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[1. Call the meeting to order.]
EVENING EVERYONE.GO AHEAD AND GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
THIS IS THE REGULAR, UH, MEETING, SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE, UM, BRIEFING SESSION.
WE DO HAVE FULL, UH, UH, QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT, AND, UM, LIKE TO OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS.HOW YOU DOING, MR. CITY MANAGER? I'M DOING WELL, MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR BRAVING THE WEATHER.
UH, THE WEATHER ALWAYS, UH, TENDS TO, UH, ADJUST YOUR PLANS A LITTLE BIT, SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE FOR, UH, THE PICTURES.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO DEFER, UH, THE SHOW AND TELL ON THE LA FRANCE AND, UH, THE BLOCKER TRUCK UNTIL A PRETTY DAY.
SO WE'LL TRY TO RESCHEDULE THAT FOR, UM, NEXT WEEK.
I MEAN, NEXT MONTH, OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, UH, TO OUR PARTNERS WITH, UH, THE LOCAL DAV AND, UH, MICHELLE EBANKS AND, UH, THE VETERANS FOLKS HERE AT THE C AT THE, AT THE CITY ON A, UH, WONDERFUL VETERANS, UH, APPRECIATION EVENT AT THE REC CENTER THIS SATURDAY.
IT WAS EXTREMELY WELL ATTENDED.
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF FOLKS WHO CAME AND WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS SERVICES THAT, UH, THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ACCESS BEFORE.
SO IT WAS A, A REALLY GOOD EVENT AND A GREAT HIGHLIGHT OF, UH, THE VETERANS NOT, ARE NOT THAT, UH, JUST WORK, UH, WITHIN THE CITY, BUT ACTUALLY WHO ARE IN THE CITY IS, WE HAVE A, A PRETTY LARGE POPULATION OF, UH, VETERAN FOLKS.
SO IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, GATHER THEM AS A FAMILY AND TO, UH, AND TO SERVE THEM FOR A CHANGE.
UH, ALSO APPRECIATE, UH, THE COUNCIL.
WE'RE ABLE TO ATTEND THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, UH, AWARDS BANQUET TO BE ABLE TO, UH, CELEBRATE WITH THEM, UH, THEIR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE LAST YEAR.
AND REALLY FOR ALL OF THE COVERAGE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN MAKING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST, UH, COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS LEFT TO GO, UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THE CITY GOING IS THAT KIND OF ENGAGEMENT.
UH, SO WE'RE MEETING A LITTLE BIT EARLY TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE BIG BRIEFINGS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU.
SO I'M GOING TO, UH, DO MY PART VERY QUICKLY SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THOSE ITEMS. SO, FIRST I WANNA COVER, UH, THE CALENDAR VERY QUICKLY.
UH, THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, UH, WE'VE GOT A, A VERY FULL SATURDAY, UH, BEGINNING WITH, UH, THE, UH, THE, THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY OF THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER, WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM NINE TO 1:00 PM AT, UH, AT THE ALLEN E SIMS RECREATION CENTER ON PARKVILLE ROAD.
UH, ALSO THAT VERY SAME MORNING FROM ALSO NINE TO 1:00 PM WILL BE THE LAST FARMER'S MARKET OF THE SEASON.
THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT SERIES THAT OUR PARTNERS WITH THE CHAMBER, UH, HAS HOSTED, UH, FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
THEY'VE HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE, REALLY GOOD VENDORS.
AND SO, UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE IT OR YOU JUST WON ONE LAST LOOK BEFORE, UH, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE SPRING.
UH, MAKE A, UH, TAKE A SHOT AT, UH, RUNNING TO THAT FOR THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE BIG EVENT, UH, FOR THE, THIS MONTH WILL BE THE SCARE ON THE SQUARE, AGAIN, SATURDAY, THIS NEXT SATURDAY, AUGUST, UH, OCTOBER 28TH FROM SIX TO EIGHT IN, UH, DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL.
SO, UM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BOOTHS, IF YOU'VE GOT INTEREST IN, UH, EITHER DOING ONE, PARTICIPATING IN ONE, OR JUST COMING TO SEE ALL THE KITTIES.
IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT EVENT THAT GETS BIGGER, UH, BY THE YEAR.
UH, THEN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE SECOND, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ASKED US TO ASSIST THEM IN THE GRADUATION OF OUR LATEST, UH, CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY.
UH, THAT WILL BE HELD FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT 30 AT THE ALLEN SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
I'VE ASKED THE CITY SECRETARY TO DO A COURTESY POSTING ON IT.
SO, UH, AS MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD WISH TO, UH, STOP BY AND CONGRATULATE OUR NEWEST, UH, CLASS OF SERVANT LEADERS, UH, CAN, UH, CAN DO SO WITH NO WORRIES ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE FOURTH.
UH, THE LAKE RIDGE, UH, CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD FROM 6:00 AM TO 12, UH, PM I'M SURE, UH, COUNCILMAN MCCURDY CAN BE ABLE TO ASSIST YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET IN A TEAM OR, UH, BE ABLE TO JOIN ON THAT EVENT.
AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE NON-PROFIT CHARITY FOR THE LAKE RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY ALWAYS DISTRIBUTE, UH, A GREAT DEAL OF ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL NONPROFITS.
AND, UH, SO IT'S A VERY WORTHY, UH, CAUSE THERE, UH, ALSO ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE FOURTH IS OUR NEXT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
I MEAN, CITYWIDE CLEANUP BE HELD FROM EIGHT TO 11.
THEY WILL GATHER AT THE ALLEY SIMS RECREATION CENTER AND THEN BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THERE.
I BELIEVE YOU CAN SIGN UP, UH, ONLINE OR THROUGH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, EITHER WITH A TEAM OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
SO IT'LL BE YOUR NEXT CHANCE TO
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DO THAT.AND THEN FROM 6:00 PM TO 10:00 PM THIS IS AGAIN, SATURDAY.
THIS IS, UH, SATURDAY, A WEEK FROM, UH, THIS SATURDAY WILL BE THE C-H-I-S-D EDUCATION FOUNDATION PER PER PURSES WITH A PURPOSE.
SO IF YOU'VE NOT RSVP'D FOR THAT EVENT, YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE LET, UH, UH, JENNIFER BELINDA KNOW, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE, UM, THAT WE A ACCOMMODATE YOU, UH, FOR THAT EVENT.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, UH, THE FOLKS AT ONE OF OUR NEWEST BUSINESSES, PRATT INDUSTRIES, WILL BE HOSTING A FORMAL RIBBON CUTTING, AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING TOURS, UH, THAT'LL BE FROM 10 TO NOON THERE AT THE, UH, PRATT FACILITY ON, UH, SOUTH HIGHWAY 67.
I THINK THE ACTUAL ADDRESS IS 1700 AMERICAN WAY.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE, UH, YOU MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THAT EVENT.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH FROM SIX TO 9:00 PM IS A WINE AND WORDS EVENT HOSTED BY THE ZULA B WILEY, PUBLIC LI LIBRARY FRIENDS GROUP, UH, THAT ACTUALLY WILL BE HELD HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, I'M ASSUMING ON THE BACK PATIO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT'S, UH, GONNA BECOME A GREAT, IT'S, IT'S GETTING GREAT SCENERY NOW WITH THE NEW PARK AND WITH THE LIBRARY BEING BUILT.
UM, AND I BELIEVE WE'VE, UH, GOT YOU GUYS HANDLED FOR, UH, TICKETS AND THINGS FOR THAT EVENT.
UH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH IS OUR ONE AND ONLY REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR NOVEMBER.
REMEMBER, WE ONLY HAVE ONE IN NOVEMBER AND IN DECEMBER.
SO JUST, UH, UH, MARKET PLANS FOR THAT.
THOSE TEND TO BE A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER THAN OUR OTHER ONE, SIMPLY 'CAUSE THERE'S JUST ONE, UH, ONE DURING THE MONTH.
THEN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, WHAT'S BECOME A VERY TREASURED TRADITION HERE IN CEDAR HILL WILL BE THE, UH, ANNUAL SENIOR THANKSGIVING LUNCHING THAT'LL BE HELD, UH, FROM 11 TO ONE 30.
UH, BOTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TRADITIONALLY, UH, DO THE SERVING OF THAT MEAL TO, UH, SERVE OUR SENIORS.
AND, UH, THE COUNCIL IS ONCE AGAIN INVITED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT.
JUST LET US KNOW YOU'RE COMING AND, UH, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT A SPOT.
AND THAT IS ALWAYS A, UH, GREAT DAY OF ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR SENIORS.
UH, AND THEN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH AND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH IS OUR ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT.
THIS IS, AGAIN, UH, PROBABLY TWO OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DAYS THAT WE DO FOR GUIDING THE BIG SHIP AND ITS JOURNEY, UH, TOWARDS THE GOAL OF BEING PREMIER.
UM, THEY, YOU HAVE ALL BEEN SCHEDULED FOR ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH OUR FACILITATORS.
SEVERAL OF YOU'RE THURSDAY, I THINK THERE'S A FEW MORE ON FRIDAY.
AGAIN, THAT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TIME AS THE FACILITATOR WILL USE THAT INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO GUIDE SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'LL BE HAVING OVER THOSE TWO DAYS.
THAT WILL THEN SET THE STAGE AND THE PRIORITIES FOR 2024, WHICH IS, UH, QUICKLY, UH, COMING TO US.
JUST ANOTHER COUPLE OF THINGS ON, UH, ON THE CALENDAR.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WALK HAS BEEN MOVED FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER THE SECOND, UH, THIS ONE WILL HIGHLIGHT, UH, THE META VISTA SUBDIVISION.
SO WE'LL BE IN GREG GLOVER'S, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, AND THAT WILL BE HELD FROM 11 TO ONE 30.
WE'LL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
YOU COULD, UH, WE'LL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHERE TO MEET AND SO FORTH.
AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT EVENT, THAT'S ALSO THE SAME DAY AS THE SOUTH CLARK TRAIL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY THAT WE'LL BE HAVING.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? UM, IF, YES, SIR, CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE, UM, ANY IDEA ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF A SIMS? UM, UH, I DO NOT, BUT, UH, WE'LL GET THAT.
UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS IT JUST A BIG PARTY OR IS THERE ANYTHING WE WILL, WE'LL FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT AND GET IT TO YOU FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
ALRIGHT, MOVING QUICKLY TO THE ORIENTATION, TO THE AGENDA, AS I SAID, TONIGHT, WE HAVE, UH, THREE MAJOR BRIEFINGS FOR YOU.
THE FIRST ONE IS BY OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, TOM JOHNSON, WHO'S GONNA UPDATE YOU ON A SUPPLEMENTAL ASPHALT AND CONCRETE REPAIR PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO RECOMMEND.
ALSO, YOU'RE GONNA RECEIVE A GREAT UPDATE FROM VALOUR BEATTY ON THE STATUS OF THE LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND SIGNATURE PARK PROJECT, WHICH JUST GETS BETTER BY THE DAY.
AND THEN, AS YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED, WE HAVE A FAIRLY HEAVY LIBRARY ATTENDANCE, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE A SHOW AS WELL AS A LIBRARY DEPARTMENT UPDATE, UH, COMING UP DURING BRIEFING.
SO I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AS I ALWAYS DO AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, FOR THE REGULAR AGENDA, UH, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UH, THROUGH THE 2023 NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, AWARD PROGRAM.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS HATCHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS A RESULT OF WORK THAT THEY DID ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGEMENT AT A PLANNING RETREAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BEAR A LOT OF FRUIT.
UM, ALSO, WE WILL RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT, UH, DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND ALSO A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHERE NEXT MONTH HERE
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IN CEDAR HILL.AND THEN A FINAL PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING, UH, NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
UM, WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ASSOCIATED WITH A, UH, CHILDCARE FACILITY THAT WILL BE, UH, HOSTED AT THE, UH, CEDAR HILL FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON ROBERT STREET THAT DID GO THROUGH THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION WHERE IT RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON CONSENT AGENDA, UH, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT WE PULL EIGHT B, THAT'S THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CEDAR HILL MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
UH, DUE TO COUNSEL INPUT, WE'RE GONNA SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME PREPARING THAT AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER AT OUR REGULAR MEETING.
WE HAVE ONE, A COUPLE ITEMS ON REGULAR AGENDA.
ONE IS A SMALL, UH, FINAL PLATT, AND THE SECOND ONE, UH, IS A TWO FINAL PLATTS ACTUALLY ON SMALL PIECES OF PROPERTY.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA INSIDE? UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING CONSENT AGENDA BI WILL, UM, PULL FROM CONSENT.
AND WE'LL JUST ASK TO, UM, TO, UH, JUST PULL IT FROM THE AGENDA AND WE WILL, WE PUT IT IN A FUTURE MEETING.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM CONSENT TO BE PULLED FROM CONSIDERATION? COUNSEL? SO JUST TO CLARIFY, I DON'T WANT IT, I, I DON'T, I WANT IT TO BE PULLED, BUT I WANTED TO PULL WITH THE, WITH SOME COMMENTS, APPROVE IT TONIGHT.
IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT FOR, FOR CONSIDERATION.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. CITY MANAGER.
[3. Update on asphalt and concrete repair program. ]
ON THE AGENDA IS UPDATE ON ASPHALT AND CONCRETE, UH, REPAIR PROGRAM.HOW YOU DOING MS. TOM JOHNSON? GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WHERE'S THE LITTLE GOT NICK FOR A CLICKER? YEAH, THIS GUY MUST BE FANCY.
I AGAIN APPRECIATE BEING WITH Y'ALL TONIGHT.
UM, I DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT STREETS AND, UM, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ON, UM, SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD AT OUR PAST, UH, CIP WORKSHOP AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
SO, UH, REAL QUICKLY, UH, WE'RE REMINDED OF OUR VISION AND OUR MISSION STATEMENTS AS WE DO ON ALL OF OUR PRESENTATIONS.
AND THEN OUR EIGHT, UH, PILLARS THAT DEFINE PREMIER.
AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO FOCUS ON AN EXCELLENT, SAFE, AND EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
UM, THE AGENDA I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH IS A LITTLE BIT OF A COMMUNITY INPUT.
UM, THE LOCATION OF PROPOSED, UH, AS ARTERIAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS THAT, UH, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CAPTURE IN THIS CONTRACT.
UM, THE SCOPE OF WORK, THE BUDGET, AND, UH, SEEKING SOME DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SO AGAIN, ON CITY COUNCIL, THE CIP WORKSHOP THAT WE DID LAST MAY, UM, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE DID TALK ABOUT WHAT STREETS WERE GOING TO DO.
AND THERE WE HAD ALREADY IDENTIFIED DUNCANVILLE ROAD AND, UH, SOUTH, UM, JOE WILSON, AS WELL AS COCKER HILL ROAD AS ROADWAYS THAT, UM, STAFF WOULD MONITOR AND TRY TO KEEP THOSE, UH, STREETS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
UM, BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT, UM, FROM MAY UNTIL NOW, PROBABLY ALL THREE OF THOSE SECTIONS HAVE JUST COMPLETELY DETERIORATED TO A POINT WHERE, UM, STAFF CAN'T MAINTAIN 'EM.
UM, SO I THINK YOU'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON DUNCANVILLE ROAD, UM, HOW BAD THAT ROADWAY IS, AS WELL AS, UM, SO THE BEAR CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD WALK THAT WE DID, I THINK THAT WAS LIKE THE NUMBER ONE TOPIC THAT CAME OUTTA THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AS FAR AS ASKING THE CITY TO DO SOMETHING WITH DUNCANVILLE ROAD.
UM, WE DO HAVE NEW RESIDENTS MOVING INTO STONE HILL OFF OF COCKER HILL ROAD.
UM, AND THAT ROAD, I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES HERE IN A SECOND, UM, IS FALLING APART RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE.
AND SO IT DOESN'T REALLY REFLECT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE LIKE TO HAVE IN OUR CITY.
AND AS FAR AS GO REQUEST ORDERS THAT WE WORK OFF OF, THOSE ARE OUR WORK ORDERS.
UM, OUR GUYS ARE OUT THERE ONCE A WEEK.
UH, YOU CAN ALMOST DRIVE DUNCANVILLE ROAD ROTOR AND YOU CAN SEE A NEW PATCH EVERY DAY.
UM, AND IT'S REALLY TAKEN THOSE GUYS AWAY FROM SOME OTHER STUFF THEY NEED TO BE DOING.
SO, UM, IT'S REALLY TIME FOR US TO DO SOMETHING WITH THOSE ROADWAYS.
UM, SO I'M GONNA RUN THROUGH SOME PICTURES HERE.
UM, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN THESE ROADS, IF PROBABLY RECOGNIZE A LOT OF THIS.
UM, BUT DUNCANVILLE ROAD IS PROBABLY, UH, OUR, OUR WORST ROAD, UM, PARTICULARLY FROM 1382 DOWN TO BEAR CREEK.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA PROPOSE IN THIS CONTRACT IS A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT ROADWAY, UM, FOR ABOUT ALMOST 80% OF THAT ROAD.
AND THEN, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAY, SO THAT WAY
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THAT ROAD LOOKS LIKE IT'S A BRAND NEW ROADWAY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE INTERSECTION.AND I'LL DESCRIBE, UM, THE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, WHAT WE'RE GONNA PROPOSE AND THE OVERLAY.
SO THAT THAT INCLUDES THE SUB BASE.
YEAH, I'LL, I'LL COVER THAT IN A SECOND.
AND THEN, UM, DUNCANVILLE ROAD, UH, WHILE WE'RE THERE, UH, IF YOU GO NORTH ON 1382, LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO PLEASANT RUN AND YOU JUST GO PAST THE LITTLE SCUR THAT'S THERE, UM, THAT ROADWAY IS JUST IN BAD SHAPE.
SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THAT SECTION.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, JOE WILSON, UM, IF YOU DRIVE DRIVEN SOUTH, SOUTH OF LITTLE CREEK, UM, THERE'S ABOUT A HALF A QUARTER OF A MILE OF SECTION OF ROAD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
UM, THAT IS A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION, AND THEN A, A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERLAY DOWN TO BEAR CREEK.
AND THEN IN ROE HILL OVER, THIS IS RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF STONE HILL, OUR BRAND NEW SUBDIVISION.
UH, WE DID WAIT ON THIS ONE FOR A WHILE BECAUSE WE WANTED ALL THE HEAVY VE UM, CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILDING THE ROADS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
UM, WE CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERY HOUSE TO BE BUILT, BUT I, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ROAD.
UM, IT DOES SAY A ROAD OVERLAY, BUT THAT SECTION RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THAT CONCRETE, IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE RECONSTRUCTED ON THAT SOUTHBOUND LANE.
AND THEN THE OVERLAY ON TOP OF THAT.
SO THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, WHEN WE DID MEET AT THE, UH, CIP WORKSHOP, WE ALREADY HAD ENGAGED TEAM CONSULTANT OR GEOTECH COMPANY TO GO OUT THERE AND DO BORES AND FIND OUT, UH, WHAT'S ACTUALLY UNDERNEATH THAT ROADWAY AND PROPOSE A CROSS SECTION FOR A ROADWAY THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THIS CONTRACT IS A LOT, UH, MORE OF A, UM, STRUCTURED ROADWAY THAN WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE.
UM, SO LITERALLY THEY'RE GOING TO REMOVE NINE INCHES OF ASPHALT AND SUBGRADE, UM, REMOVE THAT COMPLETELY.
AND WHEN THEY EXPOSE THE NEXT LAYER, THEY'RE GONNA ACTUALLY DO A LIME STABILIZATION OF EIGHT INCHES, AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA COMPACT THAT, UM, ROADWAY.
THEN THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK AND THEY'RE GONNA PUT SEVEN INCHES OF, UM, IT'S CALLED A, A BASE COURSE ASPHALT, AND THEN COME BACK ON TOP OF THAT AND PUT TWO MORE INCHES OF A SURFACE COAT.
SO YOU GOT A NINE INCH ASPHALT ROAD TO SITTING ON AN EIGHT INCH, UH, STABILIZED BASE.
UM, AND THEN SORT OF CLEAN UP ON SOME SHOULDERS.
SO THERE'S A, THE, YOU KNOW, THE COST OF THIS, IT'S NOT CHEAP, BUT, BUT THE, UH, A LOT OF THE COST IS THE HAUL OFF ON THAT NINE INCHES THAT WE'RE LITERALLY EXCAVATING.
UM, LET ME, I I MEANT TO MENTION IN THE GEOTECH REPORT, UM, WHEN THEY DID THEIR BORINGS, UM, THERE'S CLAY LITERALLY 10 FEET DEEP IN SOME SECTIONS.
UM, AND SO THIS CLAY IS VERY EXPANSIVE, SO WHEN IT GETS WET, IT MOVES.
UM, SO THERE YOU DO NEED A GOOD RIDING SURFACE TO BRIDGE THAT AND TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT ROADWAY.
UH, WHAT WAS OUT THERE BEFORE WAS LITERALLY, I THINK ONLY A FOUR INCH ROADWAY, AND THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T HANDLE THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC.
AND WHEN THEY DID THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT AS WE DO TODAY.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY JUST DIDN'T ANTICIPATE HEAVIER VEHICLES GOING DOWN DUNCANVILLE ROAD, BUT THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT AND BE ABLE TO HANDLE WHATEVER COMES, UH, IN THE FUTURE.
THE ASPHALT OVERLAY, UM, THAT'S SIMPLY WHERE THEY'RE GONNA GO AND THEY MILL OFF TWO INCHES OF ASPHALT, UM, AND THEN PUT TWO NEW ASPHALT, UH, TWO, TWO INCHES OF NEW ASPHALT ON TOP.
AND A LOT OF THAT, UM, IS ON ROE HILL ROAD.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA DO A LOT OF LOCALIZED REPAIRS WITH STAFF AND THEN LET REYNOLDS GO AHEAD AND DO THE ASPHALT WORK.
SO LET ME, UH, GO THROUGH THE BUDGET ON THIS.
UM, SO IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UH, WE ESTE WE IDENTIFIED $1.25 MILLION IN CEOS TO BE SOLD IN FISCAL YEAR 24.
UM, WE ALSO, FROM PREVIOUS, UH, BONDS THAT WE SOLD, UM, WE DO HAVE A $600,000, UH, FUND BALANCE.
WE ALWAYS CARRY A LITTLE BIT OF FUND BALANCE TO TAKE CARE OF WHATEVER EMERGENCIES WE MIGHT HAVE DURING THE YEAR.
UM, THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT TO DO THIS IS $3.3 MILLION.
UM, SO THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR $1.5 MILLION.
UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND WHEN WE DO OUR PROJECTIONS FOR OUR INS RATE, UM, THAT WE DO BUILD IN, UM, SOME, WE DON'T PAD IT, BUT WE BASICALLY BUILD IN SOME WHAT IFS IN FUTURE, UM, IN OUR RATE PROJECTIONS, AND WE HAVE DONE THAT.
UM, SO WHEN WE START PAYING THE DEBT ON THIS, IT'S ACTUALLY IN 25 THAT WE ACTUALLY PAY FOR IT.
SO THIS IS ALREADY BUILT IN OUR INS, IT SHOULDN'T REALLY IMPACT OUR TAX
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RATE BY DOING THIS.UM, SO THERE'S, THERE'S TWO THINGS.
I'M, I'M, OR WE'RE REQUESTING.
ONE IS THE ADDITIONAL $1.5 MILLION, UM, IN THE CERTIFICATES OBLIGATION TO BE SOLD IN FISCAL YEAR 24.
SO THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE 1.25 THAT'S ALREADY IN OUR PLAN.
AND THE OTHER THING, UM, I WOULD LIKE, UH, FOR Y'ALL TO CONSIDER IS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION AT THE NOVEMBER 14TH MEETING.
UM, SO THAT WAY, UM, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THIS PROJECT INTO CONSTRUCTION AND NOT NECESSARILY WAIT UNTIL THE MARCH APRIL TIMEFRAME WHEN WE ACTUALLY SELL THE BONDS.
UM, SO WE WERE BASICALLY REIMBURSING THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS COST.
AND THAT'S MY PRESENTATION AND OOPS, I, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, LEMME BEGIN WITH THE PRO SEAL.
MR. JOHNSON, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
AS IT RELATES TO RO HILL, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT IS THE BORDERLINE BETWEEN CEDAR HILL AND DESOTO, IS THAT CORRECT? IT IS RIGHT THERE WHERE STONEHILL STARTS, YES.
SO IS DESOTO GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY WAY IN THIS IMPROVEMENT? NO, THE, THIS SECTION THAT WE'RE DOING IS ACTUALLY OUR SECTION.
SO WHEN YOU GO, UH, PAST STONEHILL, UM, AND YOU, THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE THE SITTING LIMIT LINE MR. TO DESOTO DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T GO CENTER LINE? NO, SIR.
NO, WE, WE HAVE THE ENTIRE RIGHT OF WAY ON THAT.
COUNCILMAN MCCURDY? YES, THANK YOU MR. FRE.
UM, SO WHAT IS THE, WHAT'S THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THIS, OF THE NEW ROAD WAY YOU'RE GONNA PUT DOWN? UM, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UM, WHAT I, WHEN WE GOT THE GEOTECH REPORT BACK, I WANTED A, A PAVEMENT THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED.
UM, WHAT I SAY MAINTAINED MEANS, UM, AS IT WEATHERS OR IT GETS OLDER.
UM, IS THERE A MAINTENANCE COMPONENT TO THAT THAT WE DO? AND ALL ASPHALT STREETS ARE TYPICAL.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY THIS STREET YOU WOULD BE, IF, IF, I DON'T WANNA SAY IT'S A 20 YEAR LIFE, BUT IT COULD BE LIKE A 10 YEAR LIFE.
AND THEN YOU DO THE MILLING AND YOU DO THE OVERLAY AFTER THAT AND YOU SUSTAIN IT.
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS MUCH LIKE COCKROACH HILL IS, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT A ROAD THAT GOT PUT IN YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT'S STARTING TO SHOW SOME STRESS, BUT YOU CAN FIX IT BY DOING A MILLING OVERLAY VERSUS A TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION.
UM, SO, UM, IT, IT WILL HAVE A LONG LIFE.
UM, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, BUT THE ROAD BASE AND THE STRUCTURE OF THAT ROAD SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE MAINTAINED THROUGH MAIN SOME COMMON MAINTENANCE EFFORTS GOING DOWN THE ROAD.
DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? SO, I MEAN, SO DO YOU THINK THE ASPHALT IS, IS A BETTER SOLUTION THAN, THAN DOING CONCRETE? OR IS THAT STRICTLY OH NO.
IS THAT STRICTLY A COST DECISION? YEAH, RIGHT.
UM, IF YOU WERE TO DO A CONCRETE ROAD, FIRST OF ALL, YOU, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH RIGHT OF WAY TO DO A CONCRETE ROAD.
UM, DUNCANVILLE ROAD IS 60 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, YOU, YOU'VE GOT DRAINAGE DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IF YOU WENT TO A CONCRETE STREET, UH, IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO DO, BUT IT IS EVENTUALLY, UH, WHAT DUNCANVILLE ROAD WILL LOOK LIKE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE WORKED, UH, DUNCANVILLE ROAD GOING SOUTH FROM 67 AND YOU START, AND THAT'S OUR PLAN IN OUR CIP TO MAKE THAT A FOUR LANE DIVIDED, WE WOULD CONTINUE THAT DOWN.
THERE'LL BE A TIME WHEN LOOP NINE STARTS TO COME AROUND WHERE WE MIGHT START THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FROM THE SOUTH GOING NORTH.
UM, BUT YOU, YOU'RE LITERALLY GONNA HAVE TO BUY, YOU KNOW, 60 FEET OF ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY, 120 FOOT OF RIGHT OF WAY TO DO A CONCRETE STREET IN THERE.
UM, JUST TO AFFIRM, I RIDE THIS ROAD FREQUENTLY TO THE DISMAY OF MY WIFE.
IT'S PROBABLY THE WORST ROAD IN OUR CITY, AS YOU MENTIONED.
PARKVILLE DOES HAVE SOME TRAFFIC AND WHEN YOU TURN DOWN PARKVILLE, THAT ROAD IS NOT AS BAD AS DUNCANVILLE ROAD, BUT THAT INTERSECTION, RIGHT WHEN YOU TURN FROM DUNCANVILLE ROAD INTO PARKVILLE HAS CRATERS AND CREVICES.
HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT THAT ROAD WITH NEW ROADWAY, NEW ROADWAY AND OLD ROADWAY? UM, YEAH, YOU KNOW, I DID BUILD SOME CONTINGENCY INTO THIS PROJECT.
IN FACT, IT'S RIGHT AROUND 10%.
UM, SO THOSE ARE AREAS WHERE IF I CAN GET THE RADIUS ADDRESSED MM-HMM,
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WE'RE THERE, I CAN DO THAT.UM, YOU KNOW, THAT INTERSECTION, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN THERE.
IT'S LIKE THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY THERE, SO I CAN'T GET LIGHT THERE.
UM, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SITE DISTANCE AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THOSE TREES RIGHT THERE AT THE INTERSECTION NEED TO GO AWAY.
UM, BUT WE DON'T OWN THAT PROPERTY YET.
UM, BUT THAT'S EVENTUALLY WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN THERE.
SO I, TO YOUR QUESTION, I, I THINK I CAN ADDRESS THE RADIUS.
I PROBABLY WON'T GO AS FAR DOWN PARKVILLE AS YOU'D LIKE, BUT THE RADIUS I CAN ADDRESS THE, THE, THE CONNECTION IS PRETTY VERY D YES.
DIFFICULT ALONG WITH THE TURNING AND THE RADIUS.
SO, AND THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THIS? UH, ONCE YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS APPROVED AND WE GO FORWARD, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, UH, THE WORK TO START AND WHAT IS OUR COMPLETION DATE? UM, SO WE WE'RE PROPOSING TO USE REYNOLDS.
UH, WE'RE PROPOSING TO USE REYNOLDS ASPHALT CONCRETE.
IN FACT, THEY, I THINK THEY JUST MOVED INTO KINGSWOOD YESTERDAY TO START SOME WORK THERE ON THAT, OUR EARLIER CONTRACT.
UM, AND TALKING WITH THEM, THEY WANNA START IT RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR.
I DON'T THINK I WANT TO TACKLE IT BEFORE THE NEW YEAR AND THE HOLIDAYS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
BUT, UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, UM, GET SOME MESSAGE BOARDS OUT THERE IF THIS IS APPROVED, UM, AS WELL AS THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, GET MESSAGE BOARDS OUT THERE THAT SAYS WE'RE COMING AND HAVE THEM OUT THERE THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
SO, SO THE PEOPLE, SO THE PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE COMING.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING 'CAUSE WE'VE REALLY HAD A LOT OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AND PEOPLE WANTING THAT THING.
SO I HAD THE SAME CONCERNS ABOUT LONGEVITY AND CONCRETE AND ASPHALT, WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED THAT.
SO, UH, SO HOPEFULLY BY MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR OR SO WE WILL HAVE THAT ALL COMPLETE AND PEOPLE CAN BE YEAH.
THANK YOU TOM, FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO US AGAIN.
UM, MAY, MAY I, OH, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS.
MY QUESTION IS REGARDING LIKE LOGISTICS.
I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE THIS ALL DOWN, YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE, BUT WHAT TYPE OF, UH, I DON'T WANNA USE THE WORD INTRUSION, BUT WHAT, UM, WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE ONCE A PROJECT HAS STARTED FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE TO MANEUVER? YEAH, I, I DID LEAVE THAT OUT.
UM, NO, I, I REALLY BELIEVE, UM, TO GET THIS THING DONE, UH, WE WOULD LITERALLY SHUT DOWN, UH, DUNCANVILLE ROAD FROM 1382 TO BEAR CREEK.
UM, THERE ARE FOLKS THAT LIVE ON THERE.
WE'LL, WE'LL WALK WITH THEM TO GET 'EM TO THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND STUFF.
UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S HOW WE DID IT BEFORE.
UM, IT WAS EFFECTIVE, IT GOT THE ROAD DONE.
UM, ROE HILL ROAD, WHEN WE DO THAT, WE'LL, WE WILL WORK WITH ONE LANE AT A TIME IN TRAFFIC CONTROL.
AND I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE PIECE TO THE NORTH ON DUNCANVILLE ROAD.
UM, BUT OH, AND THEN JOE WILSON WILL DO ONE LANE AT A TIME.
THERE'S TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON JOE WILSON TO DO THAT.
BUT YEAH, DUNCANVILLE ROAD, WHEN WE GET READY TO DO THAT, IT'LL BE CLOSED.
UM, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL WANT TO ASK A QUESTION AGAIN BEFORE THE MAYOR ASKED EVEN ONE QUESTION OR NO, I, I WAS JUST GONNA, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, I, I'M JUST GONNA SAY THAT, UH, DESOTO IS REDOING A SECTION OF WINTERGREEN RIGHT NOW THAT'S PROBABLY VERY SIMILAR TO, TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UM, SO IF, IF YOU DRIVE DOWN WINTERGREEN OFF OF 67, YOU'LL SEE THEY'VE GOT IT CLOSED DOWN TO ONE LANE AND THEY'VE GOT THE SUBGRADE DUG DOWN TO, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY A FOOT BELOW THE ROAD SURFACE.
UM, TOM, THANKS FOR, FOR, FOR GIVING US PRESENTATION.
UM, UH, I, I DO KNOW IT'S AN URGENT MATTER AND, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ADVANCED THIS, JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, UH, UH, THE COUNCIL DID APPROVE ACIP PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
UH, BUT THIS PROJECT, UH, I GUESS, UH, THROUGHOUT SOME OF THE, UM, I KNOW, I KNOW THE, UH, OUR POLICE CHIEF DID A, UH, POLICE WALK IN BEAR CREEK, AND SO THAT WAS REALLY MOST OF THE CONVERSATION THAT CAME FROM THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO US.
UH, I, I KIND OF WANT TO DISCUSS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU, YOU COMING BEFORE COUNCIL AND, AND YOU'RE SAYING IT'S URGENCY, BUT YOU ALREADY GOT A CONTRACT IN LINE.
SO I GOTTA KIND OF BACK IT BACK, YOU KNOW, UM, FIRST OF ALL, YOU ARE, YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTRUCTION COST, IS THAT AN ESTIMATE OR IS THAT A BID? UH, SO I KIND OF JUST WANNA UNDERSTAND HOW DO WE GET HERE WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND HOW DO WE GET THE, THE
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PROPOSED BUDGET OR BID FOR THE PROJECT? YEAH, WE, YOU KNOW, THE LAST FEW YEARS, UM, WE'VE PIGGYBACKED OFF OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S CONTRACT AND TO USE RENTALS AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US.UM, THE NUMBERS THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU ARE ACTUAL PROPOSED NUMBERS.
UM, THEY WENT OUT THERE, DID THEIR MEASUREMENTS AND GAVE THOSE TO US BASED ON THAT GRAND PRAIRIE CONTRACT.
UM, SO THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE FIGURES.
SO WE USED ANY LOCAL AGREEMENT YES, SIR.
GRAND PRAIRIE IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES, SIR.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO A BID.
UM, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROCESS FOR, UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, BUT NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION.
HOW, HOW DO WE USE NO, WE, WE CAN PIGGYBACK OFF THE CONTRACT.
UM, THERE'S NO MINIMUM VALUE OR MAXIMUM.
UM, AND WE, WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE ON SOME OTHER CONTRACTS, UM, WHERE PIGGYBACKED OFF OF OTHER CITIES, UM, CONCRETE REPAIRS WE BAR WE PIGGYBACKED OFF OF DESOTOS CONTRACT.
UM, SO IT IS PRETTY COMMON PRACTICE.
UM, FRANK, FRANKLY, MY OPINION, UM, I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO LEARN WHAT ANOTHER CONTRACTOR CAN DO ON DUNCANVILLE ROAD VERSUS ONE THAT I KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO.
UM, I KNOW COUNCILMAN HAYDEN ASKED THE TIMELINE, BUT UH, I DIDN'T HEAR THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
SO THEY GET STARTED IN JANUARY, MAY BE COMPETED ABOUT WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK? YEAH, I'M THINKING BY APRIL WE, WE WILL HAVE IT DONE.
ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, UH, CLOSING THAT ROAD, IF WE LEFT THAT ROAD OPEN AND TRY TO MANAGE, WE'D BE OUT THERE FOREVER.
SO I, I REALLY BELIEVE BY THE BEGINNING OF SPRING WE'LL BE DONE.
PRO TEAM, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH, THAT'S COMMENT, JUST THE COMMUNICATION PLAN TO THE RESIDENTS.
'CAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE A SIZABLE DISRUPTION TO THAT TRAFFIC PATTERN.
SO WHAT, WHAT IS THE PLAN? OR CAN YOU JUST MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS, I'M, HOW DO I SAY THIS? GO OUTTA YOUR WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM RIGHT IN ADVANCE OF IT? YES SIR.
UM, GLOVER, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? YES.
JUST ONE, JUST, JUST ONE STATEMENT.
RIDING THAT ROAD AND DRIVING THAT ROAD, THEN SPEAKING TO MANY PEOPLE DO THE SAME.
I THINK THERE WILL BE A LITTLE, THERE'LL BE OVERJOYED THAT THE ROAD IS CLOSED AND THAT IT WILL BE REBUILT.
UM, I DO ON OCCASION AND MY WIFE DOES MORE FREQUENTLY DETOUR AND GO DOWN JOE WILSON.
AND I THINK THERE'S MANY PEOPLE IN BEAR CREEK WHO DO THE SAME, THAT WON'T EVEN RIDE THAT ROAD BECAUSE IT'S REALLY VERY BAD.
AND IF YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT VEHICLE YOU'RE GOING TO, OR IF A BRAND NEW CAR, YOU'RE GONNA GO DOWN JOE WILSON AS OPPOSED TO THAT DRIVE DOWN DUNCANVILLE ROAD.
SO I THINK IT'LL BE, UM, FOR MANY PEOPLE KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE REBUILT, THEY'LL BE, THEY'LL WAIT AND, AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW ROAD AS OPPOSED TO COMPLAINING THAT THE ROAD IS CLOSED.
SO FOR THE COMPLAINTS THEY GO TO GLOVER,
SO I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE VERY MANY.
TOM, THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS ATTENTION AND NOT WAITING A WHOLE NOTHER YEAR, SO APPRECIATE THAT.
[4. Update on the Library, Museum and Signature Park project by Balfour Beatty. ]
ON THE, UH, AGENDA IS UPDATE ON LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND SIGNATURE PARK PROJECT BY BALFOUR BEATTY.AND COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN.
UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US HERE.
UM, WE REALLY DO ENJOY, UH, GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT OF UPDATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S GOOD NEWS, SO HAVEN'T HAD TO GIVE BAD NEWS AND I DON'T PLAN ON IT.
SO, UH, TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER, UM, CURRENTLY WHERE WE'RE AT, SAME FORMAT THAT WE TYPICALLY DO, WHERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE, UM, THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE THE PAST 90 DAYS, AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THESE UPCOMING 90 DAYS.
UH, THESE UPCOMING 90 DAYS ARE REALLY, UH, UH, THERE'S NOT MANY MORE AFTER THE NEXT 90 DAYS.
UH, WE'RE SHOOTING TO BE COMPLETE HERE, UH, IN THE SPRING OF 2024.
SO, UM, JUST AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, UM, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE HAD, UH, TOURS OUT THERE, UH, THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS, THE ROOFING HAS ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
UM, WE ARE 85%, UH, WITH THE BAMBOO COMPLETE.
ANTICIPATE PROBABLY ABOUT TWO MORE WEEKS OF THAT.
UH, ONE OF OUR HUGE MILESTONES THAT WE, UH, WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OVER THE LAST 90 DAYS IS WE DO HAVE PERMANENT POWER TO THE BUILDING.
IT'S ALLOWING US TO TURN ON UNITS AND REALLY START TO DO THE FINISHING PRO PROCESS OF THE BUILDING.
UH, 95% COMPLETE WITH THE EXTERIOR WINDOWS, UH, 90% COMPLETE WITH THE DRYWALL AND FRAMING AND FOR THE INTERIOR, UH, AS WELL AS STARTING THE LOW VOLTAGE, UH, INSTALLATION.
AND THERE'S SOME PHOTOS AFTER THESE, UM, UH, AFTER THIS SLIDE THAT WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT, UM,
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UM, UH, REAL VIEW OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IN THESE, UM, LINE ITEMS. SO, UH, AS FAR AS THE SIGNATURE PARK AND SITE GOES, UH, WE'RE 90% COMPLETE WITH THE EAST TRAIL AND SIDEWALKS.UH, WE'VE STARTED SETTING THE LIMESTONE LUTER BLOCKS IN THE HEART OF THE PARK.
UH, WE FINAL GRADED THE NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD SO THAT WE CAN, UH, POUR THAT PARKING LOT HERE IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS.
AS WELL AS WE STARTED TO SPREAD OUR SEED AROUND THE TRAILS, UH, GIVE IT, UH, THIS COOLER WEATHER TO GERMINATE A LITTLE BIT SO THAT COME SPRINGTIME COME OPEN IN TIME, THOSE TRAILS WILL LOOK LIKE, UM, JUST YOUR NORMAL PARK TRAIL AND NOT, UH, DISTURBED.
SO THAT'S THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS.
AND THEN COULD YOU, OH, YES SIR.
WELL, I GUESS YOU CAN USE THIS PHOTO.
UM, WELL, YOU GO BACK ONE, IT, IT MIGHT BE BETTER THERE.
I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT, I GUESS TODAY'S A GOOD EXAMPLE, BUT THE ROOF LINE ITSELF, UH, I KNOW IT'S KIND OF A CUSTOM ROOF, BUT I GUESS AS FAR AS THE FLOW OF THE DRAIN, UM, I GUESS, UM, TODAY IS A GOOD, A GOOD DAY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THERE'S NO PONDING ON THE ROOF.
NO, THERE'S A GOOD FLOW AND OKAY.
YEAH, WE HAVE ROOF DRAINS ALL THROUGHOUT THERE.
UM, AND WE HAVE THIS, THE ROOF THAT SHEETS ALL THE WATER TO THOSE DRAINS.
UH, WE'RE CONSTANTLY GOING UP THERE AFTER RAIN EVENTS LIKE THIS, WE'RE CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE BUILDING, MAKING SURE, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING TRUE WATER TESTS HERE.
SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR WINDOWS ARE FLASHED SO THAT WHEN, UH, THE LOVELY LIBRARY TEAMS THERE WE'RE NOT GETTING, UH, WE'RE WARRANTY CALLS ABOUT, UH, WATER, UH, INTRUSION.
SO, OKAY, THESE ARE GREAT POINT, RIGHT THERE IS, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF LESSONS THAT ARE, UM, BEING, OR A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE, WE'RE LOOKING INTO RIGHT NOW, UH, TO PREVENT FUTURE CLAIMS. AND IF THERE IS A WATER LEAK, UH, WE DID HAVE A SMALL ONE TODAY, UH, WE GOT THAT FIXED.
SO IT IS GOOD TO TEST IT OUT IN REAL TIME.
UH, AND ALSO SOMETHING I DIDN'T SAY IS ON THIS PAST, UH, SLIDE, THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS, I DO LIKE TO PUT A PICTURE OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE 90 DAYS AGO.
SO THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE 90 DAYS.
AND AS YOU, AS YOU GUYS WILL TELL, THE EXTERIOR, UH, WILL START NOT, OR IT WON'T CHANGE AS MUCH ANYMORE.
UH, WE WILL BE FINISHING THE SKIN, UM, BUT A LOT OF THE WORK IS HAPPENING INSIDE.
AND THEN THE NEXT, UH, BIG PHASE THAT YOU'LL SEE, UH, ON THE OUTSIDE IS THE LANDSCAPE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT IN THERE.
UM, AS FAR AS THE PICTURES, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH, MAYOR MASON SAID YOU GUYS COULD SEE THE ROOF HERE.
UM, AS WELL AS, UM, IT'S HARD TO SEE HERE.
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SEE HERE.
BUT, UH, ON THAT LOWER LEVEL WHERE YOU HAVE THE, UH, BOOK DROP OFF, UH, THAT IS ALL THE INSULATED ARCHITECTURAL CLOUD PANELING, UH, VERY SLEEK LOOKING MATERIAL, UH, THAT DID GET FINALLY INSTALLED AND THAT'S, THEY'RE WORKING THEIR WAY AROUND THE BUILDING.
I THINK IT'S A NICE TOUCH TO THIS.
SO THAT'S THE OUTSIDE, UH, JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU THAT BACKSIDE.
YOU KNOW HOW I SAID IT, WE'RE ABOUT 85% DONE WITH THE LAMBO.
UM, ALL THIS WOOD LOOK ON THE OUTSIDE IS THAT LAMBO.
UH, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE OF, UH, WHAT THAT IS.
UH, NEXT, JUST SOME SHOTS IN THE INTERIOR.
WE ARE, UH, STARTING TO, UH, INSTALL DRYWALL TAPE AND EMBED THE DRYWALL, INSTALL THE HARD CEILINGS, UH, REALLY ALLOWING US, UM, THESE ARE HUGE MILESTONES 'CAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THE, UH, FIRE SUPPRESSION CHARGED UP, UH, AND TESTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT LEAKING.
AND THAT'S BEEN INSPECTED AND APPROVED, WHICH ALLOWS US TO COVER UP THOSE CEILINGS.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THESE, UH, CABLES PULLING OUT.
THAT IS YOUR LOW VOLTAGE CABLE THAT WILL BRING CONNECTIVITY TO NOT ONLY THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, BUT THE, THE VARIOUS, UM, UH, DATA PORTS THAT YOU HAVE THROUGHOUT THIS BUILDING.
SO I KNOW NOT ONLY IS THIS, UH, A READING LIBRARY, BUT IT IS, UH, VERY MUCH A TECH TECHNOLOGY FILLED LIBRARY.
UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE ON THESE UPPER FLOORS.
I KNOW ONE OF THE BIG, UM, HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PROJECT IS THOSE STUDY ROOMS GOING FROM, I BELIEVE ONE STUDY ROOM AT THE CURRENT.
YEAH, ONE STUDY ROOM AT THE CURRENT LIBRARY.
SAY THAT AGAIN? CONVERTED CLOSETS.
UM, TO NOW, UH, EIGHT IN HERE.
SO THESE JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU, UM, A LOOK INTO THAT LIGHT, THAT NATURAL LIGHT THAT'S BRINGING OR THAT'S BROUGHT INTO THAT ROOM, AS WELL AS THE VERY OPEN SPACES THAT YOU'LL SEE.
UM, ALSO HERE, UH, WE HAVE OUR TOWEL GUYS PREPPING THE WALLS, UM, WITH OUR, UH, WATERPROOFING AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY ON SITE INSTALLING TILE AS WE SPEAK.
SO, UM, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING, UH, LOOKING GOOD ON THAT FRONT.
ALSO, UH, ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE WE DID MOCK UP THAT WOOD CEILING.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER FROM PAST RENDERINGS, UM, OR VIDEOS, BUT THAT WHOLE SECOND LEVEL IS GONNA BE A NICE, UH, UH, CURVED WOOD CEILING THROUGHOUT.
UH, SO THAT WAS JUST KIND OF OUR MOCKUP, UH, ALL OF THAT MATERIAL'S CURRENTLY SITTING, UM, IN
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THE STAFF AREA.UH, JUST WAITING FOR US TO, UH, TO PUT IT UP THERE.
WE GOT A COUPLE MORE ABOVE CEILING THINGS TO GET DONE.
UH, AND THEN WE WILL GET THAT UP AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, UH, WE ARE WORKING FROM IT CLOSET TO IT CLOSET.
UM, BUT WE DID HAVE A GREAT MEETING WITH IT, UH, REALLY NAILING DOWN WHERE THEY WANT THOSE RACKS, UH, TO, UH, TO WORK BEST WITH THEM.
AND SO NOW WE'RE GONNA START TRIMMING OUT ALL OF OUR CABLES IN THERE.
