* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GOOD [Mayor’s Quarterly 360° Meeting on April 4, 2024.] EVENING EVERYONE. I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR. IT IS 6:30 PM AND I WANNA WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR APRIL 4TH, UH, MAYOR'S 360 QUARTERLY MEETING. I'M GOING TO ASK IF WE'RE GONNA DO OUR INVOCATION. I'M GONNA ASK IF PASTOR BIVINS WILL COME AND LEAD US IN JUST A QUICK WORD OF PRAYER WHILE HE'S HERE, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY UTILIZE, I THINK THAT MICROPHONE IS ON. TASHA, CAN YOU CHECK TO SEE IF THAT MICROPHONE IS ON? HE CAN STAND RIGHT THERE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO MOVE THE STAND. ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, WE COME THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE. WE COME PRAYING FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO, PRAYING FOR ALL OF ITS COUNCIL MEMBERS AS MAYORS, ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE AND OPPORTUNITY OF SHARING OUR INFORMATION ON TONIGHT. BE WITH US, GIVE US UNDERSTANDING, GIVE US KNOWLEDGE. THEN, LORD, I PRAY THAT WE BE BETTER AND NOT BITTER. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN. AT THIS TIME, UM, I WANNA START SOME INTRODUCTIONS. AND AGAIN, WELCOME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TWO, OUR QUARTERLY 360 MEETING. I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, HERE WITH THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL. I SEE, UH, POSSIBLY ONE OTHER COUNCIL PERSON. UH, DR. DYNA MARKS IS HERE. OH, MAYOR PRO TEM. UH, DR. DYNA MARKS, HE REPRESENTS PLACE FIVE AS WELL AS MAYOR PRO TEM LETITIA HUGHES, WHO REPRESENTS PLACE SEVEN, IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO ASK IF EACH OF OUR DIRECTORS AND OR STAFF THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS WOULD INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. I'LL START IMMEDIATELY TO MY LEFT WITH OUR INTERIM DEPUTY, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, UH, TRACY CORER, INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, UH, MYSELF. HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KAYLA. I'M THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE INTRODUCTIONS. UM, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A DESOTO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROGRESS UPDATE, AND I BELIEVE MR. BREWER WILL BE MAKING THAT PRESENTATION. MAYOR, Y'ALL GONNA CUT ME OFF TONIGHT? WHAT YOU SAY? ARE YOU'RE GONNA CUT ME OFF TONIGHT? NO, SIR. I'M GONNA LET YOU, I'M GONNA LET YOU DO YOUR THING TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. CHARLES BOROUGH, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I MADE A LITTLE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND HELPED THINGS FLOW. AND ACTUALLY, MAY I HAVE KIND OF ALL OF MINE ACCUMULATED TOGETHER, SO I'M GONNA FLOW FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. SO IT SHOW THE, UM, THIS IS ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE CITY HAS A 2015 PLAN THAT IT'S BEEN, UH, WORKING TO UPDATE SINCE 2022. AND AS I'VE INCLUDED HERE THE TIMELINE TO HELP IDENTIFY, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL PUBLIC MEETINGS, SEVERAL WORKSHOPS, SEVERAL SURVEYS. UH, THE PLAN WAS ACTUALLY PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, CONDUCTED ITS FORMER PUBLIX HEARINGS IN JANUARY AND OFFICIALLY ADOPTED THE THE NEW 2024 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON FEBRUARY THE SIXTH, 2024. UH, THIS COMP PLAN IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, UH, AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, YOU GO TO DEPARTMENTS, GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET A LINK TO HAVE ACCESS TO GET TO IT. SO THE, I'M CALLING IT PHASE ONE UP THERE BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO COME BACK. THERE ARE TWO MORE SECTIONS THAT ARE BEING REQUIRED TO WORK ON. ONE IS A STREETSCAPE AND ONE IS IN URBAN DESIGN. THE URBAN DESIGN COULD NOT BE COMPLETED BECAUSE OF THE, UH, CHARACTER BASED CODE WORK THAT WE HAVE GOING ON ON HAMPTON ROAD. SO SHOULD THAT GET ADOPTED, UH, IT'S UNDER, UH, THE COUNCIL'S PURVIEW RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE HAD THEIR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE REZONING OF PROPERTIES THIS PAST TUESDAY, AND I'LL GET BACK INTO THAT LATER. A PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS LAND USE, AND THIS IS THE CITY'S UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. UH, THE SECTION THAT [00:05:01] I WAS REFERRING TO THAT THERE'S STILL, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON, IT'S GOING TO BE THIS HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR SECTION. IT'S A ONE MILE STRETCH, UH, GOING JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT RUN TO JUST SOUTH OF BELTLINE ENCOMPASSING PROPERTY ON BOTH PLEASANT RUN AND BELTLINE. AND SO THAT NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO A COUPLE OF CHAPTERS BEFORE WE CAN COME BACK FOR PHASE TWO, WHICH WOULD BE THE FULL ADOPTION OF THE PLAN ITSELF. I MENTIONED THE CHARACTER BASED CODE FOR HAMPTON ROAD. UM, THE PROPOSAL IS LOOKING AT FIVE SEPARATE ZONING DISTRICTS. YOU, YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN HAMPTON ROAD. YOU'VE SEEN THESE MESSAGE BOARD SIGNS THAT WE HAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MEDIAN GIVING NOTICE ABOUT THE REZONING OF PROPERTIES. THIS IS A TWO PHASE PROCESS. THE FIRST PROCESS INVOLVES AMENDING AND UPDATING THE ZONING ORDINANCE. IT'S THE TEXT AMENDMENT. YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR REGULATIONS AND DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED. SO THERE ARE FIVE DISTRICTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. THE CHARACTER CODE ITSELF WAS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH THE FIFTH, UM, WHICH GIVES THE TEXT AMENDMENT OF THOSE FIVE, UH, DISTRICTS. UH, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW. THOSE FIVE DISTRICTS ARE, YOU HAVE AN URBAN CENTER, WHICH IS FORECAST TO HAVE, UH, BUILDINGS FROM THREE TO UH, FIVE STORIES. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS ONLINE. YOU CAN GO TO, UH, WWW.ENVISIONHAMPTONROAD.COM. AGAIN, THAT'S WWW ENVISION HAMPTON ROAD.COM. WE ALSO HAVE PICTURE BOARD SIGNS OUTSIDE OF THE CAM COUNCIL CHAMBER TO THE LEFT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW THOSE TO BE INSTALLED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THIS PROCESS SO CITIZENS CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO COME VIEW THOSE AT ANY TIME. UH, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, DURING THEIR CONSIDERATION LAST TUESDAY, A MOTION WAS MADE TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC HEARING TO REMAIN OPEN, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONTINUATION OF THAT PUBLIC HEARING DURING THEIR FIRST MEETING IN MAY. IT'D BE MAY THE SEVENTH. UH, ONE OF THE PLANS WE'RE WORKING ON, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK IT OUT TO GET THE ACTUAL DATE. WE WILL BE SENDING OUT, UH, THE GREEN POSTCARDS, AGAIN, TO ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS, NOT ONLY WITHIN THAT CHARACTER BASED ZONE, BUT WITHIN 200 FEET SINCE WE KNOW THEY'RE IMPACTED. ALSO, WE'LL ALSO BE PUTTING THAT INFORMATION ON THOSE MESSAGE BOARD SIGNS, AGAIN, WHEN WE GET DEFINITIVE WHAT THOSE DATES ARE. SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE URBAN CENTER. THE NEXT ONE IS A, AND ALL OF THESE KIND OF LIKE A TRANSITION DOWN, MOST INTENSE HIGHER DENSITY AND A TRANSITION DOWN. SAME THING WITH THE BUILDING ELEVATION. UH, THE FIRST ONE, AS YOU SAID, WAS FIVE, FIVE STORIES. THIS IS THREE. SO TRANSITION DOWN. NEXT ONE WILL BE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, NEXT TRANSITION, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, NEXT TRANSITION, NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSITION. AND SO THOSE ARE THE PROPOSED DISTRICTS THAT THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERING. WE, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PERSONALLY, I HAVE MY BUSINESS CARDS UP ON THE TABLE. FEEL FREE TO CALL EITHER MYSELF OR ANY MEMBER OF MY STAFF, AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO WORK WITH YOU. ONE-ON-ONE TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE CHARACTER BASED CODES. NEXT PART OF, UH, MY PRESENTATION, AS ALWAYS IS ABOUT OUR CAPITAL, UH, PROJECTS. UM, THIS IS UPDATED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AGAIN, IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S WEBPAGE AT THE TOP, THERE ARE FIVE LINKS. GO TO THE LINK THAT SAYS DEPARTMENTS. CLICK ON THAT. IT'LL SHOW ALL THE DEPARTMENTS. GO TO THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE, AND YOU'LL SEE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WITHIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SECTION. YOU WILL SEE ENGINEERING, CLICK ON ENGINEERING, AND WHEN YOU GET TO THAT PAGE, LOOK TO THE LEFT. IT'S THE SECOND ONE. AND IT IDENTIFIES AS CAPITAL PROJECTS OR PROJECTS UPDATES. THIS IS THE MAP. UM, THE MAP WILL SHOW ALL OF OUR PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. MOST OF THEM IN THE DESIGN. ALL OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, UH, WERE COMPLETED LAST YEAR. RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON A LOT OF ALLEY PROJECTS. AND THE LIST WILL, UH, TELL YOU WHAT THOSE ARE. UM, AFTER I FINISH, OR AT SOME POINT, UH, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARTS AND RECREATION WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT THE MCOWEN, UM, SITTER , SORRY ABOUT THAT. THIS IS THE UPDATE. UH, WHEN YOU GO, YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE THAT WE HAVE NOW ADDED, UH, A LINK. YOU CAN CLICK TO WHERE THIS MAP THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU WILL COME UP. AND THIS SECTION OF THE, UH, DEPARTMENT'S WEBPAGE WILL BE UPDATED EVERY QUARTER. IT WAS LAST UPDATED MARCH, UH, OF THIS