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WELCOME TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TODAY, AND YOU KNOW IT IS MAY, SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE OUR SPECIAL GUEST, GLORIA CARILLO.
AND WE KNOW THAT CINCO DE MAYO IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
IT'S COMING UP THIS NEXT SATURDAY, MAY THE THIRD.
WE STARTING OFF WITH A WONDERFUL PARADE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT A DIFFERENT, UH, LOCATION.
IT'S A, NO, IT'S A NORTHEAST, 17TH AND EAST MAINE.
NOW, WHAT IS A GOOD, UH, LANDMARK THERE? WELL, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE, ALL OF OUR VIPS ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE PARKING LOT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION IS WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
AND THEY WOULD BE LINING UP ALL ALONG THE STREET AND ONTO MAIN STREET AND WIND UP AT CITY HALL PLAZA.
NOW, UHHUH, THE CINCO DE MAYO PARADE JUST KEEPS EXPANDING, DOESN'T IT? YES, YES, IT DOES.
LAST YEAR THERE WERE 3,500 PEOPLE IN THE PARADE, AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE PEOPLE ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD AND WATCHING THE PARADE.
AND, UM, IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN A PARADE THOUGH.
TELL US WHAT ELSE WE CAN EXPECT.
WE CAN EXPECT ALL SORTS OF ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, ALL SORTS OF, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE.
UH, IT'S JUST GONNA BE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL EVENT.
WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS.
UH, ON STAGE, WE WE'RE AWARDING 21 STUDENTS A TOTAL OF, UH, $46,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR.
AND HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE BEEN DOING THIS? THIS IS OUR 37TH ANNIVERSARY.
AND WE STILL HAVE OUR ORIGINAL PEOPLE THAT STARTED SPONSORING THIS EVENT STILL WITH US.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WE HAVE THE PARADE AND AS YOU SAID, VENDORS, THEY COULD GET ALL KINDS OF FOOD, ALL KINDS OF, UH, AND WHEN YOU SAY VENDORS, THAT KIND OF, UH, LIGHTS UP MY BRAIN ABOUT SHOPPING.
WE CAN SHOP FOR ALL KIND OF FUN THINGS THERE TOO.
WE'VE GOT ALL SORTS OF FOOD VENDORS.
UH, WE'VE GOT
NOW, THE PARADE WILL START AT WHAT TIME? AT 10 O'CLOCK? LINEUPS IS AT EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING, AND THEN IT STARTS AT 10.
GOES, UH, WEST ON MAIN STREET.
ALL THE WAY DOWN ON MAIN STREET UNTIL WE GET TO CITY HALL.
WE'LL BE THEN DISBANDING THERE AND ENJOYING ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES THAT DAY.
AND AS THE PARADE ENDS MM-HMM
THAT'S WHEN WE GO TO YOUR MAIN STAGE.
FOR THE PRESENTATIONS THAT IS CORRECT.
WE WILL BE, UH, INTRODUCING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
UH, WE WILL BE INTRODUCING OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, AND WE'VE GOT SOME, OH MY GOODNESS.
THE, THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP, THEY ARE SO OUTSTANDING.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST, NOT ONLY ARE THEY BRAINY, BUT THEY, THEY WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY WORK OUTSIDE HOURS TO EARN MONEY FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR FAMILY.
THEY'RE JUST ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING STUDENTS.
G-P-I-S-D IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT? YES.
AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT IN ACTION WITH THOSE STUDENTS.
WE WERE ALL BLOWN AWAY, THE WHOLE COMMITTEE.
AND EVERY YEAR, EVERY YEAR WE SAY, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T BE ANY BETTER THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR.
AND EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO RAISE MORE MONEY BECAUSE EDUCATION IS, IS, IS NOT FREE.
SO WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM.
AND GLORIA, YOU MENTIONED YOUR COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT'S REALLY HELPING YOU THIS YEAR? WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COMMITTEE.
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE'VE GOT BESAM DE WITH JACK IN THE BOX.
