[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT'S TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15. 5:45 P.M. WE ARE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT CITY HALL IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS CODE. WE CONVENE AT EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING -- ANY EDGE ITEM HEARING? >>> THE BE IN RECESS I CALL THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION. >>> WE DO NOT HAVE EXCESSIVE AGENDAS. [3A. Discuss recommended guidelines for City officers related to their handling of public information under Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code. (45 minutes)] WILL START WITH OUR WORK SESSION AND WE WILL START WITH 3A. WHICH IS DISCUSS RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES RELATED TO THE HANDLING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. >>> MARK. >>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK. WE WILL DISCUSS THIS TOPIC ON SEPTEMBER 3. SINCE THAT TIME WE MET A FEW INSTANCES WITH A GROUP OF FOLKS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A POTENTIAL POLICY. TONIGHT, WE WANTED TO GO OVER THE ESSENTIALS OF DATA PROVIDE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION REMARK -- REGARDING THE MAIN FEATURES OF A PROPOSED POLICY THAT IS CENTERED ON -- YOU WILL SEE A SLIDE -- TALKING ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE POLICY BUT IT'S FOCUSED ON THE OFFICERS, THOSE DEFINED AS OFFICERS IN CHAPTER 552 WHICH ARE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. >>> AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE -- AND ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THIS FOUND OUT, AS YOU OPEN ONE DOOR AND WENT THROUGH AND CLOSED IT MANY OTHER DOORS OPENED AS THIS DISCUSSION UNFOLDED. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME, DON'T HESITATE TO STOP AND WE CAN INTERJECT AND TRY TO PROVIDE ANSWERS. >>>. >>> THE GROUP OF FOLKS THAT ARE MENTIONED CONSISTED OF MYSELF, JOY BRUNK WAS THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR DENISE OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, LAURA HALLMARKED THE CITY SECRETARY AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN AND MARGOLIS WERE ON THAT TEAM AND WE MET A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS, JUST SHARING INFORMATION AS WE GOT PREPARED FOR TONIGHT'S SESSION. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKDROP. I WILL GO OVER A LOT OF INFORMATION. JUST TO BRING EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED, SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT TOOK EFFECT IN CHAPTER 552, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT WERE BROUGHT ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 944 IN THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THOSE CHANGES BECAME EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 1 OF THIS YEAR, 2019. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SOMETHING IN PLACE SOON AFTER THAT. THE GOAL WAS TO GET SOMETHING IN PLACE TO COINCIDE WITH SEPTEMBER 1 AND FOR LARGE MEASURE WITH RESPECT TO HOW PEOPLE ARE USING THIS. >>> THE IMPORTANT THING IS IS THAT THE LAWS THEY ARE AND INDIVIDUALS ARE COMPLYING WITH THE LAW. BUT THE POLICY IS GOING TO PUT SOME KIND OF POLICY STATEMENT INTO EFFECT IN THE PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE ON SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT AS WE GO IN. THERE'S A LONG DEFINITION OF WHAT PUBLIC INFORMATION IS THAT WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS PROVIDE SOME DEFINITIONS AND [00:05:19] GUIDANCE FOR THOSE HANDLING PUBLIC INFORMATION. AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU ARE GETTING INPUT FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU ARE GETTING IT THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS. THIS IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU GUIDANCE ABOUT THE VARIOUS CHANNELS AND THOUSAND HANDLE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION AS YOU INTERACT WITH PEOPLE THROUGH THOSE CHANNELS. AT A HIGH LEVEL I'VE TRIED TO CONDENSE WHAT THE 7 PAGES YOU HAVE IN THE DOCUMENT SAY. AND REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GUIDE AWE WAY FROM USING PERSONAL ACCOUNTS TO HANDLE PUBLIC INFORMATION. THAT'S REALLY I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE. HOW DO WE DO THAT EFFECTIVELY IS WHERE EACH OF THESE SUCCESSIVE POINTS COMES FROM. BUT THE REAL ISSUE MAKING SURE THAT WE TRY TO DISSUADE YOU FROM USING PERSONAL ACCOUNTS TO HANDLE THAT INFORMATION. FOR THOSE OF YOU GETTING ONLY EMAILS TO OR TEXT OR VOICE MESSAGES, YOU CAN EASILY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A PERSONAL NUMBER, AN ACCOUNT VERSUS AN OFFICIAL NUMBER. SO TO THE EXTENT YOU ARE RECEIVING EMAILS, TEXTS AND VOICE MESSAGES, WE CAN SAY THAT THOSE THAT ARE OFFICIAL GO INTO THE OFFICIAL BUCKET AND THOSE THAT ARE PERSONAL GO INTO THE PERSONAL BUCKET. DIVIDING THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS AND THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS IS FAIRLY EASY TO DO. IT GETS WAY MUDDIER AND A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX WHEN YOU START TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, THE PREVALENCE OF THE NUMBER OF PLATFORMS , THE TYPES OF COMMUNICATION THAT HAPPEN ACROSS THOSE PLATFORMS, HOW THEY ARE TO BE PRESERVED AND TRANSFERRED IN THE EVENT THAT THEY DEAL WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND SO AS YOU GO DOWN THIS, THESE ITEMS ON THIS SLIDE, WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THE POLICY, ONE OF THE GUIDE PIECES OF GUIDANCE THAT WE WANTED TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING IS FOR THOSE THAT PREFER TO HANDLE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT HAS BECOME A NORMAL WAY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE. SO IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT, THE POLICY ISN'T SAYING YOU MUST OR YOU SHOULDN'T, IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT, WE WOULD PREFER THAT YOU DO THAT ON THE PLATFORMS THAT THE CITY PRESENTLY ARCHIVES. AND FOR THIS PURPOSE THOSE ARE FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, FLICKER, YOUTUBE AND VINIO. THOSE ARE PLATFORMS WE HAVE SOFTWARE CURRENTLY ARCHIVES THOSE PLATFORMS. IF YOU HANDLE PUBLIC INFORMATION ON ONE OF THOSE, WE SUGGEST YOU CREATE AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. >> IT'S A POLICY MUST CREATE AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. >> SO THE DOCUMENT WILL STATE THAT AS A MATTER OF POLICY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE ONE OF THOSE CHANNELS YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE AN FISH, YOU MUST CREATE AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT USING YOUR CITY ISSUED EMAIL ADDRESS AS THE ANCHOR FOR THAT ACCOUNT. WHAT THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CITY TO DO IS BE THE CUSTODIAN OF RECORD WITHOUT THERE HAVING TO BE A TRANSFER. THOSE PIECES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ARE ALREADY ARCHIVED ON THE CITY SYSTEM. THEY ARE ALREADY IN POSSESSION OR THE OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN HAZZANIM HASTHEM IN POSSESSION,O TRANSFER THAT HAS TO OCCUR. AT PRESENT WE HAVE THOSE 7 ARCHIVED. THERE WILL BE TIMES FOR WHATEVER REASON, WHETHER LIKE SOMETIMES WE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE A BIT WHERE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE EMAILS ON A DEVICE AND YOU CHOOSE THE WRONG ONE AND SEND OUT AN EMAIL FROM YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND YOU MEANT TO DO IT FROM YOUR OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. IF THOSE INSTANCES HAPPEN , THE STATE LAW COMES INTO PLAY AND REQUIRES YOU A TEMPORARY CUSTODIAN TO PRESERVE THAT [00:10:01] RECORD AND TRANSFER IT TO THE PERMANENT CUSTODIAN AND THERE IS OUT FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FAIRLY SIMPLY. THAT IS TO EMAIL IT TO YOUR OFFICIAL ACCOUNT, WHATEVER IT IS. IF IT'S AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO YOUR CITY EMAIL ACCOUNT, IT BECOMES A LITTLE MORE COMBER SOME IF YOU ARE USING TEXT. IMAGE CAPTURING OR SCREEN IMAGE CAPTURING COMES INTO PLAY. IT'S STRAIGHTFORWARD WHICH CAPTURE THE IMAGE AND SEND IT TO YOUR OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. THE OTHER ISSUE IS IF THERE ARE PLATFORMS OUT THERE THAT ARE NOT ARCHIVED BY THE CITY'S I.T. DEPARTMENT. WE STILL WOULD -- THE GUIDANCE WOULD BE THAT YOU MUST CREATE AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT TO USE THOSE. THE ISSUE THEN IS HOW DOES THAT INFORMATION BECOME PRESERVED AND TRANSFERRED BECAUSE THERE IS NO ARCHIVE MECHANISM THAT THE CITY MANAGES. AND SO WE FALL BACK ON THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE AS THE TEMPORARY CUSTODIAN AND SO YOU ARE EITHER HAVING TO ARCHIVE IN BULK AND TRANSFER OR ON A MESSAGE BY MESSAGE BASIS YOU ARE BACK AT THE IMAGE SCREEN CAPTURE EMAIL YOUR ACCOUNT NOTE GET THOSE RECORDS INTO THE HANDS OF THE PERMANENT CUSTODIAN. >> THE MAIN ONE THERE IS NEXT DOOR. AND THAT IS JUST A TECHNOLOGY LIMITATION IN REGARDS TO THE CITY IS NOT ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT INFORMATION FROM NEXT DOOR. IT'S A NEXT DOOR TECHNOLOGY LIMITATION. >> IT'S A SYSTEM LIMITATION ON NEXT DOOR SIDE FOR SURE. AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BE IN THE NEAR FUTURE NEXT DOOR IS GOING TO RESOLVE THAT BY UPGRADING ITS SYSTEM TO ALLOW THERE TO BE A MASS ARCHIVE. RIGHT NOW THAT DOES NOT EXIST. THAT CERTAINLY IS THE MAIN ONE BECAUSE OF THE WAY PEOPLE ARE USING IT THAT MAY COME INTO PLAY HERE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS POLICY. THERE ARE OTHERS. THERE ARE TONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS OUT THERE THAT WE'VE NOT EVEN DISCUSSED. AND THERE WILL BE MORE IN THE FUTURE AS THIS CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND SOME OF THESE WILL LIKELY FALL OFF AND BE REPLACED BY OTHERS. >> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? >> YES, SIR. >> YOU SAID SETTING UP A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT, DO IT WITH YOUR CITY EMAIL ADDRESS. CAN WE DO THAT ON OUR OWN OR DO WE NEED TO COME IN? >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. LET HIM GET THROUGH POLICY AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW TO IMPLEMENT. >> OK. >> SO THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. >> THAT'S REAL REALLY VENT AND IMPORTANT. >> THE ONE THING THEY WANTED TO END THIS PORTION OF THE PROPOSED HIGHLIGHTS IS THAT IN ALL CASES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EMAIL, VOICE MAIL, TEXT, SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS, ANY OF THE INFORMATION REGARDLESS OF THE CHANNEL AND REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT COMES FROM AND HOW IT'S RESPONDED OR STORED OR CREATED, THE INDIVIDUAL BASED ON THE STATUTE IN CHAPTER 552 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITHIN THE CONFINES THAT HAVE LAW. AND I ONLY POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE THAT'S THE OVERARCHING, THAT'S THE OVERARCHING GOVERNANCE HERE IS CHAPTER 552. 552 IS GOING TO GOVERN WHAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO DO. AS WE MOVE ON TO PLANNING AND ADJUSTMENT. IN THE DEFINITION IN THE STATUTE OF WHAT AN OFFICER IS, IT REALLY IS POLICY MAKING IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY APPLY THE CITY'S SOVEREIGN POWER IN DECISION MAKING CAPABILITIES. DAVID STEP IN AND CORRECT THIS LANGUAGE OR CLARIFY 23 THE NEED ARISES. THAT ENCOMPASSES CITY COUNCIL, ZONING AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THE OTHER BOARDS ARE ADVISORY IN NATURE SO THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY THESE REQUIREMENTS ALTHOUGH IF THEY CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THEM, THEY ARE GOING TO PROTECT [00:15:04] THEMSELVES. BUT IT'S REQUIRED THAT PLANNING AND ZONING AND BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOLLOW THESE STATE LAW AND ULTIMATELY FOLLOW THE POLICY THAT IS PUT INTO PLACE HERE. THE REASON THAT THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT FOR THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT FORESEE THE VALUE OR WE ARE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGING THEM NOT TO HANDLE THAT SAME INFORMATION IN THE SAME WAY. AND SO WHEN YOU TAKE SOCIAL MEDIA OUT OF THE QUESTION , THE NUMBER OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO COVER SHRINKS BACK DOWN TO ESSENTIALLY VOICE MESSAGES, EMAILS AND POSSIBLY TEXT. AND SO AGAIN WE'RE PROVIDING THE SAME GUIDANCE HERE AS THAT THEY RECOLLECTED NOT USE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS TO HANDLE PUBLIC INFORMATION. ALL OF THAT SHOULD BE DONE THROUGH SOME OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OR PHONE NUMBER. AND BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USING SOCIAL MEDIA , THE PRESERVATION AND TRANSFER BECOMES A LOT EASIER. IF THERE IS AN INSTANCE WHERE THEY EITHER SEND AN EMAIL, RECEIVE AN EMAIL, CREATE INFORMATION, THEY CAN GET IT TO THE OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN OF RECORD FAIRLY EASILY BY SIMPLY SENDING AN EMAIL TO THAT ACCOUNT. AND SO AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS POLICY, THAT REALLY IS FAR LESS COMPLEX THAN WHEN YOU HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE MIX. AND SO WHAT WE WOULD PROPOSE TO DO IS TO CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION AND AGAIN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE POLICY WITH RESPECT TO CITY COUNCIL OR THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS YOU ARE GOING TO SEE INSIDE OF THE DOCUMENT ARE MORE GUIDELINE LANGUAGE. WHAT CAN YOU DO IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING THE POLICY TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR HOW YOU ARE GOING TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH THESE CHANNELS AND HOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RESPOND. THIS IS PART OF THE STAFF REPORT. YOU CAN READ THIS OUTSIDE OF THIS MEETING. BUT THESE ARE BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE APPLIED THROUGHOUT GOVERNING ORGANIZATIONS ALL OVER THE PLACE TO HELP OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. AND SO SOME REAL EASY THINGS TO DO IS TO FOLLOW A LIST THIS LIST, ANOTHER BEST PRACTICE LIST THAT IS SIMILAR, PUT DISCLAIMERS OUT THERE ON YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS THAT SAY THIS INFORMATION IS NOT REPRESENT THE CITY OF ROWLETT. I'M ACTING AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN. HAVE AUTOMATED MESSAGING THAT GOES OUT IF YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT ME FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME AT THIS NUMBER OR ACCOUNT OR ACTION CENTER IF IT'S FOR A CITY SERVICE OR SOMETHING LIKE. THAT OTHER THINGS ARE LESS DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT. ONE OF THEM IS SIMPLY DON'T DISCUSS YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS WHEN YOU ARE DISCUSSING CITY BUSINESS. DON'T LET ANYONE KNOW -- DON'T COMMUNICATE YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT TO SOMEONE AS YOU ARE DISCUSSING CITY BUSINESS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THOSE ARE MORE GUIDELINE RELATED JUST TO KEEP YOURSELF OUT OF A PROBLEM SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE HANDLING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION. I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO PAUSE AND TOP FLOOR FOR OPEN THE FLOORFOR ANY QUESTIONSY ITEMS I'VE DISCUSSED UP TO THIS POINT OR ANYTHING ELSE REGARDING THIS TOPIC. >> NOT IMPLEMENTATION. >> WE'LL WAIT ON IMPLEMENTATION. >> POLICY QUESTIONS. >> CAN WE BLOCK NOW BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SEPARATE? HISTORICALLY YOU SAID DON'T DO THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT WE'VE USED ONE ACCOUNT FOR BOTH PURPOSES. >> YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT IS EARN APPROXIMATE NOT FOR CITY BUSINESS. ABSOLUTELY. >> WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT. IN THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT DON'T BLOCK, DON'T DELETE. I'M NOT SURE WE NEED TO SAY YOU CAN BLOCK AND DELETE IN THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS. I WANTED CLARIFICATION. >> SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PERSONAL ACCOUNTS THAT AREN'T TIED TO YOUR OFFICIAL ACCOUNT IN WHICH YOU ARE HANDLING PUBLIC BUSINESS. >> YOU HAVE DISCLAIMERS THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL BUSINESS, SO YOU ARE OK WITH THAT. >> WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. >> DO WE THINK WE SHOULD PUT [00:20:02] THAT IN THE POLICY? >> YOU ARE ENCOURAGING THEM TO -- >> WELL THERE IS IN THE DRAFT A RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE IN YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT DISCLAIMER. >> THIS F THEY HAVE THE DISCLAIMER AND YOU HAVE SEGREGATED ACCOUNTS, WE CAN BLOCK AND DELETE IN THE PERSONAL ACCOUNT ONLY. NOT IN THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. >> ANY OTHER POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? >> IN ITEM USE OF OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS, ITEM 3, DOES POLICY SPECIFY WHERE TO POST THAT? WHEN YOU LOOK AT USE OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS ITEM C, IT SAYS PUT IT IN THE PROFILE OR ABOUT SECTION. BUT IT DOESN'T SAY THAT ANY OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS ITEM 3. I THINK PROVIDING GUIDANCE WHERE TO PUT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> OK. >> ARE YOU OK WITH ALL THIS? >> I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT. BUT IN MY REVIEW SO FAR, BRIEF REVIEW IT'S FINE. >> I THINK WE PULLED YOUR PREVIOUS LANGUAGE ON WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DELETE, IF IT'S VULGARER OR THAT WHOLE LANGUAGE. I THINK YOU AND DENISE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THAT. >> I LOOKED AT THAT, THAT'S OK. >> OK. >> THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY COMPREHENSIVE POLICY. IT'S A VERY GOOD POLICY. >> >> WHENEVER POSSIBLE WILL YOU SEND THIS TO NEWS EMAIL SO WE CAN COPY AND PASTE THIS LANGUAGE. >> ANY OTHER POLICY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE DONE WITH THIS RESEARCH YES? THERE IS NO ITEMS THAT I KNOW OF. >> NOT PERTAINING TO THE CHANNELS AND METHODS AND PROCEDURES THAT WE'VE COVERED HERE. >> IT FEELS COMPREHENSIVE ME. AND JUST SO FROM AN AWARENESS STANDPOINT, SACKSY JUST HAD AN ETHICS VIOLATION AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL MEDIA, HAD A RESIGNATION YESTERDAY AS A RESULT ON THE COUNCIL. >> PRETTY SERIOUS STUFF. >> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING PROCEDURE? >> SO WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THEN HOW TO IMPLEMENT THESE THINGS AND GOING BACK TO HERE, IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FOR EXAMPLE CREATING AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT FOR HANDLING PUBLIC INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, SOME PEOPLE -- SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALREADY DOING THAT. AND SO THE QUESTION THEN IS IF OTHERS CHOOSE TO DO THAT ON ONE OF THOSE 7 PLATFORMS, HOW DO YOU GET STARTED OR HOW DO YOU CREATE THIS OFFICIAL ACCOUNT? AND SO THERE ARE GUIDELINES YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENTATION OR THROUGHOUT DOCUMENT WE PASSED OUT. BUT REALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO EACH OF THESE 7 PLATFORMS HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT, DIFFERENT WAYS TO LINK AN ACCOUNT, DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE AN ACCOUNT. MAKING SURE THAT YOU CREATED AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT USING COMMON NO, MA'AM CLAYURE THE IDENTIFIES YOU AS AN OFFICIAL CITY PERSON. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL CITY ACCOUNT. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE DETAILS OF NAVIGATING THROUGH PRIVACY AND ALL OF THOSE OTHER SETTINGS, STAFF CAN HELP DO YOU THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN USING ONE OF THESE PLATFORMS AND WANTING TO SET IT UP IN A WAY THAT CONFORMS TO THIS POLICY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, PARTICULARLY CHAPTER 552. SO PROCEDURALLY IT IS A DECISION POINT TO ON YOUR PART IF AND WHEN YOU WANT TO START USING THESE. IF YOU BACK UP TO EMAIL, TEXT [00:25:03] AND VOICE MESSAGES, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS IF YOU ARE PRESENTLY USING A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OR PHONE NUMBER TO HANDLE PUBLIC INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD STOP DOING THAT AND PUT THOSE DISCLAIMERS OUT THERE AND NOTICES OUT THERE THAT LET INDIVIDUALS KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN OFFICIAL NUMBER AND OR ACCOUNT AND THEY SHOULD START USING THAT. AND THEN ONCE THAT INFORMATION IS FLOWING THROUGH THOSE ACCOUNTS, IT'S A MATTER LIKE I SAID A MATTER OF IT ALREADY BEING IN THE HANDS OF THE OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN SO THERE IS NO TRANSFER. BUT FOR THINGS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE VOICE MAILS THAT COME IN OVER A CELL PHONE. IF YOU WANT TO PRESERVE THOSE , THE SIMPLEST WAY TO DO THAT AS AN EXAMPLE IS EMAIL THAT TO YOUR CITY EMAIL ACCOUNT. IT'S PRESERVED. THAT IS BY FAR THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEXT , THE I.T. DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTLY PUTTING SOME SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS IN PLACE THAT WILL ALLOW US TO ARCHIVE TEXT MESSAGING ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS. LIKE MOST OTHER THINGS, IF YOU GO ON TO I TUNES AND DOWNLOAD A THIRD PARTY TEXT APP THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT AND YOU ARE SENDING TEXT, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR US TO ARCHIVE THAT. AT SOME POINT IN THE PROCEDURE APPENDIX WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GUIDELINES THAT LIMIT THE USE OF THOSE APPLICATIONS SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT AS YOU ARE COMMUNICATING, AS YOU ARE PRESIDEAPPOINT TO DO BECAUSE PEE COMMUNICATE BUG, YOU DON'T DO IT SEPARATELY. ONCE YOU GET INTO HOW TO COMMUNICATE, WHAT TO COMMUNICATE, WHAT TO DO IF SOMEBODY IS FOR EXAMPLE POSTING INAPPROPRIATE THINGS ON AN OFFICIAL CHANNEL, ALL OF THOSE THEN BECOME CASE BY CASE ISSUES THAT THERE IS GUIDANCE IN THIS POLICY ALREADY. BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THERE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS PROBABLY WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS THIS WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AE AND ADDRESS AFTER IT HAPPENS. THE NATURE OF THIS KIND OF THING IS JUST THAT. IT CHANGES QUICKLY AND IN SOME WAYS SIGNIFICANTLY. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT YOU SET UP OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS. COME SIT WAS AND WE CAN HELP YOU GET THAT SET UP. >> BLAKE AND I DID THIS THREE WEEKS AGO, FOUR WEEKS AGO FOR THE PURPOSE OF TESTING IT SO WHEN WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WE COULD HAVE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE OF THAT. SO I HAVE A SEPARATE TWITTER ACCOUNT FOR MY MAYOR. I HAVE A TWITTER ACCOUNT FOR MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT. I HAVE A PERSONAL FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AND CITY OFFICIAL FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. I'M NOT USING INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, FLICKER, YOUTUBE FOR OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS SO I'M NOT SETTING UP SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR THOSE. YOU'VE DONE THE NAME. >> DONE THE EXACT SAME. >> SO THERE ARE SOME TRICKS. I CAN HELP YOU OR BLAKE CAN HELP YOU. BLAKE WOULD BE BETTER AT HELPING YOU. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND OTHERS PEOPLE ARE COMMUNICATING WAS PRIVATE MESSAGES ON FACEBOOK. AND THEY ARE COMMUNICATING THROUGH MESSAGES ON GROUP ACCOUNTS ETC. SO I THINK PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS RESPONDING TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. I DON'T SEE A NEED OTHER THAN FACEBOOK FOR MOST PEOPLE. IF YOU WANT TO USE TWITTER DUKEU CAN DO THAT TOO. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS SETTING UP A NEW FACEBOOK USER ACCOUNT. TYING YOUR CITY EMAIL TO IT. NOT YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL. GIVING I.T. YOUR LOG INAND PASS WARD INFORMATION. PUTTING ALL THOSE DISCLAIMERS ON YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT THAT ARE ON THE POLICY. PUTTING THOSE DISCLAIMERS ON [00:30:03] YOUR NEW OFFICIAL ACCOUNT THAT ARE IN THE POLICY. FRIENDING EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD. ONE OF THE THINGS I DISCOVERED IS PEOPLE THOUGHT MY ACCOUNT GOT HACKED. SO I DIDN'T POST A MESSAGE SAYING I'M SETTING UP A NEW ACCOUNT. I JUST SET UP A NEW ACCOUNT AND STARTING FRIENDING PEOPLE. AND I FRIENDED MYSELF FIRST AND THEN ALL MY FRIENDS FROM MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT I COULD GO FRIEND, FRIEND, FRIEND ON MY OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. BUT I STARTED GETTING MESSAGES OF YOU'VE BEEN HACKED. SO PUT A MESSAGE OUT FIRST I'M SETTING UP A NEW OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. I HAVEN'T BEEN HACKED. PLEASE ACCEPT THIS FRIEND REQUEST. >> ON THE MESSAGING ON THE OFFICIAL CITY ACCOUNT, I.T. HAS A WAY TO ARCHIVE THOSE? >> YES. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. FOR THE 7 PLATFORMS WE'VE GOT TIED TO AN ARCHIVING MECHANISM. ANY KIND OF MESSAGING WITHIN THOSE APPS WE ARE ABLE TO ARCHIVE. SO YOU ARE COVERED IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE ONE OF THOSE 7 PLATFORMS THAT WE HAVE ARCHIVE. >> ANOTHER TOOL IS A LOT OF COMMUNICATION HAPPENS ON GROUPS ON FACEBOOK. AND THOSE ALSO FUR TAGGED OR IF YOU REPLY ON YOUR CITY ACCOUNT, ALL OF THAT IS ALSO ARCHIVE. >> YOU GOT TO REPLY -- YOU GOT TO SIGN UP FOR THE GROUPS AGAIN FROM YOUR OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. YOU GOT TO LIKE YOUR PAGES AGAIN FROM THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. AND IF PEOPLE TAG YOU WITH YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT ON A CITY BUSINESS POST, JUST REDIRECT IT BY TAGGING YOUR OFFICIAL ACCOUNT AND ANSWERING AS YOUR OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. BOTH BLAKE AND I, I'VE GOT MY OFFICIAL FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AND TWITTER ON THIS PHONE. AND I'VE GOT MY PERSONAL FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ON THIS PHONE. WHEN I'M AT MY DESKTOP, THERE IS A TOGGLE TOOL WITHIN FACEBOOK, YOU CAN TOGGLE BACK AND FORTH TO YOUR VARIOUS FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS COMPLICATED. IT'S BEEN MUCH MORE SIMPLE THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. >> IT'S SIMPLE ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT. >> IF SOMEBODY PRIVATE MESSAGES YOU ABOUT CITY BUSINESS ON YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT, PRIVATE MESSAGE THEM BACK AND SAY PLEASE MESSAGE ME ON THIS ACCOUNT. DON'T EVEN ANSWER. JUST GET THEM TO REDIRECT. IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO ME HOW QUICK THE PUBLIC HAS PICKED UP ON USING MY OFFICIAL ACCOUNT AND NOT MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT. I'VE BEEN SHOCKED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED. >> YOU DID UP TO A POINT. I'M SHOWING MY IGNORANCE. WHEN YOU SET UP THIS NEW ACCOUNT ON FACEBOOK, DO YOU HAVE TO SET IT UP ON A CITY DEVICE? >> NO. >> YOU CAN SET IT UP ON YOUR HOME COMPUTER? >> YES. >> PART OF THE CONFUSION IS THAT UNTIL THE STATUTE BECAUSE IT WAS WRITTEN ORIGINALLY IN THE 70'S IT TALKS ABOUT DEVICES. SO THAT ADDS SOME CONFUSION TO THE DISCUSSION. IT REALLY IS DEVICE AGNOSTIC. IT IS ACCOUNT, WHICH ACCOUNT YOU ARE USING. >> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT I.T. IS GOING TO BE BACKING UP YOUR ACCOUNT. THEY ARE GOING TO BE BACKING UP YOUR PHONE ARE A VOICE MAIL AND A TEXT STANDPOINT. THEY ARE GOING TO BE BACKING UP YOUR EMAIL FROM AN EMAIL ACCOUNT STANDPOINT. AND THEY ARE GOING TO BACK UP YOUR FACEBOOK FROM A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT STANDPOINT. >> AND THEN YOU SAID I USE THIS PHONE FOR MY FACEBOOK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. THAT WAS JUST ENOUGH TO GET ME CONFUSED. >> YOU ARE RIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. >> I DID THE SAME THING WHEN I WENT TO A SEPARATE PHONE. BUT I STILL LEFT MY CALENDAR ON BOTH JUST BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH ONE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE IN YOUR 345 HAND. >> DO WE NEED TELL THEM ABOUT THE IPADS? >> YOU CAN USE YOUR IPAD -- DEVICE AGNOSTIC. YOUR IPAD CAN HAVE WHATEVER YOU WANT ON IT, JUST DON'T USE A PERSONAL ACCOUNT TO DISCUSS CITY [00:35:04] BUSINESS. YOU CAN USE A PERSONAL DEVICE AS LONG AS YOU ARE ON A CITY ACCOUNT. YOU CAN USE A CITY DEVICE AS LONG AS YOU ARE ON A PERSONAL ACCOUNT. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. QUESTION, YOUR VOICE MAILS CAN FILL UP AND YOU HAVE TO DELETE VOICE MAILS EVENTUALLY. ASSUME HE'S ARCHIVING PERIODICALLY SO DELETING OLD VOICE MAILS ON YOUR CITY PHONE OK? >> YES. WE ARE ARCHIVING PERIODICALLY. >> DO WE KNOW HOW OFTEN THIS? S? >> I CAN CONFIRM THAT. THIS PAST YEAR WE EXPANDED OUR STORAGE CAPABILITY SO IN TERMS OF THE DURATION, I'LL HAVE TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THAT. >> YOUR VOICE MAIL FILLS UP, YOU HAVE TO DELETE THEM. >> MAYBE IN THE POLICY WE NEED TO SAY YOU CAN'T DELETE VOICE MAILS UNLESS THEY ARE OLDER THAN TWO WEEKS OR WHATEVER IT IS. >> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU ARCHIVE THOSE. YOU MAY GET SOME LONG WINDED SOMEBODY THAT THE FIVE MINUTE MESSAGE AND FILLED IT UP. IF IT'S A HOT TOPIC, YOU COULD FILL IT UP WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU ARE ARCHIVING THOSE AND OFTEN WOULD BE GOOD. >> THERE IS AN AIN'T AIN'TRA CA, THERE ARE WHAT MESSAGING SHOULD WE NOT GLUES. >> I MESSAGING. YOU GO IN YOUR SETTINGS. DO YOU HAVE A CITY ISSUED? YOU DON'T HAVE CITY ISSUE? >> SO THE CITY CAN'T BACK UP I MESSAGES. IT'S A TECHNOLOGY THING. >> I BELIEVE JOEY SAID IN THE FUTURE THEY ARE GOING TO DISABLE HAD ACROSS THE BOARD. THIS INCLUDES CITY OFFICIALS. >> JUST LIKE THEY CAN'T BACK UP NEXT DOOR AND IF YOU USE NEXT DOOR YOU HAVE TO EMAIL IT TO YOURSELF. IF YOU USE I MESSAGE YOU HAVE TO EMAIL IT TO YOURSELF. >> THIS INCLUDES EMPLOYEES. >> WE'RE ONLY IN THIS DISCUSSION TALKING ABOUT OFFICIALS. THIS IS THIS COVERS EMPLOYEES TOO. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYEES IN THIS POLICY IN PARTICULAR. BUT THE SAME RULES APPLY TO EMPLOYEES IN THE HANDLING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION YES. >> I'M STILL NOT GOING TO GET TWO PHONES. YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT CITY BUSINESS. IF I'M LIKE HEY WE HAVE A MEETING TODAY CAN YOU BE THERE AT 4:00. DO I HAVE TO SAVE THIS OR IF WE ONLY TALK ABOUT SOMETHING RELATED TO THIS BUSINESS? >> I TEXT DANNY AND SAY ARE WE STILL MEETING FOR THIS COMMITTEE TONIGHT AT 4:00? SHE RESPONDS YES. DO I HAVE TO SAVE THAT AND SEND THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T DISCUSS? >> YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT POLICY DECISIONS HERE. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ALL COMMUNICATIONS THAT DEAL WITH THE CITY. IT DOESN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT IT IS. IF IT'S OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS. >> WE COULD JUST AS EASILY REPLACE THAT WITH ALL. JUST TAKE HAD OUT AND PUT EVERYTHING. IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE. >> YOU CAN GET AN IPHONE FROM THE CITY. YOU CAN'T TELL US WE CAN'T TEXT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO FORWARD YOUR TEXT MESSAGES THAT IS NOT GOING TO WORK. >> DOES HA KIND OF HELP CLEAR IT UP? DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT SET UP YET? YOU CAN CALL LAURA SHE'LL HELP YOU GET THE ACCOUNT SET UP. YOU CAN CALL BLAKE AND HE'LL [00:40:06] HELP WITH YOU THE INTRACACIES. >> TONIGHT WE NEED GUIDANCE ON THE POLICY AND HOW IT PERTAINS TO COUNCILOR AND PLANNING AND ZONING AND BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. OUR PLAN IS IF COUNCIL COMFORT BECOME THE LANGUAGE WE WILL BRING THESE BACK TO UPDATE THE BOOK OF PROCEDURE ON ONE SIDE AND THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HANDBOOK ON THE OTHER. ARE WE -- ARE YOU ALL COMFORTABLE ENOUGH WITH THIS DOCUMENT FOR TO US MOVE FORWARD TO DO THOSE AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED AGENDA OR DO YOU WANT TO SEE A SECOND ROUNDS IN. >> CAN AWE DRESS THE ISSUES THAT THE MAYOR ASKED TO BE ADDED TO THAT? >> YES. ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE THOSE ITEMS DOCUMENTED. WE'LL INCORPORATE THOSE AND SEND IT BACK OUT FOR A FINAL REVIEW. >> YOU CAN ALSO DELETE TEXT MESSAGES. DO TEXT MESSAGES FILL UP ON YOUR PHONE SH. >> NO. >> I DO THINK WE NEED A POLICY ON THE VOICE MESSAGES. >> I THINK THIS IS GREAT. IT'S VERY THOROUGH AND COMPLETE. >> MAKE THOSE MINOR CHANGES. TELL PEOPLE IF THEY HAVE ANY CHANGES TO RESPOND YOU IN SO IN BUSINESS DAYS AND THEN WE CAN PUT IT ON THE -- ENTER WHEN IS OUR NEXT MEETING? >> DO WE WANT IT ON CONSENT AGENDA OR TALK ABOUT IT BRIEFLY IF. >> PUT IT ON CONSENT AND IF YOU WANT TO PULL IT, WE'LL PULL IT. >> IF YOU HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING CITY BUSINESS ON YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, EMAIL THAT TO YOURSELF. >> I THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXCUSE NOT TO USE NEXT DOOR. >> THANK YOU MARK AND EVERYBODY THAT WAS ON THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS VERY THOROUGH. >> NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 5B PRESENT UPDATE ON THE CITY'S CAPITAL [3B. Present an update on the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). (45 minutes)] IMPROVEMENT PLAN. GOOD EVENING GENTLEMEN. >> TALK ABOUT 2015, 23018 PROJECTS. THIS IS JUST A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT WAS VOTED ON AND THE AMOUNTS OF THE 2015 BOND ELECTION AND THE 2018 BOND ELECTION. THESE ARE THE STREET INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS AN ALLEY PROJECT, 35 ALLIES I'LL TALK ABOUT LATER. THIS IS THE SHORE CREST AND IT WAS STARTED BACK IN MARCH UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS YOU KNOW WE HAD SOME PRETTY INCLEMENT WERTH IN THE SPRING SO THAT SLOWED IT DOWN. THEY ARE ALMOST FINISHED WITH IT. CURRENTLY THEY ARE WORKING ON SHORE CREST. HAD A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT WE'RE RESOLVING. HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE THROUGH WITH THAT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THAT'S THE PICTURE SHOWING THE SHIPMAN ALLEY. THE LOWER IS THE TEAL ALLEY. JENNIFER ANDREA ALLEY Y'ALL APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 17 COUNCIL MEETING FOR AWARD TO TRICON SERVICES. THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO START NEXT MONDAY. THEY'VE HANDED OUT NOTICES TO THE CITIZENS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT COVERS FROM ROWLETT ROAD DOWN TO SCOTT DRIVE. THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. WE'LL COORDINATE WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO HELP HER WITH THE TRASH AND THAT SORT OF THING WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON. THEY ESTIMATE IT WILL TAKE THREE OR FOUR WEEKS DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER TO GET FIRST ALLEY FINISHED. [00:45:02] THIS IS MAINSTREET. MAINSTREET WAS PUT ON HOLD AFTER IT WAS APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION BY TRICON BASICALLY BECAUSE ENCORE'S POLE IS IN THE WAY. WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET THE CONTRACTOR OUT THERE -- SUPPOSEDLY ALL THE UTILITIES GOT TAKEN CARE OF. AS YOU NOTICED THERE WAS LITTLE ACTIVITY THE LAST FEW WEEKS. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FRONTIER LINE THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY LOWERED AND THE CONTRACTOR HIT IT THREE WEEKS AGO AND KNOCKED IT OUT. THEY HAVE IT REPLACED NOW SO HE'S BACK ON SITE. HE WAS DOING A FEW THINGS OUT THERE. HOPEFULLY HE'LL BE BACK TO FULL WORK NEXT WEEK. >> REALISTICALLY, THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION WE'RE GETTING IN THE CITY, REALISTICALLY HOW MUCH MORE TIME ON THIS? >> REALLY NOT SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED UNTIL EARLY 2020. KNOWING TRICON F WE DON'T GET BAD WEATHER THEY'LL BE THROUGH WITH IT BEFORE THAT. IF THEY WERE NOT HELD UP THEY WOULD BE PAVING THAT SECTION. >> IT'S SO DANGEROUS. >> I HAD A CALL FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. BECAUSE IT'S SO NARROW IF THEY PUT A CONCRETE BARRIER THEREUPON CARS ARE GOING TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. >> I'M AFRAID SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GO OVER. >> EARLY 2020 MEANS WHAT? >> FEBRUARY. >> OK. >> WORST CASE SCENARIO. >> PARDONNEN IN. >> WORST CASE SCENARIO FEBRUARY YOU THINK? >> WORST CASE SCENARIO. IF WE GET A BAD WENT WE ARE A LOT OF RAIN, THAT MAY CHANGE. TRICON IS GOOD ABOUT AHEAD OF TIME. THEY LOVE EARLY COMPLETION. >> WHAT IS EARLY COMPLETION ON THIS? >> THEY GET PAID $500 A DAY FOR EVERY DAY THEY FINISH BEFORE COMPLETION. >> WHAT IS THAT DATE? >> WHAT IS THES? >> I THINK $15,000. >> WHEN IS THAT DATE? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I'M THINKING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS PROBABLY THE END OF DECEMBER. I THINK ANYTIME DECEMBER. I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> THAT CHART ON THE BOTTOM? >> THAT'S SHOWING THE CONSTRUCTION ALREADY. THE LINE RIGHT THERE THAT YOU SEE, THAT'S THE CURRENT DATE AND BLACK LINE ON THE RED, THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE. SO THEY ARE AHEAD. THE RED GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING. >> IT GOES INTO EARLY 2020 WHICH WOULD APPROXI BE THE SPRING. >> AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TURN LANE ON A SEPARATE SHEET. >> THAT'S ON THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING. THIS IS A ROADWAY WHERE THEY'VE TAKEN EVERYTHING OUT AND THEY ARE READY TO START PREPARING THE SUBGRADE AND PUT THE PAVEMENT IN. AND I BELIEVE CORE SAMP TOLLS DO A HISTORY OF BANK HEAD. THE LAYERS AND TIM HAS BEEN TALKING TO THE GEOTECH. THERE MIGHT BE ISSUES. WHEN THEY TEST IT, IT KIND OF COMES APART. WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF THEY CAN'T PUT ANYTIME SOMETHING ELSE THAT WILL PRESERVE IT AND NOT TEST THOSE. >> THIS IS THE RIGHT TURN LANE. AND IT WAS STARTED AT THE SAME TIME. IT'S IN THE SAME CONTRACT. THEY WON'T TAKE VERY LONG TO DO THAT. THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING OFF BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY WORK WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. SO ABOUT FIVE HOUR WINDOW. SO THEY DIDN'T GO OUT THERE WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE MAINSTREET TO WORK ON THE LAST FEW WEEKS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THEIR CREWS OUT THERE WORKING A HALF A DAY. THEY'LL GET HAD KNOCKED OUT TOO. THEY PLAN TO MOVE QUICKLY ON THAT. THEY HAVE MOVED THE INLET OVER AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE. THEY GET BACK ON SITE, THEY ARE GOING TO PLAN TO START ON THIS AS WELL. THIS IS PHASE TWO. THEY BEGAN THAT WORK BACK IN [00:50:02] JANUARY. THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND. BASICALLY CONTRACTOR DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR A WHILE. AND THEN THEY HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE WEATHER AS WELL IN THE SPRING. THEY HAVE -- THEY ARE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF ISSUE GETTING THE SANITARY SUE SEWER TO PASS. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL PASS. THEY TOOK ANOTHER SAMP THIS WILL AFTERNOON TO TRY TO GET IT TO PASS. THAT'S WHY THEY HAVEN'T FINISHED THE SIDEWALKS. >> YOU SAID IT TOOK THEM A WHILE TO GET THERE? >> YES. THEY WERE WORKING ON ANOTHER PROJECT. THEY ARE WORKING ON LAKE COUNTRY PHASE ONE AND THEY DID THE PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY. SO THEY HAD CREWS ON BOTH OF THOSE AND THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T MOBILIZE IMMEDIATELY TO IT. THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE YOU SEE KENSINGTON HAS BEEN PAVED. AND CHESTER GOT ONE SIDE OF IT PAVED. MEADOWS PHASE 2A AND 2B. THE 2 IS THE RED UP TO ABOUT THIS LOCATION RIGHT -- UP TO ABOUT THIS LOCATION RIGHT HERE WAS PHASE TWO. WE WERE ABLE TO WORK IN 2B OR 2A RATHER CHER GOES DOWN TO HERE. COUNCIL WE BID OUT 2B BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE 25% WE CAN INCREASE A CONTRACTOR'S CONTRACT. Y'ALL AWARDED THAT TO LOW BIDDER WHICH WAS THE SAME CONTRACTOR. HE'S WORKING ON ALL OF THAT. HE'S GOING TO FI FINISH C. HE'S WAY AHEAD ON THE SCHEDULE. IF YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU'LL SEE HE'S MOVING RIGHT ALONG. HE'S ALREADY GOT WATER AND SEWER AND STORM SEWER IN. HE'S NOW ALREADY HAS PAVING DOWN THAT LEFT SIDE PART OF THE WAY. AND SHOULD BE FINISHED VERY QUICKLY IF THE WEATHER WILL HOLD UP. THIS IS THE INTERSECTION OF MILL BROOK AND MIAMI THAT HE WAS PAVING. LAKE COUNTRY PHASE TWO, SAME CONTRACTOR WORKING ON THAT. YOU SEE HOW FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE HE IS ON THAT AS WELL. THAT'S OVER BY THE SCHOOL. HE'S BEEN VERY RESPONSE TOW KEEPING ACCESS FOR THE SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING. >> THAT WAS QUICK TOO. >> YES. AND HE HAD A COUPLE OF ISSUES WITH THE SANITARY SEWER. WE GOT THAT WORKED OUT ON LYNNWOOD. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE PAVING LOOKING UP FROM MILLER ROAD. THE SCHOOL IS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. AND THIS IS NORTH OF CHEYENNE NORTH. YOU CAN SEE HE'S GOT THAT. HE HAS THAT LEFT SIDE PREPARED FOR PAVING. WE'VE HAD RAIN OR HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ALREADY STARTED THAT. HE'LL GET HIS TEST AS SOON AS IT DRIES OUT. THIS IS THE SHIPMAN GRANT ALLEY WHICH IS THE CDBG ALLEY. WE GOT THE FUNDS AS OF OCTOBER 1. THAT'S GOING TO BE A CDBG PROJECT. THE PLANS ARE 100%. AS SOON AS WE COORDINATE THE FUNDING AND DOCUMENTS WITH OUR CONSULTANT HANDLES CDBG THEN WE'LL GET THAT OUT FOR BID. IT'S JUST WHAT THE ALLEY LOOKS LIKE. THESE ARE PROJECTS IN DESIGN. THIS IS LAKELAND HEIGHTS. THE RED IS PHASE ONE WHICH WE HAVE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT THAT IN 2021. SO THAT WE BID OUT AS SOON AS WE GET CLOSE THE HAVING THE FUNDS AVAILABLE. THE YELL SLOW PHASE TWO. WE HAVE THAT IN THE DESIGN FUNDS WHICH ARE CURRENT. SO THE DESIGN WILL BE READY SO WE'LL HAVE THAT IN THE NEXT BOND ELECTION. IF THAT'S APPROVED THEN WE'LL MOVE GUARD WITH CONSTRUCTING THAT. THIS IS THE S MILLER ROAD CONSTRUCTION. THE CONSULTANT PICKED THAT BACK UP. HE PICKED IT BACK UP, CHECKED IT [00:55:02] WITH SURVEY TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T NEED ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE. THERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT OF WAY. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE THE CORE OF ENGINEERS ISSUED A PERMIT, THAT HAD TO BE UPDATED SO IT'S GOING TO BE DELAYED FOR A WHILE. COULD DELAY AS MUCH AS A COUPLE OF MONTHS DEPENDING ON HOW RAPIDLY THEY GET US A NEW PERMIT. THIS IS MILLER ROAD FROM DOWN TO DALROCK. THE CONSULTANTS FINISHED THE SURVEY. THEY PLAN TO HAVE A PLAN SUBMITTED. PLANS FOR OCTOBER. WE'LL GET THOSE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THIS BID OUT NEXT YEAR. >> IS THIS EXACT STATUS ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW? >> YES. >> THIS IS WHAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. >> OK. >> WE CHANGED IT RECENTLY. I WAS ON THERE NOT LONG AGO AND IT DIDN'T SAY THIS. >> I POSTED THIS A BUNCH OF TIMES NOW. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MINOR CHANGES WE MADE. SHE POSTED UP THIS ONE WHICH IS THE CURRENT ONE. THIS IS THE MERIT ROAD INTERCONNECTOR. THEY HAVE THE PERMITS FOR THAT. WE GOT THE CONTRACTOR MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. HE'S GOT HIS -- WE'RE JUST WAITING TO IDENTIFY A FUNDING SOURCE FOR IT. BUT HE WILL GET THE DESIGN COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM TO DISCUSS MOVING FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING. >> PAUL, WOULD YOU MIND CONFIRMING WE APPLIED FOR FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT? >> SURE MR. L. WE ARE SUBMITTING A TOTAL OF SIX PROJECTS. THIS BEING ONE OF THOSE. WE ALSO ARE GOING HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL WITH NORTH CENTRAL COUNCIL GOVERNMENTS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING OUT THERE AS WELL. I GOT AN I MAIL FROM THEM TODAY TO SCHEDULE THIS CONFERENCE CALL. IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DALLAS COUNTY APPLICATION. >> WHAT ARE THE SIX PROJECTS? >> WE ARE APPLYING FOR SOME TRAIL FUNDS, WE ARE APPLYING FOR MERIT ROAD, MILLER ROAD BY THE LAKE. THAT LAST PIECE OF [INDISCERNIBLE] AND BUILD OUT DALROCK LANES. >> WHAT IS THE LAST PIECE? >> FROM FULLER MERIT. >> THANK YOU PAUL. >> THIS IS THE ALLEY PROJECT THAT IS LEFT. THE CONSULTANT HAD TO DO STORM SEWER DESIGN. COUNCIL APPROVED A TASK AUTHORIZATION IN JULY. WE GOT PLANS WE'RE REVIEWING CURRENTLY AND HOPEFULLY AWILL BE HOPEFULLY THATWILL BE MOVING FOY QUICKLY. THIS IS A QUICK LIST OF ALLIES. WE GROUPED THEM INTO EIGHT GROUPS. ANDRIE WITH AMBER WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. WE HAVE THE CDBG AND ALLEY D AND THEY ARE 100%. THAT'S COUNTY AIR SUBDIVISION. AND THE 90% PLANS ON THE ONES YOU SEE DOWN THERE AND 60% ON TWO OF THEM. THE 90% WE'VE REVIEWED MOST OF THOSE AND SENT THEM BACK TO THE CONSULTANT. WE HAVE AWE LITTLE OVER $4 MILLION NOW. [01:00:05] THIS IS JUST A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATIONS TO DIFFERENT ALLEY PROJECTS. THIS IS 60-INCH SANITARY SEWER THAT RUNS DOWN TO THE TREATMENT PLANT. AND IT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED FROM 18 AND 36 THAT PARALLELLED TO IT. IT'S REPLACING BOTH OF THOSE. THE CURRENTLY WE NEED TO LOCATE THE LOCATION OF THE METERS SO WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE VAULT AND ALL OF THAT NEEDS TO GO. WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK I BELIEVE IT IS , THIS THURSDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE METERS, TYPES OF METERS WE WANT AND GET THE LOCATION SO THE CONSULTANT THAT IS DOING THE DESIGN CAN MOVE GUAR FORWARD WIH THAT. >> THE MEETER IS GOING TO BE UPSTREAM MANY. >> ACTUALLY METERS ARE GOING TO BE DOWNSTREAM. >> UPSTREAM FROM THE FACILITY. >> FROM THE PLANT. >> NOT WHERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> 18 THAT FAILED REPLACED BY CITY STAFF. >> THIS IS PART OF THE SAPPHIRE BAY. THIS IS 20-INCH FORCED MAIN. IT TRYING TO GET ACROSS THE LAKE. WE GOT COMMENTS FROM BWU AND THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO BOARD ALL THE WAY ACROSS. WE CAN OPEN CUT MOST OF THAT. CURRENTLY WE HAVE TO MEET WITH THEM AND WORK OUT SOME ISSUES THEY'VE GOT. THEY ARE GOING TO MEET WITH THE CONSULTANT TOMORROW AND DISCUSS IT. THIS 24-INCH GRAVITY LINE BEING DONE BY MAN HART. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT COMES FROM WHERE THE FORCE MAIN COMING ACROSS THE LAKE ENDS ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT HAVE AND THAT CARRIES ON DOWN TO A LINE CAPABLE OF CARRYING IT ON TO THE PUMP STATION. AND THEN THIS IS NEW FORCED MAIN THAT WILL PARALLEL THE EXISTING ONE COMING OUT OF THE LIFT STATION. AND WE'RE TALKING TO MAN HARD CURRENTLY ABOUT THE OPTIONS RUNNING THROUGH THIS PROPERTY RIGHT HERE. THIS PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T REALLY WANT IT NEXT TO THE STATION BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR HIM TO EXPAND. WE HAVE THE OPTION OF TAKE IT AROUND THIS WAY. WE TALKED TO A CONSULTANT YESTERDAY AND THEY ARE GETTING US SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT. WITH THAT OPTION GOING AROUND OVER THERE. THIS IS 24-INCH WATER LINE THAT'S GOING TO SERVE BAYSIDE AND SAPPHIRE BAY. IT CONNECTS TO EXISTING 24-INCH WATER LINE WE ENDED RIGHT HERE. AND IT WILL CARRY IT DOWN DAL ROCK AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING OUT LOCATION TO PUT THAT LINE IF DAL ROCK AND THE COST OPTIONS. >> WHERE IS THAT LINE LOCATED ON DAL ROCK CURRENTFULLY. >> AT THE INTERSECTION OF PRINCETON. >> IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT COMES DOWN PRINCETON AND THEN TURNS AND ENDS OVER THERE RIGHT AGAINST THE -- ENTER ARE ANY TREES GOING TO COME OUT? >> WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OPTIONS AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING DOWN THE MEDIAN AND PUTTING IT IN THE INSIDE LANE SOUTHBOUND OR DIRECTIONAL THERE. IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN $11 MILLION TO $60 MILLION. >> GOING THAT FAR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. YOU TALK ABOUT LAYING IT IN THE BRANCHES OF THE TREE. >> THAT'S ONE THING THAT IS SO LOVELY ABOUT DAL ROCK IS ALL THE TREES. THAT WILL BE SAD TO SEE ALL OF THAT GO. >> WE CAN PUT IT IN THE INSIDE LANE. OF COURSE TO REPLACE ALL OF THAT CONCRETE COMES AT A COST. >> THEY PLAN TO MAKE THAT SIX LANES ONE DAY. [01:05:05] >> THAT WILL BE AFTER YOUR TIME. >> PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS. THIS IS TRAINING CENTER. AND CURRENTLY IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THEY PROPOSED TO HAVE IT DELIVERED BY DECEMBER 2019. WE CURRENTLY HAVE -- GOT ALL THE UTILITIES IN FOR THAT. AND IF YOU LOOK HERE, THIS IS THE FOUNDATION THEY PUT IN, FOUNDATION HERE IS FOR THE TRAINING TOWER. ALL OF THAT IS READY TO GO AS SOON AS THEY HAVE THE BUILDING TO PUT ON IT. >> HOW DOES IT GET DELIVERED? >> FLAT BED TRUCK. >> WE NEED TO FILM HA. >> ANY EXCUSE TO USE HIS DRONE. >> THIS IS THE SITE YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE WHERE WE WERE DOING EVERYTHING. AND THEN FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO, THEY'VE GOT THE PROJECT MANAGER AND GOT ARCHITECTURE SERVICES TO DESIGN IT. AND THAT'S WHERE IT IS. I THINK IF I RECALL IT NEEDS TO BE VOTED ON NEXT BOND ELECTION. >> THAT'S ALREADY FUNDED. >> BOND ELECTION HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND THEN IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD $20 MILLION A YEAR WE'RE ISSUING, THAT'S WHAT IS FUNDING IT. >> IT'S AVAILABLE. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. AND THAT IS PARKS AND ANDY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE. >> I NEED TO YOU BACK UP. THE RIGHT-HAND TURN LANE. >> CONSULTANT HAS REVIEWED THE AREAS AND HE'S SENDING US A PROPOSE TOLL DESIGN THE RIGHT TURN LANES ON MILLER ROAD AND DAL ROCK. WE NEED RIGHT TURN LANES. ALSO THE DESIGN IS THE INTERSECTION OF CHEF IS DALLAS COUNTY. >> WE KNOW STATUS OF THAT BUT I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE RIGHT-HAND TURN LANES. WE THINK WE HAVE FUNDING, DO WE KNOW. >> IT. >> SIX OF THEM. >> SO HE'S DOING A STUDY APPROXIMATELY THEY ARE DOING A STUDY ON APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY? >> ALL INTERSECTIONS IN THIS TOWN. >> THEY ARE GOING TO -- >> ALL THE MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. >> SO 66 AND PETERS AND DAL ROCK. >> THE ONES THAT WOULD MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT. >> ARE WE GOING TO GET A SAY IN THAT? >> I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST WE ALWAYS WANT TO SAY YES TO THAT. >> I WOULD LIKE US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAY IN THAT. >> PROPOSAL AND PRIORITIZE AND DISCUSS THE COST. >> Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT WORK, INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF WORK AROUND TOWN. THE ONE THING I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE RIGHT-HAND TURN LANES BECAUSE THE FUNDING HAS BEEN OUT THERE AND THAT'S ONE THING WE DON'T HAVE PROGRESS ON. INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK AND QUALITY WORK. THANK YOU BOTH. THERE IS ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN EVERY CORNER OF THIS CITY. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH IT. >> TIM HAS BEEN A BIG ASSET. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'LL RUN THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECT. WE'LL START WITH THE FEW REMAINING FROM 2015 THAT WE ARE SO CLOSE ON. SO LAKESIDE, STILL WORKING OUT DETAILS WITH THE RESTROOM. [01:10:01] WE HAVE TO CROSS A DALLAS EASEMENT SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT UTILITY EASEMENT. ELECTRICITY, WATER AND SEWER TO THIS RESTROOM. WHILE WE'RE CLOSE, WE'RE STILL SEVERAL MONTHS AWAY FROM PHYSICALLY MAKING IT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE UTILITY ACCESS AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS OTHER THINGS. WE HAVE THE APPROVAL TO PUT THROUGH THE. THAT'S EASY PART. IT'S GETTING UTILITIES TO IT THAT'S A CHALLENGE. SPRINGFIELD PARK, THE ONLY REMAINING PROJECT. THE APPROVED PARKING SURFACE WHICH YOU WILL SEE THE CONTRACT FOR AT THE NOVEMBER 5 COUNCIL MEETING. WE WENT OUT THE BID. THE VENDOR HAS BEEN SELECTED. COUNCIL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THAT ON NOVEMBER 56789 THE BALL FIELD RENOVATION WHICH THE BALL FIELD THERE IN THE FRONT OF THE PARK. AND NEW FENCE IS IN. IT'S JUST THE ACTUAL LASER LEVELING OF THE FIELD ITSELF. AND THIS WORK MAY HAVE STARTED TODAY. THEY ARE ON SITE AND THEY ARE DOING HAD ONE AT THE SAME TIME. >> THIS IS HOW LONG IT TAKES THINGS TO GET DONE. MY FIRST MEETING BACK IN 2006 WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE GET NEW PAVEMENT ON THE PARKING LOT AT SPRINGFIELD PARK. >> IT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN. WE ARE SO CLOSE. >> THAT WAS QUICK. >> WE'RE SO CLOSE. >> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE ONES WE DID QUICKLY. >> I KNOW. >> IT JUST TAKES ME BACK. I REMEMBER THE FIRST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT OPTIONS. >> THE PARKING LOT IS ONE THAT PUBLIC WORKS AND TOM HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP WITH. PARKING LOTS ARE NOT PARKS AND RECREATION SPECIALTY. WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP IN THAT. >> SO THE BALLPARK, BALL FIELD, I DIDN'T REMEMBER WE WERE RESURFACING THE BALL FIELD. AND THAT IS FLOOD RESISTENT? >> ONCE THEY LASER LEVEL IT, ALL WE'LL HAVE TO DO IS WHEN IT FLOODS GO IN AND PUT A LITTLE BIT OF TOP DRESSING ON IT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A HUGE ISSUE. IT WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR SAFETY. IT WILL BE CLAY AND FILLED WITH GRASS OUTFIELD. THE OUTFIELD IS EASY. THE FENCE HAS BEEN UP FOR A WHILE. IT TOOK A WHILE BECAUSE FROM MARCH TO MAY IT WAS UNDER WATER. THE FENCE WITH STOOD THE NEXT FLOODING NO PROBLEM. THE INFIELD HAVE L HAVE TO HAVE CONDITIONER EVERY TIME IT FLOODS AND DRIES UP. IT WILL BE A HUGE EXPENSE TO MAINTAIN THAT. >> THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED PRACTICE FIELD. >> RESERVED. YOU RESERVE IT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. >> THANK YOU. >> AND THEN COMMUNITY PARK THE MULTIPURPOSE FIELD. THIS IS PART IT'S A JOINT PROJECT WITH THE PARKING LOT EXPANSION AT SPRINGFIELD AND MULTIPURPOSE FIELD AT COMMUNITY PARK. THIS IS A LARGE MULTIPURPOSE FIELD THAT WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR SOCCER. THIS WILL ALSO GO TO THE NOVEMBER 5 COUNCIL MEETING. THEY WILL HAVE THE FIELD DONE IN APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS ONCE WE STEIN CONTRACT AND SAY WE ARE READY TO GO. IT WILL PROBABLY NOT BE READY FOR PLAY UNTIL LATE SPRING EARLY FALL BECAUSE GRASS TAKES A WHILE. IT SHOULD FOR SURE BE READY FOR NEXT FALL SUMMER. AND THEN 2018 AND I'LL FLY THROUGH THESE. THE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES ON THE INFORMATION THEY GOT FROM THE COUNCIL AND PARKS ADVISORY BOARD. THE NEXT STEP IS TO HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS. WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF THOSE OUTSIDE AT THE PARK TAKING GUIDANCE FROM THIS COUNCIL TO WHAT THAT PARK WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE LONG RUN. THOSE WILL BE SCHEDULED AROUND THE HOLIDAYS WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE PROBABLY AFTER THANKSGIVING FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF CHRISTMAS. WE'LL GODOWN FEEDBACK SESSIONS AT OUR EVENTS SO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THERE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM. THE WATER PARK. THIS SA MAZING. I PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT. I CAME IN EARLY THIS MORNING. 7:00 I'M IN THE PARKING LOT. ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON. I WAS LIKE WHY ARE ALL THE LIGHTS ON. CHER SOLAR. THEY ALL COME ON AND STAY ON AT 20%. IT'S LOWERED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE USING THE POOL DURING OFF SEASON BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. I GOT A REMINDER WE PUT THIS SOLAR LIGHTS AND THAT'S WHY THEY WERE ALL WORKING AND STOP [01:15:02] WORRYING ABOUT THE BILL. THEY STAY ON AT 20% F. SOMEBODY WALKS UNDER IT THEY COME ALL THE WAY ON. WHEN THEY LEAVE IT GOES BACK TO 20%. THEY STAY ON AT 20% ALL THE TIME. THEY ONLY COME ON BRIGHTENER SOMEBODY GOES UNDER IT. >> IS THAT LIGHTING UP KIDS KINGDOM? >> IT WAS VERY DIM. I WAS LIKE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS. IT'S BECAUSE THEY CAN LITERALLY CONTROL THEM FROM THEIR IPHONE. IT'S A COOL SYSTEM. STILL TO BE DONE ARE THE PLAYGROUND. YOU SEE THE OLD PLAYGROUND THERE. WE HAVE ABOUT THREE BIDS. WE'RE WAITING ON A FEW FINAL THINGS TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO COUNCIL TO GET THAT AWARDED AND CONSTRUCTION CAN START ON PULLING THE OLD ONE OUT AND PUTTING THE NEW ONE IN. WE'RE GOING TO VIRILE BIT OF LEFT OVER MONEY AND IT'S TIME REPLACE THE SLIDE TOWER TO THE RED AND YELLOW SLIDE. THEY HAVE A USEFUL LIFE AND 20 YEARS IS PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT. WE'VE MANAGED TO GET THAT OUT OF IT WITH GOOD MAINTENANCE. WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY GET THAT REPLACED WITH THE REMAINING $400,000 WE HAVE. SUPER EXCITED WE DID THE CONTRACT WITH MESA DESIGN. WE MANAGED TO DO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM. WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING. THEY WILL COME TO A COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROBABLY IN THE NEXT 30-45 DAYS TO TALK TO COUNCIL FIRST. WE'LL GO THROUGH SAME PROCESS. ONE THING YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND AT THIS POINT WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT $400,000 SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MINIMAL AMENITIES ADDED AT THIS POINT BUT LOOKING AT SHORE IMPROVEMENT, KAYAK LAUNCHES, MORE NATURAL TRAIL OPTIONS INSTEAD OF CONCRETE AND ALSO PUTTING IN A REENFORCED GRASS PARKING LOT. INSTEAD OF REDOING THE PARK LOT WITH CONCRETE, IT'S THE COOLEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN. IT'S A PLASTIC GRATE AND THEN GRASS. IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND NOT THAT SIMPLE BUT IT IS SUPER COOL. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. MESA IS A GREAT PARTNER BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MILLION IDEAS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE ADD HOW IT CAN EXPAND AND GROW AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. >> VERY COOL. >> I'M SUPER EXCITED. SHARON SICK ABOUT HEARING ABOUT MY GRASS PARKING LOT. KENWOOD HEIGHTS. IRRIGATION. WE PUT THIS SOME IRRIGATION. THERE IS A LITTLE MORE TO GO. WE'LL PUT A BASKETBALL COURT AT THIS PARK. THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS ARE GETTING OLDER NOW. WHILE THEY STILL PLAY ON THE PLAYGROUND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AMENITIES THAT ARE MAKING IT MORE AGE APPROPRIATE. WE'RE GOING LOOK AT THE DESIGN TO HAVE A BASKETBALL COURT. IT WILL HAVE MULTIPURPOSE USE TOO. IT'S MAIN PURPOSE WILL BE BASKETBALL. IT WILL HAVE OTHER PLAYGROUND TYPE THINGS THAT CAN BE USED. TWIN STAR PARK. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO TWIN STAR. JUST HAD THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW PLAYGROUND. THE ONLY REMAINING PROJECT TO REWORK THE HOCKEY RINK. ONE ELEMENT OF OUR OPENING WAS TO VISIT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SOMEBODY CAN PULL STRINGS. THAT IS KIND OF THE MOST RECENT LAYOUT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OPTION RESURFACING CONCRETE OR GOING WITH A TILE SYSTEM. >> CURRENTLY IT IS NOT MARKED AS A TENNIS COURT. THAT IS OUR ISSUE WITH TENNIS IS THE NET. PICKLE BALL IS EASIER. A LOT OF PLAYERS HAVE NETS. THEY ARE PREPARED FOR THAT. TENNIS ONCE YOU PUT A NET IN, IT LIMITS WHAT YOU DO WITH THE REST OF THE COURT. >> THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES WE'VE TRIED OVERCOME. THAT'S A STRUGGLE TO HAVE A FULL SIZE TENNIS COURT. WE JUST MET AT THE LAST TUESDAY. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 7 DAYS TO TALK ABOUT THE LAKE HIGHLAND. THAT'S THE LIST THAT YOU HEARD ME MUMBLE THROUGH AT THE LAST MEETING. PARK TRAIL IS COMPLETED. THE PARK THAT WAS A PART OF THIS THAT WE PARTNERED WITH TRAIL ARC GO. [01:20:07] THE NEXT IS SPIN KERR. MAINSTREET CEASE PART OF THE REWORKING OF MAINSTREET AND LAKE HIGHLAND. THIS IS A PROJECT , THE LAKE HIGHLAND TRAIL IS A PROJECT WE FILLED OUT A GRANT FOR. THAT WAS SUBMITTED TODAY. THE INFORMATION ON THAT. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MATCHING FUNDS FOR THAT. WHICH WILL BE AWESOME. MEANS WE CAN DO SOME MORE TRAILS. WE'RE SO CLOSE. SCHEDULED TO REOPEN NOVEMBER 1. THIS IS JUST ONE PICTURE OF THE COURSE THAT I TOOK WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO. YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE BUNKERS. THAT IS ME STANDING ON THE TEE BOX. I DIDN'T TAKE A CLOSEUP OF THE GREEN THAT THE POINT. THE GRASS IS STILL A LITTLE SPARSE. THE COURSE ABSOLUTELY LOOKS AMAZING. SO THE CHAMBER TOURNAMENT WILL BE OCTOBER 24TH. IT IS A FIRST LOOK AND MICHAEL AND I WORKED TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN GET EVERYBODY THERE AND EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE COURSE. SOME OF THE CHANGES WE MADE AND HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO EVERYBODY THAT IS PLAYING IN THE TOURNAMENT. THERE WILL BE DAN CORTEZ WILL BE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN GRASS AND HOW IT GROWS. WHERE WE'RE AT WHEN THE OFFICIAL OPENING IS. THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED WE'RE SO CLOSE. >> THE TWO PUTT RULE? >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TWO PUTT RULE. >> JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE GREENS. >> THAT WAS MY CONCERN IS THEY WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT. THEY SAID AT THIS POINT PLAYERS AREN'T NECESSARILY GOING TO HURT IT. THEY JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO WRAP UP A FEW OTHER PROJECTS. >> DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA ON ANY PLANS FOR A GRAND OPENING? >> PROBABLY SPRING. >> GRASS WILL STOP GROWING. MAY HAVE HIT A ROAD BLOCK ON SATURDAY WHEN IT WAS 306789 BERMUDA LOVES WARM WEATHER. I TALKED TO DAN MONDAY. HE SAID IT WAS DOING REALLY WELL CONSIDERING IT WAS 30-DEGREES ON SATURDAY. WE NEED WARM WEATHER TO KEEP THAT GOING AS LONG AS WE CAN. >> >> THE GOLF BOARD HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AND OFFICIALLY VOTED TO POSTPONE IT UNTIL SPRING JUST TO BE ABLE TO -- YOU DON'T WANT TO DO A GRAND OPENING WHEN THE GRASS IS GOING DORMANT AND YOU DON'T WANT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE GOING OUT THERE. THE LESS PEOPLE WE CAN GET ON IT. YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE HEAVILY USED. COME SPRING IT WILL BE READY TO GO. THAT GIVES US MORE TIME TO DO PUBLICTY AROUND IT. TO GET IT IN LOCAL MAGAZINES AND DO EVERYTHING AND PLAN FOR A SPRING GRAND OPENING. >> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. BETTER WEATHER. >> AND THE GRASS WILL LOOK SO MUCH BETTER. >> THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR GOLF? >> THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR GOLF NOVEMBER 1. >> THERE IS OTHER STUFF THEY NEED TO DO THEY CAN USE THE OFF SEASON TO GET DONE THAT NEED TO BE DONE THAT WILL MAKE SURE WE'LL STAY ON THEM. THAT WAS THE WHOLE REASON OF PUSHING IT BACK. BUT IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO PLAY. >> BUNKERS LOOK AMAZING. YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THEM ON THERE. >> I'M GOING TRY TO GET INTO THE BUNKERS THAT THE TOURNAMENT. >> TAKE AARON WITH YOU. >> COMMUNITY PARKS. YOU JUST APPROVED THE NEW SCORE BOARDS FOR THE BASEBALL FIELD. WE'RE SO EXCITED. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE SCORE BOARDS HAVE BEEN THERE. SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. IT'S A SHOT IN THE DARK ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL THINGS COMING. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE CAN WE RELEVEL SOCCER FIELDS DURING OFF SEASON. BASEBALL SCORE BOARDS AND WE'VE ALSO BEGUN TO GET PRICE TONS SIDEWALK WE TALKED ABOUT GOING FROM THE CONNECTION WATER VIEW ALL THE WAY INTO THE PARK. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, WHERE DOES IT GO, WHAT IS THE BEST PLACE FOR IT AND SCORE BOARDS WILL BE HERE. AS SOON AS BASEBALL SEASON IS OVER WE'LL DO THAT. >> DO WE THINK THAT SIDEWALK WILL BE IN PLACE BY SPRING? >> THAT'S MY HOPE. SOME OF THAT IS DEPENDANT ON WEATHER. AARON HAD MET WITH SOME CONCRETE CONTRACTORS TO GET PRICES SO WE KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE SO THEY CAN WORK ON THAT DURING THE WINTER AND HAVE IT UP AND READY IN MARCH BEFORE SPRING SEASON STARTED. >> THAT BATHROOM IS HOOKED UP AND READY TO ROLL. [01:25:01] THAT WAS A BIG THING. >> THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR A BATHROOM SINCE 2006. >> THEY WERE A MAJOR PARTNER IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN. THEY MADE IT HAPPEN AT NO COST TO US. LITERALLY THE COST TO DIG THE TRENCH. ENCORE DID SEVERAL TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT BATHROOM -- HE MADE SURE WE HAD THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS TO GET THAT DONE THROUGH WHAT HE DOES. IT WOULD HAVE COST US $50,000 TO GET ELECTRICITY TO THE BATHROOM. WE STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS. >> WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM. >> IT IS AMAZING. AND BURNETT ON PARKS BOARD, HE WOULD CALL ME EVERY SATURDAY WHAT CAN I DO. TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON, WHAT CAN I DO TO PUSH THIS ALONG AN GET IT DONE FOR YOU AND ME. >> EVER SINCE HE BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF RSA, THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED BETWEEN THE CITY AND RYSA. CHERWOOD PARK. WE'RE FLOWS CLOSE THE GETTING A NEW BATHROOM. PROBABLY EARLY TO MID NOVEMBER AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE RENTAL FIELD THERE AS WELL. THEY STARTED WORKING ON THAT TODAY. THERE WILL BE A RESTROOM. THERE IS PARKING THERE. PUBLIC WORKS WENT OUT AFTER A CITIZEN ACADEMY TOUR AND DID A LOT OF WORK FOR OUR PARKING LOT TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS SAFE AND SMOOTH. AND SO NOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL FIELD HERE FOR PRACTICES. NOT LIT JUST INFIELD CONDITIONING LASER LEVELING AND FENCED. AND THEN THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR NEW SPORTS FIELD CONSTRUCTION. LOOKING AT FUTURE SOCCER, FUTURE BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AND THEN THE ADDITION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE HAVING TO RELOCATE ROLLER HOCK FRIDAY WHERE IT IS. >> WHERE ARE WE THINKING THAT IS GOING TO GO? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. AARON TOLD ME TO GET QUIT TAKING MAPS AND DRAWING BOXES ON THEM. COMMUNITY IS THE BEST ANSWER BUT THE QUESTION WHERE. IT DOES TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SPACE TO PUT IN SOMETHING LIKE. THAT COMMUNITY HAS THE LIGHTS. COMMUNITY HAS THE ABILITY. COMMUNITY HAS THE PARKING TO HOST IT. THEY TEND TO PLAY ON THE WEEKEND ON SATURDAY IN THE SEASONS THAT WHEN OTHER PEOPLE AREN'T PLAYING. BASEBALL AND SOCCER KIND OF END AND THAT IS WHEN HOCKEY TAKES OFF. >> THEY PLAY EVERY WEEKNIGHT SO THEY NEED LIGHTS. >> KNOW ALSO THAT THE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THE STARS FOUNDATION ABOUT PARTNERING WITH US AND COST SHARING. WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES. IT DOESN'T HURT TO ASK. DAVID WAS OUT OF TOWN AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN. OVER THE HOLIDAYS WE'LL HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION. >> IT IS A GOOD FEEDER INTO THEIR ICE HOCKEY PROGRAMS. >> THAT'S -- CHELSEA IS AMAZING. SHE SAID THERE IS JUST NOT A LOT OF ROLLER HOCKEY RINKS. ALLEN HAS THE ONLY OTHER ACTIVE RINK. THEY PARTNER WITH THE AL AMERICANS WHICH IS A MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY. FOR TO US PARTNER WITH STARS WOULD BE HUGE. WE'LL SEE WRIT GOES. ALL WE CAN DO IS ASK OBVIOUSLY. AND THEN ENVIRONMENT LEARNING CENTER. WE JUST NEED ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE TASK FORCE AND THEN WE WILL SEND OUT THE RFQ FOR THE ARCHITECT AND START ON THAT SELECTING THAT ARCHITECT. COUNCIL WILL BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS THE WAY WE HAVE IT WRITTEN BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT AND THE AMOUNT THAT IS CITY IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DESIGN OF THIS, THE BOARD WILL HAVE A SAY IN THE SELECTION AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE A SAY AS WELL. WE WILL FOLLOW OUR PURCHASING PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE WE COVER ALL OUR BASES FOR THAT. >> AND ALLEN CONSTRUCTION IS ALMOST COMPLETE. >> YEAH. YES THEY ARE I THINK DONE AND BACK OUT FIXINGS EKING, THEY BROKE SOME IRRIGATION. [01:30:02] THEY WERE BACK OUT THIS WEEK FIXING SOME OF THAT. GARY HELPED ME. HE SAID WE'RE ON IT AND THEY ARE BACK FIXING THAT NOW. AND THAT'S ALL THE PARKS AND REC PROJECTS. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> YOU'VE GOT TO BE PROUD OF WHAT WE ARE ACCOMPLISHING AS A CITY. PUBLIC WORKS -- AND ALL THE WORK GOING ON. I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH TO EVERYBODY THAT'S A PART OF THIS. IT'S WHAT ROWLETT IS ABOUT. MAKING THIS A COMMUNITY EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE IN. WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO BUT WE'RE MAKING HUGE PROGRESS. >> THANK YOU. >> AND A GRASS PARKING LOT. >> IT'S PRETTY COOL. >> THEY ALSO DO IT WITH GRAVEL AND THAT SAME STRUCTURE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANGIE? ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM 3B ANYBODY? TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA. [4. DISCUSS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS] DOES ANYBODY WANT ANYTHING DISCUSSED OR PULLED? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. DON'T WE HAVE TO PULL 7 SO WE CAN READ THE LIST? >> THE LIST HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO COUNCIL. >> BUT IT HASN'T BEEN PUBLISHED. SO LET'S PULL 7F FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. AND YOU ARE GOING TO READ THE NAMES. >> I CAN. >> WE TOLD EVERYBODY TO WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETING TO FIND OUT. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? >> ALL RIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.