[A. CALL TO ORDER AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESULTING POTENTIAL ACTION: 1. The City Council shall convene into Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section §551.074, Personnel Matters: Regarding the appointment, employment, and evaluation of the City Manager and City Secretary. 2. The City Council shall convene into Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section §551.072, Real Estate to: Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property located within the city limits of the City of DeSoto, Texas. 3. Reconvene into Regular Session. 4. Take any necessary action as a result of Executive Sessions]
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I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR, AND I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR TONIGHT'S REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AND WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? NO, MA'AM. WE DO NOT. FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO, MA'AM. OKAY. PLEASE GIVE US THE THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, AND EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY SECRETARY, AS WELL AS CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 .072 REAL ESTATE TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS. THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 4:31 P.M., AND WE WILL RETURN WITH ANY ACTION SHOULD THERE BE ANY.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
[B. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER]
IT IS 5:51 P.M. AND WE ARE.CONVENING BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE WAS NO ACTION AS A RESULT.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A ROLL CALL COMING FROM OUR ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY, MISS REYNOLDS. MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM CRYSTAL CHISHOLM, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY PARKER.
COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK WATERS HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDRE BYRD, SENIOR COUNCIL MEMBER DEBORAH NORTH HERE.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER LETITIA HUGHES HERE.
THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
FIRST, WE HAVE INVOCATION BY MINISTER EARL G.
JONES FROM DESOTO SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CRYSTAL CHISHOLM.
WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITIZENS OF DESOTO.
I WANT TO GIVE HONOR TO GOD AND BOW OUR HEADS FOR PRAYER AT THIS TIME.
FATHER. FATHER. IN JESUS NAME.
FATHER, WE COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW ASKING YOU FOR THE PRESENCE OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO REST, RULE AND ABIDE OVER THIS COUNCIL TONIGHT.
BECAUSE, FATHER, YOU HAVE ORDAINED THEM LIKE YOU HAVE ORDAINED MINISTERS, LIKE YOU HAVE ORDAINED YOUR HOLY ANGELS.
YOU HAVE ORDAINED THEM TO BE MINISTERS OF THIS CITY, TO WATCH OVER IT. AND YOU'VE ASKED US TO PRAY FOR THOSE THAT YOU HAVE ORDAINED AND PUT IN POWER OVER US AND CHARGE OVER US.
LORD, WE PRAY RIGHT NOW, FATHER, FOR THEIR SOULS, FOR THEIR LIVES, AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
AND FATHER, FOR WHATEVER HAPPENED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
FATHER. THAT MADE THEM LATE TONIGHT.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU BROUGHT THEM HERE BEFORE US TONIGHT, THAT THEY MIGHT SERVE US AND BE SERVANTS OF YOUR OF YOUR KINGDOM.
SO THREE REQUESTS TONIGHT, FATHER.
WE PRAY RIGHT NOW THAT YOU WOULD REMEMBER US.
WE'LL JUST GRASP. WE'RE HERE TODAY, FATHER.
AND A LITTLE SUNSHINE COMES AND WE WITHER AND WE'RE GONE.
THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE, THE HONOR, THE GLORY. BY THE THINGS THAT WE DO FOR THIS CITY.
FATHER, WE PRAY, FATHER, IN YOUR NAME AND IN THE NAME OF YOUR DARLING SON, THAT YOU WOULD HONOR IT AND BLESS IT.
SECOND FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THE CITIZENS OF DESOTO, ALL OF THOSE WHO WILL COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL TO SPEAK.
FATHER, SOFTEN THEIR HEARTS, BUT LET THEM COME AND SPEAK THE TRUTH.
BUT DO IT IN LOVE. THAT THERE MIGHT BE UNITY IN THIS PLACE, AND THAT ALL THAT YOU HAVE ORDAINED FOR US TO DO WOULD BE DONE TO YOUR NAME'S HONOR AND GLORY. AND FINALLY, FATHER, WE PRAY THAT AS YOUR CHILDREN AND YOU BEING OUR FATHER, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER PLACE TO GO BUT TO YOU, WE COME NOW, FATHER, CALLING ON YOUR PROMISE IN SECOND CHRONICLES CHAPTER SEVEN, VERSE 14 THAT SAYS, IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS.
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FATHER, IF THERE'S ANY WICKED WAY IN OUR HEART, FATHER, LET US TURN FROM IT TONIGHT.CREATE IN US A CLEAN HEART, O GOD, AND RENEW A RIGHT AND RIGHTEOUS SPIRIT WITHIN US. HELP US TURN FROM OUR WICKED WAYS.
AND ONCE WE DO, FATHER, YOU HAVE PROMISED TO HEAR FROM HEAVEN.
YOU PROMISED TO HEAR OUR PRAYER.
YOU PROMISE TO FORGIVE US FOR ALL OF OUR SINS, FOR THEY ARE SO MANY. AND YOU PROMISED TO HEAL OUR LAND.
SO TONIGHT, FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HEAL THIS COUNCIL.
HEAL THIS CITY, THOSE PRESENT AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT HERE.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE DONE IT, FATHER, AND WE ALL LEAVE THIS PLACE UNITED IN ONE ACCORD, WE'D BE VERY CAREFUL TO GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND ALL THE GLORY, BECAUSE WE ASK IT IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS AND FOR HIS SAKE.
AMEN. GOOD EVENING. IF YOU WOULD 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. FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO PASTOR MINISTER JONES FOR LEADING US IN THAT PRAYER, AS WELL AS TO COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM CHISM FOR LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGES.
[D. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.HAVING NO PRESENTATIONS, WE WILL MOVE INTO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0415.
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. NUMBER ONE EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS, OR CONDOLENCES. NUMBER TWO INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAY SCHEDULES.
THREE. RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS FOR REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS.
FIVE. INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SIX ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AS WELL AS ANY LIAISON UPDATES.
THANK YOU. MISS REYNOLDS, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS UNDER PRESENTATIONS? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS? YES. I SEE YOUR LIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GOLDEN VOICES AND TO THE THE BAND THAT IS ALWAYS THERE TO PLAY FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS GROUP.
THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT THE SENIORS THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF AND TO PASTOR FORGOT PASTOR'S NAME.
YEAH. PASTOR TIGHTLINE AND TO ALL OF THE MUSICIANS OVER AT THE GOLDEN VOICES SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER.
I WANT TO SAY SCHOOL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
AND AS A RESULT, THERE IS A BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE.
FROM 3:00 PM UNTIL 6:00 PM, LOCATED AT ERNIE ROBERTS PARK.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE. OH, AUGUST 10TH.
SORRY, I OVERLOOKED THAT ON AUGUST 10TH.
FREE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GAMES, HAIRCUTS AND MORE.
BE SURE TO BRING YOUR STUDENT OUT.
WE HAVE THE DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER SEVENTH ANNUAL PROM FOR OUR MATURE ADULTS AND THAT WILL BE FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND FROM 6:00 PM TO 09:00 PM.
AND WE HAVE TORI LEE'S FOREVER PLUS ONE, A THEATRICAL PLAY PRODUCED BY SNOOP ROBINSON THAT WILL BE SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2025 IN THE DESOTO CORNER THEATER. SHOWTIME AT 7:30 P.M..
THEY DO SOME GREAT PLAYS OVER THERE. Y'ALL, THEY HAD A GREAT ONE TWO WEEKS AGO. Y'ALL DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
AND THEN WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL YOUTH TO JOIN OUR DESOTO TEEN COUNCIL.
YOU CAN JOIN AT DESOTO.GOV/TEEN COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AND HELLO, DESOTO.
HELLO. HELLO, HELLO. I WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THERE'S GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN THE LIBRARY THIS SATURDAY.
THEY HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST STORYTIME.
THEY'VE INVITED JUDGE KELLY AND SHE.
I'M SORRY, SHAKITA KELLY JOBBER.
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AND SHE'S A DALLAS COUNTY JUDGE.AND INSPIRING. SHE'S INSPIRING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR FOR A FUN AND EMPOWERING TIME.
SHE'S GOING TO BE READING TO OUR LITTLE ONES, BUT YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THAT AS WELL.
THAT TIME FOR THAT IS ON AUGUST THE 9TH, THIS SATURDAY STARTING AT 11 A.M.
UNTIL 12 P.M.. COME ON OUT AND BE A PART OF THE STORYTIME.
I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A TREAT, I YIELD BACK.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING TO SOTO.
I DO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SOME SHOUT OUTS AND THANK YOU.
FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, I HAD THIS WEEKEND THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A COMMUNITY EVENT HOSTED BY OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS WHERE THEY GAVE BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO DESOTO CITIZENS.
AND THAT WAS PRETTY REMARKABLE TO SEE THAT THAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS CONTINUED TO FLOURISH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND REALLY DEFINE COMMUNITY POLICING.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN. FOR THAT INITIATIVE, I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MAYOR PROCTOR IOTA PHI LAMBDA LAMBDA SORORITY INCORPORATED.
