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MY NAME IS JOE CHILD MAYOR OF ADDISON.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SCREEN, THIS IS, I STILL HAVE A ONE MONTH AND A HALF, AND TO COMPLETE MY TERM AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I TELL YOU I DEFINITELY WERE NOT WRONG.
AGAIN,
SO IT'S ABOUT TIME FOR ME TO REST.
AND I, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA WELCOME ALL YOU FOR COMING TO THIS SPRING TIME MEETING.
WE DO THIS MEETING TWICE A YEAR, SO WINE, APRIL AND WH IN OCTOBER.
SO BEFORE I START, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY COUNCIL MEMBER.
I HAVE A MAYOR, PROTEAN, CATHERINE WHEELER, AND DEPUTY MAYOR PROTEAN.
LAURIE WARD IS ON BUSINESS TRIP, SO SHE'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT LATER.
YOU WILL SEE HER PRESENTATION ON VIDEO.
SO I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER TOM BROG, COUNCIL MEMBER ALENE NIK, COUNCIL MEMBER DARREN GARNER, AND COUNCIL MEMBER GIMO, GQ, LIKE A MAGAZINE.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, DAVID GZ.
HE'S NOT NEW ANYMORE BECAUSE HE ALREADY EXCEED 90 DAYS.
I HAVE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, JOHN CRAWFORD.
IN THE BACK I HAVE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, ASHLEY SHORE.
I HAVE A BRAND NEW COURT ADMINISTRATOR, KEVIN BARRETT.
IS TODAY YOUR FIRST DAY? AND I HAVE, UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF, UH, RECREATION PET WHITE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS, JOEL PECK.
I HAVE A DIRECTOR OF BOTH PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THE JENNA THEWELL.
I HAVE, UH, SHANNON, HES THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
I HAVE, UH, THE MONEY PERSON, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, STEVEN GLICKMAN.
HE HAS SAVED US A LOT OF MONEY, SO GIVE HIM ONE MORE RUN.
I HAVE A VERY NEW DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS.
I HAVE THE GENIUS DIRECTOR OF, UH, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HAMI COLLEAGUE.
I ESPECIALLY WANNA THANK HIM FOR SERVING ABOUT SIX MONTHS AS OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
GIVE HIM ANOTHER ROUND APPLAUSE.
I HAVE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ORLANDO COMPOST, DIRECTOR OF H R AND PASSION HAYES.
AND OUR ASSISTANT TO CITY MANAGER, VALENCIA GARCIA, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
THIS GENTLEMAN IS EXTREMELY BUSY.
HIS NAME IS A KEN SCHMIDT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
I HAVE A POLICE CHIEF, PAUL SPENCER AND DIRECTOR OF EDISON AIRPORT.
AND AT THE BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT IS JOE JENKINSON.
AND I HAVE A CHIEF FIRE CHIEF DAVID JONES.
AND OUR ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF CJ ALEXANDER, ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FRED KE HONG.
SO GIVE THEM ALL RUN APPLAUSE, PLEASE.
I HAVE, UH, MY HERO, WHICH IS, UM, UH, MARY BLE, OUR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING.
PLEASE STAND UP AND AS SHE COMPILE ALL THE PRESENTATION FOR EACH COUNCIL AND MYSELF, GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND.
I HAVE, UH, POLICE CAPTAIN VINSON IN THE BACK, AND, UH, POLICE OFFICER, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME? I CAN SEE YOU VERY WELL.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR PRESENT.AND I HAVE, UH, UH, INTERIM, UH, DIRECTOR FOR, UH, IT AS CHAD HANSEN.
I HAVE A LOT OF COMMISSIONERS PRESENT.
YOU KNOW, PLEASE STAND UP FOR RECOGNITION.
P N Z, COMMISSIONER BARBARA HANANI AND WHO ELSE? HOW ABOUT ANYBODY SERVE ON P BZA? A BOARD ZONING ADJUSTMENT? YEAH, GREAT.
ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, I THINK I COVERED ALL THE BASES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE.
SO I'M GONNA DO THE FIRST PRESENTATION ABOUT MIDWAY ROAD, SINCE THIS IS MY LAST TIME TO BE, BE IN THIS TOWN HALL MEETING.
AND MARY DOESN'T BELIEVE, WANT ME TO BE A LITTLE BIT EASY? JUST LISTEN.
SO THIS VERY SHORT PRESENTATION AFTER THIS, THERE WILL BE A VIDEO.
YOU KNOW, WE START THIS PROJECT IN FEBRUARY, 2021, SCHEDULED FOR THREE YEARS.
SO WE ARE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE AND CONSTRUCTION.
SO WE STARTED THE INTERSECTION OF BELTLINE AND THE MIDWAY ROAD, THEN WE WENT TO THE SOUTH AND WE STARTED DO ALL THE DIGGING AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THE LOT OF, UH, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES INCLUDING STORM WATER, PIPE, SEWER, MAN, AND THEN ALL THOSE, UH, COMMUNICATION CABLES, ELECTRICAL CABLES.
LET ME TELL YOU, IF YOU CALL EIGHT 11 TRYING TO LOCATE ALL THOSE CABLE, WHAT'S THE RED REPRESENT? YOU OFTEN YOU SEE THE COLOR CODE ON THE GROUND RED REPRESENTING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE ON THE GROUND.
WHAT'S IN YELLOW? YELLOW REPRESENTING GAS, GAS PIPE.
THE ORANGE REPRESENTING TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION CABLE.
SO WE HAVE TO GET ALL THOSE DONE BEFORE WE CAN DO PAVING.
ALSO, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE TO CONNECT BOTH SIDE OF BUSINESS ON THE STREETS TOGETHER WITH OUR UTILITY AS WELL.
SO BY NEXT YEAR, THIS TIME IT SHOULD BE COMPLETE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
BUT BASICALLY ALL THE SOUTH OF BETWEEN SPRING VALLEY AND PROTON IS DONE, ALL THE PAVING.
THEN WE'RE WALKING ON THE NORTH, WHICH IS BETWEEN PROTON TO BELLWAY AND BELL LINE.
BUT ONCE EVERYTHING DONE, DOESN'T MEAN IT'S DONE, BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO DO WHAT? LANDSCAPING AND THE MARKING.
ALRIGHT, JUST FOR YOU TO KNOW.
BUT IT IS A, IT'S A MINOR AT THIS TIME.
SO WE DID THE NORTH BETWEEN BE LINE AND KE SPRING A WHILE BACK WHILE WE ARE DOING THE SOUTH.
SO CONNECT TO THE BOTH SIDE OF THE STREETS.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE, ALL WE NEED TO DO IS FINISH THE SOUTH, THEN WE'LL PAVE THE NORTH BETWEEN BELINE ALL THE WAY TO KE SPRING.
I REMEMBER YEARS BACK, I KNOCK ON EVERY DOOR LIKE I ALWAYS DO.
THE GENTLEMAN WAS SO RUDE, HE SAID, I'M NOT GONNA VOTE FOR YOU MAYOR CHOW.
I SAID, WHAT? SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER FIX MIDWAY ROAD.
SO I SAID, OH, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A SMALL PROJECT, IT COSTS $40 MILLION.
HOW CAN WE DO RIGHT AWAY? IT TAKE A LONG TIME PLANNING AND ISSUE THE BOND AND SO FORTH.
SO LAST SEVERAL YEARS, HE WAS EVEN UNHAPPY, EVEN MORE UNHAPPY.
YOU KNOW, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT, BECAUSE HE, HE COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE HIS CORVETTE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, DURING CONSTRUCTION.
BUT I BELIEVE AFTER THIS ALL DONE A YEAR FROM NOW, HE WILL THANK ME.
I WANNA INTRODUCE THE NEXT SPEAKER.
MY COUNCIL MEMBER DARREN GARNER.
PROGRESS IS CONTINUING ON THE MIDWAY ROAD REVITALIZATION PROJECT.
AND WE WANTED TO SHARE AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT IS COMPLETE, WHAT IS IN PROGRESS, AND WHAT IS TO COME.
MAIN LANE PAVING FROM SPRING VALLEY TO PROTON IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, AS IS THE MAJORITY OF WORK ON THE SIDE PATH TRAIL ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET.
THERE ARE STILL A FEW SECTIONS THAT WILL BE COMPLETED ONCE
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UTILITY COMPANIES HAVE MOVED THEIR FACILITIES.NEW STREETLIGHTS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN THE MEDIANS, AND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE BEING INSTALLED AT THE HORNET AND PROTON INTERSECTIONS.
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ARE ALSO BEING REINSTATED OR REPAIRED TO MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE PLANTED ONCE ALL ROAD WORK IS COMPLETED.
AND THE SEASON ALLOWS FOR PLANTING NEW WATER AND SANITARY SEWER REMAINS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ALONG THIS AREA WITH ONLY FINAL GRADE ADJUSTMENTS TO FIRE HYDRANTS AND WATER METERS REMAINING TO BE COMPLETED.
DEMOLITION SUBGRADE STABILIZATION AND REPAVING OF THE SOUTHBOUND MAIN LANES IS COMPLETE, AND WORK HAS BEGUN ON THE DRIVEWAYS, MEDIANS, CROSSOVERS, AND SIDE PATH TRAIL.
THE BELTWAY INTERSECTION IS BEING CONSTRUCTED IN PHASES TO ALLOW ACCESS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION.
TRAFFIC WILL BE SWITCHED OVER TO THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SOUTHBOUND LANES IN A FEW WEEKS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTHBOUND LANES.
UTILITY WORK IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETED, SO PENDING UNPLANNED ENCOUNTERS WITH SHALLOW FRANCHISE UTILITIES OR WEATHER DELAYS.
THE PAVING FOR THE MAIN LANES ON THIS SECTION IS ESTIMATED TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE IN MAY, THERE WILL STILL BE PERIODIC LANE CLOSURES AS OTHER AMENITIES ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED, BUT THIS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR THE PROJECT AS TRAFFIC WILL BE REINSTATED TO BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND LANES.
NEW STREET LIGHTS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN THE MEDIAN'S AREA, AND NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE BEING INSTALLED AT THE BELTWAY AND BELTLINE INTERSECTIONS.
IN EARLY MARCH, CREWS BEGAN DEMOLITION OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANES FROM KELLER SPRINGS TO DULY ROAD AFTER SWITCHING ALL TRAFFIC TO THE NORTHBOUND LANES.
SINCE THE NEW WATER AND SANITARY SEWER REMAINS ARE COMPLETE IN THIS AREA, DEMOLITION AND PAVING IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
THE WATERLINE CONSTRUCTION AT LINDBERGH DRIVE AND CENTURION DRIVE IS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR TESTING AND CONNECTIONS TO THE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM.
THE ONE OUTSTANDING UTILITY PROJECT YET TO BE STARTED IS THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW 16 INCH WATER MAIN UNDER THE ARAPAHOE BRIDGE AND ACROSS THE DART RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY.
THIS LINE WILL BE INSTALLED BY BORING THROUGH THE ROCK STRATA JUST OVER 20 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD.
VERIFICATION OF THE NUMEROUS UTILITIES IN THIS AREA HAS PROVEN TO BE CHALLENGING AND HAS HAMPERED THE PROGRESS OF THIS WORK.
EVEN THOUGH THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF THE PROJECT HAS TAKEN LONGER THAN EXPECTED, THE TOTAL PROJECT IS STILL ON SCHEDULE TO BE COMPLETED AS PLANNED IN SPRING 2024.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN RECEIVE UPDATES ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
FIRST, YOU CAN TEXT THE WORD MIDWAY, 2 8 8 8 7 7 7.
YOU CAN ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL UPDATES BY VISITING WWW.ADDISONTEXAS.NET/MIDWAY.
YOU CAN FOLLOW THE TOWN OF ADDISON ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER OR CALL US AT (972) 450-8821.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WORK TO MAKE ADDISON A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY.
I'M STILL ONE OF YOUR NEWS COUNCIL PEOPLE AND ALONG WITH EILEEN, AND IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK FOR, UH, SECOND TOWN HALL MEETING.
UH, FIRST ONE WAS IN THE SPRING.
UM, SO WHEN YOU WALK INTO A ROOM, HOW CAN YOU TELL WHO ARE THE PILOTS AND WHO ARE THE ATTORNEYS? ANY ATTORNEYS IN HERE? RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO, UH, I AM A FELLOW AVIATOR AND I GET THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING OR UPDATING YOU ON THE, UH, ADDISON AIRPORT.
SO THINGS ARE REALLY TAKEN OFF AT ADDISON AIRPORT.
THAT'S YOUR SECOND JOKE WITH SONAI.
UH, SO ADDISON AIRPORT IS, IS THE TOWN'S LARGEST ASSET WITH ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER 300 MILLION THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORK THERE.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING OVER THERE.
SO, UH, I'M PLEASED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT ADDISON AIRPORT REVENUES FOR THIS QUARTER, UH, OF, OF THIS YEAR, THIS FISCAL YEAR IS OVER 11 AND A HALF PERCENT AHEAD OF LAST YEAR'S SAME QUARTER, AND OVER 26% AHEAD OF 2021, THE SAME QUARTER.
SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A SUBSTANTIAL, UM, UH, UH, NOTE THERE.
UH, THE US CUSTOMS FACILITY IS, UH, UH, DOING WELL.
AND THEY CLEARED 645 FLIGHTS IN 2022.
UM, THE, UH, UH, THE TOWN'S BEEN HARD AT WORK, UH, PROMOTING THE, UH, THE, THE CUSTOMS FACILITY.
UH, WE'RE IN A GREAT LOCATION AS YOU SAW SOME OF OUR GROUND TRANSPORTATION, THE MIDWAY ROAD, AND ALL OF THE, UH, CONNECTIONS THAT WE HAVE AROUND HERE.
UH, THE, THE NORTH TOLLWAY COMPLIMENT ADDISON AIRPORT, PEOPLE FLYING INTO THE CUSTOMS FACILITY, THEY FLY INTO CUSTOMS BECAUSE THEY FLEW
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FROM OUTSIDE OF THIS COUNTRY.SO THEY'RE FLYING OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY TO ADDISON, TEXAS TO OUR AIRPORT AND GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS FACILITIES JUST LIKE YOU WOULD AT LOVEFIELD OR DFW AIRPORT.
SO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS HOSTED CUSTOMS BORDER PROTECTION WORKSHOPS, UH, FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTMENTS.
UH, THAT HELPS, GIVES US VISIBILITY.
AND WE'VE ALSO, UH, BEEN HOSTING, UH, OTHER, UH, OTHER FOLKS HERE, UH, TO SHOW OFF THE CUSTOMS FACILITY AS WELL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HOSTED THE CONSOLES OF MEXICO, JAPAN, CANADA, AND BELIZE FOR LUNCH AND TOURING THE AIRPORT.
WE HAVE THAT MUCH INTEREST IN OUR AIRPORT.
AND WHEN WE HAVE, UH, FLIGHT DEPARTMENTS THAT, THAT'S, UH, CORPORATE, UH, FLIGHT DEPARTMENTS THAT SUPPORT CORPORATE JETS FLYING ALL OVER THE WORLD WHEN THEY'RE HERE, IT'S, IT'S REALLY GOOD EXPOSURE FOR US AND FOR THEM TO SEE OUR FACILITIES.
UH, GALAXY IS ONE OF OUR, UH, FIXED BASED OPERATORS.
SO IF YOU WANNA USE SOME COOL LANGUAGE, I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE LATER.
SO THIS PARTICULAR FBO IS AN EXECUTIVE TERMINAL.
IT OPENED UP OPERATIONS ON NOVEMBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR.
UH, IT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT LEASED FOR THE OFF OFFICE SPACE AND ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT LEASED FOR THE EXECUTIVE HANGERS THAT THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE, OH, SEVERAL THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF, OF, UH, EXECUTIVE HANGERS.
UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, ON THEIR FIRST WEEK OF OPERATION, WHO ATTENDED THE FIFA WORLD CUP TOUR EVENT OUT THERE.
WAS THAT A BIG DEAL? THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
THIS WORLD CUP TROPHY FOR SOCCER.
SOCCER IS LIKE THE BIGGEST SPORT IN THE WORLD.
IT'S 10 TIMES WHAT AMERICAN FOOTBALL IS, RIGHT? SO THIS TOUR LANDED IN ADDISON, I THINK IT WAS AN AIRBUS THREE 20, IS THAT RIGHT? AIRBUS THREE 20 BIG AIRPLANE, LIKE A 7 37 ON OUR, ON OUR RUNWAY.
AND IT WAS, IT WAS LOGO PAINTED, WRAPPED IN THE COCA-COLA AND THE FIFA LOGO.
SO THEY HAD THESE WORLD CUP SOCCER PLAYERS AND ALL THEIR OFFICIALS COME AS WELL AS THIS 13 POUND SOLID GOLD TROPHY.
KIND OF COOL, COME TO ADDISON.
IT MADE THREE STOPS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND ONE OF 'EM WAS HERE IN ADDISON, AND THEN IT TOOK THE DALLAS TOUR FROM HERE, THREE STOPS, AND ADDISON MADE IT ON THE MAT.
UH, GALAXY FBO, THAT WAS THEIR FIRST THING, THEIR FIRST GIG WAS HOSTING THAT.
ANYBODY FAMILIAR WITH MILLIONAIRE? THE OPERATION AT THE AIRPORT, THEY'RE OUR FIRST FBO.
THEY OPENED IN 1984 AND THEY BROKE A RECORD FOR SELLING FUEL LAST YEAR.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR COOL KID TERMS. JET A MEANS.
SO IF YOU'RE IN A DINNER PARTY, YOU CAN SAY, YEAH, WE'VE GOT SOME JET A GOING ON OUT THERE.
THEY SOLD 6 MILLION GALLONS IN 2022.
THAT IS A LOT OF FUEL, LOT OF FUEL.
UM, THEY ALSO REMODELED, UH, HAVE A REMODELED LOBBY, CONFERENCE ROOMS AND PILOT LOUNGES, UH, MAKES IT COMFORTABLE AND LUXURIOUS FOR THE TRAVELERS, THE PASSENGERS, PILOTS, AND GUESTS.
UH, SO THAT'S A, THAT'S A, UM, REALLY NICE OPERATION MEETING.
I, I'VE FLOWN IN THERE SEVERAL TIMES.
SO THIS IS ONTO A COUPLE OF THE, UH, RECENT, UM, DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT SKY HARBOR PROJECT.
IT'S A, UH, COLLECTION OF SIX TOTAL HANGERS, UH, TOTALING ALMOST 120,000 SQUARE FEET.
THAT IS A LOT OF COVERED HANGAR SPACE.
SO IT'S, IT'S FOUR SEPARATE HANGERS AT 14,000 FEET EACH, AND THEN ONE LARGE, UM, SEMIPRIVATE, WHICH MEANS ONLY TWO OR THREE LARGE JETS CAN FIT IN THERE.
THE BIGGEST JETS FIT IN THERE AT ALMOST 29,000 FEET.
UM, SO THEY ARE, UH, TAKING SIX ACRES ALONG CLAIRON ALT DRIVE AND, UM, THEIR TOTAL IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PROJECT'S GONNA BE 15 MILLION THAT THEY'RE INVESTING IN IN OUR AIRPORT.
THOSE EXECUTIVE, UH, HANGERS, THEY'RE ALSO CONTRIBUTING A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS THE COST OF REBUILDING, UH, A, UM, AIRPORT VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD.
SO SKY SQUARED IS ANOTHER, UH, DEVELOPMENT GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT.
THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW 28,000 SQUARE FOOT HANGAR.
UH, ALONG, UH, SEE THEY'RE ALONG TAXI WAY, HANG ON.
I BELIEVE IT'S, IT'S, UH, TAXI WAY ALPHA, PRETTY SURE.
SO, UM, AND THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT IS, UH, ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS THAT THEY'RE INVESTING IN OUR AIRPORT.
SO, UM, GALAXY AND MILLIONAIRE ARE TWO OF THE THREE FBO EXECUTIVE TERMINALS.
THE THIRD ONE IS ATLANTIC AVIATION.
I HAVEN'T HEARD AS MUCH ABOUT IT AT ATLANTIC, BUT I BELIEVE THEY'RE DOING A LARGE, A MAJOR, UH, REDEVELOPMENT, UH, IN THIS, UH, NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND THEY'RE GONNA, UH, IT'S BEING REVIEWED BY THE TOWN STAFF RIGHT NOW.
IT'LL GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I THINK, UH, YEAH, LATER THIS YEAR.
UH, OKAY, SO, UH, TAXIWAY BRAVO, UH, ALONG THE AIRPORT WE HAVE WHERE THE MAIN RUNWAY.
THEN ON THE EAST SIDE WE HAVE A TAXIWAY ALPHA RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY.
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TAXIWAY BRAVOS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TAXIWAYS ARE USED FOR AIRCRAFT TO MOVE ABOUT THE AIRPORT.AND TAXIWAY BRAVO DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY, THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY.
SO THERE'S A PROJECT, UH, THAT HAS BEEN FUNDED 90% BY THE FAA, THE DESIGN PORTION OF IT THAT IS COMPLETING THIS YEAR.
AND IT WILL GO OUT TO BID LATER IN THE YEAR, EXTEND TAXIWAY, UH, BRAVO SO THAT IT CAN ACCESS, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA ON THE WEST SIDE, NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.
SO THAT IS A, UH, THAT'S A LARGE PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON.
NOW, ALL OF THIS, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT, AND MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW.
GROUND LEASES IS THE WAY THAT THE FACILITIES ARE, UM, LEASED AT THE AIRPORT.
AND GROUND LEASES ARE UP TO 40 YEARS.
SO THINGS, THESE DEVELOPMENTS AND THESE REDEVELOPMENTS DON'T JUST HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT JUST HAPPENSTANCE, IT'S NOT RANDOM.
THE AIRPORT HAS A STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEIR LAST STRATEGIC PLAN WAS IN 2013.
UM, AND IT, IT GIVES THE, UH, BROAD POLICY GOALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT AND GIVES THE GUIDELINES AND THE CONTEXT THAT WE MAKE DECISIONS BY FOR THE GROWTH AND THE REDEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE.
UH, WE HAVE A NEW MASTER PLAN, UH, THAT'S GOING TO BE KICKING OFF LATER THIS YEAR.
THAT MASTER PLAN IS ALSO GRANT FUNDED, AND IT WILL NOT JUST INCLUDE, UH, COMPONENTS OF A REGULAR MASTER PLAN, BUT IT'S ALSO, UH, INCLUDE A DRAINAGE STUDY.
SO EXCITING, UH, RUNWAY PROTECTION ZONE ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS, AND AN UPDATE TO THE AIRPORT'S NOISE EXPOSURE MAP.
AND THEY, WE DO THINK ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE DESIGNED AROUND THE AIRPORT.
BURKE, CAN YOU HEAR US TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT, I'M GLAD.
UM, SO THE NOISE AROUND THERE, YOU CAN'T JUST BUILD BUILDINGS, IT HAS TO BE, UH, UH, UH, IT HAS TO BE, UH, WITHIN THE NOISE CONTOUR MAP.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE UPDATED THIS YEAR AS WELL.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR THE AIRPLANES FLYING OVER YOUR HEAD, RIGHT, YOU HEAR THE RUMBLING OF THE ENGINES, YOU HEAR THE BUZZING OF THE PROP OF THE BUG.
SMASHER ONE 50 THAT'S FLYING ABOVE YOU, THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT'S LEARNING TO FLY, RIGHT? THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT'S, UM, GOING TO, THAT'S PREPARING FOR WHAT, HOW THEY'RE GONNA MAKE MONEY, HOW THEY'RE GONNA HAVE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.
THAT'S SOMEBODY FLYING TO A VACATION IN THE BIG JET OR A LEADERSHIP TEAM GOING TO ANOTHER STATE OR ANOTHER COUNTRY TO DO BUSINESS FLYING OUT OF ADDISON.
SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S OVER $300 MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT ANNUALLY.
HOW MANY JOBS? 2400, 3400 JOBS, LIKE OVER 3000 JOBS ON THE AIRPORT.
SO THIS IS A, A BIG DEAL THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF.
I'M KIND OF PARTIAL, BUT THINGS ARE GOING WELL AT AON AIRPORT.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE GUILLERMO.
THANK YOU FOR AN UPDATE ON DART AND T OD.
UM, MARY SAID TO STICK TO THE SCRIPT.
MY NAME IS GUILLERMO KING, OF COURSE.
I WANNA WELCOME YOU TO THE ADDISON 2023 SPRING, SPRING MEETING HERE IN THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF, UH, ADDISON CONFERENCE CENTER.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST VISIBLE PROJECTS TAKING PLACE AROUND TOWN IS OF COURSE THE DART LINE DART SILVER LINE DART DART SHARED AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING IN JANUARY THAT THIS SERVICE DATE HAS BEEN PUSHED TO 2026 DUE TO UNEXPECTED DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION CAUSED BY COVID 19 AND MAJOR DESIGN CHANGES INVOLVING THE RAIL CROSSING AT HILL HILLCREST AND ROADS.
OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME LANE CLOSURES AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS AT SURVEYOR BOULEVARD AND QUORUM DRIVE, AND AS WELL AT ARAPAHOE AND THE TOLLWAY AS RAIL INSTALLATION CONTINUES.
IF YOU'VE BEEN BY THE STATION LATELY, YOU'VE SEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BEING MADE.
MORE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE DESIGN FOR THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL, WHICH RUNS ALONG THE TRAIN ROUTE, IS 100% COMPLETE.
AND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS HAS GIVEN ADDISON A SIGNIFICANT GRANT TO HELP FUND THE BRIDGE OVER MIDWAY.
AS A REMINDER, ADDISON SHARES A VOTE WITH RICHARDSON ON THE COG REGIONAL TRANSIT, UH, COUNCIL, AND I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A SEAT ON THAT COUNCIL TO REPRESENT ADDISON.
AT ITS FEBRUARY 13TH MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN ORDINANCE REZONING 13.7 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE DARK TRANSIT CENTER AND SILVER LINE STATION TO ALLOW FOR A THREE PHASE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH AN ESTIMATED INVESTMENT VALUE OF 472 MILLION.
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PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT TO SCHEDULE THE BREAK GROUND THIS FALL AND WILL INCLUDE A SIX STORY OFFICE BUILDING, A PARKING GARAGE, A SEVEN STORY APARTMENT, AND 13 STORY APARTMENT BUILDING FOR A TOTAL OF 700 UNITS AND AN ENTERTAINMENT VENUE.THE PROJECT IS THE CULMINATION OF THE TOWN'S MANY YEARS OF PREPARATION TO EXPAND THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD AND AMENITIES OF ADDISON CIRCLE AND ADDISON CIRCLE PARK.
THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS OF THE LAND AROUND THE DART STATION AND PLANNING EFFORTS SUCH AS THE 30 YEAR OUTLOOK NAMED ADDISON 2020 VISION STUDY AND THE ADDISON CIRCLE SPECIAL AREA STUDY ADOPTED IN 2018.
ANOTHER AREA PROJECT, UH, EXCUSE ME.
ANOTHER AREA PROJECT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY IS THE REMODEL OF PRESTONWOOD AT MONTFORD AND BELTLINE.
THIS 133,000 SQUARE FOOT CENTER WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SEVENTIES, EARLY EIGHTIES.
NORTHWOOD RETAIL HAS, UH, ADDED 50,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW OFFICE SPACE, PLUS 15,000 SQUARE FOOT PARK.
WITH WITH THAT, IT IS NOW THE NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR CATAPULT HEALTH AND BUFF CITY.
SO NEW RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE MOVED IN SINCE THE RENOVATION INCLUDE ASIAN MINT, MENDOCINO FARMS, LA LA LAND KIND CAFE AND JENNY'S ICE CREAM, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
A TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN VETERINARY CARE PROVIDER CALLED MODERN ANIMAL RECEIVED CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL IN JANUARY, SO LOOK FORWARD TO IT COMING SOON.
THE CENTER JUST ACROSS LAWFORD IS ALSO PART OF PRESTONWOOD SHOPPING CENTER AND IS NOW HOME TO LAUREL AND SWEETGREENS, WHICH OPENED LAST WEEK AND WILL SOON BE THE NEW HOME FOR PINOS.
NEXT DOOR IS VILLAGE ON THE PARKWAY, WHICH ALSO HAS A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON.
IN JANUARY, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED NEW DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR A THREE-STORY OFFICE AND RETAIL BUILDING IN THE EMPTY LOT ADJACENT TO WHOLE FOOD.
THE NEW PLANS REORIENT THE BUILDING ON THE SITE TO ALLOW FOR OPEN SPACE AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, MOVE PARKING TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING AND FEATURE A NEW BUILDING FACADE, ONE AT THE TOP THERE.
IN DECEMBER, WE APPROVED AN INDOOR 30,000 SQUARE FOOT ENTERTAINMENT AND RESTAURANT VENUE CALLED PUTT SHACK THAT WILL TAKE OVER THE FORMER 24 HOUR FITNESS, A TECHNOLOGY INFUSED A, A TECHNOLOGY INFUSED MINIATURE GOLF EXPERIENCE.
PUTT SHACK'S OWNER ANTICIPATES OPENING BY THE END OF 2023.
LASTLY, NANDO'S AND HAWKERS ARE TWO NEW RESTAURANT CONCEPTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL FOR THE VILLAGE AND THE PARKWAY.
THIS WILL BE NANDO'S FIRST DFW, UH, LOCATION, AND A SECOND, SECOND TEXAS LOCATION FOR HAWKERS OVER ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
THE REMODEL OF BROOKHAVEN VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER CONTINUES.
WE RECENTLY WELCOMED A POPULAR NEW SHOP COFFEE SHOP, DUTCH BROS AND JEREMIAH'S ITALIAN ICE OPENS ON APRIL 11TH.
MAKE SURE TO STOP IN AND SEE THE HAND PRINTED MURAL THEY HAVE INSIDE.
THE BR BRUNCH DISTRICT, FORMALLY KNOWS IT AS BUTTERMILK BISCUIT'S BRUNCH HOUSE WAS ISSUED PERMITS IN JANUARY AND ANTICIPATES OPENING THIS FALL.
LOOK FOR MORE EXCITING ADDITIONS.
HEADED TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, HEADING NORTH AROUND THE CORNER ON BELTLINE, ADDISON TOWN CENTERS IS SEEING SOME ACTIVITY AS WELL.
FROST BANK WILL BE REDEVELOPING A FORM THE FORMER HUBBARD DINKS RESTAURANT AND BREW PUB.
THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN VACANT FROM FOUR YEARS AND HAD HAD FALLEN INTO A STATE OF DISREPAIR.
THIS INVESTMENT FROM PHELPS WILL BE A TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.
THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE COMPROMISED PRIMARILY OF THE BANK LOBBY OFFICES AND MOTOR BANK FACILITIES WITH TRAINING ROOMS AND EMPLOYEE AMENITIES.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR, A DRIVE-THROUGH WITH FOUR COVERED LANES TO BE LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING JUST TO THE WEST OF FROST BANK'S NEW HOME, A SALAD AND GO IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN LATER THIS MONTH.
ALONG OUR RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE TOWN HOMES AT THE F AT THE FORMER SUPER EIGHT HOTEL SITE, A MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEX AT ADDISON ROAD IN ADDISON PARKWAY, AND A COMBINATION OF TOWNHOMES AND MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, WHICH THE OFFICE IN THE PARK COMPLEX IS CUR CURRENTLY LOCATED.
WHEN YOU FA WHEN YOU FACTOR IN WHAT IS UH, TAKING PLACE HERE IN ADDISON, THE NEW DEVELOPMENT'S HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT AND IN ADDISON EQUAL NEARLY 1.2 BILLION IN INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS AN EXCITING AND BUSY TIME FOR ADDISON, WHICH IS WHY LORI WARD'S
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PRESENTATION ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IS SO IMPORTANT.IN CONCLUSION, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR TIME THIS EVENING.
IT, IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
I I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEXT YEAR AND VISITING WITH, UH, MANY MORE PEOPLE.
AND I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH, HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HAVE SERVED WITH THE OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR, AND THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY CONTINUED SERVICE WITH THE REMAINING MEMBERS.
SO LORI COULDN'T JOIN US IN PERSON TONIGHT, BUT WE HAVE A VIDEO WITH HER LIKENESS FOR YOU TO ENJOY.
I'M DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM LORI WARD, I'M SORRY I CAN'T BE THERE WITH YOU IN PERSON TONIGHT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAD A PRIOR WORK COMMITMENT.
ADDISON HAS SHOWN A STRONG HISTORY OF PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.
THIS IS SHOWN FROM THE 1991 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT ENVISIONED ADDISON'S CIRCLE AND BEYOND TO OUR CURRENT 2013 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT FOCUSED ON REINVESTMENT.
THE TOWN HAS ALSO UTILIZED SPECIAL AREA STUDIES SUCH AS THE ADDISON CIRCLE AND MIDWAY SOUTH SPECIAL AREA STUDIES TO PROVIDE A DEEP DIVE INTO SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGES IN A COMMUNITY AS WELL AS EVOLVING MARKET AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS.
IT'S BEST PRACTICE FOR A CITY TO UPDATE ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVERY 10 TO 20 YEARS.
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A DECADE SINCE OUR LAST PLAN AND THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, IT'S TIME FOR ADDISON TO BEGIN THE UPDATING PROCESS.
A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE COMMUNITY'S VALUES AND SERVES AS A BLUEPRINT FOR ITS FUTURE.
IT IS A LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES A VISIONARY STATEMENT DESIGNED TO DIRECT DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT THROUGH GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR FUTURE LAND USE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF BOTH PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES.
THESE PLANS OFTEN ESTABLISH A FUTURE MAP THAT REPRESENTS THE DESIRED LAND USE CHARACTER FOR AN AREA AND PROVIDES POLICY GUIDANCE.
TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ALLOWS MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO REGULATE LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT.
EACH MUNICIPALITY MAY DEFINE THE CONTENT AND DESIGN OF THEIR PLAN, BUT COMMON ELEMENTS THAT ARE ADDRESSED INCLUDE LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES.
UPDATING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALLOWS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND ADJUST TOWN POLICIES ACCORDINGLY, AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO EVALUATE LAND USE DECISIONS.
IT CAN ALSO BE USED TO FAMILIARIZE DEVELOPERS WITH THE COMMUNITY'S VALUES AND DESIRES.
SOME OF THE KEY PROJECT GOALS AND UPDATING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCLUDE, DEVELOP A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT CONDITIONS.
ALLOW A COMMUNITY TO BE PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE TO ISSUES AND CHANGES THAT ARISE OVER TIME.
PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR ORDERLY GROWTH DEVELOPMENT AND THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF THE COMMUNITY.
PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK REGIONALLY, ESPECIALLY REGARDING GROWTH, UTILITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND TRANSPORTATION, AND SERVE AS A GUIDE TO FRAME DECISIONS OVER TIME.
NO MATTER IF THERE IS TURNOVER IN LEADERSHIP, COUNSEL, AND OR STAFF, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVIDES FOR STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY.
THIS SUMMER, WE WILL BE ISSUING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO ENGAGE A PLANNING CONSULTANT TEAM TO HELP ADDISON EMBARK ON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
SINCE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY'S VISION, THERE WILL BE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION AND FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING, REVISING, AND ADOPTING OUR PLAN.
THE PLAN, WHICH WILL TAKE 12 TO 18 MONTHS TO UPDATE, WILL ULTIMATELY BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOUR INPUT.
EVERY VOICE MATTERS, SO PLEASE LET YOURS BE HEARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS.
IT'S BEEN A TRUE HONOR SERVING THE ADDISON COMMUNITY.
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FIRST THINGS FIRST.WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR SPRING TOWN HALL MEETING.
MY NAME IS TOM BROWN AND LIKE MAYOR CHOW, THIS IS MY LAST TOWN MEETING.
AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS, ADDISON GIVES GRANTS TO NON TO AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR ADDISON RESIDENTS.
TONIGHT I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THE MISSION OF WOVEN HEALTH CLINIC IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTRIC HEALTHCARE FOCUSED ON WELLNESS AND PREVENTING DISEASE TO, FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED.
THE CLINIC HAS PROVEN, HAS PROVIDED MEDICAL SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN NORTH TEXAS SINCE, SINCE 1992.
WOVEN HEALTH PUTS PUTS THE PATIENT FIRST OFFERING PRIMARY CARE, DISEASE PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH.
THEY'RE LOCATED AT ONE MEDICAL PARKWAY IN FARMER'S BRANCH.
SUSIE OLIVER IS OUR LIAISON FOR WOMAN HEALTH CLINIC.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT HER.
SUSIE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND UP SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE? NEXT IS METROCREST SERVICES.
THE VISION OF METROCREST SERVICES IS PROVIDING A PATHWAYS TO, TO A A THRIVING COMMUNITY.
AND ITS MISSION IS PROVIDING HOPE THROUGH THE PRO THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOSTER INDEPENDENCE.
METROCREST SERVICES PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, A FOOD PANTRY, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, EMPLOYMENT COACHING AND JOB READINESS, SEASONAL PROGRAMS AND SENIOR SERVICES.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, METROCREST SERVICES HAS SERVED OVER 1000.
ADDISON RESIDENTS PROVIDED MORE THAN $240,000 IN EMERGENCY RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE.
ASSISTED IN 815 RESIDENTS THROUGH THE FOOD PANTRY PANTRY AND HELPED MORE THAN 150 FAMILIES WITH BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL COACHING.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY WAYS THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY.
METROCREST SERVICES IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN FARMER'S BRANCH ON HUTTON DRIVE, BUT THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW HOME AT BELTLINE AND JOSIE, WHICH WILL OPEN LATER THIS SUMMER.
ADDISON HAS JOINED OTHER AREA CITIES IN HELP FUND IN IN HELPING FUND THE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BUILDING AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE IT OPEN.
OUR RESIDENT LIAISON FOR METROCAST SERVICES IS FRAN POWELL.
FRAN, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP TO BE RECOGNIZED? METRO CARE SERVICES? METRO CARE SERVICES AT THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTH TEXAS, SERVING OVER 50,000 ADULTS IN CHILDREN ANNUALLY.
IN ADDITION TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, METROCARE PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE CENTERS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ACCESSIBLE PHARMACIES, HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES.
IN 2016, THE COHEN VETERANS NETWORK SELECTED METRO CARE SERVICES TO MANAGE THE STEPHEN A. COHEN MILITARY FAMILY CLINIC HERE IN ADDISON.
THE ADDISON LOCATION ON MIDWAY, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF KELLER SPRINGS, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CLINICS IN THE COHEN VETERANS NETWORK.
THE COHEN CLINIC PROVIDES QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AND COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO POST NINE 11.
VETERANS SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO HAS SERVED IN THE THE US ARMED FORCES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ROLE OR DISCHARGE STATUS.
IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE OR KNOW ANYONE WHO DOES, PLEASE CONTACT THE COHEN CLINIC DURING THE REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.
THE CLINIC IS LOCATED AT 16,110 MIDWAY ROAD.
KATIE MILLER IS OUR LIAISON FOR METRO CARE AND UNFORTUNATELY KATIE CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER SERVICE.
AND FINALLY, THE DALLAS CAT LADY, THE MISSION OF THE DALLAS CAT LADY IS REDUCED THE HOMELESS CAT POPULATION THROUGH FOSTERING ADOPTIONS AND TRAPPED NEUTER AND RELEASE PROGRAMS. THEIR ORGANIZATION HELPS FOSTER ADOPTABLE CATS AND KITTENS UNTIL THEY ARE READY TO GO TO THEIR FOREVER HOMES.
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IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE OR ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING ANY OF THE CATS SHOWN IN THE LAST FEW SLIDES, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE CAT LADY DALLAS CAT LADY ORGANIZATION, OR TALK TO OUR RESIDENT LIAISON, KAREN PERRY.KAREN, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR SERVICE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN HELPFUL.
THERE ARE ALSO DONATION AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING OR NEED ANY SERVICES, SERVICES PROVIDED, PLEASE SEE THE ORGANIZATION TABLES AS YOU EXIT THE MEETING TONIGHT.
AND MANY THANKS TO OUR LIAISONS FOR THEIR ONGOING SERVICE.
AND NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER EILEEN RESNICK, WHO'S GONNA GIVE US AN UPDATE ON OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.
WELL, AS YOU ALL KNOW, SPECIAL EVENTS ARE A SIGNIFICANT PART OF ADDISON'S BRAND.
THEY BRING PEOPLE TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THEY ALSO GIVE A PLATFORM TO PROMOTE ADDISON ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
AND I KNOW YOU ALL LOVE THEM AS MUCH AS I DO.
SO WE HAVE A QUICK PREVIEW OF THE DATES FOR 2023.
I AM PRETTY SURE I SAW SOME OF YOU IN THAT VIDEO.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE FAVORITES BACK AGAIN LIKE FIESTA NOCHE AND PINTS AND PUPS, BUT THEY'RE GONNA BE ONES LIKE HARVEST, HOOTEN, NANNY AND HOLIDAY CHEER THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMBINED INTO A FESTIVAL THAT WILL BE ON OCTOBER 21ST CALLED HARVEST HEYDAY.
THESE FREE EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK AND THIS YEAR WILL FEATURE MORE ACTIVITIES EXPANDED VENDORS IN IMPROVED ENTERTAINMENT.
ALL THE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND@ADDISONAFTERDARK.COM.
TASTE ADDISON, AS YOU KNOW, IS ONE OF THE ICONIC FESTIVALS.
THINK ABOUT THAT, 30 YEARS THIS YEAR.
IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR ON JUNE 2ND AND THIRD IN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK.
IT WAS AWARDED BEST IN DFW BY DALLAS MORNING NEWS IN 2021.
AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THAT TASTE ADDISON IS FUN FOR ALL AGES.
THE V I P EXPERIENCE IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST TICKETS IN TOWN AND IT'S SOLD OUT IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
LAST YEAR, V I P TICKETS INCLUDE ACCESS TO A MAIN STAGE VIEWING DECK, INDOOR OUTDOOR SEATING, EXCLUSIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND MUCH MORE.
MORE THAN TWO DOZEN RESTAURANTS HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE A PART OF THE FESTIVAL.
THERE'RE GONNA BE SOME NEWCOMERS THIS YEAR, LIKE ASIAN MINT AND LORO, BUT YOU'LL ALSO FIND SOME LONG-TERM FAVORITES LIKE NATE'S.
IN ADDITION TO TWO STAGES OF ENTERTAINMENT AND LOTS OF GREAT FOOD TASTE.
ADDISON IS GOING TO HAVE SEVERAL FEATURED AREAS LIKE THE GARDEN, THE FAMILY FUN LAWN, THE MARKETPLACE, AND THE GROVE, WHICH WILL OFFER SPIRIT SAMPLING AND A FULL SERVICE BAR.
SO I KNOW WHERE I'M GONNA FIND ALL OF YOU.
SO GET THE DETAILS@TASTEADDISONTEXAS.COM.
THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE MY FAVORITE SPECIAL EVENT.
IT'S ADDISON KABOOM TOWN, AND IT'S GOING TO BE ONCE AGAIN ON JULY 3RD.
ADMISSION TO THE WATCH PARTY IN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK IS FREE, BUT TICKETS ARE REQUIRED.
SO ADDISON RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE A POSTCARD AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO SECURE TICKETS BEFORE THE GENERAL PUBLIC RELEASE.
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EMERALD CITY IS GOING TO BE BACK THIS YEAR AND WILL PERFORM WITH FIRE BEFORE THE FIREWORKS.AND AGAIN FOR AN HOUR AFTER THE FIREWORKS.
THE SPLASH ZONE HAS BEEN RENAMED KABOOM LAGOON.
THERE'S A TONGUE TWISTER AND WE'LL FEATURE INFLATABLES AND GAMES FOR OUR YOUNGER GUEST.
THE ADDISON AIRPORT AIR SHOW WILL RETURN WITH SPECIALTY FLIGHTS AND THERE WILL OF COURSE BE TOP-RATED FIREWORKS.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT@ADDISONKABOOMTOWN.COM.
OCTOBERFEST RETURNS TO ADDISON CIRCLE PARK SEPTEMBER 14TH THROUGH 17TH FOR ITS 36TH CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS GERMAN WELL AND ADDISON TEXAS TWIST.
OF COURSE, THE OPEN AIR TENT LAYOUT WILL RETURN IN 2023.
GUESTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY POLKA CHICKEN DANCING GAMES AND SHOPPING WITH THE VARIOUS FEATURED AREAS OVER THE FOUR DAYS.
THE DAWSON DASH WILL BEC HAS BECOME SO POPULAR THAT THEY'RE MOVING IT TO THE PARTY HALL THIS YEAR.
AND THE BIG NEWS THIS YEAR IS THAT SUNDAY HYUNDAI ISN'T JUST FOR DOCS HUNTS ANYMORE.
YOU CAN BRING YOUR HUNT THAT'S NOT HUSBAND HUNT ANY HUNT TO ADDISON OCTOBERFEST ON SUNDAY.
AND YOU CAN GET ALL THE SPECIFICS@ADDISONOCTOBERFEST.COM.
AS YOU KNOW, ADDISON IS WHERE MEMORIES HAPPEN.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS TO ADDISON EVENTS AND TO COME MAKE MEMORIES WITH US.
BEFORE I RELINQUISH THIS, I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO DO THIS, AND THAT IS I'M GOING TO ASK MAYOR CHOW CONGRESSMAN BRAUN, UH, KATHERINE WHEELER.
AND UNFORTUNATELY LORI IS NOT HERE.
BUT WILL YOU ALL STAND IF THEY HAVE SERVED THE TOWN WELL? THEY WILL NOT BE SERVING US AGAIN AFTER THIS GOING FORWARD.
AND I THINK THEY ALL DESERVE OUR THANKS.
AND WITH THAT, CATHERINE, NOW IT'S YOURS,
Y'ALL ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC.
OKAY, LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
I'M MAYOR PROIN, KATHERINE WHEELER.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GONNA BE SAYING THAT I GUESS.
AND TONIGHT I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT HOW ADDISON BECAME ADDISON.
SEE WHAT TWO YEARS ON COUNCIL DOES.
GEEZ,
SO THIS SUMMER WE'LL BE CELEBRATING OUR 70TH BIRTHDAY.
SO I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A GREAT TIME TO SHARE SOME OF OUR TOWN'S HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS WITH YOU.
THE TOWN OF ADDISON IS IN AN AREA ONCE CALLED PETER'S COLONY.
IT WAS SETTLED AS EARLY AS 1846, BUT WAS NOT KNOWN AS ADDISON UNTIL 1904.
ADDISON WAS NAMED AFTER ADDISON ROBERTSON, WHO SERVED AS THE COMMUNITY SECOND POSTMASTER.
THE CITY OF ADDISON WAS INCORPORATED ON JUNE 15TH, 1953.
HOWEVER, THE NAME WASN'T CHANGED TO THE TOWN OF ADDISON UNTIL 1982.
ADDISON AIRPORT OPENED IN 1950.
IN 1957, AND TWO YEARS LATER IN 1959, GREEN HILL SCHOOL MOVED TO TOWN.
THE POPULATION IN 1960 WAS ONLY 308 SOULS.
THE SEVENTIES WERE A PIVOTAL TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ADDISON OPENED ITS FIRST PARK, TOWN PARK IN 1975 AND ITS FIRST OFFICE BUILDING WITH CLASS A OFFICE SPACE WAS BUILT IN 1979, BUT THE GAME CHANGER WAS THE ELECTION TO ALLOW LIQUOR BY THE DRINK IN 1976.
AND THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE HOME TO MORE THAN 200 RESTAURANTS TODAY.
THE POPULATION IN 1980 WAS UP TO 5,553.
AND IN 1989, SACWIS VILLAGE, WHICH IS NOW VILLAGE ON THE PARKWAY, OPENED THE ATHLETIC CLUB, OPENED ITS DOORS TO RESIDENCE IN 1987, FOLLOWED BY THE ADDISON CONFERENCE CENTER THAT WE'RE IN TODAY IN 1992.
IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME THAT ADDISON BEGAN HOSTING SPECIAL EVENTS, THE FIRST KABOOM TOWN TAKING PLACE IN 1989.
THANK YOU RON WHITEHEAD, FOLLOWED BY OCTOBERFEST IN 19, FOLLOWED BY OCTOBERFEST IN 1987, WHICH JUST CELEBRATED ITS 35TH YEAR AND TASTE ADDISON.
IN 1993, THE DIXIE CHICKS WERE THE FIRST BAND TO PERFORM AT TASTE ADDISON.
AND FUN FACT, TWO OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE CHICKS
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GRADUATED FROM THE GREEN HILL SCHOOL.IN 1999, THE AIRPORT TOLL TUNNEL WAS CONSTRUCTED AND DART OPENED THE TRANSIT CENTER IN ADDISON.
BY THE YEAR 2000, ADDISON'S POPULATION HAD GROWN TO 14,166.
ADDISON'S CIRCLE, INCLUDING THE ICONIC BLUEPRINT SCULPTURE, WAS COMPLETED IN 2000.
THE DESIGN OF THE WHEELER BRIDGE.
WHEELER BRIDGE OVER MIDWAY, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR MAYOR SCOTT WHEELER, WHO I HAPPEN TO ADORE, HE'S NOT HERE, BUT I STILL ADORE HIM, WAS INSPIRED OF COURSE BY THE NEWLY ERECTED BLUEPRINT SCULPTURE.
AND THE BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED IN 2006.
IN THE LATE TWO THOUSANDS, WE SAW DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTHERN END OF TOWN.
TRIVION PARK OPENED IN 2009, AND IN 2011, ADDISON'S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH ELEMENTARY WELCOMED ITS FIRST STUDENTS.
ALSO IN 2011, ADDISON CREATED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IN 2016, ADDISON BECAME THE HOME OF THE OU CLUB OF DALLAS FOR THE ANNUAL RED RIVER SHOWDOWN.
AN EVENT THAT BOOKS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS IN TOWN.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN ALL ABOUT PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES.
IN 2019, DART ANNOUNCED THAT WE WERE ACCELERATING THE SILVER LINE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH HAS HAD A DOMINO EFFECT FOR ADDISON.
DART BROKE GROUND ON THE NEW ADDISON STATION IN 2019, AND IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, ADDISON APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR 472 MILLION, DEVELOP MILLION DOLLAR DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING THE NEW STATION.
WE KICKED OFF A THREE YEAR MIDWAY ROAD REVITALIZATION PROJECT IN 2021 AND COMPLETED THE BEAUTIFUL US CUSTOMS AND ADDISON AIRPORT OFFICES IN 2022.
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THOSE EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ADDISON, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW FAR WE'VE COME.
WE USED TO BE ON THE FAR EDGE OF NORTH TEXAS AND NOW WE'RE SITUATED IN THE CENTER OF IT ALL.
I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO RODNEY HAND, PUBLISHER OF THE ADDISON MAGAZINE FOR SHARING THE HISTORIC THEIR ADDISON HISTORIC TIMELINE WITH US, THE SPRING ISSUES CELEBRATING ADDISON'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY.
WE HAVE ISSUES FOR EVERYONE TONIGHT ON THE BACK TABLE.
ADDISON MAGAZINE PRODUCES TWO PRINT MAGAZINES EACH YEAR THAT ARE PLACED IN HOTEL ROOMS IN ADDISON, AS WELL AS AN AREA HOTELS ALONG THE TOLLWAY.
AND YOU CAN ALSO FIND THEIR PUBLICATION, ADDISON MAGAZINE.COM.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO BE AN ADDISON RESIDENT.
AND NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN IT BACK OVER TO MAYOR CHOW.
PLEASE GIVE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF ONE APPLAUSE PLEASE.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS AND IF YOU LIKE, YOU CAN JUST STAND IN FRONT OF THE MICROPHONE.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE COMPLETE OUR PRESENTATION AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
UM, CAN YOU HEAR ME? MY NAME IS NAJI GRAY.
UM, I LIVE AT 17 5 20, UM, ARTIS WAY, UM, ADDISON, TEXAS 75,001.
UM, I HAVE A FEW REQUESTS THAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN.
UM, SO I HAVE THREE REQUESTS THAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN.
UM, ONE OF THEM IS THAT I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE HAVE A CITY OFFICIAL WRITE TICKETS TO CANINE OWNERS.
I, I CAN'T EVEN WALK, HONEST TO GOD.
UM, WE DO HAVE AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER.
SO JUST SO WE NEED TO ENFORCE, MAYBE SIT, BUT TAKE, UH, MAYBE TICKETS, LIKE IT'S KIND OF OUTTA HAND.
AND I, WHAT HAPPENED IS SINCE THEY HAVE WORKING HOURS, SO HOW ABOUT AFTER HOURS? SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORK IT OUT.
UM, MY SECOND REQUEST, AND I'VE READ THIS, I'VE WROTE, I'VE READ THIS DOWN AFTER I GOT IN HERE, BUT I'M GONNA SHOOT MY SHOT, UM, IS ABOUT THE ADDISON AIRPORT.
AND, UM, WE LIVE, I LIVE IN A RESTRICTED ZONE AND EVEN WITH PART 1 0 7, I, UM, CAN'T FLY REALLY.
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THE END OF MY STREET, I CAN FLY.UM, I'M KIND OF REQUESTING THAT I CAN FLY AT 50 FEET, WHICH IS LESS THAN THIS CEILING HEIGHT.
I DON'T, I THINK THIS CEILING HEIGHT IS MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, SOMEBODY PROBABLY KNOWS BETTER THAN I DO, BUT 50 FEET ISN'T ANYTHING REALLY, BUT, UH, IT, IT'S, THE RESTRIC ZONE IS VERY, VERY LARGE.
I, IN MY OPINION, IT'S, IT'S VERY VAST.
YOU ARE SAYING YOU'LL FLY THE DRUM, BUT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS, THERE ARE RULES, THERE ARE AUDIENCES SINCE IT'S RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE EDISON AIRPORT.
SO THE LATER WE WILL GET A CITY MANAGER TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
SO THAT IS YEAH, WELL THE ATC YEAH, YOU GO.
SO IT'S NOT IN OUR JURISDICTION.
I'M FLYING UNDER 64 GRAMS, SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO UP.
BUT I MEAN THE, THE RESTRICTED ZONE IS, YOU KNOW, IT IS VERY STRICT AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE FAA WRITES, WHICH IS A, IS A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BODY.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
UM, IT'S JUST KIND OF ANNOYING.
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SHOOT MY SHOT, HONEST TO GOD.
BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS VOICE OUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN WRITE YOUR REQUEST.
LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, ALL, UH, HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVE ONE, ONE MORE.
I KNOW I'M BEING YEAH, THE PETTY FIRST.
UM, MY LAST REQUEST IS THAT ON MIDWAY ROAD, AND THIS, I WROTE THIS DOWN AS WELL, I CYCLE, UM, FOR SOME REASON THE LIGHTS DON'T ACTUALLY, UM, WORK FOR LIKE MY WEIGHT I BELIEVE, WHICH IS LESS THAN A CAR.
SO, UM, I STAY ON RED LIKE THE WHOLE TIME AND DRIVERS LITERALLY WANT TO LIKE RUN ME OVER CUZ I'M NOT MOVING.
THAT'S KIND OF LIKE, I DON'T KNOW AN ISSUE, BUT THAT'S REALLY IT.
UM, UM, THAT'S ME LEAVING TO FARMER'S BRANCH.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT STREET THAT IS, BUT YOU, I MEAN, WHICH, WHICH SECTION OF MIDWAY ROAD? UM, WHEN YOU LEAVE THE BRIDGE UNDER THE BRI, WHEN YOU GO UNDER THE BRIDGE.
AND YOU COME BACK INTO THE CITY AND TURN LEFT NEXT TO UH, GENGHIS GRILL AND CONDOM SENSE.
SO THAT INTERSECTION BELONGED TO EDISON.
SO Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT, UH, SOUTHBOUND MAKE A LEFT.
UH, COMING INTO EDISON'S, UH, UNDER THE BRIDGE, THE BLUE BRIDGE, UHHUH GOING, TURNING LEFT INTO, UH, GANG NEXT TO GANGAS GRILL.
UM, THE LIGHTS DON'T REALLY WORK WHEN I CYCLE.
UH, WE DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE LIGHT IN THE TIMING.
I APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
IS THERE GONNA BE ANY PLAN TO BUILD AN INNER CIVIC ROAD, BE OR WALKWAY BETWEEN VITRUVIAN PARK AND ADDISON AND BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE AND FARMER'S BRANCH? BECAUSE SUCH A ROAD WOULD SOLVE THE VITRUVIAN PARK BOTTLENECK DURING FESTIVALS DURING THE, UH, ON THE DOG LAKE ROAD THAT LEADS OKAY.
UH, WE ARE BUILDING BELLA LAND.
SO WE ALREADY COMPLETED PARTIALLY, SO WE LEAVE THE LAST SECTION IN EDISON SIDE.
WE ARE TRYING TO COMPLETE THAT.
SO IN THE FUTURE, WHEN IT'S DONE SO FROM THE TRUVIN APARTMENTS, THAT AREA WILL GO THROUGH BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE AND CONNECT TO OFF OUR ROAD.
SO IT WILL BE COMPLETED PRETTY SOON, YOU KNOW.
DAVID, YOU WANNA GIVE HIM A TITLE LINE? SURE.
UH, IT'S CALLED THE BELLA LANE EXTENSION AND THERE'S INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
WHAT IS THE DATE FOR COMPLETION, SHANNON? WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? PROBABLY NEXT.
ALSO THE DEMOLITION OR REOPENING OF THE FORMER ADDISON CROWN PLAZA HOTEL.
IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? ARE WE GONNA GET CLOSER FOR THAT? YOU KNOW, IT'S BEING AUCTIONED OUT MANY TIMES, BUT A STILL RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW THE DETAIL, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY PURCHASED THAT YET, SO, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY BOUGHT IT, BUT IF THEY DIDN'T WANNA DO ANYTHING THEN IT WAS AUCTIONED OUT AGAIN.
SO, UH, IT'S, UH, UNCERTAIN YET.
YEAH, WELL TO BE FAIR, WE CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING WHILE THE, THE CONSTRUCTION WITH THE ROADS ARE GOING ON.
ORIGINALLY SOMEBODY TRYING TO TURN THAT HALF OF THE, UH, CROWN PLAZA HOTELS INTO SENIOR FACILITY AND UH, WITH EXISTING MEETING ROOMS, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN UTILIZE ALSO THEIR RESTAURANT THERE.
THEY CAME TO VISIT ME, I ENCOURAGED THEM TO DO IT, BUT SEEMED TO ME, YOU KNOW, THE INVESTOR JUST DIDN'T GET ENOUGH MONEY.
SO, UH, DAVID DID YOU HAVE AN UPDATE FOR THAT? SURE.
THEY, IT, IT ACTUALLY IS UNDER CONTRACT AND, AND WHAT WE CAN SAY IS THAT THERE, THE INTENT RIGHT NOW IS TO, UH, HAVE IT FOR SENIOR HOUSING.
SO THAT IS STILL THE INTENT AT THIS TIME.
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SO WE'RE ENCOURAGED AS MOVING FORWARD.WELL, LET'S HOPE FOR A GOOD RESOLUTION THEN.
ANY MORE QUESTION, LARRY? MAYOR CHOW.
I WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE ON AT AND T'S PLANS TO BUILD OUT THEIR FIBER OPTIC, UH, HIGH SPEED INTERNET ON THE EAST SIDE.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATE FOR AT AND T BUILD OUT? WE DON'T AT THIS TIME, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
YEAH, WE WERE PROMISED ABOUT OVER A YEAR AGO THAT, UH, PARTICULARLY ON, UH, CELESTIAL ROAD ON THE SOUTH SIDE, UM, THE NORTH, THE NORTH SIDE HAS HAD HIGH SPEED FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE SOUTH SIDE'S BEEN, UH, LEFT OUT.
EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE SO MUCH CONTROL OF AT AND T OR THOSE UTILITY COMPANY, BUT WE KEEP A CLOSE CONTACT WITH THEM.
LARRY, ANY MORE QUESTION? YES, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
AND BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PLEASE SERVICE.
IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE TO ENJOY YOUR LEADERSHIP ALL THESE YEARS.
I LIVE IN ADDISON CIRCLE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TRAIN ARRIVING SOON, HOPEFULLY.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHERE DO WE STAND IN OUR COMPETITION WITH MCKINNEY IN THE ACQUISITION OF A NATIONAL, UH, FLAG AIRLINE CARRIER TO, UH, ANCHOR OUR AIRPORT AS WELL AS, UH, MCKINNEY'S YOU, YOU KNOW, LET ME ANSWER YOU THIS.
SINCE I GOT INVOLVED IN EDISON, I HAVE SEEN THE HUGE GROWTH OF OUR EDISON AIRPORT FOR THAT.
I REALLY WANT, UH, UH, GIVE A RUN APPLAUSE TO ALL JOE JENKINSON AND HIS STAFF.
WE, UH, COUPLE YEARS AGO WE CONVERTED THEM INTO IN-HOUSE STAFF.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY USED TO BE A CONTRACTOR, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY DIRECTLY ARE OUR EDISON EMPLOYEES.
SO THEY HAVE DONE WONDERFUL JOB SINCE I GOT INVOLVED.
YOU SEE WHAT WE GOT, WE, WE DID IT WRONG WAY, TAXI WAY.
WE FIXED ALL THE DRAIN IN THE NORTH IN THE SOUTH, PUT THE EMAX SYSTEM IN, WE, UH, FENCE OFF THE WHOLE AREA AND WE UH, HAD A NEW FUEL FARM CONTROL TOWER NOW EDISON ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND US CUSTOMER FACILITY.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO, WE HAVE A NEW GALAXY MID NEAR FINISHING THE SECOND PHASE.
ALL THE, ALL THE EDISON BUSINESS ARE BOOMING SO WE CAN UH, WELCOME ALL THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT, COME INTO EDISON SO THEY WILL EAT, DRINK AND STAYING EDISON.
SO HOW WONDERFUL IT IS, YOU KNOW, SO I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR EDISON STAFF.
SO I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO IN THE NEWS WHERE MCKINNEY RIGHT NOW IS GOING OUT FOR A BOND ELECTION TO MAKE THEIR, TO EXPAND THEIR AIRPORT, TO HAVE THAT COMMERCIAL, UM, COMMERCIAL CAPABILITIES.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAW THE MAP EARLIER OF THE ADDISON AIRPORT, AS WE KNOW IN ADDISON, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH ROOM TO GROW.
SO THERE'S NO, THERE'S NOT, IT'S NOT IN OUR FUTURE TO BE AN AIRPORT LIKE THAT, LIKE THE INVESTMENT THEY'RE PUTTING IN, IN THE GROWTH THEY'RE GONNA HAVE IN MCKINNEY.
BUT I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO, AS THE MAYOR POINTED TO SPECIALIZE IN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE AIRPORT AND USE IT AS AN ASSET.
AND IT IS POSSIBLE IF MCKINNEY CHANGES THEIR CHARACTER, WE COULD HAVE SOME BENEFITS FROM THAT.
SO I ALSO, I HAVE TO ADD THIS THING, YOU KNOW, YOUR RESIDENT IN EDISON, I DON'T THINK YOU WANT US TO BECOME LOVE FIELD, RIGHT? I WOULDN'T MIND IT.
SO YOU DON'T WANT EDISON AIRPORT BECOME LOVE FIELD, SO IT WILL BE LOUD, NOISY DAY AND THE NIGHT.
SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU REALLY WANT TO EMBRACE.
ANY MORE QUESTION? I UNDERSTAND TODAY THERE'S AN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDED TODAY NOBODY'S VOICE OUT.
SO RIGHT NOW, JUST EIGHT 10, VERY EARLY.
BUT BEFORE I END THIS, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU GO VOTE SINCE THE ELECTION IS COMING, AS YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA RETURN OUT AS MAYOR AND TOM BROWN, LAURIE WARD AND KATHERINE WAITER CHOSE NOT TO RUN AGAIN.
SO THERE ARE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT TURNOVERS.
SO, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE MAYOR CANDIDATES.
ONE IS THE BRUCE OF, OF FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALSO THERE'S A GENTLEMAN LIVING AT CIRCLE IS NAMED JP R.
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BASED ON NUMBER, BRUCE IS ONE, JP WAS TWO.AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE FOUR CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR EDISON CITY COUNCIL.
SO UNDER THE UH, NUMBER THEY CHOSE, THE FIRST ONE IS NANCY CRACKS, SECOND ONE IS DANIO, THIRD ONE IS THE MODERN WILSON, THE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THEN THE UH, FOURTH ONE IS UH, UH, VALERIE VAN PELT.
SO THE ELECTION, EARLY VOTING DAYS STARTS APRIL 24TH, NINE DAYS THROUGHOUT MAY 2ND AND THE ELECTION DAY IS MAY 6TH.
SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE, GO VOTE, VOTE EARLY, BUT NOT OFTEN
SO IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE YOU FOR ACTUALLY TOTALLY 15 YEARS, THREE YEARS IS CITY COUNCIL, SIX YEARS MAYOR FROM 2005 TO 11.
THEN DURING THE TIME I WAS REQUEST TO COME BACK THEN FROM 17 UNTIL NOW.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY I'M GOING TO BE TURNED OUT SO I CAN HAVE MORE TIME IN THE RESTAURANT AND WITH MY WIFE.
SO OF COURSE I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY YOU GIVE ME.
SO OFTEN WHEN I GO OUT, PEOPLE INTRODUCE ME.
THEY SAID THAT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY LOOK AT ME.
HOW COULD YOU BE MAYOR OF EDISON WITH THE 75% OF A CAUCASIAN? BUT EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
I HOPE YOU'LL FEEL PROUD OF IT AND I'LL WORK HARDER FOR YOU AND UH, YOU CAN STILL SEE ME AT MY BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW, I'M STILL JOE, THE SAME JOB BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER.