* 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. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:06] ALL RIGHT, IT'S A CALL TO ORDER. I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE RICHARD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT 6:01 PM PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS AND ADVISOR AND VISITOR FORUM. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING? MR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, WE ARE NOT IN RECEIPT OF ANY, UH, VISITOR CARDS IN ADVANCE OF THE 5:00 PM DEADLINE, SO I'LL ASK MS. EMER IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I HAVE NO CARDS. ALRIGHT, SO MR. SHORT MEETING TONIGHT. UH, ITEM NUMBER B, [B. REVIEW AND DICUSS THE CARES CLASS 2024 PROGRAM AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES] REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CARES CLASS 2024 PROGRAM AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES. MR. . THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, OUR CITY SECRETARY, AMY EMER, IS GONNA MAKE HER WAY TO THE PODIUM. UH, BEFORE WE DO THAT, I DID WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE OUR LEADERSHIP, RICHARDSON, UH, SOCIAL SERVICES, UH, UH, COMMITTEE IS HERE TODAY. I THINK WE'LL START SEEING SOME OF OUR LR UH, COMMITTEES JOIN, UH, IN, UH, FUTURE MEETINGS AS THEY, UH, SATISFY THAT COMMITMENT FOR THE PROGRAM. UH, I ALSO WANNA JUST, UH, WELCOME EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CARES PROGRAM. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE, UH, YOU HERE TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN A, A GREAT, UH, YEAR, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU AS, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECOGNIZE YOU TONIGHT AND PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR CERTIFICATES, UM, FOR, UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INSTRUCTION. UM, AFTER, UH, MS. EMER CONCLUDES HER, UH, PRESENTATION, WE'RE GONNA ASK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL TO STEP UP, UH, TO THE PODIUM. UH, AMY WILL CALL YOU UP ONE BY ONE. UH, UH, MAYOR SHAEL WILL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE. AND THEN, UH, THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNCIL WILL CONGRATULATE YOU AND, AND, UH, WELCOME YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THEN WE'LL ASK YOU TO STAND RIGHT OVER BY THIS SET OF FLAGS. AND AFTER EVERYONE HAS RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATE, WE'LL, UH, UH, GATHER FOR A GROUP PICTURE AND THEN WE'LL CONCLUDE. UH, TONIGHT. UH, AMY, AS I TURN IT OVER TO YOU, I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, AMY HAS, UH, SPEARHEADED THIS, UH, THANK YOU. YES, PLEASE. AMY HAS BEEN IN INSTRUMENTAL, UH, SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CARES PROGRAM. AND EVERY YEAR I CAN TELL YOU, UH, SHE WORKS VERY HARD WITH OUR, UH, DIRECTORS TO, UH, TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK, INCORPORATE THAT, AND, UH, YEAR OVER YEAR, THE PROGRAM BECOMES, UH, BETTER AND BETTER AS A RESULT. SO, AMY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MR. MAGNER AND THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND OF THIS PROGRAM. AND I DEFINITELY COULD NOT DO IT BY MYSELF WITHOUT ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT WERE JUST MINGLING WITH YOU. WE COULD NOT HAVE THIS PROGRAM, SO I DO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. SO, WELCOME CLASS 2024. I WANNA THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING YOUR TIME EVERY THURSDAY. AND, UH, SOME OF YOU ALSO WENT ON THE TOUR ON A SATURDAY MORNING, AND I THINK YOU REALLY LEARNED A LOT. I'VE HEARD LOTS OF COMMENTS FROM YOU, AND I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT YOU TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS CLASS. AND SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL REMINISCE TONIGHT AS WE GO THROUGH EACH SESSION AND TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID OVER THESE LAST EIGHT WEEKS. AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY AND GUESTS HERE TO WATCH IT WITH YOU. SO HERE IS OUR CLASS PROUDLY SHOWING THEIR CARES, T-SHIRTS. THIS WAS AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SESSION IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE FIRE TRUCKS. SO LET'S GET TO KNOW WHO WAS IN THE CLASS. WE HAVE SIX WHO LIVED IN DISTRICT ONE OR LIVE FIVE LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO, SEVEN ARE IN DISTRICT THREE, SEVEN ARE IN DISTRICT FOUR. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE NON-RESIDENT WHO IS IN RISD. WE HAVE 15 WOMEN AND 11 MEN IN OUR AGE BRACKETS. WE HAVE SEVEN WHO ARE 25 TO 35, 9 WHO ARE 35 TO 55 AND 10 WHO ARE 55 PLUS IN THE RESIDENTS CATEGORY. WE HAVE 13 WHO HAVE LIVED IN RICHARDSON FOR 10 YEARS OR LESS. AND OUT OF THOSE 13, EIGHT OF THOSE HAVE BEEN, OR HAVE BEEN HERE FIVE YEARS OR LESS. AND THREE HAVE BEEN HERE A YEAR OR LESS. FIVE HAVE LIVED HERE 20 YEARS OR LESS. THREE HAVE LIVED HERE 30 YEARS OR LESS. AND FOUR HAVE LIVED HERE 40 YEARS OR LESS. SO NOW LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM. IT WAS EIGHT WEEKS, SIX DIFFERENT VENUES, 17 PRESENTATIONS, SIX TOURS, SIX DEMOS, FOUR SCENARIOS, AND THREE CASE STUDY ACTIVITIES. WE STARTED OUT WITH SESSION ONE. THAT SESSION IS CALLED THE RICHARDSON WAY. AND THIS WAS OUR FOUNDATION SESSION THAT SETS THE PROGRAM FOR ALL THE OTHER SESSION SESSIONS SO THEY CAN BUILD ON IT AND LEARN FROM EACH, UH, SESSION WHAT WE WE LEARNED IN THE FOUNDATION SESSION. SO THE CITY MANAGER, UM, GAVE HIS PRESENTATION. UM, HE TALKED ABOUT THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT, VARIOUS AREAS OF CONCENTRATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND SEVERAL CITY PROJECTS [00:05:01] AND EEC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN RICHARDSON. THEN THEY HEARD FROM OUR HR DIRECTOR JOSE MORENO. HE TALKED ABOUT HOW HR RECRUITS, RETAINS AND SUPPORTS CITY EMPLOYEES, OUR BUDGET OFFICER, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS BUDGET. BOB GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR ROUND BUDGETING PROCESS AND THE CLASS PARTICIPATED IN A BUDGETING SCENARIO WHERE THEY ACTED AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GOT TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET. AND THEN FINALLY THEY HEARD FROM ME ABOUT RECORDS MANAGEMENT, CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION, AND I'VE INFORMED THEM HOW CITY COUNCIL AND THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION UP QUALIFICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY CAN, THEY CAN APPLY FOR. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM SESSION ONE. ANOTHER ACTIVITY THEY GET TO DO IN THE VERY FIRST SESSION IS DURING THE ORIENTATION THEY HAVE A LITTLE BINGO CARD AND THEY CAN GO AROUND AND FIND OUT WHO HAS SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH THEM. SO A LITTLE ICEBREAKER ACTIVITY TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. SO THESE ARE SOME SURVEY QUOTES ABOUT SESSION ONE. YOU CAN SEE BY THEIR COMMENTS THAT THEY ENJOYED THE BUDGET ACTIVITY. ONE SAID THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO WORK FOR THE CITY. WE ARE HIRING AND THEY THOUGHT THIS SESSION WAS A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR ALL OTHER SESSIONS. SESSION TWO WAS HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMMUNITY. AND THIS WAS HELD AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER. THE CLASS WATCHED A VIDEO PRO PRODUCED BY OUR VERY OWN CITV ON COURT OPERATIONS, AND THEY LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF JURY DUTY FROM COURT ADMINISTRATOR KIM KI. THEN THEY HEARD FROM LINDSAY TURMAN ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICES CODE COMPLIANCE AND A FUN GAME OF WHAT IS AND ISN'T A CODE VIOLATION , THEY DID VERY GOOD BY THE WAY, AFTER THEIR MEAL. LUCKILY IT WAS AFTER THEIR MEAL. THEY HEARD FROM HEALTH DIRECTOR BILL ALSA ABOUT MOSQUITOES, RESTAURANT HEALTH INSPECTIONS AND ANIMAL SERVICES. AND THE EVENING ENDED WITH A GAME CALLED EXTREME EVENT. AND THIS PUT THE CLASS MEMBERS IN AN EMERGENCY SCENARIO IN WHICH THEY PLAYED DIFFERENT ROLES IN THE CITY AND THEY HAD TO MAKE A LOT OF QUICK DECISIONS UNDER STRESS ABOUT HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR COMMUNITY. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT SESSION, AND HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM THAT SESSION. THE CLASS ENJOYED A QUIZ ABOUT MUNICIPAL COURT VIOLATIONS, AND AS I SAID, THEY WERE VERY GOOD AT DETERMINING WHAT IS AND ISN'T A CODE OF VIOLATION. THEY WERE ALSO SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THEY FELT THE STRESS AND SOME COORDINATED CHAOS AS THEY PLAYED THE EXTREME EVENT. AGAIN, SESSION THREE WAS HELD AT THE SERVICE CENTER. THE CLASS HEARD FROM TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THEY TOOK A TOUR OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER AND ACTED AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AS THEY RECEIVED A ZONING CASE. THEY LOOKED AT REAL ZONING CASES, UH, THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY GONE TO CPC AND THE COUNCIL. SO THEY GOT TO HEAR WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THOSE CASES AND GAINED A LITTLE BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF EACH CASE. THEY ALSO GOT TO VISIT THE SIGN SHOP AND GOT A PREVIEW OF THE NEW SIGN TOPPERS FOR THE COURT DISTRICT. THESE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM SESSION THREE. THE CLASS IS ALWAYS AMAZED TO SEE THE BEHIND THE SCENES OPERATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER. I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING TOURS THEY GET TO DO. UM, AND THE PLANNING ACTIVITY INSPIRED SOMEONE TO APPLY FOR THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION. HMM, . SESSION FOUR WAS HELD AT THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND CLASS MEMBERS HEARD FROM CHIEF TITTLE BEFORE TAKING A TOUR OF THE FACILITY. THEY ALSO SAW DEMONSTRATIONS FROM THE FORENSIC UNIT, POLICE, DRONES, THE SWAT TEAM AND THE CANINE UNIT. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THAT EVENING HERE, HERE THEY'RE ON TOUR. UH, THIS IS WITH THE SWAT TEAM AND THEN FEELING HOW HEAVY THAT THAT SWAT GEAR IS. AND THEN MEETING OFFICER WENDLING WITH HONDO. HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM THE PD SESSION. THE CLASS ALWAYS ENJOYS THIS EVENING. THIS ALWAYS GETS HIGH REMARKS ON THEIR, UH, SURVEYS. IT'S AN EVENING DEDICATED TO PD OPERATIONS AND THEY GET TO ENGAGE WITH MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE PD. THEY ALSO LEARN ABOUT A LOT ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT AND VARIOUS OPERATIONS AND ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM. AND THEY ENJOY THE SMALL GROUP TOURS BECAUSE THEY GET TO GO, YOU KNOW, BE IN A SMALLER GROUP AND ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SESSION FIVE WAS HELD AT THE SENIOR CENTER. THIS SESSION WAS CALLED PREP AND READ, WHICH STANDS FOR PARKS, RECREATION EVENTS [00:10:01] AND PROGRAMS AND READ, ENJOY, AND DISCOVER. AT THIS SESSION, THEY GOT TO SEE FLOOR PLANS AND A MODEL OF THE LIBRARY RENOVATIONS AND PLAYED A LITTLE GAME ABOUT LIBRARY OPERATIONS. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT SESSION. THEY ALSO DID AN ACTIVITY WHERE THEY PLAYED VARIOUS CITY ROLES AND AS THEY DEVELOPED THE PARKS AND RECREATION BUDGET. HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM SESSION FIVE. CLASS MEMBERS REALLY LEARNED A LOT FROM EACH DEPARTMENT AND THE ACTIVITIES ABOUT HOW THOSE OPERATIONS WORK AND THE VARIETY OF SERVICES OFFERED FROM PARKS AND RECREATIONS AND THE LIBRARY. SESSION SIX WAS BACK AT THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER FOR A NIGHT DEDICATED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CLASS HEARD FROM CHIEF VY AND THEN SAW SEVERAL DEMONSTRATIONS. THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER CLASS FAVORITE. HERE THEY ARE IN ACTION. FIRST THEY SAW AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WITH AN UNRESPONSIVE FIRE, UH, PERSON FROM START TO FINISH. THEN THEY WITNESSED A FIRE ATTACK. THEY OP GOT TO OPERATE FIRE HOSES AND PICK UP EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. AND NEXT YOU'LL SEE A QUICK VIDEO THAT WAS TAKEN THAT NIGHT. THAT WAS A FUN NIGHT. HERE'S SOME QUOTES FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SESSION. UM, WE'VE GOT MORE THAN A FEW IN THE CLASS WHO HAVE DECIDED TO SIGN UP FOR THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY AFTER THIS SESSION. SESSION SEVEN WAS BUILDING, MAINTAINING, AND SERVING RICHARDSON. THIS ONE WAS HELD AT THE SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE CLASS WAS WELCOMED WITH A PARKING LOT FULL OF PUBLIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND A WELCOME SIGN. I STARTED OUT THE EVENING WITH AN OVERVIEW OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FROM BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO WILDFLOWER VOLUNTEERS. THEN THEY TOURED THE FLEET AND FACILITIES WAREHOUSE AND THE MECHANIC BAYS. THEY TOURED THE SCADA OFFICE, WHICH STANDS FOR SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION. AND THEN THEY GOT TO TOUR ALL THE EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE THAT WAS SET UP FOR THEM. THEY GOT TO SEE SOME DEMONSTRATION AND SOME HAND, AND SOME OF THEM EVEN GOT TO GET IN THE BIG TRUCKS. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT NIGHT. AND THESE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM SESSION SEVEN. AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC SERVICES TEAM DEDICATING TIME TO SHOW OFF THEIR EQUIPMENT OR THEIR TOYS. UM, WE THINK THAT THEY LOVE DOING IT. WE KNOW THEY LOVE DOING IT. CLASS MEMBERS GOT TO SPEAK WITH THE FIRST LINE EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY AT EACH STATION, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THEIR EQUIPMENT AND YOU COULD JUST SEE, YOU KNOW, THE JOY THAT THEY HAD AND, AND THE PRIDE IN TALKING ABOUT THEIR EQUIPMENT. SO THE CLASS REALLY ENJOYS THAT. WEEK EIGHT WAS HELD AT THE EISMAN CENTER WITH A TOUR OF THE EISMAN CENTER AND A PREVIEW SEASON FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALI HAYNES LIN. THEN THEY HEARD FROM COMMUNICATIONS WITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JARED TEEM ABOUT VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA THE CITY USES. AND, AND THEN THEY GOT TO SEE A REAL TIME VIDEO OF HOW INFORMATIVE, UM, HOW THE VIDEO CAN BE QUICKLY MADE. THEY MADE THE VIDEO DURING THAT SESSION WHILE THEY WERE ON THE TOUR, THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN AN EMERGENCY SCENARIO IN WHICH THEY HAD TO DETERMINE WHAT AND WHEN TO COMMUNICATE TO RESIDENTS. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT NIGHT, AND HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM THAT EVENING. THEY THOUGHT THE TOUR WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, INFORMATIVE WITH TIDBITS ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING AND THE PASSION OF THE STAFF. THEY WERE ALSO IMPRESSED WITH THE QUICK AND PROFESSIONAL WORK OF CARLOS WHO DID THE VIDEO WHILE THEY WERE ON THEIR TOUR. AND THEN WE HAD AN OPTIONAL SESSION, AND THAT WAS OUR LET'S SEE IT TOUR. THIS WAS A PROJECT TOUR ONE SATURDAY MORNING WHERE ENGINEERING DIRECTOR NICK COLE AND ASSISTANT PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR BRAD BERNHARD, JOINED US FOR A PROJECT TOUR. WE VISITED THE INSIDE OF NORTH SIDE WATER TOWER, STOPPED AT THE NORTH SIDE PUMP STATION, GOT TO TOUR THE LIBRARY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND VIEWED THE ANIMAL SHELTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND ALONG THE WAY, WE VISITED AND FELT SEVERAL ROAD PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED OR PREPARING FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION. AND THIS CLASS ALMOST FILLED THE BUS. ACTUALLY, WE DID FILL THE BUS, UH, ALMOST. UM, ALL OF THEM TOOK THE TOUR THAT THIS TIME, [00:15:01] HERE'S SOME PHOTOS FROM THAT DAY. THEY REALLY ENJOYED SEEING THE LIBRARY, AND I DID TOO. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME TO, TO SEE IT AS WELL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND SEEING WHERE THE CITY HALL WAS GOING TO BE AND KIND OF GETTING A VISION FOR HOW THAT'S GONNA ALL LOOK AND COME TOGETHER. HERE ARE SOME QUOTES ABOUT THAT DAY, . SO THE TOUR IS A REALLY GREAT ADDITION TO THE CLASS. IT LETS THEM SEE FIRSTHAND SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND THE SCOPE OF PROJECTS THAT THEY LEARNED ABOUT IN OTHER SESSIONS. SO AT THE END OF EACH SESSION, THEY'RE GIVEN A SURVEY ABOUT THE SESSION. WE ASK THEM TO FILL THAT OUT. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, THEY'RE GIVEN A SURVEY FOR THE OVERALL PROGRAM. AND, UH, THESE WERE SOME OF THE QUOTES THAT CAME OUT OF THE OVERALL SURVEY. THIS IS A WORD CLOUD WITH SOME WORDS THAT POPPED OUT OF THOSE, UH, QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS, WHAT WAS THE MOST BENEFICIAL PART OF THE PROGRAM? AND THESE WERE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT THEY HAD. AND THEN FINALLY, BEFORE WE PRESENT THE CLASS CERTIFICATES, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A QUICK VIDEO. AND THIS IS THE VIDEO THAT CARLOS MADE. UM, DURING THE EISMAN CENTER TOUR, I DECIDED TO SIGN UP FOR CARES BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO, UH, GET OFF THE SIDELINES AND SEE HOW MY CITY WORKS. I RETIRED RECENTLY, SO I THOUGHT, OKAY, THIS PERFECT, PERFECT TIMING. AND IT'S JUST SO INTERESTING. IT HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN. I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY WEEK. I'M STANDING HERE, JUST OVERWHELMED. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THE INTERACTIVE CLASSES HAVE BEEN GREAT. IT'S A WONDERFUL WAYS TO GET TO KNOW OUR STAFF, THE TEAMS THAT DO HARD WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR CDD CITY WORK. AND JUST TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT ALL COMES TOGETHER. WELL, YOU'LL LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE CITY AND MEET SOME GREAT PEOPLE IN CLASS. SO AGAIN, I DO WANNA TAKE ANOTHER MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF WHO PUT SO MUCH WORK INTO THIS PROGRAM. IT TAKES SEVERAL DOZEN CITY STAFF MEMBERS TO MAKE IT COME TOGETHER AND BE SUCCESSFUL EACH YEAR. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY STAFF, CRYSTAL BROWN AND STEPHANIE HERNANDEZ FOR HELPING ME SET UP EACH NIGHT AND FOR HOLDING DOWN THE OFFICE WHILE I DEDICATED TIME TO THIS PROGRAM. ALSO, THANK YOU TO MR. MAGNER AND THE CMO TEAM FOR THEIR SUPPORT. AND FINALLY, THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNSEL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND VISION OF THIS PROGRAM AND FOR PROMOTING IT AND SUPPORTING IT. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GETTING TO KNOW THESE PARTICIPANTS EACH WEEK, AND I KNOW WE WE'LL, WE WILL SEE MANY OF THEIR FACES IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES AS THEY GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. MANY OF THEM ALREADY VOLUNTEER AND YOU MAY RECOGNIZE MANY OF THEM. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING CLASS OF 2024 AND NOW MAYOR PRO. TIM, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME UP HERE. I WILL CALL YOUR NAME. YOU'LL COME UP HERE AND COUNSEL, IF YOU'LL COME UP HERE AS WELL, IF YOU'LL COME RIGHT HERE. AND THEN COUNSEL LINE UP HERE. SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, MAYOR PROAM IS GONNA HAND YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE AND THEN YOU CAN GO DOWN THE LINE AND SHAKE COUNSEL'S HAND. AND THEN IF YOU'LL LINE UP OVER THERE AT THE END, WE'LL GET A GROUP PICTURE. HENA AHMED, JENNIFER BAKER, NAMO BARI. MARK BASTIAN. THANK YOU. CASSANDRA DAVIS BEACH. THANK YOU. . ADRIAN BOLT. YOU HAD ONE JOB. , [00:20:05] CATHERINE BURNETT, TYSON, CHARLESTON. FRANK COY. I DON'T SEE HIM HERE TONIGHT. I DON'T SEE LAUREN DEIS. THANK YOU. THERESA DOUGLAS IS ON VACATION. DOUG FREEMAN. YES SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. BETTY HODGES. THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JENNIFER JACKSON. MICHELLE NOLTON. THANK YOU. THAT'S HOW YOU A HAIR CLASS GIOVANNA LEWIS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HER THING IS. OH, HERE IT IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD SEAT. KIMBERLY LUKI. CASEY MEYERS. THANK YOU. THAT'S, THANK YOU. JUSTIN NET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KATHERINE KNIGHT. THANK YOU. REBECCA POYNTER. THANK YOU. GREAT EXPERIENCE. VIVIAN RUTLEDGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TYLER SHRIVE. ELIZABETH STEWART. HEY GARY. SO MR. WIFE GOT IT RIGHT. MARK WICKERSHAM AND ED WESO. ED WHITE. SO CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I PRESENT THE CARES 2024 CLASS. [00:25:14] THAT'S A LITTLE FAR. OH, IT'S SO FUNNY. YEAH, AS SOON AS I SAW, I WAS LIKE, FIX THAT. ME AND HER BOTH. ALRIGHT, SO I HAVE, I HAVE BIG WIDE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. IF Y'ALL WILL ALL TAKE YOUR SEATS. WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THE MEETING. WE'LL BE JUST A FEW MINUTES. YES, OF COURSE. FOCUS CAS UNDER THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD GIVE HER A RIDE HOME. AND SHE PRESENTED THE FLOWERS TO YOU IF SHE PRESENTED THE FLOWERS TO YOU, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. . SHE SAID YES. AND OUR CLASS PROJECT'S GONNA BE, I TOLD HER WE SHOULD DO A CALENDAR. THE WHOLE CITY, NOT JUST THE FIRE PARK. IT'D BE TOO OBVIOUS. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [00:30:08] UH, MAYOR, BEFORE WE, UH, BEFORE WE CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, I WANTED TO INVITE, UH, CASSANDRA DAVIS BEACH UP TO THE PODIUM. SHE HAS, UH, A PRESENTATION THAT THEY WANNA MAKE TO AMY. I'VE GOTTA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT OUR AMY. SHE'S AMAZING. SHE MADE SURE SHE SENT US EMAILS THAT WE GOT EVERYTHING, WE GOT OUR FILES. UH, SHE MADE SURE WE HAD PLENTY OF FOOD TO EAT THAT EVERYONE ANSWERED OUR QUESTIONS. COME ON UP HERE, AMY. SHE'S ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL AND ALWAYS FRIENDLY AND HAPPY. AND I KNOW SOMETIMES SHE PROBABLY FEELS LIKE SAYING, Y'ALL, COME ON, IT'S TIME TO GO HOME. , WE HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS AND UH, WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WELL, THAT WAS SO WONDERFUL. [C. REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] NOW, ITEM NUMBER C, REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANYONE OF YOU HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER? UH, JENNIFER JUSTICE? UH, YEAH, I JUST, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT FIRST, CONGRATS TO EVERYONE. I WOULD JUST WANNA SAY CARES WAS MY FAVORITE PROGRAM WHEN I WENT THROUGH IT. I LEARNED SO MUCH. YOU DIVE INTO A BUDGET ON YOUR FIRST NIGHT AND IT'S JUST REALLY EYE-OPENING. AND I'VE LOVED HONESTLY SEEING HOW MUCH ALL OF YOU WERE ENGAGED WITH THE PROGRAM TOO. AND WITH THE CITY. YOU CAME TO SPEAK AT SOME OF OUR MEETINGS, YOU CAME TO OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS RECEPTION. AND SO ANYWAY, IT'S MY, BY FAR ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROGRAMS. BUT FROM, UH, FROM COMMUNITY INTEREST STANDPOINT, I WANNA, AGAIN, SHOUT OUT, UH, TO ALLIE OVER AT THE EISMAN. UM, THE BE READY WHEN THE LUX PR, UH, BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS PROGRAM AT THE EISMAN WITH INA GARDEN WAS AMAZING. IT WAS PACKED IN THERE. I MEAN, JUST LIKE NO SEAT WAS EMPTY AND THE ENERGY WAS AMAZING AND IN A GARDEN WAS AMAZING. AND SO IT WAS JUST SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM. AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT ALLY'S DOING AT THE ICEMAN. UM, AND THEN ON WEDNESDAY WE HAD THE ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING. SO ALWAYS GREAT TO, TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND TO DEBRIEF. UM, WE HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS, UH, ON OUR ANIMAL SERVICES ORDINANCES RELATED TO CHICKENS. AND SO IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON THAT AND SORT OF PROCESS IT. SO IT WAS A REALLY GREAT MEETING. SO THAT, THAT'S WHAT I DID THIS WEEK. ALRIGHT, THAT'S GREAT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER KEN HUTCH RIGHT THERE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TIM. ON WEDNESDAY THE 23RD, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR CITY AT THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION. UM, WHAT THEY'RE CALLING NORTH TEXAS 2050, OUR NEXT IMPERATIVES. AND I ATTENDED THE ONE THAT WAS ON HEALTHCARE AND TRAUMA SERVICES. AND SO, UM, TWO PANELS THAT SPOKE, UM, VERY INTERESTING. UM, A LOT OF STATISTICS, A LOT OF FACTS AND FIGURES AS TO HOW OUR AREA OF NORTH TEXAS IS GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW AND ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE GONNA BE NEEDED. AND OBVIOUSLY HEALTHCARE AND TRAUMA WAS ONE THAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED. THE NEXT ONE, UM, I KNOW I THINK DON WILL BE THERE. I'M, I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE IS GOING, IS GOING TO BE ON WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE, SO I THINK THAT ONE WILL BE INTERESTING AS WELL. SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT US. UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS IN, UH, VERY, VERY ENLIGHTENING AND VERY, UM, HELPFUL IN TRYING TO PLAN OUT THE NEXT, UH, WHAT WOULD THAT BE? ABOUT 25 YEARS THAT WE HAVE. THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, ISN'T IT? MM-HMM. . MM-HMM. THE NEXT 25 YEARS. AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANNA TAKE A NOTE FOR JUST A SECOND. FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, ON FRIDAY, OUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AT OUR HOSPITAL, CHRIS LLOYD, UM, WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH US IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, FOR ABOUT, FOR LAST 12 AND A HALF YEARS, DIED OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. SUDDENLY, UM, IT'S BEEN A REAL LOSS TO OUR, TO OUR FACILITY, TO OUR COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE THAT HE WORKED WITH. AND SO I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND REMEMBER HIM, HIS WIFE, MELISSA, DAUGHTER ASHLEY. UM, SERVICES WILL BE LATER IN THE WEEK, BUT, UM, JUST, UH, CHRIS, REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER DAN BARRY. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM. TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN JUSTICE SAID CARES TO, WAS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PROGRAM I WENT THROUGH. AND I WAS IN IT THE FIRST YEAR. AND AMY, YOU TRULY ARE A CLASS ACT. I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM REALIZE THAT, WHO HAD A CHANCE. UH, SHE'S LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME, Y'ALL. SHE'S ONE OF THE BEST. SHE IS, UH, PERSONALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES IN, IN THE, UM, JUST 'CAUSE SHE'S A CONSTANT, UM, PROFESSIONAL AND SHE'S AMAZING AT WHAT SHE DOES. AND NOW [00:35:01] THAT I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH YOU AS CITY SECRETARY FROM OTHER CITIES, THEY DO NOTHING BUT PRAISE YOU, YOU, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GREAT AND YOU CONTINUE TO GROW THIS PROGRAM. AS I SEE, I'M LIKE, WOW, THIS PROGRAM HAS REALLY GROWN FROM THE FIRST YEAR WHEN I WENT THROUGH IT. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERY ONE OF YOU, UH, ONE, THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP. UM, AND, UM, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED, CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE, UH, 'CAUSE THIS IS YOUR GOVERNMENT, THIS IS YOUR CITY. SO PLEASE STAY INVOLVED. UM, FROM, UM, INTEREST AREA ON FRIDAY, MYSELF, MAYOR DUBBY AND COUNCILMAN, UH, DORIAN HAD, UH, THE PLEASURE OF JOINING, UH, RHS IN THEIR HOMECOMING PARADE. THAT WAS GREAT AS IT IS EVERY YEAR. AND MY, UM, I REMEMBER WHEN MY SON WAS, UH, I THINK IN KINDER, FIRST GRADE AT A CM AND WE WERE SEEING HIM. AND NOW TO SEE HIS FRIENDS GROW UP THROUGH THAT. AND NOW THEY'RE JUNIORS AND SENIORS. UH, I BARELY RECOGNIZE MOST OF THEM 'CAUSE THEY, THEY'RE, THEY LOOK LIKE ADULTS NOW. THEY'RE NOT KINDERGARTNERS ANYMORE. . BUT, UM, ANOTHER GREAT PARADE AND CONGRATULATIONS, RHS FOR A GREAT HOMECOMING, UM, WEEKEND. UH, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER CARTES. DURIAN. THANK YOU. I, UH, WANTED, I'M JUST GONNA DITO DITTO EVERY, EVERYTHING EVERYONE SAID, SO I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT ALL OF IT. BUT I DO WANNA SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL, UH, HOMECOMING PARADE. IT WAS REALLY FUN AND THERE WAS SUCH A HUGE TURNOUT. I WAS, UH, I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED, BUT, UH, LOTS OF, UH, LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED IN THE PARADE AND A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS WERE ON THE SIDE, YOU KNOW, JUST APPLAUDING. SO JUST REALLY, REALLY A LOT OF FUN. AND, UM, I JUST WANNA ALSO SAY TOO, ON THE CARES PROGRAM, THAT WAS DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE, UH, CLASSES, UH, TO GO THROUGH. I, I LEARNED SO MUCH BEHIND THE SCENES. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, IF YOU HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT TO DO NEXT, TRY TO FOCUS MAYBE ON GOING THROUGH THE FIRE ACADEMY OR THE POLICE ACADEMY IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT ALREADY. BUT JUST GO THROUGH ALL THE PROGRAMS. I MEAN, ONCE YOU, ONCE YOU ASSEMBLE ALL OF THEM, IT'S AMAZING, UH, WHAT YOU LEARN. AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS AVAILABLE AT RICHARDSON. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING. AND AMY, OBVIOUSLY, WELL, THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING. SHE DOES SUCH AN INCREDIBLE JOB. MM-HMM. . THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WELL, LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HAS BEEN SAID. I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. UH, TOOK CARE CLASS 24, I GUESS. AND, UM, AMY, SHE HAS BEEN ALWAYS OH, OKAY. NO, THAT, THAT'S GREAT. I THINK, YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, JOE, PLEASE. OH, SORRY. UH, MAYOR SHAW, I JUST DIDN'T, I DIDN'T TO INTERRUPT. I KNOW THAT TYPICALLY THE PERSON IN THE, THE CHIEF SEAT GOES LAST. SO I JUST, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE. YOU'RE GOOD. YEAH. I WANTED TO ONE, JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS. EVERYONE CARES. AND REALLY, I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES TO PARTICIPATE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR WONDERFUL PUBLIC SERVANTS, OUR CITY STAFF DO EVERY DAY. UM, I KNOW THAT IT MEANS A LOT TO THEM, AND I CAN TELL YOU IT CERTAINLY MEANS A LOT TO US ON CITY COUNCIL, THAT THERE ARE RESIDENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO GO OUT THERE, STEP UP AND TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES TO LEARN MORE. UM, JUST FROM THE COMMUNITY INTEREST SIDE, UH, I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE ALL THE TRAFFIC CONES POPPING UP EVERYWHERE, BUT IT'S ALSO JUST AS NICE TO SEE IT WHEN THEY FINALLY COME DOWN. AND SO I, UH, AND, UM, I HAD A REALLY AWESOME OPPORTUNITY JUST TO GO, FINALLY RUN THE OTHER SIDE OF RENNER ROAD, UH, ALONG TI AND ALMA, UH, THIS WEEKEND. AND MAN, THAT SIDEWALK IS JUST, IT JUST ADDS A LOT TO THAT WHOLE TRAIL. UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY REALLY GOOD JOB TO EVERYONE ON OUR CITY SIDE WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN. IT'S, IT'S GOOD, IT'S PROTECTED, IT'S NOT RIGHT UP AGAINST THE STREET. UM, AND IT'S VERY WIDE. SO ANYWAY, ALL THE THINGS WE LOVE. THAT'S WONDERFUL. THAT'S GREAT. NOW YOU HAVE MY TURN, I GUESS, UH, SINCE UH, WE HAVE A SHORT MEETING, I'M GONNA TAKE NEXT 45 MINUTES, . UH, BUT ANYWAY, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. UH, AND AMY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE TO SAY MUCH. YOU ALL KNOW HOW SHE IS. SHE MADE MY LIFE REALLY BETTER. I KNOW. AND I STARTED, UH, I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER WITHOUT SMILE AND WITHOUT ANY HELP. YOU KNOW, SHE ALWAYS HELP. SO WITH THAT, I WANNA GO HOME. SO WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:41 PM I'M GONNA USE THAT. IT. * 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.