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[CC Briefings 04152024]

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ONE CALL MEETING ORDER TONIGHT, APRIL 16TH.

UH, JUDGE, I REMEMBER WHEN THIS MOVED, IS HALF THIS SIZE AND, UH, WE EXPANDED IT.

WE WON'T EXPAND IT AGAIN, BUT WE NEED TO EXPAND.

WE'LL JUST MOVE INTO THE CHAMBERS.

PLENTY OF PLENTY OF ROOM IN THERE, BUT THANKS FOR ALL OF YOU COMING TONIGHT.

WE'VE GOT SOME STAFF PRESENTATIONS GO OVER TONIGHT.

NUMBER ONE, COMMUNITY GARDEN, OPEN HOUSE.

WHO WOULD BE TAKING THAT? DR.

REDFORD.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ABOUT OUR UPCOMING EVENT THIS SATURDAY.

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN, OPEN HOUSE.

WE HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT FEATURED GARDENS.

NOPE, WE HAVE SEVEN DIFFERENT FEATURED GARDENS.

AND, UH, TO MAKE THAT EASY, WE HAVE A CAR IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM OVER ON THE TABLE THAT SHOWS IT HAS THE QR CODES.

IT'LL TELL YOU THE ADDRESSES OF THE SEVEN DIFFERENT GARDENS.

THERE WE GO.

FIVE OF THEM ARE HOST CHURCHES, ONE AT THE BUSH NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE BUSH ELEMENTARY AND THE OTHER ONE AT, UM, THE ELECTRIC GARDEN.

THE ELECTRIC COMMUNITY GARDEN OVER ON MANNING.

THIS IS, THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANY REGISTRATION.

IT'S COME AND GO ANYWHERE BETWEEN AND NEW.

AND YOU CAN SIGN UP AND JOIN ONE OF OUR GARDENS RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY WANNA DO ANY GARDENING? TWO BIRTHDAY COMING UP.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT EARTH DAY THIS SATURDAY.

UM, IT'S GONNA BE AT EPIC CENTRAL.

IT'S RETURNING TO THIS AREA AFTER A FEW YEARS WHILE THE EPIC WAS UNDER, UH, CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE'RE EXCITED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT THERE.

IT WILL BE FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM OH, THERE WE GO.

SO THIS ISN'T OUR FIRST THURSDAY.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS IN OUR DEPARTMENT SINCE 1996.

WE'VE CALLED IT DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THE YEARS.

UH, WE STARTED OUT WITH TRINITY RIVER AWARENESS DAY, WHICH WAS A STATE FUNDED CLEANUP.

AND WE MOVED IN, WE MOVED ON TO MAYFEST AFTER THAT FUNDING ENDED.

AND THEN IN 2014, WE OFFICIALLY STARTED CALLING IT EARTH A.

SO AT EARTH A WE ARE, UM, TYPICALLY GIVEAWAY TREES AND WE VOTE AGAINST.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SPECIES THAT ARE DIFFERENT, UM, HEIGHTS, LIKE THE VIEX, BUT IT'S ONLY 10 TO 15 FEET.

AND THEN WE HAVE AN OAK THAT'S UP TO 60 FEET.

AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER TREE, WHICH I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF.

THAT'S LIKE 35 FEET.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO GIVE AWAY SOME, UH, POLLINATOR FLOWERS FOR THOSE WHO ARE, DON'T WANT TO, UM, GET A TREAT.

BUT THESE ARE ALL DROUGHT RESISTANT TREAT.

UM, WE'RE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 30 EDUCATIONAL ZOO.

A LOT OF THESE ARE GONNA BE INTERACTIVE, SO IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.

UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF VARIED, UH, WELL RESPECTED VENDORS WHO ARE COMING OUT.

WE HAVE THE EPA, UH, WE HAVE TEXAS NATIVE CATS, THE NORTH TEXAS, UM, REPTILE RESCUE.

THEY'LL BE BRINGING OUT REPTILES AS WELL.

SO A LOT OF HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.

UM, EVEN AT THE EDUCATIONAL, UH, WE WILL HAVE KIDS CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES, UH, WHO WILL BE MAKING HEIGHTS.

THEY'LL BE COLORING THEM.

UH, WE HAVE SOME EARTH BAY TO BAGS THAT THEY CAN COLOR.

UH, WE'LL BE MAKING SEED BOMBS, UM, BE HAVING FACE PAINTING.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE, UM, SOME GAINS OUT THERE FOR THE KIDS.

AND SOMETHING WE'VE ENJOYED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS CALLED A RECYCLING RELAY, WHERE KIDS RACE AGAINST EACH OTHER TO PICK UP STUFF AND SORT IT INTO DIFFERENT, UH, RECYCLED PITS.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS IS EXOTIC ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS.