SHE WENT TO DC AND SHE WAS THE 2025 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE FOR BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE I YIELD BACK.
I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL CARDS, BUT I DO HAVE A CARD.
DID ANYONE DID ANYONE HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE VOLUNTEER FAIR? THAT IS HAPPENING? OKAY, LET ME GRAB SOME.
WE WILL HAVE OUR VOLUNTEER FAIR THAT IS HAPPENING THIS THURSDAY EVENING AT 6 P.M..
THIS IS A CHANCE. IF YOU HAVE EVER WONDERED HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
AND SO WE WILL HAVE MOST OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, IF NOT ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. MISS REYNOLDS, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT THAT YOU CAN SHARE? TO, TO ASSIST US WITH MAKING SURE THEY HAVE ANY INFORMATION BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THEY HAVE TO REGISTER. CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. IF THEY COULD PLEASE SPEAK WITH MISS ADRIANA JARRETT.
SHE IS ACTUALLY SPEARHEADING THAT EVENT THIS YEAR.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FEW VACANCIES THAT WE WILL ADVERTISE DURING THAT EVENT AS WELL, BUT IT WILL BE AT 6 P.M.
AND IT WILL BE IN THE BLUE ROOMS FROM 6 TO 8 THIS THURSDAY.
ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST. SO COME ON OUT THIS THURSDAY. AGAIN IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET INVOLVED THEN THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU TO BE ON THURSDAY EVENING? THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CITIZEN
[E. CITIZEN APPEARANCES]
APPEARANCES. THE CITY COUNCIL INVITES CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK SHOULD COMPLETE A CITIZEN COMMENT CARD AND PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY, OR RETURN TO THE AMBASSADOR'S TABLE PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE CITY COUNCIL CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE ADDRESSED BY CITY STAFF PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA OR RESPONDED TO BY SOME OTHER COURSE.
ATTENDEES MAY SPEAK ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA DURING THAT PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, FOR TOPICS NOT SCHEDULED, ATTENDEES WILL SPEAK DURING CITIZEN APPEARANCES. THE STANDARD TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, AND MAY BE MODIFIED AT THE MAYOR'S DISCRETION TO MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT FLOW OF THE MEETING.
COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ARE DUE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF AGENDA ITEM. HOWEVER, COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO THE CITIZEN APPEARANCES PORTION OF THE AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE AMBASSADOR'S TABLE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.
THE FIRST ONE UP IS MISS ELMA GOODWIN.
GOOD EVENING, MISS GOODMAN. PLEASE STATE YOUR YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. ONLY. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD EVENING, ELMA GOODWIN DE SOTO, TEXAS.
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS RECENT AND WRITTEN COMMENTS MADE BY BRETT PARKER, QUESTIONING MY FITNESS TO SERVE ON CPAC.
POINT OF ORDER. WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO.
YOU CANNOT ADDRESS THEM BY NAME.
MISS. MRS. GOODWIN, YOU WERE INTERRUPTED.
YOU ARE NOT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL BY NAME.
YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS US AS A WHOLE.
OKAY. I NEED CLARITY BECAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
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WE WE HAVE A A RULE WHEN WE'RE ADDRESSING CITIZENS.IT WAS A CHANGE WE MADE. I'M NOT SURE SPECIFICALLY. IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS AGO TO WHERE YOU'RE NOT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL BY NAME.
YOU CAN ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AS.
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS RECENT AND WRITTEN COMMENTS MADE BY A COUNCIL PERSON.
CONQUEST QUESTIONING MY FITNESS TO SERVE ON CPAC.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION OUTLINING MY HISTORY OF SERVICE AND RECOGNITION ACROSS FOUR DECADES IN THIS CITY.
I TRUST THAT UPON REVIEW, YOU WILL FIND HER STATEMENTS TO BE NOT ONLY UNFOUNDED BUT PERSONAL, MEAN SPIRITED, AND BASED ON HEARSAY, NOT FACT. HER SECOND ATTEMPT IN RECENT MONTHS.
LET ME DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE UNTRUE CLAIMS ATTACHED TO HER REQUEST.
IN 2021, A FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST ME SIMPLY BECAUSE I TRUTHFULLY REPORTED AN INCIDENT TO THE POLICE.
THE COURTS RULED IN MY FAVOR AT EVERY LEVEL IN ORDER THE PLAINTIFF TO PAY MY LEGAL FEES, NONE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THEN, THE PLAINTIFF'S SON AND HIS ASSOCIATES HAVE CONTINUED TO SPREAD MALICIOUS AND BASELESS ACCUSATIONS.
MANY OF YOU HAVE WITNESSED THAT.
NOW HER COMPLAINTS REFER TO ALLEGED REACTIONS FROM EARLY 2024.
THAT WAS THE END. YET SHE SMILED IN MY FACE MANY TIMES AFTERWARDS.
I WAS NEVER FOOLED. AS WITH YOUR FAILED ATTEMPT TO CENSOR OTHER COUNCIL PEOPLE, YOUR BEHAVIOR APPEARS TO BE DRIVEN BY PERSONAL EMOTION, NOT PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT.
YOU CONTINUE TO PROJECT INSECURITY AND A DESIRE FOR RETALIATION.
YOUR ENERGY IS DEFINITELY MISDIRECTED.
YOUR ENERGY SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON WHAT UPLIFTS DE SOTO, NOT MAKING THE CITY LOOK BAD OR TEARING DOWN OTHERS.
WHAT YOU PORTRAY IS NOT THE IMAGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD UPHOLD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN CHOOSING TO TARGET ME. A LONG SERVING, COMMITTED AND CIVIL MINDED CITIZEN, YOU CONTINUE TO FALL SHORT.
IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO COME AT ME AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FACTS IN ORDER.
IN CLOSING, I'M A MOTHER, A GRANDMOTHER, AND ENGAGED IN EDUCATED RESIDENT OF DE SOTO AND I AM PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TO ACT WITH OBJECTIVITY.
YOU HAD NO VALID REASON TO DISPARAGE ME.
AS A RESULT, I DEMAND A PUBLIC APOLOGY, BOTH VERBAL AND WRITTEN.
AND I ASK THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM USING MY NAME IN ANY CONTEXT GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL. NEXT CARD.
GOOD EVENING, MISS HAWKINS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND TAP THAT BUTTON ONE MORE TIME TILL YOU SEE THAT RED LIGHT. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS DIANE KENDRICK HAWKINS AND I RESIDE AT 604 HAVEN CREST DRIVE HERE IN DESOTO, AND WHICH HAS BEEN MY HOME OF CHOICE SINCE 1985.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE I'VE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY COMMENTS.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER HOW OUR CITY IS STARTING TO LOOK, AND I KNOW THAT SOME EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE RECENTLY, BUT I QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED ARE AS EFFICIENT OR EFFECTIVE AS ONE MIGHT HAVE HOPED.
AND SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN KIND OF GO BACK AND LOOK AT HOW TRASH BRUSH REMOVAL IN PARTICULAR IS BEING HANDLED. OUR GOAL, I'M SURE.
COLLECTIVE GOAL IS A BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN AND SAFE DESOTO, WHICH IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.
AND CERTAINLY WE WILL WANT THAT TO WANT TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON THAT TOGETHER.
I THINK THAT THE INDIVIDUAL CALLS THAT CHANGE TO THE POLICY REQUIRING INDIVIDUALS TO CALL TO HAVE BRUSH REMOVAL IS REALLY NOT EFFECTIVE.
YOU HAVE THE REFUGE COMPANY COMING OUT TO MY HOUSE IN PARTICULAR,
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AND THEN NEXT DOOR, THERE'S A WHOLE PILE OF TRASH.NOW, IF THEY WOULD COME OUT JUST ONE TIME AND CLEAN THE WHOLE WHOLE STREET AS THEY USED TO DO, THAT MIGHT BE A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY OF DOING IT, BECAUSE AS THE NEXT PERSON HAS A CALL, THEY HAVE TO TURN RIGHT AROUND AND COME RIGHT BACK OUT THERE. AND THAT COULD NOT BE EFFECTIVE.
IN FACT, IT'S TAKING CITY TIME TO PROCESS ANOTHER PHONE CALL, ANOTHER EMAIL AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO IT'S JUST NOT AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF DOING THINGS AND CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO MOVE OUR CITY BACK TO LOOKING THE WAY THAT WE WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD LOOK.
ALSO, WHEN PEOPLE MOVE FROM HOMES, THERE'S NO ONE TO CALL IF THEY'VE MOVED TO ARKANSAS OR WHEREVER. SO TRASH JUST SITS THERE AND NO ONE IS GOING TO CALL.
SO PLEASE CONSIDER MOVING BACK TO CENTER, AT LEAST BY CHANGING THE POLICY RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS IN EFFECT TO AT LEAST GO AHEAD AND GET EVERYTHING CLEANED UP AND THEN CONSIDER GOING FORWARD, IF WE PUT POLICIES IN PLACE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH LEEWAY IN THE CONTRACT SO THAT THEY CAN BE, THAT WE CAN REVIEW, HAVE FLEXIBILITY THERE SO WE CAN GO BACK AND REVIEW THE POLICIES AND ACTUALLY SEE IF THEY'RE WORKING TO THE END THAT WE ALL HOPE THAT THEY WORK. FINALLY I WILL SAY THE THE RECENT REQUEST TO FOR MORE MONEY.
