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EVENING, AFTERNOON, LATE AFTERNOON.
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DO Y'ALL CONSIDER? EVENING? SIX.WE HAD FATHERS, DID YOU HAVE ANY REQUEST,
MAYOR COUNSEL, WE DON'T HAVE A FATHER TODAY.
UH, TVO MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.
UH, THIS IS A POST-ELECTION UPDATE FOR THE GO BOND PROGRAM.
SO TODAY'S FOCUS, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER, UH, WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVAL DID AND WHAT IT DID NOT AUTHORIZE.
UM, HOW AND WHEN THE BONDS ARE ISSUED.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ISSUED IN PHASES, UH, WHEN FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR THE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION OVERSIGHT APPROACH.
AND QUESTIONS THAT RESIDENTS ARE MOST LIKELY, UH, GOING TO ASK.
UH, SO WHAT DID THE VOTE, UH, APPROVE IT IS, UH, VOTER AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS 209 MILLION FOR PROPOSITION A 78.5 MILLION FOR PROPOSITION B AND 39 MILLION FOR PROPOSITION C.
EACH ONE WAS A, UM, THEIR OWN BUCKET, SO THE, THE AMOUNTS CANNOT CROSS OVER FOR EACH PROPOSITION.
UH, AUTHORIZATION WAS SPECIFIC TO THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSITIONS, AND THE AUTHORIZATION SET A CEILING FOR THE AMOUNTS.
SO IT IS NOT, UH, THE FUNDING IS NOT IN HAND.
UH, IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY APPROVE THE SPENDING.
ALL OF THAT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL, UH, DEPENDING ON THE TIMING AND THE PRIORITY THAT COUNCIL SETS.
SO THIS, ALL IT DID IS IT ALLOWS US TO ISSUE BONDS OVER TIME, UH, WHICH ONCE AGAIN REQUIRES FUTURE, FUTURE COUNCIL ACTION.
SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? RIGHT NOW, UM, STAFF IS GOING THROUGH PRIORITIES AND SEQUENCING OF PROJECTS.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TIMING, AVAILABILITY, UM, PRIORITIES.
UH, THERE WILL ALSO BE AD HOC COMMITTEES SET UP FOR THE PROPOSITION, UH, C AND THEN, THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A SPECIAL WORKSHOP SET UP FOR COUNCIL TO GET FEEDBACK, UH, AND PRIORITIES FROM COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE.
UM, AS WE GET THE PRIORITIES AND SEQUENCING TIED DOWN FOR EACH PHASE, WE WILL THEN GO TO COUNSEL FOR AUTHORIZATION.
THE 327 MILLION IS NOT ISSUED ALL AT ONCE.
IT'S ISSUED AS NEEDED OVER TIME.
UM, SO ONCE AGAIN, IT'S OVER MULTIPLE YEARS.
WE HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE IT OVER MULTIPLE YEARS.
UH, WE LOOK AT THE TIMING AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE TAX RATE.
UH, SO IT IS NOT ALL ISSUED ALL AT ONE TIME.
UH, WE WILL BE PROVIDING UPDATES ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR THE PROJECTS, UM, AND THEN OTHER CHANNELS FOR ALL THE VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS UPDATED WITH WHAT THEY APPROVED.
SO, ONCE AGAIN, THE KEY TAKEAWAYS.
THE CITY WILL NOT ISSUE ALL $327 MILLION AT ONE TIME.
THEY'RE ISSUED AS NEEDED BASED ON PRIORITY AND TIMING.
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES EACH INDIVIDUAL BOND ISSUANCE, EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT.
UH, IT ALL COMES BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
UH, THERE WILL BE AD HOC COMMITTEES THAT REVIEW THE OPTION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THEN COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE, UH, STAFF DIRECTION AND YOU ALL WILL HAVE FINAL DECISION, UH, ONCE AGAIN ON ALL THE PROPOSITIONS.
UH, THE TAX IMPACT, JUST TO MAKE A NOTE, IS AN ESTIMATE.
UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING, UH, THAT IT'S 3.90 CENTS.
BUT DEPENDING ON WHEN WE ISSUE HOW WE ISSUE AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE ISSUE, UH, THAT WILL ACTUALLY IMPACT HOW MUCH THE RESIDENT'S PROPERTY TAXES GO UP YEAR TO YEAR.
