[A. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR. IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, AND IT IS 6 P.M, AND I WANT TO WELCOME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A ROLL CALL TO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGHES HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICOLE RAPHAEL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD. COUNCIL MEMBER DIANA MARX HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. CRYSTAL CHISHOLM HERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE. FIRST, WE'LL HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY MINISTER DOROTHY PIERCE WITH THE LIFE CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY STUDENT AMBASSADOR PHILLIP BRANNON WITH KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES. IF EVERYONE CAN, PLEASE STAND. FOR THE PIERS FROM LIFE CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, LET US PRAY. FATHER GOD IN HEAVEN, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE. LORD, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOD OF LOVE WHO IS WITH US NOW AND WITH US ALWAYS. AND WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU SAID IN YOUR WORD YOU'D NEVER LEAVE US NOR FORSAKE US. SO WE KNOW, LORD, THAT YOUR PRESENCE IS HERE IN THIS PLACE. WE BELIEVE THAT YOUR GRACE HAS BROUGHT US THIS FAR, LORD, AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BRING US A WHOLE LOT FURTHER. SO WE BELIEVE THAT, LORD, AS WE CONTINUE TO PRAY TONIGHT, I PRAY FOR WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, AND COURAGE AS THE MATTERS GO BEFORE US. THOSE THINGS THAT ARE TO BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT, MAY OUR DECISIONS REFLECT FAIRNESS, MAY REFLECT JUSTICE AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. BUT LORD, BLESS US ALL. BLESS OUR EFFORTS, GRANT US UNITY AND ALLOW US TO BE INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR PEACE, YOUR PROSPERITY. ALL OF THIS IN OUR CITY, AND WE ASK THIS IN THE BLESSED, PURE AND HOLY NAME OF JESUS, WHO IS THE CHRIST. AMEN, AMEN.
MARILYN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE TEXAS STATE PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE.
[B. PRESENTATIONS]
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PIERCE. IF I COULD HAVE OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR TO COME BACK TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PIERCE, FOR LEADING US IN OUR PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING.AND WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR, MR. PHILIP BRANDON FROM KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. I'M GOING TO READ JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. BRANDON HERE. MR. PHILIP ALEXANDER BRANDON WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 6TH, 2010 AT EVANS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN FORT CARSON, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. HE IS THE ONLY CHILD OF RETIRED U.S. ARMY CHIEF WARRANT ANTHONY BRANDON AND DOCTOR SHARON BRANDON. AFTER RELOCATING TO DESOTO A FEW DAYS AFTER HIS BIRTH, PHILIP SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD GROWING UP AND ENJOYING BEAUTIFUL DESOTO, TEXAS. HE BEGAN HIS EARLY PRESCHOOL CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT CANTERBURY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, WHICH LATER TRANSFORMED INTO HIS CURRENT SCHOOL, KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY. AS A NINTH GRADER, PHILLIP HAS EMBRACED THE CHALLENGES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT CURRICULUM. PHILIP HAS SERVED HIS SCHOOL AS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS. HE REPRESENTED THE SCHOOL AT THE COMPETITIVE LEVEL WHILE ON THE CHESS TEAM, THE BASKETBALL TEAM, AND THE TRACK TEAM, WHERE HE QUALIFIED TO EARN A SPOT TO COMPETE FOR A STATE TITLE.
ACADEMICALLY, PHILIP HAS REMAINED AN A B HONOR ROLL STUDENT. HIS EFFORTS IN GRADE POINT AVERAGE HAVE EARNED HIM A COVETED POSITION ON THE JUNIOR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. YOUNG MR. BRANDON HAS A SOLID SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION AND A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST.
HE IS A MEMBER OF THE DESOTO BASED RHEMA WORD BAPTIST CHURCH. THERE. HE HAS SERVED A WIDE RANGE OF ROLES AS LAY LEADER, GUEST SPEAKER, AND THE FULL TIME DRUMMER. PHILIP IS A SENIOR MEMBER OF SCOUTING AMERICA'S TROOP 520, WHERE HE HAS WHERE HE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS AS A CANDIDATE FOR EAGLE SCOUT. HE CONTINUES TO SERVE HIS PATROL, HIS TROOP, AND HIS COMMUNITY. HE VOLUNTEERS HIS TIME ON THE WEEKENDS TO MANY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, AND MENTORS YOUNGER CUB SCOUTS TO DO THE SAME. PHILIP'S FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHILE MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE, HE
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ASPIRES TO DESIGN PLANS THAT WILL HELP KEEP DESOTO BEAUTIFUL AND A HOME FOR HIS MOM AND DAD.LET'S GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR, MR. PHILIP ALEXANDER BRANDON. MR. BRANDON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT BODY AT KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY? I JUST SAY THANK YOU TO MY TEACHERS AND ALL WHO BROUGHT ME TO THIS POINT WHERE I AM, BECAUSE AND I HOPE THAT I DID REALLY WELL AND WHAT I DID, AND THAT THEY'RE PROUD OF ME. AND I JUST THANK EVERYONE THAT BROUGHT ME HERE, MY PARENTS, MY TEACHERS AND MY PRINCIPAL AS WELL. GREAT. WELL, STAY RIGHT THERE. MR. BRANDON IS OUR STUDENT AMBASSADOR TONIGHT, SO HE'S GOING TO ASSIST. YOU MAY SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU FILL OUT A CARD IN ORDER TO DO THAT, AND HE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO STAY THERE FOR JUST A SECOND BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET A PHOTO AND WE HAVE SOME GOODIES FOR YOU.
BUT IN MY OPINION, YOU, MOM AND DAD, MISS MOM AND DAD. YES. PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS.
FIRST, WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF THE EVERY DROP COUNTS ART CONTEST WINNERS. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS ANDRIANA JARRETT, COORDINATOR FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. AND MR. BRANDON LACEY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. THANK YOU SIR.
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, I WANT TO WELCOME YOU AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS SPECIAL CELEBRATION OF CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION. THIS YEAR MARKS THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW EVERY DROP COUNTS PROGRAM, AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE WATER CONSERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ACTION. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, WE INTRODUCE THE EVERY DROP COUNTS ART CONTEST, INVITING DESOTO'S YOUTH TO CREATIVELY EXPRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVING WATER. THE RESPONSE WAS TRULY INSPIRING, WITH THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE SUBMISSIONS FROM STUDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. TONIGHT, WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR OUR CONTEST WINNERS WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AND PRIZES. THEIR ARTWORK WILL ALSO BE FEATURED IN THE CITY'S OFFICIAL 2026 WATER CONSERVATION CALENDAR, SERVING AS A YEAR ROUND REMINDER THAT EVERY DROP TRULY DOES COUNT. WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO THE PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED THESE YOUNG ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR VOICES ON SUCH A VITAL ISSUE. AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO STEVE MOORE IN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR DONATING MOSLEY POOL SUMMER SWIMMING PASSES TO ALL THE STUDENTS. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROGRAM, IT ALSO INCLUDES THE EVERY DROP COUNTS PLEDGE, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO COMMIT TO REDUCING WATER WASTE DURING PEAK SUMMER MONTHS FROM CLASSROOMS TO HOUSEHOLD. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO BUILD LONG TERM HABITS THAT PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVE WATER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE HOPE WILL BECOME A LASTING MOVEMENT IN DESOTO TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE HABITS AND PROTECT OUR RESOURCES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE WHO HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN MAKING THIS INITIATIVE A SUCCESS. OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, BRANDON LACEY, WHOSE LEADERSHIP AND PASSION FOR CONSERVATION HELPED BRING THIS VISION TO LIFE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. JARRETT. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND. HELLO, DESOTO AND DESOTO. ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA NEED Y'ALL TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE EXCITED ABOUT CONSERVATION. SO. SO IS MISS JARRETT. STATED. MY NAME IS BRANDON LACEY, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO. AND IT'S MY HONOR TO BE A PART OF THIS PRESENTATION FOR THE EVERY DROP COUNTS PRESENTATION ART AWARD. WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY WITNESSING TONIGHT IS HOPEFULLY THE FIRST STEPS IN WHAT WILL BECOME A PROGRAM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND ALSO BE MORE ROBUST IN THE FUTURE. I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO MISS ADRIANA JARRETT FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK AND HER DEDICATION, AND ACTUALLY INITIATING THIS PROGRAM. CONSERVATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY TOPIC IN UTILITIES, BUT EVEN MORE SO NOW AS WE'VE EXPERIENCED A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF GROWTH IN THE NORTH TEXAS METROPOLITAN AREA. IT HAS CREATED A STRAIN NOT JUST ON CITY OF DESOTO, BUT REALLY ALL WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO IT'S BECOME EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF CONSERVATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTION OF OUR PRECIOUS RESOURCE. BUT WITH THAT
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BEING SAID, IT REALLY TAKES ALL OF US BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 35 PEOPLE IN UTILITIES AND THERE'S 57,000 PLUS RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF DESOTO. SO IT TAKES ALL OF US TO REALLY TEAM UP TOGETHER TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU THAT I THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING OUR PURPOSE, ADVANCING OUR MISSION, AND ALSO SPREADING OUR MESSAGE. AND I ALSO HAVE HEARD THAT THERE ARE SOME SENIORS WHO WILL BE RECEIVING THE AWARD THIS EVENING. SO I WANT TO EXTEND BE THE FIRST TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THEM AND TO EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. AND I JUST HAVE ONE FAVOR. WHEN YOU GO AND GET ALL THOSE DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS BEHIND YOUR NAME, DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE CITY OF DESOTO, BECAUSE I KNOW A UTILITIES DIRECTOR THAT CAN PUT YOU RIGHT TO WORK. AND IF WATER UTILITIES IS NOT YOUR JAM, WE COULD PROBABLY MAKE A PHONE CALL TO ONE OF THOSE OTHER DEPARTMENTS HERE IN THE CITY. BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO PASS THAT CHEAP PLUG ALONG, BECAUSE WHEN MATTHEW RECORDED IN HIS GOSPEL SO MANY YEARS AGO, WHEN HE SAID, THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL AND THE WORKERS ARE FEW, HE WAS RIGHT ON POINT. WE'RE STILL LIVING THAT IN 2025. SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH.AND MR. PARKER, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. LACEY. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL ASK MAYOR PROCTOR TO COME DOWN AND HELP PASS OUT THE CERTIFICATES. AFTER WE GET DONE PASSING OUT THE CERTIFICATES, WE WILL RETIRE TO THE CITY ATRIUM, WHERE WE'LL HAVE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AND THE CHILDREN WILL GET THEIR PRIZES AS WELL. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE ORANGE IS HOSTING. THE ART IS DISPLAYED OUTSIDE. OKAY. YOU CAN MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. AND MAYOR PARKER WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE ME TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE ART IS DISPLAYED OUT IN THE FRONT ATRIUM AND IT WILL BE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS SO EVERYONE CAN REMEMBER TO CONSERVE WATER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. STARTING WITH. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING FIRST NOTES. FIRST OF. YOU KNOW THE VERY PLACE WHERE SECOND PLACE IN THE FIRST PLACE. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WAIT A MINUTE. AM I IN THE RIGHT CITY? GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GREAT GREAT, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR WINNERS. AND AGAIN, JUST AS MISS JARRETT SAID, WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING. AND MOST OF ALL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING TO CONSERVE WATER IN OUR CITY, FOR THIS PROGRAM, FOR OUR K THROUGH SECOND GRADE. OUR THIRD PLACE WINNER IS LUISA CASTILLO FROM COCKRELL HILL ELEMENTARY. LET'S GIVE HER A HAND. OUR SECOND PLACE WINNER IS ALONDRA GUERRERO FROM WOODRIDGE FINE ARTS ACADEMY. AND OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THE K THROUGH SECOND GRADE CATEGORY IS FIRST PLACE. ARLETTE VASQUEZ FROM WOODRIDGE FINE ARTS ACADEMY.
CONGRATULATIONS. YOUNG LADIES, PLEASE COME BACK UP. WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME PHOTOS.