YEAR. [00:10:01] I HIGHLIGHTED A FEW PROJECTS. UM, OUR MASTER CAPITAL APPROVAL PROJECTS THAT WE STILL HAVE GOING ON WITH DALLAS COUNTY ARE, IT'S DANIELDALE. IT IS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE. UH, DELAY HAD INCURRED BECAUSE, UH, BOTH DALLAS COUNTY AND THE CITY WAS WAITING ON A FEDERAL GRANT. WE APPLIED TWO YEARS IN A ROW. UH, IT WAS THE RAISE GRANT AND WE FAILED TO GET IT. SO WE'VE NOW HAD TO, UH, DIRECT OUR, UM, CONSULTANTS TO CHANGE THE PLANS FROM FEDERAL STANDARDS BACK TO LOCAL STANDARDS. WE ALSO DID VALUE ENGINEERING TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHERE WE CAN DO SOME SAVINGS. SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. UH, RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE A DESIGN CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY. UH, THE NEXT PHASE WILL INCLUDE COMING BACK TO OUR CITY COUNCIL WITH A PROJECT PACIFIC AGREEMENT TO GO INTO CONSTRUCTION. WE ALSO HAVE A MCI PROJECT WITH ON PLEASANT RUN. THOSE PLANS ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETED. UH, WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE TO MEET WITH OUR, UH, COUNCIL AND STAFF TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT RANKING OF THESE PROJECTS, DETERMINING FUNDING MECHANISMS TO DETERMINE WHEN ONE PROJECT IS GOING TO, UH, PROCEED. WEST MOLAND. IF YOU'RE DRIVEN DOWN WEST MOLAND SOUTH OF BELTLINE, YOU WILL SEE THE PRIVATE UTILITY COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY, UH, DONE MUCH OF THEIR RELOCATIONS. WE DID GO TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ON THIS PAST, UH, TUESDAY, UH, BECAUSE DALLAS WATER UTILITY HAS A 30 INCH MAJOR TRUNK LINE THAT COMES FROM DANIELDALE, RUNS THROUGH THE CITY ALL THE WAY TO GLEN HEIGHTS, THAT ACTUALLY HAS SOME CONFLICT WITH OUR, UM, RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND ABOUT 660 LINEAR FEET. UH, BUT BEING DALLAS WATER UTILITY, UH, THEY'RE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WE CAN TREAT THE OTHER PRIVATE UTILITIES. WE JUST CAN'T TELL 'EM TO GET OUT OF OUR RIGHT OF WAY. SO WE TOOK A 50 50 IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT TO OUR COUNCIL ON THIS PAST TUESDAY, AND IT WAS APPROVED. IT'S PROJECTED JUST ON THE WATERLINE RELOCATION ITSELF. IT'S GONNA BE, UH, OVER 1 MILLION, WHICH IS GONNA COMMIT US TO ABOUT 600, UH, THOUSAND A PIECE. ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT IS THE HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR. UH, THIS IS THE REDESIGN OF THE ROADWAY. UH, IT IS CURRENTLY 15% DESIGN. A UPDATE WILL BE COMING TO THE COUNCIL IN A PRESENTATION BY THE CONSULTANTS TO GIVE EVERYONE A, A, A PUBLIC UPDATE IN DESIGN. NOW WE HAVE A 2023, UH, RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT. WHEN WE SAY RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT, WE'LL ALSO USE THE ACRONYM R AND R. UH, THAT IS A TWO PHASE PROJECT. WE'LL CALL IT PHASE A ONE, EXCUSE ME. AND PHASE TWO, PHASE ONE WILL ALL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UTILITY RECONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WE REALLY TAKE OUR LEAD FROM OUR FELLOW DEPARTMENT, UH, PUBLIC UTILITIES, WHERE THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS DEALING WITH THE WATER AND SEWER LINE. SO THEY ARE DEFINING WHAT THOSE STREETS ARE. AND SO PHASE ONE WOULD BE THE UTILITIES, AND THEN PHASE TWO WILL COME BACK WITH THE STREET OVERLAY. THOSE STREETS ARE WOODHAVEN DRIVE, RAY AUDRA, DRIVE, VINCE LANE, RED, BUD DRIVE, OAK TRAIL, OAK TRAIL, WOODHAVEN DRIVE, AND WOODLAKE DRIVE. THE PLANS ARE 90% COMPLETE FOR THE UTILITIES AND 75% COMPLETE FOR THE STREET ITSELF. UH, WE DO BID THESE SEPARATELY BECAUSE WE REALIZE WE GET A BETTER PRICE GOING SEPARATELY. THE 2021 PROJECT IS ONE OF THE ONES, WE'LL CALL IT 99%, THAT'S THE ONE WE JUST DID LAST YEAR WHERE WE RECONSTRUCTED, UM, SOUTH ELL ROAD, THE METAL SECTION OF THE MEADOWS PARKWAY, SECTION OF PARKVILLE ROAD, SECTION OF WINTERGREEN. AND WE EVEN ADDED A SECTION OF, OF WEST MOLAND TO THE, TO THE PROJECT. WHAT IS REMAINING? UH, WE HAVING A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WITH OUR CONTRACTOR FOR THE SECTION OF PARKVILLE, UH, BETWEEN WEST MO AND GOING WEST, UH, IN AN AREA THAT WAS CRACKING BEFORE IT HAS STARTED RE CRACKING AGAIN. SO WE ARE RIGHT NOW HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. UM, WE KNOW IT WAS, UH, WE FEEL IT WAS DESIGNED PER OUR STANDARD, WHICH WAS A COMPLETE STREET RECONSTRUCTION THAT INVOLVED SUB TREATING, TREATING THE SUBGRADE WITH A LYME PARTNER, COMING BACK WITH, UH, SO MANY THICKNESS OF ASPHALT. BUT WE ARE REQUIRING THEM AT THEIR COST TO PAY A GEOTECHNICAL SERVICE TO COME BACK, DO SOME CORE DRILLINGS, AND WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE TABLE. SO THAT CRACKING IS STILL THERE, BUT WE ARE HOLDING THEM HOSTAGE TILL THEY GIVE US THAT, UH, INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN RELEASE THEM FROM THAT. 