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[Call to Order]
EVERYBODY.CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME OKAY? EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE FOR OUR FALL TOWN MEETING.
UH, UH, IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MANY FAMILIAR FACES AND SOME NEW FACES THAT I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN HERE BEFORE.
IF IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME TO BE HERE, IF IT IS YOUR FIRST TIME TO BE HERE, WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND SO WE CAN SEE WHO'S FIRST TIME? QUITE A FEW FOLKS.
APPRECIATE, AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE OUR RETURN VISITORS HERE.
AND UH, SO IF YOU WERE WITH US HERE LAST FALL, YOU MIGHT NOTICE SOME THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UH, YOU'RE SITTING IN SOME BRAND NEW SEATS.
THEY JUST WENT IN WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE.
AND UH, SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE THOSE HERE.
THE RESTROOMS HAVE BEEN RENOVATED.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, YOU MIGHT GO BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
YOU'LL NOTICE HOW MUCH NICER THEY ARE THAN WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
AND WE HAVE A NEW CONCESSION AREA AND A BAR AREA IN THE BACK HERE AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, WE TALKED LAST FALL ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING IN THIS FACILITY AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING, UH, TO HAVE YOU BACK IN HERE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE RESULTS OF SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND UH, WE DO HAVE A LOT TO COVER TONIGHT.
WE'LL TRY TO MOVE THAT THROUGH IT, UH, PRETTY QUICKLY.
UH, BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED, HOW ABOUT WE GIVE AWAY SOME PRIZES? Y'ALL FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT? ALRIGHT, GOOD.
AND I HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT HELPERS HERE AND WE HAVE FIVE PRIZES TONIGHT AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE.
UH, BEFORE WE DRAW FOR THEM, WE HAVE, UH, FROM ARTIE'S.
YOU GUYS KNOW ARTIE'S RIGHT HERE IN THE CIRCLE.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PUTT SHACK.
WE HAVE A FIVE FREE GAME CARD SLASH SWAGS.
WE HAVE SOME SWAG TO GO WITH THE, UH, WITH THE, UH, GAME CARD WATER TOWER THEATER FOR THEIR CURRENT SHOW THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, BROADWAY BY NORTH TEXAS.
UH, WE HAVE TICKETS TO THEIR CURRENT SHOW.
I THINK IT'S FOUR TICKETS, IS THAT RIGHT? FOUR TICKETS FOR KENNY'S WOODFIRE GRILL.
Y'ALL KNOW KENNY'S $100 GIFT CARD AT KENNY'S WOODFIRE GRILL AND WE HAVE A NEW PLACE IN TOWN THAT'S OPENING TOMORROW IS THEIR OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING DAY FLIGHT CLUB OVER AT VILLAGE ON THE PARKWAY.
THEY, UH, THEY'RE OPENING TOMORROW AND UH, IT'S IN THE OLD SHERLOCK'S LOCATION, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
NEXT TO NEXT DOOR TO KENNY'S ITALIAN.
AND THEY HAVE, UH, GIVEN US $150 FOOD AND BEVERAGE CREDIT WITH A BOOKING OF SIX OR MORE PEOPLE.
SO TAKE FIVE OF YOUR FRIENDS AND YOU GET $150 FOOD AND BEVERAGE CREDIT.
WE WENT OVER AND VISITED TODAY.
ALRIGHT, MAYBE YOU SHOULD DRAW NO
SO THIS IS FOR ARTIE'S ARTIE'S, $25 GIFT CARD ARTIE'S GOES TO NANCY CRAIG.
ALRIGHT, NEXT ONE IS FOR ACK, THE FIVE FREE GAME CARDS SLASH SWAG.
DID YOU SHAKE HIM UP? I TRIED TO.
ALRIGHT, FOR
ALRIGHT, NEXT ONE IS FOR WATER TOWER TICKETS TO THEIR CURRENT SHOW.
BROADWAY BY NORTH TEXAS GOES TO JASMINE AND KEVIN RO I'M SURE I MISPRONOUNCED THAT LAST NAME.
KENNY'S $100 GIFT CARD COMING UP.
WHERE'S ALICE? OH, THERE, SHE'S UP AT THE TOP UP THERE.
ALICE IS A REGULAR AT OUR EVENTS OVER HERE.
AND THEN OUR FINAL ONE, $150 AT THE BRAND NEW FLIGHT CLUB.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CREDIT, STRESSFUL
SO WE REALLY, WE, WE ALWAYS WANT TO APPRE APPRECIATE THE, UH, BUSINESSES THAT, UH, GIVE THOSE DONATIONS FOR US TO, UH, TO GIVE AWAY.
AND, UH, HOPE YOU ALL, IF YOU, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T WIN IT, YOU'LL GO VISIT SOME OF THEM, THEN SAY, TELL THEM THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FOR US.
AND, UH, THERE'S SOME, SOME OTHER GIVEAWAYS AS WELL, SOME, UH, THAT I HOPE YOU SAW OUT IN THE, UH, LOBBY AREA WHEN YOU CAME IN.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE, YOU RECKON WE RECOGNIZE THEM AND I HOPE YOU GRABBED SOME OF THEIR, UH, SOME OF THEIR GIVEAWAYS WHEN THEY WERE HERE AND WE WERE GRATEFUL, GRATEFUL FOR THEIR GENEROSITY.
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MOVE ON, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE SOME OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE TONIGHT.SO WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE OF COUNCIL, THE FOLKS I GET TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH AND SERVE IN THIS GREAT TOWN OF ADDISON.
AND, UH, IF YOU'LL GIVE THEM SOME LOVE AND I'LL INTRODUCE THEM ONE AT A TIME.
WE HAVE OUR MAYOR PRO, TIM, CHRIS D FRANCISCO.
WE HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR, PRO TEM DAN, DARREN GARDNER,
THEN WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER SNELL BLANTON, COUNCIL MEMBER DAN CIO, COUNCIL MEMBER MARLON WILLISON, AND COUNCIL MEMBER RANDY SMITH.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, THE TIME AND EFFORT AND ENERGY THAT ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS PUT INTO SERVING THE TOWN OF ADDISON.
AND IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE AND OUR HONOR, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO SO.
