[CC Briefings 08182026]
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THANK YOU, MAYOR.WE'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE WORLD CUP AND OUR SUCCESSES WITH THE WORLD CUP WATCHES.
WAIT, IS CLAUDIA COMING UP TOO? YES.
I'M SARAH DELEK WITH, UH, TOURISM AND CULTURE, AND I'VE GOT MY FRIENDS HERE.
UH, CLAUDIA GARBE WITH MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND Z KING WITH EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES.
AND THIS IS JUST A BRIEF RECAP OF WHAT, UH, FUN WE HAD OVER THE SUMMER, HOSTING, UH, WORLD CUP WATCH PARTIES RIGHT HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, UH, THERE WAS NINE DIFFERENT MATCHES THAT TOOK PLACE AT AT AND T STADIUM, WHAT THEY WERE CALLING DALLAS STADIUM DURING THE WORLD CUP, UH, WHICH IS ALL WELL AND GREAT CONGRATULATIONS TO SPAIN.
BUT HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, WE HAD 34 DAYS OF WATCH PARTIES, 105 MATCHES SPREAD OUT AMONG FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, WHICH INCLUDED EPIC CENTRAL, UH, ASIA TIMES SQUARE TRADERS VILLAGE, AND ALSO VALLAS.
NOT TO MENTION THE MATCHES THAT WERE PLAYED AT ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, RESTAURANTS AND SUCH.
UM, WATCH PARTIES ACROSS THE GRAND PRAIRIE.
MORE THAN 335,000 PEOPLE WERE, UH, WERE ATTENDED THE DIFFERENT WATCH PARTIES AT THE FOUR LOCATIONS.
MORE THAN ABOUT, UH, 14% OF THOSE TRAVELED MORE THAN 50 MILES AND, UH, STAYED IN OUR HOTELS, WHICH EQUATED, UM, TO BE AROUND CLOSE TO 50,000 PEOPLE.
UH, TOURISM, UH, RAN REALLY FAR AHEAD OF THIS.
WE, UH, WERE INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE REGIONAL FIFA, UH, RELATED MEETINGS, UH, GETTING OUR LICENSE TO BE ABLE TO HOST WATCH PARTIES, AND, UM, SO WE KIND OF, UH, DID A TON OF OUTREACH, ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO COME TO GRAND PRAIRIE, UM, ONCE THEY WERE IN MARKET.
WE ALSO MADE SURE THAT WE HOSTED TWO HOSPITALITY TRAINING SESSIONS FOR OUR HOTEL PARTNERS.
OUR ATTRACTIONS, UH, PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBERS, UM, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS FIFA READY.
UH, WE PROMOTED GRAND PRAIRIE AT THE INTERNATIONAL FIFA, UH, MEDIA EVENT.
AND, UM, AT THAT EVENT, IT WAS HOSTED IN FORT WORTH AT BILLY BOB'S.
IT WAS, UH, DEFINITELY A TEXAS CENTRIC EVENT FOR THIS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA.
AND SO WE MADE SURE THAT GRAND PRAIRIE WAS WELL REPRESENTED WITH THOSE GIVEAWAYS AND CONVERSATIONS WHERE WE TALKED TO PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND, UM, IN FRONT OF YOU IS A BAG OF, UH, SOME GOODIES THAT WE GAVE OUT AT THAT EVENT.
WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE MEDIA WITH, UM, A FEW PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING SPORTS TRAVEL MAGAZINE, SMART MEETINGS, TRAVEL POSTS, UH, TRAVEL PULSE, AND, UH, REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE.
OUR EXPEDIA CAMPAIGN, UH, DID VERY WELL, VERY HEALTHY WITH THE, UM, HOTEL BOOKING REVENUE.
AND OF COURSE, OUR DIGITAL CAMPAIGN, UM, DID A GREAT JOB AS WELL, SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
UM, IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, WE TALKED ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THE POTENTIAL, UM, ISSUES THAT MAY RISE WITH THAT.
UH, WE DID SEE AN UPTICK IN, UH, SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMITS THAT WERE ISSUED, UH, WHICH IS GREAT.
BUT, UH, WE DID NOT SEE AN UPTICK IN CALLS OR COMPLAINTS.
