[***PRE-MEETING / EXECUTIVE SESSION***] [00:00:15] WELCOME TO OUR FEBRUARY 3RD TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING WORKSTATION. THIS WILL BE A FAIRLY BRIEF MEETING SO WE ARE STARTING A FEW MINUTES LATER THAN NOR NORMAL. WE WILL START WITH OUR MINUTES -- WE ARE NOT STARTING WITH THE MINUTES. NUMBER TEN IS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR DRAINAGE AND LIGHTING FOR IRRIGATION INSTALLATION AND REPAIRS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 300,000 ANNUALLY. ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR ANTI- SPRINKLER BID? NUMBER 11 IS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE MUSTANG PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,164,000. THIS IS WITH HOA DISCUSSIONS. ANY COMMENTS? MOVING ONTO AN OPERATIVE, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH AKSYS CONTRACTING FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,788,121.70. >> IS THIS FROM JOSIE ALL THE WAY TO KELLY? >> IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BEST A COUPLE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD. >> I HAD A QUESTION WITH ACCOMMODATING THE TRUCKS. IS THAT ONE-WAY OR TWO-WAY? >> WE HAVEN'T WORKED THAT OUT IN DETAIL YET. WE USUALLY GET A CONTRACTOR BEFOREHAND AND SEE WHAT THEY THINK IS BEST BUT WE WILL ALSO INCLUDE WHAT WE FEEL IS BEST WHETHER THAT IS ONE WAY OR WE TAKE CHUNKS AT A TIME. WE WILL DETERMINE AS BEST WE CAN HOW WE WILL DO THIS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE START BLOCKING THINGS OFF. TRAFFIC CONTROL IN AND OF ITSELF IS INCLUDED BUT NOT SPECIFIC CONTROL. >> DO WE DESIGN THE ROADS LIKE THAT THAT WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE THICKER? >> YES. >> SO OUR HEAVY INTENSE TRAFFIC AREAS ARE DESIGNED TO BE THICKER? >> YES OFTEN TIMES THAT IS TAKING TO 11 AND 12 INCHES. IT IS THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY. I THINK YOU SHOULD GET IT STARTED UP BY THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. >> NO WORRIES. AGAIN, BY THE END OF SUMMER DO YOU THINK WE WILL BE DONE? >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IS. I BELIEVE IT IS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 MONTHS. THAT IS CONTINGENT UPON THE CONTRACT. WE WILL DO ALL THAT WE CAN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GRILL YOU WITH THE TOUGH ONES. [00:05:01] >> NO IT'S OKAY. NUMBER 13 IS CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH STEELE AND FREEMAN INC. FOR THE FIRE STATION SIX PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,722,050. WE ARE ALL EXCITED TO HAVE THIS. >> DO YOU KNOW THE TIMEFRAME FOR THIS? >> ABOUT A YEAR. THEY SHOULD START CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN IT SHOULD BE A 12 TO 14 MONTH CONSTRUCTION TIME. >> NUMBER 14 IS CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO WITH RATLIFF HARDSCAPE FOR THE PLANO PARKWAY PARK PHASE TWO PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT OF $46,034.50 FOR A REVISED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $965,964.50. >> THIS INCLUDES SOD FOR PHASE ONE AS WELL. >> YES IT INCLUDES THE SIDE FOR PHASE ONE. FOR PHASE ONE, WE PUT THAT OUT. WE REGROUPED AND THEY REQUESTED SOD FOR THE WHOLE PART. SO WE WILL USE THAT TO SOD THE ENTIRE PARK. >> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR FINANCES. IS PHASE TWO AND PHASE I TOGETHER? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE CUMULATIVE IS? >> FROM THE VILLAGE OF PARK I WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT NUMBER TOGETHER. >> OKAY THANK YOU. I REMEMBER WE CAN ONLY AFFORD TO DO PHASE ONE. SHUTTLE ITEM 15, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR BOND PROPOSITIONS TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND DAY OF MAY 20206 IN THE CITY OF CARROLLTON. THIS IS OUR BOND PROJECTS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> WOULD RECEIVE THE ACTUAL WORDING OF THIS? >> I THINK THAT IS WHEN THE BALLOTS ARE DONE. SO THE 25TH. >> AND WE WILL ALSO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 3RD TO ELECT A MAYOR AND COUNCIL PLACED TWO, FOUR AND SIX. NUMBER 17 IS CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARROLLTON SUPPORTING THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSIONS DART BOARD GOVERNANCE RECOMMENDATIONS PURSUANT TO THE TRANSIT TWO-POINT OH INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. ITEM 18 IS THE PUBLIC FORUM WHERE WE WILL GET PUBLIC COMMENT FROM CITIZENS. WE ALSO HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBERS HERE. WELCOME. [***WORKSESSION***] >> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MICHAEL I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METROCREST AREA CHAMBER AND I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE ARE DOING AND A REBRAND. I'M GOING TO DIVE RIGHT IN AND IF YOU GUYS NEED TO INTERRUPT ME I DON'T MIND. WHO WE ARE TODAY, WE ARE OBVIOUSLY THE METROCREST AREA CHAMBER. WE STILL SERVE 500 PLUS MEMBER BUSINESSES. I WANT [00:10:10] TO POINT OUT OUR MISSION STATEMENT, OUR VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VALUES. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH WE DID NOT HAVE A SET OF VALUES AS A CHAMBER UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN THE BOARD DECIDED ON CORE VALUES THAT OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE BUSINESS GROWTH, CONVENED LEADERS AND CHAMPION A STRONGER COMMUNITY. OUR VISION IS TO BE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE METROCREST REGION. WE WANT PEOPLE TO VIEW US AS THE PLACE TO GO TO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT STARTING A NEW BUSINESS, GROWING YOUR BUSINESS, RELOCATING YOUR BUSINESS. WHEREVER IT IS. AND OUR CORE VALUES. INTEGRITY, INNOVATION, EXCELLENCE AND ADVOCACY. NO PARTICULAR ORDER, THEY ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT TO US. FIRST I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE REBRAND BECAUSE THE QUESTION IS WHY. WHY BRREBRAND? AFTER WE BECAME METROCREST 1983 WHEN THEY WE'RE PREVIOUSLY INCORPORATED IN 1968 THEY WE'RE THE NORTHWEST DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND A YEAR LATER THEY BECAME THE NORTHWEST DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHICH WAS A LOT MORE ACCURATE AT THE TIME BUT STILL LEFT OFF A BIG CHUNK OF CARROLLTON. IT WASN'T UNTIL 1983 THAT THE CHAMBERS SPENT $50,000 ON A CONSULTANT TO COME IN AND COME UP WITH A NAME AND THE NAME AT THE TIME WHERE THE WE'RE THE CREST OF THE METROPLEX. AMI HERE THAT WE ARE NO LONGER THE CREST, WE ARE THE CENTER NOW. THAT IS WHERE THE NAME CAME FROM. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CLEAR HISTORY ON WHERE THE OLD LOGO AND COLOR SCHEME CAME FROM. I THINK AT ONE TIME THE COLORS SORT OF TIED TO THE DIFFERENT CDS BUT IF YOU ASK MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY THE BLUE IS ADDISON, THE GREEN IS OLIVE BRANCH IN ARATUS FARMERS BRANCH AND THERED IS CAE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION, A LOT OF BUSINESSES STARTED CALLING THEMSELVES METROCREST, A LOT OF STREET CHANGES. THAT WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST POINT OF CONFUSION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OLD NAME BADGES YOU JUST SAW METROCREST. YOU DIDN'T SEE THE NAMES OF THE CITIES UNDER THAT AND WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CONFUSED ABOUT IF WE WE'RE METRO SERVICES. THAT IS KIND OF WHERE THE CONVERSATION STARTED. THE BRANDING, IF YOU ASK THE MARKETING EXPERT IS NOT GREAT. IT IS CHALLENGING TO PUT THAT ON DIFFERENT THINGS BECAUSE THE COLORING DID NOT WORK. AND IT DIDN'T REALLY IDENTIFY WHO WE WE'RE AND WHAT PEOPLE COVERED. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION AND WE BROUGHT IN THE TEAM, THE TASK FORCE WAS FORMED. WE HAD MARKETING EXPERTS ON THE TASK FORCE, BUSINESS OWNERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, LARGE BUSINESS OWNERS. WE GOT THAT HISTORY, THAT'S HOW I LEARNED WHERE THE NAME CAME FROM. IT'S INTERESTING SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS AS WE DELVE INTO THE HISTORY THERE WE'RE SOME ON THE TASK FORCE THAT WANTED TO GET RID OF METROCREST ALTOGETHER AND GO BACK TO NORTHWEST DALLAS CHAMBERS [00:15:01] OF COMMERCE. WE HAVE ONE SUGGESTION THAT WAS NORTH TEXAS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY BOLD BUT I LIKED THAT. I THINK PEOPLE THINK I HAVE A REPUTATION OF COMING IN AND SUCKING UP OTHER CHAMBERS. WE HAD A GOOD HISTORY LESSON ON WHERE METRO CON CREST CAME FROM. IF YOU SAW THE SOCIAL MEDIA THERE IS A BIG CHANGE COMING. WE DIDN'T REALLY TELL ANYBODY OUTSIDE OF THE TASK FORCE AND THE BOARD AND I STARTED GETTING MESSAGES ABOUT SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. ULTIMATELY HE CAME IN WITH A METROCREST AREA CHAMBERS AND WE TWEAKED IT TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE. PEOPLE NOW SEE THE WORDS AREA CHAMBER AND IT IS DIFFERENT. IT IS AN AREA, IT'S NOT A DISTINCT LOCATION OR STREET AND 33% OF OUR MEMBERS AREN'T IN EITHER CITY. CARROLLTON HAS ABOUT 37 MEMBERSHIP. WE DISCUSSED METROCREST REGIONAL CHAMBERS AND WE DO NOT WANT TO FIGHT WITH DRC, SO THAT IS HOW WE ENDED UP WITH METROCREST AREA CHAMBER. WE STILL HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES. WHAT DO YOU SEE? NECKTIES, THE M, I HAD SOMEONE SAY THEY SEE AN UMBRELLA. SO WE WANTED TO KEEP SOME OF THOSE THINGS. IT'S STILL A M. SOMETHING'S CHANGED LIKE OUR COLOR SCHEME AND OUR BRANDING BULLET STAYED THE SAME IS OUR CORE MISSION, OUR PURPOSE. WE ARE STILL COMMITTED TO CARROLLTON AND ALL THREE OF OUR CITIES. WE WILL FOCUS ON BUSINESS SUCCESS. A SINGLE WORK FROM HOME INDIVIDUAL ALL THE WAY UP TO A HUGE CORPORATION. THOSE THINGS ALL STATUS SAME. ULTIMATELY THE NEW BRAND HELPS WITH SOME CONFUSION AND EXPLAINS WHO WE ARE AND ENHANCES CREDIBILITY, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNGER GENERATIONS WHO ARE LOOKING AT COLOR SCHEMES. BETTER ALIGNMENT, I THINK AREA REALLY ALIGNS WHO WE ARE AND GIVES US A STRONGER FOUNDATION AND POSITION FOR COLLABORATION. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, WHEN I GO TO OFFSET TO TESTIFY AND I REPRESENT, NOW WHEN I SAY METROCREST AREA IT SOUNDS BIGGER, AND THAT HELPS WITH ADVOCACY. WE ARE FOCUSED ON THIS ENTIRE AREA FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE CAN TELL OUR ENTIRE STORY IN AREA IN GREATER CONFIDENCE NOW. I FEEL BETTER. I LIKE THE NAME TAG AND I LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS. SOME OF OUR STRATEGIC [00:20:01] AREAS, WE STILL HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN AND WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT. WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY THROUGH A LOT OF THAT. WE WANTED TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY SIGNING ON TO LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND THAT LEGISLATION. TESTIFYING AND REACHING OUT TO OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS AND ADVOCATING FOR MEMBERS EVEN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. IF THEY HAVE AN ISSUE OR THEY DON'T KNOW WHO TO GO TO A LOT OF TIMES I WANT TO EXPAND, SO HELPING THEM FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE. WE WANT THEM ALL TO KNOW WHO WE ARE BECAUSE YOU ARE A PART OF US. DR. HOPKINS, PRESIDENT OF BROOKHAVEN CAMPUS IS PRESIDENT OF MY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND SHE IS LOOKING TO EXPAND SOME OF THAT. LOTS OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE ALIGNING PROGRAMS WITH THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF SUPPORTING BUSINESS. IN THE CHAMBERS INDUSTRY WE HAVE A PHRASE WHERE YOU CAN BE A 3P CHAMBER OR A RECEIPT T 3C CHAMBER. THE 3C CHAMBER IS A CATALYST FOR STRONGER COMMUNITY IN A CATALYST FOR BUSINESS GROWTH. SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT 80 TO 85%. WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO SUPPORT THEM AND THAT IS OUR LOCAL WHAT YOU ENVISION WHEN YOU THINK SMALL BUSINESS. IN OUR MINDS, THE SMALL MOM-AND-POP SHOPS ARE THE CORE 80 TO 85%. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE STARTED DOING TO LUNCH AND LEARNS. WE ARE DOING TO A MONTH NOW AND THEY ARE FREE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND RECHARGE NONMEMBERS TO COME AND WE ARE FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. WE HAVE ONE COMING UP SOON TALKING ABOUT HOW BUSINESSES WORK AND ARE ABLE TO MAKE MONEY. IN THIS WHEN WE ARE ADDING A STATE OF EDUCATION EVENT AND THIS IS SOMEWHAT LIKE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE WILL HAVE A PANEL WITH OUR THREE ATTENDANTS. WHILE THE PANEL DISCUSSES, WE ARE GOING TO BRING IN A SPEAKER TO TALK ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW MEMBERS IN THAT SPACE AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM. BRINGING SOMEBODY IN FROM THE STATE LEVEL TO TALK ABOUT POLICY AT THE STATE LEVEL. THAT IS GOING TO BE IN MAY AND WE ARE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS TO THAT NOW. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU GUYS, OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND WE ARE HERE FOR WHATEVER YOU NEED, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES OR IF YOU JUST NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO. SHARING BUSINESS INSIGHT AS WE LEARN FROM OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. [00:25:06] YOU ALL WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION EARLIER ABOUT DART. TWO OF OUR CITIES HAVE AN ELECTION IN MAY AND WE ARE GOING TO CREATE A RESOURCE PAGE WHERE WE PUT INFORMATION FROM DARTS AND EACH OF THE CDS ABOUT WHAT YOUR POSITION IS. WE ARE GOING TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND WE WILL ALSO DO A SURVEY OF OUR MEMBERS. WHATEVER IT IS THAT IT IS. WE ARE JUST GOING TO CREATE THE QUESTIONS AND ASK THAT. AND THAT IS IT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS TO BE A PRACTICAL PARTNER. WHETHER YOU HAVE LARGE BUSINESSES OR A MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THE LOGO LOOKS GREAT. >> HOW WILL THE SUCCESS OF THE REBRAND BE MEASURED OVER THE 12 TO 14 MONTHS? >> WE DON'T MEASURE IT IN TERMS OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS. I THINK SUCCESS WILL BE THE REACTION THAT WE GET FROM THE PUBLIC. I HAVEN'T HEARD A SINGLE NEGATIVE COMMENT. INCREASING AWARENESS OF WHERE WE ARE I THINK IS ALL THINGS THAT WE WILL GET IT AND USED A METRIC OF THAT. >> THE FIRST IS THE SMALL BUSINESS FOCUSED THAT YOU HAVE. HOW SMALL DO YOU GO? WE HAVE A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES. THE SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS IN REGARDS TO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND OF THOSE WHO CAN PROVIDE THE SERVICES. ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE A CHANGE IN THE DIVERSITY PORTION, HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THE MEMBERS? >> THE FIRST QUESTION ON HOW SMALL WE GO, IF THEY WANT TO JOIN THE CHAMBERS THEY CAN. WE'VE HAD LOTS OF SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP'S. ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS WE HAVE A TIER SYSTEM AND OUR BOTTOM TIER IS ONLY 3.75 A YEAR. IF THAT IS TOO MUCH THEN MAYBE JOINING THE CHAMBERS ISN'T THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I WOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE IF SOMEBODY CAME IN AND SAID I JUST STARTED SELLING THIS ONLINE CAN I COME IN AND DO THIS? PROBABLY NOT. LET'S GET SOME SUCCESS FIRST. AS FAR AS OPPORTUNITIES I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTIONS AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AND SHARE AND REACH OUT. MEMBERS CAN LOGIN AND CREATE AN RFP. SOMETIMES I GET THEM FROM THE CD, SOMETIMES FROM THE COUNTY OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE DO MAKE OUR MEMBERS ARE AWARAWARE WHENEVER WE SEE THOSE KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES. >> HOW HAS IT BEEN INCORPORATING THE CHAMBERS AND IF YOU COULD GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY. IS THERE A QUARTERLY TYPE OF SEQUENCING? >> THE FARMERS BRANCH CHAMBERS, THERE IS ABOUT 260 MEMBERS AND ABOUT 60 [00:30:04] OF THEM ARE ALREADY IN THE METROCREST CHAMBERS AT THE TIME. OF THE OTHER 200 OR SO, A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR MEMBERS WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND IN THEIR DUES THAT WE SAID NO. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER FROM FARMERS BRANCH AND METROCREST BUT THERE IS STILL A LARGE NUMBER THAT STAYED. I THINK WE ARE STILL GROWING IN ALL THREE CITIES SO WE ARE DOING GOOD. AS FAR AS PAGEANTS AND PARADES WE STILL HAVE THE TOURNAMENT. THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS AND THEY CHANGE FROM BUSINESS FORM TO METROCREST AND THAT THEY STILL HAVE QUARTERLY EVENTS. TWO OF THOSE EVENTS, THE FIRST ONE WHO HAPPENS TOMORROW AFTERNOON IS A HAPPY HOUR SOCIAL. THEY WILL DO ANOTHER SOCIAL IN OCTOBER AND IN APRIL A HALF DAY CONFERENCE. IN JULY WE WILL DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WHICH IS A LUNCHEON. THOSE WILL HAPPEN QUARTERLY IF YOU CAN IMAGINE HOSTING A LUNCHEON AND HOLDING A LUNCHEON AND PLANNING. IT IS COSTLY AND THAT THE NUMBERS ARE STARTING TO DWINDLE. >> I WAS ALWAYS CONCERNED TO SEE TO CHAMBERS OVERLAPPING. YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T GET A WARNING. I ASSISTED THE POSITION IN OCTOBER OF 2023 WHILE I WAS ON A TRIP TO ITALY. CAME BACK AND WAS ASKED TO ATTEND THE MEETING. IT'S KIND OF FUN WHEN I'M AROUND MY PEERS'. IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR US AND I THINK THEM AS WELL. >> WELL WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN. IT