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>> OKAY., COUNCIL. WELCOME TO OUR MARCH 24TH MEETING AND WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER NANCY CLINE ONLINE WITH US HOPEFULLY THEY CAN HEAR US.
CHRISTOPHER AND WE HAVE OUR GUESTS HERE TODAY.
CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY, CHRIS? >> I WOULD ASSUME.
>> EARLIER HE SAID HE COULD NOT HEAR ME.
>> WE CAN HEAR NANCY, SO SHE CAN HEAR US SO THAT IS HIS DEVICE
UNFORTUNATELY. >> IT SAYS MUTE.
>> IF I COULD SAY SOMETHING? >> AND YOU ALL HERE MEEKLY.
>> I JUST CANNOT HEAR YOU. >> WE HAVE A FEW SECONDS IF YOU WANT TO CALL IN WE COULD JUST CALL HIS CELL.
>> THAT'S FINE. LET ME JUST DO THAT.
>> EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY. >> IS NANCY HERE?
>> YES, SHE IS HERE AND SHE HEARS US.
WE ARE GOING TO CALL YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> WE HAVE GOT YOU. >> IF YOU COULD JUST MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE ON YOUR DEVICE THERE. YOU COULD WATCH IT AND THEN JUST
USE THE PHONE FOR SPEAKING. >> AUDIT.
OKAY. >> JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE AUDIO ISSUE MIGHT BE ONE OF YOUR SETTINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE EDITED BECAUSE WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE AND NANCY'S AS WELL SO IF YOU WANT TO PLAY AROUND WITH THAT AS WELL BUT WE HAVE YOU ON
THE PHONE. >> WE ARE GOOD NOW.
>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT COUNCIL WITH THAT WE WILL DIVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IS THE MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 3RD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. ANY QUESTIONS, DID WE LOSE NANCY ONLINE? OKAY.
HERE SHE IS. >> THESE DEVICES AND MY OWN
TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEM. >> YOU ARE STILL IPHONE 143 SO YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF IPHONES. ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 10, THE MINUTES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ONYX PAVING & UTILITY LLC PURSUANT TO BID -- BID #26-010 FOR BORROWING AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 667,000 ANNUALLY FOR A THREE YEAR TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $2,001,000, SO THAT'S $2,001,000.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? >> I BUT ONE QUESTION THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE MEGATON TRACT.
REGARDING COMPETITION PRICING AND RISK, I SEE THAT THERE ONLY TWO RESPONDENTS ON HERE. ON THE PHONE WE HAVE AN ADEQUATE
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS. >> WILL HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU
ON THAT ONE. >> PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC WORKS.
>> DID YOU GUYS FEEL LIKE THAT WAS ENOUGH, I GUESS APPROPRIATE.
>> TO ADVERTISE FOR THE MEDIA FOR SOFTWARE EMERGENCY AND
RESPONSE. >> ON BOTH OF THOSE RESPONDENTS, WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE? I HAVING YOU GUYS DECIDE KIND OF WHICH ONE THE AWARDEE BETWEEN THE SELECTED VENDORS.
>> THOSE IN THE PAST TWO HAD GOOD SERVICE FOR THEM ABSOLUTELY I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE RESPONDENTS.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGERS INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
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ONYX PAVING & UTILITY PURSUANT TO BID #26-010 40 -- FOR SIDEWALK OR PLACEMENT NOT TO EXCEED 400,000 ANNUALLY OR A YEARLY TOTAL. AS POINTED OUT, ONYX IS THE AWARDEE ON THIS ONE AS WELL RECOMMENDED FROM STAFF.I GUESS WE HAVE A LOT MORE RESPONDING RESPONDERS IN QUESTION. SINGH NINE, WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGERS TO ALL -- ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ROADMASTER'S FOR AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR STREET PAVEMENT MARKINGS AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED.
THIS WAS DONE THURSDAY THE THIRD OF A THREE YEAR LIFE, SO THIS IS
AS FAR AS WE WILL GET. >> I REALLY LIKE THE COST SAVINGS THAT COMES FROM PARTNERSHIP WITH CITIES.
BUT I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT RELYING ON ANOTHER CITY'S PROCUREMENT STANDARDS, IF THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED
ABOUT? >> WE HAVE ENTER LOCALS WITH MULTIPLE CITIES SO THEY HAVE TO MEET THE SAME STANDARDS THAT WE DO ACCORDING TO STATE LAW. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE REACHED THE CITY OF ALLEN LOCAL ON THIS IN PAST YEARS AND THERE IS NO
ISSUE AT. >> THIS IS STATE LAW.
>> THE BIDDING FOR KERMIT IS STATE LAW.
>> THEY FOLLOW THE SAME STANDARD IS JUST AN EFFICIENCY MECHANISM.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND THE BONUS OF US DOING SOMETHING ENTER LOW-PAYING LIKE THIS WHICH IS ALREADY BID, HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> WE WILL SEE THAT QUITE A BIT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION NOMINATING A CANDIDATE TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THIS IS A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER TWO THAT WE RECENTLY APPOINTED. THIS ONE, THE BOARD WILL APPROVE BASED ON THE NOMINEE. [INSTINCT] TAX JURISDICTIONS. SO WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AND GETTING LAWRENCE AND THERE IS A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED IN FRONT OF US WHO IS A FORMER LI ST TRUSTEE AS WELL AS AN ADMINISTRATOR. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE SUPPORT HIM BUT IF SOMEONE HAS ANOTHER OPTION YOU COULD DRAW
THAT OUT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE HIM, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HIS FIRST NAME.
WHEN HE HAD COME BEFORE US DURING NOMINATIONS LAST YEAR BUT I THINK I WILL JUST HOLD OFF ON THAT.
>> UNLESS WE HAVE VETTED IT FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME.
>> I KNOW HE WAS INTERESTED. BUT I CAN LET THE BOARD MEMBERS
KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW. >> SO I WILL LOOK TO A THUMBS-UP ON THIS WORK SESSION. SO IS THIS ONE WRITTEN IN, IS
BUT HE ALREADY? >> I AM NOT SURE.
>> I BELIEVE IT IS, WE WILL CONFIRM AND ASK FOR STIPULATED IF IT'S NOT. NUMBER 15, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A THIRD EXTENSION TO A CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES INJURY LEAVE AS IT PERTAINS TO TAXES LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE PER STATE LAW ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE CODE SECTION 143.073. NO DISCUSSION ON IT.
IT'S MORE OR LESS POLICY, STATE POLICY.
OKAY, CONSIDER RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF CARROLLTON AUTHORIZING A CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION RELATED TO THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE 2025 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM AND ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIFIC AWARDS UNDER THE 2025 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE GRANT IN THE 2025 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 300,000.
THIS ONE ON THE NEXT ONE KIND OF GO HAND-IN-HAND, BUT ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? NUMBER 17, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CARROLLTON TO TAKE ON ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS TO THE 2026 HOMELAND GRANT, SO 25 IS A PRIOR ITEM THAT'S REALLY RATIFYING.
26 HAS TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL BEFORE WE ACTUALLY APPLY FOR THE GRANT IF THEY CHANGE THE RULES SO THAT'S REALLY THE DIFFERENCE,
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THE FISCAL YEAR FOR EACH OF THOSE.NUMBER 18, CONSIDERING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROJECT SPECIFIC AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE. DISTRICT NUMBER 4 FOR THE ASPHALT OVERLAY OF VARIOUS STREETS LIKE IN THE PARK TERRACE SUBDIVISION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 675,424 AND $0.99.
QUESTIONS? >> I'M ASSUMING THE CITY'S FUNDING 100% OF THE COST. WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT QUALIFY
FOR CDBG? >> IT'S IN A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREA SO IT'S QUALIFIED FOR CDBG.
>> AT THE CITIES COVERING 100% OF THE COST, WHAT VALUE IS
DALLAS COUNTY BRINGING? >> THERE BRING THE EXPERTISE AND THE GOOD VALUE AND THE. [INSTINCT] THERE CREW WILL COME OUT AND DO THIS.
ARC ROADS -- OUR CREWS DO THIS EVERY YEAR.
I THINK LAST YEAR IF THAT'S CORRECT, JODY, THEY DO A
GOOD JOB FOR GOOD PRICE. >> I GUESS THAT WAS ABOUT TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION WHAT KINDS OF COST SAVINGS.
>> IT'S A REALLY GOOD DEAL. >> OKAY.
AND YOU JUST ITEMIZED FIGURED THAT.
I THINK I'M GOOD ON THAT, SIR. >> I THINK THAT COVERS YOUR
QUESTION AS WELL, NANCY. >> I JUST MENTIONED COUNTRY PLACE WAS ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THEY DID THE ASPHALT OVERLAY
LAST YEAR. >> WOULD CALL OUT, THANK YOU.
>> IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. >> IT ALWAYS LOOKS NICE WHEN
THEY DO THE ASPHALT OVERLAY. >> LET'S MOVE ONTO NUMBER 19.
CONSIDERING RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS OF THE CARROLLTON POLICE RESERVE PURSUANT TO THE CODE OF IMPLANTS WHICH IS AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?
>> JUST A COMMENT. I SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR ABOUT THIS AND IT'S REALLY A GOOD PROGRAM.
IT IS A WIN FOR ALL. >> YOU SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF
THIS ABOVE THE POLICE? >> YES, THE DIRECTOR.
>> OH, I'M SORRY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
I WAS TRYING TO THINK, WHICH DIRECTOR? GOT IT. APPRECIATE THAT.
LET'S MOVE ONTO NUMBER 20. IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS HERE, TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, OTHERWISE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL GO BACK TO OUR ACCESSION ITEMS. OUR FIRST ONE IS ITEM NUMBER 4 TO PRESENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT UPDATES. THAT WILL BE OUR CAO AND WE WILL GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HIS AWARD.
