Apr 06, 2026 Work Session

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APRIL 6TH, 2026 WORK SESSION OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. MADAM SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT? NO, SIR. ALL

[ CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA]

[1. Youth Programs Standards of Care to Meet the Requirements of Texas Human Resources Code 42.041.]

[2. Senior Citizens Advisory Commission Bylaw Change]

[3. Substantial Damages Assessment Services Contract]

[4. 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program Application Resolution]

[5. Acquisition of Real Property Located at 3014 S. Shiloh Road]

[6. Holford Aquatic Center Season Pass Proposal]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND MR. CITY MANAGER. JULIE WILLIAMS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. AND JOINING ME IS ALBERT MONTEIRO, RECREATION DIRECTOR. AND YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER THAT. I GUESS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FEES THAT WE WOULD IMPLEMENT OVER AT HOLFORD AQUATIC CENTER, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DO A SEASON PASS. AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS GET THROUGH A SUMMER AND JUST UNDERSTAND, WORK OUT ANY KINKS IN THE OPERATION AND WORK ALL OF THAT OUT AND KEEP IT PRETTY BASIC. SO WHAT WE ARE BRINGING TONIGHT ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE SEASON PASSES. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND WE ALREADY HAVE A COUPLE OF CHANGES JUST WITH THE NAMES. SO IF YOU BEAR WITH US THOSE NAMES ARE A LITTLE CONFUSING. AS WE WERE. YOU KNOW SOMEBODY HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS TWO DIFFERENT KIND OF SEASON PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO DO A SEVEN DAY SEASON PASS, WHICH IS FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THAT FOR PROPOSED FEES FOR ADULTS WILL BE $13 YOUTH OR $5,055. YOUTH WILL BE $50. AND THEN THIS WILL ONLY BE FOR RESIDENTS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO PASSES FOR NONRESIDENTS AT THIS TIME. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO A WEEKDAY PASS, WHICH IS JUST MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE $40 FOR ADULTS AND 35 FOR YOUTH. AND WE DID BENCHMARK, AND NOBODY CURRENTLY IS DOING A FIVE DAY PASS. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE THOUGHT THOSE ARE OUR SLOW DAYS. SO WE WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAFFIC. AND THEN WE DID BENCHMARK ALL THE SURROUNDING LITTLE CITIES, AS YOU COULD TELL, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE OUR AVERAGE IS 55 FOR ALL THE OTHER CITIES BECAUSE SOME ARE A LITTLE HIGHER. SO WE'RE WE'RE RIGHT THERE AT 50 AND 40 FOR THE PASSES. SO WE'RE GOING TO STILL BE BELOW THE BENCHMARK. WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCILMEMBER BASS, THANK YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS THE FIRST ONE YOU WERE. YOU GOT IN THERE FIRST. SO I KNOW. YEAH, JUST RIGHT OFF THE BAT, YOU PRETTY MUCH ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SEVEN DAYS SOUNDS KIND OF CONFUSING. SO HAVE YOU ALL GOT A NAME FOR THAT ONE INSTEAD? JUST LIKE SEASON PASS OR FULL SEASON PASS OR SOMETHING. WE'LL PROBABLY DO LIKE A SEASON PASS AND THEN WE'LL CALL THE OTHER ONE, COME UP WITH A BETTER NAME THAN THE FIVE DAY PASS. THE WEEKDAY IS A GREAT NAME, A WEEKDAY. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT NAME FOR IT. YEAH, I MEAN, THAT ONE ALREADY MAKES SENSE. WEEKDAY SEASON PASS AND FULL SEASON PASS. YES, WE COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT.

YEAH. GREAT IDEA AND APPRECIATE THE APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY AND COMING UP WITH THE AN INCENTIVE TO GET PEOPLE TO COME ON THE, ON THE WEEKDAYS AS WELL. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT AS WELL AS WE WANT IT TO, WE COULD ALWAYS EVEN LOWER THAT ONE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE TO GET TO DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC ON THOSE SLOWER DAYS. AWESOME. OKAY. APPRECIATE THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THIS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS THANK

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IT'S GOT A THREE SLIDES. IT'S GOT A BIGGER LAZY RIVER. SO THERE'S MORE TO DO, MORE AMENITIES. OKAY, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HOLFORD. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR.

COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS. I'M JUST DOING HOLFORD TO START AND I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. LET'S IT'S LIKE THE NEW SWIG SODA SHOP. WHY THEY DIDN'T. IT'S WHY WE'RE NOT ON THE APP YET. THEY WANTED TO GET THE EMPLOYEES TRAINED, ALL THE EQUIPMENT CHECKED OUT. LET'S CRAWL BEFORE WE WALK AND WALK BEFORE WE RUN, SO I SO I'M, I'M, I'M HAPPY WITH THIS PROGRAM HERE.

CERTAINLY I'M BEING ASKED ABOUT IT. IT'S IN MY DISTRICT AND I THERE WAS SOMETHING MENTIONED ABOUT. THERE'S A DAILY CAPACITY THAT WE CAN ONLY HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THERE. AND IF WE GOT TO THAT LIMIT, WE MAY HAVE TO TURN SEASON PASS HOLDERS AWAY. AND SO CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? YES. SO THERE ARE WHAT ARE CALLED BATHER LOADS. AND THEY'RE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF BATHER LOADS. SO THERE'S ONE, IT'S THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN BE IN THE WATER ALL AT THE SAME TIME, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE PUMPS AND THE MECHANICAL ROOM AND THE CHEMICALS CAN ONLY HAVE A WATER TURNOVER RATE OF SO MUCH. SO IT CAN ONLY HANDLE SO MUCH TO KEEP THE WATER SAFE AND SANITARY. AND THEN THERE IS WHAT THEY CALL A DAILY BATHER LOAD. AND WHAT THAT IS, IS HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN JUST FILTER THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME. AND SO WHAT, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AND WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH AND AGAIN, KIND OF WORKING OUT THE KINKS AT HOLFORD, WE WOULD REACH CAPACITY AND WE WEREN'T DOING LIKE IF SOMEBODY CAME OUT LETTING MORE PEOPLE COME IN. SO THAT'S CHANGING FOR OUR OPERATION OVER AT HOLFORD. IT WILL ALSO BE THE CASE AT SURF. SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR CERTAIN CAPACITY, WHATEVER THAT IS THAT WE DECIDE FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE, IF PEOPLE LEAVE, WE CAN LET MORE PEOPLE IN AS LONG AS WE DON'T SURPASS THAT DAILY BATHER LOAD THAT WE WILL WORK ON AND FINE TUNE FOR OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT I COULD BE WAITING OUTSIDE THE GATE FOR A LITTLE WHILE TILL OTHER PEOPLE LEAVE. THERE. IS THAT POTENTIAL? YES. AND I THINK THAT RISK IS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A CERTAIN CAPACITY. WELL, IT'S IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. I THINK THE BATHER LOAD IS THERE FOR A GOOD REASON, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR SANITARY PURPOSES. BUT I THINK WE WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO FOLKS THAT, HEY, JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT A SEASON PASS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN IF WE'RE ALREADY FULL. SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT THAT WE NEED TO BRING OUT WHEN WE, WHEN WE ROLL THIS OUT AND TALK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

AND SO COME EARLY IS THE IS THE MESSAGE, YOU KNOW? SO ANYWAY, YEAH, I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AND SO WHEN, WHEN DOES THE AQUATIC CENTER GOING TO OPEN THIS YEAR? MEMORIAL DAY, MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WILL OPEN. SO THE SATURDAY. YES. OKAY. VERY GOOD. I'M PUTTING THAT OUT BECAUSE I WANT I GOT PEOPLE ASKING AND IT'S LIKE THEY'RE, THEY, THEY TASTED IT LAST YEAR AND THEY'RE REALLY READY TO GO THIS YEAR. SO IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD. SO THANK YOU ALL.

I, I LIKE THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MAYOR SIR MAY 23RD. PUT THAT DOWN THERE SATURDAY. YES. I THINK EVERY QUESTION I HAD HAS ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED. BUT I THINK THIS IS A VERY THOUGHTFUL AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING A SEASON PASS. I KNOW THAT WAS ASKED A LOT LAST YEAR, AND SO I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE VERY POPULAR. I JUST LEARNED A NEW TERM TODAY. I NEVER KNEW THE WORD BATHER LOAD OR DAILY BATHER LOAD. SO THANK YOU. I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY. YES, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER DUNN, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING LIKE FAMILY PASSES BECAUSE. SO HAWAIIAN WATERS IS $50 FOR A SEASON PASS. AND THEN IT COMES

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AND SO JUST TRYING TO BE MINDFUL OF BALANCING, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN MEET OUR CAPACITY AND THEN ALSO THINKING ABOUT IT FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY VERY, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THAT EXPENSIVE TO ATTEND. AND SO, AND THEN THE SEASON PASS, I THINK THE AVERAGE MIGHT HAVE TO DO THE MATH IN MY HEAD, BUT IT'S FAIRLY, YOU KNOW, SMALL. AND SO JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THOSE COME WITH CHALLENGES. I HAVE, I HAVE THREE KIDS, NOT TWO. AND IT SAYS FAMILY OF FOUR. AND SO THEY COME WITH OTHER CHALLENGES WITH THOSE. THE ONLY REASON I ASK IS I KNOW THAT LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A YEAR AGO, IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAD BROUGHT UP. SO I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT $55, EVEN FOR 13 FOR AN ADULT SEASON PASS, IT'S STILL YOU'RE PAYING IT OFF. IT PAYS FOR ITSELF WITHIN TWO WEEKS. AND SO I KNOW MYSELF AND MY, I HAD MY GRANDBABY AND A NEIGHBOR BOY. WE WENT ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR THREE WEEKS. SO IT'S STILL VERY COST EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PUTTING IN THE TIME TO DO THE SEASON PASSES FOR US THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO GO PARTAKE IN SOME MORE FUN. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. SO IS THERE A WAY TO POST ON THE WEBSITE IF YOU'VE REACHED CAPACITY FOR A DAY, MUCH LIKE WE POST FOR PARKS THAT ARE CLOSED FOR RAINOUT DOG PARK CLOSED FOR. YEP. WE COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT. WE DO THAT ALREADY, LIKE FOR WEATHER DELAYS AT THE POOL. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE COULD DO. BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT LOOKING AT THE TOTALITY OF THE DAY DAILY BATHER LOAD AGAIN. AND SO I THINK THAT WE WON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. OKAY. I MEAN, EVEN IF IT'S JUST LIKE A WARNING, WE MIGHT BE AT CAPACITY KIND OF THING WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE THAT YOU CAN COME IN THAT KIND OF THING. AND THAT'S REALLY NOT JUST FOR SEASON PASS HOLDERS. THAT'S FOR EVERYONE.

