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>> ALRIGHT. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
WE'LL CALL OUR WORKSESSION TO ORDER.
THANKS FOR OUR GUESTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.
APPRECIATE YOU AS ALWAYS AND OUR STAFF FOR THE MAY 26TH WORKSESSION. WE'LL START WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. FIRST ONE IS MINUTES FOR NUMBER 8 AND 9 THE MINUTES FOR APRIL 21ST AND MAY 12TH MEETINGS.
THAT WAS OUR CANVAS THING. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT AND ALL THE WONDERFUL WORDS SHARED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES? NUMBER 10, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPOINT OR RATHER TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF ONE TRAILER FROM INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BUYBOARD PURCHASING CO-OP IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT LISTED. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE?
>> WHAT IS A PRE MELTER? >> TRAILER THAT MELTS THE THERMOPLASTIC THAT THE CREWS USE TO STRIPE THE ROADS.
>> INDEED. >> NUMBER 11 CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE 2027 INTERNATIONAL H V-607 DIGGER DERRICK FROM INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CLYDE IN THE PURCHASE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED AND THIS IS REPLACEMENT FUND,
RIGHT? >> WHAT'S THE LIFE OF THESE
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A COMMUNITY FUNDING GRANT WITH CHRIST COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000 FOR THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE WORKING THROUGH THIS AND STAFF TO GET THIS DONE IN ADVANCE OF JUNETEENTH. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> WILL THIS MEET THE NEEDS FOR CHRIST COMMUNITY CONNECTION FOR
THAT? >> NANCY IN YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN
ON THAT? >> THE COMMITTEE MET WITH THE GROUP MAKING THE PROPOSAL AND THIS WAS THEIR REQUEST AND PRIMARILY THEY WERE LOOKING FOR THE ONE TIME OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE FACILITY WITHOUT PAYING ALSO AND THEY WERE VERY PLEASED AND WE WERE PLEASED TO SEE THAT FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF REVEREND RAIN WATER PEOPLE HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO HELP LEAD THE
GROUP AND CONTINUE TRADITION. >> TO MAKE SURE THAT POINT IS MADE CLEAR. THE THOUSAND DOLLARS IS THE CASH COMPONENT AND THEN THE WAIVING OF THE PERMIT FEES, AS WELL AS RENTAL FEES AND SO FORTH ARE ALL PART OF THE GRANT.
>> I FIGURED THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE BEEN BIGGER IS WHY I WAS ASKING. I WAS DOUBLE BOOKED ON THAT DAY OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THAT MEETING.
THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MARK YOUR CALENDARS. THAT'S COMING UP.
JUNE 15TH. NUMBER 13 CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CONCORD COMMERCIAL SERVICES. PURSUANT TO COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSALS 226021 FOR ROOM IMPROVEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED THE AMOUNT LISTED. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS LIKE SOME, IS THIS JUST THE PREPARATION TO PUT THE BATHROOMS? BECAUSE I COULDN'T TELL IF THE BATHROOMS WERE PART OF THIS OR NOT PART OF THIS.
>> JONATHAN SHOE THE ROOMS ARE PRE BUILT SO WE PLACED THAT ORDER ON JULY 8TH OF LAST YEAR. THEY ARE READY TO GO.
WE GOT A COUPLE OF POTENTIAL DELIVERY DATE, SO THIS IS FOR DEMOLITION AND PREPPING THE EXISTING SITES
>> IS THERE A SCHEDULE FOR WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR?
>> WE'RE HOPING TO, AGAIN IT DEPENDS HOW QUICKLY WE CAN EXECUTE THE CONTRACT BUT IN THE NEXT 30 TO 90 DAYS.
>> THANK YOU. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND BID.
>> THE FIRST BID THEY DIDN'T PRICE OUT EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUESTED SO IT WAS AN INCOMPLETE BID SO STAFF HAD TO GO WITH THE ONE THAT PROVIDED A COMPLETE PROPOSAL.
>> ALSO, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PROCEDURAL BUT WHY IS THERE TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTS FOR PREFAB AND THE DEMOLITION?
>> THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
REALLY. ONE SPECIALIZES IN BUILDING JUST THESE ROOMS KIND OF ON SCALE, AND THE OTHER IS A LOCAL
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CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT WILL COME IN AND TEAR IT DOWN ANDJUST PREPARE THE SITE. >> AND THE PREFAB IS PART OF A
BOND? >> BOTH OF THESE ARE, YEAH.
IT WAS A FULL PACKAGE. >> THANK YOU.
>> BUT OFTEN TIMES THERE I GUESS COMPANY THAT'S SPECIALIZE IN
DEMOLITION AND THEN CORRECT? >> YES.
>> MAKES A DIFFERENCE. >> WE'VE DONE IT BOTH WAYS IN THE PAST AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT PROS AND CONS.
>> OKAY. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL HALF BE EXCITED TO HAVE THE ROOMS. ON TO 14 CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER AN AGREEMENT WITH ROBERT HALL FOR TEMPORARY ACCOUNTING SERVICES THROUGH THE HOUSTON, GALVESTON AREA. CONTRACT PURCHASE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 AND THAT'S JUST THE TERMS OF THE CO-OP THAT WE'RE LEVERAGING FROM BUT IT'S NOT THESE RESOURCES WILL LIKELY BE LOCAL, I WOULD IMAGINE, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> QUESTION? THIS IS TEMPORARY STAFFING NEED? BUT DO WE ANTICIPATE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL, I'M SORRY, LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT? BECAUSE I KNOW THIS WE HAD, THERE WAS, CORRECT ME HERE, I NOTICE THERE WAS THE WORD CAPITALIZATION IN ONE OF THE FINANCIAL, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM TO JIVE WITH ANYTHING THAT'S TEMPORARY.
>> THIS IS TESTING OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
>> OKAY. >> WHICH IS THE FOR THE DAY?
STOP US. >> IT'S BEING FUNDED OUT OF THE CAPITAL FUND BECAUSE IT IS A ONE TIME IMPLEMENTATION SO THE FUND THERE'S PROVIDING THE MONEY FOR THIS PURCHASE ARE IN THE CAPITAL
I GOT THAT THANK YOU. >> AGAIN TESTING THEY ARE USING HALF BUT A THESE ARE ACCOUNTANTS TO TEST AN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY TAKING OUR STAFF THAT DOES WORK EVERY DAY AND DEDICATED IT TO THE FILL IN AND HALF STAFF TO DO DAY TO DAY.
>> WE HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF TO MANAGE IT GOING FORWARD?
>> THE STAFF HERE IS HELPING THEM BE DEDICATED TO THE PROJECT AND THEN THEIR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AND CASH RECONCILIATION THIS COMPANY IS DOING ALL THAT WORK FOR US.
>> STOP WHERE ROLL-OUTS TECHNICALLY HAD THIS TESTING AND CONFIGURATION TO BUSINESS PROCESSES THAT ARE RELATED TO A BUSINESS OR CLIENT LIKE THIS SO THIS IS COMMON FOR A SOFTWARE APPLICATION COMPANY TO, OR FOR A ROLE-OUT SOFTWARE TO HAVE
AUGMENTATION SERVICE LIKE THIS. >> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. MOVING ON THE NUMBER 15.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE A DESIGN CONTRACT WITH LGA ENGINEERING FOR THE PREPARATION OF ENGINEERING PLANS FOR THE 2022 BOND STREETS GROUP-A IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1.3 MILLION AS LISTED.
>> I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WAS THERE A BUDGET FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR HOW IS THIS FEE ARRIVED AT FOR THE 1.7 MILLION?
>> DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. THE FEE WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON THE SCOPE OF SERVICES LOOKING AT ALL DIFFERENT ITEMS WE WANT TO ADDRESS SO THERE IS ALSO NOT JUST THE ROADWAYS THERE IS WATER AND SEWER AND DRAINAGE INCLUDED WITH THAT.
