
UH, WHEN JOYCE PARK, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO CAME OUT FOR OUR GROUNDBREAKING, THAT WAS ACTUALLY A REALLY WELL ATTENDED EVENT.
I WAS SUPER SURPRISED, UM, JUST BY THE TURNOUT.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR BOTH THE GROUNDBREAKING AND THE RIBBON CUTTING.
COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR BETTER WEATHER.
UM, BUT YEAH, SO WE HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING.
HERE'S SOME PICTURES FROM THAT.
UH, AGAIN, VERY WELL ATTENDED.
SO THIS ONE IS IN PROGRESS AND UNDERWAY RENDERINGS OF JUST WHAT IS TO COME AT THAT PARK.
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UH, THE WALKWAY THAT'S EXTENDING, ISN'T THAT NOT BUDGETED? THERE WERE TWO AND THE ONE THAT YOU SEE HERE IS BUDGETED.SO I DON'T THINK, YEAH, I DON'T HAVE, UH, THE, THE LONG ONE OVER HERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PICTURE.
THE PICTURE WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW MM-HMM
AND SO WHERE'S THE ONE THAT WE SEE NOW OVER HERE ON THE FAR, FAR, FAR RIGHT? YEAH.
I, I HAD TO BE AT A FUNERAL AND I WAS SAD TO MISS, YOU KNOW, THE, BUT WHERE I NEEDED TO BE.
SO WE JUST RECEIVED BACK A SET OF PLANS.
IT'S THE 60% SET, MEANING IT'S 60% COMPLETED AS FAR AS ALL THE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS.
AND SO THAT'S UNDER REVIEW BY THE CITY.
AND, UM, THIS IS JUST INFORMATION SLIGHTLY OUT BEFORE THAT, AND THEN SOME RENDERINGS OF THE FUTSAL COURT AND WHAT WOULD GO IN THAT SPACE.
JOHN PAUL JONES
WE SHOULD JUST TAKE THIS ONE OFF OF THE REPORT AND WE'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW WHEN SOMETHING CHANGES.
UM, THIS ONE'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE JUST DUE TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO REVIEW, UM, THIS PROJECT.
UM, SO WE, WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING ON, THE CONSULTANT HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO FOR THEIR SET OF PLANS.
UM, WHAT THEY'RE WAITING ON IS SOME, UM, I GUESS YOU'D SAY PLAN DETAILS ON FROM THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
AND SO THEY'RE JUST WAITING ON THEIR SUB CONSULTANT.
SO THAT'S, UM, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WE CAN KEEP CONTINUE MOVING ALONG WITH THIS ONE.
IS THIS A RENDERING OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE? THIS IS A RENDERING.
CERTAINLY DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW IT LOOKS SO ORGANIZED RIGHT NOW.
UM, TUCKER V WE CELEBRATED THE GRAND OPENING OR THE RIBBON CUTTING ON MARCH 21ST.
UH, THE TENNIS OPERATOR IMPACT ACTIVITIES WAS GONNA HAVE A, A, A GRAND OPENING, UH, FOR THEIR PROGRAM THIS SATURDAY.
BUT DUE TO THE RAIN THAT IS FORECASTED, THEY ARE GONNA RESCHEDULE THAT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT ON THE PARK BOARD TOUR.
UH, YOU JUST, IT, IT'S VERY ELEVATED.
IT'S A REALLY, REALLY NICE PROJECT.
AND HERE'S PICTURES FROM THAT.
MEMBERS FROM THE, UH, TUCKER FAMILY WERE THERE.
UM, THIS IS NAME AND FOREST CONNECTION TRAIL.
NOT THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT THE GARLAND UNDERPASS, THOSE ARE BOTH, WE'VE PAUSED THOSE, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING FOR SOME DIRECTION FROM KIMLEY HORN ON THE SEWER ASSESSMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T DO, PUT IN SOMETHING THAT MAYBE HAS TO BE REMOVED, UH, BASED ON THAT RE THE REPORT.
SO WE, WE'VE JUST PAUSED THOSE FOR NOW.
UH, THIS IS DUCK CREEK AUDUBON TRAIL.
SO THE 90% PLAN SET HAS BEEN RECEIVED, AND THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY THE CITY CENTRAL PARK.
WAIT, CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE PLEASE? SO THIS ONE HASN'T STARTED.
THIS ONE'S STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE.
CAN YOU TELL ME? I SEE OATS, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT ANOTHER, ANOTHER.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S OS AND LA PRADA JUST CAN, I KIND OF CONNECTS THE TRAIL THAT'S NOT THERE, OR, YES, IT'S CONTINUING A TRAIL THAT WAS THERE.
UH, CENTRAL PARK WALKING TRAIL.
THIS IS ONE YOU'RE GONNA SEE ON THE TOUR.
THIS IS AGAIN, UM, IN PROGRESS.
THERE'S SOME PROGRESS PICTURES HERE.
