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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.[Mayor’s Quarterly 360° Meeting on January 4, 2024.]
IS 6:30 PM I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, AND I WANNA WELCOME YOU TO THE MAYOR'S QUARTERLY 360 MEETING.IT IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 4TH, AND AT THIS TIME, UH, BEFORE WE HAVE OUR INVOCATION, I WANT TO DO A FEW BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS, SOME WELCOMES.
UM, I HAVE, THERE'S A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, IF YOU COULD STAND SO I CAN SEE YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, SHE REPRESENTS PLACE.
ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL, WHO REPRESENTS PLACE THREE.
WE HAVE DR. DIANA MARKS, WHO ALSO REPRESENTS PLACE FIVE FOR US.
UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I'M GONNA ALLOW, UM, I'M GONNA START WITH OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
ALLOW HIM TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANY OTHER DIRECTORS AND STAFF THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING TONIGHT.
PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME AND WHAT DEPARTMENT YOU ARE WITH.
I AM THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER HERE FOR THE CITY OF OTTO.
AND SO, UH, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WE, WE WANNA ASK OUR, UH, STAFF DIRECTORS, STAN, AND LET'S ANNOUNCE YOURSELF.
WE'LL START OVER HERE WITH, UH, MR. LACEY.
BRANDON LACEY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.
CHASE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR SERVICES.
YES, JERRY, MATT, MATT, TAMMY, WASHINGTON, INTERIM MANAGER.
AND WE ALSO HAVE, UH, ONE OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS.
UH, COMMISSIONER AVN, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND, GREET US, SIR.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, JUST IN TIME MS. FLEE, IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH A FEW INTRODUCTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL.
UM, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE A, OUR INVOCATION COMING FROM OUR JUDGE.
YOU ARE THE KING OF THE GENTILES.
YOU ARE THE KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
YOU, YOU ARE THE KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF LORDS.
AND LORD, WE CAN TRUST YOU AND YOU ARE THE KING OF DESOTO.
AND I PRAY TONIGHT, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD DISPATCH YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO BE IN OUR MIDST.
I PRAY THAT OUR CONVERSATION WOULD BE GLORIFYING TO THE, OH GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THIS CITY.
I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THIS LEADERSHIP, EVERY ONE OF THEM.
I PRAY FOR UNITY ON THE COUNCIL.
I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS AND PROTECT EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF THIS CITY AS WE GO FORWARD INTO 2024.
AND I SPEAK HEALTH TO EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL, EVERY MEMBER OF THIS STAFF IN THE CITY.
I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD PROSPER EVERYTHING THAT DESOTO PUTS ITS HAND TO THIS YEAR, AND THAT YOU WOULD BE GLORIFIED AND THAT WOULD, WE WOULD BE THE CITY ON THE HILL, A SHINING LIGHT FOR OTHERS TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE IF WE SIMPLY CALL UPON THY NAME.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK, UM, MR. CHARLES BREWER TO COME ON UP.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE HANDOUTS, UM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THOSE.
UM, HE'S GONNA BE DISCUSSING THE DESOTO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROGRESS UPDATE ALONG WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT STREET UPDATE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. BREWER FOR, UM, FOR PROVIDING THESE HANDOUTS FOR, UH, THE COMMUNITY.
FIRST, A OVERVIEW OF WHAT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS.
JUST AS A REMINDER, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A LONG RANGE PLANNING TOOL AND DOCUMENT ESTABLISHES A LONG-TERM VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
IT GUIDES THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY APPOINTING OFFICIALS AND CITY STAFF IN DECISION MAKING RELATED TO LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN DESIGN.
IT IS A UNIFIED VISION OF WHAT THE CITY OF DESOTO CAN BECOME TO ENSURE INPUT FROM DESOTOS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES.
A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE WAS FORMED FROM CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
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THE STEERING COMMITTEE MET A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES TO PROVIDE INPUT TO STAFF AND TO THE CITY'S AWARDED CONTRACTOR AECOM.FOUR PUBLIC HEARING MEETINGS WERE CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER, 2022, AND IN FEBRUARY AND JUNE AND OCTOBER OF 2023.
THREE ONLINE SURVEYS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
FURTHERMORE, A FINAL DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OPEN HOUSE WAS HELD FROM OCTOBER THE 16TH TO NOVEMBER THE SIXTH, 2023 TO SHOWCASE THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONTENTS THE COMMUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.
IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS, THREE JOINT MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH THE CITY COUNCIL PLANNING A ZONING COMMISSION AND THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UH, DESOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO OBTAIN THEIR INPUT AND FEEDBACK, EXCEPT FOR THE STREET CAPE AND URBAN DESIGN CHAPTERS, WHICH WILL BE ADDED LATER DURING THIS SPRING.
THE 2014 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IS COMPLETE.
ON DECEMBER THE 12TH, 2023, THE CITY'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OFFICIALLY CONDUCTED THEIR PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVED THE FORMAL INPUT FROM THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR AECOM.
DURING THAT INPUT, THE COMMISSIONERS GAVE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY TO CITY STAFF, UH, COMPLETING THEIR DISCUSSION.
THE PROPOSED 2024 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, A MOTION UNANIMOUSLY PREVAILED BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PROPOSED PLAN AS PRESENTED ON THIS PAST TUESDAY, JANUARY THE SECOND, THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED THIS PRESENTATION FROM AECOM.
DURING AECOMS PRESENTATION, THE CONSULTANT IDENTIFIED HOW THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS COMING TO THEM WAS AS PRESENTED, BUT THERE WERE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AND ALSO OUR CONSULTANTS ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT SHE HAD ACTUALLY MISSED INCLUDING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS COMMENTS ON OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
AFTER THE DISCUSSION OF THAT PLAN, OUR CITY COUNCIL, UH, APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY TO TABLE TAKING ACTION ON THAT PRESENTED PLAN AND DIRECTED THE CONSULTANTS TO INCLUDE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND THE PLAN AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR FINAL AND FORMAL CONSIDERATION AT THEIR FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
I HAVE A BOOKLET UP THERE THAT INCLUDES THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IT OR IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY YOU WOULD LIKE ANY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME MEET WITH MY STAFF AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO DISCUSS ANY PARTS OF IT.
SO THAT IS AN UPDATE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT'S BEEN A LONG UNDERTAKING, BUT WE ARE AT THE DOOR RIGHT NOW.
AS FAR AS THE PROJECT STATUS UPDATE, I HAVE HOPEFULLY GIVEN TO YOU ALL, AND THERE ARE ALSO COPIES AT THE TABLE, UH, TWO DOCUMENTS.
I'LL GO INTO THAT SECOND, BUT THIS FIRST ONE IS THE MOST UPDATED LIST THAT WE HAVE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
UM, IT IS IN THE DEPARTMENT SECTION UNDER ENGINEERING, AND IT GIVES YOU A UPDATE AS OF FAR AS DECEMBER, 2023 OF ALL OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
I'LL REFERENCE YOU TO THE SECOND SHEET THAT I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED, UH, BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME OF THE CURRENT PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING ENGINEERED.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A 2023 R AND R, WHICH IS RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT, UH, PROJECT.
AND AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, WHEN WE SAY R AND R, IT'S A COMBINATION.
PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE THE UTILITY RECONSTRUCTION, WHETHER THAT'S WATER, SEWER UNDER THE STREET, AND PHASE TWO WILL ACTUALLY BE THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION ITSELF.
SO THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY IN THE DESIGN PHASE WITH THE CITY'S CONSULTANT DESIGNED AS OF DECEMBER, 2023.