'CAUSE IS IT A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S WATER COMING FROM THE, THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH THAT'S REOCCURRING, PARTICULARLY WITH IT BEING IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE IT HAD BEEN BEFORE, BUT THAT'S WHY THAT PROJECT IS NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT. BUT WE ARE HOLDING THE [00:15:01] RE, UH, RETAINAGE MONIES, UH, ON THAT PROJECT. 2023 ALLEN PROJECTS, UH, THAT WE JUST RECENTLY HAD THE PRO UH, DESIGN 100 COMPLETE. THOSE ALLEYS ARE OAK MEADOWS, WOODBRIDGE DRIVE, GLEN AVENUE, UH, PINE TREE SLASH SHADY WOOD HILLSIDE, CRESTWOOD, CLOUD CREST, BLUE SKY STARDUST, BLUE SKY, WESTWAY ALLEY. NOW THESE MAY BE ALLEYS BETWEEN, UH, THE STREETS. UM, SO WE'RE GETTING READY TO ACTUALLY, UH, SOLICIT BIDS ON THAT AND START THOSE PROJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL, UH, STORM WATER DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT, UH, WE ARE WORKING ON SHORELINE DRIVE. UM, IT'S, UM, THE SIGN HAS BEEN COMPLETE. WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO OUT TO BID METHODIST CARE CENTER. UH, THIS IS A EROSION THAT IS CAUSING A, OUR FEAR OF A SANITARY SEWER LINE FALLING IN THE CREEK. SO WE ARE REALLY PUSHING THIS AS AN, AS AN EMERGENCY. UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT OAK GROVE EROSION. UM, WOLF CREEK IT STATES IS A, UH, DRAINAGE PROJECT THE COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED STAFF TO, UM, PROCEED WITH. WE'RE IN THE DESIGN PHASE. UH, WE JUST HAD A MEETING WITH THE CONSULTANTS ACTUALLY YESTERDAY. PART OF THEIR PROCESS, THEY'RE NEEDING TO, UH, GET INVOLVED WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WORKING A DRAINAGE CHANNEL. AND THERE, THESE ARE CALLED WATERS OF THE STATES, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PERMIT REGULATIONS. SO AS SOON AS WE GET THAT UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ALL THESE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ARE, WE'LL BE TAKING A REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I INVITE YOU TO COME TO THAT MEETING TO GET THAT UPDATE. ALSO, WE ALSO HAVE SOME SEWER PROJECTS, HEATH CREEK, B BRANCH WEST DRIVE, AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE, UH, MCOWEN, UH, CENTER, WHICH OUR FELLOW DIRECTOR CHRIS, WILL SPEAK ABOUT. AND MAYOR, THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. BREWER. UM, I WANT TO ALLOW, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, I KNOW WE HAVE A Q AND A, BUT JUST IN CASE, SINCE WE'RE HERE ON THIS TOPIC, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE REGARDING ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT HE MENTIONED, UM, IF YOU HAVE A A, A QUESTION, YOU CAN GO TO THAT MIDDLE AISLE WHERE THE MICROPHONE IS. UM, TASHA, CAN YOU VERIFY THAT THAT MICROPHONE IS ON? 'CAUSE IT WAS, WE USED IT EARLIER AND IT DIDN'T. I OBJECT. IT IS ON. OKAY. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY TO ANY OF MR. BREWER'S PRESENTATION, YOU CAN COME TO THE MIDDLE AISLE. OKAY. HEARING NONE, IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION, HOW MANY OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE A QUESTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE RESPONDED TO BY STAFF TONIGHT? OKAY. PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD. ARE THERE CARDS ON THE TABLE? UH, YOU HAVE, YOU NEED TO FILL OUT A CARD ON THE TABLE, AND THEN YOU CAN TURN IT INTO, UH, MS. TASHA HERE IN THE FRONT. AND, UM, YOU'LL BE CALLED ON WHEN THAT, UM, WHEN THAT QUESTION IS, IS, UM, WHEN WE GET TO OUR Q AND A PORTION, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CALL UP MS. BECKY LEWIS AND SHE WILL ADDRESS, WE HAD A, A QUESTION, UM, THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE OF TONIGHT'S MEETING REGARDING HOAS. AND SO SHE CREATE, SHE CREATED SOME VERY SPECIFIC INTRO, UM, SOME SPECIFIC RESPONSES. MS. LEWIS, DO YOU HAVE COPIES OF THIS AVAILABLE? UM, THERE ARE COPIES AVAILABLE, UM, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AFTER SHE CONCLUDES THAT. AND, UM, YOU CAN HAVE THAT FOR YOUR HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR PROCTOR. UM, AND ACTUALLY THERE WERE FIVE QUESTIONS THAT WERE POSED. UH, AGAIN, THERE IS A PACKET AT THE BACK WITH, UH, THE RESPONSES HERE. SO THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND HOAS? HOAS ARE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ENTITIES APART FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO. HOWEVER, THE CITY OF DESOTO CONSIDERS HOAS TO BE, UM, VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND AS SUCH, THE CITY WORKS TO DO THE FOLLOWING, STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF CITY NEIGHBORHOODS, CEMENT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HOA AND CITY GOVERNMENT. STIMULATE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATION. ENCOURAGE NEW COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND STIMULATE INTERACTION BETWEEN ALL DESOTO HOAS. UH, THE CITY FOSTERS THESE RELATIONSHIPS ALSO WITH A FEW OTHER PROGRAMS, UH, UH, INCLUDING THE