[APPLAUSE] THAT AWARD IS A RECOGNIZED AWARD FOR OUR CIO HERE AND IT RECOGNIZES LEADERS BEHIND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, CASTING A VISION, LEADING THE TEAM AND OWNING THE RESULTS, DRIVING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO CREATE REAL BUSINESS IMPACT PREEMINENT EXECUTIVE RECOGNITION FOR LEADERS. SINCE 1998, THE AWARD HAS RECOGNIZED LEADERS, LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE FOSTERED EXECUTIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRED THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS SO WE KNOW THAT YOU STAND AS A LEADER AND AN INSPIRATION FOR YOUR ENTIRE TEAM'S WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
I'M THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AND THIS IS OUR ANNUAL PROJECT ACTIVITY UPDATE SO AS A BACKGROUND, THE RUN BY DESIGN WE FOLLOW INDUSTRY AVERAGE HOW MANY PEOPLE DO I.T. MEMBERS THERE ARE AND WE ARE BROKEN UP INTO A KIND OF TWO GROUPS WITH ONE SPECIALTY GROUP IN THE MIDDLE SO WE DO PROJECT WORK WITH THE SAME RESOURCES SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION, BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING WITH APARTMENTS WHERE WE GO THROUGH AND TAKE A LOOK AT EACH LITTLE STEP THAT THEY DO TO TRY AND IMPROVE THAT BUSINESS PROCESS. WE DO VENDOR COORDINATION, WE DO NEW TECHNOLOGY ROLLOUTS. AND WE DO DAILY OPERATIONS WITH THAT SAME STAFF THAT HELP US IN OUR NETWORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY MODELING FIELD INSTALLATION AND REPAIRS WHICH I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT AROUND. BUT TO BRIDGE THAT GAP, WE USE SPECIALIZED CONTRACTORS AND EVERY YEAR WE COME TO YOU WITH
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THE PRICE FOR WHAT THOSE CONTRACTORS ASKED PER YEAR AND WHAT THEY DO IS ALLOW FOR SPECIALIZATION SO LET'S A WERE WORKING IN ONE SYSTEM WE COULD HAVE A CONTRACT FOR JUST THAT ONE SYSTEM EXPECT EXPERTISE IN IT.WE HAVE FASTER DELIVERY TIMES, ONE THING I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN IS USING CONTRACT LABOR TO TO TRAIN EXISTING STAFF SO IT'S ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SO THEY ARE LEARNING AS THEY ARE GOING SO IT'S ALMOST LOOK AT TWO-FOR-ONE TO SPEND FOR SERVICES.
ONE QUESTION WE ASK ALL CONTRACTORS IS ARE YOU WILLING TO TRAIN OUR STAFF LAYER GOING THROUGH IT AND THAT'S A QUESTION IF THEY SAY NO I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, THAT WE DON'T HIRE THEM. AND THEN MULTI-DEPARTMENTS SO LET'S SAY FOR INSTANCE THE POLICE WHICH WE PARTNER WITH OR FIRE WHICH WE PARTNER WITH AND THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THEIR SYSTEM AGAIN WILL USE THAT SPECIALIZATION TO CREATE THAT BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO.
I HAVE TO SAY BECAUSE OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND COU COUNCIL, THROUGH THE ATB PROCESS, I THINK WE HAVE BUILT A MODEL THAT SCALES. AND I THINK REASONABLE PRICE FOR THE WAY THE INDUSTRY IS GOING RIGHT NOW.
SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE SUPPORT? AND THIS IS A FEW. BUT WE DO OUR OWN STUFF.
SO ALTHOUGH THE SHOEMAKER'S SON GOES WITHOUT SHOE SOMETIMES, WELL, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN DEPARTMENT TRY TO KEEP IT SHARPENED UP SO WE CAN HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
WE DO CUSTOMER SERVICE. SO YOU WILL SEE A NEW PRODUCT THAT'S MAYBE COMING OUT WHERE WE USE DYNAMICS FOR THE CRM TO GIVE US AN INSIGHT EVERY WEEK FOR WHAT'S GOING ON THE ORGANIZATION PLANNING AND DEVELOP AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY UPGRADING AND FIXING THEIR MAIN PRODUCT IS CITY VIEW. FINANCE AND ADMIN TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR AIR P SYSTEM. PUBLIC SAFETY, REALTIME DATA ACCESS AND WILL GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER, SECURE COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE TECHNOLOGY THEY HAVE MORE THAN JUST A CELL PHONE IN THOSE VEHICLES. SO YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT A VEHICLE AS A MOBILE OFFICE SO THEY HAVE JACKSON THE WALL, THEY HAVE TO BE CONNECTED REMOTELY. THEY HAVE ALL THE COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT AND MONITORS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR OFFICES BUT THEY ARE MOBILE OFFICES. PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND JI ASKED -- GIS SYSTEMS PARKS AND RECREATION, A JIS SYSTEM FOR THEM. PARTS FACILITY MANAGEMENT WI-FI, AND LIBRARIES. LIBRARIES OR SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC USES EXCLUSIVELY AND WE TRY AND KEEP THEM SO THAT'S AN AVENUE IN WHICH OUR CONSTITUENTS COULD USE AND ENJOY.
SO LITTLE BIT ABOUT SECURITY OPERATIONS.
I WILL NOT GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL ON SECURITY, BUT LAST YEAR, THE LAST YEAR WE HAD MOBILIZED 58.7 BILLION PIECES OF INFORMATION. AT 66.7 TERABYTES SO I WANT TO TRY AND GIVE YOU A FRAME OF REFERENCE AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM THAT IS HALF OF EVERY BOOK EVER WRITTEN THAT WE DO IN ONE YEAR. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE FANS OF FRIENDS, THAT IS 236 EPISODES, 1529.
[INSTINCT] SO WE ANALYSE ALL THAT WITH SECURITY SYSTEMS YOU HELP TO INVEST IN TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR THIS ORGANIZATION TO KEEP IT SECURE.
HONEY PIE ACCESS. WE CREATE THESE FAKE AREAS AND WE SEE WHO BITES AND THERE ARE 684 PEOPLE WHO BITE TRY TO GET INTO OUR ORGANIZATION AT WHICH WE SEND IT OUT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THAT WAY THEY COULD GO ON A LIST WHERE THEY CANNOT DO ANY MORE DAMAGE. SO WE HAVE THWARTED 842,000 ATTACK ATTEMPTS AGAINST THE CITY.
WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS WE HAVE AN INCURSION DETECTION SYSTEM, BUT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE SYSTEMS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE AND THE AI THAT IS GOING INTO THOSE SYSTEMS, WE ARE DOING INTER-LUCIAN PREVENTION SO THAT MEANS IT IS NOT EVEN GET TO THE POINT WHERE THE ALERT SYSTEM SAYS IT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT GETS TO IT BEFORE IT GETS THERE. AND 2.78 MILLION EMAILS, ATTACK SOME OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BLOCKED.
THAT STOPPED MOST OF YOUR THREAT PROTOCOL FOR MALWARE, RANSOM WHERE, THINGS OF THAT SORT. WE HAVE SEEN 207.8% QUARTER AFTER QUARTER INCREASE IN ATTACKS AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION
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SO SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE SAYING WHY US? IT'S NOT US. IT'S THAT THEY ATTACK ANYBODY THEY CAN TO SEE. AND JUST SO YOU IN CASE YOU'RE INSTITUTED -- INTERESTED ITS 133 MILLION BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN READ. SO SOME COMPLETED PROJECTS.WE HAVE KNOCKED OUT 17 PROJECTS. THERE ARE 14 STILL IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW. AND WE GOT NINE IN THE PLANNING PHASE. SO SOME OF THOSE COULD BE ANYTHING FROM RAZOR TRACE WHICH IS OUR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PUT INTO PLACE WE HAVE THE CRM, AND MICROSOFT PLANNER SO WE CAN GIVE DEPARTMENTS THE ABILITY TO SEE WHAT I.T. IS WORKING ON IN THEIR DEPARTMENT AND HAVE FEEDBACK INTO WHAT'S GOING ON RATHER THAN EMAILS AND COMMUNICATION THEY ACTUALLY HAVE
AN APP. >> WHAT IS THE 17 HORIZON COMPLETED PROJECT HORIZON? HOW MANY YEARS?
>> THAT IS OVER THE LAST IN 2025, 2026 PERIODS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE YOU COULD SEE AND I WILL NOT READ THEM ALL OFF TO YOU I THINK YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF STUFF.
I.T. OPERATES KIND OF LIKE IN WAVES SO THERE IS TIMES IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE DELIVERING THOUSANDS OF THINGS IT SOMETIMES AND LOOK LIKE WERE DELIVERING ANYTHING IT SOMETIMES THAT WE DON'T HAVE LIKE A CONSTANT BASELINE THAT'S GOING ACROSS WOULD KNOCKED UP QUITE A FEW THINGS IN 2025 AS YOU CAN SEE IN 2026 RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN PROGRESS SOME OF THE GUEST PROJECT SUCH AS LASERFICHE, REP TRACK, BUSINESS PROCESSES THAT ARE BUSINESSES PROCESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND A SECOND WHEN I GET TO THEM.
BPR. SO WE DO BUSINESS PROCESS REVIEWS SO BEFORE WE PUT ANY SYSTEM INTO PLACE WE GO TO THE DEPARTMENT AND WE DO A STICKY NOTE EXERCISE OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WORK AT AND WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THEY WORK ON THINGS FROM SOUP TO NUTS SO THEN FROM THERE WE COULD ACTUALLY IMPROVE IT AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT A TECHNOLOGY FIX. MAYBE IT'S A ROUTING ISSUE.
MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE A DIFFERENT EMAIL OR THINGS OF THAT SORT.
BUT THEN FROM THERE, WE PUT THAT IN A BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION SO THAT WE NEVER LOSE WHAT WE HAVE DONE ALREADY AND WE COULD KEEP ON IMPROVING IT. SO WHEN THE NEXT CIO COMES IN THE NEXT TRAIN OVER ORGANIZATION THEY COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE BUSINESS PROCESSES OF THE CITY. AND THEN SOME PLANNING, MICROSOFT DYNAMICS GETTING OFF THE GROUND WE DO THE RFP TO REPLACE THE COURT SYSTEM. SOME INTERNAL I.T. STAFF AT THE SERVICE DESK SERVICE AUTOMATION WE DO A LOT ESPECIALLY ON THE SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE AND WERE STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE AUTOMATION. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT WHICH UPLOAD DATA AND PROGRESS. ENHANCEMENTS AND THEN WE DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR CITIZEN FACING SINGLE SIGN ON SYSTEMS SO THAT CITIZENS COULD USE ONE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL THEIR APPLICATIONS WE ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THAT BUT YOU CAN SEE THE REP TRACK, CITIZEN FACING NETWORK REFRESH ALL REQUIRE FUNDING. SO I.T. PARTNERS WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS. AND I'M JUST USING USES A FEW EXAMPLES. I THINK OF THIS PARTICULAR CASE THIS IS BATTALION 112, REMEMBER THAT ARE MOBILE OFFICE IN THIS CASE THERE IS TWO MOBILE OFFICES WE HAVE AN OFFICE UPFRONT AND THEN THEY HAVE AN OFFICE IN THE BACK AND IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM DRUG SYSTEMS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE HOSPITAL, THROUGH NAME AND ACROSS THE BOARD.
BUT DO WITH THESE AS WE CREATE ALL SYSTEMS THE SAME.
WE ENHANCE THEIR SPEED, WE CREATE RELIABLE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THEM. WE HAVE IMPROVED OPERATIONS AND WE HAVE A MULTI-CARRIER CONFIGURATION IN EACH VEHICLE SO THAT MEANS THAT EACH VEHICLE IS ON AT&T AND VERIZON AND THERE IS A ROUTER IN THERE THAT ACTUALLY DETERMINES WHICH WANT TO USE BASED UPON ITS LOCATION IN THE STRONGEST CELL SINGLE -- CELL SIGNAL TOWER. THEY ARE GOING OUT AND CRACKLE RESPONSE TIMES. WE ALSO HAVE A RELIABLE VOICE, THEY ALSO HAVE RADIOS AND THEY ALSO HAVE CELLULAR DEVICES TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AS WELL. IT'S THE SAME THING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX BECAUSE WE ADD EVERYTHING TO THE MOBILE
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OFFICE AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THE OFFICER IS ALSO ITS OWN MOBILE OFFICE AND WE HAVE TO STITCH ALL THE INFORMATION TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE SYSTEMS IN THERE THAT ARE ALL GLUED TOGETHER SO THERE ARE TASERS, BODY CAMERAS AND IN CAR VIDEO THAT ARE ALL CONNECTED TOGETHER SO YOU CAN GET A WHOLE PICTURE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. WHILE FIRE STATION SEVEN WAS BEING WORKED ON, WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENETWORK THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT WE MADE SOME WEARING UPDATES WE HAD SOME NEW CAMERAS THERE AND SOME NEW DOOR ACCESS CONTROL, WERE NOT TRY TO PUT PEOPLE OUT. WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN SOMETHING IS BEING WORKED ON TO JUMP INTO DO WHAT WE CAN SO WE DON'T INTERRUPT OUR CUSTOMERS, OUR INTERNAL CUSTOMERS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. MEDIC 112, EVERY TIME A NEW VEHICLE COMES ONLINE, THERE IS A BARRAGE OF THINGS, EVERYTHING FROM ANTENNA AND THE TECHNOLOGY WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE SO MOTOROLA RADIOS INSTALLED, TRAFFIC EMITTER SYSTEMS SO BASICALLY THE FIRE TRUCK GOES DOWN THE ROAD OR AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE GOES ON THE ROAD IT CHANGES THE SIGNAL SO IT ALWAYS HAS A GREEN LIGHT AND IT KEEPS THEM SAFE WHEN THEY TRY AND GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. CREATE APPOINT NETWORKS SO THESE ARE LIKE MOUNTING HARDWARE THAT IS SPECIALIZED FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN A LOT.IT GETS BEAT UP, IT GETS MOVED AROUND A LOT SO WE HAD TO KEEP THOSE COMPUTERS, THOSE IPADS, THE DRUG CABINETS AND THE ECHOCARDIOGRAM -- ECHOCARDIOGRAM SAFE IN THE VEHICLES AS WELL SO THEIR FUNCTIONAL AND THEN DEVICE MOUNTING.
SO WE PUT JUST ABOUT EVERY SYSTEM THAT'S CONNECTED BY WIRE, WE PARTNER WITH THE FIRED APARTMENT TO GET IN THERE IF THEY NEED US. SO THE LIBRARY.
THE LIBRARY IS STARTING TO LOOK REALLY, REALLY SLICK.
THEY AVENUE SERVICE DESKS. THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER WORKSTATION AREA AND THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER SELF-CHECKOUT SO A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THESE BECAUSE YOU FIGURE EVERY CHAIR YOU SEE THERE IS TECHNOLOGY THAT GOES IN FRONT OF IT.
AND THAT'S ALSO BEHIND THE COUNTER AN END BEHIND THE WALLS AND ON THE ROOFS, YOU NAME IT. THERE'S A LOT MORE THAN YOU KIND OF SEE BEHIND THE DRYWALL. WE PARTNERED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH A DRONE AS A FIRST RESPONDER.
AS YOU COULD SEE IN THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER THERE THERE'S A BOX FOR ONE OF THE CITY FACILITIES THAT A DRONE OPERATOR COULD ACTUALLY LAUNCH THE DRONE FROM.
THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY NEAT PROGRAM AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET A LOT OF ATTENTION. WAS TALKING TO CRYSTAL THE OTHER DAY I READ AN ARTICLE THAT DRONES NOT ONLY HAVE FAST RESPONSE TIMES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A DETERRENT FACTOR TO THEM BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE LOOKING AT THEM OR NOT SO IT ACTUALLY DETERS CRIME TO SOME EXTENT AS WELL.
REALTIME CRIME CENTER. THIS IS REALLY COOL TO.
SO THIS ACTUALLY TAKES, IT'S A BIG COLLABORATION SYSTEM.
IT TAKES ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT FEEDS AND DATA AND THINGS OF THAT SORT AND THEY GET ONE PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
IF THEY COULD ACTUALLY IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE FOR OFFICER SAFETY AND OFFICER ROLLOUT. SO IT'S DONE, CITY FIVE OR IS
OFFICIALLY DONE. >> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE THAT WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE STORMS AND WE ARE NOT HAD AN OUTAGE.
BECAUSE WERE NOT ON LINE WITH MICRO FIVE -- MICROWAVE SITTING ON TOP OF WATER TOWERS WAITING TO GET BEATEN BY THE WIND.
SO THERE WERE SOME HURDLES WHETHER THERE IS PARTY COOPERATION AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
RAILROAD CROSSINGS ARE TYPICALLY THE MOST DIFFICULT THING TO GET PERMITS FOR BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO GO UNDER THEIR TRACKS AND MESS WITH THEIR TRACKS YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE YOU MOVE ONE THING OUT OF PLACE ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU ARE PLACING ALL OF THE TRACK SO WE GOT THAT KNOCKED OUT THERE IS IMPROVEMENT IN 2024 ENGINEERING WAS DONE IN AUGUST OF 2024 AND THEN CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH 26TH SO WE STARTED 20 YEAR TERM WITH THEM NEXT WEEK.
>> AND FROM AN OPERATIONS PERSPECTIVE WHETHER IT'S THE WATER OPERATIONS ARE AREAS THAT WE HAD SKETCHY ACCESS AND SO FORTH AS WE HAVE DONE BEFORE. WE HAVE VISITED SOME THAT HAVE SKETCHY ACCESS. THAT IS ALL KIND OF COMMON
SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE CITY NOW. >> AND SINCE THEN WHAT WE DID IS WE BUILT OUR OWN IF YOU ARE TO GET INTERNET IN YOUR HOME
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BASICALLY WE DID THAT FOR THE CITY AND SOME OF THOSE LOCATIONS HAD TEN OR 20 SPEED SO THAT'S KIND OF DIAL-UP AND NOW WE COULD ACTUALLY INCREASE THE SPEED TO ALL OF THOSE LOCATIONS AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY WANT TO IF IT MAKES SENSE, BUT WE CAN ALSO LIGHTEN THINGS UP TO SO IF THERE'S EVER A BIT OF AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE EVENT EVERYONE OF OUR BUILDINGS COULD OPERATE AND CONNECT BACK TO CAMERAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. BUT THIS HAS BEEN, I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE, WE CONSTANTLY MONITOR THIS.SO IF WE SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING 120 OR THE NEED GOES UP WE WILL JUST INCREASE THE BANDWIDTH.
SO THE OTHER THING THAT WE DID, THANK YOU.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE DID IS WE BUILT THIS IN SUCH A WAY THE BLUE LINES REPRESENT A SUMMARY OF LINES.
WE WILL NOT SHOW YOU WHERE THE LINES ARE, BUT THERE IS A SUMMARY OF LINES. AS YOU CAN SEE TWO BUBBLES.
IF ONE OF THESE BUBBLES WERE TO GO DOWN, LET'S SAY THERE WAS A CUT HERE. WE HAVE EITHER EAST-WEST OR NORTH-SOUTH KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE IT WILL STILL OPERATE BECAUSE ALL OF THIS TRAFFIC WOULD GO THIS WAY AND ALL THIS TRAFFIC WOULD GO THIS WAY.