IS ULTIMATELY ABOUT THE MEMBERSHIP SO HOWEVER WE CAN BE PARTNERS AND TO HELP, LET US KNOW. >> ABSOLUTELY AND I DO HAVE A LITTLE BOOK FOR YOU. >> ARE A COUNCIL WE ARE COUNSELE MOVING ON SIDE OF NUMBER FOUR RECEIVING AN UPDATE FROM THE DART COMMITTEE REGARDING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AND GOVERNANCE. WE RECEIVED A GENERAL MOBILITY FUND AND A TEXT REINVESTMENT. THESE ARE TWO RESPONSES FROM THE DART BOARD TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY HEARD DURING THE LAST LEGISLATION. ONE OF THEM WAS FUNDING AND THE SECOND WAS GOVERNANCE. THESE TWO DOCUMENTS WE'RE CIRCULATED. THERE WAS A RED LINE THAT ARE REALLY AT A STAFF TO STAFF LEVEL RIGHT NOW. THERE IS NO ACTION. THIS IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT STAFF ARE WORKING WITH THEIR STAFF TO REDLINE. >> SO ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT ALL MANAGERS DISCUSSED TOGETHER WITH DART FOR THE FIRST TO THE CITY. THE ONLY CHANGE [00:35:01] THAT AARON AND I MADE TO THE AGREEMENT BASED ON THE COMMENTS WAS TAKING OUT THAT IF THE CITY EVER ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO WITHDRAW THAT THE CITY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS. IT WASN'T LIKE IF IT ADOPTS A RESOLUTION BUT THEN IT FAILS IT IS UNILATERAL. SO THAT SENTENCE WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE DOCUMENT. >> HISTORICALLY WHAT HAPPENED IS THERE WAS A GROUP OF CITY MANAGERS AND WE GOT TOGETHER AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TIME FOCUSED ON FINDING A WAY TO CREATE A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. FOR US SPECIFICALLY IN CARROLLTON WE WOULD DESIGNATE AN AREA FOR TRANSIENT LIKE TRINITY MILLS AND INCREMENTALLY AS THERE IS SALES TAX IT WILL REPRESENT SALES TAX GROWTH OVER TIME IN THEN CAPTURE THAT VERY WELL IN IOA AND SENT THAT OUT TO THE CITIES AND NONE OF THE CITIES ASSIGNED IT BECAUSE THERE WAS A CLAUSE THAT INCLUDED THAT BASICALLY YOU COULD NEVER EVER TAKE LEGISLATIVE ACTION YOU COULD NEVER EVER HAVE AN ELECTION OR INTO ANY OF THESE THINGS. SO RESTRICTED BACK TO THE INTENTIONS THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAME UP WITH AND IT IS A REAL BENEFIT FOR THOSE CDS TO HAVE THIS IN THE TRANSIT AREAS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST MONEY. WE SENT IT TO THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE TO LET THEM KNOW WE ARE IN FAVOR OF HAVING A CHAIR WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED. >> AND IT IS GOING TO BE A SUBJECT FOR THE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE AS PART OF THE DART BOARD. THESE ARE THE SAME TO AISLEWAYS DISTRIBUTED BACK IN THE FALL. NO CD HAS SIGNED IT AS PRESENTED TO US BACK IN OCTOBER SO WE TOOK A PEN TO REDLINE AND WHAT WOULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BRING TO COUNSEL. IF DART AGREES WITH SOME OF THE RED LREDLINES IT WILL BE A FUTURE GYM ITEM ITEM. THAT WAS THE FUNDING SIDE OF IT. THE ACTION SIDE IS A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION JOINT MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE, ALSO SINCE OCTOBER. THE NEXT READOUT WITH THE CITY MANAGERS WAS LAST WEEK. THE CURRENT THINKING AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE BOARD TODAY, THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM STANDPOINT OF POPULATION OR SALES TAX PAY. GOING BACK TO THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE SENATE BILL BASICALLY QUOTES THAT EVERY CITY GETS A VOTE. WHERE WE THINK THIS READOUT WILL LAND US THAT DART WILL DROP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 43%. EVERY CITY WILL HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND THEIR VOTES WILL BE WEIGHTED BASED ON THEIR POPULATION. FROM CARROLLTON PERSPECTIVE, TODAY WE HAVE BASED ON OUR POPULATION .77 PERSONS REPRESENTING. [00:40:01] BASED ON THE MOST RECENT ESTIMATES, WE SHOULD BEAT BE UP .8 BUT STY DALLAS STILL MAINTAIN RETENTION. ULTIMATELY THEY HAVE DECIDED WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE PRORATION THE WAY IT IS. THE CHALLENGE IS FOR DOUG AND US IS THAT WE DON'T SEE THAT SIDE. THIS RESOLUTION THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE NODDING THEIR HEAD ON, DURING THE MOST RECENT MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER READOUT IS BASICALLY THAT EVERYONE GETS A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND EVERYONE GETS A PRORATED VOTE. OUR VOTE WOULD COUNT FOR 1.5 OUT OF A TOTAL OF 20. THAT IS ULTIMATELY THE UPDATE. THE NEXT READOUT, THE POINT IS THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. ULTIMATELY THEIR FEEDBACK TO CD MANAGEMENT STAFF IS -- THERE WAS A LOT OF MIXED FEEDBACK BUT ULTIMATELY THE CONSENSUS AROUND THE WORKSTATION WAS ON A FIVE TO FOUR VOTE THEY AGREED TO EXPLORE WHERE DALLAS WOULD HAVE LESS CONTROL OF THE DART BOARD AND DROP BELOW 50%. THE NEXT READOUT IS ON THE 12TH AND WE WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU. WITH ALL OF THE NOISE ON THE MARKET WE ARE LOOKING FOR -- DALLAS AT 40% AND OUR VOTE WOULD COUNT FOR ABOUT FIVE TO 6% OF THE TOTAL WHICH IS GENERALLY IN LINE WITH THE SALES TAX. THIS ACTION IS TO SUPPORT A GOODWILL RESOLUTION UNTIL THE FINAL SEATING IS APPROVED. THE OBJECTIVE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS THAT ALL CITIES WOULD APPROVE A RESOLUTION CONSISTENT WITH THE FINAL COUNTS FROM THE FTC AND HAVE THAT SIGNED AND AFFECTED BY ALL OF THE COUNCILS AND PROVIDE IT TO ALL OF THE LEGIS LEGISLATORS. MAY I JUST SAY I APPRECIATE THE NEGOTIATION AND THE EFFORTS. >> WAS THE OTHER MEMBER CITIES IN THE PROCESS OF BEING VOTED OUT? ARE THEY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE PERCENTAGES AND THE AVERAGES? >> THE CHALLENGES THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES THAT HAVE CALLED HIM ELECTION. INSTEAD OF NAMING THAT EXACT TABLE BECAUSE THEY IT CAN CHANGE OVER TIME, THE PARAMETERS ARE NO ONE CITY HAS MAJORITY AND EVERYONE HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE. NOT A FULL VOTE. WE KEPT IT BROAD LIKE THAT BECAUSE I THINK PERCENTAGES WILL CHANGE OVER TIME AND I THINK AFTER MAY IT MAY CHANGE AGAIN. I THINK DALLAS WOULD AGREE TO THIS. IT'S HARD TO SAY BUT I THINK THE OTHER TOASTED USER AGREE NO ONE CITY SHOULD HAVE MAJORITY. SO THEY [00:45:07] DESERVE TO BE REPRESENTED. >> OURS IS A FRACTION OF WHAT PLANO IS. IT'S ALL RELATIVE BUT IT'S ALL A FULL PENNY. IN OUR CASE YOU WILL RECALL FROM THIS STUDY $47 MILLION FROM THE SALES TAX AND WE OWE ABOUT $10 MILLION FOR SUBSIDY. WHERE WE ARE AT ON THIS IS WE BELIEVE ADDRESSING THIS THROUGH THE TWO I AOA'S WILL BE A BIG STEP FORWARD. >> SO IT IS NOT A BIG SPECIFIC. >> WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE LARGER AREA, CARROLLTON THINKS GOVERNANCE IS IMPORTANT AND WE ARE WILLING TO WORK TO RESOLVE THIS. FIRST THE ACTION IS THE GOODWILL RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THIS. >> WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR IS WHY WON'T YOU ALL COME UP WITH A PLAN TOGETHER AT HOME THAT YOU AGREE UPON WHICH I THINK WE GOT REALLY CLOSE AS 13 CITIES WE ALL AGREE ON THESE PARAMETERS BUT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD JOINTLY BY RESOLUTION SAYING WE ALL AGREE. >> THE TO AISLEWAYS IF YOU MODELED IT FORWARD, THE 5% GENERAL MOBILITY FUND THAT IS A BIG IF FOR THE BOARD TO EXAMINE. AND RE- IMPLEMENTING SALES TAX IS BACK IN CARROLLTON, THAT ULTIMATELY DRIVES OUR PENNY DOWN TO ABOUT 80%. SUBJECT TO MODELS THAT IS FINALIZED FORWARD BUT THAT IS THE DIRECTION WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE. WE THINK TAKING THIS STEP AND MOORE IMPORTANTLY THE GOVERNANCE IS THE FIRST STEP. >> I DEFINITELY SUPPORT ASKING FOR THAT CONSIDERATION AGAIN. >> ABSOLUTELY AND WE BUILT A GARAGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS MORE OF A GOODWILL RESOLUTION. >> WITH THAT THAT TAKES US TO OUR NEXT WORK SESSION ITEMS WHICH IS RISING STAR. KAREEM IS OUR SHARE OF THE COMMITTEE. HE WILL CERTAINLY BE INVOLVED IN THE BOND PACK AND I THINK YOU MET HIM DURING THE LAST SESSION. NATOSHA WHO NATASO YOU HAVE SEEN MOST RECENTLY DURING THE STATE OF THE CITIZENS AT NIGHT OUT AND THEN SCOTT, HE SERVED ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT BOARDS. THOSE ARE THREE NAMES AND I AM OPEN TO ANY OTHER NAMES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN NOMINATED THUS FAR. AGAIN, I HAVE THREE NAMES. ANY PREFERENCE FOR ONE OF THOSE? >> THEY ARE ALL GREAT CANDIDATES. >> MY OBSERVATION SCOTT IS ROLLING OFF ON A REALLY GREAT YEAR. >> I THINK ALL THREE OF [00:50:05] THEIR TERMS ARE LIMITED. >> I'LL JUST TAKE THEM IN ORDER. LOOKING FOR A THUMBS UP ON KAREEM? NATOSHA? WE HAVE ONE. AND TO SCOTT? SCOTT WILL BE OUR RISING STAR NOMINEE. WITH THAT WE WILL GO TO INFORMATION SHARING. >> I WILL MENTION WE HAD A REDEVELOPMENT MEETING TODAY. IT WAS EXCITING AS ALWAYS I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMEMBER FLEMING AND STAFF AS WELL. DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO DISCUSS TODAY, SIMPLY VIEWING RECOMMENDATIONS. >> I'M GLAD THEY NAMED A VOLUNTEER AREA AFTER HIM. I WAS EXCITED TO ATTEND THE MUNI'S GRAND OPENING AND GET TO EAT. IF ANYONE WANTS A GOOD MEAL I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY THAT OUT. ALSO THE FINANCE MEETING LAST NIGHT, STAFF WAS INCREDIBLY WELL PREPARED AND DID A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. >> WHAT TIME DID YOU GUYS GET OUT? >> IT WAS ABOUT TWO HOURS. >> BUT INCREDIBLY GOOD INFORMATION. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ICE EVENT AND I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING BEFORE THAT. I REALLY FELT LIKE WE WE'RE GIVEN GOOD INFORMATION AND WE WE'RE PREPARED AND ESPECIALLY EXCITED THAT THE POWER DIDN'T GO OUT. >> I WILL ALSO TAKE MY HAT OFF TO THE STREETS. VERY WELL MAINTAINED AS BEST AS THE WEATHER WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE. ON THIS THIS COMING WEEKEND I DON'T KNOW ANY OF YOU ALL KNOW BUT FORMER MAYOR JOHN, IF YOU KNOW HIM PLEASE REACH OUT. I HAD THE PLEASURE WOROF WORKING WITH HIM BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL HE CAME AND SPOKE TO MY GOVERNING CLASS AND WE HAD CONVERSATIONS THEN. I REMEMBER WHEN I RAN INTO THOUSAND EIGHT I GOT TO KNOW JOHN AND IF YOU KNOW HIM, BACK WHEN I FIRST MET HIM IN THE 80S OF COURSE HE HAD THE SAME HAIR BUT HE STILL HAD THE SAME SMILE AND IT WAS GREAT TO KNOW HIM AND HIS WIFE. I WALKED UP TO HIM AND SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME BUT YOU SPOKE IN MY GOVERNMENT CLASS BACK IN 86 AND HE SAID YEAH I REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE I ONLY DID THAT TWICE. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS WIFE. SOMEONE WHO IS FORMER MAYOR, HE WOULD ALWAYS FILL ME IN AND TALK TO ME ABOUT POTENTIAL NEWS. MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY WITH HIS SON SO PLEASE KEEP HIS FAMILY LIFTED IN PRAYERS. AND TRACY, IT IS GREAT TO GO OUT AND SEEING THE OUTGOING LOVE THAT TRACEY HAD. THERE WE'RE SOME PEOPLE AT THE EVENT THAT I PROBABLY HADN'T SEEN IN THE 19 YEARS. ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT TRACY IS THAT I COULD ALWAYS MESS WITH TRACY AND HE KNOWS HOW TO GIVE IT BACK TO ME. HE DID A JOB HERE WORKING FOR METROCREST SERVICES. I THINK TRACY FOR HIS [00:55:04] TIME, I BELIEVE HIS WIFE RETIRED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND NOW THEY ARE READY TO MOVE OUT TO THE LAKE HOUSE SO KUDOS TO TRACY. THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE. >> I DON'T HAVE MUCH. I SAID MY GOODBYES TO TRACY AND ALSO THE LEADERSHIP OF METROCREST. >> TO TRACY, FANTASTIC GREAT JOB. YEAR AFTER YEAR OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO DO THAT. IT WAS GREAT TO GET TOGETHER AND SEE THEM AND JUST AMAZING WHAT'S HAPPENING. >> LIKEWISE I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THAT. I THINK TRACY IS A GREAT LEGACY AND DEFINITELY WITH THE NEW CL SAID, HIS LEGACY AND HANDPRINTS ARE DEFINITELY ALL OVER THAT AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO SEE HOW THIS NEXT CHAPTER UNFOLDS. I ALSO WENT TO THE MUNI'S CELEBRATION, IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT AND WE HAD PIZZA FOR OUR DINNER AND I HAD EGGPLANT PIZZA AND IT WAS THE BOMB. I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THEY WE'RE THERE AND I WISH THEM MUCH SUCCESS. I ALSO ATTENDED AN INDOOR SOCCER GAME. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WE HAVE A WOMEN'S LEAGUE HERE IN CARROLLTON. THE GAME WAS INTENSE. I HAD NEVER BEEN TO AN INDOOR GAME AND IT WAS A PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE AND YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT IT TONIGHT. I HOPE MY FRIENDS ARE HERE TO PROMOTE THEIR TEAM. >> A GOES SO FAST AND IT FEELS LIKE IT GOES MUCH FASTER INSIDE. >> YEAH. >> THE CD DID A FANTASTIC JOB DURING THE STORM BUT I ESPECIALLY THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE CONSTANT UPDATES WE ARE RECEIVING ON ROAD CONDITIONS AND AWARE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, ENT, FIRE AND EVERYONE IS. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY COMING UP IN A NUMBER OF WEEKS, I'VE HAD SEVERAL CITIZENS COME UP TO ME AND ASKED ME ABOUT THE STATE OF THE CITY AND WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THAT SO THIS RESOLUTION WILL HELP. AND I WILL BE DOING AWARDS. >> ANYTHING FROM STAFF? >> WHEN IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION? >> IT HAPPENED THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY. THERE WAS A READING AT THE LIBRARY AND THEY'RE WILL BE AN EVENT AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANTICHRIST COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WILL BE THERE. >> CITIZEN GOVERNMENT ACADEMY APPLICATIONS IS NOW OPEN ONLINE. PLEASE ENCOURAGE THOSE PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE INTERESTED AND WOULD LIKE ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESSFUL CLASS THIS YEAR. [01:00:03] >> WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED AT OUR WORK SESSION [INVOCATION - Councilmember Jason Carpenter] WELCOME TO THE FEBRUARY 3RD CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF CARROLLTON. AS WE ALWAYS DO WE WILL START OUR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY COUNCILMEMBER JASON CARPENTER AND THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I THINK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION YOU HAVE GIVEN US OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I THANK YOU FOR THE CITY'S GREAT EFFORTS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAN AND THE UTILITIES RUNNING. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND GO OUT IN THOSE CONDITIONS THAT ARE LESS THAN DESIRABLE. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PROTECTION THAT YOU GIVE US. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> OUR FIRST ORDER OF [9. Receive Funding From Denton County Commissioner Falconer For Hebron And Frankford.] BUSINESS IS OUR CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. ACTUALLY, LET ME GO TO THE PRESENTATIONS FIRST AND THEN WE WILL CIRCLE BACK TO COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, KEVIN FAULKNER. I'M PROUD TO BE HERE TONIGHT. I'M HERE TO GIVE THE CITY OF CARROLLTON A LOT OF MONEY. IF YOU AREN'T AWARE WE HAD A BOND ELECTION FOUR YEARS AGO AND THAT'S ALL ABOUT TRANSPORTATION. THAT PASSED IT VERY RESOUNDINGLY THAT YEAR. I WAS ACTUALLY NOT ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO WIN THAT PAST BUT I AM HAPPY TO EXECUTE THAT PROGRAM. LIKE I SAID IT IS ALL ABOUT ROADS AND BRIDGES AND ONE OF THE THINGS I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT WE EXECUTED NOT JUST ON COUNTY ROADS. IF YOU'VE NOTICED, AS A CARROLLTON RESIDENCE YOU PAY THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY IN TAXES AS SOMEONE IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA. I'M HAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN A LOCAL CITY ROADS AND BRIDGES AS WELL. WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE GOTTEN WITH OUR -- ACTUALLY I AM PART OF HELPING ON THE CITY SIDE, HELPING MY PREDECESSOR ON PUTTING WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD FOR CARROLLTON ON THAT BOND PROGRAM. WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT WE ARE PARTICIPATING. GENERALLY WE ARE HELPING WITH A 5050 MATCH ON THE ROAD THAT IS ARTERIAL OR A COLLECTORS. NOT JUST NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT SHARING IN THIS BROAD COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE AND PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THEY ARE PASSING IN BETWEEN CITIES. YOU GO THROUGH ABOUT THREE CDS OF UNINCORPORATED IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THAT HAPPENS A LOT SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT CARROLLTON [01:05:01] IS DOING HEBRON AND FRANKFURT CONSTRUCTION AND THOSE PROJECTS ARE COMBINED IN A CLOSE TO $20 MILLION. WE FROM A COUNTIES PERSPECTIVE HAVE A CHECK. WE ARE NOT SURE THAT THIS ONE ACTUALLY CASHES BUT THERE IS WHEN THEY GET YOU CASH FOR $9,625,000. THIS IS IN NEARLY $10 MILLION. THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY COMING BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS FOR REALLY GOOD USE. I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU MAJOR. >> WE ARE SO FORTUNATE HAVING A WONDERFUL MARRIAGE SERVING US ON THE DENTON COUNTY COURT. AS WE CONTINUE TO PUT INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE TOP OF OUR BOND DOLLARS, THESE SUPPLEMENTAL BOND DOLLARS GOES A LONG WAY AND WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH DENTON COUNTY. THANK YOU. [CITIZEN COMMENT] >> WE WILL ENDORSE THAT CHECK LATER AND GET THAT CASHED. THAT TAKES US TO CITIZENS COMMENTS AND THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK ON NON- AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TEN THROUGH 17 AND I DO HAVE A COUPLE CARDS AND WE WILL START WITH ITEM NUMBER 15. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS SEE PAD MYTH AND MEETINGS AND WHEN I SAW THE AGENDA ITEMS. MY CONCERN IS TRANSPARENCY. I KNEW THAT THE LAW HAD CHANGED AND THIS COULD BE A TAX INCREASE. I THINK ONE THING THAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER WITH MOST CITIES ALOSING THEIR BOND ELECTION, THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE REGARDING OUR CURRENT BOND AND WHERE WE STAND. I THINK IT IS APRIL 2025 AND YOU CAN'T REALLY KNOW AS A CITIZEN WHERE IT STANDS. THERE IS NO SPREADSHEETS, NO PRESENTATIONS AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS GOING TO BE A PACKAGE PUT TOGETHER BUT IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON AND THEY'RTHEY ARE ASKING FOR $164 MILLION IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PARKS, I HAD A PARENT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND HOW GREAT IT IS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE COUNCIL IS APPROVING, WE ARE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR FAILURE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PROJECTS RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE NOT COMPLETED. SO IF WE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENT WITH GETTING OUR WEBSITE UP BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THE ELECTION OCCURS I THINK THAT CAN HELP SET US UP FOR SUCCESS VERSUS [01:10:01] FAILURE. THERE COULD BE A TAX INCREASE IN THE ELDERLY. I KNOW I AM IN THERE NOWADAYS. >> MY NEXT SPEAKER IS JENNIFER. >> GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANT TO SAM VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO ANY ELECTION OR ANY THOUGHTS OF ROLLING OUT DARK. I LIVE IN A CITY BECAUSE IT IS A DART CITY I HAVE USED IT EXTENSIVELY, MY KIDS HAVE USED IT, I USED IT AND WE COUNT ON IT. THIS IS NOT WHY I LIVE HERE. I WANT THIS SYSTEM TO BE IN HEAR. >> FYI THIS IS NOT A RESOLUTION. CYNTHIA SLACK? ALSO ON ITEM 17. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK? OKAY, SICILY? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION TO KEEP US IN DART AND I SUPPORT ALL THE EFFORTS OF THE COMMITTEE TO KEEP US IN DART. >> THANK YOU. MICHAEL? >> I AM IN FAVOR. >> GOOD EVENING. FIRST OFF YOU ALREADY KNOW ME AS PART OF THE DALLAS AREA TRANSIT ALLIANCE BUT WE HAVE ALSO JOINED UP, THERE IS A COALITION OF PEOPLE AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. FIRST OFF I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND EVERYONE IN THE DART COMMITTEE. I KNOW THIS IS NO SMALL FEAT. THIS IS ALIGNING THE INTEREST OF 13 CITIES. GOING FORWARD WITH MANAGING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST FROM THE PAST DECADES AND I HOPE OTHER CITIES WILL FOLLOW SUIT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, ESPECIALLY DALLAS. THEY HAVE BEEN HESITATING AND I HOPE WE CAN MAKE OUR DECISION VERY SOON. EVEN IF ALL OF THE CITIES DECIDE TO STAY IN THE SYSTEM IT IS A LONG ROAD AHEAD AND MYSELF AND PEOPLE IN MY ORGANIZATION AND THE COALITION I AM PART OF WILL BE FOLLOWING IN EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WE NEED TO ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS A SUCCESS IN THIS WIDER REGION. OUR CITY IS SMALL COMPARED TO OTHERS IN THIS CONVERSATION BUT I AM NOT EXAGGERATING WHEN THE ENTIRE COUNTRIES ADVOCACY IS LOOKING AT THIS TO SEE IF A REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM IS GOING TO EMPLOY OR NOT AND IT WILL HAVE GREAT REPERCUSSIONS AROUND THE CITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE CITY FOR OPERATING WITH TRANSPARENCY AND IT INTEGRITY, MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER CITY I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS THE OBLIGATION OF THE SEED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT INTEGRITY AND [01:15:01] OBLIGATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER [CONSENT AGENDA ] CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO HAVE SOME CARDS REPUBLIC FORM THAT WE WILL GET OUTS. WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEMS TEN THROUGH 12 AND 14 THROUGH 17. WE ARE PULLING 13 FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TEN THROUGH 12 AND 14 THROUGH 17. >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THE MOTION PASS-THROUGHS [*13. Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Approve A Construction Contract With Steele & Freeman, Inc. For The Fire Station 6 Project In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,722,050.00.] UNANIMOUSLY. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 13 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR THE FIRE STATION SIX PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,722,050. >> I'M SUPER EXCITED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE FIRE STATION SIX IN AN AWARD THAT IS MUCH-NEEDED FOR THE FIRE STATION TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE CHOICE OF THE EXTERIOR AND WAS HOPING FOR MORE COMMUNITY INPUT TO MATCH THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOPE WITH THE FUTURE FIRE STATIONS THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING THE EXTERIOR AS MY FACTS ARE SHOWING IT IS ACTUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE AND I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 1 13. >> I AM EQUALLY AS ENTHUSIASTIC TO SECOND THAT MOTION. >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THIS IS ONE OF FOUR REPLACEMENTS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL FIRE STATIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING AND IT REQUIRES SOME ACQUISITION MODE PLANTS AND SOME DESIGNS AND IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE NEXT 15 MONTHS OR SO WE SHOULD HAVE A BRAND-NEW FIRE STATION. AND 48 HOUR SHIFTS WORKED BY OUR FIRE STATION. WITH THAT, I [PUBLIC FORUM] WILL CALL THE VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND NOW THAT TAKES US TO THE PUBLIC FORUM WHICH IS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS US ON ANY MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I HAVE THREE CARDS. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS PIA AND I AM HERE TONIGHT AS AN OWNER OF THE TEXAS LONE STAR CLUB, AND OWNER OF THE SOCCER TEAM THAT HAS MADE CARROLLTON TEXAS OUR OWN. OUR LEAGUE HAS TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE US, MEXICO AND CANADA AND WE ARE PROUD TO NOT ONLY REPRESENT THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS BUT THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CARROLLTON. WE ARE NOW A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM WITH OVER 200 CLUBS IN THE COUNTRY AND WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST THE BEST TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY INCLUDING FC DALLAS. I'M A PROUD LATINA ORIGINALLY FROM MEXICO. AS AN ATHLETE MYSELF I LEARNED THROUGH SPORTS HOW IT WORKS, PERSEVERANCE, LEADERSHIP AND TEAM WORK. ATTRIBUTES I HAVE TAKEN INTO MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND NOW ONTO THIS TEAM. MANY TIMES I AM THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM AND I DECIDED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION WHICH IS WHY I DECIDED TO START MY OWN WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM. TODAY WE HAVE OVER 35 PLAYERS WITH AGES RANGING FROM 19 TO 36. I HAVE STUDENTS ON MY TEAM, MOTHERS, 911 DISPATCHERS. THESE MOTHERS ARE AMAZING. THEY TRAIN FOR [01:20:04] DAYS A WEEK. GOING TO PRACTICE IS HONESTLY MY FAVORITE DAY BECAUSE I SEE THE DEDICATION AND TEAMWORK. WE ALSO HAVE THE BEST ATMOSPHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST FANS IN THE LEAGUE. I HAVE PLAYERS THAT HAVE PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY IN MEXICO AND EUROPE AND WE ALSO PLAYED IN ICELAND. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STADIUM AND PRACTICE FIELD WITH TRYOUTS STARTING IN A MONTH AND OUR SEASON GOING UNTIL JULY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS AT OUR HOME GAMES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JORDAN. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JORDAN I AM 25 YEARS OLD A LIFELONG TEXAS RESIDENT. THIS PAST YEAR WE LAUNCHED AND COMPETED IN OUR INAUGURAL SEASON IN THE MAJOR ARENAS SOCCER LEAGUE. FROM DAY ONE WE MADE CARROLLTON OUR HOME, POSTING EVERY HOME MATCH AND WELCOMING FAMILIES, FANS AND A VISITING TEAMS. INCLUDING TEAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CANADA. AS A RESULT OF OUR RAPID GROWTH WE WE'RE RECENTLY AWARDED DIVISION I FRANCHISE. THIS MILESTONE IS NOT ONLY EXCITING FOR OUR CLUB BUT A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY. WE BRING VISITING TEAMS AND A FAMILIES FROM ACROSS TEXAS AND INCREASE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EXPOSURE THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA. EACH HOME GAME FUNCTIONS AS A SMALL TOURISM EVENT. BEYOND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THE COMMUNITY RETURN IS LASTING. WE ARE EAGER TO HOST NO CAPS, CLINICS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. MOST IMPORTANTLY WE PROVIDE YOUNG GIRLS WITH DIVISIONAL PATHWAYS WHILE SERVING AS AMBASSADORS FOR CARROLLTON EVERYWHERE WE COMPETE. TONIGHT WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE CITY'S SUPPORT AS WE TAKE THIS NEXT STEP. WE ARE ASKING YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR ENDEAVORS FOR OUR TEAM COMPETING MAY THROUGH JULY. WE ASK FOR ACCESS TO FIELDS AND OTHER ITEMS ENCLOSED IN OUR PROFESSIONAL PROPOSED PACKET. WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE BELIEVE CARROLLTON CAN BECOME A HUB WHILE GENERATING A REAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THE LAST SPEAKER IS BRAD. >> I'M NOT A FEMALE SOCCER PLAYER BUT I AM AN ADVOCATE TEN TIMES MORE. I'VE BEEN IN PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS ON THE MEN'S SIDE. I WORKED WITH PROFESSIONAL TEAMS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SO I'M GOING TO LEVEL IT OUT SO WE ALL UNDERSTAND. THERE'S TWO LEAGUES THAT THESE YOUNG LADIES PLAYING. THE INDOOR THE MAJOR ARENAS SOCCER LEAGUES, IT'S A HYBRID OF HOCKEY AND SOCCER. THEY HAVE ALSO NOW BEEN AWARDED A FRANCHISE. THAT IS OUTDOORS. AND IT IS THE ONLY FRANCHISE THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO ANY TEAM IN THE COUNTRY WITH BOTH. IT IS ALL COMMUNITY [01:25:03] IMPACT. YOU HAVE TO GET SPONSORS AND ARRAYS AWARENESS. I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT NOT ONLY SPORTS BUT ALSO THE PATHWAYS FOR FEMALE ATHLETICS AND HOW THERE IS SOME HURDLES. THE WORLD CUP IS COMING, I'M SURE WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT BIG INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT. THE GIRLS TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE GOING TO BRING SOME PEOPLE HEAR TO SUPPORT OUR TEAMS AND OFFER INTERNSHIPS. WE PROMOTE THE PARKS AND WRECKS DEPARTMENTS AND DO SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL OF THAT STUFF. WE ALSO HAVE A BIG DIVERSE GROUP OF PLAYERS. FROM 19 TO 36. THEY RANGE IN OCCUPATION. JUST AS DIVERSE AS CARROLLTON IS AND THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO SUPPORT. THAT JUST TELLS YOU WHAT THE REQUEST IS. ALLOW US TO REPRESENT CARROLLTON AT A HIGHER LEVEL. WE HAVE YOUR SUPPORT NOT ONLY FOR THE INDOOR SIDE BUT WE ALSO NEEDED FOR THE OUT DOOR SIDE. THANK YOU. >> WE DO HAVE COMMUNITY FUNDING AND THAT WILL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.