AND WE MAY HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE TONIGHT THAT SERVE ON OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
IF YOU SERVE ON P AND Z AT THE PRESENT TIME, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU? ANYBODY FROM P AND Z HERE TONIGHT? WELL, LET'S GIVE 'EM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE ANYWAY, EVEN.
WHY NOT? AND SO LET'S, SO THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE ELECTED AND APPOINTED, BUT WE'RE NOT THE ONES TO DO THE HARD WORK AS YOU ALL KNOW.
WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF HERE AND THE STAFF HERE IN ADDISON, IF YOU ALL EVER COME ACROSS OUR, OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES OR ANY OF OUR STAFF, THEY'RE GREAT.
AND WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT'S AMAZING.
AND THAT LEADERSHIP TEAM IS LED BY OUR CITY MANAGER, DAVID GAINES, DAVID, WHERE YOU COME ON OUT HERE PLEASE.
AND THEN HIDING IN THE SHADOWS OVER HERE.
WE HAVE A WHOLE LINEUP OF OUR, OF OUR TEAM.
I'D LOVE IT IF OUR, OUR FOLKS WOULD COME OUT OF THE SHADOWS AND LET EVERYBODY SEE YOU AND GIVE, GIVE YOU SOME LOVE.
IF ALL OF OUR TOWN STAFF PLEASE COME OUT AND WE CAN GIVE THEM SOME LOVE HERE.
AND WE HAVE A PIANO, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA DO A CHORAL NUMBER.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM AND SO THANKFUL THAT WE, UH, WE ARE SURROUNDED BY SUCH EXCELLENT FOLKS.
[Work Session Reports]
LET'S MOVE ON.UH, WE STARTED A NEW FISCAL YEAR ON OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH MEANS WE ALSO HAVE A NEW BUDGET.
CITY COUNCIL WENT INTO THIS BUDGET WITH SOME CLEAR PRIORITIES, TAKING CARE OF WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, CONTINUING OUR CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO SPENDING, MAKING SURE OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE FOCUSED ON COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AND FINDING NEW WAYS TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND MAKE EVERY DOLLAR COUNT.
AND I PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS WHILE LOWERING TO ADDISON'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY 1 CENT TO 58.9, POINT 59.81 CENTS PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE.
AND A BIG PART OF THAT EFFORT HAS BEEN FINDING WAYS TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
OUR EMPLOYEES IDENTIFIED MORE THAN $500,000 IN RECURRING SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCIES FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
THAT INCLUDES BRINGING FIRE HYDRANT TESTING AND PAINTING IN-HOUSE, CHANGING OVERTIME PRACTICES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, AND HIRING AN IN-HOUSE HVAC TECHNICIAN TO REDUCE CONTRACTED SERVICE COSTS.
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, OUR STAFF'S RESOURCE MAXIMIZATION EFFORTS HAVE GENERATED APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION IN RECURRING RECURRING OPERATING SAVINGS.
THAT'S MONEY THAT WE CAN PUT BACK TO WORK SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES THAT KEEP ADDISON RUNNING.
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT NEW DEVELOPMENT.
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS LATER ON THIS EVENING, BUT ONE OF OUR BIGGEST INVESTMENTS, A MIC DROP MOMENT, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST, BIGGEST INVESTMENTS IN THE YEARS AHEAD AS A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, OUR NEW POLICE AND COURTS FACILITY.
WHEN WE MET IN THE SPRING, THE $55 MILLION BOND PROPOSAL FOR A NEW POLICE AND COURTS BUILDING WAS STILL HEADED TO THE VOTERS IN MAY.
THAT MEANS THE WORK NOW MOVES FROM ASKING IF IF WE SHOULD BUILD A NEW FACILITY TO ACTUALLY GETTING IT DONE.
SITE OPTIONS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND REVIEWED WITH CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AS ACTIVELY IN NEXT STEPS REGARDING POTENTIAL ACQUISITION.
WE ANTICIPATE HAVING MORE INFO AND NEXT STEPS TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC IN THE COMING WEEKS.
THANK YOU TO ALL FOR, TO ALL WHO TOOK THE TIME TO VOTE
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ON THIS IMPORTANT ITEM, BUT AN EXTRA THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE.AND IF YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE THAT SERVED ON THIS BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU? THANK YOU.
ALL REALLY GOOD REPRESENTATION FROM THAT COMMITTEE AND THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WORK AND IT, UH, WAS NOT, NOT AN EASY PROJECT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT REALLY GREAT WORK.
OF COURSE, INVESTING IN ADDISON ISN'T LIMITED TO WHAT THE TOWN IS BUILDING.
THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING IN OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TOO.
OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM RECENTLY RELEASED A NEW HYPE VIDEO THAT SHOWS WHAT ADDISON HAS TO OFFER BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPERS, AND WE'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU TONIGHT.
YEAH, I THINK THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT VIDEO.
UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S EVEN MORE HAPPENING THAN WE COULD FIT INTO THAT VIDEO.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PIECES OF NEWS SINCE WE LAST MET IS THE SALE OF THE MARY KAY PROPERTY.
WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN WHAT COULD HAPPEN ON THAT SITE, AND IT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDISON AND TOWN LEADERSHIP IS STAYING ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION ABOUT ITS FUTURE.
NOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE ABOUT THAT ONE TONIGHT, BUT I PROMISE WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IT.
BUT HERE'S SOMETHING I CAN SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
SAP ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST LEADING ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AND AI COMPANIES HAS SELECTED ADDISON FOR ITS NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL OFFICES.
THE COMPANY IS CONSOLIDATING ITS OPERATIONS IN PLANO AND ALLEN INTO A NEW LOCATION AT SPECTRUM CENTER AT BELTLINE AND NA TOLLWAY
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BRINGING APPROXIMATELY 1000 EMPLOYEES TO ADDISON, SAP PLANS TO INVEST UP TO $14 MILLION IN THE NEW OFFICES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER WHERE CORPORATE CLIENTS CAN EXPLORE THE COMPANY'S LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.AND HERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S PARTICULARLY EXCITING.
SAP WORKS WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD.
SO THAT EXPERIENCE CENTER COULD BRING BUSINESS LEADERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE RIGHT HERE TO ADDISON.
THE NEW OFFICES ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN SOMETIME NEXT SUMMER, SAP CONSIDERED LOCATIONS ELSEWHERE IN NORTH TEXAS AND IN OTHER STATES.
BEFORE CHOOSING ADDISON, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 13TH THAT HELPED SECURE THE DEAL, MAKING THIS A SIGNIFICANT WIN FOR ADDISON AND A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR GROWING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST CONGRATULATE OUR, UH, UH,
AND IF YOU'D GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT GREAT EFFORT.
REALLY GREAT AND, UH, GRATEFUL FOR THE COUNCIL FOR THE, UH, GOOD DISCUSSION WE HAD ON THAT PROJECT.
WE'RE ALSO SEEING NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN SEVERAL PARTS OF TOWN COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED NEW COBALT HOMES, TOWN HOMES AT QUORUM DRIVE AND AIRPORT PARKWAY, ALONG WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT INCLUDES A PARK FEE WAIVER TO HELP ENCOURAGE NEW OWNERSHIP HOUSING IN ADDISON COUNCIL.
ALSO RECENTLY APPROVED PLANS FROM ROSEWOOD PROPERTY COMPANY TO REDEVELOP THE MOTEL SIX PROPERTY ON BELTLINE ROAD EAST OF MIDWAY.
THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE MOTEL SIX, THE FORMER DENNY'S RESTAURANT THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, AND AN UNDEVELOPED PARCEL WITH 380 NEW LUXURY MULTIFAMILY UNITS.
AND IT'S ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT OF AN OLDER PROPERTY ALONG BELTLINE ROAD.
MEANWHILE, SOME PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE, THEY'RE NO LONGER JUST RENDERINGS.
AMIE TREE HOUSE ON MIDWAY IS NOW OPEN AND JEFFERSON ARROW AT ADDISON ROAD AND AIRPORT PARKWAY IS PRE-LEASING AND WILL BE WELCOMING RESIDENTS SOON.
THE NEW PARK AT AMIE TREE HOUSE OPENS ON NOVEMBER 5TH, AND WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THAT OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING, UH, AT THE PARK.
THAT'S ONE OF THE FUN THINGS ABOUT DOING THESE MEETINGS EVERY SIX MONTHS IS WE GET TO STOP AND LOOK AT HOW QUICKLY SOME OF THESE PROJECTS MOVE FROM PLANS ON THE SCREEN TO PLACES THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY VISIT.
AND SPEAKING OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY VISIT, WE REALLY SHOULD SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE WE'RE ALL SITTING TONIGHT.
THE IMPROVEMENTS YOU'RE SITTING ON THESE BRAND NEW CHAIRS, NEW SEATING ELEMENT, THEY'RE ONLY PART OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HERE AT THE ADDISON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
THE RESTROOMS HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND WE REPLACED THE CONCESSIONARY WITH SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY WORTHY OF THE, THE LOBBY THAT IT'S LOCATED IN.
BUT THERE HAVE BEEN ALSO IMPROVEMENTS THAT MOST OF US, WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER SEE THAT ARE IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, INCLUDING THE GREEN ROOMS, DRESSING ROOMS AND CAST AREAS.
SO WE'RE REALLY ELEVATING THIS WHOLE, THIS WHOLE CENTER AND WE WANT ADDISON TO BE A PLACE WHERE YOU COME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN.
SO I HOPE TONIGHT ISN'T YOUR ONLY VISIT HERE TO THE ADDISON THIS FALL.
AS YOU CAN TELL BY OUR SET UP HERE, UH, THE WATER TOWER THEATERS IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEW PRODUCTION CALLED BROADWAY BY NORTH TEXAS SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD.
IT'S A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL MASTERPIECE THAT CELEBRATES THE ARTISTRY, TALENT, AND VIBRANT CONNECTION BETWEEN BROADWAY AND THE NORTH TEXAS THEATER COMMUNITY.
HOPE YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO AND CHECK THAT OUT.
AND WHAT I LEARNED WHEN I WAS WALKING IN THE LOBBY OUT HERE IN SOME OF Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE ALREADY LEARNED THAT AS WELL.
NEXT, UH, WE, I THINK IT'S NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH IS ADDISON RESIDENT NIGHT FOR THIS SHOW.
$20, $20 TO GET, I THINK THE TICKETS ARE USUALLY IN THE UPPER FORTIES TO COME TO THE SHOW.
AND SO YOU GET ONE OF THOSE CARDS AND THERE'S A, A CODE IN THERE, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IF YOU JUST CALL 'EM AND SAY, HEY, I'M AN ADDISON RESIDENT, CAN YOU HOOK ME UP? I THINK THEY WILL.
SO THAT'S, UH, OCTOBER 28TH, $20 TO SEE THE SHOW.
SO WE'VE TALKED, UH, TONIGHT ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT LOOK VERY DIFFERENT THAN THEY DID SIX MONTHS AGO.
THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION.
IN APRIL, ADDISON RESIDENTS WERE PREPARING TO MAKE A MAJOR DECISION ABOUT DART ADDISON ORBIT HAD JUST STARTED AND THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN WAS STILL MOVING THROUGH ITS PLANNING PROCESS.
SIX MONTHS LATER, THERE'S A LOT TO UPDATE AND SOMEHOW IT ALL FITS VERY CONVENIENTLY INTO ONE MOVIE TITLE.
GETTING AROUND ADDISON LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IT DID SIX MONTHS AGO.
WE'VE GOT A NEW WAY TO GET AROUND TOWN, A NEW WAY TO GET TO DFW AIRPORT AND SOME BIG PLANS FOR THE ADDISON AIRPORT.
THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES.
ADDISON AIRPORT IS GETTING CLOSE TO WRAPPING UP A PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN
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A FEW YEARS IN THE MAKING, UPDATING THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN.THINK OF THE MASTER PLAN AS A ROADMAP FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
AFTER SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS, NEARLY 400 RESIDENT SURVEYS AND MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE COUNCIL APPOINTED ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THAT PLAN IS SCHEDULED TO BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL LATER THIS MONTH.
THE CORE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MASTER PLAN INCLUDE EXTENDING TAXIWAY BRAVO TO THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY, PROVIDING A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND MOVING MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUN-UPS TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.
THAT LAST RECOMMENDATION WOULD REDUCE THE SOUND IMPACT FOR RESIDENTS LIVING EAST AND NORTH OF THE AIRPORT.
