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CITY PREPARATION FOR THE CLOUDY TOTAL CLIPS SNAKE.WE HAVE A 15% CHANCE OF BEING ABLE TO SEE IT.
SO MA'AM, I'M JUST GONNA INTRODUCE, CASEY'S GONNA DO THE HEAVY LIFTING.
UH, WE'RE PRETTY SURE WE'RE OVER PREPARING, ESPECIALLY WE AIN'T GONNA SEE IT, BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE ESPECIALLY ON TRAFFIC AND THE HIGHWAY.
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR MEMBERS COUNCIL, UH, MR. HILL.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO QUICKLY TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR PLAN FOR THE ECLIPSE FIVE DAYS AND 21 HOURS OUT FOR THAT LOVELY SITE.
IT'S GONNA START AROUND 1219 AND CARRY THROUGH, UM, AROUND 3 0 3.
THE TOTALITY WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE DARK IS RIGHT AROUND 1 41.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE ON HERE, BUT IT SHOULD LAST AROUND THREE AND A HALF MINUTES, UM, OR SO.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKE A LIGHT SWITCH, SO IT'S NOT GONNA GET DARK SUPER QUICK.
IT'LL BE GRADUALLY, UM, GETTING DARK AND GRADUALLY GETTING LIGHT AGAIN.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THE REGION, UM, A WHOLE LOT BOTH FROM THE STATE, FROM OUT OF THE STATE AND EVEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
COMING INTO THE DFW HERITAGE, THAT VIEW, UM, THE SOLAR ECLIPSE, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONE SPECIAL EVENT WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAND PRIX.
THE WATCH PARTY HAPPENING OVER AT EPIC, EPIC CENTRAL THAT I KNOW Z IS PLAYING FOR.
UM, AND THEN IF YOU SEE THESE DOTS OVER HERE, THERE'S FOUR MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE BEING HELD ON THE EAST SIDE OF US, UM, IN KAUFMAN, HARRELL, AND US AND DALLAS.
COLLECTIVELY, BETWEEN THOSE FOUR LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS, THE STATE IS ANTICIPATING BETWEEN 600,000 AND A MILLION PEOPLE JUST AT THOSE FOUR EVENTS.
THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL THE OTHER PLACES THAT ARE HOSTING SPECIAL EVENTS AND JUST PEOPLE GOING TO RANDOM PARKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT KIND OF PAINTS A PICTURE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S GONNA COME OUR WAY DOWNTOWN DALLAS HAS ALL THEIR HOTELS SOLD OUT.
AND THEN OUR GRAND PRAIRIE HOTELS, WE'VE GOT FIVE THAT ARE SOLD OUT, AND THEN WE'RE ABOUT 71 ISH.
THIS IS A GOOD GRAPHIC BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY ON THIS SIDE WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE OUTSIDE OF THE ECLIPSE IS GONNA BE TRAVELING EASTFORD, RIGHT? SO ONE OF THE MAIN SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, OR AT LEAST BE WITHIN THE, THE DARKNESS RANGE.
THAT MEANS THAT 20 AND 30 ARE GONNA BE HEAVILY IMPACTED BEFORE THE EVENT.
AND THEN AFTER THE EVENT, EVERYONE'S GONNA COME BACK WEST AND TRAVEL RIGHT BACK THROUGH, UM, ALL OF OUR CITIES TO GET BACK HOME OR WHEREVER THEY'RE STAYING AT.
WE, UH, WE, WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST GONNA BE A, A FUN DAY.
UM, WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK TOO MUCH OF IT UNTIL WE HAD A STATE BRIEFING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.
THE STATE MET WITH OTHER STATES THAT HAD RECENTLY GONE THROUGH, UM, PRIOR EVENTS WITH SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND, UM, THEY KIND OF PAINTED THE PICTURE THAT WE HAD A LOT OF THREATS AND HAZARDS THAT WE NEED TO PLAN FOR LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY.
UM, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE PLANNED FOR AND THAT WE WERE BRIEFED ON WITH THE STATE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO KIND OF DIAL IN OUR PLANS ON.
WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA ANTICIPATE A NINE ONE ONE CALL SEARCH THROUGH A DISPATCH CENTER, BOTH FOR EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY CALLS.
WE ALSO ANTICIPATE BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER TRAFFICS, WE MAY HAVE MORE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
YOU ALSO MAY HAVE MORE MEDICAL CALLS, PEOPLE TRYING TO WATCH AND DAMAGING THEIR EYES AND CALLING 9 1 1 BECAUSE OF THE BACK END MEDICAL EFFECTS, UM, BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.
WE MAY ALSO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES WITH, UM, OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLE SERVICES GETTING TO PENN DESTINATION DEPEND ON WHERE THE ROADWAY TRAFFIC, UH, RESIDES AT.
AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER ARE ALL GONNA BE IN SESSION, AND ALL OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION'S GONNA BE OUTSIDE AT THE SAME TIME, UH, WATCHING, UH, THE ECLIPSE ALL TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.
WHILE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A THREAD, IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KEEP, UH, TRACK OF AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT VULNERABLE POPULATION IS ALL OUTSIDE THE FACILITIES AT THE SAME TIME.
WE JUST WANT TO GET, KEEP A GOOD PULSE, UM, ON ALL THOSE KIDDOS.
TR AND PIPES WE ALREADY COVERED, UM, COMMUNICATION DISRUPTIONS.
THERE'S BEEN OTHER STATES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED, UH, COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
YOU CAN IMAGINE A BIG INFLUX OF PEOPLE INTO ONE PLACE.
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH CELL TOWER CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW YOU TO LIVE STREAM AND MAKE CALLS AND SEND YOUR TEXT MESSAGES.
AND SO THE STATE'S KIND OF PUT ONTO OUR RADAR.
UM, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE PLANS IN PLACE OF HOW DO WE, UM, PLAN FOR THAT AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE ON THE BACK END IF SOME OF OUR STRUCTURES, UM, ARE, ARE INUNDATED.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD THAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
BUT FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, EMERGENCY PERSPECTIVE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW, UM, HOW TO PLAN FOR AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, WE'VE SEEN FROM OTHER STATES, UH, HAVE SOME ISSUES AROUND WATERCRAFT, UM, PERSONAL WATERCRAFT GOING ON, AND WE SEE GOING ACROSS THE LAKE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO WATCH SUNSETS, UM, ON THE LAKE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY GONNA GO OUT AND MAYBE WATCH, UM, THE SOLAR EQUIPS FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.
IT'S GONNA GET DARK, UM, MAYBE MAY INCREASE SOME OF THE THREAT OUT THERE, BUT LAKE PATROL WILL BE OUT THERE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE.
UM, ALSO HELPING KIND OF NAVIGATE THAT PIECE.
SO WE'VE DONE INTERNALS, WE'VE TAKEN ALL THOSE THREATS AND ALL THOSE HAZARDS AND ALL THE MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS THAT WE'VE
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HAD WITH THE STATE AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS.AND WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A PLANNING TEAM.
AND, UH, WE ARE TAKING A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH TO, LIKE CHIEF FIGHT SAID, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, ACTIVATING OUR TEMPORARY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
REALLY, WE'RE PUTTING A BUNCH OF TABLES TOGETHER AND, AND MAKING IT, UH, A MAKESHIFT EOC.
UM, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BRING OUR STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER WHILE WE HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS, UM, BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
AND WITH A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMING OUR WAY, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE, UM, IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, SO WE CAN START RESPONDING INSTANTLY IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN.
AND I DO WANT TO PAUSE AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE OPERATING AT THE TEMPORARY EOC.
UM, AND THIS IS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU ALL PERSONALLY FOR, UM, PROVIDING US THE FUNDING, UM, AND THE MECHANISM TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT OUR NEW IMMERSIVE OPERATIONS CENTER THAT'S UNDERWAY NOW.
SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THAT'S GONNA GET FINISHED.
DIRT'S ALREADY MOVING, PILLARS ARE ALREADY IN THE GROUND.
UM, BUT WE'LL HAVE AN ACTUAL PERMANENT EOC TO BRING ALL OF OUR KEY DECISION MAKERS, INCLUDING YOU ALL TO, UH, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO PERSONALLY, THANK YOU, UM, AMBER, OVER HERE ON OUR TEAM WAVE.
SO AMBER'S DONE A GREAT JOB ON LEADING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MEETINGS WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HITTING ALL OF OUR PRIORITY POINTS AND OBJECTIVES.
WE'RE CREATING WHAT'S CALLED AN EVENT ACTION PLAN, WHICH YOU ALL RECEIVE, UM, A COPY OF PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
UM, THAT EVENT ACTION PLAN WILL HAVE HIGH LEVEL DETAILS OF THE DAY, POINTS OF CONTACTS, MAPS, TIMETABLES, AND ALL OUR KIND OF LIKE VIRTUAL THINGS THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR.
UM, NOT NECESSARILY THAT, THAT YOU, UH, WILL HAVE A LOT OF INSIGHT INTO IT, BUT IT'D BE IMPORTANT 'CAUSE YOU ARE ONE OF OUR POLICY MAKERS HERE IN THE CITY, IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON THE BACK END JUST TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, UM, BEHIND THE SCENES, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE PLAN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY, STAFFING, UM, BOTH FIRE AND POLICE FOR THAT DAY, TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PERSONNEL, UM, ATHLETES, STAFF TO HANDLE WHATEVER MAY COME OUR WAY.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A VERY CLOSE SCHOOL COORDINATION.
UH, GPIC IS ACTUALLY CO-LOCATING WITH US IN OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE OF THEIR STAFF EMBEDDED WITH US, AND IT GIVES US QUICK INSIGHT IF SOMETHING'S HAPPENING AT A SCHOOL, UM, WE HAVE THEIR RESOURCE THERE.
AND THEN VICE VERSA, IF SOMETHING IS HAPPENING NEAR YOU, WE CAN PUSH COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION THROUGH THAT PERSON.
UM, AT THE EOC, VERY EQUIP TO THE DISTRICT.
UM, WE'VE ALSO HAD A REALLY GOOD COMMUNICATIONS PLAN AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN.
I THINK EVERYONE'S PROBABLY SEEN TECH STOP MESSAGES ON THE HIGHWAY ALREADY TALKING ABOUT SOLAR ECLIPSE.
DON'T, DON'T PULL OVER, DON'T OBSTRUCT THE ROADWAY.
SO A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION IS ALREADY STRATEGICALLY PUT TOGETHER WITH A D BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PARTNERS.
WE'RE REINFORCING, UM, THAT AND UNIFIED WAY AND BLASTING OUT ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
ALL THE MESSAGE BOARDS THAT WE HAVE, ALL THE DYNAMIC BOARDS THAT WE HAVE, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA PIPELINE, ALL THAT FUN STUFF.
WE'RE WANTING TO REINFORCE WHAT IS ALREADY OUT THERE.
UM, SO WE, WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD REGIONAL APPROACH OF TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT, UM, RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS DO NOT STOP, DO NOT DESTRUCTIVE ROADWAYS, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S OUR KIND OF NUMBER ONE CONCERN RIGHT NOW WITH THIS EVENT.
UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ALSO DEPLOYING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC UNITS.
THE MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND MAJOR ROADWAYS, AGAIN, WITH ONE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES IS KEEPING TRAFFIC FLOWING.
UM, OTHER STATES HAVE SAID THAT THEY'VE HAD HUGE AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE, UM, LITERALLY STOPPED RIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND LARGE ACCIDENTS ENDED UP HAPPENING, UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT GETS DARK AND PEOPLE ARE LOOKING UP AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HAVE CORRECT.
SO LAW ENFORCEMENT'S GONNA BE OUT TRYING TO OBVIOUSLY KEEP THOSE ROADWAYS MOVING TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.
NOW, WHAT NON-EMERGENCY ROLLOVER PLAN, UM, ANOTHER KIND OF PROACTIVE STUFF THE CITY TOOK, UH, WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS COMBINED.
WE KNOW THAT NINE ONE ONE'S GONNA HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLING 9 1 1 FOR BOTH EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY REASONS.
THE OPERATORS THAT ARE ANSWERING 9 1 1 NEEDS ANSWER FOR EMERGENCY REASONS.
AND SO ALL THE NON-EMERGENCY CALLS THAT THEY TYPICALLY DEAL WITH, UM, WE'VE CREATED A SYSTEM NOW TO WHERE IT SET UP A SPECIAL PHONE NUMBER THAT THEY CAN QUICKLY PUT ON, HOLD THAT INDIVIDUAL WITH A NON-EMERGENCY, WHATEVER THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH, ENROLL IT TO, UM, SOMEONE FROM WATER DISPATCH OR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS REPRESENTATIVES, UM, AND THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF TO BE ABLE TO AUGMENT, STILL PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE, STILL PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE QUESTIONS.
BUT THIS NOW ALLEVIATES THE DISPATCHERS BEING ABLE TO QUICKLY ANSWER THE NEXT 9 1 1 CALL, UM, WHICH OBVIOUSLY COULD BE A LIFESAVING KIND OF ISSUE.
YES, IT'S THE ONLY ONE, AND THE REASON I'M, I'M AWARE OF THAT'S GONE TO THIS EXTENT.
SO THIS MODEL IS PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE USING FOR OTHER LARGE EVENTS.
UH, IT'S A, IT'S A VERY NOTABLE GREAT THING THAT THEY'VE DONE.
UM, Y'ALL RECEIVED A, AN EMAIL FROM ME, FROM YOUR GUEST CARDS.
I'VE PASSED 'EM ALL OUT TODAY.
UM, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE NOT ONLY FOR YOU ALL BEING A CRITICAL DECISION MAKER, BUT ALSO
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A NUMBER OF OUR OTHER, UM, CITY LEADERS ACROSS THE, UM, ACROSS THE CITY THAT YOU NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET PRIORITIZED CALLS DURING EMERGENCY.SO IF OUR STILL TOWERS ARE, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, REACH REACHES THEIR MAX AND YOU CAN'T GET A CALL OUT AND WE'RE TRYING TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT A, UH, THE INCIDENT GOING ON, UM, YOU NOW HAVE THAT ABILITY USING YOUR GUEST CARD FROM LIMITED SECURITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CALL AND GET IN CONTACT TO YOUR MEETING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH.
WE HOPE YOU DON'T USE IT, BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE A TOOL, UM, UH, THAT YOU CAN USE IF, IF, IF THAT EITHER ARISES.
AND THEN LASTLY, UH,
A LOT OF THIS IS NOT A CITY EVENT, IT'S A REGIONAL EVENT.
SO ALL OF THESE, UM, STAKEHOLDERS WE'RE, WE'RE CLOSELY, UM, COMMUNICATING IF ANY PLANS CHANGE THE DAY OF, UH, WE'RE PLUGGED IN VERY TIGHTLY AND WE CAN PIVOT OUR PLANS LOCALLY DEPENDING ON WHAT REGIONALLY IS GOING ON.
LAST SLIDE, UH, THIS IS KIND OF THE BREAD AND BUTTER.
WHAT WE DO IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND WHAT WE DO AS A CITY SO SUCCESSFULLY IS PULLING OUR PLANNING PARTNERS TOGETHER.
UH, WE CAN'T DO THAT ALONE WITHIN ONE DEPARTMENT OR ONE INDIVIDUAL REALLY TAKES, UM, A TEAM APPROACH.
UM, SO REALLY WE'VE GOT PEOPLE FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CITY THAT'S BEEN WITH US FOR SEVERAL MONTHS PLANNING FOR THIS.
AND IF THERE'S ONE THING I CAN LEAVE YOU WITH, IF YOU DIDN'T GET ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE PRESENTATION, IS I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN PLACE, AND WE HAVE RESOURCES IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE WHATEVER'S GONNA COME OUR, SO WITH THAT QUESTIONS ONE THING, SARAH.
I WAS JUST GONNA MENTION THAT AT YOUR PLACE YOU HAVE A ROLLED UP T-SHIRT, THAT'S OUR SOLAR ECLIPSE COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRT.
SO YOU EACH HAVE ONE ATTACHED IN THAT PACKET IS THE EVENTS GUYS.
SO THE FRONT INSIDE COVER ARE, UM, THE SPECIAL EVENTS HAPPENING LEADING UP TO TOTALITY.
ALSO, ON THE FRONT OF THAT, THERE'S A LITTLE CARD, AND THAT IS A VIP PARKING PATH.
SO IF YOU DECIDE TO JOIN US AT EPIC CENTRAL ON MONDAY BETWEEN 12 AND THREE, WE'LL HAVE SOME, UH, V IP SPECIAL PARKING FOR YOU RIGHT BEHIND SERIOUS FEED FOR JAM BOXES.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO OVERLOOK THAT AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE SPACE FOR YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE? QUESTIONS? THANKS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR OF CITY COUNCIL.
TODAY, UH, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT MAIN STREET BEST 2024 I DRIVE.
AS PROMISED, UH, AFTER EVERY EVENT, UH, OUR TEAM EVALUATES, UH, EACH EVENT MAKES IMPROVEMENTS TO BETTER ENHANCE THIS EVENT.
IN THIS PRESENTATION, YOU WILL SEE HOW WE HAVE MADE THE CHANGES TO THIS EVENT.
WE LISTENED TO YOU TO YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LAST YEAR.
WE ARE CHANGING THE LAYOUT OF THE EVENT, EXPANDED THE CARNIVAL RIGHTS, ADDED ADDITIONAL FOOD TRUCKS, ADDED MORE TICKET BOOTH THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT, AND MOVED THE MAIN STAGE TO BETTER ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE.
AGAIN, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE KELLY EDELMAN, KELLY, UH, AND EMILY LENNAR, WHO COORDINATES MAIN STREET FEST AND JONATHAN THOMPSON, WHO WILL BE TAKING CARE OF OUR MARKETING SEGMENT.
AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YOUR INPUT IS VERY VALUABLE IN MAKING THIS EVENT A CITY A SUCCESS.
THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS ONE OF THE BEST CITIES TO HOST THIS EVENT IN THE DFW.
WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO KEEP MAIN STREET BEST AS ONE OF THE TOP DESTINATIONS HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
SO NOW I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO KELLY.
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, UH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
UH, THERE MAY ONLY BE A 15% CHANCE OF SEEING THAT ECLIPSE, BUT THERE IS 100% CHANCE OF US HAVING FUN AT MAIN STREET FEST, UH, LATER THIS MONTH.
UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE GREAT WEATHER.
UH, BUT WE'RE EXCITED, LIKE RAY SAID, TO SHARE, UH, SOME OF THOSE UPDATES WITH YOU THIS YEAR.
WE'VE GOT A REALLY FUN EVENT PLANNED FOR YOU ALL.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, AND IN, IN FRONT OF YOUR PLACES, YOU HAD A BAG.
INSIDE, YOU HAVE A MAP IF YOU WANNA REFERENCE THAT, IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO SEE THAN ON THE SCREEN.
UH, EMILY'S GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THE OTHER THINGS IN YOUR BAG AS WELL, BUT THIS IS THE LAYOUT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THESE, UM, HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES.
UH, BUT WE HAVE TAKEN, UH, YOUR FEEDBACK, UM, AND, UH, FEEDBACK OF OUR CUSTOMERS, AND WE ARE ENHANCING SIGNIFICANTLY, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE LAYOUT.
UM, AND THE ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR AT, UH, MAIN STREET GU, UM, WE'RE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, WHEN WE MET WITH YOU LAST, WE'RE WORKING WITH A COMPANY CALLED BY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP.
THEY'RE PROFESSIONAL EVENT PLANNERS.
UH, SOME OF THIS IS ALSO BASED ON THEIR EXPERTISE, UH, IN THE SPECIAL EVENT, UM, FIELD.
UH, BUT WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE'VE LANDED THIS YEAR.
UH, SO TO START OFF THE CARNIVAL WITH THIS EXPANDED LAYOUT, YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR MAPS, UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE,
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UH, FOOTPRINT OF WHERE THE CARNIVAL WILL BE.THAT'S GONNA ALLOW OUR CARNIVAL OPERATORS TO BRING IN ABOUT 50% MORE RIDES.
UH, SO WHAT THAT'S GONNA DO IS OBVIOUSLY ADD MORE RIDES, MORE EXCITEMENT IN THAT AREA, AND THAT'S A VERY POPULAR, UH, PART OF THE EVENT.
BUT IT'S ALSO GONNA ALLOW US TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORERE BREATHING ROOM WITHIN THE CARNIVAL.
AS Y'ALL KNOW, IT CAN BE VERY, VERY PACKED, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING TIME, UH, IN THE CARNIVAL.
UH, WE ARE NO LONGER, I LIKE TO SAY WE'RE NO LONGER A ONE WHEEL TOWN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO FERRIS WHEELS.
AND THAT'S EXCITING BECAUSE, UH, THE FERRIS WHEEL IS, IS ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR RIDES, UH, WITHIN THE CARNIVAL.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE POSITIONED IN REALLY NEAT PLACES, UH, ONE DOWN BY MAIN STREET AND ONE UP BY CITY HALL.
SO JUST BE A GOOD LOOK AND PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, TWICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE THAT FERRIS WHEEL.
UH, YOU ALL HAVE ASKED FOR, UH, AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE TICKET BOOTHS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE, UH, THERE'S PLENTY OF 'EM AND THAT THEY'RE POSITIONED, UH, IN THE RIGHT SPOTS.
WE ARE EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT, SO IT'LL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN ALSO BASED ON Y'ALL'S RECOMMENDATION, WE'RE EXPANDING, UH, THE GP RESIDENT, UH, DISCOUNT COUPON THIS YEAR.
BEFORE, IT WAS JUST FOR FRIDAY NIGHTS.
WE DISTRIBUTED THAT TO OUR, UH, GPIC STUDENTS.
WE'VE EXTENDED THAT TO FRIDAY, SATURDAY, OR SUNDAY.
UM, AND WE'VE EXPANDED HOW WE'RE GETTING THOSE IN THE HANDS OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT WENT OUT IN THE LIFE IS GRAND NEWSLETTER.
IT WAS MAILED TO 70,000 PLUS HOMES.
UM, WE'RE MAKING THOSE AVAILABLE IN OUR RECREATION FACILITIES AND LIBRARIES.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO, UM, PROMOTING THAT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND TARGETING OUR RESIDENTS, UM, ALL THROUGHOUT TOWN.
UH, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT, THAT SUPPORT THERE.
UM, ALSO ON THE CARNIVAL, JUST JUST AS A NOTE, UM, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COST FOR US TO EXPAND THE CARNIVAL.
UH, THE WAY IT WORKS WITH OUR CARNIVAL CARNIVAL OPERATORS, IT'S A REVENUE SHARE.
THIS IS ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE MORE REVENUES FROM THE CARNIVAL.
WE'RE ALSO EX, UH, EXTENDING OUR VENDORS THIS YEAR.
UH, ON THE FOOD SIDE, WE HAVE 16 TOTAL VENDORS, INCLUDING 10 TRUCKS THIS YEAR.
WE HEARD Y'ALL THAT Y'ALL WANTED MORE FOOD TRUCKS.
SO WE'VE DOUBLED THE AMOUNT THAT WE'VE HAD.
UH, FOUR OF THE FOOD VENDORS THIS YEAR ARE, ARE GRAND PRAIRIE BASED VENDORS.
UH, A VARIETY OF OPTIONS, UH, TO EAT, AS WELL AS THE CARNIVAL FOOD ON THE, UH, ARTISAN AND BUSINESS VENDORS.
WE HAVE 50, UH, ARTISAN AND, UH, GOODS VENDORS, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, UH, FROM LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAD 19, AGAIN, A VARIETY OF OFFERINGS, UM, THERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE 11 BUSINESS AND VENDORS SPONSORS.
AND EMILY'S GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SPONSORSHIP IN A SECOND.
SO YOU GUYS MAY HAVE SEEN OUR ANNOUNCEMENT ALREADY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU ALL THE HEADLINING ACTS FOR THE MAIN STREET FEST FESTIVAL.
SO FRIDAY NIGHT WE'LL BE FEATURING MARK CHESTNUT.
SATURDAY NIGHT WE'LL BE FEATURING MICHAEL SALGADO.
AND SUNDAY NIGHT WE'LL BE FEATURING PARLIAMENT FROM FIDELITY FEATURING GEORGE CLINTON.
UM, SO THIS IS BASED ON A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS LINEUP AS WELL AS THEIR OPENING ACTS.
SO, FRIDAY NIGHT, WE'LL BE FEATURING KYLE PARK, SATURDAY NIGHT, BE FEATURING JAY PEREZ AND SUNDAY NIGHT FEATURING ALL FUN RADIO SHOW.
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, WE ACTUALLY HAVE 16 MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES, AND IN YOUR VIP BAG, WHICH WE'LL GO OVER IN A LITTLE BIT, YOU HAVE THE FULL ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE.
BUT WE, WE DEFINITELY HEARD YOU GUYS ON PROVIDING A VARIETY OF GENRES AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERFORMANCES.
AND FRANKLY, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE LINEUP.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FUN WEEKEND.
UM, THE OTHER THING WE WANNA TALK ABOUT IS THE COMMUNITY STAGE.
SO WE ARE WORKING ONCE AGAIN WITH GRAND PRAIRIE ARTS COUNCIL ON PROGRAMMING THIS.
SO THEY'VE OFFERED A LOT OF FAMILY FRIENDLY, KIDS CENTERED PERFORMANCES, UM, INCLUDING A LOT OF LOCAL GROUPS LIKE THE ST.
JOHN'S MEN'S CHOIR AND PERFORMANCES FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE PARKS COUNCIL THEMSELVES.
SO, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
AND THIS WILL BE OVER AT MARKET SQUARE.
WE'LL SEE ONCE AGAIN, OUR KIDS ZONES.
SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT'S BEEN ACTIVATED THE LAST FEW YEARS WITH PROGRAMMING REALLY CENTERED AROUND FAMILIES AND KIDS.
SO THOSE VENDORS THAT SELL KIDS TOYS, CRAFTS, AND MAKING ACTIVITIES, THE PERFORMANCES ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE KID FRIENDLY, UM, AND A LOT OF SPACES FOR FAMILIES TO KIND OF GET AWAY ON A SLOWER PACED FESTIVAL ENVIRONMENT.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT IS SPONSORSHIPS.
SO, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY PUT A LOT OF INTENTION TO THIS YEAR, NOT ONLY AS A COST RECOVERY, BUT ALSO AS A WAY TO BE INTENTIONAL WITH THE BUSINESSES THAT WE INVOLVE IN THIS EVENT.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT.
CURRENTLY COMMITTED, WE HAVE 102,000 IN SPONSORSHIPS, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 80,000 OVER LAST YEAR.
SO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE READY'S AND WALLS GROOMING AND N ENERGY, ENERGY.
SO, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF AND WE'RE STILL HUSTLING.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL WORKING AND STILL NEGOTIATING.
AND I, I HOPE TO BRING BACK SOME MORE AFTER THE EVENT'S OVER.
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UM, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VIP ACCOMMODATION.SO IN YOUR BAG, YOU'VE GOT A NUMBER OF ITEMS, A VIP PERKING PASS YOUR BADGES FOR YOU AND YOUR PLUS ONE AS WELL AS YOUR GUEST ITEMS. I DO HAVE A T-SHIRT IN THERE FOR EACH OF YOU.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE FOR YOUR PLUS ONE, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR SIZE AND GIVE YOU THAT AS WELL.
THE OTHER THING IS YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE RESIDENT COUPON FOR THE CARNIVAL.
SO IF YOU WANTED TO DISTRIBUTE ANY OF THOSE, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF THOSE IN THERE AS WELL.
UM, YOU ALSO HAVE MAP OF THE EVENT ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE, AND THEN KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF INFORMATION SHEET TO TALK ABOUT THE VIP EXPERIENCE.
SO WE'LL LEAVE, WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK THE BIE 10.
UM, WHEN KELLY TALKS ABOUT THE LAYOUT, IT'LL MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE.
BUT DUE TO THE REPOSITIONING OF THE STAGE, WE HAVE REPOSITIONED THE VIP TENT, WHICH WILL OFFER YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT MORE VISIBILITY COMPARED TO YEARS PAST.
UM, WE'VE ALSO ADDED A VIP PIT WITH CHAIRS RIGHT UP CLOSE TO THE STAGE.
UM, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE THINK YOU GUYS WILL REALLY LIKE IN KIND OF A SEPARATE EXPERIENCE FROM JUST THE VIEWING AREA BACK OVER IN THE TENT.
UM, AND THEN VIP PARKING WILL ALSO BE ADJUSTED THIS YEAR.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE EVENT.
SO THE LOT THAT WAS TYPICALLY VIP PARKING IS NOW A VENDOR SPACE.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE PARKING ON EAST CHURCH STREET, SO YOU'LL ENTER OVER ON CENTRIC, BUT KAY WILL GO OVER THAT.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, THE PURPLE IS THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT.
UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY RE REVERSED THE LAYOUT THIS YEAR.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, THE MAIN STAGE WAS DOWN BY MAIN STREET, BY MAIN STREET.
WE'RE NOW PUTTING THAT THIS YEAR UP NEXT TO CITY HALL.
UH, WE THINK THAT THIS IS THE BEST PLACEMENT FOR THAT, UH, TO CONTINUE EXPANDING THE EVENT.
ALSO AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR PARTNERS AT DY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, UM, THAT'S ALSO GONNA ALLOW US TO PUT THAT, UH, ONE OF THE FERRIS WHEELS DOWN NEXT TO MAIN STREET.
SO A REALLY COOL LOOK AS YOU'RE GOING UP AND DOWN MAIN STREET.
UM, FROM THERE AND WEST IS WHERE WE'VE EXPANDED.
UM, SO TYPICALLY THAT'S KIND OF BEEN THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE EVENT.
YOU CAN SEE HOW FAR OUT WE'VE EXPANDED, UH, TO TAKE IN THE TWO LOTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CITY HALL LAWN, UH, THE CITY HALL LAWN, UH, ADDING ANOTHER THIRD STAGE THERE WITH A DJ.
SO ACTIVATING THAT SPACE, THAT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO HANG OUT AND EAT, UH, GAMES, THINGS LIKE THAT IN THAT AREA.
UM, AND THEN EXPANDING INTO FOURTH STREET ALONG CHURCH STREET, AND THEN THE CALVARY PARKING LOT.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PUTTING, THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GAINED A LOT OF THAT AREA FOR THE CARNIVAL.
UH, TO THE, UH, EAST THE KID ZONE IS, IS A FAMILIAR LAYOUT.
AND THEN ALONG DOLORES SQUARE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE KIDS RIDE AND MORE YOUNGER, UH, KIDS KIND OF ACTIVITIES.
AND LIKE EMILY MENTIONED, UH, YOUR VIP PARKING IS IN THAT PINK AREA ON THE PARK EAST SIDE OF THE MAP.
UH, REAL PARK IN FRONT OF A COUNTY BUILDING.
WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY THERE WITH YOUR RIGHT SPOT.
ANOTHER EXCITING UPDATE THIS YEAR IS WE, UH, HAVE DESIGNATED, UH, ENTRY POINTS AT THE EVENT, AND THEY'RE MARKED WITH, UH, THE RED BLOCKS ON KIND OF THE OUTER PERIMETER.
AND THAT'S GONNA ALLOW US TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT AND SAFE FLOW OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT THE EVENT.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER NEW CHANGE WE'LL SEE THIS YEAR.
WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JONATHAN AND TALK ABOUT THE MARKET.
SO FOR THIS YEAR, UH, FOR OUR MEDIA BY THIS YEAR, WE KIND OF TOOK WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR AND KIND OF TOOK THAT AND EXTENDED ON A LITTLE BIT.
BUT FOR THIS YEAR, WE TRIED TO AGAIN, HIT EACH OF OUR MAIN, UH, HEADLINERS.
THE, UM, SORRY, THE CATEGORIES THAT EACH OF THEM ARE IN AND TRYING TO GET CORRESPONDING, UH, PAID MEDIA BUYS FOR EACH OF THOSE.
UM, AND SO YOU CAN SEE FOR 9, 9 5, THE WORLD FOR OUR COUNTRY UNITES, UH, 9 4 1 FOR OUR SPANISH, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY 9 1 0 5 0.7 FOR OUR RB, UM, AS WELL WITH OUR MEDIA PARTNERS, THEY WENT AHEAD AND THREW IN FOR FREE.
OUR BONUS BUY GENERAL AUDIENCE FOR 9 7 1 AS WELL AS INCLUDED IN THAT, IS ALSO AN ONSITE PERSONALITY APPEARANCE FOR 1 0 2 0.1.
THEY'RE GONNA COME OUT ON SATURDAY BROADCAST FROM THE EVENT FOR TWO HOURS.
UM, AND IT'LL HAVE DIFFERENT KIND OF ACTIVATIONS WHILE THEY'RE HERE AS WELL.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE GONNA BE TARGETING STREET.
WE'RE GONNA DO TARGETED STREAMING RADIO, UM, THAT'LL INCLUDE ENGLISH AND SPANISH STREAMING STATIONS, UH, ON IHEARTRADIO THROUGHOUT THEIR VARIOUS CHANNELS.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE DOING TV AND SO ON TV WE'RE DOING A FEATURE.
ONE THAT'S ALREADY AIRED ON MARCH 8TH, UM, WHERE THEY DID A KIND OF A MENTION OF MAIN STREET FEST.
AND THEN WE'RE DOING A MORE ROBUST VERSION, UM, IN A COUPLE WEEKS WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE DOING ANOTHER GOOD MORNING TEXAS FEATURE, TALKING ABOUT THE EVENT IN A MUCH MORE ELABORATE WAY.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING A FEATURE ON UNIVISION, WHICH IS, UM,
KIND OF TOUCH AND TOUCH INTO THAT AUDIENCE AS WELL FOR THEM TO
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BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EVENTS HAPPEN.UM, IN ADDITION, WITH OUR TAR WITH OUR MEDIA BUY, WE'RE DOING A TARGETED WEB ADVERTISING.
UM, WE'RE GONNA RUN ACROSS A NETWORK OF MOBILE APPS AND VARIOUS WEBSITES AS WELL.
UM, TRY AND GATHER IN AS MUCH OF AN AUDIENCE AS WE CAN.
IN ADDITION, WE'RE DOING VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS, WHETHER IT'S PAID AND TARGETED OR JUST ORGANIC THAT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS WILL BE ROLLING OUT IN LEADING UP TO THE EVENT.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY BOOSTED A POST, AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT FOR THE TARGET FOR THE RESIDENT COUPON TO KIND OF GET PEOPLE AWARE THAT THEY CAN GO INTO THE VARIOUS REC, REC CENTERS AND LIBRARIES TO PICK THOSE UP.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE'RE DOING ALL OF OUR TRADITIONAL TAG AND STRATEGIES YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, SIGNS AROUND TOWN, DIGITAL SIGNS, ALL THOSE THINGS AS WELL AS INCLUDED IN, AS KELLY MENTIONED IN LIFE IS GRANT.
TWO CITY OWNED BILLBOARDS, AS YOU KNOW, ON ONE ON 21 0 30.
UM, DIRECT MAIL POSTCARDS GOING OUT TO ALL GP RESIDENTS, UM, AND AS WELL AS BEING FEATURED IN A FEW DIFFERENT EPISODES OF CITY SHOWS THIS MONTH.
UM, WE'RE DOING ROLLING OUT A PRESS RELEASE AS WELL AS DOING SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO THAT'S KIND OF IN A NUTSHELL KIND OF ALL THAT WE'RE DOING ON THE MARKETING SIDE BOARD THAT WILL OPEN UP WITH AND QUESTIONS.
I JUST HAVE A, UM, I, I LIKE THE PRESENTATION.
I LIKE THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING NOW WITH THE MAIN STREET FEST.
I THINK'S VERY INCLUSIVE FOR EVERYBODY.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT TO TAKE ON IT.
UH, ANY FEEDBACK ON, UH, A IS SCHOOL DISTRICT? THEIR KIDS? YEAH, SO WE, WE WORKED WITH THEM, UM, TO TRY AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANY TIME SLOTS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO FILL OVER THE WEEKEND.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAD OTHER OBLIGATIONS THAT WEEKEND, BUT WE'RE ALREADY KIND OF IN DISCUSSIONS ON FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS AND THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, UM, US APPROACHING THEM.
SO WE'LL KEEP THAT RELATIONSHIP GOING.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE BILLBOARDS.
UH, THAT I THINK IF, WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE PAST, THE BILLBOARD JUST LOOKS JUST LIKE THAT.
WHEN PEOPLE PASS THE BUY IT, THAT'S ALL THEY SEE, DON'T PAYING ATTENTION.
WE RECOMMENDED THAT ON THE BILLBOARDS.
YOU PUT THE HEADLINERS PICTURES UP THERE FREE.
IS THAT THE MAINFRAME THIS YEAR? WE CAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT.
WE CAN LOOK THAT, BUT I MEAN, THE BILLBOARDS ARE CURRENTLY UP RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT GOING FORWARD.
MAKES ONE, ONE OF THE IDEAS, IF I MAY SAY, TO HAVE 'EM OVER ON SCREEN, OVER BY EPIC CENTRAL OFF OF 1 51, PERHAPS IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE FOR THE, UH, ACTUAL HEADLINERS PHOTOS TO BE, UH, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY REALLY ENJOYED THAT AND THEY USE THAT FOR THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER, THE LOCATION.
BUT WHEN WE'RE ON 20 AND 30 MM-HMM.
WE JUST, PEOPLE PASSING BY AND WE WE'RE HAVING A REALLY GREAT EVENT HERE.
UH, AND I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE 10, UH, HIGH STATE ZIP CODE METROPLEX IN THESE, HOW DO WE REACH THEM? BECAUSE WE GONNA HAVE SOME TYPE OF SIGNS, MORE KEY SIGNS.
Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT WE WERE GONNA THOUSAND EACH GO DOWN THERE SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.
ARE WE IN OUR OWN BILLBOARDS, IN OUR POLICE BILLBOARDS AND I 20 AND NINE 30? WHAT ABOUT AT JOE POOL AT YES, THOSE DISPLAY YES, DISPLAY ALL, ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO WHEN WE DON'T, YEAH, THOSE AREN'T, WHAT DO WE CALL THOSE? UH, MARQUEES MARQUEES WE HAVE WHAT, SEVEN SIX? UM, ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN? YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE ABOUT RIGHT.
WE HAVE TWO BILLBOARDS, SIX OR SEVEN OF THE MARQUEES.
WE ALSO HAVE THE MAIN STREET BILLBOARD THAT WE STARTED USING AS WELL.
AND TO REACH THE 7 7 5 0 5 4, WE'RE DOING TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO KIND OF REACH THE PEOPLE THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
UM, AND AS WELL AS WITH THE BAND SPECIFIC, WE'RE GONNA BE PROMOTING THEM SPECIFICALLY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE CHANNELS AS WELL, KIND OF DIRECTLY FOCUSING ON EACH OF THEM AND AS WELL AS ON THE RADIO SPOTS THAT'LL BE CALLING THEM OUT SPECIFICALLY AS WELL.
IS THERE ANY, ANY LINK THAT CAN PROVIDE TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SO WE CAN SEND IT OUT TO THE FOLKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA? SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM? SO THAT IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN ASK THE IT.
BILL HARRIS TO SEND IT TO ALL THE HOAS AND LINK SO THEY CAN FOLKS PARTICULAR GET, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE, SO IF WE WERE TO ADD THE PHOTOS, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT, IF SOMEONE'S, YOU KNOW, AN ARTIST, THEY LIKE, THEY'LL HAVE THAT FACIAL RECOGNITION EVEN IF THEY DON'T CATCH ALL THE WORDS.
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO PUSH OUT THOSE NEW BILLBOARD VISUALS ON 20 AND 30? UM, WELL, I MEAN, THEY, THEY'VE JUST GONE UP, BUT TO GET A NEW ONE UP THERE, IT'LL PROBABLY BE A COUPLE WEEKS.
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SO WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THE EVENT AT THAT POINT, BUT IT WOULD TAKE A COUPLE WEEKS FOR US TO WORK WITH CLEAR CHANNEL WHO RUNS THE BOARDS TO GET THE NEW TO THEM AND TO GET THEM TO INSTALL IT.SO I, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOTTA GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY.
WE WERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE COULD DO ALSO DO SOME OF THE, UM, ELECTRONIC BILLBOARDS THAT ARE PAID THROUGH CLEAR CHANNEL AND THOSE ARE QUICKER, THAT'S A QUICKER TURNAROUND.
AND THEN WHAT, WHAT I'M HEARING IS WE DO WANT YOU TO PROCEED AND TRY TO GIVE THEM UP NINE 30 WHILE YOU DO THE OTHER ONES TOO.
ALL THAT SOUNDS GREAT, RIGHT? MAXIMIZE IT.
UM, AND THEN THE 10 FOR VIP LOOKS LIKE IT'S LARGER.
IS IT LARGER THAN LAST YEAR? SO THE, THE TENT SPACE IS ACTUALLY THE SAME.
UM, WE'VE ADDED THE ADDITIONAL VIP PIT NEAR THE STAGE.
UM, IN THAT PICTURE SPECIFICALLY, THE WALLS WERE UP.
SO PART OF HAVING THE WALLS IS WHETHER WE WENT UP OR DOWN WITH THEM UP, IT DEFINITELY MAKES IT SPACE FEEL A LOT BIGGER BECAUSE IT'S GOT THAT SMALL FENCING AROUND IT WHERE THERE'S LIKE ADDITIONAL TABLES AND SEATING.
BUT, UM, IN EVENT OF WEATHER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE'LL KEEP THOSE WALLS DOWN AND IT DOES, IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE SMALLER, BUT, UM, 10 THE SAME SITES HERE.
ANYBODY ELSE? I'VE GOT TO, IT'S WORTH NOTING, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SPOTS ARE IN THE CALVARY PARKING LOT, BUT THAT'S A LOT OF CARS THAT NORMALLY PARK THERE.
AND UH, NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO, UH, THAT STREET THERE.
UM, I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WE'RE STARTING TO PUSH CARS DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE THERE.
UM, I THINK WE KIND OF JUST, UH, SWALLOWED THE PILL, IF YOU WILL, OVER THE YEARS AND, AND JUST TOLD FOLKS, HEY, IT'S GONNA BE LOUD THIS WEEKEND.
UM, BUT, BUT THAT'S EVEN A FURTHER ENCROACHMENT, SO I JUST, I I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU, BUT I JUST CHALLENGE YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS, UM, THERE'S TWO SMALL NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEN ESSENTIALLY THREE OR FOUR SMALL TO MIDSIZE NEIGHBORHOODS BY AROUND THERE.
AND THEN THE SOUTH THERE IS BLOCKED BY THE ROAD.
SO THERE'S NOT AN EXPANSION SOUTH.
SO MEANING YOU COULD GO SOUTH, YOU CAN GO THESE, THESE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, BUT ONE IS COMPLETELY CUT OFF PORTION IT MORE INTO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO, UM, I JUST WORKED ON THANK YOU FOR, I HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU HAVE THE QUESTION MARKS.
WE HAD DEBATED, UM, CHAIRS BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE TO THE STAGE, WE HAD KIND OF GONE BACK AND FORTH ON WHETHER YOU GUYS WOULD WANT STAGE THAT CLOSE OR CHAIRS THAT CLOSE TO THE STAGE.
UM, SO WE, WE KIND OF HAVE THEM ON HOLD, UM, THINKING THAT IT IN OUR MIND PERSONALLY, WE WOULD WANT CHAIRS THERE.
UM, BUT IF YOU GUYS WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE CHAIRS THAN IT BE A STANDING ROOM PIT, WE'RE ALSO HAPPY TO DO THAT.
SO YOU NEED A DECISION TODAY, WHETHER WE WANT CHAIRS THERE OR NOT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
WE'LL STAND UP IN FRONT OF OUR CHAIR CHAIRS.
LAST SATURDAY, LAST YEAR ON OUR, WE FOLDED THE CHAIRS AND WE TABLE SO WE COULD DANCE.
OKAY, SO, WELL LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT EXTRA PIT BECAUSE THE YEAR BEFORE AND NO ONE WAS IN IT, RIGHT? SO THIS WILL BE BACK AND WE WILL SEE IT CAUSED PROBLEMS TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO.
PEOPLE WANTED IN THERE, THERE WEREN'T VIPS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE MOVED THE VIP WAY BACK IN THE BACK.
SO THIS WILL BE ANOTHER TEST IS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S WORTH IT GONNA BE MAN, LIKE SOMEONE WILL BE.
CHIEF IS GONNA BE THERE AND THAT'S WHY WE ASKED HIM WHY HANG ON, GANG.
IT WASN'T WORTH THE CRITICISM.
OH, UH, BUT IF Y'ALL WANT TO TRY THIS, FINE.
UM, I'D RATHER NOT EVEN HAVE IT, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME TO TRY IT AGAIN AND SEE HOW IT GOES.
BUT IT, IT, UH, LET'S, LET'S JUST BE SENSITIVE, UH, BECAUSE THE TWO YEARS AGO, IF YOU RECALL, WE, SO I'VE SAID MY PIECE CHAIRS WILL HAVE IT.
I GUESS JUST TWO, TWO COMMENTS.
ONE, THE STATE IS CLOSER TO CITY HALL, SO I'D JUST BE INTERESTING TO BE WHETHER NOT THE SOUND IS BETTER OR NOT BECAUSE DIRECTLY INTO NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M NOT SURE THERE'S A WAY WE COULD CHECK THE DOWN.
WHERE WOULD STATES BE FACING? WILL STATES BE FACING SOUTH FACING MAIN STREET? YEAH, HOPEFULLY THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH THAT CARRY IT UP AGAINST CITY HALL.
SO THAT MIGHT HELP A LITTLE BIT.
THE OTHER PART? YEAH, THE OTHER PART I NOTICED, JOHN HAVING DESIGNATED ENTRANCE AREAS.
SO WILL THE REST OF THE AREAS, UM, DROPPED OFF? YES.
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WOULD ENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO PROBABLY DO A POSTING AND, AND, AND HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE THERE'S, THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT JUST THINK IT'S OPEN AND THEY CAN PARK ANYWHERE AND JUST COME IN THROUGH ANYWHERE AND THEN THAT WILL BE SOME CONFUSION.SO SIGNAGE AND POST AND MAKE SURE THAT'S VISIBLE.
UM, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST ACCUSTOMED JUST TO PARK ANYWHERE AND JUST WALK INTO THE VAN.
MANY ANGLE THAT WOULD, THAT'D BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IF YOU FEEL LIKE ONE OR TWO OF THOSE STREETS, WE NEED TO POST EVERY 10 YARDS APART, NO PARKING OF ANY KIND ALONG ONE OR TWO OF THOSE STREETS, WE HAVE TIME TO GET THOSE TYPE OF SIGNS UP AND STICK THEM TO GET FRONT YARDS.
I, I BELIEVE THAT THAT NORTH AND MOORE STREET NEIGHBORHOOD COULD USE IT.
THEY, THEY, I MEAN THEY, THEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT AND THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA GET, I'M GONNA HEAR FROM THEM.
I, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES I HEAR FROM ON EVERY I KNOW, BUT TO ME THAT WOULD BE AN EASY ACCOMMODATION TO, TO JUST WALK.
WELL, I THINK THE STREETS ARE, THEY'RE SMALL ANYWAY.
UH, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING STAFF MA, WE CAN DE WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT, THOSE TWO STREETS AND, AND, AND THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.
THERE'S NO PARKING OF ANY KIND.
SO THE NEIGHBORS, THE HOMEOWNERS CAN'T EVEN PARK THERE.
MOST OF THEM I THINK ARE ABLE TO, AND, BUT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO PARK THERE.
SO THAT'S THE DOWNSIDE FOR THAT EVENING.
BUT I THINK IT'S WELL WORTH IT BECAUSE I'VE, I'VE HEARD OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE JUST OVERRUN, ESPECIALLY ST.
PATTY'S DAY OVER ON GREENVILLE THAT, YOU KNOW, SO WE, WE WE NEED TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS BEST WE CAN.
ANYBODY ELSE? I JUST WANTED LAST THING ON THAT IS THE, THE VIP UPFRONT THAT IS LOUD MUSIC RIGHT IN YOUR FACE.
AND UNLESS YOU'RE, I'D LIKE TO BE UP THERE FOR GEORGE CLINTON TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT I'M A MARK NU BIG FAN AND I I'M NOT GONNA BE THAT CLOSE TO THE DEAL.
SO I, I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT.
WE'LL, WE'LL USE THIS YEAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HAD AFTER NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE SEATS AND STANDING ROOMS AWAY FROM OUR CITIZENS.
COUNSEL I'LL CONTACTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MS. GUN TO REQUEST THAT THE LAKERIDGE COMMUNITY COULD A LOCATION DISCUSSION PLACED ON THE AGENDA.
AND UH, Y'ALL KNOW FOR THE LAST PROBABLY YEAR AND A HALF WE'VE DISCUSSING LOCATION FOR THIS LAKERIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER.
COUNCIL, UM, MADE A, MADE A DECISION TO CHOOSE THE ENGLAND AND LAKERIDGE SITE.
THERE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BACKLASH FOR RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ON THE PENINSULA AS WELL AS RESIDENTS THAT LIVE NORTH OF THE BRIDGE THAT WANTED IT IN THEIR, SO I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE PUT THIS ON THE VOTED UP OR DOWNSTATE.
UH, REMOVING THIS WAS AN OPTION FOR THIS COMMUNITY CENTER AND I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY THAT TOLD US THEY DON'T WANT DOWN THERE.
LISTEN TO THOSE THAT WANT, DIDN'T WE, UH, HOW WE PUSHING THIS? DIDN'T WE AGREE TO PUSH THIS TILL BY JUNE? I WRONG ON THAT.
THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE PUSHED TO JUNE, JULY OR AUGUST TO DO A SURVEY.
IN THE MOST RECENT PEER MEETING LAST MONTH, WE
SO I'M ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT YOU RECEIVED AND UH, THAT'S AROUND 64,000 FOLKS SOUTH OF 20 AND SEE WHY WE'RE BRING THIS HERE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE, THAT'S THE MESSAGING WE'VE BEEN TELLING.
SO I THINK IT'S MORE OF BEING A POLITICIAN WHEN THEY CALL US A A POLITICIAN GOING BACK TO MY WORD.
SO I THINK WE GO BACK ON HER WORD NOW.
YEAH, AND I THINK, I THINK YOUR OPINION IS VALID.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE THE TABLE VOTE PUT DOWN TODAY.
IT'S ON, ON FOR DISCUSSION FOR, FOR A VOTE.
IT'S ON THE AGENDA THAT IT COULD BE TABLED OR LOADED UP OR DOWN.
AND UH, YES, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, AND I REMEMBER WHEN THIS SURVEY, THE RELIGIOUS SURVEY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WERE GONNA ASK ABOUT, THEY CAN TYPE IN IDEA HOW ARE WE GONNA DISSEMINATE THE SURVEY.
WHAT WAS THE PLAN THAT THAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, HOW THEY PUT IT OUT IN JULY AND AUGUST.
I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH THEA KIDS DOWN THERE BEFORE THE SURVEY COMES
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OUT.WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM A HEADS UP SO THEY CAN COMMUNICATE TO THE PEOPLE.
ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT THROW THIS AWAY, THIS INFORMATION AWAY.
YOU, A LOT OF FOLKS DID ADMIT TO ME SINCE WE'VE HAD MEETINGS AND LAST YEAR THAT THEY PROBABLY THREW THE SURVEY AWAY.
THAT'S, WAIT, HOW DID THEY GET THE SURVEY? IN THE MAIL.
WE DID DO SOMETHING BECAUSE Y'ALL ALREADY PRESENTED US WITH A LOT OF DATA.
WAS THAT NOT VALID OR DID WE DECIDE TO DO IT AGAIN? I'M CONFUSED.
WE DID, WE DID AN ONLINE SURVEY AND WE DID DO COMMUNITY TWO COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
HOWEVER, AT THE TIME THE COUNCIL VOTED TO DO ADDITIONAL OUTREACH OPTIONS, SO WE CONTRACTED WITH AN ARCHITECT.
AND OUR PLAN WAS, AND IT SAID JUNE OR JULY TO KIND OF TAKE EVERYTHING SOUTH, THE 20 AND LOOK AT WHAT EACH WE LOOKED AT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT IT LIKE DIFFERENT, WHEN WILL THAT BE COMPLETED? WE WE'RE LOOKING AT JUNE, JULY, AUGUST OF THAT BEING DONE AROUND THAT TIME.
AND WHAT'S THE ROLLOUT? ARE WE GONNA SEND LIKE A, A QR CODE POSTCARD AND THEY GO TO THE, UH, THE WEBSITE OR WE GONNA AGAIN TRY TO SEND PAPER WHERE THEY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DETAILS? THEY'RE MAINLY GONNA BE IN PERSON MEETINGS.
UM, BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ONLINE OPTIONS I THINK.
BUT MAINLY IT'S GONNA BE A LOT.
WE'RE GONNA HIT THEM EVERY WAY WE CAN WITH UM, SO THAT IF THE INFORMATION IS PUT OUT THERE MULTIPLE WAYS, BECAUSE DIFFERENT PEOPLE GET INFORMATION DIFFERENT WAYS AND WHO'S GOING TO THAT CAN BE YOU AND CHERYL COMPILE OR WHO'S GONNA COMPILE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT POINTS OF DATA.
OUR ARCHITECT WHO WE HIRED TO DO THE, TO DO THE MARKET ANALYSIS, THEY WILL COMPILE THE DATA ALSO.
CAN WE HIRE SOMEBODY TO PULL THIS DATA TOGETHER? WE HAVE, YEAH.
AND THE DATA CAN STILL BEFORE YOU JUST DON'T HAVE NECESS AN OPTION.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THE TWO MONTHS AFTER WE VOTE, WE CAN VOTE TO MAKE AN OPTION.
AGAIN, THAT'S JUST THE, THAT'S JUST THE WAY POLITICS IS, UH, WHETHER WE LIKE THAT OR NOT.
THAT'S, THAT'S, UM, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WELL IT THAT'S GONNA BE INTERESTING.
UH, I WAS NOT REMEMBERING THAT WE, I REMEMBER IT ALL THE DATE OF THE FIRST TIME AND I DIDN'T REMEMBER WE HAD TOLD YOU TO DO ALL THE REST OF IT AND I DIDN'T KNOW WE IT WASN'T GONNA BE READY UNTIL THEN.
YES, IF YOU DON'T MIND YOU SAY IT'S A HOT TOPIC.
UM, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IS IT COMING FROM BECAUSE THE TWO MEETINGS I'VE HAD WITH, WE'VE HAD WITH PEOPLE A LOT OF, A LOT OF EMOTIONS.
BUT THE MOST RECENT MEETING, I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE THAT ONE AND MAYOR POCHE AND I HAVE DISCUSSED ALTERNATIVES TO THEM.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE THIS, THEY'VE COME AROUND AND SAYING, WELL MAYBE WE CAN DO A PARK OR, AND THEY DEFINITELY SAID WE DON'T, WHAT THEY DON'T WANT IS A SIZE LIQUOR STORE AND BANK STORE.
NEITHER DO I SAID NEITHER DO I.
BUT NOW THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OPTIONS.
I BELIEVE IF WE, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT, IT IS WHATEVER THE COUNCIL DECIDES, THAT'S YOUR DECISION.
GIVE THE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINION.
TOO MUCH INFORMATION WE FOUND OUT WAS MISLEADING.
I'VE RECEIVED, I HAVE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS AND I'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE AND WHEN I'M IN THE DISTRICT FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS, I TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND WHEN THEY HEAR THAT WE'RE NOT DOING A CONCERT HALL, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY SAID WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY CHANGED SOME OF THEIR MIND, IT CHANGED ALL OF THEIR MINDS.
SAID WE, I SAID, WHY WOULD YOU THINK THE COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO PUT A CONCERT HALL IN A NEIGHBORHOOD? WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD SOMETHING WHERE THE COMMUNITY COME TO AND UTILIZE.
SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I, I'VE BEEN DISCUSSING MAYOR APPROACH.
TIM LOPEZ HAS DISCUSSED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AT THE MEETINGS WE'VE ATTENDED AND THEY'VE BEEN WELL, VERY WELL RECEPTIVE OF THAT.
UNDERSTAND MAYOR M THEN I HAVE A COMMENT ALSO.
NO, AND AND WE'VE BEEN HEARING BOTH SIDES.
SO DID YOU OR SAW A HALL MEETING? THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA HALL MEETING.
THE STAFF MADE PRESENTATION AS FOR, AS WHAT OUR PLAN WAS.
AND PART OF THAT PLAN WAS ALSO TO WAIT, ONCE YOU FIGURE OUT THE LOCATION AND THE DESIRE, WHAT THOSE RIGHT CENTER WILL BE LOOK LIKE, THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE PART OF THE MASTER PLAN GOING FORWARD.
THAT'S GONNA TAKE A COUPLE YEARS TO GET YOU BECAUSE OF COURSE YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO FUND IT.
UM, SO WE DID DID TALK ABOUT IT.
WE DID SHARE THAT IT WAS BOTH, I KNOW IN MEETINGS IT, IT IS SPLIT.
I MEAN THERE'S, THERE'S PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE, IT'S UM, AND THEY WERE EVEN SITTING SIDE BY SIDE, EVEN JUNIOR AND I, I MEAN CONSTANTLY.
AND HIS SON AND I TALKED TO UM, A, A MOTHER AND A SON.
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DOESN'T WANT IT AND HIS SON LOVES IT BECAUSE HE'S INTO WORKING OUT, WANTS TO STILL WITH HIS KIDS AND WANTS TO REC CENTER.BUT THE, THE MOTHER THAT'S LIVING WITH THEM LIKE WELL I DON'T WANT IT.
YOU KNOW, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION, UH, WITH THE REC CENTER OVERALL BECAUSE THEY, THEY THINK IT SOUND MORE CRIME ACTIVITY WHERE WE KNOW IN OUR CITY REC CENTERS ARE TELLING OFFICER WORKING THAT.
SO, UM, SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING I THINK.
I THINK WE, WE OFTEN WOULD VOTE ON THIS.
I JUST THINK THAT IT'S FAIR TO ALLOW EVERYBODY TO, TO THEIR CONCERN THAT, YOU KNOW, HINDSIGHT'S ALWAYS 2020.
WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THE SURVEY BEFORE WE PICKED THE SITE.
IF ANYBODY ASKS US, WE OWN SOME OTHER SITES.
WE ALL BOUGHT ANOTHER SITE NORTH OF THERE.
WHETHER WE BUILD ON THAT SITE OR THE OTHER SITE.
I HOPE WE HAVE THE SMARTS TO CHANGE THE ZONING BEFORE WE SELL IT IF WE EVER CHOOSE TO SELL IT.
SO IT WOULDN'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR A BANK STORE OR A LIQUOR STORE.
WE HAVE THAT RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE THE OWNERS.
IF IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL OWNER, WE COULDN'T FORCE THAT ON.
BUT MY GOODNESS, WE'RE GONNA OWN IT.
SO WE WE WILL NOT, I WILL NEVER USE THAT AS A WELL IF WE DON'T BUILD A REC CENTER THERE, YOU COULDN'T GET A VAPE STORE.
SHAME ON US 'CAUSE WE'RE GOING CHANGE THE ZONING.
JUST LIKE WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE ZONING ON THE PIECE OF PROPERTY.
WE BOUGHT IT FOR YOURS, BUT WE DON'T BUILD ANYTHING ON THERE.
YOU'D WANT US TO UH, I'LL SEE HOW VOTE TONIGHT.
I, THIS ONE IS CONCERNING TO ME TO REMOVE IT OFF THE TABLE TONIGHT JUST BECAUSE OF THE REFRESH MY MEMORY ON THE SURVEYS AND UH, SO WE'LL SEE.
UH, I CAN RECALL THIS BEING A DIRECTION AND LED BY YOU COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND LOPEZ IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, UH, TO DO THIS.
AND AS WE COUNCIL, THANK WHICH DO WHAT? THE ORIGINAL SITE OF THE SURVEY.
WELL MY PERCEPTION IS, UH, TO DO A COMMUNITY CENTER, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL.
SO WE MOVED FORWARD, WE CHOSE A SPOT TO DO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE BOUGHT THE LAND AND AROUND THAT TIME, SO BEFORE I SAY THIS, DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY DISTRICT AND THE PENINSULA? JUST OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? 18 MILES.
SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT FAR FROM WHERE I SHOULD HAVE A LOT OF INPUT FROM, BUT THE INPUT I RECEIVED AFTER WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THAT WAS NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
AGAIN, WHAT IS THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ME? I GOTTA FOLLOW THOSE WHO WANT THAT AND THOSE WHO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE.
BUT SO ALL OF MY PERCEPTION IS COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ PUSHING FOR IT AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT, NOT EVEN THAT.
I, MANY OF RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS NOTIFY ME THEY DID NOT WANT IT.
SO WITH THOSE EMAILS, I DIDN'T RESPOND BECAUSE IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE INCLINATION TO GIVE.
I'M NOT GONNA JUMP IN YOUR WAY.
BUT IF, IF WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER A, I'VE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING ELSE THAT SAID, HEY, I'M SORRY COUNCIL, I SHOULD HAVE SENT THAT TO YOU.
SO I, SO IF WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON IT, I'LL HAVE RESIDENTS TELL ME I DON'T WANT IT.
SO I'M JUST EXPRESSING KIND OF WHERE, WHERE I'M AT WITH THAT IDEA.
I MEAN I, IF I'M GONNA BEAR, WE'RE WE'RE GETTING MORE OF THAT.
BUT WHAT CAUSES THE HESITANCY IS, IS OBVIOUSLY WE PUT IT OUT THERE THROUGH DIFFERENT VENUES THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK THEM FOR THEIR INPUT.
UH, I REMEMBER THAT NIGHT WHEN WE CHOSE THAT SITE, IT WAS VERY CLOSE WHAT TI IT WAS.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON WANTED IT PRIMARILY AT THAT LOCATION BECAUSE OF AN ICE STORM.
THE OTHER LOCATION WE HAD WAS FIVE MINUTE DRIVE FROM THAT, BUT IT WASN'T ON THE FINISH.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I KNOW SPECIFICALLY.
IT'S WHAT FLIPPED COPELAND TO GO AHEAD.
FIVE FOUR FOR THAT SITE VERSUS FIVE FOUR FOR YOUR SITE.
WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON IT TONIGHT.
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THE THING ABOUT IT'S RESIDENTS WANT COMMUNITY NOT LOCATION 70%.IT'S JUST WHAT'S GIVING ME HESITANCY RIGHT NOW IS THE INFORMATION THAT I GOT REMINDED OF TONIGHT THAT CAN STILL CONTINUE EVEN WITH VANESSA.
IT COULD CONTINUE, BUT WHY CONTINUE CONTINUE IT.
IF WE'RE GONNA WAIT AND SEE THAT, WHY WOULD WE REVERSE AND WELL THEY'RE TELLING US 70% NOW THAT THEY WANT IT THERE AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER VOTE TO PUT IT THERE.
I'M JUST SAYING WHAT'S GOING THROUGH MY MIND TONIGHT.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW THE VOTE GOES.
SO PEOPLE, JUST THEIR OPINION, I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE WILL REALLY BE CONCERNED OR UPSET IF YOU DIDN'T GO THERE.
WE JUST WANT THEM TO HEAR THEIR VOICE, WHAT THEY WANNA DO.
I JUST ASK FOR THAT CONSIDERATION.
AND, AND EVEN IF HE DOESN'T CONSIDER THAT ANYBODY ALTERNATE MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
MEL, LET'S SAY THAT OUT OF RESPECT, HE MAKES THE FIRST MOTION.
'CAUSE HE HAS TO PRESS ME ON THE AGENDA.
JUST LIKE HONOR, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER DEL BOSKY OUT OF RESPECT TO MAKE THE MOTION ON THE OTHER ITEM AFTER HE EVEN MAKES THE MOTION, A TABLING MOTION COULD BE MADE.
IF HE MAKE THE MOTION AND THE MOTION DOES NOT RECEIVE A SECOND, THEN THAT DIE.
AND I, I KNOW THAT, BUT WHAT YOU GOT DOES GET A SECOND MOTION.
THE DIFFERENCE BEING, UH, CAN A SUBSTITUTE MOTION CUT OUT MY MOTION AFTER I GOT A SECOND? YES.
IF HE, IT WOULD BE WOULD BE SECOND, IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE THAT.
IT WOULD BE LIKE THEM ASKING YOU FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND YOU DENY A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT SO THAT WE VOTE ON THE SECONDARY MOTION.
THE DIFFERENCE BEING THAT I WOULD THINK ON FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, YOU VOTE ON THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND IF IT PASSES, IT DOESN'T BECOME THE AMENDMENT YET.
YET YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE WHOLE THING WITH THE AMENDMENT TEST.
IF A MOTION TO TABLE IS MADE AFTER THE MOTION IS SECOND, IS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE VOTED ON TWICE YOU, IF YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO TABLE, YOU VOTE ON THAT MOTION FIRST, THEN I UNDERSTAND YOU GO BACK.
ESSENTIALLY JUST LIKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, I WOULD SAY.
WELL SINCE IT'S VOTING THE TABLE, I I I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT.
I FIGURED IT'D BE JUST LIKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
WHY WOULD YOU HAVE TO GO VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL? OKAY, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT GONNA HAPPEN.
WE'RE JUST CLEAR ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
IF THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS AND CAN YOU REFRESH, UM, MY MEMORY ON THE PARTICIPATION IN THE LAST DATA YOU GUYS SHOWED US, BECAUSE I REMEMBER IT LOOKED REALLY LOW.
I DON'T REMEMBER HOW LOW, BUT REMEMBER IT SEEMED LIKE VERY LOW PARTICIPATION.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I KNOW THAT IT WAS ENOUGH THAT CREATED, UM, STATISTICAL ACCURACY AND I BELIEVE WE GOT STATISTICAL ACCURACY IS AROUND 10, 10 TO 15%.
SO AS LONG AS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THE TOTAL POLL IT, UM, FROM A STATISTIC STANDPOINT, AS LONG AS YOU GET THAT PERCENTAGE, IT WILL GENERALLY, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER POLLING THEY DO FOR PRESENT OR ANYTHING, THEY, THEY GET A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE.
SO I THINK, UM, ALSO GOING BACK TO LOCATION, WHOLE QUESTION I THINK IS RELEVANT.
WHEN THEY GET THE SURVEY, THEY'RE ANSWERING QUESTIONS LIKE WHERE, WHERE ARE WE EVEN TALKING ABOUT? I THINK IT'S RELEVANT TO WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SURVEY LOOKS LIKE YET.
WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT.
AND, AND A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WILL WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT? YEAH.
DO YOU WANNA ABSOLUTE PERFECT.
WHEN YOU SAID NOT YET, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE YOU WERE SAYING NO, YOU'RE NOT YET.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET TO SEE THE SURVEY.
YOU, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SURVEY, BUT IT'S NOT READY YET.
WE ARE GONNA BE DOING, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THIS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE CITY.
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE, THE NORTHERN, THE NORTHERN SOUTHERN PART AS A DIFFERENT THING AND SEE WHAT THEY WANT VERSUS THE MIDDLE, THE WAY SOUTH.
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THIS IN DIFFERENT AREAS TO SEE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND THEN PROBABLY APPLY THAT TO OUR MASTER PLAN MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEEDS OF EVERYBODY ON THIS ONE.
THAT, THAT SOUNDS LIKE IMPORTANT INFORMATION WE'RE COLLECTING FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES THEN, CORRECT.
BUT HOW WOULD THAT INFORMATION GET US TO THE POINT OF WHETHER OR NOT LOCATION? WELL, WE WILL BE ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS TO SAY IF, IF SOMEBODY'S IN A CERTAIN AREA, NEIGHBORHOOD, WOULD YOU DRIVE TO THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION? WOULD YOU WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE ASKING ALL OF THOSE.
I THINK THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS BE IS TO THOSE 7 5 0 4, DO THEY WANT ONE ON THE PENINSULA PERIOD? RIGHT? CORRECT.
THEN HOW FAR ARE YOU GOING TO DRIVE? SURE.
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SURE.I, I DON'T, JUST MY OPINION, I WOULDN'T CALL ANYBODY BUT SEVEN FIVE OH FIVE FOUR.
THAT'S WHO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
DO THEY WANT IT THERE OR NOT? WELL, BUT IF IT'S NOT GONNA BE THERE, THEN YOU DO NEED, WELL THEN WE FOLLOW IT UP.
WHERE DO YOU WANT IT HAVING TOO? MAKE STUDIES? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE JUST POLLING 7 5 0 4, THOSE THAT LIVE IN 7 5 0 2 2 THAT LIVE JUST NORTH THERE IN HAWK AND LAKE PARK WEST.
IF LEFT OUT THE PROCESS, I UNDERSTAND.
I'M JUST SAYING IF I WAS RUNNING, THAT'S WHAT I, I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT,
BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GLEAN FROM THAT DATA.
WE CAN SORT IT EVERY WHICH WAY, BUT LOOK CORRECT.
AND IF WE NARROW THE SCOPE TO 7 5 0 5 4, THEY CAN SAY YAY OR NAY TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING OR GIVE THEIR OPINION ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT.
NOW WE, I WILL SAY THE ORIGINAL SCOPE PER COUNCIL DIRECTION WAS TO LOOK AT EVERYBODY'S SOUTH OF 20 AND JUST DETERMINE WHAT THEY WANT IN THEIR PARTICULAR AREA.
SO THEY MAY SAY, WE DON'T WANT A REC CENTER, WE WANT A LIBRARY, WE WANT WALKING TRAILS HERE.
LET, DON'T ASK THEM EVERYTHING.
I WANNA KNOW IF THEY WANT A REC CENTER THERE OR NOT.
WELL, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, THE COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY CENTER THAT WAS PRESENTED, HAD A WALKING TRAIL, HAD AN AMPHITHEATER IN THE BACK, I UNDERSTAND OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY DOWN THERE DIDN'T WANT, BUT THE COMMUNITY JUST FURTHER FROM NORTH IF WANTED IT, THEY WERE COOL WITH IT.
I WOULD SAY THAT IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE APPROVED 20 21, 20 22, WE DOWN AND TALKED TO PEOPLE.
UH, THERE WERE FOLKS AT THE MEETINGS, UH, EARLIER MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, UH, TOWN HALL.
THEY WANTED, UH, UH, UH, INSIDE THE GYM.
THEY EVEN WANT INDOOR POOLS AND ALL THAT.
WE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN'T REALLY GET INTO, BUT I, I, I BELIEVE THAT ONCE AGAIN, JUST LOOK AT, UH, WAY FOR THE PEOPLE AND, AND WE, WE COULD COME TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL AND REDIRECT THE STAFF ON THE FOCUS BECAUSE IT WAS SOUTH 20 AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST GONNA BE FOCUSING ON WHAT THEY WANT DOWN THERE AT THE RECREATION CENTER PLUS 7, 5 0 4.
THE FOLKS DOWN THERE IF THEY WANTED, WHICH I'VE HEARD JUST AS MANY PEOPLE SAYING THEY WANTED, I RECENTLY, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I'VE HEARD ANYBODY THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT IT.
I'M NOT SAYING HEARING THE DATA, BUT LET'S GIVE A OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
I DON'T THINK IT'S SHAMEFUL TO SAY, WHEN I WENT TO STAFF AND ASKED WHAT'S THE LAND ZONE FOR GENERAL RETAIL? THE RULES.
RULES, I, I ASKED, UH, THEN WHAT DOES THAT CONSIST OF? AND THEY GAVE ME A SHORT LIST THAT WAS VERY LONG OF POSSIBILITIES OF GENERAL RETAIL AND LIQUOR STORES AND VAPE SHOPS WAS THERE.
'CAUSE I KNEW I WAS GONNA GET ASKED THE QUESTION WHEN I SAID RIGHT NOW IT'S ZONE FOR GENERAL RETAIL.
NEVER ONCE IMP IMPLIED TO THEM THAT WE ARE CHANGED THE ZONING TO MULTI FAMILIES.
NOT, NOT WE WANNA DO THAT, BUT I NEVER IMPLIED.
SO I WANNA GET THE STUFF THINKING WE'RE GONNA CHANGE IT.
NONE OF US WANT A VAPE STORE OR A LIQUOR STORE DOWN HERE.
OUR APARTMENTS
SO
I THINK THE WHOLE QUESTION, I MEAN, THE FIRST QUESTION IS A, HEY, IT TOOK YOUR ADDRESS.
THEN YOU COULD LOOK AT WHATEVER YOU SAW IT AND WE SORT IT AND THEN YOU JUST SORT IT BY ZIP.
I MEAN IT A WELL, WE CAN DO THAT.
WE'RE GOING VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT.
I THINK WE'VE ALL MADE OUR POINTS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, WE KNOW WHAT WE CAN GIVE MORE DIRECTION AFTER TONIGHT ON THE SURVEY.
WE DON'T HAVE TO SOLVE THE SURVEY PROBLEM TONIGHT.
ARE WE READY TO MOVE ON? I WANNA GIVE EVERYBODY CLEAN TIME.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MOTION AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER MOTION WE'RE GONNA FILE.
SEE WHO, WHAT, WHICH ONE GETS THE VOTES? I'M OKAY.
COUNSEL, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY, MIKE? NO SIR.
MAYOR, COUNSEL, I WOULD REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TO INCLUDE ITEM NUMBER DISCUSSION CHAVEZ.
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THE HOLIDAY.THE STAFF DID A, DID SOME SURVEY.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED COUNCIL MEMBER DELBOSQUE IF WE COULD PUSH IT TO THIS MEETING.
AND DURING OUR SURVEY OF IT, WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER CITIES IN THE METROPLEX THIS TIME THAT ARE OBSERVING THAT HOLIDAY.
HOWEVER, THERE IS A STATE DESIGNATION OF IT AS A HOLIDAY FOR BOTH OF THEM.
ON MARCH THE 31ST, I BELIEVE IT IS FOR, UH, CESAR CHARGES.
THAT'S WHAT I SAW ON MARCH 31ST.
UH, OUR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE INCLUDE THIS HOLIDAY ON OUR HOLIDAY LIST.
HOWEVER, THE STAFF BE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR PERSONAL HOLIDAY THAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE BOOKS FOR, TO OBSERVE THIS HOLIDAY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.
DOES THAT, HOW MANY HOLIDAYS DO THEY GET RIGHT NOW? RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 11 PLUS THE PERSONAL OR THE 11 PLUS THE PERSONAL.
WE HAVE 12 WITH THE PERSONAL HOLIDAY.
SO YOU'RE SAYING KEEP IT AT 12? YES SIR.
AND INSTEAD OF HAVING A PERSONAL HOLIDAY, IT WOULD BE CALLED THIS IF NO, THE ASSESSMENT CHARGES DOLO THE HOLIDAY WOULD BE ON OUR HOLIDAY LISTING IN RECOGNITION OF IT.
HOWEVER THEY BE ALLOWED, THEY WOULDN'T BE GETTING AN EXTRA DAY.
THEY WOULDN'T BE GETTING AN EXTRA DAY.
THEY COULD USE IT IF THEY WANTED.
YES, THEY USE IT IF THEY WANTED.
SO BASICALLY AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, UNLESS THEY WANT USE THEIR ONE PERSONAL DAY.
WELL THIS IS ONE AND THE SAME, RIGHT? IT IS.
BUT WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING, AND IT WOULD STILL ONLY BE 12 HOLIDAYS, RIGHT? 11 SPECIFIC 12 THIS DAY THAT COULD BE USED FLOATING AT LEAST IN GIVEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
BUT IF YOU USE THIS DAY, YOU DON'T GET A DAY OFF, YOU'LL GET AN EXTRA DAY OFF.
YES, THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS IS THE THIS IS THE 12TH FLOATING, EXCUSE ME, 11
HOW MANY DO WE HAVE? 12? WE 11? NO, WE HAVE 12 PLUS ONE.
HOW MANY DAYS CAN YOU TAKE? CAN I TAKE OFF IF I WORK HERE? HOW LONG? HOW MANY? 12.
RIGHT? I THOUGHT WE HAD THE, I'M CONFUSED.
SO IT WE'LL STAY AT 11 UNLESS WE CHOOSE TO ADD A 12.
Y'ALL WANT TO ADD ANOTHER DAY? WELL COURSE WE THERE WE SHOW HANDS.
ADDING ANOTHER DAY COST THE BUDGET ABOUT QUARTER MILLION TO 300,000.
WHY WOULD IT THAT G SAVED 500 TODAY.
BECAUSE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO WORK, RIGHT? IF IT'S A FLOATING, IT DOESN'T ADD THAT MUCH TO IT BECAUSE THEY, IT IS ALREADY THERE.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM, GEORGIA, THANK YOU MAYOR AND UH, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.
I THINK WE'VE COME UP WITH AN EXCELLENT COMPROMISE HERE, WHICH ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THESE PEOPLE IN A NICE WAY.
AND UH, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY ALSO INCLUDE ON MARCH 31ST, UH, DECLARING SOMETHING IN THE CITY.
NOT THAT'S WHAT THEY DID IN AUSTIN.
WHAT? WELL, I THINK EL PASO AND SAN ANTONIO WILL DO IT TOO.
IT HOW YOU MOTION DEPUTY MAYOR PRO.
NO, I MEAN LOCALLY THIS HAPPENING TOO.
IF YOU LOOK AT FORWARD I
SO THEY TOOK THIS DAY AS AN EXTRA DAY, BUT THEY HAD TO INVESTED DAY DO COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT.
SO THAT'S HOW FORWARD IC DID IT.
KERRY COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT ACTUALLY VOTED TO HAVE THIS AS ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY ON COUNTY.
I KNOW GRAND PRAIRIE DOES REPRESENT PARK COUNTY.
UH, SO BEING INCLUDED HOUSING ON YOUR SIDE, IF WE DO GO THE ROUTE OF NOT ADDING A PROPAY IN EACH 11, I WOULD SAY JUST,
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JUST TO SHOW THE RESPECT THAT WE'RE MEANING THAT DON'T CALL IT PERSONAL DAY.IT'S NOT, IT IT'S A, I MEAN IT'S A FLOATING YEAH, FLOATING A CHALLENGE FOR MOST PART.
AND THAT COULD, COULD BE PART OF THE MOTION IF IT EVER BECAME A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, I THINK, WELL WE CAN VOTE, MOVE IT TO THAT.
WELL, I THINK ASHLEY SHOULD GET EXTRA HOLIDAY AT THAT POINT.
WELL, THAT'S NOT THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION MIGHT BE GOOD.
SO WITH THE PLUS ONE, THE PERSONAL DAY I WAS THAT I CAN CHOOSE THIS PARTICULAR HOLIDAY OR BRIAN, ANY DAY YOU WANT.
AND THIS DOES NOT CHANGE THAT.
IF MY, IF I UNDERSTAND WHAT MIKE'S MOTION'S GONNA BE, YOU COULD USE THIS DAY, THE S CHAVEZ COURT DATE DAY, ANYTIME, EVEN ON GOOD FRIDAY.
BUT IF WE USE IT, IF WE MAKE THIS AS A RECOGNIZED DAY ON 12 DAYS, THEN IT'S GONNA COST THE CITY HOW MUCH, HOW MANY CITIES AROUND AREA HAVE 12 HOLIDAYS? HOW DO WE ONE, TWO, I'M SORRY, WHAT? I'M, I'M COUNTING RIGHT NOW.
UM, I KIND OF, A COUPLE QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS.
SO, UM, MARCH 31ST IS WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR, EXCUSE ME.
AND WELL, THAT'S IF WE MAKE IT A PERMANENT DAY.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING A FLOATING.
AND THAT WOULD BE OUR DAY OR FRIDAY.
SO I CAN JUST TODAY CALL IT, IT'S A FLOATING BUT IT STILL BE A HOLIDAY IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE DON'T TELL YOU DON'T TELL ME WHEN I TAKE OFF.
WE'RE NOT MAKING THIS A CITY HOLIDAY.
IT DEPENDS ON THESE MOTION ON THE CITY CALENDAR.
WOULD YOU SEE THE LORD SEND OUR BUT IT WOULDN'T BE, THEY THEY WOULDN'T BE PAID.
THEY WOULDN'T TAKE OFF THAT DAY.
IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE OUR FLOATING HOLIDAY WOULD BE, NO, HANG ON.
WOULD IT BE ON THE CALENDAR? YES.
NOT EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF THAT DAY.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OFF YOUR HAVE TO, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ON OUR CALENDAR.
I DIDN'T WANT IT TO SAY FLOATING HIGH SCHOOL.
BLACK MIDDLE SCHOOL MAYOR PRO.
WE DON'T WANT IT TO CALL IT FLOATING.
BUT THEY CAN USE IT AS A FLOATING THAT TEACHER'S PROGRAM.
IF IT'S ON THE CALENDAR, BECAUSE IT'S JUST ON IT, BUT IT'S NOT ON A DATE.
IT IS ON IT ON MARCH 31ST WEEKEND AS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE, DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE THEY CAN USE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO.
SO MY SECOND IN ADDITION TO THAT IS I THINK OF LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO OPEN THE DISCUSSION UP, BUT WHAT IS WELL THEN DON'T SAY IT NO.
UM, WHAT'S THE GUY THAT COLUMBUS DAY IS IN NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND THEY CHANGED IT TO DISTRICT IS INDIGENOUS.
RIGHT? SAME DAY THEY JUST CALLED HIM.
IF WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A HOLIDAY, IS IT, IS IT LESS IMPACTFUL TO THOSE WHO WANT IT? BECAUSE I GOTTA BE HONEST, THEY DON'T, THEY'RE NOT SIGNIFICANT IN MY LIFE NOW TO THE HISPANIC PEOPLE.
BUT IF IT WANT TO BE MORE IMPACTFUL, IS THAT AN OPTION TO COMBINE IT AS AN ACTUAL FEDERAL? IT WOULD BE A FEDERAL.
WE CAN MAKE IT OUR 12TH HOLIDAY OR WE CAN MAKE IT.
THE OTHER THING IS WE CAN MAKE IT OUR 11TH AND DO AWAY WITH THE FLOATING.
WE DO NOTHING WHICH WE CAN AND THAT WILL LEAVE THE PIN AND THE FLOATING.
WE CALL THE FLOATING AND PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR.
OR WE ADD A 12TH AND KEEP THE FLOATING AND EVERYBODY GETS OFF ON THE DAY THAT'S IN THE MOTION, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE MARCH 31ST.
WHAT WAS YOUR INTENTION THAT YOU WANT A PAID SPECIFIC DATE HOLIDAY? WELL THAT'S WHY IT, IT COULD BE EITHER, WHETHER IT'S A FLOATING AND IT'S STAFF TO USE TO THEIR WELL THE FLOATING WOULDN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE AN IMPACT IF THEY COULD HAVE THE OPTION AND WE COULD ADD IT LATER AS THE
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IMPACT IS AS WE WATCH THE BUDGET.PAYDAY AS THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
WELL, TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED TO USE IT AS A PAYDAY.
AND SINCE IT'S COMBINED THERE, IF YOU WERE GOING, Y'ALL UNDERSTAND IT'S A GOOD WAY TO COMBINE THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DID IT.
THEY DIDN'T RECOGNIZED MARCH 25TH, BUT THEY DIDN'T GET OFF G-P-I-S-D RECOGNIZED MARCH 25TH.
WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT HE SAYS IN THE MOTION, BUT I THINK HE'S LEANING TOWARDS YOU WANNA RECOGNIZE IT? WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU, YOU WANT TO TELL US WHAT THE MOTION'S GONNA BE NOW TO BE, UH, IS IT MARCH 31ST TO BE RECOGNIZED AS SAYS OUR CHILD VISIT DOLORES.
WHAT DAY AND WHAT ABOUT, OH, IT CAN BE A PAYDAY.
THE 12TH FLOATING OR THE 12TH? THE 12TH HOLIDAYS WE GET 12 AS A FLOAT.
SEE THAT'S, ARE YOU REPLACING THE FLOATING? NO, NOT NOT RENAMING THE FLOATING BUT RENAMING THE FLOATING.
THAT, SO THE HOLIDAYS ARE STILL STAY AT 11.
MAYOR, YOU REPLACE THE FLOATING.
THAT DAY BECOMES THE FLOATING DAY.
THAT, THAT, THAT'S WHAT HIS MOTION'S GONNA BE.
HE'S GONNA REPLACE THAT FLOATING DAY WITH THIS DAY.
BUT WHAT BILL SAID EARLIER WAS TO MEET THIS DAY AS A DAY, THAT'S AN OPTION FOR A FLOATING DAY AND STILL LET A FLOATING DAY EXISTS FOR PEOPLE THAT ONLY USE THAT WOULD GIVE US 12.
IT WOULD KEEP IT AT SEVEN PLUS ONE.
IT WOULD BE A RECOGNIZED POWER ON THE CALENDAR.
WE KNOW THAT NO MATTER HOW WE VOTE.
I MEAN THAT'S GONNA BE YEAH, IT WOULD BE A RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY ON THE CALENDAR.
ARE WE ADDING THE 12TH? KEEPING 11.
KEEPING 11 RIGHT NOW HE'S KEEPING 11.
WE'RE JUST GONNA CALL THE CLOTHING OUT OF RESPECT THAT AND IT FLOATS AND IT'S GOING TO GO ON THE CALENDAR UNTIL 31ST.
BUT YOU DON'T, IF YOU WORK HERE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF THE 31ST.
YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF THE 29TH A GOOD FRIDAY OR SO.
NOT WHAT OTHER CALLING OF THE FLOATING MEANS THAT THIS IS THE DAY WE'RE GONNA USE AS A FLOATING DATE.
IT IS REALLY BEING THE FLOATING DATE.
IT REPLACES THE FLOATING DATE.
IF WE'RE REWORDING THE FLOATING DAY FOLKS OPTION TO CHOOSE ANOTHER DAY AT THEIR FLOATING DATE.
WELL, THEY ONLY GET ONE FLOATING DAY.
BUT I THINK THE LANGUAGE IS CORRECT.
IF YOU WANT TO USE IT AS A FLOATING DAY.
I MEAN I USE IT AS A FLOATING DATE.
SAY THAT AS AN OPTION FOR SOMEONE TO USE FLOATING.
THE FLOATING STILL EXIST FOR SOMEONE TO USE ON MAY 5TH OR MAY 7TH.
SO WHAT YOU MIGHT ARE MAKING IT WAY TOO COMMON WORD NOW ON THE WORDING, KEEP 11.
THIS IS THE FLOATING WHERE WE'RE CHANGING THE WORDING ON THE FLOATING.
SO I WAS, WHEN FLOATING, NOTHING CHANGED.
RIGHT? ACTUALLY SOMETHING COST $50,000.
I'VE SEEN LET PEOPLE GO TWO HOURS OR ABOUT THAT.
LET'S LET THIS WELL, I'M JUST SAYING BECAUSE THIS FLOATING, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
JUST LIKE IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THE ER WILL SAY ON MARCH 31ST, THAT'S FLOATING.
SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S THE FLOATING.
THIS IS JUST THE RECORDING OF THE FLOATING DAY.
GOOD FRIDAY IS ON THE CALENDAR.
YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT ON THE CALENDAR.
WE HAVE DAY, WE HAVE HOLIDAYS ON THE CALENDAR THAT HE ACKNOWLEDGED.
ARE WE ADDING THIS ONE AS A DAY OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? YES.
PAID A DAY OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
BUT IF THEY WANT TO TAKE, IF, IF THE STAFF WANT TO TAKE OFF THIS, THEY CAN USE THEIR FLOATING POWER.
THIS, THIS WILL BE THE WHAT? THAT'S WHAT IS FLOATING IT.
SO THEY HAVE A FLOATING HOLIDAY.
WHETHER THEY USE THIS ONE OR NOT, THEY USE THIS ONE.
THEY LOSE THEIR FLOATING DATE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S A, IT STILL IS
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NOW.THEY ALL HAVE, THEY ALL HAVE AN 11TH OPTION RIGHT NOW.
YOU CALL IT THE FLOATING DATE.
I GUARANTEE YOU SHE KNOWS WHAT OUR INTENT IS.
AND I'VE SAID THAT 49 MILLION TIMES.
IT'LL BE ON THE CALENDAR JUST LIKE THE PRIME IS.
ALRIGHT, MAYOR PRO AGENDA REVIEW.
ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE ITEMS BEFORE YOU MADE 1924.
ANY QUESTIONS? CAROL? YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, SO HEARING NONE WILL BE BY THE INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT BROUGHT THIS POLL.
AND AGAIN, OUTTA RESPECT, I'M GONNA LET COUNCIL ZA YOU PUT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FIRST FOR THE PENINSULA.
COUNCILMAN KY THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THE OTHER ONE.
RECOGNIZE ANYBODY CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO EITHER ONE AFTERWARDS.
AND MEL AND I WILL HANDLE HOW TO HANDLE.
MAY I PLEASE GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 14? AND THIS IS VERY SIMPLE QUESTION, STRAIGHTFORWARD HERE.
UH, THAT WE'RE PAYING 60,000 ANNUALLY OR REPAIR BROKEN, UH, BRICK MAILBOX.
DOES THAT MEAN THE ONES WE RUN INTO ARE THAT ARE IN PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION? I WAS JUST CURIOUS, WHAT IS THE PART? IT, IT'S, UH, FOR IF, UH, UTILITIES, UH, HAVE TO REMOVE OR REPLACE A MAILBOX, IT'S UP TO, SO WE'LL ONLY USE IT.
SO IT'S NOT IF I RUN INTO ONE Y NO, IT'S ONLY FOR LIKE, IF WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF A WATER MAIN BREAK AND WE, AND THIS IS A GUEST REMOVE OR REPLACE A A MAILBOX.
WE HAVE A CONTRACT AND I KNEW IT WASN'T IF I INTO IT, I JUST WONDERED IF YOU YEAH.
ANYBODY, ANYBODY ELSE WE NEED TO GO ON EXEC SESSION.
WE'RE GOING TO GO GET OUR, THE FOOD IN THERE.
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONDUCT THE CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5 1.
SUB CHAPTER D GOVERNOR CLOSE BTCA TO DISCUSSING APOLOGY ITEM TWO DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL MYFA PROPERTY ITEM 5, 6, 5, 5, 1, 0 AND SEVEN DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.