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GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.[Mayor’s Quarterly 360° Meeting on October 9, 2025.]
IT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH.IT IS 6:30 PM I'M MAYOR RACHEL PROCTOR.
I WANNA WELCOME YOU TO THE MAYOR'S QUARTERLY 360 MEETING.
UM, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE OUR INVOCATION, AND I'M GONNA ASK IF CHIEF SUTHER WILL DO THAT FOR US TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, CHIEF, IF EVERYBODY WILL PRAY WITH ME.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US HERE, UH, IN THE GREAT CITY OF DESOTO.
LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS CITY AND OUR LEADERS, UH, AS WE GO, UH, ABOUT OUR DAILY DUTIES, UH, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CITIZENS.
PLEASE BE WITH EACH OF US HERE AND, UH, BE WITH US ON OUR WAY HOME THIS EVENING.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER.
WELL, BEFORE I DO THAT, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE SOME OF A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES.
WELL, I KNOW ONE IS HERE, COUNCILMAN KIM WATERS.
UM, BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER AND HE CAN INTRODUCE HIS STAFF THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, UH, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
UH, WE'LL START WITH CHIEF SUTHER, WHO GAVE US THE INDICATION.
OUR, UH, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES, BRANDON LACEY.
UH, OUR DIRECTOR OF COURTS IS KAREN THURMAN.
UH, OUR, UM, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, BECKY LEWIS.
UH, I DON'T WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T MISS PEOPLE, OF COURSE.
UH, OUR CITY SECRETARY, INTERIM CITY SECRETARY, LA GARRISON REYNOLDS, UH, OUR DIRECT, OUR NEWEST DIRECTOR OF IT, KAREN KIRBY, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATIONS, UH, CHRIS GLOVER AND OUR AMAZING CAPTAIN OF PD, UH, CAPTAIN KIRKLAND, GRADY KIRKLAND.
SO
AND I SEE IN THE BACK, I HOPE I DON'T MISS ANYONE.
I SEE OUR, OUR, UH, UH, CODE MANAGER OF CODE COMPLIANCE.
I'M TRYING TO GET THE, THE, THE, THE TITLE RIGHT.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS ANYONE ELSE.
DO WE HAVE ANY NEW TEAM MEMBERS? UH, THE, ACTUALLY THE NEWEST TEAM MEMBER, WELL, NOT NEW.
YEAH, DEFINITELY NOT NEW ON THE JOB, BUT, UH, SHE WAS, SHE WAS APPOINTED AS, AS IT DIRECTOR AS OF YESTERDAY.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO KAREN KIRBY.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GIVE IT OVER TO OUR INTERIM CITY SECRETARY, AND SHE'LL GIVE US THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
FIRST, WE HAVE A BULK AND TRASH PICKUP IN MY DESOTO APP OVERVIEW.
MAKING THE PRESENTATION IS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, MS. BECKY LEWIS.
MAYOR, UH, MR. AL GAFFEY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
UM, I JUST HAVE A QUICK UPDATE FOR EVERYONE.
UH, IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN DESOTO FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF TREES, A LOT OF BRUSH, AND WE DID RUN INTO SOME ISSUES THIS SUMMER, UH, WITH THE WAY THAT WE COLLECT THOSE ITEMS. SO WE HAVE, UH, REVAMPED THE PROGRAM.
WE, I ALSO HAVE, UM, UM, CHRISTY GREEN FROM REPUBLIC SERVICES IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM LATER.
BUT WE ARE MOVING TO TRANSITIONING TO A QUADRANT, UM, UH, SECTIONING OF THE CITY.
AND SO EACH QUADRANT WILL HAVE THEIR OWN WEEK TO COLLECT BULK AND BRUSH TRASH.
THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026.
WE DO HAVE A, AN IN-PERSON MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY, UH, THE 11TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM IN THE LIBRARY.
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW PROGRAM.
UH, THERE'S A PILOT PROGRAM THAT IS EXISTING RIGHT NOW THAT, UH, ENCOMPASSES THIS PART OF THE CITY DOWN TO BELTLINE ROAD.
AND SO WE USE THAT AS, UM, UM, A, A WAY TO GAUGE HOW THIS IS GOING TO, TO WORK.
UH, THERE WILL BE A SURVEY THAT WILL GO OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO BULK AND BRUSH.
SO BEFORE YOU LEAVE, BE SURE TO PICK UP ONE OF THESE, UH, FLYERS IN THE BACK, UH, OR JUST SHOW UP HERE AT THE LIBRARY ON SATURDAY MORNING.
