Apr 20, 2026 Work Session

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APRIL 20TH, 2026 WORK SESSION OF THE GARLAND CITY COUNCIL. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORK SESSION ITEMS. MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP?

[ CONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA]

[1. TxDOT Click It or Ticket Grant ​2026]

[2. TxDOT Operation Slowdown Grant 2026]

[3. Interlocal Agreement for the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Grant]

[4. Pending Items List - City Council Committees and Future Work Sessions]

I'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S ADDED THEN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON

[5. Civil Enforcement Education Program]

WE BELIEVE IT'S A FASTER, FAIRER RESOLUTION PROCESS. AND THE WAY THAT IT IS INTENDED TO ROLL OUT IS REALLY GOING TO FOCUS INITIALLY. AND ONGOING IS A FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IS IF FOLKS NEED HELP AND THEY QUALIFY, WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT AND FIND A WAY TO GET THEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SYSTEM. AND THEN THE PENALTIES REALLY ARE ONLY AFTER THERE'S MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPLY. AND I'LL GO THROUGH KIND OF THE REMINDER OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO WHAT'S NEXT? WHAT'S TO EXPECT IS WE WILL START OUR PROCESS AND IT WILL GO JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, WHERE WE ARE DOING THE 90 DAY EDUCATION PERIOD. CODE COMPLIANCE TEAM WILL WILL GO INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND DO A NEIGHBORHOOD REVIEW. AND IN THAT PROCESS, THEY WILL. AND I'LL GO OVER THE FINAL DRAFT.

AND YOU'VE SEEN IT OF WHAT THAT DOOR HANGER FLIER WOULD LOOK LIKE. IT WILL BE IN THE THREE LANGUAGES THAT WE TYPICALLY PRINT ENGLISH, SPANISH, VIETNAMESE. SO THAT WOULD BE THREE FLIERS IN A, IN A PLASTIC BAG THAT WOULD GO WHERE THE OFFICER NOTICES WHAT AREAS NEED IMPROVEMENT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. AND THEN AT SEPTEMBER 1ST, THE CIVIL CITATION PROGRAM BEGINS

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THERE'S OER PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE BEING ASSIGNED THE RIGHT, RIGHT PROGRAM. AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER 1ST, CIVIL ENFORCEMENT BEGINS. THESE ARE THE COMMON THINGS. THERE'S A LOT MORE IN THE CODE, BUT WE FEEL THAT FOR NOW, THESE TYPES OF THINGS, AND THEY'RE REALLY KIND OF LUMPED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT KIND OF THE LOW HANGING FRUIT EFFORT WISE, BUT SHOULD HAVE ENORMOUS VISIBLE IMPACT. AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR JUNK VEHICLES, IMPROPER STORAGE, TRASH, LITTER, DEBRIS, ANYTHING RELATED TO UNMANAGED VEGETATION, HIGH GRASS, DEAD VEGETATION, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE REALLY BIG ONE THAT IS GOING TO OCCUR, IT DOES HAVE A LITTLE BIGGER LIFT RELATED TO FUNDS IS GOING TO BE FENCES. WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE. WE ALSO KNOW THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, REPLACE, STAIN, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO A LOT OF OUR EFFORTS THROUGH CODE CARES, THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND MANY OTHER IDEAS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS TO HOW TO MOBILIZE THOSE RESOURCES. SO THE GARLAND CARES COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHO QUALIFIES ECONOMIC HARDSHIP? THERE'S GOING TO BE DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAMS, THERE'LL BE SOME, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY IF THEY GO THROUGH HUD OR CDBG RELATED TYPE THINGS. THOSE ARE REGIMENTED CRITERIA. THROUGH HUD. WE HAVE OTHERS THAT WE UTILIZE WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER SERVICES IN GARLAND, SUCH AS TRASH AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS THAT WE WORK WITH, PAYMENT PLANS FOR UTILITY CUT OFFS. SO THERE'S A WAY TO DETERMINE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. CLEARLY, SENIOR CITIZENS THAT ARE UNABLE PHYSICALLY OR FINANCIALLY OR BOTH. AND THEN OF COURSE, THOSE THAT MIGHT HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO COMPLY WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS, SO THAT THAT'S WHO WE WOULD BE WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE GET IN THE QUEUE. AND THEN WE'LL BE LOOKING AT CITY RESOURCES AND FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO CONNECT THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP GET THEM ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. ANOTHER JUST A KEY SUMMARY HERE IS DURING THIS EDUCATION PERIOD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PROBABLY SOME IMMINENT LIFE SAFETY ISSUES, NO FINES DURING THIS EDUCATION PERIOD, THERE MAY BE SOME ONE OFF CASES THAT WE HAVE TO USE SOME TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX AT THAT TIME, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THOSE THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT, THOSE, THOSE ARE NO FINE PERIODS. BUT WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GET THOSE REMEDIED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST. WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW HELP'S AVAILABLE AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH YOU. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT TIME TILL SEPTEMBER 1ST. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ONCE THE SEPTEMBER 1ST PERIOD BEGINS FOR REGULAR CIVIL CITATIONS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOU STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. SHOULD YOU RECEIVE A $25 CITATION FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO HAVE THAT EXPUNGED. IF YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE PHOTO EVIDENCE THAT YOU'VE COMPLIED, IT BASICALLY RENDERS THAT FIRST CITATION NULL AND VOID. SO HOW DOES THIS PROGRAM ALIGN STRATEGICALLY? VERY CLEARLY, THIS IS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY. EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS IMPORTANT TO US. PROPERTY VALUES IS VERY IMPORTANT AS A RESULT OF THIS AND OF COURSE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. WE THINK WE CAN MAKE A LOT MORE CONTACT WITH FOLKS IN THE CIVIL CITATION AND GET PEOPLE IN A, IN AN ASSISTANCE QUEUE TYPE PROGRAM. SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD? HOW CAN HOW CAN PEOPLE GET IN THE QUEUE? WE'RE GOING TO STAND UP A PHONE NUMBER, AN EMAIL AND, AND UPDATE OUR CODE COMPLIANCE WEBSITE TO ENCOMPASS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION. THAT'S AN IN PROGRESS SITUATION RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING QUITE A FEW CALLS AND WE WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHY THE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THAT LOAD. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO THROUGH. I THINK EVERYONE'S HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS. THIS IS THE FRONT COVER OF THE OF THE BROCHURE OF THE DOOR HANGER. AGAIN WILL BE IN THREE LANGUAGES. AND AGAIN, THE MESSAGE IS BUILDING A BETTER GARLAND. TOGETHER WE START TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT, WHY THE CODE OFFICERS WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOING A NEIGHBORHOOD REVIEW. AND WE GO INTO TALKING ABOUT IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, WHO QUALIFIES? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW DO YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH US? WE'LL FILL IN THOSE BLANKS WHEN WE GET THOSE STOOD UP AGAIN, JUST GOING THROUGH AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS HAPPENING. THIS IS NOT A

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EVERYONE JUST HIT THEIR BUTTONS. FIRST OF ALL, THIS PRESENTATION IS AMAZING. I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. I THINK THAT IT HELPS. IT WILL HELP EASE A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IS MAKE THE WHOLE CITY AN HOA. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOT INTENDING TO MAKE THE CITY AN HOA. THERE ARE NOT ANY NEW CITY ORDINANCES THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUT. WE ARE JUST ACTUALLY ENFORCING THE ORDINANCES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO SO IN THE KINDEST OF WAYS POSSIBLE. COULD YOU GO TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU HAVE THE LIST OF VIOLATIONS? YES. PERFECT. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE SOMETHING ON THIS SLIDE THAT MAYBE YOU YOURSELF CAN HELP A NEIGHR WITH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO OUR VOLUNTEER GARLAND DEPARTMENT. IF YOU CAN PAINT ADDRESSES ON SOMEONE'S CURB, PLEASE BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. LIKE WE ARE REALLY JUST TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO HELP EACH OTHER AND DO THIS IN THE MOST KIND WAY. PICK UP SOME TRASH. IT'S FINE. LIKE EVERYONE HAS A DAY OUT OF THE WEEK OR OUT OF THE MONTH THAT THEY CAN. THEY CAN HELP GO MOW SOMEONE'S YARD. SO WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF NOT ONLY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE CITY AS A WHOLE SO THAT WE, WE CAN REALLY JUST MAKE ALL OF GARLAND AMING. SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS. I HOPE ALL OF THE NAYSAYERS WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT HAS PUT IN AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND JUST HOURS UPON HOURS TO HELP GET US HERE. MARGARET AND I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THIS FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS, HARD AND HEAVY. AND SO I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF HAS PUT IN A LOT OF DEDICATED TIME TO THIS, AND WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS INCREDIBLE. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. AND PIGGYBACK ON THAT. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT IS THAT NO, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE THE THE HOA NECESSARILY, NOR ARE WE TRYING TO FIND OUR WAY OUT OF THIS IN A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE HAD TO ME WAS A LITTLE EYE OPENING. THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLE WITH, YOU KNOW, MANAGING THEIR UTILITY SHUTOFFS. AN ADDITIONAL FINE IS NOT GOING TO PROBABLY MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR THAT, THAT SITUATION. SO AGAIN, ALL THE MORE REASON TO HAVE A VAST NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, CHURCHES, STAFF TO, TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS A COMMUNITY, NOT NECESSARILY AN ENFORCEMENT ARM. IF I COULD JUST ADD, AND IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILWOMAN DUTTON, PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT ANDY JUST SAID, PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS CREATING A VERY LARGE NETWORK AND PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ASSIST PEOPLE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ALLOWS US TO DO IS HAVE MORE CONTACT BECAUSE OF THE SPEED AT WHICH WE CAN MOVE, AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A LARGE POPULATION OF FOLKS WHO WILL NEED ASSISTANCE. AND WE ARE. IF YOU THINK THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF TIME, YOU SHOULD SEE THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE'VE BEEN SPENDING PUTTING TOGETHER A NETWORK OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS WHO WILL HELP US COME TOGETHER TO TRY TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO NEED HELP TO BE ABLE TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THE STANDARDS OF THEIR PROPERTY. AND THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS BEHIND THIS, IS IT INCREASES OUR ABILITY TO GET CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AND TO GET THEM INTO A SYSTEM WHERE WE CAN GET SOME HELP FOR THEM TO GET THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR PROPERTIES. NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. SO OUR OUR NEW PROGRAM BEGINS JUNE THE

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GET THE WEBSITE UPDATE, ALL OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND THAT WE'LL NEED TO GET THIS READY TO GO. WILL WE BE KIND OF DOING THE STATUS QUO UNTIL MAY, UNTIL JUNE 1ST, THEN? SO THE SAME THINGS ARE IN PROCESS NOW THAT WE'VE HAD, AND THERE'S STILL OTHER PROJECTS AND, AND OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN THE PROCESS THAT WE NEED TO FINISH. THERE'S SOME THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THAT SOME PROPERLY FIT, POSSIBLY IN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS RATHER THAN THE CIVIL. SO THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE STILL HAPPENING. WE'RE STILL GOING TO DO COMPLAINT DRIVEN. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING ANY, YOU KNOW, SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY TYPE STUFF. THERE'LL BE SOME ABATEMENTS THAT WE'LL STILL HAVE TO DO FOR THOSE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, NEED THAT, THAT REMINDER AND THAT TOOL IN PLACE. BUT SO I ALSO SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT SAID, WELL, THIS IS A REVENUE GRAB BY THE CITY. THE CURRENT FIRST OFFENSE FOR RESIDENTIAL IS $200. IS THAT RIGHT? IN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS? YES, SIR. CURRENT PROCESS TODAY $200 TO. THAT'S CORRECT. THE NEW FINE IS $25. SO WE'RE REDUCING THAT THING BY. I'LL LET SOMEBODY ELSE DO MATH. ON WHAT PERCENTAGE FOR FIRST OFFENSE. SO. SO THIS IS MUCH LESS COST EVEN EVEN IF IT GETS THAT FAR AND OVER AND ABOVE THAT, IT DOESN'T EVEN COST YOU THE $25 IF YOU COMPLY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT CLEAR BECAUSE I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THIS TO, TO, YOU KNOW, COLLECT MORE REVENUE. AND IT'S LIKE, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE DECREASING THE, THE FINE AMOUNT. SO THAT'S NOT THE CASE, GUYS. OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE THAT EVERYONE COMPLIES AND WE NOT COLLECT ANY DOLLARS. THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO. ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S A WIN WIN. AND THAT'S THE POINT THAT MR. BETTS SAID, IS THAT THE SHEER AMOUNT OF CONTACTS WE CAN MAKE THEN IS THE NUMBER THAT WE CAN GET EITHER ASSISTANCE OR COMPLIANCE.

AND THAT THAT'S THE THAT'S THE GOAL. YEAH. AND SO ON. THE CHECK BOXES ON THE FORM. WILL HE FILL THAT OUT ALL THREE TIMES IN EVERY LANGUAGE? I WOULD ASSUME. SO. THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON BEHIND THE SCENES. I THINK THAT'S A LOGICAL CONCLUSION SINCE YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE NATURE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THERE, THAT IT WOULD BE JUST AS EASY TO CHECK THEM ALL SO THAT THERE'S NO CONFUSION. OKAY. AND THEN THERE'LL BE A PROCESS WHERE I CAN IMPROVE COMPLIANCE BY UPLOADING A PHOTO. WILL YOU GUYS HAVE SOME KIND OF A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT KIND OF WALKS THROUGH HOW THAT WORKS OR SOME KIND OF WAY TO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S BRAND NEW. WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT. SO WE WILL, WE WILL BOTH HAVE AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO DO THAT. THAT'S VERY SIMPLE. PLUS WE'RE ALSO MAKING THE PROGRAM SUCH THAT YOU CAN BRING A PHOTO IN. THERE'S PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD A PHOTO, BRING IT TO CODE COMPLIANCE, SHOW THEM THIS IS THE ADDRESS.

THEY CAN CHECK THE PICTURE. PEOPLE CAN TAKE IT TO CODE COMPLIANCE, TAKE IT TO THE HEARING EXAMINER AND SHOW THEM THAT WAY. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THEY CAN DO THAT. AND THE CITATION WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE, AS LITTLE BURDEN AS POSSIBLE FOR SURE. BUT BUT THE NEW THAT WAS YOU ALWAYS HAD TO BRING IT IN BEFORE AT LEAST TODAY. NOW THERE'S AN UPLOAD PROCESS WHERE YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO DOWN TO CITY HALL OR TO THE CODE OFFICE. THERE'LL BE AN UPLOAD AND THERE'LL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD, TO REQUEST A REINSPECTION. YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND THEN I SAW MAYBE IT WAS IN THE MAYOR'S SUBSTACK. WE'RE DOING THREE TRAILERS OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.

AND SO THOSE WILL THOSE BE READY TO GO JUNE THE 1ST. LET ME GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.

OKAY. ON THE ON THE JUNE THE 1ST TIMING, JUST SEE WHERE JUNE. THE FIRST IS WHEN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM STARTS. THE REASON WE DIDN'T START THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ANSWER THE PHONE CALLS AND GET PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH HELP. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE CALL AND SAY WE NEED HELP AND THEN SAY, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU YET. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. AND SO WE'RE PUTTING THE MECHANISMS, THE WHEELS IN PLACE SO THAT WHEN THEY CALL IN JUNE 1ST, WE'LL BE ABLE TO START

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IF YOU REQUEST COMPLIANCE AND WE'RE EVALUATING YOUR ABILITY TO BE IN THE GARLAND CARES PROGRAM OR YOU'VE WE'VE DECIDED ALREADY THAT YOU COMPLY OR YOU CAN BE IN THE GARLAND CARES PROGRAM, THEN ENFORCEMENT ON THAT PROPERTY WILL CEASE. WHILE WE ASSIST YOU IN MAKING THE REPAIRS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BRING YOUR PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. SO IF YOU REQUEST ASSISTANCE, THAT STOPS THE CLOCK UNTIL WE UNTIL WE CAN DETERMINE WHETHER YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR GARLAND CARE. THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. MAYOR PRO TEM LET. WILL YOU GO TO THE BACK PANEL? SLIDE. OH, THERE IT IS. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT, AND WE CHANGED SLIDES BEFORE I COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANTED TO ASK. AND. YEP, I'VE LOST IT. OKAY. WILL YOU GO BACK TO THE VIOLATIONS PAGE? THE INOPERABLE JUNK VEHICLE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF PARKING MARSHALS THAT DO INOPERABLE JUNK VEHICLES, AND THEN THERE'S CODE THAT DOES SOME OF IT. AND THEN THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. YOU JUST GO OVER WHAT THAT PARTICULAR VIOLATION COVERS. LET ME ANSWER THAT. OKAY. SURE. COVERS ALL OF THEM. AND RIGHT NOW THE THE PARKING MARSHALS WILL DO THE INOPERABLE JUNK VEHICLES THAT ARE ON PUBLIC STREETS AND CODE HANDLES THE ONES THAT AREN'T. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHETHER WE CAN OVERLAP SOME OF THOSE DUTIES BECAUSE THE JUNK VEHICLES ARE SUCH A PROBLEM. THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGING STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH THAT SOMETHING IS A JUNK VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH. BY STATE LAW, IT'S GOT TO BE UNREGISTERED OR INOPERABLE. AND WHEN THEY'RE ON THE STREET, IT'S EASY TO TELL THAT WHAT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FOLKS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO IF THE VEHICLE APPEARS OPERABLE, IS TO WALK UP THE DRIVEWAY AND LOOK AT THE STICKER TO SEE IF IT'S NOT REGISTERED, IF IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS DEBRIS ALL OVER IT AND HASN'T BEEN MOVED IN MONTHS AND MONTHS AND IS APPARENTLY INOPERABLE, YOU KNOW, THEY CERTAINLY CAN CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE BASED ON THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. A LOT OF THE VEHICLES ARE MUCH EASIER TO TELL THAN THAT. THEY'RE SITTING UP ON BLOCKS OR THEY'RE HALF RUSTED APART, OR THEY'RE DAMAGED SO BADLY THAT THEY THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. THEY'VE BEEN TOWED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND LEFT IN THE DRIVEWAY. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IF THAT HAPPENS FOR A FEW DAYS WHILE SOMEBODY'S ARRANGING FOR SOMEBODY TO PICK THE CAR UP AND GET IT REPAIRED OR DISPOSE OF IT, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT WE HAVE SOME OF THESE VEHICLES THAT SIT THERE FOR WEEKS AND MONTHS AND YEARS, AND THOSE ARE WHAT WE'RE TARGETING UNDER THE JUNK AND INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES, BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT A REAL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AND IT'S A COMPLAINT THAT WE HEAR ABOUT FREQUENTLY. OKAY, I REMEMBERED WHAT MY QUESTION WAS. IT WAS THAT THAT ONE, THE PANEL FIVE OF SIX RIGHT BEFORE THAT, THAT ONE. SO THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE FILLED OUT MANUALLY TO ME. AND THEN WILL IT BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM BY THE INSPECTOR AFTER IT'S WRITTEN OR. THAT'S ONE OF THE LOGISTICAL QUESTIONS WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF WORK THROUGH IS WHAT DOES THAT TIME LOOK LIKE? I THINK ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE IS THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT A COMPLETE DATA ENTRY BECAUSE DEPENDING ON THE VOLUME AND THE AMOUNT OF PLACES WE VISIT, IT MAY BE A CHALLENGE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND DO IT. SO THERE IS SOME VALUE IN TRYING TO CAPTURE THAT, WHETHER THAT BE AT A HIGH LEVEL OF, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A JUST A HIGH SCORE OF, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY CONDITIONS SO WE CAN AGGREGATE THOSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR WHETHER IT'S ENTERING EACH ONE. THAT'S A QUESTION WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF ASK OURSELVES AND WORK THROUGH LOGISTICALLY WITH THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, MAYOR PRO TEM, IS TABLISH A BASELINE IN SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE USING TO HELP RESIDENTS AND TO RESOLVE SOME OF THE URBAN BLIGHT PROBLEMS THAT YOU SEE IS EFFECTIVE. AND SO WHETHER WE USE SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS, AS ANDY SAID, OR REALLY JUST SCORES THAT COME OFF OF THESE THAT TELL US, OKAY, HERE'S CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA AND WE CAN GO BACK IN SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR AND SAY, HAVE THEY IMPROVED? IF THEY'VE IMPROVED, THEN WE'RE PROBABLY ON THE RIGHT TRACK. IF THEY HAVEN'T IMPROVED, IMPROVED, AND WE CAN SEE WHAT ARE WE NOT DOING THAT WOULD BETTER ABLE TO HELP THE RESIDENTS IN THAT COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR

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AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU. MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU'RE ON. I'M ON. THERE WAS ONE THING THAT WAS THAT WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME DISCUSSING LAST TIME, AND THAT WAS ON THE CIVILIAN SIDE AND ENFORCEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT THERE BE A FEE FOR FIRST FIRST CONTACT. SO AND I THOUGHT WE SAID THERE WOULD NOT BE A FEE.

CLARIFY THAT FOR ME, PLEASE. ONCE THE CIVIL CITATION PROGRAM BEGINS AFTER THE 90 DAY EDUCATION PERIOD. YES. RIGHT. SO THE DIRECTION, I BELIEVE WAS THAT THAT THE FIRST CONTACT WOULD BE A CITATION OF $25 THAT YOU COULD HAVE DISMISSED EITHER WITH PHOTO EVIDENCE OR RE INSPECTION, AND THEN IT WOULD RESULT IN ZERO CITATIONS IF YOU WERE TO PRESENT PHOTO EVIDENCE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? YES, I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE DIRECTION WE HAD FROM. SO THE THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A, WHAT I CALL AS A SELF IMPLEMENTING WARNING SYSTEM. THAT IS, IT'S A WARNING SYSTEM THAT IT'S JUST A WARNING. IT OPERATES ONLY AS A WARNING UNLESS YOU IGNORE THE VIOLATION FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL I THINK IT'S 30 DAYS. IF AFTER 30 DAYS YOU HAVEN'T DEMONSTRATED YOU'VE COMPLIED, THEN AND ONLY THEN WOULD THERE BE A $25 CITATION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THAT TIME. AND AGAIN, THAT'S AFTER THE 90 DAY PERIOD WHERE ALL WE'RE GIVING OUT IS WARNINGS, JUST PAPER WARNINGS. SO THERE'S THERE'S TWO SYSTEMS THAT RUN IN PARALLEL. SHOULD ANY. I'M JUST PLAYING DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HERE. SHOULDN'T THAT BE SOMEPLACE IN THOSE INFORMATION THERE. SAME THING THAT CITY MANAGER JUST SAID SHOULDN'T SHOULDN'T WE SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR RESIDENTS FIRST CONTACT CODE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A CULTURE AND PEOPLE ARE VERY SENSITIVE. SO SHOULD THERE BE SOME PLACE IN THERE AND IS THERE IS IF I MISSED IT OR SHOULD IT BE? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S EXPLICITLY ON THE DOOR HANGERS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PROMPT PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO US AND, AND SEEK HELP IF THEY NEED IT OR IDENTIFY THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO. BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS WITHOUT A FINE. THE WE HAVE BOTH A FLIER WE'VE DESIGNED AND IT'S CURRENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE. THIS INFORMATION WILL APPEAR IN THE CITY PRESS EXPLAINING EXACTLY HOW THIS WORKS. IF YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE, IT EXPLAINS THAT IF YOU GET A $25 CITATION THAT IS NOT OPERATED AS A FINE UNLESS WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD UNDER THE CITATION TO HAVE A HEARING, YOU HAVE NOT MADE THE CORRECTION TO THE PROPERTY THAT'S EXPLAINED IN THE FLIER. THIS. THE POINT OF THIS IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON. ON WHAT THE.

EXPLAINED ON THE WEBSITE, ON THE FLIER. I DON'T SEE THE FLIER UP THERE. IT'S NOT ON THE DOOR HANGER. THERE'S A SEPARATE FLIER THAT EXPLAINS THE WHOLE PROGRAM. THIS IS EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR PROPERTY AND HOW TO GET HELP. WE WERE LIMITED TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SIX PANELS, ESSENTIALLY ON A DOUBLE FOLD. WE COULD MAKE IT LONGER. THE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT ALREADY WAS THAT IT WAS TOO LONG. IF YOU CLICK ON THE CIVIL ENFORCEMENT LINK THAT'S ON HERE, THERE'LL BE BOTH A QR CODE AND A LINK. IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING A BUNCH OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THIS PROGRAM. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE IN THE MATERIAL. HEY, JOHNNY, FIRST TIME BAM, I GOT COVID VISIT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT TO DO. ALL I KNOW ABOUT SOMEWHERE IT SAYS $25. SO ON THE CITATION, THE ACTUAL CITATION THAT WHEN THEY ULTIMATELY START ISSUING CITATIONS, IT WILL SAY ON THE CITATION ITSELF THAT IF YOU COMPLY WITHIN THIS PERIOD OF TIME, NO FINE IS OWED. AND HERE'S HOW YOU UPLOAD A PICTURE

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PART OF THAT EXPLANATION WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH IS TELL THEM THIS IS A CITATION FOR $25. IF YOU. AND SINCE YOU HAVE NOT HAD THIS VIOLATION ON THE PROPERTY IN THE LAST 12 CALENDAR MONTHS OR, I'M SORRY, LAST 12 MONTHS, YOU CAN DISPOSE OF THIS CITATION SIMPLY BY COMPLYING AND EITHER UPLOADING A PICTURE, REQUESTING A REINSPECTION, OR BRINGING A PICTURE TO CODE COMPLIANCE AND SHOWING THEM THAT YOU COMPLIED. OKAY. AS LONG AS IT'S A PART.

YES, SIR. PART OF THE PROGRAM. INTRODUCTION. YES, SIR. I'M GOOD. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR IT TO BE GIVEN TO THE TO THE RESIDENT SOMEWHERE. YES, SIR. IN HERE IS A CITATION GIVEN BY THE INSPECTOR. YES, SIR. RIGHT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, MIGHT YOU. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS PUBLIC PRESENTATION. THE DIALOG. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR FOR OUR FOR THE CITIZENS. I MEAN, THIS IS BECOME NOW IT'S MY NEW NUMBER ONE CALL. EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE CIVIL THE CIVIL CODE PROGRAM IS. AND BUT TO A PERSON, EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS EXCITED ABOUT IT AFTER I DESCRIBED WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND WHAT THE PROGRAM IS. SO I FEEL THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MET WITH OPEN ARMS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT HAVE PROPERTIES THAT ARE NEXT TO THEM, THAT HAVE BEEN BLIGHTED FOR YEARS, AND WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT. AND SO NOW WE WILL, THIS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL ON IT, ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE PUTTING THESE AS DOOR HANGERS ONTO THE RENTAL PROPERTY. WHAT IS THE CONFIDENCE THAT THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE BECAUSE THIS GOES ACTUALLY AFFECTS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, NOT THE TENANT. CORRECT. IT DOES. AND IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE FOR US. OUR HOPE IS THAT THE TENANT, IF IT'S A STRUCTURAL ISSUE ON THE HOME, WILL PASS IT ALONG TO HIS LANDLORD AND SAY, HEY, I GOT THIS NOTICE ABOUT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED IN THE HOME. WE'RE NOT CONFIDENT THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN. WE RECOGNIZE THAT ONCE ACTUAL ENFORCEMENT STARTS AND A PROPERTY OWNER HAS A TENANT WHERE THERE'S A VIOLATION, SAY THE PAINT'S ALL PEELING OFF THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND THE GUTTERS ARE SWINGING AGAINST THE SIDING. AND YOU'VE YOU'VE SEEN WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THOSE THOSE CITATIONS WILL ACTUALLY BE MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. AND SO THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S THE LANDLORD WILL ACTUALLY GET THOSE CITATIONS, NOT THE TENANT WHO LIVES THERE. SO THIS IS JUST THE, DURING THE COURTESY PERIOD, THE INITIAL WHEN THEY GO OUT, THEY, THESE INITIAL ONES, THEY WILL NOT ACTUALLY BE GETTING EMAILED CITATION FOR THOSE. SO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS WARNING PERIOD IS REALLY TO HELP US CONNECT THE PEOPLE WE RECOGNIZE. YOU CAN'T FIND YOUR WAY OUT OF A PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY, EITHER PHYSICALLY OR FINANCIALLY. YES, THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE FOR US WITH RENTAL PROPERTIES WHO ARE RUNNING A BUSINESS. IF THE IF IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE, IF YOU'RE RUNNING A BUSINESS BY RENTING A HOUSE IN GARLAND, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO IMPROVE YOUR PROPERTY. IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE RENTINGT, OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO THE, THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM THAT WE SET UP HERE. SO FOR THE, THE RENTAL PROPERTIES, AND WHEN I TALK TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THEY SEE RENTAL PROPERTIES FROM TIME TO TIME THAT AREN'T MAINTAINED AT THE STANDARD THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THEM MAINTAINED, AND THOSE LANDLORDS WILL BECOME ON NOTICE VERY QUICKLY THAT GARLAND IS NOT A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN MAINTAIN A RENTAL PROPERTY BELOW THE STANDARDS THAT THE CITY REQUIRES, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY THESE ARE REALLY TARGETED TOWARDS RESIDEN WHO MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE. AND THE CITATION PROGRAM, WHEN IT STARTS, WILL BE MORE TARGETED TOWARDS THE LANDLORDS WHO HAVE REFUSED TO BRING THEIR PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE. AND ON THE LANGUAGE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN SPANISH, ENGLISH AND IN VIETNAMESE, IS THAT POSSIBLE TO PUT THAT ONTO ONE DOCUMENT? BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE PUTTING THREE DOOR HANGERS ON EACH PROPERTY. IT'LL BE A SINGLE, IT'LL BE A SINGLE PACKET THAT'S LEFT THERE, EITHER AN ENVELOPE WITH A RUBBER BAND ON THE DOORKNOB, OR A PLASTIC SLEEVE WITH A RUBBER BAND ON THE DOORKNOB SO THAT THEY'LL HAVE BOTH ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE FLIERS. IN THE ONE FLIER, WE WON'T HAVE THREE SEPARATE FLIERS SEPARATELY.

THEY'LL ALL BE IN ONE DELIVERY MECHANISM. AWESOME. VERY GOOD. WELL, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE

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THEY THOUGHT THAT WE WERE CREATING THE, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD'S LARGEST HOA. BUT ONCE THEY UNDERSTOOD IT, THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.

COUNCILMEMBER. MORE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE ISSUE OF THE CITATION. I THINK THAT. I THINK THAT COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS HAS KIND OF GOT A POINT IN THAT IS IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE WHEN I EXPLAINED THIS PROGRAM AND PEOPLE SAY THAT, IS IT A CITATION? I SAID, YES, IT'S A $25 CITATION. IT'S A REAL CITATION WHAT YOU'RE GETTING. BUT THE MANNER BY WHICH YOU RESOLVE IT IS YOU EITHER PAY THE CITATION OR YOU SHOW EVIDENCE THAT YOU'VE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. BECAUSE I LIKE THE DIPLOMACY THAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO USE, AND THAT IS IT'S NOT A CITATION. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER. BUT IN FACT, FOR ME, IT'S A CITATION. IT'S $25 AS OPPOSED TO 200 AS IT USED TO BE. BUT IF YOU DON'T RESOLVE THAT ISSUE, THEN IN FACT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT $25. NOW, QUESTION THAT I HAVE AS A RESULT OF THAT, THOUGH, IS. ALL RIGHT. SO I PAID THE $25. DOES IT ESCALATE IF I CONTINUE TO BE IN VIOLATION? AND HOW DOES THAT WORK? HOW WILL THAT WORK? HOW SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND TO GIVE ME ANOTHER CITATION.

AND IS IT GOING TO BE AN ESCALATED FEE? LET'S START THERE. YES. AND SO THE THOSE THRESHOLDS ARE 25, 75, 150 ON THE RESIDENTIAL. AND IT'S A HIGHER SCALE FOR COMMERCIAL. SO YOU ARE ABLE TO HER PER VIOLATION PER HOUSEHOLD HAVE THAT FIRST ONE DISMISSED. IF YOU'VE PROVEN COMPLIANCE IN THE 30 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE VIOLATION. BUT JUST AS A MOST OF THEM ARE 30 DAYS AND DEPENDING ON THE TIMING THAT YOU MIGHT COME BACK AROUND THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO REINSPECT IT. SOME OF THEM ARE CAN BE SHORTER TIME FRAMES, SOME MIGHT NEED TO BE LONGER DEPENDING ON HOW COMPLICATED. NO REPAIRING A FENCE DOING. YOU'RE FIXING YOUR ROOF. THOSE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT LONGER REPAIR TIMEFRAMES. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT THAT RHYTHM OF AND THE SEVERITY OF THEM FOR IF IT BECOMES AN ISSUE WHERE THEY'RE NOT PAYING THE CITATION, THEY'RE NOT COMPLYING, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ESCALATE THOSE EVENTUALLY ALL THE WAY TO DAILY FINES IF NECESSARY. ONE OF TH OTHER ISSUES THAT I'VE READ IS DURING THIS 90 DAY PERIOD, MOST OF THE VIOLATIONS GO BACK TO YOUR VIOLATION. MOST OF THE VIOLATION THAT WE SEE HERE ARE NORMALLY, I'M GOING TO SAY, COMPLAINT DRIVEN, WOULD YOU SAY? YES AND NO. THE THERE'S A LOT OF THESE THAT AGAIN, WE'VE KIND OF LOOKED AT THESE AS A TIER ONE AND A TIER TWO. THE TIER TWO IS SOMETHING WE WOULD KIND OF ONCE WE TAKE CARE OF THESE THAT ARE MORE PREVALENT JUST BY SHEER NUMBERS, THEY'RE REALLY BY BOTH THESE WOULD BE SEEN BY CODE OFFICERS ON A PROACTIVE BASIS. AND THEY WOULD ALSO BE REPORTED BY NEIGHBORS IN A, IN A COMPLAINT DRIVEN BASIS. SO IT'S REALLY BOTH. WE HAVE BOTH PROCESSES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THERE SEEMS TO BE THIS THOUGHT THAT DURING THE NEXT 90 DAYS, DURING THE EDUCATIONAL PERIOD, THE CODE COMPLIANCE IS GNG TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE CITY AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE EVALUATING THE PROPERTIES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, SUCH THAT COME SEPTEMBERR THE 1ST, NOW THEY CAN B B B B BO ISSUE TICKETS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. IN FACT, THAT REVENUE DRIVEN SITUATION. AND I JUST WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE THAT WE'RE. OR IS THAT THE CASE DURING THIS. AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY NOT THE GOAL. I MEAN, OUR HOPE IS, IS THAT JUST THE SHEER NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE? AGAIN, I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT HAVE NEVER, EVER BEEN TOLD THAT THEIR PROPERTY IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE. AND IF THEY IF IT'S NEWS NEWS TO THEM, WE'RE HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT AFTER THAT PERIOD. I IT'S, IT'S A LOT TO COVER AND THERE'S ONLY 26 OFFICERS. AND IF YOU COULD DO SOME MATH, IT'S GOING TO BE A. YOU KNOW, WITH 80,000 ADDRESSES, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO HIT THEM ALL, TO BE HONEST. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHOICES AND SOME PRIORITIES. BUT I THINK THE IDEA IS THIS INITIAL PERIOD IS SPREAD THE WORD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE WANT THEM IN THE ASSISTANCE QUEUE, NOT THE FINE QUEUE, IF WE CAN, DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF AN ISSUE, YOU KNOW, THEIR LIFE SAFETY ISSUES OR THEY'RE JUST REALLY EGREGIOUS QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR NEIGHBORS.

CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE TO SUFFER THESE CONDITIONS. SO THERE'LL BE SOME JUDGMENT CALL, BUT IT'S NOT THE INTENT TO GO AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE A NAUGHTY OR NICE LIST AND THEN GO BACK AND FIND IT, CHECK IT TWICE AND FIND THEM. THAT'S JUST NOT NOT THE

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ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S PROBABLY THE CRUX OF IT RIGHT THERE. AND, AND I'LL ADD TO IT, YOU KNOW, IF WE GO THROUGH AND THIS IS WHAT COULD BE INTERESTING ABOUT THE 90 DAY WORK, THE EDUCATION PERIOD IS BY THE SHEER VOLUME OF CONTACTS THAT WE HOPE TO MAKE, WE'RE GOING TO WE'LL PUT THOSE ADDRESSES IN AND WE MIGHT START SEEING HOTSPOTS THAT WERE COMMON THINGS ARE THAT WE COULD.

WHAT WE WOULD MUCH RATHER DO IS HAVE A BLOCK PARTY AND BRING THE TOOL TRAILERS AND LET'S, LET'S DO SOME YARD WORK TOGETHER. THAT'D BE THE IDEAL GOAL. AND WE CAN DO THAT WHEN WE START SEEING HOTSPOTS AGAIN, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE MORE SEVERE THAT HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S THE GOAL. AS YOU STATED, I CONCUR THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN VERY MUCH NEEDED. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO HELP TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY AS WE GO FORWARD IN THE WAY OF OUR LIBRARY'S EXPANDABILITY. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER DUTTON. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL. SO I REALLY JUST WANT TO HAMMER IN THAT. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO COMMERCIAL. THIS IS NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL. WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESSES IN TOWN THAT THEY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. AND WHEN YOUR BUSINESSES ARE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES OF OUR CITY, AND THAT IS A MAIN DRIVER FOR HOW RESIDENTS TREAT THEIR THEIR PROPERTY. RIGHT. I THINK WE CAN WE ALL KNOW WHAT GARLAND ROAD LOOKS LIKE. WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE TIRE SHOPS LOOK LIKE. I THINK THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ALSO KNOW THAT IF YOUR GRASS IS HIGHER THAN 12IN, YOU HAVE TO MOW IT. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. WE'RE NOT ASKING ANYONE TO DO ANYTHING EXTRAORDINARY. WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO HAVE TOP OF THE LINE WINDOWS PUT IN YOUR HOUSE. WE ARE LITERALLY ASKING PEOPLE TO DO THE BAR MINIMUM. THESE ARE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW ARE EXPECTED OF THEM, BUT THEY'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE TELL THEM TO DO IT. SO I HAVE EVEN SAID MYSELF. I TOLD MIKE THE OTHER DAY, MY HOUSE NEEDS TO BE PAINTED. I HAVE NEVER GOT A NOTICE FROM CODE COMPLIANCE.

I'M A RENTER. HOWEVER, MY HOUSE IS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN MOST OF THE HOMEOWNERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A NOTICE. I HAVE THE PAINT IN MY GARAGE TO PAINT MY HOUSE. IF I GOT A LOVE NOTE FROM CODE COMPLIANCE, GUESS WHAT? I'M GOING TO PUT A LITTLE PEP IN MY STEP AND GET IT DONE. DON'T MESS WITH ME NOW. BUT BUT IT IS. IT IS SOMETHING.

EVERY DAY I PULL UP TO MY HOUSE, I'M LIKE, DANG, I NEED TO PAINT THE HOUSE. DANG. I LITERALLY I HAVE THE PAINT IN THERE. THERE'S ZERO REASON WHY I HAVEN'T DONE IT. I JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE MOTIVATION. SO THESE ARE NOT THINGS WE ALL KNOW. YOU CAN'T HAVE A WASHING MACHINE ON YOUR FRONT PORCH FOR THREE WEEKS. COME ON. AND THEN NOW WE ACT LIKE WE'RE SURPRISED BECAUSE OH MY GOD, HOW DARE YOU? LIKE, YES, YOU HAVE YOUR YOUR ADDRESS HAS TO BE VISIBLE. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY AT YOUR HOUSE, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHERE TO GO. LIKE THESE. THESE ARE COMMON SENSE THINGS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW. LIKE WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING WILD AND CRAZY, BUT WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR BUSINESSES TO DO THEIR PART AND TO GET IT TOGETHER. Y'ALL WANTED AN HGV, WE GOT AN HGV NOW WE GOT TO KEEP THEM IN. WASHING MACHINES ON YOUR FRONT PORCH AIN'T GOING TO DO IT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT DISTINCTION. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO TO POINT OUT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR CATEGORIES ARE COMMERCIAL, MULTIFAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY WITH HOMESTEAD AND RENTAL UNITS AND STATUTORILY, WE HAVE DIFFERENT TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX FOR ALL OF THOSE. AND THANK YOU FOR THE MULTIFAMILY. YES, THAT OUT THERE, BECAUSE I AM A LOVER OF MULTIFAMILY IN MY DISTRICT. AND WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT OWN A MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY THAT WAS PAID OFF 30 YEARS AGO, THEY LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, THEY DON'T CARE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND SO DALLAS HAD THIS PROBLEM DOWN SKILLMAN AND KINGSLEY, AND THEY DEMOED ALL OF THEM. YOU KNOW, WHY NOT? BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE, BECAUSE OF THE OWNERS. SO THIS GIVES US ANOTHER AVENUE TO GET THOSE THINGS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. AND SOME OF THOSE ARE BECAUSE THEY NEVER HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER. LIKE THIS GIVES US THAT AVENUE THAT WE'RE LITERALLY HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THOMAS, JUST REAL QUICKLY, SO IS THE LANDLORDS OR THOSE COMMERCIAL. IS THAT THE FALL UNDER THAT THE

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575 150 YES, SIR. YES, SIR. BUT NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. YOU'RE A BUSINESS.

THAT'S THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HOW YOU WOULD BE ELIGIBLE AS A PERSON WHO OWNS PROPERTY AND RENTS IT OUT TO A TENANT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO THE OTHER THING I THOUGHT OF WAS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF HAD KIND OF ALLUDED TO WAS SO I DON'T, I DON'T MOW MY GRASS. I GET IT, I MOW IT. BRIAN JUST KIDDING. IT'S EXAMPLE. I DON'T MOW MY GRASS.

I GET THE TICKET. 30 DAYS GOES BY. I STILL HAVEN'T MOWED IT. WILL YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE THEN? LET'S SAY I DON'T MOW IT ALL SUMMER. HOW OFTEN ARE YOU GOING TO COME BY AND GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE FOR THE SAME VIOLATION IF I NEVER MOW IT? SO. SO ON GRASS, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO ABATE IT, WHICH MEANS WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT AND VOTE FOR YOU AND SEND YOU A BILL FOR IT. BUT FOR THE FOR THE FIRST 30 DAYS WHEN YOU GET A TICKET, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT WAITING. IF YOUR GRASS IS 12IN TALL, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT WAITING 30 DAYS FOR YOU TO MOW IT BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD IT WOULD CREATE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. BECAUSE IT'S A HARBORAGE FOR INSECTS AND RODENTS AND SNAKES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. BUT IMAGINE SOME OTHER VIOLATION.

YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF MISSING FENCE PICKETS AND YOU GET A CITATION FOR IT. WASHING MACHINE ON MY FRONT PORCH. FRONT PORCH. RIGHT. IF YOU, IF YOU, IF YOU LEAVE IT THERE AND YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING AT THE END OF THE 30 DAYS, WHEN IT BECOMES TIME THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE A HEARING AND GO EITHER CONTESTED OR, OR PAY THE CITATION AND YOU'VE DONE NOTHING, THEN YOU'LL OWE $25. IF YOU HAVE A HEARING AND THE HEARING OFFICER DECIDES THAT YOUR WASHING MACHINE'S OKAY ON THE FRONT PORCH AND YOU'RE NOT ENTITLED TO A FINE, THEN YOU WON'T BE FINED. IF IF YOU COME BACK, IF WE COME BACK AFTER THE $25. SO YOU PAY THE $25, WE COME BACK WHEN THEY GO BACK THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND HOW OFTEN WILL THAT BE? IT'LL BE A LOT MORE OFTEN THAN IT IS NOW. BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES FROM START TO FINISH, TO SEND THE WARNING NOTICES AND DO A CRIMINAL CITATION, IT TAKES HOURS OF STAFF TIME. THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE MINUTES OF STAFF TIME. AND SO I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE THE RECHECKS THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO WILL BE FAR MOREUBSTANTIAL THAN WE'RE ABLE TO DO UNDER THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM. BECAUSE IF I WANT TO COME BACK THE NEXT TIME AND WRITE YOU ANOTHER TICKET, IT'S A VERY LONG PROCESS TO WRITE YOUR CRIMINAL CITATION. I'M GOING TO WRITE A CRIMINAL CITATION. I GOT A PROBABLE CAUSE AFFIDAVIT. I'VE GOT TO FILE IT WITH THE COURT. I'VE GOT TO GO TO THE PRELIMINARY HEARING. I'VE GOT TO GO TO THE HEARING WHERE YOU SHOW UP. WELL, THOSE ARE THAT'S HOURS OF STAFF TIME. THAT'S NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT INTERACTING WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD TRYING TO TO SEE WHO NEEDS HELP AND WHO CAN'T COMPLY AND WHO IS JUST UNWILLING TO COMPLY. I CERTAINLY AGREE IT'S GOING TO BE A TIME SAVER FOR US. BUT IF I STILL HAVEN'T REALLY ANSWERED MY QUESTION, IF I'VE GOT MY WASHING MACHINE ON THE FRONT PORCH AND YOU SEND ME A THING, I DON'T PAY THE FINE AND I DON'T MOVE THE WASHER, THEN HOW SOON WILL YOU COME BACK AND SAY, THAT'S A SECOND VIOLATION AND SEND ME ANOTHER FINE, WHETHER I'VE PAID THE FIRST ONE OR NOT. I THINK THAT'S JUST GOING TO DEPEND ON THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME WE HAVE AND THE NUMBER OF CODE OFFICERS. I DON'T THINK I COULD HONESTLY TELL YOU TONIGHT. WILL WE BE OUT THERE IN THREE DAYS, SOME WAY, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DAY 31 AND WHENEVER THEY HAD TIME TO COME BACK? YES, SIR. IS THAT. YES, SIR. A AND A IF THE COMPLAINTS CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BOTH COMPLAINT DRIVEN AND PROACTIVE. SO IF ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS IS COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, IT'S GOING TO SHOW BACK UP ON A COMPLAINT LIST. OTHERWISE, IT WILL BE PART OF THE PROACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD ENFORCEMENT. I THINK GIVEN THE TIME COMMITMENT THAT IT TAKES TO WRITE A CRIMINAL CITATION VERSUS A CIVIL, THE IDEA IS THAT THERE WILL BE MORE TIME FOR PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, HOW FREQUENTLY WILL THEY COME THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHETHER IT'S ONCE A WEEK, ONCE A MONTH, IT'S GOING TO JUST DEPEND ON THE VOLUME OF WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING. AND AGAIN, PART OF WHAT'S MANPOWER INTENSIVE HERE IS WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ALSO SPEND TIME WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMPLY, TO GET THEM THE ASSISTANCE T THEY NEED SO THAT THEY CAN COMPLY. IF YOUR WASHING MACHINE IS ON YOUR FRONT PORCH, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO WHOSE HUSBAND HAS DIED AND CHILDREN NO LONGER LIVE AT HOME AND YOU HAVE NO WAY TO PHYSICALLY GET IT OFF THE FRONT PORCH AND YOU REACH OUT FOR HELP. WE'RE GOING TO ARRANGE TO GET YOU HELP TO COME OUT THERE AND GET THAT WASHING MACHINE REMOVED FROM YOUR FRONT PORCH SO YOU CAN COMPLY. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE UPDATES AS WE GO THROUGH

[6. Updates on the City-Trails Master Plan]

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OKAY, WE'RE SET UP. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL AND MR. CITY MANAGER. I AM LEE WILLIAMS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. AND JOINING ME TONIGHT IS MARK ELLENDER. HE IS THE PARKS PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR. FIRST TIME AT COUNCIL. SO AND WE ARE BOTH VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. COUNCIL HAD REQUESTED AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF OUR TRAILS MASTER PLAN, AND SO WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT THIS EVENING. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE IN REGARDS TO THE MASTER PLAN. THE TRAILS MASTER PLAN WAS INITIATED FOLLOWING THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM, AND IT WAS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO EVALUATE AND EXPAND THE PARK TRAIL SYSTEM. IT WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2021, AND THE FOCUS OF THE PLAN IS TO, OR WAS TO EVALUATE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION, ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE FUTURE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT. AND SO WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE IN THIS PRESENTATION FOR YOU. ALL. THE VISION OF THE PLAN WAS TO ESTABLISH A CONNECTED, SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. AND THE GOALS OF THE PLAN WERE CONNECTIVITY, SAFETY, AWARENESS, COORDINATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND FUNDING. THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLAN IDENTIFIED OFF STREET TRAILS ON STREET BIKEWAYS AND ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS AS THE PRIMARY COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM, AND THERE WAS AN EMPHASIS ON THE REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY. SO THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING FOR THE OFF STREET TRAILS. PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES OF OFF STREET TRAILS. AND THEN THE MASTER PLAN. AND THIS IS A DIFFERENT NUMBER THAN WHAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL PACKET. SO IF YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE FROM SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY HAVE PRINTED ALREADY, THE RECOMMENDED PROPOSED ADDITIONS, ADDITIONAL TRAILS WAS A LITTLE OVER 36 MILES AND TO DATE WE HAVE COMPLETED 15.8 OF THOSE OFF STREET TRAILS. SO IF YOU DO THE MATH, IT'S A LITTLE OVER 40% OF THE OFF STREET TRAILS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED TO DATE.

THE NEXT PART OF THE PRESENTATION, MARK, IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME. HE'S GOT SOME MAPS TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENT PROJECT PHASES AND THEN THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED WHERE THEY ARE. AND SO IT GIVES YOU A VISUAL OF WHERE THEY ARE IN THE CITY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME PICTURES THAT WE'LL FOLLOW ON JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF THE COMPLETED PROJECTS AND THE ONES THAT ARE IN DESIGN IN THE DIFFERENT PHASES. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MARK. THANK YOU JULIE. SO WE START OFF WITH THE OFF STREET TRAILS. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS A MAP SHOWING THIS TRAIL SYSTEM THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE PLAN'S ADOPTION FROM HERE, JUST TO NAME A FEW. WE HAVE SPRING CREEK PRESERVE SEGMENTS ONE AND TWO, PLENTY OF ALONG DUCK CREEK GREENBELT SEGMENTS ONE, TWO AND THREE. I FEEL LIKE IT'S ADDING ON EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO NEXT ONE WE HAVE ARE THE OFF STREET TRAILS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE THE ADOPTION. REALLY, THESE BEGIN TO CLOSE THE GAPS AND IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT AREAS AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. BASICALLY, IT'S HELPING TO EXPAND THE ACCESS TO THE TRAIL SYSTEM FOR A BROADER RANGE OF RESIDENTS.

MOVING INTO THAT, WE HAVE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IT'S BABASICALLY IT PROVES THAT IMPLEMENTATION IS ACTIVELY MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS WHERE WE START TO SEE THAT TRANSITION FROM CONCEPT PIE IN THE SKY TYPE PROJECTS TO ACTUALLY GETTING IT BUILT. THESE SEGMENTS ARE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN AND REPRESENT THE NEXT GROUP OF PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD INTO CONSTRUCTION. THESE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH WITH FUNDING. THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN PLANS, DESIGN THE DESIGN PROCESS. ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, GET THEM IN, GETTING THEM ON THE GROUND. SO VERY EXCITING TIME FOR THAT. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE ONE FEASIBILITY STUDY UNDERWAY, WHICH IS THE GARLAND

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YOU WENT BACK AND FORTH HOW TO ACTUALLY ILLUSTRATE THIS TO MAKE IT USER FRIENDLY TO UNDERSTAND. SO HOPEFULLY THE PREVIOUS SEGMENTS KIND OF BUILD TOGETHER. SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY IS THE MAP THAT BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER. YOU CAN SEE HOW WE'VE COMPLETED, WE HAVE COMPLETED AN ACTIVE PROJECTS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM A MORE CONNECTED SYSTEM THROUGHOUT GARLAND. WE'RE NOT JUST BUILDING INDIVIDUAL TRAIL SEGMENTS, BUT IT'S BUILDING A CONNECTED SYSTEM ACROSS THE CITY. AND I BELIEVE IT WAS NEARLY 43% OF THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPLETED OR IS UNDERWAY. SO IT'S I THINK WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS TOWARD THAT ULTIMATE GOAL OF THAT. SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW EXAMPLES OF COMPLETED PROJECTS. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BUILT ON. ALL THE TRAILS WERE BUILT WITH HIGH INDUSTRY STANDARDS, WHICH ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR TRANSPORTATION DESIGN, AND JUST REALLY HELPS ENSURES THAT OUR TRAILS ARE SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE TO A LOT OF REDENTS. SO CREEK CENTRAL TRAIL SEGMENT ONE, THAT ONE IS BENEATH THE MILL ROAD BRIDGE.

SEGMENT TWO. IT'S ACTUALLY WITHIN RICHARDSON PARK. SO FROM TIME TO TIME, PARK'S PARTNERS WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO HELP THEIR ENGINEERING MANAGE PROJECTS. BUT WE COORDINATE THROUGH PARKS WHERE WE CAN INSTALL SPINE TRAILS. BOBTOWN ROAD IS AN INTERESTING ONE. WE PARTNERED WITH NV TO DEVELOP A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAZA FOR THE ROSE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT WAS AN INTERESTING ONE. SO WHERE WE CAN GET TRAIL CONNECTIONS IN ENGINEERING PROJECTS, IF WE EVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S IT'S BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS, LIKE A PLAZA, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING FOR THAT. BIKEWAYS. THIS WAS AN INTERESTING ONE WHERE WE HAD ALSO SOME FUNDING FOR JUST A REALLY ENHANCE THE STANDARD CONCRETE WALL, WHICH GIVES THE WHOLE AREA A NEW LIFE AND REALLY VIBRANT DESIGN WITH THAT. YES, YES, WE NEED TO DO MORE OF THOSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE THE CENTRAL PARK WALKING TRAIL. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE TYPICAL TRAIL, THE 12 FOOT TRAIL WIDTH IS. WE. MOST OF US ARE. THE SPINE TRAILS ARE ABOUT 10 TO 12, BUT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE. PLENTY OF ROOM FOR DUAL TRAFFIC HIKES, HIKERS AND BIKERS, ANYTHING SO. UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH. WHEN JOYCE. SO WE DENOTED IN THE RED. THIS IS A 12 FOOT WIDE SHORELINE TRAIL. FUTURE CONNECTIONS. YES. FUTURE CONNECTIONS WILL WILL BE COMPRISED OF. WE'LL START ON THE WEST AND THE EAST SIDE OF THIS SITE JUST AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. AND WE HAVE FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO THE FEASIBILITY STUDY I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, WE ESSENTIALLY THIS IS AN OFF STREET STUDY STARTS AT THE DUCK CREEK LINEAR PARK IN RICHARDSON AND GOES BENEATH THE BELTLINE ROAD. I BELIEVE IT'S BELTLINE ROAD. YES. BY THE INITIAL STUDY IS LOOKING TO HAVE THE TRAIL GO THROUGH THE EXISTING GOLF COURSE. BUT WE'VE ALSO ASKED OUR CONSULTANT TO ALSO LOOK INTO ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR CONSIDERATION WITH THIS STUDY. AGAIN, THIS IS A STUDY JUST TO SEE HOW FEASIBLE

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VERY GOOD. WE'LL START WITH MAYOR PRO TEM LUK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I'M EXCITED FOR ALL OF THESE PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED. WILL YOU GO TO THE DUCK CREEK SEGMENT THREE YES. THEY'RE THERE. SO CURRENTLY THAT TRAIL FROM RICHARDSON ENDS AT MILLER ROAD. IS THAT WHAT THAT'S SHOWING? YES. CORRECT. AND THEN. WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE RAILROAD FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS NOW. SO WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE ON THIS AND WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS HAVE YOU MADE. SURE. DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT SEE THIS TRAIL CONNECTION? YES. SO RIGHT NOW THE DESIGN PLANS ARE ABOUT HOVERING AROUND A 7,075% COMPLETE PACKAGE. WE HAVE A LOT OF THE THE ENTIRE PACKAGES DEVELOPED, BUT RIGHT AROUND THE CENTER OF THAT TRAIL, THAT'S THE HEART OF THE WHOLE PROJECT. SO WE HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT ROUTES THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY TAKE. ALIGNMENT STUDIES DONE, I GUESS. FORTUNATELY, THE PREVIOUS RAILROAD CONTACT HAD RETIRED. SO WE BROUGHT IN A NEW CONTACT AND THEY THEIR WAY OF THINKING WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE THE PREDECESSOR. SO IT ACTUALLY, FOR INSTANCE, AT ONE POINT WE HAD A TUNNEL. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE TUNNEL. YES. BUT WITH THIS NEW STAFF AT RAILROAD, WE WERE ACTUALLY. THEY WERE DOING AN OPEN JUST A TYPICAL TRAIL UNDERNEATH THE RAILROAD, WHICH IS MUCH CHEAPER, MORE PREFERRED ALIGNMENT. SO THAT ALL SAID, THEY'RE SEEKING CONFIRMATION ON THEIR END IN WRITING. THAT WAY, IT'S NOT JUST SOMEONE SAYING, YES, IT'S GOOD TO GO AND THEN THEY RETIRE. THAT IS STILL ONGOING. I HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS WITH THE RAILROAD. SEE IF THEY CAN ACTUALLY FINALIZE THAT DECISION. THAT ALL SAID, IF IT ALL GOES TO PLAN, WE COULD BE THIS COULD BE OUT TO BID IN THE FALL, POSSIBLY. FINGERS CROSSED, BECAUSE THE PLAN SET IS REALLY FAR ALONG. IT'S JUST NEEDING SOME KEY DECISIONS MADE ON SOME PAPER SIGNED PRETTY MUCH IN AGREEMENT. SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR THOSE PAPERS TO BE SIGNED? QUITE A WHILE. I INHERITED THIS PROJECT FOR. OH MY GOODNESS. I THINK IT WAS 22. YEAH. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT IT THIS TIME. IT'S AN ESSENTIAL PROJECT. I MEAN, IT CONNECTS EVERYTHING. SO WITHIN FROM RECORDING ALL THE WAY UP TO WHICH RAILROAD IS IT C PKC OKAY, IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYBODY

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I KNOW, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE CENTRAL, THE CENTRALAL DUCK CRE. CENTRAL ONE THAT WAS JUST COMPLETED. YES. THE CENTRAL PARK WALKING TRAIL THAT IS ON MY WAY ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK, TO WORK AND TO HOME. AND I GOT TO SEE THEM BUILD THAT ENTIRE THING. AND IT WAS AMAZING. IT JUST, IT WAS SO COOL TO LIKE, SEE, AT FIRST THE TRAIL THAT WAS IN THE WOODED AREA, THE, THE SIDEWALK WAS BUILT ABOVE GRADE. AND I WAS LIKE, HOW THAT THING'S GOING TO FALL DOWN? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? BUT I WATCHED IT ALL HAPPEN. AND, AND NOW IT'S, YOU KNOW, FILLED WITH DIRT AND THERE'S GRASS THERE AND IT'S, IT'S AMAZING. AND, AND I SEE PEOPLE ON IT ALL THE TIME. IT'S GREAT. AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT CONNECTION TO THAT TRAIL FROM RIORDAN AND SEE PEOPLE GO UNDER MILLER. AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AMAZING TOO. YEAH. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. LET'S TAKE A NOTE OF THAT JOY SHE HAD ON HER FACE FROM THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK THAT WAS DONE THERE ON THAT TRAIL SYSTEM. AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOME REAL CONSTRUCTION COME OUT TO ONE OF MY PROJECTS SOMETIME, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU. AND I. YEAH. I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU ON THAT RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION. I WAS PART OF SOME OF THE TRAIL PROJECTS IN DALLAS, GOING UNDERNEATH SOME RAILROADS AND. GOOD LUCK. IT TAKES A LONG TIME. YES. COUNCILMEMBER DUTTON, WE'LL GO TO YOU NEXT. I DID RIDE ON CENTRAL PARK. IT IS A WALKING TRAIL GUIDE. UNLESS YOU GOT REALLY GOOD SIZE TO GET UP THAT HILL. IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT STEEP. IT IS. IT'S DECEIVING.

HAVE WE DONE ANY KIND OF LIKE PEDESTRIAN STUDIES? LIKE IS WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT TRAILS WE WANT TO START WORKING ON NEXT. LIKE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY LIKE VEHICLE VERSUS PEDESTRIAN SITUATIONS, LIKE WHERE TRAILS MIGHT BE MORE BENEFICIAL SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. I CAN SAY RIDING, RIDING MY BIKE FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO DOWNTOWN. IT I, BECAUSE THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA, I THINK I PROBABLY TOOK BETTER MENTAL NOTES ALONG THE WAY. IT IS HORRIFIC. LIKE I'M SAD THAT WE DID NOT THINK OF BIKE BIKE LANES THROUGH DOWNTOWN WHEN WE WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT RIDE YOUR BIKE ON A SIDEWALK GOING THROUGH THE SQUARE BECAUSE THERE'S THANK GOD THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE WALKING, BUT JUST EVEN, YOU KNOW, COMING UP GARLAND ROAD, LIKE THE SIDEWALKS, LIKE TO GET TO THE BUTTON TO GET YOUR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IS YOU HAVE TO GET INTO TRAFFIC TO GET ON THE RAMP TO HIT A LITTLE PIECE OF, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S CRAZY. SO I, I NOTED SOME VERY WEIRD THINGS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT MADE ME THINK OF CAR VERSUS PEDESTRIANS. AND IF WE HAVE MADE ANY ATTEMPT AT LOOKING AT THAT, AND IF THERE'S SOME HOT SPOTS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT, LIKE WHERE THESE THINGS WOULD BE BETTER SUITED QUICKLY. YEAH. SO I THINK IT'S TO BE A COMBO ANSWER. SO THE MASTER PLAN IDENTIFIES PRIORITIES FOR ON STREETRAILS. AND WE HAVE IT GIVES YOU HIGH MEDIUM LOW, LIKE WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES? SO WE HAVE A PRIORITIZATION LIST FOR THE ON STREET TRAILS OF ORDER PLANNED. AND THOSE DO HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE. SO THINK OF LIKE SIGNAGE WHERE MAYBE IT'S A SHARED LANE SO THAT MOTORISTS KNOW THAT THIS IS A SHARED LANE WITH A BICYCLE. AND SO WE JUST NEED TO GET THAT OUT TO BID IT IN THEIR WORLD OF PROJECT PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE HAD GOING ON. MARK, I JUST HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS TO HIM. HE'S BEEN SOLO FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. SINCE SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER OUR FORMER ADMINISTRATOR, ZIAD KARA.

AND SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING LOU HUFF, LYNN JOYCE, JOHN PAUL JONES AND SO THEY'VE JUST TAKEN PRIORITY. HE'S NOW FULLY STAFFED. AND SO THIS HAS BECOME A PRIORITY.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE.

NO, DEFINITELY. WE HAVE A LIST OF WE HAVE SOME AVAILABLE FUNDING AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET AFTER IT AND SEE HOW FAR THE MONEY TAKES US WITH WITH THE ON STREET TRAILS, IDEALLY.

AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME NEIGHBORING CITIES THAT ACTUALLY HAVE DEDICATED BIKE LANES WITH BARRIERS. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE AS WELL. BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THOSE

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DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE DETAIL ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THAT WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE ROAD? SO SINCE THAT SECTION, GOING FROM THE WHERE THE SOCCER FIELDS ARE NOW ALL THE WAY TO ARAPAHO IS NO LONGER IN PROGRESS FOR CONSTRUCTION. THE TRAIL WAS PART OF THAT PROFILE, SO THE TRAIL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE OR WITHOUT A COMPLETELY SEPARATE DIGN, COMPLETELY SEPARATE RIGHT OF WAY AND PROJECT, THERE WOULD BE NOT A SAFE OPPORTUNITY TO YOUR POINT TO PUT THAT THERE SO THAT THAT THAT TRAIL AND SIDEWALK COMPONENT IS PART OF WAS PART OF THAT EXPANSION. SHOULD THAT PROJECT EVER COME BACK TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THAT WAS PREDICATED ON A VERY SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE TO BRING THE BRIDGE UP AND WIDER? AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE THE BOTTLENECK FOR THAT PROJECT COMING FRUITION ANY FURTHER SOUTH THAN WHERE YOU'LL SEE IT RIGHT NOW WITH THE SOCCER FIELDS. OKAY, SO, SO IT SAYS IN DESIGN, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY BEING DESIGNED. SO IT, SO YOU'LL GET THE SECTION NOW WILL BE SHORTER FROM GEORGE BUSH TO THE END OF THE SOCCER PROPERTY. THAT WILL BE WHERE 12 FOOT SIDE PATH AND AN EIGHT FOOT ENHANCED SIDEWALK WILL OCCUR. THEN IT IT MATCHES WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE, NORTH ON HOLFORD ALL THE WAY TO CAMPBELL. SO THAT WOULD BE THE FINAL EXTENT. SO SO GEORGE BUSH DOWN TO 1770. HOLFORD, CORRECT. IS THE IS THE PIECE THAT'S ACTUALLY IN DESIGN CORRECT. THAT'S RIGHT. IT NEEDS A DOTTED LINE FOR FUTURE SOMETHING SIR. YEAH. FAIR POINT.

BECAUSE WHEN I WHEN I SAW THE SOLID LINE, I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE THERE'S A PLAN TO BRING THEM ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE TO SWIG FROM THE SOCCER COMPLEX BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT ON THAT CORNER, AS YOU KNOW. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO, TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING IN DESIGN THERE THAT I WASN'T AWARE OF, BU OKAY, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE THERE. AND WHILE I'M UP HERE, IF I COULD BACK TO COUNCILMAN DUNN'S QUESTION IS, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO CIRCULATE THE THE ADOPTED MASTER PLAN ONE MORE TIME, JUST TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE IT HAD A ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF IDENTIFIED FUTURE PATHWAYS, BOTH ON STREET, OFF STREET SIDE PATHS. SHARROWS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE THING. THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF STUDIES DONE, PARTICULARLY REVOLVING AROUND ACCIDENT DATA, CRASH DATA, INJURY DATA. THERE'S A WHOLE CHAPTER JUST ON THAT TO KIND OF WHEN WE ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS, WE GOT A LOT FROM THE CYCLIST OF GO HERE, DON'T GO THERE. THIS IS WHY. AND SO ALL OF THAT'S INCORPORATED. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD THAT OUT. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. AND MAYBE JUST THAT LINE IS EXTENDED TOO FAR. IF YOU RECALL, YOU REMEMBER FROM THE BOND STUDY COMMITTEE THAT THERE'S HOLFORD SEGMENTS A, B

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AND IT'S IT'S AMAZING. I'VE GONE OUT THERE. I WENT OUT ON FRIDAY TO CENTRAL PARK TO. TOOK OURITTLE DOG OTTO OUT THERE TO THE TO THE DOG PARK. AND THERE WAS, THERE WAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY. I MEAN, THERE WERE PEOPLE ALL OVEVER THE TRAILS, BASEBALLS GOING ON. JUST IT'S A, IT'S A COMPLETE REJUVENATION OF THAT PARK. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING ON IT. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT WHEN WE, WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO CONNECT RICK ODEN TO CENTRAL PARK, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A, OH, A CONNECTION AND A CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THOSE TWO PARKS. THAT'S NEVER BEEN. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY, RLLY NEAT WHEN THAT HAPPENS. AND IF YOU CAN GET THE FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED WITHH THE, WITH THE, WITH THE GOLF PARK, I MEAN, WE'RE JUST GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN THAT CREEK AND IN THERE HAPPENS TO BE IN BETWEEN THAT SEGMENT. AND THEN CENTRAL PARK, YOU HAVE THAT ZONE THAT THAT WE HAVE SOME LAND THAT'S SET ASIDE.

AND ALSO WE HAVE THE VA, WHICH I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A, I THINK IT'S AN ENERGY CENTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT THEY HAVE TO DECIDE AND AGREEMENTS THEY HAVE TO HAVE. HAVE YOU HAVE YOU HAD MUCH CONVERSATION WITH THEM ON US BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE THE TRAIL THROUGH THAT? I HAVE NOT TO DATE. AGAIN. NO, SIR. SINCE THE. THE CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS, IS FOR THEM TO GIVE US PERMISSION TO GO THROUGH THEIR PARCEL STILL IS PREDICATED ON THEIR DESIGN FOR THE FOR THE ENERGY CENTER AND THE BLAST ZONE. SO ONCE THAT'S ONCE THAT'S DETERMINED AND THE EXACT LOCATION THAT WILL TELL US THE PROPERTY THAT'S AVAILABLE TO US TO USE. AND SO WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PROGRESS ON THAT ON THEIR SIDE JUST YET. BUT YOU'RE CORRECT. SO THAT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE WOULD CONNECT UP TO SHILOH. AND THEN WHEN IT WOULD GO DOWN TO WALNUT, ONE OF THE OTHER CHOKE POINTS THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE IS GETTING ANY TYPE OF FACILITY UNDER WALNUT. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM THERE IN THE FLOODPLAIN, SO THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY SOMETHING WE WOULD SEE IN THE FUTURE. AND IF YOU MAY HAVE COVERED IT. BUT I THINK OUT OF THE TOTAL MASTER PLAN, WE'RE PROBABLY WHAT, HIGH 20, LOW 30%? WELL, WE HAD THE OFF STREET TRAILS NUMBER. WE'D HAVE TO GET THE ON STREET, BUT OFF STREET JUST OFF 40%, 40%.

SO NOT BAD IF WE, IF WE HAD THAT CONNECTION THAT GOES THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE GOLF COURSE AND CONNECTS INTO RICHARDSON. RICHARDSON'S BIKE NETWORK IS NOW CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO GARLAND. WE'VE CONNECTED TO MESQUITE ON THE EAST NOW, AND. BUT IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET. WE GET THAT SEGMENT ALL PLANNED. I MEAN, IT REALLY CHANGES THE CHEMISTRY OF ALL OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALONG THERE. ABSOLUTELY. RIGHT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE UPDATE QUESTION BEHIND YOU. ARE THERE ANY PLANS AT ALL FOR CONNECTING THE CREEK? SEGMENT THREE I THINK TO THE CREEK AUDUBON. IF IT'S. IF NOT, THEN WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO. WHAT ARE THOSE PROJECTS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR THE OVERALL. WE HAVE A SERIES OF CONNECTIONS. SO FROM THE DUCK CREEK SEGMENT THREE, YOU SAID. SEGMENT THREE. SO. THAT'S. I WONDER IF I COULD. YES. SO IDEALLY THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE. SO DUCK CREEK SEGMENT THREE IS HERE. YES. DUCK CREEK AUDUBON TRAIL WOULD BE HERE. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IT THROUGH CONNECTED THROUGH A SERIES OF ON STREET TRAILS, WHICH YOUR, YOUR. BUT IDEALLY THERE WOULD BE THIS PORTION OF IS ALL WITHIN DUCK CREEK. IT WOULD BE A. TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE ALMOST ANOTHER FEASIBILITY

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THIS IS ON STREET. CORRECT. FROM THIS BLUE LINE. THIS IS ON STREET. AND THERE'S NOTHING IN THE QUEUE RIGHT NOW TO DEVELOP ANOTHER OFF STREET TRAIL TO CONNECT IT. BUT BETWEEN THAT WOULD TO ME THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IF, IF THERE WAS FUNDING AND WE HAD THIS LINED UP HAVING AN ON STREET ONE FROM THESE TWO BLUE SECTIONS WOULD BE AMAZING. IT'S, IT'S. BUT IT'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING PREDOMINANTLY JUST IN THE CREEK AND COMES INTO PLAY A LOT OF HOME OWNERSHIPS RIGHT ALONG THERE AS WELL. SO WE SHOULD COMPLETION TIMELINE ON THOSE AS AS SHOWN NOW ON THE MAP. THE GO TO THE AUDUBON ONE, RIGHT? SO FOR INSTANCE, THIS DUCK BARN, WE RETURNED THE 90% PLAN SET. THE NEXT ONE WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE IS THE 100% PLAN SET. I ANTICIPATE GETTING THOSE BACK IN ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. AND THEN WE OFTEN WILL BID THESE OUT. SAY AGAIN, WITHIN ABOUT A MONTH WE'LL HAVE THE FINAL PLAN SET. AND THEN AFTER WHICH WE CAN BID FOR CONSTRUCTION. AND USUALLY IT'S ABOUT FOUR TO 4 TO 5 WEEKS OF BID. AND THEN BACK AND FORTH ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH. SO LOOKING AT ACTUALLY GETTING THIS WITH THE FUNDING, IF IT WORKS WITH OUR BUDGET THAT WE HAVE AND EVERYTHING, WE COULD BE GETTING THIS CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN THE FALL FOR THIS START. YES. YEAH. SO WE'RE TALKING DECEMBER, OCTOBER. WELL, PENDING. WE GOT TO GO. WE GOT TO GET THE COMPLETE SET, PUT IT OUT TO BID, GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. AND AS LONG AS THE BUDGETS ALIGN, THAT'S ALWAYS THE CHALLENGE, RIGHT? AS LONG AS THE BUDGETS ALIGN AND WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY TWEAKS, THEN WE CAN PUT IT OUT IN THE FALL. BUT WE DON'T HAVE IT. WE DON'T HAVE A TIME, I WOULD SAY Q4 OF THIS YEAR. OKAY, I SAID. YOU YOU HEAR THAT? YOU AGREE WITH THAT. I'M CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO DISAGREE WITH YOU JUST THROWING ONE. NO, I'M NOT THROWING YOU IN THE BUS. BUT SINCE THEY BROUGHT UP THE BUDGET. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? WE CERTAINLY WILL LOOK AT THAT AT BUDGET TIME. OKAY. WHERE ARE OUR CHALLENGES? RIGHT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH OUR COST ESTIMATE VERSUS WHAT WE HAVE. SO IT'S VERY PROMISING. SO THERE IS FUNDING IDENTIFIED. YES. I JUST I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. I JUST DON'T WANT THAT PIECE TO BE LEFT HANGING. OH NO. AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE'RE STILL YOU STILL THE COUNCIL THEN STILL DISCUSSING DEBATING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT, THAT TRAIL SEGMENT? SURE.

I THINK I'LL DO A SAVE AS ON THIS PRESENTATION. I'LL UPDATE IT AND EVERYTHING. I CAN PRESENT IT AGAIN NEXT TIME. SO. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER MORE THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MARK, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING THROUGHOUT THE CITY REALLY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT YOU'RE DOING DOWN IN DISTRICT THREE, IF YOU WILL, BACK TO THE SLIDE AS IT RELATES TO WINDOWS FOR. OKAY. I'M JUST HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO DO WORK OUT THERE. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE DOING THE PLANNING AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THAT TRAIL THAT I SEE PRESENTLY, IS THAT GOING TO BE HOOKING INTO THE TRAIL COMING OUT OF EASTERN HILLS? YES. RIGHT NOW, PART OF THIS PLAN, IT WOULDN'T, BUT I

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AND THAT ONE SHOULD BE I WOULD THINK IT GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK FOR THAT. I BELIEVE TOMORROW NIGHT YOU'LL SEE THE CONTRACT FOR THE KIMBERLY HORN, WHO WAS SELECTED AS THE DESIGN CONSULTANT. SO THE PROJECT'S MOVING MOVG FORWARD. AND YOU WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST TOMORROW NIGHT PENDING COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT. THANK YOU. YOU JUST. IT'S HAPPENING. YOU JUST MADE MY NIGHT. IT'S HAPPENING. AND TO CLARIFY, THIS ONE. THIS ONE IS JUST A SEGMENT. AGAIN, THESE ARE WITHOUT ANOTHER BOND PROPOSITION. THESE ARE SEGMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY FUNDED. SO ANYTHING IN ADDITION TO THAT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING TO DO THESE ADDITIONAL PIECES. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE MASTER PLAN. IT LAYS IT ALL OUT ALONG THE ENTIRE SHORELINE. IT'S JUST BECOMES A MATTER OF TIMING AND FUNDING. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON TRAILS? I CAN HEAR EVERYONE'S EXCITEMENT FROM THIS WHOLE TRAIL SYSTEM. SO THE ONLY ISSUE IS FINDING THE FUNDING AS USUAL.

BUT I'M THANKFUL FOR THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE TO DATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK

[7. Consider a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreement between the City of Garland and the Developer Group Financing the Reserve at Shiloh Multifamily Project]

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WHEN WE GOT THAT NOTIFICATION, WE SAT DOWN AND MET WITH THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO TRY TO FIND A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A UNIQUE WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY STILL GETS SOME SORT OF BENEFIT OUT OF THIS. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, IF A PROPERTY GOES TAX EXEMPT, WE NO LONGER COLLECT ANY OF THE PROPERTY TAXES ON IT. IN 2025, WE COLLECTED ABOUT $95,000 ON THIS ON THIS PROPERTY BASED OFF OF OUR TAX RATE. SO THE DEAL THAT WE STARTED WORKING ON IS WHAT'S CALLED A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM. AND WHAT THIS BASICALLY MEANS IS IN ORDER TO GET THAT TAX EXEMPTION, IF THIS COUNCIL AGREES, WE WILL SUPPORT THE PROJECT, BUT THE COMPANY WILL OWE US THE AMOUNT OF TAXES THAT WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED IF IT WAS TAXABLE. AND IN FACT, WE NEGOTIATED IT UP A LITTLE HIGHER. LIKE I MENTIONED, IT WAS $95,000 ON THE TAX ROAD.

RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'VE KIND OF AGREED TO IN CONCEPT IS $120,000 PAYMENT THAT ESCALATES 3.5% PER YEAR. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE IN THIS RESOLUTION, IF Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL DO AGREE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT, IS THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE IS ONE, THE PAYMENT OF 120,000 WITH THIS ESCALATION CONTINUES. AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE TAX EXEMPTION, NO MATTER WHAT, IF THEY FAIL TO MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS, G H, C WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE THE TAX EXEMPTION. AND THIS THIS TAX EXEMPTION NEEDS TO GO WITH THE LAND, MEANING IF IT'S ASSIGNED OR SOLD, THESE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES WILL FOLLOW WITH THAT.

AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO THOSE ITEMS. CONCEPTUALLY, THEY ARE ON A TIME CRUNCH WITH THIS PROJECT AND WHAT THEY WHAT THE RESOLUTION YOU WILL SEE TOMORROW NIGHT IS, IS REALLY JUST FOR YOU TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT AT A FUTURE DATE.

ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THE GARLAND HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AGREEMENTS AND THE OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT ARE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO BE IN THIS THREE PARTY RELATIONSHIP PUT T TOGETH, BUT BASED OFF OF THESE PARAMETERS. AND SO THE PARAMETERS ARE, AS WE'RE NOT MOVING OFF THE $120,000 WITH THE 3.5% ESCALATION, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAND IF IT'S SOLD OR ASSIGNED. AND IF THE PAYMENT IS NOT MADE, THE TAX EXEMPTION GOES AWAY. SO WHAT THAT DOES IS PROTECT US TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING OUR VERSION OR OUR IN LIEU OF TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT. AND IT ALSO ALLOWS THIS PROJECT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS FOR ALL THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES. SO THE COUNTY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ETC. AND WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL START WITH DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM MOTT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF ALL THE ANGLES OF OF HOW THIS NEEDED TO BE STRUCTURED. AND THIS IS KIND OF A REMINDER FOR THE COUNCIL THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES IN DISTRICT EIGHT TO BE BUILT IN A LONG TIME. AND IT TOOK A LOT FOR IT TO GET TO COME INTO FRUITION. AND WE AND PART OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS THE TRAIL SYSTEM EARLIER. AND THERE'S A LARGE PARCEL OF LAND THAT WE, THAT WE ACQUIRED FROM THE DEVELOPER IN LIEU OF, I BELIEVE IT WAS TREE MITIGATION FEES. AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM QUITE A BIT. AND BUT THEY'VE ALSO BEEN A GOOD PARTNER. THEY'VE BUILT, THEY'VE BUILT A PROJECT. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET OUR PIECE OF THE TAX REVENUE, SO TO SPEAK. AND I'M COMPLETELY IN FAVOR OF SOMETHING OF THIS PARTICULAR.

WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED. BUT IT'S INTERESTING. I HADN'T EXPECTED IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN CLOSE ON THEIR NUMBERS. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT THEY ARE. THANK YOU SIR.

MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK. YOU SAID THIS IS SENIOR LIVING OR IS THIS SENIOR LIVING? NO, I DON'T

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THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMEMBER BASS THANK YOU. THANK YOU MATT. SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE THE ELEPHANT THAT'S NOT IN THE ROOM. SO BECAUSE IF WE JUST LOOK AT THE PERSPECTIVE PRESENTED HERE FROM, FROM THEIR, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE NOT LOSING ANYTHING. AND THE, YOU KNOW, PRESENTED HERE JUST WITH THIS INFORMATION, THEY'RE NOT GAINING ANYTHING. BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GAINING BY HAVING A TAX EXEMPT STATUS? BECAUSE WE'RE STILL COLLECTING OURS. WHO'S NOT COLLECTING THEIRS? AND WHAT KIND OF CONTROL DO THEY HAVE OVER THIS DECISION? WHO WOULD NOT BE COLLECTING IT? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY TAXING ENTITY IN TOWN. WE ONLY MAKE UP ABOUT 30% OF THE TAX BILL. SO YOU WERE TALKING YOU WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE COUNTY, DALLAS COLLEGE AND PARKLAND. OKAY. AND THEN WHAT CONTROL DO THEY HAVE OVER THIS ABILITY TO GET TAX EXEMPT STATUS BY BEING UNDER GFK? VERY LITTLE CONTROL. OKAY. SO WE STILL WE STILL HOLD THE HOLD ALL THE CARDS ON THIS. CORRECT. OKAY. AND THE BENEFIT TO THEM FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT IT WITH ONLY THIS INFORMATION, YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, THOSE GUYS AREN'T BENEFITING ANYTHING BY DOING THIS. BUT IN ACTUALITY, THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOW SAVING 70% ON THEIR TAX. CORRECT. AND THOSE WHO CONTROL THAT DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER WHAT WE DO WITH GFK. CORRECT. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO GET ALL THAT OUT THERE IN CASE ANYBODY WAS WONDERING WHERE THE REST OF THE MONEY GOES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER DENTON. DO THEY OWN THAT LAND INCENTIVES IN THAT GREEN SPACE? YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DO BELIEVE THEY DO. I WOULD HAVE TO VERIFY THAT AND CAN GET THAT INFORMATION. BUT YES, I DO BELIEVE THEY DO. OKAY. SO THE ONLY REASON WHY I ASK IS ONE IS. THE WEIRDEST THING. LIKE IT'S JUST DEAD SPACE. BUT IF THEY DO OWN THAT, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE GUIDE THEM? COULD THEY MAKE MAKE THAT BECOME SOMETHING PROFITABLE? LIKE, SO LIKE, LET ME HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF KIND OF, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I DON'T KNOW, I'LL, I'LL DEFINITELY, YEAH, I'LL REACH OUT TO THEM TO SEE WHAT ANY PLANS THEY HAVE WITH IT AND OBVIOUSLY BE ABLE TO SAY THAT YES, WE ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE BECAUSE I AGREE, IT'S JUST KIND OF A BLANK SPACE IN FRONT. YEAH. IT'S VERY IT'S BECAUSE IT'S SO I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S SO FAR SET BACK, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME NICE RETAIL OF SOME SORT. OKAY. LIKE JUST MAKE IT BENEFICIAL INSTEAD OF JUST SO ODD, ESPECIALLY IF THEY OWN IT WHERE THEY CAN HELP GET THEMSELVES OUT OF SOME DEBT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? AND THEY COULD TAKE DOWN THEIR FEATHERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WAS JUST SITTING HERE KIND OF THINKING TO MYSELF, HOW IN THE WORLD IS THIS COMPANY GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY 120,000 PLUS 3.5% WHEN THEY'RE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO JUST PAY THE 95? BUT WITH GFK STEPPING IN AND MAKING IT TAX EXEMPT, THAT ACTUALLY MAKES IT TAX EXEMPT ACROSS THE BOARD. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY SAVING MONEY AS A RESULT OF DOING THAT. THANK YOU, JEFF, FOR BRINGING THAT OUT BECAUSE I'M KIND OF THINKING IT'S LIKE WE'RE GETTING OURSELVES IN A BIGGER HOLE HERE. BUT NO, IT'S HELPING THEM. IT'S GOING TO HELP US ALSO. SO THANK

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[ ANNOUNCE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LUCK, THEN I WOULD LIKE COMMUNITY SERVICE T TO WORK ON THE NATIVE LAWN PROGRAM WITH CODE. BRIAN MORRIS AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT PREVIOUSLY. WE JUST HAVEN'T MADE ANYTHING LIKE OFFICIAL, SO I'D LIKE TO DO THAT. OKAY. AND SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM LOOK THEN AUDIT COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF STREET LIGHTS THAT WE HAVE HIT. AND IF WE HAVE FILED ON THEIR INSURANCE AND HOW FRUITFUL THAT IS FOR US OR NOT, IS THAT AUDIT OR. TIM PUBLIC SAFETY, I DON'T KNOW, WHOEVER IT WOULD BE INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY. WE'LL LET THE CITY MANAGER DECIDE WHAT'S THE BEST LOCATION FOR THAT ONE. OKAY, SO TIM'S OKAY. IT IS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GETTING HIT BY MOBILITY.Y. SO REALLY JUT MAKING STUFF UP. YEAH. AND THEN OKAY, SO MAYOR PRO TEM LIKES A SECOND ON THAT ONE. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE WOULD ACTUALLY BE AUDIT. I WOULD LIKE AN AUDIT OF OUR CITY SLASH FOUNDATION OWNED PROPERTY, LAND AND BUILDING WITH KIND OF LIKE A, SO THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF LIKE, WHAT DO WE HAVE PLANS FOR? WHAT'S JUST SITTING THERE? WHAT IS FORGOTTEN? LIKE PROPERTY? LIKE BOTH LIKE ACTUAL, LIKE PHYSICAL BUILDING AND VACANT LAND. DO YOU WANT AN AUDIT OR JUST A REPORT ON THOSE ITEMS? I MEAN, WHATEVER IT WOULD NEED TO BE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR STAFF TO PRESENT ANNVENTORY, I CAN GET THAT. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD NEED TO AUDIT THAT AT THIS TIME, BUT I'M HAPPY TO BRING THAT TO BACK TO COUNCIL OR TO COMMITTEE WITH THAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR YOU. OKAY.

AND THEN SECOND ON THAT ONE, LUCK. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW THE PROCESS ON GETTING ME AN ITEM. IF YOU THINK OF SOMETHING IN THE MEANTIME. AND THEN WITH THAT AT

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