THESE STREETS THAT ARE TO HAVE, UH, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND STREET RENOVATIONS IN PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO WILL BE WOODHAVEN DRIVE, RAY, UH, RA DRIVE, VINCE LANE, RED, BUD DRIVE, OAK TRAIL, WOODHAVEN DRIVE, AND LAKEWOOD DRIVE.
AGAIN, BOTH OF THOSE IN DESIGN, THE UTILITY PHASE IS 90% AND THE RECONSTRUCTION PHASE IS 70%.
THE 2021 STREET RE RECONSTRUCTION, THE 2021 STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS NOW ABOUT 90% COMPLETE.
THIS WAS THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION OF, OF ELL ROAD, PARKVILLE ROAD, THE PARKS MEADOWS WINTER GREEN ROAD.
AND NOW THEY'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE FINAL RECONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THIS PROJECT.
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS SHEET IS ABOUT.
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A TWO PART, UH, SHEET.UM, ON THE BACK PART, IT'S REALLY GIVING YOU A MAP BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE THROUGH, BUT THROUGH TRAFFIC GOING ON WESTMORELAND FROM PLEASANT RUN NORTH TO WINTERGREEN, UM, RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BRIDGE WILL HAVE ACCESS.
UH, WE STARTED PLACING MESSAGE BOARD SIGNS IN THREE LOCATIONS.
WE PLACED ONE AT WESTMORELAND IN WINTERGREEN.
ONE RIGHT AT THE BRIDGE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT, UM, 10 MILE CREEK BRIDGE, AND THE OTHER ONE FOR THE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC COMING DOWN ON WESTMORELAND AT WINTERGREEN PENDING WEATHER.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT, UM, UPFRONT, UH, BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL WEATHER RELATED PROJECTS, THAT PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO START MONDAY, JANUARY THE EIGHTH, NINTH AND 10TH.
UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT IS NOT A FULL STREET RECONSTRUCTION IS THE PROJECT THAT'S ONLY GOING TO INVOLVE STREET MILLING, WHICH IS MILLING OFF THE TOP SURFACE AND THEN COMING RIGHT BACK OVER WITH THE TACK AND THE ASPHALT COATING.
SO WHILE OUR OTHER PROJECTS, PARKER ROAD U ROAD, THE PARKS, UH, THE METALS PARKWAY TOOK A LOT LONGER BECAUSE IT HAD FULL DEPTH RECONSTRUCTION ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SUBGRADE.
THIS ONE WON'T TAKE THAT LONG PENDING WEATHER FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA NORTH OF THE BRIDGE.
SINCE WE'RE NOT FULLY EXCAVATING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE, UH, SUBGRADE, THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS.
WE DO NOT PROJECT ANY INTERRUPTION TO REPUBLIC, UH, TRASH SERVICE.
UM, AND, BUT, BUT AGAIN, UH, WE HAVE PLACED MORE OF A PERMANENT CLOSURE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TRAFFIC JUST SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE.
AND, UH, THE DETOUR, UH, DOES SHOW WHAT WE ARE PROJECTING.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO, UH, GET TRAFFIC INTO THAT RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, BUT WE JUST REALIZED TRAFFIC IS GOING TO GO UP WEST MOLAND, UH, IN SPITE OF OUR SIGNS, IN SPITE OF OUR NOTIFICATIONS.
BUT THAT IS JUST AN OUT FOR THEM.
SO WE'RE NEAR COMPLETION OF THE 2021 PROJECT.
THE OTHER PROJECT THAT WE HAVE STARTED IS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN, AND WE'RE CALLING IT THE 2023 ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION.
AND THAT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETE BY THE, UH, CONSULTANTS.
AND WE'RE NOW WORKING ON THE BIDS TO GO OUT FOR BIDDING AND THEN TO TAKE THE AWARDED BIDS TO COUNCIL.
THOSE ALLEYS ARE OAK MEADOWS LANE WOODBROOK DRIVE, GLEN AVENUE, PINE TREE SLASH SHADY WOODS HILLSIDE SLASH CRESTWOOD CLOUD CREST SLASH BLUE SKY, STARDUST SLASH BLUE SKY, AND WEST LAKE ALLEY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, MAYOR.
UM, IF YOU HAVE JUST ARRIVED, UM, YOU CAN GET THIS DOCUMENT THAT HE'S READING FROM BOTH DOCUMENTS, UH, FROM OUR TABLE SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE THAT WITH YOU AND TAKE IT BACK TO YOUR HOA OR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES, UM, TO SHARE THESE UPDATES AS WELL AS I'M GONNA ASK IF WE COULD, UM, AND MR. BAR, I DON'T KNOW, IS THIS AVAILABLE IN THIS FORM ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE CURRENTLY? YES, THIS IS, CAN YOU SHARE, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT THEY CAN FIND THIS ONLINE AS WELL? OKAY.
IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S NEW WEBSITE, WHICH IS WWW.DESOTOTEXAS.GOV SPELLED COMPLETELY OUT, UH, YOU GET ON THE HOMEPAGE, YOU CAN EASILY ACCESS, UH, GO TO THE TOP TAB.
IT SAYS DEPARTMENTS, PUT YOUR ARROW ON THAT DEPARTMENT.
UH, THIS DEPARTMENT IS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ENGINEERING.
JUST CLICK THAT ON AND YOU LOOK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND YOU'LL SEE A, A LINK YOU CAN HIT THAT'LL GIVE YOU UPDATED STATUS REPORT.
I DO WANNA SAY I DID, DID WANNA MENTION TWO OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE REALLY CRITICAL AT THIS TIME FOR RESIDENTS IS THE WOOD CREEK ESTATE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
UH, THIS IS TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING CONCERNS THAT ARE OVER IN, UH, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOUTH OF, OF THAT STREET.
IT IS STILL IN THE ENGINEERING PHASE, BUT THAT CONSULTANT IS WORKING ON THE DESIGN.
AND THE LAST ONE I CAN'T SPEAK MUCH ON, BUT MAYBE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PARK, BUT THAT'S THE MCOWEN PARK RECREATION AND AQUATIC CENTER.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT'S IN THE, UH, DESIGN PHASE ABOUT 25%, BUT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS LEADING THAT CAPITAL PROJECT.
UM, MR. ELLIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME AND JUST UNDERSCORE THAT LAST PROJECT, THE AQUATIC CENTER PROJECT? SO THE MCOWEN RECREATION AND AQUATICS PROJECT, UM, OUT AT MCOWEN PARK IS
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ACTUALLY IN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE.AND WHAT THAT IS, IS YOU HAVE, UH, BASICALLY FOUR PHASES IS YOU HAVE YOUR SCHEMATIC DESIGN, UM, YOUR DOCUMENT DESIGN AREA, AND THEN YOUR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY TAKING ALL OF THE IDEAS AND EVERYTHING NOW AND PUTTING IT DOWN, UH, INTO DOCUMENT PHASE THAT THE CONTRACTOR THEN CAN TAKE IT AND ACTUALLY BUILD THE FACILITY.
SO THE GOAL IS THIS USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 18, WELL, IT'LL BE ROUGHLY ABOUT, UH, LATE SPRING, UM, WHEN THEY'LL, WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL, UM, ABOUT THE GROUNDBREAKING AND WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE CONTRACTOR, UM, TO BREAK GROUND ON THAT.
SO FINGERS CROSSED EVERYTHING STAYING ON SCHEDULE, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO LATE SPRING BREAKING GROUND FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER AND THEN BUILD TIME ON THAT WILL BE ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
UM, SO WE'D BE LOOKING DECEMBER OF 2025 I BELIEVE.