UH, I THINK WE HAVE NINE, UH, THIS YEAR.

UH, SWAP IS SO POPULAR EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT SO CUTE AS ADULTS.

UH, BUT WE HAVE A SPIDER MONKEY.

WE EVEN HAVE A CROCODILE, UM, A COAT, OFM LEMUR.

THERE'S A FEW OTHERS, BUT IT'S A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY NOT OTHERWISE SEE.

RIGHT.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT.

SO THIS IS KIND OF OUR LAYOUT.

WE'RE KIND OF, WE'VE

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EXPANDED QUITE A BIT.

WE WORK WITH ZAIN ON THIS.

HE'S GONNA HAVE A LOCAL BAND OUT THERE AND WE'LL HAVE A DJ.

SO WE'LL HAVE MUSIC DURING THE WHOLE EVENT.

UH, AND WE REALLY HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE.

SO THANK YOU.

YES.

UH, BY ANY CHANCE, WILL WE BE GIVING OUT TREES THAT BEAR FRUIT ? UNFORTUNATELY NO FRUIT TREES, SO WE ARE NEVER GONNA GET THESE FRUIT TREES IN THE PARK.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE FLOWERS THAT CAN POLLINATE YOUR, YOUR GARDENS AT HOME AND YOU CAN SEE THE BEES.

I LIKE SEEING THE HUMMINGBIRD THAT COME BY TO MY GARDEN.

YOU KNOW, ALL THAT STUFF PLAYS INTO IT.

AND WE ARE, IF YOU LOOK AROUND AMERICA AND MORE PEOPLE STARTING TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW, THERE, UM, IT'S NOT GOOD.

WE JUST HAVE SHADE TREES.

WHEN I WAS GROWING AS A KID CHILD, WE HAD FRUIT BEARING TREES IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE MISSING.

AND I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE HOW CAN WE GET FRUIT BEARING TREES? WE COULD BE A FRUIT BEARING TREE CITY, PROBABLY GET AN AWARD FOR IT, BUT JUST MAYBE NEXT YEAR IT'S LIKE GIVE OUT SOME FRUIT BEARING TREES OR FRUIT BEARING PLANTS, LIKE BLACK BEAR, WE LOT OF ERS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WINTERS, GOT THEM , THE WINTERS GOT THEM IN THEIR, THE CHEM TRAILS HAS GOT THEM TOO.

SO IF WE HAVE IN THE OME AND THE COES NOW, BUT I WAS HOPING WE HAD, IF I CAN GET A FRUIT TREE TO PLANT, IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT IT.

I'M, I'M GOING FOR THE PLANTS .

OKAY.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COMBINATION WITH I AND DR.

REDBURN, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE, AND I DON'T WANNA SPEAK PREMATURE, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GOALS FOR BRINGING COMMUNITY GARDENS SOUTH OF 20? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S ONLY ONE IN THAT CAT CROSS POINT CHURCH.

WE ARE CONTRACTING THE DIFFERENT CHURCHES SOUTH OF I 20.

WE HAVE FOUR.

ARE THEY ANY GARDENERS IN THERE? THERE WE GO.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME OF OUR GARDENS.

YES.

CINDY? UH, I REALLY LOVE THE CITY DOES THIS AND LOOKS LIKE, LOOKS AMAZING.

I I DO HAVE ONE PROBLEM.

IS IT THE CITY'S STANCE THAT, UM, ADULT SLOTS ARE NOT CUTE , ANYTHING? WE DON'T TAKE A STAND FROM THAT.

I WROTE BEFORE IN HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT THE PRETO SLOT.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.

AND TO SAY THAT THOSE SLOTS AREN'T CUT'S ME A LITTLE BIT.

SO THE MAYOR SAID, ARE YOU TAKE A STANCE ON THAT OR I AM NOT GONNA TAKE A STANCE ON THAT.

THAT IS NOT THE CITY'S OPINION.

THAT IS MY OPINION.

AGAIN, THERE'S A DISCLAIMER.

SHE DOESN'T SPEAK FOR THE CITY.

EXACTLY.

ONE LAST THING.

UH, IF I'M, I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE BEING SELF-SUFFICIENT IN HAVING THE OWN GARDEN IN BACKYARD.

IF YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE TODAY AND YOU PICK UP THE BAG OF LETTUCE, YOU READ WHAT IT SAYS, BIO ENGINEERED, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

I'M BEING FACE.

IT SAYS BIO ENGINEER.

SO YOU NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING HOME TO YOUR FAMILY TO EAT BIO ENGINEERED FOOD THAT'S OUT THERE, SNACKS, ALL SORTS OF FOOD.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING FORBEARING TREES, ALL THINGS SO THAT THEY COULD HELP POLLINATE AND HELP ALL THE GARDEN.

I'M SURE A LOT OF FOLKS NOT EVEN AWARE OF ALL THE BIO ENGINEER FOOD, FOOD THAT YOU'RE EATING TODAY.

UH, EVEN CHICK-FIL-A, IT SAYS 75% OF THEIR CHICKEN IS CHICKEN.

SO WHAT'S THE OTHER 25%? IT'S GOOD.

I KNOW THAT , IT'S GOOD TODAY.

I WANT IT TO BE TOMORROW.

THAT'S THE GOOD PART.

I WANT IT TO BE 50 MINUTES.

.

YES.

S MAYOR.

CINDY, I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON LAST YEAR'S, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN A SMALLER AREA, IT WAS INTERACTIVE, IT WAS EDUCATIONAL AND IT WAS WONDERFUL.

I, I LOVED IT AND I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE'VE ABLE TO GO BACK TO HAVE A LARGER AREA AND JUST HAVE MORE.

IT'S GONNA BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.

I THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY VENDORS THAT ARE LIKE PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO GET CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTS ON THEIR HOMES? LIKE SOLAR PANELS? WE DO.

WE HAVE A COMPANY CALLED PILLAR PROS WHO WILL BE OUT.

UM, AND THERE MAY BE ONE WE HAVE WITH THE WINDMILL.

YOU KNOW, THE, SO THE SOLAR PANELS SAY INSURANCE RATES GO HIGHER WHEN YOU LOOK INTO THE

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SOLAR PANELS, JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE.

THERE ARE OTHER REASONS FOR THE SOLAR PANELS THAT COST A LOT MORE MONEY, BUT THE WINDMILL THING THAT THEY HAVE IS MUCH SMALLER.

NOT BIG IN ANYBODY SAYING IT'S MUCH SMALLER AND PROVIDE A HUGE AMOUNT OF, UH, ELECTRICITY BECAUSE OF ALL THE WIND THAT WE HAVE HERE.

WE HAVE THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD.

YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE A TWO.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING PROCEED? THANK YOU.

IT'S TIME TO DO AGENDA REVIEW.

RECOGNIZE MAY, APRIL 10TH LOPEZ.

UM, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A, A CHANGE FOR ONE OF THE ITEMS. YES.

UH, WHICH ITEMS? 17? ITEM 17.

SO CORRECTION TO, UH, ITEM 17.

UH, WE NEED TO CHANGE THE TAXABLE SERIES DATE FROM 2021 TO 2022.

BILL, JUST MAKE NOTE OF THE MOTION.

YES.

UM, THE YEAR IS LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION.

IT'S LISTED AS 2021.

IT SHOULD BE 2022.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM THREE THROUGH 30TH TONIGHT? NO QUESTIONS.

NO QUESTION.

BUT JUST DO WANT MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM 25.

WE HAD JUST DISCUSSED THIS AND APPROVE THIS AND CCDC, THIS IS SOMETHING AS A COUNCIL WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, ON AFFORDABILITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THIS IS GONNA BE A PROJECT THAT'S GONNA BE IN MY DISTRICT.

IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT FOR THE SENIORS THAT ARE UNDER A FIXED INCOME, THIS IS GONNA BE A, A HOUSING PROJECT TO HELP THEM OUT.

WHERE'S THAT LOCATED? I KNOW IT SAYS WE APPROVED THIS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

THEY JUST CHANGED IT FROM OH, IS THAT LOCATION FROM TAX CREDIT DOWN BOTTOM.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

YEAH, THEY DID APPROVE LONG, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT POT OF MONEY.

YEP.

THAT A LONG TIME DOWN THERE.

ALMOST IN THE FLOOD.

YEP.

FULLY FINANCED AND READY TO MOTION.

ALL ANYBODY ELSE RIGHT HERE.

I WILL BE EXCUSING MYSELF AND YOU'LL TAKE OVER.

DRIVE 34 RIGHT NEXT TO MY PROPERTY.

OKAY.

BIRTHDAY.

UH, 10 TO TWO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

10 TO TWO.

10 TO TWO? YEAH.

SO, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONDUCT A POST SESSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5 1 SUB CHAPTER D GOVERNMENT CODE AND DISCUSS ANY OF THE FOLLOW SECTION.

ITEM TWO, SECTION 5 5 1 20 0 7 2 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY ITEM FIVE, SECTION 5 5 1 20 0 8 7 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO OUR REGULAR START AND UH.