AND IN FACT, UM, WHAT WAS REPORTED TO ME IS THAT THE SHORT TERM RENTAL CALLS THAT WERE RECEIVED, THE RENTERS THERE WERE NOT HERE FOR WORLD CUP.
UM, OUR HOTELS, SEVERAL OF OUR PROPERTIES SOLD OUT, UM, IN AND AROUND, OBVIOUSLY, THE NINE MATCHES THAT WERE HOSTED HERE LOCALLY.
UM, WE FOUND THAT OUR HOTELS WERE GETTING A LOT OF LAST MINUTE BOOKINGS, UM, AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO MODIFY SOME OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS ON THEIR THIRD PARTY SITES.
UH, WE WON'T KNOW AN ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT ON OUR HOTEL REVENUE FROM WORLD CUP UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST, JUST 'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEIR REVENUE REPORTS ARE DUE.
HOWEVER, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT HOTEL MOTEL REVENUE HAS ALREADY EXCEEDED, UM, BUDGET BY ABOUT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THEN ONCE WE GOT EVERYBODY IN MARKET, UM, I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO CLAUDIA TO TALK ABOUT, UM, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING.
BEFORE I GET STARTED ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, LET ME QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT, UM, SOME OF THE TRANSPORTATION, UH, EFFORTS THAT WERE CONDUCTED.
SO OUR FRIEND CAROL AND HER TEAM DID A WONDERFUL JOB MONITORING THE SITUATION.
THEY MANAGED, UH, THEY ADJUSTED AND
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MODIFIED OPERATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THERE WERE NO, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, ISSUES AND THROUGH VIA RIDES.UH, AS A RESULT OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING, UH, WE HAD A REDUCED WAIT TIME, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS A RESULT OF INCREASED RIDERSHIP.
IN JUNE, WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 37.8%, AND IN JULY WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 19%.
AND THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT FOR THE, UH, WE SAW 704 FIRST TIME NEW WRITERS DURING THIS WORLD CUP.
ON THE MARKETING SIDE, THIS IS THE LOCAL SIDE, RIGHT? I LIKE TO FOCUS ON ONE KPI, THAT IT'S RELATED TO ENGAGEMENT.
UH, WE HEARD TOURISM'S ANALYTICS, UH, BUT I WANNA SAY IS THAT WE REALLY CONNECTED WITH OUR AUDIENCE, OUR LOCAL AUDIENCE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT DFW AND GRAND PRAIRIE AS WELL.
UH, WE FELT, AND SOME OF YOU WERE THERE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LOPEZ MAYOR, YOU SAW THAT SENSE OF PRIDE THAT WE, WE FELT FROM OUR COMMUNITY, UH, WE WERE PROVIDING RELATABLE CONTENT.
NOT ONLY WERE WE, UH, CONNECTING THROUGH THEIR CULTURAL EXPERIENCES, BUT THROUGH THE SPORT THAT THEY LOVE, WHICH IS SOCCER, RIGHT? SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE LEVERAGE, UH, MEDIA, OUR MEDIA RELATIONS, UH, AND WE'RE ABLE TO SECURE TELEMUNDO 39 TO COME OUT AND HAVE THEIR LIVE BROADCAST ON JULY 1ST.
AND THEY, UH, ALSO DID, UH, SOME ACTIVATION.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, GOING BACK TO THE ENGAGEMENT, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE TESTIMONIALS FROM OUR LOCAL CITIZENS.
THEY WERE REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WAS PUT IN FORWARD, NOT ONLY, UH, FROM THE MARKETING SIDE AND THE ACTIVATIONS AND THE EVENT, BUT ALSO FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT.
SO IN ADDITION TO, UH, THE PR THAT WE RECEIVED, WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL, UH, COVERAGE IN THE DALLAS OBSERVER, WFAA DALLAS MORNING NEWS, FORT WORTH REPORT, SOME BLOGGERS AND PEOPLE NEWSPAPERS.
WE ALSO, UH, DID SOME BILLBOARD, VINYL AND DIGITAL ACROSS I 30 AND 360.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A VINYL ON 30 AND ONE ON 20.
WE ALSO DID, UH, SOME ADS IN THE RAMBLER, UH, TO ATTRACT SOME OF THAT AUDIENCE THAT WAS COMING IN FROM IRVING.
UM, SO MORE THAN ANYTHING, UH, MORE THAN JUST MARKETING.
WE ALSO, UH, SUPPORTED, UM, UH, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
WE WERE ACTIVATED, WE WERE ON CALL.
WE WERE READY TO RESPOND IN CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TOSS IT OVER TO ZIN.
SO, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, BUT I HAVE TO GIVE PROPS TO OUR PD AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY MADE, THEY MADE IT ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES IN ALL OF DFW, UH, VERY FEW CALLS.
AND THE FEW CALLS THAT HAP THAT HAPPENED WERE HANDLED VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
WE COVERED 91 EVENTS OVER 43 DAYS.
UM, MANSFIELD STADIUM, THEY HAD 11 DAYS OF ESCORTING, AND ONCE AGAIN, TO PD AND FIRE.
I JUST CANNOT SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH BECAUSE THEY WERE READY TO GO.
AND IT WAS, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH THE PUBLIC REACTION OF HOW THEY SAW WITH A VERY LARGE POLICE PRESENCE.
AND IT WAS WELCOMED, IT WAS EXCITED.
THEY TOOK MORE PHOTOS WITH LITTLE KIDS, HANDED OUT MORE BADGES, AND IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY PHENOMENAL.
AND THIS WAS THE CULMINATION OF A YEAR AND A HALF OF PLANNING BY, UH, PD AND FIRE.
AND SO, CHIEFS, THANK Y'ALL VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH.
IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS, OF ALL OF THESE GAMES, WE HAD THE 250TH, UH, ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION MM-HMM
IT'S, WELL, WE'LL GET TO IT IN A SECOND, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME OTHER EVENTS.
WE HAD STARS AND STRIPES AT LONE STAR PARK, OF COURSE, FARMER'S MARKET, AND THEN JOE POOL LAKE.
BUT THIS WAS THE LARGEST EVENT IN EPIC CENTRAL HISTORY.
WE PLANNED FOR ABOUT 5,000 TO 6,000.
WE HAD OVER 21,000 PEOPLE COME OUT ON JULY 4TH.
AND AS WE'VE REPORTED TO YOU ALL PREVIOUSLY, PEOPLE JUST CAME AND THEY DIDN'T LEAVE.
THEY SHOWED UP FOR THAT FIRST WORLD CUP GAME, AND THEN THEY JUST STAYED.
SO WE ARE MAKING MUCH LARGER PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE ARE PLANNING FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20,000 NEXT YEAR.
UH, THIS, TO ME, IT JUST HIGHLIGHTS THAT NOT ONLY DID PEOPLE, THEY COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE IN DFW AND THEY CHOSE TO COME HERE TO GRAND PRAIRIE BECAUSE THEY FELT SAFE, BECAUSE THEY, IT WAS NICE AND BECAUSE IT WAS CLEAN AND BECAUSE IT WAS FUN, AND THEY KNEW THE PRODUCT THAT THEY WERE GETTING WAS FAMILY FRIENDLY, FUN ENTERTAINMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, ONCE AGAIN, THE WHOLE CITY REALLY STEPPED UP AND EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT HAD SMALL LITTLE PIECES IN IT.
BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE DIRECTORS AND EVERY STAFF MEMBER THAT DID SOMETHING.
WE HAD SO MANY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
WE HAD COMMUNITY MEETINGS FOR AMERICA TWO 50, AND IT REALLY WAS JUST A TESTAMENT TO HOW WELL THIS CITY PULLS IT OFF WHENEVER THEY WORK TOGETHER.
UH, WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE A SMALL LITTLE PRESENTATION
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FOR YOU, A LITTLE, UH, RECAP VIDEO.AND AS YOU SAW, THE MEXICO GAMES WERE OUR BIGGEST GAME.
SO I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS BECAUSE WE HAD TO PIVOT, UH, AT THE LAST MINUTE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE FANS.
SO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND EPIC REC WERE ALSO A HUGE PART IN WHAT, IN THE SUCCESS THAT WE, UH, HAD HERE.
SO, BUT THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
I, I TELL YOU, WE ALL APPLAUD WHAT Y'ALL DID.
AND THOSE OF YOU THERE WERE THERE WITH ME FOR THE JULY 4TH.
UH, WE ALREADY KNOW WE NEED TO DO MORE DRONES, A LITTLE BIT LONGER DRONE SHOW AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THERE'S NO FIREWORKS.
WELL, WHEREVER THE FIREWORKS, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE FIREWORKS AT EPIC CENTRAL LONE STAR PARK.
BUT THERE WILL BE A DRONE SHOW.
NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE LISA NORRIS, WHO'S GONNA TAKE US THROUGH OUR WORKDAY PROJECT UPDATE.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO FOLLOW
ALRIGHT, UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M MANAGING DIRECTOR IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND I AM CURRENTLY OVERSEEING THE WORKDAY PROJECT, ALONG WITH THREE PART-TIME PROJECT MANAGEMENT STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE DOING EXCEPTIONAL WORK.
UM, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY IN 2024.
I KNOW IT PROBABLY SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY IT DOES NOT FOR OUR TEAM
IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, BUT WE ARE FOUR WEEKS AWAY FROM GO LIVE.
SO WE WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SHARE A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR JOURNEY, WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT'S UPCOMING.
BUT BEFORE I JUMP INTO THAT, WE WANNA SHOW YOU JUST A BRIEF SNEAK PEEK AND A MESSAGE FROM OUR MANAGER THAT'S GONNA GO OUT TO THE TEAM AND ALL EMPLOYEES TOMORROW.
HELLO, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE EMPLOYEE FAMILY.
I'M YOUR CITY MANAGER, BILL HILLS, AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK TO YOU PRESENTER.
YEAH, THAT'S WHY I HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE DOING THE
PRESENTER MODE GETS YOU EVERY TIME.
HELLO, CITY, GRAND PRAIRIE EMPLOYEE FAMILY.
I'M JUST SITTING MANAGER BILL HILLS, AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AN IMPORTANT CHANGE THAT'S COMING TO OUR ORGANIZATION.
IT'S ONE THAT AFFECTS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, WE'LL BE TRANSITIONING FROM LAWSON TO WORKDAY AS OUR NEW ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING AT ERP SYSTEM.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TECHNOLOGY CHANGES WE'VE MADE IN OVER 20 YEARS.
AND IT WILL AFFECT EVERY EMPLOYEE AS WELL AS MANY OF OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS.
THERE'LL BE A LEARNING CURVE, BUT THAT'S EXPECTED OF A CHANGE OF THIS SIZE.
IT'S A NEW SYSTEM, AND YOU'LL EACH BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LEARNING HOW TO USE IT.
BUT DON'T WORRY, WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
THERE WILL ALSO BE TEMPORARY DISRUPTIONS TO THINGS LIKE PAYMENT PROCESSING, INVOICES, HIRING, AND OTHER HR AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.
BUT THIS INVESTMENT IS ABOUT SETTING US UP FOR THE FUTURE WORKDAY OFF TO MORE MODERN, INTUITIVE EXPERIENCE THAT WILL MAKE MANY OF OUR EVERYDAY TASKS EASIER ONCE WE'RE UP AND RUNNING.
I'M ASKING YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, YOUR FLEXIBILITY, AND YOUR SUPPORT AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
IT'S ABOUT PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
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THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE THIS TRANSITION A SUCCESS.AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING US ALL GRAND PRAIRIE PROUD.
I'M HOPING IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE NINE OF US.
IT DOES A LITTLE BIT HOW, UM, THE WELL, WE'VE GOT, WE'RE TRAINING VNA AND CANDACE TO BE ABLE TO HELP YOU, BUT IF YOU, WHEN YOU DO ANY DENTAL AND VISION, AND THEN IF YOU WANNA CHANGE LIKE YOUR'RE WITHHOLDING OR A BANK ACCOUNT, YOU WOULD GO INTO WORK DAY TO DO THAT TO GET DEPOSITED.
WE DON'T SEND YOU, WE'LL HELP YOU DON'T ANYMORE.
BUT WE'LL, WE'LL HELP YOU, YOU THROUGH IT.
SO, UM, WE WANNA TALK YOU THROUGH THIS JOURNEY THAT WE'VE HAD.
UM, WE ARE SAYING BYE BYE BYE LAWSON AND HELLO WORKDAY.
UH, AND WE'VE RECENTLY WITH THAT THEME, YOUR CREATIVE MARKETING TEAM.
AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WONDERFUL.
THEY WON AN AWARD FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND WE HAD ACTUALLY, UM, IN SYNC DO A LITTLE CAMEO FOR US.
AND WE'VE PLAYED THE THAT FOR THE TEAM THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
SO EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED IS BUY BYEBYE.
UM, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING THIS PURCHASE AND ADOPT.
THIS WAS A MAJOR, MAJOR MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PURCHASE.
WE COULD NOT HAVE GONE ON THIS WITHOUT YOU APPROVING THAT TRANSACTION, UM, AND ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO GET A BEST IN PRACTICE GLOBAL SYSTEM THAT STREAMLINES OUR PROCESSES, MAKES US MORE EFFICIENT AND SIGNIFICANTLY EASES OUR USE IN THE SYSTEM, AND ALSO ADDS MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR OUR FIELD PERSONNEL SO THEY CAN HAVE A MUCH EASIER WAY TO ACCESS THE SYSTEM.
SO SINCE YOU'VE APPROVED IT, WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON, UM, WHAT KIND OF STEPS JUST LIGHTLY.
BETWEEN OCTOBER 24 AND FEBRUARY 25, THAT WAS WHEN WE WERE DOING ALL THE STRATEGY.
AND WE HIRED OUR IMPLEMENTER FROM MARCH 25, UH, 2025 TO JULY, 2025.
WE BUILT THE SYSTEM, DISCOVERED WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO IN THE SYSTEM, AND THEN CONFIRMED THE INITIAL BUILD, WHICH WAS SIGNIFICANT ON OUR TEAMS BETWEEN JULY OF 2025 AND APRIL OF 2026.
WE DID INDIVIDUAL TESTING OF EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THAT YOU WOULD DO IN YOUR WORK.
AND THEN WE DID END-TO-END TESTING AND USER EXPERIENCE.
SO WE BROUGHT THE USERS IN AFTER WE BUILT IT, AFTER WE CONFIRMED IT AND SAID, OKAY, NOW YOU TELL US IF WE DID IT WELL AND RIGHT, AND THE USERS CAME IN AND DID THAT FOR US.
AND THEN FROM MAY TO JULY OF 2026, WE'VE DONE THREE PAYROLL PARALLELS.
THAT'S WHERE WE DO THREE PAY PERIODS, COMPARE IT IN LAWSON, LOAD IT TO WORKDAY AND PROCESS IN WORKDAY TO MAKE SURE IT COMES OUT TO THE PENNY.
IF IT DOESN'T COME OUT TO THE PENNY, WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT THE REASON AND THAT IT'S A VALID REASON.
THE ONE THING WE FOUND IS THAT WE HAD OVER 700 PEOPLE ON OLD TAX WITHHOLDING FORMS, UM, FROM 2019 OR EARLIER.
THAT WAS THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE.
SO WE HAD THEM GO INTO LAWSON AND UPDATE THOSE, CONVERTED THEM OVER TO WORKDAY, AND THEN THEY WILL REVALIDATE IN WORKDAY.
SO THAT SHOULD AMEND THAT SMALL 'CAUSE TAXES ARE WITHHELD DIFFERENTLY.
AND THEN BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2026, WE ARE HAVING USER TRAINING THAT IS GOING ON.
NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE 83 SESSIONS SCHEDULED AND WE HAVE GOT OVER 1400 PEOPLE, UH, SIGNED UP.
NOW THAT CAN BE DUPLICATE SESSIONS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS TAKEN, BUT WE ARE GETTING MUCH MORE TRACTION AND REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK ON THE SYSTEM TO DATE.
NOW THIS CHANGE COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
THIS IS ABOUT A TEAM THAT YOU HAVE STANDING BEHIND YOU.
ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS OF WORKDAY, PLEASE STAND UP THAT HAVE BEEN ON OUR PROJECT TEAM OR CHANGE CHAMPIONS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS JUST A FRACTION.
THESE ARE DEPART, THESE ARE MEMBERS FROM HR, IT, FINANCE, CITY MANAGER'S, OFFICE, CITY ATTORNEY'S, OFFICE, BUDGET, PURCHASING, FIRE POLICE AND AIRPORT ALONG WITH 85 MEMBERS OF OUR CHANGE CHAMPION NETWORK WHO AGREED TO BE EARLY ADOPTERS, LEARN THE SYSTEM AND TEACH OTHERS IN THEIR DEPARTMENT.
SO IT IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING AND YOU'VE GOT GREAT SPIRITS, THEY HAVE HAD BLOOD, SWEAT, AND I PROMISE YOU TEARS BECAUSE I'VE HAD TO HELP WITH THOSE.
ANYBODY THAT'S GONE THROUGH A SYSTEM CHANGE, BUT THEY ARE STILL SMILING AS YOU SAW TODAY AND READY FOR THIS TO GO LIVE.
SO THANK YOU TEAM FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE THAT HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE AND MADE IT HAPPEN, WE APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, SO WE GO LIVE ON SEPTEMBER 19TH.
THAT'S THE FIRST DAY IN THE SYSTEM, UM, FOR HR AND PAYROLL, AND THEN TEN ONE FOR FINANCE, UM, WHICH
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IS THE FIRST DAY OF A FISCAL YEAR.SO THIS WILL BE NEW AND DIFFERENT FOR ALL OF US.
I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE CHALLENGES.
I'M SURE WHEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR REPORTS, WE'RE GONNA SAY, CAN YOU HOLD PLEASE AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO GET TO YOU? BUT IT WILL BE NEW AND DIFFERENT.
AND OF COURSE WE ASK FOR PATIENCE.
IT'S MESSY IN THE MIDDLE AND GORGEOUS AT THE END.
IT WILL BE OUR, FOR OUR TEAMS WHEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR STUFF AND WE'RE SO USED TO GETTING IT TO YOU IN SECONDS.
UM, THERE'S LOTS OF EXCITEMENTS, BUT EX WE EXPECT BUMPY ROADS AS WE'RE LEARNING THIS SYSTEM.
SO PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE AND SUPPORT OUR TEAM.
THERE'S IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES, THERE'S IMPROVED STREAMLINING, UM, AND IT'S ALL INTEGRATED.
SO YOU GUYS WILL BE IN WORKDAY TWO, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGE AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT SUCH A WONDERFUL SYSTEM.
WE APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU AND THE TEAM INVOLVED.
ANY QUESTIONS? FORTUNATELY, I THINK WE'RE JUST GONNA LET Y'ALL HANDLE IT.
I WILL RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO, TIM KURT JOHNSON FOR OUR OUR AGENDA REVIEW.
UH, THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED, UH, ON THE INTERNET.
UH, THIS, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAVING ANY ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PULL OFF OR HAVE FURTHER DISCUSS IT? COUNCIL MEMBER SHOTWELL.
UM, I GOT A COUPLE OF, UH, REALLY JUST ONE QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER NINE, THE, UH, ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
HERE HE COMES, TAVO MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.
HI T, HOW ARE YOU? FINE, THANK YOU SIR.
UM, I NOTICED IN THE WRITE UP THAT THIS SAYS WE WON'T DO IT IF THE RATES COME BACK AT MORE THAN 6%.
THAT EVEN THAT SEEMS LIKE IT'S AWFULLY HIGH IN TODAY'S, UH, MARKET.
SO IT'S A PARAMETERS ORDINANCE.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE CURRENT RUNNING RATES ARE THAT WE MIGHT, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET? I KNOW WE DON'T KNOW TILL WE'RE READY TO ISSUE, BUT JUST BALLPARK ME.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TODAY'S RATE WAS.
I BELIEVE WHEN WE, UH, LOOKED AT IT EARLIER IN THE, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, IT WAS ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF, BUT I'LL HAVE TO CHECK WHAT THE DAY OF.
BUT, UH, YEAH, WE ALWAYS SET IT HIGH, UH, FOR THE PARAMETERS ORDINANCE, BUT IT IF, IF IT GETS ANYWHERE NEAR THERE, GENERALLY WE DON'T.
YEAH, IF IT GETS ANYWHERE NEAR SIX, PLEASE DON'T
ARE THERE ANY MORE ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED? UH, MAYOR, THAT'S IT.
WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PLAN FOR TONIGHT.
THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1, SUB CHAPTER D OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE VTCA.
TO DISCUSS ANY OF YOUR FOLLOWING TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA DO NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER FIVE, NUMBER TWO, SECTION 5 5, 1 0.07.
TWO DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY ITEM FIVE, SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A RECESS AND RECONVENE HOPEFULLY RIGHT AT SIX 30.
LET'S GO GET OUR DINNER AND WE'LL MEET YOU IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM.