CALL THE MEETING TO [00:00:09] ORDER. NO BLUE CARDS. [INAUDIBLE]. APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES [A. Consider the approval of the meeting minutes of November 21, 2019.] FROM LAST MONTH. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. MINUTES ARE APPROVED. [B. Receive a report and hold a discussion about the committee purpose, use of parliamentary procedure and professionalism as a committee.] CPD 19 05 1 RECEIVE A REPORT AND HOLD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMMITTEE PURPOSE USE OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND PROFESSIONALISM AS A COMMITTEE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME BACK, MARK [INAUDIBLE] I'M THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY. AND I'M ALSO THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THIS COMMITTEE. EVERYONE HAD A GOOD THING TO DO. WELCOME BACK. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I'M JUST GOING TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE AS OF TWO MONTHS AGO. WE'VE STARTED TO BE A LIVE VIDEO BROADCAST AND RECORDED. AND I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF REMINDERS TO HELP US STAY ON TRACK, TO HAVE A CLEAR AND WELL-FUNCTIONING COMMITTEE, MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN BE HEARD. SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ A COUPLE OF THINGS. SEE, THIS IS A QUICK REMINDER ABOUT EXPECTATIONS OF ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE COMMITTEE AS OUR COMMITTEE BECOMES MORE EXPERIENCED AND ADDRESSES TOPICS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY CONTENTIOUS. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ADHERE TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE COMMITTEE WILL NOT ALWAYS CONSIDER EASY TOPICS THAT HAVE CONSENSUS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES AND BRING UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO THE GROUP. PROFESSIONALISM. THIS IS AN OFFICIAL CITY COMMITTEE. IT'S BROADCAST LIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND RECORDED FOR PERPETUITY. THE COMMITTEE AND ITS MEMBERS SHOULD PROCEED IN A SERIOUS AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AND I'M NOT SAYING ANYONE HASN'T OR ANYTHING. IT'S JUST A REMINDER. AND LET'S JUST KEEP THAT IN OUR MINDS. RIGHT. BY RESPECTFULLY DISAGREEING, COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY HAVE VERY DIFFERENT AND DIVERGENT OPINIONS ABOUT CERTAIN TOPICS. ADHERING TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE HELPS ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE HEARD AND GIVEN AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OPINIONS. ANOTHER TOPIC REPRESENTING THE BROADER COMMUNITY. ALL OF US COME IN WITH PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS WE SPEAK FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO URGE EVERYONE PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU INTERACT WITH BOTH THROUGHOUT THE BROADER DENTON COMMUNITY AND SOME OF YOU ALSO HAVE SPECIFIC DISTRICTS THAT YOU REPRESENT. ALSO, THIS IS JUST A REMINDER TO REALLY THINK HARD ABOUT THAT. AND SO IF WE'RE DISCUSSING A TOPIC, WE SAY, OH, YOU KNOW, I'VE DEALT WITH THAT, GIVEN AN EXTRA THOUGHT AND SAY, OH, WHAT ARE PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT DEALING WITH? WHAT ARE PEOPLE WHO I SPEAK TO AND INTERACT WITH ON A DAILY BASIS WHO I'M REPRESENTING? WHAT ARE THEY DEALING WITH AS WELL? NOT THAT WE'VE NOT DONE A GOOD JOB ON THAT. JUST A REMINDER. OH, I COVERED THAT ONE. LET'S SEE. I RECENTLY SPOKE TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. NO ONE SAID ANYTHING WITHOUT HAVING THEM BE RECOGNIZED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL. MOST PEOPLE USE A RAISED HAND, BUT I KNOW IN IN OUR COMMITTEE AND IN MANY COMMITTEES, A RAISED HAND ISN'T SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE IS GOING TO USE AS THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF INDICATING. AND IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT METHOD THAT YOU WANT TO USE. LET US KNOW. OR YOU CAN SAY THAT NOW. OR WE CAN GET SOMETHING TOO A LITTLE A BELL, A FLAG, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO BE HEARD AND TO BE RECOGNIZED. SO JUST A GENERAL REMINDER ABOUT CIVILITY. WE'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE DOING SO. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THAT FROM? MR. CHAIR, DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANYONE? I WILL START BY USING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF MY REMARKS. [INAUDIBLE] COMMENTS ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT DISABILITY [INAUDIBLE]. BUT I'LL BE MORE AWARE LOOKING AROUND AND MAKING EYE CONTACT WHETHER IT'S A RAISED HAND OR A NOD [INAUDIBLE]. I WAS CURIOUS [00:05:10] IF ANYONE HAD WATCHED THE VIDEOTAPE OF THE MEETING TO SEE IF VAL COULD BE HEARD OR IF JOE COULD BE HEARD, OR IF WE NEEDED TO ADJUST TO WHERE THEY COULD BE HEARD BETTER ON THE VIDEO. THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. SO CURRENTLY I'LL JUST GIVE A REMINDER ABOUT OUR NEW SETUP. SO THE WHITE MICROPHONES ARE WHAT WE'RE USING. SO FAR, I'VE JUST HEARD THEY JUST SAY SPEAK FORWARD. NOT IN YOUR LAP TO SPEAK FORWARD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK UPWARD. I THINK THEY'RE THEY'RE ALL ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTED. AND AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF IT. AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE CAMERAS. SO THIS CAMERA'S ON ME RIGHT NOW. THE WHITE CAMERA YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE THERE AND THESE ARE THE THREE AND YOU DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING SPECIAL FOR THAT. THAT'S JUST THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY AS LIKE A RIGHT NOW SUGGESTION UNTIL WE COME UP WITH ANOTHER SOLUTION IS JUST TO USE OUR NAME PLACE LIKE WE OUGHT TO RAISE OUR HANDS AND MAYBE JUST LIKE TURN TO YOU OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MOVE THEM TOWARDS YOU. [INAUDIBLE] I'M OKAY WITH PEOPLE RAISING THEIR HANDS IF THEY'RE ABLE TO [INAUDIBLE]. I'LL TRY TO MAKE SURE I WATCH THE VIDEO, OK, AND SEE IF WE CAN ALL BE HEARD. I VOLUNTEERED TO WATCH THE VIDEOTAPE AND SEE IF EVERYBODY CAN BE HEARD. AND I CAN RELAY ANY INFORMATION TO OUR AUDIO VISUAL. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER OPTIONS WE DO HAVE. MAYBE THERE'S A PORTABLE MICROPHONE, POSSIBLY, I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO IT. OK. [INAUDIBLE]. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? [C. Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff input about the City of Denton's Emergency Management Program.] I GUESS WE'LL GO TO LETTER C. CPD 19- 0 5 3 RECEIVE A REPORT HOLD A DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF INPUT ABOUT THE DENTON'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M MIKE PENALUNA THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. LAST MONTH, I CELEBRATED MY FIFTEEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND TWO DAYS AGO, 31 YEARS AGO, I WALKED THE STAGE AT UNT WITH A DEGREE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM THEIR BRAND BRAND NEW PROGRAM. SO I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STUDENTS AND SEE THEIR CAREERS PROGRESS AS WELL. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BEING HERE IN DENTON AND OUR PROGRAM THROUGH THE CITY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON SOME KEY TOPICS ON THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHO WAS HERE IN APRIL 30TH THAT EVENING IN SEVERE WEATHER TORNADO THAT STRUCK NEAR TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILES, LIFTED BACK UP AT THE NATATORIUM WATER PARK AREA. AND SO WE HAD SPEEDS UP TO 90 MILES AN HOUR. YOU SEE THE ONE HOME THAT'S DESTROYED LOTS OF TREES DOWN. NO INJURIES KNOCK ON WOOD OR WORSE. AND SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT REGARD. SEVERE WEATHER IS ONE OF OUR NUMBER ONE THREATS. AND SO WHETHER IT BE TORNADOES, HAIL, FLASH FLOODING, LIGHTNING, WE KNOW WE HAVE A PAST HISTORY OF DAMAGE WITH THOSE. AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE, NOT GOING TO STOP. SO WE CAN'T PREVENT THOSE FROM HAPPENING. BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT INFORMATION WITH YOU ON HOW MAYBE WE CAN LESSEN THE IMPACTS. SO THAT PARTICULAR EVENING, WE WERE UNDER THREE TORNADO WARNINGS AND IT STARTED OFF AT 5:56 ON APRIL 30TH. AND THE TORNADO ACTUALLY STRUCK AT 6:56. [00:10:02] SO AN HOUR LATER, THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS THAT WE HAD THAT WARNING TIME, AN HOUR OF WARNING. AND SO IT'S ON THE GROUND RIGHT DOWN JUST NORTH EAST OF FORT WORTH AND THEN TRAVELS RIGHT UP INTO DENTON AND MAKE TOUCHDOWN NEAR T.W.U. SO WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THAT THOUGH. SOMETIMES WE ONLY HAVE A VERY FEW MINUTES. AND EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDED THE TORNADO SIRENS, OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS FOR QUITE A WHILE THAT EVENING TO GIVE PEOPLE AMPLE NOTICE TO TAKE SHELTER. THAT'S KIND OF AN ANOMALY THAT WE HAVE LIKE 31 YEARS THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE WITH THAT MUCH LEAD TIME. WELL, WE TYPICALLY HAVE 10 OR 10 OR SO MINUTES. SO YOU NEED TO IF YOU FIND OUT WE'RE UNDER WARNING, TAKE SHELTER. SO CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THE BEST PLACE IS TO TAKE SHELTER IF WE'RE UNDER A TORNADO WARNING. IN THE HALL? STAIRS? AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CORRECT. GLASS, DEFINITELY. SO NOW SOMEONE WOULD SAY THAT WHEN YOU THINK OF AN EXTERIOR WALL GLASS. DON'T THINK OF TREE LIMBS, OR ROCKS. THINK ABOUT CARS BEING PICKED UP FROM THE PARKING LOT AND SLAMMED AGAINST THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING OR ON THE ROOF. SO THE GENERAL RULE OF THUMB FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CENTER MOST ROOM, LOWEST LEVEL, PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT LITTLE DEBRIS THAT'S COMING THROUGH. IT'S GOING TO HURT YOU OR WORSE. IT'S A LARGE ITEM. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN THE SAFEST SPOT POSSIBLE. BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW AS WE HAD FOUR TORNADOES IN THE CITY SINCE 2011. AND I SPEAK TO MANY PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE APRIL 30TH TORNADO, MUCH LESS THAT WE'VE HAD FOUR IN THE CITY. SO ONE IN 2011 IN COUNTRY LAKES, WE HAD ONE IN 2012 RIGHT NEXT TO PECAN CREEK ELEMENTARY, 2015 ON THE GROUND, FIVE MILES DOWN FORT WORTH DRIVE. AND THEN THE ONE THIS YEAR. SO IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. AND OF COURSE, THE LARGE ONES THAT OCCURRED IN DALLAS AND RICHARDSON, GARLAND AND SO FORTH THIS YEAR SO A 10 HAPPENED JUST A COUPLE OF TWO, THREE MONTHS AGO. SO THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER, A SHELF CLOUD MOVING INTO THE CITY. AND WE DO WHAT WE CAN WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND INFORMATION SO THAT PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE WARNINGS AND NOTIFICATIONS AND GET THE WORD OUT AS BEST WE CAN FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN PARTICULAR. SO THE CITY OF DENTON AS A WEATHER READY NATION AMBASSADOR, WE WERE JUST ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF ONLY FOUR IN TEXAS AND A HANDFUL IN THE COUNTRY THAT ARE WEATHER READY NATION AMBASSADORS OF EXCELLENCE THAT REALLY INCLUDES SEVERE STORM PREPAREDNESS FOR A STORM READY COMMODITY. ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO UNDER DIFFERENT FIRE DEPARTMENT AGE IS REGISTER A STORM SHELTER. IF YOU HAVE ONE OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US, THAT GOES INTO OUR CAD SYSTEM THROUGH 9-1-1 AND TO OUR CITIES PIS MAPPING SYSTEM. SO IF THERE IS A TORNADO THAT COMES THROUGH HERE, WE LOOK AT THE PATH. SAY WHO HAS A TORNADO SHELTER AND CAN GET THAT AREA SECONDARY SEARCH IN CASE SOMEONE'S TRAPPED. IT'S STRICTLY VOLUNTARY, BUT WE LIKE THAT INFORMATION. ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS I'D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH YOU THIS EVENING IS OUR CODE RED SYSTEM. THERE'S A LITTLE POSTCARD IN YOUR BOOKS THAT I GAVE YOU CAN YOU JUST GO TO CITYOFDENTON.COM AND YOU CLICK ON THE CODE RED LINK TO REGISTER AND TELL PEOPLE YOU'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR IT. SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL USE IT. AND YOU CAN RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS FOR TORNADOES, FLASH FLOODING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS. VIA TEXT, E-MAIL OR PHONE CALL, YOU CAN PICK WHAT YOU WANT TO RECEIVE AND HOW YOU WANT TO RECEIVE IT. IF ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IS, HEY, IF MY ADDRESS UNDER TORNADO WARNING AND I WANT TO GET TEXT ON IT, YOU CAN SELECT THAT. THE OTHER PART ONCE YOU DO REGISTER IS LET'S SAY I NEED TO ACTIVATE IT FOR A MISSING CHILD OR MISSING SENIOR OR AN EVACUATION OR A SHELTER IN PLACE. YOU'RE IN THE DATABASE. AND SO THAT HELPS US WHEN WE PUSH OUT OUR LOCAL WARNINGS WHEN NEEDED. THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS TEST IS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH KNTU 88.1 FM. AND YOU CAN TUNE IN TO THAT RADIO STATION ANY TIME THE SIRENS ARE GOING OFF TO GATHER INFORMATION ON WHERE THE STORM SYSTEM IS, WHAT DIRECTION IT'S MOVING AND WHAT TO DO TO PROTECT YOURSELVES. SO WE HAVE LAST YEAR WE INSTALLED THREE MORE SIRENS. [00:15:03] SEE 2018 COMPLETE AT C.H. COLLINS, PECAN CREEK ELEMENTARY AND RYAN HIGH SCHOOL. SO THAT BROUGHT US TO 19 IN THE CITY. THREE MORE ARE GOING IN FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK. GUYER FIRE STATION, 7 VINTAGE AREA AND UNICORN LAKE WOOD PARK AREA. SO KEEP TRYING TO COVER OUR CITY'S GROWTH. WITH MY LIMITED TIME WITH YOU, THIS SCENE, THE ONE GREAT RESOURCE FOR EVERYTHING THAT I CAN'T GET TO THIS EVENING IS OUR REGIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION WEBSITE, KNOWWHAT2DO. AND IT HAS VIDEOS IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN. YOU CAN CREATE ONE RIGHT ON THIS WEB SITE. PRINT IT OUT. SAVE IT TO A DISK COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. ALL TYPES OF INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENT HAZARDS THAT WE'RE PRONE TO HERE IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SO THAT'S A GREAT RESOURCE. THERE'S ALSO A POSTCARD IN YOUR BOOK FOR THAT. ANOTHER ITEM THE CITY OF DENTON OFFERS IS A GREAT RADAR APP. AGAIN, IT'S FREE. FREE FOR YOU. IT'S CALLED CASA ALERTS. C-A-S-A CASA ALERTS. AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS ON YOUR IPHONE OR ANDROID. AND IT WILL ALSO NOTIFY YOU DURING SEVERE WEATHER. BUT ANY TIME THERE'S SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, YOU CAN GO TO THE RADAR AND CHECK THOSE OUT. THE RADAR IS ACTUALLY AT DISCOVERY PARK, HERE IN DENTON THAT COVERS JUST DENTON COUNTY. ONE WAY THAT WE PREPARE IS TO HAVE DISASTER DRILLS EACH YEAR. THE ONE FOR THIS YEAR BACK IN MAY WAS A TWO TORNADO TOUCH DOWN, ONE AT APOGEE STADIUM AND ONE IN DISCOVERY PARK. THIS INVOLVES ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES THAT COME TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS. AND WE DO THIS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MAY. FIVE HOSPITALS PARTICIPATE, ABOUT 100 STUDENT VICTIMS THAT ARE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. SO IT'S A MAJOR UNDERTAKING EACH YEAR. AND WE JUST MET YESTERDAY TO PREPARE FOR NEXT NEXT MAY'S FULL SCALE. AND ON THAT GREEN. ON THE GREEN, THE PAPER IN YOUR BOOK. JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AGAIN, THE CASA ALERT APP, THE CODE RED WEATHER WARNING. THE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS. IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IN A TORNADO SHELTER, THERE'S THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS SAFE ROOM REBATE PROGRAM THAT YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR. AND IF YOU ARE SELECTED, YOU CAN GET UP TO $3000 OR HALF THE COST, HALF THE COST OF A TORNADO SHELTER, UP TO $3000 TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE COST. THERE IS A WAITING LIST WITH IT. OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE THAT DEAL, BUT THAT IS ONE AVENUE THAT CAN ASSIST YOU WITH THAT. AND THEN THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO PROGRAM. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. THERE'S A STORY IN THE NEWS. THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES WHERE PG&E HAD CUT OFF POWER TO TRY TO PREVENT SOME WILDFIRES AND SOMEONE ON A VENTILATOR AT THEIR HOME WAS IMPACTED BY THAT AND PASSED AWAY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE WORKED WITH. WE DO WE'RE NOT DOING THE BIG GIANT FULL SCALE EXERCISES. WE DO TABLETOP DISCUSSIONS. WHAT IF? LAST MONTH, OUR TABLETOP EXERCISE FOR THE CITY DEPARTMENT HEAD STAFF EXECUTIVE STAFF WAS A EXTENDED POWER OUTAGE. SOMEONE HACKS INTO THE TEXAS ELECTRIC GRID, SHUTS OFF POWER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE STATE. SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, ALL OF DENTON PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS FOR SEVERAL DAYS, SEVERAL WEEKS. AND THE IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT EXTREME. WE COULD HAVE JUST SEVERE STORMS THAT COME THROUGH AND WE COULD HAVE AN OUTAGE THAT COULD COULD LAST A WHILE. SO ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO IS TO LET MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC KNOW IF YOU'RE ON SOME HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND HAVE YOU ON A PRIORITY RESTORATION LIST LIKE THEY DO WITH SOME OTHER CRITICAL FACILITIES IN TOWN HOSPITALS AND SO FORTH. SO THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. AND THEY CAN WORK WITH YOU ON HOW BEST TO GO ABOUT DEALING WITH THAT SITUATION. SO, JERRY LUBERT, BE A POINT OF CONTACT IN DENTON USE OF ELECTRIC TO WORK WITH THAT. BUT WE DO A LOT OF WHAT IF SCENARIOS. AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT BAD THINGS HAPPENING THEN UNFORTUNATELY THEY DO. AND WE TRY OUR BEST TO HAVE PEOPLE NOT BE SCARED TO BE PREPARED. SO THERE'S ALL TYPES OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO FROM HAVING A DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT TO AN [00:20:02] EMERGENCY PLAN. AND THEN JUST AS YOU GO ABOUT YOUR DAY. THINK ABOUT DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, POSSIBILITIES IF A ROAD IS CLOSED, AN EVACUATION IS TAKING PLACE, DIFFERENT WAYS IN AND OUT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, DIFFERENT THINGS FOR YOUR HOME WHERE THE SAFEST PLACES TO SHELTER FOR SEVERE WEATHER. KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FORECAST AND JUST TUNED IN TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO THAT HELP, ONE LAST RESOURCE I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH IS THE STEAR STATE OF TEXAS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REGISTRY. THERE'S A LINK TO IT OFF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PAGE ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT I PRINTED OUT A FLYER FOR YOU. THIS WAS IMPLEMENTED INITIALLY FOR THE COASTAL AREA. SO WHEN THEY HAD TO EVACUATE, THEY WOULD HAVE A DATABASE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, BUT IT'S STATEWIDE. YOU CAN REGISTER A NURSING HOME. YOU CAN REGISTER AND ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS AND ANYONE THAT MIGHT NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. NOW, THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE THAT HEY WE'RE HAVING A FLASH FLOOD AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO SHOW UP AT YOUR HOME AUTOMATICALLY. YOU STILL HAVE TO CALL 9-1-1. WELL, WE USE IT FOR IS PLANNING PURPOSES. SO WE USE WE DEVELOP EACH FALL A SPECIAL POPULATIONS GUIDEBOOK. AND WE DO LOOK AT THIS REGISTRY ON WHAT TYPE OF ASSISTANCE PEOPLE MAY NEED. HERE IN DENTON. AND IT GIVES US A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE NEED TO PLAN FOR. AND WE WORKED WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DENTON COUNTY. THANK YOU. DID COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR ON A DOOR TO DOOR SURVEY OF WHAT TYPE OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MAY RESIDENTS NEED? AND DO THEY NEED HELP EVACUATING? DO THEY NEED ANY TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE? DID THEY HAVE PETS? AND SO WE DO A LOT OF PLANNING IN THAT REGARDS TO TRY TO BE AS PREPARED AS WE CAN. WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO CALL ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEDICAL RESERVE BOARD TO ASSIST US AND OTHER GROUPS. BUT WE DO HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH DCTA FOR TRANSPORTATION WITH DENTON ISD. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS PREPARED AS WE CAN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TIME FOR THIS EVENING. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY KIND OF FLYER OR LIST ON RECOMMENDATIONS IF THERE IS A TORNADO WARNING. THINGS LIKE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SHOES ON. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR GLASSES. MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS. YES MA'AM. ON THE KNOWWHAT2DO WEB SITE .COM. IT COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF HAZARDS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO BE PREPARED FOR EACH ONE. OK. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. [INAUDIBLE]. HOW DO YOU PICK VOLUNTEERS WHEN IT RAINS? IN MAY. THE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE INCORPORATED SPECIAL POPULATIONS INTO THOSE EXERCISES BEFORE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A REAL EVENT. SO. WELL, THAT POSES CHALLENGES TO OUR RESPONDERS, EVEN INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. SO WHO ARE VICTIMS FOR THE ANNUAL FULL SCALE DISASTER DRILL ARE UNT'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STUDENTS AND TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY HONOR STUDENTS. THAT'S WHERE WE GET OUR AND SOMETIMES NCTC EMT STUDENT. SO. [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH, SURE. I DON'T SEE WHY NOT. JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL. WE'RE ALREADY GEARING UP FOR NEXT YEAR'S DRILL AND WE WILL ADD TO THE LIST. THAT WOULD BE A NICE COMPONENT TO HAVE. MY APOLOGIES FOR ARRIVING LATE. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SORRY, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH RADIO OPERATORS AND THE STORM SPOTTERS. I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 62 YEARS AND I'M ORIGINALLY FROM WICHITA FALLS AND HAD HAD OUR SHARE OF TORNADOES. EXACTLY. I'M FROM [INAUDIBLE]. SO, YES, I JUST ANNOUNCED OUT TODAY, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE STORM SPOTTER TRAINING THAT WE HOLD YOU UP HERE. I'M ONE OF THOSE THAT GOES TRAINED. DID YOU GET THAT? SO IT'S FEBRUARY 22ND. THEN WE WILL HOST IT AGAIN AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO OPEN, IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO [00:25:04] GO TO THAT. IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO IT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SCANNERS AND THEY ACTUALLY TUNE INTO OUR STORM SKY WARN FREQUENCY AND LISTEN TO US. AND THEY THEY UNDERSTAND OUR JARGON BY GOING TO THIS THIS COURSE. EXACTLY RIGHT. YEAH. STORM CHASERS ARE WHAT ENABLED ME TO DO MY JOB AS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO SOUNDING THE SIRENS. WHERE'S THAT TRAINING LIST? OR IS IT ON YOUR WEB SITE? IT'S ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE. BUT IT'S FEBRUARY 22ND FROM 8 TO NOON AT THIS TEXAS WOMAN'S. AFTERNOON IS THE ADVANCED COURSE. THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT JUST TIME, REVAMP THE PROGRAM. THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT ALL IN THE MORNING. DO YOU STILL DO THE ONLINE COURSE FOR THE ADVANCED RADAR INTERPRETATION IN THE AFTERNOON? YES, SIR. OK. CAN I HAVE A TWO PART QUESTION THERE. OK. FIRST QUESTION IS, AS FAR AS THE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE STUDENT OUTREACH. IS THERE SOMEWHERE THAT WE CAN GO FOR THAT. YES. WE WORKED WITH A LOT OF GREAT VOLUNTEER GROUPS. SO CERT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, THAT'S A NATIONWIDE PROGRAM. THERE ARE ABOUT 500 VOLUNTEERS ON THE ROAD THROUGH MY COUNTY COUNTERPART DENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES. THEY DID UP CERT TEAM THEY HELP DENTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HEADS UP MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A MEDICAL BACKGROUND TO BE A PART OF THAT. AND THEN THE RED CROSS USES VOLUNTEERS IN CASE WE NEEDED TO SET UP A SHELTER AS WELL. SO THAT'S OUR MAIN THREE GROUPS THAT WORK WITH. CERT, MRC AND RED CROSS. OK. NEXT QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THAT LOOKING AT THIS YEAR WHEN THE MAGIC REGISTRY. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THIS IS LIKE WITH THE REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT LIKE LET'S SAY THAT I WAS REGISTERED WITH STEAR AND I HAD AN EMERGENCY CALL 9-1-1, JUST SOMETHING WHERE IT WOULD FLIP UP ON ANY OPERATORS DATABASE SAYING WHAT I NEEDED AND THEN THAT WOULD JUST BE AUTOMATICALLY LOADED OR. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HE WOULD STILL HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU NEEDED ASSISTANCE. BUT THE STEAR REGISTRY PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. OK. AND SO ONE GOOD THING, THOUGH, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED DOOR TO DOOR SURVEY CALLED CASPER ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF TOWN. AND THEIR DOOR TO DOOR SURVEYS SHOWED THAT A GOOD PORTION OF THE CITY WAS PREPARED MORE THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED WITH HAVING A PLAN AND SOME SEVEN DAY SUPPLY OF MEDICATION, FOR EXAMPLE. AND SOME FOOD AND WATER ON HAND. AND WOULD THEY EVACUATE IF THEY WERE ASKED TO DO SO? SO THE RESPONSES WERE VERY POSITIVE. ON THE STEAR REGISTRY. THAT GIVES US INFORMED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO USE FOR PLANNING. SO MAYBE THAT'S A PORTION THAT WE MAY NEED TO TARGET WITH A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SO FORTH. BUT IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO OUR 9-1-1 DATABASE. COULD YOU TELL US TOP THREE RISKS IN DENTON TOP THREE THINGS TO DO TO BE HERE? AND THEN I WONDER ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS COMMITTEE THAT YOU WANT TO SAY YOU'RE ALLOWED TO. WE DO A HAZARD ANALYSIS EVERY COUPLE YEARS AND THIS YEAR'S MATTER OF FACT WE WORK WITH A CONSULTING FIRM TO CONDUCT ONE. AND THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME STANDARDIZED INFORMATION RISK EACH TIME. OCCASIONALLY THERE'LL BE SOMETHING IN THE NEWS THAT MAY WRAP ONE UP A LITTLE BIT IF WE HAVE A SMALL EARTHQUAKE OR SOMETHING THAT KIND OF KICKS UP A LITTLE BIT. BUT THAT'S NOT EXACTLY A HIGH RISK HERE. SO IT'S FLASH FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER. FLASH FLOODING. THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE NATURAL DISASTER KILLER IN THE COUNTRY. AND. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES. AND WHEN WE GET OUT OF THE NATURAL DISASTER REALM, THEN WE LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL WE'RE [00:30:06] FORTUNATE HERE COMING OVER FROM LOUISIANA IN PARTICULAR, WE DON'T GET INTO A LOT OF EVACUATIONS HERE OR SHELTER IN PLACE, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT THAT POTENTIAL IS THERE. SO WE HAVE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS GOING UP AND DOWN THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY ON THE RAIL ROAD, PIPELINES AND AIR CARGO THAT'S FLYING OVER. FOUR OF THE FIVE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION MINUS WATERWAY BARGE TRAFFIC, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME SITES IN TOWN THAT USE MANUFACTURER OR STORE HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. AND SO THOSE WE KNOW ABOUT, OUR CREWS DO CREATE PLANS WITH WITH THOSE FACILITIES. WHEN WE LOOK AT TRANSPORTATION RELATED, THAT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE, ANY TIME. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF, THAT THEY COULD HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A FEW HOURS OR LONGER. AND SO IT'S NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES. THAT'S WHY WE SAY GOOD IDEA TO HAVE SOME ITEMS ON HAND THAT YOU COULD TAKE WITH YOU AND KNOW WHAT PRESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU TAKE. AND JUST IF THAT WERE TO BE AN ISSUE, IT'S VERY INFREQUENT THAT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE. SO WE KIND OF GET LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY WITH THAT. AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, ACTIVE SHOOTER OR ACTIVE THREAT IS ONE THAT WE PREPARE FOR LOCALLY AND AROUND THE REGION AND SOMETHING WE CERTAINLY DON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT. BUT IT'S IN THE NEWS ALL TOO OFTEN AND IT'S ONE THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR. WE HAVE A RESCUE TASK FORCE TO THE FIRE. AND WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO BE READY IN CASE THAT WERE TO OCCUR. ON MY SIDE FOR YOU. I SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, MANY YEARS AGO, AS I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS. AND THERE WAS A COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THIS. IT WASN'T AS FORMALIZED OR STRUCTURE THAT YOU HAVE NOW. BUT WE WOULD MEET AT THE CIVIC CENTER IN THAT FRONT MEETING ROOM WITH BARBARA ROSS, WAS THE CITY LIAISON WITH AT THE TIME. AND SO IT WAS A LITTLE MORE TIED INTO THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON COMMITTEE WITH DISABILITIES. AND BUT IT'S GOOD FEEDBACK FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO ASSIST JUST LIKE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES OR WORKING INDIVIDUALS INTO OUR DISASTER DRILLS AND TRAINING. AND SO ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO ASSIST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [D. Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff input about volunteer opportunities at Keep Denton Beautiful (KDB).] THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. SORRY ABOUT. CPDD 19 0 5 5 RECEIVE A REPORT HOLD DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF INPUT ABOUT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH KEEP DENTON BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVEING. MY NAME IS CARLY WELD. I'M THE PROGRAM AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR AT KEEP DENTON BEAUTIFUL. AND I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR HISTORY, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, BUT MOSTLY ABOUT OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND OUR PROGRAMMING. HERE WE GO. SO KEEP DENTON BEAUTIFUL WAS STARTED AS A BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE IN 1987. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE A MORE FORMALIZED COMMITTEE. AND SO IN 1991, BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS CREATED. THIS PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS FOR THE ENTRANCES TO OUR CITY AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY FOCUSED BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. IN 1996. THE ORGANIZATION BECAME A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT, AND THAT IS HOW IT OPERATES TODAY IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF DENTON. SO WE ARE STRUCTURED WITH A NONPROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS CLOSE CITY [00:35:04] PARTNERSHIPS. AND SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT OPERATES AS A HYBRID. SO WE HAVE A NONPROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS BUDGET. WE HAVE A CITY BUDGET AND WE WORK ON PROGRAMMING TOGETHER. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY TREE GIVEAWAY HELD EVERY OCTOBER. THE NON-PROFIT BUDGET PAYS FOR THE THREE TREES FOR RESIDENTS OF DENTON. WHILE CITY STAFF, MYSELF AND MY SUPERVISOR INCLUDED, FACILITATE THE EVENT AND IT IS HELD ON CITY PROPERTY AT THE DENTON LANDFILL. OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN CREATING A CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL DENTON. AND WE DO THAT THROUGH FOUR FOCUS AREAS. LITTER PREVENTION AND CLEANUP. BEAUTIFICATION. TREE PLANTING EDUCATION AND YOUTH PROGRAM. SO OUR LITTER CLEANUP AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE INDEX, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL INDEX HELD EVERY AUGUST. THERE ARE 96 ROUTES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SURVEYED FROM A WINDSHIELD STANCE TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES DRIVE AROUND AND JUST CHECK FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND RATE THE LOCATIONS FROM A 1 TO 4 FROM CLEAN TO HIGHLY LITTERED. WE HAVE THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP, WHICH IS DENTON'S LARGEST COMMUNITY CLEANUP HELD IN MARCH. AND THIS CLEANUP ENGAGES OVER 2000 DENTON RESIDENTS AND CLEANS UP OVER NINE TONS OF TRASH IN 2018. CLEANUPS ARE ONE TIME CLEANUPS. YOU CAN DO THIS AS AN INDIVIDUAL. A PAIR. A LARGE GROUP. THE LOCATION IS DEPENDENT ON THE GROUP AND KDB PROVIDES SUPPLIES. YOU GO TO THE LOCATION WHEN IT WORKS FOR YOU AND YOU COMPLETE A SIMPLE REPORT AFTERWARDS. THE ADOPT A SPOT PROGRAM IS A LONG TERM COMMITMENT. IT'S TWO YEARS COMMITTING TO ONE CLEANUP PER QUARTER FOUR PER YEAR AND THOSE LOCATIONS ARE DESIGNATED AND YOU GET ROADWAY SIGNAGE. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER RECOGNITION THAT WE MIGHT OFFER FOR OTHER CLEANUP PROGRAMS. THE CIGARETTE CIGARETTE LITTER PREVENTION PROGRAM IS A GRANT FUNDED PROGRAM FOR KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL. AND WE HAVE INSTALLED 20 MORE RECEPTACLES IN THE FRY STREET AREA AS WELL AS DOWNTOWN DENTON THIS YEAR. AND LAST YEAR ALONE WE COLLECTED OVER 100000 CIGARETTE BUTTS AND SO OFTEN PEOPLE LEAVE CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE MADE OF COTTON OR NATURAL FIBERS. IN FACT, THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. SO THEY ARE MADE OF CELLULOSE ACETATE. IT'S THE SAME PLASTIC THAT WOULD MAKE A PAIR OF FREE SUNGLASSES YOU WOULD GET AT AN EVENT OR PLASTIC ONE AND IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO ITS PELLETS. SO WE ACTUALLY RECYCLE THOSE THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED TERRACYCLE SO THAT WITH OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR LITTER CLEANUPS AND PREVENTION, THERE ARE VARIED PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS. AND SO LIKE I MENTIONED, THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE INDEX IS A SCAN. SO JUST BEING ABLE TO SIT [INAUDIBLE] FOR TWO HOURS AT A TIME IS PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY PREREQUISITE FOR THAT EVENT. MEET UP CLEAN UPS AND THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN UP. THE LOCATIONS VARY SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR A PARTICULAR VOLUNTEER OR PARTICULAR VOLUNTEER GROUP. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A LITTLE LITTER GRABBERS TO HELP GET THE LITTER OFF THE GROUND, BUT MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SQUATTING, BENDING, TWISTING THAT'S NEEDED TO PICK UP THOSE ITEMS. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT LITTER, WE'VE GOT OUR TOP 10 ITEMS, YOU CAN SEE THE CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE THE NUMBER ONE MOST LITTER ITEM IN UNITED STATES ACROSS THE WORLD AS WELL. AND ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. AND SO THIS IS FROM THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY. THEIR DATA FROM CLEANUPS TELL US THAT 80 PERCENT OF LITTER FOUND IN WATERWAYS IN THE OCEAN ORIGINATES ON LAND. SO WE'VE GOT THE SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION SHOWING WHERE A PLASTIC BAG COMES FROM TO WHERE IT ENDS UP IMPACTING OUR WILDLIFE. SO WE CAN STOP THAT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY KEEPING ON IN OUR WATERWAYS AS WELL, ON OUR ROADWAYS, PARKS. OUR NEXT PROGRAM AREA. IT'S TREE PLANTING PROGRAMS. I MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY TREE GIVEAWAY. THAT EVENT IS HELD IN OCTOBER AND PROVIDES 700 FREE TREES TO CITY OF DENTON RESIDENTS OR DENTON MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS. AND THEN WE ALSO FACILITATE THE CITY OF DENTON'S TREE INITIATIVE PROGRAMMING. [00:40:02] THE TREE INITIATIVE PROGRAM EXCUSE ME. RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY ACTIVE PROGRAM IS THE REBATE PROGRAM. AND SO THAT IS FOR UP TO FIVE FREE TREES ANNUALLY AND A $50 REBATE. THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS SPECIES TYPE THE SIZE OF THE TREE AND THE COST OF THE TREATMENT. IT'S A NICE INCENTIVE TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO PLANT TREES AND HELPS SUBSIDIZE THE COST THAT THE RESIDENT MIGHT INCUR. AND JUST A FEW OF THE DIFFERENT VALUES THAT THE TREES PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY. A THIRD PROGRAM AREA IS BEAUTIFICATION. THE DENTON REDBUD FESTIVAL IS OUR COMMUNITIES ANNUAL ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION. IT'S HELD AT THE CIVIC CENTER IN APRIL. WE HAVE THE ART OF THE MONTH PROGRAM, WHICH IS HELD FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER, AND WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER JUDGES TO HELP WITH THAT. WE HAVE MURAL ART INITIATIVE, WHICH IS PRIMARILY FACILITATED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WHO ARE ALSO VOLUNTEERS. NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION GRANTS AND THEN THE DENIA WILDFLOWER GARDEN. SO A FEW OF THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER HERE FOR THE DENTON REDBUD FESTIVAL PROVIDES VERY PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. WE HAVE DIFFERENT GROUPS. WE HAVE A TREE SALE OR FREE TREES DEPENDING ON THE YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A EVENT VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE OUT SURVEYING. I'M TALKING TO YOUR RESIDENTS, FINDING OUT WHY PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE FESTIVAL. AND WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE WHO HELP WITH EVENTS SET UP AND TAKE DOWN. SO THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED. PARENT VOLUNTEERING IS ENCOURAGED WITH THE WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] MONTH PROGRAM. THE SIGNS ARE A BIT HEAVY. THEY'RE NICE AND LARGE SO THAT FOLKS WHO ARE DRIVING BY OR WALKING BY, THAT RESIDENTS CAN SEE THE AWARD. SO WE DO HAVE VOLUNTEERS TO DO THAT TOGETHER. AND SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE COMFORTABLE GOING TO THE HOMES AND TALKING TO THE RESIDENTS. AND SO PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN JUST MOVING THE SITE. SO THAT HAPPENS THEM AND THEN THE DENIA WILDFLOWER GARDEN. WE'VE HAD GARDENING WHERE VOLUNTEER HAS PAIRED WITH A VOLUNTEER WHO IS VISION IMPAIRED AND USE THEIR HANDS TO HELP GUIDE WHERE THE GRASS IS SHOULD BE TRIMMED AND HELP DESCRIBE THE PLANTS AND WHAT THE PROJECTS, WHAT THE DIFFERENT TASKS THEY WERE WORKING ON WHAT EXACTLY DOES GRASSES AND FLOWERS LOOK LIKE. AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING INCLUDE CHILDREN ARBOR DAY, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS AND THE ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE PRIMARY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY HERE IS WITH CHILDREN'S ARBOR DAY, PRESENTING TO THIRD GRADERS AND PRE-K STUDENTS, ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY. AND SO OUR VOLUNTEERS BRING TREMENDOUS VALUE TO KEEP DENTON BEAUTIFUL. ON AVERAGE, OVER THE LAST DECADE, VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE ABOUT 6000 VOLUNTEERS EVERY YEAR. AND THEY VOLUNTEER OVER 16000 HOURS. AND THEIR VALUE IS OVER $400000. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE VALUE THAT VOLUNTEERS BRING TO OUR ORGANIZATION. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS. SO THESE ARE UPCOMING EVENTS TO GET INVOLVED. SO WE'VE GOT THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP. WE'LL HAVE GARDEN WORK DAYS IN FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR PARTICIPATION EXCUSE ENDS UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND THAT FIRST START DATE WILL VARY AND MEET UP CLEANUPS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND WE CAN WORK TO FIND A LOCATION THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP AND THE REDBUD FESTIVAL. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ABOUT VOLUNTEERS OR IF YOU WANTED TO BE A VOLUNTEER AT THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP, BUT IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE. AND THEN I ALSO PUT ON THE DEADLINE FOR TREE REBATES IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT. SO THAT IS MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE MAKE OUR PROGRAMMING MORE ACCESSIBLE. QUSETIONS. IT'S THAT IS THAT YOU? AND IS THAT WE WOULD CALL IT THERE WAS ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED. SO YOU WOULD CONTACT ME AND WE WORKED TOGETHER. AND THAT'S MY SUPERVISOR. OK. YEAH. I COULDN'T FIND A PHOTO OF THAT. I WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM. HAVE YOU DONE ANY WORK WITH THE GUIDED GARDENING WITH ANY DISABILITIES OTHER THAN THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED? [00:45:02] NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE OPEN TO IT. SEEMS LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. I THINK IT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD WAY TO INCLUDE VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, BUT THAT COULD DO WITH THIS. YOU KNOW, COULD OPERATE WITH THE SYSTEMS. AND IT MIGHT BE A GOOD WAY TO GET MORE DISABLED PEOPLE OR MORE ELDERLY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE GARDEN. WE HAVE MORE VOLUNTEERS. [INAUDIBLE]. OFFER ANY LIKE TREE REMOVAL OR YARD CLEANUP SERVICES. DO NOT OFFER. WHAT TYPES OF THINGS DO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION GRANTS COVER? FROM MURALS TO BEAUTIFICATION OF ENTRY WAYS TO NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS? AN EXAMPLE IS [INAUDIBLE] IN CONNECTION WITH DENTON COUNTY BREWING COMPANY PUT IN THE PLANTS IN THE GARDENS AROUND THEIR PROPERTY. IT USED TO BE LUCKY LOCKS WHEN THEY WERE AWARDED THE GRANT FUNDING. THE REALLY COLORFUL MURAL, I THINK IT'S ON AUSTEN STREET I THINK IS STUDIO 1 1 6 NOW THAT MURAL WAS FUNDED BY NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION GRANT. COULD THAT BE USED TO HELP REPLACE TREES LOST IF YOU WERE HERE DURING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION? THAT WAS MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ALL THE TREES DOWN AND THAT'S BEEN A TOPIC IN MY DISTRICT, IS THAT WE'VE LOST A LOT OF MATURE 50 YEAR OLD OAK TREES AND WE NEED TO BE REPLANTING BECAUSE WE'RE LOSING OUR CANOPY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION WITH A PLANTING WOULD QUALIFY FOR THAT. BUT ALSO ONE OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER THE DENTON TREE INITIATIVE IS THE TREE YOUR BLOCK PROGRAM. AND SO A NEIGHBORHOOD COULD REQUEST TREES TO BE DELIVERED TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD HELP SUPPLY VOLUNTEERS AS WELL TO HELP DISTRIBUTE THIS TREES. I CAN TELL AS SOON AS THIS TREE INITIATIVE FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE THIS. THANK YOU, VERY DIFFERENT. AND JUST AS AN ASIDE. YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT KNOW PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, BUT ALSO THERE ARE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES WHERE SOME ADULTS THAT HAVE DISABILITIES HAVE TO GET OUT OF A SITUATION QUICKLY AND AWARE OF THEIR DANGERS AROUND THEM. FOR EXAMPLE, STREET CLEANING UP TO SOMEONE, FOR EXAMPLE, AS AN ADULT THAT HAD AUTISM AND THEY GOT OVERSTIMULATED. THEY COULD WENT UP TO THE STREET OR RUN OUT TO ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE THAT WHERE THEY MAY LOOK LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE A DISABILITY AND THEY WANT TO VOLUNTEER. ARE THERE ANY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR THAT? SO I WOULD I THINK DISCLOSING THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING WITH ME, WE COULD WORK ON A LOCATION THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD THING IF THEY WANT TO UPSET THE PARENTS. WE COULD THAT WAS FAMILIAR WITH THEIR DISABILITY OR COULD BE TRAINED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR JUST. I WOULD BE VERY WISE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS WE CAN MAKE. RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. SO I CAN'T SAY THAT I HAD DIRECT EXPERIENCE DOING THAT, BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE WILLING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD WORK FOR THAT SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL. OH, THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS MENTIONED THE TRIGGER BLOCK PROGRAM IS THAT ADVERTISED IS ADVERTISED ON THE WEB SITE AND THEN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT RIGHT NOW, THOSE FUNDS ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT. THOSE PROGRAMS AREN'T BEING DIRECTED AT US. SO JUST GO TO THE WEB SITE AND YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE. YES. AND THE TREE REBATES ARE THROUGH THE UTILITIES. THEY'RE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE. BACK TO WHAT I WAS TALKING TO YOU ABOUT EARLIER WITH THE GUIDE TO GARDENING. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET MY THOUGHT. BUT WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE WOMAN THAT DOES THAT THERAPEUTIC RECREATION FOR THE CITY OF DENTON? YEAH. DO YOU COORDINATE IT ALL WITH MELISSA JIMINEZ AND THE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE TWO GROUPS WOULD WORK WELL TOGETHER. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA. I KNOW MELISSA. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE WAS DOING THAT. THAT'S A GREAT. I JUST HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION, THEN I SWEAR I'LL PASS. OH, NO. AS FAR AS THE ACCOMMODATIONS AND ADOPTIONS THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO MAKE AND [00:50:01] KEEP DENTON BEAUTIFUL IS WILLING TO MAKE, IS THAT ACTUALLY ACCESSIBLE ON THE WEBSITE WHERE IT'S EASY TO FIND WHERE TO REACH OUT? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAD ONE OF MY QUESTIONS FOR YOU HOW WE SHOULD BETTER ADVERTISE. SHOULD IT BE A VOLUNTEER HANDBOOK SHOULD BE RIGHT ON YOUR PAGE. HOW WOULD YOU SUGGEST? BECAUSE WE'RE NOT. SHORT ANSWERS IS NO. BUT HOW? HOW COULD YOU ADVISE THAT WE DO THAT BETTER? ON ON ON KDB'S WEBSITE, I MEAN, ANYWHERE I WOULD PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE, PUT IT ON THE BOOKS ANYWHERE THAT YOU THINK THAT SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO LOOK SO THAT ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT HAS. IS THERE CERTAIN LANGUAGE THAT YOU RECOMMEND? YES. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO A. I CAN SEND YOU SOMETHING IF YOU LIKE. YES. I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE GUIDED GARDENING. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT? JUST TO MY KNOWLEDGE, JUST WE JUST HAVE ONE VOLUNTEER COME UP TO DO THE SHOW AND VOLUNTEER WITH ONE PERSON. BUT JUST KNOWING THAT IT IS AN OPTION, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE. AND THEN ADDS THAT ALSO IT WOULD JUST BE ADVERTISED TO THE KDB WEBSITE TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT GROUPS LIKE THAT. YOU DON'T LIKE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION? WE HAVE. WE HAVE NOT. IF YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR GROUPS I CAN LEAVE MY CARD WITH YOU AS WELL, YOU CAN TRY TO CONNECT TO PEOPLE WHO ENJOY. JUST. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CIGARETTE RECEPTACLES. SQUARE NEEDS CIGARETTE RECEPTACLES. THERE'S NOWHERE ON THE SQUARE. NO. NOT THAT I'VE SEEN. HAVE YOU SEEN? THEY USED TO HAVE THOSE LIKE THOSE PLASTIC WITH THIS TALL? YEAH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, THEY USED TO, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM LIKE THEY'RE. I THOUGHT THEY COLLECTED THEM AND TAKEN THEM HOME. THERE WERE SOME GROUND MOUNTED ONES. THERE'S ABOUT FOUR GROUND MOUNTED ONES LEFT FOR VARIOUS REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED, WHETHER THEY WERE INSTALLED ON BRICK IN THE BRICK LOOSE. THERE WAS ONE STREET THAT JUST COMPLETELY KNOCKED OFF THE HOLES IN THE GROUND. SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. BUT WE HAVE INSTALLED A DIFFERENT MODEL THIS LAST GRANT FUNDING CYCLES AND YOU FIND THEM ON POST. SO ON EXISTING SIGNPOSTS, THEY'RE APPROXIMATE LIKE FOUR FOOT FOUR AND A HALF FOOT LEVEL AND THEY TAKE IT RIGHT ON THE COAST. I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE OF THEM IN MY PRESENTATION, BUT THEY KIND OF LOOK LIKE A LITTLE BIRD HOUSES. THEY CAN HOLD ABOUT 700 CIGARETTES. IT'S GOT SOME SORT OF SIGNAGE. IT SAYS BUTT STOPS HERE. SO THEY'RE KIND OF EYE CATCHING. THEY'RE BRIGHT COLORS. AND THEN THERE'S CONTACT INFORMATION ON THE SIGN. IF IT NEEDS MAINTENANCE OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. LAST QUESTION. YOU CONTACTED DENTON COUNTY VETERANS COALITION OVER ON CARROLL STREET. THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF DISABLED VETS OVER THERE THAT HAVE MORE TIME ON THEIR HANDS THAN THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH. I BET THEY'D LOVE TO HAVE A WEEKLY COFFEE AND CLEAN UP. YEAH, I MEAN, THEY THEY THEY CAN'T WORK. THEY CAN'T. SO THEY YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE A WAY TO GET THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SIMULATE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MIC]. CPD 19-050 STAFF UPDATE REGARDING [E. Staff Reports 1. Staff Update regarding: Exclusive Pedestrian Phase, VeoRide Bikeshare, Videoconferencing, & Upcoming Events 2. Items for Future Consideration] EXCLUSIVE PEDESTRIAN PHASE, VEORIDE BIKESHARE, VIDEOCONFERENCIN AND UPCOMING EVENTS. WELL, MARK OLIPHANT, AGAIN, STAFF LIAISON TO THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE REALLY GOING THROUGH OUR AGENDA WELL TODAY. SO FIRST, JUST SOME QUICK UPDATES FROM STAFF ABOUT SOME ONGOING EFFORTS THAT THE [00:55:03] COMMITTEE HAS WORKED ON AND THAT WE HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU ABOUT TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT LARGER. OK. SO EXCLUSIVE PEDESTRIAN PHASE. YOU'LL RECALL. WE HAD THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER, I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST ONE MONTH AGO TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE COMMITTEE. THAT WAS RIGHT BEFORE THEY IMPLEMENTED IT. SO THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. JUST QUICKLY, EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS. SO NOW CARS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE NOT CROSSING THE STREET AT THE SAME TIME ON THE SQUARE. THEY EACH HAVE A DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE GENERALLY HER GOOD POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS CHANGE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PITCHFORKS AND TORCHES. I. WE DID GET SOME FEEDBACK OF MAYBE ADDING ONE OR TWO MORE SECONDS TO THE CROSSINGS. BUT I DO JUST WANT TO ADD AT THIS MOMENT, IF THERE ARE ANY THOUGHTS FROM YOU THAT I CAN TAKE BACK. SO WE'RE NOT DEBATING THE TOPIC, BUT I AM I CAN JUST RECEIVE INFORMATION. IF YOU HAVE THAT, MR. CHAIR OR. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE IT WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME AND WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY AND EVERYONE ELSE I CAN SEE, I WENT DOWN THERE, DELIBERATELY, WENT AROUND AND SAW OTHER PEOPLE AND I HAD NO DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING IT AT ALL. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO DO THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT THAT REPORT. I WILL PASS THAT TO OUR ENGINEER. [INAUDIBLE]. NO, NO, NOT NOT AT THE SQUARE. NOT NOT THE SQUARE. OK. SO AUTOMATICALLY. THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO. AND THE ONLY THING I WOULD SUGGEST IS YOU CAN'T DIAGONALLY CROSS AND THERE'S NO RAMP TO GET YOU DOWN. SO YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO DO THE. YOU SAY TWO OF THE THREE SIDES THAT THE TRIANGLE. RIGHT. I'LL SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE SOME AREAS IN THE CITY WHERE YOU DO HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO GET THE PEDESTRIAN RAISED. I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT IS IN SOME LOCATIONS. SO A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION. THIS IS A PILOT WE'RE PLANNING THIS FOR SIX MONTHS TO COLLECT FEEDBACK. IF IT IS WELL RECEIVED DURING THAT WHOLE PERIOD, THEN PROBABLY WE WILL ASK FOR SOME MONEY TO MODIFY THE CURBS SO THAT WE HAVE RAMPS THAT GO IN A DIAGONAL DIRECTION. CURRENTLY, WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SUGGESTING TO ANYONE TO GO DIAGONAL BECAUSE THE RAMPS DO NOT GO IN THAT DIRECTION. AND THEY'LL BE MANEUVERING AND SO FORTH. BUT IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT IF IT IS CONTINUES TO BE POSITIVELY RECEIVED, THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT PERMANENT AND INCORPORATE DIAGONAL. PEOPLE ARE WALKING DIAGONALLY NOW ANYWAY. YEAH, THEY ARE WALKING THAT. IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. AND IT'S A SQUARE. IT SEEMS TO BE MOVING BOTH PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FASTER BECAUSE THERE IS NOT. THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC DOESN'T HAVE TO STOP WHILE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO WALK ACROSS THE DOESN'T BACK THE TRAFFIC UP AS MUCH. SO WHEN THEY'RE THEY'RE HALTING ALL THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC WHILE THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC MOVES AND THEN STOPPING EVERYONE TO LET THE PEDESTRIANS MOVE IT. IT SEEMS TO GET THE FLOW BETTER. SO I THINK IT'S WORKING WELL. IS THIS WHERE WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE INITIAL PEDESTRIAN DELAY? SURE. ANY FEEDBACK YOU HAVE OR WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE RIGHT NOW. WHEN THEY GAVE THE PRESENTATION LAST MONTH ABOUT THE PILOT PROGRAM ON THE SQUARE, WHAT THEY HAD HAD ON THE SQUARE BEFORE WAS WHAT WAS CALLED AN INITIAL PEDESTRIAN DELAY, WHERE THERE WAS LIKE A THREE SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON FOR A PEDESTRIAN TO GET OUT THERE INTO THE CROSSWALK CAN BE SEEN. AND MY QUESTION TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IS, WHY WOULD WE NOT WANT AN INITIAL PEDESTRIAN DELAY ON EVERY CROSS WALK AND LIGHT IN THE CITY? WHY? IF THAT'S AN OPTION TO HAVE AN INITIAL PEDESTRIAN DELAY, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THAT CITYWIDE? IT SEEMS LIKE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO UTILIZE THE LIGHTS. [01:00:03] I CAN TAKE THAT QUESTION. ANYONE ELSE HAVE TRIED IT? WELL, THAT'S GOOD. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. TOLD ME GO DOWN THERE AND CHECK IT OUT. SO I DID. WELL DONE. OK. HE GOES OUT THERE EVERY NOW AND THEN. OK. AND YOUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN POSITIVE. OK, THANK YOU. WELL, APPRECIATE THAT, EVERYONE. NEXT TOPIC. WE ALSO RECENTLY HAD THE VEORIDE BIKE SHARE COMPANY SPEAK TO US AND WE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW IT OPERATES. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW ISSUES WITH BICYCLE BEING PARKED IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. THEY'VE HAD A VERY HIGH AVERAGE RIDERSHIP AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEMESTER. AND THEY'VE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO TRY ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES. SO I AM PLEASED TO REPORT A COUPLE OF THINGS. THEY'VE GOT A NEW VAN THAT THEY USED TO RELOCATE THESE, WHICH CAN HOLD TWICE AS MANY BIKES THAT WENT PAST 7:15. AND I'M HEARING THAT THAT'S REALLY A BIG HELP AS FAR AS STAYING ON TOP OF BICYCLE. THAT MIGHT BE A RIGHT OF WAY. SOMETHING ELSE THAT JUST IN THE LAST DAY OR TWO WAS REPORTED TO ME. IT'S ON THE APP, THEY NOW HAVE A KIND OF A LANDING PAGE THAT GOOD THAT YOU GO THROUGH EVERY TIME WITH REMINDERS, PLEASE PARK RESPONSIBLY WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR RIDE. PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK SIDEWALKS, ACCESS RAMPS IN DOORWAYS SO THAT REMINDERS POPPING UP EVERY TIME. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM. I HOPE YOU ARE SEEING IMPROVEMENTS. I MEAN, I THINK THIS SORT OF THING KEEPING EYE ON THIS. ABSOLUTELY A DUTY OF THIS COMMITTEE. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE SEEING ANYTHING. OH, I DID ALSO WANT TO SHOW YOU. THEY ALSO CREATED THIS. NO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I MIGHT NOT HAVE THE THE LATEST VERSION. WELL, OK, WELL, NEVER MIND. THEY DID. AND I MAY JUST NOT HAVE THE LATEST BLANK. THIS IS A COUPLE WEEKS I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THEM, BUT THEY HAVE A ABOUT ONE MINUTE LONG VIDEO. THAT'S AN INTRO TO THE SERVICE. AND IT HAS SOME GREAT ADVICE ABOUT NOT BLOCKING WALKWAYS, NOT BLOCKING ENTRANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I WAS GOING TO SHOW IT TO YOU. NEXT, VIDEO CONFERENCING. THIS QUESTION HAS COME UP. KATHERINE, I MAY CALL ON YOU. SO IN THE WHAT THEY CALL IT IN BASEBALL WHEN YOU'RE ON DECK. SO THERE IS QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IN THESE CITIES MANUAL FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT USING VIDEO CONFERENCING. I HAVE TALKED TO BOTH OUR AUDIO VISUAL DEPARTMENTS AND OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF DOING THIS. THE FEEDBACK THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IS THAT UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS AUDIO VISUAL SERVICE, THAT IS JUST NOT TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW. AND ONE OTHER ONE OTHER FEEDBACK WAS THAT IT IS REALLY INTENDED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ITSELF AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT AND INVESTIGATE IT, MAYBE MAKE A SUGGESTION ABOUT IT OR SOMETHING. BUT AS FAR AS THE FEASIBILITY OF TURNING ON THAT FEATURE NEXT MONTH OR SOMETHING, IT'S IT'S JUST NOT TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE AT THE MOMENT. OH, ABSOLUTELY. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT MIGHT NEED THIS [INAUDIBLE] IN THE FUTURE, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HAVE A REASONABLE COMPENSATION REQUEST FOR THE INDIVIDUAL BASED ON DISABILITY. AND IF SO WHAT IS THAT PROCESS. WELL. ISN'T THAT WHY THIS BECAME AN ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE, IS BECAUSE WE FELT LIKE AS [01:05:07] A COMMITTEE OF DISABLED PEOPLE, THERE WERE GOING TO BE ABSENCES. AND WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AND THAT A LOT OF US, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULDN'T DRIVE UP HERE FOR THE MEETING OR MAYBE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PHYSICALLY BE HERE, BUT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. WELL, I DON'T REMEMBER HOW IT'S INITIATED BUT I THINK A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE SUBJECTIVE AS TO, OH, I CAN'T MAKE IT THIS MONTH VERSUS A CHRONIC [INAUDIBLE] TO SIT, YOU KNOW, FOR A THREE MONTH PERIOD, BECAUSE THE PRESSURES ARE SO HARD OR BECAUSE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISABILITY. WHATEVER I'M JUST THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX. I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE MAYBE YOU HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE. WHAT IS THE ACCOUNT REQUEST PROCESS NOW. THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS NOT A MATTER OF CITY POLICY, IT'S MATTER OF STATE LAW AS IT PERTAINS TO OPEN MEETINGS AND THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND SO WE GET INTO THE WORKINGS OF HOW DO YOU MAKE IT A MEANINGFUL PUBLIC MEETING AND IT REALLY BECOMES A TECHNOLOGY ISSUE. AND IT'S NOT THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE EXPLORED, BUT IT'S NOT AS EASY AS SAYING THE DAY BEFORE, HEY, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, I'M GOING TO SKYPE IN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S IT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MEETING AND SOME CRITERIA LIKE THAT. SO IT'S I'M NOT SAYING NO. IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S MORE THAN A CITY POLICY ISSUE. WE HAVE THE STATEWIDE REQUIREMENTS OF OPEN MEETINGS ACT, AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IT. I'M THINKING WAY FAR AHEAD IF A COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO FILL A POSITION TO AN INDIVIDUAL BEDBOUND, WOULD THE COMMUNITY BE THERE. I'VE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET HERE IF THERE WERE A PROCESS OR POLICIES IN PLACE FOR THAT PERSON TO REQUEST THAT AS AN ACCOMMODATION. I THINK THAT THE REQUEST CAN CERTAINLY BE MADE, THAT IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO THE CAPABILITIES OF TECHNOLOGY TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. I ALSO THINK THAT I MEAN, EVEN WITH SWAGIT AND THAT SORT OF THING, IF THE TECHNOLOGY KEEPS CHANGING AND KEEPS IMPROVING, IT'S GOING TO GET EASIER AND EASIER TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS. AND BUT I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THE TECHNICAL BACKGROUND TO TO ANSWER HOW EXACTLY THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE. WE JUST HAVE TO RELY ON OUR TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE TO DO THAT PART OF IT. SO I WANT TO PAUSE BRIEFLY ON THAT TOPIC, BECAUSE I THINK WE JUST HAD AN AMAZING COMMITTEE MOMENT HERE. AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT. SO I'M THE STAFF LIAISON, BUT I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN DISABILITY ISSUES. YOU JUST EDUCATED ME A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE NEED FOR THIS. RIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE I THINK THAT HEAR THE WORD DISABILITY AND I THINK WHITE CANE THEY THINK WHEELCHAIR. THEY DON'T REALIZE THE THE WIDE SPECTRUM OF. SO I JUST LEARNED A GREAT DEAL. AND I'LL I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING. WHEN I CAME IN THE ROOM, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, VIDEO CONFERENCING. NOW I'M LEAVING THE ROOM AND I'M LIKE, THAT IS A REALLY GREAT IDEA. SO YOU ARE SERVING THAT PURPOSE. YOU'RE EDUCATING A STAFF MEMBER FOR THE CITY. AND I HAVE A MUCH GREATER APPRECIATION. WOW. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. IT'S NICE TO HAVE. BUT COME ON, PEOPLE, LET'S GET IN HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS. AND THE COMMITTEE JUST WORKED LIKE IF NOTHING ELSE. RIGHT. WE WE DID THAT. WE COMMUNICATE THAT INFORMATION. SO ANYWAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I MEAN, THAT THAT REALLY MAKES IT WORTHWHILE TO ME THAT WE MET TONIGHT AND THAT WE HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING NEW AND WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE WITH A NEW UNDERSTANDING. SO THANK YOU. AT ACTUALLY, IT WAS VAL SAID IT. HE SAID IT FOR ME. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE BASICALLY BREAKING GROUND WITH THIS COMMITTEE THAT THREE, FIVE, SEVEN YEARS FROM NOW, WE'RE NO LONGER HERE. [01:10:02] [INAUDIBLE]. BUT ONCE HE'S GONE. THERE NEEDS BE A PROCESS THERE FOR A PERIOD LEADING UP TO THAT THERE'S A PROCESS FOR SOMEONE. [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU'RE DOING THAT. AND I WOULD INVITE YOU. PLEASE SPEAK UP. SPEAK TO YOUR EXPERTISE. RIGHT. IF IF VAL HADN'T SAID, YOU KNOW, LET ME ADD A LITTLE MORE TO THIS, RIGHT? PLEASE DON'T NOD AND SMILE AT ME. TELL ME TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW. LET'S LET'S LET'S GET THIS IN THE RECORD. LET'S GET THIS DISCUSSED. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND IF YOU WANT ANOTHER EXAMPLE, I KNOW I MISSED ONE MEETING THIS PAST YEAR, BUT IT WAS AN EVENING WHERE MY BODY WOULDN'T GO, BUT MY BRAIN WAS THERE AND I COULD HAVE SAT IN MY RECLINER WITH MY FEET UP AND TALKED TO YOU ALL DAY LONG. BUT I COULDN'T PHYSICALLY BE HERE. AND THAT JUST MONTH, MONTHS, MONTH, I NEVER KNOW WHAT MY BODY'S GOING TO DO. SO HAVING IT AVAILABLE WOULD NOT ONLY ALLOW FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE HOMEBOUND TO BE A MEMBER, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW FOR MEMBERS THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO BE THERE DUE TO, YOU KNOW, THEIR BODIES NOT WORKING TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WELL, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT PARTICULAR BULLET, I'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE IN THE HOLIDAYS. THERE'S NOT A TERRIBLY LOT GOING ON. SO BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING, I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. AND WE'LL BE MEETING FAIRLY EARLY IN THE MONTH OF THURSDAY 16TH, THE SAME LOCATION. NOW, I WILL GO TO THE SECOND PART OF THIS AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS TALKING ABOUT FUTURE TOPICS. THESE ARE SUGGESTIONS WE'VE HAD. AND AGAIN, JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS JANUARY THERE, IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON SOME SCHEDULES, ME TALKING TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THESE ARE TOPICS THAT I AM PUTTING ON DEC. 2 TO COME TALK TO US ON THE STREETS DEPARTMENT. JUST THEY REPAVED STREETS. THEY DO WORK IN FRONT OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES. I THINK THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR COMMUNICATION, ESPECIALLY THEY HAVE SCHEDULES THAT THEY TRY TO KEEP AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO CLOSE YOUR STREET OR SOMETHING. HOW DO THEY PROPERLY COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENCES. AND THEN PARKS AND RECREATION. THE DESIGN, RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE SIDE OF THEIR OPERATIONS, MORE VOLUNTEER INFORMATION. I DID INVITE ANIMAL SERVICES THIS MONTH. THEY'RE BEEN VERY BUSY. BUT THEY SAID FEBRUARY OR MARCH ARE JUST SOME OF THEM ARE DATES AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO ME AS TO WHICH ONES. SO IT WON'T BE JANUARY. BUT I KNOW THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMITTEE AND I AM FOLLOWING UP CONTINUING ON WITH THE COMPLETE COUNT OF THE CENSUS. I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS VERY INTERESTED IN GETTING THAT INFORMATION TO OUR COMMITTEE AND GIVING YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS SO THAT WE REACH EVERYONE IS COUNTED IN THE CITY. VETERANS, I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT. YES, YES. ADA WELL, THE PERSON I CALLED WAS A MALE. OH, ACTUALLY, [INAUDIBLE] HERE IN TOWN. LET'S LET'S TALK OFF LINE. YEAH, SO OTHER THAN THESE THINGS WE'D HAVE IN THE QUEUE BUT OTHER. SHE HAS ONE. ONE THING I'M NOT SAYING IN THE QUEUE THAT'S IN MY MENTAL QUEUE WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO SET UP WORK SESSION WITH MELISSA JIMINEZ FROM A THERAPEUTIC RECREATION. AND WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE DOING LIKE A WORK SESSION WHERE WE COULD WORK WITH HER ONE ON ONE. AND I'D STILL LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE WE TOLD HER TO GET A RECUMBENT BIKE. AND I'VE NOW REALIZED FOR THE PRICE OF A RECUMBENT BIKE, SHE CAN GET RESTAURATEURS THE PEDALS. IT'S LIKE BIKE PEDALS THAT STAND ON THE FLOOR AND YOU JUST SIT IN YOUR CHAIR AND PEDAL. THOSE ARE WAY CHEAPER THAN A RECUMBENT BIKE. AND THEN SHE COULD HAVE FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE EXERCISING AT ONE TIME. SO I STILL THINK IT WOULD BENEFIT FOR THE COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH HER AND JUST HAVE LIKE A BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON WAYS TO INCLUDE DISABLED PEOPLE, ACTIVITIES SHE COULD BUILD [01:15:08] AROUND THAT. THAT WAS HERE, BUT I DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN. SO THINGS THAT I TOLD SHE WAS IN MY MENTAL QUEUE. TO FOLLOW UP ON THE CLOSED CAPTIONING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IT AT PUT ON THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL THE DAY AFTER. I AM MEETING FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING WITH ONE OF THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, AND I WILL JUST BRING. I WILL REVISIT THAT TOPIC. IT WOULD BE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. YES. IT IS VERY DEPENDENT ON THE FUNDING CYCLE AND SO FORTH. BUT I'LL ASK HIS ADVICE AS FAR AS WHAT MIGHT BE THE BEST MONTH FOR US TO TAKE THAT. AND WHERE ARE WE? WITH THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN. LET'S LET ME A LITTLE MORE UPDATE. YESTERDAY, ME AND MY COLLEAGUE TOOK THE VERY FIRST INTRODUCTION OF THE MOBILITY PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS SORT OF INTRODUCED TO THEM IN JANUARY. WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE MOBILITY PLAN. WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT INCLUDES A THOROUGHFARE PLAN, WHICH IS ALL ABOUT THE MAP OF OUR ROADWAYS WHERE FUTURE ROADWAYS ARE GOING TO GO, WHAT ROADWAYS WE WILL WIDEN. ALSO BICYCLE PLAN, ALSO PEDESTRIAN PLAN, THE PEDESTRIAN PLAN. WE'LL LOOK AT NON-EXISTENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT. THE A.D.A. TRANSITION PLAN, IF YOU RECALL, IS ALL ABOUT THE CONDITION OF CURRENT FACILITIES. SO THOSE TWO ARE GOING TO MARRY UP AND WORK OFF OF EACH OTHER. I'D SAY WE'RE IN A LITTLE BIT OF LIMBO BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO GO WITH A NUMBER OF THESE THINGS, WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE. IT IS STILL HERE. I MEAN, AND THAT IS PROBABLY THE FLAGSHIP PROJECT, RIGHT, THAT WE THAT THIS THAT THIS COMMITTEE NEEDS. SO I THINK I OWE YOU INFORMATION ON THAT ONE. I'LL BRING THAT UP TOMORROW TO. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP IS THE ANNUAL POINT IN TIME COUNT IN JANUARY. TELL ME WHAT THAT IS. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY DO A MANUAL COUNT. ALL THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WE MAY WANT TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THAT OR HOW WE CAN SPEAK ABOUT HERE IN THAT COUNTY. AND YOU SAID WHAT MONTH? IT'S IN JANUARY. YOU KNOW BEFORE OR AFTER OUR NEXT MEETING. AFTER. THAT'S GREAT. VERY GOOD. [INAUDIBLE] THE 24 HOUR COUNT. YES. THANK YOU. SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IT. I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT WOULD FIT INTO PEDESTRIAN COMPLIANT OR THE ACA COMPLIANT, BUT LIKE THE THING THAT STRUCK ME ABOUT THE ADA PLAN WHEN YOU PRESENTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WAS THAT THE ENGINEERS WERE LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT, YOU KNOW, CROSSWALKS GOING TO A RAMP GOING TO A BUTTON, BUT NOT LOOKING AT HOW A PERSON IN A WHEELCHAIR HAS TO ACCESS THAT. IS THERE ANY WOULD THAT FIT INTO EITHER THE PEDESTRIAN OR THE ADA? HOW DO WE MAKE THAT? IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT. WELL, YOU CAN FALL OVER AND YOU CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE ENVISIONING. WELL, IDEALLY, I THINK IF WE COULD GET SOMEONE THAT USES A WHEELCHAIR TO GO AROUND AND LOOK AT THIS, I MEAN, BECAUSE IT'S ALL OVER THE CITY, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY THE CROSSWALK RAMPS BUTTON. YEAH, I CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT THAT REALLY HIGH RATING. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S CRUCIAL AND IT'S A BIG OVERSIGHT. BUT IF THE ENGINEERS HAVE JUST TOLD THIS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THEN THEN THEY WOULD GET THE PERCENTAGES THAT WE WERE PRESENTED. BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY REFLECT WHAT REAL LIFE IS LIKE FOR SOMEBODY USING A WHEELCHAIR. [01:20:05] OR ARE THERE OTHER THOUGHTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THAT OR PEOPLE WHO ARE UTILIZING WHEELCHAIRS, DEVICES OR OTHER THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NEED FOR THIS? CAN YOU CLARIFY? I WAS CONFUSED. WELL, OK. BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, OK, THIS ONE IS THE ONE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO GET FIT. SO IF YOU'RE COMING DOWN EVERY CITY, YOU CAN USE A SIDEWALK. THERE'S A THERE'S A RAMP. THERE IS A CROSSWALK TO THE OTHER SIDE. AND THEN THERE'S A RAMP GOING UP TO WHERE THERE IS ANOTHER BUTTON. SO IF SOMEBODY IS CROSSING, HEADING NORTH ON ALLISON TO DENTON CENTER, WHERE KROGER'S IS, THEN THEY WOULD CROSS AND THEN KIND OF GO AROUND AND USE THE PARKING LOT TO GET TO KROGER'S. BUT FOR THAT PERSON TO COME BACK AND HEAD SOUTH, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GO TO THE RAMP, TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO USE THE CROSSWALK. AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE OVERSIGHTS LIKE THIS. AND NO ONE IS DOWN BY RAZOR RANCH. SO YOU COME DOWN FROM WHERE THE CONVENTION CENTER IS. THERE ARE THESE NICE SIDEWALKS. YOU GET UP TO UNIVERSITY, YOU WANT TO GO RIGHT TO GO TO ALBERTSONS AND YOU HAVE TO GO ON TO UNIVERSITY. THERE IS NO SIDEWALK. THERE IS LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS. YES. I THINK YOU SAID YOU EXPERIENCE. SO IT WAS A SUBCATEGORY. I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. OK, I'M FOLLOWING NOW. SO. SO WE HAD CHECKBOXES THAT SAID CHECK. RIGHT. RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] FUNCTIONING AS A WHOLE. JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S FUNCTIONALITY. AND EVEN THINGS LIKE THE WOMAN SAID THE CIGARETTE THINGS WERE ON A POLE AT FOUR AND A HALF FEET. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IF I'M SITTING DOWN, I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN REACH FOUR AND A HALF FEET. IF IT'S A PEDESTRIAN, BUT NOT A ONE IN FOUR AND A HALF FEET, YOU KNOW. WELL, AND THERE WAS A COUPLE TOO ON THE GRASS. AND THERE WERE JUST FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE PAVEMENT THAT THIS 500 POUND BEHEMOTH WAS. TO ME, IT'S IN THE GRASS. THIS THING ISN'T GETTING OUT. AND THAT WAS A PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, TO GET SOMEBODY, YOU GO PUSH THE BUTTON. OK. YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION, I THINK. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. SO THERE ARE THERE ARE STREET STANDARDS, RIGHT AND WHICH WE ARE BOUND TO FOLLOW. WE TRY TO FOLLOW. THERE IS A LICENSE POSITION IN TEXAS CALLED A REGISTERED ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST, WHICH WE DO USE FOR ENSURING THAT THESE PROJECTS DO MEET THE PROPER CRITERIA. BUT IF THEY'RE FAILING OR OVERLOOKING SOMETHING, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. OTHER OTHER TOPICS AND THE SAME THING WITH THE BUS STOPS, THE BUS STOP TO HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES LIKE THAT TOO, AND I'VE SEEN PEOPLE STRUGGLING AND I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S FAIR FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL. LIKE EXACTLY WHAT REX WAS DESCRIBING. THERE'S SECTIONS OF GRASS BETWEEN PAVEMENT THAT THE PERSON HAS TO GET THROUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET TO A LOADING DOCK FOR FOR THE BUS. AND REALLY TO ME, ALL THAT NEED TO DO IS TALK TO THE BUS DRIVERS, KIDS, BUS DRIVERS HAVE TO GET OFF AND HELP. SO THE BUS DRIVERS WOULD KNOW WHERE ALL THE ISSUES ARE. CITY WIDE. WHAT OTHER ISSUES? THIS ALL BECAME ACUTE TO ME LAST JUNE WHEN THEY SWITCH WHEELCHAIRS ON ME AND THAT BECAME I BECAME RELIANT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. NOW I'M FINALLY GETTING A NEW VEHICLE THAT WILL CARRY THAT BEHEMOTH AND I'LL BE BACK WHERE I CAN DRIVE AROUND AGAIN AND USE. YOU KNOW, I CAN TAKE I CAN OFFLOAD AND UNLOAD MY WHEELCHAIR. [01:25:01] BUT I'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST SEVEN AND A HALF MONTHS NOW JUST HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN VEHICLE THAT HAVE TO RELY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO ACCESS AROUND HERE IN DENTON. THERE ARE SO MANY INTERSECTIONS THAT AREN'T REALLY ACCESSIBLE AND SO MANY CROSSWALKS THAT AREN'T ACCESSIBLE AND BUS STOPS THAT DEFINITELY AREN'T ACCESSIBLE. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE HAD TO HAVE FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE HELP ME GET THIS THING OUT OF THE MUD. IT'S SO I'M I'VE BECOME AWARE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT, WELL, OK, PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. NOW, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS AND IT'S A LOT MORE PROBLEMS THAN I EVER THOUGHT THERE WERE. SO IF I COULD CONDENSE THAT INTO LIKE A QUESTION THAT WE ADDRESS, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY BRAINSTORMING SESSION WITH THESE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT ISSUES? ALTHOUGH AND THIS IS ALL WE'VE DISCUSSED IS EVERY BUS STOP FOR VERY FEW BUS STOPS ARE JUST DCTA. VERY OFTEN YOU HAVE THE CITY INVOLVED. WE DISCUSS THAT AT THEIR PREVIOUS MEETING. YES, THERE WAS OVER IN STUART. AND THERE WERE SOME BUS STOPS THERE THAT HAVE IT'S ONLY GRASS. AND THE BUS, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON CAN'T GET OFF THE CURB TO GET UP. AND THERE WERE SOME OTHERS ON BELL. WE TALKED ABOUT A LIST. YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TO. YES. BUS STOP WE HAVE TWO OF THEM DID GET DOWN THERE ON MCKINNEY . YOU PRIORITIZE SOME. YEAH. AND BUT THERE WERE SOME. AND I WAS IDENTIFYING SOCIAL ECONOMICALLY. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE. I WAS. I'M ADDRESSING VETERANS THAT LIVE IN LOWER INCOME AREAS IN THE NORTH END OF TOWN, LIKE [INAUDIBLE], JUPITER AND THOSE STREETS IN THAT NORTH END OF TOWN THAT RELY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THESE ARE WOUNDED OR DISABLED VETERANS. THEY NEED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. BUT NONE OF THE BUS STOPS IN THAT AREA ARE OR HAVE HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY. AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT. BUT THAT WASN'T ON A HIGH PRIORITY AT THAT IN THE TOWN WHERE OTHER TOWN WHERE THERE'S HIGHER TRAFFIC BECAME THE PRIORITY. MCKINNEY, FOR INSTANCE, AND OTHERS THAT WERE THE ECTA AND THE CITY FELT THAT THERE WAS A HIGHER CRASH FLOW NEEDED IT. AND I SEE WHEN THERE'S APARTMENTS AT THAT END OF TOWN, THERE'S SEVERAL APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT HAD AGAIN, I THINK ON WINDSOR, THERE WERE THAT HAD PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A BUS STOP THAT THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO USE A WHEELCHAIR. [INAUDIBLE]. DOES ANYBODY HERE SERVE ON A DCTA BOARD OR ADVISORY BOARD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I THINK OUR MAYOR. OR ANYONE HERE. YEAH. NOT OURS. WE CAN DO. WE CAN I NOMINATE MARK. DENTON'S REPRESENTATIVE, I BELIEVE IS THE MAYOR. BUT NO, IF WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE ANOTHER 45 MINUTE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITY OWNS THIS THE COUNT OWNS THAT. THE LONG TERM SOLUTION OF HAVING IT AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY ON THE BOARD OR COMMISSION OR ADVISORY WHATEVER WE HAVE THAT WOULD SIT DOWN WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE PROACTIVE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE VOTING BOARD IS OUR MAYOR WHO'S ON THAT BOARD. I JUST PULLED IT OUT QUICK. WE DID IT THROUGH THE BOARD. SO THEY HAVE A LIST. I GOT I GOT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE INTERSECTION WAS, BUT I KNOW YOU AND I BOTH GOT TAGGED ON FACEBOOK WHERE SOMEONE POSTED A BUS STOP PICTURE AND SAID, YOU KNOW, HEY, COMMITTEE, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. SO I KNOW THAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE STARTING TO FIGURE OUT [01:30:02] THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT BUS STOPS AND THEY'RE NOW BRINGING THEM TO OUR ATTENTION AND TAGGING US ON FACEBOOK AND POSTING PHOTOS AND SAYING, HEY. I'M GETTTING IT FROM VETERANS. THAT'S HOW I KNOW ABOUT IT. I'M JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT WE'RE STARTING TO DEBATE THE TOPIC. SO I WILL JUST MAKE A BIG NOTE WITH THE STAR ABOUT SOME OF THESE THOUGHTS AND I WILL FORMULATE A TOPIC. ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT YOU'RE ENCOUNTERING OR IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT ARE. BUT THE CITY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. SO WE HAVE THINGS WE HAVE THINGS HERE. SO, YEAH. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP US GOING FOR A FEW MONTHS IF WE WANT TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, DON'T YOU? YEAH. THERE'S ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT I'D LIKE TO TO SEE AS A SOMEONE THAT COMES IN TO TALK TO US, AND THAT WOULD BE MHMR. BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR SERVICES BETTER. AND I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW DCTA AND MHMR WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE I'VE RECEIVED CITIZEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT UTILIZING DCTA TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO EMAIL MHMR AND THAT THEY FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT BEING DONE ACCORDING TO THE RULES. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE. OK. I THINK THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. I KNOW MHMR ISN'T A DIRECT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY. BUT I THINK THEY PARTNER AND SO FORTH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GREAT. BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE A GOOD, GOOD NUMBER OF TOPICS HERE. IT GROWS AND GROWS. JOE. JOE. [INAUDIBLE]. NUMBER FIVE. RIGHT. THAT'S TRUE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAD BROUGHT UP, I KNOW, IN A RECENT MEETING, THE CONNECTIONS. NOW I AM VERY HAPPY TO SAY SO. YESTERDAY WHEN WE TALKED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, I REPORTED OUT WHAT YOU ALL TOLD US AT AT THE MEETING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WE TALKED ABOUT THE MOBILITY PLAN AND RAZOR RANCH AND CONNECTIONS TO AND FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND SO FORTH. IT WAS A WHOLE BULLET POINT FOR THE DAY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THIS IS INFORMATION IT IS GETTING IS GETTING COMMUNICATED. IS THERE? CAN YOU GIVE ME MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT I MEAN? I KNOW THE CONNECTIONS ARE DIFFICULT GETTING IN AND OUT, GETTING FROM UNIVERSAL, BUT I DO WANT TO KNOW ONE WAY. OK, SO A FUTURE PLAN AND MAYBE EVEN I CAN GET SOMEONE FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DO THEY DO THE PROJECTS AND SO FORTH AND TELL YOU THAT THAT MIGHT BE THE WAY TO GO TO DEVELOP THE SERVICE. [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH. CAN'T GET TO THE MOVIES. OKAY, GREAT. VERY WELL, I THINK, MR. CHAIR, THAT'S IT FOR ME ON THAT. I DON'T REMEMBER, IN FACT, THAT ALL THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND. WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING. HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY. GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.