[A. REGULAR SESSION AGENDA - CALL TO ORDER]
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          HARRIET PARKER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KEN WATERS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN WESLEY HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEBRA NORTH, COUNCIL MEMBER. LATISHA HUGHES HERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE SAFETY PROTOCOL STATEMENT BY FIRE CHIEF BRIAN SOUTHARD. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, WE WOULD HOUSE IN HERE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NO INCLEMENT WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT IN THE EVENT OF ANY OTHER EMERGENCY. AND WE ASK YOU TO EXIT THE BUILDING. WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY EXIT TO MY RIGHT OR YOUR LEFT, OR BACK OUT THE MAIN DOORS TO YOUR RIGHT THAT YOU CAME IN. ONCE YOU LEAVE THE BUILDING, PLEASE REMAIN OUTSIDE UNTIL YOU'RE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          CHIEF. WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL NOW HAVE THE INVOCATION BY CAMERON SMITH OF DISCIPLES CENTRAL COMMUNITY CHURCH, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN WESLEY. COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE FOR. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? GOOD EVENING. IF YOU WOULD BOW YOUR HEADS, PLEASE. DEAR GOD, WHO IS OUR FATHER IN JESUS CHRIST? WHO IS OUR LORD? THANK YOU FOR TODAY. THANK YOU FOR WAKING US UP THIS MORNING. FATHER. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US SLEEP IN PEACE. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR SENDING YOUR ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, JESUS CHRIST, TO DIE ON THE CROSS FOR OUR SINS. FATHER THANK YOU. ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE WITH ALL POWER. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT HE LEFT FOR US. FATHER, WE JUST COME RIGHT NOW. WE GIVE YOU THIS MEETING. WE LIFT YOU UP. IN THIS MEETING, WE. WE JUST PRAY FOR CALM, PEACE AND TOGETHERNESS AND UNDERSTANDING AND TRANSPARENCY, FATHER, AND GOOD THINGS TO COME ABOUT FOR THE CITY OF DESOTO. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT TONIGHT WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE. FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WESLEY, FOR LEADING US IN THAT BEAUTIFUL PRAYER, AS WELL AS TAKING US IN OUR PLEDGES. TONIGHT, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR AMBASSADOR FOR THIS EVENING, WHICH IS MISTER GUS GARCIA, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE CAN ALL CLAP RIGHT THERE. HE IS ASSISTING TONIGHT WITH THE TABLE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANY ANY INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE THERE. ALSO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU MAY DO SO. HOWEVER, WE DO REQUIRE THAT YOU FILL OUT A CARD. AND SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE 
          [B. PRESENTATIONS]
TO DO THAT, HE CAN ASSIST YOU WITH THAT AS WELL TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CITY SECRETARY. 
          WE'LL TAKE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING ELVA MANNING. MAKING A PRESENTATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER WESLEY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I JUST HAVE THE JOY AND PLEASURE OF READING PROCLAMATION FOR MISS MANNING. THIS YOUNG LADY AND I DO LET ME SAY THIS. I DO HAVE TO THANK COUNCILMAN WATERS. HE IS THE ONE WHO MADE ME AWARE THAT MISS MANNING IN OUR DISTRICT, A PLACE FOR. WILL BE TURNING 110 110. ON. ON JULY 28TH. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD A PARTY FOR HER. 
          ON JULY 25TH. WE'LL HAVE ALL OF OUR STAFF, MOST OF OUR STAFF COMMUNICATION STAFF WILL BE THERE. OUR. AND THEN ALSO WE'LL HAVE THE NEWS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG CELEBRATION. THE OLDEST PERSON. LET ME JUST SAY THIS BEFORE I READ THIS. THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS 111. SO WE HAVE THE SECOND OLDEST YOUNG LADY IN OUR CITY. AND I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. I THINK I WANT TO THANK MAYOR PROCTOR FOR, FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS YOUNG LADY, MISS MISS MANNING. SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS AND THEN LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE HER CAREGIVER IS HERE. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? MRS. TANGIE BENSON TANGIE BENSON IS HERE. HER CAREGIVER 
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GIVE IT UP FOR HER. AND COUNCILMAN WESLEY, IF SHE WOULDN'T MIND IF MISS BENSON WOULD MIND COMING UP TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION FROM YOU. MISS BENSON, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF MISS ELVA, WE WILL RECEIVE THOSE ONCE HE CONCLUDES READING THE PROCLAMATION. I WANT YOU TO HAVE SOME WORDS. OKAY? BECAUSE SHE'S VERY VIBRANT. SHE'S TALKING. AND SHE WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT OUT TONIGHT. BUT UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES DIDN'T ALLOW HER TO COME OUT TONIGHT. WELL, LET ME READ OUR PARKING. THIS PROCLAMATION IS IN HONOR OF THE 110TH BIRTHDAY OF ELVA SHINE MANNING. WHEREAS ELVA SHINE MANNING WAS BORN ON JULY 28TH, 1916, IN CLAIBORNE PARISH NEAR HOMER, LOUISIANA, AS THE SECOND OF 12 CHILDREN BORN TO WILLIE B SHINE AND A KATHLEEN HARRIS SHINE, AND WAS RAISED IN THE ROCKY MOUNT COMMUNITY, WHERE SHE DEVELOPED A STEADFAST FAITH AND COMMITMENT TO CHRISTIAN SERVICE THAT HAS GUIDED HER THROUGHOUT HER REMARKABLE LIFE. AND WHEREAS, AS DEVOTED MEMBER OF THE SPRINGHILL CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SINCE 1932, SHE HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED IN NUMEROUS LEADERSHIP ROLES, INCLUDING THE STEWARD BOARD, MISSIONARY SOCIETY, STEWARD BOARD SUPERINTENDENT OF SUNDAY SCHOOL, TRUSTEE BOARD, CHURCH SECRETARY, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHOIR MEMBER. EXEMPLIFYING A LIFETIME OF UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO HER FAITH AND CONGREGATION. WHEREAS, FOLLOWING HER GRADUATION FROM HOMER COLORED HIGH SCHOOL, SHE BEGAN HER TEACHING CAREER IN 1942 WHILE PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AT GRAMBLING COLLEGE, ULTIMATELY EARNING A BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND DEVOTED MORE THAN 29 YEARS TO EDUCATING AND INSPIRING GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS. BEFORE HER RETIREMENT IN 1971. AND THEN, WHEREAS, SHE MARRIED FELIX MANNING ON APRIL 25TH, 1946, AND TOGETHER THEY BUILT A LOVING FAMILY, LATER WELCOMING THEIR DAUGHTER, BELLA S MANNING, AND CHERISHING THE BLESSING OF THEIR GRANDCHILDREN WHILE ALWAYS PRACTICING FAMILY AT THE CENTER OF HER LIFE WITH ENDURING LOVE, STRENGTH AND DEVOTION. AND WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT HER RETIREMENT, SHE CONTINUED TO SERVE HER COMMUNITY BY ORGANIZING THE SPRINGHILL COMMUNITY CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, REMAINING AN ACTIVE LEADER WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, PARTICIPATING IN NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, AND FAITHFULLY SERVING THROUGH THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR AND SEVERAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. AND WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT HER REMARKABLE LIFE, ELVA MANNING HAS EXEMPLIFIED UNWAVERING FAITH, LIFELONG SERVICE, EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, AND DEVOTION TO HER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, INSPIRING GENERATIONS THROUGH HER HUMILITY, PERSEVERANCE, AND COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT. AS SHE CELEBRATED HER 110TH SHE OF HER 110TH BIRTHDAY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RACHEL L PROCTOR, BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, DO HEREBY EXTEND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO ELVA SHINE MANNING ON THE OCCASION OF HER 110TH BIRTHDAY, AND COMMEND HER FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY LIFETIME OF FAITH, EDUCATIONAL SERVICE, FAMILY DEVOTION AND ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS TO HER FAMILY AND WITNESS THEREOF. I SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF DESOTO, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS FIRST 21ST DAY OF JULY 2026. IT IS AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS FOR MISS MANNING. I WAS EMPLOYED AT FIVE POINT NURSING CENTER HERE IN DESOTO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AS A LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE. THAT'S WHEN I MET MISS MANNING, AND I ASKED THE STAFF, I SAID, IS SHE BEING RECOGNIZED AT THIS AGE? AND SO I CONTACTED MR. WATERS AND IT WENT FROM THERE. SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING MISS MANNING AND GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU SO FAR. THIS IS HERS, RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL 
          [C. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
RECEIVE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. WE WILL NOW HAVE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0415, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. 
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EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCES. INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS, REMINDERS ABOUT UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL EVENTS, INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. IN ADDITION TO LIAISON UPDATES. THANK YOU, MADAM CITY SECRETARY, MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. SO I HAVE A FEW I WANT TO THIS WEEKEND. I WAS ADVISED VERY LATE NOTICE ABOUT A PASSING OF ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SHE LIVED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. HER NAME WAS LAVERNE SHAW, BUT I ATTENDED HER FUNERAL ON THIS PAST SATURDAY, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO OFFER CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY AS WELL AS I ATTENDED AND DID THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR GOOD LIFE, SPECIALTY POPCORN AND GIFTS AND THE MAYOR'S ABSENCE. AND I LISTEN. LAST NIGHT I OPENED UP THE BAG FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I GOT BANANA PUDDING POPCORN. NEVER HAD IT BEFORE. BEST THING I EVER TASTED IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE. THERE. RIGHT AT HAMPTON AND BELTLINE, THERE ARE NEW BUSINESS. I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU VISIT THEM AND TRY THEM. ALSO, WE HAVE A SECOND CHANCE JOB FAIR AND RESOURCE FAIR. THIS FAIR. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR FOR COMMUNITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH HOSTING THIS. IT WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN DESOTO. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE EMPLOYERS THERE FROM DESOTO. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB AND THIS IS THURSDAY, JULY 23RD FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ALL ARE WELCOME. YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THIS AND YOU CAN GO TO SECOND CHANCE CNBC.ORG TO REGISTER. AND LASTLY, FOUND A WAY FOUNDATION IS HOSTING A BLITZ, A BLITZ, WHICH IS THEIR WAY OF SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO HELP SOME PEOPLE WITH THEIR BILLS. IF YOU ALL RECALL, THE CITY OF DESOTO HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH FOUND A WAY FOUNDATION USING OUR CDBG FUNDS. THESE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT WE'RE USING TO HELP THE LESS FORTUNATE. AND SO THIS IS THE ATMOS ENERGY. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO BRING A COPY OF YOUR GAS BILL AND IDENTIFICATION. AND LASTLY, IT PAYS TO HAVE FRIENDS AT DALLAS COUNTY NEXT MONTH, AUGUST. THE. SEPTEMBER THE 26TH. IF YOU ARE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO AND ARE IN NEED OF A PASSPORT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL DOWNTOWN DALLAS COUNTY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME HAS AGREED TO COME TO US. THEY WILL TAKE THE FIRST 200 APPLICANTS THAT WILL. THE. THE LIBRARY IS GOING TO HOST THIS EVENT AND THEY WILL BE PUTTING OUT INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU'LL NEED. AGAIN, I THINK THAT IF ANYBODY HAD TO TRAVEL DOWNTOWN OR GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOU KNOW HOW VALUABLE THIS TIME WILL BE FOR DALLAS COUNTY, I MEAN, FOR DESOTO AND THE REGION. 
          SO THANKFUL FOR FELICIA PETRIE, WHO OVERSEES THAT TEAM AND MAKING THAT POSSIBLE. MAYOR. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. 
          GOOD EVENING. DESOTO SCHOOL IS UPON US. IT STARTS AUGUST 10TH. THE ISD IS HAVING ENROLLMENT AND ENROLLMENT FAIR ON JULY 31ST AND AUGUST 1ST, AND IT WILL BE HELD IN THE DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN CAMPUS GYMNASIUM. AND BE SURE TO LET ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AND ANYONE WHO'S BEEN IN THE CITY AND MIGHT HAVE LEFT, ASK THEM TO COME BACK BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN OUTSTANDING, GREAT NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES, COUNCILMAN WATERS. OKAY, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, CELEBRATE CREATIVITY AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL DESOTO ARTIST LAB SHOWCASE FESTIVAL. JOIN US ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2026 FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL DESOTO ARTIST LAB SHOWCASE FESTIVAL, A FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY CELEBRATION OF ART, MUSIC, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY. ENJOY LIVE PERFORMANCES BY FORMER DESOTO ARTIST LAB RESIDENT RESIDENCY ARTISTS. PERCUSSION THINGS FREE FEATURING INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIMED SAXOPHONIST TOM BRAXTON AND THE INCREDIBLE ROB HOBART BAND EXPERIENCE. AN EXCITING DAY FILLED WITH SPOKEN WORD CONTESTS, PLEIN AIR PAINTING CONTESTS, SPIN THE POTTERY WILL PAINT ON THE COMMUNITY CANVAS, HULA HOOP FLOW WORKSHOPS, A FASHION SHOW, INTERACTIVE PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCES, FREE FACE PAINTING AND CARICATURE PORTRAITS. RAFFLES GALORE BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO EXPLORE. LOCAL 
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VENDORS, ENJOY FANTASTIC FOOD TRUCKS AND DISCOVER HANDS ON ARTS ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES. 
          WHETHER YOU'RE CREATIVE, LISTENING, PAINTING, I'M SORRY, CREATING, LISTENING, PAINTING, SPINNING, OR SIMPLY SOAKING IN THE ATMOSPHERE, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE DESOTO TEXAS CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION, ADMISSION IS FREE. RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS ON EVENTBRITE BY SEARCHING DESOTO ARTIST LAB SHOWCASE FESTIVAL, OR VISIT THE CITY OF DESOTO CULTURAL ARTS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION. CELEBRATE THE ARTS, CONNECT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AND DISCOVER WHY IN DESOTO THERE IS TRULY SO MUCH TO LOVE. I THINK ON THIS HERE IT DIDN'T SHOW TELL YOU WHERE IT'S LOCATED, BUT IT SHOULD BE RIGHT OUT HERE. 
          OKAY, AND LET'S CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S MY ANNOUNCEMENT. BACK TO YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER? PARKER. NO. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCILMAN WESLEY. JUST AGAIN, I WANT TO WISH MISS MISS MANNING A WONDERFUL 110TH BIRTHDAY. AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF DESOTO AND OUR RESIDENTS FOR CELEBRATING HER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL. 
          I DO HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WANTED TO JUST UNDERSCORE OUR FAITH LEADERS BREAKFAST THAT TAKES PLACE ON TOMORROW MORNING FROM FROM EIGHT 7TH JULY 22ND FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 10 A.M. THIS IS A OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR FAITH LEADERS THAT EITHER HAVE A HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN DESOTO OR THAT LIVE IN DESOTO, AND THEY ARE A FAITH LEADER TO GATHER. I BELIEVE TOMORROW WE WILL BE HEARING FROM OUR ISD WITH WAYS TO PARTNER WITH THEM FOR. BACK TO SCHOOL WILL ALSO BE HEARING FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AS WELL AS OUR CITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE WILL BE SPEAKING TOMORROW AS WELL AS. WE'LL HAVE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ONE OF OUR PASTORS DURING THAT EVENT. I WAS TOLD BEFORE I CAME TO THE MEETING THAT THIS EVENT IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT. IT'S A FREE EVENT, BUT REGISTRATION IS, IS IS ALL SOLD OUT FOR THIS EVENT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT TIME FOR THAT EVENT. ALSO, I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THE FINALE POOL PARTY FOR THE MAYOR'S SUMMER READING CLUB. HOW MANY OF YOU ALL BEEN LOGGING YOUR READING IN? JUST TWO PEOPLE. SO YOU STILL HAVE SOME TIME. IF YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD THE APP AND GET YOUR LAST FEW DAYS OF READING IN FOR THE SUMMER TO TRY TO QUALIFY FOR SOME OF THE PRIZES, AS WELL AS THE POOL PARTY. BUT THAT EVENT IS TAKING PLACE ON NEXT TUESDAY. THAT IS JULY THE 27TH AT 2 P.M. AND THAT WILL BE AT MOSLEY POOL. I BELIEVE IT WILL BE. AND SO WE'LL BE CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR READERS. AND IT'S NOT JUST CHILDREN. WE HAVE ADULTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. AND SO LAST TIME I CHECKED, WE WERE WELL OVER 100,000 MINUTES LOGGED FOR THE READING PROGRAM. WE WERE TRYING TO BREAK OUR RECORD. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO BREAK IT, BUT WE WILL SEE NEXT TUESDAY IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED OR HAVE NOT STARTED LOGGING YOUR READING, YOU DO STILL HAVE TIME TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FINALE POOL PARTY ON NEXT TUESDAY. MAYOR. YES. DOES AUDIBLE COUNT BECAUSE I, I DIDN'T I GOT SOME AUDIBLE MINUTES. NOW, TECHNICALLY, I WAS TOLD AUDIBLE IS JUST A LISTENING PARTY. IT'S NOT REALLY READING, BUT BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET YOU TAKE IT. I DO COUNT MY AUDIBLE MINUTES TOO, SO WE'LL TAKE IT. YEAH, I'M, I'M GOOD ON THE AUDIBLE APP BECAUSE I TRAVEL A LOT. SO I LISTEN TO BOOKS ALL THE TIME. BUT MAYOR PRO TEM, WE'D BE DEFINITELY GLAD TO HAVE YOU TO JOIN US ON THAT DAY. THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I DO WANT TO MAKE IS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FIFTH ANNUAL VOLUNTEER FAIR. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY TO MENTION THAT, MADAM CITY SECRETARY, ANY DETAILS ON THAT? THAT EVENT IS TAKING PLACE ON AUGUST THE 6TH. AND AGAIN, THAT IS OUR FIFTH ANNUAL VOLUNTEER FAIR, WHERE WE HAVE ALL OF OUR OPPORTUNITIES AND DEPARTMENTS HERE IN OUR CITY, AND THEY COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WAYS THAT YOU, AS RESIDENTS, CAN GET INVOLVED. I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ALL GET ASKED THE MOST IS COUNCIL MEMBERS IS HOW CAN WE GET INVOLVED? WELL, IF THAT IS A QUESTION THAT YOU STILL HAVE, PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND ON AUGUST 6TH. ON AUGUST 6TH, AT OUR FIFTH ANNUAL VOLUNTEER FAIR. THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THE BLUEBONNET ROOMS IN OUR CIVIC CENTER, AND THAT'S GOING TO BEGIN AT 6 P.M. 
          IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN. THEY HAVE PRIZES, GIVEAWAYS, AND AGAIN, IT'S A CHANCE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE INFORMATION AS WELL AS I BELIEVE YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THE SPOT FOR SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. SO PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND. I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL OF THE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. BUT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHERE OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS. I'M SURE YOU'RE USED TO SEEING MR. JOE GARCIA SITTING TO MY RIGHT. HE IS OUT OF TOWN. HE HAS A BIRTHDAY COMING UP, SO HE IS OUT CELEBRATING IN HIS STEAD. HE HAS SENT THE VERY CAPABLE MISS ANTIQUA BURKS, AND SHE'S GOING TO BE SITTING IN FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. CAN WE WELCOME HER TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT? THANK YOU, MISS BURKS, FOR ALWAYS STEPPING IN AND KEEPING US, KEEPING US GOING. 
          [D. 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.  ]
          [E. Consent - Other Items]
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AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE 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 MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE VOTE AT THE REQUEST OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER. 
          APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 15TH, 2026. THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 16TH, 2026, AS WELL AS CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH LENA T RAMEY AND ASSOCIATES, INC. LTRA AND A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $28,560 FOR THE DESIGN OF THE DANIEL DALE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. CONSIDER. RENEWAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF CEDAR HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 
          CONFIRMATION OF SAM CAMERON AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MADAM CITY SECRETARY, COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM, SECOND, BY COUNCILMAN WATERS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I WANTED TO GIVE OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. ISOM CAMERON. ON HIS APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNCIL AS OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEAD US IN THAT WAY. AND WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL LEAD WELL. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TENURE HERE IN DESOTO, 19 YEARS WITH THE CITY OF DESOTO. I THINK THAT THAT STANDS ANOTHER HAND CLAP. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CAMERON. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE THE 
          [1.  Conduct a Public Hearing to receive input on the 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT ON THE 2026 2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT, CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. 
          GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ESTHER WILLIAMS AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, AND I AM PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT JUST SOME UPDATES TO THE SURVEYS FOR THIS YEAR'S UPCOMING ACTION PLAN AND OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL BASED ON THESE SURVEY RESULTS. SO JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION FOR OUR AUDIENCE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH CDBG, CDBG IS OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. WE RECEIVE FUNDING EVERY YEAR FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OR HUD. THIS YEAR'S APPROXIMATE. WELL, THIS YEAR'S ALLOCATION WILL BE ABOUT $260,011. AND SO THAT WILL BE WHAT OUR PROPOSAL WILL BE BASED ON. WE ARE USING THESE FUNDS TO FOR FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. AND WE PRIMARILY MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE THAT MEET THE THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CRITERIA. AND THAT IS THE CHART RIGHT THERE. SO THAT YOU CAN KIND OF IDENTIFY WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE AS LOW OR MODERATE INCOME. SO WHAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR USE FOR THESE FUNDS. THIS IS JUST A SMALL, SMALL BREAKDOWN OF EXACTLY HOW WE ARE ABLE TO ALLOCATE CERTAIN ACTIVITIES, WHICH IS LIKE PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO ABOUT 65% OF ACTIVITIES CAN GO INTO HOME REPAIR, CAN GO INTO THE PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. PUBLIC SERVICES CAN ONLY GO UP TO 15%, WHICH INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SERVICES FOR SENIORS, CHILDCARE, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIKE FINANCIAL LITERACY, THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM UPDATES JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY WITH THE YEAR, THIS CURRENT YEAR'S PROGRAM ALLOTMENT, WE HAVE OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM THAT IS BEGINNING TO TAKE TO GO UNDERWAY. NOW WE HAVE ABOUT TEN HOMES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. APPROVAL PROCESS, HAVE BEEN INSPECTED. AND BUT WE STILL HAVE NOT EXPENDED LIKE PHYSICALLY EXPENDED ANY MONIES ON THAT. BUT WE WILL BE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TOWARDS THOSE HOMEOWNERS REQUESTS FOR THEIR HOMES AND THEN ALSO FOR OUR DESOTO SENIOR CENTER FACILITY IMPROVEMENT. THIS PAST YEAR, WE ALLOCATED $90,000, WHICH TO BE INCLUDED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS ALLOCATIONS. AND 
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THAT WILL BE STARTING AS WELL. AND AS I PRESENTED LAST MONTH, WE WE HAD A DELAY BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO USE THE FUNDS FOR THE ROOFING. HOWEVER, IT'S CURRENTLY BEING FIXED NOW USING INSURANCE MONEY. SO WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THOSE FUNDING BACK INTO THE ORIGINAL SCOPE, WHICH WAS OUR OUR BATHROOM RENOVATIONS, SOME DOORS, AND ANY OTHER ADA IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE SEE ALONG THE WAY THAT MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. CURRENTLY, OUR PUBLIC SERVICE, REMEMBER, THAT'S THE 15% THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO SPEND. WE HAVE EXPENDED ABOUT $14,508 FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH IS SERVING OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE WHO MEET THE CRITERIA AND HAVE APPLIED. AND THEY'RE RECEIVING $80 PER MONTH FOR TRANSPORTATION THROUGH OUR STAR TRANSIT. AND THAT IS TO BE USED FOR ANY KIND OF TRAVEL THAT THEY NEED FOR MEDICAL REASONS, OR JUST EVEN EVERYDAY NEEDS LIKE GROCERY AND, AND OTHER TRAVEL NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATION FUNDING THAT IS FOR OUR CONSULTING AND OUR TRAINING. WE HAVE A NEW CONSULTANT THAT'S STARTING, BUT MOST OF THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR LAST YEAR'S, THE END OF LAST YEAR'S PROGRAMING ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING TURNING IN OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ALL OF THE DRAWDOWNS FROM LAST YEAR. ALL RIGHT. SO THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME, WE DO REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE NEED THEIR VOICE. WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE NEEDS ARE. THAT WAY WE CAN GIVE YOU ALL A, AN EDUCATED PROPOSAL, AND THEN WE ARE ABLE TO DECIDE ON WHICH PROGRAMS WE FOCUS ON FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. AND THEN WE PROVIDE THE THE SERVICES, AND THEN WE REPORT AGAIN AND THEN JUST GO THROUGH THE SAME CYCLE EVERY YEAR. OH, OH, OKAY. 
          SO THIS IS JUST SOME OUTREACH THAT WE DID THIS YEAR. WE WILL, WE DID FALL SHORT ON SOME THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DO, WHICH WAS A MORE ROBUST OUTREACH PROGRAM, BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE BUILDING ON WHAT WE HAVE, AND WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP TO THE TO THE EVENTS THAT WE DID HAVE AND THE INFORMATION MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD. AND YOUR SUPPORT IS REALLY APPRECIATED. SO THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS SINCE MARCH, WHEN THE WHEN THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WAS OPEN, WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE SOME SURVEY RESULTS. WE THIS IS ACTUALLY THIS IS OLD. NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 7676 ENTRANTS ENTRIES AS OF TONIGHT. SINCE SINCE MARCH. SO WE STILL HAVE ROOM FOR MORE INPUT. HOWEVER, YOU DO HAVE THIS. THESE RESULTS. THE SUMMARY RESULT IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO. BUT AS FAR AS THE SUMMARY AND JUST TO SEE WHERE WE CAN FOCUS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME THEMES. STRONGEST SUPPORT IS FOR CONTINUED HOUSING REPAIR, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTS FAVOR SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, WORKFORCE TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT. AND AS FAR AS HOMELESSNESS, THERE WAS A RESPONSE THAT SHOWS CONCERN, BUT THEY POINT MORE TOWARDS GETTING ASSISTANCE AND PROGRAMING AND PREVENTIVE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. AND THEN ALSO FOR RESOURCES. THERE WAS A HIGH NEED AND REQUEST FOR A SENIOR RESOURCES IN THE FORM OF PROVIDING JUST ASSISTANCE WITH, YOU KNOW, EVERYDAY THINGS. JUST THOSE TYPES OF RESOURCES TO, TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, AND THEN FOR OUR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RELIEF AND BASIC NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL. SO AGAIN, OUR ENTITLEMENT FOR THIS YEAR IS $260,011. WE ARE ABLE TO USE THESE FUNDS BETWEEN OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. ANYTHING LEFT OVER CAN ROLL OVER FOR A PERIOD OF, I BELIEVE, FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. AND THEN WE HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT REALLOCATING IF WE NEED TO OR REPROGRAMING. SO I INCLUDED THIS SLIDE BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO SHAPE THE PROPOSAL THAT I AM PRESENTING TONIGHT. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT BECAUSE OF THE SURVEY RESULTS, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY OTHER REHABILITATION REHABILITATION PROJECTS. WE STILL HAVE THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM AS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES, AT 45% OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE. AND THAT'S STILL THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WE ALLOCATED FOR THIS PAST YEAR, WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE ABOUT TEN HOMES DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, THE, THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION AT THOSE HOMES. SO THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT OTHER REHAB PROJECTS. HOWEVER, WHEN WE TURN IT INTO HUD, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT UNDER ONE IDENTIFIED NEED. AND SINCE 
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WE'RE NOT ABLE TO CURRENTLY IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC PROJECT, AND WE WOULD THEN JUST KEEP IT UNDER HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, THEN WE CAN ALWAYS REPROGRAM IT AS THE YEAR GOES ON ONCE WE FIND A MORE SPECIFIC NEED. SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO PUT THAT IN THERE. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY MUCH SECTIONED OUT FOR FOR YOU TO CONSIDER, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAINTAIN 8%, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WE SPENT THIS PAST YEAR ON OUR PUBLIC SERVICE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM THAT WOULD STILL ALLOW THE $80 A MONTH FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE'LL PRETTY MUCH JUST KEEP PROVIDING THAT SERVICE UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF SEATS. THAT'S ABOUT THAT'S ABOUT I WON'T I WON'T CALCULATE, BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE HAVE FOR, FOR THIS YEAR. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 23 RESIDENTS THAT ARE USING IT CONSISTENTLY, AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING FOR IT. WE ARE REQUESTING THAT WE LOST 7% OF OUR FUNDS, WHICH IS ABOUT $18,200 FOR AN OPEN PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD THEN ALLOW FOR ANY OF OUR OUR NONPROFITS OR BUSINESSES TO REQUEST THIS KIND OF GRANT. IF THEY CAN SHOW US THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING SERVICES FOR OUR SENIORS OR SMALL BUSINESSES OR HOMELESS PREVENTION OR THINGS LIKE THAT, MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS RELIEF, WE WILL HAVE A CRITERIA AND A, YOU KNOW, A CALL FOR FOR THESE THESE PROPOSALS THAT IF THEY CAN MEET THOSE NEEDS, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSIDER THEM FOR $18,200. THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT OR TWO YEARS AGO, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR, FOR A HOME BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS CURRENTLY GOING ON RIGHT NOW USING ABOUT 18,000, WELL, ABOUT $19,000 FOR ADMINISTRATION. WE ARE INCLUDING THE 20% JUST FOR CONTINUED PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND FOR TRAINING. 
          WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE OUR CONSULTANTS. WE HAVE A NEW CONSULTANT TEAM THAT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS ANY PROGRAM PROGRAM NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, AND THAT WOULD BRING ME TO THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILLIAMS COUNCIL. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHISM TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? MISS TAMMY ADAMS? GOOD EVENING, MISS ADAMS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE ONLY. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. OKAY, I'M TAMMY ADAMS, I LIVE IN DESOTO, TEXAS. AND WHAT I HAD, I THINK I, I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION. I FILLED OUT ONE OF THE FORMS AT THE SENIOR CENTER. AND WHEN I SEE THE NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, DOES THAT MEAN LIKE FRONT ENTRYWAY MAINTENANCE FOR NON MANDATORY NEIGHBORHOODS? THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I LIVE IN A CENTER STATES AND IT'S A NON MANDATORY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHICH WE DO NOT RECEIVE MANDATORY DUES. THEY'RE VOLUNTARY AND POST PANDEMIC DUE TO THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY THAT WE HAVE NOW. AND A LOT OF INVESTORS PURCHASING HOUSES UNDER $500,000, WE'VE LOST ABOUT 30 OR 40% OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO INVESTORS. AND THOSE PROPERTIES IS NOT WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT IT'S ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS BECAUSE WE'RE ALL NEIGHBORS. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR US THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE THE INVESTORS COME IN, THEY DO NOT PAY DUES BECAUSE IT IS A MANDATORY. SO WE HAVE LOST ABOUT 50% OF OUR COLLECTION. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN STEWARDS. OUR COMMUNITY WAS BUILT IN 1986, 40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO DE SOTO. WE HAVE SAID ON. WE CURRENTLY VOLUNTEERING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE GIVE OUR SERVICES. WE PARTICIPATED IN ALL TYPES OF THINGS IN DESOTO OVER THE 40 YEARS. SO NOW WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO BE GOOD STEWARDS LIKE WE ALWAYS BEEN. WE CLEAN UP, WE WANT OUR FRONT ENTRY WAY TO STAY. AND WE WERE WANTING TO SEE IF THIS GRANT IS A FIT FOR NON MANDATORY NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IF IT IS, WE WOULD LIKE THE ALLOCATION TO BE IN THERE SO WE COULD KEEP OUR FRONT ENTRY RATE. RIGHT NOW IT NEEDS REPAIRS BECAUSE OF AND THAT'S NOT A SUBJECT I WANT TO GET ON THE TRUCK TRAFFIC ON WINTERGREEN. 
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WE LOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE. WE ARE PAYING TO DO THAT. SO WE'RE NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO KEEP OUR FRONT ENTRYWAY. BEAUTIFUL SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE STEWARDS AND GOOD, GOOD CITIZENS OF DESOTO. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I'M TRYING TO SEE IF PART OF THE 52,000 I JUST SAW IN THE PRESENTATION, IF WE COULD GET A LITTLE PORTION OF IT, NOT ONLY ME, BUT OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE NOT HOA'S. THANK YOU, MISS ADAMS. WE ARE TAKING NOTES ON YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE WILL RESPOND TO THOSE ON THE THE ADDITIONAL SECTION IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I DO WANT TO SAY I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR COUNCILMAN WESLEY, NIKKI GILES, RICHARD MARTIN AND JONATHAN JOHNSON FOR COMING TO DO A SHOW AND TELL ON THE EAST SIDE OF HAMPTON TO SEE SOME OF OUR PAIN POINTS, TO LISTEN TO US, AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, MISS ADAMS. WE KNOW THAT CENTER ESTATES COMMUNITY EVENTS IS ALWAYS THE. THE COVETED TICKET AND INVITATION IN IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ALL DO. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND POSING YOUR QUESTION. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CARDS FOR. 
          WE DO NOT. OKAY. SO COUNCIL, AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. SECOND, THAT MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. 
          ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED BEFORE COUNCIL HAS COMMENTS. WE KNOW TONIGHT, DOCTOR WILLIAMS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION TO TAKE ON THIS. CORRECT. THIS IS JUST TO RECEIVE INFORMATION. SO BEFORE WE HEAR COMMENTS BECAUSE I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE MY COLLEAGUES DO AS WELL. CAN WE ADDRESS MISS ADAMS QUESTION THAT SHE POSED TO US TONIGHT? YES. SO AS PART OF THE CDBG PROGRAM, WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE WE CAN PUT IN OUR FUNDING. SO THOSE ARE CALLED LMAS, THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREA BENEFITS. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WHERE THE CENSUS TRACT SHOWS WHERE 51% OR MORE ARE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA ARE CONSIDERED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME. BASED ON THAT CHART THAT WE WE KIND OF SHOWED AT THE AT THE BEGINNING, THEN WE CAN EXPAND THE FUNDS INTO THOSE AREAS, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT. YOU SAID IT WAS CENTER ESTATES, CENTER ESTATE THAT'S OFF OF WINTERGREEN RANCH VALLEY ESTATE, ESTATE LANE. I THINK IT IS RIGHT THERE. YEAH. IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND. AGAIN, IT IS ONE OF OUR PREMIER COMMUNITIES THERE OFF OF WINTERGREEN. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, I WILL ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS FROM YOU. I SEE YOUR LIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IT'S ALWAYS A BIT JUST A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING FOR ME WHEN WE'RE TALKING IN TERMS OF EXPENDING THE FUNDS. I KNOW ON YOUR I BELIEVE IT WAS PAGE 11, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. IT TALKED. CAN YOU GO TO 11 FOR ME? OH MY GOODNESS. OH, HERE WE GO. OKAY, SO IT SAYS 2026 TO 2027. BUT WHERE IS THE. MAYBE THAT'S THE WRONG PAGE. MAYBE I'M LOOKING I'M OKAY BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FOR THE PAGE THAT OF WHERE WE ARE NOW. SURE. YES. SO THIS IS REALLY THE PRESENTATION IS FOR THE ACTION PLAN FOR 26 TO 27. 
          BUT I CAN DEFINITELY ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU NEED ME. DOCTOR WILLIAMS, IF I MAY. 
          THERE'S A SLIDE THAT YOU SHOWED THAT SHOWED 0% HAVE BEEN EXPENDED FOR THE HOME REPAIR AND 0% HAVE BEEN EXPENDED FOR ANOTHER ITEM. I THINK IT WAS TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE OF THE SLIDE. AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE PROBABLY HAVE THE SAME QUESTION BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I'M I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED AS WELL. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION. SO WHEN YOU THINK IN TERMS OF THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, IT HAS THESE AMOUNTS ON HERE. AND THE DECISION TO MAKE THESE ALLOCATIONS WERE BASED ON A SURVEY LAST YEAR. SO THIS SO THE PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT HERE IS THE FUNDING THAT WAS ALLOCATED FROM LAST YEAR'S FOR WELL, THIS CURRENT YEAR'S ALLOCATION, WHICH WAS $271,460. HOWEVER, IN I THINK MY MARCH PRESENTATION, WE KIND OF WENT OVER HOW THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S UNSPENT ALLOCATIONS WERE COMBINED, BUT I STILL JUST FOCUS ON THIS PROGRAM YEAR. JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT HAS BEEN EXPENDED FROM THIS CURRENT YEAR. BUT YES, OUR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ANYTHING OUT OF THAT 110 YET, BECAUSE WE STILL HAD SOME FUNDS FROM THE 24 TO 25 YEAR THAT WE WERE TAKING MONEY OUT OF. OKAY. SO THAT'S MAYBE WHERE I GET CONFUSED. MAYBE WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE TYPES OF SLIDES, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE THE REASON I'M ASKING THE QUESTION, BECAUSE I'M THINKING IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, AT ALL OF OUR OUTREACH, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE THAT, YOU 
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KNOW, MAYBE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT AND GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK. BUT I DID WANT TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES YOU HAD TO THOSE EVENTS. I KNOW THAT THOSE EVENTS USUALLY GO ON THE CALENDAR AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE NEW YEAR STARTS. SO RIGHT NOW YOU WOULD BE THINKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S EVENTS AND HOW TO GET THIS OUTREACH OUT THERE. BUT THE AMOUNT THAT IS BEING EXPENDED IS IMPORTANT TOO, BECAUSE MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW HOW BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE AN ONGOING, YOU KNOW, AMOUNT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN DOES IT GET EXPENDED? BECAUSE I KNOW THE, THE SENIOR CENTER AND THE NEW. 
          AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE, THE ROOF SITUATION LAST MONTH OR THE MONTH PREVIOUS TO THAT ABOUT THE ROOF. BUT THERE'S STILL OTHER STUFF THAT CAN BE DONE. AND THEN WHEN YOU SAY ADA COMPLIANCE OR ADA IMPROVEMENTS, THOSE ARE ITEMS I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND. IS THERE A DESIGN THAT'S BEING MADE FOR THAT? IS THAT MONEY COMING OUT OF THIS 90,000, OR IS THAT JUST FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS? THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS I WOULD HAVE HAD. MAYBE WHEN WE'RE TALKING IN TERMS OF 2026, 2027, WHERE DOES THE MONEY, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE SPLITTING UP THE MONEY? MAYBE THERE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DELINEATION ON THE ACTUAL SLIDES. AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATION, I KNOW THAT WE USE AN ACTUAL NONPROFIT. DO WE GO OUT FOR BID FOR THAT, FOR THEM TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I CAN DO THIS AND THIS IS HOW MUCH I'M GOING TO TAKE? OR DO WE JUST PICK A, A, A VENDOR? SO FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, THE CONSULTING FIRM THAT WE USE, WE THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT NONPROFIT. THOSE ARE JUST CONSULTING FIRMS FOR CDBG AND HUD, THE NONPROFITS WE TYPICALLY USE FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVICES. AND BOTH OF THOSE GO THROUGH THE, THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, GETTING AN RFP FOR WHAT THEIR. OR AN RFP. Q AS FAR AS WHAT THEY CAN DO, OKAY. I KNOW I SHOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS AT YOU, SO I'D LIKE TO JUST MAYBE, YEAH, TAKE IT OFFLINE, JUST GET SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. AND MAYBE WHEN MADAM MAYOR HAS HER, HER THOUGHTS, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK WE WERE KIND OF AT THE SAME POINT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS, YOU KNOW, BEING DIVVIED UP AND THAT SORT OF THING. BUT I DON'T KNOW, SHE'LL SHE'LL LET YOU KNOW IN A MINUTE. YEAH. I WANT TO ADD ON TO IT, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE QUESTION UP, COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. AND I DON'T YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE WHAT YOU ALL ARE BRINGING FORWARD. HOWEVER, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND, AND I THINK I MIGHT UNDERSTAND WHY THESE FUNDS FROM THIS PROGRAM ARE NOT BEING EXPENDED. IS THIS KIND OF AN AN OVERFLOW FROM THE YEAR WHERE WE CHANGED FROM THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE HOME REPAIR, AND WE EXPENDED THOSE FUNDS AND THEN WE ROLLED IT OVER OR WHY? YES. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A MUCH LONGER PRESENTATION I HAVE. I, I CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION THAT I PRESENTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE KIND OF DID HAVE ALL OF THAT BROKEN DOWN AS FAR AS HOW MANY YEARS IN THE PAST COMBINED TO, TO CREATE THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM THAT WE WERE DOING IN 23 AND 24 BECAUSE THAT WAS A LOT MORE MONEY. BUT THAT WAS FROM, LIKE YOU SAID, THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ANY UNUSED FUNDS FROM TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS WELL. SO WE HAD THAT REALLOCATED BACK IN 23, I BELIEVE, FOR A VERY ROBUST HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. HOWEVER, THE 110 THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE IS JUST FROM THIS PAST YEAR'S ALLOCATION. AND THERE WAS BUT WE HAD PRETTY MUCH CAUGHT UP TO EVERYTHING THAT WE HADN'T EXPENDED BEFORE UP TO THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR. I CAN GET YOU THOSE EXACT NUMBERS OF HOW MUCH WE HAD LEFT OVER, BUT IT WAS NOT A LOT. THAT'S WHY, EVEN FOR THIS PAST YEAR, WE ONLY BUDGETED FOR 110 SO THAT WE DIDN'T GO OVER THE TEN HOMES THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO SERVICE. SO I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MY POINT WOULD BE. BECAUSE IF LOOKING AT THIS, RIGHT, IT MAKES IT ALMOST APPEAR, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS HISTORY OF THE FUNDS AND THE, THE CHANGE FROM THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE THE FUNDS ARE NOT BEING EXPENDED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE. SO I WANT TO UNDERSTAND AGAIN, LIKE, ARE THESE HOME BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THERE ARE SOME HOMES THAT ARE ALREADY HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND ALL THE THINGS THEY'VE BEEN INSPECTED. SO HAVE THOSE HAVE FUNDS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND I'M ASSUMING APPROVED, ARE THE FUNDS BEING DISTRIBUTED FOR THEM? AND THAT WOULD BE IN THE 2526 PROGRAM YEAR, RIGHT? CORRECT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, AND I DIDN'T PUT IT IN THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT'S STILL IT'S STILL BEING PROCESSED RIGHT NOW. SO ABOUT $16,000 IS GOING TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THAT 110 FOR THOSE INSPECTION FEES FOR THE TEN HOMES THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN ONCE WE IDENTIFY EXACTLY HOW MUCH EACH HOME IS GOING TO BE, IS GOING TO COST, THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOST LIKELY EXPEND EVERY SINGLE CENT OF THAT PLUS WHATEVER WAS LEFT OVER FROM LAST YEAR. BUT THERE IS NO LAG IN FUNDING THE THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING APPROVED. THAT'S MY CONCERN, IS THAT THERE'S A LAG IN GETTING THOSE HOMES FUNDED. IT STILL TOOK A LONG TIME, BUT I MEAN, IT TAKES 
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TIME, BUT IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S DUE TO IT JUST BEING A LAG IN THE WAY THAT THE FUNDS ARE BEING EXPENDED. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND I'LL BRING MY QUESTIONS BACK ONCE THEY FINISH. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. IN, IN IN THE SAME VEIN THAT THEY'RE TALKING TO MY MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE CDBG FUNDS EVENTUALLY EXPIRE. SO CONSIDERING WE'RE ROLLING OVER DOLLARS, HOW HOW WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE GOING INTO THE NEXT YEAR? HOW MANY DOLLARS DO WE HAVE THAT WILL BE EXPIRING IN THAT DATE? OKAY, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD WELL, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH ANYTHING EXPIRING YET. SO AND THAT'S, THAT'S FROM JUST ROLLING OVER THE PROGRAM MONEY. SO IF IT ENDS UP BEING WHERE WE DON'T SPEND $30,000 FROM THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM, WE CAN REPROGRAM IT TO THE 2027 HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. SO IT'S STILL CAN BE CONTINUED TO BE USED. IT WOULD JUST HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMED INTO A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY MONIES EXPIRE YET. WOULD YOU HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL TO DO THAT FOR ANYTHING THAT'S OVER $25,000, WE WOULD BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL AND IT EXPIRES, WHAT, EVERY TWO YEARS? THREE. WELL, FROM I CAN CHECK I THE LAST TIME I SAW IT WAS THREE YEARS, BUT I CAN CHECK AND SEE. COULD YOU CONFIRM THAT FOR THE COUNCIL. YES. AND THAT'S THE MESSAGE ON THAT. 
          THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. IF I MAY, MAYOR, JUST QUICKLY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, CDBG IS AN EVOLVING PROGRAM. SO WHEN WHEN WHEN WE PRESENT OUR WORK PLAN OR OUR ANNUAL EXPENDITURES, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SOME MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGE BASED ON THE POPULARITY OF A SPECIFIC PROGRAM OR NOT, AS LONG AS WE BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL AND ALSO WHEN WHEN WE BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL, BRING IT BACK TO HUD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, AS LONG AS WE'RE SHOWING EXPENDITURES, YOU CAN YOU CAN STACK UP TO THREE YEARS OF, OF DOING SO. HOWEVER, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, HUD CAN PULL THE PLUG AND SAY, HEY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY, WE NEED TO COLLECT THAT MONEY. AND THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN A PREVIOUS CITY, NOT ME, BUT HAPPENED TO US IN A PREVIOUS CITY. SO I THINK DOCTOR WILLIAMS IS ON ON PACE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE FUNDS ARE EXPENDED. BUT WE. THIS IS A KIND OF A REVAMP OF THE PROGRAM. OBVIOUSLY, THE HOME REPAIR IS A BIG DEAL. PUBLIC SERVICES NOW IS A BIG DEAL. AND SO WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE TO BRING THEM TO YOU. FULL OF INFORMATION. YES, MA'AM. SO BASED ON WHAT I'M. THAT'S WHAT I'M. THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I AM. 
          I'M JUST CONFUSED. IT SAYS 271 FOR 60 HERE, BUT THE OTHER DOCUMENT SAID 260. THOSE TWO ARE TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS. THIS IS FOR LAST. I'M SORRY. YES, YES. 271 FOR 60 WAS LAST YEAR'S PROGRAM YEAR. AS OF TODAY THERE'S 261. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY GAVE US TO SPEND. OKAY. SO OF THAT, THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN EXPENDED AND I'M GONNA USE THE WORDING. THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING THAT QUESTION AS OF TODAY, ONLY THE AMOUNT THAT HAS BEEN EXPENDED IS THE 14508 AND THE 27,000. RIGHT? CORRECT. SO FOR ADMIN, THERE HAS BEEN 54% ALREADY EXPENDED. AND THEN FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICES, 67% HAS BEEN EXPENDED. SO AS OF TODAY, I'M SAYING TODAY, BECAUSE FISCAL YEAR IS OCTOBER 1ST OR SEPTEMBER 30TH, IS THERE AN EXPECTATION THAT THESE OTHER ITEMS ARE GOING TO HIT 100%? OR ARE YOU SAYING NO, IF IF WE'RE AT IF WE'RE AT 67% FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND NOTHING ELSE IS SPENT UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER 1ST, WE'RE INTO A BRAND NEW YEAR. SO THE MONEY'S LEFT OVER FROM THIS YEAR WOULD THEN GO TO THE NEXT YEAR. IT WOULD IT WOULD YES, WE CAN CONTINUE TO SPEND THIS FUNDING INTO NEXT YEAR FOR THREE, 3 TO 5 YEARS. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY FIVE YEARS. NO I UNDERSTAND YES. YEAH. I'M TRYING NOT TO GIVE MYSELF MORE. I PROMISE YOU, I'M NOT TRYING TO CONFUSE YOU EITHER. I'M SAYING AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 67% SPENT FOR ADMIN. I MEAN PUBLIC SERVICES. OKAY. BUT IF NOTHING ELSE GETS SPENT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST, I'M JUST SPEAKING HYPOTHETICALLY. I KNOW IT WILL, BECAUSE THAT'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. IF NOTHING ELSE GETS SPENT AND WE'RE AT 67%, WE STAY AT 67% AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH. ANY MONIES LEFT OVER FROM THAT 67% WOULD THEN GO INTO THE NEW YEAR, OR THEN IT WOULD BE COMBINED WITH THE NEW YEAR, THE 260. SO IT CAN IT CAN STAY SEPARATE. LIKE IF WE CHOSE NOT TO DO PUBLIC SERVICE NEXT YEAR, IT COULD STILL CONTINUE AND NOT BE COMBINED WITH ANYTHING. BUT WE CHOSE TO DO SO. FOR EXAMPLE, NEXT YEAR'S FUND OR THE PUBLIC 
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SERVICE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR IS ACTUALLY LABELED 2026 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. THIS ONE IS LABELED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM 2025. SO IT STILL STAYS SEPARATE. BUT IN OUR, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE SPENDING FUNDING AND IF WE WANT THE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE, YES, WE WILL COMBINE IT AND JUST KEEP MOVING WITH THAT AMOUNT. OKAY. SO FOR MOVING FORWARD, I DO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A COLUMN FOR EACH YEAR BECAUSE I MEAN, RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING AT IT AND THE ADMIN IS AT 54.6%, WHICH MEANS THAT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, IF IT DOES NOT EXPAND, IF YOU DON'T EXPAND, 100% OF ADMIN, DOES THAT MONEY MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR FOR ADMIN? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE JUST SO WE HAVE REPROGRAMED ADMIN FUNDS BEFORE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT EXPENDED AND YES, YES. FROM. 
          COUNCILMAN WEXLER. SO MY QUESTION IS TWO QUESTIONS. THE SURVEY IS STILL OPEN, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND SO WE HEARD FROM MISS ADAMS AND CITRUS STATE. AND LET'S SAY SHE REACHES OUT TO HER COMMUNITY TO GO FILL OUT THE SURVEY AS WELL, RIGHT? BECAUSE SHE HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE NON-MANDATORY NEIGHBORHOODS AND WANTING TO KEEP HER HER ENTRYWAY BEAUTIFUL. 
          AND THEY DO THEY, THEY DO A LOT. THEY DO A LOT. AND WHAT SHOULD IS THERE ANY VERBIAGE THAT CENTURY STATE SHOULD FILL OUT ON THE SURVEY WHEN. WHEN IT COMES TO A NON-MANDATORY NEIGHBORHOOD, OR IS IT JUST QUESTIONS WHAT I GUESS SPECIFICALLY SHOULD THEY SAY ON THEIR SURVEY? SO MANY THINGS THEY CAN DO. AND ACTUALLY. OKAY, SO I'LL JUST ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. SO THERE ARE QUESTIONS ON THERE ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE. SO ANYTIME, IF THEY ARE, IF THERE IS A LOT OF RESPONSES THAT SAYS THAT THEY STRONGLY AGREE THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE AN AREA TO BE, TO FOCUS ON, THEN THAT WILL SHOW UP IN OUR RESULTS. THEY CAN ALSO JUST LEAVE A NOTE. THEY CAN WRITE ANYTHING THAT'S WRITTEN ON. THESE SURVEYS ARE ALSO INCLUDED INTO THE OVERALL SURVEY RESULTS THAT WE PROVIDE. BUT WE ALSO AND WELL, NOT BUT BUT IN ADDITION WE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH PRIORITY. THAT'S WHY THAT ONE ONE SLIDE WAS IN THERE AS FAR AS OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT'S ALREADY A STRONG A STRONG FOCUS. SO YOU WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE MISS ADAMS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE SURE THEY FILL OUT THE SURVEY? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND HOW WOULD AND I'M GOING TO GET TO MY QUESTIONS, BUT MY COLLEAGUES ALWAYS SPARK A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR ME. SO CONSIDERING MISS ADAMS PROPOSAL IN TERMS OF THEIR THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR COMMUNITY, OBVIOUSLY THIS THE FUNDS FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR, THIS IS JUST THESE ARE JUST PROPOSED THINGS. THIS IS NOT SOLIDIFIED. HOW WOULD THEY IF WE DO APPROVE THE THE THE LINE ITEM FOR WHAT WAS WHAT WOULD IT BE UNDER REHABILITATION PROJECTS? OR WOULD IT BE UNDER THAT IF WE APPROVED THIS ACTION PLAN, LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD. 
          WHATEVER SHE'S PROPOSING, IT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THIS ONE. CORRECT. OKAY. SO HOW WOULD THEY OR HOW WOULD WE RATHER DETERMINE LIKE THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS AND THOSE THAT WOULD QUALIFY UNDER HERE, THEN? WELL, WE WOULD IDENTIFY AS THE PROGRAM FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. 
          AND THEN WE WOULD INVOLVE OUR ENGINEERS, OUR, OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS, GET A COST, AND THEN OUR CONSULTANTS WILL ALSO CHECK AND MAKE SURE THE THE AREA IS IN THE LMA AREA FOR HUD'S CRITERIA. BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY CREATE A PROGRAM SUCH AS WE DID WITH THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. WE WOULD HAVE TO CREATE A HOA ENTRYWAY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM UNDERNEATH THIS PARTICULAR. AND IT WOULD HAVE TO MEET ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS. YES. AND THEY COULD APPLY OR. CORRECT. AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T USE BEAUTIFICATION AND PROBABLY MORE SO OTHER VERBIAGE. BUT IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WHAT WAS BEING USED BEFORE FOR THE ALLEYWAY. AND, AND I THINK IT WAS THE ALLEYWAY PROJECT WHEN WE FIRST GOT, WHEN DESOTO FIRST STARTED GETTING THE CDBG FUNDS. 
          SO YEAH, WE DID. WHEN DESOTO FIRST BECAME AN ENTITLEMENT CITY AND WE HAD AUTONOMY. YES. 
          I'M SORRY, POINT OF INFORMATION. YES. YOU JUST USED THE WORD HOA AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR. IS, IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU MEANT WHEN YOU SAY HOA OR YOU MEANT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S NOT MANDATORY OR NOT MANDATORY, BUT IT'S ASSOCIATION. YEAH. SO EITHER EITHER WAY, I'M JUST KIND OF USING IT JUST AS A VERY BROAD, YOU KNOW, JUST A VERY BROAD HYPOTHETICAL IN TERMS OF HOW WOULD A HOA OR A COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OR ANYBODY THAT 
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QUALIFIED, IT COULD JUST BE A COMMUNITY THAT HAS AN ENTRYWAY, IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, THAT WILL QUALIFY. WE WOULD. MY QUESTION IS JUST WE WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY CREATE A VEHICLE BY WAY OF A PROGRAM FOR THEM TO APPLY. I GUESS, IF THAT'S THE RIGHT, MAYBE THAT'S NOT EVEN THE RIGHT TERM, BUT FOR THEM TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SUBMIT IT TO, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT, THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY WOULD IDENTIFY. 
          OKAY. AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER ISOM MENTIONED THAT WE WE NEED TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT IT HAS TO MEET THAT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CRITERIA. CERTAINLY. SO FOR ANY IT DOESN'T MATTER HOA OR ANYTHING, IT CAN JUST BE JUST AN AREA, ANY KIND OF AREA THAT IS WITHIN THAT SCOPE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE OTHER PROGRAM AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THESE, THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. 
          OKAY. AND WE MAY WANT TO MAKE A STIPULATION, SHOULD WE SHOULD THIS PASS AND SHOULD WE DECIDE TO DO IT? CORRECT? LET ME LET ME MAKE SURE I STATE THAT, THAT THEY CANNOT QUALIFY FOR BOTH. 
          RIGHT. BECAUSE I WOULD NOT WANT THEM TO DOUBLE UP ON THAT. WE WOULD WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE FUNDS. SO TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT DON'T QUALIFY FOR ONE COULD POSSIBLY QUALIFY FOR THE OTHER. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WESLEY, I SEE YOU REACHING FOR THAT BUTTON. AND YOU MENTIONED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. SO IS THAT THE CRITERIA PORT OF PORT PRIORITIZATION. IT'S THE CRITERIA PERIOD. IT'S JUST PERIOD. THAT'S OUR CRITERIA. IF IT'S NOT WITHIN THAT THAT AREA, THEN WE AREN'T ABLE TO USE THE FUNDS. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE, THE, SO OUR NON-MANDATORY NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AS A WHOLE. 
          YES. OKAY. OKAY. OR EVEN JUST THE AREA THAT'S GOING TO BE THE AREA THAT'S GOING TO BE IN QUESTION THAT WOULD BE ENHANCED BY THE FUNDS OR IMPACTED BY THE USAGE OF THE FUNDS WOULD NEED TO BE LOAD THEM UP. OKAY. CITY MANAGER YEAH, JUST, JUST, JUST QUICKLY. SO THERE IS THE REQUIREMENT, THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENT, WHICH IS LOW MODERATE INCOME. OKAY, THEN YOU CAN HAVE A PRIORITY LISTING AND THE PRIORITY COULD BE, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHED PROXIMITY TO SCHOOLS, PROXIMITY TO SENIOR FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALK CONTINUITY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CRITERIA THAT YOU COULD SAY. THAT'S THE REASON YOU GET THE PRIORITY BECAUSE THEY FIT 4 OR 5 CRITERIA. OUT OF THE SIX CRITERIA THAT YOU'VE CREATED. 
          THAT'S THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE THAT YOU CAN HAVE IN THERE. AND TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, WHEN YOU CREATE THAT PROGRAM, YOU SAY, IF IF A NEIGHBORHOOD GETS SPECIFIC FUNDING, THEN THEY WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO GET OTHER FUNDING TYPES FOR, CALL IT BEAUTIFICATION, CALL IT REHABILITATION, WHATEVER YOU WANT. AND SO THIS WAY YOU CAN SPREAD THE WEALTH, YOU KNOW, ACROSS ALL, ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, IF YOU WILL. ONE MORE QUESTION. IN THE PAST, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM'S NEW NEW TO ME IN THE PAST, WAS THERE A GRANT THAT NON-MANDATORY NEIGHBORHOODS COULD RECEIVE OR I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS THERE A NAME? WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THAT ONE? THERE IS A SPEAKING OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE USE THE FUNDS FOR, THAT THEY CAN APPLY NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS. OH, SO THAT IS I DON'T I'M NOT SURE. I THINK MISS LEWIS OR OTHERS ARE OVER THAT PROGRAM, BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. THEY CAN BASICALLY APPLY WITH A PROJECT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST OF IT IS LIKE ENTRYWAY BEAUTIFICATION. 
          MISS ADAMS, I THINK YOU ALL HAVE APPLIED FOR THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES AS WELL. CORRECT. 
          EVERY YEAR IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO MATCH IT. SO WE NORMALLY GET MAYBE $500 BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MATCH THE MATCH, THE PHONE. SO IF YOU NEED A PROJECT FOR ONGOING FOR THE YEAR, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T MATCH. SO IT IS A MATCHING. SO WE DO HAVE A PROGRAM AND THOSE FUNDS COME FROM A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT POT OF MONEY. WE DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THAT BUNNY TRAIL TONIGHT. BUT YES, THERE IS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE THAT RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BECAUSE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. OKAY. DOCTOR E, I LOVE THIS. I LOVE, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CHANCE TO MAKE SOME MEANINGFUL IMPACT. ONE OF MY QUESTIONS THOUGH, IS KIND OF UNDERSTANDING IF SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE CONTINUING TO GIVE MONEY TO, SUCH AS THE TRANSPORTATION, I KNOW THAT WE KIND OF CHANGED IT A LITTLE BIT WITH THE $80 NOT GOING TO LIKE A TAXI PROGRAM, BUT GOING TO START TRANSIT. SO HOW FAR DOES THAT $80 GET THEM PER MONTH? I KNOW STAR TRANSIT IS USUALLY LIKE A DOLLAR PER RIDE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THEY CAN GET QUITE A FEW RIDES OUT OF THE $80. SO HONESTLY, BASED ON THE THE 
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REPORTS THAT WE GET, WE HAVE RESIDENTS USING IT. MAYBE THE MOST THAT THEY'VE USED. IT WAS ABOUT LIKE 12 A MONTH, SO 12 RIDES A MONTH. AND THAT'S TO AND FROM JUST DEPENDING ON HOW FAR THEY GO. NOW THAT TRANSIT IS ABLE TO GO INTO THE OTHER CITIES, YOU KNOW THAT THAT LENGTHENS THE DRIVE AND THAT TAKES UP MORE MONEY. SO YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT THAT'S ABOUT HOW MANY. BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY USES IT LIKE THAT. BUT THAT IS THE MOST THAT WE'VE SEEN. OKAY. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND AS WE AGAIN, CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTION PLAN AND WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND MOVING FORWARD, JUST UNDERSTANDING OUR RESIDENTS, FINDING IT USEFUL AND FINDING IT HELPFUL TO AGAIN, MAXIMIZE THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. THE SECOND THING I HAVE IS, IS, WELL, REALLY THE FINAL THING THAT I HAVE. SO WE TALKED ABOUT OTHER REHABILITATION PROJECTS, NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT, ADA SIDEWALKS, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE 2022. WE DID A ADA AUDIT OF THE ENTIRE CITY. I BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS HOUSED WITH OUR PARKS AND REC. AND I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE TO SEE WHO HAS OWNERSHIP OF THAT PARTICULAR STUDY. I KNOW THAT IT'S POSSIBLY IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT IS SOMEWHAT OUTDATED. HOWEVER, ADA COMPLIANCE DOESN'T HASN'T VARIED MUCH TO WHERE IF IT IS A LITTLE OUTDATED, IT MAY STILL BE USEFUL TO US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TYPES OF PROJECTS WE COULD PRIORITIZE AND IN WHAT AREAS THOSE ARE IN. FROM WHAT I RECALL, THEY WERE VERY SPECIFIC WITH AREAS IN THE CITY AND DEFICIENCIES IN THE CITY, SUCH AS ADA SIDEWALKS, RAMPS ONTO THE SIDEWALK, JUST ALL SORTS OF AREAS, RIGHT? WHERE, WHERE, WHETHER THAT IS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OR JUST OR OTHERWISE WHERE WE NEEDED TO IMPROVE. AND I THINK IT WAS A IT HAD A DOLLAR AMOUNT ATTACHED TO IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD, IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OTHER REHABILITATION PROJECTS, REALLY PRIORITIZE ADA IN THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE OUR NEWLY FORMED COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HERE IN THE CITY OF DE SOTO, AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AS I KNOW THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MY COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE THAT DE SOTO IS AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. SO IF WE COULD LOOK AT THAT, IF WE CHOOSE TO DO THIS, TO SEE WHAT PROJECTS WE MAY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SO THAT WE DON'T SPEND FURTHER TIME TRYING TO LOOK, AND WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION RIGHT THERE AT OUR DISPOSAL. SO IF WE COULD POSSIBLY LOOK TO SEE WHERE THAT IS, AND POSSIBLY IF THERE ARE PROJECTS, EVEN IF IT IS JUST LIMITED TO SIDEWALKS, I KNOW A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THINGS THAT WERE FOUND IN THAT STUDY HAD TO DO WITH SIDEWALKS AND LACK OF RAMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WERE IN WITHIN THE CITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT. AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, THE BELTLINE AND HAMPTON ROAD, I SAW IN, IN SOME OF THE, THE DOCUMENT WHERE LIKE ADA COMPLIANCE, THINGS WERE BEING BUILT INTO THAT. SO I KNOW AS WE CONTINUE TO REDO STREETS AND ROADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE THINGS ARE ALREADY BEING CONSIDERED AND BUILT IN. BUT FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT MAY NOT BE ON THE RADAR AS FAR AS RENOVATING AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, MAYBE LOOKING WITHIN THIS, THAT PARTICULAR DOCUMENT TO SEE WHERE WE CAN FIND SOME SOME PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY UNDER, YOU KNOW, CDBG STANDARD TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES, MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR, YOU MADE SOME REALLY GREAT POINTS. AND IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT WHILE THE FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU WERE ASKING, AND I APOLOGIZE IF IT COMES ACROSS LIKE A RABBIT HOLE, BUT YOU MENTIONED THAT THOSE FOR TRANSPORTATION GET $80 AND $80 A MONTH, RIGHT? SO IF YOU SAID THAT THEIR USAGE FLUCTUATES, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT USING THE $80 PER MONTH, THEY'RE JUST COLLECTING A SURPLUS. IS THERE NOT ANYTHING THAT WE DO TO AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE AND THEN TAKE, BUT I MEAN, ESSENTIALLY, WE COULD JUST HAVE DOLLARS JUST SITTING AROUND IN VARIOUS. YEAH, ACCOUNTS THAT ARE NOT BEING USED TO. RIGHT. SO WE DID ADDRESS THAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE SAW THAT TREND. NO. SO ANYTHING THAT'S NOT USED, IT DOESN'T ROLL OVER. SO THEY DON'T CONTINUE TO JUST, YOU KNOW, ACCRUE FUNDING EVERY MONTH. SO THAT'S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE, I THINK, $20,000 FOR THE HELPING HANDS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THAT UNUSED FUNDING FROM THE PRIOR YEARS TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO WE ONLY PAY WHAT THEY USE. CORRECT? NOT IN ADVANCE. CORRECT. OKAY. YES. 
          LIKE, OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST YES, I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT A MAYOR I SPOKE ABOUT. 
          ADA. YEP. SO I HAVE A CONSTITUENT, TRACY AIRLINE. SHE'S CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR 
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AND SHE WAS MAKING HER WAY TO THE AAC. AND SHE'S ACTUALLY A CONSULTANT ON ADA. AND EVEN THOUGH WE FOLLOW THE ADA, COMPLIANCE OF THE STATE IS JUST SOME COMMON SENSE THINGS THAT WE ARE MISSING WHEN IT COMES TO ADA. SO WHEN YOU DO THINK ABOUT THIS, MAKING THESE FUNDS FOR ADA PROJECTS, HOW WILL THE COMMUNITY KNOW SO THEY CAN PUT THEIR INPUT ON THOSE COMMON SENSE AREAS THAT THEY WOULD MAYBE WANT TO TURN INTO A PROJECT? I WOULD PROBABLY SUGGEST THAT WE IDENTIFY THE AREAS FIRST THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE CDBG CRITERIA. I WAS JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, AS YOU WERE MENTIONING AREAS, MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW IF HAMPTON ROAD BETWEEN BELTLINE AND PLEASANT RUN WOULD MEET THE CRITERIA. 
          JUST THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT THAT MAP. BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY IDENTIFY ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FUND AND THEN HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING TO RECEIVE INPUT. WHAT IF IT'S A BUSINESS, NOT A BUSINESS, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, OUR ARC. SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT PRIMARILY RECEIVES THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME POPULATION. SO LIKE THE SENIOR CENTER WOULD BE IDEAL. AND WE WOULD HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT EVERYONE THAT GOES TO THAT FACILITY MEETS THAT CRITERIA. GOTCHA. SO A SCHOOL THAT MIGHT BE ON TITLE ONE FUNDS WOULD DEFINITELY BE THAT AREA. OKAY. SO MAYOR, IF I MAY ADDRESS THAT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, YOU CAN USE CDBG, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT IS UNDER THE, THE AUSPICE OF, OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE'RE CREATING THOSE PRIORITY STREETS IN ANY STREET THAT WE ACTUALLY TOUCH. WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SIDEWALKS AND THE RAMPS AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO ATTACK IT FROM TWO DIFFERENT, TWO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. IF, IF A SPECIFIC, LET'S SAY, HOUSE OR A BUSINESS IS NOT IN A CDBG ELIGIBLE AREA, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT IT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SIDE. SO IT'S NOT JUST LOCKED INTO THAT CDBG PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE THE I'M P THAT IS UNDER UNDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO TAKE PRIVILEGE AND WRAP UP OUR CONVERSATION ON THIS. HOPEFULLY. DOCTOR WILLIAMS, WE DIDN'T INUNDATE YOU TOO MUCH WITH TOO MANY THINGS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUOUSLY REFINE THIS PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAXIMIZING THESE VALUABLE DOLLARS FOR THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO THAT SAID, WE HAVE ALREADY CLOSED OUR PUBLIC HEARING, SO 
          [1.  Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $150,000 Texas General Land Office (GLO) grant to fund a comprehensive update of the City's Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances]
WE WILL TAKE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A $150,000 TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE G O GRANT TO FUND A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF THE CITY'S ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES. APPROACHING THE PODIUM IS AHMED AL CASEY, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GOOD EVENING, MR. CASEY. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING MA'AM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. I PROMISED MY COLLEAGUES I'M GOING TO MAKE IT SHORT TONIGHT, AND I INTEND TO DO SO. THE FIRST ITEM TODAY IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF A $150,000 FOR THE ZONING REGULATIONS UPDATE FROM TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE LIGHT AGENDA FIVE SLIDES. THE SCOPE IS BASICALLY, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS MONEY FROM THE STATE SO THAT WE CAN COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATE THE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR ZONING REGULATIONS AND THE SUBDIVISION REGULATION AS WELL, AND THEN CODIFY THEM INTO ONE UNDER ONE DEVELOPMENT CODE FUNDING. THIS IS 150 K FROM GL THAT WE JUST GOT AWARDED. AND THEN IT'S REIMBURSABLE. TIMELINE IS IF WE GET THE ACCEPTANCE TODAY, WE WILL START OUR PROCUREMENT NEXT MONTH, AND THEN WE SECURE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CONSULTANT IN SEPTEMBER 2026. AGAIN, THE GRANT PURPOSE IS BASICALLY TAKING THE ZONING ORDINANCES AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES. WE UPDATE THEM. AND THEN THE OUTCOME IS WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY DRIVEN ORDINANCES. WE WILL ENGAGE THE RESIDENTS AND COMMISSIONS BOARDS AND THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. WE'LL BE HERE MANY TIMES TO DISCUSS THOSE UPDATES. CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN UPDATING THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AS WELL. THE OTHER OUTCOME OF THIS IS TO HAVE A CLEAR AND CONSISTENT REGULATIONS, AND THAT WOULD LEAD INTO IMPROVEMENT IN THE 
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WILL HAVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COUNCIL. AS YOU AS YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2024, WE DID COMPLETE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THEN WE HAD SOME WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME FUTURE UNDEFINED LAND USE, AND THOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE AND THE DESTINATION MIXED USE THAT WILL BE DEFINED THIS TIME, THIS TIME AS PART OF THE REGULATIONS. SO BASICALLY WE HAVE LIKE THREE MAJOR THINGS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT, AND THEN THE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE AND CODIFICATION FOR THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES, FINANCIAL IMPACT, CITY COUNCIL PRETTY MUCH LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME WHEN WE GOT THE APPROVAL FOR 190 K TO UPDATE THE ZONING REGULATIONS, WE SPENT ABOUT 50 K FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. BUT THEN NOW WE GOT THIS GRANT. 
          SO THIS IS REIMBURSABLE GRANT. SO BASICALLY WE WILL DO THE WORK AND WE WILL GET REIMBURSED FOR IT. SO THE MONEY THAT WE GOT APPROVED FOR UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. 150 K IT WILL GO, IT WILL ALL GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. THERE IS NO CITY MATCH IN THIS GRANT. THE TIMELINE OF TRYING TO BEAT THE CLOCK HERE. SO IF WE GET THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TONIGHT, WE WILL ACTUALLY PUBLISH THE RFP THIS THIS WEEK. AND THEN ONCE WE PUBLISH THE RFP, THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND SECURE THE AGREEMENT IN SEPTEMBER, ALLOCATE ALL THE MONEY AND THEN COME BACK TO YOU IN A FISCAL YEAR 2027. SO THAT'S OCTOBER TO JANUARY TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MR. CASEY. WE DO HAVE A FEW LIGHTS. I'M NOT SURE. MAYOR PRO TEM, WAS YOUR LIGHT ON FIRST? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. GO AHEAD. HI. MR. CASEY, YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT RE MODERNIZING OUR ZONING. I WANT TO SAY, SINCE I CAME ON COUNCIL, AND THEN WE WE WE TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH AND ADDED IT TO THE BUDGET. BUT IF COUNCILMEMBER WATERS TELLS THE STORY, HE'S THE REASON WHY THIS IS PUSHING THROUGH. SO I'M GOING TO LET HIM HAVE THAT ONE. RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WATERS. BUT I GUESS THIS IS ALSO YOU RAN BY SO FAST. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZED WHAT YOU SAID. WE BUDGETED FOR THIS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS WHERE WE TRY TO HOLD ON TO ALL OF THOSE DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY PAY FOR THE POLICE, THEY PAY FOR THE LIGHTS, THEY PAY FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO THOSE DOLLARS GO REALLY FAST, RIGHT? SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS AND YOU SAY, WELL, Y'ALL BUDGETED FOR 150, BUT WE'RE GETTING DOLLARS THAT GRANT DOLLARS, SO WE CAN PUT THAT MONEY BACK. AND SO IT'S ALWAYS GREAT THAT TO SEE CITY EMPLOYEES CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE TAX DOLLARS AND HOW WE SPEND THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE RFP PROCESS BECAUSE ON YOUR TIMELINE IT SAYS WE ACCEPT THIS MONTH AND THEN NEXT MONTH, THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT. AND I THOUGHT THE RF P PROCESS OR IS THIS A RFQ? SO MAYOR PRO TEM THIS IS GOING TO BE AN RFP. OKAY. SO THIS IS AN RFQ. SO THE RFP, RFP. SO THE PROCESS IS MUCH SHORTER LIKE FOR APPROVAL. YEAH. SO USUALLY WITH RFQ IF WE'RE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO AN RFQ, THAT MEANS LIKE A KIND OF LIKE A BIG, BIG PROJECT. SO USUALLY WE WOULD ADVERTISE FOR SIX WEEKS IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET, WE WANT TO ALLOCATE ALL THE MONEY THAT WE GOT APPROVED UNDER RPO. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BEAT THE CLOCK. 
          SO WE WERE THINKING OF ADVERTISING FOR FIVE WEEKS INSTEAD OF 4 TO 5 WEEKS. AND THEN AND THEN IF WE DO THAT, IF WE GET THE APPROVAL TONIGHT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PUBLISH THE RFP THE END OF THIS WEEK. AND THEN ONCE WE DO SO, THEN FIVE WEEKS WE WILL BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AND SELECT A CONSULTANT BY END OF AUGUST. AND THEN IF WE HAVE THAT BY END OF AUGUST, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SECURE THE AGREEMENT IN SEPTEMBER. SO I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY YOU WERE GOING TO POST THE RFP TONIGHT. I WAS GOING TO SAY, MAN, YOU FAST WITH IT. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT JOB. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT, COUNCILMAN WESLEY. BECAUSE I'M I'M LISTENING TO MY MY RESIDENTS AND AND I WANT TO ASK, DOES THIS FALL UNDER WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ZONING AND ORDINANCE, THINGS LIKE CHANGING AN ORDINANCE ON OUR RENTAL AND SHORT TERM RENTAL FEES, THEM MAYBE BEING INCREASED. AND NUMBER TWO, HOW MANY GROUP HOMES WE HAVE IN A CERTAIN AREA, IN A CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD OR ON ONE STREET? IS THERE A, A 
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NUMBER OF WHERE WE WE CAN'T ALLOW THAT MANY. IS THIS FALL UNDER WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY? YES, SIR. SO IT WOULD FALL UNDER, YOU KNOW, THE ZONING, THE LAND USE ZONING REGULATIONS. SO BASICALLY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YES, YOU KNOW, LIKE A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS OR, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS OR PDS, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS FEES DURING THIS STAGE. WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON UPDATING THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. OKAY, SO, SO, SO JUST FOR CORRECTION FOR THE PUBLIC, IT WOULD DEAL WITH ZONING AND LAND USE. IT WOULD NOT DEAL WITH WHAT THEY USE, THE ACTUAL USE, WHICH IS THE SHORT TERM RENTAL. THAT IS ALL UNDER UNDER LEGAL, OTHER LEGAL. YOU KNOW, PROCESSES. RIGHT. AND WE HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY HERE WITH US WHO WILL TELL US THAT, YOU KNOW, CITY GROUP GROUP HOMES AS WELL, UNLESS, UNLESS YOU CREATE THAT RESIDENTIAL ZONE THAT HAS NO. BECAUSE THAT'S DETERMINED BY, BY THE STATE. YEAH. AND I WANT TO BE CAREFUL HOW I ANSWER THAT, BECAUSE IT REALLY IS, IS ABOUT THE, THE CITY ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS ON THIS AND BE ABLE TO DEFEND IT IN THE COURT OF LAW. CITY, CITY OF DALLAS DID THAT AND, AND ACTUALLY GOT SUED AND LOST. SO I WOULD SAY THAT THAT'S A DIFFERENT. NO, THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT MATTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND AGAIN, JUST SO THAT WE CAN CLARIFY WHEN WE'RE TALKING IN TERMS OF THESE UPDATES, THESE ARE ACTUALLY CREATING ORDINANCES. THEY'RE JUST DEALING WITH THE ONES WE ALREADY HAVE. SO WELL, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REELECTION. IT WOULD BE BOTH. IT WOULD BE UPDATING THE CURRENT ORDINANCES AND ALSO ADDING MORE ORDINANCES TO THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND THE SUBDIVISION. OKAY. AND THOSE WOULD COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? YES, IT WOULD BE ACTUALLY BEFORE PNC COMMISSION AND THEN CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT YOUR TIMELINE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR BECAUSE IT SAYS QUARTER ONE FOR FISCAL YEAR 27, ACTUALLY. YOU MEAN THE ONE THAT STARTS IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR? YES, IT'S FISCAL YEAR. SO IT'S FROM OCTOBER. OF NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY 20TH 6 TO 27. YES. WHICH IS YES, 27. SO FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO JANUARY 2027 AND QUARTER, YEAH, QUARTER ONE IS IN THE FALL. SO THAT'S BECAUSE 2020 QUARTER FISCAL YEAR STARTS IN OCTOBER, RIGHT? SO IT'S NOT AS FAR AWAY AS IT AS IT AS IT. AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING BECAUSE HE SAID JANUARY, I WAS LIKE, SO IN OCTOBER WE'RE GOING TO GET INFORMATION. SO WHAT I'M SAYING HERE IN THIS BOX IS BASICALLY, ONCE WE SECURE EVERYTHING AND WE WORK THROUGH THE AGREEMENTS, WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. IN Q1, THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS ACTUALLY FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 TO JANUARY 2027. SO ANY TIME BETWEEN, YES, BETWEEN THOSE FOUR MONTHS, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE. OKAY. OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AGAIN, I WANT TO CAUTION THE CITY COUNCIL ON, ON SOMETIMES WE PUT THE TIMELINE AS ANTICIPATED. PLEASE DON'T HOLD US TO IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CONSULTANT WILL COME BACK. YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE CHALLENGES WITH CONSULTANTS. WE MAY HAVE TO RE YOU KNOW, REPOST AGAIN ON RFP. THE CONSULTANT MAY SAY, LOOK, I NEED 6 OR 7 MONTHS INSTEAD OF TWO MONTHS TO DO A BETTER JOB. SO WE'RE GIVING YOU KIND OF A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. YOU KNOW, WE MAY COME BACK AND CHANGE AND CHANGE THIS BASED ON OTHER FACTORS AS AS WE LEARN THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, PLEASE DON'T HOLD US TO THOSE TIMELINES. WE'RE GIVING YOU KIND OF AN EXPECTATION OF WHAT THAT TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WATERS. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK AND REITERATE WHAT MAYOR PRO TEM WAS TALKING ABOUT FOR YOU. SIR, THERE SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN. YOU SEEM TO ALWAYS BRING US PROJECTS IN, THINGS UNDER BUDGET AND ON TIME AND SAVE US MONEY. SO YOU'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT HERE TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND YOUR RECORD HAS BEEN IMPECCABLE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT, COUNCILMAN. YOU HAD ME WORRIED THERE FOR A SECOND. OKAY. I DO HAVE I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU JUST TO HELP THE HELP COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE AT JUST TO THE TO THE TO THE NATURAL, I MAY JUST SEEM LIKE A FORMALITY, BUT I KNOW THAT THAT WE HAVE 
          [01:20:02]
TALKED ABOUT AS A COUNCIL, A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT COME FOR US REQUESTING VARIATIONS, REQUESTING DEVIATIONS BECAUSE OF WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY ANTIQUATED, YOU KNOW, CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE. SO THAT SAID, HOW WILL THIS HELP US TO AVOID THOSE TYPES OF THINGS IN IN OTHER BENEFITS YOU MAY SEE AS A RESULT OF UPDATING THESE. YES. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCES ARE OUTDATED AND KIND OF LIKE VERY OLD. SO THE CITY WENT THROUGH A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS TO COME UP WITH THE CITY OF DESOTO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH WILL BASICALLY DEFINE THE FUTURE LAND USE. LIKE IF WE HAVE A LAND IN THE CITY AND SOMEONE WANTS TO PUT, LET'S SAY, AN AUTO SHOP, BUT THE CITY'S VISION IS COUNCIL AND, AND THE RESIDENTS VISION IS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A MIXED USE IN THAT AREA. 
          SO THIS, LIKE ONE OF THE BENEFIT OF THIS DOCUMENT THAT GUIDES THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS CITY. BUT IT WAS JUST A STUDY. NOW IS THE TIME TO IMPLEMENT IT. AND THEN AND THEN BY IMPLEMENTATION IS WE'RE GOING TO DEFINE THE ZONING REGULATIONS. WHAT DOES DESTINATION MIXED USE MEANS? WHAT DOES WHAT DOES NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE MEAN? SO THIS IS WHEN WE GO THROUGH A VERY COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS, AGAIN WITH THE RESIDENTS, WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, AND THEN ALSO THE CITY COUNCIL TO DEFINE THOSE USES. SO THEN WE ELIMINATE THE CONFUSION, AND THEN WE HAVE DEFINITIONS FOR WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING HERE. SO IT WILL ACTUALLY BE HOPEFULLY BE VERY CLEAR. IT WILL BE UNIFIED UNDER ONE CODE. SO DEVELOPERS RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE TO GO TO MULTIPLE PLACES TO PULL THE ORDINANCES. THEY COULD GO TO ONE UNIFIED CODE AND FIND ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. SO WHILE IT'S SO BASICALLY IT SHOULD BE CLEAR, IT SHOULD BE EASY TO USE USER FRIENDLY AND ALSO AN IMPLEMENTATION TO TWO BIG STUDIES THAT THE CITY HAVE COMPLETED, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE DIAGNOSTIC ZONE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE FINAL REPORT TO YOU ALL ON, ON AUGUST 4TH. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CASEY. AND WE DO NEED TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM, CORRECT? YES. JUST ONE MORE ONE MORE THING I HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING THE RESIDENTS IN. YOU WORK WITH PLANNING AND ZONING TO MAKE SURE THE ORDINANCES ARE UP TO DATE. WHAT ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? DO WE ARE YOU GOING TO WORK CLOSELY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'RE TASKED TO BRING BUSINESS IN? YES. SO AND THIS IS SUCH A GOOD POINT BECAUSE AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ZONING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THERE IS ACTUALLY AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS IS WHEN WE TRY TO IMPLEMENT THIS WITH WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO GET US OUT OF HERE BY 8 P.M. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE ITEMS. PLUS WE HAVE A COMMENT CARD FOR OUR CITIZENS APPEARANCES. SO I WANT TO KEEP US ON TASK. SO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM. PLEASE MAY I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED. 
          IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHISM, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR VOTING PADS TONIGHT. THAT MOTION 
          [2.  Consider approving funding allocation of $200,000 for design and related services for the Belt Line Road and Cockrell Hill Road Intersection Safety Improvements Project]
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MR. CASEY, DON'T GO TOO FAR. WE HAVE YOU FOR THE NEXT ITEM AS WELL. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, CONSIDER APPROVING ALLOCATION OF $200,000 FOR DESIGN AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE BELTLINE ROAD AND COCKRELL HILL ROAD INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER QUICK PRESENTATION TONIGHT. AND WE'RE GOING TO HOLD YOU TO THAT LIGHT AGENDA. ANOTHER GROUND THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH THE WITH THE TXDOT. SO THE SCOPE SCOPE OF WORK IS TO IMPROVE THE INTERSECTION SAFETY AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPERATION AT COCKRELL AND BELTLINE. THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE JUST GOT SECURED FROM TXDOT. IT'S A $1.25 MILLION TEX-DOT IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COST, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN COSTS, WHICH COST $200,000. TIMELINE IS WE ANTICIPATE TO START WITH THE DESIGN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AND THEN WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE DESIGN WILL BE COMPLETED OCTOBER 2027. AND THEN TEX-DOT WILL LEAD THE PROJECT, AND WE START CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTEMBER 2029. 
          [01:25:03]
OKAY. THE ■CURRENT CONDITION, THIS IS ACTUALLY THERE WAS ANOTHER STUDY THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. THAT'S CCEP DESOTO COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN. ON THE SAFETY ACTION PLAN WE HAVE THE TEN ENTERS THE TOP TEN INTERSECTIONS WITH THE WITH THE MOST CRASHES. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY ON TOP. WE HAVE 50 CRASHES OVER THREE YEARS. SO THIS IS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SECURE OUR GRANT FROM TEXTILE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SO WE'VE BEEN HAVING WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED TWO GRANTS. AND THEN THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO DO ALL THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE INTERSECTION. NOW ADA NONCOMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL MALFUNCTIONS ALONG WITH SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS WHY WE'RE ALLOCATING THIS MONEY TO THIS PROJECT. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS. WE'RE TRYING TO CUT THE MEDIANS. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE ZERO OFFSET LEFT TURNS. WE BRING THE OFF TURN LEFT TURNS TO HAVE A ZERO OFFSET, AND IT WILL REDUCE THE TRAFFIC CRASHES TREMENDOUSLY. WE WILL DO FULL RENOVATION ADA COMPLIANCE. ALSO, WE WILL INSTALL THE INSTALL THE RADAR DETECTION SYSTEMS AND REDO THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND REFLECTIVE BACKPLATES. CITY OF DISORDER WILL PAY 200 000 IF YOU APPROVE IT TONIGHT. FOR THE DESIGN, TXDOT WILL PAY 1.25 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, 1.25 MILLION, AND THEN DESOTO WILL ACTUALLY DO THE SURVEYING, GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND ALL THE DESIGN ASPECTS. TEX-DOT WILL DO THE BIDDING, PROCUREMENT AND AWARD. AND THEN THEY WILL PAY THE CONTRACTOR DIRECTLY. PROJECT TIMELINE. IF WE GET THE APPROVAL TONIGHT, THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO PUBLISH THE RFQ NEXT MONTH. WE EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WITH A CONSULTANT IN OCTOBER, AND THEN WE START THE DESIGN IN DECEMBER 2026, AND THEN WE COMPLETE THE PROJECT ON OCTOBER 2027 AND WE HAND IT TO TEXTILE. 
          TEXTILE WILL DO THE LIGHTING. THEY HAVE THAT ON THEIR SCHEDULE AS JANUARY 2029. AND THE COUNCIL ACTION TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE AN ALLOCATION OF $200,000 FROM CAPITAL OUTLAY TO DESIGN THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU, MR. AL CASEY. YOU KEPT YOUR WORD AND THAT WAS A QUICK PRESENTATION. COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION BEFORE WE HAVE CONVERSATION AND QUESTIONS. SO MOVED. SECOND, THANK YOU. THAT WAS MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES, MA'AM. EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TEM NO IT'S OKAY. AND THANK YOU FOR YIELDING BACK. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER ONE I WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU. I COULD I COULD GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS IS PLAY SIX. AND WHEN I TELL YOU I CAN'T EVEN COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE BEEN IN MY HOME AND HEARD ACCIDENTS AT THIS INTERSECTION, OR THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT I'VE GOTTEN, THE NUMBER OF TEXT MESSAGES I'VE GOTTEN OF ACCIDENTS, AND WILL THE CITY DO ANYTHING? SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I'VE ASKED, AND YOU GUYS HAVE GONE OUT TO DO CERTAIN THINGS TO TRY TO CONTROL THE LIGHTING AND THINGS LIKE THIS. BUT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER RESEARCH THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE SMART STREETS AND, AND HAS LED US TO HERE. AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THE ONLY GRIEVANCE THAT I HAVE IN THIS PROJECT, AND YOU PROBABLY WON'T EVEN GUESS IT, BUT YOU PROBABLY DO, IS THE TIME FRAME. IT'S AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME. BASED ON THE OTHER PROJECTS. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE TEX-DOT IS INVOLVED IN IT. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF. BUT IT IS EXTREMELY LONG. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE OTHER SLIDE WHERE YOU ACTUALLY GIVE THE DESIGN OF THIS AREA, THERE'S ALREADY SIDEWALKS, BUT I NOTICE A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE IN THESE SIDEWALKS THEY'RE IN. THEY'RE IN YELLOW. IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH US, ARE THEY EXTENDING THEM OUTWARDLY OR THE DESIGN JUST LOOKS A LITTLE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY SIDEWALKS THERE, RIGHT? SO ARE WE. I DON'T KNOW, THAT JUST LOOKS WEIRD. IT'S LIKE THEY'RE EXTENDING THEM OUT IN A SENSE TO MAKE THEM, I GUESS, BROADER FOR ATTENTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU'RE THE EXPERT, NOT ME. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. AND I GUESS, YOU KNOW, THE DOWNFALL ALSO IS THAT WE'LL LOSE OUR, OUR LANDSCAPING RIGHT IN THAT AREA. 
          BUT I GUESS I CAN'T HAVE IT. ALL RIGHT. BUT YEAH, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. AGAIN, I JUST WANT 
          [01:30:01]
TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE WE, ANY OF THOSE OF US THAT LIVE RIGHT HERE IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA, WE SEE IT EVERY DAY. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR YOUR NICE COMMENTS. THE QUESTION NUMBER ONE IS ABOUT THE TIMELINE. I HAD THE SAME QUESTION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A CONTROL OVER THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. SO TEXTILE IS TELLING US IF WE WERE ABLE TO FINISH THE PROJECT ON OCTOBER 2027, THAT'S THE EARLIEST TIME THAT THEY COULD DO SO. HAD A COUPLE OF EMAILS WITH THEM. I HAD A MEETING WITH THEM TOO, BUT THEY HAVE LIKE MANY PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE, AND WE REALLY TRIED ON THAT ONE. 
          AND THIS IS BASICALLY THEIR EARLIEST DATE. THEY COULD GO FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN, BUT ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE DESIGN, WE'LL HAND IT TO THEM. THEY'LL DO THE PROCUREMENT AND THEY'LL BRING CONTRACTOR. SO WE'LL HAVE TO BE KIND OF SUBJECTED TO THEIR TIMELINE. SO BUT I SEE THE CONCERN. BUT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VERY BUSY TOO. AND ACTUALLY I DO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AT TEXDOT FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING VERY ACCOMMODATING AND WORKING WITH US TO GIVE US THIS GRANT. NOW, THE OTHER QUESTION IS THE SIDEWALK ON THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS? YEAH, THIS IS A GREAT OBSERVATION. THOSE. SO WE HAVE SIDEWALKS AND WE MAYBE WE HAVE LIKE OLDER RAMPS, OR MAYBE WE DON'T. BUT BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS THE, THE ONE HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE YELLOW WILL BE REMOVED AND NEW SIDEWALK WITH A NEW RAMPS THAT ARE ADA COMPLIANT WILL BE INSTALLED. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE ADA COMPLIANCE. IT'S A LOT OF TIMES IT'S A BYPRODUCT OF OTHER PROJECTS. SO EVERY TIME THAT WE WORK ON AN INTERSECTION OR ROADWAY, THEN WE WOULD MAKE IT ADA COMPLIANT. SO WE'LL BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, RIP UP ALL THAT SIDEWALK AND DO THE ADA COMPLIANT SIDEWALK INSTEAD WITH THE RAMPS, LANDSCAPING. IT'S YEAH, IT'S, IT'S A DEBATE. SUCH A GOOD QUESTION. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DEBATE. CITIES LOVE TO HAVE BIG MEDIANS. SO THEN, YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPING, MONUMENTS AND ALL OF THAT. BUT THOSE COME WITH SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED THIS WAY, THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE NEGATIVE OFFSET. THERE WAS A STUDY ACTUALLY FROM 2021 FROM MINNESOTA DOT, AND THEY WERE SHOWING BASED ON THEIR DATA, IF YOU CUT THE MEDIAN THIS WAY AND YOU DO THE ZERO OFFSET, THEN YOU WILL BE REDUCING THE LEFT TURN CRASHES BY 33%. SO A LOT OF CITIES NOW ARE ACTUALLY GOING BACK TO THE KIND OF THE OLDER, OLDER PROCESS AND SAY, OKAY, WE'LL GIVE UP ON THE LANDSCAPING FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAFETY. IN THIS CASE, THAT'S A GOOD REASON. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PARKER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS MOVING FORWARD. AND AND MISS ARLINE WILL DEFINITELY BE HAPPY THAT SHE HAS BEEN INVOKED AT LEAST TWICE NOW. SHE ACTUALLY LIVES IN PLACE. SIX SO IT WOULD BE HONEST THAT SHE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS DESIGN. I HOPE THAT SHE'S LISTENING AND MAYBE TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AT THIS AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOME THOUGHTS AS TO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING, MAYBE JUST TO GET SOME INFORMATION. AND ALSO WITH WHAT MADAM MAYOR WAS SAYING, WE HAVE THIS NEW ADA TEAM. THINGS LIKE THIS IS THINGS THAT THAT TEAM I'M HOPING WILL BE INVOLVED IN, IN BEING ABLE TO GIVE SOME INPUT FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF LIKE, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE WHOLE HAMPTON ROAD CORRIDOR. ONCE WE GET READY TO DO HAMPTON AT BELTLINE, THAT IS ALSO TXDOT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO BE UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION TO SAY WE USE THAT FOR THAT DESIGN AS WELL. IS THIS A IS THIS A REUSABLE DESIGN? IS WHAT I'M WHAT I REALLY WANT TO ASK? OR IS IT JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR. SO IN REGARD TO THE FIRST COMMENT, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE RESIDENTS. SO ANY MEETING WOULD, WOULD, WOULD REQUEST A MEETING. THEY COULD JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE, THEY COULD GO TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THEY'LL HAVE MY INFORMATION THERE. THEY COULD JUST SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH SCHEDULE A MEETING, AND WE'LL GO OVER THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT. IN REGARD TO YOUR OTHER QUESTION, THOSE ARE NOT DESIGNED OR PRE-DESIGNED, BUT WE HAVE STANDARDS. THE STANDARDS APPLIES TO ALL PROJECTS. SO WHEN WE DESIGN THEM, WE'LL BASICALLY SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REMOVING THIS AND WE'RE ADDING THIS SIDEWALK ON THIS, ON THIS PIECE, AND WE'RE ADDING THIS TYPE OF RAMPS. WHEN WE DO THAT, THEN WE GO BACK AND TIE IT TO THE STANDARDS. SO EVERYTHING IS TIED TO THE SAME STANDARDS ACROSS THE CITY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT REUSABLE REUSE, REUSE OF CAN YOU REMIND ME ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE? YES. SO WE'LL BE PAYING FOR THE DESIGN. YES. CORRECT. YES. 
          YOU'LL TURN OVER THE DESIGN. THE DESIGN IS NOT THE OWNERSHIP OF TXDOT. IT'S THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF DESOTO. YES. SO THE ACTUAL USAGE OF THE ACTUAL DESIGN, WILL IT BE USABLE FOR OTHER PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY OFF OF TEXDOT? YEAH. SO THE DESIGN WILL BE PROJECT SPECIFIC. THE STANDARDS WILL BE USED FOR EVERY SINGLE PROJECT. SO WE HAVE A STANDARD FOR ADA 
          [01:35:05]
COMPLIANT ADA COMPLIANCE STANDARDS. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE USE EVERY TIME WE DO A DESIGN. BUT WHEN WE DO DESIGN WE DO IT FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT. BUT WE CAN ALWAYS REUSE THE STANDARDS THAT WE CREATED AND WE HAVE AND WE'RE UPDATING FOR OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL. OKAY. SO YEAH, I WOULD LOVE THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I'M GLAD YOU GAVE THAT INFORMATION. 
          AND I HOPE SHE'S LISTENING. IF SHE'S NOT, WE'LL MAKE SURE SHE HAS IT. BUT AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, HAVING A DESIGN THAT THE ADA GROUP OR TEAM OR BOARD CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WOULD BE AWESOME. SO THAT WE ARE HEARING IT FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR, SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO USE YOUR VOTING PASS TONIGHT. IF WE COULD GET THAT TALLY BUTTON, GIVE IT ONE SECOND. THERE YOU GO. THAT MOTION ALSO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. 
          AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MR. CASEY, FOR GETTING THE DIRECTOR'S AWARD AT OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. ONE SWING AT A TIME. RIGHT. THANK YOU. CONSIDER THE SELECTION OF 
          [3.  Consider the selection of a Mayor Pro Tem for a one (1) year term as prescribed by the City Home Rule Charter]
A MAYOR PRO TEM FOR A ONE YEAR TERM AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY HOME RULE CHARTER. PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS IS CITY MANAGER MAJID AL GODFREY. OH, AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO READ A LONG WINDED PARAGRAPH, SO BEAR WITH ME. THIS IS PART OF ACTUALLY THE CITY'S HOME RULE CHARTER. AND SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ONE B, TWO OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S RULES AND PROCEDURES AND ARTICLE TWO, SECTION SEVEN OF THE CITY'S HOME RULE CHARTER, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ELECT ONE OF ITS MEMBERS TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS SELECTION OCCURS AT THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING FOLLOWING THE GENERAL ELECTION OR ANY SUBSEQUENT RUNOFF ELECTION. THE MAYOR PRO TEM, ONCE ELECTED, SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE MAYOR IN THE EVENT THE MAYOR'S ABSENCE OR DISABILITY. FOLLOWING THE JUNE 13TH RUNOFF ELECTION, THE MAYOR PRO TEM SELECTION HAS BEEN PLACED ON THIS AGENDA. 
          TONIGHT'S AGENDA. SO FOR THE SELECTION PROCESS ITSELF, THE MAYOR WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, AND EACH NOMINATION MUST BE SECONDED BY ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER. NOMINATIONS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, AND EACH NOMINEE WILL BE ASKED IF THEY ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. FOLLOWING THAT, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SUBMITTED A NOMINATION MAY PROVIDE A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THEIR NOMINATION, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO, AND VOTING WILL OCCUR AT IN THE ORDER NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED. 
          SO THE FIRST NOMINEE TO RECEIVE AT LEAST FOUR VOTES WILL BE CONFIRMED AS MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          WHEN. I ALSO SHARE ADDITIONAL NOTES AND THAT IS. A COUNCIL MEMBER MAY NOMINATE THEMSELVES AND MAY VOTE FOR THEMSELVES. AND ONLY ONE NOMINEE MAY BE CONFIRMED ONCE THAT NOMINEE RECEIVES THE REQUIRED MAJORITY VOTE, WHICH IS THE FOUR AGAIN, THEN THE PROCESS CONCLUDES. 
          THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. ARE THERE NOMINATIONS? YES, I NOMINATE LATISHA HUGHES FOR MAYOR PRO TEM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE ANY INSIGHT ON YOUR NOMINATION OR YOU JUST WANT. WELL, I JUST BELIEVE THAT WHEN SHE WAS THE MAYOR PRO TEM PREVIOUSLY, SHE DID THAT JOB WITH EXCELLENCE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT FORWARD. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? YES, MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE WILL VOTE ON THE FIRST NOMINATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, WHICH IS LATISHA HUGHES. AND WE WILL USE OUR VOTING, MADAM MAYOR. YES, MA'AM. 
          TRADITIONALLY, WE GET TO HAVE THE NOMINEE, AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS IN THE INSTRUCTIONS. GIVE THE REASONING WHY FOR THE NOMINEE. BUT I CERTAINLY GET TO DO MINE. PLEASE. OKAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN SERVING AS THE AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE LAST 13 MONTHS, AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR OF A LIFETIME. NOR DID I EVER IMAGINED THAT I WOULD EVEN RUN FOR OFFICE. BUT HERE I AM. I AM ASKING FOR THIS COUNCIL TO REAPPOINT ME AS MAYOR PRO TEM I 
          [01:40:02]
HAVE. I'VE ATTENDED EVERY MEETING THAT THE MAYOR HAS NEEDED ME TO FILL IN FOR EVERY EVENT THAT SHE'S NEEDED ME TO FILL IN FOR. I THINK I MISSED ONE PHONE CALL OF HERS, AND I WAS WITH MY DAD IN A REHABILITATION CENTER. I HELPED THE NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH JUST BEEN ON THE ONBOARDING SHARING INFORMATION THE LAST YEAR OVER SHARING INFORMATION, WHATEVER THEY NEED HELP WITH. I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY. 
          THEY ARE GOOD IN TAKING CARE OF AND NEED WHAT THEY NEED. EVEN WHEN CITIZENS EMAIL US AS A COUNCIL. I KNOW THE MAYOR IS REALLY BUSY, SO I TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO REACH OUT TO STAFF FOR LEADERSHIP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING RESPONSES BACK TO THOSE CITIZENS. AND LIKE MY COLLEAGUE, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER HUGHES, WHO SERVED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO ME AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER BEFORE THAT, THAT SERVED TWO YEARS. I LIKE IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR COUNCIL MEMBER TO BE REAPPOINTED IN IN THE POSITION. I REALIZED THAT MORE THAN 50% OF OUR COUNCIL HAS THREE YEARS OR LESS. AND SO I DO FEEL THAT THERE IS AN ONUS TO FOR THE SENIOR LEADERS TO HELP NAVIGATE THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THIS BOARD IN, IN, IN THAT TRANSITION. AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING IN EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. AND LET ME JUST VERIFY, BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE RULES AS WELL. WE HAVE A NOMINEE, MISS LETICIA HUGHES. 
          DO YOU ACCEPT THAT NOMINATION? OKAY. AND WE ALSO HAVE A NOMINATION OF MAYOR PRO TEM CHISM. DO YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL VOTE IN THE ORDER THAT THE NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED PENDING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS. OKAY. 
          OKAY. WE WILL USE OUR VOTING PADS. THE FIRST NOMINATION ON THE FLOOR IS COUNCIL MEMBER LETICIA HUGHES. PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PADS. COUNCIL. THAT MOTION PASSES FOUR TO. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER CHISM FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU SAID IT BEST YOUR DEDICATION WAS UNMATCHED AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE NOT ONLY TO THIS COUNCIL BUT JUST YOUR SERVICE 
          [4.  Consider the selection of a Deputy Mayor Pro Tem in accordance with Section 1(B)(3) of the City Council Rules and Procedures]
TO OUR COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CONSIDER THE SELECTION OF A DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ONE B, THREE OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S RULES AND PROCEDURES. PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PROCESS IS CITY MANAGER MAJID AL GODFREY. WELCOME BACK, MR. GODFREY. MAYOR, FOR SAKE OF NOT MAKING IT LONG, IT'S THE SAME PROCESS ONLY FOR THE MAYOR. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FOLLOWS THE SAME RULES AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM. SO THE FIRST PERSON WHO GETS FOR FOR VOTES IS IS DETERMINED TO BE THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU FOR SPARING US THE DETAILS. COUNCIL. 
          AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. MADAM MAYOR. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. SHE'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING REELECTED. REELECTED. IT WAS A TOUGH FIGHT. SHE'S FEISTY AND WE HAVE OUR MOMENTS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I RESPECT A LOT ABOUT HER IS WE DO IT IN THE BACK. YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE UP HERE AND SHE CAN SAY, WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, I HEAR YOU. BUT SO SHE KNOW I'M RIGHT. SHE'S WILLING TO LISTEN AND SHE'LL TELL ME SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT. THE MAIN THING IS WE KNOW HOW TO GET OUR POINT ACROSS AND STILL RESPECT EACH OTHER AT THE END OF THE DAY. 
          AND SHE'S A GREAT LEADER. NOBODY CAN DOUBT HER HEART FOR THIS CITY, HER PASSION AND HER DESIRE AND DRIVE TO ALWAYS HAVE PROCESSES. I THINK SHE'LL DO A GREAT JOB. AND I'M EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS AN INAUGURAL POSITION AND I BELIEVE SHE'LL DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND? ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? YES. 
          MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE KEN WATERS FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE KIM WATERS BECAUSE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, I THINK HE HAS DEFINITELY CARRIED HIS WEIGHT, NOT ONLY BRINGING IDEAS TO THIS COUNCIL, BUT ALSO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. HE REACHES OUT, HE. I THINK THAT ONE THING THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I DON'T. I WOULD NOT WORRY IF THERE WAS AN AN AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THERE MAY BE 
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A MISUNDERSTANDING, WHERE THERE COULD BE A SITUATION WHERE EITHER. THIS COUNCIL HAD A POOR IMAGE REFLECTING ON US, OR SINGLE HIMSELF OUT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER VERSUS BEING ON THIS COUNCIL. AND SO I THINK THAT HE'S A VERY STRONG LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO BE A DEPUTY MAYOR. PRO TEM, THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. 
          THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? COUNCIL? OKAY. WE HAVE A INITIAL NOMINATION OF COUNCILMEMBER PARKER. WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR VOTING PADS AGAIN, COUNCIL FOR THAT. EXCUSE ME. YES. DO YOU HAVE TO ASK ME IF I DO YOU ACCEPT? IF I WOULD HAVE, I WOULD HAVE WORN MY SUIT. BUT YES, I ACCEPT. THANK YOU. AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER PARKER, DO YOU ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION? YES. THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES FOR MISSING THAT QUESTION. OKAY. 
          WE'LL HAVE WE'LL USE OUR VOTING PADS. WE ARE VOTING ON COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER FOR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PAD. THAT MOTION IS TIED SO THAT MOTION FAILS. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE COUNCILMAN KEN WATERS. COUNCIL, PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PAD. THAT MOTION ALSO FAILS. SO COUNCIL, WE ARE AT A WE ARE AT A STANDSTILL. SO, MISS BURKS WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO IN THE INSTANCE? WE DO NOT HAVE A DECISION TONIGHT. THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MORE NOMINATIONS UNTIL THERE IS A VOTE THAT PASSES BEFORE. COUNCIL. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS? I'D LIKE ADDITIONAL OR THE SAME ONES CAN THEY NOMINATE? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN WHY I WILL NOMINATE MYSELF. CERTAINLY IN THIS INSTANCE, I HAVE GIVEN MY ALL TO THE CITY. I'VE GIVEN MY ALL TO THIS COUNCIL. AND AS MUCH AS PEOPLE YOU KNOW WILL WILL SAY THAT THERE WAS DIVISION, THE DIVISION IS. WE ALL HAVE DECISIONS TO MAKE. WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN INDEPENDENT THINKING. AND SOMETIMES THAT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DIVIDED, BUT WE'RE REALLY NOT DIVIDED. IT JUST MEANS WE HAVE TO COLLABORATE. WE HAVE TO. 
          JUST BECAUSE 1 OR 2 MIGHT NOT WANT TO COLLABORATE, DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET TO THE END OF A THING, BUT IT DOES LOOK MESSY SOMETIMES. I BELIEVE THIS CITY NEEDS A LEADER WHO'S WILLING TO STEP IN WHEN THAT TIME COMES, AND WHO WILL TACKLE THE TOUGH PROBLEMS. THE MAYOR PRO TEM THAT PERSON WILL BE AT THIS TIME, MISS LETITIA HUGHES. IF SHE CANNOT DO HER JOB, THEN THE PERSON BEHIND HER WILL WILL DEFINITELY BE NEED TO BE A STRONG PERSON THAT'S WILLING TO ALSO STILL TALK AND BE AMONGST THE GROUP. AND I BELIEVE THAT I AM THAT PERSON. SO I STILL NOMINATE MYSELF. THERE IS A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER, HUGHES. 
          IS THERE AN ADDITIONAL NOMINATION? YES, MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD STILL LIKE TO NOMINATE KEN WATERS. I SECOND IT AND AND, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD LOVE IF IF WE COULD HONESTLY BE HONEST ABOUT THIS SITUATION WHILE I'M. KUDOS TO COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER FOR RETURNING. I THINK IF IF WE BE HONEST ABOUT IT AND THE DYNAMIC OF THIS COUNCIL, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT PLAYED OUT ON THIS DAIS, AND I WON'T. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD IGNORE THAT. I THINK KEN BRINGS A BALANCE. I THINK THAT HE WILL BRING A GREAT PERSONALITY AND A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY, NOT JUST SOME PEOPLE. WE WE CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHO WE WILL WANT TO WORK WITH AND WHO WE DON'T, WHO WE BLAST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHO WE DON'T. I THINK THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN LOOKING AT A LEADER OF THIS GROUP, AND I CAN TRUST THAT KEN IS GOING TO OPERATE WITH THAT IN A, IN A, IN A, IN A WAY THAT REPRESENTS US ALL. THANK YOU. BOTH HAVE BEEN NOMINATED. RENOMINATED COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER, COUNCILMAN WATERS, DO YOU BOTH ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATIONS? YES. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO AGAIN AND WE HAVE. COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER IS THE FIRST ONE UP. COUNCIL, PLEASE USE YOUR VOTING PAD, MR. PARKER. YES. WE ARE TIED AGAIN. COUNCIL. WE HAVE COUNCILMAN WATERS ON THE FLOOR FOR THIS ONE. PLEASE USE 
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YOUR VOTING PADS. THAT PASSES FOR TWO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WATERS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE ITEMS ON OUR REGULAR 
          [H. CITIZEN APPEARANCES]
AGENDA. AND WE WILL NOW HAVE THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CITIZEN 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 START OF THE MEETING. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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. FOR ATTENDEES WANTING TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA, THE COMMENT CARDS RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS ARE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THAT AGENDA ITEM. 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. PLEASE NOTE COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. CITIZENS SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT, PROFANE OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR BECOMING BOISTEROUS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL. IF SUCH CONDUCT OCCURS AND IS NOT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY, THE CITIZEN MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE ROOM FOR THE REMAINING SESSION OF THE MEETING, AND THE CITIZEN SHALL BE BARRED FROM APPEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT SESSION. CITIZENS SHALL OBSERVE THE SAME RULES OF PROPRIETY, DECORUM AND GOOD CONDUCT APPLICABLE TO CITY COUNCIL. MR. GARY RAVENELL. GOOD EVENING, MR. RAVENELL. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GARY RAVENELL DE SOTO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONGRATULATE THE CITY MANAGER ON HIS APPOINTMENT AND YOUR ELEVATION AND ROLE FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS. I HOPE THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE THAT YOU RECEIVED HERE IN DESOTO WILL HELP YOU BE EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL IN THAT CITY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MISTER AL CASEY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE HAD JUST BECOME DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR OR WHATEVER, BUT I WANTED TO JUST RECOGNIZE HIM FOR THE PRESENTATION HE DID LAST EVENING. HE'S DONE IT MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT HE DID A GREAT JOB AND IT TRULY RESONATED. THE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIZATION. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY KUDOS TO HIM ON THE BEGINNING OF THE BRIDGE UPGRADES. AND HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. GUS GARCIA. JUST MY EXPERIENCE IN GETTING TO KNOW HIM, LEARNING ABOUT HIM, TALKING WITH HIM. I BELIEVE HE'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THIS CITY STAFF, AND I BELIEVE HE WILL GET THINGS DONE. LASTLY, REGARDING COUNCILWOMAN IN PLACE TWO, CONGRATULATIONS ON HER SWEARING IN. THIS WIN INDICATES THAT VOTERS ARE PAYING ATTENTION. THEY'RE LISTENING AND THEY'RE LEARNING, AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. AND LASTLY, TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY, WE FIND OURSELVES AT AN AT A CROSSROADS NOW. AND I THINK THE WAY WE GO IS GOING TO DETERMINE HOW OUR CITY IS. A POST SOME WEEKS AGO ACCUSED THE NEGATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA OF RESIDENTS AS THE REASON ECONOMIC GROWTH IS NOT OCCURRING IN OUR CITY. IF THAT PREMISE IS CORRECT, THEN WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF SUCH POSTS? AS A COUNCIL, YOU MUST EXAMINE YOURSELF AND ASK, WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT MAY BE CREATING SUCH POSTS? ASK YOURSELF QUESTIONS LIKE ARE WE BEING OPEN, TRANSPARENT, AND HONEST IN COMMUNICATIONS? HAVE WE EARNED THE TRUST OF OUR CITY? RESIST THE DESIRE TO BLAME, BUT YIELD TO LISTEN, TO FIND ALIGNMENT, AND TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. AND THEN LASTLY, I'M GOING TO CUT THIS SHORT. BUT AS A COUNCIL, YOU ALL HAVE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER. 
          IT'S APPARENT THAT THERE ARE SOME FEELINGS HERE AND THERE ARE OBSERVED, AND I'M NOT GOING 
          [01:55:02]
TO GET INTO THEM. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO GOOD FOR OUR CITY, THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE. THEY'RE CRUCIAL TO WHERE WE GO AS A CITY. THEY'RE CRUCIAL TO HOW YOU LOOK TO US AS INDIVIDUALS WHEN WE COME IN. I LOVE THIS CITY. I WISH THE BEST FOR YOU ALL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON YOUR APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU, MR. RAVENEL. AT THIS TIME WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHISM. SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM HUGHES TO ADJOURN COUNCIL. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL IN ALL, OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IS 7:55 P.M. 
          COUNCIL. I KEPT MY WORD TO YOU AND GAVE YOU FIVE MINUTES BACK. YES, I APOLOGIZE. OH, MR. OKC HAS A REMARK. I'M SORRY. MR. GODFREY. I'M I'M LOOKING AT THE BETTER LOOKING, THE BETTER LOOKING PERSON. JUST A POINT OF PRIVILEGE. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME, EVERYBODY, IF WE COULD GET EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION. WE HAVE A SPEAKER ON THE FLOOR. A POINT OF PRIVILEGE FOR ME IS TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PARKS DIRECTOR, MR. TYLER AGEE. AND WE STOLE HIM FROM THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. THANK YOU. BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT HIM. HE COMES IN WITH INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AND ABOVE ALL, INCREDIBLE ATTITUDE, AND HE'S GOING TO ELEVATE US EVEN MORE. 
          SO THANK YOU. AND THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING. MR. OKAY. MR. GODFREY, I KEEP WANTING TO CALL YOU. IT STARTS WITH A. THAT'S MUCH, MUCH BETTER LOOKING THAN MR. OKC. HE'S THE SMARTER ONE. 
          I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, AND WE WISH YOU WELL AND CONTINUE BLESSINGS ON YOUR YOUR JOURNEY AND. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL ARE DISMISSED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.