Jun 10, 2025 Work Session and Regular Meeting

EITHER WAY THEY'LL BE ONLINE AVAILABLE FOR ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, OUR WORK SESSION REPORTS FOR A PRESENT AND DISCUSS ADDISON.

[a. Present and discuss Addison Kaboom Town! 2025.]

KABOOM TOWN 2025, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE ABBY.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ADAM MORALES, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS IN THEATER.

I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT ADDISON KABOOM TOWN, WHICH IS HOSTED ON JULY 3RD.

UM, HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.

WE HAD OUR FIRST TRIBO TOWN IN 1985, SO IN 2025, WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY GATES FOR THE EVENT OPEN AT 5:00 PM AND AS YOU'LL SEE FROM THE BANNER HERE, THE AIR SHOW TAKES PLACE AT SEVEN 30, FIREWORKS AT NINE 30.

AND THEN DURING THE WATCH PARTY, UM, WE HAVE MUSIC, FOOD, FIREWORKS OF COURSE, AND THEN GATES WILL ACTUALLY CLOSE.

UM, AT 11:00 PM I'LL GO INTO EACH OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS, UM, OF THE EVENT, STARTING WITH OUR FLIGHT, WHICH IS HOSTED BY OUR ADDISON AIRPORT.

UM, AND IT'S ACTUALLY FUELED BY A MILLIONAIRE FBO THIS YEAR.

UM, THE AIR SHOW DOES TAKE PLACE AT SEVEN 30.

SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT THE AIR SHOW.

THE AIR SHOW IS THE REASON WHY WE RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE EVENT.

WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY THIS COMPONENT, WE'RE JUST ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS FIREWORKS, ALBEIT A VERY GOOD FIREWORKS SHOW, UM, FOR THE INDEPENDENT DAY CELEBRATION.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THIS ONE COMPONENT THAT DOES INCLUDE THE AEROBATIC FLIGHTS THAT YOU SEE LISTED THERE, WE DO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE OUR NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE EVENT.

ANOTHER COMPONENT, UM, OF THE FIREWORKS, WHICH IS, WHICH IS OUR FINALE, FINALE FOR THE EVENT, UM, ABOUT NINE 30 THE FIREWORKS, UM, ACTUALLY GO OFF SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT OUR FIREWORKS SHOW.

IT IS COMPRISED OF 4,000 SHELLS.

1500 OF THOSE SHELLS ALONE COMPRISE OUR FINALE.

THE, UH, FIREWORKS MUSIC THAT PLAYS IS ACTUALLY SIMULCAST ON, UM, OUR PARTNER STATION STAR 1 0 2 0.1 FM, AND IT'S ALSO LIVESTREAM WITH OUR MEDIA, UH, UH, MEDIA PARTNER, UM, CW 33.

UM, WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE THE DESIGNATION TO BE RATED ONE OF THE TOP THREE FIREWORKS SHOW BY USA TODAY.

AGAIN, THE AIRSHIP COMPONENT ALLOWS US THAT NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND ALLOWS US TO GO UP AGAINST FIREWORKS DISPLAYS IN CHICAGO, DETROIT, NASHVILLE, ST.

LOUIS, AND NEW YORK CITY.

SO WE ARE PROUD TO HOLD THAT NUMBER THREE SPOT.

THE ADDISON CIRCLE WATCH PARTY IS THE LARGEST AND OFFICIAL WATCH PARTY OF ADDISON KABOOM TOWN.

UM, ALTHOUGH MANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS IN AND AROUND TOWN POST THEIR OWN WATCH, WATCH PARTIES AT THEIR LOCATION.

CW 33 IS OUR MEDIA PARTNER AND THEY DO SPONSOR OUR MAIN STAGE.

YOU SEE THE ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE EVENING LISTED THERE.

YOU'LL ALSO NOTE THAT THE EMERALD CITY ALL STARS PLAY BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE FIREWORKS SHOW, BEFORE THE ACT FIREWORKS SHOW TO GET US GEARED UP AND READY TO GO AND CELEBRATE AFTER THE FIREWORKS SHOW, TO HELP GET SOME OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE OUT ON THE ROADS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THE PARK JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO ALLOW SOME OF THE TRAFFIC TO CLEAR OUT.

AND SO

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WE DO HAVE 'EM ON STAGE BEFORE AND AFTER.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK.

UM, WE'VE GOT SILENT DISCO THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE OUR CHRISTMAS IN JULY EL MARKET.

YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN OUR EL MARKET POP UP AT HOLIDAY IN THE PARK.

AND, UM, OUR ELVES ARE EXCITED TO BE POPPING UP FOR KABOOM TOWN FOR CHRISTMAS IN JULY.

WE'VE GOT BALLOONS, WE'VE GOT FACE PAINTERS.

WE DO HAVE A HYDRATION STATION THAT DOES ALLOW FREE WATER REFILLS FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE EVENT.

UM, FOOD AND GLOW ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN GET ADMISSION INTO ADDISON CIRCLE PARK.

WE HAVE GENERAL ADMISSION, WHICH IS FREE FOR ALL OF OUR ADDISON RESIDENTS.

WE DO SEND OUT CODE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SECURE UP TO SIX FREE TICKETS.

UM, A GENERAL ADMISSION FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT RESIDENTS, UM, OF OUR TOWN, UM, IS $10 FOR ADULTS.

KIDS ARE $5 AND THOSE UNDER TWO ARE COMPLETELY FREE.

EVERY PERSON THAT ENTERS THE GATES THROUGH ADDISON CIRCLE PARK MUST HAVE A TICKET EVEN IF IT IS A FREE TICKET.

WE DO HAVE A CAPACITY THAT'S MANDATED BY PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND SO EVERYONE HAVING A TICKET AS YOU ENTER THROUGH THE GATE ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

ANOTHER WAY GUARANTEED ADMISSION IS THROUGH OUR HOTEL PACKAGES.

IF YOU BOOK A HOTEL STAY WITH ONE OF OUR PARTICIPATING HOTELS, YOU CAN RECEIVE UP TO SIX GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS FOR FREE.

YOU ALSO RECEIVE A NET HOLDING TOWEL AS PART OF THE PACKAGE.

AND WE HAVE YOUR OWN DESIGNATED HOTEL FASTPASS LANE FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE UM, WATCH PARTY.

THE LAST WAY THAT YOU CAN OBTAIN ADMISSION INTO ADDISON CIRCLE PARK IS THROUGH VIP.

WE HAVE THE CABO SALOON, VIP AREA, WHICH IS THE ENTIRE NORTH CAMPUS OF ADDISON CIRCLE PARK.

UM, YOU RECEIVE RESERVED PARKING IN A CATERED MEAL, UM, YOUR OWN PRIVATE VIEWING AREA, AND THEN UNLIMITED NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE EVENT.

WHEN WE PUT ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS TOGETHER, YOU'LL SEE THAT MAP THAT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THAT GIVES YOU KIND OF THE LAY OF THE LAND.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE CENTER OF THE PARK STAYS RELATIVELY OPEN AND THAT IS TO ACCOMMODATE THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT COME FOR THE SIX HOUR EVENT.