CONGRATULATIONS. COME ON BACK UP. WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME PICTURES OF EVERYBODY SO THEY CAN ALL STAY. RIGHT. WE'LL GET ONE PHOTO. GREAT. ALL RIGHT, SO IN THE THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE CATEGORY, THE THIRD PLACE WINNER IS HECTOR TERAN FROM FRANK DIMAS ELEMENTARY. SECOND PLACE IS MALIA WILLIAMS FROM WOODRIDGE FINE ARTS ACADEMY. AND THE FIRST PLACE WINNER FROM THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADE CATEGORY IS JOURNEE WILSON FROM CATHERINE JOHNSON ACADEMY. IN OUR SIXTH THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADE CATEGORY, WE HAVE IN THIRD PLACE TRACE EDWARDS FROM DESOTO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME TODAY IS TRACY'S 14TH BIRTHDAY, SO WE HAVE SOME GOODIES FOR HIM. IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE CADEN BURNEY FROM RUBY YOUNG ACADEMY. AND IN FIRST PLACE IN OUR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE CATEGORY. WE HAVE ARTEZ ADAMS FROM DESOTO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE OUR NINTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORY, AND IN THIRD PLACE WE HAVE JOSIAH TAYLOR FROM DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL. IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE AMAYA DAVIS FROM DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL. AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE GALENA ALBERTO FROM
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DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE ALL OF OUR WINNERS ANOTHER GREAT BIG HAND CLAP. AND WE ARE GOING TO GET A PHOTO.AT THIS TIME. THE EVERY JOB. OUT I'M SORRY. EVERY JOB ART CONTEST WINNERS CAN GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO THE ATRIUM, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO OUR RECEPTION NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS JARRETT. AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR PROCTOR RECEIVING OUR MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE WELLNESS AGENCY. THANK YOU, MISS THOMAS. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK IF A FEW INDIVIDUALS WILL COME UP TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND SO WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF THAT MONTH, TO, AGAIN, MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AWARENESS MONTH. AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK VICTOR TOLBERT TO COME UP, SHANNON TOLBERT, ARIANNA MOORE, JUSTIN WEBER, MEGAN PORTER, TAMIA HARRIS, AND KITWANA MOBLEY. I WAS LIKE, OKAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND WE HAVE COPIES FOR EACH OF YOU AND YOU ALL HAVE THEM BRING THEM. PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS MENTAL HEALTH IS A VITAL PART OF EVERY PERSON'S OVERALL WELL-BEING, INFLUENCING HOW WE THINK, FEEL AND ACT, IMPACTING OUR RELATIONSHIPS, PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AND WHEREAS, INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND WALKS OF LIFE CAN EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS, OR INSTEAD A PART OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE THAT DESERVES CARE AND SUPPORT. WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOSTER A CULTURE IN WHICH MENTAL HEALTH IS TREATED WITH THE SAME RESPECT AND URGENCY AS PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND WHEREAS EARLY SUPPORT, OPEN CONVERSATIONS AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN RECOVERY, RESILIENCE AND THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ALL TYPES OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. AND WHEREAS STIGMA REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO SEEKING HELP, AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL RESIDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE MENTAL HEALTH IS SUPPORTED, ACCESSIBLE, ENCOURAGED AND FREE FROM JUDGMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RACHEL PROCTOR, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH EDUCATION, AWARENESS, SUPPORT AND COMPASSION, AND TO HELP BUILD A STRONGER, HEALTHIER AND MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR ALL. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED. THIS 20TH DAY OF MAY 2025. SIGNED RACHEL PROCTOR, MAYOR ATTESTED TO BY ALICIA THOMAS, CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK
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YOU, MADAM MAYOR, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS AWARD. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MENTAL WELLNESS AGENCY, WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST FIVE K WALK AND RUN. BUT IT WAS WE FOCUSED ON BLACK MEN'S HEALTH ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO SCREEN OVER 300 MEN FROM PROSTATE CANCER, COLON CANCER WITH HEART HEALTH. WE HAD A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SCREENINGS FOR BLACK MALES, A FREE, FREE EVENT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. WE HAD OVER 3500 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, AND THAT WAS ONLY THE START OF WHAT WE HAVE NEXT COMING, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OUR REAL MEN REAL TALK SERIES COMING UP NEXT, WHICH WILL BE JUNE THE 12TH, WHICH WILL BE AT A CHRISTIAN STRONGHOLD CHURCH. AND WE'VE ALREADY WE HAVE OVER 100 MEN ACTUALLY REGISTERED FOR THAT EVENT. WE WANT TO UNLOCK OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS. AND WE ARE LABELING THIS UNMASKING OURSELVES BECAUSE WE WALK OUT OF THE HOUSE EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE ON OUR FACE, PROTECTING OUR FAMILY AND OUR KIDS. BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE TO GO INTO THAT WORLD AND WE HAVE TO FACE EVERYTHING HEAD ON. SO AND THEN WE COME BACK HOME SMILING. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR YOUNG ONES KNOW THAT IT IS OKAY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, IT'S OKAY TO TALK, AND IT'S OKAY FOR US TO LET EVERYTHING OUT AMONGST MEN. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR. RECEIVING IS DANNY GREENLEE, HR DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU. I'M BACK AT THIS TIME. WE WANT TO RECEIVE THIS OR PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION RATHER TO HONOR ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS, THOSE THAT WORK IN THESE SOMETIMES WHAT ARE VERY THANKLESS POSITIONS WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC, BUT THEY DO IT WITH SERVANT'S HEART.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR STAFF, ALL OF OUR TEAM, ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND LIKEWISE FOR WHAT THEY DO. AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME ON OVER AND I'M GOING TO RECEIVE THIS. YOU'RE RECEIVING THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR ENTIRE TEAM. AND SO IT SAYS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN BUILDING SAFE, THRIVING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES WITH INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT STRIVING EACH DAY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.
AND WHEREAS THOSE WHO SERVE, WHETHER THROUGH EMPLOYMENT OR VOLUNTEERISM, DEMONSTRATE A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF OTHERS THROUGH THEIR DEDICATION, EXPERTISE AND COMPASSION. AND WHEREAS COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS GENEROUSLY LEND THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL INITIATIVES, ADVISE ON POLICY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF DESOTO PROUDLY HONORS ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS WHO EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE WITH INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM AND CARE. AND WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS REFLECT THE STRENGTH OF OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND THE ENDURING VALUE OF WORKING FOR THE COMMON GOOD, AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PAUSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHOSE EFFORTS MAY GO UNNOTICED, YET THOSE WHOSE POSITIVE INFLUENCE IS FELT DAILY BY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RACHEL PROCTOR, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, DALLAS COUNTY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 4TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2025 IS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO CONTRIBUTE SO MEANINGFULLY TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NATION. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, TO BE AFFIXED.
THIS 20TH DAY OF MAY 2025, SIGNED MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, ATTESTED TO BY ALICIA THOMAS, CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR THIS PUBLIC SERVICE. RECOGNITION WEEK IS A WEEK THAT IS DEDICATED TO APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC SERVANTS THAT DEDICATE THEIR LIVES AT ALL LEVELS TO THE CITIZENS THAT THEY SERVE, AND I AM TRULY HONORED TO SERVE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS HERE FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO. SO THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MISS
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THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION. PROCLAMATION HONORING TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER DIANA MARX RECEIVING OUR DESOTO ISD TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.HELLO, DESOTO. HELLO, DESOTO. ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT GROUP OF PEOPLE IS VERY DEAR TO ME BECAUSE THEY ARE THE TEACHERS THAT SHAPE OUR FUTURE. ONE LESSON AT A TIME. SO THOSE TEACHERS, AS I AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO JOIN ME AT THE LECTERN, PLEASE. STEPHANIE HAMILTON, REPRESENTING AMBER TERRACE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER ERIC ALVAREZ, WOODRIDGE FINE ARTS ACADEMY TIMMY RAY, FRANK DE MOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LATOYA WILLIAMS, RUBY YOUNG, TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY CATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMY, BEING REPRESENTED BY TANISHA HEDGE SEAN JOHNSON REPRESENTS DESOTO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL. DAVONTE DANIELS, DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL MONIQUE WYATT IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AT THE LECTERN REPRESENTING DESOTO, D P ZACHARIAH GONZALEZ, GOLDEN CHARTER, KIRK COPELAND, KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TANISHA STOVALL, KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES, HANNAH SALAZAR, KINGDOM COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES IF I'VE OMITTED ANYONE AT THIS TIME, IF YOU'D BE SO KIND AS TO JOIN ME AT THE LECTERN. IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR THAT I READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS EDUCATORS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF STRONG COMMUNITIES, GUIDING STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE, COMPASSION, AND RESILIENCE, THEY ARE MENTORS, MOTIVATORS, AND ROLE MODELS WHO SHAPE THE FUTURE THROUGH THEIR DAILY COMMITMENT. IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS OUR CITY.
AND WHEREAS, IN AN EVER LASTING, CHANGING WORLD, OUR TEACHERS CONTINUE TO ADAPT. THEY CONTINUE TO INNOVATE AND LEAD AND LEAD, ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY PREPARED BUT ALSO EMPOWERED WITH THE VALUES OF EMPATHY, PERSEVERANCE AND INTEGRITY. AND WHEREAS BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL STUDENT IS AN EDUCATOR WHO BELIEVE IN THEM, HELP THEM OVERCOME ANY CHALLENGES THAT THEY MIGHT FACE, AND INSPIRE THEM TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. AND WHEREAS EDUCATORS OFTEN GO BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY BY STAYING AFTER HOURS, ENGAGING FAMILIES, SUPPORTING EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS, AND MAKING PERSONAL SACRIFICES TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD RECEIVES A QUALITY EDUCATION AND A CHANCE TO THRIVE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DESOTO RECOGNIZES THAT THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PROMISE OF OUR FUTURE REALLY RELY HEAVILY ON THE EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION OF OUR TEACHERS AND THEIR ABILITY TO UNLOCK THE GREATNESS IN EVERY SINGLE STUDENT. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RACHEL L PROCTOR, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE ALL-AMERICA CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, DALLAS COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 5TH THROUGH THE NINTH, 2025, AS NATIONAL TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, AND I CALL UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN ME IN HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE TEACHERS WHO HAVE SHAPED LIVES, THOSE WHO HAVE STRENGTHENED FUTURES, AND THEY CONTINUE TO UPLIFT THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR YOUTH WITH UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND LOVE. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE ALL-AMERICA CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, TO BE AFFIXED.
THIS 20TH DAY OF MAY, 2025. RACHEL L PROCTOR, MAYOR, ATTESTED BY ALICIA THOMAS, WHO IS OUR SECRETARY. AND AGAIN, I'M THE HONORABLE DOCTOR MARCOS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE FIVE.
WHICH OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION? DON'T BE SHY.
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OKAY. DO I NEED TO SAY THIS? WH. OKAY. OKAY. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. AND THERE IS NO GREATER JOY THAN SEEING A CHILD LEARN. AND THEN HAVING THAT MOMENT WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, OH, NOW I REALLY GET IT. AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW REWARDING THAT IS AS A TEACHER TO HEAR THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEY'RE YOUR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT JUST YOUR STUDENTS, BUT THEY'RE YOUR CHILDREN. AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE AND SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I, I. THINK. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, THERE WERE TWO TEACHERS THAT CAME UP AFTER I FINISHED CALLING THE NAMES. IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO GIVE US YOUR NAMES. WHO WERE THEY? YES. HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING THIS EVENING? MY NAME IS SANDY WHITE.I WORK AT MCCALL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DESOTO ISD. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I'M TAMARA HART, AND I WORK FOR GOLDEN RULE CHARTER SCHOOL DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE. THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT, WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER CRYSTAL CHISHOLM. RECEIVING IS SOLEDAD GARCIA, EDC PROJECT COORDINATOR. AND MICHAEL BALDWIN, DDC PRESIDENT.
GOOD EVENING DESOTO. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL CHISHOLM. I REPRESENT PLACE SIX. I'LL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK. I DON'T SEE MICHAEL BALDWIN, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE DDC, BUT I DO SEE SOLEDAD GARCIA, AND WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE HER. YOU ALSO STARTED AS AN INTERN WITH US, RIGHT? AM I CORRECT? SO IT'S SO HAPPY SHE GRADUATED AND SHE'S HOME. ONE OF THE GREAT EXAMPLES THAT MAYOR DISCUSSED YESTERDAY ABOUT OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. SO THIS IS REALLY AWESOME. AND A RESIDENT OF DESOTO, RIGHT? YES. PLAY SIX TWO. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2016 BY THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPERS DO TO ENHANCE PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A KEY DRIVER OF JOB CREATION, BUSINESS GROWTH AND INVESTMENT WITH STRENGTHS, THE ECONOMIC BASE OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS COLLABORATE WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE NEEDS, SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURES AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESSES, INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT FOSTER A COMPETITIVE AND RESILIENT LOCAL ECONOMY. AND WHEREAS, THE 2025 CELEBRATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK RECOGNIZES THAT ONGOING COMMITMENT OF PROFESSIONALS WORKING TO BUILD STRONG, INCLUSIVE AND FUTURE READY COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RACHEL L PROCTOR, BY THE POWER INVESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, DALLAS COUNTY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 11TH THROUGH THE 17TH, 2025 AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SHAPING VIBRANT COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I SET MY HAND TO CAUSE THE SEAL, THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO TO BE AFFIXED. THE 20TH DAY OF MAY 2025 SIGNED RACHEL L PROCTOR. MAYOR ATTEST. ALICIA THOMAS, CITY SECRETARY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE WORDS, MISS GARCIA? YES. HI. GOOD EVENING. I'M SOLEDAD GARCIA.
LAST TIME I WAS UP HERE, I WAS ACTUALLY TALKING AS AN INTERN. SO NOW I'VE BEEN FULL TIME FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS NOW, AND THE REST OF THE TEAM COULDN'T BE HERE. BUT ON BEHALF OF THEM. BUT
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ON BEHALF OF THEM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION OF ALL THE HARD WORK WE DO ALL YEAR LONG. YEAH. AWESOME. NOW LET'S TAKE A PEEK. AND ACTUALLY, THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT WE HAVE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION IS MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGHES RECEIVING OUR STAFF MEMBERS FROM OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.GOOD EVENING DESOTO. MIGHT THAT BE THE GREAT LOOKING GROUP IN THE BACK THAT'S BEEN WAITING VERY PATIENTLY? YES. AND I THINK I HAVE A LIST. PUBLIC UTILITIES. THEY'RE CALLING FOR YOU ALL AT THE FRONT. ALL THE NAMES MAY NOT BE ON HERE, SO I WON'T DO THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SO GOOD TO SEE ALL OF Y'ALL THIS EVENING. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND IN ADVANCE. SO GOOD EVENING TO SOTO. I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. AND IT READS, WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND ENSURING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, THESE VITAL SERVICES AND SYSTEMS, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, AND OTHER CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEPEND ON THE EXPERTISE AND DEDICATION OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AND WITHIN THIS PRIVATE SECTOR, INCLUDING ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND FIELD PERSONNEL. AND WHEREAS, THE CONTINUED SUCCESS AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS RELY ON PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION, MAKING IT IMPORTANT FOR CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND STAY ENGAGED WITH THE WORK OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR MARKS THE 65TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, WITH THE THEME PEOPLE, PURPOSE, PRESENCE, HIGHLIGHTING THREE CORNERSTONE IDEALS THAT MOTIVATE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RACHEL L PROCTOR, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, DALLAS COUNTY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 18TH THROUGH 24TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND STAFF WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH, ENSURE OUR SAFETY, AND ENHANCE OUR DAILY LIVES THROUGH THEIR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, TO BE AFFIXED. THE 20TH DAY OF MAY, 2025, RACHEL L PROCTOR, MAYOR ATTEST. ALICIA THOMAS, CITY SECRETARY. BY STANDING. I'LL SHOVE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL, ON BEHALF OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME AND SEVERAL MORE THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND WORK OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND ME, BECAUSE IT IS ENDLESS AND IT IS TIRELESS, AND YOU MAY NOT SEE THEM ALL THE TIME, BUT I PROMISE YOU, THEY HELP KEEP THE WATER RUNNING. THEY HELP THE STREETS STAY CLEAR AFTER A STORM. THEY KEEP THE DRAINAGE FLOWING SO THAT THE HOUSES DON'T FLOOD. AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THESE GENTLEMEN DO. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US. WE'LL GET THE REST OF THEM THEIR PROCLAMATIONS. WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL TAKE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
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YES, MA'AM. NEXT WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE SHOTSPOTTER GUNFIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. MAKING THAT PRESENTATION AS POLICE CHIEF JOE COSTA.GOOD EVENING, CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL STAFF. I AM NOT CHIEF JOE COSTA. I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF RYAN. OKAY. AND TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE SHOTSPOTTER PROGRAM. OUR AGENDA TONIGHT INCLUDES THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION PROGRAM REFRESHER. AGAIN, WE'RE TWO YEARS INTO THIS PROGRAM, SO EVERYBODY'S PROBABLY DUE TO BE REMINDED OF EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'RE GOING TO COVER SOME SHOTSPOTTER PROGRAM DATA. THIS IS A PERFECT TIME FOR THAT, BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST A MONTH REMOVED FROM THE END OF OUR SECOND YEAR WITH THE PROGRAM. APRIL 20TH OF THIS YEAR BEGINS OUR THIRD AND FINAL YEAR IN IN THIS PARTICULAR ON THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT FOR THIS PROGRAM. AND THEN LASTLY, SOME FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS.
OBVIOUSLY, SINCE THE PROGRAM IS WINDING DOWN OVER THE NEXT YEAR, OUR PURPOSE AGAIN, AN UPDATE ON YEAR TWO. THE TIMING IS VERY GOOD FOR THAT AND FUTURE PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS. SO OUR REFRESHER SHOTSPOTTER IS AN ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM THAT'S DESIGNED TO DETECT OUTDOOR GUNFIRE LARGER THAN 25 CALIBER AND PROVIDE THAT LOCATION INFORMATION TO WITHIN 25M.
THAT'S 82FT TO BOTH DISPATCHERS AND OUR DESOTO PATROL OFFICERS. AND WE RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION INSIDE OF 60S POST OCCURRENCE. THAT'S THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO BREAK THIS PROGRAM DOWN.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GUARANTEES IN THERE THAT WERE PROVIDED BY SHOTSPOTTER. SERVICE BEGAN ON APRIL 20TH OF 2023, AND OUR CONTRACT IS FOR THREE YEARS. THE SERVICE AREA COVERS TWO SQUARE MILES, AND THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE CITY. THAT GRAPHIC UP THERE IS THE APPROXIMATE COVERAGE AREA. I KNOW YOU CAN'T SEE IT VERY WELL. IT CORRESPONDS TO POLICE DISTRICT TWO, THE CITY OF DESOTO, KIND OF THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER, REALLY THAT THAT ENTIRE BLOCK BETWEEN PLEASANT RUN ON THE SOUTH, WINTERGREEN ON THE NORTH, HAMPTON ON THE WEST, AND THEN THE 35 CORRIDOR ON THE EAST. AND THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY FUNDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN RECOVERY PLAN ACT. FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED BACK IN THE EARLY 2020S. SO THAT IS ANOTHER PART OF THE FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS, BECAUSE MOVING TO A DIFFERENT CONTRACT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THIS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PROGRAM. SO OUR PROGRAM DATA AND I APOLOGIZE, HOPEFULLY YOU ALL RECEIVED THIS IN ADVANCE. THERE'S A LOT HERE TO UNLOCK. AND I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.
ULTIMATELY YOU'RE LOOKING AT YEAR ONE THERE IN THAT CENTRAL COLUMN, YEAR TWO. AND THEN THE TOTAL FOR THE TWO YEARS OF THE PROGRAM. SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATIONS. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM SHOTSPOTTER. AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT SEPARATE INCIDENTS ON THAT SECOND LINE, REALLY WHAT THAT IS, IS SOME OF THOSE NOTIFICATIONS ARE ARE ONE INCIDENT. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS. IF YOU ALL RECALL, BASICALLY IF THERE'S ANY PAUSE IN A GUNFIRE INCIDENT, IT WILL NOTIFY ONCE AND THEN IT WILL PICK UP AFTER THAT COUPLE OF SECONDS, PAUSE AND NOTIFY AGAIN. SO WE CAN ACTUALLY WHEN WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE DATA, WE CAN PUSH THOSE TOGETHER INTO SPECIFIC GUNFIRE INCIDENTS. SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE VERY CLOSE. OVER THE FIRST AND SECOND YEAR, 127 INCIDENTS, FIRST YEAR, 120
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INCIDENTS THIS LAST YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF TEN INCIDENTS OR SO A MONTH.TOTAL NUMBER OF SHOTS REPORTED. THAT'S THAT'S THE DATA THAT WE'RE GETTING ON THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SHOTS OR THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF GUNFIRE THAT'S BEING DETECTED AMONGST ALL THOSE INCIDENTS. THE NEXT ROW IS INCIDENTS YIELDING ACTIVITY. AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ROW HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE USING TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM IN, IN CERTAINLY IN PART. AND THOSE INCIDENTS THAT INCLUDES COLLECTION OF FOLKS, THOSE ARE FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS VICTIMS LOCATED CITATIONS THAT THAT WE ISSUE OFF OF ANY CONTACTS THAT WE MAKE AS A RESULT OF SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATION SEIZED FIREARMS. AND THEN LASTLY, ARRESTS MADE. AND SO IN YEAR ONE, THERE WERE 34 OF THOSE INCIDENTS. IN YEAR TWO, 21 IN YEAR ONE, THAT THAT MEANS ABOUT 27% OF THE TIME THAT WE GOT A SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATION, RIGHT? WE ACTUALLY ARRIVED AND WE DISCOVERED SOME SORT OF THERE WAS SOME SORT OF VALIDITY TO THAT PARTICULAR NOTIFICATION, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE SOME ACTION ON THAT. LAST YEAR, THAT NUMBER DROPPED A LITTLE BIT TO ABOUT 18%. OVERALL, WE'RE A LITTLE OVER 22%. SO ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE TIME, AND THEN THE NEXT FEW ROWS BREAK DOWN THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY. SO.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS COLLECTED THAT FIRST YEAR WAS 187. AND THEN THAT NUMBER 73. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ILLUSTRATE BECAUSE THOSE THAT'S THE NUMBER OF CASINGS THAT WE COLLECTED ON SHOTSPOTTER CALLS THAT WE ONLY RECEIVED A SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATION. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SORT OF 911 CALL OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATION FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAD AN INCIDENT GOING ON. AND SO IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THAT AND YOU CARRY THAT ACROSS TO THE TOTAL, WE COLLECTED 119 FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS OFF OF SHOTSPOTTER ALONE. OKAY. SO IN ESSENCE, WE MAY NEVER HAVE HAVE FOUND THOSE CASINGS BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT A 911 CALL. WE ONLY GOT A SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATION. TOTAL NUMBER OF VICTIMS LOCATED. AGAIN, IT'S BROKEN DOWN THAT WAY. WE HAD FOR THE FIRST YEAR. ZERO. THE SECOND YEAR. THANKFULLY, TWO OF THOSE FOUR AGAIN WERE LOCATED WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF A 911 CALL ON THE BASIS OF JUST THE SHOTSPOTTER ALERT, FIREARMS SEIZED. AGAIN, YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL TWO THIRDS OF THE FIREARMS THAT WE SEIZED, EIGHT OF 12 OVER THE TWO YEARS WERE JUST ON THE BASIS OF SHOTSPOTTER. CITATIONS. ALMOST ALL OF THOSE WERE ON THE BASIS OF SHOTSPOTTER, EIGHT OF NINE THAT WE WROTE OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. AND THEN THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS, ALSO MORE THAN HALF, NINE OF 16 OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD WERE MADE ON CALLS THAT THAT WE SIMPLY DIDN'T RECEIVE A 911 CALL. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT ALSO HAD ASSOCIATED 911 CALLS. 18. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS 18 IN YEAR ONE, 18 OF 127 GUNFIRE INCIDENTS THAT SHOTSPOTTER ALERTED, ALERTED US TO, HAD ASSOCIATED 911 CALLS. AND IF YOU LOOK IN THE ROW RIGHT BELOW THAT, THAT'S 14.2%. AND ONE OF THE THINGS SHOTSPOTTER TOLD US FROM THE BEGINNING IS THAT GUNFIRE GOES UNDERREPORTED THROUGH 911. AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 80% UNDERREPORTED. ACTUALLY, WHAT WE'RE FINDING HERE, OUR DATA SHOWS US IT'S ABOUT 85% UNDERREPORTED. THE NUMBERS ARE VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL FOR THE NEXT YEAR. IT'S ALL ALSO 14.2% HERE IN THIS MOST RECENT YEAR THAT WE HAVE DATA, THE TOTAL BEING 14.2%. SO AND THOSE INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS, 18 CALLS AND 17 CALLS IN YEAR TWO. SO 35 CALLS OUT OF 283, WE RECEIVED A 911 CALL ALSO. SOMETHING THAT WE STARTED TRACKING THIS JUST THIS
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PAST YEAR. WE DID NOT TRACK THE FIRST YEAR OR OUR DRONE DEPLOYMENTS. ALSO IN CONCERT WITH SHOTSPOTTER. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M GOING TO MENTION BRIEFLY, IS THE WAY SHOTSPOTTER KIND OF FITS WITH OTHER TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS THAT THAT WE USE. IT FITS VERY WELL IN THIS CASE. THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAD 25 DRONE DEPLOYMENTS OUT OF 120 SEPARATE INCIDENTS. THAT'S ALMOST 21%. AND WE EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO BUILD AS AS WE MOVE ON THROUGH THE LAST YEAR OF THIS PROGRAM. JUST SOME ADDITIONAL DATA HERE, OUR DAYS OF THE WEEK. THAT WERE MOST COMMON, THAT WE HAD INCIDENTS. AS YOU COULD IMAGINE, YOUR SATURDAY, YOUR MONDAY, SUNDAY IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE, BUT I CAN EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU BY TELLING YOU THAT NEW YEAR'S EVE OF 2023 WAS ON A SUNDAY EVENING INTO A MONDAY MORNING, AND WE HAD A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF CALLS ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, HOUR OF THE DAY. THAT MIDNIGHT HOUR LEADS THE WAY. 55 OF OUR OF OUR CALLS WERE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND ONE. AND THEN COMING IN SECOND THERE BETWEEN 11 AND MIDNIGHT, RIGHT. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THESE GUNFIRE INCIDENTS, THEY'RE THEY'RE, IN MOST CASES, NOT HAPPENING, HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. THEY'RE HAPPENING UNDER COVER OF NIGHT. AND THEN THIS LAST GRAPH HERE KIND OF PUTS ALL THAT TOGETHER. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN. SO THE ONE HOUR TIME FRAME THAT WE HAD THE MOST SHOTSPOTTER CALLS WAS MIDNIGHT TO 1 A.M. ON MONDAY MORNING. AND AGAIN, THAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY THAT THAT'S BECAUSE OF THAT. THE NEW YEAR'S EVE FALLING ON THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT. AGAIN, I THINK THAT WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME WHERE WE HAD 14 CALLS AGAIN, I THINK THAT WAS NEW YEAR'S THIS LAST YEAR.SO THERE'S AN EXPLANATION BEHIND THERE OTHER THAN OTHER THAN THOSE OUTLIERS, IN MOST CASES, IT'S KIND OF WHEN YOU WOULD EXPECT ON ON WEEKEND EVENINGS, EITHER LATE AT NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORNING. SO OUR OUR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT IS UP. AS I MENTIONED, NEXT YEAR ON APRIL 20TH, OUR CONTRACT RENEWAL WOULD HAVE TO BE BUDGETED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 THIS UPCOMING YEAR. AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD HAVE TO MOVE UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE ARPA FUNDS THAT IT'S CURRENTLY UNDER. A RECENT, QUOTE, RENEWAL IS AT 99,000 A YEAR FOR ONE, 2 OR 3 YEARS. THAT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF COVERAGE. AND ACTUALLY THAT'S THAT'S THE SAME COST THAT THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO THAT HAS NOT GONE UP. I ACTUALLY EXPECTED THAT TO GO UP AT LEAST 5%. BUT THEY THEY HAD AGREED TO KEEP IT THE SAME. OBVIOUSLY WE TALKED ABOUT THE RESULT AND ACTIVITY. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S A BIG PART OF LOOKING AT THIS PROGRAM AND MAKING THAT DECISION AS TO HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS. IT DOES OFFER A FASTER, SAFER AND MORE TACTICAL RESPONSE WITH THE INFORMATION THE SYSTEM PROVIDES DISPATCH AND OFFICERS AND I MENTIONED THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT'S A PART OF THIS THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. NOT ONLY IS THIS OBVIOUSLY AIDING OUR OUR CITIZENS, BUT IT'S GIVING OUR OFFICERS GOOD INFORMATION, INFORMATION THAT LEADS THEM TO A DOT ON A MAP.
AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, KNOW, I WANT OUR CITIZENS TO CALL 911. BUT EVEN WHEN WE DO RECEIVE A 911 CALL, IF ANYONE HAS HEARD OUTDOOR GUNFIRE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT PLAYS OUT IN THOSE 911 CALLS. I MEAN, TYPICALLY WE JUST GET A VERY GENERAL AREA WHERE SHOTSPOTTER IS ABLE TO GIVE US A DOT ON A MAP WITH A RADIUS OF 82FT. ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, SHOTSPOTTER INTEGRATES WITH OTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY USING VERY WELL. WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED BALLISTICS IQ, WHERE WE TAKE THOSE FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS AND WE ENTER THEM INTO A SYSTEM. WE CREATE A DATABASE FOR
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OURSELVES THAT WE CAN COMPARE TO OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE USING THE SYSTEM. IT ALSO TRIAGES THOSE FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS AND ALLOWS US TO SUBMIT THOSE TO THE ATF MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN WE TYPICALLY COULD. NORMALLY. IF WE HAD 20 FIRED CARTRIDGE CASINGS, WE'D HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THEM UP TO THE ATF. THIS THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY, BALLISTICS IQ BASICALLY GIVES US THE BEST FIRED CARTRIDGE CASING. IT TELLS US, TAKE THIS ONE, WE TAKE ONE, AND WE'RE IN AND OUT OF THE ATF IN NO TIME. AND WE GET IT INTO THEIR SYSTEM. ALSO, UAS ARE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OR DRONES AND DRONES AS FIRST RESPONDERS. THOSE ARE PROGRAMS THAT ARE THAT ARE GROWING ALL THE TIME THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, BUT ALSO WITHIN THE DESOTO POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND LASTLY, THERE ARE SOME ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS OUT THERE. THE ONLY ONE THAT I KNOW BY NAME, I PUT UP THERE ON THE PRESENTATION, IT'S CALLED FLOCK SAFETY RAVEN, AND IT BASICALLY WORKS IN CONCERT WITH FLOCK SAFETY. WE DO USE THEIR CAMERA PRODUCTS. RAVEN IS AN ADDITIONAL AUDIO SENSOR THAT YOU PUT NEAR THE CAMERA PRODUCTS. WE'RE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THAT SOLUTION, AND I'M GOING TO MOVE TO OUR LAST SLIDE. WE'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY ACTION AT THIS TIME, BUT AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE RESEARCHING SOME ALTERNATIVES. WE'D LIKE TO COME TO COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION AFTER WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONDUCT SOME RESEARCH AND SHOW SOME ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING PRICING ALTERNATIVES. WE LOVE THIS SYSTEM. WE THINK IT'S DOING A GREAT JOB. BUT BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR DUTY AND THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, TO LOOK AT AT OTHER OPTIONS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION, CHIEF. I DO SEE SOME LIGHTS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE. IT WAS A SLIDE THAT YOU PRESENTED. KEEP GOING. YES.THIS SLIDE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ACTUALLY, YOU ACTUALLY HIT RIGHT ON THE ONE I WAS GOING TO GO BACK TO BECAUSE I'M THINKING IN TERMS OF THE DATA.
AND I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. FIRST, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT ARE IN PARENTHESES. AND PARENTHETICALLY, I WAS LOOKING AT WHERE IT SAYS WITHOUT 911. I THOUGHT THAT PARENTHESES MEANT THAT, BUT YOU WERE QUOTING THE QUOTE OF THE AMOUNT THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE PARENTHESES. SO IF YOU CAN EXTRAPOLATE ON THAT AND MAYBE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW YOU HAVE IT SITUATED. AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS, I SEE YEAR ONE, YEAR TWO BEFORE FOR 2023. HOW WERE SHOTS SPOTTED IF YOU WILL NOT NECESSARILY FROM A AN APPLICATION PERSPECTIVE, BUT HOW WERE THEY DONE PREVIOUS TO THIS? AND IS THERE ANY DATA ON THAT? SURE, ABSOLUTELY. SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, AND I AND I MAY AT SOME POINT IN TIME HAVE MISSPOKEN. COUNCILWOMAN, I THINK YOU INTERPRETED IT CORRECTLY. IF I MISSPOKE, I APOLOGIZE. SO WHAT'S IN PARENTHESES THERE IS SHOULD BE WHAT WE DETECTED WITHOUT A 911 CALL ATTACHED TO SHOTSPOTTER. SO HOPEFULLY THAT CLARIFIES THAT. AND THEN SO WHAT DATA DID WE LOOK AT BEFORE SHOTSPOTTER. BASICALLY WHEN WE WENT OUT AND WE WERE LOOKING FOR A PROGRAM LIKE SHOTSPOTTER. AND ACTUALLY WHEN, WHEN WE FIRST MADE CONTACT WITH SHOTSPOTTER, THEY ASKED US FOR ALL, OF, ALL OF OUR DATA INVOLVING ANY CRIME THAT INVOLVED A FIREARM AND THAT THAT WENT FROM SHOTS FIRED, NO INJURY. OKAY. WHICH THOSE ARE TYPICALLY GOING TO BE OUR CALLS THAT THAT WE DON'T FIND ANYTHING OR THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND SOMETHING BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE DON'T HAVE A VICTIM. YOU KNOW, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO LOCATE THOSE CASINGS BECAUSE AGAIN, PRIOR TO SHOTSPOTTER, WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A DOT ON A MAP TO GO TO. THERE'S SHOTS FIRED, NO INJURY. THERE'S AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, THERE'S HOMICIDE INVOLVING FIREARMS. AND OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE PUT THAT DATA TOGETHER, WE HAD TO DRILL DOWN INTO THOSE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND MAKE SURE THAT A FIREARM WAS INVOLVED. RIGHT. WE HAD TO DRILL DOWN INTO TO THOSE HOMICIDES AND
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MAKE SURE A FIREARM WAS INVOLVED. AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU HAVE DISORDERLY CONDUCT INVOLVING A FIREARM THERE. THERE ARE OTHER FORMS OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TO DRILL DOWN INTO. BUT IN ESSENCE, WE WENT AND LOOKED AT ALL OF ALL OF OUR FIREARMS RELATED CALLS FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. AND THEN WE PROVIDED THAT TO SHOTSPOTTER.THEY CREATED A HEAT MAP. AND THEY KIND OF THEY HELPED US REALLY DETERMINE WHERE WE WANTED TO PUT THIS COVERAGE AREA. OKAY. AND SO THAT HEAT MAP FOR THIS DATA IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE AS WELL. YES. SO I DO I DO HAVE HEAT MAPS THAT THAT SHOTSPOTTER PROVIDED US. WE ALSO DID OUR OWN RESEARCH. WE HAVE HEAT MAPS THAT THAT JERRY HICKLIN IN OUR GIS DEPARTMENT PROVIDED FOR US. AND THEN HERE RECENTLY, IN ANTICIPATION OF COMING BACK TO COUNCIL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'VE I'VE PUT TOGETHER SOME HEAT MAPS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND WHAT I'VE DONE WITH THOSE IS USE THE SAME DATA, NOT PUT SHOTSPOTTER IN THERE. RIGHT. BECAUSE SHOTSPOTTER IS GOING TO IT'S GOING TO ADD IT'S GOING TO ADD TO THAT INFORMATION. THIS IS ALL INFORMATION THAT WE DIDN'T GET BEFORE, AS YOU POINTED OUT, COUNCILWOMAN. SO THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL BE ABLE TO BRING TO THE TABLE HERE THE NEXT TIME WE MEET. OKAY. OUTSTANDING. I YIELD BACK. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. MARK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION THIS AFTERNOON. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. UNDER ALTERNATIVES, YOU SAID FOX SAFETY. RAVEN, I'M FAMILIAR WITH FLOCK SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE LICENSE PLATE READERS AND SO FORTH. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE RAVING IS A MECHANISM TO BE ATTACHED TO FLOCK SAFETY? YES. AND IN SHORT. AND THEN THAT WILL IDENTIFY THE SHOTS IS HOW DOES THAT WORK? I'M SORRY. SO AND I APOLOGIZE DOCTOR MARKS I HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T DONE A COMPLETE RESEARCH ON THIS PRODUCT. MY UNDERSTANDING THOUGH, THE LIMITED RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE, IT'S A IT'S AN AUDIO SENSOR THAT GETS ADDED TO THAT CAMERA AND THEN PROVIDES MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S A QUARTER SQUARE, A SQUARE QUARTER MILE OF COVERAGE AROUND THAT SPECIFIC CAMERA. SO IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON WHERE YOUR CAMERA LOCATIONS ARE. AND THEN IT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S ABLE TO TIE INTO TO THAT CAMERA AND PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY AUDIO DATA BUT VISUAL DATA THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING FROM THE CAMERA. SO DOES THAT MEAN YOU GUYS WILL BE PURCHASING FLOCK SAFETY AND STRATEGICALLY PLACED AROUND THE CITY OR SOMETHING, OR HOW YOU HAVE $99,000 IN THAT IN THAT BUCKET OF MONEY? SO ARE YOU GOING TO ARE YOU THINKING OF USING THAT MONEY TO PURCHASE FLOCK SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO BE STRATEGICALLY PLACED AROUND THE CITY WITH THE RAVEN ATTACHED? I'M TRYING TO SEE HOW THAT. AND OF COURSE, I KNOW YOU SAY YOU'RE IN YOUR EARLY STAGES RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE HOW THAT WOULD EVEN WORK. YES, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LOOK AT, AT THE COMPARISON OF WHAT WE COULD DO WITH FLOCK. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 5 OR 6 CAMERAS. IF, IF THAT QUARTER, THAT SQUARE QUARTER MILE OF COVERAGE IS CORRECT, YOU NEED 16 FLOCK CAMERAS TO GET A SQUARE MILE OF COVERAGE. RIGHT. AND THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE THAT'S GOING TO BE SPREAD OUT. AND AGAIN, THAT'S IF THAT'S IF WE'RE WANTING TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NECESSARILY NEED TO DO THAT. IF, IF, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE STRATEGICALLY, YOU KNOW, ARE PLACING CAMERAS IN AN AREA. AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET. HOW HOW MUCH MORE COULD WE DO? I YOU KNOW, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WITH I THINK WE HAVE SIX FLOCK CAMERAS RIGHT NOW WITH ANOTHER COUPLE ON THE WAY. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, OF THE GUNFIRE DETECTION COVERAGE. RIGHT. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TOTAL AREA. RIGHT. SO IT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE SENSE TO ADD ON. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU CHIEF I HAVE I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. JUST CLARIFICATION ON ONE AND THEN CONFIRMATION ON THE OTHER ONE. SO GOING STAYING WITH THIS SAME SLIDE. SO WE HAVE SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATIONS. WE HAVE SEPARATE INCIDENTS. AND THEN WE HAVE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHOTS REPORTED. NOW WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THIS BECAUSE I CAN REMEMBER WHEN WE INITIALLY WENT TO MEET WITH THE CONSULTANT ABOUT IT, IT WAS TALKED ABOUT WHEN YOU HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE FIREWORKS, CARS BACKFIRING, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT SOUND LIKE A GUNSHOT, IT PICKS THOSE UP AS WELL. SO CAN YOU DIFFERENTIATE LIKE THESE THREE CATEGORIES BECAUSE IT'S A
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SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT 283 TOTAL, 247 151. THEN YOU GO DOWN TO 5155 THAT ACTUALLY ARE INCIDENTS YIELDING SOME REAL ACTIVITY. SO LIKE WHAT CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR MYSELF AND HOPEFULLY FOR THE AUDIENCE. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? SO ARE THE SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATIONS INCLUSIVE OF LIKE ALL THE OTHER THINGS LIKE FIREWORKS AND BACK CARS BACKFIRING AND ALL THE OTHER NOTIFICATIONS OR WHERE ARE THOSE CATEGORIZED ON HERE, OR ARE THEY? SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO FOR CLARIFICATION, AND I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT THESE THESE ARE VETTED CALLS. OKAY. SO THEY'RE VETTED BY THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OF, OF THE ACTUAL PRODUCT. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A, THEY HAVE A, A DISPATCH CENTER WHERE HUMAN BEINGS ARE, ARE LOOKING AT AND PROOFING WHAT THE COMPUTER SENDS THEM. SO THESE ARE ARE INCIDENTS THAT WERE SENT TO US AS, AS GUNFIRE.UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. SO NONE OF NONE OF THIS DATA IS INCLUSIVE OF ANY OF THE THINGS THAT THEY KIND OF WEEDED OUT, IF YOU WILL, IN TERMS OF ALL THE OTHER SOUNDS AND NOISES THAT THIS COULD PICK UP. OKAY, I DO HAVE ANOTHER ON THE I THINK MAYBE THE LAST SLIDE YOU HAD OR THE NEXT TO LAST SLIDE WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT. GO TO THE THIS THIS ONE, SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT FASTER, SAFER, MORE TACTICAL RESPONSES POSSIBLE WITH THE INFORMATION THE SYSTEM PROVIDES DISPATCH AND THE OFFICER. SO I GUESS THAT'S A QUESTION. AND OBVIOUSLY AGAIN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY REAL ACTION FROM THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. HOWEVER GOING INTO BUDGET SEASON I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CRIME STATS, I KNOW CHIEF JUST DID HIS PRESENTATION OF MAYBE A MONTH OR SO AGO REGARDING THE CRIME STATS, WHICH SHOW CRIME IS TRENDING DOWN OVERALL IN THE CITY AND EVEN IN THE FIRST THIS FIRST QUARTER, CRIME IS CONSISTENTLY TRENDING DOWN. YOU TALK ABOUT THE INFORMATION THAT THIS THE DATA THAT IT YIELDS.