UH, WHAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS IS THE MY DESOTO APP, IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON YOUR PHONE ALREADY, PLEASE TRY TO DOWNLOAD IT IS THE BEST WAY TO BE CONNECTED TO THE CITY, MAKE REQUESTS FOR CITY SERVICES TO SEE WHAT'S
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GOING ON.UH, BUT YOU CAN ALSO ALWAYS CALL THE ACTION CENTER FOR ANY INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY REGARDING YOUR TRASH.
UM, BUT THEY HANDLE CALLS FOR EVERYTHING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
UM, I, I JUST WANT TO ADD BECKY, THAT WE ALSO CREATED WITH THE HELP OF REPUBLIC, UH, WE'VE CREATED SOME REDUNDANCIES IN, IN THE HEAVY MONTHS OF MAY, JUNE, JULY, AS WELL AS OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, LEAVES, WILL, WILL, TREES, WILL CHANGE LEAVES AS WELL AS WHEN WE DEAL WITH STORMS. YEAH.
UH, DO YOU WANT TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE STARTED TO SEE A TREND IN THE WEATHER PATTERNS HERE.
AND SO WE'VE HAD VERY HEAVY RAINS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
UM, I IDENTIFIED BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND PROBABLY THE 4TH OF JULY IS WHEN WE GET THE MOST RAIN, AND THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE THE MOST TREES THAT NEED TO BE TRIMMED CUT DOWN.
AND SOME OF THEM EVEN ARE JUST LAYING OVER ONTO THE GROUND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BIG AND OLDER, OLDER FOLIAGE.
AND SO, UM, WE HAVE GOTTEN WITH REPUBLIC DURING THOSE MONTHS, WE WILL HAVE EXTRA CREWS IN THE AREA SO THAT WE DON'T GET BEHIND, LIKE WE HAVE THIS SUMMER AND THE SUMMER BEFORE.
WE ALSO, UH, ARE PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON BECAUSE PEOPLE TEND TO, YOU KNOW, DO A LOT OF CLEANING UP AND YOU'RE PULLING OUT YOUR DECORATIONS AND EVERYTHING.
AND SO THOSE THINGS GET PUT OUT TOO.
WE DON'T WANT, UH, THAT KIND OF DEBRIS OUT ON THE STREETS ANY MORE THAN ANY OF THE RESIDENTS DO.
SO WE HAVE BEEN, UH, LISTENING TO YOU TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THIS AND COME UP WITH SOME BETTER SOLUTIONS SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THE CITY CLEAN AND NEAT AND, AND BEAUTIFUL LIKE IT IS.
AND CHRISTY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH, JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE, THIS IS CHRISTY GAY GREEN.
SHE IS OUR ACCOUNT MANAGER WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES.
SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW.
AND SO EVERYTHING THAT I COME TO HER WITH, SHE'S LIKE, OKAY, WE CAN DO IT.
AND SO I TALK TO HER PROBABLY ALMOST EVERY DAY, HER, ALONG WITH THE FIELD SUPERVISOR, UH, FOR REPUBLIC SERVICES.
SO WE ARE DILIGENTLY TRYING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER HERE FOR THE RESIDENTS IN
SHE'S ON FIELD DIAL WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU, CHRISTIE, FOR BEING HERE.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, WE ARE RECORDING TONIGHT'S 360 MEETING, SO YOU CAN, AND IT'S BEING RECORDED DIRECTLY TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
SO IF YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, NEED THIS INFORMATION, UH, THAT WE'RE SHARING IN THESE MEETINGS, PLEASE GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND LOOK FOR THE REPLAY AND SHARE THAT LINK OUT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN BE AWARE OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN, UM, BE IN THE KNOW, UH, FOR THAT AS WELL.
MS. LEWIS, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE OF THE BULK AND BRUSH PICKUP MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER AS WELL, CORRECT? DID I HEAR THAT OR DID I MISS THAT? NO, NO.
I THINK IT'S NOVEMBER 6TH, NOVEMBER 1ST I THINK.
'CAUSE WE HAD SOMEBODY IN THE LIBRARY ROOM AS WELL.
I HAVE SOMETHING ON THE FIRST AND THE SIXTH.
I WILL ALSO BE AT THE, UH, UH, FIRE TOWN HALL NEXT WEEK, THE 15TH OF 14TH.
WE'LL HAVE SOME MS. LEWIS COME SPEAKING TO THE MIC SO THEY CAN HEAR YOU.
YES, WE DO HAVE OTHER MEETINGS COMING UP.
THIS ISN'T THE OTHER, THE ONLY ONE, THE ONE WE HAVE THIS SATURDAY IS ACTUALLY THE FOURTH MEETING THAT WE'VE DONE, AND WE HAVE FOUR MORE SCHEDULED BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO, UM, IF YOU LOOK, IF YOU DON'T SUBSCRIBE ALREADY TO THE CITY MANAGER'S WEEKLY UPDATE, UM, THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'VE PUBLISHED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL.