UM, AND THEN A LISTING OF THE FOOD AS WELL AS THE ENTERTAINMENT.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY PRINTED AND PRODUCED ON, UM, A FAN THAT IS HANDED OUT AT ALL OF OUR ADMISSION GATES SO THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED, UM, OUT OF GLANCE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO FAN YOURSELF SHOULD THE TEMPERATURES BE WORN.

BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS, I DO HAVE, UM, A FUN UPDATE TO SHARE THAT I JUST GOT, UM, FINAL ARTWORK ON.

WE WORK WITH A NUMBER OF OUR ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HOST WATCH PARTIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, UM, AND WE PROMOTE A LOT OF THEIR SPECIALS.

UH, JULY 4TH IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ON A FRIDAY, SO WE HAVE A FULL WEEKEND OF FESTIVITIES.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID IS WE REACHED OUT TO BITTER SISTERS WHO HOSTS A WATCH PARTY, UM, AT THEIR FACILITY.

THEY POSTED IT FOR OVER 15 YEARS.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRODUCING, UM, AT THE OFFICIAL KABOOM TOWN BEER.

IT'S THE KABOOM TOWN KCH.

THEY WILL BE PRODUCING IT ONLY AT THEIR FACILITY.

UM, I LEARNED THAT TO GET YOUR LABEL APPROVED, IT'S A BIG UNDERTAKING.

AND SO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS THEY'LL PRODUCE IT, IT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT THEIR BREWERY, BUT WE WILL PROMOTE THAT, UM, FOR THEM AS PART OF THE FESTIVITIES FOR THE WEEKEND, AND THEN WE'LL PLAN AHEAD FOR NEXT YEAR AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY LOOK AT PRODUCING THESE FOR RETAIL.

AND SO WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE OUR VERY OWN BREWERY, UM, CREATING THE KAON TOWN CULTURE SHARE.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

GREAT.

THANKS ABBY.

WHO HAS QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT A COUPLE ON, ON SLIDE NINE, THE MAP, UM, LIBERTY, I'M SORRY, LADY LIBERTY BAR.

THE TOP, TOP FEW IS MANY THINGS, BUT, BUT THIS IS PART OF THE DEAL.

COULD YOU KIND OF SHARE SOME COLORS? IS THAT NEW? IT IS NEW.

SO NEW IN THE SENSE IT'S A NEW, UM, AREA ON MAP.

WHAT WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE DONE IS HAD FOUR TO FIVE SMALLER BARS IN AND AROUND THE AREA.

WE HAVE THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE ON THE FESTIVAL SITE SERVICING THE AREA, SERVICING THE BAR AREAS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE, UM, FROM BOTH THE SAFETY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS TAKING THE BAR SERVICE.

AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE COMBINED ALL OF THOSE, UM, UNDERNEATH THE PERLA, WHICH WILL ALLOW SERVICE TO BE, UM, QUICK AND EASIER.

AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO, UM, THE PERLA IS GONNA ALLOW US TO CREATE A BAR THAT'S ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET ON BOTH SIDES.

SERVICE WILL BE OUT OF BOTH, UM, THE EAST AND THE WEST ENDS OF THAT, UM, AS WELL AS THE NORTH END FOR ANYBODY THAT'S ON STREET SIDE.

WOW, INTERESTING.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT.

UM, NEXT QUESTION IS, UM, SLIDE THREE OF THE THE AIR SHOW, THE FLIGHTS PART.

YES, SIR.

UM, AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID, UH, WHEN YOU STARTED THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT, WHAT PUTS US ON THE MAP OF

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UM, AND SO, UH, AND WE, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD QUITE AN ARSENAL OF, OF OLDER WAR BIRDS AND I APPRECIATE YOU YOU GETTING, GETTING SOME OF THESE, SOME SOME INTO THE SHOW.

CAN YOU, CAN YOU GET SHED A LITTLE COLOR ON NUMBER THREE? THE BEACH, BEACH SPEAR.

IS THAT A STUNT, UH, PLANE OR IS THEY ALL ARE AMATIC? THEY WILL DO SOME.

THEY ARE, THEY ARE ALL ARE AEROBATIC A AND SO SOME OF 'EM WILL DO SOME SORT OF FLIP RETURN IN SOME CAPACITY WHILE THEY'RE UP IN THE AEROBATIC SPACE.

AND, AND GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, DO YOU, DO YOU SEE US, UH, CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME OF THESE WAR OR MORE WAR WORDS OR DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON ON AS LONG AS THEY, I KNOW IT, IT'S NOT GONNA LAST FOREVER, RIGHT? IT WON'T.

AND SO A LOT OF THAT DEPENDS ON THE ACTUAL AIRCRAFT ITSELF.

UM, A LOT OF THEM JUST AREN'T IN THE UM, RIGHT STATE TO ACTUALLY BE PHONE.

UM, AND THEN YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE PILOTS THAT ARE WORKING ON THOSE YEAR ROUND.

A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL, WE ACTUALLY, UM, OUR AS AND AIRPORT TEAM DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB OF DOING OUR LINEUP FOR US.

THEY ACTUALLY START WORKING ON THE LINEUP IN DECEMBER OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

UM, AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS SAID, YES, I'M IN.

AND THEN AS WE GET CLOSER TO SHOWTIME, THE PLANE EITHER GOES OUT OF COMMISSION OR HAS TO HAVE WORK.

SO AS LONG AS THE AIRCRAFT IS AVAILABLE, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THEM.

SO THE, WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON UH, TWO AND FIVE IS THAT, ARE THESE THESE AIRCRAFT THAT ARE ON OUR FIELD? NOT ON OUR FIELD.

THEY WILL COME IN FOR THE SHOW TO ONE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

OF THE QUESTIONS, HOW MANY OF THE AIRS, UH, THE AIRPLANES ARE RETURNING FROM LAST YEAR? ALL OF 'EM ARE RETURNING EXCEPT FOR NUMBER ONE.

THE TITAN AEROBATIC TEAM IS BRAND NEW FOR THIS YEAR.

THAT'S COOL.

WHAT'S, HOW MANY VIPS TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE SOLD? UM, IT, SO VIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE CURRENTLY.

IT IS BY INVITATION ONLY RESERVED FOR SPONSORS AS WELL AS COUNCIL? YES.

SO WHAT'S THE EXPECTED ATTENDANCE IN THE PLAN? PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITS, SAY 18.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE LAST YEAR? YES SIR.

16 FIVE.

HAVE WE PRO PRE-SOLD ANY TICKETS YET? YES, SIR.

THEY WENT ON SALE JUNE WENT ON SALE JUNE 1ST.

HOW'S THAT GOING? IT'S GOING INCREDIBLY GREAT.

UH, HAVE WE, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR TRYING TO GET PASSES OUT TO SOME ADDISON BUSINESSES.

MM-HMM.

HAVE WE DONE ANY OF THAT OR WE DO.

ARE WE GOING TO DO ANY OF THAT THIS YEAR? MM-HMM .

WE DO WORK, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT.

SELLING THE TICKETS ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF COMPLEXITY TO THAT.

UM, BUT WE DO WORK WITH OUR SURROUNDING BUSINESSES.

WE WORK WITH THE PARK PROPERTY MANAGERS, UM, AT THE PARKING GARAGES THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH.

AND THEY RECEIVE, UM, A NUMBER OF TICKETS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AS A THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US.

AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

THAT'S GREAT.

HOW ABOUT THE REVENUE? ARE WE LOSING MONEY? MAKING MONEY? WHAT'S HAPPENING? SO THE REVENUE SIDE OF THIS, UM, UP UNTIL LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY CHARGE ADMISSION.

IT WAS COMPLETELY FREE.

AND SO REVENUE STREAMS ARE PRETTY LIGHT WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT.

LAST YEAR WE DID IMPLEMENT THE $10 TICKET PRICING.

IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO DRIVE REVENUE, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY DESIGNED TO DO WAS INCREASE THE, UM, REDEMPTION RATE ON TICKETS.

WHAT WE WERE FINDING IS THAT WE WERE GIVING OUT, UM, UPWARD UPWARDS OF 40,000 TICKETS AND YET OUR CAPACITY FOR THE PARK REMAINED AT ABOUT 18,000.

OUR REDEMPTION RATE ON THAT FREE TICKET WAS ONLY ABOUT 30%.

LAST YEAR WHEN WE STARTED CHARGING ADMISSION, AGAIN, IT WASN'T TO DRIVE REVENUE, IT WAS ACTUALLY TO HELP INCREASE THE REDEMPTION RATE.

WE WENT FROM 30% REDEMPTION RATE TO 68%.

AND SO WE DO DRIVE REVENUE FROM TICKET SALES.

UM, THAT WASN'T THE INTENT, BUT WE DO IN FACT DO THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE SPONSORSHIP AND THEN WE TAKE A PERCENTAGE FROM ALL FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

SO, SO OVERALL, OVERALL, JUST LIKE THE OTHER TWO EVENTS, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T COVER ITS COST AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO AS WE HAD THAT OVERALL SPECIAL EVENTS CONVERSATION.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN HERE IN A COUPLE WEEKS AS WE GO INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS.

I, I REMEMBER TASTE WAS REALLY EXPENSIVE AND I DOES THIS ONE COST MORE OR LESS.

TASTE HAS THE LARGEST SUBSIDY, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.

UM, AND, AND, UH, OCTOBERFEST AND KABOOM ARE NOT AS, ARE NOT AS AS HIGH AS A SUBSIDY AS TASTE.

SO JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, ABBY, COULD WE HAVE ANY FEEL FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN OUR AREA, LIKE IN RESTAURANTS AND, I MEAN, I'VE HEARD NUMBERS IN THE PAST, BUT MM-HMM .

YOU FEEL LAST YEAR'S NUMBER WAS JUST OVER 325,000.

IN THE TOWN PROPER.

TO QUANTIFY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE, WHAT WE MAKE OUT OF THAT WHEN WE FIGURE OUT ALL THE HOTEL REVENUE AND THE SALES TAX AND HOT TAX AND SO FORTH.

SO I MEAN, IF WE'VE GOT, THIS IS HELPING FILLING UP OUR RESTAURANTS AND OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE ARE BUYING FOOD AND DRINKS.

SO I, I THINK I'M SAFE TO SAY IT, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE

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AND THEN THE RETURN VISITS AFTER THAT.

RIGHT.

SO WE, WE KNOW WE'RE JUST, WE'LL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION DURING THE BUDGET.

I HAD ASKED FOR SOME OF THE DATES OF THIS PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT WE COULD MAYBE REVIEW IT, APPLY WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

UM, 'CAUSE THIS IS REALLY JUST KIND OF AN OVERVIEW.

UM, SO WHAT'S, CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE MARKETING OF THIS, UH, THE INTENT, LIKE THE BRAND MARKETING? YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

'CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT'S, TO ME THAT'S PROBABLY MORE VALUABLE.

CAN I ASK HER ONE QUESTION BEFORE SHE STEP DOWN? SURE.

FOR THE RESIDENTS, THEIR TICKETS FOR OUR RESIDENTS SEEMS LIKE IN YEARS PAST, WE'VE GOT A CARD IN THE MAIL OR SOMETHING TO LET THEM KNOW WHEN WILL THOSE BE GOING OUT? THEY ACTUALLY WENT OUT THREE WEEKS AGO.

WE WORKED WITH THE USPS TO GET THOSE DISTRIBUTED AND WE SEND THOSE OUT BULK MAIL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE HIT CHALLENGES WITH USPS AND I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER WHAT THEY WILL OR WON'T DO.

UM, AND SO THOSE DID GO OUT THREE WEEKS AGO, UM, AHEAD OF THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY TO BEAT THAT HOLIDAY RUSH.

WE HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL RESIDENTS THAT THEY EITHER HADN'T RECEIVED THEM OR THEY'VE MISPLACED 'EM.

AND SO ANY PERSON THAT REACHES OUT TO US WILL BE RUDE.

AND AND WHO WOULD THEY REACH OUT TO? THEY REACH OUT TO SPECIAL.

WE HAVE NOT GOT ANY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAVEN'T GOT ONE IN MY HOUSE AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL RESIDENTS INQUIRING ABOUT THOSE.

SO, SPECIAL EVENTS INFO IS, IS THE EMAIL THAT YOU WOULD SEND IT TO OR ANYONE ON MY TEAM.

THAT'S ADVERTISING, THAT'S MARKETING.

WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.

I'LL, I'LL PASS THAT ALONG.

TRYING TO THINK MARY.

SO TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE THE RECOGNITION OF ADDISON BEING TOP OF MIND FROM THE WHOLE, I MEAN NOT JUST REGION OR STATE OR NA NATIONAL IS GOOD RECOGNITION.

I I'M NOT A MARKETING EXPERT, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GET YOUR TAKE ON HOW IT FITS INTO OUR OVERALL BRAND IMAGE MEMBER, UH, MEMORABLE.

EVERYTHING.

WE, WE DON'T DO A WHOLE LOT OF PAID ADVERTISING FOR THIS ONE.

WE DON'T HAVE TO.

UM, WE GET TREMENDOUS EARNED MEDIA.

OUR PR FIRM DOES A GREAT JOB.

UM, THE USA TODAY, UM, TOP THREE LISTING OBVIOUSLY IS A HUGE NATIONAL PUBLICATION.

WE GET NUMEROUS, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT AND, AND WORK OUR PR FIRM DOES.

WE GET IN TOP 10 LISTS FOR FIREWORK SHOWS, UM, AND MANY NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS.

YOU JUST CAN'T PURCHASE.

UM, IT, IT, UM, I THINK, THINK IT HELPS TREMENDOUSLY.

WE'RE KNOWN FOR BOOMTOWN AND THAT PR ASPECT IS A BIG REASON FOR THAT.

THIS EVENT MORE THAN ANY OF THE OTHERS DRIVES HOTEL ROOM STAYS.

UM, AND GIVEN THAT IT'S A LONG WEEKEND, WE'VE GOT SOME PROMOTIONS GOING ON TRYING TO PEOPLE TO COME FOR FIREWORKS STAY FOR THE WEEKEND.

SO WE'RE COMPETING BACKING ON THE SPECIAL EVENT MARKETING TO DO SOME OF OUR TOURISM MARKETING TO, UM, HELP PROMOTE THAT.

PUTTING TOGETHER A LANDING PAGE FOR THE VISIT ADDISON WEBSITE, UM, THAT LISTS, UM, THINGS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

MAYBE THERE, MAYBE THERE SPECIALS LIKE THEIR SISTER, UM, OR MAYBE THEY'RE JUST REGULAR THINGS GOING ON ON THE SATURDAY IN ADDISON, BUT WE WANT SOME PLACE THAT PEOPLE CAN LAND AND FIND OUT, UM, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT WEEKEND TO TRY AND CONTEST THEM TO NOT JUST COME TO THE NIGHT.

THANKS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO ABBY, UH, JUST GOT A FEW QUICK QUESTIONS.

UM, OTHER THERE SKYDIVER THAT GONNA BE SKYDIVING THIS YEAR OR? NO? NO, SKYDIVERS THIS YEAR.

THAT'S UNFORTUNATE BUT THAT'S OKAY.

UM, SO THE SILENT DISCO, IS THAT GONNA BE IN THE ADDISON? NO, SIR.

IT'LL ACTUALLY POP UP OUTDOORS.

OH.

THE ENTIRE NORTH CAMPUS WILL BE RESERVED FOR VIP AND SO THE FIRST TIME WE ACTUALLY, UM, INTRODUCED SILENT DISCO TO ANY ONE OF OUR EVENTS, WE POPPED IT UP OUTDOORS.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO TAKE OVER ONE OF THE GREEN SPACE AREAS.

UM, IT'LL BE COVERED BY TENT TO SHIELD EVERYONE FROM THE SUN.

UM, BUT YES, IT'LL POP UP OUTDOORS.

OKAY, GREAT.

LET'S SEE.

PROBABLY WE'LL SEE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THERE DOING THAT .

UM, AND SO I KNOW THERE'S THAT LIST OF, UH, THINGS THAT ARE ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED IN THE PARK.

AND THEY'RE ALL ON THE WEBSITE, VERY PROMINENT.

NOT EVERYBODY GOES TO LOOK AT THAT.

SO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BUYING TICKETS ONLINE, DO THEY GET A LINK TO THAT WITH THE FAQS OR SOMETHING? YES, SIR.

AND WHAT WE DO IS WE ACTUALLY SEND OUT A REMINDER TO, UH, PART OF PURCHASING THE TICKET ONLINE.

UH, WE RECEIVED THE, UM, OBTAINED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

AND SO WE SEND A REMINDER, UM, BEFORE WE EXPERIENCED THAT LAST YEAR WHEN WE DECIDED TO NOT ALLOW COOLERS UNTIL THE EVENT.

AND SO WE'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT SU

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SURE.

AS WELL.

OKAY, GOOD.

BECAUSE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE THAT YES, SIR.

DON'T PAY ATTENTION.

I THINK THAT'S, UM, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? SO STILL NO COOLERS JUST HERE.

SO FOR A QUESTION FOR DAVID, WHETHER YOU DOWN , I'M JUST CURIOUS.

JULY THIRD'S GONNA BE HOT WARM.

ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.

IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER GREAT EVENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AB WATER? WE DO? YEP.

AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ON OUR WORK SESSION.

SO IT IS, UH, 6 51, SO WE'LL RECESS UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK AND THEN WE'LL BE IN CHAMBERS AT SEVEN.

RIGHT INTO ITEM NUMBER TWO, PROCLAMATIONS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

IT IS 7:01 PM AND WE WILL RECONVENE COUNCIL BACK IN TO OUR REGULAR SESSION TONIGHT.

AND GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY THIS EVENING.

AS ALWAYS, WE'D LIKE TO START OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE TO BOTH OF OUR FLAGS.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RISE AS YOU'RE ABLE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

TWO REPUBLIC FOR RICHES.

SAINT ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG UPLIFT TO THE TEXAS ON STATE UNDER ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVING

[a. City Manager's Announcements]

WE HAVE TWO A AND TWO B.

UH, TWO A IS, UH, CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND TWO B IS EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.

DAVID GAINES.

THANKS MAYOR.

JUST A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.

CATCH FINDING NEMO IN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK DURING OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK EVENT ON FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH AT 8:00 PM BRING YOUR FAVORITE LAWN CHAIR AND COZY BLANKET.

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED WHILE THEY LAST, AND ADDISON OFFICES, INCLUDING THE ATHLETIC CLUB, WILL BE CLOSED NEXT THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH FOR JUNETEENTH.

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, ASSISTANCE WHILE OFFICES ARE CLOSED, PLEASE CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY DISPATCH NUMBER AT 4 6 9 2 8 9 3 2 7 OH.

THOSE ARE ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS

[b. Employee Recognition]

AND WE'LL MOVE INTO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND I'LL ASK POLICE CHIEF CHRIS, FREE TO COME UP.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, CHRIS FRIES, POLICE CHIEF, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW EMPLOYEE, MS. ISABELLE EING.

ISABELLE IS A DEDICATED AND PROMISING NEW ADDITION TO OUR TEAM IN ADDISON.

ISABELLE JOINED US ON JUNE 6TH AND NOW SERVES AS OUR POLICE RECORDS CLERK WITH A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION AND A GENUINE PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.

SHE BRINGS BOTH PROFESSIONAL FOCUS AND PERSONAL DETERMINATION TO HER ROLE.

GROWING UP IN FLOWER MOUND, ISABELLE GRADUATED FROM MARCUS HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE CONTINUING HER EDUCATION AT NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE WHERE SHE EARNED AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.

SHE THEN WENT ON TO COMPLETE HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.

AS A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT, ISABELLE TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT, WHICH STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO HER DRIVE AND COMMITMENT TO SUCCESS.

WHILE ACTIVELY SEEKING NEW OPPORTUNITIES, ISABELLE WAS EXCI EXCITED TO FIND AN OPENING IN ADDISON THAT ALIGNED PERFECTLY WITH HER BACKGROUND IN MEDICAL RECORDS AND ACADEMIC TRAINING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

THE CHANCE TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY DREW HER TO OUR COMMUNITY WHERE SHE WAS NOW READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE PROFESSIONALLY.

ISABELLE'S UH, ESPECIALLY PROUD OF A COMPLETING AND INTERNSHIP WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE IN EAGLEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

DESPITE THE DISTANCE FROM TEXAS, THE EXPERIENCE WAS BOTH WELCOMING AND EYE-OPENING, OFFERABLE VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO A FIELD THAT FEW GET TO EXPERIENCE FIRSTHAND OUTSIDE OF WORK, ISABELLE HAS A PASSION FOR ARCHERY.

SHE'S CURRENTLY UPGRADING HER EQUIPMENT TO HELP IMPROVE PRECISION AND IS SETTING HER SIGHTS ON ATTENDING THE RENOWNED VEGAS SHOOT AGAIN IN 2026.

ISABELLE IS ALSO A DEVOTED FAN OF BOTH THE TEXAS RANGERS AND THE FRISCO R RIDERS ALWAYS CHEERING ON HER FAVORITE TEAM.

WHEN ASKED WHAT THE ADDISON WAY MEANS TO ISABELLE, SHE SHARED THAT IT'S ABOUT BEING THE BEST PERSON SHE CAN BE AND HELPING OTHERS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.

A SENTIMENT THAT PERFECTLY ALIGNS WITH OUR VALUES AND MISSION.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING ISABELLE IN CELEBRATING THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND ENTHUSIASM SHE BRINGS TO ADDISON.

