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[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING]
THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN TRAINING ROOM A TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSS LITIGATION.THANK YOU. I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH. WHICH WAS PERSONNEL. SO I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS. AND I'LL START WITH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO REAPPOINT MICHAEL PIREK JAN TRUE.
PROMOTE HARISH NEHATE TO A PERMANENT POSITION.
A REGULAR POSITION. STACI WEAVER AS A REGULAR POSITION AND ALSO RAY SAY AS A REGULAR POSITION.
WE HAVE THREE LEAVING THREE OPENINGS. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CHANGES ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU.
MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. NEXT ITEM IS BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO REAPPOINT LAWRENCE CHAN, WHICH LEAVES THREE REGULAR POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN AND ONE ALTERNATE. I SECOND I SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CHANGES FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES.
NEXT ITEM IS THE HERITAGE COMMISSION. SORRY, [LAUGHTER] I BRING YOU ALL UP YES. I MOVE TO REAPPOINT NAYYER ALE‑RASOOL, CAROLE GREISDORF AND TIM BOB LEAVING ZERO VACANCIES. I SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE. THAT WAS HERITAGE COMMISSION, RIGHT? YES.
OKAY. THE HERITAGE COMMISSION CHANGES. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. AND THE LAST IS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE POSTPONE THE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL THE JULY 27TH MEETING.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS PERSONNEL REAPPOINTMENTS.
SO WE WILL START WITH ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
MR. MAYOR? YES. I MOVE TO REAPPOINT TAMMY CHOW-HAYES, BRENDA BEARD, JAMIE CANTRELL, AND GREG KAMSTRA TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, LEAVING ZERO OPENINGS. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
THE NEXT ITEM IS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. MAYOR AND COUNCIL I RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL REAPPOINT
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PENNY ROBE AS CHAIR OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.
THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION. MAYOR, I MOVE TO REAPPOINT JEANNA DAVIS, KHALID ISHAQ, AND MISTY JACKSON-MILLER AND LEAVING ONE VACANCY. SECOND. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0. THE NEXT ITEM IS CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
I MOVE TO REAPPOINT TOBY TODD AND JOHNNY ZAIN, LEAVING ONE OPENING.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
NEXT ITEM IS LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. MAYOR MUNS.
YES. I MOVE TO REAPPOINT ABBY ALTER AND JAYASHREE PRASAD-SINHA.
LEAVING TWO VACANCIES. I SECOND IT. THANK YOU.
SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
NEXT ITEM, PARKS AND RECREATION PLANNING BOARD.
MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE REAPPOINT BRETT COOPER, LEAVING THREE OPENINGS.
OKAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO ON. TO REAPPOINTMENT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION PLANNING BOARD.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
NEXT ITEM IS THE PLANO HOUSING AUTHORITY. MR. MAYOR. I MOVE TO REAPPOINT ERICA DOTRAS LEAVING ONE OPENING ON PLANO HOUSING AUTHORITY. SECOND. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PLANO HOUSING AUTHORITY.
ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES.
8 TO 0. THE NEXT ITEM IS RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN COMMITTEE.
MR. MAYOR, I RECOMMEND TO REAPPOINT CHIEF CHRIS BIGGERSTAFF, MIKE MENDENHALL, SUSAN OHMAN, AND DIRECTOR RACHEL PATTERSON. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
THE NEXT ITEM IS SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. MAYOR MUNS.
I MOVE TO REAPPOINT DEBORAH ARANGO, EFREN GIRARDOT AND DUDLEY VOLCANSEK WITH LEAVING TWO VACANCIES.
I'LL SECOND. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0 AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 4. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO REAPPOINT KAMAL ABUHARTHIEH, NADIA CHRISTIAN, JOHN DONOVAN, JONATHAN HETZEL, CHRIS O'BRIEN AND DOUGLAS REECE. LEAVING TWO OPENINGS. I SECOND.
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SO I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 4.ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. MOTION PASSES 8 TO 0.
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE ALL GOOD? ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SHANNAH.
WELCOME. COUNCIL, CITY EXECUTIVES. I'M SHANNAH HAYLEY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
AND IT'S MY HONOR TONIGHT TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF OUR DEPARTMENT'S SERVICES TO THE CITY.
FIRST, LET ME START BY INTRODUCING YOU TO OUR TEAM.
AMANDA MCNEW, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS.
WE ARE CLOSE COLLABORATORS BETWEEN OUR TWO DEPARTMENTS.
AS A DEPARTMENT, OUR JOB CAN BE SUMMARIZED BY SAYING WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING OUR RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR CITY GOVERNMENTS, STAY INFORMED ABOUT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND ENGAGE WITH US.
NOW WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT GUIDES OUR WORK.
IT LADDERS UP TO THE COUNCIL'S STRATEGIC VISION AND THE PILLARS OF SERVICE.
OUR FIVE CORE INITIATIVES ARE TAGGED AROUND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC OUTREACH, SPECIAL PROJECTS AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION PROCESSES WITHIN THE CITY.
OUR SERVICES, THEY COVER THE GAMUT. ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD IMAGINE THAT TOUCHES A RESIDENT FROM ADVERTISING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, INCLUDING LOGOS ON WATER TOWERS AND WHAT COLORS THOSE ARE TO NEWSLETTERS, TV PRODUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
AND IN THIS PHOTO, YOU SEE OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, EVAN REITZELL.
HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BROADCAST THAT HAPPENS OF THESE MEETINGS AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING.
A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF OUR BUSINESS. WE DO QUITE A BIT.
THERE ARE 43 SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ACROSS EIGHT DIFFERENT PLATFORMS THAT WE MANAGE, AS WELL AS MANAGING THE CITY'S WEBSITE, PLANO.GOV. WE PRODUCE 16 NEWSLETTERS OUT OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
ONE OF THOSE IS INTERNAL FACING. THE REST ARE ALL EXTERNAL, BASED ON DIFFERENT INTERESTS OF OUR RESIDENTS, PUBLIC FACING VIDEOS, HUGE HANDFUL. WE DO ANOTHER BIG ASSORTMENT OF VIDEOS INTERNALLY JUST FOR TEAM PLANO STAFF, BROADCAST PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS A VARIETY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH FROM CITIZENS ACADEMY AND GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY TO SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING STATE OF THE CITY. WE ARE AN AWARD WINNING TEAM, AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT BECAUSE IT REFLECTS THE WORK THAT'S DONE ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND THAT INCLUDES BEING NAMED THE BEST IN-HOUSE TEAM BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF AMERICA DALLAS CHAPTER.
NOW, YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY THERE'S A SPICY KITTY ON THE SCREEN, AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE JAMIE CANTRELL HAPPY, BUT THIS IS A PHOTO THAT JUST WON A STATE AWARD AS PART OF A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS HIGHLIGHTING THE COLLABORATIVE WORK OF PLANO ANIMAL SERVICES AND PLANO FIRE RESCUE TO RESCUE THAT KITTEN THAT HAD FALLEN DOWN A 25 FOOT CONSTRUCTION SHAFT.
FIRST IS THE CAPITAL PROJECTS COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE.
RESIDENTS CLEARLY HAVE BEEN TELLING US THAT THEY WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY, BECAUSE THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF IT. SO WE WORKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND RECREATION, SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING. THE OUTCOMES OF THAT, WE CREATED A SPECIAL SECTION OF THE WEBSITE THAT'S FOCUSED PURELY ON CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE A DIGITAL NEWSLETTER THAT GOES OUT MONTHLY, A QUARTERLY DIGITAL REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE PAST QUARTER, AS WELL AS ANSWERING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
NOW WE CAN SEE THAT THIS WORK IS ACTUALLY HAVING REAL IMPACT FOR OUR PUBLIC SENTIMENT, WHICH WE DO TRACK REGARDING CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY. IT HAS INCREASED FROM 41% FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2025, SO 41% POSITIVE SENTIMENT TO THE SAME TIME PERIOD THIS YEAR. IT'S NOW SITTING AT 73% POSITIVE SENTIMENT.
SO THAT'S A NICE LITTLE SWING. ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE COMMUNICATION PIECES IS ALSO TRENDING NICELY.
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THE LAST NEWSLETTER THAT WE SENT OUT IN JUNE HAD AN 81% OPEN RATE, WHICH MEANS MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY CHOSE TO OPEN AND READ THAT NEWSLETTER.AND OUR LAST QUARTERLY REPORT, MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE OPENED THAT ON THE WEB OR IN OUR NEWSLETTER.
NOW, OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING AND OPERATING THE PLANO RIDES PROGRAM, BUT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS COME ALONGSIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS, THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF IT AND THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO ACCESS AND USE IT.
WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNITY CENTERS, WE'VE BEEN IN SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES.
WE'VE BEEN AT SAM JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER. IF WE'RE INVITED, WE GO AND SPEND TIME EXPLAINING THE SERVICE AND EVEN SITTING DOWN WITH RESIDENTS AND HELPING THEM DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE APP. TO DATE, THERE ARE ALMOST 2,500 PEOPLE WHO HAVE INSTALLED THE APP SINCE IT WAS STARTED ON MAY 4TH.
SOME OF YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH CITIZENS GOVERNMENT ACADEMY AND ARE EVEN GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. IT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER TO OUR RESIDENTS OUT OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THAT WE STARTED A SECONDARY PROGRAM THAT'S DIGITAL ONLY, CALLED GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY, AND RESIDENTS CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THAT.
APPLICATIONS FOR CITIZENS ACADEMY OPENED JULY 7TH, SO IT'S COMING SOON FOR THE FALL CLASS.
AND FINALLY, SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP MEETING.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE THIS WAS A RELAUNCHED PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS.
CITY MANAGER ASKED US TO RETHINK AND TRANSFORM THAT PROGRAM.
AND SO IT WAS RELAUNCHED AS A BROADER COMMUNITY PROGRAM BRINGING TOGETHER NONPROFITS, MULTICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOODS, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND, AND SOME ADVOCACY GROUPS TO REALLY TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, SERVICES, PROBLEMS, ISSUES, ITEMS OF NOTE. ATTENDANCE AT THESE PROGRAMS NOW HAS INCREASED 67% SINCE WE CHANGED THE TYPE OF PROGRAM.
AND WE REGULARLY HAVE INDIVIDUALS FROM 30 TO 40 DIFFERENT GROUPS ATTENDING.
SO THAT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND DISCUSSING SHARED ITEMS OF INTEREST.
AND IT'S LED TO INTERESTING OUTCOMES AS WELL.
WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU SHANNAH. ANY QUESTIONS? MARIA. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
I THINK WE DO A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM IN INFORMING OUR RESIDENTS AND GETTING THEM ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT'S EVER BEEN COMPARED WITH OTHER CITIES, LIKE HOW ARE THEY DOING? OR IS THERE SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT'S MORE CREATIVE THAN WE ARE.
I MEAN, IS THERE ANY TYPE OF RESEARCH IN THAT AREA? WELL, WE HAVEN'T RESEARCHED AS MUCH AS WE DO CONTINUALLY COMPARE.
AND WE I WOULD SAY WE ARE COLLABORATORS ACROSS OUR REGION AND ACROSS OUR STATE.
I HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE OF SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS, AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED WITH ONE ANOTHER.
AND AS I'VE FOUND IN LIFE, THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT ARE NOT ORIGINAL IDEAS.
THEY'RE MERELY IMPROVED UPON IDEAS AND LESSONS LEARNED AND ADAPTED.
AND WE DO THAT PRETTY FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
WELL, I WAS JUST HOPING THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT PLANO IS THE BEST.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SHANNAH.
ALL RIGHT. I'M AMANDA MCNEW, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS.
A LOT OF WHAT I DO GOES HAND IN HAND WITH SHANNAH'S TEAM.
WE DO A LOT OF COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION.
WHICH DOESN'T SOUND FUN, BUT TO ME IT'S ALL INTERESTING AND FUN SO.
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SO THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY. SO BUILDING TRUST.WE DO A WEEKLY NEWSCAST THAT GOES OUT ON FRIDAYS THROUGH EMAIL.
WE HAVE A PODCAST CALLED INSIDE PLANO. VIDEO PRODUCTION.
A LOT OF THIS IS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH SHANNAH'S TEAM.
SO THIS WILL GO OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER IT'S YOUTUBE, THE PLANO TV CHANNEL OR SOMETHING ELSE.
AND THEN NEWS RELEASES AND STORY PITCHES. ALL OF THESE ARE TOOLS TO EXPLAIN CITY PROJECTS, HIGHLIGHT EMPLOYEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND JUST SHARE INFORMATION IN WAYS THAT PEOPLE ALREADY CONSUME NEWS.
SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, IT'S NOT JUST SHARING INFORMATION.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT HOW WE ENGAGE AND EDUCATE RESIDENTS.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF BIG PROJECTS THIS YEAR ALONE.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
AND A LOT OF THAT IS WHAT DOES OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING? HOW DO WE NEED TO EDUCATE THEM? GOING FORWARD THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
DOES OUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT A TIRZ IS? HOW CAN WE BETTER EXPLAIN THAT? SO THE STRATEGY IS MORE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING, SO WE CAN BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE INFORMED.
SOME KIND OF NEWS APP. WE NO LONGER WAIT FOR THE 6:00 AND 10:00 P.M.
NEWS TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING OF THE DAY. IT'S ALL 24/7.
REPORTERS ARE PUSHING STORIES ALL THE TIME. 86% OF US GET OUR NEWS DIGITALLY, 38% ADMIT TO GETTING THEIR NEWS THROUGH FACEBOOK, AND 20% OF THAT IS TIKTOK OR INSTAGRAM. MY 16 YEAR OLD GETS HER NEWS FROM TIKTOK.
SO THAT INCREASES THE TURNAROUND TIME. SO THEY'RE NOT ONLY REPORTING FOR A NEWSCAST OR FOR A NEWSPAPER, BUT THEY'RE ALSO DOING THESE DIGITAL STORIES.
WE ARE THE 4TH LARGEST MEDIA MARKET IN THE COUNTRY.
BECAUSE OF THAT, WE DO GET A LOT OF ATTENTION BOTH LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY.
LAST YEAR, THE MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE ANSWERED 450 DIFFERENT NEWS INQUIRIES.
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE POLICE AT ALL. SO THEY'RE EXCLUDED FROM THIS.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE HALF A YEAR IN. WE'RE ALREADY AT ABOUT 300 OF THOSE INQUIRIES.
WE'VE PUT OUT 37 DIFFERENT NEWS RELEASES. AND IT'S REALLY BECAUSE OF ALL OF THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE SEVERE WEATHER WE HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR AND SOME JUST BIG PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
IT'S AN EXCITING PLACE TO BE AND IT'S AN EXCITING TIME.
SO THE GOALS ARE JUST COLLABORATING WITH REPORTERS.
THE GOAL IS NOT TO WORK AGAINST THEM. WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL AND THAT'S INFORMING OUR PUBLIC.
SO THEY'RE A GREAT TOOL FOR US TO USE. WE HELP EACH OTHER OUT WHEN WE TELL NEW STORIES.
IT'S REALLY PROTECTING THE PUBLIC. WHEN WE HAVE A WINTER STORM, THEY CAN HELP US GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS WHAT ROADS ARE SAFE, WHAT'S NOT? OUR REC CENTERS OPEN OR THEY'RE NOT? THEY CAN HELP US SPREAD THAT MESSAGE. AND THEN ALSO BEING UNIFIED.
SO WHILE SHANNAH WAS TALKING ABOUT WORKING WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
IT'S THE SAME FOR MY DEPARTMENT THAT A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS MESSAGES.
IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, THAT WILL COME THROUGH THE MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT FIRST, THE EXCEPTIONS TO THAT WILL BE POLICE AND FIRE. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SPOKESPERSONS AND THEY CAN HANDLE THAT THEMSELVES.
I HAVE A PICTURE UP HERE OF THE TANKER CRASH.
AND THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF UNIFIED MESSAGING.
SO THIS IF YOU REMEMBER WINDHAVEN PARKWAY, A COUPLE OF, I GUESS IT WAS IN MAY, YOU HAD PUBLIC WORKS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, POLICE AND FIRE ON SCENE AT THE SAME TIME.
AND POLICE, FIRE AND I WERE ALL GETTING CALLS FROM MEDIA AT THE SAME TIME ASKING QUESTIONS.
THE GOOD THING IS WE WERE ALL ABLE TO ANSWER THE SAME WAYS.
SO THERE WAS NO CONFUSION AND MESSAGING. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW TO BE UNIFIED AS A CITY.
BY THE END OF THE NIGHT, WE HAD ONE NEWS RELEASE THAT WENT OUT.
THAT JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH A CITY POLICE ALWAYS DO THEIR OWN THING.
BUT BECAUSE WE ARE SO UNIFIED AS A CITY, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND IT'S IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. I GIVE POLICE A LOT OF CREDIT FOR HOW COLLABORATIVE THEY ARE.
BY CHANNELS, I MEAN, DO WE NEED TO PUT SOMETHING OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR IS IT THROUGH TV? DO WE NEED TO PUT DOOR HANGERS SOMEWHERE? DO WE NEED TO ACTUALLY KNOCK ON DOORS TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO HEAR THINGS? IT'S FIGURING THAT OUT.
AND THEN WHEN DO WE GIVE THAT MESSAGE? IF IT'S WEATHER, DO WE NEED TO PREPARE PEOPLE BEFORE A STORM?
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OR IS IT TELLING THEM AFTER THE FACT THAT THEIR TRASH SERVICE IS LATE? SO IT'S JUST FINDING OUT THE RIGHT TIME FOR EVERYTHING. A CRISIS COMMUNICATION PLAN IS SOMETHING THAT IS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE.WE UPDATE IT AS NEEDED. IN ALL SINCERITY WHAT IT REALLY MEANS IS WHO'S ACCOUNTABLE FOR COMMUNICATING IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS AND THAT WE CAN ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS. ARE PEOPLE SAFE? AND WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO? THAT'S WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. AND CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS? TO DO THAT WHAT I STARTED TO DO WHEN WE STARTED HERE IS CROSS TRAINING DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER.
SO THIS PICTURE I BLEW UP BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I KNOW OF IN PLANO HISTORY THAT YOU HAVE MEMBERS OF SHANNAH'S TEAM, MY DEPARTMENT, POLICE AND FIRE, ALL TRAINING TOGETHER FOR CRISIS COMMUNICATION.
IN MOST CITIES, POLICE PIOS TRAIN TOGETHER, FIRE PIOS, TRAIN TOGETHER, AND CITY PIOS TRAIN TOGETHER.
THE WORDS CAN BE DIFFERENT. SOME MAY USE NIMS OR FEMA TERMS AND OTHERS MAY NOT.
SO WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY ALL WORK SEPARATELY.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER. TRAINS TOGETHER, GETS TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
SO IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN IN PLANO, EVERYONE CAN WORK TOGETHER NO MATTER WHO'S IN CHARGE.
WE'VE DONE THAT TWICE ALREADY THIS YEAR AT OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.
AND JUST IT'S REALLY GREAT HOW WELL PEOPLE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
AND THAT TANKER CRASH WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW EVERYONE CAN COLLABORATE VERY QUICKLY.
SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS REGIONALLY, WE KNOW WHO TO CALL.
AND THEN FINALLY, IT'S VICTIM CENTERED MESSAGING. THIS IS A PASSION OF MINE.
IT'S USING TRAUMA INFORMED WORDS. I THINK THE WORDS THAT WE USE MATTER.
IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU PUT THE VICTIM AND THE FAMILY FIRST, IT BUILDS YOUR COMMUNITY AND MAKES THEM STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT TO BUILD PEOPLE BACK UP. I DO TRAIN ON THIS NATIONALLY. THIS YEAR I'M TRAINING AT TWO NATIONAL CONFERENCES.
ONE IS ACTUALLY IN PLANO NEXT MONTH. IT IS THE FEMALE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE CONFERENCE.
SO I'LL BE THERE. AND THEN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE IN OCTOBER SO.
AND THEN IT'S FUN STUFF THIS SUMMER. SO WE'VE GOT A BIG MEDIA MIXER WITH LOCAL.
WE INVITE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS TO COME AND HANG OUT ON A CASUAL BASIS, TALK TO PIOS.
WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE 4TH AND THEN LOTS OF PLANS FOR THE WILLOW BEND DISTRICT.
SO I'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.
THANK YOU, AMANDA. ANY QUESTIONS? WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS. OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR 26-27.
SO TONIGHT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS SEVERAL ISSUES WITH YOU.
AND, AND KIND OF THE FORMAT OF THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT TALK ABOUT WHAT THE GRANT PROCESS IS, SEE WHAT THE GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE. AND ALSO I'M GOING TO BRING TO YOU A PROPOSAL FOR A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT FOR SOME WORK WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO IN THE DOUGLASS COMMUNITY.
AND SO AT THE END OF THIS LIKE I SAID, THIS WILL BE A CHANCE FOR YOU JUST TO GET THIS INFORMATION.
AND I WILL BE BACK FOR A FINAL DECISION ON JULY 27TH.
AS YOU ARE AWARE OF, WE HAVE TWO HUD HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GRANTS THAT THAT WE GET.
AND THEN ALSO THE BUFFINGTON GRANT THAT WE USE FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS HERE IN PLANO.
AND THEN ALSO, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT A PROPOSAL FOR A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THERE IN DOUGLAS.
SO JUST AN OVERVIEW OF OUR FUNDING. SO WE HAVE TWO GRANTS THAT WE GET FROM HUD.
WE CONTINUE TO GET FROM HUD SO FAR, AND ONE IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
OF THE TWO GRANTS, IT IS A MORE FLEXIBLE GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE CAN USE THAT MONEY FOR.
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS GOING TO BE OUR HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP OR OUR HOME GRANT.
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AND BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS REQUIRE 80% OR BELOW OF AMI, WHICH RIGHT NOW FOR JUST A JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, IS ABOUT $96,900 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IN IN PLANO.AND THEN THE THIRD GRANT IS THE CITY OF PLANO GRANT, WHICH IS A SOCIAL SERVICE ORIENTED.
AND OF COURSE, THAT'S REALLY FLEXIBLE BECAUSE THAT COMES FROM THE COUNCIL HERE.
AND THAT WAS THAT'S BASED ON $2 PER CAPITA. AND THAT WAS STARTED BACK IN 1998.
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT AS TO WHAT WE GOT THIS THIS YEAR.
SO WITH THE POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY THAT WE HAVE, WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW IF WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH OUR HUD FUNDING, WITH OUR FEDERAL FUNDING. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR CDBG GRANT, WE GOT A LITTLE OVER $1.6 MILLION, WHICH WAS MORE THAN LAST YEAR. SO THAT WAS POSITIVE.
OUR HOME FUNDING WAS JUST UNDER $600,000. AGAIN, ANOTHER POSITIVE AMOUNT.
THAT 20% IS ADMINISTRATIVE. AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.
15% OF THAT AMOUNT CAN BE USED FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, AND THEN 65% ARE GOING TO BE FOR ELIGIBLE SERVICES THAT INCLUDE THINGS LIKE REHAB, PUBLIC FACILITY CONSTRUCTIONS SITE IMPROVEMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, MORE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, LOOSELY HAMMER AND NAIL TYPE PROJECTS.
AND THEN OUR HOME FUNDING, WE'VE GOT 75% OF THAT, THAT BUCKET OF MONEY CAN BE USED FOR, AGAIN, THOSE HOME TYPE PROJECTS. HAMMER AND NAIL OR MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE IN HOUSING, 15% GO TO OUR COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OR OUR CHDO ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN 10% OF THAT CAN BE USED FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
AND THEN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, YOU KNOW, THAT 10% FOR HOME OR 20% FOR CDBG, YOU'RE LOOKING AT STUFF LIKE ADVERTISING OR LEGAL PAPERWORK, AND WE USE SOME OF THAT FUNDING FOR SOME OF THE, THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT GO THROUGH AND, AND HELP OUT IN THESE PROCESSES. SO THAT'S WHERE WE GET OUR MONEY FROM.
THE PROCESS FOR HUD FUNDING STARTS OUT WITH A FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
THIS WAS THIS PLAN WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL LAST YEAR.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS EVERY FIVE YEARS WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH OUR CON PLAN, OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
AND THEN EVERY YEAR WE COME UP WITH AN ACTION PLAN.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE FINISHING UP. WE ARE ON YEAR ONE RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT WE WILL BE DOING IS WE WILL BE COMING TO YOU IN JULY TO APPROVE OUR YEAR 2 ACTION PLAN, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.
AND SO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF FUNDING WE HAVE. WE KNOW THE PROCESS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
AND SO THE GOALS THAT THAT HUD PROVIDES, THERE ARE THREE GOALS.
THE TWO THAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON ARE GOING TO BE DECENT HOUSING AND A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
AND AND SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT, THAT OUR PLAN WILL DISCUSS.
AND, AND THEN HOW DO WE DISTRIBUTE THAT MONEY? AND SO THE WAY WE DISTRIBUTE THAT IS, IS WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE.
AND SO WHAT WE DO IS WE ENCOURAGE NONPROFITS TO COME IN AND APPLY FOR THIS MONEY.
WE PROVIDE SOME TRAINING FOR THEM AND THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER A GRANT PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION.
AND IN APRIL IS, IS GRANT MONTH. AND SO THE CRC IS WORKING TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS.
THEY'RE LISTENING TO PROPOSALS FROM NONPROFITS HERE AND WHO ARE REQUESTING MONEY.
AND THEN AT THE END OF APRIL, THEY COME UP AND THEY MEET TOGETHER IN AN OPEN MEETING AND, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF HOW THEY ARE GOING TO FUND OUR NONPROFITS HERE IN THE CITY OF PLANO. AND THEN THE LAST PART HERE IN JUNE WHERE IT SAYS CRC RECOMMENDATIONS, THAT IS TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION. AND IN JULY, LIKE I SAID, ON JULY 27TH, I WILL BE BACK FOR THE FINAL PRESENTATION. AND THEN YOU WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON THAT.
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AND THEN FOR CDBG AND HOME FUNDING. AND THEN IN AUGUST AS PART OF THE BUFFINGTON GRANT PROGRAM.SINCE THAT COMES FROM THE BUDGET PROCESS, YOU'LL MAKE YOUR DECISION AT THAT TIME.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WHAT THE AMOUNTS ARE. AND THEN MOVING ON TO BOTH CDBG AND OUR HOME FUNDING.
AND THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CDBG AND HOME FUNDING FOR THIS COMING YEAR.
WHAT THAT IS, IS, AS I SAID, WE HAVE A CONSOLIDATED PLAN, THAT FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
AND THEN EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ACTION PLAN.
IF WE CHANGE AND WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.
WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT. SO THIS IS OUR PROPOSAL.
AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE SOME OF THAT FUNDING THAT THAT THAT KIND OF HAMMER AND NAIL TYPE FUNDING THAT SOMETIMES IS DIFFICULT FOR US TO, TO USE HERE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, JUST BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO, TO GET THOSE SORTS OF PROJECTS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE ECONOMICS WORK OUT OR THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T FIND PROPERTY, THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE SOME OF THAT FUNDING TO GO INTO THE DOUGLASS COMMUNITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS WE'RE DOING DOWN THERE, WHICH INCLUDES SIDEWALKS AND REPLACING WATER LINES AND CLEAN UP SOME OF THOSE LINES THAT HANG OVER AND NOT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL LINES AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A FRONTIER AND SPECTRUM LINES, THOSE CABLE LINES THAT WE HAVE.
AND WITH THAT, THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL PROBABLY COST PROBABLY JUST SHY OF $50,000.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO BE REQUESTING.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE, SINCE WE HAVEN'T USED IT FOR THIS KIND OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM BEFORE THIS WILL BE KIND OF A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR US, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO START OUT AT, AT DOING IN AN EFFORT TO, AGAIN, TO TRY AND CLEAN UP THAT AREA.
AND JUST SOME OF THOSE LINES IN THOSE, THOSE AREAS WOULD BE CLEANED UP AND EITHER REMOVED BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LONGER VIABLE OR BURIED BECAUSE. AND, AND THOSE THAT ARE VIABLE WILL BE BURIED TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.
THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORK SESSION WILL BE IN, IN AUGUST.
WE HAVE TO MEET OUR DEADLINE, WHICH MEANS OUR ACTION PLAN.
THAT ONE YEAR PROPOSAL FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS DUE TO HUD ON AUGUST 14TH.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, IN SEPTEMBER, YOU WILL APPROVE THE BUDGET.
AND SO WITH THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU. CURTIS. I THINK WE DO HAVE A COUPLE MAYOR PRO TEM.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TELECOM LINES, BASICALLY.
DID WE HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION WITH WHILE WE HAVE THE TRENCH OPEN TO BURY SOME OF THOSE ELECTRICAL LINES AT THE SAME TIME? YEAH, WE LOOKED AT THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WOULD COST IS GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.
AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH BURYING THE ELECTRICAL LINES TOO SO.
WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THAT COST, DID THEY CONSIDER WE ALREADY WOULD HAVE AN OPEN TRENCH FOR THOSE BURIED LINES? I BELIEVE WHEN ENGINEERING DID THE STUDY, THAT WAS PART OF THE DECISION. SO AND I'M NOT SURE I CAN SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS OF THAT, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT FOR YOU.
WELL, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE JUST BURYING THOSE COMMUNICATION LINES, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT. YES. WE WANT TO STAY IN COMMUNICATIONS AND THAT IS A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT.
I KNOW IT'S, IT WOULD MEAN BRINGING IN ENCORE, BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MY THINKING WAS.
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COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.IT IS MY OPINION THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE WILL BE WORK.
THERE WILL BE WORK DONE WITHIN A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY.
FROM THIS PLAN? SO FAR, OUR BEST NEIGHBORHOODS TEAM HAS ALREADY GONE OUT THERE.
SO. YES, MA'AM. WE'RE VERY INVOLVED WITH THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER TU.
SO CURTIS, CAN YOU PUT THIS THING BACK TO WHERE YOU'RE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHO IS GOING TO GET WHAT GRANT BUFFINGTON OR HOME AND OR CDBG. THIS ONE AND THE OTHER ONE.
OKAY. I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. SO THE NEXT ONE.
NEXT SLIDE ON MAJOR PLAYERS, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE LEFT FOR MAYBE POTENTIALLY SOME OF THE NEWER PROGRAMS OR NEWER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY? WHEN YOU SAY NEWER. WELL, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, I GUESS I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, SOME OF THE, THE NEWER NONPROFITS ARE JUST STARTING OUT.
SO COUNCILWOMAN TU WE, AS YOU'LL REMEMBER FROM THE COUNCIL RETREAT, THE COUNCIL DID COME BACK AND INCREASE THE ALLOCATION FOR THE BUFFINGTON SERVICE GRANTS BY A QUARTER PERCENT. SO INSTEAD OF $2, IT'S GOING TO BE $2.25.
WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK AS PART OF YOUR BUDGET GRANTS WORKSHOP TO GET DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL.
SO YOU WILL HAVE A SMALL POOL OF MONEY THAT YOU COULD DISCUSS.
BUT THERE IS A BUFFER AND THERE IS A POTENTIALLY SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT OUR.
THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY OUR. USUAL SUSPECTS. RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO YOU JUST HAVE TO PASS IT AS PART OF YOUR BUDGET AND ALLOCATE IT AS PART OF YOUR GRANT WORKSHOP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CURTIS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS.
ANY ITEM A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? I KNOW WE HAVE A SPEAKER FOR WHICH ONE'S? 4.G, M AND W.
SO G, M, AND W WILL HAVE A SPEAKER FOR. ALL RIGHT.
AND LASTLY, COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION ACTION FOR FUTURE AGENDAS.
I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF AND, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR, OUR POLICE REGARDING ELECTRIC BIKES AND NOT BICYCLES, ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE BEING DRIVEN BY YOUTH THAT ARE WAY UNDER LEGAL AGE. AND THAT THAT CAN INCLUDE ELECTRIC VEHICLES TOO.
LIKE A, A GOKART OR A GOLF CART AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'RE SEEING, WE'RE SEEING TOO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS AND WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO HOW TO CURTAIL SOME OF THIS. SO HOPEFULLY COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH, WITH HAVING THIS DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE.
I HAVE A RELATED ITEM, PARTICULARLY ON THE, ON THE TRAIL.
SOMETIMES WE, WE SEE SCOOTERS THAT ARE GOING PRETTY FAST.
YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO JUST INCLUDE PUBLIC STREETS, BUT ALSO OUR PARK TRAILS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S AN ISSUE, TOO. MR. MAYOR OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD. MR. MAYOR GREAT IDEA BOB. WE ALREADY HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE ABOUT BANNING MOTORIZED VEHICLES ON OUR TRAILS, CORRECT? I THINK THAT IS A NOD AFFIRMATIVE FOR OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC.
I THINK AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT, IF WE COULD TIE THAT IN AND TIE SOME ENFORCEMENT ACTION INTO THIS,
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THAT WILL HELP WITH THE SAFEGUARD OF THOSE THAT ARE WALKING THE TRAILS.IT'S THAT'S A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.
AND OBVIOUSLY, THIS WILL INCLUDE OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS THIS IS PROBABLY AN ISSUE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF.
SO IF, IF WE CAN. I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU.
SO IF WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IN OUR FUTURE MEETINGS AFTER, AFTER THE BREAK.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO BRING THAT BACK.
OTHER THAN THAT WE WILL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.