THIS SEEMS KIND OF LIKE A, YOU KNOW, $50 MIGHT NOT BE THAT MUCH.
BUT THAT. MISS HAWKINS, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY MANAGER TO TO SPEAK TO SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. SINCE SINCE WE WE'VE BEEN HEARING YOU ALL'S CONCERNS.
SO HE'S GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE WE DID DISCUSS SOME THINGS REGARDING THE BRUSH COLLECTION AND POSSIBLY MOVING BACK. BUT I'LL LET HIM TAKE THAT FOR FOR YOUR HEARING.
THANK YOU. MAYOR, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INQUIRY OR YOUR CONCERN.
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT REVAMPING THAT ENTIRE POLICY OF BRUSH AND BULK PICKUP TO BE MORE OF A STANDARDIZED PROCESS RATHER THAN HAVING AN ON CALL TYPE OF PROCESS.
OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER ISOM SAID CAMERON IS IS WORKING ON THAT AND WE WILL HAVE A ROBUST.
PUBLICIZING, IF YOU WILL, OF OF THIS OF OF THE NEW CHANGES AS WELL AS POSSIBLY DOING A DEMO A DEMO OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BACK TO THAT TYPE OF RUSSIAN BULK.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING.
I DON'T WANT TO ADD MUCH MORE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE MANAGER MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE HEARD THE RESIDENTS CONCERNS, AND WE ARE REEVALUATING OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE AND TRYING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO PROVIDING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THE CITY IS USED TO RECEIVING. THE RESIDENTS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO RECEIVING.
SO AGAIN, WE HEAR YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, MR. CAMERON. WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT CARD. DEBBIE HICKS.
GOOD EVENING, MRS. HICKS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE ONLY, NOT YOUR FULL ADDRESS.
AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. MY ADDRESS? JUST YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE ONLY.
MY NAME IS DEBBIE HICKS, AND MY CITY THAT I LIVE IN IS DESOTO, TEXAS. AND I'M. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER LADIES HAVE MENTIONED.
AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
I MADE A REQUEST TO CODE AND I GAVE THE WRONG ADDRESS.
BUT RIGHT NEXT TO THE ADDRESS THAT I MADE THE REQUEST TO, THERE WAS THE CODE A PERSON COULD HAVE PICKED IT UP INSTEAD OF COMING BACK SAYING I GAVE THE WRONG ADDRESS. I MEAN, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. NOW THEY HAVE TO GO BACK OUT. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO KEEP THIS CITY A NICE CITY.
THERE'S THINGS THAT THE CODE SHOULD SEE AND DO SEE THAT THEY IGNORE.
AND I'VE BEEN PLACES. I'VE BEEN PLACES WHERE I'VE SEEN CODE COME BY.
THAT, TO ME, IS IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
WE THE STREETS. THERE'S TREES HANGING OVER, OVER STREETS.
AND I'M TOLD THAT IF IT GOES, IF THE TREES GO INTO OVER THE SIDEWALK, THAT THEY WOULD WOULD TAKE CARE OF.
I HAVE CALLED I HAVE TALKED TO IN CERTAIN MEETINGS ABOUT THAT, AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T DO IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. MY PASSION IS FOR THIS CITY TO BE A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
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LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD OUR WARD IN 19 SOMETHING, 2006, I THINK IT WAS WHERE WE WERE CONSIDERED ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP CITIES ARE, YOU KNOW, A CITY THAT WAS DESIRABLE.AND I WANT TO GET IT BACK TO THAT.
I HEARD A STATEMENT FROM SOMEONE THAT SAYS IT'S GETTING TOO DARK IN TEXAS IN DE SOTO.
I DIDN'T LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S THE STIGMA THAT IS ON WHEN WE ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS TO THAT WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I WANT THAT TO STOP. I WANT DESOTO TO GET BACK ON THE MAP AND OUR AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE JOBS TO DO.
WHY AREN'T THEY DOING TO THE BEST OF THEIR TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY? LIKE I SAID, I CAN CALL AND TELL YOU THAT THERE'S GRASS AND I GIVE YOU THE WRONG ADDRESS, BUT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT, YOU AS A CODE ENFORCER SHOULD SEE THAT PROBLEM. INSTEAD OF WRITING ME A LETTER OR WRITING ME A RESPONSE.
WRONG ADDRESS. OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THEIR GAME.
WE WANT TO KEEP THIS CITY A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE THE THE COUNCIL THAT I BELONG ON, GONE, BUT WE'RE LACKING, YOU KNOW.
AND. AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME DESOTO DOESN'T HAVE ANY MONEY OR ENOUGH EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S THE CITY COUNCIL'S PROBLEM.
BUT WE AS CITIZENS ARE EXPRESSING OUR FEELING ABOUT KEEPING THE CITY.
AND WE'RE BRINGING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION, BECAUSE THERE'S THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD ADDRESS.
DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT ARE HANDLING THAT, THAT DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE NOTIFIED.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE AN ADDRESS AND IT'S WRONG, BUT THE ADDRESS NEXT TO IT IS, YOU GOT AN IDEA WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO PLEASE TALK TO CODE AND TELL THEM BECAUSE IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME WHEN THEY HAVE TO COME BACK OUT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MR. RAVENEL. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GARY RAVENEL, DESOTO, TEXAS. MADAM MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM CHISUM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER AND ATTORNEY.
IN JANUARY, I CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL WITH CONCERNS REGARDING TURNOVER, QUESTIONABLE CULTURE AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH.
AFTER EIGHT MONTHS, THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE NO MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN TURNOVER, EVEN THOUGH OUR SURVEY HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
SO TODAY, I AM APPEALING TO YOU TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE THIS EVEN MORE OF A PRIORITY, SINCE TURNOVER MEANS WE ARE LOSING INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, WHICH IS VALUABLE TO OUR CITY.
IT'S NOT QUICKLY REPLACED AND IT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO DEPARTMENTS TO LOSE THAT KNOWLEDGE. AFTER A BUDGET CALL ON FRIDAY AND A COMMENT MADE BY THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING BUDGET CONCERNS. I BELIEVE THAT MORALE WILL SUFFER AND TURNOVER COULD POSSIBLY INCREASE THE MORALE BEING IMPACTED BY THE NEED TO INCREASE THE PARK AND RECREATIONAL BUDGET BY $3.6 MILLION, WHICH WAS STATED TO PRIMARILY HANDLE PROJECTED OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARK.
EMPLOYEES SHOULD NOT SUFFER DUE TO PERHAPS POSSIBLE POOR PROJECTION ANALYSIS, AND I HOPE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THEIR ENTIRE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS, RAISES, AND OR LEVEL INCREASES THAT THEY WORK HARD ALL YEAR TO EARN.
HOPEFULLY, WE ALSO HAVE SUCCESSION PLANS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PLANS IN PLACE SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROMOTE INDIVIDUALS FROM WITHIN, SUCH AS PROMOTING THE NEW THE TWO INTERIM DIRECTORS THAT WE HAVE NOW TODAY, IF THEY ARE TRULY QUALIFIED, EVEN THOUGH THESE ITEMS FALL UNDER THE CITY MANAGER UMBRELLA.
PLEASE USE YOUR EXECUTIVE POWERS TO GUIDE HIM IN ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS HIRED ARE THE BEST FIT FOR OUR CITY, AND ARE NOT RELATIONAL HIRES.
IT IS CONCERNING TO HAVE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, OR ANY PERSON APPLIED FOR AN OPEN POSITION, AND TO NOT RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF FOLLOW UP.
WE SHOULD WANT THE BRIGHTEST AND THE BEST IF WE ARE TO ELEVATE OUR CITY, AND IT SHOULD BE A BEST PRACTICE TO INFORM ALL INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR CANDIDACY.
THIS IS ONLY RESPECTFUL AND IT IS ONLY PROFESSIONAL.
LASTLY, ON THAT BUDGET CALL FRIDAY, EATING A MR., TERRANCE GORE SHARED THAT DOCUMENTS HE RECEIVED RELATIVE TO THE THORN TREE PURCHASE SHOWS AN LLC IN PLACE THAT LISTS TWO OTHERS WITH A 33 AND 34% INTEREST IN THE PROJECT, EVEN THOUGH THE CITY PUT UP $2.7 MILLION.
A MISS KAY PATRICK BROWN STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED THE SAME AFFIRMATION,
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WE WERE ASSURED BY THE CITY MANAGER THAT THE CITY DOES OWN THE COUNTRY CLUB.BUT WE WERE NOT TOLD THAT THE LLC IS INVALID OR IT IS NOT IN PLACE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE INFORMATION COME FORTH REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. REVENUE. DIRECTOR MONICA LEWIS.