UM, AT THIS TIME WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO INTO OPEN DISCUSSION FROM PARTICIPANTS, MEANING YOU CAN COME AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, UM, AND STAFF WILL ASSIST WITH UH, RESPONSES TO THOSE QUESTIONS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UM, YOU MAY DO SO, HOWEVER, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO FILL OUT A CARD.
UM, CHIEF SUTHER, UM, JUDGE CURTH RAISE YOUR HAND.
YOU CAN GET A CARD FROM THE TABLE OVER THERE.
THEY CAN ASSIST YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE CARD ALREADY FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
ONCE YOUR CARD AND YOUR NAME IS CALLED, WE ASK THAT YOU, UH, GO TO THAT MICROPHONE THERE IN THE CENTER AISLE AND THEN STAFF WILL ADDRESS YOU FROM THE PODIUM.
UM, IS THAT MICROPHONE, IS IT CUT ON ALREADY? I DON'T SEE A LIGHT ON, IT'S ON.
UM, BEFORE WE HEAR FROM OUR FIRST, UH, INDIVIDUAL WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK, UM, WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT CAME IN.
MAYOR PRO, TIM LAIA HUGHES, PLEASE STAND SO WE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.
UM, ALSO WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM, WHO REPRESENTS PLACE SIX.
UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US AS WELL.
UM, AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER, UH, TO MS. WILLIAMS, UH, FOR THAT FIRST CARD MAYOR, WE HAVE MS. SHANNON GAMBLE AND SHE WANTS TO DISCUSS STREET PAVEMENT ON HAMPTON ROAD NEAR WARBLE.
AND SHE'S STATING THAT THE BANDAID WAS WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM.
I AM MS. GAMBLE AND I LIVE IN MOCKINGBIRD HILL AND I DIDN'T SEE OUR AREA ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, SO FORGIVE ME IF IT'S THERE.
UM, HAMPTON HAS NOW BECOME A VERY BUSY STREET, UM, YOU KNOW, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE WALMART MARKET LEADING ON INTO THE GLEN HEIGHTS AREA.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE OVER THE HOLIDAYS THEY WERE GONNA DO SOME RE PAVEMENT OR SOMETHING, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY SORT OF JUST THREW SOME GRAVEL OUT THERE, THE CITY, I DON'T KNOW.
AND NOW IT'S JUST REALLY BUMPY AND CARS ARE HITTING ON THEIR BRAKES AT THAT AREA, TEARING UP OUR TIRES, SO TO SPEAK.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY GETTING SOME REP PAVEMENT DONE THERE.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S ON HAMPTON RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER, POSSIBLY OF WARBLER GOING INTO THE MOCKINGBIRD HILLS COMMUNITY.
MR. BURR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT? I CAN SAY SHE'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
UH, THAT SECTION OF HAMPTON ROAD SOUTH IS TERRIBLE.
UH, WE ARE COMPRISING A LIST OF STREETS WE'LL BE GETTING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE GOING TO OUR CITY COUNCIL.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED OR GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL ON, ON THE NEXT SET OF, UH, STREETS, BUT THIS WILL PROBABLY BE ONE THAT WILL NOT INVOLVE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
IT'D BE JUST A STREET SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION.
THE CITY DOES HAVE A-M-C-I-P WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR A FULL WIDENING, BUT THAT HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE SHELF.
UH, IT WAS GOING TO BE A JOINT PROJECT EVEN WHEN I WAS AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE CITY OF GLEN HEIGHTS AT THE TWO ENTITIES.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT, BUT BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PUT THAT ON HOLD.
DALLAS COUNTY HAD COMMITTED TO ALMOST LIKE A, A $1 MILLION CONTRIBUTION AND THE TWO OTHER CITIES WERE GONNA DO THEIRS.
THAT IS WHY YOU'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST, I'M GONNA SAY FOUR TO FIVE YEARS, EACH CITY HAS UNDERTAKEN ITS OWN ASPHALT RESURFACING.