SO WE KIND OF LOOKED AT IT, AT THE OVERALL SCOPE OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S ROUGHLY
10% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. >> IT IS A REIMBURSED OR IT IS
LUMP SUM, THE CONTRACT? >> SO IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF A PERCENT REIMBURSEED SO A STANDARD WHERE THEY DO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WORK AND GET SOME MONEY BACK.
>> AND THEN IS THERE A SCHEDULE FOR THIS PROJECT?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE SCHEDULE OUT YET.
THAT WILL BE AS WE DIVE INTO ATE LITTLE FURTHER.
BUT OUR GENERAL THOUGHT PROCESS IS FROM AT LEAST FROM THE WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE HORSESHOE PROJECT.
CROOKED CREEK AND MCCOY AND CEMETERY FILL AND THEN DO CEMETERY HILL AND THEN MCCOY AFTER THAT AND THEN PETERS COLONY WILL BE FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT PLUGGED SOME POINT IN TIME AFTER THAT, BUT THEY WILL BE DESIGNED IN
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TANDEM. >> IT'S EXCITING TO SEE MCCOY MOVING FORWARD. I KNOW THE ASPHALT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX BUT IT'S DONE REALLY WELL FOR A TEMPORARY FIX AND I WORRY ABOUT DOING FRANKFORD AT THE SAME TIMES A
SOME OF THESE. >> OUR HOPE IS WE'LL HAVE THE FRANK FORD, THAT SECTION OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE WE GET TO
CONSTRUCTION ON THE OTHER ONES. >> THIS IS EXCITING TO SEE PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> ON THAT POINT, GIVE AN UPDATE AS YOU LOOK AT THIS AND ALL THE PROJECTS UNDERWAY, IT'S, I SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM WITH ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE ON INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK YOU.
THAT WAS? >> 16, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPEN DETO OURS FOR SUPPLEMENTLE PAYMENT IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED LISTED PURSUANT TO OUR ILA.
ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAD A QUESTION.
WHERE WE EXPECTING THIS? BECAUSE DID WE KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO
WE NEEDED TO, WHERE THEY WERE TYING INTO THE PAVEMENT THEY HAD TO GO FURTHER TO TIE GOOD PAVEMENT TO DIE INTO.
>> IS THIS UP TOWARDS 121? >> IT'S ACTUALLY A PHOTOGRAPH OR
DRAWING IN HERE. >> YEAH BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS OLD EB ON THE AND THEN I LOOKED AND SAW IT WAS NOT.
IT'S TINY. >> RIGHT NEAR THE SCHOOL, I DO
REMEMBER THAT. >> THIS IS WHERE IT GETS WONKY
IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW ALL THAT PAVEMENT IS OUT THERE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS BUILT BUT PROBABLY BUILT BY A DEVELOPER.
>> JONATHAN DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD UP THERE?
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK, DOES ANYBODY KNOW, SAID THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS IN 2013? JOHN, MAYBE STEVE WOULD KNOW.
HOW MUCH DID WE PAY FOR THOSE PROJECTS BECAUSE IT IS TURNING
>> THIS IS JUST EXTRA THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO START WITH
BUT SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS US. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A NEW AGREEMENT WITH ADVANCED WATER WELL TECHNOLOGIES TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BUYBOARD FOR THE REPAIR OF GROUND WATER WELL IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION 19, 408 AND 29 CENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? NANCY?
>> I WAS CURIOUS IF THIS WAS ANTICIPATED?
THIS MAINTENANCE WORK? >> IT'S BUDGETED THIS YEAR.
>> OKAY. AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH THE BOIL WATER NOTICE? >> NO.
>> ALRIGHT. MOVING ON NUMBER 18 CONSIDER RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE INVESTMENT OFFICERS QUARTERLY REPORT FOR SECOND QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2026.
ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? >> THIS IS OUR BEST REPORT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. GREAT JOB BY HER AND HER STAFF.
THEY MANAGE OUR MONEY WELL, AND THEY ARE TAKING A VERY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH WITH OUR MONEY AND DOING WELL WITH SO I HEARTILY RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON THIS FOR SURE.
>> EXCELLENT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? THESE INTEREST RATES ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHT? IN FACT, EVEN ON THIS SAME REPORT CARD YOU'LL SEE RECORD INTERESTS RETURNING IN TERMS OF
TREASURY. >> ALRIGHT LET MOVES ON TO NUMBER 19. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARROLLTON AND THE CITY OF DALLAS.
AS FISCAL AGENT AND VARIOUS OTHER DALLAS COUNTY CITIES PROVIDING THE 2025 BURN JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM AWARD AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. MOVING ON.
NUMBER 20. WE'RE GOING TO PULL UNTIL NEXT MONTH. JUST OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION AND TRANSPARENCY. SO SOME WRITE-UP TYPE OF ISSUES.
NUMBER 21, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE WITH IVC TEXAS FOR THE RENOVATION OF OLD DENTON ROAD IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIS AMOUNT AND THIS OF COURSE IS THE OLD CHICK-FIL-A
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AND WILL BE A NEW COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOOKING BUILDING WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE AND THAT WILL BE NICE FOR THAT AREA.ANY QUESTIONS? NUMBER 22 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH MESA DESIGN FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGNS ON THE WOOD LAKE, LAKE ENHANCEMENT IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT LISTED AND THIS SHOULD BE FINISHING UP AND IS THE FINAL LAST PIECE SO IT WILL ALLOW US TO OPEN THIS UP NEXT MONTH.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. >> LOT OF EXCITEMENT FOR THAT ONE, AS WELL. NUMBER 23, CONSIDERATEIFICATION OF THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS BY CONSTRUCTION TO THE SANITARY SEWER LINE LOCATED IN TWO WORLD SUBDIVISION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 248 THOUSAND AS LISTED. I WAS WITH TWO WORLDS FOR THEIR ANNUAL HOA MEETING AND THEY ARE APPRECIATIVE FOR THE WORK BEING
DONE ON THAT >> WHAT HAPPENED THAT WE'RE
HAVING TO DO EMERGENCY REPAIR? >> WE HAD A COLLAPSED SEWER LINE. WE'VE BEEN GETTING COMPLAINTS DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS. AFTER THE POKE WORKS TEAM DID A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND A PORTION OF THE LINE COLLAPSED BECAUSE OF IT'S PROXIMITY TO AN EXISTING HOME SO THEY HAD TO TUNNEL ONE TO THE EXISTING ONE.
THAT TAKES US TO THE WORKSESSION ITEM.
GIVEN THE HOLIDAY WE HAVE A FAIRLY -
>> WE HAVE AN HOUR. >> WE HAVE A FAIRLY SMALL AGENDA
THIS WEEK. >> YOU CAN FILIBUSTER.
>> I WILL NOT. I REMEMBER THESE DAYS AND I WILL KEEP IT SHORT. THE RECORD I'M JOHN AND TIME CEO OF THE METROCREST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND I ALSO SERVED ON THE CITY COUNCIL FROM 2005 TO 2011 SO QUESTIONS FROM 2013.
THAT WAS STILL BEFORE MY TIME BUT I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT BUT BEFORE I GO INTO THE BACKGROUND I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK HISTORY. OUR BOARD WHO I REPORT TO.
HALF OUR BOARD IS POSITIONS AND THE OTHER HALF IS FORMERLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. INCLUDING LISA.
SHE'S ON OUR BOARD, AS WELL. SUTTER AND I FILL THEM IN ON THE ON-GOING SO THEY CAN REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD AND THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL IF THERE'S ANYTHING GOING ON.