THAT'S BEEN, HE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT STARTED THIS, UH, EVENT.
UH, JOHN CITY COUNCILMAN, UH, JOHN LOPEZ.
JOHN IS AN INCREDIBLE, UH, PERSON THAT IS INVOLVED WITH OUR COMMITTEE.
UM, IRIS MERCADO WITH JUDGE FIGHT CENTURY 21 JUDGE FIGHT.
SHE'S BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE VENDORS AND SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB.
ALL OF THESE JOBS ARE SO IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE A, SOMEBODY WORKING ON THE BOOKLET, SOMEONE WORKING ON THE, THE VENDORS, SOMEONE WORKING ON.
THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT SEGMENTS TO THIS, TO THIS EVENT.
WE START OUT IN, IN JANUARY, AND IT TAKES US ALL OF AUGUST TO FINISH UP EVERYTHING.
AND GLORIA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALMOST HERE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU STILL NEED OR IS THERE ANYTHING,
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ANY WAY THEY CAN CONTACT YOU IF THEY WANTED TO HELP OR BE A SPONSOR? UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE.AND, UH, IF YOU WANT TO BE A VENDOR, YOU NEED TO, BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, MECADO WITH CENTURY 21, JUDGE FIGHT CAN TALK TO YOU AND SEE IF SHE CAN FIND A, AN EXTRA TENT FOR YOU.
BUT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST ABOUT FULL ON, ON EVERYTHING.
OUR BOOKS ARE GOING TO BE READY, UH, TOMORROW.
SO WE'LL BE PUTTING THEM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, THE ART CONTEST.
AGAIN, THIS YEAR I ALWAYS WANNA GO AND BUY EVERY PIECE FOR MY OFFICE.
NOW, WHERE CAN WE SEE THE ART? THE ART IS, WILL BE IN THE BOOK, AND WE'RE, AND IT'S ALSO BEING FEATURED.
UH, WE MAY FEATURE IT AT THE UPTOWN THEATER.
AND WE LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ART WORLD.
THE, THE ARTWORK IS INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, UH, UH, THESE, OUR, OUR STUDENTS ARE SO TALENTED.
AND, UH, MARY VASOS WITH GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, WHO'S BEEN DOING ART FOR YEARS, UH, SHE IS SUCH A, AN INCREDIBLE MENTOR TO THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ART AND THE WORK SHOWS IT.
WELL, GLORIA, I KNOW YOU HAVE HISTORY.
YOU START, YOU STARTED THE VERY FIRST CINCO.
37 YEARS AGO WITH BAAM DE AND GUS PORUS.
UH, JERRY DEBO WAS THE ONE THAT ENCOURAGED ME WAY BACK AND GAVE US OUR FIRST, UM, GRANT FOR US TO START CINCO DE MAYO.
AND WE EXPANDED IT TO WHERE WE STARTED, INCLUDING, UH, WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, ROOMS TO GO.
FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS COME IN AS A SPONSOR TO OUR EVENT.
UH, THE WHOLE FRONT OF OUR BOOK, WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THE SPONSORS LISTED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN QUE DE MAYO.
IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT OUR SCHOOL, WITHOUT OUR CITY, WITHOUT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SATURDAY.
I LOVE IT WHEN WE HAVE A JOINT EVENT WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES GETTING TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING FABULOUS HAPPEN.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE SUCCESS OF SUCH AN EVENT LIKE THIS.
AND I LOVE YOUR HISTORY BECAUSE I KNOW MY MOTHER WAS A JUDGE AT ONE TIME FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS A BIG SUPPORTER.
AND NOW I GET TO BE IN THE PARADE.
MISS RUTHIE WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST SUPPORTERS OF THIS EVENT.
SHE CAME TO ME AND SHE, SHE WAS AFTER ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER.
AND I SAID, MISS RUTHIE, I CAN'T DO, I CAN'T DO THAT TOO.
BUT SHE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD IDEA.
SHE, SHE HAD SOME GREAT IDEAS.