WE DID. WE DID TALK TO RICHARDSON. THEY'RE ONE OF OUR BENCHMARKING CITIES THAT WE ALWAYS GO TO AND TALK TO STAFF OVER THERE, AND THERE ARE TIMES THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO TURN AWAY SEASON PASS HOLDERS. I MEAN, IT IS THE REALITY OF THE OPERATION. ONCE SURF AND SWIM GETS ONLINE AND WE HAVE ALL OF OUR AQUATICS THINGS COMPLETED AND YOU HAVE GOOD DATA FOR OPERATIONS, WOULD YOU LOOK AT COMBINING A RECREATION, BODY SHOPS AND AQUATICS PASS LIKE A ALL IN ONE GARLAND PASS? YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL FOR SOME PEOPLE TO HAVE AND THAT, THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, I THINK SOME PEOPLE WOULD REALLY ENJOY HAVING ACCESS TO EVERYTHING. SO YES, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY EXPLORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. GET YOUR LIFT ON THEN GO SHOW OFF AT THE POOL. I LIKE IT, YES. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS 011 MORE QUESTION ON YOUR CHART. IT'S NOT UP THERE. ONE OF YOUR CHARTS. YEAH. WHAT ARE THOSE NUMBERS MEAN? SO THESE ARE WE BENCHMARKED OUR PROPOSED FEES AGAINST OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES THAT HAVE COMPARABLE AQUATIC FACILITIES. SO ROWLETT, FOR EXAMPLE, HERE AT THE TOP, THEY CHARGE $50 FOR THEIR SEASON PASS FOR YOUTH AND $60 FOR ADULTS. AND SO THOSE ARE JUST ALL THE CITIES DOWN THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR OUR TWO PASSES, THE SEVEN DAY AND THE WEEKDAY.

AND THEN WHAT THAT AVERAGE IS SO THAT YOU ALL COULD SEE WHERE WE FALL WITHIN THOSE BENCHMARKS.

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COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS BACK TO YOU SIR. SORRY TO PUNCH IN AGAIN. WHEN ARE THESE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. WE TAKE THIS TO COUNCIL FOR FORMAL APPROVAL ON THE 21ST. AND THEN AT THAT TIME, ONCE IT'S OFFICIALLY APPROVED, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH PROMOTING THOSE ON FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE. NO, NO, THEY WILL HAVE TO GET THEM EITHER PROBABLY FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OR FROM THE FACILITY. SO WE DON'T HAVE AN ONLINE OPTION AT THIS TIME. SHOW UP AT HOLFORD AND BUY MY SEASON PASS. RIGHT? YES, THERE.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHEN WHEN THAT'S I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET THAT QUESTION.

WHEN CAN I BUY ONE? THAT SOUNDS GREAT. SO NOT UNTIL AFTER COUNCIL FORMALLY APPROVES ON APRIL 21ST, SIR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? FOR THE SWIM SEASON? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS

[7. DART Interlocal Agreement]

MAYBE I'LL DO IT THIS WAY.

I'M LOOKING FOR THE ONE THAT'S A LITTLE HIGHER. THERE YOU GO.

GOT IT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. PUTTING YOU IN CHARGE OF TECHNOLOGY. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR. MR. BETTS, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO TO BRIEFLY PRESENT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH DART REGARDING THE GENERAL MOBILITY PROGRAM FUNDS. AND SO I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE AGREEMENT QUICKLY. AS A MATTER OF BACKGROUND, IT'S FAIRLY PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS SOME OF THE CITY'S. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITHDRAWING FROM DART HOLDING ELECTIONS. THE. ALL THE CITY'S INCLUDING THE. THE RTC AND DART CAME TOGETHER.

RTC WAS WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE 70 MILLION, $75 MILLION TO THIS EFFORT, SO THAT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, THE CITY'S CAN COME TOGETHER, TRY TO REACH A LONGER TERM SOLUTION. BUT IN THE INTERIM, DART WOULD BE PROVIDING EACH OF THE SERVICE AREA CITIES WITH FUNDS. AND SO THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS IN THAT REGARD. ALL RIGHT. SO TO BEGIN, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WAS IN YOUR PACKET. DART HAS ALREADY SIGNED THE AGREEMENT. AND GARLAND AND THE OTHER CITIES, IF THEY'RE GOING TO PARTICIPATE, HAVE UNTIL APRIL 30TH, 2026 TO SIGN IT ON THE AGREEMENT. IT'S THE SAME AGREEMENT. IT'S GONE OUT TO ALL THE SERVICE AREA CITIES, AND THE AGREEMENT WILL LAST FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE CITY WILL LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2031. THIS IS THE FUNDING SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND. THESE ARE ESTIMATES, BUT THEY'RE ESTIMATES BASED ON THE SALES TAX PROJECTIONS. ACTUALLY, THE FIRST TWO YEARS ARE ACTUAL SALES TAX. THE NEXT FOUR YEARS ARE PROJECTIONS PLUS THE $75 MILLION THAT RTC. OUR PORTION OF THAT IS BUILT INTO THE SCHEDULE AS WELL. SO WHAT YOU SEE IS BETWEEN 2026 AND 2031, AS WE PRESENT PROJECTS TO THEM, WE WILL HAVE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY AN ESTIMATED $24 MILLION. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT CAN WE SPEND THE MONEY ON? WE CAN SPEND THE MONEY ON BASICALLY TWO CATEGORIES OF THINGS. ONE IS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROJECTS, WHICH ARE IT'S A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER OF A DEFINITION. IT RELATES TO THINGS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH DARTS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS,

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OKAY. THE ACTIVITIES WITHIN EACH OF THESE PROJECTS ARE VERY BROAD AS WELL. SO WE CAN USE THAT MONEY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES, ENGINEERING DESIGN, RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, TESTING, INSPECTION, SURVEYING, AND THE COST OF CONTRACTING WITH PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES. IF THAT'S HOW WE CHOOSE TO SPEND THE MONEY.

SO PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES MAY ALSO INCLUDE FUNDING OPERATING COSTS OF DART SERVICES WITHIN GARLAND UNDER A SEPARATE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN DART AND GARLAND. SO IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT ARISE THERE, DART IS WILLING TO SPEAK WITH US ABOUT T THE COST OF THOE SERVICES. HOW DOES IT WORK? PROJECTS ARE SUBMITTED TO BY GARLAND TO DART JUNE 30TH OF EVERY YEAR, AND THE DART HAS 14 DAYS TO APPROVE THE PROJECT. THEY HAVE TO APPROVE THE PROJECT IF THE PROJECT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT. SO IF WE PRESENT THEM A PROJECT THAT'S ELIGIBLE UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THEY SHOULD APPROVE IT. IF THEY DON'T APPROVE IT, IF THEY DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION, THE PROJECTS WITHIN 45 DAYS, THE PROJECT IS DEEMED APPROVED.

OKAY. HOW ARE THE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED? ASSUMING THAT THERE AREN'T ANY DISCREPANCIES IN IN THE PROJECT COSTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO DART AND THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE FUNDS, THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED BY OCTOBER 1ST OF EVERY YEAR. THERE'S A THERE'S ONE SMALL EXCEPTION TO THAT, AND THAT IS IF THERE'S A YEAR IN WHICH THE SALES TAX TAKES A DIP FOR DART, THEY CAN DELAY THAT PAYMENT UNTIL 1231. BUT THE PAYMENTS STILL MADE IN THAT CALENDAR YEAR. ALL RIGHT.

ALL NOW THIS IS WHERE THIS IS ALSO WAS A POINT OF NEGOTIATION AND SOMETHING DART WAS WILLING TO DO. SO YOU COULD SEE BY THE PREVIOUS SLIDES THAT THE PROJECTS COME UP ANNUALLY FOR SIX YEARS. AND WE HAVE TO PRESENT THOSE PROJECTS. AND AND THE AGREEMENT ITSELF WOULD TERMINATE AS OF 2031. BUT AS LONG AS WE CONTRACT WITH THE PROJECTS BY SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, AND THE FUNDS ARE ENCUMBERED BY THAT DATE, THE PROJECTS HAVE UNTIL 2036 TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED. SO SO AS WE GET TOWDS THE END OF THOSE YEARS, WE DON'T HAVE TO FINISH THE PROJECT IN THAT YEAR. WE CAN EXTEND IT AS LONG AS WE'VE CONTRACTED FOR IT AND THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN ENCUMBERED. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ARE WE AGREEING NOT TO DO? THE FIRST THING IS WE'RE AGREEING NOT TO. BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF 31ST SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2031, WITHDRAW. MAKE A WITHDRAWAL ELECTION FROM DART. THIS COUNCIL BY BY COMING FORTH AND TAKING A VOTE THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL WOULD DO. SO WE'RE GOING TO STAND DOWN DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TALKING WITH DART ABOUT LONG TERM SOLUTIONS. BUT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WE WON'T DO THAT. IF WE DO THAT, THEN THE FUNDS ARE FORFEITED. AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE IF THERE WAS A CITIZEN'S PETITION TO MAKE THAT VOTE. THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS. IT WOULD BE IT'S THE COUNCIL VOTE THAT THIS ADDRESSES. AND THE SECOND THING IS LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS. SO ALL THE CITIES HAVE AGREED THAT THEY WILL ABSTAIN FROM LEGISLATIVE ACTION. SEEKING TO AMEND SECTION 452 OF THE ACT TO REDUCE OR IMPAIR THE $0.01 SALES TAX LEVIED DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS AGREEMENT. AND SO, AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T AFFECT OUR ABILITY GENERALLY TO GO DOWN TO THE LEGISLATURE. BUT WITH RESPECT TO ANYTHING THAT WOULD IMPACT THEIR ABILITY, REDUCE OR IMPAIR THEIR ABILITY TO TO OBTAIN THE $0.01 SALES TAX. WE'RE AGREEING NOT TO DO THAT. AGAIN, WE VIOLATE THAT PROVISION. THEN THE FUNDS ARE

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AND THEN EDISON, HIGHLAND PARK AND UNIVERSITY PARK ALL ARE GOING TO THE VOTERS TO. TO SEE IF THEY LEAVE DART. ARE THEY INCLUDED IN THAT 75 OR JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE THAT? THEY'RE EXCLUDED. THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE SCHEDULE AS IT EXISTS. IF A CITY IS TO COME OFF THAT, THEN THAT MONEY COMES OFF THE THE TABLE. SO IT WON'T AFFECT OUR.

WE DON'T RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IF THE CITY LEAVES. OKAY. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET THAT ONE WRONG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, ON THE LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS PUT ASIDE BACK UP THERE AGAIN. I'M GOING TO TRY.

YEAH, THERE WE GO. OKAY. OUR FOLKS ARE WE'VE GOT FOLKS IN ALLISON, MASON, ALLISON WORK WITH A VARIETY OF LEGISLATORS. TO WHAT EXTENT IS THIS PROVISION ENFORCEABLE AND WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES ARE CITIES PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN? BECAUSE THIS CAN GET A LITTLE MUDDY. WE YOU TALKING ABOUT HAVING BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND HAVING GOT THREE CITIES, WE DON'T KNOW HOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO VOTE, BUT CAN YOU CLEAR THAT UP FOR ME? SO I WOULD SAY IT THIS WAY COLLECTIVELY, COLLECTIVELY, THE SERVICE AREA CITIES ARE AGREEING NOT TO APPROACH THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND ENGAGE IN ANY KIND OF LEGISLATIVE ACTION, WHICH WOULD REDUCE OR IMPAIR THEIR ABILITY TO TO RECEIVE THE $0.01 SALES TAX. OKAY. THERE'S A PROVISION IN HERE THAT SAYS, OKAY, LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THIS DOESN'T MEAN. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T COLLECTIVELY GO DOWN THERE WITH DART TO APPROACH THE LEGISLATURE. THE PROVISION 7.3 SAYS IF THE CITY OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT VIOLATES THIS PROVISION, ANY PM, GMP FUNDS PREVIOUSLY DISBURSED BY DART AND UNENCUMBERED BY THE CITY SHALL BE PROMPTLY REIMBURSED. SO THAT'S GOING TO APPLY TO US, OUR AGENTS. AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL OF THAT. SO AS LONG AS WE GO ON DOWN THERE WITH DART IN THE INTERESTS OF TRANSPORTATION, WE'RE OKAY. YES. AND THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THAT THROUGH THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. SO DART HAS AGREED WITH ALL THE OTHER MEMBER CITIES TO REDUCE DALLAS'S MAJORITY VOTE DOWN TO A 45%, SO THEY NO LONGER HAVE MAJORITY. SO THAT'S A THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF SOME LEGISLATION THAT WILL HAVE TO GO FORWARD WITH WITH DART IN AGREEMENT WITH AT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I THINK THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT I HAD RELATED TO THE THE STATE HAVE TO RATIFY AT THIS POINT. ANY OF THE POINTS THAT BART HAS PUT FORWARD AS FAR AS THE AGREEMENT IS CONCERNED? NO, THE AGREEMENT IS ONCE THE CITY'S ONCE THE CITY'S. AND ARE COLLECTIVELY SIGN THIS AGREEMENTS ENFORCEABLE. ISLA. OKAY, SO THE GOVERNANCE ASPECT THAT THE STATE PUT INTO PLACE, IT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE FROM THIS. YES. OKAY. AND I THINK THE OTHER ONE