WE HAVE A CLOSE TIE WITH THE CITIES AND WITH THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND WE WORK WELL INCLUDING THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE NEW 911 CENTER BEING BUILT AND I WATCH IT FROM MY OFFICE EVERY DAY AND IT'S COMING ALONG GREAT. I THINK IT IS A HEAD OF SCHEDULE SO IT'S LOOKING FANTASTIC. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT IT IS A GREAT PROJECT. BUT NO, QUICK BACKGROUND, THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WAS CREATED IN 1975 BY THE CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH WHICH IS INTERESTING. IT STARTED WITH THE HOSPITAL THERE WHICH WAS R H.D. DIFFERENT NAMES AND THAT WAS SOLD 15 OR SO YEARS AGO BY US BUT IN THE MEANTIME THE CARROLLTON HOSPITAL WAS BUILT AND HAD TWO AT THE TIME THE FARMERS BRANCH AUTHORITY AND NOW THE METROCREST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BUT NOW WE ONLY OWN THE COMPLEX IN CARROLLTON SO IT GIVES YOU A BACKGROUND ON HOW THAT WORKS. WHAT OUR GOAL IS, AND I GUESS WHAT WHAT, WHAT? SEE WE EVERYONE PRACTICED BEFOREHAND.
JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU BACKGROUND ON OUR MISSION.
I WON'T READ IT BUT YOU KNOW THE KEY IS JUST TO HAVE SOME QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY.
BEING A GOVERNMENTAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OUR GOAL IS REALLY NOT, TO MAKE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, PUT GROUPS TOGETHER AND WORK WITH THESE NON-PROFITS AND CITIES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE THAT'S OUR GOAL IS JUST TO HELP WITH THE HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED OR UNINSURED COMMUNITY THAT HAS THAT NEED.
KIND OF BASED ON OUR VALUES IT'S NOT JUST HEALTHCARE AS WE NOT.
IT INCLUDES THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, WELL-BEING.
A LOT OF TIMES THE SOCIAL PART OR THE YOU KNOW, YOU TALKING ABOUT JUST HEALTHCARE BUT YOU WANT TO COVER THE WHOLE
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SPECTRUM. WE TRY TO DO DENTAL, HEALTHCARE, VISION, A LOT OF THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY WE WORK WITH METROCREST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY SERVICES AND IT ENCOMPASSES QUITE A BIT. NOT JUST THE HEALTHCARE.IF YOU GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE. THESE ARE OUR PRIORITIES HERE.
THE HEALTHCARE ACCESS TO HAVE THE PRIMARY CARE, HAVE THE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY TO HAVE THAT HEALTHCARE ABILITY, DIABETES, NUTRITIONAL HEALTH AND HEALTH SCREENING PREVENTION.
IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WOVEN CLINIC WE'RE ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST SUPPORTERS AND THEY HAVE AN OFFICE IN FARMERS BRANCH BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS A BIG ONE THAT'S REALLY UNDER SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEN DENTAL AND VISION IS UNDERSERVED SO THOSE ARE REALLY OUR FOCUS.
IF IT ENCOMPASSES THAT WE CAN HELP TO SERVE THE METROCREST COMMUNITY. THAT'S OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO GIVE BACK AND WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO IT SO WE WANT TO BE A PARTNER. GOING ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
PERFECT. HERE'S SOME OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. ANYWHERE UP TO 22, 23 DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS. WE JUST GOT THROUGH WITH THE LAST MEETING AS LISA CAN ATTEST TO.
WE FINISHED THE FUNDING PSYCH FOR THIS PAST YEAR.
I HAVE THE NUMBERS IF YOU WANT TO ASK ABOUT A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE ONES ON THE SCREEN.
I HAVE ONE OTHER AFTER THIS BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, TEXAS A&M WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND THEY COME TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEY HAVE A MOBILE DENTAL VEHICLE.
THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING TO BE DENTISTS COMING TO THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND GIVING THEM EXAMS AND CLEANING AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN A DENTIST BEFORE AND IT BENEFITS THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THEN THE STUDENTS GET TO WORK ON THE KIDS AND IT'S KIND OF, IT'S A WIN, WIN ALL THE WAY AROUND AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MANY EXAMPLES AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE.
HERE'S ANOTHER GROUP THAT WE WORK WITH.
WE WORK WITH ALL THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
EACH YEAR IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING NOT IN THEIR BUDGET WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP AND COVER THOSE THINGS THAT ARE IN NEED.
IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM I THINK THIS LAST GIVING CYCLE.
I THINK IT WAS FARMERS BRANCH ASKED FOR, SORRY, ADDISON THEY ASKED FOR THESE VENTILATORS THAT ACTUALLY GO ON THE AMBULANCES.
THESE AMAZING TECHNOLOGY THAT MANY VENTILATORS THEY CAN TAKE ON THE AMBULANCE SO THIS IS REALLY COOL AND THEN OF COURSE CARROLLTON, BIG PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND THE BUYBOARD PROGRAM IS FANTASTIC. THEY GET THE ALERTS AND I THINK THE MAYOR IS PART OF IT AS WELL AND I'M SURE SEVERAL OF YOU ARE PART OF THAT. AGAIN, A LOT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL. COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.
THE HEART ASSOCIATION DOES THE CPR TRAINING THE SCHOOLS.
CARROLLTON FARMERS BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE THE BIO MED ACADEMY AT TURNER.
WE HAVE BEEN SPONSORING THAT SINCE IT'S INCEPTION AND THAT'S A HUGE PROJECT THAT WE STARTED AND CONTINUE TO FUND BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO LEARN HEALTHCARE.
THEY MAY ACTUALLY GO INTO THAT FIELD AFTER THEY GRADUATE.
YOU CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
SO MOVING ON. WE DID A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 2021. LITTLE OUTDATED.
PARK LAND DID AN UPDATED ONE AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
THEY HAVE MANY UPDATED ONES AND WE'LL LOOK AT ANOTHER ONE IN THE FUTURE BUT THIS SHOWS KIND OF SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE LAST SLIDE, THERE'S THE QR CODE BUT I WANTED TO KEEP THIS SHORT AND CONDENSED. I KNOW YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE, I'VE BEEN THERE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF WHAT THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY DOES, HOW WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY, IT'S JUST NICE TO BE CONNECTED AND TO BE ABLE TO VISIT WITH YOU AND GIVE
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL. >> CAN YOU SPEND A FEW MINUTES AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE CARROLLTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO METROCREST HOSPITAL?
>> SO GOING BACK AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT WAS TRINITY, IT WAS TENANT FOR A WHILE AND THEN BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE.
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE LEFT IN 2022 RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
IT BECAME CARROLLTON REGIONAL. BACK IN THE DAY IT USED TO BE, I HATE TO SAY THE BABY MAKING CAPITAL OF THE METROPLEX.
BOTH MY SONS WERE BORN THERE. THERE WAS A TON OF DELIVERIES AND WHEN BAYLOR TOOK OVER THEY ELIMINATED THAT DEPARTMENT SO
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THERE'S NO LONGER BABIES BEING BORN IN THAT HOSPITAL BUT GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, NOW IT'S CALLED CARROLLTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. IT'S OPERATED BY A GROUP THAT IS, THAT'S THEIR OWN HOSPITAL. IT'S NOT SYSTEM WIDE AND THEY HAD A FIVE YEAR LEASE AND THEY'VE BEEN THERE A LITTLE OVER FIVE YEARS AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE AND DO OUR BEST TO KIND OF, IT'S SUCH A GREAT LOCATION AND SUCH A GREAT HOSPITAL AND THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE, BUT IN OUR SITUATION WHETHER WE'RE THE LANDLORD AND WE OWN THE COMPLEX THE BUILDINGS AND THE LAND AND WE DO NOT DO THE OPERATIONS. IT'S KIND OF A GIVE/TAKE RELATIONSHIP IN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THEIR OPERATION BUT WE CAN DO OUR BEST TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THEIRSUCCESS. >> TO OUR POINT I THINK WE'RE SO FORTUNATE IN CARROLLTON TO HAVE AN IN-CITY HOSPITAL, RIGHT SO AS CARROLLTON REGIONAL, AS THEY KIND OF WORK TO DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THEY RENEW WITH IT. SO, BE IT IF THERE IS A NEW OPERATOR WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT HOSPITAL IN THE CITY AND YOU ALL ARE JUST THE LANDLORD, TO YOUR POINT, BUT YOU ALL ULTIMATELY HAVE VETTING AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO WHO
OPERATES OUT OF THERE. >> WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE IT'S SUCCESSFUL AND MAKE SURE IT STAYS OPEN, MAKE SURE IT'S AN AVAILABLE HEALTHCARE FACILITY FOR CARROLLTON AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
>> ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR A LONGER TERM GOALS LIKE LET SAYS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OF WHAT THE METROCREST PORT AUTHORITY, THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CARROLLTON REGIONAL. WHAT ARE THE GOALS AND ANYTHING ON HOW THE CITY CAN CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO HELP OR MORE THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS?