GOOD EVENING, MONICA LEWIS, DESOTO, TEXAS.
I WANTED TO SHARE THERE WAS A HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY, BUT THERE WAS A POST MADE ON FACEBOOK BY A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT TALKED ABOUT.
THERE NOT BEING GENERATIONAL CURSES THAT THEIR GENERATIONAL CHOICES.
AND I FOUND THAT TO BE VERY PROFOUND AND VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S CLEAR, BASED ON THE FIRST COMMENT THAT WAS MADE, THAT THERE'S AN ATTACK ON MISS PARKER.
I DON'T KNOW WHY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE COUP OF 6 TO 1, BUT IT'S NOT BENEFITING OUR CITY AT ALL.
WE NEED TO SEE UNIFICATION WITHIN OUR CITY.
WHATEVER IS GOING ON. INFORMATION THAT MISS PARKER HAS REQUESTED THAT SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED. PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO COUNCIL.
THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER HAS NOT RECEIVED IS NEEDED BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN ELECTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IN HER PLACE, WHICH IS A PLACE THAT WE KNOW OF.
WE NEED TO DO A BETTER. WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB.
WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF SHOWING UNITY WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE HAD AN INCIDENT ON THE BUDGET CALL ON FRIDAY.
OUR CITY MANAGER'S BEHAVIOR IS IS A TAD BIT EGREGIOUS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED SOME SENSITIVITY TRAINING REGARDING BEING IN A PREDOMINANTLY BLACK COMMUNITY. MRS LOUIS, PLEASE DO NOT.
MY APOLOGIES AGAIN. BUT THAT NEEDS TO STOP AS WELL.
THAT IS THAT IS BY THE RESIDENTS MONEY.
AND WE NEED TO BE TREATED AND GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.
I JUST FIND IT VERY SAD THAT WE'RE IN A PREDOMINANTLY BLACK COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK BOARD.
AND WHEN YOU DO A SURVEY WITHIN THIS CITY AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON THIS BOARD, THEY SAY THAT PEOPLE THAT LOOK, THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE ME.
DID A BETTER JOB THAN WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
IT'S VERY SAD TO ME. IT'S VERY HEARTBREAKING TO ME THAT WE HAVE PROJECTS BEING ERECTED.
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET IT DONE, DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET IT DONE.
OPERATIONAL COST. EMPLOYEE COST IS NOT BEING INVOLVED.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A UNIQUE CITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EDUCATED. PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO MAKE DECISIONS.
WE DON'T SEE ORGANIZATION OR WE DON'T SEE MANAGERIAL.
IT MUST STOP. I'VE SAID BEFORE THAT WE HAVE BECOME A JOKE.
PEOPLE ARE WATCHING US ONLINE.
GOOD EVENING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. JAMES LEWIS, DESOTO, TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILS AND NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS YOUR TRANSPARENCY TO US AS A COMMUNITY.
MY WHOLE LIFE, I HAVE BEEN RAISED BY A MOTHER THAT WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH CAPTAIN TILL THE DAY OF HER DEATH. AND THE ONLY THING I KNOW IS COMMUNITY.
AND ONE THING I NEED FROM YOU IS THIS.
TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH US AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT'S GOING ON THAT Y'ALL ARE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT WITH US ABOUT AND NOT INFORMING US ABOUT, AND DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE WITHOUT US.
I THOUGHT WE WAS IN THIS TOGETHER.
AND IF THAT'S NOT SO, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THAT, RIGHT? WE HAVE BEEN RAISED OUR WHOLE LIFE.
WE SEE SOMETHING. SAY SOMETHING.
I'M ASKING YOU THE COUNCIL RIGHT NOW IF Y'ALL KNOW SOME THINGS IS NOT GOING RIGHT, PLEASE SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE THIS IS OUR CITY.
WE ARE HERE TO BE HERE TOGETHER AND BRING THINGS TOGETHER.
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ME AND MY WIFE CHOSE THIS, THIS PLACE TO BE OUR RESIDENTS, TO LEAVE A LEGACY AND SOMETHING FOR OUR GRANDKIDS.AND NOW WE TRYING TO WE WAVERING ON OUR DECISIONS RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED THEM FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS THE PLACE WHERE WE LOVE AND WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
SO PLEASE, JUST BE MORE TRANSPARENT.
KEEP US INFORMED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT'S GOING ON SO THAT WE CAN BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS AS WELL. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING TO COME HERE TODAY AND SAY THE SAME THINGS, BUT ONE THING WE NEED FROM YOU IS THIS YOUR COMMITMENT BECAUSE WE VOTED YOU IN TO BE OUR VOICE FOR US. AND I NEED YOUR VOICE TO BE REAL AND TRUE, AND I NEED FOR THAT TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S TRANSPARENT AND REAL.
ANNA WILLIAMS. ANNA WILLIAMS. DESOTO, TEXAS 77 YEARS.
AUGUST 1ST. THAT'S WHAT I GOT AT LARGE AND SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A COUNCIL THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY BLACK.
WE HAVE AND WE CAN'T GET SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT.
WE HAVE ASKED MY LATE HUSBAND ASKED ABOUT SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS.
SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT MEANS THAT EVERYBODY THE TRANSPARENCY.
YOU GET IT. YOU GET PEOPLE 77 YEARS, 60 YEARS WITH HIGH SCHOOL.
AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT AN AT-LARGE MEANS IN THIS CITY.
READ MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BOOK BY MR. JONES THAT SAYS WHAT WOULD MARTIN SAY? IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS FOR HIM TO COME TO DESOTO, TEXAS AND SAY, I HAVE.
I HAD A DREAM AND IT IS FOR EVERYBODY.
HE TALKED ABOUT CESAR CHAVEZ AND SAID, YOU'LL NEVER, EVER GET YOUR CONGRESSMEN, YOUR SENATORS, YOUR STATE SENATORS UNTIL YOU MAKE SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT DESOTO.
I'M NOT IMPRESSED. SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT PEOPLE HERE WHO TALK ABOUT IT AND NEVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE'S TWO BRIDGES THAT'S REALLY BAD IN DESOTO GOING UP WINTERGREEN TO COCKRELL OR WINTERGREEN AND COCKRELL HILL.
MY DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THERE.
I'M SORRY. DIDN'T YOU KNOW? IT DIDN'T GO OVER? IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS.
WE HAVE IN WOODLANDS ON THE CREEK, A HUGE PROBLEM.
HERE'S A MAN THAT'S ALMOST GONE.
INTO THE CREEK. IF YOU GO, HIS HOUSE GOES INTO THE CREEK.
SO GOES WOODLANDS ON THE CREEK.
THE ROOSEVELT WILLIAMS BRIDGE.
THAT'S TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
WE ALL CITIZENS SHOULD GET TOGETHER.
I DON'T HATE ANYBODY HERE, PEOPLE.
OH, ELEANOR WILLIAMS, YOU KNOW SHE HATES EVERYBODY.
I DO NOT. I'M SHOCKED THAT WE CAN'T GET BETTER REPRESENTATION IN HERE AND DO A GREAT JOB. I LOVE DE SOTO. I DO.
THAT'S WHY MY HUSBAND AND I CAME OUT HERE.
MY NEPHEW, MY TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS GRADUATED.
THEY MADE A DIFFERENCE WITH DE SOTO.
AND I HOPE THAT THE CITIZENS UNDERSTAND.
SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT IS IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
THANK YOU, MISS WILLIAMS. WE HAVE THE FINAL CITIZEN COMMENT CARD FOR THE NIGHT FROM MISS JEANETTE HUTCHINSON. GOOD EVENING.
I AM JEANETTE HUTCHINSON AND A CITIZEN OF DE SOTO.
I HATE TO DUPLICATE WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID, BUT I'M SORRY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. WE'RE STILL CONCERNED, AND I KNOW HE'S ALREADY ADDRESSED THE BULK BULK TRASH ISSUE, BUT WE RESIDENTS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT IT AND ABOUT THE CODE, AND THEY WERE TELLING US TO GO TO CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH YOUR CALLS AND EMAILS REGARDING THIS MATTER, OR WE'RE ASKING THAT THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC BE RESCINDED DUE TO ITS INEFFECTIVENESS AND IS NOT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
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WE'RE ASKING TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS SCHEDULE BY PICKING UP THE TRASH ON A WEEKLY BASIS, BECAUSE THAT'S BETTER FOR THE CITIZENS.AND AS HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED, THE WORKERS ARE COMPLAINING THAT THAT'S DOUBLE WORK FOR THEM TO COME OUT AND PICK UP.
MY MY TRASH AND MY NEIGHBOR'S TRASH IS HERE AND THEY WON'T PICK THAT UP.
THAT'S PRETTY LUDICROUS. AND WE I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RATIONALE IS BEHIND THAT.
AND NEITHER DO MOST OF THE CITIZENS OR THE TRASH.
THE TRASH SHOULD BE PICKED UP.
WE ARE WORRIED THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES SHARE THE SAME DUMPING LOCATION, WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD. AND WE'RE PAYING WATER AND SEWAGE BILLS, WHICH ARE INCLUDE THE TRASH PICKUP, WHICH ARE EXTREMELY HIGH.
AND WE AS THE CITIZENS DESERVE BETTER SERVICES.
WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FEES BEING INCREASED DUE TO, BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE INCREASED DUE TO EXTRA TRASH AND EXTRA BULK BECAUSE WE ARE PAYING TAXES. SO WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY EXTRA MONIES FOR BULK? THAT'S SAY, FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF MY NEIGHBOR'S TRASH WAS SHE HAD TRASH HERE AND THEN SHE HAD TRASH IN ANOTHER IN ANOTHER AREA.
THEY PICKED UP ONE PORTION OF TRASH AND THEY WOULDN'T PICK UP THE OTHER PORTION THAT WAS THERE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WHY? WHY WAS THAT? AND THEY WERE SAYING BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRASH THAT WAS THERE, OR I KNOW MY TIME IS RUNNING SHORT, SO I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING, BUT I MOVED TO MINNESOTA MYSELF IN 1996 WHEN I MOVED HERE.
I CAME TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE MORNING, IN THE AFTERNOON AND LATE AT NIGHT TO SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY LOOKED LIKE. I BROUGHT MY CHILDREN HERE TO SEE WHAT THE SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE. AND IF YOU IF WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, IF PROSPECTIVE PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO DESOTO, PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES WANT TO COME TO DESOTO, WOULD THEY DO TO THE STATE THAT DESOTO IS IN AS FAR AS THE TRASH SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT? I KNOW OUR SCHOOLS ARE IMPROVING, BUT WOULD THEY WANT TO COME HERE IN THE STATE THAT IT'S IN? IF THEY DROVE AROUND DESOTO AND SAW ALL THIS, WHAT, THEY WANT TO BRING THEIR FAMILIES AND MOVE TO THIS CITY.
SO WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER.
THOMAS HUTCHINSON, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. I APOLOGIZE, MAYOR, I HAVE ONE LAST CITIZEN COMMENT CARD FOR MR. TERRANCE GORE. GOOD EVENING, MR. GORE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. HI.
MY NAME IS TERRANCE GORE. I'M RESIDENT OF DESOTO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M HERE TODAY TO RAISE NOT MERELY CONCERN AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, BUT ONE THAT IS DEEPLY DISTURBED BY THE CITY'S LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE HANDLING OF THE THORN TREE GOLF CLUB ACQUISITION AND ITS ENTANGLEMENT WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS. LET'S BE CLEAR BEFORE THE CITY HAD TAKEN TITLE OR DEED TO THE THORN TREE PROPERTY BEFORE THE ASSIGNMENT OR PURCHASE ON JUNE 25TH AND BEFORE THE DEED WAS FILED ON JULY 1ST, A COMPANY AGREEMENT FORMING THORN TREE GOLF CLUB VENTURE LLC WAS DRAFTED ON OR ABOUT JUNE 5TH, AND WAS FULLY EXECUTED BY THE CITY MANAGER ON JUNE 28TH, WITH THE OTHER TWO PARTIES SIGNING ON JUNE 5TH.
THIS DEAL WAS NEGOTIATED ENTIRELY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WAS MADE, WAS MADE BEFORE THE PUBLIC VOTE, BEFORE THE PURCHASE, AND BEFORE THE TRANSPARENT DISCUSSION WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO WHO FUNDED THIS ACQUISITION AND WHAT THE RESULT THE RESULTING IS THAT THE CITY INTEREST WAS DELIBERATELY DILUTED AND REDUCED TO A 33 AND A THIRD OR A THIRD STAKE IN THE PROPERTY, WHILE THE WHILE THE PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, RUSSELL GLENN AND THORN TREE PROPERTIES GROUP WALKED AWAY WITH 67% INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS A MATTER OF DOCUMENTATION.
THE ASSET PURCHASE, WITH TAX DOLLARS NOT ONLY COVERING THE WAS GOVERNED BY A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT THAT WAS PUT PRIVATE INTEREST FIRST AND THE SOLAR RESIDENTS LAST.
IT IS A PREMEDITATED BACKDOOR DEAL, A BAIT AND SWITCH CLOAKED BY THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH EXECUTED AS A QUICK GIVEAWAY OF PUBLIC EQUITY.
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SEEMINGLY ORCHESTRATED TO BENEFIT THE CITY MANAGER, FAVORED DEVELOPERS AND POTENTIALLY MERE MEMBERS OF THE COUNT OF THIS VERY COUNCIL AND THEIR CRONIES. LET ME BE.THIS COUNCIL COMPLACENCY HAS ALLOWED THIS CULTURE OF CONCEALMENT TO THRIVE.
THE DOCTRINE OF BETTER TO ASK FORGIVENESS.
FORGIVENESS LATER AND AND PERMISSION NOW MUST END.
AND IT MUST END NOW. TONIGHT THEREFORE, I REQUEST I'M NOT REQUESTING.
I DO NOT REQUEST. NO, I DEMAND THAT THE CITY PUBLICLY ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING. WHO AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO STRUCTURE AND EXECUTE A DEAL BEFORE THE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL? WHY WASN'T CITY COUNCIL? WASN'T FULLY MADE AWARE OF THE LLC? THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME, MR. GORE.
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CARDS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU.
[F. 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. ]
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.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 OR ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE VOTE AT THE REQUEST OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE MAYOR, OR THE CITY MANAGER.
FIRST, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES.
THE FIRST ONE, THE APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 17TH, 2025 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A DATE CORRECTION WAS MADE TO REFLECT OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 INSTEAD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, AS WELL AS APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 17TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR CONSENT.
OTHER ITEMS WE HAVE CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF DESOTO'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG 2025 TO 2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN IN 2025 TO 2026. ACTION PLAN FOR SUBMISSION TO THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD.
CONSIDER RATIFYING THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CORBETT MITCHELL MEDIA, LLC FOR SERVICES TO ASSIST THE CITY OF DESOTO IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPONSORS AND ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT SPECIAL EVENTS HELD ANNUALLY.
DE SOTO AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CORBETT MITCHELL MEDIA, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF 9862 AND $50.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MASTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH 791 PURCHASING COOPERATIVE IN PARENTHESES.
791 CO-OP TO ALLOW THE CITY ACCESS TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH PLACER LABS, INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $82,557 TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PLACER AI CONSUMER BEHAVIOR ANALYTICS PLATFORM TO ALL CITY OF DE SOTO DESOTO DEPARTMENTS CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT UNIFORMS FROM IMPACT PROMOTIONAL SERVICES, LLC.
DBA GOT YOU COVERED WORKWEAR AND UNIFORMS UTILIZING BY BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 773 DASH 25, IN THE AMOUNT OF $45,000 FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $140,000.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION AND AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF DALLAS COUNTY.
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND 101 BY $11,820 TO APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BUDGET FOR OVERTIME EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE USE OF POLICE OFFICERS AS SECURITY FOR THE THREE DAY REGGAE MUSIC FESTIVAL HELD ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2024. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. STATE CEASE FUNDS 2009 BY $15,000 TO COVER ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR LABORATORY TESTING. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND 101, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO REIMBURSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. DASH CODE ENFORCEMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR INVOICE PAYMENTS MADE TO BUREAU VERITAS FOR APARTMENT ASSESSMENT SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE CITY OF DESOTO'S
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CITY APARTMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND 107 BY $78,000 TO FUND THE REPLACEMENT OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE THAT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS.
CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO TO 2025, ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND ONE ON ONE BY $33,550 TO REIMBURSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR PAYMENT OF THREE PAST DUE INVOICES TO HARMER AVENUE INSIGHTS AVENUE, LLC. FOR SERVICES RELATED TO AIRBNB DATABASE, AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE LIABILITY INSURANCE FUND 107 BY $97,000 TO FUND NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE CITY OF DESOTO'S CITY VEHICLE CAR WASH FACILITY DUE TO DAMAGE SUSTAINED DURING THE WINTER FREEZE THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 7TH 17TH, 2024.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEM G 13 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA AND IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME.
THAT ITEM IS CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2025, ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND ONE ON ONE BY $21,500 TO SUPPORT SOFTWARE USED BY BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR PERMITTING CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION AND FIELD INSPECTIONS. THE SOFTWARE IS ALSO UTILIZED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT TO FACILITATE LONG TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION AND RELATED INSPECTIONS.
THANK YOU, MISS REYNOLDS. COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, COUNCILMEMBER PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
YES. I HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO GET.
WELL, ACTUALLY ONE, BECAUSE YOU JUST PULLED THE ITEM 13.
BUT IS THAT BEING PULLED TO A LATER DATE? FOR CONSIDERATION? NO, MA'AM.
IT'S BEING PULLED COMPLETELY. THERE'S NO NEED FOR IT AT THIS AT THIS TIME ANYMORE.
OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER SEVEN.
ITEM. I'M SORRY. G7. I DO KNOW, AND I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE JUST WANTING TO ASK THE CLARIFYING QUESTION. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A QUESTION JUST ON. BECAUSE AS I WAS READING THIS INFORMATION, I COULDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND. IS IT REIMBURSING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND? I GUESS I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
WAS THIS ALREADY AGREED TO? AND THEN WE'RE JUST REIMBURSING WHAT WAS ALREADY AGREED TO LAST YEAR.
THIS IS FOR THE REGGAE FESTIVAL. RIGHT? RIGHT.
SO WHEN THE REGGAE FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE, THE PROMOTER WAS MADE AWARE THAT THEY NEEDED TO PAY 100% OF ALL THE ALL OF THE COSTS TO THE CITY, WHICH INCLUDED. I'M SORRY, I CAN'T IN MY MOUTH, WHICH INCLUDED POLICE OVERTIME.
SO THAT WAS PAID AS, AS REQUESTED, BUT IT WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
FUN. AND SO NOW IT'S BEING CREDITED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE CREDITED TO THE CORRECT PLACE.
OKAY. SO THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND THEY'RE BEING CREDITED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON ON THE LINE OF WHAT HER HERS IS? SINCE BECAUSE THIS WASN'T A CITY EVENT, IT WAS CONSIDERED A VENDOR EVENT, AND I THOUGHT ROLL CALL WAS IN PLACE.
WHY WOULD THIS HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH ROLL CALL VERSUS THE FUNDING? JUST COME TO THE CITY.
I'M NOT. I DON'T REMEMBER IF ROLL CALL WAS IN PLACE OR NOT AT THE TIME, BUT YEAH.
BUT BUT THIS WAS THIS WAS FOR ROLL CALL.
FOR ROLL CALL. NOT JUST CITY, NOT JUST CITY OF DESOTO.
POLICE OFFICERS ARE SIGNED UP FOR ROLL CALL.
THEY COULD CALL DALLAS COUNTY OFFICERS. THEY COULD CALL ANY ANY LICENSED POLICE OFFICER.
NOT, I MEAN, NOT A CITY EVENT, BUT THIS WAS AN EVENT THAT THE CITY KIND OF WORKED WITH THE PROMOTERS TO ENSURE THAT THE EVENT TOOK PLACE.
ONLY CITY OF DESOTO POLICE OFFICERS WERE USED FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT.
GOTCHA. THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR AN ITEM AS WELL.
G ONE AND THAT'S THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR 22, 20, 25 TO 29 AND THE ACTION PLAN FOR 25 TO 26.
THERE WAS DEFINITELY A LOT OF DIALOG ABOUT WANTING TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE NORM WAS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES WITHIN OUR CITY THAT WE COULD ADDRESS WITH
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THE GRANT MONEY. HOWEVER, WHAT I SAW ON THE PRESENTATION LOOKS LIKE THE SAME THING THAT WE WE SAW DURING THE PUBLIC GRANTS PUBLIC HEARING.SO I JUST WANTED TO AFFIRM THAT NO CHANGES WERE TECHNICALLY MADE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE CHANGES ASKED.
YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE ACTUALLY WANTED TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE JUST FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
AFTER WE CONDUCTED THE THE KIND OF, LIKE, BRING YOU ALL OF THE BALANCES FROM THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE NOT SPENT YET.
WE CAN STILL REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO THE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE PROGRAM NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE. AND THE CITIZENS THAT HAVE MENTIONED INCLUDING SIDEWALKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE DAYCARE AND SMALL, VERY SMALL MINOR REPAIRS TO THE HOMES SO WE COULD STILL REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.
WE WERE ASKING TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED TO FOR ANOTHER YEAR JUST SO WE CAN FINISH THE HOME REPAIRS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED APPLICATIONS FOR, AS WELL AS CONTINUE THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THAT A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS ARE ALREADY USED TO AND THEN MAYBE USE THIS YEAR TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND AT LEAST COMMUNICATE THOSE CHANGES BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST.
AS WELL AS FINISHING OFF THE SENIOR CENTER PROJECT JUST SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT COMPLETED WITH A FULL WITH THE FULL SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT WAS PRESENTED.
SO WE WE CAN STILL WE HAVE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE NOT USED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, AND WE CAN USE THOSE TOWARDS THE, THE NEW PROJECTS.
AND WE'LL BRING THOSE BACK TO COUNCIL TO APPROVE AND TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN YOU'LL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THOSE? WITH THAT, WE CAN IF WE CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER JUST SO WE CAN GET THE NEW PROGRAM STARTED, THEN WE CAN BRING IT IN EITHER BY THE PRESENTATION DAY IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.
THAT'S OKAY. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO HOST A PUBLIC HEARING TO GET INPUT FROM THE CITIZEN AS WELL AS COUNSEL, AND THEN IT'S ANOTHER TO TAKE THAT INPUT AND THEN NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR COMING BACK WITH LISTENING TO THE VOICES AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR SURE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I SEE NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES.
SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MISS REYNOLDS, WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT.
AND I BELIEVE THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.
YES, MA'AM. IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE ORDINANCE CAPTION, WHICH APPLIES TO ITEMS G SEVEN THROUGH G 12 OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND THE CAPTION READS, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 TO 2 TO 2025, ADOPTED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MADAM MAYOR, MAY I ASK A QUESTION REALLY QUICKLY? FOR THE PURPOSES OF ALL OF THE VEHICLES.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW VEHICLE CHANGES THIS YEAR.
IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE CAN ASK FOR, LIKE, A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL OF THE CHANGES TO THOSE VEHICLES AND UPDATES? BECAUSE WE'VE MADE SOME AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IF WE COULD JUST GET A LIST LISTING OF THOSE AND WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A JUST A BREAKDOWN OF, OKAY, OUR CITY MANAGER STEPPED OUT FOR FOR A MOMENT.
SO CAN WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE REQUEST IS TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS BACK TO COUNCIL? SO CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR REQUEST? WELL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF AMENDMENTS AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, VEHICLE CHANGES, BUYS ALL THAT SORT OF THING.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN MAYBE GET AN ACTUAL COMPLETE, COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE BUYS, AS WELL AS AMENDMENTS, YOU KNOW, OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASES AND THINGS THAT OF THAT NATURE AROUND VEHICLES.
WE USED TO WE USED TO RECEIVE A LIST MONTHLY OF THE FLEET FROM WHAT WE DID.
I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT STOPPED, BUT WE USED TO RECEIVE A LIST OF THE FLEET.
AND SO I GUESS JUST A MATTER OF RESUMING THAT, SEEING IF THAT CAN RESUME.
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE CAN DO THAT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
YOU DID BOTH ORDINANCES ALREADY.
[1. Consider approval of an Ordinance adopting the Transportation Design Manual for the City of DeSoto, effective October 1, 2025]
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WE'LL TAKE THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE TRANSPORTATION DESIGN MANUAL FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.
MAKING A PRESENTATION IS CITY ENGINEER MEHDI HASSAN.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
OKAY. OUR AGENDA TODAY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DESIGN MANUAL ON PURPOSE, SOME BACKGROUND, SOME MAJOR UPDATES, BENEFITS OF THE NEW MANUAL AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATION. AND THEN THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION TODAY IS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE BENEFITS OF ADOPTING THE NEW MANUAL TO REPLACE THE OLD MANUAL PAVEMENT DESIGN MANUAL FROM 2005. SOME BACKGROUNDS.
THE CITY CURRENT PAVEMENT DESIGN MANUAL WAS DEVELOPED IN 2005.
THE CITY HIRED A CONSULTANT TO PERFORM COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION TO UPDATE THIS CITY EXISTING PAVEMENT DESIGN MANUAL. THE THE CONSULTANT IS HERE TONIGHT IN CASE IF WE NEED TO DELVE INTO THE METHODOLOGY.
ON OCTOBER 2024, THE CITY CONSULTANT PRESENTED TO THE CITY CONSULTANT PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE METHODOLOGY FOLLOWED TO DEVELOP THIS MANUAL ALONG WITH MAJOR UPDATES AND BENEFITS. NEXT SLIDE.
JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU THE CHANGE.
ON ONE OF THE MAJOR CHANGES IS MORE MODERNIZED.
ON THE LEFT YOU SEE A TYPICAL ROADWAY SECTION FOR A MAJOR COLLECTOR FROM THE ALL PAVEMENT DESIGN. AND YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU A LOT OF DETAILS.
ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WE HAVE THE SAME TYPICAL CROSS SECTION FOR FOR THE SAME ROAD CLASSIFICATION, A MAJOR COLLECTOR, AND BASICALLY PROVIDE MORE VISUALS AND MORE DETAILS. YOU CAN SEE THE LANE WIDTH.
YOU CAN SEE THE BUFFER BEFORE THE SIDEWALK AS WELL.
SOME OTHER MAJOR UPDATES STREET CLASSIFICATION.
IN THE OLDER, OLDER MANUAL, WE HAVE ARTERIALS COLLECTORS.
NOW WE'RE WE'RE KIND OF BREAKING THEM DOWN TO MINOR AND MAJOR ARTERIALS LIKE BELTLINE AND WESTMORELAND. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, MAJOR AND MINOR COLLECTORS AS WELL.
ONE OF THE OTHER CHANGES THE DESIGN VEHICLE, IT WAS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE OLDER MANUAL WITH THE 2025 TRANSPORTATION DESIGN MANUAL WILL HAVE THE DESIGN VEHICLE DEFINED, AND THAT WOULD BE THE 18 WHEELERS.
YOU CALL THEM WB 67 FOR ARTERIALS AND MAJOR COLLECTORS, AND THEN THE FIRE TRUCK FOR LOCALS AND COLLECTORS OR MINOR COLLECTORS, I SHOULD SAY. ANOTHER BIG CHANGE.
THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE A VERY MINIMAL TREATMENT.
AND THE PAVEMENT DESIGN MANUAL AND THE TRANSPORTATION.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A NEW CHAPTER THAT ADDRESSES SPACING, YOU KNOW, SLOPE ROUNDABOUTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANTS AS WELL.
ANOTHER MAJOR COMPONENT, THE ADA AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT DESIGN REQUIREMENTS IN THE OLDER MANUAL IS KIND OF LIKE MINIMUM GUIDANCE.
NOW WE HAVE FULL SECTIONS THAT ACTUALLY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROACT TASKS AND ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND ADA COMPLIANCE.
ANOTHER MAJOR CHANGE STREETSCAPE AND IRRIGATION.
IT WASN'T EVEN ADDRESSED IN THE 2005 MANUAL.
NOW WE'LL HAVE AN ENTIRE SECTION IN CHAPTER ON THE STREETSCAPE, IRRIGATION, BUFFER WIDTH AND IRRIGATION AND RIGHT OF WAY.
SOME OF THE BENEFITS IMPROVE SAFETY, OBVIOUSLY, BY ENHANCING SIDE VISIBILITY, INTERSECTION GEOMETRIES AS WELL.
AND THEN OTHER BENEFIT IS TO BUILD A MULTI-MODAL WHERE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BIKES, PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER NORTH WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
SO THEN WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS MANUAL WILL ELIMINATE ACTUALLY WILL ELIMINATE THE OUTDATED STANDARDS. ALSO, IT WILL INCREASE THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIONS. AND THEN WE WILL ACTUALLY REQUIRE GEOTECH REPORTS FOR THE ARTERIALS, BIG ROADS. AND INSTEAD OF HAVING A FIXED PAVEMENT THICKNESS ANOTHER BENEFIT IS TO REDUCE THE LONG TERM COST JUST TO KIND OF LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIZE, BETTER DESIGN, LESS REPAIRS, LESS MAINTENANCE MONEY.
AND THEN THE LAST ITEM WE HAVE THIS STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FUNDING IT BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH FEDERAL FUNDS NOW WE HAVE A VERY UPDATED MANUAL.
LAST SLIDE, THE RECOMMENDATION CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY TO ADOPT THE NEW MANUAL 2025 TRANSPORTATION DESIGN MANUAL TO REPLACE THE 2005 PAVEMENT DESIGN MANUAL,
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EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I'LL OPEN THAT UP FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. OKC. COUNCIL I DO, I DO SEE SOME LIGHTS.
I'M NOT SURE WHO HAD THEIR LIGHT ON FIRST.
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT I TRIED TO GO BACK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS CAME BEFORE US LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER.
AND THEN THERE WAS A WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TURNAROUND OF NOVEMBER.
AND SO I WANTED TO KNOW, BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO COMPARE THE TWO DOCUMENTS, HOW DIFFERENT FROM THE DOCUMENT IN OCTOBER IS THIS DOCUMENT? I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PAST.
I DON'T THINK WE HAD A MAJOR UPDATES, BUT LET ME GET YOU THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
EITHER CITY CITY ENGINEER MR. MD. HUSSEIN CAN IF YOU COULD JUST CHIME IN.
IF I CORRECTLY UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS YOU ARE ASKING, THE DRAFT THAT WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR AND THIS ONE, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE BASICALLY REMAIN LITERALLY THE SAME.
BUT WE HAVE WAITED FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THERE IS A NEW CHAPTER IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CHAPTER EIGHT, WHICH IS FOR STREETSCAPE.
THAT CHAPTER WAS BEING PREPARED BY ANOTHER CONSULTANT HIRED BY PLANNING DIVISION OF THE CITY OF DESOTO. WE WAITED FOR THAT CHAPTER TO BE COMPLETED SO THAT WE ARE IN COMPLETE CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STREETSCAPE, MOBILITY AND THOROUGHFARE.
OKAY, SO IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, THE THE DOCUMENTS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME.
YES. OKAY. BECAUSE I KEPT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE AS I LOOK THROUGH THE PREVIOUS ONE. AND SO WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE, THERE WAS A MENTION THAT ONCE THIS IS ADOPTED, IF IT'S ADOPTED, THAT IT WOULD HAVE A YEARLY UPDATE.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT IF THIS IS ADOPTED OCTOBER 1ST, OCTOBER 1ST OF 2026, IT WILL COME BACK FOR ANOTHER REVIEW OR FOR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
WELL, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT VERBIAGE IN THE MANUAL THAT WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, LIKE ADOPT LIKE A NEW VERSION OF THE MANUAL EVERY YEAR.
TYPICALLY CITIES DO, LIKE 3 TO 5 YEARS.
I'D LIKE TO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS TO ACTUALLY ISSUE AN AMENDMENT AT EACH YEAR AND THEN MAYBE 3 TO 5 YEARS, THEN WE WOULD UPDATE THE MANUAL.
SO WITH THAT, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS I DIDN'T SEE THAT VERBIAGE ANYWHERE, BUT I DID SEE IT IN THE PREVIOUS WHEN WE SAW IT LAST YEAR DURING THAT MEETING.
THAT WAS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION.
ONCE IT'S ADOPTED, IT WAS GOING TO COME BACK IN NOVEMBER, AND ONCE IT'S ADOPTED, IT DID NOT COME BACK, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ONCE IT COMES AND IT'S ADOPTED FROM THAT ADOPTION DATE A YEAR OUT, IT WOULD BE REVIEWED. WHAT I'M ASKING IS, AND I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE 3 TO 5 YEARS, BUT THAT PART IS THAT GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN SOME DOCUMENTATION TO SAY THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO TO THIS? YEAH. I THINK, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE KEEPS US FLEXIBLE THIS WAY AND THEN THIS WAY, YOU KNOW, WE COULD WHETHER DECIDE WHETHER WE WANT TO ISSUE AN AMENDMENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR WE ACTUALLY, LIKE, ISSUE A NEW EDITION OR NEW VERSION.
SO THAT WAS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TELL OURSELVES ON 2026 OR 2027, WE EACH YEAR WE WOULD HAVE TO ADOPT A NEW MANUAL.
MAYBE YOU DON'T NEED IT. YOU KNOW, IT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A MATTER OF TIME.
WE NEED THE TEAM TO WORK WITH ON PROJECTS WITH IT.
READ THE MANUAL, BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT, AND THEN GET SOME EXPERIENCE ON WITH KIND OF WITH THE NEW PROJECTS DEPENDING ON THIS MANUAL.
AND THEN AT THE END OF THEIR, WE'LL EVALUATE AND SEE IF THERE IS ACTUALLY A NEED FOR AN AMENDMENT.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR AMENDMENT OR THERE'S A NEED TO ISSUE ANOTHER REVISION.
OKAY. AND THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS IS THIS IN LINE WITH HAMPTON ROADS? SO LIKE CAN YOU CAN CAN YOU ELABORATE, MAKING SURE THAT WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT ANYTHING THAT'S BEING ASKED FOR HAMPTON ROAD IS ALSO IN HERE? YES, YES. SO HAMPTON, WE WERE LIKE AT 15% DESIGN OR SO, LIKE CONCEPTUAL PLANS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ROADWAY, NOT THE ZONING PORTION.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIKE THEY'RE ALL IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS ONE KIND OF THE LIKE MD MENTIONED THE CITY ENGINEER, WHERE WE'RE WAITING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SO EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THANK YOU.
I YIELD BACK. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANNING THAT WE WENT THROUGH EXTENSIVELY, WE INVOLVED OUR PARTNERS WITH PLANNING AND ZONING.
AND SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS THIS TRAFFIC WITH THIS POLICY,
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WAS THIS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE OR NOT COMMISSION? AND ALSO DEVELOPERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY, I GUESS, THAT DO BUSINESS WITH DESOTO FROM TO GET A THREE 60 APPROACH TO THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS BEFORE IT CAME TO COUNCIL.SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. THE FIRST PART.
NO, THIS ONE WAS NOT ADDRESSED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BECAUSE THIS IS A TECHNICAL MANUAL.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT CHANGING ANYTHING LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO LIKE SUBDIVISION OR ANYTHING. IT'S LIKE MORE TECHNICAL, LIKE WHETHER, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
WE'RE REFERRING BACK TO THE MUTCD, WHICH IS A VERY TECHNICAL DOCUMENT THAT IS RELATED TO ENGINEERING.
SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION.
THE SECOND QUESTION, I KNOW THE CITY ENGINEER AND THE CONSULTANT ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH DEVELOPERS AND CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE DETAILS, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET MORE DETAILS, THEN I CAN ASK THEM TO COME ON THE PODIUM.
YEAH. IF YOU COULD JUST TALK ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PAST JUST ONE SENTENCE.
WE SHARED THE FINAL DRAFT VERSION WITH DEVELOPERS, AND THERE ARE GENERALLY RETAINED CONSULTANTS, DESIGN ENGINEERS VIA EMAIL AND ASKED THEM TO SHARE ANY COMMENT OR CONCERN IF THEY HAVE ANY. OKAY. AND YOU DIDN'T GET ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS? NOT THEN. AND VERY MINOR.
AND BACK TO THE OTHER QUESTION THAT YOU YOU ASKED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I KNOW THAT YOU YOU YOU TALK ABOUT MULTI-MODAL MOBILITY IN THIS ORDINANCE AS WELL AS IN THIS PRESENTATION.
AND I GUESS SINCE MY CONCERN IS BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION CAN SOMETIMES BE A PART OF PLANNING AND ZONING FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE OF A DEVELOPER WHO COULD BE DEVELOPING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT. I JUST FOR ME, I UNDERSTAND IT'S A TECHNICAL MANUAL, BUT IN, IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, IT'S A REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVELOPERS TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE DESIGN.
CORRECT? YEAH. NO, THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD QUESTION.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY LET'S SAY PARKERVILLE PARKERVILLE ROAD, RIGHT. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SAYS, YOU KNOW, SIX LANES FOR PARKERVILLE IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT THIS DOCUMENT SAYS, THEY DON'T SPECIFY WHICH ROAD WILL HAVE TO HOW MANY LANES OR THE WIDTH OF THE LANE.
BUT WE SAY IF IT'S A MAJOR ARTERIAL.
THEN WE WANT TO HAVE LIKE, LET'S SAY 1 TO 20FT OF RIGHT OF WAY.
AND THEN AND THEN THIS DESIGN VEHICLE, IS THIS THE SPEED LIMIT.
IS THIS. SO IT DOESN'T REALLY SPECIFY THE WIDTH OF THE SPECIFIC ROAD THAT SOME OF THAT INFORMATION YOU WOULD FIND IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TECHNICAL DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSPORTATION DESIGN MANUAL, IT WOULD ACTUALLY KIND OF TELL YOU, LIKE IF YOU HAVE AN ARTERIAL ROAD, THEN YOU WILL HAVE THAT TYPE OF DESIGN VEHICLE AND THAT TYPE OF OF OF A SPEED LIMIT.
OKAY. OKAY. MAY I ASK JUST FROM CITY MANAGER, FROM STAFF, THAT THE LEASE BE PROVIDED TO THEM SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS ANOTHER POLICY IN PLACE AROUND THE DESIGN FOR TRANSPORTATION? THEY MAY NOT EVER USE IT, BUT I BELIEVE IF THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGERTIPS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE COUNCIL IS MAKING A CHANGE, THAT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY.
MAYOR PRO TEM, AND LET ME TELL YOU, CLARIFYING IT.
I WAS TRYING TO GET SLIDE FIVE BACK INTO THIS.
SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A MAJOR COLLECTOR STREET IS.
AND IT GIVES YOU THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF IT.
SO IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A COMPLETE STREET OR MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A DESIGN OF THAT STREET THAT SHOWS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEDIAN.
YOU CAN HAVE A TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANES, YOU CAN HAVE PARKING, YOU CAN HAVE THROUGH LANES.
THERE'S VARIATIONS OF OF THOSE.
SO THIS IS NOT THIS IS KIND OF LIKE A MANUALS ARE USUALLY GUIDELINES.
AND I WORRY SOMETIMES WHEN THAT'S OVERUSED AS, AS KIND OF THE THE THE DOCUMENT TO USE.
THEY'RE USED FOR US AS GUIDELINES.
AND SOMETIMES THERE'S MINOR CONFLICTS OR MINOR TWEAKS TO SOME OF THE THINGS THE MAJORITY OF IT, 80% OR 90% OF IT IS TO BE FOLLOWED.
SIX FOOT SIDEWALK FOR A MAJOR STREET FOR AN ARTERIAL.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THAT MULTI-MODAL.
AND IF YOU RECALL, LOCAL STREETS ARE NOT REALLY YOUR YOUR TRANSIT STREETS.
RIGHT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT CROSS-SECTION.
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AND SO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.GIVE OUR GIVE OUR PARTNERS THE DEVELOPERS SOME GUIDANCE OR EVEN GIVES US AT THE CIP LEVEL GUIDANCE TO WHAT WE NEED TO DO MOVING FORWARD.
GOTCHA. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE I WE USE THE LANGUAGE ALSO IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE ABOUT COMPLETE STREETS.
AND THE MODEL APPEARS TO BE OF THAT OF A COMPLETE STREET, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF I DON'T SEE CYCLING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT INTO YOUR TO YOUR PRESENTATION MULTI MODAL MOBILITY WITH WITH THIS MANUAL.
IS THIS A MANUAL GEARED TOWARDS A COMPLETE STREET.
YES. AND IF I MAY REVISE THE TERM COMPLETE STREET.
IT'S CONTEXT SENSITIVE DESIGN MEANING THAT YOU REALLY TAKE A SPECIFIC AREA AND YOU LOOK WHAT'S WHAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR THAT SPECIFIC AREA.
SO YOU MAY HAVE WIDER, WIDER SIDEWALKS OR WIDER LANES OR PARKING OR A DEDICATED LANE FOR TRANSIT.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE ADDRESSING CONCERNING WITH.
YEAH, BUT THAT'S THE SAME CONCEPT AS A COMPLETE STREET, MEANING THAT YOU REALLY DESIGNED FOR ALL USERS OF THE ROAD WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.
THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL WILL SEE COMING BACK TO THEM AT ANOTHER MEETING. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY REPLACING WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE PAVING DESIGN MANUAL. CORRECT.
SO YOU'LL SEE AN ORDINANCE, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU THAT WILL BE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS THAT WILL REMOVE THE REFERENCE OF THE PAVING DESIGN MANUAL AND REFERENCE THIS MANUAL IN ITS PLACE.
JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, IT ACTUALLY WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF THE PAVING IN THIS DOCUMENT AS WELL.
CORRECT. OKAY. IT'S MORE OF A COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT, WHAT YOU'RE ADOPTING COMPARED TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE NOW AS THE PAVING DESIGN MANUAL. JUST A POINT OF INFORMATION.
YOU SAID IT WILL BE COMING BACK. WHEN WILL THAT BE COMING BACK? AUGUST 19TH.
THE UPDATES TO THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
OKAY. YES, MA'AM. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON THAT BECAUSE WE ARE ADOPTING.
YEAH. WE WOULD ADOPT THIS MANUAL TONIGHT IS WHAT THE REQUEST IS.
AND THEY ARE THEY ARE RECOMMENDING WE ADOPT IT IN ITS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST.
HOWEVER, WHAT WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO AND WHAT WE WILL SEE AGAIN ARE AGAIN, AMENDMENTS TO THE OVERALL CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT REFERENCES THE PREVIOUS DOCUMENT THAT THIS IS REPLACING. SO IT HAS TO BE REPLACED IN THERE.
AND SO COUNCIL AS, AS AS HE STATED, THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SPECIFIC STREETS REFERENCED.
IF IT'S AN ARTERIAL, IF IT'S A MAJOR COLLECTOR, IF IT'S THIS OR IF IT'S THAT OR STOPLIGHT, JUST ALL THOSE THINGS ARE REFERENCED FROM A MORE GENERAL STANDPOINT.
SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND SPECIFIC WORK ON A STREET IN THIS DOCUMENT.
THIS LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT'S A TECHNICAL DOCUMENT. SO JUST FOR AND FOR COUNCIL AND FOR THE PUBLIC.
AND WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION, WE WOULD SEE MORE OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, LIKE WE SAID, NOTED IN THE COMP PLAN AND SOME OF THE OTHER MASTER PLANNING AREAS IN THE CIP AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MORE SPECIFICS ON THE STREETS THEMSELVES.
SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT AS PRESENTED I SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN NORTH TO ACCEPT AS PRESENTED.
CAN WE USE OUR VOTING POWERS TONIGHT? LET'S SEE. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
COUNCIL, PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PAD.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL AT THIS TIME.
COUNCIL. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.
WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS THIS EVENING.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE HOMES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING.
WE HAVE OUR MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE STANDING AWAITING OUR CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING SO THAT WE CAN HIT THE STREETS OF DESOTO THIS EVENING, AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BURR TO ADJOURN COUNCIL.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED AT 7:09 P.M..
THANK YOU. COUNCIL, EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD
NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.