SO, UM, ALSO I DID TALK ABOUT THE EAST TRAIL BEING ABOUT 90% DONE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, THAT ALL THE WAY, UH, TO THE MALL.
WE ARE POURED AND UH, SEED HAS BEEN DOWN AND, UH, TEMP IRRIGATION IS THROUGHOUT THERE, SO IT IS GONNA START TO GERMINATE.
UM, WE ARE THE LAST 10%, UH, WE WERE WORKING WITH TXDOT TO GET A, UH, RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT WITH THEM, UH, TO BE ABLE TO TIE IN A LITTLE RETAINING WALL UNDERNEATH THAT BRIDGE, UH, THAT DID JUST GET APPROVED.
SO WE ARE, UM, GOING TO START THAT WORK IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
JUST LOOKING AT THE AERIAL, UH, UH, IS THERE A PERIMETER FENCE, UH, KIND ON THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WEST SIDE OF THAT APARTMENT BUILDING THERE? UH, NO SIR, THERE'S NOT.
SO WE HAVE A FENCE ON THIS, UM, PIONEER TRAIL, UH, KEEPING PEOPLE FROM GOING IN THERE AS WELL AS A FENCE ON, UH, OVER CLOSER TO THE OVERPASS, UH, BLOCKING PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING THAT SIDE OF THE, UM, TRAIL, UH, ON THE OVERPASS UNDER 1382.
BUT I GUESS I SEE LIKE A LITTLE TRAIL OR SOMETHING RIGHT THERE WHERE THERE'S APARTMENT ARE OH YES.
THE, THE ORANGE, THE KIND OF THE ORANGE, UH, FENCE YOU COULD SEE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? NO, I WAS, I WAS REALLY TALKING ABOUT MORE OF THE APARTMENT PROPERTY LINE.
I WAS JUST ASKING DO THEY HAVE A PERIMETER FENCE, UH, ON THEIR PROPERTY? DO, DO YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE.
'CAUSE THE CREEK RUNS THROUGH THERE.
SO OH'S A CREEK LINE THERE? YES, SIR.
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A FENCE THERE.
THAT'S ENOUGH BARRIER THAT YES, SIR.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE SIDEWALKS, UH, AND THE TRAILS ON, UH, THIS SIDE OF THE LIBRARY CONNECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
SO YOU COULD SEE ONCE AGAIN, THOSE, UH, TRAILS HAVE BEEN POURED, SEED HAS BEEN SPREAD SO THAT, UH, ONCE AGAIN, ONCE UH, MARCH COMES AROUND, WE CAN, UH, REALLY START TO LOOK LIKE A, A NATURAL TRAIL.
UM, I DID REFER TO THE LIMESTONE LUTER BLOCKS GETTING SET.
YOU CAN SEE THE FOUNDATIONS, UH, HAVE STARTED TO BE POURED, UM, ON ONE OF THE OTHER VIDEO OR OTHER PHOTOS.
BUT WE DO HAVE A WHOLE STRETCH OF LIMESTONE LUTER BLOCKS SET.
UH, SO THESE ARE THE NEXT SET OF BLOCKS AND WE DID GET A DELIVERY TODAY, AND THAT IS WHERE THEY'LL START SETTING THOSE BLOCKS AS WELL.
AND THEN HERE IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF THAT NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
YOU CAN SEE THAT CULVERT HAS BEEN PUT IN, IT'S BEEN GRADED DOWN.
SO WE WILL START WORKING ON FORMING AND POURING THAT SO THAT WE CAN, UM, YOU KNOW, STRIP THOSE AND, AND ALLOW ACCESS AND START TO ALLOW, UH, VEGETATION TO GROW AROUND THERE.
OUR GOAL IS AS BEST AS WE CAN, UM, TO MAKE IT, UH, TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR THE PLANTS TO GROW BACK SO THAT IT DOES LOOK LIKE A, UM, A NATURAL TRAIL.
ALRIGHT, UH, NOW I WANT TO HIT ON THE UPCOMING 90 DAYS.
UM, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF THE TASKS ARE STARTING TO WIND DOWN AS FAR AS, UH, UH, THEY'RE GONNA START TO BE COMPLETE.
SO WE'RE GONNA COMPLETE ALL THE GLASS AND GLAZING, UH, COMPLETE THE EXTERIOR FACADE.
WE'LL START INSTALLING, UH, SOME OF THAT, UH, THAT VINYL TILE AS WELL AS THE CARPET TILE, UM, WILL START, OR WE'LL COMPLETE THE CERAMIC TILE AND THEN WE'LL START PUTTING OUR CABINETS AND SHELVING IN THERE.
UH, AS FAR AS THE SIGNATURE PARK AND THE HEART OF THE PARK, WE'LL START THE HEART OF THE PARK LANDSCAPING, UH, INSTALL PARKING, LIGHTING, UH, OR INSTALL PARK LIGHTING, UH, THROUGHOUT THE TRAILS AND ON THAT NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO COMPLETE THE RETAINING WALLS IN THE HEART OF THE PARK, UH, AND COMPLETE THE NORTH CEDAR HILL PARKING LOT.
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, THAT LAST 10% OF THE EAST SIDE TRAILS WILL BE COMPLETED BY, UH, BY NEXT 90 DAYS.
UH, ALSO ONE THING THAT, UH, WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE MATERIALS.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN ON SITE, AND I LIKE TO KEY IN ON THIS BECAUSE AS YOU GUYS REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE CRITICAL ITEMS THAT REALLY, UH, HAD TO BE ORDERED SOON.
AND WE GOT APPROVAL, UH, EARLY APPROVAL ON MOST OF THESE ITEMS SO THAT WE COULD APPROVE 'EM.
SO I JUST WANT TO ONCE AGAIN REITERATE AND THANK Y'ALL BECAUSE THAT HAS HELPED THE PROJECT, ESPECIALLY WITH THAT ELECTRICAL PLAN, ELECTRICAL PANEL.
AS SOON AS WE GOT PERMANENT POWER, WE WERE ABLE TO FIRE IT ON AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT ON ANY COMPONENTS ON OUR SIDE.
SO, AND THEN THE ONE LAST THING THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON, BUT IT IS FUNNELING IN, UM, TO THEIR SHOP IS
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THE AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT.AND THAT'S ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT WE'LL GET INSTALLED.
UH, REALLY WE WANT TO BE COMPLETELY DONE AND SECURE IN THAT BUILDING BEFORE INSTALLING THAT.
AND THEN ANOTHER IMPORTANT QUESTION IS FINANCES.
WE'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT BOUGHT OUT WITH CONTRACTS AND NO MORE, UH, SUBS OR NO MORE, UM, BUDGETS TO GO THROUGH.
AND THEN ALL ANTICIPATED COSTS ARE WITHIN THE GMP.
SO WE'RE DOING REALLY GOOD, UH, THANKS TO YOUR TEAM, UH, REALLY GOING THROUGH AND, AND VALUE ENGINEERING ITEMS AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THE DOLLARS ARE WELL SPENT.
SO, UH, AND THEN LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IS STILL THE SPRING OF 2024, SO, ALRIGHT, UH, NWBE UPDATE, UH, ONCE AGAIN, WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS EVERY TIME.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING, UH, WITH Y'ALL'S TEAM THAT WE WORKED REALLY HARD ON GETTING.
UH, SO, UH, UH, AS YOU GUYS REMEMBER, THE INITIAL GOAL WAS 20%.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET 38% AT GMP.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY SITTING AT 48% POST GMP.
I DON'T EXPECT THIS CHANGING MUCH UNTIL, UH, POSSIBLY THE END OF THE JOB.
UH, AND IT WOULD ONLY GO UP, NOT DOWN.
UM, BUT, SO THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM THE LAST MEETING, UH, BUT JUST KNOW WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRACK THAT.
UH, NEXT IS, UH, I, EVERY TIME WE COME HERE, WE LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A SUCCESS STORY OF AN MWBE PARTNER.
AND, UH, THIS TIME, UH, WE WANTED TO, UH, GO OVER JBJ MANAGEMENT.
UH, THIS WAS ACTUALLY, UH, VERY HELPFUL AND VERY STRATEGIC, UH, WORKING WITH NOAH DOW, WITH JBGA MANAGEMENT, UH, BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO HELP US TO TAP INTO THOSE, UH, THOSE SECTORS IN THOSE MARKETS THAT, UH, WE, UH, MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF OR ARE NOT AWARE OF US.
AND SO, UH, HIM AND HIS TEAM WERE REALLY, UH, CRUCIAL IN SETTING UP EVENTS, MATCHMAKING EVENTS, AND ALLOWING US, UH, TO, UH, MEET NEW FACES.
AND NOT EVERYBODY, UH, THAT WE MET, WE WERE ABLE TO USE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GUIDE THEM.
SOME OF THEM DON'T CONTRACT THROUGH US, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, HELP FACILITATE OTHER PARTNERS THAT THEY CAN CONTRACT WITH.
AS FAR AS, AND I SAY THAT AS FAR AS TRUCK DRIVING, WE DON'T CONTRACT TRUCK DRIVING, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF TRUCK DRIVING ON SITE.
SO WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THEM IN CONTACT WITH DIRT WORK UTILITIES AND OTHER, UH, SUBCONTRACTORS WHO COULD USE THEIR SERVICES.
UM, SO, UH, THERE'S, UH, 37, UH, INTENTIONAL TRADE PARTNER MEETINGS.
UM, AND, UH, LIKE I SAID, NOAH WAS VERY HELPFUL IN THIS PROJECT AND HIM AND KELLY WERE REALLY ABLE, UH, TO, UH, SET US UP FOR SUCCESS AND REALLY HELP US TO ACHIEVE THAT 48%.
UH, ALSO WE LIKE TO, UH, GO OVER THE LEAD CERTIFICATION.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS WAS A, UH, A REQUIREMENT, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING 'CAUSE AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE WERE GOING FOR SER CERTIFIED AT FIRST.
UM, BUT WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AND, UH, SOME OF THE STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES, UH, THAT, UH, MELISSA AND HER TEAM WERE ABLE TO, UH, APPROVE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET EXTRA POINTS HERE AND THERE.
UM, AND SO WE'RE CURRENTLY TRACKING TO, UH, BE SILVER, UM, AND IF NOT, UH, HIGHER.
SO, UH, BUT CURRENTLY, AND I, I KNOW I MENTIONED THIS LAST TIME WE WERE HERE IS LEAD IS A PROCESS.
UM, THE GREAT THING IS WE HAVE AN AWESOME, UH, CONSULTANT, UH, AND SUSTAINABLE CONCEPTS THAT HAVE REALLY BEEN HELPING US THROUGH THIS.
AND YEAH, IT IS GREAT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED ALL OF THE DESIGN CREDITS.
UH, SO THOSE ARE CURRENTLY IN REVIEW.
WE GOT A FIRST ROUND OF COMMENTS BACK.
AND SO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO NOT ONLY, UM, FIND OUT, UH, BETTER BE ABLE TO PINPOINT DOWN WHERE WE ARE AND, AND WHAT, UH, CERTIFICATION WE WILL GET, AS WELL AS IT ALLOWS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO SUBMIT THE CONSTRUCTION CREDITS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WAITING TOO LONG AFTER THE BUILDING, UH, TO DISTINGUISH OUR DESIGNATION.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING SIGNAGE ON THE BUILDING ONCE WE HAVE THAT, UH, CERTIFICATION SO THAT WE CAN NOT ONLY, UH, LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW, BUT EVERYONE WHO WALKS INTO THAT LIBRARY, UH, HOW SUSTAINABLE THAT BUILDING IS.
SO, UH, THAT'S JUST THE CURRENT UPDATE.
AND THEN I LIKE TO, UH, ATTACH THIS AT THE END.
UH, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE, ARE ON ALL OF THE, UH, UM, THE UPDATES, BUT THIS IS JUST A TIME LAPSE.
YOU CAN DO, I DO A TIME LAPSE AT THE LAST 30 DAYS, BUT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO A TIME LAPSE FOR THE, UM, THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WHICH, UH, I RECOMMEND IS VERY NICE.
SO, UH, THIS LINK IS, IS IT PUBLIC OR IT OKAY.
SO ALSO WITH THE DRONE VIDEOS.
SO, UH, ONCE AGAIN, UM, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALLOWING US UP HERE TO, UH, SPEAK ON THIS PROJECT.
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THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.UM, COUNSEL, WE TYPICALLY GET THESE ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH, I GUESS.
YEAH, WELL, IS IT QUARTERLY? UM, SO, UM, AND I KNOW WE JUST DID A TOUR HERE RECENTLY, BUT, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR, OR COMMENTS? YES, SIR.
ON THE SLIDE FOR LEADS, IT SAID THE POSSIBLE 110 POINTS.
ARE WE TRACKING TOWARDS GOLD OR HAVE WE ALREADY COMPLETED CERTIFIED? YES, SO WE'VE, WE'VE, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED, UH, CERTIFIED NOW THE 110 POINTS ARE POSSIBLE IF YOU COULD HIT EVERY CREDIT.
UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THAT 59 CATEGORY, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, THAT OUR CONSULTANT WHO DOES THIS, UH, QUITE A BIT.
UH, SHE FEELS LIKE WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THOSE POINTS, BUT AS SOON AS WE, UH, GET THAT FEEDBACK AND UH, THE CERTIFICATION THAT, UH, LEAD ACCEPTS THOSE POINTS, UH, THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO COUNT IT.
BUT, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY TRACKING ON SILVER.
UM, YOU DO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, BUT, UH, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
UM, I GUESS FOR THE LEAD CERTIFICATION, UH, WILL WE GET THAT NOTIFICATION, UH, AT GRAND OPENING OR DOES THAT TAKE LIKE ANOTHER SIX TO 12 MONTHS? UN UNFORTUNATELY, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN A GREAT JUMP ON IT BY SUBMITTING THOSE CREDITS.
UM, THERE ARE, UH, SOME THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF THE BUILDING WITH A THIRD PARTY COMMISSIONING AGENT, UH, THAT HAVE TO RUN THROUGH THE BUILDING.
AND THEN, UM, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE BEING PREPPED AS IF, UH, IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER.
UM, SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, SO I BET.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT, NO PRESSURE.
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY? UHOH, YOU ASKED THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ANSWER.
YOU ASKED THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ANSWER.
THAT I WAS ANTICIPATING ABOUT LEADED CERTIFIED.
AFTER WE HAVE THE GRAND OPENING.
UH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO OUR PRESENTER.
FILE FOUR BEATTY IS AWESOME AND I WOULD SAY LIKEWISE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AND, UH, LIBRARY STAFF, MELISSA.
I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL AWESOME, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING US UP HERE.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU UP HERE AGAIN WITH MORE GOOD NEWS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE NEXT TIME OR, OR THE FINAL ONE, BUT WE'LL HAVE THE WHOLE TEAM HERE SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE 'EM.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS SEEN THEM ON SITE, BUT, UH, I'D LIKE TO SHOWCASE 'EM.
[5. Library Department update. ]
I THINK THE LAST ITEM ON DEBRIEFING IS UPDATE FROM, I'M SORRY, LIBRARY DEPARTMENT UPDATE.GOOD UNION COUNCIL, ARE YOU BRINGING US BROADWAY,
INTRODUCING OUR AMAZING SUPERHERO LIBRARY TEAM.
I'M CHELSEA AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW TEEN ROOM.
I'M ANDREW AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT FOUR TIMES THE NEW SPACE.
I'M TERRY NELSON AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN A VARIETY OF SPACES.
I'M DIANA AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE NEW TECHNOLOGY.
AUDREY, I'M ANN AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT A STORY ROOM.
I'M ALEXIS AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT DOING THE MARKETING FOR THE GRAND OPENING.
I'M A AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE MEDIA ROOM.
I'M RACHEL AND I'M GONNA BE DANCING IN THE EVENT SPACE.
I'M VICTORIA AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE NEW DRIVETHROUGH WINDOW.
UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW CLASSES AND RESOURCES WE CAN BRING.
I'M DIANE AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE FUN NEW PROGRAM.
I'M, AND I'M EXCITED FOR I AM EMILY AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE EXPANDED COLLECTIONS.
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I'M RINE AND I AM SO EXCITED THAT YEARS OF WORK AND HARD WORK AND DEDICATION WILL PAY OFF FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THIS TEAM AND MY NAME ISAND.AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH AN INNOVATIVE, AMAZING TEAM, BUT ALSO TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND INTRODUCE THEM TO THIS AMAZING NEW FOREVER LIBRARY.
UM, TONIGHT, AS YOU ALL CAN TELL, WE'RE EXCITED.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SUPER HARD AND YOU MAY NOTICE YOU SEE MORE FACES HERE TONIGHT THAN YOU'VE EVER SEEN AT ANY LIBRARY UPDATE IN THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY.
WE ACTUALLY CLOSED THE LIBRARY DOORS BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A MONUMENTAL SPECIAL NIGHT, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD TAKE YOU ON THE JOURNEY WITH US, TELL YOU THE STORY OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THIS AMAZING, UM, AMAZING DREAM THAT'S BECOMING A REALITY, UH, WHERE WE ARE WITH CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILDING IS LOOKING ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A PHENOMENAL TEAM THAT IS PASSIONATE HEARTED, INNOVATIVE, ENERGETIC, AND LOVES THE PEOPLE THAT WE WILL WELCOME INTO THIS NEW 42,000 SQUARE FOOT STATE OF THE ART LIBRARY.
CAN WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? SO A YEAR AGO, JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO, UH, WE KICKED OFF AN OFFSITE STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT.
YES, LIBRARIES DO STRATEGIC PLANNING AS WELL.
UH, IN FACT, IT'S PART OF OUR BRAND.
WE PLAN, WE IMPLEMENT, WE MEASURE, WE PLAN, WE IMPLE IMPLEMENT, AND WE MEASURE.
SO WE TOOK THE WHOLE TEAM OFFSITE OUT OF CEDAR HILL TO SECRET LOCATION,
UM, AND WE REALLY ENGAGE WITH 7 0 2 DESIGN WHO WORKS WITH LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN FACT, ACROSS THE GLOBE TO HELP US HELP THE COMMUNITY, UM, EXPERIENCE A NEW EXPERIENCE, CREATE NEW MEMORIES, RECEIVE NEW ENHANCED SERVICES, AND FOR US TO REALLY SHIFT THE PARADIGM.
IN FACT, THE THEME THAT WE KICKED IT OFF WITH, AND WE EVEN DID A LITTLE SKIT, UH, WAS CALLED CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE.
AND SO I WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
SO A LOT OF LIBRARIES, LET ME TELL YOU HOW IT NORMALLY GOES.
THE ADMIN TEAM OR MAYBE EVEN CITY MANAGEMENT, WILL PUT TOGETHER A PLAN AND THEN THEY'LL JUST GIVE IT TO THE TEAM AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO.
WE SHIFTED THAT PARADIGM BECAUSE THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT ARE THE ONES WHO ARE FACE TO FACE EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 9:00 PM UM, DURING THE, DURING THE WEEK FROM 10:00 AM TO 6:00 PM ALSO SERVING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS, AND I DON'T SAY JUST RESIDENTS BECAUSE OUR SERVICE EXTENDS BEYOND THE WALLS OF CEDAR HILL OR THE BOUNDARIES OF CEDAR HILL.
UH, SO THAT WAS AN ALL HANDS ON FULL DAY OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, STRATEGIC THINKING AND ENVISIONING.
AFTER THAT, UH, WE THEN MOVED INTO A FULL, UM, PROGRAM, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF WORKSHOPS, WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT TEAM, REALLY BREAKING INTO MICRO BUSINESSES, WHICH THEN CENTERED AROUND OUR FIVE BIG ROCKS, WHICH YOU'LL HEAR, HEAR MORE ABOUT TONIGHT.
AND SO ALL OF THIS, ONE OF THE WORDS THAT HAS COME OUT DURING THIS TIME AND HAS CONTINUED IS INTENTIONALITY.
SO AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR AND MORE OF, UM, RECREATING, PLANNING AND THINKING AHEAD AND HOW THIS LIBRARY IS GOING TO, UM, BEST FUNCTION AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY, UM, WE HAVE REALLY DONE IT WITH A LOT OF INTENTIONALITY.
AND YOU'LL HEAR THAT WORD THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE IS A SAFETY PLAN.
YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN OUR LIBRARY, CURRENTLY, OUR CURRENT LIBRARY, AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH SPIN AROUND IN A CIRCLE
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AND SEE EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING.YOU NEED TO TALK TO A STAFF MEMBER IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK.
YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH SHOUT AND THEY CAN HEAR YOU
SO OUR COMMUNICATION AND OUR SAFETY, UM, HAS BEEN, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANNA SAY EASY, BUT FAIRLY SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD IN THIS NEW BUILDING WITH THREE FLOORS AND SO MUCH MORE SPACE AND SO MANY MORE PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO REALLY RETHINK WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, UH, FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR TEAM AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, COME INTO OUR CARE.
UM, AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SAFETY COMMITTEE, WITH FIRE POLICE AND, AND OTHERS TO, UH, PUT TOGETHER, UH, A GREAT PLAN THAT'S GONNA BE, UM, KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO STEWARD THE COMMUNITY IN A SAFE MANNER.
UM, ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, I FEEL LIKE IT SAYS JULY, 2023 ON THERE,
I FEEL LIKE THAT MIGHT BE A TYPO.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY FOR A LONG TIME, UM, PUTTING TOGETHER AND HAVING PLANNING MEETINGS, HAVING THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS, GETTING INPUT FROM OUR ENTIRE TEAM AS WELL AS THE PROFESSIONALS ON MOVING.
WE'VE HAD MOVING WALKTHROUGHS WITH OUR MOVERS WHO ARE GONNA MOVE THE BOOKS AND MOVE OUR THINGS.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON TIMELINES.
WE'VE HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FURNITURE TEAM MOVING INTO THE LIBRARY, HOW THAT'S GONNA LOOK.
UM, OUR COLLECTION, WHICH I'M NOT GONNA TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OUR COLLECTION TEAM IS ACTUALLY GONNA COME UP AND SHARE WITH YOU.
UM, SO MUCH WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO DEVELOPING AND CHANGING AND PREPARING FOR A COLLECTION THAT WE HAVE NOW, VERSUS A COLLECTION THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE IN THIS AMAZING NEW LIBRARY, UH, THAT IS SO MUCH, UM, BIGGER AND RICHER AND DEEPER AND VERY INTENTIONAL.
UM, AND WE JUST, WE HAVE, I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW, UH, STRATEGIC AND HOW, UM, ORGANIZED OUR PLANNING HAS BEEN AS FAR AS TRYING TO THINK ABOUT EVERY LITTLE TINY THING FROM THINGS THAT I, I'VE TOLD MELISSA MANY TIMES, LIKE I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD'VE EVEN THOUGHT THAT I WOULD NEED TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE FLYERS ARE GONNA GO IN THIS NEW LIBRARY OR WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, TAPING IT ON A WINDOW OR HOW WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, JUST EVERY LITTLE TINY DETAIL PROCESS POLICY HAS BEEN THOUGHT THROUGH, UM, FOR, FOR THE VENDORS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH, THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE'LL, WE'LL GROW AND CONTINUE TO REACH, UM, AND THE WAY THAT WE FUNCTION AND SHARE OUR SERVICES, WHICH, UM, SEVERAL OF OUR TEAMS ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW THAT IS CHANGING AS WELL.
SO, UM, I THINK THAT IS IT FOR MY PART,
AND THEN JUST FINALLY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED ON THAT VERY FIRST SLIDE, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE INITIAL SLIDE? HOPEFULLY IT'S NOT HARD TO GO BACK.
ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN, AS KANE IS MENTIONED, YOU'LL HEAR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION, IN INTENTIONAL WE ARE TRANSITIONING AND THAT IS THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE NOT CLOSING ANYTHING, WE'RE TRANSITIONING SERVICES.
SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, JUST A FEW, UH, COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO, UH, COUNCIL YOU, UH, PRESENTED A RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE LIBRARY FROM THE ZULA BEE WILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, UH, TO THE TRAP HICKMAN LIBRARY.
AND SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, UP ON OUR LOGO, WE ARE ALREADY PLANNING FOR THAT TRANSITION.
AND, UH, YOU'LL SEE IT ALSO, YOU KNOW, ON THE BACK OF OUR SHIRTS.
AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT.
SO, UM, ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT EVEN CAME UP AMONG STAFF BEFORE WE SAT DOWN FORMALLY WAS OUR VALUES AND WHO WE ARE AS A CULTURE.
OUR CULTURE IS SO STRONG, IT'S WHAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE.
IT'S WHAT MAKES, UM, THIS THE, THE COMMUNITY COME AND SEE US.
THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY WHY WE'RE STANDING HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THE CULTURE OF OUR LIBRARY AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE.
WE MAKE, YOU KNOW, THAT CULTURE.
WE SAY IT'S THE TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UM, WE, THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE VISION AND THIS WHOLE PROCESS, UH, WE CAME UP WITH THESE BIG, BOLD VALUES.
THESE WORDS THAT YOU SEE ON OUR SHIRTS AND ON OUR SCREEN, UM, HAVE BEEN, WE'RE REPEATED OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
AND WE'VE BEEN, AGAIN, INTENTIONAL ABOUT CREATING WAYS TO KEEP IT.
WE'VE HAD PATRONS COME IN AND SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE IN THIS LITTLE BUILDING.
HOW WILL YOU EVER MAINTAIN THAT CULTURE IN THIS NEW GINORMOUS PLACE? AND SO WE HAVE REALLY DONE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AND STRATEGIES AND TALKING AND IMPLEMENTING THINGS TO KEEP US
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AND TO KEEP THIS CULTURE OUR CORE.UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR VALUES ARE SACRED.
AND I WANNA ACTUALLY THANK PORTER BECAUSE HE CHALLENGED US.
YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE JUST KIND OF DREAMING STILL ABOUT THE NEW LIBRARY.
HE SAID, YOU ALL REALLY, AND HE TOLD US THE JOURNEY THAT THEY TOOK FROM THE OLD CITY HALL TO THIS CITY HALL.
UH, BUT HE SAID, REALLY SIT DOWN AND THINK STRATEGICALLY ABOUT WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU ALL UNIQUE? WHAT DO YOU WANNA HOLD SACRED? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS CARRIED INTENTIONALLY INTO THE NEW LIBRARY? MM-HMM,
AND SO THANK YOU PORTER FOR PLANNING THAT SEED YEARS AGO THAT NOW WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.
IN FACT, OUR VALUES ARE COLLABORATION, SERVICE, INCLUSIVITY, JOY, LIFELONG LEARNING.
WANT YOU DON'T ME TO THIS ONE.
YOU HEARD ME MENTION EARLIER THAT OUR, WE REALLY WORK VERY HARD, UM, ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN CENTERED AROUND FIVE BIG ROCKS.
AND I'M NOT GONNA GO REALLY TOO MUCH INTO DEPTH BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE PART OF OUR PRESENTATION, BUT HERE'S THE BIG, THE BIG ROCKS, COLLECTION, TECHNOLOGY, PROGRAMMING, MARKETING, AND ABSOLUTELY SERVICE.
YOU MAY RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE FACES THAT YOU SEE, UM, UP THERE.
AND SO FOR THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GONNA INVITE THE TEAM TO COME UP AND SHARE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ABOUT EACH OF THESE BIG ROCKS AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD AND ENDLESSLY, UM, TO DEVELOP AND KIND OF MAKE PLANS FOR THIS TRANSITION WITHIN EACH OF THESE.
SO, COLLECTION TEAM, COME ON UP.
I'M THE TEAM LIBRARIAN AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS.
AND, UM, I'M EMILY VILLA FRANCO.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND I AM THE LIB, I'M A LIBRARIAN, BUT I WORK WITH ADULT COLLECTIONS.
I AM THE TECHNICAL SERVICE ASSISTANT FOR THE LIBRARY.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS, GIVE OR TAKE.
SO WE'RE GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR COLLECTION.
UM, SO I AM OVER THE, THE YOUTH COLLECTION.
SO ANYTHING FROM BIRTH TO YOUNG ADULTS, THAT'S WHAT I ORDER.
AND THE COLLECTION, IT'S MORE THAN JUST PUTTING BOOKS IN A CART AND PRESSING ORDER, AND THEN THEY MAGICALLY SHOW UP ON THE SHELVES.
WE, AS WE SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRESENTATION, INTENTIONAL, WE ARE VERY INTENTIONAL WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE DO A LOT OF, UM, SURVEYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE LOOK AT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS, WE SEE WHAT THE, WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND I KNOW WITH BOTH OF OUR COLLECTIONS, BUT I KNOW FOR ME PERSONALLY, UH, FOR THE YOUTH SERVICES COLLECTION, I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY OR OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHOEVER WALKS THROUGH THE DOORS, ARE ABLE TO FIND A BOOK THAT REPRESENTS THEM, UM, AND THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES AS WELL.
SO WE, WE STRIVE TO HAVE A, A VERY DIVERSE COLLECTION AND, UM, CONTINUING TO, TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE FUTURE INTERESTS TOO, SO THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN EXPLORE, LEARN NEW THINGS.
UM, EMILY? YEAH,
SO WE HAVE IFIED, UM, MOST OF OUR COLLECTIONS, SO, UM, ADULT FICTION, OR I'M SORRY.
UM, ALMOST ALL OF CHELSEA'S EXCEPT FOR THE PICTURE BOOKS HAVE BEEN GENRE IFIED.
AND THEN, SO FOR GENREFY, HOW, HOW MANY OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN TO BARNES AND NOBLES? YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WALK IN, THERE'S A MYSTERY SECTION, THERE'S A ROMANCE SECTION.
RIGHT NOW, OUR LIBRARY, IT'S DONE BY AUTHOR'S LAST NAMES.
SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHENEVER PATRONS COME IN AND THE PARENTS ARE LIKE, WHERE ARE ALL OF THE PRINCESS PICTURE BOOKS? IT'S LIKE, WELL, IT'S NOT SHELVED THAT WAY.
SO WE'RE MAKING IT A LOT EASIER FOR PATIENTS TO FIND THINGS.
SO WE'VE DESIGNED OUR OWN STICKERS.
WE CAN CUSTOM MAKE OUR OWN STICKERS TO FIT OUR PUBLIC'S, OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, AND WHAT THEY WANNA SEE IN OUR LIBRARY SO WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN STICKERS.
AND WE JUST PUT THEM ON THE EDGE OF THE BOOK AND IT JUST HELPS PEOPLE FIND THINGS EASIER AND WE CAN SEE GAPS IN OUR COLLECTION THAT WAY AND ORDER MORE, OR JUST DIVERSIFY IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
AND IT, IT HELPS US THINK ABOUT, UH, WHAT PEOPLE WANNA SEE AND HOW THEY SEE THEMSELVES WHEN THEY COME IN THE LIBRARY.
SO WE'RE SAYING GOODBYE TO DO.
AND THEN VICTORIA, SHE HELPS US CATALOG EVERYTHING.
SO YES, I AM THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE, UM, FOR GETTING THE BOOKS, UH, ALL THE ITEMS THAT COME INTO THE LIBRARY SHELF READY.
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IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, YOU NEED BOOKS, YOU CAN GET ME IF YOU WANT TO.BUT, UM, EVERYTHING, UM, PASSES THROUGH FROM THE BOOKS, THE DVDS, THE LIBRARY OF THINGS.
IT HAS TO COME THROUGH ME FIRST SO I CAN LABEL THEM AND GET THEM READY TO GO ON THE SHELF AND GET THE RECORDS READY TO GO INTO THE CATALOG.
UM, SINCE WE HAVE, UH, WELL JUST TALK ABOUT LAST YEAR, LAST YEAR FROM LAST YEAR, WE HAVE HAD A 10% INCREASE IN OUR ADDED MATERIALS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH AND A 90% INCREASE OF ALL OF OUR ILL, OUR INNER LIBRARY LOAN PROCESSES.
SO ANYTHING THAT IS BORROWED FROM ANOTHER LIBRARY.
AND WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED FOR NOT ONLY THE AMOUNT, UH, SPACE THAT WE'LL HAVE TO ADD IN TO INCREASE THAT COLLECTION GOING INTO THE NEW LIBRARY, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, SEEING OUR LIBRARY GROW AND, UH, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAN, UH, THE
AND THEN WE ALSO WE'RE REALLY PROUD BECAUSE WE APPLIED FOR THE TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL GRANT LAST YEAR.
WE USED THAT MONEY, IT WAS $2,500 TO EXPAND OUR SPANISH COLLECTION, AND THAT'S A COLLECTION THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND IN THE, IN THE NEW LIBRARY AS WELL.
AND THEN THIS YEAR WE WON IT AGAIN.
SO THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AND WE EXPANDED OUR YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION COLLECTION.
SO, AND IT, IT WAS REALLY FUN BECAUSE ME AND DIANE, WE WORKED ON THAT, THOSE GRANTS TOGETHER AND WE ACTUALLY WENT TO AUSTIN LAST YEAR TO THE TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL AS VOLUNTEERS REPRESENTING THE CITY.
I'M WINFORD TOMPKINS, THE LIBRARY SYSTEM SUPERVISOR.
HI, I AM DIANA FLOREANO AND I'M THE TECHNOLOGY, NO, THE LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
IT'S A MOUTHFUL, BUT ESSENTIALLY I JUST DEAL WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING PEOPLE IN CLASSES AND APPOINTMENTS.
UM, AND I'VE BEEN FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, ALMOST GOING TO TWO YEARS THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUND, WE RECEIVED 50, UM,
UM, WE USE THESE ALL FOR CHECKOUT FOR OUR PUBLIC.
UH, THEY'RE A PART OF OUR TAKE HOME TECHNOLOGY.
WE ALSO HAVE ROKU STREAMING DEVICES AND BLU-RAY PLAYERS.
UM, SO AS I MENTIONED, MY ROLE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AND APPOINTMENTS.
UM, AND I ACTUALLY OFFER IT IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED.
UM, AND WE ALSO GOT A GRANT RECENTLY TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPLIES FOR THOSE CLASSES, WHICH WAS $6,000 FROM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, UM, FOR DIGITAL, UH, DIGITAL LITERACY TO KIND OF BRIDGE THE DIVIDE OF, YOU KNOW, HELPING PEOPLE LEARN MORE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND KNOW THOSE BASICS.
SO YEAH, IF YOU GUYS EVER NEED ANY HELP WITH THAT, I'M HERE FOR THAT.
I'M TERRY NELSON, UH, YOUTH SERVICES AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR 10 AND A HALF YEARS.
I'M DIANE PHILIP AND I'M THE ADULT SERVICES AND OUTREACH LIBRARIAN.
AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
I'M ANN MAY AND I'M WITH YOUTH SERVICES FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
WE'D LIKE TO START WITH, UH, YOUTH SERVICES AND OUR VISION HAS ALWAYS, UH, BEEN TO PROVIDE FOR OUR CHILDREN A DIVERSE ARRAY OF CLASSES AND EXPERIENCES THAT SOME MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO.
THE LIBRARY PROVIDES SAFE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE KIDS CAN GROW, LEARN, EXPLORE NEW TALENTS AND INTERESTS.
IN ADDITION, WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT MOST LIBRARIES DO BY PROVIDING PREMIER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND CAREGIVERS WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT HELP GROW LIFELONG LEARNERS AND STRONG READERS THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE READY FOR KAY AND FAMILY PLACE LIBRARIES THAT TEACH THEM HOW TO BE THEIR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER.
HERE'S JUST A TINY FRACTION OF THE PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES THAT YOUTH SERVICES DID THIS YEAR.
BOOK AND GRAPHIC NOVEL CLUBS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS.
SENSORY INCLUSIVE, OH, SORRY, UH, STORYTELLING, CODING AND STEM CLASSES WE'RE IN OUR THIRD YEAR OF A HUNDRED PERCENT STAFF PARTICIPATION AS A CULTURE CITY CERTIFIED SENSORY INCLUSIVE LIBRARY.
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CAR MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS FOR TEENS, SELF-CARE, MINDFULNESS YOGA FOR TEENS, ESPORTS, AND TEENS FOR TEENS AND TWEENS.GRAFFITI ART BY A LOCAL ARTIST, RESIN ART FOR TEENS, FAMILY PLACE LIBRARIES, PLAYGROUP ANIME CLUB FOR TEENS, A MUSEUM TYPE FLUORESCENT INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS IN THE LIBRARY.
FAMILY FUN NIGHTS THAT INCLUDED AN IGLOO CHALLENGE WITH SUGAR CUBES AND PAINT YOUR OWN FLOWER POT ART EXPLORATION SERIES.
UH, DURING OUR SUMMER READING AFTERNOONS, VIRTUAL READ ALONG WITH MS. ANN, WHICH HAS BEEN OVER 100,000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE.
WOO
THREE AGE SPECIFIC STORY TIMES WITH AN ADDITIONAL DEDICATED SENSORY STORY.
TIME AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH DOGWOOD CANYON, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND MANY MORE.
GREAT, AND I'M GONNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ADULT SERVICES TEAM AS WELL.
SO THE VISION FOR OUR ADULT ADULT SERVICES TEAM IS TO BUILD COMMUNITY BY CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION.
UM, I THINK ONE OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE PANDEMIC WAS OUR DEEP ROOTED NEED FOR CONNECTION.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE TRYING TO FILL THAT GAP.
UM, SO TO FULFILL THAT VISION, OUR GOALS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR WERE TO INCORPORATE IN CREATIVE PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES NEW SPACES OR VENUES, INCREASE THE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS OFFERED AND TO BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
WE DID A TON OF PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR, BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THAT I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE CEDAR HILL STATE PARK TO GET, GET A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PASS THAT ALLOWS US TO BRING PATRONS TO THE PARK FOR FREE.
WE'VE DONE MINDFULNESS HIKES WITH THEM, YOGA, NATURE JOURNALING, AND EVEN CRAFT MEETUPS FOR MANY OF THE ATTENDEES.
IT'S OUR FIRST TIME AT THE STATE PARK, SO WE'RE CREATING A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.
AND IT'S ALSO A WAY FOR US TO SHARE MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR LIBRARY OFFERS.
WE'VE ALSO ADDED TWO NEW ADULT BOOK CLUBS, OUR ROMANCE READERS BOOK CLUB READS, SPICY ROMANCE NOVELS,
AND OUR ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED IN NATURE BOOK CLUB WAS HELD THIS SUMMER AND IT MET A DOGWOOD CANYON AND WE ALWAYS STARTED OUR BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS WITH A MINDFULNESS HIKE.
UM, WE ALSO ADDED ADULT ESL AND CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH CLASSES THIS PAST FALL AND SPRING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKING FOR SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THAT FOR THEM.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE WE ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF ADULT DIY CREATIVE PROGRAMS AND A HOLIDAY MAKE IT FAIR THAT WE OFFERED LAST DECEMBER.
SO, UM, WE'RE JUST REALLY PROUD OF ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO, UM, ESPECIALLY THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND BEING ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR TWO YEARS AS THE ADMIN AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE WONDERFUL RESOURCES THAT THEY JUST MENTIONED.
UM, MARKETING IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE THEM TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS WHY OUR CONTENT CREATOR IS THE COOLEST PERSON IN THE ROOM.
HI, I AM ALEXIS AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR 90 DAYS.
SO
UM, OUR FOLLOWERS HAVE GROWN, WE'VE INCREASED BY 300 FOLLOWERS WITHIN THE LAST 90 DAYS, AND, UH, ONE OF OUR REELS RECEIVED OVER 10 K VIEWS, WOOHOO
OUR LIBRARY VISITS INCREASED BY 100% IN THE LAST YEAR, SO IT DOUBLED FROM LAST YEAR, SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
UM, MARKETING PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN INTRODUCING THE TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, AS SOME OF YOU PROBABLY WERE THERE, WE HOSTED OUR GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION, UH, OUR WAY TO KICK OFF CONSTRUCTION.
AND SINCE THEN WE'VE SHARED UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR WEBSITES.
WE'VE HANDED OUT FLYERS TO LOCAL, UH, TO OUR COMMUNITY AT LOCAL EVENTS, EXCUSE ME.
AND WE CONTINUE TO NETWORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, UM, SUCH AS CHAMBER AND C-H-I-S-D OWN IN THE NAME OF GETTING OUR NAMES OUT THERE AND LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT'S ALL
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HELLO COUNSEL.I HAVE BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A YEAR NOW.
UH, FORMERLY IN A PART-TIME LIBRARY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ROLE AND NOW IS THE LEAD LSR.
AND SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I GET TO, UH, INTRODUCE TWO OF THE LSRS.
UNFORTUNATELY ONE OF THEM COULDN'T BE HERE.
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO ADDING TO OUR TEAM WHERE WE'LL HAVE A TEAM OF FIVE.
HI COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ELLI AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE OVER HALF A YEAR NOW, SO IT'S EXCITING.
UM, IN JANUARY IT'LL BE A YEAR.
UM, WITH OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
IT'S BASED OFF OF A HEDGEHOG CONCEPT AND THEY ARE KNOWN FOR BEING REALLY GOOD AT ONE THING, WHICH IS JUST SELF-PROTECTION.
THEY MAY NOT BE THE BEST AT EVERYTHING, BUT THEY ARE KNOWN FOR ROLLING INTO A BALL TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
AND SIMILARLY, WE AT THE LIBRARY WOULD LIKE TO BE KNOWN FOR OUR PREMIER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE.
UM, WE HAVE A STRONG PASSION FOR BEING THE FIRST OPTION FOR RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT WE PROVIDE FRIENDLY SERVICE AS WELL AS SATISFIED PATRONS.
SO WE REALLY FOCUS ON PREMIER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ACHIEVE THAT.
AND I'M GONNA PASS IT TO ANDREW TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, SO I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT PREMIER CUSTOMER SERVICE OR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, EXCUSE ME, AND OUR SERVICE MODEL.
UM, SO FIRST OFF, PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OFF TIME, BUT UM, IF YOU EVER HAVE WALKED INTO THE LIBRARY, I HOPE YOU HAVE FELT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR LIBRARY AND DIFFERENT PLACES.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU GO INTO A DIFFERENT BUSINESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU MIGHT MEET SOMEONE WHO'S JUST LIKE ON THEIR PHONE OR NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
WE REALLY ARE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
WE WANT EVERYONE IN THE LIBRARY TO FEEL WELCOME.
WE WANT EVERYONE IN THE LIBRARY TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A PLACE THERE AND THAT THEY CAN COME UP TO US, THAT WE CAN MEET THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT.
AND THAT'S ALSO PART OF OUR SERVICE MODEL.
SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE LIBRARY AGAIN RECENTLY, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT.
WE'VE CUT OUR FRONT DESK DOWN, WE'VE ADDED KIOSKS, WE'VE ALSO BEGUN ROAMING MORE.
WHY HAVE WE DONE THIS? BECAUSE WE ARE ABOUT TO BE IN A SPACE THAT IS FOUR TIMES THE SIZE.
SO AS LSRS, WE ARE REACHING YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT, WHETHER THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AT THE FRONT DESK OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE LIBRARY, YOU'RE LOOKING AROUND, WE COME UP TO YOU, SAY, HEY, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU TODAY? SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO EXPAND AND GROW WHILE WE'RE IN THIS LIBRARY TO REALLY PREPARE FOR THE NEW ONE.
AND SO I'LL LET MALISE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SERVANT HEARTED NATURE.
UM, SO OUR LIBRARY EXISTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
WE PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
UH, ANY WALK OF LIFE, ANYONE WHO COMES THROUGH OUR DOOR IS WELCOME EVEN FROM OTHER CITIES.
UM, AND ANYONE'S WELCOME TO A LIBRARY CARD, WHICH IS PART OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT OUR LIBRARY.
UM, WE ARE ALL DRIVEN BY OUR SERVANT HEARTS AND OUR GOAL TO PROVIDE FOR OUR PATRON'S NEEDS AS A COMMUNITY HUB AND AS A THIRD PLACE WHICH ARE DWINDLING AND DISAPPEARING FROM MOST OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
UM, AND IT GIVES PEOPLE A PLACE TO GO THAT ISN'T WORK OR HOME, BUT THEY CAN STILL JUST BE AND THEY CAN LEARN OR THEY CAN ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES.
UM, ALSO, UH, THE CLASSES WE OFFER, THE BOOKS THAT WE HAVE, EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND IT'S JUST AN AMAZING RESOURCE AND WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE NOW COMING TO JOIN US AGAIN.
SO AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, UH, WE ARE DRIVEN BY OUR VALUES.
WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT, UH, THE FUTURE, THE FUTURE WE ARE CREATING TODAY.
AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT OUR TEAM, THIS IS THE TEAM THAT MAKES ALL THE MAGIC HAPPENS.
UM, AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU LOVE THESE TRAPPING HICKMAN LIBRARY SHIRTS AS WELL.
SO WE WANT YOU TO LIVE OUR VALUES AS WELL AND SHARE THEM WITH, UH, WE WANT HAVE SOME SHIRTS FOR YOU.
UM, AND REALLY WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION.
UH, THIS THURSDAY WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A PARTY.
WE'RE ALWAYS HAVING SOME PARTY, BUT THIS ONE IS AN ANOTHER INTENTIONAL PARTY.
IF YOU ALL REMEMBER IN 2017 WHEN THE BOND PASSED, IT WAS DONE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE INPUT AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO WE'RE RE-ENGAGING OUR BOND COMMITTEE, OUR SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE, ALL OF THE THE CITIZENS DESIGN COMMITTEE, ALL THOSE FOLKS, OUR
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LIBRARY BOARD, PARKS BOARD, YOU ALL LIKE, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO THIS PARTY.WEAR YOUR FAVORITE HAT, WEAR YOUR TRAFFICKING HAT, HICKMAN LIBRARY SHIRT SHOW UP RIGHT HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.
UM, AND WE'LL SERVE DINNER AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JUST REENGAGE AND CELEBRATE WITH US.
THIS IS GONNA REALLY BE A KICKOFF TO, UM, PLANNING AND ENVISIONING THE GRAND OPENING AND JUST GETTING EVERYONE BACK TOGETHER AND RECONNECTED.
UM, SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU EVERYONE ON THE LIBRARIAN.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
DO WE? UH, COUNCILMAN DANIELS.
YOU ALL GONNA HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OUT FOR PEOPLE TO GO HOME? YEAH.
NOW
I MEAN A WELLNESS, THE, THE ENTERTAINING
EVERY OTHER UH, UH, ORGANIZATION WOULD PROBABLY LOSE CUSTOMERS
I'M GLAD TO SEE IT COME INTO, UH, INTUITION OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL WORKED HARD FOR.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE MAY HAVE TO STAND IN LINE BECAUSE THIS OTHER CITIES ARE GOING TO BOMBARD CEDAR HILL BECAUSE WE HAVE THE GREATEST IN THIS ENTIRE AREA.
YOU, YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING CEDAR HILL.
SO WE HAVE ONE MORE, UH, WE HAVE ONE ROOM FOR ONE MORE QUESTION, COMMENT.
SO WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR GLOVER AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE OUT THE BRIEFING SESSION TO GET READY FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE HAVING A RE-ENGAGEMENT, UM, CEREMONY ON THURSDAY.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS DISENGAGED
YOUR MARKETING NUMBERS SHOWS THAT YOU ARE CONNECTING WITH MORE PEOPLE.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
NOT JUST THE YOU MIRANDA, BUT THE ENTIRE LIBRARY STAFF.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS AND I'VE JUST SEEN THE ENTHUSIASM AND THEN AND INNOVATION LEVEL INCREASE FROM THE START TILL NOW.
AND I'M READY TO START AND, AND EMBARK ON OUR NEW LIBRARY.
SO COUNSEL, THAT DOES TAKE US TO THE END OF OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
I'LL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I DO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
I DO HAVE A SECOND AS NONE AVAILABLE.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
HOW DO WE FEEL? DO WE NEED A BREAK? NO, THAT'S, YOU WANNA GET RIGHT TO IT? YES, SIR.
SO COUNSEL, I HAVE SEVEN 15, LET'S RECONVENE AT SEVEN 20 TO BEGIN OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING.