* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] ONCE IT'S LIT LIFTED HIGH. OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. ON THURSDAY, GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE SPONSORED THIS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO BRING ATTENTION TO A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ETHNIC, ECONOMIC, OR RELIGIOUS STATUS. I HAD NO IDEA THAT I COULD HAVE SEEK SOUGHT SERVICES FOR WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I FIT THE DEFINITION. I'M HERE TODAY TO SAY THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS HAPPENING IN EVERY ZIP CODE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, ARLINGTON, DALLAS, FORT WORTH, AND EVERY COUNTY THAT TOUCHES AND GOES TO EACH SIDES OF EVERY OCEAN. IT DOES NOT KNOW BOUNDARIES. IT DOES NOT ONLY CAUSE BUMPS AND BRUISES, BUT EMOTIONAL SCARS. IF YOU SUSPECT THAT SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, REACH OUT TO THEM. LISTEN TO THEM WITHOUT JUDGMENT AND OFFER YOUR SUPPORT. SOMETIMES KNOWING THAT SOMEONE CARES CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. URGE THEM TO SEEK HELP AND STAND WITH THEM AS THEY DO. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GPD VICTIM SERVICES, VISIT GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE.ORG OR CALL 9 7 2 2 3 7 8 7 9 0. IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF EPIC PROPORTIONS AS THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ROLLED OUT THE PROVERBIAL RED, WHITE, AND BLUE CARPET TO WELCOME BACK ONE OF THEIR OWN 20 20 14 USA AND PARIS OLYMPICS DOUBLE BRONZE MEDALIST AND GRAND PRAIRIE NATIVE JASMINE MOORE. JASMINE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE SELECTED FOR THE SAME OLYMPICS IN BOTH EVENTS. FIRST, THE SPECIAL WELCOME HOME EVENT AT EPIC CENTRAL. TO CONGRATULATE JASMINE FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ATHLETIC STAGE, WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY A PEP RALLY STYLE SALUTE, COURTESY OF THE DRUMLINE, CHEERLEADERS AND DANCE TEAM FROM HER HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER, MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE. THERE WERE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GUEST SPEAKERS BEARING LOTS OF GIFTS FROM US TO YOU. QUESTION NUMBER ONE, A CASUAL SIT DOWN TALK SHOW STYLE Q AND A SESSION WITH QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND A SPECIAL PARTING GIFT FROM JASMINE. WE HAVE THESE SPECIAL JASMINE MOORE COMMEMORATIVE CARDS. FOUR BY SIX. SHE SIGNED ALL OF THEM. SO EVERY ONE OF YOU GET ONE. A KEEPSAKE SOUVENIR OF THE EXCEPTIONAL AND APPRECIATIVE YOUNG WOMAN WHO CONTINUES TO MAKE GRAND PRAIRIE PROUD. OH, IT'S NICE TO, YOU KNOW, FINALLY BE BACK HOME AND JUST TO BE IN THE SAME TOWN THAT I SPENT SO MUCH TIME GROWING UP WITH DIFFERENT SPORTS, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I DID. AND SO, YEAH, JUST SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AND THEN TO FINALLY CELEBRATE AND TO HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT OUT FROM ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, AND THEN YEAH, TO REALLY CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW, MY TIME IN PARIS AND EVERYTHING THAT I ACCOMPLISHED. AND JASMINE SAYS SHE'S NOT DONE YET, ALREADY SETTING HER SIGHTS ON BEING A PART OF THE US TEAM THAT WILL HOST THE OLYMPICS IN LOS ANGELES IN THE SUMMER OF 2028. SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING MOM. AND ACCORDING TO SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HER VERY WELL, SHE'LL BE AIMING EVEN HIGHER WHEN SHE GETS THERE. WE'VE ALREADY STARTED PREPARING AND PRAYING THAT YOU KNOW, SHE REMAINS HEALTHY AND THAT HER AND HER COACH CAN PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT GIVES HER TO THE GOAL. AND THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET THE GOALS. YES. WE'LL DO THIS AGAIN HERE. YES. AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE AT THE EPIC CENTRAL TO CELEBRATE BIG, BIGGER THAN EVER. NOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLANE. I'LL GO AROUND AND KINDA SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING ON. SO THE SPEED GOES UP AS WE GO. SLOWER. THERE'S LESS PRESSURE. THE RUNWAY AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY MORNING WAS THE PERFECT PLACE TO BE FOR DOZENS OF NORTH TEXAS YOUNG PEOPLE EAGER TO LEARN HOW TO FLY. THEY'RE CALLED THE YOUNG EAGLES. 65 ASPIRING AVIATORS, READY TO LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THE COCKPIT AND TAKE TO THE SKIES. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF SOME PROFESSIONAL PILOTS FROM THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION NOW IN ITS FOURTH DECADE, THE NATIONWIDE PROGRAM TEACHES KIDS AND TEENAGERS FROM EIGHT TO 17 ABOUT SOME OF THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN AVIATION. AND ON THIS DAY, WITH THE COOPERATION OF AIRPORT STAFF AND THE 12 PILOTS WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME, KNOWLEDGE, AND AIRPLANES, THESE YOUNG EAGLES ALSO GOT THE RARE CHANCE TO NOT ONLY FLY WITH THEM, BUT ALSO TO TAKE THE WHEEL. YOU WERE UP REALLY HIGH. MAYBE WHAT? [00:05:01] A THOUSAND FEET IN THE AIR. HE WAS 1,500 FEET IN THE AIR. REALLY? SO WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? IT'S COOL. I WANT YOU TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT WAS AWESOME. JUST NICE BEING OFF THE GROUND. YOU HAD TO SEE LIKE HOW THE WORLD LOOKS FROM LIKE ABOVE. SO YOU THINK YOU WANNA BE A PILOT SOMEDAY? YEAH, AND THAT IS THE PROGRAM'S MISSION TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF PILOTS FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT SERIOUSLY NEEDS THEM IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY. WE'RE STILL SHORT PILOTS, WE'RE STILL HIRING AS FAST AS WE CAN. WE STILL HAVE TO GET THE INTEREST. WE NEED TO START 'EM FROM OUR, OUR FARM TEAMS. AND THIS IS KIND OF THE FARM TEAM. WE GET KIDS INTERESTED, WE TELL 'EM THE BASICS OF AVIATION, THE AERODYNAMICS, WE GIVE 'EM AN ORIENTATION RIDE, THEY GET TO FLY THE PLANE, AND HOPEFULLY THAT SPARKS A LITTLE, UH, LIGHT IN THEM AND THEY WANT TO GO AFTER IT. IN THE FUTURE, THERE IS A SHORTAGE, BUT I DO IT MORE FOR THE PASSION. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I GET THEM STARTED SOON. THE ONES THAT ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, ABOUT FLYING, GET THEM, UM, GOING AT THE VERY BEGINNING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OTHER KIDS GET THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES THAT I'VE HAD OR SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY GET TO FEEL THAT ELATION, THAT WONDERFUL FEELING AND FREEDOM OF FLIGHT. IT WAS AMAZING. ALMOST, ALMOST A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE YOUNG EAGLES PROGRAM OR THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE@EAA.ORG. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.