[00:00:02] >> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. [A. CALL TO ORDER] THE TIME IS 6:34 P.M. THIS WILL CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF PRINCETON JOINT MEETING WITH OUR PRINCETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. TODAY IS JULY 9, 2024. WE WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL. MYSELF, BRIAN H. COHEN IS PRESENT, MR. DEFABA. >> HERE. >> MR. LIBER? >> HERE. >> MR. OBER IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. MR. WASHINGTON? >> HERE. >> MR. GERF? >> HERE. >> MR. LONG. >> HERE. >> MISS DAVID GRAVES IS ALSO NOT HERE TONIGHT. IT IS 6:34 P.M AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE PRINCETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON JULY 9, 2024, AND ANNOUNCE THAT A QUORUM OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT. THE MEETING WAS DULY CALLED AND HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551. >> THANK YOU. THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR INVOCATION. TONIGHT, WE HAVE MR. WEST BROWN WITH US. >> LET'S PRAY. DEAR GOD, PLEASE BE WITH US TONIGHT AND BE WITH ALL THE FAMILIES IN SOUTH TEXAS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY HURRICANE BERYL AND FOR THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES. THANK YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, THAT WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN ALL THE WORLD, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I THANK YOU FOR THE JOINT MEETING TONIGHT AT THE PRINCETON ISD SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL. YOUR WORD SAYS TO TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD GO, AND WHEN THEY ARE OLD, THEY WILL NOT FORGET. I PRAY THAT YOU WILL GIVE WISDOM AND GODLY COUNSEL TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND OUR CITY LEADERS. THANK YOU, FATHER FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHO KEEP US SAFE AROUND THE CLOCK. PROTECT THEM AS THEY PROTECT US. YOUR WORD SAYS, BUT ASK FOR YOU TO BE STRONG AND DO NOT GIVE UP FOR YOUR WORK WILL BE REWARDED. IN CHRIST'S NAME, I PRAY. AMEN. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> >> THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO A PUBLIC APPEARANCE. [D. PUBLIC APPEARANCE] SPEAKERS ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO RESPOND TO OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THE SECTION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A SPEAKER'S INQUIRY OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THE INQUIRY. >> ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD DURING THE PERIOD RESERVED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT A BOARD MEETING MUST SIGN UP TO BE HEARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT POLICY BED LOCAL. THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE REASONABLE LIMITATIONS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC COMMENT. AS SUCH, THE BOARD WILL ALLOW THREE MINUTES FOR THE SPEAKERS. THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS LATER IN THE MEETING DURING CONSIDERATION. THE BOARD IS NOT PERMITTED TO DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY ISSUES THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED POLICIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SECURE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, A PROMPT AND EQUITABLE RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS. EACH OF THESE PROCESSES PROVIDES THAT IF A RESOLUTION CANNOT BE ACHIEVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, THE PERSON MAY APPEAL THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO THE BOARD AS A PROPERLY POSTED AGENDA ITEM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS POLICIES, CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE. SPEAKERS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORDS THEY SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WILL BE SOLELY LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IF IT IS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE WORD SPOKEN INJURES A PERSON'S REPUTATION, EXPOSES THE PERSON TO PUBLIC HATRED, CONTEMPT, RIDICULE, OR CAUSES FINANCIAL INJURY. UNDER TEXAS LAW, PISD IS IMMUNE FROM ANY CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION. >> THANK YOU. TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS I HAVE ONE. I'VE GOT MR. DARRYL EVANS. YOU'LL COME FORWARD. YOU CAN GO TO THIS PODIUM OVER HERE, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> HI, MY NAME IS DARRYL EVANS. I'M AT 1,400 TRAIL DUST. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY? >> NO. >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. THANK THE CHIEF FOR BEING HERE. HE'S ALWAYS LIKE A PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE US A SMALL WARNING. WELL, FIRST, I'M RUNNING FOR TEXAS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 89 AGAINST CANDY NOBLE. YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOT A DEMOCRAT TO VOTE FOR IN THIS DISTRICT. I WANT TO GIVE A BIT OF A WARNING TO THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AS FAR AS THE CERTAIN GROUPS THAT Y'ALL ARE MARGINALIZING AND NOT ALLOWING TO HAVE EVENTS ON YOUR CAMPUSES. THE ACLU IS NOT REALLY GOING TO BACK DOWN. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE THINGS THAT Y'ALL DO, BUT THE SCHOOL BOARD IS. SAME WITH THE CITY. [00:05:04] A FEW, I THINK, TWO YEARS AGO, I CAME AND SPOKE BECAUSE FOLKS ON THE CITY COUNCIL WERE TRYING TO BLOCK A PRIDE PARADE AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO BLOCK IT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS CITY HAS A HISTORY OF BEING SUED AND LOSING. IT'S NOT Y'ALL'S MONEY, IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE CITY. IT'S THEIR TAX DOLLARS. NOT WHEN YOU LOSE ELECTIONS, HOPEFULLY, BUT WHEN YOU LOSE LAWSUITS, IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT PAY, NOT Y'ALL. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DECISIONS UP HERE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, BUT THE ACLU IS NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE, AND IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIGHT, AND IT'S Y'ALL THAT'S DOING THAT. I HOPE WHEN ELECTION TIME COMES, FOLKS REMEMBER THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. MR. BOB LOVELADY. >> BOB LOVELADY, I LIVE AT 1129 NORTH SIXTH STREET. I SENT THE CITY COUNCIL AN EMAIL TODAY AND ALSO SOME PICTURES. TO START WITH TWO THINGS. FIRST, I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THE CITY OR STATE CAME IN AND RED SO MUCH OF THE UTILITIES AND THINGS THAT ARE DOWN SIXTH STREET. BUT IN THAT PROCESS, THEY'VE LEFT A MESS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE THAT WHERE BEFORE THE DRAINAGE DITCH IN THE FRONT ROAD OF MY PROPERTY, I COULD GET IN AND MOW AND BREATH IN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT NOW, IT IS VIRTUALLY STRAIGHT DOWN SEVERAL FEET, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT IT'S MANAGEABLE TO BE ABLE TO BE MOWED OR TAKEN CARE OF. YOU EVEN HAVE SOME EROSION THAT'S STARTING TO HAPPEN THAT'S PRETTY SEVERE THAT AT SOME POINT COULD END UP GOING UNDERNEATH THAT ROAD AND CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE ROAD. NOW, THEN I ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR THAT TOMMY MAPP HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK. HE HAS BEEN SPOT ON WITH EMAILS, TALKING TO ME, TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND IT'S NOT THE CITY OF PRINCETON, IT'S TXDOT. BUT I THINK TXDOT IS GOING TO NEED A LITTLE PRESSURE BECAUSE THEY'RE WANTING TO MORE OR LESS PAWN OFF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY AND IS GOING TO WAIT THAT OUT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THOSE OF US THAT LIVE ON THAT STREET HAVE A FRONTAGE ROAD THAT'S FULL OF WEEDS AND SUNFLOWERS AND SOME OF US THAT JUST PHYSICALLY CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THAT PIECE OF THE PROPERTY LIKE WE USED TO IN THE PAST. I'M ASKING THE CITY TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO TRY TO RESOLVE THAT NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT ALSO FOR OTHERS THAT LIVE DOWN SIXTH STREET. THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM IS GOING TO BECOME EVEN A BIGGER PROBLEM IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE FOR IT. BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK AND ESPECIALLY TOM FOR ALL THE HELP THAT HE'S BEEN IN THIS PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT TXDOT WILL RESPOND. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE ON THE CITY SIDE? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RESTATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN YOU GO TO THE MICROPHONE. WE HAVE ONE PERSON, SOH RUFF. DID I SAY IT ALL RIGHT? >> GOOD EVENING, ALL. CITY MIKES ARE MUCH BETTER. HARDLY I CAN HEAR, SO I JUST I WANT TO SPEAK SOMETHING ABOUT LOW ELEMENTARY, BUT BEFORE THAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK SCHOOL BOARD. THEY ARE DOING REALLY GREAT FOR KEEPING THE FAMILY VALUES IN THE CITY. RECENTLY, SOME EVENT HAPPENED IN ONION FESTIVAL. SOME GROUPS WERE DISTRIBUTING SOME MATERIAL WHICH IS NOT HEALTHY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND SCHOOL BOARD AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS, THEY QUICKLY CONTROLLED THAT SITUATION, AND OUR KIDS DIDN'T GET THAT MATERIAL, WE'RE REALLY THANKFUL TO SCHOOL IST FOR THAT. AFTER THAT, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ADDRESS A PRESSING CONCERN REGARDING THE RECENT POOR PERFORMANCE IN FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE START TESTING AND SOME OTHER GRADES AS WELL AT OUR SCHOOL LOW ELEMENTARY. OUR STUDENTS DECLINING RESULTS REFLECT AN ALARMING TREND THAT DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ACTION. [00:10:03] A CRITICAL FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ISSUE IS THE CURRENT PRINCIPAL'S OVERLY LENIENT APPROACH WITH THE TEACHING STAFF. UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS PRINCIPAL WHO MAINTAINED RIGOROUS ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND NEVER COMPROMISED ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, OUR PRESENT LEADERSHIP HAS ALLOWED A LAX ATMOSPHERE TO PREVAIL. THIS HAS LED TO DIMINISHED ACCOUNTABILITY AND REDUCTION IN THE ACADEMIC RIGOR THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO EXCEL. THE PREVIOUS PRINCIPLE FOSTERED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EDUCATORS WERE MOTIVATED AND HELD TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS. THIS FOCUS ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TRANSLATED DIRECTLY INTO BETTER STUDENT OUTCOMES AS EVIDENCED BY HIGHER STAR SCORES IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. HOWEVER, THE SHIFT IN THE LEADERSHIP HAS UNFORTUNATELY COINCIDED WITH A DROP IN PERFORMANCE, SUGGESTING THAT THE CURRENT APPROACH IS NOT SERVING OUR STUDENTS WELL. WE MUST REVERT TO A LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT PRIORITIZES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND HOLDS EDUCATORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE. I URGE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER MAYORS THAT WILL REINSTATE A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE ENSURING OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE THE QUALITY EDUCATION THEY DESERVE. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, THE OVERFLOW OF PARKING FROM LOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTO RESIDENTIAL AREAS IS CREATING SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR HOMEOWNERS IN ARCADIA FARMS. MANY RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, HAVE REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL IST. THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MOST RECENT PROMISE WAS TO PAINT THE SIDEWALKS RED TO PREVENT PARKING IN THOSE AREAS. HOWEVER, WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR APPROACHING, WE ANTICIPATE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN. HOMEOWNERS ARE FEELING FRUSTRATED AND INCONVENIENCED AS THE PRESENCE OF NON RESIDENT VEHICLES DISRUPT THE TRANQUILITY AND ORDER OF OUR COMMUNITY. EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS ARE NEEDED TO RESTORE HARMONY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE CRITICAL MATTERS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, I DO WANT TO FORMALLY WELCOME YOU GUYS HERE. WE'RE EXTREMELY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS JOINT MEETING TONIGHT AND JUST TO DO SOME COLLABORATIVE THINKING, COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS, AND SEE HOW WE CAN BE BETTER PARTNERS FOR EACH OTHER. I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE BETTER TOGETHER. HOW WE CAN LEAN ON EACH OTHER, HOW WE CAN JUST BETTER HELP OUR CITY ADVANCE ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING US YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND JUST YOUR COMMITMENT TO BE HERE. I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD MEETING TONIGHT AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER. WITH THAT, THAT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [E. EXECUTIVE SESSION] UNDER THE TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO A CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING, SECTION 551-071, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT OFFER OR ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES. A PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER ON ANY AGENDA ITEM LISTED ELSEWHERE WITHIN THIS AGENDA AND OR A SUBJECT MATTER LISTED BELOW. SECTION 551-072 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MAY CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. IF DELIBERATION IN AN OPEN MEETING WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT BODY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH A THIRD PERSON. TONIGHT, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING LAND ACQUISITION, ALSO UNDER SECTION 551-087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. AGAIN, WE'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT LAND ACQUISITION. >> WE WILL NOW NEED TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AND 072. NEED A MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE. >> A MOTION. >> SARA MADE A MOTION, A SECOND? CARLA SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR HAND. THE MOTION PASSES. WE WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:47. >> I'VE GOT 6:48. THIS WILL PUT US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE'RE GOING TO MEET UP HERE AT THE VERY FRONT IN THE TRAINING ROOM. SEE YOU GUYS UP THERE. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS GOING TO PULL US BACK INTO REGULAR 8 SESSION. THE TIME IS 7:47 PM. THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE CITY SIDE. >> NO ACTION ON THE SCHOOL BOARD SIDE. >> FANTASTIC. THAT'LL TAKE US TO OUR SPECIAL AGENDA. [G. SPECIAL AGENDA] WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM G1, 2024-136; DISCUSS AND REVIEW JOINT EFFORTS ON CAPITAL PROJECTS. >> WE ARE GOING INTO AGENDA NUMBER 7, DISCUSS AND REVIEW JOINT EFFORTS ON CAPITAL PROJECTS. >> BEAUTIFUL. >> MAYOR, COUNCIL BOARD, MIKE MASHBURN, CITY MANAGER. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE PASSED $109 MILLION PARK BOND LAST YEAR, [00:15:01] AND WE'RE IN THE DESIGN PHASE OF A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS. AS WE ENTER IN SOME OF THOSE, MANY ARE PARKS, AND CERTAINLY ALL WILL ENJOY THEM, BUT A FEW OF THEM ARE FACILITIES. IN THAT PLAN ORIGINALLY WAS A RECREATION CENTER, AN AQUATIC CENTER. THAT'S TWO OF THE MAIN BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE. BUT AS WE LOOK AT IT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SERVICE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, SO WE'RE THINKING MORE ALONG THE LINES OF A MULTI GENERATIONAL FACILITY THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS ALL OF THAT, INCLUDING SENIOR ACTIVITIES. BUT AS WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF YOUR STAFF LEADERSHIP, THERE'S A DESIRE, I BELIEVE, TO HAVE A WORKOUT SPACE THAT MAYBE STAFF CAN USE, AND ALSO PERHAPS A JOINT VENTURE ON PROBABLY A COMMUNITY THEATER OF SOME SORT. I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO TURN THAT [INAUDIBLE] SO MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS CAN BE TROUBLESOME AT TIMES. BUT THERE COULD BE A PATHWAY TO DO THAT IS IF WE HAVE THIS FACILITY, WOULD THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BE INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING FUNDS TO DEVELOP WHAT YOU WANT, MAYBE OFFSET SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS OF THOSE BUILDINGS. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT YOUR DESIRES ARE, WHAT YOUR URGENT NEEDS ARE, SO WE CAN PLAN EFFECTIVELY. >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US HAVE AN AQUATIC CENTER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A SWIM TEAM, AND WE COULD ALSO HAVE THAT FOR THE CITY BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CHILDREN TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM. IT'S ONE OF THE SKILLS THAT THEY HAVE TO KNOW TO LIVE. I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING FOR THE SCHOOL AND FOR THE CITY. I THINK WE REALLY SHOULD TRY TO CONSIDER IT. >> I UNDERSTAND BEST. HOW MANY LANES IS THAT? HOW LONG ARE THE LANES IN INDOOR, OUTDOOR, OR DOES IT MATTER? >> I THINK INDOOR RIGHT NOW, THAT WOULD BE THE BEST. I'D HAVE TO RESEARCH AND FIND OUT EXACTLY HOW MANY LANES, BUT PROBABLY AT LEAST 10, AND THE LANES WOULD BE THE OLYMPIC SIZE THAT WE WOULD USE. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> GREAT. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I THINK I WAS IN THERE THE OTHER DAY. THAT WAS AROUND 10:00. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> DOES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAVE A SWIM TEAM THAT UTILIZES OTHER CITY'S RESOURCES? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> MOST OF THE KIDS GO TO A CLUB TEAM IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON A TEAM AND PAY [00:20:03] $235 A MONTH TO BE IN THAT CLUB FOR A WHILE, FOR THE SUMMER. OR THEY GO TO THE PLANO SWIM TEAM, FRISCO SWIM TEAM. BUT THERE'S NO PLACE EVEN CLOSE REALLY. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA HOW LARGE YOU WANT THAT? IN A PERFECT WORLD, WHAT DOES THE SIZE LOOK LIKE? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> THEN I THINK KNOWING THE DESIRES, WHAT WE'LL DO IS MAYBE WE'LL HAVE OUR REGULAR MEETINGS AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THINGS. THEN I THINK THESE JOINT MEETINGS ARE GOOD AS WE PROGRESS DOWN THE LINE TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. FOR US, THE FIRST THREE PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON ARE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, CALDWELL PARK, THE MUNICIPAL CENTER PARK OUT HERE, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BE THE FACILITY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHETHER IT'S A MULTI-GEN FACILITY, REC CENTER, WHATEVER THE CASE IS. THAT'LL LINE UP HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AND WE'LL HAVE MORE MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT THAT. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> HOW MANY STAFF DO YOU HAVE THAT WOULD MAKE USE OF IT, DO YOU THINK? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> HOW MANY STAFF DO YOU HAVE TOTAL? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED BEFORE, IS WE'VE HAD MAYBE A REC CENTER THAT'S A LITTLE BIT TIRED AND MEMBERSHIP IS, LET'S SAY, 2000 PEOPLE. WE'VE DONE IT AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND WE'VE TRIPLED THAT IN ABOUT A YEAR'S TIME. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PLANNING EFFECTIVELY FOR WHAT THAT COULD BE. THEN ALSO, IN TERMS OF THE AQUATIC CENTER, WHEN WE KNOW OUR POPULATION IS GROWING LIKE WILDFIRE, WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE INADEQUATE A COUPLE OF YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. THANK YOU. >> WE'RE LOOKING AT A MULTI-GEN FACILITY THAT POTENTIALLY HAS THE AQUATIC LANES IN IT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH. SOME TYPE OF PERFORMING ART CENTER, AND THEN THE JOINT WORKOUT FACILITY. WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS HAD ON A WISH LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE COULD DISCUSS TONIGHT? NO. WHAT ABOUT COUNSEL? ANY IDEAS? IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THAT ONE, DO YOU NEED TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM? >> NUMBER 8, DISCUSS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? >> I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T REMEMBER IF YOU HAD INTRODUCED THE CAPITAL PROJECT'S ONE. THEN YES, G2 2024-137 DISCUSS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ON UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS. FOR THIS ONE, WE JUST NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE FUTURE PLANNING WISE, AND IF THERE IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT FOR OUR FUTURE EVENTS. HISTORICALLY, OUR CHRISTMAS EVENT THAT WE'VE HELD HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER, THERE HAS BEEN A PARTNERSHIP THERE AND THAT YOU GUYS ALLOW US TO USE THE BUSES, OR WE DON'T USE YOUR BUSES, BUT Y'ALLS DRIVERS DO THAT WHERE WE TRANSPORT PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH HERE. BUT AS WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR EVENTS MOVING FORWARD, THIS IS A TIME FOR US AS A CITY TO THINK, DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME STYLE OF EVENT? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE BIGGER EVENTS? ARE WE GOING TO STILL HAVE A CHRISTMAS EVENT? MAYBE CHANGE UP THE FORMAT OF THAT A LITTLE BIT? WHILE WE'RE DISCUSSING THAT AND WHAT THOSE EVENTS LOOK LIKE, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD TIME FOR YOU GUYS TO MAYBE GIVE FEEDBACK ON WHAT YOU HEAR FOR THOSE EVENTS, AND ANY TYPE OF COLLABORATION OR PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE IN THAT. WHERE'S MEGAN? DO YOU WANT TO JUMP IN ON THIS CONVERSATION? [00:25:05] MEGAN IS OVER OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO COME TO OUR JULY 4TH EVENT THAT WE JUST HAD. SHE KILLED IT. IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR JULY 4TH. IT WAS DEFINITELY OUR HIGHEST IN ATTENDANCE. SHE'S DONE INCREDIBLE. I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO INCREDIBLE. SIT DOWN. BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION. JUST RECENTLY, WE ACTUALLY PUT A POLL OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS ON WHAT THEY WERE WANTING FOR THOSE EVENTS. DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT WHAT THAT BREAKDOWN LOOKED LIKE? I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. I APOLOGIZE. >> [INAUDIBLE] DO I NEED THIS? IS THAT BETTER? WE RECEIVED OUR ANSWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH [INAUDIBLE] COMING IN SECOND, AND THEN NORTH POLE CHRISTMAS COMING IN FIRST. THE RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK ON MAYBE A CONCERT SERIES, FOOD AND WINE, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT, ULTIMATELY, WE WANT A PARTNERSHIP WITH Y'ALL AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET THE KIDS INVOLVED. IF IT'S AT CHRISTMAS, IF WE CAN HAVE THE KIDS PARTICIPATE ON A KIDS STAGE AND HAVE A LITTLE ELF STAGE WHERE WE DO THE MUSIC, OR ART, OR WHATEVER THEY'RE PERFORMING. IF WE COULD HAVE THEM PERFORM AT THAT, JUST LET THEM HAVE A PERFORMANCE, SHOWCASE WHAT THEY'VE DONE, AND THEN IT BRINGS THE PARENTS OUT TO THE EVENT. IT BRINGS THE GRANDPARENTS OUT TO THE EVENTS, AND IT'S JUST ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THAT WILL COME TO OUR CITY AND SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. ANYTHING WE CAN DO GOING FORWARD WHEN WE START TO PLAN 2025 THAT WE CAN HAVE THE KIDS INVOLVED IN, I WANT TO DO THAT WITH YOU, ALONGSIDE YOU AND BUILD THAT TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. >> I THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO REALLY FORMALIZE A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU GUYS ON THIS EVENT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JUST DRIVES ME INSANE IS WHEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT AND THEN A WEEK LATER I HEAR SOMEBODY SAY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD THAT. NOBODY EVEN ADVERTISED THAT. I'M LIKE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A MONTH. BUT IF WE ARE HAVING THOSE JOINT EFFORTS AND WE'RE PULLING THE KIDS IN, THEN THAT'S ALSO DOUBLE ADVERTISEMENT THAT PEOPLE GET. THEY GET IT ON THE CITY SIDE, AND THEY GET IT ON THE ISD SIDE. PARENTS ARE INVOLVED BECAUSE MOSTLY THEIR KIDS ARE PERFORMING IN IT. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PULL OUR COMMUNITY IN AND HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS, IS IF WE DO HAVE THE KIDDOS THERE. AS MEGAN SAID, HAVING MAYBE A PERFORMANCE STAGE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT JUST LITTLE ELVES. IN THE PAST, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A CHOIR OUT THERE, I BELIEVE, TO DO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT I'M SURE MEGAN IS VERY OPEN MINDED TO THINK OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN HAVE. >> [INAUDIBLE] BACK. I'VE BEEN DOING EVENTS FOR ALMOST A DECADE NOW. MY CHRISTMAS EVENTS, I LIKE TO HAVE TWO STAGES AT THEM. ONE IS OUR MAIN STAGE, THE NORTH POLE STAGE, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU HIGHLIGHT A BIG FUN PARTY BAND, AND THEN A SECONDARY STAGE, THAT IS THE ELF STAGE, WHICH IS ALL OF THE KIDS CHOIRS, ALL OF THE YOUTH PERFORMANCES, SO THAT WE CAN TARGET BOTH AUDIENCES OF THE ATTENDEES OF THE EVENT. THEN WE PULL IN PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO COME SEE SALLY PERFORM AT THE EVENT. THAT'S THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING TO THE TABLE WITH Y'ALL. >> GOOD. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, WHO WOULD MEGAN REALLY NEED TO WORK WITH TO COLLABORATE ON THAT? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I CAN GIVE TO YOU TO PASS THAT ON AT THE END OF THE NIGHT IF THAT'S EASIER SO WE CAN BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP, AND THEN WOULD LOVE TO SIT DOWN AND GET A MEETING ON THE BOOKS. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> PERFECT, I CAN GIVE THAT TO YOU RIGHT NOW. WE'LL GET SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS TO START TALKING AND MAYBE WE CAN PULL SOMETHING OFF FOR THIS CHRISTMAS. I WOULD LOVE TO START NOW. WHY WAIT UNTIL CALENDAR YEAR '25 TO DO THINGS? WE STILL HAVE A FEW THINGS POSSIBLY LEFT ON THE BOOKS FOR THIS YEAR, SO LET'S START NOW WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP. >> SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. ALSO, TOO, I DO THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO JUST SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD THE PARADE. IT WASN'T NECESSARILY AS SUCCESSFUL AS WE ALL WANTED IT TO BE JUST WITH THE PARADE ROUTE, SO HOW WE ALL PARTNER WITH THAT. I DEFINITELY THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT CONVERSATION. THEY'RE ROLLING THAT. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO CONTINUE HAVING THEM AS A PARTNER WITH US, [00:30:03] BUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU GUYS CAN THINK OF, SPECIAL EVENT WISE, THAT WE SEE IN AREA? YES, MA'AM. >> [INAUDIBLE] IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA, EVERY CHRISTMAS TIME FOR LIKE TWO WEEKS [INAUDIBLE] ALL THE BUSINESSES COME, THEY SET UP AND THEY'VE GOT THE DIFFERENT SAUSAGES, THE DIFFERENT [INAUDIBLE] CHESTNUTS. THERE'S GAMES AND PRIZES. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF KNICK-KNACKS [INAUDIBLE] GIFTS TO BUY. SOMETIMES CARNIVAL RIDES , USUALLY SET UP A FERRISS WHEEL. [INAUDIBLE] BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY FUN TO GO THROUGH. CHICAGO ALSO DOES IT [INAUDIBLE] AND EVERYTHING'S WRITTEN IN GERMAN. [INAUDIBLE] SOMETHING TO DO. >> LIKE AN OKTOBERFEST? >> IT'S A CHRISTMAS ONE BUT NOT UNLIKE THAT. BUT OKTOBERFEST [INAUDIBLE] IT'S MORE LIKE A FAIR. EACH LITTLE PLOT [INAUDIBLE] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> MS. SHARP. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY MAYBE FOR HALLOWEEN. A LOT OF TIMES WE DO THE LITTLE CHUNK OF TREATS AT THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO CURRENTLY [INAUDIBLE] FOR HALLOWEEN, OR IF THERE IS ANY EVENT THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY THERE. WE'VE PUT IT NOW ON ALL THE CAMPUSES. WE'VE BROUGHT THEM ALL TOGETHER. WE'VE HAD THEM SEPARATE. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE FACED WITH DOING IT. SO THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE [INAUDIBLE] I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE LOOK INTO. >> ACTUALLY I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE, AS A PARENT, I'VE SEEN THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD, AND IT'S HARD BECAUSE FOR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, WE REMEMBER HOW WE USED TO DO IT A LONG TIME AGO, AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT SENTIMENT OF THIS IS WHO WE ARE, THIS IS HOW WE PRESERVE OUR CULTURE. BUT WE'VE GROWN A LOT. THOSE LINES ARE GETTING REALLY LONG AT THE TRUNKS TO GET THE CANDY. I KNOW FROM MY OWN KIDS IT'S LET'S JUST GO TO WALMART AND PICK UP SOME CANDY AND GO HOME. DO WHAT? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> RIGHT. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE COMMUNITY GARAGE SALES, AND THAT MIGHT BE FUN. [00:35:37] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> HIS PAPER SAYS CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD. [LAUGHTER] I TOLD YOU WE'VE GOT A COHESIVE THING GOING ON. NOW WE JUST READ EACH OTHER'S MINDS. >> WE COULD HAVE DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS COME OUT AND EXPLORE THE CULTURE. IT WOULD BE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY FROM STUDENTS TO SEE WHAT THEY STUDY COME ALIVE, BUT ALSO IT WOULD BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE TO BRING OUT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEVER ONCE GONE TO FESTIVALS. WE PRIDE OURSELVES AND WE WANT TO BE KNOWN AS A DIFFERENT CITY. WE DO NOT WANT TO MIRROR CRYSTAL OR [INAUDIBLE] WE WANT PRINCETON TO BE UNIQUE AND I THINK WHEN WE START LOOKING AT THE UNIQUENESS OF PRINCETON AND USE THAT [INAUDIBLE] WE'LL HAVE MORE PARTICIPATION. >> I AGREE. I LIKE THAT IDEA. IT ALSO LEANS INTO WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, JULIA, OF PULLING ALL THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD. I KNOW FOR FALLFEST WE'RE STEERING CLEAR FROM THE RODEO. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THE RODEO MOVING FORWARD. I THINK THAT POTENTIALLY AS A CITY, WE'VE OUTGROWN THAT. IT DOES SPEAK HIGH TO A PERCENTAGE OF OUR POPULATION, BUT DEFINITELY NOT ALL OF OUR DEMOGRAPHIC. I THINK IF WE ARE BEING SENSITIVE AND INCLUSIVE OF EVERYONE, THAT MAYBE FALLFEST IS AN OPPORTUNITY. MAYBE NOT THIS YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WILL BE ABLE TO TACKLE SOMETHING LIKE THAT THIS YEAR. BUT MOVING FORWARD, WHEN WE DO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYBODY, AND WE CAN LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER'S CULTURES, AND MAKE IT A FESTIVAL. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> IT'S A BIG TASK. WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I WANT YOU ALL TO REPRESENT THE CITY GREAT, AND I DON'T WANT TO LET YOU DOWN, BUT I'M NOT AFRAID OF A TASK. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> YES. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> [LAUGHTER] A FALLFEST WITH A TWIST. I LIKE IT. BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO PULL THE ISD AND THAT WAY WE CAN STILL HAVE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IF YOU GUYS ARE NOT DOING THE TRUNK OR TREAT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE HAVING THAT WITH US, AND NOT NECESSARILY A TRUNK OR TREAT WITH US, BUT INCORPORATING THE STUDENTS IN WITH THAT, THAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT IT WITH YOUR STUDENT BODY AND COMING OVER TO THE EVENT SIDE HERE. I DEFINITELY THINK THERE'S ROOM HERE THAT WE CAN GROW. AS A LONG TERM RESIDENT HERE, I HATE LOSING THAT LITTLE COMMUNITY FEEL AND I KNOW WE'RE TEETERING ON THAT EDGE, IF WE'RE GETTING BIG WHERE WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF IT. BUT I THINK FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN HOLD ON TO IT, I WOULD PREFER TO SEE IT THAT WAY. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> FOR SURE. THAT'S JUST A PERSONAL GOAL OF MINE AS WELL. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT. FIRST TIME WE EVER PAID OUR WATER BILL WHEN I MOVED TO PRINCETON 20 YEARS AGO, WE HAD TO GO DOWNTOWN TO PAY THE WATER BILL. IT'S WHERE THE OLD POLICE DEPARTMENT USED TO BE, IT'S WHERE [INAUDIBLE] BUILDING IS NOW. WE WENT DOWN THERE TO PAY. YOU COULD ONLY PAY IT IN PERSON AT THAT TIME, AND WE WERE TOLD THE ENTIRETY WAS SHUT DOWN. CITY HALL WAS SHUT DOWN, EVERYTHING WAS SHUT DOWN. I'M LIKE, IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. WHY ARE YOU SHUT DOWN? THEY'RE LIKE, WE'RE SHUT DOWN FOR THE HOMECOMING PARADE. I CAME FROM A BIG CITY, I'M LIKE, PEOPLE STILL DO THAT? YOU SHUT DOWN AN ENTIRE CITY FOR A HOMECOMING PARADE? BLEW MY MIND. I HAD NO IDEA WHERE I MOVED TO. BUT WE'VE NEVER MISSED A PARADE SINCE THEN. SO EVERY SINGLE YEAR MY FAMILY GOES TO THAT AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY DOES, AND I HATE TO LOSE THOSE THINGS. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO DEPEND ON EACH OTHER TO DO THAT. I THINK WE CAN. [00:40:32] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> YOUR LIST IS GETTING LONGER, MEGAN. IT'S JUST GOING AND GOING. DID ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD IN REGARDS TO SPECIAL EVENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OKAY. THEN WE WILL GO TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE FOR THAT MS. BERNARD. WE'LL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM G3 2024-138 DISCUSS AND REVIEW STREAMLINE PROCESSES FOR BUILDING CODES. >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 9, DISCUSS AND REVIEW STREAMLINE PROCESSES FOR BUILDING CODES. >> I KNOW IN SOME OF OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO BUILD SCHOOLS, TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME PAIN POINTS SCREENING THE HVAC UNITS, CERTAIN ROAD QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD. THAT'S WHY WE'VE ASKED ONE OF OUR RESIDENT EXPERTS TO COME IN HERE. THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE IN TERMS OF IF IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT THERE'S SOME THINGS I THINK JUST TALKING MAYBE TO A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS IS IF IT'S A MATTER OF AESTHETICS, IS THAT SOMETHING SUPER IMPORTANT THAT WE'D ALLOW A VARIANCE FOR, OR NOT, OR WHATEVER? IT'S JUST AN OPEN FORUM TO DISCUSS THE PAIN POINTS. IT'S EASIER TO TELL YOU, HERE'S THE CHALLENGE, HERE'S MAYBE A WAY AROUND IT, THEN COUNCIL CAN WEIGH IN AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP. >> [INAUDIBLE] [00:47:57] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> THIS IS GOING TO BE LOUD SO I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO. JOHN, YOU'RE SPOT ON. TYPICALLY FOR A VARIANCE, YOU CAN. IT'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL. IT'S GOT TO BE, LIKE YOU SAID, A HARDSHIP OUTSIDE OF MERELY FINANCIAL. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO TO TRY TO HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THE BEST WE CAN. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> LET ME ASK A QUESTION. I MAY BE WAY OUT OF [INAUDIBLE] I'M SURE THE CODE HAS CHANGED. IS THAT GIVEN CODE ACTUALLY TO [INAUDIBLE]? IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> IT'S OUR LOCAL ORDER SO WE CAN CHANGE THAT. IT'S NOT A BUILDING CODE. A BUILDING CODE, WE CAN'T EVEN CHANGE. [INAUDIBLE] I DIDN'T THINK IT, NO. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SAFE TO USE THE BUILDING CODE. THESE ARE ORPHANS SO WE'VE GOT TO CHANGE THE ORPHANS TO ACTUALLY SAY SOMETHING OUT THERE. [INAUDIBLE] >> I WOULD REALLY ACTUALLY PREFER TO GO THAT ROUTE VERSUS VARIANCE HERE, VARIANCE THERE, VARIANCE HERE, VARIANCE THERE. IF WE COULD JUST FORMALIZE ONE ORDINANCE AND JUST WORK TOGETHER ON THAT, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, JUST REALLY FORMALIZE THAT, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A MUCH BETTER ROUTE FOR US. [00:50:26] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> MAYBE YOU DO GET [INAUDIBLE]. >> I CAN'T SAY I'VE NEVER LOOKED AT THEM. I WANT TO NOW. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I WANT TO GO LOOK AT IT. >> I KNOW. I'M GOING TO GO DO A DRIVE BY WHEN WE LEAVE HERE AND JUST LOOK. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? [00:55:41] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION OF A WARMING SHELTER AND SO HOPEFULLY, WE NEVER HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN AND WE'VE OVERCOME THAT. IT WAS A TIME. I THINK YOU AND I WERE IN THAT KITCHEN ELBOW TO ELBOW AND SCREWING CANS AND COOKING PANCAKES. IF I'M THINKING JUST THE MAGNITUDE OF THAT, I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW IF A MULTI-GEN FACILITY WOULD BE ENOUGH. WHAT I'M THINKING, IT MIGHT REALLY PROBABLY SHOULD BE A SCHOOL AT THAT POINT. IT WAS MASSIVE. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> THAT WAS OVER AT LOVELADY. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> FOR THINKING ABOUT CONTINUING THESE PARTNERSHIPS, IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO OUR CDC ABOUT THAT AS A QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVE THAT THEY COULD HELP WITH THAT GENERATOR. IF YOU GUYS ARE MOVING THAT DIRECTION OF ALREADY WIRING IT IN, LOOKING WHAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE TO INCLUDE THAT AND THEN THERE COULD BE A COST SHARE TO HAVE OUR CDC MAYBE ON THAT. THAT WAS A FUN TIME. [LAUGHTER] GOOD OLD SNOW APOCALYPSE. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE ON? HEY, IF NOT THEN WE WILL GO TO G4-2024-139, DISCUSS PARTNERSHIP POSSIBILITIES FOR LAND ACQUISITION. I WANT TO BE CAREFUL HERE ON THIS ONE THAT WE DO NOT DISCUSS THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT IN EXECUTIVE THAT STATES THERE. BUT I THINK THIS IS MORE OF A TIME FOR US TO JUST REALLY FORMALIZE THAT WE DO WANT TO BE PARTNERS IN THAT LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS. THAT IF THERE DOES BECOME AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE AS WE ARE TALKING TO DEVELOPERS, HEY, IS THIS A WIN FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT WE ABSOLUTELY ARE KEEPING YOU GUYS AT TOP OF MIND WHEN WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE? THEN ALSO OPPORTUNITIES ON THE ISD SIDE THAT YOU SEE, HEY, MAYBE THE CITY COULD UTILIZE X Y Z FOR THE CITY SIDE, THAT WE'RE JUST BEING VERY OPENMINDED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND KEEPING THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN. >> MAYOR, [INAUDIBLE]. >> ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF THE SORT OF THAT. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP ON HOW WE HELP EACH OTHER AND, AGAIN, LAND ACQUISITION AS WE HAVE DEVELOPERS COME IN AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE LAND FOR SCHOOLS. PLEASE, YEAH. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU. THEY'RE ROCKSTARS. THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH G.5 2024-140, DISCUSS THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND PRINCETON ISD. >> NUMBER 11, DISCUSS THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND PRINCETON ISD. >> [LAUGHTER] THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE FOR THE BOARD, AND COUNCILMAN OBERA ISN'T HERE. HE MISSES THIS DISCUSSION EVERY TIME I THINK. EVERY TIME WE BRING IT BACK. [OVERLAPPING] >> I'M SURE HE IS WATCHING ONLINE. >> YEAH. WELL, IF YOU ARE, GREAT IDEA. HE REQUESTED WE HAVE A FORMAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN INVOLVE FOLKS, [01:00:01] IN PARTICULAR, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ON THE CITY SIDE OF THINGS. FALLAN CARRILLO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES. SHE'S DONE SOME WORK, AND SHE'S GOING TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE TELLS YOU LOVE IT, HATE IT, CHANGE IT, WHATEVER YOU WANT, YOU WON'T BE OFFENDED. >> I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS THEIR FLOWERS. NOT ONLY IS SHE THE DIRECTOR OF THAT, SHE IS ALSO AN AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR FOR THAT, SO YES. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, MY NAME IS FALLAN CARRILLO. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE AT THE CITY OF PRINCETON, AND I AM SO HONORED TO SEE BOTH THE PRINCETON ISD AND OUR CITY COUNCIL TOGETHER TO HAVE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUTH IN THE CITY. GET EXCITED BECAUSE I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. PER THE REQUEST FROM COUNCILMAN OBERA, HE WANTED TO INTRODUCE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND SEE IF THERE WERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER. JUST AS AN INTRODUCTION, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH PUBLIC SERVICE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAILOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SUMMER INTERNSHIP TO PROVIDE THEM WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU GUYS SOME TIME TO READ IT. CURRENTLY, WE ARE ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF 18. BUT IF A STUDENT IS INTERESTED IN SHADOWING A MUNICIPAL PROFESSIONAL AS WE RECENTLY HAD ONE FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THEY'RE ABLE TO DO SO BY FILLING OUT A LIABILITY FORM AND A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT. BUT THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME HERE AND SEE HOW WE OPERATE, BE INVOLVED WITH MEETINGS, AND HOW OUR SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES WORK, AND THE LOVELY PICTURE OF YOU GUYS ALL. [LAUGHTER] HERE ARE THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE CITY. THIS IS LIMITED, BASED ON WHAT YOU GUYS CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE. I HAVE A HIGH-SCHOOLER AT LOVELADY, WHO'S CURRENTLY WORKING ON HIS CAREER GOALS, AND I COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING A LOT OF THE STUDENTS TO WORK ON A DUAL CREDIT, WHERE THEY CAN EARN THEIR ASSOCIATES DEGREE AS WELL AS GRADUATE WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. KNOWING THAT YOU GUYS DO CATER TO CERTAIN CAREER DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT URBAN PLANNING, ZONING, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WORKING UNDER OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WHICH THEY WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES, RECYCLING, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. WE ALSO HAVE A FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AND A FLEET DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE IT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, PARKS AND REC, OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND PUBLIC WORKS, WHERE THEY CAN GAIN EXPERIENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE IDEAS. I WOULD LOVE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS ON HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE. AS MENTIONED BEFORE IN A PAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO BE A PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. WE CAN POSSIBLY PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE CAN PARTNER AND WORK ON GRANTS TO FUND IT, AND WE CAN ALSO WORK ON LOCAL SPONSORSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PRINCETON FROM SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF WE WERE TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT WOULD BE UNPAID, BUT THE GOAL IS TO ALSO GIVE AN INCENTIVE TO THE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN AND WANT TO WORK IN THE CITY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT THE PLACE THAT THEY LIVE. AGAIN, I AM MORE THAN OPEN TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OPPORTUNITIES, IF THERE ARE ANY POINT OF CONTACTS, ANY FEEDBACK, OR IF THERE'S ANY DIRECTIVES ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROGRAM FLOURISH. WE EXPECT IT TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER OF NEXT YEAR, 2025, AND SO WE'LL WORK DILIGENTLY AND FAST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THAT GOING. ALSO WITH THE HELP OF PRINCETON ISD, IF YOU GUYS CAN IDENTIFY THOSE STUDENTS, MAYBE IF THERE ARE SOME OFF STARS, MAYBE IF THERE IS AN ESSAY THAT THEY CAN SUBMIT, THEY CAN BE CHOSEN IF THEY ARE JUST A STAR IN THE SCHOOL, PRINCIPALS FAVORITE. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOES, [LAUGHTER] BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU GUYS TO IDENTIFY THE INTERNS, AND THEN ON OUR SIDE, WORK ON EFFORTS TO FUND THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE HANDS ON EXPERIENCES THAT THEY DESIRE. >> THIS IS VERY EXCITING. [01:05:28] >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> OKAY. >>I THINK YOU PROBABLY ANSWERED MY QUESTION TOO. WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, THEY CALLED THEM VOCATIONS WHERE STUDENTS GOT OUT HALF A DAY [INAUDIBLE] CAREER AND THEY GOT PAID AND ALSO [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] >> I CAN LOOK INTO IT. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> WE COULD PROBABLY PULL EDC AND CDC INTO THIS. BECAUSE IF WE'RE TEACHING KIDS HOW TO BE IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT, THAT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? THOSE ARE OUR FUTURE WORKERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN OUR CITY. I DEFINITELY THINK THERE'S A PATH BOTH WAYS THERE. >> BLESS YOU. [LAUGHTER] >> AWARD WINNING. SHE IS AMAZING. WELL, I'M G THAT YOU GUYS ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY AWESOME, [OVERLAPPING] AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS. >> NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THEN LASTLY, WE WILL MOVE TO G.6 2024-141, DISCUSS THE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. >> AGENDA ITEM 12, DISCUSS THE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. I'M TOMMY MAPP, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON. WE DO HAVE NUMEROUS PROJECTS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS FAR AS ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION GOES. WE HAVE PLANS FOR MANY MORE UPGRADES FOR OUR ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IN AND AROUND TOWN, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT TXDOT AND COLLIN COUNTY HAVE GOING ON IN AND AROUND THE AREA TOO THAT ARE DIRECTLY GOING TO IMPACT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. STOP ME AT ANY POINT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT A SPECIFIC PROJECT, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS, OR THE STAGE OF ANY OF THESE ROADWAY PROJECTS. CURRENTLY, THE BIG ONE THAT'S IMPACTING YOU GUYS DIRECTLY IS THE SECOND ST. PROJECT. THAT PROJECT IS SET TO WRAP UP FAIRLY QUICKLY. WE ARE WAITING ON A COUPLE OF MORE ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED REGARDING AT&T AND SOME OF THEIR FACILITIES THAT ARE IN OUR WAY. AS SOON AS THOSE ARE COMPLETED, THEN THAT ROADWAY WILL FULLY OPEN AND BE SERVICEABLE FOR LACY ELEMENTARY. >> IS THAT GOING TO BE BEFORE OUR SCHOOL YEAR? >> THAT'S THE HOPE. YES, SIR. I'M WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH AT&T TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GET TIED UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE CONTRACTOR'S ON STANDBY JUST READY TO GO AS SOON AS AT&T GETS THEIR FACILITIES OUT OF THE WAY. BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO UPGRADE, EXPAND OUR ROADWAYS, INSTALL SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, THINGS LIKE THAT, TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR KIDS GETTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL. WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS AROUND TOWN FOR CROSSWALK INSTALLATION, THINGS LIKE THAT, TO IMPROVE SAFETY AS FAR AS CROSSING OUR THOROUGHFARES GO FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC PROJECTS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE. >> DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR THE [INAUDIBLE]? >> YES, SIR. THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND IS READY FOR CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, WHICH WE ARE WORKING ON THE FINAL DETAILS OF SECURING THAT FUNDING NOW. THAT PROJECT IS FULLY DESIGNED, READY TO GO. AS SOON AS THE FUNDING IS READY, WE'RE GOING TO RELEASE THAT FOR BID. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOSE COLLABORATION THAT WILL NEED TO HAPPEN WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS THAT PROJECT KICKS OFF AND AS IT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO DIRECTLY IMPACT ALL OF THE TRAFFIC GOING TO AND FROM LOVELADY. WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THAT AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PLAN THAT TO BE AS LEAST IMPACTFUL AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU VERY CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THAT PROJECT. [01:10:19] >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT THAT IN A PHASED APPROACH TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO IMPACT YOU GUYS AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BAD PARTS OF THE ROADWAY ARE GOING TO REMAIN IN SERVICE FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COUPLE OF THE NEW LANES UNTIL WE CAN GET THOSE TIED IN AND GET TRAFFIC SWITCHED OVER TO THE NEW CONCRETE ROADWAYS, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND RECONSTRUCT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE WORKING TOGETHER VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SEAMLESS, BUT I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. >> THEY'RE GOING TO BE DURING THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THEN? >> JUST LIKE I SAID, AS SOON AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE, WE'RE HOPING THAT, YES, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. >> [INAUDIBLE] TENNIS COURTS. I GUESS. [OVERLAPPING] >> THE PARKING LOT, LIKE I SAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTING A NEW PARKING LOT FOR THE TENNIS COURTS, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE THE REMOVAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AVAILABLE. >> THE OTHER MOMENT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT, I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S THE RUN THAT RUNS FROM [INAUDIBLE] STADIUM, THERE'S A SECTION THERE, I'M NOT SURE [INAUDIBLE]. >> RIGHT. YES, SIR. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ONE INTERNALLY. THAT'S NOT PART OF A ROADWAY PROJECT, BUT THAT IS A ROADWAY MAINTENANCE PROJECT INTERNALLY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING. WE'RE SECURING ALL OF THE NUMBERS, AND THE FUNDING, AND ALL OF THAT STUFF INTERNALLY NOW FOR THAT PROJECT AS WELL. >> YOU HAVE A HUGE JOB, AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF CITIZENS VERY HAPPY. [LAUGHTER] >> I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT. [LAUGHTER]. >> [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER] >> THERE WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HOMECOMING BREAK ROUTE AND [INAUDIBLE] SECOND STREET. [OVERLAPPING] >> SECOND STREET WILL BE OPEN FOR THE HOMECOMING PARADE. >> SHOULD WE ALL KNOCK ON WOOD FOR THAT? [LAUGHTER] >> NO, MA'AM. IF I HAVE TO MOVE BARRICADES MYSELF, THAT ROAD WILL WILL BE OPEN FOR THE HOMECOMING PARADE. >> WE HAVE TO GET OUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> YEAH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. IF ANYTHING WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND AT LEAST WE KNOW WE CAN GO BACK TO THE OLD PARADE ROUT DOWN SECOND STREET. THAT'S GOOD. WE MADE GOOD PROGRESS TONIGHT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ROADWAYS? THANK YOU, MR. MAPP. THAT LEADS US TO OUR REPORT AGENDA. [H. REPORT AGENDA] I'M SORRY, THE NEXT REGULAR PRINCETON ISD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS GOING TO BE MONDAY, JULY 15TH, 2024, AND THEN THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO BE MONDAY, JULY 22ND, 2024. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD BEFORE YOUR ADJOURNMENT ITEM? >> I DO NOT. [OVERLAPPING] >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> WELL, THEN AGAIN, BEFORE WE ADJOURN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED HERE, COUNCIL, SO THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ADDING ANYTHING ON. BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE HOPE THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY MEETINGS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO LIKE THIS. IN THE INTERIM, I THINK WE'RE ALL OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. IF THERE'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS THAT COME UP ALONG THE WAY, PLEASE JUST FIELD THOSE OVER AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE. BUT BE THINKING. THEN IN OUR NEXT MEETING, WE KNOW HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE EVEN MORE AND LET'S JUST CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND THOSE THAT CAME, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT, AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, COUNCIL? >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> ABSOLUTELY. YES. OKAY. THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> WE ARE ADJOURNED. >> IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 8:00. >> FORTY-SEVEN. >> FORTY SEVEN. [LAUGHTER] >> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU AGAIN, GUYS. [BACKGROUND] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.