WE HAVE REDUNDANCY BUILT INTO EVERY ONE OF THESE SO WE WOULD HAVE PEOPLE THAT MAYBE HAVE 40 OR 50 PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING SITTING THERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE CONNECTIVITY.
SO THE MOBILE APPLICATION IT'S COMING ALONG WELL.
DEVELOPMENT IS COMPLETE LEGAL DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY WANT TO ADD TO THE CONTENT BUT NOT THE PHYSICAL DESIGN OF IT.
WHAT WOULD HOLD THIS UP IS POTENTIALLY WITH THE PUBLISHING -- APPLE PUBLISHING. SYMPTOMS A DUDE AND 72 HOURS,'S AND I'M JUST THREE IT'S THE SAME THING WITH GOOGLE.
FOR THE ANDROID STORE. AND THEN THE MARKETING TIMELINE.
MARKETING DOES NOT WANT TO PUT IT INTO PLACE RIGHT BEFORE WE ARE READY AND WE DON'T WANT SOMETHING OUT THERE WITHOUT MARKETING SUPPORT. I THINK WE ESTIMATED THAT WE WILL HAVE THIS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE IN THE THIRD QUARTER
OF 2026. >> WHO IS THE CONSUMER OF THIS?
>> YOUR CONSTITUENTS. >> THIS IS BEING REPLACED YES, CHRISTOPHER? CAN YOU HEAR US?
>> SO WHAT I DID AS I HAVE THE TEAM PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF DEMO.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL LAB. >> HELLO?
>> AND YOU HEAR US OKAY? CAN YOU HEAR US? CAN YOU HEAR US? YOU MIGHT NEED TO TELL HIM SINCE YOU ARE THERE I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.
>> IT'S OKAY. SO THIS IS THE ACTUAL APP.
SO WE TOOK TWO DIFFERENT THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION.
WHAT THE LAST -- LESS SEASONED GENERATION WANTS AND WHAT THE MORE SEASONED GENERATION WANTS. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THEY COULD JUST ASK QUESTIONS TO THE APP AND IT WILL GO THROUGH AND FIND ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE IN THE CITY, THEY COULD PIN THINGS, THEY COULD KEEP THEM UP-TO-DATE.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE TRADITIONAL BUTTONS IN THERE AS WELL SO PEOPLE THAT PREFER BUTTONS COULD USE BUTTONS.
>> SO THEY COULD ALL PIN MY BIO. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
SO THIS IS THE 3-1 ONE SYSTEM THAT ALSO TIES BACK INTO THE CRM SYSTEM I TALKED ABOUT AS WELL. SO YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF A LOST DOG A DOWNED POWER LINE, WHATEVER IT IS, AND IT WOULD GO INTO OUR CENTRAL SYSTEM AND IT WOULD GET ROUTED APPROPRIATELY.
SO THIS IS WHAT THE CONSTITUENTS WILL SEE.
I THINK THE EXAMPLE THEY DID IS OF A DOG.
USES THE GEOLOCATION OF YOUR PHONE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE EXACT LOCATION OF WHERE THAT ISSUE IS.
>> SEROLOGY LOCATES. >> WE PUT SOMETHING ELSE IN PLACE AS WELL TO GEO-FENCE, MEANING OF SOMEONE FROM A DIFFERENT CITY CANNOT ACTUALLY PUT SOMETHING INTO THEIR IF
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POSSIBLE, WE WOULD AT LEAST WORK IT OUT OF THE CRM SYSTEM.BUT IT HAS A FULLY FUNCTIONAL CALENDAR BUILT INTO IT.
IT'S GOT NEWS RESTAURANT SCORES RECREATION PROGRAMS WE REBUILT A PARKS APPLICATION IN HERE AS WELL.
SO IT HAS A FULL PARKS APPLICATION.
>> AND PRESERVE AND SO FORTH. >> YES.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION.
YOU SAID THAT WE USE VENDORS. HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT -- GO ABOUT MANAGING TO BUILD ON THIS PROJECT?
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE PROJECT SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE A STATEMENT OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT SOMETIMES WE WILL USE SOMEBODY THAT WAS ON A PRODUCT THAT DID A REALLY GOOD JOB FOR SOMETHING ELSE. FOR INSTANCE WITH THE CARRY APP, WE HAVE A SPECIALIZED MOBILE APP DEVELOPER WHICH SPECIALIZES IN WHAT IS CALLED CRM CONNECTION, SO IT'S INTERESTED ABOUT THIS IS WITH PUBLISHING THIS APP, WE COULD MAKE CHANGES LOCALLY THAT ACTUALLY WOULD SHOP IN TIME SO IF CONSTITUENTS COME UP AND SAY, HEY, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS OR COULD YOU IMPROVE THIS OR, HEY,, I DON'T LIKE THE COLOR OF THAT, WE COULD CHANGE THAT ALL THE TIME BUT IF WE GET 1000 OF THOSE WE MIGHT CONSIDER IT.
BUT WE CAN MAKE CHANGES ON-THE-FLY ON OUR SYSTEM.
>> AND OF THE PROJECTS WHICH ARE YOUR MAIN PRIORITIES?
>> I LIKE TO GET THE MOBILE APP KNOCKED OUT RIGHT NOW.
THE CRM IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY MOST IMPORTANT ONES RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE TECHNOLOGIES OF ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS TOGETHER IN ONE SHOT ONE OF THEM IT'S RICK NOT DEVELOP ELEMENT IS A COMPONENT OF THAT AND THAT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY EVER HAD A CRM AT THE CITY BUILT-IN, SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO
MANAGE PROJECTS OR EFFECTIVELY. >> I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND FOR ALL THESE WONDERFUL I.T.
PROJECTS ESPECIALLY. >> I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH WITHOUT A GOOD GM AND OWNER SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
>> I THINK WE OBSERVE THAT OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, NOT YOUR 20 YEARS, BUT SOMEONE ELSE MAY BE LONGER.
>> IT FEELS LIKE 20 SOMETIMES. YES, MA'AM?
>> HOW DO WE GO ABOUT EDUCATING OUR RESIDENTS ON HOW TO USE THIS
WONDERFUL APP? >> THERE WOULD BE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE THEM ON THEIR PACKETS BUT HE SELF-EXPLANATORY THE WAY WE DEVELOP IT SO BASICALLY JUST TYPE A QUESTION AN END WILL GIVE YOU A RESPONSE AND YOU CAN USE THE BUTTONS TOGETHER SO WILL THEY HAVE TO FIND THEIR WAY THROUGH? SOME.
THAT'S A HARD ONE DEPENDS ON WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH.
WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO IS SAY OKAY, WHAT WILL THE 20 OR 35-YEAR-OLD WANT AND THEY WILL WANT A TYPE CHAT AND ALL THAT STUFF AND THEN WHAT DOES THE 35 TO 50-YEAR-OLDS WANT AND THEY LIKE BUTTONS BECAUSE THERE USED TO THEM.
AND THEN THERE IS NO AGES AFTER THAT SO DON'T NEED TO GET INTO IT. [LEFT]
>> OUCH. >> ON THE PERSONAL SIDE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE COMPARTMENTALIZATION OF THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT. WHAT RATIO DOES THE CENTER
DEPARTMENT MAKE? >> RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ABOUT ENOUGH MONEY TO GET FOUR CONTRACTORS DEPENDING ON, FOR FIVE CONTRACTORS DEPEND ON THEIR BILL RATE.
WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH A FEW DIFFERENT VENDORS OUT THERE THAT GIVE US VERY, VERY GOOD PRICING AND WE HAVE STAYED WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO SOMETIMES I COULD SQUEEZE IT OUT TO FIVE CONTRACT RATES ARE AN AVERAGE OF $200 AN HOUR SO THAT'S ROUGHLY $400,000 A YEAR BUT WERE NOT USING THEM ALL AT ONCE.
SO WE MIGHT GET ONE THAT'S $240 AN HOUR, BUT THEN WE MIGHT GET ANOTHER ONE THAT'S ONLY $80 AN HOUR SO WE TRY TO KEEP A BLENDED
RATE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. >> AND ITS BILLABLE.
YOU ARE NOT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THEY MIGHT AT TIMES BE WORKING FULL-TIME, BUT LARGELY IT IS PROJECT.
>> YES, WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO TWO OF THEM THIS YEAR WHO DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF CONTRACT
MANAGEMENT. >> I THINK WE'VE ANOTHER
QUESTION OVER HERE. >> WITHOUT HAVING YOU TO BREACH ANY PRIVACY PROTOCOLS, HOW DIFFICULT OR HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE FIREFIGHTERS FOR INSTANCE, AND THE POLICE, WITH AN ATTACK BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE ITS OWN
VERY SECURE SYSTEMS. >> SO N TECH HAVE THEIR OWN TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION AND WE DO AS WELL SO WE DO IT'S CALLED A HANDOFF BETWEEN THE TECHNOLOGY SO WE WATCH WHAT THEY ARE SENDING US AND WE WATCH WHAT WE ARE SENDING THEM TO HAVE TWO
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DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER IT WOULD NOT BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN LIKE A GOOGLE AND MICROSOFT HAVING A CONNECTION TOGETHER. IT'S CALLED TRUST BUT VERIFY.AND AN KNOW THAT HELPS AT ALL. >> BECAUSE THERE THE OTHER CITIES THAT WANT TO DEAL N-TECH AS WELL.
>> THERE OTHER CITIES THAT DEAL WITH N-TECH AS WELL.
>> I KNOW IT WAS REALLY LATE BUT I FINISHED TAKING THE CYBERSECURITY REQUIRED TRAINING AND IT MENTIONED ON THERE THAT CRIME IS NOT JUST YOUR REGULAR PEOPLE COMING IN ARE BREAKING INTO YOUR CAR, IT CYBERCRIME. SO I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING SECURITY AND HOW WE ARE PROTECTING OUR INFORMATION FOR THE CITY, BUT ALSO RESIDENTS WHO ENTER THE INFORMATION AND THE
BEE I FROM A IS PROTECTED. >> WE ARE SECURITY FIRST ORGANIZATION. MY FIRST MISSION HERE WAS HELP PEOPLE SLEEP AT NIGHT IN THE SECOND ONE IS TO KEEP OPERATIONS MOVING ETHICALLY SATISFIED BOTH OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. WE HAVE A GREAT SECURITY TEAM, BUT WE DO SOME THING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF OTHER PLACES DO. SO FOR MYSELF, WE ARE ALL CERTIFIED INSECURITY IN ONE AREA OR ANOTHER, SO MYSELF AND MY TWO ASSISTANT DIRECTORS WE HAVE WHAT IS A WORLDWIDE SECURITY CERTIFICATION AND THEN EVERY EMPLOYEE WITHIN I.T. HAS A CERTIFICATION FOR THEIR LEVEL IN THEIR JOB.
SO WE LIKE TO SAY THAT WE DEPUTIZE PEOPLE TO BE GOOD SECURITY STEWARDS IN THAT WAY THERE IS NOT JUST ONE PERSON WHO'S ALWAYS WATCHING THINGS. WE HAVE A WHOLE ENTIRE
ORGANIZATION FOR THIS. >> WE ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS YOUR WEAKEST LINK SO THOSE TESTS THAT YOU DO IN THE COURSE IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU OR FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS ACCESS.
FISHING IS THE NUMBER 1 WAY THAT HACKERS GET INTO OUR SYSTEM -- PHISHING IS THE NUMBER-ONE WAY THEY GET INTO THE SYSTEM'S MAC THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT THIS OUT THERE WITH THE
EMAILS TO TEST FOR PHISHING. >> MANY OF US WERE NOT HERE WHEN YOU FIRST GOT HERE AND WHEN YOU FIRST GOT HERE, WE WERE DEALING WITH AS A CITY, AND INTRUSION. UNFORTUNATELY, UNDERTAKEN CARE OF. AND SO FORTH.
BUT I THINK WHAT THIS COUNSEL AND PRIOR COUNCILS HAVE LEARNED IS THAT YOU COULD BE PENNYWISE AND POUND FOOLISH PARTICULARLY ON I.T. AND THAT WAS PROBABLY A LOW-HANGING FRUIT BACK 20, 30 YEARS AGO WHERE YOU COULD OUTSOURCE IT AND SAVE SOME MONEY. I THINK WHAT THE CITY LEARNED IS THAT OUTSOURCING AND RELYING BACK TO THAT TRUST BUT VERIFY, RELYING ON IT, YOU LOSE SIGHT OF IT AND A VENDOR CUT CORNERS AND THAT'S WHAT WE EXPERIENCED AND SO WELL INDICATES THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE, THE FIRST FIVE CITIES ON A DRONE APPROACH, WERE TYPICALLY NOT THE LEADING EDGE, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY IS SECURE AND THIS FIBRES PART OF THAT I THINK. SO THANK YOU.
YOU GOT AN AWARD FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND I THINK THAT'S JUST A TESTAMENT, THAT'S JUST ONE AWARD BUT KNOW THAT NOT ONLY DOES AARON SLEEP AT NIGHT AND EVERY ONE AROUND THE STABLE SLEEP THAT NIGHT BUT I THINK OUR CITIZENS COULD PROBABLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF HOW THEY INTERACT WITH
THE CITY AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SPORT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I DO QUESTION.
>> YES, MA'AM,. >> WHEN THE WATER BILLING PORTAL HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VENDOR HOW IS I.T. ENGAGED IN HELPING THE WATER BILLING PEOPLE ARE OUT OF THAT WROUGHT MORE RECENTLY.
>> IT WAS A CALM PRANCE OF APPROACH BETWEEN FINANCE AND UTILITY BUILDING AND I.T. THAT WORK DIFFERENT ANGLES BOTH THE VENDOR TO GET THINGS WORKED OUT DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, VENDORS COULD HAVE THEIR OWN ISSUES.
>> YES, DID THE VENDOR EVER GET BACK ENGAGED OR STAY WITH THE
SECONDARY ONE? >> ABSOLUTELY THEY DID.
IT TOOK SOME FORCE IN SOME AREAS, BUT WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSIONS AND WE GOT THEM THERE.
>> FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, THERE'S ANOTHER RATHER LARGE CITY IN THE AREA THAT HAD THE SAME VENDOR IN THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY WERE FAR DELAYED FROM OUR RESPONSE TO THEIR RESPONSE AND IT'S THE SAME ISSUE, THE CITIZENS ARE BASICALLY, THEIR WATER BILLS ARE NOW A MONTH LATE BECAUSE, I CAN'T PAY MY WATER BILL, WILL OTHER CITIES THAT WERE FAR LESS RESPONSIVE THAN WE WERE TO THIS
PROBLEM. >> I THINK A BIG PART OF IT TO
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IS LEGAL RIGHTS. THEY WERE CONTRACTS WEIGHT THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TEETH IN THE NEGOTIATION.>> AND I WAS GUESSING THAT I.T. WAS KIND OF ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BUT JUST CURIOUS HOW IT WOUND UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NO PROBLEM, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY., APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT COUNCIL THAT TAKES US INFORMATION SHARING.
I WILL START AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.
CHRISTOPHER AXBERG, CAN YOU HEAR US? MAYBE NOT. NANCY CLINE?
>> GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE IN OHIO WITH GRANDKIDS THIS WEEK SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ZOOM CALL IN.
MY LAST WEEK I SPENT SEVERAL DAYS IN D.C. ADVOCATING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WITH DIFFERENT CONGRESSPEOPLE AND WAS ABLE TO MEET IN PERSON WITH A NUMBER OF THEM WITH THE OTHERS BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP SUPPORT LOCAL PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
WITH THAT, I WILL SEND IT TO THE DOCTOR.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD SPRING BREAK AND WERE ABLE TO ENJOY IT.
I HAD TWADDLE X ORDINARY RIDE A LONGS DURING SPRING BREAK TIME WITH OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK THEIR PRAISES AND KUDOS TO THEM.
WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I HAD THE RARE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, I DIDN'T DRIVE ANYTHING, I JUST HANDLED THE STEERING WHEEL, SO IT'S REALLY NEAT TO BE A PART OF COUNCIL AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE HERE TO HAVE SEEN THAT COME ALONG IN THE PAPERWORK AND THEN TO KIND OF SEE IT IN ACTION, IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY USE QUITE OFTEN AND IS REALLY A PRIDE OF THE CITY SO I REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
AS FOR THE POLICE RIDE OUT, I GOT TO SEE THE CHIEF HANGING OUT WITH AND JUST WALKING AROUND AND CHATTING WITH OTHERS AND IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE HIM IN HIS ELEMENT AND IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT FOR ME HOW THEY RESPONDED TO HIM.
VERY WARM, VERY WELCOMING. SO I VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE IT IN ACTION TO DO WHAT THEY DO. I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT INDIAN CREEK AND I KIND OF JUST PICKED THAT UP RECENTLY, GOLFING.
I KIND OF MENTION TO MY GOAL WAS TO BREAK 100 AND I DID THAT.
MANAGED TO BREAK 90 AND I DID THAT TWICE THIS WEEK, THIS PAST WEEK. SO WE HAD A TOURNAMENT THERE.
PART OF WHAT THEY CALL AN OPERATION.
I'M EXCITED. OPERATION 36 GOLF PROGRAM AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT THERE AND CHECK IT OUT.
THERE WAS A TOURNAMENT THIS SUNDAY AND I WENT FROM LEVEL THREE TO FOUR. YOU CAN ONLY GO ONE LEVEL AT A TIME SO REALLY EXCITED. MY WHOLE FAMILIES INVOLVED.
THE MORE IMPORTANT LEE IT'S AN INCREDIBLE FACILITY.
IT ATTRACTS VISITORS FROM OTHER CITIES.
IT IS WELL-KEPT. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PLACE IF YOU GUYS ARE KNOCKING OUT THERE, THE WEATHER IS GETTING RATE.
LOOK AT TEATIME HERE SOON. LASTLY, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION NOT JUST YOU, MAYOR, BUT TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED. I KNOW THERE IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I THINK IT'S SUPER NEAT SO I'LL LEAVE IT THERE. I REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME A SCHOOL DISTRICT LAYS ON A FEW YEARS AGO AND WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB RIGHT NOW.
SO I THINK YOU AS WELL FOR YOUR ROLE IN THAT.
I CELEBRATED MY GRANDFATHER'S 97TH BIRTHDAY.
AND BEYOND THAT I HAD AN INCREDIBLE DAD MOMENT.
MY DAUGHTER WAS FEATURED IN A SCHOOLWIDE, DISTRICTWIDE ATTENDANCE PROMO IF YOU WILL. SO I WAS NOT THERE WITH HER WHEN SHE WAS RECORDED AND SHE CAME OUT AND JUST ALMOST TEARED UP.
I KNOW WE CAN KIND OF RELATE TO THAT YOU HAVE A CHILD OR NOT WERE NIECE OR NEPHEW. IF THEY'RE NOT AS SHY AS I AM.
>> YES, SIR. SATURDAY MARCH SEVENTH, I ATTENDED THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF AN END-OF-LIFE CELEBRATION.
A GREAT EVENT. I THINK FOR ALL OF US WHO ATTENDED WE GOT TO HAVE SOME GREAT GESTURES NOT ONLY FROM FORMER STUDENTS BUT CURRENT STUDENTS AS WELL.
I MYSELF, FOR MOST OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW, GRADE SEVEN KIDS, 2009 LIVING IN THE HOUSE AND YOUNG LIFE WAS SPECIFICALLY A GREAT OUTLET FOR MY KIDS TO GET INVOLVED IN, GREAT FRIENDS.
AND I ALWAYS JOKE, BUT WHAT HE DOES IN NURTURING THOSE KIDS, HE HAS CREATED A COMMUNITY WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
SO I LOVE THAT ASPECT OF YOUNG LIFE OF WHAT IT DOES AND WHAT IT SERVES SO I BELIEVE HE CALLED US UP ON THE STAGE AND HE GOT HIS LAST LITTLE DIG ON ME. I NIKI MADE THE STATEMENT THAT IS A COUNCILMEMBER THAT HAD NIECES AND NEPHEWS BUT THAT WE
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CALL THEM AFFECTIONATELY GRUMPY UNCLE SO I WILL TAKE THAT.THAT WAS A NICE LITTLE DIG. THEN ON SUNDAY MARCH EIGHTH, ATTENDING THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT A REPRESENTATIVE PUT TOGETHER WHICH BROUGHT TO GATHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS LOCAL OFFICIALS.
I GOT TO SEE NANCY CLINE AND MAYOR STEVE BABICK WAS IN ATTENDANCE. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT BRING DIFFERENT FAITHS REPRESENTATIVE JOHNNY HAS WHOLE GOALS TO BRING ALL FAITHS TOGETHER ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY THOUGH HE HAS DONE IT THIS WILL BE MY THIRD YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THAT ON MARCH 16TH WE DID A LEGIT INTERFAITH IFTAR DINNER IS WHAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF JUDGES THERE AS WELL AS MORE.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT LEVEL WHAT THEY DO.
FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW, THE IFTAR MEAL IS WHEN THE MUSLIMS, THEY BREAK THEIR FAST AT SUNSET SO IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CULTURE AND IN THEIR FAITH AS WELL THAT'S
ALL I HAVE, SIR. >> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER WATTERS. >> MARCH SEVENTH IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING EVENT. EVERYONE WAS THERE.
AND I THINK IT STARTED GETTING EXCITING, I DID CATCH THE REST OF YOU AS YOU ATTENDED THE YOUNG LIFE BUT OBVIOUSLY AT THE BEGINNING THERE WAS A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM.
AND THEN ALSO THERE WAS THE CRAWFISH BOIL, WHICH I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO, BUT I HEARD SO MANY GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT AND I INTEND TO ATTEND THE NEXT TIME. I ATTENDED LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR MARCH EVENT AND WATCH WHAT STOOD OUT FOR ME FOR CARROLLTON.
THE TECH SAFETY ALLIANCE WHICH IS IN CARROLLTON IS AN AMAZING FACILITY. THE OWNER, I HAVE FORGOTTEN HER NAME, SHE IS VERY, VERY INSPIRATIONAL.
SHE STARTED THE COMPANY IN THE PRODUCT IS VERY GOOD.
THEY DID A DEMO FOR US. WE ALSO HEARD FROM PAT KNUDSEN I HOPE I HAVE NOT MISSED PRONOUNCES NAME OF LAVAL WOULD IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY AND HE CLEARED UP SOME THINGS FOR ME.
AND OF COURSE, THE IFTAR AND YOU ARE THERE.
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO BE WITH COMMUNITY IN EVENTS LIKE THOSE. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, I ATTENDED THE GALA FOR THE TEXAS CHINESE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THERE WERE SEVERAL CITIES INVOLVED FOR CARROLLTON AND THEIR SPEAKER EXPLAINED A LOT ABOUT THE GROWTH OF NORTH TEXAS AND A LOT OF IT IS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW OF THE U.S.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
THAT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING AND THEY ASKED PEOPLE AROUND THERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT CARROLLTON'S GROWTH SO THAT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR ME. AND THEN FINALLY THIS AFTERNOON FOR SERGEANT MIKE KING AND IT'S ALWAYS MOVING TO ATTEND RETIREMENT CEREMONIES FOR THE POLICE.
YOU SEE A LOT OF BROTHERHOOD AS I SAW FOR OUR CITY MANAGER WHEN THEY MADE THE PRESENTATION WITH THE RECORDS THERE ALSO.
SO THAT WAS A HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED SO I DIDN'T WANT TO REPEAT THEM, BUT I WOULD MENTION I DID COME DOWN TO THE CITY CLEANOUT ON SATURDAY WITH A NEW FEATURE THAT WE OFFER OUR CITIZENS WITH THIS NEW CONTRACT WITH WASTE SERVICES, IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING SO THERE HAD NOT BEEN A LOT OF FOLKS THAT HAD YET COME, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE DIDN'T UPDATE OR IF THERE IS HOW MUCH WE ACTUALLY COLLECTED BUT IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITIZENS TO
DO THAT SPRING CLEANING. >> AND I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU AND THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR SERVING ON THAT GARBAGE COMMITTEE FOR US THE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
BECAUSE THAT WAS A CHANGE. THINK WE LEARN FROM OTHER CITIES THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN, YOU HAVE TO TEACH THEM THAT IT'S OCCURRING IN TERMS OF WHEN IT WILL OCCUR AND I THINK IT WOULD
>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER AND DEPUTY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. EVERYONE HAS MENTIONED EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST THREE OR FOUR WEEKS, BUT I DID WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO CITY STAFF FOR A WONDERFUL.
[INSTINCT] DESPITE THE WEATHER.
IT WAS VERY DISHEARTENING FOR ME TO SEE THAT THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO BE SO BAD. I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD TO TEX
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FEST. WE ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE BEGINNING THE FIRST HALF AND HAD ALL INTENTIONS TO GO BACK AFTER YOUNG LIVES COMMIT MEANT TO BE AT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WHICH WAS ALSO VERY MOVING, VERY, I HOPE THAT THEY GET ALL OF THE SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM. BUT WE GOT BACK TO TEX FEST AND EVERYTHING WAS SHUTTING DOWN SO WE WERE SAYING GOODBYE TO THE LONGHORN AND THEN WE ACTUALLY WENT INTO THE LEGION TO PARTAKE OF THEIR CRAWFISH AND SHRIMP BOIL.SO THEY HAD QUITE A BIT AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM AND JUST HAVE SOME FELLOWSHIP THERE, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT, IT FEELS LIKE GOING BACK HOME ONLY GOING TO THE LEGION.
AND THEN I ALSO ATTENDED THE IFTAR WHICH WAS ALSO AN EVENT SUPPOSED TO BE OUTDOORS NORMALLY BUT THE WEATHER AGAIN GOT US
>> IT WAS A VERY COLD REDRESSED WITH LAYERS AND VERY WARM LAYERS AND SO I HAD TO KIND OF SHIFT AROUND.
BUT IT WAS ALL GREAT. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE A PART OF A CITY THAT VALUES OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR DIFFERENT FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY, SO BEING ABLE TO SHARE IFTAR AND BREAK FAST WITH THEM, IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT EXPERIENCE SO IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT, I BELIEVE THAT THE IMAMS THERE ARE SO HOSPITABLE AND I CAN SAY FROM MY OPINION, THERE ARE SOME OF THE NICEST PEOPLE I'VE COME ACROSS THROUGHOUT ALL OF MY CITY ENDEAVORS. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE CFBISD LIAISON. IT HAS BEEN GOING GREAT.
I'M ALSO PART OF THE CFB COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM THAT STARTED THIS YEAR SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND IT'S EVERYTHING IS GOING PHENOMENALLY. I AM SO EXCITED WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH CFBISD AND ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING. THEY HAD A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION AND I MENTIONED IT LAST, OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT THEY HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS OVER THE LAST YEAR AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THEY GO FROM HERE.
AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY, TRANSIT ORDINANCE DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEW CHANGES COMING DOWN THE PIPE.
SO MAYBE SOME NEW STREET GAMES OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN AND ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE CHANGES COMING. TOMORROW STARTS THE SPANISH CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY AND THURSDAY, OF THE ENGLISH CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY START SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THEN WE HAVE ON FRIDAY, I THINK EVERYBODY GOT ONE OF THESE, BUT THEY ARE ALSO CELEBRATING THEIR BLUE-RIBBON -- LONE STAR BLUE-RIBBON SCHOOL AWARD, SO THAT IS ALSO GREAT JOB AND KUDOS TO THEM. I WILL BE THERE FRIDAY MORNING TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM. AND THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE COFFEE WITH A COP ON SATURDAY AS WELL SO FULL WEEK LINED UP SO
PLUG-IN WHERE YOU CAN. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
I WILL JUST KIND OF PICK UP THERE.
SO FIRST OFF, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR, RAMADAN AND PASSOVER NEXT WEEK EID, EASTER STARTS THIS WEEK AND PALM SUNDAY AS WELL. IT JUST REALLY SHOWS OFF WHEN YOU GET PLUGGED INTO THOSE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DO THAT.
I ATTENDED A HUMAN TRAFFICKING UPDATE IN LINE WITH THE WORLD CUP, SO I SHARED SOME OF THIS INFORMATION.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO JUST BE AWARE OF WHAT SOME OF THE PREP THAT TAKES PLACE WITH DART AND THROUGHOUT OUR OWN POLICE ALSO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE SO AS WE THINK OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL, GETTING THEM KIND OF EDUCATED IN TERMS OF IT.
I KNOW THEY ARE ALREADY EDUCATED BUT IT IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY I THINK SO WE SHOULD ALL FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN ALL PLUG-IN. HE HOLD HER BREAKFAST IS ON THURSDAY WITH THE SERVICES. IF YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN ANY INDICATION YOU WOULD BE THERE LET GRACE AND CHLOE KNOW.
WE HAD THE ROSEMEAD BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL SPECIAL OLYMPICS ON
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FRIDAY. AFTER THAT, SATURDAY IN ADDITION THEY WILL BE HOSTING THEIR POLICE VERSUS FIRE PIZZA EATING CONTEST. IT WAS FUNNY OR GO.IT WILL BE FINE AGAIN SO BRING YOUR APPETITES TO OUR FOLKS IN UNIFORM. WITH THAT I DO WANT TO BRAG ABOUT OUR STAFF. OUR STAFF WITH THE HEB COMING INTO CARROLLTON THERE'S CONCESSIONS WE WORK WITH CARROLLTON ON SO THEY CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH SOME INTERCHANGE ISSUES AT THE JOSIE AND PARKER ROAD INTERSECTION.
WE HAVE SOME OBLIGATIONS AS PART OF THE HEB DO THAT EVERYTHING FROM STREETLIGHTS TO TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND DEALING WITH THE BERM THAT IS THERE. THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN PREPARING JONATHAN'S WORK SO I THINK THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF NOT JUST THE CITY AND HD COMING TOGETHER BY THE CITY AND DENTON CO. AND RTC COMING TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT SOLVED YET BUT THERE IS A PATH TO I THINK RESOLUTION THAT WALK MARK COUNCIL MORE TO COME ON THAT WOULD'VE MULTIMILLION DOLLARS OF EFFORT THE REGIONAL LEVEL THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO PAY SO WILL BE A GOOD AFTERNOON WITH THAT COUNCIL WE DO HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK SESSION BUT BEFORE I DO THAT ANY ITEMS?
>> NEXT THURSDAY APRIL SECOND IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR GENERAL AND SPECIAL BOND ELECTION.
>> THANK YOU. SO COUNCIL BUT THAT WE WILL READ OURSELVES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE WILL CALL OUR TWO REMOTE REPRESENTATIVES BACK.
SO WITH THAT, COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FIRST THING TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 DOGS 071 FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO ATTENDING AND KONTA PLATING LITIGATION AND INCLUDING ALL MATTERS ON THIS AGENDA TO WHICH THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS A DUTY TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL COMMUTE OCCASION WAS CITY COUNCIL SECTION 55
WINEGARD 087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC >> KELLY: WELCOME WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH 24TH.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR VISITORS HERE.
AS WE ALWAYS DO WE WILL START WITH OUR INVOCATION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROWENA WATTERS AND MORE FROM RICHARD FLEMING.
PLEASE RISE. >> WE GATHER TODAY IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY ENTRUSTED WITH DECISIONS THAT SHAPE NOT ONLY OUR CITY TODAY, BUT THE FUTURE WE LEAVE BEHIND.
MAY WE APPROACH THIS WORK WITH CLARITY OF MIND SETTING US WITH PURPOSE AND COMMUNITY IN OUR ROLE.
AS WE RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS, MAY WE BE REMINDED OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION WITH ENCOURAGEMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND BELIEF IN THEIR POTENTIAL. AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO SERVE OTHERS IN TIMES OF NEED, MAY WEEK CARRY FORWARD THE SPIRIT OF COMPASSION, ENTER CITY AND A READINESS TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. AS WE REFLECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY, MAY WE CONTINUE TO FOSTER A CITY WHERE EVERY VOICE IS VALUED AND EVERY PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE AND THRIVE. AND ALL OF OUR DISCUSSIONS THIS EVENING, MAYBE LISTEN WITH RESPECT, SPEAK WITH INTENTION, AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.
LET THIS BE OUR SHARED PURPOSE, AMEN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS ONE
STATE, ONE GOD, INDIVISIBLE. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: ALL RIGHT COUNCIL WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS.
OUR FIRST ONE WILL BE RECOGNIZING OUR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND I WILL ASK THAT OUR FLEET AND FACILITIES DIRECTOR
JOINED ME AT THE PODIUM. >> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FLEET FACILITIES.
IN JULY OF 2024 WE WENT FROM CFBISD CAME TO ME AND SAID THAT
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HE NEEDED SOME HELP. HIS PROGRAM WAS RUNNING REALLY WELL, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CARS TO WORK ON, SO WITH THE HELP OF VECTOR FLEET WHO IS OUR FLEET MANAGEMENT CAPITAL WE WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT WOULD TEACH STUDENTS REAL-WORLD MECHANICAL SKILLS WHILE STILL COMPLETING THEIR EDUCATION. STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WHILE WORKING ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS. THIS TYPE OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING HELP STUDENTS BUILD PRACTICAL SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND A STRONGER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WORK.OVERALL THIS COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITY BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND DEPLOYMENT BY GIVING STUDENTS A HEAD START IN A SKILLED TRADE WERE ALSO SUPPORTING THE CITY BY DEVELOPING FUTURE WORKFORCE TRAINED IN ESSENTIAL MECHANICAL SKILLS. WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT COLLABORATION BY PRESENTING A PLAQUE OF COMPLETION TO THE VECTOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE CARLOS FUENTE'S, AND ANOTHER VOCATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TEACHER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. LEANNE HOOVER AND GEORGE FROM
VECTOR FLEET MANAGEMENT. >> WHAT YOU SPEAK ON THIS SIDE WE. OKAY.
>> MICHAEL SHIELDS? [APPLAUSE]
>> WE HAVE A SIMILAR PROGRAM. >> AND A GIRL, EA.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]
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[APPLAUSE] >> AROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM ALL. [APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] >> I THOUGHT I WAS RECORDING.
>> WE WILL GET THE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO CONVENE OUT IN THE FOYER THERE WERE A GROUP PIC PICTURE.
IF I COULD HAVE OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF AMERICAN RED CROSS. IF I COULD HAVE OUR BOARD MEMBER STEPHANIE JOIN US PLEASE. AS WE REFLECT ON THE STONES ACHIEVEMENTS WITH THE VECTOR FLEET PROGRAM WITH CFBISD AND AS I INDICATED WE HAVE A SIMILAR PROGRAM UP AT LISD, A REMINDER THAT CARROLLTON IS A COMMUNITY THAT BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES WANT TO CALL HOME. ONE OF THE PRIME REASONS IS BECAUSE OF OUR WONDERFUL SCHOOLS DISTRICT BUT IT'S ALSO BECAUSE OUR LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY COUNCIL I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR REPRESENTATIVES FOR RED CROSS WORK THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS MARCH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS RED CROSS MONTH FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS HONORING THE COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE THE HUMANITARIAN MISSION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS POSSIBLE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AND WHERE IS THIS LONG-STANDING TRADITION BEGAN WITH FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, FIRST PROCLAIMED MARCH AS RED CROSS MONTH IN 1943 RECOGNIZING THE VITAL ROLE THE ORGANIZATION PLAYS IN SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL'S AND FAMILIES IN TIMES OF NEED WHERE IS THE RED CROSS PROVIDES CRITICAL DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF CARROLLTON DELIVERING SHELTER, FOOD AND COMFORT TO THOSE IMPACTED FOR HOMES FIRES AND OTHER EMERGENCIES WEARS THROUGH THE LOCAL BLOOD DRIVES THE AMERICAN CROSS HELPS ENSURE A STABLE BLOOD SUPPLY TO SUPPORT LIFE-SAVING CARE FOR PATIENTS INCLUDING NEW MOTHERS AND INDIVIDUALS BATTLING CANCER AND VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS.
AND WHERE IS THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SUPPORTS MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN CARROLLTON PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH ALL
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STAGES OF MILITARY SERVICE AND THEREFORE I MAYOR STEVE BABICK THE MAYOR OF THE GREAT CITY OF CARROLLTON IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS DO THEREBY DECLARE MARCH 2026 AS RED CROSS MONTH SIGNED BY MY HAND AUTHORIZED BY OUR CITY COUNCIL.>> I FEEL LIKE A NEED TO MOVE THIS MICROPHONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SO PARDON THIS.
THANK YOU CARROLLTON CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION. I AM AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY A CITY OF CARROLLTON RESIDENT AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS HONORED TO PARTNER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND IT LOCAL PARTNERS TO MAKE CARROLLTON A SAFER HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY.
EVERY YEAR OUR WORK IMPACTS LIVES OF MANY FOLKS SEEN AND UNSEEN. WHEN A HOME FIRE DISPLACES THE FAMILY AT 2:00 A.M. YOU COULD COUNT ON THE RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF OUR OWN NEIGHBORS ARE THERE.
WHEN HOSPITALS NEED LIFE-SAVING BLOOD, OUR DONORS ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES. WHEN SOMEONE COLLAPSES IN A BYSTANDER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, OUR CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT CARROLLTON VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME, SKILLS, AND COMPASSION TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. AS WE CELEBRATE RED CROSS MONTH, WE'S -- WE HONOR THEM AND INVITE EVERYONE HERE TO JOIN US WHETHER WE GIVE BLOOD, TAKE A FIRST AID COURSE, VOLUNTEER OR MAKE A DONATION, THERE IS A ROLE FOR YOU IN THIS MISSION.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS EXIST TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES.
BECAUSE OF YOU, THAT MISSION CONTINUES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONTINUED SUPPORT AND AS A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, I DO HAVE A RED CROSS MONTH T-SHIRT FOR YOU AND A FEW OTHER OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES. >> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.
I WILL HOLD ONE UP. [APPLAUSE]
>> HASHTAG HELP CAN'T WAIT. OKAY, COUNCIL.
MY NEXT PRESENTATION AGAIN, THIS IS A SPECIAL MONTH FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. BACK TO THE SAME THEME OF BEING THE COMMUNITY THAT FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES WANT TO CALL HOME, WE KNOW THAT THE WOMEN OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE SO IMPORTANT TO WHY WE CALL CARROLLTON HOME. WHETHER IT IS THE WOMEN WHO HAVE MANY, MANY TITLES. MOM, GRANDMA, OMA, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST THAT.
WE HAVE COME TO LEARN AND APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY REPRESENTING 50/50 OF OUR POPULATION.
YOU KNOW WE KNOW THAT WE ARE BETTER OFF BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
SO IF I COULD HAVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, ROWENA WATTERS, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR DAISY OMA.
AND I WILL RECOGNIZE ON THE SCREEN NANCY CLINE, WHO IS VIRTUALLY JOINING US. THIS IS THE MOST WOMEN WE'VE HAD ON THE COUNCIL, AND THE MOST DIVERSE WE HAVE HAD ON COUNCIL AS VOTING COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE HISTORY OF CARROLLTON.
[APPLAUSE] >> BUT I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE KNOW IS THAT OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE A KEY PART OF IT. OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY LARGE AND IT STARTS WITH OUR LEADERSHIP AT THE CITY AS WELL, SO I WANT TO ALSO INVITE OUR CITY MANAGER ERIN RINEHART, CITY ATTORNEY AND IF MEREDITH LADD IS HERE, WE WOULD INVITE HER AS WELL.
WE ARE THE ONLY CITY WITH THE TOP THREE COUNCIL APPOINTED POSITIONS ALL-FEMALE AND SO AGAIN, IT IS RECOGNITION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. [APPLAUSE] THIS IS NOT JUST A FLUKE, AS WE THINK ABOUT THOSE THREE DIRECT REPORTS I WANT TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF OUR CITY DIRECTORS WHO WORK FOR US.
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PLEASE JOIN ME IF YOU ARE A WOMAN JOIN US UPFRONT AS WELL.BUT IT DOES NOT STOP THERE. YOU KNOW I THINK THE KEY THING ABOUT THIS IS WE KNOW THE CITY GOVERNMENT IS ONE PART OF IT BUT IT IS ALSO NOT JUST A FLUKE. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS WE HAVE DECADES OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED HERE AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR PREVIOUS MAYOR, BECKY MILLER PLEASE JOIN US UP HERE.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THE WORK THEY DO TIME IN TIME OUT WE HAVE HAD SO MANY WONDERFUL WOMEN REPRESENTING US ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WILL START WITH AGAIN FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER LISA SUTTER I'VE GOT A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS LET ME START WITH THAT.
FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER BONNIE KAPLAN.
FORMAL -- FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER TONY SKINN MARGO.
AND FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER LINDA JOIN US UP HERE.
THAT THIS LEADERSHIP HERE IN CARROLLTON AND THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN CARROLLTON THE STRONG LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME BUT IT IS ALSO STRONG THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND AS WE THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER 1 REASON WHY PEOPLE LIVE WITH HER LIP AS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I WOULD JUST TAKE THESE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER SO IT IS RANDOM BUT I WILL START WITH DR. WENDY ALDRICH. AND THE WOMEN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES PRESI PRESIDENT CASSANDRA HATFIELD AND KIM BRADY, PLEASE. THAT IS ABOUT HALF OF OUR CITY.
THE OTHER HALF IS OUR WONDERFUL... SO IF I CAN INVITE THE DOCTOR TO PLEASE JOIN ME AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
AND BOARD PRESIDENT JENNY AND TRUSTEE PLEASE JOIN ME.
IN THE REPRESENTATION OF FEMALES AND THESE FINE REPRESENTATIVES HERE BUT IT DOES NOT STOP THERE IT CONTINUES AT THE COUNTY LEVEL SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ALL OVER TO JOIN US UP HERE. AND OUR NUMBER 1 SOCIAL PARTNER THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME FRANKLY THAT WE CONSIDER AN EXTENSION OF OUR CITY I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MADISON TO JOIN ME.
CEO. [APPLAUSE] BUT CARROLLTON DOES NOT STOP THERE WE GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE VERY HONORABLE STATE REPRESENTATIVE CASSANDRA GARCIA HERNANDEZ PLEASE JOIN ME. SO LET'S KIND OF SCRUNCH IN H HERE. THESE ARE THE WOMEN REALLY HERE DAY AND NIGHT. ALL THE ASPECTS THAT YOU WOULD THINK BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS TO MAKE CARROLLTON THAT COMMUNITY THAT FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES WANT TO CALL HOME. [LAUGHTER] I'VE GOT THIS LITTLE KEY CHAIN WHICH IS MADE FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH SO WE WILL LET THEM PASS PLAYS OUT AS THEY SIT DOWN AND ANYBODY NOT APPEAR AS WELL SO WITH THAT LET'S TAKE A PICTURE AND AGAIN I HAVE A PROCLAMATION SIGN FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM. I WILL NOT READ THE WHOLE THING.
WHEREAS THESE LEADERS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOMEN SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL BOARD, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, COMMISSIONERS, STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND NONPROFITS AS WE HAVE DISCOVERED ARE SO IMPORTANT BUT WE KNOW THAT WOMEN CONTINUE TO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING STRONG VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY PROBABLY IN THEIR INSPIRATION FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF WHAT THEY CAN DO THEY CAN DO ANYTHING THEY PUT
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THEIR MIND TO JUST AS THESE WOMEN HAVE JUST AS ANYBODY IN CARROLLTON CAN THANK YOU. THERE WE GO.>> LONGER THAN YOU THINK. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> OKAY, COUNSEL, WITH THAT THAT TAKES US TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
LET ME START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY WISHING TO MAKE TESTIMONY CONSENT TO ITEMS THAT IS NUMBER 10 THROUGH 18, 19, EXCUSE ME, TO DO SO NOW.
I HAVE NO CARDS FILED IN ADVANCE BUT IF ANYBODY WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION ON AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 10 THROUGH 19 YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM NOW.
SEEING NONE COUNCIL WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE THE COMMENT PERIOD AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CONSENT TO AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 10 THROUGH 19. COUNSELOR MEMBER AND DEPUTY
MAYOR . >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 10 THROUGH 19.
>> I SECOND THAT MOTION. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER... AND A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE WE WOULD DO A ROLE CALL VOTE BECAUSE I WILL NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER KLEIN AND ONE OTHER ARE JOINING US REMOTELY THEY COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. ROLL CALL VOTE COUNCILMEMBER EXPERT. COUNCILMEMBER CARPENTER, COUNCILMEMBER FLEMING. COUNCIL MEMBER DR. PLACIDO, COUNCILMEMBER KLEIN. NO.
YES? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY COUNCIL.
THIS TAKES US ITEM NUMBER 20. SO TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE AMENDED PROGRAM 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK RAMP WHEN AN ACTION AND BLOCK THE BUDGET.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE RESOLUTION FOR AN AMENDED ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR... 2025.
THE REASON BEING THERE ARE A FEW PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DELAYED SO THE FUNDING THAT WE HAD ALLOCATED TO COME OUT OF THIS YEAR'S FUNDING ACTUALLY BEING MOVED TO THIS YEAR.
IT ITS PLACE BUT WE HAVE A NEW PROJECT JUST TO ENSURE THOSE FUNDS ARE STILL BEING SPENT WITHIN THE SAME PROGRAM HERE.
IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW AGAIN OUR COMMUNITY THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR OF OUR FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN THAT WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THAT 755,813 IN A NEW FUNDING.
WITH THIS AMENDED PLAN ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF 972537 UNSPENT FUNDING IS ALSO INCLUDED.
AS A BRIEF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW OF THIS FUNDING MUST PRIMARILY SERVE MODERATE TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS.
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WE TREAT THAT THREW VARIOUS HOUSING PREPARE PROGRAMS, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS WELL AS PUBLIC SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS WITH WOVEN HEALTH CLINIC. THE NEW PROJECT THAT IS BEING SUBMITTED IS ARCTURUS MILL AND OVERLAY BUT WE HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS ALLOCATED TOWARDS THIS PROJECT THAT HELPS TO COVER ANY POTENTIAL OVERAGES OR CHANGEOVERS THAT WAY WE DON'T NEED TO BRING THAT BEFORE COUNCIL AND RESUBMIT THAT AGAIN.SO THIS IS THE ONLY NEW PROJECT. THE SCOTT MOE PANEL REPLACEMENT IS BEING DEFERRED UNTIL A LITTLE TIME -- LATER TIME.
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT SIDEWALK AND WATER LINES AS WELL AS STREETS AND SIDEWALKS THOSE ARE STILL OCCURRING AND THEY WILL BE NEXT PROGRAM HERE SO WE WILL SEE THOSE ON THE PROGRAM 26.
SO WITH THAT I ASKED COUNCIL TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OF COURSE I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> I WILL START WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR HIM BEFORE WE GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS.
SEEING NONE OF THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO WITH THAT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A SEAT I WILL OPEN UP I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BUT IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AMENDED PLAN YOU MAY DO SO BY APPROACHING THE PODIUM NOW.
SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND UNLESS THERE IS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVED APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20.
>> COUNCIL MAYOR DEPUTY. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR I WOULD
LIKE TO CENTER THAT MOTION. >> DAISY PALOMA, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. SEEING NONE AGAIN I APPRECIATE STAFFS WORK ON THIS AND FINDING SOME SUBSTITUTE PROJECTS TO PUT THOSE SAME DOLLARS TO USE IT IS SO IMPORTANT AS YOU KNOW TO ENSURE THAT WE PUT OUR FEDERAL FUNDING AND DOLLARS TO WORK BUT SAVING THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN NEED FOR SUBSEQUENT YEAR THOUGH I'M SURE WE WILL HEAR BACK FROM YOU ON THOSE.
WITH THAT I WILL START TO DEVOTE WITH A ROLE CALL VOTE IN PLACE ORDER.
WITH THAT COUNCIL THAT IS 100% AFFIRMATIVE SO WE WILL STAY ON THAT AND MARK THAT PASS THAT TAKES US TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA.
IF ANYBODY WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC FORUM NOW AND ALLOW YOU TO APPROACH THE PODIUM TO SPEAK.
SEEING
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