* 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. [1. Call Meeting to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present.] [00:00:03] OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT IS FIVE THIRTY ONE. WE'LL CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE ADDISON CITY COUNCIL, APRIL 8TH, 2025. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TONIGHT WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT IN THE ROOM AND GOING RIGHT TO ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE WORK SESSION. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, UH, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE, UH, WORKS ON THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT, COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME, SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. [3. Council Member Clarification Requests Regarding Consent Agenda Items. ] COUNCIL MEMBER CLARIFICATION. REQUEST REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS NEEDED FROM COUNCIL ON CONSENT ITEMS? NO, MA'AM. NO. VERY GOOD. UH, ITEM THREE A COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. UH, THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL OFTEN SEND, UH, QUESTIONS INTO STAFF REGARDING, UH, ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. STAFF RESPONDS TO THOSE AND PUTS 'EM ALL INTO A SINGLE DOCUMENT, SENDS 'EM VIA EMAIL TO THE COUNCIL, AND THAT SAME DOCUMENT IS UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE. SO ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO CAN, UH, GO TO THE TOWN WEBSITE AND FIND THE AGENDA, AND THERE'LL BE A LINK IN THE AGENDA TO DOWNLOAD THE, UH, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. ALRIGHT, ITEM [a. Present and discuss the Addison Airport Master Plan Update.] FOUR A, OUR WORK SESSION REPORT, FOUR A IS PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE ADDISON AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE PASSION. THANK YOU MAYOR. PASSION HAYES, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND INTERIM INTERIM DIRECTOR THIS EVENING. WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE CONSULTANTS WHO ARE SELECT TO LEAD THE AIRPORT MASTER PLANNING PROCESS, WILPERT ASSOCIATES, JIM NICHOLAS, OUR PROJECT LEAD. WE'LL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PROCESS AND SHARE HOW IT SETS THE TONE IN SHAPING, UH, THE FEATURE OF THE AIRPORT BEFORE WE GET STARTED. AND I TURN IT OVER TO JIM. WE HAVE SOME AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE WITH US, AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK YOU FOR THEIR TIME AND DEDICATION TO THE PROCESS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE, OUR AIRPORT STAFF. AND THEN I'M GONNA TURN OVER TO JIM AND LET HIM TAKE IT FROM HERE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, FOR THE RECORD, I'M, UH, JIM NICHOLAS. I'LL BE THE, UH, SERVING PROJECT MANAGER, UH, FOR WOLF, WHO IS SERVING AS THE CLIENT, UH, ON THIS, ON THIS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT, UH, EFFORT CLIENT FOR THE AIRPORT. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, OTHER MEMBERS OF MY TEAM WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE. UM, SO THEY MIGHT BE APPLAUD TOWARDS THE END, BUT , UH, INTRODUCE, UH, CARRIE CAMPBELL, JEFF WICK, UH, LYNN , AND KATE, UH, LAMORE NORRIS, UH, WHO ARE KEY MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM. UH, I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT WE, UH, EARLIER TODAY HAD OUR FIRST PROJECT, STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, COMPRISE OF MEMBERS, UH, OR COMPRISING MEMBERS THAT YOU ALL HAVE NOMINATED. UH, SO WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT EFFORT. I THINK YOU BE ABLE TO VERY WELL. YEAH, AND, UH, WE GOT SOME VERY GOOD FEEDBACK. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THIS PROCESS MOVING AND, UH, EXCITED ABOUT GETTING SOME OF THE AL FEEDBACK THAT WE EXPAND FROM YOU, AS WELL AS FROM, FROM THOSE GROUPS. AGAIN, QUICKLY. UH, WE ARE, WELL WORK, WE ARE DOING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT, UH, UH, LEVELS OF EFFORT, UH, ON THE PLAN. LEC, UH, IS, UH, EVIDENCE ASSOCIATES RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS, UH, OF THIS PLANNING NUMBER, AS WELL AS, UH, RANDALL WEEDMAN WHO'S DOING A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, UH, OF, UH, VARIOUS ELEMENTS, THE AIRPORT OF THE PLAN. UH, JUST A QUICK HISTORY FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T AS FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT. UM, YOU KNOW, OPENED UP IN 1957, BILL AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST EXCLUSIVELY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. UH, THE AIRPORT DOES HAVE AN AIRPORT, UH, HAS AN, UH, AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER. UH, IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT BACK IN THE, UH, EARLY 1960S, AND THIS IS THE POINT OF EMPHASIS, THE AIRPORT WAS ACTUALLY CREATED, UH, AS PRIVATE ENTITY. AND IT WASN'T UNTIL 1976 ACTUALLY THE FA, A RECOGNIZING, UH, PREVAILING TRENDS WITHIN THE REGION, UH, IN TERMS OF OTHER AIRPORTS THAT WERE CLOSING AT THE TIME, RECOGNIZING FOLKS OF, UH, THE ADDISON AIRPORT AND HAD ENCOURAGED THE CITY TOWN TO, UH, TO ACQUIRE, UH, WITH THE, UM, THE AIRPORT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE IT. IT'S JUST A REFLECTION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AIRPORT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION, UH, SYSTEM, HOW THE AIRPORT HAS TRADITIONALLY AND CURRENTLY USED, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, SINCE THAT TIME, THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE AIRPORT, INCLUDING CLOSING. ACTUALLY, THERE WAS ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY TWO RUNWAYS ON THE AIRPORT. ONE WAS RUNWAYS WAS CLOSED, PRIMARY RUNWAY, YOU KNOW, [00:05:01] EXTENDED. THERE IS ONE RUNWAY, UM, ON THE AIRPORT. UM, AND THEN OVER THE YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF, UH, INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT CONSTRUCTION OF THE, UH, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING THE US CUSTOMS FACILITIES, UH, ONGOING, UH, EXTENSION, RELOCATION, EXTENSION OF THE, UH, TAXIWAY ON THE WEST SIDE ON THE, UH, OF THE AIRPORT, UH, AS WELL AS THE, UH, INSTALLATION OF, UH, ON EMS SYSTEM, WHICH IS A SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE, UH, OF THE, UH, OF THE AIRPORT. AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO MAKE SURE WE ENSURE, UH, SAFE OPERATIONS ON AND AROUND, UH, THE AIRPORT, AS ALWAYS, PRE FOR THE AIRPORT, ALWAYS PREEMINENT, UH, FOR TDOT. AND, UH, JUST AS A LITTLE INDICATION THOUGH OF REALLY SOMETHING, UM, I THINK THE, THE IMPACT THAT THE AIRPORT CAN PROVIDE, AND THIS JUST SLIDES BACK TO A, A 2018 STUDY PRODUCED BY, BY TDO IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT. AND BEAR IN MIND, THIS IS THROUGH COVID, THROUGH INFLATION. AND EVEN AT THAT TIME, UH, THE AIRPORT, UH, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ESTIMATED 300, OR SORRY, 3,200, UH, JOBS, UH, RESULTING OVER $147 MILLION PAYROLL AND NEARLY $470 MILLION BACK THAT TOO. UH, SO AGAIN, JUST AN INDICATION OF THE VALUE OF THE . THOSE PROBABLY THOSE NUMBERS HAVE GONE SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, SINCE THAT TIME, GIVEN TRENDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND CHANGE EXPERIENCE SINCE, UH, SINCE 28. SO, SO WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? THAT VISION THAT STARTED OFF IN 1957 FROM EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF, OF WHAT, WHAT THE AIRPORT IS REACHING OVER, UH, CALENDAR. UH, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, UH, REFLECTS THAT 2024, UH, DAY FROM JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER. THAT'S SOME INTERESTING FACTS. THIS JUST REALLY SHOWS THE CONNECTIONS THAT CITY PAIRS THAT THE AIRPORT WAS REACHED. UH, SO SPECIFICALLY, AND A COUPLE OF THINGS I'LL JUST POINT OUT IS THAT, UH, THE AIRPORT REACHED A, UH, TWO, 2,904 UNIQUE AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, UH, MOST OF WHICH ARE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVERTHELESS, 114 OF 'EM WORK INTERNATIONALLY WITH THE LONGEST, UH, DESTINATIONS BEING, UH, CAIRO AND, UH, CAN SAY IN JAPAN. SO THIS AIRPORT IS REACHING AROUND THE WORLD THAT FACILITIES, THAT YOU ALL HAVE AIRCRAFT THAT ARE ABLE TO OPERATE HERE. AND, UM, I WILL NOTE ALSO THAT THIS GENERALLY REFLECTS ALSO PRIMARILY, UM, CORPORATE BUSINESS TYPES, AVIATION. SO, YOU KNOW, THESE GENERALLY REPRESENT, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AND LIKE, WHICH IS COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC GENERATION, UH, FOR THE, SO, UH, WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WHAT BRINGS US TO TODAY IS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON , THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN. BUT THIS WHOLE CLIENT PROCESS STARTED WAY BACK IN 2013. YOU ALL ENGAGED IN STRATEGIC, UH, AIRPORT PLAN, UH, WHICH WAS REALLY TO SET VISION, UH, AT THAT TIME OF THE FUTURE, OF, OF THE AIRPORT THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THE LAST MATCH 20 DEAL UNDERTAKING ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. UH, AND, UH, WHICH WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PLAN. AND WE WE'RE DOING THIS HERE TODAY BECAUSE THE AIRPORT HAS SUCCESSFULLY WORKED THEIR WAY IN ALL THE VARIOUS PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE TO, TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO TODAY. UH, SO WE'RE NOT STARTING BACK FROM ZERO. WE'RE CONTINUING THIS FINDING EFFORT THAT IT STARTED WAY BACK INTO. I DID WANNA MENTION THOUGH, REALLY QUICK RESPECT TO THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN IS THAT WHILE WE ARE HERE TO HELP FACILITATE THIS PROCESS, AND WHILE THE, OUR FRIENDS AT THE TEXAS HUNDRED TRANSPORTATION ARE FUNDING MAJORITY OF THIS, THIS ULTIMATELY IS YOUR PLAN. THIS PLAN NEEDS TO REFLECT YOUR VALUES, YOUR, UH, THOUGHTS, YOUR VISION, . IT'S NOT GONNA BE, WE'LL HAVE A ER NAME ON THE BOTTOM OF IT. THIS IS GONNA BE YOUR PATH. UM, SO PLEASE, UM, UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA DICTATE AND IMPOSE UPON YOU, UH, WHAT WE WILL BELIEVE TO BE THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS A VERY COLLATERAL EFFORT AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S VERY KEY AS AND FA REQUIRES A, UM, UH, A ROBUST ENGAGEMENT, UH, EFFORT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, THAT HIS PLAN REFLECTS THE VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY. I'M NOT GONNA WORRY YOU TOO MUCH IN THIS INFORMATION HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL HERE, BUT JUST KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNICAL WORK THAT GOES INTO IT. WE'RE GONNA TRY TO FOCUS ON THE, THE BIG PICTURE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLAN, BUT WE, WE'VE GOT ALL THE TECHNICAL PARTS OF IT, UH, COVERED HERE. BUT SOME OF THE KEY FACTS OF A, A MASTER PLAN FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS, UH, IS THAT WE LOOK AT [00:10:01] A 20 YEAR WINDOW ON A 20 YEAR PLANNING WINDOW. THAT DOESN'T MEAN, UM, THAT YOU ALL CAN'T DO ANOTHER MASTER PLAN UPDATE LAST DONE 10 YEARS AGO, WHICH IS THAT WE TRY TO LOOK OUT AT LEAST 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE HOPING TO, OR THAT WE WOULD, UM, ADDRESS AND ANTICIPATE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ARGUMENTS THAT MIGHT BE OCCURRING WITHIN THAT WAY. THOUGH, UH, A KEY ELEMENT OF THIS IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ESTABLISH A PLAN THAT WILL HELP THE AIRPORT, UM, DEVELOP AND, UH, PROVIDE FACILITIES IN ANTICIPATION OF REMEDI THOSE FACILITIES. WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO SIMPLY WAIT FOR THE NEED TO OCCUR. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THOSE NEEDS MIGHT BE SO THAT THE AIRPORT EITHER ACT PROACTIVELY AND, AND INITIATE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS, OR WHEN THOSE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES, THE AIRPORT ALREADY HAS A PLAN AND OR MATTER ADDRESS THOSE THINGS. UH, I WILL NOTE, AGAIN, AS, AS I SAID, THAT COMMUNITY, UH, IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE COMMUNITY, UH, REVIEW THIS PLAN AND REFLECTS THE, UH, NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE, UH, OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. UM, I WILL NOTE ALSO THAT WE ON TDO, UM, IS FUNDING, UH, THIS, THAT THE, THERE'S TWO ELEMENTS THAT TDOT DOES HAVE TO SITTING ON, AND THAT IS WHEN WE DO A FORECAST AND WE REVIEW THAT VERY TACTICAL DOCUMENT RIGHT THERE, WHICH YOU ARE VERY WELCOME TO REVIEW TO YOUR CURRENT INTENT, BUT TRUST ME, THAT TEXTILES GONNA GO OVER THAT TO THE FILM, BUT, UH, THAT IS THE ONLY POINT THAT TEXTILE IS GONNA BE INVOLVED. UM, YOU KNOW, IN THIS PROCESS, A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL, UH, ELEMENTS HERE, JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT. ONE IS THAT PLANNING IS NOT PREJUDICIAL. WE DON'T HAVE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS GOING INTO THIS, INTO THE PLANNING AREA. WE SEE WHERE THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN, WE SEE WHAT YOUR VISION IS. WE'LL REVIEW SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS HERE. UM, BUT WE, WE DO TAKE IT, UH, WE DO TAKE THE PROCESS MOVING FROM TODAY FORWARD, AND WE SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US BASED ON YOUR INPUT, COMMUNITY INPUT. UM, AND THERE IS A, UH, WELL NOTE ALSO THAT WE'VE INCLUDED SEVERAL OTHER INITIATIVES. I BASED ON THAT, JUST ONE SECOND. UH, I WILL NOTE THAT, THAT A MASTER PLAN IS APPLYING DOCUMENT. THAT'S NOT A MARKETING TOOL. UH, AND IT'S NOT FORMAL BUSINESS PLANNING, UH, EITHER, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF THOSE THAT INCORPORATED INTO APPLYING. IT'S NOT A SPECIFIC BUSINESS PLAN. IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS, UH, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A MASTER PLANNING PROCESS, JUST TRY TO KEEP IT IN, UH, SIMPLE TERMS. UM, THE, WE START OFF WITH THE, THE GOALS OF THE PLAN. THINGS OF YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY KIND OF ESTABLISHED THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE PREVIOUS MASTER PLAN. WE THEN LOOK AT WHAT'S ON THE AIRPORT TODAY, YOU AN INVENTORY OR THE FACILITIES, WHAT THE RUN WAS, WHAT THE TAX WAS, WHAT ARE THE AGE OF THE BUILDINGS AND ALL. THEN WE GO THROUGH A FORECASTING NUMBER, WHICH IS WHERE DO WE THINK THE AIRPORT'S GONNA BE MOVING IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT ALONG THOSE LINES. THEN YOU COMPARE WHAT THE NEEDS OF THOSE FORECASTS MIGHT BE VERSUS WHAT CATTLE ON THE GROUND COMPARE, WHERE'S THE AIRPORT DEFICIENT, UM, EITHER IN FACILITIES OR IN COMPLYING WITH, UM, FAA DESIGNS. THE FA IS FAMOUS FOR CREATING ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT SAFETY STANDARDS. ALL VERY LEGITIMATE, VERY IMPORTANT. THOSE STANDARDS NEED CHANGED. SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REVIEW THE AIRPORT THROUGH THAT WAS UPDATED, THAT AN UPDATED LENS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPLYING WITH EVERYTHING THE FA AS DICTATED FROM THE AIRPORT. ONCE WE KNOW WHAT THAT DELTA IS, UM, WHAT THAT DIFFERENCE IS, WE DEVELOP, UH, ALTERNATIVES AND HOW TO, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE, UH, TO, TO FILL THOSE GAPS. UH, ONCE WE DO THAT GOES FOR, WE IDENTIFY WHAT A RECOMMENDATION MIGHT BE, UH, AND, UH, THEN WE IDENTIFY THE PROJECTS THAT COME OUT OF IT, HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST. WE ULTIMATELY BLOCKING EVERYTHING INTO A PACKAGE THAT'S ACCEPTABLE BY . UM, UH, AND THE FAAI WILL NOT THAT WE OWN THE CENTER, THAT THE PUBLIC IS GONNA BE INVOLVED AT EACH ONE OF THESE CRITICAL STAGES AS WE REVIEW. UH, SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA WANDER OFF, UH, AFTER TODAY, PRODUCE A REPORT AND JUST GO OVER FINAL LOGIC TO WE ALL ARE GONNA BE ALLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. UM, WE'LL NOTE REALLY QUICKLY ADDITIONAL, UH, FEATURES OF THIS PLAN INCLUDING, UH, FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY, VERTICAL SITING TO ADVANCE VARIABILITY. UH, WE'RE DOING SOME WORK. WE A, UH, RECENTLY AN, AN AERIAL SURVEY TO MAKE SURE WE AIRSPACE SERVICES CLEAR. UH, WE'RE ALSO DOING A DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER STUDY, UH, TO COINCIDE WITH SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN BY THE TOWN, UH, SO THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, INTEGRATED, UH, WITH TOWN IN THEIR EFFORTS, UM, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE'VE GET INTO THAT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DISCUSS, KEEP [00:15:01] EMPHASIZING THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE HAVE VERY ROBUST P UM, PROGRAM HERE, UH, OBVIOUSLY BRIEFINGS, UH, WITH YOU ALL. WE HAVE A PROJECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UH, THAT'S COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AIRPORT TECH STOP, UM, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE, UH, THE, OF THE TOWN, THE PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE. WE HAVE 30 SEMI PEOPLE MEETING WE HAVE TODAY. UM, HAVE, UH, VERY GOOD ENGAGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THAT. UH, WE HAVE THREE COMMUNITY MEETINGS SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT. UH, YOU WILL HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT SURVEYS, ONE FROM THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, ONE FROM THE USERS OF THE AIRPORT, JUST TRYING TO COLLECT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN PRODUCE THE BEST REPORT, UM, AND PLAN FOR YOU ON WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE, IT'S NOT GONNA BE PLAN TO TRUST YOUR, YOUR VALUES. UH, THERE'LL BE A VARIETY OF SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATION WITH TEXT, UM, AND THE FAA AND WILL NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE A PROJECT WEBSITE THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED, WHICH IS, UH, UH, WWW EDISON AIRPORT MASTER PLAN.COM, THAT'S NOW LIVE. UM, THERE'S SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN THERE, BUT NO REPORTS YET. UH, AS OF EVIDENCE, AS OF THIS POINT, AS WE HAVE, UH, REALLY JUST STARTED, UH, WITH THIS PAST MONTH, UH, A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL PILOTS IN TERMS OF THE SCHEDULE, UH, IT'S TRADITIONALLY A 12 TO 18 MONTH PROCESS. UM, OUR ANTICIPATION, UH, IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN A 12 MONTH WINDOW. THE AFTER SIX MONTHS TENDS TO BE REVIEW TIME OF COORDINATION THAT WE DO THE , UH, AND THE FAA TO, UH, TO WRAP UP THE, UH, UH, PROCESS. UH, OUR INITIAL MEETINGS, OUR KICKOFF MEETING WAS APRIL 1ST, AND WE HAD OUR FIRST PROJECT SECURITY COMMITTEE TODAY. UH, AND, UH, OUR NEXT SET OF MEETINGS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR, UM, AT THE, UH, TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE, AFTER WE'VE COMPLETED THE INVENTORY AND EMPLOYEE AS CUSTOM ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS, THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS OF, OF THIS CLIENT THAT WE BELIEVE WE CAN CO IN ADVANCE, AND WE'RE WORKING, UH, WITH PASSION, UM, UH, AND DARCY, UH, ON THAT. UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, WE DO HAVE SCHEDULED FOR, UH, UH, COUNSEL, UH, PRESENTATIONS, UH, THAT COINCIDE WITH THE PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE, SO YOU CAN REPORT TO YOU ANY OF THE FEEDBACK OR ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE, UH, RECEIVED FROM MATT. AS I MENTIONED, WE GOT TO THE COMMUNITY SCHEDULE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COURSE. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TALKING REALLY FAST, RIGHT? 30 YEARS IN BOSTON. RIGHT. SO, BUT I, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UM, YOU ANY, ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE. UM, THANK YOU, JIM. GO AHEAD, . UM, SO FROM THE PAST 12 TO 18 MONTHS DURING, UM, REPORT, UM, DRONES, YES. ALREADY DONE STUDIES WITH REGIONAL REPORTS WITH THE USE OF DRONES. WE YEAH, WE DO. AND WE, WE WORKED WITH STATES AND WE WORKED IN AIRPORTS. DID A VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION ACTUALLY ABOUT THAT WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE EARLIER TODAY. UM, THE, THE CHALLENGE IS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PLAN FOR A TECHNOLOGY THAT'S STILL, ITS ENCY AND WHERE WE ARE STILL TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE USE CASES, . THAT BEING SAID, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS GONNA BE COMING. AND SO TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, WHAT WE STATES AND ALL AIR FORCE WITH IS ESTABLISHING AREAS AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED, UM, TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, THAT EVENTUAL USE. SO LET'S MOVE SO QUICKLY. THAT IS AN ALREADY PLAYBOOK. THAT THERE IS NOT, I MEAN, THE FA IS STARTING TO CATCH UP. UH, ACTUALLY MY COMPANY HAD WORKED ON THE ENGINEERING BRIEF OF THE FAA FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CODE FORCE. SO OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE APPLYING THAT HERE. THREE REAL CHALLENGE IS BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE, WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING VERY QUICKLY, IT'S THE USE CASE. WHO'S GONNA BE USING IT, WHO'S GONNA BE FINDING IT, AND WHAT THOSE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. UH, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. UM, WHAT IS THIS UNDER THE OTHER PLAN FEATURES THIS VERTA POINT SIDING ANALYSIS THAT'S RELATED ACTUALLY TO THE ADVANCING MOBILITY? SO REPORT, SO ADVANCED AVAILABILITY, UH, IS GONNA BE, UM, IS ESSENTIALLY ALMOST LIKE A PERSONAL, UH, DRONE AIRCRAFT AND GOT MULTIPLE ROTORS AND LIKE, AND THEY ESSENTIALLY ALMOST OPERATE AS A HELICOPTER. YEAH. SO IF YOU THINK OF IT FROM A CORRELATION PERSPECTIVE AS MORE OF A HELICOPTER, UM, NOW THESE, THESE, THESE, UM, UH, THIS EQUIPMENT CAN EVENTUALLY OPERATE OUTSIDE OF AN AIRPORT. IT'S JUST THAT AIR FORCE TEND TO BE THE FOCAL POINTS FOR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE AIR FORCE, HOW THEY FLYING AIRCRAFT, AND SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE'S THERE, AIRSPACE PROTECTIONS OVER THERE. AND SO THERE MAY BE SOMETHING FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, BUT IN THE SHORT TERM, [00:20:01] THEY'RE CHANGE THE FOCUS. THANK YOU. YEARS AGO WE HAD TALKED ABOUT FINDING SOME CREATIVE WAYS TO SORT OF MAKE THE AIRPORT FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM, WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE WALKING PAST ANY APPROPRIATE AREAS OR A JOGGING TRAIL, VIEWING AREAS IN THE APPROPRIATE AREA. IS THAT THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WOULD MAKE IT IN THIS DOCUMENT, OR IS THAT A BUSINESS PLAN OR SOMETHING ELSE? NO, I THINK THE FACT WE HAD JUST RECEIVED, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE ON THAT VERY, OF THAT GOOD FACT, OR FOUR PEOPLE HAD MENTIONED, UH, AN ENGINEER AND, UM, UH, JUST A, A GREATER, THEY WERE REQUESTING GREATER ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE AIRPORT, BUT ALSO A BETTER AND GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE AIRPORT OPERATES, WHAT, WHO OPERATES IN THE AIRPORT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL, MAYBE WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE STORIES REPORT THAT GREATLY WOULD RESONATE WITH THEM? UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE LIVING IN PROXIMITY TO THIS, THIS SPECIFIC, DOES IT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT CLAIM COMES OVER MY HOUSE, WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN TO, TO COMMITMENT? SO IF PART OF THIS EFFORT IS GOING TO BE THAT ENGAGEMENT, IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, TELLING THOSE STORIES AND PART OF THE DELIVERABLES PACKAGE AND WE'RE GONNA GET THE, GET TECH DO, YOU KNOW, AND THE FA THINGS THAT THEY NEED, WE'RE GONNA, WE'VE GOT SOME THAT IN THERE, PROJECT VIDEOS AND OTHER HANDOUTS AND THE THINGS THAT WILL HELP TELL THAT STORY TO, UM, REALLY TIE THE COMMUNITY MAYBE BETTER TO THE AIRPORT. YEAH. AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ULTIMATELY THAT THE AIRPORT WOULD TAKE COMING OUT OF THIS TO, YOU KNOW, UM, ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY. WE JUST HAD OUR MEETING WITH THE, UH, NEW ADMINISTRATION. FANTASTIC. AND IT'S, I, I WORK THERE ON A DAILY BASIS. THAT'S FANTASTIC. WELL, GREAT. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. THANK YOU THAT SOME OF, SOME OF THAT, UH, IS IN THE TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN ALSO FAR AS THE TRAILS RESPECT. BUT IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC, UH, IDEAS, THOUGHTS IN TERMS OF, YOU MENTIONED TRAILS AND THE LIKE. UM, WE, WE ARE SOLICITATING ALL AND PENDING ON IN. GREAT. THANK YOU. JIM, CAN YOU TELL US, UH, WHO'S ON THIS PROJECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE? I'M THE PROJECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UH, IS REPRESENTATIVES OF, UH, THE AIRPORT. SO DARCY, PASSION DO YOU WANT? YEAH, I CAN TRY TO GO IN. UM, YOU HAVE THE AIRPORT TEAM, SO THE TWO ASSISTANT DIRECTORS ARE PART OF IT. WE HAVE THE DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC WORKS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PARKS AND RECREATION, UM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BASICALLY OUR DIRECTOR TEAM IS PART OF IT. WE HAVE A THEORY AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, THIS PROCESS. OKAY. AND IS THE CONSULTING COMPANY PART OF THAT? THEY ARE, THEY'RE PART OF THE PROJECT. OKAY. YEAH, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE SOME OF THESE, SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE COMING OUT OF IT, ARE VERY . AND SO AGAIN, LIKE DRAINAGE PLAN, ERIC, UH, THE AERIAL SURVEY AND OTHER ELEMENTS, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAJORLY INVOLVED WITH THE TOWN. BUT THOSE WORK, UM, IN, IN, UH, CONCEPT. OKAY. AND THIS IS, THIS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 12 TO 18 MONTHS TYPICALLY. THAT'S HOW IT, THAT THAT, UH, THAT IS THE, THAT IS THE NORMAL TIMELINE. I, THERE ARE ELEMENTS AS I MENTIONED THAT WE THINK WE CAN PROBABLY ACCELERATE, UM, GIVEN SOME OF THE, OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE AIRPORT, BUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT STILL WILL REMAIN AT PROBABLY THAT 12 TO 18 MONTH. CERTAINLY CLOSER TO 12 MONTHS IS WHAT WE'RE ACHIEVING. AND, AND IS THIS GOING TO POSSIBLY HELP GUIDE US WITH A FUEL FARM EXPANSION? YES, ABSOLUTELY. YES. THAT'S PART OF VOID WE ALL FACILITIES STATEMENT AND REQUIREMENTS, YOU KNOW, I HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE LANDS THAT WERE AVAILABLE. SO, SO DO WE OBJECT THAT WE WOULD COMPLETE THIS FIRST BEFORE WE BUDGET FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE FUEL FARM OR DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? I MEAN, I THINK THAT GIVEN WHERE WE'RE RIGHT NOW KICKING THIS PROCESS OFF, I CERTAINLY THINK WE WOULD ALLOW THIS PROCESS TO PLAY OUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, UNLESS SOMETHING COMES UP WHERE THERE'S AN EMERGENCY. BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE OUR, WE DON'T, WE DON'T SEE AN EMERGENCY, UH, IN THAT MAYOR. OKAY. OKAY. THANKS. OTHER QUESTIONS. HOW MUCH GUIDANCE DO YOU HAVE FROM THE, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN? WHAT THAT DOES IS IT SETS THE, SETS THE TONE AND THE VISION, UH, THAT WAS ATORY BACK IN 2013. WE'RE CONTINUING THAT, SO WE'RE REFERENCING BACK TO THAT DURING OUR CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY. WE HAD SOME OTHER FOLKS THAT WANTED TO HAVE SOME INPUT IN RESPECT TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS STILL ACCURATELY REFLECTING THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON THAT, BUT WE'LL TAKE TAKING THAT INFORMATION IN [00:25:01] PREPARING WHAT WAS DONE BACK IN 2013, UH, TO, I NEED TO VALIDATE THAT, UM, AGAIN WITH, UH, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO AS FAST AS THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN AVIATION, MOSTLY WITH THE, UH, ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY, UM, DOES THAT, UM, ACCELERATE REEVALUATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN? HAVE YOU SEEN THAT WITH OTHER, UH, AIRPORTS? YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE, THE STRATEGIC PLAN SETS A BROADER TONE IN THE AIRPORT AND UH, YEAH, CERTAINLY THERE CAN BE, I IMPACTS BY CHANGES WITHIN INDUSTRY. LIKE THE THANKS FOR THE WAY BUSINESS AVIATION IS HAS EVOLVED. SMALLER GA UH, THAT'S EVOLVED OVER TIME. THOSE, UM, WHILE THOSE ARE FACTORS THAT PLAY INTO THAT VISION, THE VISION I THINK IS STILL MY OPINION AT THIS POINT IS STILL SOLID. OKAY, THANK YOU GUYS. ONE THING IS OBVIOUSLY ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? I, I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THIS COSTS. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH TO GET FROM NOW TO 12 MONTHS, MONTHS TO, TO THIS PLAN? THE COST FOR THE PLAN OR TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN? I GUESS THE COST FOR THE CONSULTANTS, THE COST FOR, I JUST KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF WORK. I JUST, WAS THERE A TEXT STOCK GRANT THAT WAS RECEIVED? WAS IT 90? YOU'VE ALREADY YEP, AND WE CAN GET THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THIS COUNCIL'S ALREADY APPROVED THAT CONTRACT AND IF YOU RECALL, TEXT STOCKS PAYING 90% OF IT, BUT WE CAN GET THE EXACT NUMBER. I DIDN'T REMEMBER THAT, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS AND IT IS A LOT OF WORK, RIGHT? SO IN, IN THE BACKGROUND, IF, UH, IF YOU READ THE AGENDA, UH, IT DOES COVER THAT. YEAH. AND THE GRANT IS UH, A MILLION $50,000, RIGHT? YEAH. AND 10% MATCH THE TOWN. SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD REVIEW FOR THE PUBLIC VIEWING AND COUNSEL TO REVIEW THE BACKGROUND AND IN THERE IS A FISCAL IMPACT. ALRIGHT, OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT JIM, THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE, UH, THE WORK PRODUCT YOU GUYS PUT OUT WITH THE CREW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ITEM [b. Present and discuss a preview on Taste Addison 2025. ] FOUR B PRESENTED, DISCUSS A PREVIEW ON CASE ADDISON 2025, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPY COUNCIL, COUNCIL ADAMS, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND THEATER. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TEAMS AS DID YOU HAVE A NEW DATE? APRIL 25TH THROUGH 27TH. FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY EIGHT HOURS ARE LISTED. THIS PREVIEW WILL BE ABOUT THE PROGRAMMATIC ASPECTS OF THE EVENT THAT YOU'LL SEE. WE'LL COME BACK AFTER THE EVENT TO TALK TO YOUR FINANCIALS AND THAT SORT OF THING. TICKETS WENT ON SALE AND ARE ON SALE NOW, BUT ON THE PURPLE YOU'LL SEE UM, WHAT IS AVAILABLE PRESALE. PRESALE ENDS APRIL 23RD AND THEN IN BLUE YOU'LL SEE AT GATE PRICING NEW THIS YEAR WE HAVE A THREE DAY WEEKEND PASS. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE PROGRAMMING OUT TO OFFER A THREE EXPERIENCE THAT PEOPLE HAD ACTUALLY PAID FOR AND WE'RE WATCHING THOSE TICKETS. SO, UM, LIKE HOT CAKES. WE ALSO HAVE A VIP EXPERIENCE THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF ALL THREE DAYS THIS YEAR AS WELL. INCLUDED IN THAT VIP PACKAGE, YOU SEE ON THE VERY FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT DOES INCLUDE ADMISSION ALL THREE DAYS, ACCESS TO WFAA MAIN STAGE LOUNGE STREET TABS, EACH OF THE DAYS, A CHOW HALL PASS. AND THEN WE HAVE SCHEDULED TASTE BIKES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND. OUR HOTEL PACKAGES ARE ONLINE AS WELL. WITH YOUR HOTEL PACKAGE STAY, YOU RECEIVED FOUR GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AS WELL AS A 30TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE POSTER AS WE ARE CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF EAT SPEECH AND ARTISTIC TRUTH. YES, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROMOS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE MONEY OFF WAYS FOR YOU TO SAVE MONEY. WE'RE WORKING WITH METRO PRESS SERVICES AND PROVIDING $3 OFF AT THE GATE WITH THREE CANNED GOODS. WE HAVE KIDS IN FREE SUNDAY THIS YEAR. VETERANS ARE HALF OFF COMPLIMENTS OF DALLAS PARKWAY CLEANERS. WE HAVE A GROUP TICKET SALE PRICE FOR GROUPS OF 20 OR MORE, AND THEN WE'RE DOING A NUMBER OF PROMOS AROUND OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY AS WELL. PRE-EVENT, UM, HIT THE SCENE LAST YEAR IN 2024. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO NOT ONLY MARKET THE EVENT EARLIER, BUT ALSO INCLUDE A NUMBER OF GROUPS THAT WEREN'T NECESSARILY PARTICIPATING WITH US. THE WEEKEND OF THE EVENT. TASTE WELLNESS WAS, UM, IS MOVING TO TASTE ADDISON THIS YEAR THANKS TO MOTHER NATURE, BUT THIS REALLY GIVES OUR SMALLER, UH, WELLNESS ESTABLISHMENTS AND OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE UNDER THE TASTE UMBRELLA. UM, IN LIEU OF TASTE WELLNESS, UM, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEM POP UP AT THE JAVA AND FOX PAVILION AND WE WILL CREATE A WELLNESS WALKUP AREA, UM, FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN. THE EVENT THIS YEAR [00:30:01] TAKES ON THE TARMAC HAPPENS THIS FRIDAY AT GALAXY FBO. THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT OUR YOUTH, THE FUTURE OF OUR CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. UM, AND THEN IT ALSO GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RUB ELBOWS WITH CHEF CHAMBERLAIN AS WELL. UM, THE NEW THE NEW, UH, PRE-EVENT THIS ATTITUDE WOULD LINE UP THIS YEAR IS, IS TITLED TASTE ADDISON TAKEOVER. UM, DALLAS LOVE FIELD HAS A LIVE LOVE STAGE THAT IS PROGRAMMED OUT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. IT'S AN ACTUAL STAGE THAT SITS IN TERMINAL AREA AND DURING THE WEEK OF TRAVEL, IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S ESTABLISHED AS FAR AS SCHEDULE GOES, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN THEY HAVE POPUP ENTERTAINERS THAT ARE ON STAGE. UM, I ACTUALLY FLEW INTO TOWN THIS MORNING AND I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE SCREENS. WE HAVE STATIC PROMOTIONS THAT ARE ON THE SCREEN, UM, PROMOTING THE EVENT. UM, BUT THIS EVENT WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE MY FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH. UM, THESE FOUR BANDS WILL BE PARTICIPATING AT CHASE ADDISON, BUT FROM 11 TO 2 45, THEY WILL ACTUALLY TAKE THE STAGE AND PLAY A 60 MINUTE SET FOR THE PASSENGER BUYERS THAT ARE FLYING THROUGH, UM, THE AIRPORT. AND SO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE OVER OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 50,000 DAILY PASSENGERS THEY'RE PASSING THROUGH DALLAS FIELD. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TASTE, WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE EATS AND THEN I'M ALSO GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DRINKS THIS YEAR AS WELL. WE HAVE SIX OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESTAURANTS TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE SPREAD AROUND THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD IN 20, I THINK OF 2023 GOING INTO 24, UM, WAS THAT WE NEEDED TO OFFER, WE NEEDED TO DIVERSIFY OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESTAURANTS TO PARTICIPATE WHILE WHILE GONE ARE THE DAYS OF SIMPLY GIVING THEM A TENT AND TELLING THEM TO SERVE FOOD. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH RUNNING A BRICK AND MORTAR AND THEN COMING OUT TO THE FESTIVAL SITE ON THE WEEKEND WHEN IT'S YOUR BUSIEST TIME. SO WE'VE COME UP WITH SIX OPPORTUNITIES FOR A RESTAURANT TO PARTICIPATE. WORLD EAT STREET, UH, FEATURES OUR INTERNATIONAL MENUS. UM, OUR POP-UP RESTAURANTS ARE, IT'S EXACTLY THAT. IT GIVES THEM A FOOTPRINT THAT'S LARGER THAN A 10 BY 10 OR A 10 BY 20 AND IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SHOWCASE AND BRING THEIR RESTAURANT OUTSIDE INTO THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS. OUR TASTY TRUCK STOPS, THOSE ARE TRUCKS AND TRAILERS THAT POP UP ON THE GROUNDS. OUR CHOW HALL, UM, GIVES RESTAURANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FEATURE ONE ITEM, BEVERAGE OR FOOD OR BOTH, UM, AND SELL A TASTE BITE OF THAT. AND THEN A REGULAR SIZE PORTION OF THAT ONE ITEM. OUR TASTING HUT, THESE ARE RESTAURANTS, THEY'RE JUST INTERESTED IN PROVIDING EXAMPLES, NOT LOOKING TO SELL FOOD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST GIVE PEOPLE A TASTE OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER FREE EACH CHARGE. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME VIP SAMPLES THAT ARE, THAT WILL POP UP IN THAT AREA THIS YEAR AS WELL. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DRINKS THAT WE'RE OFFERING, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE LIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE COURTYARD. WE HAVE THE SPEAKEASY THAT WILL HOST OUR OUR SPIRITS EXPERIENCE. UM, OF COURSE OUR LAWN WILL FEATURE OUR BEER, UM, AND OTHER BEVERAGES AND THAT IS THE LARGEST BEVERAGE BOOTH THAT SERVICES THE MAIN STAGE. WE HAVE TWO NEW ADDITIONAL DRINK AREAS ON THE GROUNDS THIS YEAR. BEYOND THE BAR, WE'LL FEATURE ALCOHOL FREE, MOCKTAILS, BEER AND WINE. UM, THEY WILL ALSO HAVE, UM, DEMOS ALL WEEKEND LONG WITH SAMPLES INCLUDED AND THEN THE PERFECT PAIR WILL POP UP INSIDE OF THE STONE COTTAGE. THIS IS A CHOCOLATE AND WHISKEY PAIRING EXPERIENCE AND UM, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YELLY BELY, UM, BRINGING THAT TO LIFE THIS YEAR. BUT YOU COMBINE EVERYTHING TOGETHER. THIS IS WHERE OUR E LINEUP LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOT THAT'S HAPPENING THERE, BUT WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE NEARLY 50 RESTAURANTS THAT ARE POPPING UP WITH US. UM, 40 42 OF THEM ARE ACTUAL, UH, ADDISON ESTABLISHMENTS AND THEN WE HAVE SIX CONCESSIONAIRES GRABBING OUT THE LINEUP. MOVING ON TO THE BEATS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE SEVEN AREAS THIS YEAR THAT WILL FEATURE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. UM, WE HAVE OUR WFAA MAIN STAGE. WE HAVE OUR WORLD BEATS STAGE AS WELL AS DANCE FLOOR. THE DANCE FLOOR COMPONENT IS NEWER THIS YEAR. WE ALSO, WE WILL ALSO HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE SPEAKEASY AND COURTYARD AS WELL AS THE BLUE DO SPOT, WHICH WILL FEATURE BUSKER TYPE ENTERTAINERS, UH, FOR OUR KIDS AND UM, YOUNGER AUDIENCE. AND THEN NEW THIS YEAR IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING OUR BLACK BOX 30 AND IT'S THE MAIN STAGE INSIDE OF THE ADDISON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. AND IT WILL BE FEATURING A JAZZ BAND WITH SILK PERRY LIST WHILE WEEKEND LONG. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WFA MEETING STAGE, WE'LL SEE OUR HEADLINES. FRIDAY NIGHT IS SILVER SUN PICKUPS. SATURDAY IS WHO THE NAME. AND WE'LL ROUND OUT THE WEEKEND ON SUNDAY WITH WADE BOWEN. I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT FORMULATING THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MAIN STAGE, WE DO TEND TO CATER TO THAT 35 TO 59 AGE RANGE, WHICH WE HAVE FOUND TO BE THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF THE HIGHEST ATTENDING, UM, AT THE FESTIVAL. SO YOU SEE THAT REFLECTED ON THE MAIN STAGE IT REQUIRES TO OUR LINERS. WE [00:35:01] ALSO LOOK AT THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SPEND THAT THIS DEMOGRAPHIC CAN CONTRIBUTE TO. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER FACTOR THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE ARE BUILDING OUT THE SCHEDULE TO THE MAIN STAGE. WE ALSO HAVE, UM, A COUPLE OF OTHER NATIONAL HEADLINERS THAT WILL OPEN FOR THE HEADLINERS THAT EVENING. UM, AND THEN THE ONES ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE FILL OUT THE STAGE ALL WEEK ALONG THE WORLD. BEAT STAGE AND DANCE FLOOR. THE WORLD BEAT STAGE ACTUALLY COMPLIMENTS THE WORLD EAT STREET. AND SO THE WORLD EAT STREETS FEATURES INTERNATIONAL FOOD. YOU'LL SEE THE WORLD BEAT STAGE FEATURING UM, A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL UM, ACTS. AND SO THERE'S , THERE'S ANO AND JUST A BLEND OF A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING ON MOM WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DANCE FLOOR. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY INSTILL SOME CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND COMPLIMENT THE WORLD EAST STREET. UM, YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBER OF UH, COUNTRIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED THIS YEAR, UM, ON THAT DANCE FLOOR ON THE IN LONG. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ARTISTIC TREATS, ARTS WERE SOMETHING THAT WE ADDED TO THE LINEUP OFFICIALLY IN 2024. UM, THEY ARE SPREAD ALL THROUGHOUT THE GROUNDS AS WELL. UM, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO MAKE ART IN THE FIVE SIZE BACKYARD. THE SIP STROLL ART, ART WALK AS WELL AS SHOPPER'S ROW FEATURES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUESTS TO SHOP UNTIL THEIR HEART STOP. UM, THE BLUE BOX SPOT HAS THAT BUSLER STYLE ENTERTAINMENT, UM, THAT REALLY CATERS TO THAT YOUNGER AUDIENCE. STUDIO 24 UM, CONTINUES TO BE A CROWD FAVORITE, WHICH IS THE SILENT DISCO. WE OFFER THE HEADSETS FREE OF CHARGE. UM, THE SILK AERIAL LIST WILL BE POPPING UP TO DURING THOSE DESIGNATED TIMES INSIDE OF BLACK BOX 30 THIS YEAR WE ARE ADDING A PINATA DROP TO WORLD BEAT STAGE AND THAT WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY AT ONE 30. THIS TO ACTUALLY, UM, PARTAKE IN, UM, TAKING ALL OF THE CANDY FROM THE PIN OUTFIT. UM, THE CARNIVAL, UM, IS BACK. THE CARNIVAL IS ACTUALLY BACKED BY POPULAR DEMAND IN 2023. WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF REQUESTS, UM, ASKING WHERE THE CARNIVAL HAD COME, HAD GONE AND WHEN IT WAS COMING BACK. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE CARNIVAL, UM, IN PREVIOUS SIDE LOCATIONS, SIDE MAPS THAT I'VE SEEN, THE LOCATION OF THE CARNIVAL MADE IT CHALLENGING. IF MOTHER NATURE DECIDED TO VISIT IN 2024, WE KIND OF TOOK THAT YEAR 2023, WE KIND OF TOOK A YEAR TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF BRINGING THE CARNIVAL BACK TO THE EVENT AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS ABOUT THE CARNIVAL IS UM, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A REVENUE STREAM AND THE ONLY THING THAT YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE IS SPACE. SPACE IS A CHALLENGE OUT OF THE FESTIVAL SITE. AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE HAD A COUPLE OF CARNIVAL VENDORS ACTUALLY COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE SITE AND GIVE US PROPOSALS AS TO WHERE THE CARNIVAL COULD REALISTICALLY POP UP. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT CAME UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WHICH IS WHERE THE CARNIVAL NOW RESIDE, IS THE CONFERENCE CENTER PARKING LOT. AND SO WHEN YOU SEE THAT THERE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE ASKED IS, WELL WHAT ABOUT PARKING? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF WHAT THAT PARKING LOT HAS SERVED AS, WE ACTUALLY USED IT IN 2023 AND 2022 AS VIP PARKING AND IT WAS AN ADD-ON THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY PAY FOR AS PART OF YOUR EXPERIENCE. WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE REVENUE COMPARISON, YOU WERE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF THOUSANDS THAT WE WERE GENERATING BY SELLING INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACES VERSUS A COUPLE OF TENS OF THOUSANDS WITH THE CARNIVAL POPPING UP. AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO MEET, UM, THE DEMAND OF OUR GUESTS THAT WERE ATTENDING AS WELL. AND SO THAT KIND OF ROUND OUT ALL OF THE ARTISTIC TREATS AS WELL AS THE FAMILY LIVES THAT YOU'LL FIND ON THE GROUNDS ALL WEEKEND LONG WHEN YOU PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. I DO HAVE THE OPERATION MAP UP HERE, UM, AS WE ARE STILL WORKING FROM THAT. THE FUN MAP IS, UM, COMING SOON, BUT YOU GET AN IDEA, UM, OF ALL OF THE TENTS AND ALL OF THE FRAMEWORK THAT GOES INTO BUILDING THAT OUT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A PRETTY PACKED SITE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PARKING, WHAT DOES PARKING LOOK LIKE? ALL OF OUR PARKING DOES TAKE PLACE ON ANCILLARY LOTS. WE USE CIRCLE TWO, MILLENNIUM GARAGE AND BOTH HOME GARAGE FOR ALL OF OUR PUBLIC PARKING. ALL OF THAT PARKING IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. THE DART LOT IS ALSO UTILIZED, UM, FOR SOME OF OUR PARKING NEEDS. AND THEN WE WILL USE A PORTION OF THE NORTH, NORTH, NORTH MORRIS LOT AS WELL AS THE PARKING LOT THAT IS NORTH OF THIS, OF THE ADDISON. SOME ADDITIONAL LIVES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON THAT WEEKEND. WE HAVE OUR PAID EXPERIENCES THAT ARE BACK. THE SPEAKEASY AND THE COURTYARD WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PAID EXPERIENCES AROUND SPIRITS AS WELL AS WINE. THE NEW ADDITION IS THE PERFECT PEAR, WHICH IS THE CHOCOLATE AND WHISKEY WINE TASTINGS EXPERIENCE. IT IS PREDOMINANTLY WHISKEY BUT WINE IS AVAILABLE ON PRIME REQUEST. THOSE WILL BE TIMED EXPERIENCES THAT AGAIN, ARE HAPPENING INSIDE OF THE SPRING COTTAGE. THE CHAP HALL PASSES BACK THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SAMPLE FOUR BITES FOR THE LOW LOW PRICE OF JUST $10. AND TABLE [00:40:01] 13 UM, IS BACK WITH THEIR SUNDAY LUNCH AT $75 PER PERSON. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE THERE'S AN ARRAY OF ACTIVITY AS WELL AS PRICE POINTS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS. WE'RE DI DIVING INTO THE MERCH WORLD THIS YEAR AND SO CELEBRATING 30 YEARS, IT FELT LIKE A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT. WE DO HAVE A COMMEMORATIVE POSTER THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR HOTEL STAYS AS WELL AS UM, FOR SALE WE HAVE THE COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRT AND THESE ARE LIMITED RUNS AND SO IT'S NOT A NEVER ENDING SUPPLY. UM, IT IS A LIMITED RUN AND SO WE'LL LOOK TO CELEBRATE 30 YEARS, UM, AND HAVE THAT AVAILABLE. WE ALSO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL TASTE ADDISON T-SHIRTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. UM, WE HAVE STICKERS AND WHAT AS WELL AS TUMBLERS AND WATER BOTTLES AS WELL. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MARKETING SIDE OF THINGS, OUR MARKETING PARTNERS ARE LISTED HERE. WE HAVE LARGER FEEDER MARKETS AS WELL AS SMALLER ONES. WE REALLY ARE FOCUSING ABOUT 115 MILES OUTSIDE OF THE RADIUS OF ADDISON. AND THEN WE ALSO DO SOME TARGETING WITH THE ZIP CODES THAT YOU SEE LISTED THERE. PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUE TO BE AN AREA OF FOCUS FOR US AS WE ROUND OUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS. UM, WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR. WE GET A GLANCE AT WHAT SOME OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS LOOK LIKE. WE ARE STILL, UM, FINALIZING THE LAST COUPLE, UM, AS WE GO INTO THE THIS WEEK. UM, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THOSE PARTNERING WITH US AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS, I'LL JUMP IN THIS WAY. GREAT. PRESENTATION ALWAYS IS ALWAYS ENJOY. UM, A COUPLE QUESTIONS WITH THE GOLF IS OVERLAPPING AGAIN CORRECT? DURING THAT WEEKEND? THEY ARE NOT. THEY ACTUALLY, UM, ARE IN THE SUMMER THIS YEAR AND SO THEY WANT TO PARTNER WITH US AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MARKET THEIR MM-HMM . UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING? OBVIOUSLY SPONSORING, IS IT A, UH, IS IT TOUR ITSELF? IS THEIR UM, THEIR CONTRACTOR IS SPONSORING SOMETHING I GUESS? YES, THEY WILL. THAT IS CORRECT. FINANCIALLY THEY WILL BE, UM, SPONSORING THE LAW THIS YEAR. THERE WE GO. AND THEN ON THE ADDITION OF SOFT GOODS, THE MERCH MM-HMM . UM, DID WE END UP CONTRACTING A LOCAL, UM, COMPANY OR WAS THAT HOW IT SOURCED? UH, THE INTERNET HAD BE SOURCED THAT THAT WAS, THAT WAS SOURCED THAT, THAT PARTNERSHIP ACTUALLY STARTED BACK IN OCTOBERFEST WHEN WE DABBLED, UM, IN WITH A LITTLE BIT OF MERCH. UM, AND MAINLY INTERNAL TO STAFF, UM, IS WHAT WE DID. AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND ANOTHER THEM. UM, AS WE EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MERCH MOVING FORWARD, UM, WE WILL DO AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES. YEAH, I JUST ASKING USE THE NEW FOLKS CAME TO TOWN WHEEL HOUSE. YEAH, THEY WALKED DOWN THE BLACK PANEL. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO, GO AHEAD. UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CREATIVITY. UM, IT'S FANTASTIC. A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS. UM, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO THE, THE HOTEL PACKAGES, IS THAT OPENED UP TO ANY AND EVERY HOTEL OR DO WE HAVE CERTAIN HOTELS THAT WE'RE ASKING TO BE PARTNERS WITH US? MARY, DID YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THAT? I DO HAVE THE ANSWER. YEAH. SO WE ACTUALLY GO OUT AND WE ASK THE, THE HOTELS WHICH ONES WE'D LIKE TO PARTNER WITH US. UM, AND THEN WE GET THEM ADDED TO THE WEBSITE. AND TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS, SHOULD A HOTEL SAY, OH, INITIALLY, SHOULD THEY SAY NO AND COME BACK AND SAY, JUST KIDDING, WE'D LOVE TO BE A PART OF IT. YOU'RE ADDED THAT DAY. SO, UM, IS, IS THAT A, DO WE TAKE A PIECE OF ANY OF THAT REVENUE OR IS THAT JUST GO STRAIGHT TO THE HOTELS? DO WE GET A PORTION OF THE TICKET SALES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PACKAGE? MARY GOES AND, UM, WE GIVE TICKETS AWAY AS AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY IN HOTELS. THAT'S PART OF THE PACKAGE THEY GET FOR FREE. UM, TICKETS TO EVENT AND A COMM. SO WE DON'T TAKE ANYTHING, UM, THOSE, UH, TAX FROM THAT HOTEL TAX HELPS FROM THE ACCOUNT. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN FOR THE, UM, THE PAID EXPERIENCES, SAME QUESTION. I MEAN ARE WE, ARE WE RECOUPING ANY OF THAT REVENUE? ALL OF THAT REVENUE JUST TO THE TOP? SO HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH LIKE THE COURT AND THE COURT? THANK YOU. YEAH. AND SO, SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A VENDOR, RIGHT? DO THEY, DO THEY SUPPLY ALL THE WINES? IT DEPENDS ON THE PARTNERSHIP. AND SO IN SOME INSTANCES THE VENDOR COMES ON AS A SPONSOR AND PROVIDES THE BEVERAGES THAT ARE, THAT ARE USED FOR THE AMP FOR FREE. IN SOME INSTANCES THE VENDOR STRIP WRITES A CHECK TO US AND THEN THEY GET NAMING RIGHTS TO THE AREA. IN SOME INSTANCES IT'S A COMBINATION OF KIDS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT PRESENTATION AS ALWAYS. AND [00:45:01] I REALLY LIKE SEEING THE, I LIKE THE WORLD BEATS AND WORLD EATS AREA 'CAUSE IT TAKES ME BACK TO WHEN WE USED TO HAVE THAT WORLD FEST EVENT. OKAY. COULD IT COULD BRING SOME OF THAT ELEMENT IN THERE. 'CAUSE I WAS, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS A FUN EVENT AND THIS KIND OF, KIND OF FITS THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, BUT REALLY GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, THANK YOU. THAT'S A LOT. . ALRIGHT, ITEM FOUR C, [c. Present and discuss the Addison Fire Department's 2024 Annual Report. ] PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE ADDISON FIRE DEPARTMENT'S 2024 ANNUAL REPORT. CHIEF JONES, EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DAVID JONES, FIRE CHIEF. THIS IS GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE THE FIRST TIME OF OUR COUNCIL, OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024. I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN VERY BLESSED OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS TO BE THE FIRE CHIEFS IS WHAT I CONSIDER THE BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT AROUND WHERE PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC, THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY DO, THEY LOVE THEIR JOB AND DO HAVE EVER HAD AN INTERACTION WITH THEM. I THINK YOU KNOW THAT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT. UM, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH A HIGH LEVEL REPORT. YOU HAVE, UH, A MORE DETAILED REPORT, UH, PROVIDED TO YOU ON A HARD COPY, BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK MY STAFF AND MONICA HERNANDEZ, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WORK THAT SHE DID, PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. SO I'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT TO SAVE LIFE, PROTECT PROPERTY AND SERVE WITH INTEGRITY. OUR CORE VALUES, ACCOUNTABILITY, FAMILY AND DUTY. THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE A FD AND WORKED OUT REALLY WELL FOR US. OUR ORG CHART MAY LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TO YOU. IT'S UPSIDE DOWN. THAT'S INTENTIONAL. WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. EVERYBODY, THE BLUE, I COULDN'T FIT EVERYBODY'S NAME UP THERE. THAT'S APPARATUS STATIONS IN THE BLUE AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT YOU SEE ON THE STREET RUNNING THE CALLS THAT YOU RUN INTO DAY TO DAY. AND WE HAVE A VERY STRONG GROUP IN OPERATIONS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, PREVENTION AND ADMIN MAKE OUR TEAM. WE ALSO HAVE ONE, UH, VOLUNTARY CHAPLAIN THAT HELPS US OUT AS WELL. HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS. WE HAVE A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAPPENED IN 2024 AND RATHER THAN MAKE A SLIDE FOR EACH ONE, I'D LIKE JUST BRIEFLY GO OVER EACH ONE FOR YOU. WE ACHIEVED, UH, THE SUCCESSFULLY RENEWED OUR TEXAS BEST PRACTICES DESIGNATION AND WE'RE ONE OF ONLY 36 DEPARTMENTS IN TEXAS TO BE AWARDED THIS. WE MAINTAIN OUR ISO CLASS ONE, WHICH MAKES US ONE OF LESS THAN A HUNDRED DEPARTMENTS IN TEXAS THAT ACHIEVE THAT TOP TIER RATING. WE'RE A HEART SAFE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED BY THE NORTH TEXAS TRAUMA REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, ONE OF ONLY 11 COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA AND AMONG ONLY 600 NATIONWIDE. OUR MISSION LIFELINE GOAL, THAT'S FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR TO RECEIVE THIS. WE'RE ONE OF 51 DEPARTMENTS IN TEXAS TO EARNEST HONOR, WE, THIS YEAR WE PURCHASED HELMET, CAMERAS AND DASH CAMERAS, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE AT THE END. AND THIS IS AN EFFORT TO CAPTURE IMAGES FROM OUR SCENES, NOT ONLY FOR TRAINING PURPOSES, BUT ALSO IF WE HAVE, WE HAVE 'EM ON THE VEHICLES. IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT, WE CAN DO A QUICK INVESTIGATION ON IT AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. WE ENHANCED OUR A ED PROGRAM. WE REPLACED ALL AEDS WITH MORE UPDATED ADDS AND WE HAVE A REGULAR MONITORING PROGRAM THAT THEY INSPECTED MONTHS FOR. WE'VE PROUDLY PRESENTED OUR PHOENIX BOARD, WHICH IS OUR LIFESAVING AWARD TO SEVERAL MEMBERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO SAVING LIVES THIS YEAR. WE FREQUENTLY HOSTED, ATTENDED, OR PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL EVENTS, CEREMONIES AND ATTENDED AND LED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND WITH THE EFFORTS OF GENERAL SERVICES AND WITH, WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SEVERAL UPDATES TO OUR FIRE STATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF HVA SYSTEM ROOF, A GENERATOR CEILING TILES. AND THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A RESTROOM REMODEL. WE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS TO HAVE ESOPHAGEAL PRE-CANCER SCREENING CONDUCTED AT NO COST TO THE TOWN FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE. AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE APPROVED, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE, UH, 2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE APPROVED. WE WERE APPROVED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PURCHASING A TRACTOR GONE AREA, WHICH WOULD BE ADDISON'S FIRST EVER TILLER. TWO LIFE PACK, 15 MONITORS, AND WE REPLACED OUR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, EXTRICATION TOOLS, FIRE PREVENTION THIS YEAR LARGELY FOCUSED ON NEW CONSTRUCTION, REDUCING NUISANCE ALARMS AND DOING PRE-PLANNING. WE HAVE ONE, OUR FIRE INSPECTOR HAD BEEN OUT, UH, EITHER WORKERS' COMP, SHE'S BEEN OUT OR ON, UH, LIVE DUTY SINCE AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. SO WE HAD LESS INSPECTIONS THIS YEAR THAN WE DID IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, UH, WE KEPT FORWARD. GO AHEAD. ALSO, WE SPENT SOME TIME LAST YEAR PREPARING FOR THE, UH, 2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE PRESENTATION. THE SMOKE PROTECTOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND WE NOTICED THIS YEAR THAT THE NUMBER OF BATTERIES INSTALLED WENT DOWN AND IT'S GONE DOWN [00:50:01] EACH YEAR SINCE WE PUT IN THE 10 YEAR LIFE BATTERIES AND WE'VE EDUCATED PEOPLE ABOUT THOSE BATTERIES. AND IN 2024 OUR TEAM PROVIDED MORE THAN 600 STAFF HOURS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ENCOUNTERS. AND JUST SOME EXAMPLES ARE THE BOY SCOUT TOUR VISITS TO THE SCHOOLS. WE DO THAT REGULARLY ALSO, UH, ATTENDING EVENTS AND PASSING OUT EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND VISITING WITH PEOPLE. WE ALSO HAVE THE SCHOOLS COME TO US. TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY VISIT US, OUR COMMUNITY HELPERS, THE CITIZENS ACADEMY. WE PARTICIPATE IN THAT AT THE JOINT FIRE TRAINING TOWER. WE ALSO, WE VISIT OTHER SCHOOLS LIKE GREEN HILL, TRINITY CHRISTIAN, THEY COME TO US. WE'VE HAD, UH, PRESTON HOLLOW FROM DALLAS COME TO US WHO PARTICIPATE IN THINGS LIKE THE HALLOWEEN BASH, NATIONAL HIDEOUT, TOUCH A TRUCK AND OTHER EVENTS. SO ABOUT ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF, WE'LL TRY TO BE PRESENT, BE A PART OF IT AND MAKE AN IMPACT. SO THIS LAST YEAR WE REALLY MADE SOME STRIDES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND BUILDING AND GROWING THE PROGRAM. AS YOU KNOW, THIS WAS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT'S FIRST YEAR TO HAVE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. SHE GRADUATED FROM THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BASIC ACADEMY IN MARCH. THIS JULIE LINKER. THAT WAS 120 HOURS OF TRAINING. SHE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN SUPPORTING COMMUNITY RESILIENCY THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. CONTINUED WORKING WITH DALLAS COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN, THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN AND THE ALERT AND WARNING STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES. JULIE'S ALSO OVER SEVERE WEATHER, OUR OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN MANAGEMENT. AND IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH WAS NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH, SHE GOT PRESENT TO COUNCIL AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SHE WAS DOING. IN DECEMBER, SHE WAS ELECTED THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORK GROUP. UH, SHE WAS ELECTED THE POSITION OF SECRETARY OF EFFECT AND SHE HAS CONTINUALLY SUPPORTED OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, OUR BIG THREE EVENTS, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATED IN SOME REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND EXERCISES. AND SHE HAD BIG, BIG PLANS FOR THIS YEAR ALSO, INCLUDING A FULL STONE EXERCISE AT ADDISON AIRPORT, UH, AND RENEWAL OF THE DEBRIS MONITORING CONTRACT WITH QUAD CITIES AND CONTINUING TO DEVELOP EMERGENCY PLANS. THIS IS JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE APPARATUS THAT YOU SEE ON THE, THE STREET SO THAT YOU RECOGNIZE EM. UM, THE BOTTOM TWO APPARATUS IN THE CENTER AND ON THE RIGHT, THOSE ARE OUR AIRPORT APPARATUS. THEY'RE NOT STAFFED FOR CROSS STAFFED BY MEMBERS FROM THE OTHER VEHICLES. HOWEVER, THOSE ARE OUR FRONTLINE APPARATUS. WE HAVE 52 SWORN PERSONNEL, EIGHT FRONTLINE APPARATUS RIGHT NOW, 520 COMBINED YEARS OF SERVICE OUT OF TWO FIRE STATIONS. OUR STAFF COMPLETED AGAIN OVER 14,000 OF OUR 14,000 HOURS OF TRAINING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS. WE, WE PRACTICE A LOT MORE THAN WHAT I CAN PUT IN PICTURES UP HERE, BUT FIREFIGHTING TACTICS, COMMAND CELL RESCUE, ROPE RESCUE BAILOUTS, WHICH IS A CELL RESCUE VENTILATION APPARATUS OPERATION, AIR AIRCRAFT RESCUE, FIREFIGHTING VEHICLE EXTRICATION, HIGH-RISE MID-RISE, APARTMENT FIRES, VEHICLE STABILIZATION. AND THEN WHAT I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF HERE IS OUR EMS. SO OUR MEDICAL, OUR PARAMEDICS ARE SOME OF THE BEST PARAMEDICS IN THE AREA. HANDS DOWN THAT 60% OF OUR CALL ARGUMENT IS MEDICAL AND JUST A SNAPSHOT OF OUR INCIDENTS. THE TOTAL LICENSE THIS YEAR, UH, WAS 4,099, WHICH IS 22 LESS THAN LAST YEAR. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, EARLY IN THE YEAR, THEY HAD THE BIG FREEZE, WHICH CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN POLLING. BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS FROM 2018 TO 2024, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, IT HAS INCREASED 24.5%, WHICH AVERAGES ABOUT THREE AND A 5% A YEAR. AND YOU CAN SEE OUR CALL TYPES ACROSS THE BOTTOM THERE. AND WE COULD PUT THOSE OUT, UH, MONTHLY ALSO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TO SHARE THAT. AND JANUARY HAPPENED TO BE OUR BUSIEST MONTH. WE RUN A LITTLE OVER 11 CALLS PER DAY. WE BUSIEST TIME OF DAY THIS YEAR IN 2024 WAS 3:00 PM OUR BUSIEST APPARATUS WAS ENGINE 1 0 1 AND THE BUSIEST DAY WAS TUESDAY. THIS IS AN INTERESTING SLIDE. UH, WE COMPARE OURSELVES A LOT WITH OUR QUAD CITIES BECAUSE WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM, UH, JOINTLY. AND IN THE TOP RIGHT, IF YOU LOOK AT CALL VOLUME FIRST STATION, IF YOU TAKE THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT WERE RESPONDED TO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PROVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF STATIONS, YOU GET AN AVERAGE CALL PER STATION. SO IN BLUE IS ADDISON. SO WE'VE BEEN THE HIGHEST NUMBER OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE'VE TREATED THE HIGHEST AND FA IS ACTUALLY ADDING A FIFTH STATION, SO THEIR NUMBERS WILL GO DOWN. TON HAS PLANS TO ADD A NIGHT STATION [00:55:01] IN A FEW YEARS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE SIGNIFICANTLY BUSY. UM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR RESPONSE TIMES DOWN ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, OUR AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME IS VERY GOOD COMPARED TO OUR QUAD CITIES. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OUR RESPONSE TIMES HAVE CONTINUED TO BE GIVEN OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. VERY GOOD AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME. AND THE BOTTOM IS OUR PAID GIVEN A IS WHEN WE RESPOND WITH ANOTHER AGENCY WHO ARE CALLING IN THEIR STATE. WE HAD TWO RETIREMENTS LAST YEAR. WE HAD A 22 YEAR BATTALION CHIEF AND 25 YEAR CAPTAIN RETIRE. WE HAD THREE PROMOTIONS, 16 HIRES, AND 15 MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES THAT WE CELEBRATED. THAT'S 5 2 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THIS IS SOMETHING NEW THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO SHOW YOU. THIS WAS IF YOU APPROVED, THAT'S GONNA PUT DASH CAMS ON OUR VEHICLES. SO NOW WE HAVE VEHICLES. WE HAVE, UH, THESE CAMERAS ON HERE THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP LEFT, THAT'S LOOKING OUT IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, TOP RIGHT IS A CAMERA LOOKING BACK INTO THE CAB. AND THEN THE BOTTOM IS EITHER SIDE THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AND THEN YOU SEE THE MAP, THAT'S THE DASHBOARD WE CAN SEE AT THE STATION. IF WE PULL IT UP, WE'RE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING, WHERE THEY'VE BEEN AND CAN SEE THE RESPONSE. AND THEN IF YOU HIGHLIGHT ONE OF 'EM, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CREWS RIGHT WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE KNOCKING OUT A CAR FIRE. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW HELPFUL THIS IS TO US, NOT ONLY TO LOOK AT INCIDENTS AND TRAIN AND LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE OUR TACTICS, BUT ALSO TO USE IT FOR AN INVESTIGATORS FOR WHAT WE NEEDED TO, TO FIND OUT. SO, SO WE REALLY ENJOY COLLABORATING WITH OUR TOWN, US, AND DEPARTMENTS, AND DELIVERING THE SERVICE TO ADDISON WAY. THIS REPORT IS JUST A REFLECTION OF A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE DONE JUST DAY TO DAY. BUT WHAT MAKES 'EM SPECIAL IN MY EYES IS WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. AND UH, I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WHO'S GOT THE FIRST QUESTION? A COUPLE. UM, FIRST OF ALL, JUST GOT, NOW LET ME GET CLARIFICATION ON THIS. UH, DISPATCH TO ON SCENE, AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME, IS THAT JUST IN ADDISON? UH, FOR CALLING ADDISON? IT WOULDN'T BE A CALL OUTSIDE OF THAT'S CALLED THAT. THAT'S AMAZING. YES, SIR. I MEAN THAT, THAT IS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU DO THAT. THAT'S INCREDIBLE. UM, AND THE OTHER THING I'VE GOT IS ON, SO I ALWAYS LOVE THESE AND YOU ALL DO INCREDIBLE JOB, BUT UH, FOR OUR RESIDENTS, IS THIS ON, ON THE WEBSITE YET OR WILL WE PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE? YES SIR. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE. WE ONE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER TONIGHT. WE CAN PUT THAT OUT THERE AND MONICA MAY HAVE ALREADY PUT IT ON. I'LL CHECK. BUT WE ALSO, IF YOU NEED IT, WE HAVE A PDF, WE HAVE A LINK TO IT. AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS IN THE PRINTED ONE, WE PRINTED THOSE AND IT SAYS 53 SWORN PERSONNEL. WE HAVE 52 SWORN PERSONNEL IN OPERATIONS. AND WHAT THAT WAS, WAS A, UH, WE HAD A POSITION. IT WAS APPROVED AND IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY COUNTED WHEN THE COURT WAS PRINTED. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS, SAYS IF YOU'RE SCRUTINIZING 52 OR 50 , JUST ONE OF THOSE. UM, MY GUESS IS THIS IS GONNA BE, UH, NOTICED IN THE NEWSLETTER AND I HOPE OUR RESIDENTS WILL TAKE THE TIME TO, TO GET ONE OF THESE AND LOOK AT IT. 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH OH, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. NO, GO AHEAD. UM, BACK ON, UH, ONE OF THE FIRST PAGES YOU SHOWED US THAT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YES SIR. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR. I LOVE THAT PAGE. BUT WOULD YOU STATE AGAIN, AS FAR AS YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE STATISTIC THAT YOU MENTIONED ON THE ISO CLASS ONE ABOUT WHERE WE ARE. SO, ISO CLASS ONE RATING, WE ARE ONE OF LESS THAN A HUNDRED DEPARTMENTS IN TEXAS TO ACHIEVE THAT TOP TIER RATING, WHICH IT REFLECTS SUPERIOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. OKAY. I, AND CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF PRIVILEGE CIVIL. UM, SO, AND OBVIOUSLY DOCUMENTATION IS LIKE MORE SAID. IT'S MIND BLOWING. UM, SO YES. AGREED LINK FOR THE NEWSLETTER THAT GOES OUT ON FRIDAYS. UM, I STILL MEASURE RIGHT BY BATTERIES. I'M ASKING A QUESTION. IS THERE A TOWN, ANY SORT OF TRAINING FOR HOMEOWNERS TO ONE HARD WIRE? THEIR, UM, BATTERY, UH, FIRE DETECTORS. AND ARE THEY, ARE WE EDUCATING THE TOWN ABOUT MONOXIDE DETECTORS THAT DO CODE THE DUAL BATTERY THROUGHOUT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE FOCUS ON? IS IT AN WITH OUR RESIDENTS? HOW DO WE TRAIN OUR RESIDENTS TO DO BETTER DOCTORS? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE PUT THINGS OUT ONLINE. WE'LL PUT OUR ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO WHEN THEY VISIT AND WE SMOKE CONNECTED BATTERIES, THEY ALSO DO CALL A HOME SAFETY SURVEY. AND THEY'LL GO OVER ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS. AND SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE, UH, OLDER APARTMENTS [01:00:01] MIGHT NOT HAVE HARDWIRED, UH, HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO HAVE A HARDWIRED SMOKE PROTECTOR. SO THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TRAINED ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE BATTERY. AND, BUT, BUT ALL NEW, ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS. OXIDE AND FIRE PROTECTION, THAT'S A STANDARD MAP ON NEW, LIKE ADDISON TREE, I BELIEVE, MONOXIDES AND EVERYTHING. IS THAT CORRECT? AUTO AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION. YES. SMOKE DETECTOR CO. NOT SO IT'S NOT A STATE, LOCAL OR FEDERAL REQUIREMENT THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL USE. THOSE ARE NOT, NOT, NOT AT, NOT AT THIS TIME HAVING OXIDE. INTERESTING. BUT YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT IT'S BETTER, YOU KNOW, FOR OLDER, OLDER MECHANICAL FOOT AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT. SO HAVE THE SEAL DETECTOR. SO TO SORT OF BALANCE THAT QUESTION THEN TO, NOT THAT IT'S IN THE BOOK AND I DIDN'T SEE IT ENOUGH BACK NIGHT. DO WE HAVE A LOT OF MONOXIDE CALLS? I CAN SAY I WAS ONE OF THEM. WE HAVE MONOXIDE DETECTIVES GOING UP THE DIVORCE SHOWED UP TO OUR HOUSE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAST LEAK. AT LEAST GET IT OFF. AT LEAST WE DO WAS WORKING, REPLACING THEM. DO WE HAVE A LOT OF CALLS FOR THAT IN OUR TOWN? MY, MY RECOLLECTION? NO, THAT'S A VERY, YES SIR. IT'S VERY, VERY LOW. VERY LOW. WE, WE HAVE LOST LIFE DUE TO MONOXIDE KNOWING THE ATTENTION. WHAT GOOD. THANK YOU. THE ANSWER QUESTION? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. OF THE QUESTIONS. YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THERE IS A TON INDUSTRY REPORT TO BE REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF. AND, UH, I JUST THANK YOU AND ALL YOUR FIREFIGHTERS FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. HEY CHIEF. SO A FEW MONTHS INTO THE, UH, TO THE NEW SHIFT WITH 48 96. HOW'S THAT GOING SO FAR? ANY UNEXPECTED SURPRISES, BENEFITS, CHALLENGES? NO SURPRISES? THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BENEFITS. UH, AS FAR AS THE OVERTIME USAGE, SICK TIME USAGE HAS BOTH CALMED DOWN, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY. UH, ESPECIALLY OVER TIME, THE, UH, FEEDBACK FROM THE PERSONNEL. ALL THE STAFF ARE VERY PLEASED WITH IT. WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. CHALLENGES FOR US IS, THERE'S ALWAYS CHALLENGES. JUST COMMUNICATION. JUST MAKING SURE WE HOLD PEOPLE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE SEE THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONE FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE MEETING THAT CHALLENGE. EVERYTHING'S BEEN GOING WELL. UH, STAFF REALLY RECEIVED THIS WELL. APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE A A COMMENT QUESTION. UM, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. IT'S REALLY, REALLY PROUD FOR YOU GUYS AND LIKE GREAT. HAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION. LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION ON YOUR ANALYTICS. UM, I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT, UM, THINK, UH, THE, UH, TOTAL COST HAD BEEN INCREASING SINCE 2018. UH, LOOKS LIKE, UM, THERE WAS A DIP THIS YEAR. ANY, ANY, I MEAN, SMALL, IT'S REALLY 22 CALLS THAT IT WENT DOWN THIS YEAR. UH, EARLY LAST YEAR WE HAD A WORSE STORM THAT CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN A SPIKING CAUSE. SO WE'RE STILL TRENDING UPWARDS EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LITTLE FLUCTUATION UP AND DOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IF YOU LOOK AT IT OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'RE TRENDING UP APPROXIMATELY 5%. SO ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES, INCIDENT TYPES SEEM TO BE KIND OF CONSTANT. UH, DO YOU SEE ANY OTHER TRENDS OR THREATS THAT, UM, ARE THINGS YOU'RE WATCHING OR, OR THAT WE NEED A PLAN FOR? WE'RE ALWAYS WATCHING FOR, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES I QUIRE OR SOMETHING THAT, UH, CAN BECOME COMMON IN THE WINTERTIME. WE GET, UH, WE, IT'S JUST, IT FLUCTUATES WINTERTIME, ODDLY ENOUGH. WE GET MORE SUICIDE CALLS, WE GET MORE NIGHT CALLS, BUT THE UH, UH, FIRE CALLS, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING JUMP OUT. WE'VE BEEN VERY SPORADIC. WE HAVE A HIGH VOLUME IT SEEMS, IN THE . WE SEE A LOT OF ELEVATOR CALLS. YEAH. BUT I THINK THAT'S AN ONGOING, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE AGE OF THE, THE FACILITIES. YEAH. WE HAVE A LOT OF ABILITIES THAT ARE 20, 25 AND 30 YEARS OLD OR EVEN OLDER AND IT JUST KEEPS UP WITH MAINTENANCE. S ELEVATORS, EVERY ISSUE THAT WE DO RESPOND TO ON AN ELEVATOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE IS CONTACTED AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE LETTING 'EM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WE FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT IT FIXED. AND YOU SHUT THE ELEVATOR OFF. YES, WE SHUT THE POWER OFF IF IT SOME LIKE, THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK Y'ALL. ALRIGHT, [d. Present and discuss the Addison Police Department's 2024 Annual Report. ] ITEM FOUR D, PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE ADDISON POLICE DEPARTMENT 2024 ANNUAL REPORT CHIEF FRIES. GOOD EVENING HEARING COUNSEL. CHRIS, FREE CHIEF JULY TO YOU. THE, UH, Q 24 MS. UM, MUCH LIKE, UH, FIRE VEHICLE WILL HAVE OUR REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE MEETING FOLLOWING MEETING TO YOU FIRST. AND WE'LL HAVE AN DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA PACKET. WHAT'S GOING ON? UH, FIRST CITIZEN, UM, DEPARTMENT, , WE HAVE YOUR OPERATION THROUGH. THAT'S SIGNED BY ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, SUPPORT BUREAU, ALSO LED BY ASSISTANT CHIEF AND [01:05:01] THE OFFICE, OFFICE OF CHIEF AND CHAIR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. AND OUR , UH, LUCKY GIVE OUR 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. UM, WE CONTINUED OUR TRAINING PURVIEW SO THAT A AND POLICE OFFICER HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ALL NATIONAL AND STATE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO CONTINUE OUR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR METRO, METRO RISK, QUAD CITIES AND . UH, WE ALSO LAUNCHED MY A PD, WHICH IS A FULL RESIDENCE THAT SUBMIT POST PATROLS, UM, PARKING EXEMPTIONS BEFORE CRIME DID, FILING AN ONLINE REPORT AND ALSO REGISTERS TO THE DEPARTMENT. UM, AND SO FAR SINCE WE ROLLED THIS OUT, UM, WE'VE PROCESSED 49 PARKING EXEMPTIONS AND 32 CLOSE CONTROLS THROUGH THAT, UM, WEBSITE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE HAVING TO CALL IN AND SPEAK WITH SOMEBODY. NOW THEY CAN DO IT ON THEIR OWN, OUR OFFICERS TO GO OUT THERE AND PLAY THAT SERVICE. UM, ANOTHER BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT IS THAT YOU RECEIVE ACCEPTANCE INTO THE ACTIVE BYSTANDER SHIP MONITOR PROGRAM. UM, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. UM, I WAS A, UH, PART OF THE ROLLOUT IN MY PREVIOUS ORGANIZATION. UM, WE ARE ONE OF 400 AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT RECEIVED THIS PRIVILEGE. UM, WHAT IT IS IS A PROGRAM THAT CAME OUT OF GEORGETOWN LAW IN THE RISE OF 22 THAT HELPS TO PREVENT MISCONDUCT OF THE BOARD STAKE AND WHAT OFFICER WELLNESS. UH, THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND EMPOWERING YOUR OFFICERS TO INTERVENE WHEN THEY THE BABY ISN'T ON PAR, UM, AND FIGURE OUT WHY IN THE PAST THEY MIGHT NOT HAD THOSE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH FELLOW OFFICERS. THIS PROGRAM STARTS FROM THE TOP AND DOWN, UM, AND LETS EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT A CULTURE WHERE IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, AND WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS CONDUCT ONSET BEFORE IT BECOMES A BIGGER ISSUE. UM, IN ORDER JUST TO RECEIVE, UH, ACCEPTANCE IN THE PROGRAM, UH, WE HAD TO GET TWO LETTERS OF SUPPORT IN COMMUNITY, WHICH WE GOT FROM JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER DALLAS AND ALSO METRO SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE TO, UH, GET A LETTER SUPPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE SUPPORTING OUR DEPARTMENT'S, UM, TRANSPARENCY AND NESS TO ENTER IN THIS PROGRAM. UM, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AS A FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, EVERY STORM MEMBER REQUIREMENT WE RECEIVED THE INITIAL TRAINING. UH, IT'S AN EIGHT HOUR BLOCK AND GOING FORWARD WE HAVE TO HAVE A TWO HOUR PRESSURE FORCE TO KEEP OUR OUR TION MOVING. HONOR OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THE, UH, INCREASE, UH, AS OF LATE. BUT IN 2024, WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON INCREASING OUR PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, BOTH IN OUR PARTS ON OUR TRAILS, AND THEN ALSO WITH OUR MOTOR OFFICERS IN THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. UM, THIS WAS DUE IN PART BECAUSE OF OUR STAFFING. WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY MOVE OUR TRAFFIC UNIT OUTSIDE OF THE CONTROL DIVISION TO WHERE THE OPERATING IS EARLY DIVISION THAT CAN NOT RESPOND TO 9 1 1 CALLS. THEY CAN FOCUS ALL OUR EVIDENCE ON CONDITION, WHICH IS DRIVER EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT AND RESPONDENTS LICENSE. WE'VE ALSO MADE A CONCERNED EFFORT TO INCREASE OUR, UM, UH, VISIBILITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. HERE IN 2024, WE SAW, UH, OUR CLEARANCE RATE RISE TO 50%, WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST IN THREE YEARS. WE INCREASED OUR MOTOR VEHICLE TEST BY 31%. THIS WAS DUE TO INTELLIGENCE LED CONTROLS, REALLY FOLLOWING THE DATA, ATTENDING ADVANCED AUTO THEFT DETECTION TRAINING U USING YOU FLAT S TO CATCH SUSPECTS. I'LL SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN JUST A SECOND. WE CREATED A FIELD OF NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER, UH, THAT'S OFFICER RON CLA. HE'S JUST KNOCKING IT OUT ANYMORE. UM, THIS IS TO, UH, IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR INTENTIONAL OUTREACH EDUCATION AND MISSION ABILITY. HE'S ALSO BEEN A HUGE HELP WITH OUR, AS A LIAISON FOR TRI HOMELESS COMMUNITY. UH, WE EMPOWERED OUR PEER SUPPORT TEAM TO GET THAT CRITICAL INCIDENT, DECREASE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS CHECKS AND MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS. UM, AND I JUST THOUGHT VERY BRIEFLY, UH, WE HAD A VERY, UH, A CRITICAL INCIDENT NOT TOO LONG AGO. AND, UH, THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THE OFFICERS THAT RECEIVED HELP FROM OUR PEER SUPPORT TEAM WASN'T GREAT. UM, SO AGAIN, JUST THANKING THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO CREATE THIS PROGRAM AND, AND FUND IT PROPERLY. AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE, HUGE HELP FOR OUR OUREMPLOYEES, UM, BEFORE NEW TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING FLOCK LDRS, UM, URBAN SDK TRAFFIC ANALYTICS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO PULL, UM, DATA FROM SMART VEHICLES AND SEE WHAT ROAD CONGESTIONS ARE, WHAT, UH, CERTAIN SPEEDS ON CERTAIN ROADWAYS WITHOUT HAVING ACTUALLY GO UP AND KILL MACHINE. WE CAN JUST PULL THAT DATA STRAIGHT FROM THIS WEBSITE. UM, AND ALSO SHIELD SUITE, WHICH IS HELPING WITH OUR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARES TO RE UH, INCREASE OUR CONTROL. UM, EFFICIENCY. I JUST WANNA GIVE A, UH, A QUICK, UH, SUCCESS STORY FOR OUR, OUR FLOP PROGRAM. UH, SO YOU TIE IT BACK DOWN, BACK TO THE TOWN OF MADISON. UM, OURS HAS HELPED WITH OVER ALMOST 400, UH, CASE S WITH, WITH THEFT OF CREDIT CARD ABUSE. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ONE INDIVIDUALS, ONE PARTICULAR CASE, UH, A SUSPECT, UH, VERBAL AND RESIDENCE VEHICLE AT THE ADDISON ATHLETIC CENTER. THE OFFENSE WAS CAPTURED ON OUR TOWN CAMERAS, BUT DID NOT GET A BOOK IN THE LICENSE PLATE. AS THE VEHICLE LEFT, IT HIT A FLOP CAMERA, GOT THE LICENSE PLATE, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY [01:10:01] THAT, SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS, ABLE TO TIE THAT PARTICULAR SUSPECT WITH A MULTITUDE OF VEHICLE ARIES ACROSS THE VFW AREA, LOCATE 'EM AND ARREST HIM. UM, SO AGAIN, THAT'S JUST US USING TECHNOLOGY AND EMPLOYING THAT AND IT IS A FORCED MULTIPLIER, UH, FOR OUR OFFICERS AND ALSO FOR ASSISTANCE. UH, AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH SERVICES AND OUR PARTNERS TO ADDRESS, UH, THE HOMELESS ISSUES, UH, AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. GETTING INTO, UH, MORE OF THE DATA FOR OUR AGENCY. UM, YOU'LL NOTICE A DECREASE IN IN CALLS FOR SERVICE. UM, THIS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A ONE. WE ROLLED OUT, UH, PAPER AS SOME POLICE REPORTING ONLINE. UM, IF A RESIDENT GOES ONLINE TO REPORT, UH, UH, A CRIME AND OFFICER DOESN'T HAVE TO GO OUT THERE, THAT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THIS. UM, ALSO THE , A BUNCH OF OTHER, UH, CATEGORIES GOING. I LIKE DIRECTLY THIS TO JUST OUR INCREASED VISIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. LOOKING AT NEWER TECHNOLOGY, WE'RE OUT THERE, WE'RE VISIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE IDEA BEHIND THAT IS WE HAVE THAT DETERRENCE EFFECT, LESS CRIME BEING REPORTED, LESS FALSE SURFACES, LESS CASES GOING TO DETECTIVES TO BE INVESTIGATED. IT, UH, BROKEN DOWN OUR TOP CALLS FOR SERVICE CONTACT COMPLAINANT BUR ALARMS AND KIND OF DISTURBANCES. UM, OUR RISKS, UH, DROPPED OFF ABOUT 23%. TRAFFIC STOPS REMAIN THE SAME. AND AGAIN, DECREASE THOSE COURTS WRITTEN BECAUSE LESS CRIME ULTIMATELY BEING GOING INTO OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION. UH, AGAIN, THE NOTICE HAVE DROPPED IN, UH, CASES ASSIGNED, UM, 19% DECREASE. UH, WE CLEARED, UH, OVER 1800 CASES SUSPENDED BY ALMOST 1500. JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT AN DETECTIVE CASE, UH, WORKLOAD. UM, THEY'RE TYPICALLY ASSIGNED AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT CASES PER WEEK. UH, THEY WORK TO FIND AND SHOOT INTELLIGENCE. THEY CAN SHARE, THEY SHARE INTELLIGENCE WITH OTHER AGENCIES, UM, AS THEY DID WITH THAT, UH, INCIDENT EARLIER WITH THE, UH, BB SUSPECT. UM, AND WITH THAT, YOU NOTICE OUR STOLEN VEHICLES, UH, THE INCREASE IN RECOVERY OF STOLEN INCREASE IS UP. WE'VE HAD A 22% INCREASE IN THAT. UM, AND THAT IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO NOT ONLY FLOP CAMERAS, BUT ALSO OUR CONTROLLED OFFICERS. WE'VE HAD A FEW OFFICERS THAT HAVE TAKEN JUST A VERY, VERY CONCERTED EFFORT IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT THESE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES ARE DOING WITH FACE FLOPS. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAUNDRY LATELY, YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF INCIDENTS TO WHERE AN OFFICER WILL NOTICE A VEHICLE WITH A FAKE LICENSE PLATE OR A WRONG LICENSE PLATE. THEY'RE STOPPING THAT VEHICLE, THEY'RE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. WE'VE HAD OFFICERS THAT HAVE GONE TO ADVANCED TRAINING TO LOCATE, UH, HOW SUSPECTS ARE ALTERING EVENTS. THEY PROVIDED THAT INFORMATION TO THE OTHER PATROL OFFICERS, SO NOW THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. THEY'RE MAKING THESE TRAFFIC STOPS. THINGS I'VE SEEN, RIGHT? THEY'RE LOOKING, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND THEY'RE FINDING THESE VEHICLES WERE ACTUALLY STOLEN BY, JUST BY THE LICENSE PLATE. THAT ADVANCED INVESTIGATION, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER A LOT. VEHICLES POINT, UH, OVERALL CRIME IS DOWN, UH, APPROXIMATELY 17%. UM, GROUP B CRIMES DOWN 17, UH, CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY DOWN 30% CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY DOWN 22%. THE INCREASE WE SAW WAS CRIME EXCURSIONS, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THAT'S TYPICALLY DUE TO MORE, UM, ASSAULTS AND THE INCREASE WE'VE SEEN THERE. GANG ASSAULT, NOT THREATS OR ATTEMPT INTIMIDATION AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. UH, THE SLIGHT INCREASE WAS CRIMES TO HIS PERSONS, UH, HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT. WE DID HAVE ONE MURDER THIS YEAR. UM, OUR DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT SUSPECT AND HE WAS ARRESTED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN HOURS AFTER INCIDENT. AND IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC WORK BETWEEN OUR DETECTIVE, UH, PATROL OFFICERS TO LOCATE THAT SUSPECT AND ARREST HIM IN JUST A MATTER OF HOURS. ASSAULTS INCREASED BY 12%. LIKE IS THAT PRIMARILY DUE TO, UH, ASSAULT BY THREE TWO. INTIMIDATION ON ROBBERIES DECREASED 21%. UM, FEWER CRIMES AGAINST, UH, PROPERTY REPORTED WE HAD A 22% DECREASE IN THAT. WITHIN THAT VERBIAGE. DECREASED 14% FRAUD, DECREASED 27% AND BE ABLE TO HAVE 31%. MOVING TO COMMUNITY EVENTS, UH, WE HOSTED SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS FOCUSED ON VEHICLE MURDERS AND VEHICLE THEFT, MALE THEFT, THEFT AND CIVILIAN RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER CLASSES. UH, WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS, UH, TRICK AND TREAT, NATIONAL MAP, TOUCH TRUCK, NOT THE EVENTS, JUST REALLY TRYING TO GET INTO COMMUNITY, BE AVAILABLE TO OUR CITIZENS. UM, AND NOW WITH OFFICER FOSTER HAVING HER NEXT REPORT, WE'LL HAVE A FOUR YEAR OF THAT. I SUSPECT WE'LL HAVE A LONGER ATION. ALRIGHT, I WANT GIVE AN UPDATE ON COMMUNITY CRIME ACT. UM, IN 2023, UH, A CONNECTION WITH CRISIS NEXUS AND MARK 43 FAILED TO POPULATE DATA FROM THE COUNTY, UM, THROUGHOUT THAT TIME. AND SERGEANT BEGINNING 2, 2, 4 STAFF HAS WORKED WITH MARK 43 TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. UM, THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED, UM, AND HAS SINCE [01:15:01] BEEN FIXED TO WHERE COMMUNITY CRIME ACT IS POPULATING CORRECTLY THE WAY AS IT WAS INTENDED TO. UM, WE HAVE INTERNAL PRACTICES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT IT IS PROPERLY POPULATED. WE'RE CHECKING IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE OFFENSES ARE BEING UPDATED, UPDATED AS NEEDED. UM, AND THEN ALSO WE'VE CREATED A MONTHLY INFOGRAPHIC THAT WE SHARE ON THE WEBSITE AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WILL GIVE YOU MORE OF AN OVERVIEW OF KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. WE FEEL THAT WITH THE PROCESSES WE IDENTIFIED WITH COMMUNITY CRIME TO ENSURE THAT IT'S POPULATED CORRECTLY ALONG WITH OUR INFOGRAPHIC THAT IS OUR CITIZEN A VERY GOOD PICTURE OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITHIN THE APP. SO THEY CAN GO ON AND THEY CAN LOOK AT WITHOUT THE CALLS WE'RE RESPONDING TO AND GET THE BREAKDOWN OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS YOU'VE HAD WHERE VEHICLE STOPS ANY, UH, INFORMATION LOOKING FORWARD, UH, WE WANT CONTINUE TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND TRAIN QUALITY, UH, EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS. UH, WE, OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS FROM REMAIN COMPETITIVE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, WE'VE BROUGHT COUNSEL IN THE PAST FOR TO BE COMING BACK. SPOT MPLEMENTATION IS GONNA HUGE, ALLOWS US TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH OUR OTHER AGENCIES, UH, TO CONTINUE TO NOT ONLY ATTRACT QUALITY EMPLOYEE, BUT TO RETAIN THE PROTOCOL EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. UH, WE'VE BEEN COMPLET THE FACILITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND NOT ANALYZE THE PLAN FOR FUTURE POLICE FACILITY DESIGN. AND WE ALSO BUDGET PROCESS WHEN WE NEED INCREASED STAFF AND HELP CREATE ANCILLARY POSITIONS, UH, TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. ALSO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE COORDINATION OF THAT ON PARTNERS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND OFFER CONNECTION TO APPLICATION SERVICES. AND WITH THAT, WE TO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CHIEF QUESTIONS MARTIN, UH, CHIEF OUTSTANDING, OUTSTANDING. CAN YOU GO BACK TO PAGE SEVEN? UM, THE SECOND BULLET, UM, CAN YOU JUST KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH ALL, I MEAN, WE'RE ADDING POPULATION IN THE METROPLEX, UM, AND WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM AND IT'S, AND YOU ALL HAVE ADDRESSED IT AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. BUT, UM, SO ONE OF THE THOUGHTS I I, I HAD WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THIS REPORT IS WE WERE SEEING, UM, A GOOD AMOUNT OF THIS STUFF HAPPENING AT VILLAGE ON PARKWAY. AND THEN, UH, SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR ANY COLOR YOU COULD SHARE ON THAT. AND THEN ALSO, UH, YOU HAD MENTIONED THIS, UH, COULD YOU, COULD YOU ELABORATE ON WHAT FLOCK LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION ABSOLUTELY IS? YES SIR. SO ONE THING WE DO IS, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT AND SAY, WHERE ARE A MAJORITY OF OFFENSES TAKING PLACE? WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ALLOCATING RESOURCES APPROPRIATELY. AND TO YOUR POINT, UH, THAT PARTICULAR AREA IS A HOT AND WELL FOR THE BEST FOR MANY THE REASONS. ONE IS A LARGE PARKING AREA, YOU HAVE ATON OF EIGHT EGRESS, UM, AVENUES, DIRECT ACCESS TO THE HALLWAY. UM, AND NOW ESPECIALLY WITH SMART VEHICLES, CRIMINALS CAN COME IN AND STEAL A VEHICLE IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES WITHOUT EVEN BREAKING A LITTLE BIT. UM, SO HOW DO WE MITIGATE THAT? SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, UM, WORKING WITH OUR CRIME ANALYST, SHE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB OF LOOKING AT, UH, ANALYZING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THESE REPORTS TO SAY, OKAY, WHEN IS THE IDEAL, IDEAL TIME THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING? AND WE PAID DATA DRIVEN PATROLS DURING THAT TIME. UM, SO SLACKS WERE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, WE, AT A CERTAIN TIME OF DAY, WE PUT PLAIN CLOTHES OFFICERS THERE, SPLIT CARS AND INCREASE OUR PRESENCE DURING THAT TIME. UM, TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE IN THE ACT. UH, AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT YOU HAVE FIND OUT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES, SO HOW DO WE DEPLOY THOSE APPROPRIATELY? AND IT'S LOOKING AT THE DATA. SO DOING THAT, UM, INCREASING OUR PARTNERSHIPS. BUT LOCAL AGENCIES, WE TALK TO EVERYBODY. UM, IF DETECTIVE GETS A CASE FOR A STOLEN VEHICLE, WE GET ANY TYPE OF SUSPECT INFORMATION. THEY'RE CONTACTING DETECTIVES AND CAR BECAUSE NONE OF THAT LOOKS BOUNDARIES. IT'S ALL ACROSS AS W METRO. SO WE'RE WORKING PART AGENCIES ADDRESS. UM, TO YOUR QUESTION FOR FLOCK CAMERAS, UM, PLOT IS A, UH, IT'S A CAMERA SYSTEM THAT HAS A NATIONAL DATABASE. SO IF A VEHICLE CROSSES A FLOCK CAMERA IN PALM BRANCH, WE CAN GET ONE. IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE THAT FITS A SPECIFIC OFFENSE, UM, IT GOES TO THEIR ENTIRE NETWORK OF CAMERAS ACROSS THE ENTIRE PATIENT. 'CAUSE AGAIN, CRIME DOESN'T KNOW THEIR OFFENSE. UM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NINE FLOCK CAMERAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE. THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT. SO JUST TO EXPAND ON THAT. YEAH. ON THE FLOCK CAMERAS, ARE THEY STATIC? ARE THEY IN VEHICLES OR THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE MOUNT ON POLE WITH THE SOLAR PANEL. UH, OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND WE USUALLY MOUNT THOSE ON, UH, PRIMARIES COMING IN OUT OF THEM. SO PEOPLE OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF. YOU NEED A PRE POLICY HOOK. BE NICE. I'M JUST KIDDING. . ALL GOOD. SO, SO I CAN COMPARE THE TWO QUESTIONS TOGETHER. THE CRIME MAP DATED YOU HAD MENTIONED WAS NOT ACCURATE. WE KNEW THAT WASN'T ACCURATE. YOU KNEW FIXED TO IT. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT 2024 WILL [01:20:01] BE THE ONE ONLY TWO EURO TASKS? YES. SO RESIDE LOOKING AT G 2 3 24, REALLY, THEY CAN ONLY LOOK TO 24 AS AN ACCURATE JUDGE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW. SO, SO TWO, TWO ANSWERS TO THAT ONE Q FORMAT. UH, IT IS A POINT IN TIME YOU PULL UP THAT WEBSITE, RIGHT YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO OUR ANNUAL REPORTS TO LOOK AT OUR CLEARANCE RATES. YOU REALLY DRILL DOWN INTO THE DATA THAT YOU UM, YES, AT THE TIME, UH, THE ISSUE WAS THAT COMMUNITY CRIME MAP WAS NOT POPULATED THEN. 'CAUSE IT WAS NOT SPEAKING TO OUR CATS, OUR COMPUTER SPECIALIST. WE FOUND OUT THE REASON BEHIND THAT. WE REMOVED THAT IMPEDIMENT AND SINCE THEN IT'S INTENDED THE WAY IT'S INTENDED AND IT'S . OKAY. SO THAT THEN TIES BACK TO THE PART OF THE QUESTION BACK HALF, WHICH IS MORE ON LPRS. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE 400 VEHICLE CASES. 'CAUSE THAT DID BECOME A HOT BUTTON ON NEXT DOOR. IT DID BECOME A HOT BUTTON WITH CONSTITUENTS ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT HOW CAN WE CONTROL, WHAT MORE CAN WE BE DOING SO THAT THOSE CLEARANCES YOU USE WORD CLEARANCE, THEY NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THERE COULD BE A THOUSAND REPORTS BUT ONLY 400 CLEAR THEY NEED TO WAIT CLEARANCE REPORT DATE ONE QUARTERLY, MONTHLY, ANNUALLY ONLY. YEAH. SO ANNUALLY WE WILL HAVE, WE'LL PULL THE SHARP CLEARANCE RATES BECAUSE ALSO THOSE CLEARANCE RATES CAN HAPPEN AT ANY POINT IN A YEAR. UM, WE CAN CLEAR AN OFFENSE TODAY THAT HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO. I JUST WANNA GET BACK TO THREE CLARITY OUT ON CAMERA FOR THOSE WHO WATCH COUNCIL MEETINGS TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN A WEEK, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN A MONTH. YOU GOTTA BE PATIENT. TAKE UP THE FACTS. YES, I, PERFECT. AND I, I WOULD JUST ADD JUST FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE WATCHING WHO ARE PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS WE HAD BEFORE THE CHIEF WAS HERE, BUT I KNOW HE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE THERE. NOT ONLY WITH THE SITE GOING DOWN, BUT IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE PREVIOUS DATA, WHICH I THINK WAS PART OF YOUR QUESTION FROM 22 BEFORE THAT CORRECT. THOSE, THOSE ARE GONNA BE THE SAME NUMBERS THAT WERE THERE. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WE DISCUSSED WITH THE TOWN HALL AND OTHER FORUMS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEW NUMBERS AND 24 MOVING FORWARD IS WHAT CHIEF IS SAYING. WE'RE KIND OF TRYING TO GET THOSE NUMBERS BEING MORE ACCURATE. UM, BUT IF YOU COMPARE 'EM TO 22, IT'S GONNA BE, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE THAT CLEAR WIPE THE SLATES ME 23, 20 ANYTHING 23 BACK, JUST WIPE OR CLEAN START A 24 AND THEN TESTIMONY DOOR VERSUS REVIEW PASSES. OTHER QUESTIONS? NANCY? I THINK IT'S ON, UM, SLIDE 11 WHERE YOU SPEAK TO, UM, ASSAULTS PRIMARILY ASSAULTS BY THREAT OR INTIMIDATION INCREASE INCREASED 12%. UM, CAN YOU IDENTIFY THAT INCREASING WAY IS, DOES THAT OCCUR IN BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT KNOW EACH OTHER? ARE ARE STRANGERS? YES MA'AM. SO APPROXIMATELY 20%, UH, OVERALL ASSAULT OFFENSE ARE WITH AN UNKNOWN OFFENDER. SO 80% OF ALL ASSAULT CASES WE RESPOND TO ARE A KNOWN OFFENDER AND OVER HALF OF THOSE ARE TYPICALLY FAMILY OFFENSE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A VERY, VERY SMALL PORTION OF ASSAULTS WHERE YOU IMMEDIATE AND GO TO THE PERSON AND AT THE TIME OF MADISON, THE CASE THERE IS TYPICALLY DEALING WITH RESPONDING TO LATE NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS AND BARSS AND THOSE KINDS OF ASSAULT IF THEY DON'T KNOW THAT INDIVIDUAL. SO MY STUFF IS I PERMIT IN IN, IN HOMES OR RESIDENCE. WHAT GUESS WITH A WE DON'T HAVE A, A SLEW OF RANDOM VIOLENT ATTACKS. NO, A MAJORITY OF THEM ARE KNOWN. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO. THAT'S A GREAT REPORT. A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. UM, THANKS TO YOU AND ALL YOUR GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. UM, THE PROPERTY OFFENSES, THAT SEEMS TO BE THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF CRIME THAT WE SEE IN OUR TOWN. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S THEFT. UM, YOU KNOW, CAN WE NARROW THAT DOWN A LITTLE MORE? LIKE IS THAT SMASH AND GRABS DURING LUNCH? IS THAT HOME INVASIONS? WHAT, WHERE, WHERE DO YOU SEE THE MOST OF THAT? AND I CAN NOT, IT'S NOT A MAJORITY OF OUR POPULAR RELATED CRIMES ARE VEHICLE BREAK-INS AND MOTORING. SO IT'S USUALLY IN A PARKING LOT BE A RESTAURANT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. YES. AND THEN I SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT THE LEXUS NEXUS INFORMATION OR CAN SOMEONE FIND THAT FOR, UM, I MEAN IS THERE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE FOR COMMUNITY CRIME? YES. ALL THAT IS LINKED ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY CRIME. YOU'LL ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO OUR CONTROL GRAPHICS THAT WE POST INTERNAL. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. I WAS GONNA SAY, Y'ALL DO REMARKABLE TOO, YOU ONE HAVE ME AS AN ADDITION. THE TWO THINGS THAT MY NEIGHBORS BRING UP TO ME ARE THE HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM AND PACKAGES BEING STOLEN AND THEY CATCH IT ON THEIR RING CAMERAS AND THESE POP UP IN MY PHONE ALL THE TIME FROM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM, BUT THEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DATED MIGHT HAVE ADDRESSED THIS, BUT WE HAVE CAMERAS OF PEOPLE DRIVING IN AND OUT OF THE [01:25:01] ENTRANCES AND . AND SO I I'VE HEARD PACKAGES GET STOLEN BIT. THE RING CAMERA DOESN'T GET THE LICENSE PLATE AND THE CAMERAS OR THOSE SQUAD CAMERAS, THEY'RE NOT CURRENTLY, THEY'RE NOT TALKING. SO THOSE CAMERAS I'VE HEARD WHEN PEOPLE CALL IN TO COMPLAIN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHO YOU CALLED THEM BACK. THEY WEREN'T WORKING. ARE THEY WORKING? THEY ARE CURRENT, YES. THEY'RE WERE THEY NOT WORKING FOR A WHILE? NO, THERE WAS A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN A FEW CAMERAS ARE DOWN THERE, HARDWARE ISSUES. UM, WE WORKED WITH THE VENDOR TO GET THOSE FIXED. THEY THEY AROUND. OKAY. SO IF SOMEONE GETS A PACKAGE STOLEN AND THEY CALL THE POLICE, YOU WOULD HAVE RECORD OF THE LICENSE PLATES THAT CAME IN. IF WE WERE ABLE TO DRILL DOWN A TIME OF DAY, WE CAN GO BACK AND ASK EXECUTE. OKAY, SO THAT WAS ONE. NOW THE HOMELESS, YOU BROUGHT IT UP SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE PATIENT IS, IS THAT A SOLUTION? THERE'S NOT ONE SOLUTION? NO. THERE IS A MULTITUDE OF WAYS TO ADDRESS IT. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WITH THE ADDITION OF OFFICER FOSTER, ONE OF HIS BIG THINGS IS HELPING TO BE THAT LIAISON NOT ONLY WITH ACCOUNT BUT OTHER POLICE AGENCIES AS WELL. UM, WE BORDER A VERY, VERY LARGE AGENCY, UH, A VERY LARGE STATE. AND SO A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES ARE OUTSIDE OF ADDISON BORDER, BUT WE NEED TO HELP ADDRESS THAT TO PROVIDE ALL. SO ONE THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS HE'S BUILT THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, BUT THOSE OFFICERS HAVE WORKED THAT IF WE SEE SOMETHING, EVEN IT'S NOT THE ACCIDENT, HE CAN MAKE A PHONE CALL AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU GO OVER HERE AND HELP ME ADDRESS THIS? WE, WE HAD SOME SUCCESSFUL . I SORRY. OH, SORRY CHIEF, I'LL LEAVE WRAP UP. I JUST WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE THINGS TO KIND ADD ON TO WHAT CHIEF IS SAYING. AND THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST SIX, NINE MONTHS AS WE'VE HAD WORK SESSIONS ON THIS. BUT IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING, WE HAVE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE TOWN WORKING OFF FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO PARKS, WORKING FIRST INTERNALLY. RIGHT. WHICH WE HAVE THE MOST CONTROL OVER. AS CHIEF MENTIONED, THE THING WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS WHEN WE HEAR COMPLAINTS, WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES THAT COME UP WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS, FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE'RE REACHING OUT TO DALLAS, WE'RE LETTING THEM KNOW WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM REGULARLY. EVERY COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE STANDING MEETINGS TO GO OVER ALL OF THE TROUBLE SPOTS THAT WE KNOW ABOUT. SO WE'RE GIVING THEM, WE'RE KEEPING IN FRONT OF MIND WITH DALLAS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND WORKING WITH THEM ON LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, BEING A PARTNER AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SO I THINK EVERYTHING CHIEF'S SAYING IS EXACTLY RIGHT. BUT THIS IS A, THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT TAKES EVERY DEPARTMENT, UH, AN ENTIRE CITY APPROACH. AND WE'RE DOING IT BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LOSE SOME CONTROL, WHEN IT'S NOT IN YOUR, YOUR BORDERS, YOU LOSE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE, YOU CAN'T, IT'S NOT A CLICK OF A FIX, BUT WE ARE MAKING HEADWAY WITH THEM AND WE, UM, YOU KNOW, ARE ARE WORKING WITH THOSE PARTNERS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SO, SORRY, CHIEF ? WELL, I JUST, I HEAR THINGS LIKE PEOPLE AND I GUESS I LOSE CONTROL HACKING, PEOPLE FIGHTING, GET MONEY FROM THEM AND THEN THE, THE POLICE GET A CALL AND THEY JUMP ON THE SIDEWALK AND NOW THERE IN HOUSE WE CAN'T DO IT. I WOULD SAY THAT I HEARD CASES OF THAT AND IF THAT WOULD BE THE CASE, OUR OFFICERS NOT JUST SIT IN, WE CAN'T EVEN, THEY, WE STILL DO SOMETHING THAT HEAR THAT ANSWER. OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CHIEF AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE FORCE. YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. UM, I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO TRACK DOWN THE CRIMES AND ESPECIALLY WITH CAR THEFTS BECAUSE WHENEVER SOMEBODY GETS IN A CAR AND THERE'S NO ALARM AND THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, NO, NO INTRUSION, HOW, HOW DO YOU AVOID THAT? SO I'M TRACKING DOWN THE DATA AND THE WAY THEY, THEY, THEY DO THAT WHEN THEY DO THAT. AND THEN THE TRAINING, UH, BACK ON SLIDE, UH, I THINK IT'S UH, FIVE, IF YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE FIVE ON ABLE, SO ABLE, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT ALSO. I'M, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT. SO THAT'S A, A PEER KIND OF A PEER MECHANISM. YES. OKAY. SO RECOGNIZING MAYBE SOME BEHAVIOR FROM ANOTHER OFFICER. YES. UH, MAY HAVE GOT OVERHEATED ON ON, YOU KNOW, EMOTIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OR THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS, ONE, YOU GOTTA KNOW YOUR PEERS. OKAY. AND TO KNOW LOT BORDERLINE BASED ON BEHAVIOR IS, AND IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY EXHIBITING SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT'S JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION. SURE. PULLING ASIDE, HEY, IS EVERYTHING GOING AWAY? AND ADDRESSING THINGS AND THE SMALLEST INSTANCE BEFORE THOSE THINGS SNOWBALLING SOMETHING TO DO THAT CAUSE HARM TO THE OFFICER. YOU, I THINK THAT'S, THAT IS A FANTASTIC GREAT WAY TO, TO HELP GOVERN EACH OTHER. UH, GO. GOING TO SLIDE 10 ALSO ON THE, UH, STATS. UM, THE GREAT TO SEE THE CRIME GOING DOWN, DETERRENCE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IS, IS A BIG FACTOR. DO YOU SEE THE TREND, UH, DECREASING IN OTHER CITIES OR PEER CITIES AND THE REGION OR, OR WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? UM, OVERALL CRIME IN THE REGION IS DOWN AS WELL AND I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE SO CONNECTED. UM, AGAIN, WE DON'T OPERATE IN THAT, THAT WE DO TOUCH OUR PARTNER REGION, SAME WITHIN US. UM, SO IT'S JUST COMMUNICATION AND HAVING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. [01:30:01] BUT OVERALL TIME, WE'RE TEXAS AS WELL. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? CHIEF? JUST ONE COMMENT. I'M REALLY, UH, HAPPY TO SEE THE, UH, MY A PD UH, UH, WEBSITE OUT THERE. THAT'S REALLY GREG. I'M GLAD THAT WE CREATED THAT INTERNALLY. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. UH, THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR, FOR YOU, AS WE TRY TO EDUCATE THE, THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW TO USE THAT, AND THEY WILL ASK US, SO HOW CAN WE USE IT? AND WE CAN TELL 'EM, SO HOW WOULD WE DEFINE A, A CRIME TIP? WHAT WOULD KIND OF FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY? UM, HONESTLY, ANYTHING THAT, THAT YOU SEE, YOU THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW. UM, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL WANT TO CALL IN AND WELL, WE'LL GO OUT TO COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE'LL TALK, SAY, HEY, I SAW SOMETHING I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE CALLING IN. YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND REPORT THAT TO THEM ANONYMOUSLY AND WE'LL ANSWER. OKAY. SO JUST SOMETHING THAT THEY SEE THEY MIGHT HAVE INFORMATION ON, THEY'VE HEARD. UM, MAY OR A COLLEAGUE JUST HE IN THE AVENUES WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO CALL US IF THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, THEY CAN GO ONLINE AND REPORT THAT AND WE'LL IT AND DOES THAT GET TO, TO THE, TO THE BEAT OFFICER? PRETTY MUCH IN REAL TIME. SO, UH, WE GO IN, WE CHECK AND YES. AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THE VENDING PROCESS AS WE PROTECTIVE AND WE HANDLE THE PATROL LEVEL IS ESCALATED A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT, BUT WE OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? THANK YOU CHIEF. APPRECIATE Y'ALL SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. AND THAT'S THE END OF OUR WORK SESSION ITEMS. IT IS 7 0 3, SO WE'LL TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK AND, UH, WE'LL READ ADJOURN IN THE, UH, OTHER READ, ADJOURN, RECONVENE IN THE OTHER ROOM. SEVEN 13 AJOUR. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT IS SEVEN 14 AND WE WILL RECONVENE THE COUNCIL BACK INTO SESSION. AND GOOD, GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. AS ALWAYS, WE'D LIKE TO START OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE TO BOTH OF OUR FLAGS. IF YOU PLEASE RISE AS YOU'RE ABLE. I PLEDGE ONE ALLEGIANCE TO 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. INDIVISIBLE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO ITEM [a. City Manager's Announcements] TWO, A CITY MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND THEN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. THANKS MAYOR. A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TONIGHT. ADDISON'S EASTER EGG EXTRAVAGANZA IS ON SATURDAY APRIL 12TH FROM NINE 30 TO 10:30 AM AT LAY LOCKS PARK. GRAB YOUR EASTER BASKETS AND COME MEET THE EASTER BUNNY. HOP ON, HOP ON INFLATABLES AND MORE. THE HUNT WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 AM FOR OUR PET PARENTS. YOU CAN GET A PHOTO WITH YOUR FOUR-LEGGED FAMILY MEMBER FROM 1130 TO 1230 IN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK LATER THE SAME DAY ON THE 12TH. DON'T FORGET TO GRAB YOUR TICKETS FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL TASTE ADDISON, WHICH IS APRIL 25TH THROUGH 27TH. PRE-SALE PRICES AND RESIDENT DISCOUNT. RESIDENT DISCOUNTED TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 23RD. GET ALL THE DETAILS AND PURCHASE TICKETS@TASTEADDISONTEXAS.COM. AND FINALLY, THE TOWN OF ADDISON IS INTRODUCING A NEW APPROACH TO THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY GAR GARAGE SALE THIS YEAR. INSTEAD OF A S UH, SINGLE CENTRAL LOCATION, WE'RE MAKING IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE BY PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL GARAGE SALES AROUND TOWN ON SATURDAY MAY 31ST AND SUNDAY JUNE 1ST. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE@ADDISONTX.GOV SLASH GARAGE SALE. THOSE ARE IT [b. Employee Recognition] FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR INTRODUCTION AND I'LL ASK VALENCIA TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE ONE, INTRODUCE ONE OF OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. VALENCIA GARCIA, CITY SECRETARY. UM, IT'S WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT THAT I INTRODUCE KAYLA WARE, ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF OUR ADDISON TEAM. KAYLA JOINED US ON FEBRUARY 26TH AS OUR CMO INTERN AND WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE HER ON BOARD. KAYLA WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE METROPLEX, HAVING LIVED BOTH IN CARROLLTON AND MESQUITE. SHE GRADUATED FROM MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT ON TO ATTEND LAMAR UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. CURRENTLY KAYLA IS PURSUING A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS. KAYLA IS A PROUD MOM TO TWO ADORABLE DOGS WHO ARE VERY MUCH PART OF HER FAMILY. SANTANA A PLAYFUL BULL AND JI ACUTE AND SPUNKY OO BRING JOY AND COMPANIONSHIP TO HER LIFE. WHEN SHE'S NOT BUSY WITH HER STUDIES, KAYLA ENJOYS SPENDING HER FREE TIME SUPPORTING HER FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS, ESPECIALLY THE DALLAS MAVERICKS [01:35:01] AND THE TEXAS RANGERS. WHETHER IT'S WATCHING GAMES OR ATTENDING LIVE EVENTS, CHEERING FOR HER TEAMS AS ONE OF THE WAYS SHE LIKES TO UNWIND AND HAVE FUN. KAYLA IS PROFESSIONALLY PROUD OF SECURING TWO INTERNSHIPS, INCLUDING BEING AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS RON WHITEHEAD SCHOLARSHIP. ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, ONE OF KAYLA'S BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS HER DEDICATION TO STAYING CONSISTENT IN THE GYM, HAVING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE 75 HARD CHALLENGE. SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CHALLENGE, IT CONSISTS OF 75 TASKS COMPLETED OVER 75 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, FOCUSING ON MENTAL TOUGHNESS, DISCIPLINE, AND RESILIENCE. THESE TASKS INCLUDE STRICT DIET ADHERENCE, DAILY EXERCISE, HYDRATION READING AND TRACKING PROGRESS. A FUN FACT ABOUT KAYLA IS THAT SHE HAS AN EXCELLENT SENSE OF DIRECTION. SHE ONLY NEEDS TO GO SOMEWHERE ONCE TO REMEMBER HOW TO GET THERE. KAYLA IS ALSO EXCITED TO DEEPEN HER KNOWLEDGE OF ADDISON, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS SUCH AS REVENUE POLICY, SALES, TAX AND TOURISM. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE ADDISON WAY, KAYLA EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF DEDICATION TO SERVING ITS CITIZENS WHILE ALSO INVESTING IN AND AND VALUING THE EMPLOYEES. SHE BELIEVES THAT SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AND TREATING ONE ANOTHER LIKE FAMILY IS TRULY WHAT EMBODIES THE ADDISON WAY. SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING KAYLA. THANK YOU VALENCIA. WELCOME KAYLA. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. ITEM [c. Addison Police Department Meritorious Conduct and Preservation of Life Awards] TWO C, ADDISON POLICE DEPARTMENT, MERITORIOUS CONDUCT AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE AWARDS. CHIEF FREEZE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, CHRIS FREEZE, CHIEF OF POLICE. UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO ASK OFFICER SHELBY CARLOCK TO COME UP HERE REAL QUICK. ON JANUARY 16TH AT APPROXIMATELY 2:16 AM OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 3000 BLOCK OF BELTLINE ROAD IN REFERENCE TO A VEHICLE FIRE OFFICER. CARLOCK WAS THE FIRST OFFICER ON SCENE WHERE A WHITE SEDAN WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. IT WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME IF THE, UH, VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED BY ANYBODY. OFFICER CARLOCK OPENED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR TO CHECK PEOPLE AND SMOKE BILLET OUT. SHE THEN RAN AROUND TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SHE NOTICED AN ELDERLY MALE LAYING ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NEXT TO THE BURNING VEHICLE BY HERSELF. SHE GRABBED THE MALE AND SHE PULLED HIM TO SAFETY. DESPITE THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, OFFICER CLA CARLOCK DEMONSTRATED GREAT BRAVERY IN A POTENTIALLY A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION, AND WE ALL OWE HER A DEBT OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION. I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE AND WE'LL DO, UH, THEM AND THEN WE'LL DO PICTURES WITH EVERYBODY IF THAT'S OKAY. IF I COULD THEN ASK, UH, OFFICER HENDRICK AND SERGEANT ALLER TO COME UP PLEASE. THIS IS FOR A LIFES, UH, PRESERVATION OF LIFE AWARD. ON FEBRUARY 9TH, OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO A LOUD NOISE AND POSSIBLE DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE. IN THE 16,000 BLOCK OF EDGEMONT, A NEIGHBOR REPORTED THAT DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBORS WERE BEING LOUD, POSSIBLY FIGHTING, AND TWO PEOPLE WERE SEEN RUNNING FROM THE AREA. AS OFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY SAW A MAN FRAN FRANTICALLY YELLING OUTSIDE. AS THEY RAN INSIDE, THEY LOCATED AN UNCONSCIOUS FEMALE LYING IN THE KITCHEN NEXT TO A BROKEN TABLE. THEY QUICKLY REALIZED THAT SHE COULD BE A VICTIM OF A POSSIBLE OVERDOSE AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DOING CHEST COMPRESSIONS, FOLLOWED BY TWO, UH, DOSES OF NARCAN. THEY THEN CONTINUED CHEST COMPRESSIONS UNTIL FIRE EMS COULD ARRIVE ON SCENE. AS EMS ARRIVED, THE FEMALE REGAINED A PULSE, REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, AND ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE ACTIONS OF OUR OFFICERS THAT NIGHT, THAT FEMALE MOST LIKELY WOULD'VE PERISHED. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE ALL OWE YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE, CHRIS. YEAH, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE IF YOU WANNA DO THAT. A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THE THANK YOU [01:40:01] MAN. DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THAT. THAT'S JUST GETS MY HEART. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. SO, ITEM [3. 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.] THREE, PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THE, IN THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES, I DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FORM AND I'LL CALL IT FIRST JACOB MEADOWS. AND AS YOU GO TO THE, UH, LECTERN AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE BUILT INTO THE DAYCARE CENTER, UH, PARDON THE NEW WORKPLACES AT THE TOWN FORUM. I SAW WHAT THE DAYCARE CENTER'S BEEN IN, BUILT INTO THEM. UM, YOU KNOW, I FEEL ON ONE HAND, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY HELP THE PARENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT ENCOURAGES OUR EXISTING PRACTICES OF PUTTING KIDS INTO SOME CHILDCARE CORNER. SO MOM AND DAD, UH, CAN DO THEIR WORK UNBOTHERED WHILE OTHER PEOPLE DO THE WORK THAT YOU KNOW THEY SHOULD BE DOING THAT SHOULD BE THE MOST FULFILLING WORK OF ALL, UM, IN RAISING THEIR CHILDREN. AND I JUST THINK THE CURRENT DIRECTION, UH, DISCOURAGES IN STYMIES DELIBERATE PARENTING. UM, AND IT'S PUTTING UNNECESSARY BARRIERS BETWEEN PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND BURDENING THEM PARENTS FINANCIALLY. AND I THINK IT'S OVERDUE THAT WE COME TOGETHER, UH, AND EXAMINE WHAT WE'RE DOING CRITICALLY. UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS, THIS SHOULD BE A, A COMMITTEE THAT DECIDES BY CONSENSUS, UM, OR AT LEAST STRIVES TO, UM, THAT WE WOULD HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION OF THE, HOW THIS ISSUE AFFECTS US, HOW OUR EXPERIENCE INFORMS US, WHAT EACH PERSON NEEDS AND THEIR CONCERNS ARE AROUND THIS ISSUE. UH, AND ONLY THEN, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE DO WHAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I, UM, I DID MISTAKENLY SKIPPING AHEAD AND PROPOSING SOLUTIONS. UM, BUT I THINK IF THE COUNCIL WOULD SUPPORT THAT ENVIRONMENT, IF THEY WOULD COLLABORATE WITH OUR ADJACENT GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE THAT COMMITTEE, TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, PARENTS CAN GATHER AND TALK AND REALLY CREATE SOLUTIONS AND SHARE EXPERIENCES, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE CAN REALLY GET SOME WONDERFUL SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GOES BEYOND THE RANGE OF ADDISON, BUT I MEAN, WE'RE A FORWARD-THINKING PEOPLE, AREN'T WE? YOU KNOW, AT LEAST WE'RE TRYING TO BE. UM, AND I, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS IDEA WOULD RESONATE WITH YOU ALL, UM, AND AGAIN, THAT YOU WOULD PUT SOME FAITH IN OUR PUBLICS AND, UH, I THINK WE COULD REALLY COME UP SOME GOOD IDEAS THAT WOULD REALLY BENEFIT PARENTS, UH, WITHOUT LEAVING ANYONE OUTTA THE PROCESS. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? IF SO, COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND MOVE [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.] ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND JUST A REMINDER TO, UH, UH, COUNSEL, UH, IF YOU NEED TO, UH, SPEAK, PLEASE MAKE SURE AND UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE FOR THE RECORD. UH, CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDES ITEM FOUR A THROUGH FOUR H. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO SECOND AND A SECOND FROM DAN. THANK YOU. AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED ALL ITEM [a. Hold a public hearing, present, discuss, and consider action on a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) for property located at 5100 Belt Line Road, Suite 612, that is currently zoned Planned Development (PD), through Ordinance Nos. O23-03, to allow indoor baseball inspired games and a restaurant with the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. Case 1928-SUP/5100 Belt Line Road, Suite 612 (Batbox).] FIVE FIVE A. WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SUP FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5,100 BELTLINE ROAD, SUITE SIX 12. THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD THROUGH ORDINANCE NUMBERS OH TWO THREE DASH ZERO THREE TO ALLOW INDOOR BASEBALL INSPIRED GAMES AND A RESTAURANT WITH THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION CASE 1928 DASH SU SLASH 5,100 BELTLINE ROAD, SUITE SIX 12 BAT BOX. GOOD EVENING. UM, COUNSEL CORY BACK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR TOWN OF AT OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UM, TODAY I'M BRINGING FORWARD A BAT BOX, UH, SPECIAL USE PERMIT. UM, IT IS LOCATED IN THE AREA OUTLINED IN BLACK ON THE SCREEN. UM, IT WAS REZONED OR YEAH, REZONED FROM LOCAL RETAIL TO PD IN 1966. AND HAS SINCE THEN BEEN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, UM, WITH VARIOUS DIFFERENT, UH, SLIGHT CHANGES FOR THE PD OVER TIME. UM, AND SEVERAL SUVS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT FOR RESTAURANTS AND, [01:45:01] UH, INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT. AND TODAY'S PROPOSAL IS ALSO FOR INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT WITH RESTAURANT WITH ONSITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. UH, BAT BOX IS PROPOSING A ROUGHLY 13,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE THAT WILL INCLUDE 10 BATTING SIMULATORS AND ONE BAR AREA THAT WILL SERVICE THE ENTIRE, UM, ENTIRE SUITE. THEY'LL HAVE ROUGHLY 198, UH, SEATING, WHETHER THAT IS INDIVIDUAL TABLES OR LOUNGE AREAS FOR EACH OF THE B THE SIMULATORS. THEY'LL ALSO HAVE SALE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. AND A CONDITION OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS TO HAVE THEIR, UM, OPERATIONS CLOSING NO LATER THAN TWO P 2:00 AM ON, UH, WEEKENDS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT THEY ARE CHANGING AROUND THE SITE, BUT MAJORITY OF THE LOCATION IS STAYING THIS OR PROPOSED TO SAY THE SAME. HOWEVER THE PARKING DOES COMPLY WITH OUR PARKING REGULATIONS. UM, EXCEPT FOR , WE'RE, UM, WE HAVE ONE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE THAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE IN ITS CURRENT, UM, FORMATION AND WITH SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR LANDSCAPING. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A, UM, HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE THAT HAS NO RAMP TO THE SIDEWALK. SO PART OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS RECONFIGURING THAT PARKING SPACE AND INCLUDING A RAMP DIRECTLY TO THE SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO THE PARKING SPACE. ALSO, WE HAVE A SLIGHT CHANGE FOR ON FOR THE OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING. UM, FOR THE MOST PART IT IS ALL THE LANDSCAPING IS TO REMAIN AND BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE, REPLACING DEAD PLANTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, THE, THERE IS ONE ADDITIONAL SPOT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE GROUND COVER. CURRENTLY IT IS PAVERS THAT ARE BROKEN UP AND UPROOTED BY THE TREE THAT IS NEXT TO IT. SO WE HAVE ASKED FOR THERE TO BE GROUND COVER THERE. THAT'S ALSO RIGHT WHERE THE PAR THE, UH, HANDICAP PARKING SPACE IS LOCATED. SO THEY'LL BE, UH, DOING ALL THAT ALL AT ONCE. THE EXTERIOR FOR THE FACADES AND ELEVATIONS. UM, MINOR CHANGES, THEY'RE UPDATING THE APPEARANCE TO HAVE MORE OF A MODERN, UM, UH, COHESION INSTEAD OF, I THINK IT'S WHITE RIGHT NOW, . SO THEY'RE GOING FROM WHITE TO GRAY. UM, AND THEN UPDATING THE PORT RICOCHET THAT IS OVER THEIR PRIMARY ENTRANCE. THEY'RE ALSO GETTING RID OF AN A SECONDARY ENTRANCE, UM, AND IMPROVING, UM, THEIR OTHER, A THIRD PRIMARY OR THIRD SECONDARY ENTRANCE. AND JUST A COUPLE OF RENDERING RENDERINGS FROM, UH, THEIR APPLICATION. LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE UPDATING THE PORTE RICOCHET RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE, UM, SEVERAL, UM, SMALL FIGURINES THAT GO ACROSS THE PORT RICOCHET. THOSE ARE BEING REMOVED. SIGNAGE WILL BE, UM, PUT THERE IN PLACE OF IT. OH, AND ANOTHER RENDERING OF IT. WE DID NOTICE FOR THIS, UM, SUP, UH, THERE WERE EIGHT, UM, UH, LETTERS SENT OUT. WE HEARD FROM NONE FOR AGAINST OR, UM, OR JUST NEUTRAL. AND IT DID GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING MARCH 18TH. AND IT WAS A FIVE TO ZERO APPROVAL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE ONE CONDITION FOR THE, UM, OPERATIONS TO END NO LATER THAN 2:00 AM. THANK YOU. CORY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, I JUST GO AHEAD. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION, BUT IS, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES. OKAY. THAT'S PROBABLY BETTER FOR, OKAY. YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING THE PARKING SITUATION. YEAH. UH, DOES, IS THAT, ARE THOSE KIND OF REPAIRS AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT IT, THAT ARE, THAT IT'S A DA APPROVED AND EVERYTHING, IS THAT ON THE TENANT OR ON VILLAGE ON THE PARKWAY AS A WHOLE TO, TO MAKE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S RIGHT. UM, I BELIEVE THAT THE TENANT IS WORKING WITH, UM, THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER. OKAY. IT CAME THROUGH WITH THEIR SPECIAL USE PERMIT AS A PART OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE, FOR IT TO BE UPGRADED, UM, AND, UH, IMPROVED. UM, LESLIE MIGHT KNOW MORE ABOUT THE V REFER TO THE APPLICANT. . ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. WELL, NANCY, DO YOU WANNA ASK YOUR QUESTION OF THE APPLICANT NOW BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING? THAT'S FINE. UM, I WAS CURIOUS, UM, ON THE SIMULATORS, WHAT AGE GROUP, UM, IS APPROPRIATE? I, DO YOU WANT ME? SURE, SURE. YEAH. WONDERFUL. AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO, UH, SHARE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS CRAIG WINING. I'M THE CEO OF BAT BOX HOLDINGS. UM, I ACTUALLY LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA, SO, UM, 1332 HALL AVENUE, UM, . UM, GREAT QUESTION. SO IMAGINE A TRADITIONAL BATTING CAGE. UM, SO FULLY SIMULATED [01:50:01] IMMERSIVE GAME EXPERIENCE. SO INSTEAD OF SEEING, UM, YOU KNOW, A BALL BEING PROJECTED FROM THE FLOOR AND YOU, YOU'RE HITTING THE BALL, YOU'LL SEE A PROJECTED SCREEN IN THE FAR END OF THE CAGE, WHOLE SIMULATED GAMEPLAY. YOU'LL SEE AN OUTFIELD, YOU SEE PITCHERS, ALL YOUR INFIELD, OUTFIELD, THE BALL GETS DEPLOYED STRAIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE, OF THE SCREEN AND YOU HIT THE BALL. SO, UM, VARYING AGE GROUPS THAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR TIME WITH, WITH USING TECHNOLOGY FOR PAST 10 YEARS. SO FROM FIVE YEAR OLDS UP TO 60 FIVES. OKAY. OKAY. GREAT. GREAT. THAT THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE GREAT ANSWER. SO IT'S A VIRTUAL BALL COMING AT YOU THEN? NO, IT'S A REAL BALL. IT'S A REAL BALL. OKAY. AND, AND YOU SUPPLY ALL THE EQUIPMENT. YEP. EV EVERYTHING'S THERE READY FOR YOU. SO YOU BUILD UP YOUR OWN GAME PROFILE, UM, USER PROFILE. SO THE MORE YOU PLAY, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT, I'M AN ABSOLUTE NOVICE, SO THE MORE YOU PLAY, THE HARDER IT GETS. UM, AND YOU IMPROVE YOUR, YOUR, UH, YOUR OVERALL PLAYER ABILITY. SO ARE THERE, UM, WILL YOU BE FORMING LEAGUES AND HAVING TOURNAMENTS AND HAVE MEMBERSHIPS AND THAT SORT OF THING? ALL OF THE ABOVE. SO IT, YEAH, IT'S A CORE PART OF OUR CORE PART OF OUR BUSINESS THAT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN MEXICO FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, SO THIS IS OUR FIRST FORAY INTO THE COUNTRY. UM, BUT WE, WE OPERATE THROUGH, UH, LEAGUES AND TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OKAY. AND, UM, IF IT'S APPROVED, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? YOU TELL YOU YOU'RE NOT BATTER UP KIND OF A DEAL , UM, VERY QUICKLY. . YEAH, IT'S, UM, IT, IT, IT IT'S ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT YOU, THAT YOU CAN HAVE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN FROM OUR EXPERIENCE IN ALL OUR MARKETS THAT WE'VE, THAT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING IN, IT, IT TRANSCENDS ALL AGES AND, AND GENDERS AND, UM, IT REALLY BECOMES A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE TO ACTUALLY GET INTO THE GAME. UM, 'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WITH, YOU KNOW, AMERICA'S GREATEST PASTIME IS HEY, GETTING ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY. SO DO YOU SEE THIS AS A, AS A FAMILY PLACE, SAY EARLIER IN THE EVENINGS AND YEAH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE FIVE KIND OF MAIN GROUPS THAT, THAT COME TO US. YOU HAVE THE SPORTS ENTHUSIAST AND THE LARGER GROUPS, DATE NIGHTS FAMILIES, WHICH IS HUGE FOR WEEKENDS. UM, AND THEN JUST LARGER GROUPS OF FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, 10, 10 ODD COUPLES WHO ARE JUST WANTING TO GET TOGETHER. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SOUNDS EXCITING. THANK YOU. I HAVE A, A QUICK QUESTION. UM, SO AS NANCY HAD ASKED, UH, WHAT, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR OPENING TIME? FOR OPENING? UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY A 20 WEEK, UM, CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SO END OF AUGUST-ISH, EARLY SEPTEMBER-ISH. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ADDISON. IT'S REALLY EXCITING. SO, UM, THIS IS THE FIRST STORE IN THE, IN THE US CORRECT? YEAH. OKAY. WE, WE SELL, WE, THIS IS OUR PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY, SO WE ACTUALLY SELL TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. OKAY. BUT THIS IS OUR FIRST PHYSICAL CORPORATE LOCATION THAT WE'RE LOCATED. OKAY. AND, UH, DO YOU HAVE A HEADQUARTERS NEARBY? WE DO. WE'RE BASED IN ADDISON, RIGHT BY THE AIRPORT. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. SO WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ADDISON? IT'S, I, I THINK ONCE WE'VE DONE ALL OF OUR MARKET RESEARCH IN, IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, IT'S, YOU KNOW, ADDISON FEELS LIKE IT'S THE STATE IN MAINE OF, OF EVERYTHING. SO, YOU KNOW, IT HAS A GREAT POPULATION DENSITY, HAS UM, HAS GREAT CORPORATE, UM, PARTY, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL AS WELL. UM, GREAT POTENTIAL FOR TEAM MEMBERS TO JOIN US AS WELL. SO YEAH, IT, IT'S, IT CAPTURES EVERYTHING. UM, AND I THINK IT'S, IT, IT'S THE PERFECT PART IN THIS, IN THIS KIND OF METROPLEX AREA. OH, THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE AREA TO VILLAGE PARKWAY. I APPRECI YOU. THANKS FOR INVESTING. THANK YOU DARREN. AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR CORY? YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. IN TERMS OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS TO GO FROM MIDNIGHT, LET'S SAY TO 2:00 AM WHAT WAS THE, HAS THAT ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF YOUR BUSINESS MODEL OUTSIDE THE US AND JUST NEED THAT TO BE A PART OF IT ON THE INSIDE OF THE US? YEAH, IT'S JUST VERY TRADITIONAL KIND OF, YOU KNOW, UM, HOSPITALITY HOURS, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT FRIDAY, SATURDAY, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS KIND OF PUSHES JUST BEYOND THE MIDNIGHT AND WE'RE, WE'RE BASING MORE OF OUR HOURS AND WITH, WITH THE HELP OF CORY AS WELL, BY LOOKING AT THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL CONCEPTS AROUND AS SOME OF OR, YOU KNOW, SIDECAR SOCIAL, THEY, THEY ALWAYS PUSH BEYOND THAT, THAT MIDNIGHT TIME. UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF WE CAN HAVE THAT, UM, AS AN OPTION, IT'S, WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, BE OPEN THAT LATE. SO, UM, YEAH, IT, IT, I THINK IT WORKS WELL FOR US. WELL WELCOME TO ADDISON. I USED TO COACH BASEBALL, SO IT'S IN SOFTBALL, SO FUN TO SEE. I'M SURE THERE'LL BE A LOT OF BIRTHDAY PARTIES. YEAH. APPRECIATE. THANK YOU FOR WELCOME. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR, OR FOR CORY? GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, YOU CAN COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. AND SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, THAT WE APPROVE WITH, UH, UH, WITH THE OPERATION SHALL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC NO LATER THAN 2, 2, 2 AM UH, MARLON, THAT'S JUST ON THE WEEKEND, RIGHT? JUST ON THE WEEKEND. I'LL SECOND I'LL, YEAH. THANK YOU MARLON AND NANCY FOR THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY YOU OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. ITEM FIVE A IS APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND UH, AS DARREN SAID, WELCOME TO ADDISON. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE. ALRIGHT, [b. Hold a public hearing, present, discuss, and consider action on a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) for property located at 4951 Belt Line Road, that is currently zoned Local Retail (LR), to allow a restaurant with the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. Case 1930-SUP/4951 Belt Line Road (Mexican Sugar). ] ITEM FIVE B, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION [01:55:01] ON A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SUP FOR PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 49 51 BELTLINE ROAD THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED LOCAL RETAIL LR TO ALLOW RESTAURANT WITH THE CELL OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION CASE 1930 DASH U SLASH 49 51 BELTLINE ROAD, MEXICAN SUGAR, LESLIE. GOOD EVENING. LESLIE KNIGHT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. UM, THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A NEW RESTAURANT TO OCCUPY, UH, THE FORMER TGI FRIDAY SITE, UM, AT, UH, BELTLINE AND QUORUM. SO THIS PARTICULAR SITE, UM, HAS HAD A VARIETY OF SPECIAL USE PERMITS RELATED TO, UM, VARIOUS RESTAURANT CONCEPTS, UH, ALONG WITH ALCOHOL AND A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS TO, UM, MODIFY THE SITE AS, AS WELL AS ALLOW IF FOR AN INDOOR DANCE FLOOR OVER TIME. UM, YOU'LL SEE IN THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS THAT STAFF IS, IS SEEKING, UH, WITH APPROVAL OF THIS PARTICULAR SUP, REPEALING THOSE FORMER SPECIAL USE PERMITS THAT ARE NO LONGER, UM, ACTIVE OR BEING USED. UM, MOST RECENTLY THERE IN 2014, THERE WAS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR TGI FRIDAYS AND IT DID OPERATE ON THAT SITE FOR, UM, APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS. UM, IT HAS BEEN, IT CLOSED, UH, MID LAST YEAR AND THE SITE HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE. AND, UH, THE APPLICANT, MEXICAN SUGAR, UM, WHO ALSO OPERATES, UM, I DECLARE ACROSS THE STREET IS PROPOSING TO, UM, OCCUPY THE SITE FOR, UM, THEIR CONCEPT. SO MEXICAN SUGAR IS A, UM, MEXICAN RESTAURANT CONCEPT THAT HAS THREE OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE METROPLEX, INCLUDING, UH, PLANO UPTOWN, UM, AND I BELIEVE LAS COLINAS IF I RECALL CORRECTLY. UM, SO THEY WOULD OCCUPY THE APPROXIMATELY 8,000 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT. THEY WOULD ALSO DO A, UM, PATIO EXPANSION ON THE FRONT AS WELL, WHICH IS JUST UNDER A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET. UM, THEY WOULD HAVE, UM, 253 SEATS ON THE INTERIOR AND A VARIETY OF TABLE BOOTH BAR SEATING, UM, AS WELL AS 52 SEATS ON THE PATIO AS WELL. UM, THEY WILL HAVE ALCOHOL FOR SALE ON SITE FOR ONSITE CONSUMPTION AND HAVE, UH, YOUR FAIRLY TYPICAL RESTAURANT OPERATING HOURS, UM, INCLUDING 11:00 AM TO 10:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. UM, STAYING OPEN AN HOUR LATER TILL 11:00 PM ON THE WEEKENDS. AND THEN, UH, CLOSING A BIT EARLIER ON SUNDAY AND ALSO OPENING A BIT EARLY FOR THE SUNDAY BRUNCH AS WELL. FOR, UM, THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS, THERE WERE SOME MODIFICATIONS. SO THE LAST TIME THE SITE WAS MODIFIED AS MENTIONED WAS AROUND 2014, UM, THROUGH SOME MODIFICATIONS AND THERE HAS BEEN, UM, SOME CHANGES IN CODE SINCE THAT TIME. SO WITH THIS APPLICATION, STAFF HAS ASKED THAT THEY BRING THE SITE UP INTO COMPLIANCE WITH, UH, FIRE CODE AND FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS. SO THAT PRIMARILY, UM, HAS AFFECTED, UH, THE LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AND A COUPLE OF PARKING SPACES. IT ALSO HAS IMPACTED TWO TREES. UM, SO THEY HAD TO IMPROVE THE RADII SO THAT OUR, UM, EMERGENCY ACTS OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES COULD NAVIGATE THE SITE APPROPRIATELY. AND SO WITH THOSE CHANGES, HOWEVER, THE SITE STILL EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT, UM, BY 23 SPACES FOR OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING. UM, THERE IS SOME LANDSCAPING ON SITE. IT HAS, UM, SEEN BETTER DAYS SINCE THE SITE'S BEEN VACANT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AND SO THEY ARE BRINGING IT BACK INTO COMPLIANCE TO ITS FORMER GLORY AS WELL AS DOING SOME MITIGATION. THERE WERE FOUR TREES THAT, UM, WARRANTED REMOVAL DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE WERE TWO OTHER TREES THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED DUE TO ACCOMMODATE EMERGENCY ACCESS FOR SIX TREES TOTAL. THEY ARE EXCEEDING THE MINIMUM MITIGATION. UM, 58 CALIBER INCHES WE'RE REQUIRED TO BE MITIGATED AND THEY'RE PROVIDING 59 SO ONE CALIBER INCH BEYOND, UH, MITIGATION REQUIREMENT. AND ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT, UM, UM, A SIGNIFICANT WIN FOR THIS PROJECT IS THE PROPERTY OWNER DID AGREE TO DEDICATE TWO DIFFERENT PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND, UH, MAINTENANCE EASEMENTS TO THE TOWN, UH, FOR FUTURE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG BELTLINE DRIVE, EXCUSE ME, BELTLINE ROAD AND CORRUM DRIVE, UM, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN. SO IF THIS IS APPROVED, THE STAFF WILL BEGIN WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO DEDICATE THOSE EASEMENTS VIA SEPARATE INSTRUMENT. THERE WILL BE SOME FAIRLY MINOR EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS AND A MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE PATIO SPACE THAT IS BEING EXPANDED. THEY WILL MAINTAIN MUCH OF THE EXISTING FACADE, UM, WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE MOST [02:00:01] IMPACT IS THEIR EXPANSION, UM, AND THE NEW LIKE HALF WALL ON THE FRONT SURROUNDING THE PATIO SPACE. THEY'LL ALSO EMBELLISH THAT AREA WITH PLANTERS AND OTHER, UM, GREENERY STAFF, UM, PROVIDED NOTICE TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SITE, INCLUDING 11 RECIPIENTS. AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES TO THAT NOTICE. AND THIS APPLICATION WAS, UH, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THE MARCH MEETING. AND, UH, WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, UH, INCLUDING WITH TWO CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THAT UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER WORK WITH STAFF TO DEDICATE THE EASEMENTS AS NOTED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. UM, AND THEN ALSO THAT THE PREVIOUS SPECIAL USE PERMITS ON SITE THAT ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE BE REPEALED. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PRESENT. THANK YOU. LESLIE, ANY QUESTIONS FOR LESLIE? I DO. HEY, LESLIE. THANK YOU. YEAH, FOR THE PRESENTATION. EXCITED TO HAVE MEXICAN SUGAR HERE. UM, OPERATORS OF, UH, I DECLARE WHISKEY CAKE 60 VINES. YEAH, YOU SEEM LIKE GREAT OPERATORS AND EXCITED TO HAVE THEM IN THE TOWN. UM, AND THANK YOU TO THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. I THINK THAT'S HUGE. LIKE YOU SAID. UH, THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE, I KNOW WE STARTED THIS CONVERSATION, THE TREES WE'RE REMOVING ONE IN THE FRONT ONE STREET TREE. UM, DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE? THERE ARE A COUPLE HEALTHY ONES. THERE'S ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BOTH THOSE PHOTOS. I HAVE SOME PHOTOS. PERFECT. WE'RE GONNA PULL UP, THERE'S TWO. UM, SO THE TWO PHOTOS IN THE FRONT, UM, THAT ARE BEING REMOVED. SO THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. UM, SO THAT TREE, UM, I DO BELIEVE AT SOME POINT IT MAY HAVE GOTTEN TRIMMED BY ENCORE THROUGH THE LINES AND DURING THE WIND STORM, UM, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT RIGHT HERE, YEAH, THERE'S ACTUALLY A, A LIMB THAT'S STICKING OUT. IT GOT, UM, BROKE OFF DURING THE WINDSTORM, UM, AND IT IS NOT GOOD. IT'S NOT IN GOOD HEALTH. SO THAT ONE, UM, HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED TO BE REMOVED BY, UM, STAFF AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT'S LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. AND THEN CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT PHOTO PLEASE? SO, AND THEN THE OTHER TR UH, LARGER TREE ON THE QUORUM SIDE THAT'S PROPOSED TO BE REMOVED. SO QUORUM IS RIGHT HERE. THE, UH, BOTTOM OF THE IMAGE IS THAT BALD CYPRESS, SO IT IS ALSO DEAD. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE SAME TREE . YEAH. UM, AND IT IS NOT, IS NOT DOING WELL. THERE IS, UM, AND THEN IN THIS TREE, OR EXCUSE ME IN THIS IMAGE, UH, YOU CAN'T, SO THIS UM, STREET VIEW IS ACTUALLY FROM LAST FALL, SO YOU COULD SEE THE FOLIAGE, BUT UM, ONE OF THESE TREES, I BELIEVE ITS THAT ONE RIGHT THERE, UM, GOT SNAPPED OFF IN THE WINDSTORM. SO IT IS NOW JUST A TRUNK. SO THAT TRUNK WILL BE REMOVED. AND THEN THE OTHER TREE IS THIS ONE ACTUALLY RIGHT HERE THAT WILL BE REMOVED. THAT'S ALSO IN POOR HEALTH. BUT THE, THE LIVE OAKS IN FRONT, THE HEALTHY ONES ARE REMAINING. CORRECT. AND THEN THE, THE ONE THAT, UM, GOT BEAT UP IN THE STORM, WE'RE GONNA REPLACE THAT STREET TREE REPLACE WITH THE TREE IN THAT SAME EXACT LOCATION. YEAH, IT'S IN THE GENERAL LOCATION. LEMME GO BACK TO THE . IT WAS HARD TO TELL. YEAH, YEAH. SO ON THIS IMAGE, SO THERE'S A NEW ONE GOING HERE AND A NEW ONE GOING HERE AND THEN A NEW ONE, AND THEN THERE'S SOME IN THE BACK. OKAY. SO ALL THE, ALL THE TREES ON THIS PLAN THAT ARE, UM, DARKER, THAT'LL LOOK A LITTLE HEAVIER IN THE LINE WORK. THOSE ARE THE NEW TREES THAT ARE GOING IN. UM, SO, UH, FOR, RIGHT, THIS ONE DOWN HERE? YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE THAT WAS REMOVED. SO IT'S GONNA BE CHA FOR, THERE'S A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY IT MIGHT BE CHALLENGING TO PUT A NEW TREE THERE. ONE, IT'S ON THE, ON EXISTING ENCORE LINE, SO MIGHT, THAT MIGHT BE CHALLENGING. AND THEN FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS THAT WOULD LIKELY IMPEDE THAT, WHERE THE POTENTIAL SIDEWALK WOULD GO. SO WE WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO REMOVE IT ANYWAYS. OKAY. SO WE WERE TRYING TO BE STRATEGIC ABOUT WHERE WE WERE PUTTING NEW TREES. 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO REMOVE THEM WHEN WE GO BACK AND PUT A SIDEWALK. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH, OF COURSE. OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, LESLIE. THANK YOU. SO IF YOU GO BACK TO THAT IMAGE THAT, UH, VALENCIA PULLED UP THE PHOTO 'CAUSE IT WAS PERFECT TIMING. IT, IT WAS A MONUMENT SIGN THAT WOULD BEEN VACATED, THE OTHER ONE PRIOR TO THIS VALENCIA. PERFECT. SO ANYWAY, I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE RENDERINGS. ANYTHING WITH REGARDS TO THEIR SIGNAGE AS WELL, GET THAT OUT IN THE OPEN IN TERMS OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE IF THEY ALREADY PROPOSED WHAT THEIR MONUMENT WILL LOOK LIKE AND OR ON THE BUILDING ITSELF TO REPLACE THE TGF FRIDAY SIGHTING SIGNAGE. UM, SO I DO KNOW THAT IT IS, UM, MEXICAN SUGAR'S INTENT TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN AND REFACE IT. UM, AS FAR AS ANY ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MONUMENT SIGN, I'LL DEFER TO THEM. AND THEN, UM, I DO BELIEVE THEY INTEND TO HAVE WALL SIGNAGE. WE DON'T TRADITIONALLY, [02:05:01] UM, REVIEW SIGNAGE AS A A PART OF THE ZONING. THAT TYPICALLY COMES A LITTLE BIT LATER THROUGH A, UM, ASSIGNED PERMITTING PROCESS, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BUILDING PERMIT OR A LITTLE BIT LATER DURING CONSTRUCTION. UM, SO I'LL DEFER TO THE APPLICANT IF THEY HAVE ANY MORE TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR INTENT FOR THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELCOME. WELCOME TO ADDISON. HALLELUJAH. OTHER QUESTIONS? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE TWO EASEMENTS AGAIN TO ME? I I DON'T THINK I UNDERSTOOD WHERE THEY ARE. SURE. UM, SO THERE, SO RIGHT NOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PROJECT, UM, ALONG BELTLINE ROAD AND CORRUM DRIVE, THIS EXISTING SIDEWALK IS AT THE BACK OF CURB. UM, AND I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT A THREE AND A HALF FOOT SIDEWALK. UM, SO IT'S NOT AS COMFORTABLE TO WALK ALONG THOSE STREETS. SO, UM, THERE IS PLANS IN THE FUTURE TO IMPROVE AND OR, UH, RECONSTRUCT PORTIONS OF QUORUM DRIVE. SO WITH THAT PROJECT, UM, WITH THIS EASEMENT, WE ARE ABLE TO, UM, PROVIDE MORE ENHANCED AND WIDER, UM, PEDESTRIAN AND MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG QUORUM WITH THE EASEMENT. UM, OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE, THE ROOM TO DO SO. AND THEN SIMILAR ON BELTLINE ROAD, UM, WE HAVE THE BELTLINE 1.5 PROJECT, WHICH CALLS FOR ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN, WHICH INCLUDES A, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S A SIX FOOT BUFFER LANDSCAPE BUFFER WITH AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK AS WELL AS STREET TREES AND OTHER ENHANCED IMPROVEMENTS. SO ONCE AGAIN, IN, IN THAT SCENARIO, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE, UM, RIGHT OF WAY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT ENHANCED IMPROVEMENT. SO WITH THIS EASEMENT, WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE. DO WE HAVE, SORRY, DO WE HAVE EASEMENTS FROM THE NEXT DOOR? PI MEAN, IS IT JUST THAT PROPERTY AND THEN IT'S GONNA WE'RE GONNA RUN OUTTA LAND OR WHAT? I, I GUESS THAT WAS MY QUESTION. I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S GONNA TIE IN. YES. SORRY. DO YOU WANNA ADDRESS THAT? YOU GOT IT. OH. SO, UM, THROUGH THAT PROJECT WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO ACQUIRE OTHER EASEMENTS OR POTENTIALLY ACQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY TO JUST LIKE WE WOULD FOR ANY OTHER ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED ON MIDWAY ROAD AS AN EXAMPLE. UM, HOWEVER, THIS ALLOWS US TO GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. IT'S ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THAT PUZZLE SO WE CAN ACHIEVE, UM, EVERYTHING WE NEED TO AS FAR AS LOOKING AT EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW THAT OFF MEMORY, BUT I CAN ALSO SAY THAT THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION BECOMES, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING AND WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE RIGHT OF WAY, UM, OR AREA TO WORK WITH AT THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE YOU NEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE AT AN INTERSECTION, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MULTIMODAL AND PEDESTRIANS. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S CAUSING US NOT TO NEED TO TAKE THE LAND BY IMMINENT DOMAIN. IS THAT, SO THAT'S A BENEFIT TO US BECAUSE THEY'RE GIVING US THE EASEMENT, WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY THE LAND. IS THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING. UH, SO I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECTS LIKE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, BELTLINE, 1.5, THOSE PROJECTS WHEN YOU'RE IN A, WHEN YOU'RE IN A DEVELOPED COMMUNITY, THOSE ARE KIND OF COME ABOUT WHEN YOU HAVE REDEVELOPMENT, WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE GOING IN TO DO A PROJECT LIKE THIS. SO THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THEM ON A NEW SIDEWALK, GET EASEMENTS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. THAT'S REALLY HOW YOU ACCOMPLISH THOSE PROJECTS. THIS IS A UNIQUE ONE WHERE NOT ONLY ARE WE GETTING QUORUM, WHICH WE KNOW IS GETTING RECONSTRUCTED, SO WE CAN START PLANNING FOR THAT, BUT WE CAN REALLY GET THAT TURN ONTO BELTLINE. SO THIS IS STRATEGICALLY VERY IMPORTANT FOR THAT PROJECT AND FOR THE TOWN. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A BIG ASSET FOR US. AND THEN RIGHT AS WE'RE GOING DOWN MELT LINE, AS THOSE PROJECTS REDEVELOPMENT, WE'LL WE'LL BE READY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PROJECT. OKAY, THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S A, UH, GREAT JOB AT CATCHING THAT, AT THIS PART OF THE PROCESS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO THE EASEMENT AS WHENEVER WE'RE DOING THIS, THERE'S, UH, FUTURE PROJECTS. I SAW THAT AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD TIMING, PROACTIVE. SO, UM, GOOD JOB ON THAT. UM, THIS MAY BE FOR THE, IS THE APPLICANT HERE? MM-HMM . OKAY. SO I'LL HOLD THE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. ALRIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LESLIE? OKAY. UH, YEAH, IF THE APPLICANT WOULDN'T MIND COMING FORWARD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PLEASE SHARE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. UH, STEVEN GALLANT. I'M AT 6 1 0 1 APACHE DRIVE IN THE COLONY. I'M ALSO JOINED BY THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER AND MY ARCHITECT OF RECORD. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I'M WITH WHISKEY CAKE HOLDINGS WHO, UH, UH, MANAGES THE BRAND. SO VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. YOU GOT A QUESTION, DARREN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN ADDISON. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND IT'S REALLY PLEASED, UH, PLEASING TO SEE, UH, AN OPERATOR LIKE, UH, I DECLARE AND THE OTHER BRANDS. SO IT'S, THANK YOU FOR, FOR, UM, THANK YOU. SO WHAT DOES THE BUILD OUT LOOK LIKE ON THIS PROJECT AND OPENING TIMEFRAME? WE'D LIKE TO GET OPEN BY FALL. WE'RE, UH, HOPING TO TURN OVER SEPTEMBER OCTOBER TO OPERATIONS, BUT IT TAKES US ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO OPEN AFTER THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE EASEMENTS TOO. UH, LET'S, THE PROPERTY OWNERS . THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S, THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE, THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND THE, THE FUNCTION OF THE SITE AND THE SUCCESS OF THE SITE AS WELL. [02:10:01] THERE WAS SOME, UM, TALK IN P AND Z ABOUT, UH, BIKE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING. MM-HMM . UM, WALKABILITY MOBILITY IS, IS IS A BIG THING. UH, SOME OF THE COMMENTS THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT WOULD ACTUALLY CYCLE THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, AFTER A FEW DRINKS. I'M NOT TOO, I'M NOT SURE IT'S A GOOD I IDEA TO CYCLE HOME, BUT, UM, IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT OPTION. UH, WHAT, WHERE, WHERE HAS THAT LANDED? UH, WE, WE LOOKED AT IT AND WE CAN ADD IT WITHOUT ELIMINATING MORE PARKING. SO OUR ARCHITECT IS ADDING THAT IN THE NEXT, THE NEXT SET THAT'LL GO INTO THE CITY. SO. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, WHY THAT LOCATION FOR THIS CONCEPT? UM, UH, WELL ACTUALLY FRIDAYS ARE ABOUT THE RIGHT SIZE FOR OUR, FOR OUR CONCEPT. WE HAVE A HISTORY OF OF BEING IN, UH, ADDISON ALREADY WITH, WITH IDA CLAIRE, VERY SUCCESSFUL AND, AND THE DEMOGRAPHICS WORK FOR OUR BRAND, SO. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR STEVEN BEING YOU'RE, I'M ASSUMING IN CHARGE OF THE BRANDS AS YOU MENTIONED, IS, HAS THERE BEEN CONSIDERATION WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO LOOK AT YOUR OTHER TWO BRANDS? ABSOLUTELY. . I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING TODAY, BUT YES. WE'RE, WE'RE IN, IN DISCUSSION. WONDERFUL. OPEN YOUR OPEN ARMS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. AND SEEING NONE, UH, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE FIVE FIVE B WITH THE, UH, TWO CONDITIONS THAT LESLIE HAD LISTED. I'LL SECOND. AND WHO WAS THE SECOND FROM? CHRIS? CHRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, I WOULD JUST, UH, SAY DITTO TO THE, UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO ADDISON. WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE STARTED HEARING THE MEXICAN SUGAR WAS LOOKING AT THAT SPOT, THERE WAS A LOT OF BUZZ GOING ON, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. AND I DECLARE HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT ADDITION TO THE TOWN. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE KNOW FRONT BURNER DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH ALL THEIR, ALL THEIR CONCEPTS. SO REALLY GLAD Y'ALL ARE HERE. SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, ITEM FIVE B IS APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. WE ARE [a. Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution approving an agreement with McMahon Contracting, LP for the demolition and reconstruction of Jimmy Doolittle Drive at Addison Airport and authorizing the City Manager to execute the contract in an amount not to exceed $1,513,716.70.] GOING TO PULL ITEM SIX A FOR TONIGHT AND RESCHEDULE THAT FOR A LATER MEETING. SO WE'LL GO STRAIGHT [b. Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution approving a rental agreement between the Town of Addison and Meridian Rapid Defense Group Rentals LLC for the rental of Mobile Vehicle Barriers for the 2025 special event season and authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement in an amount not to exceed $122,430. ] TO ITEM SIX B PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A RENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP RENTALS, LLC FOR THE RENTAL OF MOBILE VEHICLE BARRIERS FOR THE 2025 SPECIAL EVENT SEASON. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $122,430. CHIEF, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL CHRIS, FREE CHIEF OF POLICE. UH, TONIGHT I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE, UH, MERIDIAN VEHICLE BARRIERS. UM, AND BEFORE I GET INTO IT, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING THE, UH, USAGE OF THESE BARRIERS ACROSS OUR EVENT SITE FOR THE 2025, UH, EVENT SEASON. UM, TRAGICALLY THE NUMBER OF, UH, VEHICLE ATTACKS AND LARGE PUBLIC GATHERINGS OR EVENTS HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, DATING BACK ALL THE WAY TO 2015. WE HAD THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST ATTACK. UH, 2017 WE HAD THE CHARLOTTESVILLE ATTACK. 2017, THE NEW YORK ATTACK, 2018 TORONTO, 2021, UH, WISCONSIN WAS THE CHRISTMAS PARADE ATTACK AND MOST NOTABLY THE MOST RECENT ATTACK IN NEW ORLEANS ON, UH, NEW YEAR'S DAY. UM, THERE WERE TONS OF, UH, NEWS ARTICLES THAT CAME OUT AFTERWARDS OF DID THE TOWN, DID THE CITY, DID THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DO WHAT WAS REQUIRED TO, UH, PROVIDE A, A SAFE SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY GIVEN THE THREATS AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A, UH, A METHOD THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WANTING TO INFLICT HARM HAS, HAS DONE IN THE PAST. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, UM, BACK BEFORE THE EVENT SEASON 2024, UH, STAFF FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEGAN, UM, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN THE PAST. WE'VE UTILIZED VARIOUS TRAFFIC CONTROL METHODS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING WOODEN BARRIERS, STEEL BARRIERS, AND TRAFFIC CONES. UM, UNFORTUNATELY THESE OPTIONS MERELY PROVIDE A VISIBLE DETERRENT. UM, DO NOT OFFER ADEQUATE PROTECTION AGAINST VEHICLE ATTACKS, UM, OR ALLOW STAFF TO ADEQUATELY SHUT DOWN ROADWAYS. I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN INVOLVED AT SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE YOU GO AND THERE'S A BARRICADE THAT'S JUST BEEN MOVED OUTTA THE WAY BECAUSE SOMEBODY WANTS TO ACCESS AN AREA. MM-HMM . SO IT'S A VISUAL DETERRENT ONLY. UH, WE BEGAN RESEARCHING OPTIONS TO LOOK AT MOBILE VEHICLE BARRIERS TO SEE IF WE COULD HELP, UH, DEPLOY THESE DURING OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. THROUGH THAT, UH, WE FOUND THAT THE MERIDIAN BARRIER, UH, WAS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR ADDISON'S SPECIAL EVENTS. UH, IT PROVIDES ROBUST DEFENSE AGAINST VEHICLE BASED THREATS WHILE ALLOWING PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ACCESS. 'CAUSE IT HAS A FOUR FOOT OPENING BETWEEN EACH BARRIER. IT HELPS PREVENT CROWD CRUSH. AND I DON'T KNOW IF VOLUME'S ON, BUT YOU CAN TURN IT DOWN. UM, OKAY. [02:15:01] A QUICK VIDEO JUST TO SHOW OF HOW IT WORKS. UM, SO WE ACTUALLY DEPLOYED THESE BARRIERS, UH, STARTING WITH KABOOM TOWN IN 2024. WE DEPLOYED 16 BARRIERS ON QUORUM, UM, UH, TO HELP MITIGATE SAFETY. AS WE SAW, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AREAS WE WANTED TO LOOK AT, UH, WITH IT BEING A MAJOR ROADWAY. AFTER VIEWING THE AFTER ACTION REPORT, UH, WE FOUND THAT, UM, WE HAD SOME WOODEN BARRIERS THERE ON MCINTYRE. THAT VEHICLES ACTUALLY MOVED AND THEN THEY GOT STUCK IN THE EGRESS, UH, ROUTE, UH, BETWEEN THE BARRIERS WE HAD PLACED ON QUORUM. SO THEY WERE STUCK FOR SOME HOURS. SO FOR UM, OCTOBERFEST, WE INCREASED THAT FOOTPRINT TO 26 BARRIERS TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THAT PORTION OF THE EVENT SITE. SO WE WORKED WITH, UH, MERIDIAN DEFENSE GROUP TO DEVELOP A VEHICLE SAFETY MITIGATION PLAN, UH, THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS OUR ENTIRE SPECIAL EVENT SITE TO BLOCK OFF ANY POSSIBLE, UM, APPROACH OF ANY VEHICLES TO INCLUDE, UM, SIDEWALKS. SO THESE ARE JUST RENDERINGS OF WHAT, UH, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD. UH, THERE WE HAVE FESTIVAL WAY, ADDISON CIRCLE AND THEN ON QUORUM. UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH SPECIAL EVENTS AND PUBLIC WORKS TO SEE WHERE WE NEED TO PUT, UH, THESE ARE CALLED RAPID GATES TO WHERE WE'VE GOT LOAD IN AND LOAD OUT FOR VENDORS. PEOPLE NEED TO EASILY ACCESS AN AREA. UH, WE'LL PUT THOSE GATES THERE, UM, THAT WAY VEHICLES CAN COME AND GO WITH JUST, UH, A STAFF MEMBER THERE TO LIFT THE GATE. SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO ACTUALLY MOVE THE PHYSICAL BARRIER. THEY CAN BE MOVED ONCE THEY'RE PLACED. UM, IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES 'CAUSE THEY'RE VERY, VERY HEAVY, BUT IT COMES WITH A SPECIAL DOLLY. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AND DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHERE WE NEED TO INSTALL THESE GATES TO HELP WITH VEHICLE ACCESS FOR VEHICLES THAT NEED TO BE ACCESSING THE SITE. AND THEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE, UH, UH, THEATER PARKING LOT AS WELL. UM, THE, UH, FOOTPRINT WILL BE THE SAME FOR, UM, TASTE AND KABOOM. UH, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE, I'M SORRY FOR TASTE IN OCTOBERFEST, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WOULD BE FOR KABOOM WE WOULD INCREASE TO, UM, BLOCK OFF WHEELER BRIDGE AND LINDBERGH DRIVE. SO THIS IS JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE EVENT SITE TO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE, UM, APPROPRIATELY SET, UH, ADDRESSED ANY AVENUES OF APPROACH THAT VEHICLES COULD TRY TO ACCESS WHERE WE HAVE LARGE GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE. SO DUE TO THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF THE RENTALS, UH, WE'RE SEEKING, WE NEED COUNSEL APPROVAL, UH, TO EXECUTE THE, THE CONTRACT. SO FOR TASTE ADDISON, WE'RE LOOKING AT 75 BARRIERS AND THREE GATES FOR THREE DAY RENTAL, WHICH BRINGS THE COST OF 43,155 FOR KABOOM. IT IS JUST A ONE DAY RENTAL, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT 99, UM, BARRIERS AND FIVE GATES FOR TOTAL COST OF 21,735 AND OCTOBER FEST. IT GOES BACK TO THE SAME FOOTPRINT FOR TAS, EXCEPT WE'RE ADDING A DAY FOR THE FOURTH FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT, UH, FOR THE 2025 EVENT SEASON $122,430. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. CHIEF QUESTIONS? YES, CHIEF, UM, AND CERTAINLY I'M SURE IT WAS ANALYZED PURCHASE PRICE. SINCE WE DO THESE EVENTS EVERY YEAR, CERTAINLY IN THE MILLIONS AS IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, IT, IT IS A LOT MORE EXP UH, EXPENSIVE THAN THIS. OBVIOUSLY. WE ALSO WANNA LOOK AT, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT ADDISON CIRCLE LOOKS LIKE WITH THE ADDISON CIRCLE VISION PLAN. SO THERE'S, I THINK, OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT, UM, PERMANENT STRUCTURES FOR MITIGATION AS WELL. UM, SO GIVEN WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, RENTAL IS THE BEST OPTION GOING FORWARD. OKAY. SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WHERE, AGAIN, I SEE OUR, OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, OUR FRIENDS TO THE, TO THE WEST, THEY DON'T HAVE EVENTS IN THE, IN THE NATURE THAT WE DO. WE CAN'T PARLAY THESE TO THOSE CITIES AS WELL TO TRY AND OFFSET IT. THANKS. THANK YOU. I I WOULD JUST ADD THAT STORAGE IS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN WITH THAT. AND IN ADDITION TO THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE GET FROM THE GROUP THAT WE'RE PURCHASING FROM, IT JUST MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO RENT THESE. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. UM, IS THERE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU CHRIS. SECOND. SECOND FROM NANCY IN A DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. I THINK THIS IS, UH, REALLY A, A RESPONSIBLE, UM, ACTION. UM, AND PROACTIVE, UH, TO, FOR THE SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF THIS 'CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I I HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT AND OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS ARE THE PROFESSIONALS YOU DO THAT, BUT THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE. YES SIR. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, ITEM SIX B IS APPROVED. THANK YOU CHIEF. [7. Items of Community Interest. The City Council will have this 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.] AND OUR FINAL ITEM FOR TONIGHT, THE ITEM SEVEN ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO EXPRESS. THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS, CONDOLENCE, ET CETERA. DOES ANYBODY [02:20:01] HAVE ANYTHING? UH, I'VE GOT ONE. UM, SO SUSHI ROW, THE, UH, TOWN'S VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR. SHE HELD A VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION NIGHT AND UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS FANTASTIC. UM, YOU KNOW, I'M SO HAPPY AND PLEASED THAT THE TOWN, YOU KNOW, HAS PUT SOME OF THIS TOGETHER, THAT SUSHI LED ALL THIS. UM, AND IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT JUST, UM, BEING IN A ROOM WITH A BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS. I JUST LOVE THE TOWN, SO KUDOS TO HER. YES, SUSHI DOES A GREAT JOB FOR US, THAT'S FOR SURE SHE DOES. ANY OTHERS? I'VE GOT ONE OTHER, I THINK IT'S THE SOCHI NIGHT, I GUESS. SO, UM, , SHE, UH, IN HER ROLE, SHE VOLUNTEERS AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE METROCREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND UH, THEY HAVE AN AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR VARIOUS POINTS THAT, UH, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WIN THAT. AND SHE IS THE AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH, SO GOT A PICTURE OF IT UP ON THE SCREEN AT, UH, METROCREST, UH, CHAMBER, SO KUDOS TO HER. SHE DOES A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING. THANK YOU DARREN AND MARLEY. SOMETHING ABOUT SOCHI. WELL, YEAH, SO GOOD. I DON'T MEAN TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT, BUT, UH, NO, I'M, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS, UH, THIS NEW CONCEPT WITH A COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE AND I THINK A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE GONNA BE EXCITING, UH, EXCITED ABOUT IT AND, UM, I JUST, I THINK IT'S GONNA BRING SOME INTERESTING, I THINK IT'S GONNA BRING A LOT OF SALES AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE REALLY INTERESTING AND, AND I SUSPECT IT'S, IT'S GONNA WORK OUT, UH, REAL WELL. SO I'M, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THAT EVENT, WHICH IS WHAT, MAY 31ST AND JUNE. JUNE 1ST. YEAH. THANKS MARLA. I LIKE THAT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF IT TOO. AND THE, IF YOU PROBABLY GET MORE PARTICIPATION, UH, WHO ELSE? ANYBODY? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO JUST, UH, COMMENT ABOUT, UH, BITTER SISTERS HAD THEIR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, UM, BUSINESS IN ADDISON, SO IT'S JUST ALWAYS NICE TO SEE A MICRO BREW IN OUR OWN TOWN. AND, UH, JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OWNER, MARK BRUMBACK AND HIS WIFE. THANK YOU. YEAH, THEY HAD A, THEY HAD A FULL HOUSE OVER THERE ON SATURDAY, DIDN'T THEY? ANY OTHERS? UH, WELL I'VE JUST GOT ONE THING. I JUST WANTED TO, UH, LOOK BACK A WEEK AGO TO THE, UH, TOWN MEETING OVER AT THE RENAISSANCE AND JUST, UH, CONGRATULATE THE STAFF FOR PUTTING ON SUCH AN EXCELLENT EVENT. THOUGHT IT REALLY WELL EXECUTED, UH, THE, THE HOUR AHEAD OF TIME FOR FOLKS TO INTERACT. I COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED IT WOULD BE AS GOOD AS IT WAS. I MEAN, YOU HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT, UH, STATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT AND, AND IT WAS, UH, WHEN I GOT THERE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE, SIX O'CLOCK BEFORE IT STARTED, IT WAS PRETTY FULL ALREADY. SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS AMAZING. AND, UH, JUST REALLY WELL DONE AND, UH, LOVED ALL THE VIDEOS THAT MARY AND HER TEAM PUT TOGETHER. SO, UH, REALLY GREAT JOB ALL THE WAY AROUND. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING US LOOK GOOD. ANYTHING, ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, IT IS SOMETIME 8 0 5. 8 0 5 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED FOR THE EVENING. THANKS EVERYBODY. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. * 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.