SO IT IS OUR TIME AGAIN, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE MY, I'LL HAVE TO GET THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL TO MAKE THAT DIRECTION, BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
SO, SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF PTH IS GOING MAKE? I CAN'T GIVE YOU THAT.
IT'S SAID I GOTTA GET DIRECTION FROM MY, OKAY.
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THANK YOU, MS. UH, WILLIAMS, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CARDS? NO, MA'AM.DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK OR ASK QUESTIONS WHILE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR STAFF HERE IN ONE PLACE TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS? MR. DECO, I KNOW YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A BURNING QUESTION.
SO USUALLY HE HAS SOMETHING FOR US.
BUT, UH, JUDY DID A GOOD JOB FIXING THAT LEAP.
IT CAME OUT WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT ONE DAY.
THEY HADN'T FIXED THE SIDEWALK YET, BUT EVERYBODY'S HAPPY TO LEAVE.
ALRIGHT, UM, AT THIS TIME, IF WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, UM, I HAVE, I DO HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, AND STAFF, PLEASE, UH, IF, IF YOU, IF I OMIT ANYTHING, PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH MAKING SURE WE GET ALL OF THIS INFORMATION OUT.
UM, AS WELL, I HAVE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UM, SO WE, UM, ALSO STILL HAVE DESOTO ON ICE.
UM, WE HAVE TILL JANUARY 10TH.
WE HAD MOVED WITH THE MAYOR, UM, ON SATURDAY.
UH, WE HAD ABOUT A HUNDRED SKATERS ACTUALLY THAT CAME OUT TO, UH, SKATE WITH ME AND COUNCIL AND HAD AN AMAZING TIME.
UM, I ONLY SACRIFICED ONE KNEECAP AND A FINGERNAIL, AND SO
BUT, UM, SO WE, WE STILL DO HAVE THE ICE SKATING RINK AND WE WANNA, WE WANNA UTILIZE THIS ASSET WHILE WE HAVE IT HERE, UM, WITH HOPES TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
AND SO IT'S LOCATED RIGHT HERE ON THE SOUTH PARKING LOT.
UM, AND THEY DO HAVE HOLIDAY HOURS FOR YOU, BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, FIND THE LINK TO GET TICKETS, OR YOU CAN JUST WALK UP MOST OF THE TIME AND GET TICKETS THERE ON SITE TO BE ABLE TO SKATE BEFORE THAT, UH, BEFORE THAT LEAVES OUR COMMUNITY ALSO, WE WILL HAVE THE, UH, MLK DAY ART AND ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS.
THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT FRIDAY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED AT DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FRED NICHOLS AUDITORIUM AT 600 EAGLE DRIVE, RIGHT HERE IN DESOTO AT 6:00 PM SO IF YOUR STUDENTS, UM, PARTICIPATED, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T, UH, PLEASE COME OUT AND SEE THE ART THAT WAS SUBMITTED, AS WELL AS THE ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS WILL BE, UM, AWARDED AND PRESENTED ON THAT EVENING.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT AT 7:00 PM WE WILL HAVE OUR MLK DAY HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS, UH, BY THE DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATER.
AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING SHOW EACH AND EVERY YEAR THEY COME, UM, EACH YEAR IT GETS SO MUCH BETTER.
AND SO AGAIN, THAT IS ALSO FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH, THERE AT DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FRED NICHOLS AUDITORIUM AT 600 EAGLE DRIVE.
AND AGAIN, THAT SHOW BEGINS AT 7:00 PM AND I BELIEVE TICKETS ARE, TICKETS ARE ON SALE ONLINE AS WELL.
SO YOU CAN GO TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, GO TO THE WEBSITE, UM, TO FIND AND GET TICKETS FOR THAT AS WELL BEFORE THEY, BEFORE THEY SELL OUT.
UM, WE HAVE THE FAITH LEADERS QUARTERLY BREAKFAST THAT IS COMING UP, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH FROM 8:30 AM TO 10:00 AM UH, RIGHT IN THE BLUE BONNET ROOMS HERE AT THE DESOTO CIVIC CENTER.
AND AGAIN, THAT IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH.
SO IF YOU ARE A FAITH LEADER THAT HAS A HOUSE OF WORSHIP HERE IN DESOTO, OR A UA FAITH LEADER THAT LIVES IN DESOTO, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME AND ATTEND THAT PARTICULAR BREAKFAST AS WE TALK ABOUT, UM, RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES THAT CAN HELP YOUR CONGREGATIONS HERE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO.
WE ALSO HAVE THE DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE, WHICH IS ALSO ANOTHER, UH, SO I WAS A HIT.
UM, AND THAT IS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM IN THE BLUE BON ROOMS HERE AT DESOTO CIVIC CENTER.
UM, TICKETS ARE ALSO ON SALE FOR THAT, UM, AND IT ALWAYS SELLS OUT.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE GO AND GRAB YOUR TICKETS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, WE HAVE THE MAYOR STATE OF THE CITY EVENT THAT IS HAPPENING AND THAT IS HAPPENING ON FEBRUARY 8TH.
UM, THAT'S A THURSDAY AT 11:30 AM IN THE BLUE BONNIE ROOMS AS WELL.
AND, UM, I BELIEVE WE ARE HALF FULL FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND OR WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE GO AND PURCHASE YOUR TICKET OR YOUR TABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, THE DESOTO AREA CHAMBER IS ASSISTING US WITH REGISTRATION FOR THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET A TABLE OR A TICKET, UH, JUST AN INDIVIDUAL TICKET, YOU CAN SEE THEM AS WELL TO DO SO.
UM, AND WE WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMING THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH IT ON LIVE STREAM AND ON DEMAND.
AFTER THE EVENT IS OVER, UM, WE HAVE THE ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY SOCIAL WITH THE SENIORS, WHICH IS HAPPENING ON VALENTINE'S DAY ITSELF, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH.
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AND THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING AT THE DESOTO SENIOR CENTER FROM NOON TO ONE.UH, WE HAVE THE SENIOR CENTER BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM AND THAT IS HAPPENING ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH AT 9:00 AM TO 10:00 AM AND THAT IS HAPPENING AT THE DESOTO SENIOR CENTER AS WELL.
AND THE VERY LAST EVENT THAT I HAVE ON MY CALENDAR HERE IS MOVE WITH THE MAYOR, UM, IN COMBINATION WITH THE SHAMROCK SHAKE WALK.
UM, AND THAT IS HAPPENING ON MARCH 23RD FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AND THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING AT OUR DESOTO RECREATIONAL CENTER.
UM, AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BEING ANOTHER GREAT TIME OF GETTING ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL STAFF.
ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANYTHING? WE ALSO HAVE THE CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE THAT IS HAPPENING NEXT SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH.
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU COULD KNOW, BUT WE HAVE TWO TIME BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPIONS OUR DESOTO EAGLES FOOTBALL TEAM.
AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THEM, UM, BY WAY OF A CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE AND PEP RALLY ON NEXT SATURDAY.
UM, THAT IS JANUARY 13TH AT 11:00 AM UM, THE PARADE ROUTE WILL BE THE SAME, SIMILAR TO UM, IN YEARS PAST WITH HOMECOMING.
IT'LL START AT AMBER TERRACE ELEMENTARY, GO UP HAMPTON ROAD, THEN WE WILL MAKE THAT LEFT OR THAT TURN ONTO EQUAL DRIVE.
AND THEN WE WILL END AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, GYM THERE, THE CHRIS DYER GYM.
AND SO, UH, PLEASE COME OUT TO THAT TO CELEBRATE OUR CHAMPIONS AND, UM, I BELIEVE THAT IS TRULY THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT,
WELL, AT THIS TIME IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, THEN UM, IT IS 6:56 PM AND WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.