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OKAY, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET STARTED FOR OUR MEETING.
SO I WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TONIGHT.
AND SO SHE HAS THE HONOR OF BEING JUNIOR MAYOR FOR THE DAY.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, SHE'S ALREADY MADE A LOT OF DECISIONS.
BUT SHE IS SHE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
SO WITH THAT, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE IS MADAM MAYOR MICHAELA HERRMANN TO GET THE MEETING STARTED.
[A. Meeting Opening]
GOOD EVENING.I WOULD LIKE, WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE TIME MS. GRANGER? 6:30 P.M..
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. OUR KIND AND GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE GATHERED HERE TOGETHER TONIGHT TO DO THE BUSINESS OF SACHSE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE IN, AND WE ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THOSE WHO WORK TO KEEP US SAFE EVERY DAY. PLEASE BLESS AND PROTECT THEM AND KEEP THEM FROM HARM.
AND WE ASK THESE THINGS, IN THY SON, JESUS CHRIST'S NAME.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGES.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR. TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
AWESOME JOB. THAT DESERVES A FIST BUMP.
ALL RIGHT, SO DO YOU WANT TO RUN THE REST OF THE MEETING? OKAY. SOMEHOW, I DIDN'T THINK SO.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR MICHAELA HERE IN JUST A SECOND, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO NOT ONLY OUR MADAM MAYOR, BUT HER PARENTS WHO OBVIOUSLY HAVE DONE AN AWESOME JOB BECAUSE SHE'S SITTING UP HERE, AND YOU DID AWESOME, BY THE WAY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS. YOU GOT YOU GOT A BAR PRETTY HIGH.
OKAY. GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
OKAY WITH THAT? MICHAELA, COME JOIN ME DOWN FRONT.
[B. Recognition]
TAKE THIS WITH YOU.TOO LITTLE TO STAND, RIGHT? WHERE'S ESTHER? IS THAT OKAY? OKAY. ESTHER ALWAYS TELLS ME TO STAND.
AND LIKE I SAID, SHE'S MADE A LOT OF CHANGES.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THEM.
SO SHE'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.
BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MICHAELA.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A LOT OF KIDS YOUR AGE WOULD DO THAT.
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AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT SOMEDAY, OFFICIALLY.SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT.
AND IF I COULD HAVE MOM AND DAD COME UP HERE AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION FOR THE JUNIOR MAYOR OF THE DAY.
ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS SERVING THE CITY IN WHICH ONE LIVES IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF DEMOCRACY AND THE INCLUSION OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNING PROCESS, AND WHEREAS GETTING INVOLVED IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOSTERS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PRIDE IN ONE CITY.
AND WHEREAS THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHAMPION OUR YOUTH, CHAMPION OUR YOUTH, ALONG WITH THE WYLIE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND WHEREAS FOURTH GRADER MIKAYLA HERMAN, MADAM MAYOR LEADS BY EXAMPLE AT WHITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MIKAYLA HERMAN AS JUNIOR MAYOR FOR THE DAY IN SACHSE, THE CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES HER TO CONTINUE WORKING HARD IN SCHOOL AND AND IN THE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND LOOKS FORWARD TO HER POTENTIAL AND GROWTH.
I'M GOING TO TAKE ALL THIS IN. NO, NO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR MICHAELA.
MADAM MAYOR, DO I HAVE PERMISSION TO RESUME MY DUTIES? OKAY. GREAT. ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE. IF YOU WANT TO RUN THE REST OF THE MEETING, I PROMISE.
OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK.
AND ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, LOGAN THATCHER AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIST ESTHER WEAVER, WHO YOU'VE ALREADY MET, WILL RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF ALL OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. AND BY THE WAY, THAT IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
PUBLIC SERVICE IS EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE YOU SEE HERE.
I THINK COUNCIL WOULD AGREE, WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT THEM.
SO LOGAN AND ESTHER COME ON DOWN.
AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE ARTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, FINANCE, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY PLANNING, HUMAN RIGHTS, RECREATION AND MORE.
AND WHEREAS, THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE ON THE CITY OF SACHSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INFORM AND ADVISE POLICYMAKERS AND ARE INTEGRAL TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE ENJOY HERE.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF SAN JOSE RECOGNIZES THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME AND TALENT BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SERVICES THEY RENDER. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 5TH THROUGH 11TH, 2024 AS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK IN SAN JOSE AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO APPRECIATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY.
OKAY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
WE HAD PUBLIC SERVICE. NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO PUBLIC WORKS.
SO THE FOLLOWING WILL RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION TONIGHT.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CIP BRIAN JAFFE, METER SERVICES CREW LEADER JERRY MUMPHREY, WATER QUALITY TECHNICIAN GREG MOSS, SEWER CREW LEADER GARY SAMPLES, SUPERINTENDENT JEREMY WISEMAN AND CERTAINLY, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS COREY NESBITT WILL COME DOWN AND RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION. COME ON DOWN, COREY.
SO I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE THAT THESE GUYS RIGHT HERE WE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
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NAMELY, TURN ON OUR WATER AND FLUSHING OUR TOILETS WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT THINGS.SO WHEN YOU SEE THEM, IT'S GOOD AND BAD.
IT'S BAD BECAUSE SOMETHING'S PROBABLY NOT RIGHT.
BUT THE BEST PART ABOUT IT, THOUGH, IS THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT FIXED.
AND THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE THAT CAN DO IT LIKE THESE GUYS CAN DO IT.
AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THINGS DON'T BREAK BETWEEN 8 AND 5.
THEY CRAZY AS THAT SOUNDS, THEY BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
THEY BREAK ON THANKSGIVING, OR THEY BREAK DURING A COWBOY GAME, PROBABLY, I'M SURE.
AND SO IT'S, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT DOESN'T MATTER TO THEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A JOB AND THEY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOU GUYS HARD WORK.
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOU.
WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL, THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF SACHSE, TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR ESSENTIAL TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF SACHSE TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS THE YEAR 2024 MARKS THE 64TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION WITH THE THEME ADVANCING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH THROUGH 25, 2024, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, AND I URGE ALL TO JOIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
CONGRATULATIONS. LIKE YOU LIKE IT.
JUST WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND SO I'M CERTAINLY THANKFUL FOR FOR THESE GUYS SPECIFICALLY AND THE GROUP THAT WE HAVE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT, ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
MISTER POTTS AND MISS LEWIS HERE.
ALL RIGHT. SOME OF YOU MAY BE WONDERING, AREN'T THESE GUYS DOWN HERE ALL THE TIME? AND THE ANSWER IS YES, THEY ARE.
THAT'S HOW WHAT AN AMAZING JOB THEY DO.
AND JUST LIKE WE HEARD FROM OUR OTHER PROCLAMATIONS RECOGNIZING WEEKS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE OTHER ONES WE RECOGNIZE TONIGHT.
MISTER POTTS AND MISS LEWIS HAVE DONE AN AWESOME JOB SINCE THEY'VE BEEN HERE.
AND WHILE WE ALWAYS CAN'T REALLY SAY WHAT'S COMING.
I PROMISE YOU, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSION CULTIVATES THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS, CHAMPIONS SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, RESILIENCY, BOOST ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND BUILDS ROBUST TAX BASES.
WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS OPERATE THROUGHOUT DIVERSE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING RURAL, SUBURBAN AND URBAN SETTINGS, LOCAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AMONG MANY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
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WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS SERVE AS STEWARDS, BRIDGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS RESIDENTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES, EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS TO COLLABORATE IN PROMOTING JOB CREATION, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENTS, AND AN OPTIMISTIC FUTURE.NOW THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 10TH, 2024 AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND REMIND INDIVIDUALS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, WHICH SUPPORTS EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES, BETTERING LIVES, AND MOVING SOCIETY FORWARD.
SO JARED IS NOT AS TALL AS LANCE, SO THAT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT MICHAELA, I ALWAYS TELL THIS TO PEOPLE.
IF YOU WANT TO STAY, YOU CAN, BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR OUT NOW IF YOU WANT IT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM, OH, EXCUSE ME IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
[C. Public Comment]
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
NEXT CARD I HAVE IS RICHARD CHANDLER.
GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS RICHARD.
I LIVE AT 5518 DEPOT DRIVE IN THE STATION.
WE HAVE ALMOST 60% OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE STATION, MEMBERS OF THE FACEBOOK PAGE.
SO TONIGHT I'M HERE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOT OF MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS, AND I'VE COME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT COMES UP MORE FREQUENTLY THAN MOST, AND THE ONE THAT HAS GOT ME OUT OF MY SEAT UP HERE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT TODAY.
AND THAT'S MAINLY THE TRAFFIC ON THE COMMONS PARKWAY.
AND AS YOU KNOW, THE STATION WAS ENVISIONED AS A WALKABLE COMMUNITY.
BUT THE INCREASED TRAFFIC FROM THE RECENT COMPLETION OF PHASE TWO, WHICH ADDED 49 ADDITIONAL HOMES, PLUS THE COMPLETION OF HERITAGE PARK, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED THIS FALL, AS YOU GUYS KNOW HAS REALLY SORT OF CHANGED THE DYNAMIC, THE DYNAMIC OF THE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT THE COMMONS PARKWAY IS HEAVILY TRAFFICKED TO AVOID NEARBY SCHOOL ZONES ON HUDSON, AND IT'S ALSO BECOME A CUT THROUGH OVER TO THE PALM BEACH OR PALM BEACH, I SAID, PALM BEACH.
I'M FROM FLORIDA. GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE.
PALM BEACH SOUNDS BETTER, THOUGH.
YEAH. FURTHERMORE WITH THE UPCOMING COMPLETION OF HERITAGE PARK, AS I SAID THAT'S EXPECTED TO BRING EVEN MORE FAMILIES AND MORE PEDESTRIANS, OBVIOUSLY, OVER INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE HAVE A FEEL LIKE THERE'S A NEED FOR UPDATED TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A TRAFFIC STUDY COMPLETED.
I SPOKE TO MISS NASH ABOUT IT BEFORE.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN THE STUDY, BUT I KNOW THERE WAS ONE COMPLETED.
AND I THINK AT THE TIME THEY SAID THAT NO ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC MEASURES WERE NEEDED.
SO I KNOW A LOT OF THE PEOPLE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
IT'S ALREADY A TWO DIRECTIONAL STOP, BUT IT'S NOT A FOUR DIRECTIONAL STOP.
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US THAT LIVE OVER THERE REALLY LIKE IT.MR. CHANDLER, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
SORRY. WRAP UP. SORRY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I WILL LET THE REST OF MY NEIGHBORS TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHANDLER. NEXT I HAVE IS DANIEL ROY.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DANIEL ROY.
I LIVE AT 3621 THE COMMONS PARKWAY IN SACHSE.
I HAVE LIVED IN SACHSE AND ON THE COMMONS PARKWAY FOR TWO YEARS.
WITH THE ADDITIONAL HOUSING, APARTMENTS AND BUSINESSES AT THE CORNER OF THE COMMONS PARKWAY AND GEORGE BUSH, IT'S ONLY NATURAL FOR THE TRAFFIC ON THE COMMONS PARKWAY TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND I HAVE, IN FACT, WITNESSED THAT TRAFFIC GROWTH EVERY DAY.
I AND THE VISITORS OF THE STATION USE THIS ROAD, BUT IT'S NOT JUST US.
IT'S ALSO A QUICK ACCESS CUT THROUGH TO THE TOLLWAY BY RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE HOUSES ACROSS FROM HUDSON WHO WANT TO BYPASS THE EVER DANGEROUS MERRITT ROAD.
IT MUST ALSO BE KNOWN THAT THIS ROAD IS NOT ONLY USED BY VEHICLES EVERY DAY, BUT ALSO BY THE MANY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ENJOY THE COMMONS PARK AND WHO WALK TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL WE HAVE CLOSE BY.
THE PARK ON THE COMMONS PARKWAY IS VERY POPULAR, ESPECIALLY WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO'S EIGHT YEARS OLD.
SHE LOVES THE PARK AND ASKED ME TO GO ALMOST EVERY AFTERNOON.
THIS PARK, THOUGH IN THIS ROAD, IS UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
I HAVE WATCHED CARS RACE DOWN THE STREET DURING RUSH HOUR.
AT THE SAME TIME, SMALL KIDS ARE WALKING TO SCHOOL AND WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS.
I HAVE COME TO THIS MEETING TO URGE YOU, CITY COUNCIL, TO MAKE THIS ROAD SAFE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND RESIDENTS, TO CONDUCT ANOTHER TRAFFIC STUDY HERE AND TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY MEASURES AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, WHICH IT IS DOING.
I'M VERY CONCERNED AN ACCIDENT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
JUST THIS YEAR, AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL, THE SAME AGE AS MY DAUGHTER, WAS HIT BY A DRIVER CROSSING A STREET WHILE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN KELLER, TEXAS. I DON'T WANT SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENING TO ANY OF OUR CHILDREN.
INSTALLING ADDITIONAL CROSSWALKS ALONG THE COMMONS PARKWAY AND HUDSON DRIVE, MAKING THE COMMONS PARKWAY AT UNION STREET A FOUR WAY STOP, AND OTHER MEASURES COST VERY LITTLE COMPARED TO THE LOSS SOMEONE SUFFERS AND LOSING A CHILD OR FAMILY MEMBER.
PLEASE, WE IMPLORE YOU TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND TO MAKE THE COMMONS PARKWAY SAFER.
PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS TO MAKE A CHANGE.
DO IT NOW. SACHSE IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY, AND IT'S GROWING AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE.
BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT GROWTH.
WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWTH AND TAKE ACTION WHEN THERE IS A CLEAR DANGER TO THE RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU, MR. ROY. NEXT I HAVE IS KRISTEN, MY GOODNESS SALIMAN.
OH, OKAY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE EAR.
OH. MY NAME IS KRISTEN COLBURN.
I'M GONNA LOWER THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE TOWNHOUSES IN THE STATION THAT IS PURCHASED.
I MOVED IN IN OCTOBER OF 2022.
SO RIGHT AFTER, I THINK THE TRAFFIC STUDY HAD BEEN COMPLETE.
SINCE I HAVE MOVED IN, OVER HALF THE TOWNHOUSES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
AND LIKE RICKY SAID, THE WHOLE ADDITIONAL HOUSING PHASE TWO WAS OPENED.
ALL THE CHILDREN KNOW HER AND SO WE WALK EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WE NEVER CROSS ACROSS COMMONS BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE, FRANKLY, EVEN AS AN ADULT, PEOPLE GO WAY TOO FAST.
THERE'S WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE PARKED.
I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PARKING, BUT WITHOUT A STOP SIGN THERE YOU CAN'T SEE VERY WELL.
SO FROM THE TOWNHOUSES, I COMMONLY HAVE TO TAKE A LEFT ON THE COMMONS TO GET OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AT NIGHT, THEY ARE COMPLETELY FULL AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AROUND THEM.
FRANKLY, YOU'RE ALMOST HAVING TO PULL OUT INTO THE STREET.
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THEN YOU'VE GOT A CAR COMING 45 DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU'RE TRYING TO LOOK BOTH WAYS.MAKE SURE THERE'S NO KIDS COMING AROUND LIKE THERE'S A LOT GOING ON ON THAT CORNER.
WHO WANTS A STOP SIGN, RIGHT? LIKE NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE AN IMPEDIMENT TO GO IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NOBODY LIKES THAT RIGHT? BUT IT'S BECOME SUCH AN ISSUE.
I HAVE NOT TALKED TO A SINGLE PERSON THAT DOESN'T WANT A STOP SIGN PUT IN THERE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS FEEL YOU HAVE TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY.
TO ME FEELS A LOT CHEAPER JUST TO ADD TWO STOP SIGNS AT THAT CORNER, THEN DO ANOTHER TRAFFIC STUDY.
YOU GUYS DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
BUT IT FEELS LIKE A VERY SIMPLE SOLUTION THAT COULD FIX A LOT OF THINGS.
I DO KNOW A LOT OF THOSE KIDS, THERE'S OFTEN 10 TO 15 KIDS AT THE PARK EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I SEE THEM PLAYING WITH SOCCER BALLS AND OTHER THINGS THAT ALL ARE ROLLING ACROSS THE COMMONS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THE SIDEWALK.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S THE RIGHT THING EITHER.
THEY'RE USING IT AS A CUT THROUGH EVERY SINGLE TIME TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY.
PROBABLY A LOT CHEAPER TO PUT TWO STOP SIGNS IN.
I'M NOT A MATH PERSON, BUT I'M GOING TO GUESS IT'S A LOT CHEAPER.
AND SO I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS REALLY TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT.
IF A NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS IT, THERE MUST REALLY BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHO WANTS TO STOP MORE THAN THEY HAVE TO? SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MISS COLBERT.
SALLY AND I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET YOUR NAME WRONG, I ALWAYS DO, MORALES.
YEAH, YOU'LL HAVE TO CORRECT ME.
I WAS CLOSE. MIRELES. HELLO, I'M SALLY.
I AM A REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL.
I HAVE HELPED A DOZEN FAMILIES MOVE IN AND OUT OF THE STATION.
I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST REALTORS WHEN THIS COMMUNITY GOT STARTED.
I DON'T THINK WE EXPECTED IT TO GROW SO FAST.
MARLA IS RIGHT THERE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PARK.
WE HAVE A BLENDED FAMILY WITH SIX KIDS.
SO WE THOUGHT, HEY, THIS IS PERFECT.
WE HAVE A BABYSITTER RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
SO HALF OF THOSE KIDS ARE ARE OURS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE BIG BASKETBALL HOOP IN THE BACK, AND THE KIDS DO DEFINITELY COME OVER AND PLAY, BUT OUR, OUR YARD IS ELEVATED AND THE ALLEY AND THE KIDS ARE PLAYING THERE ALL THE TIME WITH THE BALL, AND I'VE SEEN THE BALL, YOU KNOW, GO IN THE STREET AND THEY'RE LIKE, WHOA.
AND THEY, THEY'RE TEENAGERS, SO THEY KNOW BETTER.
BUT THE KIDS THAT ARE PLAYING AT THE PARK, THEY DON'T KNOW BETTER.
I'VE SEEN THEM JUST RUN ACROSS THE STREET AND LOOK QUICK BOTH WAYS.
AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE MANNY'S AND BRASS TAP RIGHT THERE, WHICH I'VE SEEN YOU KNOW PEOPLE GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN INTOXICATED OR WHATNOT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM.
OUR BEDROOM IS RIGHT BY THAT, BY THAT STREET.
SO ALL THINGS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT WE REALIZE HOW QUICKLY THIS THE STATION WAS GOING TO GROW WITH THE APARTMENTS THERE, WITH THE HOSPITAL, WHICH IS GREAT. IT'S BRINGING IN A LOT OF FOLKS AND AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS GETTING REALLY DANGEROUS WITH OUR CHILDREN THERE.
WE HAD SOMEONE POST ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE WITH THEIR DASH CAMERA HOW THEY ALMOST GOT HIT.
GO COMING OUT FROM THE APARTMENTS.
SO IT'S LITTLE THINGS THAT WE DON'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT BUT THAT HAVE BECOME AN ISSUE.
MAYBE THEY WEREN'T IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THAT WE THOUGHT, WOW, THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO BE HUGE AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A FACTOR THAT IN THE BEGINNING MIGHT NOT HAVE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED OR WHATNOT.
SO I DO AGREE THAT WE DO NEED A STOP SIGN THERE.
I THINK IT WAS NEEDED FROM THE BEGINNING, BUT NOW IT'S JUST IT REALLY MIGHT BE MANDATORY.
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TO PROVIDE THAT.
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ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON AN ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA.NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D, COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES.
[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]
ITEM ONE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS.ANYONE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MR. PRESTENBERG.
YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THERE WAS A ANIMAL SHELTER.
EXCUSE ME, THE ANIMAL SHELTER HOSTED A PET VACCINATION AND MICROCHIPPING CLINIC ON MAY THE 4TH.
WELL, OWNERS, I GUESS YOU'D SAY PARTICIPATE WITH A LIST, WITH A LOT OF THOSE HAVING MULTIPLE PETS SO EASILY SURPASSING 100 DIFFERENT ANIMALS BEING CARED FOR. SO I THINK IT WAS MORE THAN A SUCCESS.
JUST SHOWS THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY AND HOW EXCITED WE ARE FOR AUGUST TO GET HERE.
AUGUST, SEPTEMBER LATER THIS YEAR TO COME.
SO THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON PURPOSE.
YOU DON'T WANT ME TO TALK. YOU'RE ON NOW.
WE HAD THE BUFFETT BEACH BAND I ATTENDED.
THEY HAD ABOUT 3000 PEOPLE OUT THERE.
IT WAS A GOOD OLD TIME, EXCEPT FOR THE NAUSEATING GENERATOR OF THE FOOD TRUCK.
SORRY. I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY NEGATIVE THINGS.
THE NEXT ONE IS JUNE 7TH, 80S MIXTAPE BAND.
I'VE ALREADY CUT THE SLEEVES OFF MY 80S CONCERT SHIRT, SO I'M READY TO GO.
MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A FARMER'S TAN PROBABLY GOING ON AT THAT TIME, BUT I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
THERE WERE SOME VISUALS THERE. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO, BUT ANYWAY.
MY FAMILY AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES THIS WEEKEND AND IT WAS LOVELY.
I JUST WANT TO COMMEND STAFF FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY, Y'ALL ORDERED PERFECT WEATHER AND EVERYONE WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME.
I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT IT.
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME ON COUNCIL? SEEING NONE MRS. NASH.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WELL, LUCKILY LEAH WILL HAVE THE TRANSCRIPT FOR US SO WE CAN MAKE A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MY PART.
TO 1 P.M. IN THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT RIGHT DOWN THERE.
THE MARKET WILL BE HOSTED ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH THROUGH OCTOBER.
TO 1 P.M. ON SATURDAY, MAY 18TH.
SO IF YOU IF YOU GOT THAT PERFECT TIME TO BRING THAT OUT, THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT FOR YOU.
SO OUR LAST, UNFORTUNATELY, POP UP PARK OF THE SEASON WILL BE ON MAY 25TH FROM NOON TO 2 P.M.
AT JOE AND PATRICIA STONE PARK.
MORE INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND MR. FRANKS HAS ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.
IT WAS A HIT AT OUR FIRST ONE THIS PAST FRIDAY, AS YOU HEARD.
SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US AGAIN.
AND THEN ALSO TOO, I WANT TO SAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THIS IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.
AND THEY DIDN'T JUST ALWAYS TEACH OUT OF A TEXTBOOK.
AND I KNOW I HAD SOME TEACHERS LIKE THAT.
SO IF YOU SEE A TEACHER THIS WEEK, JUST SAY THANK YOU.
THEY I KNOW THEY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
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AND IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING FOR A TEACHER, NOW IS THE WEEK TO DO IT.THIS IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK.
AND ALSO TOO, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS AND MISS HOWARTH.
WHILE THE RESULTS AREN'T OFFICIAL, CONGRATULATIONS ON SERVING ANOTHER THREE YEARS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT.
AND WE WILL CANVASS THAT ELECTION ON MAY 15TH.
AND THEN I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR CITY SECRETARY, MISS GRANGER.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ONE OF THE CITY SECRETARY'S DUTIES IS ELECTIONS.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ON ELECTION NIGHT.
THIS STARTS IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS, WHEN PACKETS ARE MADE BACK IN JANUARY.
AND SHE KEEPS IT'S LIKE HERDING CATS.
SHE TRIES TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN LINE.
AND AND NOT ONLY THAT, ON ELECTION NIGHT SHE IS AWAKE WHEN WE ARE ALL IN BED.
AND SO THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT WAS ESPECIALLY LONG.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE TWO COUNTIES WE WORK IN COLLIN AND DALLAS COUNTY.
AND SO NOTHING'S, SHE CAN'T HER JOB'S NOT OVER UNTIL THOSE ARE POSTED.
SO SHE SPENDS A LOT OF HOURS AND A LOT OF LATE NIGHTS DOING THAT.
FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND MAKING SURE OUR ELECTIONS ARE SMOOTH WITH NO PROBLEMS. THANK YOU, MISS GRANGER. AND LASTLY, ON A SOMBER NOTE, OF COURSE, TODAY IS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLEN SHOOTING ON MAY 6TH LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO SOULS THAT WERE LOST THAT LIVE IN SACHSE.
TODAY COX ELEMENTARY HAD A SHORT OBSERVANCE MEMORIAL OBSERVANCE, IF YOU WILL TO COMMEMORATE THEIR YOUNG LIVES THAT WERE LOST WAY, WAY TOO SOON. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE VOLLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ALONG WITH OTHER ANONYMOUS DONORS, SOME HAVE FUNDED A MEMORIAL PARK FOR THOSE TWO KIDS.
WE HAD A CEREMONY TODAY, AND IT WAS, IT WAS VERY NICE WHILE THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TRIBUTE FOR THOSE YOUNG GIRLS.
HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD BE SOMETIME EITHER THE END OF SUMMER OR FIRST PART OF THE FALL.
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVITED.
THEY SAID THAT WE ARE DEFINITELY PART OF THEIR FAMILY.
AND THAT'S THE ONE THING YOU DON'T EVER, EVER WANT TO THINK ABOUT.
WE CAN HANDLE A LOT OF THINGS.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO REMEMBER DANIELLA AND SOFIA.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E, CONSENT AGENDA.
[E. Consent Agenda - All items listed on the consent agenda will be considered by the City Council and will be enacted on by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests.]
ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.THERE ARE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
APPROVE THE APRIL 15TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES.
ITEM TWO, ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2024.
ITEM THREE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS FROM GTS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE AMOUNT OF $84,358.28 USING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES OR DIR PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.
ITEM FOUR, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO, OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A RENEWAL OF THE SPECTRUM CHARTER AGREEMENT FOR A THREE YEAR TERM IN THE AMOUNT OF $124,424 THROUGH THE MICHIGAN COLLEGIATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, MICTA PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AND ITEM FIVE AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $440,734.
WITH REYNOLDS ASPHALT AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR ASPHALT STREET AND RECONSTRUCTION OF HILLTOP TRAIL AND MEADOW LANE ARE 20 4-02 AND REPAIRS TO SACHSE ROAD FROM MILES TO THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
HEARING? NONE. I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
MISS HOWARTH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MOTION BY MISS HOWARD HOWARTH TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS SECOND.
SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
OH. WE NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
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YES. WE GOT YOUR VOTE.ARE YOU LOCKED IN? DO YOU SHOW HIM AS LOGGED IN.
OKAY. CAN YOU RECORD HIM AS AN AFFIRMATIVE? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, ITEM ONE.
[1. Consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a contract with Garret Shields Infrastructure, LLC to reconstruct pedestrian improvements along Brookveiw Court in the amount of One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand, Eight Hundred Forty and No/100 Dollars ($144,840.00).]
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH GARRETT SHIELDS INFRASTRUCTURE, LLC TO RECONSTRUCT PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG BROOKVIEW COURT IN THE AMOUNT OF $144,840.I'M AFRAID TO CALL ON YOU, MISS NASH, BUT I'M GOING TO ANYWAY.
MISS NASH. I'LL CROAK MY WAY THROUGH IT.
OKAY. YOU GOT HELP RIGHT HERE.
AND BROOKVIEW COURT IS WITHIN THOSE CONFINES.
THOSE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH DALLAS COUNTY TO US.
AND SO WE ARE PROPOSING THERE ARE SOME FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
AND THIS PROJECT WOULD PROVIDE SOME PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL STOP CROAKING.
HELLO, MR. JAFFEE. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE CDBG BROOKVIEW COURT PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
IN THIS CASE, DALLAS COUNTY ACTUALLY APPROACHED US WITH SOME SOME MONEY TO, TO USE TO REPAIR PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALL OR ALL THE WAY AROUND. BROOKVIEW COURT STAFF WENT AHEAD AND DESIGNED THIS PROJECT.
WE BID IT. WE RECEIVED SEVEN QUOTES, WHICH IS GREAT.
THAT'S KIND OF A TESTAMENT TO PEOPLE DO WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF SACHSE.
THE LOW BIDDER WAS GARRETT SHIELDS.
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE COST IS $144,840.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $144,840, AND NO SENSE WITH GARRETT SHIELDS INFRASTRUCTURE, LLC.
THIS IS JUST A VICINITY MAP OF THE PROJECT.
IN CASE ANYBODY IS UNFAMILIAR WITH BROOKVIEW COURT, IT IS THE THE THE YELLOW LINE.
THERE IS THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE WILL BE REPLACING.
THEY GO FROM BROOKVIEW DRIVE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CUL DE SAC THERE.
AND THE NEXT PICTURE IS JUST SOME PICTURES THAT I WENT OUT AND WALKED THE SITE AND JUST KIND OF IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SIDEWALK IS IT'S DETERIORATING PRETTY BADLY.
AND THAT'S WHY THE COUNTY APPROACHED US AND ASKED US TO DO THIS PROJECT WITH THEM.
THAT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
THAT'S CORRECT. SO NET ZERO BASICALLY.
YES. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
MR. PRESTENBERG, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO 145,000 ROUGHLY TO ONLY REPAIR THE SIDEWALKS.
AND THEN GARRETT SHIELDS, HAVE WE DONE ANY WORK WITH THEM IN THE PAST OR.
WE HAVE NOT DONE WORK WITH GARRETT SHIELDS THAT I'M AWARE OF.
THEY THEY DID SEND IN REFERENCES.
THEY'VE WORKED IN PLANO, IN RICHARDSON.
BUT IF THEY SHOWED REFERENCES AND THEY DID OKAY THERE THERE WERE BIDS THAT WERE REJECTED THAT WERE LOWER, BUT THEY DID NOT MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS. SO THEY WERE THE LOWEST ACCEPTABLE BIDDER.
THAT MAKES SENSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
YOU CAN THANK YOUR STATE LEGISLATURE FOR THOSE LAWS.
BY THE WAY, MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.
FIRST I'LL SAY COUNCILMAN PRESTENBERG.
YOU'RE IN THE ARMY. EVERYTHING WAS BUILT BY THE LOWEST BIDDER.
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THAT'S WHY I ASKED. SO ON YOUR PICTURES HERE.BECAUSE I RECENTLY HAD THE PLEASURE OF WALKING THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO TRY TO GET VOTES.
WOULD THAT BE PART OF IT? YES, SIR. OKAY.
WE DID IDENTIFY SOME CURBS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.
WE HAD SEVERAL OF THOSE AND ON THE CENTRAL, ON THE LEFT AND CENTRAL PHOTOS.
YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY HARD CURBS WHERE THEY MEET AN ALLEY OR STREET.
ARE THOSE GOING TO BE ADA ACCESSIBLE TRANSITIONED? YES. THERE WILL BE A RAMP DOWN THAT'S ACTUALLY A FLUME.
EITHER WAY. BUT YES, IT IT WILL YOU WILL RAMP DOWN TO IT.
IT WILL NOT BE A SIX INCH STEP THE WAY IT IS NOW.
SO THE DRAINAGE FLUME AND REGULAR STREETS, ALLEYS, WHAT HAVE YOU.
THANKS. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM WITH MR. JAFFE? THANK YOU SIR.
THERE YOU GO. I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE MORE QUICK POINT FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR THE PUBLIC, AS I VAGUELY REFERENCED WHEN WE STARTED THIS, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IS VERY SPECIFIC AS TO WHERE IT CAN BE EXPENDED AND SACHSE IS A VERY SMALL AREA BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH BASICALLY THE ECONOMICS OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE EQUITABLE REPAIRS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS THESE FUNDS CAN ONLY BE EXPENDED IN A CERTAIN AREA.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO ADDRESS THAT MAYOR AND ALSO TO IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR CORY OR SOMEONE ELSE, BUT $144,000 IS DOING PER OR MATTSON IS DOING ABOUT TEN HOUSES IN A CIRCLE.
IS THIS WHY WE CAN'T UPDATE THE CITY SIDEWALKS ANY QUICKER? I MEAN, CONCRETE'S STUPID.
LET'S JUST LET'S JUST SAY WHAT IT IS.
THE COST OF CONCRETE IS DUMB, OKAY? IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION.
IT WAS MORE OF A SORRY TO MAKE YOU WALK UP HERE, BUT.
IT SOUNDED LIKE MORE OF A STATEMENT.
TRUSTEE. WELL, I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION, AND I WAS, LIKE, A SECOND, BUT HE FLOOR IT.
OKAY. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM F, ONE AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PRESTENBERG TO APPROVE ITEM F ONE AS PRESENTED.
TO HAVE A SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.
GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO SAY FILIBUSTER ON THIS VOTE.
YOU PROBABLY GET YOUR CHANCE EVENTUALLY.
OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.
IT'S NOT YOU THIS TIME, FRANK.
I DIDN'T GET THAT. SO, FOR THE RECORD, MR. LINDSEY DID NOT COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF LOGGING IN.
OKAY. IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED ALREADY, PLEASE VOTE.
THERE YOU GO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO.
[2. Discuss and review applications for the 2024 City of Sachse Scholarship.]
DISCUSS AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024 CITY OF SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP.THIS IS AN ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL WITH FUNDING RECEIVED FROM COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, OUR SOLID WASTE PROVIDER, THAT THEY PROVIDE $1,000 FOR YOU ALL TO DETERMINE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A SACHSE RESIDENT.
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OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT WHERE YOU REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKET, AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE REDACTED.AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LOGAN TO BE ABLE TO.
HELLO, MISS THATCHER, HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING GOOD. SO JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, CONTEXT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL THERE WAS A A SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT WAS MYSELF AND A FEW OTHER STAFF MEMBERS.
THERE WERE 12 APPLICATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FROM STUDENTS THAT WERE PART OF EITHER WYLIE ISD, OR IN GARLAND ISD.
AND SO WE VETTED THOSE APPLICATIONS AND WENT THROUGH A CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH YOUR PACKET OF SCORING AND TABULATIONS.
AND WE WENT AND MADE A MATRIX FOR AVERAGING BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
AND THUS WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A SCORING AVERAGES FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
AND YOU'RE INFERRING, OF COURSE, THAT THESE ARE THE THREE FINALISTS.
WE'LL DISCUSS AMONG OURSELVES AND HANG TIGHT.
OH, MISS HOWARTH. I HAVE A QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO TALK. OKAY? YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. THATCHER. MISS HOWARTH. I'M ASSUMING ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? KIND OF LIKE WE NORMALLY DO THIS.
YEAH. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS IF I KNOW.
SINCE WE HAVE THREE FOR SIMPLICITY'S SAKE, YOUR TOP CHOICE.
MY TOP CHOICE. THREE, TWO, ONE, 2 OR 3, RANK THEM, OR JUST GIVE ME THE TOP ONE.
WE'LL START WITH YOUR TOP ONE FOR NOW.
OKAY. AND THEN IF WE HAD TO GO TO TIEBREAKERS, WE'LL GO THAT ROUTE.
SO ALL RIGHT, SINCE I'M ALREADY ON, WE'VE CLARIFIED THE RULES.
I MY MY TOP CANDIDATE IS APPLICANT ONE.
OKAY. I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED THAT THIS APPLICANT HAS A WORK EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL.
BUT THAT'S KUDOS TO THIS YOUNG PERSON FOR FOR WORKING AND MAINTAINING HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND THAT THIS APPLICANT NUMBER ONE WORKED ON COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR THE CITIZENS OF SACHSE.
AND SHE MENTIONS THAT IN HER ESSAY.
AND THAT'S ALSO KIND OF UNUSUAL FOR OUR APPLICANTS FOR CITY OF SACHSE.
AND I LOVE TO GIVE KUDOS TO FOLKS THAT WANT TO WORK IN THE REACH OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT CAN DO A GOOD ESSAY, TOO, BY THE WAY.
AND CAN DO A GOOD ESSAY. THAT'S A LOST ART.
FIRST OFF IF YOU MULTIPLIED MY GPA BY 2 OR 3, YOU MIGHT GET THEIRS.
SO I WAS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH THEIR ALL THREE OF THEIR ACADEMIC PROWESS.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS NUMBER THREE.
BAND, ACADEMIC DECATHLON, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, YOU NAME IT, THIS PERSON HAS DONE IT.
BUT THEIR ESSAY WENT THROUGH ALL THREE ESSAYS, AND THIS ONE SEEMED TO REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT THE PERSONAL STATEMENT WAS, WAS ASKING FOR TALKING ABOUT JUST RECYCLING AND WHATNOT.
THIS PERSON OR SHE GAVE GREAT IDEAS IN HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW WE, YOU KNOW, AS A CITY, CAN UTILIZE THIS PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD IN HELPING OUT OUR RECYCLING PROGRAM.
SO WITH THAT, I LIKE NUMBER THREE.
I CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING THAT MISTER PRESTENBERG SAID.
SO NUMBER THREE IS MY PICK AS WELL.
IT'S DEFINITELY VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE ON HERE.
I DEFINITELY LIKE THE IDEA OF MAKING VIDEOS.
I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE OUR MAYOR GO OUT TO CWD AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE IN PERSON, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO DO A LITTLE VIDEO AND REALLY TO TAKE BACK SOME MORE INFORMATION BACK TO OUR CITY SIDES.
I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
AND THAT NUMBER THREE ON TOP THERE, I DEFINITELY TAKE NOTICE.
I'LL SAY THAT. MISS BUHLER, ALL THREE APPLICANTS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE.
THEY ARE CLEARLY HARD WORKERS AND TAKE THEIR STUDIES VERY SERIOUSLY.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO LEND MY VOTE TO APPLICANT NUMBER ONE.
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GREAT COMMUNITY SERVICE GREAT GRADES AND GOOD WORK ETHIC WITH THE WORK HISTORY, I LIKE THAT.SO THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.
YOU'RE ON. SO MY COMPLAINT EVERY YEAR WHEN WE DO THIS IS THE LACK OF INVOLVEMENT FROM THESE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS IN THE CITY. AND MY BARK FOR SO MANY YEARS WAS WE JUST GAVE IT TO THE HIGHEST GPA PERSON, AND I WAS ADAMANTLY AGAINST THAT.
SO WHEN I SEE THAT THERE'S SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY HAS VOLUNTEERED WITH THE CITY, I GIVE THEM AS MANY EXTRA POINTS AS I CAN, SO I'LL CHOOSE NUMBER ONE.
MR. MILLSAP. OKAY, LOOKING AT ALL OF THEM, YOU HAVE TO COMMEND EVERYBODY HERE THAT HAS APPLIED FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND EFFORT TO TO GET THERE.
LOOKING AT THE ESSAY, I AM MORE OLD SCHOOL.
IT TENDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN A FORMAT OF HOW TO DO WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ASKED FOR.
THE QUESTION, AND THE OTHER TWO SEEMS TO ANSWER IT IN A FORMAT OF A CONCEPT OF WHAT TO DO.
AND I THINK WHAT TO DO IS, IS IMPORTANT, BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT WITH THE DETAILS? AND I THINK THIS MEETS THAT CRITERIA THAT I LOOK AT BEST.
SO I WOULD THINK NUMBER NUMBER THREE WOULD BE MY VOTE.
ALL RIGHT. AND I WOULD SAY TOO, THAT ALL THREE OF THEM WERE, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO RENEGOTIATE OUR THING WITH CWD AND GIVE US $3,000 INSTEAD OF A THOUSAND.
I DO ECHO THE NUMBER THREE CANDIDATES OR.
EXCUSE ME, THE COUNCIL THAT RECOMMENDED NUMBER THREE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT DID IT FOR ME, TOO.
THAT'S WHY I LIKED NUMBER THREE.
MR. PRESTENBERG SAID IT'S BEST, SO I WON'T REPEAT WHAT HE SAID, BUT I THEY'RE ALL OUTSTANDING TO ME.
AND OBVIOUSLY ONLY ONE IS GOING TO GET IT.
AND BUT I'M ALSO WITH NUMBER THREE.
SO BASED ON MY TALLY, WE HAVE FOUR FOR THREE AND THREE FOR ONE.
SO IF MY MATH IS CORRECT, THREE IS THE WINNER.
AND THEN MR. THATCHER, WE WILL NOTIFY ACCORDINGLY.
AND AT WHAT MEETING ARE THEY COMING BACK AT? DO WE KNOW WHAT MEETING. THEY'RE COMING.
IT'LL BE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
NEXT MEETING? YEP. OKAY, GREAT.
THANK YOU, MISS NASH. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM NEXT MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM THREE.
[3. Receive an update on a shop local event.]
RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON A SHOP LOCAL EVENT, MISS NASH.MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC.
YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS PROGRAM.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD SPOKE ABOUT IT AT THEIR LAST MEETING.
AND SO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF HAVE ALREADY ROLLED THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
BUT WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
IN LIGHT OF JARED AND DENISE ALREADY BEING HERE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK.
ANYWAY. AND JUST TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS AND BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC WHAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS DOING TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS. LONG TIME NO SEE, MR. POTTS. YES, SIR.
MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DELIGHTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THIS PROGRAM IS LIVE THE SHOP, LOCAL PASSPORT.
SO I KIND OF JUST STAYED OUT OF THE WAY.
SO IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AND THEN ALSO WITH INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK, WE PUT TOGETHER THIS PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO SHOP LOCALLY.
AND SO WE DO CALL IT THE SHOP LOCAL PASSPORT.
THEY SPENT $10 AT THE BUSINESS.
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THEY RECEIVE A STICKER, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, THE TEAM SACHSE STICKER.AND THEY PROVIDED SOME SOME GREAT FEEDBACK.
DENISE GATHERED 19 PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE SHOP.
AND SO YOU MIGHT SEE THERE YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A.
BEYOND BRACES, DAY SPA, RESTAURANTS AND A STORAGE FACILITY.
YOU MIGHT BE THINKING LIKE, WHY STORAGE FACILITY? HOW AM I GOING TO SPEND $10 THERE? BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS DENISE HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY THEY HAVE.
RELATIVE TO SOME OF THESE FOLKS, LIKE THE BRACES PLACE IS OFFERING A TEETH WHITENING TYPE PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM IS STARTED MAY 3RD.
THE PROGRAM WILL END ON MAY 30TH.
THE PASSPORT WILL BE DUE TO STAFF.
AND THEN WE WILL ANNOUNCE WINNERS ON JUNE 4TH.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, SHOP LOCAL, COLLECT STICKERS, WIN PRIZES.
SO ESSENTIALLY IT'LL BE IF YOU PARTICIPATE, YOU MEET THE CRITERIA.
YOU'LL BE ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE TO WIN EITHER $200 IN GIFT CARDS OR $150 IN GIFT CARDS.
AND OF COURSE, THAT WILL BE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
DENISE WILL PROMOTE SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING.
YOU CAN PRINT IT FROM HOME, OR YOU CAN COLLECT IT FROM ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES.
THOSE BUSINESSES ALSO HAVE THE STICKERS, AS YOU CAN SEE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S GOT SOME POSITIVE BENEFITS AND BUSINESS RETENTION ENGAGEMENT TYPE THINGS.
AND THEN I GUESS LASTLY THERE IS A MAP ONLINE.
SO IF YOU GO TO THE SACHSE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACEBOOK PAGE, THEN YOU DID CREATE A MAP WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF VISUALIZE WHERE THESE BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. AND THEN WE WILL, OF COURSE, GET FEEDBACK FROM BUSINESSES AFTER THE EVENT CONCLUDES TO HEAR KIND OF THEIR IMPRESSIONS AND HOW THEY FELT THAT IT WENT.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR MR. POTTS. SO, MR. POTTS, I'M LOOKING FOR THE FINE PRINT.
YOU KNOW ALL THOSE ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS COUNCIL ELIGIBLE FOR ALL THIS? YOU WERE. YOU WERE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE AS IS STAFF.
YOU WILL BE UNFORTUNATELY INELIGIBLE TO WIN.
BUT WE DO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE.
TAKE YOUR PASSPORT, VISIT THE BUSINESSES, GET YOUR STICKERS.
AND THERE IS ALWAYS A FINE PRINT.
YES, SIR. BUT SERIOUSLY, THOUGH.
SO. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. POTTS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR MR. POTTS? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU, MR. POTTS.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM FOUR.
[4. Receive the 2023 Sachse Fire-Rescue (SFR) Year in Review]
RECEIVED A 2023 SACHSE FIRE RESCUE YEAR IN REVIEW.MISS NASH. I THINK IT'S GOING TO SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.
NOW CHIEF WADE JUST PLEASE KNOW THAT WE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.
HOPEFULLY I WON'T PUT YOU ALL TO SLEEP, BUT WE WILL KICK IT OFF.
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ORGANIZATIONS. YOU'RE ALREADY YAWNING.THAT'S MY CUE. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION.
OUR STAFFING. WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE I GUESS FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 12 POSITIONS IN OPERATIONS, WHICH THE THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS FULL.
I HAD TWO KIDS THAT JUST CAME BACK FROM PARAMEDIC SCHOOL, WHICH THEY CAN FUNCTION, BUT NOT FULLY.
WE'VE GOT ONE ON LIGHT DUTY, SO POSITIONS WISE WE HAVE 12.
THE KEEPING THEM ALL THERE IS IS STILL A CHALLENGE AT TIMES, BUT WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS TEN IS OUR MINIMUM FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING TILL SEVEN AT NIGHT.
AND THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE TWO AMBULANCES IN SERVICE BECAUSE THAT'S OUR MINIMUM.
BUT HOPEFULLY IF EVERYBODY IS SHOWING UP FOR WORK AND EVERYTHING, WE DO HAVE THE SECOND AMBULANCE.
BUT THAT IS RARE AT THIS TIME.
SO MY GOAL IS BY AUGUST, I SHOULD HAVE THE POSITION FILLED PEOPLE OFF OF LIGHT DUTY, THE PARAMEDIC STUDENTS FULLY TRAINED AND I CAN USE THEM FOR FULLY FUNCTIONAL.
SO AT THAT POINT WE'LL GO TEN MINIMUM 24 OVER SEVEN.
SO WE'LL HAVE TWO APPARATUS AND TWO AMBULANCES IN SERVICE EVERY DAY.
AND THEN WE ALWAYS THROW IN CHIEF RICHARDSON THERE.
I LIKE TO ALWAYS REMIND EVERYBODY HE'S THE EXTRA PERSON RUNNING AROUND TOWN.
THAT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
OUR OPERATIONAL STATISTICS, THEY REMAIN PRETTY CONSISTENT.
I STARTED USING THE SAME GRAPH SINCE SINCE 19, BECAUSE THAT WAS FROM A POINT IN TIME TO SEE THE DIP IN 20 AND THEN THE PROJECTIONS BACK THEN. SO LIKE THIS YEAR FOR 2023, WE ARE BELOW WHAT WE DID IN 2022, BUT WE'RE STILL RIGHT ON TRACK OF THE ORIGINAL, THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE.
SO I WANT TO WATCH THAT CLOSE.
THEY ALWAYS THERE'S ALWAYS DIPS.
THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT THAT CHANGE IN THESE STATISTICS.
BUT I THINK I THINK WE'RE RIGHT WHERE WE SHOULD BE.
THE DATA ON THE TYPES OF CALLS.
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS TEND TO DECLINE OUR LIKE OUR FIRE STATS, VERY, VERY CONSISTENT.
WE ARE WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
WE'VE GOT A VERY FIRE SAFE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
IF THAT WAS A ZERO, I'D LOVE IT.
I MIGHT NOT HAVE A JOB, BUT I MEAN THAT THAT IS THE GOAL, THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
WE ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR FIRE LOSS VERSUS SAVES.
OH, THE WAY WE DO THAT IS WE AFTER EVERY FIRE WE TAKE, THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, THE ESTIMATED LOSS FOR THE THE, I GUESS THE REAL ESTATE ITSELF, PLUS ALL THE CONTENTS.
AND THEN WE MAKE THE BEST ESTIMATE.
SO WE'VE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT.
WE'RE RIGHT AT 17.6% ON THE FIRE LOSS.
BUT WE HAD WE HAD PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROPERTY VALUE AND WHETHER THAT WAS FROM THE INCREASED VALUES OR WHATNOT, BUT THE THE PERCENTAGE REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME.
CONSISTENT. AND WE DID HAVE THE EIGHT WORKING STRUCTURE FIRES OUT OF THE 43 FIRES THAT WE HAD.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR AMBULANCE SERVICE FEES.
BUT YOU RESIDENTS WILL NOT GET A BILL.
BUT IF YOU'RE A NONRESIDENT, YES, WE WILL HIT YOU HARD.
AND THAT INCLUDES ALL THE LITTLE EXTRAS TOO, THAT YOU HAVE TO THAT GOES IN WITH THAT.
OUR, I WANT TO FOCUS ON TRAINING FOR A LITTLE BIT.
IN ADDITION, WE ARE AN AUTHORIZED TRAINING CENTER FOR THE NAEMT, WHICH ALLOWS US TO DO A LOT OF THINGS ABOVE AND BEYOND OTHER DEPARTMENTS. ALL OF OUR FOLKS ARE CREDENTIALED WITH THESE.
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IT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND TIME ON THE FOLKS, BUT WE DO IT REGULAR AND IT'S IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL.WE HAVE CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDICS.
WE'VE GOT SOME FLIGHT PARAMEDICS.
WE HAVE A COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC.
SO THE OUR FOLKS ARE HUNGRY FOR KNOWLEDGE AND THEY ARE CREDENTIALED FAR ABOVE MOST DEPARTMENTS.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ON THE EMS SIDE.
OUR FOLKS HAVE PUT IN THIS YEAR, WE INCREASED OUR TRAINING HOURS CUMULATIVE.
I HAD 18 INDIVIDUALS GET NEW CERTIFICATIONS OR UPGRADE.
THE CURRENT CERTIFICATION, AGAIN, TAKES TIME AND EFFORT, AND OUR FOLKS ARE ALL OVER IT.
8000 OF THOSE HOURS GO TOWARD OUR ISO.
THEY REALLY DO A GOOD JOB OUT THERE, AND THEY TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
ON THE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SIDE.
I USED TO RECORD JUST MAJOR FIRES FOR THE YEAR, BUT NOW I RECORD THE MAJOR FIRES.
BUT HOW MANY FIRES? SO OF THE 43 FIRES, EIGHT WERE SIGNIFICANT.
JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE IT.
ALL OF THEM. BUT THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT THERE.
THE ONLY ADDITION IS THE FIRE HYDRANTS.
WE TOUCHED 459 OF THOSE IN 23.
OUR CITIZENS MEAN SOMETHING TO US, AND WE TRY TO BE THERE AND MEAN SOMETHING TO THEM.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.
HE AND JODY AND MYSELF GOT OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CERTIFICATES.
OUR DRONE PROGRAM HAD 22 MISSIONS.
THEY HAD TO FIGURE OUT THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.
SO WE GOT TO ASSIST WITH THAT.
WE'VE GOT TWO HAM RADIO TECHNICIANS IN THE GROUP NOW TO HELP SUPPORT OUR [INAUDIBLE] GROUP? KYLE. HE PUT TOGETHER A RESCUE FIVE TRAINING DRIVER TRAINING COURSE.
AND SPEAKING OF CERT, THESE FOLKS ARE ALWAYS AT EVERYTHING WE DO AND THEY ARE OUR TOP SUPPORTERS.
THEY WENT TO EIGHT FIRES, TEN TRAININGS, TEN CITY EVENTS, AND NOT ALL IN OUR CITY.
AND THAT'S THAT HELPS WITH OUR REHABS AT STRUCTURE FIRE.
AS I SAID, FOUR TRAIN MEMBERS TO DRIVE RESCUE FIVE AND THEIR LOST CHILD PROGRAM.
LOOK AT THEIR SIX KIDS AND ONE DOG.
DID THEY FIND THE DOG OR DID THE DOG FIND THEM? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO. AND THEY THEY DO REGIONAL STUFF AS WELL.
THE PROGRAM MANAGER, TRICIA LINDSEY.
AND THEY PAID HER WAY TO THE NATIONAL SAN FRANCISCO CERT CONFERENCE.
AND SHE'S ALSO ON THE BIG TRAINING TEAM FOR THE REGION WIDE DRILL COMING UP IN 2025.
SO THE REGIONAL ASPECT OF THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.
AS IT RELATES TO COST SAVINGS FOR THE CITY.
SO IT EQUALED OVER $42,000 IN EQUIVALENTS.
IN THE TOP TWO DEFINITION IS DOWN THERE.
IT'S A IT'S A TYPING THAT'S ISSUED BY FEMA WHICH QUALIFIES FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
BUT YOU'LL SEE THEM IN EVERYTHING.
OR JUST IN OUR, MAYBE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DAY.
WHEN I MADE THE SLIDE, I DIDN'T HAVE THEIR HOURS, BUT THEY PUT IN 161 HOURS.
THEY WORKED WITH THE CERT PROGRAM TO HELP SUPPORT THEM WITH WYLIE RODEO.
AND I'M ALWAYS TALKING WITH GREG WHEN THE WEATHER'S COMING IN.
WE'RE WATCHING TO SEE HOW SEE THE IMPACT.
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AND AND THEY COMMUNICATE WITH US ON THAT FRONT.THEN WE HAD OUR FIRE MID CORE THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE STARTING TO DO SOME THINGS.
THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT GRADUATED FROM THE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.
AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE FIRE CORPS.
THEIR FIRST PROJECT WAS BLAZE, THE HUMVEE.
WE GOT IT. THEY STARTED RAISING SOME MONEY FOR IT, AND WE FIXED IT UP PER THE CRITERIA.
THERE IT IS, THE HIGHWAY 78 TRASH PICKUP.
WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING THAT.
WE TOOK BLAZE OUT BEFORE IT WAS PAINTED.
BUT THERE AT THE S'MORES, THEY DID THE S'MORES THING FOR US TO HELP SET THAT UP.
I HAVE TO THROW THAT IN THERE EVERY TIME.
THEY'RE AT ALL THE CITY EVENTS.
THEY'RE HANGING OUT WITH US DOING OUR EVENTS AND SOME NEW INITIATIVES COMING UP.
SO WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WELL, WE WON THAT THAT AWARD FOR THE DICK FERNEAU CAREER.
EMS SERVICE OF THE YEAR AWARD.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL TO HELP HELP US PUSH OUR INITIATIVES THROUGH.
AND THEN WE UPGRADED SOME SOME DRIVER POSITIONS TO LIEUTENANT.
SO WHAT'S NEXT? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT TO APPLY FOR THE ISO ONE IN JUNE.
OUR NEW TYPE THREE FIRE ENGINE, WHICH IS THE THE FIRE PUMPER AND BRUSH TRUCK COMBINATION.
IT CAN BE EITHER WAY, ARRIVES IN JUNE.
WILL BE LOOKING AT THE CAAS ACCREDITATION.
OUR DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGIC PLANNING WILL CONTINUE ON OUR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS.
I WANT TO CONTINUE THEM TO GROW, HELP SUPPORT THEM.
ALONG WITH OUR FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THAT PROGRAM, OUR PUBLIC ACCESS TO DEFIBRILLATION.
WE'RE STARTING TO DISTRIBUTE THEM OUT, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT PROGRAM GOES.
STATION TWO REMODEL, FIRE STATION THREE LOOKING AT IT.
AND THEN A TRAINING FACILITY, WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE SOME OF THAT.
BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION TO COUNCIL IS THE APPARATUS PURCHASE PLANNING OF THE WAY THE INDUSTRY IS RIGHT NOW TAKES UP TO 18 MONTHS TO GET AN AMBULANCE, UP TO TWO YEARS TO GET A FIRE ENGINE, AND UP TO FOUR YEARS TO GET A LADDER TRUCK.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A TYPO, FOUR YEARS.
NOW, SO THAT'S IT'S UP TO THAT.
SO AS WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THAT, WHAT ARE THE INTRICATE THINGS GOING ON WITH THIS? MY BET IS THE INDUSTRY CORRECTS ITSELF.
SOMEBODY IS GOING TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO GET THEM FASTER.
BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE STANDARD.
SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU CHIEF WADE. QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF WADE FROM COUNCIL.
I'M SURE HE'LL TAKE GLOWING COMMENTS AS WELL.
MR. PRESTENBERG. HEY CHIEF, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
FIRST OFF, I DIDN'T GET A COIN, SO I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU KNOW.
ON LOOKING THROUGH SOME OF YOUR STATISTICS HERE I'M NOTICING THAT EMS FROM 2017, YOUR CALLS HAVE GONE FROM 63% UP TO ALMOST 72.5%.
IS THAT DUE TO LIKE, AN OLDER POPULATION? YEAH, I WOULD SAY IT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT HAVE MOVED IN TO ARIEL POINT AND SOME OF THE MEMORY CARE THINGS.
THAT'S MY GUESS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF FALLS AND WE HAVE THAT ELEMENT.
SO JUST KIND OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND STRESS IT PUTS ON YOUR FORCE RIGHT? YES. DOES IT I KNOW SOME THINGS ARE MORE PHYSICALLY DEMANDING.
RIGHT. IS THIS MORE MENTALLY TAXING OR IS IT KIND OF THE SAME BOAT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE DOING FIRES OR HELPING? WELL, YEAH.
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NOT, IT CAN JUST BE A MENTAL THING.BUT YOU'RE GOING TO ONE SPOT, YOU KNOW? BUT THIS DEMOGRAPHIC, THEY HAVE A LOT OF NEEDS.
THEY DO, THEY HAVE THEY HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUES.
THEY HAVE STABILITY ISSUES, AND SOMETIMES THEY JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.
SO WE'RE THERE FOR THEM WHENEVER THEY CALL.
BUT IT IS INHERENT TO, TO THOSE FACILITIES.
I JUST I WOULD GUARD AGAINST THE EYE ROLL.
RIGHT. YEAH. THE CALL COMES IN LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, TYPE THING.
TRAINING. IT LOOKS LIKE, MAN, Y'ALL ARE, I DON'T Y'ALL GOT YOUR NOSE IN THE BOOKS ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S FANTASTIC. RIGHT? RIGHT.
THE OUR TRAINING DIVISION SENDS IT OUT, THE GROUP SITS AROUND AND THEN THEY GO OVER THIS SCENARIO OR WATCH A VIDEO, AND THEN THEY LOG THOSE HOURS AS TRAINING BECAUSE THEY DISCUSSED HOW THEY WOULD DO IT, WHAT THEY SAW WRONG, WHAT WENT RIGHT, THOSE TYPE THINGS.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN AND WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM.
LAST THING ON YOUR FALSE ALARM COSTS, DO YOU HAVE A DOLLAR FIGURE FOR ANYTIME THERE'S A ROLL.
ANYTIME YOU ROLL A TRUCK FOR A FALSE ALARM OR BALLPARK.
OKAY, SO I WOULD FALL BACK ON THAT AS A BASE.
OKAY. SO JUST DOING A QUICK MATH.
IT LOOKS LIKE 200 TO 230 A YEAR OF FALSE ALARMS. SO IS THERE ANYTHING I MEAN, THAT'S ALMOST ONCE A DAY OR ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD FROM A TRAINING STANDPOINT FOR THE, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR FOR THE CITY THAT WOULD HELP MINIMIZE THOSE FALSE ALARMS? YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T MAKE THEM SOMETHING THAT'S MECHANICAL FAULT, THAT FALSE YOU CAN'T CAN'T FIX THAT.
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT THAT WISH THOSE THINGS WOULD GO AWAY.
YEAH. THIS IS HOW WE COULD REDUCE IT, YOU KNOW? YEAH. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS A THERE'S TYPICALLY NO REASONS, THE LITTLE POWER OUTAGES WILL SET THEM OFF.
THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
SO, CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED.
I'M GOING TO CALL IT LIFT ASSIST OR I FALL AND I CAN'T GET UP.
IS THERE NOT TO BE FUNNY? BUT IS THERE A LIMIT TO HOW MANY TIMES I MEAN PEOPLE INSIDE OUR CITY THAT WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND DO THAT? AND I GET THIS QUESTION FROM PEOPLE FROM USUALLY CHILDREN OF ELDERLY PARENTS ALL OVER IN MY OFFICE, PEOPLE CALL ME.
SO IS THERE LIKE, DOES ANY DEPARTMENT CHARGE FOR THAT SERVICE THAT YOU KNOW OF? NO, NO NOT REALLY.
NOW WE ONLY WE ONLY CHARGE IF WE TRANSPORT, RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE DO IT, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO NOT CALL US.
IF THEY DO FALL, THEY'VE FALLEN FOR A REASON.
SO IT'S ALWAYS BEST IF WE GO CHECK THEM OUT, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE OKAY.
SO I WOULD BE HESITANT TO TRY TO DETER THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
YEAH. I DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER.
I JUST.. YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO.
YEAH. IF SOMEONE FALLS AS TO THEIR PART OF THE INJURY, IF THEY HELP THEM UP AND SOMEBODY SAYS, OH, I'M FINE, THEN THEY HAVE A BROKEN HIP AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, THEIR PART. SO I'VE LEARNED THAT THROUGH MY WIFE.
SOMEBODY FELL DOWN. WELL, JUST PICK HER UP.
IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE SOMETIMES.
YEAH. OKAY. AND THE SECOND STATEMENT I HAVE IS WE TALK ABOUT TRUCKS AND ENGINES.
YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
THE TWO YEAR OR THE FOUR YEAR.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE BLACK MAIL PURCHASING PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE TODAY, AND THERE'S USUALLY AN ADDENDUM PAYMENT, WHATEVER THE INTEREST OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, HOWEVER MUCH IT GOES UP OVER.
SO YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND PAY FOR IT IN FULL WHEN YOU BUY IT.
IS THAT STILL THE COMMON PRACTICE? WELL, UP UNTIL THIS POINT WE WERE ABLE TO PAY IT PAY UP FRONT AND THEN THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
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RIGHT. BUT THE CURRENT TREND IS THAT YES, YOU CAN PAY UP FRONT, BUT THEY PUT IN THE CONTRACT THAT IF IF THINGS DO GO UP OUT OF THEIR CONTROL, THEY CAN CHARGE FOR IT, WHICH IT ALWAYS DOES.SO YOU KNOW, IT'S INHERENT TO THAT.
SO SO THAT IS A PLANNING PIECE THAT WE HAVE TO AUTOMATICALLY KNOW THAT, YES, WE CAN SAVE ON THIS END FOR THIS MUCH FOR THIS, BUT WE STILL MAY HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL LATER.
RIGHT? WHICH MAKES SENSE IN MY MIND, NOT WHAT CURRENTLY IS HAPPENING.
YEAH. AND THAT'S PART OF OUR PLANNING.
ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM WITH CHIEF WADE? CHIEF, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT ABOUT ISO AND I WANT THAT FOR MANY REASONS, BUT I'M TIRED OF MY FELLOW MAYORS BRAGGING THAT THEY GOT ISO.
SO YES SIR, I'LL TELL THEM IT'S COMING.
SO HE WASN'T IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. IT'S OKAY.
MARTY HOBOKEN, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, SACHSE, TEXAS, TOP OF THE HILL.
WE HAVE A EQUIPMENT BUDGET WHERE WE SAVE FOR THIS.
IT'S NOT, OH, THERE'S $300,000 RIGHT HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS YEAR.
ARE WE SAVING TO KEEP THESE THINGS ON A NOT A BIG SHOCK AT THE END.
AND WHAT DO WE STRIVE FOR PERCENTAGE WISE TO HAVE THAT MONEY IN THE BANK? CHIEF WADE.
I'D HAVE TO HAVE TO GET WITH DAVID TO SEE ON THE SPECIFICS OR RYAN.
WELL, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT INFORMATION.
YEAH, WE CAN PROBABLY GET THAT INFORMATION.
BUT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN THE VERF FOR WHAT IT IS.
YEAH. IS THAT? COME ON DOWN, MR. BALDWIN.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL WE STRIVE FOR JUST IN TIME FUNDING.
WE ARE LOOKING AT TRENDS OF VEHICLE COSTS AND KEEPING THAT IN MIND AS WE TRY AND SET ASIDE FUNDS SO THAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME A NEW VEHICLE IS NEEDED. THANK YOU SIR.
AND PLEASE TELL YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE VERY WELL APPRECIATED.
AND EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T ON COUNCIL, THEY WERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND AS I'VE SAID MANY, MANY TIMES, I WOULD PUT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT UP AGAINST ANYBODY'S AND MR. PRESTENBERG HAD ADDRESSED IT.
OUR TRAINING IS SECOND TO NONE.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HOST TRAINING AND THAT'S THERE'S NO BIGGER COMPLIMENT THAN THAT.
I'LL PASS THAT ALONG. ALL RIGHT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM FIVE.
ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME MS. GRANGER 7:59 P.M..
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:59 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.