SHE HAD AN INCREDIBLE ENERGY AND, AND LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO DO YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THAT.
THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY AND WE ALWAYS LOOK FOR, UH, FORWARD TO CINCO DE MAYO.
SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING US UP TO DATE.
REMIND US THE DATE AND THE TIME.
IT IS THIS COMING SATURDAY, MAY THE THIRD, WHICH IS ALSO ELECTION DAY.
IT'S ELECTION DAY AND WE'RE STARTING AT 17TH AND EAST MAIN, UH, LINEUP AT EIGHT 30.
AND, UH, THERE'S NO ASSIGNED POSITION.
PEOPLE THAT COME FIRST COME WILL BE FURTHER UP IN THE FRONT OF THE PARADE.
IT'S GOING TO BE LED BY THE SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE, ROTC.
AND, UH, OUR GRAND MARSHALL IS CARL JUAREZ FROM ROOMS TO GO.
OUR DEPUTY GRAND MARSHALL IS LIEUTENANT MARK TONIO, SO WE'RE SO EXCITED.
A SALUTE TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ABSO AND OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, YOU KNOW.
UH, EMILY TIS, UM, KELLY EDELMAN, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.
UM, EUGENE PADILLA, UM, ACADO, UH, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.
SUSANNA'S IN CHARGE OF THE PARADE.
AND, UH, SO OUR COMMITTEE IS HUGE.
JOANNA CARDOZA WITH, UH, JACK IN THE BOX AND CORDOBA, WE'VE GOT PROBABLY 26 PEOPLE THAT WORK ON THIS COMMITTEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IT'S A BIG JOB AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT IT READY TO GO AND VERY ORGANIZED, SO THANK YOU, GLORIA.
OUR COMMITTEE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR AWARD AND WRITE OUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRAND PRAIRIE STUDENTS.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE DOING IT UNTIL, UNTIL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T
BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.
AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL OF YOUR ENDEAVORS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE.
GRAND PRAIRIE IS CHANGING THE SCHEDULE FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING PICKUPS STARTING OCTOBER 2ND.
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WARRIOR TRAIL WILL BE ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.GARBAGE PICKUPS SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL WILL BE ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY.
AND RECYCLING PICKUPS WILL CHANGE TO WEDNESDAY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PICKUP SCHEDULE, VISIT GPTX.ORG.
WELCOME BACK AND WELCOME TO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GUESTS, PETER, WITH THE FABULOUS LIBRARY IN GRAND PRIX, TEXAS.
AND WE ALWAYS HAVE YOU HERE BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY, RIGHT? RIGHT.
NOW WE'RE APPROACHING SUMMERTIME.
SO WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO, PETER? WELL, WE HAVE OUR SUMMER READING CLUB, AND THIS SUMMER, OUR THEME IS COLOR OUR WORLD.
OUR WHOLE THEME OVER THE SUMMER IS TO BE, TO EXPLORE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, NOTHING INSPIRES BEING CREATIVE, LIKE READING A BOOK.
SO, COLOR YOUR COLOR, YOUR WORLD.
BECAUSE OUR CO OUR WORLD COLOR, OUR WORLD.
WE'RE LEARNING LITERACY AND FUN FOR EVERYONE.
IF I WANNA BE IN THE SUMMER READING CLUB, OR IF I WANNA GET MY GRANDCHILDREN INVOLVED, HOW DO I DO THAT? WELL, THE BEST WAY TO GET STARTED WITH THAT IS TO COME TO OUR SUMMER READING KICKOFF, WHICH IS MAY 31ST.
THAT'S WHEN WE'LL FIRST START GETTING EVERYBODY SIGNED UP.
IT'S REALLY GREAT THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE READING LOGS LIKE WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, BUT WE'VE ALSO ADDED BEAN STACK APP.
SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE DIGITALLY INCLINED, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO RECORD THEIR HOURS OF READING THROUGH THE APP AS WELL AS FILLING OUT OUR TRADITIONAL PAPER LOGS.
BUT THAT DAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL KINDS OF CREATIVE ACTIVITIES.
ARTS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE DANCING, WE'LL HAVE A COMMUNITY ART PROJECT, SO PLEASE COME OUT TO THE MAIN LIBRARY ON SUN SATURDAY, MAY 31ST, 10:00 AM TO 12 TO GET STARTED ON SUMMER.
AND THAT IS ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN.
I REMEMBER ONE TIME YOU HAD SUPERHEROES THERE.
IT'S ALWAYS MAKES IT SO MUCH FUN FOR THE KIDS.
AND, UM, SO THAT WILL BE A BUSY DAY.
WILL THERE BE ANY SNACKS? UM, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT YET.
I HAVE TO ASK ABOUT THE IMPORTANT THINGS.
BUT WE KNOW WITH THE, UH, LIBRARY, THEY'RE USUALLY BUBBLES.
IT'LL DEFINITELY HAVE BUBBLES.
IN FACT, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR BIG FRIDAY PROGRAMS, ALL OUR FRIDAY PROGRAMS, WE HAVE, UH, ONE BIG PROGRAM EACH WEEK ON FRIDAYS THAT GOES TO ALL THREE LOCATIONS.
MAINE SHOTWELL LIBRARY IN THE WARMACK LIBRARY.
AND THIS YEAR EACH THEME IS THE ART OF, SO THERE'S THE ART OF SCIENCE.
THE ART OF MUSIC, AND THE ART OF BUBBLES IS ONE OF OUR FRIDAY PROGRAMS THIS YEAR.
IT'S LIKE A PARTY ALL THE TIME.
AND I'M SO YOU'RE TAKING, UH, EACH ONE TO ONE OF EACH OF THE THREE LOCATIONS? YES.
'CAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO DRIVE A FAR, YOU KNOW, A FAR DISTANCE.
WE WANT TO BRING THOSE BIG PROGRAMS SO THAT WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF ALL OUR CITIZENS.
NOW YOU'VE TOLD US, NUMBER ONE, HOW TO GET INVOLVED IF WE WANNA BE IN THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
IS THERE AN AGE LIMIT FOR THAT? NO, THIS IS WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT THE SUMMER READING CLUB.
YOU KNOW, WE, ONE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO HELP KIDS WHO ARE STILL IN SCHOOL KEEP FROM SLIDING BACK BETWEEN SCHOOL SESSIONS, RIGHT? MM-HMM
WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO KEEP LEARNING, KEEP YOUR LITERACY FRESH SO YOU'RE GOOD FOR THE NEXT SEMESTER.
BUT IT'S ALSO JUST A GREAT BONDING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE SUMMER READING CLUB IS FOR KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS.
SO THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN BOND ALONG READING BOOKS AND TURNING IN THEIR LOGS.
YOU GET PRIZES, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TURN IN YOUR LOGS, YES.
YOU GET PRIZES WHEN YOU TURN IN A LOG, OR IF YOU'RE A TEEN OR ADULT, YOU'RE ENTERED FOR A GRAND PRIZE.
SO THERE'S ALL THAT MOTIVATION THERE, BUT IT'S KEEPING THOSE LITERACY SKILLS FRESH AND GIVING THE FAMILY SOMETHING TO DO TOGETHER.
AND IT STARTS WITH A KICKOFF ON MAY 31ST.
AND THEN GOES THROUGH WHEN THROUGH JULY.
AND THEN YOU'LL, IF YOU'LL LOOK ON OUR WEBSITE AT GPTX.ORG/LIBRARY, IN A FEW COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU'LL SEE OUR, OUR GUIDE WILL BE UP ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT THERE.
PLUS ALL OUR SCHEDULES OF ALL OUR ACTIVITIES.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK NEXT IS HOW DO I FIND OUT WHEN TO GO TO ONE OF THE THREE LOCATIONS FOR THE ACTIVITIES? SO THEY'LL, EACH FRIDAY, THOSE PROGRAMS WILL BE LISTED IN THE GUIDE AND IT'LL TELL YOU WHICH ONES.
LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT ART OF MUSIC, ART OF SCIENCE, ART OF DANCE,
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ART OF BUBBLES, UH, CHECK THOSE OUT.BUT EACH BUILDING WILL HAVE ITS OWN UNIQUE SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS AS WELL.
SO THE BEST WAY TO KEEP UP WITH THAT IS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE ON OUR GUIDE.
AND THERE'LL ALSO BE A CALENDAR THERE FOR YOU TO SEE.
NOW, IF I'M IN A SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND I WANT TO GO TO ONE OF THE MOBILE LIBRARIES, MAY I DO THAT? SURE.
SO WE GET, COME GET YOUR BOOKS, COME CHECK OUT YOUR BOOKS, OR WE, WE HAVE OUR STOPS EVERY WEEK.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, EVERY, ALL SIX DISTRICTS HAVE THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY.
YOU CAN PICK UP HOLDS, UH, TURN IN YOUR LOGS, DO ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WHEN I SAW THE MOBILE LIBRARIES, THEY EVEN HAVE COMPUTERS AND PRINTERS.
SO YES, WIFI STRETCHES OUT ABOUT 20 FEET AROUND THE VEHICLES AND PEOPLE CAN GET ON THE WIFI.
UM, THEY'RE JUST, AND MOST IMPORTANT DURING THE SUMMER, THEY ARE AIR CONDITIONED
WELL, PETER, THIS IS SO EXCITING.
AND I KNOW, UM, YOU SAID THAT THE 31ST MAY THE 31ST MM-HMM
OUR KICKOFF FOR SUMMER READING.
CLUB IS GOING TO BE AT THE MAIN LIBRARY, MAIN LIBRARY, 9 0 1 CONOVER DRIVE.
AND WILL IT STILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THAT TIME? MAY WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
THE GOAL IS STILL SURE TO NOT BE, BUT, UH, WE MIGHT STILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE PROGRAM, AS THEY SAY, WILL GO ON.
WE CAN PIVOT WITH WHATEVER THE CON CONSTRUCTION, UH, ELEMENTS ARE AT THE TIME.
THAT IS, WE, WE ARE FULLY PREPARED.
REMEMBER, ALL THE PROGRAMS ARE FREE.
IT'S FREE FOR YOU TO COME CHECK OUT BOOKS, A GREAT TIME TO USE YOUR LIBRARY.
WE LOVE HELPING EVERYBODY, SO PLEASE COME IN.
HE IS, HE IS A REALLY WONDERFUL PUBLIC SERVANT AND INVOLVED IN MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROJECTS AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, PETER, FOR ALL YOU DO AND FOR WHAT YOU OFFER THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
WHAT IS IT? MOSQUITO? THEY'RE COMING.
PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE WEST NILE VIRUS.
USE INSECT SPRAY WITH DEEP WEAR, LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS DRAIN.
ANYTHING WITH STANDING WATER? SHUT THE WATER.
GET MORE INFORMATION@GPTX.ORG SLASH FIGHT THE BUTTON.
WELCOME BACK AND WELCOME TO OUR NEXT GUEST, CINDY MENDEZ, WHO USED TO BE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT.
TELL US WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RENAMED.
WELL, WE ARE NOW PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AND THAT'S SOUNDS LIKE A LITTLE SHORT TITLE, BUT IT INCLUDES SO MUCH.
TELL US WHAT ALL THAT INCLUDES WITH THE CITY, CINDY.
WELL, WE FELT LIKE WE COULDN'T PUT THE NAME TOGETHER AND SHORTEN IT UP BECAUSE PEOPLE AFFILIATE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AS D AS PERFORMING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
AND WE DO, BUT WE ALL DO IT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SO ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH SIDE OF THINGS, UH, WE DO PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS OF ALL OF OUR, UH, RETAIL FOOD FACILITIES.