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[8. Code Compliance Civil Citation Program]

COUNCIL. IF YOU RECALL, WE WE WERE ASKED TO COME BACK AND DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF HOW WE WILL. HOW WE WILL CONDUCT THE WARNING PROGRAM UNDER THE ELECTRONIC ENFORCEMENT. AND THIS IS GOING TO SHOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION FROM THE CURRENT CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT WE DO TO ELECTRONIC ENFORCEMENT. AND THERE'LL BE SOME DECISIONS WE'LL NEED FROM COUNCIL TONIGHT, JUST JUST SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE THE ORDINANCE OF HOW WE WILL TRANSITION AND WHAT TYPES OF WARNINGS WILL BE GIVEN. AND WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, AND THEN SEE WHAT CONSENSUS THE COUNCIL HAS AS TO HOW WE APPROACH THIS ISSUE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ANDY HESSER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. BRIAN MORRIS, DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE, WILL DO THE PRESENTATION HERE. I'M GOING TO HELP HIM RATCHET THROUGH THE SLIDES. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AT A HIGH LEVEL OF THE THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS KIND OF OUR EDUCATION TIME FRAME, THE CORE OF THE PROGRAM, AS MR. BETTS SAID. THEN THE BACK END OF THAT IS HOW WE MIGHT RECONCILE WITH FOLKS, HOW THEY WOULD GAIN COMPLIANCE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL CITATION WAIVED AT THAT TIME. SO WITH THAT, MR. MORRIS CAN. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

BRIAN MORRIS, DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE. SO WITH OUR CIVIL CITATION PROCESS, WE'VE BEEN BEFORE COUNCIL ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL IS GOING TO BE AN OUTSTANDING TOOL FOR US TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE, INCREASE THE CULTURE OF COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE CITY. WE WANT TO SHORTEN THE GAP BETWEEN NOTICING A VIOLATION AND REACHING A POINT OF COMPLIANCE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PROCESS WILL DO FOR US. A BIG COMPONENT IS OUR EDUCATION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO WE'RE PROPOSING A 90 DAY RED TAG PERIOD WHERE WE WILL GIVE OUT VERY HIGHLY VISIBLE NOTICES SO PEOPLE CAN KNOW, UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MADE. ANOTHER MAJOR COMPONENT WILL BE OUR COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE, WE WANT TO GIVE EVERY AVENUE THAT WE CAN GIVE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR THEM TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. WE'RE WE'RE RATCHETING UP THOSE EFFORTS, RATCHETING UP THAT PROGRAM, AND WE LOOK TO IMPLEMENT THAT AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE CIVIL CITATION PROCESS. AND THEN A FAIR ESCALATION. WE WANT TO, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, START WITH A SMALL FINE AND THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE IT. THERE WILL BE SOME DIFFERENCES FOR RESIDENTIAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL. BUT WE WANT TO START SMALL. AND OUR GOAL IS TO IS TO GAIN COMPLIANCE, NOT TO ISSUE FINES AND FEES. ALL RIGHT. SO AS I MENTIONED, OUR PHASE ONE IS A 90 DAY EDUCATION PERIOD. RED TAGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL VIOLATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR NEIGHBORHOODS, MONITOR OUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, ISSUE THESE NOTICES AND EDUCATE TALK

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IT'S GOING TO BE THE CIVIL CITATION COMPONENT THAT WILL BE NEED EVERY BIT OF 90 DAYS TO COMPLETE THAT INTEGRATION. ALL RIGHT, SO ON IN OUR PHASE TWO OF THIS PROCESS, AFTER THE 90 DAY TRIAL PERIOD HAS COMMENCED, EDUCATIONAL PERIOD HAS WRAPPED UP. WE'LL START WITH ENFORCEMENT. AND SO THAT WILL BEGIN WITH AN INITIAL WARNING. EACH OFFENSE WILL SEPARATELY GET AN INITIAL WARNING. SO FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU HAVE TALL GRASS YOU WILL GET A WARNING TO CORRECT IT WITHIN, SAY, A WEEK. YOU CORRECT THAT VIOLATION AND IT STAYS WITH THE PROPERTY FOR 12 MONTHS. SO IF YOU RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL VIOLATION WITHIN THAT 12 MONTH PERIOD, THEN WE GO STRAIGHT TO CITATION. SO YOU GET THAT ONE FREE PASS PER YEAR AND THAT'S PER VIOLATION. SO IF WE COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER IN THIS TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE PROPERTY IN V VIOLATION WILL ISSUE A SEPARATE WARNING FOR THAT. THAT WILL ALSO STAY WITH THE PROPERTY FOR 12 MONTHS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION TRANSPARENCY. SO YOU GET THAT WARNING BEFORE WE ESCALATE TO THE FIRST OFFENSE. AFTER THAT INITIAL WARNING, THE FIRST OFFENSE WILL COMMENCE AT $25OR THAT VIOLATION. THIS IS PER VIOLATION. SO WITH THIS PROPOSED 1 TO 2 YEAR PILOT, WE'RE PROPOSING TO REDUCE THAT EVEN FURTHER. IF A PHOTO IS GIVEN AND THAT CAN SHOW THAT THE PROPERTY CAME INTO COMPLIANCE, WE CAN REDUCE THAT $25 FINE TO A $4 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT COVERS OUR COSTS, COVERS OUR CREDIT CARD PROCESSING COSTS FROM OUR THIRD PARTY VENDOR. SO WE DON'T THE CITY DOESN'T MAKE ANYTHING OFF OF THAT, BUT WE DON'T LOSE WHAT WE WIN BECAUSE WE GET COMPLIANCE FOR, FOR PRETTY, PRETTY SMALL PRICE. ALL RIGHT. AND SO FROM THERE, IT ESCALATES TO WE SHOULD SAY 75 HERE, 75 AND 150 FOR FOR RESIDENTIAL. MY APOLOGIES 75 FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE. AND

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AND SO IF THE. IF YOU'RE INCLINED TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO GO THE $4 OR. MAKE IT ZERO SO THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE HAVE TO PAY NOTHING. IF WE CAN GET THAT MUCH COMPLIANCE FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT VALUE FOR THE CITY. BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT THOSE ARE TWO OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL BE ASKED TO BE CONSIDERING TONIGHT. OKAY. AND SO CONTINUING WITH PHASE TWO OF OUR TIERED ELECTRONIC ENFORCEMENT, COMMERCIAL WORKS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY EACH VIOLATION STANDS ON ITS OWN INDEPENDENTLY. IT CARRIES WITH THE PROPERTY FOR A 12 MONTH ROLLING PERIOD. AND THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE FINES ARE A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. WE'VE GOT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE WORTH A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THEIR ATTENTION IN 25, $25 PROBABLY WON'T DO IT. SO WE'VE INCREASED THAT INITIAL AMOUNT 100 FOR THE SECOND VIOLATION, 150 FOR THE THIRD. AND IT CAPS OUT AT $200 PER VIOLATION. AND AGAIN, THAT'S PER DAY. SO WE COULD, IN WORST CASE SCENARIOS, IN EGREGIOUS SCENARIOS WHERE WE DON'T GET ANY COMPLIANCE, WE CAN ENFORCE THAT ON A DAILY BASIS AS NEEDED. ALL RIGHT. SO A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE PHOTO REMEDY PILOT WORKS. WE'RE PROPOSING, AS MR. BENNETT JUST MENTIONED, A $25 FIRST OFFENSE.

FINE. AFTER THAT INITIAL WARNING PERIOD, WHICH CAN BE REDUCED WITH A PHOTO REMEDY THAT'S APPROVED BY EITHER THE HEARING OFFICER OR THE CODE INSPECTOR. SO ONCE THAT PHOTO IS APPROVED AND COMPLIANCE IS CONFIRMED, WE CAN THEN THE HEARING OFFICER CAN THEN REDUCE THAT FROM 25 TO 4, WHICH AGAIN, IF APPROVED, WOULD COVER OUR PROCESSING COSTS FOR OUR THIRD PARTY. A HUGE PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO COME ACROSS RESIDENTS THAT ARE VULNERABLE AND WE WANT TO BUILD OUT OUR WE'VE TRADITIONALLY CALLED CODE CARES, BUT IT'S REALLY BIGGER THAN THAT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY COMPONENTS AND VOLUNTEER GARLAND WILL ALL HAVE A HAND IN BUILDING THIS EFFORT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S SUSTAINABLE. AND SO WE WANT TO HAVE A COMPONENT BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM. AND SO HOW WE WOULD WORK IS RESIDENTS WILL APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE. WE'LL HAVE AN ACTIVE APPLICATION, AND THE SYSTEM WILL NOTIFY THE INSPECTOR THAT IT'S HANDS OFF OF THAT PROPERTY FOR THIS TIME. RIGHT? SO WE'RE NOT ENFORCING WHILE WE'RE PROCESSING THAT APPLICATION AND DETERMINING ON A STAFF LEVEL IF THEY ARE APPROVED OR DENIED. SO WE'LL MAKE THAT DETERMINATION INTERNALLY FAIRLY QUICKLY. AND THEN UPON MAKING THAT DETERMINATION OF APPROVAL, WE'LL CONNECT THEM WITH THE RESOURCES. AND IF DENIED, THEN WE'LL GIVE THEM PLENTY OF TIME.

WE'LL COMMUNICATE WITH THEM ON WHY IT WAS DENIED, AND THEN WHAT THOSE NEXT STEPS ARE TO GAIN COMPLIANCE. AND IF I COULD ADD HERE A LITTLE BIT, I KNOW WE'RE ALL KIND OF USED TO SAYING CODE CARES. IT OCCURRED TO US, WHILE WE'RE BUILDING THESE PROGRAMS OUT, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO THAT THAT PERHAPS WE MAY CALL IT GARLAND CARE. SO CODE CARES IS JUST ONE COMPONENT UNDER THIS COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO LIKE I SAID, HE'S GOT WE'VE GOT HOMES WHERE THE HEART IS. IT OFFERS CERTAIN SERVICES, VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. WE MAY GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEERS, HOME DEPOT AND LOWE'S, MAYBE DONATING FENCE PICKETS. THOSE ARE FAIRLY EXPENSIVE. SO WE WE WOULD HAVE WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE A PERSON OR A TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT KIND OF HELP TRAFFIC CONTROL THESE REQUESTS. IT IS VERY LIKELY THERE'S GOING TO BE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY GET INTO THE TO THE CORRECT PROGRAM. IT MIGHT BE ARRANGING FOR A TOOL TRAILER. IT MIGHT BE ARRANGING FOR WE HAVE A SENIOR LAWN CARE PROGRAM. SO THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN CODE CARE. SO WE

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THAT'S WHEN WE ARE ACTUALLY ENFORCING, ISSUING CITATIONS. FOLLOWING THE 12 MONTH ROLLING CYCLE. AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WITH THE 1 TO 2 YEAR PILOT IS THE PHOTO REMEDY PROCESS, WHERE RESIDENTS CAN SHOW COMPLIANCE BY SUBMITTING A PHOTO PROOF TO THE TO THE PORTAL. AND JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL ADOPTION IN TWO WEEKS OF THE THE ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE CIVIL CITATION PROCESS THAT GETS APPROVED. IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE WORKING WITH PMR TO WORK ON THE RED TAG INFORMATION, THE FORMAT, THE PRINTING, THE MESSAGING IT'S GOING TO TAKE. THERE'LL BE SOME QR CODES ON THERE TO DIRECT YOU TO OUR WEBSITE. THAT KIND OF TELLS YOU, OKAY, THESE ARE THE COMMON VIOLATIONS. THIS IS WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE AND EDUCATION THROUGH THAT ROUTE. SO THAT WILL BE HAPPENING. AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE PROBABLY 90 DAYS BEGINNING JUNE 1ST, JULY, AUGUST, AND THEN SEPTEMBER 1ST. ALL THINGS WORKING OUT WITH THE SOFTWARE VENDOR. SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE WOULD BE BEYOND THE RED TAG PHASE AND INTO THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION. ALSO, DURING THE PHASE ONE, THE 90 DAY PHASE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO OFFER COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO BEGIN APPLYING AT THAT TIME FOR ASSISTANCE SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE TIME EVEN AHEAD OF TIME, BEFORE WE START ENFORCEMENT TO START WORKING WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO TELL US, I CAN'T GET THIS FIXED MYSELF OR MY OTHER FINANCIAL UNABLE, I'M PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. AND THEN WE WOULD START PUTTING OUR VOLUNTEERS OUT TO TRY TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THESE FOLKS. SO THE OTHER THINGS WE WE COVERED. SO WE'LL JUST OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. VERY WELL. I HAVE A FEW COUNCIL MEMBER. THOMAS, I'LL START WITH YOU, SIR. SO CURIOUS ABOUT THE IT PLATFORM. HOW'S THAT COMING ALONG? WHEN WILL YOU KNOW, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT TO US? BECAUSE IT'S MY CONCERN IS THAT I IF IT'S EASY FOR THE FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO SEND A PHOTO AND SHOW A VIOLATION, I WANTT TO BE JUST AS EASY FOR THE RESIDENT TO SEND US A PHOTO AND PROVE COMPLIANCE IF WE CAN FIND THAT BALANCE. AND WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, BRIAN, ABOUT IT, THEY MAY TAKE A PHOTO FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE THAN WE DID, AND SOMETIMES IT MAY BE HARD TO E, BUT IS THERE SOME WAY YOU COULD DEMONSTRATE THAT FUNCTIONALITY TO US? HOW EASY

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AND THEN THEY COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, NO, WE CAN'T TRACK HIGH GRASS FROM PICKETS MISSING.

IT'S ALL OR NOTHING. HOW CAN WE HOW CAN WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE APPROVING IF THE TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T EXIST YET? IF THE TECHNOLOGY HASN'T BEEN PROVEN OUT YET, THE TECHNOLOGY MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD WITH T THEM BY VIOLATION. SO THAT'S DO CORRECT. SO HIGH GRASS FOR EXAMPLE, DIFFERENT FROM DEBRIS FROM MISSING FENCE PICKETS ON THE ON THE PICTURES. BASICALLY, IT'LL BE A PLACE ON SALESFORCE WHERE YOU CLICK TO AND IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE ON THE ON THE NOTICE THE TICKET IT GETS, IT'LL TELL YOU WHERE TO GO TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS. YOU'LL CLICK ON THAT BECAUSE WE CAN RUN ANY LANGUAGE WE WANT ON THE TICKET THAT GETS MAILED TO THESE PEOPLE. YOU'LL CLICK ON THAT LINK, IT'LL SAY ENTER YOUR TICKET NUMBER. WE ENTER YOUR ENTER YOUR TICKET NUMBER, SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS. YOU UPLOAD THE PHOTOS BY SELECTING THEM IN YOUR YOUR DRIVE. YOU PRESS ENTER AND IT UPLOADS THE PHOTOS AND SAID YOUR PHOTOS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED. SO IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE TECHNOLOGY AND THEN THE THE BACK END STUFF WILL BE WHETHER IT GETS MARRIED UP TO THE CODE OFFICER SO HE CAN INSPECT THE PHOTOS VERSUS THE OLD PHOTOS OR THE HEARING OFFICER. AS BRIAN POINTED OUT, THE ADVANTAGE OF SENDING THEM FIRST TO THE CODE OFFICER IS IF THE CODE OFFICER AGREES, HE CAN REQUEST A HEARING OFFICER DISMISS THE TICKET. IF THE CODE OFFICER DOESN'T AGREE, THEY CAN SEND HIM THE HEARING OFFICER. THE HEARING OFFICER DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY AGREE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, SO THAT THE PERSON WHO KNOWS THE PROPERTY CAN LOOK AND SAY, YES, THAT GRASS HAS BEEN CUT, I RECOMMEND DISMISSAL, AND THEN THE HEARING OFFICER WILL JUST DISMISS THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR DISMISSAL. DOESN'T THAT TAKE TIME AWAY FROM OUR OUR FIELD OFFICERS WHO SHOULD BE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR FUTURE VIOLATIONS RATHER THAN LOOKING AT CORRECTIONS? I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE POINT OF THE HEARING OFFICER IS TO DETERMINE THOSE THINGS. AND WE COULD WE COULD DO IT EITHER WAY. IT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL. I THINK THAT THERE'S ALSO SOME LIKELIHOOD THAT WE'LL HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WHO ARE ABLE TO DO THESE AS A FIRST THRESHOLD. IT'S REALLY GOING TO DEPEND ON THE VOLUME AND WHETHER A HEARING OFFICER WILL HAVE THAT. AND WE DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW WHAT VOLUME OF PICTURES WE'RE GOING TO GET FOR PEOPLE SHOWING COMPLIANCE VERSUS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO PAY. IF IT TURNS OUT IT'S START OFF SLOW AND RAMP UP. JUST LIKE ANY NEW PROCESS, LIKELY IT'S CORRECT. SO IT'S JUST GOING TO DEPEND ON THE VOLUME. BUT THE REAL QUESTION WOULD BE WHETHER HEARING OFFICER ON THE FOUR DAYS A MONTH THAT A HEARING OFFICER WORKS CAN GO THROUGH ALL THOSE PICTURES, AND WTHER THEY HAVE THE CONTEXT OR WOULD BE EASIER. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TAKING A LONG TIME. I MEAN, IF YOU GET THE PICTURES COME IN, YOU LOOK AT THEM SIDE BY SIDE. YES, THAT ONE GETS DISMISSED. YES, THAT ONE GETS DISMISSED. NO, THEY DIDN'T COMPLY. I MEAN, IF THEY SPENT A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME EVERY DAY AND THERE'S 26 CODE OFFICERS, I WOULDN'T IMAGINE IT'D BE A TREMENDOUS ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN FOR THEM TO DO THAT COMPARED TO DRIVING BACK OUT TO THE SITE LIKE WE DO NOW. THINK ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES. NOW WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, WELL, I'VE COMPLIED, WE HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK OUT THERE AND CHECK.

AND THE WAY WE DO IT, THEN IT'LL BE LITERALLY OKAY. HERE'S THE OLD PICTURES AND THE NEW PICTURES. YES, THAT LOOKS COMPLIANT. IT'S STILL GOING TO SAVE A TON OF TIME. AND WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD, IN FAIRNESS TO THE SYSTEM SO THAT RESIDENTS WHO COMPLY. AGAIN, IF WE CAN GET COMPLIANCE, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE SEEKING. OKAY. I WAS JUST THINKING, HAVING THE HEARING OFFICER LOOK FIRST AND SAY, DOES THIS PICTURE MATCH? AND IF IT DOESN'T, THEN KICK IT BACK TO THE FIELD GUY RATHER THAN HIM LOOKING AT EVERYTHING TWICE? BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT WE'RE IN NOW, RIGHT? WELL, HAVE AN EMERALD CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK AND WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THAT. SO FIELD GUYS CAN DO FIELD WORK. YEAH. THE THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FIELD OFFICER WILL LIKELY HAVE GREATER CONTEXT TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S COMPLIANT. THEY PROBABLY CAN LOOK AT IT IN TWO SECONDS AND REALIZE IT COMPLIES. WHEREAS THE HEARING OFFICER, MAYBE OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS WILL DEVELOP THAT EXPERTISE, BUT PROBABLY OUT OF THE CHUTE, WILL IS GOING TO BE HEARING OFFICER, YOU KNOW, WHETHER HE'S EVER WORKED AS A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER OR NOT IS UNLIKELY. IF I MAY ARE WITH OUR NEW QUADRANT MODEL, WE ARE EACH INSPECTOR HAS ABOUT 2.8 TO 3MI■S. SO IT'S PART OF OUR PROCESS TO GO BACK AND INSPECT AS PART OF OUR WORK ORDER PROCESS AND OUR COMPLIANCE PROCESS. SO GENERALLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THAT AREA. SO IF WE GO THE ROUTE OF HAVING THE INSPECTOR GO BACK AND VERIFY,

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HOW'S THAT COMING ALONG? YES. SO HAPPY TO REPORT. WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD PROGRESS ON THE TWO TRAILER. WE'VE BEEN REVAMPING OUR EQUIPMENT. WE'RE STILL LIMITED. WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF STUFF RIGHT NOW, BUT WHAT WE HAVE IS NOW WORKING. WE'VE HAD IT ALL PLACED INTO THE SHOP. IT'S UP, RUNNING, READY TO GO. WE'RE NOW LOOKING TO BEAUTIFY OUR TRAILER AND GET IT A NICE WRAP SO IT WILL LOOK, IT WILL LOOK GOOD AND REPRESENT THE CITY WELL. AND SO WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT NEXT 30 DAYS. SO EQUIPMENT IS READY AND THE TOOL SHED WRAP WILL BE READY 30 DAYS, 45 DAYS MAX. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE RED TAG, I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT AS THE EQUIVALENT TO A PARKING TICKET. SO ON A PARKING TICKET, THEY'VE GOT A NUMBER OF CHECK BOXES TYPICALLY. AND YOU SAY, WELL, YOU, YOU WERE TOO FAR FROM THE CURB AND YOU'RE ALSO PARKED IN A RED ZONE AND THEY'RE CHECKING OFF DIFFERENT BOXES. IS THAT KIND OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO? IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF THERE'S MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS, ARE WE GOING TO GIVE THEM? THERE'S THREE VIOLATIONS. YOU GET THREE DIFFERENT TAGS. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. WE'REOING TO HAVE A FORM WILL BE DESIGNED WHERE IT'S MULTIPLE CHECK BOXES FOR OUR FOR OUR GREATEST HITS. OUR TOP TEN VIOLATIONS WILL BE CHECKBOX, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A BLANK SPACE OR TWO. SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT FALLS OUTSIDE OF THAT TOP TEN, WE CAN WRITE THAT IN ALONG WITH THE CODE SECTION. SO WE CAN JUST BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH THOSE RED TAGS AND COVER COVER MORE GROUND WITH ONE, ONE LETTER.

OKAY, OKAY, WELL, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME. AND THEN LAST THING, BRIAN, YOU'LL BE PROUD OF ME. I DID START MY LAWN CARE BEFORE I GOT YOUR LETTER. THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE. THANK YOU. I'M STAYING IN COMPLIANCE HERE. DON'T. DON'T WANT TO SEE A RED TAG. MR. THOMAS, I'LL ADD TO YOUR TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE RED TAGS. THE RED TAGS WILL HAVE CHECK BOXES EXPLAINING THE VIOLATION AND A PLACE WHERE THE RESIDENT CAN GO TO SEE WHAT THAT MEANS AND HAVE PICTURES OF WHAT THOSE VIOLATIONS LOOK LIKE. THE BEAUTIFUL THING WHEN WE GET TO THE ELECTRONIC ENFORCEMENT, THEY'LL GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL OF THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION, AND IT'LL ACTUALLY HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ACTUAL VIOLATION. SO IT SAYS HIGH WEEDS. THERE WILL BE THE PICTURE OF YOUR HIGH WEEDS. IF IT SAYS BROKEN FENCE, THERE WILL BE THE PICTURE OF YOUR BROKEN FENCE. AND SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY CONFUSION IN THE PRESIDENT'S MIND AS TO WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ISSUING THE VIOLATION NOTICE FOR. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM LET I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD IT'S MY PREFERENCE TO SEE THE $4 FEE ELIMINATED AND GO DOWN TO ZERO. I AGREE WITH OUR CITY MANAGER. ALSO. IS IT YOUR TEAM'S PREFERENCE TO HAVE CODE OFFICERS? CODE INSPECTORS REVIEW THE VIOLATIONS? WHAT WHAT DOES YOUR TEAM WANT TO DO? I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE DISCUSSED IT. SO. YES MA'AM, WE HAVE. SO WE ARE FLEXIBLE FOR EITHER EITHER PATH. WE THINK IT WILL. IT WILL WORK TO GET MORE ACCURACY. WE FEEL IT WILL BE MORE ACCURATE FOR THE INSPECTORS TO INSPECT IT, JUST TO JUST TO VERIFY THAT THE TALL GRASS YOU'RE REFERRING TO IN THE PICTURE IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOME WHERE WE TOOK THE ORIGINAL PICTURE. SO IT WON'T CREATE AN ADDITIONAL MUCH OF AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN FOR US.

SO THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE. I AGREE, I THINK THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE. PLUS, THE HEARING OFFICER REALLY HAS THE FINAL SAY IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE VIOLATION IS PASSED ON. WHAT KIND OF OVERSIGHT WILL YOU HAVE FOR INSPECTORS WHO MAY BE JUST GOING THROUGH AND SAYING, YEAH, IT'S TAKEN CARE OF. YEAH, IT'S TAKEN CARE OF. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WE EXTENSIVELY TRAIN STAFF. THEY'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME AREAS FOR GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT. AND WHEN IT'S BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, TYPICALLY IT'S WE USE A CASE STUDY. IF WE FIND SOMEONE IS APPROVED, SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN APPROVED OR THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A VIOLATION WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE. USUALLY IT'S A TRAINING ISSUE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REVISIT AND WE CAN GO BACK IN FRONT OF THE GROUP BECAUSE IF ONE PERSON HAS A MISUNDERSTANDING, THEN IT'S LIKELY THAT MORE PEOPLE HAVE THAT SAME MISUNDERSTANDING, RIGHT? SO WE'LL GO BACK AND RETRAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO WHEN IT'S BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, WE TAKE THAT AS A CASE STUDY AND WE JUST USE IT AS A TRAINING OPPORTUNITY. I THINK ESPECIALLY DURING THIS INITIAL, YOU PUT 1 TO 2 YEARS AS AS THE KIND OF PHASE TWO

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THAT WILL BE SO MUCH BETTER FOR ALL OF THOSE VIOLATIONS THAT LEAVE CODE AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND THEY'RE LIKE, ARE THEY FALL IN A BLACK HOLE? IF SOMEONE IS, WHAT ARE THE BENCHMARKS FOR CAP ELIGIBILITY? GREAT QUESTION. SO UNLIKE SOME OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE ADMINISTERED BY HUD, HAVE STRICT GUIDELINES FOR AGE, INCOME, DISABILITY. OUR SYSTEM IS NOT AS ROBUST, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE CAN'T AND WE DON'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN PERSONAL HEALTH SITUATIONS OR FINANCIAL SITUATIONS. SO WE LOOK AT THE SITUATION AS A WHOLE. WE ASK CERTAIN QUESTIONS AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF ASSISTANCE DOES THE RESIDENT HAVE? DO THEY HAVE ABLE BODIED

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THE SECOND ONE IS WHETHER TO REDUCE THAT $4 FEE DOWN TO ZERO, SO THAT IF THEY BRING IN THE PHOTO AND THEY SHOW US THAT THEY'VE COMPLIED, WE DON'T CHARGE ANYTHING. OKAY. THOSE DON'T THOSE ARE THE TWO ISSUES THAT WE REALLY NEED GUIDANCE ON TONIGHT. THANK YOU. AND GLOBALLY, WHETHER YOU THINK THIS IS A SUFFICIENT WARNING PROCESS AND EDUCATION PROCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD, THE COUNCIL COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE BEING, WHAT'S BEING ASKED OF US. AND YOU GET THE OPEN QUESTIONS. AND FOR DIFFERENT AREAS HERE. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO GO AHEAD AND PRIORITIZE THOSE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. GOING BACK TO MARGARET TALKING ABOUT OVERSIGHT. I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID IS COMPLACENCY, BOTH WITH OUR OFFICERS AND OUR RESIDENTS. AND ONE THING THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT I REALLY LIKE NOTICED IS WE ALL HAVE AN EYE FOR ONE THING, RIGHT? SO YOU YOU ALL KNOW ME WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW I NOTICED LIKE THE WEIRDEST THINGS LIKE THE ORANGE CONES, THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. I YES. SO I SEE THEM EVERYWHERE WHERE EVERYONE ELSE IS LIKE, OH, I HAD NO IDEA. THE TREE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL THAT WE PUT UNDER AN AWNING THAT PEOPLE HAVE PASSED EVERY DAY FOR TEN YEARS AND THEY'RE LIKE, WE HAD NO IDEA. SO ONE THING THAT I, I THINK IS THE CODE OFFICER, YOU GUYS HAVE THAT SAME YOUR, OUR BRAINS ARE ALL WIRED PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS FAR AS THAT GOES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SEE THAT WE'RE KIND OF SHUFFLING AROUND PEOPLE SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE ONE GUY THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT AN EYE FOR CHIPPED PAINT. AND SO ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GETTING JUST POUNDED FOR CHIPPED P PAINT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THAT GUY IS. THAT'S WHAT HE SEES. LIKE THAT'S HIS THING, YOU KNOW? AND THEN. THE, THE EASIEST REPORTING IS MY, MY ONLY

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AND SO THAT IS, I'M SURE YOU CAN. IF YOU LOOK AT MY RECORD LOG, IT'S DRAMATICALLY DECREASED OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS FOR THAT REASON ALONE. SO THOSE ARE REALLY MY ONLY THINGS. I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS ROLL OUT AND GET THIS GOING. AND I HAVE FAITH THAT YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT WELL. SO THOSE ARE JUST THOSE ARE MY TWO, MY TWO AREAS OF CONCERN. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL CERTAINLY COUNCILMAN DUTTON, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE SALESFORCE AND THE USER EXPERIENCE AND THE USER INTERFACE. WE'RE AWARE OF SOME OF THESE ISSUES. AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO IMPROVE THESE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. ALSO. IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL FOR THE CITY.

I'M FINE WITH NOT HAVING THE INITIAL WARNING PROGRAM AND ALSO WITH ZEROING OUT THE THE $4 FEE THAT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SIGN OF, OF FAITH IN OUR CITIZENS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMPLIANCE. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO NICKEL AND DIME THEM. SO JUST GETTING RID OF THE $4 THINK WOULD BE FANTASTIC. I'M CERTAIN THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE THIS IS KIND OF A SCREWBALL QUESTION. THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL CHURCHES THAT ARE IN OUR IN OUR CITY THAT WOULD F FALL UNDER COMMERCIAL COMPLIANCE. CORRECT. AND THE REASON I MENTIONED IS THAT OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, IF THEY ARE A SMALL CHURCH AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF A LOT OF FUNDS, ARE THEY ABLE TO PULL FROM OUR VOLUNTEER GARLAND COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO FIX THINGS LIKE A FENCE PROBLEM OR THINGS THAT THEY MIGHT BE HAVING? A GREAT QUESTION. AND I'LL BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE CONTEMPLATED THAT EXACT SCENARIO BECAUSE TECHNICALLY IT IS COMMERCIAL. BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S PROBABLY A FEW UNIQUE SITUATIONS. SO WE PROBABLY, AS I SIT HERE AT THE MOMENT, PROBABLY NEED TO CONTEMPLATE THAT AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ALSO CONSULTING WITH CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, BUT I COULD CERTAINLY FORESEE SOME OPPORTUNITY THERE WHERE SOME OF THE LOWER GRADE REMEDIES COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OR BY THEIR OWN PARISHIONERS OR WHATEVER, WITH THE TOOL TRAILER.

SO WE COULD WE COULD CERTAINLY EXPLORE THAT. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWING COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY TO FIX THINGS OTHER THAN ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND LARGER FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND ON THE CHURCHES, I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF CHURCHES AND REACH OUT TO THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, AND I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT CHURCHES THAT HAVE ASKED TO ASSIST IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST OTHER CHURCHES IN COMING INTO COMPLIANCE IF THEY HAD FINANCIAL RESOURCE LIMITATIONS AND STAFF LIMITATIONS. AND I BET WE COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN WITHOUT USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO DO IT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER BASS. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE THINGS. ONE, ON THE PRESENTATION, YOU SHOWED THE FINES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL AND THEY'RE INCORRECT. SO I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO, FOR PRESENTATION PURPOSES, GET THAT CORRECTED. AND THEN TWO. I SOMEBODY PAY $4 IS KIND OF JUST A NUISANCE. SO IF WE OMIT THAT THEN THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE FIRST WARNING. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF GETTING RID OF THE FIRST WARNING AND OMITTING THE $4. AND. YEAH, IT'S ALL GOOD.

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IT'LL BE THE BEST $40,000 YOU SPEND. SO. ALL RIGHT. SO NO FEE. NEXT QUESTION. THE INITIAL WARNING OR MOVE STRAIGHT TO THE FIRST OFFENSE. I HAD TWO PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT TO SKIP THE INITIAL WARNING. GO STRAIGHT TO THE FIRST OFFENSE. THOUGHTS ON THAT OR JUST TAKE IT TO A VOTE.

YOU WANT TO PUNCH IN NOW. AND WE'LL START WITH IF YOU WANT TO HAVE AN INITIAL WARNING FIRST BEFORE THE FIRST OFFENSE. AND ONE ONE PERSON. ALL RIGHT, THEN GOING STRAIGHT TO FIRST OFFENSE WITHOUT AN INITIAL WARNING. OKAY. NEXT QUESTION WAS, HAVE IT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE INSPECTORS FIRST OR THE HEARING OFFICER FIRST? IS THAT MORE OPERATIONAL THING OR WE I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE. VERY GOOD. WE'LL LET YOU GUYS HANDLE THAT.

IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WANTED TO HANDLE IT WITH THE INSPECTORS FIRS WHICH I'M FINE WITH BECAUSE THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT ALREADY. SO QUICK CLARIFICATION QUESTION. SO I ASSUME JUST BY DEFAULT, IF WE'RE IF WE'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE INITIAL WARNING AND STRAIGHT TO CITATION THAT THAT CITATION, FIRST CITATION, THEN THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THAT ONE ONLY WAIVED BY THE HEARING OFFICER MINUS IN NO FEE. RIGHT, RIGHT. THAT'S PER VIOLATION TYPE. SO IF YOU HAD EYELIDS ONE DAY AND A BROKEN FENCE ANOTHER DAY, THAT'S GREAT. YOU'RE STILL NOT PAYING ANYTHING. IF YOU FIX YOUR VIOLATIONS, IT'S ALL THE DECISION POINTS I HAVE MADE. THERE'S ONE MORE POINT THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO STRESS AND I'VE STRESSED TO BRIAN AND TO HIS CODE OFFICERS, IS THAT THE TYPES OF VIOLATIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ARE NOT WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR TICKY TACK VIOLATIONS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR VIOLATIONS THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES, THE KIND OF VIOLATIONS WHERE IF YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE AND IT LOOKS LIKE BLIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE IF YOU WERE TRYING TO SELL YOUR HOUSE, YOU THINK NOBODY'S GOING TO BUY THIS HOUSE BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORS AROUND ME HAVE ALL THESE CODE VIOLATIONS AND IT LOOKS AWFUL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THOSE ARE THE KINDS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. NOT I SEE PEOPLE SAY, WELL, THERE'S THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THESE SMALL VIOLATIONS THAT DON'T REALLY AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE ANYWHERE. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT VIOLATIONS THAT AND THE FOCUS OF THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS WILL BE ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE VIOLATIONS THAT AFFECT THE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. BECAUSE AS I'VE SAID ALL ALONG, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO BRING THE PROPERTY STANDARDS UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED THEN, SIR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION. ALL RIGHT. AS DO WE. THANK YOU ALL. RIGHT. COUNCIL. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9. Amendment to the Trilogy - BRD Acquisitions, LLC Development Agreement (Mission Hills)]

AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I ASKED ANDY TO PRESENT TONIGHT ON THIS. IF YOU RECALL THE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH WITH THE FOLKS WHO DID MISSION HILLS AND THEY ARE PUTTING IN THE THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAD WAS THERE WAS FIVE HOMES THAT WERE BUILT AT THE EDGE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CREATED A RATHER DRAMATIC RISE IN THE PROPERTY LEVEL IN BLUFF, BEHIND HOMES ON BLUFF. YOU. THE STREET THAT WAS MOST ADJACENT TO THESE HOMES. I ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY MEETING THAT MR. MOORE HAD AND LATER HIS TOWN HALL, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. THE RESIDENTS. I'VE PERSONALLY DRIVEN BY THIS AREA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND IT IS QUITE DRAMATIC AND SHOCKING. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S IT'S A PRETTY DRAMATIC RISE THAT WAS THERE. I ASKED MR. Z FROM PULTE HOMES TO COME IN AND VISIT WITH US, AND AN ATTEMPT TO REACH A SOLUTION. MR. MOORE ASKED ME IF I WOULD REACH OUT TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD BE AMENABLE. AS I POINTED OUT, AND WE POINTED OUT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AT THAT TIME, THE. THE DEVELOPER HAD NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING. HE WAS COMPLYING

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AND SO IT'S A MUCH MORE GRADUAL SLOPE THERE. THEY WOULD PUT IN SOME GRASS AND TREES IN THAT HILL, SO IT WOULD LOOK LIKE A ROLLING HILL. AND INSTEAD OF GOING UP TO THEN HOUSES SITTING ON TOP OF THE HILL, IT'LL GO UP TO A ROADWAY. SO THE CLOSEST HOUSES WILL BE MUCH FURTHER AWAY FROM THE HOUSES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THAT BLUFF. THE ORIGINAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEAL THAT WE DID GAVE THEM ABOUT $3.4 MILLION IN IN VARIOUS WAIVERS AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO COMPLETE THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND THE PULTE FOLKS CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO IT WITHIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF INCENTIVES THAT WE GAVE THEM IF WE WOULD LET THEM REARRANGE HOW THEY WERE GETTING THOSE INCENTIVES. WE NEED MORE OF SOME AND LESS THAN OTHERS, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY WOULD USE ALL OF THE ONES THEY HAD OF SOME RATHER THAN OTHERS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY REASONABLE IN WHAT THEY ASKED FOR, AND I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD BRING THIS TO THE COUNCIL AND RECOMMEND IT, BECAUSE IT WILL DO TWO THINGS.

ONE, IT REMOVES TSE THOSE HOMES ON THE END AND PUTS THOSE HOMES, ONE OF THEM, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH, I GUESS, ON THAT PICTURE. AND THE REMAINING FOUR HOMES WILL BE ON THAT BIG INTERIOR LOT THAT'S CALLED PHASE ONE, THAT BIG INTERIOR LOT WHERE IT SAYS PHASE ONE FOR HOMES WILL BE IN THERE, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE REMOVED AGAINST THE HOMES THAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST CREATING THE VERY DRAMATIC RISE. I, I COMMEND THE FOLKS FROM AND THAT'S THE, THE SITE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE. I COMMEND THE FOLKS FROM PULTE FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO DO THIS AND TO WORK WITH THE CITY. I TOLD THEM THAT IT SHOWED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GOOD FAITH BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS HAD WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. AND I THINK THAT CREDIT TO THE FOLKS AT PULTE, THEY SAID, YES, WE AGREE THAT THOSE ARE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS AND THEY WERE WILLING TO DO THIS FOR US, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE A GOOD DEAL OF THE ENGINEERING AND A GOOD DEAL OF THE SITE PREPARATION, THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THIS TO APPEASE THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE THERE. AND I THINK THAT THE VIEW THAT THEY WILL HAVE WILL BE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED. AND SO I'M PLEASED TO TO POINT THAT OUT TONIGHT, AND I'LL LET ME TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANY OTHER DETAILS. I MAY HAVE ALREADY STOLEN MOST OF HIS THUNDER, BUT BUT I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF BECAUSE I DO WANT TO. I DO WANT TO GO ON RECORD AS SAYING THAT THE FOLKS AT AT PULTE WORKED VERY HARD WITH US TO REACH A SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT THEY REALIZE THAT WHEN WE. WE DO NEED VARIOUS TYPES OF REDEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY, BUT THAT IF IT HAS AN EFFECT THAT'S ABERRANT, THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE OFFENSIVE TO NEIGHBORS, THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS, REACH OUT AND TRY TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER TO APPEASE THE CONCERNS OF OUR RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE DOING. AND I THINK THAT THAT THE FACT THAT PULTE WAS WILLING TO DO THAT AND THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT IS A PARTICULARLY GOOD THING FOR FOR THE CITY AND FOR OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ANDY. IF HE'S GOT ANYTHING LEFT TO SAY, YES OR NO. A COUPLE MORE DETAILS. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THIS SCREEN IS ACTUALLY TWO OPTIONS BEING CONTEMPLATED. SO ESSENTIALLY THE THE HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW AREA IS THE AREA OF CONCERN. MOVING IT TO THE GREEN AREA WAS THE OPTION THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH PULTE. SO HERE YOU COULD SEE THAT EITHER FIVE ARE GOING TO BE CLUSTERED INTERIOR TO THIS ROADWAY HERE. OR ONE WOULD BE MOVED POTENTIALLY TO THE END.

SOME OF THOSE ARE ENGINEERING RELATED. THEY'VE GOT SOME INFRASTRUCTURE WATER UTILITIES AND DRAINAGE AND OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER. ONE OF THOSE TWO IS WHAT'S BEING CONTEMPLATED AT

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AND IT WAS THEN THAT WE BEGAN THOSE DISCUSSIONS. AND NOW I WANT TO COMMEND PULTE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEING DONE HERE. BUT ONCE THEY LOOKED AT IT AND ONCE THEY HEARD YOUR YOUR CONCERNS, THEY WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH US. SO I SEE AT THIS POINT IT'S A WIN WIN WIN SITUATION FOR ALL. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE STILL SOMEWHAT OF AN INCLINE BACK THERE, BUT I THINK THAT ONCE IT'S COMPLETED WITH THE GRASS AND WITH THE TREES AND WITH THE

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THE SHORT ANSWER IS THERE'S NO TIMELINE WHERE WE WE SAY YOU HAVE TO DO IT BY THIS DATE, BUT I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO MOVE RATHER QUICKLY ON REGRADING THAT PROPERTY AND MOVING THOSE LOTS BECAUSE THEY WANT THOSE LOTS SOMEPLACE ELSE SO THEY CAN START BUILDING ON THEM. OKAY, SO IF A RESIDENT ASKS A QUESTION GENERALLY ABOUT WHEN ALL THIS WILL HAPPEN, WHAT'S YOUR BEST COMMENT? I WOULD SAY PROBABLY. I'D BE SURPRISED IF IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THE NEXT 60 DAYS, BUT IT'S REALLY GOING TO COME DOWN TO HOW LONG IT TAKES THEM TO GET THE ENGINEERING DONE ON IT, AND THEN GET THE GRADING EQUIPMENT OUT THERE AND REGRADE THAT PROPERTY. AND DEPENDING ON WEATHER AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, IF IT'S STILL IF IT'S STILL OUT THERE LIKE THAT IN, IN 3 OR 4 MONTHS, I'LL BE SURPRISED. I THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN RATHER QUICKLY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M VERY GRATIFIED WITH THE SOLUTION. IT'S. I THINK THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD BE COMMENDED, JUST AS COUNCILMEMBER MOORE JUST SAID VERY ELOQUENTLY THIS WHEN I WENT AND WITNESSED THE, YOU KNOW, THE THE BLUFF, IT WAS IT'S QUITE A THING TO SEE. IT'S IT WAS IMPRESSIVE. SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THIS IS A GREAT SOLUTION. AM I TO ASSUME THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIDEWALK ALONG. I THINK THAT'S I THINK IT SHOULD BE CAMINO BOULEVARD. THAT'LL PROBABLY BE. THE ONLY THING THAT PEOPLE EVER SEE IS TO SEE A CAR GO BY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AND MAYBE A PERSON WALKING THEIR DOG. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. CORRECT. THAT THAT STREET WILL BE AT THE SAME PROPOSED ELEVATION. IT'S JUST MUCH FURTHER BACK AND ALLOWS A BETTER BACK SLOPE OPTION. AWESOME. AND THERE'LL BE NO HOUSE ON TOP OF IT BECAUSE THERE'LL BE A. YES. THE WAY IT WAS GOING TO EXIST. NOW, NOT ONLY WAS THAT THE DRAMATIC BLUFF THAT YOU SAW, BUT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A HOUSE ON TOP OF IT. AND SO THERE WAS GOING TO BE A HOUSE ON TOP OF IT, AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE SLOPED MUCH MORE GENTLY BACK TO A ROAD.

AND THE FIRST HOUSE YOU MAY NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THOSE HOUSES, BECAUSE IT'LL BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S A GREAT, FANTASTIC SOLUTION. I'M ASSUMING THAT THE TREATY AGREEMENT, ONCE THIS GETS MODIFIED, THAT THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE PUBLICLY. YES, SIR. THAT WILL COME TO COUNCIL A WEEK FROM TUESDAY OR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TWO WEEKS FROM TUESDAY, TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW. AND THAT WILL BE POSTED AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE. AND ALL WE'RE REALLY DOING IS, IS CHANGING THE DEFINITIONS.

I THINK OF, OF WHAT THE INCENTIVE CAN BE USED FOR, TO INCLUDE THE CASH CAPTURE FOR THE PORTION OF THE TREE MITIGATION THAT THEY WON'T BE USING. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK MR. BETTS AND COUNCILMAN MOORE AND THE REST OF STAFF FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. I, I IMPRESSIVE MAYBE OPPRESSIVE. IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS BAD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING ON THIS AND FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. I'M I KNOW THAT THE RESIDENTS THERE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I DO WANT TO ADD I WANT TO FORGET ENGINEERING. ENGINEERING WAS VERY KEY ON THIS AND I'M JUST HERE DELIVERING THE MESSAGE. SO ENGINEERING WAS VERY INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN EVALUATING THE SITUATION AND THE OPTIONS. SO AND THANK YOU ENGINEERING. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. YES FELLOW ENGINEERS GOOD JOB. AND ESPECIALLY THANK YOU TO PULTE BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL. THEY HAD ALL THEIR PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THEM WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND WORK TOWARDS A BETTER SOLUTION HERE FOR ALL COUNCIL. ALL LEFT IS TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT. ALL IN FAVOR, UNANIMOUS. WE'LL BRING THAT BACK IN TWO WEEKS FOR FORMAL APPROVAL OF COUNCIL. OKAY. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL. WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF NOW, SO IT IS 735. I'LL CALL FOR A TEN MINUTE RECESS. PLEAS BY GARLAND. WELCOME BACK TO THE WORK SESSION FOR FOR APRIL 6TH,

[10. Texas Police Chiefs Association (TPCA) Annual Conference]

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AND BECAUSE FAMILY IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR OFFICERS AND THAT SUPPORT THAT THEY GET FROM FAMILY, MAKING SURE TO PUT THAT AT THE TOP OF THEIR PRIORITY LIST WAS A BIG PART OF HIS MESSAGE. I ALSO ATTENDED A A LEGAL SESSION WITH OUR FORMER CITY MARSHAL, SHAWN RHODEN, WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. ALSO, OUR CURRENT PUBLIC SAFETY LEGAL ADVISOR, SARAH WASHBURN, WAS THERE, SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE FAMILIAR FACES IN AND AROUND THE CONFERENCE. THEY ACTUALLY. THAT SESSION WAS STUMP SMP, THE POLICE LEGAL ADVISOR. THERE WERE A COUPLE STUMPS IN THERE, BUT OVERALL IT WAS IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE THINGS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT JUST BECAUSE. I'LL JUST GO OVER THOSE WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

THE SESSION THAT I ATTENDED WAS CALLED THE TRIAD OF COMMUNICATION, WHERE I PARTICIPATED ON A PANEL, AND I RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THE STANDING ROOM ONLY SESSION. AND THEY THEY REALLY APPRECIATED HAVING A COUNCIL PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE. I WAS THE ONLY COUNCIL PERSON THAT I'M AWARE OF AT THE CONFERENCE AND. AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO COMMUNICATE HOW I COMMUNICATE WITH CITY MANAGEMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, NAMELY CHIEF BRIAN, AND HOW THE THREE OF US WORK TOGETHER TO GET THINGS DONE. AND, AND IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH OF MY EXPERIENCE WITHIN THAT TRIAD IS EXCEPTIONALLY POSITIVE. SO CORPUS CHRISTI WAS BEAUTIFUL.

WE WERE AT THE HILLIARD CONFERENCE CENTER, CONVENTION CENTER, AND RIGHT NEXT TO THAT IS THE USS LEXINGTON, WHICH WAS A A PROMINENT SHIP IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. I DID NOT TOUR THE SHIP, BUT I DID GO TO THE SOUTH TEXAS MUSEUM THAT THEY HAVE THERE. AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. I REALLY HOPE THAT ONE DAY GARLAND WILL HAVE ITS OWN MUSEUM BECAUSE IT WAS IT WAS JUST A JOY TO SEE ALLF THAT ART AND, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE TOURING THE FACILITY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THAT I GOT TO GO AND EXPLORE ANOTHER CITY. ALSO, I WILL SAY IT WAS EXTREMELY WINDY. I'VE BEEN TO CHICAGO AND THIS WAS WAY WINDIER THAN CHICAGO EVER THOUGHT IT WAS. SO I HAD TO WEAR MY HAIR UP MOST OF THE TIME. IT WAS. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A JOY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO. THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR THAT REPORT. AND AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN CORPUS CHRISTI, YES, THE WIND BLOWS ALL THE TIME AND HAS A HIGHER AVERAGE WIND SPEED THAN CHICAGO. SO YOU'RE RIGHT ON THAT. SO GLAD YOU YOU ENJOYED IT. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE AUDIT

[11. Audit Committee Meeting Report]

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COUNCIL. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH ME. WE HAVE SARA DEMPSEY WHO IS THE PARTNER WITH WEAVER. THEY HAVE BEEN DOING OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS. SARA IS HERE TO GO OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, AS WELL AS THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORTING. ALSO HAVE ALISON BELL WITH US. SHE'S GOING TO COVER THE REST OF THE AUDITS.

NOW I'M JOKING. NO. WITH THAT INITIALLY. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND COVERING THE AUDIT PLEASE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. SO WEAVER CAME IN AND DID THE EXTERNAL AUDIT. THAT'S THE AUDIT OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS THE SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS WHEN THE CITY SPENDS MORE THAN $1 MILLION OF FEDERAL EXPENDITURES. JUST TO GIVE YOU THE NEWS, IT WAS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS A CLEAN OPINION OR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE. SO THAT WAS ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, AS WELL AS THE SINGLE AUDIT FOR FEDERAL EXPENDITURES. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS THE INTERNAL CONTROL REPORT, WHICH HAD NO MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES TO REPORT TO YOU. SO AGAIN, IT WAS A GREAT AUDIT. WE GOT FULL COOPERATION FROM THE CITY. WE WORK WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. EVERYONE WAS VERY RECEPTIVE TO OUR REQUESTS, VERY QUICK. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE WORK THAT EVERYONE DID, AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM. THAT DOES HELP US OUT WITH TESTING AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK OUR EXTERNAL AUDIT PARTNER WEAVER INTERNAL AUDIT AND THE CITY'S FINANCIAL SERVICES TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND DEVELOP THIS REPORT SO WE CAN REPORT OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, THIS IS YOUR 12TH YEAR WORKING WITH US, CORRECT? IT IS. YES, MA'AM. I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO JUST SAY TO YOU, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, THE THOROUGHNESS OF THE AUDITS THAT YOU'VE HELPED US WITH. AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE GLARING REPORTS. YES. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED IS THE BUILDING INSPECTION, PERMITTING PROCESS AUDIT AS, AS, AS COUNCIL. AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING AND ENFORCING BUILDING BUILDING RELATED REGULATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF GARLAND. CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE PLAN REVIEW, PERMIT ISSUANCE, INSPECTIONS, AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AS PART OF THEIR OPERATIONS. BUILDING INSPECTION. ASSESSES AND COLLECTS PERMITS AND PROCESSING FEE. APPROXIMATELY 25% OF PERMIT FEES FROM APPLICANTS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. SO WE HAD TWO OBJECTIVES WITH THIS AUDIT. THE FIRST ONE WAS TO EVALUATE WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNAL CONTROL EFFECTIVELY ENSURE THAT ALL PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES ARE ACCURATELY ASSESSED, PROPERLY COLLECTED, RECONCILED AND DEPOSITED.

SECONDLY, WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE PLANNED REVIEW PERMITTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES ARE OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TIMELINESS REQUIREMENTS AND TEXAS STATE LIBRARY ARCHIVES COMMISSION'S RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.

THE OVERALL SCOPE WAS FROM OCTOBER 2023 TO JULY 30TH, 2025. DURING THE AUDIT PERIOD, WE IDENTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE ASSESSED APPROXIMATELY $6.4 MILLION IN PERMIT AND PROCESSING FEES AND ISSUED ABOUT 18,000 PERMITS. THAT'S A LOT OF WORK. AND FROM A CONCLUSION PERSPECTIVE, THEY HAVE CONDUCTED PLANNED REVIEW, PERMITTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TIMELINESS REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

IN FACT, IN A FIVE 2025, THEIR PLANNED REVIEW HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED.

RESIDENTIAL REVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITHIN 3.49 DAYS. MULTIFAMILY PERMITS WERE ISSUED WITHIN 3.59 DAYS, AND COMMERCIAL PERMITS WERE ISSUED WITHIN 13 ON AVERAGE, 1313 DAYS.

THEY ALSO COLLECTED, AS I SAID, APPROXIMATELY $6.4 MILLION, AND THOSE WERE RECONCILED AND PROPERLY DEPOSITED. WE DID FIND A FEW AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT EVEN

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MULTIFAMILY PERMITS, RESIDENTIAL PERMITS, AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL PERMITS WITHIN COMMERCIAL PERMITS. GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND CHURCHES ARE DO FALL UNDER THAT. WHEN WE OBSERVED WHEN WE CONDUCTED SOME ANALYSIS, WE IDENTIFIED THAT APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION WERE UNDERBUILT FOR CHURCHES AND GOVERNMENT PERMITS, MAINLY. OUT OF THOSE, 1.4 1.2 MILLION OF WHICH WAS FROM A. FOR A SINGLE GOVERNMENT ENTITY. THE GOOD NEWS IS ONCE WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION, ABOUT $270,000 WORTH OF FEES WERE CORRECTED WITHIN THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THOSE WERE FOR OPEN PERMITS. WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THESE, REALLY HAVEN'T FINALIZED OR ISSUED THOSE PERMITS. THE $978,000 CLOSE TO $1 MILLION. I DO WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS TEAM. ONCE WE BROUGHT THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY STARTED REACHING OUT TO THE GOVERNMENT ENTITY, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH THAT GOVERNMENT ENTITY. SO IT'S IT'S IT'S GREAT. WHAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN WE WHEN WE UPDATED THE FEE SCHEDULE IN 2018, UNFORTUNATELY, THE SYSTEM, THE PERMITTING SYSTEM WAS NOT UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT RATE.

THAT'S WHAT CAUSED IT. SO WE HAVE BEEN CHARGING THE RATES PRIOR TO 2018. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. WE ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT ON THE MULTIFAMILY PERMIT SIDE, WE HAVE OVER ASSESSED MAINLY TO TWO CLIENTS. AND CURRENTLY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS EVALUATING WHAT CAUSED THAT. AND DEPENDING ON WHAT WE FIND OUT, WE'LL HAVE A REMEDY IN THE FUTURE ON THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS WELL. WE UNDERBUILT FOR APPROXIMATELY $124,000, AND ON COMMERCIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL PERMITS, WE OVERBILLED FOR $99,000. A LOT OF THIS WAS DUE TO SYSTEM INACCURACIES, LACK OF TRAINING, LACK OF CHECKS AND BALANCES. BUT ONCE AGAIN, SEAN HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY SINCE THE TIME HE'S GOTTEN THERE TO TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.

A GREAT KUDOS TO HIM AND HIS TEAM. IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS PART OF THIS AUDIT, WE IDENTIFIED THAT OUR ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE WAS THE MOST THE MOST CURRENT FEE WAS UPDATED BACK IN 2024 WHEN WE UPDATED THE FEE SCHEDULE, WE ONLY INCLUDED ANY ANY CHANGED FEES IN THAT ORDINANCE. SO WE DID NOT HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL THE FEES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ASSESSING IN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE. THAT COULD CREATE SOME CONFUSION. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO COMPILE ALL THE FEES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ASSESSING AND HAVE IT IN THE ORDINANCE. SO WE IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT. OUR OUR CITIZENS, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESSES CAN IDENTIFY EXACTLY HOW MUCH WE ARE SUPPOSED TO CHARGE, HOW MUCH WE ARE CHARGING. ALSO, SOME SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE 2024 AUDIT. I MEAN, THE ORDINANCE STATES THAT ALL CONTRACT REGISTRATION FEES ARE REPEALED. THE INTENT WAS NOT TO REPEAL ALL THE FEES, INSTEAD REPEAL PLUMBING, HVAC, AND ELECTRIC CONTRACT PERMIT FEES. BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED.

