[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WE READY? I CALL THE MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN PARK AND IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION TO ORDER. IT'S MARCH THE 13TH AND I'LL ASK. HILLARY WILL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES.
YOU'LL BOW WITH ME, PLEASE. LORD, WE JUST COME TO YOU THIS MORNING, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TOWN. WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT HAVE INVESTED SO MUCH TIME INTO THE FUTURE OF TERRELL. WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE OF TERRELL WHO CARE AND LOVE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE TOWN. LORD, GIVE US NOT OUR VISION OF TERRELL, BUT YOUR VISION OF TERRELL. HELP US TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE GIVEN AND JUST TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
LORD, HELP US PLANT TREES THAT WE WILL NOT SIT UNDER THE SHADE OF. WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS. ONE GOD ONE. ALL
[4. HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS]
RIGHT. WE HAVE A GUEST TODAY WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS US. AVERY, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? HELLO.GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS AVERY SHAW AND I AM A CO-OWNER OF THE MUSIC SHOP AT TERRORISM AND THE COFFEE COMPANY. AND WE'VE USED THIS BOARD FOR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT. AND I HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD SON WHO STARTED BASEBALL THIS YEAR.
AND AT OUR VERY FIRST MEETING ON FEBRUARY 5TH WITH THE YOUTH ATHLETICS AT THE BACK, BEN GUILHE BASEBALL FIELD, WE JUST NOTICED A LOT OF THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN, SIX, FOUR AND TWO, AND UPON ARRIVAL FOR THE FIRST INITIAL MEETING, WE HAD TO USE THE BATHROOM FACILITIES AND THE STALLS WERE OLD AND DECREPIT.
THE FLOORS WERE SUPER DIRTY, THE WATER FROM THE SINK WAS DRAINING STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR.
THERE WASN'T ANY SOAP, THERE WASN'T ANY PAPER TOWELS, AND IT WAS JUST VERY UNSANITARY. AND THEN WALKING ONTO THE FIELD TO MEET WITH OUR COACHES AND THE TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE WERE SEVERAL PILES OF DOG FECES AROUND THAT. THEY WERE LIKE PLAYING ON THE PATHS, LIKE WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE FIELDS. ALSO HAD DOG FECES ON THEM. AFTER WE GOT SETTLED, I TOOK MY TWO YOUNGER ONES TO WALK AROUND THE TRAIL AND WE WALKED UP TO THE PAVILION AND THE PAVILION WAS LIKE COVERED IN DOG FECES AND BIRD POOP. AND THEN I NOTICED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS WALKING AROUND THE PARK THAT THERE'S NOT ANY LIKE DOG THINGS OR I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE DOGGY BAGS. AND THEN ALSO, I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT NOW THAT WE'VE HAD SPRING FORWARD, BUT AT NIGHT TIME IT'S ALREADY DARK BY LIKE 630 WHEN THE PRACTICE STARTS. SO LEAVING THE BASEBALL FIELDS, THE WALKWAY, LIKE AFTER YOU WALK OUT OF THE FIELDS, PAST THE LITTLE PARK, AND THEN THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE CREEK THAT FEEDS INTO THE POND. IT'S REALLY, REALLY DARK THERE. AND IT'S LIKE A PRETTY HEAVY SLOPE TO JUST FALL INTO THE CREEK WITH LITTLE ONES OR IF THEY'RE RUNNING AHEAD OF YOU. AND THEN ALSO IN THE PARKING LOT, IT'S QUITE DARK. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OVERHEAD LIGHTS. MY HUSBAND IS A PROPERTY MANAGER FOR A CHURCH, A VERY LARGE CHURCH IN SUNNYVALE, AND THE CHURCH WAS RECENTLY SUED BECAUSE SOMEONE FELL IN THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS OUT. SO HE'S LIKE ALWAYS LOOKING AT LIGHTS AND HE'S LIKE, IF YOU GO TALK, MENTION THE LIGHTS, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. LIKE FOR TAROT AND ALSO THIS YEAR FOR THE TAROT YOUTH ATHLETICS, IT IS A TOURNAMENT STYLE PLAY AND THE HOME BASE IS TAROT. SO LIKE EVERY WEEKEND FOR THE NEXT NEXT FOUR MONTHS, TEAMS FROM CRANDALL, KAUFMAN, FORNEY, WILLS POINT, ROYSE CITY, I BELIEVE AND MAYBE A FEW OTHER TOWNS WILL ALL BE LIKE MEETING IN TAROT EVERY WEEKEND UNTIL MAY. SO I JUST WANT TO BRING IT TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE HOSTING A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CITIES. YOU KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT.
