Jan 09, 2024 Work Session and Regular Meeting

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ALL TECHNOLOGY IN THE, IN THE BALL.

IN THE BALL.

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

[1. Call Meeting to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present.]

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT WITH 100% OF THE COUNCIL IN ATTENDANCE, AND WE WILL GO

[2. Citizen Comments on the Consent Agenda Items. This item allows citizens to speak on any item listed on the Consent Agenda prior to its consideration. 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 beginning of this item.]

ADDRESS THE COUNSEL FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON THIS.

AND THE FIRST PERSON THAT I WILL CALL IS PATRICIA HAHN.

PATRICIA.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WATCHED THOSE AWARD CEREMONIES.

THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE A BETA BOOK , BUT I, SO, UM, SO I'M, I'M USUALLY EARNEST ABOUT THIS TOPIC, SO YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO, MAYBE WHEN THIS TOPIC IS SOLVED, WE'LL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

COULD YOU PLEASE GET YOUR ADDRESS? OH 3 7 7 2 .

AND I'VE BEEN HERE 30 YEARS.

I THINK THE CITY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB EVENTS.

I DUNNO WHAT, I DUNNO WHAT THIS IS.

UM, SO IT'S REALLY ODD.

I WAS TRYING TO GET READY TO SAY SOMETHING, IT WON'T TAKE THREE MINUTES, BUT I WAS TRYING TO GET READY TO SAY SOMETHING THAT WAS MEANINGFUL.

AND UH, TODAY IS JANUARY 9TH, BUT IN 2015, TWO THOU, UH, JANUARY 9TH WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE NATIONAL LAW ENHAN LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY, LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE I WAS, I'M HERE BASICALLY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR OUR OFFICERS.

AND ALSO TO COMMENT JUST A LITTLE BIT ON POLICE.

I WAS A FIRST RESPONDER WAY, WAY, WAY BACK IN THE DAY BEFORE ANY OF OUR COPS WERE COPS.

SO WE ALL KNOW THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HERE HAVE CHOSEN A PROFESSION THAT PUTS THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S ONLY ABOUT 2.4% OF PEOPLE IN THE US THAT WILL EVER SERVE.

SO 97.6% OF US CAN HIDE, INCLUDING RIGHT NOW MYSELF.

UM, BUT THEY'RE CALLED TO DUTY, I THINK IS DEMANDING.

UH, IT REQUIRES A LOT OF DEDICATION AND THEY'RE NOW BEING VERY HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED AND OFTEN I THINK, UNDERAPPRECIATED PRIVATELY THE CITIZENS TELL ME THAT THEY LOVE THEM, BUT WE DON'T HEAR THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE IN THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST OUR OFFICERS, BUT DALLAS AND, UM, SO DALLAS CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 3000 OUT OF THEIR ESTIMATED 4,000 OFFICERS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SAFETY.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE CRIME RATE IN DALLAS IS GOING UP.

WE DON'T NEED TO BE PART OF THAT.

I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR ANYWAY.

UM, I WAS LOOKING UP SOME NUMBERS ON THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF OF POLICE, A GROUP, AND THEY ESTIMATE THAT MOST RESIDENTIAL UNIT LIKE AREAS WOULD HAVE 3.4 OFFICERS PER THOUSAND CITIZENS.

BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT JUST 17,000 CITIZENS.

WE HAVE HUGE COMMERCIAL AND WE HAVE HUGE IMPACT WITH THE AIRPORT.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO ANY OF THAT, BUT I KNOW WE'RE WAY BIGGER THAN JUST 17,000 RESIDENTS.

SO THOSE NUMBERS DON'T FIT US.

UM, I THINK TODAY WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE OFFICERS OF ADDISON FOR THEIR SERVICE AND WE OFFER THEM A TOKEN OF RESPECT.

IT'S, UM, IT'S MY IMPRESSION THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED PAY EQUITY FOR THEM THIS MONTH.

VERY MEANINGFUL.

UM, I'M REALLY HERE TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER AND NOT CRY.

I'M HERE TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER, DAVID GAINES, OUR MAYOR BRUCE ARFON, OUR CITY COUNCIL, AND OF COURSE CHIEF SPENCER, UH, FOR WORKING DILIGENTLY TO ADDRESS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE BECAUSE IT DID FALL BACK OVER THE LAST 5, 6, 7 YEARS AND PUT US AT EQUITY WITH OUR COMPARISON CITIES.

UM, IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN DOING SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY SAID THAT THERE'S LIKE, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AS, UH, ASSOCIATION WITH APPRECIATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'M NOT TECH ENOUGH TO DO SOCIAL MEDIA.

THIS IS MY SOCIAL MEDIA AND I DIDN'T TAKE A BETA BLOCK THAT I PUT ON THAT STICK.

DOESN'T COUNT A WHOLE LOT.

UM, GENUINELY SINCERE ABOUT THE TOPIC.

I THINK THAT WE

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WE DIDN'T REALLY DO RIGHT BY THEM FOR A COUPLE YEARS.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT BY THEM NOW.

AND THE OFFICERS THAT I TALKED TO ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

VERY, VERY, VERY PRIVATELY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.

UM, AND I SPEAK TO ALL OF THEM WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

, THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, PAT.

THANK YOU PATRICIA.

THANK YOU.

WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.

YOU GUYS DID IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I WILL.

NEXT CALL ON BARBARA NICHOLAS AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

SURE.

I'M ALLOWED TO SHARE INFORMATION.

SORRY, AM I ALLOWED TO SHARE INFORMATION? SURE.

I JUST HAVE IT.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS BARBARA NICHOLAS.

I LIVE AT 40 92 JULIE TOWN AT THE ADDISON.

AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HAVING TO COME HERE.

AND THE REASON IS, UH, DUE TO THE GREENHILL SCIENCE CENTER, UM, THEY PUT UP A TEMPORARY UTILITY POLE, WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TEMPORARY UTILITY POLE BEHIND MY FENCE.

IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO ORIGINALLY GO BEHIND MY FENCE, BUT THEY ENDED UP PUTTING IT THERE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS TEMPORARY.

THEY'RE GONNA PUT IT ON THE GROUND.

UM, NORMALLY WHEN YOU PUT IN UTILITY POLES, AND I UNDERSTAND UTILITIES HAVE TO GO SOMEPLACE, YOU PUT IT ALONG THE BOUNDARY LINE, SO IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE HOMEOWNER'S LINE OF SIGHT.

TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND, I HAVE A TOWNHOUSE.

THE MAIN LIVING IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

THE, UM, MAIN WINDOW AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, IS ALSO ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

THIS POLE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE OF SIGHT.

THERE'S ANOTHER POLE ABOUT FOUR FEET AWAY BETWEEN ME, UH, AND MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY LINE.

THERE'S NOT ONE ON MY TO THE RIGHT OF MY PROPERTY AND MY WITH MY NEIGHBOR.

AND IT JUST REFLECT ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

OKAY? I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH KEN SMITH ON THIS ISSUE.

HE TELLS ME THAT THIS VIOLATES DALLAS COUNTY CODE AND THAT THE GREENHILL MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET AN OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE UNLESS THEY CORRECT THIS, UNLESS THEY GET A VARIANCE.

I'M ASKING THAT YOU DO NOT GRANT GREENHILL A VARIANCE.

I SHOULD NOT BE THE ONE WHO'S BURDENED BY THIS BY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TOOK PLACE IN REGARD TO THIS CONSTRUCTION ISSUE, BUT I THINK IT'S UNJUST AND IT'S UNFAIR TO ME AS A HOMEOWNER TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS IMPAIRMENT IS, APPEARS MY ENJOYMENT OF MY PROPERTY.

I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK OUT MY WINDOW.

AND THE MAIN SITE IS A UTILITY POLE.

IT'LL IMPAIR MY ABILITY TO SELL RESALE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY BECAUSE ANYONE VIEWING THE PROPERTY AT THE MAIN WINDOW WILL SEE THIS HUGE UTILITY POLE THERE.

I UNDERSTAND GREENHILL HAD FIRST REPRESENTED IT OR WARRANTED THAT THEY WERE GONNA PUT THIS POLE.

UM, THEY WERE GONNA PUT THESE LINES ON THE GROUND, THEY SHOULD BE HELD TO THAT.

SO BETWEEN THE TWO OF US WHO SHOULD BE AT A BURDEN OF THIS MATTER SHOULD BE GREENHILL AND NOT I, SO THAT IS MY MAIN ISSUE HERE.

I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND YOU CANNOT SPEAK TO THIS MATTER SINCE IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

AND I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS MATTER WILL COME UP AS TO A POSSIBLE VARIANCE.

AND I PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE SCHEDULE TO MONITOR YOUR AGENDA TO MAKE, TO SEE WHEN IT DOES COME UP.

BUT I'M ASKING THAT WHEN IT DOES ARISE THAT THE GREEN HILL VARIANCE BE DENIED BASED UPON THE IMPAIRMENT TO MY PROPERTY.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER NAMES.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER TWO? CITIZEN COMMENTS ON CONSENT? AGENDA ITEMS. SEEING NONE, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

COUNCIL MEMBER CLARIFICATION.

REQUEST REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS NEEDED BY COUNSEL ON CONSENT ITEMS? NO, MA'AM.

GREAT.

SEEING NONE.

MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR COUNCIL

[4. Council Questions and Answers]

THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE SENT BY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO STAFF ARE PUT, ARE COMPILED IN A DOCUMENT WITH RESPONSES FROM THE STAFF.

THEY'RE SENT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEY'RE ALSO UPLOADED NOW TO OUR TOWN WEBSITE.

SO WHEN YOU GO TO THE AGENDA ON THE TOWN WEBSITE, UH, WHEN YOU GET TO THIS ITEM, YOU WILL SEE A LINK TO THAT, UH, TO THAT DOCUMENT SO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THOSE RESPONSES SO YOU'RE SEEING THE SAME INFORMATION THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SEEING.

AND THIS IS JUST INFORMATION TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE THAT, THAT'S WHERE THAT IS.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WORK SESSION REPORTS.

[a. Present and discuss Public Works and Engineering Department operations and project updates.]

SHANNON, THANK TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M SHANNON HICKS, STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE TOWN.

TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO JUST GIVE YOU JUST A REAL BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO IN THE DEPARTMENT AND SOME UPDATES ON OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WE'LL START WITH THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

UH, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT WE'VE ADDED SOME, UH, CROSSING SAFETY

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THOSE ARE CALLED RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACONS AS TO HELP BRING ATTENTION TO PEDESTRIANS AS TO COME THROUGH.

ONE THING YOU MAY NOT HAVE NOTICED IS THAT THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED.

WE HAVE RADAR ON THIS.

THEY DETECT PEDESTRIANS WHEN THEY'RE COMING AND, AND ACTUATE THOSE LADDER.

UH, WE'VE JUST ARE IN THE FINISHING PHASES OF A CITYWIDE PAVEMENT ASSESSMENT.

FUGRO HAS COMPLETED THEIR DATA COLLECTION AND THEY'RE COMPILING THEIR FINAL REPORT.

AND THIS DATA WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE MASTER PLAN UPDATE THAT'S COMING, UH, ALONG AS WELL.

UH, THE TRIVIA BRICK PAVER REPAIRS.

THIS WAS A DECISION PACKET.

UM, GOING ON THIS, A LOT OF THE, THE BANDS ALONG THE SIDEWALKS AND THE TRIVIA, WE'RE CURRENTLY STILL COLLECTING QUOTES FOR THAT.

WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING UP COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS.

AND THE SAME WITH THE ARAPAHOE BRICK PAVER REPAIRS.

WE'VE, UH, WE'VE GOT THE CHANGE ORDER ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO CHANGE OUT THE BRICK PAVERS ALONG ARAPAHOE, UH, BASICALLY EAST OF THE WHEELER, WEST OF THE WHEELER BRIDGE.

ALL OF THOSE CROSSWALKS AND THINGS THAT ARE FAILING.

WE'RE GONNA GO BACK WITH INLY STAINED STAMPED CONCRETE, SO IT'LL LOOK REALLY GOOD AND LAST A LITTLE LOT LONGER.

SHANNON, CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? YES.

ARE THE BRICK PAVERS FOR THOSE TWO PROJECTS GONNA BE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT? SO THE BRICK PAVERS AND THE TRIVION WERE REPAIRING.

OKAY.

SO THE BRICK PAVERS ON ARAPAHOE WE'RE GETTING RID OF.

RIGHT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, THE STREET DIVISION.

UM, ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF A GRANT FROM TXDOT TO COMPLETELY REBUILD THE SIGNALS AT THE INTERSECTION OF BELT LINE AND BUSINESS.

THEY'LL BRING THESE SIGNALS UP TO OUR STANDARDS WITH THE FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS, A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE ELECTRONICS, ALL THE MASSED ARMS, BASICALLY ALL OF THE SIGNAL COMPONENTS.

IT'S ABOUT $600,000 FROM T.

UH, THE TOWN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND SOME, UH, MANAGEMENT COST OF OP AND ANYTHING THAT'S CALLED BETTERMENTS.

'CAUSE WE LOCK OUR POOLS TO LOOK NICER.

WE'VE GOTTA PAY FOR THAT.

WE ESTIMATE THAT TO BE ABOUT $20,000.

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD DEAL FOR THE TOWN.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

THIS'LL BE BID AND BUILT BY TDOT, SO THEY'LL BE MANAGING IT, BUT OUR STAFF WILL BE OUT THERE MONITORING IT.

LOOK BACKWARDS.

, WE JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED OUR ANNUAL TANK INSPECTION.

THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF ALL OUR WATER STORAGE TANKS MEETS, UH, APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND OUR STANDARDS.

SO THEY CAME OUT REALLY WELL.

UH, LEAD COPPER REVISIONS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT JUST RECENTLY HIT US IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

WE'VE GOTTA GO OUT AND INVENTORY ALL OF OUR WATER SERVICE LINES TO, UH, DOMESTIC CUSTOMERS TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T HAVE A POTENTIAL LEAD CONTAMINATION.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH AN AI COMPANY THAT'S, UH, APPROVED BY THE EPA TO HELP MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL PHYSICAL FIELD WORK WE HAVE TO DO.

UH, WE'VE DONE THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT.

WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT 150 OF THE SERVICES, FEED THAT BACK INTO THE, THE MACHINE, GET BACK OUT, SOME OTHERS.

SO THAT ONE'S MOVING ALONG WELL.

AND, UH, WE'RE ABOUT TO START OUR MANUAL, UH, SIGNATURE SEW MANUAL REHABILITATION.

UH, THAT CONTRACT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT AS WELL.

ONE OF THE REALLY, UH, INTERESTING PROJECTS WE DID LAST YEAR WAS THE REDING TRAIL WATERLINE, UH, NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING.

IF YOU MAY RECALL, WE, OUR, OUR WATER MASTER PLAN CALLED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS WATERLINE ALL THE WAY FROM BELTLINE, UH, THE GEORGE BUSH ELEMENTARY, RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE REDDING TRAIL.

AND THAT TRAIL'S, UH, BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH ALREADY.

UH, WE, WE PARTNERED WITH RJ AND ENGINEERS.

THEY WENT IN, THEY DID ASSESSMENTS.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THEY DETERMINED USEFUL LIFE OF THIS PIPE IS ANOTHER 40 YEARS.

SO WHAT WE'LL RECOMMEND IS EVERY 10 OR 15 YEARS GO BACK AND RECHECK IT AND TO DETERMINE, UH, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE PIPE AT THAT TIME.

UH, MASTER WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

WE'RE UPDATING OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

WE WANT THOSE TWO DOCUMENTS TO SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE.

WE WANT ALL THE FUTURE GROWTH PROJECTIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLANS.

UH, THAT ONE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD.

IT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL.

UH, SO STARTING THAT AS WELL.

WE SHOULD FINISH THAT IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, WE'VE GOTTA GO OUT AND DO SOME MONITORING OF OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO FIND OUT REALLY WHAT THE FLOWS ARE.

WE CAN MODEL WHAT WE THINK IS COMING INTO THE SYSTEM.

UM, BUT WE, WE REALLY NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND MEASURE THE FLOWS.

AND IF YOU MAY NOTICE THAT THERE'S AN OPTIONAL 30 DAY EXTENSION ON THERE.

'CAUSE WE NEED TO CAPTURE SOME WET WEATHER EVENTS TOO, BECAUSE OUR SYSTEM, AS MUCH AS WE'D LIKE IT TO BE, IS NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SEALED.

WE DO GET I AND I INFLOW AND INFILTRATION, WE NEED TO TYPE AN IDEA OF, OF WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.

SO WE'LL TAKE THIS NUMBER, PUT, PLUG IT INTO THE MODELS AND CALIBRATE 'EM, AND THEN DETERMINE WHAT OUR CAPACITIES ARE NOW.

AND THEN AS, AS WE GET FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IT,

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ONE INTERESTING THING, UH, WE'RE DOING WITH OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER PLAN, MASTER UPDATE IS MASTER PLAN UPDATE IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN AI TOOL WHEN WE'RE DONE, THAT WILL HAVE OUR MODEL IN THERE.

AND SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO DEVELOPERS ABOUT REDEVELOPING A PARCEL, WE CAN PLUG IN THEIR DATA AND DETERMINE REAL TIME, A HIGH LEVEL IMPACT TO OUR SYSTEM.

KIND OF A NO GO.

A GO, NO GO CHECK.

UH, SO ALLOW US TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA.

WE STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH THE FULL MODELING WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, BUT WE'LL HAVE A WAY OF CHECKING THAT.

SO REALLY, REALLY EASILY IN THE MEETING.

SOME PRETTY CLEAN WASTEWATER FLIPPED UP.

BIG CAL WAY.

UH, UM, SORRY.

LEFT CABINET UPGRADES IS MOVING FORWARD.

UM, THIS WAS APPROVED AS PART OF A DECISION PACKET.

UH, FY 24.

UH, THE EXISTING COMPONENTS ARE OUT OF DATE.

WE CAN'T GET REPLACEMENTS.

UH, THIS PROJECT IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, UH, FOR APPROVAL.

THE, UH, THE CONTRACT FOR IT.

AND WE ANTICIPATE, UH, THAT WORK BEING COMPLETED IN THE FISCAL YEAR.

LAST YEAR WE COMPLETED THE, UH, CAL WAY, UH, WET WELL BYPASS PROJECT THAT ALLOWS US TO NOW BYPASS THE WET WELL AND GET IN AND INSPECTED.

SO WHAT WE'RE WE'LL BE DOING IS GOING IN AND DOING STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENTS OF THIS PO OF THE WET WELL TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANY WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

UM, AND THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, UH, FOR TONIGHT AS WELL.

LEMME KNOW IF YOU GUYS, ANY QUESTIONS AS YOU GUYS SHANNON, FOR, FOR THOSE OF US THAT MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT A WET WELL IS.

OKAY, SO IN A LIFT STATION, SO SENATOR SEWER FLOWS DOWNHILL AND IT GETS TO A CERTAIN POINT.

IT'S TOO DEEP, YOU HAVE TO LIFT IT UP TO GO BACK DOWN AGAIN.

THAT'S WHAT A LIFT STATION IS.

AND THAT COMES IN THE WET WELL IS KIND OF THE SIDE OF THE LIFT STATION WHERE THE WATER COMES IN AND FILLS UP AND IT GETS TO A CERTAIN LEVEL.

IT PUMPS KICK ON AND THEY PUMP IT OUT, GOES DOWN AND THEY KICK OFF.

SO THE WET WELL IS THE RECEIVING OF THAT REALLY CLEAR BLUE WATER.

YOU SAW .

SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO GO SEE OURS, LET ME KNOW.

GIVE TOUR OF IT.

IT'S IN A PRETTY INTERESTING, THIS WAS NOT PART OF CITIZENS ACADEMY WAS IT? IS IT WAS, IT WAS PART, IT WAS, WASN'T THERE? IT WAS FINE.

I WAS THERE FOR THAT.

DID YOU LEAVE HALFWAY THROUGH ? BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE STOPS WE DO AT CITIZENS ACADEMY 'CAUSE PEOPLE ARE PRETTY INTERESTED IN HOW THAT ALL WORKS.

UH, AND FINALLY, THE SCADA UPGRADES.

UH, THE SCADA IS KIND OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM.

UH, IT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN THE NINETIES.

THIS IS AN ACTUAL SCREENSHOT FROM OUR EXISTING SCADA SYSTEM.

AND, UH, I GOT A COMMENT FROM SOMEBODY.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE VIDEO GAME IN OREGON TRAIL, IF YOU WILL.

SO, UH, IT IS, IT IS OUTDATED.

UM, AND THIS, THIS PROJECT IS TO UPDATE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

WE'RE RIGHT NOW DOING LINE OF SITE COMMUNICATION FROM A LOT OF 'EM WITH, WITH RADIO.

IT'S NOT RELIABLE AND WE NEED IT TO BE.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE UPGRADING TO FIBER COMMUNICATIONS TO THE LARGE FACILITIES AND, AND ALL OF THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WILL GET UPGRADED AS WELL.

THE COMPANY WE CHOSE, RLC CONTROLS IS THE LEADER IN THE INDUSTRY.

THEY HAVE A STELLAR REPUTATION AND, UH, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYBODY MESSING WITH THIS EQUIPMENT.

IT'S NOT THE BEST.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND IT'S A REASONABLE PRICE.

SO THAT IS ON THE, UH, AGENDA FOR TONIGHT TOO.

SO WE'LL START MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT ONE AS WELL.

SO MOVING ON TO OUR, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

UM, UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW IS A SURVEY PUMP STATION ELECTRICAL UPGRADES.

THIS WAS AWARDED BACK IN MARCH.

UH, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT HAS REALLY LONG LEAD TIMES ON SOME OF THE COMPONENTS THAT IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

AND WE SHOULD FINISH IT IN THE SUMMER.

UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON 80 D EIGHT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

THAT'S THE REDOING THE SIGNALS AT THREE INTERSECTIONS, SOJOURN AND ADDISON ROAD, BELTLINE AND BELTWAY AND BELTLINE AND ADDISON ROAD.

THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.

THE SIGNAL POLES ARE JUST LONG, LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS WE EXPECT.

WE'VE GOT THE SIGNALS COMPLETED IN SO AND ADDISON ROAD, AND WE EXPECT THE OTHER TWO INTERSECTIONS TO BE DONE, UH, IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

UH, LER SPRING, UH, ROAD RECONSTRUCTION.

SHANNON, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THAT LAST SLIDE? YES, SIR.

SO I KNOW WHEN THEY DID ADDISON AND SOJOURN, THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING, THE COMPUTERS AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT.

IS IT GONNA GET THAT GONNA BE THE SAME WITH THE OTHER? UH, FOR THE MOST PART, I THINK ON ONE OR TWO OF THE INTERSECTIONS, SOME OF THE SIGNAL MASS ARMS MAY STAY THE SAME.

JUAN, IS THAT CORRECT? ARE WE REPLACING EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE? WE'RE REPLACING EVERYTHING AT BELTLINE AND BELT, UH, BELTWAY AND BELTLINE AS OKAY.

SO REPLACING EVERYTHING, COMPUTERS AND EVERYTHING.

YES, SIR.

AND THEY DID A REALLY NICE JOB WITH THAT INTERSECTION OF, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE ALL THE ADA A IMPROVEMENTS REALLY ARE,

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AND, AND THE NEW SYSTEM, THE COMPUTER AND EVERYTHING IS MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE THAN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE TO THE EAST WEST TRAFFIC.

AND SO IT REALLY SEEMED TO FLOW MUCH, MUCH BETTER.

THANK YOU.

SO NICE WORK.

WE ALSO DID SOME STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE AT THE SAME TIME TO TRY TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE TRAFFIC FOR THE LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE SCHOOL.

IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING VERY WELL.

SO, UH, KELLY CRUZ REAL QUICK ON THAT LAST ONE.

UH, DO WE KNOW WHEN, UH, LAKE FOREST DRIVE MIGHT BE COMPLETED? WE'LL GET TO THAT SLIDE HERE.

MR. OH, I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU SIR.

, UH, THE KELLER, UH, SPRINGS RECONSTRUCTION.

YOU MAY RECALL.

WE, UH, WE BID THE PROJECT.

IT WAS REALLY, REALLY HIGH.

WE REDID SOME , PUT IT OUT FOR BID STILL HIGH, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CUT ABOUT $3 MILLION IN COST.

UH, THAT WAS AWARDED BY COUNCIL, UM, BACK EARLIER THIS SUMMER.

AND WE HAD, IT RAN INTO AN INTERESTING ROADBLOCK ON THIS PROJECT.

WE HAD ONE PARCEL THAT WE HAD TO HAVE FOR FRANCHISE UTILITY RELOCATION.

WE FILED FREE MINUTE DOMAIN IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR.

AND SIX MONTHS LATER, THE JUDGE HAD STILL NOT APPOINTED, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

WE ACTUALLY HAD TO FILE THE WRIT OF, AND DAVIS BASICALLY SUIT THE JUDGE TO GET HER TO, TO APPOINT THE COURT.

UH, THAT HAPPENED.

WE AWARDED THE PROPERTY AND SHE NEVER SIGNED THE AWARD.

STILL HAS NOT.

SO WE'VE WORKED WITH THE OPPOSING COUNSEL AND WE'VE ALL AGREED TO TREAT IT AS, AS IT IS, UH, UH, UH, SETTLED.

WE'VE PAID THE MONEY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO THAT HAS DELAYED THE FRANCHISE UTILITIES BEING ABLE TO WORK.

THAT'S BEEN CLEARED UP.

UH, MR. DIVINITY HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH ENCORE.

THEY'RE THE FIRST ONES THAT NEED TO GET MOVED.

WE EXPECT THEM TO BE MOVED BY MID NEXT MONTH.

AND THEN TIO SHOULD BE MOVING IN SOMETIME IN MARCH.

ONCE ENCORE MOVES THEY'RE POWER, THEN TELECOM MOVES AND THEN WE CAN MOVE TO GO IN.

SO LOOKS LIKE THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, FULL FORCE COMING MARCH.

AND HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL BE GETTING NICE INTO, IT'LL BE GOOD.

KIND OF START THOUGH, IF YOU WILL REMEMBER ON THIS PROJECT, KEL SPRINGS WILL BE ONE LANE, ONE DIRECTION FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP ACCELERATE THAT, BUT IT WILL BE A POINT GROWTH, UH, MIDWAY ROAD.

UH, THIS IS A, THIS ONE'S GOING, UH, QUITE WELL.

UH, ALL OF THE PAVING NOW, LINDBERGH TO KEL SPRINGS IS DONE.

THE NORTHBOUND LANES FROM BELTLINE TO LINDBERGH ARE REMOVED.

WE EXPECT THEM TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE WEEKS BY, THEY'RE DEPENDENT.

AND THEN WE'LL FLIP OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE AND BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT.

WE EXPECT TO HAVE ALL THE PAVING DONE.

UM, END OF MARCH, SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

UH, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BELTLINE, MOST OF THE SIDEWALKS AND WALMART WALLS ARE COMPLETED.

WE HAVE ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS LEFT OF WORK THERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO.

I HAVE SOME NOTES HERE JUST TO MAKE SURE.

UM, SO THREE TO FOUR WEEKS ON THE SIDEWALK AND WALLS, BACKFILLING IN GRADING.

AND THEN MID-FEBRUARY, WE EXPECT THE LANDSCAPERS START TO START MOVING IN.

WE'VE GOT ALL THE SUBMITTALS, THEY'VE TAGGED THE TREES FOR US.

OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ON STAFF ARE GONNA GO OUT AND INSPECT THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL MEET OUR STANDARDS AND THEN THEY'LL COME OUT.

UM, ONE THING THAT PATRICK MENTIONED TO ME THAT, THAT I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND UNTIL HE TOLD ME IS YOU REALLY WANT EVERYTHING TO COME FROM ONE NURSERY BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO WARRANTY CLAIMS DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH TREE WAS THERE? SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH, IS FINDING SOME NURTURING TO HAVE A QUANTITY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE TREES, ESPECIALLY SINCE THOSE MAJOR, UH, FREEZES WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

UM, ENCORE STREETLIGHTS, UM, WE ARE WORKING WITH ENCORE TO TRY TO SCHEDULE THEM TO GET OUT THERE.

UH, DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU ON WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE INSTALLED, BUT I'M ACTUALLY MEETING WITH 'EM ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE TOMORROW, SO I'M GONNA TRY TO TRY TO PIN 'EM DOWN ON SOMETHING.

UH, THE SIGNALS WE'RE HOPING THE SIGNALS SOUTH OF ABOVE LINE WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF FEBRUARY AS WELL.

THERE'S SOME GRADING ISSUES THAT'S HOLDING THEM UP TOO, SO EVERYTHING'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A BIG JIGSAW PUZZLE HAPPENING OUT THERE.

SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON ON THAT YES SIR SHANNON? SO, SO, 'CAUSE THE STORY WE WERE TELLING LAST YEAR WAS THAT SOUTH OF BELTLINE IS GONNA BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH WE'RE NOT THERE.

SO WHEN WILL DONE ACTUALLY HAPPEN, BECAUSE NOW I SEE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

WHAT WHAT DOES DONE LOOK LIKE AND WHEN WOULD THAT HAPPEN? SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY BEING DONE SOUTH OF BELTLINE WITH EVERYTHING BEING IN END OF FEBRUARY, MARCH, PATRICK,

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OKAY.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH IT.

OKAY.

AND WE'RE, IT'S A, IT'S BEEN A, IT'S BEEN BATTLE.

I MEAN, A LOT OF THE SUBCONTRACTORS WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT BID IN 2020.

SO ALL THE PRICES ARE 2020 PRICING.

AND YOU, WE'VE ALL LIVED THROUGH THIS.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH SOME SERIOUS INFLATION AND THEY'VE HELD THEIR PRICES.

SO A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, I GET THE FEELING NOBODY SAID IT, THAT THEY HAVE AN OPTION BETWEEN GOING TWO JOBS.

THEY MAY GO TO ANOTHER JOB, AND THAT'S A, THAT'S PROBABLY A BUSINESS DECISION TO STAY IN BUSINESS.

SO, UH, PATRICK'S BEEN ON WORKING ON IT AND, AND TRYING TO PUSH HIM AS HARD AS CAN.

WE'RE SEEING SOME MOVEMENT.

SO, UH, FEELING GOOD.

AND THEN THE NORTHERN HALF OR NORTHERN SECTION FROM NORTH OF BELL LINE IS SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION.

BY SPRING IT'D BE SPRING, SO LATE APRIL PROBABLY THERE'S A LOT LESS RESTORATION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN UP IN NORTH.

RIGHT.

AND A LOT LESS LANDSCAPING.

REALLY.

MOST OF THE LANDSCAPING, LANDSCAPING UP ON THE NORTH SIDE IS IN THE MEDIA.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOU, Y'ALL ARE WORKING HARD ON THAT AND IT'S BEEN A MASSIVE PROJECT.

YES, SIR.

AND, UH, PATRICK'S BEEN DOING AN AMAZING JOB FOR US.

HE'S, UH, HE'S REALLY WORKING WELL.

UH, TIO IS REALLY PUSHING HARD AS WELL, SO IT'S JUST, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES AND, AND WHEN ONE ITEM DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO, THE SUBCONTRACTORS GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THE BACK.

YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR, ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT.

IT'S, IT IS PATRICK, I DON'T WANNA TAKE ANY CREDIT.

HE'S DOING'S PATRICK.

UM, COUPLE OTHER PROJECTS.

THE RAW HIGH CREEK A DA AND DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, BUT ALL THE PORTA-POTTIES ARE GONE.

SO IT, UH, DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OUT THERE.

UH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BETTER CONTRACTORS WE'VE WORKED WITH.

UM, SO AT SOME POINT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

UH, TEXAS STANDARD DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF COORDINATING WITH THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE.

I WAS REALLY SURPRISED AT HOW FEW COMPLAINTS I GOT FROM THAT MASSIVELY DISRUPTIVE PROJECT.

SO THEY DO GOOD JOB.

YOU GO OUT THERE AND LOOK AT THAT, THAT DETENTION FULLY THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

AND WE COMPLETED THE, UH, WE'RE COMPLETING THE STREET SCAPE PROJECT FOR THE TOWNHOMES AT THE CORNER OF, UH, SPRING VALLEY AND THE TRIBUNE, UM, VIA A SHARED USE PATH, UH, DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE AND THE STREETSCAPE , WE'RE DOING THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, UDR, UH, QUORUM TRAFFIC RECONSTRUCTION.

UH, WE'RE UNDER DESIGN, UH, WORKING WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE, UH, PLACEMAKING.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE, IF YOU MAY RECALL, WE'RE DOING SOME NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ON THE 36 AND 24 INCH WATER MAINS.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT WATER MAIN IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE BEFORE WE PUT A $26 MILLION ROAD ON TOP OF, OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER COMES OUT TO BE.

SO, UH, DESIGN'S UNDERWAY, WE ANTICIPATE, UH, 18 MONTHS TOTAL.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY LIKE 14 MONTHS FROM NOW OF BEING ABLE TO GO OUT FOR BID, UH, AIRPORT PARKWAY RECONSTRUCTION.

UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY 95% DESIGN JUST BECAUSE WE'VE JUST BEEN HOLDING OFF FOR KEL SPRINGS.

UM, RIGHT NOW, OUR, OUR PLAN WAS TO WAIT UNTIL KELLER SPRINGS WAS COMPLETELY DONE BECAUSE OF THE DELAYS ON KELLER SPRING.

WHAT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS, IS PROBABLY WANTING TO START THAT PROJECT ONCE WE PUT TWO WAY TRAFFIC BACK OPEN ON KELLER SPRINGS.

IT'LL PUT TWO ROADS NEXT TO EACH OTHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT ONCE, BUT I THINK IN THE END IT'LL BE A LOT BETTER.

WE'LL GET DONE QUICKER.

UH, THAT'S PROBABLY WOULD BE SPRING OF 25 YOU THINK, PATRICK? YES, UH, ROUGHLY IS WHEN WE WOULD WANNA START THAT.

SO WE'LL START MESSAGING THAT OUT SEVERAL MONTHS JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.

AND AIRPORT PARKWAY DOESN'T REALLY GO ANYWHERE.

IT JUST DEAD ENDS.

RIGHT? UM, MONTFORD DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION, UM, IT'S UNDER DESIGN.

KIMLEY HORN'S DOING THAT FOR US.

IT'S MOVING FORWARD.

UH, WE SHOULD BE, UH, BIDDING THAT PROJECT OUT NEXT SUMMER.

UH, PROJECT BUDGET, $7.3 MILLION, WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE BUDGETED FOR.

AND WE WILL, UM, BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT LIMITS.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO DALLAS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CITY LIMITS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

AND, AND WE, WE WANT TO LOOK AT POTENTIALLY EXTENDING THIS PROJECT ALL THE WAY THROUGH CELESTIAL.

WE ARE DOING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ANALYSIS OF CELESTIAL, SO WE'D BE READY TO GO IF THAT HAPPENS.

UM, AND, AND WE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT I DON'T KNOW IS IF WE DID IT ALL AS ONE PROJECT OR TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS, JUST TO KEEP IT GOING QUICKER.

BUT THERE'LL BE MORE DISCUSSION FORTHCOMING AS ALWAYS.

UM, WE TRY TO KEEP OUR PROJECT WEBSITES UP TO DATE.

UM, GO RIGHT HERE, CLICK ON ANY OF THEM AND GET, UH, UPTODATE INFORMATION.

SO IF WE, YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE NEWER ONES.

WE'LL HAVE A DASHBOARD.

WE'RE GONNA START TRYING TO, TO

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WITH THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, SIR.

UM, DO WE KNOW WHEN LAKE FOREST, UH, THE STREET MIGHT BE BACK? YEAH, YEAH, WE DID.

OH MY GOSH, SORRY.

DENIAL .

SO, UH, LAKE FOREST DRIVE, UM, WE'RE ORIGINALLY HOPING TO BE DONE AT THE END OF, OF DECEMBER.

UNDERGROUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN JUST A NIGHTMARE.

AND THIS WAS ORIGINALLY, THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS BUILT BY DALLAS BACK IN THE SEVENTIES.

UM, EXCAVATING DOWN TO DIG UP A WATER LINE.

THEY'RE DIGGING A BOULDER UP THIS BIG, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GOT IT ON TOP OF THE WATER LINE, THE FIRST PLACE.

BUT, UH, THE CONTRACTOR CAN DO A GOOD JOB ON THE WATER LINE'S UNDER TESTING RIGHT NOW.

THE SANITARY SEWER PIPE BURSTING IS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY.

THEY'RE MOBILIZING, IT'LL TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THEY'RE DONE.

THEY'LL BE CLEAN UP AND PAVING.

SO ABOUT THREE WEEKS, WE SHOULD BE DONE UP THERE.

UH, WE DO KNOW THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE MADE SOME ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO, WHAT WE UNDERSTAND IS THEY'RE GONNA DO A TOPPING OVER OUR REPAIRS THAT WE DO FOR OUR WORK.

SO LOOK LIKE A BILL STREAM.

SO THOSE DATES YOU'RE PROVIDING IS THE UTILITIES NOT, NOT THE STREET? NO, SIR.

WE WILL BE REPAIRING JUST THE TRENCH LINES AND ANYTHING THAT WE DAMAGED AS PART OF THAT PROJECT.

OKAY.

UM, AND THEN THE, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD ON THIS, THE SEWER SANITARY DATA COLLECTION.

MM-HMM.

.

UM, DO YOU HAVE A, A FEEL OR AN IDEA? HOW MANY IS THAT LIKE ALL OF OUR SANITARY SEWER DRAINS? SOME OF 'EM A CERTAIN AMOUNT? NO.

THERE'S, THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF MANHOLES THAT THEY'LL GO IN AND IT'S BASICALLY WHERE THE BASINS COME TOGETHER.

OKAY.

AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TELL THE FLOW FOR THAT, THAT ONE DRAINAGE BASE.

PERFECT.

THANKS MAYOR.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I WILL MAKE A COMMENT.

A COUPLE OF COMMENTS IF I MAY.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE HELPFUL UPDATE, SHANNON.

THAT WAS, UM, VERY HELPFUL.

I HOPE ABOUT PEOPLE GO, UH, GO BACK TO THIS, UH, TO THIS MEETING AND, AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

AND OF COURSE, THEY CAN ALWAYS INVITE THE RESIDENTS TO VISIT THE UPDATES WEBSITE.

IT IS VERY USEFUL AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE KEL SPRINGS COMMENCEMENT.

THAT'S, UH, BEEN, UH, LONG WAITING FOR THAT.

AND I KNOW IT WAS CHALLENGING, BUT I THINK HE CAME UP WITH A VERY EVEN.

AND THE STAFF CAME UP WITH A VERY CREATIVE, UH, RESPONSE TO THAT.

UM, CONGRATS ON THE, ON THE, UH, BIG WIN FOR THE SCADA SYSTEM.

IF IT DOES PASS, THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA, THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, A, A BIG PLAYER IN THIS WHOLE PROJECT OR THIS WHOLE, UH, UPDATE.

AND THEN FINALLY, THANKS TO CITY MANAGER FOR PUSHING 'EM OFF FOR AHEAD.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A, A LOT TO BITE OFF, BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN HANDLE IT.

WE'VE PROVEN IT.

THANK YOU, PATRICK.

SO HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN, IN, IN YOUR GROUP.

I JUST WANNA ADD THAT THE, UM, NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING THAT'S DONE, THAT'S GOING TO SAVE US IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 2.2 MILLION.

KUDOS.

GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANKS SHANNON.

WELL, WITH THAT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR FROM ANYBODY FROM THIS ITEM? WELL, WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR OUR WORK SESSION, SO WE'LL GO AND TAKE A BREAK UNTIL SEVEN 30 AND WE'LL ADJOURN INTO THE, UH, ROOM AT THAT TIME.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

IT'S SEVEN 30 AND WE'LL CALL THE ORDER OF THIS MEETING OF THE ADDISON CITY COUNCIL, OUR FIRST MEETING OF 2024, AND WE'RE GONNA HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

OUR FIRST ITEM WILL BE PLEDGE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAG.

IF YOU P, LIBERTY JUSTICE, FRAUD.

HONOR, TEXAS CLAIM, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER TWO

[2. Proclamations / Presentations Presentation in recognition to retiring members of an Addison Commission or Board: Planning & Zoning Commission: Robert "Bob" Catalani Julie Branson Board of Zoning Adjustment Gary Krupin Jeanne Dunlap Ed Copeland]

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS TO THAT WE'RE GIVING IN RECOGNITION TO RETIRING MEMBERS OF ONE OF OUR, OF OUR COMMISSIONS OR BOARDS.

AND SO I WILL GET STARTED WITH THAT AND I'LL COME FORWARD TO DO THAT.

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WORTH.

WELL, THANK YOU.

SIX, FIVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THERE'S, WE DO VOLUNTEERS SERVING ON THE COMMISSIONS.

IT'S BRANSON.

JULIE.

JULIE, HOW ARE NICE TO SEE YOU.

SO LIKE A LONG TIME.

YES.

GOOD.

YOU AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

VERY HANDY TO HAVE AROUND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DID SERVE .

IT'S A WHILE, RIGHT? THANK YOU.

SO WE'LL TAKE A OVER HERE.

.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND IS TONIGHT, BUT SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

AND SO TELL US HOW YOU'VE BEEN SERVING.

SO IT'S A PRETTY YOU HAVE HAPPENS.

VERY GOOD.

THANKS.

WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE ADDISON COMMUNITY? OKAY.

ITEM TWO,

[a. City Manager's Announcements.]

SO I'LL LET YOU TAKE THAT IN WHILE DAVID.

ALRIGHT, THANKS MAYOR.

JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.

FIRST IS OUR NEXT CITY SIMPSON SCOOP.

THE TOWN IS HOSTING THE NEXT CITY SIMPSON SCOOP ON JANUARY 16TH AT 8:30 AM AT DUNTON BROTHERS COFFEE.

ADDISON STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH UPDATES ON ADDISON PROJECTS, EVENTS, AND MATTERS OF INTEREST.

SWING BY TO GET THE INSIDE SCOOP ON ADDISON HAPPENINGS.

AND I HAVE IT ON GOOD, UH, INFORMATION THAT THE JANUARY 16TH TOPIC WILL BE

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SO COME AND HEAR FROM JANA AND, AND TEAM NEXT, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER DART SILVER LINE MEETING COMING UP.

YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND THE BIANNUAL DART SILVER LINE COMMUNITY MEETING ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH, HERE AT THE ADDISON CONFERENCE CENTER.

DART AND THE DESIGN BUILDER, ARCHER WESTERN HERZOG, WILL BE ON HAND TO OUTLINE THE LATEST DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENTS AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE BEGINNING AT SIX 30 AND THE MEETING WILL START AT SEVEN.

AND THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I'LL MOVE ON TO

[b. Employee Recognition.]

AND I'LL START WITH SHANNON.

MAYOR.

MAYOR, SORRY.

HERE WE GO.

UH, WHO WORKS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS RECENTLY PROMOTED, UH, TO THE ROLE OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S BEEN AND UPLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

HE RECEIVED HIS DEGREE FROM UT UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

HE'S BEEN MARRIED TO HIS WIFE FOR 22 YEARS, AND THEY HAVE TWO WONDERFUL CHILDREN.

CHRISTIAN NICHOLAS.

ONE SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, EVEN THROUGH THESE CHALLENGING TIMES AND MANY TURBULENT FOOTBALL SEASONS, HE'S COWBOY.

IN ADDITION TO CHEERING ON THE COWBOYS IN HIS FREE TIME, JUAN GREATLY ENJOYS WORKING ON CARS AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.

JUAN INITIALLY DECIDED, UH, UH, TO BEGIN HIS CAREER HERE, THE TOWN OF AS AFTER IT.

LIKE HE WOULD BE A WONDERFUL AND EXCITING PLACE TO WORK AND GROW HIS CAREER, HIS WAY OF, UH, DOING THE RIGHT THING AND HELPING OTHERS.

WHAT HE SAYS IS THE MEANING OF THE ADDISON WAY HAS CAUSED HIM TO BE, UH, TO BECOME A TRUE ASSET TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND TO THE TOWN.

UH, THIS HAS ALSO LED HIM TO DIFFERENT ROLES, ORGANIZATION AND BECOME ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UH, JUAN STARTED.

SO, ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

THANKS SHANNON.

AND THANKS JUAN.

UH, I HAVE, UH, THE NEXT INTRODUCTION AND IT'S, UH, INTRODUCTION TO SOMEONE YOU'VE ALL MET BEFORE, BUT SHE IS, UH, STEPPING INTO HER NEW ROLE THAT I'M VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE.

ASHLEY, COME ON UP, .

AS ASHLEY WALKS UP, I'LL, I'LL BEGIN.

I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE ASHLEY WAKE, WHO WORKS IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT NOW AS THE TOWN'S NEW DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

ASHLEY STARTED WITH THE TOWN IN MARCH OF 2016.

SHE GREW UP IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS AND GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS WITH HER BBBA IN ACCOUNTING.

SHE NOW HAS OVER 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND SEVEN OF THOSE YEARS WITH THE TOWN OF ADDISON.

ASHLEY IS, IS MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND RANDALL, AND THEY SHARE A SON.

CONY.

BEING A BOY MOM IS SOMETHING SHE IS QUITE PROUD OF, AND SHE SAYS IT MAKES HER EVERY DAY A NEW ADVENTURE IN HER FREE TIME.

SHE CHEERS FOR THE DALLAS COWBOYS AND JUST RECENTLY WON THE EMPLOYEE FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE HERE IN TOWN.

THANKS TO CD LAMB, SHE SAYS .

SHE'S ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON RESTORING HER 1972 FORD BRONCO.

THE BEAUTIFUL SMALL TOWN FEEL, ALONG WITH ITS CENTRAL LOCATION IN LOCATION IN DFW DREW OUT ASHLEY IN WHEN SHE DECIDED TO APPLY TO WORK FOR THE TOWN.

BEING ABLE TO BUILD COHESIVE TEAMS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO GROW IS SOMETHING THAT SHE IS NOT ONLY PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT ALSO SOMETHING SHE'S PROUD OF IN HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER.

SHE'S EXCITED TO TRANSITION INTO HR AND SOLIDIFY THE ALREADY STRONG HR TEAM IN ORDER TO BEST SERVE OUR INTERNAL CUSTOMERS.

THIS WILL INCLUDE EMBODYING THE ADDISON WAY OF DOING THE RIGHT THING, EVEN WHEN THE SITUATION IS CHALLENGING AND ENSURING THAT EVERYONE FEELS A SENSE OF BELONGING.

ASHLEY IS ALSO A MEMBER OF ADDISON'S EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE WHERE SHE IS ABLE TO CELEBRATE STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS, HAVE HEALTHY COMPETITIVE EVENTS, AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO GATHER WITH FOOD AND CONVERSATION.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING ASHLEY, WE'RE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR ASHLEY.

SHE'S GONNA DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

JOB AS OUR NEW HR DIRECTOR.

THAT'S IT FROM ME, MAYOR.

THANK YOU DAVID.

THANK YOU JUAN.

THANK YOU ASHLEY.

ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS A OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY MATTER, INCLUDING ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA, EXCLUDING THOSE THAT MIGHT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING INCLUDED WITHIN THE

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AND YOU WOULD HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, WE COULD COME FORWARD.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS, UH, THAT WOULD PEOPLE THAT, UH, PEOPLE HAVE, UH, EXPRESSED THAT INTEREST.

BUT IF THERE IS ANYBODY YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND SEEING NONE,

[4. 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.]

WE HAVE, UH, ON CONSENT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR L IS THERE A MOTION? NO.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM.

ALRIGHT, WHICH ITEM? FOUR.

FOUR.

F LIKE FRANK, LIMA FOR LIMA.

HE'S PULLING.

ALRIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR FOUR A THROUGH 4K HERE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH K.

SECOND.

SECOND FROM NANCY.

AND IS, UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? I FOUR A THROUGH 4K? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.

MR.

[l. Consider action on a Resolution for an Advanced Funding Agreement for Highway Safety Improvement Off System (AFA CSJ 0918-47-441) between the Texas Department of Transportation and the Town of Addison regarding traffic signal improvements at Belt Line Road and Business Avenue and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.]

MAYOR, THANK YOU.

I PULLED ITEM FOUR L UH, AND I'M, I PLAN TO SUPPORT THIS.

BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF AND KIMBERLY FOR THEIR GUIDANCE IN SECURING THIS HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT GRANT.