SO YOU CAN SEE HOW REALLY NICE YOU GOT THE NICE WIDE, UM, TRAIL GOING THROUGH THE PARK.
SO IT'S COMING ALONG VERY NICELY.
AND THEN, OH, NOPE, IT'S NOT IN THAT ORDER.
AND THEN DUCK CREEK CENTRAL TRAIL.
SO THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE'RE GONNA, UM, SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE OVER THERE LOOKING AT CENTRAL PARK LOOP TRAIL, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT CONNECTION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE RAILROAD ON.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE A CONTACT WITH THE RAILROAD.
UH, THE RAILROAD CONTACT, UM, SEEMS TO HAVE POSITIVE, UH, THINKS THAT IT'S POSITIVE THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS WORK WITHOUT, UM, THEY BASICALLY WANT TO PUT, UH, I GUESS, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT? UM, ARMS.
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I WANNA PUT ARMS. MM-HMMUH, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THAT? GATE CROSSING GUARD? UH, NO, HOLD ON, Y'ALL.
I'M, UM, IT, IT JUST LIKE, UH, YOU WOULD WA IT'S GONNA PROTECT THE, IF ANY, ANY ROCKS GO FLYING OFF OF THE, THE RAILROAD OFF THE TRACK.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST SO THAT LIKE A, AN OVERHANG SNEEZE GUARD.
OVERHANG, AN AWNING, SNEEZE GUARD.
EXCEPT I'M GONNA GO WITH OVERHANG, BUT THIS IS HOW FOREVER I'LL BE REMEMBERED.
I'M GLAD THIS IS NOT ON VIDEO.
UM, BUT SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT CONTACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE RAILROAD IS TALKING TO ALL THEIR OTHER PEOPLE OVER THERE TO MAKE SURE, YEAH.
IS THIS GONNA PROBABLY BE SOMETHING THAT'S FEASIBLE? SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HEAR SOMETHING BACK IN, UH, SOME COMING WEEKS, SOME UPDATES ON THAT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN.
CONTINUING THE DESIGN OF THIS ONE, JAMES PARK AND QUELL CREEK IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THIS IS, UM, A PROJECT PARTLY FUNDED THROUGH CDBG.
WE'RE WORKING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY.
LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENING OVER THERE.
UH, THE PLAYGROUND WILL SOON BE INSTALLED SOON.
THE TRAIL THAT YOU SEE HERE IS GONNA, AND ACTUALLY IT MAY HAVE STARTED, UM, BEING POURED, BUT THEY'RE DOING ALL THE FORMING OF THE, THE TRAIL AND ALL OF THAT.
SO THIS ONE IS MOVING AROUND VERY QUICKLY.
SO LEE, WHAT WAS THE PROCESS THAT GOT THIS ONE FUNDED? IT WAS, SO CDBG FUNDS.
AND THIS STARTED WHEN ZIAD WAS HERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED.
SO NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY, UM, CAME TO US, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT, UH, PROJECTS THAT THEY WORK ON.
SO THAT JAMES PARK, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WAS INITIATED BY THE COMMUNITY.
YEAH, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS A WHERE THE HEART IS NEIGHBORHOOD OR NOT, I'M NOT SURE.
CORAL CREEK IS WHERE THE HEART IS.
AND SO, AND THEN THEY APPLIED FOR CDBG FUNDING FOR THE JAMES PARK.
SO, UM, WHICH COMES WITH, YOU KNOW, DEADLINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY AND GETTING THIS PROJECT COMPLETED SO THAT WE MEET ALL OF THOSE HUD DEADLINES.
DO YOU MIND TELLING ME THE, UM, CLOSEST INTER INTERSECTION AGAIN? IT'S HIGH MEADOW AND COUNTRY CLUB.
IF YOU GO OFF OF DAIRY HIGH MEADOW GOES EAST OFF OF DAIRY, LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO AUSTIN ACADEMY ISH, AND YOU GET DOWN AND THERE'S TWO ROADS ONE WAY EACH WAY.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL 'CAUSE SOMETIMES WRECKS HAPPEN AND IT'S THOSE PARKS THERE.
SO THEN IT, THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT MOVING QUICKLY.
BUT THERE ARE PICNIC TABLES, RIGHT? MM-HMM
PICNIC TABLES AND SOME STUFF THERE.
I I KNOW A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE.
WELL THANK YOU LI YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'VE BEEN OVER THERE A FEW TIMES AND HERE'S SOME CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW QUICKLY IT IS MOVING QUITE ALONG.
NEW PLAYGROUND WILL BE COMING IN.
WELL YOURSELF UNIT RIGHT THERE.
IF THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO FUND THEM, CAN WE? THERE IS.
AND CDBG FUNDING IS ONE OF THOSE WAYS.
COMES WITH, UM, SOME CHALLENGES.
UM, SO YES, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO FUND IT.
WE ARE NOT, WE ARE NOT PUTTING ANYTHING IN THIS YEAR'S C-D-C-D-B-G REQUESTS FOR ANY, TRYING TO FINISH OUT SOME PROJECTS FIRST.
AND I BELIEVE, YEP, THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON PROJECTS? KEITH REAGAN,
UM, IT'S FROM THE, THE PARK TO DUCK CREEK.
IT'S A BRIDGE GOING ACROSS, SO YOU CAN SEE OATS, BUT IT'S MORE TOWARDS THE PARK AREA.
IT'S GOING TOWARDS DOUG CREEK DRIVE.
I MEAN, 'CAUSE I I THERE'S A WALKING TRAIL ALL AROUND THERE.
BUT NOW IS ACTUALLY CUTTING IT ACROSS YOU AND YOU'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE BRIDGE.
IS IT CLOSE TO BILL? CODY AREA? I THINK CODY, YEAH.
SO IT'S IN BETWEEN BILL CODY AND OATS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO ON A FIELD TRIP OVER THERE.
THERE'S SIDEWALKS THERE, THERE'S
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WIDE.AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY WERE DALLAS, I, MAYBE DALLAS COUNTY HELPED FUND.
WE HAVE THAT WENT ALONG THIS DALLAS COUNTY.
I THINK HE SAID DO MY OWN MOTIONS.
IT WAS THE, SO, BECAUSE NOW IF YOU GO, YOU HAVE TO WALK ALONG THE ROAD.
AND SO I THINK IT'S SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WALK ACROSS THAT BRIDGE.
IT'LL BE LIKE AN ACTUAL TRAIL.
BUT IF YOU'RE ON THAT WALKING TRAIL, YOU GO UNDER THAT BRIDGE.
YEAH, YOU GO UNDER THE BRIDGE.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS, THAT'S WHAT I, BUT NOT TO GET OVER TO BILL CO.
I I DON'T KNOW WHERE BILL CODY IS.
I JUST GIGGLED BECAUSE YOU SAID I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS THIS GOLF.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THE TUCKERS ARE THOUGH.
AND THERE'S A RESTROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND YOU WANT ME TO, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? THE, UM, FIREWALL? NO, JUST ON THE, I'M SORRY.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I HAVE? 'CAUSE I HAVE TO CLEAR IT OFF OF HERE.
SO JUST TO MAKE SURE NOBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR PICTURES THEY WANTED TO GO BACK TO.
THANK YOU FOR UM, ALL THAT YOU SHARED.
NEXT UP WE HAVE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS, WHICH YOU CAN ALL READ.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND SKIP ON DOWN TO THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, STATUS REPORT.
SO WE TOOK CARE OF, UM, MOLLY HAD REQUESTED AMBER THOMPSON TO COME BACK AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE.
UM, THIS WAS A NOTE FOR ME TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU GUYS ON THE SCOREBOARDS.
UM, SO THIS IS THE OUTSTANDING ITEMS ARE THE ONES THAT DON'T HAVE AN X AND THEN WE CAN ADD ANYTHING ELSE.
WE TALKED ABOUT, OH WAIT, I THOUGHT WE KIND OF COVERED THE, IT SAYS MOLLY BISHOP HAS REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS.
SO THE SKATE PARK, FENCING AND CAMERA.
'CAUSE WE STILL HAVE NO, WE JUST, WELL THOSE THINGS ARE COMING AND SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE THEY'LL BE UNTIL AFTER THEY'RE INSTALLED AND WE SEE THE IMPACT.
'CAUSE I, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A VERY GOOD PROGRESS REPORT.
AND THEN, UH, MR. PARRISH, I HAD, UH, TALKED WITH CHRISTINA, UM, HICKEY WITH WATER DEPARTMENT.
I THINK I GOT HER LAST NAME CORRECT.
UM, ABOUT DOING AN UPDATE IN MAY ON THE SPRING CREEK, UM, ASSESSMENT.
SO WORKING WITH HER ON A DATE, EITHER MAY, MAYBE JUNE.
UH, I'LL WORK WITH HER ON THAT.
YEAH, WE'LL SEE HOW IT PROGRESSES.
YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE TALKING TO HIS NAME.
WITH KIMLEY HORN TOMORROW ABOUT, UH MM-HMM
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT AREA DAMAGED.
ANYBODY GOT ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANNA ADD? NO.
'CAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THIS.
DO YOU HAVE AN RV CENTER OVER THERE? YOU KNOW, NEAR THE LAKE? I THINK THAT'S, I DON'T THINK IT'S A QUESTION FOR THIS BOARD.
I THINK IT'S A QUESTION FOR THE CITY.
WHERE WOULD YOU PUT CAMPING? UM, WAIT, I WOULD PUT IT, CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.
SHE GAVE ME THE LEAD IN OF WHERE TO PUT IT.
AND WITH THAT, I DO BELIEVE WE ARE ADJOURNED AT EIGHT 19.
THERE'S A GLARE ON THAT ONE OVER THERE.
NO, I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THAT SCREEN.