SO THE NEXT MEETING IS AT THE TOWN HALL.
WELL, THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT IS AT THE TOWN HALL ON THE 14TH.
AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING ON THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER, WHICH IS, UH, THAT ONE IS I BELIEVE IN PERSON.
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER, UM, VIRTUAL MEETING SCHEDULED AFTER THAT.
OH, ALSO, I WANT TO, UH, SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC THAT, UH, THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED, UH, A SECOND SWEEPER AND A SECOND OPERATOR.
SO WE'RE GONNA INCREASE, WE'RE GONNA INCREASE THE SWEEPING OPERATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AS WELL AS THAT OF THE COLLECTIVE STREETS.
THANK YOU, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
HOWEVER, I WANT TO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, TONIGHT OR ASK A QUESTION TO OUR STAFF TO GET ASSISTANCE, UH, YOU CAN DO THAT BY FILLING OUT A CARD.
HOW, AND WE ALSO HAVE, I BELIEVE WE HAVE HANDOUTS FOR THIS NEXT PRESENTATION AS WELL, MR. HUSAN? YES.
SO IF YOU NEED A COPY OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT STREET PROJECTS UPDATES, UM, AGAIN, THAT'S VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO HAVE FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS SO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO STAY UP TO
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DATE WITH WHERE WE ARE WITH CERTAIN STREETS, UM, AND ALLEYS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.I ASK MR. HOSSAN TO PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU ALL.
AND SO HE HAS THOSE AVAILABLE AT THE TABLE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER, UM, SEVERAL OTHER RELEVANT HANDOUTS TO, UH, TONIGHT'S MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA ASK MS. ROS TO INTRODUCE OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT STREET PROJECT UPDATES BY CITY ENGINEER MD MD HOSAN.
I AM MD HOSAN AND I WILL PROVIDE YOU UPDATES ON EACH STATE OR ROADWAY PEX THAT ARE PART OF CITY OF DESOTOS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
ON THIS SLIDE, YOU ARE, UH, SEEING A MAP THAT HAS ALL THE LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED FOR OUR CURRENT 18 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT.
UH, THE PRINTOUT ON THE TABLE HAS THIS MAP IN A LARGER VIEW.
YOU CAN SCAN THAT CODE AND IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE CITY WEBSITE WHERE ALL THE DETAIL INFORMATIONS FOR THE PROJECTS ARE AVAILABLE.
MOREOVER, I HAVE PRINTED AND PLACED THE DETAILS AND THEY ARE ON THE TABLE, AND YOU CAN COLLECT IT AS WELL.
AS YOU SEE OUT OF THE 18 POST X, NINE OF THEM ARE TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT RELATED, AND TWO NIGHTS PRESENTATION IS FOCUSED ON THOSE ROADWAY OR STREET S.
BUT BESIDE THOSE, UH, NINE, THERE ARE THREE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED BELOW.
THOSE ARE MAINLY WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS, BUT THAT DISTURB THE EXISTING PAVEMENT, THEREFORE, PAVEMENT WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED.
SO WE WILL BE, UH, GIVING YOU UPDATES ON ALL THESE PROJECTS.
SO ON THIS, UM, EMAIL, AS YOU WERE SEEING, THE LOCATION AND LIMIT OF DANIEL DE ROAD PROJECT, WHICH WILL WIDEN THE EXISTING DANIEL DE ROAD TO FULL LANE, AND THERE WILL BE A PERMANENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT DANIEL DE ROAD AND BOLTON BO THERE IS ALREADY AN EXISTING, BUT THAT WAS IN A STALL.
IT'LL BE REPLACED WITH A PERMANENT FULL FUNCTIONING TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THAT LOCATION.
THE DESIGN IS 90% COMPLETE AS OF NOW, AND WE PLAN TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN BY END OF JANUARY, 2026.
AND IT IS OUR PLAN TO PUBLISH THE BID FOR THIS PROJECT IN THE SUMMER OF 26 AND START CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER OF 26.
THIS ONE, UH, THE MAP LAYOUT SHOWS YOU THE SOUTH WEST SMALL LAND ROAD WIDENING PROJECT.
THE LIMIT IS FROM THE EAST BELTLINE ROAD TO WEST PARKER BAY ROAD.
THERE WILL, THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO WIDEN THE EXISTING WESTMORE LAND ROAD TO FOUR LANES, AND THERE WILL BE TWO NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL, ONE AT WESTMORE LAND ROAD AND EAGLE DRIVE, AND ANOTHER ONE IS WESTMORE LAND AND PARKER ROAD.
THE DESIGN IS A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETE.
WE ARE PLANNING TO PUBLISH THE BID BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, AND WE PLAN TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR IN JANUARY.
AND WE ALSO PLAN AND EXPECT THE CONSTRUCTION TO START IN MARCH OF 2026.
THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PROJECT SPECIFIC PUBLIC MEETING FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN WE PUBLISH THE BID.
THIS LAYOUT OR EMAILS IS SHOWING YOU THE PROJECT LIMIT FOR HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT.
IN BETWEEN PEASANT RUN ROAD AND BELTLINE ROAD.
THE CONCEPTUAL OR 15% DESIGN HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
I JUST WANNA, UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, CITY ENGINEER HUSSEIN, UM, ON THE, CAN YOU GO BACK TO, UM, HAMPTON ROAD? I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I, THAT I, UH, CLEAR THAT, UH, IS THE DESIGN IS 15% COMPLETE.
UH, THE EXPECTATION IS NOT THAT THE CITY'S GONNA SPEND $48 MILLION ON IT.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE DONE IN SEGMENTS AND, AND THAT'S GONNA BE TIED TO REALLY A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THAT SEGMENT.
SO THE $48 MILLION IS NOT GONNA BE ALL EXPENDED AT THE SAME TIME.
I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION.
SO THE, SO THERE'S NO EXPECTATION IN THE FUTURE
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THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO? YES, SIR.SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE LOCATION AND EC LIMIT FOR PRESENT RUN WIDENING PROJECT, WHICH WILL ALSO WIDEN THIS ROADWAY TO FULL LANE.
THE DESIGN IS A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETE.
HOWEVER, THE TIMING FOR CONSTRUCTION START IS DEPENDENT UPON FUNDING AVAILABILITY.
AT THIS MOMENT, WE DON'T HAVE PENDING FOR THIS, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PART OF THIS PROJECT.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE ALLEY PROJECT THAT
THE CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN FINISHED VERY RECENTLY.
UH, THERE ARE EIGHT ALLEYS LOCATED IN TWO DIFFERENT AREA WITHIN THE CITY.
UH, AND THE CONTRACTOR IS CURRENTLY CLEANING UP THINGS AND DOING SOME MINOR, UM,
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU, UH, THE TOP ONE UNDER RED AREA IS ACTUALLY THE EXISTING BREEZE ON EAST PRESENT RUN ROAD OVER 10 MILE CREEK.
SO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DETERMINED THAT THIS BREEZE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, SO THEY WILL REMOVE IT AND RECONSTRUCT WITH A NEW BREEZE THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.
AND THE DESIGN HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
BUT AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO RELOCATE ANY CONFLICTING UTILITY.
WE WILL HAVE TO RELOCATE AN EXISTING SITE MAIN, UH, MANHOLE, WHICH WE ARE PLANNING TO RELOCATE BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
THEY ARE PLANNING TO START CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER OF 2026, AND IT'LL TAKE ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.
DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, TWO LENGTH WILL BE OPEN, ONE FOR EACH DIRECTION.
THE BOTTOM EMAILS IS SHOWING LOCATIONS OF SOME BREEZE WITHIN THE CITY OF DESOTO.
AS PART OF CITY'S BUSINESS PLAN, WE ARE, UH, DOING A BREEZE BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM.
WE HAVE SELECTED SEVEN BREEZE WHERE WE WILL DO CLEANING, PAINTING, PAPER, MARKING, LIGHTING, SOME AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WE HAVE STARTED WORK SO THAT WE CAN DO, UH, CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN DECEMBER OF 25 AND COMPLETION BY END OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER OF 2026.
THIS SLIDE IS ABOUT, UH, THE DEFINED INTERSECTION AND SIGNALIZATION.
THE TOP IMAGE IS SHOWING EAST PARKFIELD ROAD AND ACADEMY, WHERE WE HAVE COMPLETED THE HUNDRED, UH, THE FINAL DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND WE ARE PLANNING TO PUBLISH THE BID THIS MONTH.
AND, UH, WE EXPECT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN MARCH OF 2026 AND END IN AUGUST OF 2026.
SO THAT IS A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL NEAR ACADEMIC WAY NEAR THE SCHOOL AND HIGHER.
WE ARE CURRENTLY BUILDING OUR, UH, AQUATIC CENTER AND AQUATIC AND, UH, RECREATION CENTER.
THE OTHER ONE, UH, CITY OF DESOTO IS, HAS STARTED WORKING ON IMPROVING INTERSECTIONS AND ALSO DOING SIGNAL UPGRADE FOR THE CORRIDOR ON EAST PRESENT RUN ROAD.
AND THAT IS A PORT DEFINED LOCATION AS YOU SEE, UM, PICK AND CROSSING MIDDLE PARKWAY, PARK STREET, AND
IN THOSE FOUR LOCATIONS, WE WILL INSTALL A RAMP FOR PEDESTRIAN AND, UM, FOR PEOPLE WITH WHEELCHAIR, WILL DO OTHER, UH, MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WE WILL ALSO IMPROVE THE SIGNAL OR UPGRADE THE SIGNAL.
WE PLAN TO START THE DESIGN IN DECEMBER, 2025 AND FINISH THE CON, UH, START CONSTRUCTION IN AUGUST OF 26.
MR. HOSAN, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, THE TIMING OF THE OPENING OF THE ARC HERE AT THIS PARKVILLE AND ACADEMY WAY INTERSECTION AND THE ACTUAL COMPLETION OF THAT SIGNAL RIGHT THERE.
AND I KNOW THAT THE, SOME OF THE ONUS BEHIND OUR PLANNING TO PUT THE SIGNAL THERE WAS BECAUSE OF WHAT WE WILL KNOW WILL BE INCREASED TRAFFIC GOING INTO THE ARC, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE THE ONLY WAY IN THERE AS OF RIGHT NOW, UNLESS WE PUT ANOTHER,
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UH, CUT IN FROM PARKVILLE, WHICH WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED YET.UM, MR. CITY MANAGER, WAS THERE ANY, ANY PLAN OR ANY WAY TO POSSIBLY SYNC THAT UP BETTER OR WHAT? I MEAN, WHERE ARE WE WITH, WITH THE TIMING OF THE COMPLETION OF THAT SIGNAL LIGHT? WELL, BECAUSE WE KNOW THE ARC PLANS TO OPEN IN MARCH, THE INITIAL TIME OF COMPLETION IS AUGUST, 2026.
SO, BUT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT THE SIZE OF THE SIGNALS IS, UH, OR THE SIGNAL, UM, ARMS AND, AND, AND OTHER, UH, COMPONENTS.
SO, UH, IF WE ARE ABLE TO, UH, UH, AWARD EARLIER THAN THAT, WHICH IS PROBABLY DECEMBER, I THINK WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY IF WE HAVE THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE AND BE ABLE TO COMPLETE IT BY MARCH.
I'LL WORK WITH, I'LL WORK WITH THE CITY ENGINEER TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY FOR US TO PROCURE THE MATERIAL AHEAD OF TIME.
UH, THE, THE, THERE'S SCARCE, SO IT'S A 12 TO 16 WEEK LEAD TIME, BUT WE'LL SEE.
UM, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SOME CALLS, UH, TO OTHER, AND THEN THAT TIME OF YEAR THOUGH, THE WEATHER IS ALWAYS TRICKY BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE GET INTO, YOU KNOW, KNOCKING ON WOOD.
BUT YOU KNOW, THE ICE STORMS ARE JUST, WE GET INTO THAT WITH THE WEATHER IN JANUARY, FEB, WELL, MAINLY FEBRUARY.
SO I JUST, AND, AND IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULDN'T BE, BUT JUST WANTING TO KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WITH THE ARC OPENING, THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE TRAFFIC THERE.
AND SO THAT MAY BE A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC FOR A WHILE.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A PERMANENT THING.
IT'LL BE SOLVED EVENTUALLY, BUT JUST WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO SINK IT, SINK IT A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE WE OPEN OR CLOSER TO THE TIME ONCE WE'VE ALREADY OPENED.
WE'LL, WE'LL REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL IF, UH, IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.
SO THE BOTTOM, UM, EMAILS, UM, WE ARE EXPECTING TO START THE DESIGN IN DECEMBER AND CONSTRUCTION TO START IN AUGUST 26.
THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE, UH, THE SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION AND TIMING AND, UH, WE WILL ADD, UH, ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO THE EXISTING SIGNAL UNASKED FOR BETTER VISIBILITY.
AND THIS SLIDE IS MAINLY ABOUT THE YES.
CAN WE GO BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE? YES, SIR.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, WHICH SAYS, IS THIS IN TRAFFIC SIGNALS PLEASANT? RUN THE PICTURE.
YOU HAVE EAST PARKVILLE ROAD, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY PLEASANT ROAD.
Y'ALL MAY WANNA UPDATE THAT WHERE IT SAYS EAST PARKVILLE ROAD.
THANK YOU FOR CATCHING IT, COUNSEL.
SO THE TOP EMAILS IS SHOWING, UH, THE WATER AND SAN ARE RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT, THE RED LINE IN THE TOP EMAILS.
THAT IS A PROJECT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING.
YOU, UM, BASICALLY OUR CONTRACTOR, THE SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT IS 90% COMPLETE.
THEY WILL SOON START WATERLINE INSTALLATION AND COMPLETE THIS PROJECT BY JANUARY OF 26.
AND THEN OUR CONTRACTOR FOR PAVING WILL START WORK, UH, AND COMPLETE THE PAVING, UM, RECONSTRUCTION BY ZULA OF 2026.