CITIZEN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH IS, UH, ALSO KNOWN AS CERT. THE MAYOR'S 360 QUARTERLY MEETING, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT, THE ADOPT A STREET PROGRAM, UH, WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL FAMILY OR AN ESTABLISHED GROUP CAN ADOPT AN AREA WITH THE COMMITMENT TO ENSURE IT STAYS CLEAN AND SAFE YEAR ROUND, UH, RECYCLING VENTS THAT ARE HOSTED BY COMMUNITY SERVICE RELATIONS COORDINATOR. UH, [00:20:01] AN ANNUAL HOA INVOLVEMENT WORKSHOP, WHICH IS HOSTED IN THE EARLY FALL TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION ON ANY CITY OFFICE SERVICE OR EVENT THAT THAT MAY DIRECTLY AFFECT A NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THERE'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE TWO RAN ROUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM, UH, THAT OFFER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION AND OTHER PROJECTS, THE EYES AND EARS PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHERE WE ASK FOR YOU TO REPORT ANY, UM, UH, VIOLATIONS THAT YOU MAY SEE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DESOTO CIVIC ACADEMY, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF DESOTO RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AND INTERACT WITH EACH DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS WITHIN THE CITY. WE ALSO OFFER COMPLIMENTARY MEETING SPACE, UH, AT THE DESOTO CIVIC CENTER THAT CAN BE UTILIZED ONCE PER QUARTER, UH, WHICH IS UP TO FOUR MEETINGS EACH YEAR. QUESTION NUMBER TWO READS, IS THERE A DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES THE PARAMETERS OF THE RELATIONSHIP AND WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT DOCUMENT? AGAIN, HOAS ARE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ENTITIES APART FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO, AND THERE IS NO DOCUMENT OR FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO THAT OUTLINES ANY PARAMETERS. THE CITY, CITY DOES, HOWEVER, REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION, UM, IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT. THAT IS YOUR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, ORGANIZATION, MEETING MINUTES, PROOF OF ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS, MAP OF YOUR BOUNDARIES IF THAT'S AVAILABLE, AND CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALL OFFICERS AND OR YOUR MANAGING ENTITY. QUESTION NUMBER THREE, WHAT STEPS SHOULD CITIZENS TAKE WHEN THEY HAVE AN UNRESOLVED PROBLEM OR DISPUTE REGARDING THEIR HOA? THE BOARD AND OR MANAGEMENT MUNICIPALITIES LIKE THE CITY OF DESOTO, DO NOT GOVERN ANY HOA OR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THESE ENTITIES ARE ESTABLISHED AS NONPROFIT GROUPS THROUGH REGISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF OF STATE. ANY DISPUTES THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED INTERNALLY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE OR ADDRESSED THROUGH LEGAL CHANNELS. QUESTION FOUR, WHAT TYPES OF INFLUENCE HAVE ANY OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD IN HOA ISSUES, PROBLEMS OR DISPUTES? CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT REGARDING THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY OR COMMON AREAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. THOSE REQUESTS ARE TYPICALLY FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE CITY DEPARTMENT OR MANAGER FOR REVIEW AND FOLLOW UP. ANY ISSUES RELATED TO ROADS, ALLEYS, AND RIGHT OF WAYS THAT COULD AFFECT THE HOA AS AN ENTITY WOULD ALSO BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE, UM, DEPARTMENT, BUT COULD ALSO ESCALATE TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IF UNRESOLVED. AND THE LAST QUESTION, IN WHAT TYPES OF UNRESOLVED HOA ISSUES HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD TO INVOLVE THEMSELVES? THE CITY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH INSTANCES WHERE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WAS EXPECTED OR REQUIRED TO RE RESOLVE AN ISSUE WITH AN HOA. SO THOSE ARE THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED. UH, MAYOR PROCTOR ALSO IN THE PACKET ARE SOME OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT H HOAS, HOW THEY ARE ESTABLISHED, HOW THEY ARE RUN, HOW WE INTERACT WITH THEM WITH THE CITY. UM, AND THERE'S ALSO A COPY OF THE, UH, UM, CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES, UH, WHICH EXPLAINS ABOUT MANDATORY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS IN THE CITY, WHICH WAS PASSED IN APRIL OF 2001. THANK YOU. MS. LEWIS, BEFORE YOU STEP AWAY, ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS TO ANY OF HER INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED? OKAY. CAN, YOU CAN CALL THEIR NAME AND THEY CAN COME STEP TO THE MICROPHONE. MAYOR, WE HAVE MR. ARTHUR ANDERSON. HE'S COMING WITH, UM, HOA QUESTIONS REGARDING IS THE RELATIONSHIP PURELY INFORMATION EXCHANGING AND PROGRAMMING? HIS OTHER QUESTION IS, HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BEEN INVOLVED IN HOA MATTERS INVOLVING CRIME? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? CAN I SAY THAT? SO I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY. IS THE RELATIONSHIP PURELY INFORMATION EXCHANGING AND PROGRAMMING? CORRECT? YES. YES. [00:25:01] WE DO NOT RUN THE HOAS, WE DON'T MONITOR THEM. WE CANNOT, UM, UH, DO ANYTHING TO THEM. THEY'RE SEPARATE ENTITIES. WE JUST HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. AND SO THE PARTNERSHIP IS PURELY INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND PROGRAMMING THAT YOU HAVE LISTED IN THE RIGHT. THE, AND THE MAIN PROGRAM IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANT. UM, THAT'S THE ONLY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION THAT GOES ON THAT DOES HAPPEN TWICE A YEAR. IT IS VOLUNTARY FOR THE HOAS TO PARTICIPATE, UM, AND THEY GET FUNDS FROM THE CITY IN THE FORM OF A GRANT. WE DO HAVE THE, UM, MS. LEWIS, I WANTED TO REITERATE AND UNDERSCORE YOUR WORKSHOP THAT YOU DO WITH THE H DID, WAS THAT MENTIONED AS WELL? YES. OKAY. YES, I DID JUST, UH, THE WORKSHOP IS HOSTED HERE, USUALLY AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF THE YEAR. UM, ANYONE IS INVITED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PART OF AN HOA TO PARTICIPATE, BUT WE DO, UM, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, UH, HERE WITH THE CITY, ASK QUESTIONS. AND ALSO, I, I ALWAYS TRY TO PROVIDE SOME PROFESSIONAL PROB USUALLY, UH, AN ATTORNEY, UH, WHO, UH, IS WELL VERSED WITH HOA LEGISLATURE, RULES, LAWS, ANYTHING THAT HAS COME DOWN THE PIPE SINCE THE LAST YEAR. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE SAYS, HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BEEN INVOLVED IN HOA MATTERS INVOLVING CRIMES? AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? CAN YOU BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC WITH THAT IS? YEAH, SURE. UM, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE ARE, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE HAS A CRIME THAT HAPPENS TO THEM AND THEIR HOA OR RELATED TO THEIR HOA, IF THEY COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, HOW DOES THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER GET INVOLVED, IF AT ALL? OR HAVE THEY, HAVE THEY DONE THAT IN THE PAST? WELL, IF IT'S A CRIME, YOU NEED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NOT NECESSARILY THE CITY OFFICES OR DEPARTMENTS. I WOULD AGREE. UM, AND THEN, UM, IF IN EITHER THE HOA BOARD OR ITS MEMBERS, OR EVEN MEMBERS, I MEAN RESIDENTS IN A PARTICULAR AREA, UH, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE WITH HOA ISSUES OR ANYTHING ELSE, UM, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND LIKE I READ BEFORE, THEY TYPICALLY WILL PASS THAT ALONG TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OR MANAGER TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THAT RESIDENT OR ENTITY. AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN RESIDENTS DON'T GET RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE? IS THERE A, IS THERE A CHAIN OF COMMAND? THERE IS A RESPONSE. IF A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS TRANSFERRED A REQUEST TO A DEPARTMENT, UM, USUALLY THAT WILL DEFINITELY INVOLVE THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. UH, BUT WITHIN THOSE, THOSE QUESTIONS, WELL, THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS DELEGATED ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT NEEDED. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? I BELIEVE THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION, UNLESS ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY FOLLOW UP OR CLARIFICATION NEEDED FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOAS. IF, IF NOT, THEN, UM, THANK YOU MS. LEWIS. WE'LL TAKE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED CARDS FOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, UM, THAT WE CAN ADDRESS FOR YOU HERE TONIGHT? WE HAVE ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS HERE, UM, READY TO GIVE INFORMATION IF NEEDED. I GUESS EVERYBODY JUST LIKES COMING TO THE 360 MEETINGS. THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT LATELY. THEY'VE JUST COME TO BE ENTERTAINED, I GUESS, WITH, UH, WHAT INFORMATION WE'RE GONNA PRESENT. UM, HEARING NONE, I ALSO SEE COUNCIL MEMBER PAR PARKER WHO JOINED US AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BIRD. UH, HE REPRESENTS PLACE FORWARD COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER REPRESENTS PLACE TWO. UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. UM, IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, OUR AGENDA CALLS FOR, UH, CLOSING COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. I HAVE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, WITH MANY THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. UH, MANY THIS HAPPENING VERY SOON OVER THE WEEKEND, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU ALL HAVE THAT