[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2026.
THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BRIEFING SESSION.
I WANT TO OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING THE ORDER.
I HAVE 6:30 PM WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM.
UH, WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations, including the April 2026 Police and Fire Monthly Snapshots and the April 2026 Financial Reports. Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REPORT.UH, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UM, FILLING IN THIS EVENING FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, MELISSA VALEZ, HER OLDEST DAUGHTER IS GRADUATING OR GRADUATED CEDAR HILL HIGH SCHOOL THIS MORNING, SO WE SEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.
UM, WE'LL GO, WE'RE JUST BRIEFLY THROUGH A FEW HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR IN YOUR FYI PACKET.
UH, THIS SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WALK IN HIDDEN LAKES, UM, MEANING AT 10:30 AM AT THE ALLEN EASTONS RECREATION CENTER.
THEN THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH AT SEVEN 30 AT THE ALLEN EASTONS RECREATION CENTER.
WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST.
UM, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF FUN ACTIVITIES EVERY WEEKEND.
BUT SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH IS A REALLY FULL DAY, UH, STARTING AT 8:00 AM WE HAD THE KID FISH TOURNAMENT AT VALLEY RIDGE PARK AND, UH, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS AND HIS GRANDSON ARE DEFENDING THEIR TITLE THERE, UM, AT VALLEY RIDGE.
AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, WE HAVE THE SUMMER READING KICKOFF AT 3:00 PM AT THE TRAFFICKING HICKMAN LIBRARY ON TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH.
THE COUNCIL WILL MEET FIRST AT 5:30 PM AS THE CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING, AND YOU'LL REVIEW THE CPDS BUDGET, UM, AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL AT THAT MEETING ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH.
UH, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS AT NOON IN HEARST AT THE HEARST CONFERENCE CENTER, AND I BELIEVE MOST OF YOU HAVE RSVP TO THAT IF YOU, UM, WOULD STILL LIKE TO RSVP, I BELIEVE THEY'RE OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY.
UH, ALSO ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, WE HAVE MUSIC IN THE PARK, UM, AT VALLEY RIDGE PARK EVERY FRIDAY IN JUNE.
A DIFFERENT MUSIC GENRE FOR, UM, EVERYONE'S TASTE TO CHECK THAT OUT.
AND THEN SATURDAY, JUNE, UM, 13TH, WE HAVE THE BEST SOUTHWEST JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THAT IS IN THE CITY OF LANCASTER THIS YEAR.
AND AT YOUR NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 9TH, UM, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH YOUR PARKING PASSES AND, UM, VIP WRISTBANDS ON JUNE 16TH AND 17TH.
WE HAVE BOARDING COMMISSION INTERVIEWS, AND IT WILL BE BOTH DAYS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 36 INTERESTED APPLICANTS TO INTERVIEW.
SO IT'LL BE, UM, QUITE A FEW, A FULL COUPLE OF MEETINGS.
AND THEN, UM, FINALLY ON JUNE 23RD, WE'LL MEET EARLY AT 5:00 PM AND THAT WILL BE THE COUNCIL'S REVIEW OF THE SENIOR, UM, ADDITION DESIGN.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CALENDAR? I'LL JUST VERY QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE, UM, AGENDA ON OUR BRIEFING.
UM, THIS EVENING ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA PACKET ARE THE APRIL POLICE AND FIRE MONTHLY SNAPSHOTS WITH A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ON THEIR OPERATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL.
AND WE'VE ALSO ATTACHED YOUR APRIL, UM, MONTHLY BUDGET REPORT.
WE'RE A LITTLE MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THE BUDGET YEAR AND RIGHT WHERE WE'D LIKE TO BE IN TERMS OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
UH, AND THEN AS SOON AS I SIT DOWN, UH, FIRE CHIEF MIKE CARON IS GONNA LEAD A PRESENTATION ON PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY RESOURCES SPECIFIC TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
UH, WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, UM, STARTING WITH A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING NATIONAL CHEMO DAY IN CEDAR HILL.
AND THEN TWO GREAT PRESENTATIONS OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, ONE FROM THE UM, MUSEUM SCHOLARSHIP, AND THEN, UM, TWO FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP.
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM MAY 12TH AND MAY 5TH.
UM, ITEM B IS, UH, PROVING AN APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR SIDEWALK, A NEW SIDEWALK AND, UM, SOME A DA RAMP REPAIRS.
ITEM C IS A MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE.
WE HAD A BRIEFING ON THIS ITEM AT THE LAST, UM, COUNCIL MEETING.
AND SO THIS IS TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, A MASTER AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE, AND THEN EVERY, UM, SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE WILL HAVE ITS OWN LEASE THAT WE CAN EXECUTE ADMINISTRATIVELY.
AND THEN ITEM D IS RELATED TO THAT ENTERPRISE
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AGREEMENT.ITEM D IS WHAT ALLOWS ENTERPRISE TO SELL THE CITY'S CURRENT VEHICLES ON OUR BEHALF.
ITEM E IS THE CITY'S REGULAR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
AND THEN ITEM F IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTING HOWARD MIMS TO THE HIGH POINT PI BOARD FILLING AN UN EXPIRED TERM.
AND THEN FINALLY ON THE RE REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE A FINAL PLAT, UM, AT THE INTERSECTION OF LITTLE CREEK AND JOE WILSON ROAD.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? YEAH, UM, IS THAT PRONOUNCED MILOT MARGARET STATES? YEAH.
I WANNA MAKE SURE I HAD THE PRONUNCIATION.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, SIMS
OH YEAH,
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
[3. Presentation on public safety community resources. ]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATION ON PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY RESOURCES.GOOD EVENING TO YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT WITH, UH, MY FIRE TEAM FROM ADMIN TO SHARE WITH YOU SOMETHING THAT'S ABOUT TO ROLL OUT ON JUNE 1ST.
IT IS OUR COMMUNITY CONNECT PROGRAM.
TWO YEARS AGO WE PURCHASED A SUITE OF PRODUCTS CALLED FIRST DO.
AND INSIDE OF THAT, THEY HAD DIFFERENT MODULES.
FIRST DO WAS THE FIRST COMPANY IN THE FIRE, UM, REALM THAT BROUGHT ALL THE SOFTWARE INTO ONE SPOT.
YOUR TRAINING RECORDS, YOUR, UM, MANAGEMENT, YOUR ASSETS RECORDS, UM, A HOST OF OTHER DIFFERENT THINGS SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT SOFTWARES, WHICH GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR IT LIKES IS TO HAVE THIS STUFF CONSOLIDATED SO IT WORKS BETTER FOR US.
AND WITH THAT BECOMES BETTER DATA.
AND INSIDE OF THAT PROGRAM, FIRST DO HAD A MODULE CALLED COMMUNITY CONNECT.
AND THIS, UH, PIECE OF MODULE FALLS DIRECTLY INTO OUR PURSUING PREMIER CATEGORIES.
CEDAR HILL HAS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER.
WE ARE THE FIRST KNOWN, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT IN DALLAS COUNTY TO EVEN ROLL THIS OUT.
UM, IT DEALS WITH OUR ENGAGED COMMUNITY 'CAUSE IT DEALS CORRECT.
COLLECT CONNECTS US WITH THE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH THE PRESENTATION ON HOW THAT, UH, THAT, HOW THAT WORKS.
AS ALWAYS, WE GO WITH OUR VISION AND VISION.
CEDAR HILL IS A PREMIER CITY THAT RETAINS ITS DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER OR FAMILIES AND BUSINESS FLOURISH IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
AND THE MISSION OF CEDAR HILL IS TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO OUR CITIZENS AND CUSTOMERS CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY VALUES.
AND THIS DOES THIS BY CONNECTING US, THE PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIP, STEWARDING THE INFORMATION THAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO SHARE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, KEEPING THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS AND PROTECTING THAT INFORMATION AND PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE, THE PRESENTATION, I WANNA BRING UP OUR MOST RECENT PERSON ADDED TO THE ADMIN.
HE IS OUR NEW INSPECTOR WORKING UNDERNEATH OUR NEW FIRE MARSHAL CHIEF TAMMY COOPER.
AS SHE PROMOTED UP HER POSITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CHRIS WAS WILLING TO GIVE UP HIS 48 96 SCHEDULE AND COME TO THE WORLD OF ADMIN EIGHT TO FIVE.
SO I, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO, TO MAKE THAT MOVE.
IT'S, IT'S A BIG DECISION, ESPECIALLY WHERE HE IS AT IN HIS CAREER.
UM, HE HAS, UH, YOU KNOW, A VISION TO TAKE INTO THE, THE COMMUNITY INSIDE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND REALLY DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS WITH IT.
AND EARLY ON WHEN I BECAME THE FIRE CHIEF, WELL THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I ASKED HIM TO RUN WITH.
THIS PROGRAM WILL BE RUN THROUGH OUR FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION.
UM, I'LL OVERSEE IT, UM, AT THE TOP, BUT WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD TEAM PUT TOGETHER AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRIS TO SHARE THE PROGRAM WITH YOU.
UM, IF YOU CAN'T SEE ME, THIS, THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS I GET.
UM, EVERYBODY ELSE, ALL THE DIRECTORS, IT'S NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE AND OTHER CITIZENS.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT FOR EVERYBODY HERE.
UM, I'M A BIT OF A ROAMER, SO I'M, THIS IS GONNA BE A FOCUS FOR ME TO TRY TO STAY HERE.
UM, SO WHAT IS COMMUNITY CONNECT? WELL, IT'S A FREE, SECURE ONLINE PROGRAM FOR CEDAR HILL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
SO ANYBODY THAT LIVES HERE AND ANYBODY WHO OPERATES A BUSINESS HERE CAN CREATE ONE OF THESE PROFILES.
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FIRST DO, WHICH CHIEF HARRISON ALREADY EXPLAINED, IS OUR ONE STOP SHOP KIND OF SOFTWARE THAT WE USE FOR EVERYTHING.UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL ALLOWING US TO PURCHASE ALL THAT.
UM, AND IT ALLOWS THE CITIZENS TO SHARE CRITICAL SAFETY INFORMATION WITH US.
UH, THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE COMING TO YOUR HOME, THAT INFORMATION WAS ONLY AVAILABLE DURING AN EMERGENCY EVENT.
UM, SO WHY DOES IT MATTER? BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW SECONDS IN EMERGENCIES MATTER, RIGHT? OUR DISPATCHERS ARE GREAT.
THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE GIVEN.
UH, WE ALL KNOW THAT IN TIMES OF AN EMERGENCY, IT CAN BE VERY HECTIC AND ALL THE INFORMATION GATHERING GETS HARD TO FIND.
SO THIS OFFERS US AN AVENUE WITH COMMUNITY CONNECT WHERE WE CAN FIND OUT SOME OF THAT CRITICAL INFORMATION IN TIMES THAT AREN'T STRESSFUL.
UM, AND THEN THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT TO US AS WE'RE GOING TO THESE, UH, EMERGENCY RESPONSES EITHER AT A HOUSE OR AT A BUSINESS.
SO WHO ALL CAN PARTICIPATE IS, AGAIN, WE KIND OF MENTIONED THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT ALSO CAREGIVERS, UH, ASSISTING FAMILY MEMBERS.
UM, AND THEN MULTI-PROPERTY BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, CAN BE SUPPORTED AS WELL.
SO IF YOU OWN A WHOLE STRIP MALL CENTER, YOU CAN CREATE AN ACCOUNT FOR YOUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THAT, UH, IN THAT CENTER, OR YOU CAN DELEGATE THAT DOWN TO EACH SHOP OWNER.
UH, THERE'S SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THERE ON HOW WE CAN DEAL WITH THAT.
AND THEN, UH, IF YOU'RE A CAREGIVER, UH, COMING, SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU LIVE IN A CITY OUTSIDE OF HERE, BUT YOU COME HERE TO TAKE CARE OF MOM AND DAD, WELL, YOU HAVE SOME ABILITY TO MAKE AN ACCOUNT FOR MOM AND DAD WHO DO LIVE HERE AND GIVE US ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD NEED FOR THEM, AND THEN SET YOURSELF AS A CONTACT, UH, FOR US SO WE KNOW WHO TO CALL WHENEVER SOMETHING HAPPENS.
UH, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHARE IS COMPLETELY UP TO YOU AS THE, AS THE USER.
UH, IT COULD BE AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE OR AS VAGUE AS AS YOU WANT, AS YOU'RE, YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR HOW MANY OCCUPANTS YOU HAVE, ANY MEDICAL NEEDS OR FUNCTIONS, MOBILITY CONCERNS, UH, ANY COGNITIVE OR SENSORY, UH, ISSUES.
YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE ADULTS OR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM THAT DO NOT RESPOND WELL TO LIGHTS, SIRENS, LOUD NOISES, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN KNOW ON THE WAY THERE AND BE PREPARED FOR WHEN WE COME IN.
UH, ANY PETS IN LIVESTOCK? YES.
WE STILL HAVE LIVESTOCK IN CEDAR HILL.
MOST OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH THAT Y'ALL HAVE SEEN SOME OF IT.
UM, BUT LIKE TO KNOW THAT, HEY, IT ISN'T JUST DOGS AND CATS IN THE HOUSE.
MY POTBELLY PIG IS THERE TOO, YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN FIND THAT OUT.
UH, AND THEN ANY EMERGENCY CONTACTS, UH, FLOOR LAYOUTS AND BEDROOM LOCATIONS.
AND THE BIGGEST THING, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I THINK IN MY OPINION IS THE ACCESS CONSIDERATION.
SO GIVING US YOUR GATE CODES, YOU HAVE A GATED ENTRY INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
YES, WE DO GET THAT INFORMATION GIVEN TO US A LOT, BUT A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE LIKE TO CHANGE THEIR COATS AND THEY CHANGE THE GATES.
THE GATES GET KNOCKED ON OR HIT.
SO, UH, SO A GATE COMPANY WILL COME OUT AND REPAIR THE GATE THAT GOT BUSTED AND THEN REPROGRAM EVERYBODY'S CODES EXCEPT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THEY FORGOT TO GIVE OUR UNIVERSAL CODE AND STUFF.
SO THIS IS A POINT IN TIME WHERE YOU CAN GIVE US THE ACCESS CODE THAT WE NEED TO GET TO YOU.
UM, AND REALLY IMPORTANT NOW WITH EVERYBODY HAS LIKE A KEY KEYLESS ENTRY KEYPAD FOR THEIR FRONT DOORS OR BACK DOORS, AND THOSE CAN BE PROVIDED AS WELL.
SO WHAT DOES THE PAGE LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT? THIS IS KIND OF THE TABS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
SO YOU'LL CREATE YOUR FREE ONLINE PROFILE, AND THEN THIS IS KIND OF THE LAYOUT OF TABS THAT YOU CAN CLICK ON AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION NEEDED.
NOW, ALBEIT THESE ARE VERY CUSTOMIZABLE.
SO AS YOU NOTICE THERE'S A COVID-19 TAB HERE THAT THAT'S NOT AN, WE DON'T ACTIVATE THAT ONE ANYMORE.
THE BURN PERMITS, WE DON'T ACTIVATE THAT THROUGH THROUGH COMMUNITY CONNECT, BUT WHAT WE DO ACTIVATE IS, UH, SMOKE DETECTORS.
SO FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TAB IN THERE, UM, FOR A SMOKE DETECTOR CHECKS.
SO EITHER CHECK AND OR REPLACEMENT.
IF I HAVE ONE THAT'S MALFUNCTIONING OR SOMETHING'S NOT WORKING RIGHT, YOU CAN SUBMIT A REQUEST THROUGH COMMUNITY CONNECT THAT WILL COME TO US, AND THEN WE CAN COORDINATE WITH YOU ON HOW TO COME TO WHEN TO COME.
WHEN'S A GOOD TIME TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND GET THAT REPLACED FOR YOU.
UH, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON, UM, IT'S NOT, IT DOESN'T EXIST YET, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO DO, UH, A TAB FOR, UH, FIRE HOME INSPECTIONS OR HOME RESIDENTIAL HOME INSPECTIONS, IF YOU WILL.
UH, WHERE WE COME THROUGH, DO A WALKTHROUGH OF YOUR HOUSE, KIND OF GIVE YOU TIPS AND TRICKS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOUSE SAFER.
SO THE INFORMATIONS THAT BUSINESSES CAN SHARE IS A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS.
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A LITTLE BIT MORE TECHNICAL IN LIKE WHAT TYPE OF PRODUCTS THEY HAVE.SO ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR WHAT TYPE OF FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS THEY HAVE, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, ALARM SYSTEMS, UM, OR ANYTHING UNIQUE TO THEIR FACILITY.
UM, SO WE CALL THESE IN, IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WORLD PRE-PLANNING, UH, WHICH WE DO OURSELVES IS WE CAN PRE-PLAN, BUT THIS GIVES US A WAY THAT THEY CAN ALREADY START THAT PRE-PLANNING INFORMATION AND PROCESS FOR US.
AND THEN WE COME IN AND PIGGYBACK RIGHT ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT AND REALLY GET IN DETAILED ON IT FOR ALL THE OCCUPANCIES.
SO IT'S INTEGRATED STRAIGHT THROUGH.
FIRST DO, IT'S ACCESSIBLE STRAIGHT TO OUR DISPATCHING COMPUTERS.
SO WE HAVE THE MOBILE TABLETS, WE USE IPADS NOW, UM, THAT ARE IN OUR ENGINES AND, AND MEDIC UNITS.
AND WHEN WE GET DISPATCHED THAT, THAT ADDRESS WILL POP UP IN THROUGH FIRST DUE.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE A TAB ON FIRST DUE, A DASHBOARD TAB THAT WILL BRING UP ANY COMMUNITY CONNECT INFORMATION THAT, SO THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO WHATEVER YOU ALL HAVE PUT INTO IT.
UH, WE HAVE THAT ACCESS ON THE WAY THERE.
SO WE'RE ALREADY GETTING PREPARED, UH, ON THE WAY SO TO BE FOR THOSE EMS CALLS, STRUCTURE FIRES, WELFARE CHECKS, AND ANY DISASTER EVACUATIONS.
SO IS IT SAFE? YES, IT IS BANK LEVEL SECURITY.
UH, IT IS ONLY ACCESS BY US, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, AND, AND AUTHORIZED USERS, UH, AND VIEWED ONLY DURING EMERGENCIES.
SO WHAT IS SHARED AGAIN, IS COMPLETELY UP TO Y'ALL.
SO HOW YOU SIGN UP IS WE HAVE A, A LINK HERE, WHICH WE'RE NOT GONNA GO TO THE LINK JUST YET.
UH, I AM GONNA HAVE SOME LITTLE CARDS TO HAND OUT TO EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL AND ALL OF Y'ALL AS WELL.
UM, THAT IT'S, UH, HAS THE QR CODE THAT SENDS YOU STRAIGHT TO THE LANDING PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CREATE YOUR ACCOUNTS.
UH, YOU ENTER WHAT YOU WANT AND YOU CAN UPDATE IT AT ANY TIME.
UH, IF YOU RUN INTO A PROBLEM WITH YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECT LOGIN, UH, OR ACCOUNT ISSUES, UH, YOU CAN JUST CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ME SPECIFICALLY, AND I'LL, I'LL HELP FIX IT.
UM, SO WHAT DOES THIS DO FOR US? AGAIN, FASTER, MORE INFORMED RESPONSE, ENHANCED FIREFIGHTER AND CITIZEN SAFETY.
UH, SO THAT, THAT HOLDS ON TRUE TO BOTH ENDS.
THIS IS SAFER NOT FOR US AS WELL.
AGAIN, IF THAT POTBELLY PIG IS VICIOUS, I MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT BEFORE I COME IN AND BE LIKE, HEY, DON'T COME THROUGH THE BACK DOOR.
UM, BUT THEN IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS, RIGHT? LIKE, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE? WHERE ARE THEY AT? WHAT BEDROOM? WHERE'S THAT BEDROOM LOCATED IN THE HOUSE? LET ME GO STRAIGHT TO THERE.
UM, SO THAT'S INVALUABLE INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST, WE WANT IT, UM, AND IT JUST HELPS BUILD THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND US.
UM, SO I ASK EVERYBODY HERE, CREATE A PROFILE.
PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO DO THAT, AND THEN SHARE IT THROUGH EVERYTHING, WHICH WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.
SO HERE'S HOW WE'RE GONNA WORK ON IT, IS OUR OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE.
WE'RE GONNA TAG IT AS JUNE 1ST.
WE HAVE ALREADY DONE SOME SOFT LAUNCH.
MR. GLOVER, YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THIS, UM, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMITS AND, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SEMINARS WITH, UH, TIA THAT, UM, WE'VE ALREADY INTRODUCED THIS PROGRAM JUST TO KIND OF GET SOME OF THE BUGS AND STUFF FIGURED OUT.
BUT, UH, WE ARE GONNA LAUNCH IT OFFICIALLY JUNE 1ST.
YOU WILL SEE IT ON DIGITAL MEDIA BOARDS ACROSS THE CITY TO PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY CONNECT WEBSITE AND LOGINS.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY, UH, WITH A PROMO VIDEO, INTRODUCING COMMUNITY CONNECT TO THE CITY.
UM, WE ARE GONNA COORDINATE WITH LOCAL HOAS, THE PS AND THE CRIME WATCH GROUPS ALONGSIDE WITH PD TO HELP KIND OF GET THIS WORD OUT THERE.
UM, AND THEN PRINTED MATERIALS THAT YOU SEE HERE.
UH, WE HAVE ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
UH, THERE WILL BE IN THE PLACES WHERE DIGITAL BOARDS DON'T EXIST, UH, THE REC CENTERS MAYBE, UH, AND OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT DON'T HAVE THE DIGITAL BOARDS.
WE'RE GONNA PLACE POSTER BOARDS THERE WITH THE QR CODES THAT PEOPLE CAN SCAN AND LOG INTO, UH, TO HELP CREATE THAT PROFILE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA CONNECT WITH THE SENIOR CENTERS, UM, THE, THE LAGOON AND TRY TO DO SOME MESSAGING OUT OF THERE.
AND THEN THIS IS GONNA BE AN ONGOING EVENT.
WE ARE GOING TO PURSUE THIS VENTURE FROM HERE ON OUT TO TRY TO GAIN AS MUCH PARTICIPATION INTO THIS AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE WILL HAVE TARGETED PREVENTION, UM, I GUESS POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IF YOU WILL, UH, ABOUT THINGS.
SO WE ALREADY HAVE SOME GEARED UP FOR JULY 4TH.
WE HAVE SOME FOR WILDFIRES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO YOU'LL HAVE SOME PREVENTION, UH, HIT POINTS AND
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ALSO A COMMUNITY CONNECT QR LOGIN TO THAT.UH, JUST HELPING SPREAD THE WORD OF PREVENTION, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY CONNECT PROFILES.
I HOPE I WAS IN TIME AND I STAYED HERE.
UM, COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR THE PRESENTATION? THANK Y'ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SIMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, SO I, I LOVE THE PROGRAM AND YES, SIR.
UH, I, I JUST, UM, WOULD ENCOURAGE SOME ONGOING MEETINGS WITH THE HOMES, ASSOCI, HOMES ASSOCIATION, CRIME.
I MEAN, JUST GO TO THEM AND, 'CAUSE WHAT WE'VE FOUND IS, YOU KNOW, KNOW WE CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS, BUT SOMEBODY STILL, LIKE, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE MY LITTLE NOTE IS THAT WHAT'S THE PLAN TO SHARE WITH COMMUNITY, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS? BUT YOU PROVIDED SOME OF THAT.
BUT I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE MEETINGS IN THE HOMES, ASSOCIATIONS GOING DIRECTLY TO THEM, GETTING ON THEIR, UH, AGENDA AND TELLING ABOUT 'EM.
THE MORE INFORMATION YOU HAVE, THE, THE BETTER YOU CAN RESPOND AND THE BETTER IT IS FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND BETTER IT'S FOR CITIZENS.
UM, YEAH, I, I GUESS, UM, COUPLE, COUPLE THINGS WITH ME BEFORE I EVEN GET STARTED.
UM, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR COUNCIL, WE HAVE OUR RETREAT.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO FOCUS ON IS HOW WE CAN BE ABLE TO BETTER COMMUNICATE, HOW CAN WE, UH, REFINE OUR COMMUNICATION? AND, AND THIS RIGHT HERE, I THINK KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GOES ALONG WITH OUR, WITH OUR VISION.
SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, STILL FOCUSING ON THAT AND BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR PLACE, UH, A COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.
NUMBER ONE, I GUESS, UH, AS IT RELATES TO 9 1 1, DISPATCH, IF I, IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THIS INFORMATION, IT WOULD PULL UP ON YOUR INTERNAL DASHBOARD? CORRECT.
AND THEN NUMBER TWO, LET'S JUST SAY THERE'S AN EXISTING HOME WHERE THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, UH, SUBSCRIBED TO THE PROGRAM.
UH, WHEN A NEW USER COME IN, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT OLD INFORMATION? UH, WE CAN INACTIVATE THAT.
AND THEN REACTIVATE THE NEW USER.
SO IN THE WAY THAT WILL WORK IS WHENEVER THE NEW USER COMES INTO THAT HOME AND THEY'RE REQUESTING IT, IT WILL PROMPT THAT EITHER IF THEY DO IT WITHIN THE 30 DAY CYCLE.
SO FIRST THE THROUGH FIRST DUE, THERE IS A, UH, LIKE A VERIFICATION REQUEST, IF YOU WILL, THAT THEY SEND OUT LIKE EVERY, EVERY SIX MONTHS I THINK IT IS, I THINK IT'S EVERY SIX MONTHS.
THEY, THEY SEND AN EMAIL SAYING, HEY, CAN YOU PLEASE JUST LOG INTO YOUR COMMUNITY, CONNECT AGAIN, VERIFY ALL THE INFORMATION'S CORRECT.
IF YOU DON'T DO THAT IN THAT SIX MONTH PROFILE, IT'LL SEND YOU A REMINDER EMAIL 15 DAYS LATER, THEN IT'LL SEND YOU ONE MORE REMINDER EMAIL FIVE DAYS LATER, AND THEN IT DIS DEACTIVATES YOUR ACCOUNT.
SO IF THAT NEW USER GOES BACK IN, IF IT'S BEEN WITHIN THAT WINDOW, THEN IT'LL JUST FLAG IT AND THEN SEND TO US.
AND THEN WE CAN REVERIFY IT AS A NEW USER.
UM, YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST SAY I, JUNE 1ST, I SIGNED MINE'S UP.
I WON'T GET NO SIX MONTH REMINDER.
THAT'S ONLY FOR A NEW USER THAT'S COME IN BEHIND ME.
OR, OR DOES EVERYBODY GET A SIX MATERIAL? YEAH, WELL ONCE YOU'VE SIGNED UP, YOU'LL, YOU'LL START GETTING THE REMINDERS.
EVERY SIX MONTH, UH, EMAILS TO VERIFY.
AND THAT, THAT'S THE KIND OF, IT'S FAIL SAFE ON JUST THAT SCENARIO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE SURE.
'CAUSE RENTERS CAN ALSO DO THIS TOO.
AND SO IF THEY HAVE A SIX MONTH LEASE OR A ONE YEAR LEASE, IF THEY'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE, WELL THAT RENTER'S NO LONGER THERE.
IT'S GONNA BE SENDING THOSE EMAILS AND OF COURSE, IF THEY JUST IGNORE IT.
WELL, YEAH, I, I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT START.
AND, UM, I SEE WE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN
UM, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT THE MAYOR HAD, I HAD HAD THOSE WRITTEN DOWN, SO THANK YOU FOR, UM, FOR DOING THAT.
I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION REGARDING, UM, I KNOW THAT THERE HAS, THERE HAS TO BE SOME LEVEL OF, UH, PRIVACY AND I, I SAW THAT INFORMATION, BUT I'M WONDERING WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THAT PRIVACY, ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT WILL HELP US IN INFORMATION GATHERING AND DATA THAT, AT LEAST INSIDE, UM, YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL? UM, JUST SO TRACKING DATA, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT OTHER BENEFITS, UM, WE COULD HAVE, AND THAT'S ONE THING.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING I THOUGHT ABOUT IS, UM, A WAY TO SHARE, WITHOUT GIVING CRITICAL INFORMATION, HOW CAN WE TELL THE STORY ONCE, ONCE THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP SOMEONE SAVE A LIFE, GET IN FASTER, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HOPE THAT IT WILL DO, HOW DO WE THEN ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO TELL THE STORY? BECAUSE FOR SOME IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE, IT'S GIVING YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT HOW IS IT HELPING ME? AND I THINK TELLING THE STORY WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT.
BECAUSE THIS IS A TWO-WAY STREET.
YOU KNOW, THE BENEFIT THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE PROVIDING ME WITH THE INFORMATION BENEFITS ME ON THE FIRE TRUCK, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT.
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ANYTIME I SEE THAT INFORMATION AND IT'S ATTACHED TO YOU AND IT HELPED ME DO SOMETHING, SAVE GRANDMA, DO WHATEVER.UM, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT.
'CAUSE THIS, THIS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THAT ABILITY TO, TO MAKE THOSE THINGS THAT USUALLY WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S IT FOR US.
THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION COUNCIL.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDAS TO ADJOURN.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MCCURDY.
THAT'S A NON DEBATABLE MOTION.
ALL FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
COUNCIL, LET'S RECONVENE ABOUT 7 0 5.