* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:07] GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT IS SIX O'CLOCK, AND WE WILL CALL [ COUNCIL MEETING After determining that a quorum is present, the Addison City Council will convene for a Council Meeting beginning at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers located at 15650 Addison Road in Addison, Texas.] THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE ADDISON CITY COUNCIL, AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TONIGHT. OUR FIRST ITEM IS A CLOSED SESSION, CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THOSE ITEMS TO YOU. FIRST ITEM, IT SAYS, THE OUTERSON CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN THE COUNCIL WORKROOM IN A CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO CONDUCT A PRIVATE CONSULTATION WITH ITS ATTORNEY PERTAINING TO NUMBER ONE B PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, BIGELOW, ARIZONA, TX DASH 3 44 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DBA SUITES OF AMERICA AND OR BUDGET SUITES OF AMERICA VERSUS TOWN OF ADDISON CAUSE NUMBER DC DASH 19 DASH 19 6 3190 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT. THE SECOND ITEM IS ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE OF THE BAR OF TEXAS. CLEARLY CONFI CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. SO WE, WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION IN THE OTHER ROOM, AND WE WILL BE BACK THIS SOON. WE POSSIBLY CAN. SORRY TO KEEP YOU ALL WAITING, AND WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY, YOUR TIME AND THE TIME IS 6 0 1. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE WENT THROUGH OUR RATHER LENGTHY EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL GO TO START OUR, [ Call the Meeting to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present Pledge of Allegiance: Unites States Flag and Texas Flag Announcements and Acknowledgments] WITH OUR WORK SESSION, AND AS WE DO LIKE TO START ALL OF OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAGS, THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN. SAY AGAIN? THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN. OH, AND THERE IS NO ACTION TAKEN IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND WE DID CLOSE THAT. AT 7 55, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Y'ALL ARE DOING REALLY GREAT WITH THAT TEXAS PLEDGE. CONGRATULATIONS. WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, AND I'LL TURN TO OUR CITY MANAGER, DAVID GAINES. WELL, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, UH, UH, THEN YOU'RE NOT HERE BECAUSE YOU JUST DROVE THROUGH IT. BUT KABOOM TOWN IS ON MONDAY, UH, WE, WE HEAR AN ADDISON HOST ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST FIREWORKS SHOW, UH, WHICH IS ON MONDAY IN PREPARATION FOR THE EVENT AT ADDISON CIRCLE PARK WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL JULY 5TH. SO WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO EXPLORE OTHER PARKS IN THAT, IN THE ADDISON CIRCLE AREA. THERE WILL ALSO BE NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ON JULY 3RD. YOU CAN FIND, UH, FIND MORE DETAILS ABOUT ROAD CLOSURES ON THE TOWNS WEBSITE@ADDISONTEXAS.NET AND ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT@ADDISONBOOMTOWN.COM. UH, CONTINUING ON ON, ON JULY 4TH WHERE OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED, ALL ADDISON OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED IN ADVER IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY. THE ATHLETIC CLUB WILL ALSO BE CLOSED, BUT THE OUTSIDE POOL WILL BE, WILL BE OPEN FROM NOON TO 8:00 PM IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WHEN OFFICES ARE CLOSED, PLEASE CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY DISPATCH NUMBER AT 9 7 2 4 5 0 7 1 5 6. THAT'S ALL FOR ME, MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR. WE WILL GO INTO OUR [ Public Comment The City Council invites citizens to address the City Council on any matter, including items on the agenda, except public hearings that are included on the agenda. Comments related to public hearings will be heard when the specific hearing starts. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise required by law. To address the Council, please fill out a City Council Appearance Card and submit it to a staff member prior to the Public Comment item on the agenda. The Council is not permitted to take any action or discuss any item not listed on the agenda. The Council may choose to place the item on a future agenda.] PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION OF THE MEETING, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ABOUT ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT. AND YOU'LL, AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES AND THE COUNCIL IS NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH YOU OR TAKE ANY ACTION, UH, ON THAT ITEM THAT YOU, UH, PRESENT TO US. SO IF WE DON'T RESPOND TO YOU, THEN YOU UNDERSTAND WHY, HOPEFULLY. SO, I HAVE A COUPLE OF CARDS AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF EMAILS THAT WE'LL READ AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO WITH THE EMAILS FIRST. AND, UH, FROM PHYLLIS SILVER, SHE SENT A COUPLE OF EMAILS AND I'M GONNA ASK DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TIM GQ, GUILLERMO QUINTANILLA TO READ THOSE FOR US. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, BEFORE I START ON THIS, UM, A WRITTEN, UH, HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM PHYLLIS, ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS. I WANT TO, UH, UH, LET YOU KNOW IF I MISSED SOMETHING ON HERE. IT'S CUZ I'VE MISSED SOMETHING ON THE TRANSCRIPTION. SO THIS IS FROM, UM, MRS. PHYLLIS SILVER 15 7 20 ARTIST WAY, APARTMENT 49 12 EDISON, TEXAS, 75,001 WALK TO SCHOOL DAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2023. OCTOBER 4TH, 2023 IS WALK TO SCHOOL DAY ACROSS [00:05:01] OUR NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD. THIS ANNUAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY THROUGH FUN EVENTS FOR STUDENTS. THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS HELPS PROMOTE THIS EVENT AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IN THE YEAR 2023. I RECOMMEND THAT ADDISON BE REPRESENTED THIS YEAR. PERHAPS A TOWN REPRESENTATIVE CAN INTRODUCE THE IDEA TO, TO ADMINISTRATION AT THE GEORGE H W BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PRIVATE SCHOOLS SUCH AS GREEN HILL AND TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. SINCE THE STUDENT BODY OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS OFTEN LIVES IN GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, THE THE LOGISTICS CAN BE MORE CHALLENGING. NONETHELESS, IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE FOR THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO EXPRESS INTEREST AND PERHAPS AN ADOPTED EVENT CAN BE PLANNED FOR THEM TO FIND OUT MORE. THE TOWN AND SCHOOLS CAN RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE QR CODE OR THE WEBSITE. ON THE SHEET THAT I HAVE PROVIDED, THE CONTACT PERSON AT THE NT N CT C O G IS ERIN CURRY. HER PHONE NUMBER IS (817) 704-2502. AND HER EMAIL ADDRESS IS E CURRY NCT COOG.ORG. THANK YOU PHYLLIS SILVER. THERE'S ONE MORE, MAYOR. THIS ONE IS TITLED SOLAR ECLIPSE, APRIL 8TH, 2024. RECENTLY, I WAS REMINDED BY A NEWS STORY THAT A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 8TH, 2024. THE DALLAS AREA WILL HAVE EXCITING VIEWING OPPORTUNITIES. I THOUGHT ABOUT RECOMMENDING A WATCH PAR, A WATCH PARTY IN ADDISON. WHEN I CHECKED WITH STAFF, I LEARNED THAT SOMETHING IS ALREADY BEING PLANNED. I SUPPORT THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO S LIKE TO ALSO RECOMMEND, UH, THAT ECLIPSE EYEGLASSES BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWER SAFETY. THIS WOULD BE AN EXTRA EXPENSE FOR THE TOWN, SO I'M SURE THAT VIEWERS WOULD BE HAPPY TO PAY FOR THE ECLIPSE CLASSES IF MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM. SIGNED PHYLLIS SILK. THAT'S IT, MAYOR. THANK YOU GQ. AND IT IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THEIR THOUGHTS EXPRESSED IN, IN THE PUBLIC SETTING. SO WE, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN PERSON AND YOU CAN ALSO SEND AN EMAIL LIKE THAT AND WE'LL GLADLY READ THAT DURING THE MEETING. THE NEXT EMAIL WE HAD WAS FROM LOUISE ROSENFIELD, AND I'M GONNA ASK MAYOR PRO TEM EILEEN RESNICK TO READ THAT TO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WHITE ROCK CHAPEL S U P PROCESS. I LIVE ON BELLBROOK DRIVE A SHORT WALK TO THE CHAPEL. I'VE BEEN AWARE THAT MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT FROM A GROUP OF FIVE MEN WHO HAVE REPRESENTED TO MANY ON THE COUNCIL, THAT THEY SPEAK FOR ALL OF US. THIS IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH. WHAT THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE DONE IS WHIP UP THE NEIGHBORS INTO A FRENZY OVER ABANDONED PLANS FOR THE FACILITY USING BIAS PRESENTATIONS AND INACCURATE INFORMATION. MANY OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE EITHER UNENGAGED OR IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD HAD BEEN SILENT FOR FEAR OF BEING OSTRACIZED OR FOR PROFESSIONAL REASONS. ALSO, THE PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN INCLUSIVE. A MEETING WAS HELD WHERE CERTAIN NEIGHBORS WERE EXCLUDED. THE NEIGHBORS PRESENT WERE NOT AWARE THAT ANYONE WAS PURPOSEFULLY EXCLUDED AT THAT MEETING, THEY WERE SUBJECTED TO A BIASED PRESENTATION ABOUT WHITE ROCK CHAPEL, WHICH MOST BELIEVED DOWN TO THE INACCURATE DETAILS. RECENTLY, A PETITION WAS PRESENTED DOOR TO DOOR, BUT NOT EVERY DOOR. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK AT THE PETITION. OTHERS TOLD ME THAT THE PETITION WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE NEIGHBORS. WHEN I ASKED TO SEE IT, MY REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE ONE OF THE MEN STATED THAT SINCE I WOULDN'T SIGN IT, I WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO READ IT. IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THESE MEN OR SEE THE PETITION, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THEY DON'T REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. REMEMBER THAT THE NEIGHBORS WHO SUPPORT THEM DO SO BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE BEEN PRESENTED A SET OF BIASED FACTS LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC POSSIBILITIES. THANK YOU, EILEEN. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE ASKED TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC TONIGHT. AND FIRST WE'LL GO TO EJ COPELAND. AND IF YOU WOULD, WHEN YOU GET THERE, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. UH, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS, UH, ED COPELAND. I LIVE AT 5,600 CELESTIAL ROAD. UM, I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE, UH, 2003, SO I'LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY WITH THE CITY OR [00:10:01] WITH THE TOWN. AND I DO WANNA SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE WHITE ROCK CHAPEL. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE, UH, THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THE HARD WORK THAT THE ZONING BOARD, UH, HAS DONE BECAUSE THE ZONING THAT'S PROPOSED SEEMS TO BE VERY, UM, COMPLETE AND THOROUGH. IT'S, I'M AN ARCHITECT AND I'VE BEEN PRACTICING FOR 40 SOME ODD YEARS NOW. I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH, UH, ZONING BOARDS IN MULTIPLE STATES. UM, IN MY YEARS OF WORKING THROUGH ZONING ISSUES WITH WHICH I HAVE MANY, I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE EVER SEEN A PROJECT THAT HAS AS MANY RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, UM, FOR ONE PROJECT. IT'S AMAZING. AND TO THE BENEFIT OF THE OWNERS, THE CURRENT OWNERS AND THE ZONING, UH, BOARD, THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT I KEEP HEARING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN TERMS OF PARKING, LIGHTS, RESTRICTION, UH, TIME OF USE, UH, EVENT CENTER. THAT NOTION STILL COMES UP WITH THE, UH, ZONING, UH, REQUIREMENTS AS PLANNED. ALL OF THE, ALL OF THOSE ISSUES GO AWAY. IT'S HIGHLY CONTROLLED. UM, AGAIN, I I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LOT OF YEARS AND I JUST NEVER HAVE SEEN AN OWNER, UM, EXCEPT ALL OF THOSE AND STILL GO FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. YOU KNOW, CHANGE IS SCARY. UM, THAT BUILDING HAS BEEN EMPTY FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, BUT, UM, I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MOVED IN, EVERY SUNDAY WE WOULD SEE THE LADIES, I CALL 'EM THE LADIES WITH BIG HATS BECAUSE THEY WOULD, ON SEVERAL SUNDAYS, UH, A YEAR, THEY WOULD COME AND HAVE THEIR BIG, UH, HATS ON AND, UH, WALK DOWN TO THE PARK AND THEN COME BACK. AND IT WAS JUST KIND OF FUN. IT WAS A REALLY, A NICE THING. YOU COULD HEAR THE CHURCH, UH, THE CHOIR SINGING. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY SAW AS AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED, UH, ABOUT THE PARKING, ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND SUCH. WELL, I MEAN, JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND, SOMEBODY WAS HAVING A PARTY. I ALWAYS GET FUSSY WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I SEE A HOUSE WITH, YOU KNOW, 20 CARS PARKED IN FRONT OF IT. AND I GET FUSSY BECAUSE I WASN'T INVITED. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I WASN'T INVITED . BUT THE FACT IS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACCEPTS IT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO. UM, I JUST, I THINK IT'S, IT IS, UM, UM, SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF THAT THE TOWN HAS GONE OUT OF ITS WAY TO ACCOMMODATE THE ONLY CHURCH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IS THAT MY TIME? NOPE. WELL, I URGE YOU TO PASS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. MM-HMM. . AND THEN THE OTHER PERSON WE HAVE IS DAVID ROSENFIELD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. DAVID ROSENFIELD 1 4 9 0 9 BELLBROOK. I APOLOGIZE FOR TRYING TO TALK QUICKLY, BUT I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIMES AND I HAVE A LOT TO SAY. SO LET ME, UH, TALK QUICKLY. I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE REOPENING OF THE HISTORIC WHITE ROCK CHAPEL. I FEEL THAT THE RESTRICT RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE S U P ARE SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE RIGHTS OF THE CHURCH. THIS CHAPEL, OF COURSE, PRECEDED ALL OF THE EXISTING HOME IN THE AREA AND WAS ALREADY THERE WHEN EACH OF US MOVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'D BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS. SO IT SEEMS UNFAIR THAT WE LATE COMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT UNDUE RESTRICTIONS ON A CHAPEL THAT WAS THERE BEFORE US. I THINK THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE, AND ADDISON IN GENERAL, SHOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE THIS CHAPEL REOPEN AS IT IS A SYMBOL OF THE FREEDOM FOR FORMER ENSLAVED PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THIS AREA. AND IT IS A HISTORIC SITE, EVEN IF THE ACTUAL BUILDING IS NOT THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, WHICH WAS BURNED DOWN, UH, PERHAPS BY ARSON. I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AGAINST THE REOPENING OF THIS CHAPEL, IF NOT FOR A CAMPAIGN AGAINST IT. THAT WAS LAUNCHED BY A FEW OF MY NEIGHBORS, SOME OF WHOM ARE MY FRIENDS, I HOPE THEY STILL ARE. UM, THIS SMALL NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNING AGAINST THE REOPENING OF THE CHAPEL BY ONE, WRITING A SERIES OF BIAS LETTERS TO EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TWO, GOING DOOR TO DOOR, CAMPAIGNING AGAINST THE CHURCH TO THE NEIGHBORS, AND THREE, HOLDING AT LEAST ONE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, SUPPOSEDLY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING TO WHICH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED THE CHAPEL WERE DENIED ENTRY. THUS, THERE WAS NOT A FAIR AND UNBALANCED AND BALANCED, UH, PRESENTATION OF THE INFORMATION TO BE DISSEMINATED [00:15:01] THAT WAS DISSEMINATED AT THE MEETING. IN ALL OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS, THE CAMPAIGN HAS PRESENTED INFORMATION IN A MANNER THAT IS BIASED AGAINST THE CHURCH AND HAS SCARED THE NEIGHBORS BY CITING ALL SORTS OF UNLIKELY, CATASTROPHIC POSSIBILITIES. SOME EXAMPLES ARE, UH, THE CAMPAIGN HAS STATED CORRECTLY THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT OWNED BY A CHURCH, BUT BY A NONPROFIT. BUT THEY DO IT IN A WAY THAT HENCE THAT THERE'S SOME NEFARIOUS AGENDA BEHIND THIS. THEY DO NOT REVEAL THAT MANY CHURCHES DO NOT OWN THE PROPERTY IN WHICH THEY OPERATE. AND IN MANY CASES, IT'S OWNED BY A TRUST OR A NONPROFIT OR EVEN AN OUTSIDE CORPORATION. OTHER EXAMPLES, UH, THEY SUGGEST THAT MANY OUTSIDERS WILL BE COMING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THESE OUTSIDERS PRESENT A DANGER TO HOMEOWNERS AND THEIR CHILDREN'S. THIS IS A SCARE TACTIC SINCE WE, SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY DAY, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, LAWN MAINTENANCE, REPAIR PEOPLE, UH, WALKERS FROM OUTSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE, UM, VISITING THE PARKS AND THE TRAILS. UM, NONE OF THESE ARE VETTED. AND GIVE ME ONE SECOND. UM, THEY SEEM TO HINT THAT THESE OUTSIDERS WHO COME TO THE CHURCH ARE MORE DANGEROUS. AND I WONDER IF THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK, UM, AND NOT WHITE. SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY. AND IF IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT, UH, OUT OF ORDER IN THE AGENDA, YOU ARE NOT MISTAKEN. I GOT A LITTLE MOMENTUM GOING AND WE WENT INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. WE'RE GOING TO TO WORK, [1. Present and discuss non-profit organization grant funding for Fiscal Year 2024.] UH, GO TO WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER ONE AND PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION GRANT FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024. I'M GONNA BREAK THIS DOWN. I'M A LITTLE SHORT SURPRISE. I'M GONNA TALK FOR JUST A SECOND. . THANK YOU. THANK YOU DR. J. UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ASHLEY WAKE. I'M THE CONTROLLER IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. SO BEFORE WE BRING UP OUR, OUR AMAZING NPO LEADERS HERE TO SPEAK, I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR CURRENT NPO FUNDING PROCESS HERE AT THE TOWN. SO FINANCE IS GENERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROCESS. WE'RE ALSO THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT. WE MONITOR THE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROCESS, THE PAYMENTS, AND ALSO BUDGET THE FUTURE FUNDING. THE COUNCIL MEMBER LIAISONS AND ALSO THE C P B RESIDENT LIAISONS EVALUATE AND ENGAGE THE NONPROFITS. THEY ALSO OBSERVE THEIR ACTIVITIES. NOW, THE RESIDENT LIAISONS DO NOT MAKE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THEY DO FILL OUT A CPB EVALUATION FORM WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE NONPROFIT, WHICH INCLUDES QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NPO SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE ADDISON COMMUNITY. THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT FORMS THAT THEY SUBMIT. THE CITY COUNCIL, OF COURSE, MAKES THE FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION IN AUGUST AT THE BUDGET RETREAT, BUT THEY ALSO EVALUATE THE APPLICATIONS. SO STARTING IN MAY, FINANCE WILL DISTRIBUTE THE APPLICATION MATERIALS TO ALL THE NONPROFITS. THEN BOTH FINANCE AND COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS. AND FINALLY, WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THE NONPROFITS WILL PRESENT TO COUNCIL AT THE BUDGET RETREAT IN AUGUST. FUNDING DECISIONS ARE MADE BY COUNCIL, AND THEN FINANCE CREATES THE AGREEMENTS WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM. THEN WE PRESENT THE AGREEMENTS TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. AND WITHIN 30 DAYS WHEN WE HAVE THE FULLY EXECUTED AGREEMENT, WE WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST 50% OF FUNDING TO OUR NONPROFITS. NOW STARTING IN JANUARY, OUR FIRST QUARTERLY GRANT REPORT IS DUE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH THROUGHOUT THE QUARTERS. AND ON MAY 30TH, THE NPOS WILL RECEIVE THEIR FINAL FUNDING PAYMENT. SO GOING BACK TO OUR QUARTERLY GRANT REPORT, IT PRETTY MUCH IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. IT'S A QUARTERLY REPORT THAT WE WERE REQUIRED, UM, OUR NONPROFITS TO SUBMIT TO US THAT BASICALLY PROVIDE COUNSEL THE ASSURANCE THAT RESOURCES PROVIDED WERE PRUDENTLY USED TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC PURS PURPOSES AND BENEFIT THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE ADDISON COMMUNITY. FOR APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, WE REQUIRE A COVER LETTER. DONORS LIST, OPERATING BUDGETS, 5 0 1 C THREE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTS THEIR MOST RECENT NINE 90 AND ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY FEEL IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE IN THE APPLICATION. AND WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW. WHEN YOU GO TO THE BUDGET RETREAT IN AUGUST, YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOMETHING PRETTY SIMILAR TO THIS FORMAT. UH, GENERALLY THE CITY MANAGER PROPOSED BUDGET HAS INCLUDED WHAT THE APPROVED, UH, WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. THAT'S WHERE WE START. AND AT THE BUDGET RETREAT, YOU'RE JUST GONNA SEE SOMETHING PRETTY SIMILAR TO THIS, JUST IN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT. AND I TOLD YOU IT WAS BRIEF. THIS IS VERY BRIEF. SO IF YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER. OR IF YOU HAVE ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, HISTORICAL QUESTIONS, UM, JUST FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW [00:20:01] AND WE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IN DUE TIME. I'VE GOT A QUICK QUESTION. UM, YOU WERE, YOUR MIC WENT OFF. THANK YOU. SO YOU WERE REFERRING TO THE PROCESS AND YOU HAD, UH, SOMETHING ABOUT THE COUNCIL LIAISONS. MM-HMM. , CAN YOU TELL US, WHICH, DO WE HAVE SOME COUNCIL LIAISONS THAT, THAT ARE YES. YES, SIR. WE DO SO RIGHT NOW. UM, AND TYPICALLY I BELIEVE, UM, THE LIAISON APPOINTMENTS ARE IN JUNE OR JULY, I BELIEVE. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER EILEEN RESNICK WITH THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION, AND THEN WE HAD TOM BRAUN WITH THE WATER TOWER THEATER. SO I BELIEVE THOSE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE UPDATED SOON. OKAY. SO THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUAL, THOSE AREN'T SEAT LIKE, UH, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BUREAU LIAISONS, THOSE ARE ACTUAL DIRECT LIAISONS WITH AN, WITH SOME OF THE NONPROFITS? CORRECT. SO PREVIOUSLY, UM, THERE WAS A CPV COUNCIL LIAISON THAT KIND OF LED THE COMMUNITY PARTNER BUREAU PROCESS THAT WAS ELIMINATED, UH, JUST A FEW YEARS BACK BY THE PREVIOUS MAYOR. AND SO NOW WE JUST HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LIAISONS AND THEN RESIDENT LIAISONS. THANK YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL START WITH ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION. THANK YOU. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAY IIG, PRESIDENT OF THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION. THIS IS BARBARA PAPPAS ON MY LEFT VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION. UM, WE ARE A, UH, ORGANIZATION THAT'S ALL VOLUNTEER CURRENTLY. WE HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE ARE A 5 0 1 C THREE NONPROFIT. WE HAVE A BROAD CHARTER TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE LANDSCAPING, PUBLIC ART, PUBLIC PARKS, PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR THE TOWN OF ADDISON. WE WERE INCORPORATED IN 1995 BY THE TOWN OF ADDISON. AND IN 2009, MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT WAS TRANSFERRED TO NON TOWN PERSONNEL, THE ASEN ARBOR FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SINCE INCEPTION, WE HAVE MANAGED AND SPONSORED 22 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS SINCE 2012. TWO MORE PLANNED FOR 2023, PROVIDED FUNDING OF $7,185 THUS FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR TO SUPPORT THE PLANTING OF 20 TREES FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 350 NEW AND REPLACEMENT TREES THAT WERE FUNDED BY ARBOR TO DATE. WE ALSO FUNDED FOUR WOOD CARVINGS BY UGO ANO IN 2019, AND MOST RECENTLY A RED HAWK THAT WAS COMPLETED BEHIND TOWN HALL IN DECEMBER OF 2022. UM, SPONSORED FORMATION OF AND ADMINISTER THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. AND ADDISON PUBLIC ART IS ONE OF THE NOTABLE FEATURES OF THE TOWN, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICTURES UP HERE. WE'RE GONNA JUST COVER THIS VERY QUICKLY. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. GAINES AND THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, WE HAVE GOLDEN HOUR BY RUSS CANNELL TANGO FANTASIA BY ART FAIRCHILD SPECTRA BY SCOTT CHUIN, AND THE GIVERS BY JIM EFFLER AND SCOTT VIN. AND FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR GRANT REQUEST, I'M SORRY FOR THE ADDISON ARBOR PROJECTS, 2023. THANK YOU. UH, AIKIDO BY DAVID HICKMAN, UH, WAS INSTALLED AT THE GALAXY FBO IN JANUARY OF 2023. UH, THE RED HAWK I JUST MENTIONED IS IN THE LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER. UM, MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE INSTALLED MEDITATION AND THE THREE TENORS BY JOSHUA. TOBY. UH, MEDITATION IS A LARGE BEER THAT'S OVER BY THE PAVILION AT ADDISON CIRCLE PARK, AND THREE TENNERS ARE OVER AT BECKER PARK. UH, FOR THE UPCOMING PROJECTS WE HAVE ROCCO BY RUSS CANAL. THIS IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED OVER AT THE ADDISON GROVE, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED THE COMMONS PARK. UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE A NEW PROJECT BY PASCAL PRYOR. IT'S GONNA BE INSTALLED OVER BY THE, UH, THE TRIBUNE PARK AT THE AMPHITHEATER. ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR LANDSCAPING AND PARKS ENHANCEMENTS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC ART, LANDSCAPING TREE AND SHRUB REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS IDENTIFIED BY PARKS DEPARTMENT STAFF TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL BENCHES AND OR PARK ENHANCEMENTS MAY BE CONSIDERED. UM, RECENTLY WE CAME BEFORE COUNCIL AND SOUGHT, UM, PERMISSION FOR, UH, DAVID HICKMAN'S TEAM ILLUSION. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR NEW ARTISTS THAT COULD BRING UNIQUE PIECES TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ART SPACE. UM, INTERNET, EXCUSE ME, INTERACTIVE, UH, AND KINETIC ART THAT CAN BE PURCHASED AT A REASONABLE PRICE. AND WE PARTICIPATE ON THE TOWN COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC, UH, SAFETY SCULPTURE. AND THEN, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE, UH, ILLUSTRATION, THIS [00:25:01] IS THE, THE DAVID HICKMAN PIECE THAT WE HAD PRESENTED TO COUNSEL. UM, AND ALSO IT'S LOCATION ON THE COTTON BELT TRAIL, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE SILVER LINE. AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE INSTALLED ONCE THAT TRAIL IS, UH, UH, COMPLETED FOR THE TOWN OF ADDISON. AND I THINK THAT BENEFITS HERE. I'M SORRY, I'M MISSING, SEE A PAGE HERE. SO THE, THE BENEFITS, WE ARE ACTIVELY MANAGING MAJOR ART PROJECTS WHERE WE IDENTIFY ARTISAN ARTWORKS AND WE ENTERED INTO THE CONTRACTS, COORDINATE WITH SUPPLIERS AND THE TOWN ADMINISTER THE COMMUNITY GARDEN BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO SUPPLEMENT THE TOWN'S BUDGET FOR LANDSCAPING. AND CITIZENS ARE DISCOVERING AND ENJOYING THE PUBLIC ART AS THEY SPEND MORE AND MORE TIME IN OUR PARKS. UM, THE ART COLLECTION PROMOTES ADDISON AS A PUBLIC ART DESTINATION. UH, THE DART SILVER LINE LOCATION SCREENS, UH, WILL DEPICT THE IMAGES OF THE, UH, PUBLIC ART. AND AS THE PUBLIC ART CAPITAL OF TEXAS, WE'RE SEEKING FUNDING OF $65,000 TO ENABLE CONTINUATION OF OUR PUBLIC ART AND LANDSCAPING PROJECTS, INCLUDING ONE OR MORE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS, UH, DEPENDING ON SIZE AND FUNDING, LANDSCAPING, TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTINGS, AND OR PARKS ENHANCEMENTS AND OUR OPERATING COSTS, WHICH ARE KEPT, KEPT TO A MINIMUM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JAY. MM-HMM. , WE HAVE THE DALLAS CAT. LADIES NEXT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR INVITING US AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE ALWAYS ENJOY COMING IN AND TALKING ABOUT CATS AND KITTENS TO PEOPLE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM. AND CITIZENS HERE IN ADDISON, AS YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT US, WE'RE AN ALL VOLUNTEER OR ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT LOVE CATS, WANNA HELP CATS, WANNA PET CATS, WANNA TAKE CARE OF CATS. AND WE ALL CHIP IN AND HELP FIND HOMES FOR LOTS OF CATS. THE 1200 LAST YEAR. UM, WE ARE AVID PROMOTERS OF TRAP NRON RELEASE, WHICH IS GOING ON EVERY DAY, EVEN HERE IN ADDISON, AS A WAY TO CONTROL THE HOMELESS CAT POPULATION THROUGH SPAYING AND NEUTERING, VACCINATING THEM AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND RELEASING THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM. WE ALSO ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR CITIZENS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING. THAT NO, WE'RE NOT TAKING THEM AWAY. WE'RE MAKING THEM SAFER AND MORE HEALTHY, AND WE'RE PUTTING THEM BACK IN THE HOME THAT THEY KNOW, EVEN IF IT IS AN OUTSIDE HOME. THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE KITTEN SEASON HAS BEEN MASSIVE AND EXHAUSTING AND REWARDING AND DIFFICULT AND WONDERFUL AND HORRIBLE. UM, WE TRY TO HELP AS MANY CITIZENS AS WE CAN GET THEIR PERSONAL CATS FIXED, TAKE CARE OF CATS IN THEIR HOME, GET THOSE CATS THAT ARE LIVING IN THEIR APARTMENT TAKEN CARE OF A LITTLE BIT, NOT NECESSARILY TAKING THEM AWAY, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BECOME MORE IMPERATIVE. UH, PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS, RELOCATING, NEEDING HELP TO FIND SOME PLACE FOR THEIR CATS TO GO AND NOT WANTING TO HAVE THEIR CAT LIVE IN THEIR CAR WITH THEM WHEN IT'S 102 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AND, UH, ASKING AND BEGGING PEOPLE FOR HELP. AND WE TRY AND HELP AS MANY AS WE CAN. IT HAS IMPACTED US FINANCIALLY AND WE'RE REALLY STRETCHED PRETTY THIN, BUT WE ALWAYS TRY AND FIND SPOT FOR ONE MORE, OR A PLACE FOR ANOTHER, ONE MORE CAT TO GO OR ONE MORE PERSON THAT WE CAN HELP FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE MONEY, WE KEEP SPENDING IT TO HELP CATS AND PEOPLE. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS RIGHT HERE IN ADDISON, UM, THAT HAVE WORKED WITH ADDISON ANIMAL SERVICES TO HELP WITH TRAP NEW TO RETURN. UH, THEY'VE CALLED US ON OCCASION WHEN THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE TINY ONE THAT THEY NEEDED HELP WITH, OR A MAMA CAT AND KITTENS THAT THEY'VE REFERRED A CITIZEN TO US FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS YEAR WHERE THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE SPACE OR THE PEOPLE TO HELP. AND WE TRIED TO STEP UP EVERY TIME THEY ASK US FOR HELP HERE, AS WE DO WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH ADDISON, CUZ WE LIKE YOU GUYS. UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE REWARDING PART IS GETTING KITTIES INTO HOMES, ESPECIALLY THOSE ONES THAT WE TAKE IN OFF THE STREET AND GETTING THEM INTO AN APARTMENT, A HOME, SOMEBODY THAT WANTS THEM TO BE THERE. AND LIKE OUR PERSON VOLUNTEERED THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER. GETTING KITTIES FROM THE BEFORE TO THE AFTER TAKES A LOT OF TIME, VOLUNTEER RESOURCES AND MONEY. BUT IT IS OUR MISSION. IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAKES ALL OF US FEEL GOOD [00:30:01] AT THE END OF THE DAY AND VERY HAPPY WHEN WE SEE SMILES ON FACES. AND YOU CAN SEE THE KITTIES ARE KIND OF SMILING A LITTLE BIT THERE TOO. UM, WE'RE REQUESTING $5,000 THIS YEAR TO HELP US, US SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM, BOTH FOR OUR FOSTER KITTIES AND FOR OUR KITTIES THAT WE DO FOR TRAP NEUTER AND RETURN. $5,000 ABOUT COVERS THE COST TO SPAY AND NEUTER A HUNDRED CATS OR KITTENS. AND THAT'S A LOT. AND IT PREVENTS A LOT MORE OF THEM FROM COMING TO US FOR HELP. AND THAT IS, THERE'S SOME REAL CUTIE PIES RIGHT THERE, HUH? LITTLE MUSTACHE ON THE SIAMESE ONE THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE PROBABLY ALL SEEN THIS. WE'VE A LOT OF RESCUES USE THIS. THERE'S ONE FOR DOGS, THERE'S ONE FOR CATS FOR EVERYONE THAT YOU DON'T GET FIXED. CATS, ESPECIALLY HERE IN TEXAS, CAN HAVE THREE, AT LEAST THREE LITTERS A YEAR, SOMETIMES FOUR. IF YOU MULTIPLY THAT BY TWO TO THREE, FOUR SURVIVORS PER LITTER, IT GETS BIG REALLY, REALLY FAST. IF WE CAN HELP STOP SOME OF THAT AND SLOW IT DOWN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. AND THAT GRANT REQUEST CERTAINLY HELPS US DO THAT. THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AND BEEN DOING FOR YEARS, WE HELP SENIORS, LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH DONATIONS OF FOOD OR LITTER VET CARE TO HELP A SENIOR KEEP HER CAT IN HER HOME. UM, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT EVERY WEEK WE SEND A BAG OF FOOD IN A BOX OF LITTER TOO, JUST SO THAT IT CAN HELP THEM MAKE ONE MORE PAYCHECK WITH, FOR THEMSELVES WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR PET. SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE TO HELP FERAL CATS WITH DENTALS, BROKEN LEGS, WOUNDS, OR SENDING THEM ON WITH HUMANE EUTHANASIA. UM, PEOPLE THAT GOT THOSE PETS DURING COVID AND WERE DOING REALLY WELL ARE NOW BACK AT WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT FEELING LIKE THEY'RE GIVING ENOUGH ATTENTION TO THEIR CATS AND THEY'RE ASKING US TO TAKE THEM AND REHOME THEM. SO AGAIN, WE HAVE TO BRING THEM IN REVACCINATED AND GET THEM READY BACK TO GO OUT BACK FOR ADOPTIONS AGAIN. THE GRANT FUNDS HELP OFFSET THOSE COSTS SO THAT WE SPAY AND NEUTER SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL THOSE OTHER PARTS OF OUR MISSION. SOMETIMES IT MAKES US FEEL A LITTLE SCATTERBRAINED, BUT WE TRY AND DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO KEEP ALL THE BALLS IN THE AIR AND HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AND CATS AS WE CAN. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN WE TRAP NEUTER AND RETURN AND WE MANAGE FERAL COLONIES, WE'RE CUTTING DOWN ON THE HOMELESS CAT POPULATION. SOMETIMES IT HELPS CUT DOWN ON COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS TO COUNSEL AND TO ANIMAL CONTROL IN THE POLICE. AND IT HELPS AGAIN BY TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THE STUFF THAT, SO THE CITY EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. AND WE TAKE THAT ON AS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP THE CATS. UH, AND THIS IS OUR FAVORITE PICTURE SO FAR THIS SPRING. THIS IS BABY ADDISON. SHE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH ONE OF THE BUILDINGS HERE IN ADDISON CIRCLE ON MAY, MAY 13TH, SEE THAT SHE'S GETTING FED WITH THE SYRINGE. UH, THE MAMA CAT THAT CAME WITH HER HAS BEEN MOVED ON TO A NEW HOME AS WELL. AND PRETTY SOON THIS ONE WILL BE OUT FOR ADOPTION. SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GONNA BE A REAL PRETTY FLAME POINT SIAMESE, SO THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT CATS AND CARE ABOUT CATS AND SHOW YOU PICTURES OF CATS AND ASK FOR MORE MONEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND FOR ALL THE HARD WORK Y'ALL ARE DOING. AND I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, THE, UH, FOLKS THAT, UH, SERVE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS BUREAU. WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT WILL SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS TO BE LIAISONS FOR THE TOWN WITH, UH, SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE KAREN PERRY, WHO IS, UH, OUR LIAISON FOR THE CAT LADY, AND I THINK SHE'S HERE TONIGHT, ISN'T SHE? KAREN? THAT WAS A BOY TOO. . AND THEN WE HAVE KATIE MILLER, WHO, WHO'S OUR LIAISON FOR METRO CARE SERVICES, AND WE HAVE SUSIE OLIVER FOR WOVEN HEALTH CLINIC. SUSIE WAS HERE, SHE MIGHT HAVE LEFT. OH, SHE WAS HERE. SHE, YES. AND THEN WE HAVE F POWELL, WHO I KNOW WHO'S OUTTA THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. UH, SHE IS OUR LIAISON FOR METROCREST SERVICES, SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR TIME AND DEDICATION TO THE TOWN AND TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS. AND SPEAKING OF METRO CARE SERVICES, THAT'S OUR NEXT ONE UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TINA DOYLE HINES. I AM ONE OF THE ASSISTANT CLINIC DIRECTORS AT THE STEPHEN A. COHEN MILITARY FAMILY CLINIC, UM, AT METRO CARE. [00:35:02] UM, SO OUR CLINIC REPRESENTS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COHEN VETERANS NETWORK AND METRO CARE, AND OUR LONG NAME UH, REFLECTS THAT. UH, THE CLINIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2016 AS PART OF A NATIONAL NONPROFIT NETWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS SERVING POST NINE 11 VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE GUARD, AND FAMILY MEMBERS. WE PARTNERED, UH, WITH METRO METROCARE, THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTH TEXAS. WE SERVE, UH, OVER 55,000 ADULT CHILDREN, ADULTS AND CHILDREN ANNUALLY. UH, SINCE OPENING, UH, WE'VE SERVED MORE THAN 4,800 VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THE CBN REPRESENTS, UH, 24 CLINICS ACROSS 16 UH, STATES. OKAY, SO OUR CLINIC TEAM CONSISTS OF, UM, A REPRESENTATIVE OF MEMBERS WHO ARE EITHER, UM, VETERANS, FAMILY MEMBERS, OR BOTH. SO ABOUT 80% OF OUR STAFF, UM, ARE, UH, PART OF THE VETERAN FAMILY. UH, WE HAVE CLINICIANS THAT CONSIST OF LICENSED CLINICAL, UH, SOCIAL WORKERS, LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS. UH, WE HAVE STUDENTS, POSTDOCS FELLOWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM, INTAKE COORDINATORS, CASE MANAGERS, AND OUTREACH DIRECTOR. UM, OUR CLINIC'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR POST NINE 11 VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY, GUARD, RESERVE, AND MILITARY FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, UM, AND HIGH QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE. WE USE HOLISTIC, UH, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE AS INTEGRATING THE BEST AVAILABLE RESEARCH WITH CLINICAL EXPERTISE, UM, IN THE CONTEXT OF PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS, CULTURE AND PREFERENCES. SO WHO WE SERVE, VETERANS NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. UH, I, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DISCHARGE OR LENGTH OF SERVICE, UH, WE ALSO, UH, WILL SEE ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS, UH, WITH OUR TRICARE REFERRAL. AND WE ALSO, OF COURSE SEE ALL FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING SPOUSES, UH, CHILDREN, CARETAKERS AND, UH, PARTNERS AND OTHERS. UM, SO SERVING THE ENTIRE MILITARY FAMILY IS WHAT WE DO. UM, WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL COUPLES AND FAMILY THERAPY. WE ALSO PROVIDE, UM, PLAY THERAPY, UH, CHILDREN'S THERAPY. WE OFFER GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS AS WELL. UM, WE DO HAVE, UM, A PSYCHOL, A PSYCHIATRIST WHO PROVIDE SHORT TERM MEDICATION MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THERAPY WITH US. UH, WE INTEGRATE CASE MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OR FOR VETERANS THAT MAY BE IN ASSISTANCE, NEEDING ASSISTANCE FOR EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. UH, WE ALSO HAVE A NEWLY, UH, COMPLETED COMMUNITY ROOM WHERE WE HOLD EVENTS, TRAININGS, UM, THAT WE, UM, PROVIDE FOR OUR, OUR CLIENTS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, WHAT WE DO WHEN WE SEE OUR CLIENTS, WE PROVIDE INITIAL, UH, CLINICAL SCREENINGS AND THEN, UH, A FULL COMPLETE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT. AGAIN, OUR, OUR CLINICIANS PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPIES, AND OUR CLINICIANS ARE ALSO TRAINED IN MILITARY CULTURAL COMPETENCE SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE AND UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUENESS OF OUR MILITARY, UH, FOLKS AND THE, UM, THE, UM, EXPERIENCES THAT THEY HAVE, UH, ENDURED. UM, WE ALSO REFER TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, PROVIDING, UH, RESOURCES AND ALSO WE ALSO GETTING REFERRALS FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SO WE HAVE A GOOD NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RE RESOURCES, UM, AND ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. UM, AND THAT IS ONE WAY WE ARE MAKE OURSELVES KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY BY OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS. UM, HERE IS JUST A, UH, BRIEF, UM, SOME WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT US, UM, FROM OUR ANONYMOUS CLIENT, UH, EXPERIENCE SURVEY THAT WE SEND OUT TO OUR CLIENTS. THINK MY HEAD ON MYSELF. OKAY. SO SUSTAINABILITY, UM, WE ARE PARTIALLY FUNDED BY C V N, BUT THE REST WE RAISED THROUGH THREE MAIN, UH, PATHS, STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS LIKE TOWN OF ADDISON, INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY, AND THEN INSURANCE. SO WE JUST, UH, IN 2021 STARTED, UM, BILLING INSURANCE, BUT WE STILL HAVE, UH, UH, AND NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. TWO THIRDS OF OUR CLIENTS ARE UNINSURED AND THEREFORE RECEIVE, UH, FREE SERVICES. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE RAISE FUNDS TO OFFSET THE COST OF CARE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND SO THIS [00:40:01] YEAR WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING FOR TWO DISTINCT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF ADDISON'S SCHOLAR. UM, THE, SO FIRST WE ARE REQUESTING CONTINUED FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH TRAININGS ON MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. WE OFFER FREE, UH, THESE COURSES FREE OF CHARGE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UH, WE HAVE OFFERED THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID, UH, FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND RECENTLY ADDED ASSIST, WHICH IS APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING. AND THE FOCUS IS, UH, MORE SPECIFICALLY ON SUICIDE PREVENTION. AND IT TEACHES PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE A SKILLED INTERVENTION AND DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE SAFETY PLAN TO KEEP SOMEONE SAFE AND ALIVE. WE BELIEVE THAT THESE TRAINEES EXTEND OUR IMPACT AS A CLINIC EMPOWERING EVERYDAY FOLKS TO RECOGNIZE WHEN SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE NEEDS HELP AND TAKE THE INITIAL STEPS TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND CONNECT IT THEM TO CONNECTING THEM TO CARE. UM, SO A ADDITIONALLY THIS YEAR WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR SECOND ANNUAL CHILDREN'S GALA, WHICH WILL SERVE AS FUND A FUNDRAISER FOR US DURING THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD IN APRIL, 2024. SO THIS PAST APRIL, WE HELD OUR FIRST ANNUAL CHILDREN'S GALA. WE INVITED CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE HOSTED 48 ATTENDEES, PLUS NUMEROUS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE FUNDS TO COVER THE COST OF THE EVENT AND STILL BRING IN SOME FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR ONGOING OPERATIONS. WITH FUNDING FROM THE TOWN OF ADDISON, WE HOPE TO EXTEND OUR SECOND ANNUAL, UH, TO EXPAND OUR SECOND ANNUAL CHILDREN'S SCALE, BOTH IN SIZE AND IMPACT, WHILE PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FUN AND CELEBRATE MILITARY KIDS. UM, SO BOTH OUR MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION OFFERINGS AND OUR CHILDREN'S SCALE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER OR VETERAN TO ATTEND. SO PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR, UM, COHEN CLINIC SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AS YOU SEE THERE, TO STAY UP TO DATE ON EVENTS, UM, THAT WE, UM, THAT WE PROVIDE. YOU CAN ALSO BE ADDED TO OUR NEWSLETTER BY SENDING A REQUEST TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS LISTED HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF OUR CLINIC AND THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE DO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP AND STRENGTHENING WAYS WE CAN SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, TINA. THANK YOU FOR, UH, ALL THE REALLY IMPORTANT WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING OVER THERE. THANK YOU. IT'S REALLY GREAT. NEXT UP WE HAVE METROCREST SERVICES. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, MAYOR. COUNCIL MR. GAINES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. UH, I DO WANT TO CALL OUT FRAN POWELL AS OUR LIAISON. SHE'S BEEN FANTASTIC FOR MANY YEARS. THANK YOU FOR SIGNING HER TO METROCREST AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT'S BEEN A TRYING TIME FOR US THE LAST FEW YEARS AND YOU'VE REALLY STEPPED UP OVER THE YEARS AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, WE, OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS HAVE BEEN, UH, FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR METROCREST SERVICES CALLED METROCREST 2030. I WANNA GET THROUGH IT TODAY. UH, HOWEVER, IT WAS A, A FOCUS ON MORE EQUITY, UH, ACCESSIBILITY AND A FOCUS AND MAYBE A REFOCUS ON OUR MISSION, WHICH IS TO HELP FAMILIES, UH, RETAIN OR REGAIN THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND FOR OUR SENIORS TO BE INDEPENDENT. UM, SO OUR MISSION IS ALL ABOUT SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THESE ARE OUR CORE VALUES THAT OUR EMPLOYEES LIVE BY EVERY DAY. I THINK THEY WOULD ALL SAY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WITH AN RELOCATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, THAT EMBRACE CHANGE WOULD BE THE, THE VALUE THAT THEY HAVE REPRESENTED THE MOST LATELY THEY FEEL. SO OUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY MODEL IS ALL ABOUT HELPING FAMILIES WHO FIRST COME IN WITH A CRISIS. MOST PEOPLE THAT COME SEE US ARE COMING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR RENT. THEY'RE ABOUT TO BE EVICTED. THEY DON'T HAVE FOOD IN THE CUPBOARD. IT'S A SENIOR WHO'S HAD THE POWER TURNED OFF, THEY HAVE NO WATER. WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HELP WITH THAT CRISIS, BUT WE WANNA FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THAT FAMILY MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, TO BE INDEPENDENT. UH, WE DO THAT THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS. ONE IS OUR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. UM, WE DO ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COACHING. WE FOCUS ON BUILDING BUDGETS AND SPENDING PLANS AND CREDIT SCORE MANAGEMENT. UM, A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T WANT THEIR CREDIT SCORED PULLED. UH, MY DAUGHTERS DON'T WANT THEIR CREDIT SCORE PULLED, BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WHERE YOU'RE STARTING AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE PULL THAT INFORMATION. WE DO A LOT OF ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND AT OUR NEW BUILDING, A LOT MORE CLASSROOM COACHING. ON THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE, WE'RE LOOKING TO HELP FAMILIES MOVE INTO LIVABLE WAGE POSITIONS, UH, TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. WE PARTNERED WITH DALLAS COLLEGE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING E S L AND G E D CLASSES AT OUR NEW PLACE. SO AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT HELPING FAMILIES MAYBE REKINDLE SOME DREAMS THEY ONCE HAD THAT MAYBE WERE EXTINGUISHED DURING HARD [00:45:01] TIMES. WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE THERE FOR THEM. UH, THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, UH, SEASONALLY. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HELPED US DELIVER FOOD DURING THE SUMMER. YOU MAY HAVE HELPED WORK THE HOLIDAY STORE. UH, WE DO THOSE PROGRAMS THOSE TIMES OF THE YEAR WHEN FAMILIES OFTEN HAVE MORE EXPENDITURES THAN THE REST OF THE YEAR. WE ADDED A HOMELESS ASPECT TO WHAT WE DO. WE HAVE A HOMELESS PROGRAM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WE HAVE THREE DAYS A WEEK WHEN WE'RE DOING STREET OUTREACH, UH, MAINLY WITH VOLUNTEERS AND THEY'RE IN ADDISON. BUT IN ALL FOUR OF OUR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THEN THE SENIOR SIDE, WE DO SUPPORT SENIORS WITH SERVICES VERY SPECIFIC TO SENIOR NEEDS. AGAIN, AGAIN WITH THE IDEA OF SENIORS AGING IN PLACE. UH, THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN A FEW WEEKS AGO, I THINK NOW HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY. HAVE YOU'VE BEEN BY THERE RECENTLY? UH, WE ACTUALLY OPENED OUR PANTRY LAST WEEK. IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN INSIDE WITH A PANTRY IN THREE YEARS. WE'VE BEEN IN A PARKING LOT FOR THREE YEARS. SO IT WAS QUITE WONDERFUL FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND THOSE THAT WE SERVE. WE SHOULD OPEN OUR LOBBY IN TWO TO THREE WEEKS AND WE HOPE YOU'LL COME OVER AND VISIT US, UH, AT THE NEW LOCATION. I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL, BUT THIS IS OUR METROCREST 2030 PLAN. AND IT'S ALL ABOUT NOT JUST NUTRITIOUS FOOD DISTRIBUTION, BUT ALSO HEALTHY FOOD AND, UH, EDUCATION. IT'S ABOUT HOUSING STABILITY. WE HAVE A FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT 44% OF THOSE THAT WE SERVE ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ESPECIALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY HOUSED AND STAY IN THEIR HOME SCHOOL. WE KNOW THEIR ECONOMIC, THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS WILL BE IMPROVED. ECONOMIC STABILITY IS ALL ABOUT LIVABLE WAGES, JOBS AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, ET CETERA. HEALTHCARE ACCESS. WE'RE NOT IN THE HEALTHCARE SPACE. WE LEAVE THAT TO PEOPLE LIKE LISA AND WOVEN. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THERE'S MORE ACCESSIBILITY. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTNERING WITH FOLKS, UH, IN THE HEALTHCARE SPACE, UH, TO WORK WITH US AT OUR NEW FACILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HEALTHCARE, WHETHER IT BE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, DENTAL, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, IS MORE ACCESSIBLE. AND AGAIN, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE FEEL WE REALLY CAN IMPROVE ON IS SENIOR SERVICES. AND SO WE'RE RAMPING UP THERE ON THE STAFF SIDE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE IN HOUSE. UH, THIS IS A ROLLING 12. A LIST OF SOME STATISTICS RELATING SPECIFICALLY TO ADDISON THIS PAST YEAR, ROLLING 12, WE SERVED OVER A THOUSAND ADDISON RESIDENTS WITH OVER ALMOST 5,000 SERVICES, SPENT $192,000 HELPING ADDISON RESIDENTS STAY HOUSED. UM, FOOD PANTRY. WE HAD ABOUT 2,800 VISITS FROM ADDISON RESIDENTS OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS. AND THEN WE, UM, WE SERVE HUNDREDS OF ADDISON RESIDENTS, UH, WITH OUR WORKFORCE PROGRAM AS WELL AS OUR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF ADDISON RESIDENTS SERVED AS YOU SAW ON FISCAL YEAR 2020 THAT GREW DRAMATICALLY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC EVERYBODY WAS IN NEED. ALL OF OUR NUMBERS GREW DRAMATICALLY. UH, THEY'VE STAYED RELATIVELY FLAT SINCE THAT TIME PERIOD. WE WOULD'VE EXPECTED, IF YOU'D ASKED ME IN FISCAL YEAR 21 OR EVEN EARLY 22, WHAT WE LOOK LIKE IN 23 AND 24, I WOULD NOT HAVE GUESS NUMBERS WOULD STAY SO HIGH. THAT'S BEEN CONSISTENT AMONG ALL OF OUR CITIES THAT WE SERVE. SO, UH, FOR THE CONTRACT THIS YEAR, WE'RE REQUESTING $82,650. THAT IS THE SAME, UH, THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR. THE CURRENT YEAR, WE EXPECT TO SPEND ABOUT $700,000 ON ADDISON RESIDENCE, UH, OVER THAT FISCAL YEAR 24 TIME PERIOD. SO YOUR FUNDING WOULD SERVE ABOUT 12% OF THE THIS WHAT WE'RE SPENDING IN ADDISON. UM, WE'LL RAISE THE OTHER 88% THROUGH PRIVATE FUNDS. WILL WE EXPECT OUR BUDGET TO BE NEXT YEAR? ABOUT 12,000,006. UM, YOUR FUNDING WILL REPRESENT LESS THAN 1% OF OUR OVERALL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR. UH, AND THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME OVER FOR A TOUR AT SOME POINT, WE'D LOVE TO HOST YOU AND SHOW OFF KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, TRACY. Y'ALL ARE SUCH A GREAT, UH, GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. APPRECIATE YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE THE OUTCRY THEATER. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHAUNCEY ESTES AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUTCRY THEATER. WE'RE A 5 0 1 C THREE NONPROFIT THEATER. UM, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE BOARD SINCE 2017 AND MY SON, UM, WHO'S GONNA BE ON ONE OF THESE PICTURES COMING UP, HAS PERFORMED IN OVER 30 PRODUCTIONS AT OUTCRY AS SINCE 2016. AND HE'S NOW A THEATER MAJOR AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. OUTCRY THEATER IS THRILLED TO HAVE RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE TOWN OF ADDISON IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, AND WE HOPE YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US AND DEEPEN YOUR SUPPORT OF OUTCRY THEATER. THE MISSION OF OUTCRY THEATER IS TO DRAW YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO THE THEATER. AS BOTH AUDIENCE AND PARTICIPANTS, WE STRIVE TO INTEGRATE THE ARTS INTO THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO BECOME LIFELONG ARTISTS. AND ART APPRECIATORS OUTCRY THEATER USES BOLD ARTISTIC VISION, HIGHLY PHYSICAL STAGING, AND WE'RE KNOWN FOR OUR ENERGETIC AND VISCERAL PERFORMANCE STYLE. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO AN OUTCRY THEATER SHOW, YOU WILL REMEMBER IT. WE [00:50:01] HAVE RIGOROUS REHEARSALS TO NA'S, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND AN UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE. WE HAVE TWO BRANCHES AT OUTCRY. WE HAVE OUR PROFESSIONAL BRANCH AND OUR YOUTH THEATER. THE PROFESSIONAL BRANCH CAN INCLUDE YOUTH, UH, DEPENDING ON THE SHOW AND THE ROLES THAT ARE, UM, THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE SHOW. WE HAD TWO PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR OR IN 2022 SEASON, UM, IN OUR PROFESSIONAL BRANCH. AND THEY DID INCLUDE TEENS AS WELL AS YOUNG ADULTS. LIPSTICK TRACES ON THE LEFT AND HOUSE UPSTAIRS ON THE RIGHT. BOTH WERE CRITICAL SUCCESSES. WE RECEIVED GREAT REVIEWS FROM LOCAL CRITICS IN DALLAS AND, UH, ADDISON, AS WELL AS COLLIN COUNTY. OUTCRY THEATER RECENTLY LAUNCHED A REALLY AMAZING PROGRAM CALLED OUTCRY READS, WHERE WE DO FOUR READINGS A YEAR BY LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS. SO THESE ARE DALLAS PLAYWRIGHTS. UM, AND THEY, WE BRING IN ACTORS AND WE PROVIDE A TALK BACK AFTER THAT HELPS THE PLAYWRIGHTS FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR WORK. SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS AS WELL AS LOCAL PERFORMERS. OUR NEXT PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION, WHICH WILL BE RIGHT HERE AT THE STUDIO THEATER IN ADDISON, IS CALLED LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. IT'S A REALLY COOL VAMPIRE PLAY THAT'S GONNA BE IN AUGUST. A HUGE PART OF HOW WE ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, THOUGH, TO REACH YOUNG PEOPLE IS THROUGH OUTCRY YOUTH THEATER. UH, IT SERVES AGES FIVE TO EIGHT 18. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT PRODUCTIONS A YEAR. ALMOST ALL OF THOSE ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE ADDISON THEATER. WE OFFER CHALLENGING SHOWS FOR OUR YOUNG ACTORS, ALWAYS PUSHING THEM TO LEARN AND GROW AS BOTH PERFORMERS AND PEOPLE. WHILE THERE ARE MANY YOUTH THEATERS IN NORTH TEXAS, YOU WON'T FIND ONE QUITE LIKE OUTCRY. THE QUALITY OF OUR WORK IS EXTREMELY HIGH, AND OUR STUDENTS ARE TREATED LIKE PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. MANY OF OUR TEEN ACTORS ARE CONSIDERED PRE-PROFESSIONAL AND DO GO ON TO MAJOR IN THEATER IN COLLEGE, WE BELIEVE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF FAR MORE THAN THEY'RE GIVEN CREDIT FOR, AND IF YOU PUSH THEM, THEY RISE TO THE OCCASION AND ACHIEVE AMAZING, AMAZING THINGS. UM, I JUST WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT OUTCRY THEATER DOES FOR THE TOWN OF ADDISON. WE BRING PARTICIPANTS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE METROPLEX. OUR KIDS LIVE IN PLANO, MCKINNEY, FORT WORTH, LOUISVILLE, AND THEY COME FROM ALL OVER. OUR YOUTH PRODUCTIONS ARE LARGE CAST PRODUCTIONS. WE ARE CURRENTLY PERFORMING MATILDA JUNIOR THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE SIX SOLD OUT SHOWS THAT INCLUDES OVER 40 CHILDREN IN THE SHOW. THAT'S ALL THOSE KIDS, ALL THEIR FAMILIES. THEY'RE GONNA BE IN ADDISON ALL WEEKEND. THEY'RE GONNA BE EATING OUT, EXPLORING THE TOWN, SHOPPING HERE, BUYING PROPS AND COSTUME PIECES AT THE LAST MINUTE. UM, WE HOLD CAST PARTIES IN ADDISON FOR HUGE GROUPS OF FAMILIES. WE EAT AT RESTAURANTS LIKE ON THE BORDER AND LAZY DOG. AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY BRINGING FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO COME FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE TO THE BEAUTIFUL ADDISON AREA. NEXT SEASON WE'RE GONNA PERFORM THREE YOUTH PRODUCTIONS IN THE STUDIO THEATER, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PRODUCTION IN THE MAIN STAGE THEATER AS WELL AS A PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION IN THE STONE COTTAGE. SO WE'RE USING ALL THE THEATERS RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE THESE DOORS AT, UH, OUTCRY THEATERS. PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS PRESENT UNIQUE, CHALLENGING, AND RARELY PRODUCED SHOWS. UM, WE DO PLAYS THAT YOU DON'T OFTEN SEE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE METROPLEX, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ABLE TO DRAW ACTORS FROM ALL OVER BECAUSE THEY HEAR ABOUT US DOING A PRODUCTION AND MOST THEATERS AREN'T PERFORMING THESE PRODUCTIONS. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS SEASON WE DID AN ADAPTATION OF THE CLASSIC, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY. LAST SEASON WE DID AN ADAPTATION OF ANNA CARINA AND THE RARELY PRODUCED, UH, STEVEN SONDHEIM SHOW SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. OUR YOUTH THEATER PRODUCTIONS HAVE WON A NUMBER OF BROADWAY, WORLD DALLAS AWARDS OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING THREE THIS LAST YEAR. OUTCRY YOUTH THEATER PROVIDES OUTSTANDING THEATER CLASSES AND CAMPS AS WELL, UH, FOR NEW ACTORS OF ALL AGES. YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO TAKE YOUR FIRST THEATER CLASS. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO ACT, BUT THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO BE BRAVE, FOCUS AND WORK HARD. THEY LEARN TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEMSELVES AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS. THIS WORK ETHIC AND LIFE APPROACH WILL HELP THEM NO MATTER WHAT THEY END UP PURSUING. STUDENTS FREQUENTLY COME BACK SHOW AFTER SHOW AND THE GROWTH THEY DEMONSTRATE OVER THEIR TIME AND OUTCRY IS AMAZING. SO THIS WAS OUR 2022 TO 2023 SEASON. WE DID PRODUCTIONS, CLASSIC PRODUCTIONS LIKE ANNIE JR. AND THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX. AND THEN UNUSUAL AND MORE CHALLENGING PRODUCTIONS LIKE HAMLET AND SPRING AWAKENING. UM, SO RIGHT NOW, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE IN PRODUCTION FOR MATILDA JUNIOR. THE KIDS WERE ALL REHEARSING OVER THERE FROM NINE TO FIVE TODAY CUZ IT'S A SUMMER CAMP. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE THERE EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, UH, REHEARSING FROM NINE TO FIVE. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SIX SHOWS THIS WEEKEND. ALL OF THOSE SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT. UH, BUT OUR NEXT PRODUCTION WILL BE FINDING NEMO JUNIOR. THAT ONE'S JUST BEEN CAST, IT'S GOT ABOUT 30 KIDS THAT WILL BE IN JULY AND THEN WE'LL HAVE LET THE RIGHT ONE IN IN AUGUST. WITH THE HELP OF THE TOWN OF ADDISON, WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR COMPANY AND BRING EVEN LARGER AUDIENCES AND MORE INCREDIBLE THEATER TO THE CITY. WE ARE REQUESTING $10,000 FROM THE TOWN OF ADDISON, AND THIS MONEY GOES TOWARDS OUR INCREDIBLE PROPS AND SETS LICENSING FEES, UH, WHICH ARE [00:55:01] NOT CHEAP. IT PAYS FOR MUSICAL DIRECTORS, FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHERS, MAKEUP ARTISTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS. WE TRY TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS ANYTIME THEY ARE REQUESTED BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. UM, AND, UH, I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE EXACT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THIS LAST YEAR. BUT WE HAVE GIVEN MANY TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL AS COSTUME SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP THESE KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN, UH, FULLY ENJOY THE FULL EXPERIENCE AND NOT MISS OUT ON BEING IN A SHOW JUST BECAUSE OF THE COST. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. OUTCRY THEATER LOVES PERFORMING AT THE ADDISON THEATER CENTER. THIS IS OUR HOME AND WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE HERE. WE LOVE BEING SPONSORED BY THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND WE HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND CONTRIBUTE EVEN MORE TO THE AMAZING COMMUNITY OF ADDISON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREAT PRESENTATION. AND, UH, YEAH, JUST RIGHT, RIGHT ACROSS THE SIDEWALK YOU CAN GO TO SEE THE OUTCRY THEATER. AND SINCE WE'RE GOING ALPHABETICAL, IT'S TIME FOR THE WS AT WATER TOWER THEATER. YOU KNEW YOU WERE GONNA BE TOWARDS THE END. THAT'S ALRIGHT. SHANE. ELIZABETH, THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, AND, UH, OF THE COUNCIL AND FRIENDS. UM, SEASON 28 AT WATER TOWER THEATER CONTINUES A TRADITION OF EXCELLENT THEATER MAKING AND QUALITY THEATRICAL EDUCATION IN NORTH TEXAS, HAVING PRODUCED OVER 200 PLAYS IN MUSICALS, INCLUDING 13 WORLD PREMIERES AND 46 REGIONAL PREMIERES RIGHT HERE IN ADDISON, AND SERVES AS AN ASSET TO BOTH THE CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY OF THE AREA. ENTERTAINING OVER 6,000 PATRONS, UH, DURING JUST THIS SEASON ALONE, OUR NATIONAL REPUTATION OF PROMINENT PROFESSIONAL THEATER. COUPLED WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU, THE TOWN OF ADDISON CONTINUES TO BE A BEACON OF COLLABORATIVE EXCELLENCE BETWEEN A GREAT CITY AND ITS RESIDENT ARTS ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS, UH, DEDICATED TO CREATING IN INNOVATIVE, DIVERSE THEATER, WHICH BUILDS COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING EMPATHY AND DIALOGUE, AND HAS BECOME ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE OUR CLIMB, UH, OUT OF THE PANDEMIC. THESE CONVERSATIONS AS PROMPTED BY ENTERTAINING STORYTELLING HAVE WIDENED THEIR SCOPE TO INCLUDE CONSUMERS OF THEATER FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, THUS DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF OUR THEATER. SINCE STREAMING, OUR AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC WATER TOWER THEATER HAS BROUGHT AUDIENCES TO THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND ADDISON TO NEW AUDIENCES. UH, WE ARE PROUD THANKS TO YOU TO REMAIN A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE TOWN STANDING FIRM. WHILE OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, UH, DO, DO HAVE A, A CONTINUED STRUGGLE, WATER TOWER THEATER IS PROUD TO HAVE BROUGHT IN AN ESTIMATED $170,000 IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE. THIS IS NOT THEATER. THIS IS ADDITIONAL REVENUE OUTSIDE OF TICKET SALES AND CONCESSIONS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HOTELS THROUGH OUR PATRONS WHO COME RIGHT HERE TO ADDISON FOR OUR SHOWS. THE ROI PROVES OUR PARTNERSHIP TO BE A WISE INVESTMENT FOR THE TOWN AND ITS CITIZENS. WE'RE MOST THANKFUL. WE'RE MOST THANKFUL. THE CULTURAL VALUE DEMONSTRATES ADDISON AS A CONTINUED PIONEER IN SERVING ITS CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES. WITH THIS PARTICULAR PARTNERSHIP GOING ON 30 YEARS, FULFILLING THE VISION OF THE TOWN'S FOREFATHERS AND THE ADDISON THEATER CENTER ITSELF. ADDITIONALLY USING DATA FROM THE ARTS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY REPORT, OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE TOWN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING IN NEARLY $300,000 IN REVENUE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HOTELS NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, WE PROVIDE OVER 150 JOBS AT WATER TOWER THEATER AND PROUDLY SERVE TO EDUCATE MORE THAN 60 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING PAID INTERNSHIPS. I'M MOST PROUD OF OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PENGUIN PROJECT, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM WHICH EMPOWERS CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THROUGH THE POWER OF THEATER BY DEMONSTRATING THAT THE SPECIAL CHALLENGES OF A DISABILITY SHOULD NOT HANDICAP A CHILD'S ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN LIFE'S EXPERIENCES. THIS WAS MY EXPERIENCE AS A YOUNG MAN, AS A FATHER WITH A NEURODIVERSE CHILD, AND HAVING A DISABILITY MYSELF. THIS PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I'M, I'M VERY EXCITED FOR IT. YOUR INVESTMENT TRULY TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH STORYTELLING AND THEATRICAL EDUCATION. AS OTHER THEATERS STRUGGLE SOMETIMES TO CONVINCE THEIR CITIES AND THEIR CITIZENS THAT THE ARTS CAN HAVE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT. THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND WATER TOWER REMAIN UNFETTERED IN THE BELIEF THAT THEATER HAS THE, THE POWER TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, UH, YOU CAN SEE ARE, UH, WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR SEASON 28. FOUR MAIN STAGE SHOWS, UH, TWO WORKSHOPS OF NEW MUSICALS AND PLAYS ALL WITH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, CULMINATING IN MULTIPLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE AFOREMENTIONED, UH, OR THE, WHAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE PENGUIN PROJECT. NEW FREE CABARET SERIES, UH, QUARTERLY WATER TOWER PIPELINE EVENTS. WE JUST STARTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LO LOCAL ADDISON RESTAURANTS. THIS HAS BEEN A, A, A REALLY GREAT SUCCESS. WE'RE PROUD OF EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS, UH, TO THEATER TICKETS FOR ADDISON RESIDENCE AND A POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF THE MANIC MONOLOGUES [01:00:01] IN SECONDARY, UH, IN SECONDARY MARKETS. OUR FOUR MAIN STAGE SHOWS FOR NEXT SEASON, OUR CHAPLAIN THE MUSICAL, A REGIONAL PREMIER, AND THE ICONIC TEXAS PLAY ABOUT GOVERNOR ANN RICHARDS FEATURING A NEW SCRIPT SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME RIGHT HERE IN ADDISON SATCHMO WITH THE WALDORF REALLY GREAT PLAY AND MARY POPPINS WITH FLYING EFFECTS, UH, AT THE ADDISON THEATER CENTER BY THE WORLD RENOWNED COMPANY Z F X FLYING. IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT SHOW. I HOPE YOU'RE ABLE TO BRING YOUR FAMILIES TO THAT ESTELLA SEASON THAT TRULY EVERYONE CAN ENJOY. WE WILL ANNOUNCE OUR 29TH SEASON IN JANUARY OF 2024 OF WHICH WE ARE ALREADY PLANNING. WE CONTINUE, UH, TO SCALE OUR BUSINESS MODEL, UH, TO THE REALITIES OF THIS NEW AREA, ERA RATHER OF THEATER MAKING POST PANDEMIC, UH, AS CONSERVATIVELY AS POSSIBLE, PREPARING FOR SLIGHT INCREASES IN REVENUE, WHILE BEING MINDFUL THAT OUR COSTS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE ASKED FOR A MODEST INCREASE TO OUR MATCHING GRANT PORTION THIS YEAR. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE VALUE OF THE THEATER COMPANY, THE VALUE OF THEATER, THE PEOPLE OF THEATER, IT'S PEOPLE, AND OUR PARTNERSHIP THAT IS A, A, THAT IT'S, IT'S A WISE, A WISE, CONTINUED INVESTMENT, A FULL-TIME STAFF OF FOUR, WORKING HARD DI DILIGENTLY, AND PERFORMING AS EFFECTIVELY AS OUR PRE COVID STAFF OF EIGHT PEOPLE. WE HAVE INCREASED OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, UH, BEYOND OUR ANNUAL GALA TO INCLUDE TARGETED GROUPS AND EVENTS SUCH AS WOMEN OF WATER TOWER THEATER, WHICH HAS COMEBACK REALLY STRONG. AND OUR NEW PIPELINE PROFESSIONAL HAPPY HOUR EVENTS HELD, AS I MENTIONED, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS. INDEED, THIS SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP, OUR PARTNERSHIP, UH, HIGHLIGHTS WHAT IT MEANS THAT WHEN WE SAY IS IN A TOWN, IT ALL COMES TOGETHER, UH, BECAUSE OF YOU. IT, IT, IT DOES ALL COME TOGETHER AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE IT COMING TOGETHER, UH, POST, UH, POST COVID. SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. THANK YOU, SHANE. THANKS ELIZABETH. AND, UH, YEAH, WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING WITH THAT STAFF OF FOUR IS PRETTY AMAZING OVER THERE. A LOT OF REALLY TALENTED FOLKS. SO THANK YOU. AND FINISHING US UP TONIGHT, WOVEN HEALTH CLINIC, LISA. OKAY, THIS IS THE LAST ONE. HELLO, I'M LISA RIGBY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WOVEN HEALTH CLINIC. I'M GONNA START WITH WHAT SOUNDS LIKE SOME DOWNER INFORMATION. IF YOU'VE BEEN READING THE PAPER OR YOU HEARD ABOUT THE STUDY THAT CAME OUT THAT SHOWED WHERE TEXAS IS RANKED NATIONALLY FOR HEALTHCARE FOR ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY. 51 OUT OF ALL THE STATES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, 48. BUT THERE'S GOOD NEWS BECAUSE WOVEN HEALTH IS PART OF THAT. WE ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THAT PROBLEM. AND WHEN YOU FUND US, YOU'RE HELPING GIVE SOLUTIONS TO THAT PROBLEM. SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SAD NUMBER AND YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GOOD THINGS HAPPENING, AND WE ARE ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, NOT NECESSARILY FREE, COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND IN TEXAS, WE SERVE ADULTS, CHILDREN HAVE CHIPS AND MEDICAID, BUT WORKING POOR ADULTS REALLY HAVE NOTHING IN TEXAS. AND THAT IS THE GROUP THAT WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD HEALTHCARE. AND THAT GROUP IS GROWING EVERY YEAR. THIS IS OUR PREMIER PROGRAM, PREVENT DISEASE. NOW, WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT IS WE TREAT A LOT OF SICK PEOPLE, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON PREVENTING DIABETES, PREVENTING HEART DISEASE, PREVENTING OBESITY. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE MENTALLY HEALTHY AND PHYSICALLY HEALTHY. AND WE KNOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE RESEARCH WE CAN DO THIS, IT'S DOABLE. YOU, EVERY ONE OF YOU HERE CAN LOWER YOUR RISK BY 50%. AND SO OUR CLINIC, WHEN WE STARTED, WE USED TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS YOU SEE ON THE LEFT IN BLUE. GIVE IMMUNIZATIONS. WE WROTE A LOT OF PRESCRIPTIONS, WE DID SOME SCREENINGS. AND SINCE 2015, WE'VE ADDED ALL THOSE THINGS. YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT, WE'VE ADDED A REGISTERED DIETICIAN, AN ONSITE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, AND THAT ALLOWS US TO REALLY PUT A TEAM TOGETHER TO GET OUR PATIENTS HEALTHY AND KEEP THEM HEALTHY. WHEN THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO, THEY END UP IN ER. THAT'S THE WORST PLACE TO MANAGE YOUR DIABETES. THAT'S THE WORST PLACE TO GO. THE MOST EXPENSIVE. AND THEN THAT ADDS TO EVERYBODY ELSE'S HEALTHCARE OR THEY GO NOWHERE AND THEY END UP WITH COMPLICATIONS AND PEOPLE ACTUALLY DIE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS WHERE IT SAYS 2022 [01:05:01] OUTCOMES, THE GREEN ARE ALL GOOD THINGS. WE ACTUALLY RANK IN THE TOP 10% NATIONALLY FOR THE OUTCOMES THAT OUR PATIENT GET. WE'RE VERY GOOD AT TREATING DEPRESSION. WE ARE VERY GOOD. OUR HYPERTENSION OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN HEART. UM, WE ALSO DO THAT TR YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED PREVENTION. THERE ARE NO NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ARE YOU PREVENTING DIABETES? EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW 40% OF AMERICANS ARE PRE-DIABETIC, OFTENTIMES INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER THE A1C TEST. ALL OUR PATIENTS GET THAT EVERY PATIENT THAT COMES IN THE DOOR, IF THEY'RE PRE-DIABETIC, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM. WE ACTUALLY TRACK HOW MANY OF THOSE WE GET BACK TO NORMAL. CAN'T MEASURE IT AGAINST ANYBODY ELSE CUZ THERE'S NO NATIONAL STANDARDS. THERE SHOULD BE. BUT BOTTOM LINE, WE DO A LOT OF, UH, UNSEXY, UNCOOL THINGS THAT HELP PEOPLE STAY HEALTHY AND ALIVE. FOR ADDISON, YOU'LL SEE THAT NUMBER THERE. FOR 20 22, 23, WE'VE SERVED 200 AND ADDISON RESIDENTS WITH HEALTHCARE VISITS. THOSE VISITS, YOU KNOW, WE GET APPROXIMATELY 5,000. I AM ASKING FOR 8,000 THIS YEAR. THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN FLAT PRETTY MUCH SINCE I STARTED IN 2015. SO OUR COSTS HAVE GONE UP. SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER THE WORK AND THE COST THAT IT TAKES TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE. UH, AND CONSIDER THAT REQUEST. THIS WAS 2021. UM, WE ARE ON TRACK TO GET THESE AWARDS FOR 2022. THEY'LL BE ANNOUNCING THAT LATER. THIS, UH, IN JULY, N C Q A IS A BIG QUALITY GROUP. THEY MEASURE, UM, IF YOU'VE DONE A FINANCIAL AUDIT, THINK OF THIS AS A MEDICAL AUDIT TO, TO, UH, TO GET THIS DESIGNATION. AS A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. LESS THAN 7% OF ALL THE PHYSICIANS IN DOCTORS IN TEXAS HAVE THIS. WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THAT. AND THEN 2022, IT'S BEEN SO BUSY, EVERYTHING HAS OPENED BACK UP. THANKFULLY. UM, YOU KNOW, WE OPENED A SECOND CLINIC IN, UH, TWO YEARS AGO IN CARROLLTON OVER WHERE THE BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HOSPITAL WAS. IT'S NOW CARROLLTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. SO WE GET A LOT OF PATIENTS FROM THERE. THE ADDISON PATIENTS CAN NOW USE EITHER CLINIC. INITIALLY CARROLLTON WAS A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDING THAT CLINIC AND IT WAS ONLY FOR CARROLLTON. THEY'RE STILL PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY INTO THAT CLINIC. BUT THAT WE CAN SEE. WE DO HAVE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING. SO THE ADDISON RESIDENTS CAN GO TO OUR FARMER'S BRANCH OR OUR CARROLLTON, AND WE DO TELEMED VISITS. WE GET A LOT OF REFERRALS FROM THE ER. UH, WE ATTENDED BOTH, I THINK OF THE ADDISON TOWN MEETINGS, ONE IN THE FALL, ONE IN MARCH. OUR PATIENTS ALSO GET THINGS LIKE HEALTHY COOKING CLASSES, UM, FREE BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS. WE BRING IN, UH, ESSILOR VISION CLINIC TO HELP THEM GET GLASSES AND VISION SCREENINGS. AND WE DO WALKS IN ALL THESE PHENOMENAL PARKS TO KEEP OUR PATIENTS HEALTHY. ADDISON PATIENTS ARE INCREASING. AND I'D LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU TO GET THE WORD OUT BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVE THERE IS A BIGGER NEED AND DEMAND EVEN THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING. UM, SO FEDERAL FUNDING IS KIND OF DRYING UP. A LOT OF OUR FUNDING IN HEALTHCARE FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS IS GOING AWAY. AND SO WE PUT TOGETHER A PLAN, A STRATEGIC PLAN. LAST YEAR WHEN WE ADDED THIS CLINIC, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CAPACITY. SO WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO, WE WANT, I DON'T WANNA COME TO YOU AND ASK FOR A LOT MORE MONEY. I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO RELY ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE WANNA BECOME SUSTAINABLE. SO OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE 25% OF OUR CAPACITY AND SELL MEMBERSHIPS TO SMALL BUSINESSES THAT DON'T PROVIDE HEALTHCARE. THINK OF A LOT OF THESE BUSINESSES IN ADDISON RESTAURANTS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO INDIVIDUALS LIKE PEOPLE THAT ARE CONTRACTORS OR WORK FOR A SMALL BUSINESS THAT DOESN'T PROVIDE IT. SO WE WANT, AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT BECAUSE IF WE CAN RAMP THIS UP OVER THE NEXT 24 MONTHS, IT WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 75 TO 80% OF OUR FUNDING. AND WE'LL ONLY BE FUNDRAISING FOR 20 TO 25%. AND THAT'LL KEEP THE AMOUNT THAT I HAVE TO GO ASK ANYBODY IN GOVERNMENT FOR DOWN, WHICH IS OUR GOAL. AND I'D LOVE TO GET A CLINIC, A SATELLITE CLINIC, POSSIBLY IN ADDISON. THAT'S ANOTHER IDEA I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE WITH Y'ALL. WE'RE DOING POP-UP CLINICS IN COPPEL. THEY TOOK SOME OF THEIR ARPA MONEY AND, UH, FUNDED US THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR. AND SO SINCE WE'RE NOT IN COPPEL, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING IN THERE. THAT IS SOMETHING [01:10:01] WE COULD LOOK AT DOING WITH YOU ALSO. AND WE'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON THAT PRE-DIABETES BECAUSE THAT'S A PASSION. THERE'S NO REASON FOR PEOPLE WE CAN PREVENT A LOT OF THAT DIABETES, THE STATE OF CARE. YOU PROBABLY KNOW A LOT OF RURAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ARE CLOSING IN TEXAS. THAT'S BECAUSE OF SOME BIG FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT ENDED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. UM, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX CONDITIONS IS GOING UP. WE'RE SEEING WAY MORE COMPLEX PATIENTS THAT COME IN WITH SERIOUS DIABETES COMPLICATIONS, SERIOUS HEART DISEASE. UM, WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS. UM, THE OTHER POSITIVE CANCER SCREENING, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET THEIR CANCER SCREENING DURING COVID, AND THAT IS JUST GOING UP THROUGH THE ROOF HEALTHCARE STAFFING WHERE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, THOSE ARE GOING UP. SO, YOU KNOW, FIRST WE HAD COVID, NOW WE HAVE INFLATION. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO. YOU'RE A GREAT PARTNER. WE NEED YOU, UH, MORE NOW THAN EVER. AND I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE WAYS, UM, I I DIDN'T MENTION THE EMS PROGRAM. WE HAVE A PROGRAM, WE PARTNER WITH CARROLLTON EMS. THEY HAVE LITTLE CARDS. SO WHEN THEY GET CALLED OUT OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SOMEONE IS HAVING A HEALTH EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF DIABETES OR HEART DISEASE AND THEY HAVE NO INSURANCE, NO MEDICAL HOME, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GIVING 'EM THIS CARD SO THEY CAN CALL US AND I'M DOING A TRAINING WITH THEM ON THURSDAY. I WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOUR E M S AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ON SOMETHING SIMILAR. SO I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP MAKE ADDISON HEALTHIER WITHOUT REALLY INCREASING YOUR COST A LOT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU LISA. AND YOU ALL HAVE COME JUST A LONG WAY OVER THE YEARS AND, UH, THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. SO IMPRESSIVE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER ONE AND THE, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CON WILL, UH, DO ALL THE DISCUSSION AND, UH, CONSIDER ALL THE FUNDING WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS THIS SUMMER. ITEM [2. Present and discuss an update on Addison Kaboom Town! 2023.] TWO, WE WILL PRESENT AND DISCUSS AN UPDATE ON ADDISON KABOOM TOWN 2023. MS. ABBY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ABBY MORALES, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS. SO OUR COUNTDOWN TO KABOOM TOWN IS ACTUALLY ON. WE HAVE SOME FLIGHTS SITES, AN AMAZING NIGHT PLANNED FOR JULY 3RD FROM 5:00 PM TILL 11:00 PM BY WAY OF FLIGHTS, OUR VERY OWN ADDISON AIRPORT WILL PROVIDE THE AIR SHOW THAT WILL KICK OFF IN THE SKIES AT SEVEN 30. IT WILL BE COMPRISED OF SKY DIVERS, AEROBATIC FLIGHTS WITH SPECIALTY AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS DISTINGUISHED PILOTS. A FUN FACT ABOUT THE, UM, AIRCRAFT THAT'LL BE IN THE AIR, THE B 25 WILL ACTUALLY BE FLOWN BY AN ALL FEMALE CREW THIS YEAR. OUR SITES WILL BE THE FIREWORKS THAT LIGHT UP THE SKY THAT EVENING. WE HAVE A SPECIALLY BLENDED SHOW COMPLIMENTS OF OUR SPONSOR, LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA TEA. THERE WILL BE 4,000 SHELLS THAT ARE FIRED, 1500 ALONE. WE'LL BE IN THE FINALE. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT. UM, LIGHT UP THE SKY AND THERE WILL BE A SIMULCAST ON STAR 1 0 2 0.1 FM THIS YEAR. WE HAVE AN AMAZING NIGHT PLANNED AT ADDISON CIRCLE PARK. TICKETS WENT OUT TO RESIDENTS. THEY ARE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION TO THE PARK, UM, FOR THE EVENING. UM, ADDISON RESIDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THEIR TICKETS FROM JUNE 7TH THROUGH JUNE 20TH. AND THEN WE OPENED UP TICKETS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON, UM, LAST WEDNESDAY AT 10:00 AM AND BY THE AFTERNOON OF THAT SAME DAY, WE WERE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE A FEAR OF MISSING OUT AND ABSOLUTELY WANT TO BE AT THE PARK, WE STILL HAVE HOTEL PACKAGES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. THEY ARE GOING FAST. HOWEVER, YOU ARE GUARANTEED ADMISSION BY BOOKING A HOTEL WITH US. YOU'RE GUARANTEED UP TO SIX TICKETS, UM, FOR ADMISSION. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING A BRANDED COOLING NECK TOWEL AS WELL. UM, ADDISON CIRCLE PARK WILL COME TO LIFE THAT EVENING WITH FOOD, MUSIC, AND FUN. THERE'LL BE A NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS THAT WILL BE ON SITE SELLING GOODIES. UM, AND PATRONS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR OWN PICNIC IF THEY'D LIKE TO DO THAT AS WELL. UM, THE 36 INFANTRY DIVISION WILL KICK OFF THE MUSIC ON THE STAGE THAT EVENING FOR US. AND THEN THE EMERALD CITY ALL STARS WILL BE, UH, RIGHT BEFORE THE FIREWORKS AND THEN RIGHT AFTER THE FIREWORKS AS WELL. UM, A NUMBER OF FUN ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK AS WELL. THERE'LL BE FACE PAINTING, NOVELTY, LIGHTUP ITEMS. AND THEN THE RMA JAZZ, DIXIE JAZZ BAND WILL ACTUALLY BE PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR, UM, THE ADMISSION LINES AS WELL. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARM. SO WE'RE EXCITED THAT THE KABOOM LAGOON IS MAKING ITS DEBUT [01:15:01] AT THE EVENT THIS YEAR. IT'LL FEATURE WATER SLIDES AS WELL AS INFA INFLATABLE ATTRACTIONS. THE KABOOM LAGOON WILL BE OPEN FROM 5:00 PM TO 9:00 PM ON THAT EVENING. AND IT IS FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES. THERE'LL ALSO BE OPPORTUNITIES TO COOL OFF WITH OUR TWO MR TENTS THAT WILL BE ON SITE COMPLIMENTS OF OUR ADDISON PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF HYDRATION STATIONS THAT WILL BE SELLING $2 BOTTLED WATER. AND THE SALE OF THE WATERS WILL ACTUALLY SUPPORT, UM, OPERATION MUTT 22. SO YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COOL OFF AND SUPPORT OUR VETERANS AS WELL FOR THE VA FOR THE VIPS THAT EVENING, TOPO CHICO IS BRINGING THE ADDISON CONFERENCE AREA TO LIFE. UM, THEY'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE RESERVED PARKING IN A VIEWING AREA AS WELL AS RESERVED SEATING. UM, THEIR V I P PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES A CATERED MEAL, UH, TWO BEER AND WINE TOKENS, AND THEN UNLIMITED NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND A CHANCE TO COOL OFF RIGHT BEFORE THE FESTIVITIES KICKOFF OUTSIDE. KABOOM TOWN IS TRULY A TOWN-WIDE EVENT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDING THEIR OWN OUTDOOR WATCH PARTIES. THERE'S PATIO PARTIES, PARKING LOT PARTIES, UM, SOME OF THEM ARE DOING MUSIC AND GAMES. UM, SOME OF THEM ARE JUST DOING HOLIDAY FOOD SPECIALS. AND SO IF COMING TO THE PARK ITSELF ISN'T ON YOUR LIST OF TO-DOS, YOU CAN CERTAINLY STILL ENJOY KABOOM TOWN AT ONE OF OUR, UM, LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS. AT THE TIME THAT THIS LIST WAS PRINTED, UM, WE HAD, SO WE HAD THIS MANY THAT WERE ON THE LIST AND NOW WE'RE, UM, CLOSE TO TWO DOZEN THAT'LL BE HOSTING SOMETHING IN THE TOWN THAT EVENING. AND SO, AS I MENTIONED, OUR COUNTDOWN IS ON IT'S T MINUS SIX DAYS AT THIS POINT. ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? ARE YOU SURE THAT SLIDES FOR ALL AGES. ALL AGES. I REMEMBER THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOU . SO WHAT REMARK DID YOU MAKE ABOUT THE B2? B2 FIVE. THE B 25. UM, IT WILL BE FLOWN BY AN ALL FEMALE CREW. . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING. TIME. WEATHER'S GONNA BE GOOD. TAD WARM, BUT IT'LL BE GOOD. THANK YOU ABBY. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. OUR THIRD ITEM IS PRESENTED. DISCUSS A REVIEW OF THE FACILITY UTILIZATION STUDY PHASES ONE AND TWO. AND WE ARE PULLING THAT ITEM FOR TONIGHT AND WE'LL PUT THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. THE FINAL THING WE HAVE. OKAY. OH, WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM [ Consent Agenda All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion with no individual consideration. If individual consideration of an item is requested, it will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed separately.] 4, 5, 6, AND SEVEN. ARE THERE ANY, ARE THERE ANY, UH, ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM SIX. ITEM SIX. ANY OTHERS? ITEM FIVE. FIVE. ITEM FIVE. ANY OTHERS? IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM FOUR AND SEVEN? MOVED FOUR AND SEVEN. I HAVE A MOTION FROM GQ. EILEEN. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM FOUR AND SEVEN ARE APPROVED. ITEM [5. Consider action on Change Order #1 to the Fiscal Year 2023 contract with Rey-Mar Construction LLC for the construction of the Lake Forest Drive Waterline Upgrades and Wastewater Improvements Project and authorize the City Manager to execute the change order in an amount not to exceed $1,338,646.40.] FIVE. SO IN READING THROUGH THE BACKGROUND MICROPHONE, PLEASE CATCH EVERY TIME. SO IN READING THROUGH, UM, THE BACKGROUND ON ITEM FIVE, UM, THIS IS THE, UH, THE WORK ON THE, UH, THE FACILITIES UNDER, UM, LAKE FOREST DRIVE. LAKE FOREST DRIVE IS A PRIVATE ROAD. IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. UM, AND THE BACKGROUND SAID THAT IT WAS, UM, SENT OUT TO BID AND THERE WAS, UH, THERE WERE NO, NO BIDDERS ON THE PROJECT. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT SITUATION AND, AND WHAT, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN AND WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T GET ANYBODY TO, TO TAKE A BITE? UH, YES SIR. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. I'M TODD WINER, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE TOWN. UM, SO WHEN WE DON'T RECEIVE BIDS, THE FIRST THING WE DO IS LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANNA REBID IT? ARE WE GONNA LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES? UM, AND SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS, UH, IN THE AREA THAT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE KIND OF EXPECTING TO BID ON THE PROJECT BUT DID NOT. UM, WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS FAR AS RESTRICTED WORKSPACE, UH, WORKING ON A PRIVATE ROAD WITH, UH, 17 DIFFERENT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. UH, LIMITED SPACE FOR MATERIAL STORAGE AND ALSO, UH, THE SUBSURFACE ROCK IN THE AREA. YOU KNOW, THE WHITE ROCK CREEK, IT'S CALLED WHITE ROCK. THERE'S A LOT OF ROCK OUT THERE. AND SO DUE [01:20:01] TO ALL THOSE FACTORS, UH, AND POTENTIAL LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THAT, THEY DECIDED NOT TO BID ON THE PROJECT. THAT, AND IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL PROJECT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE CONTRACTORS ARE USED TO WORKING IN A LOT OF SPACE AND RIGHT-OF-WAYS AND RIGHT OF ROAD ROADWAYS. UH, SO THAT'S THE MAIN REASONS WHY THEY DECIDED NOT TO BID. SO WE LOOKED AT OTHER OPTIONS AS FAR AS PROCUREMENT USING COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, LIKE BY BOARD, UH, GOT SOME PROPOSALS FOR THE, UH, PIPE BURSTING PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT, AND ALSO FROM OUR I D I Q CONTRACTOR TO LOOK AT THOSE OPTIONS. AND WE THOUGHT THAT THE I D I Q WAS THE BEST WAY TO GO FORWARD. ANYBODY'S BEEN DOWN LAKE FOREST. THAT'S GOTTA BE A TOUGH PROJECT TO, TO PULL OFF DOING THAT KIND OF THAT WORK. SO THAT DOES MAKE SENSE. I, UH, WE HAD ASKED THESE QUESTIONS AND, AND THESE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK AS COUNCIL ARE, ARE ADDED TO THE AGENDA. UM, SO THIS QUESTION IS, IS ANSWERED IN, IN THE, AND END OF THE, UH, AGENDA ONLINE, RIGHT? ON THE PACKET. YEAH. SO, BUT THIS IS GOOD THINGS TO KIND OF CALL OUT CUZ UM, MY NEIGHBORS WOULD ASK ABOUT THESE THINGS. THEY MAY ASK. UM, ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THAT. SO WHEN WE WERE, UM, CONSIDERING, UH, REPAVING MIDWAY ROAD, UH, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FACILITIES UNDER THE ROAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALSO. SO IT CHANGES THE PROJECT SUBSTANTIALLY WHILE YOU'RE DOING THE UTILITIES OR YOU'RE GONNA REPLACE THE ROAD, THEN IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THE UTILITIES IF NEED BE. SO THIS IS THE OTHER WAY AROUND. YOU'RE DOING THE UTILITIES, TEARING THE ROAD UP, UH, THAT ROAD. UM, I, I DROVE DOWN IT YESTERDAY, WELL ACTUALLY THIS MORNING. UH, AND I RIDE MY BIKE UP AND DOWN IT AND RUN UP AND DOWN IT FREQUENTLY. IT'S IN BAD SHAPE. SO, UM, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS SOME TRIED TO BE SOME COORDINATION WITH, SINCE IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD, IT'S OWNED BY THE HOMEOWNERS IN THAT AREA. UM, PART, PART OF IT, UH, DEPENDING ON THE PROPERTY LINES. UM, SO WHAT WAS THE, KIND OF THE OUTCOMES AND SOME BACKGROUND ON WORKING WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ON REPLACING THE ROAD, IF THAT WOULD, WOULD BE AN OPTION? YES, SIR. WE HAD HELD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. UH, AND WE HAD OUR CITY ATTORNEY DRAFT A, A RIGHT OF ENTRY THAT WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO PERFORM WORK ON THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY. UH, AND WE WERE GONNA ADD THAT TO A PART OF THE BIDDING PROCESS. WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT TO ALL THE HOMEOWNERS. UH, WE HAD SEVERAL THAT WERE INTERESTED AND WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL THAT WERE NOT INTERESTED. UH, THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE WITH THE, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE INDEMNIFICATION PORTIONS OF THE RIGHT OF ENTRY LETTER, WHICH WE HAD OUR CITY ATTORNEY DRAFT. UH, HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT CAUSE I'M NOT A LAWYER. HE'S MUCH BETTER AT THAT THAN I AM. BUT, UH, ANY OTHER SPECIFICS? SO, UM, ONCE, ONCE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COME INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE HOMEOWNERS OUT THERE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DECIDED NOT TO ADD THAT AS A PORTION OF THE PROJECT. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR THE HOMEOWNERS TO BE ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON THAT TO, TO SAVE QUITE A BIT OF COST. YES, SIR. WE, WE REALLY WANTED THAT AGREEMENT AND EVERYTHING TO GO THROUGH ON THAT TO TRY TO HELP OUT AS MUCH AS WE COULD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE JUST WERE NOT UNDERSTAND. THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON TRYING TO NEGOTIATE THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I'VE GOT A COUPLE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. MICROPHONE, I'VE GOT A COUPLE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS TO, TO WHAT DARREN WAS ASKING. UM, WHEN I, WHEN I READ THAT IN THE COUNSEL QUESTION AND ANSWERS, THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL. WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU SAY SEVERAL WERE NOT INTERESTED, UM, CAN YOU KIND OF ELABORATE MORE ON, UH, DO YOU HAVE A BETTER NUMBER THAN THAT? WAS IT, I I DON'T, HANDFUL. WAS IT 10 WAS, I THINK IT WAS AROUND A HANDFUL. UH, THAT'S GOING BY WHAT OFF I'VE HEARD FROM OUR DIRECTOR AND STUFF, I WASN'T DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS, BUT AS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT WAS, IT WAS AROUND A HANDFUL, I BELIEVE. NOT TOO MANY. OKAY. COULD BE WRONG. THAT'S GOING OFF MEMORY, WHICH ISN'T TOO GOOD OR ACCURATE SOMETIMES. SO, BUT THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WERE SEVERAL AND WERE WE, WERE WE, UH, TALKING ABOUT REPLACING SAME FOR SAME YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE AN ASPHALT STREET? YEAH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. OKAY. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE WEREN'T GOING BACK WITH CONCRETE OR ANYTHING. WE WERE GONNA GO BACK WITH KIND OF WHAT, WHAT WE WERE PROJ UM, DOING AS FAR AS OUR REPAIRING OUR TRENCHES AND STUFF, REPLACING WITH THAT KIND OF ASPHALT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM FIVE? MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM FIVE. SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION OR SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ITEM FIVE IS APPROVED. ITEM SIX [6. Consider action on a Resolution approving an agreement with VFC Group, LLC (d/b/a Taylor Lightning Protection, LLC) to install lightning protection for four (4) Town facilities and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in an amount not to exceed $77,684.28.] CQ. UH, YES, MAYOR, I PULLED ITEM NUMBER SIX OUT OF QUESTION. UH, THIS IS ABOUT, UH, LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS. AND, UM, SO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT CAME, CAME BACK TO US WAS, UH, HAS, HAS A TOWN FACILITY EVER BEEN HIT BY LIGHTNING CAUSED, CAUSED CAUSING ELECTRICAL DAMAGE? UM, AND THE ANSWER WAS, WAS YES. FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE WAS HIT BY LIGHTNING, THE ELECTRICAL DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE, IT FRIED THE MEMORY CHIP ON POLICE REPORT MANAGEMENT [01:25:01] SYSTEM SERVER AND DESTROYED TWO RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVERS. SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT. SO ARE WE SAYING THAT LIGHTNING HIT FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE AND AND SOME OF THESE POLICE SERVERS ARE YES, SIR. HAMID? YES, SIR. UM, HAMID KUR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL SERVICES? YES, SIR. WE HAD THAT, WE HAD A LIGHTING THAT HIT THE TOWERS AND HE FRIED THE, UH, UH, MOTHERBOARD CHIP IN OUR, UH, REPORTS, UH, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO TWO TO COMMUNICATION SERVER THAT WE HAD TO REPLACE. OKAY. AND IT, YOU SAID IT HIT THE TOWER? YEAH. THERE IS A, A COMMUNICATION TOWER, UH, ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IT HIT THAT TOWER AND IT JUST BOTH, DOES IT SERVE BOTH OF THOSE FACILITIES? THERE'S A TOWER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL? YES, SIR. OKAY. SO IT'S CONNECTED AND THAT'S HOW IT, I, I SEE. OKAY. UM, MY, MY OTHER QUESTION WAS, UH, THINKING ABOUT, UM, POSSIBLY HAVING A FACILITY FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION. YES, SIR. SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. WE WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT, BUT IT DIDN'T OCCUR. BUT, UM, IT WILL SOON. AND MY MY HOPE IS THAT WE, WE WILL, UM, HAVE A NEW CIVIC CENTER, IF YOU WILL, UM, THAT WOULD HOUSE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SO THE THOUGHT IS IF, IF WE PUT THIS ONE OF THESE, UM, I THINK THE EXPENSE IS AROUND $24,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF WE, IF WE PUT THIS DURING THE PRESENT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN WE SCRAPE AND WE MOVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CAN WE, WE, CAN WE REPURPOSE THAT? CAN WE GET SOMETHING, UM, OUT OF THAT? ARE WE, UM, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? I, I REALLY, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT, UH, QUESTION. BUT IF, IF YOU ARE, UH, KIND OF QUESTIONING THAT WHY WE ARE DOING IT, UH, EVEN THOUGH IF WE GET THROUGH THE FACILITY UTILIZATION TO GET APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, IT WOULD TAKE THREE TO FOUR YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE ANY, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR OTHER DEPARTMENT MOVING TO THE BUILDING. BUT WE HAVE TO OPERATE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE. YEAH, I'M NOT, THE QUESTION WASN'T WHY. OKAY. IT WAS, COULD, COULD WE REPPER AND THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S JUST DEFINITELY WE COULD ASK THE VENDOR TO SEE IF WE COULD REMOVE IT AND RELOCATE IT, BUT AT THIS POINT, TRYING TO GET SOME VALUE, VALUE OUT OF IT IF SURE. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR, WHICH I THINK IT WILL. BUT NO, THAT'S, THAT, THOSE ARE THE ONLY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THAT I HAD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM SIX? IF NOT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM SIX AS SUBMITTED. OKAY. ONE SECOND AND A SECOND FROM DAN. THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AND IT'S APPROVED. I THINK SOMEBODY HAS TURNED UP THE VOLUME HERE A BIT. HOW'S THAT? HOW'S THAT? NOTHING GOOD. NOT GOOD. LET'S MOVE ON TO [8. Present, discuss and consider action on a Resolution approving a Fourth Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town of Addison and Co-Developers AMLI Residential and Stream Realty Partners for the Addison Circle Area Transit Oriented Mixed-Use Development Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Fourth Amended and Restated MOU. ] ITEM EIGHT PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING. A FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MOU BETWEEN THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND CODE DEVELOPERS, AMLI RESIDENTIAL AND STREAM REALTY PARTNERS FOR THE ADDISON CIRCLE AREA TRANSIT ORIENTED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED M O U, KEN. GOOD EVENING, MARION CITY COUNCIL. KEN SCHMIDT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE TOWN. TONIGHT I'M GONNA PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE ADDISON CIRCLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. THEN ALSO ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON, UH, THE FOURTH AMENDED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE PROJECT CO-DEVELOPERS, FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND STREAM REALTY PARTNERS. UH, SO WITH THIS FOURTH, UH, AMENDED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, THERE ARE SOME MODEST AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO BOTH THE BUSINESS TERMS, AND THAT'S THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. UH, BUT A ALSO IMPACTS THE SITE AND BUILDING DESIGN, UH, THOSE IMPACTS, UH, WHILE MINOR, UH, UH, WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN, UH, A NEED TO CONSIDER, UH, FURTHER ZONING ACTION IN THE FUTURE, UH, TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE [01:30:01] CONSIDERATION OF THIS FOURTH AMENDED MOU. SO WITH THOSE CHANGES, UH, THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME MODEST CHANGES TO INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT ON BOTH THE BUSINESS AND DESIGN SIDE, BUT REALLY THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS LARGELY REMAIN THE SAME. UH, I'LL GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THOSE. THIS STILL REMAINS, OF COURSE, A THREE PHASE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE BULK OF THE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING IN THE FIRST PHASE. UH, THAT INCLUDES, UH, AT THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SITE. UH, YOU HAVE AN OFFICE COMPONENT TO THE PROJECT, UH, WITH A CLASS A OFFICE BUILDING COMPRISING 160,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE. AND THEN A, UH, FREESTANDING PARKING STRUCTURE AT THE ADDISON ROAD FRONTAGE, UH, COMPRISING, UH, JUST UNDER 500 PARKING SPACES. AND THEN, UH, AT THE GROUND FLOOR OF THAT OFFICE BUILDING, YOU'LL HAVE JUST UNDER 4,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL. UH, AT THE CORE OF THE SITE, ALONG FESTIVAL WAY, YOU'LL HAVE WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE RETAIL RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENT NODE, UH, THAT WILL COMPRISE 20 TO 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE, AS WELL AS, UH, SUBSTANTIAL CIVIC SPACE, UH, EMBEDDED WITHIN THAT AREA. AND THEN, UH, SEVERAL PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED WAYS, UH, THAT PROVIDE, UH, PEDESTRIAN FOCUSED CONNECTIONS, UH, BETWEEN THE TRANSIT STATION AND ADDISON CIRCLE PARK. AND THEN THE, UH, FINAL COMPONENTS OF THAT PHASE ONE AND INCLUDE, UH, TWO RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, UH, AT THE, UH, CORNER OF QUORUM DRIVE IN FESTIVAL WAY, YOU HAVE A NOW PROPOSED 14 STORY, UH, MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL TOWER, UH, WITH GROUND FLOOR RETAIL, AS WELL AS A PARKING STRUCTURE THAT WILL SERVE BOTH THE RESIDENTIAL AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT RETAIL COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN EAST OF QUORUM ALONG THE ARAPAHOE FRONTAGE, UH, YOU WILL, UH, REALIGN SPECTRUM DRIVE AND THEN PROVIDE FOR A SEVEN STORY, 412 UNIT MID-RISE MULTIFAMILY BUILDING WITH GROUND FLOOR RETAIL. IN THE FUTURE PHASES OF THE PROJECT, YOU'LL HAVE ON THE DART PROPERTY, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND DART, UH, YOU'LL HAVE A SIX STORY OFFICE BUILDING INTEGRATED WITH A LARGE MULTI-MODAL PARKING STRUCTURE. AND THEN, UH, YOU'LL HAVE A, UH, IN PHASE THREE, A 120 ROOM BOUTIQUE HOTEL, UH, AT WHAT IS THE CURRENT, UH, BOWMAN, UH, BUILDING. UM, SO THAT PROJECT TIMELINE, UH, THE REVISED TIMELINE, YOU'LL HAVE, UH, MUCH OF PHASE ONE KICKOFF IN 2025. AND THEN, UH, ULTIMATELY SEE, UH, THE PROJECT, UH, CONTINUE ON THE COMPLETION, UH, PRIOR TO 2030. SO THIS WAS THE INITIAL, UH, RENDERING OF THE PROJECT PROPOSAL WHEN IT WAS APPROVED IN, UH, APRIL OF 2022. AND THEN FIRST I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE CHANGES TO THE SITE DESIGN, UH, RESULTING FROM THIS FOURTH AMENDED MOU. AND ONCE AGAIN, THIS WILL REQUIRE FUTURE ACTION FROM BOTH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL FOR SOME MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY, PRIMARILY TO ADDRESS AND APPROVE A NEW CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY. SO THE BIG CHANGE RELATES TO PARKING. UM, THE, UM, OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE OFFICE COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT REQUIRED, UH, A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE PARKING IN THE FREESTANDING PARKING STRUCTURE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO SERVE BOTH OFFICE AND RETAIL. IT NEEDS TO PRIMARILY SERVE RE, UH, OFFICE DURING THE WORKDAY. SO WITH THAT 150 SPACES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PROGRAMMED FOR THAT PARKING STRUCTURE WERE SHIFTED TO THE MULTIFAMILY TOWER PARKING STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS THAT TOWER TO SERVE THE RETAIL PARKING TO THE WEST. AND IT ALLOWS THE OFFICE, UH, PARKING STRUCTURE TO REALLY ONLY SERVE THE OFFICE, UH, PROGRAMMING DURING THE WORKDAY. BUT THEN ON NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, AND DURING SPECIAL EVENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A 10% OF THE PARKING BEING RESERVED, THE BULK OF THE PARKING IN THAT STRUCTURE WOULD BE, UH, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THOSE PERIODS. UM, WITH THE AMLI COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT, UH, ONCE AGAIN, THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER WOULD INCREASE FROM 13 STORIES TO 14 STORIES AT THE EASTERN EDGE OF THAT BUILDING, UH, THERE WOULD BE SOME BUILDING TRANSITIONS THAT, UH, ONE OF THOSE TRANSITIONS PREVIOUSLY DID NOT EXIST. SO AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE BUILDING ALONG FESTIVAL WAY, YOU'LL HAVE A BUILDING STEP DOWN, GOING FROM 14 STORIES TO SEVEN STORIES. AND THEN AS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED AT THE WESTERN EDGE OF THAT BUILDING, YOU'LL HAVE A ANOTHER STEP DOWN FROM SEVEN STORIES TO FIVE STORIES. UM, WITH THAT, THE, THE FORM OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE CHANGED, UH, TRANSITIONING FROM A PODIUM TO A WRAPPED PARKING STRUCTURE, INCREASING A BIT IN SCALE AND HEIGHT, UH, TO ALLOW FOR 150 PUBLIC [01:35:01] PARKING SPACES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES, UH, AT THE GROUND LEVELS TO SERVE THE RETAIL USERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN ALSO, AN ADDED BENEFIT OF THAT CHANGE WAS THAT, UH, THE, UH, TRASH SERVICES, SO COMPACTOR SOLID WASTE STORAGE FOR THE RETAIL NODE WAS ABLE TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE MULTIFAMILY BUILDING, UH, AT ITS WESTERN EDGE. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING FREESTANDING SOLID WASTE FACILITIES, WHICH CAN BE A BIT OF AN EYESORE, PARTICULARLY IN A MIXED USE ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS, IT'S NOW TUCKED AWAY IN THE BUILDING AND SCREENED FROM VIEW. SO A BIG WIN THERE. OVERALL. UH, THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME CHANGES AND PROS AND CONS TO THIS, BUT STAFF STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT THIS IS AS WELL AS THE CO-DEVELOPERS THAT THESE CHANGES ARE IN NET POSITIVE, UH, FOR THE, THE PROJECT. AND THAT PRIMARILY RELATES TO THE CHANGES YOU SEE AT THE CORE OF THE PROJECT, THE RETAIL NODE. SO WITH THIS SITE DESIGN, UH, THE CO-DEVELOPERS HAVE INTEGRATED ADDITIONAL CIVIC SPACES AND ORIENTED RETAIL BUILDINGS AROUND THOSE CIVIC SPACES TO REALLY CREATE A VIBRANT ENVIRONMENT THAT PEOPLE WILL WANNA HANG OUT IN. AND THEN THEY'VE ALSO CONTINUED, BUT ALSO ENHANCED THE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK, THAT SEGMENT OF THE PROJECT AND THE TRANSIT STATION. SO WE THINK, UH, THAT WAS A GOOD IMPROVEMENT. AND ALSO HAVING THE RETAIL PARKING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THAT RETAIL NODE INSTEAD OF DIVIDED FROM THE RETAIL NODE BY THE OFFICE BUILDING, UH, PROVIDES FOR A MORE EFFICIENT OPERATION, UH, AND, UH, BETTER CONNECTIVITY, UH, FOR, UH, DINERS AND SHOPPERS TO THAT RETAIL NODE. SO, UH, THERE IS SOME HISTORY, OF COURSE WITH THIS, UH, PROCESS. UH, THE TOWN HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THREE AMENDMENTS, UH, TO THE ORIGINAL M O U THAT WAS APPROVED IN APRIL OF 2022. UH, THE FIRST AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER. THAT WAS SIMPLY ADDRESSING PROJECT SCHEDULE, UH, NEEDS AND REFINEMENTS. AND THEN THE SECOND AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED IN JANUARY OF 2023. UH, THAT REALLY RESULTED FROM WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE ZONING PROCESS. SO DEVELOPMENT QUANTITIES WERE REFINED. AND THEN ALSO, UH, THERE WAS A NEED TO ADDRESS, UH, THE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THE, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENT TEAM AS IT RELATES TO THE RETAIL NODE, UH, CO-DEVELOPER, UH, WITH THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE MOU, UH, THAT WAS ACTED ON IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, UH, THAT REALLY STARTED TO REFLECT SOME OF THE CHALLENGING ECONOMIC HEADWINDS THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN EXPERIENCING OVER THE LAST YEAR. UH, SO THAT INCLUDED ADDITIONAL NEGOTIATION, UH, BETWEEN THE TOWN AND STREAM TO, TO HELP FACILITATE, UH, FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE. UH, IT ALSO INCLUDED MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICE MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT, UH, REDUCING IT, UH, FROM FIVE YEARS TO THREE YEARS. THAT'S, ONCE AGAIN THE TOWN IS LEASING, UH, SPACE, UH, IN THE OFFICE, UH, BUILDING IN ORDER TO HELP IT GET BUILT SPECULATIVELY BEFORE, UH, PERHAPS, UH, LARGER TENANTS HAVE COMMITTED. AND THEN, UH, WITH THE AMLI COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT, UH, IT INCLUDED, UM, ALLOWANCES, UH, ADDRESSING THE PREPAID GROUND RENT, BUT MOST SIGNIFICANTLY IT ADDED A, UH, AD VALOREM TAX GRANT THAT WOULD ONLY BE APPLICABLE IF, UH, A GAP, AN ANTICIPATED, UH, POSSIBLE GAP IN THE PROJECT FINANCING AND PROJECT PERFORMANCE EXISTED. SO THAT ALLOWED FOR UP TO SIX AND A HALF MILLION OF TOWN CONTRIBUTION ON AN AD VALOREM TAX GRANT IF THE PROJECT DID NOT MEET, UH, UH, ANTICIPATED, UH, PROJECT PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS. AND THEN ALSO, UH, IT ADDRESSED, UM, THE, UM, SALES TAX REBATE AND CONVERTING THAT TO AN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. UH, SO WITH THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT, UH, TO THE MOU, UH, THERE'S, UH, A HANDFUL OF KEY CHANGES AND A MODEST CHANGE TO THE OVERALL TOWN PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT. UH, SO FOR STREAM, UH, THAT INCLUDES REDUCING THE TOWN'S CONTRIBUTION, UH, FOR THAT PARKING STRUCTURE CUZ IT'S ONCE AGAIN, UH, GOING TO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS FROM A PUBLIC STANDPOINT, JUST NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. UH, AND THOSE 150 PARKING SPACES WERE SHIFTED FROM THE STREAM STRUCTURE TO AMWAY. SO THAT REDUCED, UH, FROM 6 MILLION TO JUST OVER 4 MILLION, THE TOWN'S CONTRIBUTION ON THAT ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT. AND WE ALSO WENT AWAY FROM BOND FUNDING, AND SO THIS WILL BE CASH FUNDED. THEN ALSO THE TERMS OF THE MASTER LEASE. UH, THE TOWN'S OVERALL CONTRIBUTION WAS REDUCED BY JUST UNDER 2 MILLION. AND THEN THE, UH, TERM WAS REDUCED [01:40:01] FROM THREE YEARS TO TWO AND A HALF YEARS. ALL OTHER CONDITIONS FOR PERFORMANCE IN THAT MASTER LEASE AND REDUCTION IN THE TOWN'S OBLIGATION REMAIN IN PLACE. UM, FOR AMLI, UH, THE, UH, GIVEN THAT THEY ARE NOW ACCOMMODATING 150 PARKING SPACES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, THE TOWN SHIFTED, UH, FUNDING TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PUBLIC COMPONENT OF THEIR PARKING STRUCTURE, UH, THROUGH A 3.4 MILLION IN BOND FUNDING THAT WILL REQUIRE THAT SEGMENT OF THE STRUCTURE TO BE PUBLIC. AND THEN ALSO, UH, WE'VE INCREASED OUR PARTICI POTENTIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE AD VALOR TAX GRANT, UH, FROM, UH, SIX, FIVE YEARS TO SIX YEARS, AND A TOTAL POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION FROM SIX AND A HALF MILLION TO 8 MILLION, UM, THAT IS LARGELY RESULTING FROM, UH, REDUCTIONS IN PARTICIPATION, UM, IN, UH, THROUGH A RETAIL SALES TAX GRANT. SO A ONE 1.5 MILLION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY TARGETED THROUGH A RETAIL SALES TAX GRANT, WHICH WAS LESS PERFORMANCE BASED, IS NOW ADDED TO THAT AD VALOREM PERFORMANCE BASED GRANT. SO IF THE PROJECT PERFORMS AS WE HOPE, UH, THAT WILL NOT APPLY. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, OUR, UH, FINAL CONTRIBUTION TO REALLY CLOSE THE GAP, OUR REMAINING GAP ON THIS PROJECT WAS TO, UH, INCREASE OUR PART PARTICIPATION IN, UH, PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY, UH, PROGRAMMED FOR THE CO-DEVELOPERS. SO THAT RESULTED IN ONE AND A HALF MILLION IN ADDITIONAL TOWN PARTICIPATION. SO THE, UH, PROJECTED OUTCOME OF THAT, UM, MOST OF THESE COSTS ARE KNOWN, SOME ARE PERFORMANCE BASED AND SOME ARE DEPENDENT ON THE FINAL COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, THAT'S PROJECTED FOR THE PROJECT. AND THAT WILL BE WORKED THROUGH IN FUTURE AGREEMENTS. REALLY, IT'S A, IT'S ABOUT A MILLION DOLLAR DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT WAS APPROVED IN WITH THE THIRD AMENDED OOU IN APRIL AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE TONIGHT. SO, ONCE AGAIN, A VERY MODEST CHANGE TO THE BUSINESS TERMS AND A VERY MODEST CHANGE TO THE SITE DESIGN AND BUILDING DESIGN, WHICH WE THINK WILL BE A, A WIN-WIN FOR THE TOWN AND THE CO-DEVELOPERS. ALSO WITH THIS AMENDMENT, UH, GIVEN THAT THERE IS NOW A NEED TO PURSUE REZONING, UH, THERE IS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TIME IN THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS. SO THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER, AND THAT WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO EXTEND THE, UM, UH, TIME TIMELINE FOR COMPLETING THE DEFINITIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND OTHER BUSINESS TERM AGREEMENTS IN OCTOBER AS WELL. AND ULTIMATELY, IF IT PROCEEDS AS WE DESIRE, THAT WILL RESULT IN CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN MARCH OF 2025 FOR BOTH THE OFFICE AS WELL AS THE TOWER. SO WE DO ASK THAT YOU, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING, UH, THIS FOURTH AMENDED MOU TONIGHT. AND, UH, WITH THAT IT WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CO-DEVELOPERS, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH REZONING APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS FINISHING THE DEFINITIVE AGREEMENTS AND ALLOW US ULTIMATELY TO, TO APPROVE THOSE ACTIONS AND, UH, TRANSITION TO, UH, CIVIL SITE DESIGN AND BUILDING PERMITS. HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THE CO-DEVELOPERS ARE HERE AS WELL TONIGHT. THANK YOU, KEN. UH, WE DID HAVE CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS DURING OUR CLOSED SESSION. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, I'VE GOT A QUESTION, KEN, AS IT RELATES TO THE MOU, I KNOW WE, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME THINGS, BUT AS IT RELATES TO THE MOU, UM, FOR PHASE ONE OFFICE, UM, AT FESTIVAL WAY NEAR ADDISON ROAD, DOES THE MOU SAY THAT THERE WILL BE, UH, PARKING AVAILABLE, PUBLIC PARKING FREE, PUBLIC PARKING AVAILABLE TO, TO, TO PEOPLE TO USE ON THE WEEKENDS AND NIGHTS AND IT'S SPECIAL EVENTS? YES, SIR. THERE IS A, UH, TERM BY WHICH THEY WOULD ALLOW A 10% OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE TO BE RESERVED FOR OFFICE TENANTS THAT MAY NEED TO USE IT, UH, DURING THOSE PERIODS. BUT 90% OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT, AT, DURING THE NIGHT, ON WEEKENDS AND DURING SPECIAL EVENTS. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE, MARLIN? UM, NO, SIR. OKAY. NANCY? OH, NO, I'M SORRY. ONE, YEAH, ONE OTHER, ONE OTHER QUESTION. DO WE, UH, I KNOW SOME THINGS CAME IN LATE TODAY, BUT DID WE RECEIVE AN MOU ON THE, DID THAT GET ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA? YES, IT'S, IT'S ATTACHED TO THE PACKET. IT IS, YES, IT'S ON, IT WAS POSTED ONLINE, UH, NOON TODAY. OKAY. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I'VE [01:45:01] GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. UM, FIRST OF ALL, UM, THANK YOU TO, TO STAFF AND TO STREAM AND TO AMWAY FOR, UH, BRINGING THIS, CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS BECAUSE THESE ARE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES WITH REGARD TO FINANCING, AND THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THESE CHANGES. SO GREAT JOB ON COMING TO A, A GOOD AGREE, A GREAT, A GOOD AGREEMENT. UM, CAN WE GO TO SLIDE SEVEN, THE DRAWING? YOU CAN'T SEE THIS REAL GOOD. I CAN ZOOM IN ON THIS AND YOU CAN ZOOM IN ONLINE IF YOU BRING IT UP AS, AS A PDF. UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY, UH, A LITTLE BETTER DESIGN, UH, EILEEN WAS MENTIONING, POINTING THIS OUT ALSO, UH, WITH REGARD ESPECIALLY TO THE, THE MIDDLE STRUCTURE AND BEING THE, THE RESTAURANTS, THE FOUR BLOCKS IN THE MIDDLE, ONE OF THE BLOCKS IS ACTUALLY A PARK. IS THAT RIGHT? OR OPEN SPACE? YES, THERE THESE TWO NEW OPEN SPACES PROGRAMMED WITHIN THAT BLOCK. OKAY. SO, UM, WE DON'T HAVE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS AND, AND THOSE THINGS YET, WERE NOT TO THAT STAGE. THIS IS AN MOU REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT IF WE CAN WORK OUT THE FINANCES AND THE DEAL, UM, THE REST OF THAT DESIGN AND STUFF COMES FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR, IN YOUR SLIDES. UM, BUT A COUPLE OF DETAILS ON THIS, AND AVERAGE PUBLIC WOULDN'T KNOW THESE AND WE WOULDN'T KNOW WITHOUT THE DETAILS IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, IS IT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE FOR A LOT OF THINGS. UM, SO, UH, I, I'M, I'M FAVORABLE TO THAT. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU GO TO SLIDE THE, THE CHART OF ALL THE NUMBERS, US NUMBERS, GEEKS LIKE THIS STUFF, UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS ON HERE THAT, UM, HAVE REALLY CHANGED, BUT IT'S, IT'S REALLY, UM, THE MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE, UM, IS IN PLACES, UH, THAT, UH, POSSIBLY WON'T EVEN BE NEEDED. THERE, THERE TAX GRANTS IF THE, THE RETURN ON, ON THEIR INVESTMENT IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH, IF IT'S NOT YIELDING, THAT BEING THE, THE APARTMENT LEASES, THE RENTAL LEASES AND THE OFFICE LEASES. SO THOSE, THE NUMBER ON THE TOP, THE 8.625 MILLION OFFICE LEASE COMMITMENT AND THE, UH, AV TAX GRANT IF NEEDED, 8 MILLION. THOSE ARE NEEDED ONLY IF, UH, THOSE SPACES ARE NOT LEASED UP. UH, AND THERE'S, UH, BOTH PARTIES ARE VESTED IN, IN LEASING THAT IT'S NOT JUST A ONE SIDED. SO WE HAVE, UH, BOTH OF US HAVE THE SKIN IN THE GAME, THE TOWN AND STREAM OR AMLI. SO, UM, THAT'S, I REALLY JUST, I HAD COMMENTS, I GUESS NO QUESTIONS. IT MAY BE THE OPEN SPACE QUESTIONS, BUT, UM, THANK YOU TO STAFF AND TO THE, THE, THE DEVELOPERS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU. DARREN, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE, MARLON? UM, NO. YEAH, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD IS, IS, UH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK DONE BY A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT. UM, FOR ME, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT I JUST HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO LOOK AT. WE'VE JUST HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT, UM, UNTIL BASICALLY YESTERDAY. SO, UH, UH, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE APPROVING SOMETHING I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS. SO, UM, UH, I'M, I'M IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS ITEM, UM, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AND, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE, TABLE THE ITEM FOR, FOR MORE TIME. OKAY. I'M NOT HEARING A SECOND. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ITEM? A MOTION TO A MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, AS PRESENTED, SECOND COMMENT BEFORE, TAKE THE VOTE. UH, I WANNA THANK THE STAFF FOR, FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION TO US. I THINK THEY'VE, UH, ON THIS FOURTH, FOURTH, UH, ATTEMPT OF, UH, ADJUSTMENT TO THIS MOU, THEY'VE RESPONDED WELL. UH, BOTH PARTIES, UH, RESPONDED WELL TO THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE COME UP. AND, UH, UH, WITH THAT, UH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND LET YOU TAKE THE VOTE. THERE'S, THERE'S CERTAINLY BEEN A LOT OF, A LOT OF HARD WORK DONE BY EVERYBODY AND, UH, AND KEN, KUDOS TO YOU FOR, FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING. SO REALLY NICE WORK. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY BEFORE WE VOTE? I JUST, I JUST HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT. UM, WHEN WE VOTE, I'M, I'M NOT GONNA VOTE FOR THIS, BUT IT'S NOT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE IT, IT'S JUST HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT. UNDERSTAND. SO, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, NAY SIX ONE ITEM PASSES. THANK CARE EVERYBODY. ITEM [9. REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ON THIS AGENDA. This section includes questions members of the City Council direct to staff on any item listed on this agenda. Answers are compiled in a report and provided to the City Council and members of the public by clicking on Exhibit 1 of the item below. The link found within the document will provide access to the supporting documentation. The report will be available prior to the start of the meeting. Any handouts distributed at the meeting will also be uploaded to the below link by 12:00 PM on the business day following the meeting. ] NINE IS REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. AS A MATTER OF PRACTICE, THE COUNCIL SENDS EMAILS TO THE STAFF WITH, UH, QUESTIONS ON THE, UH, AGENDA ITEMS. SO, UH, WE DO GET SOME INFORMATION AHEAD [01:50:01] OF TIME BEFORE THE MEETING AND, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. AND SO WE, IT'S SOMETHING FAIRLY RECENT THAT WE'VE DONE, AND WE'RE INCLUDING THAT ON THE AGENDA. SO IF A PERSON IN THE PUBLIC WANTED TO SEE WHAT THOSE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE TOWN WEBSITE, IF YOU GO TO THE AGENDA AND GO TO ITEM NINE, THERE'S A, THERE, YOU'LL SEE ATTACHMENTS, EXHIBIT ONE, AND IT SAYS COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. SO THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE, SO YOU CAN GET A LITTLE BETTER FEEL FOR THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AS WELL. [ Items of Community Interest The City Council will have an opportunity to address items of community interest, including: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the Town of Addison; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event that was or will be attended by an Addison City Council member or an official; and, announcements involving an eminent threat to public health and safety in Addison that has arisen since posting this agenda Adjourn Meeting] A FINAL ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. WE STARTED THIS ON OUR LAST MEETING. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, UH, ADDRESS ITEMS OF, OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. IS THERE ANYTHING THEY WANNA SAY ABOUT SOMEBODY OR AN EVENT OR ANYTHING THAT'S ON YOUR MIND? BRIEFLY , ANYBODY? MARY, I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE TO SAY SURE. MARLON, GO AHEAD. COMMENTS. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR, OUR CODE AND ENFORCEMENT. UM, UH, COUPLE PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR, CHRISTINA AND OMAR, UH, THAT WORK FOR, UH, TIM HASTINGS IN CODE OF, OF, I'VE JUST SEEN SOME EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS AROUND TOWN, UM, WHETHER IT'S LESS SIGNS OR TRASH ON OUR STREET, AND, UM, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE EASIEST WORK TO BE DOING. UM, BUT, BUT WHAT I THINK I SEE, I THINK I'M SEEING IS THEY'RE DOING IN A VERY HIGH LEVEL, UM, AND, AND THEY'RE PRODUCING GREAT RESULTS. UM, SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF, OF THAT HARD WORK. UH, THE OTHER THING I WANT TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, AND APPRECIATE IS OUR CHAIRMAN OF PLANNING AND ZONING. UM, TOM SOWERS, UM, RECENTLY RESIGNED. TOM'S GONNA BE MOVING TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY, AND, UH, HE'S, HE'S SERVED, UH, AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL FOR I BELIEVE FIVE AND A HALF YEARS. AND SO WE'RE GONNA MISS HIM. AND, UM, AND I JUST WANT TO, I'LL, I, I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR, FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR, FOR OUR TOWN, UM, ON P AND Z, BUT ALSO HIS H HOA. HE'S BEEN PRESIDENT OF HIS HOA FOR POSSIBLY A DECADE. UM, SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TOM. THANK YOU, MARLEY. YEAH, WE'LL DEFINITELY MISS TOM AROUND HERE. WE JUST COME DOWN THE AISLE. NANCY, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES. UM, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, UM, I KNOW WE ALL VALUE OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. UH, TODAY I HAD A, UH, I SAW IT FIRSTHAND. UM, I HAD AN INCIDENT AT MY HOUSE AND I ENDED UP CALLING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. OBVIOUSLY, THEY CAME IMMEDIATELY AND ASSESSED THE SITUATION, TOOK CARE OF IT, UM, AND LEFT ME VERY REASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. UM, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING FURTHER THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, BUT I APPRECIATED IT GREATLY AND I WANTED TO TELL THEM THANK YOU PUBLICLY TONIGHT. THANK YOU, NANCY. KU, YES, MAYOR. KUDOS TO THE AAC STAFF THIS WEEKEND FOR EXTRA EFFORT TO HELP, UH, COOL SOME PEOPLE DOWN. UH, THEY GAVE THEM SOME RELIEF, UH, BY LETTING, UH, PEOPLE ENJOY THE COOLNESS, UH, WHEN THERE WAS SOME, A POWER OUTAGE SATURDAY. SO THEY ALL STEPPED UP AND WE APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, THANKS FOR THAT. I WENT BY THERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND, AND NOBODY WAS REALLY HAPPY TO BE THERE, BUT THEY WERE HAPPIER TO BE THERE THAN OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT, SO, CORRECT. GOOD POINT, DARREN. JUST TO COMMENT ALSO, SECOND, UH, GQS, UH, COMMENT ON THE AAC AND THE STAFF AND THE TOWN, FRANKLY, UH, FOR OPENING THEIR DOORS TO THOSE RESIDENTS THAT DIDN'T HAVE POWER TO RUN THEIR AC. UH, I WAS UP THERE WORKING OUT AND, UH, SAW SEVERAL OF THE, THE FOLKS AT AAB COME IN AND, AND, UM, GREETED THEM. THEY WERE, UM, VERY, VERY GRATEFUL. SO I WANTED TO PASS ON THAT. THANK YOU TO THE TOWN. ALSO, I NOTICED ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, UH, IT WAS ON THERE AS WELL. SO MARY AND YOUR TEAM, CONGRATULATIONS, THAT'S REALLY GOOD PR FOR THE TOWN. UM, AND I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO ITEM NINE AGAIN, WE KIND OF BREEZED PAST IT. UM, THE, THE VIEWING PUBLIC, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT ITEM NINE, IT'S THE ADDITION TO THE AGENDA. THERE'S SIX PAGES OF QUESTIONS THAT ALL OF THE COUNCIL FOLKS, UH, PUT PUT IN ON THESE AGENDA ITEMS. AND I CALLED OUT A COUPLE OF THEM TO HIGHLIGHT 'EM. BUT THERE'S, THERE'S PROBABLY 30 QUESTIONS ON HERE ON, UH, VARIOUS ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. SO THE QUESTIONS YOU THOUGHT, HOW COME THEY'RE SPENDING MY TAX DOLLARS THAT WAY? WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK THAT QUESTION? AND WE PROBABLY DID. SO JUST VIEWING PUBLIC LOOK AT THE, UH, THE QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, AND ANOTHER POINT ABOUT THE AAC, SOME OF THOSE STAFF HAD TO STAY AND WORK LATE SATURDAY NIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WE APPRECIATE THEM. ANYBODY ELSE DONE THAT WAY? NO. I JUST GOT A COUPLE THINGS REAL QUICKLY. UH, FRIDAY MORNING, UH, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO, FROM EIGHT TO NINE O'CLOCK, THEIR METROCREST CHAMBER IS HOSTING COFFEE WITH YOUR COUNSEL. SO YOU CAN COME AND HANG OUT WITH US AND JUST HAVE SOME INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS WITH US AND, UH, AND, AND, UH, MAYBE GQ WILL BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE. I CAN DO IT [01:55:01] . AND, UH, AND LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR CITY MANAGER HAD A WELL-DESERVED VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY, BUT WE DIDN'T MISS A BEAT BECAUSE WE HAD ASHLEY SCHROER WHO'S, WHO WAS ACTING CITY MANAGER, AND SHE JUST, SHE STEPPED RIGHT IN AND TOOK CARE OF EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE, UH, THE VITRUVIAN POWER OUTAGE AND EVERYTHING. SO REALLY WELL DONE. NICE, NICE WORK, ASHLEY. AND, AND WELCOME BACK DAVID, AND, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ASHLEY TODAY. OH, YES, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. OH, AND WE WON'T SING TO YOU , . ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL, UH, ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT, IT'S NOT THREE O'CLOCK 9 59. 9 4 9 49. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.