[c. Addison Police Department Medal of Valor Award and Life Saving Award.]

AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ ITEM UH, TWO C.

ITEM TWO C IS ADDISON POLICE DEPARTMENT OF MEDAL OF VALOR AWARD AND LIFESAVING AWARD CHIEF FREEZE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNSEL CHRIS, FREE CHIEF OF POLICE.

AT THIS MOMENT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK SERGEANT DAVIS AND OFFICER BEASLEY TO JOIN ME, PLEASE.

TIGHT QUARTERS ON JANUARY 8TH, OFFICER BEASLEY AND SERGEANT DAVIS FOR ASSISTING ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IDENTIFYING

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A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE IN OUR TOWN.

AS THEY APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, THEY OBSERVED TWO INDIVIDUALS INSIDE.

DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR INVESTIGATION, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLES OBSERVED MAKING FURTIVE MOVEMENTS AND ATTEMPTING TO CONCEAL AN ITEM.

OFFICER BEASLEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME A STRUGGLE EN SUED, DURING WHICH THE DRIVER PRODUCED A FIREARM AND FIRED AROUND WHICH INJURED OFFICER BEASLEY AND THE, UH, OUTSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

THE DRIVER STILL ARMED, ATTEMPTED TO FLEE THE SCENE WITHOUT REGARD TO HIS OWN SAFETY.

OFFICER BEASLEY RETURNED FIRE STRIKING THE DRIVER AND INCAPACITATING HIM.

SERGEANT DAVIS IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED AID TO THE INJURED OFFICER BY PLACING A TOURNIQUET ON THEIR LEG.

SERGEANT DAVIS AND OFFICER BEASLEY THEN PROVIDED LIFESAVING AID TO THE DRIVER, APPLYING MULTIPLE CHEST SEALS TO HIS TORSO.

OFFICER BEASLEY EXHIBITED PROFESSIONALISM AND HEROISM FAR BEYOND THE NORMAL DEMANDS OF HIS DUTIES BY RISKING HIS WELFARE TO RETURN TO RETURN FIRE THAT PROTECTED OTHERS FROM SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.

HE AND SERGEANT DAVIS PERFORMED LIFESAVING AID TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD JUST ATTEMPTED TO CAUSE THEM SERIOUS HARM FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

I'M HONORED TO PRESENT SERGEANT DAVIS AND OFFICER BEASLEY WITH A LIFESAVING AWARD.

I'M ALSO HONORED TO PRESENT OFFICER BEASLEY WITH OUR MEDAL OF VALOR.

WE OWE BOTH OF THESE OFFICERS A DEBT OF GRATITUDE.

UM, OFFICER, BE SIR.

PROUD YOU, BOB.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

WE ARE TOO .

AND WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TODAY, UH, FOR THIS, UH, AMAZING EVENT, UH, FRESH FROM, UH, IN, FROM AUSTIN FROM A VERY BUSY LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WE HAVE OUR, UH, TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE CASSANDRA GARCIA HERNANDEZ IS HERE FOR HER OWN PRESENTATION, IS ANDREW, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE AND THANK ALL OF Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZING THESE EXCEPTIONAL TWO MEN.

UM, AND I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE A RECOGNITION FOR YOUR HEROISM.

BOTH AS WELL FOR INDIVIDUALLY, BOTH YOU, UM, SERGEANT DAVIS AND OFFICER BEASLEY, BUT IN PARTICULAR AS WELL, YOUR FAMILY.

I'M SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE SO INCREDIBLY PROUD AND YOU SHOULD BE HONORED BY THEIR HEROISM.

AND I, I'M JUST SO PROUD OF Y'ALL AND ALL OF US IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE OF LAW AS WELL.

SO I'D LIKE TO, UH, COMMEMORATE, UM, AND RECOGNIZE THE HEROISM THAT BOTH OF YOU HAVE BY PRESENTING RESOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND SEALED AND MARKED AS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND, UH, APPROVED BY ALL OF THE STATE REPRESENTATIVES 150, INCLUDING MYSELF FOR YOUR HEROISM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND SO I, UH, PRESENT THIS TO OFFICER WILLIAM BEASLEY.

UM, THIS IS YOUR RESOLUTION.

AND THEN, UH, SERGEANT DAVIS, THIS IS YOUR RESOLUTION FROM THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH BOTH, UM, FOR ALL OF YOUR HEROISM, AND I'M, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE WITH YOU BOTH AND TO BE ABLE TO, UH, BE HERE WITH YOUR FAMILIES AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

OH, OF COURSE, OF COURSE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, ? IT'S A LITTLE TIGHT.

AND THE CHIEF OF COURSE.

COME ON THAT SIDE.

HOW ABOUT THAT? WHERE DO YOU WANT? THERE WE GO.

MATT, DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

HEY, MA'AM, GET AWAY FROM THE CAR.

HEY, CAN YOU STAND UP?

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COME OVER HERE.

GET OVER HERE BEHIND MY CAR.

ARE YOU? OKAY.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE VIDEO, UM, AND THIS IS ONE MORE FOR, UH, SERGEANT DAVIS.

UH, ONE WASN'T ENOUGH FOR HIM.

ON, ON MARCH 30TH, SERGEANT DAVIS WAS DISPATCHED TO A VEHICLE FIRE AND WAS THE FIRST OFFICER TO ARRIVE ON SCENE.

UPON ARRIVAL, HE ENCOUNTERED A VEHICLE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND A FEMALE LYING JUST A FEW FEET AWAY.

WITHOUT HESITATION, SERGEANT DAVIS IMMEDIATELY RAN TO THE WOMAN AND BEGAN DRIVING HER AWAY FROM THE BURNING VEHICLE.

SECONDS AFTER HE PULLED HER TO SAFETY.

AS YOU HEARD IN THE VIDEO, THE CAR BEGAN TO COMBUST.

HE KEPT HIS COMPOSURE AND REMAINED CALM AND ATTENTIVE.

SERGEANT DAVIS' SWIFT, DECISIVE AND COURAGEOUS ACTIONS UNDOUBTEDLY PREVENTED, UH, ANY FURTHER INJURY TO THE FEMALE DUE TO HIS ACTIONS.

UM, HONORED, PRESENT TO HIM THE MERITORIOUS CONDUCT BAR FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES UNDER UNUSUAL, COMPLICATED AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

ON TO ITEM FOUR, THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH INCLUDES ITEM FOUR A.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

MM, THANK, THANK YOU CHIEF GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU AGAIN, CASSANDRA.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

, I GUESS THEY WEREN'T HERE TO SEE US.

THAT WAS SO GREAT, ISN'T IT? I LOVE THAT.

GOODNIGHT, Y'ALL.

ALRIGHT, WELL LET'S MOVE

[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.]

ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA OR NOT ON THE AGENDA.

AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.

IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC COMMENT 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.]

IS THERE A MOTION? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU MARLON AND DARREN FOR THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ITEM FIVE A I'M GONNA READ FIVE A AND FIVE B TOGETHER.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

ITEM FOUR.

A CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.

[a. Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution approving the installation of a sculpture titled "Harmony Birds" by artist Dale Rogers, donated by the Addison Arbor Foundation to be located within the Beltway Greenspace and providing for an effective date.]

[b. Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution approving the installation of a sculpture titled "Continuous Loops" by artist Eugene Perry, donated by the Addison Arbor Foundation to be located within the Beltway Greenspace and providing for an effective date.]

SINCE THEY ARE SIMILAR, THEY, THEY DO RUN TOGETHER.

SO ITEM FIVE A PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER.

CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF A SCULPTURE TITLED HARMONY BIRDS BY ARTIST DALE ROGERS.

DONATED BY THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE BELTWAY GREEN SPACE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ITEM FIVE B IS PRESENT.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF A SCULPTURE TITLED CONTINUOUS LOOPS BY ARTIST EUGENE PERRY.

DONATED BY THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE BELTWAY GREEN SPACE AND PROVIDING FOR INEFFECTIVE DATE.

JANA MAYOR AND COUNCIL JANET TIDWELL, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION TO BRING FORWARD A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER, UM, THE DONATION AND PLACEMENT OF TWO ART PIECES WITHIN THE BELTWAY GREEN, UM, BELTWAY DRIVE GREEN SPACE.

UH, I'M GOING TO LET, UH, DR.

JAY IIG COME UP AND MAKE A PRESENTATION SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE TWO ART PIECES.

AND I'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND I'LL SWITCH.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JAY IIG.

I'M PRESIDENT OF THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION, AND I'M A LEFT IS, UH, BARBARA PAPIS, WHO'S VICE PRESIDENT.

ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT ARE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BELTWAY FACING BELTWAY DRIVE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY TONIGHT, INCLUDING THE, THE, THE CAT THIS EVENING.

WE, WE DO APPRECIATE THAT .

AND, UH, WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UH, TWO OF THE THREE, UH, ART PIECES.

ONE OF THEM YOU APPROVED PREVIOUSLY.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS, IS HARMONY BIRDS.

IN FACT, I, YOU CAN MIX ONE BELTWAY, OH, I'M SORRY, THE BELTWAY AREA.

SO WE CAN CLARIFY WHERE THESE ARE GOING TO BE.

UM, THESE ARE THE TOWN HOMES THAT

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UM, FROM RESTAURANT, BASICALLY OVER HERE AT THE CORNER GOING WEST.

UM, WE HAVE THREE PIECES.

ONE IS CALLED, UH, HARMONY BIRDS.

THE SECOND ONE IS CONTINUOUS LOOPS, AND THE THIRD ONE IS BLUE BUTTERFLY, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY, BY COUNCIL.

THERE ARE THREE POLLINATOR PATCHES.

AND, AND LET'S SEE, JANET, IF I HAD THIS CORRECT, THIS IS ONE AND THAT IS THE SECOND ONE.

AND OVER, YES.

OVER TO YOUR FAR IMMEDIATE.

ON THE WEST SIDE, THERE IS, IS ONE OF THE POLLINATOR PATCHES.

SO THE FIRST ONE THAT WE WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT IS, IS HARMONY BIRDS.

AND AS MS. TIDWELL HAD MENTIONED, IT IS BY, UH, DALE ROGERS, WHO IS A MASSACHUSETTS ARTISTS.

UM, IT IS CORTEN STEEL WITH A STEEL, UH, CARDINAL AT THE TOP.

THIS IS ALSO A CARDINAL IN THE MIDDLE HERE.

AND MS. PAPPAS AND I DID HAVE THE, UM, GOOD FORTUNE TO ACTUALLY MEET THE ARTISTS.

UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO OUT IN SOUTH LAKE THERE WAS A, A BIG NATIONAL ART SHOW THAT WAS JURIED.

AND, UM, HE HAPPENED TO BE THERE AND WE GOT TO MEET HIM IN PERSON TO SEE HOW THE QUALITY OF HIS WORK.

IT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD.

AND, UH, THE PIECE IS APPROXIMATELY 89 INCHES TALL BY 42 INCHES IN LENGTH AND ON A 42 INCH SQUARE BASE.

AND IT IS, UH, CORTEN STEEL WITH, UH, STAINLESS STEEL ACCENTS, WHICH WOULD BE THE LITTLE FLOWERS THAT ARE SCATTERED AMONGST THE TREE.

NEXT ON FAITH CONTINUOUS LOOPS IS, UH, BY EUGENE PERRY, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST FROM FLORIDA.

HE WAS ALSO AT THE ART SHOW.

WE DID HAVE GOOD FORTUNE TO ACTUALLY MEET HIM.

THAT WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

UM, 'CAUSE WE HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH, UH, PREVIOUSLY AND WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE, MR. ROGERS HAD MENTIONED TO US, YOU REALLY OUGHT TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT EUGENE'S ARTWORK.

AND WE HAD NO IDEA WHO THIS PERSON WAS.

AND WE WENT AROUND THE CORNER AND WE GO, OH MY GOODNESS.

THIS IS ONE WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD CHECKED INTO BEFORE.

GOT A CHANCE TO MEET WITH HIM AND SEE HIS WORK AS WELL.

UM, CONTINUOUS, UH, LOOPS IS BRONZE WITH A STAINLESS STEEL, UM, ORB IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

IT IS APPROXIMATELY 98 INCHES TALL.

UH, 74 INCHES IN LENGTH AND 42 INCHES IN WIDTH.

UH, IT IS ON AN EIGHT FOOT, UH, BASE FOR THE, THE SCULPTURE IS THIS PIECE HERE.

UM, HE DID HAVE A, A SMALLER MOCKUP AT THE, UH, THE SHOW.

SO WE DID GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE WORK IS, AGAIN, EXTREMELY GREAT QUALITY.

WE WERE VERY, VERY PLEASED TO, TO SEE THAT.

AND THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS ONE THAT YOU APPROVED A FEW, UH, ABOUT A MONTH AGO OR SO.

THIS IS THE BLUE BUTTERFLY, WHICH, UH, IS BY, UH, A TEXAS ARTIST, UH, JULIE RICHIE.

AND, UH, THIS ONE WAS ON, UH, DISPLAY OUT IN COMPEL.

AND, UH, WE DID, UH, PURCHASE THAT.

AND IT IS, UH, UM, A STAINED GLASS, UH, PIECE.

WE THINK IT'S JUST AN ABSOLUTE GREAT ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, AGAIN, IT'LL ALSO BE LOCATED IN ONE OF THE POLLINATOR PATCHES, WHICH WE THINK IS VERY APPROPRIATE.

AND SO THOSE ARE THE THREE PIECES.

WE ARE STICKING YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING.

SO WE MAY GO AHEAD AND GO FORTH AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR JAY? UH, I'VE GOT ONE FOR JAY AND ONE FOR JANA IF I COULD.

UM, DR.

THESE ARE YES, MARVELOUS, UM, ON CONTINUOUS LOOPS.

UM, THIS THING IS BEAUTIFUL.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I'M GETTING THIS CORRECTLY.

THIS IS LIKE OVER EIGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE OVER EIGHT FEET HIGH.

EIGHT FEET? YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER EIGHT FEET.

THAT'S, THAT'S A, THAT'S A NICE BIG PIECE OF ARTWORK.

AND THEN, UM, JEN, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU IF I COULD.

THESE ARE, THESE ARE REALLY NICE AND, UM, AND I CAN SEE IN THE FUTURE THAT THIS AREA IS GONNA BE REALLY ACTIVATED AND LIT.

AND I CAN SEE YOU'VE RAISED THE CANOPY OF THE TREES AND REALLY OPENED IT UP, WHICH IS FABULOUS.

BUT, UM, UH, ARE WE, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA, UH, IF WE'RE GONNA ADD LIKE AN OPTICAL CAMERA OR SOME TYPE OF, UH, SOMETHING SO WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON, ON THESE, UH, AFTER THEY GET INSTALLED? THAT HAS BECOME OUR STANDARD AS WE'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AS TO WORK WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT TO PLACE CAMERAS IN OUR GREEN SPACE.

SO THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE WORK ON.

UM, WE PARTICULARLY TRY TO PLACE CAMERAS AROUND ARTWORK THAT'S BRONZE OR SOMETHING OF,

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OF THAT NATURE.

I WILL SAY, BECAUSE THIS IS EIGHT FOOT TALL AND IS GONNA HAVE A LOT OF WEIGHT WITH IT, THAT'S GONNA HELP TOO.

BUT WE WOULD HAVE A CAMERA IN PLACE THERE.

OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, GREAT.

AND ALL OF IT'S BEAUTIFUL, BUT YOU, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME BAD ACTORS AND SO FORTH.

I, YOU KNOW, I THINK OF THE RABBITS, UH MM-HMM.

AND I, AND I SEE THIS BUTTERFLY AND SO, UH, I, I'M, I, I'M, I'M CONTENT TO KNOW THAT, THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA GO IN THAT DIRECTION.

NOW THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL LEAD A SEPARATE A MOTION FOR ITEMS A AND B.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE APPROVED FOR ITEM A, UH, A MOTION OR SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

ITEM FIVE A IS APPROVED.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR FIVE B? MAYOR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR, UH, FIVE B.

MARLON APPROVES THE SECOND.

SECOND.

OH, UH, FROM DAN.

WE GOT A SECOND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAN.

ANY, UH, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALRIGHT, ITEM FIVE C, PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO A CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS TO VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

ITEM FIVE B IS APPROVED.

UH, JAY, BARBARA, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR ADDISON.

APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU JANA.

REALLY GREAT STUFF.

[c. Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution providing for the appointment of City Council Members to a City Council Committee and appointment of City Council liaisons to various local organizations. ]

VALENCIA EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

VALENCIA GARCIA, CITY SECRETARY, HERE TO DISCUSS CITY COUNCIL, UM, COMMITTEE AND LIAISON APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS YEAR.

OKAY, SO EACH YEAR, UM, LIAISON APPOINTMENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THE COUNCIL FOLLOWING THE ELECTION.

UH, LAST YEAR WE BEGAN FORMALIZING THESE IN A RESOLUTION.

UM, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE SAME THIS YEAR FOR OUR LIAISON APPOINTMENTS.

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AND THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA ADD IN THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEES, WHICH WAS JUST STARTED THIS PAST YEAR.

UM, SO LOOKING AT THE CHART HERE, WE HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE, UM, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE APPOINT LIAISONS TO ARE THE ADDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION, THE METRO CREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, METRO CREST SERVICES, NORTH DALLAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION, AND THE WATER TOWER THEATER.

SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THEIR CURRENT APPOINTMENTS THAT WERE MADE FROM 2024.

UM, WE'LL BE MAKING APPOINTMENTS TONIGHT FOR 2025.

UM, BELOW THAT WE HAVE SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE A PART OF, BUT WE'RE NOT SEEKING, UH, LIAISONS FOR, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COUNCIL FOR THIS TIME.

ONE IS THE METROPLEX MAYORS, WHICH THE MAYOR, UM, SERVES ON BEHALF OF ADDISON FOR US.

UM, AND THEN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL.

UH, WE WORK WITH THE CITY OF RICHARDSON TO MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS AND THOSE WILL BE COMING SHORTLY.

UM, AND THEN LASTLY, THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.

THERE'S NO LIAISON OPPORTUNITIES HERE, UM, BUT THEY DO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE TOWN.

UM, AND ALSO US CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO YOU ALL HAVE MEMBERSHIPS WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.

UH, SO WITH THAT, TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DISCUSSION FOR OUR 2025 APPOINTMENTS.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

VALENCIA.

WHAT WE'VE, UH, GENERALLY DONE IN THE PAST IS COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE, UH, LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS ALREADY.

WE'VE, WE'VE GONE BACK TO THEM AND SAID, YOU WANT TO CONTINUE IN THAT, IN THAT ROLE.

SO I'VE DONE THAT THIS TIME AS WELL.

AND SO FOR THE MOST PART, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO CONTINUE IN THEIR ROLES THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN WITH ONE CHANGE OR TWO ACTUALLY SORT OF, UH, SO DAN CIO FOR EDISON ARBOR FOUNDATION, DAN LISIO IS GOING TO CONTINUE IN THAT ROLE.

METRO CREST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE HOWARD FREED.

HOWARD DID NOT HAVE A LIAISON ASSIGNMENT LAST YEAR, AND SO, UH, HE WANTED TO GET UP TO SPEED ON EVERYTHING.

SO I BELIEVE HE HAS.

AND SO HE'S READY TO TAKE ON THE, UH, UH, METRO CST CHAMBER, AND I THINK THAT'LL BE A GOOD FIT FOR HIS, UH, WITH HIS BUSINESS BACKGROUND.

UH, METROCREST SERVICES, UH, WILL BE CHRIS D FRANCISCO.

CHRIS SERVED FOR ON THE, UH, METROCREST CHAMBER LAST YEAR, SO HE'LL BE ON METROCREST SERVICES THIS YEAR.

UH, NORTH DALLAS CHAMBER.

UH, THAT WAS ME AND I'D, UH, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE ON THAT, UH, LIAISON ASSIGNMENT THERE.

UH, NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION.

DARREN WANTS TO CONTINUE ON THAT ROLE.

WATER TOWER THEATER.

MARLIN HAS ELECTED ALSO CONTINUE ON IN THAT ROLE.

AND THERE ARE SIX, SIX OF THOSE FOR SEVEN OF US.

SO, UM, IF YOU DO THE MATH, THEN ONE OF US DOESN'T HAVE ONE.

SO RANDY, YOU, YOU GET A BREAK THIS YEAR FROM HAVING A LIAISON ASSIGNMENT THERE.

UH, AS FAR AS , AS FAR AS THE CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE, UH, WE NEED THE THIRD PERSON FOR THAT.

AND, UH, AND I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN SERVING IN THAT ROLE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

UH, IF THE, UH, IF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE, WOULD, WOULD APPROVE THAT.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD PUT FORWARD.

ARE THOSE, UH, THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND, UH, ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? I, I JUST DIDN'T HEAR YOU ON THE LAST ONE.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ORGANIZATION? ON THE, ON THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.

THE COUNCIL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE.

QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.

WHO ARE THE OTHER TWO ON THAT? OH, WE'VE GOT MARLON AND CHRIS.

YEAH, CHRIS HAS BEEN THE CHAIR AND MYSELF AND NANCY WAS ON THAT.

YEAH, NANCY WAS ON THAT.

SO WE HAD, WE HAD THAT OPENING COME UP.

ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? ARE YOU DONE? YES, SIR.

THE, UH, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL.

CAN SOMEONE CATCH ME UP ON THAT? WHAT, SORRY, , THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL SEEMED, WHY, WHY WOULD WE NOT HAVE A LIAISON TO THAT? THAT, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY WELL, YES.

INTEGRATED.

YEAH, SO TECHNICAL THING.

SO I SERVE, I SERVE ON THE RTC.

OH, YOU DO? OKAY.

YES.

SO, SO THE WAY THAT, THE WAY THAT SEAT WORKS, UH, THAT'S THE, THE, THERE'S, I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY, 30 SOMETHING MEMBERS OF THE RTC.

AND WE SHARE A SEAT WITH THE CITY OF RICHARDSON.

AND SO WE ALTERNATE, UH, HAVING THE, HAVING THE PRIMARY POSITION AND THEN THE, UH, THE SECONDARY, UH, POSITION.

SO WE, ADDISON CURRENTLY HAS THE PRIMARY, SO I'VE GOT THE SEAT FOR, FOR THAT.

AND THEN RICHARDSON WILL, THEY'LL, UH, THEY'LL, UH, DETERMINE WHO THEIR, WHO THEIR PERSON IS TO FILL IN THAT SECONDARY ROLE.

WHY, WHY WOULD, WHY WOULD WE SHARE THAT? WHY WOULD WE NOT HAVE OUR OWN REPRESENTATION ON THAT? WELL, THAT'S A WHOLE LOT LONGER CONVERSATION.

WELL, I'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, , TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

UH, WELL THAT'S, THAT'S A GOVERNOR'S THING FOR THE COG.

IT'S NOT FOR, NOT FOR US TO, THERE'S, THERE'S NOTHING WE DO TO AFFECT THAT.

AND THE OTHER QUESTION I WOULD HAVE, JUST LOOKING AT A LIST.

WE SEND A LOT OF MONEY TO DART.

WHY WOULD WE NOT HAVE A LIAISON TO DART? WE COULD HAVE A, WE COULD HAVE A CONTACT PERSON THAT, THAT WORKS WELL, WE CLOSELY WITH

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DART.

WE DO HAVE A, HE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE, THE CITY MANAGER.

UM, BUT THAT THESE, THE FOLKS, THESE GROUPS THAT WE HAVE THESE, UH, LIAISONS FOR ARE, UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE DO GRANT FUNDING FOR.

SO THAT, THAT'S PART OF OUR NONPROFIT FUNDING THAT WE DO.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.

THESE, WE USED TO HAVE, UH, WHEN I WAS ON COUNCIL BEFORE, WE HAD, UH, A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER, UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAD COUNCIL LIAISONS FOR.

AND IT, AND IT WAS GOT TO BE TOO MUCH THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T NEED 'EM, MOST OF 'EM REALLY DIDN'T NEED A LIAISON AND THEY WERE, SOME OF THEM THAT WE WEREN'T EVEN PROVIDING ANY FUNDING FOR, BUT WE JUST HAD SOMEBODY THERE.

SO WE REVISED THAT AND THEN GOT IT DOWN TO JUST THE ONES THAT WE'RE DOING GRANT FUNDING FOR.

SO, SO THE GRANT FUNDING FROM US TRIGGERS IT PRETTY MUCH.

SO IF, IF ANOTHER ORGANIZATION COMES ALONG, THE LIST COULD GROW, THAT, THAT WOULD BE MY EXPECTATION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION I MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE? UH, ITEM, UH, ITEM, UH, WHAT'S IT? UH, FIVE C.

FIVE C.

FIVE C AS PRESENTED ON THE CHART WITH THE, UH, ADDITIONS THAT YOU HAVE DESCRIBED.

SECOND.

THANK YOU DARREN AND MARLON FOR THE SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OUR FINAL ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS ITEM SIX, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, ITEM FIVE C IS APPROVED.

ALRIGHT,

[6. 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.]

IT'S THAT TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO EXPRESS ANY THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS, CONDOLENCES, ET CETERA.

IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO SO AT THIS TIME? MAYOR.

I WOULD.

UM, TWO, TWO THINGS.

UH, SO FRIDAY AFTERNOON, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH FREED MYSELF.

WE, WE TOOK, UH, WE TOOK A TWO HOUR WALK BACK AND FORTH ON THE COTTON BELT TRAIL.

AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR WHAT'S COMING IN THE FUTURE AND JUST KINDA WALK AND TALK AND, AND, AND JUST THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES THAT ARE COMING.

SO I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE DONE THAT, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T, UM, I WOULD HIGHLY, HIGHLY ENCOURAGE IT.

I'VE DONE IT THREE TIMES AND EVERY TIME I THINK OF SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT OF BEFORE, AND IT'S, IT, TO ME IT'S EXTREMELY EXCITING STUFF.

UM, THE THE SECOND THING I WANT TO BRING UP IS, UM, UM, WE, WE IN ADDISON DO A GREAT JOB WITH, UM, UM, WHEN WE BUILD SOMETHING AMAZING, SO MANY THINGS WE'VE DONE.

UM, THE, A PARK, THE ATHLETIC CLUB, WHAT HAVE YOU HAVE, YOU, WE, WE HAVE THESE, UH, REALLY NICE MONUMENT SIGNS AND WE SEE 'EM ALL OVER TOWN.

AND UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE ONES WE HAVE OUT OUTDOORS HAVE, UM, WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME THEFT.

AND SO, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WAS A LOT TO DEAL WITH.

AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE STEALING IT FOR THE METAL AND THEN THEY'RE MELTING, MELTING DOWN METAL.

AND DO WE, DO WE REALLY WANT TO, UH, SPEND A LOT OF MONEY, UH, REPLACING IT WITH SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW MIGHT GET STOLEN AGAIN? SO, SO JANET TIDWELL HAD TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THAT.

AND, UM, AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT, BUT SOME OF THIS STUFF HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND THE RECORD KEEPING ON EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT WAS ON EACH EACH MONUMENT AND HOW DO WE MAKE IT CLASSY LIKE IT USED TO BE.

UM, BUT BUT IN A WAY WHERE IT DOESN'T GET HOPEFULLY STOLEN AGAIN.

SO, UM, THE THEFT STARTED OCCURRING MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO, ROUGHLY ABOUT THAT TIME, BUT, UM, WHAT I'M SEEING OF LATE IS AT LEAST TWO, AND THERE'S PROBABLY MORE I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT, BUT THE LIBERTY TREE AND THEN THE UH, UH, THE MONUMENT TO THE WHEELER BRIDGE AFTER PAST MAYOR SCOTT, UH, WHEELER, THEY'VE BEEN REPLACED.

AND IT'S LIKE A GRANITE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THIS, BUT I JUST SAY YOU MIGHT WANNA GO LOOK AT IT.

NICE BIG GRANITE PLA THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT WAS PROBABLY A MAJOR UNDERTAKE, A MAJOR, UH, UNDERTAKING FOR HER TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND FIND THAT SOLUTION.

BUT I THINK SHE NAILED IT.

AND, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY KUDOS TO HER FOR, FOR GETTING THAT DONE.

THANK YOU, MARTIN.