HAVE YOU ALL BEEN ABLE TO CORRELATE AND DIRECTLY CORRELATE THAT TRENDING NUMBER GOING DOWN TO THINGS THAT SHOTSPOTTER. OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW EVERY CRIME THAT'S INCLUSIVE OF THAT. THAT NUMBER GOING DOWN IS NOT ANYTHING. IT'S NOT ALWAYS INVOLVING GUNFIRE. BUT HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY DIRECTLY CORRELATE THAT TO THE DATA IT GIVES US TO THAT NUMBER POSSIBLY GOING DOWN? BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE USEFULNESS OF THE DATA. CERTAINLY. AND SO I, I HAVE PULLED SOME OF THAT DATA OUT AND, AND I WILL BRING THAT TO THE TABLE SO THAT YOU ALL CAN SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE. LET ME SAY IN, IN CERTAIN AREAS, WHEN I WAS TALKING TO COUNCIL, WHEN I WAS RECORDING COUNCILWOMAN PARKER'S QUESTION, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIFIC TYPES OF CALLS. SO THERE IS THERE'S A MARKET DROP IN SHOTS FIRED, NO INJURIES. OKAY. BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CALLS. AND SOME OF THAT I'M GOING TO REFER BACK TO THIS IS OUTDOOR GUNFIRE THAT THAT WE'RE DETECTING. RIGHT. SO YOU KNOW, NOT EVERY GUN CRIME IS GOING TO CORRELATE TO US BEING ABLE TO PULL UP INFORMATION THROUGH SHOTSPOTTER. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THE VALUE IS IN THOSE, THOSE PIECES OF ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE ABLE TO GET THOSE NUMBERS IN THE IN THE PARENTHESES. AND, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PART THAT I CAN SAY, AND THIS IS SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN SHOW YOU AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. ANECDOTALLY, EVEN WHEN WE DO RECEIVE 911 CALLS, WHEN I'VE SPOKEN TO OUR OFFICERS WHO USE THIS ON A DAILY BASIS, THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE GETTING IS BETTER. IT HELPS THEM CUT THROUGH THE CHAOS. AND RESPOND EXACTLY TO WHERE THAT INCIDENT IS OCCURRING. BECAUSE IF YOU COULD IMAGINE, RIGHT, IF YOU HAVE A CROWDED SCENE WITH A WITH A SHOOTING AND YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF 911 CALLS AND YOU'RE GETTING A CONSTANT INFLUX OF INFORMATION, A LOT OF WHICH MAY BE INACCURATE, THAT THAT HELPS THEM CUT THROUGH AND GET TO THAT LOCATION VERY QUICKLY WHEN THEY TRUST THE DATA THAT SHOTSPOTTER DID DO, IF IT PROVOKED ANOTHER QUESTION, HAVE WE SEEN ANY EVIDENCE THAT THIS THE SHOTSPOTTER TECHNOLOGY IS A DETERRENT FOR GUNFIRE, OR CAN WE PROVE THAT THAT IT WOULD BE A DETERRENT? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO SHOOT A GUN, RIGHT? WOULD HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND WHERE IT IS AND ALL OF THAT, WHICH IS MAYBE UNLIKELY. SO HAVE WE SEEN ANY EVIDENCE THAT IT COULD BE A DETERRENT GOING BACK TO THOSE
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THE SHOTS FIRED, NO INJURIES, CALLS THAT THAT BASICALLY HAD HAD FALLEN OVER THE FOUR YEARS THAT I PULLED DATA FROM. IT'S A POSSIBILITY. I DON'T I DON'T REALLY THINK GOING INTO THIS PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WAS NECESSARILY A CONSIDERATION. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TRIED TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE HERE WITH YOU ALL, WITH OUR CITIZENS. THIS INFORMATION IS OUT THERE ON THE WEBSITE. BUT, YOU KNOW, MY SUSPICION IS THAT IN MOST CASES, THE FOLKS THAT ARE OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, IN THAT COVERAGE AREA FIRING A WEAPON HAVE NO IDEA THAT THAT THIS EXISTS OR MAYBE EVEN THAT THAT PRODUCTS LIKE THIS EXIST AT ALL. THANK YOU. YES. I'M NOT SURE WHOSE LIGHT WAS ON FIRST. MINE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ASSISTANT CHIEF, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, I HOW HOW DO WE MEASURE SUCCESS? HOW DO YOU ALL HOW ARE YOU ALL MEASURING SUCCESS WITH THIS? BECAUSE YOU GAVE US A LOT OF DATA. RIGHT. BUT THE CRUX OF IT IS THAT THE FIRST YEAR, 26% OF IT ACTUALLY REALIZED INTO SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL, RIGHT? SECOND YEAR WAS EVEN LOWER, 17%. AND SO ON AVERAGE, WE'RE SEEING A 22% ACTUAL. EITHER ARREST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT HAS HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF SHOTSPOTTER. SO HOW IS SUCCESS MEASURED IN REFERENCE TO THIS? BECAUSE THOSE NUMBERS SEEM RELATIVELY LOW. CERTAINLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, I THINK. HONESTLY, COUNCILWOMAN, THAT'S A THAT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION.RIGHT? THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PROBABLY NEVER WOULD HAVE RECEIVED, SOME OF THE ACTIVITY THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE CONDUCTED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT THAT WE NEVER GOT A 911 CALL ON. AND YET WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS I GO BACK TO THAT, THAT FASTER, SAFER, MORE TACTICAL RESPONSE. YOU KNOW, IT GIVES IT GIVES OUR OFFICERS GOOD INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN GET THERE. THEY CAN THEY CAN FORMULATE A PLAN AND GET TO THESE VERY DANGEROUS CALLS AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S DIFFICULT TO PUT A VALUE ON. AGAIN, THE, THE NUMBERS. I, I THINK THE BEST PERFORMING AGENCIES WITH SHOTSPOTTER ARE AROUND 40%. WE WEREN'T TOO FAR OFF OUR FIRST YEAR. WE PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, A I THINK A GOOD PLAN AND A GOOD POLICY TO HAVE OUR OFFICERS GO AND ACTUALLY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOOK AND FIND, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS EVIDENCE, THESE CASINGS. BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE AN INSTANCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1 OR 2 GUNSHOTS, YOU STILL HAVE A AN AREA THAT'S QUITE LARGE THAT, THAT THEY HAVE TO SEARCH, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR EVIDENCE, IF THEY DON'T ACTUALLY DISCOVER SOMEBODY FLEEING FROM THAT LOCATION OR, OR A VICTIM. SO YOU MAKE A GREAT POINT BECAUSE THE INCIDENTS THEY'RE NOT IN NUMBER OF CASES ARE ONLY OFF BY SEVEN. RIGHT.
BUT THE SOLVE RATE IS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT. I GUESS THAT THAT BRINGS ME BACK TO IS IT A STAFFING ISSUE? DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS ON THE GROUND TO GET TO IT, OR IS IT A TRAINING OPPORTUNITY WHERE SHOTSPOTTER COULD COME IN AND PROVIDE MORE TRAINING ON TECHNIQUE, ON HOW TO GET TO OR RESOLVE THESE SITUATIONS MUCH QUICKER? THAT'S THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. AND I WOULD SAY THAT IT TRENDS TOWARD THE LATTER. ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR ME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, KIND OF BEING THE STEWARD OF THIS PROGRAM IS, YOU KNOW, WE AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A YOUNG FORCE. WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW OFFICERS. WHENEVER THEY COME IN, THEY'RE THEY'RE LEARNING WHAT THEY HAVE TO LEARN. IN ADDITION TO SHOTSPOTTER AND, YOU KNOW, RESPONDING TO THESE INCIDENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PART IS I'M NOT OUT THERE ON ON THESE CALLS. TYPICALLY SUPERVISORS AREN'T NECESSARILY OUT THERE ON THESE CALLS. SO I CAN TELL YOU MY OFFICERS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. I'M ASKING THEM TO DO A REPORT ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE WHERE THEY COME IN AND THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOTTEN
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OUT AND I'VE LOOKED, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S THAT'S HAPPENING, I THINK IT IS IN MOST CASES. BUT HOW QUICKLY IS THAT BEING DONE? HOW HOW THOROUGH IS THAT SEARCH? IF THEY SHOW UP AND, AND THEY CAN SEE IMMEDIATELY THAT THAT NOTHING IS GOING ON, YOU KNOW, AUDITING PROCESS IN PLACE FOR THAT. SO WE AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY IF THEY'RE YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE REPORTING THAT THEN, THEN I'M TAKING THAT AS FACT. BUT HOW HOW LONG ARE THEY SPENDING OUT ON ON THAT LOCATION. THOSE ARE NUMBERS I HAVEN'T NECESSARILY PULLED. GOTCHA, GOTCHA. AND THEN LASTLY, JUST FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING A BUDGET ITEM TO COME BACK, ARE YOU ALL PROACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A GRANT CONSIDERING THE POLICE BUDGET HAS INCREASED YEAR OVER YEAR, ARE THERE ANY GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS COULD FALL IN OR BE YOU COULD PROACTIVELY BE PURSUING? I THINK THAT IS A CONSIDERATION. AND THAT'S PART OF THIS THIS RESEARCH PROCESS THAT THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING HERE CURRENTLY. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ALL THE INFORMATION. MY QUESTION WAS RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRONES, HOW THAT PIECE IS INTEGRATED. BUT WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU DEPLOY THE DRONES, YOU KNOW, AS AN INCIDENT, WHAT INFORMATION ARE YOU ACTUALLY CAPTURING? SO IF WE HAVE A IF WE HAVE A DRONE OPERATOR ON SHIFT OR ACTUALLY RECENTLY WE STARTED OUR BFR PROGRAM WHERE THE WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE AN OPERATOR LAUNCH A DRONE FROM A, YOU KNOW, FROM A SET LOCATION THAT OBVIOUSLY CAN GET TO THAT LOCATION EVEN MORE QUICKLY THAN OUR OFFICERS IN, IN PATROL CARS CAN. AND SO THEY CAN IMMEDIATELY GET UP AND SUPPLEMENT THE INFORMATION THAT THAT THE OFFICERS ARE ALREADY RECEIVING. BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING THAT DOT ON A MAP, WE CAN WE CAN GET DIRECTLY OVER THAT AREA. AND THEN THAT THAT GIVES US, YOU KNOW, THAT GOOD INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICLES, PEOPLE IN THE AREA, PERHAPS THAT AGAIN, EVEN EVEN IN THIS INSTANCE WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING THIS INFORMATION INSIDE OF 60S, IT STILL TAKES US TIME TO GET THERE. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FORMULATE TACTICALLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. AND THESE FOLKS, THEY DON'T THEY DON'T STICK AROUND AFTER THEY PULL THAT TRIGGER, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE GONE. THEY'RE THEY'RE HIDING. OR IF THEY'RE IN A VEHICLE, THEY ARE THEY ARE FLEEING. AND, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT THEY KNOW WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, I THINK DOESN'T REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THEY KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF THEY FIRE A GUN IN PUBLIC, IT'S LIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO GET CALLED UPON. SO THAT THAT THAT DRONE ALLOWS US TO GET THERE EVEN THAT MUCH MORE QUICKLY AND GET SOME MORE ACTIONABLE INFORMATION FOR THE OFFICERS RESPONDING. OKAY. NOTED. AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO THE ALTERNATIVES, HAVE HAVE THERE BEEN A COST COMPARISON, CAPABILITIES COMPARISON, ANY OF THOSE COMPARISONS WITH ALTERNATIVES TO SPOT SHOTSPOTTER? NOT YET, COUNCILWOMAN, NOT YET. OKAY.WILL THAT BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH BUDGETING? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND THEN SO IT SOUNDS LIKE DRONES ARE GETTING TO THE LOCATIONS QUICKER THAN POLICE CARS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? AND A LOT OF SITUATIONS THAT YES, THAT'S THE CASE. OKAY. AS IT RELATES TO SHOTSPOTTER SPECIFICALLY. AND SO AS IT RELATES TO LIKE WHERE THESE ARE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, YOU ALSO HAVE WHEN SOMEONE'S ON ON STAFF WORKING THAT NIGHT, YOU CAN OPERATE A DRONE. THEY'RE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR SHOTSPOTTER. OR HOW DOES THAT WORK. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION, I'M WRAPPING ALL THIS IN. I'M SO SORRY. SURE, SURE. NO PROBLEM.
AND THEN IS DRONE ADDITIONAL DRONES ARE PART OF WHAT YOU'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE CAPTURING MORE DATA BETWEEN THE TECHNOLOGY THAN STAFF ACTUALLY GETTING THERE. SO THE LIMITATIONS ON THE DRONES RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO STATIC LOCATIONS THAT WE CAN LAUNCH DRONES FROM. AND THEN ALSO OUR OUR UAS OPERATORS, OUR DRONE PILOTS, IF YOU WILL. THEY THEY WILL ALSO CARRY A DRONE WITH THEM. AGAIN, THAT'S A THAT'S A STAFFING THING. NOT ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE CROSS-TRAINED THERE. SO THOSE OFFICERS NEED TO BE TRAINED, NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, ON DUTY THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT. THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF THE LIMITATION THERE, COUNCILWOMAN, YOU KNOW, IN REGARDS TO THAT. NOW AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE CONSTANTLY ADDING OFFICERS TO THAT CADRE OF, OF UAS OPERATORS. AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE SEE THIS AS AS KIND OF
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A VERY VIABLE MELDING OF TECHNOLOGIES, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PART THAT IF WE GET A IF WE GET A SHOTSPOTTER NOTIFICATION AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MULTIPLE SHOTS, THEN WE CAN PUT A DRONE UP ALSO CALCULATEDLY AND GET THEM, GET IT THERE FIRST AND GET US INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE OFFICERS ARE DRIVING INTO AN AMBUSH OR A SITUATION THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL. OKAY. AND THEN HOW HAVE YOU USED THIS DATA TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC? SO HAS THIS INFORMED HOW WE DO OUR WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE DOING DIFFERENTLY AROUND THE HIGH HOLIDAYS, 4TH OF JULY, YOU KNOW, NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT YOUR DATA AS IT RELATED TO THE MONTHS AND THEN THOSE HOURS. IS ANYTHING ELSE CHANGING IN TERMS OF TRYING TO HELP ASSIST IN CHANGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR? ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE HAVE LEARNED OBVIOUSLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE ARE WE ARE SUPPLEMENTING PATROL ON THOSE NIGHTS THAT THAT ARE VERY BUSY.AND I'M GOING TO SAY SPECIFICALLY JULY 4TH, NEW YEAR'S EVE. AND SO WE'RE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PUTTING OUT AN EXTRA SQUAD. WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR IS PUT OUT SEVERAL EXTRA OFFICERS TO ONLY WORK THESE, THESE CALLS, COUPLED WITH FIREWORK CALLS, SO THAT WE COULD KIND OF FREE UP ALL OF OUR OTHER OFFICERS TO HANDLE ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT THAT WERE GOING ON. IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, THE MASSIVE NUMBER OF FIREWORKS CALLS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET. BUT IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A BEHAVIOR THAT HAPPENS OVER A WEEKEND, A SUNDAY TO A MONDAY OR A SATURDAY. THERE'S A BEHAVIOR THAT HAPPENS, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN A CYCLICAL PATTERN AS IT RELATES TO THAT. SO ARE YOU STILL USING ARE YOU STILL DOING THE SAME THING IN TERMS OF DEPLOYMENT AND MAKING CERTAIN THAT STAFFING IS AVAILABLE ON THOSE HIGH DAYS OF TYPICAL SHOTS? YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO AND THAT'S THAT'S JUST NATURALLY ON THAT. OUR OFFICERS WORK A THREE DAY WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, NATURALLY WE TRY TO KEEP OUR OUR STAFFING LEVELS HIGHER THAN BECAUSE NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, THE SHOTSPOTTER DATA, BUT MOST OF OUR OTHER CALLS INCREASE, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WEEKEND. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS. YES, MA'AM. POINT OF INFORMATION, MADAM MAYOR. THE EARLIER MY COLLEAGUE, MISS COUNCILWOMAN CHISHOLM WAS ASKED AND SHE SAID YOU WERE ONLY SEVEN OFF. I WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS THE SEVEN OFF? WHAT WERE YOU SEVEN OFF OF? I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THAT DIALOG THAT WAS HAPPENING. I THINK YOU WERE REFERRING TO 127 THE FIRST YEAR VERSUS 120 INCIDENTS LAST YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT, COUNCILWOMAN? OKAY. AND SEVEN OFF. YOU'RE SAYING JUST BETWEEN THE TWO YEARS? YES, COUNCILWOMAN, IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THAT SECOND ROW, THE SEPARATE INCIDENTS, THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD 127. AND THEN THIS LAST YEAR WE HAD 120. AND THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS REFERENCING. THAT DIFFERENCE.
OKAY. THANK YOU I YIELD BACK. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. I SEE NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK. SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS ITEM AND HEAR FROM
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MISS THOMAS ON THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0415, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCES.INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAY SCHEDULES. RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS. REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS. INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AS ANY, AS WELL AS ANY LIAISON UPDATES.
AND MAYOR, IF I MAY, THE CITY OF DESOTO WILL HOLD A RUNOFF ELECTION ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2025 FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS COUNCILMEMBER PLACE THREE AND COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE. EARLY VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT DISCIPLES CENTRAL COMMUNITY CHURCH, LOCATED AT 901 NORTH POLK STREET IN THE YOUTH ROOM. THE DATES AND TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS. TUESDAY, MAY 27TH THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 30TH FROM 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 31ST FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.
SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST FROM 12 P.M. TO 6 P.M. AND MONDAY, JUNE 2ND THROUGH TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. VOTE CENTERS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY, AND ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE AT W-W-W. DESOTO, TEXAS GOV. YOU MAY ALSO CHECK DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND VOTE CENTER LOCATIONS AT WW COUNTY VOTES.ORG. PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES IN THE RUNOFF ELECTION ARE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE THREE, EVERETT JACKSON AND KEN WATERS, AND FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FIVE, WILL E ADAMS JR AND DEBORAH NORTH. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHISHOLM, I THINK
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COUNCILMEMBER PARKER WAS UP FIRST. COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER PARKER, PLEASE.THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AND HELLO TO SOTO. ONCE AGAIN. I KNOW IT'S LATE IN THE EVENING, BUT WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THOSE TEAMS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO GET THEM OUT AT THE CITY OF DESOTO LIBRARY. THEY HAVE A TEEN SUMMER PROGRAM, A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TEENS. YOU PROBABLY KNOW ONE NOW THAT NEEDS SOME VOLUNTEER HOURS.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GET THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS RIGHT HERE AT THE CITY OF DESOTO LIBRARY, AND THAT STARTS THE ACTUAL APPLICATION WINDOW, STARTED MAY 9TH. IT ACTUALLY ENDS ON THE 24TH. SO YOU ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE DAYS. PLEASE TALK TO YOUR TEENS AND LET THEM KNOW TO GET ON THE CITY OF DESOTO WEBSITE AND GET SIGNED UP TO GET THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS.
THE TEENS. THE TEENAGERS ARE 13 TO 18. IT'S AN EIGHT WEEK OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE VOLUNTEER HOURS AND THEN THEY WILL BUILD CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, LEARN PRACTICAL JOB SKILLS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES OR POSSIBILITIES IN THE LIBRARY, AND EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR SCHOOL. SO I KNOW YOU KNOW A TEEN AT HOME.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TALK TO THE LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY IS RIGHT DOWN THE WAY, RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY TOWN CENTER, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR TEEN. SO PLEASE CALL THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THIS IS A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY. I YIELD BACK AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE OUR VERY ACTIVE AND VIGOROUS VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HAS PLANNED A THIRD ANNUAL MILITARY APPRECIATION BECAUSE IT IS ALSO MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH FIVE K RUN AND WALK. I NEED SOMEONE TO MEET ME SATURDAY AT LES ZEIGER PARK, BECAUSE I WILL BE RUNNING THE ENTIRE FIVE K AND I DON'T WANT TO DO IT ALONE. SO IF YOU'RE ABOUT THAT LIFE OR YOU'RE NOT, YOU WANT TO WALK IT, THAT'S FINE. PLEASE JOIN ME AT 8 A.M, MAY 24TH. AND THAT ADDRESS IS 405 EAGLE DRIVE. YOU'LL GET A T SHIRT. I'M BRINGING SNACKS, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY GREAT TIME AND CELEBRATION FOR MILITARY APPRECIATION. AND IF YOU CAN'T GET UP ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 8 A.M, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE EVENT THAT IS MONDAY AT 11 A.M. AT NANCE FARM. IT IS A EVENT WE HOST EVERY SINGLE YEAR, AND IT'S AT 11:00, 10:00. YOU GET THERE AT 11, YOU'RE LATE AND YOU'VE MISSED IT. SO GET THERE AT TEN. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR MEMORIAL SERVICE IN OBSERVATION OF MEMORIAL DAY. IT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET VETERANS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO ARE LOVERS OF MILITARY AND VETERANS. SO AGAIN, NANCE FARM IS LOCATED IN THE MANTLE BROOK SUBDIVISION AREA. IT IS OUR HISTORICAL GROUNDS SITE. AND THEN LASTLY, OUR ANNUAL DESOTO WORKS JOB FAIR IS HAPPENING WEDNESDAY FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. THIS IS A JOB FAIR THAT WE HAVE HOSTED FOR NINE YEARS, TO BE EXACT, AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE STEADILY INCREASED. I'VE HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF CHAIRING THE COMMITTEE FOR THIS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT NOT ONLY HAVE WE ALREADY REACHED OVER 500 JOB SEEKERS WHO HAVE RSVP'D, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT NUMBER TO GO UP A COUPLE OF MORE HUNDRED BEFORE THE EVENT AS WE COME INTO THE NEXT WEEK. BUT ALSO WE HAVE OVER 60 EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO US, AND THAT NUMBER IS STILL GROWING AS WELL. THAT EVENT IS TAKING PLACE AT DISCIPLE CENTRAL CHURCH, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 901 POLK STREET HERE IN DESOTO, TEXAS. AND THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR WITH THE CITY OF DESOTO, THE CITY, THE DESOTO CHAMBER, DESOTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DISCIPLE, CENTRAL CHURCH MAYOR. THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE, I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN RAPHAEL. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AS A STAFF, I'M SORRY, AS A COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE DESOTO CULTURAL ARTS CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE. WITH MEMORIAL DAY COMING, IT WAS THE HOPE THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR MEMORIAL SCULPTURE PIECE IN PLACE BY THEN. BUT IT IS STILL IN THE WORKS. GOING
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THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. AND SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE HARD THIS YEAR, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN.BUT I WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF THAT. SO THAT'S STILL IN PROGRESS WITH THE TEAM HERE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO ON FRIDAY ACTUALLY IS OKAY. ON THURSDAY, THURSDAY, MAYOR PRO TEM LETICIA HUGHES IS HAVING A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION RIGHT HERE AT THE DESOTO LIBRARY. AND SO THAT BEGINS AT 6:00, OKAY, 6:00 TO 8:00. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ANY UPDATES RELATED TO WHAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT, A PRESENTATION UPDATE ABOUT NANCE FARM, BUT JUST TO GIVE ANY FEEDBACK YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE TEAM, MAKE SURE THAT SHE KNOWS THE STAFF KNOWS. BUT TO GET SOME IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR YOU TO COME OUT TO GET THAT INFORMATION. SO THAT'S ON THIS WEEK, ON THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK, I'M HAVING A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE KOINONIA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL OR 600 EAST BELTLINE ROAD. THE MEETING FOCUS WILL BE ABOUT THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING IN AT THAT, SEEKING TO COME IN AT PARKERVILLE AND POLK. I'VE GOTTEN LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. SO I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE THE MOST RECENT UPDATE THAT I HAVE. THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN INVITED, AND AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WHO LIVE SPECIFICALLY NEAR PARKERVILLE AND POLK. I'M ASKING THAT YOU COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THIS AND GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND GET THE UPDATES THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST FOR ME, IS I GREW UP HERE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, DALLAS COUNTY, ALL OF MY I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE ALL MY LIFE, GREW UP HERE. AND SO ON JUNE 19TH, EVERY SINGLE YEAR OF MY LIFE, I WAS INTRODUCED OF MY YOUNG LIFE. I WAS INTRODUCED TO RED POP AND BARBECUE. AND SO IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT. THE BEST SOUTHWEST JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION HAPPENS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH, AND IT IS A COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITIES OF DESOTO, CEDAR HILL, DUNCANVILLE, LANCASTER. AND SO IT'S ABOUT UNITY, CULTURAL PRIDE. THE EVENT STARTS AT 6:00. IT ENDS AT 10:00. GATES OPEN AT FIVE. ADMISSION IS FREE. 99 FREE, FREE, FREE 99. SO COME ON OUT TO GRIMES PARK ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN RAPHAEL. I BELIEVE WE HAVE HAD ALL OF OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT I DID WANT TO ADD ONE TO IT. I DON'T THINK I HEARD IT CALLED AND GENERALLY WE WILL LEAVE THIS OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEM, BUT WE HAVE DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL'S CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATION THAT IS HAPPENING TOMORROW AT UT ARLINGTON, THERE AT THEIR COLISEUM, AND WE WILL BE SUPPORTING OUR GRADUATES, THE CLASS OF 2025, BECAUSE WE'RE EVER SO PROUD OF THEM. I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY DO HAVE TICKET IS A TICKETED EVENT, AS IT IS EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. HOWEVER, WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE CLASS OF 2025 AND IF YOU SEE A GRADUATE, LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF THEM. AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE. YES. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ONE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU TO TEAM DESOTO. THE CULTURAL. CULTURAL.