INFORMATION. THE CITY OF DESOTO WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 75TH BIRTHDAY WITH A BLACK TIE GALA TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS IS A SOLD OUT EVENT, SO, UM, WE ARE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. UH, WE HAVE OUR HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN THAT HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS WELL AS OUR HOMECOMING COURT THAT HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. MR. GLOVER? YES. NO, YOU GO AHEAD. OH, YOU HAVE A REPORT? I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A REPORT, BUT FELLOW, FELLOW DIRECTOR BREWER, UH, SAID THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ACCOUNTING AND AQUA. WELL, IF YOU, WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME. I MEAN, DO YOU WANNA COME TALK ABOUT IT? DO YOU HAVE SLIDES OR ARE YOU JUST GONNA BE TALKING? I HAVE NO FROM EXPERTISE. ALRIGHT, WELL COME ON UP. JOIN US. UM, MR. GLOVER IS OUR PARKS AND RECREATIONS, UH, [00:30:01] DIRECTOR. AND HE WANTS TO GIVE US SOME INFORMATION, SOME VERY EXCITING INFORMATION, I'M SURE, UH, ABOUT THE MCOWEN, UH, AQUATIC AND RECREATION CENTER, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU CAN COME TO THIS, THIS PODIUM HERE. 'CAUSE THAT'LL BE BETTER FOR OUR ONLINE AUDIENCE, UM, THAT WE'RE GETTING READY, I BELIEVE, AND I HOPE WE ARE STILL GETTING READY TO BREAK GROUND ON IN THE MONTH OF MAY. IS THAT CORRECT? DON'T SAY . DON'T PUT DON'T LEAVE ME OUT THERE LIKE THAT, MR. GLOVER. OKAY. WE'LL LET YOU PROCEED. WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND I'M NOT, I'M NOT GONNA BE VERY LONG. I, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO ANY PREPARATION FOR THIS, UH, BUT WE ARE REALLY EXCITED THE WAY THAT THE PROJECT IS COMING ALONG. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, UM, OUR NEW AQUATICS AND RECREATION CENTER AT, AT, UM, MCALLEN PARK, ACROSS FROM CATHERINE JOHNSON. UH, ELEMENT, UH, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IS WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED. UH, WE'RE GOING TO BREAK GROUND IN, IN MAY, , UH, NOW, NOW I'M NOT, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON OUR GROUNDBREAKING, SO THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE ARE GONNA BREAK GROUND IN MAY AND, UH, IT IS AN 18 MONTH PROJECT. SO IN DECEMBER OF 2025, UH, WE WILL HAVE A BRAND NEW AQUATICS AND RECREATION CENTER HERE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO. AND, UH, SO, OKAY, SO WHAT'S SO IMPRESSIVE ABOUT IT? GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION. UH, IT IS REALLY GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COUPLE OF BASKETBALL COURTS THAT RUN ONE DIRECTION AT A FULL LENGTH COURT THAT RUNS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE ARE GONNA BE SOME, UH, RENTAL SPACES THAT ARE GONNA BE THERE, BUT MOST EXCITINGLY THERE'S GONNA BE A NATATORIUM AND THERE IS GONNA BE ACTUALLY A, UH, A RECREATIONAL NATATORIUM. AND THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A COMPETITION, UH, NATATORIUM. SO IT'S REALLY GONNA BE AWESOME. OUR FITNESS AREA, AGAIN, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, UH, UH, ONE OF THE BEST. AND IN THE FITNESS AREA, WE'RE GONNA HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY, UH, SERVICES THAT WILL BE IN THERE. AND IT, IT IS GOING TO BE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL FACILITY. UH, SO EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE MORE THAN WELCOME. WE HAVE A TEEN AREA THAT'S DESIGNATED IN IT AS WELL. THE PROJECT, OVERALL PROJECT COST IS $53 MILLION. UH, SO IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF AND, UH, WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT OPEN. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO HELP US SPREAD THE WORD, UH, TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE, MORE EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND THEN ONCE IT ACTUALLY, UH, TOUCHES DOWN, IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL BE EXTREMELY PROUD OF. AND THAT'S IT, UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. THANK YOU, MR. GLOVER. OKAY, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR SOON TO COME? NATATORIUM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, UH, THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT. SO THANK YOU MR. GLOVER FOR GIVING US A, A VERY, UM, HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS TO COME. WE APPRECIATE YOU. UM, SO BACK TO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM, WHO REPRESENTS PLACE SIX, SHE ALSO MADE HER ARRIVAL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, I THINK THAT'S, YEAH. UM, SO I WANT TO GET BACK TO OUR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE 75TH BIRTHDAY GALA, WHICH HAPPENS TOMORROW NIGHT. DOORS OPEN AT SIX 30 AND WE WILL BE KICKING OFF ROUGHLY AT ABOUT 7:00 PM IT'S GONNA BE VERY EXCITING, UM, TO JUST KIND OF SEE IT IS, IT IS A BIT OF A HOMECOMING TYPE OF AN EVENT. WE, WE, UM, THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WAS GIVING INFORMATION. WE HAVE MANY OF THE FOUNDING FAMILIES, UH, THAT WILL BE, UH, THAT WILL BE THERE ON TOMORROW NIGHT OR HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM THOSE FAMILIES, RATHER THAT WILL BE THERE ON TOMORROW NIGHT. SO MANY OF THE NAMES THAT YOU SEE ON OUR PARKS AND ON OUR STREETS, MEMBERS OF THOSE FAMILIES WILL BE, UH, WILL BE JOINING US TOMORROW TO CELEBRATE DESOTO THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, UM, AS WE TURN 75 YEARS OLD. AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT. THE, AT THE DESOTO CIVIC CENTER IN THE BLUE BINDER ROOM. UM, THE NEXT THING WE HAVE ON THIS COMING SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH, IS THE KEEP DESOTO BEAUTIFUL CITYWIDE TRASH PICKUP DAY HAPPENING FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. I BELIEVE IT'S STILL, IT'S NOT TOO LATE, MR. GLOVER, AM I CORRECT? IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR THEM TO SIGN UP IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CLEANUP EVENT, YOU CAN GO TO DESOTO EVENTS WITH AN S DO EVENTBRITE.COM. AGAIN, DESOTO EVENTS WITH AN S.EVENTBRITE.COM. AND AGAIN, IT'S GONNA BE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHERE YOU CAN, UH, HELP US TO KEEP DESOTO BEAUTIFUL THIS WEEKEND. ALSO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH IS THE CITY OF DESOTO HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENT FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT THE WESTMORELAND PUMP STATION AT SIX 20 NORTHWEST MORELAND ROAD, AGAIN, RIGHT HERE IN DESOTO, TEXAS. SO PREPARE FOR THAT. UM, IN, IN SOME ENTERTAINMENT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE COMING UP ON THAT VERY SAME DAY, WE HAVE THE NOT MY FAMILY STAGE PLAY AND WE WILL HAVE TWO SHOWS THAT DAY. ONE SHOW WILL BE HAPPENING AT 4:00 PM [00:35:01] THE NEXT SHOW WILL BE HAPPENING AT 7:30 PM AGAIN ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH AT THE CORNER THEATER HERE AT TWO 11 EAST PLEASANT ROUND ROAD. I BELIEVE THEY CAN GET TICKETS@DESOTOEVENTS.EVENTBRITE.COM AS WELL. SO YOU CAN GO TO THAT PAGE TO GET, UM, INFORMATION AND TICKETS AND REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE EVENTS THAT DESOTO HAS GOING ON THUS FAR. AGAIN, THAT'S DESOTO EVENTS@EVENT.EVENTBRITE.COM. UM, ALSO HAPPENING ON APRIL 20TH, WE HAD THE AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AND THAT'S GONNA BE AT ERNIE ROBERTS PARK AT, UH, FIVE 15 EAST PLEASANT RUN ROAD. UM, AND NOT LASTLY, UH, WE HAVE NEXT WE HAVE HAPPENING, UM, ON APRIL 24TH, WE HAVE THE FAITH LEADERS QUARTERLY BREAKFAST FROM 8:30 AM TO 10:00 AM AND THAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THE BLUE BONNET ROOMS AS WELL ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH. AGAIN, THAT'S FROM 8:30 AM TO 10:00 AM. UM, AND THAT, THAT DOES REQUIRE REGISTRATION AS WELL. UM, I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN GO AND FIND THE LINK TO THAT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. JUST LOOK FOR THE FAITH LEADERS QUARTERLY BREAKFAST. UM, OR YOU CAN GET AN EMAIL IF YOU'RE ALREADY ON THE REGISTRATION LIST FROM PREVIOUS EVENTS TO REGISTER FOR THAT EVENT. THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I DO HAVE IS VON MILLER DAY, WHICH IS HAPPENING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 6:00 PM AT ZYGER PARK, WHICH IS AT 4 0 5 EAGLE DRIVE, RIGHT HERE IN DESOTO, TEXAS. COUNSEL, AM I LEAVING OUT ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AS WELL AS TASHA, DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON THE ELECTION? I SHOULD PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT FIRST. UM, OKAY. ELECTION. SO WE DO HAVE AN ELECTION THAT IS GOING ON. WHAT ARE THE EARLY VOTING DATES, TRACY? APRIL 22ND, 22ND. TRACY HAS THOSE DATES ON THE MASTER CALENDAR. UM, YEAH, IT IS LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING SE. UM, IT SAYS MAY 4TH, BUT I THINK THAT'S INCORRECT. THAT'S THE DATE, THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE EARLY VOTING. I THINK IT'S ON THE 22ND. 22ND. APRIL 22ND 30TH, APRIL 22ND THROUGH THE 30TH. YES. THANK YOU. SO EARLY VOTING HAPPENS, UH, FOR, AND WE DO HAVE A CITY COUNCIL ELECTION THAT IS HAPPENING SO EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON APRIL 22ND AND ENDS ON APRIL 30TH. ELECTION DAY IS MAY THE FOURTH. SO PLEASE VISIT, UM, DALLAS COUNTY VOTES.ORG TO GET MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE ELECTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UM, AS WELL AS MAKE PLANS TO VOTE EARLY. UM, AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNSEL DID I, DID I GET EVERYTHING? YES. ALRIGHT, STAFF, WE COVERED EVERYTHING. ALL RIGHT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO GIVE Y'ALL A LITTLE TIME BACK. WE HAD TILL SEVEN 30. IT'S 7 0 7, UH, PM SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL DECLARE OUR MAYOR'S 360 ADJOURN. THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.