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GREAT.WE WILL CALL TO ORDER OUR
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
UM, FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IT'S THE APPROVAL
YOU'LL GIVE, UH, JUST A MOMENT TO REVIEW THOSE.
ANY CALL, ANY CORRECTIONS OUT.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PROPOSED.
WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT OR WE JUST GOT, YEAH.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMICS.
OH, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER, DAVID HUG.
IS THERE SPECIFIC SPOT FOR ME FOR THIS OR WHEREVER YOU WANNA GO, ARE THE PODIUMS. FIND WHEREVER,
SO DAVID HOGUE, UH, 5 34 PAULA ROAD, I'M SURE AT FOUR.
JUST THE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMMITTEE AND CITY STAFF TRY TO WORK ON.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK OF DIFFERENT THINGS WHERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES NEED SOME EXTRA THOUGHT AND ACCOMMODATION, BUT THE BIGGEST ONE THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD PITCHING HERE YET, EMPLOYMENT, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ABILITY, ESPECIALLY LIKE ONE OF THE MENTAL ONES GETTING EMPLOYED AND THEN AIDING IT IS A LOT, LOT HARDER.
LIKE, HONESTLY, IT'S, I CANNOT EXPLAIN IT IN THREE MINUTES OR HOW LONG HAVE GOD, THAT IS SOMETHING I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE CITY TRY TO LOOK INTO, LIKE HOW TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION, MY STROKE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE.
YOU KNOW, TRY TO HAVE SOME JOBS, EVEN AT JUST SOME LOW LEVEL STUFF THERE, JUST DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE FIND SOMETHING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE TO CAN'T REALLY FIND MUCH ANYTHING.
ESPECIALLY YOU GO IN THERE AND SAY LIKE, OH, I ABOUT THE OFFICE IN SESSION.
MOST EMPLOYERS ARE JUST GONNA TURN YOU AWAY AND NOT EVEN CONSIDER YOU.
AND EVEN IF THEY DO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE A COMBINATION.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMEBODY TRY TO ENCOURAGE MENT ON THAT.
WELL, MAYBE IT CAN ENCOURAGE ALL EMPLOYEES TO BE LIKEWISE YOU, BUT TO BE A ROLE MODEL AND MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS, NOT JUST TO YOUR, JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
UM, TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT FOR HOUSE SPEAK.
OH, DID YOU GOT, DO YOU NEED HER QUESTIONS? UH, NO, WE'RE, I'M JUST KIND OF OPENING IT UP FOR JUST THANK YOU.
UM, PERHAPS HAVING SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY, IF THERE'S, UH, ANY OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
AND THEN, UH, MAYBE HAVING A, UH, DISCUSSION WITH TEXAS WORKFORCE SHIFT SINCE THEY REAL QUICK.
YEP, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
SUGGEST I HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND MY SON HAS LAW TESTS, HE'S TRACKING SOME PROGRESS EXAM.
I DON'T KNOW DAVID'S AGE, BUT I DO KNOW FOR AGE 18 TO 24 OR 25, THERE IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM.
I CAN'T THINK WHAT THE ACRONYM FOR IT IS, BUT IT'S TO HELP PEOPLE WITH EITHER, UH, DISABILITIES, AUTISM BEING ONE OF THEM, OR WITH, UH, PERHAPS PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE TEXAS SUPPORTFORCE COMMISSION WILL PAY FOR IS TUTORING FOR THOSE THAT STILL NEED TO GET THEIR GED.
AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM.
UNFORTUNATELY, TEXAS SUPPORTFORCE COMMISSION OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IS NOT REALLY STEPPED IN THE PLATE WITH THAT.
THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES IN THEIR MANAGEMENT, BUT I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYBE THE CITY AND MAYBE THE BILITIES BOARD WORK WITH
I BUTCHER THE ACRONYM, UH, DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES, I THINK IS WHAT IT IS.
UM, THING WE GOOD SPEAKER FOR US THAT UNDER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID.
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WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA OR ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
AND WE HAVE A SPEAKER, THIS MAIN, UH, SAMANTHA WITH A PRODUCT ACCESSIBILITY AND ADAPTIVE SWIM PROGRAM.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME, SAMANTHA.
I'M OVER AQUATICS AND ATHLETICS
UM, I'M GONNA GO OVER A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE, UM, IN OUR AQUATICS DIVISION, UM, AND SUCH AS PROGRAMMING AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR DIVINE TIME TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE.
SO I APOLOGIZE,
YOU HAVE TO TURN THAT QUICK ON
OH, LIKE, OH, IT'S NOT TURNED OFF.
YEAH, DIANE, IT'S NOT SAMANTHA.
THERE'S, IT'S MY PRESENCE TECHNOLOGY AND I LIKE, WE ARE NOT FRIENDS.
SO PARKS AND RECREATION AS A WHOLE HAS A STATEMENT OF INCLUSION.
UM, THE CITY OF GARLAND PARKS AND RECREATION REFER PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES TO PARTICIPATING IN RECREATION ACTIVITIES TOGETHER AND REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO THEM.
WE STRIVE TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE A POSITIVE INDEPENDENT LEISURE EXPERIENCE THROUGH STANDARD SUPPLIES, ADAPTIVE AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS. THIS IS NOT JUST AQUAS, THIS IS IN OUR PARKS, OUR ATHLETICS, AND, UM, WITHIN OUR RECREATION CENTER WE ARE ALSO CAPRA CERTIFIED.
UM, AND WHAT CAPRA IS, IS THE COMMISSION OF ACCREDITATION OF PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES.
LESS THAN 3% OF AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE THIS ACCREDITATION, SO IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL.
UM, SOME WAYS THAT THEY ENCOURAGE IS THROUGH OUR PLANNING.
WE ARE REQUIRED, UM, TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND ENSURE EQUITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY, UM, IN CHAPTER SEVEN FACILITY.
AND LAND USE REQUIRES COMPLETION OF ACCESS, UM, AUDITS, THAT'S THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, OUR PARKS.
AND THEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND RISK REQUIRES A WRITTEN A DA POLICY OR GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE AVAILABLE.
SO IT'S AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT.
UM, WE'VE RECENTLY GOT THE HONOR TO DESIGN TWO NEW FACILITIES, FULFORD, UM, POOL AND SPEN SWIM.
UM, COUPLE THINGS THAT WE CONSIDERED WERE ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS, ADAPTIVE WATER FEATURES.
YOU SEE THAT IN THE AREA UP HERE.
UM, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE INTO THE WATER, AND THEN LOWER AND HIGHER ACCESSIBLE, UM, ACTIVITIES.
SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.
UM, WE HAVE THE A DA LIFT, WE HAVE THE TRANSFER STATION, AND WE ALSO HAVE A RAMP.
AND SO THERE'S MULTIPLE ACCESSIBILITY, UM, OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES.
UM, WE ALSO DO A, A COUPLE SENSORY FRIENDLY EVENTS, NOT ONLY IN AQUATIC, BUT THROUGHOUT PARKS AND REC, REST AND AREAS AND SEATING OPTIONS.
UM, WE HAVE ACCESSIBLE TABLES FOR WHEELCHAIRS.
WE CAN HAVE, UM, QUIET AREAS IF PARENTS REQUEST IT.
UM, WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS AT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES.
ACCESSIBLE WATER FOUNTAINS, ALL OF OUR FACILITIES HAVE ACCESSIBLE WATER FOUNTAINS, ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS AND ACCESSIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATIONS.
SO WE WORK WITH WHAT THAT PERSON IS NEEDING ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
SO SOMETIMES THAT MEANS GETTING A TUBE AND ALLOWING, UM, A GUEST TO UTILIZE THAT AT A FACILITY.
UM, DIFFERENT THINGS FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
WE TALK THROUGH WITH THAT PERSON OR WITH THEIR GUARDIAN ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM AND WHAT IS THE SAFEST OPTION FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE FACILITY.
QUAD PROGRAMS. SO OUR OPEN SWIM ACCOMMODATIONS ALREADY WENT OVER A LOT OF THIS, BUT A DA RAMPS, A DA LIFTS, ACCESSIBILITY BARS AND TRANSFER WALLS, UM, ENTRY POINTS, PLAY
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FEATURES TABLE THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.AND AGAIN, REALLY INDIVIDUALIZING WHAT THAT PERSON NEEDS TO ENJOY.
UM, FLOTATION DEVICES HAVE BEEN USED, THEY BRING THEIR OWN BED, IS ADAPTIVE FOR THEM.
UM, WE'VE HAD ADAPTIVE WHEELCHAIRS THAT ARE, OH, THAT CAN GO INTO THE WATER.
UH, LIKE I SAID, TUBES, DIFFERENT SIZED LIFE JACKETS, HAVING ADULT LIFE JACKETS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO ENJOY THE FACILITIES IN A SAFE MANNER.
OUR SWIM LESSONS, WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW IN THE METROPLEX THAT OFFER ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS.
WE ARE NOT TRAINED TO DO ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSON, BUT WE WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THAT PERSON AND THEIR GUARDIAN TO DECIDE WHAT THEIR GOAL IS.
SO THERE'VE BEEN SOME KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS ARE LIKE, I JUST WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME IN THE POOL YARD,
AND SO WE HAVE LITERALLY STARTED IN THE PARKING LOT AND GOTTEN INTO THE POOL YARD AND THEN GOTTEN INTO THE POOL.
SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE PERSON ON WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE WORKING WITH THOSE PEOPLE.
UM, SO WE WORK WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY.
THEY TALK TO THE SUPERVISOR OVER THE SWIM PROGRAM.
BASICALLY SHE ASKS WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHAT THEY LIKE, WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE, WHAT WE SHOULD AVOID, ALL OF THAT.
AND THEN SOMETIMES WE'LL ALLOW THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN IN THE WATER WITH US, WHICH WE DON'T NORMALLY DO, UM, TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE TO GET THEM TO WHERE THEY WANT TO BE.
UM, SOME ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT WE USE, IF WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S NON-VERBAL OR DEAF, WE CAN USE THESE CARDS AND IT HAS PICKERS AND WRITING ON WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO ON PASS THOSE AROUND.
AND WE HAVE 'EM IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
UM, ALSO BODY PLACEMENT TOOLS.
WE HAVE THESE LITTLE BOATS THAT ARE FOR BODY PLACEMENT TO HELP, UM, PEOPLE BE COMFORTABLE IN THE WATER.
AND THEN OF COURSE THE REGULAR WATER BOYS DIVE TOYS, WORK TOYS, THINGS THAT MAKE IT MORE FUN.
A LOT OF THE TIME IT'S GETTING THEM COMFORTABLE IN THE WATER.
AND THEN USING THE SAFETY ITEMS LIKE FLOATING SWIMMING TO THE SIDE.
IT'S ALL SAFETY BASED UNTIL WE'RE READY TO SWIM LAPS.
UM, THE COST OF $65 FOR EIGHT LESSONS, THAT IS THE SAME AS A GROUP LESSON, EXCEPT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON ONE.
UM, WE ARE DOING AGENTS FIVE AND UP IF NEW.
WE ARE DOING ALL HS THIS YEAR AND WE OFFER IT AT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES.
SO SURF AND SWIM, BRAG, BUILD AND HOLFORD.
AND WE OFFER FIVE TO EIGHT SPOTS PER SESSION.
WE NORMALLY RUN ABOUT FOUR SESSIONS A SUMMER DEPENDING ON WHEN SCHOOL GETS OUT.
OCCASIONALLY WE'LL SNEAK IN THE, IT JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, I CALLED THESE, UM, REC CENTERS AND POOLS AND ASKED, DO YOU HAVE ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS? THAT WAS THEIR RESPONSE.
BUT WE REALLY ARE WITH THE FEW, UM,
AND SO I JUST CALLED TO SEE KIND OF WHERE WE WERE AND WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
WE'RE ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT DOES OFFER THEM.
UM, ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN OFFERING IS A SPLISH SLASH FAMILY BATH.
UH, IT'S BERG NORMALLY DO TWO TO THREE NIGHTS A SUMMER THE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
UM, AND IT IS FOR ALL ABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE TWO, TWO TO THREE HOURS OF SWIM.
UM, THEY GET A MEAL AND A GIFT BACK.
AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
UM, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF ON SITE TO HELP WITH DIFFERENT ADAPTATIONS OF, UM, AND GETTING PEOPLE IN THE WATER COMFORTABLE, WHAT THEY NEED.
UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT TUBES, WE HAVE DIFFERENT NOODLES, ALL THAT KIND OF THING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS ABLE TO ENJOY THE TIME
UM, FOR THE FUTURE OF AQUATICS, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS ADDING ADDITIONAL ADULT SWIM LESSONS AND OUR ADAPTIVES, UM, ADDITIONAL AUTISM AWARENESS STAFF TRAINING.
AND THEN WE DID LOOK INTO BECOMING A, UM, AUTISM AWARENESS SITE.
THEY DO A TON OF TRAINING, REALLY EXPENSIVE.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GONNA SEND SOMEBODY THROUGH TRAINING, COME BACK, GO TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT TRAININGS AND COMBINED AND
UM, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ADDITION OF EVENTS FOR SER AND SWIM, THIS IS PENDING A FOCUS GROUP.
SO WITH SER AND SWIM, UM, WE HEARD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEEP WATER, THE LOUD NOISES, OVERSTIMULATION ON A LOT OF THINGS.
WE HAVEN'T QUITE LEARNED THAT FACILITY YET BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN TURNED OVER, BUT WE DIDN'T WANNA DO EVENTS THERE AND THEN HAVE THEM BE A BIG MOM.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS ONCE WE GET THE FACILITY, WE'RE GONNA DO A FOCUS GROUP THERE.
WE'D LOVE TO CALL YOU GUYS OUT FOR THAT.
UM, SHOW THE FACILITY, SEE WHAT NEEDS
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ARE, SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ABLE TO DO IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT ISN'T SOMETHING WE'RE DOING THIS SUMMER.UM, BUT THEN THIS HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WE'LL BE DOING IN THE FUTURE.
AND FINALLY, SOMETHING ELSE WE'RE WORKING ON IN THE FUTURE IS TRAINING WITH SWIM ANGEL FISH TO ENHANCE OUR SWIM INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, WORKING WITH ADAPTIVE, UM, SWIM LESSONS.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M AT RISK.
LIKE ESPECIALLY IF CHILD SOMEONE'S IN OFFICE TRAINING.
REALLY, REALLY THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE EVERY CHILD OR ADULT AUTISM HAS DIFFERENT SENSORY ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, ONE QUESTION I HAD IS WITH THE COST OF FAMILY NIGHTS AND THE COST OF THE SWIM LESSONS MM-HMM
IS THERE ANY DISCOUNT THAT CAN GET INCOME RELATED? UH, SO FOR ALL OF OUR EVENTS, WHICH IS, UM, IN PARKS AND REC, SO THAT INCLUDES OUR SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE THIS, OUR, UM, ACTIVITIES, OUR SWIMMING LESSONS, OR IF A SCHOLARSHIP YOU HAVE TO APPLY, WE GET THIRD DOLLARS.
DEPENDING ON, UM, HOW YOU'RE APPROVED DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT THAT, UH, IS SUBSIDIZED.
IS THIS IS IN BASED OFF OF DATES OR TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE? GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO IT'S NORMALLY MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR.
UM, OUR SWIM PROGRAM, UM, AND I GAVE YOU GUYS A DOCUMENT AND IT HAS THE THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND INFORMATION HOURS AND IN THE BACK, UM, I JUST PUT SOME
SO IF YOU'RE ASKED, UM, JUST HAVE THAT OPEN.
SO CAN I PUT THIS ON A SIDE? I WILL EMAIL IT TO YOU.
AM I ALLOWED TO EMAIL MY DIRECTLY TO OR SHOULD I SEND IT TO YOU? YOU TAKE MY PHONE, PUT IT ON THERE WITHOUT YOUR I KNOW.
SO HOW IS ALL OF THIS BEING COMMUNICATED? UM, BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW, LIKE THINGS LIKE I COULD ASK FOR ACCOMMODATION OR LIKE SPECIAL EMPLOYEES AND THINGS LIKE, I, I DIDN'T KNOW IT GET THAT, HOW IT BEING SHARED.
SO ON THAT ONE, UM, IT REALLY IS SOMEONE FROM, SO YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.
WE SHOULD DO MORE ON THAT ASPECT.
UM, FOR OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND OUR SWIM LESSONS, IT'S IN OUR PLAY GUIDE.
UM, IT'S ON OUR APPLIED SITES, OUR PARK SITE, EVERYWHERE, BUT RIGHT.
SO SEND ME THAT TOO AND I'LL PUT THAT OUT.
BUT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ABOUT, HEY, GO ASK FOR FLOATIES AND WHAT DO PERFECT.
AND SO, UM, THERE IS SOME STIPULATIONS TO THAT IF YOU NEEDED TO, UM, FOR SOMEONE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, WE HAVE A CHILD WHO COMES, WHO'S IN A WHEELCHAIR, NOT ABLE TO SWIM, SO WE PUT HIM INTO A TUBE.
THE PARENT DOESN'T HAVE TO MOVE WITHIN ARMS REACH AT ALL TIMES.
AND SO THERE ARE STIPULATIONS TO THAT.
AND SO WE DO WORK WITH THE GUARDIAN ON THAT.
UM, BUT YEAH, WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE ACCOMPLISHED.
DO PEOPLE JUST ASK THAT? THE POOL MANAGER? MM-HMM
IS THIS, ARE THESE, UM, ADAPTIVE LESSONS NEW THIS YEAR? OR HAVE OH NO, THEY'VE BEEN, UM, THESE 10 YEARS.
OH, SEE, AND I'M ASKING BECAUSE I CALLED LAST SUMMER AND JUST TOLD THEM NO.
SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THEM OR THAT THEY WERE FULL? NO, THAT THEY, WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM.
WHAT DID YOU CALL? UH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW.
I JUST, SO I GUESS I JUST, THAT'S THE THING TOO.
LIKE HOW IS IT BEING COMMUNICATED TO THE YEAH, SO IT'S OUR PLAY GUIDE.
IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, IT'S ON OUR REGISTRATION SITE.
UM, ALL OF OUR SWIM LESSON INFORMATION IS, UM, DISPERSED TO ALL OF OUR REC CENTERS.
AND IT'S LITERALLY BEEN, UM, VERY SIMILAR.
UM, THE DOCUMENT THAT THEY RECEIVED IS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS EXCEPT IT BREAKS DOWN THIS A LITTLE BIT AND SO ON.
WHAT ADAPTIVE IS, WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, STARFISH IS, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, STARFISH AND FOUND FISH.
THEY BOTH ARE FOR THREE YEAR OLDS, RIGHT? THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT OVERLAPS.
AND IT'S ONE IS A PARENT IN THE WATER AND ONE IS NOT.
DEPENDS ON YOUR, YOUR CHILD'S COMFORT.
AND SO THE REC CENTERS HAVE THAT.
I'M REALLY SORRY THAT THEY DIDN'T CHECK THAT.
UM, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS OUT AND BRING THAT TO YOUR SUPERVISOR.
TO THIS POINT, MAYBE A FUTURE PROJECT OF OURS IS LIKE AN ALL ABILITIES RESOURCE GUIDE FOR FAMILIES.
AND JUST CONSOLIDATING THIS INFORMATION FROM THESE VARIOUS PROGRAM.
YOU GUYS, UM, SO MY BROTHER IS JOHN, AND SO A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO ME.
SO, UM, I THINK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS.
SO FOR ALL THREE POOL LOCATIONS, DO THEY OFFER MENU SERVICES THERE? IS THAT CORRECT? BOTH OF THEM.
LIKE HOT DOGS, FRENCH FRIES, DRINKS.
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DOES, BRADFIELD DOES NOT.SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS MAYBE ON THE SIGNS FOR THE FOOD, MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE A NUMBER 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
SO IT'S A LITTLE EASIER FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY DEAF PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE ORDERING, SO THEY CAN JUST POINT TO A NUMBER AND SHOW WHICH WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY WANNA ORDER.
AND THEN MAYBE IF WE COULD ADD THAT, THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND ONE, ONE THING THAT WE DO HAVE IS WE HAVE A LAMINATED UM, MENU.
AND SO IF SOMEONE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING, THEY'RE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THAT MENU AND THEY CAN POINT BUT NUMBERING, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO AS WELL.
UM, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES NUMBERS GET, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WITH MENU ITEMS, THINGS CHANGE AND STUFF, BUT THE NUMBERS ALWAYS CAN STAY THE SAME.
SO IT MAKES A LITTLE EASIER TO OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SAMANTHA, FOR SHARING YOU WITH US AND OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEA, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE WITH THAT.
SHARE WITH ME AND I DOWN AND DISCUSS WHATEVER.
THE NEXT ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY ACCESSIBILITY AT CITY FACILITIES AND EVENTS.
AND THIS ONE IS PROBABLY MORE OF AN UPDATE, SO I APOLOGIZE I DIDN'T TAKE GOOD NOTES LAST TIME.
SO I WAS PROBABLY TALKING AND DIDN'T READ MY HANDWRITING.
BUT I BELIEVE THE, UH, MAIN QUESTION WAS, IS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO WE HAVE WIFI ACCESS? SO WE HAVE THE SAME, IT'S GARLAND PUBLIC IS THE DOMAIN.
SO ANY CITY FACILITY, REC CENTER, CITY HALL, D-M-S-M-B BUILDING OR JONES BUILDING, LIKE ANY CITY FACILITY WITH INSIDE OF IT HAS WIFI WITH GARLAND PUBLIC AND THERE'S NO PASSWORD.
WE DO NOT HAVE WIFI ACCESS FOR ANY OUTDOOR FACILITIES OUTSIDE OF THE FIREWALL GOLF COURSE, WHICH THEY HAVE THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR GOLF CARTS AND THEIR ORDERING PROCESS.
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE SQUARE DOES NOT HAVE ANY WIFI ACCESS OR ANY OF THE MAJOR PARKS I MENTIONED LAST TIME.
AS FAR AS OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, UH, WE HAVE INSTALLED WHAT ARE CALLED TEAMS ROOM, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW IN ALL OF OUR REC CENTERS AND OUR LIBRARIES.
NOW, WE DID HAVE SOME HOLES THAT WERE FROM Y'ALL'S INPUT.
WE DISCOVERED WE HAD SOME FUNDING, WE'RE ABLE TO GET THOSE CLOSED.
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, I REALLY JUST WANTED SOME MORE DETAIL SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED OVERVIEW WITH OUR IT DEPARTMENT ON RECOMMENDATIONS THAT Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE FOR OTHER, UM, IT NEEDS.
'CAUSE I, I REALLY FEEL THAT THAT'S PROBABLY OUT, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THAT OUR SPEAKER CAME, DAVID CAME AND TALKED ABOUT EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE THAT I'VE OUTLINED SOME OF OUR MAJOR PILLARS TO LOOK AT AND THAT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF 'EM.
BUT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS ONE AS WELL.
JUST WITH THE CHANGING WORLD, I THINK WE COULD MAKE A LOT OF GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND USUALLY THOSE ARE LOW COST THINGS THAT WE COULD TAKE CARE OF.
SO THAT'S WHAT THE INFORMATION I HAVE.
BUT I WOULD WANTED TO OPEN IT UP AND I WILL TAKE BETTER NOTES THIS TIME,
JUST BRAIN JUMP ON YOU, POTENTIAL IDEAS.
REGARDING, AND WE, AND THIS CAN BE AN ONGOING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK OF EVERYTHING HERE.
THIS JUST, WE HAVE, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL RESEARCH IT.
I JUST, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT Y'ALL WANT US TO LOOK AT, JUST LET US KNOW.
LAST TIME BRAILLE WAS BROUGHT UP IS, WOULD BRAILLE BE CONSIDERED UNDER TECHNOLOGY? AND THAT, AND THAT ONE I DID, I THINK I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING WE LOOKED INTO THE BRAILLE AND THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAILLE ON OUR ACTUAL, UH, AGENDA POSTINGS IS, AND I KNOW THIS TOO FAMIL, I'M TOO FAMILIAR WITH AGENDA POSTINGS AS WELL.
IT'S DARCY, THEY USUALLY GO ALL THE WAY UP BECAUSE WE'RE COLLECTING INFORMATION ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DEADLINE, WHICH IS THREE DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING.
SO IF THE MEETING IS TUESDAY, YOUR DEADLINE LINE IS FRIDAY AT FIVE, IN ORDER TO GET THAT TURNED AROUND AND RELE IN THREE DAYS HAS PROVED TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
SO WE DECIDED NOT TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY COSTLY TO HAVE IT URGENTLY PUT TOGETHER OVER A WEEKEND AND THEN PUT OUT ON IN TIME.
UM, AND, AND THEN ALSO BECAUSE OF THE OPEN MEETINGS RECORDS REQUEST, WE ACTUALLY COULDN'T DO IT OVER THE WEEKEND, SO WE'D HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE BY FRIDAY.
SO YOUR TIMELINE WHERE, I MEAN, WE'RE PUSHING ALL THE WAY UP.
WE TRY TO GET OUR AGENDAS, IT'S FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY NIGHTS POSTED
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BY FRIDAY.IN ORDER TO GET THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO PUSH OUR SCHEDULE, ALL OF OUR SCHEDULE UP TO GET THE, THE REL COMPLETED AND PUT OUT THERE AS WELL.
SO THAT'S BEEN THE ISSUE WITH BRAILLE.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO RESEARCH THAT AND, UH, IF Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL WISH THAT WE DO THAT, AND UH, MAYBE EVEN LOOK FOR GRANTS OR SOME OTHER POSSIBILITIES OUTSIDE OF JUST US RESEARCHING IT.
BECAUSE WHAT WE DID IS CONTACT VENDORS WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR, UH, WHEN WE, BASICALLY WHAT WE DID IS WE WENT THROUGH A WHOLE PROCESS WITH OUR, OUR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO GET NEW, UH, AV EQUIPMENT PUT IN.
AND AT THE TIME WE ALSO INSTALLED THE ABILITY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, UM, THE ABILITY TO HAVE BILINGUAL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE SPANISH SPEAKERS AND VIETNAMESE SPEAKERS.
BUT ON THAT PIECE, THAT WAS THE ISSUE IS THAT HOW DO WE TURN THAT AROUND SO QUICKLY? DOES THE CITY WEBSITE HAVE A NARRATION OPTION THAT I DO NOT KNOW.
AND WE DO HAVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR, UH, OUR WEBSITE.
UH, I BELIEVE IT IS, WE HAVE A CONSULTANT ON BOARD RIGHT NOW, BY APRIL 24TH, WE HAVE TO HAVE COMPLIANCE WITH SOME FEDERAL GUIDELINES.
AND OUR COMMUNICA, OUR CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER HAS AGREED TO BRING IN THAT CONSULTANT.
IT WON'T BE OBVIOUSLY BY APRIL 24TH, BUT AFTER WE, WE, WE MEET THAT DEADLINE COMING IN AFTER TO GET FEEDBACK FROM Y ALL AND ADDITIONAL THINGS.
BUT I WILL FIND THAT OUT IF WE HAVE THAT.
I'M NOT SURE IT WOULD BE A SHORT TERM FIX SINCE, UM, ATTORNEY IT INTO BRAILLE, BUT S AGAINST THE TIMELINE, AN IMMERSIVE BREED WOULD BE, WHAT, IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? MM-HMM
YEAH, I WAS THINKING THE, THE SAME THING.
OR YOU KNOW, WITH, UH, I GUESS IF YOU HAVE ANY LIKE STATIONARY THINGS INSIDE BUILDINGS OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE RAIL ON THE DIRECTIONS OF THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THAT COULD ALSO HAVE A SPEAKER FUNCTION WHERE A PERSON, UH, COULD LISTEN TO IT, THEY WORK SITE IMPAIRED AND STILL GET THE SAME THING THAT BRAILLE GET.
FOR INSTANCE, I KNOW THERE'S BRAILLE ON SOME OF THE ETMS NOWADAYS, BUT IF THE CITY COULDN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT, THEN HAVE AN AUDITORY DEAL.
BUT FOR AUDITOR EXPLANATION TECHNICALLY SO CORRECT.
FOR WELL FOR DIRECTIONS OR, OR FOR A STORY OR FOR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, IT, IT MIGHT BE, UM, IF THE CITY HAD A MUSEUM OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AUDITOR EXPLANATION OF, YOU KNOW, PIECES THEY WERE LOOKING AT, NOT LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING EXPOSED TO, I THINK IMMERSIVE READERS WOULD, WELL YEAH, THAT WOULD DEFINITELY WORK.
UM, ON LIKE THE CITY WEBSITE, UM, LIKE CANVAS, DIFFERENT COLLEGE, THEIR COURSES AND STUFF WILL HAVE IMMERSIVE READERS.
YOUTUBE, LIKE IF YOU'RE DOING A TRAINING ON YOUTUBE, GO THROUGH ALL THE TRAININGS.
I'M A, YOU KNOW, I'M A VISUAL AND AUDITORY LEARNER, SO, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT HARD, YOU WOULD THINK, BUT I DON'T KNOW SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO.
BUT IT'S CALLED AN IMMERSIVE READER.
THERE'S, YOU KNOW, GOOGLE'S HAVE, GOOGLE HAS TEXT TO SPEECH OF CAPABILITIES.
PARDON ME? A LOT OF THE MOVIES ON AMAZON NOW.
OH, I WE DO CLOSED CAPTIONING ALL THE TIME.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY ACTUAL TEXT TO SPEECH.
I WILL ADD THAT, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'LL ADD THAT TOO.
WHEN, UH, I WILL TELL THE CONSULTANT THAT FOR OUR, UH, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT ABOUT THIS AND I'LL, I'LL, I'LL BRING BACK AN UPDATE THAT THEY EXIST, BUT I'LL ADD THAT IN WITH THE, THE FEEDBACK OR THAT, THAT MEETING WHEN SHE COMES REBECCA, SALT THE TALK.
ARE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THAT GROWING LIST OF NEEDS THERE TOO.
WELL THERE'S ALSO, THERE ARE SOME DEVICES THAT YOU CAN GET THAT, UM, HAVE A BRAILLE SCREEN.
SO, UM, IT MAY BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO GET A DEVICE THAT COULD BE HOUSED SOMEWHERE THAT DIFFERENT THINGS COULD BE UPLOADED TO INSTEAD OF HAVING LIKE A PRINTED BRAILLE, LIKE ON PAPER.
SO THAT COULD BE AN OPTION TO EXPLORE.
HOW DOES THAT WORK? TELL ME MORE.
I DON'T TOTALLY KNOW HOW IT WORKS, BUT WAS YEAH, BUT THERE'S LIKE, I'M ASSUMING IT RAISES PARTS OF THE YEAH, YEAH.
SO IT LIKE CREATES THE TACTILE, LIKE I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW HOW IT WORKS AS FAR AS LIKE HOW YOU GET THE DOCUMENT ON THERE.
LIKE IF IT'S LIKE AN IPAD, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY, BUT I JUST KNOW THAT THERE ARE, IT EXISTS.
SO IT WOULD BE WORTH LOOKING, I THINK IN PART ONE STUMPED IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT, UM, TECHNOLOGIES
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ARE OUT THERE THAT WE COULD, AND IT'S GONNA CHANGE TOMORROW.SO, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT TECHNOLOGY DOES.
I WOULD HOPE THE CONSULTANT WE HIRED WOULD KNOW THAT.
THE ANSWERS TO THESE IS THAT HE WAS HIRED SPECIFICALLY TO MEET NOW JUST TO MEET THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT MM-HMM
UH, I KNOW THAT, I BELIEVE GRANT MENTIONED THIS IN OUR FIRST MEETING, THE CLOSED CAPTION INVOLVED CITY EVENTS, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE USING A SCREEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE SOMEONE WHO'S HEARING IMPAIRED CAN ACTION WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ROOM AND YOU KNOW, FOR CITY EVENTS.
AND WE, THAT'S, UH, WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY NOW IN ALL OF OUR LIBRARIES AND ALL OF OUR REC CENTERS.
BUT, UM, ARE YOU MEANING LIKE EVEN SUCH AS LIKE EVENTS ON THE SQUARE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHERE THAT IS A WHOLE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ALSO TOWN HALL MEETINGS, ANOTHER ONE, YOU KNOW.
AND THAT'S WHY WE SO MOST NOW WE ARE NOW HAVE HOLDING ALL OUR TOWN HALL MEETINGS EITHER IN A LIBRARY OR A REC CENTER SO THAT WE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE CAPABILITIES.
NOW WE, ANOTHER WHOLE IS ALSO HOAS.
MANY TIMES WE HAVE, UH, THE MAYOR OR THE CITY MANAGER OR ONE OF US SPEAKS AT HOAS.
THAT IS ANOTHER WHOLE HOLE RIGHT NOW.
'CAUSE WE'RE BASICALLY IN THEIR FACILITY AND WE DON'T BRING OUR OWN EQUIPMENT IN FOR ANY OF THAT.
THAT QUESTION, I KNOW MY HOA IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND WE DO MEET IN THAT MEETING AREA OF THE SHELTER.
IS THAT, HAVE THE CAPABILITIES NOW? THEY DID.
DO YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE I'M NOT ON THE BOARD.
DO THEY CHARGE US FOR MEETING IN THAT ROOM LIKE THE LIBRARY DOES? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY DO, BUT THEY SHOULD.
NO, THEY ACTUALLY PROBABLY DO.
MATT, DO YOU CAN ARRANGE THE HOA MEETINGS IN THE LIBRARY AS WELL THAT THEY CHARGE YOU THERE? NO, THERE'S NO COST.
HUH? WHAT'D Y DO BEFORE? NO, WE, WE HAD LADY CALL PERSONALLY DIDN'T CALL ONE ON THE BOARD AND THEY SAID, AS LONG AS YOU GIVE US NOTICE, WE CAN DO IT.
BUT THAT MAY, THAT THAT EITHER IS MORE RECENT.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT RECENT, BUT THEN 30 DAYS.
OKAY, WELL THEN THEY'VE UPDATED.
I'LL BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO ON THE CHARGE CHARGES OF UTILIZING FACILITIES.
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN
I THINK THAT'S ALSO, YOU HAVE IT.
I PASSED OUT AND AGAIN, FOLLOW, I HAVE A POWERPOINT, BUT I PASSED OUT ALL THE INTERSECTIONS THAT HAD THE AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS ON IT.
AND UH, TALKING WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT THERE, THERE HAS BEEN SOME, IT IS KIND OF GOOD TIMING.
UM, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES.
HOW WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST IS IT'S REALLY JUST BEEN ON A, A, A REQUEST BASIS OR IF IT'S REQUIRED THROUGH A DART PARTNERSHIP.
UH, SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE MOST OF THEM IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
IT'S 'CAUSE IT WAS PROBABLY REQUIRED THROUGH SOME FUNDING WE RECEIVED THROUGH DART OR THERE WAS A REQUEST PUT IN TO HAVE, UH, ONE OF THESE PUT IN IN OUR INTERSECTIONS.
BUT THESE ARE ALL THE INTERSECTIONS WE HAVE AT THIS MOMENT.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH AN UPDATE TO OUR A DA PLAN NOW AND, AND THE, THE IDEA RIGHT NOW, AND WE CAN BRING THIS FORWARD ONCE IT'S COMPLETED FOR A FUTURE MEETING ON WHAT OUR NEW POLICY WILL BE, BUT TALKING WITH THE OTHER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WHO, WHOEVERS PUBLIC WORKS, IS WE'RE GONNA TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH WITH THIS INSTALLING THESE.
AND WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT IS WE HAVE A MASSIVE SIGNAL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, INSTEAD OF PUTTING THEM ON AND HAVING TO COME BACK LATER TO PUT THESE AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS ON, THEY'RE ABOUT $8,000 A PIECE, WE'RE GONNA EVALUATE THOSE SIGNALS AND LOOK FOR PROXIMITY TO PARKS NEIGHBORHOODS.
JUST GO AHEAD AND INSTALL 'EM.
SO THAT'S THE IDEA RIGHT NOW THAT THEY ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THAT A DA TRANSITION PLAN, WHICH THEY HAVE TO DO EVERY, I BELIEVE EVERY YEAR.
BUT AS PART OF OUR ONGOING REPLACEMENT OF SIGNALS, INSTEAD OF, LIKE I SAID, COMING BACK LATER NOT DOING IT, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE AN EVALUATION PROCESS.
SO ONCE THEY'RE DONE WITH WHAT THAT EVALUATION PROCESS IS, I CAN BRING THAT BACK.
IT MAY BE SUMMERTIME, BUT THERE IS CHANGES COMING TO THAT NOW.
YOU CAN STILL REQUEST, UH, MAKE A REQUEST IN.
IT'LL BE EVALUATED BY THE A DA COMMITTEE AND TO HAVE IT INSTALLED SO THAT IT IS ONGOING.
BUT, UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT JUST TO BE PROACTIVE BECAUSE IT'S MORE COST EFFECTIVE.
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NOT REAL EXPENSIVE.IT'S JUST TO GO AHEAD AND HIT INTERSECTIONS THAT WE FEEL, UH, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE MAY NEED THAT SO THAT IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR, UH, OUR RESIDENTS.
I THINK THIS WAS BROUGHT UP, UM, FROM LAST TIME.
ONE WAS INSTALLED, BUT IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING.
SO ON THIS LIST, DO WE KNOW WHICH ONES ARE, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE ONE ON, I BELIEVE SHE SAID GLEN BUR AND STATE, AND ACCORDING TO HIM, IT'S WORKING.
SO ALL FUNCTIONING, THESE ARE ALL FUNCTIONING ACCORDING TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT VIDEO, WHETHER
THE, THE NEXT UM, ITEM IS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. BASED OFF OF MY NOTES, I'VE GOT, UM, UH, FROM DAVID'S COMMENTARY ON EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS, TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION DADS, AND THEN BASED OFF OF THE CONVERSATION WITH, UH, AQUATICS, UH, POTENTIAL, MAYBE FUTURE ALL ABILITIES RESOURCE GUIDE.
AND THEN WE ALSO DISCUSS NARRATION OPTION OR IMMERSIVE READER FOR THE CITY SITE.
I HAVE ONE I ABOUT TO DON MENTION, BUT, UH, THERE'S CURRENTLY A PROGRAM REPLACED THAT'S BEING USED, UH, BY SEVERAL OF THE CITIES WITHIN TEXAS.
BROWNSVILLE IS ONE THAT I'M FOR SURE.
IT'S A ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT TAKES PLACE IN APRIL CALLED A DISABILITY BOOK MONTH, WHERE DISABILITY BOOKS ON VARIOUS DIFFERENT AGE LEVELS ARE FEATURED WITHIN THE CITY LIBRARIES AND THEY CAN READ 'EM OUT LOUD TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
AND, UH, THEY'RE ALSO, UH, PROMOTE DIFFERENT BOOKS ABOUT DISABILITIES AND DISPLAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN ORDER TO REACH OUT, NOT JUST TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY, BUT TO EDUCATE OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT, UM, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, WHICH INCREASES AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE FOR THOSE.
THAT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN BROWNSVILLE.
AND APPARENTLY, UH, THERE'S STILL OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THAT AS WELL.
THIS MIGHT BE A STRETCH, BUT DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY PICKED APRIL? I DON'T KNOW.
THE OF APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
THAT I THINK DOWN SYNDROME MIGHT, DOWN SYNDROME DAY.
WE DID THE WALK IN MARCH 21ST.
PARDON? WE DID THE MARCH THE WALK IN MARCH.
BUT THEN OCTOBER IS ALSO IN OCTOBER.
IT MAY BE DISABILITY OVER THIS MONTH INSTEAD OF BLACK
YEAH, THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN RID OF IT.
THEY MAY HAVE RENAMED IT, REBRANDED IT.
UM, I CAN SAY ONE THING I DO KNOW THAT'S AVAILABLE.
I KNOW THEY'VE DONE IT IN GARLAND AREAS.
I'VE TAUGHT GARLAND, WILEY AND PLANO.
PTAS HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE THE KIDS CAN EXPERIENCE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A MAZE.
I I CAN'T REMEMBER THEIR ACRONYM FOR IT, BUT THEY SET UP STATIONS WHERE, UM, STUDENTS GO AROUND AND GET TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
IT'S LIKE THEY HAVE A WHEELCHAIR, THEY HAVE CRUTCHES, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, PUT SOME, GET SOME CLEAR GLASSES AND PUT LIKE VASELINE ON IT TO KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
THEY PUT HEADPHONES ON MUFF FOR HEARING IMPAIRED.
SO IT, I FEEL LIKE, UM, IT, THERE'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO TO TIE INTO THAT, WHAT YOU WERE SAYING WITH THE DISABILITY BOOK MONTH OR DOING A, AN ALL AN ABILITY.
'CAUSE I DON'T LIKE THE WORD DISABILITY PERSONALLY, BUT, UM, JUST DOING OUR OWN, MAYBE US AS A COMMITTEE, PUTTING TOGETHER SOME KIND OF PROGRAM FOR THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, WITH THE LIBRARY PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THROUGH THE LIBRARY OR WHATEVER IN THE INJUNCTION.
IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT IT'S IN THE SCHOOLS AS WELL.
UM, SO YEAH, NOT ALL PTAS DO IT.
'CAUSE IT REQUIRES VOLUNTEERS.
BUT IT, THERE IS A PROGRAM THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NATIONAL PTA ASSOCIATION.
I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON IT.
THAT, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A, A GREAT PROGRAM.
AND I, I WOULD CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO PUT TOGETHER PROGRAM OR SOME SORT LIKE THAT.
AND, UM, THERE IS A, UH, PLACE IN RICHARDSON CALLED BE LIKE ME.
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IT IS UH, KIND OF AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.I'VE NOT ACTUALLY BEEN TO IT YET, BUT I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT, UH, THAT TAKES PLACE IN AN OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THERE THAT THE CITY OF RICHARD STONE OR RICHARD RICHARD, I STILL MAINTAINS THE BUILDING, BUT THIS IS A SEPARATE ENTITY THAT ACTUALLY RUNS IT.
AND PEOPLE CAN GO TO DIFFERENT ROOMS AND, UH, HAVE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND, AND TALK TO PEOPLE, UH, WHO ARE DIFFERENTLY ABLE AND, UH, LET THEM EXPLAIN, YOU KNOW, HOW THINGS GO, HOW THINGS WORK FOR THEM.
AND UH, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THE COMMITTEE MIGHT WANNA
ONE MORE, UH, CENTER AGENDA ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY EVENTS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER.
UM, I THINK WE'RE LAYING A LOT OF GROUNDWORK HEARING FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND, UH, THROUGH SPEAKERS, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR EYE ON SUMMER MONTHS, GET REALLY BUSY WITH, UM, CITY SPONSORED EVENTS AND, UM, SO WE HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL ELSE WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO OUR FUTURE AGENDA.
I'M JUST GONNA SEGUE OFF THE EVENTS AS SORRY AS MUCH ADVANCE NOTICE ON THOSE BECAUSE I'M GETTING, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN GETTING, GETTING LIKE THE CIRCUS, WE HAD WHAT, LIKE TWO WEEKS AND I MEAN THAT I WOULD'VE LEFT TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT IT WASN'T POSSIBLE.
OF COURSE IT WAS MY SPRING BREAK, SO NO MATTER HOW EARLY THE NOTICE ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE, BUT IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, GET NOTIFIED SOONER IS, YOU KNOW, THAN LATER.
SO MORE OF US MIGHT BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, ATTEND OR DROP IN OR BE AVAILABLE.
MEAN MAYBE YOU MEAN MAYBE BY EMAIL VERSUS WAITING UNTIL THE MEETING? WELL, THEY'RE EVEN, I MEAN, THEY ARE EMAIL.
I'VE GOTTEN AN EMAIL ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.
BUT I JUST, ONE OF THEM, I WASN'T SURE WHY I WAS GETTING IT BECAUSE I WAS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR ROLE WAS MM-HMM
UM, SO I KIND OF LOOKED AT IT, BUT IT STILL WASN'T LIKE, IN MY OPINION, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS AN ADVANCED NOTICE.
I MEAN, I DID GET AN EMAIL ON SOMETHING I JUST REMEMBERED.
ONE WAS ABOUT THE CIRCUS AND ONE WAS ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE AND IT WAS REALLY SHORT NOTICE FOR ME.
SO, AND WE ALSO HAVE TO MANAGE OUR EXPECTATIONS ON WE ARE, WE ARE WITH GOVERNMENT AND SO WELL, AND IT WAS, WE'RE NEW.
SO WE MAY BE PLANTING SEEDS FOR FUTURE YEARS AND BEING SATISFIED WITH THAT BEING A GOOD MAJORITY OF OUR YEAH.
ON THE EVENTS IT, SO, UH, FROM A BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE, WE TYPICALLY START OUR BUDGET PROCESS WHERE WE'RE IN IT RIGHT NOW FROM INTERNALLY.
BUT, UM, UH, IF WE COULD, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GONNA COST ADDITIONAL MONEY OR STAFFING, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT FOR THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE WOULD PROBABLY MORE THAN LIKELY BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE PROCESS.
SO THAT WOULD BE AT THIS TIME.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD, UH, TO TRY TO GET ANY EVENTS, BUT JUST KNOW AS FAR AS MANAGING EXPECTATIONS, WE CAN HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS THAT MAY NOT BE TILL THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
WHEN IS YOUR BUDGET PERIOD ABOUT IT? IT GOES FROM OCTOBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE, SO WHEN MID BUDGETS, TOPHER STUFF THAT WILL BE, UH, APPROVED AND ON OCTOBER 1ST, RIGHT? IS THAT KIND IF WE CAN GET IT IN BEFORE? CORRECT.
SO IT'S GONNA BE IN BEFORE SEPTEMBER 3RD, BUT PERFECTLY NOW GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS NOW.
SO WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS NOW INTERNALLY AND THE CITY MANAGER WILL GIVE HIS BUDGET TO COUNCIL IN JUNE.
SO WE'RE REALLY RIGHT ABOUT APRIL, MAY, WHAT NEEDS TO BE THE, YEAH.
SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FUTURE EVENTS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE ASIAN CELEBRATION OR THE FESTIVAL THAT'S HAPPENING NEXT MONTH, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY TO MAYBE PUT IN SOME KIND OF JUMBOTRON OR SOMETHING, A BIG TV OR SOMETHING THAT CAN HAVE CAPTIONS ON IT THE WHOLE TIME? FOR THE MUSIC, FOR THE PRESENTATIONS AND EVERYTHING ON STAGE? IS THAT POSSIBLE? NO, I HAD, WE HAVE A LARGE SCREEN.
I DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS.
YEAH, WE'LL FIND OUT AND WE'LL JUST E I'LL EMAIL THAT OUT JUST 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S, WELL, WE TAKE CARE OF THE STAGE.
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WHO TAKES CARE OF THE STAGE? THAT WOULD BE DANA, DANA LODGE IN SPECIAL EVENTS.SO, BUT IT IS STILL UNDER, UNDER THE CITY THOUGH.
YEAH, SO MAYBE WE'D HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, MAYBE LATER WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING, A JUMBOTRON OR A LARGE TV OR A LAPTOP OR SOMETHING THAT CAN HAVE LIVE CAPTIONS ON IT.
AND THAT'S TYPICALLY NOT AS EXPENSIVE.
SO MAYBE THE CITY CAN PROVIDE THAT CHECK INTO IT OR THEN WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, I MEAN LIKE I COULD USE MY PHONE AND I CAN LOOK UP CAPTIONS ON MY PHONE, BUT IT IS MY BATTERY.
AND SO IF I'M GOING TO AN EVENT THAT'S ALL DAY I CAN'T DO, THAT'S FEASIBLE.
BUT IF I'M LOOKING AT A TV SCREEN AND I DON'T HAVE TO USE MY OWN TECHNOLOGY OR AN EVENT LIKE THAT, UM, ARE CAPTIONS PREFERRED OVER, UH, SOMEONE SIGNING? I MEAN, TYPICALLY CAPTIONS BECAUSE THEY CAN WATCH IT THE WHOLE TIME OR WALK AROUND E TALK WITH FRIENDS OR WHATEVER, AND THEY COME BACK AND WATCH IT.
SO AN INTERPRETER DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HERE THE WHOLE TIME, BUT THE CAPTION'S CAN BE EASIER.
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UM, COMMITTEE WHO'S, UM,