I GET THIS MIXED UP. THE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION MANAGER, RHONDA BRIGHAM, HER DIRECTOR ESTHER WILLIAMS, AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION WANT TO SAY A SINCERE THANK YOU TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC FESTIVAL THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST SATURDAY. IT WAS REALLY NEAT. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE COMING OUT, ENJOYING THEMSELVES, ENJOYING CULTURE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF TEAM DESOTO, THE CITY OF TEAM DESOTO. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. YES, MA'AM. HAVING NO CITIZEN APPEARANCES, COMMENT CARDS. I'LL
[E. CONSENT AGENDA Items are listed on the Consent Agenda by the City Manager and are recommended to the City Council for single vote approval. An item( s) may be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate vote at the request of a Councilmember, the Mayor, or the City Manager. ]
MOVE INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ARE LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY THE CITY MANAGER, AND ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. AN ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE VOTE AT THE REQUEST OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY MANAGER.FIRST, WE HAVE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 14TH, 2025. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 15TH, 2025. RECOGNITION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING NATIONAL DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR DAY AS WELL AS MEMORIAL DAY. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE A NEW MITSUBISHI LP CUSHION TIRE LIFT TRUCK MODEL FGC TWO, FIVE, AND SEVEN FORKLIFT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STREET AND FLEET SERVICES DIVISION FROM DA EQUIPMENT COMPANY FOR THE AMOUNT OF $30,275.13, UTILIZING THE SOURCEWELL CONTRACT NUMBER 167176. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE TWO FORD F-250 TRUCKS, WITH ONE
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OF THE VEHICLES BEING EQUIPPED WITH A LIFTGATE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION FROM NORTH CENTRAL FORD FOR THE AMOUNT OF $112,830. UTILIZING A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS FOR VEHICLES IDENTIFIED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 25 VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE ONE 2025 FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A 3 TO 5 YARD DUMP BED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STREET AND FLEET SERVICES DIVISION FROM RUSH TRUCK CENTER, DALLAS LIGHT AND MEDIUM DUTY UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER 72423 FOR THE AMOUNT OF $90,911.96. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE. ONE 2025 FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A 4 TO 6 YARD DUMP BED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STREET AND FLEET SERVICES DIVISION FROM RUSH TRUCK CENTER, DALLAS LIGHT AND MEDIUM DUTY UNDER CONTRACT 72423 FOR THE AMOUNT OF $92,518.96. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE ONE 2026 FORD F-150 REGULAR CAB TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A SEVEN YARD DUMP BED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STREET AND FLEET SERVICES DIVISION FROM THE FORD, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, UNDER CONTRACT 72423 FOR THE AMOUNT OF $112,861.75. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,998.36 WITH A TRACTOR UTILIZING THE OMNIA CONTRACT NUMBER 204690 TO PURCHASE A NEW YANMAR LASER SERIES 43.5 HORSEPOWER ATHLETIC FIELD MOWER WITH 144 INCH ULTRA CUT SIX BLADE DECK TO BE USED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE ATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANCE, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE A NEW WACKER MODEL D12, A 35 INCH DOUBLE DRUM ROLLER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, FLEET AND STREET AND FLEET SERVICES DIVISION FROM CENTRAL TEXAS.EQUIPMENT. UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER 68522 FOR THE AMOUNT OF $29,540.25. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR REPAIRS TO THE CITY OF DESOTO SERVICE CENTER CAR WASH AT 809 SPOONER ROAD WITH FLOYD PEACOCK COMPANY, INC. FOR THE FOR THE AMOUNT OF $97,500. PLEASE NOTE ITEM F 11 HAS BEEN PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND VOTE AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, WHO HAS REQUESTED TO RECUSE HERSELF. WE WILL COME BACK TO THAT ITEM LATER. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILWOMAN CHISHOLM'S APPLICATION TO SERVE ON THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS ON THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND FINALLY DISCUSSING CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DESOTO FOOD PANTRY AND THE CITY FOR PROPERTY OWNED AT 106 LINDALE DRIVE, DESOTO, TEXAS, 75115. AND MAYOR. WE DO HAVE THREE COMMENT CARDS. BEFORE YOU ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE ITEMS. CATHY JONES I KNOW SHE HAS LEFT. SHE'S ASKED FOR ME TO READ HER COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RENTING THE FACILITY AT LINDA LYNN AT A PRICE THEY CAN AFFORD. THE NEXT SPEAKER I HAVE IS IRIS TURNER. GOOD EVENING, MISS TURNER. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE ONLY FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. AND I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. ON BEHALF OF THE DESOTO FOOD PANTRY. MY NAME IS IRIS TURNER. I RESIDE IN DESOTO, TEXAS. THE DESOTO FOOD PANTRY HAS BEEN ASSISTING OUR NEIGHBORS SINCE 2009. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THE FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THOSE ARE THOSE WHO ARE NEEDING TO MAKE DECISIONS LIKE THIS. DO I PAY MY RENT OR DO I EAT? DO I BUY MEDICINE, OR DO I EAT? AND SO WE ARE CALLED TO FILL THAT SPACE. WE'VE BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HAMPTON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PANTRY, WHICH HAS BEEN SINCE 2009, AND THEY HAVE NOW ASKED US TO LEAVE THEIR PREMISES. AND THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. THEY'VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO RIGHT NOW. BUT SINCE THE CITY HAS COME TO WE WENT TO THE CITY AND THE CITY HAS COME BACK TO US AND SAID THEY HAVE A BUILDING FOR US. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT SPACE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. JUST THIS PAST
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YEAR, WE SERVED 3000 HOUSEHOLDS IN DESOTO, OF WHICH THREE, YES, OF WHICH 3000 OF THEM ARE SENIOR MEMBERS, 44,100 ARE ADULTS AND 3500 ARE CHILDREN. WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO SO, AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER LEASING THAT BUILDING TO US AT A PRICE THAT WE CAN AFFORD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL. CAN YOU ALL CUT YOUR MICS OFF, PLEASE? I JUST WANT TO. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON I HAVE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK. MISS WANDA WILLIAMS. I WILL READ HER COMMENTS. FOR THE RECORD, THE PANTRY IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AS VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST THOSE LESS FORTUNATE AND IN DIRE NEED OF OUR SERVICES.AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. WE'VE HAD OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS READ.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS? WE KNOW THAT F 11 F 14 IS BEING PULLED. YOU'RE ASKING FOR F 14.
YES. ADDITIONALLY. MADAM MAYOR. YES. ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO DO F 12 AND F 13 AS WELL. OKAY.
COUNCIL WE HAVE. FOUR ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BE PULLED. COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM, ARE YOU REQUESTING OR IS YOUR LIGHT JUST STILL ON? I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING F TEN MORE. SO A QUESTION AND ASK WHEN I REVIEWED THAT ONE AND I SAW THE ESTIMATE THERE WAS NO PROCUREMENT PROCESS LISTED. AND CONSIDERING OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AROUND AND JUST EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, I DON'T I GUESS YOU COULD GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION FOR IT, BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK AS THOUGH IT WENT THROUGH THE BOARD. SO I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT DOESN'T LOWER ON THE ON THE CONTRACT. THAT'S THE PEACOCK COMPANY. OH, OKAY. THAT'S THE CAR WASH. SO ARE WE A SOLE SOURCE OF BUSINESS TO INSTALL THAT SYSTEM YEARS AGO? AND THEY ARE ONLY I'M SORRY, THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. AND THEY CAN DO THE SERVICE ON THE UNIT TO PUT IT BACK INTO TO USABLE. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE VEHICLES ARE NOT BEING MAINTAINED AND CLEANED AS A DECENT LOOKING FLEET FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO. AND AGAIN, HE'S THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL THAT I CAN HAVE WORK ON IT BECAUSE HE IS. HE HAS THE PATENTS ON THE PARTS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S AVAILABLE. HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN PROVIDE THOSE TO ME. GOTCHA.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE REMAINING ITEMS? SECOND FOR THERE WERE FOUR F 11, F 12 AT 13 AND F 14. MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REST OF THE ITEMS WITH THE EXCLUSION OF F 11 THROUGH 14. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN PARKER. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MARX TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES
[11. Consider authorizing the City Manager to disburse a total amount not to exceed $12,000 in available funds to seventeen (17) eligible Homeowner's Associations (HOAs) and Neighborhood Associations for the 2nd Round of the FY2025 Neighborhood Matching Grant Program]
UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL GO IN ORDER AS THEY ARE LISTED ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEM F 11 COUNCIL REGARDING ITEM F 11. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER HAS ASKED TO BE RECUSED FROM THIS ITEM. WE WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WILL ONLY BE FOUR MEMBERS LEFT. WE NEED FIVE TO ACT ON THIS ITEM. SO THERE'S NOT. THERE'S NOT. SHE HAD TO LEAVE.SO WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITEM 11. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO MOVE THAT TO ANOTHER MEETING. YES. SO THAT WILL BE NECESSARY. SO WE'LL MOVE THIS ITEM TO ANOTHER AGENDA.
YES. WE NEED TO MAKE A. COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS ITEM. DO WE NEED TO DO A DATE CERTAIN? MR. BUT MADAM MAYOR, WE MOVE TO MOVE F 11 TO JUNE 17TH. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY.
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REQUESTED BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER TO MOVE THIS ITEM TO JUNE 17TH. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE ARE AT F 12. OKAY. THE REASON THAT I
[12. Consider approval of a resolution in support of Councilwoman Chism’s application to serve on the National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors]
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VOTED TOGETHER. AND I WANT TO JUST MAKE A STATEMENT. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT I DO NOT SHY AWAY FROM HARD CONVERSATIONS OR TOPICS SIMPLY TO BE LIKED OR GAINED ANY BENEFIT. IN MY OPINION, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE APPROACH OUR RESPONSIBILITIES WITH INTEGRITY AND A COMMITMENT TO A GREATER GOOD, THE GREATER GOOD OF ALL. WE ARE ENTRUSTED BY CONSTITUENTS TO ACT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL OF THE COMMUNITY, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY IN ALL OF OUR ACTIONS BY UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE AND DEMONSTRATE OUR DEDICATION TO SERVING ALL RESIDENTS FAIRLY AND EQUITABLY, WE ENSURE THAT THE COUNCIL IS HOLDING THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. I BELIEVE THAT OPEN DIALOG AND ADDRESSING CHALLENGING TOPICS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND PROGRESS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO ENGAGE IN HONEST DISCUSSIONS, EVEN WHEN THEY MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE. WHEN WE ELECT REPRESENTATIVES, WE EXPECT THEM TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO TWO THINGS THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT AND THE LAWS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO. MY GOAL IS TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY VOICE IS HEARD, AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT MATTERS MOST TO OUR RESIDENTS. SO WHILE I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE VERY TASK THAT IS BEFORE EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER ON THIS DAIS, I CANNOT OVERLOOK ITEMS THAT THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BUT NOT YET ADDRESSED AT THIS LOCAL LEVEL, AND THEREFORE I WILL VOTE NO FOR THIS PARTICULAR. THE NEXT TWO ITEMS F 12 AND 13. COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM. MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT REGARDING THESE. AND FOR THE PUBLIC WHO ARE UNAWARE OF WHAT THESE ITEMS ARE, THEY ARE RESOLUTIONS TO CONSIDER. CONSIDER MY APPLICATIONS THAT I HAVE MADE NOT JUST THIS YEAR, BUT IN PRIOR YEARS AS WELL, TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO, ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES. I HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN BOTH ORGANIZATIONS SINCE I JOINED THE COUNCIL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS THE FIRST COUNCILMEMBER ON THIS DAIS TO GO AFTER PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION ON THOSE DIFFERENT BOARDS. ONE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE DESOTO DESERVES TO HAVE REPRESENTATION IN THOSE ARENAS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS NOT ONLY ELEVATED AND PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS CITY, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I'M A LEADER AND I HAVE EXHIBITED THAT LEADERSHIP ON EVERY COMMITTEE AND EVERY BOARD THAT I HAVE LED WITHIN THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE I'M NOT SURPRISED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER'S DECISION TO NOT ONLY PULL THESE ITEMS, BUT TO VOTE AGAINST IT, I AM DEFINITELY DISAPPOINTED. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THEY ARE REFERENCED BY THE VERY PUBLIC CENSURE THAT TOOK PLACE, AND MAY I SAY, VERY EMBARRASSING FOR OUR CITY CENTER THAT TOOK PLACE A FEW MONTHS AGO. NOT A CENSURE THAT SHE DECIDED TO BRING FORTH BECAUSE SHE HAD THE BRIGHT IDEA TO DO IT, BUT BECAUSE SHE WAS POKED AND PRODDED BY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WANT NOTHING BUT DISSENSION AMONGST THIS DAIS DAIS. AND BECAUSE SHE PLAYED RIGHT INTO IT AND SUBMITTED IT, AND OPEN RECORDS WILL SHOW YOU THAT IT WAS OFFERED TO HER AS A SUGGESTION, NOT ANYTHING SHE CAME UP WITH HER OWN. IT WENT FORTH BECAUSE OUR POLICY SAYS THAT IF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS DECIDE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CENSURE A ANOTHER CITY MEMBER, WHETHER IT IS VALID OR NOT, THEY CAN. THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THAT. THAT BRINGS UNDUE LIGHT TO OUR CITY THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT WE'RE TIRED OF AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE. WE NOTICED THAT JUST WITH THE MOST RECENT ELECTION THAT THAT HAS BEEN STATED. AND SO IN THAT CENSURE, IT WAS VERY CLEAR NOT ONLY BY MY ATTORNEYS THAT I PERSONALLY HIRED TO ASSIST ME WITH THAT POINT OF ORDER. COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE CONVERSATION RELEVANT TO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THAT'S FINE. MAYOR, WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER STATES THAT THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, THERE'S BEEN NO NEED FOR A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE I DID NOTHING WRONG. I MADE A STATEMENT ON FACEBOOK REGARDING A POLICE SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS A BLACK WOMAN WHO HAS A BLACK HUSBAND, WHO HAS A BLACK DAD, WHO HAS BLACK NEPHEWS, BLACK BROTHER WHO ALL LIVE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, WE ALL SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR SHOULD DO. AND THAT WAS CLEARLY STATED AND CAME OUT IN OUR CENSURE TO SAY THAT I'M OVERLY INVOLVED IN MY COMMITTEES IS LAUGHABLE. SO I
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WANT THE CITY OF DESOTO TO SEE WHAT TAKING PERSONAL VENDETTAS DOES AND HOW THIS IS AN ATTACK POINT OF INFORMATION. THIS IS AN ATTACK POINT OF ORDER AGAINST MY CHARACTER. POINT OF ORDER.BECAUSE THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS. AND IF WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO LITIGATE THIS RIGHT HERE IN CHISHOLM AND COUNCILWOMAN PARKER. OKAY. NOW, YOUR POINT OF ORDER ON BOTH, BECAUSE WE NEED TO KEEP IT RELEVANT TO THE AGENDA ITEM. IS IT RELEVANT TO THE ITEM, DOCTOR MARKS, ABOUT THE SHE CALLED SHE CALLED POINT OF ORDER. AND ANYTIME A POINT OF ORDER IS CALLED, CONVERSATION SHOULD CEASE. SHE CALLED POINT OF INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND IT HAS TO BE. I'M SORRY I'VE NEVER FOLLOWED THAT PROCESS. NO. WELL, I'M JUST TELLING THE MAYOR SHE CALLED.
POINT OF INFORMATION, DOCTOR MARKS. HER WORDS WERE POINT OF INFORMATION. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. SO, COUNCIL, IF WE COULD KEEP OUR CONVERSATIONS RELEVANT, WE DO HAVE AN ITEM ON THE FLOOR THAT WAS PULLED FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. COUNCILWOMAN PARKER MADE HER COMMENTS AS TO WHY SHE WAS PULLING IT. COUNCILWOMAN CHISHOLM HAS MADE HER COMMENTS, BUT PLEASE, LET'S KEEP THE CONVERSATION RELEVANT TO THE ITEM. AND SO AT THIS TIME, IF THERE IS NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONVERSATIONS ON THE ITEM, WE'LL CALL FOR A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM SO THAT WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND? WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD ON. SO MOVED. WHAT? SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE. IT'S RECOMMENDED TO APPROVE. TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION I RESCIND MY I RESCIND MY SECOND. I'M SAYING THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M MOVING TOWARDS. MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE THE TWO SECONDS. YES. I'M MAKING THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT, TO GET IT ON THE FLOOR SO THAT WE CAN VOTE AND MOVE ON. OKAY. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR PROCTOR, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISHOLM TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. WE DO NOT HAVE OUR VOTING MACHINES TONIGHT, SO WE WILL DO A CAN WE JUST DO A HAND VOTE, COUNCILWOMAN? EXCUSE ME, MISS THOMAS. YES. OKAY. WE'LL DO A HAND VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND, I. ALL OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION FAILS. THREE, TWO.
[13. Consider approval of a resolution in support of Councilwoman Chism’s application to serve on the Texas Municipal League's (TML) Board of Directors]
THANK YOU. COUNCIL, WE HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS F 13. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? THIS WAS ITEM THAT YOU ASKED TO BE PULLED AS WELL. IS IT THE SAME RATIONALE? I THINK I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER RAPHAEL ACTUALLY PULLED IT. YOU ASKED FOR BOTH ITEMS TO BE PULLED. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER TO 12 AND 13. AND I THINK SHE ASKED SOMEONE ASKED FOR F 14. WERE THESE BOTH? BUT THEY WERE ON F 13. THESE WERE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. SAME REASON. YES, MA'AM. SAME REASON. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY, COUNSELOR, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION BEFORE WE CALL FOR A MOTION COUNCIL? IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND COUNCIL. WE WILL VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE AND RAISE YOUR HAND, I. ALL OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION FAILS. THREE TWO. COUNCIL. WE NOW MOVE[14. Discuss and consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a lease agreement between the DeSoto Food Pantry and the City for property owned at 106 Lyndalyn Drive, DeSoto, TX 75115]
TO F 14. F 14 IS RELATED TO THE FOOD PANTRY AND THE LOCATION OF WHERE WHERE IT'S BEING LOCATED.AND SO I THINK I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I REMEMBER WHEN WE PURCHASED THESE PROPERTIES, THESE PROPERTIES, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, SIX YEARS AGO NOW, THE PROPERTIES WERE THOUGHT TO BE A PART OF HAMPTON ROAD AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF THING. MOST RECENTLY, I ATTENDED THE DESOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S MEETING AND THEY TALKED ABOUT A THERE WAS A PRESENTATION RELATED TO A CO-WORKING SPACE WITHIN THAT. AND SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MAYBE ONE WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT TWO IS, IS IT THE SAME BUILDING THEY'LL BE IN THE SAME POSSIBLY IN THE SAME BUILDING. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT CORRIDOR. IF THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME, SOME RATIONALES THAT'S BEING SHARED. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND IN TERMS OF THAT PARTICULAR CORRIDOR. AND SO IS IT THE SAME BUILDING OR A DIFFERENT BUILDING. SO I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE CO-WORKING SPACE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE THE FORMER JUBILEE CHURCH PROPERTY, THE THREE BUILDINGS. AND SO THERE'S A MAIN SANCTUARY IN THERE, THE TWO AUXILIARY BUILDINGS. AND SO
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THE FOOD PANTRY IS IF THIS IS APPROVED, THE FOOD PANTRY WILL GO IN ONE OF THE AUXILIARY BUILDINGS, I THINK THE SOUTHERNMOST BUILDING, WHICH IS, I THINK CLOSEST TO HAMPTON ROAD, I BELIEVE. OKAY, SO THE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS WILL REMAIN UNOCCUPIED AND AVAILABLE FOR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. NOW, YOU KNOW, WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS THAT WE HAVE PLANS FOR THE HAMPTON CORRIDOR. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS BY NO MEANS A LONG TERM SOLUTION. BUT RIGHT NOW THE BUILDING IS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEVELOPMENT GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND SO, YOU KNOW, FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE STANDPOINT, WE FELT LIKE BASED ON THE SERVICE THAT THAT THE FOOD PANTRY FOOD PANTRY PROVIDES AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A NONPROFIT, YOU KNOW, WE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO ALLOW THEM TO MOVE INTO THAT SPACE. OKAY. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS JUST RELATED TO IN TERMS OF LIKE PLACEMENT IN THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE ARE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. I KNOW AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A PANTRY OR NOT A PANTRY, BUT SERVICES, HUMAN SERVICES HAPPENING AT EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL.AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS. WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, THAT'S POINT OF ORDER. THAT'S THAT'S IRRELEVANT TO THE TO THE AGENDA ITEM AT HAND HERE. OKAY. SO I GUESS I'M BRINGING THAT UP ONLY BECAUSE I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT MAKE SENSE FOR THE, FOR THE ENTIRE CITY IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS STILL THERE. AND SO I'M DEFINITELY NOT OPPOSED TO THE FOOD PANTRY BEING IN THIS SPACE, BUT DEFINITELY WAS WANTING TO UNDERSTAND FROM A COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THOSE PARTICULAR PROPERTIES. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN WILL MAKE SOME TYPE OF DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT. BUT I THINK THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, IT IS A THREE YEAR LOCKED IN CONTRACT, RIGHT? CORRECT. THIS PARTICULAR LEASE IS A THREE YEAR LEASE WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS. BUT THOSE ONE YEAR RENEWALS HAVE TO BE AGREED UPON BY BOTH PARTIES AFTER THAT. SO OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AND THEN I THINK MISS TENNESSEE, WHEN SHE GAVE SOME INFORMATION, SHE GAVE SOME DATA AND IT WAS ABOUT 3000 OF THE PARTICIPANT. IS IT OKAY IF THAT I ASK HER A QUESTION. THREE I THINK SHE SAID 3000 HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSEHOLDS FROM DESOTO. AND THEN SO THAT HOUSEHOLDS EQUATE TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN ONE HOUSEHOLD I THINK. BUT YOU CAN COME ON BACK UP, MISS TURNER, TO ADDRESS IT YOURSELF. BUT I THINK WHAT I HEARD AND I HAD THE SAME QUESTION EVENTUALLY, ESSENTIALLY WHEN I HEARD IT, THEN I RECALLED IT BACK AND YOU SAID HOUSEHOLDS, OKAY. IT'S NOT CAN YOU CUT THE MICROPHONE ON, MISS TURNER? SO THERE WE GO. WE LAST YEAR WE SERVED 3000 HOUSEHOLDS. OF THOSE THREE 3000 HOUSEHOLDS, THERE WERE 3000 SENIORS 60 AND OLDER THAT WE SERVED, AND THEN 4000 OR 4100 ADULTS BETWEEN 18 AND 59. OKAY. AND THEN 3500 CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE. AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE OUR OUTREACH FOR THANKSGIVING, WHICH WE SERVE 1200 FAMILIES. THEN, OKAY, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHOCOLATE MINT, THERE ARE TWO PANTRIES IN THE CITY OF DESOTO, THE CHOCOLATE MINT AND THE DESOTO FOOD PANTRY. OKAY. SO OKAY, SO HOUSEHOLD AND THEN THAT POPULATION BELONGS TO THAT HOUSEHOLD. YES. AND SO DO THEY HAVE TO BE DESOTO RESIDENTS TO SERVE DESOTO AND GLENN HEIGHTS. OKAY. THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS TANNER. OH YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL ENTERTAINING MY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS, BUT I DEFINITELY WOULD SAY I THINK WE DO NEED TO FUTURECASTING NEED A POLICY RELATED TO NONPROFIT SPECIFICALLY AND THE THINGS WE DO. BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION? OH, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I'M SORRY, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. I KNOW THAT IT SAID THAT THE PANTRY WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF THE MAINTENANCE AND COST, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT ALSO WILL TAKE CARE OF ANY INSURANCES AS WELL FOR THE BUILDING. YES, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT THE CO-WORKING SPACE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ON THEIR PACKET TO GO IN THAT SAME SPOT. SO EACH OF THOSE BUILDINGS WOULD BE INSURED SEPARATELY. YES, YES. AND MISS TANNER CAN SPEAK TO THAT. BUT ANY ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE FOOD PANTRY WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FOOD PANTRY INSURANCE AND OTHERWISE.
YES, WE'LL HAVE A GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY IN PLACE AS SOON AS IT'S APPROVED.
OKAY. AND THEN ONCE AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL REPORTING, WILL WE GET ANY UPDATES OR REGULAR UPDATES ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH THE. WELL, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
OKAY. WE HAVE TO DO ALL RIGHT, I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED. SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. RAPHAEL WILL GIVE THAT SECOND TO DOCTOR MARX. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AND RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. COUNCILMEMBER PARKER, DID I GET YOU AS A YES? I'M SORRY. YES. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.
[I. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESULTING POTENTIAL ACTION (AS NEEDED) The City Council will convene into Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.074, Personnel Matters to: 1. Discuss and finalize the results of the Adhoc Committee regarding the employee evaluation of the Municipal Judge, City Secretary, and City Manager; and deliberate on action to be taken and approved as a result 2. Reconvene into Regular Session 3. Take any necessary action as a result of Executive Session ]
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AT THIS TIME, MISS THOMAS WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. HENDERSON. THAT WAS THE FINAL ITEM. WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS, TO DISCUSS AND FINALIZE THE RESULTS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE EVALUATION OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE, CITY SECRETARY AND CITY MANAGER, AND DELIBERATE ON ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND APPROVED AS A RESULT. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL. WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT IS 803. I'M ACTUALLY BACK SOONER THAN PLANNED. WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO FORM THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO FOR THAT REASON, WE ARE GOING TO. TONIGHT'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS CANCELED.AND SO WITH THAT SAID COUNCIL, WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CONCLUDE THIS SESSION. THIS IS MY LAST VOTING MEETING. SO I MOVE THAT WE CAN LEAVE RIGHT NOW. WELL, WE'RE GIVING YOU A LITTLE TIME BACK SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR NIGHT. THANK YOU.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL DO IT SINCE IT'S MY LAST. PRESS YOUR BUTTON, DOC. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAPHAEL. SECOND BY DOCTOR MARX TO ADJOURN COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION, PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IS 8:04 P.M.
COUNCIL, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. YOU
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.