* 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. [00:00:12] THE MAY 3RD GRAND PRAIRIE CITY ELECTION INCLUDES RACES FOR MAYOR, ONE CITY COUNCIL SEAT, A SALES TAX REFERENDUM, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER. IN THE MAYOR'S RACE INCUMBENT, RON JENSEN IS SEEKING ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM AGAINST RABBI L LESLEY. IN DISTRICT TWO INCUMBENT, JACQUELINE HEDON IS RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM. AND IN DISTRICT FOUR THERE IS A THREE WAY RACE BETWEEN INCUMBENT JOHN LOPEZ, MARTA NEMO, AND CARLOS CHARLIE GARZA. VOTERS WILL ALSO DECIDE IF THEY WANNA REAUTHORIZE A QUARTER CENT SALES TAX THAT IS BEING USED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS. VOTERS RENEWED THE TAX FOR A FOURTH TIME IN 2017. SINCE THEN, IT HAS GENERATED $81 MILLION, WHICH HAS BEEN USED TO IMPROVE MORE THAN 121 STREETS. FIX 64 MILES OF ROADWAY REPAIR 29 ALLEYS AND ELIMINATE 1,355 STANDING WATER SITES. IF VOTERS RENEW THE STREET TAX FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE OVERALL SALES TAX WILL STAY THE SAME. AN ESTIMATED $96 MILLION WOULD BE GENERATED FOR STREET REPAIRS AND NON-RESIDENTS WOULD SHARE THE COST THROUGH THE SALES TAX. IF THE TAX IS NOT RENEWED, THE OVERALL SALES TAX WOULD BE REDUCED BY ONE QUARTER CENT. THE LEVEL OF STREET REPAIRS WOULD DECLINE TO WHAT COULD BE ABSORBED BY THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET. THERE ARE ALSO TWO CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT. PROPOSITION B WOULD ADD THE POSITION OF DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, WHICH WILL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE MAYOR. IF THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS ABSENT OR DISABLED, PROPOSITION C WOULD REMOVE REDUNDANCIES, CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND MODIFY LANGUAGE THAT CONFLICTS WITH STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. EARLY VOTING FOR THE MAY 3RD ELECTION IS AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 22ND THROUGH APRIL 29TH. VOTING ON ELECTION DAY IS FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 7:00 PM FOR VOTING LOCATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION, VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG. I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT NIGHT. A THURSDAY MORNING PRESS CONFERENCE TO PREVIEW THE THIRD SEASON FOR MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET IN GRAND PRAIRIE ALSO PROVIDED SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR THE STADIUM, THE CITY AND CRICKET FANS ALL OVER NORTH TEXAS. ON FRIDAY MORNING, WE'LL HAVE A ANOTHER HISTORIC FIRST FOR THIS STADIUM, UH, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME TEAM USA WOMEN'S TEAM. WE'LL BE PLAYING AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH AGAINST ZIMBABWE WOMEN. AND THAT'S NOT ALL MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE MOVING ITS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO GRAND PRAIRIE, MAKING GP THE OFFICIAL HOME OF MLC AND ALSO THAT FOLLOWING THIS YEAR'S REGULAR SEASON FOR THE TEXAS SUPER KINGS AT GRAND PRAIRIE STADIUM, THE VENUE WILL ALSO PLAY HOST TO EVERY GAME OF THE 2025 MLC PLAYOFFS, INCLUDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. THIS LATEST NEWS JUST ADDING TO AN ALREADY IMPRESSIVE RESUME. THAT INCLUDES BEING THE HOST CITY FOR A NUMBER OF SOLD OUT REGULAR SEASON AND PLAYOFF GAMES OVER THE FIRST TWO YEARS, AS WELL AS HOSTING FOUR MATCHES DURING LAST SUMMER'S INTERNATIONALLY TELEVISED ICCT 20 WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT. THAT MADE QUITE AN IMPACT ON GRAND PRAIRIE AND THE ENTIRE DFW REGION. A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE AREA FOR BRINGING CRICKET HERE. A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. BUT I TELL YOU WHAT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN ANYTHING. REBECCA AND I WERE WALKING IN FROM THE PARKING LOT. WE HAD TWO FAMILIES RUN UP TO ME. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THEY INTRODUCED ME TO THEIR CHILDREN. WHY MAYOR? I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER BE ABLE TO BRING MY CHILD TO A GAME THAT I GREW UP PLAYING HERE IN THE STATES. THAT MEANT MORE TO ME THAN LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT NIGHT. SEEING 7,000 PEOPLE HERE, I REALIZE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FLAG AND A WHISTLE ON MY LORDIE. IT WAS A PARTY. IT WAS A PARTY. THE 2025 MLC SEASON BEGINS ON JUNE 12TH. FOR A SCHEDULE TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET.COM. THE HORSES ARE OFF AND RUNNING AGAIN AT LONE STAR PARK AT GRAND PRAIRIE. IT'S OPENING WEEKEND [00:05:01] AND THE 28TH SEASON AT THE PREMIER HORSE RACING FACILITY IN TEXAS, BRINGING MANY OF THE TOP HORSES, JOCKEYS OWNERS AND TRAINERS TO THE TRACK TO COMPETE FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY OVER THE 73 RACING DATES SCHEDULED FOR 2025. AND THAT WILL ALSO MEAN THOUSANDS OF FANS WHO FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES HAVE CONTINUED TO FLOCK TO THE PLACE THAT STARTED IT ALL. AS FAR AS PUTTING GRAND PRAIRIE ON THE MAP AS AN ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE LIKE TO DO IS CREATE WINNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF OUR GUESTS. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE, WE WANT 'EM TO HAVE A GOOD TIE, WHICH THERE'S NOT MANY PLACES THAT YOU CAN PAY $10 FOR GENERAL MISSION AND GET WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE ATHLETES RIGHT HERE AT LONE STAR PARK. YOU CAN DO THAT. YOU CAN WALK RIGHT UP TO THE RAIL. SEE THE HORSES UP CLOSE IN PERSON. AYE. OH, NOT AYE, HE'S RIGHT. BECAUSE NO MATTER THEIR AGE OR WHETHER THEY ARE FIRST TIMERS, LONGTIME VETERANS OR VISITORS FROM A LAND FAR, FAR AWAY, THE FASCINATION, EXHILARATION, AND NOVELTY THAT THE PEOPLE AND PONIES AT LONE STAR PARK CAN PROVIDE NEVER SEEMS TO GET OLD. YEAH, SIX RUBY PLACE MEANS A LOT TO ME, MEANS A SPECIAL PLACE TO MY HEART. THIS IS WHERE I'M AT MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE OUT HERE CELEBRATING TODAY. THE HORSES ARE REAL NICE. THE PEOPLE ARE EVEN BETTER. UH, IT'S JUST LIKE A REAL FAMILY FRIENDLY AREA FOR SURE. I LIKE THE HORSES. I LIKE THAT, THAT THE . IT'S NICE. THE JERK BIG. AND THE EATING , THE LUNCH . THE FOOD IS GOOD, HUH? YEAH, IT IS GOOD. AND THE PEOPLE IS, UH, FRIENDLY. FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY. FRIENDLY PEOPLE. FRIENDLY PEOPLE. YEAH. THE 2025 THOROUGHBRED SEASON AT LONE STAR PARK CONTINUES EVERY WEEKEND THROUGH JULY 13TH. FOR A SCHEDULE TICKETS, OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT LONE STAR PARK.COM. * 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.