WE HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT IN THAT SAME AREA THAT IS SHOWN BY THE ORANGE THREE LINES, UM, ON PRESENT RUN ROAD AND HAMPTON ROAD.
NEAR THOSE WILL BE COMPLETED LATER.
THE DESIGN IS 90% COMPLETE, BUT CONSTRUCTION IS DEPENDING ON FUNDING, THE BOTTOM PIX IS SHOWING THE LOCATION OF SANITARY SEWER.
UH, REPLACEMENT EC CONSTRUCTION IS 60% COMPLETE AND WE EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED TOTALLY BY DECEMBER OF 2026.
SO RECENTLY WE HAVE COMPLETED ONE EC CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE COMPLETED DESIGN OF MULTIPLE PROJECTS, AND WE ARE GOING TO PUBLISH BID FOR THREE PROJECTS THIS MONTH.
AND WE WILL FINISH MULTIPLE PROJECTS BY DECEMBER OR JANUARY.
THAT IS, UM, THE SHORT SUMMARY OF UPDATES FOR RURAL PROJECTS IN CITY OF DISORDER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I WILL BE MORE THAN
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HAPPY TO ANSWER.AND MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT THIS IS THE HORIZONTAL WORK OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE STILL HAVE THE VERTICAL WORK, UH, INCLUDING, UH, RENOVATION AND FIRE STATION THREE, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BUILDING THAT IS ABOUT 60% COMPLETE.
SO, UM, THE, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN THAT.
THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER, FOR THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T AS ASTUTE IN OUR, IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT LANGUAGE, CAN YOU DIFFERENTIATE WHAT'S HORIZONTAL VERSUS VERTICAL WORK SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW YOU? SURE.
SO A STREET WORK, A PARK IS, IS HORIZONTAL WORK.
A BUILDING, A STRUCTURE IS VERTICAL WORK.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM BEFORE HE TAKES HIS SEAT? AND, AND AGAIN, WE DO HAVE HANDOUTS FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT.
WE HAVE, UM, ACTUAL PICTURE IF YOU LIKE, VISUALS, UH, WE HAVE THAT FOR YOU AS WELL AS WE DO HAVE, UM, A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR YOU TO TAKE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
MR. UH, MR. HOSAN, IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THESE AVAILABLE WHERE THEY CAN DOWNLOAD THESE AS A PDF ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL? IF THEY'D LIKE TO? YES.
UH, FROM THE, OH, YES, MS. MS. WILLIAMS, THEY'RE GONNA BRING THE MIC TO YOU.
I GUESS I'M ONE OF THOSE ONES THAT TALK ABOUT THE MEADOWS NORTH POLK STREET AND ALSO, UH, THE CREEK THAT IS ON ROY OR TRAIL AND THE, UH, BRIDGE.
IT'S, IT'S IN BARE, IT'S IN BAD SHAPE.
AND, UH, I HAVE ASKED, IT WAS ONE GENTLEMAN THAT CALLED ME AND, UH, HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THAT BRIDGE WAS THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND THAT IT WAS ALWAYS KEPT UP BY, UM, UH, MR. RAP ALWAYS AND ON THE TRAIL OF ROY ORR.
AND, UH, THE CITY OWNS HALF, OWNS ALL OF THE CREEK.
I HAVE A PLAQUE AND I ASKED ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN IF I COULD BRING IT TO HIM SO HE COULD SEE, UH, THE PLAQUE.
BUT IT IS SO BAD UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE, AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT THE, UH, PICTURES, YOU CAN LOOK AT 'EM TONIGHT.
AND, UH, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO, UH, WE'RE WONDERING IF, WE'LL, ONE DAY WE WALK O UH, RIDE OVER THE BRIDGE AND IT, AND IT COLLAPSES.
UH, I COUSIN RON ROAD AND, UH, NORTH POLK STREET AND ALSO THE MEADOWS.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT.
SO I, I NEED TO LOOK AT SOME VISIBLE, UH, YES MA'AM.
AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE, THAT'S WHAT I MENTIONED.
WE HAVE SOME THAT HAVE THE PICTURES ON THEM SO YOU CAN SEE, UM, WELL SOME OF THEM, NOT THE PICTURES, PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE, BUT SOME OF THEM DO HAVE THAT.
HOWEVER, MS. WILLIAMS, CAN YOU GIVE US ANOTHER SYNOPSIS? AND YOU SAID YOU HAVE PICTURES WITH YOU TONIGHT? YES.
WE LOVE TO SEE 'EM SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING ON TOP OF THAT.
I, I, CITY MANAGER, UM, HAD SOME, HAD SOME INFORMATION, WHICH IT HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT TO COUNCIL YET, SO IT'S NOT FULLY FLESHED OUT AND ROLLED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OPTIONS TO ASSIST IN.
UM, THAT'S BEEN A, A BIG THING.
ONE OF OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RAFAEL, WHO WAS IN PLACE THREE WHERE SHE HAS A LOT OF THAT CREEK WAS IN THAT DISTRICT.
AND MY, MY, MY MOTHER, YOU KNOW HER, SHE HAS A CREEK BEHIND HER.
SO WE'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT, THAT EROSION IS CAUSING, UM, AS THE YEARS GO BY.
AND SO WE DEFINITELY ARE COGNIZANT OF IT AND ARE LOOKING FOR REAL SOLUTIONS TO HELP BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A BIG FINANCIAL IMPACT, UH, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO CORRECT IT.
SO IF YOU HAVE THE PHOTOS, I HAVE THE PHOTOS, OKAY.
UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE AND THE CREEK IS HORRIBLE.
IT, UH, AND IT BELONGS TO THE CITY.
I HAVE THE PLA AND I FORGOT TO BRING THE PLAT TONIGHT, BUT I WILL BRING IT UP HERE TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS THE CITY OF DESO.
IT IS NOT THE, UH, THE HOA OR THE YEAH, WELL WE DON'T HAVE AN HOA, WE HAVE AN ASSOCIATE, UH, IT'S NOT PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND UH, I KNOW IT, WE HAVE TRIED AND TRIED TO, UH, TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT IT.
THE SUPER COLADA PEOPLE WERE THERE AND, UH, MOST
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OF THE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE SUPER COLADA IS EITHER.AND MS. WILLIAMS, I SUSPECT WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION ON FILE, BUT CAN YOU MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THAT YOU GIVE IT TO MS, UH, RONALDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONNECTING AND, AND HEARING THAT, UM, STAFF IS HERE AND WE'RE LISTENING, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET THAT INFORMATION AND, AND GET EVERYTHING TO YOU.
I KNOW YOU, I KNOW YOU CAME PREPARED, BUT, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE, UH, WE, WE GET THAT INFORMATION TRANSFERRED OVER TO STAFF AND THEN WE GET STAFF OUT THERE TO LOOK AT IT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING, THEY COME OUT AND I, YOU KNOW, THEY TRY TO, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY JUST DIDN'T GET IT.
AND I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE ALMOST 35 YEARS RIGHT.
AND I WAS TRYING TO, UH, TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING IS GONNA COME DOWN, THAT'S GONNA TAKE ALL OF US OUT, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HOUSE COMES DOWN THERE IMPLANTATION, IF THAT COMES DOWN.
AND WE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH, WITH ALL OF WHAT YOU'VE MENTIONED, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE, UM, WE GET STAFF TO, UH, TO GET TO, TO GET FURTHER INTO IT, UH, WITH THE PHOTOS THAT YOU HAVE.
UH, NOW YOU ASKED ABOUT THE MEADOWS AS WELL.
DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEADOWS? I KNOW THERE'S A SECTION OF THE MEADOWS THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF PLEASANT RUN, BUT THERE'S STILL THE SIDE THAT PASSES RANCH VALLEY AND ALL OF THAT.
THAT I THINK IS STILL A QUESTION MARK.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF? NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ROOSEVELT POLICE BRIDGE, BUT THE BRIDGE THERE ON THE METAL, IT'S ALWAYS, UH, THEY THAT YEARS AGO.
THANK YOU MS. WILLIAMS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOSAN OR FOR STAFF, UH, REGARDING OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS? OKAY, HEARING NONE, MS. HOSAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
AND AGAIN, UH, AS A REMINDER FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE COME IN AFTER I MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND STREAMED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
SO IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE INFORMATION FOR THE BRUSH IN BULK PICKUP MEETINGS AND ALL THAT INFORMATION, YOU CAN GO BACK AND REWATCH THIS MEETING AND SHARE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S GETTING THE INFORMATION.
SO, UH, IT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU ONLINE AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING CONCLUDES, AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE AVAILABLE.
UM, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY CARDS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK.
HOWEVER, IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION THAT MIGHT HAVE COME UP FOR YOU AS YOU'RE SITTING THERE, UM, WE DO ASK THAT YOU STILL FILL OUT A CARD, UM, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION ON FILE FOR FOLLOW UP PURPOSES.
I DON'T SEE OR HEAR ANY QUESTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD THING OR NOT, BUT, BUT DEFINITELY WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING OUT TO BE WITH US HERE IN THIS MEETING AND GETTING THE INFORMATION AND BEING PROACTIVE TO TAKE THAT BACK AGAIN TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.
UH, ONE OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES JUST CAME IN, COUNCIL MEMBER DEBORAH NORTH, WHO REPRESENTS PLACE FIVE IS WITH US AS WELL.
UM, AND AT THIS TIME I AM, I DO HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS AS A MATTER OF FACT, AND I'M GOING TO, UH, TO READ THOSE FOR YOUR HEARING.
I'M GOING TO REITERATE, UH, THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AT 10:00 AM WE HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING ABOUT THE NEW BULK AND BRUSH PROGRAM UPDATES THAT'S GONNA BE RIGHT OVER HERE IN OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH AT 6:00 PM WE HAVE A COLLABORATIVE JOIN MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, D-E-C-P-N-Z PARK AND CULTURAL ARTS THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE IN OUR PECAN ROOMS. AND AGAIN, THOSE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, WE HAVE EIGHT 30 TO 10:00 AM WE HAVE THE FAITH LEADERS BREAKFAST THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BLUE BONNIE ROOM THAT IS A BREAKFAST FOR, UM, DESOTOS FAITH LEADER.
SO IF YOU ARE A FAITH LEADER THAT LIVES IN OUR CITY, OR IF YOU ARE A FAITH LEADER WHO HAS A HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN OUR CITY, YOU ARE INVITED TO THAT MEETING.
IT IS A FREE BREAKFAST MEETING.
HOWEVER, WE ASK THAT YOU DO REGISTER IN ORDER TO ATTEND TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR SO THAT WE CAN SERVE YOU BEST THAT MORNING.
UM, AND THAT WILL BE OUR FINAL FAITH LEADERS BREAKFAST FOR THE YEAR.
SO WE GENERALLY CELEBRATE OUR COAD, WHICH IS OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVE IN DISASTER AND OUR FAITH LEADERS AT THAT, UM, AT THAT BREAKFAST.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.
ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST AT 6:00 PM WE HAVE OUR FALL FESTIVAL 2025 THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE HERE AT THE DESOTO TOWN CENTER ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST.
WE AT 10:00 AM WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEETING REGARDING THE NEW BULK AND BRUSH PROGRAM UPDATES.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING OVER IN THE
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LIBRARY QUIET ROOM THAT MORNING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH AT 6:00 PM WE HAVE OUR FALL FRANCHISE MEETING, WHICH IS GONNA BE HOSTED BY THE DDC THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE IN THE PECAN ROOMS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH AT 6:00 PM WE HAVE A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE REGARDING THE NEW BULK AND BRUSH PROGRAM UPDATES.AND THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE VIA ZOOM AND THOSE LINKS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE CLOSER TO THAT TIME.
UH, THE NEXT MEETING IS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.
FROM EIGHT 30 TO 11:00 AM WE HAVE THE VETERANS AFFAIRS BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE IN OUR BLUE BONNET ROOMS AND THERE IS REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN WE HAVE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, WE HAVE FROM 7:00 PM TO 11:00 PM WE HAVE THE VETERANS AFFAIRS GALA AND SILENT AUCTION, WHICH WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE BLUE BONNET ROOMS. AND SO IT'S GONNA BE A VERY GRAND AFFAIR WHERE WE HONOR OUR VETERANS.
AND SO YOU WILL NEED TO, UM, GET THAT INFORMATION.
IT IS ON THE CITY, SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS ON THE WEBSITE IN ORDER TO SEE ABOUT HOW TO GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THAT EVENT.
AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HONORING OUR VETERANS THAT EVENING.
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, WE HAVE FROM 8:30 AM TO 11:00 AM WE HAVE THE TURKEY TROT, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL, UH, 5K RACE THAT WE HAVE.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED AT ZYGER PARK.
AND I BELIEVE MR. GLOVER, THEY NEED TO REGISTER FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO YOU CAN GO TO OUR PARKS AND REC, UH, SITE OR SOCIAL MEDIA AND GET REGISTERED FOR THE TURKEY TROT AS WELL.
AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026, WE HAVE AT 11:30 AM WE HAVE THE STATE OF THE CITY OF DESOTO.
AND THAT IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE IN THE BLUE BOND ROOM.
AND THAT IS ALSO A TICKETED EVENT.
HOWEVER, WE WILL BE HOSTING OUR WATCH PARTY AGAIN.
SO IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND LIVE, YOU CAN ALWAYS STREAM THAT EVENT AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT IS THE STATE OF YOUR CITY.
AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, UM, THAT EVENT AS WELL.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I MISSED? OKAY, HEARING NONE AT THIS TIME, WE WILL.
IT IS 7:07 PM I GAVE YOU ALL A FEW MINUTES BACK.
MS. WILLIAMS, IF YOU CAN COME UP AFTER WE CONCLUDE, WE'LL GET YOU SQUARED AWAY.
UM, IT IS 7:07 PM AND WE ARE ADJOURNED OFFICIALLY.
YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT EVENING EVERYONE.