AND IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE'RE DOING TO ADDRESS AIRPORT NOISE THROUGH WHEELS UP, NOISE DOWN.
WE'RE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PILOTS, TENANTS, AND REGULAR AIRPORT USERS TO ENCOURAGE FLYING PRACTICES THAT HELP REDUCE NOISE OVER ADDISON NEIGHBORHOODS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
WE'VE ALSO MADE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO REPORT NOISE CONCERNS IN ADDITION TO SUBMITTING NOISE CONCERNS VIA THE AIRPORT'S WEBSITE, WHICH GOES DIRECTLY TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND OR THE AIRPORT.
YOU CAN ALSO USE THE FIX IT ADDISON APP OR CALL THE AIRPORT NOISE CONCERN HOTLINE AT 9 7 2 3 9 2 4 8 6 9.
THOSE REPORTS HELP US UNDERSTAND WHEN AND WHERE RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING AIRCRAFT NOISE AND GIVE THE AIRPORT TEAM INFORMATION THEY CAN USE TO BETTER ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE OUR LAST TOWN MEETING IN MAY.
ADDISON VOTERS CHOSE TO REMAIN A MEMBER OF DART, WHICH MEANS THE SILVER LINE IS HERE TO STAY.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DFW AIRPORT YET, HERE'S YOUR FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT YOU CAN GET FROM THE ADDISON STATION TO TERMINAL B IN 32 MINUTES.
NO TRAFFIC, NO AIRPORT PARKING, AND NO TRYING TO REMEMBER WHICH LEVEL OF THE GARAGE YOU PARKED YOUR CAR AT FIVE DAYS AGO.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN THE SILVER LINE PUT TO WORK RIGHT HERE AT HOME WITH RIDER USING IT TO GET TO KABOOM TOWN AND OCTOBER FEST.
BUT THE TRAIN ISN'T THE ONLY BIG THING HAPPENING AROUND ADDISON STATION.
ADDISON JUNCTION IS A $240 MILLION MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PLANNED AROUND THE STATION AND ADDISON CIRCLE PARK WITH OFFICES A BOUTIQUE, HOTEL, RESTAURANTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND NEW PUBLIC SPACES.
AND AFTER THE NEW YEAR, YOU'LL START TO SEE THIS VISION TAKE SHAPE AS WORK BEGINS ON THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL SUPPORT THAT DEVELOPMENT.
THINK STREETS, SIDEWALKS, TRAILS, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, PARKING AND PUBLIC SPACES INCLUDING PICKLEBALL COURTS.
SO THE SILVER LINE ISN'T JUST GIVING ADDISON ANOTHER WAY TO GET SOMEWHERE, IT'S ALSO HELPING CREATE A NEW DESTINATION RIGHT HERE.
AND OF COURSE YOU STILL HAVE TO GET TO THE STATION.
FORTUNATELY WE KNOW A RIDE ADDISON ORBIT HIT THE ROAD IN APRIL GIVING YOU A NEW ON-DEMAND WAY TO GET ANYWHERE IN TOWN AND YOU'VE BEEN USING IT.
WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR 10TH THOUSANDTH RIDE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY NUMBER WORTH CELEBRATING SINCE JULY.
A RIDE ANYWHERE IN ADDISON IS JUST A DOLLAR 50 FOR ADULTS AND SENIORS.
12 AND UNDER RIDE FOR FREE ORBIT STARTED AS A PILOT, BUT AFTER SEEING HOW RESIDENTS ARE USING IT, CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO KEEP IT ROLLING WHILE THE TOWN WORKED WITH DART ON WHAT COMES NEXT.
DART IS EXPECTED TO FUND ORBIT FOR THE NEXT YEAR WHILE IT EVALUATES THE SERVICE AND LOOKS AT LONGER TERM OPTIONS FOR GETTING PEOPLE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
SO WHETHER YOU'RE HEADED TO DINNER, THE OFFICE, THE GROCERY STORE, OR CATCHING THE SILVER LINE, WE'VE GOT YOUR AUTOMOBILE PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES GETTING AROUND ADDISON DEFINITELY LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN IT DID SIX MONTHS AGO.
ALRIGHT, SO YEAH, YOU CAN UH, NOW TAKE AN AUTOMOBILE TO THE TRAIN TO GET TO YOUR PLANE AND LEAVE YOUR CAR IN THE GARAGE RIGHT HERE IN ADDISON.
I LOVE THAT, THAT UH, REALLY EXCITING TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD, UH, IN THE COMING MONTHS AND YEARS.
UH, AND IN THE VIDEO WE MENTIONED THE AIR, UH, AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND WE HAD A NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE.
SO IF YOU SERVED ON THAT AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE, COULD YOU PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING? ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND DEDICATION FROM THOSE FOLKS ON THAT COMMITTEE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO ADDISON.
OF COURSE, ALL THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, NEW TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND NEW DESTINATION DEPEND ON SOMETHING DECIDEDLY LESS GLAMOROUS INFRASTRUCTURE.
RATHER THAN GIVING YOU A LIST OF PROJECTS, WE WANNA SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHERE IT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE TAKING SHAPE ON ADDISON'S ROADWAYS FROM ONGOING WORK ON KELLER SPRINGS ROAD TO UPCOMING PROJECTS ON AIRPORT PARKWAY, MUNFORD DRIVE AND QUORUM DRIVE.
HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S AHEAD.
WE'RE STARTING WITH KELLER SPRINGS WHERE CREWS HAVE REACHED A MAJOR MILESTONE BETWEEN QUORUM DRIVE AND THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY UNDERGROUND UTILITY WORK IS
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COMPLETE AND CREWS ARE NOW INSTALLING REBAR AND PLACING THE NEW CONCRETE PAVEMENT IF WORK STAYS ON TRACK.PAVING IN THIS SECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
ON THE WEST END OF THE PROJECT, CREWS RECENTLY CONNECTED THE NEW WATERLINE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAIN ON ADDISON ROAD, ALLOWING THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF ADDISON ROAD AT KELLER SPRINGS TO REOPEN SEWER WORK BETWEEN QUORUM DRIVE AND ADDISON ROAD IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP AROUND THE END OF OCTOBER WITH WATERLINE WORK AND TESTING TO FOLLOW.
THAT WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS.
ONCE THE NEW WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS ARE OPERATIONAL CREWS WILL SHIFT THEIR FOCUS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF KELLER SPRINGS BETWEEN ADDISON ROAD AND CORRUM DRIVE.
THAT'S WHERE THEY INSTALL TWO LARGE CONCRETE BOX CULVERTS THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE STORMWATER CAPACITY ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
THAT WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM RELIES ON GRAVITY.
THE CULVERTS HAVE TO BE INSTALLED AT VERY SPECIFIC ELEVATIONS, WHICH GIVES CREWS LESS FLEXIBILITY WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER UNEXPECTED UTILITIES.
SURPRISES HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE KEL SPRING PROJECT.
ABANDONED UTILITY LINES AND UNEXPECTED WATER CONNECTIONS HAVE REQUIRED REDESIGNS, ADDITIONAL PARTS AND COORDINATION WITH THE UTILITY PROVIDERS.
THOSE CHALLENGES HAVE ALSO AFFECTED THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
THE CURRENT TARGET COMPLETION DATE IS 2027.
IN THE MEANTIME, RESIDENTS SHOULD START SEEING SOME OF THE MOST VISIBLE PROGRESS YET WITH NEW PAVEMENT GOING DOWN AND MORE OF KELLER SPRINGS REOPENING.
NEXT UP IS AIRPORT PARKWAY WHERE DESIGN IS NOW 95% COMPLETE AND THE PROJECT IS MOVING TOWARDS BIDDING.
THE PROJECT WILL REBUILD AIRPORT PARKWAY BETWEEN ADDISON ROAD AND THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY WITH A NEW THREE LANE CONCRETE ROADWAY ALONG WITH NEW SIDEWALKS, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, UTILITIES AND DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THE COMPLETION OF KELLER SPRINGS WITH A MORE SPECIFIC TIMELINE TO COME AS THE PROJECT MOVES THROUGH BIDDING.
AND LOOKING AHEAD, THERE ARE TWO MORE ROADWAY PROJECTS MOVING THROUGH DESIGN.
MUMFORD DRIVE IS 95% DESIGN WITH CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN BELTLINE ROAD AND CELESTIAL ROAD.
PROJECTED TO BEGIN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2027.
QUORUM DRIVE IS IN OUR EARLIER PROCESS WITH 30% DESIGN EXPECTED AROUND FEBRUARY OF 2027.
AND CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY PROJECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MID TO LATE 2028.
ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE CHANGES WILL COME AT LANDMARK BOULEVARD WHERE THE EXISTING TRAFFIC CIRCLE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW INTERSECTION IN TRIANGLE PARK WITH SEVERAL MAJOR PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD.
COORDINATING CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES WILL BE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY AS WORK ALSO GETS UNDERWAY AROUND ADDISON JUNCTION.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU UPDATED TIMELINES, CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC IMPACTS ON OUR WEBSITE@ADDISONTX.GOV SLASH PROJECTS.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US AND UH, SOME OF IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY REQUIRE MORE THAN THE LITTLE PATIENCE AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT PATIENCE AS WE GO THROUGH THESE THINGS.
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE TOWN'S WEBSITE AT THE LINK THAT SHE JUST GAVE ADDISON TX.GOV/PROJECTS.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT THE TOWN IS DOING, BUT THERE'S ALSO A FEW, A FEW NEW WAYS THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART.
THE FIRST ONE COULD ACTUALLY HELP SAVE A LIFE.
YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN AEDS IN OFFICES, RESTAURANTS, GYMS, AND OTHER PLACES AROUND TOWN.
BUT IN AN EMERGENCY, KNOWING WHERE THE CLOSEST ONE IS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY, A ED AND RESOURCE REGISTRY OR NEAR CONNECTS 9 1 1 DISPATCHERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WITH THE LOCATIONS OF AEDS AND OTHER LIFESAVING RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN REGISTER THEIR AEDS AND RESIDENTS CAN USE THE FREE NEAR APP TO ADD OR UPDATE A ED LOCATIONS THEY SEE AROUND ADDISON.
IF YOU OWN OR HAVE ACCESS TO A REGISTERED A ED, YOU CAN SIGN UP TO RECEIVE AN ALERT WHEN THERE'S A CARDIAC ARREST NEAR THAT A ED THE ALERT LETS YOU KNOW THAT THE A ED IS NEEDED AND WHERE TO TAKE IT, POTENTIALLY GETTING LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT TO SOMEONE BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDERS EVEN ARRIVE.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO TWO THINGS.
HELP US IDENTIFY THE A AEDS AROUND ADDISON AND IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO ONE, CONSIDER SIGNING UP TO RECEIVE THE ALERTS.
IT'S REALLY A PRETTY SIMPLE WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT, UH, TO HELP US TO LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER, WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER WAY WE WANT TO HELP RESIDENTS GET INVOLVED IN THIS.
ONE TAKES US FROM ADDISON TO AUSTIN.
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE WILL BE BACK IN SESSION IN JANUARY AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES WE'LL BE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT THESE ISSUES AS THE SESSION GETS UNDERWAY.
BUT WE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE, MAKE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS
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TO STAY INFORMED AND TO GET INVOLVED.THIS YEAR WE'RE PLANNING SOME EFFORTS TO HELP BREAK DOWN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AUSTIN, INCLUDING LAUNCHING AN E-NEWSLETTER THAT GIVES RESIDENTS EASY WAYS TO FOLLOW THE ISSUES, EXPLAIN WHAT MAJOR BILLS COULD BE FOR ADDISON AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IF THEY CHOSE TO.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEWSLETTER AND HOW TO STAY ENGAGED WILL BE COMING VERY SOON.
CITY COUNCIL WAS ALSO GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE TOWN'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN A WORK SESSION NEXT MONTH.
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING THAT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SHOW UP AND LISTEN TO THAT DISCUSSION.
UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS COMING UP ON THE, UH, ON THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SO WE KNOW THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS CAN FEEL PRETTY COMPLICATED AND FAR REMOVED FROM OUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENING IN AUSTIN COULD HAVE A VERY REAL IMPACT RIGHT HERE AT HOME.
BEFORE WE WRAP UP, I WANT TO HIT ON A FEW MORE THINGS HAPPENING AROUND TOWN IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
WE HAVE CLEAR THE CLUTTER COFFEE WITH A COP AND LITTLE NIGHT OF FRIGHT.
THE HOLIDAY IN THE PARK RESIDENT EVENT IS DECEMBER 6TH AND POSTCARDS WILL BE IN THE MAIL VERY SOON.
SO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR THOSE POSTCARDS.
ADDISON CIRCLE PARK WILL BE A GLOW WITH ACTIVITY ON DECEMBER 5TH WHEN WE HOST A REIMAGINED HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING COMPLETE WITH A DRONE SHOW.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ON THAT AS WELL AS ALL THE GREAT EVENTS PLANNED DURING THE HOLIDAYS IN IN ADDISON.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, UH, STARTED RECEIVING OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, AND I HOPE, UH, MOST OF YOU HAVE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP FOR THAT.
IT'S ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND TOWN AND YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND A BUTTON FOR THAT ON THE HOME HOMEPAGE OF THE, UH, TOWN WEBSITE@ADDISONTX.GOV.
SO WHEN WE MET SIX MONTHS AGO, SEVERAL OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT WERE STILL DECISIONS TO BE MADE, PROJECTS ON PAPER OR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VOTES THAT HAVE BEEN DECIDED AND PROJECTS THAT ARE OPENING NEW WAYS TO GET AROUND AND MAJOR INVESTMENTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD.
THERE'S A LOT REALLY GOING ON IN ADDISON RIGHT NOW.
REALLY THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE, YOUR ENGAGEMENT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR JUST BEING PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND I'LL INVITE CITY MANAGER DAVID GAINES TO COME UP HERE AND JOIN ME FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S, WE'LL RAISE HANDS AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE A MICROPHONE, MICROPHONE TO PASS AROUND.
OH, IT'S GONNA BE HARD FOR THEM TO GET OUT THE MIDDLE THOUGH.
THAT THAT, YEAH, SO IF YOU, SO IF YOU WANNA RAISE YOUR HAND, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO COME UP HERE, THAT'D BE BE GREAT.
DO WE HAVE SOME SOMEBODY THAT CAN, UH, RUN AROUND WITH THE MICROPHONE? OH, BUT WE, WE NEED TO GET IT FOR THE, SO FOR THE, UH, RECORDING.
OKAY, QUICK QUESTION REGARDING, UH, ORBIT.
UH, I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT, WHO OWNS OR CONTROLS IT BECAUSE I WAS THINKING SOME PEOPLE, MAYBE SOME ELDER PEOPLE, THEY MIGHT NEED TO GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT OF THE CITY OF ADDISON TO SEE A DOCTOR OR SOME OTHER URGENT MATTER.
OBVIOUSLY WE'D HAVE TO PAY MORE, BUT IF YOU GUYS CONTROL THAT AND CAN DO THAT, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE, ESPECIALLY TO THE OLDER RESIDENTS TO GO TO THE SEE A DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND THEN THEY JUST PAY AND IT, IT DRIVES THEM THERE AND BACK EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
AND THAT, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE DISCUSSION AS WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE, UH, APPROVING ORBIT AS AN OPERATION HERE IN ADDISON.
AND IT WAS DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL TO MAKE IT STRICTLY WITHIN THE, UH, ADDISON BOUNDARIES.
UH, 'CAUSE ONCE YOU GO OUT, WHERE DO YOU STOP IS ALWAYS THE QUESTION.
AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S EFFICIENT AND THAT THE RIDES SHOW UP WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME INSTEAD OF SENDING 'EM OFF TOO FAR.
SO, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? UH, I MIGHT JUST ADD A LITTLE CONTEXT TO YOUR, YOUR BASIC QUESTION JUST FOR EVERYONE HERE.
WE MENTIONED IT BRIEFLY IN THE PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT IS THAT ORBIT, WHO CONTROLS IT? UH, THAT IS A CONTRACT WITH VIA THAT THE TOWN OF ADDISON HAS.
BUT WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH DART OVER THESE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE WE STARTED THE PILOT PROGRAM.
AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY INTERESTED TO SEE HOW IT'S WORKING AND THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE GOTTEN.
AND SO WE'VE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT.
WE WILL BE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DART, THE TOWN HAS SIGNED OUR PORTION, IT WENT TO DART'S COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AT THEIR LAST MEETING AND THEY'LL BE APPROVING IT AT THEIR NEXT MEETING WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO FUND AS AN ORBIT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT GIVES DART AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM HOW ORBIT IS WORKING HERE.
AND THEN THAT HELPS 'EM TO SCALE THAT FOR THE ENTIRE, UM, SYSTEM.
HOW CAN THEY MAKE WHAT THEIR GOAL LINK SYSTEM BETTER THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
BUT ALSO WHAT'S BEEN GREAT IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH DART IS THEM SAYING WHAT MAKES SENSE
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FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CITY.AND SO THE COMMITMENT THAT THEY'VE SHOWN OF WORKING WITH US TO HAVE A INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE IN ADDISON THAT FOLKS WANT TO USE THAT'S GOOD FOR OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESSES, OUR VISITORS, HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.
SO I JUST JUST WANT TO CREDIT DART AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD TO COME TO THIS POINT.
UM, AND I THINK YOU ANSWERED THE BOUNDARY QUESTION, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT ON THAT.
OH, I SEE ONE IN IN THE BACK AND WE CAN GET THAT MICROPHONE UP THERE.
I'M GONNA DO A FOLLOW ON TO THE LAST QUESTION.
THE DOLLAR 50, WHO GETS THAT? AND ECONOMICALLY, HOW IS THIS WORKING RELATIVE TO OUR 1% THAT WE PAID DART FOR THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF THE HOUSE? SURE.
WELL, I'LL ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT THE DOLLAR 50 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT COMES, THAT COMES TO THE, COMES TO THE TOWN, THE TOWN GETS THE REVENUE OFF OF, OFF OF VIA, UM, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION? WELL, I'LL CERTAINLY, I'LL ADDRESS IT.
OUR, THE, THE SENT THAT ADDISON, THAT OUR SELLS TAX IN ADDISON THAT GOES TO DARK CONTINUE IS CONTINUING TO GO TO GUARD ALL SELLS TAX IN ADDISON, BUT THEY ARE NOW PAYING $800,000 TO THE TOWN TO FUND ORBIT.
SO CERTAINLY THE FUNDS THAT THE TOWN IS PUTTING FORWARD UD DART ARE COMING BACK TO THE TOWN IN THAT FORM.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION ON THE FUND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE RIGHT OVER HERE.
OH, WAS THERE ONE OVER HERE ALSO? OKAY, VERY GOOD.
SO ARE PEOPLE USING DART TO GO TO, UH, OTHER CITIES OR DO WE HAVE THAT RIDERSHIP THAT'S COME, YOU KNOW, GETTING ON AND OFF IN ADDISON? IS IT WORKING? SO THE QUESTION, THE QUESTION IS, ARE THEY USING DART TO GET TO OTHER CITIES? THE THE TRAIN LIKE YEAH.
TO THE, ARE THEY PEOPLE GETTING ON AND OFF IN ADDISON FROM OTHER CITIES TO OTHER CITIES TO THE AIRPORT? LIKE, I'M LIKE, I'LL TAKE IT TO THE AIR, I MEAN FROM THE AIRPORT, BUT I'M TOO SCARED TO TAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT.
I DON'T WANNA MISS MY FLIGHT, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING YEAH.
YEAH, I MEAN, JUST MY OBSERVATIONS THAT YEAH, THAT THE PEOPLE ARE, PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH ADDISON THAT I, WHEN I'VE BEEN ON THE TRAIN, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE ALREADY WITH LUGGAGE ON THERE THAT HAVE COME FROM OTHER CITIES.
UH, SOME PEOPLE GET OFF AND SO IT'S, UH, IT, IT IS QUITE A MIX, BUT IT, THE RIDERSHIP, I THINK IT'S CONTINUING TO IMPROVE BECAUSE THE, THE, WHAT I SEE IN SOCIAL MEDIA, PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT ARE DISCOVERING IT, THAT'S BECOME THEIR GO-TO WAY TO GET TO, UH, TO DFW AIRPORT, WHETHER RICHARDSON OR PLANE OR WHEREVER.
YEAH, THEY, THEY DO, THEY DO REPORT SOME RIDERSHIP.
ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS START IS MAKING, AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON, ON THESE PAST FEW MONTHS, IS TRYING TO IMPROVE SOME OF THEIR RIDERSHIP NUMBERS AND THEIR METRICS ACROSS THE BOARD.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE SILVER LINE IS AN OPEN SYSTEM.
IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO HAVE EXACT NUMBERS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A CLOSED SYSTEM, MEANING THERE'S NOT A TURNSTILE THAT EVERYONE GOES THROUGH.
SO THEY ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE THE METRICS.
THEY KIND OF, THEY DO HAVE SOME NUMBERS AND THEY, THEY USE SOME METRICS AND THEY TRY TO COME UP WITH THEIR GUESS FOR WHAT THOSE ARE.
UH, BUT ONE, ONE THING WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE DART DO, AND THEY'RE STARTING, THEY'RE GONNA DO SOME TRIAL RUNS ON THE, UM, LIGHT RAIL SIDE, IS TO CLOSE THE SYSTEM WHERE IT'S AN, UM, UH, INITIATIVE BY, UH, CHAIR R O' BRYANT TO SAY, HEY, LET'S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE A CLOSED SYSTEM ON THE LIGHT RAIL FIRST, HOPEFULLY TO THE SILVER LINE IF IT WORKS, WHERE SOMEONE HAS TO GO UP AND ACTUALLY SHOW THEIR TICKET, SHOW THEIR SCAN, THEIR CAR, THEIR PHONE BEFORE THEY GET ON THE TRAIN.
AND THAT HELPS WITH METRICS, BUT IT ALSO HELPS WITH SAFETY, WHICH IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON.
A LOT OF THE CITIES HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE.
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE DART TO TAKE THAT STEP, BUT I THINK A BENEFIT OF THAT WILL BE, WE'LL GET MORE ACCURATE NUMBERS AND DART'S DOING A GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME OF THOSE METRICS ON THE SILVER LINE, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE AN EXACT FIGURE ON THOSE ARE, THEY ARE, I WAS ON A LOT OF THE DART BOARD MEETING, UH, COMMITTEES AND STUFF.
ARE THEY COOPERATING ABOUT OUR EVENTS AND STAYING UP LATE AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO
THEY, EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN EVENT, THEY'RE, THEY'RE RUNNING LATER HOURS GOING MORE FREQUENT WITH MORE FREQUENCY.
IF YOU, AND WE MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO, BUT IF YOU WERE THERE AT OCTOBERFEST, KAMO TOWN, IT WAS PACKED COMING ON AND OFF OF THE TRAIN.
SO, UM, IT'S A GREAT SUCCESS AND IT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE AT THE SILVER LINE.
SO NEXT, AT NEXT YEAR'S KABOOM TOWN, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU JUST WALK BY AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE USING IT.
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HI.I RIDE MY BIKE NOW QUITE A BIT.
IN FACT, I'LL SAY, UH, I, I, UM, TRASHED MY CAR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, SO DECIDED I WOULDN'T GET A CAR FOR A WHILE.
LEARNED HOW TO USE DART, RIDE MY BIKE TO THE TRAIN STATION JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY.
AND DART TAKES ME ANYWHERE I WANT TO GO.
AND I, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE TRAIN YET, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO USING IT.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ORBITS, SO ON THE DAYS THAT ARE RAIN OR COLD OR DARK, I CAN USE ORBITS TO GET TO THE TRAIN STATIONS AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
UM, BUT I AM INTERESTED IN, I I LOVE RIDING MY BIKE TO VARIOUS PLACES WITHIN FIVE, SIX MILES OF WHEREVER I AM.
BUT, UM, THE, I TRY TO STAY ON LITTLE USED ROADS.
AND I WAS WONDERING, I LOVE THAT THAT, UH, BIKE PREFERENCE THAT YOU'VE MADE FROM MIDWAY OVER TO THE ADDISON ATHLETIC CENTER, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THAT STREET, BUT BELTWAY, BELTWAY, BELTWAY.
AND I'M WONDERING IF ANY OTHER, UM, ROADS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE DESIGNED SIMILARLY TO GIVE US A SAFE PLACE TO RIDE BACK AND FORTH FROM.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
MY, MY, MY VERY SHORT RESPONSE TO THAT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, GOOD.
THANK, PHYLLIS, IT'S NOT A QUESTION, IT'S A COMMENTS.
UH, IF I MAY EXPAND UPON THE QUESTION, UH, AND ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT OTHER CITIES, IT JUST AMAZES ME THAT IN 35 MINUTES YOU CAN GET TO GRAPEVINE, YOU TAKE THE SILVER LINE AND THEN GET OFF, UM, EITHER AT THE AIRPORT OR ONE STOP BEFORE THE AIRPORT AND TAKE THE UM, UH, TRINITY METRO TRAIN, UH, FOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.
OF COURSE IT ISN'T EXTRA FAIR BECAUSE IT, THAT MAKES IT REGIONAL AND IN 35 MINUTES.
AND IT JUST AMAZES ME THAT YOU CAN GET TO GRAPEVINE FASTER THAN YOU CAN TO DOWNTOWN DALLAS.
AND THEN IF YOU WANNA GO EVEN FURTHER, YOU CAN TAKE THE, UH, THE TRAIN, THE TEXT RAIL TRAIN ALL THE WAY TO FORT WORTH AND OTHER PLACES BEFORE THAT.
SO IT, IT DOES, IT, IT IS TRULY A REGIONAL THING.
I'VE DONE THAT AND IT'S, AND THEY REALLY SEEM TO HAVE THE TRAINS SYNCED UP.
WHENEVER SILVER LINE DROPS OFF, YOU CROSS THE TRACK AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE, UH, THE, UH, THE TRINITY IS ON THE OTHER SIDE READY TO GO FOR YOU.
OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE WRAP IT UP? I, A QUESTION ABOUT THE MAVERICKS? OKAY, YEAH.
THE QUESTION IS ABOUT THE, THE MAVERICKS COMING, UH, POTENTIALLY TO THE NORTH DALLAS LOCATION.
AND I, AND I'M GONNA USE THE WORD POTENTIALLY UNTIL WE FEEL BETTER ABOUT THAT.
UH, BUT, UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF, WE WERE AT THE NORTH DALLAS CHAMBER, WAS IT YESTERDAY? YESTERDAY FOR A, UH, UH, BUSINESS BRIEFING THAT THEY HAVE ONCE A MONTH.
AND IN THAT THEY HAD THE PRESIDENT OF THE MAVERICKS AND THEY DID A PRESENTATION AND HAD THEIR, UM, THEIR HOSPITALITY GUY AND THEIR COMMUNICATIONS LADY.
AND SO THEY DID A GREAT PRESENTATION, TALKED ABOUT, UM, ALL THE PLANS FOR IT.
AND THEY'RE, AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY CLEAR TO, TO BE, TO, TO MAKE YOU MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF THE EARLY STAGES.
AND SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT, EVERYBODY'S EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WE ENGAGED WITH THEM, HAD GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE MAVS, AND HE, AND HE KNOWS ADDISON AND VERY FAMILIAR.
AND, UH, SO THE MORE WE CAN WORK ON THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS THAT'S COMING UP, THEY'RE BIG OBSTACLE RIGHT NOW IS GETTING THE ZONING APPROVAL FROM CITY OF DALLAS.
AND SO, UH, SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S THEIR BIGGEST HURDLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S A BIG PROPERTY.
SO THEY HAVE TO GET THAT, THAT ZONING APPROVAL DONE.
SO, SO THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.
BUT THE, THE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE FOR THAT, FOR THAT LOCATION, IT'S NOT JUST SPORTS ARENA, NOT JUST A BASKETBALL ARENA, IT'S EVERYTHING AROUND THAT.
THEY WANNA HAVE THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE AMAZING, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO FRUITION, THE WAY THEY, THEY, THE WAY THEY PLANNED IT, WHERE REAL IT'LL BE A DESTINATION.
SO, UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
WE'LL KEEP THAT ALLIANCE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HAVING TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN, UH, ADDISON AND UH, AND THAT LOCATION WILL BE, UH, VERY IMPORTANT AS, AS WELL.
DART IS ALSO PART OF THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM.
THEY'VE ENGAGED WITH THEM QUITE A BIT TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE MOVERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND HOW TO GET FOLKS IN AND OUT THAT, OF THAT, UH, THAT VENUE.
ANY OTHERS? OH, I SEE ONE NOW.
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IS J I'M JUST A GUEST.I WORK AT THE ELECTION IN A FEW BEAUTIFUL TOWN HALL AND UH, I LIVE IN DALLAS COUNTY AND I'M REALLY, UH, VERY IMPRESSED AND REMARKABLE HOW WONDERFUL JOB YOU'RE DOING.
AND, UH, BEING IN DALLAS COUNTY, WE ARE REALLY UNDERSTAFFED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE FEW INCIDENTS HERE AND UH, YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY REALLY ANSWER.
SO I WONDER, ARE YOU UNDERSTAFFED? ARE YOU OKAY? HOW IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN DALLAS, I MEAN IN EDISON? SO I'M NOT SURE THAT, ARE YOU UNDERSTAFFED? YOU CATCH YEAH, THE QUESTION WAS THANK YOU.
ARE WE UNDERSTAFFED WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT? UH, NO.
WE ARE ALWAYS PLANNING FOR WHAT'S COMING AHEAD.
UM, THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE MOST RECENT BUDGET APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL POSITION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT A WHAT'S COMING AS WE HAVE DEVELOPMENTS COME FORWARD, UM, AS WE, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS THE FUTURE GONNA LOOK LIKE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS? UM, BUT WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE FULLY STAFFED AND WE'VE HAD CITY COUNCILS THAT HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE STAFFED APPROPRIATELY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
ANY OTHERS? ALRIGHT, WE'RE SEEING THAT.
I'LL SAY THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR COMING TONIGHT.
IT IS, UH, 7 49 AND WE'LL ADJOURN FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU ALL AND WE'LL BE AROUND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HANGING AROUND I'M SURE FOR A FEW MINUTES ANYWAY.
AND, UH, BE GLAD TO VISIT WITH YOU.