THAT INCLUDES FOOD MANUFACTURERS, FOOD WAREHOUSING, ANYBODY WHO'S SELLING FOOD TO THE PUBLIC FOR CONSUMPTION IS REGULATED.
WE ALSO PERMIT AND INSPECT CHILDCARE CENTERS, PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS, AND, UH, ISSUE TEMPORARY FOOD PERMITS.
SO IF YOU GO OUT TO A FESTIVAL IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WE HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED THEIR CREDENTIALS, AND A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL BE ON SITE TO DO INSPECTIONS AT THOSE FESTIVALS TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC HEALTH IS PROTECTED.
WE'RE MAKING SURE EVERYBODY'S SAFE.
AND WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? WELL, ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SIDE OF THINGS, UH, WE DO EVERYTHING FROM COMPLIANCE FOR OUR DRINKING WATER SYSTEM.
MEANING WE HAVE STAFF IN THE FIELD EVERY DAY WHO'S CHECKING THE WATER QUALITY, UM, AND DOING BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLES.
UM, WE DO, WE ON MONITOR ALL OF OUR STREAM SEGMENTS, UH, MONTHLY, AND WE PERMIT AND INSPECT GAS WELLS AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS.
SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF, UH, FACILITIES THAT ARE REGULATED BY OUR DEPARTMENT.
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REALLY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US NOT JUST TO INSPECT AND REGULATE, BUT ALSO TO EDUCATE.UM, BECAUSE THE BEST WAY TO GET COMPLIANCE IS THROUGH EDUCATION.
AND HOW DO YOU EDUCATE, UH, OUR CITIZENS? WELL, UH, FOR OUR CITIZENS, WE HOLD SEVERAL, UH, EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT FOCUS ON, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, HEALTH FAIRS.
WE HAVE A HEALTH FAIR COMING UP MAY 10TH, UH, CALLED A MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION.
IT'S REALLY FOR MOMS TO BE AND NEW MOMS, UM, TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE HEALTH IMPACTS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE.
AND WE'LL BRING IN, UM, OTHER PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY MAY BE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, THEY MAY BE, UH, LOCAL CHARITIES, UM, AND OTHERS WHO CAN HELP US ACCOMPLISH THAT TASK.
AND THAT'S ASIA TIMES SQUARE, CORRECT? THIS YEAR? YES.
IT'LL BE AT ASIA TIMES SQUARE, MAY 10TH FROM NINE TO NOON.
NOW, CINDY, YOU MENTIONED SO MANY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT ALL RELATE TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH AND JUST KEEPING US SAFE AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAN, INCLUDING WATER AND WHERE WE EAT, AND SUCH AS THAT.
UM, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST VITAL THING THAT YOU ALL, YOU ALL DO, YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES? WELL, THERE'S MAYBE A FEW THINGS.
WE HAVE A SAYING IN OUR DEPARTMENT, DRINKING WATER IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF RULES AND REQUIREMENTS AND IT IMPACTS EVERYBODY'S HEALTH.
UM, SO DRINKING WATER IS VERY IMPORTANT, UH, INTERNALLY AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE DOING, UM, EVERY DAY.
ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC IS OF COURSE, MOSQUITO CONTROL.
AND, UM, I HADN'T MENTIONED THAT YET.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT BOTH PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OVERSEAS, BECAUSE OF COURSE, MOSQUITOES CARRY DISEASES THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
AND THEN OF COURSE, HOW WE CONTROL THOSE MOSQUITOES AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND UM, AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN NEEDS TO KNOW TO CONTROL THE MOSQUITO POPULATION? RIGHT.
AND SO MOST HEALTH DEPARTMENTS FOLLOW THE FOUR DS, AND THESE ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO.
FIRST OF ALL, DEFEND, DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST MOSQUITOES.
WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE, MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOU SPRAY YOURSELF WITH DET OR ANOTHER EPA APPROVED, UM, REPELLENT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO DRESS PROPERLY.
UH, LONG SLEEVES, LIGHT, LONG SLEEVES, UH, WHEN YOU'RE GONNA BE OUT AND ABOUT IN PLACES WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF MOSQUITOES.
ALSO LIMIT YOUR ACTIVITY ACTIVITIES AT DUSK AND DAWN, BECAUSE MOSQUITOES, THEY KIND OF HIDE IN THE REAL HEAT OF THE DAY IN BUSHES AND STUFF.
BUT YES, IF YOU'RE OUT DOING YARD WORK AT 7:00 AM CHANCES ARE YOU GOT THE ANKLE BITERS, RIGHT? THEY'RE READY FOR BREAKFAST AND DINNER AND DINNER, BREAKFAST AND DINNER.
BUT WHEN IT'S SO HOT OUT IN BETWEEN, THAT'S THE BEST TIME TO GET OUT.
AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED SPRAYS BECAUSE THEY EVEN OFFER SOME NATURAL SPRAYS NOW THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT SAFER AS LONG AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT.
UM, THEY JUST HAVE TO BE, MAKE THEMSELVES AWARE OF THOSE AS WELL.
SO THOSE ORGANIC TYPE OF REPELLENTS OR THINGS THAT CONTAIN CITRONELLA, UM, AND THAT MOSQUITOES DON'T LIKE THE WAY THEY SMELL.
AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PLANTS YOU CAN PLANT AROUND YOUR DOORS, ET CETERA, THAT, UM, MAKE THEM GO AWAY.
AND WE'LL LET THEM GOOGLE THAT
BUT PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING PEOPLE, PEOPLE CAN DO AROUND THEIR HOUSES IS TO DRAIN.
LIKE IF YOU HAVE BUCKETS OR FLOWER PLANTS OR, UM, OTHER CONTAINERS THAT HOLD WATER, YES.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO, AND EVEN DOG BOWLS, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO CHANGE THOSE OUT.
REALLY REGULAR TO KEEP WATER FRESH BECAUSE MOSQUITOES LOVE TO LAY EGGS IN WHAT WE CALL DIRTY WATER.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW WE TRAP MOSQUITOES.
AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE HARDEST THING FOR ME TO REMEMBER BECAUSE I DO, WHEN IT RAINS, I LOVE PUTTING OUT A BUCKET TOGETHER, SOME RAINWATER, BUT THEN I NEED TO REMEMBER TO EMPTY IT OUT VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE, UH, WE DO NOT WANT TO INVITE MOSQUITOES.
NOW, UH, CINDY, YOU MENTIONED OUR DRINKING
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WATER.NOW WHEN I DRIVE BY AND I SEE THE FIRE HYDRANTS SPEWING WATER OUT, AND I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO CONSERVE WATER, WHAT IS THAT ACCOMPLISHING? WELL, THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT ACCOMPLISH.
NUMBER ONE, THERE ARE STATE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE, UM, THAT WE, OH, WHAT'S THE RIGHT WORD FOR IT? UM, THAT WE OPEN HYDRANTS YES.
AND FLUSH OUT OUR DEAD ENDS IN THE SYSTEM ONCE A MONTH.
SO THAT IS A STATE REQUIREMENT.
EVEN IF WE'RE CONCERNED CONSERVING WATER, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T ALLOW WATER TO LOSE THE CHLORINE RESIDUAL.
THE OTHER REASON WHY WE MAY OPEN FIRE HYDRANTS IS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD CHLORINE RESIDUAL AND WE WANT TO, UH, GET THE OLDER WATER OUT AND BRING FRESHER WATER INTO THE SYSTEM.
SO IT IS FOR WATER QUALITY REASONS THAT WE DO FLUSH THE HYDRANTS.
AND I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IF THEY'RE NOT FLUSHED, IF THEY'RE STAGNANT, SOME BACTERIA COULD POSSIBLY BUILD UP THERE.
SO THAT'S A GOOD REASON TO DO THAT.
UM, CINDY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, AMENITIES THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT OFFERS OUR CITIZENS? DO YOU HAVE, UH, ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS WHERE THAT THEY MIGHT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF? CERTAINLY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IS WE COLLECT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE SHOULD ONLY BUY WHAT WE'RE GONNA CONSUME WHEN WE BUY EXTRA.
THAT EXTRA THE WASTE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE.
AND SO WE DON'T WANT IT DOWN OUR DRAINS, IT'S CORROSIVE.
IT CAN BE CORROSIVE FOR YOUR PIPES.
IF IT'S GREASE, IT COULD CAUSE CLOGS AND HOME PLUMBING OR THE CITIES SEWER LINES.
UM, AND WE DON'T WANT IT IN OUR LANDFILL BECAUSE THE LANDFILL COLLECTS WATER AT THE VERY BOTTOM CALLED LEACHATE.
AND WE DON'T WANT THAT WATER TO BECOME HAZARDOUS AS WELL.
SO TAKING CARE OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET NOW.
IF YOU HAVE LEFTOVER PAINT, YOU CAN BUY SOMETHING TO, IT'S CALLED PAINT HARDNER THAT YOU CAN PUT INTO YOUR, UM, GALLON CONTAINER AND IT WILL DRY IT UP.
YOU CAN THEN PUT IT IN YOUR, UH, REGULAR TRASH.
BUT OF COURSE ANY KIND OF LEFTOVER CHEMICALS FROM POOLS, UM, PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES, WE DO COLLECT THOSE KIND OF ITEMS. NOW, ANOTHER UM, THING THAT WE DO IS WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED GET FIT GP.
AND IT IS OUR PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH.
AND, UM, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SIGN UP, UM, AND DO A PLEDGE AND YOU'LL GET A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THAT KIND OF HAS A HEALTH TOPIC FOR THE MONTH AND ALSO LETS YOU KNOW, ALL THE EVENTS IN THE CITY THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HEALTH OR FITNESS.
AND SO THROUGH THAT PROGRAM, THROUGH THAT INITIATIVE, WE HAVE CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR.
THAT WILL HAPPEN MAY, UM, IT HAPPENS EACH MONTH THROUGH OCTOBER.
IT HAPPENS EACH MONTH THROUGH PRAIRIE LIGHTS IN NOVEMBER.
AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER EVENTS, LIKE THE MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION.
WE'LL HAVE A PINK OUT CELEBRATION IN OCTOBER, UM, TO TRY AND REACH ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIZENS, UM, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH.
AND I LOVE THAT PROGRAM, THAT ASPECT OF YOUR DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE STAYING HEALTHY IS PRICELESS.
AND IT DOES TAKE EFFORT AND IT DOES TAKE EDUCATION.
SO WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT WHO HELPS US, UH, HELPS EDUCATE US AND, UH, GIVE US OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HEALTHIER AND SAFER.
AND I KNOW WE COULD GO ON AND TALK A LONG TIME BECAUSE YOUR DEPARTMENT COVERS SO A HUGE SPECTRUM OF, UH, SERVICES AND WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
AND ONE, SHOUT OUT TO YOUR DEPARTMENT.
UH, I KNOW YOU HAVE MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT HELP YOU.
BEFORE WE CLOSE, WHO ALL HELPS YOU IN YOUR DEPARTMENT? WELL, MY STAFF IS WONDERFUL.
AND, UM, I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL OF 'EM FROM ALL OF OUR TECHNICIANS WHO GO OUT AND COLLECT THE SAMPLES.
UH, WE HAVE KYLE BINA, WE HAVE OUR HEALTH STAFF, UH, SHERIFF RICHARDSON, WARNER RODRIGUEZ, JODY JODY CASON ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF, CHRISTOPHER WILSON,
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ERIC STRAW.THEY ALL, UH, TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN WHAT WE DO HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
SO PLEASE TELL THEM, GIVE THEM OUR BEST, AND TELL THEM THANK YOU FOR SERVING US SO WELL.
AND CINDY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH PERSONALLY AND AS, UH, AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I'M GEORGIA CLEMSON, REMINDING YOU IT'S HAPPENING IN GRAND PRAIRIE.