THE WEBSITE DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT FEES AS WELL. SO OVERALL, WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE. WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR ORDINANCE FEE SCHEDULE. WE ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, THE CURRENT SYSTEM DOES NOT HAS LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY TO GENERATE MEANINGFUL DASHBOARD REPORTS AND TRACK SIGNIFICANCE PERFORMANCE METRICS. BUT AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE'RE IN THE

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LASTLY, WE RECOMMENDED MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE AND EVALUATE THAT ALL THE SYSTEM ACCESS APPROPRIATELY SET UP THAT WE WON'T HAVE ANY UNNECESSARY GENERIC ACCOUNTS OR ANY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO SHOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS.

SO I KNOW I WENT REALLY FAST, BUT THAT'S THE SUMMARY OF THE BUILDING INSPECTION PERMIT.

MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK YOU'RE IN. Q YES, THANK YOU, WEAVER, FOR FOR COMPLETING THE EXTERNAL AUDIT.

I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AS EASY AS IT WAS OR I DON'T KNOW HOW EASY IT WAS. I'M SURE AUDITING IS VERY DIFFICULT, BUT I THINK THE REAL KUDOS GO TO OUR CFO, ALISON STEADMAN, AND HER TEAM. WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH YOU. AND ON BEHALF OF THE TAXPAYERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY AND CONTINUED FISCAL ACCURACY AND RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS OUR CFO TO OUR INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND HONESTY AND YOUR DEDICATION TO ENSURING EFFICIENCY AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU DO IN AN AUDIT. IT'S NOT A GOTCHA, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE SITUATION. IT IS TRULY TO ENHANCE HOW WELL OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS PERFORM AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT EACH AUDIT REQUIRES.

IT JUST SHOWS HOW EXCEPTIONAL YOUR TEAM IS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT ANDD HD WORK. THANK YOU MAYOR. YES, THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. ALL THAT PRAISE. YOU STILL HAVE TWO MORE AUDITS TO GO OVER? YES. I MAY CHANGE MY MIND IF YOU MIGHT.

WELL, THE NEXT AUDIT THAT WE COVERED WAS THE REVENUE RECOVERY EFFORTS AUDIT. AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE A REVENUE RECOVERY DEPARTMENT. THEY COORDINATES BILLING AND COLLECTION WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AS WELL AS THE CODE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, MAINLY ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BILLING, AS WELL AS CODE ABATEMENT. I WON'T GO INTO DETAILS. I KNOW I AM BETWEEN YOU AND HAVING A GOOD NIGHT. WE. SO. SO I'LL QUICKLY SUMMARIZE IT. AND THOSE TWO AREAS. THEY'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. IN FACT, DURING THE AUDIT SCOPE JANUARY 2023 THROUGH OCTOBER 2025, OUR EMERGENCY EMS SERVICES RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 35,000 BILLABLE MEDICAL INCIDENTS. THE NET CHARGES WERE TOTAL $17.3 MILLION. OF THOSE, WE COLLECTED ABOUT $12 MILLION. SO THEY HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WORKING WITH, ESPECIALLYY OUR THIRD PARTY VENDOR DID A GOOD JOB WORKING WITH MEDICARE, INSURANCES, MEDICAID IN COLLECTING THAT. ALSO, ALL THE FEES THAT THEY ASSESSED WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEE SCHEDULE. THE VENDORS COMMISSION THAT WE PAID WERE ACCURATE. PATIENT DATA WAS ACCURATELY TRANSFERRED FROM FROM FROM THE CT SYSTEM TO THE VENDOR SYSTEM. WE DID FIND A FEW AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. CURRENTLY, THE BILLING REVIEW PROCESS IS LIMITED. WE HAVE DISCOUNT OR ADJUSTED. THE VENDOR HAS ADJUSTED APPROXIMATELY $5.4 MILLION DURING THIS TIME FRAME. CURRENTLY, OUR VIEW OF. TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS ARE LIMITED DUE TO STAFFING AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, ESPECIALLY NOW WE'RE POSSIBLY WILL BE MOVING TO A NEW VENDOR AS WELL AS WITH TO A NEW SYSTEM. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SYSTEM IS SET UP CORRECTLY AS WELL AS WE DO HAVE SOME CHECKS AND BALANCES. SO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BILLS ARE PROCESSED ACCURATELY. SECONDLY, THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH THE THIRD PARTY VENDOR DOES NOT REQUIRE THE CITY TO OBTAIN PROOF OF REGULAR SOC2 TYPE TWO AUDIT REPORT, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. THESE TYPE OF AUDITS ENSURE THAT OUR VENDOR STORES CITIZENS DATA SECURELY. SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR. SINCE IT'S EMS FI INFORMATION, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR VENDOR STORES THOSE DATA SECURELY. SO THESE TYPE OF AUDITS PROVIDES THAT ASSURANCE TO US. ALSO, WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO ENHANCE OUR HIPAA TRAINING. CITY EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS THE VENDOR IS DEALING WITH PHI INFORMATION. AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE GOING THROUGH

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THAT'S THAT ANSWERS WHAT I MY MY QUESTION, SIR, IF I MAY ADD TO WHAT MIKE JUST SAID IN THE

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COUNCILMEMBER. MORE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE COMMENT AS IT RELATED TO COUNCILMAN THOMAS. I THINK QUITE OFTEN FOR US AS A COMMITTEE, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AMOUNT. ARE THEY FOLLOWING POLICY? ARE THEY FOLLOWING PROCEDURES? I THINK THAT WHEN WE IDENTIFY THOSE THINGS, REGARDLESS OF THE MONEY AMOUNT, WE'RE GOING TO AT THAT POINT IDENTIFY THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO BETTER. AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND IF WE OVERPAID, IF WE DID NOT UNDERPAY OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO I THINK THAT WHAT JED'S TEAM IS REALLY DOING FOR US IS SHOWING US WHERE WE'RE FAILING, WHERE WE'RE BEING EFFECTIVE. AND AGAIN, NOT NECESSARILY TRYING TO FIND FAULT,T, BUT FINDING HOW WE CAN BE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CONTINUE.

MAYOR, THE LAST ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED IS THE FIREWHEEL GOLF COURSE AUDIT, FOLLOW UP MANAGEMENT UPDATE. AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS HERE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE AUDIT THAT WE DID DURING THAT AUDIT. THIS WAS BACK IN 2025, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.

THAT'S WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. WE IDENTIFIED 12 AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS AND MADE A TOTAL OF 26 RECOMMENDATIONS IN VARIOUS AREAS INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, MERCHANDISE AS WELL AS ALCOHOL. THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING AT THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, GOLF LEAGUE AND LESSONS, COMPLEMENTARY BENEFITS AND DISCOUNTS THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING OVER THERE. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, IMPORTANCE OF HAVING FOOD HANDLING CERTIFICATIONS, ACCESS CONTROLS, TOURNAMENT RECORDS, AND ALSO HOW WE SHOULD PROCESS CREDIT CARD TIPS AS WELL AS PROTECTING CHANGE FUNDS. AT THAT TIME, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REQUESTED FOR MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND TO WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE WHERE THEY WERE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THEY HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB SINCE THEN. THEY HAVE FORMALIZED SEVEN INTERNAL POLICIES AND ADOPTED THOSE TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE CONTROLS OVER INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, DISCOUNTS AND COMPENSATION, ELIGIBILITY AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS. THEY ENHANCED THE REPORTING CAPABILITIES. CURRENTLY, MONTHLY VARIANCE REPORTS AND REPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR THEIR OVERSIGHT. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TERMINATING THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AS OF EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2026. THAT PROGRAM WILL WILL BE TERMINATED. THEY ARE CONDUCTING ANNUAL TECH TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLES ALCOHOL, AND THEY ARE TRACKING THOSE CERTIFICATES, THEIR CERTIFICATIONS FOR TABC, AS WELL AS FOOD HANDLING. THE DEACTIVATED ANY UNNECESSARY ACCOUNTS, INCLUDING GENERIC SYSTEM ACCOUNTS. CURRENTLY, THEY ARE PROCESSING ALL TIPS THROUGH THE CITY'S PAYROLL SO EMPLOYEES ARE NOT TAKING MONEY OUT OF CASH COLLECTION, AND THEY HAVE ALSO SECURED CHANGE FUNDS. SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY GOOD FOLLOW UP. AND THANKS TO I KNOW KEVIN IS GONE, BUT KEVIN'S LAY AND DON KENNEDY AND MATT MCMILLAN, THEY HAVE THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN ADDRESSING ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO IN A NUTSHELL, THOSE WERE THE THREE AUDITS THAT WE COVERED IN ADDITION TO THE EXTERNAL AUDIT.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. THE REPORT. AS ED SAID, THERE WAS SOME SLIPPAGE IN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OUT THERE AT THE GOLF COURSE. AND BEFORE BEFORE

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THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AUDITS? MAY I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? IF YOU DON'T MAY NOT BE ON THE AGENDA FOR ME. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. HE'S BEEN IN OUR COMMITTEE FOR 12 YEARS. AND SO I REALLY WANT TO SINCERELY THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR SUPPORT. AND THROUGHOUT MY TIME AS A CITY AUDITOR. HE'S BEEN THERE.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU. AND THANK YOU, SIR. CHAIRMAN MOORE, CARE TO CLOSE US OUT, SIR? YES. I JUST WANT TO ALSO COMMEND OUR COMMITTEE. CO-LABORERS CHRIS OTT, DISTRICT EIGHT, D.J. WILLIAMS, DISTRICT FOUR. WE TAKE A VERY ACTIVE INTEREST IN ALL OF THE AUDITS, AND WE GET TO SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT PROBABLY VERY FEW PEOPLE GET TO SEE AND TO HEAR.

AND IT HELPS US A LOT OF TIMES. AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BRING TO COUNCIL? WHEN SHOULD WE BRING IT TO COUNCIL? DO WE NEED TO TAKE IT BACK AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. BUT JED AND HIS TEAM, WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM KUDOS ALSO. THEY MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR US. THEY REALLY DO. I MEAN, THEY DO THE AUDIT AND THEY COME BEFORE US AND THEY SHARE WITH US THEIR FINDINGS. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE WE'RE CONSTANTLY PICKING OUR BRAINS AS TO WHAT WE CAN FIND HERE IN ORDER TO HELP MAKE IT BETTER. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART THAT THE AUDIT TEAM COMMITTEE DOES IS TRY TO ASSURE THAT THE AUDIT TEAM HAS THE INDEPENDENCE, THAT THEY HAVE THE COOPERATION OF THE CITY, SUCH THAT WHEN THEY HEAR THE CITY HEARS THAT THE AUDIT TEAM IS COMING, THEY DON'T STRESS OUT. THEY TRULY FEEL BASED ON THE MANNER BY WHICH THIS TEAM FUNCTIONS AND OPERATE.

THEY REALLY DO FEEL THAT THIS TEAM IS COMING TO ASSIST. THEY'RE COMING TO HELP. THEY'RE COMING TO HELP US FIND WAYS UPON WHICH WE CAN BE APPROVED. AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO AGAIN SAY TO YOU AND TO YOUR TEAM, I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT BY YOURSELF AND YOU DON'T EVEN TRY.

I LIKE THE MANNER BY WHICH YOU GO ABOUT HELPING TO TRAIN THEM AND TO PREPARE THEM. SO JUST KEEP UP THAT GOOD WORK. AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. SECOND, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS

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