SO, ONCE AGAIN, THE NEXT STEPS.
STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PROJECT TIMING AND SEQUENCING.
UH, AND THEN AD HOC COMMITTEES WILL BE SET UP TO PROVIDE FURTHER FEEDBACK ON PROPOSITION
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C.AND THERE WILL BE A GO BOND COUNCIL WORKSHOP SCHEDULED IN THE FUTURE TO GET FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM COUNCIL FOR THE GEO BOND PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S ALL I'M AVAILABLE FOR.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I EXPLAIN OUR IDEAS ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? FORT? SO, UH, BILL AND I STAFF GOT HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER.
WHAT I'LL BE DOING IS ASSIGNING THREE AD HOC COMMITTEES.
I'LL ASSIGN THE CHAIR AND THEN I WILL CALL EACH ONE OF YOU AND LET YOU CHOOSE ANOTHER, EVEN THE CHAIR.
I'LL LET THE CHAIRS CHOOSE ANOTHER COMMITTEE THEY WANNA WORK ON.
AND I'LL LET LET EACH OF YOU PICK ONE OR TWO COMMITTEES TO WORK ON.
WE WILL SUPPLEMENT OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH LIKE, PROBABLY A, A MEMBER.
HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME? UI.
HE'S REAL BIG INTO THE PICKLEBALL DEAL.
I'LL, I'LL PROBABLY ASSIGN HIM TO THE PICKLEBALL AND HOG COMMITTEE.
UH, BUT I WILL, AGAIN, I'LL ASSIGN THE CHAIRS.
I'LL BE DOING IT PRETTY QUICK.
I'M NOT GONNA ASSIGN THE OTHER ONES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL, I'LL CALL JACK WHEN I SAY JACQUELINE, UH, WHAT, TWO COMMITTEES OR ONE OR NONE? I'M NOT GONNA FORCE YOU TO SERVE ON ANY, I HOPE YOU SERVE ON TWO.
WHICH TWO COMMITTEES WOULD YOU PREFER OUT OF THE THREE? JOHN, SAME THING.
UH, AND I'LL GO ON DOWN THE ROAD AND IF, IF YOU'RE THE CHAIR, I'LL STILL GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON ANOTHER COMMITTEE OF YOUR CHOOSING.
UM, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? AND DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND? SO THAT WILL BE, GET KICKED OFF.
THIS PIECE OF PAPER EXPLAINS WHAT YOUR DUTIES WILL BE.
WE WANT Y'ALL TO SPEND SOME TIME, UH, MAYBE DRIVE OVER TO SEE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AT SOUTH LAKE, OR GO TO A BOTANICAL GARDENS CLOSE BY.
YOU GET THE IDEA AND COME BACK WITH IDEAS.
SO THAT WILL BE COMING UP SHORTLY.
PROBABLY TAKE ME A WEEK TO CALL EVERYBODY AND GET IT ALL ASSIGNED AND GET SOME INPUT.
UM, NOT EVERY COMMITTEE WILL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON IT.
IT, IT, UH, SO I WOULD PREFER NOT TO HAVE MORE.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON ANY ONE COMMITTEE.
I DON'T WANNA GET IT OVERLOADED WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, BECAUSE THAT MAY BE AQUA.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT, I DOES THAT SO WE'LL, WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
AND I MAY CALL SOME OF YOU, HEY, YOU WANTED THE, WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
I'M HOPING THAT Y'ALL'S NATURAL, UM, UM, DESIRES FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO PUT INPUT IN, KIND OF SPREADS THINGS OUT IN THAT I DON'T HAVE TO REALLY PICK AND CHOOSE.
THE VOTERS APPROVED THE TAX RATE BASED ON THAT.
SO LET'S SAY THAT, I'LL PICK THE EASY ONE.
LET'S SAY THAT THE, UH, 10 MILLION.
SEE THAT? THAT'S ONE BUCKET OF MONEY.
BUT LET'S SAY THE PICKLEBALL IS READY TO GO.
DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ALL THREE ARE READY TO GO? NO, SIR.
YOU CAN ISSUE, UH, WHATEVER OKAY.
Y'ALL CAN, WE'LL GET YOU, I MEAN, YES, SIR.
WE DON'T HAVE TO SAY, OH, WE DON'T HAVE THE OTHER 39, THE OTHER 29 READY YET.
OR IF YOU NEED TO ISSUE ONE YEAR FOR A DESIGN, A LOWER AMOUNT, IT'S NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO ISSUE, WE JUST MOVE UP THAT LADDER TO SPEND IT ALL.
THANK YOU, TAL SUMMER READING OUR EVER DYNAMIC LIBRARY TEAM.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL.
PETER SIMON, LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
WE'RE HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE SUMMER READING CLUB FOR 2026.
EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE A COOL LITTLE GOODIE BAG THERE WITH OUR SUMMER READING CLUB T-SHIRT AND OUR PROGRAM GUIDE IN IT.
AND I'M NOW GONNA TURN IT OVER TO ASHLEY WHITE AS SHE IS THE SUMMER READING CLUB EXPERT.
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AFTERNOON OR EVENING WHENEVER WE DECIDED ON WITH THAT.IT'S AFTERNOON START TILL SIX.
ASHLEY WYCH, LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR OF PROGRAMS. I AM DELIGHTED TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR SUMMER READING CLUB 2026 THEME THIS YEAR IS, READING IS TOTALLY RAD.
SO WE ARE THROWING IT BACK TO THE EIGHTIES.
IT'S GOING TO BE MAY 30TH THROUGH AUGUST 8TH.
WE ALREADY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL KICKOFF.
UM, WE HAD OVER 500 PEOPLE COME TO THE MAIN LIBRARY.
WE TRANSFORMED THE LIBRARY INTO AN 80 STYLE MALL.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY LITTLE COLLAGE HERE, WE HAD THE DELOREAN FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE.
WE HAD ALL KINDS OF FUN PHOTO OPS.
WE HAD, UM, BIG TRANSFORMERS, STILT WALKERS, UM, ALL KINDS OF FUN NOSTALGIC ACTIVITIES, A LOT OF STEM AND ART ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDDOS.
UM, MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS THAT THE ADULTS WERE PROBABLY MORE INTO IT THAN THE KIDS WERE.
AND THE KIDS WERE HAVING A BLAST.
BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE SEEING THE DADS BE LIKE, OH, LET ME GET A PICTURE RIGHT,
UM, THAT WAS, THAT WAS VERY EXCITING TO SEE.
SO ONE OF OUR BIG STAPLES OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAMMING IS OUR FRIDAYS AT THE LIBRARY.
I LOVE THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY PERFORMERS THAT HIT ALL THREE OF OUR BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATIONS IN ONE DAY.
SO THIS BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS OF TRANSPORTATION.
IT BREAKS DOWN, UM, SCHEDULING BARRIERS AND ALLOWS MORE FAMILIES TO ACCESS THESE HIGH QUALITY, UH, PERFORMERS.
SO THE PERFORMER WILL START OFF AT WARMACK AT 10 30 IN THE MORNING, THEN THEY'LL HIT MAINE MIDDAY, AND THEN THEY FINISH THEIR DAY OVER AT SHOTWELL.
UM, THIS FRIDAY WE HAVE DJ ASTRONAUT COMING AND DOING AN EIGHTIES BUBBLE BASH.
UM, BUT WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING FROM BREAK DANCING TO SUPERHERO TRAINING.
UM, CREATURE TEACHER IS GOING TO BRING A BABY KANGAROO.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY FUN AND EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, ALL FOR FREE FOR FAMILIES ON FRIDAYS THIS SUMMER.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SERIES THAT WE DO THIS SUMMER IS OUR SUMMER NIGHTS, UM, SERIES.
SO THESE ARE LARGER SCALE PROGRAMS. WE DO ONE AT EACH LOCATION AND WE HAVE THEM IN THE EVENINGS.
WE'RE, LIKE I SAID, TRYING TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT SCHEDULING, UM, MAKING SURE THAT FAMILIES WHO CAN'T GET TO THE LIBRARY DURING THE DAY BUT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS.
UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY.
SO WE HAVE REWIND RECESS TOMORROW AT SHOTWELL LIBRARY.
WE'RE THROWING IT BACK WITH OLD SCHOOL PE GAMES.
WE'LL BREAK OUT THE PARACHUTE, THE SCOOTERS, ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF.
WE WILL HAVE DODGE BALL, UM, BOOKWORMS ARC, CADEN ENTERTAINMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO TRANSFORM THE MAIN LIBRARY.
HE'S GONNA GIVE THE LICKS OUT.
OH NO, YOU RIGHT, YOU SAID OLD SCHOOL
WE HAVE ALL OF, ALL OF THE STAFF FOR THIS ONE.
TOMORROW WILL BE DRESSED UP AS COACHES.
Y'ALL DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL NEED A LAUGH.
WE DON'T REMEMBER COACH CARTER
YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW WHO'S GONNA HAVE THE BIKE SHORT.
IT'S GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE A SCENE.
WE'LL TAKE, WE'LL MAKE SURE AND TAKE PICTURES SO Y'ALL CAN SEE.
AND THE SMELLY SOCKS THAT WE HAD TO HANG UP OH, FOR A WEEK.
AND THE WHISTLES AND THE MUSTACHES.
BUT IT DOES BRING BACK REALLY FOND MEMORIES.
AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR INTENTIONS WITH CHOOSING THIS THEME.
IT'S JUST BRINGING ALL THE GENERATIONS TOGETHER.
UM, SO WE'LL HAVE BOOKWORMS, ARCADE AND ENTERTAINMENT.
THAT'LL BE AT THE MAIN LIBRARY.
AND THEN, UM, AT WARMACK IN JULY, WE'RE GONNA THROW IT BACK TO THE 1480S AND HAVE A LIBRARY RENAISSANCE FAIR.
SO THAT ONE WILL BE REALLY EXCITING.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO GO OUT WITH A BANG, RIGHT? SO THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM WE'RE HAVING OUR END OF SUMMER PARTY AND STICKING WITH THE EIGHTIES THEME, EVERYTHING WILL BE NEON GLOW.
UM, I LOVE THIS THEME BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH SCIENCE AND EDUCATION THAT CAN GO INTO PLAYING WITH LIGHT IN AND OF ITSELF.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT LIGHT PLAYSTATIONS, UM, AND VARIOUS CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING ADULTS.
AND THAT'S HOW WE WILL END OUR SUMMER.
SO I KIND OF TOUCHED ON LIKE THESE BIGGER STAPLE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, BUT WE, I'VE SEEN IT LAID OUT AND WE HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS HAPPENING BETWEEN MAY 30TH AND AUGUST 8TH.
SO THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF TO CRAM INTO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT THE LIBRARY.
UM, BUT WE WILL HAVE ART PROGRAMS, SCIENCE, MUSIC, LATE NIGHT PROGRAMS THAT ARE ONLY FOR ADULTS.
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'CAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IN MORE ADULTS INTO OUR LIBRARIES.UM, WE'LL HAVE THE DALLAS ZOO COME OUT.
WE HAVE GAMING PROGRAMS. AND ALL OF THIS IS ON TOP OF OUR REGULAR WEEKLY STORY TIMES AND OUR REGULAR WEEKLY STEM PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AT OUR LIBRARIES.
SO WHEN YOU THINK OF SUMMER READING CLUB, YOU THINK OF READING AND YOU THINK OF THE FUN PRIZES, RIGHT? SO WE ARE, UM, GOING TO HAVE AMAZING PRIZES FOR KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS.
AND ALL THAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS LOG THEIR READING HOURS.
WE'RE CONTINUING THAT WITH BEANS STACK AGAIN THIS YEAR.
UM, WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK LAST YEAR, UM, BEING ABLE TO DIGITIZE EVERYTHING AND THE FAMILIES LOVE, UM, LOVE THIS APP.
UM, SO YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE STICKING WITH THAT THIS YEAR.
AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR SUMMER READING CLUB 2026.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANYBODY? I DO, YEAH.
UH, WILL YOU BE SELLING SPANDEX, PARACHUTE PANTS, LEG WARMERS, HEADBAND, UH, OR VAN HALEN CONCERT T-SHIRTS? THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
UM, IF YOU, WE MADE THE, UH, T-SHIRTS, THE SRC T-SHIRTS, TRY TO, UH, RESEMBLE A BAND T-SHIRT.
SO YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE IN YOUR GOODIE BAG.
I KNOW BARRY IS VERY HAPPY BACK THERE ABOUT THE VAN HALEN T-SHIRT.
I LOVE THAT EVERYONE IS GETTING SO INTO THE THEME.
BARRY'S GOT SIX THAT HE CAN LOAN US, BUT WE'RE NOT EXCITED ABOUT BARRY AND SPANDEX.
UH, ARE YOU GUYS GONNA PUT THIS ON OUR CALENDAR FOR ALL THE EVENTS THAT'S HAPPENING? ABSOLUTELY.
JUST SENDING Y'ALL THE GRAPHICS.
AND THEN, UM, I AM MEANT TO SAY TOO, FOLKS CAN ACCESS THIS, LIKE OUR PATRONS CAN COME INTO OUR LIBRARIES OR OUR MOBILE LIBRARIES AND GRAB OUR PHYSICAL GUIDE, WHICH IS OUR BOOK OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON FOR THE SUMMER.
UM, WE, THEY CAN ALSO ACCESS THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE HAVE AN ONLINE VERSION, AND THEN OF COURSE WE ALWAYS SHARE UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
VNA GET WITH YOU FOR THE CALENDAR FOR ALL OF US.
WE WILL GET THAT SENT OVER AND WE CAN ACCEPT MAYBE OR DENY
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
YEAH, NO, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, THANK Y'ALL FOR DOING SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPE OF PROGRAMMING.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT COMMUNITY IN THE SUMMER, I MEAN IT, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TRAVEL AND GO OUT DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT HAVING DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR KIDS.
SO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING Y'ALL DOING AND MAKING IT DIFFERENT.
JOHN, EACH YEAR Y'ALL MAKE IT DIFFERENT.
SO THAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT IT.
AND THE ONES THAT WE'VE BEEN TO, OH MY GOSH, IT REALLY IS PRETTY EXCITING.
HOW'S THE BOOKINGS FOR, UH, FIFA HOTELS? YES, GO SLOW.
IT'S, IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A REALLY GOOD SUMMER.
I THINK WE GO HERE AND THEN THERE YOU GO.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY, NONE OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS EVER WANT TO FOLLOW LIBRARIES.
LIKE THEY WIN ONCE AGAIN FOR BEST SLIDE DECK.
WELL, I'M SARAH DELEK, UH, DIRECTOR OF TOURISM AND CULTURE AND ZANE KING HERE WITH DIRECTOR OF EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES.
AND WE ARE HERE TO GIVE YOU THE UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR AMERICA TWO 50, THE SEMI QUINCENTENNIAL.
SO WE CALL IT AMERICA TWO 50, BECAUSE THE OTHER IS NOT GREAT ON A T-SHIRT.
UH, JULY 4TH WILL BE, UM, CELEBRATE OUR NATION WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
SO WE GOT CLOSE TO 40 MEMBERS STAKE, UH, STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET TOGETHER TO DECIDE ON WHAT THIS CELEBRATION WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE AND THIS, AND WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE WITH THE STAR SPANGLED PRAIRIE PARTY.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY WILL LAST OVER, UH, AFTER THE TWO 50TH.
AND IF GRAND PRAIRIE DECIDES THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO A BIG CITY EVENT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY REUSE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'D BE A GREAT IDEA.
'CAUSE I DON'T REALLY WANT START A PARADE.
ARLINGTON HAS A VERY FASCINATING ONE, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS I THINK WOULD STICK.
SO I, I'M, I LOVE WE'RE ROLLING IT OUT AND WE'LL ALL GIVE YOU INPUT IN ON IT, AND THANK YOU AB ABSOLUTELY.
AND THE, THE KEY TO THIS HAS BEEN ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND SARAH'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF GETTING A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS TOGETHER.
BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME HIGHLIGHTS, UM, LIVE MUSIC BY THE MOODY SWINGS, THEY'RE A, THEY'RE A FAN
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FAVORITE, UH, WITH OUR VETERANS EVENTS, UH, WE HAVE A GOLDEN KNIGHT PARACHUTED THAT'S GOING TO KICK OFF THE, UH, THE EVENT.SO THEY ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY PARACHUTE INTO THE, UH, GRAND LAWN WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG, AND IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FUN.
THEN OUR, UH, AIRPORT HAS DO IS DOING A WARBIRD FLYOVER, HOPEFULLY A HELICOPTER AS WELL.
WE'RE WORKING WITH, WE'RE WORKING WITH G-P-I-S-D AND OUR LIBRARIES TO DO, UH, RECOGNIZING STUDENTS.
UM, GPAC IS INVOLVED AS PERIOD ACTORS ARE DOING SOME RECREATIONS AND SOME DRAMATIC READINGS OF THE DECLARATION, UH, FLAG RETIREMENT DEMONSTRATIONS, UH, KIDS ZONE BY EPIC REC.
AND THEN THE MOST EXCITING THING IS, UH, IS, UH, MR. HILLS SAID WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING REALLY BIG.
SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE DRONE SHOW.
'CAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE KIND OF FUN.
WE'RE A LOT OF THEM, BUT WE'RE GONNA TIE IT IN WITH ELUVIA.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE ELUVIA AND THE DRONE SHOW GOING AT THE SAME TIME.
AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY FUN.
IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER CITY HAS.
UH, WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
AND THE WAYS THAT WE'RE PROMOTING THIS IS ALL OF OUR NORMAL WAYS.
LIFE IS GRAND PIPELINE, DIGITAL DISPLAY, SOCIAL MEDIA ON ALL OF OUR WEBSITES.
AND THEN HOPEFULLY ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY GROUPS, SINCE THEY'RE INVOLVED, WILL BE PROMOTING AS WELL.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE MADE THIS VERY INTENTIONAL TO BE VERY JUST FOCUSED ON GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE'RE NOT ADVERTISING TO ARLINGTON OR TO FRISCO OR ANYWHERE WHERE JUST FOCUSING ON OUR CITIZENS FOR THIS, UH, SPECIFIC EVENT.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, I DIDN'T WANNA, AND IT'S MOOD SWINGS NOT MOODY.
THEY PLAY AT EVERY ONE OF OUR VETERANS EVENTS.
AND I'M, I'M EXCITED TO HEAR 'EM.
I MEAN, THEY MAY BE MOODY SOMETHING NAME, BUT THEIR NAME IS MOOD MOODS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S NOT ADVANCING FREEZE.
SO IN ADDITION TO, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENING AT EPIC CENTRAL ON JULY 4TH THAT EVENING, UM, WE ALSO HAVE MANY OTHER EVENTS THAT YOU, THAT CAN CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION FOR JULY 4TH.
UH, THE FARMER'S MARKET WILL BE OPEN THAT DAY, SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY TO START YOUR DAY OFF THERE.
UH, STARS AND STRIPES CELEBRATION AT LONE STAR PARK, UM, THEIR BIG FIREWORK DISPLAY WILL STILL BE HAPPENING ON JULY 3RD AND FOURTH.
AND THEN OF COURSE, DOWN AT THE LAKE, THAT'S ALWAYS A POPULAR, UH, DESTINATION AND, AND ROCK AND S THE BARN GRILL WILL BE OPEN THAT DAY AS WELL.
SO LOTS OF, UH, LOTS OF WAYS TO SPEND YOUR FOURTH HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
SO NO FIREWORKS HERE, I MEAN THERE, WHICH IS FINE.
JUST AT LONE STAR PARK MM-HMM
BUT A LASER, I MEAN THE, UH, DRONES.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A FEW HOT SPOTS.
OH, THERE'S A LOT OF YOU, YOU THEN JACQUELINE, THEN JOHN, GO AHEAD GEORGIA.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
I'VE GOTTEN TO COME TO A COUPLE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS AND TO SEE THE DIVERSE GROUP YOU HAVE THERE, AND SO MANY PEOPLE INTERESTED IN TAKING A BIG ROLE.
AND I'VE HAD COMMENTS AS WELL THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE PARADE, WE DON'T HAVE THIS, WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE IF WE SEE FIT TO DO THAT.
PEOPLE CAN GO DO THEIR WHATEVER THEY NORMALLY DO DURING THE DAY, THEIR CELEBRATIONS, BUT FROM SIX TO 10 THEY CAN BE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
AND TO HAVE THE, UH, OPTION RATHER THAN HAVING FIREWORKS, HAVING THE DRONE SHOW AND EVERYTHING, I THINK YOU'RE DOING A FABULOUS JOB.
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE APPRECIATED FOR YEARS TO COME.
AND ANSWER A QUESTION THAT WE ALL GET COUNCIL
IT'S A, IT'LL BE A 12 TO 14 MINUTE DRONE SHOW, PROBABLY RIGHT AT 9 45.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD ALTERNATIVE FOR THE FAMILIES WHO CAN'T DO THE FIREWORKS.
I KNOW THAT THEY'LL, THERE'S OTHER PRESS PUT OUT FOR SAFE OPTIONS FOR THEM.
SO MAYBE WE SHOULD TIE THIS IN TO THAT.
UM, AND THEN THE ESSAY, UM, WINNERS FOR THE 250 CELEBRATION, IT COULD BE A NICE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVATE THE JAM BOX AND LET THEM COME TO READ THE ESSAY.
MAYBE WE HAVE FIFA GOING ON AT THE JAMBOX ALL
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IN JULY.AND SO, YEAH, BUT, BUT WE'D AB BUT FOR FUTURE YEARS, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT COULD, THAT COULD BE PART OF THE, THE PROBLEM IS WE COULDN'T GUARANTEE THE KIDS WERE GOING TO BE THERE IN THE SUMMER BECAUSE WE DID HAVE G-P-I-S-D SCHOOL GROUPS INITIALLY COMMITTED, BUT THEY, THEY WERE SCARED THAT WITH SUMMER THEIR KIDS MIGHT NOT BE HERE.
AND SO, BUT SO WHAT IS THE ROLE WITH THE ESSAY AND THE ART PORTION? IS THAT GONNA BE INSIDE THE REC CENTER OR WHAT, WHAT IS THAT EXACTLY? SO WE'RE GONNA BE RECOGNIZING THEM FROM THE STAGE AREA, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT SINCE THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY, THE DISTRICT SELECTED THE, THE WINNERS OF THOSE TWO, UH, ART CONTEST AND ALSO AN ESSAY CONTEST.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY WILL BE THERE SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE THEM ON THE STAGE.
AND THEN, UM, EPIC REC HAS, UM, OFFERED TO LET US DISPLAY THEIR WORK IN THE GREAT, IN THE LOBBY THERE, UM, YOU KNOW, PASS THE EVENT.
IN, SINCE I FORGOT ABOUT FIFA, BUT I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT VENDORS AND WILL THEY, LIKE ALL THE RESTAURANTS BE DOING THEME TYPE? YES, SIR.
WE'RE MAKING IT A COMMUNITY-WIDE CELEBRATION.
ALL OF THE RESTAURANTS ARE CURRENTLY DOING FIFA PROMOTIONS RIGHT NOW FOR WORLD CUP.
SO, UM, EVERY RESTAURANT AT, AT EPIC CENTRAL IS DOING THAT.
WE ARE ASKING THEM TO LEAN INTO THE TWO 50TH.
UM, WE DO HAVE VENDOR SPOTS AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE, WE ARE GONNA HAVE FOOD TRUCKS AND SOME OF OUR LOCAL VENDORS.
BUT WE'RE, ONCE AGAIN, OUR GOAL HERE IS TO TRY TO KEEP IT VERY LOCAL AND VERY GRAND PRAIRIE ORIENTED.
AND THEN I GUESS WE JUST COORDINATE WITH YOU OR, OR SARAH, YES, SIR.
IF ANYONE REACHES OUT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, JUST SEND 'EM DIRECTLY TO MYSELF OR SARAH AND WE CAN SEE IF THEY'RE A, A GOOD FIT.
UH, SPEAKING OF THINGS COMING UP, UM, OF COURSE WE'VE GOT THE RACES GOING ON.
WE ALSO HAVE CRICKET COMING UP.
WITH A BUSY SCHEDULE KIND OF TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE, JUNE 18TH, 19TH, 20TH, AND ON THERE.
SO WE'LL BE GETTING WITH Y'ALL SOON ON CRICKET.
AND BASED ON MY UNDERSTANDING, WE DON'T HAVE A CRICKET GAME THE DAY OF A FIFA GAME.
UM, AND TELL US AGAIN HOW BIG THE SCREEN IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IT EPIC.
IT'S 20 FEET, UH, 20 FEET WIDE AND 10 FEET TALL.
IF Y'ALL WANNA COME OUT AND SEE IT AT GREAT TIME.
I'LL, I'LL, UH, TURN IT OVER TO, UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON FOR AGENDA REVIEW.
UH, UH, COUNSEL YOU AGENDA REVIEW FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO BRING UP NOW? ITEM 25, WE'RE GONNA GET A, UH, YOU HAVE A HANDOUT.
YOU HAVE A HANDY 25 ON THE, UH, NO, BUT NO, NO, DON'T, DON'T GO NOWHERE.
SO,
I'VE GOT A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, WELL, WHERE IS IT? GOT A QUESTION ABOUT 26.
UH, I GOTTA WIND MY WINDOWS UP.
UH, THIS, THIS 1.5 THROUGH FIVE ON THE STREETS, IS THAT THE SAME OR AN ADDITIONAL TO THE 1.5 THAT'S IN THIS CIP IT, IT IS THE SAME.
SO, UH, ESSENTIALLY THIS WAS INTENDED TO BE PART OF OUR FY 27 CIP SUBMISSION.
UM, AFTER WE, UH, WORKED WITH OUR STREETS AND PLANNING DIVISIONS, WE CAME TO FIND OUT THAT WE HAVE A FEW, UH, CITY VENDORS THAT ARE ALREADY ON CITY CONTRACT THAT ARE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL ON THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW, IF WE HAVE APPROVAL, THIS WAS INTENDED TO BE A CASH FUNDED PROJECT FOR FY 27.
SO WE'RE BASICALLY ASKING FOR COUNCIL'S PERMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS EARLY, AND THEN WE'LL REMOVE IT FROM THE FY 27 SUBMISSION.
SO IT'S NOT A REPEAT, IT IS THE SAME SUBMISSION.
SO IT WILL GET TAKEN OFF OF THIS ONE THAT WE'VE GOT THAT'S CORRECT HERE IF APPROVED.
SO THEN I GUESS THE, THE QUESTION WOULD BE, UH, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO APPROVE THE ONE WE GOT HERE, WOULD THAT NEED TO BE AN AMENDMENT TO TAKE THAT OFF? BECAUSE IT IS THE EXHIBIT B CASH FUNDED.
UM, THAT IS, THAT IS FLEXIBLE TO BE CHANGED AT A LATER DATE.
THE ONE THAT WE ARE APPROVING IS, UM, THAT HAS TO BE FINALIZED.
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IT'LL BE EXHIBIT A.WE WOULD PREFER TO KEEP IT ON THERE JUST SO IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT Y'ALL ARE AUTHORIZING THE PROJECT AND EVERYTHING.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DOING IT KIND OF A LITTLE EARLY AND YOU HAD ANOTHER ONE.
MEGAN, MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT TO ME LATER.
UM, SEE HE HAD ALREADY MOVED ON UNTIL YOU SPOKE.
SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, PULL NUMBERS 13, 18, AND 25 PER INDIVIDUAL.
DID YOU GET THOSE? DEPUTY MAYOR? YES.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ANY MORE ITEMS PULLING FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDER, OH, I'M SORRY.
ANY MORE? GEORGIA, MISS GEORGIA? NO, MINE WAS IS THAT THUNDER? YES, SIR.
AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CLEMSON WILL BE RECRU RECUSING HERSELF ON 30.
THAT'S WHILE PAUSE WILL LET HER LEAVE FOR 30.
IT'S NOT ON THE NO, NO, IT'S OKAY.
MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE, UH, WE HAVE A NEW STAFF MEMBER IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, TO BRING UP KRISTEN DOWNS, OUR DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY.
UM, YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW GLORIA.
WE NOW HAVE A SECOND DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY.
KRISTEN COMES TO US, UM, RECENTLY FROM WILMER.
UM, BUT SHE WORKED FOR OVER 10 YEARS FOR CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AS THEIR CITY SECRETARY.
WITH THAT SAID, MAYOR, UH, TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA.
WE WILL START PROMPTLY AT SIX 30.