WE WANT TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION AND WE WANT THEM TO BE EXCITED AND SAY, OH, WE LIKE GOING TO TAROT BECAUSE THEIR PARKS ARE REALLY NICE AND THEIR BATHROOM IS NICE AND THERE'S NOT DOG POOP EVERYWHERE. SO THAT IS WHAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. I KNOW
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THAT WE LOVE THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE BASKETBALL FEEL OR THE BASKETBALL COURTS LOOK AMAZING.THE NEW PARK IS AMAZING. WE LOVE THAT AND JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION IF YOU DIDN'T, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I HAD SOMEONE THERE. SO YEAH. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AVERY. AND THAT'S DOCUMENTED. AND WE CAN CERTAINLY PASS THAT ALONG TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE CONDITION. SO THANK YOU VERY. I WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.
[5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES]
MOVING RIGHT AHEAD. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS HAD TIME TO REVIEW THE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. IF YOU HAVEN'T, TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THEM AND THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.SO MOVE. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR I MOTION PASSED NEW
[6. NEW BUSINESS]
BUSINESS, RAYLAN AND THE FINANCIAL REPORT. GOOD MORNING. IN YOUR PACKET ARE EXPENSES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH. AS YOU ARE VERY MUCH AWARE, WE DID NOT MEET LAST MONTH. SO YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF MONTHS WORTH OF EXPENSES JUST FLIPPING THROUGH SOME OF THE PAGES. WE'RE PAYING DOWN SOME OF OUR REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMING. WE DO HAVE AN OUTSTANDING INVOICE FOR TERRELL SOCIAL. LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE WRAPPING UP. AND SO THEY'VE SUBMITTED ALL THEIR PAPERWORK AND WE'RE JUST WAITING ON A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THEM. SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.BMT CENTER, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY THERE, IT IS DEFINITELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IS HAPPENING OVER THERE. AND THAT'S ALSO DOCUMENTED THERE IN THE FINANCIALS. MOVING ON TO THE PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND INVOICING THAT'S STARTING TO COME IN. WE WILL DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER IN PARKS, BUT WE'VE DONE SOME POS FOR THE SPLASH PAD AND WE'LL HAVE SOME UPDATES THERE.
AND THAT KIND OF WRAPS IT UP. DID YOU SAY THE SOCIAL IS FINISHED? IT'S GETTING THERE.
SO THEY HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR INVOICE WHICH WE'RE HOLDING UNTIL THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SO THEY HOPE TO BE OPEN IN APRIL. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A BIG PUSH FOR I ALWAYS GET THIS WRONG, FIFA, FIFA, FIFA, THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS THE ONE. I DON'T SAY SO THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY PUSHING TO GET THAT OPEN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO. WHAT WE WERE SHOWN WAS A HUGE OUTDOOR SPACE AND CURRENTLY THERE'S NO OUTDOOR SPACE. SO IS THAT STILL PART OF THE OVERALL PLAN AND CONCEPT? YES, YES. SO THE CITY WENT IN. WE TOOK CARE OF THE DEMOLITION ON THE BUILDING. THEY'RE IN THE BACK TO HELP GIVE HIM MORE OUTDOOR SPACE. I THINK A LOT OF THAT IS FURNITURE PIECES THAT HE'S ORDERING. I MEAN, HE'S ALSO HAVING A STAGE BUILT. SO THERE'S THERE'S STILL A LOT LEFT TO DO ON THE OUTSIDE. BUT HE IS STARTING TO WRAP UP. AND HE EXPECTS THAT TO ALL THE OUTDOOR WORK TO BE FINISHED BY APRIL. THAT IS THE PLAN. YES. OKAY. LET ME GET BACK TO THE AGENDA. SO SORRY. YOU'RE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU ALSO GOING TO DO THE PARK CAPITAL? IF WE COULD GET A MOTION FOR THE FINANCIAL REPORT. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL AS PRESENTED? I MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE FINANCIALS AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU. SECOND. RIGHT. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? APPROVED. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO THE PARK. IMPROVEMENTS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE BEING PURCHASED AND ON SCHEDULE FOR THIS SUMMER. IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAVE THE PHASE ONE OF THE IRRIGATION OF THE SOCCER FIELDS, WHICH IRRIGATION IS IN. WE'LL BE GROWING GRASS VERY SLOWLY AND PATIENTLY. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE FIELD SCHEDULES WITH THE EXCEL, AS WELL AS THE OTHER SOCCER PROGRAMS. I WILL SAY KUDOS TO THE STAFF BECAUSE
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IT WAS A HUGE CHANGE. REMOVING THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENTS WHERE USED TO. THE ASSOCIATIONS JUST HAD PLAY OF ALL OF THE FIELDS. AND SO IT WAS A HUGE PUSH TO GET THOSE FIELDS AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO RESERVE FIELDS. AND WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED THAT. OUR FIELD RESERVATIONS ARE OPEN, WE HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE. WE'VE HAD OTHER TEAMS FROM TERRELL ABLE TO COME FORWARD AND GET ON THE FIELDS AND MAKE RESERVATIONS. AND SO KUDOS TO STAFF BECAUSE IT WAS NOT EASY. BUT THE SECOND THING WAS KUDOS TO THE RESIDENTS AND ALSO THE ASSOCIATIONS WHO WERE USED TO HAVING NOT HAVING TO SUBMIT SUCH A STRINGENT SCHEDULE. SO EVERYBODY REALLY STEPPED UP SO THAT WE COULD GET THOSE FIELDS READY. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, AVERY, THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE BASEBALL BABIES. AND SO YOU, YOU YOU'RE A MOM AFTER MY OWN HEART. YES. BINGO PARK NEEDS SOME TLC. AND I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN TOWN. AND ALSO THE YOUTH ASSOCIATION IS WORKING. MCCOY'S HAS DONATED MATERIALS FOR A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE CONCESSION STAND AND RESTROOM THERE AT BINGO PARK. SO MATERIALS, LABOR COSTS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 10 OR $12,000. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CASH DONATION FROM A DEVELOPER TO HELP BUY DOWN SOME OF THOSE COSTS. SO I CANNOT WAIT TO SHOW YOU THE PICTURES. WE ARE TALKING BRAND NEW STALLS, BRAND NEW FIXTURES, BRAND NEW. THEY ARE TAKING IT DOWN TO THE CENTER BLOCK AND REBUILDING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. SO THIS IS A COMMUNITY PROJECT AND I WANT TO APPLAUD ALL EVENTUALLY LET YOU KNOW EVERYONE THAT'S INVOLVED, BUT I WANT TO APPLAUD THE ASSOCIATION IN REALLY THE COMMUNITY. THIS HAS BEEN NEEDED AND I KNOW THAT THERE EVEN THOUGH WE WE DON'T SAY THE WORD RESTROOM IN AT CITY HALL, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WERE RESTROOMS PLACED AND WE WERE VERY STRATEGIC, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF LOVE HEADED TOWARDS THE BINGO FIELDS AND I.WE DO RECOGNIZE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE AT THOSE FIELDS DURING THE SUMMER. AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO WEEKS WORTH OF WORLD SERIES THAT WILL BE COMING TO TERRELL THIS SUMMER AS WELL. SO A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND IT'S DEFINITELY BEING RECOGNIZED AND TAKEN CARE OF. SO JUST SAYING IT OUT LOUD, GIVE US A TIME FRAME ON THAT. THE CONCESSION STAND. OUR GOAL IS TO BE DONE BY THE END OF MAY. MATERIALS ARE STARTING TO COME IN. AND SO AS SOON AS I HAVE, I KNOW WHAT WE CAN THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE WORKING. I'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW. BUT THEY REALLY THEY WANTED TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THE SEASON GOT IN FULL SWING.
SO. AND A SECOND QUESTION, WHEN IS THIS WORLD SERIES? WHEN IS THE WORLD SERIES? IT'S THE SECOND WEEK IN JUNE. I WANT TO STAY AWAY. YEAH. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT SCHEDULE GOES OUT TOO.
YEAH. BUT THERE IS JUST TAKING A STEP BACK AND LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE AT OUR FIELDS. YOU KNOW, WE STAY VERY BUSY DURING THE SUMMER AND THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS TO GO INTO PREPARING FOR THOSE SEASONS. WE'VE GOT THE POOL THAT'S FIXING TO OPEN, WHICH WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. WE HAVE SPRING BREAK ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS NEXT WEEK, SO WE ARE IN FULL SWING. PARKS AND PARK PROGRAMING, PROGRAMING, NOT SPORTS. AND SO WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE COMING FORWARD. WE TAKE ALL SUGGESTIONS IN ALL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT WE ARE DILIGENTLY WORKING TO GET ALL OF THAT CLEANED UP THE NEXT. I'M SORRY IT'S A LITTLE EARLY, BUT HAVE YOU HEARD ANY FEEDBACK ABOUT THE SPRINKLING SYSTEM FROM THE TEAMS AND. WELL, THERE'S THERE'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IT IS FIELDS THAT WE CAN'T USE. THEY'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THEY WILL BE FIELDS THAT HAVE IRRIGATION ON THEM. BUT THIS SEASON, THE EXCEL CENTER WILL BE HAVING THEIR GAMES INDOORS AND PRACTICING OUTDOORS.
SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS. AND THEY'RE THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FIELDS BEING TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE FUTURE. SO EVERYONE'S JUST BEEN REALLY GRACIOUS WITH ALL THE CHANGES. CHANGE IS HARD, BUT THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB. THE OTHER BIG THING IS THE SPLASH PAD AT BREEZY HILL IN YOUR PACKET. I PROVIDED A FEW PICTURES. WE WERE ABLE TO ADD A FEW MORE ITEMS. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO MAKE SURE AND I WILL SEND YOU ALL OUT WHEN THE FINAL DRAWING IS PUT TOGETHER, WE'RE
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GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADD SOME COLOR TO THE PAD BELOW, BUT WE HAVE OUR UTILITY DEPARTMENT HANDLING THE WATER AND WASTEWATER LINE GOING TO THIS LOCATION AT BREEZY HILL, AND WE ARE STILL ON SCHEDULE FOR A JUNETEENTH REVEAL BECAUSE WE HAVE A BIG EVENT HAPPENING AT BREEZY HILL. SO THE GOAL THERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UP AND RUNNING BY THE JUNETEENTH WEEKEND. THERE'S REALLY NOT ANY ACTION TO TAKE. I ALWAYS LIKE TO LEAVE THAT OPEN IN CASE SOMETHING COMES UP FROM THE BOARD, BUT THIS IS JUST MORE OF AN UPDATE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOWING THESE TWO ITEMS WHERE WE'LL MORE OPENLY DISCUSS. WE'VE GOT SOME BUDGET ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE, WHICH WILL KIND OF IMPACT OUR BUDGET PLANNING, WHICH WILL START NEXT MONTH. DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE QUITE A BIT GOING ON. I KNOW THAT TERRELL COFFEY HAS SOME IDEAS BACK AND FORTH, BUT YES, SO WE WE'VE GOT TERRELL COFFEE GOING. TALK TO MAC DAVIS THIS MORNING. OUR ENGINEERING INSPECTORS ARE HELPING ME PUT TOGETHER THE FINALS ON THE ASPHALT OVERLAY FOR SOUTH ALLEY. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR UNION PACIFIC REAL ESTATE TO RELEASE THE FENCING AND DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WHEN I PROMISED ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE TACO FEST, IT WILL STILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER. SO WE ARE. I'M NOT WORRIED AT ALL. PART OF YOUR PACKET ALSO IS WE DID GET SOME PRESSING BACK FOR SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. YOU'VE GOT CATHERINE PARKLET, WE'VE GOT SOME PRICING ESTIMATES ON THE US 80 LIGHTING.WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDING RENOVATION. AS YOU RECALL, WE GOT THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION GRANT. SO WE WILL BE REPLACING THE WINDOWS THANKFULLY, BECAUSE ONE OF THEM FELL OUT DURING THE LAST STORM, WE WERE ABLE TO PLACE IT BACK IN THERE. SO THAT BID IS OUT AND THAT CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START. WE, THE CITY WENT IN AND FIXED SOME OF THE DRAINAGE AROUND THE BUILDING, SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL STOP FLOODING THE THE BASEMENT AREA OF THE MUSEUM, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR. AGAIN, THE THE BUDGET ITEMS, LOOKING AT THE PRICING THAT CAME BACK, WE'VE GOT APPROXIMATELY 292, 500 FOR THE IRON FENCE THERE AT SOUTH ALLEY. THAT'S FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE RAILROAD FENCING. WE'VE GOT FOUR DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO PLACE ALONG SOUTH ALLEY. THE LIGHTING PROJECT CAME BACK AT ABOUT 657,000, AND CATHERINE PARKLET IS ESTIMATED WITH CONTINGENCY AT 4.7. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST SOME ESTIMATES SO THAT WE CAN START PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. AND WE'LL ALSO LOOK AT SOME TWO AND THREE YEAR BUDGET PROJECTIONS DURING OUR DISCUSSION LATER IN THE MEETING AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY ABOUT THE THREE PROJECTS. GREAT WORK. THE THE I'M SORRY. THE OTHER THING IS THE FORMER BLUE CUP, WHICH WAS PART OF THE FRENCH LAURA.A, USED TO BE A COFFEE AND SANDWICH SHOP. WE HAVE A NEW TENANT THERE. THEY CAME IN THE OTHER DAY AND I MET THEM AND THEY WILL BE OPENING UP JUST A SMALL SANDWICH TACO TYPE FACILITY THERE. SO WE'LL BE.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE OPTIONS DOWNTOWN. SO CHRISTINA IS LEASING THAT OUT AND THEY HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR A CEO. SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE INSIDE WORKING INSIDE THAT KITCHEN. WE HAVE AN APPLICATION THAT'S DUE WITH THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BECAUSE THE CATHERINE PARKLET DEFINITELY CHECKS ALL OF THE BOXES FOR THIS GRANT. I ASKED CITY COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT FOR THE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT. THESE DON'T COME OPEN EVERY YEAR. AND SO WE THINK BECAUSE OF THE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE CENSUS TRACK THAT THE LOCATION SITS ON, THAT THIS WILL BE A GOOD PARTNER. SO FINGERS CROSSED FOR THAT ONE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WHEN MIGHT WE KNOW OR HEAR HOW I
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KNOW GRANT PROCESSES ARE VERY, VERY LONG AND TEDIOUS. THE GRANT APPLICATION IS DUE IN APRIL AND WE WOULD FIND OUT SOMETHING IN SEPTEMBER. OKAY, SO IT WOULD BE AROUND FINALIZING BUDGET. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD BORROW? AND THEN IF WE GOT THE GRANT, PAY IT DOWN, PAY IT DOWN. OKAY. SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO WAIT ON THE GRANT TO BE APPROVED, APPROVED AND FUNDED IF WE WANTED TO. YEAH, YEAH, WE COULD PAY IT DOWN. OKAY.ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR DOWNTOWN. ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET BACK. I CAN READ THE STATEMENT. I'M STRUGGLING HERE. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
[7. ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:]
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, TO HAVE DISCUSSION. SO WE'LL ASK OUR Y'N ADJOURN. NOW. AND. THAT'S IT. YEAH. BE SURE IF YOU'LL JUST LEAVE YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION PACKET. YEAH. YOU GOT YOUR COPIES. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT.WE'LL GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.