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE ALWAYS WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY. WE WANT TO GIVE BACK AND DO WHAT'S NEED FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.
BUT I THINK WITH THE GOAL GOING FORWARD IS TO TRY TO FIND EITHER CONTINUE TO LIFT UP THE CURRENT OPERATOR OR FIND ANOTHER GROUP, MAYBE A BIGGER NAME GROUP THAT CAN COME IN AND TAKE OVER AND HAVE MORE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT QUALITY HEALTHCARE, BUT WE AS A BOARD AND CEO, I THINK IT CAN BE BETTER. WE WANT ALL THE BALANCES WHENEVER THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, THEY ARE NOT CERTIFIED AT CERTAIN TRAUMA LEVELS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY GO ELSEWHERE.
WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME TO CARROLLTON AND PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GETTING QUALITY HEALTHCARE.
THAT'S THE GOAL GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO LIFT UP AND GIVE IT A POSITIVE REPUTATION.
NOT TO SAY IT'S BAD NOW BUT JUST BETTER.
YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AND THAT'S OUR GOAL.
LIKE THE MAYOR SAID WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SAY IN THE OPERATIONS BUT WE WANT TO DRIVE IT IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL JUST THROUGH NOT JUST MY REPORTING OR THE INVOLVEMENT IN THE BOARD BUT I FEEL LIKE THE BOARD, IN YOUR ORGANIZATION, YOUR OPERATION DOES AN AMAZING JOB.
CARROLLTON REGIONAL HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE BEFORE THE PAN DEMOCRACY WICK BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THE INVOLVEMENT YOU IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ARE GETTING FROM BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS SO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A NUMBER THIS YEAR WE GAVE 3.3 MILLION DOLLARS. TO THE METROCREST AREA HAVING TO DO WITH HEALTHCARE SO IT'S NOT A SMALL AMOUNT BY ANY MEANS.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO THANK YOU FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND HELPING THE 911 CENTER FIND AVAILABLE LAND IN CARROLLTON TO BUILD THE
NEW 911 CENTER. >> YES. ABSOLUTELY AND WE DO HAVE SOME LAND OFF MARSH IN CASE THEY WANT TO EXPAND SOME MORE.
>> AND THEN FURTHERMORE, I ALSO SERVE AS ONE OF THE TWO DENTON COUNTY APPOINTEES FOR THE NTA BOARD AND IT WAS, I SERVED AS CHAIRMAN FOR THREE YEARS AND YOU LOVE OR HATE THE TOLL WAY I GET
IT BUT I'M A RESOURCE. >> WE'LL SCHEDULE THAT A FUTURE MEETING WITH YOURSELF AND HAVE OPERATIONS BRIEF US, AS WELL.
I THOUGHT I SAW A QUESTION. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GREAT PRESENTATION AND SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHAT EXACTLY THE METROCREST HOSPITAL AUTHORITY DOES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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YOU HAVE CREATED A GREAT FOOTPRINT HERE AND IT ALLEVIATES A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY FUNDING NEEDS FROM OUR TABLE WHEN YOU GUYS TAKE IT ON SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.>> WE PLAN TO. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE IT ON MANY YEARS IN THE FUTURE EVEN AFTER I'M GONE IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE. WE'VE SEAT IT UP TO PROVIDE FOR
THE COMMUNE FRIDAY MANY YEARS. >> R L TURNER HAS A LOBOTOMY PROGRAM WHERE THEY CAN FEED INTO PLACES LIKE THE WOVEN CLINIC OR
OTHER PROVIDERS THAT WE HAVE. >> THAT'S PART OF THE ACADEMY THAT WE FUND. WE PAY FOR THAT AND OUR PROGRAM
WHICH WE'RE PROUD OF. >> TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FUNDING IN THE GRANT THAT'S METROCREST HOSPITAL.
>> A LITTLE OVER $3.3 MILLION. >> WE'RE SO FORTUNATE IN THE METROCREST THAT'S A SOURCE OF FUNDING TO THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT OTHERWISE, WOULD BE KNOCKING ON OUR DOOR.
>> AND IF YOU ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT WE DO FOR EACH, ASK ME OFF-LINE, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS EVEN THE VISION FOUNDATION THEY COME IN AND DO AYE GLASSES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KID THAT'S WOULD OTHERWISE, NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. THEY SHOW UP IN THE MOBILE UNIT AND THE ACTUAL DOCTOR GIVES THEM AN EXAM AND THEN PICK THEIR FRAMES AND THEN BY THE END OF THE DAY THEY GET HAND AND PAIR OF GLASSES THAT DOES MAKE AN IMPACT AND THAT MAKES IT WORTHWHILE WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO DO THOSE THINGS AND SEE AN IMPACT. WE WANT TO SEE THE IMPACT.
WE JUST WANT TO SHOVE MONEY THAT WAY, WE WANT TO REALLY SEE A DIFFERENCE AND LISA CAN ATTEST TO THAT BECAUSE SHE HELPS WITH
THE FUNDING QUITE A BIT. >> I THINK I HAD ONE OVER HERE.
>> I ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING THAT OUT OF THEIR OWN GOODWILL. IS IT ALL SUPPORTED?
>> IT IS ALL SUPPORTED. IT IS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY SEPARATE FOUNDATION BUT USES THEIR NAME AND IT'S ACTUALLY
SEPARATE. >> YOU LEARN SOMETHING EVERY D DAY.
>> I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION OR COMMENT SO YOU MENTIONED THE FOUR MINUTE CITY REVIVE PROGRAM AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT M H A IS FUNDING THAT FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL YEAR, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE 200 PLUS, AED'S OUT IN THE COMMUNITY?
>> THAT'S TRUE. THE UNIQUE THING IS WHAT WE AGREED WITH THE CITY IS WE AGREED TO PUT UP AND I BELIEVE IT WAS A SIX FIGURE NUMBER, BUT CITY SAID, AS WE FIGURE IT OUT AND GET GOOD AT THE PROCESS EACH YEAR WE'LL ASK FOR LESS AND LESS WHICH IS REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY WHICH IS NORMALLY MORE. YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT GROUPS ASK FOR MORE AND THE CITY DID NOT DO THAT IN THIS CASE.
THEY SAID SO THIS YEAR I BELIEVE IT WAS ONLY $75,000 THAT WE GAVE TOWARDS THAT PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING BETTER AND MORE EFFICIENT AND THEY REALLY HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT PROGRAM AND IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM THAT OTHER CITIES ARE WANTING TO DO FROM
WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AS WELL. >> CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH METROCREST SERVICE?
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FUNDERS AND PUBLIC RECORD SO I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING THAT'S OUT OF LINE, BUT METROCREST SERVICES WE GIVE THEM $300,000 THIS YEAR AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FUNDING GROUPS THAT WE DO.
BUT WE HAVE HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS EVEN BEFORE MY TIME. CHARLES EMENT HEATH WAS THE FORMER CEO AND I WAS ON THE BOARD DURING THAT TIME AND THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST FUNDERS AND THEN WE'RE ALSO ONE OF THE GRANTS FOR THE NEW BUILDING SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO HONOR THAT GRANT, AS WELL. YEAH.
THEY DO A TERRIFIC JOB AND THE NEW BUILDING IS FANTASTIC.
>> SOMETIMES THE BEST THING WE CAN DO AS REPRESENTATIVES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IS WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS COME TO US FOR HELP AND SO FORTH AND SOMETIMES ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO IS POINT THEM THERE RIGHT? THESE GUYS ARE MORE DEXTROUS THAN WE ARE.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE ANNUAL BUDGETS AND THESE GUYS CAN TAP IN, AS
LONG AS IT FITS THE CRITERIA. >> YOU SAW IT BEFORE.
YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH FIND A LOT TO FIT INTO THOSE GROUPS AS LONG
AS IT'S HEALTHCARE RELATED. >> WE'VE ROUTED THINGS TO JOHN
OVER THE YEARS. >> THE ONLY CAVEAT IS WE DO A CYCLE ONCE A YEAR. IT'S NOT LIKE SOMEONE CAN SAY I NEED THIS TOMORROW. YOU THINK GIVING AWAY MONEY IS EASY AND IT'S NOT. YOU HAVE FORMS AND BACKGROUNDS AND THE TAXES. JUST EVERYTHING THAT'S INVOLVED
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SO IT IS A BIG PROCESS BUT AGAIN AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S WORTHWHILE. IT'S GOOD.>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL JOHN WE APPRECIATE IT.
APPRECIATE OUR LIAISON AND OF COURSE LISA BEING ON THE BOARD
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. >> IT'S AN HONOR AND CONSIDERING OUR COLLEAGUES AND FRIEND, SO IT'S NICE TO BE IN FRIENDLY
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALRIGHT. COUNCIL THAT TAKES US TO INFORMATION SHARING. WE'LL START ON THIS END WITH RICHARD AND WE'LL GO AROUND AND FINISH WITH LISA.
>> COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AGO I ATTENDED THE CARROLLTON FIRE ACADEMY AWARDS DINNER. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
GOT TO SEE YOU KNOW THE SMILING FACES THAT WERE ON THE FIREFIGHTERS AS THEY WERE GETTING THEIR AWARDS.
IT WAS A WELL-ROUNDED EVENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S
NANCY? >> LOOKING FORWARD TO FRIDAY NIGHT'S INAUGURAL NIGHT AT TRINITY NIGHTS.
SO DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT BUT LOOKING FORWARD.
>> BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES IS ALL I CAN SAY.
THANK YOU. >> YOU MIGHT BE DISAPPOINTED IF
YOU DO, BUT GO AHEAD. >> JUST WANTED TO THANK BOTH THE AMERICAN LEGION, AS WELL AS A FEW OF THE EVENTS FOR MEMORIAL DAY THAT WAS THIS PAST WEEKEND. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AND REFLECT ON PEOPLE THAT MEN AND WOMEN THAT GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY. SO I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A SAFE AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SUMMER.
>> DAISY? >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.
I ALSO MADE IT TO THE CARROLLTON FIRE RESCUE AWARD CEREMONY AND YOU KNOW I TOLD MY SPOUSE, I HAVE TO BE HERE AND WHEN I GOT THERE CHIEF THOMPSON SAID THIS IS OUR FIRST ONE WE'VE HAD NAINA WHILE, SO I DIDN'T MISS IT LAST YEAR SO THAT WAS GREAT BUT IT WAS A REALLY FUN EVENT AND GREAT TO SEE LOTS OF DIFFERENT FIREFIGHTERS GET THEIR AWARDS AND PROMOTIONS AND BECOME FIREFIGHTER, SO REALLY PROUD OF THEM AND ALL THE WORK THEY ARE DOING AND THEN YESTERDAY, ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL DAY WREATH LAYING CEREMONY THAT WE HAD AT OUR MEMORIAL THERE.
IT WAS A TOUCHING CEREMONY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND OF COURSE, THE AMERICAN LEGION.
THANK YOU FOR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND ALSO, JUST IN MEMORIAM OF THOSE THAT FOUGHT AND PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR
OUR FREEDOM. >> I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT'S BEEN SAID AROUND MEMORIAL DAY. SUCH AN IMPORTANT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY FOR FREEDOMS WE HAVE AND ENJOY.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE IF THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN ALL THEY GAVE. I THANK YOU FOR WEIGHING THAT AND HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU. >> THERE WERE TWO ASIAN API EVENTS. ONE IS FROM DALLAS.
ONE ORGANIZED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE OTHER ONE IS IN GARLAND AND THE FESTIVALS ARE ALWAYS VERY FUN.
LOTS OF COLOR AND FOOD. WE HAVE VERY SOLEMN EVENT.
THE MEMORIAL WHICH WAS VERY MOVING.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE QUAD CITIES POLICE MEMORIAL IN FARMERS BRANCH WHICH WAS EQUALLY MEMORABLE AND SOLEMN AND IT MOVES US. METROCREST LEADERSHIP ACTUALLY IS ORGANIZING AN ALUMNI FOR ALL WHO GRADUATED SO IF YOU ARE ALUMNI THEY ARE ASKING FOR YOU TO PLEASE LET THEM KNOW.
THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO PASS ON THAT MESSAGE.
YEP. WE HAD SOMEBODY FROM CLASS NUMBER ONE AND CS BI WE HAD A GRADUATION FOR AMBASSADORS.
THE MOCK TRIAL IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
WE WERE JUST, WE WERE JUST OVERWHELMED BY ALL THE STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY CAN PROVIDE. FINALLY THE POLICE ACADEMY, THE EVENT LAST WEEK WAS THE MOST FUN.
I JUST RODE. I DIDN'T WANT TO WRECK ANY.
I RODE WITH OR IN ONE AND THEN SERGEANT VASQUEZ CHASED AFTER US SO I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE A CARNIVAL.
LIKE ONE OF THOSE RIDES. I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD THAT MUCH
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FUN IN A WHILE. >> I KNOW THAT DAY FOR THE POLICE ACADEMY IS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE.
>> THANK YOU. LISA, IT'S BEEN A WHILE
>> I WENT TO THE ANNUAL FIREFIGHTERS BANQUET AND IT WAS FABULOUS AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT I DON'T THINK ANYONE GOT CALLED A WAY DURING THE BANQUET THAT I COULD TELL SO EVERYONE GOT TO ENJOY THE WHOLE THING AND THAT WAS FOR IT ME.
FEW THINGS FROM MY END. I SHARED COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, MAYBE TWO MEETINGS AGO SOME OF THE ISSUES I GUESS BETWEEN COG AND RTC. RTC IS A METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION WITH TEXDOT AND COG IS THE FIDUCIARY THAT CUTS THE CHECKS. SO THERE'S BEEN A 15 PLUS, YEARS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS.
IN RECENT, IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR SO, THERE'S BEEN SOME ROLE CONFLICTS SO TO SPEAK, BETWEEN THE COG BOARD AND THE RTC DECISIONS, AND IT'S LED TO SOME DESIRE CHANGES BY THE COG'S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LITTLE FROM FORMER JUDGE FROM THE METROPLEX AREA, HE'S TAKEN OVER THAT ROLE. ANYWAY THERE'S BEEN SOME DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN THAT COG BOARD AND HIS LEADERSHIP AND THEN RTC WHICH HAS MEMBERSHIP ACROSS 40 REPRESENTATIVES AROUND THE TABLE THAT REPRESENT ALL THE CITIES AND COUNTIES AND ALL THE TRANSIT AGENCIES. IT'S CLEARLY A MORE FULL BODY.
WE'RE REPRESENTED AND I'M ON RTC.
ALL THE FEDERAL FUNDS GO THROUGH AND LOCAL FUNDS GO THROUGH, EFFECTIVELY THROUGH THE R TC FOR DECISIONS AND ALLOCATIONS OF DOLLARS, RIGHT SO AS WE HAVE A PROJECT UP ON PARKER ROAD BY WHERE H-E-B WILL GO WE'LL HAVE ROUGHLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4,000,000 THAT WILL COME OUR WAY SUBJECT TO RTC'S APPROVAL.
THE TEXDOT HIGHWAY WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IS RTC DOLLARS.
MICHAEL MORRIS AND YOU PROBABLY READ ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWS.
HE'S BEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR I DON'T
KNOW, 20 YEARS? >> LIKE 30 SOMETHING.
>> SINCE THE 80S. SO 30 SOMETHING YEARS SO HE HAS A LOT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE REASON I RAISE THIS IS BECAUSE THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME LEGAL WRANGLING HAPPENING BETWEEN DENTON COUNTY AND THE COG AND THE RTC HAS AGREED TO JOIN INTO IT THAT THE R TC TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR WAS ACTUALLY DISMISSED WITHOUT, REALLY WITHOUT NOTICE.
SO THIS ACTION REVERSED ALL OF THAT AND IT WAS AND FIELD AND SO HE'S BACK IN THE SADDLE AND THE RTC THIS LAST MEETING MADE SOME APPROVED SOME ACTIONS TO EFFECTIVELY LOCK THAT POSITION IN. THAT POSITION EFFECTIVELY REPORTS TO THE MPO. IT'S NOT ABOUT RTC BUT THE MPO WHICH IS A GOVERNOR APPOINTED BODY, IF YOU WILL.
AS THE MPO. THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. I SHARE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME TIME. ALSO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW AS YOU SEE SOME OF THAT IN THE NEWS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ON ALL MEDIA IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE WRANGLING BETWEEN COG AND RTC AND MICHAEL MORRIS, IN PARTICULAR.
HE'S BACK IN THE SADDLE. AT SOME POINT HE'LL RETIRE BUT HE'S BACK IN THE SADDLE NOW AND HIS TEAM IS RETAINED, RIGHT? BECAUSE JUST LIKE WE CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES FROM A QUALIFIED MOTIVATED TEAM, WE REMIND THE COG OF THE SAME THING FROM AN R TC PERSPECTIVE OR AT LEAST I DO. THE EMPLOYEES ARE THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL AND WHAT HE'S BUILT. SO THAT'S ALL MOVING FORWARD.
THERE WILL BE A NEW RTC BOARD LEADER HERE IN JULY AND THEN THE COG HAS THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND I THINK WE'RE ALL INVITED.
YOU SHOULD HAVE IT ON YOUR CALENDARS OR YOU WILL.
COMING UP IN JUNE SOME TIME AND TYPICALLY THAT'S HELD IN THE MID
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CITIES SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO YOU ARE AWARE.A FEW THINGS WE'LL BE SCHEDULING AS PART OF THE ANNUAL RETREAT, SUMMER RETREAT. WE'LL DO BUDGET STUFF LIKE LAST YEAR BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO GO THROUGH AND HAVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. THIS SESSION IN PARTICULAR THERE IS A LOT OF ADVANCED STUDIES TAKING PLACE BY THE LEGISLATORS, SENATE AND HOUSE AROUND DIFFERENT AREAS AND YOU CAN KIND OF GUESS WHAT THEY ARE, PROPERTY TAX, EXEMPTIONS, HOTEL/MOTEL TAX, PROJECT FUNDING LEGISLATION, AND YOU'LL RECALL THAT WAS A PRIORITY LAST YEAR AS WE THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO LEVERAGE DESTINATION PROJECT FUNDING SALES TAX DOLLARS FOR MAJOR PROJECTS LIKE CONVENTION CENTER OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
THAT WAS ONE OF OURS. THERE'S LEGISLATION ON THE BOOK BUT THEY ENDED UP NOT MAKING ANY DECISIONS LAST YEARS YOU'LL RECALL SO WE'RE WATCHING, WE COLLECTIVELY NEED TO BE WATCHING SOME OF THESE. WE'LL HAVE CRYSTAL WITH A K SEND OUT A LIST OF SOME OF THE ITEMS TEED UP AND NO DISCUSSION IN ADVANCE. WE'LL COVER THIS DURING THE JULY RETREAT BUT I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THESE THINGS ARE STARTING TO COME AROUND AND WE'LL SEE MORE OF THOSE.
THE MEMORIAL WAS GREAT. THANK YOU AMERICAN LEGION AND KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING AND THANK YOU PASTOR BILL FROM THE CHAPLAIN OF THE POLICE FOR DOING WHAT HE DOES AND PARTICIPATING, AS WELL AND CARMICHAEL DID A GREAT JOB WITH TAPS EVEN THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE PROMOTED THEM.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
BUT THIS LAST WEEKEND THERE WAS ALSO A PICKLE BALL, SO MAJOR LEAGUE PICKLE BALL TOOK PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND AND IT'S ALL PRIVATE SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ASKS FOR FUNDING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BUT MAJOR LEAGUE PICKLE BALL AND IT WAS ON THE ALL WEEKEND LONG. FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SUPER MONDAY. L.A. ENDED UP WINNING ACROSS THE BOARD IN TERMS OF MENS. MOST OF THE CATEGORYS IS MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DOUBLES BUT IT WAS NEAT TO SEE ALL THE TEAMS COMING INTO CARROLLTON EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LABELED DALLAS FOR THE MAJOR LEAGUE PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT. THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM FARMERS BRANCH'S PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT WHICH IS MORE OF A PAIRING THAT'S DONE. IT'S NOT A TEAM-ORIENTED SUPPORT BUT MORE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PAIRED.
IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT OUR LITTLE PICKLE MANIA RIGHT THERE AT 35 HAS BEEN ABLE TO PULL SOME OF THIS TOGETHER AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS WITH STAFF.
THEY ARE EXPANDING WITH PERMIT TOGETHER PROVIDE FOOD, AS WELL AS FOOD AND BEVERAGE, AS WELL AS THE PLAY SPACE AND SO FORTH BUT THESE PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENTS ARE A REAL THING AND IF YOU WATCH IT, IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED, ANYONE PLAY PICKLE BALL? BOY IT'S FAST AND FURIOUS AND I WOULD NOT WANT TO PLAY SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE IF THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME WITH A BALL.
THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE. MAYBE ON THIS.
MAYBE YOU CAN COMMENT ON THIS. LOT OF GOOD STATS.
THIS IS KIND OF NEW, LISA BUT AS I FLIP THROUGH OUR VACANCY RATE 3.33. OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, YOU SEE, FOUR OFFICERS THERE. TWO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.
MOST OF THOSE ARE IN TRAINING. OUR SALES TAX AT 13 MILLION VERSES BUDGET 11.7. THAT'S 11 PERCENT UP.
384,000,000 OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS LIVE RIGHT NOW COMING OUT OF CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR WHILE. 84 PROJECTS.
IT IS A GOOD QUARTERLY UPDATE AND ON THE BACK IS ALL THESE REMINDERS FOR YOUR CALENDAR, SO MAKE SURE IT'S ON THERE.
KEY THEM IN NOW BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE ARE A LOT OF FUN.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE CAN GIVE YOU A WHOLE -
>> I THINK I'M GOOD. >> HOW ABOUT YOURSELF? YOU WANT TO FILL THE TIME? YOU GOT YOUR LEGAL BOOK THERE.
>> I CAN JUST READ IT TO YOU. >> NO WORRIES.
SO WATCH FOR CALENDAR REQUESTS COMING OUT.
I ASK THAT YOU ALL SET ONE GRACE SOME TIME WITH ME SOMEONE ON ONES IN ADVANCE OF OUR ANNUAL RETREAT SO THAT WE HAVE HAD SOMEONE ON ONE TIME SO I CAN HELP TO ADVOCATE ON SOME OF YOUR ITEMS. WITH THAT WE'LL ADJOURN OUR WORKSESSION AND START AT THE DAIS RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR. WE ARE STARTING WITH A PRESENTATION FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH AND THAT'S ED GREEN AND
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>> WE WILL IT IS NOW 7:00 AND WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
WELCOME TO THE ACTUALLY, RATHER THE MAY 26TH CITY COUNCIL
[INVOCATION - Councilmember Rowena Watters]
MEETING AS WE DO WE WILL START WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY COUNCILMEMBER WATTERS AND PLEDGE BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, PALOMO.PLEASE RISE? >> FATHER, WE PAUSE WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE FREEDOMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ENJOY MINDFUL THAT YESTERDAY OUR NATION HONORED THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT GAVE THEIR LIVES AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.
THE LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT POWER BUT ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY, HUMILITY AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
GRANT WISDOM TO THIS COUNCIL, OUR STAFF AND ALL WHO PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S DISCUSSIONS.
HELP US LISTEN THOUGHTFULLY, SPEAK RESPECTFULLY AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT STRENGTHEN CARROLLTON FOR BOTH THEY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. MAY WE LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, COMPASSION AND THE SPIRIT OF UNITY EVEN WHEN CHALLENGES AND DIFFERING OPINIONS ARISE AND MAY WE NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED THE BLESSINGS SECURED BY THOSE THAT SERVED BEFORE US.
>> JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR GREAT 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. >> NOW THE TEXAS FLAG.
HONOR TO TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXAS ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[6. 7539 Present Proclamation Naming May As Building Safety Month in Carrollton]
>> ALRIGHT. COUNCIL OUR FIRST ORDER OF BAZE IS PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION NAMING MAY AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN CARROLLTON IF I CAN HAVE ED GREEN AND HIS STAFF JOIN
ME AT THE PODIUM? >> YOU KNOW I OFTEN TIMES SAY THAT THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT OUR COUNCIL IS REASONABLE FOR, I'LL START WITH ACTUALLY OUR VISION AS I HAVE SAID IN TIMES.
CARROLLTON'S VISION IS TO BE THE COMMUNITY THAT FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES WANT TO CALL HOME. VERY SHORT AND SWEET.
AT THE CENTER OF ALL OF THAT THOUGH, IS SAFETY.
PUBLIC SAFETY. OUR NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. AND THAT OBVIOUSLY TAKES THE FORM OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS THAT YOU SEE IN UNIFORMS, BUT IT'S ALSO THE UNSEEN, IF YOU WILL.
THE UNSEEN ASPECTS OF RUNNING CITY THAT IS SO IMPORTANT SO TONIGHT IS ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES, RIGHT? BUILDING SAFETY MONTH REALLY UNDERSCORES HOW THE CITY WORKS ACROSS NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS AND REHABS ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF RUNNING CITY TO ENSURE A SAFE PLACE.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL I HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION WHERE AS THE CITY OF CARROLLTON IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY, RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MAKES A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ABILITY ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDES SAFE STRUCTURES FOR CITIZENS AND STAKEHOLDERS AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS SPONSORED BY INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL AND IT'S LOCAL AND STATE CHAPTERS TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES LARGELY UNKNOWN GUARDIANS OF SAFETY LOCAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS THAT ENSURE US A SAFE, EFFICIENT AND LIVABLE BUILDINGS WHERE. AS THE COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON TRAINED AND DEDICATED BUILDING SAFETY PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING CODE OFFICIALS. INSPECTORS.
REVIEWERS, ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THAT WORK DILIGENTLY TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC THROUGH ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN BUILDING GOALS AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BUILDING SAFETY, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES FOR ALL RESIDENT.
I MAYOR OF THE GREAT CITY OF CARROLLTON IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.
THIS IS SIGNED ON BEHALF OF MY SIGNATURE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE RECOGNIZE OUR BUILDING
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INSPECTION STAFF. THANK YOU.THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL OF US IN HABIT BUILDINGS AND HOMES EVERY DAY AND OUR FIRST EXPECTATION IS THAT THEY PROVIDE US SHELTER RATHER THAN PUT US IN DANGER.
OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF ISSUES BETWEEN 7 AND 8,000 PERMIT AS YEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PARTNERS IN FIRE PREVENTION, ENGINEERING AND OUR COLLEAGUES IN PRIVATE SECTOR, ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS SO WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THESE PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
>> ALRIGHT. EVERYONE IS SMILING, RIGHT? GOOD JOB. WAY TO GO.
>> I'LL JUST GIVE A PLUG FOR, YOU KNOW WE ARE A BRAGGED ABOUT WITH OUR ONE-STOP SHOP AS IT RELATES TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND INSPECTIONS. MOST RECENTLY FROM H E B AS THEY CHOSE CARROLLTON AND BRAG HOW EASY CARROLLTON IS TO DO BUSY.
NOT THAT WE HAVE RELAXED STANDARD BUT WE HAVE SUCH AN EFFICIENT PROCESS THAT YOU SAW THERE.
THANK YOU TO OUR BUILDING SAFETY STAFF AND ALL INVOLVED IN ALLOWING US TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES LIKE H-E-B.
ALRIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO THE CITIZEN COMMENT. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON ANY CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 8-19 OR 21 THROUGH 23.
WE'RE PULLING OUT 20 THAT WILL APPEAR ON NEXT MEETINGS AGENDA.
SO IF, I DON'T HAVE CARDS FOR ANY OF THESE PARTICULAR ITEMS BUT IF ANYONE WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION YOU CAN DO SO BY APPROACHING THE PODIUM NOW.
OKAY. WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE THE
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD AND COUNCIL WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER CLINE?>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 8-23.
>> AND NOT INCLUDE ITEM NUMBER THERE.
>> I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT. >> COUNCIL THEY'VE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CLINE AND SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SUTTER TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 8-19 AND 21-23.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE, COUNCILLY CALL THE VOTE. AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONSENT
[PUBLIC FORUM]
AGENDA ITEMS WITH THAT, THAT TAKES US TO THE PUBLIC FORUM.I HAVE A FEW CARDS FOR SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, I ASK THAT YOU ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR. THIS IS A, SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM NONE OF THE ITEMS ARE ON THE AGENDA SO WE CANNOT DISCUSS THEM BUT WITH THAT I'LL TAKE THESE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. PE
MY NAME IS PETE AND LIVE IF CARROLLTON AND HIGH LANDS.
BEEN THERE 40 PLUS, YEARS AND I KNOW I HAVE THREE MINUTES SO I'LL READ FROM MY NOTE AND TRY TO MAKE COHERENT SENTENCES.
MY TOPIC I NEED TO REQUEST FOR RESOLUTION AND CHANGE TO THE CITY ORDINANCE REGARDING FEE STRUCTURE AT THE ROADS RAIN FOREST. YOU IN A THE BACKGROUND HERE THE CFB SI D SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOWS SENIORS AGE 65 TO USE THE NATATORIUM FOR LAP SWINGING WITH A SENIOR ADVANTAGE CARD FOR FREE. ROSE IMMEDIATE RAIN FOREST DOES NOT HAVE THIS NOR A SENIOR DISCOUNT.
ON APRIL 8TH I CONTACTED MIKE AJAX REGARDING ROSE IMMEDIATE RAIN FOREST IF FREE LAP SWIMMING FOR SENIORS.
I POINTED OUT SCHOOL NATATORIUM CLOSES IN THE SUMMER FOR MAINTENANCE. LAST SUMMER IT WAS CLOSED AND HAS A REDUCED SCHEDULE FOR LAP SWIMMING ONCE SCHOOL IS OUT.
THE ROSE IMMEDIATE REC CENTER DOES NOT HAVE A LAP SWIMMING POOL AND THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A POOL FOR LAP SWIM AND THE SENIOR CENTER DOES NOT HAVE ONE EITHER.
NOW HE MAILED ME BACK AND THIS WAS MIKE AND INDICATED FEES AND RATES ARE SET BY CITY ORDINANCE AND TO CONTACT CITY HALL TO CHANGE THE ORDINANCE. EARLY MAY I DROPPED OFF ALL THE
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INFORMATION AND READ THE E-MAILS AT THE CITY MANAGER'S DESK.I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL BACK FOLLOWING THAT FROM JONATHAN SHOE FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. NOW HERE'S THE QUOTE.
STAFF WILL BE BENCHMARKING PURE CITIES AND COMPARABLE FACILITIES TO BETTER GAUGE HOW OTHERS APPROACH SENIOR RATES AND HELP TO DETERMINE IF A SIMILAR OPTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE HERE IN CARROLLTON IF DATA SUPPORTS CHANGE, OUR NEXT STEP WOULD BE PREPARING A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AT A FUTURE DATE. NOW TO DATE I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOW CLOSED AND THE RAIN TO VEST NOW OPEN AND SUMMER AND THE RAIN FOREST WILL BE GONE IN 90 DAY, SO I DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO REALLY WASTE TIME AND RESOURCES BENCHMARKING WHAT PURE CITIES ARE DOING. I LIVE IN CARROLLTON, WE'RE NOT A FOLLOWER, WE'RE A LEADER.
WE TAKE INNOVATION, WE TAKE THE LEAD.
ALL I'M ASKING, CITY COUNCIL TODAY ADD THIS TOPIC TO THE AGENDA FOR YOUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTING EITHER A SENIOR DISCOUNT OR FREE ACCESS TO THE RAIN FOREST FOR RESIDENT SENIORS SPECIFICALLY FOR LAP SWIMMING.
AND THAT'S IT. THEN IN MY OPINION YOU WON'T FIND MOST SENIORS THERE USING WATER SLIDE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET UP AND THEY WON'T BE IN THE KID POOL BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STAND UP ONCE THEY SIT DOWN. THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY
COMMENTS. >> MY NEXT SPEAKER IS SHAW SPEAKING ON THE CHARITIES RUN AND WALK EVENT THIS COMING WEEKEND. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> GOOD EVENING. RESPECTED MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS A PROUD CITIZEN OF CARROLLTON CITY.
AND A DEDICATED VOLUNTEER FOR B PAS CHARITIES.
THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW US. IT IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN NINE COUNTRIES ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS AND EACH YEAR OVER 100,000 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 12,000,000 HOURS OF SELFLESS SERVICE.
EACH YEAR OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HERE IN NORTH AMERICA, WE'RE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO UPLIFTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS AND HEALTHCARE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, DISASTER RELIEF AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. OUR COMMITMENT GOES FAR BEYOND EACH DAY. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE CONSISTENTLY ON THE GROUND ORIGINAL FLYING FOOD DRIVES AND BLOOD DONATION CAMPS AND TOY DRIVES AND THE INITIATIVES.
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES WE ARE THERE.
HAVING PROVIDED VITAL HUMANITARIAN AID DURING THE LOS ANGELES FIRES AND HURRICANES MILTON AND LEAN HELEN.
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
AFTER A 23 YEAR JOURNEY OF ORGANIZING WALKS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TO BENEFIT LOCAL NON-PROFITS, WE ARE HERE AND INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO HOST THIS YEAR'S WALK RUN AT BPA S CHARITIES. THIS EVENT WILL BRING TOGETHER OVER 1500 PARTICIPANTS AT THE LEVI EVENT PLAZA IN IRVING ON SUNDAY MAY 31ST AT 8 THIS IS PART OF A NATION-WIDE INITIATIVE SPANNING OVER 100 CITIES WITH OVER 50,000 WALKERS DESIGNED TO FOSTER A SPIRIT OF UNITY AND SERVICE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE WALK WITH A PURPOSE.
ALONG WITH BPA S CHARITIES, OWN INITIATIVES.
WE'RE IMMENSELY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THREE OUTSTANDING LOCAL BENEFICIARIES. THE FIRST IS CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
WE ARE WALKING TO SUPPORT 110 YEAR MISSION OF PROVIDING ADVANCED PEDIATRIC CARE AND SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES.
THE SECOND IS THE MAIN PLACE ORGANIZATION.
WE'RE SUPPORTING VITAL WORK TO UP LEFT HOMELESS TEENS AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTICITY VIOLENCE. THIS YEAR'S THIRD IS METROCREST SERVICE. SUPPORTING WORK TO HELP INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND SENIORS IN OUR OWN AREA TO NAVIGATE THROUGH CRISIS AND STABILIZE THEIR LIVES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. I WARMLY INVITE OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN US.
YOUR INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL AND EVERY SINGLE STEP YOU TAKE MAKES A DIFFERENCE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US, VISIT
BPA S >> THAT'S IT FOR SUNDAY, CORREC
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CRACKS YES. >> MY NEXT SPEAKER IS OUT, SPEAKING ON THE SOLID WASTE CONTRACT.
>> HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? >> GREAT.
>> LISA, WELCOME BACK I AM HERE TO SQ FOLKS TO REVISIT THE SOLI WASTE CONTRACT WITH THIS REPUBLIC REPUBLIC, AND ESPECIALLY THE WEEKLY CURBSIDE LIMITS WHERE IT SAYS 3 CUBIC YARDS IN THE FRONT WE ARE HAVIN ISSUES AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S THE SAME THING ALL OVER THE CITY, THE BULK TRASH IS NOT GETTING PICKE UP AND WHEN THE DRIVERS COME BY THEY PICK UP PERHAPS A SMALL PORTION OF IT, NOT EVEN HALF OF IT LAST WEEK I ASKED ONE OF THE DRIVERS, I SAID DO YOU KNOW HOW BIG 3 CUBIC YARDS OUR AND HE SAID I HAVE NO IDEA.
I SAID ALL OF THAT IS LESS THAN 3 CUBIC YARDS PRETTY ONLY PICKE UP HALF, SO WE EITHER NEED TO TALK TO REPUBLIC ABOUT TRAINING THEIR DRIVERS ON PICKING UP THE TRASH, OR PERHAPS THE CITY NEED TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE T DO FOR US BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WORKING OUT GREAT A LOT OF THIS BULK TRASH SITS IN THE FRONT, NOT FOR ONE WEEK, BUT TWO WEEKS AND SOMETIMES ON MONTH.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT DOES TO THE YARDS, RIGHT? AND ALSO THE AESTHETIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU HAVE LIVE ANIMALS THAT GO AROUND TAKING AT THAT.
I'M ASKING YOU FOLKS TO HELP US OUT, IT REVISIT THIS, AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, HAVE REPUBLI TALK TO THE DRIVER, AND EXPLAINED EXPLAIN TO THEM, JUST WHAT 3 CUBIC YARDS LOOKS LIKE.
THAT IS LIKE THE SIZE OF THE SMALL CAR.
IF YOU STUCK THE BAGS UP 9 FEET BY 9 FEET BY 9 FEET, IT SHOULD WORK, BUT IT DOESN'T. HELP US OUT.
I'M NOT GOING TO LET GO OF THIS ISSUE BY THE WAY, SO REMEMBER THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOW PRIDE THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAVE, BUT IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON AN MATTER NOT ALREADY ON THE AGEND THAT YOU MAY DO SO BY APPROACHING THE PODIUM NOW.
SEEING NOBODY MOVING I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM PRIDE COUNCIL, WITH EXCREMENT ■THAT PLAY SHORT AND SWEET MEETI
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.